Weekly Mail

PRIEST AND CONVICT. A RESPITE FROM THE GALLOWS AT THE LAST MOMENT. ..& The secrets of the confeeeional, disclosed only so far as they assert the innocence of a man condemned for six murders, have 'gained a respite for Herman Billik, through the ceaseless efforts of Father Peter O'Cal- laghan and his co-worker, Sister Rose, of the Order of Poor Clares at Chicago. Never in the criminal history of America (says the "Daily Telegraph") has the powerful influence of the Church been used 80 strik- isngly on behalf or a. man sentenced to die on the gallows. Already the scaffold had been erected at Chicago on Saturday, and the hour of execution had arrived, when the respite came, and aU through the labour Of the priest and the nun, who believed that the man was wrongfully convicted. Their belief was based, on the priest's part. on revelations made in the confes- sional. These revelations could not be im- parted, but the priest c^uld and did tell that information had come to him which to his satisfaction proved that Billik was innocent of the eix murders for which the law had sentenced him to death, and to save this man he laboured as no priest at Chicago has laboured before, and perhaps successfully, for with the noose almost about his n2<Ck. sitting in his cell waiting to Be led forth to execution, the condemned ma.it was noti- fied of the stay which takes his case to the Supreme Court Billik, an astrologisffc and fortune-teller, was accused of poisoning Martin Vizal. a milkman, Mrs. Vizal, and their three daughters, all of whom died within twelve months of arsenical poisoning. All were insured, and it was alleged that Billik got the money. The evidence against Billik, who had indisputably secured complete influence over the Yizals. seemed absotutely overwhelming. Billik was promptly found guilty and condemned to death.

DEGREE DAY AT LAMPETER. INVITATIONS ISSUED ON A NEW PLAIN. The degree day for 1908 at Lampeter has bORn fixed for June 30. Arrangements for the day include the celebration of Holy Com- munion at eight o'clock in the college chapel, morning prayer at 10.30, and the conferring of the degrees in the Town-hall at 11.45, where members of St. David's College will attend in full This function will be followed by the usual luncheon at one p.m. in the MomoriaJ-han. From three to five p.m. Mrs. B'ebb will hoM an At home." This year specia.1 invitations have been issued to graduates and otheir members of tbe college ■who completed their course in the years 1830-81-33, and 1903 and 1904.

DECEPTION OF A WIDOW SUICIDE OF A BRISTOL BIGAMIST. Some remarkable evidence was given at an inquest held at York on Saturday on Harry Drummond Hastings, who formerly lived at Blackburn, Bristol, and Liverpool. Mrs. Elizabeth Alice Whittaker, widow, licensee of the Black Swan Hotel, Ooney- street, York, said that deceased, who was 67 years of age, and had told her that he was an architect and surveyor, had been ev!"ln? at Bedford-street, Liverpool, bhe^ had known him almost two years, and in September last went through the form of marriage with him. He theu represented himself to be a bachelor, but, as a matteT of fact, he was married, and his wife was still living at Bristol. He did no work after their marriage, and lived with her at the Black Swan Hotel until January last, when she learned that he had deceived her, and told him to go. She provided him with funds to go to Toronto, and she believed he went. On June 5 she received a letter dated from Liverpool. The Deputy-coroner said the letter con- tained one or two sentences which might throw light on the inquiry. Hastings wrote: By the time this letter is in your hands, the last I shall ever write. I shall have passed to where beyond these voices there is peace It is quite impossible for me to live through another week. The letter went on to ask that before his burial witness would get a surgeon to cut one of his wrist veins so that he was not buried alive, and added that he had written to the York coroner apprising him of his death. The Deputy-coroner: As a matter of fact, no letter was received by the coroner to that effect. in further evidence witness said she sup- posed from that letter that Hastings had drowned himself. She could throw no light upon his death except that he wanted to come back to her, and she would not have him. The Coroner's Officer said that: on deceased's clothing was found a. letter dated June 3 from Mrs. Whifctaker's solicitor, declining to grant him an interview for which he was pressing her owing to the position she had been placed in by the illegal ceremony of marriage gone through last September. Written. across the letter in lead pencil were the wQrds Was a per- fectly legal marriage." Th" jury found that. Hastings committed suicide, and that there was no evidence to show he was insane.

GLAMORGAN CONSTABULARY CHANGES. POLICE-SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS'S RETIREMENT. On the occasion of Police-superintendent Davis's (Bridgend) retirement after 28 years' service and the appointment of In- spector Edwards from Port Talbot to Pentre after 23 years' service at Port Talbot, the Chairman of the Aberavon justices (Dr. Arnalit Jones) on Monday said that they were confronted with the early departure of Inspector Edwards and the retirement of Superintendent Davis. In regard to Superin- tendent Davis, his career had been a long and honourable one, he having served 38 years in the force and seven years as super- -1 SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DAVIS. [Photo, A. & G. Taylor. I illtendent in that division. He re-echoed the sentiments or all the justice in saying that Superintendent Davis had discharged his duties faithfully, justly, and conscientiously to all. In regard to Inspector Edwards, con- tinued the Chairman, they all felt extremely sorry at his departure. He had proved him- self a very courteous, zealous, and excellent officer. Mr. Edward T. Evans, a's senior solicitor. also spoke eulogistioally of Superintendent Davis and Inspector Edwards. Superintendent Davis and Inspector Edwards suitably expressed their thanks for the kind sentiments.

PROMOTION FOR A MERTHYR OFFICER. Considerable regret will be felt at Merthyr at the removal of Inspector Thomas from Merthyr, for since he has been in the town ¡ he has earned the appreciation of the whole community by the conscientious way in which he has discharged his duties. Since his advent into Merthyr in September of last year he has brought about a most per- ceptible improvement in the observance of law and order. He earned for himself an excellent reputation at Barry Dock, and the inhabitants of At part of the county will give him a hearty welcome back.

NEW INSPECTOR FOR PENTRE. Police-inspsctcr Edwards, of Port Talbot who has been in charge of the Port Talbot ,station for the last two years and a half has been appointed to a similar position at Pentre. He has seen service at Merthvr Pontypridd, Gowerton, Neath, and Port Talbot. In addition to his ordinary police duties he is also a good shot, and did well at the recent Glamorgan Rifle Association meeting at Margam. His position at Port Talbot will be taken by Sergeant Canton, of the Neath County Police. Police-sergeant H. Preece, of Port Taloot, who has been promoted to full sergeant at Llantrisant, will take up his new appoint- ment during the present week. In Sergeant Preeoe Llantiisant will ha.ve an officer whose sound common sense and judicious regard to duty will be found to be most valuable.

THE WORST PAIR OF MEN." ENGINEER VIOLENTLY ASSAILED WHILE AT SEA. Michael Bradley and Francis Small, two young firemen, were charged at Newport on Monday with Assaulting Edward Robert Peek, the chief engineer of the steamer Kilnsea, now lying in the Alexandra Doçk, while at sea. Mr Lyndon Cooper said this was a very serious matter. When the steamer had left St. Lucia a few hours on April 15 com- plainant went to the stokehole and bunkers and found defendants not on duty. When spoken to the defendants said they would not keep up steam, and told the chief' to do it himself. When compla,inant left, the fore- castle the men, with another-man, who had since deserted the ship, followed him and struck him, and kicked him about the head, face, and body, leaving him almost insen- sible. The captain made an entry in the log to the effect that Mr. Peck was in a terrible state, his head and face cut open, covered with blood, body bruised all over,- and his clothes in rags. The conduct of the men was so bad after this that they had to be logged every day, and at every port they touched the men absented themselves for several days without leave. Mr. Peek having given evidence, the cap- tain said he had been to sea for 25 years, and these were the worst pair of men he had ever came across. Defendants pleaded not guilty, and called six members of the crew, who all admitted that they were drunk. Alderman Bear (the chairman): I should th<»e y°U wo iather Chinamen than In the result the Bench found both defendants guilty, and imposed a fine of f s each, or one month* ■■■ rr if

MINER'S LOSE SIGHT. Messrs. Pearson and Sons (Limited) con tractors, applied to hie Honour Judge Owen at Abergavenny on Monday? that the weekly compensation of lfe. 6d. paid to James Farhier, a miner of Abergavenny, should be redeemed for a lump sum. Mr. Parsons, for the applicants, said that Farmer was working on the construction of the Badminton line, and through a blasting accident lost sight of his left eye and seriously damaged the sight of the right eye. Since October, 1900, they had paid £ 283 in compensation, and they now offered .t4ôO to settle the case. After hearing the, evidence: on both sides, his Honour made an order that £ 450 should be paid, the money to be invested, a.nd Farmer to receive 15s. per week.

SUFFRAGETTES' GRAND MARCH. r I THE BANNER CARRIED BY THE CARiDIFF DEPUTATION. [World's Graphic Press. I.

WITH BANNERS FLYING., ♦—'— 10.000 WOMEN MARCH TO ALBERT-HALL. The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies joined with the Women's Freedom League in the organisation of a demonstra- tion on Saturday to demand votes for women, which assumed proportions larger than any of the previous processions which London has witnessed, about ten thousand women walk- ing or riding from the Embankment to the Albert-hall, where a crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held. The procession was elaborately organised. but it lost somewhat in impressiveness from the fact that there were four or five separate sections. The great feature of the procession was the specially designed, and in many instances beautiful, banners designed by the members of the Artists' League for Women's Suffrage. The procession began to assemble on the Embankment and around Whitehall-place soon after two D'dock, the ladies on foot col- lecting beneath their several bar.T;e~$in sections—provincial societies, Colonial and, international organisations, professions and societies, the Women's Freedo-in League, and the London Society fbr Women's Suffrage. Beside these, some 200 vehicles of all descrip- tions assembled towards the eastern end of the Embankment. Several of the carriages we^re decorated with flowers. The procession was interspersed with fifteen bands. /'THE WELSH DRAGON." The banner of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies headed the pro- cession. Banners from various towns, ail carried by women, fo-lkKwtd, and each banner was beade.d by its groi'jp of earnest and smiling women. The Welsh dragon on the; Cardiff banner excited general attention. Australia, which gives vote's to women, sent a banner expressing the hope that England will follow in her footsteps. Girl graduates followed in a dignified crowd on the banners of the Engish universities. The haauaera ci famous women celebrated the fame, amongst others, of Saint Teresa of Spain, Saint Catheriii,e of Siena, Jo-an of Arc, Marie Ikige- worth, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Mary Moser, -Sarah Siddons, Black Agllss of Dum. bar, Mary Kings ley, Katherine Bar lacs, Lucy Stone, and Fanny Btirney. Striding ahead of the Holloway Gaol banrer was Mrs. Despard-tall, straight, and grey- haired. Behind her marched other heroines of Hoiloway Gaol, including Mrs. Billington- Greig and Miss Irene MiU:-i>. • Mrs. Eothwell carried her baby in her arms. Lady Frances Balfour marched from Charing Cro.s to the Albert-hall. Lady Grave attracted much attention, as she marched with the Liberal j Forwards. The Jenny Lind baiiner was carried by her own daughter—a striking figure ill green and white, with a Tuscan hat. Miss Emily Da vie", LL.D., set the pace bravely along the streets. Sue was one of the women who presented the first women suffrage peti-1 tion to John Stuart Mill many years ago. Dr. Sophie Bryant, of the educational com- mittee of the Lonaon County Council, attracted attention. So did Mrs. Fawcett. Housekeepers, cooks. kitchenmaids. and j general servants marched behind the banner j of the Home-makers. Other interesting figures in the procession were Miss Elizabeth M Roooina, who wrote "Votes for Women"; Madame Sarah Grand, Miss Beatrice Harra- den, Miss Evelyn Sharp, and Miss Cecily Hamilton, the writer of Diana of Dobson's." But the sensation of all was created by the Florence Nightingale banner. By special permission of Queen Victoria, the magic w^ord Crimea" was charged on Miss! Nightingale s arms. Nurses in uniform carried this honourable banner. Nurses inarched behind it. The veterans of the Ser- vice Club bared their heads as this noble memorial came. in view; and the crowd bared their heads as well. SOME OF THE BANNERS. The medical women's banner represented the serpent of the Israelites in the Wilder- ness; while the artistic light blue banner j of Cambridge bore the legend Better ia 1 wisdom than weapons of war." The banner! of education was of striking and effective design. The women writers' section and the Artists' League had a beautiful banner, with the motto Alliance, not defiance." Kes-1 wick's banner, upon which appeared a coloured photograph of the hills surround- ing that town, bore the words Keswick awakes." Australia appealed to Britannia to Trust the women. Mother, as I have done." The Home makers' motto Via" Bemember the homeless and demand votes," and the National Union of Women i Workers and Ethical Snci-cties had the words Hitch your waggon to a star." The Southwark women declared Home is the woman's castle; the housing question will not be solved until women have votes." A banner bearing the name of Hoiloway r Prison had the sentence Stone walls do not a plison make." The National Women's Social and Political Union flag bore the inscription: Salutation and greeting; Sue- oess to the Cause." The procession passed through Northumber- land-avenue, Cocks'pur-street, Lo-wer Regent- street, Piccadilly, and Kensington Gore, passing on the way through huge crowds of people, who were for the most part respect- ful and, to some degree, apparently sym- pathetic. There was, however, some chaffing and banter, but nowhere any hostility.

LADY HENRY SOMERSET AND SUFFRAGIST METHODS. The period of waiting for the meeting to begin was occupied by the sinking, to organ acoompaniment, of songs of the cause to popular tunes, such as The Song of the Western Men," "The Vicar of Bray," "Here's to the Maiden," and Love will find out the way." The banners were Ranged round the platform and sidoe of the hall, presenting, with the flowers, an ext,remely effective appearance. The vast hall filled as the various sec- tions arrived. On the platform greeting the leaders of the movement, were Mr. York Stanger, K.C., who introduced the Women's ,rQ'=e of the present tension, and Mr. Phillp ouowden, the suffrage leader of the Labour Party. "This gathering fills our hearts with joy," declared Mrs. Fawcett, the I chairwoman of the groat gathering. It brings within measurable distance the day cf our final triumph. Dedicate your lives to its success!" Lady Henry Somerset said it wooild not be just or honest if she were not to say that she was not in accord with many of t.c methods which had been recently used in order to push their principle into the ranks of practical politics. u-».pplatise and hisses.) She had a deep respect—nay, more, she had a reverence—for all who were willing to suffer for their opinion, and that would make her refrain even from criticising actions which she could not honestly endorse, were it not tha.t she felt that, in a great measure, the mind of a large portion of the public asso- ciated their claim with actions which they deprecated and called unwomanly. But they who believed in being womanly first felt strongly that their attitude was in no way in- compatible with their insistence on the right to vote. That insistence did not necessarily mean that they were to adopt methods of that I persistent and annoying sprite Tinker Bell. so called in modern drama, or of those Amazonian attacks which had brought women into personal conflict with the arm of the law. Mrs. Despard said the emancipation of women was. not a new force; nor was it a new thought The gathering tha.t day was movement vAich was now everywhere, and which would culminate in the triumph of the showing forth in visible form of the women.. Lady Frances Bailout and Mtb. Hodgetts r¡ ç also spoke. The former said their firet pro- cession was in the time of a Scottish Prime Minister, who was favourable to their Their second was in the time of an English Premier, who, at least, could be squeezed. Let them continue the peaceful process of squeezing. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) During a break in the proceedings Mrs. Fawcett was presented by represenitativeis of the various branches of the Union with upwards of thirty bouquets in recognition of her forty years' work. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem. BARMAIDS' DEMONSTRATION. A great meeting of barmaids, organised by the various Women's Unions throughout the country, took place on Saturday afternoon at Trafalgar-square to Protest against the Licensing Bill. The Programme also included the urging of tbe importance of women's franchise. Several thousand took, part in the demonstration.

CLEVER PORT TALBOT LADY ATHLETE. Miss Meta. Roberts, who carried off the- junior girls' l"n= JurnP at the Port Talbot. County School Sports, with the exceptional long and oletan learp of 14ft., -is the only daughter of Mr. Arthur Roberts, analytical chemist, Port Talbot- Seen by our repre- sentative on Saturday, Miaa Roberts stated I MISS META fiOB.SKTS. I that she was fourtccn years or a«e. and stood irwt 5ft hiirti ^'d practised long and h £ h iumnfnsr f„ tl}« £ prt, Talbot School* under the tuition Mtts Harris, and had often covered 13ft. in and had also cleared 4ft" ln the high jump. In eddi on to the jump, Mias Roberts also firSt T? the ladies' hocfceV'race a-nd Wnd prize m the ladies' skipping ra^ of, the school's hockey and an^ is altogether a splendid benefit of athletics amoH'S 5 :adlœ.

SHREWSBURY DISASTER. p,-kILWAYA-IEN. ON HIS DJSF-SNCE. There w?s a ler^Tgatberins °r vcailway- >f-U, Newport, t5n Sun- men at the Jredegnr-h^1' n j H ™y t0 UebatLeta.ry of tie Amal- Thom.as, *;gan*sing f S€rvaEii,, aad Amalgamated Society rfW subj £ men and Firemen) en lu "Shrewsbury Disaster." T T> Councillor Charles Thoinas. J.P., Newport, presided. Locomotive Cardiff, Swansea, N^ath. Port Talbot, Merthyr. Pontypridd, Chepstow, and other South Wales towns. v, Mr. Bromley said that, i" his opinion, ^he decision of Colonel Yorke that Driver Marl in was asleep passed the comprehension of practical meir. He thoi-S^1- J Thomas, who represented tbe driver at th e-l inquiry, had dealt with tbe question from?] a scientific basis, the decision might,1 have been different, and alleged that he had» 1 conf ased the or.ly' vvitness ;v'bo could givel evidence in favour of the driver. Mr. J. H. Thomas, in reply- dealt with. motive behind the' which had beer, j made on him rersou-ally. vnd referred to aj passage ir. a letter writt,en, by Mr. Bromley i to Mr. Fox, secretary of tbe Amalgrated Society of Locomotive Enffiaeinen and Fire- men, in which he wrote, i'01' God's eas > let me have a go m Thomas." Mr. Fox had written to the press giving various causes for the accident/ and was inconsistent! throughout. Mr. Brosr-iey blamed him (Mr. Thomas) for not having examined the plugs and brakes of the carriage3- How could he have done-this wbeo. the carriages had been split into matchwood and buniit up? The driver of the train was not a member of any society, but the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants had done what they could to see that the dead man's name had fa.i1" play. A vote was taken, and 217 were of opinion that the best defence had been made. while 180 were otherwise. The same speakers An the evening debated on Our method o« organisation, or one society for rail way men-

THE NEEDS OF COMBINATION. A well-?.tteniled raecting of Associated Enginemen, Firemen, aud Cleaners was held at the Working Men'9 C51ub, Swansea, on Sunday afternoon. Alderman W. Morris (Swansea) presiding. Mr. A. Scott (Llanelly) moved a resolution of oonfidenc.e in the general secretary (Mr. A. Fox) and the council, thanking Mr. Fox for his vindication of the men with respect to the recent Shrewsbury accident, and deploring the division of opinion between the kindred societies. Mr. J. 'Hughes (Neath) seconded, and Mr. G. H. &ewell (Sheffield) supported. Mr. G. Moore (the president of the society); s«poke at length on the need of the Associated Society. To-day, he said, they were working practically the same hours—in many cases 60 hours per we-ek-alid for practically the same wages, with the exception of one or two isolated cases, as twenty years ago. Mr Moore said it would not improve the Asso- caafced's IStsition to fall in with the all- gradea' programme, for the conditions were not at all equal. The resolution was carried unanimously.

THE KAISERS PRESENCE OF MIND. By presence of mind, the Kaiser recently averted what might have been a serious acci- dent. As the Imperial steam yacht Alex- andra was conveying hie Majesty and his party from the annual regatta at Grur.au back to Berlin, and was threading its way down the Spree among the densely-crowded boats, a skiff, rowed by a girl and steered by a man, attempted to cross her bows. The Emperor was the first to notice the danger, and promptly gave the signal, "Stop and reverse engines." At the same time his Majesty ordered a sailor beside him to push off the boat. The man lowered him- eelf over the aide and shove,d the boat with his foot, much to the relief of the two people in it, who seemed paralysed with fright. The Alexandra then proceeded on her way amid the uproarious cheers of the crowds on the river bank, who bad noticed the inci- dent.

EDITOR EXONERATED. 1 END OF HYNE CONSPIRACY I CHARGE. Proceedings were resumed at Bristol on Saturday (before Major Runisey) in the case where Gurney Winter, solicitor; Thomas Sayer, journalist; and Claud Taylor, editor of the weekly Dispatch," are charged with conspiracy arising out of the notorious Hyne case. At the outset Mr. R. W. Muir, for Taylor, stated that the statements that Sayer was on the permanent staff of the "Daily Mirror" and that he was sent to London by the Londo* Evening News" were untrue. Mr. Vachell had intimated that he piaced little reliance on thoise statements, and conse- quently no evidence would be called. Mr. Vachell, counsel ior the Crown, said he was going to ask that defendants should not be-committed on a charge of conspiracy, but he asked that Taylor should be com- mitted on a charge of attempting to per- vert the course of justice. Taylor was cer- tainly deceived by Sayer, it might be also by Winter, because there could be no doubt that Sayer procured Winter to go to ^Bristol ostensibly to assist Sayer in obtain- ing copy. Nothing was said by Sayer to tlx-) Dispateh" of what the prosecution complained. That being so, there was nothing faulty in the case so far as con- spiracy was concerned. Winter and Sayer, by their conduct in Bristol, might have brought themselves within the measure of the law. Mr. Robinson, defending Sayer, protested. 1111'. Vactheli had no right to refer to other ma.tter& in withdrawing a charge. Mr Vachell said he was bound to explain his position. The articles complained of could not be said to be fair and accurate reports on proceedings publicly heard. They went far-beyond that. He did not think he could complain .of the reports of the pro- ceedings, but interwoven in the articlea was a quantity of other ULateriai c.i an objection- able character. When a man was brought before a competent tribunal, could it be paid, for the purpose of creating sensation, the action of any newspaper in publishing" broad- cast—and, amongst --other places, in the town where this man was to be tried—the lifestory the defendant wrote in 1905 was justified by law? Hyne was a great criminal, ana, perhaps, did not get ail he deserved, but as ¡ regarded the publication of matter it was necessary in yucu cases to be especially careful. Mr. Muir, in a lengthy speech, said he had not antidpated a, long, vague harangue upon, the duties of newspaper editors. It was a. laboured attempt to save the face of the proaeoution in a case which had. been an utter fiasco. He referred to other n-ews- papers which had been produced, and asked why it' was Taylor was selected for pro- secution as distinct from the editors of the local and London papers. lie was selected, first oi all, because of the name of the yJaper he was -attached to. The "Dispatch was i, a wholiy different, newspaper. In 1901 it was owned by another person, and edited by a diffepeiit staff. It was said a vile conspiracy was on foot, that the proprietors suborned a sohsetor. put with him a r-oportor of that paper ill the guise of a. solicitor's clerk, and sent thorn, down as legal advisers of the man awaiting- trial, not for the purpose of honestly assisting him in his defence, but to sacrifice htis interests to the sordid interests of the lisewfeipaper proprietor. That was why the case was launched, and Taylor made de- fendant instead of other editors. The prose- cution now desired to save their face by, committing him for something else—it didn't matter what. The only bargain Taylor made with Sayer was for a life story. Mr. Muir said how on earth anybody would give JE55 or 55 pence for a life story he did not know. He believed Alice Westen and Hyne were treated shamefully—he believed criminally- by Sayer. Judged by his actions, Taylor could not hawe intended to pervert justice. The Bench considered the charge not estab- lished. Taylor was exonerated of the deceit practised by Sayer, whose conduct and that of Winter (added the bench) was highly reprehensible. Defendants were then discharged. reprehensible. Defendants were then discharged.

•ELECTRIC LIGHTING AT MARGAM. At the monthly meeting of the Ma.rgam 'District Council on Monday, Major Thomas Gray, j.p., presiding, the Surveyor sub- taitted certain plans and estimates of the i ulargeineiit of water-mains from Owmwern- <1 i-'ri. Reservoir, the cost of which was esti- n la ted at £ 3,353 8s., and it was decided to a-1 tply to the Local Government Board for &<.1. action to borrow the necessary amount for ca4 Tying out the work. I^^aas of the proposed new St. Agnes' Cha 5*ch at Port Tialbot for Miss Talbot were subj uitted and approved. All ter discussion on the Question of provid- ing I > new burial ground, Mæ. Lipscomb inti- mate d that if a burial ground was neoessary he fei Irt, sure Miss Talbot would consider the matta r, and be promised to give the matter his ait% tmtion. The fJoard of Trade wrote inquiring what ^v»ad been taken to carry out the council Is obligations under their electric lighting Order. The department further wrote tating that after careful cpnsidera- tion thA y had decided to revoke the Order forthwith t. The Glt. Tk replied asking on what ground the Ord<?" had been revoked, seeing that there was no company or person anxious to embark o* i an eleotric lighting undertaking for the 1 Oargam district.

FOUR IMES SEPARATED IN SIX MONTHS. Kate Keen; a young woman attired in a cream sunxmi vr dress and large pink picture hat, who s her address as Commercial- street, Glyncdl "Twg, applied for a separation order at Abeo ivon on Monday against her husband, Join Keen, collier, of Cwmclay Cottages. Gijsm »rrwg. Mr. L. M. Thomas appeared for e.,amplainant, and Mr. Trevor H. Hunter def.e\ .ld,ed. Mr. Thomas s:» id the pa«rtiee had only been married since J* uuary 6th last. Since then they had been at parated on four occasions. Detfendant had behaved badly towards his wife. At Gilfach one night he I came home from work saying he was ill. He then started W 1 quarrel with her, upset the table, and thro^ v some of the food at her and caught her by the throat. He took her wedding ring and on 'her rings from her. He turned her out one" night at one o'clock in her nightdress. He • had told her he would buy a revolver and si loot her. Complainant bore a it her solicitors state- ment. Several letters (rrodm led) were in the hand- writing of defendant. C toe letter suggested a divorce. The Chairman said tl vey were very much averse to granting sepam at ion orders to such young married people, ,and adjourned the case for a month, the de fendant to pay his wife 10s. per week in the l neantime.

INDIAN BOMB OUTRAGE. Khurdiram Boee was sen tea iced to death at Calcutta on Saturday for \the murder of Mrs. and Miss Kennedy at k ^uzaffarpur by means of a bomb. The case against Kishory go ban Banerjee, an officer of the Court of Wardt for abetting Khurdiram Bose in the outra. are ha.a been withdrawn.-Reuter. L

WOMAN'S STORY. 4 BOBBED OF HER JEWELS AND HALF MURDERED. The Paris police arrested on Saturday evening a Russian subject named Nicolas Tcherniadieff on a charge of having stolen jewellery valued at JE2,000 from Mile. Amelie Delayigne and having attempted to murder her. An extraordinary story was told by Mile. Delavigne, who now lies in hospital with a severe gash in her throat. She declared that the prisoner, whose acquaintance she made some little time ago, and who had spent a good deal of money on taking her about, asked her to accompany him to a house in the Rue Taylor to meet two friends before supper. At his request she wore all her most valuable jewels for the occasion. She suspected nothing until, following him up to a large room on the second floor, she suddenly found herself attacked by her com- panion, who, she alleges, knocked her down with a terrific blow in the face, and then, kneeling on her body, flourished a razor before her eyes and demanded all her jewellery. Her attempts to call the police were, she declares, quickly stopped by a gash in the throat inflicted with the razor. Having taken all her jewellery, her assailant fled, leaving her. on the floor in a pool of blood. A large crowd assembled in the street outside the house on hearing the victim'^ first cries, but the man, who declared the woman was merely in hysterics, was allowed to make his escape. It was only when she appeared at the door, with blood flowing from the wound in her throat, that the bystanders realised what had happened. The arrested man, it is stated, had until recently lived in I^ondon, with a wife and child, and has appeared at music-halls as an acrobat and illusionist.—Central News.

A PEST TO THE TOWN. This woman is one of those low peerts of oocioty who take countrymen into lonely places and rob them," said Chief-superinten- denit Clarke in a case before the Nottingham magistrates, alluding to Sarah Brown, a young woman, described as a lace hand, charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of a South Norm an ton collier named Benjamin Hill. The man visited Nottingha-m with several companions on Sunday week, and with four women went to a house in one of the lower parts of the city, where drinking took place. Prisoner suddenly appeared, declared she was the landlady, and demanded money. All the men got away but Hill, whom Brown detained. In the course of a struggle he was hustled into the yard, where he saw his watch snatched by prisoner, who handed it over to a gLrl and them savagely assaulted him. Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sent to prison for three months.

GERMAN PASTORS' VISIT. j SUCCESSFUL WORK BY A WELSH MINISTER. The visit of German pastors to London, ended on Friday morning, when the last batch left town for their homes in the Fatherland. In all respects their visit has REV. W. THOMAS. 11 i been aooonoted a, rreat success. The pastors h»Te fmtermis«a of ne«rr4-y all- the denominations in London, and at a Iso-ge number of gatherings the proceedings have number of gatherings the proceedings have proved to be of a cbararter likely to Jead to a better understanding between the nations. At any rate, the visitors have left professing feelings of sympathy with the British trend of thought on many important subjects. The success of the visit has been due to a great extent to the energy and ability of the Rev. William Thomas, general secretary to the reception committee, and to several other Welsh clergy and ministers labouring in the Metropolis. Mr. Thomas was born in Cardiff in 1853, and from a.n early age wa.s a scholar" at the Ta-bernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, Cardiff, where for some time he was a member of the class conducted by Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P. Having entered the ministry, he was called to the pastorate of Victoria Park, E., where he ministered for seventeen years. Three years ago he was elected unanimously as secretary of the Metropolitan Free Church Federation. The able manner in which he carried out the arrangements in connection with the German pastors' visit has won for him the appreciation of all who had anything to do with the visit.

OLD-AGE PENSIONS. HARDSHIPS POINTED OUT BY GUARDIANS. The Cardiff Guardians were on Saturday asked by the York Union to advocate that persons over 70 may be offered the choice of old-age pensions from the State instead of receiving Poor-laW0!Lt-relief. Mr. J. J. Ames had- given notice to move that the board should petition Parliament against Clause 3 of the Old-Age Pensions Bill, which disqualifies a person from re- ceiving the proposed old-age pension if he or she has received parochial or other relief from January 1 of this year, which dis- qualifies such person from registration as an elector. Mr. Ames said he did not think it fair that a man already getting 10s. a week from pro- perty or other sources would have this advantage of getting, not only the pension, but also keeping intact his rights as a citizen. Mfiny respectable people over 70 who might become disqualified had pre- viously contributed their share to the rates, and the clause would operate very harshly and unfairly on these. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. A. Van den Heuvel seconded, say- ing he agreed with the arguments advanced by Mr. Ames. Alderman F. J. Boa van said the weakness of the clause was that it disqualified those receiving relief from January 1 of this year. That appeared to him exceedingly hard, ana a little unfair. He could not see how it was possible for the people who would be con- cerned to have received notice in time to take themselves off relief lists and save themselves from this threatened disqualifi- cation. It would disqualify many from get- ting old-age pensions, and it would be a poor look-out for them. (Hear, hear.) ( Mr. Ames consenting to the change from "petitioning Parliament" to "sending a reso- lution" for the modification of Clause .3, his proposition waa then carried with one dissentient.

DIGGING UP "SWAG." SEAMAN COMMITTED j'OR TRIAL AT BARRY. Alexander Kirk, a seaman, was Drought up at Barry Police-court on Monday, charged in conjunction with another man, who has been committed for trial, with breaking and enter- ing the shop of William Henry Gifford, tobacconist, Dock View-road, Barry Dock, and stealing therefrom goods to the value of about £40. The greater portion of the evidenoe was heard at the previous court. Caroline Riddiford, a married woman, liv- ing at 17, Penarth-road, Cardiff, now stated that she knew the prisoner. On Sunday afternoon, the 30th of May, she met him and another man and visited Penarth with them. They went for a sail in a small boat, and then on to the cliffs. The man already sent for trial in connection with the case said they were going to get some "swag," and when the cliff walk was reached Kirk's com- panion dug up some watohes and other articles wrapped in paper. She saw a num- ber of watches, rings, and razors, which the two men put in their pockets. Prisoner and the other man asked witness to pawn some of the watches the next day, but she refused. Several pawnbrokers' assistants from Car- diff identified a number of the articles pro-' duced, but failed to identify prisoner as the person who pawned them. Detective Pugsley, of Cardiff, repeated the evidenoe of arrest, and Police-constable David Lewis, Barry Dock, added that the prisoner said he would plead guilty to the charge. Kirk reserved his defence, and was com- mitted for trial at the quarter sessions.

PILL IN HER POCKEX- + YOUNG GIRL'S ÀIYSTEHIOITJ DEATH. Mr. John Troutbark resicnwl at Lam'le.J j inquiry into the death of Edith Gun;1- nineteen, who died in St. Thomas's HofeP*a London, a mouth a-so. The inquest hr.a '.oJ,f adjourned for a post-mortem exarain?'l the girl having, it was, stated in cv taken certain pilis shortly before her and doubt existing as to what led to earn failure. Medical evidence pointed to the death being a natural one, but the doctors coa-1 assign no cause for it. The Coroner said he did not see that ten jury could return any other than an op verdict. < At this point a woman at the far end the court rose from her seat, and said £ saw the deceased take a pill from a yo1" man's pocket when they were in a- publIC house near St George's-ro-ad, Peekham. The Coroner: Is the young man present- Witness: Yes. A fair-haired, respectable-looking' youDs man then rose from a seat at the en-d 0 the court, and was requested to go into the witness-box. Without giving his name, » stated that when several of theni wer together the deceased put something in be pocket, and he was then told that she taken a pill. The Woman: He was seen to give her a pill, The pill was taken out of his pocket. I took one, and was very bad after it. The Coroner: Don't you know about these pills? Witness: No; only that she got them fro111 the chemist's. A woman who gave the name of Keefe, and said she was an aunt °, the deceased, then came forward, said she was with the decease"! t wo days before she was taken to tha hospital. She was then in very good health' a.nd eaid nothing about having talien an7" thing. Witness said she saw the girl take a pill out of the young man's pocket. Witnes3 added that she thought the girl had been kept at a house for an improper purpose, and that she had been receiving letters frc3jl gentlemen. "When," concluded witness, girl was alive she was everything that waS good, but when the breath was out of tM poor girl's body she was put down as every thing that was bad." Replying to questions by the coroncr, witness made allegations against the character of the house kept by the motb^r of the young man who had been saying that she had a hall where took place, and adding: "I am 6ure the neighbours cried .shame of her for the thÍlIg9 that were going on. When the girTs fatb«r was alive they would never let the girl rcs;t- taking her to halls, dances, and other places." The Coroner: This is certainly a case fot future pooJice investigation. The Foreman of the jury: We take it tM» no illegal operation was performed. The OoToner: There is no evidence whatc*^ to suggest that. At this point a woman came forward and said she would like to speak. She made a somewhat rambling statement, in the of which she said the deceased when sbe was only seventeen came and took her s0^ into her house. She lent them moriey, al\ they were supposed to go and get married. The girl, however, said she would not BiaXJ"' any man—she was waiting for an old man to take her off and then she would "f happy. As to the statement that she keP, a house that was net respectable, she vrou' have that proved.. The jury returned an open verdict, expressed the opinion that the police further investigate the circumstances sur' roundiflig the death of the deceased.

A POPULAH OFFICER. PRESENTATION TO MAJOR D. T* JENKINS. After 30 years' splendid service Major T. Jenkins, V.D., the officer commanding t^ Dbwlais Detachment, 3rd Welsh Regi«»^B' (-now converted into a part of the 5th Batt;}; lion of the New Territorial Force), lla resigned his commission. The occasion therefore, considered a befitting one by numerous friends of the popular major to him honourable testimony, and the roof ment, which was taken up heartily by 'L public, was successfully consummated Friday evening at the Clarence Hotel, 1)0:. lais, before a large company. Captain Stuart C. C'resswell. Dowlais, presided, expressed the pleasure it Ce- j them all to pay tribute to Major Jenr;nrl I He had joined the Volunteers in 1378, ii received his commission in. 1832, and dr 1 the whole time had proved himself to m/QSt able and thoroughly efficient J I enced in finding so estimable and popular a« I successor. Major Frank T. James. Y.D., lI-ertJIyi'. added a personal appreciation, and. a n^ni. ber of speakers having referred to tbe versal respect which the gallant officer c manded as a citizen, and his connection the Dowlais Steelworks in the Bees^^ furnace management, and his liberal supP^j of all good causes when appealed to, y testimonial subscribed for was then <* handed over to the recipient. The presentation of a handsome 18-e^p. gold lever watch was made by Colonel « R-ees Lewis, V.D., Merthyr, who in the of an interestingly reminiscent adof^- declared that he had had a good many experience with the old 3rd Welsh, and.. regiment was, undoubtedly, one of the ftJ1.:JJ in the country. Famous generals had j more than one occasion come to him a 9P said that they were as well nigh perfect to they could œ, and it was impossible choose between them a.nd a military rC" ment. (Applause.) We A massive salver in solid silver, bearing + following inscription, "Presented to D. T. Jenkins, V.D., by his friends on retirement from the Volunteers after f r- years' senice-Dow lais, 1908," was then mally presented by Councillor R. P• It II¡) vice-chairman, wbo said it was quite unexpected honour and pleasure to take. He admired Major Jenkins, as he P* his father before him, the late Mr. Tbo^ Jenkins, J.P., Pant, and felt that the ment was very opportune and deservi (Cheers.) £ After the singing lustily of "For jolly good fellow," Major Jenkins euita acknowledged the gifts.

'•A HAFPY'DATAT TH# LIGHTHOUSE," £ 0 "A Happy Day at the Lighthouse" title which Mr. J. C. Llewellyn, the justi^t clerk at Newport, gave to a series of aeS^,jS' cases which came before the county rS^net}< trates on Saturday. Two young named Alice Waite and Elizabeth Gust3?^ summoned two other young EngliBhvvo^^ named Violet Arvanitics and Lily MaroP; (sisters), who are married to Greek board house-keepers, for assaulting them at*e lighthouse beach on Whit-Monday. were cross-summonses, on which the Greek wives charged the other women -o assaulting them. The four women smartly-dressed for the occasion. Alice Waits said she lived in Bond-S jjj- and the two Greek wives lived in street. One of her antagonists had li^ a foreigner for several years, and she Wa.ite) had lived with him for a few Y tbeJI and had had a child by him. Since whenever she went to Dolphin-etreet tb^jjs) other women (Arvanities and MaroP^jje attacked her. On Whit-Monday whi*5 was at the lighthouse with her chilo ,.6d attacked her, tore her blouse off, her eyes, and nearly killed her child- a,t. eb" Elizabeth Gustapon gave evidence th was also attacked by the two women ^$3 ing the Greek names. She said 6'11.0 riding her husband's bicycle. gaf0 The two women with the Greek an entirely different version. They to the lighthouse with some of their t> and were waiting for the break to taji home, when the other two women a them. f d^A A question arose as to the amount o which bad been consumed. Miss h2id t*. Mrs. Gustapon said their party had quarts. The other party had bad flagons. e V*. In the result, Violet, and Lily "/ftJ' 10s. each and costs, and the other t"" ordered to pay 6s. each as costs.

ENGINE-DRIVER AND WIFE. There was a large a11en danoe county justices'-oourt at Newpor » day, evidently in anticipation o^ tions expected in the case of There were two summonses, V Robert Charles Main, an enffin the Brecon and Merthyr EailvL ^riet leg, v. his wife, Gwendoline Ha ^hi^f » a well-dressed young woman, in of tb8 husband applied for the diecn^, oQ-t1 separation order made July B the P ground of alleged misbehaviour of Mrs. Main. in On the second summons MrB. ee1>B'2iJr to enforce payment of eight w red under the order, viz., £3 12s. bO gfi Mr. Harold Lloyd. of Cardiff- for tJ10 for the wife, made an appiica"ssue adjournment for a week. The ^aiiy court would have to try was r_ ^.orcc epe which would be triable in the yes..[jo31 The Clerk (Mr. J. C. LleweUynj- ^r* has committed misconduct e? order must go. f a The case wae adjourned applied for.