Weekly Mail

MINOR MATTERS. ol POLICE-COURT AND OTHER PICKINGS. BURGLARS AND BUTTER. Thieves broke into St. Mark's Vicarage, Newport, and regaled themselvef with the contents of the larder. Amongst their booty was 61b. of butter. A RAIIJWAY ASSAULT. For assaulting William James Burford. a pilot shunter in the employ of the London and North Western Railway Company at Nine Mile Point Station, on November 5. Walter Hawkins, a, collier, of Wattsville, was fined 40s. at Blackwood on Friday. Mr. J. G. Bishop, Abergavenny, prosecuted. "BOOTS IN A LANE." At Barry on Friday James Moorman was bound over for six months on a charge of stealing a pair of boots from Albert George Farr. Clive-road, Barry Island. Defendant declared that he found the boots in a brown paper parcel in a lane. LADY RUN DOWN BY ELECTIONEERING TRAP AT SWANSEA. A lady was knocked down in Castle-street, Swansea, on Monday by a trap engaged for electioneering purposes. The trap, which was a light one, passed over the unfortunate lady's legs, but her injuries were not of a serious character. BARRY BARBER'S BREACH. Christo Christopher, hairdresser, of Dock View-road, Barry Dock, was charged at the local court on Friday with a breach of the Shop Hours Act by keeping his shop open after two p.m. on Thursday, October 13. Mr. Ernest E. Green prosecuted for the Barry District Council. A fine of 10s. was imposed. HAVERFORDWEST MUNICIPAL BYE-ELEC- TION. A municipal bye-election, caused by the elevation of Councillor W. Jones to the alder- manic bench, took place at Haverfordwest on Monday, with the following result:- James Reynolds 485 John Harries. 462 THE WORST OF TWENTY-FOUR. A Mrs. Davies, wife of a labourer at Senghenydd, appeared at Caerphilly Police- court on Tuesday in answer to a summons respecting the non-attendance at school of two of her children. Mrs. Davies said she had had 24 children, and the last two were the worst. The Bench imposed a fine of 7s. 6d. LICENSING DAYS. The magistrates sitting at Blackwood on Friday announced that the general annual licensing meeting for the division of Bed- wellty would be held at the police-court Blackwood, at ten a.m. on February 1 next. The adjourned meetings would be held at Abertillery on February 15, and Tredegar on March 1. COLLIERS ON TRAMP. Thomas Morgan and Richard Rowlands, two young tramping colliers, were charged at Newport on Tuesday with stealing an overcoat and handkerchief from a house in course of erection at Machen on November 27. Pri- soners were arrested in New Tredegar, and admitted the offence. They were remanded until Saturday. EXi^iiLED FOR THREE MONTHS. Walter Thompson, a coloured seaman, waa charged on remand at Barry on Friday with a breach of the Aliens Act. Police-sergeant D. Rees gave evidence of arrest. Mr. J. W. Pyman said the order was that defendant should be expelled from the country for three months, and, having failed to comply with the order, he would be sent to prison for that time. LICENSEES BREAK THE LAW. Michael Connolly, landlord of the Red Cow Inn. Dowlais, who was defended by Mr. F. P. Charles, was fined 40s. and costs at Merthyr on Tuesday for permitting drunkenness on his licensed premises. Michael Kennedy, land- lord of the Cambrian Inn, Bethesda-street, Merthyr, who was also represented by Mr. Charles, was fined LS and costs for a similar offence. HORSE WALKS ON ITS HEELS. Benjamin Brunt, baker, Albert-street, was summoned at Cardiff on Friday for working a pony in an unfit state. Inspector John Bar- rack (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) said he stopped defen- dant in Albert-street on November 18, and noticed that the pony, which was attached to a oart, was suffering from a bone spavin, and was very lame. He had previously warred defendant about the animal, which was aged, and, having feet of abnormal length, walked on its heels. Defendant was fined £5 and costs. or one month. THE GRAVE AND THE GAY. Martha Evans (23) is a woman of moods. Ushered before the Cardiff justices on Tues- day for misconduct on the Hayes on Monday night, she assumed a respectful attitude, and her demeanour was subdued whilst evi- dence was given against her. When, how- ever. Inspector Bingham said she had been up before twenty times and the Bench sent her to quarter sessions. Evans threw off the mantle of penitence. Sorrow was succeeded by unrestrained gaiety. She cordially wished the bench a merry Christmas, and skipped off to the cells singing, Carolina Brown." SKEWEN WIFE'S ALLEGATIONS. Sarah Davies at Neath on Friday sum- moned her husband, William Davies, a collier, of Springfields South, Skewen, for persistent cruelty. She alleged that he drank heavily, had kicked her, and pushed her out of the house. Defendant said that his wife had blackguarded him because the work had been slack and he hadn't been able to give her enough money. He had signed the pledge, but she had driven him back to drink again. The Magistrates adjourned the case for a month, defendant in the meantime to pay his wife 12s. 6d. a week. NEVER SEEN A WORSE CASE." John Hoper (28) was charged before the Cardiff stipendiary on Tuesday with cruelly ill-treating a horse by working it while in an unfit state. Police-constable Joseph Sparkes saw prisoner with a horse anff cart in Bute- street that morning. There was a large sore on the right shoulder, two on the withers, and several dry sores. Prisoner explained, "This is my own horse, and I am bound to do the work. I have had a bit of bad luck lately." The Bench retired to look at the animal. On their return Mr. Jotham said that they "had never seen a worse case." Fined £5 or one month. EJECTED FROM THE PALACE." "He is a native of Belfast, he does no work. and hangs about the streets." This was the account Inspector Bingham gave on Tuesday to the Cardiff magistrates (Messrs. F. H. Jotham and D. Radcliffejl of John Morgan (26). who was disorderly and obscene in Womanby-street on the previous evening. At 7.15 he was ejected from the Palace for bad conduct, and in Womanby-street he assaulted Police-constable Frederick Pratt, the constable who had been called, and Wil- liam Thomas Williams, the Palace attendant. who assisted in conveying him to the police- station. Three previous convictions were on the record against him, and he was sent down for one month. PRESENTATIONS AT CINDERFORD. One of the largest gatherings of trades- men ever seen in Cinderford assembled in the Royal Union Club-room, when Mr. A. Dykins. J.P.. presided over nearly 70 of the principal tradesmen of the town, the occasion being the presentation of two solid silver cigarette cases to Mr. H. Trotter and Mr. A. Williams, who are both leaving Eng- land this month for Australia, both gentle- men being well-known and widely respected tradesmen of the town. Mr. Dykins, in making the presentation, said the loss of Cin- derford would be the gain of Greater Britain. Presents of travelling hand-bags were also made to Mrs. Trotter and Mrs. Williams, also to Mrs. Stephens, a Cinderford lady who accompanies the travellers. A BROKEN WINDOW CATCH. Two young men named Alfred Beckett and Thomas Irwin were remanded in custody at Newport on Monday on a charge of breaking and entering the shop of Mr. P. R. Barradell, outfitter, 198. Commercial-road, and stealing two overcoats, a number of shirts, and other articles. They pleaded not guilty. Detective- inspector Tanner said that on visiting the place on Thursday morning last he found that an entry had been effected from the rear, the catch of the window having been broken. The two prisoners were arrested in Cardiff in possession of clothes which Mr. Barradell identified as his property. BIT A POLICEMAN. Before Messrs. Dan Radcliffe and Morgan Thomas at Cardiff on Monday Mary Ellen Frome (thirty) was charged with being disorderly and using obscene language, and, further, with assault- ing Police-constable Alfred Porter in Mary Ann-street. On Saturday afternoon the con- stable had occasion to caution the prisoner, and he requested her to go away, upon which she spat in his face and bit his hand, fortu- nately without serious injury, as Porter at the time was wearing his glove. Detective- inspector Harris said prisoner had been up before 104 times for different offences. She was absolutely incorrigible, and was most violent when in drink. Frome was committed for one month with hard labour. CIGARETTE SELLING IN THE STREET. Alphonso Webley, general dealer, was sum- moned at Merthyr on Tuesday for hawking tobacco contrary to the Tobacco Act of 1842. The local supervisor of excise explained that the hawking of tobacco was not allowed because of the facilities it afforded for the sale of smuggled or adulterated goods, and he mentioned that *the revenue from tobacco was very nearly X14,000,000 a year. The defendant, he said, had rendered him- self liable to a penalty of £100. Evidence was given by an excise officer as to the purchase of cigarettes from the defendant's son, who was out with a cart at Troedyrhiw. The Stipendiary jocularly asked if as the tobacco revenue was only L14,000,000 he pressed for the full £ 100 "Oh, no," replied the super- visor, though he added, dolefully, that the general revenue of the country was in a very bad state. The Bench imposed a fine of 40s. and costs. m

WELSH AND DRISCOLL TO MEET AT CARDIFF. ■ On Friday at Cardiff Fred Welsh and J Driscoll signed articles to fight at Cardiff on December 20. In our photograph Welsh is seen attaching his signature. Driscoll (in light coat) is looking on.

DECORATED SHOPS NEWPORT OPENS AX ATTRACTIVE CARNIVAL. Newport was en fete on Friday, and will remain so until the end of next week. The occasion is the holding of the first Christmas Shopping Carnival, on lines which have been found successful in other centres throughout the country. All the shops of different kinds which took the matter up (and they are the great majority) are specially deco, so far as the weather will allow, there are also street decorations. Lord Tredegar had consented to open the carnival from the balcony of the Town-hall on Friday, but, unfortunately, his lordship was prevented by other engagements, and in his absence the president (Mr. T. Morris Davies) asked his worship the mayor (Mr. J. H. Williams) to declare it open. Headed by trumpeters and mace-bearers. his Worship, in his robe and chain of office, declared the carnival open, and wished it every success. His worship was thanked, on the motion of the ex-mayor (Mr. W. M. Black- burn), seconded by Alderman Mordey. A procession was then formed to go to the market, where the Mayor, also from the balcony, declared the carnival open so far as it related to the market. Mr. Graham White, the chairman of the markets committee, in proposing a vote of thanks to the mayor, said he hoped the carnival would redound to the benefit of the tradesmen of the town. Mr. Charles D. Phillips, who seconded, expressed the hope that there would be another carnival in the spring. He thought e people must be convinced that they should, and could, shop as cheaply and as effectively in Newport as in any otner place. The judges—Mr. Fred W. Burgess, of London (for window dressing), Mr. John Williams, Llanbradach (for market stalls), and Mr. F. Stibbs, Cardiff (for decorations and illumin- a,tions)--have made their awards, but they will not be made known till after the end of the carnival on December 10, and, in the meantime, the public are being invited by votes to anticipate the awards. At the luncheon, held at the Town-hall (the president, Mr. T. Morris Davies, in the chair), the toast of the carnival was proposed by Mr. Lewis Haslam. He was, he said, glad to know that the town was progressing, and there was a very bright outlook for its prosperity. The carnival, by the decorations and displays, was an education in good taste. The President, in response, said the carnival was already a financial success. What was aimed at was the bringing to the notice of the people of Monmouthshire the advantages of Newport as a shopping centre. He was not afraid to compare Newport for value, variety, and quality with any place in the country. Mr. Gerald Hargreaves. who proposed the toast of "The Town and Trade of Newport," dilated upon the great commercial prosperity which was going on in and round Newport. I The term of French contempt that the Eng- lish were a nation of shopkeepers had been turned into a proud boast. Judging from the extensions going on at the docks, it appeared that they would, when fully equipped, be second to none, in the kingdom. Mr. Charles D. Phillips, who responded, said he was a great believer in advertising, and he thought the form which the tradesmen of Newport had now adopted was one of the most useful which he had known. Other toasts followed.

WELL-KNOWN BRECON LADY DEATH OF MRS. GWYNNE, OF CATHEDINE. The death of Mrs. Gwynne, of the Rectory Cottage, Cathedine, Breconshire, which we have previously announced in our columns, removes from the county a lady who was well known and highly respected. She was the widow of Captain Edmund Gwynne, late chief-constable of Breconshire. who pre- deceased her by a few years. She oelonged to a well-known county family of high anti quity. and which has been represented in various of its prominent branches in the counties of Brecknock. Carmarthen, and Glamorgan for several hundred years, the present representative of which is Mr. J. P. W. Gwynne Holford, of Buckland, who from the years 1870 to 1880 represented the borough of Brecknock in Parliament. The deceased lady was a sister of Mr. Gwynne Holford. and a, daughter of the late Colonel James Price Holford (who assumed the name of Gwynne by Royal sign manual in 1831). She leaves two sons, Mr. David Gwynne, of Cilgwyn, Llandovery, and Mr. Roderick Gwynne, who resides in Ireland. The late Mrs. Gwynne lived a very quiet country life. I

TOOK HIS BROTHER'S NAME. I Albert Edward Ellen, aged forty, described as a trade-mark agent, was sentenced at the Guildhall Police-court. London, to three months' imprisonment in the second division for obtaining £ 10 from Mr. H. A. Daltrey, of the Season Ticket Supply Association, by false pretences. The accused called upon the prosecutor and asked for a loan of L10 to pay certain railway charges on furniture being forwarded to Southend. He said that he was second cashier at a City bank, and signed an application form "H. J. Ellen, Surbiton-road, Southend." After the advance had been made, the first instalment becoming due and not being met, it was ascertained that the accused had impersonated his brother, who held an honourable position at the bank. Since 1903 the police had received more than eighteen complaints about the accused. From one man he had received £ 200, his life's savings, for the purpose of carrying through an invention.

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WIDOW'S DEATH AT CARDIFF At the inquest on Harriet Cleaves (78), widow of Edward Cleaves, residing at Chris- tina-street, at Cardiff on Saturday the jury, upon the evidence of Dr. O'Donovan, returned a verdict of Death from heart 'failure." According to the evidence of her son, Albert Edward Cleaves, a stockbroker's clerk, of I Railway-street, deceased had been in failing health for two years, and the doctor attended her for bronchial catarrh.

WOUND ON THE HEAD. I NIGHT ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF DOCKS. Mr. W. L. Yorath (Cardiff City coroner) held an inquest on Monday on the body of Seth Jarvis Clapp, aged 66, a shipwright, living :1 at 145, Clive-street, who died on Thursday night last. Mr. C. A. Heitzman was solicitor for the employers, Messrs. Harvey and Sons; I Mr. D. E. S. Browne (Messrs. Lewis Morgan and Box) appeared for the bereaved family; Mr. John Jenkins. J.P., was for the Ship- wrights' Society, whilst Mr. D. Timothy (his Majesty's Inspector of Factories) was also present. According to the widow, deceased met with an accident whilst at work on October 3. After the accident he had been medically attended, but never before. Charles Hurd, wheelwright, said that on October 3 he was engaged with deceased and others securing a cargo of iron rails on the steamship Politician, in the Roath DOCK- One of the rails as it was being hauled on board by the steam winch hit deceased on the head and knocked him down. He sat down for an hour and rested, and started light duties, which he continued until six in the morning. He frequently complained of suffering from the deep' cut on his head, and he never worked again. There was not much light on deck. I In answer to Mr. Heitzman, witness said Harvey's men had nothing to do with the loading. Thair duties had only to do with the fixing of the cargo. By the Foreman: It was dark at the place where deceased was struck. Another witness said the light was insuf- ficient. Dr. T. F. Dillon, deceased's medical atten- dant, said the cause of death was erysipelas of the forehead and scalp and kidney trouble. In his opinion, the accident prob- ably contributed to death. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, adding a rider that in their view the ship was insufficiently lighted.

CARDIFF MAN'S PROMOTION MR. J. EVANS, ..NE'V POSTMASTER OF NORTHAMPTON. Mr. John Evans, assistant postmaster at Cardiff, has been promoted to be post- master of Northampton. The salary is £500. Mr. Evans is a native of Llanidloes. He entered the service as temporary clerk at Cardiff in 1878, and passed through the following grades at the Cardiff office- sorting clerk, first class, 1881; assistant superintendent, Class I., 1897; superintendent. 1902; assistant postmaster. 1904. During MR. JOHN EVANS, Assistant Postmaster at Ca,rdiff, who haa been promoted to the postmastership of Northampton. the time of Mr, Evans's connection with the office the work and staff have increased very much, the weekly number of letters handled going up from about 170,000 to 2.000.000. The total staff employed in the whole district has increased from about 280 to 1.440 persons. The introduction of the parcel post, in 1883 and the great develop- ment of telephones have also been marked happenings during Mr. Evans's stay in Cardiff.

"IMPROPER MEANS." JUDGE HILL KELLY AND A COM- PENSATION AGREEMENT. Emily Wixen, a, girl of fifteen, claiming at Chepstow County-court on Monday (before his Honour Judge Hill Kelly), through her father. Henry Wixen, of Alvington, sought compensation from James Russell and Co. for injury. The girl whilst at work "skiving boards" to be sent to a shoe factory had-her one hand permanently injured. Her father had signed an agreement to receive X15 as compensation, and the matter for the judge was as to the disposal of the E15 paid into court. In reply to the judge, the girl said she pro- posed to go into domestic service, but his Honour thought she would not find it easy to get work with her hand in the condition it was His Honour ordered that the memorandum of agreement be removed from the register, and that notice be given to the employers of the removal, as, in his opinion, the agree- ment was obtained by improper means, and he would hear and consider the claim at tLe February court.

CALLED HIM A CAD." I ABERYSTWYTH GUARDIAN AND THE DOCTOR. The dispute between the Aberystwyth Guardians and Dr. Bonsall, medical officer of the workhouse, reached a crisis at Monday's meeting of the board, when Mr. Edward Llewellin moved that notice be given the doctor to terminate his appointment, and that application be made to the Local Govern- ment Board for their sanction thereto. The mover said that Dr. Bonsall had called him a cad. He, however, did not bring his motion on out of spite, but because of Dr. Bonsall's conduct generally towards the board. Captain Fossett Roberts said no charge of neglect had been brought against Dr. Bonsall, and the board could not dismiss him. Mr. Llewellin's motion was carried by 24 votes to five.

BRIDGING A VALLEY. GELLIGAER REJECT THE SCHEME OF BEDWELLTY. A meeting of the Gelligaer Council was held at Hengoed on Monday, Mr. W. B. Lloyd pre- siding. when a letter from the Bedwellty Council, asking Gelligaer to meet a committee in regard to the scheme for erecting a bridge across the valley, from Bargoed to Aberbar- goed, was ordered to lie on the table, the Chairman stating that it would probably encourage the people of Aberbargoed to obtain their zoodt3 from Bargoed. <

A QUESTION OF DATES. PENARTH MAN'S JOURNEY FROM MOUNTAIN ASH. A singular charge was preferred at Llan- daff on Monday against Arthur Smith, Glebe- street, Penarth, a decorator, who is alleged to have uttered a Taff Vale railway ticket, well knowing it to be a forgery. There was a second summons for travelling on the rail- way without having paid his fare and with intent to defraud. Mr. Ingledew appeared for the company, and Mr. Morgan Rees defended. The evidence showed that on Saturday, November 5, the defendant gave up at Llandaff a single ticket from Mountain Ash to Cardiff, which was alleged to have been issued at Mountain Ash on the previous Saturday. It bore the date Nov. 5th, 10," but the collector stated)' it was obvious that the date mark was irregular. The collector compared the ticket with others issued at Mountain Ash, and, according to his evi- dence. not only was the type different, but on the other tickets the date was "No. 5th," whereas in that given up by defendant the abbreviation of the month was "Nov." Asked where he got the ticket from, defendant replied, "From Mountain Ash to-day." Mr. Rees. in an address for the defence, said there was no evidence that the company had been defrauded, as it had not been shown that the ticket had been previously used. Defendant was committed to the assizes on the forgery charge, the other summons being withdrawn. Bail was allowed.

CONCERT FOR CHARITY. CREDITABLE PLAYING BY CAR- DIFF POST-OFFICE BAND. In no way could the promoters of the fourteenth annual concert in aid of the Car- diff Post and Telegraph Benevolent Fund be said to be tied by conventional considera- tions in arranging their programme. In addition to an organ recital and selections given by the Cardiff Post-office Band, a com- pany of London entertainers, known as the Gay Gondoliers," occupied the major portion of the time, and evt\n the American bioscope was pressed into seiVrice. Notwithstanding the distracting influences prevailing, a very fair audience assembled at the Park-hall, and several iteips gave satis- faction. Under the conductorship of Mr. Paul Draper, the Post-office Band gave selec- tions in a very creditable manner, the one which received the greatest approval being H.M.S. Pinafore (Sullivan),' in which the well-known melodies were clearly brought out. The overture to Zampa (Herold) and selections from 11 Trovatore (Verdi) were effectively given. Mr. Alfred Green displayed considerable versatility as vocalist and pianist, and Miss Beatrice Rowe, with a clear, flexible soprano voice, made a very good impression. Such surprisingly good effects were obtained by Miss Nina Lorenza in her playing of Hibernian ditties on the mandoline that she was repeatedly encored. Mr. Gordon B. Clarke, deputy-organist of Llandaff Cathe- dral, presided at the organ, his programme including works by the best-known composers for that instrument.

PROTEST BY RATEPAYERS. COUNTY COMMITTEE DISPOSE OF BURRY PORT SCHOOLS. A meeting of the ratepayers of Burry Port was held to consider the proposed sale of the Copper Works Schools by the Carmarthen- shire Education Committee. Mr. R. G. Thomas, M.E., presided. It transpired that the local managers had recommended the education committee not to dispose of the schools, as it would be necessary to re-open them in consequence of the rapidly increas- ing population. An offer had been made, however, by the Rev. John Rogers, pastor of Jerusalem Congregational Chapel, of £380 for the building, for the purposes of a Sun- day school. The ratepayers protested against the action of the education committee in disposing of the schools and land for £.300 without having given notice of their intention, and expressed the opinion that the property, which was purchased by the ratepayers of Pemhrey parish 29 years ago for Et,676, was sold at much less tha,n its actual value. Copies of the resolution will be sent to the Board of Education and the Carmarthen- shire County Council.

UPPER CHAMBER. LORD LANSDOWNE AND REFORM. At one of the greatest, political demonstra- tions ever held in Cardiff, on Monday even- ing, Lord Lansdowne, explaining the Unionist policy, said that in the reformed House of Lords there would be four sections—one con- sisting of hereditary Peers sitting in virtue of their qualifications as having been Cabinet Ministers, great generals, admirals, or con- trollers of great dependencies like Lord Milner. (Applause.) The second section should be selected by their brother Peers. The third section should be taken from outside the House of Lords, and be chosen by the Cabinet Ministers of the day, who owed their position to the suffrages of the people, and who would have a clear democratic claim to the places they occupied. (Applause.) The fourth section would be selected out- side the House of Lords by Peers, the last two sections would be at least equal in strength to the two first sections, and not one single member would hold his seat merely because he held an hereditary Peer- age. (Cheers.)

FORMER BANK MANAGER. DEATH OF MR. ALBERT HARRIS, CARMARTHEN. Mr. Albert Harris, Picton Villa, Carmar- then, manager of the Wilkins' Old Bank, and subsequently local manager when it was amalgamated with Lloyds, died on Mon- day evening. He retired about seven years ago, and leaves two daughters and three sons; one of the latter being Mr. A. E. H. Harris, solicitor, Carmarthen, the under- sheriff of the county. The deceased gentle- man was a staunch Conservative, and took a keen interest in Church affairs, being the treasurer of the St. David's Diocesan Con- ference. He claimed his descent from the late Lord Milford. When changing residences a fortnight ago he contracted a chill, which developed into bronchitis and pneumonia., and ultimately brought about his decease.

AN ACTION FROM ABERAYON m In the Chancery Division on Monday (before Mr. Justice Joyce) Mr. J. G. Wood asked to be allowed to mention the case of Evan Thomas v. the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Aberavon. He said he appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. McSwinney for the defendants. It was an action which had been standing out for a long time, in hopes of its being arranged. Unfortunately, after many months the parties were no nearer than they were before, and he now had to ask that the case be restored to the paper, taking its place at the bottom of the list. Mr. McSwinney: I hope there is no chance of the case coming on during these sittings. Mr. Justice Joyce: I should say not the slightest. It may be convenient to all parties if I say at once that the case will not come on before the next sittings.

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MEDICAL. "F. B .Midget." One Year and Eight Months.—Give half to one teaspoonful of quinine mixture. H. J. P."—Consult surgeon to St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. Why do you not try menthol snuff to numb the nares, and remove hairs with forceps yourself? Deafnese.—" W. G. W." (Rugby).-Try Stolz Electrophone; particulars from 33-85, Fleet- street. Ear-drums in three sizes are supplied by Burroughs, Wellcome. and Co.. Snow Hill- buildinge. London, to whom write re price, Ac. Lump in Throat.—" H. D. S." (Cambridge).— You may have a long uvula or enlarged ton- sils. If the flret try a touch of nitrate of sil- ver. or paint throat with glycerine of tannin or borax. Try tabloids of carbolic acid and slippery elm. or sal prunella halls. Peps or potass, chlorate, borax, and cocaine tabloids are of service. To Make Hair CurI. H. J. B." (Newport). —The yolk of an egg rubbed into scalp, after washing with the following, will make lank hair curl:-Soda bicarb. 2 drachms, borax powder 2 drachma, eau de Cologne loz.. sp. vini. rent. 2oz., tincture of cochineal 4 drachma, and distilled water to 16oz. If egg is used mix with one pint of rain water and loz. of spirit of rosemary. Blood Taint, Fiseured Tongue, J. T- S." (Casiftii, German East Africa) and A. W. E.. Worried" (Erith).-Try potass, iodidi 40 grains, hyd. corr. sub. 1 gram, syr. ferri. iodidi ioz., eyr. aurantii 6 drachms, to 8oz. of water; dose, one tablespoon ful two or three time daily. Suck troches of potash chlorate, borax, and cocaine for cracked tongue (B.. W.. and Co. s depot is at Cape Town, and this firm supplies these). Chronic Dyspepsia.—" H. W." (PlymouthT and T. C." (Roathite, Cardiff).—Avoid con- stipation and diet judiciously: eat slowly, avoiding fluid at meals. Are teeth in con- dition? Try 20-30 drops of dilute nitro-hydro- chloric acid in wineglassful of water with meals to aid gastric juice. Tabloids of pep- sin. bismuth, and charcoal, or of Beta-Naph- thol compound or Pepana. are much pre- scribed. Gregory's Powder of rhubarb, mag- nesia, and ginger is of eat service also. Landry's Paralysis.—" Birt" (Swansea).— This is known as acute ascending par- alysis," and is most commonly due to bone disease or growth and pressure. The drugs most likely to relieve or arrest disease are chloride of barium 1 grain, with tinc. liyos- cyami to 1 drachm, thrice daily (Hammond), ergot, nitrate of silver, and cod-liver oil. These must, of course, he taken under skilled. qualified supervision, or you will develop a much darker caat of countenance (blue from nitrate of eilver) than is desirable. Blood Taint, Headache, &c. A, H- L."— Take tabloids of Calcii Iodo-ricinoleate. a new salt, containing a large proportion of iodine. Results compare favourably with those of ordinary iodides; dose of 3gr. cap- sule is one to three swallowed with a little water three or four times daily. Try Salo- phen (Bayer) 15 grains with 2 grain6 of caffeine citrate for your headache. Get chemist to put you up six such, and take one when required in small glassful of port, and repeat in an hour if not relieved. This is an admirable prescription re headache, migraine, toothache, and neuralgia generally. Blue pill and black draught if costive. Weak Knee.—If any family history, of tubercle or scrofula take Scott's Emulsion, which not only contains 44 per cent. cod oil, as nourishing carbo-hydrate, but also sup- plies bone-forming and hardening elements, viz., hypophosphites of lime and soda. Scott's Dressing of compound mercurial oint- ment on lint, supported by porous elastic bandage (not too tightly applied), would remove any effusion. If inflamed, rest. evaporating lotions and salines, leeches, and to remove thickening iodine tincture of lini- ment or blistering. The knee has much superincumbent weight to support, and any injury or disease is more serious than in elbow, for instance. W, Penny Swallowed.—Elizabeth L-ewin.As this happened two years ago, we do not think it is still an inside passenger, but has long ere now been evacuated. The pain mentioned may be pleuritic or neuralgic. If children, or even adults, swallow hard or rough articles, the diet should consist of suet or batter puddngs, gruel, porridge. &c.. to act as protective, and active purgation avoided. A child recently swallowed a rough pencil protector, but by following line of treatment indicated all ended happily in a few diiys, it being paeeed without any hemorrhage or injury. Apply mustard and flour poultice for pain, and give her 5 grains of Dover 6 powder at bedtime. Improve chest with Scott's Emulsion, and if X-Tftay could not dis- cover the penny do not worry. Weak Chest.—"W. M. D„ Punch."—The cover the penny do not worry. Weak Chest.—"W. M. D.. Punch."—The higher your altitude and the drier your soil the better. It you could get to Sutton. or even Perry Vale, you might derive benefit. You must dress warmly, but lightly, to avoid chills or perspiration. See to your boots, wear- ing asbestos, straw (loofah) or cork sole«. Take Guaiacose (Bayer), and use Linimentum Album ae rubefacient for chest, night and morning;" go for" Virol. Mio!. or frame foods as stocked by most chemists, and live circumspectly, avoiding excesses of any nature. If cough is troublesome tryAmmon- carb. j drachm, Dover's powder 1 scruple. syrup of squills Joz., sp. eth. nit. 3 drachms, and camphor water to 6oz.; dose, one table- spoonful every three or four hours, and if wakeful phlegm troublesome, or breathing diffcult," two tablespoonfuls at. bedtime. A fine old country cough linctus is made a-s fol- lows Marsh mallow root, bruised or cut fine, horehound and liquorice root, of each loz., carbonate of potass. 2 drachms, and boiling water to one pint; boil slowly for two hours, strain, and sweeten with honey or moist sugar. and take half a wineglassful three or four times a day. MTJ-.mciNE FOR THE MILLION, by a Family Phvslclan. A Medical Handbook, containing nil Intimation required for ordinary purposes, 228 pages, nrice Is- net, or bound in cloth lit. (id- net; postage M. extra. To be obtained from all booksellers and news- agents, or fTom The Stationery Stores, Western Mail Buildings, Cardiff.

GENERAL. Ellard.Mr. Lloyd George was born at Manchester. '^Conway."—'You have not sent your name and address. Vix."—Mr. Disraeli was Premier in 1868 and 1874-80; and Lord Salisbury in 1885-6, 1886-92, and 1895-1902. F. X.(l) There is now no constituency of Radnor Boroughs. (2) Peebles and Selkirk form one constituency, with one member. "Pensions. The credit is almost wholly due to Mr. Chamberlain, as Lord Wolver- hampton and Mr. Lloyd George have testified. "Simplicitas." — The Colonial Customs' preferences to the United Kingdom are:- Canada 33 1-3. New Zealand 10, Australia 13. and South Africa 25 per cent. Agnostic.igrn-The word originated with Professor Huxley In its common acceptance it forbids the assertion of knowledge regard- ing thim:8 which do not come within the range of sense-perception. I Ap Rhys."—Grants from the public autho- rities for the purpose of church construction have been made from time to time (but n'it j recently) to the amount of £ 2,600,000. State grants to Nonconformity for ministerial stipends. Ac., have amounted to 1,2,890,000. Sfax."—Kailyard is the distinctive term applied to a modern school of fiction whii-h purports to describe common life in Scotland, and in which the vernacular is used to a con- siderable degree. The exemplars include J. M. Barrie, S R. Crockett. Iari Maclaran. Ac. "Collinfl.A bluejacket is not prevented bv the terms of service from becoming an elector for a member of Parliament. To be entitled to vote he must have the ordinary qualification. In the case of the squadrons in home waters facilities are offered for the exercise of the franchise. B. X. B.Car(liff was made a city on October 28, 1905, and at the same time the mayor (Alderman Robert Hughes) became Lord Mayor. Alderman Hughes was elected to the chair a second time, and was. there- fore, Lord Mayor for rather more than a year The Lord Mayoralty carries no knight- hood. The conferment of that honour on Sir William Crossman arose solely out of the visit of the King to open the new dock.

LADIES AND BETTING. The fact that the number of ladies "going racing" has so materially increased during the last five or six years, and that most of them drain the cup of excitement held up to those who find their pleasure and the means of setting a-tingling their nervous system thereby, has not unnaturally led to the question "Should ladies bet?" It would, says the" Gentlewoman," he useless spilling of ink to discuss the merits and demerits of betting on horse races. In life we all possess our own conceits and pet forms of excitement, for which we are willing to pay. These are chief among our conceits and characteristics We carry them to such an extent that we consider the practical application of that conceit or excitement recompense for the price., paid, despite the result.

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