The Cardiff Times

LORD KITCHENER. Sydney, Saturday.—Lord Kitchener, speak- ing at a banquet given in his honour by the State Ministry, said he had been struck by the keenness of the citizen forces in their military duties. The country should support its defen- ders, and insist upon the abolition of every- tbiné: savouring of sham and uselessness. It should also provide the means for efficient •qmpment and training and readiness for war. He referred to the loyalty of New South Wales to the Motherland in the help which Was given at Suakim and in South Africa, and declared that the experience of active service should be of great value to the officers and men. ■ Lord Kitchenerto-dayexamined the defences at Port Jackson, andafterwardslDspected the Sooth African and Imperial veterans and cadets •fc Government House.—Reuter. x

Y GOLOFN GYMREIG. Dymunir i'n Gohebwyr Cymreig gyfeirio eu gohebiaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, etc., fel y canlyn:—" Ifano, Cil Hedd, Berthwin- street, Cardiff." AT Y BEIRDD. Diolch yw gorchwyl cynta'r Gol. yrwythnos hon eto-diolch i'r beirdd am lu o ddymun- iadau caredig y tymor, yn englynion a phen- illion a llythyron. Doniolydynt i gydr a mwyn yw ineddwl am y caJonnau cyweithaa o'r tn oi iddynt. Llongyfarch yw'r gorchwyl dyddorol nesaf— llongyfarch rhai o feirdd y Golofn ar eu buddugoliacthau yn eisteddfodau'r Gwyliau. Dyna Lanorfab yn fwy n& ehoncwerwr yng nghystadleuaeth awdl y gadair yn Le'rpwl, Gwilym Cynlais yn cipio cadair Seion, Ystrad- gynlais, Gweledydd yntau yn cipio un arall yn Aberdar, a Chelynydd Mason yn dwyn y dorch am gerdd yn y Barri. Odid fawr nad oes buddugoliaethau eraill hefyd i'w cofnodi, a da- fyddai gwybod am danynt. I%fae'r I)edclargraff gan Dawelyn,'bellach, yn gywir ei gynghanedd. Amserol, os nad cystal ag arfer, yw Dewi Aur yn ei Nos Galan." Mae Celynydd Mason wedi Ilwyddo'no dda i ganu'r hen chwedl ddigrif am Y Meddwon a'r Lleuad," er v teimlid yn fwy cysurus, ar ol ysmaldod y penillion cyntaf a'u darluniau de- heuig. pe nas boddesid y meddalion."—Giofid blin i'r Gol., fel, yn ddiau, i ddarllenwyr y Golofn, yw deall fod iechyd y bardd gyn waeled. Hyderir y ceiff adferiad buan. Er nad yw penillion telyn John Lewis yn bopeth iz ddymunid barth mydr ac awen, y maent yn bur ddarllenadwy ac hawdd eu canu, yn enwedig yn awr yng nghymelrhi'r Etholiad.

BEDDARGRAFF GWRAIG. Hunodd, a gwywodd ei gwedd;—dibechod s Ei buchedd, mewn symledd Heb been mac heddyw'n ei bedd, A'i henaid yn ei annedd. I Iesu da drwy'i hoes deg Byw ydoedd hi bob adeg. Tawelyn. 1

NOS GALAN. Hwyrnos gyntaf btwyddyn newydd— ] Nos Galan fad- A gynhelir mewn Uawenydd- Nos Galan fad- Hen wyl anwyl gan y Cymry I atgofio dechreu cyfri' Oedran blwyddynjiewydd eni- Nos Galan fad. Gwyl gobeithion ymhob teulu- 1 Nos Galan lon- Hen ac ieuanc yn cydganu- ,.] Nos Galan Ion, Ac yn adrodd hoff helyntion B1 wyddyn gyda'r delyn dirion, A chlodfori gwlad ein calon— Nos Galan Ion. S» Adeg ddifyr ein hieuenctyd- Nos Galan serch, Cydgyfarfod wneir yn hyfryd x Nos Galan serch,— Nos bleserus amryw ffrwythan, Cu a swynol fwyn gusanan, f' A rhyw hudol addunedao— Nos Galan serch. Adolygu yr hen flwyddyn Nos-Galan wnawn- ( Son am gynnydd teulu dillyn ] Nos Galan wnawn: ( Gweled Duw'n ein hamgylchiadaao, Gwaith ac iechyd das ei wenau,— j Canu am ein gwladel" riniau Nos Galas wnawn. Cofiwn am yGwr a'n cadwodd Nos Galan b^r; A d ismaf yma'n dygodd, Nos GaJon Mr. Pwy all lai na diolch iddo 'a A'i was naethn doed a ddelo— t Byw j'y garu nea-del eto Nos Ga.tan ber. Dewi Aur. i

Y MEDDWON A'R LLEUAD. ] O'r dafarn dan wegian ai mintai un nos Dros bont oedd ar afon fawr hoew, A gwelent wych ddarlun o'r IIeuad wen dlos ] Yn nyfroedd yr afon dryloew; IJ=yr gredair meddalion mai cosyn o gaws A welent; a chwarddent yn chwildro; > Soniarus gydfloeddient, 'Does dim byd sydd i haws j N&'i godi, fel gallom ei swalpio." Gafaelodd y dewraf ym mraich yrli'arn-croes < Gynhaliai y bont, gan orchymyn < I rywun afaelyd yn dynn yn ei goes, 1 A rhywun wrth goes hwnnw wedyn; i Wrth heglau eugilyddhwy grogent ynvhts, ] Fel cadwen o feddwon ddolennau, < A bil oer y lleuad enillai ei gwres « Wrth cbwerttun"' Ha! ha. ato eu pennan. 1 Yn fuan yr uchaf a'i teimlai ei hun Yn blino i raddau gormodoJ, ( A chredai, wrth reswm, fel pob gweithiwr bUn, 1 Fod poeri i'w ddwylaw'n ofynnol; >. Pe waeddodd yn sydyn a broch ar y llu ( Oedd yn ei gymalau yn cydio, Ymddaiiwch fel adar, fel byddo i mi j Gael eiliad i boeri i nwylo. e tm 11 lii nhni mnlxi>hTin« ai twArr I I L"U'& fi.io""3-a. 6""& Yn agos i'w ddwylaw blinderus, OWdd ef a'i gydffyliaid yr un chwareu teg Yn nyfroedd yr afon<gynhyr £ os; Yn He cael un cosyn hwy gladdwyd yn fyw A meddw yn afon trueni; Tylodi a siomiant a marw byth yw Erch dynged y dynion sv'n meddwi. Mam lladrad, anUadrwydd, llofruddiaeth, a- gwae. Yw meddwdod a'r fasnach sy'n meddwi; Ar feddwi a gwasgu rbai gweiniaid y mae Roll obaith Toriaeth yn crogi; Nerth Tori yw meddwi a hudo'r di-farn < I'w bleidio a'i lwgu ei hunan, I wneud miliwnyddion, ac aros yn sarn, A thalu dros lordiaid penegwan Y Barri. Celynydd Mason.

YCANGHELLYDD A'I FRWYDR. ^aw-"Pen Rhaw." Hir byddo byw'r Canghellydd mwrnl Llawn yw o swyn a sylwedd; I'r tlawd sy beunydd dan ei gur Mae ef yn wir ymgeledd; Estynnodd in' wialen aur 0 gadair ei anrhydedd. Mae'n Gymro glan o ddydd i ddydd, A Cbymro fydd hyd farw; Trwy eithair byd a Chymru 14n Mae'n wrthrych can a sylw; A boed i feibion Cymru'n llu Gynnyddu ar ei ddelw. Ni phrynnir ef & diod gref, Ni phrynnir ef ag arian, A'r Tori sydd yn teimlo'n Bin Yn fflachiad min ei gryman A gWêl y bydd pob dyn cyn hir Yn trin ei dir ei liunan. Aed Llwyd o Eifton yn ei fl&'n Er paeth a' t&n y gelyn; A byth bo'i enw mewn mawrhad Ar wefus Gwlad y Delyn A ninnau byth hyd golli gwaed Yn ol ei draed yn dilyn. » Mae ei Gyllideb ger ein bron. A dyma ffon ein bara; t Am dorri hon mae'r gwych ei fyd; Ond hi o hyd sy'n dala; Ac nid yw Llwyd yn ofni'r dydd Os ffyddion iydd hen Walia. Yn ol arfaethau Dafydd Llwyd, Y werin gwyd yn ddiau Awn gydag ef dan faner wen 1 ryddid pen y bryniau; Ac 08 daw'r faner hon i lawr, Aed Prydain Fawr yn ddarnau! Hen Dy'r Arglwyddi 'ngwydd y net, I lawr âg ef yn yn!on! Yn un &r llawr rhaid iddo ddod Ond inni fod yn ffyddion; Cael dwylaw'r werin wrth y rhod Fo uchaf nod y Brython. 'Does o fesurau fawr o les Tra'r parlwr pras yn aros: Gan hynny, 'mlaen o Ticrtb i nerth, Yn enw gwerth ein hachos! Mae gennym obaith mwy fod awr Y frwydr fawr yn agos. Trebannoa. John Lewis.

ADOLYGIAD Y WASG. Y reninen am lonawr :—Cymru yn Nyddiau y Tudwriaid, gan Syr S. T. Dvaas, K.C., LLD., A.S., y Cyfreithiwr Cyffredinol. Llythyr o eiddo y diweddar Mr T. E. Ellis, A.S. (o Gronfa y Parch. H. Cernyw Williams). Y Parch. Lewis Edwards, D.D., gan y Parch. S. T. Jones (Alawn). Yr Bgiwys Angtican- aidd ac Undeb Cristionogol, gan y Tra Pharch- edig Griffith Roberts, M.A., Deon Bangor. An- ffyddlondeb Cymru rr Genhadaeth Dramor, gan y Parch. D. M. Rees, Cetihadwr ym Mada- gasgar. Deddfau Goleuni, gan ]VIr Gwilym Owen, M.A., D.Se. CatttLaur Henoed, gan E. Cwyn Coll am Gtityn Ebrill, loan Eifion. Crug- wyson, Ap Daniel, y Parchn. T. Harries, Moses Roberts, D. J ones, y Garegddu, gan Rugog, Alavon, Eifionydd, &c. Enwogion Pontarddulais, gan Wili. Nodiadau ar Law- felinau, gan Ieuan Buallt. Y Ddaear i'r Bobl, gan y Parch E. Pan Jones, Ph.D. Magdalen (yn nbafodiaith Cwm Rhondda), gan y Parch. J. J. Williams. Cymraegy Testament Newydd, gan Bedr Hir. Hunangofiant Enwogion-y Parch. David Griffith a Mr Edward Griffith, Y.H. Gyreinyddiad y Deddfau Trwyddedol yng Nghymru, gan Mr Hugh Edwards. Iesu Hanes a Christ Profiad, gan y Pajrch. J. Lewis Williams, M.A., B.Sc. Y Dr. Lewis Edwards Adgofion Personol, gan y Parch. William Pritchard. Canigau, gan Mri. J. Rowlands, J. Rosser, Sarnicol, Pedrog, &c. Siarad 3m Gy- hoeddus, gan y Parch. T. C. Edwards, D.D. )Cynonfardd). Y Darfodedigaeth, gan Mr D. Llewelyn Williams, F.R.C.S., D.P.H. (Edin). Tennyson, gan Mr Roger Evans (Rhydderch Gwvnedd). Gwlad y Bryniau Awdl, gan Frynfab. Llyfryddiaeth Esboniadau Cymraeg, gan Mr Edward Itees, Y.H. Gweddillion Llen- yddol-Beiau Cerdd Dafod, ga,n Dalhaiarn. Gwylliaid Cochion Mawddwy, gant Lasrynys. Englyn, gan loan Machno. Manion Barddonol, gan lu o Feirdd.

MR LLOYD GEORGE. LORD 6E0RGE HAMILTON'S JIBE -+-- "This Welshman." AN ARISTOCRATIC MONGREL." Mr Lloyd George addressed two meetings in the West of England on Saturday, one at Ply- mouth and the other at Stonehouse. Eleven thousand people were present at the former meeting, and not one woman cooJd be seen in the audience. Mr Lloyd George said an irresponsible assembly had scuttled a ship full of the most valuable cargo for the people. It was what was known in shipping circles as a general cargo. First of all the Government were raising an enormous sum of money for the defence of the country. It might be imagined, from the talk of the last few days more especially, that the Government had made no provision at all for increasing the security of our shores. But this year they had added very nearly three mil- lions to the cost of the Navy there would be- many more millions next year, and for that there was provision in the Budget which was wrecked by the House of Lords, although never in the whole history of the worid had any other Budget been introduced which showed such a rich profit. For the people one of its beauties Was that its revenue was expanding. First the other side said, Free Trade is bank- rupt. You can raise no more money." And next they said, You are raising too much." Thesb people could not be satisfied either way. Old Age Pensions had been provided for—- (cheers)—paupers would also be looked after, and there was three millions for unemploy- ment. What had the other side ever done for unemployment except to use it for the pur- pose of catching votes ? Still more had the Government done in the Budget. They had started smashing the feudal chains which had been put on land so as to open up its resources for the people. Then there was over four mil- lions to provide for sickness and infirmity. It was a valuable cargo that was in the Budget the Lords had wrecked. Let the country clear these scuttlefs out of the way. Taxing the Foreigner. They said, he went on, Why do you not baxthe foreigner ?" Now, if he could have raised the necessary £ 18,000,000 by taxing the foreigner did they think he would not have done it ? Woula he, if he could have avoided; it by"taxing the foreigners, have brought this bornet's nest of all these brewers ana distillers and landlords buzzing about his ears, and try- Lng to sting ? (Laughter and cheers.) And bhey, whenever be hit them out of the way, i said How vulgar." (Great laughter and cheers.) He showed, when at the Board of Trade that he was not afraid of putting matters right as between the foreigner and the Britisher. He was quite ready to slay ( the Egyptian if he was interfering with his ( own people, but this would not be done except ( by Free Trade. The Germans were 25 millions ( short, and they had run into debt. Why did ( not the German Chancellor tax the foreigner ? ] He, at any rate, was not trammelled with any obsolete Cobdenism. Reverence for Free 1 Erade did not keep him back. He knew per- ] Eectly well that it was all rubbish to talk ( &bout taxing the foreigner. Why should 1 prices be so much higher in Germany if it was j the foreigner who paid—bread, raiment, t housing, and everything there ? It was be- cause, as the German knew, be paid a«d not bhe foreigner, and the German had to eat black bread and horseflesh. The Daily Mail. which always told the truth—(much laughter) ( —said this bread was wholesome and £ overmans liked it. Well, let it be tried on toe Peers. Give them three months of black broad iiet and the most juicy horseflesh—(laughter) t -and before they had got throngh three dlLYS t bhey would say, Let us pass the Budget- j [Roars of-laxumter.) Then there was another best in regard to black bread. Were theyr j worried in this district with tramps—( Yes, j md laughter)—well, let them buy a few loaves 3f German black bread and whenever a tramp ( jame round cut him off a chunk. j ] aever come near them again. (Laughter and t ,heers.) j The Right Way. 1 He (he speaker) wanted to make another re- nark on their taxing the foreigner. When be was looking out for twenty millions of money ae searched high and low, here and abroad, md if he could have got it out of the German sockets he would have done so, if he could < lave done it honestly. There was only one < way of taxing the foreigner, and that was the way in which the Government were doing it. rhe foreigner now paid our rates and taxes. ( We sold last year of British produce to the toreigner425 millions worth—(cheers)—and our sotal exports were 517 millions. The Germans J lid not come within 200 millions of that. Cheers.) Those were not imports. Those were ] what we sold, and we did not sell without ] making a profit. He wanted to show where tie got his taxes from. We were selling in Lan- 1 xashire 93 millions' worth of cotton abroad, about 60 millions' worth of that went to the foreigner, and there was a profit to the manu- Eacturer, paid by the foreigner, who paid the wages of these men. Then he (the Chancellor yf the Exchequer) was all right, for he went to bhe manufacturer and got the taxes from him, out who paid them ? (A Voice The foreigner.) Of course he did. He (the Chancellor) was the greatest taxer of foreigners in the world. Take shipping. We carried half the trade of the world. In Germany they had .got ships. (Laughter.) Yes, actually got ships! Were they (his audience) not frightened ? (Laughter.) He had forgotten that was the land of Sir Francis Drake. They did not want to be chicken-hearted in Devon. (Cheers.) This was not the county to be frightened when people talked of Germans. This was the county that drove the Armada away. (Cheers.) Ofmer- .chant ships in Germany they had 2,600,000 tons of shipping. In our little miserable Free Trade country-ruined because we did not tax Tsread—-(laughter)—we had got over eleven million tons we did most of the business of world we carried more internal trade, prob- ably ten times, than Germany. (Cheers.) We did not do it for nothing. Our shipping brought us over a hundred million a year, mostly paid by that wretched foreigner. (Laughter). Lord Rothschild. They had heard, he went on, a good deal about the exportation of capital abroad. There was no way in which we got the foreigner like that. We-got the foreigner in four-ways. The first we left to Lord Rothschild—(laughter and hisses)—who, knowing this was a Free Trade country, with plenty of money to Spate, gar- nered his money together, then lent it to the foreigner. Lord Rothschild had quoted in the House of Lords his father as having said that there was nothing more fruitful for the trade of a country than the fact that it was able to advance money to foreign lands. He (Mr Lloyd George) did not know why Lord Roths- ..child quoted his father unless it was to prove that wisdom was not always hereditary. (Much laughter and cheers.) Well, then, the foreigner was got at in this way. He paid a good coam- mission on the advance. Then when money was advanced abroad it did not go in cash, it went in goods, it was exchanged. Thirdly, we got something for carrying those goods and, fourthly, we charged the foreigner interest on the thing we had got ourselves. (Cheers.) So the prices went on we had laid the world under tribute. He was reaping a rich harvest as Chancellor of the Exchequer from the foreigner. (Cheers.) There was no way of tax- ing the foreigner like Free Trade. (Loud cheers.) Lord George Ham Hton. Lord George Hamilton, continued Mr Lloyd George, made a very offensive attack on him the other day when he said, Why do you bring over this Welshman to look after our finance 1" He begged Lord George's pardon. He thought he was a. Unionist. Was not this the United Kingdom ? His (Mr Lloyd George's) ancestors were here a thousand years ago. He wondered where Lord George's came from. Like most aristocrats probably he was something of a mongrel. He thought Lord George Hamilton belonged to that set whom they called in Ire- land, The Hungry Hamiltons "—(laughter)— and he was the hungriest of -them all. (Loud laughter.) In conclusion he said he came to them in the west as men with Celtic blood in their veins mixed with good Saxon, as a descendant of a race that fought the legions of Cnsar, to appeal to them to stand against a more'in- sidious and more dangerous attack upon the freedom and liberties of the people of these islands. (Loud cheers.) The Peers, he also declared, were a fright- ened and timid race, scared out of their lives by the spectre of Socialism, trembling about the Germans, upset about the IrishTand even frightened by him. What a poor, timid race -they were! When he was down at his old home tbe-ciber day a field of rabbits bolted at the sight of him, though he had not gun, doe or snare. The Tories were just the same tracked by the Radical weazd—{laughter)— fearing the bay of the democratic bloodhound hearing in, the distance the crack of the Ger- man rifte-(more laughter)—but like the rab- bits their nervousness did not prevent them from eating up the crops. (Laughter.)

"SKULKING" RUMOUR. Late Earl Percy and a Duel. The best way of finally killing a skulking rumour is to publish its falsity. Nothing could be more cruelly untrue than to declare that Lord Percy died from the effects of a wound sustained in a duel He was the last man to be involved in any affair such as would cause a duel, and he had also far too high religious principles to have ever contemplated engaging in what he would regard as murder. The sooner this story is recognised as an un- mitigated lie the better. It deserves to be pilloried in the most op- probipus terms—" Liverpool Post" Club Gossip. The rumour got abroad by reason of the syn- chronising of the announcement of Earl Percy a illness in Paris with a newspaper re- port of a desperate duel between two English- men in the suburbs of the French capita), when one of the combatants was stated to have re- ceived grave wounds. The identity of the duel- lists has not yet been disclosed.

MR McKENNA. "The Navy is All Right." • MERE TORY SCARE EXPLODED. On Saturday afternoon the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr R. McKenna) addressed a meeting in the Shire Hall, Hereford, in support of the Liberal candidates for the city and county. The Earl of Chesterfield presided, and in opening the proceedings said the Liberal party was fighting for its very existence. If, as God forbid, the electors endorsed the action of the House of Lords in throwing out the Budget, they would have admitted the prepos- terous claim of the Lords, and the Liberal party, though it might be in office, would be absolutely powerless. It was their duty to resist the claim of this irresponsible, partial, and, he might say, partisan House. (Cheers.) He asked them not to be frightened by the bogies of Socialism, Home Rule, and, above all, the disgraceful naval scare. (Cheers.) Mr McKenna said that Mr Austen Chamber- lain had been speakthg in that city, and the one topic which he carefully avoided was the usurpation by the House of Lords of the rights of the Commons. Mr Chamberlain endeavoured to divert attention by references to the Navy, Ireland, Tariff Reform, and every other subject except the real issue. The Navy was not in issue. The Navy was all right. (Cheers.) Their opponents know it was all right. (Hurrah.) The Navy was more powerful, more efficient at this moment than it had ever been in its whole history. He would remind them that though their opponents were now ready enough to talk about the Navy, at the moment when the House of Commons was sitting there was no adjournment of the House proposed, or any other means adopted to call attention to this alleged dangerous state of things. There was no danger that could be declared in argument. It was not argument that they had to meet now, but mere scare. I ask you to rest per- fectly satisfied," said Mr «McJ3Lenna, upon the authority of the Prime Minister and upon the official authority, which I give you to-day, that the Navy is secure." (Cheers.) What the Budget Taxes. Turning to the Budget, Mr McKenna said the Lords never thought if necessary to con- sult the people before they taxed the food of the people. They only thought it necessary to consult the people when the great monopolies of land and liquor were taxed. In this Budget there was not asingle tax imposed upon food, the necessaries of life, or industry, there was no tax imposed except on wealth, monopoly, and luxury. (Cheers.) The alternative to this Budget was to raise the necessary money by the taxation of the necessaries of life, food Mid industry. Taxation of capital was un- avoidable unless they were to abolish the j ieath duties altogether. There was only one way of being sure that they did not tax capital, and that was to tax the poor, because they had none. (Laughter and cheers.) He lenied that the Budget imposed new burdens an agriculture. There was no tax on the in- iustry of agriculture under this Budget. All 1 land which was cultivated went free. There ( was no tax on the farmer. On the contrary, ] ihe industry of agriculture was helped by the 1 Budget. Mr Chamberlain said they were 1 "rippling the building trade did it injure the j tmilding trade ? ("No.") There was a tax njposed upon undeveloped land there was no Aix upon land upon which building waa put. Lords' Claim Must be Resisted. He asked them to resist the claim which vas now put forward by 'the House of Lords, md to retain for the House of Commons the lole authority in all matters of taxation. Cheers.) If they did not, they must took to lie canBeaoencea. Unless they controlled 4 taxation through their representatives, whourt ihey could call to account ».r>H punish if they 1 axed him unfairly, their pockets, their ] Mirses, would be absolutely at the disposal of 1 jfae House of Lords. They must resist this new claim of the Lords to the utmost. They ( sould no longer submit to the representative • chamber being subordinate to the House of lords. The right remedy was to subordinate j ibe authority of the Houseof Lords, and they nnst take away their power to reject Bills' passed on the authority of the people. (Cheers.). (

CHAUFFEUR KILLED. ] An inquest was held on. Saturday evening at the King Edward Seventh Hospital, Windsor, an the body of Percy Mack, chauffeur to Mr Lee Guinness, of Datchet, who was killed in a 1 motor accident. Herbert Long, a carman, said that on I Thursday evening about 8 o'clock, when he j was driving a pair-horse van near Datchet Common, he noticed that his offside lamp was burning rather low, and he decided to re- I plenish it with oil and light it up again. There ( is a sharp dip on the left-hand side of the road just at the spot, and his near-side horse being rather timid of the ditch he pulled over to his ] offside. After looking up and down the road 1 and seeing nothing in view he pulled up and ] got down to see to the lamp. He afterwards got into the van, and was starting off toget to his proper side of the road when he saw a motor ] car approaching. It had two powerful lamps. 1 He hurried his horses as quickly as he could to get out of the way, but the car struck thepole- bead of the van and the offside horse. Witness was thrown out of his van behind. the offside horse, and was several seconds Deaore ne.got; iree. ne-uieu went to Ule assist- ance of the chauffeur, who was lying on his back in the ditch by the side of the road. He asked.him where he was hurt and who he was, and he-moaned, Lee Brothers." The offside horse and the harness were damaged. The force of the impact lifted the offside horse's leg over the pole, and they had to push the van back to free the horse. It was a. very dark night. The car was going fast. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death," and exonerated the driver Long-from blame.

DESPONDENT GERMANS. Berlin, Saturday. — Commercial Councillor Semlinger, the president of the Association of South German Cotton Manufacturers, and a leading authority on German cotton industry, in a report just issued, paints the condition of German cotton trade in 1909 in the blackest colours. He says:- A year of disillusionment lies behind us. The whole industry is penetrated with a feeling of weariness and disgust, almost despair. I confidently hope that the industry will benefit by the generally improving economic conditions. The undisposed of over- production, the unloading of surplus stockand the increasing cost of production are keeping down prices." Herr Semlinger sees no reason to anticipate an improvement in the first half of 1910 with the new heavy burdens which industry has to bear, and thinks that, owing to the social legis- lation of the Imperial and Bavarian Govern- ments, increased cost of production due to higher wages, the legal ten hours a day for women workers, and the rise in prices of all raw materials, the prospects for the coming year present no very hopeful picture. The Chambers of Commerce of Sonneberg, Gotha, Hildburghausen, and Coburg have ad- dressed an urgent appeal to the Government asking it to begm negotiations with a view to prevent the coming into force on March 31 of the French tariff on German toys and fancy goods. The petition shows that the duties in certain ca.ses.-for instance, on photographic apparatus and silver-plated goods, have in- creased 300 per cent.—Renter. Berlin, Saturday.—A remarkable instance of the rapid growth of ground values in Berlin has been afforded by the experience of Schoene- berg, one of the rising independent boroughs comprised in the area of Greater Berlin, with the tax on unearned increment. The tax was only introduced last year. The yield was esti- mated at 300,000 marks, but it is now calcula- ted that the receipts for the year total 700,000 marks, whereof 684,000 marks have already been paid in.-Reuter.

EXCITING RESCUE. ABERAVON CHILD SAVED. Policeman's Jump Through Window into River. At noon on Saturday a lad, Rees Lewis, five years old, son of Mr William Lewis, Pleasant- terrace, Aberavon, had a strange adventure. The lad, along with other children, was play- ing at the side of the river Avon almost oppo- site the Tabernacle Chapel in Cwmavon-road, Aberavon, where the steps lead down to the river, and fell over into the river, which on Saturday morning was n slightly in flood. The child was carried down the river, but fortunately his fall was observed and a hue and erv was raised. P.C.J. Poison, Port Talbot, at once rushed to the Avon Bridge. By this time the child's father had arrived on the scene, and he jumped off the bridge into the river, but the child was carried under the bridge. P..C. Poison entered the coachhouse of the Walnut Tree Hotel stables by the side of the river, and jumped through the window into the water and rescued the child, who by this time was in a most exhausted condition. P.C. Poison resorted to artificial respiration and brought the child round. He was subsequently attended to by Dr. Ratcliffe and afterwards taken home.

TRAGEDY OF THE WYE FLOOD. The dead body of a man was discovered on the banks of the Wye near Piercefleld Park, Tintern, on Saturday evening by two men named Lee and Tucker. It was identified as I that of William Hudson, aged about 60, of Redbrook. Five weeks ago he was drowned with his little son. Just before a football match deceased with his boy entered a boat, and put off on the flooded Wye, intend- ing to come down the river and be in readiness to get the football should it be kicked from the neighbouring field into the stream. His boat struck the cylinder of the rail way bridge and was dashed to pieces. The man swam to within a few yards of his home before sinking. The little boy sank at once, and his body has not yet been recovered. í

jei,218 Claim. PENYBONT WATER & SEWERAGE PLANS At a meeting of the Penybont Rural District Council, held at Bridgend on Saturday, the Rev. Eynon Lewis presiding, a letter was received from Mr Evan E. Davies, solicitor, Maesteg, claiming on behalf of Mr Watkin J. Davies, until recently sanitary inspector-to the Council, the sum of Xl,218 in respect of the preparation of water and sewerage schemes while in their employ. This letter contained an intimation that unless the claim was paid within 14 days proceedings would be commenced, and that until the claim was paid Mr Watkin Davies was informed that he had a lien on the plans, specifications, and other documents relating to the schemes now in his possession. Mr D. H. Price asked who was the owner of the diaries which were kept by Mr Davies, and in whose possession they were at present. The Clerk (Mr R. H. Cox) said that they were not in his possession, and he assumed that they were in the hands of Mr Watkin Davies, but he (the clerk) believed they belonged to the Council, who had paid for them. On the motion of Mr T. J. Davies, seconded by the Rev. J. 1. D. Nicholl, it was decided to reply that the Council did not admit any lien, but that as a claim had been made they were willing to submit the matter to the Local Government Board. A letter was received from the Local Government 'Board stating that they had been asked to confirm the appointment of Mr Watkin J. Davies as sanitary inspector and surveyor under the Vaynor and Penderyn Rural Council, and desired to know whether he had discharged his duties satisfactorily under the Penybont Council. It was decided to reply that Mr Davies's work had been satisfac- torily performed, but that at the time of leav- ing he had declined to give up documents in his possession, and had sent in a claim for work done. The award of the umpire in the arbitration of Mrs Mary Jones against the Council for damages to two houses gave Mrs Jones E23 15s, and directed that the costs of the arbitration and the award should be paid by the Council. It was stated that the original claim was for £It)(), and that the Council offered 120 and afterwards JE50. The Pyle Parish Council recommended the adoption of a scheme of water supply for Pyle, which included the construction of a reservoir, and-was prepared by the water engineer, Mr Jesse Hurley. The estimated cost was £ 2,000. The daily supply would be 100,000 gallons. Mr T. J. Davies explained that it was intended to carry out the scheme in five years' time, but the Council wished to reserve the source and to obtain the permission of the Margam estate. The report was adopted. The Council considered tenders for a water scheme for Pencoedand Heolyvyw, and accepted that of W. and J. Watson, Ltd., Edinburgh, at £3,089 13s 8d. The next lowest were :-Rees Jones, jun., Coy church, dE3,185 3s lOd Gwilym L. Morgan, Pontypridd, £3.186 Os lid R. C. Brebner and Co., Edinburgh, £3,239 18s Id. There were 23 other tenders, and the highest was that of the Acme Flooring and Paving Do., London, £7,420 17s 6d. Messrs Watson 3ave previously carried out contracts under bhe Council. The tender of Mannesmans for iveldless steel tubes amounting to £ 2,651 was accepted.

Sir A. Jones's Bequests. je600,000 FOR CHARITIES. The will of Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, head of bhe Elder Dempster shipping line, has been odged for probate by the surviving executer, W. O. Harrison Williams, a director of Elder Dempsters. The other two executors appointed ay the will predeceased the testator. The gross value of Sir Alfred's property, ex- duding foreign real estate, is £ 674,259, and the amount of the duty paid is £ 40,208, Sir Alfred Jones, who was unmarried, left immense sums For charities. What the total amount-so be- ^nesfihed is cannot be stated definitely at pre- sent, but it will apparently be considerably yver 9500,000. Sir Alfred Jones left legacies and bequests to < his sister, Mrs Pinnock, and to his sister's children, Mrs Harrison Williams and Miss Pinnock, to his servants and to employees of Elder Dempster and Co., and Eider Dempster Shipping, Limited. Subject to power to carry on any business of ais for 10 years. Sir Alfred gave all the residue yf his estate upon trust for such charitable pur- poses and objects in England or any British possession on the West Coast of Africa-as his amstees in their absolute discretion may select, For the guidance of his trustees, however, he indicated the following charitable purposes or 3 object?— Original research of all kinds into the fcause )f disease on the West Coast of Aiaca; re- 1 iieving the poverty of any person who.may be "elated to him in any degree, and jrtiQu may be poor; relieving the poverty af any deserving person who mall at liis death be or have been 1ft,, hK, ploy or in the employ of any firm or company m which he shall be or shall have been a member or director, and generally any chari- bable object which may benefit-directly or in- ijrectly any such person or persons. .mere are very wide powers as TO carrying -out these charitable trusts, and also as to sel- ling or tarrying on the business, and full power is given to deal with ships and shipping shares, There is also power to a sole trustee to act. Sir Alfred Jones especially named in clause 10 of the will as legatees, if in his employ or the employ of any firm or company of which he is a member or director at his death, JE500 each to William Dempster, John Craig, Wil- liam Seddon, Leslie Couper and L. M. Sharp, and E250 to Thomas Banks. Sir Alfred also gave one year'sv salary to each clerk not in- cluded in the above list who has been ten years 'in the'employ of Elder Dempster & Co., or Elder, Dempster Shipping, Limited, and lesser amounts to clerks who have been five years or one year in the employ of either company.

GALLANT LIFEBOAT RESCUE. Sunken Trawler's Crew Have to Use Shovels for Oars. After a heavy gale from the south-west for many hours; Ramsey, Isle of Man, experienced considerable excitement on Saturday evening by a signal of distress from the schooner Glider, belonging to Belfast, and bound to that port with a cargo of bricks. The lifeboat was quickly launched, and the schooner's crew were rescued with difficulty and taken to Ramsey. The captain, who hails from Belfast, reported a terrible night on Friday. Two anchors were out, but one fouled the other, and the ship was making water. As the Fleetwood steamship Duke of Corn- wall was returning from Belfast on Saturday she ran into and sank the fishing vessel Elizabeth Ann, one mile off the Lune Lightship, cutting the stem completely off. The trawler s lights were burning. Boats were lowered, but the oars were smashed in the collision and the men used old shovels. After-an exciting ex- perience the crew were saved and taken to Fleetwood During a fierce gale over the Firth of Forth many of the Firth fishing fleet lost an enor- mous quantity of nets, which had to be aban- doned as the vessels had to run for shelter. As the day wore on the gale made its presence felt in the Channel. BOAT SMASHED TO PIECES. A Hartlepool pilot named R. Storrow lost his life off that port yesterday afternoon. With four other men he had proceeded to an in- coming steamer in a coble, and one man had already boarded the vessel when a strong wind and sea carried the coble on to the steamer's propeller. The boat was smashed to pieces, and Storrow, struck by the propeller, was never seen again. Another man, named Hastings, was picked up in a serious condition, but the others were little the worse. Severe Gales. Severe gales are reported from various parts of the country. At Holyhead the gale is stated to have been the worrst of the winter, and many steamers had to seek shelter. At Birmingham a wall about 15ft. high sur- rounding some waste ground was blown down, and fell upon a girl, who sustained a fractured skull and broken arm. At Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, a portion, of some almshouses was blown down, but none of the aged ihmates were injured. The rainfall was very heavy.

SIR E. SHACKLETON To Lead Another Expedition. Berlin, Sunday.—Sir E. sftackieton left here for Vienna last night. A banquet was given in his honour in the evening by Profesaor Penck, president of the Geographical Society, at which a number of eminent German scientist ex- plorers and travellers were present. After- wards a number of students of geography, oceanography, and kindred subjects were pre- scnted to Sir E. Shackleton. who made a speech, outlining his plan for the new Antartic Expedition, which ne had decided to under- take. With the aid of a map the explorer showed to the company the new route which he intends to follow on his journey, and he de- clared he would begin preparations for his ex- r pedition when work in connection with the publication of his book on the last expedition was completed.—Reuter.

WHITE STAR LEVIATHANS. A Belfast correspondent telegraphs: It is now definitely settled, subjept to unforeseen circumstances, that the launch of the Olympic, the first of the two White Star leviathans which are being constructed at Belfast, will take place on Thursday, 20th October. These vessels are triple screw combined with recip- rocating engine and turbine steamers. Their dimensions and weights are phenomenal, the displacement when loaded coming up to nearly 60,000 tons, the gross tonnage being about 45,000 tons afcd the launching weight between 25,000 and 30,000 tons dead weight.

I Boards of Guardians. CARDIFF. Letter from Mr G. L Norris. The following letter from Mr G. L. Norris, Penarth, created much merriment at a. meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardians on Saturday: Dear Sir,—Free trade and open compe- tition has again enabled the Bridgwater Poor Law Guardians to accept a tender for the supply of the undermentioned articles at the following prices :-Best English beef at 54d per lb. best English mutton at 51d per lb, best English suet at I-d per lb., that is one farthing per lb. bread at 4id per 41b.. loaf, flour 31s per sack. The lowest tender sent in for bread was 4id per 41b loaf. Will you kindly let me know what you are paying for the same articles, and also how these Bridgwater prices com- pare with German prices ? May I also ask my friend, Mr Beavan, to kindly answer this question when he is on a public platform speaking to working men or Cardiff rate- payers, and oblige.-Yours faithfully, G L. Norris, Penarth." Mr W. J. Travers said that the price men- tioned for bread was impossible. It could not be made for the price. The Chairman (Mr Oliver Jones): I move that the letter lie on the table. The Rev. E. T. Davies (hastily): Oh. Mr Chairman, you must know that Mr Norris is a most pertinacious gentleman. If you supply him with the figures, of course, we don't know what he wants them for or what he will do with them-but if you don't, if you put the letter on the table, or under the table, you will hear of it again, and I know some of us Guardians will. (Laughter.) He has written me a postcard about this letter of his. Here it is :—" Knowing you to be a fearless and above- board Guardian for Penarth-" The rest was drowned in the laughter which followed. I suppose that is the reason why you want to answer him ?" suggested the Chairman. Councillor Wm. Jones Is it not a fact that any ratepayer can go to the offices and find out the prices there ? The Clerk Yes. Mr J. J. Ames: Why not tell him that we are not an advertising medium ? j It was decided to send Mr Norris a letter referring him to the clerk's office for the in- formation he required. Guardians and L.G B. Inquiry. The committee appointed to inquire what steps should be taken in respect of two cases affecting the conduct of Dr W. C. Milward (dis- trict medical officer) and Mr Thomas Williams (relieving officer) reported that, after mature consideration of all the circumstances, they were of opinion that there should be an in- auiry into the two cases, such inquiry to be held by the Local Government Board. The two cases referred to were those of Her- bert C. Ransom (two months), in which the coroner's jury considered that better means of bringing cases of urgency before the district medical officer should be devised, and Mary Ann Evans (52). Alderman F. J. Beavan, in moving the adop- tion of the report, said that the committee had found that there was a prima facie case for an inquiry in both instances, and especially in the case of Mrs Evans. Mr R. Sutherland seconded, and Canon Buckley, in supporting, said the committee had asked for an independent inquiry in fair- ness to all concerned. The report was adopted. Pauper Strtistics. The Clerkl( Mr A. J. Harris) said that, accord- ing to a Local Government Board return, the pauperism of theCardiff Union on July lst.,1909, was 3*11, as compared with 2'50 last year.Much the same rateprevailed throughout England,but although some of the larger Unions showed a higher percentage than Cardiff, most of the Unions were lower than Cardiff. Swansea was higher, but Pontypridd, Merthyr, and Newport were lower. Date of Elections. The date for the election of guardians was fixed for Saturday, April 2nd. MERTHYR. On Saturday at a meeting of the Merthyr Board of Gardians, Mr D. Hopkins (chairman) presiding, votes of condolence were passed with the clerk (Mr F. T. James) on the death of his mother, Mrs James, Ty Gwyn, Merthyr, and with the relatives of the late Colonel D. R. Lewis, V.D., who was. a generous benefactor of the tosrn. It was reported that there were a number of sickchildren in the Aberdare train- ing school, who could only be properly at- tended to by a trained nurse, and it was re- solved to appoint a permanent trained nurse for the school at a salary of E30 per annum, rising by annual incre- ments of E2 10s to E40 per annum, with in- door and outdoor uniform. Tenders for the erection-of new cottage homes at Abercwmboi were opened, and that of Mr David Rees, Tre- cynon, amounting to £1,460 6s 8s was accepted.

"t _§jjnday Horse Deal. AMUSING INTERLUDE AT SESSIONS. The adjourned hearing of the charge against Alfred Stafford, a horse dealer, of stealing E4 from Max Phillips by means of a trick, pro- duced some amusing statements at the Cardiff Quarter Sessions on Saturday. It was alleged against the prisoner that he advertised for sale in the Echo on a Satur- day a pony, cart, and harness for £ 5. Prose- cutor agreed to purchase, and paid E4 on account, but A was subsequently found that the reoeipt handed him had been so altered as to make it appear that there was a balance of C7 owing. Prosecutor then demanded his E4 back, and, meeting with a refusal, gave pri- soner into custody. The defence was that the turn-out adver- tised in the Echo had been sold before prosecutor appeared on the scene, and that the one sold to him was priced at .Ell. Prisoner called a witness named Aplin, who shares stables with him at Franklin-street. and he stated that when prosecutor came there on the Sunday, prisoner refused to have any business transaction on that day. Mr St. John Williams (for the prisoner): Why? Witness Well, it was a Sunday. Would you have any objection to taking money on a Sunday 1-Yes. You don't think it right ?—Well, not only that. The Recorder (Mr Francis Williams, K.C.); Under the Act of 29, Charles II., if he is a horse dealer, the transaction would be void. Mr St. John Williams (to witness) Did you know that a bargain made on a Sunday would be bad ? Witness Yes. (Laughter.) Then it wasn't a question of religious scruples ?-No. (Laughter.) Prisoner, on oath, stated that the turn-out he sold prosecutor was the jEU one, and denied that he altered the receipt in any way after first producing it for inspection, as had been alleged. He was found guilty, and described by De- tective-inspector Harries as an associate of low horse dealers. The officer added that there had been complaints of shady transactions bv him. The Recorder said he had grave doubts whether prisoner had always conducted his transactions honestly, and although he had been found guilty on the present charge, he (the Recorder) did not like to send a person to prison for the first ofience. He would therefore bind him over in his own recognisances of iglo to come up for judgment if called upon, And," added the Recorder, "you may depend upon it that the police will have their eye on you."

WRECK OF A CARDIFF TRADER. The British barque Alexander Black, a well- known Cardiff trader, has been wrecked near Kahului, in the Hawaiian Islands, while bound from Mexillones for the islands with a cargo of nitrate. The Alexander Black was a steel barque of 1,493 tons gross register, built in 1891, and owned by Messrs Chadwick, Wainwright and Co., of Liverpool. She had been absent from England about 13 months, having traded between Australia and West Coast of South America ports. She was under the command of Captain Wi Griffith, of Carnarvon, and carried a crew of 22 men all told, 14 English- men and the remainder foreigners. When the vessel struck she quickly became a total wreck, owing to the heavy weather prevailing, but fortunately the whole of the crew were saved and have been landed at Honolulu. Prior to the disaster one of the crew died at seaand was buried, viz., Steward William Jarvis, of Bridg- water. The following Welsh members of the crew are among the saved :—Captain W. Griffith, Carnarvon Carpenter William Jones Griffith, Carnarvon Cook A. F. Armstrong, Anglesey Seamen Charles Matthews. Israel Matthews, T. H. Lewis, Thomas Williams, and Robert Rowlands, all of Anglesey and Chief Officer J. H. Jenkins, of Haverfordwest.

SCENE AT A MUSIC HALL An extraordinary scene occurred at the even- ing performance at the Croydon Empire Music Hall. One of the artistes was giving imper- sonations of the King when a well-dressed man seated in the stalls with a lady commenced to hiss in a most deliberate and audible manner. His action aroused resentment from the audience, which expressed itself in booing. Two of the other artistes engaged at the hall, who were amongst those who most keenly resented the hissing, rushed forward and made for the interrupter, and it looked as if he were to be roughly handled. Atten- dants, however, quickly intervened, and re- stored order.

ESCAPING WINTRY WEATHER. New York, Sunday.—The passenger lists of the Atlantic liners which left New York yes- terday for Eqrope bear striking testimony to the growing tendency on the part of affluent Americans to flee from the rigours of the American winter to the Mediterranean. Ship- ping representatives prophesv that the year 1910 will easily break all records for the num- her of cabin passengers crossing the Atlantic.- Central News.

———- '— TALKS ON HEALTH. By A FAMILY DOCTOR. A Nurse's Health. If you are nursing a sick relative, you musk bear in mind that though your first duty is to look after the welfare of your patient, your own health is also of importance. It is no use getting knocked up and making two invalids instead of one. This fact is always impressed on all trained nurses it is their dutv to look after their own health. It is rubbish for gossiping neighbours to say they saw Mrs. So-and-So walking out when her little girl was so ill. and blaming her for it. The wise mother knows that a walk in the fresh air is the best way to keep up the strength. and in all long illnesses the strength is taxed to the utmost. I always insist on the nurse looking after her own health. It is awkward to change nurses when the patient has grown used to one. If I had a trained nurse who broke down because she had over-worked herself, I should regard her as incompetent, not as a. woman who deserved pity. It may be very brave for a regiment of .soldiers to march up and storm a hill in full view of the enemy, but they have not done much service to their country when they are all mown down; it may be very brave of a. nurse to work till she drops, but she is no use to the patient when she has dropped. The nurse's only idea is to get the patient well, and the better her health the better is she able to perform her duties. What Apoplexy ts. Apoplexy means a sudden seizure caused by the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. As we grow older our blood vessels lose their elasticity and suppleness, they begin to get stiff and chalky until the time comas when one of the arteries is no longer able to bear the pressure of the blood and it gives way. Old age is the commonest cause, but the decay of the arteries is hastened by drink, above all things, and also by gout and a hard life. The worship of Mars. Bacchus, Vulcan and Venus will surely lead to a stroke, sooner or later, and probably sooner. First Aid. If you are unfortunately present when a stroke occurs, if possible prevent the man from falling to the ground with a crash very often the injury caused by the fall is worse than the stroke. Loosen all the things around the neck. If the stroke happens to come on at a meal, be careful to clear the mouth, as the food may go down the wrong way. Keep the mouth open with the handle of a spoon, and hold the tongue forward so as to allow free passage to the air. During unconsciousness the tongue may fall so far back in the throat that it covers the opening of the windpipe. It frequently happens, during the adminis- tration of an anesthetic that the tongue haato beMield forward to prevent the patient from choking. Leave th« man lying on the gromd while you send for the doctor if the donfair is a long way off, do not move the man for two, ot, three hours-the smallest movement is risky. You must understand ^.blood-vessel Is bleeding in the brain if the patient is kept perfectly still the blood may elot and tQP bleeding stop, which is what we pray for Uie movement of carrying hm up to his Vuiilwwp may be just sufficient to 'btart the hlwiirtiWK again. A Curious Fact. It is a curious fact that the right side of the brain governs the left side of the bo4s. and vice versa. If the right arm and leg tfp paralysed, the hemorrhage is on the left siAe of the brain. The power of speech resid. in the tongue, as may be imagined, but in the, front part of the left side of the brain if spot of the cerebrum is damaged, the pat$OB& is either unable to speak at all, or, if he rintfc he talks in incoherent gibberish. Thus it wf that it is much better for the fit to affect that left arm and leg, which means that the rights side of the brain is damaged, and the precious ■ centre which looks after the power of speecfc is quite safe on the other side of the head. 80 Slowly. Recovery generally takes place after the firafc attack, unless age is far advanced before the Bret fit happens- The real seat of the recovery is in the brain, and it is not possible to 46 much to help the brain except to enjoin perfect rest. But the conditions of the muscles canbe improved by massage and careful exercises. When anyone has recovered from an apoplectio fit, he should bear in mind that another may be brought on by undue exertion. There man be no hurrying for the train .10 and no fits of passion. Anything that quickens the 1 nob' is liable to rupture the weak vessels of tbef brain. Valuable Experience. With the onset of the cold weather and th* appearance of ice on the roads, I always recall a day I spent in hospital as house surgeon* when a shower of rain fell and was foUowedby a sharp frost. The whole of London was CQn4 verted into a skating rink, and I was kept busf the whole day attending to broken wrists ana ankles. We had 25 fractures brought in that day, which constituted a record. Student-likft. I rejoiced in the experience I knew that it ever I had to treat a broken ankle or wrist whet I had to earn my daily bread as a surgeon ( should be able to bring a considerable amount of experience to the aid of the patient. How- ever u, uju not. appear TO DrIng any comiort. to the poor people brought into the hospital t8 think that they were giving me valuable experi- ence which would stand me in good stead fot the rest of my life. Thus is it that no wind i* so ill that it brings good to nobody. Protect Your Friends. If you want t;) save accidents on your own doorstep some salt may be put down but do not leave the salt and melted snow, as ifc gets into the soles of the boots and keeps the feet cold for hours, much more so than snow alone. The melted freezing mixture should be washed away with a bucket of water and then some sand should be sprinkled on the steps and footpath. Then the friends who come to visife you will not be converted into material for pro- viding the earnest student with experiences Let others have that honour. Doctor's Orders. The following rules will help people will suffer from wind Eat very slowly. Have your teeth put in order. Do not drink with meals, but about an hoof before. Drink a large tumbler of hot water at nighi and again when dressing in the morning. Avoid green vegetables and potatoes and pastry. I Avoid strong tea, beer, and stout. Take a few drops of essence of poppernibt after meals. Answers to Correspondents. Several correspondents.— I never give an. opinion on patent medicines or foods. If yas are really iu in bed, the patent foods are often of value but if you are going about yoor employment and merely feel run down yOG will get more nutritive value for your oOMV by buying a mutton chop or a piece of good fish than in any other way. R.D.—I approve of your diet list; if you as not improve, see the doctor again who aid good before. Smith (Newcastle).—It is aTgood fault for ttt hair to be oily have a shampoo once a weeir and don't worry. (All letters intended for The Family Doctor" should be addressed, The Doctor," 8, Lfr Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.

TO BLOW UP THE CZAR. St. Petersburg, January 5.-There was it curious scene in the Nevsky some days ago. About three o'clock in the morning a detach- ment of police arrived near the Amchkoff Bridge, opposite the Palace occupied by the Empress-Dowager when her Majesty to in the capital, and with the aid of lanterns the officers began a careful search of the ground. Within a, short time a party of workmen started diggcoa; operations, their work being closely watc-heo: by the police. Since the incident, the Official Messenger of the St. Petersburg Prefecture has appeared with a paragraph to the effect that several police officials are to be honoured with the St. Vladimir decoration, one of the highest in, Russia, carrying with it hereditary nobility. It would appear that the police unearthed an in. fernal machine, which had been designed to blow up the Czar and his following at the funeral of the late Grand Duke Michael Nico* laievitch. Ip this connection it is alleged in certain quarters that the police knew of the conspiracy some time before they professed to discover it, and that they deliberately concealed their knowdlege until the very eve of the Czar's ar- rival. As rumours of this kind are not un- usual, and are practically impossible to verify, they must be accepted "with reserve.—Centfw News.

DISTRICT CUSTOM P The Llantrisant magistrates had before them on Friday a novel case of gaming on licensed premises. Ed. Evans, licensee, Windsor Arms, Pontyclun, was summoned for allowing a game of skittles to be played for prizes. P.C. J. Edward* spoke to visiting the premises and seeing eighteen men engaged in a game of skittles, for which prizes of a turkey, beef, and whisky were offered. P.C. Church corro- borated. Mr A. T. James (Messrs Morgan Bruce, Nicholas and James), who defended. stated that this was a custom which had been carried on for 17 years in the district, and the defendant was unaware of any illegality. Defendant gave an undertaking to discontinue the custom, and the Bench ordered him to pay the costs. Jabez Evans, licensee of the Cross Inim y Church Village, was summoned at Llantrisan* for being drunk on his licensed premises. Th< defence was a complete denial. Fined 10s.

TRIPLETS AT PENALLY. On Saturday morning Mrs Selina Jenkins wife of Mr Lewis Jenkins, a farm labourer oi Penally Court Farm, near Tenby, gave birtlt to triplets. The three children are girls, JUUJ all are living. Mrs Jenkins has seven other living children.