The Cardiff Times

AMERICAN SINGER IN SPAIN. Howled Down by Her Audience. New York, Monday Morning.—The New York J0Urnal publishes this morning a cabled inter- view with Madame Nevada, who states that she **■ been brutally treated at Seville, in Spain, -bere she appeared in "Lucia. di Lammer- aaoor." The house was empty durmg the met II.Ct, with the exception of detectives and police to Protect her. In the second act the house was crowded, but the ladies in the audience turned eIr backs upon the stage when she was on. The English Consul between the acts advised her to retire, bat she remained pluckily to the end, ™nen the whole house turned upon her hooting &nd shouting insultingly. 8he afterwards called some of her old friends, but they declined to Return her visits, and seeing that her presence in lhe country was becoming impossible she can- dled her six months' engagement. On reaching «iadrid the Queen Regent, probably as a salve to er wounded feelings, invited her to a soiree and Presented her with a gold bracelet. Madame ^evada is emphatically of the ^pinion that the is not yet ripe for sending an American «*iaister to Spain. The favoured singer has left Spain for France.—Central News.

OUR PRINCESSES ABROAD. AMUSING EXPERIENCES. A fteater's Ageney at Trieste, writing under date SPnl 15th says:—During the visit of Princess /^ctori a of Wales and Princess Charles of Den- mark to Trieste their Royal Highnesses pre- rved the strictest incognito and in their exenr- to places of interest in the neighbourhood were regarded and treated as ordinary tourists. On the 13th inst. the r^incesses drove to the celebrated Castle of S'ramar, accompanied by Captain CharleB **>ndham, the commander, and some other "Wceis of the Osborne. The enstodian of the had, naturally, not been advised the intended visit, and though he Q, OWed the party to go over the Stounds refused to permit the Royal ladles a.ces8 to the castle itself. Explanations were Offered by members of the suite, but the custo- n, who may possibly have been imposed upon a former occasions, waa obdurate, and the Prin- j^aaes, who were mnch amused at the incident, j to leave without entering the Palace. The ;en day their Royal Highnesses, accompanied "y the same party and Mr Churchill, British usul, made another excursion to a place at distance. The day was cold, and the ttneesses went into a small hotel to obtain some offee. The proprietor, who had no idea of their and ie an old and nervous man, said be r^jd not possibly supply coffee at a moment's z?«ce it ought to nave been ordered by tele- £ J*Ph in advance. However* he was finally after some persuasion so far to re- *8*jnise the economy of his household as to **Wuee the desired refreshment. SPANISH ELECTIONS. t Madrid, Tuesday Morning.—It is officially that Senor Castelar and Senor Hal- n, the two well-known Republican leaders, been defeated in the General Election of ^Pities to the Cortes. The former was Presi- of the last Spanish Republic, and after a of retirement had just decided to re-enter and political life. Altogether 15 Repub- and five Carlists have seenred seats.— ^tral News.

CAPE ELEOTIONS. Town, Tuesday .—The Bond has obtained ia.^Ter 3Uccsaa Janseuvilie, where its candi- Messrs Lotter and Molteno, have been 1lled by overwhelming majorities. Of the u^Mning five seats four axe divided between j^fchtfaP*68 and the Bond. Ethile, the fifth, iB

ANOTHER SHIP CANAL in, Tuesday.—In the Lower House of the of nSla? Diet to-day a Bill for the construction ly* ship canal between the Rhine and the Elbe b>eferred to a Committee of twenty-eight ^bers.—Renter.

THEGASPESIIAT t^P^real, April 17th.—The steamer Gaspesia t Trepassey, outside St. John's, on Satur- Was Preveated from entering by fog and HtggTffcs- She was assisted this far by the ferot^ Kite, beloa.ging to Messrs Bo wring diau sfrs' who are also the agents at the Cana- Thp Company. rePort that the Kite came in sight of the wr8'14 three weeks ago, but was unable to Besjo tor several days. The Kite had 1,000 the aOa.rd, and there were plenty to be seen in but a.t the request of the abandoned sealing, and finally suc the th'!lttowitlS the imprisoned vessel through Th ak let. tieio e Ga.aPesia. was short both of coal and po- 1 & few days' loxusrer stay w the ice ^^•^ fifcarvatiJn forTose aboard.

The Philippines. RUMOURED AMERICAN DISASTER;, -f Reported Capture of a Column. Reuter's Agency is informed that the Filipino Junta in Europe have received a. telegrftm from General Luna, in command of the Manila dis- trict. It came direct from Manila, and was dated Friday. It said that General Lawton, in his advance on the province of Laguna, was by the Filipino tactics induced to proceed beyond the zone under the fire of the American gifti- boats on the Paaig and the lagoon, and was thus forced to extend his line, which was thereby weakened. The objeot of the Americans was to proceed to Baler, on the Pacific coast of Luzon, in order to meet the American warship Yorktown, which was ordered there to effect a junction with the American force. When one of Lawton's columns^ con- sisting of 140 ofiicers and men, reached a place called Binangonam, about half- way between t'ue lagoon and Baler,. they were told by the native guides that there was a fortress there easy to capture, but they were deceived by the guides. Thes« was no fortress there, but to the surprise of the Americans they met a very large Filipino force, which surrounded them on all sides and cut off their communications. The force felt into the ambash, and all were taken prisoners. General Lawton, who was with the column at Laguna, on hearing the j news retired on Manila, stating hu had been recalled by General Otis, who declared that a native rising in Manila was imminent, and that the concentration of the forces was necessary. The telegram added that the Filipino troops had occupied the strongly fortified town of Zamboanga, in the south of Mindanao. This town had only recently been evacuated by a Spanish garrison, and was in the possession of a few Spaniards, who remained to hand it over to the Americans, The Filipinos captured 7,000 Mansers and all the ammunition. Several of the Spanish gunboats recently sold to America were in the harbour, and were at once boarded by natives who navi- gated them up the Rio Grande into the interior out of the reach of the Americans. There was, the telegram adds, no plot by the Spaniards to hand the town over to the Filipinos. Renter's representative, on making inquiry from Philippine sources regarding the above telegrams, was informed that they reached Paris late on Saturday, and have since been kept secret. It was declared that the capture of the oolumn was not at all the same thing as the ambush pre- pared for the detachment from Yorktown at Baler. On this point the Junta have received no news. As to the fear of a native rising in Manila Router's Agency was informed on the same authority that in confirmation of the Filipino telegram the War Department in Madrid has received an official despatch from General Rios, dated Manila., Saturday, stating that a Filipino rising was expected in the copitill. and that General Otis was concentrating Whitton's, Hale's, and Lawton's brigades in Manila. Note.—It must be borne in mind that the above very serious news comes entirely through Filipino sources. REPORT DISCREDITED. Washington, Wednesday.—The War Depart- ment believes that General Otis would have cabled an account had any such disaster occurred to General Lawton's forces as is reported by the Filipino Junta.—Renter. MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA. New York, Wednesday.—A regiment of Regu- lars and three batteries of light artillery sailed from San Francisco yesterday foi Manila. Eight batteries of the 6th Artillery will sail to-day Central News.

THE SAMOAN DIFFICULTY. The lamentable affair in Samoa where British and American troops fell into an ambuscade with the result that one British and two American officers lost their lives, while two British seamen and two Americans wore killed, is causing severe frictioo between the German Government and the British-American authorities. It appears that the ambush was on the estate of a German planter, who it is alleged was privy to the whole affair at any rate,*he has been arrested and will be tried, and if found guilty of complicity, will in Real- -A d aural Kau iz. I all probability be shot. Whether he be guilty or not, there is no getting over the fact that the German representatives, Dr. Raffel and Mr Rose, are avowedly opposed to the British and Americans, and onenly favour the cause of the rebels. Under these circumstances the situation becomes very sonoxis,nilleas the German Govern- ment is willing to recall the representatives who are mainly reaponsibls for all the trouble. The communications between the Germans and Ad- miral Kautz have been of anything but a friendly character, and it is feared unless wiser counsels prevail that an act of war may be the result, and uo one can foresee what would be the ultimate upshot of such a course.

• THE PEACE CONFERENCE. Few people are sanguine enough to believe that the Peace Congress to be held near Amster- dam wil result in anything tangible. Certainly it has to be admitted that astrange"r3vival is coming over Christendom when a pamphlet dealing with Christ's views of the present day can sell up to 6,000,000 copies in less than 12 months. Whether however the plenipotentiaries of Peace, fully equipped with instructions from their repective Governments, will take much stock of the views expressed in popular panphlets is doubtful. There are insuperable difficulties in the way of any- thing like a complete understanding being arrived at. There are the constant references back to the various Governments as each knotty point comes Sir Julian Pauncefote, G.C.B. Vice-Admiral Sir J. Fisher, K.C.B. General Sir John Ardagh, K.C.I.E. Sir Henry Howard, K.C.M.G. on for discussion. There are the daily differ- ences which must arise as to how far present preparations for war may go, and when the enormous contracts now being entered into are to cease as far as delivery is concerned. Daily, and it may be occasionally when crucial cases are being discussed, even hourly reports will be for- warded to the various Foreign Offices, so that there will be considerable strain on the Dutch telegraphic system. In the selection of Sir Henry Howard and Sir Julian Pauncefote, not leas than in Vice-Admiral Sir J. Fisher and General Sir John Ardagh to represent tho interests of the British Empire, Lord Salisbury has shown taot. The two first named men, although ranking fairly high &s diplomats, are so disciplined that they are hardly likely to act on their own initiative. One would ha ve imagined that men of the standing of Lord Dufferiu, Lord Cromer, or Sir E. Monson would be the more likely gnardiana of British interests at this memorable gathering. Yet there are reasons why these stronger men should be passed over. Tbo universal peace would be an undisguised benefit goes without saving, but the complications are too numerous, the jealousies too great, the unsatisfied longings too enormous.

:BURGLARS IN BARRACKS. The Artillery Barracks near Scarborough have been the scene of two robberies. During Friday night a safe containing £ 100 was stolen trom the commanding officer's office, but left in a field unopened. On Saturday night the canteen win- dow was broken, and a pool of blood showed the perpetrator had cut himself. A coloured man up for Militia training, found with his hand cttt In- s been arrested on suspicion. Another Militiaman has aeserted. ==-

A JEBBV-BUIJUT HOOSE in quite &u aristocratic part ol London the other day literally fell down about its occupier's ears. Outwardly there was nothing wrong almost to the very IRM, and when the cataatropbe occurred it spread consternation throughout tho neighbourhood. Many people suffer- ing from ill-health keep up a brave appearance, and no onc knows the train until it is too lute. Tliey go about deceiving themselves as well aa others. Why, oh why are they so foolish ? Their blood is impure, their nerves are shattered, disease is eating away their life. Well adsissed indeed are they if, oven at the eleventh hour, they turn to Holloway.'s Pills and Ointment)—remedies which give new life and vigour totkll who avail themselves of tfcam. Ointment)—remedies which give new lue-sud "igour totkll who avail themselves of tfcam.

MR HOOLEY'S AFFAIRS. Debtor to be Prosecuted. The Press Association was informed on Mon. day that the Treasury intend proceeding with the prosecution of Mr E. T. Hooky, and that a charge will also be preferred against two other persons. QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr Hazell asked the Attorney-General whether the proposed prosecution of Mr Erueat Xerah Hooley for alleged offences in connection with his baukruptcy was to be abaudoned, and if not when were the proceedings likely to begin. The Attorney-General: I must decline to answer any such question. A PROPOSED LOAN TO SPAIN. In the Queen's Bench Division in Bankruptcy on Monday the case of E. T. Hooley was before Mr Justice Wright upon an appeal by Dr. Jurado, Sir Henry Isaacs, and others for the re- jection of thoir proof by Mr Balden, the trustee, for 452,000 commission, alleged to be due in re- spect of negotiations for a loan. Among those in attendance was Mr Hooley, locking better and lesB troubled than he has for some time past. There were only four spectators preeent. From counsel's opening it appeared that in 1897 a loan of three and a hajf millions made to the Spanish Government waa nearly repaid, and the firm floating it refused to undertake the dotation of another loan. The Spanish Govern- meut advertised for the same. As a result Mr Hooley was approached by Mr Hart all emissary of Dr. Jurado, Sir Henry Isaacs, and Mr Lerado with a view to his making the loan. Mr Hooley agreed to provide the three and a half millions required at five per cent., but it waa eventually altered to four per cent. if four millions were provided. Terms were ail agreed upon, but eventually Hooley, acting oa the advice of his bankers, declined to proceed with the loan, the rate of interest being, as aJloged, insufiiceat to pay him. It was submitted commission was. earned upon the introduction of the busiuess. The public iu the afternoon flocked into the Court when it beoamc known Mr Hooley was present. At the conclusion of the arguments bis Lord- ship expressed the opinion that there was some ) kind of claim in respect of the introduction of Mr Hooley to the parties. What the value of that was would be for the t-rnstee to assess, and he must fix the amount. The costs of all parties would be borne by the estate. A second motion was brought by Dr. Jnrada for services rendered in connection with a Cuban scheme, for which he claimed £ 1.050. Mr Hooley gave evidence, and denied he had ever employed Dr. Jurada on any such scheme. He disclaimed knowledge of au interview with plain- tiff and Sir Henry Isaac-! in the course "f which' it is allsged he declared he had bean in c4. mmuui. cation with Lord Salisbury and Mr Chamberlain > on the subject of raising a loan of a hundred million sterling to deal with the finances of Cuba, to payoff the existing debt, and provide money for Cuba's development. He denied that he spoke of a syndicate with a capital of a hundred million, one-half provided by the British Government, and the other half by public subscription. The Judge said it was a very uuøa.ti..fatory' affair, and assessed the claim at £200. AN APPEAL. In the Queen's Bench Division iu Bankruptcy on Tuesday the case of Mr E. !T. Hooley was again before Justice Wright, upon the appeal by the United Ordnance and Engineering Company against the decision of the trust-es admitting the proofs of the appellants for £ 75,000 only instead of £ 183,OCO. The claim arose in connection with an alleged underwriting transaction to subscribe for shares not taken up upon the underwriting agreement. It was alleged by the company that they went to allotment upon an insufficient public subscription. At the conclusion of the arguments the learned Judge said that he sympathised with the trustee in the difficulties he had to contend with in deal- ing with the proofs in the case, and the nature of claims made. He could not help thinking that in this case he had in arriving at the sum of E7,500, at which the proof was admitted, acted upon a wrong basis. The trnatee was right in re- jecting the proof for the sum of EI&3,(M, and he referred it back to him to reconsider the amount upon which to assess the damages, being at a loss to know npon what ha.siahe arrived at the amount of £ 7,500. No costs to either aido were allowed.

AN USKSIDER'S PREFERENCE. Would Rather Be In Prison Than Live With His Wife. i Patrick Morrison, a. one-legged labourer, and I his family figured prominently at the Newport Police Court on Wednesday. First tbe magis- •fcrates at the instance of the School Board j authorities sent one of the members of the family —a lad of 13— to an industrial school for three I years because he waa an incorrigible lad and an associate of thieves. Then Patrick Morrison I afcflpped on to the defendants' stand to answer a charge of assaulting hia wife. Sarah Ann Morrison told the Court that on Saturday night her spouse beat her with his crutch, and broke a basin upon her head. The husband in turn declared that it waa upon his face the basin waa broken, and held oat a bandaged and bruised tnod, wausn he declared had bean bitten by his wi»._ Mrs Motruoa asserted that her husband was drunk aod sustained bis injuries bv about In rebroary Morrison was sent to prison far one month for aeiaiiltiug bis wile, and the magistrates now passed a sentence of two xaontlas, mpnsonment. Mor rison thanked their Worships to» pnsoQuuu,j

THE POLICE COURTS. Ex-Soldier's Beer Drinking Capaoity. On Monday at the Merthyr Police Court (before Mr W. M. North, Mr William MorgSia, Mr David Hopkins, and Mr V. A WiUs, high constable) John Walsh, a stalwart-looking mat, was charged by P.C. Isaac Williams with being drunk and disorderly in Bethesda-street on Saturday. Defendant denied the offenee anor* getically, and said when he asked the policeman the way to a lodging-house the officer took him to ) the police station. P.C. Phillips stated that the defendant refused to allow himself to be searched, It also appeared that he had gone to the polioe station quietly. Defendant elected to give evi- dence, saying he really felt very much aggrieved. He was a stranger in Wales, and he had done two and a half turns at & local iron works. The pay was small--4a 2d— and this he expended in some eatables and drink. ables. After that he had four pints of beer and sang two sentimental songs at the Forge Inn. Did they think four pints of beer would make him drunk v He had been iu the Army twelve years, and he had walked across the barrack square with twexity vint. of beer inhim.-Ur North I have nothing to do with that; it is absurd to talk in that wa,y.-The Magistrates' Clerk i have not told us you were not drunk yet. Defendant: The state* ment that I was drunk is malicious perjury. Will four pints of beer ma.ke & man like me drunk ?— Mr North Were you sober ?—Defendant: I dou t. say I was sober, but i maintaiu I was ia pro- par marching order, ready for walking out as an honest and industrious man.-Delendmt waa fined IGs and costs or in default 14 dayf., imprison* ment Be talked no more, bat went his wsy- below. Fitters Fight at Barry. On Monday at Barry Police Court three fitters named John Williams, Samuel Williams, of Station-street, and Henry McDonnell, Thomp- son-street, were brought up in custody charged (before Mr Lewellen Wood and Dr. Treharne) with being drmlr and disorderly and assaulting P.C Hale iu Morel-street. Barry, late on Batnxdaj night. They were seen by the constable going up the street in a, drunken and disorderly condition, creating a great disturbance by singing and shout- ing. Hale requested them to stop this noise, and with the exception of Samuel Williams tbe others did so. The latter was remonstrated with aud asked for his name and address, which he re- fused. Proceeding to take him into custody Samuel Williams struck the constable, and aAef closing they fell to the ground, and in this posi- tion the constable was struck. John Williams also joined in the assault, and McDonnell inter. fered with the constable and tried to effect the release of the prisoner. E ventaally Police-con- stables Boothby and Beadles came to his assist- ance Mr Alfred Jackson, who appeared for de- fendants, pleaded guilty on their behalf, and the Williamses were ench fined 40s including costs, and McDonnell 20e. Her 146th Appearance.: Mary Jane Martin, unkempt, unwashed, and unrepentant as usual, appeared before Councillor T. Andrews and County Councillor F H. Jotham at Cardiff Police Court on Monday to answer a charge of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and using obscene language at Bute-terrace on Satur- day night. She was as lively as of yore and taxed the prosecuting constable with making off with her boots, thae forcing her to appear in the dock in her bare feet. The constable repudiated the allegation. Inspector Durston said the prisoner had made 145 previous appearances, the last time on Apiil llth of this Yeax.-The Bench (to pri- soner) You are lined 10s and costs or 14 days.- Prisoner (to the prosecuting constable) You fetch them boots back you only took them to your wife. (I.&nghter.)--botatOllioar (to prisoner): Go down, go down.-Erit prisoner do to the cells. immorality in the Rhondda. On Monday at the Ystrad Police Court (before Messrs Ignatius Williams, Richard Lewis David Thomas, J. D. Williams, D. W. Davies, and Rhys Griffiths) Margaret Williams, a widow, about 45 years old. residing at 91, Misbm- road, Trealaw, was charged with keeping a brothel on the 9th inst. The evidence of P.C. finnr showed that on the Sunday evening in question he watched the house for an hour, and saw three men enter it. Afterwards he heard dancing and singing, and Baw the defendant and a young woman and another couple going upstairs. Com- plaints had been made on many occasions about the house. Defendant was fined S5 and easts, or in default a month's hard labour. The Stipendiary suggested that the owner of the house should be m. formed of the matter, and tha.t be should give the tenant notice to leave. A Fair Offer." What he described as a fair offer was made at tCardifi Police Court on Monday by John Morris, of Pengam Farm. He was summoned for furiously driving a pony and trap in Queen-street on March 30th, and P.C. Lucas gave the speed at 12 to 14 milas per hour. The defendant, in a mixture of contempt and indignation, said the animal was a Russian pony, and he would give it to anyone who could drive it faster than 8 miles. per hour. That was a fair offer. He added that he pulled up round the corner when signalled to, and that the cabmen laughed at the constable taking his name. The pony was pnt through its poces ontgide the court, and on returning the Stipendiary agreed tha.t the animal could not ha.ve been going more than ten miles an hour, if so fast. However, even eight miles an hour was dangerous and imprudently fast. The defendant had better be more careful in future, and the summons in the present instance would be dis missed. Alleged Temperanoe Advocate Fined for Drunkenness. John Wallford vigorously denied at the Merthyr Police Court on Monday the impeachment that he was drunk and disorderly on Sunday outside the Nelson Inn. He admitted that he rattled the door of the house with his foot, but denied that he kicked the door. P.C. Thomas was corroborated by Sergeant Canton as to defendant's conditioned Inspector Canton stated that five hours after he bad been locked up his condition was still so bad that he was not admitted to bail. Defendant persisted in hie denial, and when at last the Magistrates* Clerk said he happened to see him near the theatre, and he was drunk, he declared boldly that it must have been the other chap." Defen- dant said, on oath, he was not drunk. He M walked 10 miles with two others from the Rolling Mill Inn, Ebbw Vale, and what thev had to driuk between them could not make them lose their sobriety. In reply to Superintendent Thorney. defendant said he and friends oame to Merthyr for a stroll. It was not a fact that he ciime over to advocate the temperance cause, nor was tw an official of a temperance associa- tion that he knew of. lie did not know anything about being the secretary of a temperance tion. The whisky bottle found in his prtsnnMiinn was empty when he left Ebbw Vale. Mr Wil- liam Morgan said be would iike to get thig matter cleared up, becanse it was very serious. Superintendent Thomey said he was informed defendant Wlilo connected with a temperanoe asso- ciatior.-he could not say the name of it. Mr North added that this ought to be cleared up, as it was a serious charge- against the temperanoe eause. Superintendent Thomey remarked that defendant came from the Abergavenny district. Defendant was fined 10s and costs, or in defanlt 14 days' hard labour. A Tredegar Juvenile s Depravity. At Tredegar Police Court on Tuesday, before Dr. R. T. E. Davies, Dr. W. E. Williams, an* Mr T. P. Pugh, William Phillips, a verv anWI lad, was brought up in custody charged with stealing Is Sd, the money of Bridget Hannl1, at Tredegar on the 15th inst. The prosecutrix stated that her little boy (indicating a baby boy about five or six years of age) had been sent by his uncle, who gave him 2s, to a public-house for beer. Prisoner met the boy in the street, and asked him to put the change in his (the boy's) pocket. He then ran away with it.—The Clerk Serve you right if J'ou lost it for sending a baby like that forbeer.-The pri-.oner was too young to be sent to & reformatory. The Bench sentenced him to one day's imprisonment and six nroket with the birch. A Cardiff Vagabond. James Ware, a strapping young fellow of 11 years, appeared before the Stipendiary, Mr T. W. Lewis, at Cardiff Police Court on Tuesday, on a charge of living on the earnings of prostitution between March 1st and April 15tb. P.C. Welaher irpnwrt to arresting prisoner at 25, Oompton-street tit. morning. There was only one bed in the house, and this was occupied by a woman of 'tif character and a man, together with aa infant. Prisoner W¡; in the back part of the honse. Witness told him to enter the hooae, and upon being informed that be would be taken to Grange- town Police Station he asked the girl to Mid him down some breakfast, and she consented to do so. Witness said prisoner had been living in Compton-street for a few months with different women. He had never known prisoner to do any work during the period named in the charge. P.O. s Honey and Young gave similar evidence. Prisoner denied the charge. He admitted being found at 25, Compion-street that morning, but that was the first time, and he was only there for shelter. Prisorar, who bad maie 19 previoos appearances on various charges, wtu; sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard laboor.

RACECOURSE REFRESHMENTS. T At the chmpetow Petty Sessions on Tuesday Jamas Phillips, refreshment caterer, of Bath, was charged with selling by his servant, Emily Wyait, a quantity of whisky not of the nature and quality asked for. Defendant was oaterer at the booth at the Chepstow Ra-fes, and Mr W lb. Thomas Le-is, inspector under the Food aad u. Drugs Act, purchased therea.t on the 21st of march a shilling's worth of whisky,, which upon analysis was certified to be 41-47 under proof. For defence it was urged that the whisky when it left the stores was only 22 under proof, 25 degrees g allowed by law; tha.t. according to the prac- tice, the whisky was measured out ID glasses to facilitate the serving of customers at the rushes for drinks between the races,and that the rain and snow percolated through the booth, and together with the water in whicn the glasses were has til v swilled got into the whisky and so diluted it, no fraud being intended. The Bench said that defca. danl bore a good character, and they would not proceed to a conviction, bat he wonld have to nav the caste, a mo anting to £ 1 9s. y

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The Far East. THE KAULUNG EXTENSION. British Flag Hoisted. Hong Kong, Monday.—The British flag was hoisted at Taipo-Fu at 3 o'clock yesterday, amid ije firing of salutes from warships at Taipo-Fu, *">ng Kong, and Kaulung Bay. A deputation of Natives from the new British territory waited the Governor yesterday and expressed regret 110. the recent disturbances, at the same time pre- senting some silk flags. They stated that the dis- turbances had arisen out of the trial of some societies which had been oppressing vil- **Res for months past and extorting money from 4he inhabitants. Yesterday a picnic party from Castle Peak f*y was fired npon by the Chinese, but 'here were no casualties. In the evening an attack was expected to be made upon the British at Kaulung. The Volunteers accordingly turned out with three Maxim gems and guarded the roads *11 night, and the gnnboa.ts stationed in Youmati Kaulung Bays swept the hills with their search lights. Nothing, however, occurred. On Saturday the troops arriving at Taipo-Fu were ftfed upon, but no one was hurt on the British 8jde. The torpedo boat destroyer Fame fired 17 jhells upon a body of Chinese who were occupy- lQg an entrenched position on top of a hill ,whIch a.3 subsequently captured by the British. Several Chinese are reported to have been killed. Renter. OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION. The Government has received a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong reporting that ginned opposition to the taking over of the Kow- *0on extension has been encountered. The formal **king over of the territory was fixed for Monday, was anticipated by one day, and is now an Accomplished fact. The Governor adds that the Armed opposition has collapsed. Opposition was anticipated, and even now there may possibly be local disturbance, but events have apparently taken the course which the Government looked fOt. viz., that the opposition would not prove of serious proportions and that the occupation would lie effected without any great trouble. CHINESE GIVEN TIME. Hong Kong, Monday —The request which was tly made by Sir Robert Hart, Commissioner Chinese Customs, for an extension of six Jfcontha in order to arrange for the removal of the ^hinese Customs from the British territory of has now been acceded to by th<) I-ritiah Goveent.-Renter.

DREYFUS AFFAIR. The Figaro Revelations. t Paris, Sunday.—The Figaro to-day publishes &he depositions before the Criminal Division of *h« Court of Cassation of M. Gneree, agent of the secret police M. Tomps, special commissary of police at the Intelligence Department the War Office, who photographed the rd, Desvernine, special commissary of police attached to the Ministry of War, and Jtte first part of Colonel Picquart's deposition. CploaelgPicquart was fiist examined on November He deposed that in September, 1894, Mriooei Bouchez instructed him to find out whether or not the handwriting of the bordereau was that of an officer employed in the offices of general staff. At that time witness shared current opinion that an artillery officer on the gehneral staff was concerned. Since ell, however, he had completely changed mind. After comparing the handwriting ?* the bordereau with that of Dreyfus, pointed oat to Colonel Bouahey that 7rey did not appear to him to be the same, of a similar character. Witness described the proceedings at the before the court-martial, when Dreyfus porously protested against the charge made 5pioat him. He (witness) Baid that Colonel ^•ftry made a statement which greatly im- pressed the Court, the words which he nsed being ■hjlost aa follow I have it from an honour- S? person that someone in the Second was engaged in treasonable and then pointing to Dreyfus, he and the traitor—there he is." story current at the Ministry of War was the dossier had been handed,to the Pre- sent before the J ndges retired to consider their and that it was communicated by the resident to the Judges in the room where they ere deliberating.—Renter.

ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Chicago, Tuesday.—Forty Germanic Societies 4 &>gnt effected a permanent organisation for Purpose of opposing an Anglo-American or other such agreement. There is a ^Hlar movement in Kansas City.—Renter.

MANNESMAN TUBE WORK8. Settlement of a Serious Dispute. The prosperity of the Loadore district so largely depends upon the Mannesman Works that anything that has the appearance Of a wage dispute is at once canvassed among the in- habitants. Some time ago the management intimated to the men their intention to change the system of payment by the ton to a rate per 100 rims. The amount of monev offered seemed to the man very inadequate, and matters for a short time looked as if a.,serious dispute would arise. The men concerned are organised in five sections, two of which belong to the Dockers, and three to the Gas Workers' Union. Negotiations wore opened, and after a number 0. of interviews Messrs Wignall and Ocbell of the Dockers' Union, and Mr Pete Onrre.n, of the Gas Workers' Union, met Mr Hammoraley and Mr Waddy, and an arrangement was effected by a stoppage of work is obviated. In accord- • o with this the men henceforth will be paid by tho 100 rims, and not by the ton, bat the rates arranged are equivalent to what they were before. Woxk on the new conditions will be | commenced on Monday morning.

A robberyjof mails occurred on Wednesday on a train from London to Yarmouth. No arrests have been made. IT IS AN AGONY OF AGONIES. A torture of tortures. It is an itching and burning of the skin almost beyond endurance. It is thousands of pin-headed vesiclea'filled with an acrid fluid, ever forming, ever bursting, ever flowing upon the raw, excoriated skin. No part of the human skin is exempt. It tortures, disfigures, and humiliates more than ail other sldn diseases combined. Tender babies sere among its most numerous victims. They are often born with it. Sleep and rest are out of the question. Moat remodièa and the best physicians generally mil, even to relieve. Snch ia ficcema, the greatest skin humour of modern tines. If CVTIM- did no more than relieve Eczema it would be entitled to the gratitude of zoan ro- It not only rallevft. out relieves instuitty. A warm bath with CtmcoBA Soap, a single anointing with CtrricuBA (ointment), the gre&t skin core, fol. lowed by a fun dose of OoncoRi Rbsolvent, greatest of blood purifiers and humour enras, is sufficient to allay itching and irritation, soothe inflammation, remove crusts and scales, permit rest and sleep, and point to a speedy coze, when ftUetaefeih. Trnfr Caxunnu

Duke of Devonshire at Presteign. SPEECH ON EDUCATION. The Duke of Devonshire opened a new Conpty School, established under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, at Presteign, Radnorshire, on Saturday, and afterwards attended a public luncheon. His Grace, as the Marquis of Harting- ton, represented the Radnorshire Boroughs before the redistribution, and it was to renew an old acquaintance that he consented to visit the coonty town. Alderman Rogers presented his Grace with a silver key, with which he unlocked the door and entered the building. Amongst those who were present were the Bishop of Hereford, Lord Ormathwaite, Sir Powlet C.;Mtfbank, M-P. (Lord- Lieutenant), Sir Richard 'Green Price, Colonel Lucas, Major-General Sladen, hIt F. Edwsurds (Liberal candidate for Radnorshire), &c. Having inspected the school, which stauds on the site of the old county gaol, The Duke of Devonshire, addressing the boys and their parents and friends from a. platform in the open air, referred to his old connection with Presteign, and said that about 30 years ago, when Lord Harrington, he had the misfortune to lose his seat for the constituency which he had repre- sented at that time. As would be the case at the present, a seat in Parliament when onQa lost was not very easily found. (Laughter.) A neighbour of theirs and an old friend of his, Sir Richard Green Price, was kind a.nd patriotic euough to be willing to resign his seat, and the electors were good enough to elect him. They gave hino an opportunity of re-entering Parliament as a. Minister under the great steteeman, Mr Glad- stone, and take part in many very important measures, such as the Disestablishment of the Irish Chnrch, the first of the Irish Land Acts, tho abolition of purchase in the Army, and a. great many others. It also gave him the oppor- tunity, after he had ceased to be a. Minister of the Crown, ot acting as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. Perhaps the most important event to those present which bad happened since he was last amongst them waa tha passing of the Welsh Education Act, which had made possible the establishment of that and other schools of a similar character, on event which would hMo a. more important influence as bearing on the lives and prospects of th" younger inhabitants than anytaiug else which bad ocourred. Through the labour of many wise and distinguished wen who iiad given their lives to the study of the science of education, the path of learning had been in recent years made much smoother and much easier, and while at no other time had the inducements to diligence bean greater, also at no other time had the pursuit of knowledge been made so easy and so attractive. THE LUNCHEON. At the luncheon, after the usual loyal toast, the Duke of Devonsbice, in replying to the toast of The Cause of Education," said his connec- tion with this district, which terminated in 1880, lated 12 years. Recalliua it reminded him that he had had a. longer political life than fell to most men, and that the time mast be very nearly approaching, if it had not already arrived, when he should make room for younger men— (" No, no ")—bnt when that period did arrive he would recall with a deep sense of gratitude all the kindness which had been manifested towards him by all sections of the community, and especially by the Radnor boroughs, who, by providing him with a seat in Parliment, had enabled him to take part in the consideration of some of the most important measures passed this century. The chairman had associated his uame with the cause of education. He had on previoos occasions had to protest against an assumption which seemed to have been made that be (the Dulce) was or pro- fessed to be in any degree an educational expert. That was not in the least the case. If, without the slightest pretension on his part, he had been assumed to be in any senne an authoiity on edu. cation, it was because he had been for some considerable period deeply impressed with the national importance of the better training of the Eeople in one branch, aud that a very limited ranch of education—that was to say. in the teaching of science and of art as applied to our industries and to our commercial position. But to see the necessity for this kind of technical training of the people and to suggest the uj-ftane by which it was to be provided were very different matters, and although he had done his best to impress the views which he had formed on this subject on his fellow-countrymen, he h&d never professed and he did not profess to be an expert adviser as to the manner in which Luis tecltnlc..I training should be applied to our people. (Applause.) ADMINISTRATOR, NOT EXPERT. It was merely necesaary to make the disclaimer because it had been his duty to bring in a Bill, the object of which was the better organisation of education, nnd especially secondary education. He thought the interests of the measure which he believed to be an important one might suffer if it were to be supposed that in the conduct of it he as an educational expert with theoriooMd ideas on education of his own, instead of being as he was merely apolitican and an administrator charged with the duty of attempting to improve. the organisation of our education, with the assist- ance of experts who were much better qualified to advise ana to give counsel than he was illmaelf. This might be a good system or not, but it was our system of government. (Hear, hear.) We did not pat a great strategist at the head of the War Department, or a skilful sailor or a great, shipbuilder at the head of the Admiralty. We selected ordinary statesmen or politicians to con- trol those two great Departments, requiring as they did the highest technical skill in the shape of skilled professional advisers. In his opinion it would be a very great mistake indeed if we were to commit the charge of the Education Department to a professor or a schoolmaster or an educational expert, however great might be tho range of his studies, and however much he might be devoted himself to the study of the science of education itself- (Hear, hear.) All that he (the Dake) could do for education, all that he professed tc do, was to bring to the work of the better organisation of our systems that same kind of experience and that same kind of political and administrative experience which had enabled our statesmen almost indiscrimi- nately to deal with tho problems of fiaanee and the conduct of our foreign relations, with the problem of Colonial administration, or with naval organisation. WHAT WALES HAS ACCOMPLISHED. His Grace congratulated the people of Wales on the great reform which, within the period which had elapsed sincc hIS political connection with Radnorshire terminated, had been effected in education in Walea. A strong deairo had always existed for educational facilities amongst the people of bat thai desire, and the enthusiasm in snpport of it,.took a more definite shape in consequence of the iuqniry held under the late Lord Aberdaro by a Departmental Committee. That inquiry showed that notwith- standing the desire for education felt by the people of Wales the provision for it was deficient amounting almost to a condition of lamentable destitution. As the result of the inquiry the Intermediate Education Bill WM passed, with the consent of all parties, and had by the action of the people of Wales themselves, and of their leaders, been brought very rapidly into effective operation. From his experience he should say that they iu Wales had been very fortunate in escaping, by that prompt settlement of the question, a great many of the difficulties which still beaet them in England. The local authritities, which were recognised as being indispensable in order to give to their system of edution the necessary elasticity, the proper adaptation of the schools to the needs of those whose wants they ønpplied- those local authorities had been created with-a very Bmall amount of diOieolty or of metion- (hear,, hear)—in Wales. Little been hoard of those rivalries between counties and boroughs, or between County Councils anct School Boards, which in our case in England, though he did not for a moment believe that they would perma- nently obstruct—might '*>11 for «■ time impede the solution of the question. « ales was not in comparison with Engl»»d ft, "Ch country, bat, poor as Wales was in comp&rjfon with England, Wales had not hesitated to tax herself to the amount permitted by the Act for the purpose of providing and maintaining her secondary schools. Nor had this resort to public resources, nor the assistance received from Imperial fnnds, tended to check or dry up the sources of private benevo- lence. (Applause.) He was informed that in Wales the sam of besides the value of sites, all of which were no* included in the amount, had been raised by subscrip- tions, in addition to the aunw which were received from Parliament or from the rates. A LESSON TO ENGLAND. If they in Wales owed and he thought they did, to the libersiity of Pturlhuoaent.- for giving to them of that which it had not given to England, a.nd which it WIUJ not likely to give in the form of a d.rT0Ct .contribution towards secondary education, he admitted Engbafl aloe owed something to farlhe example sat in the promP* response made to the liberality on the part of Parliament, and some- thing also for the lessons to be learned from the experience which Walesgained atthe first attempt at organised secondary edoc&tion upon a settled plan and basis. His "acqoWMance with Wales, and the condition of remote a.nd of too ancient » d8.te. to juatify him in offering them advice on any of the questions which might still lay befMC them, bat bet ooaid I not doubt that excellent as tad been the start which they had made, difficulties might still lie .before them which would require in fnture a much labour and as much thought as had been required to commence the w?rf; "he question of the financial resources mighti probably at no distant date demand their consideration. The cost of the education which were giving in tbeix secondary Kchoo*6 was by xxo meana excessive, but it was much larger than the amoont which was contributed bf 0 parents of the children, and the greater their success might be in attending to the atudenW asthey deafest to their schools the greater might be the difficulty which they would find in providing the ways and means. He trusted, when the undoubted advan- tages of the education which providing for the children of Walaa were better understood by the parents, it might be Impossible to obtain from them more adequate contribution than at present they thought it to ask for to obtain from them more adequate contribution than at present they thought it Wlae to ask for toward* the cost of the education. Ha congratu- lated them on the success wnic- had hitherto attended their gnat experiments whinh he I beiMved to be one of importajaca. not only to the PcnaipeJity of I In i hisHun and the stimulus wntcn it would feive, might prove to be of lasting "J" Paramount Im- portance to the interests of the united Kingdom. (Applauie.) The Press Association hy to jtttbrae that ootwtftetontaff «» awBML allusion to retirement in his speech in Radnorshire on Saturday the Duke of Devonshire does not contemplate immediate withdrawal from his Ministerial position. His Grace's colleagues in the Cabinet have had no warning of any early iutention on his part to retire from public life. Other members of the Government, as well as their leading sup- porters in Parliament, certainly do not anticipate that he will lay down the reins of office before the end of the present Parliament, especially in view of the fact that he has undertaken the res- ponsibility of piloting through the House of Lords an important Government measure, the Secondary Education Bill, which has not reached itil second reading stage. There is under- stood to be some probability that the Duke will take charge of the London Government Bill when it reaches the Upper House. His Grace's remarks at Presteign are believed not to have been deliberate or conclusive, but simply the offhand reflections of a public man returning after a long interval to visit a constituency which elected him in his earlier politioal careet, when he was not only much younger, but also less bur- dened by the responsibilities of vast estates and onerous public duties.

SARDOU AND PINERO. Big Theatrical Events in London. The two greatest dramatiste of England and France have spoken afresh this week, and The Gay Lord Quex and Robespierre" are the theme of every theatrical tongue. That Mr Pinero has sealed very near the wind there is no denying, but that he has at the same time given the stage a good sound play with a big moral is equally certain. The event of the season has, however, been the reappearance of Sir Henry Irving after his long illness, and the demeanour of the audience that greeted him bore out the truth of the proverb that absence makes the M. Victor Sardou (author of Robespierre.") I heart grow fonder." It was t great occasion to witness the re-advent of the splendid tragedian in & piece written espacially for him by the first master of stagecraft France has possessed in the present century. At the same time the hyper- sensitive critic might well be excused for finding fault with one or two of the historical points of the play. Robespierre, for instance, was gallo- tinea at 35, and it is hard to conceive that lie left beliind him a son at 21. Anyhow history is dead against M. Sardou. There are also other minor points, but this will'suffice. It need scarcely be said that Sir Henry's Robespierre was a great study, and one that will linger long in the memory. He was ably supported by Miss Ellen Terry, Mr Kyrle Bellew, and many others, the entire company numbering nearly 70. That there must be great glamour in the name of Irving is clearly demonstrated in the fact that certain infatutted people of the camp3bool fra- ternity took up their stations by the morning te outside the pit door as early as half-past six. Mr Arthur Piuc-ro (,% ul.i,o of Tbe Gay Lord Quex.") At tbe Crystal Palace Miss Janatte Staer has boon giving the visitors Juliette La Tosca and Hamlet," her rendering of the gloomy Prince being intensely interesting,, not to say fascinat- ing. There i3 some talk of her taking a London theatre. Sarah Bernhardt comes to London in June to the Adefphi. W. S. Penley opens the novelty with A Little Ray of Sunshine in September. We bid farewell to the Garrick production of the Three Musketeers" this I week. By the way, ever since Monday, has been steadily progressing the Annual Stratford Celebration to commemorn.te the birthday and deatbday of the Bard of Avon. It continues until the 29tli, and during that time no fewer than 11 BLiakewpari--u masterpieces will have beou given in the Memorial Theatre. -LI

WHOLESALE BEER TRADE. A Proseoution at Mountain Ash. At the Mountain Ash Police Court on Wendes- do,y:(bei-ore Messrs W. M. North (stipendiary) and M. Morgan), David Davies, a wholesale beer retailer, was summoned for selling beer without a licence. Mr Gwilym Jones prosecuted on beha.lf of the police, and Mr C. Kenahole (M."ars Linton and C. and W. Kenehole, Cardiff) defended. P.O. Bryer said that on the 13th ult. he saw a womitn named Mrs Dower come out of the defendant's shop with a basket covered over in her hand. He found in the basket 12 pint bottles of beer. Defendant said, It is the remainder of a case which she bought on the Saturday night." On being told that he would be reported defendant asked the constable to overlook it, a.nd it would not happen again. Defendant showed bim a book with an entry of a purchase by Dan Hughes. Mr C. Kenshole, for the defence, argued that the transaction was & bona-fide one. The goods were sold earlier in the day, the number at the case of bottled beer sold being put down cm the book. Defendant said be promised to send the case to Hughes's lodgings. Later on Mrs Dower, the daughter of Hughua's landlady, came to his shop and asked him to send the case up at onoe. As he could not do so he asked har to take a part of it, and ehe took a dozen bottles, and paid 4* on account. Mr Gwilym Jona, said if they allowed people in this manner to take away a few bottles at a, time the whole intention of the Act of Parliament would be evaded. Mr North, in delivering judgment, said that he waa surprised neither side had not called Mrs Dower, The fact that she paid 49 on account was ao indication that there had been a sale of the lot, and not of the dozen bottles, and the summons woald be dismissed.

FALSE PRETENCES AT CILFYNYDD. At the Mountain Ash Police Court on Wednes- do,v-Wore Messrs W. M. North (stipendiary) and M. Morgan—William Jones, of Cilfyuydo, was charged with obtaining 50s from John Williams, 20s from Thomas Taylor, and 10s from Rees Evans by false pretences. Prisoner went to Williams oa March 4th and asked for the loatn of Sl, as be had received a telegram that his mother was dead and had left some property to him. A week later he showed Williams a document purporting to show the property which was coming to him, and on the strength of this Williams lent him another 10a. On the same day prisoner borrowed El from Thomas Taylor on the same plea, stating that he was going up to North Wales to make a sale, On the 22nd March he went to Rees Evans and told him that he had received a letter purporting that his mother was dead, and he wanted to go up to Carnarvon to bury her the following day. He also showed him a paper which not forth that his mother was a Mrs Jones, King's Head Hotel, Carnarvon, and thatsheleft him the hotel, value £400, and all the appurtenances. Inspector David gave evidence of the arrest,when the defendant admitted to him that his story was untrue and that his mother was &live at Wernoa, Rhoskryfan, near Carnarvon. Prisoner, who had nothing to tILT, was com- mitted for trial at the forthcoming Quarter Sessions and was removed in custody, as he had no bail to offer.

EX-MASTER MARINER IN TROUBLE. Repudiating, and rightly 80.. the appellation of Captaiu," which, he said, was only given him through courtesy, Frederick Alfred* Goss, who once was a master ma.riner. but who now lives in retirement in Cowbridge-road, appeared at the Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday to answer a summons for threaten- ing Harry Sidney Jennings, hairdresser, also of Cowbridge-road. Mr Lloyd Meyrick supported tbe information, and Mr Selwyn Biggs defended. The threats were alleged to have been used on the 12th iust., when Goss, it was stated, went into Jennings's shop, and threatened to break a stick acxOBs 'bis back, and also to shoot him. An in- tended blow with the stick was stopped by Mrs Jennings. The defendant had previously asked complainant to back a horse for him, and after- wads he asked him into his house when drunk and struck him. Then he offered a glass of wbiaky to Jennings, but as he said he would not pay up hts money the whisky was refused, whereupon he said if he had his revolver he would shoot Jennings. Tbe defendant, in the conrse of his evidence, said when he went to complainant's shop and asked for his money the complainant consigned him to a warm region. He did not threaten to strike or shoot Jeumoge, bat he took his companion away, as he thought he was going for Jennings. It was SD long ago that he conla not recollect everything that happened. The mnflhrtratB8 (Messrs l1. Andrews and P. H. JothaiH) b>0«nd defendant over in £ 5 to keep the peace rot mx months.

A'UHAWA Y HORSE. Aunt 1 P.m, on Wednesday a eensataoxi was cMttdin to Cardiff, by a horse belong- ing to Mr Wneeler, and attached to a covered van, taBng fright and running away. Before tha a&tgaai could bechscked the van collided with the window of Mr Orchard, dyer, and also with the jt window of the confectioner's shop next door, completely smashing them. The van was also damaged, one wheel being knocked off. Forto- ftwrtalKECMatt WMUQP^^iamonf j* ihaJm*

A LONDON FIRE. Residential Chambers Ablaze. A fire broke out on Monday at a large bloc of buildings known as Hyde Park Court, Alber Gate, London, occupied as residential chambers The fire broke ont in the upper storeys &nd born, I fiercely. Masny of the inhabitants were rescued after tciae exciting scenes. The building is one of the largest of its kind in London. Several of these living in the upper storey found the ordinary means of escape from the building cut off when the fire broke ont. Some have been cut off when the fire broke oat. Some have been rescued, only with much difficulty. Amongst those who have residences in Hyde Park Court are the Coantess of Eldon, Captain Charles F. Beville, Mrs Fox Adams, the Rev. Edmund Dickie Ker- shaw. Mr H. W. Knight Erskine, Colonel Shirley Maxwell, Major the Hon. Arthur Lambart* Mr Edward Westbury Nunn, F.R.G.S., Surgeon-General E, P. O'Leaxy, Mr H. Dillwyn Parish, Mr Alexander Ure, MJP., and Mr J. M. Morgan Williams, M-A. A latter report states that the fire was first dis- covered at 20 minutes past 10. It is supposed to ha.ve originated through some defect in the electric installation attached to the lift. When discovered the fire had got a good bold of the woodwork of the lift, and was rapidly working I way upward. The fire brigade was summoned, and in a very short tinTi some twenty engines were on the scene ux.Ier Commander Wells. Before much water could be got on the burning building the roof was well alight. The first work of the brigade was to rescue those in the burning part of the bnilding. One or two were ta.ken out by means of the fire escape. The work of ex- tinguishing the flames was attended with the greatest difficulty in consequence of the height of the building—nearly 200 feet. By means of the escape and also by the staircase, the firemen were enabled to reach the balcony next to the burning portion of the building. The sapply of water at "first was not very plentiful, and the flames seemed to be gaining the mastery, but the firemen worked strenuously, and after an hour's exertion they succeeded in oonfiniriK the flames to the top aud second top floors. In the centre facade considerable damage has been done, but the firemen have to be commended for the promptitude and quality of their work. At 12.15 the fire was got well under control. It had then burnt out a lar,,ie portion of the middle section of the roof, and destroyed tlie con- teats of a considerable portion of the upper storeys. Groups of firemen were perched on various parts of the roofs and baicouies of the building directing heavy streams of water on to the centre of tho building. Large crowds gathered to wituess the fire, and all traffic was stopped in the neighbourhood. One of the chief means of escape for those who were in the upper portion of the high build- iiiK at the time or the outbreak was a ladder hastily put up from the roof of the adjoining house Some of the inmatei quickly slipped down this from the burning building,which towers high above the surrounding buildings. So far as i3 known at present, no fatalities have occurred. The tide of fashion was in full stream in Rotten- Row when the fire was at its height, and a row of iiders were watching the progress of the fire. _n.

THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Of late thpre has been not a little anxiety as to the ccnciitiou of Air George Wyndham, the popular young member for Dover, whp, as all who have read the newspapers know, has been lying seriously ill from, an attack of that disease which has ravaged the ocantry from end to end; and carried away some of our best loved and most useful men and women in all spheres of labour. Influenza, indeed, has, if anything, been less merciful than it WAS when first its dark Mr George Wyndham, M.P. I shadow fell across our path some few years ago, and it was with very great pleasure that Mr Wyndham's many friends were informed in the frequent wires received from Cheater that he was steadily improving. And this news can but be as warmly welcomed by all who take an interest in our relations with foreign Powers, for it will be remembered that when Lord (then Mr) Canon, of Kedleatcn, became Viceroy of India, Mr Wyndham was the man considered the next best qualified to take up the important and onerous duties of Under-Secretary for Foreign ASaira. That he has carried on those duties to the entire satisfaction of the Government goes without saying, and we join hoartily in the numerous good wishes for his speedy convalescence.,

RUSSIAN STUDENTS' AGITATION. StPetersburp;,Sunday.—Yesterday another batch S of students were expelled for being implicated in recant note at the Technological Institute here. The young men were conducted in a body by the police to Moscow Railway Station. About 200 students and some female students attending th4 higher nissses accompanied their expelled col- *•?! station, and then proceeded to Navisky Prospect, followed by a very large bat quiet crowd tedby curiosity on reaching the square before Kazau Cathedral. The demonstra- tors wire stopped by strong detachments of police who had hastened to the spot from several. directions. Mounted police dispersed the crowd, ana some aereste were made. Tranquility was riWrtfr |1« I

r SOUTH WALLS NEWS. CARDIFF. Trades Federstioti.-At the weekly meeting of the Carlylian Club, Mr John Gonld, president, in the chair, Mr J. P. Jones, district secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, a.nd a candi- date for the representation of South Wales a, the annual conference of the A.S.E. lectured on Trades Federation." He asked-is federation necessary ? and replied that an impartial investi- gation into the condition, past and present, of the toiling masses--into the reasons for the con- struction of the different tra.des organisations, what they had done for the workers in their various spheres, and their position to day— demonstrated that it was necessary. For lack of aympa.thy from other trades, the recent engineers' strike &nd many annther had proved a failure. The extension of the franchise bad assisted in bringing into closer relations workers of all trades in town end conntry, and the cry for federation was only an outward and visible sign of that persistent sentiment of solidarity which, speaking generally, distinguished the working classes of this century. Though in favour of the principle of federation, Mr Jones insisted that autonomy among tha Unions should be main- tained, aid that a considerable degree of elasti- city of operation was essential to the success of any federation scheme. Discussion followed, in which the chairman, Messrs Sanders, Dance,Fry, Moses, Colton, and others took put. Accident at the Dock-Edgar Thomas, I living in Lead-street, Cardiff, and employed as labourer at Hill's Dry Dock, fell into the dock on Tuesday morning, and sustained a compound fracture of the jaw and olher injuries. 1 He was attended by Dr. Smith and detained at I the Infirmary. I A Fractured Leg.—On Monday evening, Mary Hazel (40), of 20, Godfrey-street, Newiewu, was admitted to the InSrinarv suffering from injury to the leg._ On examination by Dr. Smith, the leg was discovered to be fractured and she was II detained. SWANSEA. Masters Fined by the School Board.-At a meeting of the Schools Management Committee of the School Board on Monday it was decidcd to fine two headmasters S5 each because their schools had failed to earn tbe higher giant. Alderman Karris said if the board were con- sistent the headmasters would be dismissed be- cause they had been censured again and again, and no improemeut resulted. The Rer. John Davies concurred but after some discussion it was decided not to go farther than the fining of the teachers. Woman dies at Another's Bedside,-Early on Saturday morning while Mrs Robinson (72), of 107, Port Tennant-road, was attending a neigh- bour named Mrs Gregory in her confinement she suddenly complained of feeling unwell and in a few minutes she expi*d. Dr. Evans attributes the cause to syncope, f MERTHYR. Butcher's Affaira.-The first meeting of the creditors of Harry Christmas Davies (trading as the Dairy Fed Pork Company), 115, High-street, I Meri-hyr, was held at the office of Mr W. L. Daniel, Official Receiver, an Tuesday. The gross liabilities were t899 6s Id expected to rank as dividend, X678 5s Id the assets were £ 251 8s Id; leaving a deficiency of £ 426 17s. The causes of failure, according to debtor, were losses on bacon undertaking to pay too large a sum as goodwill; and falling off in tragic owing to the depression caused by the crisis in the coal trade. Military Funeral.—The late Sergeant W. D. Phillips,. Brecon-road, of the Merthyr Detach- ment 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment, was buried on Saturday at Cefn Cemetery with military honours. TENBY. Fire.-Considemble damage was caused at Ald. Farley's stationer's shop on Monday by fire, which originated in the kichen flue. The promptness af the are brigade prevented a serious conflagration. LLANELLY. Riding on a Tram -On Saturday a man n&med Reynolds, of Capel Newydd, was riding on a tram at Cencoed Colliery Furnace, when his head caught a beam across the line and his back was injured. He was conveyed to his home. TALGARTH. Sudden Desth.-On Saturday, shortly after middsv. Miss Bessie Edwards, second daughter of Mr William Edwards, GJanenig House, fall dead whilst engaged in household duties. Deceased, who was 26 years of age, was con- nected with several public bodies in the town.

ACCIDENT AT PORTHKERRY VIADUOT. An accident occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Porthkeiry Viaduct, whereby a labouisr na.nea James Livesay received severe injuries, and another was braised about tbe head aud body. A doaen men.were at work on top ol one ot the abutments, when one of the skids" attached to a eraas collapsed. The other men had but a few yards' apace to get clear, a.od would have under those circumstances to choose between an injury from the skid if it came upon tbem or certain doom if they went over the abutment, which is at a height of over 100 feet above the ground. Livesay, who resides at Cora-street, Barry Dock, was removed on an engine to the Eingsland-crescent Accident Ward, where his injuries—comprising a fractured thigh and bruises on both head and legis-were attended by Dr. Kent, assistant to Dr. E. Treharne. The other man was taken by some of his fellow- workmen to his home at Barry, where he also received medical treatment.

POLICE SEIZURES. Novel Sale at Cardiff. ItAt tbe rear of the; Cardiff Town Hall on Wed- nesday Messrs William Fowler and Son offered for sale a quantity of miscellaneous goods, the same," in police phraseology, bsing confiscated goods.r> Over a tiundied four and a half gallon casks of beer were offered for sale, and the umbrellas put up in bandies of 25 even exceeded that number. The beer casks were put up in lots of three and fetched on au average 6s. The other lots were composed of all sorts of articles, such as handbags, market bags, shawls, seamen's clothes, jags, and general crockery, including pint pots. A lot which created some amusement consisted of ladios' underclothing and a large number of women's hats Three bottles of whisky and two bottles of rumwere also offered for Fiple. The bidding for these was furious. Two golf sticks and a number of children's iron hoops comprised another lot. These too were readily dispôred of, and the general opinion was expressed that the constable who confiscated the hoops was bent on seeking promotion.

COMPENSATION ACT. Important Case at Pontypridd. At the Poutypridd County Court on Wednesday (before Judge Gwilym Williams) Mary Ann Griffiths, residing at Trecynon, near Aberdare, brought an action against Messrs D. Davis and Sons, owners of the Ferndale Collieries, to recover XIM under the Workmen's Compensation Act. owing to the death of her son, Morgan Griffiths, 38 years old, who wis killed while a.t work on the 22nd September, 1898. Mr Benson, barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr D-Wcj Morgan, agent of the No. 1 district of the Miners' Union of Sonth Wales, appeared for plaintiff, while Mr Arthur Lewis, barris t e r a t -1 w, represented de- fendants. The question of what constituted ordinary necessaries of life was involved. Claimant was a widow who ha.d received from 103 to 5s per fortnight from her deceased son. She had another eon and a. daughter who earned 14s 6d and 17s per week, and they lived together. During the strike they maintained deceased. Counsel for tha suggested that as plaintiff obta-ined, j ordinary necessaries of life during the str l; 4ILe was not dependent upon the contribution: oi the deceased. His Honour observed that hi idsnce went to show that she was pinched t." consequence of the loss of her deceased son's contributions. Mr Lewis stated that the average weekly earnings of deceased durinsr the 61 weeks be bad worked at the colliery were 15s, the total amount being .£45. He had excluded the strike period. His Honour s&id that he would probably give his decision to day.

CHARGE OF CRUELTY AGAINST A MON- MOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILLOR. At the Chepstow Petty Sessions on Tuesday George Tuckwell was summoned for working a horse m au unfit state at Uoggiett on the 16th March, and Benjamin Perry, a member of the Monmoctnsiura County Council, his employer, was summoned for permitting the horse to be worked. Tuckwell pleaded guilty, but Mr Perry not guilty. Inspector Benford. R S.P.C.A. stated that the horse, which was drawing a load of swedes on Mr Perry's laud, v/as safferirg from side-bone and thrush. Mr Perry denied know- ledge oi side-bone, but admitted that the horse had thrash and was lame therefrom, but said that the lameness wore off when the horse got warm. The Bench considered the case a trifling one, and fined Tuckwell Is and 6s 6d costs and Mr Perry 2s 6d and 9s 6d costs.