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Neath Assault Charge. CATTLE DEALER & BUTCHER'S WIFE. The Neath Borough Police Court was p crowded on Wednesday when a special sitting oc the justices heard a charge of indecent assault against Lewis. Griffiths, cattle dealer, upon Florence May Joy, wife of Rowland Joy, butcher, of 60, Bower-street, Melincrythin, on the 2nd inst. Mr Edward Powell prosecuted, and Mr Trevor Hunter defended. Mr Powell said that on Wednesday, October 2nd, complainant was alone in her house with her baby, and there was a knock at the door, and before she had time to open it defendant was in the passage. He asked her if her hus- band had come back, and she replied that he had not. and that she did not know when he would be back. Defendant then asked her if she would like a little present, and offered her a sovereign, telling her she could buy a nice hat with it. She refused, and said she had plenty of money. He then caught hold of her and attempted to kiss her. She pushed him away. He then offered her another sovereign. He called the prosecutrix a stubborn woman and a fathead, Prosecutri.: saw her sister-in-law, Mrs Roberts, and she called out, Is my husbend coming ?" in the hope of frightening defendant. Nothing further took place. Three weeks later the defendant said to Joy, the husband, who had annoyed him, The only reason I keep you is because I am on intimate terms with your wife." I Mrs Joy, who had corroborated the opening statements made by her solicitor, in cross- examination, said she did not know that the defendant had Recused her husband of em- bezzlement. She did not tell her husband what had happened for some time because she feared that he might lose his situation with j, the de- fendant. Evidence having been given by the husband of the prosecutrix, Mr Hunter, in addressing the Bench, said the story seemed to have arisen out of an ex- pression of vulgar abuse used by the defendant in his anger over a matter concerning the man Joy. The alleged offence was committed on the 2nd day of October, and yet the prose- cutrix did not say anything to her husband, her brother, or her sister about it until three weeks had elapsed. He thought that no jury would convict in such a case. The Bench retired,and on returning the Clerk asked the solicitors in the case if they would consent to the charge being reduced to one of common assault. Mr Pb%v*eU (fM- the prosecution) T agree. Mr Hunter, after a consultation with his client, said, We are prepared to stand or fall by the charge of indecent assault." The Mayor (Councillor E. S. Phillips): The Bench consider there is a prima facie case, and commit the defendant to take his trial afc the forthcoming Assizes.

OLD MAN'S FORTUNE, REMARKABLE PEMBROKESHIRE CASE. Housekeeper's Claim, A remarkable case arising out of the dis- posal of an old man's fortune came before Judge Bishop at Wednesday's Haverfordwest County Court. The plaintiff was Mary Mathias, of the Stonemason's Arms, Haverfordwest, and the defendant, Wm. Joseph Scurlock, Solberry, Walwyn's Castle, an executor of the will of the late Mr Wm. Scurlock, and the claim was for £100 left her as a legacy by the deceased hit rest F,8 14s of a pony given her by the deceased JE10 and £ 12 3s 3d wages due, making a total of £ 130 18s Id. Defendant counter- claimed JB519 8s 6d moneys received by the plaintiff from the deceased between 1902 and 1904, and £ 35, value of furniture and personal effects belonging to the late Mr Scurlock. Mr W. J. Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Marlay Samson (instructed by Messrs Baton, Evans, and Williams) defended. Mrs Mathias said that in 1901 she was a widow and entered into an engagement as housekeeper to the deceased, the wages being i20 per year. When Mr Scurlock died there was 157 in the house, and this she retained in lieu of wages. Before his death Mr Scurlock also presented her with a pony. She took a field and put the pony in it, but when she went to Swansea it was taken out by the de- fendant. Deceased who, on his death was 99 years of age, gave her many other presents, and jblO as wages on one occasion. She denied having received several sums of JE100 from the deceased. Her late master could read until the last. and was a very active man in spite of bis great age. Mr Samson admitted that the deceased had bequeathed £ 100 to bis housekeeper, the plain- tiff, but he submitted that the plaintiff had had much more than this sum. During the short time the plaintiff was in the deceased's service the sum of JE500 had been withdrawn from the bank. He read a letter written by the testator's solicitors (Messrs Eaton, Evans, and Williams) to the plaintiff, in which it) was stated that after the sale of property they de- posited £ 100 in Lloyds Bank and invested JE899 in Consols, and on the occasion of Mr Seur- lock's death only £ 300 remained. They hoped she would be able to explain to tho executors what, had become of the money. During her cross-examination the plaintiff collapsed, but afterwards revived, and on the court assembling after lunch, she was able to resume her story. She said she had an inter- view with Mr Edward Eaton Evans subse- quently, but she did not recollect having admitted having received JElCO from the late Mr Scurlock in addition to the money found in the In i,TL house. In answer to further questions, she added she believed deceased, who lived well, had spent the money on himself and his rela- tives. After a long hearing his Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for JE108 14s lOd, the amount of the legacy and interest, and on the suggestion of the jtidge, Mr Jones consented, on behalf of the plaintiff, to hand over to the executors the JB57 of which plaintiff took possession on deceased's death.

NARBERTH APPEAL GRANTED. In the King's Bench Division on Wednesday, before Justices Phillimore and Walton, the appeal in the action of the Swansea Mercan- tile Bank v. Thomas and others (Collins, garnishee) fromnarberth County Court, came on for hearing, It was the garnishee's appeal from a decision of Judge Bishop, Mr F. Mar- shall, K.C., and MrTurner were for appellants; Mr S. T. Evans, K.C., and Mr Merlin represen- ted the respondents. Mr Marshall said the appeal was from an order of the County Court Judge, requiring the garnishee, Mr Collins, to pay over £187 10s lOd to the Registrar of the County Court, on behalf of the Swansea Mer- cantile Bank, on the ground that on the 28th November last, Collins was indebted in that sum to Mrs Thomas. Mr Merlin argued in sup- port of the order made in the Court below. In the result their Lordships allowed the appeal with costs, and varied the order of the Court below by reducing the sum payable to the bank to 947 18s Id with costs, as ordered by the County Court. Leave to appeal on points of law was granted.

BRIDE SAYS NO AT ALTAR. A young man and the lady he wished to marry had already gone through the pre- liminary part of the ceremony of marriage at a church at Poteleinsdorf, a district of Vi- enna, and it. was only on being asked whether d-w would" take this man as her husband that the bride roughly answered. "No." The bridegroom intends to bring an action against the lady, who, it is said, has already left two would-be husbands in the lurch at the same critical moment. He will claim compensation for expenses incurred in connection with the wedding, as well es damages for loss of repu- • t&tion.

Window Gardening. Decorated window-boxps, which have such a pleasant effect in the summer, will now need re-filling to render them neat in the winter and beautiful in spring, writes Mr Donald McDonald, in the "Daily Telegraph." They may either be planted entirely with bulbs-and in no other way can such rich masses of flowers be produced—or two or three very small ever- greens, such as arc sold by the suburban nurseryman, already in pots, may be arranged in each box. planting bulbs between them. Boxes filled with hyacinths have a splendid effect, the mixed, unnamed varieties answer- ing quite well, and they succeed in any aspect, from full south to east or west. If the windows face the north. Snowdrops and winter Aconites may be thickly planted, or so that the roots touch each other, close to the sides for form- ing a fringe but if the boxes receive sun, Crocuses may be planted as fringe plants. Boxes of dwarf, early, single, red, white, pink, and yellow Tulips are gorgeous where the sun can reach them in the spring. Narcissi or Daffodils are preferred by some, and grow and flower well in window-boxes in any aspect. but do not last so long in flower in very sunny positions as in partial shade. Dahlias. I Before the effects of frost make it difficult to distinguish the different varieties from each other, they should be marked by tying small labels to the main stem just above the surface of the ground. It may not be necessary to lift them for a week or more yet, but when doing so, choose a dry day, and stack the tubers up- side down to allow them to dry for about ten days before storing them for the winter. Summer Flewer-Bedding. Probably no form of summer flower-bedding has been more popula" in public parks and gardens than the okisystem of carpet or mosaic arrangement, says a writer in the Gardeners' Chronicle." These evoked great interest in their intricate designs, the variety of plants employed in them, and the remarkable neat- ness shown in their keeping. The whole of any one bed, however Jargc, was fully under observation. However.tbe garden critic and the artist declared them to be in bad taste,and that they were cruelly unnatural, even vulgar. Tip to the last, these beds attracted the greatest attention of the visitors, and when at length but one such carpet or mosaic bed was left, in a public garden, so great was the attention devoted to it that iron guards had to be erected to preserve the grass near it. But now the taste, not of the public, which is never con- sulted, but of decorative artists, has veered round to quite the other pole, and the public are treated to a series of beds full of tall pillar or pyramid-like plants, 4ft. to 5ft. in height, ranged with all the stiffness, formality, and regularity seen in a regiment of soldiers. These have a ground work of Verbena, Viola, or simi- lar plants, that soon grow loose, rank, and devoid of any beanty,because of the great shade thrown by the taller plants, and, being closely planted, the base. or carpet plant", need to straggle hard for sheer existence. These regi- mental squads of tall plants are either Fuschias, Heliotropes, Plumbagos. Stroptoso- lens, Abutilons, Acalyphas, or similar aibjects of a free habit of growth. They are sav?d from year to year, being pruned hard each winter to induce them to break afresh in the spring, and thus when planted out speedily fur- nish a bed. The Kitchen Garden. Continue to prick out young seedlings ob- tained from successful sowings. The earliest plants should be large enough for planting into their wint-er quarters by the end of the present month or early in November. The ground for these should be thoroughly and deeply worked, for Cauliflowers require rich ground and the best cultivation. The labour expended in this way will be well and surely repaid next spring in the superior produce obtained. Tubers should now be making satisfactory progress. Further plantings of tubers that are well- rooted and have started into growth, in boxes, should now be made either in pots or frames, the latter for preference if frames are available that can be heated. Another selection of tubers should now be put into boxes containing leaf- soil, that they may also be started into root action and growth, so that as more frames be- come vacant, another even "plant" may be car- ried out. Checking the Apple Blight. The Apple blight is one of the most deter- mined foes that any fruit-grower has to con- tend with. From whatever quarter it has come, it certainly has gained a fast bold in Great Britain, and no skill seems powerful enough to extirpate It. for it Is even found on wild Cral^ trees in the wpods and hedgerow s. It is esaily known. The insect is enveloped with cotton-like integuments, and deposits itself more in the crevices of the bark of Apple trees than about the extremities of the shoots. It appears to be a sort of boring insect, rather than a gnawing one, searching with prominent proboscis for the fluid of the tree upon which it has settled. It multiplies with great rapidity, and has been known to completely destroy the tree upon which it seeks a lodgment. Wherever this insect appears it can be checked by the application of dissolved soft soap. Brushed against the trunk and branches, it washes the insects down, and the soapy solution getttmt; into the crevices, makes most uncomfottabte quarters for the larvae that may remain. Gis. hurst's compound, or Abo 1, makes agood greasy bath during the season of rest, and kills the insect and the larvae. Kerosine emulsion, sold in tins at the seed shops is also a sure des. troyer. if rubbed in with the brush to the affected parts. Some have found it attack- ing the roots as well, but that i8 of much less consequence, although they often spend the winter in such a place. If they confine them- selves to the surface roots, any of these dress- ings would utterly destroy them. The dan- ger is in their being able insidiously to find out quarters in the stem and branches. Forcing Rhubarb. A few roots should now be lifted and placed in a sold, damp position, fully exposed to the weather, so that they may receive as decided a a check as possible, before being introduced into heat after ten days or a fortnight. A fur- 1 her batch should be cut well round with a spade this Will stop root action, and will pre- pare them for 1 cmoval later, when they will be required to succeed the earlier plants. If the roots are subjected to this treatment they will often be found to give satisfactory results, whilst others that are lifted from the open ground and placed directly into a forcing tem- perature may fail. Late Peas. The present season has been a most favonr- able one for litte Peas, but by the present date the supply will, in nearly all cases, be finished, and the haulm should, therofore, be cleared I off the ground. Where it is customary to sow Peas in the autumn for early spring supply, the seeds should in all cases be sown during the next fortnight, choosing a warm. sheltered position, and where a little protection can be given during the most severe weather. Regard- ing varieties, it will be best tochoose the dwarf- growing sorts, such as Little Marvel. Green Gem. <kc. Such varieties, if sown out of doors, may be expected to come into use before those which are sown in pots in the New Year. The latter will afterwards be planted out in the open as soon as the weather will permit, and the crops so raised will follow soon afterwards, and thus form a very valuable succession. Salads. These will require close attention from the present time throughout the winter. Salads should be grown extensively to allow for Joss from damping. The varieties should be as numerous as possible, the object being to sup- ply the house with as many changes as can be arranged. Continue to blanch Endive as it attains its full growth, and in sufficient quan- tities to meet the requirements. A few roots of Chicory should be lifted, and after wrenching off the foliage, put the roots into boxes con- taining damp leaf-soil. Place the boxes in the Mushroom hcuse, or other dark structure, where the Chicory plants will soon start into growth, but on no account subject them to an excessive degree of heat, as this would cause a weakly growth. lacking in flavour. Lift and box-up a few roots of Chives, covering them from 2in. to 3in. deep with fine leaf-mould, and stand them in a mild, moist atmosphere. Moderate sowings of Mustard and Cress should be made frequently. Seakale and Turnips. Examine the beds of Seakale remove all the leaves which arc showing signs of decay. This done, the crowns will be the better exposed to the influences of the weather and early frosts, which will serve to "ripen" the crowns and brine them into such a condition that they will quickly start into growth presently, after they have been removed into a heated atmosphere. The roots of Turnips which are already of a serviceable size may now be lifted and stored, for they will thus keep in better condition than if they were left longer in the ground at this season. The latest Turnips will still be making growth, and should be left in the ground for some time to come.

TEARS AKIN TO LAUGHTER. There was a diverting and pathetic incident at the Pontypridd Court on Wednesday, when Hannah Putbrace answered a summons for coal stealing. The prosecutor was very deal, and as P.C. Phillips was abont to interrogate him. he turned round abruptly and their faces almost came into contact. This put tho defendant in a merry mood, and when asked if she would like to ask a question she evidently had in her mind the experience of the ofiieer as she re- marked, 1 don't like to put my face up to his face." (Lav.f-'hter.) "If you can make him hear any other way. do so,said the Stipen- diary. 1 am afraid I will get in love with him," suggested the old dame, c oyly. Then came a sudden transformation. As the defen- dant dilated upon her widowhood, her hilarity gave way to tears, and her plea of poverty evidently did not fall on deaf ears, as she was only mulcted in a nominal fine of Is, including costs.

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. New Wing Opened. FOUNDER'S PORTRAIT UNVEILED. The South W ales Institute of Engineers, which numbers among its past presidents gentlemen who have taken a leading part in the phenomenal industrial development of South Wales during the past half century, on Tuesday celebrated its jubilee by a number of pleasing functions in the Institute, Park-place, Cardiff. The proceedings began in the after- noon with the opening of the new library, which consists of a new wing, the spacious hall on the ground floor being set apart for the library, whilst the rooms above are allocated to the representatives of the miners who attend the Conciliation Board meetings. A large num- ber of members of the Institute gathered in the library for the opening ceremony. Mr T. H. Deakin, the president, in ad inter- esting address, said that fine pile of buildings, which cost about £10,000. formed the home of the South Wales Institute of Engineers and also the home of the coalowners of Mon- mouthshire and South Wales. It was built in 1894. For some time past owing to the multi- plicity of the work of the Coalowners' Asso- ciation and to the success of their own Insti- tute it was felt these buildings were not large enough, and so the Council decided to build that library, which afforded accommodation on the first floor for the coal- owners' requirements, inasmuch as it provided an ample suite of rooms for the representatives i of the workmen on the Conciliation Board. To the first cost of the buildings Lord Bute, Lord Tredegar, the Earl of Plymouth, and other royalty owners gave large subscriptions, and the coalowners subscribed munificently bv making them a gift of £ 3,000. That new wing, apart from the furnishing, would cost £:1-,462. The coalowners, in consideration of the first floor being allocated to them, had made another gift of £ 3,000. As president, and on behalf of the Council of the South Wales Insti- tute of Engineers, he desi-edgratefully to make that public acknowledgment of their indebted- ness to the coalowners. (Applause.) The re- mainder of the cost.—- £ 1,462—had been paid by withdrawing £500 on depusit at the bank, and the balance, £962 13s 6d, was being paid out of current revenue. (Applause.) An Up-to-date Library. In the conference room they had already some shelves well filled with books upon scientific subjects and other books that were helpful to their members for reference. They, however, wanted to see that fine room filled with shelves from floor to ceiling, and on the shelves one of the finest collections of standard works to be found in the possession of any mining institute. The desire of the Council was that the library should be stocked with up-to-dace information on all important matters connected with engineering in all its branches. He appealed to the members and friends of the Institute for their hearty COJ- operation in supplying volumes such as he had described. Proceeding, he congratulated Mr J. S. Corbett, the architect, upon the success of his plans, and expressed the hope the volumes to be placed within the library would be of great service not only to the present generation, but to coming generations. (Ap- plause.) Mr T. Hurry Riches, who was called upon by the president, urged the importance of libraries being well-furaished not only with wood, but with intellectual literature, which should be the groundwork of the inventive progress of the future. He strongly com- mended to the younger members of the pro- fession the necessity for two things in life- Get sound information," he advised, think it calmlv over, not waiting till the moment of urgency arises make it your study and aim in life to anticipate what difficulties may arise. and male up your mind before these difficulties have ever shown themselves wha.t to do when they shall confront you." The difference between a competent engineer and a super- ficial or incompetent, one was that- the former was always thinking of what might happen and making up his mind what to do when it happened, while the other man was flurried, excited, and useless when the day of trouble came. To enable them to deal with difficulties it was essential they should have within easy reach the best information and experience of the men who had gone before, and with the view of providing that that library had been inaugurated. (Applause.) MR T. H. DEAKIN. the President. (Photo, by Freke, Cardiff'.) The Opening and Unveiling. I The President then dec-lured the new library open amidst applause, after which he un- veiled a portrait of the late. 51 r William Mene- laus, first president and founder of the Insti- tute, which had been painted by Mr Parker Hagarty, R.C.A., and in a handsome gold frame hung on the wall. In unveiling the portrait, Mr Deakin said at the opening of the adjoining buildings in 1894 the late Mr Edward Jones, in speaking of the gift of 1:3.000 the coal- owners had been good enough to subscribe, made the following remarks: It had been done to some extent perhaps with a selfish view, because those who were largely inter- ested in the coal industries of the counties could not help feeling that the ability of the members of the Institute contributed largely to the prosperity and success of their various undertakings, and that even if members of the Coalowners' Association took no broader view of the whole question than that of a selfish one. he (Mr Jones) thought they could not do otherwise than assist in every possible way in the well-being and success of the Insti- tute." He (the President) affirmed that the j estimate of Mr Jones of how much Monmoutlir shire and South Wales owed to that Institute was a correct one. That being i;o, the name and fame and the memory of its principal founder and first president should ever be held in grateful remembrance. (Hear, hear.) lutime of doubt Mr Menclaus pointed them to a safe path in times of difficulty his was a strong arm to lean upon. Many of the men he brought to the front occupied to-day most important positions in the manufacturing and mercantile life of the country. It was a matter of extreme regret to them all that Sir William Thomas Lewis, who knew and worked with Mr Menclaus for many years in the interests of South Wales, and who had done much for that Institute, was unable to be present. It was through Sir Wil- liam Thomas Lewis that they obtained the site of that, building. Moreover, Sir William sub- scribed to its funds and influenced other sub- scriptions,'while in addition he had given £ 500 to found a Lewis prize to be given to the writer of the best paper on some mining sub- ject in each year. He Was glad they had a painting of Sir William Lewis on the walls of that room, where it would be an inspiration to other men to follow him in doing their duty. (Applause.) Outlining the history of the Insti- tute the President said 30 gentlemen were enrolled as members at the first meeting on the 29th October. 1S57. Next year the Institute had 129 members in 1881 it was incorporated by Royal charter in 1894 those buildings were opened, the membership then being 323. and to-day its roll of membership contained 565 names. (Applause.) Their last year's certified balance sheet showed receipts and subscrip- tions to be £ 1,04210s, and invested funds £ 2.823 10s, while in addition they had invested in those buildings between £ 14,000 and £15,C(X). The Council had set aside yearly to sinking fund a sum suffi- cient to roduce a similar capital sum for their successors on the termination of the present lease. Mr Deakin next referred to the progress of the district since the Institute was formed, saying that 50 years ago the annual outut of coal was seven million tons, form- ing 10'9 per cent. of the total output of the country, then about 65 million tons. Last year the total output of the kingdom wrs 251 mil- lion tons, while the quantity raised in this distrit-t was 47,055.000 tons, or iS'7 per cent. of the country's total. The output of coal in this district had in 50 years gone up nearly 700 per cent., while in the same period the quantity shipped from South Wales had increased by almost 900 per ccnt. During the 50 years dock accommodation had increased 950 per cent. He claimed that a great deal of the credit for the advance should be given to the members and work of the South Wale.s Institute of Engineers. The President then unveiled the portrait amidst applause.

THE CONVERSAZIONE. In the evening a conversazione, which was largely attended, was held at the Institute, Mr Deakin (the president) and Mrs Deakin and the members of the Council receiving the guests in the reception room.

On Tuesday the Ogmore and Garw Council I received a letter from Dr. E. J. Parry, J.P., tendering his resignation on the ground that I' the timet; of the meetings were inconvenient to him. It was resolved to ask Councillor Parry if some rearrangement of the meetings coaid be come to which would suit him.

YOUR WASHING? That depends on how your soap is made. Sunlight Soap is made to enable housewives to do easily and quickly work that in other I times was tedious and laborious. It injures no one, promotes efficiency, and gives happy leisure to the million. ALWAYS PURE. rn Double Tablets, at 3^d., 3d., 2/z'd. and 2d. LEVER BROTHERS, LIMITED, PORT SUNLIGHT, ENGLAND. | THE NAME LEVER OR SOAP IS A GUARANTEE OF PUHfTY AID EXfiELLEIfiL -abenson^s J&rfWV WARRANTED WATCHES. mL^rmnH BEST LONDON MAKE, lis jfsfc Improvements only to be found in h l\W f/\ yffy BENSON'S WATCHES. I a J Buy YOLl" Watch from the actual Watoh MeJcsr.. ;> 7hf 1I!,J17.t.g of Spetks of Bison's WATCHES" a» -he Perfection gaoi Mechaoinn —in 1907 they are even more pert* J0" —v Q- i.—The Celebrated #/ LEVER I/JDGATE iSly MaCe ro bsu ail Juaes. The Best o/iU kind. £S S. p; M**0' 2.—The BANK» Watch, v K -lH ISl W Silver ENGLISH LEVER Key (ess M In or HALF-HUNTIKG CASES. Un- j equalled Va.lne. £6., vJfefexT ✓ Jr No* 3.-LADIES' GOLD KEYLESS, i TBk. V EMGLISH LEVER WATCH. In HUNTING- • or HALF-HUNTING I Set. GOLD CASES. JS12 10_1" MU 4.—The WORLD RENOWNED: f, GOLD ENGLISH LEVER KEYLESS FIELD'* WATCH, in HUNTING or HALF-, fiH|fu>. WrjftBt?* HUNTINO CASKS, Including Monogram. A perfect! Watch at a Moderate Price. £ 25. ■ /<JL M&Vm Full particulars of these and other Watchoa are given in' 1 so**1 Post free. ? igjj^ Cfte Cuttcs — i f tipiiTS; s|p ft r&alSP-Sk \Zi\ H BENSON S do not charge extra for buying ihiz tcaff, BE5 LfaMnjbfi aB 111 IlCTPlTtn I "°- of Ch«iai, and Jewellery. R&F W iLLuaittAICil I Na s, of Qooka, Plate, sac Bigi, m v. JS /i /'y ^8f BOOKS fREL | Ko- U!i SilTer i(amioa Qúa Paper. Wjm Mr. BENSON, I; The Electric Fowor Factory, 62 & 64, LUDQATE HILL,: ii LONDON, F-O- r: _h_ _d_- I A large Packet, of Quaker Oats', makes Forty Breakfasts;' that's Economy, but- QUAKER OATS is more than economical. THE SETTLERS IDEAL HOME. NEW ZEALAND I Arrargeraecis hare L>en made with the Shan', Snvill -n/ UV & Ail.ion Co., The New Zealand Shipping Co., Mid the iWB j l edcral Steam Navigation Co.. for REDUCED ( FARES for 2nd and 3rd Class Passages. At the vjjH ■ ft, ft a present time red:1ced rate passages are limited to Farmers, ImT| Agricultural labourers, Shephprus. Wood Cutters and X8B — men able to milk COW" and manage live srock, who. If rwH dg"Tli|#~ approved, must take £ 2.5 with them. Domestic (Women) J Servants will be granted p8fSI\oges at the reduced ratc's WW subject to their taking with them not less than £2. For rf ||i application forms and further information apply to the, Ifl 3f y High Commissioner for New Zealand, 13. Victoria Btreet, S ahOYC buiPI)iD:j Cnmpanir'5. f!

An ouorniously high" skyseiapcr <;« in ;ii Now York liy th<; Sinf-vr .M.umfai tuf- Com;>an\. No wo >d wlutevcr ]ias boon used. Even tho sashes mid doors aro of ami the floors arc of fern cut and marble. When completed, the tower of the building will rise 612ft., or 49 storeys ahnvo the level of the ground. It will take 15,000 electric lamps to illuminate the rooms, and 16 ciectirc elevators are being installed. Eviie^t- Swales, bricklayer, died in Hull prison ou Tuesday as the r«stilt of a desperate Il';(j1 on Sunday..Swales was allowed out of his c. 11 to fetch some- water, when he eluded the warder and ran along the landing, climbed the protecting fence, and threw himself on to the sione pavement of the central hall below, a. distance (If thirty feet. The man, who was awaiting trial at the sessions, fracturcd his skull.