The Cardiff Times

Forward Movement. ANNUAL MEETINGS AT CARDIFF- Continued Progress. The annual meetings of the Welsh Forward Movement directors were held at the Heath HaH, Cardiff, on Tuesday. In the absence of the president (Principal Prvs, M.A., Aberyst- wyth) Mr John Davies, J.P., Aberavon, occu- pied the chair, and directors from all parts of the Principality, Manchester, and other places attended. This aggressive Christian movement of the C.M. Connexion was started, it will be re- membered, in 1891 bv the late Rev. J. Pugh, D.D., at East Moors, Cardiff. Its development has been phenomenal, and the history of its steady growth an encouragement to the pro- moters. Over 50 churches have been established, and last year records an increase all round, its adherents being 22,113, Sunday scholars 10,254, communicants 4,757, baptised 210, and the struc tural value of halls X126,980, and debt on halls £ 90,378. The Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Forward Move- ment superintendent, \n his report, said that taking all the centres together there had been an increase during the year of 368 in the number of comriaunicarts. Most of the centres were also in a healthy state, full of energy and zeal. Lately a new hall had been opened at Blaina. Monmouthshire, and the prospects were bright. The district had a large and in- creasing population, and the new Evangelist, Rev. James W. Perry, was a." tried and ex- perienced worker. Most of the few vacant pastorates had been filled by students from the C.M. colleges. There was no disinclination to enter the Forwartl Movement among young students on the contrary, it seemed to have a charm for many of them, because it seemed to give them a better opportunity for evangelistic work and freedom from all routine methods." He was sorry the Dr. Pugh Memorial Fund, notwithstanding all their efforts, had not heen completed. The report was adopted, and Mrs Tydfil E. Thomas, B.A., the hon. secretary, presented her report. The women's branch was it1.. augurated at Llandrindod in August, 1903 To-day they had eight sisters located re- spectively at Cardiff, Barry Dock, Newport, Pontypool, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, and Wrex- ham. Almost 1,000 visits were made per week by the women's branch to homes and persons of such a character as could not be reached by the pastors and ordinary workers. Having received thorough Bible training an insight into nursing, the sisters did all in their power to minister to soul and bodies. In November, 1905, through the munificence of blrs Davies, a home was opened at Grangetown. The Tre- borth Home was a direct result of the Revival. Subsequently a fierce light was brought to bear upon the terrible state of immorality in Cardiff, and mainly through the efforts of some of the women, the movement, led by Mrs J. M. Saunders, then of Grangetown, decided to purchase more commodious premises at Kingswood," Canton, where rescue as well as preventive work could be carried on. Over X15 a week was needed to carry on the work. Mr Thomas Thomas presented the report and financial statement of the loan fund for the year ending 31st March. The capital of the fund is I L5,000, being a portion of the £100,000 collected nine years ago. The iE15,000 is lent free of intereetto needy centres, repayments being by easy annual statements. Tfce auditor's general summary for last year showed total receipts, exclusive of grants for last year of E12,662, members' contributions being at the rate of 11s 4d per member, and the total receipts exclusive of donations from outside the movement being at the rate of IE2. per member. An exhausti ve report on the Pugh memorial fund was given. A special directors' meeting is shortly to be convened to allocate the first £10,000. and a strenuous effort is to be made to complete the EZO,000 as speedily as possible. A public meeting was held in the evening, presided over by the Rev. J. Morgan Jones. Stirring addresses were delivered by the Rev. H. Barrow Williams, Llandudno, Sister Lloyd, Neath, Mrs Tydfil E. Thomas, B.A., Cardiff, and the Rev. B. G. Barker, Merthyr Tydfil.

Last Senior Wrangler. DANIELL OF TRINITY WINS. On Tuesday it was announced that Mr P. J. Daniell, of Trinity, had secured the coveted honour of Senior Wraiigler of Cambridge, Other wranglers include :-2, Neville E. H. (Trinity 3. Mordel L. J., St. John's. 4-Berwick W. E. H., Clare Darwin C. G., Trinity; Livins, G. H., Jesus; Thompson A. W. H., Trinity Waterfal C. F., Queen's. Mr Percy John Daniell, of Trinity College, senior wrangler, is the son of Mr W. J. Daniell, of Valparaiso, Chili.and was born January 9th, s 1889. His permanent address is 58, Caversham- avenue, Palmer s-green, London, N. He first attended Mr Bradley's school, Fladbury. Eves- ham, and afterwards King Edward s School, Birmingham, where he gained junior, senior, and leaving exhibitions of the Warwick County Council. In 1801 he entered Trinity College and obtained a major scholarship, which he now holds. Mr Darwin is a grandson of the greatdarwin. The highest woman on the list was between the 18th and 19th wrangler. There was keen college rivalry between Trinity and St. John's. Each could boast of 55 senior wranglers, so that with the success of Daniell, Trinity holds a record that will stand for all time. The list also includes the name of Mr Gerald William Priestley, son of Mr J. H. Priestley, of West Mon. School, Pontypool. He was born at Usk on November 12th, 1888, and has been at Trinity for three years.

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE'S DOUBTS. In the Divisional Court on Tuesday, before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices J elf and A. T. Lawrence, Mr Mackenzie made an appli- cation for a mandamus addressed to the com- pensation authority of the county of Glamor- gan to pay certain compensation allowances in respect of five licensed houses. The learned counsel said the compensation had been duly awarded to his clients as far back as 1907, at the annual licensing sessions held at Caer- philly, the five houses being at Merthyr Tydfil, but the difficulty that appeared to have'arisen was that since the awards were made Merthyr had been created a county borough.—The Lord Chief Justice Why has not the money been paid ?—Mr Mackenzie said the excuse was that they had not enough money to pay with. They also stated that they had not received all the money from the Inland Revenue for Merthyr, that perhaps being because Merthyr had since the awards become a county borough. —The Lord Chief Justice Whom do you apply for the mandamus against ?—Mr Mackenzie The compensation authority of the county of Glamorgan.—The Lord Chief Justice: You may take your rule, but I am not quite sure if you are moving against the right people.—Mr Justice X-if said there was already a rule pending on the matter.—Mr Mackenzie said that was so. Counsel also assented to the ex- pression of the Court that the rules should ba combined in one.—Mr Dankwerlz, K.C., said he appeared for the Glamorgan authority, and would place no obstacle in the way of hia learned friend. would place no obstacle in the way of his learned friend.

Fashion and 'Things Feminine. By IDA MELLER. Muslin Dresses. Onre more musiin reigns over the dress world. and asserts itself asthe most fascmating of fabrics for hot-wedther wear. White muslin is always more or less m evidence at this season of the year, and-sharing favour wit h it is delicately coloured muslin printed with (lowers and bordered with a darker colour. These fancy muslins are among the prettiest fashions of the summer. The ground of the muslin is some- times covered-with little dots, scarcely bigger than a pin's head, sometimes designed with a faintly marked stripe about a qua rter of an inch wide or rather more. Particularly sweet are the dress muslins of palest. pink. striped or spotted a shade deeper, and printed with a bold design of pink and yellow roses above a four or five inch black border. Made up with simple skirts and fichu bodices these muslins are dreams of beauty, and just the things for garden parties. Sn, too, are the new white muslin frocks, made princess fashion,with or without Empire effects. They are simple-looking and graceful, generally relieved with lace, and fasten at the back. The white muslin princesdres8 sketched is an example of this pretty fashion. A deep band of coarse lace bordered with insertion is let into the skirt, an 1 heads a muslin flounce finished with lace and insertion. The sleeves are tucked and inlet with lace insertion, matching the upper part of the bodice, the lower part of which is of coarse lace united to a waist-band of tucked muslin and lace insertion. Fruit-Trimmed Hats. The millinery world is full of startling effects the monster crowns that prevail being respon- sible for ludicrous fashions that are as ugly as they are unbecoming. The woman who smothers herself with her hat may attract notice but not admiration. To steer clear of the ultra- smart and choose tip-top modes that are sane, is an art that seems to be beyond the powers of certain women to grasp. The beehive and the flower-pot crowns are charming when not car- ried to excessive proportions, for it. is generally admitted that a hat with an important looking crown suits the average face far better than a low-crowned hat. Moreover, it requires less skill to trim. since' the high crown affords a good support to flowers or ribbons, which thus require no wiring in order to keep them upright. The sailor hat of the season lias a nice large crown and wide brim and is sufficiently trimmed by a band of ribbon-velvet passed round the crown and arranged in a flat bow at the left side. A rich cherry-red ribbon on a dark blue hat produces an excellent colour-scheme. Fruit-trimmed sailor hats are pretty and new, an example—illustrated here-being of biscuit- coloured straw, trimmed with a band of black velvet ribbon and big bunch of cherries that hang in careless fashion over the brim. For river wear, sailor hats of stitched white or blue linen, with round crowns swathed at the base with fringed scarves knotted at the left side, are cool and serviceable, and afford protection from the sun. Little Luxuries of the Toilet. I A little luxury of the toilet that is in every- day use in the dressing room of the fashionable Parisienne, is orange-flower water, a good-sized bottle of which may be bought at any drug store for sixpence.. A few drops of this delica- tely-scented toilet water, poured on to a clean piece of cambric and dabbed over the face, helps to keen the skin fair and fresh, and cool. I Frenchwomen not only use orange-flower water for the complexion, as an outward application, but also drink it, mixed with cold water and sugar, as a restorative, and with sweetened hot water as a wooer of sleep. A delicious fragrance is given to a dress by the insertion of little sachets of oris-root powder (stitched in the hems or to the seams) which emit a perfume of violets. One pennyworth of* the powder will be sufficient to perfume a dress Preserved Strawberries. A good deal of care is required in the task of preserving strawberries whole. The fruit used should be as large and sound as possible. Take as many strawberries as are required, and their weight in sifted loaf sugar. Lay the fruit in deep dishes and strew over them half the quantity of sugar allowed, shaking each dish in order that the sugar touches the under part of the fruit. Leave the dishes thus until the next day then make a syrup with the remain- der of the sugar, and the juice extracted from the strawberries, and boil it until it jellies. Carefully put in the strawberries, and let them simmer amost an hour then put them very carefully into wide-mouthed bottles and fill up with the syrup. If there is more than required, it is possible that the following day the bottles will hold an extra amount of syrup, the fruit having sunk down somewhat. The bottles must be covered up with brandy papers and the fruit will then keep.

us WOMEN'S HEADACHE. TERRIBLE SUFFERING RELIEVED. COULD NOT SLEEP—LIFE UNBEARABLE. A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE. I was a great sufferer from Nervous Headache and Insomnia, says Mrs. Agnes Woods, of 20, Earl Street, off Church Street, Pendleton, and could get no relief. I consulted doctors, who gave me bottles of medicine which il did me no good I pSm II whatever. The I I pains in my iv JI head were fear- ^01 ful, and having .4', to attend to my flfvraVft X-! J| little girl who was ill, made life unbearable. I could get no j /( jr sleep, and '/) seemed to go from bad to «. worse. As a last resource I gave Dr. Morse's Indian Root I Pills a trial and found them exactly what I wanted. The pains in my head disappeared and I obtained refreshing and healthy rest. I am now in perfect health and can confidently affirm that it is simply through taking Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills that this end has been attained. I recommend them to all my friends, who have received the same benefit as I have, and I would under no circumstances be without them. Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills get at the cause by cleansing the stomach, purifying the blood and aiding the digestion and assimilation of food, and are a positive and permanent cure for Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, Impure Blood, and Female Ailments. Sold by Chemists and Stores, price 1/11 per bottle, or The W- H. Comstock Co., Ltd., 21, Farringdon Avenue, London, B.C.

I Now is the time for planting out the garden soil is in as good a condition as Nature can make it. and everything but the tenderest can he safely trusted to the mercies of the weather. Great care must be taken to give plants a chance of forming a good foundation for them- selves, and at first the watering-can must be in frequent service. In the Flower Garden. A small bag of soot should be placed in the tank used for watering plant s, as this benefits the plants considerably, and helps to check the insect raid on the roots: Pippings from which Pinks are propagated are best when two or three inches long. Cut away down to their base take firm hold of the base in one hand and the upper part of the pip- ping in the other, and pull until the two parts separate, and the upper one will be ready. Dahlias may be safely planted out now, al- ways in deep, well..manured soil, taking care to protect them from slugs while still young and tender, and from earwigs, &c.. afterwards. If old roots, planted out a few weeks ago, push up too many shoots, thin them out to not more than five per plant. Mulches of manure are yery helpful to many plants, but they do not look well on beds. Leaf. mould does good, so can be used to cover in the dung, or cocoanut fibre can be recommended as a complete carpet for a bed, not for patches in a border. In exposed, wind-swept gardens cocoanut fibre lasts three times as long if pegged down by hairpins when laid on. For hanging baskets of flowering plants fair- sized, strong wire baskets which have been painted green are the best. Line with moss, and half fill with rich turfy loam. Arrange the I plants in position and fill the spaces between the roots with similar soil. Fibrous-rooted Begonias of drooping habit. Ivy-leaf Gerani- ums, Petunias, the blue and white flowering forms of Campanula Isophylla, and double and single Lobelias of trailing habit may be used with excellent results. Fork well. In shrubberies and amongperen nial herbaceous plants replanted forking admits the air and rain to the roots. The earth is a bad conductor of heat, and where the surface of the soil has become so hard as to exclude the air from the loots of the plants the ground in which they grow will be nearly as cold all the year through. When the surface of the ground is hard, the rain. instead of soaking gradually into it, runs off and evaporates, without being of any service to the roots. To secure another good display from thrums, the faded flower stems, and also the small secondary ones now developing must be cut down. Faded leaves should also be re- moved then prepare the plants for bearing a fine crop jof flowers in the latter part of the summer and during the early days of autumn, by loosening the soil' carefully, putting on a mulch of rich soil—a compost of fibrous loam, leaf-soil, and rotted manure in equal propor- tions—and by frequent waterings with both clear and manure water whenever dryness prevails. Ornamental Grasses. Ornamental grasses should be grown to some extent iu every garden. They are easily raised from inexpensive seed. There are a dozen or more kinds which all have distinct charms of their own. A list of six useful kinds with which any amateur may make a start, be his garden ever so small, is given in the Standard" as followsAgrostis nebulosa, Briza gracilis, Bromus brizaeformie, Eragrostis elegans, Hor- deum jubatum, and Lagurus ovatus. All these are hardy, cheap.and easy to grow. It is not yet too late to sow the seeds of these and grow them for the present season. The seeds should be sown in straight lines, so that tho plants of grasses will grow up in rows. The drills in which the seeds are to be sown should be shal- low, varying in depth from a quarter of an inch at the most, for such small seeds as those of Eragrostis elegans to an inch or more for the big-seeded Lagurus o status. Thin seeding and even ditribution ares-ential. Early thinning out is also desirable, but the process of thinning need not be continued so long. The soil ought to be moist at the time of sowing, and no water will then be required for several days. Vegetables and Fruit. Sow radishes in a. shady spot, conveniently near water. They run quickly to seed when sown in a hot, sunny position, and are never crisp and pleasant in flavour in such conditions. Sow Mustard and Cress as wanted in shady spots. Sow thickly in order to have something to cut at, and keep moist from the first to last. In order to have a constant supply in prime condition for use they should be sown about every eight days. Spinach well repays thinning when young, or as soon as the seedlings are well above ground. If sown in drill rows it can be thinned by cut- ting out the denser clusters with the point of a hoe, when the soil is first stirred beside the rows. Make a successional sowing. BJ careful about sowing seeds out of doors. The depth of soil with .which seeds are covered depends on their size and weight-lifting capa- city in the process of germination. Some seeds only need covering with the slightest sprinkling of fine soil, whereas Peas or Beans might be covered to the depth of lin. It is a fault to sow seeds too thickly. Gooseberries should be freely thinned, leaving only just as many as the plant is able to bring to the full size and ripen properly. The ripe berries will be useful for dessert and other pur- poses. See that plants that arc carrying a good crop do not want for water at the root, and a mulch of littery manure, if not yet applied, will do much good. Tomato plants grown in the open should be as large and sturdy as possible when they are planted out. They should be planted in firm but fertile soil, and no artificial or animal manure ought to come in contact with the roots. The variety should be one that matures its fruits early, otherwise cold, wet weather may set in before the crop is developed suffici- ently for use. Farmyard or stable Jnanures are too slow in their action to suit Tomato plants after the fruits have set something more readily avail- able\as a plant food being required. A top- dressing of guano should be occasionally given to the crop, or a manure composed of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia, together with potash and phosphoric acid, which need not exceed one ounce to the square yard, may be applied ahout once a week and well watered in. i Plants of Cauliflower to produce heads from August to November may be planted out in rich soil, and advantage should be taken of showery periods, otherwise all must be liberally watered. By this time the spring sown Cabbage plants will be fit to plant, and as space becomes available immediate steps should be taken to bring it into a state of preparation for the planting of Broccoli for next spring, Savoys and other winter stuff. Raspberries are rarely thinned, but there is a vast difference in the quality of thinned and unthinned fruits. This applies to all kinds of fruit. It is rare that one finds fine specimens at the extreme end of the cluster of berries, and t.hose there that do ripen lack flavour, they take some nourishment away from the better fruitswithout-bcing remunerative them- selves if left to mature. The remaining berries would swell larger and contain more juice, and so be more valuable and acceptable. The number may be reduced, but the weight would not be materially- All beans are of a very thirsty nature, especially Runners and to economise water- ing get the trench out extra wide, certainly not less than eighteen inches. Allow each plant at least a clear foot from its neighbour, and provide each with a stick as soon as planted, and in the early stages of growth assist the young shoots to climb by tying them to the stick with soft wool or bass. Never water the row with hard water recently drawn. If a good supply of rain-water is not available, draw off as much as can be stored early in the morning and stand in full sunshine until the evening. Give abundance of liquid manure as soon as the pods are a few inches long.

ECHO OF HORSE SHOW. On Tuesday at Merthyr William John Davies, landlord of the Puddler's 1\rm, Brecon-road, Merthyr, was summoned for violating the con- ditions of an occasional licence authorising him to sell in two tents at Penydarren Park, Mer- thyr, on Whit-Monday and on the two follow- ing days ^n the occasion of the athletic sports and horse show. Chief Constable Wilson said that one of the conditions was that the tents should be closed at eight o'clock at nighty At 20 minutes past nine on the Wednesday night he saw Sullivan, the defendant's manager, serving Tiger Smith with a bottle of beer, and money passed be- tween the two. Witness also saw Sullivan supply other men who were in the tent. Mr G. C James, who defended, said that the men whom the Chief Constable saw in the tent were lawfully engaged there, and the Chief Constable must have been mistaken when he said that he saw money pass between Tiger Smith and Sullivan. The Bench dismissed the case on payment of costs, the Mayor remarking that the Chief Con- stable was fully justified in bringing it forward.

MILFORD FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE. At Mil ford Haven Police Court on Wednes- day William Robert Arden, of no fixed abode, was charged with obtaining one sovereign by false pretences from the Rev. JohnWard, Wesleyan minister, Milford Haven, on May 15th. Prisoner was also charged with obtaining £1 from Father R. Burke, Catholic priest, Mil- ford, on May 16th. Prisoner was committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.

Illustrated Humour. j Not Meant Literally. Mrs Parvenu Oh, yes-wp call tracp our ancestry back to-to-well, I don't know who, but we've been descending for centuries. Not a Mtiter of Chance. The Vicar: Is it t rue, Samuel, that your father allows games of chance to be played in your house ? The Boy There ain't no chance about it, zur-hey all cheats. Quite a Mistake. Mistress What was tha.t gentleman that came in just now ? Servant: It wasn't a gentleman, ma'am, it was only the master, who came for his umbrella. The Wages of Obedience. Fond Mother.: Fighting again, AVillie ? Didn't I tell you to stop and count ono hundred whenever you were angry ? Battered Willie But it didn't do any good, ) ma. Look what the other boy did while I counted. Too Late. She I couldn't marry you, Mr Dawkins, not if I were to live to be a hundred. He: Well, I mightn't be so keen about it then myself. East and West. In the Far East a girl never sees her in- tended husband until she is married," remarked a young man at a social gathering. How odd exclaimed a lady. In this part of the world she seldom sees him after- wards." From Close Contact. Tom But wasn't she angry when you called on her with a four-days-old beard on your face T Dick Yes, she said she felt it very much. A Sharp Retort. Move up, you Jew," said the American in the 'bus, rather peremptorily, but the man next him merely shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't move for an American." But-but one of my ancestors signwl the Declaration of In- dependence," returnea the American loftily. "One of mine signed the Ten Commandments," was the rejoinder. Bath Bed-Patent not applied for. Scene, a crowded hotel at the seaside time, 5 a-m. The boarder entering the bathroom and finding the bath in use as a bed Now, then, you get out; I've got to catch the 6.10 train to town. fiii tll/l i First Aid. The telephone bell rang in the consulting- room of a doctor who was an enthusiastic cyc- list. In his absence his assistant answered it, and said the doctor was out. Will you tell him," the voice asked, that Mrs Thompson has a gymkhana coming on and wants to know if he can render any aid ?" I will tell him the moment he comes in," the assistant answered. Meanwhile put a bread-poultice on it, and renew every two hours." Much More. First Little Girl: Your papa and mama are not real parents. They adopted you. Second Little Girl Well, that makes it all the more satisfactory. My parents picked me out, and yours had to take you just as you came. A Humane Suggestion. What are you doing here ? said the wo- man to the tramp who bad got on the wall just in time to escape- the bull dog. Madam," he said with much dignity, "I did intend to request something to eat, but all I ask now is that, in the interest of humanity; you'}] feed that dog." Certainly Not. The Model: Well, anyway, I'm not as con- ceited as plenty of girls who arc not half so pretty as I.

OFFAL IN SAUSAGES! At Pontypool on Wednesday Thomas Vaisey, butcher, of Pontypool, was sued by J. Zenta, lessee of the local slaughter house. for the difference in the scale of charges made for slaughtering and the price paid by the defendant. Plaintiff stated that the charges made for slaughtering when the offal was taken away by the butcher were 2s 6d for beasts, 3d for sheep, 9d for pigs, and 6d for calves. Defendant only paid Is 6d for beasts, and ld, 6d, and 3d resp< (•♦ively. Mr Bowen, who represented the defendant, ex- plained that some portion of the offal was used in the manufacture of sausages. Judge Owen Oh! (Laughter.) Plaintiff held that it was not the custom pre- viously to take away the offal, and said that he told the defendant the charge would be ad- vanced in consequence. His Honour held that proper notice of the increased charge had been given, and gave judgment lor the plaintiff for £ 6 8s 7d, includ- ing the amount paid into court. i

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PAUPER BURIAL SCANDAL j At a meeting of the Braintree Guardians yesterday steps were ordered to be taken to prevent a recurrence of scandals which were alleged to have at bended the funerals of aged paupers ih country churchyards recently. Mr Humphrey Marriott, chairman of the Braintree Bench, who resides at Shalford Hall, described very unseemly scenes which occurred in yhalforc1 Churchyard at the funeral of an aged woman, who died in the Braintree Workhoum. The coffin was taken without escort to ShaL- forcTChurch, of which parish the woman was ( native, for interment, and when the vicar me( it then; was no one to carry the remain3 froIt the carriage. Tbe funeral was delayed whilt the vicar went round the fields and procu."e(f the services of four farm labourers. A similar case was reported from Bocking. It was, decided that, in future the guardians shotile issue an order for bearers to be engaged at suclfr funerals and paid for their services. m