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4TR^SY POLICE METHODS. DRI^pvT0 gaol in an ^iqu CART' employed by much inn WlD6ley> Wiltshire, have ln8^ of the a'mons th« inhabi- ts S^ded at a Public meet- Iwu":1-' CraU" andlli3ea^Dlores the fart that on Crht><* of three mil«) 1,? '°I1"^Von (a <°^anied by Police offl^VFn^^016' Of f«sult being that she became j^. k™' ^^rtosity to the public, and, feeing thS rv»etion is calculated to cast a eti^fo SH eirl'e life, respectfully suggests K V a closed conveyance shall be used e Purpo&e. St ^a-rge against the girl is a sad one. the body of a child was found in f% Murhill, and the young woman is VmSsj10 have admitted to the pollee that. at night, she climbed over a V bigh, and laid the child uiwter Nt§V She waa charged with oonc^J- f^h. and last Tuesday wafi con_ W Wtrial- is against the u^ner ftt\^2vai troin Mnrhill to the police- a i ^AT^dford that complaint is made 2S 3&THE E«V- ANSEI 8MITB-PRES11 — tie meeting, and nearly every r .°0l in the village was present. a 6aid he had recently returned j where he witnessed the arrest a .?3 brigand, who was conveyed to 'osed conveyance.

GONIAL LAGGARDS. WOIMEN WHO ARE T0 MARRIAGE. f ^idW^ t}l« n^cUtSstnat>rimonial laggards among workers—men or women? achf\i ^onth London clergyman *°r agtii,, defended the middle-claas if th^~St the imputation of lagga.rdli- tb^y »na.trimooiaa laggards, he "jj^rs. be found among the ^^]<reseTlt ^"ditions." v 6 girls not oniy "tend to .^Od. la^«Perhdent> but eelf- f?ke the gdrl with a nice typists on, City, who spends all ber o and popular novels. What do« about matrimony? t!le type exists in thousands. She ft^es w nse °f independence, and in time all v^U5!htmanl7 feelings are driven out, and the ^r. of marriage becomes repugnant to The T> i ^y's pV- PeTCJr Bearner, vicar of St. j^s? 0 j Primrose Hill, expressed an interest- Mon nion on another aspect of the ques- Nddle^!f own Parish, which is a purely a4s quarter," he said, "there are ^ihi of sinsle young men who cannot "Th marr> tloyedeLare genera,"y clerks in the city, em- o miserable salaries although many Wavaif1S °r ^"oneh—and they get into ,,W.ot Dot caring to marry. 6 Oio^T^3^ of things is deplorable from f^'t alon pomfc view. They invariably ly ar^Jf m carol«ss fashion, and only a °s of !k g enough to resist the tempta- etreets. ^^tarL001 °f .the troub!e is palpably a ^a-Hsnts queftlon- Unlese there is more ^°00 of wealth, London by the year populated by a mixture of dona7 emphatically that unless something J?.and soon, outlook for the future a-Uorts of Enerlishjmen is hopekes."

HIS DOUBLE LIFE. WIFE WOUNDED, GRIEVED, AND BROKEN-HEARTED. Evidence has been heard a.t Edinburgh in a case of divorce brought the instance of Mrs. Anno Jane Alexander Gatrine, Ayr- shire, who charged her husband with mis- conduct with a woman unknown. Petitioner, in her evidence, said that at the time of the marriage, in June, 1892, her husband was an insurance superintendent. A year later her husband was appointed to an important post in Belfast, but he became irregu]ar in his habits there and stayed out late at night. He also became short of money. The bailiffs were seldom out of their house, and while she was in Scotland in 1902, staying with her father for a bnei holiday, she received a telegram from her husband beseeching her to return imme- diately, as he was in dire trouble. It appeared that two gentlemen had down from London to investigate t ranoe company's affairs, and tbey discovered that her husband had been using panv's money It was neoessary to sell the furnitur^ and as this belonged to her under SeTaK contract her presence was r°tomediately this matter had been settled the parties returned to Scotland and resided for some time at Prestwick, from which place her father took her home. Later she received word as to her hus- band's conduct, and wrote, I am wounded, grieved, and broken-hearted after the hun- dred and one things I have suffered for your sake. I will not, however, believe in your unfaithfulness until I get word from you." In reply her husband said that he had in- tended to confess all, but that she could not imagine what it would cost him In September, 1906, she saw a report in the papers to the effect, that her husband had been convicted in Glasgow of fraud, and sen- tenced to six months' imprisonment. Tho reports further stated that the respondent when arrested was living in a Glasgow hotel with his wife. In consequence of this she had brought the present action. The proprietor of the hotel in question identified the respondent from a photo- graph as being the man who had resided for a week with him. The woman who respon- dent had said was his wife was not the peti- tioner. A Glasgow landlady spoke to the respondent, having lived along with another woman tor some time in her house. Decree of divorce was granted with JE.30 aJiment to be paid quarterly.

I SPYING ON A WIFE. POLICEMEN AS DIVORCE AGENTS. I Police Commissioner Bingham, of New York, is investigating an effort by Mr. Howard Gould to use detectives and police to obtain evidence on which to bring a suit for divorce agajnst his wife, formerly Miss Katherme Clemmons, am actress. Buffalo Bill, the "Wild West" showman, says that the city's detectives offered him £2,000, and then £5.000, to make statements prejudicial to Mrs. Gould. He adds that he indignantly scorned the insulting bribe. Mr. Gould's lawyers assert that they asteed the personal aid of Police-inspector MLaughlin, roomtly degraded to the rank of oa-ptain, as a favour to them, and did not solicit the emiploymieint of other members of the polios force. Commissioner Bmshatm refuses to say wha.t he will do until he completes a/n investiga- tion, on which he has eight detectives at work. He contents himself (secys the "Daily Mail") with faying that he expects to "discipline the guilty." The "Evening Journal" publishes a. saXirioal editorial recalling the employ- ment of Big Bill Hawley," a notorious criminal, to obtain evidence against Mrs. Gould, saying that the hiring of private detect/ives. though shedding light on modern society, is Mr. Gold's business, but the use of the police department is the public's busi- ness. On behalf of the public we should like to tell Mr. Gould politely that it is desir- able for him to carry on his secret investi- gations and hire people to spy on his wife with money out of his own pocket. Mr- Gould may not know it. btit M" laiwy«r can tell him, that it is a crime punishable with a year's imprisonment, or line, or both. to uae private money in bribing policemen to attend to private business.

-DETEČTIVE IN THE DOCK. CHARGED WITH STEALING PAS- SENGERS' JEWELLERY. Walter John Brooke, a railway detective, who waa committed to Cheshire Quarter Sessions a. week ago on a charge of stealing a purse, two £5 notes, and £4 in gold from a lady's d1"e8sin¡;oose while in traDBit on the I«ondo<n and North Wostern Railway between lilaiidudno and Chester on February 28, ihas agiadn been brought, up at Chester on two fresh charges. The first was a case of stealing, on or abont September 23, 1905, a parcel containing a gen- tleman's gold hunter watch and a. lady's gold watch in transit from Coventry to Man- chester. The two wa.tchee, packed in a box were sent by Messrs. Makm and Sons, jewellers, Manchester, to Mr. S. Yeomans, watch manufacturer, Coventry, to be repaired. Mr. Yeomans returned them, and they reached London-road Station, Man- chester, but the van-man on his round of delivery discovered the box missing. When' arrested on another charge, the two watches were found on prisoner. He was formerly stationed at Stockport Station, and on the day the watches were missed he bad to pass through London-rood Station on his way to Exchange Station, Manchester. Hie explana- tion of being in possession of the watches was that one was his wife's, and the other he bought in a pawnshop. The next charge against Brooks was of stealing two dress rings, the property of Mias Gertrude Arkhurst, Eccks, Manchester, in Sept-ember, 1906. Miss Akhurst had been to Llandudno, and the rings were in her trunk. On her return home they were missing. One of the rings was a diamond and sapphire ring, and piriaoner had exchanged it with a. Flintshire polioeman's wife for a single-stone diamond ring. The latter he was wearing when arrested, aaad the Flintshire policeman, pawned the diamond and sapphire ring at a Chester pawnshop, believing it to be his wife's. In a. box at prisoner's house the polios found 38 keys, in addition to nineteen found in his pockets. On both charges prisoner was committed for trial.

LADY'S HAIR TURNS GREEN. A humorous scene occurred in the polioe- of the Rue de Provence on Sunday, says sta+f™ .oorT€8P°ndent. A woman entered the bait excited state. She took off her hair was nr officer in charge saw thaft her the caaso j bright green colour. That was what thas Woman's visit. "You see exclaimed, indkati^f l^e for me!" 61161 who aooomipanie<i??r'a barber of the quarter lxwlt>e r srwinA Here lxwlt>e £ r srwinA defence. He pointed ^in htis own entered his shop, and h woman had hair blonde. While tie middle of the dyeing op^S^ the tf> his customer to ask his oh^ < £ ?Urred charge T rphpreuP011 bar&er released .mo™.— '« t" <t ^t^the contact of the lotion and the air But tJie ,formation that was not caused grievance now ta? l*dyiS !i crice asked for dyeing her hai, the heavy ^ribly annoyed because it bionde; she w groen. "It's not my had been <;ha" the barber. "If madame fault, protestÆd oe I'll certainly change win pay me m adja.^ • ]ady not the green to suggestion, whioh inclined to accept t 16 ble in the circum- appeared to be r^sonao. had no other stances, and the police offic.I arties before a alternative but to send the P was oompetent judge of the peace, who aloTie^ to deal with the case. Meaowfane tno iaay still retains her green hair.

END TO A LOVE ADVENTURE. pron-St^1 ^a71W, a Parisian Testaurant 20 000 fi. r' t his wife, taking with bi IS Ho 60011 a very agree- bis woman to help him get rid of Ecnnnd. This charminS person, Blacnche th« "half wo-rld," and Rue de jjai^c^jm:ptlloI3e?y_fu ra ished flat in the faehtonTblA16 ^Teqn'enfce(i ra^c meetings and fe restaurants, and enjoyed life 1ll a JOYOUS a.s.hion sS^ch^fv^f^ weTe heard at their flat. She had been BiaJiche Itenond dead in bed. comnaniorT, Sll0t thwu^ the head. Her ^IhV ^nf w Pc^ing. His head was i^Tterasp w and a revoIver ^as still in his grasp. He was taken to the Hoepital Be'H1Jou, wh-ere he died. almost gone out. He had v ont of the 20,000 with which he hadbe^xn bis fling. Fearing that as soon as his money was spent he would receive tae oon.g:e, as is the way of this par- ticular type of women, who must live in an atmosphere of luxury, he had determined to I make a tragic exit from life himself, and drag? the companion of hie joyous, but brief, exiatemoo with turn,

ASSASSIN'S REALISM. MURDER SCENE RE-ENACTED IN COURT. A sentence of thirty years' penal servitude was inflicted on a youth of nineteen, named Baasani, at the Milau Assizes on Saturday, for an abnormally cold-blooded murder. Ra £ was an errand-boy of a wine mer- chanit named Missaglia, a.t Monza. Failing one bitterly cold winter's night to rouse the porter of the inn where he lodged, Bassani went, and knocked up the master, Miesaglia, who resided on his business premises, and craved shelter. The master readily assented, ,n te and improvised for him a bed with his own hands in the storeroom. During the night Bassani, through pure caprice, as he himself boasted in court, took it into his head to butcher bis master. Seizing a log of wood that by in a corner, the wretch went to the chamber of the oro- prietor and cudgelled the sleeping man to death. Assured of the vicum's death, Bassani plun- dered the safe, and then p-la-cidly entered the wine shop, drained a bottle of champagne, and afterwards rifled the pocket-book and ptrrse from the corpse. Having closed all the windows and doors securely, he wa.lked away leisurely. Next day, feigning a stroke of good luck, the .assassin entertained a party of friends to dinner. He bought a new outfit and bicycle for himself, and made a, present of £4 to his father. The tragedy was not discovered till three days later. A sensational incident happened during the trial, when the presiding judge desired the prisoner to demonstrate to the jury the manner in which he perpetrated the crime. The nightdress and bedding of the victim were first paraded before the assassin's eyes; then the blood-bespattered cudgel was handed to him. Thereupon he requested the judge to let him come from the iron-caged dock into the body of the court. The judge having declined, the assassin rehearsed the ghastly drama with incredibly passionate realism, that caused a shudder through the. court. 'Twas well we kept this beast con- fined to his cage," ejaculated the judge- prisoner preserved a callous attitude till the end.

RIDES TO HOUNDS AT 87. INTERVIEW WITH A PEMBROKE- SHIRE OCTOGENARIAN. Pembroke is a county where persons who have exceeded the three-sco^ year and ten are remarkably Dumcr in Portion to the population. Octogenarians are plenti- ful, and of nonagenarians there are a good number, perhaps the most notable being Mr. -it r Ail™, K C., of Parkeston. The county also"' boasts of fa centenarian in Mr. Rowlands. „ No doubt the pure air and bracing, though damp, climate has much to do with the longevity of the people. Mr. Tom Davies, of Hayes, Carew, at the age of eighty-seven, may be seen riding half-broken I colts about, and during the past winter be followed Mr. Seymour Allen's hounds on numerous occasions, and was well to the fore, too. Mr. Davies is a well-known figure MB. TOM DAVIES. in South Pembrokeshire, and some fifty years aL- he was one of the finest steeple- chase jockeys in the principality. One of our representatives paid a visit to Mr. Davies at Hayes. He seemed to be in excellent health. and when the subject of steeplechases was introduced he showed that his memory was not failing. How many winners do you think you have ridden?" queried tne visitor. Well, I can't say exactly," replied M-r. Davies, but over a hundred, I know." 4i When did you first ride?" I forget how old I was. Ah, I think it was in 1842. I rode a mare named Gipsy was in 1842. I rode a mare n.amed Gipsy Girl at Tenby. She belonged to Mr. Hughes, and she won. I afterwards rode her eight times, and she won four races. Of late Mr. Davies iha& bred blood-stock most successfully a mare of his, named Rebecca, having become very well known. He ran her in eight races, and she won six, coming in second twice. Asked if be ever had any serious accident whilst racing, Mr. Daviea said that he had bad plenty of tumbles, but had never I seriously damaged himself, neither bad he ever seriously hurt himself whilst hunting. What do you think is the best horse You, ever rode," said the interviewer. That," said Mr. Davies, pointing to an oil-painting of Baptist, on whioh be was depicted also. That painting was done by a man named Loder in 1851. Baptist won the Open Race and the Town Plate at Car-; marthen two years running."

HOLIDAY CRUSH AT WESTON WOMAN THROWN UNDER A RAIL- WAY TRAIN. The holiday at Weston-super-Mare was marked by a shocking railway accident, which resulted in a woman and her child falling under a train. The Weston platform at holiday times is always thronged with people, and it was this crush which caused the accident. A number of coaches were being bucked into the platform to make up an excursion to Swindon, and against these carriages Mrs. Eleanor Downton and her child were pressed. Before she could recover her balance the mother fell on to the line with ber child, and, unable to get out of tho way, the wheels of one of the coaches passed over woman's left leg. The limb was so ■m- ,y injured that, upon removal to the ^pita1, ifc was found necessary to lescaxje ani" '^il0 child bad a miraculous to bis'homeT^piattr ^emovcd hcr father rently Uninjur^ ke"6trect» Bri8tol, appa-

RED CROSS CONFERENCE. INTERNATIONAL GATHERING IN LONDON NEXT MONTH. The International Red Cross C f will be held in London frora Monday, June 10, to Saturday, June 15 next, with Earl Roberts presiding, and under the patronage of the King and Queen. Among the subjects to be discussed may be mentioned the part to be borne by the Red Cross in fighting tuberculosis, the^meane of preventing the 'abuse of the ba-age of the Red Cross, the place of women in time of war, the attitude of neutrals towards wounded belligerents, the RiOO Cross on the sea, and the employ- ment of dogs (two subjects brought forward ¡ by the British Society), the revision of the Geneva. Convention of 1864, and the reports f the Japanese and Russian Societies on their work during the late war. rpvfo most interesting resolutions are those ut forward in the of Hungary, the voicing a unanimous expression of mage to the great name of Florence ifL htingale, and tho second suggesting the -lotion of a special Nightingale fund, with fhobject of presenting international medals II ladies who have distinguished themselves tlie ^re of the sick and wounded.

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WHIT-MONDAY ACCIDENT ON BARBER SANDS. News was received at Yarmouth on Mon- day night that a torpedo-boat destroyer, which subsequently transpired to be the Cherwell, had stranded on the Barber Sands, off Caister. The Yarmouth lifeboat was launched in the presence of a large crowd, and was picked up by a tug. A little time previously a flotilla of six or eight aestroyers ha.d passed Yarmouth, bound North, and it is presumed that the stranded' vessel was one of these. By coast telephone it was reported that the Caister, Winterton, and Gorlcston life- boats had also been launched, and tugs pro- ceeded to Caister from Yarmouth. The weather was. fine, with a north-east breeze. The tide was ebbing at half-past nine. The vessel wag re-floated during the night on the tide rising, and ehe then proceeded on the tide rising, and she then proceeded I north with the flotilla of which she formed aunit. PROMPT LIFEBOAT WORK Fuller details from Caister show that two destroyers grounded on Barber Sands on Mon- day evening. The Cherwell was leading, and on her stranding there was not time to warn the Et-triclc before the latter also got fast. Both vessels fired g-ung, and the Caister lifeboat was first alongside. Then came the Yarmouth lifeboat whose tug, Gleaner, suc- ceeded in pulling the Cherwell well into dee? water. Then the lifeboatmen laid out anchors for the Ettrick, and by hauling on these ehe also oame clear. The position of both destroyers was somewhat serious, from the number of sunken wrecks on these, sands The stranding is supped' to have been ^>rOU*^ n1 if c*la:nSes in the sands since the Admiralty charts were prepared. Both commandos gave acertincate to the U,fe! £ S °f tbe Val°o and promptitude of t r services. Neither of the destroyers sustained any damage.

COLLISION IN THE USK. VESSEL SINKS: NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CREW. Whilst the TjTorwegi^ Etea-mer Ageroen was lying at the Trcdegar Dock and Wharf Com- panys wharf on the west side of the River Uek at Newport, laden with copper oref she was late on Sunday night run into by another steamer, believed to belong to local owners, gomg up the river laden with ore to discharge. The Ageroen was struck abreast of No. l holdom the port side, and was so badly holed that Nos. 1 and 2 holds filled with waiter, and ehe went down by the head. The No. 1 hatchway was knocked halfway in, the decks were displaced, and stanchions and beams broken. When the Ageroen began to fill the men who were in bed were called up, and managed to climb up the wharf in their night attire just before the vessel sank, five minutes after the crash The Tredega.r Wha.rf Company were on Monday engaged in patching the vessel tc get her to float, Preparatory to discharging the cargo and taking her into dry dock. FRENCH CRUISER AGROUND. The French Minister of Marine has received news announcing that the armoured cruiser Chancy, with a crew of four hundred officers and men, has gone ashore in a thick mist, on tbe Iwand of Saddle in the Mergui Archipelago, off the coast of Burma, and is lying in a. very serious position. —Central News.

CHURCH PROGRESS AT FOCHRIW LORD TREDEGAR AND THE STIPENDS OFJTEJE CLERGY. The proceedings created a^^ ol^ the little valley, and Ua.^ ^briw Stations were prettily decor, .f ship was impressed by the J hl greeting. At the Nation heartiness ofJ^ was erected, with the i8"0 Viscount Tredegar," wfriws' W^k^™e for inspection was the K" Xf-T"awn ney) South ^and^euUCt -f-ar by were the Pontlottyn Boye' Brigade, usnder Captain "V<5rTla]^. Fochriw Ambulance Corps (headed by Dr. E. Davies and Capta-m D. J. Ballot), and the Fochriw Band (led by Mr. William Powell). After the Volunteers haa been inspected his Lordship, who was accon1pa-nje<i by Mrs. Focestier-Walker, expressed jjig pleasure at the amart appearance of fche men, and had a kind word also for the boys There WJae a great the building site, and upon the platfor^, in addition to his lordship and Mrs. Fore^^r Walker, were Colonel a.nd Mrs. Lindsay, the Rector of Gelligaer, the Rev. T. J.P. (vicar of Poiitlottyn), the Rev. J. A Itees (oura.te-J:Il- ohMge), Ac. Speaking a.t a banquet erabsequfiffitly to0"*4 at the council schools, Lord Tredcar said that he was pleased to be present to support them, for it was difficult in a DMUBtai-aous. district lilro that to raise sufficient money, as those who resided there oouJd not afford to And large sume for building churches. He jiod the greatest possible sympathy with ministers of aU danom-matioas. for he realised that far the work they had to do they received a. very small r^mmera/tian. He believed it was Mir. Spurgoon who, when told of the remuneration of a certain curate, said that bis idea, was that the only person who would be able to aooep-t that salary would be the Angel Gabriel, because he would not wamt amy cash or clothing, as he would come down from Hoaven on Sunday morning and go back o«i Sunday evening. (Loud laughter.) That was the sort of salary some of tthe ourates of the Church of England were receiving. The labourer, surely, was worthy of his hire. Nowadays tbeiy had critics of all sorts. There was a kind of anti- thoologion with new sermons and creeds. They also had embryo theologians and gentlemen who wrote books on scienoe and theology. When he hea.rd of or sa.w such I boote he woe always reminded of a certain gentleman who cried because he could not understand his own books. (Laughter.) He hoped that when that building was finished it would be filled with worshippers, and that the ministers would receive proper salaries. J Speedhes f,et"e also delivered by the Rev. T. Theophilus (Tredegar), the Bev. T. JeEse Jones (Gelli^aerl, the Rev. T. Bees (vicar of Pontlottyn'), and the Rev. J. A. Reea (curate of FochTTw). Thanks mainly to the enthu- ^.a^Ctefforte of latb6r g^ntlamaun, aver £ 1,000 towards tbe stun required bae been collected. The new church, which is dedicated to Mary the virgin, is being constructed on a prominent site midway between Fochriw and Pentwyn by Messrs. W. Williams and Son, New Tredegar, at a cost of over £1,600, to ?^3^dTaASl by Mr. E. Douglas Hoyiand, I-ondon. The main floor will, when com- pleted, accommodate 300 persons. In addi- tion, there is to be a baptistery, choir chancel, ^fristy on the same floor. In the basement vsoll be a hall to accommodate 300 permns. The structure is of simple „ j ™tfnor is to be lined with terra e51 oottrses, with the dressings to the windows and doors also in terra cot ta.

RAISING FUNDS IN TENBY FOR WEST WALES CONSUMPTION SANATORIUM. A successful fete was held on Wednesday afternoon in the De Valence Gardens, Tenby, with the object of raising a fund for the maintenance of a free bed for Tenby and district in the West Wales Sanatorium, and of reducing the debt on the building fund of the institution. The promoter of the fete was Dr. D. A. Reid, medical officer of health for the borough of Tenby, and the originator of the movement which has led, after years of effort, to the erection of the sanatorium at Alltymynydd, in which consumptives from the three counties of West Wales will be treated. At Dr. Iteid's request, tihe mayor and cor- poration of Ten by attended to officiate at the opening ceremony. In welcoming them to the few, Dr. Reid remarked that they .re the first public body to officially recog- ?aTv,GvWOrk; AU that had been done so I been done solely by private benevo- a?,d Private effort. dZl^n T £ r «(Mr' c- w- K- Stokes), in dcclanng the fete open, said that Dr. Beid Wales pionecr of sanatoria in South n weather favoured the event, brisk business was done at the prettily-decorated stalls. In the evening a concert was held in aid of the sanatorium funds.

FAINTED IN THE PULPIT. The Rev. W. J. Nicholson, Portmadoc, a. favourite preacher at preaching festivals of the GongregaJt/ionaiists, waa taken ill soon after commencing service at the MenMnaJ Chapel on Sunday. He fell in a fainting1 state into the pulpit seat, and had to be assisted to the chapel imajaee and medically attended. He was better towards evening, but it will, be some time before he will be; able,tot r^uine irorki 1

HEIRESS SHOT. I -0 MYSTERY OF A STAFFORD- SHIRE GARDEN. Miss Hannah Perkins, nineteen years of age, was found dead with a bullet wound in the head and a revolver by her side in a field near her residence at Gnosall, near Stafford. Miss Perkins, who is stated to have possessed independent means, was a well- educated and attractive girl. It appears that shortly after one o'clock in the afternoon Miss Perkins went into the grounds, taking with her a small revolver with cartridges, and saying to her sister, I am going to have another try at those birds." As she did not return about tea time her sister went in search of her, and was horrified to find her lying full length on the ground, bleeding from a wound near the mouth. It is understood that Miss Perkins had been in the habit of shooting birds. A statement has been made to the police by the surviving sister. She and the deceased had been discussing the future, and tiie deceased bad said, "What a good time 1 shall have when I come of age." This remark is supposed to refer to money she was entitled to under her father's will. THE INQUEST. A verdict was returned to the effect that deceased died from self-inflicted wounds, brft there was no evidence to show the state of her mind.

LLANGWM OCTOGENARIAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. VIOLENT SCENE: RECTOR AIDS DOCTOR. A determined attempt to commit suicide is repcrt-od from Llangwm, Pembrokeshire. William Evans. a man over 80 years of age, had been in a depressed state for some time owing to failing health and blindness coming on. In his wife's absence, shopping, he made a determined attempt to cut his throat, and managed to sever the windpipe. When his wife returned he told her what he had done, and asked her to let him die -n peaoe. Assistance, however, was obtained, and the services of Dr. Harrison, cf Haver- fordwest, were obtained. It took six men to hold down the old man, who is yet a powerful man, while the doctor put in half a dozen stitches in the victim's throat. He was eo violent that the Bector of Llangwm (the Rev. H. Evane) sat across the old man's feet to aid in stopping1 his struggles. He is still in a. precarious condition.

WOMAN AND CHILD SAVED I BROUGHT OUT OF THE WATER BY A SWANSEA MAN. A man named Philip Bevan, living in Uan- gyfeloch-etreot, Swansea, whilst in tne vicinity of the North Dock on Tuesday even- ing heard a cry, apparently from the water. Jumping in, he brought to the side a woman I named Elizabeth Evans, who had her baby in b- arms. She was taken to the police- station, arod then to the workhouse. The woma.n had. stayed at a lodging-house in the Strand.

I MR. T. G. BENNETT, Fishguard. j One of tbe recently-appointed justices of tbe peace for Pembrokeshire. [Photo, C. Edwards, Fishguard.

ADULTERATED MILK. je30,000 A YEAR PAID FOR ADDED WATER. The medical officer of health for Battersea (Dr. G. Quin Lenraaoe), in his annual report, referring to the adulteration of milk, men- tions that the inhabitants of London pay at least £ 30,000 per annum for added water, When it is remembered, the report goes on. to say, that it is the custom of mothers to dilute milk for their babies under Lhe i impression that they are dealing with honest milk, it is not difficult to imagine how many infants are systematically and slowly starved through this dishonest and criminal practice. The adulteration of milk is a very profit able business, and the small fines imposed by magistrates in this connection are totally inadequate to chock the malpractice. Over and over again the same offenders are caught and convicted, and it is surely time that some more effective steps wore taken to pot a stop to the cval. The best method of deal- ing with the matter, in the medical officer's opinaon, would be to licence all milkvendors, e hoeuce to be renewed aaaimally, ae in the case of slaughter-houses and oowsheds. Ihia has been done im the West Indies, and has met with much success in putting 4 stop to adulteration, whdeh previously had been very common, and for which fines were found to be useless. As an example of the defect in the present system, whereby a person can on applica- tion be registered as a. milkvendor, the fol- lowing case will sufficiently indicate the need for a revision of the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order, now twenty years old:- X started business in Battersea five years ago as a retailer of both "new" and "sepa- rated" milk. He changed his address five times during that period. At his last address he employed two men to work diffe- rent rounds, while he himself worked a retail round with a horse and van. Having, after considerable difficulty, been caught and convicted for selling adulterated milk, be adopted the plan of making his barrow- men register as milkveoidors in their own names. One of these men was caught and convicted for selling adulterated milk and fined £ 2 and 12s. 6d. costs. This was simply registered as a first offence against this maai, whereas it was in reality a third offence by his employer. The la-tber was, however, caught and fined £10 and 12s. 6d. costs in July, 1906, and on Sunday, September 2, fol- lowing, he was again caught. A sample of what he was selling as milk was with diffi- culty obtained, and on analysis was found to be "a mixture of unsweetened condensed and separated milk," containing 9.45 per cent. of extraneous water and 3.7538 grains of boric acid. Proceedings were instituted, but the defendant absconded and the sum- mons has not yet been served. There are reasons for believing that this man's business is still being carried on. Meanwhile, other rounds were worked up from the same premises, and each barrow- man is registered in his own name- Several convictions have since been obtainea against various members of this 6^°?' which there are twelve now on the regi^te and convictions have been eight—three of them three times, _one twice, and of the remainder one ■bivn obtained against each. It will tnus S^n^ow uJ^a tbe present system of XgSt £ n is, and how easily it can be a T^dlocal authority tender the present state of the law is powerless to do more than keep a sharp eye on these persons.

PEMBROKE YEOMANRY IN CAMP. This year the Pembroke Imperial Yeo- manry have returned to their favourite camping ground at Penally, near Tenby, for their annnal eighteen days' training. The four squadrons—two drawn from Pembroke- shire and one each from Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire—arrived in camp on Tuesday in pleasant weather. The regiment is camping in the field it has before occu- pied, The Oroft, on Holloway Farm, within easy distance of Tenby. It is a pleasant situation, overlooking the blue waters of Carmarthen Bay, which is a bare half- mile away. Colonel F. C. Meyrick, C.B., is in command, and Lieutenant-oolonel Ivor Philippe, D-S-O., is second in command While approximately 450 officers and men have assembled in camp, the strength of the va-rioos squadrons is as follows .—"A," nine officers, 143 non-commissioned officers and men-, "B," two officers, 107 non-commissioned officers and men; "C," four officers, 100 non- commissioned officers and men; "D," four officers, 96 non-oommMSMoed officers and men. During the training Oolonel Little will visit the camp and inspect the regiment The training lasts until June 7. On Tuesday nert the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry arrive at Penally, and vi^^ into xsurm on-, M VAIJOiUft- I

THE PASSING OF "ABE." I SAVED OTHERS, BUT LAW HAS GOT HIM. Abraham Hummel, the New York criminal lawyer, was 011 Monday taken to Blaekwell's Island as a guest of the city to serve twelve months' imprisonment for subornation of perjury. The passing of Little Abe," as everybody knew him, marks the end of the firm of Howe and Hummel, renowned in the Timinal his- tory of New York as the shrewdest pair of lawyers who ever co-operated in America to cheat the gallows and the prison cell. The world's third metropoli* has lost one cf its famous institutions. In 1870 "Habeas Corpus Howe," as be was nicknamed, took Abe Hummel, his former office-boy, into partnor- sfiip. Howe, who was an Englishman, was an ex-conviot with a big, loud-voiced manner. He wore preposterous clothes, a gold-braided yachting cap, and a red cravat. the whole outfit being ablaze with diamonds. The junior partner was a dapper little man with a big head, scrupulously quiet, and tho embodiment of politeness and good breed in?. When Howe died, in 1902, the Records Office showed that the pair had nearly 703 murderers ae clients. HUMMEL CROSS-EXAMINES: HOWE CRIES. No celebrated divorce suit was filed in New York for nearly a generation without the nrm appearing either for the petitioner, the respondent, or the co-respondent. Both men were students of human nature as well as consummate lawyers. While Hummel was oondticting a mercilee» cross-examination, Howe, in an adjoining seat, would wipe copious tears from his eyes with a gorgeous silk handkerchief. Hnmrmcl represented most of the theatre managers of New York. and many abroad. He was also the American agent of the Society of Frenoh authors, was on terms of personal friendship with scores of journalists in New York, London and Paris. He crossed to the British or French capital almost every year, and was never tired of discussing the turf, the drama, the arts, politics or literature in the three cities. He was a brilliant talker—indeed, few men could be more entertaining upon every imaginable theme. However, the inexorable arm of the law has been too strong, and the prison stripes have a.t last claimed him.

NEW THAW PLAY. AN UPROARIOUS RECEPTION AT BRENTFORD. Brentford's dramatic history has of late been uneventful, so that there was more than a little stir when the old Middlesex county town celebrated the production of the first play founded upon the notorious Thaw trial. It was not a mere music-hall sketch, but a full-blooded drama. It is the work of a local publican, Mr. F. W. Bird, and its reception was enthu- siastic. The sons of toil in the audience positively seethed with indignation as they watched the web of infamy being woven around the fair young daughter. The future brides surreptitiously wiped away stray tears with the hand not engaged in nervously clutching the arm of the hus- band-to-be, whilst one elderly lady, chaperon- ing two daughters arnd-præumably-two future sons-in-law, wept unrestrainedly through a scene and two-thirds. For nearly two hours and a .half sensation followed sensation, and the young bloods of Brentford banished boredom from the time the mother forges the name of her daughter Evelyn, and so places herself in the power of the villain. To save her, her daughter consents to visit the roue's palace, and the house literally groaned in agony as it became aware of her impending ruin; whilst the cheering as Harry Thaw—played, of course, by the author himself—dashed in and clasped the girl to his breast, was calculated to make the less impressionable playgoer pause and wonder. The scene of the production was the Castle Theatre, attached to the Castle Hotel, of which Mr. Bird is proprietor. He is an old j actor—a merry little man, with twinkling eyes and a big heart—ajid probably he holds the record for producing plays at short notice. The Thaw drama, which bears the title, The Millionaire's Revenge; or, the Roof Garden Murder," was commenced and finished in a day, although as played it lasts two hours and a haJf. Mr. Bird darkly hinted that he was engaged on a thrilling drama, in which the central figures will be the convicted guar- dians of West Ham.

IMPROVEMENT OF LLANELLY HARBOUR. CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL WORKS. At a meeting of the Llanelly Harbour Trust on Wednesday, Mr. J. S. Tregoning presid- ing, the harbour improvement committee recommended that the report of the late Commander Jarrad with reference to the im- provement of the harbour be received and approved, and tenders invited for the con- struction of works "A" and "B" named therein, and, further, that the sanction of the Board of Trade be applied for in respect of the construction of such works and tbe borrowing of the necessary moneys therefor. Mr. W. Stone suggested that the matter should be kept in abeyance, as the spur already laid was doing good work. The Chairman: If the committee find oat that the channel does improve, it will not be necessary to go on with the work suggested in Commander Jarrad's report. Mr. E. Willis Jones said that a.t a meeting la^t week it was deliberately stated that the matter might as well be referred to the joint committee at once. In their wisdom, the Bank of England representatives thought it better for the trust to deal with it. He wel- comed the fact that the joint committee were now assuring them. that it was not their intention to take the matter out of the bands of the trust. Mr. Stone: I would like to see what im- provement will take place in the meantime. There is au improvement taking place to-day, and we had better use our money for other purposes. Mr. J. Macaulay: Every member of the trust feels that something most be done to improve the harbour. For the sub-committee to go back and fore to the trust for pe sion to do every little thing vml iucu great deal of delay. We should not treat them like little dogs. „ It was ultimately decided that • Davies be added to the eab^>mmittee, and that power be given them to f-PP° d jf cessor to the late Commande arra. it decide to in payment of Cornman er a for attending LlanellY for four days ing the harbour.

CARDIFF CARTRIDGE RAID THREE BOYS DISAGREE ABOUT THEIR GUILT. rnhree respectably-dressed boys, wearing FtOT^ooUars—William Ball (ten), Henry Griffin (ten) and Frederick Ball (twelve)- SSS cbSed at Cardiff <m Tuesday with cartridge ^ases, shots, wads, powder &X Ac., to the value of 30s„ from Mr. ggptinius Chambers's shop, Oaatle-Btreet. between eight p.m. on the 18th and 11.30 p.m. on the 19th iast. Mr. Chambers, manager, said he had pre- viously had occasion to caution the lads against loitering OIl the premises. Pclioe-ocmstable Anthony Evans stated the circumstances leading to the discovery of the property, and said that when he arrested Griffin (the smallest of the boys) he said, It was the two Balls who broke the window and took cartridges." This was, however, denied by the youngest Ball, who blamed Griffin. Most of tihe booty was found in the bedroom of the eldest lad, who admitted breaking the window, but denied stealing anything. They were bound over under the First Offenders Act. and Mr. Ebenezer Beavan (chairman) administered a severe lecture.

FREE MINERS DIVIDED. DEAN FOREST CONTROVERSY ON ROYALTIES. The annual business meeting of the Free Miners of the Forest of Dean was held at the Speech House on Tuesday. There are yearly 1,800 Free Miners in Dean Forest, a large majority of whom were present. Mr. b. J. Elsom, J.P., was re-elected chairman for the year. The business had reference to six groups of gales of the Deep Seam coal. The estimated tonnage is 110,348,000 tons of work- able cool. An important point before the meeting was whether in a given case the rVee Miners would sell their rights* for a royalty on the coal won, or for a lump sum for out-and-out purchase. The meeting was divided, a.nd the Chairman declared that those favouring the principle of receiving a royalty were the more numerous. Mr. Amos Morgan, one of the seventeen Free Miners nominated by beneficiaries to receive a valuable gaJe-the gale in regard to which the royalty question had arisen was reported to have refused to sign the selling agreement. The meeting accepted the view that, according to the Mines Act of 1904, as Mr. Morgan had refused to a-ct, they were entitled to displace him in favour of another, a.nd this was done, Mr. Charles jHrst, of Pillowiell, beine appointed in the laoa oC gfrosg QBpowtaoa.

WARM ABERYSTWYTH. COUNCILLOR WANTS MAYOR TAKEN TO GAOL. The members of the Aberystwyth Town Council met under the presidency of the mayor (Mr. R. Doughton), and for four hours they discussed a variety of matters with that acrimonious and personal feeling for which they have become notorious. At the outset a deputation from the Chri& tian bodies of the town, headed by the Rev. W. Matthews, vicar of St.. Miohael's, appealed to the council to rescind a resolution passed at a previous meeting not to allow religious services for children to be held on the beach during the summer months, as in previous years. It was pointed out that what was objected to in these services was instrumental music, such as a solitary cornet, and also the collec- tions which were made amongst people on the beach. The deputation having withdrawn, the council decdded to consider the application at its next meeting. The finance committee reported having deferred the application of a corporation tenant who applied for an abatement of rent. Mr. J. Gibson complained that this appli- cation had not been brought before the coutM-i] in the first place. ^Mr. W. Thomas said the matter had not been considered, it was left in abeyance. Mr. I. Hopkins said it had already been considered by the cabinet of the council by the blind following. Mr. C. M. Williams: That is entirely wrong. Mr. Hopkins said- members of the cabinet dealt with things before they were brought on at the council, "and who," he asked, "is the prime minister?" The Mayor: That is quite out of order. Mr. Hopkins (to the mayor): You sit down, and leave me to get fairplay. The Mayor (indignantly, and pointing to the officials): Send for the police! Mr. Hopkins: Fetch the police, and take the mayor to gaol, if you like. The police were not sent for, and the council proceeded to the discussion of other matters. Mr. J. Gibson objected to the method in which the minutes of committee meetings were taken, and said if they could not rely on their minutes they were done, doomed, finished, West Hammed." Mr. C. M. Williams said no alteration had been made in the minutes. They had been amplified, and there could be no harm in them. Mr. J. Gibson: I say these minutes are rotten, absolutely rotten, and the whole thing is rotten from top to bottom. Mr. Hopkins: Yes, the council is rotten. Mr. J. Gibson: It is rotten. Mr. I. Hopkins said Mr. C. M. Williams, the chairman of the finance committee, had been the mifileader of Aberystwyth for years. He had said he would ruin him (Mr. Hopkins), but he would ruin himself first. Mr. William Thomas: Order, order. Mr. Hopkins: Why don't you say "A.man," Mr. Thomas? You are his co-partner in these tricks. The Mayor: I cannot allow the word "tricks." Mr. Hopkins: I have had to pa.y a lot of money for their tricks. Mr. W. Thomas: Mr. Hopkins has never paid a farthing on account of any tricks of mine. The statement is entirely at variance with truth. Mr. J. Gibson: In other words, Mr. William Thomas says Mr. Isaac Hopkins is a liar. The borough accountant was appealed to, and he said he drew up a record of a cer- tain meeting, and Mr. Gibson altered it. Mr. Gibson: Was it a meeting? The Borough Accountant: No business was transacted. Mr. C. M. Williams said his staibament had been borne out. Mr. J. Gibson (vehemently): Did you ever know anything so dirty in your life. He wants to accuse me of rigging the minutes of a committee that was never held. Mr. 1. Hopkins made another attack an Mr. C. M. Williams. Mr. C. M. Williams warned him to be care- ful, or he might have an action brought agaTnst 111m. Mr. Hopkins: You like actions, don't you. You were the man who brought the action against me before, but the town will show you next November. The Mayor: I must call yon to order. Mr. Hopkins: You sit down, Mr. Mayor. The Mayor: You have no right to order me. Mr. Hopkins: I æm sitting down. The Mayor: Well, hold your tongue, then. Mr. J. Gibson, criticisiing the action of the chairman of the finanoe committee in ruling a certain application out of order, said he bad had the cheek and the impudence to say he would not deal with iL This he con- sidered was arrogance of the first water. At a subsequent stage, Captain T. Doughton (the ex-mayor) proposed that they adjourn the meeting until the next night. (Cries of "-No, no!") It was half-past ten, and the meeting bad been prolonged owing to inter- ruptions. Mr. F. Morgan: Yes, a.11 through boodleism. Captain Doughton: I think it is bombastic ruffianism. Mr. F. Morgan: And you are the essence of it. A perfect picture of it. It is a pity you have-not a poor cook to sling up. The proceedings became very uproarious towards the close, there being also a loud stamping of feet on the wooden floor when either Mr. C. M. Williams or Mr. William Thomas got up to speak. It was after eleven o'clock when the sitting ended.

MILK ANALYSES DIFFER. CARDIFF FIRM PROSECUTED AT NEATH. The National Dairy Company, Cardiff, were summoned at Neath on Tuesday for selling milk adulterated with water. Mr. W. H. David appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. j. Viner Leeder represented the defendant company. The case had been adjourned on the 22nd of April, on the application of Mr. Leeder, so that a sample of the milk might be sent to the Government Laboratory. The sample was sent, and the result of the analysis was read by the clerk. It showed that the sample contained 15 per cent. of added water. Mr. Viner Leeder pointed out that the milk had been analysed by Mr. Charles, the Government Laboratory, and Professor Webster. The last-named certified that the sample contained no added water. But the analyses were all different. The defence set up was warranty, and John Edward Bates, managing director of the com- pany, and other witnesses were called to prove that the milk had not been tampered with. Mr. Bates said that one farmer's milk would keep three days longer than another's. Mr. Davtd: Yes, with preservatives Mr. Bates: No; we never use preservatives. And perhaps I am the only practical dairy- man who could tell you Mr. Bates added that the milk was not mixed, agnd all the employes, of the oompany had precise and definite orders not to tamper with the milk. With the possibility of any disobedience of such orders the depots were frequently inspected. Mr. Viner Leeder said that the company had done all they could. He had proved that the milk had not been tampered with and it was now left to Mr. Davies, the inspector, to take what proceedings he liked against the giver of the warranty. The Bench said the case was of some impor- tance, and they would take time to consider their decision, which would be given on Monday week.

NURSE'S BEGGING LETTERS. CARDIFF CHARITY SOCIETY'S ALLEGATIONS. Mr. Herbert Thompson occupied the chair at the second quarterly meeting of the general committee of the Charity Organisa- tion Society, which was held on Tuesday. In the list of cases was one of a trained nurse whose family reside in Cardiff. She has for several years, it was stated, been writing begging letters to people in and near the city, pleading illness and other difficul- ties, and soliciting large sums of money- and often obtaining them—to get con- valescent treatment, to take situations abroad, and for various other purposes. A strong effort is now being made to put an end to her actions. The treasurer's report stated that there was a debit of about £ 15 on the pensions fund, and that special contributions would be very acceptable to wipe this off. There is a balance in hand on the general fund of about £18.

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