South Wales Daily News

ARROGANCE OF TURKISH SOLDIERS. WIPING OUT THE CHRISTIAN INFIDELS." CONSTANTINOPLE, Friday.—Complaints are again being heard of the arrogant conduct of the soldiers about the streets of Constantinople, especially towards ladies, several of whom are reported lately to have been pushed aside and even pinched by passing soldiers. An extra- ordinary case is reported from Bazak-Dere, on the Bosphorus, the summer residence of the Russian and Austrian Embassies. Three Albanian soldiers of the Imperial Guard at Yildiz Kiosk recently paraded the market-place of the above- named village, brandishing revolvers, and generally assuming a threatening attitude. Pass- ing a Christian house, where the inmates were assembled at dinner, one of the soldiers observed in a loud voice to his comrades, 00e how these infidels are hving in comfoi., and how they are enjoying themselves." Ab," replied the other, that will not be for long, for they will soon be all wiped out." The people of the village became alarmed, and for a while quite a panic prevailed, Finally the police were informed, and by pre- tending to sympathise with the Albanians, managed to arrest them with the assistance of the troops stationed at the guardhouse close by. The prisoners were taken to their barracks at Yildiz, and nothing more has been heard of the nffair. It it most unusual to see Albanian troops walking about the villages on the Upper Bosphorus. Moreover, the incident created all the more stir from the fact that the language used, and the threatening demeanour emanated from from the troop3 belonging to the Sultan's body- guard.-Reute.r.

SPAIN AND CUBA. 1 60,000 MEN TO TAKE THE FIELD. MADRID, Friday.Senor Canovas del Castillo has intimated his readiness to conclude acceptable compromise with the parties composing the minority in the Chamber with regard to the economic proposals of the Government. The Premier has also expressed confidence in the efficiency of the reinforcements, numbering 60,000 men, who are to be sent to Onba in September and November next.

MIDLAND COAL CRISIS, A GLOOMY OUTLOOK. In reply to a Central News correspondent yesterday, Mr Thomas Radoliffe Ellis, of Wigan, secretary to the Federated Goalowners, stated that no further meeting of the Conciliation Board has been convened. Ib was not correct that the Lancashire ooalowners favoured the miners' proposals. On the contrary, they entirely concur with the Federated Coalowners' proposals, which have already been published. There seems little or. no prospect of the Oonciliation Board being continued after Friday, the 31st inst. 0

TRIAL OF THE RAIDERS _00_ "DR. JIM" AND HIS OFFICERS. THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT. WAS IT APPLICABLE? YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. JAMESON AND MR RHODES. The trial at Bar of Dr. Leander Starr Jameson and five of his brother officers who took part in the raid on the Transvaal was resumed yesterday before the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen) Baron Pollock, and Mr Justice Hawkins. This morning only a small sprinkling of ladies had put in their appearance when their Lordships took their seats, but few as they were they managed to keep up a pleasant buzz of conversation. A feature of this case is that nobody seems to look upon it as serious. It is treated more as a society function, everybody, even those most intimately affected, being in the gayest of spirits, and apparently looking upon the whole thing as a huge joke, About five minutes before the time for the Judges taking their seats the defendants marched in. headed, as usual, by Dr. Jameson, and taking their seats in the order in which they have sat throughout, namely, Dr. Jameson first, just under his counsel, Sir Edward Clarke, then Sir John Willoughby, Col. White, Major "Bobby" White, Col. Grey, and finally Major Coventry. MR PLKISCHACK IN THE WITNESS-BOX. The Judges, as usual, were punctual in taking their seats, and Mr Fleischack, the head of the Civil'Department of the Transvaal Government at Pretoria, again went into the witness- box and was onoe more taken in hand by the Attorney-General, and produced further documents found in Major White's boxes and Dr. Jameson's portfolio with the view of proving the careful preparations which were made for the invasion ot the Transvaal by the collection of horses, men, and materials, the preparation of maps, and the building of stores 1 on the proposed route of the march to Johannes- burg. Also instructions as to the quantity of ammunition to De served out to each man and detailed instructions as to the equip- ment of each man. During his evidence yesterday, as to the general order of march, witness tiaid that It was in Major White's handwriting for the mostpart. The original of the order was now put into witness's hands by Sir Edward Clarks, who suggested that none of the writing was in Major White's hand, and witness having examined the document admitted that none of it was in Major White's writing; it was in the writing of Colonel Stracey. Asked if Dr. Jameson had not refused to give any information whatever regarding the raid, wit. ness replied that Dr. Jameson did nob refuse, but at a certain point he declined to say any more. (Laughter.) Sir E. Clarke: Oh, very well, he did not refuse, but be declined. (Laughter.) LAST WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. Donald Sutherland Swanton, superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland Yard, gave formal evidence of the arrest of all the defendants, except Major Coventry, on their arrival in this country. On resuming after lunch Sir Edward Clarke said there was only one point which he desired to submit to the Court, His submission was that there was no evidence to go the jury that the Foreign Enlistment Act was in operation in the year 1895 at either of the places with respect to which evidence had been given before the Court. For the sake of testing the validity of this objec- tion he would confine nimself to Mafeking, because if it were held that the law was in operation at Mafeking a different question would arise as to Pitsani Pitlogo. The Lord Chief Justice Supposing it be held that the law was operative at Mafeking, is there any question which you desire to raise as to fact ? Sir E. Clarke said he could not assume what verdict the jury would find, but his submission was that there was no evidence to go to the jury that either Mafeking or Pitsani Pitlogo was within the dominions of the Crown. He took the point in regard to Mafeking only. The question as to Pitsani Pitlogo was for the jury and they would have to decide it upon the question before them. He could not, however, see that there was any question for the jury with regard to Pitsani Pitlogo, and he submitted that there was certainly no question before them as to Mafeking. Sir R. Finlay having been heard on the other side, Sir E. Clarke replied, and took occasion to protest against the Attorney-General's position. The Lord Chief Justice Do you think common sense has nothing to do with it ? (Laughter.) Sir Edward Clarke No, my Lord but when I hear appeals to common-sense I always protest. I have the authority of Archbishop Whately for saying that common-sense is what everybody appeals to upon a matter which be does not fully understand. (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice, dealing with Sir Edward Clarke's submission, said he saw nothing repugnant in the Colonial Act to the Imperial Act. He considered the Foreign Enlistment Act had been properly proclaimed, and his opinion was that there was no substance in the learned counsel's objection. Baron Pollock and Mr Justice Hawkins inti- mated that they came to the same conclusion. The court was adjourned until Monday. MR SCHREINER'S EVIDENCE. DRAMATIC INTERVIEW WITH MR RHODES. J OLD JAMESON HAS UPSET MY APPLE CART." CAPK TOWN, Wednesday.—The report of the Parliamentary Committee appointed to investi- gate the Jameson raid. together with the evidence taken, was issued to-day in the form of a Blue-book which consists of 650 pages. Twenty-nine wit- nessess in all were heard, and their evidence has produced a most powerful impression in the colony. By far the most sonsatiunpl testimony is that of Mr Schreiner, who was Attorney-General in the Ministry of Mr Rhodes. Mr Schreiner says that he saw Mr Rhodes on the night of December 29th, and advised him to keep clear of Mr Charles Leonard and the agitation on the Rand. Mr Rhodes shrugged his shoulders, and remarked, That is all right." On the next night Mr Sohreiner went to Mr Rhodes's study and found the ex-Cape Premier ubterly dejected and in a mood wholly different from his usual one. Mr Rhodes noticed he had telegrams in his hand, and before a word of conversation. was exchanged the ex-Premier ex* claimed, Yes, yes, it is true. Old Jameson has upset my apple-cart." Mr Sohreiner, staggered, asked, What do you mean?" Mr Rhodes replied, Yes, it is true he has ridden in. G and write your resignation. I did not tell you yesterday, because I thought I had stopped him. Poor old Jameson Twenty years' friends, and now he goes in and ruins me. I cannot binder him, and I cannot destroy him." Mr Rhodes appeared utterly broken in spirit, but whether Dr. Jameson had disobeyed him or because the cancelling of the charter was threatened he (Mr Schreiner) could not say. He, however, believed that Mr Rhodes disapproved of the invasion. Mr Rhodes was, he considered, not acting but if lie was, he was the best actor he had ever ieen.- Central Netos.

GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES DUPED. FIVE MEN RELEASED BY FRAUD. BOMBAY, Friday.-ID has been discovered that five prisoners in the gaol here recently obtained their release by the forgery of » Government document. Four of the prisoners have been re- arrested, two of whom had been previously con- victed of the forgery of the signature of the Inspeotor-General of Police.-DatzieL

FRANCE AND RUSSIA. CZAR TO VISIT PARIS. The Tempi, referring to the reported intention of the Czar to visit France, says that in Russian official circles the journey is believed to be finally decided upon. His Majesty will probably arrive in Paris about the middle of September.

GREEKS IN MACEDONIA. CRUSHING DEFEAT OF THE TURKS. ATHENS, Friday.—A deapatoh from '"aalonioa states that a band of Greek insurgents has succeeded in penetrating into Macedonia, having probably proceeded thither by sea. At Karatsari, near Maussa, they eucountered a detachment of Turkish troops, which was almost completely destroyed, only three men escaping out of total of 83. Immediately on reoeipt of the new- two battalions were seat from Salonika in pursuit of obeinsurgeak%

PLEA FOR IRISH PRISONERS. BESEECHING THE ROYAL CLEMENCY. THE LORDS AND RIVER POLLUTION. IRISH TEACHERS PENSION FUND. GOVERNMENT NARROWLY ESCAPES DEFEAT. HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Wool- sack at a quarter-past four o'clock. Several Provisional Orders Bills were advanced a stage. POLLUTION OF RIVERS. Lord NOKTON asked her Majesty's Government if they would undertake the legislation whioh in a few clauses has been prepared by the County Councils Association, but which, in private hands, has failed for several Sessions to obtain time for discussion. The noble Lord stated that the proposed legislation was simply to mako general the powers, already successfully given in some local Acts, for facilitating the prevention of pollution of rivers. The only way to deal successfully with this evil was to enable County Councils to combine for the exercise of the power conferred by the Mersey and Irwell and the West Riding and Yorkshire Acts. Lord THRING remarked that the evil referred to by the noble Lord could not be exaggerated, but the difficulty of dealing with it under the existing Rivera Pollution Act arose from the fact that under that Act the requisite works must be carried out in au;h a manner as not to interfere with the manufactories of the district. Under the two local Acts mentioned the difficulty had been surmounted in Lancashire and Yorkshire. After some remarks from Lord CLIFDEN, Lord HARRIS regretted that he was not in a position to promise that the Government would do what the noble Lord requested. The fact was that a Bill with the object indicated bad been introduced into the House of Commons this C'8_ L_ L 'I. oession, out DRCl oeen clocked by no fewer than five members on both sides of the House. It was clear therefore that legislation on this subject could not be of a non-contentious character. All he could promise was that the suggestion of the noble Lord would not be lightly passed over by the Local Government Board. The Public Health Bill was read a third time and passed. The Judicial Trustees Bill passed through Committee. The Public Offices (Site) Bill and the Public (Ports) Bill were read a third time and passed. The House adjourned at five minutes past five o'clock. t

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Notwithstanding the all-night sitting, there was a fair attendance of hon. members when the Speaker took the chair at 3.5. Notices had been given of 43 questions. LOADING AND MANNING SHIPS. Mr ALFRED THOMAS asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the state of the law in respect of loading and manning ships, he would use the means at bis disposal to ascertain whether the mer- cantile nations of the world would join in promoting a congress to consider, discuss, and recommend to the several nations represented uniform regulations for the preservation of life and property at sea. Mr RITCHIE said their experience of confer- ences of this kind was that they were attended with many difficulties and often with in. definite results. Hedoubted theexpediencyofenter- aining the suggestion contained in the question. IRISH MAIL SERVICE. Replying to Mr Flynn, with reference to the proposed changes in the mail service between Dublin and London, Mr HANBURY said the main objection to delaying the departure of mails for an hour either from London or from Dublin was that it would cause a great deal of trouble to the Post Office, and that there would be missed a connection at Chester with Warwick and the North. With regard to providing third class accommodation on mail trains between Holyhead and Euston, the Postmaster-General had no power to enforce that. As a matter of fact, the Irii?i mails were carried more rapidly than the Scotch. VACCINATION. Mr BALVOTTR, replying to Mr Talbot, said the report of the Royal Commission on vaccination was nearly complete, and it was being pressed on with all possible speed. CLEMENCY FOR IRISH PRISONERS. Mr JAMES O'CONNOR asked the First Lord of the Treasury if be would consider the question of advising her Majesty the Queeu to exeroise her Royal clemency by granting a free pardon to the Irish treason-felony prisoners on the 60th anniversary of her Majesty's accession to the Throne. Mr DALY asked whether it was not the in. variable .custom among European Powers [to exeroise the prerogative of clemency on occasions of this kind, and whether the Government could rise to the magnanimity of the European Powers. (Hear, hear.) Mr BALFOUR said he was afraid he could not answer the question of the hon. geutleman who had just spoken. He was not aware how the facts stood. With regard to the question on the paper he had nothing to add to the general statement of policy made early in the year, and it was manifest the time had not arrived for considering what ought or what ought not to be done on the 60th anniversary of her Majesty's accession to the Throne. Mr JAMK8 O'CONNOR asked if the right hon. gentleman did not consider that these prisoners, having spent 12 or 14 years in gaol, the time was nob now ripe. (Cries of Order, order.") The SPEAKER Order, order. DECORATIONS FOR YEOMANRY CAVALRY. Mr POWELL WILLIAMS, replying to Viscounb Valentia, said that the question of granting a special long-service decoration to the Yeomanry Cavalry, the same as had been done with the Volunteers, had been considered more than once, but it had beeu decided that a long-servioe medal could not be given to the Yeomanry. The force differed from the Volunteers in that it received pay and further, it was not considered desirable to encourage yeomen to serve so long as 20 years. PORT TALBOT IMPROVEMENTS. The Port Talbot Railway and Docks (South Wales Mineral Railway) Bill from the Lords was considered. SUPPLY. The House went into Committee of Supply, and proceeded with the consideration of the Civii Service Estimate, this being the nineteenth of the days allotted to the ordinary votes of the three sen-ices. The discussion adjourned from the previous Friday on the vote for £ 616,077 to oomplete the sum for the expenses of the Commissioners on National Education in Ireland was resumed by Mr Dillon, who insisted upon the right of Ireland to the arrears of the fee grant. The CHANOELLOU of the EXCHEQUER entirely repudiated the responsibility sought to be im- posed upon him. He was not responsible, nor were the permanotib officials of the department responsible, for the course taken by the late Government in the matter. There had been no loss to Ireland. All that had happened had been simply a postponement of the one quarter's payment from one year to another. Several members continued the disoussion. Mr HEALY said that for several years the National Education Board bad complained that the teachers' pension fund had been allowed to lapse into a condition of insolvency. Why had not steps been taken before now to restore it to a condition of solvency ? The Irish members were not then in a position to say whether the £ 10,000 a year which it was proposed to grant to that fuud was an equivalent for the £ 124,000 which ought to have been, but had not been, paid to the National Board. Mr HANBUR7 said that a Committee appointed by the Treasury had gone carefully into the whole subject, and when they had reported, a full state. ment of the position of the pension fund would be laid before Parliament. Mr FIELD did not consider the statement of the Secretary to the Treasury as satisfactory, and Mr KNOX, to record his dissatisfaction, moved a reduotion of the vote by jBM in respect of school grants. The Committee divided, when there were— For the reduction 105 Against 15* Majority 49 xne proposed reduction of the vote was there- fore negatived. The discussion on the vote was then resumed by Mr J. P. FAHRELL, who contended that the state of education in Ireland was not yet satis- factory. The study of the native language of Ireland was greatly neglected. The people of England had robbed Ireland enough without robbing her of her language. (Laughter.) Mr DILLON sympathised keenly with the oomplainb as to the neglect of the study of the Irish language, both in the primary and the higher schools. Mr BROADHCRS1? expressed his conviction that any money required to supply the obvious necessities of Ireland in regard to elementary education would bo chperfuUy granted. Mr SWIFT MCNEILL appealed to the Chief oeraetary to do all in his power to encourage the teaming of the Gaelio language. Mr TIM HEALY admitted that the English hinguage must be predominant in the teaching of Irish schools, but asked whether the Government would do for the Irish language in Ireland what was being done for the Gaelic language in Scot- land and the Welsh language in Wales. Mr GKKALII BALFOUR was bound to confess that the Chief Secretary was not an autocrat in matters concerning education. All he could do was to make representations to the Irish Education Board. But as regarded the study of the Irish language, it appeared to him that it concerned more the soholar and the philologist than the practical man. It was not desirable, so far as he was able to judge, artificially to stimulate the study of the Irish language but if there was in particular cases a desire to pursue the study, he should not himself stand in the way. The vote was then, at 20 minutes to 10 o'clock, agreed to. On the vote of £ 2.459 to complete the sum for a grant in aid of the Queen'# Colleges in Ireland, Mr DILLON complained that Roman Catholics were to a great extent debarred from availing themselves of the advantages of these institutions, owing to the system on which the Government had persisted rn running them. Mr GERALD BALFOUR said that every Chief Secretary in the dispensation of his patronage must have felt much difficulty artsing from the absence of a Roman Cathohc University, and so far as he was concerned he should be glad to find a solution of the problem. It would be a great triumph to him if he could feel that during his tenure of the office an important step had been taken in a matter which he was satisfied was houud up with the future prosperity of Ireland. The vote was agreed to, and also the remaining Irish votes. The Chairman was ordered to report the resolu- tion to the House. The House adjourned at five minutes past 12 oclook.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW MANAGER APPOINTED. RETIREMENT OF MR LAMBERT. Mr Henry Lambert having retired, Mr J. L. Wilkinson, late assistant general manager, has been appointed general manager of the Great Western Railway

NO TRACE OF THE BODY. SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS RECOVERY. PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ,-I CATASTROPHE. MISSING GIBL'S IDENTITY ESTABLISHED. At last the identity of the Cardiff parachutist, whose ascent from the Cardiff Exhibition on Tuesday evening had such a tragic ending, is established. One of our reporters ascertained last night that the girl had arrived at Cardiff on Sunday evening, and, describing herself as a sister of Mons. Gaudron, secured lodging at a house m Pearson-street, Roath. A visit to this house— No. 9—elicited that she had been brought there by a woman from Shakespeare-street, where she had first sought accommodation. She had no luggage beyond what was contained in a small brown paper parcel, and appeared to be, if not in an impecunious condition, at any rate imperfectly supplied with those necessaries which a woman travelling would require. This fact excited the attention of the people, and they, disbelieving her representation that she was a pro fessional," intimated next morning that she had better seek apartments elsewhere. She came back, however, each night until Wednesday, when, visitors having arrived at the house, she was told she could no longer be accommodated, and she left, saying she could go down to her brother's. On Wednesday about midnight she appoars to have got to Gaudron's lodging at 19, Edward-street, where she was introduced by him to his wife, and a temporary bed was prepared for her on the sofa. Gaudrou states that she became known to him while be was recently engaged on a tour in the South- west of England with Handcock's circus. She had, he says, frequently expressed a- desire to become associated with him in his business, and though he declares he made no promise of engagement to her she repeated the rc quest much. as he puts it, to his surprise, at the JljXtiiDition grounds on the morning of Monday in last week. Gaudron states he believed that she had made previous ascents in a captive balloon u Dublin, and after conference with his wife he agreed to give her a trial at Cardiff. Lodging was found for her at No. 26 in the same street, and she took all her meals with him and his wife. The fatal ascent on Tuesday was made at her express request, and he declares emphatically that he had brought no influence to bear upon her; that he had not given or promised her any money tor undertaking the task and that he had no reason to believe that she was other than experienced in balloon work. With the many contradictory statements made by Gaudron our readers have been made acquainted, and his latest announcement that he had misled the public in saying this was her sixth ascent when it was absolutely the first will probably cause a sensation. That he is now stating facts, however, is certain. Yesterday about noon his wife visited No. 9, Pearson-street, in order to ascertain if the unfortunate girl had left anything behind which could give a clue to her identity. She was sucoessful, for in an old dress wrapped in the brown paper parcel, to which allusion has been made, were found two letter written, it was believed by her mother, to Grace Perry, Handcock's Circus, Devonport. These letters, written four months ago, came from Bristol. A visit was paid to the address given, and it transpired that Mdlle Albertina was an adopted daughter of Mr Crink?, of the Head Tea Gardens, Conham, near Bristol. Mr Crinks was as one time in the show line, and he states that the unfortunate girl's real name is Maud Evans. He adopted the girl when she was 16 months old, but does not know her parentage. She left her home last Easter to travel as a domestio servant with Handcock's Circus. WILD STORIES EXPLAINED. Careful analysis of the many statements made by people in a position to speak definitely of the manner of the disastrous descent of Mdlle. Albertina show general agreement as to the facts, and explain-in great measure, if not entirely the apparently incon- sistent stories told by witnesses of the fatal fall from a distance. Beyond all doubt the account given io our representatives by the Partridges and i)r. Brooks is the true one they admittedly were beat able to describe the mode of the girl's fall and to locate the spot where she struck the sea, and their description was generally substantiated by the crowds that since Tuesday night have been almost constantly in attendance on the edge of Splotlands tidal fields, opposite which she dropped. One of our representatives visited this spot yes- terday, and was struck by the morbid curiosity displayed in the attraction—the hope of witness- ing the recovery of the body. There was but one impression among the spectators it was that the body would be found near the spot where it was lost to sight in the sea, about a quarter of a mile out from where young Partridge was fishing, and in a direct line through the prominent stack of the Gas Works, the malthouse, a little to the docks side of Moorland-road Board Schools, and the centre of Clevedon. There are those who emphatically declare that the body is embedded in the mud, but the fishermen, thoroughly acquainted with the banks, quite as emphatically pronounce their opinion that, despite the muddy deposit made by the Rhymney river and the mud between the fields and low-water mark, the bottom where the poor girl now probably lies is more gravelly than sticky. At least 150 yards from the spot they say they have never remembered to be laid bare, and they speak with po,-titiveiiess when they estimate the depth of water at the time at more than 20ft. If the body still bo practically where the fall occurred, they consider it to have caught m something. The letter of Mr Whit- moll, H.M. inspector of schools, is confirmative of the opinion expressed by Dr. Brooks, that Mdlle. Albertina was unconscious or dead through her rapid progress through the rarefied air, and the medical gentleman's theory that the para- chute collapsed when the viotim was at last 50 yards from the sea explains the suddenness of the drop in the last stage of the desoent, while the velocity of a dead weight striking the water, it is agreed, would cause the contact to be of sufficient force to kill, even if the girl was con- Rcious as she fell. Partridge the elder's explana- tion of why the body did not rise to the surface is that the force was sufficienb to have burst the bonds of the life-belt asunder. He cites nn instance where a man dived from the mast of a ship on the occasion of a Cardiff Regatta many years ago, and failing to take off properly he fell into the water flit on his stomach and was disembowelled, his life- belt being broken dean from his body. As to the tales that the parachutist might have been made insensible by the fumrs from the liowlaia Steel or Tharsis Copper Works, it is certain that she did not pass within half a mile of either, and the wind was blowing the sm ke away from nor. The inconsistencies of the state- ments made in good faith by people at a distance as to the boats hard by, and the parachute dragging the girl along a considerable distance, her efforts to disengage herself from the parachute, and such like, are pat down to the probability that the fishing poles were mistaken for the lady. Even from the railway embankment not more than a mile and a half from the spat it was impossible, with the aid of powerful glasses, to define in the wash of the tide an object mistaken by the naked eye on Thursday evening for the body. This object subsequently proved to be a large paint box and it fouled the nets. At the time of the fatality there was a considerable wash. The lady disappeared at once, and the para- chute scarcely remained visible a couple of minutes—we take the average of statements of undoubted eyewitnesses situated close to the scene. Up till Thursday evening there was prevalent in some quarters an impression, despite the accurate accounts published in this journal, that the whole affair was a carefully planned adver- tisement. But that idea has now been entirely removed by the action of the Exhibition directors in prohibiting any further repetition of an always dangerous and often—as it has been brought home to all in this case fatal work. Publia sentiment generally has been aroused to an unprecedented degree, and public sentiment has been properly appreciated in this action. As to further searches for the body the suggestion made by the writer yesterday that a diver should be employed does not seem likely tu be acted upon. The tension on the public mind would, there is every reason for stating, be relieved by the knowledge that the body bad been recovered, and the most practical effort would oertainly prove that of sending down a diver to scour the bottom under the direction of those best able to guide him to the spot-tho Partridges and Dr. Brooks. The circumstances of the ascent lend counten- ance to the view that the young lady was a novice at the work, O"m although there was no question praised as to her experience and no objection was made to her ascending on Tuesday. Every observer could see that she went far too high, that she was apparently afraid to leave the balloon, and that as one resulc of her hesitation to drop she was carried beyond the land and over the water. Another circumstance noticed by several people was that, after she lot go and was falling, as soon as the parachute opened, she began to spin and certainly the circular motion of a person unaccustomed to any such experience would have the effect of making her giddy, and, perhaps, even faint. Moreover, the descent was a very rapid one, and even if she were only eriddy aud not faint at. the time of striking the witter she would be far too much confused either to liberate herself from the parachute or to strike out swimming. WAS THE LADY PARACHUTIST A NOVICE ? This question was freely discussed yesterday, and many people asserted in the affirmative, and it was reported through the Press that the ascent on Tuesday evening wlks her first. A represen- tative of the South Wales Daily Neies called at the residence of M. Gaudron, 19, Edward-street. last evening, in order to ascertain if that was actually the first time the lady had gone on an aerial voyage, but was informed by Mrs Warsaw, the landlady, that both Mons. and Mdme. Gaudron had left the house early in the day, stating that they were not certain when they would be back. On Thursday M. Gaudron and Mdme. Gaudron said to the same reporter that the missing parachutist had told them shelhad been up several times previously. Our representative also inter- viewed Mr Cundall, general superintendent of the Exhibition: Mr George Webster, ground superintendent for the Concessions Com- mitte £ (Mr R. P. Culley being absent at Droitwicb), and others on the point, but neither of these gentlemen could give any definite information. Mr Webster explained that on Wednesday of last week, when M. Gaudron did IIOt gl) up, be was consulted as to whether he could provide a lady parachutist to perform on the alternate days of the week on which he did not ascend, namely, the Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and he replied that he could, saying he knew where to get one immediately. The bargain was made, but no questions were asked as to the lady's experience 111 that line of business, it being understood that she was nil expert. Mr Webster added that the lady was shcr.7 in stature, of slight build, and would weigh about8..t. or 88t. Another official remarked, "Well, to me she appeared rather 'soft, meamng tbereby that while she showed no sijtn of fear when leaving the ground, she went too high and did not seem to know what she should do or when to descend. Confirmatory evidence of the statement; th.t-. kho lady had been uj» before was received by our reporter last night from Mrs Warsow and a Mrs Watkms, also of Ed ward-street, but as will be gathered from what follows, the statement was made to them by the lady herself. Mrs Watkins said the lady went to live with her at the end of last week. Did she say anything as to herself, where she came from, or where her parents were?' asked the reporter. Vv ell, ves. She said ber name was Grace .? understood she catr.e from Bristol." Did Bhe say anything as to her professional experience ? I Yes. r She told me she had been up several times before, and of course I thought she had been. I asked her if her parents did not object to her fol.owing such a dangerous occupation, and she replied, Oh, I have no parents now} I was brought up with my grandmother. In what part of the oountry She did not say, I thought she came from Bristol way. I have not since had any informa. tion as to who she realiy was or where she was born or brought up." Mrs Warsow also stated that she had been informed that the lady had gone up five or six times before, but at the sams time expressed a doubt as to that being correct. A TELEGRAM OF INQUIRY. Yesterday the Cardiff police authorities received from H;gbbridge, Devon, a telegram asking for a description of the parachutist, as a girl had left Hancock's roundabouts there. A reply was immediately despatched to the effect that she was 21 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches in height, of thin build, had lightish coloured hair, a freeli complexion, was dressed ordinarily in print material, and wore a small round sailor hat. STILL NO TIDINGS. Up to the time of going to press we bad received no tidings as to the whereabouts of the lady or the parachute. MEETING OF THE EXHIBITION COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Cardiff Exhibition yesterday evening, general regret was expressed at the accident to the lady parachutist.—Mr Forrest (the chairman) said no one regretted the sad affairmore than the whole of the Executive Council. It was alfeat of daring that was organised to gratify the pulhc, and it was all the mota brave because the girl was of English birth. It wps the one deplorable thing, and the only black spot that had occurred in their under. taking. They could not pass a vote of condolence with the girl's parents because they were not known, and it did not seem as though they were now living. The whole of the public of Cardiff regretted the loss, and he felt assured that everyone was in perfect sympathy with regard to the sad occurrence.— Mr Liscelles Carr said he understood that was the first time the girl had performed such a feat. Mr Ccok stated that he had been told it was the sixth time, and added that Mr Handoock had very kindly arranged for tugs and men to search for the body.—Mr J. B. Ferrier said that if they found the body at all it would be on the Black Rocks.—Councillor J. H. Hallett said that if the parachute was on the body it would never be discovered.—Mr Carr said the marvellous part of the affair was that she had on a lifebelt capable of supporting two meu.—Mr Hallett said that would not do with the para- chute.—Mr D. T. Alexander asked if they would allow any more ascents, and the chairman said they would certainly not do so. besides it was a matter for the concessionaires.—Mr J. G. Todd wanted to know whether the shows arranged by the concessionaires were submitted for ti -:)roval to the executive, but the question WAS left unauswered. The matter then dropped.

BALLOONS ANID PARACHUTES. TO THJC EDITOR. blU,—"It is intimated in your ptpiiir to-day that the managers 'it the Exhibition will forego any further parachute performances this week Tbisis .1 concession to popular feelingand aseuse of propriety such as dictates a brief period of mourning. Will you allow me to urge that the dangerous exhibi- tion ought not to be repeated at all in Cardiff ? I am not one of those who say that there is no possible use in such performances. Captive balloons may be useful in war to survey the enemy s camp and we remember that during the siege of Paris the escape of M. Gambetta by means of a balloon had most important results. It is even conceivable that meu may learn to navigate the air with as much ease and uceful.. ness as they now plough the waves and it may be argued that every balloou ascent serves t.u accumulate experience. Bab nothing of this applies to the present exhibition at Catdiff the ground is not suited for such experiments, and the object is not in the least scientific. Last luesday evening, about an hour before the catastrophe occurred, I was coming from Bridgend JX1 ,'a. v*rdiff gentleman and we spoke about the Exhibition. I expressed my regret that an enter- pme winch waa intended to be an industrial exhibition should have been made so much into a great show and depend for its success on fireworks and parachute descents. My friend remarked that all exhibitions adopt similar methods of attraction, but he expressed his serious apprehen- sion that some fatality might attend the parachute escents. A few nights before the parachutist had come down among the masta of the shipping in one of the docks, and if ho should fall upon housetops or get entangled among chimneys it might be equally dangerous. My point then is this, that Cardiff is not a suitable place for such performances that the danger might have been foreseen before Tuesday last by the sad event of that evening it has been fatally demonstrated and if after this experience there should be a second fatality the managers of the Exhibition ought to be indicted for man- al,tugliter.-I am, &c., GEO. ST. CLAIR. Castle-road, Cardiff, 24th July, 1886.

LONDON LETTER. [FROM ouli LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] SPECIALLY WIRED. LONDON, Friday Night. BROTHERS BALFOUR UP TO TIME. The fact that they had been in attendance op to half-past four this morning watching over the final fortunes of the Irish Land Bill in Committee did not prevent the Leader of the House and his brother, the Chief Secretary, from being on the Treasury Bench betimes this afternoon. Mr Balfour seemed indeed to make it a point of honour or of bravado to come down considerably before his usual time, but he lifted the veil for a moment, giving the House a transient glimpse at his feelings of weariness when .s asked about to-night's programme. He showed no disposition to enlarge the busi- ness of the sitting beyond the Irish I Estimates. "If," he said, "we should be fortunate enough to pass this to-night the j best thing will be for us to go to bed "-a Bentiment which the small gathering of members present warmly seconded. Among these the chief champions of the landlords' cause were not included, but the Nationalists j were there, fresh as paint, prepared for exhaustive debate on the tempting topics latent in the Irish votes. They had the further incentive to early attendance that by far the largest proportion of the ques- tions stood in their names, Mr Swift McNeill, usually faithful among the faith- less, was unfortunate enough to have special attention directed to the fact that for once he was faithless among the faithful, for his question relating to the finding of the Cape Legislature on the Jameson raid was one of the few on the paper possessing any interest yet, when called upon by the Speaker, the absence of response was signi- ficant. EXPECTING MDCH. Mr Balfour's recently expressed scepticism tn the power of the House of Commons to accomplish work must have been modified, ior hxs schedule of next week's labours is infused with a spirit" of bounding optimism. For Monday alone he proposes to set down business well calculated to occupy six nights. The Uganda Railway, Conciliation, Coal Mines, Truck, Street locomotives, Telegraphs, and Finance form a group of seven Bills which he *rowds into this one evening. On Tuesday ke not only looks to pass the Irish Land Bill through report stage, but he is bold enough to think it not impossible even to let the third reading. Wednesday and Thursday are to be devoted to completing b various stages of the group of smaller and tass contentious measures not yet massacred, f riday will, as usual, be devoted to Supply, *nd the week following will commence with renewal of the struggle on the Scotch Rating Bill. Manifestly there are some florious hours of crowded life awaiting the House if the prorogation is to come in b time fo* grouse shooting. PRESSING FOR PARDON. Irish members see in the completion o e sixtieth year of her Majesty's succession favourable opportunity for pressing to include in its celebrations the granting of a free pardon to the treason-felony prisoners. *>" Mr James O'Connor's printed suggestion k> this effect, Mr Davitt added the informa- tion, interrogatively pot, that it is an ^variable custom among European States to exercise clemency on occasions of this W He expressed a hope fat her Majesty's Government will sho* equa magnanimity. Mr Balfour displayed no •nthusiastic zeal for following thus presented to his notice. Be had, he laid, nothing to add to the general state- taent of policy made earlier in the year, nor Aid he think the time had yet <arrived for toasi/^ring ought or oug n done on the Queen's sixtieth anniversary. DEADLY THE COMMONS The lifeless condition e this afternoon, when Irish members we j grievances ot tneir 0. 4. „ elem<mtarj, «nh.ppy county' « of tlle «du«,,oU r|v»lled » wa8 presain(, lords. There Lord » ^Urging u^atheCtovernmenM M„mple into » general Act t Bet by the Coun y d ljng ull(jer local and the West Riding m g To the power, with the pollution of rivers. To the onlooker the interest of J fa the bye-play Norton actual business afoot, fo „roup Was discoursing to inattentive^ ^lughingly of Irish land-ownii^ peemafced consultation •ngaged m long and » ear.shot of the with Lord A^™r £ °ers like the Marquis of Woolsack. Whence q £ Limerick, Londonderry, the lingfcon are seen Ranfurly, M*?0'chancellor of in conference.with th meteorology Ireland the students ofpal the may reasonably thm^ fa appearance of tne a hoisting Upper House te.be Mi8bllry did not of Storm signals. aft0rnoon, neither put in an appearance Kimberley was did Lord ^tt n.pbtS,eprince undisturbed in bt» q P Opposition .r any companion,« Bench, and. the u Jer 0f the ebarged the formal duties of hurt*' T w. KDSSEU. OHMCKtlB. The Lobby and Smoke-rooms, in the absence of any more thnUing: been larcely occupied by discussing IT incident of the oar.y hours. The fierce eagerness with »bjch Mr T W. Russell sprang to feet on the removal of «aK rivalled that of a grey_ou on the the leash. It was an act of me y Part of Mr Balfour, for there was some fear that if the strain of repressi valve tlnued much longer an forn°Tyrone would Provided, the member for y ugh But Mr Balfour was astu 40 choose a moment at whi fiovern- »«ce was sure to be raised on the Govern lmsllt side. CASIIGATION OF « CAMON. Th. sitting was charactemed by a further *ftelltuation of tile antagonisin between iMr who has largely scored off tins BUI, Mr Dillon, whose reputation M » >■« not been enhanced. Eutthcsom^ i" the Nationalists "to J* beside the dr»n.at.c %h"»' tlie long smothered "»«ng between a,. Fr°n' b: J ,Mr °««on could no longer ,tM» «aring out. It takes a good deal: t» touse Mt bue when ho a «Wke effect. Evidently gwrfj ltn'loyed, hi, castigation of Mr Carson was «' the best things he has done for long »me. HOTCH-POTCH AUD TOPSY-TURVVDOM. The night did not pass withou >mat^ once more 1 Gerald cohesion, ae when Mr Balfonr accepted an amendment w Attorney-General had previous y re joQted as utterly inadmissible. The topsy kQtvy characteristics of the discussions were ^aintained to the last, the Bill emerging "OIn the Committee to the tune of a hign- Pitched tribute to Mr Gerald Balfour Proceeding from no other lips than those of J1* Timothy Healy. This' was a fitting finale to proceedings which have madehoteh- of all standing Parliamentary demar- Times have changed, and men have •banged with them. 0. PACIFYING PARSONS. opportunity has been taken of the off- n to bring about an interview I between Mr Balfour and the Church party on the subject of the collapse of ecclesiastical legislation, and the steps to be taken to compensate next Session for the disappointments of this. The meeting was largely attended, and Mr Balfour was urged with a good deal of directness to take up the Benefices Bill as a Government measure next year. Great reticence is maintained as to the proceedings, but it is known that the Leader was cautious to an extent that caused some dissatisfaction, or at least disappointment, to his followers, for he carefully guarded himself against giving any pledge. SCOTCH RATING BILL. The view taken in the Lobby of Mr Balfour's statement this afternoon in regard to public business is that the Scotch Rating Bill is not going to be pushed through this Session. In consideration of the position of business and the antagonism the measure causes, the Government will be very strongly tempted to abandon the Bill for the present Session. A meeting of Scotch Liberal members is called for Monday to arrange a definite line of opposition to the Bill. A DWINDLING MAJORITY. The growing anxiety of the Government as to the lax adhesion of their supporters will not be removed by the fact that, this afternoon, they found themselves with a majority of only 49 against a motion ex- pressing dissatisfaction with the Irish Teachers' Pension Fund. Under these circumstances the eagerness to bring the Session to a close as early as possible in- creases. With this end in view, a series of very late sittings is anticipated. "UNEMPLOYED" COMMITTEE'S REPORT. It is now expected that the Unemployed Committee will be able to present its report before the end of the present Session. Mr T. W. Russell is doing excellent work as chairman of the Committee, and 110 doubts are entertained that the Committee will be able to agree on the recommendations to be made. LORDS AND THE IRISH LAND BILL. In consequence of certain rumours that have gained currency as to the probable action of the House of Lords in regard to the Land Bill, very strong representations are baing made to the Government that on no account must any fresh concessions be made to the landlords, or the passage of the Bill will be imperilled. Mr Balfour has to-night privately given assurance that the Lords will support the Government on the Bill. CLERICALS ALARMED BY THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. In view of the certainty that the friends of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill on both sides of the House of Lords intend next Session, at an early date, to renew their battle for an alteration in the law, great efforts are to be made during the recess to stir up feeling on the other side. Extreme High Churchmen do not conceal their auger at the part the Prince of Wales has played in the matter, and one of their organs has severely rebuked him. They assert, how- ever, that the country did not realise the position, and they declare that they have only to make it clear to ensure the Bill being thrown out next year. In spite of the expression of this belief, however, they are seriously discussing the necessity of agitat- ing for Disestablishment if the measure passes bothjHouses.

CABINET COUNCIL. The Press Association saysA Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office yesterday morning, Lord Salisbury presiding. All the Ministers were present except the Home Secretary and Mr Ritchie.

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT The Barry Railway Company have deposited a petition in the Private Bill Qffice of the House of Lords, praying to be heard by counsel in Com- mittee against the Barry Urban Distriob Council Bill.

FRIGHTFUL ATROCITY AT HULL. SWEDISH SAILOR CHARGED WITH MURDER. At the Hull Police Court yesterday Auguste Carlsen, a Swedish sailor, was remanded on a. charge of murdering Julia Wood, his paramour. The two had been drinking in a room together, and last evening Carlsen informed the landlady that he bad mnrdered the woman, who was found with her throat frightfully cub. There bad been no struggling. When charged Carlsen replied, "I am ready to die at any moment."

DOOMED TO DIE. DOUBLE EXECUTION AT STRANGE- WAYS. Two murderers, who are lying condemned in Strangeways Gaol, Hirst for strangling his illegitimate child and Renruson for killing a young lady by beating her on the hW with a hammer, will be hauged on August 4th. Both are in good health, and have been visited by relatives.

TO DAY'S FOR ST. FOR MMLANU, S.W., AND SOUTH WALSS. Southerly winds, moderate or fresh changeable some rain. GENERAL-Tbe general appear- ance is still unsettled. GENERAL FORECASTS, GENERAL FORECASTS, fhn following forecasts were prepared .as!; ni^bt atSe Meteorological Office »t eight o olook a Easterly and north-easterly £ iSSandli. winds, light; fair generally. Fnelandl l Southerly winds, light; fair 4 T^d Counties. V at first, doubtful later 5 Eng. S. (Lo»-1 Possibly thunder showers. ana Channel )J £ c^land. W. Same as No?. 0 and 1. 7* TiW. N. W.. \Easterly winds,light; cloudy; &Nnrt' Wale?. some rain; possibly thunder. .E a W 1 Southerly winds, moderate 8. England, S. W. or fresh; changeable; & South Wales J some rain. Easterly or north easterly a Ireland, J*. winds, moderate cloudy 3. some showers. Easterly or south easterly .„j c J. winds, moderate; un- 1,0. Irelanu, • f gg^jed aome rain. rt-rurvTH Friday evening. — joaromeser, ABBBTSTWTTH, *;rm'mecerf 65'2 in shade; 29*924, ste^y 'Amoant 0f sunshine registered by wind, S.o-1^- {or the 24 hours preceding 9.0

SILVBB."—All difficulty in keepmg » ,5*1 Ac™ untarnished and mth a bril- oilver foy using Goddard a Non- ffip&W/powdlr Sold everywhere, in ioxe», "ft GOV Medal.

RISING IN RHODESIA. LAING'S LATEST FIGHT. I OFFICIAL DESPATCH. A JUNCTURK OF FORCES EFFECTED. I | The Press Association states that the following telegratti from Lieutenant-General Goodenough, Acting High Commissioner at the Cape, has been received at theColonial Office:—July 22nd. Following telegram received from Carrington For co operation with my attack upon Babyan's stronghold I had sent Laing to Fig Tree with his Beiiiivwe force of 120, supplemented by 50 of the new police and 161 friendly natives his orders to attack the enemy in the Inugu Mountains, and afterwards take women and cattle. reported in Chilih Valley; during our fight on 28th heard bis guns about eight to our right. Could get no news of him, nor could I get communication by native runners. Last night patrol with Baden. Powell, who found Laing's spoor in mountains, followed it, and got to his camp near Fansona. Laing reported left Fig Tree on l9fch for Inugu, where he laagered for night. At dawn on the 23th enemy suddenly attacked laager, hot engagement resulting at close quarters. Enemy eventually driven off. leaving 90 dead on the ground. Our losa—three whites killed, 10 wounded 25 natives killed and missing, 18 woun- ded 18 horses and mules killed, eight wounded. Laing then proceeded to try to get back to the entrance to the Chilili Valley, but failed. He returned by same road and found Inyuna clear. Enemy's dead left on the field. Namee of killed -Corporal John Hal! (Belingwe Field Force), Trooper Philip Bennett (police), Trooper Bush (police). Severely wounded Sergeant H. Halkett (Belingwe Field Force), Sergeant Eadie (police), Troopers D. Dick, I. Judges, and J. R. Tolson of Belingwe Force), C. O. Morgan (police), Slightly wounded—Troopers A. M. Stewart (Bel. ingwe Field Force), C. Hall (police), F. Tiller (police), Corporal Scott Koger (Belingwe force)." LAING JOINS CARRINGTON. BULUWAYO, Thursday.—The Mounted Infantry of the West Riding Regiment left Macloutsio yesterday for Tulr. The detachment consists of 98 men. Captain Laing yesterday effected a junction with General Carrington at Umzinwani. After leaving Inuaa, Captain Laing advanced right through the Matoppos to Asher's farm without encountering rebels. Captain Laing will proceed to Belingwe, escorting a supply of pro- visions.-Reuter. FORT VICTORIA QUIET. CAPJI: TOWN, Thursday.—A telegram from Fort Victoria states that all is quiet there.-Reuter.

SOUDAN EXPEDITION. DERVISHES PREPARING FOR ANOTHER FIGHT. CAIRO, Friday. -News from the Upper Soudan states that the greater portion of the Dervishes have left Dongola for Abou Fatmeh, in the district of HafEr, on the west side of the river. The Darvishes are confident they will be able to arrest the further progress of the Egyptians. If, however, they are beaten, they will retire on Dongola, where by that time strong reinforce- ments will have arrived from Omdurman,— Ctntral News.

SOCIALIST CONGRESS IN FRANCE. BITTER HOSTILITY TO GERMANY. RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS. LILLE, Friday.—An exciting scene took place last night upon the arrival of Herr Lubkniokt and Herr Singer, German delegates to tbe Socialist Congress. They were received in state by the Mayor, and escorted by a band proceeded to the Hotel de Ville. Outside the station however, a hostile crowd of some 50,000 people had gathered, and when the procession appeared it was attacked on all sides amidst cries of Death to the Germans 2" Down with the Socialists I" Long live France I" The procession was broken up, and the Mayor and other promi nent gentlemen were very roughly handled. The mob was proceeding with furthe outrages when a body of troops appeared and surrounded the delegates, and enabled them to got to the Hotel de Ville, but although no more violence was offered thousands of people followed behind hooting and hissing. A large number of people were injured in the melee, and 15 arrests were made.—Daiziel.

PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES. SILVERITES AND POPULISTS IN CONFERENCE. ST. LOUIS, Fri,iay.-After a stormy sitting the CoiifereiiM Committees of the Populist and Silver ConveMiori9 reached an agreement only regarding silttr. The Convention decided to nominate a Wee-President before the President was nominated. The Silver Convention nomin- ated Mr Bryan for President and Mr Sewall for Vice-President, both by acclamation.—Reuter,

UNITED STATES FINANCE. MAINTAINING THE GOLD RESERVE. NEW YORK, Friday Morning.—It is under- stood that some foreign bankers have formed a pool for the supply of gold until crops are harvested and ready for market. The amount of the pool is stated to be gloooo,ooo, to be ex. tended to £ 15,000,000 if necessary. Meetings of the bankers of Chicago and Phila- delphia were held last night, at which it was agreed to co-operate with the New York financial houses in maintaining the gold reserve of the United States Treasury.-Central News.

LOSS OF A CARDIFF LADEN STEAMER. i. BURNT AT SEA. Lloyd's agent at Pernambuco telegraphed yesterday The German barque Andree Rick- mers, from Cardiff to Penaug, was totally wrecked by fire at sea. All on board saved and landed at Pernambuco. t

BISLEY MEETING. THE ALEXANDRA DAY. EXCITING FIRE IN CAMP. CAMP, Eriday.-There was again a very high temperature to-day—147 in the sun and 75 in the shade—and in the afternoon some commotion was caused by an unexpected occurrence. The heather on the slope leading from the clock tower to the extreme left of the 200 yaids' range caught tire and blazed up fiercely for some moments, giving dense clouds of smoke. An element of danger lay in the fact that the conflagration was within very short dis- tance of the magazine, as the spot is to the wind" blowing (from Stickledown, the possible risks of the situation were fully realised, and naturally accentuated the excitement. By a free use of long tree branches the burning heather was beaten down, and further spread of the fire effectually prevented. At noon a number of Yeomanry Cavalry teams went down to the 500 yards' butt to shoot for their inter-regimental challenge cup. The conditions were 15 shots at 500 yards prone, open!to any nuui- ber of teams of four Yeomen from each regiment. The Dorset second team finished first with 227, the Ayrshire second team and the Dorset first team being equal with 206. A protest was afterwards lodged against the Dorset men taking the cup on the ground that they used the Martini-Metford instead of the Martini-Henry carbine. Amongst the competing teams were Gloucester, 190; North Somerset (first team), 186; Montgomery, 163 and North Somerset (second team), 146. The chief event on to-day's programme was the Alexandra, seven shots each at 500 and 600 yards—open to all comers—with the Martini- Henry. There was one coincidence of a nature which not often happens. Dodd,2nd Liverpool, and Dods, 2nd Dumfries, were squadded together, and at oue range made 24 each with identically the same marks, shot for shot. The ouly highest possible at 500 yards was that of Lance-Corporal Hay, 2nd Liverpool, and there was one at the second range by Corpl. Gibson, 5th Scottish Rifles. At the close Sergeant Straine, of the 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, had the highest aggregate of 65. and became the winner of the fiist prize of 230. A total of two points below (63) gained the second prize (£20) for Corporal G. Taylor, 2tid South Lancashire. The China Cup was shot for by teams of 10 Volunteers from each county, who fired 10 shots at 600 yards. In 1895 Devonshire won the cup with 414 points. Lancashire seoured it to-day with 398. The Barlow was shot for with the Martini, the conditions being 10 shots at 900 yards. The light was too dazzling and the wind too strong from the left face to favour high marksmanship, consequently the scoring was remarkably low. Sergeant Halstead, 2nd East Lancashire, and Lieutenant/Thomson,Queen's Edinburgh, tied with 42 points. By the rules of the Association Thomson should have fired his tie shots at once, but he left the ranges, and on being culled back made only 8 against 10 points put on by Halstead, who had fired his ties immediately on completing his score in the competition. As a result Sert. Halstead won the cup. In the evening there was a most interesting tie shoot at the 600 yards between even scorers of 33 points for th- Daily Telegraph Cup. Private W. G. Mason, 2ud East Surrey, and Private Mac- donald, 7th Middlesex, e-.cn made 12 on their ties, and were then told to fire one shot each to decide the event, They went down to the prone simultaneously. Micdonald soored a magpie (3), but Mason was signalled an inner (4), and so won. For the second stage of the St. George's, which is fired to-morrow morning, 44 men this evening fired tie.* for eleven places in the 100 who were entitled to compete. Seven were counted in after firing seven rounds each. Then eight scorers of 28 delivered three shots each for four places. The three highest with 31 each were Staff- Sergeant Symonds, 2nd Somerset; Sergeant Woods, 3rd Hants and Lieutenant White, 2nd Lancashire. In the Frernantle competition (M.B.L.), 10 shots at 1,000 yards, Capt Gibbs, 2nd Gloucester Engineers, won the first prize of J67 with 47 points. In the Halford competition (A.R.), 10 shots at 1,000 yards, Mr Sullars, of Dundalk, won the first prize of £10 with 49, Capt. Gibbs taking the second (26) with 48. I LOCAL SCORES. The following are local prize-winners in the competitions named QUEEN'S—Second Sta-ge. CorporaJ John Wall, 1st Welsh— £ 4 175 Private Lewis, 1st South Wales Borderers-24 [ 174 Lance-Sergeant Walter, 4th do. — £ 4 174 Private Mabbett, 2nd lVelsli-24 17 Corpl. J. Davies, 4th South Walex Borderers— £ 3 171 Sergeant T. Jenkins, 2iul Welsh— £ 3 169 Sergeant J. T. Williams. 3rd GlaTuorgan-E3 163 Sergeant W, T. Davies, 1st Welsh-23 151 DAILY TELFORAPII "-M. H. 7 shots, 600 yds. Colour-Sergeant H. D. Jones, 2nd Welsh— £ 4 32 Corpl. J. Da.vies, 4th South Wales Borderers— £ 2 31 Lance-Corporal MacJlonald, 3rd Welsh— £ 2 31 Sergeant Lane, 2nd Welsh— £ 2 | 30 Sergt. J. Walters, 4th South Wales Bordcrer — £ 2 30 Private Lewis, 1st South Wales Borderere-E9, 29 THE ALEXANDRA. Sergeant T. Davies, 1st Welsh ^3 £ 9 ^7 Sergeant Jones, 2nd Welsh 27 29 56 Corpoml Chamberlain, 3rd Welsh 29 27 56 Private Lewis, 1st South Wales Borderers 27 28 55 Major Bell, 3rd \\rel«h 30 25 55 Colour-Sergeant Ball, 3rd Welsh 25 ?9 51 Lieutenant Thomas, 3rd Welsh 23 31 54 Sergeant Walters, 4th S.W. Bor(terers 29 25 54 "BARLOW" COAIPLTITION.-IO hhotl.; at M ytrds- Private Shannon, 3rd Welsh, 10; Sergeant Thomas, 2nd Welsh, 13 Corporal Davies, 4th South Wales Borderers, 26; Private Bowen, 1st Welsh, 22 Captain Dowdeswell, 3rd Welsh, 15 Colour-Sergeant H. D. Jones. 2nd Welsh, 30; Private Thomas, 2nd Welsh, 12 Sergeant-Bugler Walters, 4th South Wal^s Borderers, 17; Corporal Thomas, 2nd Welsh, 18 Private D L. Jones, 2nd Welsh, 26 Acting-Sergeant Harries, 3rd Glamorgan, 31 Sergeaut Jeremiah. 3rd Welsh, 26. "CHINA CUP" COMPETITION. GL-ILMORGA-q. Capt-ain Dowdeswell, 39; Colour- Sergeant lieJ, 3rd Welsh, 30; Staff-Sergeant Raggett, 3rd Glamorgan, 40; Sergeant Jenkins Thomas, 2nd Welsh, 33 Sergeant Hams, 41 Sergeant T. Williams, 38 Lieutenant G. Thomas, 40 Private Shannon. 39 • Private Hopkins, 33 Private Jones, 40; total, 373. MONMOUTHSHIRE — Acting-Sergeant D. Jones, 39 • Sergant Milner, 32 Lanoe-Sergeant W. Walters 27 • Sergeant J. Walters, 33; Sergeant Price, 28 Corporal J. Davies, 32 Private Garland, 37 Captain Murphy 42 Seigeant 3ibbons, 41 Corporal Deayor, 38 total, 350. LADIES' ANY RIFLE COMPETITION—7 shots at 900 yardll-Caaptain Murphy, 3rd S.W.B., 34 or one shot short of a highest possible. WANTAGE" COMPETITION—7 rounds to be fired in one minute at 200 yards-Se-eLtiit-Bugler W. Walters. 4th S.W.B., 19 points out of a possible 21. EXTRA PRIZES (M.H.); 7 shots, 600I ds 3rd prize. Capt. Ensor, 3nl Welsh, 32. RECRUITS (In connection with Queen's).— £ 1, Private D. Davies, 1st Welsh, 61

COLLIERY DISASTER. FALLS OF ROOF. THREE MEN KILLED. A shocking accident occurred at Moss Pits, luoe, ner.r Wigau, belonging to Messrs Pearson and Knowies Coal and Iron Co., Limited. Early in the worning, Benjamin Wntkins was embedded in a fall and wnsalmost recovered when a second foil took place, killing him. Later on another fall took place in the same mine, burying three men. James Starkie was instantly killed, and another named Berry died shortly afterwards. The other man was rescued.

CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED, At West Hartlepool yesterday judgment was given by the Board of Trade tribunal in the case of the steamer Manningham, of Liverpool, which was wrecked on Nedelkallen Rocks, Golf of Bothnia. The Court found the insater (Edwin Knowies) in default by attempting to take a channel which was not beaconed and was not properly surveyed, and suspended his certificate for three months.

CLERtfENWELL MURDER. GALLEY IN THE DOCK. At the Old B.iiley yesterday Elijah Galley, butcher, was indicted for the murder of Mr and Mrs Riley at King's Cross on the 4th inst. Prisoner rented a shop from Mr Riley, but on the day of the murder received notice to quit. Iti is alleged this so annoyed him that lie entered the 0010 in which Mr and Mrs Riley were aud fatally stabbed them. On being charged at ttw station prisoner said, I was mad. I must haT-J been mad." Galley pleaded not guilty. The onsi for the prosecution was very brief, and for the defence several witnesses were called as to character, declaring him to be a quiet, sober, domesticated man For prisoner. Lord Coleridge and Mr Travers Humphreys addressed the jury. e'L !:iV0U«ng tC> 8^ow 'he crime was oue ia w 1 1 su cient provocation had been proved to justify reduction of the murder obarge to man* T"e »*

^COAINB.— Oocoa Nib Extract. (Tea- r, roasted nibs (broken-up beans) of Cocoa, on being subjected to powerful 5 oraiuic pressure, give forth their excess of oil, leav- «r finely-flavoured powder—"Cocoaine" a product which, when prepared with boiling water, lias tne consistence of tea, of which it is now beneficially taking he place with many. Its active principle being a gentle nerve stimulant, supplies the needed energy without unduly exciting the system. Sold only >11 tins by Grocers, labelled James Epps and Co., Ltd., Homoeopathic Chemists, London." To be obtained in Cardiff of D. Jones and Co., Ltd., Westminster Storey ) Wharton-street; also of Isaac Phillips, Pontlottyn, near Cardiff, an.1 of others in every district. 1646-15925