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TEA TABLE TALK. At Washington; among her other social activities, it is understood that Mrs. Taft in- tends to continue what are generally called "the weekly uiee tings of, Cabinet womenf These gathering's are supposed to be held with the object of discussing important social questions. As a matter of fact, Mrs. Taft 'I yrill simply give "the women of the Cabinet" a general invitation to call at the White House on certain days, and the gatherings will be quite informal. «. » The L, Parisian has decreed that a long, slender foot is the acme of elegance, where- fore all boots and shoes being cut to accentii- ate the eSeet, toe-caps excessively pointed and narrow materially assisting the desired aspect. Dr. Marie Stopes, D.Sc., Ph.D., who has lust returned from Japan, was the recipient of numerous presents from tlie students of Tokio University. She was received by high Government officials of her arrival in Japan, ;and was given every possible privilege for parrying out research work. She was actu- ally allowed the run of the Imperial Uni- versity, being, the only European woman to enter its doors. Dr. Stopes was Assistant- Professor of Botany at Owen's College, Man- chester, some three years ago. Mrs. Rockefeller, mother of the great •J. D., millionaire, was rather a strict discip- linarian, and upheld the standard of the family with a birch fiiwitcii when it showed a, 'tendency to deteriorate: Once, when J. D. was being punished for some unfortunate -doings which had taken place in the village school, lie f-elt called upon to explain, after the whipping had begun, that he was en- tirely innocent of the charge preferred againsfc him. "Never mind," replied his mother, "we have started on this whipping, and It will do for next timê." < According to her own confession, Misa, Cissie Xoftus is a disappointed actress. She has returned to vaudeville when her aspira- tions ;are all for the "legitimate." She is weary of the imitations which brought her such fame, and ever since she starred in Shakespeare with the late Sir Henry Irving she has sought to put vaudeville behind her,, but in vain. "When a manager thinks of me at all," she says, "it is simply as Cissie: Iioftus the mimig.' I deserted, vaudeville be- cause I thought I had talent for something better. But it has come to nothing, I feel: as if I'd like to run away and bury myself." «. Mrs. (_>vton Olyn, the clever authoress, whose brilliant Society novels have aroused so much interest of recent years, has built a charming pavilion in the garden at Sheering, her husband's country jplace in Essex. The b«>autiful little sMon- is in Louis XYI. style, which Mrs. Glyn prefers to any other, and the hail, in oak panelling, is furnished in the jame oak. Her bedroom is a thing of' beauty, with its gilt furniture and bed-c, ur-, tains .and drapery of rose-pink silk, adorned with wreaths of roses in every imaginable thade. Her Grace of Montrose, who was one of the four tall and beautiful ladies who wexe "canopy duchesses" at King Edward's Coro- aation, was Miss Violet Graham of Netherby. rhis Border family has been noted for cen- turies paet for the beauty and charm of its women, but perhaps it is not generally fcnown that the lovely bride said to have Oeen carried off by young Lochinvar was one ftf the Grahams of Netherby. The marriage ,f the Duchess of Montrose took place as iong ago as 1876, but she seems to defy time. 'She is fond of golf, a first-rate walker, bicvcles, motors, and never indulges in modern 'craze for rest cures. • Mistl tPannie Ward is not only an exceed- ingly clever actress, but also an exceedingly wealthy one. In 1900 she married Mr. JOCl 6lewla, a millionaire member of the South African firm of Lewis and Marks. it Amciig the many privileges that the Lady Mayoress .enjoys during her year at the^Man- sion House is that of entree at Court., That is to say, she-instead of being obliged to take her place among other guests, titled and the palace by a separate en- trance, and is received by royalty before the Other guests. Madame Alice Esty will never sing on the first night of a new engagement unless she is wearing a curiously fashioned brooch, made from an antique topaa trophy, once the pro- perty el a famous Indian necromancer. Another star always cuts a square inch of canvas from every new cloth that is hung, at_ the theatre in which he may be playing. Miss Madge Lessing exhibits unbounded delight if she .gets a gift of rpses on the night she presents a new number. ghe regards it as a sure sign of success. Miss Zena Dare swears by a Zulu bangle, and is never with- out it. # # While out driving during early childhood, Queen Wilheliruna of Holland ordered the carriage to stop in order that she might see a snowball battle. She became so interested in the fight that she slipped^ out of the carriage and began pelting the children of the winning side. They promptly accepted the challenge and, returned snowballs with interest. The Queen stood her ground, and, when her foot- man attempted to prevent ,her being struck, ordered him back to the carriage. "If I throw at them, they have a riglit to throw at 3ne," was the philosophy of the little monarch. < Not only do the "women of Valais "wexJ trousers' for convenience" when working in the fields or tramping after cattle, but also on Sundays and ffete-days. The working-day trousers are of the" hoe-made variety and by no means beconiitigi1 Often they Sire so long and baggy that they seem almost as cum- bersome as skirts would be. The most anfusingpart about this working costume is that the Upper part remains feminine, being the ordinary rough bodice of the peasant 'OIn1l;It, ofteii in bright eolours of red or blue. Neafjy every European monarch is indehted ritish nurses and governesses for the first uinients of education, and for the earliest ^«ntal training. Thus the Queen of Holland an English governess, a*Miss Winter; j Trish Jadywas in charge, as governess, th 8 Alfonso of Spain. Some years back fc 6 j ^zar and his brothers walked bare- eaded behind the hearse which bore the °rpse of their old English purse to the i ^Ve" present Khedive of Egypt was under the control of British nurses and governesses until his tenth year; and so, too, 1\'as ;the King of Italy. The Emperor of Ger- many, the King of, Belgium, the King of Sweden; and .the, King, -of^Portugal owe their knowledge of the English language to the British purses and governesses who first directed the course of their mind and of their intellect during their childhood, Berlin women are rapidly leaving the corset and taking to wearing a firm band around their waists instead, a band which leaves to the body a full freedom and sinuosity. At all big social gatherings 1n aristocratic Berlin circles the majority of the Women present are innocent of corsets. < j All irritable telephone subscribers in Vienna have been taught a lesson by Frau- lein Minna Wald, an operator at the Central Exchange. Because she did not immediately respond to a call a merchant named Roedler Hlled her a flilly goose, and threatened to box her ears. Fraulein Wald promptly had bint arrested, and the unfortunate man was D"ntenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.
MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS.
MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS. The corporation of Coventry propose tc fl^ant pensions to employes of the Gai Department who will be displaced by the transfer of the,, gasworks from Coventry t, g, Foleshill., The allowances range from 8s. tc 12s. a woeék, according to length of service. The committee making this recommendation state that It is quite a. voluntary arrange- ment, "there being no legal obligation in the matter, but they believe it will prove the most equitable plan. The maximum cost ol the scheme, will be £ 410 16s, yearly.
COURT SANCTION NECESSARY.
COURT SANCTION NECESSARY. Insurance companies redeeming workman's compensation payments by awarding lump sums, must, fpays a Manchester County-court judge, first obtain the sanction of the court. The particular case, that called forth the judge's remark was that in which a man had been paid X30 and his solicitor's costs had been met, and it was stated that the whole was rather more than one year's conipensa-, tion. The registrar of, the court had, how- ever, declined to ratify the agreement until the man' condition had been ascertained. The medical referee held that the man was able to do his ordinary work if he tried, and the judge found that the settlement", was, adequate and fair.. He drew attention, how- ever, to the fact that the court had to act on lines laid down by law, and that insurance companies must do the same,: and obtain the sanction of the court to these redemptions.
" ;THE-WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING.
;THE-WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING. During the, last two years shipbuilding lessened inenglaiid by one-half, in Germany by tworthirdsi and in the United States by a little more than two-thirds. From 1892 to 1897 England built 77:f. per cent, of the vessels, while 1111908,she built only 50 7-10 Ser cent, of the world's mercantile vpsseh eriAany's share during; the same periods in- creased from 7 3-10 to 10 8-10. The United States, Holland, and .Tajp.-ui show a still! I larger increase. In England an increase in shipbuilding ï; .a;gainnoticeable.
SOUTH WALES -MINERS' WAGES.
SOUTH WALES MINERS' WAGES. The Coal Owners' Association is Isending to the secretary of the. South c Wales Miners' Federation a demand for a reduction of 7 £ per cent, in the v.ages of the workmen, the reduction to take effect on June 1. As the wages are. governed by the Concilia- tion Board agreement, the demand of ,e coalowners will' have to come up for con- sideratiou rbefore the joint board represen ing owners and workmen. It is asserted that the workmen will-strongly object to the de- mand, and if they fail to agree the rtiatter will have to be placed, before Lord St. Aldwyn, who will decide whether the de- mand is to be entertained or not. The independent chairman, as arbitrator, has iio power to decide the claim, but he must decide cnce for all whether the whole of the demand made is justified by the condi- tions of the coal trade, and, if not, niust re- ject the. claim. ■■■.>■,< v
: THE ANTI-SWEATING BILL.
THE ANTI-SWEATING BILL. The President of the Board of Trade has; received a deputation from the Employers' Parliamentary Council on the subject of the Trade Boards Bill. The deputation pointed out that they were desirous that the Bill should not be extended to the organised trades which they represented- Mr,, Churchill said the Bill was intended, to deal only with what were known as, the sweated trades. He was disposed to: think that it might be, desirable, in order to arllay apprehensions, for an Amendment to be made in Committee substituting some more formal method with, regard to the extension of the Act to fresh trades. It might'also be found desirable to provide that the Act should1 not be applied to, any trade not in the schedule before an inquiry had been held, by some im- partial person, at which interested partfes would have an opportunity of putting for- ward their view's."
!'¡, j RIGHT-TO-WORK BILL.…
j RIGHT-TO-WORK BILL. The value of thedehate on the Labour Party's Right-to-Work Bill (says Mr. J. R. Macdonald, M.P., in the "Christian Com- monwealth,") was not that it Out xieW arguihents in; favour of, or* in opposition to, the ^ill, but that it showed the drift of opinion regarding the Bill, a greater familiarity with the provisions of the ,.1liH,: and a more complete concurrence with i's in- tentions and proposals. One hundred and six- teen voted for it last year, and although Several of our men had to be ayray owing to the Sheffield election, 115 voted for it this year. Last year 265 voted against- it, but only 228 this year. We were very well pleased. Much less was said than I have heard before about the utter impossibility, of finding" work. In reality, with proper machinery at hand and proper control over our public affairs, work can be found for many a long year to come.
A MODEL EMPLOYEE.
A MODEL EMPLOYEE. His Honour Judge Willis, in a 'recent speech, said that before he went to the Bar he had a disciplinary schooling as a servant in the City of London. He served six years in commerce in the City and learned to love, first his employer and then all who were en- gaged in the work. They had some troubles then perhaps, but the first thing he deter- mined to do when he took thsltuatlOù was never to ask his master what hours he re- quired him to work. He said to his master, "I will never leave until the work is done, but J will get through the work as quickly as I can and then leave you." During his six years lie was never before a board, he never asked his master what he was paying any- body else—tliat besetting sin—and if every- one in the place had struck and left, he should have remained behind to help and sup- port his employer.
- BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.I'
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. I' BUND ATHLETES. Mr. Samuel H. Bishop contributes to the May "Century" a remarkable article on "The New Basis of Work for the Blind," in which he describee this system Which is. in''operation in the famous institution for the blind at Overbrook, Pennsyl- vania. The maiiner in which Mr. Edward Allen, the late principle, set to work to correct the over- j caution, and lack of courage and confidence char- actcristlè of the blind is extremely interesting. His inspiration was the development 01 athletics. Accordi ng I y thti athletic field wjis fitted up, and a beautiful swimming-pool con- j structed. Last year the school had its first annuaS field meet, at which there were the hundred-yard dash, putting the shot, running broad jpÎ).ip; hammer throwing, standing broad and high jump- ing, and other exerciees. An admirable arrange- irient has been made for the rifces. A three-strand wire cable is stretched breast-high between well- guyed end posts one hundred and ten yards apart. The runner holds in one hand a wooden handle attached by a short, flexible chain to a ring on the wire. As he runs, the ring slips along, and both the feel and the sound it gives enable him to hold his course. The runner is stopped by a low- bridge fringe made of hammock twine, which ctrikes him in the face as he runs under it at the end of the course. The increase in physical courage and confidence says Mr. Bishop, is striking, and is not physicai merely, but enters into the pupils view of life and into his effort.
BIOGRAPHY AS FICTION.
BIOGRAPHY AS FICTION. The story of a momentous period in the history of Europe is presented in fascinating form in i Cloister to Court: Scenes from the life of Charlotte Bourbon, Abbess of Jonarre, Princess of Orange" (Longmans, 3s. 6d.) The deeply interest- ing story is cast in the form of a novel, and re- cords the life of the heroine from her entry into the convent as a youngvgitl, her life there and subsequent escape, ending with her marriage to William the Silent, Prince of Orange, the great Liberator of his country. The author of the book i is Frances M, Cotton-Walker, who has accom- plished a notable piece of work. The descriptions of life in court, convent and camp in the stirring days in the latter half o £ the sixteenth century, are excellent, and "Cloister to Court is a very readable novel besides being of considerable value from a historical point of view.
MR. OPP, OF KENTUCKY.
MR. OPP, OF KENTUCKY. Mr,. Opp is a delightful person. ;Bfe; the; title to a new book by Alice Hegan Rice—' (Hodder and Stoughton, 6s.)—the creator of the" immortal Mrs. Wiggs. He is the founder, owner,1 and editor of "The Opp Eagle," unconsciously' humorous; absurd, pathetic, but with a. big: brave soul in his little body. This is his opinion of "this here life btisineee." "According to my notion or, understanding, it's—well, what you might call,, in ftiilitary figures, a fight. Of course there's some that just remains around in camp, afraid to fight and afraid to desert, just sort of indulging in conversation, you might say, about the rest of the' Army, Then there is the cowards and deserters. But a decent sort of a' individual, or rather soldier, carries his orders around with' him, and the chief and principal thing he's got to do is to follow them. What the fight is con- cerning, or in what manner the general is a- aiming to bring it all correct in the end, ain't, according to my conclusion, a particle of our business And Mr. Opp was a valiant soldier. He sacri- ficed his career and gave up his sweetheart for the sake of his imbecile sister, and left a banquet which had been given in his honour to ohomealld mend his sister's doll. Mr. Opp was i hero, and anybody who does not feel the; bet < r f )r reading this wonderful human and wholly delightful Kentucky story does not deserve to read another noveJ.
FORTUNE; FOR A BOOK.
FORTUNE; FOR A BOOK. The highest price ever paid at a public sale for a printed book was realised at the Hotel Drouotj Paris,- at the sale of the Vicomte ,de Janze's library. A copy of Moliere's works, containing thirty-three original drawings in sepia, fetched £ 7,810. This copy belonged to the famous limited edition of 1773.
THE RULE OF THE KHYBER.
THE RULE OF THE KHYBER. "Ten Diys of" a Frontier' .Snow," m the "Coruhill," is an account taken from a diary kept on the recent North-West Frontier' expedi- tion against the Mohmarids during May, 1908, and is a vivid sketch of one of our little wars." The writer, The Subaltern," makes tho follow- ing interesting note on the rule of the oad from the frontier to Landi Kotal" The Government pays a large sum, to the Afridi tribes for the latter to guard the pass two davs in the week, in the form of the Khvber li fle I, and, of c-ourse, to let troops go up the pass, at any time. So the Government says to the Afridis, "You must not shoot each other on my road, or I, shall take you into Peshawur and hang you for murder, for the road is Eng- lish territory. But off the road you can. shoot ach ,.other aLmuch, as;-You like." So Inhere is jfche anjOmaly of a narrow strip of Britjdi terri- tory, some fifteen feet wide', winding its way for twenty-five miles through foreign land. The rule of the ro^d is kjept with remarkable obedi- ence by the la vie Pithan; for, whatever else he may be, he is no fool' and if anybody on tho road is shot, paynt 01 fthè annuity is stopped by the Government tuptil reparation has been made. The pax Britannica is kept by power of the purse as well as by the drawn sword.
MISS PANKHURST'S" SPHERE.
MISS PANKHURST'S" SPHERE. A woman may be a good wife and mothers without confining herself altogether within the four walls of hey house; she may be conscious of the possession" of abilities which require, another sphere for. their exercise. Why should" she not have it? And'whyVshould she not re- ceive such remuneration ■, therefrom as will enable her to delegate to others the ordinary, drudgery of hoitsework? It' would be a thousand' pities, for example, to- shut Miss Christabel Pankhurst up to the work of arbitrating between her husbni5<I^—•■tyhen she accepts one— and the cook, or* Superintending the thousand and the cook, or* Superintending the thousand and one details of domestic* arrangements. To be sure, she would do alb these thiiigs admir- ably, but as she is also a njatcli for any lawyer or statesman of the day, I maintain that it I would be bettei4 for the community that she should have the chance of showing it without the prospect of having to go to prison! after- wards.—The Rev. R. J. Campbell, in the May "International Review."
FISHERMEN'S TRAGIC CATCH.
FISHERMEN'S TRAGIC CATCH. ::Some tales of Strange Catches mafle by Fishermen," are told in th|s month's "Badmin- ton Magazine^' by Clive Holland- One of the, strangest occurrences ever'truth- fully recorded in connection with fishing (he writes) took place some few years ago off the East Coast. A Lowestoft fishing boat was haul- ing in its nets, and the men were very surprised at the weight which appeared to be in quite the end of the "trawl. Two or three days before there had been a. thick fog in the North Sea, and one or two vessels were supposed to have foundered in collision. The net was hauled in- board, and in it, amongst a leaping, quivering mass of fish there was seen to be the corpse of a sailor. The net was unwound, and in the. moon- light and that of lanterns an examination was made of the dead man. The skipper, who had been at the helm, came forward, and as his eyes fell upon the face of the dead man he uttered a. great cry of "My eon, my boy Tom!" It was afterwards ascertained that the ship in which the latter was returning from South America to Hull had been one of those sunk in collision, and by some strange chance the body was re- covered from the beach by the net of his father's fishing-boat.
CLUB WINDOW
CLUB WINDOW Strolling with one of his children on HaiHpeteaa Heath one day. Mr. Martin Harvey came across a Punch nd Judy show, and paused in front of the elevated theatre to see the farcical tragedy out. The seedy man who stood at ihe side waiting for the time for collecting the spectators' coppers looked hard at the actor during the enter- tainment, and when it came to going round with the hat he carefully avoided him. The actor, however offered the man a shilling. "Oh, no," said the seedy one, with a vigorous shake-of the head, "I've often been into your show on the nod, and it's my turn now I # Both the King of Italy and the Emperor of Austria hate fuss and ceremony, and when- ever possible dispense with the retinue which is usual on the o-ceasion-of offibial visits. King Alfonso's dislike for ceremony is, of course, well known, and there is nothing his Majesty likes ;better than to pay private visits accompanied by one or two personal friends. There is no monarch in the world in who regards the pomp and ceremony of Court life with more contempt than King Leopold of Belgium. ° The wonderful knowledge which King Ed- ward often displays concerning the family affairs and achievements of persons presented to him, conveys the impression that he de- votee a great deal more, attention to their affairs and feels a far greater interest in their career than is actually the case. The fact is that his Majesty has discovered the value of card indices, and turns them to ex- cellent account. These indices are kept at Buckingham Palace in the care of the Keeper of the Privy Purse. Each card bears the njime of some person who has been presented to the King, the date of such presentation, and a brief memorandum of what was said oil that occasion. Access to his Majesty is not obtained without a previous appoint- ment, and Kihg Edwatd, knowing whom he is going to meet, has plenty of time to have the Cárd indeX consulted. > The following story is told about Lord Roscbery's younger days, which shows that he has a firmness of disposition which can overcome most obstacles. One day he had arranged to meet a friend at a railway- station to accompany, him on a journey, but the friend was late, and the time arrived for the train to start. Lord Roseberv begged the station-master to. delay its departure for a few minutes, but was told that that was impossible. His lordship then jumped off the platform and placed himself in" jfrout of the engine between the rails. Naturally, the train waited. Now that Mr. Roosevelt is no longer Presi- dent of the United. States, many stories arc being told about him that have hitherto been kept secret. It was related that on one occa- sion Mr. Taft, the new President, wrote tc Roosevelt saying that he wished to resign from the post-of Secretary .of War. Mr. Roosevelt's reply was characteristic. He simply sent back Taft's letter, with the fol- lowing words scribbled across it: "Dear Bill, Fiddle-de-dee.—;T. R." The Duke of Connaught once enjoyed a hearty laugh occasioned by the remark of an Irish peasant who one day, while the Duke; and Duchess were driving in Dublin, ran alongside the carriage and kept up with it in an astonishing fashion. At length:, the; JDuchess had the vehicle stopped, and asked the man what he wanted. He said that he was anxious to get a good. look at their Royal Highnesses. The Duchess was highly amused, ana asked him how he managed to keep up with them, "Oh," he said; "sliure, haven't I been chasing pigs all me loife?" :> .#_ • # r, Mr. Lawrence Grossmith." ho takes the part of Geoffrey Smith in "An Englishman's Home," has received many curious communi- cations from all parts of the globe eince. the production the play at Wyndhaiu's Theatre. One morning an official letter from an army captain. in Switzerland reached him. The sender stated that he had learned that one of the characters playing an. insignificant part was "cloaked" with his name, and even purported to represent his regiment, wearing the same style of uniform. Mr. Grossmith was requested to furnish a full explanation of the incident without delay. The Shah of Persia is not by any means blind to the failings of his ministers; in fact, he has more, than once been heard to com- plain very bitterly of their shortcomings. During a conversation with a European minister recently the Shah said: "My ministers are useless to me," then, turning to a prominent official seated near, he de- manded of him; "Am I not right?" "Yes, Majesty," came the hasty assurance. With gleaming eye the Shah faced round to his guest. "There," he exclaimed triumphantly, -"what further proof of the imbecility of these people could you want?" "J 4 It — Some of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament have had versatile careers. Here is the record of Mr. William Elliot Johnson, the representative of the Lang division of New South Wales: Born in Newcastle-on- Tyne April 10, 1862. Assisted his father as a scenic artist at Covent Garden. Studied tele- graphy, and entered the Civil Service as a telegraph operator at the Royal Exchange, London. He was wrecked at sea on three occasions, and saw active service in the Chili- a act Peruvian War, and ultimately settled in Sydney, where he took an active interest in municipal and political questions before entering Parliament. Mr. Andrew Carnegie is a practical man and a man; of quick decision. He once asked an Edinburgh friend whether he would advise the establishment of a golf course at Skibo. --Yes, by all means have one;" was the reply, "and go in for the game yourself. It will add ten years to your life." "Indeed!" answered Mr. Carnegie. "Well, look here, if you'll guarantee that it will really add ten years to my life, I'll make you a present of two millions." His friend thought for a while. "I canna do that," he said at last; "I canna do that, but I'll tell ye what I'll do. I'll play ye for the two millions." Mark Twain has a great dislike of what is known as "side." Once, while dining at a restaurant, he sat at the next table to two young men who were putting on many airs and graces. One commanded the waiter to tell the cook who the order w" for. i01 Yes," added the other, "better tell him my name, too, so as to make certain of having it all right." Presently came Mark's chance. "Bring me a dozen oysters," he said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "and whisper my name to each of them to make sure it's all right." Pope Pius X. is no admirer of the foibles of fashion, and some time ago he rebuked some ladies who had long trains to their skirts. "These are not hygienic," he said. "One gathers thus in the streets a quantity of microbes and other things. As to myself, when they compel me to add a train to my sassock it bothers me much, although there I are four prelates to uphold it." When Sir Edwin Landseer, the great ani- mal painter, told a friend he meant to make animal painting a speciality, his friend held up his hands in horror. "You will paint only animals, will you?" he exclaimed. j ."Well, I'll bet you will wish you could cook and eat the animals—that's all."
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STOLE FOR MARRIED MAN. Elizabeth Martin, aged 36, was sentenced tAv three months' hard labour at Westminster for robbing her employer, Mr. Cecil Roy" South Kensington stationer. Prisoner confessed to having, taken some £ 300, but stated that the money had been given to a man. As a result of her confession Alfred Wood, aged 38, auctioneer, who was plaeed in the dock, with her, was sent to prison for 12 months with hard labour. Wood adimtted having incited the woman to robb«ry, "and the prosecuting solicitor said he had been worrying Martin to rob her employer lor years. Wood is a married man with four children, and it was stated that he had been in business with a well-known convicted thief. Among his other victime was a girl in Hack- ney, who was turned into the street without a penny, and he had been trying to keep Qp other establishments with some of the stolen money.
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE. Containing thirteen fishermen, a, small boat capsized near Castlebay, Inverness-shire, One man was drowned, and the others were only saved after a desperate struggle. The party were going up a narrow inlet to Loch Kentagel to get fresh water when the acci- dent happened..The cries.of the men struggling in the water echoed among the lonely hills, but there was no response. After a fierce struggle George Noble, of Fraserburgh, and two Barra fishermen reached the shore, and finding a boat on the beach launched her to the rescue of their comrades. They saved five men, and of the other five four managed to ewim, or were dragged, ashore. John Noble, the skipper of the boat, had a wonderful escape.- While breasting the waves he was clutched by another man and both sank. Wrenching himself free Noble rose, but after- wards becoming exhausted he was about to give up when he was caught by the hair by the men in the boat and pulled on board.
PUZZLE ADVERTISING.
PUZZLE ADVERTISING. Mr. Edgar Brierley, the Manchester stipen- diary, gave his decision in the proceedings against Mr. Russell Allen and Mr. Thomas William Evans, proprietor and publisher re- spectively of the "Manchester Evening News" for an alleged offence against the Lottery Acts. The defendants were each fined 40s. and £ 12 10b. each for costs. The defendants were summoned for publish- ing a proposal and scheme for the sale of certain tickets and chances called the Cakeoma Puzzle Competition on October 16 last. There were further summonses relating to subsequent publications of the scheme. On behalf of Mr. Allen and Mr. Evans, Mr. Sutton said that had they had the slightest notion that it might be considered a lottery they would never have put it in their news- paper at all.
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"It is very dangerous to eat fried fish. It is hard to detect whether the fish is bad after it has been fried," said a doctor at a S'horeditch inquest. In Et report of the Lord's Day Observance Society read in London it was stated that work was being pushed forward at Rosyth, the new Naval base, on Sundays as well as other days.
MILITARY TOURNAMENT.
MILITARY TOURNAMENT. There was a fairly large attendance at tl opening performance of the Royal Naval ar Military Tournament at Olympia. The prl gramme commenced with a. section of the nav. field gun inter-port competitions, in which ema: manoeuvres were carried out with a battery six 12-pounder guns, which, among other thing had to be conveyed over a chasm 7ft. 6in. wi( and also a 5ft. wall. Then followed a music; drive by the Royal Horse Artillery, a music ride by the Royal Horse Guards Blue, and display of Swedish physical exercises by a cla from the Portsmouth Training College. An accident happened during the officer jumping competition under the Inter nation Horse Show Rules, which ie being held this ye; for the first time at the Tournament. Capta: H. Wake, D.S.O., of the King's Royal Ril Corps, had gone round twice, and was attemp ing the last obstruction—a battle jump-üo: sisting of a hedge and gate. The horse skied the hedge and fell. Captain Wake was stunne
IREGISTRATION OF NURSES.
I REGISTRATION OF NURSES. A deputation which visited the Prime Minist* and urged the desirability of legislation for tl registration of nurses received rath cold comfort. Lord Ampthill, Sir Victor Horsley, and othe spoke strongly in favour of the proposal. Mr. Asquith pointed out that no such schen of registration would in the least prevent oth. persons, who had not complied with the regi j tration test, from pursuing the profession nursing. The free lance would be in a positi( to pursue her calling just as now. I Moreover, he pointed out, the medical profE Bion was not agreed on the eubject; and tproof of this the Premier read representatio against, the proposal from hospital manager medical mep, hospital matrons, etc. Und- the eircuiastaaoes all he could promise the d putation was careful consideration of their arg ments.
| PATIENTS REVOLT.
PATIENTS REVOLT. There has been a revolt at the Porthca' Rest for Convalescents against potato-peelin I The Rest is a charitable institution, supporti by public subscription, for workers, male ar female, chiefly in Glamorgan industrial centro The rules provide that the patients are to 1 obliging and helpful to the officers, and no o jection has been made by the women patients assisting the staff in the preparation of meal But of late the number of female patients h dwindled to less than a dozen, while the numb of male patients had increased. This week i ness among the servants handicapped t] matron in preparing the meals, and an appe was made to the male patients to assist in peE lug the potatoes. They declined, and tl potatoes were sent to the tables boiled in the skins. In this condition the majority of tJ patients declined to eat them.
LARGER INDIAN ARMY.
LARGER INDIAN ARMY. During the last five years, says a Blue Bo< on India's finances just issued, the strength the Indian Army has increased by eight Roy Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Ar munition Columns, two batteries of India Mountain Artillery, and one Railway Cornpai of Sappers and Miners. The Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Fie, Artillery .have been augmented by new quic firing guns. The Mountain and Howitzer Art lery units have been reorganised and placed ( a more efficient footing. Several new battalions of Gurkhas have r placed other classes of battalions. The reserve has been substantially au mented. Three hundred and fifty British officers ha: been added to the army.
MARRIED MEN LIVE LONGEST.
MARRIED MEN LIVE LONGEST. An eminent professor has calculated th the mortality among bachelors from the a, of 30 to 45 years is 27 per cent., whilst amoi married men of the same age it is only 18 p cent. For 41 bachelors who attain the age of years there are 78 married men who atta the seme age. The difference is still more striking in pe sons of advanced age. At 60 years of a; there remain but 22 bachelors for 48 marrit men; at 70, 11 bachelors for 27 marri< men; and at 80, 3 bachelors for 9 marri4 men.
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Leave was given in the Taunton County-cou to presume the death of Sidney Edward Blue; who has not been heard of for 41 years, and w: 's believed to have been drowned at sea. The late Mr. Marion Crawford, the noveli: in his will desires that his villa at Sant' Agne' may Be sold, and also his yacht. He designal the cemetery at Sant' Agnello, where he buried, as his final resting place.
. COPARTNERSHIP COLLIERY.
COPARTNERSHIP COLLIERY. Sir Christopher Furness and two othei gentlemen have acquired Wingate Colliery Durham. and the out ato. Sir Christopherha asked the emplojeg, numbering 15,000, to meet him on the 31st inst., when he will sub- I g mit a scheme of working for obtaining more beneficial results to workmen and employers It is understood that he intends to establish the copartnery scheme at the colliery.
THE BRADFORD WOOL TRADE.
THE BRADFORD WOOL TRADE. There was prospect of serious trouble is the Bradford Wool trade when woolcombera connected with the Bradford and District Machine Wodlcdmb^rs' Association decided to hand in their notices to such firms as did not agree to abolish afternoon labour. A letter' 'ha.s, however,- been received from' the directo,rs -of (Limited) stating tha.t they will close their works from Satur- day -kioon to Monday morning, and thus the question has lost its serious aspect. There are still two or three independent firms to be rtekoned with, and negotiations are pro- ceeding.
,WOOL EXPORTS.
WOOL EXPORTS. Consular returns stating the declared value of the exports from Bradford to the United States during April show another substantial increase. The total for the month is X286,102, as against X152,356 for the corresponding month last year. The total for the first four months of the year, works out at £ 1,189,631, as against £ 748,502 for the corresponding four months last year. Wool exports alone have gone up from £ 202,687 to £ 530J)17..
WHY THE JEW SAVES.
WHY THE JEW SAVES. The Bishop of Stepney, speaking at the animal' meeting of the East London Fund for the Jews, held at Church House, Westminster, said he believed that the Jew's love of money was partly due to the very terror which had come upon him through the age-long hunting. He hoarded because we had thieved, and he saved because he never knew when -and where he might be stranded in destitution. He believed that we were largely to blame for the Jew's tenacity in regard to money.
POULTRY FARMING GRANT
POULTRY FARMING GRANT Presiding at the annual meeting of the National Poultry Organisation Society, held at her house in Arlington-street, London, the Marchioness of Salisbury announced that the Government had made an annual grant to poultry farming. The Agricultural Organisation Society and their own society were a-bout to work in conjunction, and the Government had granted to the Agricultural Organisation Society an annual sum in connection with small holdings, part of which was to be used for poultry and its interests. Much of the £ 8,000,000 annually paid out of England for poultry and eggs could be kept at home if the trade were properly organised, said the Marchioness. With good methods a poultry depot could be made very profitable. The society had opened twenty-five depots, all of wrhich showed a profit, and some a very considerable profit.