Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

BUCKLEY. ACTING CLERK OF URBAN COUNCIL. Mr. Da-v id lliighi-s, solicitor, of Chester, has been r.ppoiuted acting-clerk, in the place of tiit late Air. Joliii Griffiths, to the Buckley Uibrm District Council, until the permanent appointment is made. DEATH OK MRS. MARY NEWTON. It is with regrei that we record the death of Mrs. Mary Newton, wife of Mr. W. New- ton," Drun, v,hkh occurred on Monday of last week at the age of 60. The funeral, which took place at St. Matthew's Church 0li Thursday last, was largely attended. At the church the service was conducted by the Key. S. G. Giavell, and the hymns "On the Ile<surrect:< n aiicl *"I'liei-e I, .a ble.sed home beyond this land of woe" were sung. J. Tyson played the Dead March in '"Saul." The service at the graveside was conducted by the Vicar (the Iley. G. Hea- ton). All the members of the choir were present. The church was full. The chief mourners were Mr. Win. Newton (widower), :nd daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Wain (sister and brother-in-law), Miss Price and Mrs. ^Vade (sisters), Mr. and Mrs. Sam Price. Ml'JOllntlpn Price, and families; Mr. Jame, :LJ], Mr. Leonard Newton, Mr. Cecil Newton, Mrs. John Newton and daughters. Mi-. T. J. Newton, Mr. Ernest Newton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Catherall, Mr. Newton Catherall. Miss Bessie Catherall. Mr..Jonathan Catherall, Mr. and Mrs. T. lJrice (Liverpool). Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Beavan and family. Among 0 the general public were county magistrates, chairman, officials and members of the Hawarden Rural District Council, the chairman and members of the Buckley Ur- ban District Council, Mr. Charles Aston, Mftj(>r Gib-.cn, Mr. R. Gibson, Mr. G. A. Parry. :\1¡,. John Fox (Castle Hill). Mr. and Mrs. T. Williams (Lixwm Green), Mr. and Mr., Gregory, Mr. J- an<l Mr. W. Lindop, Mr. ][. pitrcy, Mr. Hugh Moore, Mr. and Mrs J. Gittens. Mr Henry Hughes, Mr W. iison, Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams, Mr. J. Rogers, Dr. Eraser, Dr. (L E.Williams, lh. Lluyd Hughes, Mr. Fletcher (Mold), and many others. Messrs. W. and T. bailey (Hawarden) were the undertakers. The following .sent floral tributes: Her sorrowing husband," "Bessie and Ethel," "Her dear ones in South Africa," "Barbara and Maggie "Edwin and Pattie," "Sam, Minnie and family," "Jonathan, Janet and family." "Jack, Lizzie and family," Mr. and Mrs. Thos Price (Liverpool), "T)ssie and Lilly" (Li\erpoo]), "All at "The Rocker- Wrexham," "Ernest, Sallie and family" (Ruabon), "Thomas John and family" (Wrexham), "John, Esther and family," James Newton and family (Mold), Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw (Ormskirk), "Leonard. Flos- sie and Gwennie" (Bistre), Mr. and Mrs. Nunns and family, "Criss and Jessie" (Wrexham), Mrs. Wilson and family (Drury) Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Beavan and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Macintosh, Mr. and Mrs. John Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dunn, the Vicar and Mrs. Heaton, Dr. and Mrs. Fraser, Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughes (Denbigh), the tenants at Drury, Mr. and Mrs. Git tins and Hilda, Mr. and Mrs. Baker (Woolton), Mr. and Mrs. G. Hewitt (Ewloe). Mr. and Mrs. T. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Parry, Miss Newnes, Mr. and Mrs. Tyson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beavan. Misses Derbyshire (Ches- ter). Mr. A., and Misses Jones (Haw- arden). Mrs. Lindop and family, Mr. and Mrs Reynolds, Mrs W. Hewitt and family, the Gibson families, etc.

-+; CONNAHS QUAY. CUBAN COUNCIL. A meeting of the above was held on evening last, the Chairman, Councillor J. R. Freme, presiding. Other councillor^ present were Messrs T. J. Renev. S. il. Freme, K. Blane, J. W. Con- ned, W. H. Lloyd, J. Forber, S. Vickers, and A.E.Reney. The reports of the Health, Highway and General Purposes Committees were adopted, as were also those of ¡ he Finance Committee, with the exception of the minutes relative to the aren of supply of electricity by the Council. The resolution restricted the area in which electricity could be supplied, to the confines of the in- ;;in d:striet. Mr. A. E. Reney was prepared to move that the area be enlarged, but it wa- eventually agreed to refer the minute back to the coil] III T. J. Reney questioned the wisdom of restricting the are;, when there were persons outside the urban district, prepared to purchase elect licit v pic-iding the price was reason- able. The usual annual communication of education for Flint- shire, with reicrenee to the formation of technical .-lasses for the coming winter was re.d and it was resolved to elect the old committee of technical instruction, with power to add to its number, to deal with the subject. A letter from the Connahs Quav Gas and Water Co. was read, and re- ferred to the Finance Committee. The minutes of the Health Committee contained the medical officer's report for May, which read as follows: During the month there were 10 births and 4 deaths, giving a birth- of, 2.1 per mmth. or 25.2 per annum, and a death-rate of 9.6 per annum. The death-rate was satisfactory. One case of scarlatina and one of erysipelas were noti- fied. Whooping cough was rather preva- 0 lent. during the month. During June a case of diphtheria was notified. In reply to the Council's complaint of scarcity of water and inconstant supply in the higher parts of the district, and the necessity of providing a softening process, a letter was read from the Connah's Quay Gas and Water Co., calling tile attention to clauses in their provisional order which dealt with both matters. The letter was referred to the Finance Com- e question of repairs to Pentre Mocli and Nortliop Hall roads was deferred. pending a report of the Surveyor of the j Holywell Rural District Council on his in- terview with Mr. Watkinson regarding Pentre Mocli road.—Letters were read from the Postmaster, Connah's Quay, and the Postmaster, Chester, stating that the re- commendations as to additional postal faci- litie-s were having -ttteiitioii.It was de- eidcd to make application to the County Council for the sum of zP-30 5s. 4d., cost of improvement to footpath between the Post Office and the Ship Hotel.

GREENFIELD. MOTOR DRIVER'S SUCCESSFUL WAGE CLAIM. A motor car driver named Joseph Blytli- in, of Greenfield, sued Herbert Charles Jones, of the Prestatyn Garage, for C3 4s. for wages alleged to be due and in lieu of notice, at the Rhyl County Court and the action was heard before his Honour Judge Mess. Mr. Clement Jones, Holywell, wr.s for the plaintiff, and Mr. Kelly (Rhyl) de- fended. It was submitted for the plaintiff that he was engaged as a motor car driver, by the defendant, at £1 10s. a week and tips. No overtime was to be paid or de- ductions made for all occasional day off. Plaintiff was to commence work oil the 27th of April, but the motor charabanc he was to drive not having been delivered by the makers, he was put to some labouring about the garage. On a particular Monday iiiorning in May. plaintiff, being ill. did not go to work, and -Is. was deducted from his wages. On the Wednesday following de- fendant went up to him and said he was not doing enough work. Plaintiff replied that lie was not engage, to do labourer's work, and was told to go to the office for his money and leave at once, ile went to the office at which 10s. was offered him, but lie declined the money .rid went away. He now claimed £ 1 Hb" a week s wages in lieu of notice. £ 1 10s. I;jr the week he was stopped, and a return of -Is. deducted from his wages in respect ol t!. day he was away ill.— For the deiciiec it was eon- tended that plaintiff was engaged to drive a motor charabanc when it came down. In the meantime he was to make himself gene- rally useful about the garage. He was ex- pressly told not to touch the taxis or pri- vate cars. Notwithstanding tins he drove one about the yard, and was seen lying down smoking. The four shillings deducted from plaintiff's wages had been paid into court.A motorist named Whitelock also in defendant's service, said that both he and plaintiff had been told not to drive cars in the garage. But on one occasion when he had returned from working a job, plaintiff asked him not to stop the engine, as he wanted to try the car, and in fact did so. Asked about the lying down incident, witness said that one day it was very hot, and both he and plaintiff sat down. The Judge decided that plaintiff was entitled to Cl 10s. in lieu of a week's notice, and the 4s. deducted from his wages. For the week plaintiff was stopped he did not think he was entitled to payment for a full week, but would be allowed 12s. Judgment was given for plaintiff for P-2 Gs., including the amount paid into court.

———— .;+- GWESPYR. RECOGNITION OF GOOD SERVICE. Mr. R. R. Deiniol Jones, who has had charge of the Mission Church, was last week the recipient of a 400-day timepiece, and a silver-mounted walking stick, suitab- ly inscribed, presented by the members and friends of the Mission Church as a token of esteem and a mark of their appreciation of his excellent services. Mr. Jones entered upon his duties 15 months ago. He has made a host of friends during his sojourn in the parish, -and his departure is deeply regretted by all. His services both at the Parish and Mis-sion Churches were always appreciated, and his labours have been crowned with considerable succcss. The best wishes of a large number of friends hlIow him in his future career.

-f/:+ HOPE. WF.DIMN.; UIXG STORY. At Chester Quarter Sessions on Monday, Alfred Henderson Spence (40), dental prac titioner, was charged with obtaining a wed- dill riug by false pretences from Hemv Davies, at Discard, on March 5, and, fIT (her. with obtaining a diamond ring, a necklet and pendant, and a brooch from Robt. Yates Knagg by fraud at New Brigh- ton. Mr. T. E. Morris said that the OM iii) to stiol) i I taxi with a lady. and :-aid he was on the way to St. John's Church to be married, ;ill(i liid forgotten the ring. Under tijese circumstances Mr. Davies allowed nim to have the ring, and the lady was fitted. The taxi drove off. not to St. John's Chur.-ii. but to the village of Hope, in where the lady resided. The false pretences was that the prisoner said he was going to be married.—Mr. Sutton, for the defence, contended that the facts did not come v Th- in an indictment for false pretences as the fraud related to future conduct.The Chairman (Mr. J. F. T. Royds) upheld this objection, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty on another count in the indict- ment of obtaining credit for the ring by fraud.—The second charge was gone ii to, and the prisoner was sent to prison for three months with hard labour.

Alexander Lennox, a eraneman with Caird and Co., shipbuilders, Greenock, fell on Tuesday from an electric crane to a dis- tance of 40ft., sustaining fatal injuries.

MOSTYN. MOTOR SERVICE TO LLANASA AND DYSERTII. The announcement is made by the Lon- don and North-Western Railway Coy. of a service of motor-cars to run from Mostyn Station to Ffynnongroew up Llniegr Hill to Penyffordd and R.liewl Fawr, on to Glan- rafon and from thence to New market and terminating at Dyserth. The ears, it is stateu, will commence running on the 13th inst. As to the route, there can be no doubt it will be of great convenience to the inhabitants of the Llanasa parish, audit mav also bo said that the cars will run I through a beautiful bit of country. TERTMTI >R 1.\1. ORDERS. Orders for week ending lltli July, 1914, Orderly Sergt., Corpl. T. J. Griffith. Parades.—Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.I! Company Drill in Mostyn Park, dress, Drill Order, Khaki. For Camp. Church Parade, Leave I'm m Camp. etc.. please sec Orders for Ilolywe l. (Sgd.) H. M. DAVIES, 2nd Lt., Comdg. Det. 5th R.W.F.

-+:;+ PENYFFORDD. ANNUAL TREAT. The Penyffordd Mission Church and Hope Parish cillir(zli -ISuzi(iav school scholal's held their annual treat on Tuesday week, in the he'd adjoining the Sanatorium, Meadows- lea. The scholars formed into a proccs,sion and, headed by the Royal Buckley Town Band, paraded the village. Tea was served in the Buckley Council Schools. PSALMODY FESTIVAL. The twenty-third singing festival of the Presbyterian churches of Flintshire and the Che-ster district was held in the Primitive Methodist Tabernacle, Buckley, on Wed- nesday of last week. The afternoon ser- vice was presided over by Dr. Fraser, Buckley. The conductor was Prof. David Evans, and the organist Mists Parry (Mold), In the evening the chair was taken by Mr. W. Jones, of Plas Newydd, in the unavoid- able absence of Mr. T. H. Parry, M.P. The anthems "I was glad when they said unto me" (Elvey) and "Break forth into joy" (IlariibN-) were pleasingly rendered.

QUEENSFERRY. SUCCESS. The many friends of Mr. J. II. Cliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Hy. Cliff, will be pleased to hear that during his first year at the Liverpool University he has been suc- cessful in passing the Inter B.Sc., examina- tion.

TRELOGAN. TEA AND CANTATA. A tea party and cantata were held on Wednesday week, pre.sided over by Mr. E. Da\-ics, Ffyiiiioil(,roeN\ and conducted by Mr. J. B. Thomas, Gwcspyr. The ladies in charge of the tea were Mrs. E. Parry, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. J. 11. Parry, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. E. Evans, Mrs. J. E. Jones, assisted by isse6 M. Evans, A. Jones, M. Pierce and A. Jones. In the evening "Calltata yr Adar" was given under the leadership of Mr. T. Williams, of Gwespyr. The children took their part splendidly, doing much credit to their leader, who is heart and soul in his work. The Chairman, in his address, complimented the young choir, and hoped that Mr T. Williams would continue to teach the young sueli fine pieces. The conductor carried out the pro- gramme in an able manner. There was it crowded audience. Rev. D. M. Griffith, Llanasa, proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman conductor, accompanist (Mr. T. Jones, Ffynnongroew), choir, and all who had taken part in making the tea and con- cert a success. This was seconded by Mr. T. Evans, Sam, and heartily carried. The secretary, Mr. Ed. Parry, and Mrs. Ed. Parry had worked hard to make the event a success.

WHITFORD. EARL OF DENBIGH'S FAMILY. In the "Lady's Realm" for July the fol- lowing interesting note is given in "The Passing Hour," with a delightful portrait: "Lady Dorothy Feilding, whose wonderful toilettes at recent smart dances have ex- cited keen admiration, is to the fore in all big charity entertainment's. She is one of the seven daughters of the Earl of Denbigh, the 'Peer of Fifty Activities,' as he has been called, who was formerly a Lord-in- Waiting to Queen'Victoria and King Ed- ward. The Earl is, among other things, an all-round sportsman, who specialises in angling and runs a fish hatchery, lie also possesses famous pictures, is keen on gar- dening, and has made exhaustive agncultu ral experiments, besides having served in the Army—he was at Tel-el-Kebir. He has also been associated with numerous com- mercial concerns. Born in 1859, Lord Den- bigh claims to be descended from the Royal House of Hapsburg, and every man of the family has Rudolf for his first name, facts of which Anthony Hope may have been aware in penning his most famous novel. During the Marquis of Londonderry's Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, Lord Denbigh served as his aide-de-camp. Lord Den- bigh's house, Newnham Paddock, has been the ancestral home of Feildings since the time of Henry the Sixth, and it contains a number of Vandyeks and other art trea- sures. Upon his estate he has established a unique insurance system. Whenever a tenant loses one of his cows, he draws ten pounds from the funds, so that the loss is not so keenly felt. Lord and Lady Den- bigh, by the way, have three sons as well as seven daughters, and it is rather a com- mentary upon this noble couples popularity that when they and their children enter the hunting field together they are invariably and affectionately styled the 'Newnham Commands.'

Correspondence. BUILDING DEPRESSION. ('I'u the Editor ol "The Flintshire Observer and News.") Sir,The Chancellor of the Exchequer would like to peisuade the eotiiiLi-N- tii-tt the 1909 Budget land taxes, fur winch he is personally responsible, are not the chief cause Of the in the house build- ing iiiuustry. lie recently stated to a deputation of slate-quariy workers that the depresicn which has so seriously affected their tradt: was due to overbuilding before 1903. III his endeavour to placate the slate workers, he Is repoiled to have said that the G,i- eminent was about to embark on great housing legislation, and that the building trade ILd immediately in prospect the great- i period it had enjoyed for many years. This is probably the best commentary upon the former statement that the depression was due to overbuilding. But if the build- ing iiull I-S due co overbuilding, how- is it thai the Government are embarking oil great housing schemes owing to the short- age of houses; The depression in the build- ing trade is not due to houses not being wanted, It is not due to overbuilding, It is mainly due to the fact that the house- builder has been ciushed out of existence by recent legislation. The buildeis (those who have survived the crisis) have to face in many cases an extra income tax of 4s. in the £ on a por- tion of their legitimate profits, in the shape of increment value (lulY They are also unable to obtain advances to carry on their trade. Buyers are equally affected, and cannot obtain advances to purchase except at a prohibitive rate of interest. Small investors have been frightened by unjust and illegal claims that have been made under the Budget taxes, and no long er invest their savings in house property. The growing shortage of housing accom- modation, and the overcrowding accentua- ted by it, is in many districts little sflfbrt of a public scandal. Circumstances have no doubt aggravated the situation, and in addition to the Budget land taxes, prices of materials have risen, wages in the building trade have increased, and the cost of building is to-day far higher than it was in 1909. But the continued effect of ill considered legislation, combined with natural economic causes, has proved disastrous. It is all open question, indeed, as to how far the legislation of the past six years is not also the main cause of the great rise in prices. The result, however, is a house famine, the extent of which is hardly yet appreciated by the country. It is thoroughly characteristic of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to tell the slate workers that there haa been over- building. just at the moment he announces a gt-cit seliejiie of State house building be- cause houses are so badly wanted. I am Sir, Yours obediently, C. 11. KENDERDINE, Secretary, The Land Union. St. Stephen's House, Westminster, London, S.W.

A LARGE ROYAL FAMILY. The Archduchess Zita, wife of the Aieh- duke Karl Franz, who now, according to the general assumption, stands next in suc- cession to the throne of Austria-Hungary, is a member of the largest royal family in Europe. Her father, Duke Robert of Par- ma. was married twice, and had no less than twenty children. Only two óf the Archduchess Zita's ten sister and half-sisters are settled in life, and the positions they occupy are in strik- ing contrast to that of the future Empress of Austria. Princess Beatrice is married to an Italian nobleman, Count Pietro Luc- chesi Palli. Princess Adelaide has taken the veil and become a Benedictine nun; she lives in the Abbey of St. Cecile, cele- brated for the beauty of the plain song sung by the nuns, at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. The royal nun is now 29 and the Archduchess Zita kept her 22nd birthday in May.

--+:+-- THE PRINCE AND THE POOR BOY. The story of the Prince of W ales' kindly interest in a little boy whom he saw had his arm in a sling is reported by the Alder- shot correspondent of the "London Evening News." As the Prince was leaving the camp, lie I beckoned the boy, Ilenry Farmer, to him, and asked what was the matter with his hand. The lad replied, "I got my finger caught in the machinery at wo.k, your Ilughncss. The Prince handed him half-a-crown, and -c said, There's a little present for you, my boy." He asked him if he was fond of soldiering and had watched the operations, and as lie went to join his comrades said, Good-bye, boy." Although the boy's widowed mother is very poor, the Prince's half-crown is to be placed among the treasures of the little cot- tage. It is regarded as a lucky charm.

While bathing in a river backwater at Burnt Mill, Essex, Arthur Kingsley, aged seventeen, was drowned.

A large number of British bluejackets at- tended the funeral at Kiel of the German naval airman Captain Schroeder, who was killed last week by falling into the water. killed last week by falling into the water.

25.YEARS REPUTATION y^T\F0R COUGKS.COLDS.SORt THROAT- Bo Storcroftl fa 1 THROAUCHBTCURE Vw/.THE RAPID Remeot, W &sig«»

Golf, HOLYWELL v. MOLD. Played on Saturday, at Holywell, and re- i suited in a win for the home team by 5 events. Scores Singles. Ifol Kel.fc;ot Roberts, 1: T C Roberts, .V; Dr. 11 W S Williams. -T T Moigan, 1; II T Roberts, 0; A Fes.. Wil- liams, 1; G Morris, 1; C S Beest .), 0; AY G [Morris. 1 total. 6V. 1,1. R E Jones, 0; W Marion I; Dr. Frazer. 0; J E Parry, 0; E P Edwards, 1; J B Price, 0; Major Keene, 0; ReN-. J Moigan, 1; H G Roberts. 0; total, :2}. F oursoines. Holywell. — J Kerfoot Roberts T C Roberts. 0; Dr. H W S Williams and J T Morgan, I II T Roberts and A Foster Wil- I (j'r Morris and W G Morris, 1; 2 221. Mold.—R E Jones and W Marston, 1; Dr. Frazer and J E Parry, 0 E P Edwards and j 13 Major Keene and H G Roberts, 0; total, 1\.

SUCCESS OF MISS LLOYD-PRICE. In the lady golf championship last week, Miss Lloyd-Price, of Glyn Abbot, Holywell, was successful. This is a high honour in golf and is complimentary to the county and to Holywell in particular. Mr. Endersley llowaid in the "Daily Mail" :-A very promising player in Miss Lloyd-Price se-. cured the long handicap tournament. Her allowance jitst been reduced from :2;) to 21, but in the semi-ifnal she did the first nine holes in 46, which was Miss Ravens- croft's outward score in the final of the scratch division. In the short handicap section Miss D. Hartill beat Miss M. Thompson by holing a long putt on the lat>t green after being dormy 5 an extraordi- nary finish. Results :— SCRATCH DIVISION.— Semi-final Hound. Miss Gladys Ravenseroft (Bromborough) beat Miss Cecil Leitch (Walton Heath) by 3 and 2. Miss Muiiel Dodd (Moreton) beat Miss Martin Smith (Prince's) by 3 and 1. Final. Miss Dodd beat Mi^s Ravenseroft 7 and 5. FIRST HANDICAP DIVISION. -Semi- final. Miss D.Hartill(Midiands) beat Miss E. P. Black (Scotland, East) by 4 and 3. Miss M. Thompson (Midlands) beat Mrs. Duxbury (North) by 3 and 2. Final. ri SECOND HANDICAP DIVISION.— Semi-final. Miss Lloyd-Price (Wales) beat Miss P. Lobbett (Soiuh-West) b\ 7 and f>. Mrs. J. B. Dawson (Scotland. East) beat Miss Harvey (South-East) by 3 and 2. Final. Miss Lloyd Price beat Mrs. Dawson 4 and 3.

SARAJEVO. Sarajevo, the scene of the Austrian tra- gedy, has a population of 40,000, made up in equal proportions of Christians, Moham- medans, and Jews, and of these the last- named are by far the most interesting and respectable (says the "Daily Chronicle"). For the Jews of Sarajevo are largely the descendants of fugitives from Spain in the days of the Inquisition, and retain still many of their Spanish customs, as well as a melodious patois of their own. From their German and Slavonic co-religionists, who recently have invaded the city, the Spaniards keep strictly aloof, and their quarter of Sarajevo is distinguished by its cleanliness, order, and evident prosperity.

THE VALUE OF TREES. Not so long ago the deadliest foe of trees was the house builder. When the suburbs of London were extending at a rapid rate, say, twenty years ago, many a fair grove of trees was sacrificed to make way for a row of brick villas with stucco ornaments. Nowadays this attitude has been changed (says "Country Life"). The poorest man who builds a house recognises the value of liavi-ii-, i, tree iiear it, and the rich man carefully looks out for a site where the ground will have the appearance of maturity even when he enters it. It is all ambition with him either to be surround- ed with trees or to have a plantation at his back.

A BORDERLAND JINGLE. On the Lancashire and Yorkshire border- land one may still hear this jillglt, Little man in coalpit, goes knock ] knock knock! And when he's done his work, he peeps out o't top." The mother sings it as the baoy is being dressed or undressed, and his head appears above his garment just at the "peep" mom- ent. The rhyme probably dates back to the days before deep-level mining, when coal was hand-won. The pits that worked the seams that crop out on the high Pennine slopes were not driven to a great depth, and the miners could be heard from the sur- face as they worked.

The Federation of Master Cotton Spin- ners' meeting at Manchester on Tuesday decided to increase the holidays of opera- tives from 11} to 1 working days per year. «

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A NEIGHBOURLY SCRATCH. Snooker (fiercely): "Your fowls have been over the wall and scratched my garden." Chanks (coolly): "Well, there's nothing extraordinary in that. It\s their nature to scratch. Now, if your garden were to come over the wall and scratch my fowls, it would be extraordinary, and something worth communicating." vj.

A "FLUKY" TABLE Lord Wimborne deserves warm congratu- lations on the success of the British polo team in America, for lie was very largely responsible for the arrangements. If one is not mistaken, it was Lord Wimborne who told us the story of the two men who wanted to play billiards in a small country inn Billiards was announced on a poster outside, but when they went into the "billiard-room" they found a- rather rickety table and one or two un- healthy-looking balls. Gut, look here," one of the men ex- claimed to the landlord, the spot has been rubbed off this ball. How can we tell which is mine and which is my friend's?" The landlord examined the balls. "We gen'rally tells 'em by their 6hape?" he said; calmly. I