The Abergavenny Mail

I CHIPS OF NEWS As a memorial to his fntrer find mother Mr. J.. T. Field, of Sktlmanlhorpe, has erected several ccitagc ho:»u-s for the use of aged persons in th,: district. Cardinal Bourne. Archbishop of Westmin- ster, visited Iliteiii'ii lor the. fii:,t taue on Sun- dav, when he conducted a confirmation ser- vice at St. Michael's Church. The Prince of Wales made his first public ,speech on Saturday, wl.rii ho Led the iouuda- tion-stoue of a church at Kensington. South London was swept by an Sstcunc.ng thunderstorm 0:1 Sunuay afternoon. Six people were k'.lied by 'ighf:ni:g. The Czar. i Czarina, and ilii,:r family arrived at Cost.uwM on a visit to the Ivi_ ng and Queen of Rouni iina. A new French Ministry under -Al. viv"kl:ti has been.formed. Six persons were drowned through boating accidents during the week-es.d. Record crowds watched the racing at Cam- bridge on Saturday. The Jesus crew retain their place at the head cf t'le river, and twentv-seven bumps have been registered. Dr. Barclay Head, formerly keeper of the Iii d coins and meda's HI the Br:h Mu:-tinn. and of international reputation as a numismatist, has died. Mrs. Shmbsole, o" K mgston-cn-Thames, has bequeathed some jewellery io the Queen. The leading feature of tVo Horse Show at Olympia on Satu-dny was the Coaching CoVnuhifm for a £ .« cup. which was won by Mr. W. A. Barron. v Six Pmv, have broken out at Hull recently without the police discovering their origin, the sixth occurring early on Sunday morning, when a portion n a sawmill in Sit well-street was destroyed. The Bishop of r Winchester states that £ 47,000 has been-subscribed towards the Portsmouth Six Chu reliefs Fund created by him two years ago. He hr.oes that the £ 50.000 required may still be reached. Bisley, Brook wood, and Woking branches of the Church of England Men's Society are protesting to the War Office and the National Rifle Association against the opening of the rifle ranges at BisVy on Sundays. St. Helens Town Council have decided to build 100 one-bedroomed cottages for aged residents. Cowes Amateur Operate Society has dis- tributed over locil cliaritiel; since its institution. Although in Tier ninety-seventh year, Mrs. Tawke, who i- totally blind, opened a bazaar at Southeiid-on-Sea -on Saturday. Charles Conyard. a Waltham Abbey farm labourer, has completed seventy-two years' service on one farm 111 th:? district. Ventnor District Council havo decided to apply for a Provisional Order empowering the provision and management of golf links. Wigiin Town Council have applied to the Local Government Board for sanction to bor- row £ 50,638 for a sew:rage scheme. It is proposed to erect a joint isolation hos- pital for the districts tit Morpeth, Ashingtoii, and New biggin at a cost o? £ 30,000. Reigate Hill cricket oaviliou was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Two ladies were seen coining from the building just before the fire broke out. They themselves notified the pclice,but rode away without giving tl.eir names. Horace C'rdd'cot, employed at Messrs. Cam- meli. Laird, and Co.'i works, Sheffield, was killed 011 Saturday by the 'all of a large piece of armour plate, weighing twenty-five tons. Towards the estab.ishmont of a University College in Sussex, £ 1(1,000 has already been subscribed. The .committee, are asking for £ 50,000. The College will 'be allied to the London University. Mr. J. K. Fritchley died on Saturday after walking home to Wirksworth from Derby, a distance of fourteen miles, through missing a train. Death is believed to be due to exhaus- tion. The deceased was well known as a foot- ball referee. A deputation from the Gardeners' Com- pany of London, comprising many well- known Englishmen and several London Coun- cillors, has been visiting the horticultural establishments in Orleans. 4.000.000 SKII^S FOR SALE. -1 June rur saies openea 011 ^vionaay in i-1011- I don, there being 4.000.000 skins, of marten, sable, millk, skmlk, and opossum, for sale. BOLTING HORSE JUMPS A CARRIAGE. I Breaking from the cart it was pulling, H runaway horse at Ascot on Monday jumped clean over a carriage which was being drawn across the road. TWENTY-SEVEN IN SIX ROOMS. I In a small six-roomed cottage there were twenty-seven people living, twenty being chil- dren, it was stated on Monday in a case at Feltham. DROWNING WOMAN SAVED BY BOY. I Seeing a woman struggling in the River I Kennot near Reading on Monday, a seventeen- year-old boy named Samuel Wicks plunged I in and rescued her. DOG KILLED BY AEROPLANE. I n. "aluable dog was struck and killed on Monday u\ the propeller of Mr. Allcock's aeroplane at Sunbury when the airman started +n Brooklaiicls. the engine for his return nib-- to Brooklands. When the family that had been staying at a cottage in the country came to pack up their belongings the stores were found to in- clude a bottle of beer for which there was no use, the men having already gone away by an earlier train. The ladies pondered a mo- nlelit and then remembered that an old fellow sat by the roadside a few yards away break- ins stones. They walked out to his pitch and inquired: Could you do with a bottle of beer?" "Eh?" said the man, staring. They repeated the question, and found that it was sheer amazement, not deafness or teetotalism, that had caused the "Eh?" The beer was duly produced and gratefully accepted. Twenty year I bin breakin' stone on this road," said the recipient, with emotion, "an' this is the first time as I ever 'ad a bottle 0' beer stood me. 'Ere's my respex." Messrs. Doolan and Rafferty were examin- ing a fine public building with much interest. Doolan," said Rafferty, pointing to an in- scription cut in a huge stone, phwat does thim litters, MDCCCXCVII.' mane? Thot," replied lkl r. Doolan, manes eighteen hoondred an' noinety-sivin." Doolan," said Mr. Rafferty, after a I thoughtful pause, don't yez fink they're yerdoÍD: this shpellin' reform a bit?"

Q* S MHttFoodMo.1 goon grow strong, From birth to 3 months ?????????? SOOn L grow Stro? ng, From birth to 3 mon the ? -? eain From 3 to 6 months ?????' ? ?.  ? health, when fed on the Malted Food 'Allenburys' Foods. They form No, 3 gxy  '??? ? Progressive Dietary, unique in From 6 months upwards ? ???? providing nourishment suited to the The?AHenburys' growing diSestive P°wers of young Infanta A v ff"Sekfdd(? £ 1t<t ?M??? growing digestive powers of -y'ouno g Infanta ? valuable add?iticu ?to ??M?? ???? from birth upwards, an d are free from dangerous baby's dietary when 10 months old and after. ?? germs. The 'Allenburys' Milk Foods are prepare d ?h?pro?d?? from pure rich milk obtained from specia l herds, ceHent. nourishing, and S from pure rich milk obtained from sp* ecia l herds, y appetising meal specially which are kedt under constant and rigorous inspection. usefulduringthe trouble- some time of teething. ItMfc ■ Painphlet on Infant Feeding Samplos free. and Management Free. sSlienburys' Foods ALLEN & HANBURYS LTD., Lombard St., LONDON. Foo i Troubles Ended Women who suffer from any foot trouble, w h atsoever, can find imme- diate an d permanent 'relief by wear i ng the Scholl "Foot- Eazer" Such foot ■4 ailments as weak ankles, tired or aching feet an d I 8 | limbs, corns, bunions or cal louses, find just the 1 Is <jjj' W right sort of re l ief. Others who have high arches 'V??B 1 ??? ? una b le to get shoes that give the proper ? ?? < ? support will 6nd rest in the H4A\J?XsSS\ 1 Schoii?Foot-Eazer? Heavy weight persons, and those con j! j fj Aft Heavyweight persons, and th ose con- ? ?"??y o? their feet, will nnd ease and \??' -? ??ort by continuaHy wearin? the ? ? f /.?$? ??°" "Foot-Ease?. Made of I I } | ?? Jf leather and German silver springs, j': ? fWrni; y comfortable, easy to wear, and jj ? ???? can be changed from one pair of shoes I 1 WXw to another. Sold Con j ??.? t I 10 days jJT freetrial   ? | ice 7/6 per pair. ,—— t W,h, on, 1m Book]" „ | ?????'.?? ? "CARE OF FEET." ?,?*  =-? ? j The SCHOLL Mfg. Co. Ltd., 2 5, Giltspur St., London, E.C. J DRESDEN ROYAL conservatoire U FOR MUS!C AND DRAMA (59th Year) Full or Special Courses. Entry at any time. Principal terms commence 1st April and 1st September. Prospectus from the DIRECTORIUM. "? __? from  V?tt EVERYBODY'S "?'???SSBNB YOU KNONABOUT CUN FOB  g  I WANT LDNQ-DTSTAKCE SHOOTI L Various Bart.Sinf l Barrel Crilect rs THIS or lop I ver action. Sp-ci*]Iv Sul bl? for '? Ro??' ??R??. ?i''d-fo? ?n<f all t.,?c work. Carriage p.i i Ir pur ?'P?? A'pr /or/?t'-a. Larger borct tame price CUM CO., SmoVe!es» C rtridg?-,r m?/6100. i 0-pag. .Itb SI.I'inIJlIIIII S mt DELICIOUS COFFEE.  m m OM E HITE R,F4o B H HP** BLUE RED S B B! H" I For Breakfast & after Dinner. For Breakfast & after Dinner. COALS D..ICT FROM T8B PIT' ■ TRUCK LOAM at WHOLESALE RATES | ■ OMTM« Paid to any Railway BiaüoD. » ? J. R WGOD & CO., LTD. II I Cmraciors « W.M Government g m <???" "?'?'?K.B?'ttrM?ttjWM.Wt. N CW ;W, ad 1m of tommoeiti* M appiicitioa ?t MAYPOLE TEA t/? I « I The Very E3-&St. TOBACCO! CIGARS CIGARETTES Every known Brand at Manufacturers' own List Prices. Endless variety of Tobacconists' Fancy Goods and Shop Fittings The Trade only supplied Opening orders a Speciality. Send for Price List to SINGLETON & COLE. Ltd., C;tnnevn qt., Birmingham /é/é. 'č L" BWIifi C. & C. "EA asrs <. .l j, {j( l\ v\ <J WidowW?chs  rilk! It. Vi c.¡ .ü ii"hit'I ,e'lo.- l1 ¡', VJ {) t n S (; f (' 'i t. 11 1. ij 'I, i;l¡ntF'[!A:V; :\I.,t:th "I;   n :Y:J l:: J1:'I\i(:1}n¡ t.[ ür, è! I: h! f.- I'. ':¿ ;'r1 H-0 H iiu ur-'or. Cr.r u io. • V Vf. :U C> n r f j ■ Sold eTer,where in 1 I Patent pin-atot?persd Tube! etsECCOTIIiF. J. 3\. &: &:I. SECCOTINE I,- (, m M'CAW. STEVENSON A ORR, Ltd., Loop. Belial. nd 312, Shoe Lane. London. E C. By test —' the best.

og PLULTIZY RUIN65 .1c,?E T, cHtMNUT WUtr, f E.NCIH6 t'X, (■Hi

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. I BY A PRACTICAL FARMER, I SPLENDID ROYAL SHOW ENTRY. The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society at Shrewsbury has drawn what may fairly be described as a record entry. True, its numbers were surpassed by a considerable amount for the show at Windsor in 1889, but that was the society's jubilee meeting, and was altogether an exceptional event, having the personal patronage of Queen Victoria, and, in addition, many other powerful in- fluences to make it specially attractive. But the show which will open this year at Shrews- bury on June 30th has now special eireum-- stances calculated to attract a record entry. It is simply a mark of the great interest taken in the event by the stock-breeders in the neighbourhood. Under each of the four head- ings, horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, we fintl a heavy total of entries, while the entries of poultry are nearly double what they were at the Gloucester show in 1909. For a town of its size Shrewsbury is as well served by railways as any in the United Kingdom. a id this should enable not only stock and other entries but also passenger traffic to be handled with ideal celerity and the maximum of convenience. The attendance at the show cannot hope to equal the vast num bers reached at such great towns as New- castle, Liverpool, and Bristol, but for a coun- try town it has all the promise of being a record. I INHERITED QUALITY OF MANGELS. Mangels are affected as regards both their size and their quality by weather, soil, and feedi^'j. but the extent to which they are affected by strain has not been so clearly de- termined, though this is obviously an import- ant factor. Some information on this point has been acquired as a result of an experi- ment, carried on over a period of thirteen years at the Dominion Experimental Farms at Ottawa. The Intermediate or Gate Post and the Giant Yellow Globe mangels have been used, and the comparison of the relative value of the-se varieties shows that large differences exist, and the varietics fell generally into the same order season by season, indicating that quality might be inherited, and to a certain degree independent of seasonal influences. The two varieties mentioned were chosen, as these, from a preliminary analysis, seemed to be typical of the richer and poorer classes of mangels. They have grown side by side, year by year, on the same soil and with the same culture, and under the same climatic conditions. Differences in composition, as well as in other matters, must under such cir- cumstances be very largely due to inherited qualities. The average dry matter in Gate Post in thirteen years was 11'53 per cent., and the average of sugar in juice 6'16 per cent., and in Giant Yellow Globe the corresponding percentages were 9'5 and 4'56. The Gate Post has always proved the superior root, though the differences between the two varieties have Not been constant. Taking the averages for the experimental period, the Gate Post would contain about 22 per cent. more dry matter and almost 35 per cent. more sugar than the Giant Yellow Globe, which, of course, repre- sents a very considerable difference in feeding value. M m CURING SCOUR IN CALVES. I The best preventive against scour is strict, cleanliness, especially with the .essels from which food or drink is given. The Kentucky Equipment Station has used very successfully the following drugs in the treatment of scours for the last eight years, during which time not a single calf has been lost from scours, although approximately twenty calves have been born each year. If the calf is de- veloping a case of scours, it is taken in hand immediately, placed in a clean stall, well bedded, and given a dose of two ounces of castor oil. one tablespoonful of listerine, .and one teaspoonful of paregoric. All these in- gredient's are mixed thoroughly, put in a long- necked bottle, and given to the calf in the form of a drench. The dose is repeated in six hours if necessary. If the case is severe, ten drops of laudanum are mixed with the above ingredients. Calves, three or four months of age, are often cured Iby giving three ounces of castor oil. INOCULATION AGAINST ABORTION. I As is well known, a great deal of highly valuable work has been done by the Board of Agriculture in connection with epizootic abortion. It is now practicable to test each animal in an infected herd and pick out those which have the disease. Speaking recently at Shrewsbury, Sir Stewart Stockman, the chief veterinary officer of the Board of Agri- culture, drew attention to the advantage of this, because it was highly desirable to isolate infected animals before they could abort and deposit infected material in the premises. For the purpose of testing the value of pre- ventive inoculation in practice, a large num- ber of infected herds had been put under trial. There had not been time yet to sum up all the result- but it would appear that whereas abortions to the extent of 30 per cent, or more might occur in an infected herd, this loss could be kept down -to 6 or 7 per cent. by employing preventive inoculation. Epi- zootic abortion* caused enormous loss to stock owners, and the advisability of dealing with the disease by the ordinary administrative order had many times been discussed. Having now to hand a method of picking out infected animals, it was probable, said Sir Stewart Stockman, that an administrative order of a drastic kind would considerably re- duce the prevalence of the disease. Stock- owners, however, in considering whether abortion should be dealt with by ordinary administrative measures or not, had to ask themselves the question whether, having regard to the great prevalence of the disease, they were prepared to face the possibility of 30 per cent. of the animals on infected premises being under prolonged restrictions in relation to movement. A question of that kind he must, of course, leave to them as business men, and should they find it impracticable the only other method was to adopt preventive inoculation. « » • AGRICULTURAL CREDIT FACILITIES. The question of agricultural credit is an urgent one in all parts of the country, and something must be done in the near future to assist farmers, large and small, to obtain credit on better terms than most of them are now able to command. The matter has been receiving the attention since January, 1912, of a Departmental Committee, which was set up to inquire into the xlsting- system of j credit available for the rural classes in Ire- land." The Committee now give it as their opinion that the existing facilities for the supply of credit on sound lines to the smaller and medium rural classes in Ireland are in- adequate to the special needs, and require considerable extension, also that the existing economic position of rural Ireland, when so many of the small farmers are passing from the status of tenants to that of occupying owners, affords an exceptional opportunity for establishing on a sound basis a system of agricultural co-operative credit which will go far towards euabline the new orenrietors ti oeveiop io cue utmost tne resources oi rneii* holdings, and to on the businfs« ot their farms and cn v asieful and more economic privcinles than those which hove been so largely followed in the past. A large pcrtion of the Committee's report is devcted to the snbjc.-t cf c^ op^-riti- e credit, for the Commerce st-ue th-?- early they were convinced tL" r a snundly- organised and supervised system of th's nature would best supply the special necss of the small former. The mend the establishment r' credit s.r-^e! t based on shares and limited ii.ibility, and de- clare that for this fresh legislation is ?Pe s- sary. They believe that much would hi gained by the establishment cf cred't socie- ties under the supervision of an nprioultwrsl credit section of the Department of A<rr5-«!- ture, with the aid of an Advisory Committee, on which representative1: of ibe eo-ope- '-<? movement, the joint stock banks, ?r.rl the, various State Departments dealing in agri- cultural loans, might be invited to sit.

SPOUTS AND PASTIMES. C. B. Fry, Tf. K. Foster. and fvlr Archibald "White, the •eommitleo invitee? by. the M.C.C. io select the R of England teai.i cfo oppose the M.C.C. South African ride at Lord's on June :.?,¡cl, have cho;e;i ihe following elQven C. B. Fry, S. G. Smith, A. P. Day, P. T. Maun, Tarrant, Hitch, Ilirst, Gunn (G.), Hi'rvphroys, Geary, and Smith (E. J.). Should Smith be required to play for the other side Dolphin will keep wicket for the Rest. Parsons, of 'Warwickshire, was picked as reserve. James Paddon, the A'jstralian champion. who is matched to JCUII Barry for the world's and English championships, CI,0,00, and the S portxiiwn Cup, has arrived in London. -i N-(,? i -? I iLc ii -i o?i. The colonial is one of the biggest men that -ever sat a boat, being 6ft. 3Vin. in his stock- ings and weighing- in condition 13st. 101b. He has brought with him .three racing shells, and will be trained by Syd Kemp, a son of the old champion Peter Kemp, who twice defeated Hanlnn. Paddon first won the Aus- tralian championship by defeating Alf Felton, and later he defeated Dick Artist. It was the workmanlike manner in which he de- feated the latrer that caused his friends to send him to England. After many hard-fought struggles and much interesting golf Miss Anderson (Mach- rilianish) beat Miss Frances Teacher (North Bervick) in the final of the Scottish Ladies' Championship, after ti;e hardest fight of all, at the twentieth hole. Miss Teacher was the holder of the coveted title in 1907, while her successful opponent was defeated in the semi- final last year. The tourney was played at Muirfield, where the course remained true to the finish, although the closing stage was played in heavy rain. Miss Bastin, of Woodcote Park, failed at 'Walton Heath on Friday to arrest the pro- gress of Miss Cecil Leitch in the English Ladies' championship. She stuck well to her more publicly-experienced opponent, but, after having been two up at the end of the first eighteen holes, Miss Leitch added this to her other championship by 2 and 1. Apropos the great Windsor to Stamford "Bridge Marathon, to be run on Saturday, I notice, writes Harrier," that, while Ger- many, France, Scuth Africa, Canada, Sweden, and other countries have entered the pick of their runners our own men are conspicuous by their absence, and we have little, if any, chance of keeping the Mara- thon trophy in England. In many quarters this lack of enthusiasm on the part of our distance runners has been greatly marvelled at. To my mind, however, it is not at all' surprising when the matter is looked at from a perfectly unbiassed standpoint. What op- portunity has the English athlete with Marathon tendencies for competition? Prac- tically none at all; with the exception of two or three so-called Marathons (generally road races of from twelve to fifteen miles), there is nothing to entice the distance runner to traip throughout the summer months for practically one event. The Oxford University Athletic Club Com- mittee have made some alterations in the re- solutions passed by them in November last. The resolutions were as follows :— (a) That in the Oxford University Fresh- men's Sports no one who had resided in any foreign University or similar institution should be allowed to take part as a competitor. (b) That in the University sports, as dis- tinct from college and inter-collegiate sports, tio one should be allowed to compete who has exceeded twenty-four years of age. (c) That no competitor in the Oxford and Cambridge sports should be more than twenty-four years of age. Resolutions (a) and (b) not to come into operation until approved by the Cambridge University Athletic Club. The committee have now decided to alter resolution (a) as follows That in the Fresh- men's sports no one shall be allowed to com- pete who has reached the age of twenty." In regard to resolutions (b) and (c), after discus- sion with Cambridge on the subject, it was Tesolved that thev be temporarily rescinded, and Jjeld over pending further consideration. W. R. Appfegarth (Polytechnic Harriers) again won the 100 and 220 yards' champion- ships of the Northern Counties at Fallowfield grounds, Manchester, on Saturday. He beat P. W. Taylor (Surrey A.C.) by a foot in the 100 yards race, and his time, 9 4-5«ec., equalled the British amateur "record." In the 220 yards race lie beat R. Dobson (Brad- ford A.C.) by eight yards in 22 3-osec. Five of the eight championship titles, which were contested by members of the, London Territorial Force at Stamford Bridge, Chel- sea, on Saturday, found new owners. In two of the races the times were "records" for the Territorial Force. R. A. Lindsay, of the Lon- don ScottIah,. won the Quarter-mile Race in 51sec. Sapper A. Cooke, of the 2nd Royal Engineers, won the Mile Race in 4min. 27 2-5,sec. With the object of encouraging dinghy racing, both from a national and an inter- national point of view. Sir Charles Alien offered a challenge cup for the B.R.A. 12ft. one-design class, to be competed for by teams of four boats representing the clubs. The first contest for this trophy is to be held at .the Burnham B.R.A. Dinghy Week in Sep- tember, and future contests are to take place in the waters of the club holding the cup, either in this country or on the Continent. The balance-sheet of the Liverpool F.C. flbwfl a profit on last year's working of £ 8.780 2s. 10d.. which is a record for the club. The success of the team in reaching the final of the F..A. Cup is largely respon- sible for the increased profits. The net gate receiots were £ 21,255 17s. !)d.. ma.de up of from < League matches. £ 5.700 15.s. ]0d. from Cup-tie, and season tickets £ 190 3s. On the expenditure side players' wages accounted for £ 4,437 10s., pl,,i,vem' oble fie flii eo-t, £ 854 9s. 4d.. and tra- velling expenses £ 1,603 13s. 4d.. this latter being due to special training for Cup-tics and additional expenses incurred in connection with the tournament. A dividend of 5 per cent, is declared. T- Sir Thomas Linton's new yacht, Shamrock TV. had a solendid test in a hard breeze on Saturday. On a run of nearly eight miles the challenger beat the old Shamrock by jiearly three and a-half minutes. Turning io 'Lirii i ii,, Lo windward she gave a wonderful display. She pointed much higher and sailed faster at the same time than the older boat., and in a beat of little over nine miles she added over five minutes to her lead. The trial, although not an actual race, was in every way satisfactory, and created a most favourable impression. At a meeting of the Leasue Committee held at Manchester a commis.sion was appointed to deal with the transfer of Brown to Aston Villa, and it was decided that clubs were not entitled to place an exorbitant transfer fee on the list, but, that players should make all reasonable efforts to find a situation and re- port. the circumstances to the League. Many applications from players for reduced fees were aecced d to. and several granted free transfer, and others were awarded percen- tages on their, increased transfer fees. Liver- pool were fined -five guineas for failing to an ply to the Le-ume for consent to take part in a Continental tour, and Bradford City are to be asked why they did not obtain permis- sion. It was further decided that the Liver- pool players could only be paid £ 5 per man for personal expenses, and that in future such expenses be limited to 5s. per day. A number of transfers were confirmed, and Messrs. McKenna, Sutcliffe, Baxter, Keys, and Cameron were appointed as an Insurance Board. The referees for next season were se- lected as follows: Messrs. Baker, Bamlett, Campbell. Chadwick, Denton, Eccles, Fletcher, Fowler. Heath. Hornby, Ilowcroft, Palmer. Pearson. Pellowe, Peers, Sant, Swift, H. H. Taylor, C. R. Hall, Asson, Bryan, F. Taylor, Spiers, Smith, Knights, and Coats. Supplementary referees: Messrs. Prewery, Hitchen, Pardoe, Yates, Sharpe, Page, Warren, Alderson, Taike, and Butterfield.

Cannafa d e 50 in. wide. d. per yard. Write for Patterns THOMPSONS' Ltd.. Tottenham Court Road, London.

WORK AND WORKERS. The terms of the proposed settlement of the building trade dispute have been issued- ill the form of a manifesto to the members of the unions concerned. The men are to ballot on the question of acceptance cc otherwise of the agreement drawn up at be confer- ence between representatives of the national executives* of their unions, the Conciliation Board, and the Federation of Employers. As the result of the deliberations of a commit- tee of six from each side, the disability clause, to which the men objected, has been incorporated in a conciliation clause, which now readsFor tire adjustment of all dis- putes, and to avoid stoppage of work, it is agreed, subject to the observance of these rules, that employers shall be at liberty to give employment to any workman, provided always that nothing in the rules shall pre- vent an appeal to the Conciliation Board ir the case of an operative who has made him self specially objectionable to his fellow workmen, and that upon a difference arising between an employer, or upon the -works of an employer, and any of his workmen from any cause whatever, notice shall be given and the subject matter referred to the Board of Conciliation. The following concessions have been ob- tained since the inception of the dispute:— Monetary penalties and financial guaran- tees have been withdrawn. Recognition of three labourers' societies and one painters' society. Recognition of ticket inspection. Uniform overtime rules. "In connection with the latter point," adds the manifesto. "we would clearly point out that it was only on this condition that we were prepared to recommend you to accept the terms of settlement. and we would further state that the National Conciliation Board have given us the assurance that the London master builders will carry out the overtime rule." In conclusion the manifesto points out that if these terms are rejected a national lock-oaf will undoubtedly be. put into operation. The proposals for settling the London building dispute are, it is stated, being re- ceived with disfavour by the largest sections of the men. Resolutions condemning them have been passed at the principal strike centres. The C&ntral Strike Committee of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners protest against the wa.^ve of money which will be expended oil the taking of the ballots. The Executive* Council of the National Employers' Federation arranged to meet on Friday to consider what further action shall be taken in the event of the men rejecting the terms. A ballot of 25,000 members of the Mersey Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades Federa- tion began in Liverpool on Saturday. The men are asked to decide whether they will ac- cept the final offer of the employers to settle the unrest among ship repairers in Liver- pool, which culminated recently in a strike of repairers employed by the Cunard Company. They have been agitating for a forty-four hours week, but the employers offer forty- seven, or a. reduction of six per week on the present hours. -The Federation officials urge the acceptance of these terms. which also provide for the formation of a Joint Concilia- tion Board to settle future disputes. Speaking at an open-air Labour demonstra- tion at Leigh, Lancashire. on Saturday. Mr. G. H. Roberts, M.P., said he did not know when the next election would be. but he would like it early. He believed a tremendous change had recently take place in public opinion. The result would be a great strength- ening of the Labour Parte. It was absolutely necessary to back up trade unionism by poli- tical action. He was glad that the miners, transport workers, and railwaymen were com- ing into close alliance. These bigger bodies would bring greater responsibilities, and they would want big men as their leaders. Mr. Clynes. M.P., also referred to the combina- tion of miners, transport workers, and rail- waymen. and said further steps were being taken whereby the rest of the workers' indus- tries would be linked together so as to pre- vent the workers' battle being lost through the action of one set ef workers only. Strong objection is being taken by branches of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners against the decision of the executive to double the general levy, on the ground that the result will be a re- duction of members and a blow to trade unionism. The executive, in a reply issued recently, state that while fully alive to the depletion in their ranks which additional de- mands always bring about., it must be patent to members that it would be a more serious blow to trade unionism, and their society in particular, were it unable to meet its obliga- tions, more especially regarding trade privi- leges that for the past four months have absorbed thousands of pounds in London alone. The 'International Congress of Textile "Workers at Blackpool passed a resolution ask- ing for the prohibition by law of the. employ- ment in factories of children under fourteen years of age; and also a resolution asking for a reduction of the Saturday working hours. The Conference of Head Mistresses at Bris- tol passed a resoluiion regretting the recom- mendation of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service o.wlnding women from higher posts, and proposing compulsory retirement on marriage and segregation. Some speakers dissented strongly from the stattment that women are inferior to men in power 0; sus- tained work and adaptability, but it was agreed to delete part of the resolution dealing with that point. The Loudon omnibus cfnployees have ac- cepted the new verms offered to them by the companies, and there will be 110 strike. Cer- tain terms ore offered vliieli the union officials invited the men to accept, but the latter, being dissatisfied with the daily wage and spread overtime, voted by ballot against accepting the terms. The companies made further conccssion^ on these points, and dur- ing the past week the officiils fi-,Id nicliiigl)t meetings at the various garage centres all over London, and the new conditions were ex- plained to the men. A decision of great interest to trade union- ists has been given by Judge Roberts at Clcrkenwell County Court, damages being given against a society for expelling a mem- ber. Edward John Kelly, of Islington, had brought an action against the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants and the trustees of the society. As a member of the society Kelly had worked at night as a reel hand in a newspaper machine-room at a wage of 34s. 6d. per week. In addition, he worked at Messrs. Sutton's, carriers, from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. every day, and earned an additional 2s. 9d. per day. The branch committee, on learning of the circumstances, resolved that the action of the plaintiff in performing day work in addition to his regu- lar night work "was detrimental to the safety of other members who had to work with him. and it is also an act of misconduct cal- culated to damage the character and reputa- tion of this society, and, acting under Rule 26, Clause 15, we now expel him from mem- bership." His Honour held that the society were bound by the minute of this resolution, stat- ing that th-3 branch committee acted under Rule 26, Clause 15. He was far from saying that the reasons they gave for viewing the plaintiff's offence as a grave one was not well worthy of consideration, but if that was to be effected by the rules of the society, it must, he thought, be done by a new rule upon the point. His conclusion was that the resolution expelling the plaintiff was not justified by the rules of the society, and was invalid. His Honour said his judgment would be for the declarations and the in- junction sought for. He awarded Z68 damages against .the society in respect of loss sustained by plaintiff-who said he could not get work as a reel hand in a trade union house without a card of membership. A stay of execution was granted.

In his garden in Burford-road, in the heart of Nottingham, Mr. David Willman on Mon- day -saw a fox prowling about. Chased in-to i% shed the animal, was captured, but it was not chained up before it had bitten Mr. Willman badly in the hand.

r~ r —-j: 1 ..1 ?-. ? .??? UNPROTECTED. JOHN BULL Another break in the weather coming on Why haven't 1 an umbrella like these other fellows ?

( ———————' I Sporting Cartridges Guaranteed Eley loaded and Always Reliable. F?V? L- tyl. F- My Pheasant" Brand My MOKELESS OARTRIDGES, Specially manufactured; for me. 8/6 per 100, Or loaded with Smokeless Diamond Powder, 9/6 per 100. Also other Smoke- less Cartridges frem 7/6 per 100. VAL PALMER, IRONMONGER, 8, High-Street, LEDBURY.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRiDE. The first wheat ears reported this year were from Coggeshall in North-East Essex. These were gathered on May 28th. The type was King's Eclipse. On June 1st a fine group of ears reached us from ^Bere Regis, Dorset. These were Webb's Red Standard. Thus do the red sorts lead for 1914. The wheat pro- mises well on the whole, but is rather back- ward in nearly all the counties. This will not do the least harm, but a latish harvest will throw an extra burden of supply 011 the ore- sent harvest "year, and is a reason tli e. r-e f t) re why farmers should hold old wheat very firmly. The wheat gradient this week is between- the Midlands and the far North. Some good averages are returned from Middlesex and Kent: Leicester, 35s. 9d.; Berwick, 32s. 4d.; range, 3s* 5d. The barley gradient also shows best value to rule in the Midlands, but whereas the North in this case returns fair prices, Dorset and Wiltshire in the South are foci of de- pression Birmingham, 28s. (xl. Salisbury, 20s. Id. range, 8s. 5d. The above is a wide range even for barley. Oats fetch a good price in Middlesex, Ox- fordshire. and the Midlands, and are advanc- ing in Essex and the Fens. where they had been cheap in May: Northampton. 22s. 4d.; Chelmsford, 18s. 7d.; range, 3s. 9d. —Mar): Lane Express. CURRENT PRICES OF BRITISH GRAIN s AND FLOUR IN MARK LANE. LONDON FLOUR. (Caah ex Town Mill.) Top Price per 2801b. 31/9 Town Whites 30,6 Town Households 27/8 No. 2 26 /• Hungarian r-.ocesii 34'0 Best American London G round 39 8 London Standard, 80 per cent. 28,0 COUNTRY FT.OTHI. Cash at London Terminus.) Best Price per 2801b. 21,110 Good Patents 25/0 Straights 24/6 Roller Whites. „ 24/0 Slone-Alade to 24/0 BRITISH GRAIN (OFF STANDS). a. a. Wheal, White per 50tTb. 36 to 38 Red 3G to 37 Rivetts „ 33 to 34 Poultry per 4801b. 32 to 3S Tailings per 448th. 30 to 31 Barley, Malting per 4481b. 28 to 30 Poultry 27 to 28 Feeding per 4001b. 2i to 24 Malt, English, Best per 3361b. 4;) to 44 „ Fine 40 to 41 „ Ordinary 38 to 31 Scotch, Fine. 41 to 42 11 Ordinary „ 38 to 39 Brown 31 to 35 Black „ 34 to 36 Crystallised 35 to 39 Oats, Fiiie Scotel) 1912 26 to 27 1.913 23 to 24 Good Gartons, Old 22 to 21 New 20 to 21 Tartary, Old „ 21 to 22 New 20 to 21 Winter, 013 Black. 23 to 24 "New 21 to 23 Old Grey 22 to 23 New, 21 io 22 Common, New per 3121b. 20 to 21 Inferior. New per 3041b. 19 to 20 Beaas, Pigeon, 1912 per 5321b. 51 to 53 1. 1913. 43 to 45 Winter, 1912 37 to 38 191.3. 35 to 36 Spring, 1912 37 to 41 1913 35 to 36 Ileak Marrowfats, Fine per 504tb. 81 to 85 Sound 71 to 75 Common. „ 41 to 45 Partridge,Fine 41 to 42 11 CommoD. „ 39 to 40 Maple, 1912. 39 to 41 Dun 1913 34 to 36 Rye, Essex per 4801b. 27 to 28 Tares, Best Spring, 1911 per 5321b. 57 to 59 Good „ 1912 „ 49 to 53 FIDe, 1913 43 to 45 Common, 1913 35 to 39 Winter, 1912 „ 49 to 50 Fine, 1913 „ 43 to 45 Common, 1913 „ 35 to 39 Gores, 1911. 99 to 111 „ 1912. 83 to 91 „ 1913, Best 59 to 67 „ Common 1913, .0 43 to 45 Buckwheat, Heavy. per 4161b. 34 to 35 Common per 40olb. 32 to 33 Linseed, Lincolnshire per 4241b. 52 to 54 A Rapeeeed. Best. per 4161b. 74 to 75 Common 11 68 to 70 Mutardaeed, Brown per 4481b.98 to 110 White „ 90 to 91 Common 76 to 80 Canaryseed, Fssex per 4641b. 90 to 95 Teazleseed, Somerset. per 1121b. 17 to 18 Suutlowerteed. Sussex per 1121b. 15 to H —Mark Lane Express.

"An excellent Food, admirably adapted to the Wtnttot taftott:— 41 Mr CbaiL A. Ctmcrea? C. B M. B .I(R w Aft   ïtëä: Useful BoeUef'Hiata about Baby"free. Sample for 2d. poatace. Mention this paper. JOSIAB B. NEAVE & CO.. Fordingbridge