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I I The Corner Column, I f A single man who cannot keep him- Self ought to starve, says a writer to- day. He probably will. The largest collection of missionary curios in South Wales is that held by Air. George E. Cook. of Swansea. ■ are at f Green peas, it is sta.W,are at present 80kl in London at the price of fis. per pound. Halt-an-ounce, please! This miserable weather will only tduring the spring tides," said a knut to his friend. What consolation! « No one envied the man who climbed the stack at the Electricity Department during Friday afternoon's little ^'shower. There is no drop in the supply of cheap "gaffs" in Swansea. After the "beautiful, charming Anita" comes an ■v Exhibit of reptiles. 4, -The digging at the end of Ca-stle- street has been going on for some days, and yet we have not heard anything of &ny wonderful finds by a workman. Captain Tryon is expected to move the Tariff Reform amendment to the Address on Monday. This is, of course, Only a try on. How many people passing along Quay-parade near the North Dock lijdge have seen the notice: "No ad- mittance except on BUISNESS"? :f\: Why do men so often smoke in a tram-car. Swansea, smoking cars are, always filled with smokers who puff away as if their very lives depended on it. p. Mr. W. Yearsley, F.R.S.A., the f. Principal of the successful Swans'ea yammering Class, has been engaged by the Aberdare Education Authority to form a similar class for them. "Dinners now ready; dining room "aside says a notice outside a Swansea :restaurant. It is good to know you don't have to dine in the street. Swan- sea weather is not suited for that kind of thing. U The disastrous fi re w hieh took place Ot the Dunns, Mumbles, on Thursday toorning, is another reminder to the local authority that Mumbles is hadly in lleed of more up-to-date fire appliances. *? if. Ble i ni vn sefvll Mr. Sanitary nspector? Gallwn ni compello fe by bour,e. wnevd rhiwboth i'r slaughter- hoaee —Welsh as spoken in the ilstradgynlais Council. # fourteen years ago to-dav the first j Qet, achment of the Swansea Volunteers ailed from Southampton for South Africa on the s.s. Greek. They re- [ Gained awa, at the front for 16 inonths. i One firm sent in a tender to the stradgynlais Council to erect ten houses at £ 214 10s. each. Another firm tendered for the same houses at £:306 each. it; Mr. George E. Cook was elected a 1 aoon of Mount Pleasant in 1892, and foiir years ago the Church showed its ^pnfidejice bv calling him to succeed -the late Mr. Howel Watkins, J.P., as church secretary. At the Police Court this morning, J. H. Rosser remarked that a little oap and water would be advisable for pe on a particularly grimy-looking de- fendant in the dock. "Oh," said Mr. John Lake, but it won't come cff." Jt It is said among the "prophets" Of the docks, who travel daily on the, JL Huipbles Railway, that in the event of a nI. 'nut-eb-'traiaoerv-ice belllg assured, the course of the next twelve months, "tumbles would more than double its Hp Population in five years. K K. Jce: "How are you, old ma.n ?". Arthur: ''Got a beastly cold, y'know." H <le • "Hard luck, by Jove. JBeen going but in the cold without your monocle r ■ Arthur: "No. Called on Henery at his ■ 'louse, and that wretched dog of his ■f.( (Persisted in wagging his tail and creat- m (tng a draught." A feature of Mr. Featherstone, the police Court Missionary, is that he uses Ml nvailable material. For, no sooner ad a Leader reporter dropped in to the Girls' Friendly Scciety tea meeting j to get a few particulars, than he was Pounced on by the missionary, and made to assist in removing tea tables. Rev. H. J. Sandheim suggests that tt is difficult to arouse the interest of I,the public in the work of the tS.P.C .C.. 6B-ve when it has atrocities record. Probably the fact is that •he N.S.P.C.C. has now become a re- gnised national institution, taken for ;ftanted. like the jail, the hospital, or ;*he Houses of Parliament. |> < # !• TO-DAY'S STORY. I In the Italian quarter of Finsbury a MioemAn saw a vendor of images and ?atuet!tes, ?'ho tearfully icomplained ?at an arm of an image of the late ordinal Manning had been ruthlessly -'?oken by a wicked Ingleesh." The policeman was of a practical turn t 6f mind, so said he: Jack" (the teteric name of the Italian inhabitants ()f. these Islands), what's the matter ;1th that ? Poke out an eye, and sell it Nelson!"

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HUMAN REMAINS. SHOCKINC DISCOVERY IN BURNT OUT SHED AT BACLAN "Y' I OSTLER'S TERRIBLE DEATH. The discovery of a human frame, burnt to a cinder, gave a clue to the origin of a fire which destroyed a cow shed at Stickle Wen Farm, Baglan, early this morning. About one o'clock, a dense mass of smoke burst into a blaze, amd, before the arrival of the Fire Brigade, thq I shekt was butned to the ground. Human Remains. While searching among the debris, the charred remains of a man's body was discovered, 'tney are believed to be those of John Kennedy, ostler at the Glanravon Colliery, Owmavon, who called at the fad-m early in the evening, and was ordered away by Mr. John David, the occupier of the farm. The theory is held that the unfortun- ate man retired to the shed for a night's shelter, and there fell asleep to meet a horrible death. Watch No. 26877. I The officers who went to the fire were Sergeant Lewis and P.C. Squires, of Port Talbot, and the Aberavon Fire Brigade was under the command of Cap- tain Anderson. The charred remains were taken to the Hong Kong Hotel, Aberavon, to await an inquest. A watch discovered on the remains bears the num ber 26877.

THE RAINFALL. I HEAVY SEAS RUNNING IN SWANSEA BAY. The rain-fall in Victoria Park for the twenty-four hours ended at 9.0 a.m. Saturday, was .66 inches, that of the previous twenty-four hours, .53 inches. Though oft Mumbles Head a heavy sea was running and a stiff breeze Wow- ing all night, neither there nor at Swansea. Docks is nny damage reported.

DOCKERS' UNION I TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD I AT SrtANSEA. The Triennial Conference of the Dockers' Union. will be held at Swansea in May of this year. It is hoped by that time the new Swansea district offices, of the union, which are now in course of erection In High-street, will be near enough completion to enable the opening ceremony to be performed. Many matters of great importance to the trade union movement will Ive dis- cussed during the conference, and dele- gates from all parts of the country will be present. The cinema, which forms part of the building, is in an advanced stage, and is expected to be ready for opening some time next month.

M. BERTILLON DEAD I MAN WHOSE METHODS TERRIFIED I CRIMINALS. The death took place in Paris yester- day of M. AJphdnso Bertillon, the direc- tor of the anthropometric system of identification used by the Paris police. When M. Bertillon tried to introduce his system into the French police force in 1880 he met with much opposition, but it was eventually adopted, and its now in use in most civilised countries. The anthropometric system of portraits and measurements, combined with the finger-print system, which M. Bertillon developed, although he was not itsf in- ventor, is so perfect that it rarely fails to secure the identification of a criminal. M. Bertillon was the son of a doctor, and was originally a professor of French and German in England and Scotland. He was sixty years of age.

THE NEW MINES BILL I It is understood that Mr. Mclvenna's Bill to amend the Coal Mines Act of 1911 will deal with the time limit in which actions may be brought, and its provisions will enable proceedings to bo t-i ken jujffiinst- any person alleged to be nt f,rifi--not merely the managing director and the person acting us I manager.

SIR ALFRED MOND. I The Right Hon. Sir Alfred MOTKI, Bart M.P., arrived in Swansea this afternoon. Sir Alfred and Mr. T. L. Griffiths. Consul-General fotr America in London, ".m be the guests of the Swansea Cham- ber of Commerce at their banquet to- night

TO:A::3 pronrr. 1 Smokers will be interested to learn that in their report for the year ended October 31 last the directors of the Im- perial Tobacco Cofnpany (of Great Britain and Ireland), Limited, announce a net trading profit of £ 3,353,912. After making necessary allowances the amount available for distribution is £ 2,193,419.

SWEATED TEACHERS. I Mr. Edgar Jones, M.P., has given notice to ask the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that of the adult teachers employed in schools under his Department there are 858 paid under t25 as full salary for full-time employment for a whole year, 4,872 less than £ 35 a year, and 10,434 less than L45 a year; and whether he will approach Board of Trade to have. a. wages board set up to deal with these sweated labour conditions, or will endeavour to have the-se teachers, who are expected to keep up a certain stan- dard of dress and appearance includerl j in the proposed minimum wage pro- Ij posafo tor laboM-rert* )

FORECN NEWS. [ 8 — BRITISHERS IN MEXICO CITY READY FOR TiiOUBlE. NEW WAR TERROR. I We recorded yesterday some of the events which go to make life exciting in Mexico. Reuter's New York correspondent reports that a party of British blue- jackets, with two machine guns from fLM, cruiser Suffolk, landed at Vera Cruz, and placed the guns in a railway truck consigned to the iiriLish Legation in Mexico ul ty. A great quantity of ammunition has also been sent, so that the Legation may be well defended in case of an uprising, or the arrival of the reMI forces. New York, Saturday.—A telegram from Chihuahua states that a rebel cap- tain named Martinez was forced to pre- sid-e at the execution of his brother and father-in-law, who were condemned to death for the murder of an American. I —Reuter. 40 SWEDEN. I King Consults Two Statesmen. I Reuter's Stockholm correspondent telegraphs that Baron de Geer in- formed the King that at the present moment it was impossible to form a Liberal Ministry, and his Majesty there- upon directed Baron Hammarskjold, member of the Hague Court of Arbitra- tion, to form a Cabinet. Baron Hammarskjold, who is not at present a Member of Parliament, ad- vised the King, in coijsequence of the refusal of the Left party to be repre- sented in the new Government, to apply to the party of the Right. His Majesty, however, requested Baron Hammarskjold to consider the matter further. I NEW WAR TERROR. I Rays to Explode Powder at a Distance. A telegram from Florence announces that a secret official trial of the inven- tion of- Signor Ohvi, the discoverer of I rays which explode gunpowder at a dis- tance, has been made. Admiral Fornari submerged in the Arno two torpedoes containing white and two contaming black gunpowder. On receiving a signal Signor Oiivi, who was stationed on the tower of Palazzo, Capponi, started the apparatus, and. within a minute all the torpedoes ex- ploded. The Italian Government (says Reuter) has secured the invention. RETALIATION. I African Village Wiped Out. I Nairobi, Saturday.—An entire Ren- dille village of 200 men, women and children has been exterminated by Boran natives. The Borani are a peace- ful tribe, hut have been continually harassed by the Re.-i(lille.-it,uter. ITALY. P.oni.e.An anonymous communicar- tion has, according to the newspapers, led to the discovery of frauds to the amount of £ 160,000 in connection with contacts for stores for the army in Lybia.—Reuter. ————— o ————- RUSSIA. St. Petersburg.—The Czar, in an imperial rescript, calling for financial reform, says:—• While noting with satisfaction the productive capacities and the working power of the people, I also remark, with deep grief the sad facts of weakness, poverty, and economic desolation, the inevitable results of drunkenness, as welt as the absence of regular credit accessible to all.R,euter. FRANCE. I Paris, Saturday.—In a boxing contest last night Badoud (Switzerland) knocked out Young Josephs (England) in the fourth round.Reiiter.

PASSES FOR COUNCILLORS? Pwllheli Town Council have decided to terminate an agreement with the pro- moters of a picture-house at the town- hall and run the show themselves.

DIED 2 HOURS AFTER MARRIACE. I Charles Wardell Scofield, who was 80 years of -age, died of apoplexy at Brooklyn within two hours of his mar- riage to a twenty-six-year-old hospital nurse.

CALVANISED IRON OUTPUT. ¡ March 1st has been definitely fixed by the National Makers' Association in the galvanised iron trades as the date for bringing into operation the new scheme of control of output.

'TEMPORARY TEACHERS. Among the temporary teachers ap- pointed to carry on schools in Hereford- shire during the teachers' strike are an insurance agent, an a»sylum attendant, a market gardener, a. farmer's wife, and a statiorunastcr's wife.

LATEST FROM BINCViLLE. I It is rumoured on good authority that Miss Almira Hobbs, one of our hand- somest and most talented young ladies, has went and given Heck Jordan the mitten, and that from now on all is over betwixt them. This is terribly sad and important if true, which we hope it ain't.—Bingville "Bugle" (U.S.A.) i

THE DIFFERENCE. I Mr. P. 0. lJäwrenceJ K.C., arguing in the Court of Appeal yesterday in a. case dealing with iciry rights at Twicken- ham, said that in his copy of the evid- ence at the trial it was mentioned that the guests at Ham House used to wear no breeches." "I suppose," said counsel, the word 'no' there should be kxtaol )$ j

LOCAL DOCTORS DISAGREE. -0. CHANCERY CASE. JUDGE ASKED TO GRANT AN INUNCTION. QUESTION OF AGREEMENT (SPECIAL TO THE "LEADER.") In the Chancery Division to-day, be- fore Mi-. Justice Wa-rrington, Mr. Tyl- desley Jones moved oh behalf of Dr. Jones, of Llansaralet, for an injunction to restrain Dr. Rees, of Morriston. from practising in Llaneamlet, or within five miles thereof, until the trial of the ac- tion or further order. Counsel said plaintiff was a doctor .0 practised at Lians&mlet and had a branch at Morriston, which was a mile and a half away from Llansamlet. On July 10th, 1911, the defendant entered his employment as assistant at Lla.n- samlet, and on August 4th the defen- dant went to the Morriston branch at the plaintiff's request,- because the plaintiff's assistant there had been dis- charged. The plaintiff asked the de- feudant to go there temporarily. The Agreement. I On the 15th August a written agree- ment, which the plaintiff said he had stipulated for originally,"Was signed be- tween the parties. The point arose on a restrictive covenant,tand therefore the words, where he practised in the agreement were important. The agreement recltE tOil at plaintiff was now I engaged in medical practice at Llan- i samiet, and went on to say that it was agreed that the defendant should enter tne plaintiff's employment at Llan- sarnleIi lor the space or one year at £ 3U0 a year. The assistant was not at any time during the continuance of the con- tract, or for ten years from the termina- tion thereof, to practise or assist any person to practise, at or within five miles of it, except with the written con- sent of the principal. lliici was a form which, apparently, was issued, by the Scholastic, Clerical and Medical institution, aiid it had ob- viously not been filled up in the way which a form contemplated. For the Defence. I Mr. Owen Thompson, for the defend- ant, said he thought it might save trouble if he now offered on behalf of the defendant to keep an account of all receipts, and his learned friend could apply for a speedy trial of the action. tie (Mr. Thompson) submitted that it wa,s not a case for an injunction at all, apart from the quarterJy agree- ment. The defendant was a panel doctor with 1,600 patients, and if lie! was prevented on all interlocutory in- junction from practising, his patients would go, and he would not get them back, at all events for a time. He therefore, repeated that he would keep an account. It was perfectly easy to do so, because he had nothing but panel patients, and they were paid for by caption. Counsel and Covenant. His Lordship asked what counsel said to the restrictive covenant. Mr. Thompson said it was ambiguous. He did not see where the rive miles were from. His Lordship: That is your objec- tion ? Air. Thompson said it was. If the covenant were clear he did not say it was unreasonable. Ilia LorOsiiip: Yon say it is bad be- cause it does not say five miles from the Last L, nci of the l'a.rish Church, or any- where clsa,) At.r. Thompson: I say it is not five miles from anywhere. His Lordsiiip But cannot I say for oonstrucUon of the deed, that he shan not practise within five miles of the principal przctisee Mr. Thompson: You may read th-at on the authorities. His Lordship: If that is reaHy the main point, it could be determined on the motion. Affidavits. I Mr. Tyldesley Jones said he had an affidavit which proved the agreement and the breach of it. Mr. Thompson said the defendant's affidavit was in reply. In it lie said that when his wife was ill. he called in another doctor, and the pllaintiff was very angry, He told him to look out for another place, and asked him to leave his employ. Defendant totd him he would leave his employ. He placed his name on the panel, and insured persons nominated him as their doctor. His Lordship (to Mr, Tyldesley Jones): Suppose the defendant were to prove at the trial that the blank in the agreement had been deliberately left? Mr. Jones: Then I should fail. The Judge's View. His Lordship: If the defendant proved at the trial that the blank was deliberately left you might be in a very different position. I may be doing great harm 'by gra-nting an injunction. and on the undertaking of the defend- ant to keep an account there will be no order on the motion except that the costs will be costs in the action. His Lordship gave leavo to the parties to apply to advance the trial of the action, and directed the statement of claim to be lodged witjiiji a week, and the defence within a week there- after.

BAD FOR CARDI-F SHIPPINC. I A contemporary states that owing to I the very poor outward freight rates rul- ing from Cardiff, the levels reached heing the lowest in some cases for three years past, together with a simul- taneous decline in the homeward busi- ness. a number of Cardiff shipowners intend to lay up their veg-sels until rates become mure remunerative.

TERRIBLE TRACED S I LONDON TRAM-DRIVER BELIEVED TO HAVE GoNE MAD. FAMILIES MURDERED. I Little light could be thrown this morning on the terrible quintuple tragedy which occurred last night at Harlesden. About 9.30 the police were called to a house in West Ella-road, and there found a tram-driver named Waiter Johnson, aged thirty-five, his wife and three children, dead. The wife and baby had been strangled. The other two children had string tied round their necks, and Johnson was hanging by & rope from a gas bracket. The wife had also received a blow on the head. Johnson. finished duty yesterday! morning at 9.30 and returned his tram! to Stonebridge Park depot. He after-! wards played a. game of billiards in the Athletic Club. Then he went home. Neighbours saw nothing of either the parents or the children during yesterday afternoon, and as the evening wore on the occupants of the adjoining flat be- came suspicious. Receiving no answer to his knocks, a neighbour forced open the door, when a terrible spectacle met his gaze. The bodies of Mrs. Johnson and her three i children were lying either on the lfoor or across the bed, while the man was hanging from a gas-bracket. They had evidently been dead some hours. The events which led up to the tragedy are shrouded in mystery, but it is thought that Johnson suddenly lost his reason. He was in bright spirits during the morning. The neigh- bours state that the mother and father seemed wrapped up in their children. TONBRIDCE TRAGEDY. Father and Three Children Dead. A terrible tragedy was discovered it i Tonbridge last night, a man named i Standen, a laundryman, and his three: children, aged six, five and ,thre years respectively, being found dead from shot wounds. Standen had evidently shot the chil- dren as they lay in bed, and then turned the weapon on himself. A short time ago he lost his wife, and it is believed that this greatly worried him. He remained in bed all day on Friday, stating that he was not well.

MANAGERS, NOT COMPANIES LORD CLAUD HAMILTON AND THE RASLiVAt MEN'S UNION. I In connection with an announcement ] made to-day that the railway companies: of this country had collectively decided to accord recognition to the National Union of Raiiwaymen, Lord Claud Hamilton, Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Co., informs the Press Association that the statement is ab- solutely untrue. The question of recognition, said Lord Claud, has never been discussed by the companies. The general managers have met and discussed the matter, but thy I general managers are not the com- panies.

ANOTHER OUTBREAK I IRISH CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE AuAti tAftKEj. In consequence of the existence of foot and icouth disease f.iaoug Irish auninmls landed u.t liirkimiead, the Board of Agriculture anti. lliflcne" has made an order proluU ting,-until further notice, tha landing in Great Britain of any cattlc, sheep, goats or swine from Ireland. Animals already ea route may be landed for the purpose of slaughter.

BILLS OPPOSED ) I LONG LIST Of Qi. ECT.QNS TO LOCAL MtASuR. I We have from time to time enumera- ted the steps which are being taken locally to oppose certain Parliamentary Bills. The fallowing are local measures against which petitions bcvix c€- posited :— The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Rail- way Bill—by 001. Sir Artnur Pendarves Vivian and the Glyncorrwg Ur.n Dis- trict Council. The Great Western Railway Bill-by the Marquis of Bute, Aberavon Cor- poration, Earl of Jersey? Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company, the Mining Association of Great Britain, Welsh Cold Stores and Ice Company, the Monmouth County Council, Glamor- gan County Council, Llanelly Rural District Council, Neath Canal Naviga- tion Company, Lord Dvnevor, Ldfrd Tredegar, St. Mellons Rural District Council, Llanelly and District Electric Lighting and Traction Company, the Bristol Corporation, Abercarn Urban District Council, property owners in Abercarn, Mar gam Urban District Council, Godfrey W illiams, Evan Jones, Rhys Williams, Wm. Anthony Frank, W. W. Houlder, and others.

JOHN BURNS ON HIS JOB. I Mr. John Burns, speaking last night in Manchester, said that at the Board of Trade lie hoped to be a practicail ideal- ist, tempered by enginee-ring knowledge and having regard for the facts of trade. He hoped to please a few, to offend some. and to serve all. and in all his relationships with the various trades to show 'that impartiality which sprang from being by training and experience an engineer. His practical knowledge of employers, who, like the workpeople, were ever so much better than they were painted, might help him to help others.

The death has occurred at the Swan- sea Workhouse of Cornelius Morrissey, who was admitted in July last. Au in- quest will be held

GENERAL BOTHA. SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER BREAKS SluENuE. STRIKING DEFENCE. General Botha, the Premier of South Africa, breaking the silence he has hitherto maintained, spoke for two hours yesterday in the House of Assembly on the industrial disputes, He de-scribed the July outbreaks at Johannesburg as a declaration of war against society, a war against innocent women and children, and a murderous i*sauit on the people's liberties. The grievances were an excuse to create a revolution. Nothing less was aimed at than the upsetting of the present cou- d-itions of society in South Africa. Who were the generals of the revolu- tionary commandoes? asked General Botha. The men who had besn (.08- ported? They were not all. Some were sitting in the House at that moment. They were the men who had attempted to deliver a stab in the back to liberty in South Africa. Fire and Anarchy. I General Botha then described his ex- periences in Johanesburg with General Smuts (the Defence Minister) on July 5th. He l'ad seen many tragic things in war and many grave situatdons, but the position in Johannesburg on July 5th was the most terrible. Johannes- burg was then a volcano which might have broken out at any moment with consequences disastrous beyond imagina- tion. Had he and General Smuts not mada a compact with the strikers the blood- shed that night would have been more terrific than anything previously known in South Africa. With a quarter of a million natives breaking cut and fire, and anarchy everywhere, thousands of lives would have been lost and millions of pounds of damage done to property. It was right, he said, for every part of the British Dominions to settle its own questions, and no friend of the Empire itould like to see that right taken away 06 diminished. Why Leaders were Exiled. -1 The Government's re .solution to deport the nine Labour leaders was not a frivolous resolution taken at a moiii -'it's notice. They could have banisheu the Syndicalists to any part of the habitable lic) ship v.as available at the time except the Umgeni, so that Eng- land was the most convenient spot to I which tc s"!ii them. The Government took all the re- sponsibility for the deportations, and the Governor-General had nothing to do with them. General Botha justified martial law on the ground that it had averted blood- shed and frustrated the gravest attack that lrd ever been made on the nation He admitted the seriousness of the do portations of the nine Labour leadens, but he asked whioh was the better, to imperil many lives or to banish nine men. Any other.step would have been disastrous. The Colour Question. They must remember the great black and coloured population. Their eye5 were on them, and unless the whito people took steps to prevent a recur- rence of recent events their position would become extremely difficult.

THE HEADLESS BODY. I REMARKABLE EVIDENCE AT THE 1 INQUET. I The mystery of the disappearance of Miss Florence Smith, whose headless body was found, altor. nlr ly 111110 months, in the at C;li-hslo, was the subject of further consideration yesterday by a coroner's; jury. They could, however, only return an open verdict. It had been stated at the previous hearing that she had been seen in com- pany with a man named Lee or Lees. A Remarkable incident. Miss Floifcuce Douglas, of Barrow-in- Furness, who was formerly employed in the saine shop as Miss Smith, gave evi- dence yesterday, and said she remem- bered being with Miss Smith on the night before her disappearance. At the oorner a man standing there came up to them, and Miss Smith introduced him to her, but she did not catch his name. "When they reached Warwick-square Miss Smith went into Mrs. Meteaiie's house for a while, she said. "Durîn that time the man tried to put his arm round me, but I told him lie had better give over. He wanted tc make an appointment for the next day, but I refused." Did he name any place for you to meet him the following evening?" asked a juror. "No; I did not give him-the chance,' was the reply. A Denial. I Mr. James William Lees, of Brad- ford, an inspector employed by the Provident Clothing and Supply Com- pany, said he had seen the reports in the Press; and desired to dissociate himself from any connection with the matter. In the course of his evidence Mr. Lees mentioned that he usually wore a beard in winter, but at the re- quest of the chief constable of Carlisle he had shaved it off in order that he should appear as he was last May. At the Police Station he had been placed among a number of men, but the dead girl's ta.ndltdy and employer, both I of whom had seen herewith the strange man, failed to make any identification Another. I Mr. John Metcalf Spencejy, a farmer, 1 of Carperley, Yorks. who stayed at Chisiham's Hotel during the week in question, also elected to give evidence, as he said the description of the wanted man answered him fairly well, althoh he was taller. Mr. Spencely disclaimed all know- ledge of the girl. A

SOUTH AFRICA: d fcr fcitr.—Earn. Half-time Scere- Cardiff, 1 try (opes.); Swansea, nil. IRELAND 7p:j.; ENGLAND Gpts. SWANSEA TOWN—1 goal. SWANSEA JL—a convened seal 1 try. CARDIFF 11.-1 converted goal. Brentford, 2 goals; LIanellyj nil. py Final Soore; CARDIFF 1 try. SWANSEA—Nil. 2iir.stvel Park 1, Fleeting- Feace 2, Simon the i/epper 3.-Nine ran. 11 to 2 Minstrel Pa'k, 9 to 4 Fleeting Peace, 10 to 1 Simon the Lepper. PiOiiyect 1. Lord "arcus 2, Heathstons 3.-6, t ENGLAND IRELAND f 12pts. ( Swansea Mercantile Co., Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, MAKE CASH ADVANCES DAILY from ieio to 21,000. No Charge Unless Business Done. Bills Discounted. Strictly Private and Confi- dential.' For "further particulars, apply H. B. JONES, Managing Director.

THE FOURTH TEST ■ ■— ■ ■ ■■ 1 RAIN INTERFERE WJH 6AMF. (Press Association Cricket Special. DURBAN, Satu.-I,ay. The following elevens were clio-en for th< fourth 'est Match, which commented her, to-day:— South Africa.-H. W. Taylor, Natal, (cap tain); H. Chapman, Natal; F. Lerroux Transvaal: D. Taylor, Natal; A. D. Nour46 Natal; T. A. Ward, Transvaal; P. A .11 Hands, Western Province; C. Newberry, Transvaal; J. M. Blanckenberg, Western Province; C. B. Carter, Natal; and J. L. coy; Natal. England. Douglas, (captain). Bird, Tennyson, Hobbs, Rhodes, i77arnc, Relf, Woolley, Mead, Barnes and Strudwick. Fellow ing rain overnight, the weather was overcast and threatening rain, with gusts 01 wind, when play wtvs commenced. There was only a moderate attendance at the start South Africa had first knock on a wickef that was rather slow. Taylor and Ware weiv the first pair of batsmen, while Woolley and Barnes shared the attack. Both batsmen opened cautiously. When Ward had scored three he gave a chance to Douglas off Barnee. With the total at 20, Taylor was caught at the wicket off the Srtaffo,rdsliire bowler for a contribution of 16, which Included three 4's. Ward, who had scored 4, was next partnered by D. Tay- lor. and at 24 Pelf went on for Woolley One run later there was a stoppage foi rain. SOUTH AFRICA—1st Inn. H. W. Taylor, c Strudwick, b Bar nee 16 T. A. Ward, not out 5 D. TayloT, not out 0 Extras 4 Total (for 1 wkt) 25 Results and Averages to Date. Matches won, 11; drawn, 7; lost, 1. Total, 19 BATTING AVERAGES (All Matches). No. Times Most of not Total in an Inns. Out. Runs. Inns. Ave. Hobbs 17 1. 1322 170 82.62 J. Douglas (capt) 19 6 720 119 55.38 Hearne 14 0 681 136 48.64 Mead 18 0 764 145 42.44 Rhodes 21 1 741 152 37.05 Woolley '22 2 634 116 31.70 M. C. Bird. 22 2 612 200 30.60 Booth 15 6 269 57 29.88 Hon. Tennyson. 23 0 687 105 25.52 Relf 22 2 462 106 23.10 Strudwick 10 4 77 27 12.83 Smith 7 0 85 36 12.14 Barnes 14 6 72 26 9 00 The following also battad: Creeee, 2; L D. Difford, 0*; and Relf (R. R.), 14*. Signifies not out. v BOWLING AVERAGES (All Matches). Inns Runs Wkts Ave Barnes Z5 1061 111 9.55 B. C. Bird 25 149 11 13.54 Rhodes 26 690 48 14.37 J. W. Douglae. 21 444 28 15.85 Woolley 27 704 43 16.37 Hearne 17 579 32 18.09 Booth 18 508 27 12.83 Relf 32 892 44 20.27 Hon. Tennyson 5 66 1 66.00 Mead (C. P.) (41 runs 2 wkts) bowled twice, and Hobbs (25 runs, 2 wkts). Smith (E..) (21 1 uns, 0 wkt), and Strudwick (27 runs, 0 wkt) once only. N.B.-All fractions are calculated to two places of deeimaJa.