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Passing Pleasantries. B.8.P.C.A. Inspector: You'd beat be careful how you handle those pigs. young man. If I cateh you lifting 'em by the tail again I'll talce out a summmne against you. Countryman: Wull! Whoy. wot on 'arth do 'ee think pegs 'as got tails fur, then ? Mr. Bosanquet tells a story of a fair young American to whom he was introduced on the occasion when his team of English cricketers were playing a match with the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. Mr. Bosanquet had just played a brilliant innings, but had been bowled, and was strolling round the ropes, chatting with his friends. It was then that some one intro- duced him to the American girl. "Oh, Mr. Bosanquet," she exclaimed, "I think cricket is perfectly sweet! You made a lot of runs, didn't you? And I was so excited when the bowler got you out. Why, I'm worn to a frazzle! I>e lost two pounds at the feast." "Money or weight?" was the Englishman's iaapassiva reply. THEIR "ANNUAL." I Two middle-aged ladies, of miserly aspect, engaged a cab to take them to the Royal Academy. In discharging the driver, in the presence of a throng of people, they handed' him his fare in gixpenoee and threepenny- pieces. He counted them carefully, and, in reply to a. 'tartly-uttered question by one of tho ladies, answered. "Well, no. mairm; it ain't right; but as ye must 'ave been a long time savJiigiup for this yere hannual treat. I won't be hard on ye." At which the two ladies hurried off, amid the ill-sup pressed laughter of the sightseers.

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I MISCELLANEOUS. I ENTERTAINING AND CURIOUS I CONDENSATIONS. l I Royal Nimrod I The Austrian Emperor recently shot his two- j I thousandth chamois. It has been stuffed and set up in the Hofburg. Cup 3,000 Years Old. A drinking cup, pronounced by the British Museum to be 3.000 years old, has been found in a field at Stoningfleld, Essex. It is now in the Chelmsford Museum. Lady Beer Canvassers. A large firm of brewers are employing young ladies to go from house to house canvassing for orders for beer. They succeed where male canvassers have failed. j Happy Anglers. I Anglers (states the "St. James's Gazette") are. again jubilant, for the prospects of the trout and salmon fishing season which has just commenced are excellent, indeed. Unless a long spell of heavy rain upsets their calcu- lations. fishermen will have an exceptionally good time during the coming Easter holidays. Heir to Millions. Philipp Bernhardt, a furniture manufac- turer in Arad (Hungary), has been notined by th? Austro-Hungarian Consul in Calcutta of the death in India of his great-uncle, Nikolas Bernhardt, who has left a fortune of between six and seven million pounds. Philipp Rein- hardt had never even heard of his rich rela- tive. Rehearsing the New Rule i Some Glasgow publicans look on the threatened earlier closing with equanimity. even with cheerfulness. Two or three are already practising for the change of formula. When the clock hands point to 11 p.m., the present hour for closing, the publican facetiously cries out, Ten o'clock, gentle- men, please. Ten o'clock." It is a poor heart that never rejoices. Hard to Shut and Open I A knife in the window of an Oxford-street firm, which (after taking three men three years to make) was shown at the Grea.t Exhibi- tion of 1851, contains 1,749 blades, each of a different pattern. Only once during the past fifty years has it been closed and re-opened. It is said that E500 hae been offered for it a,nd refused. Joining of Hearts-and Heads I The marriage ceremony in Borneo (where the wild man comes from) is delightfully simple. Bride and bridegroom having been brought with great solemnity before the assembled crowd, the medicine woman of their tribe bisects a betel nut, and gives half to each of them. While the young people chew their separate portions, the old woman mutters an incantation-which being ended she knocks their heads togther, and they are indissolubly bound in matrimony. oi i_ o a & 0_ _A- urfuns oevereu irum otsveraiiue. I The Mayor of Severance, in Kansas, has made the following proclamation: During tho year 1904 every bachelor in Severance must accept any offer of marriage mad-e him by any unmarried lady in the city, or give a good and sufficient reason for his refusal. Such reason will be considered invalid unless the bachelor is already engaged. Any bache- lor violating the provisions of this proclama- tion will be considered an improper person to inhabit the city of Severance, and steps will be taken to deprive him of his citizenship." Where Women Rule. I There exists in Russia a district which is wholly administered, and for the greater part of the year exclusively inhabited, by the fair sex. In the early spring all the able-bodied males emigrate in search of work to the large towns, and remain absent for nine months or more, leaving their Wives and daughters to cultivate the fields, and manage local affairs generally, under the presidency of a mayoress. Before nightfall the ladies assemble in a sort of clubhouse, and play cards till one or two o'clock in the morning. This Adamless Eden is one of the most pros- perous and best conducted portions of the Russian Empire.

M R. TOUR. I Details of Englishmen's Play. I R. E. heads the M.C.C. batting averages, with an average of 47-18 for all the first-class matches. T. Hayward is next, with 40.68, J. T. Tyldesley follows with 34.11, G. H. Hirst with 32.57, and P. F. Warner (captain) with 30.00. In bowling Rhodes is easily first, the most successful trundlers being: Runs. Wickets. Ailrge. W. Rhode3 949 63 15.00 L. C. B-aund 729 37 19.70 E. Arnold. 8C' 40 20.05 A. Ficlder 232 10 23.20 B. J. T. Bosanquet 958 36 26.55 G. H. Hirst 812 30 :c.7.Cr3 A. E. Keif 282 9 31.33 For Australia. C. B. Jennings (South Aus- tralia), who only played in four innings, had an average of 67. The leading batsmen, however, were: Most Times in an not In'gs. RUIE. in'gs. out. Av. V. Trumper (N.S. Wales) 14 680 185 1 52.30 M. A. Noble (N.S. Wales) 14 483 133 3 43.90 è. Hill (South Australia) 14 439 116 0 31.35 [ P. M'Alister (Victoria) 8 232 139 0 29.00 R. A. Duff (N.S. Wales) 14 390 84 0 27.85 The leading Australian bowlers were:— Runs. Wickets. Av'rge. A. Cotter (Y. South Wales) 250 19 13.13 H. Trumble (Victoria) 393 24 16.58 K. H. Claston (S. Australia) 190 10 '0 19.00 M. A. Noble (N.S. Wales) 503' 21 23.95 W. P. Howell (N.S. Wales) 459 17 27.00

"LIVE LONG AND DIE HAPPY." John Enright, 25, fireman, pleaded guilty at Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff this morning to stealing a pair of drawers, the property of Woolf Gerber, at Cardiff, on January 22.— Prisoner, who had previously been convicted for felony at Swansea Petty-sessigns, said ha t was drunk at the time.—Judge Walton sen- tenced him to four months' imprisonment.— Enright, who had evidently expected a longer term, said before descending the dock steps, "I hope you will live long and die happy, 6ir."

CARE OF NAVAL SIGNAL BOOKS. I j Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Bereford, com- manding the Channel Fleet, has issued an order that, at the termination of each watch, the officer of the watch is to satisfy himself that the signal books are correct, and the senior signal rating is to note the fact in the log. His relief is not to take over the watch until he has seen that all the signal books are correct. Carelessness in the treatment of signal books, the order says. is a very grave matter, and any case of loss through want of proper care will be visited with their Lordships' severe displeasure."

'RATHER DISGRACEFUL" OFFENCES. John Jones, 37, labourer, pleaded guilty at Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff to-day to steal- ing a coat and vest, the property of Louis Finsberg and another, at Cardiff, on January 26.—Judge Walton remarked that there were a good many previous convictions against the prisoner, some- of them summary, and for offences which were rather disgraceful.— Prisoner smiled with satisfaction when sen- tenced to only four months' imprisonment.

POSTAGE STAMPS IN BOOKS The Postmaster-General has inaugurated a new system of issuing stamps. Books, con- taining twenty-four penny stamps, are now on sale at all post-offices at 23. OJd. each. Th-3 books are of a convenient size for the pocket, and there is printed on the covers informa- tion as to the rates of postage and other postal matters.

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MURDERED TO MUSIC A PRISONER'S BRUTAL CONFESSION Paulo, a bad character of the East-end suburb of Montreuil-sous-Bois, was arrested on Monday night for the murder of a man called Jules Guizol, near a low dancing hall in the district mentioned. Paulo admitted the crime, and said that he murdered the man to the accompaniment of music. Guizol was found in a fearful condition, with seven- teen stabe in his face, some of them having gone through his eyes. The police were in- formed by a workman who was going home and stumbled over the dead body at a dark corner. A few hours afterwards Paulo was arrested, and he made a statement at the station. He said that he had a row with Guizol in the bar of the dancing-hall, and was badly knocked about by that person. Determined to have revenge, Paulo went home for his knife, assembled his associates, male and female, and, preceded by a concertina- player, all marched towards a place where Guizol was sure to be met. "We came up with him," said Paulo, in the Rue du Pre, and whIle my companions danced around him to the music of the concertina, I attacked him with my knife, stabbed him to the heart, and when he was down I thrust and hacked at his face." The prisoner made this brutal and cynical statement in the most natural manner in the world.

REMARKABLE WILL. SUIT I "Changing his Clothes with a Scarecrow" In the Probate Division yesterday Sir Francis Jeune, sitting with a special jury, resumed the hearing of the case Hargrave v. Thomason, in which Mrs. Mary Hargrave, of Tranmere, Liverpool, claimed probate of the will of the late Mr. James Taylor, otherwise Thomason, who died in 1903. leaving estate of the value of about £ 13,>300. Probate was opposed by the defendants, who alleged that at the time the will was executed the deceased was of unsound mind. Further evidence was now given on behalf of the defendants. One witness, formerly a sergeant in the Cheshire Regiment, said he had seen Taylor doubling the picket round the barrack yard. This, he should say, was a mad thing to do. Other evidence having been given as to the eccentricities exhibited by Lieutenant Taylor whilst with his regiment, Mr. Tobin, K.C., addressed the jury on behalf of the defen- dants. Sir F. Jeune, in summing up, said, admit- ting all the stories of which they had heard wc-re true, such as changing clothes with a scarecrow, and walking about in ragged clothes and barefooted, the question always remained whether the testator's mind was so affected as to render him incapable of making a will. He remembered the story of a man who was under the delusion that he was made of glass, and was afraid to sit down for fear of cracking himself, but no one ever suggested that he was incapable of managing and eventually disposing of his large property. The jury returned a verdict for the will of October, 1859, and found that the deoeased was of sound mind at the time. His Lordship pronounced for the will, with costs, which were agreed to come out of the estate.

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION Magazine Struck by Lightning: 27 Killed. A telegram to the Paris Petit Parisien this morning says that on the 19th of Feb- ruary a terrible catastrophe occurred at Biego Suarez, Madagascar, resulting in the destruction of the Central Reserve Magazine of Artillery in that town and the loss of 27 lives. The powder magazizne of the arsenal was of quite recent construction, and con- tained 5,000 shells, in addition to a large number of stores and causes of powder. On the evening of the 19th a stonn came on, and at about eight o'clock the magazine, which was without a lightning conductor, was struck by lightning. The flash lit up the town, columns of smoke rose skywards, and an immense explosion oocurred, which was heard 30 kilometres away. About twenty people fell victims to the disaster. In the village of Antsiranne, situated three kilometres distant, many houses were literally riddled by pieces of stone blown from the magazine. A large number of the inhabitants Escaped, but seven wire killed and about a dozen wounded. The magazine and its adjacent buildings cost 800,(XX)f., and contained nearly 2,000,000f. worth of war stores and ammunition.— Renter.

KUBELIK MOBBED. I Concert Room Stormed by Rioters. The ferocity of the race hatred between Germans and Czechs in Austria. was illus- trated at Linz, Upper Austria, yesterday evening, says a Vienna telegram, when an infuriated mob of Germans, in revenge for the ill-treatment of their countrymen in Prague, stormed the hall where Kubelik, the famous Bohemian violinist, was performing, and compelled him to seek safety in flight. Kubelik, it will be remembered, recently gave a performance at the Park-hall, Cardiff Before the time fixed for the performance thousands of Germans assembled outside the concert hall, and as the visitors arrived received them with offensive remarks. Punctual to time the concert was com- menced by Kubelik, but the noise from the crowd outside was so great that his playing was inaudible to those present. Some military officers left the room and reproached the mob. but were immediately driven back into the hall. Soon after this the strong police cordon was broken through, and the crowd stormed the hall, broke all the splendid decorative mirrors with stones, and threw missiles at Kubelik, causing an indescribable commotion. Still the plucky young violinist continued playing, until the manager declared that the continuation of the concert was impossible. The audience then left the hall under a fire of offensive epithets from the Germans. On reaching the street they found the mayor, who tried to pacify the mob, but in vain. The whole crowd then proceeded to the Hotel Krebs, where Kubelik was stopping, and con- tinued their demonstrations under the windows until late at night.

THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD. I Yesterday, at Spalding, Mr. George Massey sold some small El Dorado potatoes at £ 12 10s. per ounce, concluding his sales of this variety for the present season, there being no further stocks to put on the market. The great feature of the Lincolnshire seed potato trade this season has been the sensational prices obtained for*El Dorados. Prices started at ZYj a atone, which was then a record, but this advanced to £1.400 per stone, these figures being actually obtained in Spalding.

V Indigestion and Sleepless?nneesSs Indigestion redaced me from a strong, t healthy man, almost ts a shadow," says t )ok Alfred Clapbam, ef Windmill Lane, t Cheshunt. Dispelled by j ,?nere was atw?ys ? feeling of oppression at my stomach; and I suffered c from headache, want of appetite, and sleeplessness. From this wretched condition Mother Seigel's Syrup rescued me, after numerous other medicines had faL"' MOTHER i EIG P *SYRUP

LATE ISAAC GORDON) ACTION OVER -0 DISTRIBUTION I OF HIS ESTATE. The matter of in re Neiton Gordon came before Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady yesterday in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice.—Mr. Tyrrell said this was an administration action, which came on for further consideration. It arose in this way. The deceased, Neiton Gordon, who died intestate, was the brother of Isaac Gordon, the well-known Birmingham money-lender, who also carried on business in Ireland and Scotland. Isaac Gordon also died intestate. Neiton Gordon was a Jewish rabbi, who lived in Russia, and he came to this country to substantiate his claim to a share of the estate of Isaac Gordon. He was certified to be one of the next-of-kin, and his share of Isaac Gordon'? estate amounted to between .FM,000 and £ 30,000. Towards the end of 1901 he went out to Palestine, and died there in November, 1901. His widow, Rebecca Gordon. who was one of the parties to this action, stayed in Russia with her five children. In December, 1901, when she was told of her husband's death, she came to England with her children to substantiate their claim to the husband's estate, and they had been in England ever since. Neiton Gordon made a will in Palestine, but he was domiciled in Russia, and the will was declared invalid according to Russian law. Consequently, the widow came over and tried to get letters of administration, but everybody refused to have anything to do with her directly they learned that she was connected with Isaac Gordon. She was a Russian peasant woman. Even- tually they had to come to the court and ask for the appointment of a receiver. His lordship appointed a receiver until a legal personal representative could be constituted, and he obtained letters of administration. They now asked his lordship to sanction a distribution of the money due to Neiton Gordon among the widow and children. After some discussion, his Lordship said it was a large estate, and he should require further evidence from Russia. He would sanction in the meantime a payment of £1,500 to the widow for her immediate necessities, as she had incurred heavy liabilities in proving her claim, and would adjourn the further consideration of the matter until more evidence was obtained.

ABERAVON VICARAGE BURGLED. Three Men Charged at the I Assizes. John Francis, 39, mason, and Thomas Scott, 40, labourer, were arraigned at Glamorgan Assizes to-day (before Mr. Justice Walton) charged with breaking and entering the dwell- ing-house of the Rev. E. R. Harris at Aberavon on December 13 and stealing various articles of silver plate, jewellery, Ac. George Harris, 49. labourer, was charged with being an accessory after the fact by harbouring and maintaining Francis. Mr. Stow appeared to prosecute (instructed by Mr. T. H. Hunter, Aberavon). Francis pleaded guilty and Scott and Harris not guilty. The Rev. E. Richard Harris deposed that he left home to preach on Sunday, December 13, and when he returned he first entered the dining-room, which he found in a state of dis- order. A silver-plated coffee-pot was missing from the sideboard, and one of the sideboard cupboards had been wrenched open, while papers left on the couch were strewn about the floor. From a bedroom -upstairs a lady's jewel case was missing, together with its contents, and £5 in money.- The total value of his losses was about JE20. Jane Williams, housekeeper to the prose- cutor, stated that she left the house on the Sunday night, and when she got back she found "everything upside down." The kitchen window was half open. Ann Jones, and her son, Peter Jones, of the Model Lodging-house, Aberavon, Identified Francis and Scott as having stayed at their house at the time of the robbery. Police sergeant German, Pontardulais, stated that he saw Francis and Harris asleep at the Clayton Tin-plate Works on January 15. and, when asked what he had in his pocket, Francis produced the silver-plated coffee-pot (shown in court). He said he was selling up his home at Aberdare, and had brought it along with him. All the other property produced, with the exception of the watch, bangle, and two gold rings, he found on Francis. On Harris he found nothing relating to the present charge. Subsequently Francis said they found the things hidden at a works in Swansea. Police-sergeant William Phillips, Aberavon, said when he received Scott into custody at Pontycymmer he denied any knowledge of the robbery or acquaintanceship with Francis. Scott and Harris were found not guilty and discharged. Sentence on Francis was deferred.

PICKINGS FROM PUNCH." I CRUSHED AGAIN. I Right Hon. J-hn Br-dr-ck (author and mili- tary impersonator): It's one thing turning me out of the leading part in my own play, but when it comes to having it completely re- written—I've a jolly good mind to go in front and boo. BREAKING THE NEWS. I Newly Affianced One: May I be your new mamma. Tommy? Tommy: I should like it, but you must ask papa. A LITTLE SURPRISE. I John (finishing the evening paper and want- ing to commence the annual discussion): Well, dear, is it to be Light Blue or Dark Blue this year. Edith: How clever you are, John, to know what I was thinking about! I didn't care to mention it. It is good of you to suggest my getting a new one! I should so like a dark blue costume! Light blue is very nice and suits me, too, but dark blue is ever so much more serviceable, and we ought to think of that. (And John hadn't the heart to explain that he only referred to the boat race.) THE TERTIUM QUID. I "Do you know, I believe if I weren't here Captain Spooner would kiss you." "Leave the room this instant, you imperti- nent little boy." FISHY. I Lady: Really, Mr. Gudgeon, your Ash seems to get dearer every week? Fishmonger: Well, mum. what can you expect with all the rain we've had? Literary Gossip.-Messrs. Greening announce a new novel by Mr. Whiteing, a new edition of Browning, and a history of Reading. What we often hear of but very seldom see- "A perfectly clean sweep." Sporting Youth (reading cricket news at breakfast): I see Trumble broke a foot and was unplayable. Nervous Mother: I do wish, Bertie, you wouldn't read such distressing things aloud at meals.

FATAL HEROISM. I At Woolwich yesterday evening a little girl fell into the river. A little boy, in trying to reach her, overbalanced and, falling into the water, was drowned. Assistance arriving, the little girl was rescued

ANTI-JEWISH RIOT AT VOLO. I An anti-Semitic agitation has commenced I at Volo, arising out of a murder said to have been committed by a Jew. A mob attacled the house of the murderer with stones.-Cen- tral News.

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COURTSHIP & DEATHI TWO PROSPECTIVE BRIDES' L TRAGIC END Mr. Wynne E. Baxter conducted an inquest in London yesterday on the body of Annie Louisa Bungard, 26, lately residing at Bethnal-green, who died under tragic circum- stances on Sunday morning. The mother stated that the deceased was to have been married on Monday, and arrangements had been made for the wed- ding.. Early on Sunday morning she came home with her intended, and witness com- plained to her about being late. She asked that her young man might be ailowed to remain, but witness refused. Deceased showed I some temper, and swept some of her wedding presents, which were on the mantelpiece, into the fireplace, and said to her sweethart, "Take back your ring. I have got no work, and you've got none. I'll do the lot in," at the same time handing back her engagement- ring. By that she meant that she would not be married at all. She then ran out of the house. The next witness heard of her was that she was dead at the London Hospital. William Clay, a tailor, said he was to have married deceased on Monday. Early on Sunday morning, when she left the house in a temper, he followed her, and he saw her fall suddenly in Coventry-street. She was taken to the hospital, where she died. Dr. Hoaaman said death was due to hemorr- hage, brought on by excitement, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. At Islington Coroner's-court yesterday Mr. Walter Schroder held an inquiry concerning the tragic death of Eleanor Louisa Gardiner, aged twenty, the daughter of a Hoxton beer retailer, who was killed at Finsbury Park Great Northern Railway Station. It appeared that the deceased was to have been married last Sunday to a young man named Henry Wells. While arranging the home on Friday she was strange in her manner, and expressed the fear that she would not be able to manage domestic affairs. Her sister recently heard her threaten to drown herself, and say, "I don't want to get married, and yet I do." At half-past nin.3 on Sunday morning, as a train from Moor- gate was entering Finsbury Park Station, a female, who proved to be the deceased, threw up her arms and deliberately leaped in front of the engine, being pinned in lt _ght lead- ing guard-iron, which had to be .nect,-d before she could be extricated. She was shockingly mutilated, and her death must, Dr. R. Main said, have been instantaneous. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane."

GATWICK MEETING I To-Morrow's Programme I ? A-The COULSDON ItURDLt RACE of 100 SOVS, for four year olds and up- wards; weight for age; winner to be sold for 50 sovs; maidens alowed 51b. Two miles. ys st lb Mr Horatio Bottomley's Loupeau .Batho a 11 7 Mr Horatig Bottomley's Picador Batho 6 11 7 Mr H B Law's Goodwill Owner a 11 7 Capt. Wa.t80n's Patrick's Ball Downes a 11 7 C?apt. Watson's P.tr, k ,s Bal i l i;ilick 5 113 Mr C Hibbert's Salvador W Nightingall all 7 Mr H E Brassey's Mrs Honey Haliick 511 Mr K Craig M'Kerrow's Ansley Barratt 5 11 J Capt. M'Laren's Cottontail Sjr C jjugenc 5 11 3 Mr A HamMina Kentmere. Escott 5 11 3 Mr E Woodland's Wisp O.wner 5 n» 12 Mr R W Burrows's Rainfall"}!r Gore 4 10 7 Mr H G Johnson's Reservist Smith 4 10 7 Mr F Fitton's Miss Croker Owner 410 2 Mr E Woodland's St. Gerald. Owner 4 10 2 2 OA—The STEWARDS' STEEPLECHASE (handicap) of 200 Sovs, for four year olds and upwards; winners extra. Three miles and a half. Y3 at Ib Mr F Bibby's Leamington Thomas ?i? 17 Mr A Gorham's Gonsalez Hackett 6 1110 Mr Horatio Bottomley's Cushendun Batho a 11 10 Mr Horatio Bottomley's Biology Batho a 11 8 Mr C Gore-Lin?toil's Squint II..Mr Hastings a 11 2 Mr W M Brutton's Queen Bee Mr Gully a 10 10 Mr C Levy's Cottenshope Burbidge a 10 10 Mr .A. Gorham '5 peccavl. Hackett a 10 9 Major J D Edwards's Gtenrocky Owner a 10 7 Mr Moorgate's Prince Tusean. Waller a 10 6 Q A—The INTERNATIONAL HURDLE RACE 3 (handicap) of 500 eoTS, for four year olds and upwards; winners extra. Two miles. ys st lb Major J D Edwards's Shaun Dhuv Owner 6 12 7 Capt. Forester's Lady Drake Cort 4 12 3 Mr Reid Walker's Beltenebrosa Doyle 6 12 3 Lord Howard de Walden's Watcr"heod..Beatty 6 12 2 Mr C Bower Ismay's Theodocion M'Gibbon 612 1 Mr H Mackscy's Donative Owner 5 12 0 Mr J Gubbins's Developer Sir 0 Nugent 4 11 13 Mr Spencer Gollan's Seahorse 11. Hiokey a 11 12 Mr V T Thompson's Puerto AiaiJler 6 11 9 Mr C Bower Ismay's Donatello R'Oibbon411 7 Mr B Gottschalk's Beamish J Cannon 5 11 3 Mr H Heasman's Tlie Clown II. Smith 4 11 1 Mr J F'Appleyard's Lord Brand Holt 5 10 10 Major Joicey'a Plum Peeker. Waller 4 10 9 3 30-The GOTLAND HANDICAP STEE- PLECHASE of 100 sovs. for four year olds and upwards; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. ys Mr J M Walpole's Moon Ray. Owner ?6 Mr H S Goodson's Isaac II C Wood a Mr H E Randall's De -Rougemout IE(allidka Mr A Gatfham's Ulster Boy Hackett 6 Mr B Bonas's Denver II.Goby 5 Mr F R Fry's Hampton Court Hallick 4 Mr W Downes's Mademoiselle d'Arcizac Owner a Mr 0 .L. Jones's Alcove Collins a Mr W H Pawson's Karnak Mr Law a Mr W Dawtrey's Glen Choran Young a Mr F P Lysaght's Mr Schomberg Mr Gore a Mr R Gore's Viking.Owner 5 Mr E Woodland's Fairlight Glen Owner 6 Mr E Woodland's Little Chat Owner a Mr Horatio Bottomley's Adansi.Batho 6 A A-The BROOK MAIDEN HURDLE RACE 4. of 200 sovs, for four year olds and upwards; weight for age; winners extra. Two miles. Ys at lb Ur V T Thompson's Puerto Ambler aVz '2 Mr H Heasman's The Clown II Smith 4 11 12 Mr H I Higham's Royal Georgo Russell 6 U 7 Mr S Hill-Wood's Cloverley Clements 611 7 Mr S B Joel's Uncle Jack Sentence a 11 7 Mr H E Randall's Genius C Brown 6 11 7 Mr AM Singer's O'Doaovan Rossa..Mr Davies & 11 7 Mr A Stedall's Vanishing Lady..W JTightiagall 6 11 7 Mr J C Sullivan's Roval v» inkfield Owner 6 11 7 Mr J C Sullivan's Winkfield's Charm ..Owner 511 3 Mr R S Sievier's Docchaty. Owner 5 11 3 Mr J F Hailick's The Awakening Owner 4 11 2 Mr W A Jarvis's Zampa Owner 4 10 12 Mr R W Cox's Light of Asia M'Gibbon 410 7 Mr E B Faber's Phulnana Collins 4 10 7 Mr -V A Jarvis's Spinning Minnow Owner 4 10 7 Major Vaux's Japan ^Menzies 4 10 7 Mr Barclay Walker's Alcaeus Thomas 4 10 7 Mr L W Winans's Cassia Bark Private 4 10 3 Mr W Cox's Roover Crag M'Gibbon 4 10 3 Lord Howard de Walden's Centre Board Beatty 4 10 3 Lord Howard de Walden's Gun Carriage Beatty 4 10 3 Mr C F Mainwaring's Blair Anchor Capt. Coventry 4 10 3 A OA—The HOPEFUL STEEPLECHASE of 100 sovs, for four year olds and up- wards weight for age; winners extra. Two miles. ys st lb Mr J M Bell's Gol'anfield Ambler au 0 Mr Horatio Bottomley's Loupeau Batho a 12 0 Col. Cumberlese's Murillo Brocker a 12 0 Lord Derby's St. Levair Capt. Dewhurst 6 12 0 Sir C Nugent's Little Hercules Owner a 12 0 Mr A Poole's Uncle Henry Goby a 12 0 Lord Sefton's Bona.reado. Russell 6 12 0 Sir W Kug?nt's Sincerity Cai-t. Dewhurst 6 11 10 Mr WJ Russell's Sir Pat Burbidsre 5 11 7 Mr B W Parr's Orange Field M'Ardal 5 11 3 Mr W M G Singer's Koliaa Mr D.,tOies 4 11 0 Mr J M Kerne's Hopeless II. Holt 4 11 0 Mr A Know]es'S' Clarkson Sentence 4 10 7 Lord Sefton's Roval Cygnet. Russell 4 10 7 Mr W C Clarke-Frost's Roseborough Goby 4 10 7 Mr J Adarnthwaite's Memorandum Mr Hastings 4 10 3 Mr C B Grant's Glenely Private 4 10 3 Mr W II Moore's Drumkerrin Collins 4 10 3 Mr W Nick all's Mark II. Pullen

HATS AT HOLY COMMUNION I The Vicar of Shaldon, South Da von, writes in his parish magazine:—"The present fashion of ladies' hats, as regards circum- ference, renders it somewhat difficult to administer the chalice to them in Holy Com- munion. The head is bent low, and thus the whole face being hidden by the hat, it is beyond the power of possibility for the priest to know whether the sacred element is received or not. Might I ask my sister com- municants in future either to take the chalice into their hands or guide it to their lips by placing their right hand under the base of it; or, should they, through feelings of rever- ence, prefer to do neither, to raise their heads so that I may see what I am doing, and so guide the chalice aright?"

BOY ELECTROCUTED I A boy named Furlonger, employed by the London Electric Supply Company, acciden- tally touched a live wire and received a shock of 10.000 volts. He was so terribly injured that it became necessary to amputate three limbs, but he died eight days after admission to Guy's Hoepital. At the inquest yesterday a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

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DRAGGED TO PULPITI EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A SUNDAY SCHOOL At Bilston yesterday F. M. Cooper, of I Bradley, secretary of the Bilston Education Committee, was summoned for assaulting Frederick Baker, Daisy Bank.-Mr. R. A. Willcock appeared to support the summons, and said the proceedings arose out of an occurrence which took place at the Wesleyan Sunday School at Bradley. Mr. Cooper was the superintendent of the school, and the boy had attended for a considerable time. On Sunday, the 21st ult., a service was being held in the afternoon, and, apparently, Mr. Cooper loet his temper whilst a hymn was being sung, and, in consequence of a remark made by the boy Baker, he was called to the I front of the class as a kind of punishment. The boy, however, kept his seat, and it was then alleged defendant took hold of him by the collar and seat of his trousers, and, after a struggle, during which the boy was held by the feet, he was dragged up the pulpit steps. The morning superintendent pro- tested, and some young men in the class cabled out Shame." Mr. Cooper turned upon them, and said tbat I anyone who disagreed with what he had done had better leave the place. I Defendant refused to apologise, and said he considered the boy ought to take that course. The complainant then gave evidence in suppport of the opening statement, and said that, when he was being dragged up into the pulpit, his head caught the steps, and defendant threatened to strike him. He eventually escaped by getting over the side of the pulpit. Several witnesses corroborated the boy's statement. Mr. Paul Pursehouse, the morning school superintendent, said a thrill of horror ran through the school when Mr. Cooper was using the boy roughly. He disagreed with rough treatment, and believed in reason and prayer. Defendant maintained that he had a duty to perform in maintaining the authority of a superintendent. The boy Baker had re- peatedly been warned as to his behaviour and, when he would not go to the front of his class, he carried him into the pulpit. He denied that he lost his temper or that he dragged the boy into the pulpit. Several witnesses also bore out Mr. Cooper's statement, and also said the boy threatened to kick defendant's ribs in. The Stipendiary held that defendant had not treated the boy in a justifiable manner, and fined him lCs. and costs.

MR. CARNEGIE AND AMERICAN I ENGINEERS. In a note, containing just forty words, Mr. Andrew Carnegie has offered to provide a I sum of a million and a half dollars for the "Union Home," the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Mining Engineers, the Institute of Electrical Engi- neers, and the Engineers' Olub. New York. The offer has been accepted.—Osntral News

FROZEN TO WAISTI TERRfBLE SUFFERINGS OF A BRITISH FORCE Severe weather has again set in, and the British mission to Tibet (says the Daily Mail" correspondent) is suffering greatly from cold. Two companies of the 23rd Pioneers and the 12th Mule Corps had a terrible expe- rience. They were overtaken by a blizzard while escorting a convoy from Phari to Tuna, and oamped in two feet of snow, with the thermometer 24 degrees below zero. A driving hurricane made it impossible to light a fire or cook food. The officers were reduced to frozen bully beef and neat spirits, while the Sepoys and followers went without food for 36 hours. The fooder for the mules was buried deep in the snow. The frozen enow, blown through the tents, cut like a knife. While the detachment was crossing a frozen stream thi mules fell through the ice, and were only extricated with great difficulty. The drivers arrived at Tuna frozen to the waist. Twenty men of the 12th Mule Corps are froet-bitten, and 30 men of the 23rd Pioneers were so inca/- pacitated that they had to be carried in on mules. On the same day there were 70 cases of snow blindness among 120 men of the 3th Ghurkas who were working on the road between Kamparab and Tuna. Three mules were engulfed in the snow drift near Kam- parab.

SUNDAY TRIPPERS. I At Harrogate Town Council meeting yes- terday an interesting discussion arose on the question of Sunday trippers. A letter had been received from the North-Eastern Rail- way Company, stating that it had been de- cided to run a. Sunday service of trains between Harrogate and Kcaresborough during the approaching summer, commencing on Sunday, June 5. Mr. Amos Chippindale said the only danger was that they might get into the neighbour- hood the cheap tripping element. If that occurred to any extent it might place Harro- gate at the same disadvantage as Scar- borough, which on Sundays was a pandemo- nium. The tripping element was ruining the popularity and trade of Scarborough. A motion was submitted that a memorial should be sent to the railway company object- ing to the proposed service, but only the pro- poser and seconder voted in its favour, and it was eventually decided by fourteen votes to eight to petition the oompany to run the pro- posed Sunday trains both ways between Har- rogate, Knaresborough, and York.

TOSSED BY A COW. I At an inquest yesterday at Ashby-de-la- Zouch on Hannah Morley, aged 74, it was shown that she died from injuries caused by a cow, whiih was being driven with its calf to a. local* sale. The old woman tried to drive the beast off the footpath, but it tossed her and broke her leg.

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