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Passing Pleasantries. I A LONG WAIT. I I want to see Mr. Archer, the cashier," said the caller, a portly gentleman of majestic appearance. He is not in," replied the office-boy on the three-legged stool. He is-" I see he is not in," interrupted the visitor. This is about the hour he has been in the habit usually of coming in, isn't ;.t?" Yes, sir, but-" Thanis, I'll wait." He sat down. picked up a newspaper, slowly unfolded it. and pro- ceeded to read. The boy on the stool wrote away in silence. Thus pa-ssed half an hour. The caller grew restive. By the way," he said, "how-.er-long do you think it will be befora Mr. Archer comes in?" I don't know," said the youngster. He left about three weeks ago to go to another firm." BAD LUCK TO 'EM. Two Irishmen visited a. well-known per- ambulating menagerie. After completing the circuit of the show, they came to a slit in the canvas, with a bill printed above it in large letters, containing the legend Exit." Begorra, Pat." said one of them, here's a cage we mustn't miss. I wonder what sort of a baste an ey:it' is?" They followed the index finger on the bill, and to their wonder and astonishment next moment found themselves amoug the crowd outside. Och, bedad." sa.ys Mick. shaking his fist at the raau who barred his re-entrance, "ye're an ortld swindler, ye are. Bad luck to you and your show."

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STORY FOR TO-DAY I Pluck v. Weight I The northern trades were gradually dying away, and the heat was increasing daily. Yet no one aboard the Bonito seemed to mind it very much except Adam, the cook, and he, being a fat man, and obliged to spend most of his waking hours over the galley above, sweltered and swore in a manner alike shocking to eye and ear. Oh, Lord he groaned, as he leaned against the side of the weather door. And we 'aven't crossed the line yet." I The cook. after wiping his face on the greasy rag he always carried, and consulting an equally greasy watch, proceeded to take the cabin dinner out of the oven. which he placed on the locker near the door, ready for the steward. It waa a good dinner for a ship thirty days out. There was some tinned soup, roast chicken, dry hash, and dried-apple pie. The chicken which had been called for this particular Sunday dinner was a fine, fat bird; and as it lay in the pan, all nicely browned, it looked and smelled tempting. Where's that duff-eaded stooward, I won- der ? said the cook, impatiently eyeing his watch again. 'Ang rim 'e's alius a-keepin' me waitin' At that moment a. short, round-faced boy, apparently lasbouring under great excite- ment, rushed to the lee door. Oh, look, doctor, look he oried. There's something in the water over there Where?" said the cook, sliding hurriedly to the door. "There! There!" answered the boy, point- ing vaguely toward the horizon. Don't you see something hla.ck? "Jiggeü if I see it," said the cook, with his hand shading his eye. Must have been a blooming old whale, then, or something," grumbled the youngster. When I looked first I made sure it was the sea serpent." "Sea serpent!" returned the cook, scorn- fully. "Ye ought to 'ave more sense. Tubby." While this conversation between apprentice Tubby and cook Adam was in progression at the lee door, the head and arm of a second small boy appeared at the weather door. The newcomer remained just long enough to grab the fat chicken by the drumsticks a.nd drop it into a deck bucket. Then he disappeared. "Why. don't you believe in the sea. serpent, doctor?" asked Tubby, innocently. "Lummy, no," replied the oook. "That's as 'as bin busted long ago. Though I remember one time when I was in the Celia G.. just outside o' 'Frisco, we seed a. long 3naky critter, with a 'ead on as big as a 'arness cask, a layin' atop o' the water, an' —but I'll tell you about that later, Tubby. 'Ere comes the stooward." The round faced boy vanished in the direc- tion of the poop, and the cookrelurnE.>d to the oabin dinner. "Now. then. Doc, 'urry up. me lad. Th' ole man's feroshus 'ungry to-day, an ah'm laate now." said the steward, trareting into the g:1,lly in his clean apron. He was a ridiculonsly dumpy individual, with a, very red face, piggy eyes, and bristling mutton-chop whiskers. "Coom. coom. man," he continued, what ails tha?" But Adam apparently did not hear him: for he neither moved nor answered. Holding a. platter in one hand and an upraised fork in the other, he stood like a purple-faced wax- work, savagely regarding the empty pa.n. He exploded at last with one tremendous "D—— They bin an' gone an' done it again!" he screamed to the steward Wot? Where?" asked the bewil. dered man from abaft. "The chicken, you fool!" answered the cook. "They've took it." The steward g-asped and turned pale. The same thing had happened once before on the voyage, a.nd the captain had told him then in strong deep-water language that if it occurred a second time he would discharge him when the ship reached Calcutta. dear! oh. dear, cookie!" he exclaimed, wringing his pudgy hands. "Wot will we do? E'll give us both our walkin' tickets for thia. 'Oo was it. d'ye think?" "The men, I e'pooe," replied the cook, gloomily. "More like them divils o' boys," said the steward. "Well, it's your fault, anyway, 'ooever it was. If you wasn't so rotten skinny with the stores they wouldn't be takin' things." "My fault!" returned the steward, waxing wrath. "Didn't you—" The threatened quarrel between the two men was nipped in the bud at this moment by the sound of two bells. Instantly the steward snatched up the goup tureen, and. calling to the cook to follow him to the pantry, he scurried aft. doctor," he said, after the soup had been put on the cabin table, "take these two cans o' boned chicken a.n' stoo 'em up quick. If 'e notices the differ I'll tell im as 'ow you 'ad a haxident." "Ay, that's right; tell 'im it was a haxi- dent," whispered the cook. As it happened, the skipper and the mate were indulging in one of their periodical rows, and. in consequence, the dinner passed muster. In spite of this, however, the 6teward was by no means satisfied. From what the cook had told him he felt sure that the "boys" were responsible for the theft, and he promised himself a speedy and awful; revenge. Now, trouble between the "half deck" (the. apprentices' quarters) and the pantry was no new thing; there had been more or less of it ever since the Bonito had left port, and. so far. Biggs had had the worst of it. The cause of it all was his own astonishing mean- ness. On former voyages the boys had been treated a little differently from the forward hands as regards food. They had been allowed cabin bread," an extra whack of sugar, oatmeal for breakfast, and were the recognised recipients of the cabin tables spare," all of which are considered a* sea as delicacies. "Under Biggs's management, however, these things had been done away with. The boys' very naturally, had resented it. Hence the feud. This new development—the stealing of the captain's Sunday dinner—roused the steward's ire to such an extent that he deter- mined upon a return blow which should be crushing and final. He chuckled as he thought of it. The following Sunday the blow fell, and the half deck staggered. It came about iu this way. Masters, the only apprentice in the second mate's watch, was below when seven bells was struck. He turned out promptly, and. tin plates in hand, went forward to the galley for his dinner. After receiving the usual ration of "salt horse" and soft bread on one plate. Masters held out the other. "Wot's that for?" asked the cook, with pre- tended ignorance. "The duff. of course," answered the boy. "You might a saved yourself the trouble o' bringing two platee, sonny," said Adam. smiling. "Don't play the fool, doctor. Give me my duff." Now, don't go for to fly off the 'andle so quick, Mister Masters," said the cook. "The whole of it is that there hain't no duff for you. It's bin stopped." "Our duff 3topped!" echoed Matters, in his astonishment allowing his chunk of mahogany-coloured beef to drop on deck. "Who stopped it, I'd like to know?" "Capting's hordes," replied the cook, shortly. "Captain be blowed!" snorted Masters. "It's all tha.t beastly little steward. I'll be Well," he added, aigninca.ntly. "I wouldn't like to be in his old boots. He'll be jolly glad to leave the ship without his pay day or anything else by the time we get to Calcutta. And you, too, doctor, if you've got anything to do with it." As Adam had a wholesome fear of the half- deck's enmity, he made no reply to the -threat, and Masters, growling audibly, went aft again. That afternoon the boys of the Bonito held an indignation meeting, followed by a council of war. Plum duff on Sunday for the apprentices was an institution aboard the Bonito. The captain had given it to them on the preceding voyage as a reward for smart service, and had made them a promise, which they looked upon as sacred, I that it should be continued until they had served their time. It was the one thing now that gave them a at2.nding a little above the forecastle; the one luxury they now bad to look forward to. The loss, therefore, was a very serious matter. After a good deal of talking it was finally arranged that Tubby and Warburton should interview tha captain. The master of the Bonito was flapping up and down the weather side of the poop in a loose Ea8t India duck suit, a cork helmet, and bare feet. He was not in particularly pleasant I mood. owing to his altercation with the mate. Moreover, the wind was falling, a thing which in itself was enough to make any sailing skipper bad-tempered. Two turns he took in bont of the boys without appearing to see them. He is waxy to-day," whispered Tubby. "I wish we had waited." Now, don't funk a.t the last minute, or I'll thump you." returned Warburton. Nevertheless even he, the boldest of boye, felt a little shaky. for the question of "grub" on a deep-water vessel is always a. dangerous one to tackle. "Well, what is it?" at last said the cap- tain, as he brought up glaring. If you please, sir," began Warburton, "the steward has stepped our ddf, and we've oome to see yon ahout it, sir." "Well." said the captain again. "It isn't that we mind the duff so much, sir," went on the wily Warburton. "Oh, no, sir," broke in Tubby, "we don't care about that, but afraid the steward has been lying about it." Been laying the blame on you, Bir, in fact; at least that's the way it looks, tu added Warburton. "Says I told him to. eh?" said the captain, relaxing his face a trifle. What have you boys been up to with the steward, any- way?" "Nothing, fir, honestly," replied the inno- cent-looking Tubby. Yes, sir, he said it was your orders, and after what yon told us last voyage we didn't believe it. Of course, if we had done any- thing to deserve it, sir-" Oh. you boys! you boys." said the cap- tain, smiling. You're saints, I know." "Did yüU give him the order, sir?" per- stated Warburton. No, my boy. I didn't." answered the captain. And you may go and tell him from me that if he takes upon himself the right to give any more orders I'll stop his pay. Thank you, sir," said the youngsters, as they jubilantly turned to leave the poop. The next minute, however, Warburton was back again. Excuse me. sir, but have you any objec- tion to our punching his head? he asked. None at all, if you can do it," answered the ptain. struggling to control his face. A few minutes later the steward, wiping dishes in the pantry, received a stinging smack on the cheek from a wet slab-pellet. "Ow!" he cried, clapping hie hand to the spot and dropping the plate he held with a crash. Turning. he beheld Tubby standing in the doorway, scarcely an arm's length away, grinning at him in the most bare- faced manner. Daash thee, tha braaaen yoong brat I" he exclaimed, as he darted at the boy. Garn, you fat-head said Tubby, deliberately planting another pellet in the steward s port eye before he dodged round the mizzen-mast. You couldn't catch a lame hen, you potwalloper As the angry man danced about the mast in a frantic endeavour to lay hold of his elusive tormentor, rIabby suddenly squared up to him, feinted, and slapped his face. Then the boy, as though frightened, turned and Bed through the open door; the steward, now filled with xage almost to exploding point, followed closely at his heels. No sooner had Biggs cleared the sill of the cabin entrance, however, than the doors were shut behind him, and his retreat cut off by Masters, who, since the captain had sanc- tioned the fight, had appointed himseif referee. Out on the sunny quarter-deck the little man opened his piggy eyes in astonishment. On the pcop, looking down upon him severely, stood the captain and second mate; forward of the mast stood a group of grinning I forecastlemen and idlers; the chief, in his pajamas was seated on the booby hatch. Masters had his back against the cabin doors, and before him, barefooted and stripped for action, their heads back and their fists up, stood the two younger apprentices. "Come on!" shouted the jubilant Tubby. "Come on!" echoed Warburton viciously. "Put up your dukes and fight fair, now. Biggs," added the referee. The steward paled. He looked round help- lessly for a moment; then putting his head down, he made a. blind, bull-like rush at his antagonists. The toys parted and peppered h;m on both ears as he passed. Maddened and exasperated, the pantryman turned and came on again, whirling hia arms like a I windmill. One of his wings, by chance, took Warburton under the chin and stretched him on the deck. In an instant, however, the boy was up again, attacking with the ferocity of a young tiger. Tubby backed him up with stiff, well-considered digs in the enemy's ribs. Between them they drove their opponent down to the lee bulwarks, where the fight became a very earnest affair; for the steward, feeling the pin-rail at his back, was forced to make a. stand. With his mouth wide open, his eyes like those of a hunted animal, and his nose staining the white deck, he fought for a while like a man. Twice Tubby went sprawiing under his slugging blows. The persistent onslaughts of the boys, however, soon sapped his courage. He turned his back upon them at last, and, covering his face with his arms, cried: "Stop em, cap'um, stop 'em. They're killing me. "Have you had enough?" panted War- burton. Ay, go 'way from me. Ah'll give in." "Will you ever stop our duff again?" said Tubby. Ever stop our marmalade, or any- thing?" "Never. Ah sweer it," answered the steward, humbly. "Come in amidships and apologise, then," and the two boys led their victim to the booby hatch. "Down on your knees!" commanded War- burton. The steward knelt stiffly before them. and amid the laughter of the assembled crew repeated after the youngster the following: Gentlemen of the 'aft-deck, I 'umbly begs your pardon for the orful lies Ah've told. and for my wicked, mean. contemptible hacts doorin' the deeply sorry for all Ah've done, an' promis to be'ave mysel' like a respectable stooward as long as Ah'm in this ship. An' Ah hacknowledge mysel' a hijut of the first water." There, that's enough," said the mate from the poop. You boys go to your Quarters now. And you, steward, swab up that blood of yours, and see that you do it properly." I'll tell you, fellows," said Masters, when the trio reached the half-deck, there's nothing like sticking up for your rights. We've made an example of the steward and gained the respect of the whole ship." A fat lot you did." sneered Tubby. Tubby, you're an ungrateful little beast," said the senior apprentice. Didn't I think it all out. and plan everything?" Yes. but look at my eyes," remarked the fat boy. And my nose," added Warburton. "Pooh! that's nothing," said Masters. "When you've beeD to lOea. as long as I have you'll take such things philosophically."

I MISCELLANEOUS. ENTERTAINING AND CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Colliers were slaves in England up to the year 1775. By using a microphone it is possible to hear a fly walk. The finest human hair is golden, and red is tho coarsest. Serpents will live six months or longer without food. The unexplored area of Canada is 1,000.000 square miles. The alcohol lamp gives off but half the heat and vitiates the atmosphere but half as much as a kerosene lamp of the same illu- minating power. Italy and Spain have fewer houses in pro- portion to their population than any other country in the world; the Argentine Republic and Uruguay have the most. The Japanese system of letters is called Iroha, from the names of the first three letters i," ro," and ha"-on precisely the same principle as that which gives to our own system the title alphabet." A Japanese murderer, condemned to death, had a dollar left on the eve of his execution. out of money that had been sent him by his friends. The goaler advised him to spend it on one last luxurious meal. But he sent it to the war fund. France is going to try the experiment of suppressing paying employment agencies and to conduct a public labour exchange in con- nection with the local municipal government, a register setting forth the offers and demands for work and situations to be main- tained at the mayor's office in each com- munity of less than 10.000 inhabitants, and larger communes are to conduct free muni- cipal agencies. Spokogee, a town in the western part of the Creek Nation, is the only town of 1,000 population in the territory that hae no town officers. The people there sa.y they have no need of officers and do not want any. They pay no taxes and whenever they want any public improvement they call a meeting of citizens and rai,e the money. A Deputy United States Marshal is all that is needed to keep the peace. There is not a gambler or gambling house in the town. In the destruction by fire of the Emperor's palace in Seoul there vanished that wonder- ful hall of audience or congratulations, which was unlike any other hail in the world. It is said that the Japanese in 1895 wished to remove it to Japan because of the beauty of its columns. Each of these columns was formed from the trunk of a tree. Each was over forty feet in height and all were moulded to the same exact size. No paint or varnish ever touched them. They were kept washed with clean water and then polished merely by much rubbing with soft clean pads. They shone like metal and yet showed all the beautiful grain of the timber.

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ANOTHER FISH STORY A remarkable fish story is told by a gentle-j man who has been spending a few days' holiday near Ingestre Hall, Staffs. While he was walking round a pool in the j neighbourhood, he says, a lady came out of a house and threw a piece of bread on the placid surface of the water. Suddenly there was a swirl, a glimpse of bright colour, and the bread disappeared. Other crumbs fol- lowed, thrown nearer and nearer to the bank, and gradually there swam into view a fine rainbow trout. Without the slightest trace of shyness, the fish came to the edge of the bank at the feet of the lady, and waited for more bread to be thrown, and this he swal- lowed with great gusto. The lady, in reply to questions, stated that the trout had been her pet for a long time, and had become so tame that it would even take a worm or a piece of meat from her fingers. The pool is stocked with hundreds of trout, but this, curiously enough, is the only one amongst them all to act in this way.

YOUTH WITHOUT A MEMORY A Luton youth, twenty years of age. who is afflicted with a defective memory, has dis- appeared under strange circumstances. Some companions took him to Yarmouth for a day's holiday, promising Iris relatives to take charge of him. Their memories, however, also proved de- fective, for, leaving him seated on the beach while they went for a sail, they forgot about their charge until the evening, when about to return to Luton. One of the party stayed at Yarmouth to search for him, but with- out result. The police were informed on the following day, and a description of the miss- ing youth circulated.

ODD STREET SPECTACLE A cartload of straw caught fire at Brent- ford High-street yesterd-ay afternoon. A match thrown by a passenger on an electric tramcar is said to have been the cause.

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ADOLF BECK'S CASE CI> INDICTMENT OF OFFICIALS BY DAG0NET" The alleged attempt to frustrate the ends of justice in the case of Adolf Beck (to which we referred yesterday) is set forth by Mr. G. R. Sims in the Referee." The features of the case that require to be explained are these (says Mr. Sims). In 1877 a man giving the name of John Smith was arrested on a charge of robbing and swind- ling a number of women. The- police examined him, and made a list of his marks of identification. Among the numerous marks of identification the fact was recorded that he was a Jew. Smith was tried, con- victed, and sentenced to five years' penal ser- vitude. In 1895 there were complaints to the police that a man was again swindling women by the John Smith methods. This time Mr. Adolf Beck was arrested (in December, 1895) and charged with the frauds. At Holloway during the police-court procedure he was completely stripped, and by order his full description and body marks recorded. The marks of identification in the John Smith case were wholly lacking, and Mr. Beck must ADOLF BECK. have been found not to be a Jew. The police had also in their possession the letters and documents written by the swindler of 1877. The documents and letters of the 1395 swindler were in exactly the s-ame hand- writing, frequently in the same wording, as those of 1877. The handwriting expert called in by the police swore positively that all the documents and letters were in the same handwriting. "So we arrive at the following position of affairs:—All the documents produced pointed to the fact that the 1895 swindler was iden- tical with j The Swindler of 1877. The evidence of Gurrin, tne expert, enoweu that the cases were identical; Police-sergeant Sparrell swore that Beck was actually the man he bad arrested in 1877; the prison mark 'D,' which Beck afterwards wore, showed that he was regarded as the swindler of 1877. Yet all the time the police authorities had in- disputable physical proof that the two men could not be the same, that Smith was a Jew, and that Beck was not. They kept back the fact that the body marks of Adolf Beck were not those of John Smith. They concealed the fact that John Smith was a Jew and Adolf Beck a Christian. They allowed Adolf Beck to be convicted and sentenced for the crimes of John Smith. "Look what follows. Mr. Beck learns for the first time in Portland, when he has served over two years of his sentence, that Smith, the culprit of 1877, was a Jew. Beck then petitions the Home Secretary that he may be examined by the doctor. The petition is granted, and the prison doctor certifies that Beck is not a Jew, and communicates with the Home Office. The official order comee back that the mark of a previous conviction, D.W. 523 (D. stands for 1877 and W. for 1896), is to be taken off, and the governor of Port- land then assigns Beck a new number W. 78. This wa", a full acknowledgment on the part of the Home Office that Beck was not John Smith, and had Never bsen Convicted Before, Then why, in the name of all that is honest, fair-, and English, was not Beck instantly liberated? When the authorities ascer- tained that he was not John Sijrith, they must, if the evidence of their own witnesses at the trial had been referred to, have seen at once that an innocent man was suffering a cruel wrong. But they did nothing, They left him, his innocence triumphantly proved, to serve his sentence. But the tragedy was not complete. Adolf Beck, when he re-gained his liberty, sought to clear his name. His persecutions had exhausted his resources. But he was an energetic and a clever man, and he had once more got into business rela- tions with his old friends, and the prospect was looking bright, when he was arrested again. The circumstances that led up to this arrest were utterly opposed to our English ideas of justice. If Adolf Beck's first arrest was a blunder, his second arrest was a crime. Every document, every scrap of hand- writing in connection with the trials of 1877, 1896. and of 1904 were in the unmistakable handwriting of John Smith, as sworn to by the police expert, and the identification records of the two men lay side by side at Scotland Yard. The sham earl" of 1877 and 18% was at work again in 1904. But the authorities, who had admitted to the Gover- nor of Portland Gael the fact that Adolf Beck was not John Smith, once more allowed poor Beck to be arrested for the undoubted acts of John Smith, to be damned by the evidence of witnesses brought forward by the police, and to be convicted. To make quite sure of their victim the Treasury on this last occasion sent four disting-uished counsel to assist in the travesty of justice. "All these facts are beyond dispute. I ask if this terrible scandal is to be huehed up? If it is, then the whole edifice of British justice is rotten at its bar- and no honest man is safe. Beck is free, but the persecu- tion has not ceased. Editors and pressmen are being warned not to touch Bck's case or listen, to him, as he is an infernal scoun- drel.' There are infernal scoundrels in this case, but Adolf Beck is not one of them."

AN IMPULSE TO KILL Awakened out of her sleep, a Grimsby woman, named Bernard, the wife of a sea- man away on a voyage, was startled to find her lodger, a, man of colour, standing over her, a knife gleaming in his hand. "I have come to kill you! he exclaimed. whereupon the woman sprang up, and suc- ceeded in escaping to the street. When charged the coloured man said he had been depressed, and had had so strong an impulse to kill that he had previously left the house to avoid temptation. Whan the woman escaped, he added, I came to my senses.

SHOT HiMSELF IN A TUNNEL A railway tunnel was the spot chosen by a young man, supposed to be Percy Mitchell, to commit suicide with a revolver at Bristol. Eluding the watchfulness of the railway officials, he entered the tunnel beneath the Downs by climbing the river bank. He fired two shots, the first wounding him in the shoulder. In his pocket was found a bottle of poison.

The employes of the Cardiff Steam Laundry, Dyeing, Carpet, and Window- cleaning Company (Limited), Roath Park and Cathays, held their twelfth annual pic- nic. when, to the number of about 170, they spent a most enjoyable day at Weston-super- Mare. Dinner and tea were provided, and a ten-mile drive through the woods and a visit to the grand pier and pavilion formed part of the day's programme.

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IMURDERER HANGED I MARKET PORTER KILLS HIS PARAMOUR ¡ At Birmingham this morning Samuel Holden, a market porter, was executed for the murder of Susan Humphries, with whom he cohabited. It was stated at the trial that on July 2 Holden was seen by the neighbours attacking the woman with a knifa. He after- wards ran from the house into the street crying Fetch a doctor, I have done her in." Humphries had been shockingly hacked, and died a little later. The convict had been resigned to his fate since he was sentenced, and behaved well in gaol. Efforts were made to secure a reprieve, but these were unsuccessful. The culprit Acknowledged the justice of his sentence. He was visited early this morning by Father Robinson, the Roman Catholic chaplain, who remained at his side to the end. Holden appeared much comforted by his ministrations, and was comparatively calm. The younger Billingt.on was the execu- tioner. It was ascertained subeetjfnently that the execution was carried out without any untoward incident.

I NONOGENARIAN'S COMPLAINT Robbed and Sent to Workhouse A painful story was narrated to the High Wycombe Guardians yesterday by Jonathan House, a feeble but intelligent old man, 96 years of age. He said he had been employed by Mr. Gilbey and Mr. Gold, of Wooburn, and for forty years was in one situation, receiTing Z25 on leaving. But, he alleged, he had been robbed of everything belonging to him, including a pony and cart, furniture, and money. Finally, he declared that he was conveyed by friends," under pretence of being taken for a drive, to the workhouse, and lodged there against his will. He had four sons, but they wero not, it was stated, responsible for his relegation to the workhouse, though unable to contribute to their father's support. Great indignation was expressed by the guardians at the treatment that House had been subjected to. It is disgraceful," said one. Like putting him in a. cage to send him to the workhouse," remarked another; while a third declared be would be the first to subscribe to maintain House in the evening of his life. The workhouse master was instructed to make him comfortable, and not place him with the other inmates for the neort fortnight, pending inquiries. The poor old man wept bitterly as he left the board room, saying that he had paid lots of money in rates during his lifetime. You shall be well looked after," obeerved the chairman. It is a d-oplorable and a shameful case.'

HARD-WORKED JUDGE. As Long Vacation judge Mr. Justice Bigham is likely to have a busy time while his brethren of the Bench are making holiday. To-day he sits in the Lord Chief Justice's Court, when as many as twenty-five liti- gants, each of whom considers his caae urgent, will appear before him. It is not in court only that tke vacation judge is sought. His house, his club, and even his bath are net free from the invasion of litigants. The late Vice-Chancellor Shadwell was once hunted down while bathing. He trod water" while he listened to the application of the lawyer, who had pursued him in a boat, and then dived under the boat and re-appeared on the other side-apparently to look at the matter from both sides. At last he exclaimed, Take it, and be hanged to you," and turned on his side and swam away. The late Mr. Justice Stephen was once stopped in a cab in Piccadilly, and the solicitor who had run him down stood on the step of the vehicle till he got his order.

FEARFUL LIFT ACCIDENT A serious lift accident happened in a building at the corner of Mercer-street, in Broadway, New York, on Monday. A lift, which was crowded with passengers, in descending from the tenth storey, fell four storeys owing to the gear giving way. Singularly enough, the passengers were not seriously hurt, and were leaving the car at the landing, where the cogs held it, when suddenly the iron counter-weights at the top of the shaft gave way, and fell with terrific force, crushing the car to atoms. The attendant was killed, and eighteen of the passengers severely injured. Some are so badly hurt it is feared they will die.

KING'S CHAMPAGNE BATH" The King spent the greater part of Monday in the open air at Marienbad. After taking his two glasses of water at Kreuzbrunn he walked the colonnades much longer than the half-hour prescribed for him by the local doctor. The breakfast, allowed him by the game authority, of coffee, two eggs, and three rolls, his Majesty usually takes on the balcony of his working room, but a sudden wind drove him to continue it indoors. King Edward then took his first "cham- pagne" bath, the name given in jest to the sparkling water of the old, bubbling Ferdi- nand spring, which has recently become very popular because of its invigorating and salu- brious effect. The King is to take his bath every second day.

GIRL DISGUISED AS A BOY The adventures of a, sixteen-year-old Clac- ton girl named Gertrude Chapman have had for her an unhappy ending. Cropping her hair close, and donning a grey kniokerbocker cycling suit, she is allepsd to have stolen a cycle Iroin a local tradesman and made a. tour, which terminated at Mistley, where she stopped and charged with theft. At the police-court proceedings yeeterday an Ipswich trad»ssman, to whom the machine was offered for sale, and the constable who arrested her, both stated that they thought the cyclist was a youth in good circumstances. The girl wao remanded.

WELSH DOCTOR'S FATAL HURRY After running to catch a train at Barmouth Junction, Dr. D. A. Hughes, medical officer of health for the district, and a well-known local practitioner, fell exhausted by the carriage door. He was assisted into the oom- pa.rtment, but expired before the next station was reached.

EXPRESS KILLS FLOCK OF SHEEP In an isolated district some miles from Dunbar a flock of sheep, crossing the railway, were run into by an expresc train yestorday, and twenty of them were killed.

BURGLARS ON CYCLES At Stoneygate (Leicester) burglars ransacked a dwelling-house, regaled themselves with whieky and wine, and then rode off on two cycles, which they discovered in the house.

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NEGROES LYNCHED WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS IN GEORGIA A wholesale lynching of negroes is reported to have taken place at Statesboro', Georgia, where fifteen negroes were strung up for the alleged crime of murder. Three weeks ago a Mr. Charles Hodges and his family of four were found to have been murdered on their plantation near States- boro', and negroes were suspected of having committed the crime. The murder, which was a brutal one, highly excited the people in. the vicinity, and a search was immediately made for the murderers. Two negroes were captured, who, after being confined in the Statesboro' Gaol for some days, confessed to the murder and implicated thirteen other negroes, who, the prisoner said, were concerned ijo the murder and robbery. The sheriff and his assistants were able to capture the whole of the thirteen, and all the prisoners were held for trial, which waa seit down for Monday. Fearing lest, his prisoners should be lynched, the sheriff asked for and obtained the services of a compa,ny of State Militia to guard the gaol. A telegram from Savannah states that very- early on Monday morning a mob overpowered the guard, and took the negroes out and lynched them. As the lynchers, however, took the precaution to cut all the connecting telegraph wires, no details are at present available beyond those stated. This is the most serious crime of the kind that has ever taken pla.ee, even in Georgia, which easily holds the palm for negro lynch- ings, a.nd it is considered the more serious because it occurred at a place in the heart of civilisation, less than fifty miles from Savannah.

Fighting "Black Hand" GREAT POLICE RAID IN NEW YORK The New York police are arresting all sus- picioufl-looking Italians in the vicinity of New York in connection with the movement against the Black Hand Socicty. A large force is searching for little Tony Mannino. who was kidnapped a week ago, and for whose release a ransom of 50,000 dollars has been demanded on pain ot his murder. The Mannino family are wealthy contractors, and have begged the police to give up the pursuit, fearing that they will all be murdered. The police also have received threatening; letters. This morning a large force of police sur- rounded the Italian suburb of Ravenswood, in Long Island city, and searched every house, breaking in with axes where the occu- pants refused to open. The court has issued instructions to secure the culprits dead or alive. Several have already been impri- soned, and are being put through the sweat- ing system in the effort to force a confession. All Italians who are discovered armed are fined ten dollars if peaceable, and are. other- wise, sent to prison. One woman was impri- soned yesterday morning for carrying a razor in her stocking. Ethel Pardoe, aged 25, the governess of Thomas Edison's children, has been driven mad by anonymous letters threatening to abduct the children, and also by fear of the Black Hand Society, and committed suicide yesterday at Orange, New Jersey, where she had been sent for a short holiday.-Laffan.

ANOTHER "DEADJ MAN ALIVE Insurance Money Drawn Too Soon Another curious case of mistaken identity, in which a wife had buried a stranger, be- lieving him to be her husband, came to light at Derby yesterday. A fortnight ago the body of a mid die-aged ma.n was recovered from the canal and iden- tified by Mrs. Newton, of Derby, as her hue- band, who had been missing for several daye. Other relatives also identified the body, which was buried, and Mr. Newton's insu- rance money drawn. Yesterday -NY r. Newton startled his bereaved" family by appearing in their midst. He explained that he had been to Sheffield in order to work on the railway there.

TRAIN TRAGEDY A sad incident occurred on an excursion train from Preston to Blackpool yesterday. The train had just left Singleton Statior when a four-year-old child, named Violet Moore, fell from one of the carriage windows. Her father, who resides at Liverpool, in his despair, jumped after his daughter. The child, being oaught by the bogie, was drawn almost under the train, receiving terrible injuries to the 'hea,d. The father escaped with slight bruises.

SUCCESS OF ENGLISHMEN IN SWIMMING The contests for the world's amateur swim- ming championships, held at Joinville le Pont on Monday, drew a large number of spectators. The English competitors were vic- torious all along the line, and their successes were heartily applauded. The race for the veteran championship, 500 metres, was won by Gray (England), Burgess being second, five metres behind, and Furst third. For the final. race for the world's championship, 500 metres, eigffu men had been left in from four heats which were decided on Sunday. Foreyth, the English half-mile champion, came in first in 6min. 54 3-5sec.-Reirter.

INTER-TOWN SPORTS A meeting of the committee to select the Cardiff team for the inter-town sports at Abergavenny on the 27th inst. was held at the Grand Hotel last evening, Mr. A. J. Davies in the chair. There was a full atten- dance. The following were the selections made:- 100 Yards Foot.—Cecil Biggs and T. M'Lean; reserve, E. J. Davies. 220 Yai-(Li.-F.. J. Whale and Cecil Biggs; reserve, W. H. Tombs. 440 Yards.-E. J. Whale and H. F. Shattock; reserve, W. H. Tombs. 880 Yards.—T. Anzaney and A. C. Marks; reserve, T. E. Francis. One Mile Flat.—W. Holt and T. E. Francis; reserve, W. H. Walkey. Two Miles Walk.-J. Teary and H. W. Beckett; reserve, T. Hawkins. Hurdles.—D. W. Walters and C. E. Seder- man reserve, W. Titt. Long- Jump.—D. W. Walters and A. Clark; reserve, J. Carey. Hiqh Jump.—C. E. Sederman and W. T. Banbury. Mr. T. E. Francis was selected captain of the team. The colours will be Cambridge blue vest with white knicks.

AMAZING iGNORANCE Beoause she suffered from indigestion Mr-s. Musty, wife of a quarryman at Pains-wick, was told by neighbours th-a.t she might have a frog or suake in her stomach. She became depressed, and going to the cemetery cut her throat. At the inquest yest-erday the Coroner said that he was astonished that even in villages such ignorance could pre- vail. The usual verdict was retarned.

BESSES 0' TH' BARN To-morrow's promenade band concerts at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, by the renowned Besses o' th Bam Band. as announced in our advertising columns, promise a great musical treat for Cardiff. The band's repu- tation is of the highest order, and during the afternoon and -evening the handsome 1,000 Guinea Trophy won at the Crystal Palace contest will be on view. In the even- ing the grounds will be elaborately illumi-! nated, and the proceedings will conclude with a display of firework war s<enes on a colcss-al scale.

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SPORTING NEWS. To-morrow's Meetings. STOCKTON PROGRAMME -The NORTON ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year oJda and upwards; weight for age; fillies and geldings allowed 51b; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. —The MANDALE SELLING HANDI- CAP PLATE of 200 sovs; winner to be sold for 100 sove; winners extra. Seven furlongs. ys fit Ib Mr F C Graham Menzies's Inishfreo..Hallick a 9 5 Mr r F Cartwright's Kaylelgh Leader, jun. 5 9 3 Mr W Parrish's Morris Dancer Kooney 5 8 13 Mr W Bianie's Consolation Owner a 8 8 Mr W E Elsey's Lot. Owner 4 8 7 Mr R Evans's Kosglas Adams a 8 3 Mr Ned Clark's Oroya Menzies 4 8 2 Mr Fred Le Bay's Eon Capt. JacXson 4 7 10 Mr Jardine's f by Galloping Lad-Echo Peacock 3 7 8 Mr R H North's Keld .Adams 4 7 7 Mr W Sanderson's Reaper .Owner a 7 7 Mr W E Elsey's Cyclades Owner 3 7 6 Mr R W Armstrong's Look Out Owner375 Mr W D Beajuont's Folkestone .Frivat0 4 7 5 Mr A E M'Kinlay's One Away.Coulthwa:ite 4 7 4 Mr W Lowe's Chataway Picker¡ng ;) 7 2 Mr R Courage's g by St. Hilalre—Heart's Desire Robson 3 7 2 Mr H B Paget's Overstrand Osborne 5 7 0 —The LAMBTON TWO YEAR OLD STAKES of 150 sovs; colts 8at 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b; winners extra; maidens allowed 51b. Five furlongs. st lb Mr R Craig's Cauty Bay M'Call 8 U Mr H Li;ndere's Ariadne .Wright 810 Mr M D Peacock's f by Xury-Lady Salisbury Owner 8 10 Mr W Low's g by Vflasquez—Meta III. Pickering 8 10 Mr Allerton's c by Matchmaker—Heart's Desire Armstrong 8 5 Mr R Dalgleish's The Larrd II j Dawson 8 5 tiir E Vincent's Rfevalui q Day 8 5 Mr W I'Anson's c by Perigoid—Veatalia Owner 8 5 Sir E Vincent's Epicurus .R Day 8 5 Mr W I'AnMD's c by Petros-Fracaa .0wner 8 5 Mr W Alderon's Trinket .Armstrong 8 2 Count do Bresson's La Criniere Greusil 8 2 Mr R W Burrows's Childwick Belle Pratt 8 2 Lord Durham's Fluorine P Peck 8 2 Mr S Hill-Wood's Royal Mint Clements 8 2 Lady Londonderry's Dulcissima G Chaloner 8 2 Mr J S Morrison's Lady Brays.Sir C Nugent 8 2 Mr T W P Rivis's f by Prisoner—The Empress Mand I'Anson 8 2 Mr Russel's f by Ormo,-Virginia Shore..J Waugh 8 2 Mr W M Stevenson's f by Bosphorus—Lingerie Colling 8 2 Mr R Stirk's g by Queen's Birthday-Kenspeckle Peacock82 Mr R C Thompson's Bibianl .Marriner 8 2 Mr J Wallace's Craigioburn Jarvi582 -The COUNTY STAND HANDICAP PLATE of 100 BOVS; winners extra. Six furlongs. ys st lb Mr J A Miller's Compliment. Robson 6 9 4 Mr R J Hannam's Arabi W Eissy 4 8 11 Mr F C Graham 10 Mr Allerton's Otherwise Arm3tron,-58ry Mr G W Smith's Dr. Jim Adams a 8 5 1 Mr T Nolan's Magnolia II Private 4 8 4 Mr R J Haimain's Belle Poule W Elsey 4 8 1 Mr J C Dyer's C'orunna P Chaloner 5 8 1 Lord Dunraven's Tamasiia R Sherwood 3 8 0 Mr J Fagan's Naphthalia Owner 3 7 6 Mr Godfrey Long's Cherry Laurel ..R J Robson 6 7 2 Mr Beattie's Hark Back E Day 3 7 1 Mr D J Jardine's f by Galloping Lad—Echo Peacock371 Mr T H Walker's A.R.A.W Elsey 3 7 0 Mr Ned Clark's Simonhatch .Menzies 4 G 13 Mr R Sherwood's Maldon 0wner36 13 Mr R W Armstrong's Look Oot .0wner 3 6 12 Mr T Kelly's Moss Owner 3 6 7 Mr W Sanderson's Cetfter .OwneT 3 6 7 —The HARDWICKE STAKES of 500 sovs, for two year olds; colts 8st 121b, fillies and geldings 8st 91b; winners extra; allowances. T.Y.O., five furlongs. st lh Lord Londonderry's Oyanean Clements 9 5 Mr E Kennedy's Desiree Mr Gilpin 9 2 Mr R Sherwood's i by Wolf's Cragakkarah Owner 9 0 Mr J Lowth r's Orison J Chandler 8 12 Mr J Dawson jun's Scotch Mixture W Elsey 8 9 Mr E Kennedy's GrandtSora Greusil 8 9 Mr Russel's Whistling Rufua J Waugh 8 9 Mr J Cannon's Dton Owner 8 7 Mr E Foster's The King .J Dawson 8 7 Mr J Simons Harrison's Kama .G Edwards 8 7 Mr J Simons Harrison's Fantooe, by Patron- F?ata?ttie Private 8 7 Mr R C Harrison's *????lan Hornsby87 Capt Pbipps Hornby's Flashlight P Peck 8 7 Mr J W Laroach's c by Jeddah-Sandiway Sanderson, jun. 8 7 Lord Londonderry's Captain Jack RMarsh 8 7 Mr John McIntyre's Summerfield Hornsby 8 7 Mr M D Peacock's c by Xury Golden Fringe Owner 8 7 Mr 0 W Rayner's Feather bead East 8 7 Mr J Robinson's Singaway J Chandler 8 7 Mr W Sanderson's Rush pool Owner 8 7 Mr E A Wolfe's Copartner H Chandler87 Mr E A Wolfe's Kag Mag .Private 8 7 Mr E Kennedy's The Greek, by Apollo-Monday Private 8 7 Mr R Butterill's Humdrum GEdwards 8 6 Mrs G H Plummer's Marlborough Duchess Vasey 8 6 Mrs Edith Annett's Bolt Away. Archer 8 4 Mr E Barlow's Exquisite J Dawson 8 4 Mr E Barlow's Maiden's Match J Chandler 8 4 Mr C J Cunningham's Hepburn. M'Call 8 4 Mr .J Dent's Galloping Lass, by Galloping IJ- Misa Easy Private 8 4 Mr J A Doyle's Trinket Axn3rstrong84 Lord Farquhar's c by Martagon—Asteria Mr G Ivmbton84 Capt Fife's f by Bend Or—Alix Peacock 8 4 Capt Rfe's Ether Darling84 Capt Fife's Coniedale B I'Anson 8 4 Mr P P Oilpin's Silurian 0wner84 Mr R Wa3die Griffith's c by I-sin,-Iam-Landrail R Sherwood 8 4 Mr M Gurry's Good Faith .Owner 8 4 Mr M Gurry's Ben Wisdom. Owner 8 4 Capt Phipps Hornby's Wtlhelmina II. R Sherwood 8 4 Mr Miles I'A"3 LOvat Scout ..W I'Anson 8 4 Mr E Kennedy's Chill 8 4 Mr J W Larnach's f by Jeddah—Simonella Sanderson, jun. 8 4 Mr J W Larnach's f by Persimmon—Waspish R Marsh 8 4 Lord Londonderry's White Star Line G Chaloner 8 4 Lord Londonderry's St- Florentin ..G Chaloner 8 4 Lord Londonderry's Old Master .Jarvis 8 4 Mr J Lowther's c by Orvieto—Alice Lisle Private 4 Mr John M'lntyre's c by St. Angelo-Bonny Kate BraLm84 Mr M D Peacock's I by Warlaby-Merry Foot Owner 8 4 Mr M D Peacock's f by Waxlaby-Lady of the 3f&mr Owner 8 4 Mr J Robmson'9 Cairnsmore .Priba.te 8 4 Mr J Robinson's Ziria ..H Darling 8 4 Mr J Robinson's Carita .Brewer 3 4 Mr J E Rogerson'a Aileen Mary Private 8 4 Mr Vyner's Mint Cordial Mattheivs 3 4 Mr R Bottertll's f by St. Gris-IAdy Peggy Fair- fa."{ Private 8 1 Mr R W Cox's Donna Diana Porter 8 1 Mr J A Doyle's Carcanet .W Elsey 8 1 Lord Durham's Medicine Man P Peck 8 1 Lord Londonderry's Helene Private 8 1 Lord Londonderry's Dulcissima G Chaloner 8 i Mr J Lowther's Mrs Murohison G Chaloner 8 1 Mr J Lowther's f by Raelmrn-Sweetie Enmh 8 l Mr John Mclntyre's f by Tarporley—The Rcuken Mr John Osborne's Cat Raw 0wner81 Mr Russel's g by Whitiler-Emotlon .J Waugh 8 1 —The STOCKTON STEWARDS' HAN- DICAP PLATE of 250 sovs; winners extra. One mile. vs st lb Col E W Baird's Martaban Enoch68 32 Mr D J ardine's Gardenhurst Peacock 6 8 7 Mr W Cliatterton's Kirkbride. Peacock 4 7 Mr F Langstaff's Catty Crag. Kennedy 4 8 5 Mr J Fagan's Swannington Owner 4 8 4 i Mr R Craig's Kind's Birthday M-C.11464 Mr Allerton's Otherwise Armstrong 3 8 4 Mr J Wallace's Grp." Goblin Jarv-i382 Sir R Waldie Griffith's Akbar R Sherwood 4 8 0 Mr T Hall's Don Paci .Sa.oorson 3 7 1. Mrs E J O'Brien's Paolo Private 5 7 12 Mr R Stott's Sir Laddo T Leader 4 7 12 Mr G Barclay's Liza Johnson Barclay, jun. 4 7 9] Mr R W Burrows's Palace Yard Pratt 3 7 S Mr J Fagan's Napthalia .OW1ler 3 7 5 Mr J T Whipp's Baydale Whlpp, jun. 3 7 4 Mr T W P Rivis's Corontlla .I'Anson 4 7 4 Mr R J Hart nam's North Deighton W Elsey 3 7 0 Lord Farquhar's Princess Florizel Mr G Lambton 3 6 13 Mr J Tait's Adelia .Lund 3 6 B Major R Cuffe's V.D lake36 7 Mr H Allison's Nightgown Marriner 3 6 7 —The GREAT NORTHERN LEGER of 500 sovs, for three year olds; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b; winners extra; maidens allowed 71b. Leger OoUrB, one mile and five furlongs. Bt lb Lord Harewood's Almscliff G Chaloner 9 10 Mr J Robinson's Bass Rock .IIayhoe 910 Mr Vyner's Killigrew Matthews 8 13 Mr G A Wilson's North Detehton W Elsey 8 13 Capt. Phipps Hornby's Don Paez Sanderson 8 10 Lord Londonderry's Fleurette II Archer 8 10 Txjrd Londonderry's Berryfield R Sherwood 8 10 Mr John M'lntyre's Volar Major Edwards 8 10 Mr Russell Swanwick's Trionic Sergeant 8 10 Mr J Lowther's Bilbao Goldln? 8 7 Mr Russell Swan wick's Tiberia Bates 8 7 Mr David Cooper's Thomas Kennedy 8 3 Mr W E Elsey's Step Walker Owner 8 3 Major Fife's c by Isinglass—Alix peacock 8 3 Major Fife's e by Ortne—Rermia Private 8 3 5frs Ma.rv Gilling's c by KIlcock-Sona.ta..Privat3 8 3 ltr,.? Mirv c by K; Capt Greer's St. Day Darling 8 3 Mr J Joioey's c by Grand Duke-Queen of the Mint T Leader 3 3 Mihn' M'lntyre's Karma G TEJ;d 3 Mr J Robinson's Cambo Archer 8 3 Mr J Robinson's Tunnel c Peck 8 3 Mr Russell Swanwirk's Frusquinade Major Edwards 8 3 Mr Russell Swanwick's c by St. Frusquin—Com- mon Law Private83 Mr G A Wizard of the Don W E:sey 8 3 Lord Crewe's Lady Wishfort .Porter 6 0 Lord Farquhar's g by (-bildwick-Prince- Tool Mr G Lambton 8 0 Sir Waldie Griffith's f by Islngla.ss-Sweet Duchess R Sherwood 8 0 Lord Harewood's Landing Net G Chaloner 8 0 Lord Londonderry's Indian Air Llaylim80 Mr Russell Swanwick's Ka,a Major Edwards 8 0

FOLKESTONE PROGRAMME. —The HARBOUR SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds and up- wards; weight for age; mares and geldings j allowed 31b; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. ys st lb Mr A Hood's Archduke II .Parses a 8 11 Mr E Ha?n's Crofter H Privat 5 8 4 ;oon'oro!y!sI é' by May ThIleV; 5 8 4 Cripple Batlio 3 8 2 Mr J M Kern's Neith Robinson 3 8 Mr J M Walpole's Captain Cook Mr Peebles 3 3 2 Mr J H Batho's Golden Cherry Owner 3 8 2 Mr J Buchanan's Gold Feather Major Edwards 3 7 13 Air '.V Catterraole'a g by All Moonshine—Sister Bright .Private 3 7 13 Mr John Coleman'% Zaranta Furan 3 7 13 Mr J S CmUs's Glueckauf Whitiield 3 7 13 Mr G Tliursby's Sllnkaway G Edwards 3 7 13 Mr W G Stevens's f by St. Hilairo—Nutbrowa —Maid Owner T 13 Mr F R Hunt's Mariella .Owner 2 6 11 Lord Carnarvon's St. Trumpet Grouall 2 6 7 —The HYTHE JUVENILE MAIDEN PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds; colts 9sot, fillies and geldings 8st l-Hb; winners extra. Five furlongs. st lb Mr Adamthwaite's Truffle de Perigord Leader, jun. 9 0 Mr E Carver's Potash. B I'Anson 9 0 Mr A E Clark's c by The Tartar—Shrewrnouse 0 Mackie 9 0 Mr H H Collins'? c by Misslethrosh—Ada Mary G Allen 9 0 Mr W Johnston's c by Galeazzo—Lass ol Spring- fi eld Owner 9 0 Mr I) W Rayner's Feather Bed .East 9 0 Mr A J Scbwabe'8 Amersham 9 0 Mr de Wend-Fenton's Delarey Bobinson 0 0 Lord Clonmell's Miramax .Mr Peebles 8 11 Mr J Coleman's Call Duck Ferran 8 11 Mr J S Morrison's May Woodhouso ..Sir G Nugent 8 i1 Lord Petrc's Etheldreda .Bates 8 u Lord Sefton's g by Broad Knife-Drumifna Sentence 8 U Mr W F StraUoa'a f IIr 1 light oi Savil"v&Uw Cros30 Private 6 Uj Mr A B Tho:p's Bumside .Owner au -The KENT HANDICAP of 200 sovs; winners extra. One mile and three. furlongs. ys st lb Mr A Hamblin's Claqueur .Escott 6 9 0 Mr H Steath Skelton's Happy Slave Mr Peeble 5 8 11 Mr B Bavliss's Snowb?rry Private 8 5 5 frlC1;:i:: :oWi: .&e 5 8 3 Mr W Jonson's Sweet Melody Owner 3 8 1 Mr 0 W Rayner's Bra.uneberg .East. 4 1 H Mr E J Hobbs's Usher .Owner 3 '1 U Major J D Edward's Sliaun Ithu .Owner 6 7 13 Mr de Wend-Fenton's Euskaro J Wood a 7 11 Mr H Bonas's Semla .H Chanler 3 7 19 Mr C Levy's St. Rollox Burbictge 47 9 Mr C Wood's JJewtown .Owner 6 7 7 Mr W Goodchild's Sherry Cobbler. Sherrard 4 7 6 Mr J H A Marshall's Roesano Clements 3 7 2 Mr A Walton's Mat Salleh W Grey 6 7 0 Mr F W Day's Bed Mantle .Ow.,r 3 6 11 Air F P Lysaght's Miss Joppa Mr Gore S6 lJ. Mr A Walton's lsalada. W Greg 4 6 > —The DOVER SELLING I'LATE of 100. sovs, for three and four year olds; mares and geldings allowed .)1 J; allowances accumulative. One mile and a quarter. ys st lb Mr W F de Wend-Fenton's Euskaro ..Robinson a 9 7 Mr J Hare's North Crawley F Hunt a 8 11 Mr C Trimmer's Solera Walters, jun. 4 8 U Mr A Walton's Tchega Grey 5 8 4 Lord Carnarvon's Honore Greusil 3 8 2 Mr F Bishop's Mediate. Batho 5 7 S Mr F W Day's Avington Pet 0. ner 17 0 Mr W J Pitt's f by Glasshampton—Gruach Craddock J 7 0 —The ROMNEY HIGH-WEIGHT HAN- DICAP of 100 sovs; winners extra. Six furlongs. ys st lb Mr F H Hardy's Wild Night Again .Bates 5 9 10 Mr H Bonas's Mandelay H Chandler 6 9 5 Col. H T Fenwick's Lotton .Sherrard 4 II ¡ Mr F R Hunt's Bridle Road Owner 3 8 12 Mr W H L Ewart's Tirantes A Sadler 3 8 12. Mr F Hardy's The Cmgalee Bates 3 8 5 Sir W Ingram's Cleeve W Stevens 4 8 5 Mr J S Curtis's Sakubona Whitfield 3 8 0 MrWFFov's Tariff Wajler 3 7 9 Mr i;' Jc¡;'igaÚiöëh' ')i Mr H W Cox's Luerana. East 6 7 7 Mr J Rogers's Marialva Owner a 7 6 Mr G Barclay's Bitter Almond..Barclay, jua 4 T 0 —The REGULATION PLATE of 100t sovs, for three year olds and up- wards; allowances cumulative. One mile, and a quarter. ys st Ib. Mr Richard Croker's American Boy In Ireland 6 8 4 Mr P P Peebles's Slipthrift Owner 5 8 1 Mr W C Watson's Buller ]3urbidge 67 5 Mr P. S Rowswell's Chelsea Bob .Kelly 4 6 It Mr R G Sherrard's Repeal Owner 4 6 l Mr A WaIton'sTchegt W Grey 5 II Mr Horatio Bottomley's c by May Duke-The Cripple Batho 3 6 3 Mr F W Davllt Charmus .Owner < Mr R H Henning's YquÐm .Brewet I < <

SPORT OF THE DAY. St. Ainant was supported at 425 to 100 fair the St. Leger in London yesterday, and on the field for the Ebor Handicap there were offers of 700 to 100. John o' Gaunt is going on as well 38 can be expected after the aggravating mishap to his fetlock, and Mr. George Thursby hopes to get the son of Isinglass out walkicg to-day. Snowdrop, winner of the Wolverhamptolm Handicap yesterday, is the first winner owned by his owner, Colonel R. L. Bit-kin. He is also the first winner on the flat to be trained by Teddy Martin, who one-and^ twenty years ago won the Oesarewitch on Don Juan. Dunstall, where there is racing to-day, waa anciently part of the Royal manor callect Stow Heath. For centuries the land was owned by the county family of Wightwick. One member of this house was York Herald to George 1. He died in Heralds' Collegia, London, in 1722. As is usually the case, there is a sub- stantial surplus over and above the X-1,00 guaranteed value of the Staffordshire Breeders' Foal Plate, to be decided at Dun- stall Park to-day. The stakes and forfeits amount to C602, and of the surplus of CI02 the owner of the second horse will take two- thirds and the owner of the third the remainder. There are thus substantial inducements to struggle for shops." The new racing venture at Newbury will not lack patronage, seeing that the chief subscribers and supporters are Lord Howard de Walden, the Duke of Westminster, Sir F- Cassel, Mr. J. Musker and his three sons, Messrs. W. Bass, J. Buchanan, J. Porter, L. Baxendale, John Oorlett, J. Fallon, J. Hare, F. R. and H. J. Hunt, A. A. Stevens, T. Jennings, W. Waugh, H. E. RandalL W. Alli- son, T. Corns, 8. Loates, and Lynham. Hercules, so easily beaten by Phylloxera. in the Walsall Plate yesterday, was a spanking good two-year-old, and won the Stafford- shire Breeders' Foal Plate over the Dunstall Park course four years ago. He was one of the famous troupe of all-conquering young Meltons and Orions owned by Mr. Musker in 1900, which included Princess Melton, Lord Melton, Toddington, Bay Melton, Britannia, Canterbury, Chevening, Downham, School- girl, and others. Wha.t ghastly failures they have all been since!

FOOTBALL The Suggestion of a Cardiff Athletic Club One of the first suggestions made when the new cricket and football pavilion was seen to be nearing completion was that it should be made the centre of an athletic club, at which all classes of sportsmen who cared to become members of the club might discuss their affairs. The suggestion is one which is certain to meet with general approval, and if acted upon would be one that would meet a long-felt want in the town. The subject will, probably, be brought before the joint committee of the Cardiff Football and Cricket Clubs at an early date, and it will be for that body to make its recommendations to the two clubs. The last day for reoeiving nominations for the committee of the Cardiff Football Club will be next Friday. All the members of the old committee have been nominated, together with Mr. Gwyn Nicholls and Mr. Charlie Kestell, the old Cardiff half-back. Cecil Biggs and Percy Bush have been nominated for the captaincy, and it is expected that there will be a keen fight for the position. Aberdare Rugby Club. The annual meeting of the Aberdare Rugby Club was held on Monday, Mr. J. G. Hughee in the chair. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Tuckfield were elected president and treasurer respec- tively, and D. Jones captain. It was decided to have a. practice match on the 27th inst., and all wishing to take part are requested to communicate with the secretary, Mr. A. Strong, Tudor-place, Aberaman. D. Thomas will not be able to turn out till the end of the season, he being at present in Scotland, urdergoing training for the Pontypridd meet- tng. The receipts for last year were X485 12s., and the expenditure 1435 4s. 4d.. the ctedit item at the bank at present being R50 12s. 4d. Dinas Powis Club. The annual meeting of the Dinas Powis Rugby Football Club was held on Monday evening at the Star Inn, Dinas Powis, Mr. D. M'Lachlan presiding over a good attendance. The financial statement for last year showed there was a balance in hand of £ 6 Is. 5d. Mr. A Rowles was clected captain of the club for the coming season, Mr. T. Jonea vice-captain. Mr. J. H. Rees treasurer, Mr. E. J. Phillips (63, Palmerstown-road, Cadoxton-Barry) secretary, and Messrs. A. Black, H. Williams, W. Jam, F. Daviee, L. C. Rooney, C. Sutton, J. Croisi3, J. Beer, and Owen Evans committee. The pros- pects of the club for the coming season are encouraging. Wharton Club The annual meeting of the above club (in connection with the Wharton Recreative Association) was held at Cardiff on Monday night, Mr. E. V. Bull presiding over a capital attendance. Mr. George Williams (Fenn) was f again elected captain, with the following officers, for the ensuing season:—Hon. secre- tary, Mr. H. Morris; committee, Messrs. i Hughes, Scale, Cottman, and Gilbert.

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A WEDDING SEQUEL I The bride, the bridegroom, and all the members of a wedding party were arrested by the Paris police after dining too well. They vrero taken to the police L-tation and locked up for the night. Printed by the Proprietors, Western Mall Limited, imd published by them at their officce, St. Mary-streft Cardiff; Castla Bailey-street, Swansea; Victoria-etreet Meithyr Tydfil—all in the County of Glamorgan; at their offices, 22, High-street, Newport—in the County of Monmouth; and at their offices, The Bulwark, Brecon., in the County of Brecknock. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1904.