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Adolf Beck ha-s been offered a paltry £ 2,000 as a solatium for his wrongful imprisonment on condition that he says nothing more about it. The authorities who made this impertinent proposal require to be roughly handled. We do not want Dreyfus scandals in this country; still less do we want cur autho- ritie-, ti-afifckizig iii money'' in order to hide their misdoings. It is to bo hoped that Beck will scornfully reject the proposal. The amount of the sola- tium offered him for a scandalous mis- carriage of justice is ridiculously small. To be kept in prison for an offence of which he was not guilty after the autho- rities knew that he was the wrong man, and then when lie came out to be again arrested and convicted on the same charge, is an act of gross injustice that five thousand pounds will scarcely atone for. But to attempt to make the com- pensation conditional on Beck's saying nothing more about the case is to go beyond the limits of British patience. We want fairplay, and the case of Adolf Beck has to be thrashed out thoroughly by a committee of inquiry before the country will be satisfied Who is being shielded? Why should it necessary for Beck to keep his mouth closed? If there is anything in the case derogatory to the honour of our judicature or to the reputed fairness of our police system it must come out. Nothing but the fullest investigation will satisiy the country. If investigation should show that Beck was convicted on evidence which those who produced it knew could be controverted someone must be, made an example of. Hov. are we to know that the same sort of thing has not happened in ot her cases? This scandal had best be stopped at once before it has reached the dimensions of a Dreyfus case, and the only way of doing that is to appoint a committee of inquiry. To try to hush the scandal up is an insult to the country. If Beck himself had accepted the solatium the press would still clamour for the inquiry. An arbitration treaty with the Fnited | States? A convention of Canadian and American Quakers is responsible for a memorial to King Edward and President Roosevelt urging the conclusion of an arbitration treaty between the two countries. The proposal does credit even to a gathering of Quakers, from whom nothing in the remotest degree resembling war could be expected. It is scarcelv likely, however, that the King and the Government have overlooked this. One by one treaties of arbitration have been agreed upon between Great Britain and other countries, and the "United States is not. we may be sure, left out in the cold entirely. Already matters of critical moment between the two countries have formed the subject of arbitration. The Alaska arbitration, for instance., was a good stroke, although its result was a bitter pill for Canada to swallow. Although left to the last, doubtless the King and his Ministers have not for- gotten that a treaty with America would be far more acceptable to the people of Great Britain than a treaty with Germany. Duels, happily, have been cut of fashion in tiiis country for generations, there -being other illearts at our disposal of settling our differences and maintain- ing our honour. At Birmingham, how- a duel has just been fought between two youths, but both combatants escaped uninjured. Both were struck by the charms of the same girl, and were pre- pared to die for her. The arms were pistols, but such bad shots were the youths that, though they fired five or six ball cartridges, not one took effect. Which of the two the girl will now choose remains to be seen. The Birmingham Bench came to know of the event, but they do not seem to have con- sidered it a punishable offence. At any rate, the only person on whom a penalty was inflicted was a man who supplied one of the duellists with a pistol without making due inquiry er recording the sale. If one of the youths had killed the other, it would have been a very serious matter, and it is strange that the Bench took no cognisance of an affair that was a breach of the law and might have ter- minated fatally. It is not too much to say that the ignorance of mothers is responsible for more than half the deaths which occur in this country. The death-rate of Liverpool, for instance, is 37.9 per LOCO. A large percentage cf these deaths is among infants, and there is no doubt that a very large number of them is due to gross feeding. It has been discovered, <for instance, that mothers in Liverpool are in the habit of giving to infants a few months, and sometimes only a few weeks, old such things as onions, carrots, md ginger-beer—ingredients which fre- quently suffice to clog the digestive 1 organs of a navvy. The only food which Xatw" has provided for children, for many months, ten or twelve at least, is their mother's milk, and nothing by way of substitute is equal to it. When, of course, this natural diet cannot be I obtained, common-sense points to cows' milk, but in a sufficiently diluted condi- tion. Until mothers are taught the rudi- ments of the domestic arts, the rate of mortality, especially of infant mortality, will necessarily be high. It would be far better for girls during tl last year or two of their school life to be taught things that will be of use to them in after life than so-called "accomplishments," which, in most cases, tend neither to profit nor pleasure. Sometimes even sensible men draw wrong conclusions from the plainest of facts. Dealing with the motor tour of General Booth and the reception given to him, a contemporary asks, "Why this! ?- Why tii I s really wonderful display of earnest sym- pathy from so many who were never sus- pected to be so genuinely warm-hearted in their fe-eliugs towards the army before? Simply because of the practical interest taken in it by the King and Queen." It is difficult to speak confidently on a sub- ject of this kind, but t here is no warrant for attributing General Booth's popu- larity to that cause. The general is by no means the only subject ill whose work the King and Queen have shown a prac- tical interest. The Rev. J. C. Camp- bell, for instance, was summoned to the Royal presence, but it does not seem that there has been a great addition to the list of members at the City Temple in con- sequence. Mr. Lloyd-George is another who had an interview with the King, but the number of Passive Resisters or no- rate aiders has not increased by reason of that fact. Then why attribute General Booth's good luck to his brief interview- with King Edward? His increased popularity may be accounted for on other and far more reasonable grounds, though, of course, the visit to the King must have made the general a more interesting personality in the esti- mation of a great many people.

I Mainly About People. ————— ————— Lord Coleridge, whose fifty-third birthday occurs to-day, is an indefatigable politician. Some time ago he announced that. since the Conservatives came into power, the expendi- ture of the country had increased at the rate of jET? a minute. Aforetime M.P. for one of the Sheffield divisions, he is a, Justice of the Pea-ce. chairman of the Devon Quarter Sessions, and one of the more successful of lawyers. Of hi" two brothers, the elder, Mr. Stephen Coleridge. is the prominent champion of the oauso of Anti-Vivisection. The arms of their house bear the motto: "As life ec the end." Mr. Arnold-Forster, M.P.. Secretary for War since last October, is forty-nine to-day. He was an adopted son of the late W. E. Forster, the great educational states- man. Mr. Rodolf Lehmann. the venerable artist, and author, completes his eighty-fifth I' year. Three of his daughters are 1Ir". Barry Pain. Miss Liza Lehmann 'Mrs. Bedford), and Mrs. Charles Goetz. Ths interest which th" Archbishop of Can- terbury ha-t taken in the war of the Free Kirk of Scotland may be explained not only by his nationality, but also perhaps (writes a Scotsman to the Manchester Guardian ") by a fact less widely known. Last year, while the war was at its height in the North, the Archbishop was visiting the Highland", and wa,s for a time tenant of the Frie Church manse of Tomatin, near Inver- ness. His landlord was an ardent "Wee Kirker." and the Archbishop must have seen instances of the sturdy resolution of the minority, who held services en the hillsides or even in hal^p used for dancing rather than give in. Dr. Randall Davidson could see, too. how the Free Kirk minister of Tomatin and those of like faith spent them- selves in travelling day and night to distant islands and remote parishes to officiate for the "Wee Kirkers." The Archbishop, it is said, was deeply impressed. One of the romantic figures of our time is the Earl of Rosslyn, who is reported to be about to marry a rich American widow. At Eton he used to excel at racquets; he was once a. lieutenant in the Horse Guards. His frankness has delighted the Bankruptcy Court; he has been actor, editor, war corre- spondent, and has tried to break the bank a.t Monte Carlo. He was present at the relief of Ladysmith, was imprisoned for nine weeks in Pretoria, and enabled the paper he repre- sented to announce its recapitulation. His lordship is known to the theatre-goers as "Mr. James Erskine," and his first London suc- cess was in Trelawny of the "Wells." The last time he appeared before a West End audience was in All Fletcher's Fault," at the Avenue. Cheery and pleasant, with generous impulses and a kind heart, he can- not be called anybody's enemy but his own. He treats everybody to the same Oh, I say, old boy Mr. R. A. M'Call. K.C.. and Mr. A. T. Law. rence. K.C., are spoken of in connection with the vacant judgeship caused by the death of Sir Robert Wright. Son of an Ulster journalist, Mr. M'Call even as a junior proved himself ready in retort. Once in the Court of Appeal lie was asked Why he had not placed his contention before the judge in the court below. The learned judge," explained Mr. M'Call, in reply, intimated that he had made up his mind on the point. Lord Coleridge on a certain occasion remarked that when a judge had made up his mind it was difficult to alter his opinion, and that when he said lie had made up his mind it was impossible." Mr. M'Call il Attorney-General and Queen's Sergeant to the Duchy of Lancaster, and was elected *a. Bencher of the Middle Temple in 18?4. He is fond of tennis, golf, and cycling, has a charming seaside residence in The Knoll, Upper Walmer, and is a member of the Reform Club. Mr. Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, of Crabtet Park, Sussex, which he inherited with its 5,000 suwounding acres on the death of his elder brother in 1872, entered upon his sixty- fifth year on Wednesday. Well-known as a breeder of Arab horses. Mr. Blunt has several other claims to distinction. Not the least is his brilliant record, with that of his wife, r wife, granddaughter of Lord Byron, of travels in 1877-81 in Arabia and the Moslem East. Mr. W. S. Blunt has also published a number of volumes of verse, and six years ago a collection of his poetry was edited by W. E. Henley and Mr. Wyndham. An enthusiastic supporter of the Nationalist movement in Ireland, he was. in 1888, impri- soned for two months in Kilmainham and Galway Gaols. He contested Camberwell as a Tory Home Ruler in 1S83. and Kiddermin- ster as Liberal in the following year. The Hon. Sir Francis Leveson Bertie, K.C.B.. his Majesty's Ambassador at Rome, who completed his sixtieth year on Wednes- day. is a son of the sixth Earl of Abingdon, and married a daughter of the first Earl of Cowley and aunt of the present peer. Until his appointment to Rome he had been for eight years Assistant Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign Ofike. but previous to that lie had attained distinction in acting as second secretary to the celebrated mission of Lord Salisbury and Lord Bsaconsfield to Berlin in 1378. In appearance and manner there i3 fomething naval about Sir Francis. He has undoubtedly increased his prestige pine? he went to Rome eighteen months ago in a?cresaion to Lord Currie, and the great interest of the moment is whether he or ¡ Sir Frauk Laacelles (now at Berlin) will be appointed to the coveted Embassy in the Rue du Faubourg St. Honore on the forthcoming retirement of Sir Edmund Monson. Lord RO\.k8avage, whose coming of age was celebrated last week, is the heir of that remarkable family which has so puzzled the North Americans since the return of a New York traveller who said that he had met a family who spelt their name C-h-o-l-m-o-n- d-e-l-e-y and pronounced it "Brown." That traveller's memory was not quite accurate (says "Free Lance."). Lord Rocksavage and his kinfolk do indeed spell their name as lie said, 'out they pronounce it "CThumley"; and they think it to be derived from the lordship of Calmundelei by Malpas, in Cheshire, where they have been established I from the time of King John. The carlietst of their existing titles, however, that of Viscount Chohnondelcv. dates only from 1661. i The second viscount favoured the invasion of William in., and was made Earl of Chol- mondelsy, receiving also two other minor titles. A younger son of the third earl was in the Guards, which he quitted in order tc take Hoiy Orders. He distinguished himself, however, still more, by marrying a sister of the famous Peg Wofllngton, of which union there arc many living descendants. 'I'b- o fourth earl was Lord High Steward and K.G.. and the Prince Regent in 1815 created him Earl of Rocksavage and Marquess of Cholmondeley. His wife was Joint Heredi- tary Great Chamberlain with her nephew. Lord Willonghby d'Eresby, and the present marquess now takes that office in turn by i gns with the Earl of Ancaster and Earl C'arrington. the marquess holding it under King Edward VII. The second and third marquesses were sons of the first; and the three lived to seventy-eight, seventy-eight, and eighty-four respectively. The present (fourth) marquess is grandson of his prede- ¡ cessor, and is forty-six.

MORE INMATES WANTED. I PRAISE FOR THE POXTYPOOL I WORKHOUSE. Mr. Bircham, the Local Government Board inspector, paid his annual visit to the Ponty- pool Workhouse on Thursday, and afterwards attended the meeting of the guardians. He said he was exceedingly pleased with the whole place, and did not think the inmates had anything to complain about. (Hear, hear.) He (-Mr. Bircham) would like to see a few more inmates in the house, but, no doubt, this was due to the prosperous times in the neighbourhood. The out-door relief, he observed, had been going up lately, although not to any great extent. He thought it was to the interest of tho guardians that they should bring as many of their out- door paupers into the house as possible in older to relieve the rates. Mr. W. P. James, J.P. (who presided), ¡ thanked Bircham for his flattering report.

i TH E REV. JOHN PUGH, D.D I i  D.D I NOT SERIOUSLY ILL. I A report was published on Thursday after- noon that the Rev. John Pugh, D.D., had been taken seriously ill at the railway station. It was stated that Dr. Pugh, who was on his' way to keep an appointment at eath. had to be taken home from the Car- diff Station in a state of collapse. The rev. gentleman is suffering from a, bronchial cold, and as he "felt a bit husky," he feared his voice would fail him. so when at the rail- way station he decided that it would be better not to attempt to speak to the large gathering he had promised to address at Neath. So he returned home. Dr. Pugh is the life and soul of the "Forward Movement of the Calvinistic Methodist connexion in I Wales.

A CONSTABLE'S DISCOVERY, I MAX WHO SOUGHT MUSHROOMS I AND, STOLE A GOOSE. At Merthyr Police-court on n. nrsday Wil- liam Thomas was charged with stealing from a field at Khymney Bridge a goose, the pro- perty of Evan Howells.—Police-constable Wil- II liam Smith saw the prisoner at Pengarnddu, Dowlais, carrying a bag under his right arm. The prisoner accosted him by saying, "I don't see many mushrooms about this morning, boee." The officer questioned him as to what the bag contained, and the prisoner replied "Clothes," but seeing something moving about the constable searched the bag, and found it to contain the stolen goose.—Inspector Carton took prints of the prisoner's fingers at the Dowlais Police-station, and sent them to Scotland Yard, with the result that the prisoner was discovered to be an old offender vho had served over eight years in gaol.— The prisoner was committed for two months, with hard labour.

AMERICAN STEEL WAR. I The Pittsburg Steel Company has met the reduction of the American Steel and Wire Company by making the same rates. To retailers this practically mean3 an addi- tional reduction in the prices.—Renter.

MERTHYRANDTHE HOUSING I PROBLEM. The members of the housing of the working classes committee of the Merthyr Urban Dis- trict Council on Thursday night visited some of the slums of Dowlais.

DISESTABLISHMENT AND CON- FISCATION At the opening of the Ecuador Parliamen- I tary session on Wednesday the Government brought in a Bill for the separation of Church and State and the confiscation of I ecclesiastical property.-Reuter.

THE PARAGUAYAN CAPITAL I BOMBARDED. The Buenos Ayres newspapers publish tele- grams from Formosa (Argentina) stating that the Paraguayan insurgent gteamers Sajonia and Villa Rica bombarded Asuncion for twenty minutes. The diplomatic body interviewed the rebels, and obtained an armistice of 24 hours.-reuter.

GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD I WAGES. I The eleventh conference of the Federated Council of Government Employes was opened at Chatham on Thursday, when delegates of various trades from all dockyard towns were present. A resolution was passed urging that the iiiiiirnum wage should be 24s. for ordinary labourers and 26s. for skilled labourers. I

SHOCKING SUICIDE THROUGH I BU3INESS TROUBLES. A tragic occurrence was reported in Leices- ter on Thursday. Mr. H. Saunders, aged 61. a grindery dealer, was found dead in his I office in Friar-lane, with a terrible gunshot wound in tho head. the upper part of which had been blown off. The brains were scat- tered all about the apartment. It K appa- rently. a case of suicide, owing to business disappointments.

It is likely that another battery of Royal Field Artillery will be t.empor-arily accom- modated at Newport (Mon.) at an early date, the War Office having been making inquiries for additional barracks for artillery units to be brought home from abroad. KEVEJ.ATTOV to tfcs appetite corries about by eating Stevens' Household Bread. Vatt will call. el2722

BOATING DISASTER I FOUR GIRLS DROWNED AT PAOSTOW. A Padstow (Cornwall; correspondent tele- graphs that a, shocking boating accident occurred there on Tnursday at noon, by which four lives were lost. Two sailors, named Chapman and Hutchings, took six girls and one boy for a pleasure trip in a fine new centre-board boat. All went well until the homeward journey was being made, when, the tide and wind being in opposition, the sea was choppy. The boat shipped some water, and the men attempted to beach her, but the girls probably became frightened, and the craft capsized. The girls clung des- pairingly to the two men, hampering them in their attempts at rescue, and nearly causing the drowning of the whole number. Several boats put off to the assistance of the party, and succeeded in saving Chapman and Hatchings, two of the girls-Ethel Pope (Padstow) and Nellie Ding (Nuneaton)—and the boy, Reggie Ding. Of the remaining four three were drowned, and Mildred Taylor (thirteen), Boscastle, although picked up alive, died subsequently. The other victims are:- Emmie Hugo (thirteen), Padstow; Dorothy Prince (ten), Whitchurch, Salop; and Vera Bennetts (thirteen), Mevagissey. Xone of their bodi-es had been recovered up to Thurs- day evening. Another report says:—The accident occurred in the River Camel, about two miles from Padstow Quay, and nearly opposite to a favourite resort of visitors-Shipley Pumps, so called because of the unusual phenomenon of what looks like a waterspout when the tide makes up between the rocks. On the opposite side of the river, which at this spot is about a mile and a half wide, is Cove, where are stationed a. steam and ordinary lifeboat, and where live a, number of coast- guards. Just beyond Brey Hill, and near to the mouth of the estuary, lie the dreaded Doon Bar and the rocky Hell Bay, the scenes of countless wrecks and of many heroic rescues.

EMPLOYMENT OF CHINESE, Substantial Addition to the Number of White Men The president of the Johannesburg Cham- ber of Mines, speaking at a meeting held on Thursday, said that the effect of the employ- ment of Chinese in the New Comet Mine was that 135 white men were now working in the mines, as compared with 34 a month before the Arrival of the Chinese. Mr. Sehumecher stated, on behalf of Messrs. Eckstein, that Chinese would in no way take bread out of the mouth of any white inan.-Reuter.

PEMBROKE DOCK AS A TORPEDO DEPOT An old rumour has been revived that the Admiralty intend to make Pembroke Dock a depot for torpedo-boat destroyers. There is, probably, much more truth in the report now than there was at any previous date. It is known that the existing depots are greatly overcrowded, and. save at Devonport, there is no base or depot for torpedo-boats. Seeing the important part which these vessels are bound to play in naval operations of the futi-re, it is obvious that more and better accommodation must be provided for them on the West coast. No place offers such facili- ties as Milford Haven, and the Pennar Gut, now used for suomarine mining purposes, would make a magnificent dock at a com- paratively trifling expense. The authorities at the dockyard are naturally reticent upon the subject, 'but there can bo little doubt that an important development is in course of pre- paration.

WARSHIPS IN COLLISION An exciting collision happened at Ports- mouth on Thursday.. Whilst turning to avoid another vessel, torpedo-boat No. 68 crashed with great force into the destroyer Zephyr, which was lying alongside the jetties. The torpedo-boat's sharp ram cut through the destroyer's side like a razor, and pene- trated the engine-room, where a number if men were at work. A great volume of water rushed in and the men sprang up on deck for their lives. Blankets and other articles were stuffed into the hole to pre- vent the destroyer from sinking, and even- ttally a collision mat was got out, and the vessel taken into dock.

IRISH M.P.'S LEAVE FOR AMERICA Messrs. J. Redmond, A. Donelan, and Patrick O'Brien left Queenstown on Thursday for New York on board the White Star liner Teutonic. Before they embarked addresses were presented by the Queenstown Urban Council and other bodies, wishing them success in their mission. Mr. Redmond in reply referred to Mr. Wil- liam O'Brien's retirement, and said that any- thing that he cou!d possibly do. short of disrupting the Parliamentary party, he would most willingly do in order to induce him to return to the party and to his rightful place in the public life of the country. He strongly recommended the electors to 'return Mr. O'Brien again.

VIGOROUS TOBACCO WAR AT I, SWANSEA With the object of competing with these" tobacconists who offer prizes to their custo- mers, two of the principal firms of Swansea have adopted the minimum price-list. The I prize-givers have resorted to the same list, and the result is. at least, an advantage to the smokers.

REMARKABLE CAPTURE OF BURGLARS I Three Birmingham detectives, who were about to proceed on Thursday to Coventry in search of the proceeds of a big burglary in a jewellers' warehouse, found the sus- pected thieves—three in number—about to travel by the same train, and in their charge was a big heavy tin trunk. A sharp, quick move resulted in the arrest of the threo thieves, and an examination of the box dis- closed JE200 worth of jewellery and silver goods, forming part of the proceeds of the burglary and other robberies.

I CARDIFF STEAMER SOLD TO THE JAPANESE The steamship Gloucester City, the sale of which vessel has already been reported in our columns. was purchased by Mr. J. Makazima, Tokio. and has been re-named the Taian Maru. The Gloucester City was a steel screw steamer, built in 1889 at Sunderland, and owned by Messrs. W. R. Corfield and Co., Car. diff. Her cargo capacity was about 4,000 tons.

I CUSTOMS TARIFFS AND FOOD PRICES i Mr. Chamberlain has replied to a. Liverpool correspondent, in reference to the remarks of a Progressive Leaguer, who, at a. meeting recently, asserted that the landlords, farmers, and labourers in this country would not benefit by the proposal to tax foreign wheat. In his letter Mr. Chamberlain states that the speaker cannot have it both ways. If he is right in saying that there would be no in. crease in the price of food, he cannot pretend that the labourers will suffer by Mr. Cham- berlain's policy."

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CHANNEL SWIMMINGI CHOPPY SEA CAUSES HOLBEIN TO POSTPONE HIS TASK. The Channel swim by Holbein and others which had been arranged for to-day (Friday) will not take place before Saturday, unless the sea should moderate in the meantime. Judging from the conditions on Thursday evening, however, there was little prospect of an immediate change for the better. Although the water was comparatively calm on the English coast, reports of pilots and ships' captains arriving from French ports showed that, the sea on that side of the Channel was very choppy, and the weather unsettled. The committee organising the swim made an excursion on Thursday on board the Xapier Minor, and came to the conclusion that as it would be impossible for the swimmers to make any headway in such a. sea. as prevailed the attempt, so far as to-day is concerned, will have to be post- poned. Some persons were not without hope that the early morning might bring such a change as would justify Haggerty in making a. start. The neap tides, on which the swim must take place, will serve up to and includ- ing Sunday. Holbein has declared definitely that he will not start until Saturday, unless the wind veers round to the south. Haggerty and Greasley intend to start .simultaneously on Saturday. If the sea does not go down for the attempts to be made before the tides change attempts will have to be postponed for a fortnight. Holbein went for a dip at Dover on Thursday morning, and stated that the weather wae not at all favourable.

SCOTCH CHURCH IMPASSE. ARCHBISHOP'S OFFER FAVOUR- ABLY RECEIVED. I Principal Rainy, of the United Free Church, has sent a reply to the letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Which his grace offered his services with a lw to effting a settlement of the Scottish Church dispute. Writing on August 17, the principal says: — "I ha.ve to-day had the opportunity of con- sulting the advisory committee of our Church, and am now able to reply to your grace's letter. We thank yon very sincerely for the interest you have been led to take in the difficulties existing here, and for your willingness to spend time and trouble in the effort to remove them. We are grateful for the concern shown by members of other Churches, and we feel deeply that aid given by men like your grace, occupying a high place in general esteem, and, I may add, known to be concerned solely for the welfare of our common country, may prove to be of the highest value." Proceeding to outline the present state of affairs, Principal Rainy says that the United Fre.3 Church are at present awaiting an authoritative statement from the agents for the Free Church, and the letter concludes:—"Mean- while. an arrangement of an interim charac- ter would be of some value, but its main importance would be in its leading, in due time, to a permanent settlement of the questions of property. Whether the idea can be entertained by the Free Church we are at present necessarily ignorant, but it has been so extensively canvassed by the press that we may allude to it thus far. If it comes t-o be practically discussed with a view to Parliamentary action, then win be the stage at which the aid of disinterested men. commanding general confidence, will be most important."

JUDGE WILLS COMPLIMENTS A SKETTY POLICEMAN. SUCCESSFUL FIRST EFFORT AS WELSH INTERPRETER. At the conclusion of the Glamorgan Assizes Mr. Justice Wills, who had earlier in the assize publicly complimented Police-sergeant Daviea, of Sketty, for the manner in which he had voluntarily acted as interpreter while the court interpreter was engaged in the other court, called the officer into his private room and congratulated him, not only on his interpretation, but on the manner in which he had kept order in the civil court. He added that several members of the Bar, including the Recorder of Cardiff, had expressed surprise—and he was surprised himself-when told that that was the first occasion for the sergeant to appear as assize interpreter.

THE SHIPBUILDING TRUST. I GRAVE ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD I AGAINST PROMOTERS. The New York "World" has obtained a copy of the plaintiff's indictment in the suit brought by Governor Odell against the pro- moters of the United States Shipbuilding Trust, and the document is published in full. The Governor charges the promoters, includ- ing John J. M'Cook, John W. Young, and Charles Beatty Alexander, the head of the great la,w firm, with fraudulently retaining as secret profits the sum of £ 469.200. He further alleges that of £ 1,200,000 cash shares alloted the Mercantile Trust Company made X20,000 by a dummy subscription to lure the public in.-Cexitral News.

TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE, WOMEN'S BRANCH FORMED IN I SOUTH GLAMORGAN. A meeting, called by Mrs. Godfrey Clark, Talygarn, was held on Thursday for the pur- pose of hearing an address from Miss Violet Brooke-IIunt, of London, and to form a South Glamorgan branch of the Women's Association of the Tariff Reform League. Mrs. Godfrey Clark presided over a very large and representative attendance, includ- ing Lady Windsor, Lady Eva Wyndham- Quin. Lady Paget, the Dowager Countess of Mayo, Mrs. Oliver Jones (Fonmon), Mrs. Williams (St. Donat's Castle), Lady Price Fothergill, Mr. Godfrey Clark, Mr. J. Arm- strong, and Mr. H. Longstaff. Miss Brooke-Hunt delivered an eloquent address on the aims and objects of the Women's Tariff Reform League, and at the conclusion of her address a. resolution was unanimously passed to form a branch of the league. The Countess of Dunraven was elected president, and other officials were also appointed. Votes of thanks to the speaker and Mrs. Godfrey Clark ended a I very satisfactory meeting.

SONS OF TEMPERANCE SESSION AT BARRY. The Cardiff Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance Friendly Society held its quar- terly session, under the auspices of the Hope of Barry Division, at the Sons of Temper- ance and Co-operative-halls, Barry. A good attendance of representatives gave the two I visitors—Bro. Westerdale, of Hull G.D., and Bro. Lambourne, O.W.P., of Manchester-a hearty welcome. Ero. Lambourne gave an interesting account of the work done by the Order in Manchester, the premier section for 1904 being in that G.D. The G.W.P. (Bro. Garrett) delivered an excellent report on the work achieved during the quarter ended June 30. The G.S. (Bro. Berwick) and the G.D. auditors gave their reports as to the financial posi- tion of the Grand Division. The adult and juvenile memberships now reach 2,034. A discussion took place as to the cele- bration of the twenty-first anniversary in October next, and it was resolved that it take the form of a dinner.-Bro. Panniers, P.G.W.P., then gave a detailed report on the National Division held at Oxford. The increase for the year 1903 was 5,421, making the total membershilJadults 64,729, and juveniles 39,336.

BEQUESTS TO MERTHYR HOSPITAL I Pursuant to a request made by their late brother, Mr. Harold V. Jones, of Cefn, shortly before his death that Y,100 should be given to the Merthyr General Hospital out of his estate, Mr. Trevor Jones and Mr. Regi- nald Jones have just sent a cheque for that amount to Mr. R. R. Davis, secretary to the hospital. Mr. Davis has also received, through Mr. D. R. Edmunds, solicitor, a cheque for JE25 in payment of a legacy be. queathed to the hospital by the late Mr. John Prickett, of Bridge-street, Troedyrhiw.

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BRITAIN AND RUSSIA., a I A PROTEST AND A DEMAND I FOR COMPENSATION. America Takes the Same Line. t ST. PETERSBURG, Wednesday. Great Britain and the United States have formally raised the question of the treat- ment of foodstuffs as contraband of war, except when clearly shown to be destined for the use of a belligerent's army or D ivy. The two Powers, while acting on parallel lines, are proceeding independently of one another. The American case was presented to the Russian Government through Mr. M'Cormick, the United States Ambassador here. It follows the line of the American declaration concerning contraband issued at the time of the Spanish-American War, and is couched in the form of a pro- test against the confiscation of flour on board the steamer Arabia. The general American contention regarding coal, naphtha, &c., as set forth in Mr. Hay's note of June 10, was also placed before the Russian Government. Great Britain raises, not only the question of the status of foodstuffs, but the legality of the sinking of neutral ships. The British communication was presented through Sir Charles Hardinge. Its contentions are, prac- tically, those embodied in the King's speech on the prorogration of Parliament. It takes exception to the Russian doctrine concern- ing the contraband nature of food-stuffs, contests the right of Rusfia to sink neutral merchantmen, and demands compensation in the case of the Knight Commander. With regard to foodstuffs consigned to a belli- gerent's ports, Great Britain maintains that proof is necessary that the goods are intended for the belligerent's naval or military forces before they can be considered as contraband, and illustrates the contention by citing the case of the flour on board the Arabia, which, although consigned to a British firm in Yokohama, was declared contraband by the Vladivostok Prize Court. Great Britain contends that the Russian doctrine is equivalent to a declaration that all foodstuffs consigned to a belligerent's port are unconditional contraband. In conclusion, the British Note s-ets forth at length the case against the right to sink neutral ships, as being contrary to inter- national law and usage.-Reuter. I THE RUSSIAN REPLY. I ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday. It is understood that Russia will recognise the validity of the British and American view differentiating between conditional and absolute contraband, and that the Russian reply to the last British Note will be crouched in this sense. Specific cases of seizure of British vessels and cargo complained of by Great Britain will probably be reserved for ulterior con- sideration.—Reuter. THE STOPPAGE OF THE SCOTIAN. I ino Ajaccio correspondent of the "Temps (Paris) telegraphs that Captain Stuart, of the British steamer Scotian, which was stopped by the Russian cruiser Ural (formerly the German liner Kaiserin Maria Thercsia) in the Straits of Gibraltar on the 12th inst., has handed to the British Consul at Ajaccio his report on the affair. It appears from this document that the Scotian, having failed to stop after two blank shots had been fired by the Ural, the latter fired a shell which passed over the Scotian 3ft. from her funnel, and fell fifty yards in front of her. Captain Stuart has strongly protested against this act, declaring that the small tonnage of his vessel ought to have placed her above all suspicion. -Reuter.

SINKERS BURIED IN DEBRIS. I YNYSDDU DISASTER RE-CALLS A PARALLEL CASE. A colliery disaster which happened at Prothpro's Pit, Blackwood (Mon.), some thirty years ago is re-called by the recent tragedy at the Ynysddu sinkings, the particulars in each case being almost precisely the same. The Blackwood sinking had not reached the solid, and the ground was very soft and watery. At the time of the disaster there wers five men working in the pit, whcn suddenly a large quantity of earth, stone, and timber fell from the side, completely burying them. As in the recent instance, some of them were able to work their way up through the debris, but the continual fall- ing in of the side kept them locked up. The state of the pit wa-s too dangerous to attempt any work of rescue without first securing the side. In the meantime, the water, which was rising rapidly, terminated the poor fellows' sufferings, although it took some hours before the last one of the five was drowned. It is said that their appeals for help were heartrending. WORK OF REPAIR AT YNYSDDU. The work of repairing the brickwork of the sides of the pit at Ynysddu has been com- menced, and will henceforward be steadily proceeded with, the ashes at the same time being excavated. It is not, however, antici- pated that the bodies of those who lost their lives can be recovered for several days yet.

SUICIDE OF AN OSWESTRY i "COMMERCIAL." The body of a gentleman, about forty years old, was found on Thursday afternoon lying at the edge of the River Dec. just out6ide Chester. On being removed from the water it was seen that the man had a bullet wound in his head, and had shot himself before fall- ing into the water. A small revolver contain- ing a. discharged cartridge was found on the river bank. The body is that of Mr. H. P. Jones, commercial traveller, Oswestry. He went to Chester on Saturday, and told his landlady that he had iost father and mother within a month.

MR. HENRY RADCLIFFE AND TOTNES. 1\fr. Henry Radcliffe, of Cardiff, who has been invited to address a meeting of Liberals of the Totncs Division of Devonshire with a view to his becoming a candidate at the next general election, has replied promising careful consideration to the matter. He will communicate his decision at an early date.

CARDIFFIAN SUMMONED BY MERTHYR COUNCIL. At Merthyr Police-court on Thursday William Scott. Penylan-road, Cardiff, was summoned by the urban district council in respect of the house, No. 5, Wall-street, Grawen, which Dr. Thomas, the msdical officer, certified to be dangerous and injurious to health and unfit for human habitation, j Mr. T. Aneuryn Rees (clerk to the council) appeared in support of the summons.—The defendant produced a lease showing that the house was leased to Mr. Rice, who received the rent direct from the tenant.—Mv. Rees explained that Mr. Rice had been summoned in respect of No. 6, and that gentleman had led him to understand that he was not receiving the rent of No. 5. Under the circumstances, however, he withdrew the summons.—Mr. Scott applied for his expenses but the Justices' Clerk told him that the bench had no power to allow them.

BOWLS. TREDEGAR V. HEREFORD. The return ma-toh between these teams was I)la d on the Tredegar Green on Thursday anr resulted in a win for Hereford by 48 points. ScoresHereford 171; Tredegar, 123

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KILLED BY A FALL AT TREDEGAR John Morgan (16), residing at Twenty-first- row, Sirhowy, Tredegar, was instantaneously killed by a, fall of stone at Whitworth Col. liery, Tredegar, on Thursday afternoon.

FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD AT MAESTEG Michael Donovan, a labourer, of Green Park, Aberayon, fell on Thursday from eome scaffolding used in the erection of a chapel at Nantyffyllon, and sustained serious in- juries to one of his feet, Which wae caught in a. spike of a gato.

THE KING AT MARIENBAD I King Edward, wearing the uniform of an Austro-Hungarian field-marshal, and his Majesty's suite were present at the celebra- tion of high mass on Thursday on the occa- sion of the birthday of the Emperor Francis Joseph.-Reuter.

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A SHOCKING CHARGE ABERAVON MAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Painful Scene in Court I As reported in the later editions of yester- day's "Evening Exliress At Aberavon Police-court on Thursday William Evan Griffiths, aged nineteen, of 10, Pritehard-street, Aberavon. a tin-worker, was brought up on remand in custody, charged with attempting to indecently assault, a little girl, named Catherine Jane Hughes, aged seven years, the daughter of Thomas Hughes, of Briton Ferry, on Saturday evening last, August 13. There was unusual interest taken I in the case, and the court was packed. The magistrates on the bench were the Mayor (Alderman George Clarke), chairman. Messrs. J. M. Smith, Charles Jones, Samuel Howell, I and D. J. H. Williams. Mr. Trevor Hunter prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Edward T. Evans defended prisoner. Catherine Jane Hughes, a bright, pretty little girl. nicely dressed, with curly auburn hair, was placed to stand on a. chair near the bench, with her mother at her side. In a clear, intelligent manner, in reply to Mr. Hunter, she said her name was Cassie. She lived in Briton Ferry, but had been staying in Aberavon with her grandmother, Mrs. Hannah Hopkins, Water-street. On Saturday afternoon she was sent to a Mrs. John to get some milk. She got tbe -njilk and then came out. She saw a man standing on the doorstep of the house next door but one to Mrs. John's. The man was there (pointing to prilbner). He called her by waving his hand. When she went up to him he said, "Do you like chips?" She replied, "Yes," and the man took her into the house and closed the door. They I went to the room next to the parlour. She put the jug of milk on the table. There was a paper of chips on the table. He then said, i Come upstairs and see the pretty pictures." She went up, and he fol- lowed. He took her into a bedroom. There were no pictures there. He then took her into another room. There was a bed there, and a picture on the wall of a man standing up, one hand on a book and the other in the air. He told her to sit on the bed, and lifted her up. He then threw her down and committed the offence. She asked him to let her go. He hurt her, and she cried. A knock then came, and he went downstairs. She went down in front of him and took the jug of milk. The man opened the door, and she saw her little brother at the door. She went to go out, and he tried to pull her back. She got out and saw Mrs. John, who asked her what was the matter. She told Mrs. John that the man had had her on the bed. There was a Mrs. Davies also present. She then went back to her grandmother's, and her brother was there. She came out with her brother to show him the house. I Woman Faints At this stage Mrs. John, mentioned in the case, fainted, and had to be carried from the court. Mr. E. T. Evans, in a lengthy cross-examina- tion, failed to shake the little witness on any point. Re-examined by Mr. Hunter: She identified prisoner among four others. By Mr. Evans: He (prisoner) was the only one of them she could see in court. Jane John and Maria Davies corroborated the child's story as to what she told them. The latter witness said she went to prisoner's house, but could find no one there. She went down the back garden, and found prisoner in an outhouse. She asked him what he had been doing to the little girl. He replied, "I haven't seen no little girl." He then went into his house. The key of Griffiths's house was left in her care that afternoon, and it was fetched by prisoner. By Mr. Evans: She was in her house all the time. The partition between her house and prisoner's was a thin one. She did not hear a sound. Hopkin Hughes (brother of the little girl) I deposed to going in search of prisoner, as described by the little girl. Police-sergeant Phillips repeated his evi- dence given at the former hearing. The prisoner, when charged, said, I have nothing to say." Witness examined the bed- room in which it was alleged the offence had been committed, and on the wall was a picture of the lata Rev. C. H. Spurgeon depicted in the attitude described by the little girl. Inspector Macdonald corroborated. Dr. J. G. Roberts, Aberavon, and Dr. Schol- I berg, bacteriologist, Cardiff, having given evi- I dence, the Bench committed the prisoner for trial, bail being allowed-himself in JB50 and two sureties of L50.

I FORGERY AND FRAUD I Grave Charge against a Solicitor I At Nottingham on Thursday charges of uttering forged deeds were brought against William John Watson, who was formerly in practice in the town as a solicitor, and was known also locally as an owner of race- horses. The proceedings had been instituted by the Public Prosecutor, prisoner having been arrested at Market Weigh ton (York- shire), at which place he had been living since he left Nottingham. The first charge had relation to uttering to an aged lady named Doupe a deed purporting to be a con- veyance of land from Sir Horatio Davies, a former Lord Mayor of London. It was alleged he obtained from her in all £ 4,500. In another case he was alleged to have forged the signature of a co-trustee to a deed relating to land in Derbyshire, whereby he realised £ 1,000. Prisoner was committed to the assizes, the magistrate declining to I grant bail.

I OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE I PRETENCES AT MERTHYR Jane Davies was charged at Merthyr on Thursday with obtaining goods by false pre- tences from the Dowlais Workmen's Co- operative Society. Mr. D. W. Jones appeared in support of the prosecution. The prisoner was shown to have obtained the goods by sending a boy to get them in the names of women who were regular customers at the stores. Police-sergeant Phillips arrested the prisoner, who, when charged, said "It's quite right."—The Bench dealt with the case oy way of a fine, and imposed a penalty of 30s. I or a month. She declared that she could not pay, but she was allowed time to find the money.

I NEATH MAN EXPIRES SUDDENLY I The Neath coroner has been notified of the sudden death of Jenkin Williams, aged 70, of 12, Castle-street, Neath, who had a fit, fell off the sofa., and expired ten minutes later.

I SOARCITY OF WATER STOPS I MANOEUVRES A dispatch from Dijon states that, owing to the continued scarcity of water the manoeuvres of the 7th and 8th Army Corps in the district have been eountermanded.- Central News.

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I A TRAIN SMASH TWENTY PERSONS SLIGHTLY INJURED A railway accident occurred on Thursday at Broad-street Station, London. It is stated that several people were injured, but none severely. They were medically attended at the station, and some were afterwards removed to the hospital in cabs. The damage to rolling stock is great, and, considering its nature, it is marvellous that the pereoual injuries were so few and so slight. The accident was caused by an incoming train on the North London Railway running into a Poplar train which was standing at, No. 1 Platform. The engine of the stationary train was derailed, the front being smashed, and the van adjoining was telescoped. The engine of the running train and a few of the leading carriages were also much damaged. The guard's van was splintered, and the guard severely hurt. A later message says that twenty persona received injuries. Most of these, however, were of a minor character, but three cases were removed to hospital. The damage to rolling stock was greater than was first indicated. The following is a list of the injured now lying at St. Bartholomew's Hos. pital:- William Newton (59), 148. Victoria-road, Hackney Wick; injury to back and shock. Charles Raynor (25), of 40, Westbury-road, Homerton; suffering from shock. Henry Lee (39), of 6. Bushberry-road, Homerton; internal injuries. Fred Meaden (28), of 30, Shirley-road, Btrat- ford; injuries to arm and hand.

I CARDIFF LOST PROPERTY Hundreds of Umbrellas Left in Tramcars Cardiff people seem to have a strange fond- ness for leaving umbrellas and other port- able articles in tramcars, and Mr. Ellis is getting quite concerned about it. "Our store- room is choked up with lost property," he told the tramways committee on Thursday. Yon can hardly get into It for um- brellas and other things. We have hundreds of umbrellas, some of them very good ones- silver-mounted and gold-mounted." The rule, it appeared, was that 103t articles be kept for twelve months, and if not claimed be then sold, the proceeds going to the tram- ways revenue. But, of course, there have to be exceptions. As Mr. Ellis said, "One lady left a parcel of meat, and we could not keep that for twelve months."—The committee decided that the property be sold by auction.

I ATLANTIC RATE-CUTTING Although no direct confirmation can be obtained at the Cunard office regarding the cut in the eastward first and second cabin rates, reported from New York, no doubt is felt at Liverpool that the information is true. The general manager of the Cunard Company is at present on holidays, and his subordinates decline to say anything. The White Star Line has promptly taken up the challenge by a corresponding red no- tion in second cabin rates, but for the present no change will be made in first cabin rates. The westward rates from Liver- pool remain without change. It is expected, that the other lines on the American service will be compelled to make a corresponding cut to compete with the Cunard and the White Star in the eastward trade. The Canadian lines, it is asserted, will maintain their first and second eastward, rates. The Boston steamers of the combine on Thursday cut the rate from Liverpool tu 35s., a reduction of 15s. It is reported at Liverpool that in order to meet the growth of their Mediterranean trade the White Star Line have decided to withdraw two steamers from the Liverpool and Boston service and transfer them to the New York and Mediterranean service. The change will take effect in October. Other high-class vessels will be put on the Boston service. The Cunard will, probably, follow the White Star lead, and reduce its Boston steerage rate. The Hamburg-American Line in their plan of campaign against the Cunard Company will inaugurate a fortnightly line of steamers to the Adriatic from Liverpool, via Glasgow. Their first sailing to Trieste and Fiume from Liverpool will be the Heeswing, which will receive cargo in Liverpool up to Saturday. the 27th. THE CUNARD POSITION. A late telegram says:-Thc Cunard Com- pany have no present intention of bringing down their present rate of 50s., as all their boats are booked for weeks ahead.

OSTEND MAIL PACKET IN COLLISION It is reported that the Ostend mail packet Marie Henrietta while crossing to Dorer on Thursday cut a French fishing-smack in two. No lives were lost. The Marie Henriette was. three or four hours late. The report that the Marie Henriette ran down the fishing smack was not officially confirmed at Dover, the agents stating that they kn-ew nothing of the affair. A passenger said the vessel ran into something, and he thought it was a fishing smack. The Marie Henriette stopped, and he added that the boats were lowered. If a collision did occur the craft must have sunk immediately with her crew. The packet was delayed two hours and a half.

SWANSEA MOTHER SENT TO GAOL FOR NEGLECT At Swansea on Thursday David and Hannah Williams, 34, Colborne-terrace. were charged with neglecting their five children. The evidence showed that the neglect was due to the mother, who squandered her hus- band's earnings in drink. The husband was a hard working man and did his best for the children.—The male defendant was dis. charged, but the female defendant was eent to prison for three months.

NARBERTH OCTOGENARIAN'S SUICIDE An old man, nearly 80 years of age, named David Williams, a cobbler, residing at Narberth Bridge, committed suicide early on Thursday morning. Williams, who lived alone, had been suffering for some years from an incurable complaint.

THE CZARINA'S BABY The baptism of the Czarevitch Alexis ha. been fixed for the morning of the 24th iiwi. It will take place at Peterhof.—Reuter.

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PARACHUTISTS' FALL INTO THE SEA Two parachutists—Miss Minnie Mansfield and: M. Gordon-had a perilous adventure at Ramsgate on Thursday. They made a balloon ascent, and, finding they were bcing carried towards the sea, released themselves with parachutes, but dropped close together in the sea about a mile from the shore. Boatmen rowed out and rescued them, and they shortly afterwards re-appeared at the muni- cipal fete in the park.

JEWELS STOLEN IN BROAD DAY- LIGHT The shop of Mr. Saul Shiers, a diamond merchant, situate in Church-street, Blackpool, has been broken into during broad daylight, and over 100 diamond rings, necklaces, and pendants, valued at more than £1,000, have disappeared. The case containing the articles was in a large window facing the street, which was crowded at the time. There is no clue to the thieves.

— .= DEATH IN A TRAIN NEAR CARDIFF The baby daughter of Mr. Ernie Hanney died suddenly in the arms of the mother on. Thursday in the train when near Ely Station, Cardiff. Mrs. Hanney had been spending her holidays with her parents near London. The child had not been very well wnitsl away, out a doctor said there was no danger, and the mother proceeded home- wards with it to Morriston.

BERI-BERI AT LIVERPOOL Five cases of beri-beri have been discovered on board the Norwegian barque Sunnina, which arrived at Liverpool on Thursday. The health authorities were communicated with, and arrangements were made for the removal of the patients to hospital. Two of the men are suffering badly from the disease. The vessel left Algoa Bay early in March, and called at Santa Crnz.