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The Uanhi!!eih Colliery? Accident. ] Accident. LIST OF INJURED, The names of some of the injured inon are:- Bsnnis Carrol, Llanhilleth. George Davies, Llanhilleth. Thomas- Creese, Llanhilleth. W. Woodraa-ds, Llanhilleth. Edward Whitney, Llanhilleth. William Lewis, Li an hillerth. Oarrol is the- most seriouciy injured, his ) skull h¡ng badly fractured. One of the injured men is not expected to recover.

SOUTH WALES LAW CASE I In the Chancery Division tO-dDY- Mr. M'Morran, K.C., mentioned the case of Baker v. Parry, with a view of fixing a. date fonthe hearing-. He said it was a, South Wales case of some importance, and dealt with the ques- tion cf the validity of a sewers rate. A num- ber of officials having to give evidence, it was very necessa-ry to get a date fixed, ae the Cardiff Assizes would tie on soon, and all the people interested would be engaged there. S.&reral dates in the future were men- tioned, but none appeared to suit the con- venience of the parties interested, and even- tually it was decoded, to leare the coise in the I li.t whero it stood, viz., next bUit one to the case in hearing. Subsequently Mr. Asquith, who was engaged in the case, made a further application to his lordship, and, after some discussion, it was arranged that the hearing of the ca-C tfliould be fixed for the .76h, subject to any part,(heo--d case. ■j

■■ 1 MUSIC IN CARDIFF PARKS j Cardiff Barkis Committee tlli6 afternoon— (Mr. Ohiappell in the cde arrange- Tnenta for music in the pairkts during tbe ensuing su-mmetr. The first perfoirmaaiioe takes place on Easter Monday, when, a bend will play in Roath Park in the afternoon. Tho reguiaJ" perforniances will not begin, until May 3. From May 24 on wai ds a band will play in Rooth Park every Wedooediay affcarnoon and evening. Inetoad of a bandi playing on altomafce weeks at LlauidafF Fields a,nlq Victoria Park there will be only one per- lormance a- month at Haaidaff Flields and tferoo at Victoria. Piark. The reason given for the change was t.J1;a.t ,ttbe people of Canton preferred the park with its band stand, cald itliiat there was also likely to be reapied a greater profit in oar fa-res.

CRICKET IN NEW ZEALAND. Clirist-churci1, Eriday. — The Australian I cricketers to-day began a match here against Combined New Zealand, in perfect weather, and before a large attendance. Noble won the tois. and the visitors took the first iimingv?, oil am easy w.ic1œt. Duff was Quickly disposed of. but the other batsmen scored eo freely that when stumps were drawn for the day the score stood at 297 for four wickets. Score: AUSTRALIA.—First innings. R. A. Duff, c Sims b Callaway 0 V. Trumper. c Graham, b lusher 84 C. Rill, c Boxshall, b Olivier 118 M. A. Noble. b Olivier 42 S. E. Gregory, net ouT 53 W. Armstrong, not out 11 Extras .I 9 Total (four wickets) 297 —Press Aesociart-ion.

WELSH EDUCATION CRISIS I A mooting of the sub-committee of Welsh Liberal membtrs appointed to watch educa- tional developments in Wales was held at the House of Commons on Thursday, Sir A. Thomas presiding. Altar full discussion, the following resolution was unanimously passed: —"That this meeting is of opinion that at an early date a conference should take place between the Wolsh Liberal members and the] representatives of the Free Churches in the Principality to consider the position in regard to the administration of the Educa- tion Act, 1902, and the Education (Defaulting Authorities) Act." It was decided to recom- mend that the proposed conference should be held at Shrewsbury on the 24th inst. THE POSITION IN MERIONETHSHIRE. I The Welsh education war inaugurated at Bala by the Merionethshire Education Com- mittee continues to excite the deepest interest in Wales. Mr. Osmond Willia-me, the Merionethshire member, who moved the com- mittee's deiiant resolution, which the Board ol Education have received, was approached for the latest developments of the con- troversy, and the following emphatic message to Wales was received on Thursday by a, Llangollen correspondent: — "H,ou,se of Commons, March 8. "Dear Sir, would gladly give you any further information were there any. All that has so far appeared in the 'Time,' 'Mail.' Ac., hitherto since March 2 is pure conjec- ture. At present we, the Welsh Libera! party, await devc!opments. The Board of Educa- tion are very reticent, a.nd we must be, too, and not show our hands before they do Thanks for your kind meat ion of my efforts to keep Merioneth firm, although there was no neosesity.—Yours truly, "OSMOND WILLIAMS." Although many educationists view ths cffeT of the Government to receive a deputa- tion from Merioneth on the subject with satisfaction, the leading members of the Merioneth education committee concide.r they cannot, recant, and aro more determined I than ever to fight to the bitter end.

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WAR CONTRABAND SAILORS' WAGES CLAIM AT CARDIFF. I Auothe-r of thoSfc cases concerning the con- tracts of crews who signed aruioles fcr skips carrying contraband of war came before the Cardiff Stipendiary this afternoon. Patrick Connelly a member of the crew of the steam- ship Gosovalo, claimed from the smarter. Harry Sibery, £ 6 4s., wa.ges and maintenance. Mr. H. Morgan Rees appealed for the claimant, and Mr. John Sankey (who was instructed by Messre. Vaughan and Roche) was for the dEfgndant. The facte in the cate were practically admitted, and the dis- pute was o!l aj poiint of iaw. Mr. Morgan Kess, in op-onins, said the crew signed on at Glasgow on a voyage not exceed- ing yoar. to any port within a speci- fied aroa. The ship Bailed to Cardiff where she took on beard a cargo of steam coal. On July 20 the vestal arrived at Hong Kong, and here the crew learned fcr the first time that she was proceeding to a Japanese poTt, Sasebo, and that, therefore, her car.-o was oontnaband of war. A number of the crew at once refused to proceed further, aaid were eent to the Sailor's Heme. Meainwhile fclie master engaged Chinese seamen, dis- charged his cargo At Sasebo, and returned to Hotng Kong on August 17, when the original crew re-joined. Ths claim was for wages and maintenance at Hong Kong, during the monrtli in which the cI:imœ11lt was away from the ship. The master had ill. faot paJd the crew's expenses for th'at pecnioid, but now sought to dednet their resp-ecbive sha,res. of that amount frcm their wages. Mr. Pees produced an agrea- n,eat, gigmsd by the deexnty-superintendent of Meroaintite Marine at Hong Kong, stating that their wages in tihe meantime run on until they re-join the eiiip again." He aiao put in the of&aial log, which contained this entry, Expenses incurred, by the men to be decid-ed by the proper authorities at the ves- sel's port of discharge, as to whether ship or men are liable." Mr. Saakc-y said it was ths intemtion of the ca.ptaiu that the whole quesstion of bool,,Ii wages and expanses be Battled at the final port of discharge. The d-efencla.ntis contended that they were not bound to pay for wages for services which the men contracted to perform but xiever rendered. The Stipendiary: But are you not in the position of wrongdoers. You know thiait had the men been aware they were incurring 'danger, beyo-ntd tha/t of the ordinary dangers of tlis sea, they would have as-ked for higher wages and pratably got them. Mr. Sankey further contended that coal under the British. Interntationail Las-w was not c-ontraband, unless consigned to a. blockaded pen. (Proceeding).

■ I Famiiy Kissing. PECULIAR SCOTTISH DIVORCE SUIT. The appeal in which Mr. James Grant, dis- tiller, Glengrant. Morayshire, is the appel- lant, Fanny Sievewright Smith, or Grant, the respondent, and William Merzies Grant Galder the oo-respondent, was further heard in the House of Lords yesterday. The respondent, who is the second wife of Mr. Grant, went to reside at, The Nook, Reigate, on separating from her husband, and there risconduct is alleged to have taken place, the co-respondent, who is her nephew by marriage, having aleo taken up his residence there. The appeal is brought to determine whether the misconduct is est&b- li.-5hed, a.nd the relationship between the respondent and co-respondent is. in view of rnc opi-nion. expreesed by the Scottish judges, en element in the caae. Tho Court of Session, Lord Moncreiff dissenting, upheld the judge- ment of the Lord Ordinary the misconduct Tied not been established. The Dean of Faculty continued his argu- ment on behalf of the appellant. It was all very well, he said, to have kissing going on in a family, but in the circumstances in which the respondent and co-respondent were placed, the amount of kissing oould not be explained on the ground of relationship. It amounted to a good deal more than a mere mark of family affection. It was quite true that witnesses who had resided in the house had saeai nothing to arouse suspicion. Mrs. Galder, the mother of the co-respondent, had lived at The Nook for some months. She said she had never seen no impropriety, but eho would be the last person who would have the opportunity of seeing any- thing wrong. Counsel nest dealt with the Evidence of Detectives, I who liad been, engaged to watch The Nook. One of these men epoke to seeing through strong operaz-glasis-es the light extinguished in Mrs. Grant's room, and afterwards saw her in her night-dress in the oo-Tespondeoit'e bedroom, fastening- the window, and there- after the light was extinguished. Lord James: In dealing with the evidence of detectives we must be vt-rv careful. I do not mind telling you my experience whaj, I used to practice in the Divorce Court. After seaing how the judges treaAed detectives. I came to the conclusion to treat them merely as persona sent to detect, leaving to other persons to prove the facts, because detec- ti,ve.s were sometimes too zealous, giving evi- dence which afterwards turned out to be accurate. ltehrring to the judgment of the Lord Ordinary, his Lordship said there mishit be eomerthing in the demaanous of the recapom- dent and the oom%-)ondent, which would suggest guilty intimacy to a certain class of persons, although tba.t assumption was not justified. He had seen an enormous influence eiarcsisedi in the Divorcb Court by the demeanous of a woman. There was ail t-he difference in the world between the deaniaanour of an affectioiniate- and refined woman and a passionate and vulgar woman. He meant that it wpe, impossible always to drw the same inference and conduct. The Lprd Ordinary had the advantage of seeing the witnesses and of hearing their evi- dence. btr. Avon Clyde, K.C., for the respondent, said it had been represented that the re- spondent and co-respondent had sprung up a. friendship with almost no previous .acsquainta noe. The very opposite was the case. Mrs. Griant and Mm Calder was on terms of intimate friendship. The co-respon- dent was a sort cf A Rolling Stone, who came back from South Africa in bad health. Mi's. GaAder was in Belgium, and rur, her SOD was anxious to obtain some light employment' whidh he could not get in Bel- gium, she ssnt him to reside with her friend and relation, Mrs. Grant. The co-respon- dent's state of health, was suoli as to kesp him for periods more or 1-ess in bed. That was the expiauation of the visits of Mrs. Grant to Calder's badrocm, and what was more natural than thai, the former should take a- mrXh^rly and affectionate interest in her sick nepihew, and not only go to his bed- room, but sit with him occasional ljy when he was oompelled to lie down? Lord Davey: But after 1902 Cajder was not saich an iirvalid. Mr. Clyde admitted that, but pointed out that till 1903 the coressopmlent was more or less ailing and had to go to bed during the day. If the view of the evidence on the I other side was to be relied on, this criminal intimacy went, on not only in 1901. but right down, to the period of the service of the summons and afterwards. But. that would not be the action of guilty persons. The further hearing of the appeal was adjourned.

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DAN REES CRIES OFF-I Sensational Rumour at Swansea. UNSPORTSMANLIKE INTENTION ALLEGED. There are curious rnmours in the air at 11 Swansea. Dan Re-es hi.F declined to play against Ire- land. There is a. remarkably strong feeling amongst the Swansea men that Gordon should bo in the team. He is regarded. writes our Swansea representative, as the bc"t deiensiv-c player we have in the West. I a.nd capable of the strongest bursts. The selection cf Gwyn Nicholls as first reserve is considered at Swansea to be too bad to be true, and in some circles it is regarded as nothing less than an insult to Swansea's captain. It is stated that the Swansea players feel eo grieved that if Gordon does not fill a,ny vacancy in the three-quarter line there will be A Curious Dilemma I ai. the-, last moment on the ground. It is to 00 hoped. however, that there will be nothing oi an ons-poPetnianlike character dis- played, but we give the rumour for what it is worth. Mr. F. E. Perkins, secretary of the Swan- sea Football Club. on being questioned as to the rumours concerning Eees, said he knew nobbing whatever of the matter. He believed RRoes would plaq. Mr. Walter Bees states that Dan Rees has informed him that he is not going to play, and Gwyn Nioholls was immediately wired to to hold himself in readiness. It may bo as well to state that Gwyn Nioholls was not selected as fit reserve. Nicholls and Gordon were both chosen as reeorves, and it was the committee'e in ten- ] tion that the final decieion as to who should go into the team should be made at Swansea, Gordon was chosen with the idea. that if Gabe was unable to turn out he (Gordon) should partner his ciubmate (Bees), winilst if Rees should cry off it was felt that Nicholls would be the best men to play with Gabe.

Hurled to Death ANOTHER FATAL MOTORING ACCIDENT' A shocking motor accident occurred ait Great Heywood, Staffs, yesterday. Mrs. Arthur Oballinor, wife of the town-clerk of Hanley, was motoring from Little Ingest-re, when crossing a hridge over the Trent the car into a wall which gave way. The chauffeur jumped off, but illrs. Challinor and a lady friend, Miss Nc-tley, of Tofcnes, were precipitated into the river. Mrs. GballAnor was rescued in au exhausted condition, but Miss Notley was drowned. The deceased lady, Dorothy Grace Notley, who was 21 years of age, and a daughter of the Rev. J. T. B. Notley, Hector of Deptford, 1,,eetor <)f D?--Ptford, South Brent-, Devon, wae a, aiieoe of Mrs. ChalLiuor. On approaching Great Hey wood mill, where tal--v is a very sharp turn in the road, the steering gear, it is stated, broke, and the car crashed over a wall of the bridge over the mill race and was prccipitated into the water. The chauffeur, Jamva Roper, jumped on to the road and clutch^ at Miss Notley, but failed to save her. Mrs. Challinor was car- ried distance down the swift stream aaid managed to scramble out.

A SMART GOODS AGENT. Alleged Theft of "Western Mails" WiHiaan Joawe, an uum'teiMgeait-lcoking youth of nineteen, who was charged at Oar- diff Police-court thi6 motming with stealing la paroeJ o "Western Mail" newspapere, valued at 5s., from the Rhymoiieiy Goods Statoom in Adam-ebpceit, was commitibed for trial at the asaizes. Mr. C. P, Martin, a goods agent, saw him walking about the sheds in what seemed to him a suspicious manner, and hid himself. Then he told the court feat prisoner, aft-eir looking to see if aonyone was abmt, pia-ed Ul)the. pa-pors and walked away. Mr. Martin ran aiter hian and oaught him, and handed him over to the police.

MRS. TRUEMAN'S APPEAL. l I Justices L-iwrance and Kennedy, si-feting as a Divisional Court in the King's Bench Diivi- sdon to-day, heard an application by Mr. Evams, K.C.. on beihalf of Mr. Arnold, that defan-dalmt,, Mrs. Susan Trueman, of Neatb, should be ordered to give security for tibe costs of an appeal from Judge Bishop ion Neaitih County-court in an action in walieb plaintiff got judgment for possession of pre- mises whicih defendant refused to give up. Execution was stayed on conddti-on that the rent due and taxed oosits be lyaid within four- teen days, and not a, penny had been paid. Mr. Jones opposed the application, and saad defendant and ber husband had several actions perming in regard to am illegal dis- trtse by the plaintiff. The Court even-tually ordered the defendianit to jpa y £ 10 seen ri t y within a fortmg!ht other- wise the appeal would be struck out.

NEWPORT FOOTPATH CASE. TMie case of the Attorney-General T. the the Cardiff and Newport Patent Fuel Com- pany was resumed to-day (before. Mr. Justice Warrington) in the Chancery Division. This was an aotion by the Newport Corporation claiming damages and an injnactiou agai-mat tihe defendants in regard to unnecessary excavation at their wharf, by which it was alleged that a. foolpata leadiing from a street near PiHgvreiiily to the Alexandra Docks at Newport was damaged and had subsided. Tile defendjanrts couu>ter-claimed, alleg;ng the defective building by the cirporati-un of a wall running along the footpath. Mr. Hayn.es, Newport, borough engineer, in further cross-examination to-day, eaid he believed tihe harbour commissioners had com- plained of the scouring of defendants' berth, but he did not think the corporation had. In re-esramiination, he eaid he saw the old wall taken down, and the stone of it was used as the foundation for the near waJl. Wlhile building, the wall was often flooded, but he did not think that in any way affedte-d the solidity of the founda-tion.

A large gathering of the members of the evening classes at Albany-road Council School, Cardiff, assembled in the school- room on Thursday on the occasion of a con- cert and presentations to their teachers for I valuable work done in the P3A3t. His Worship the Mayor (Alderman R. Hughes) presided. The mayor made the presenta- tions, which took the forme of bronzes, sets of cutlery, Ac., to the teachers, Messrs. Tre- dinnick. Jennings, and Owens. At the central Criminal Court, London, on Thursday, Arthur Swain, twenty, and Edward Jones, twenty, labourers, were convicted of criminally assaulting and robbing a married woman at Gresnwich. The accused and a third man knocked the woman down as she was returning home at night, robbed, and brutally outraged her. In parsing sentence of ten years' penal servitude on each, Mr. Justice Darling said ho regretted that lie had not the power to order the prisoners to be Qo&-ged. Previous convictions were proved I against both meu. 3 iar &fl. a new delicious Bread, as eiten in ail th bast hotels in London.—Stevens, Confectioner. orptts Shampooed.—New, perfect, cleaning process. I .ad portend to 1, MLimy-street, Catbays. ERab. 1887.

jDOCTORAND PATIENT] '——————— ————-——: i A WITNESS GOES INTO j HYSTERICS A Servant Girl's Remarkable' Autobiography. The Miller divorce case was continued yes- terday before the President, a special jury, and a crowded court. Mr. William M'Donell Miller, a City bank cashier, living at Thornton-heath, sues his wife for divorce, alleging her misconduct with Dr. Charles Owen Fowler, the family i doctor. The remarkabie part of this case is the story of Mrs. Miller. This lady went into the box on Wednesday as a witness on behalf of her husband, Unhesitatingly and quite calmly, she confessed many misdeeds, involv- ing Dr. Fowler deeply and most seriously. Asked why sh^ came like this to give her- self away, she explained that the. society of Thornton-heath had an idea, that she and her husband were getting up a catee against the doctor for the purpose of extracting money from him. Yesterday more servant girls told their experiences at the Millers' house. The ohief of theee was Sarah Davis, who related how, on evenings before the doctor came Mrs. Miller Used to pose before the mirror I I a.ma,],in' of herself look smart." I Sarah's Past Sarali had rather a bad time with Mr. Hugo Youing, K.C., who took her into her past life, and at. last drove her into racing hysterics. It seems that once upon a time Sarall lived with "a lady in St. John's-wood." This lady was so busy that ethe rarely came home earlier than two o'clock in the morn- ing. Who was she? asked Mr. Young. She was a business lady, sir," replied the servant. What sort of business ? I'm sure I can-not tell. She went out to her bus.iness early in the morning." When Sarah left. that place her mother said she had- come home knowing more than she ought to do —and promptly serut her to a. SaIN,t.Li-on Army home to unlearn things. She also confessed that she got mixed .np with, bad companions, and that after two months in one place she "walked awaiy." She told one mispress that sirs bad been drugged by a. man a.t the Welsh Harp, and another tha-t when at Mr. Miller's she had the run of the house and the keys. I In the Garden And didn't you say that you used to meet Mr. Miller at night in the garden? I don't remember tha.t, sir." She admitted to carrying on" with a young man named Faulk; but when Mr. Young asked her about the details of Mr. Faulkner's temporary incarceration, this was. just- a drop too much. Sarah bagan to weep, and then to eoreiam, until at last the oourt was echoing with the noise of a very complete fit of hysterics. The oourt ushers at last carried the girl out, still kicking and screaming. This is my ease," said Mr. Low, as the ecrea-ms died away. Then Mr. Young opened his case for the dQctor-a, ruddy-faoed, cibel-ry-looking man, who sat with his wife in the well of the court. Mr. Young rlascribed Mrs. Miller's appear- rallce in the witness-box as the disgraoeful spectacle of a womm-n trying to divorce her- self. All her charges, he said, were vague £ ind incoherent, just as the evidence of the servants was. Dr. Fowler's Denials 1 In the witness-box Dr. Fowl-er gave a com- plete denial to the serious charges made a-giainst him. He told how he first met the Millers at Thornton-hoatii, a,nd how be attended Mrs. Miller for many illnesses, the first of which was a bad eittack of rheuma- tic fever. He described wha,t happened on November 4. 1901—the date given by Mrs. MiHer as the first time of their guilty intercourse. One of the children was ill, and Mrs. Miller ► confessed to him thait she htud been taking carbaain medicines. He told her bow wrong that was, and proscribed a simple tonic for ber-o,nd thrat was all. "Have you ou any occasions bad any improper relatione with this lady?" asked cauuæL No: soever." Or have you been guilty of any acts of familiarity of any sort with this lady? "Never." Dr. Fowler rrext produced hie prrmte diary and his busine. books, and entries in these showed that on certain dates, wtoeai he was charged with being with Mrs. Miller lie was somewhere else. I A Question of Dates I Upon one specific daite. at an hour given by Mrs. Miller, the doctor was not at her house at all, but enjoying a ping-jxaig tour- nament at St. Paul's Hall, Tfarontan-bea-th. Again, he was at an innocuous meeting of the Primrose League. On May 15 or 16. 1902, were entered by Mi's. Miller ae historic dotes upon which the doctor visited her, Wihen, as a matter of fact, he was ait the Zuyder Zee, which is a long wa,y from Tboirntoii-heatJi. The next day he was at Rotterdam, and he returned to Eng. land two days later. H-e admitted visiting the house mveraa timas as a friend, for he and Mr. Miller had photographic tastes in common, and Mr. Miller had a, now system, of using bromide paper as a. photog,ra,phic pkute which, inter- ested the doctor considerably. As to the alleged impropriety in the surgery, that wae all absolutely untrue. The aase was again adjourned. I TO-DAY'S HEARING. I Dr. Gharlee Owen Fovrfer, of Thoraton Heath, t'he ,co-respondent, who yesterday gave a denial to the allegation of adultery, was cross-examined. He said respondent veemed a, reasonable, well-conducted woman, and not tfhe kind of woman to suffer from delusions. He could 8uggelilt no explanation why Mrs. Miller should have made tho a.) legation against him. Witness had never suggested that this was a blackmailing case, or tha-t Mts. Miller was hysterical. Questioned as to Mrs. Miller sending note: to the surgery, he sa-id they were to request 'his attendance on the-child. ,Mrs. Fowler, wife of Dr. Fowler, said that on one occasion, when it was alleged the co- respondent was wi.th Mrs. Miilier, he was with witness at a ping-ponk tournament. A bank elork corroborated. Dr. Jackson, partner of Dr. Fowler, spoke to professional visits to tihe Millers' house in tihe a-bfi-&nco of Dr. Fowler. Notes came to the &tirgsry requesting attendance. He had never seen Mrs. 11iller a.t the surgery. The dispenser aaid he had never seen Mrs. Millar at the surgery. He had opened notes which camc, from Mrs. Miller, and Dr. Fowler had opened some and handed them to him. They were notes asking the doctor to call or to repeal medicine. (Proceeding.

A ina-Loh at billiards and whist was played between the Oardiff Central Conservative Club and the Mackintosh Club en Thursday evening at the Mackintosh Institute. The visitors won by seven gam-as t.o two and 170 points at billiards, and by eleven points at whist. Mr. S. F. L. Fox. deputy borough -"g-ineer of Newport, has been appointed borough engineer and surveyor of Luton. and archi- tect to the local education authority. He has. therefore, .tendered tihe resignation of his appointment at Newport. The works com- mittee of the corporation has accepted the resignation with ms-rot. a,nd decided to record its appreciation of the servicpt- of Mr. Fox on the minutes. The salary of the successor will be JS200 a year, rising to .£300.

[TRADE AND SHIPPING] I SHIPPING CASUALTIES. I (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Friday. Catherine, railway steamer, grounded below Eoshervilie, Thames; floated unassisted. Cambrian Hills. British hip, lquique for Havre, foundered daring gale yesterday morning; 50.42 N; 7.17 AV; trew landed at QueeusUnvn. ¡' Manitou. steamer, from New York. grounded Thames: floated unassisted; docked TU- bury. Birmingham.—Aaiborg telegraphs British, s ?cainer Birmingham, previously r(?porled 1 aground, boated after discharging part cargo; anchored off Hales Lightship. Pilbarra.—Suva telegraphs: bteamer Pit- I barra. Noumea to Figi. very much over- doe; grave fears entertained for her eafety.

I LONDON FINANCE. I I [BY OCR OWN CQliRESPOXDENT ] I LONDON, Friday. I 11.30 a.m. Money is in good demand at 2. Discount rate-short bills 22 to 2i. three months' bills 2*. Consols firm. Rise: Money and Account 3-16. Irh-h and Transvaal Loans unaltered. Home Rails steady. PKINCIPAL CHANGES. South Western 2, Caledonian i. Brighton, Midland Deferred, North Western t. Great Northern, Dover Deferred l up. Canadian Pa-cilic 114, New York Central j. Milwaukee, Southern, Wabash Prefs j, Kansas g. Atchi- son Pref ?, Denver, Southern â up; Union Pacific Louisville i. Atchison, Chesapeake, Illinois, Norfolk, Pennsylvania, Reading à. Steels, Ontario i down. Japan Fives, Uru- guay Fives j, Turkish Unified s up; Russian Fours t" Peru Pref, Spanish å down. Tinto t Anaconda 3-16, Goldfields Deferred, East Rand, Modder, Geduld. Frank Smith. Steyn. Fingall, Kalgurli, Banket 1-16 up; Lake View, Bice Hamilton, Tanganyika, 1-16, Lomagnnda, Associated Gold 1-32 down. 1.50 p.m. Call Money wanted at 2 to 2i. three months' bills 2 3-16. Bombay and Calcutta transfers 16 -32d. Valparaiso 16 15-16d. The Stock Markets present a good tendency all rrsund, gilt-edged stocks being supported by investment buying, while re-iewed hopes a.re entertained tha.t the B-u-ssian disaster may be followed by an early cessation of hos- tilities. Consols 91g for Money and 91 9-16 for the Account. Transvaal Loan 101i, Irish 94J. Home Rails quiet, but firm. South Western Ordinary 2 up; North Western 3, and a num- ber, of other stocks i and I Americans quiet, and on 4 the whole steady, most stocks making u rise of o to but Louisville. Beading, Chesapeake, Ontario J down. Canadian Pacifics li up. Trunks 1-16 to i on good traffic return. Foreign stocks featureless Mines irregular and featureless; small speculation position revealed at carry over. FREIGHTS. A slightly better general inquiry prevails for boats to-day. Black Seas, Azofs. and Danubes keep dull. Ore freights, outward coal tonnage, and Mediterraneans are fairly steady. River Plates, Easterns. Americans, and coastings are quiet. to 3Tiddlesbrough. 2,6000 tons, 48 6d, March; Gulf Port to United Kingdom or Continent, 5,000 tons, lis, April; Cardiff to Genoa., 3,500 tons, 6s 9d, prompt. TRANSVAAL OUTPUT FOR FEBRUARY. Witwitersrand district, 351,G520ze.-ya.lue, £ 1,491.174; outside districts, 12,7590ze.-value, £ M,1S7; in all, 36o,811ozs.—total value, o-1 against :;69,25Z;3.. of the total value of £ 1,568,508 for previous month. TRANSVAAL NATIYB LABOUR RETURN FOR FEBRUARY. Natives distributed to mines during month, 14,627; time expired and other wastage, 6.7C&— nett gain, 7.922; number employed at end of February, 89.367.

I LOCAL FINANCE. I I fBT OUR FINANCIAL EDTTOS.] I CARDIFF. Friday. Business was fairly active in most depart- mentb ou the local Stock Exchange this morning. and the tone showed a hardening tendency- South Wales Railway stocks were firm all round, and colliery shares were steady. Other departments were without special feature. «

I To-day 's Markets. I CORN. I LIVERPOOL, Fri., Ma-rch 10.—There was a fair attendance at the wheat market, and only a. quiet trade concluded at about last Tuesday's prices. Flour: Easier tone, but prices unchanged. Maize in moderate to fair demand-mixed American, 4s 3d; Plata, is per cental. Peas, beans, barley, and oatmeal firm, and unchanged. FISH. GRIMSBY, Fri., March 10.—Poor supply from 30 vessels, for which there was a. good demand; halibut scarce. Quotations: -soles Is 7d to Is 9d, turbot 9d to b, brills 7d to 8d, lobsters Is 8d-j>er Ibrplaice 5s 3d, lemon soles 7&, whitings 2s 9d, wkit-ch.es 5s. live halibut dear, dead 8s 6d per stone; live ling 4s 6d, dead 2s to 3s M. liv.e cod .4s 6d to 6s. dead 2s 3d to 3s, iivoBkate ss, <tead 2s bd each kit haddocks 22s, gibbed 286, live 3Cte per box. BUTTER. CORK, Fri., March 10.—Firsts, 105s per cwt; seconds, 100s; thirriB, 97s; fine, 101s. In market 40 firkins. SUGAR. GLASGOW. Fri., March 10.—The official report sa 'Is: Rather more doing; prices steady. The private reptort says: Market continues quiet; small business done at stea,dy prices. METALS. GLASGOW, Fri., March 10.—Opening Scotch, idle. Cleveland steady; very small business done at Ms lid and 53s 2.d cash, 53e 2d five days, and 5:)S 4d twenty-foar days; buyers, 53s 6id cash and 53s 3d month; tellers, 53s Hd cash and 65s 4d month. Cumberland not quoted. Standard foundry buyers, 50b Ojd month; sellers, Id more; idle. Scotch No. 3 and copper neglected.

I To-Morrow's Football I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ABBKCARN V. BRYNMAWE. At Birwiiawr. Aberoaru: Back, H. Berry; three- quarter Lecis, L. ]-tow<Uer, W. loss. R. kring, au\i J. Braaiaam; balf-backs, C. iviliiiiiiia ami W. J. Edward?; forwards (selected ??rDw), T. Roberts (cap- tain), J. Roixrt,?, l? 1,,wt?, W. l'owell, L. Howells, 1;g\)RO:'rtr, X;Wthn, l'C"ror:fUJ: C^AMES. CARDIFF MACKINTOSH V. TKiSDEOAE. A.>t MacIiiJitosh; Back. G. Baacroit; t,irce- quarter back, V,. Viaey. J. Liojil, J. RoçeŒ, and T. l>aviee; Jiaif-backs, J. Maniey and D. Meyricks; for- wards, £ Baiiey, E Smith, D. Ed^'anis A. Horton, \Y. Ætt, Bt' a è()', -nd C. i?r-,e,4. ke-play shield tie.—first HOUND. Canton Reserves v. Khydfclaa.—At Canton. Canton Beeerves: Baxdn, A. W. Wiliams: three-quarter Dacks, J. MiiAji, U. Poole, F. Prra=t. and A. Parker; half- backs, W. Bcddocs and T. Creedon: forwards (selected from), A. bcatt- (captain), T. Baynor, W. JJajXiu, P. Deacy, J. Morjaii. C. Trapnell, n. Cannon, E. Wind- sor, Wooliacott, and Dyer. Maindre United Y. Pill Harrier R £ s>orv<?3.—At tier- lean. Mainde^; liack, \V. Gough; tliree-quartor backs, W. Carney, A. Diahiun, T. Jenkins, and C. Churning; half-backs, B. Camay and A. Tb<onas: forwaxd". A. Attwood. A. Otiapiaaa, W. Parry, E. Parry, J. Ål', J. Farmer, E. Porter, and G. Sharren. Usk v. ?Newport Extras.—At U"k. Kkk-off, 3.50 p.m. U"k: Back, Frank Davies; three-quari^r backs, Holatud Hiley, J. Jenkins, W. Kawjand^, and H. Mor- gan; half-backs, D. PrcUsero (capt.) and J. rembridgc; forwards (selected frora), A. J. Thomas, E- Vaters, E. Timms, it. Gibson, J. Morgan, F. Protliero, J. Mar- fcll, F. Thomas, and E. 83un.r. CMdiC Northem v. Victoria UnJtad.—Cajdia ?of- thern: r.}e;iCite.qn;' backs, G? ,,1, J. Cox, W. BTQOm, nd H. James; hs If-backs. A. chives imptain) ano A. Borrow; forwards, G. Bend. G. Christopher, \V. Miller, H. Elsen, J. Tobin, T. Walsh, S. sexton, T. Matthews, and J. Bradley. Caerleon v. f^omerton.—At Caerleon. CkOTlcon; lI. T.. Ablart; backs, T. Dealt and T. Bopkins; half- backs. C, Jones, W. J. Edwards (captatn), and Frank ikiergaa: forwards, Fred Morgan, C- J. Oakley, F. Brown, B. Moss, and T. Edwards. CARDIFF RESERVES V. CARDIFF ROMIIXY. At Cardiff Arms Park. Kick-off at 3.0 p.m. Cardiff Reserves: Back, E. I. Evan. three-quarter backs, G. M'Craith. W. A. Jones. E. W. JoSiee, and W. H. PuHen; half-backs, T. Franks ajid W. H. King; for- wards, D. L. Evans, D. Pike. R. Davlss, A. B. Jones, F. Stroud. R. John, Hanney. L. George, and J. M'Intyre. The Romilly team will be found on Page 4.

The International I FURTHER OPINIONS j USK I Mr. Frank Morgan (secretary of the TTak Football Club)" Wales will be sewrely handicapped by the absence of Trew, but I think Wales will just snat-ch the coveted victory by a try, or perliape, a. dropped goal." The popular akiprper of the Usk team (D. Prothero) said:—"The gaime frhouid paxjyie a magnificent frtrugrgie, both teaine ha\"ing won two g-amee. If Jones or Trew were operating behind the scrum I would not hesitate to say that Wales would win. Now, I think it will be a very close affair, and practically a toes-up wlhich side will prove victorious." WHITCHURCH I Whitchurch opinion on the previous inter- nationals having turned out to be very nearly correct, the villagers a-re beginning to con- eider themselves good judge.s of international form. The local opinion is that the Irish team is over-rated. The conversation of a prominent i'oc-tbailer with ona who was pre- sent a.t tihe So'Otdh-lrigh match elicited the information that M'Loor will have no terrors for Gabe or Dan Roes. The Irish forwards will find their immediate opponents engage all their attention, while the backs vill have speedier, trickier, and more intelligent oppo- ncuita than tbey have hitherto met this sea- squ The Whitchurch prediction is a victory for the leek by at least three times acrose the line. I

?RELA?D V. WALES—Half-time and Fin?I Scores Wires 3d. each—Charlie EE. Newsagent. Swnnea*. lelophme Services: Corpomtlou, <B2, National 5a, I A

HURST PARK. I O ? Ü-The WIMBLBDON bELLIG HURDLE .¡. RACE of 10C ?OYS; winner to be eoid for 50 OOVF. Two miles. 5 11 3 Mr H s;. lager's ExtiilaralioD.-P Woodland 1 a 11 7 Mr J Bancroft's Mauri Queen II F Mason 2 4 10 7 Mr H Botiomley's Proud B"utY L Jones 5 all I Mr C Hibber:'? Salvador J ?igMmgaJ!. 0 6 if 7 ;¡ Èr&l i:;tn' i¡;it ti g, a 11 7 Mr F R Fry', Knoombo .I?tmn 0 I a 11 7 Mr E Woodland's Peseo .B Ellis 0 & 11 7 Lord ??x'? Kiucton Boy F Freemaatlc 0 g ii"il\KIf{»).= g 4 10 7 Mr Christie-Miller's Rayon d'Or. W Bulveel 0 Winner trained by E Woodland. Betting—5 to 4 agA E..hilaration, o to 1 agvt Eiv- cornbe, 7 to 1 9?,l Maori yueen It.. to 1 ewh agst, '?s.In?T and FitzStuari. 10 to 1 &g?t K?i&tom Boy, 190 to 3 Glaadw, and 20 to 1 eacii agst Deeeo, Proud Beauty, and Rayon d'Or. proud Bsauty sri. a ta-ir pacc to FitzStnart, Gloraiore, Bx'vJara^iou, t:r.c:.rmt. arid Deeeo. ,¡'11 8ah'ador J.a¡,<t. ti-o-in? along- tbc, full stret Exhjlua.tion becamo 5.!cond. an dst* furlongs from hom lie assumed the own- maud from Proud Bty. I<noomœ. and Salvador, and. makine tbe remainder oi ilio running, woa ail Oill by three lIlgtb; the same distance i-epa^ed 1he H"OOU.j and tliiTa. Ucseo Wa- fourth, Payon ?ir fif.l1, I3uconib? cixtli, and Salvador last. (Race started a' 2.4.) i.OQU fk-The BUSHEY HANDICAP STEEPLE. ?.OU CILASE of 100 so vs. Three mil, a. 10 1 k-lall H 11 Tud'or'# Redeemer Owner 1 5 10 12 Mr G AucMamd's D:-umknrtn..Mr ? B?iLeet 2 a 12 7 Mr BW I'arr's Aunt May SuUjvaa ;1 alls Mr A Gorham's ShamnMl Lass Phillips 01 a 10 13 Mr C Levy'? OatteasiiO|K F Freemantlo 0 a 10 11 Mr II Boitomle>s kdnsi F Cole 0 a 10 5 Mr P Whita*er'« Brian Boru Owner 0 a 10 4 Mr W Poole's Rhine. Wine 0 IViar,er trained by owner. ADDITIONAL ABRIVALS THIS MORJCJ KG. Kington ilov Salvador FitzStuart, Doseo. Exhflara- ticn, Pwud Hearty, Clawiore, Eoyan d'Or, Aunt May, I.mgthorpe, Canter Heme. Dru, Adausi, Brten B<ni, Rnrti'.a.nia, Adelia, Dixie, Free Love, Tus- can, Curistlin do Wet, Little Ga.:=i'jn, Vendaie, Kin lioi by, Minting- Las?, Little Help, and Tea Gon. w

Cheltenham Meeting. 1.30.—THE CHARLTON PARK SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 80 eovs; i v.-inners ex.ra. Two miles. 6 11 4 Mr R M'KeiTow'f Ansley 1; Mathews 1 5 11 4 Mr F Hunt's Matchboard E, Ward 2 5 11 2 Mr E Skutt's Lord Worruan F Parker o all 3 Mrs L IiandeJl'e Prince Llewellyn T Ga.rrett 0 11 1lir Cartere's* Wagcn Ifill Mr A W Wood 0 A 11 2 Mr II Griffith's Xamta Mr E Hampton 0 5 11 1 Mr II Turner's Yell G F Wilson 0 6 10 12 Mr H Moore's Thraster F Pratt 0 4 10 12 Mr I Anthony's Plat Chvnsr 0 5 12 0 Mr J Rogers's Sappho Park. Owner 0 a 10 11 Mrs II Bather's Clean Swaep .J Murphy 0 4 10 10 c?pt Coventry's Togo Agrala Acres 6 ??0 7 Mr W 1'Mrish's Scalla:ll? Y. y 0 ¡ 19 1 Mr JV ;'l'aal.ii¡:' H 'jà;¡; g Winner trained by McXee. Bettin?—9 to ? apst £ appiio Park, 5 to 1 agit Ansley, 6 to 1 agrst Plato, 100 to 15 agist Matchboard. 7 tQ 1 Qgt Prince Llc7;cllyn. 10 to INcll 3t Wa?,on Hill. Xcnm., Togo A^iia and ScailadEie, and 100 to 8 ugst LGM. Worman. Comruaader ftva?«d its rider and fell, and must net be cinsfdei el II. eferter. A-nsl,y was taught in for 103?j. 2.0—The SWINDON SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 50 sovs; winner to b3 coli for 50 sors; winners extra- Two mîloe. a 11 9 Mrs Basil Muudy's Caviare Nir I Anthony 1 a 11 2 Mr E Denly's HoUnnatrick Mr Cuthbertson 2 a 11 0 Mr M Crjmp's Ventilator IT G Green 3 a 12 4 Mr F Watkins's False >titch Dean 0 6 It 11 Major SanfordV CroWll Derby. Mr A W Wood 0 5 11 9 Mr P WO'Jdman's Ttlefon J WoodDian 0 Winner trained by B 1, Smith. Betting—7 to 4 a<st Cavaire, 5 to 2 ajrst False Stitch. 5 to 1 fich ag,t Tele'oa aad Homlialrlck, and 10 to 1 agst. any oihe. (Race started at 2.2.) 2.50—Tho FOXHUNTERS' PLATE of 150 sovs, for five year olds and upwards; wiuuers ex- tra. Three miles and a quarter, over part of the National-Hunt Steeplechase Course. HILLS LOT. 1: HOLLYWOOD. 2; SOC'KS, 3. Alro ran: Laughing Water and -lirc-.i.

ANTKHER t, 1L\ND NATIONAL SCRATCHING- I'11lim:aeæ".nt lias been struck cut of the Grand NiuojiaJ.

Prince H.uzfelrlt. has r'!c]¡3.Sed Cck Poet front Mr. ¡Phillip.< and the horse will run in his new owner's nam and colours at Hurs-t Park to-ajorrow.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has o"l1 o:¡al1, ty Mesat*. V\>atherby of the following' SoCr3,toh¡;- Hampton Hurdle, Huul i'3Tk-Uappy Slave and M'M SaDeh. All (,!1gag-e-men(,-]\tr' Georpe id<E<ld). All racee lor which Ur .Mw.kex hat an Vixen.

NEWMARKET NOTES. I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWMARKET. Friday. LEFT FOR HUEST PARK. Christian de Wet. LEFT FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Rgio. THIS MORNING S GALLOPS. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Csarda^ want a useful six furlongrs. He lias recovered from the effects of a slight miahap. Sa,lm.te. cantered. Ohairoot (F. Rickaby), good six fuTlongs. tiajasovino end Grey Green, ubeful mile. Ohacoroa^ useful mile. Plombieroe, good eeveu furlongs. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Pride of Mabe&town walked. She it slightly Lame. Tihe Fdjaiier, useful mile. Johnstown Lass, good mile. HURST PARK MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR SATURDAY. Haanpiton H-ui-dle-CHRISTIAN DE WET. Open Steeplocshaae—COMMUNIST. Nowoes' Hurdle^RAFERAGH. New Century Steeplechase—CO.SSACK POST. fSefcldng 'Hu¡-JlM:OR"ING GLASS.

YESTERDAYS LONDON BETTING. I LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. I (Run Tuesday, March 26. Distance, one aUe.) 7 to 1 agst Hackler's Pride, t 8 to 100 to 9 Sansovino, t 100 to 7 — Wolfehadl, t 20 to I cgamw, o LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. (Rua Friday, March 51. Distance, four mile?, &51 yards.) 6 to laps't Moifaa, t and o 9 to 1 Kirkiind. t 10 to I Phil May, t and o W-J to 7 Aunt May, t and o 100 to 6 t 25 to I Nupper Tandy, t Z5 to I -Ranunculus, t 40 LO 1 — Frisco II., t

TOPPING AND SPINDLER, FLUSKIKO, HOLLAND. The oldot-Mtiblieted and most ana nt THf Oomnutricn Agerto in the World. Liaeoin Baadieav, Oruid National St-opleobsm, City a.n4 Snbsrtna Bu. dlcs-I, The Derby. & &c. Tite Cactisantxi ^portk. m&I1, ooatalninir 16tHt mArkot nort-'Mu oa fcbavc, tiso our year Book and Beady Beckoner, wit rre. an r&seipt of Foreign Fog-rd containiae name u4 addrcu. All letteri to be addrceaed—"Popplaf u4 Bpindler, Inusbing, Huiiaad. ractage, 21i.; posV carda, id. atgj CAm IFF RACES. TUBS. and WiD., Ihtch 21, 22.

HOCKEY. ENGIJLND V. WALES. Owing to neither H. S. JYecman nor H. Thorne being available, C. Fimm. of Stains, will play left back for England against Wtlas at Newport to-morrow, otherwise tlfe Eng- lish team will be originally telected. M. Baker will be umpire and H. M. Tenaeut touch-judge for England.

PONTYPRIDD EDUCATION DIFFICULTY. The monthly meeting of the Pontypridd Education Committee was held on Thursday, under the presidency of Mr. Moses .Tones.—Mr. D. Milton Jones (secretary) stated that the subscribers to the Gly-ntaff National School had decided to transfer the school to the education authority. All the questions bad been answered and the transfer prepared, and Mr. Lenox reported that the managers ha<d readily signed the transfer form. The clerk of the council and himself had aliso signed. Then arose a difficulty. The National Society for the Promotion of the Principles of the Church, who had granted a. donation to the building fund. refused to agree to the transfer. This for the time being paralysed everything. Mr. W. Jones asked what authority this society had, and the Secretary replied that they had contributed towards the building fund of the school, and it was necessary to obtain their consent. He had written to the Board of Education pointing out the position, and he hoped that the difficulty would be overcome. The attendance officers of the Pont- shonorton district reported tha.t ophthalmia was still prevalent in the district, and several children had to leave school. With reference to the alleged aasault upon a boy in a Cilfynydd school by an assistant, and which was the subject of police-court proceedings the previous day, the head- ma.ster wrote stating that the assistant had acted consistently with his duties. The Secretary reported the result of the police-court proceedings, and aaid he did not know what view the National Union of Teachers would take of the matter.

Tho general purpose* committee of the Swansea, Council have decided to confirm the resolution of the wallsea. Free Library Com- mittee to black out all betting new,, from the papers received a-t. the institution.—Mr. Hopkins' amendment that Stock Exchange and fitlancial news should be also blacked- out was loet by a general No." I

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND IN MEMORIAM. HOtiem appwdw WAW t. at Ule waowtnc *=»:— If tMMt<? in the ??S?-'y?-? ,? ?* TK3N MAI?" .? WSBSCLT MAIL," &L fOr n Warda and id. for emeti adOittamaS Wort. U ied. la th* "BVWrUM MLIMIRIM RM WBTEKLT MAIL tmIy. W for JO Wotia and M. ow ovw.,r T*wo rxus Wonb. Sa aotioa ot th* øertpttoo wm lie tnaartad wall" •rtbasUeatMS by go name aod iMna of ttm yadcr. TBlezraaa a!!4 fteptinwic mmookm oaaart is acbed an uneq oomermed In wrkllg. DEATHS. DAVID—At Norton Hall. Bridgend, on March 0, 1905, Marjraret David, ged 82 years, wife of the hte Thomas David (0: Tymaen, O^rmore). Kunocral ou Saitiiday next ai Two p.m., for St. Brlde'a Major. The funcial of the atoove Ttiomas DavM has been postponed until Saturday next, at the same time and place as above. NICUCIR-T .Oin MaroU 8th, at The Ham, UMXtwit Major, Mary Letvisa Nicholl, widow of the lato George Whit lock Nicholl, ot The Ham, agod It years. PRICE.-Oil March 7. AV*nifrad Ciaia, at sciiool at Coiwie-sur Xoiro&'j. Calvados, Fraacc, second danghw of Mre. Fletcher Prise, of Killiney, Llaaiahcn, In niuetecnth year.

11 AUGUSTINE J. STONE [ (Lata STONE BROS.). rtnrcsAL rnairiBHia rrrKB«AL domok, Personal Sapervlsioa to All Crdsra. | Sit. Tel.: Cardlfi, No. TM; Barry Dooka, ]f8. V. I Post Offlea Tel. N. 612, Cardiff. TOnwia: 87ONS | BROS., CABDIFF. iSTOKH HBOB-, Barry Daoka. 5, WORKIN., CARDIFF. 5, Wo And r1,7 101, KOLTOy-BOAD. BAJtHY POODi. J. MARSH & CO.. FURNISHING UNDKRTAKBB8, REMOVED, 9, FREDERICK STREET, and 41, WBSTBQURNE-PLAGB. Priae List on A.ppUoation. I National Tel. No. /1725.

I Dead in a Ditch I TRAGIC FATE OF LORD TREDEGAR'8 STABLEMAN This morning the dead body of a stab te- man enilil<yy-ed at Tredegar Park, named Leonard Sadler, w&s found in a ditch on the rcaiHide. close to the deer park.

SPORT OF THE DAY. Detail has done some good three-mile gal- lops, and. bar accidents, will run in the Grand National. The National Hunt Stewards have granted the Southwell Hunt Club a fixture for Mon- day, June 5, the day preceding Lincoln sum- mer meeting. Prank Hartigan, who was injured in the fall of Proud Beauty at Piumpiton recently, has recovered from the cfleets of the acci- dent. and v.u! probably be seen iu the saddle a/t Hurst Park to-day.

THE ROCHE DIVORCE SUIT To-day Mr. Justice Bargrave Dcane gavo judgment in tthe of Koche "t". Roc ho, the King's Proctor iaterventng. The jury. empaanelled to try tbe Kings irut erven tion found that the pebi. tioner had not condoned her husband's mia- oond.uc.t. 1ha.t ahe bad been guilty of miscon- duct, with Mr. Percy with her huffbauda know ledge and ooascnt, and that it vran by thi coercion, conaiiyance, instigation, -and under the duress of the respondeat. They further found that material facte were in ten • tionally kept from the knowledge of the oourt. His Lordship, while erpreesinB his sympathy with, petitioner, no doubt a.i1 injured woman, said the Act ot P&rliament, was very clear on the quesUom raised, and he had no discrotionaa-y pcwer in the matter. Tha tauppressLon of too majterial falOt6 of her mistxxnduct wa,s a, bar to the relief whioh petition,er eou^ht. She deefsived the court at tho hear lug of her <H'. Consmqueutly be decree niisi oould not lie made a<beolute. The dtscrea would be rescinded, aad the petition dismissed. [A report of yesterday's proceeddiigs will be found on Page 4.]

The annual meeting of the Grangetown Ward Conservative Association, Cardiff, was held in the Gra-ngetowu Council School under the presidency of Mr. W. J. Hall. The hon. secretary's report of the work accomplished during the pa«t year wat. most gratifying. The registration of the ward, thanks to Jrlr Thornton, was of an exceptionally good character, the Conservatives having had a gain of 424 The following officers were elected for 190J :-Wa.rd chairman, Mr. W. J. Hall; vice-chairman, Mr. W. R. Smith; trea, surer, Mr. J. F. Phillis; hon. secretary, Mr. W. Hughes Jones; polling district chairmen, No. 30 Mr. R. Daviee, No. 31 Mr. B. Sheldrick; No. 32 Mr. J. C. Hall, No. 33 Mr. T. J. Dowd- ing. The casket, which is to be presented to Sir William Thomas Lewis this evening was on view at the Cardiff Exchange this morning and was greatly admired by all who ixifcpected it.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. GREAT SALE. IlAr,GAINig GALORE. The whole of LOUIS BARNETT8 JEWELLERY pLEDGE STOCKS Vrcm i. O^roline atreet, and 49, Bute <tr«eV hare bees PUSCJUJSttO by SOL. PHILLIPS. PAWNBROKER and JEWELLER, 43, CAROLINB-ST., CABDIJT" mm wuaows. XXT&ACfflDINJLBT BASOAjEVfl. ClON'VlSXIEJfTLY-SitJiaied Ho?M- for t?, im U?n. \.? dough-street, G3thay; 4ide eattauce? ? -oa- venionoci; good cmd;tioll.-Ai)Ply A GlynrhonddA- street. a!086ul6 WASTED, trustwortby (jirl ai Uousenaud-Waitres?, to ^Vssift Bar; &I,% youuj Girl aA General; good reference required.—gtaie age atKl pirtloilars to Mrs. Jenkins, 10, Lavcnder-teiraoc, Lavender-road. Woroet cr. fl07iul€ BATtMAX wajits Be-engagemeal; agod 26; highatt references; used to quici oouutcr trade; 10\11 and colliery district; thoroughly tifierieDCi-J œr &00 cellar; tall; disengaged wlien suit«d.—Apply P 36, Evening Express, Cardiff. elmu. is AVrkl), reapeotaUils young: tiirl an Nxirea; 14 to f J6; general kept; two children.—Mrs. Biggs, XcwcMtle, Monmoutti. clC75ul6 -|7,OK^altl'on> r Wa0>i~Haoroaa; also .Fiat £ S tlla JP lot.-Apply 40, MiUioent^.trert. al(rsul6 ANTBir for ooun tr>T -Geller& two ia ??V .TANTED?fMeoujntr?'Tg'oodGoner?;t.wo ia taruily; uo WlNlllu.-Mn. iiowe, WcœÙlle. MALL House and Shop; suitable l?we, WcadyUte, i? populous die! net.—B.. Aelybrs'n Villa, C<dMt<m BaTTV. 810731116 SEED PotatoeJ~f liuvo grand Stocks to otaar at rock-bottcm prices.—State wants. John Warth, Brook House. Ch34teri6, C.,tmb- E-tabli,hed 1868. eul3 G- OOD General. family two, under tiougekfleper.—. Give full jvurticulars, 43, I'ark-plaoe, Cardiff. «a06Dul6 AKTH Mountain—Villa, Let or ?*11; excedent CT position; commanding magnificent view cf '1Nr Vaney; eM' accessible Taff's %ven Station-John Davies, Gwaelod-y-Gartli, Oardiff. el0olu!3 OR Sale, Small One Manual and Pedal Organ; nine stops —Apply Vicar of All Saints', Fenarth. en 16 ANTED] a Barmajd; used to quick~ OOullW trade; active and uaefuL—Apply. stating^ w. and referenoes, Price, McLaren Arms, Abertyw»wf, Man. el086ul6 DINING-Tablo (nM.h<?M'y), 7ft 6m. x 4ft. 6in.; f?so Dnwly-new Piano; cheap.—Cwm Farm, Morgan*. town. el3 TXlLORS' jiasler—Experienced General CUt., London, provin Re-enMement; mfer- enKt.-P 36, Evening Express, Cardi'ff. eaC87ul3 rjfio Butcb£-Wa.nted, for ca?h, (Mfti and Rough rC-ut.-Bruce, 123, CUeapade, Bjrmamgh?c. euH H' OTEL^.—Voung Lady cU^srres Situation as Assistant Housekeeper or B&rmaid; experienced; good references.—B., 11, Hall-terrace, Swansea. 0010 A eÏ;NT (locals required; umart and pushing.—Apply AMA-sou and Co., 110, Strand, London, W. C. C1064U16 Eve and Son, Land Ageots, 2, fct. Paul's- 1.1.. :<quarc, Bedford, have pleasure in reoom uvea fling A. Hawkes as Bailiff; thoroughly oapabja in ovary way; leaving icanageiaeint of 600 acres through dutb. e!063iU3 GflOCEHy and Provisions, small Maiiuiaotunne, cx GI.S.; iock-up tuop; low rent; taking £5 week, all cash; proof; All at £ 25; stock Ilit; value, aliout £ 110; lortuac to mAU.—jP ii, Evening S?re?, Cardi#. ti0??