Evening Express

A usually veracious London correspon- dent has the following :— I am informed that, in a telegram which has reached an omcial quarter here from Berlin, it ia stated that instructions have been given to various German and other Continental firms under contract with the Russian Government postponing for the present the delivery of large quantifies of stores, it being signiQeant that the con- tracts affected are for the supply not only of clothing, but of warlike stores, including both large and small ammunition. If this be true, it may well mean that Russia, at last intends calling a halt. She will be well advised to do so. Every step she takes has up to the present meant -uccess for the Japanese, and the longer the war lasts the more successful they (;et! The admissions made at the last meet- ing of the investigation committee are not likely to increase public conhdenco in the way things are conducted by the Ca.rdin' Corporation. It has to be noted that the admissions we are speaking of were not wrung from those who made them as the result of a severe Inquiry or t rigorous cross-examination. On the contrary, they were lisped forth as though they were the most natural things in the world. Yet the statements were of a most serious and damaging character, and the Cardiff public would ba shortsighted not to make careful note of them. We are told now—when it is too late-by oiSeiaIs and councillors "tike that seven or eight years ago the staff was so inadequate that the proper inspection of new buildings was a matter of impossibility. In other words, at a time when new houses at Cardiff were being built at a rapid rate honest fmd respectable buiiders found the greatest difficulty in getting the inspectors to attend to their duties, simply (it is alleged) because they were overworked. If that be the case, what of those buitders who were un- scrupulous and who had no anxiety at all that the inspectors should oversee their work? If this information, so tardily given, M realty true, the prospect opened out is an atarming one. In an ideal community no new house would be certined as complete until its drainage and other points—but particularly its drainage—had been pronounced satis- factory. Unfortunately, errors of drainage have a cumulative effect, and, as pointed out in our article of Saturday, the town will suffer for years to come from the policy that made it possible for any num ber of new buildings to be certi- fied without the careful and thorough inspection to which they ought to have been submitted. Many are the delinquencies of the various departments under the control of the Cardnf Corporation. Some of them have been dealt with in our columns, and others still remain to be considered.' Hut, whatever their sins of omission and Jf commission, they, at any rate, cannot plead guiltv to harbouring amongst their number an official of the name of Don Juan Nepomuceno de Burioiiagonatotore-i cagacazeoecha! A gentleman with this distinctive appellation is (or was) in the! nna.nc<- department of the Madrid local administration. Don Juan Nepomuceno i de B-and-so-on! Why, it is enough to turn Mr. Greenhill green with envy. Accordmg to the almanac Spring com- mences to-morrow. We arc able not only to give the date; but the very hour. In the Nautical Almanack" the period is given as March 20 days 19 hours astro- nomical time, which, being interpreted, is seven o'clock on the morning of Tues- day, the 21st. 1, Why this excessive accuracy f inquiries the curious reader. We shall probably see no difference to-morrow from to-day, and, as to seven o'clock, isn't this cutting things just a little nne? Dear critical reader, the mystery is, explained when it is known that the! astronomer calls the commencement of, spring th& moment when the aun crosses the celestial equator in its northward journey. At that moment day and night are of equal length; from then till the autumnal equinox day in the northern hemisphere is longer than night. The position, therefore, has very little to do with spring in its ordinary sense, save, that the lengthening of the day and the increase of sunshine brings vegetation' forward. Of course, the beginning of spring in this latter senae can never be stated to an hour, or even a week; still le&s can it be predicted as in the Nautical Almanack! Salt Sprays" is the somewhat awkward yet characteristic, title of the annual report of the John Cory Soldiers and Sailors' Rest, an institution which has during the past few years done a vast deal of good amongst the seafaring population w ho touch Cardiff. Cardiff is said to have more sailors within its borders at any one time than any other port on the face of the earth. If this be the case, a great opportunity is afforded to religious, philanthropic, and social workers. As a matter of fact, a. great deal is done in this way at Cardiff. Yet we do not know that the neld is even now adequately covered. The insti- tution under notice has during the time of its existence done solid work, and within its new home promises to do far more than has ever been accomplished in the past. People who realise the nature of the life which poor Jack" leads—even under the greatly ameliorated circum- stances of to-day—can form some faint idea of the importance of such sheltering plac&s as the Cory Rc-st. There is pro- bably not on the face of the earth a man who is mere grateful for any little kindness than the average sailor, and we know full well that the privileges of the Rest are talked about wherever the British flag Scats. Wherever the British seaman goes.—and he goes all over the world—kindly thoughts and prayers for the welfare of the Sailors' Rest are waft.ed to headquarters." It is the knowledge of this that proves such an encourage- ment to the friends and supporters of this admirable institution. The Great Western, with its usual care and thoroughness, has just been conduct- ing an interesting experiment. A train resembling in every respect the ill-fated, express that. met with an accident at Loughor was driven over that portion of the line under conditions as nearly as possible resembling those that obtained on the day of the accident. All passed off well and without mishap, as, of course, had been the case daily for a long time before the accident. On the train was a set of apparatus fbr determining speed, oscillation, and the like, and, no doubt, the results recorded will be discussed and conclusions drawn therefrom. Lest people be unduly elated by the glorious conditions of yesterday, it may be as well to mention that a well-known prophet says British weather will be very unsettled in the last ten days of March, that then we shall have a touch of frost and a fall of snow, and that both April and May will open with snowstorms! The prophet in question is one of the empirical order; nevertheless, he haa made one or two lucky hits, and, of course, it will be impossible to contradict him—till afterwards!

Mamty About Peopfe. Everybody hopes that Lord Peel may recover quickly from his indisposition, for he is one of the most popular nguree in the graver and more intellectual section of London soeie'ty. Since hi& r&tirement from the Speaker&bip in 1895 Lord Peel has lived very quietly at his home in Bedfordshire, reading a great de3,1 of history, and leaving the life of action to his clever sons, a.ll of whom. are doing very well. Xow. as in his hs.rd-workin.g days, Lord Peel is a eingularly dignined. inan. He was the only man who ever kept the House of CommonB in order. A 'marvellous exa-mple of his power was seen when the "free nght" took place while the House was in Committee over GLa.dNto'ne'8 second Home Rule Bill. Somebody was shaking his a&t at Mr. GIa,datone; Mr. Oha-mberlain had been insulted; Colonal Sa.underson was in the midst of an alarming meles of infuna-ted meBC-be'rs. It waa a. terriMo seeEe. Then soznebody thoug'ht of sending for the Speaker. He came into the House with his usua<l manner—a, little calmer than usua.1. perhaps—with hds Speaker's robes and wig. As soon as hs appeared there waa a. hush. Members ooll$d pullios' eaoh other's hair. Colonel Saunderson put down the bench' with which he was medi'ta.fting an attack upom a< well-known opponent, everybody &lunk back i to their scats. There was dead silence aa the Speaker got into hiB chair; you could f have heard a. pin drop as he began to epe?k. a.nd ths epeech itself, a pained, yet courteous, rebuke, was reeeive.d with an air of deep con- f trition by the Pa,rlia,menta.ry prize-ngh'tera' who listened to it. Lady Roas, whom the Duchees of Suther- land presented a.t a. recent Court, is a. charm- ing America-n, a. native of Kentucky, who married Sir Charles Roes, of Balnagowsm, as his second wife three yea.rs ago. Lady Ross has a. most beautiful and well-trainw voice, a<nd has often sung at Highland concerts in a.id of the Duch.:s of Sutherland's phila-a- thropio oohemas, or in other good oaU5eS. Sir Charles Boas owns between 500,000 and 40C.OM) aoreg in PvOæ-shire, a-nd is by far the la-rgeet landowner in the kingdom under the rank of a, peer. Next to him, probably, cornea Sir Watkin WiIliams-Vynn. sometimes nick- ma.me.d the King of WaJes." Lord Brajckley haa been making 4uite a victorious tour of the West Indies with his amateur team of cricketers, but although he h,a,a been smashing up the local players in all directions, be and his porty have been enjoying a. hearty amd plea--ant reception. In Georg'e'town (B.C.) the otdber da.y they had a. bea-vy ta6k, only bea.i.!ng the British &ma.na. tea<m by 42 runs. They wcire a.pptHrently Ba.ved by Captain Wynyard's carefut yei. brillia.n.t second innings of 80, and Thonip- aon's s-ecuring Eeven wickets for 65 rues in the Georgotowners' second inningB. Still, most matches a.re won in this wa,y. amd Lord Bra.ckleY'3 latest victory oa'n by no mea.ns be called a. uuke." Mairaha.1 Oya-ma, ajvd AdTnira,! Togo ha.ve been the men of the moment, in Ja.pan ever einoe tih.a war broke oti-t- Wllen Togo ha<d done his part at sea. Marsha,! Oyama began his work on lamd. Not for one moment has he b&en at fault, either while he was orgarl- ieing at hoTne or a-iaca he has actually directed the forces at the front. Hie life's business has been war. He has studied" it in Europe and a.ppi-ied it in the East. To have twice captured Port Arthur, once from China and once from Russia., is a feat not likely to be equalled. He is tall for a Ja.pa.neee, and about, Md hia round face is quite boytali ?1 a. duetAQce. When one is n<ea<r him o&e &a<b <bta.t he is d?ep? fitted wiHi amaU-pox ajid tha.t his eb,,es ha.vc a. decided cast. He loves all anfimtaJs—ospeoisJIy oats. Children hold out thedr ha-nda to him by instinct, vnd dogs follow him in the streets. Mr. Herbert Grover has been for some years one of the most popular of English tenors, but he began life as a- journalist. He waa always the same kind-hearted, joity, Bohe- mian soul. always ready with a. song for hie friends, and with that hearty manner that makes him so popular with everybody. He 13 a thorough Londoner, and he is proud of it For several years Mr. Grover had worked as a reporter on the City Press," when he was introduced to Mr. Vert and the late Mr. Sums Reeves. Mr. Vert was not long in mak- ing up his mind, but promptly gave the young singer a good contract, while Mr. Sims Reevea gave him encouragement and good advice "Never lot people try to make you what they call a robust tenor.' sa-id he. Go on singing aa you a.re singing now, and always let them hear you sing Tom Bow- ling.' And that is what Mr. Grover did. Mme. Blanche Marches!, who is among the singers at St. George's-hall, is a Parisian by birth, her father was an Italian from Palermo, her mother came from Frankfort- on-the-Main. and her early life was spent at Cologne, where both her pannts were teachers at the Conservatoire. The English have long admired Mme. Blanche Marchesi, and the sentiment is reciprocated. Madame once said, indeed, that there was nothing stiff about us but our collars, but perhaps other artistes whose triumphs have not been so great consider us less unbending. I left France," said Mme. Marchesi on one occa- sion, because there is no career open to a singer except in opera. I declare I will be eternally grateful to England, for it has made a concert singer out of the poet and teacher who was too modest to call herself a singer. England has understood the heart that beats in my little songs." Lord Hugh is one of the cleverest of the Cecils. He has also a- full sharo of Cecil determins.tion and obstinacy. His family used to take the greatest delight in the way in which Linky," as they called him, proved himself froTn his earliest years to be no respecter of persons. Even now the story of how Lord Hugh told the truth once to no lees a. person than Mr. Gladstone is remembered by them with delight. He wa,3 nvB years old at the time, and had not arrived at an age to dissociate political from social enmity. Therefore, when he was introduced to Mr. Gladstone, whom he knc'.v to be Lord Salisbury's rival, his &rst words were: You are a bad man." Mr. Gladstone was startled. How can I be a. bad man," he said, when I am a friend of your father's?" Oh," said the little boy contercp. tuously, "my father's going to cut your head off with a great big sword!" Since that candid age, Lord Hugh has probably felt the same thing about other opponents without permitting him&elf to express it so directly. The Rajah of Sarawak, otherwise Sir Charles Johnson Br,oke, is at present in England, and is residing at Chesterton House, near Cir&ncester. Hia Highness, who is now in his seventy-sixth year, succeeded j his uncle, the late Rajah, nearly fotfty years ago as ruler of Sarawak, with a popu- lation of half a million, inhabiting forty thousand square miles of territory. He ia married to a Wiltshire lady (sister of the explorer. Mr. Harry de Windt). whom the I a.t 3 Queen received with Sovereign honours when she visited her Majesty at Windsor. some years ago. The Rajah himself was accorded by King Edward. soon after his a-ocassM.n, the rank and p'reoede'noe of the greatest Indian feudatory princes. Pater- ¡ na.lly he is a Johnson. having' adopted the name of Brooke when he succeeded his uncle. The Rajah and Ranee have a son, known as the Rajah Mudah, who was educated at Win- cheet.er and Cambridge, and has as-,isted his fatbea- in the .bdministratio'n of the Government of Sarawak for a good many years.

I A Long Courtship I ENDS IN A LEEDS MiLUNER GETTING DAMAGES Marian Lucy Mary Dixon, a milliner and dressmaker, told a story at Leeds Assizes on Saturday of what she described as nine years of happy courtship cruelly ended, and she wae awarded JE150 damages against Horace Wheatley, a commercial traveller, of Norton- <M!.Tees, for breach of promise. Now 27 years of age, the young lady said she had been the object of defendant's attention since she was sixteen. At her eighteenth birthday she became formally engaged to him, and she was introduced as her intended husband. In July, 1904, Miss Dixon heard that defen- dant was beginning to walk out" with another young lady, whom he had since married. She questioned defendant, who at nrst denied it, but bubsequently admitted that it was true. Plaintiff denied that she had asked to see this lady, and make complaint to her. Mr. Justice Ridley It is a most inhuman proposal to ask the young ladies to meet each other. It is an old adage, You should never get on with the second girl until you have got off with the first." Plaintiff was questioned as to this extract from a. letter which she wrote defendant I forgive you, but I cannot forget, though you know what happy hours we have spent together, not only lately, but in times past. If you will be happier with her than one who has every right to you we will let it be so. Time will tell. Those who live the longest will see most. However, I do not wish you any hanm, as you know, cedther d& I wish another girl to suffer as I have done. Remember this and bear in mind, A faithful lover is hard to nnd. But should you find one good and true, Don't change the old one for the new. I love you just as much as ever, If separation be our lot, Dearest to me, forget me not." Plaintiff denied that she intended the letter to convey the idea that she would not proceed further in the matter. For defendant it was contended that plain- tiff had agreed to release him from any, promise of marriage he had made.

SEQ UEL TO COUPON GAMBLfNG Fourteen men were arrested by a- police raid at the Beehive Inn. Accrington, on Saturday, and charged under the Betting Acts. A large number of printed forms used for betting on football matches were seized, bearing, as is alleged, the initials of bookmakers, who since the suppression of coupon guessing competi- tions in newspapers have done an enormous business in this kind of gambling all over Lancashire, Yorkshire, and the North of Eng- land. One &rm in Liverpool alone is credited with making a pront of ;LSOO in a. fortnight.

CARDtFF COAL TRADE I The general coal trade outlook at CardIS is distinctly brighter to-day. Since Satur- day over 60 vessels have docked at Cardiff and Penarth, and 40 at Barry, and there arc several overdue vessels known to be within easy reach of the port. This large accre- tion of tonnage has had a beneficial influence on the coat m&rket this morning, but &s the accumulated stocks standing on the sidings are suincient to meet the requirements for some days to come, no appreciable improve- ment in prices is recorded.

TENBY TRAWLER WRECKED I The trawler Elizabeth M. 18C. of Tcmby, driftod ashore on S&ttirday oo the North Tail, Bideford Ba,r. The crew were sa.v€d by the lifeboat.

At the Rajlwa.y Temp?rajice Hotel, CardiC, on Saturday the Cardiff Branch of the Com- mercial Temperance League held a successful amokic? concert. The mosM?l arrsmgen);enta were under the care of Mr. Shepherd, tir. B. S. Jenkin waa tht mJ'uú.et.. -i

CAROFF'S ACCOUNTS ij. Elective Auditors Make! Serious Compiaint. 1-1 SAY BOOKS ARE IN APPEAR AND THEY ARE HAMPERED Mr. F. J. Beavan presided at an ordinary meeting of the finance com-mitte'3 of the Cardiff Corporation this mornirg, wh--n the Town-clerk read the following letter from tho eleetiYe auditors: — A SERiOUS COMPLAtNT Auditors Say They Are Hampered 2, Frederick-ztroot, Cardiff, M.rchl8,1305. Gentlemen,—We desire to call your atteu- tion to the fact of our not having been furnished with copies of the printed minutes, after applying for same, and at the same time to set out the present position as far as the audit, is concerned. We have dealt with the accounts of the urban authority, waterworks, and electric lighting as far as is practicable at the i are to bring our work to a completion for the ha.lf-year ended 30t.h of September. 19M. on account of the books not having been closed, as it is provided they should be, in accordance with the Municipal Corporation Act, 1882. We may say that the time already occupied on these matters has been eighteen days, and the Borough Fund (which we are now proceeding with). Electric Tramways, and other departments wUl occupy a like period. During the audit we have made sugges- tions for the more correct keeping of some of the books, the better vouching of the wages books and sheets, rtty ca.sh accounts and postage accounts, and the collection of the rents, some of which are allowed to run much into arrear. The cash book of the urban a-uthority shows a balance in hand of -6101 5s. 6d., which has been brought forward for the past twenty years or more, and treated as aa asset in the corporation, accounts, although we have been unable to discover that such a sum exists, and we shall be bound to see that this matter is cleared up before the end of this month (the close cf the financial year). We note that the charge by the electric department for lighting the corporation buildings, such as tb3 town hall, sana- torium. baths, fish market, and other premises, is at the same rate as for private individuals, though it appears to us that some reduction should be made, if the quantity used is taken into account. A nnmber of the books of the corporation. we consider, are very much in arrea/r; In some departments the books for the half-year ending September, 1904, were at the 1st March, 1905, still unbalanced and in an unfinished state, and unless prompt measures are taken, we see no prospect of the books being closed for the financial year ending Mat inat. until four or five months after- wards. The refusal of your committee to allow us, the auditors, individual access to the books, and obtaining them from the borough treasurer, greatly hampers us in our efforts to proceed with the audit in an expeditious manner, and it appears to us an injustice that such an attitude should be adopted. May wo a,sk that the provisions of Section 27 of the Municipal Corporation Act 1882 be carried oui, Uy the books being properly closed and statements of accounts and balance-sheets prepared for the half-year ended September, 1904, to enable us to com- plete our work for that period?—Yours faith- fully, (Signed), OSWALD COLEMAN, JOHN S. TAYLOR, Borough Auditors The Chairman and Members of the Finance Committee, Cardiff Corporation. The Chairman: There a,re several items in that l&tter of which I know nothing. I don't know that any books' have been r&fused; certainly they have not been refused, by this committee. They say they have be'en refused a.lso to proceed with the audit individually. Mr. C. H. Bird: The committee did pass a resolution refusing to allow the elective: auditors to proceed separately with the al.1drit.. They were to attend together. I The Chairman: Then they eay they have not been furnished with copies of the printed minutes a-rter a.pplying for the &a.me. I suppose they mean t.h.a monthly minuites of the council. The Borough Treasurer: They have never a-pplded to me for them. Mr. Vivian: I move that they ha.v<& copies of the minutes. Mr. Robinson: But I am not satis-Sed. The auditore make a charge, which ought to be cleared up. They say they were refused certain informa.tion. The Chairman: Are they here? Mr. Lewis (deputy-treasurer), after inqnir. ing', said they were not. The Chairman stated that when they made a complaint about not being able to audit the books eepanateiy, he told them they could attend the meeting. Mr. Greenhill said he also told thNn they could come, and tksy are not her&. It is a serioua charge that they make. Mr. MuTm: Can they prove that they have applied for these minutes? Mr. Greenhill and the Town-clerk stated that they had not a-pplied "to them. Alderman Do.vid Jonea: Why should they not have access to all the books they require for their purpcee? There is Growting Evertasting I about something or other; why cannot they have a-ccesa to all the books they require? Mr. Gree&hill: So they have. Mr. Lewis: They ha.ve asked me for copies of the e&timates and I have supplied them. Mr. Vivian moved a resolution to the effect tlia.t the committee could not ascertain that copies of the minutes had been applied i'or, that they wrtain.ly have not been refused, but they certainly had not been refused, supply them on applica.tion. Mr. Munn seooinded. The CbaiLrma.n theTi pointed <yut tha.t the auditcM'3 oolRplained that the books had Dot been closed for the bzlf-year ending, Septem- ber, 1904. Mr. Gree.n.hill: Ve have all the books ba.lam.ced to that time, but we don't make up a. printed statement. That is doce annually. The Chairman: .They state that the books are not made up as required by the Corpora- tion Acts. What does the law stipulate? The Town-clerk: The Act states:— The treasurer shall make up the accounts half-yearly to such dates as the council, with the approval of the Local Government Board from time to time, approve, and subject to any such appointment to the dates in use at the commencement of this Act. The treasurer shall within one month from the date to which he is required to make up his accounts in each half-yea-r submit them, with the necessary vouchers and papers, to the borough auditors, and I they shall audit them. The Chairman: The auditors say they have made certain suggestions to improve the system of book-keeping? Mr. Greenhill: They have made many suggestions and we have met them. They have questioned the legal charges and things of that sort which have been before the several committees and sanctioned, by the council. The Chairman: Then they refer to a sum of -PID! 5s. 6d. which has been brought for- ward for twenty years, but they cannot dis- cover that it exists. Mr. Greenhill: It has been brought forward for twenty' years to my knowledge. It is made up of small balances which have accu- mulated, and is still used in the revenue. It is brought forward from year to year. Mr. Vivian: If so. it is in hand. Mr. Greenhill: It is in hand. The Chairman: It appears in the Blue Book last y.ear as -E141 5s. 6d., belonging to the district fund account. I don't see how we can proceed in the Absence of the Auditors I I move that they be requested to attend the next meeting to explain their letter. Mr. C. H. Bird: It would, be much more satisfactory if this balance of JE101 were banked at the end of the year, and such sums as aœe re<iuired drawn OTtt afterwards. Mr. Greenhill: That is the bala,Yico brought forward, and is in the aoco'un'te. The Oha.irma<n: Why is it not in the bank? Mr. GreeaMU: It ia ba-ajked. Mf -at AL Bird: It woold be yeU Lf &U money were banked on the 31st of Mardh, I the end of the year. and, if necessary, ask for a cheque for petty cash at the com- mencement of the new year. The Chairman: I cannot understand why that is not done. Mr. Robinson: It has been going on for ha,lf a century; you: cannot expect an a<Itetra<- tion at onoe. With reference to the balancing of the accounts, the borough treasurer said it was done ais required by the Act.. Mr. Robinson: Is it done half-yearly? Mr. GreenMH: Yes, a-nd printed yearly. Alderman David Jones: If it were not done, how could we get a. supplementary estimate? The chairman's motion, to request the elective auditors to attend the next meeting, Y,as then agreed to.

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Dupticate Train TESTED ON SCENE OF LOUGHOR DISASTER. One of the theories advanced to account for the accident on the Great Western Bail- way at Loughor on October 3 last, when five persons were killed and eighteen others seriously hurt, was the oscillation of the saddle-tank engine attached at Llanelly, causing it to be jumped off the metals, Lieu- tenant Yorke, B.E., who was appointed oy the Board of Trade to conduct 4,he inquiry, stated that he was unable to report with certainty the cause of the derailment, but the probability was that it was due to one of two causes, viz., the fracture of the side- rod or oscillation of the saddle-tank engine in consequence of too great a speed. Colonel Yorke expressed the opinion that engines of the saddle-tank type like the one in ques- tion were not suitable for attachment in front of express trains. On Sunday an interesting experiment was made by the Great Western Railway Com- pany over that portion of the line where the accident occurred. On the previous day a, train in all respects similar to the express from Milford, which was partially wrecked at Loughor was made up at Swindon. It consisted of an engine and nine coaches, in the &rst of which an intricate apparatus for measuring speed, oscillation, Ac., was fixed. The other coaches were loaded with old axle-boxes to represent as near as possible the weight of the passengers in the train which came to grief. On Saturday evening the experimental train was driven down to Carmarthen, and on Sanday morning started on the ap-line in the direction of Landore. At Lla.nelly a, saddle-tank engine was. pat on in front of the express engine, so that the situation on the night of the 3rd of October was re-pro- duced as nearly as possible. The test, we are informed, gave satisfactory results, there being no oscillation or bumping of the saddle- tank engine at the speed at which an express train would usually proceed between LIaneUy and Cockett, where the smaller engine wa.s detached and sent back. Mr. Dawson, Pad- dington, assistant superintendent of the line, was in charge of the train, and was accompanied by the locomotive superinten- dent at Swindon and others. After the experiment the train returned to Swindon, ¡ stopping a few minutes at Cardiff.

M!LUON YEAR CLOCK Explaining the four types of radio-active substances at the Royal Institution on Saturday. Professor J. J. Thomson showed how the Beta substance attracted nod repelled an object much in the style of a pendulum. Unless the object were re moved, he said, it would be made to swing so long as the radium lasted—say, a million years—so that ? with some cloc&work attached to the pendu- lum we should have a clock that would require winding up only once in a nulhon years.

Although there is considerable delay in beginninb the work of building the new post- ofRco at Newport, &ome indication of what it will be when complete !s now available. The nrst steps to be taken are the excavations in the .front for the coTistmction of a new ca,ble chajnber. It is hoped that this will soon be taken in hand. When it is complete the work of taking down the old premises and building the new will be began. The new 11 building is designed in the free Benai?sa.nce 1 etyle. It will have a. frontage to High-etrcet ] of 109ft. and to Thomae-etreet of 128ft. There witi be three noora be<n<?es the basement amd attics. The whol? place will be lit by tiec- tricit?. <

W)DOW8 NtGHT OUT MERCHANT'S ADVENTURE IN THE WEST END. Artist's Mode! and the j610 Notes Mr. PJowden. WMI on Saturday aga.in occupied at Maryleboua with the ea&e of aged 34, a. ci.g-a-r merchant, of 205, S'hartesbury-a/vpnue, who was charged with stea-hng two .E10 Bank of England notes, the property of Mrs. Louisa Hodgens, a young widow, resid- ing at 35, Boundary-road, St. John's-wood. Mr. Nonweilcr prosecuted, and Mr. Freke Palmer was for the defence. The story for the prosecution was that about mid-night on February 25 Mrs. Hod- gens and an artist's model named Agnes Moore were in the King's Head Hotel, Leicester-square, when the prisoner, a stranger, entered with a lady. They all got into conversation, and after a time drove away in a cab to Hyman's place of business. The lady parted with them there, and Mrs. Hodgena, Miss Moore, a.nd the accused then drove to 35, Boundary-road. On entering the house Mrs. Hodgens took the two ;E10 notes from her stocking, and having put them on & taMe she forgot a.ll about them. Prisoner left shortly afterwards to see Miss Moore home in a cab, and on the way, it was 'said, he produ ?d the two notes from his pocket, put one of them in the lining of his silk ha,t, and gave the other to Miss Moore, who, in the excitement of the moment," accepted it. Then, hearing from Miss Moore that Mrs. Hodgens had more of them." he, it was alleged, exclaimed, I'm back after it," and having alighted from the vehicle he hired another cab and drove back to the house, where he remained the night. Mrs. Hodgens, re-called, said the numbers of the bank notes were 89,945-6. Mr. Richard Hills, bank-note inspector at the Bank of England, produced the note 89,945, which was returned to the Bank. he said, on March 8, from the London and Westminster Bank, and bore the endorse- ment of Short's (Limited), Fryett, mana- ger." Written in pencil on the note was "L. Elstcin," or Eilstien," 48. Regent's Park- road. Mr. Archibald Newton, a- solicitor, of Chancery-lane, said he was with Hyman in St. Paul's Churchyard on March 6. Thc-y went into Short's, and had drinks, which the prisoner paid for with a note. Accused received a handful of gold and silver in change. He was not aware of the name of Eilstein." AProfessiona!Lie Cross-examined: He had told the accused that Inspector Bower had asked if Hyman paid for the drinks with a note. Witness did not tell the prisoner that he had replied that he did not recollect what they were paid with. As a matter of fact, he told the inspector he did not recollect what took pla<*e. At that time he was not on his oa-th. Mr. Palmer: Is your explanation, as a solicitor a.nd a gentleman, that you told the inspector a lie because you were not on your oa.tTi?—What I told the inspector was & lie. Mr. Plowden: 0 wilful lie, do yoti mteam?— No. Mr. PIowden Then what kind of lie was it ? Mr. Palmer: A professional lie? Witness: Yes; a< professional lie. Yon don't always show your hand at once when an inspector comes to you. Walter Fryett, manager at Short's, said the JE10 note in question was paid to him in the course of business, but he could not say by whom. He did not recognise the pri- soner or the previous witness. John Heywood, bar attendant at the King's Head Hotel, Leicester-square, said ho had known the proeecutrix about two years. She entered the house with Miss Moore on the night in question about ten or eleven o'clock. The prisoner entered later with a Miss Trixy Herbert. Mrs. Hodgena had drinks, which she paid for out of her purse. Shs had some notes, which she asked him to take care of, but he shoved them back and told her to take them and not make a. display that she had paper money on her. He sa.w her—well, put them into her stock- ing, and he then asked the prisoner, he bein.g the ocly gentleman there, to see her into a ca.b, as she had-a. lot of money, upon her. HyTnan comsantod. and did so. T'he following day, in consequence of what Mrs. Hodgens told him, he telephoned to the accused, telling him be was "a, —— ecamp," he must know something about the oney, and if he had it he had better give it up. Prisoner then came round and saw him, and he told him to his face he was "a cad," and he (witness) thought he had the money. If he had, he added, he had Better Cough it Up" H I Mra. Kvelyn Herbert, of 14, St. Uswain s-roaa, West Kensington, deposed that she was a.t the King's Head Hotel on the night in question with the prisoner, who had invited her to ha.vo a giMS of wine. They got into conversation with Mrs. Hodgens and Miss Moore. The former took the two notes from her stocking, and. having appealed in vain to the last wit- ness to take care of them for her, she returned them to tha ea.me place. All of them then left the hotel together, and went in a cab to tha prisoner's shop, where witness remained twenty minutes, and then left. DetoctiTe'&ergeant Moore said Hymaji, <m the way to ALbacy-street Police-sta-tion, remarked: On the 25th of last month I met the two I women at the King's Head. We had two drinks, and then the women went to my shop and had cigarettes. We drove to 35, Bou-ndary-road and had drinks. I left the house with the young lady. and after driv- ing a. short distance I left her and went back to Boundary-road and stayed with Mrs. Hoddens until twelve o'clock the next day. Nothing was said about money when I left her. tVhcn tne two women came into my shop to-day I thought they were blackmail- ing me, so I &ent for a consta-ble. The story is a-n invention on the part of the women. Now that one of the notes has been traced to the young woma.u she is putting it on to me. Croae-examined: During the remand he amd Inspector Bower called upon the abused. Detectives Unusual Move II Mr. Plowden: Tha.t is rather unusual. When & prisoner is in the cTistody of the court the mission of the detectives its at aji end. Inapeobor Bower: It was to assist him tihat I cabled. Deteotive-InapectoT Bo-wer cta-ted that he caILed Brst upon Mr. Newton, the eolicitor, a.!id then (Hi Hyman. He eadd to the latter, "Aa you h:n'e protested your innocence so stxmgll, ha.va you any objecticm to give me a. specimem of your Iiaodwriftrug?" Bje eaid, "Not at aJI." Witn'eas so-id, "You have a. perfect right to object, as it may be used in evidence for or as'a.i'nst you. It may be "9W7 much ill your favour if -wha-t I am told ie tnre." Accused aBkoo w h.aJt he was gol,ng to do with it, and be tc'ld him he iinteaided to compa,re it with tthe endor,emeiit OT!. on<t of the JE19 notes. It might, he eadd, be the in€a<Ds of pro'virg the prisoner's icnocence cr his gTMlt. Prt'aacer tJten 'wrote at witnjeee's dictati<m. Oroas-era.muM'd: He hml not eirbniitted tb<e ha.cd-writin.g' to an expert, and he prefeiTed not to give an o'pi'nic'n npon it himself, in the iBterest of the prisoner. Mr. P!owd€in remarked tha.t if objectioin. had been tafkeQ he should uot have admitted the evidemLce of th'e iuap'ector, ø..s he held a; etrotug opinioo that when once a phaaner was in the custody of the court the functions of the police were at a'Q end. Ina'pectoe' Bower sxid tha..t if he were allowed to &a.y what ha '\Ya5 told the court would see tbot. it was aJl done in the pri. aoneir'a interee.t. Mr. nowden replied that he did not doubt tha,t the inspector's motives were admirable, but'it might so ea<Ni!y prejudice aji am-Lwed person'. At this poitit Hymam was fTirther reminded.

NDBVENS' BBEAP.—Whea you out it you do not nqW= Mj' aMxr MUth for BiMttMt er ToN eiNaz )

HERM!T OF BROMLEY NINE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN A HUT IN THE FOREST. Is sb pnjnitiTO shelter 'built of <*ead lea.ves a.Q<i tree bramchM. hea.p,oo a-bo-at a. rough framework of hurdies ajtd sacks, Old Jmimy" has lived in Scott's Wood, &TU1- dri.dg'e Pa.rk. for the past nine years. H& is dubbed OM Jimmy" out of the affectioia which the people of Sundridso Pû,rk and the Bromley diatrM't bca.r hi-m, hiR rea,I name,being James L<mg. A reparter ()Ill !a.tuI'da.y eo'ag'ht him at Bromley. There he was, crossing the roa.d, towards his favourite house of ca.II, with afn. old ha,mper en. his baok: a aliort, thickset mam, witli a. hca-vy dark beard a'nd a great d'ea,l of dark h.aiir, combed up mto a, n,,at roLl a-t <<be bapk, like a. wig. Ha was quite will-ing to conduct the raporter to his queer house: so he led the wa,y up to Sundridge Fa.rk. I Wrecking the Home As we pushed through this trees a couple o'f sm.a.Il boys, looking sera.phica.Hy innocent, stroked into sight. Young rascals'" exclaimed Jimmy, wrajthfully. Bin meddlin.' with the place agen, tha-t's what they bi'n up to! Oa.B't leave nothin' alone, you know. Always pul- liji' av.vy the lavcs amd dra.ggin' out the rocks. But I'll 'a.Te 'em one of these da.ya. SluUl 'a,Te to jna-ke an exa.mple of one of them, tliat's wha<t it Is." It was true—a. lump of matted Ica-ro Nad been drag,ç;ed awa,y. leaving a large hole in Jimmy's bedroom." But the a.dva.'atR.ge of havi-E's a iMmae of dead loaves is that you can B0<m 'm)e'nd tt, a'nd Jim;my had merely to tak-,o xii armful of .new leaves from the ground a.nd thrust it into the breach to repa.ir it. The home is a substa'nt.i.a.l a.nd coTnmodi<ma Btruclure. The remote e'nd. a.grainst the tree which forms one of the waJIs, is the sleeping a.paj-tm'entt, ajbout 4ft. high a.nd 9ft. broafd, almost entirely waiter-tight, a<nd furnished with a mtafttr'e.ss of sa'cks; while the unroofed end is where Jimmy does his ooojd.n<g. I Never Had a Day's Illness And I've never had a day's 111'nass m my life," he declared proudly; "nor meve<r tasted djoctor'a jm&dicime. And I'm 66 yeaj* old." He is am Esse'x ma.n, born at MaJdon, B'eajr which to,,wn his uncle kcfpt am inn, quaintly najned, The Badger Imo. a.md Badger Out." Twenty-two yoa;rs ago he oaime to Bromley his sV>J]J>IDOther, to work an the 0001- structio'n of the old Bromley railway line for tha Sto'nth Bastam Oompa-Tly; a.nd fortMrteem yeafrs they lived in & cottage tOjot fa<r from where his present hut attamds. 'rhe'a. his stepmother died; ajul Jimmy quitted the cottage afQd tbuilt his hut, chooodag to eairn hds JiTi.ng by the saile ot .Sowora, ibarto, bl3ICk'berries, a.Tid. nm-h-iooTas. Does it pa,y. Jimmy?** "At the beat I cam macsloe l5a. ar Ne. a. diay, amd a.t the worst ornly 66. a. week. The herbs pay best—whita mandxnke (thsxt's for givio.' people a. appetite), w-dsage, colta- foot lea-ves (they amdke 'am lilBe tobaood for consumption), groumd-iTy, amd nettflea (they mix 'can with lard aind ma.ba ajQ ointrnfent for cuTTng burns amd scaMs), aaul agrimony for maJdm' tea..with. I djon't sell 'cm to 'erbaliBts: no, I get orders for 'em from doctors herealbouts." Sometimes the old matQ is euway &Te or 6'ix days at a. time on his colT'ecti'n.g ronmds, gettimg' eametimes SB f'snr down ae Lewea a'nd Newha-Tem.

Church Work in Cardiff GENEROUS GtFTS BY THE I MACKINTOSH A crowded public meeting of Church people was held on Saturday in the Assembly-rooma a-t the Town.hall, Cardiff, in a.id of the build- ing fund of St. Martin's Pariah, Roath. His worship the mayor (Alderman R. Hughee) pre- sided. The Mayor said they a.11 looked with envy at the type of houses in Roa.th, and felt indebted to The Mackintosh of Mtwl.-inosh for giving instruction for the erection of such admirably planned artisans' houses. Both The Mackin- tosh of Mackintosh and Mrs. Mackintosh showed an interest quite as deep in the spiritual welfare of the people in that part of the town. They were there now to assist the vicar and his excellent staff in liquidating the St. Majtdn.'s debt, which had been reduced from .E6.400 to .83,800. He proposed that the meeting pledged itself to do its utmost to raise the sum still required for the building funds of St. Martin's, Roath. The Yen. W. C. Bruce, in seconding, spoke with admiration of the noble and devoted lives of the men who had ruled over tJio dastiniea of Roath, a-nd pointed out tha.t the object that da,y was to strengthen their hands a.nd .perpetuate the good impxemioa they bad made. The Ven. F. W. Edmondes geconded the regolution, which was supported by Mr. W. S. do Winton. Th'& Bev. E. A. Sutherla.nd then imado a. 9WJtem-ent as to th& progress made in the parish. The 3fa4k!-ntosh of Mackintosh, oD behajf of Mrs. Miackin-tosh and himeelf, most heartily tbanked the speakers for their remarke, &nd forcibly put before them the needs of the parish and the work that waa done. The right note was struck by Mr. Sutherlajid when he said there was a great future before them if the clergy would all work together, and, sinking minor difFerences, stand shoulder to shoulder. (Hea<r, bear.) That wae the true principle of religion in theee days. TheVica.TofSt. 'M'aj'tin'a a,nnounc&d,a.mid!a.t applause, that The Mackintosh of Mack. intos'h and Mrs. Mackintosh had generously promised an a.d:ditiOlINLl JB500. The Mack- intosh, said the Yica.r, had just pencilled on a bit of paper that if it would be aany relief to their council The Maokinto&h of Mack- intosh and Mrs. Mackintosh, in addition to their JB2.000. would gira JS500.

CWMBRAN COLLIER K!LLED At the Owmibram OoiUieries of Messrs. ChMst, Eee<n, NøtM.ef()lld. amd Co.. when the day. men were' goMig in to their work tJus inor'E.mg they f<Mind that a< large atone had fallen on an exaiminer, na-med Joseph Taylor, of Woodside. Death must ha/vo been insrtanta.ncous. He 1't118 on the night shift, a<nd the fatality occurrod as he waa pro- ceeding through the return way.

1AFF ROWING CLUB I The annna-1 general me&ting of the Taft Athletic Rowing Club waa held at the Mtre Hotel, Lla-ndsLn. The oattook for the ensuing season is very fa-vournblo. and a. eacceesful year ia confidently looked forward to. The following were elected o&oers for the forth- coming scaeon-Captain, E. Ga,tlon; vic-cap- ta.in, W. CIa-rk&; joint secretaries and trea,. surers, W. Hamlet a-nd R. Mitchell; comnut- tee, J. 8. Williams, E. Cra-fter, W. Crafter, a.nd F. Keliy. The club o'pena on the let of April, and it is the intention of the commit- tee to pay more attention to the coaehin? of novices.

Dr. R. K. Shepherd, of CardiS', has offered hia services to the Church Missionary Society for miseiona.ry work, and hie ofrer has beeu accepted. The Church Missionary Society requirea an a,dditlona.l contingent of men ajid women—evangelistic, medi&a. a,nd a.rti- sa,n—to com-memce work in that large tra,ct of la-ud between the Soudajo ajid Uganda, in response to the invitation Ja-tely sent to the society by Lord Cromer. Agriculture is likely to prove a, very useful form of indnstria,! work in the nrat iceta.nce, a,nd a. medioaj BiLaeionaj'y ie mdtspeoa&ble to ea-ch et&tioa opeNed. BATONS, 9 fM M.; Mw deUetotM) Br<*<. M «Ha ta ttl the best hotet< in Lom<h!B.—SteYNM, OocfeoMeom.

jMPROPER LETTERS SENT BY A COLLECTOR TO A RATEPAYER. The eccentricity of a rate collector was the subject of scathing magisterial comment at Nottingham on Saturday. The rate collector, William Coope, had summoned Mr. James Acton, of Goodwood! House, Arnold, for non-payment of a rate. In reply to Mr. Barlow, the defending solicitor, Coope admitted that he received a ehcqua from Mr. Acton the day after the demand was made, but he returned the cheque because the demand notes had not been enclosed with the cheque. In doing this, Coope wrote in the follow- ing terms on omcial notepaper :— Dear Jimmy Acton,—Your cheque to hand, with thankp, but tell Alice Acton to be good enough to return me the demand notes for the rates. I return you the cheque, you dirty old pig, but your race is run. Be born again, and don't try to do any more poor or, for the matter of that, any- body. Good luck. Jimmy Acton, you dirty, old villain.—Yours truly. W. COOPE. Return cheque with demand notes to your humble servant, W. COOPE. The Presiding Magistrate It is a very improper letter to be written by an oSicial. Mr. Barlow then read another letter written by Coope to Mr. Acton. It was as follows If your rate is not paid by Wednesday I shall be compelled to fane out a summons, and you may depend upon it they know your character at the Shire Hall. I shall be pleased for you to get-, or for him to get someone else to defend you, and you may depend upon it justice will be avenged upon you for all your villainy not only to me and mine, but to others you have wronged. Don't think you will escape punishment. Describing Coope'B conduct as that of a madman, Mr. Barton asked I? the bench to express their opinion publicly of the man's behaviour, and to penalise him with the costs. Mr. Barlow then handed Coope the full amount of the rate—.619 7s. lid.—in cash. Coope went to the solicitor's table to receive the cash, and on returning to the witness box he made violent statements in regard to Mr. Acton. The Presiding Magistrate You are getting towards the end of our patience. If we have any more of this you will find yourself in trouble. He (the chairman) could hardly believe that Coope would ever come there again in his capacity of assistant-overseer.

Young Cardiff Robber.1 THE VALUE OF A GOOD CHARACTER I At Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff to-day George Thomas was the nrst prisoner to be put up. He was only a young man of seven- teen, and the charge against him was the serious one of robbery with violence at Car- diff on January 9. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and his counsel (Mr. St. John Francis- WiUisHms. instructed by Mr. Harold Lloyd) put in evidence of good character. Mr. LovaA Fraser (briefed by Messrs. Cousins, Botsford, and Phcenix) gave an outline of the circumstances leading up to the charge. The prisoner and two other men went into the house where the prosecutor lodged, and after a quarrel the accused snatched a watch out of prosecutor's pocket. He then ran away, and was arrested next day with the watch in his possession. Having considered the certincatea of good character put in on the prisoner's behalf, the Commissioner said he would not inflict a term of imprisonment, but would bind him over in the sum of ;E10 to be of good behaviour in the future. He advised the prisoner to be a teetotaler.

CARDIFF MORALS GETTING BETTER. F!ve Women Charged: No Man I There was only a short list to be disposed of by the .magistrates sitting at Cardiff Police-court to-day. 1. The culprits, ware five in number—women, young and old-and they all had been previously convicted and were all charged with disorderliness in the streets. The oldest of the group was Bridget Doherty, a match seller and a. widow, of Mary Ann-street, who had attained the patriarchal age of 74, and had put in pre- viously ten appearance at court. The pre- sent charge was drunkenness on Saturday night in Bute-street. A constable described the old lady's condition as helpless. She sorrowfully admitted having taken a tew glasses to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.—Dr. Taylor, in discharging prisoner, warned her not to have another St. Patrick's Day until next year. Rose Hughes, 29, complained that follow- ing upon prison life intoxicants had an unusually strong effect upon her, and so far as she could see she would be in prison all her life at this rate. The bench sympa< thised with her, and at the suggestion of Mr. Devereux. police missionary, paid her fare out of the poor box to Bristol, where she had a sister, the object being to alienate the young woman from her surroundings in Car- diff. It speaks well for the purity of St. Patrick's Day festivities, that not a single representative of the inferior eex was charged before the justices.

A NEW PAPER Ideas." the new petmiy weekly paper pub-' lished by E. Hulton and Co. (Limited), con- tains in its nret nuniber, issaed to-da.y, O'ur fttture King's Politics; A Bachelors After- n<xMi, by Pett Ridge; Cra-nks in Farliajnent; 'WTiy? By W. L. Alden; Are Music-Ha-lls Vulgar? By George Robey; Ra.bbity Sa.nL" Short Story by Edwin Pugh; Those Silly Spelling Books' By Basil Tozer; The Ghoulishness of Gorki; Why Bank Clerks are UugaJlajit; The Subiirbaji Critic of Mora-Is, by "Rita. Serial Story:—"FaJrest Among Womjen," by William Le Queux; Wha,t "Tommy" Wajite, by Edgaj' Wa-IIace; How Poor Men c<ui save Money; etc.

SPORT OF THE DAY. I T. HeppeII will ride Rosebery in the Lin- colnshire Handicap a,t 21b. overweight. Mr. W. H. Pawson is baying narsea since big Waterloo Cup win. His ta-test purchases are Lady Oorea. and A.N.B. The fences at Aintree will be exactly the same for thia yeaj-'s Grand Na.tiona.1 aa when won twelve mQnths ago. The pnMished statement that Mr. Wilkinson is removing his horsea from Ma,rtin's 6ta.Me may ca.nse misconception. Mai'tin only took them to oblige the owner until the latter's place &t Foxhill was icady for occnpa'tion. The Tarf Club and Irish National Hnnt Corn. mitteea have removed any bar of disquali- cca-tion which may have existed on the follow- ing persons:—Messrs. D. O'Bnen, Joseph Byrne. P. Lynch, Timothy Lynch, and E. Flajmery. Although Mason had promised not to ride ftgain in public after Saturday before the Grand Na.tiona.1 (in which he rides Kirkland) h-a will endea.vour to obtadn permission to ride some of Coulthwaite's horaee at Birmingham to-da<y and to-morrow. The veteran Mr. H. Beaeley, who is now in his 53rd year, rode a. capital race on his own horse. Lively Lad. when he beat CaptaJm Sta<c. poole on Asoetic'8 Silver in the Regulation Plate a-t BaJdoyle. There was tremendous choeriuc when the wmaer returajCd to the Male,

.ROAD8!DE TRAGEDY. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT TONGWYNLAIS. Jeffs Acquitted at the Assizes To-day. Francis Thomas JeSs. the young cO"" aroused of killin? David Davies at Tongw1 t lais on December 26, was placed in the  at the Glamorgan Assizes this W()rniP$ (before Mr. W. English Harrison, leorgivir 1 nioUs sioner?. The charge wa? that he ??? f did kill and slay David Davies on I)"Mbel 25, 1904, at Eglwysilan." He was also I"di'O on the coroner's inquisition for ni???????. ter. Mr. Arthur Lewia was for the Po-jf tion, and the prisoner was undefended. Mr. Lewis briefly told the story 0 fthe tragedy. Prisoner, he said, had been R clir tomer at the Lewis Arms. Tongwynla.1fi, tb6 tv.'o or three months, and he was in the habit of astiiatmg the licensee by 1JI 31 the bn,r. On the afternoon of DeoeIIlbet tb4 DzLvik,s (the deceased) came into ¡)Ie house, and whether he was under øJ influence of drink or not at the tinle d uncertain. But, at any rate, dees ? remained there until about ? quarter POt d h.. a ve eight, and at that time he was in IL v,li quarrelsome mood, and made himself Offeo, sive to the prisoner. The landlady per.uad'4 the deceased to go out, and he went ? ,} the road. The prisoner, who was ? tbjkt time assisting in the tap-room, followed b ? out to the road, and two or three 0 followed at the same time. Prisoner ? deceased fought on the road, and both le? to the ground. After being on the gro?c do short time they both got up, and the Wbi was resumed. Prisoner then struck ? blof which caused deceased to fall down <? road, and He 4ever Moved Agai_n- I Deceased wa.s carried into the from which he ha? come out a short t before, a-tid when seen by a. doctor fo found to be dead. A post-mortem ex?' tion showed that the deceased was suS? from congestion at the base of the brjll his lungs were not healthy, and his S? .< condition of health was not partict? good. The opinion of the doctor was tf,J! the effect of the blow which caused t)l, fo produced or accelerated congestion ? brain from which death ensued. øl Evidence bearing out thia sta-teineDt ? given by Selina Beatrice Thomas, 1?'?? of the Lewis Arms Sarah Jane Wil? ? wife of a Tongwynlais labourer; Mrs. r.?oo Ford, and W. Chappell, a loca? labOut,' Mrs. Ford added positively that decea ? when nghting, was onder the inSu€D<? drink, and prisoner was sober. Ch?P?? said he heard deceased, before going ,out to the road, challenging the company ? tD# tap-room to nght. He then had hia co? ? vest oS'. Deceased particularly niec?* .? the prisoner, and said he would 6ght bi for JE20. After the two men had fallen ?° the nrst time they were picked up and Put to "Spar Out." .,It I The last blow given by the prisoner c?' the deceased full on the left side of the 3. 04 Dr. Daniel Rees Thomas said that be 't called to the L ewis Arms about t""d minutes to nine on this particular nigllt"$to saw the body of David Davies, who ha? .? dead twenty minutes or half an hour- only marks of violence were a slight $btIJ6 sion on the forehead, a razor mark o° of left side of the neck, and a mark on OIle the knuckles. The congestion of the ? was recent, and the fall would a?? the bleeding. The heart, kidneys, and ?' .-tf ? were enlarged, and the right lung Was.000 or order. Death was caused by heart t?- due to the congestion of the organs JJ1 tioned. Witness, in answer to the learned 0 00 sioner, said he did not naa exte=al evi of any blow. ?, Evidence of arrest was given, and priSoll, when charged, said that deceased wa-6 JJ1 ,x, ing a general DISTURBANCE IN THE HOUSE. I and had challenged him to Sght. Bs *?} deceased to leave the house, and he ? -d) to do so unless he (prisoner) went out 41 .0 him. He went out and prisoner stood befoto him in a fighting a.ttitude. Then the f- blow was struck. of Prisoner, when invited by the C 'fe Arraigns, said he had no wish to evidence or make a statement, but he flo like to call George Carpenter as a Carpenter came forward immediately' ? giving his version of the row at the LÐ. Arms, said that he saw the deceased iel'is; the prisoner. Then ensued the nght, Vv Die added witness, was provoked by the decB? ? In cross-examination witness indo tflÐ statement which was at variance Witli ? evidence of the other witnesses. TbiS ? that the deceased, when he received tI1lo' blow on the jaw from Jeffs, fell on b? and not on his back. 'f ),0 When asked, in the ordinary waY, Do had any statement to make, P?'?t)* replied: "All I wish to impress upoC OIU gentlemen, is that deceased contt? ? challenged me to nght. I went out to ogp? not with the intention of killing, but ? ? which was the best man between the T O LIII That is all I wish to say." .?' In his summing up, the Learned C"o 4 sioner said that the nrst question ?  ,J to decide was whether they thought tb? ?t0? which the prisoner gave the deoe1e brought about or accelerated his deat' 'T?0 blow was struck in the course of this fro, I and not in self-defence. THE VERDICT. -tioo, I The jury, after a minute's deliber-,Oo I found the prisoner not guilty, and lie thereupon discharged.

RHYMNEY WORKMEN'S L),,ITIRS I '< The -questi<)n of Rhymuey wor o e9, The question of Rhymney worJØ for doctors has been a very vexed olle ? some time owing, it appears, to ? tJ.f deal of friction connected with the td Hospital some time ago. It waa the doctors' committee before a. mass ?? ?t? of workmen at the Rhymney publl ? when it was decided tha.t Dr. Robert Acton (Redwood), one of tha assistants- be prohibited attending the Cottage 11 ii At a. subsequent meeting of the worøf w!U3 decided that the salary of the pe medi&aj man. Dr. T. Hall (RedWoØ t. reduced to JB600, a.nd that an assigt,aJ1 øei6 appointed to attend the hospital J f)16 the chief (practically superannuation ?' chief with .E500 per annum). The °??t? tant was advertised for, and 30 app? ?. were received, and the following four ll ? selected to aubamit to a maaa imeetio?'-?( ? workmen on Saturday:—Dr..LMnbeft'? ?' Dr. Williams (OakhamL), Dr. Anderso! Dr. M'Donald.

CONCERT ATTREORCKY ) —— .? The second annual concert in 00 ,,Veov ? o with Bothajlia Chapel, Treorky, ca?o? i?j 6nturda.y.Mr. J. B. John acted aa ?nt'? Mr. J. Ev&ns ti?aanrer, a.nd Mr. 0. ?' '? g?neraJ eecretajy of the oonuci?t? .g ftio 6idera,bLe interest was t?en in ?. ?-? ajppeaj-cmoe to the Rhondda. o? Mr. '?? Btenl?Lmje, Moa.Bac.( Oxon), the WOI'.UI%Jf bling or?a-niBt. Eia improviea<tion ?' A botel was highly ?pprecia-ted. as w? ?J?? fa?ntaeia. played Q<t the mepirftti<? ?{ too .?0? moment. Miss Annie Tout formed 'oot,4 &ttra<otion, a.nd her expressive a?? btI O'oteli?, "C? renditioa?s of excsrpta from B'a:ydc, ? ?tf? lion," "Ca?MU-y," &nd "Eobcrto f$l 'flf brought down the house. Mies J? 10t't, <n)? ? the AoetraJ,ia.n contralto, proved a3l1)oitPI4 grea-t fa-vonrite. The Ameri<?am Weig5,1,, Mr. Gwilym Miles, an old Treorky ? heartily welcomed.

Mr. T. Hurry Bjchee, locomoUTe B'EtPess P? dent of the Ta?F Valo Ba,ilw&y MluPoly, DA$ been for some time oomanod to °? bO,A Penylam, C?rdifF, enSermg irom ??,.gc6tt' Pn S?turdta-y h? w&s much bt?er. ?° ?,y ? ) hJ WM able to leave his room. ox d "?f? I' friends will be ploaeed to teaj-o that tbore I avary Itopo -of tae eooa beJMC aDO? H