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IMPORTS. I Thursday. Sea, Brisk, s, fish, Neale & West Bristol, Happy Returns, burllt ore, C. Ten- nant, Sons X Co. Cardiff Sands, Leopard, s, sand, W. R. Tucker Roscoff, Eddie, s, potatoes, Edward England Dublin, via Swansea, Patricia, general goods, pitwood, and burnt ore, M. J. Degg A 00. lLiimited) Tregrrier, Ash ton, s, potatoes, Richard England Treguier, Portadown, s, potatoes, William Young St. Malo, Volury, 6, potatoes, M. J. Begg and Co. (Limited) Liverpool, Voltaire, s, general goods, M. J. Begg & Co. (Limited) Sea, Active, s, fish, Neale & West Liverpool, 1-laTciueas of Bute, s, B. Gilchrist ITighbridge, William, elm butts, J. Bland Sea, George, s, fish, Neale & West Glasgow, Tevjot, is, general goods, Alex. Gregor Konigsherg. Bodil, S, oats, Spillers X Bakers (Limited) Port Pirie, ffeltio Race, wheat, Spillers and Bakers (Limited) Konigsberg, Comarin, s, oats, Cardiff Brain Company

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL STEAMERS. I Thursday. Reresby left Bahia Blanca for Manchester 21 Powis arrived Bremen 22nd. Dura arrived Mobile from the Tyne 20th. Thordisa left St. Vincent for Newrv 20th. Bernard h1it S'yY;ltfP."If.¿ 21 Gwalia left Swansea for Bizerta 21st. Forest left Swansea for Almeria- Z?nd. Maywood left P-ortsmoutli for Cardiff 21st. Arg-us arrived Caen 22nd. Theresa Heyman left the Tyne for Piraeus 21 Kirkby left Antwerp -or the Tyne 20th. Mary Thomas arrived Ivherson 21st. Swindon left Rotterdam for Cardiff 21st. Yeiyby "Passed I -er for' Aarhu'K 20th. Bareby passed Kertch fcr Taganrog 20th. Oarperby left Blyth for C^oiiTtadt 21st. JDolcoatli arrived Keysham 21st. Applsdore passed Dungenness for Ca/21.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. I (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Tliursday. Minerva and Eagle.—Steamer Minerva, of Hamburg, and paddle steamer Eagle, ly- ing moored in Norwood Tier, Thames, havo been in collision; latter had star- board quarter considerably damaged. Minerva slightly damaged. DeJphin, Russian schooner, Libau for Granbe- month, deals, put into Christiania, leaky; mainhold full of water. Ramleh, steamer, Nicolaieff for Constanti- nople. grounded ten miles from Odessa; afterwards floated. Clara.—Hastings telegraphs: Steamer Clara, of London, was in collision off Royal Sovereign lightship this morning; towed to Eye Bay and beached; no lives lost.

LONDON FINANCE. I Bank Rate. I Bank Rate, 21, per cent. Wo change. I [BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I LONDON, Thursday. 3.30 p.m. Consols dull Fall; Money and the Account h- Home Rails steady. Rise: Brighton "A," Great Eastern, North Eastern i, Great Cen- tral, Great Northern, Dover Deferred 1;. Fall: Great Western. North Western, Midland D&- ferred Americans irregular. Rise: »Illinois 1i, Wabash Debenture J, Baltimore, Steel J, At- fJhiEOn Pref, Chesapeake, Ontario. Steel Pref, Wabash :k. Fall: Milwaukee, LouisriJ'icY IN or- folk, Prflf, fJnion Pacific, ditto Pref 1, Atciii- son, Erie Pref 1. Canadian Pacific, Erie, Southern Pacific, Kanaas Trunks lower. Fall: Ordinary s, Third Pref i. Mexican Roils unchanged. ForeTgners quiet. R.ise: Argentine 1886, Funding, Rescission, North Central, Japan Scrip 1, Ottoman Bank h. Fall: Brazil 1889, Rescission, Peru Pref, Debenture, Spanish, Turkish Unified J. Mines dull. Rise: De Beer Pref J, Alaska, Tread-well h, Cape Copper, Mount Morgan, Cassel Coal. Akrokerri, Knights Deep, Lang- laagte, Jagers Deferred, Goerz 1-16, Johhanes- burg Investment, Rhodesia. Exploration 1-32.. SiWer, 2nd; proportion of reserve, 51.06. Freights. I The positions of the markets remains prac- tically unaltered1 at current rates. River Flates, Easterns, ore freights, and outward ooal tonnage are in moderate request. Black Seas, Azof's, Sulinas, and Danubes are weaker. Coastings and Mediterraneans are quiet. There is no improvement to note in Americans. Fixtures:—Av.Ml to United King. dom and the Continent, 4,000 tons, 9s 3d, July; Bilbao to Middlesbrp', 2,800 tons, 4s M., June.

LOCAL FINANCE I [BY OUR FINANCIAL EDITOR.] I CARDIFF, Thursday. 1 p.m. 4.30 pjn. A quiet tone ruled in all depart-ments of the local Stock Market to-day. South Wales Railway stocks were still flat, but quotations were maintained. Barry Preferred stock was d-ealt in at 1024, and Port Talbot Prefer-emce Shares at 9. Among banks London and Pro- vincials changed hands at 22 5-16, and dosed at .a rise of b Colliery Shares were still irregular in tendency, but few chamges have been noted. North's Preference have been changed at 10, while Cambrian Ordinary have drowned 11 to afj. In the Miscellaneous Sec- tion Bland's were transferred at 19s xd-an improvement of 3d, Daimlers ait 26s 3d, and Pump HOUS'9 Hotel Ibares at 9X. Channel Dry Docks have J to 71, London Coliseums h to 43, and Moss' Em. pires Ordinary 1-16 to 5 13-16. BUSINESS DONE. RAILWAYS Barry Preferred, 102J. Port Talbot Preference, BANKS. London and Provincials, 22 5-16. COAL AND IRON. North's Preference, 10. MISCELLANEOUS. Bland's, 19s. Daimler's, 26s 3d. Pump House Hotel Snares, 91. MINES, &? Chortefreds, 39s 9d. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS. Rise. London, and. Provincial Banks, J to 22if. John Bland and Co- Ordinary, 3d to 198 xd. Fan. Cambrian Collieries Preference, I to 1% Channel Dry Dock Ordinary, à to 74. London Coliseums, à to 4g. Moss' Empires Ordinary, 1-16 to 5 13-16.

P.O. Up a Tree. I ALLEGED BETTING AT BEDWELLTY I In addition to the cases reported on Page Z. Albert William Morgan was further charged with a similar offence at Bedwellty Pits on May 18. Polioo-oomsta,blc Davits said he was con- cealed in the branches of an oak tree over- Looking the roadway, when he saw the old man Andrews hand Morgan a. piece of paipor iand what appeared to be money, and Morga,n handed him back some money. There being no corroboration the case was dismissed. Another charge of betting at Treaegar on the 31st ult. was preferred ag-a,inst the same defendant, and on "the suggestion of Mr. Joseph Henry Jones the charge was with- drawn on defendant, giving a personal under- taking to give up betting in public places. William Meredith, Orumlin, described as a bookmaker, was charged with betting at Cwm Railway Station, Ebbw Vale, on the 31st ult. Poliee-constable William Davies, who was disguised as a mason's labourer, entered a. railway compartment with Meredith and saw a number of slips of paper containing money handed in to him at Owm by a runner. Meredith told a person who accompanied him to keep a. sharp look-out or he might be had. Detective George Stephens, Cardiff, deposed to knowing Meredith as a betting man carry- ing on business on the railway between Crumlin and Cwm. Mr. Jones submitted that no betting had been proved against Meredith, but the bench decided against Mr. Jones. Defendant denied receiving slips from anyone on the date alleged. A fine of £5 was. imposed, and cos^s £2 6s. 6d. Mr. Lyne intimated that he would with. d-r-aw the other summons against Meredith for ian offence on June 2 upon him giving a personal undertaking to give up betting in public places. This undertaking was given.

CHILD HOUSE-BREAKERS I Ethel Treadwell, Lilly Knight, Jaimes Wilkins, Bertie Brown, Daniel Donovan, James Bryant, William Treadwell, and Francis Wilkins, whose ages range from ten to eight years, living at Kilburn, were charged at Willesten, with housebreaking, and stealing tvfc- rings and wearing apparel, valued three pounds, belonging to Miss Mason. They ad.mitt-ed breaking into the house at Brondasbury and stealing the articles. The boys were ordered, four strokes eao

ASCOT MEETING. I -j OA—The ROUS MEMORIAL STAKES of 10 60T8 each, with 1,000 Bove 9AdOd, for three year olds and upwards; weight for age; winners extra. Hunt Cup Course (seven furlongs and 166 yards). 5 8 9 Capt F Forester's Hackler's Pride B KMon 1 5. 8 12 Lord Derby'6 Chauosr ataher 2 Winner trained by FaEon. Betting-.25 to 1 on the winner. Hackiar's Pride cantered in front of the other through- out and won by five lengths. (Race started at 1.36.) 2•U rv—The ALL-AGED STAKES of 5 eo?B 2. each, with 300 aova added, for two year olds and upwards; weight for age; mares and geldings allowed 41b; winners extra. Six furlongs. 4 10 9 Mr P P Gilpin's IMaunay ,Madden I 3 8 1 Major J D Pari&k B DtUon 2 3 8 4 Count Lutzow'a Bohemian Giase .Riggs 5 6 8 0 Major J D Edwards's Berita B Mian 2 Blrtting-40 to 1 on DalaAinay, W to 1 agat Perrta, and 100 to 1 agst Bohemian Glaas. Delaunay jumped off in front, but waa pulled back, and Periita went on a oouple of lengths in front. A quarter of a mile from home Itelaunay resumed the lead, and won in a camter by four lengths j & bad1 third. (Race 3t&rted at 2.4.) 3rv—The GOLD CUP, value 500 &OTS, with .U 3,500 in specie in additaon, for entire colts and fillies; three year olds and upwards; mares allowed 31b. To start at the Cup post and go once round (two miles and a half). 5 9 4 Lord H de Walden's Zinfa.ndel ..M Chnnon 1 6 9 4 M't J de Bremoad's Maximum II Eanscfc. 2 6 9 4 Mr F Alexander's Tbruwaway -B Lymsham 5 4 9 0 Mr F Sohsnkei's Marsan -oJ Beffi 0 4 9 0 His Majesty's Chatsworth H Jones 0 Wiitneir trained by Beattv. Betting—5 to 2 on Zintwidel, 11 to 2 agst Thro.wa.way, 10 to 1 agst Miaxiimum II., 20 to 1 agst Miirtsaa, and: 25 to 1 agst Ohatsworth. Cha-taworth Kit the parade from Maximum II. and Throwaway, but Mlaxtoium IL wse the flrslt to eanlter, being foHcwel by ChaiBworth, w?th Zinfundel hrmg-ng up the rear. There was no delay at the post, and Mar- san eabtled dawn from Tli-ro-ymway and ZinSaaidel, wiltll Maximum n. last. Turning out off the stnaig-ht Mar- pvn faroad a lead of soniathilng like ft fx temgtihs, but this his a promptly reduced, and in the Swin- il<?v Bottom Ziafaratol took second place, about a lemgtti behind Marsan, wilth Throwaw'ay thW. At the rf 2c .poet Z5n!?3iidal shot ofear, and six furtonss from home Chatsworth became sasond, and Ttenowaiw&y thiid. At, the distance Ctia-tPWOTtti was deoe with, and, although Maxjimum II. took se<wn-d pl^oe, Zhifandael won fti a common aecfei1 by three lengths: two lengths divaded tire second and third. Caat^vor th was fourth. (Face started at 3.9.)  Q A—The NEW STAKES of 10 sovs each, ;Iith 1,000 eovs added, for two year olds; oolte 8st 101b, fillies Bst 71b; winners extra. T.Y.O. (five furlongs 144 yards). 8 7 Mi W Hell Weiker'a Co'.onia H Jones 1 8 10 Mr E Heine-mam)'s Ankles colt F BuUook ? 8 10 Mr J Houldeworfch's Lariino D Maher 3 8 10 Mr J Buchiman's Sipanish Orphan B Dillon 0 8 10 Sir E Vtnosnt's Black Aurfer j H Martin0 8 7 Mr J Larnsach's Sister Ana frly W H alew 0 8 7 Mr F Watt.s's Ftc-Ilen Ba"dls C V- iisii- r traiUied by Roomson. ErttWTig-—Evens on Anklæ colt, 4 to 1 agst LaTino, 6 to 1 eacii agst BSack Auaiter and odioni., and 100 to 8 agst any other. ATIVICS oolt held a. slight lead of Lari-no, Bta-k Aus- ter, and Ood'onia, with Sister Ann filly next, for half way, when Wonla became -econd. and, ohiallemgfng' a. quarteT Off a mile from hqjne. won cleverly by tteree parts of a lenvth; two lengths SE-aarat ed the second .?d tMnl. BT?ck Au?ter ?-M fourth, ?&tcT Amn S.Uy fiifth, and Pravmcs was tabled off throughout. (Riaoe started at 3.38.)  A—The Second Year of the FORTY- 4.u SECOND NEW BIENNIAL STAKES of 100 sovs each, with 300 added, three and four year olds; weight for age; winners extra. Old Mile. 4 9 7 Lord Oarnarron's Sawtry ,]3 IMllon 1 4 9 7 Mr F Lusromte's Sansovino .ITalsey 1 4 8 4 Mr S B Joel's Barnstormer q- Ja.1'is 3 4 8 I lopd Derby's Attc?r Mad&-a 0 9 t irdFl:Jltin;p: Lynliam 0 4 9 1 Lord Oamarvoa's Mieecva-ja Pike 0 Winner trained by M'Naughton. 4 QA-The ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES tt.OU of 100 gove each, with 500 added, for three year olds; colts 9st. fillies Set 111b; maidens allowed 71b. Old Mile. CHEBEY LASS, lj POLYMNLUS, 2; SiELIM, 3. Four ron. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. TJlysaes, Lady Madcap, L'Aiglon, Nurang, prtnceSE Ikbal, Flower Seller, Demure, Information, liecrea- tion, Garaia, and Housewife.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. I As published in the "Racing Calendar" and the "Sportsman." ASCOT MEETING. B&us tTenioilM Sta.k«s Pride, 00 to •1 on. All-aged Stakes 40 to. 1 oiL Gold Cup (S).—Zinf:md<*I, 5 to 2 Dn. New Stektea (7).i, 6 to 1 agst; Ankteo oolt, evens on.

darftrdaw cMwadiirad ad,,? thmthfkPtiSartiimeh tot Maximum 1-1? the rmmer up to Ztnteaciei too>, WTH ba ammm tho oocipett<rs fœ the A?exMM? •TSato< ot-morrow.

NEWMARKET NOTES. I (FWM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWMARKET, Thursday. TRIALS. Butler's SIR EVELYN beat Wooddhnck aaid Oryst.al over six furlongs. The winner is worth notiaig for the Clower Handicap, Windsor. Dawson's THE LAIRD II. beat ButkmaekT by a length over five furlongs. BEST GALLOPS. Archer's Mulldga/taway went a fast mile. Brewer's Best Light, good mile. BlackwelTs Marcobrunner, good mile and a quarter. Marsh's Rondina oolt, fast mile. ASCOT MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR FRIDAY. Alexandra Plarte-ZINF .ANDEL. Wokingham Stakes—LADY MADCAP. Ascot High Weight Stakes-HOUSEWIFE. Windsor CasUe—PERFECT DREAM COLT. Hardwicke StakFLOWER SELLER. Triennial Sitaiee—LLANOIBBY. King's Stamd Plate—DELAUNAY.

OFFICIAL SCRATMINTGS, I The "Sportsma-n" has been ofljc-felly informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following scratohmga Clewer Handicap, Windsor—Gilbert Handley. Thames Hand reap, Windoor-Lord ToddlngtOft. SandowB Park engagements—Verve!. All emgag-emetvts in Mr Waring's name—Ywctley and Marigold oolt (yaa.rli»R). LATEST SRATCIIINtr. Wokingham BAU.

TREDBGAE RBCRBATION GROUNDS. I GRAND ATHLETIC SPORTS (Under A.A.A. Laws and N.C.U. Rules), THUBSBAY, JULY 6, 1905 (Mincml Demonstration Day). fA in Priaes. Open Foot and Cycle Events, Including 120, 220, 440, 1 Mile Handicap, 120 Boys', Two Miles Walking Han- dicap, Half and One Mile Open Cycle Handicaps, and Half-Mile Open Scratch. £5 6e. Entry Forms and Particulars write J. Daviesi and J. Griffiths, Coronation Villa, Tredegar. e1202

TAFF VALE PARK, PONTYPRIDD. MIDSUMMER SPORTS. I On SATURDAY, JffLY 8th: Seats of Professional Foot, rrofessioual Cycling, and Amateur Cycling. MONDAY, JULY 10th: Finals of above and the Ten-mile Professional Championship N.C.U., aod Ten Miles Amateur Championahip N.C. U. Furthar Particulars, GKEYHOUKT) HOT3tl«. «11K

TOPPING AND SPINDLER, I FLUSHING, HOLLAND. I The oldest-establisiifid and moat extansive firm of Turf Commission Agents in the World. Northmmtjerlajid Plate, Princess of Wales's Stakes, London Cup, and all the Big Races. The Continental Sportsman, containing latest market movements -on above, also our Year Book and Beady (Reckoner, eent free on receipt of Foreign Postcard containing name and address. All letters to he addressed—Topping and Sptndler, Flushing, Holland. Postage, 2 £ d.; Post-cards, Id.

ROYALTY AT THE RACES I The King and Queen, the Prince of Wales, Princess Victoria, and the other gneets left Windsor Castle with the 12.30 to-day for Ascot. The State procession went by way of the Long Walk, which was lined the whole three miles with crowds of spectators. The ca.r- riages were eight in number, and the order was Ascot seminState.

THOUSAND COLLIERS ON STRIKE Owing to a dispute at ExhaU Colliery, new Nuneaton, in connection with the conditions under which some of the employes work, nearly a thousand men are on strike.

LATE MARKETS. j PEODUOE. LPNDON, Thurs., June 2E-Sngatr Home- refined in fair demand; prioes steady; Ger- man gnannlated slow-ready sold at 148 lid, beet steady—August done at lis llfd, October 10b Id. Coffee sales rather slow. Futures firm-Soptember sold at 35s Hd. December 358 9d, Maroh 36s 3d. Tea: Java saJea rea- lised steady prices. Eice firm, but quiet. Jute easier—Align st firsts, 16s, sellers. Hemp lower, j Linseed oil quiet; turpentine, 5(Æ! 6d. METALS. GLASGOW, Thurs., June 22.—Opening: Sootch not quoted. Cleveland steady; fair business done at 45B 6d cash, and 45s 8d and 45s 8d month; buyers, 4519 6d oaBh and 45s 8d • month; sellers, id more. Oumberlatui idle; buyers, 55s 9d cash; eellers, 56s cash. Scotch No. 3, standard foundry, and copper neg- lected. Closing: Scotch not quoted. Cleve- land steady; fair business done at 45s 6d cash and 45s 8d month; buyers, same; Fellers, id more. Standard foundry steady; mode- rate business done at 44s 4d and 446 od < month; buyers, 44a 4Jd month; sellers, id more. Cumberland, Sootoh No. 3, and copper neglected. COAL AND EBON. NEWCASTLE, Thurs., June 1-72.-Coaa trade quiet, but owing to local holidays, there was a. rather increasing demand- "Foet Northum- berland steamers 9f;; ed, seconds 8a jd to 8s 6d; ama,lls, 5e to 58 9d; households, 10s 6d to 11s 6d: gas coal (best) 89. teconds 7s 6d; smithies, 7s; unscreened bunkers, 78 to 9s. Coke firm at 168 6d, all f.o.b. Cleveland iron steadier at ^5s 9d. Steel plates, £ 5 12s 6d. • .DA1:13'()N'1':J.gJa:¡

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND IN MKMORIAM. Kotlces appearing under thAso aN charre8 at the following rates:- If Inserted in the" EVENING EXPRESS," Wlft- TERN MAIL," and "ViEEKLY MAIL," as. tor M Words and ldo for each additional Word. If inNlrted in the "BVKNING ttXPSKSS" oa& WEKKLY MAIL only, 18. for 30 Words, and Id. for every Two Extra Worda. No notieas of this description win be inserted unloat authenticated by the name and address At the sender. Telegrams and telephonio wasugall be aotsd on until confirmed in writiny. DEATHS. TAYLOR.—Oil June 20, at 8, PiercefieM-place, Cardiff, James P. Taylor, aged 72 years. For 40 yeara Á.65 tant Orerseer of St. John's, Cardiff. Eirneral, loar iag house Friday, four p.m., for Now Cemetery. C-entlew men only. :M.AJmlA.G ES. JEAINES—THOMAS.—Oil the 21st Inst., -.U tl, PariiSli Church, Abersvehan, by the Bride's FtheT. assisted by her RTothei, the Rev. C. R Thomas, M.A., Manchester, Edward Haines, M.B.C.S., L.ILC.P.. D.P.H., iato Surgeon B,N., and seoond son of W. T.. Sandsn Haines, Esq., of Lavant, Sussex, to Mift; Eleanor Grace Thomas, eldest daughter of the Bor. W. R. Tliomas, M.A., Vicar of Abersychan, soft- Mrs. Thomas.

AUGUSTINE J. STONE) (Late STONE BROS.) fl FUNERAL FURNISHES A FCNBEAL DIBECTOK. Personal Supervision to All Orders. Nat. Ted.: Cardiff, No. 704; Barry Docks, No. 17. Foat Office Tel. N. 612, Cardiff. Tedegrame: eTONt BiiOS., CARDIFF. STONE BROS., Barry Dooka. 5j T?ORKING-ST., ?ARMFF, ?? r And —?  101, HOLTON-ROAD, BABRY DOCKS. '=aaii

NEW CHURCH AT BARRY Consecrated by Bishop, of Llandaff. The new church, of St. Mary, HoltDn.ro" Barry Docks was to-day consecrated 'by the new Lord Bishop of Llandaff (the Rev. « £ v Pritchard Hughes, D.D.). The church is ok handsome and commodious structureo erected on a valuable site in the o,-ntra-ek the town, and in the heart of tlie-population. the portion already completed, at a watov, £ 6,200, providing accommodation for 600 WOI" shippers in the nave irrespective of the chancel. There remains to be completed that two porches leading. to the west and soutlx entrances, the north aisle, the lady chap-et. and choir vestry. When completed the churebi will seat 1,000 adults, and the estimated total, cost is £10,000, towards which Mrs. Jenner. Wenvoe Castle, the patron of the living of Cadoxton, has contributed £ 1,6(X), as well a$ given the freehold of the site. The r-tyle- adopted is fifteenth century Engiislj., Gothic, and the architect is Mr". G. E. Halliday, F.R.I.B.A., Ca.rdta'. whilst Mr. J. Cadwallader, Cardiff, ia the builder. A handsome organ by Messrs. Martin and Coatee, of Oxford, has been erected at a cost of £ 700. The wood and stone carving^ was executed by Mr. W. Clarke, of Llandaff^! Towards the cost of the erection of the builds ing about £3,200 haa already been raised. T'be service opened with choral celebration of the Holy Communion-at eight o'clock, followed by the consecration service at eleven o'clock,, which was largely attended. There was am imposing procession from St. Mary's-ihall to the new church, and as it passed up that central aisle the Bishop, read Pfcalm exxii. Afterwards his lordship, preceded by the registrar and wardens, returned from the sanctuary down the nave and consecrated the font, afterwards blessing the pulpit, chancel- eteps, the reading desk, lectern, sanctuary, altar, and. sacred vessels. Morning eervios- was then said, the preacher being the Rev. C» A. H. Green, Vicar of Aberdare. At the conclusion of the service a. lunohieotti took place at St. Mary's Hall.

LIVE WIRE DANGERS a tramway inspector to our repoirteav with reference to the breakage at Cardiff! this morning, reported on Page 4:—<( "It is very difficult to avoid this sort of accident. Of course, we make a round of inspection, but any sodden jerk may break! the wire at an unexpec.t.ed spot. L3 it deat gierous? Well, it is under oertain conctlt-lions, You may oometimes play about with the wire; and it will do you no harm, but if a efrcarBhj is formed ugly resalts may follog itima depends whietre you are stainding."

THE POLISH RIOTS. l Lads. Tii uraday.—Thie troops that- ch-ged the orcwds in Potio-koff-streeFt yesterday- evemiing as they marched tihrough the townw carryaaig red flags used rifles and bayoneita in clearing the streets. The return tbia morning shows tliat fourteen people were^ killed, Z4 seriously wounded, amd twenty slightly wounded.—Oentoa3 News.

MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS i CSincinnatti, ThuT&day-The stoelcboildenak. of the Cleveland, Cincinnatti, CSiicago, am St. Louis Railway ha-ve voted an increase ofii. 11,300,003 dollars in the company's c<)m-DWi, stock for iniprovemente.—Beuter.

DOG SHOW AT MERTHYR The annual d<? show a Merthyr ?a?<haMM to-day at the Dnll-hoR. The emtries w?? less numeanous than last year, but thel Quality of the exhibits waa well maintained.^ Mr. F. P. Clfarksi was the president of tlusj show, and Mr. T. E. Morgan chcmrman of tin* oommittee. The secretarial duties were, a? usual, eSciem?ty diBc'h?rg?d by Mr. D. HJ Williaane.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. PAWNBROKER'S JEWELLERY STOQJC Whole of the Late LOUIS BABNETT a JEWELLERY pLEDGE STOAW NOW ON SALE AT SOIi. PHILLIPS^ PAWNBROKER AND JEWELLER, CAROLINE STREET (off ST.MART^ STREET), CARDIFF. 1 ■ i. ■ 1 .i m.I. mti HOrTSBKEEPESS (WorMng), 32, &ek8 Situaitioiai? JL1 widower wtth young famUy pfermd; *a&ned, oduosctod, energetic; capital manager.—M. W., 1* Hatoorly-stroot, Cbeltenham. e480028 PIEXARTH SchoolTlIouee (turnÍÆlhed). August; JL pier, station, golf links; garden; croquet; suite large family or paxty; terms mooera.te.-L 11, Evening Express, Cardiff. e4381a38 TJOSTPECOAWiL.—^Well-furnished 6-roomed House tat r Let for July or geptembor; gas tlrroughout; otoaa to station and break.—1> 9, Eveoing Exprees, Cardiff.; <*3820(2a OFF Licensed SSeer, Wine Stores (tree for all bottled ales), with Grocery; good class trade; increasinfr turnover; ill-healtbl cause of giving, up.,L W, Evening Express, Ca-rdtff. e4385cG& WANTED, a National Cash Register, with Uptf W and latest improvements.—State where can bel eeeu and price L 7, Evening Express, Cardiff. e437 £ o2# TTT-ANTED, a smart Y<Mmg'?trFfor Housework &nS VV Aasi? in Bar.—Owm Hotel, AhMttHery. 04577028^ NEYVTOnT PorthcawL —ToLet, for two moiitbso from the middle of July, oomfortable F-niaie4 House; two large sitting-rooms, six bodrocmis, servants* offices; stable, coach-house; near good golf links; olood to sea; mile from station.—Apply Col. Hatch, Wewtolle e4M8o28 YACHT for Sale.—The celebrated centre board, Y Three-ton Yacht Arettrasa; racing and covering canvas; winner of principal regattas in Carmarthfcjp- Bay and South Coast; immediate delivery.-Dudloo Drumrnood, Ferryside. e4375o28 fTtO be Sold, Mag-iala House, 11, ordsworth-avacua,. g Carditf.-A fine Kamily liesidence, containing silct bedrooms, drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, kitchens, and usual offices, with magnificent gaxdaw. and conservatory well Btooked and in perfect arder;o, an exceptional opportunity.—Apply on Premises. 0024 WANTED, Situation as Help, Children's Maid, or, W to attend on elderly Lady; age 25.—Apply L 8,; Evening Express, Cardiff. e4372o28 2s. WQ"IY-E vec ing Employment Addressing Enve- lopes, &c., at ,!¡ome.-EncJose addressed enveopol Simon and Co. (Dept. A. K.), Hiilneld, ChelstOn", Torquay. e4374o28 WANTED (pe-rmanently), for elderly couple, Two tf Large Unfurnished Rooms, with good Cooking, sod Attendance; well situate house in nice suburb of jood town; garden, &c.; euit family with larger housa than required; 110 children J 75, Evening Express. OIl rd iIlf. e43iao2B WANTED, well-broken Pointer or Setter; trial" V"41quired; second or third m?son; dog or bitch, -Apply Lloyd, Gilfaohwen, LlandyssuL eo4361022 W ANITED, Situation as Wafteff; experienced; &ge& W 28.-Tuct, 2, Bishop-street, Newport, Men. e4365o24 ANtSd^ young Lady as Help; experienca VV children; dMn?tioated.—Apply L 6, Evemnét Express, C rdiff. e43628 riI tO Let, 5, Maria-street (boarding or lodguig house); 1 lis. weekly; good Te r. 26, (>d:-Applv- 87, Havolook-gtre«t, Cardiff. eo28 HOIISEKEEPKR wanted for small Farm; WeÏSÏi; JLI aged about 40.-3forg& 33, Commercial-^treeV Maesteg. e4367o28 rwMFORTABLE Lodgings; b6 &nd c. ?th.—l? I)al tan-street, Osthays. e«71o28 WANTED, Cook-General; small family; gwxfr wages reliable sm&nt.-APPIY L 5, Evening Express, Cardiff. e4370o28 MSET Errand Boy wanted immediately.—App^ij j? iBd?Md ?????it?sSMh?Doet,  ??M?

DASHED TO DEATH AT RECORD BREAKING SPEED. An Express Wrecked: Victims Incinerated. Cleveland (Ohio), Thursday.—The new elgllteen hour Chicago-New York express on I th Lake Shore Railroad while making its follrtli eastward trip struck on an open Switch. at Mentor, Ohio. Thirteen persons "e killed and twenty injured. The train "'Ita running at 70 miles an hour. The tender was thrown completely over the j^motrve, and a heavy Bleeping car was blllioed in the wrecked station. The train "11.6 set on fire from the engine .and partly Earned, many of the victims being la,erat-ed. e accident is attributed by the officials malicious misobie&Fcuter. Tlxis ttraon at some parts of the journey Stains a speed of 75 miles an hour. Among 146 dead is Mr. Bennett, one of the best- \Va:J. patent lawyers in the States, ew York, Thursday.-Nineteeii pereons. 4"Od in the Central Railway express wreck.— tange. Cleveland, Thursday (eight a.m.). The- l'q,ilway officals do not think that speed was 81 factor in the causes of the disaster to the CjK flicago express, and state that no changes "ill be made in the running of the train. A.tnong the syifferers is Mr. A. P. Head, of lldon, who was seriously injured through paling smoke and flame from the burning 6 krig.—Renter.

I A Thrill of Emotion. I TRAQIC DEATHS OF REVIVALISTS I .A. thrill of emotion ran through the *<*itsiLippera at Mir. Evam Robefrts's open-air Mission at Holyhead last night when it was Bounced that two members of the pre- )iolls evening's congregation were dead. woman who had betrayed great emotion the service died during the night, while Mother person was killed yesterday on the l'a;iIway. ^hen the announcement was made scores f Worshippers burst into weeping and' wail- Jl1g, and others cried for mercy.

I Bird Nesters' Congress FASCINATED FOREIGNERS AT I FLAMBOROUGH HEAD e members of the International Ornitho- j^ oleal Congress journeyed to the magnificent  of chalk din's which culminates in %ro-a.-h Read, yesterday, and there wit- ^essed a daring display of ,hff climbing by 6ol{¡,e of the most expert men in the country. "Ilez,e cliffs abound with sea-fowl. Guille- 'ots, r?orbiUs, puffins, and kittiwakes by th thousand were whirling %nd crying over t4e grey &ea 350ft. below when the cosmo- 1) °?tan party crowded on to the summit. Ala-Ily of the foreign members of the con- f; at once set to work with their cameras, d. some, anxious to take telephotos of the ^'s of white-breasted guillemots which l1a.ked the rocky ledges, climbed into dan- f€rou spositions, and had to be assisted back Itlto ealety. C'est terrible, terrible!" the Frenchmen ek"d. when, with hearts in their mouths, tb.3" saw old William Wilkinson, the finest C^ts}ber in England, back down over the it!\a¡sy edge and swing himself into space the end of a thin rope held by four of lS comradea. Wilkinson is an old hand. '0\' twenty years, he subsequently told the Qgr, he has been collecting eggs in this ^Her, and he puts down his twenty years' "il£ at half a million, eggs. II Spectators Fasoinated I Wilkinson remained hanging and taking e8ga for about half a.n hour, during which til, eyes of aU the party were glued on his ?der-like figure. There was a. fascination l! I' 10 Seeing his animal-like form sprawling over ? swart face of the 300ft. height of white ??lk, with screaming sea birds Hying round "y the hundred. „ (J'œt terrible" sounded every moment, 1 ,It at last the signal WM given, and the etl on the cliff summit began to hoist the Cj^J&ber up. This took tea minutes, and "? he .ptiod the two bags abound his ??et, in which he had put the eggs. When on top some of the French dele- 9- Et;? took oS thir h?ta to him, and Dlessed their admiration. Ii; "h«re was a rush for the eggs—puma, j ilieinots, and razorbills-which were sold ,D,r twopence each. A few auks eggfj were a Id for foutrpence. In the journey into tiP4,e,O Wilkinson got about 200 eggs. IT told the solicitous Frenchmen and h'1WliS, through an interpreter, that the p, Qly thing he fears in his work is the loose tb nes that sometimes fall upon him, and tlly marvelled the more. A Family Accomplishment I our gangs of climbers in aU gave dt&pl?ys ??? from Fiamborough, two from WmP- ?. and one from Bucktcn. The climbers ¡ ^present only three or four familiM, in [ !• ^icli the art of oU?-ac?Ling has nm for '?'era<t.i<m, and there is no record of any ?ous a?cidemt having happened. ?urimg the afternoon the visit of the ?Q'i'i.hol.og'i?s attracrted crowds of natives to '? cMfPe, and they hugely enjoyed th? spec- ?e of tihe li,tHe groups of foreign folk ges- '?QlaAi'ng and noisily bargaining for eggs. Fi 0'7a4B carried their egg in ru?h b?s?ta "?ed with wild Sowers and bracken. Others ?t them into their pockets. One German 4049?t nearly 30, and found room for them ? in his garmenfts, a?lth?ugh most were ""?ut four inches in leng?ai. 'I'h3 splendid coast scenery appealed to all j  foreign visitors. One Hungarian farmer, I *> could epoa? broken English, declared ?'e Iiffs al?m were worth coming from ^Dgary to see. v. Es ist grossartig," said a German, of the ?r?hire SOOnery; adding, as he looked it '? half-grown wheat, But '9ur vt is *W.» fiefore the congress left the cliSs a man ?e up and said be had a stormy petrel's &8r. He was bombarded with applications, ?d the egg ultimately went to an American ? sixpence.

Cut Off by the Tide I lOURISTS RESCUED BY FISHERMEN I ^WO tourists, Measm. Frederick Anq?etH ? Arnold Brookes, of Wbitefild, Man- ??este! have just had a narrow escape from ^°^ning, telegraphs an Alderney correepon- 01'It, a.n? were only saved from certain death the pluck and perseverance of some derney fishermen. .t&tervi?wed, they ?-ta" th" they left the '?Q island of Ald?n?ey on Tuesday after- 1150"] to visit one of the many lofty rooks ^"iah stud the Race of Aldarney. Their in ten- '?Os was to study the doings of the eea?fowl ?? ihbit these islets, %ud after deswnd- ? some precipitous cliSe they easily reached ^ir objective by wading across a.t low water. f Forgetful of t?e rising tide, th?y paœed place to place deeply interested in ?cihing the birds amd attempting ? secure ??togTa.phB of them. Keturning at 18uoth to th-8 spot ? which they bad crossed from rncy. tn They were Dismayed I tJb. una that a d€?p current was rushing o?r  fc and that the water in which they ??d t rising mpidly around th?m. 'NO boat was in eight, and it w?g only by ??e??t.e efforts tha.t ti?y gwned & tem- v Pa"Ty r?mpite by 1amoori.ng up a n?ish' ??ngr crag. This, too, became aJmœt ?€Tged, and as swimming in such tur- "l Ut water w?e imposs'iM&, they had almost "L ?don?d hp. when a boat was seen slowly ^PftPoaching, &ev?raJ Sahcrmen puHms 4 ??er?tely at the oax& 'h& Mee.nera wtived in the mi ok of time. 41a?d took both the exhausted man on board, .?ca? -wihicii was only a?compMhed with ?t dimculty. 1\ h has sm&o been l?a.med that ¥eœrs. ??'?t-H a.nd Brookes owe their lives w a t?? chnnc.e which led to their being seen tj?.? the Alderney cliffs by a pa?sin? pede& who went hotfoot to. tlier nesarei»t val- wanned the ifslieaTiien

A LINER BLOWN UP. I DISASTER. IN THE ATLANTIC. Brussels, Wednesday.-The captain of the British steamer Dowlais, which entered Antwerp this evening, reports that he met in longitude 28, latitude 57, the wreckage of a steamer. He judged it to be the remains of the Hamburg-American liner Oast ilia, which has not been seen since March 15. It appeared to have been destroyed by an ex- plosion. The Castilia carried a crew of 27 .Reuter.

RUSSIAN MOBILISATION. I [Central Now* fspecial Service.] ) ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday. The Governor of the Province of Moscow has issued a. proclamation announcing an early mobilisation of the reserves in the pro- vince. He invites the people to keep calm. It ia believed that the mobilisation will be declared on the Z9th inst. [Reuter's Special Service.] I MOSCOW, Thursday. Tihe Governor of Moscow has had posted in tihe streets notices announcing a forth- coming mobilisation, and exhorting the population to remain calm. The mobilisa- tion is expected to take place on-the 29tii. insit.

SITUATION UNALTERED [Press Association Special Service.] GENERAL NOGI'S HEADQUARTERS, Via FUSAN. Wednesday. It is supposed that General Miehchenko's movements indicate the intention of a more effective employm-entiof the Russian cavalry throughout the quiet period imposed by the rainy season which is now well established, although heavy rain has not yet seriously impeded communications. The military situa- tion is likely to remain unaltered for a con- siderable period.—Times.

,STRAGGLERS INTERNED, I AMSTERDAM, Thursday. The Telegraaf has received from its cor- respondent at Hatavi-a a telegram stating that 34 stragglers from the Russian Auxiliary cruiser Rion have been interned there.

ARMISTICE IMPROBABLE. I ST. PETERSBURG. Thursday. The Secretary of the Japanese Legation in Paris, interviewed by a correspondent of the fJirzheviya Viedomosti," dismissed the idea. of Japan proposing an armistice. There was no relation, he stated, between an armistice and peace negotiations, during which either side was free to continue military operations. The conclusion of an armistice was not to be expected before the decisive battle, which was momentarily awaited. The defences of Kronstadt, Libau, Reval, and other Baltic ports will shortly be strengthened by mines and scouting vessels.

Bomb Thrower's ExploitI A CHIEF OF POLICE BADLY INJURED I Warsaw, Thursday.—As the Chief of Police of Gzenstochowa was passing along a street last night he was severely injured by a bomb thrown by an unknown man, who effected hia escape.-Reuter.

Paris Cafe Crime. I STOLEN BONDS TRACED TO LONDON I At Bow-street to-day William Veial, 42, a carpenter, living in Stamihape-streeit, Regenrt Balrk, was commiftted for trial ehatged with being in unlawful possession of oetftain bonds, value 1400, supposed to have been stolen owtsida the United Kingdom. It is alleged that tihe bonds formed part of uhe proceeds of a robbery from a mSo in Paris on May 3 or 4. wlien ibbe proprietress was gagged and stabbed to dearth.

?- ?'? -? M r. and Mrs. Humby. NEWPORT MATRIMONIAL SUIT In the Divorce Division to-day Mr. Justice Bargrave Deajie had before him the unde- fended petition of Mrs. Caroline Ourtig Humby for a judicial separation by rq&sou of the cruelty of her husband, Mr. H. W. J. Humby, a clothier's assistant, stated to be now residing with an aunt in Chepstow-road, Newport. The parties were nuirride on the 3rd of January, 1894, at Newport, and they afterwards lived together at various places until early in the present year. A maiden aunt of the name of Caroline Curtis came to live with them. The husband habitually threatened his wife. Once he threatened to cut her throat with a razor. When served with the divorce papers he said he could not defend the case, that he was sorry his wife had to institute these proceedings, but that, he hoped in time to redeem his character. His lordship said that, although there was no actual violence on the part of the re- spondent, yet he thought the petitioner had a reasonable apprehension of violence on the part of her husband. Oonseauently there might be a. decree of judicial separation, with, ockqts, and the custody of the child of the marriage.

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCILLORS I Against Sunday Steamer Trips I The desirability of permitting passenger steamers to call at Ventnor Pier on Sundays was tjhe subject of an animated discussion at a special meeting of the Ventnor Urban Dis- trict Council, under the presidency of Mr. E. G. H. Wetheriok. MT. Laitch moved that the steamers be permitted to call at the pier on Sundays for one month, and at the expira- tion of that period the council should 0011- sider the question ef allowing boats to call far tihe remainder of the season. He pointed out that the council had recently spent £ 2,000 on beautifying the front, and yet by refusing to allow the excursion steamers to call at the pier on Sundays they were debarring hun- dreds of people from coming to Veutnor who were unable to travel on week-<dayB. During last yemr R,1,000 was lost on the pier. The resolution met with strong disapproval from another section of the council, one speaker pointing out tihat the Bournemouth Corpora- tion were almost unanimous in their dis- approval of Sunday boate. Another member expressed the opinion that the proposal would only create a dernaad for the opening of refreshment houses on Sunday. The motion was defeated by a good majority.

MAE8TEG MEN'S FAILURE I The first meeting of creditors was held at Cardiff this afternoon of Mr. Ehya Thomaa, boot dealer, Caerau-road, Caerau, Miaesteg, who gave his liabilities at zS992 and deficiency at £ 379. Bankrupt, who is 30 years of age. work-edaa a 00llied* up to 1900, then he became insurance agent, and next opened business aa a bott dealer. He stated that for eighteen months he supplied his brother, Isaac, a. draper and boot dealer at Glyncoirrwg, with boots and shoes. Then one day he found that his brother ha4 dispoeed of his busine6s and left the countxy, owing him at least. £ 200. The debtor's bankers, who hold guarantees signed by his friesnds for XSOO, aire set out as fully secured, i ne public examina- tion was fixed far July 4. The first meeting of creditors of Henry Reginald Smtth Williams, travelling draper's assistant, formerly drapar, Maesteg, was held at Cardiff this afternoon. Debtor, who is 24 years of <&g,e, commenced business in 1903 aa a hosier and draper, on £ 65 borrowed from his father-in-law on a note of hand. Hi", liabilities are Z182, and the deficiency £ 167.

g f p r w ■"ir-f.i'w .wan CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS SISTER I At St. Helen's to-day, a collier, named Edward Ryan, was committed for ferial for the mauslaught-ar of his married Bister, Ma-ris Pilkington, who deaith he i3 alleged to have caused by striking her with a dog. Deceased's eon, aged ten, said that a.t mid. night on the 9th inat., he heard his mother I a.nd the prisoner quarrelling, and Constable i-Spencer stated that deceased accused -.Uhe jPTisoHersofi Btirikmc her with, -bis clog.

A HUMAN BATTUE FEARFUL DOINGS IN RUSSIA. Lodz, Thursday.—The troops that charged the crowds in Petrekoff-istreet yesterday even- ing as they marched through the town carry- ing red flags used both their rifles and bayonets in clearing the streets. The returns this morning show that fourteen were killed, 24 were seriously wounded, and 20 were slightly wounded.Central News. St. Petersburg, Thursday.—The Veleher- paia Pochto" reports that on the 16th inst. in the town of Ivanovovoneseusk workmen were holding a meeting when Cossacks arrived and charged them. Many, including women, fled towards the forest, where the Gossaeks groanised a regular battue, seeking out the fugitives and ruthlessly killing even solitary and unarmed persons. In revenge the popu- lace burnt the Gandourine Spinning Mills, and a terrible fight ensued. Twenty-eight per. sons were killed and hundreds were wounded. -Reuter.

The Provident Fund. I IMPORTANT TEST CASES I Two appeals respecting the South Wales and Monmouthshire Miners' Provident Fund were down for hearing in the Court of Appeal to-day, the point being whether or not the scheme which was sanctioned and certified by the Registrar of Friendly Societies in the year 1898 until the end of the year 1953 had any force or effect after 1903, in the absence of any agreement by the workmen to fall in with the renewal of the scheme. The cases were Wilton v. the Ocean Colliery Company and Trehame v. the same. The first tested the question of general stoppages from wages earned by the workmen of con- tributions to the fund; the second tested the question whether a workman contributing to the fund contracted out of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Both cases in the first instance came before the, couuty-cozirt judge sitting at Merthyr, who found that in the case of Wilson (who sued the Ocean Company for a few shillings deducted from his wages as contributions to the fund) there was a valid scheme, and that the deductions had been rightly made. In the case of T-reharne he had sustained iik. juries while at work, and claimed £ 6 6s. The county-court judge here found he had con- tracted himself out of the Act, and gave an award against him. In the case of Wilson v. the Ocean Com- pany, the workman appealed to the Divi- sional Court in January last, and the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Kennedy, and Mr. Justice Ridley reversed the decision of the county-court judge, and ordered judgment to be entered for the workman and against the fund. Against this reversion the Ocean Company now appealed. In the other case, that of Treharne v. the Company, the workman was the appellant, the decision of his honour in the matter as placed before him under the Workmen's Compensation Act now coming up for review for the first time. Though the parties to the suits were nomi- nally employers and employed, it was under- stood that the contestants were really the South Wales Miners' Federation, acting for the workmen, and the Coalowners' Associa- tion, acting for the employers. Both Treharne and Vvilson were employees of the Treharris Colliery. The hearing was adjourned until to-morrow.

The Morocco Imbroglio. SUBSTANCE OF THE FRENCH NOTE TO GERMANY Paris, Thursday.—The French note on the subject of Morocco was communicated yesterday evening to Prinoo Radolin, the German Ambassador. It consists olf about fifteen pages. It is understood that after receiving the whole Morocco question, M. Eouvier lays stress on the exceptional position of France with regard to the country, and declares that France has al ways shown herself a supporter of the open doar policy in Morocco, the integrity of Moorish territory, and the Sovereignty of the Sultan. JILL Bouvier neither accepts nor rejects tihe proposal for an international conference, but denotes himself yiatber to an almost aca-demioal discussion of the reasons for and against such a conference, and tihe conditions on which, from the French point of view, the conference would ha.ve a raisou l'etre.—Renter.

Story of a Windfall I FOR A DESTITUTE VIOLINIST. I A few weeks ago a Hungarian violinist, named Karolyi, applied to the management of the Palace Theatre, London, for an engagement, not in the orchestra, but aa a single turn on the stage. The musician accepted the offer to give a trial performance one morning before the manager, the result of which was a dis- appointment to the artist. Although his playing vvap of a high order, it was decided that the turn" would not suit that par- ticular theatre. A month later it came to the knowledge of someone connected with the management of the Palace Theatre that the Hungarian, not having been able to obtain an engage- ment in London, was in a strute of destitu- tion, -aaid. he was advised how to set to work to obtain temporary assistance as a foreign artist in distress. The violinist, who could not speiaik a word of English, eeeaned very grateful for this and other help given him, and acted on the advioe that he should write to his friends in Hungaa-y and obtain means of returning to his native country. Nothing more was heard of him at the Palace Theatre until yesterday, when a fellow-countryman of Karolyi called at the threatre and showed a letter from the artist, who had returned to his native country. It told the story of how, having written to a cousin for help, he had received a letter informing him tha. his whereabouts had been for some time sought in vain; and that a distant rela-tive bad died and left him a, fortune of over £ 20,000. Karolyi, in his letter, expressed a desire that the' good news should be conveyed to the Palace Theatre, and informed his friend that he had remitted maney to this country with a view to paying off one or two debts which he had incurred here, and eevexal small loans which he had obtained when in a state of destitution.

Bankrupt Sweden, I EXCITING SCENES IN THE RIKSDAG I Stockholm, Thursday. Stockholm's Da-g- folad states that in iboth Bhxases of the Riike- dag exoiting scenes occurred when copies of the Bill for opening the prefeninary ugot.1ia¡. tions with Norway on the subject of a ddsoJu- t'oii of t!he union were di-itxibtuted to the ,men-L-bers, who found that the Bill was weaker than tttey had expected. Immediately after the close of the sitting private meetings were held. Commenting on the Bill, the Svenska Dagblad" says:—"A dear statement regard- ing the conditions whicih Sweden must impose for ftldiBooluitJon of the union had been expected. This had not been made. It will now be the business of the Kiksdag to take the initiative in the matter. We desire peace, ,a.nd will give up union, but we must have guarantees for our safety in the future." The Drag-en's Nyheter" ecwa: rfh,e most pxaoti oal and expedient course is to enter into fire,e negotiations. Kiksdag should not fix con- ditrioonato which, it irrevocably binds itself." The Stockholm's Tidning" remarks that tlhet impression created by the Royal declara- tion of bankruptcy was depressing.

FRENCH SAILORS' WELCOME I The London Court of Common Council to- day decided to entertain a. large number of French sailors wt the Guildhall on the occasion -of tile visit of the French fleet to England in August. The oorpoTation has already decided to enterto, n to luncheon the officers of the fleet. The French naval recep- tion committee was instructed to make all the necessary arrangements for giving the men a very hearty welcome to (the Guildhall.

SUDDEN DEATH AT CYMMER I Mrs. Evans, wife of Mr. William Evans, 1 registrar of births and deaths, Cymmer, Port TAIW.. retired to rest on Wednesday night apparently in her usua? be&ltb,. bu?. she w?s fo?ndt ?a'd in?bedi?thii?mpipm?.

CONTRACT SCANDAL. I The War Office and the I Newspapers. I EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE. I Day Fixed for the Vote of Censure In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. M'Veagh asked the Secretary of State for WatT whether his attention had been called to the fact that Colonel Morgan's solicitors have threatened a libel action against the Daily News for commenting on the report of Sir William Butler's Committee, and whether in the event of actions being entered ag-ainst that or any other newspaper the War Office will give access to the documents necessary for the defence. Mr. Arnold-Forster said he was not pre- pared to discuss the probaible action of the War Office in the event of civil action being commenced. Replying to further questions, Mr. Arnold- Forster said the actions recently taken by Colonel Morgan were taken independently of the War Office. The Officers Relieved 1 Mr. Arnold-Forster, replying to Mr. M'Veagh, said that eight officers had been relieved from duty in consequence of the report of the Butler Committee. They were still drawing pay, and retained all their privileges as officers. None had demanded a. oourt-martial. Local Contracts Mr. Arnold Forster, answering Mr. Whitley, said the system of local contracts for the sale of stores, set up in South Africa was initiated by Lord Kitchen-er and approved by the Quartermaster-General &ud the Secretary of State. The Contracts Commission I The .Attorney-General, replying to questions by .Sir Ro-bert Reid and Lord Edmund Fitz- maurice, said a Royal Committee without statutory authority could not compel wit- nesses to be sworn. (Opposition cheers.) Nor could it compel the attendance of witneeses or the production of documents. (Renewed Opposition cheers.) The suggestion of the Prime Minister yesterday was that the prece- dent of 1886 should be followed. In that case the Commission contained a. clause giving the power to administer an oath, and Eta-ting that if the Commission required further powers they should apply for them. As a matter of fact, it was not found necessary to obtain further powers. A Royal Commission could be sent to South Africa, to make inquiries, but could not issue a sub-Commission to go there with power to administer oaths. Sir H. Campbeil-Ba.n neriman, in -view of what bad just beeii disclosed, asked the Prime Minister whether he adhered to the intention of not having a statutory Commission, and, if so, what objection there was to a statutory Commission. (Opposition cheers.) Mr. Balfour said the right horn, gentleman was wrong in his facts. (Opposition cheers and "Oh!") So far from having isaid they would not have a statutory Commission, the Government had over and over agaiu said that if, when the Commission was at work— (loud Opposition cheers and "Oh!")—the necessity for statutory powers were made olea,r, they would grant them. (Opposition laughter and interruption.) The Speaker appealed for order. Mr. Balfour said the supggestion he had thrown out to the House was based upon a precedent, in which the leader of the Opposi- tion was a concurring party. The Govern- ment had no objection to statutory powers. (Loud Opposition cheers.) He suggested that Sir Robert Reid and the Attorney-General should confer aa to the clauses of the bill giving those powers. He presumed the bill would be uncoiatroverc-ial. At all events, he should treat it as such, and throw upon ithe opposition the responsibility of treating it otherwise. He asked for guid- ance whether it was the view of the Opposi- tion that the conduct of the Government should form part of the reference to the com- mission (after a pause) Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman said the Prime Minister Need Not be Too Partioular in oemanaing guidance from one Opposition, seeing that he had twice ;challenged hie views. (Loud Opposition cheers.) Of course, the Bill would be treated by the Opposition as non-controversial in its main purpose, but he could not more particularly state their attitude until they knew the terms of reference and the names of the Commissioners—(Opposition cheers) —saving that the Opposition would do its best to expedite the passing of the Bill. (Opposition chelre.) Mr. Balfour said 'he had done his best to meet the views of the House, and he did not see why he should be reproached for doing so. He made a suggestion which did not meet with the views of hon. gentlemen. Ha now said he was willm-g to have a Statutory Conimission. He proposed to go on with it at once. he could not be made a party to any dilatory tactics. (Loud Opposition a.nd ironical cheers.) He proposed to introduce concur- rently but i-ndepande-ntly a Bill which would give the necessary powers to1 the Common. He again asked which the lea,der of the Opposition wished the terms of reference to include a power of reviewing the action of the Government? Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman said that was a point upon which it would be very con- venient that Sir Robert Beid 'and the Attorney-General should confer, as the Prinze Minister had suggested. Mr. 'Balfour said (he did not propose that .the two learned gentlemen should confer on questions of policy. He presumed the leader of the Opposition did not wish, to delegate quærtiolUs of policy. Sir H. Gampbeli-Ra.nueronan, without allud- ing further to that point, suavely asked wthat f,ac)il,ities would be given for the discussion of the motion in the name of -4ir Robert Read with reference to the conduct of the Govern- ment in relation to the war contracts. Mr. Balfour (shortly): Monday next. (Oppo- sition) dheers.)

What's Up Now ? I CABINET COUNCIL CALLED 6Y I TELEGRAM The Prime Minister has issued telegraphic summonses to his colleagues of the Cabinet to meet him in Council this afternoon at the House of Commons.

Golf. I WELSH LADIES' AMATEUR CHAM- PIONSHIP ideal weather prevailed to-day for the third, I day's proceedings of the Welsh Ladies Golf Union competition tJhatt is taking plaice on the links of the Glamorgan Club at Penarth. The course was in excellent order and the greens in very good condition. During the day there was a fair attendance of visitors. The first events were the playing off of the semi-finals for the Welsh ladies' amateur championship of Wades. Mias Duncan had been drawn against Mrs. Ward, and a very inte- resting match, was played. On the 18th they were all square, and carried the match on to the 21st hole, where Miss Duncan proved victorious by 1 up. It was a capital match throughout. Miss E. Young met Miss Davie, of Aber- and was-an easy winner by 6 and 4- gavCeAnLnCy, UTTA HANDICAP (RADYR OUP). The second mox n ing competition was a. Cal- cutta handicap (18 holes) for the Radyr Cup, presented by the ladies of the Badyr Goxf Club. There was a good number of entries, but, considering the excellent order of the course, the scores did not come u-p to expec- tation. Miss E. Young was the winner with H down. Score: — Strokes received. Result. Mies E. Young 2; 14 down. Miss Hodge 8 3 Miss Gibson 5 3 Miss D. Beaeley 8 4 „ Miss Thomas 10 4 Miss Davis 6 Qi Mrs. WaTd 24 ° » Mrs. Ehsworth 12 6 .» )4if4fi Duncam 7 „ Mrs. J?ckaoQ 7 BOGBY HANDICAP (RHYL CUP). A bogey handicap (18 holes) for the Rhyl Cup, presented by the Rhyl Ladies' Golf Club, to become the property of the player who ehould win it three times in succession, or five times in all, wa.s played on Wednesday afternoon, but owing to an irregularity, the scores had to bo revised this morning. MiSS E. Young was the winner. Results: Strokes received. Result. Miss E. Young 5 6 Misa Davis 10 8 Miss D. Beasley. 12 8 Mrs. Pertwee 14 8 Mrs. Moxon 19 9 Miss Duncan 5 9

Bananas nine inches in length, and thoroughly ripe, are to be seen growing in a greenhouse in a large garden at Tnnbridge Wells. A constant temperature of 100 degrees is necessary to keep the trees from dying. Miss Daisy Buckingham, who has just been appeiirr^d organ iet-ot Gneat Wakering Parish ChurcL, -Essex,. is-«aly ■Hrirtmr 3

ESSEX V. AUSTRALIANS. I 'l'lIe home team were fortunate enough to secure a glorious day for the opening of this first contest with the Colonials, and also to win the toss. The visitors, who had had a long journey from Ireland, left outTrumper, Armstrong, Kelly, and Howell, playing the I four who did not visit Dublin, viz., Darling, Hill, M'Leod, and Laver. The Essex side was a strong one. Buckenham completed the toa.m. which lacked Turner. There was a fair attendance when at 12.5 Cotter and Laver (pavilion end) opened the attack to Fame and Carpenter. Tihe start was! most disastrous, three wickets falling in half an hour for 20 runs. Fane wad caught in Laver's second over, M'Gahey being bowled two balls later by a yorker, and Gillie ghiam secured in the slips. A stand waa effeoted by Carpenter and Tosseitti, though the former took 55 minutes to reach double figures. M'Leod relieved Cott-eir at 46, the 50 appearing in the first over after an hour's play. Four runs later, however, Toseetti was caught at the wicket, and, with four wickets down, Perrin made his appearance. He was bowled (leg stump) without scoring, and at 60 Carpenter fell to a catch in the slips after a stay of 85 minutes for 24. Reeves hit up 11, but fell to a well-judged catch in the long field. At lunch-ttime the score stood at 89 for the loss of seven wickets ta terribly disheartening stent- Ir-hen, 0 play was resumed at 2.50 lI'Le<od kept wicket for Newland, who had injured his finger, and Howell fielded as sub- stitute. Tiheire were a-bout 4,000 spectators. Duff and Layer bowled, and art. 99 Russell was caught in the shps, the eigrutlh wicket having added 30. With Tremlin in, the 100 was hoisted as the result of two 'hours and five minutes' cricket. Score:— ESSEX. First ixminss. Second inning°s. Fane, c Cotter, b Laver 4.??. Carpenter, c "var, b M'Lwd 2t ?? M'&?ey, b Laver 0 Gmg, c HJH, b Laver 9 GiUingiiazn, N?wlamd, b La-v*' e'r 14 Fen-m, bL?vN' 9.?. ?.?. EeoTM, c Hopkins b M'L&od 11 Douglas, c M'Leod, b Dug.. 28.?.?..?.. fi:t b Laver. 2l ;i Tre.nl-*u b I)uff 6. Buci?e?iiaru, no'. Gat I Extras .?.?.?. 13 .?.,?.?.  ?. Total .118. First innings. AUSTUALIANS. geond innings. First iimiags. Second' timings. Duff, not out •••••••• ?..?.?.—??.  got :;at Bwkemlt&m, b Tremlin 1 :f' 5 ?IJ"*?I'"???? NoMe, not out .?. 0 Extra9 1 Total (2 17 .1

WORCESTERSHIRE V. LANCASHIRE. I [Retùt of corresponding match in 1904:—LaneasWre, 276 and 132; Worcestershire, 144 and 122. lanoashire won by 192 runs.] I At Worcester. Sœre LANCASHIRE. I First inning's. Second innings. MacLaren, c Arnold, b WHsom j Second inns. Sp. b \Vilson Ty]deley, c Foster, b CuCo.. 2i  p?id-,in run out ?. 76 Sh??p, ? AmoM .—? 52..??.———.?.——? Gamett, b Wilson .——— ?.. o..———?—?.?? Hombv. b Amo!d .— o.„. Heap, b Wilson 7  .? Brearley, not out 13 Brearley, b Wilaom  0 .?.— "Wcrsley, .—?.. 9-?.———— Total sFi

YORKSHIRE V. WARWICKSHIRE. [Eesifit of corresponding match in 1904:—Warwickshire. I 307 and 108; Yorkshire, 419. Yorkshire won by all II innings and 4 run¡¡.] At Dewsburv. Score:— t First inninlrS YORKSHIRE. First innings. Ssoond innings. Jackson, c b Seoond jnnings. greave 7 fi;:i,'if 2  DentM. b Moarhouse 7 '■ b S.ntall 24 ?.?  Hirst jbw b Ha.rgloa.ve .24 .?.?J*L. Rhodes, b SaBtaU 54 .?.— H!;i?h, :.&:+; 1 :fmES:?: Myers, b Hargreave 6 Lord Hawke, not ou?  5 Orowther, b Haigreave 0. Hunter, c Hargreave, b Sn 0 Extras 1 :==: Total

SUSSEX V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. I [Bss?t of corresponding match in 1902:—Cambridge, 105 J and 230; Sussex, Z? and 72 (for ?ee wickets). I Sussex won. by seven Wickets.] } At. 'Rri?hton. Soore:- jI SUSS £ X. First imunfs. Seoond !nn!B?s. Heyg?te, c Mann, b NaoPir,. Sooond Innings. Vine, c Mainpnee, b Na.pie, 29 Vj?? c h w. b Clfa:!nprice. r < Killicfe, c M,-Il. b Napier 32 Self, b Kei?wui ?. ? ?.?.-——, Oox, not out .—  ? 5;    rxtms 9 .?..?.?—.?, Tot?l (5 wjctets) 159  

SURREY V. DERBYSHIRE. I [Rssult of corresponding- match in 1904:—Derbyshire, 386 and 122; Surrey, 611 (for niuo wickets). Surrey won by an inninga and IN nins.) I At the Oval. Score:— SURREY. First innings. Second innings. Hay ward, e Wright, b Morton 3 Hobbs, b Bestwick 26 n?.yes, c Vvarren, b Morton.. Baker, et Humphries, b Morton 11 Holland, 0 Humphries, b Cpdman 53 Ihwis. c Humphreys, b Best- Wick 8. :rdö:< 53 — Lees, ?ot out .7 Extras -? W Total (6 wickets) 7iw

JtENT V. MIDDLESEX, I [Eesult of corresponding match in 1304:—Kent, 2M (for I (M?ht wickets) and 6i; Mid<?eMx. 229 and li? I tfina wickertsK Middlesex won by one wicket.] At Tonbridgc. Scare:— KENT. First innings. Second inuing. Humphreys, e X 'Grc6-or. l> 5 ""1 T.rrnmt 5  Hearne, lbw, b Bopanquet 19  Seymour, 0 M'Gregor, b Tarrant 9 Hutchings, c Crosdale, b Tar- rant. 25 M8S0n, c and b Bosanquet. Marsham, st M'Gregor, b Bosanguet « 13 —v ..— Day, b Bosanq^iet I Harrison, ,'qit 32 :=:, Huish, lbw, b Bosanquet 10 Faireervice, c Trott, b Bosan- quot 0 Blytha, st M'Gregor, b Bosan- guet 4 Bxt^aa 3 qU:t. 13: MIDDLESEX. Pint innmgs. Second innings, Wajner, jwt out 21  Moon, b Mason 4i Fage, not out 17 •— E=as 1 — Total (1 wickei) 4S. -4

Glamorgan V. DURHAM. I With an advantage of 100 on the first inn- ings and one one wicket down for eleven in the second, Durham resumed this morning, Butler being joined by Horgley. The first ba,ll- YO-rker-from Nash, took Horsley's wickêt. Elliott replaced him, and profiting by Hoæley's experience, the batsmon dis- played extreme care, but eventually both commenced to hit out in great style, and 60 was signalled in lialf an hour. Fifteen runs later, however, when 74 had been registered Elliott was smsvrtl yaought at the wicket by Bancroft. He was eacoeeded by Farrington. who only made one hit for four, the net ball scattering bis slumps. Moorsom's stay was very brief, for after scoring a four and a two he was run out, owing; to smart fielding by Eiches. Ooulson then joined Butler, and the century was telegraphed within the next few minutes, and a few runs later Butler reached 50. Ooulson had scored 20 when he skied a ball, which was missed just inside the boundary. Whittington almost disposed of Butler in similar fashion a few xninutw later. The 200 was readbed by one o'clock, but during the next biMf hour Russell disposed of Butler, Galloway, and Coulson. The fourth over after luncheon resulted in the fall of the pintk wicket, Kirtley being caught at cover-point by Riohes, and Thaokery received his dismissal within half an hour, Glamorganshire commenc- ing their second innings at three o'clock. Rusaelltook three wickets for 32 rune, Nash three for 95, Smith, two for 41, C'rebef, one for 73, and Letcher none for 22. geore:- DURHAM. First innings. Second inmrnga. Horsloy, ran out -98 b Naish 0 ParringtOTi, b Creber -22 b Smith 4 Elliot, c Morgan, b Nash 60 c Bancroft, pmtth25 Moiorsom, b Nash 10 run out, 6 Coulwn, b Creber b Russell 78 Galloway, st Riches, b Creber 0 b BusseU 0< 1 Kirtly, run out 9 c chee, b Creber. 10 Tumbull, at Rich&s, b Creber 27 not out 25 Butler, st .ic:a'J:oo< z¡ b Oh"l Smith, not out .11 b Naeh 9 Thackeray, b Crebear..0 b Nash 3 Extras 19 Extras .12 Total ..250 Total _275 GLAMOBGAN. First innings. Second imminm Morgan, b Turatonli 14 Whiittington, o Thackeray, b Turnbull. 6 Seymour, lbw, b Turnbull 8 Smith, b Turnbull 0 Riches, c Tliackeray, b Turn- buU 39  Br?n, o and b Tumbul] 0 .?  Orsber, b Tarnbull 0. BusseU, not out *3 I ?. N?h, ?t Kirtly, b 1;¡¡: ¡;;s;]:.j L.etaQr, b Tumbun 17 Bancroft, b Thackeray 1 Extras .?. 14.????? Total .KO CWlamorgan ail cut 80. Durham won by 295 runs.

NEWPORT V. GLOUCESTER. I In broiling hot wearther Newport to-da-y II met Gloucester OlD the Uekside ground. The visitors oAme away wi;thout liomans (the I well-kaowo footballer), Waaiterboitbam, Luce, and Eiaehleigh. GMouceater took first knock on a. drying wicket, C. S. Rarnett and Ford j opening the innings against the bowling of Steeples and Silverloek. Ruus cansc briskly ait the start, and the first wicket fell at 22, Ford then being out. to Silver lock in the SiUPs. Aiter gi-viaw a. ahanoe to P. C. J est; waa Jloeugilt p behind the wickets for 7. Barnett continued to play splendid cricket, and was unfor- tuna;te in being run out when he appeared fa,irly wedl set—54-3-32. P. H. Ford and J. Owner then beca.me associated, and at 64 a change was made in the bowling, Foster Stedman taking the place of Steeples a.t the far end of the field. Ford got in a couple of good drives to the boundary, and he was also warmly applauded for several beautiful cut, strokes. A long drive by Owner off Sted- man raised the score to 100—the runs having been contributed in a little over an hour. The batsmen now seemed thoroughly pet, ,and they lot out at the bowling quite merrily At 123 Steeples relieved Stedman at the trundling. The partnership wa.s main- tained at the luncheon interval, when the score read 128 for three wickets- The part- nership, which had yielded 63 runs, termi- nated shortly after lunch. Owner, who had contributed 38. being cleverly ca-ught at the wicket by Stedman off Silverlock. Rains- ford, the club's pro., who followed, gave Silverlock a hard chance in the first ever, but luckily escaped dismissal. Twice in the next over Ford, who had played a remark- ably fine innings, was beaiten by Silverlock, but the ball went above the wicke.ts. Ford reached his half-century with a fine hit to the boundary, but ten runs la.ter he succumbed to a beautiful catch at long?n: by E. S. Phillips off Silverlock. His excel- lent innings included seven 4's and five 3's.. T. Rust took the vars-ney at the wicket, but Steeples got him out in the first over for nothing. Rlainaford, a.fter playing a capital innings for 53, was clean bowled by R. D. Griffiths, wfho had been put on M a change bowler. Art 4.7 Gloucester declared, with. the score at 237 for eight wdckelts. Score:— GLOUCESTER. C. F. Barnett, rLm out 32 H. R. Ford, c Rowlands, b Silverlock 12 E. P. Smith, c Diver, b Silverlock 7 r. H. Ford c E. s. rbll]iPI, b SilyeTlock CO J. Owner, c Stedman, b Silvarlock 33 Kairiisford, b E. D. Griffiths 58 T. Rust. b Steeples 0 S? Tandy, c T. C. Phillips, b Silverlock — 19 W. Freeman, not o?t .? 2 FW. Su.7 ??i out — 0 Extraa 9 Total (8 wickets) 237 Innings declared. W. Roberts did not bat. ,.>

CARDIFF V. NEATH, CaT-diff turned out a fairly strong team to meet Neath at the Cardiff Arms Park to-day. The Brains were absent, but Vernon Hill helped the home team. The visitors won the toes and batted first, but disaster awaited their efforts. Four wickets fell for 20 runs, Preedy being responsible for this. DPN-les iand Shepherd made a useful stand, and 44 was registered before the latter was bowled by Gibson for 24. Fielder filled the breach. Cricket after this waa exceedingly slow. Fielder took 35 minutes scoring twelve, while Davies scored only four in that time. Several changes of bowling were tried, but without effect. Proeser a.nd "Watkins kept together fo ra long time, but neither scored at. a very rail id rate. After batting three hours., the visitora compiled 100 for eight wickets. £ or V p NEATH. David, not olit 23 J. R. Davis, o Coding, b Preedy • F. J. Symons, b Preedy 0 W. Jones, b Preedy 0 W. Broekhan, b Preedy 2 P. I.. Sh.eppa.rd, b Gibson Z4 Fielder, b M'Ky 13 H. Prosser, c Thomas, b Cording 13 D. T. Watkins, b Gibson 7 F. Taylor, 0 Tolararze, b 4 C. Gamble, b Gibson 0 Extras oo oo 11' Total 110 CARDIFF. X. T. Hill, c Fielder, b Eroskhian 22 Gibson, not out 7 G. E. Cording, W out 0 Total (one wicket) 29 CARMARTHEN TRAHSTIKG COLLEGE V. CAR- THEN TOWN. CARMARTHEN TOWN. A. W. Bees, b Doni9on 0 A. E. Shaw, 0 B. E. Jones, b Deoison 2 H. A. Davies, b Denison ? D. W. Jones, o Sterling, b Saunders 4 F. J. nrth, b Denison  I H. Lewis, run out 4 J. P. Llewellyn, st Mockett, b Saunders 0 Olive, b Carter 12 Total (eight wickets) .» 21

MISSING BALE OF FLANNEL West Wales Case in the King's Bench. In the King's Berucn to-day the case of Clarke v. the Great Western Railway Com- pany came before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Knnedy and Ridley, sitting a.s divi- sional court, on appeal by the plaintiff, a woollen manufacturer, of Newcastle Emlyn, from a decision of County-court Judg-e Bishop, who entered judgment for the defendants. Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C., submitted that, the county-court judge was wrong, and that on the findings of the jury the plaintiff was entitled to judgment far &15 2s. 2d., the amount at which the jury valued the plain- tiff's property. On' Saturday, the 24th of Sep- tember last, plaintiff travelled from Newcastle Emlyn to l.andore on his way to Pontardawe Fair, taking with him a bale of flannel for sale at the fair. He padd for the flannel as a parcel. On getting out of the tradn at Landore the flannel waa put on the platform. Plaintiff consulted » railway company's porter as to the best way of getting the flannel to the fair. The porter recommended a carrier, and told plaintiff to leave the parcel in the cloak-room till Monday. Plain- tiff accordingly left the flannel with the porter, but never sa.w it again. The railway company disclaimed liability on the ground that the parcel had been delivered to plaintiff at Landore. The jury found that the parcel had not been delivered, but the county-oourt judge disregarded their finding. The court mow held that the case must go back for a new trial as the evidence as to the acceptance of parcel by the porter to place in the cloak-room waa not clear. Costs to abide the result of the new trial. Mr. B. Francis-Williams, E.G. (instructed by Mr. D. Roy Evans, of Newcastle Emlyn), appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Foote, F.O., and Mr. Benson for the railway com- pany (instructed by Messrs. Jenkins and Evans).

NEWPORT SCHOOLS' SPORTS I The third annual athletic festival in con- nection with the Newport elementary schools was held this afternoon at the Newport Athletic Grounds, in brilliant weather. The band of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers was i attendance. Besuits-:— 120 Yàrds" Flat Handicap (oben to boys of 12 to 15 yews).-list, R. E. Edwards, Eaves- well (4yds); 2nd, G. Trunt, Tredegar Wharf (yds); 3rd, D. Belcher, Stow-hill (9yde); 4th, W. Pendrie, Maindee (5Jyds). Time, 14 4-5sec. 120 Yards Flat Handicap, for boys of li3-12 years.—1st, E. Waite, Stow-hill (3yds); 2nd, T. Allen, Stow-hill (6yds); 3rd, S. Gri n, Alex- andra. (3yas); 4th, R. Williams, Corporation- road (5yds). Time, 14 l-5seo. Ralf-Mile Flat Schools Championship, for the Kainforth Bowl.—1st, Stow-hill; 2nd, Dar- ham-road; 3rd, Maindee. Chariot Race (open to teams of five).-1et, .Barnard Town; 2nd, Bolt-street; 3rd, Eaves- wen. 100 Yards, Flat Handicap, under 10 years.— 1st, W. Harris, 814 Woollos (scratch); 2nd. H. Ha-gget? Tredegar Wharf (3yds) 3rd, R. Hanuett, Crindau (5yds); 4th, B. Masker, Hann.&wtet, ll (5ydB). Ti?e, 14 l-5see. B?veswell (3ydB). Tb¡Le, 14 1-5reo. Lon? Jump (Scratch), boys under 12.-Ist, G. Fry, Stow-hill; 2nd, S. Griffiths, Ea-ves- well; 3rd, D. S. Jones, Corporation-road. Jump. 12ft. 7in. Long jTunp (Scratch), 12 to 15 yeara.-1st, W. PendTie, Maindy; Znd. S. Farley, Eaves- well 3rd, J. Griffiths, Eaveewell; 4th, W. Donovan, St. Mary's Eomaa Catholic. Jump, 12ft. 9in. 220 'rm" Plat Ilandicap, 12 to 15 yelra.- 1st., If. Edwards, Eaveswell (8yds); Znd, J. Trump, Tredegar Wharf (lrds); Ss8, R. Pa$ £ tt, Eaveswell (20yds); 4t.h, C. F. EoTmes, DurKani-roa (12yds), Time, 27 3-5800.

THIEVES SMARTLY ARRESTEDI Mr. Thomas Francis Stonelake, a member of the Islington Borough Council, residing at 23, Haverstock-hill, N. W., again attended (before Mr. Paul Taylor) at Marylebone to charge Henry Rumbely, twenty, and James Webster, eighteen, with robbing him of gold hunter watch, value £ 7. Mir. Stonelake was returning home after visitrng some friends, and was passing through the front garden to his house, when one of the prisoners* gently touched him on the back. "Excuse me," he said, "I have got a message for you." Mr. Stonelake turned to ascertain what it was, and immediately the prisoner snatched at his watch-chain, and pulled his watch from his pocket. Although considerably handicapped by reason of his being a cripple, and having little use in his right hand, Mr. Stonelake sucoeeded in recovering his chain, but the prisoner got away with the watch and bolted, followed by his companion, who had held the garden gate wide open to facilitate his flight. Fortu- nately, Police-constables Lewis (8 S R) and Wilson (126 S) were on duty at the end of the road, and, seeing the prisoners running, they promptly went in pursuit, and caught them after a long chase. The watch was sub- sequently found in an area. A previous conviction of three months asi suspected person 'was proved against Rumbely. Mr. Paul Taylor sentenced Eumbely to four months' hard labour, and Webster to one month. Mr. Stonelake warmly commended the two constables for their conduct, and the magis- trate also thought they were deserving of great praise, and marked the charge-sheet accordingly.

Surely no further attempt w:ll be> made to get Dumbarton C?stJe to win a mile ra?e. Hie dam, Chem?"y, ha? bred numerous winners—Thrush. R?x.?gh,Aj'gon,. ?.—?ut ,r?,i ,iwrinten. ->'