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Passing Pteasantnes. Boarders aj"e apt to ha.'re liver cainplaint 'When R. ? served to them seven times a week. Brktcgroom (surveying the wedding pre- <ects): Look become of your I:a.t.her's che<iu'e foT L'.001 Bride: Oh, he heajd toot yo-nr fa.ther bad .gi1lell U3 a. checfuc for JS100. 'amd he thought we wouldn't care to :ha.ve duplicates, you know. 'Little Boy (who is ha.viiM: it rather rough oa a< steamer in baxi weather): Ciptain, does oil ma-ke tbe wa.v-es sTnooth in rotigh wesKtber? Captain.: Yag, my 1-ad; bat why do you. jn<! thaA? Little Boy: I'w g-,t a, bottle cf cod liver oil in the ca.brn. and I W:k thinkiNg it might faIna.Me for you, ca.r.t.a,ill. I'd sooner sa.ve the -shii3, with it tha-n take it myself. PAM BY THE SOUR. It seemed to Sqmre KrowTi th-i-tt Johnson. the caaTte'B'ter, had taken a,n unconscion-%ble time in execotin? the repairs be had been eng-aoged to do. 'a.n.d he determi.ne-d to conM' to an undezatamdi'Dg. be peached <Ate ptaoe that -was being Te'pMred, he fou'B'd Johnson jaiiior, the ca.r- pectfr's aon..alone in his glory. Iiook here. my lad," tte said. I ph<mld T'iko to know when you expect to Sniah here?" Welt. sir," w&s tl?o yoTrn? man's repty, "fatber"s gone to J.cok a.t another job. li be gets i't, we shall Siriah to-day; if 'he doTi't, goodness only knows when we pban Smah'"

ROYALTY AT MAFEKIRG The Duke a/nd Ducht'S9 ot CoTinanght .-e,o,-iv,ed a. munieal welconis at Mafeking oB. ThTtT9(Lty. Tbeu" Royal Highnesses visited the stege defence pcsitiocs. a.Tid imsi),ect-ed the troops. mœt of -wh-oin toak part in the d,e.fence of tiM town.—Renter.

STORY FOR TO-DAY.) One N ight's Tragedy I It wag a cold night out; the &ky glittered I with frozen stars, the snow under foot crouched and creaked: the very air was fu!l of splintered ice: pectric shivered hurrying by. and even the pttttely woman in the he-ated room of a marble-fronted mans-ion shivered.. But not. with the ccld. g'.he rose and moved res-t'eseb" around the T'>om. ftnally coming to a, stan'd Ijefore a- chevul tnlrror. With hands das-ped behind her shC' -Tod !o'c*kin-g a.t her- self. the noted rhe perfect fo'Ms of her clinging gown, ths haughty an<;1e of 'her h-cad. Sb'2 CULIIIO to the eyes and gazed Beroely into their mysterious dop'h3. i'he eyea m the mirror gazed back as de&an'fly and hers fe ll: her f u 11 lips 'Curled. Afraid of youi'seM, a,fradd," and she metiaced the ngure looking at her. \h: has come over you, Mrs. De Vere 'queen of society.' fashionable leader of me select '<s.rc-Ie'? Bah!" and she turned. quickly away and bega.n pa<cing up and d<7wn .te room agaiii. That there was a conflict going on in her mind was evident from her face, now nashec' a.cd tearful. then w'hite and dra.wn. She stopped again be-fore a amall-fr'amed picture on the mantel. It wa<8 berseli on her brida. day, fiv-e years ag'o. Wtt.h a sudden movement of the band she cat-t it into fhe fbmœ. I '<vish I h-ad died," £Ibo said slowly. I wish I bad died i-,clfk)-re I sold myself for aTnibitBon. I have wealth now—acd I hate it. It haa spoiled my life acd mi-ned me." A door opened and -i. g'eotIem'a'Q ectered; a. middle-aged ar,istoc-at, polished uTttil his v.ery oou-uterkazice wa6 Aileen." 'he sajrd. "Ah, Mr. Do Vere," she replied, turning. A shudder cc-emed to paiss ever h'is fu'ee, bat it might have been the changing' lights. "I ha.ve tieketa for tho opera, you wished to hear to-nMrrow night," be &aid. '*BriHtoI bought thsm uite'r an inunense a-mcuut of .roub. They were all gone." "I do not care to go," she said coldly. "I am sorry you took the trouble." "Just as you wish, politely. "I t waa no trouble to un. He left. the i-ocm, and tinge cL&epen.'d on his face. If he had b<;en anyone but Mr. De Yere the tinse would have been a. look of utter heart-break. But the polish and aed-repre-4w.n weTC put om to great effer,t, a-nd "no nian gaw." His iE-dJB'er.ent wife knew net that th'ere was a soai and a h,-a.rt bene'a.t'h it all. She walked to the window, and. putting up the sai-h, looked out on the frosty air and froz'en stars and shivered again. ''He M icier th.1.n even this." she said. and threw up the .cash. The bitin? cold streamed in, but she- dr'a,nk it iLke wine. Her eyes ddLated and b?" beauty seemed t-o expand in some symTxithetic 'ma.nn'er. "Mr- De Vere, how imprudeBt!" came to ears. She turned with her glowing' che'eks ',nd the frost 1:1.k in herh.ur. Then a careIe-M unile 'I cc.,me over her face. Ch' the power of pride' Though h?r Mood 5e>m.ed to ru&h in eudden torrents through her veins no. sign was visible. "I like it." &he said simply. j The gentleman who had entered was tal) a.nd f.Mr. His. face impressed one as good. ye': the mouth had cruel curves and the eyes were a. piercing grey. H'e stood, ajid. looked at the woma..n. oe-?ide' him with no word. She looked 1H1 the blush died out and the eyes fell aain. She trembled a little and then turned away. A t.riujupnRn.t look ca.iin.e inito hi, eyes. "Aii&eo. in. a. low voice. No' somid from her. "Dkei,,esl," a.ga.m.. She turned suddenly, with a. oonvu!sMl face. "Jo-hn. Raid. if you have any mercy-,i-iy pÜy for me—dcMi' don't." He snatched her ha,M<; an.d poured forth lo-vi-ng 'na.Lmes. The wli'i;:e fac'e grew whiter, and she drooped in a- s.tr'a'Ege ma.n'ner. "There is no' u&'e. Aileen.? he said at I'a?t. "It. is fat?. You live m to'ri?u'e here, and vkit?il die of ?o-n??nees in a ?hort t?m-e. I love you, I h-a-ve always loved you, a,nd you krjc.w it. Would it not be bc'tte.r to come to me new? How ha.pp'y I woniii niak,- you! WU.1 you come?" No rpspon<?e from the bowed head. ''It i3 wroTi'g—wrong," ca,me thro'u.g-h har bewildered bra.in. *'I love him/' har rebe'mous L(pa,rt wMapered. "L-oob a.t Tne!" he oomma.n'oo. SLc-wly, as if a.gaoi.nst her will, she raAsed her fa-ce towaj'ds his. "Say that you love me, was tloe iiext order. "I love you." she stud, in the same dazed way. "The.n that is enough; you ha-ve no need to hesitate," he aadd. and wi-th skilful words turned wrong into right, and when he ceased the baft Ie was won. To-morrow night," he said. at nine, I wHI be at the door, and you wiH come to me. "I will come to you," she repeated. Then her ca.bn gave way. a.nd she clung to him, trem'Ming', with wild words. He soothed her and left her witih onjy a- ha.nd'claap. S4ie id under his roof yet," he toM bim- self. There was a. certain, kind o.f honour in him after all. Mrs. De Vere! sat in the same attitude in which he h-,Ld left he'r. She did not padae her b e did not TuA--e her h&ad nor stir; she knew she was wrong now. The haughty husband rose before ber eyea. He wonid cot have tempted a. womam in that wAy. Yet—— Still she sat on. She could not think; her hea<d waB on Sre. &h-s went a.nd. opejied the window a<gi3in, and crouched down, reet- iug her hesd on the aill. It was colder than before, but she uevar felt it. How bn.g'ht the pta.rs weT*?' There was one larger tha.n the others that beckoned her. It changed from a, white to a, blue a.nd back a.?a,in. The frost flakes gathered, on her I hair, the cutting wind blew a.-round be.r, but still she crouched, watching the star, seeking—— They found heT so in the morning, with her c&ld. clapped ha.nds a-nd the stiff white face tu'rned UJPw'ard3- The ey'ee were wide opé'n and gta,ring. The wise pfliyeicia.ns pro- nounced it heart failure. Even physdcLa.ne maJ:e mistakes sometinLes. The eager, search ing expression, on the fa.ce wus remarked by all. "What waa she looking for?" the grie'f- strieken Mr. De Vere questioned b,im--elf. There was no need cf repsressing' htimBeIf 'now. He had. truly loved this proud woman. Yes—what did she seek? No mortal will ever know.

I When the Roots are Not Healthy and Strong, or when they are ABTected by Germs, TOUR HAIR will not-indeed, cannot—errow. That is why NOTHING CAN BE ANY GOOD FOR JLJ? F/? Tf TD? ??? ? Falling Out and W?M y?k ? Tf? Prematurely Grey J* .?. ?? CtPSULOtBS I BECAUSE THE HARMFUL GERMS WHICH tNJURE THE HAIR CAN ONLY Bb GOTTEN AT THROUGH THE BLOOD, AND THE ONLY REMEDY WEIGH CAN REACH THEM THROUGH THE BLOOD IS CAPSU- LOID6. IT IS UTTERLY USELESS TO I RUB STUFF ON THE SCALP. BECAUSE IT CANNOT GET DOWN TO THE GERMS. CaJpEmloids contain nothing which can in any way injure the Stoma.ch or any othr paj-t of the body. Fenwick. 130, Willesden-lane, Brondesbury. London, N.W. GeI1it1e1IliCn,-I tun very plea.st'd to inform you that Capsuloidt! have done my ha<ir a. very ?M'at deal of good, in fa.ct, have quite stopped, the fa.lling out, which a. short tinic ago was causing me a great deal of anxi-ety. A.= you can see from my photo, I ha.ve a. good head of ha,ir, and it is very thick aj!d glossy. I ehaJl reconuncnd thøn to all my iriends, and you mty nutke use of this sta,t< ni'ent if you wish. Fait,hfully your- <Mis&) MAY WOO. Ott LOOK AT THIS PICTURE O? A GROWING ?Nt HAJB GRMTLY MAGNtFIKD, *nd learn how 11 your hair grows, why it beoom08 ? ? Sj f TL L* ? f ?M ???' ?y '? *?" ?"? s'°? ??' *"? ??? ? ?**? ?''? °?t- The whole h*ir is produced by the multt- S '.??e??j??Li??j??????????)j9??S????????E?????S??? 3§ plic&tion of those growins cells which lie .t the bottom "nd form its root. 'i'hey rest urcii th<! little bYMd vssel5 ????S??MX?????????? which c.irry the btood containing the Md corputciea ''? '?a??NSa???'htN?????????? ?o? ?'??? ? ceMxdraw aU their nouriBh.ment. Yo)i ??NMMp??' BS?S????SS'nM?????????'?????????? ? S? ??? ?sUy see from '.h's picture tha.t when the h&rmful ?i?? S??S?M????SPM?!??????????? ???.? pern? Mttte in those growing celis &cd go on multiply- '? th? ?.11 uuur. the MUs. ?hich c.?aet the hair to S??I????HV?Tm?????? loo?n and f?t o.'t. or become' prep-at'jre:y frey. I! t"cse germs Me not checked .hey -K in time quite ?*?'??)??????????????-???''??'??????L ??t?? destroy the cetiF. and <?s tho toots ? o?td thea bp de?d !lQ('l;:Ïg whatever could be done. Y,m 11 ,y kiil tl", ;rm!! by m!U'01l3 or new red b!00d ('orpu.scll' snd the only ???&??c?(?'????'<??'K??' medicme which will tu?a them rapidly eDou?h ia ?'?'>???-?;;??7?????? meidicme whictl will ui&ke) *,IaL?ta rilpidly ?enough is ???'???-'??.??????? t?ha!?. ?'?*'??-?-—-—?& r'-ti?e t.i)?t exernal tre-itn?Bt oMMt possibly .xneRt L< )p?L? '-?TtUE ?w Ta?e Tr.o Cnpsu'oid? with *'<eh mot three tfmM d?ir* Solct bv Chem'Htft ev?r wttfa at ttM Kdaced plic<' Of 2a. M. ptf box, or axnt j by the CAJE'Sr*I.OID CO.. .ti?.?fn ??anct, L?n.tKJft, i!C. opposite t COUPON. .<tv Tem?[?\ Spccm ?ac?pte ??on when this Cournti is encXMed &Dd three ?. F bciM Me .?do-ed fiom us; iMger s?mp? with six. Do not Mb ycHif Ch?mtst ?-aT'J? t.T?.'v.T?.o- ?x?Tp.rve<.sMs? for stmple, for ha eaMiot supply ) fen ?.1906. t SBnm FOR FREE HAIR BOOKLET ANT) COPY 07 A-WALTSM ??

Head-constabte's Pantry I The H-xLd-canRL--jble of Card-ifF (Mr. VH- liam McKenzip) and the oSR-ers o.f !ii9 f-Dree ha.ve for aom.e time baen doin'6 cha.ri ta ole: work of the bt>"t. and iro.-ft eff&ctive kind by, .pmviding fo.cd for Lhe families c.f the unem- ptoyed iu. the city. Credit, howevar, cannot be given 1.,) th<>ill a.Lonp. Their wori: ia,at be carried on were it not for the gC-D,eloUl gifts cf foc.d. money. a,nd clothing wh.iúh they have received iro.m Cardiff tradesmen a.nd othl-m. Below we 6'Í;-e an illustration of pn.n'tj'y in tho police- sta.ti'on ynj'd as it appeared a. day or two a.go. Among the g'tfts wMc'h t.he bca.d-c'orsi.abit) received towa-rds his -aiitnil)loyc-d relie'i' fund ou wert- 10s. frmn :Mr. MillH, Wp-ddaftt Far-in, aud provi()ns from Mr. E. Arms. Bum.n-ey). Mr. (B<0 Rnd Crovm H(,tl). Mr. Batten "md t.ho. MlnnY-3troot Cougrl'ga.honn.l CuniTo'h. ) INDEX TO TELE PICTTRE. A onions. B carrot; C c-T.bba.s'e, D E Sah. F I&akH. & tM)t.a,t<)es. II tomatoes, I t mea.t., J -celery, K brmd, Ij b::tteT, M. te- a'nd X I!<ki, 0 sed< j?

NEATH INSPECTORS SALARY TOWN COUNCIL AND THE SUPER- ANNUATION /HM quarterly meeting of the Neath Town Ccnncil was held on inurada-y. the nta.yor (Mr. W. E. Reee) preeidm?. A recomnMHjdation was made by the watcn oammittee to increase the salary of Inspec- tor Jones from JS& ICs. to JE2 1.2. 6d. per week, the increase not to affect the bz,i6 of Pupez- a.nnua<ti<m, which is jE2 56. a week. Alderman J. D. Llewelyn moved, and Mr. Edward Dayies seconded, a mot ton referrInK the matter back to. the oo-mmittee. with the view of hiring the 6up.era,nnoa1.iou !MMM ra-ised to the level of JE2 12s. 6d. per week. A long discussion f&Howed. in the couree of which Mr. J. R. Jones objected to a.uy raising of the superannuation ba--ifi. Ile g'a,id he heavily thought tha.t it waa time that men like Inspector Jones should retire to give Dtace to younger men. The couin'n should enoourage younger men. and not -tdvance the wages of iL man at InspectoT Jones's time of life. Alderman Trick pointed out that when Inspector Jones, who had been 33 years in the service of the corporation, was appointed to the office he held he continued to do the work of sergea.nt, thus rendering the appoint- ment of another oflioerunu('Ce;õ,ary. By the resolution which he (Alderman Trick) ha.Q moved at the wat-eh committee meeting he sought to bio<I Inspector Jones for three yed.rs, and thus eave the euperannua.tton fund a. very large sum. in compari;}ll with which the raism? of the basi-! of [superan- nuation would meaa but an increase of XB 13s. per year when Inspector JcnM retired. The matter was referred back to the watch committee.

I CLUB SENSATION. I CHARGE OF MISAPPROPRIATING TRUST FUNDS. At Bow-street, London, on 'Thursday Edward Vivian Warde, described as a club proprietor, of Holland Park. waa charged with mi=appropriatiug trust funds belonging to the Twentieth Century Club (Limited). Mr. Muskett, in opening the cat-.e. padd that *.h e nomi'na.l prosecutor wao Mr. George Herring. of Ha!toTh-plooe, Pic<xMlilly. When the ciuib was eata-blished pripc'ner was appointed secret.a.ry, a:nd he dechTied to accept a;nytiÛng for his sernoes. In November, 19C2, Mr. Herring waq so sa-tianed with prisoner's services that lie a-ppointed him his e-wn priYatte secmtary at JE250 a. year. In 1904, when. the club's accounts were audited, there wae found a. doficiency on the part. of prisoner amounting to a.bout JB1.000. No ch-axge was made reapectrng the matter, but Mr. Herring immediaitely dismissed priBoner froTn the two positions which he heM, but to some extent he was aJtowed to ret.%in his position at the club. Mr. Muskett. continuing, alleged that prisoner had stolen cheques belonging to the club..and sa,id he was cha.rged with mis- a-ppropriating ;E1,790. a-ad also with falsifying the accounts. Some of the stolen cheques used by prisoner in paym3ent of adver- tisements relating to a, club caHed tihe London ojid County Ctub which he was trying to esta<blMh in Holla.nd Park. Evidenoa was then called in support of counsel's stateTnent. The priBoner was remanded.

I LOCAL EISTEDDFODAU. I MAESTEG. The apcond annual competitive concert 11uder the aKLSpices of the Beth-Miia. Ba4),tist, Church was held a.t the lbw-n-hall, .Maobeg. The Rev. lorwerhh Jones (lorwerth Ddu) pre- sided. The adjQticat<Mrs were:-MUBic, Mr. D. ThctmajS, G. and L., Pocty-pridd. and the ,ev. W. Eva-!M, G. and L_ Blaenewm; litcoa, ture. the Rev. W. E. Wa,tkins, B.A., Maeste?. Results: — PnMM<forte soJo: Tat, \Y. bVanS, ro.a.esT.eg; 2nd. Miss 1,. SiephenB, fa.egte.g. Essa-y, "Muca-tion Act, 1902": 1st, W. R. Btratton, Maesteg; 2nd, Joeiah T. Davies, Dowlajs. Boys' solo: Simeon atratt&Q. Maesteg. Girls' aoto: Kate ThoTBaa. Xaesteg. Recitation: Miss GIsMiys Graat. Aberken&g. Tenor solo: D. Dajiiet. ),facctez. Contralto scJo-: .Miss Johia-nna. Lewis, Cwm- pa,r'b. SopratlO aoto: Divided between Miss Bees, Treorky, and Miss Sarah A. Morris, Priza bag: Ist, Miss Sophia, 8t,e"ens, Mac- te?: 2nd. Miss Cissie Bees, :Ml:lesteg. Chadnpi<m solo JcnJdn Bees -(Mae&- te?). Champion solo (fomi-fle): Miss Dor& D'a.vKe, CardiT.

WIFE'S ALLEGED EXTRAVAGANCE. A meeting of the creditors of Dmiiet Bcwen, collMry overman, 69, Hi<;h-stj'Mt, Clydach Vak'. was held on Thursday a.t Mcrthyr. The debtor Mtar-ned his liabilities at .S173 & 1M.. and his assets at JE17 10s., there being thus a deficiency of .E155 18s. 1M. Be a.ttribTTted his f a/Mare to extravagance on t'he part of hia wife. who he alleged ha-d been incurring lia-bilitica in his na,me without Ms kmow- ledge or consent, and &ko to pressare by creditors.

I ALFRED SHRUBB MARRIED. Alfred Shrubb, the well-known pedcstria.n, was on Thursday married to MissAda Brown, do-ughter of Mr. J.Lmes Bro.wc. of the 8aB6e\ Hotel, Ha-ywajds HeMh. Shrabb states that followrn? his Olympia, engagement be will sever his connection with the rtinning path. All rrtm<mrs that he will enter for certa-ia big running ma-tches are said to be incorrect

I BUILTH WELLS HORSE FAIR. I I At Baitth WeHs H<x-o Fair o.Ti Thursday therk, was a. good atterbdince. a 68Jtisfactory snoply, and a. moderately bri&k trade. Uaeful I (''Ll"ters oha-ri4ged ha.D.ds rut from £30 to .E55. a,etor&ng to age amd breed.

I ABERCYNON POULTRY SHOW. A Flbow of pfM'ltry. pigeons, ca.ge bil-&, and rabbits was ix'!d a.l. tlic W<M'kia.&n'p-ha;U. Abel"- f-ymo'n. on Thurafiay. ThfCre wero over 600 cntri'e?. The judge); were Mesem. J. N. Ha<rn- gon, T. B. Evans, ajid J. B. Evan5. Mr. W Hea,toTi Rowta.'nds was the Eecrertary.

I SKITTLES. I I A skittle match took place a.t the Coloot } Arms. Barry, between Colcot a.nd the Roya.1 ) I Alberts (Ca?fdiff). whpn the former won by ) two points, thf- scores being 56&—Z66. )

I HOCKEY. i Pontyp<x'l Thur.5dny t?am (h.), 12 goaJn: I -.ew¡¡ort Harrison, 1 goaL  for  1 p<-ml: Rake (6). C. 'H?rms.ton (4). a<nd Trek?r 1 \2).

I "D"VlCETO MOTHERS. -Are yfM broken ?n youf re' by a sick chi:Ú suffeting wih the j)ala by l'uÙing te(}tll? Ho at oucc W a chemist and gM; a bot16 ,f ;HT. \\ïnslow'3 l;(){Jthillg :"yruT', It will reLev" the rOOT It is pieasa.n<t to taste. It prodncea n;¡.turaJ. quiet sJeep by roU'i:ng the chUd from palin, and the little etc-iib as bright ae & buttMi. Of aU ohemistB, H. Hd. per bottte. e405 The Doteh C?fe M opem fer t.?meheoBt tna Aft<cnaew t<Mt.-St<?<m? OmftettM?M. Ld. Ut, <)a«a-<t. OMtit In tb.)-? atr (')1tb. of the l't¡go Driw I ?'HH?If6'S PUBB TEAS. <M6t

? SUCCESSFUL AUBL ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER AT YSTRADGYNLAIS. ASSIZE JURY ACQUITS THE PRISONER. At Brcconshire Assizes on Thursday (before the Lord Chief Justice of England, Baron Alverstone) Thomas Michael James. 25, collier, surrendered to his bail on a. charge of a-ttetnpting to mard'&r a gamekeeper, named Henry Snow, at Ystra-dgynlaiH, on December 8 1-lwt. Atr. D. Viiliers Meaner and Mr. J. Plows (ia&truote<} by Mr. 0. R. T. Leyshon) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. B. Francis-William, KC., o..nd Mr. Ga&kell finstrtcted by Me:<fS. Viner Leeder acd M<)-,rig) w<xre for the dci'eue< Henry Snuw, ga.mekeep<;r, in the eiDploy of CMonel Gough, deposed that o-n the night of 8 h- in company with a game- keeper went out about 10.30 into a w<Md at Cwmgrcdd. About 11.15 they heard men breaking through a fence into the wood. They prisoner, but not the other men. Witness and Saurders followed Htem at a distance of 30 yards for a.bout 300 yaxds. They ?ot in front of the IDOll, and as witncae w&s watching James coming down the wood he suddenly saw another man. When witness mè,Nl this man en.aght sight of him, and at once rad-ee, his gruu to hi, shoudder. Ja.oKs followed suit. V/itnesf! cried to the unknown iBQn, -ow, uon'' of that!" James then Bred, and witness fell to tho ground. The uight was very bright. Jajuea Was about twenty yards &way when he nred. Cposs-exa.min'ad by Mr. Fra.ncit-Willi.ams: The men C-cmid have seen taem when they entere-fl the wood if they had looked their way. He was not sure of the other man, but w-011Jld be James. Henry Saunders ga.ve oorrobcrative evi- dence. He had no dou-bt wiLatcver thfat James waa the man who fired the shot. Continuing, witness ¡;:Úd that on the follow- ing day he took Po ice-constable Lewis to the scene, and followed the tracka around the wood. The constable had a. nair of boots with him, and these were eoTnpa,r'ed with the I boot marks aJl round. Casts of tTbe boot I marka we-re a.fterwM'djg taken. Croas-examined: TbSre waH no footpath near I the track taken by the two men. Us had previously brought a charge of poaching in that court against James, and wan certain of him then, but the jury found him n0t I guilty. He did not say then thH/t he "wou.Id I bare James again." His Lordship: Did yon notice anything with regard to the boots :ro:¡+rw1?-Witne<&: Yes; I noticed that the boots corresponded with the marks. Da/vid Ivor James, surveyor, gave formal evidence as to the plan of the wood, and said that one of the marks he was shown corre- spon-0-c-d with the right boot of the pair pro- duced. Police-Mrgeant Jajrett gave evidence of arrest. On arriving at the house, at 1.45 a.m.. they found James up, and witness had a con- versation with him. As a- j"alt of this con- versatiou witneas went to the house ef a man named Hopton. Returning to James, witness told him, Wba.t you say about the gun is wrong; Eopton .hadn't got it." Jrnncs replied. "Wall. I left it there, at acy rate." Witness asked for James's boots, and was handed a, pair of light boots. Witness asked I for his working boots, and James's motber-tn- law brought them from underneath the table. James said he needn't had them on since five o'clock. They were very wet. On Sunday witness went to the scene of the affray, a.nd found that each boot corresponded with the, ,ma.rks on the ground. Witness produced casts of the marks, and pointed out the resembkt.nce beween them autt the soles of the boots. Crot<a-eKumia«t: The boots were the Idnd gaaerally worn by colliers in the Ystrad-! gynlais dMtrict. Colliers working under- groumd frpqu'ently got their boots very wet, and the colliery in wttich James worbed was rather damp. His Lordship: Supposing these boots had been under the taMe for geven or eight' hours. wowd they have been in the condi- tion they were ?—Witness: No, my lord; they were saturated. For the defence Mr. Franeis-WiIIiama set up n,n alibi. Prisoner stated tbs,t cm December 8 he worked a.t ths Y&tradtawr Colliery until 4.30 p.m., and got home about Svc o'clock. The colliery wae very wet. and when he reached homo his boots were Qlu"vs thor'o'ug'hly wet. He never put them by t?e urc to dry, a? the leather would crack. He went out at eight, and returned at 10.30. had hia supper, and wz.? bed. About 1.45 he was ca,Hed up by hia, fu.ther-111-laiw, who sa.id the police were comi!)'; to pee him.. Sergeant Jarrett asked him for his gun. and he told him that ho had given it to a mn/n named Hoptcm in the previous August, a.nd had not had it since. The poli-fe went to Hoptou's house, and said the gun was not tbfxe. They thn searched the honse, and were handed hie working boots The ma<l.e a note of the fact. that they w.&re wet. The Ixxyta were simihLr to those woTn by the colliers of the district, who frequently went for strc'Hs over the neighbouring farms, whi;o the colliers at Ynysgwel:l I)a.sed over the lands on their way to work at Abe'rcra.ve. On January 17 he walked over the lajid where the affair happened, a.nd failed to make one perfect impreasioo with his boots. At the point where the keepers said Snow was shot the ground was solid, and no footprints oooM be made there. A ku'g'e mimber of witnesses support&d the ahbi, including the prisoner's wife, who swore that her husband came home at 10.50. and did not leave the houa& untU he was a-rrected by the police. The jury verdict of and p.risoa€<r wvts (tieeiirged.

A BRECONSHIRB M.P.: TOUCHING I INCID.ENT. I In connection with tho election of a- Brecon- ehiTe ma-n. Mr. Eay Morg-.ou, for Truro (Helstoa DivisiQM). a, writsr in the British Weekly," relit:es a. touching incideat:— Three years ago he loat his mother, who is buried in the cemetery a.t Ha.y. in Breton- ghire. After the ix)ll ws.s declared, an old lady who had been an nitimate f.-iend of Mrs. Morgan, tA;>ok a, bu!M-h of snow drops to the cemetery, tied with red nbbon. rmd laid it on her grtve wit'i a, card bearing this inscription: George Hay 3forL-an, member t)t Parliament for Truro..Majority, 504." J

BREWSTER SESStONS CAERLEON LICENSING MEETING The Gaet'leon Brewster Sessions were held on ThaT.sd&y. Two licences having b&en extinguished la.st yc-er in t't!c lioeni;ing afca, which embraces OiMTLeon, Cwmbra,n, und Lla.n'frechi'a. Lower, there waa nmch speouiatioii as to what tile jru;:tiœ8' propoea.b were oil thi3 occasion. Tbe a.ppli- c,a.t,o,ii for a provisioir-,vl iMaace in respect. of tjip Temm CcMi-t H.(Ael, a.t C'wm.bra-n, was the .)njy requcst. for a !Mw Iice<no8 that ca-BM bi>!me NlIe Deneh. The toemperun4ce pa-rty .vere preo-at in force, ajlid were re-presented by Mr. D. EV"-å¡.n8 (solicî1.or), the Bev. 'V. E. Robinson, Mr. Heno'y Summers, and >tbers, while t;!e British W<Hnen's Tem.pe- t'a.o.ca ABSttcia.tio'n was repreaented in co'urt iy Mrs. JJ3.Ugh1011 (lady guardian). The ,icen",ing bench compris'&d Mr. F. J. Mitchell in th<? c<m.iT), Sir Arthur Mackworth, Mr. F. T. Prother<x-, Mr. A. M. Pillincr, Mr. John !)a&ers, a,nd Mr. E. Hart-iey. J4).tics, Pontypool, 'n 'h.is ano.u.a.l r€*port. to'th.6 lic&nsin'g justices, .t.too t.tM<,t. the p'0'pnla.tion of the district :wcording to th*- las!, ce-nsus wcts 8,727. and th-e numbpf of lics-n.sed houses as foUows:— Alehou-C,s 26. be&rh.ou.?e6 14, beerh{Jou6e8 (oS) 2, &nd grocers 3. maj:iug a, total of 45. Exclu- 7iv'e o.j' gJ'x-ers' t.hcre was one i-icenacd b<yug€ to 287 ÜroHbitalliU:. Only one jen-ce-holder was proce.edetl a.gainpt during .he year. During the same p-eriod 43 persons "em «ujn.mf;ned for clr-uiik(iines6-in increase :¡.f five eompa.red with t.he pre\'ious yea,r. He o-f five com,pired with the previ<Lis yeir. He reoe;ved no nK)li,o3 (>f c?bie-,tion to any E'&forc the committee retired to consider rpport. the Clerk (Mr. J. C. rAewciliu.) stated that aince the report was prepa-red the licence of the Ix)wer Cock. CroesycehMo?. had ceased to exist, as the oomF.pisa.tiori money bad been paid. This brought the number of arlehouses in the dis- trict down to 25. The B<'nch decide to renew an licences for this year. The magistrates rema-rked that music oo.ndT!fted in some public-hou&cs a.ttra,cted crowds of people outride. This was n<ct desirable. and, therefore, they hoped that the p-ublica.nf in the di&trict would take Clare tha't the music did not di.sturb residenta in the neighbouThoc-d in future. An ap'plioa-tion was ma<le by Mr. Harris Bryact Bance, butcher, of 113, WoodviMe-road. Ca.t.b.oa.)TS, Cardiff, for a full liccnoo for o.n h,i,tel at Cwmbran. proposed to be called the TemniB Court H-otel, which premdses a.re owned by Messrs. Phillipe and Sons, brewers, Newport. Mr. E. Ach'ssou Moore, ba,rrister-at-!a.w (m- stTucted by Mr. CUHord Phillips, Newport) a.pp-eared in support of the application, which, was opposed by Mr. L. H* Rorn<by. Newport, on bfha.lf of the tenant of tho Abbey Hotel, and by Mr. D. Roger Evans on bh0,U of Councillor La,ughton and ot'h.er r<Mid€dit8 in the vici-nity of the profpoaed hot'el. Mr. Moore pointed out that Cwmbran was ra.pidly increaain?, and that no new licences had been graoted during the last 30 yea-rs. There were no fewer than twelve large works. including Mesai-s. Guest, Keen, and Nettle- folds', within a mile radius of the premdses. Although there were eight liceDaed a-k- lioase,s in the district, there were only foor within the half-mile radius of the Tennis Court Hotel. John Martin Pntonard, Gra-iire Ho-tel. Ca.T- din', stated tbat he ha<d epeJlt about S5.000 in the erection of the premise's in 1899. In 1900 a- licence wag granted, but was refused on connrmn.tion duy. In 1935 he sold the p'-emises to the (7Nvmb,. Building Society, who last year re-sold the premises to Measrs. and Sons. Newport. The Beach, without hearing the opposi- I tion, dismissed the application. The adjourned sessions were fixed for March 1.

SOUTH WALKS LAW CASES TROUBLE ABOUT SELLING A RENT CHARGE. In the Chancery Division on Thursday Mr. Justice K&kewich gave n. judgm,etbt which raised a po'int of oOoDSklerah¡;) interest in an adjourned summons in. re Gaskell a.od Wa.ll'¡;¡, arising out of a, contract for the sa..le of a. yearly rant change of .E-KO. issue out of real estaAe in the borough of Sw&ns'ea. Tho contract wa.s mad'e between Frznk Hill Gaskell and a- gentleman Ba.m'ed. WaUeTS. His Lordahip, in the course of his judg- ment, said the case was simply tJtis: A niia-E. oonvicted of feioTly was seized of lajids for an esta;t{ ta.H, and an adininit;trafv-)r appodnted under Act 33 a,nd 34 Vie., Oa,p. 23, purporting to sell tha.t land in fee simple. the pnrchaaeT took objection that he had no title to convey such re&l estate. But the proper a-nswer to the objection depended on the construction of the statute, to which it would be convenient to refer as the Act of 1870. It was competent for Parlia- ment to provide that the admin.iatra.tor should ha.ve the rTght cla-imed by h'i'm, but, undoubtedly, express words were required for the purpose. Wha-t was vested in the convict waa estate in fee simple, determi'na.bLe by the entry of issue, acd, according to aJl canons of coaatruotion. no general words would euiBce to vest in the admini&tra.tor fee sunple a-bsolute. The objection of the purchaser must be upheld, with costs. PONTYPOOL CHANCERY CASE. In the Cha-noery Division on Thursday .Mr. Justice Kekewich had before him am ad- journed summons tajcen out in the matter of the esta-te of a. lady named Warwick, de- ceased, of Pontypool, in which plaintiff was Campbell James Warwick, of Pontypool. and d-efend'anta were A<ta, Fl.orence Haden, of P<mtypool, a trustee of testatrix, who claimed to be entitled to certain policies on her life; Lavinia. Jones, who resides n&aj' Pontypool; sjid Rowland Thomas Warwick, who respec- tively claimod to be entitled to policies on their respective lives; and Mrs. Benjamin, the wife of a Mr. Benjamin. The court was asknd by the summons to say whether the policies on the lives of Ca-mp- beli James Warwick. Adn. Florence Haden, La:vin1.Tone: aid Rowland Thomas Wa.r- i wick belonged to them respectively, or whether they formed part of the assets of testatrix by whom. they were effected a-nd durmg her lifetime kept up. Mr. Justice Kckevfich decided that the appli<*auta were entitled to the policies cLtum'ed, but said that the parties mnst settle amongst them.aelves as to how the payments were to be met which had been made upon the policies. CLAIM ÅGÅIKT THE CAMBRIAN RAIL- WAYS COMPANY. Mr. Justice Bigha.m and a. speci.al jury I hea.rd an action in which MeF-sri. Tyer and Co., (A Carlisle. Houg'lit to r€oof'er from the Ca;m1ma:n. Railways CompanT' ;&2,480 for Hg'btin? and signalling the Ta.nat Va,lt€y Light En.il?s,y. Iii 1896 the Light Rail-wa,y CoBNBissioTiers authorised the oo'aatrnotio.n of t'he line, \nd various puMic bodies ot Nort.h and South. Wales m&d'o advances the wurk. ? Mr. LuRh. K.C., said tbc amount waa not dispTit-ed, a,ud the question was whet 1;:? n't defendants were liable. Counsel read docu- 'meTits. whidh. he said, showed that the con- tract WM with the Oamhri.a,n Oomtpany, yet ) the letter referred plaintiffs to the Tsma.t I Val1 Light R4Lilv-ay Cfnypany, which was 'I insolvent, a.nd p'la:intiffs stiLl reTnadned mi- paid. He snbnmtted that defea.da.ata vete aJone lia't'ie. ) The heajins was adj&irmed.

RIFLE SHOOTING. CIVILIAN MATCH AT PONTYPOOL. The return icAtch between the ciTJ.Ha.n mem- bens of the 3rd and 4th V.B. SouLh Wa.les B&r- d'crers' Ri;He Club at Ponty;Mol reafultcd in aDother win for the 4th. They iiri&hed up with 27 po-mts in ha.'nd. NEWPORT RIFLE CLUB. At the MHiua.1 meeting of the Newport Ri3c Club Mr. David J<).-o,es presided.—The report amd baikunce-aheet ahowed tbo d'ub to be im :), good poi-n.'t.ijon, the m'e.mberahip duna:! the past twelve mo'n.tha ha,ving Lncreaeed 25 per cent.—The foll<)wii;g officers were eteoted:— President, tte Right Hc'H. Viacoumt Tre<L&ga.r: cha,irrB:u]. Mr. G. D. TAylor; vioe-chai.rma.M. Mr. W. Gregory. Mr. W. M. Prevoftt WM 're- .N f. Prevoe.? was -r(- elec-ted treasurer, aild Mr. J. H. Mogford. 56a.. Dock-ftreet, seK-etsry.—Jt was dœided to imclucte in the MMnmittec all mem'bera over 21 yea-rs of ase- Durins the twelve OM')').tha th« club haB lost only one miaAch. A <'TTp haB been promised by Mr..jg.. Laybourne to be coimpeted for by the juit.io.r ni-mbem of the club, wh<o wiU a.?oo CMnpete for a. m<-d.aJ preBeDtted by I COlUllcHor L. S. Abra.b'a.m&on.

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THE RtSCA DtSPUTE CONFERENCE IN LONDON 200 Men Resume Work. A further attempt to settle the Eisca.' Colliery dispute wajg made on Thursday, when Mr. F. ]L. Davis (fhuinnan of the employers' side of the South WtUes 000..1 Trade Concilia- tion Bo-ard) met Mr. W. Abraham, M.P. (c.ha.irmtm of the workmen's side), to consider the point' a.t i,ue. It will be remembered that at the conference held a.t Newport -on! Tuesday Lord St. Aldwyn, as independent ch&n'man, arrived at a certain decision, a.ad as a sequel a, further conference wo,a held in Lond-on on Thursday under the leadership of Messrs. F. 1" Davis and AbrnlNLID to endear vour to settle the further pointa at issue. Those prcaent a.b;o included :—For the owners, Messrs. Hugh Wa,tts, Edgar Watts, Iror Llewellyn (consultative manager of the pits), and W. GaêCoyne Da,lziel (secretary of the South Wales and Monmo'uth&hire Coal- iownera' Association); for the men, Measrs. Tom Richaj-da, M.P., A. Onioziq, C. Edwards (chairmaji of the local workmen's corn- mittee), and J. Woodward (aecreta,ry of the. local workntcn'6 com-mittee). Tha meeting laeted until a- few minntes to eig'ht o'clock .in the evening, and a,II the information given in the &hape of an oSicial report was that the procee<lings had been adjourned until ten n'clock this (Friday) morning. We are a,bte to add, however, that at the outset of the proceedings Mr. F. L. Davis asked whether the men at Risca, had resumed work in accordance with the decision of Lord St. AIdwyn, and whether they were acting in accordance with tha resolution that, as he saw by the reports, the men adopted at their meeting on Wednesday'. Mr. W. Abra.ha.rn replied that he was informed that the raaumption of work h", I taken place. It was then formaJly stated that Messrs. F. L. Da,via and W. Abraham had been appointed to consider the statcnienta to be made on each side. and with this understanding Mr. Onions said that there were a- number of auctions to be decided upon, and it was decided by thoee present that the question relating to through :md through coal should be sta-ted nrat by the repreaenta-tives, and that then the point should come under dis- cussion before other matters were dealt with. Under this arrangement Mr. Alfred Onions stated the case on behalf of the workmen and their contentions with regard to tilling through and throngh coal. Mr. Hugh Watts followed with a recital of th-a 'masters' contentions on the e&me point. The discoasion that foUo-wed lasted for several hours. At frequent intervals the IDr.n's repjesentat'vcs adjo'urned, in order either to consider din'ere'nces or to allow the owners' representatives to take a simHa.r course. It was evident that the poeition was somewhat critieu. a,nd a, num'bcr of lengthy documents were handed rotund for criticism a.nd co-nnnent. Eventually, &ts stated a.bove, the luecting was adjourned, no decision having 'be&n arrived at. It may be ta'ken for gra-nted, however, that de partiet! are in a. fa-ir wa.y to being a.Me to annmnce satisfac- tory terms. Upon most of the points at stake there is a, possibility of agreement, but 'Mie one oiastanding ma-tter upo-n. which diveirgeiMes exist is as to who shoaM h&ve the pownr to decide in the working what is CT* what is not a, soft coa.1 place, thus settling the conditions g'oTe'ming the work of nlling throug'h ajtd through coal. It is anticdpated t:!ta,t tl:e' pfrooeedings thjs (Friday) morning will not be of 'very long dura.tion. WORK PARTLY RESUMED. The ma-jo'rity of t.he Risoa. Colliery wc.i±- m,en p.poaeofted themselves at the pit-top c'Q Thu<rsda.y morndn,g, but o.nly about MO of them were a.llow€d. to (Laee&nd. the pit, it being explained tha-t the wor'kmg'a we-re Dot in a, comdLtion. to a<'coaimodat8 moTe at the statpt. ThfC inaiisgement are domg their lrc..<;t. to forward ma-tters, but it must be some we&ka bafore all the fa.IIa ure cleared a<nd the workings p'laoed in order. In the mean- tinM) they wiH engage aa many men aa poa->i<bl>e.

SAILORS AT CARDIFF PORT ENGAGEMENTS, WAGES, AND DESERTIONS. The &ntmaJ return compiled by Mr. F. Shaw, chief superintendent of the Merc.%ntile Marine Offices a/tCardiiB', Barry, and Peimrth, has jost. been issued. The return of Eeajnen engaged and discharged is as follows:— Engaged. Discharged Port. 8h!TÆ. SE3.IDe11. CardiS 1,996 29,501 1.414 19,690 Barry 1,531 19,<!75 l.HO 17,778 Peimrth 331 4,531 215 5,233 Total 3,658 53.M7 2,737 40,701 me wages 01 seamen transmitted under the Board of Trade schema totalled .822,893 12s. 6d., while the amount received and paid was £24,215 3s. Money orders sent to other portf amounted to £30,232 ')s. 8d., and those received and pa-id to ;e32.561 10s. 9d The deposits in the seanien's savings bank numbered 1,711, the total reaching .E18.123 19s. Sd., while the pay- ments numbered 1,545, amounting to JE14,181 17s. 1H. The suouna.ry of engagements and deeer- tions was as follows:— Seamøn 1..oos Port. Engaged. Kot Joined. per Cent. Cardiff 29,501 668 2.26 Barry. 19,375 323 1.6!! 4,551 1M 2.29 Tot:tl. 53,907 1,095 2.05 No vesse's were detained at Cardiff as the result of the failure of men to join, while three steamers were delayed at Barry for an average time o'f one 'hour, ten minutes. Of the deserters, 423 were not tra<fd. TIio number of crews and deserters inwards were: — Percent. Port. Ship9. Men. Deserters. Loss. CardIff 643 14,2C1. 104.0.75 Ba.i-ry. 504. 13,639 128 0.94 FenMth. 193. 4,569. Sl.t0.67 Total 1,545 52,409. 263.O.S1 The number of deserters traced was 65, and not traced 210. The return of prosecutions is as follows:— 50. of WeoeJ; Port. Con- Imprison- FmM. Cosf. victions. nint. d. s. d. Cardiff. 8 3 1200 018 0 Ba.rr7 7 10 1000 .1166 Peia.rth.. 2 2 0110 Xil. TotaL.17 20 22110 1246 One caso only was dismit-tsed.

HUNTING APPOtNTMENTS. FOXHOUNDS. Mr. SEYMOUR ALLEN'S. i MoiTMULy, Feb. 5, (JrasseMy .ll. o a..m- Frida-y, Feb. 9, "Hu," Pembroke Dock .11. 0 &.m. Mr. CURRE'S. M<md.a.y. Feb. 5, TreHeoh .11- 0 am. Timrada-y, Feb. 8. Fa.ijr Oak .—.ll. 0 m. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Tuesday, Feb. 6, Caerlleon Croas ROMS .— 11. 0 a,.m. Friday, Feb. 9, Molfra, 11. 0 GLAMORGAN. Monday. Feb. 5, Ma.ntwit .11. 0 &.m- W<'<in.esda.y. Feb. 7. PoTityclum .11. 0 a..m. Frijday, Fab. 9, Culverhouse Cross.11. 0 a.m. I.LANGIBBY. Tuesday. Feb. 6. Coedyp'a.em .11. 0 a,.m. Fruda.y, Feb. 9, Seyborw,,n .—11. 0 a,.m. MONMOUTHSHIRE. Monday. F?b. 5, Treg&re .11. 0 o..m. Tbur?da.y, Feb. 8. DruLae Co?trt.12. Onoom P A:\1TGLAS. M?mdia.y. F?b. 5, V?Hingwm.10.45 a?.m. TBLursda-y, Feb. 8. Ma<ao'ra,v(m .10.45 a..m. PEMBROKESHIRE. Monday. Feb. 5, lict,on Cast,le 10.45 a..m. W,,edmmdoy. Feb. 7. Egremonlt Bridge 10.45 &jm. Friday, Feb. 9, TrifReton Hridgc 10.45 am. mVYSIDH. if,c)ud,a-Y, Fpb. 5. Pajityroliatd .10.45 a..m. Thujs.da.y. Fob 8, Cona,rbh .10.45 am. YRTRAD AND PENTYRCH. Tue<:dlay. Feb. 6. Pf-n,ty-reli .Jl. 0 a.m,. Fnda.y, Feb. 9, Wa.1-t Treo Bridge.11. 0 a.m. HARRIERS. CRICEHOWELL. Sa.tarda.y, Feb. 3, Tretower 11. 0 a,.m Wednesday. Fpb. 7, Cwrndu 11. 0 a<.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, Kennela 11. 0 a..m. Mrs. PRYSE RICE'S. Tuesday, Tre)a;t.h Gate 11 30 a,.m. S&tnrda.y. Feb. 10. Cwmdwr School- house. Brecon-road 11. 0 a.m..

PHELMPS'S have c&ptured the FINE TEA TRADE cftMaClty. el868 The Dutoh Cale Js open forI.unehaoNStndAftemcoo TeM.—Stevens, Confectioners, Ld, 126. Q'ieen-st, CM<US Printed by the Proprietors, W6I!-tern Ma.11 Li-wted, and pubii3hf<t by thf<u at their oftieea, St. Mary-street. lit t,)fe Ctty of CArdiff: Cattle Ba.iley-stMCt. I;wwism; ('Høpel1ioD(l-stroot. at the shop of Mr. Wesley in the ooonty of ala- nMrg'Mt; at their o<Bco6, 22, High-street, Newport; at the shop of Mr. J. P. Catfroy, Monmouth—both in the coun<t.y at at the shop of Mr. Joba, in the, of and ;d¡ the-:r (TCtMa, Tha Btlwafk, Brecon, in the county I of Brecknock, 1.

FELL )NTO THE DOCK CARDIFF WORKMAN'S FATE I Distressing S&ene at the Inquest The coroner (Mr. E. B. Recce) held a.n inquest on Thursday at Cardiff on the body of Edwin George Brookla.nd, 28, niter's i helper, of 19, Westmorlajid-street, who died from the results of an accident at the Cajr- diif and Ctia.njial Dry Dock on January 22. Mr. Cross (Messrs. Harold Lloyd and Cross) a<ppea.red on behalf of the widow. Mr. A. Wolfe, hia Majesty's inspector of factories, and Mr. Willia.m Jonec. inanag-ar of the dock, were present at t'he inquest. George Cairus, a fitter a.t the Ca.rdLif and Cha.nnel Dry Dock. B&id tha.t be was in oha,rge of the job at the time of the acci- dent. They were repairing the eteam&hip Emilie. The deceased was stan-diing on & Min. to 12in. plank on a platform over the propeller. While he wpjs etrikins the wedges with a, hammer he let the hammer go and fell to t'ne bottom of the dock. Witneaa believed that he failed to give the wedge a. eoHd blow, and eo slipped. The witnc<as said they had not a swinging platform. A jury- man thought it was po<siote to ha,ve a swinging platform, a.nd that as it, was the ma.n h&d no chance to tiave hiynself. Dr. Woat (Cardiff Infirmary) Raid that the deceased when brought into the innrm:JÆY I)ad a iarge cMitusion upon the forehead, tt-nd wa« bl-eeding from the noee ajid both cars. He felt a, depressed fracture of the skuil. An operation was performed, the depressed portion being lifted. The deceased waa parity conscious for four days. The jurv returned a verdict of "Ac-cidenta,! denth," adding tluit they thought the eta,g- ing W!a<s not of suHicdent width. In reply to the Coroner Mr. Jones eajd tha.t the blades of the propeller made it im- possible to have a wider stag-ing, and this view was endorsed by Mr. Wo!fe.

BUWLS. t WELSH BOARD MEE-n?G AT CARDIFF, A moetiQ.g or hue wei&n joumius tiou was heid at the Paj-k Howl. Cardiff, on Thursd&y. Mr. John Thomas (chairman. of the A letter was read from the Earl of -Pmly- mouth accepting the position of president of the association, while the followhJg also wr<j.te &eeeptmg vioe-presidendes: Vis.oount Trcdegar. the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, JTie Laekint£)fjh of Mackini.üsb, the. Hon. Ivor Guest, M.P., Major-genera.t Loe, J.P. Cokmsl Morga.n. Lindsay. Mr. E. Hündc.()ck, M,r. J. P. IiWedew Oogmcillor Fred PhilIypQ (Newport), Councillor H. C. Vivia.!i. Cüuneillor Dr. J. Bobinson. C<)iinedllor Sidney EobiBson. M.P., Mr. W. A. Morgam. Mr. J. Turner. Mr. E. Fowler. J.P. Mr. Gething Dewie, J P., Mr. S. Gregory (Llanbradaoh), and Mr. T. Reynolds It. waa unanimously agrp<?d that the int.ter- national mate-hes should take pla,ce at Bel- faft cm the 12th, 13th. and 14th of July nexl,. The da,te for the commenoenM'nt of the tour of En?Ua.'h bowters to Canada, WM left open. A letter was r<'ajd from the I'ewport Ath- tet.ic Cl-ub, sta.ti.ng that Messrs. James Tovey and W. J. Beeöt<l had been appointed repre- sen't.a.tives of the club on the WeL&h Bowhag With a. Yicv of improviing the eta.nda.rd ot bowline m Wa.les, the Chairma.n suggested t'ha.t hOTIW and a.wa.y nxturcs between aU olubs in the league should be a,rra.nged, a.Ti,d points 3JVI'ard:ed aa in league mashes. They had cut up so badly in intematio-nal matches that some such system was necessary to im proTe the cairne in Wales. It was der-y(i.,ed toooopt the chairmn's sup'gestiom, and the rules of the Scottish AE18ochtion governing such matches were ador'ted. It was inia,n.imou.Rly decided to hold a rink toumampnt, open. t/J all the (.:]ubs amiiated to the .3$ooiation. (Hi June 2, anda.lsoa.&ingte cba-mpionahip and pa;irs champiopship, on da-tcs to be a,rrans?ed. the details being left to a, Eub-eommittec, coDStating of the cha,tr- man fnfr. J. Thomas), the vice-chairman (Mr. PollocM. Mr. W. A. lIor::m. Mr. W. A. Cole, and the secre'tary (3vfr. H. A. Keener).

GOLF BADYR No. 2 TOURNAMENT. Played on 'iajjsaay. ac&res:— W. Thomas beat T. R. Grinithe, 5 a.nd 4. W. T. Morgan bea,t Ogleby Da-vips, 2 n.ud 1. Left in third-round: J. Eees and J. Todd. E. L. M'M&hon and W. T. Morgaji. W. B. Fcrrier &nd F. Foreman, and W. Thomas and J. A. Jones. VART}()N' REMARKABLE RECORD SCORE. to play brilliajit golf a.t La Toquet, and on Wednesday com- picted the round in 68, two strokes better tho.n his own record. The record before V.a.rdon played over the course was 76 by Mr. Horace Hutchison, HO that Va.rdon has reduced the re<K)rd by no less than eight strobes, or n-earlv a h&lf on the round. The scoring is all the -more wonderful inasmuch tLS the course has at present not fully recovered from the ejects of the wet season. and will not be at its beat till March and April. REMARKABLE SCORE BY VARDON. Ha.rrv Yardon h&s been round .be Toquet Jhiks in the wond.erful eoore of 68, a record which should stand for a. long time. It beasts bogey by twelve strokes.

BLAENAVON CRICKET CDUB. A mating of the BlaenaVQon Cricket Cla-b was held at the Forge Hajmmer Ho.teL The foUowmg oSicM's were a,nDoiuted :-Ga.ptain First Eleven. E. Oar&eld; vie,- -C%pWu, F. J. RuaaeII- Mr. H. H. Head: secret-aa7, Mr. J. H. Gilbajt, High-stroot. Ca.ptaiu Secomd Eleven, T. Eva-ns; vice-ca,n-tadn, J. Tovey; 8&areta<ry, Mr. H. Cooke, Pa-rk-street.

I BILLIARDS. Williams, 7,006; Stevenson, 6,00i. Pinda.r, 6.211; Roberts, 6,001. Ree,ce, 6.652; Weiss. 6.452. Ha-rversom, 5,046; Cooh, 4,613.

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Thousands of people arc living to-day under som;e 'ban of sickness inherited from luckless ancestors, a weak spot in the constitution which clings to one generation after another as persistently as a, family likness of face and features. Such .Inherited ills may include Ailments such as biliousness a.nd indig€&ti<m, as well as organic diseases, such as cancer and consumption. Jn .the remarkable 'history of a. Manchester family it is clearly proved that even inherited sick- ness is banished for ever &nd the weak spot eradicated by that grandest of household physicians, Bile Beans for BiliuDsn-ess. Mr. George Wilton, an engineer's turner, of 30,:Ma,ther-6treet.Fails'worth, Manchester, told a. remarkable story to a- represeut.rtive, of, the .Manchester Weekly Chronicle."—" I have suffered all my life from biliousness," eajd Mr. Wilson. Ju fact. one of my earliest recollections is being f.eut hom€ from school with a. sick headache, in(i finaing- my mother down with the same compla.int. The bilious attacka were frequent and severe, and were .%Iwa.vs accompanied by dizziness, mista, swimming before my eyes, bad hea'darches, and loss of sleep. "My little boy, RerBnrd Henry Jesizop Wilson, iiiheritMi the gL.mo trouble, and, though only five years o!d. w:m a lwrk>ot m'artyr to bilious attacks. He was constantly sick, very restiass in 'his sleep, and had no appetite. He lay in bed at nights moaning and groaning for houre. Hi& tongue wao <'onsta.nt!y coated with a. t'htck fnr. a.ad wbile tJio a.ttta<oka -w6M OQ he could rcta<io no. f<M3d oa. hz 6t«ma,ch. The doctor said the poor little cnap would auB'er from these attacks until he wap grown up, when he might have a chance to fight free of the ailment. His little face was aa yellow as a guinea., o.nd the whites of his eyes were the colour of marigolds. My wife and I were in despair about the boy, and were at our wits' end wb-lt to do to make him better. But I read in tite San- day Chronicle' a,bout Bile Beans doing a child good, and I got 4 box and doctored both Bernard amd myself. They auited us both champion. A doctor who attended me told me my atoma.ch was in a bad ptatte. But as soon as I began to take Bile Bea,na my a'ppetite improved. a.nd I joald sleep comfort- ably at nights. I ha-ve never had bilioua attack since. As for little Bernard-just look at him," pointing to a, sturdy littlechap who had just come in aglow with health and high spirits. He was never able to go out of the house before, but be was out long before breakfast thLa momins. He ea<ts well a.nd sleeps well. He*a got his natural colour back, and is aa, hea;rty as any child in Failsworth. "We wouldn't be without Bile Beans in the house if they cost their weight in gold. We rely on them as our family medicine. My baby girl, not yet three years old, Bleeps and cata well, and has n4-ver needed doctor's medicine. Bile Beans have saved her from the famity trouble." A simple chapter of family history such as this is more eloquent tham reams of argu- ment and assertion in favour of the excel. Icnc.e of BHø Beans as a- specinc for liver disorders, and as a pure, perfect, and positive cure for all digestive itilment-s, a.nd their ma-nifotd consequences. Bile Beans are sold only in eeajed boxes, of a.ll cbemiets. or post free at the sajme prices from the BQe Pea,a Mf?. Co., 4. Redcross- ebree-t. TJCm }r,C, 4t. la. Hd, a'nd 36. M.

A WORD TO WOMEN. Many women suffer greatly from that tired feeling," 'tack of energy, debility, ocnsttpation, headaches, neuralgia, and other aHments. These ills a.re brought a.bont in niany cases through want of soNKMBt exercise, consequeJit upon the Bia.ny calls of household duty. The result is that event,u.a.By a. sba.te is reached when work becomes a-I-most an tinpOBsibiIity; the btood becoYnes impure, &ud the liver sluggish, caiisinu--impajred sleep aod digestion, and a sallow complexion. Women who Fuaer from any of these ailments wcuid be wise to ta.ke, withoat delay, a, course of Bile Be=s. They are ajiments that are laimentably commoa ajnong women-fcl&, and are highly damgerous if neglected. Bile Bea<na will clear the system, strengthen the nerves, and correct—not tem'porarily, but per. manently—the -dTgestiTe organs. Bile Beans, being purely vegetable, contain nothing of an injurious nature, and can be taken with equal safety by either child or adult.

SICK HEADACHES. Sick-headaches are the most prominent symptom of bili<yas a-ttacks. The signs of an &pprach-ing attack are a heavy, acl1Ïng Valin in the front .part of the head. and a. sickly loathing of food, or even the thought of it. Then the headache gets eo severe that the ertn'erer often coMapses, cannot bear the light, and turns "light- headed." Bright specks dance before the eyes, and violent paroxysms of sickness seem almost to tea<r the body asunder. The only genuine remedy is Bile Beans for Bihousnesa, which strengthen the liver, regulate the now of bile, and cleanse the blood ot bilia.ry poisons. Bile Bean!! will cure a eiek headache in a day, and a regular course of the eajne remedy will permanently remove thf cause, banishing sick Jieadaches from your life a.1together.

PALE-FACED GIRLS. A 'pallid, bloodlem complexion. tinged wiUl, yellow or a. sickly greenish hue, is a blemish to even the prettiest face. Yet how often we see these ch,racteriatic signs of ajiaania. a.mong the fair sex. Undoubtedly anaemia. is a. rapidly-grow. ing evil; some authorities declare that more than half the women and girls of England, and oven 80 per cent. in towna and cities a.re affected by this da-ngerous malady. Yet the remedy is within the rea<oh of all. Ansemia, mca,ns blood starvation. a.ad is ca,iised by constipation. lack of fresh air and proper exercise, and weakness of the digestive <rga.ns. Bile Beans cure ansemia. in the only natural and possible way. by cleansing and Mning up the digestive system, converting food into rich, red, life-giving, tissue-building blood. "There's nothing like Mtiohen medi- cine," says a wi&e old sa.w, but "kitchen medicine only makes the trouble worse when the stonmch a,nd liver are too weak to convert the food into blood. Bile I Beans amd kitchen medicine will bring the rosy hue of perfect health to the palest fa<ce.

I JUST TO CONVINCE YOU. ? ? -1-? we WAUT" to ooavmce you MMM. DUO. Beans for Biliousness arc the eatest, Burest, purest, and best of houqeh<)Id rcnifdiea. We have told yon so p!a.inty; we ha.vp given you reasons wTty; a-nd we haTe reproducfd powerful testimony from. one who has tried a.nd proved Bile Beane to be ail! we claim for t<hem. If you ure still unconvinced we a.s-k you to teat BNa B<e'a:n6 at our expen&e. Send this par-a. graph from Oa,rdifF Evening Express." Feburaj-y 2, 1906, to tTie Bile B<'an 00.. T,ee4&. with a "zlny staanT for povUkg46, a<cd iM 'wiH eeod xou a fre& box.