Evening Express

I THE EIFION VACANCY. Mr. Vawgham Edwards, ot the firm of Gee arorl Edwartte. solicitors, Swansea, is one of three gentlemen nominated for final eeJeotdoa as Liberal candidate for the Eifion Divisaom of Oamarvocisihirre, the seat having been rendered vacant, by Mr. Bryn Roberts being eKwaited to a county-court judgeship.

A RE-DISCOVERED FOOD. An important discovery has recently been made in connection with food. The most nutritions and least expensive is currant broad. The King's physician reoommonds it, and would like to eee it on the table in this country at every meal. Currant bread should be cut in thin slices to obtaJn the full nutriment and flavour. Leading bakers will sup-ply White or Hovie Ottrraut bread.

Late Mr. A. J. Davies LAID AT REST IN CARDIFF CEMETERY Old friends of the late Mr. A. J. Davies joined the members of his bereaved family in paying their last tribute of respect by following his funeral cortege to the graveside on Saturday afternoon. Not only the Welsh Union, of which Mr. Davies was one of the most popular members, but several other local athletic organisations, were represented, notably the famous old Cardiff Harlequins Club, of which "A. J." was the life and soul all through its chequered existence. In addi- tion to the occupants of 25 carriages, about four hundred people attended the funeral, the majority representing local athletic inistifcntions. The coffin was brought out of the deceased's house at 61. Richmond-road, shortly before three o'clock, and placed in the hearse, covered with family wreaths from his father and mother, Bertha and Jack, Rate, Percy, and Baby Margaret, Ethel, and Arthur, and also from Mr. Edgar A. Johns. Among the large number of other wreaths were those from the Welsh Football Union, the National Cyclists' Union, the Glamorgan County Football Club, the Somerset County Football Club, the old Harlequins Club, Cardiff and Newport Football Clubs, athletes of the Newport Athletic Club, Mountain Ash and Treherbert Football Clubs, executive of the South Wales Amateur Athletic Associa- tion, and a few old colleagues of the Windsor Football Club, and a beautiful floral design of an Irish harp with a broken string from the South of Ireland Football Union, which bore the inscription on the card attached: Profound regret and sympathy from Cork footballens.—John Reese." The chief mourners were:-First coach: Mr. Thomas Davies (father), Mr. A. L. Davies, Mr. J. P. Davies, Mr. Glyn T. Davies (brothers), and Mr. F. A. James, Chester (uncle); second coach: Mr. Arthur B. Hamp- son, Rochester, and Mr. G. Percy Thomas (brothers-in-law), Mr. William Ellis, Mr. David Ellis, and Mr. William M. Lewis (cousins); third coach: Rev. W. E. Winks and Dr. Sky-rme. Among those who joined in the funeral procession were Messrs. W. D. Phillips (president of Üe Cardiff Football Club), Gavin Henry (vice-president of the Welsh Football Union), Tom Williams, Aok Llewellin, T. D. Schofleld, W. M. Douglas, J. Games and J. Jarrett (members of the Welsh Football Union), and Mr. Walter E. Rees (secretary of the Welsh Union), J. Gibeon, W. Staniforth, J. Davies, W. Phillips (members of the Cardiff Club committee). D. Llewellyn and J. Llewellyn (Llwynypia), J. Gibby, W. Fairlamb, Sliap- land Dobbs, Evan Williams, J. Hogg (repre- senting the Worshipful Master of the Duke of York Lodge), D. E. Evans, George F. Forsdike (solicitor), F. E. Perkins (Swansea Football Club and Glamorgan County Foot- ball Club), R. W. John (Cardiff and District Rugby Union), J. Harvey (National Cyolists' Union), J. S. Taylor (Glamorgan County Crioket Club), D. Baker, T. Fletcher, Sidney Jones, E. Coward, T. Seth Jones, Ben Tiley (Mountain Ash), W. Bradshaw (Bridgend), Principal Edwards (Cardiff Baptist College), Sid. Nicholls, A. J. Beer. J. S. Cullen, Harry Taylor (Hull Football Club), A. E. Dartnell (Queen's Hotel), Fritz Vogeil, J. W. Evans,(" Western Mail"). Nash, Lowe, B. E. Davies, J. F. Taylor. Sidney Williams, Robert Scott, A. E. M'Mahon, Callaghan, J. T. Barry, Wyatt, and Savile Hoyle. The coffin was of polished oak, with massive brass fittings, and bore the inscription:- Alfred James Davies; born May 18th, 1862; died April 26th, 1906. The Rev. W. E. Winks performed the last sad rites at the graveside, and after the simple, but impressive, service the distressed parents and brothers of the deceased, and all the old friends of "A. J. left the Cardiff Cemetery, feeling that a man of kind, genial temperament, and one of the best of good sportsmen had gone to his last long rest.

Budget Prospects LITTLE HOPE FOR THE INCOME-TAX PAYER Mr. Asquith's first Budget to-day (Monday) is not expected to be a revolutionary one, for he, like Mr. Haldane, demands time to look round before making any drastic end far- reaching proposals. The rumours about it (remarks the Observer") may be sum- marised tlius: Goal duty will be abolished. Tea duty will probably be reduced by 2d. Sugar duty may be reduced. No reduction of inoome-tax. The abolition of the export duty on coal will cost two millions; and every penny off tea will oost £ l,300,0c0. The disappearance of the coal duty may be presumed from the sympathetic terms of Mr. Asquith's reply to the deputation which waited on him early in the year, when he held out a hope that he would be able to remove the impost. To a sugar-tax deputa- tion in February, on the other hand, he was distinctly discouraging; so that tea may be held to have the better prospect of imme- diate relief. The latter object is dear to the hearts of the Labour members, who are also understood to have prut their foot down firmly on any proposal to relieve the income- tax payer. The Prospects of the Coal-Tax Being Removed One of our London correspondents wires:- Naturally, in the coalfield districts the thing that will be looked for on Monday is the Chancellor of the Exchequer's references to the coal-tax. This has afforded a matter for agitation ever since it was imposed, and we have seen several deputations to the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Austen Cham- berlain turned a deaf ear to all entreaties. Mr. Asquith, who has been waited on both by the coaiowners and the miners, replied in sympathetic terms. Mr. Burt, in introducing the men's deputation, referred to the tax as a small source of income. The Chancellor of the Exchequer interpolated the remark that it brought in over a million to the Imperial Treasury. Most people hope, if they do not expect, to see the tax removed at onoe. There is always a danger in pro- phesying, but from what a little bird has whispered to me I am inclined to think that we must be prepared to accept a slight disappointment—that the tax will not be taken off at once, that a compromise will be proposed, and that the tax will be upon ooal until, say, the 1st of November next.

GLAMORGAN SOCIETY IN LONDON The last meeting of the session was held! by the Glamorgan Society on Saturday evening. Mr. D. Brynmor Jones, K.C., M.P., j presided. During the evening a musical programme was gone through, those taking part including the Misses Gladys Moss, Mary Davies, A. Thomas, E. Thomas, and Margaret Davies, the London Kymric Ladies' Choir (conducted by Mrs. Rees R w- lands), Mr. Will Bentley, Mr. Kyrley Thorn-1 ton, and Mr. D. Richards, A.R.C.O. The chief business on the programme was a. whist-drive. The session has been extremely, successful, and the membership well mairl- tained.

POST-OFFICE ROBBERY A daring robbery waa committed about foar o'clock on Saturday afternoon at the Sand- fields Post-offioe, Aberavon, which is carried on at the grocery establishment of Mrs. Bllena Reee, a widow. About four o'clook Mrs. Rees had occasion to go outside, leaving her young daughter in charge of the shop. During her absence the daughter went into the kitchen for a few minutes, and on returning into the shop, dis- covered that the cash-box had been robbed of its contents, which amounted to about LIO. The cash-box was kept in a desk behind the counter.

CARDIFF CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE At a. meeting of the officers of the Cardiff Battalion of the Church Lads' Brigade, held at All Saints', the headquarters, it was I unanimously decided, oil the proposition of the Rev. A. E. H. Hyslop (chaplain), that the annual camp should be held within march- ing distance of Cardiff, from the 4th to the lith of August. Tho suggestion to join the South Western Camp at Weston was not entertained on the score of expense. Lieu- tenant W. T. Mrvllctt, of 95. Glenroy-street, will again undertake the duties cf quarter- master.

BULLET IN HIS HAND A young blacksmith, named Herbert Charles Hodges, of 6, Bridge-street, Abertillery, was admitted into the Newport Hoepital on Satur- day suffering froon. a bullet wound in one of his bauds. Whilst taking a. bullet out of the stock of a. revolver it went off and ;hs bullet lodged i,n hiB hand. It was with considerable difficulty that the bullet was extracted.

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I AMERICA MISLED OYER PAUL JONES'S REMAINS BODY THAT OF A WELSH GROOM. I Some months ago great interest was aroused throughout the United States by the discovery in Paris of what was described I as the burial place of Paul Jones, the father of the American Navy. The remains were exhumed, and, by permission of the French Government, transferred from France to America, where they were received with, much reverence and honour. They were placed first of all in a temporary tomb at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and one day last week were removed to their last resting plaice in the imposing mausoleum erected at the expense of the nation. Presi- dent Roosevelt was present at the ceremony, and, in the course of an address, thanked France, "America's ancient ally," for the aid whioh enabled Paul Jones to win the vic- I tory which had given him deathless fame. It should be explained that i-he remains were "discovered" by General Horace Porter, formerly American Ambassador at Paris, not by France herself. If what a Paris correspondent of the Evening Express" says is true, the whole American nation has been inadvertently misled, for the remains, removed with so much pomp, are eaid to be not those of Paul Jones, but those of a groom, a native of South Wales. This is what our correspon- dent says: — It was in face of pronounced protesta- tions from competent archaeologists in Paris that ex-Ambassador Horace Porter and the French authorities shipped to the United States the doubtful remains of Paul Jones. As a matter of fact, houses had been built on the site of tile tomb of Paul Jones in the Protestant Cemetery of Paris, where, in another part, tiie tomb of another Jones, William, a groom to a British Envoy during the French Revolution, was still intact. Anxious as he was to take home with him the remains of the celebrated Corsair, General Porter decided that any remains coming from the ancient Protestant Cemetery would do if put into a suitable coffin and surrounded with the honours due to the memory of'the great adven- turer; and, notwithstanding the protests of the competent members of the com- mittee of the Old Paris and of the most learned archivists, the remains of William Jones, the groom of the British Ambassador, were turned into those of Paul Jones. According to researches which have been made in the archives of the epoch William Jones was born in South Wales, on the Pembroke Estate, his employer in Paris being related to the Herbert family. He was killed when drunk in a public-house near the stables of the Ambasssador. Our correspondent adds:- When t-te angel sounds the last trumpet William Jones will be pretty astonished to wake in the mausoleum of Annapolis, across the Atlantic. It is another instance that adventures do not always end with death." French Cruiser Squadron at Annapolis NEW YORK, Saturday. The French cruiser squadron has arrived here from Annapolis, where it has been taking part, in the ceremonies in connection with the interment of the remains of Paul Jones.—Reoiter.

I Naval Manoeuvres. I GETTING READY FOR ACTION AT MILFORD HAVEN. Our Milford Haven correspondent wires:— It seems probable—reticent as are the autho- rities—that this (Monday) morning will see much activity amongst the torpedo and destroyer flotillas now in the haven. Admiral Wins low is here on the Sapphire in chief command; those eyes of the fleet, the scouts Path- finder, Patrol, and Sentinel, are also in the haven, and practically the whole of the first, second, and third destroyer divisions, 24 boats in all. Moreover, the forts will this morning be considerably strengthened, especially South Hook, in which there is now only a company, and Angle Battery, Stack Rock, is fully manned. I When the hostile attack upon Milford will be made is uncertain, but it cam hardly be long delayed. The haven is very attractive just now with all these war vessels in it, at anchor or rushing along at the speed of a railway train. Added to these the huge fishing fleet and the ordinary shipping of the haven, the scene is very busy and ani- mated.

EIGHTY THOUSAND MILES WITHOUT A CAUTION. At Raglan Petty-sessions on Saturday an engineer, Cecil Windsor, at present living at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, but whose London address is 23, Belgrave-mad, South Norwood, S.E., was summoned for driving a motor-car through Raglan to the danger of the public on Easter Sunday. The evidence of Police- pergeant Jones (Raglan), corrobora,ted by Police-constable Jenkins and two' witnesses, was that defendant drove through the village at the rate of 22 miles an hour, and did not stop when the sergeant held up his ha.nd. He was timed on arriving at Abergavenny, and he had covered the distance at a speed of 26 miles an hour. In defence Mr. Windsor admitted he was going at a fair speed, but denied anybody was endangered. In fact, nobody was moving on the road. He said he had been driving motor-cars for the past eight years, and had covered in that time 80,000 miles without being summoned or even cautioned by the police. He considered his opinion of the speed was more reliable than the wit- nesses'. The Bench fined defendant Z2 and fl Os. 6d. costs. The licence was not endorsed.

BARRY BERTHING MASTER'S DEATH Mr. E. B. Recce held an inquest at Barry Island on Saturday on Hugh Rees, aged 44, of 1, Phyllis-street, a berthing master employed by the Barry Railway Company. Mr. T. P. Pritchard, solicitor, appeared for the widow, who is left with Beven children, the eldest of whom is thirteen years and the youngest only three months old. Inspector Butler watohed the proceedings on behalf of the railway company. The evidence was that a goods train was lying at No. 11 Tip on the low level for a. couple of minutes while wagons were being uncoupled. Deceased was believed to have got between the wagons, which moved back- wards owing to the springs in the buff era, j one of the wagons passing over him. The verdict was "Accidental death."

NATIONALISTS AND THEIR FUNDS I Addressing his constituents, Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., lamented the fact that, through party mismanagement, no benefit had been derived from the Liberal Government. The I Irish party had unconditionally tendered their support without payment, and now they were about to ma?e the crowning mis- take of censuring Mr. Bryce as they censured Mr. Wyndham. The silence and inaction of the party during the past two years were explained by Mr. O'Donnell, M.P., who told them they were not fræ to express their views. If they denounced the DiUonite cam- paign. they feared their stipends would be stopped by the trio who controlled the machinery and the funds.

I CARDIFF WOMAN STEALS A RUG. At Pontypool on Saturday Rose Ward, an unfortunate, of Cardiff, was charged in custody with stealing a carriage rug, value LI, the property of Messrs. Manton Bros., Newport. Miss Manton informed the bench that on the previous Monday she drove to Pontypool and put up at the Crown Hotel, leaving the rug in the tra.p. She missed it subsequently, and gave information to Police-sergeant Bladen, who found prisoner walking about with the rug on her shoulders. There were 52 previous convietions against prisoner, and the Bench committed her to gaol with hard Ia-bour for two months.

LADY TELEGRAPHIST RUN OVER BY A TRAIN. I A lady telegraphist at Chester Post-office, named Elizabeth Broe, was run over and cut to pieces when walking over the railwav level crossing at Rtt, near Chester, during a snowstorm on Saturday evening.

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lpastor Howton's Faith AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDRESS AT LLANELLY. Reporters who are -Possessed by Devils. Pastor Howton, whose visit to Carmarthen some time ago was marked by various excesses, opened a mission at Llanelly on Saturday night, there being a large gather- ing at the Athenaeum-hail to meet him. In the course of an impassioned address, punctuated with exclamations of "Glory,' "Praise the Lord," and "H,,Ilelujoh" from members of the audience, Pastor Horwt-om. said that III connection with the revival some unsympathetic reports had appeared in the newspapers, but, of course, that was the devil's work.' He did not blame the reporters at all. They were compelled to write like that by the devils with which they were possessed. At Carmarthen some time ago all sorts of tilings were said against him by some newspapers, this again being the work of the devil, 'and for which the reporters were in no way to be blamed—poor fellows! Some of those who were the most bitter against him in Carmarthen were ministers- smoking and drinking ministers. God save the Chdrch from men like that! Pastor Howton then went on to talk about healing by faith, and claimed that if any- one was sick, all that was necessary was that the patient should be prayed for in faith by the elders of the Church and his body anointed with oil, and then the power of the Holy Ghost would be manifested in recovery, as had been experienced in thou- sands of cases. Some time ago a woman was brought to him paralysed, and to-day she could walk as well as anyone. His read- ing of the Bible taught him that the time was coming for Christ to reign on earth in triumph again. The time would be marked by earthquakes and violent erup- tions, and had we not experienced those of late? It was also to be marked by wars against capital. That, again, was what we saw to-day, millionaires being anxious to get rid of their ill-gotten wealth. He held that a man who died leaving £ 500 must have wronged someone before he could accumulate that money. So far as- he was concerned, sometimes he had CZ5 in his pockets and at other times he could not muster fivcpence. He lived on faith, and believed he looked well on it. On one occasion he wrote five letters, and found that he did not have a single penny for stamps with which to poet them. Then he got on his knees, and prayed to God. After he had finished his prayer, there was a knock at the door, and, behold! a poor worki,ng man was there, saying, "The Lord hath sent me here to give you two shillings." On another occasion he found himself at Tunbridge Wells—200 miles from his home—with only 2s. 4jd. in his pocket. The Lord commanded him to give 2s. to a poor man, and there he stood, quite happy, with only 4jd. in his pocket. Later in the day, however, a, young squire was converted, and gave him two sovereigns.

I Fall of a Steam Crane I ACCIDENT AT THE WESTON NEW PiER A somewhat serious accident occurred on Saturday evening in connection with the Grand Pier extension works, Weston-super- Mare. A four-ton steam crane erected at the extreme end of the new work suddenly collapsed, and fell a distance of 30ft. into the sea, where it was visible from the shore when the tide receded. The engine had evinced signs of weakness at the base, and, consequently, all hands were standing clear at the time of the collapse, so that all escaped injury. The very strong wind blow- ing at the time, no doubt, contributed to the accident, which, it, is hoped, will only delay work for a brief period.

I GOVERNMENT ATTACKED Mr. John Hodge, M.P. (secretary of the Steel Smelters, Mill, Iron, and Tiu-plate Workers' Union), has the following iJ1 the current official monthly report:—"The lesson to be drawn from the action of the Government on the various matters which have come up for discussion is that a certain section of the Cabinet are not willing to carry out the mandate of the people, as evidenced in the result of the general election; they shirked the issue as to whether Chinese slavery was slavery'; they shirked the mandate of the country on the Trades Disputes Bill; the Workmen's Compensation Act which they proposed to amend does not come up to their pledges as made during the general election; their great cry on retrenchment has not been given effect to, their plea, of course, being the short time they had been in office. This, probably, has caused many ardent reformers to be less insistent than otherwise would have been the case. In the next session of Parliament, however, should the Government. fail in the directions indicated, that section will become more insistent. The Labour party, with the strong Radical section, will, it is hoped, make things warm for the Government if they fail. It is conceded on all hands that the Labour group, owing allegiance to no party, has compelled the Government to recede from various untenable positions."

I USE OF NEWPORT SCHOOLS ON SUNDAYS. The Newport Elementary Education Com- mittee has been giving some consideration to the matter of letting the schools for Sunday school purposes. It has been resolved that the present rule as to Sunday school lettings be rescinded, the opinion being held that it is not desirable to let the schools perma- nently on Sundays for any purposes. In special oases, such as the development of new neighbourhoods or renovation of Sunday school premises, a. scale of charges was formu- lated for the letting of the schools. The com- mittee considered 28 per annum paid by the vicar and churchwardens of Maindee for the use of Maindee School was quite inadequate, and decided that the terms should be re-con- sidered.

I X30,000 FOR CHARITIES. I Mr. Thomas Hoade Woods, senior partner of Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods, auc tioneers, left personalty £ 483,945. Under his will there is a contingent reversionary bequest of L30,000 between the Artists Benevolent Institution, the National Benevo lent Institution, the Royal Hospital foi- Incurables at Pntney, and the British Home and Hospital for Incurables at Streatham. ¡ GIFT TO BELFAST CORPORATION. Sir Robert Patterson, flax merohant, Bel- fast, left perecnual estate valued at £ 54,000. Subject to the life interest of his wife, he bequealthed his art collection and £ 6,000 to the art oomraittee of the corporation of Belfast.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF MANSFIELD The Ea.rl of Mansfield died on Sunday morn- ing at Oomlongon Castle, Dumfries-ehire. Two days ago he caught a chill, which developed into pneumonia. Lord Mansfield was chairman of the Royal Commission on Physical Degeneration, and was intimately connected with the Highland and Agricultural Society.

BRIDGEND TRAVELLER'S FRAUH At Bridgend on Saturday George Manning, draper's traveller, Bridgend, was eummonet for travelling on the Great Western Rait way" without having paid his fare and witt intent to defraud. Mr. Parsons (of Jfiessrs. VacheU and Co., Cardiff) said the defendant had a season ticket from Neath to Bridgend. He recently; travelled from Swansea to Bridgend without taking a ticket. When he arrived at Bridgend he passed the ticket-collector with the remark Season," and on being chal- lenged said he had got in at Port Talbot. He was then confronted with the guard of the train, who had watched defendant get in at Landore. I Defendant said when he got into the train he had no money to "pay excess. He was I fined Ll.

SWANSEA BOY'S SECOND ESCAPE. A boy of ten, named Joeeph Shepherd, has managed to escape from the Swansea Indus. i trial School at Bonymaan on two days follow ing. He was taken back on Friday after his first escape, but on Saturday the police werew j again wired to say that he was minus once Imore.

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J.P. QUALIFICATIONS. Is Balance More Even at X100 than X20 P BY LLOYD MEYRICK. It was a hot summer's day, and a sym- pathetic old gentleman asked, "Could you drink a glass of beer, my man?" The loafer replied, "Lor' blesh you, guv'nor, that's my speciality." In a more serious and dignified sense other classes have hitherto had their specialities. It has always been the speciality of the landed classes to administer the law as justices of the peace for the county. The qualification for the office has been £100 per annum as income from land, or to be the occupier of a dwelling-house assessed to the inhabited house duty at a value of not less than L100. The House of Commons have decided to abolish this property qualification, and any poor man may soon be made a county J.P. In boroughs at the present time the only qualification required is that of residence in or within seven miles of the borough. It is a very significant sign of the times that the Opposition have not opposed the abolition of all property qualification for the counties, and all the old tests and standards are fast disappearing. For any man to be able to sit in the select circle of county J.P.'s a generation or two ago would be considered a daring and dangerous innovation, but to-day the proposition meets with common agreement. Speaking fairly, the British country gentleman has not served his country ill. A little narrow, perhaps, and full of pride of station, he has done an inVmeuse amount of voluntary and gratuitous service for the State. Per- sonally, I should be sorry to see the class he represents die out. New men must come and new methods, but the more the newcomers rub shoulders with the old on a footing of absolute equality the better it will be for both parties. All privilege of caste is going (and must go) to final disappearance, and we can only laugh at the idea that a man is better fitted to administer justice if he is assessed at £100 than at £20. It is in 1264 that we first hear of the of&ce of justice of the peace. The other day a member of Parliament suggested that J.P.'s should be appointed by county councils. This was the ancient I method of appointment, as they were chosen by the whole community in the county-court under the instructions of the King conveyed by the sheriff. Ulti- mately the power of appointment became vested in the King, and by him exercised through the Lord Chancellor. Under Richard II. justices of the peace attend- wig quarter sessions were entitled to 4s. a day, payable out of the fines and amer- ciamen-tsat such sessions. I do not know these days whether most: of us would care to be brought before a magistrate whose salary depended on t!he fines. If that salary was in arrear we might fairly expect a warm time! The 1 powers of magistrates have differed greatly at different times. In 1653, when the Barebones Parliament made marriage a purely civil contract, justices I of the peace were empowered to hear tho mutual declarations of the contracting parties. The institution of justices of the peace exists in the United States of America. In some of the States these magistrates are appointed by the execu- tive in others they are elected by the people and commi&Siond by the -execu? bye. In some cases they hold offi during good behaviour, but, jis a general' rule, they are appointed for a limited period. I No doubt, this Lord Chancellor will appoint a number of county J.P.'s, men of humble rank who will bring to their duties a different knowledge, and will not consider that any divinity hedges round a pheasant or hare. There is, however, no real fear that the new and the old will not get on well together. After all, democracy insists on welcome even in the last citadels of old ideas and lost causes, i Will Shakspeare's picture-- I And then the Justice In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes sew and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances,— describe the new J.P., or, rather, will he not wear a lean and hungry look as of a man who has been long kept out of his heritage ? It is well worth a visit to a country police-court to see! America is, perhaps, the easiest country in the whole world to obtain a diploma of medicine. The result is that across the herring pond ^Esculapius leads a varied life. But there are many failures. One of the latter, after several attempts and equally I as many bad result was advised to go West and "try his luck." A few vears afterwards he was met by an old chum, who kindly inquired how he was progress- ing. Fairly, fairly," he replied, I have just had a confinement case. Successful? Boy or girl? Girl, it died. Sorry-and the mother? She-died but by the help of Providence, I hope to save the father." This joke was told me the other day by an oculist Who also told me many curious things about the eyes and sight. There are, it appears, a num ber of people whose eyes appear similar and healthy in every particular, and yet are really stone blind in one eye. It is only when they put their eye? 'to some test, such as shooting, for instance, that the defect is discovered, and many go to their graves under the impression they have normal vision. Of course, it is quite a common thing for men to be colour-blind, and, no doubt, numbers are employed in occupations requiring excellent sight who are really very defective. Some years ago an agita- tion took place concerning the sight of railwaymen, and it was pointed out that the examination of the sight of intending railwaymen was wholly inadequate. Mr. Bryce, however, the then President of the Board of Trade, stated that any responsibility must be left to the railway companies for any consequences that might arise from the defective vision of the men. I do not suppose that there are many accidemts occurring from this cause, and in my recent competition some railwaymen complained that the railway companies were too exacting in this respect. My oculist friend, not unnaturally, con- sidered that every railwayman ought W be examined by an eye doctor, who could apply proper tests. I told him there was nothing men disliked more than to be peered into and prodded as a condition of employment. Of course, it does not infrequently happen now that a railway company get to know that a man's sight is not as it should be, and they adapt his employment to the conditions. How- ever, the school children of the future will be so overhauled and inspected that one- half of them will never be able to get a job, because all their defects will be public property. Nowadays you do stand a chance of not knowing or concealing your peculiarities, but the coming school oculist, school physician, school surgeon, dentist, and chiropodist will soon render all that impossible. Each of us will be read like a poster!

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THE OLYMPIC GAMES. I The final of the Pentalhlon in the Olympic games at Athens resulted in a win for Mel- lander with 24 points. Janden, a Hungarian, was second with 25 points, and lemming (Sweden) third, with 29 points. At Phaleron the Hungarians won the team swimming. Ger- many was second, England third, and America fourth. Four men represented ea-eh coantry. The victorious teams will receive some splendid cups, given by the Kings of Italy and Greece. King George has presented a special cup to the- Olympic winner of the javelin-throwing competition. The final for the standing long jump resulted as follows:—1st, Robertson (America), 2,955 metres; 2nd, Petit (France), 2,900 metres; I 3rd, Sheridan (America), 2,885 metres.- Renter.

PENARTH CHURCH PARADE. I The Penarth and Barry companies of the 2nd Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery (VolunrteerR) and the Pemarth Company of the: 2nd V.B. Welsh met at the Artillery Drill- hall; Penarth, cm Sunday and marched to St. I Augustine's Church. The Artillery officers present were Colonel E. C. Fry, Major A. S&ep- pard, Captain A. C. Vyvyian, Captain A. T. Gibson, Captain A. P. Thomas, Surgeon-lieu- tenant Bird, Lieutettaant W. W. Thiamas, and Lieutenant E. Turniball. Captain Blessley was m oonuwod of the 2nd V.B. Welsh com- paoy. Subsequently Colour sergeant D. Thomas, of the Welsh company, was pre. øented with a long-service medal. The Ârtil- i lery e hand was in attendance, oonduoted by Bandmaster T. J. Coughlin. j

MELINGRIFFITH TIN-PLATE I STOPPAGE. The 28 days' notice given by the Melin- griffith Tin-plate Company to their workmen I expired on Saturday, and the works will be ck»ed during the presmt week, at all evente. Nxt Monday, it is expected, work will be resumed on a day-to-day oontract. The stoppage b?w been necessitated by depression in trade. This is the first stoppage at the works since they were acquired by the present company, over ten years ago.

CURIOUS ACCIDENT TO A NEW- I PORT WOMAN. I A woman named Mary Mulcahy, Of66,DoIPhin-\ street, was admitted to the Newport Hospital on Batarday ni?ht with & Mvere I?MeratMa on one of her arms, caused, it- wae etated. by her ha.nd and a?m going through a paue 0( I jOaaa. Two arteries wore severed.

NATAL REBELLION I A Brush with Natives TROOPS LEAVING FOR THE FRONT. DURBAN. Sunday. In spite of the innumerable rumours to the contrary, it can be authoritatively asserted that the situation has not changed during the last 48 hours. Wild reports arc reaching Durban and Pietermaritzburg, but they will not bear investigation. The position to-day is. briefly. as follows:—Bambaata has pos sibly about 1,000 active followers, but this calculation is purely approximate, no one being able to tell how many young bloods have joined him. Besides these there are two to three thousand men, principally followers of Sigananda, N'Dube. and two or three other chiefs who are entirely sympa- thetic towards Bambaata,. if not actually in aJrms against the whites, although N'Dube is personally loyal. Finally, there are groups of natives in different parts of the country, both in Natal and Zululand, who require watching. I The Government's preparations consist in sending out the Militia, Militia Reserves, and Volunteer corps called up for service, some of which are already at their posts, others en route, and the remainder preparing to start. Colonels Mackenzie and Wools Samp- eon will join the main force on. Monday at Dundee. where the Johannesburg contingent and other units have already arrived. The last unit-the 500 men of Royston's Horse— which is being raised in Pietermaritzhurg, will proceed to Dundee on Monday afternoon. It has been reviewed by Sir Henry M'Callum, the Governor. The completed column will probably leave Dundee on Wednesday. Some impatience is manifested at the apparent delay in starting operations, but the Government, who are acting most judiciously, refuse to be bustled. Their critics are people who have no conception of the work involved. As a matter of fact, ¡ there has been no dallying. The authorities have been methodically energetic, and decline to strike until everything is ready. It is essential that once the movement is begun it shall be comprehensive and effective. Another important consideration is how to prevent B.1.mbaata from re-entering Natal. As the move develops it will be eeen to resemble one of Lord Kitchener's drives towards the close of the Boer War. ESHOWE. April 23. The garrison here now consists of 200 men of the Durban Light Infantry and 35 men of the Natal Mounted Infantry. All is quiet. A hundred men of the Light Infantry and a troop of Mounted Rifles have been ordered to leave for Ginginhlovo to escort a convoy of supplies to Fort Yolland, about thirty miles south-east of N'Kandhla Forest, where Colonel Mansel's force will arrive to-morrow. It is expected that Colonel Mansel's column will be largely reinforced. BRUSH WITH NATIVES I N'KANDHLA CAMP, Sunday. Several patrols of the Carabineers were sent out yesterday, and well scoured the neighbour- hood for some miles round the laager. When near the edge of the for. and within two miles of Sigananda's stronghold, one pa.trol oa.me into contact with a company of armed natives. It was evidently a scouting party. Two of the natives were armed with guns of ancient type. They adopted an attitude of defiance and approached close to the patrol, but on the latter firing a few shots they took to their heels, making for cover. The patrol's shots were answered by the ancient weapons, without, however, inflicting any damage. Owing to its being dark the patrol did not pursue the enemy. IMPREGNABLE LAAGER I With the departure of the Zululand Rifles and of Colonel Mansel's police force the defences of N'Kandhla are now in the sole charge of Lieutenant-colonel M'Kay and his 430 Carabineers, who have established a laager in close proximity to the public buildings of the township. The laager is splendidly con- ceived, the principle being identical with that need by Colonel M'Kay in the Matabele Campaign, which will probably be adopted extensively wherever laagers are necessary. Every convenience is made for oxen and horses inside, while the outer system of entanglements practically renders it impreg- nable. A strong contingent is guarding the magistrate's residence. Everything is quiet here. Colonel Mansel, with 250 police, 100 Natal Volunteers, and two guns, left here yesterday. The rebel natives continue to return to their kraals, which shows that the miseion of Mankulumana was not without result.—Press Association Foreign Special.

BOISTERIOUS MEETING AT FERN- DALE. A mass meeting of the hauliers employed by Messrs. D. Davis and Sons (Limited), Fern- dale, was held on Saturday, under the presi- dency of Mr. T. I. Jones. There was a crowded attendance, and it was evident at the outset that there was a good deal of feeling agaaaist the new agreement and against the leaders owing to the belief which seemed to prevail that the settlement effected was not what it ought to have been. At one time it seemed as if the meeting could not be proceeded with owing to the unruly and boisterous conduct of some of the hauliers. They were, however, at last pre- vailed upon to allow the agreement to be explained, and they were afterwards invited to put questions on the clauses seriatim. Mr. D. Watts Morgan exptaimed the clauses, and gave the construction which was to be placed upon them. The su.b-oomniittee in Cardiff had, he declared, upheld the meaning which he had put upon part of the clauses which had been a subject of discussion so far as this had gone. After numerous questions had been replied to it was unanimously decided, on the adv ce of Mr. Morgan, to continue to work and let the committee have time to investigate matters which had arisen at the local col- lieries. Indignation was expressed at the method which had been adopted locally in dealing with some of the clauses. The meet- ing, after receiving an explanation a.nd haviug found that the main poinits, as already described by Mr. Morgan in other places, had been confirmed by the sub-coanmittee, passed a vote of thanks to the speaker and also to his colleagues on the workmen's side of the sub-committee for the work they had done. The meeting appreciated the resume of the complex difficulties, and inasmuch as the owners are not anxious for overtime until the que&tdon is cleared up, as a mat:er of policy it was decided that no overtime be worked pending the decision. MERTHYR NOTICES. A meeting of the hauliers employed at the Cyfarthfa and Plymouth Collieries was held on Saturday at Merthyr. Mr. T. Weale (chairman of the district) presided, and Mr. John Williams (miners' agent) was present. It was decided to join with the colliers and the enginemeu, stokers, and surface crafts- men in tendering notice on the let of May consequent upon the non-Unionist difficulty. —Mr. Williams gave a further explang,tion of the provisions of the new agreement governing hauliers' wages. The men expressed themselves adverse to working overtime on the conditions contained in the agreement, but upon the agent's advice they resolved not to take any hostile action in the matter until they knew the result of the deliberations of the sub-com- mittee of the central executive. ENGINEMEN AND STOKERS' ASSOCIATION. I The annual meeting of the Cilfynydd Branch of the South Wale^ and Monmouth- shire Enginemen, Stokers, and Surface Crafts- men's Association was held on Saturday.—Mr. William Hopkins, agent, presided, and said the association had again increased its mem- bership during the year, and financially there ,?ss. At first the funds had been great progress. At first the fundB stood at 174; to-day they were 18,164. RESENTMENT AT DOWLAIS. A mass meeting of the hauliers employed at the Dowlais collieries of Messrs. Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds (Limited) was held on Saturday- for the purpose of further con- sidering the terms of the new hauliers' agreement. Mr. Evan Luke (district vice- chairman) presided. The fact that under the new conditions the Dowlais men would receive only 36. 4id. per i-Jiift, plus 4!d. for doorimg, whereas at the Rhymney, Cyfarth- fa, and Plymouth oollieries the hauliers would be paid a sum total of 3s. 10d., gave rise to many expressions of regentment.amd a. number of speakers strongly advocated tendering notices to cease work, but the suggestion of Mr. David Thomas (district secretary) that the men continue to work under the old scale of payment pending an interview with Mr. H. Stuart M-ai-tin, Tre- wern, was adopted. CARDIFF DISTRICT BOARD. A meeting of the Cardiff District Board of the Coaiowners' Association was held at Car-I diff on Saturday, and was presided over by Mr. E. M. Hann. The meeting was convened to consider the subject of the notices whion have been given by the workmen at the Powell Duffryn Company's Bwwa. and the Owm- aman Company's oollieries in the Aberdare Valley on the non-Unionist question to terminate contracts on the 30th inst. It was resolved that theee companies be supported in the event of a strike resulting from the notices. Claims for indemnity for strikes which bad occurred at other collieries were passed fox nafiaent.

A Brave Collier: COULD NOT SWIM, YET SAVES DROWNING CHILD. A gallant rescue from drowning took place at Pontypridd on Saturday evening. As Mr. David Lewis, collier, 22, Jenkin-street, Hop- kmstown, was walking along the canal bank he saw a boy, five years of age, son of Mr. A. T. Price, signalman, East-street, fall into the lock near the Trallwn Bridge. The lock is about eighteen feet deep, and at the time had about eig-ht feet of water in it. Without divesting himself of any clothing. Mr. Lewis plunged into the water, but as he was not able to swim, ho was very soon in difficul- ties. He managed, however, to keep the child above water, and was rapidly becoming exhausted when he was noticed by Mr. George Lewis, a. bailiff. Lewis obtained a bargeman's pole, and with the aid of the hook kept the two above water and dragged them to the look-gates. In the meantime some reins were procured from a mews close by, and the child and his rescuer were brought to bank, both of them in an exhausted condition. Lewis was taken to the Queen's Hotel, and after the application of artificial respiration recovered. Locally it is thought the action should be brought to the notice of the Royal Humane Society, and with this most people will agree.

COLLIERS ASK FOR MORE WAGES. ADVANCE OF ABOUT 4 PER CENT. SOUGHT. CONCILIATION BOARD TO MEET IN TEN DAYS. Quite a plethora of meetings connected with the South Wales coal trade was held at the offices of the Coalowners' Association at Cardiff on Saturday. The wages committee of the Miners' Federation met, and subsequently made a communication to the council of that body with reference to the selling price of large coal and other factors which they always contend should be taken into con- sideration when any alteration of the wage- rate of the district is proposed, such as the volume of trade and the price of small coal. The next meeting of the Conciliation Board for the consideration of any application for an alteration in wages is fixed by the agree- ment for Thursday, the 10th of next month, and ten days' notice of such application must he given. Inasmuch as the wages at present stand at the minimum of 30 per cent, above the standard of 1879, this being equivalent to an average selling prioe of large coal of lis. lOd. f.o.b., the council of tho Federation decided that the selling price for the last three months justified them in asking for an increase for the three months commencing the 1st of June next. It is understood that the workmen's leaders generally are confident that upon this occa- sion their application for an increase in the wage-rate is certain to be granted. Indeed, this belief goes so far as the expectation that, in all probability, the independent chairman will not have to be called in, because a settle- ment can be arrived at without the necessity of calling him. For this purpose the men's leaders are putting forward what they regard as a very moderate demand. The influences which have been at work during the past month improv- ing the market of the South Wales coal trade have among all classes been regarded as tend- ing to a certain increase iu the wage-rate, and the general expectation, not only among the miners, but among those indirectly inte- rested in the coal trade, is such that it would be a very great disappointmjetfit if something fairly substantial were not obtained at the present juncture. It was felt, however, at Saturday's meet- ing that it would not be wisdom on the part of the men's leaders to allow the actual figure of the demand to go forth. This may, perhaps, be accounted for by the fact that no hard-and-fast line is at first to be laid down, but that negotiation with a view to a settlement is wbat ie desired. We under- stand, however, that the demand is for an increase of something like 4 to 4, per cent., and that figure is certainly within the range of the possibilities as marked by the steady advances which have taken place in the markets. As the independent chairman (Lord St. Aldwyn) can only decide for or against any proposition which is made, and cannot in any way modify it, both sides and it advis- able to move with caution. No doubt, the present price of coal would justify a greater increase than will be applied for, but a large portion of the coal now delivered at South Wales ports was contracted for at mtQch lower prices last year, and this is a matter which must be taken into consideration. The wages being, as we have stated, at the minimum, the ooalownera are debarred from making any proposition for an alteration next months

LLANHILLETH STRIKE. ANOTHER EFFORT TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE. At a meeting of the South Wales Concilia- tion Board on Saturday the owners' side stated, in reply to a request made by the workmen's representatives that a further attempt should be made to settle the lament-1 able strike at the Llanhilleth Colliery, that the matter had been referred to Messrs. F. L. Davis and W. Abraham, M.P. the chair- men respectively of the coaiowners' and workmen's side of the board, who still had authority to act with a view to terminate the dispute. It appears that further negotiations ha e taken place between those gentlemen, and we a.re in a position to state that arrange- ments are being made by which Mr. Abra- ham and Mr. Alfred Onions may inapeot the books at the colliery in order to ascertain the wages which the men were earning previous to the strike. It is understood that when this has been done Mr. Davis and Mr. Abraham will again, i meet with a view to the termination of the strike.

HAULIERS' TROUBLE. ANGRY DEMONSTRATION AT HOPKINSTOWN. Mr. William Baker presided over a mt!1S8 meeting of hauliers and sbsaoklere employed at the Great Western Oolliery at the Work- m,en'hall, Hopkinstown, on Saturday. The proceedings throughout were marked by bitter feeling, the in/terroptions making it difficult for the speakers to obtain a hear- ing. The objwt of the gathering was to decide a. course of action in regard to the now hauliers' agreement. Mr. Ben Davies, miners' agent, said that the wages on the scale of the 1879 percentage would not be less than within a fraction of 4s. lid. per turn. On Mr. Enoch Morrell rising to speaJc there was a hostile' demonstration, men ehouting, He has come here to baffle us The Chairman made an appeal for order, but his voice was not heard in the uproar several men stating in angry tones that they had already decided to have nothing to do with the agreement. After a time things became quieter, and Mr. Morrell, pro- ceeding, said he had not come to the meet- ing to mislead anyone, but to discuss the new arrangement. The rate of wages he declared, was distinotly raised. Passing on to the deal with the doorb-oyw position, the speaker was again interrupted by cries of "They have been done a.way with to benefit the masters." Order having again been restored, Mr. Morrell said the idea. the committee had in their minds was to obta.in equality of payment and equality of treatment all round. It was impos- sible to give universal satisfaction; they had tried to obtain the greatest good for the greatest nnmber. Replying to questions, Mr. Morrell explained the reaaon of the terms of the document not being made public on the Saturday night it was signed. It was the intention that it should be known simultaneously by managers and men. and no privilege had been given to the former. A speaker who did not disclose his name delivered a long invective against the agree- ment, and formally moved a resolution to the effect that the men at the Great Wes- tern Colliery ignore it, a-nd demand a mini- mum wage of 4s. 6d. per day. The question then arose of giving in notices from the 1st of May. Sir. Ben Davies stated that if they did so they would hA breaking the Federation roles, and in the event of that body granting any relief the owners would apply for an injunction in the High Court, which might lead to a repetition of the stop-day action. This was the signal for another outburst of dis- approval, many standing up, hooting and booing. In the result the resolution was carried without on amendment bain& put,

I Went Straight Down ) I HOW THE BELGIAN TRAINING SHfP I WAS LOST. Survivors from the Belgian training ship Comte de Smet de Naeyer arrived at Ham- burg from Cuxhaven on Saturday evening. It appears from the stories told by the Ocmte de Smet de Naeyer's men that she went straight down a,nd samk 300 English miles from Ushant in a few minutes. After the disaster the 26 sur- vivors drifted about in their boat for some time, helplessly endeavouring to reach the shore by means of makeshift sails and oars. They had no drinking water, as there was no time to bring off any owilng to the sud- denness of the ship's sinking, and all they had to eat were two packets of chocolate. Attempts were made to attract the atten- tion of passing vessels by tying red rags to the mast of the boat. At last the Dunkerque hove in eight, and picked up the shipwrecked mariners. The boat was sent adrift, as the Dunkerque's skipper did not want to take her on board. Another account says that when, on the evening of April 8, the Comte de Smet de Naeyer was observed to be making water the first officer went below to search for the leak, but was obliged to return on deck without having been able to do anything, as the water was pouring in rapidly. The pumps were immediately manned, but were unable to make any headway, the water rushing in, in fact, taster than it could be pumped out. The captain then ordered the steam-pump to be set to work, but before the steam had been raised in the boiler of the donkey engine the steam pump itself was under water amd completely usekse. The weather was fine and the sea calm., and all sails were set <m board the training ship. The orew spent the night working desperately at the hand pumps. For a long time no one on board suspected that a catastrophe was close at hand. But when in the grey light of the morning it was found that the ship was sinking very deep into the water the captain at Last gave orders to lower sadds and ca,ll every man on deck. At half-past five, when all were assembled, the captain ordered the boats to be got out. As the first of these was being lowered into the water a sailor and cook's mate were hurled into the Bea. by a sudden roll of the ship and drowned before the eyes of their ocHnfpadea. The boat, however, was success- fully launched, and lay alongside fastened by a rope to the ship. The next two boats, how- very, were not go fortunate. No 'sooner had they touched the water than they capsized and sajnk, and before the three remaining boats could be got out the training ship sank suddenly at ten miwutes patst seven, the eddymg waves that poured over her deck sweeping men off into the 6;?m. Twenty-two of her total complement of 60 persons had been able previously to reach the one boat which was in tow alongside, and they picked up fo?t others as they struggled in. the water. The boat had then so many as she could possibly carry, and with heavy hearts those who had been fortunate enough to get on board were obliged to look on as one by one their comrades sank before their eyes. The captain and first officer remained at their posts until the last., a,nd went down with the ship. Rumours to the effect that the sailors forced their way through the cadets, trampling them down in their efforts to reach the boarte and save themselves, are, as the survivors declare, utterly unfoti-n-ded.-Penter.

THE KING AT NAPLES. I NEW DISASTER OVERTAKES VESUVIAN VILLAGES. On Sunday morning King Edward and Queen Alexandra, accompanied by Princoos Victoria., and attended by members of their suites, came ashore from the Victoria and Albert, and drove in three motor-cars to Lord Rosebery's villa. at Poeillipo. near Naples. Their Majesties' day was one of almost unmixed pleasure. After lunching with his lordship the party spent a delightful time on the terrace of the villa, admiring the magnificent panorama before them. On Saturday their Majesties drove to the foot of Vesuvius, and then turned off towards Ottajano, on account of the bad condition of the reads. In the afternoon they visited the ruins of Pompeii. News has been received at Rome from the Vesuvian region of a new disaster, caused by torrential rains and the high wind. Huge avalanches of sand, ashes, and cinders fell over Somma and Santa Anastasia, destroying the bridges, blocking the roads, and flooding the habitations. King Edward, on being informed of the disaster, was most sympathetic, and said he wished to have all details, repeating several times, Poor unfortunate people." It is announced that King Edward has contributed a sum of 20,000 lire (£800) for the relief of the sufferers from the eruption. It is impossible, eaya a Naples telegram, to describe the misery caused by the storm. The people in the Vesuvian districts were awakened by a roaring, rushing, whistling sound which was absolutely new to them. They fled to the streets, and found themselves and their property threatened by a new horror—the falling of mud avalanches. The terror was extreme. Women and children fled screaming as from a living monster into the open country. In spite of the floods ot rain and the cyclone, there, fortunately seems to have been no loss of life. All a.-a praying for fine weather, as the mud avalanches may occur again, and are a oonstan-t menace to life. Several buildings in districts round Vesuvius have collapsed, and many towns and villages are inundated. Numbers of cattle have perished. Gangs of workmen are actively at work in the stricken districts.- Reuter.

I I "REST CUHE" TRAGEDY. I PONTARDAWE MAN WALKS OUT OF I A BEDROOM WINDOW. Suffering from overwork and indigestion, Mr C. Richard Gilbertson, 28, manager of the steelworks at Glanrhydj, Pon tarda we, took the "rest cure" at a home in Notting- ham-place, Marylebone. One morning it was found that he had, during the night, been killed by walking out of his bedroom window. Evidence at the inquest showed that Mr Gilbertson had been cheerful, and had not displayed any suicidal tendency. A doctor said that the patient might have been actuated by sudden impulse during sleep, while his brother, an Oxford undergraduate, suggested somnambulism as the cause of death. A verdict of Suicide during temporary in- sanity" was returned. On Saturday afternoon the remains of Mr. Gilbertocm were laid to rest at All Sainjts Churchyard, Pontardawe. The chief mourners were Mr. Arthur Gilbertson (father), Mr. 1Fraak GiLberteon, J.P., Mr. Cecil Giilberteon^ Mr. Charley Gilbertson (Oxford), and Mr. George Gilbertson (brothers); whilst amongst those present were Mr. Herbert LloYd, J.p. Mr. J. H. P. Lloyd, J.P., Mr. Lionel Lloyd, Mr. H. N. Miens, amd Mr. Ernest Helme. The service was conducted by the Rev. J. Harri- son, curate of All Sainrts'.

I TRANSPORT IN COLLISION. I Messrs. Houlder Brothers, the owners of the Hiaversham Grange, received a cablegram from Singapore on Saturday stating that the vessel had been in collision with the steamer Bent-ong in the Malacca Straits. The Bembong saalk almost immediately, but of the 90 souls on board 78 were saved. No Euro- peams were lost. The Haversbam Grange, whiah was bound from Vladivostok with over 2,000 Russian troops, struck the Bentong amidships, and her bows were completely stove in.