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■ ■ STRIDES IN CRICKET. I Principality Awakening. BY HARRY BOWEN. There was a kind of hope that the Gentlemen of Carmarthenshire would have outshone their brethren the Gentle- men of Glamorgan in their endea- vour to give the Essex sports a real hot match of it. That hope was nipped right early. The particular gent who did the nipping was C. M'Gahey. Hold- ing a strong belief that he would not make twenty, and making Mr. Trick, the persuader, believe in the same way, he made ducks and drakes of his belief by compiling the little total of 305 not out. Now, when a man takes unto himself a total of that kind, to sny. nothing of the Tremlin total of over 100, one can for- give the opposing teajn for feeling quite tired at the end of the day's dancing, and additionally hopeless at that. And so it was that the dream of home deeds of "derrin' do" failed to integrate, and hope died hastily by the way. Great Scott! how he smote! Full pitches, half volleys, long 'uns, and short 'uns were all treated with the same scant courtesy. Once he had his eye in the Carmarthenshire bowling looked so much boy tossing. Straight or crooked, with breaks or without, all went the same sweet way. What took the spectators as much as his batting was the unaffected way in which he did it. This was not put on by any means, for at the tea interval the man of the hour was fearful that the people had had enough of him, and it required Fred Rees's emphatic declaration of the foolishness of such a supposition to make him continue his innings. Just now he is glad he did continue, for it was the means of his topping his previous record. As I have said, the morning's display was lovely cricket; his afternoon's, I should add, was simply slogging's slaughter. Tremlin's century had mixed up with it a couple of chances. But his hitting was otherwise hard and clean, and he fully deserved the runs such batting brings. The others did not trouble to any great extent, though Douglas did very well. There was a tendency to grumble at the home fielders' inability to stop seme of the boundaries, but they came with such a sting and, the outfield not being in the same pitch of excel- lence as the centre, they bounced in such an ugly way that there is much to be said for the fielders. The home batting of Percy Rees, Fred Rees, and Hugh Howell* deserves mention. If there was disappointment down West there must have been a fair amount of it about up East, too. You can force it upon me as hard as you like, but I'll never believe that the South Wales team chosen to meet the West Indians were anything like 278 runs the worse side. Not having seen the match, it is foolish to divine and comment thereon; but there are one or two little items that can safely be used. Item No. 1 is that A. G. Thackeray's coming off with 59 (run out) proved the soundness of the selection. There were more than one or two who questioned the right of Thackeray's inclusion, and so it is grati- fying to find that J. H. Brain's confi- dence in him was upheld. As it happened, he was the only batsman that, did himself justice. The number of strides cricket has already made in South Wales is not yet fully realised. This is because match results becloud the outlook, and folks, noting the West Indian and other vic- tories, allow themselves to conclude that we are very much where we were, if not even further back. But, although we may lose to good sides, yet, again and again it can safely be said that steady progress is being made. Perhaps the best indication of the awakening is seen in the steady, thpugh slow, increase in the number of English county cricketers in the Principality. Diver (of Surrey) at Newport, Soar (of Hampshire) at Llandovery, and Tremlin (of Essex) at Neath—three known county men now engaged in furthering cricket in South Wales. In regard to the securing of Soar's services for three years, the warden of Llandovery College, Mr. Poole Hughes, deserves the thanks of the whole of South Wales. By provid- ing a first-class coach he improves the school game as an exercise and the game in Wales as a pastime. For lads have a habit of becoming men, and we're sadly in want of men trained in cricket on proper lines. Undoubtedly, this public school stride is the greatest taken yet. Bisley is on once more. Of course when you say "Bisley" you naturally think of Bill Davies, the man who created the record of winning the Queen's and King's Prize, the plums of the year— £ 250 each, and medals and things, all very acceptable. Being a born shot, with a "heye" that bulges and makes the target appear just half the distance it is away, Bill possesses a natural advantage that others know not. Bill is there again this year, and I hope he or some other Weishiniii sets us shout- ing once more over the King's. The only upally bad year Bill had was when we went to Bisley together, and shot together, and slept together, and ate together of tinned meat and potted jam. Recent revelations explain why I

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Attacked with Hammer. I CARDIFF MAN'S OFFENCE AT BRISTOL 1 David Nelson (45) was indicted art; the Bristol Assizes on Friday with feloniously wounding Elizabeth Nelson, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, at the Hot- wells on June 10.—Mr. B. R. Vachell, for the prosecution, said the injured woman was the wife of the prisoner. They were married about five years ago at Cardiff, and then came to live at Bristol. Nelson took up a hammer and struck her several blows on the head. Prisoner entered the witness-box, a.nd said he fell down the hold of a ship in Cardiff, and sustained injuries which incapacitated him. His illness and want of work preyed upon his mind, and he had given way to drink. He promised to give up the drink entirely. He was extremely sorry. The jury found prisoner guilty, but recom- mended him to mercy. The Judge remarked tha.t he had no doubt that a. good deal prisoner had said was true. He hoped he would give up the drink. His wife had spoken very favourably of him, and he hoped that he would remember that in his future conduct towards her. He bound I him over in the sum of L-100 to be of good behaviour in future.

I Home a Complete Wreck STORY OF A HAUNTED COTTAGE I The pretty little Hampshire village of Tateley, situated some three miles over the Surrey border from the scene of the Cam- berley murder, has a mystery. Mr. Gongh, a middle-aged, weather-beaten man, occupies a, small cottage on the out- skirts of Yateley. For many years past he has held the pceitdon of gardener to Mr. Mills, of Hawley Hill, a retired Army doctor, and lives with his wife and a little grand- child named Nellie Benham. ThIoo weeks ago they were disturbed by mysterious noises in the dead of night, but little notice was taken of them. On Thurs- day night, however, the little family were startled by pictures suddenly falling from the walls, and ornaments being flung on the floor, without any apparent cause. "I have lived in this cottage for twenty- two years," said Mr. Gough, "and have never heard the slightest disturbance. Now our home is a complete wreck. I cannot under. stand it. Wherever my grand-daughter goes this knocking follows her. She is only eight years old, and she is perfectly terrified. We can hear nothing when we are with her, but as soon as she is left alone these noises oommenoe." Last night the girl Benham went home to her parents at Sandhurst. The whole village is curious as to whether the noises will now be repeated. ,i..i. i h

GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA British Fleet's Visit Postponed The visit of the British fleet to Russian ports has been postponed until a more favourable time.—Reuter.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The "Stampa" (Rome) announces that the present structural condition of the Vatican Palace is dangerous, and that it will be necessary for the Pope to change his apart- ments. The great Throne Room, in particu- lar, is said to be in such a oonditon that it may actually collapse unlees precautionary measures be taken without delay.—Central News. At last night's Court Lady Swansea. wore blue mousseline satin, princesse style, trimmed with fine sscrJin. embroidery, and fichu of old Flemish lace. The Countess of Dundonald wore a very beautiful gown of rich ivory-white satin, both coinage and petticoat gracefully swathed and draped in classic folds. The skirt draperies were caught up on one side with a diamond clasp, from which the satin fell in soft folds to the feet. The countess presented her daughter, Lady Jean Cochrane. The Lokalanzeiger" (Berlin) states that King Edward has expressed a wish that his projected meeting with the Emperor William shall take place during the second week of August, on his Majesty's way to Marienbad. The Kaiser will at that time be staying at Wilhelmshoehe, near Cassel, which is on King Edward's direct route to Marienbad. The King will break his journey at Cassel, and be the Emperor's guest for a day or two. —Central News.

THE HEIR OF HA\VARDEN. THE HEIR OF HAWARDEN. Our Olieeter correspondent has obtained from an authoritative source some interest- ing personal details respecting Mr. William Glynno Charles Gladstone, who comes of age to-day (Saturday). He was sent to Eton, and in October last. entered New College, Oxford. Both at school and college he became exceed- ingly popular. He early showed keen inte- rest in politics, and bcea.me particularly interested in the Chinese labour Question. During his second term he was elected secre- tary to the Union, and then librarian. He has taken part in all the big debates at the Union, and, although nothing definite has been settled as to his future, there seems little doubt that he will preserve the political traditions of his family. On the recreational side he is very fond of outdoor sports, football occupying a high place in his estimation, but shooting is his great pas- time.

HAVERFORD EXPLOSION. I At the resumed inquest at Liverpool on Friday on the bodies of ten men killed on June 14 by an explosion on the American liner Haverford, lying in the Huskisson Dock, the jury returned a verdict that the deaths were accident ally caused by the explosion of inflammable vapour from naptha 600.P. adding that there was no evidence to show- how it became ignited. They desired to ca,ll the attention of the steamship companies to the ventilation of all boats carrying doubt- ful cargoes. Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.C., for the Feis-Na.ptba Company, pointed out that for a. number of years this Eoap had been dealt with in ships and warehouses without any accident having occurred.

THE BLACK DANGER There is no development in the situation on the Rand, but the authorities are still taking precautionary measures, and are issuing bayonets to the Volunteers in order that they themselves may mobilise in case of emergency. Should- they not do so, a proclamation will be issued calling them out. A rising of natives is not anticipated, but it is feared that outrages may take place.— Reuter.

SULTAN OF MOROCCO ILL. A telegram from Tangier to the Paris Echo" states that the Sqitan is now seriously ill with typhoid fever, which has already claimed numerous victims at Fez. Singers and dancers of his Majesty's harem execute symbolic songs and dances before the Sultan with the object of driving away the evil spirits which are held to be the cause of his illness. A rumour has even been circulated tha.t the Sultan is dead. Kaid Maclean and several other officials of the Maghzen are ¡I also ill with typhus.—Central News.

JUDGMENT FOR SANDOW In the action in which Mr. Graham Lewis and Another sought an injunction restrain- ing Mr. Eufrene Sanaow, the strong man. from giving instruction by post in the San- dow system of physical culture in alleged contravention of an agreement vesting that right in the plaintiffs, judgment was on Fri- day given for defendant.

The "London Gazette" contains an order of the Local Government Board which states that the beard certifies the appoiiitment to the office of district auditor of Mr. John O'Neill, and orders that from July 16 it shall be the duty of the said district auditor to audit the accounts of the county councils and various local authorities in the counties of Brecknock, Glamorgan, Gloucester, Mon- mouth, Radnor, &c. BETTER BE 9URE THAN SORRY." Wien you ask for England'3 Glory Slatclies be "gure" you get them. They are the host made catches in the word. "Cheai) and nasty foreign made matches are but "sorry" substitutes: much more expensive, too. EoKiafid'o GlOQ:" Xatob Wgrko, Q Unices tor. p2ZW-~4 STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. 11.¡:t 83 f"r 3 W<i!"cr-t_r 74 for 2 .Sussex 136 for 7 Warwick 186 for 4 l>('x all C1Jt 229 a'.i •-ut—S:irrr ■>>-<a> rr :15: :0 n:<¡r.-+ tu 1:-j! r\<a; f:?: Ld le.;J CJ '7 1d g tu ? <1g-ft JJf!ft1.. 3.30.-IMBERHOSNE HANDICAP. KfIt: Ada mas Julia Wolf 3.C~ir0 lan: IV. i>, n Bed 0Î ttons. PLATE. Resnlt Arcturus Lain bourne Belle Lady Ileron 0

I "Man with Shining Eyes" WOMAN HYPNOTISED AND ROBBED A new danger threatens the travelling public. Recently, when the train arrived at Lausanne from Pontarlier and everybody had departed, the guard (says the Daily Mail") found a woman sitting in a. rigid position, with her arms and legs held out before her and her eyes fixed in an expres- sionless Btare. He failed to arouse her and, thinking she was in a fit, called a doctor, who at once stated that the woman had been hypnotised. The doctor made the regulation passes, and the woman recovered slightly, but was unable to speak. On searching her eorme valuable shares were found, but she had neither purse, money, nor jewels. Her name, according to some papers discovered in her possession, ,is Ifelanie Verne. She was conduoted to the hospital and placed under the care of Dr. Houdart, who also confirmed the fact that she had been hypnotised in the traJÍn and probably robbed. The woman, who -is of middle age, has not, yet recovered her senses completely, and talks vaguely abcut "a man with shining eyes."

Swansea Child's Death CORONER & PARENTAL IGNORANCEI An inquest was held at Swansea, on Friday on the body of Bertie Nedin, aged three, of No. 3, Pleasant-row, Foxhole, who died from the effects of scalds received on July 7. The child was taken from the hospital by its father on Thursday, and died the same even- ing. Dr. Marks, hospital house surgeon, said the father took it out against witness's wish, and the fact of the child being removed aggra- vated the shock. Death was due to shock and exhaustion. The Coroner said the parents had been guilty of an error of judgment and acted through ignorance which, if the jury chose to take such a view, almost amounted to manslaughter. The hospital authorities were not to blame. A verdict of Death from shock and col- lapse was returned.

WELSH CHURCH COMMISSION I Conference at Shrewsbury. In anticipation of an early sitting of the Welsh Church Commission, an important meeting of the representatives of Welsh Progressive bodies was held at Shrewsbury yesterday. Mr. Lloyd George, M.P., presided, and was supported by the following, who had been appointed to .attend the meeting by the Welsh Parliamentary party:-Sir Alfred Thomas, Sir D. Brynmor Jones, Messrs. Herbert Lewis, Herbert Roberts, David Davies, D. A. Thomas, Llewellyn Williams, and William Jones. There were also present repre- sentatives of the Welsh National Liberal Council and the great Welsh Nonconformist bodies. It was resolved to appoint a central representative committee of Welsh Progres- sives for the purpose of collecting and pre- paring evidence in support of the case of Disestablishment, such committee to repre- sent all the Progressive forces present at the conference. The committee thus constituted then held its initial session, Mr. Herbert Roberts, M.P., being elected chairman. It was resolved to > at once undertake the collection of evidence, j Steps were also taken for the purpose of creating a general campaign fund, and the committee expressed the hope that the Com- mission would hold local inquiries in Wales, it being felt that great injustice would be done Welsh witnesses if compelled to give evidence in London. Arangement6 were made for another meeting to be held at an early date. Mr. Lloyd George was strongly of opinionI, that the effect of the work of the Church Commission would be to facilitate the pass- ing of the Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill. Fight for Chairmanship I The Western Mail" states that there was a fight for the chairmanship, Mr. D. A. Thomas being put up in opposition to Mr. Herbert Roberts, but the latter was elected by sixteen votes to twelve for Mr. Thomas.

Id. REDCCTTOX IX TEA DUTY.-Phillipa and Co., Fine Tea. Specialists, Cardiff, have improved th<a quality of their delicious teas Id. per lb. Standard blends 2s., lB. £ d., Is. 6d., and Is. 4d. per lb. e n At a mooting of the Cardiff College Council on Friday Principal Griffiths and Dr. W. T. Edward« were appointed representatives of the council to attend the conference of the Workers' Educational Association, to be held a,t Cardiff on October 6.

REAL FRENCH DUEL I MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT WOUNDED. Sequel to Dreyfus Uproar in the Chamber. There was a violent scene in the French Chamber on Friday when M. de Pressense brought forward his interpellation asking the Government whether it would expel from the Army the officers implicated in the Dreyfus oaso forgeries. He declared he did not regret the impossibility of bringing General Mercier before the courts, because he did not wish him to suffer physically, but he thought a brand should be set on the criminal. He asked whether the country ¡ would agree to French soldiers being ulti- mately placed under orders of wrong-doers euch as Generals Goree and de Boisdeffre. M. Pugliesi Conti (Nationalist), pointing to the Ministerial Bench, said the Govern- ment which allowed oHioers to be insulted in that manner was a Government of cowards and wretches. Amidst tremendous uproar M. Sarrant, Under-Secretary for the Interior, threw him- self upon M. Pugliesi Conti, and dealt him a violent blow in the face, afterwards return- ing quietly to his place on the Ministerial Bench. M. Brisson (President) then put on his hat, left the Chamber, and caused the public galleries to be cleared.-Reuter. At the morning's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies M. Etienne, Minister for War, introduced two Bills re-instating ex-Captain Dreyfus in the Army with the rank of major, and Lieutenant-colonel Picqua.rt with the rank of brigadier-general.—Router. Duel Fought and M. Sarrant Wounded. In consequence of the altercation a duel with swords was fought in the evening at Ville d'Avroy between M. Pugliesi Conti and M. Sarrant. At the first assault M. Sarrant was wounded in the apex of the right lung, and his condition is reported to be rather serious. Madame Sarrant, who was in Paris, was summoned to Ville d'Avroy, where her husband is receiving medical attention. M. Clemenceau, Minister of the Interior, who is i a. doctor of medicine, and acted as one of I M. Sarrant's seconds, has not yet returned to the Ministry of the Interior.-Reutc-r. Injured Man's Condition. I PARIS, Saturday. The "Echo" states that the con- dition of M. Sarrant, Under-Secretary for the I Interior, who was wounded yesterday even- ing in a duel with M. Pugliesi Conti, is such that it is impossible for the doctors to make any pronouncement as to the result of the wound for three days. According to the Petit Journal the doctors diagnosis is per- foration of the apex of the right lung.— Reuter. Posthumous Honour to Zola. I The French Chamber on Friday afternoon, by 344 to 210, voted in favour of the resolu- tion authorising the remova] of the remains cf the Jate Emile Zola, author, and cham- pion of Dreyfus, from their present resting- place to the P=tlieon.-Central News.

SCENE AT SEVEN SISTERS. MENACING CROWD: PRISONER I RELEASED. Thomas Campbell and Michael Norris, two Seven Sisters colliers, were charged at Neath on Friday with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police-constable Morgan and Police-constable Jones at Seven Sisters on Saturday night. They both pleaded guilty. Inspector Bennett told the court that the "stranger" section of Seven Sisters were almost getting out of hand. He had had to take up several constables with him to arrest the men now charged. Police-constable Morgan said that both men were drunk and disorderly, and he and Police- constable Jones went to arrest Campbell when Norria rushed in, stripped to the waist, and violently assaulted witness and Jones. It was about 10.30 on Saturday night, and the demeanour of the crowd was very hostile. Eventually the officers deemed it wise to release Campbell, who was taken home by a friend. Norris followed witness and again assaulted him. The Clerk: And you had just recovered from an attack of typhoid fever? Police-constable Morgan: Yes, sir, and I have been very unwell since. Prisoner hit me in the abdomen and kicked me. Campbell was fined 10s. and costs for being drunk and disorderly, and sentenced to six weeks' hard labour for assaulting Police- constable Morgan, and a similar term for assaulting Jonas Norris was fined 10s. and costs for being drunk and disorderly, and sentenced to two months' hard labour for assaulting Police-constable Morgan.

WAS HE INTOXICATED P I At the inquest on Friday on Samuel Legg, 27, of Abertillery, who sustained fatal injuries on a switchback railway on I Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare, the c.on-I ductor of the car said ihat the. deceased appeared perfectly sober when he embarked, whilst Green, a man of colour, said that he had just previously refused deceased a ride on a. hurry-scurry on account of his being the worse for liquor. In reply to a juror, however, Green said that the principal reason for refusing was that the man had one arm in a sling. The verdict was "Dea?h from hemorrhagc of the brain, caused by the deceased's indis- cretion in seizing a hand-rail dividing the track whilst travelling, which pulled him out of the oar." The jury expressed the opinion that the Switchback Railway Company should be more careful as to the condition with regard to drink of persons they allowed on their cars, and also with regard to persons having only one arm to use.

MUNICIPAL TELEPHONES. I The Swansea Corporation Telephones Com. mittee met in camera on Friday afternoon, Mr. Dan Jonæ presiding. A letter was read from Mr. A. B. Bennett, the consulting engi- neer, stating his terms for advice in support of the application to the Local Government Board to borrow £ 7,000 for extensions. The committee decided in the first place to further approach the Postmaster-General to request more favourable terms than the £17,000 so far offered for the system, which will mean a considerable loss to the town. The fact that Glasgow Corporation have eold their system to the Government at a loss of £ 55,000 was commented on.

MR. KENSIT AND BAILIFFS. I Bailiffs yesterday took possession of Mr. J. A. Kens it's premises in Paternoster-row in connection with the case in which he was summoned for disturbance in St. Paul's Cathedral during an ordination service by the Bishop of ixmdon. The baiii/fs have a warrant, to distrain for the sur1. of £165 6s. 10d., which were the costs of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's in the proceedings at the Mansion House and the two subsequent appeals. Mr. Kensit stated that he would not pay the amount, and would let the law take its course.

PRICE OF A FOOTBALLER. I The fee pad by Manchester City for the tra-nsfer of James Conlin, the Bradford City outside-left, is -11,000, equivalent to the fees paid by Middlesbrough for Common and Bloomer. The Bradford Club had previously refused a-n offer of E500 from Aston Villa and £ 800 from Everton for Conlin since he got his international cap, but owing to financial difficulties they have now sold him. I

TIN-PLATE STOP-WEEK. I The arrangement between the masters and I men at Cwmfelin Tin-plate Works respecting the stop-week is peculiar. The firm will stop one mill engine and eight sets in the tin-house at a time, till all sections of the works have thus stopped for a week.

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Mrs. Norman's Petition! THE INFLUENCE OF MISS FRANK The hearing of the petition made by Mrs. Bell Norman for a judicial separation from her husband, Mr. John Norman, was con- tinued in the Divorce Court yesterday. Mrs. Ruth Malfilatre, a sister of Mrs. Nor- man, who had COllie from the South of France to give evidence, said her sister was hys- terical. She saw the petitioner, who said that she had made up her mind after the baby was born that she would have a separa- tion. What did you say to that?—I pointed out to her that a separation was a very grave thing, and should not be acted upon lightly. I Lalter on Miss Franks, a lady# mentioned in I the case, seemed very anxious that a separa- tion should be brought about, and said that Belle is far too noble, beautiful, and talented to live with such a brute" (Mr. Nor- man). Did you afterwards see your sister alone?— Yes, and she told me she was absolutely determined on a separation. I did all in ¡ my power to persuade her against this. I told her it was a most difficult thing for a woman to obtain a livelihood. I said: "One has always something to put up with inmost men." (Laughter.) You divorced your first husband, I believe? —I did, and got my child against him. Witness said that her sister told her that the majority of the rows between her and her husband were occasioned through Miss Franks, and that Miss Franks at one time of her life had_ "very peculiar views" about women and the "great principles of life." What did you say?—I said: "Of course, that is sufficient to entitle the husband to object to her." I told her that Miss Franks had an influence over her. She added that she had never seen Mr. Norman the worse for drink, or in any way cruel to his wife. If her sister was not under the influence of Miss Franks, Mr. and Mrs. Norman would be a happy couple to-day. Her sister told her gome "disgraceful things" with regard to Miss Franks. This closed the evidence. The case was again adjourned.

GIRL CAPTURES A BURGLAR I How a, plucky girl captured a. burglar was told at Windsor Quarter Sessions yesterday. A servant in the employ of Mr. Beynon, of Glen more, Windsor, on returning to the house one evening, was surprised to find a man in one of the rooms. He sprang from the window, but the girl was quicker, and, running down the steps, 'brought him back. He was found to lrave jewellery to the value oil £ 180 in his pockets. The girl induced him to g" to the house of a. Catholic priest, and he rema-itied there until she returned with a police-oonttable. The man, named Henry Meads, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to five months' imprisonment.

DISTRAINT ON BRECONSHiRE FARM In the action Windover v. Evans-Jackson the question- as t-o the priorities of judgment creditors who had levied executions on a flock of sheep on the Llwynderw Estate, Abergwessin, Brecon, belonging to the defen- ¡ dant, Mrs. Evans-Jackson, cme before Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady in the High Court on Friday. The sheep had realised JE336, which was in court, and with the excep- tion of the costs there would be sufficient to pay everybody. It was stated that there was a motion pending to discharge the charging order obtained by Mr. Lewin (defendant's former sohcit-ar. and his Lordship directed the present motion to stand over for a week, to be heard immediately after that motion had been disposed of.

MINISTERS AND THE COLONIES I Lord Elgin presided on Friday night at a banquet given at the Hotel Cecil by the London Chamber of Commerce in honour of thts representatives delegated to the sixth congress of tho Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. Mr. Sidney Buxton said he was iu communication with the Canadian Govern- ment on the subject of postage of British periodicals to Canada, now placed in a dis- advantageous position compared with Ameri- can literature, and ho hoped for a satisfac- tory settlement before long. Mr. Asquith remarked that the secret of our success in Colonial administration consisted in grant- ing to our Colonies the fullest and freest autonomy.

ORDER OF MERCY AWARDS. I The London Gazette" contains the fol- lowing:— 29, Southampton-street, London, July 12. His Majesty the King, Sovereign of the Order of Mercy, has been graciously pleased to ganetion the award of the Order to the fol- lowing lady presidents, Lady vice-presiden*?. and vice-presidents of the League of Mercy: — Lady Preeidpnte.—The Countesa Cadogan, Mrs. Brandon, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Edwin J. Sanders. I Lady Vice-prk--Idente,The Lady Alington and Mrs. W. Abrahams. Vicc-pre;idents.—Mr. Louis B. Abrahams, Mr. A. Lloyd Edwards, Mr. B. G. Elliott, and Mr. Harold Hardy

MESSRS. CAMMELL-LAIRD AND I SWANSEA. Interviewed on Friday by our Sheffield cor- respondent, Mr. A. G. Longden, managing director of Messrs. Cammell, Laird, and Co., stated that there is absolutely no change in the position of the negotiations for the establishment of branch works in South Wales or elsewhere. The directors had come to no decision yet. He declined to say how far the negotiations had proceeded, or to discuss the merits of different localities.

NEW PARISH OF LANDORE. I Induction, services will be held next week in connection with the new parish of Lan- dore, which has been carved out of the old parish of Llangyfelach. The living has been accepted by the Rev. D. Morgan Jones, M.A., curate-in-charge of St. Paul's, Plasmarl, Swansea, who will have as his deputy the Rev. D. Llan Davies, who is at present in the parish. There is a fine new church in the parish.

CARDIFF ASYLUM SUPERINTENDENT I A special meeting of the Cardiff City Council will be held on Tuesday next, at which a resolution will be proposed revoking previous resolutions of the asylums com- mittee with regard to the appointment of medical superintendent, and asking the coun- cil to select five names from the "short list" of seven candidates chosen by the committee, the five candidates to appear before a special meeting of the council on July 24.

CARDIFF HUSBAND AND WIFE. A ciise of female inebriety and of concurrent neglect of domestic duties was before the sti- pendiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis) at Cardiff Police- court on Friday. Thomas James Nicholas, a boilermaker, of 58, Caerphilly-street, for whom Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared, proceeded against his wife under the Habitual Drunkards Aot. Applicant was granted an order, under which he was to pay his wife 8s. a week maintenance.

MUNICIPAL DEPUTATIONS. At a meeting of the Swansea. Corporation Finance Committee on Friday Mr. Solomon questioned the right of the water and sewers l committee to allow the borough engineer to attend P, conference at Scarborough without securing the sanction of the council. He urged that the Electrical Association should be asked to defray the expenses of Councillor Sinclair, an executive member of that body.

CARDIFF SAILORS' REST. I It was intended to have held a garden party I on Friday evening on the roof-garden at the John Cory Sailors' and Soldiers' Rest, Car- diff, but on account of the inclem-em weather the large party of sailors and soldiers who I were present were entertained to a musical programme and refreshments indoors.

HAULIERS' QUESTION. I A short notice has been sient out convening a meeting of the executive of the South Wales I Miners' Federation, to bo held at Cardiff to- day (Saturday), in order to go into pa.rticu- lars connected with the hauliers' question. I

Trousers Dry Cleaned and Tailor Pressed, Is. pair; returned in tbree days.—1. Minny-street, Cathays. TO ADVERTISE that the "Best" or "Finert" Tea can bo sold at l;s. 6d. per lb., and especially to adver- tise that, ('1('11 has been improved, is what politicians call a "terminological inexactitude"; but to stata that i>hillip«'s Is. 8d. is the Finest Tea in Cardiff at the price, la to state tjio truth, and nothing but the truth.

1 Leading a Lonely Life. 1 I EX-SOLDIER'S WEDDING BROKEN OFF A market porter and Army Reservist named William H. Strong brought an action in the Shoreditch County-court yesterday to recover from Dolly Mannings, an ostrich feather maker, also of Hackney-road, X12, said to bo paid for furniture for the home when they should get married. Mr. T. W. Moore, for the plaintiff, said his client and Miss Mannings had been keeping company," and arrangements were made for the wedding to take place next month, but they fell through, the plaintiff breaking off the engagement through incompatibility of temper. The lady had twice assaulted the swain, counsel continued, and he decided that he could not put up with her any longer. She now refused to give up thelarious articles. The Judge: What about the keeper ring?— It is part of the wedding contract to keep the wedding ring on, and- as the wedding is not to take place, he is entitled to its return. The ex-lover said he had worked from early morning until late at night to Bare the money for th.e home. I thought I should be happier married, as I was leading a lonely life." (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. O'Connor (for the de- fendant), the plaintiff said: "I thought she was all straightaway, and trusted her. (Laughter.) I supposed We Should be Pairing UP. but every night when we were out we had row, and then she wiped me across the face." (Laughter.) They say the course of true, love never runs smooth.—You call that love, do you? Then, after all theae lovers' tiffs, you gava her a ring -Yes, because we were going a bit stronger. The plaintiff added that he handed all his money to the defendant to bank for him. He gave her a gold watch and other presents. but he did not ask for those back. The young lady, who smiled in the witness- box, asserted that all she had from the plain- tiff was XS or JE4. The other money she saved. She was quite willing to marry him, but he never mentioned marriage when he gave her the keeper-ring. Mr. Moore: Isn't it reaHy your mother who is the cause of this quarrel, and that no furniture was given up?—No; it was the dirty way he served me after going out with me for nearly four years. My mother only said, as any right-minded mother would, that she would crush him if she could. (Laughter.) I should like to tell you, sir. that he had threatened to smash my jaw. The Judge: I think the best thing I can do is to adjourn this case, to see if the parties can come to a settlement.

TRAILING SKIRTS BARRED. The campaign against trailing skirts begun some weeks ago by the Nordhausen Town Council, Germany, is being bravely con- tinued by the municipal authorities at several Silesian summer resorts (says the "Daily Express"). The local comrciasionera responsible for tho administration of affairs at Sa,lzbrunn issued a public appeal to lady visitors at this favourite health resort to abstain from wearing long skirts, or, if wearing long dresses, to prevent them trailing on the ground. This appeal being disregarded, the looal commissioners have now passed bye-laws inflicting penalties for the wearing of trail- ing skirts. The local commissioners at Warmbranja, also in Silesia, have followed precisely the same course. Having issued an appeal which produced no effect on female offenders, they have now promulgated municipal decrees prohibiting trailing skirts and introducing heavy penalties as punishment for obstinate transgressors.

COCOANUT SHIES FOR COUNTESSES There have been many functions in the Botanic Gardens of Regent's Park, but none so entertaining as the Country Fair, which iK'-Mn yesterday and will continue to-day. Outside there was a stream of motor-oars, electric broughams, and carriages, bringing the women aud children of Mayfair and Bel. gra-via, in their nicest summer frocks. Inside there were hurdy-gurdies, Aunt Sallies, wax- works, cocoanut shies, shooting galleries, and a merry-go-round, to say nothing of a Punch a.nd Judy show. The fair is in aid of Our Dumb Friends' League.

THE RATES OF NEWPORT. The reduction of local rates at Newport has not yet come to an end by any means. Mr. J. P. Elms, the secretary of the rate- payers' association (who, by the way, haa been accorded a special vote of apprecia- tion), shows that by adopting the three changes advocated by the association, viz., a.n improved mode of estimates by amend- ing the very high oompoundage on assess- ments now in vogue, and by dealing diffe. rently with the water balances, a further reduction of 5d. in the £ can be obtained without interfering with the existing expen- diture.

SOUTH WALES MUSICIANS. The quarterly meeting of the South Wales section of the Incorporated Society of Musicians was held at the Castle Hotel, Merthyr. Mr. A. Angle, of Cardiff, and Miss A. E. Cooke, of Blaenavon, were elected members of the society. Mr. Walter Scott, the hon. secretary and delegate, gave a brief report of the general council mooting held at York. Mr. E. T. Davies, F.R.C.O., of Dowlais, read an interesting paper on "Wales and the Study of Music."

COEDFRANC RATING CASE At Nea.th on Friday the case of the over, seers of the parish of Coedfranc against Messrs. Topham, Jones, and Railton, the contractors for the King's Dook at Swansea, a claim for the poor and special rates—was further adjourned on the application of Mr. Edward Powell. Mr. Davies (from the office of Messrs. Aeron Thomas and Co.) represented, the respondents.

BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Commons on Friday the Newport Corporation Bill was read a third time. In the House of Lords on Friday the Bute (English and Welsh Estates) Bill was read third time and passed. — )'

sou fH WALES TRAMWAYS The Cardiff tramway receipts for the week ended July 7 totalled £ 2,225 148. 5%d„ as com. pared with £ 2,225 6s. 6d. for the corresponding week of last year. At Newport the total last week was L660 5s. 5d., as against JE641 15s. 7d.. for the corresponding week.

PARISH COUNCILLOR FINED. At Pontardawe Police-court on Friday, John Davies, a parish councillor, roilerman, of Ystalyfera, was lined 10s. and costs for trespassing on the railway at Gurnos. m

s- MONEY ALO.NE cannot buy the finest tea; it aiSQ requires skill and a very long experience. This i8 the reison so many of the modern capitalist tesk concerns have given up all pretence to doinc; a. trada in line tea, though eorne of the more unp-i-iiicipiod adopt, the ftction that the hisliwst priced teas they keop are the finest. PHILLIPS'S realium teas pr4, b"tter than such firms' finest. A trial of PHIL,i,IPS'a is. 3d. will pi-ova this feet to you. e—6 Carpet 3 Beaten and RlturnGd Same Day.-scncl Boetcvd to 1. Uinsy-auect, Ceb.&YL TeL. 141. eZl"

BARRY MAN'S SUDDEN DEATH Death came with tragic suddenness to Mr. Richard Vick, coal-tipper, of 98, Queen-street, Barry, this morning. He got up about four o'clock with the intention of going to work, but not feeling well he returned to bed, and two hours later was discovered to be apparently dead. Dr. Powoll was sent for, and he pronounced life to be extinct. The probable cause of death is heart failure. Deceased was 46 years of age, and leaves a widow and eight children.

A STILL HIGHER COURT, A defendant in the King's Bench Division, when Mr. Justice Bigham had given a ver. diet against him. yesterday, asked whether he could appeal. The Judge: Yes; you can go to the House of Lords. The Defendant: Is there no intermediate Court ? Mr. Justice Bigham: Yes; you can go to the Court of Appeal, and if you are dis- satis-fied there, you can go to the House of Lords. If you are not satisfied with the decision you get there, possibly you can go to a etill higher court. (Laughter.)