Evening Express

PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION Cardiff Continuation Schools. The evening schools of Cardiff open this week. They deal with forms of education which are continuative. The subjects taught are those properly included in a. good elemen- tary education, whilst 63PGdu3ll provision has 'been made for the teaching of shorthand, book-keeping, and commercial arithmetic! Cookery, needlework, and home nursing are included in the girls' syllabus, and this year there will be three new centres for manual instruction. Welsh occupies a prominent position in the olasses. A new departure is the formation of evening classes for deaf- mute girls at the Oral School, Fitzalam-place. AH who wish to carry their education beyond the day school curriculum should avail them- selves of the facilities afforded by the educa- tion committee.

HUNTING TAME FOXES A serious charge is Levelled a hunting men by Mr. J. Badeley, one of the principal lamdownem in the Gresut Leighs district, near Chedmeflofrd. He states tha.t they have imported numbers of tame foxes, and that the damage done to crops, gaime, amd poultry = consequence has become intolerable. Seme time ago the Lerighs district of Essex -was infested with foxes, which destroyed upwardts of 100 head of poultry a week. The farmers, however, waited, patiently for the harvest. Now. at the opening of the hu-mtimg season, it appears that the raiders are not the wild fores, but tame ones bred for the purposes of sport." According to Mr. Badeiey, land has been, hired for the purpose of breeding foxes, and M purposes to take the law into his own hands im. exterminating the pests.

ABERAVON BENCH DIVIDED At Aberavon on Monday Morgan Thomas, licensee of the Colliers' Arms, Pwllyglaw, Port Talbot, was summoned for illegally supplying drink on Sunday. Mt1. Lewis M. Thomas appeared for defendant, and Super- intendent Davis conducted the prosecution for the police. It was alleged that a man living within the three miles radius was supplied, but for the defence it was contended that the landlord had acted in good faith. The Chairman intimated that the bench were equally divided, and the case would be re-heard before other magistrates.

LAUGHED ONCE. A certain European regiment rtntioaed in Northern India has a colonel who has only onoe been seen to laugh. A private of this corps, while a prisoner in the guard-room for a milita.ry offence, bet the sergeant of the guard five rupees that he would make the commanding officer laugh when he was taken before him. In due course, after read- ing the charge, the colonel asked. the pri- soner: Have you anything to say?" I won't say anything more about it, sir, if you won't," was the ti^erpected reply. Toe grim face relaxed, but the stern decision came all the same-U Fourteen days confined to barracks."

YACHTING AT THE MUMBLES A movement is on foot at Swansea and the Mumbles to form a yacht club to embrace yacht owners between Port Talbot and Tenby. It is stated that about 30 yacht owners or eadlers aTe ready to become members. At the last Mumbles yacht race the boats arrived in the following ord-er:-Ist. Mr. John Hodgens's Anita; 2nd, Mr S. Saunders's Nancy; 3rd, Mr. Mitchell's Scacla. The Kel- pie started, although her entranco was not accepted. A dispute has arisen as to Gritt place, the Anita being subject to disquali- fication for touching the mark-boat.

CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH An inquest, was held at the Castle Hotel. Cwm, on Monday, betfore Mr. Walford, touching tho death of William John Evans* the adopted son of Mr. Richard Yapp, resid- ing jtbt. Stewart-street., Tallistown. Mrs. Yapp stated that she took a boiler of water off tho fire and put it on the floor in order to open the back-door, when a dog rushed in and knocked the child into it. 'JEbo child died on the following morning.—The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

FUNERAL OF MR CLEMENT WALDR0N The funeral of Mr. Cfencnt WaMron, one of the oldest solicitors in South Wales, and registrar of the Probate Court, and the LLan- da-ff Diocese, took place on Mouday, the coffin being laid in a moss-lined grave in the LlandafP Cemetery in tho presence of a large concourse of mourners and friends The Dean of Llandaff, the Vicar of bland at? (the Rev. J. R. Buckley), and Canon Skrim- shire officiated in the cathedral and a.t the graveside, whilst as the procession left the ehuroh Mr. Rex played Handel's "Dead March" on -the organ. A 1a.rge number of wreaths were sent.

===== CAERWENT EXPLORATION SOCIETY I There was a gathering of devoted anti- quarians at Caerwent on Monday for the annual meeting of the society carrying out the Roman exploration work in that interest- ing place. Lord Trrdegor presided. The accounts presented by Mr. A. T. Mar- tin were rathc-r disappointing. They showed receipts £281, and a balance in hand of Z36. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Lord Tredegar for his kindness, and for the interest he had taken in the society. Lord Tredegar, in response, said that he knew that there was a certain amount of indifference amongst the general public towards archseologioal research, which was made an excuse for not subscribing, but this society was doing its best to get rid of that sentiment. What the society was really doing was verifying history. In the museum and during the itinerary after-meeting an explanation was given, chiefly by Dr. Ashby, of the new work which the society had done during the year. In the orchard on Lord Tredegar's land the foundations of a large Roman house had been found, which had some of the peculiari- j ties of the Caerwent villas specially marked.

WARM DISCUSSION I The Rhymney Valley school managers met on Monday (Mr. John Edwards, Rhymney, presiding), when a letter was read from the Local Government Board stating that the Rhymney Bridge School must be supplied with water. The managers decided to serve a statutory notice upon the Rhymney and Aber WateT Company. A scheme for the teaching of Welsh by the county committee was adopted.. The question of a dividing-line for children attending tho Pengam and Fleur-de-lis Schools produced a warm discussion.—Mr. W. S. Nash urged that the present registers should remain, and. that the division be between fvor-lano and Sa-lem Chapel.—This suggestion was eventually adopted, but it will not take efteffi until the next labour exami- nation.

PUBLIC HALL FOR DINAS POWIS At a meeting of the pariah council of St. Andrew's Ma.icr, held on Monday at Dinas Powis, it was resolved to apply to the parish meeting, to be held on November 13, to sanction the borrowing of XIXO for the erection of a public hall for the accommoda- tion of 450 persons on a freehold site pre- sented by Major-general Lee, TX.

I- Surgeon's Sovereign. t MEDICAL STUDENTS ALLEGED FRAUD I A curious case of alleged frajud was before the Greenwich magistrates yesterday, when Gerald Morgan, aged 26, a medical student, was charged with obtaining 20s. by false pre- tences from Dr. J. S. Dickie, house surgeon at the Miller Hospital, Greenwich. Dr. Dickie said that, following a letter, the accused arrived at the hospital, and sadd that he was a nephew of 'Mr. Pierpont Morgan, who wished to make a donation of £ 1,000 to a hospital, and he had entrusted the money to him for disposal. With the letter was a card signed "Mr. G. W. Morgan, Harvlar d University Rowing, Club," and it stated: "It may be in my-powcr to materially benefit your hospital. I may find time to call to-morrow, and if not will you send mie some idea of your financial needs?" The witness took the accused round the' wards, and when they Reached the Operating Theatre the accused said that he would provide from his own pocket money for any requirements there. After having a cup of tea tho accused fined, up two blank forms. One was addressed to a firm in Cannon-street, who were given an order to pay to the Greenwich branch of tho London and County Bank 25 guineas to the credit of the Miller Hospital. He signed this particular bank form G. W. Morgan, Har vard University, Boston, U.S.A." The other form he filled up for XICW, and said that the 25 guineas was to be an annual subscrip- tion on his own account. He then told the witness that he had lost his purse containing SM at Charing-cross Station, and upon that statement the witness gave .him a sovereign, although" not parti- cularly flush" himself. Cross-examined by the accused, the witness denied that he spontaneously tendered the sovereign to him, A remand was granted.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. I CARDIFF. qjTHEATBE WYAL, CARDIFF. Lessee and Manager „.jtOBEILT BEDFORD. EVERY EVENING, at 7.30, and SATURDAY, at Two, ICR. GEORGE DANCE'S PRINCIPAL COMPANY IN THE MUSICAL COMEDY- "pHE GIRL JPROM K AY'S. NEXT WEEK: MR. F. R. BENSON'S gHAXESPEAUIAN COMPANY. Box Office at Theatre, 10 to 5. Nat. Tel., 362. a7400 Tie not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more—deserve it.ACLaiaoa. THE C A. IL D I F F E m P I R E, QUEEN-STREET. Managing Director .08W ALD STOLL. TO-NIGHT! Miss DOLLY ELSWORTHY (As "Neil Gwyn," supported by Thirty Artistes, in a New and Grand j^roduction, RANGE G I R L. A True Story of Charles II. in the Year 1660, dramatically pourtraying the Down- fall of a Monarch through an unwiae infatuation for this Lovely Woman, resulting in Political Intrigues ana jeopardising' the Throne. CLARICE NETTA, Vocalist. GWENNIE HASTO, Comedienne and Dancer. CAPTAIN BEVAN'S. Famous GORDON HIGHLANDERS, Capable exponents of the efficacy of military training in many a marvellous lightning drill. MILLIE PAYNE, The New Low Comedy Queen, whose Style is Distinctly Refreshing. BENNETT and MARTELL, 'The Long and the Short of it." Eccentric Comedians. LIVELY LILLIE LANGTRY, Who can't keep still. r GEORGE C. DOUGHTY and CO.. in "CAPTAIN CUPID," A Really Smart Comedy Sketch. CARRIE JOY, Comedienne. iSpielyand exclusively taken by Moss' Empires (Limited), by the courtesy of the Great Wes- tern Railway, who granted exceptional facilities, OPENING of a NATIONAL HARBOUR. FISHGUARD-ROSSLARE ROUTE. An exceedingly int?er?estin? Film, Shown on the American Bi08COpe. The departure of the J™Pi^mt ^Tnram from Paddington, August 30, 1906 The New Line. Arrival of the Train %t Fish- guard. ??- "8t, David" leaving Fishguard Panorama of Fishguard. The "St. Patrick" oteaming in Mid-Channel at 24 knots per hour. Rosslare Harbour and Panorama, &c Bicycles Stored Free of Charge. T-o Performances Nightly, Seven and Nine; Early One between Seven o'clock and Nine, La.te One between Nine o'clock and Eleven. Box Omoe Open Dai^y (with exception of Set-days), Ten a?" to Five P"in- and Seven to Telu P Saturdays, Ten am. to Three p.m. Grand Anniversary Night, TUESDAY, Sep- t ber 25th. Two magnifloent performances.  Seat Now. L18863 ^imufe. and entertain is good; ———?' Srp7?T r ?? ?Ntruot ia better." STOLL'S P A N 0 P T 100 N, TOLLSJT. MARY-STREET OONT1-N-UED -GIGANTIC SUCCESS. MONDAY, i?;??raber mh,  and EVERY EV&HNG, at 7.15. Matmees-\rEDNESI>AY. THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, at 2.30. pj?h??? BIOSC?PE COMPANY PPrres^ent+s /a Magnificent New Set of Charming Prœents New Set of Charming EVERY PICTURE A ?oBK OF ART. »tt DOG DETECTIVE. "H,c,w thE) Bank Robbers were Frustrated." NEW ILLUSTRATED SONGS, By 3fr. PEG. WULIAMS. CAUGHT BY THE TIDE, An Extremely Comic, Exciting, and Se? tional Subject. A VISIT TO A STEELWORKS, -MM?im.g a.U the princip? al Phases in the in the celebrated &Jhneider Works at Creusot.   other Comic, Pathetic, and Se'L-ti-o-I ??'L???' PatbetM. and STibjects too numerorta aPECIAL_NOTICE—lO|n praj3 GOOD SEATS. SPECIAL N<YrICE-On FRIDAY EVENING' THE WONDERS OF THE DEEP; Or, THE KLGOOM OF THE FAIRTFcj A Fantastical Production in 30 TablWe?aaAu1xX- PRICES OF ADM?TR?,Tn-%T Grand /Orchestraj i  GC?rand jOr?chestrajj??, j OaUery. 6d.  2,L CHILDREN HALF-PRJCK ~^>OTI9 ("rl at 6.30 Each Evening. Wed- at TwooVScl^' &Ud SatQrday Aft^n  NEWPORT. TpBEN?WPO?TEMPIRE' "f CHARLES-SrrR=C, I3i-tOr OS.W ALD  To^oWr The N^tt^SS IKS; shown on the American Bioacope. GriT aa Clown in Apartments." T?e De BreJa?.? ?apznese Jugglers. Nelson'sNewsboys. Jack  a Sco?h Breeder <? Smiles. The M&aE<T2w2^5S B, *1 th*e Eiotoua Trio. TT?Mayvill? g.^ York's ?ss. SutcU? Family, Scotch Pipers, Dancers, and Acrobats too. L13864 R O'A nr f THE ROATH FURNISHING CO., 42 J CITY-Ro-ADSTREET, ROATH, £ JARDIFF, WRITE, SEND, CALL, OR 'PHONE, -G- any means most convenient, but be sure to get one of our new, beautifully -< £ I!luKfcrated Cfcutadoguea of Furmtxcre. IT IS AN INVALUABLE GUtDE to anyone who contemplates house tondahing—and is to be obtained Free for-the -asl-irsi WOULUYOU LIKE ONE? Xait. TeiLs Nb. 1,324, WESTERN VALLEYS BRANCH:] iDBURCH-STKEET, ABERTILLERY. e2385 STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. 3.3 Betting—11 to 4 on Street Thrash, and a ta 1 agst \Yaterga¡¡, PLATE RESULT;- •it E Ci-z Mel's Xaaeicaa Hen F Lambton 3 7 12 VIr H M Ha.rtigan's Dafiia F Hartigan 3 7 7 Ux C il BueMila Leoa .Owuer 7 7 t i j ———— EXCURSIONS. IRED FUNNEL LINE. -?? 8AILIN&3 from CARDIFF and PENARTH. (Weather and Circumstances Permitting. SEPTEMBER. 1906- LEAVE CAÚJLFF. LEAVE WESTON. Tues., 18—3.20, 4.0, 6.0, 7.46 pm 1 1-2.40, 4..50, 6.50, 8.50,9.0 Wed., 1s-*3.4:> am, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 *9.30 am, 4.50, 6.50, 8.50 7.25, 9.20 ri., 11.20, 7 45 -10.10 am, 4.45, 6.50, 8.30 oai., 22—9.30, 11.56, 6.36, 8.20 *10.20, -5.20 7.20, 9.15 MOIL, 24-J.20, 11.15, L25, 7.461 *10.10 am, 12.5, 6.25, 8.30 Clieap Week-end and Tourist I.Vickets to West of fin jf Ian a. via Weston and G.W.R.; also Daily Excureioae to CHEDDAR and W. LKAVE CARDIFF. j LEAVE CLEVlIDON. Tuea., 18—3.20 pm 18.10 pm LEAVE 'OABDIFF?j'?r?ATT); MTiggJTg.^r> I-'r i E9.35 LEAVE CA-RDIFF. am ? 5.50 pm Sat., 22—1?.?), Es.55 am 15.50 pm ?m?,24—i?.30,_&8.35 am I 6.0 pm -LMVECARDIFF-fLEA VII XLTaAOOMBE. Wed., 1P9.30, E3.35 am i 4.15 pm Thurs? 20—F9?30, R9.35 am f 4.30 pm Fii., 21—?9.30, K9.35 ;m I 4?0 pm Rg.W am, R§Z.0 ? 144,.SAU pm ;?.,22—F!j.3C, B9.35 am, B§2.0 I 4?0, }tS.M pm -M?n., 24—P3.?, B9.35 am J 4.JO pm Mte?mer c" oa Lynmoctt 36 m?nntM btton ad &t?er LUracambe except Trips marked 4 CHEA? RETURN TICKETS to BASN STAPLE. BlDEFORD, and TOBRXNGTON on SEfTEMRER 18. ?. 20, and 21, via Dtracombe. • Does not call at Peaartb. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBÊB. 18th. AFTERNOON TLP, OLKVEDON and BRIS- TOL, via Weston.—Cardiff 3.20, Bristol 7.10, Clevedon 8.10 p.m. t are—Clevedon Is 6d. Bristol 28. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th. AFTERNOON TRIP, CLEVEDON and BRIS- TOL.—Cardiff 4.0 pan, Bristol /.30, Clevedon 8 30. Return fare (either place)—la 6d. Calls at Pena.rth 10 minutes later. R From Riverside Station. PFrom Cardiff Pier-ho". t Via. Barry Pier and RaiL E Penarth 30 minutes earlier. 138ingle Trip. Speoial Express Boat Train frwtc Riverside station, via Barry Pier, at 9.35 am daily (Sna- days excepted), calling at Cogan at 9.44 am. in connection with Lynmouth and Iifraeotnbs Steamer at same fares aa oharged from Oardiff Pier-head. CHEAP ROUTE to DEVON and CMLNWaJJ. by all Iforning Trtpa. HALF-FARE OOUPON BOOKS on imme—SOB. worth for 10B., 40B. worth for 20s. Available for all trips DAILY BOOKINGS from NEWPORT, O.ffX at 8.30 am (Mondays, 8.50 am), to LYNUOUTH lud ILFRACOMBE. via Cardin, Riverside, and 2a,rry Pier. Return fare-4a 6d. Also Week. and. SATURDAY to MONDAY. 58 6d. Through Bookings from Stations on the Barry, Taff Vale, and Rhymney Railways. For Further Particulars and Tickets apply D?Tie*' Registry, 58, ChulelH!treet, Nat. Te "4; or Barry and Bristol Channel Steam- .hip Company. Merchants' Exch&n?w, Cardiff, ?N&t. T?L 15&. 1?'ietr?ma. "Devonin. Cardiff. FOR FEMALES ONLY. Horton's Original Benedict Pills la a few days correct all lireguiaxtllea end remove ag ehstTuetiooa; also curs Anaemia, and causa DO injury; to tfca married or ringto are invaliiable. By Post, undat cower, for 1/li or 2/9, from G. D. Hot-ton as" Chief Dispenser from Birmingham Lyiny-ta Hcapltal), Dept. 19, Aston-road North, Birmingham. Sold vre* 4t i juars. SUPFUCSC DIRECT ONLY, BKLDOiC EVBB VABU. 8UM CARDIFF HORSE SHOW. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th and 20th. ADMISSION 1 s ALL DAY. RESERVED SEATS MAY BE BOOKED AT SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 3, PARK-PLACE. CROSSLEY'S NEW 3i-B.H.P. FEOTOli ENGINE. BEE'STANJ) No. 6. If. IEIZJSDN-WALKER, Digtriet Agent, &74t7 259, BUTE-STREET, OARDIFF, fpTPEWRITING. Arahiteets' Work Accurately Copied by experienced Operators. ALL BRANCHES OP COPYING EXECUTED WEOTERN MAIL LIMITED. CARDIFF. "Eyemng Express." One Coupon-One Chance. NATIONAL ART UNION COUPON. k Great Art Prize Drawing for Pictures of the Value of £ 100, £ 30, and E20, and at least 1,000 other Pictures, r I dedro- tw yartle*p«te in the above Drawing on October 31, 1906, on the aocditlons stated in your advertisements." -1. I r rPl tJl' ¿4" 7m siono moat be sent with easb oemjOi, w. wisli ds at man ODVPOBS. a postal order. THIS MONTH! w. Player's Cigarettes 20 for 4!d Z ? f8'\ /? Myrtle Grove 2oz., 9kd W Archer's Returns 2oz., d Z H Butterfly Cigarettes 1 oz., 7 d Marcella Cigars.. 2d. each Z o Only a Nelson can do it. No Other Dealers Permitted to Sell at These Prices.  HFYARF CHH EE AR.. ? '?? S  SJt Foe-simile oj Oiu-Ourtte Packet. Archer's Golden Returns TYtm gftiMtloB of PIpe TebttMW. j Oflot. Smtrr, awb J'R" W. J. Brockington, The Ladies' Tailor, WHITE HOUSE, CHARLES ST., CARDIFF. Special Purchase of AUTUMN GOODS, In Charming and Original Colourings, for the HORSE SHOW 47304 EXCURSIONS. PAiSD A. CAMPBELL (LIMHTsiD). P DAILINGS f?m CARDIFF &nd PENARTA (Weather aad Circumstances Permitting). LKAVfi CARDEFT. LEAVE W tiSTON. Tues., 18-3.20, 4.0, 6.0, &.0 2.40, 4.45, 6.45, 8.30, 8.45 Wed., 19-3.30, 10.0, 4.0, *4.45, I 9.15, 3., *5.30, 7.1 £ 9.0, 6.30, 8.15 9.15 Thnrs., f.3O, »9.25, 10.30, 9.15, *10.10, 4.15, 6.15, 4.45, 5.30. 7.30 I 8.15, 8.3-0 Fri. a—6.45, 9.46, 11.20, 5.20, 9.30, 10.30, 4.45, 6.45, 9.0, 6.0, 8.0 9.15 Sat., 2-,25, 10.30,12.0,5.45, 1 10-10, 11.15, 5.15, 7.15. 6.30, 8.30 9.15, 9.30 Mon., 24—8.30, *9.25, 10.30, 9.15, *10.10, 11.15, 12.45, 12.0, 1.30, 6.45, 7.30 I 6.0, 8.45, 9.0 In connection with above, Excursion Tickets are issued Daily to CHEDDAR and WELLS: alao Tourist and Cheap Week-end Ticketll te Principal Stations in WEST OF ENGLAND. LEAVE CARDIFF. LEAVE CLEVBJD0K7 Tues., lS—a?.20, b5.5 pm aa.0 pm Wed., 19—a4.0, b5.50 pm \8.55 am, 8.35 pm Thurs., 20—a4.45, bc6.p2m 0 pm 1 8.55 am, 8.35 pm 9.5 am, 7.45 pm LEAVE CABUIFF. | LEAVE BRISTOL. Tues., 13-005.5 pm I Wed., 19—a4 0, b6.5D pm 8.0 am, 7.45 pm Thurs., 20—b«6.20 pm 8.15 am LEAVE CARDIJT. 1 LEAVE ILFEAOOMSS. Wed., 19—^tlO-O am j 3.30 pm Thurs., zo-tW.O am 4.0 pm Fri., 21-tlO.45 am 1 4.0 pm Sit., 22-tll.O am 14.0 pm Mon., 24—^fll.10 am 15.0 pm St-mor calls off Lynmouth except Trips marked l- t Cheap Rout. to DEVON and OOBA W ALL. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th. AFTERNOON TRIP, CLEVEDON and OHEP- STOW.-Cardiff a,3.20 pm, Ohepetow 7.0, Cleve- don 8.0. Far-es-Clevedon 1s 6d, Chepstow 28. AFTERNOON TRIP, OLE V EDûN .-CardiJr I b5.5 pm, Clevedon 8.0. Fare-la. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th. AFTERNOON TRIP, CLEVEDON and BRIS- TOL.-Cardiff a4.0 pm, Bristol 7.45, Clevedon 8.35. Fares-Clevooon Is 6d, Bristol 2s. EVENING TRIP, CLEVEDON and BRISTOL. -Cardiff b5.50 pm, Bristol 7.45, Clevedon 8.35. Faxes-Cl-evedon Is. Bristol Is 6d. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th. AFTERNOON TRIP, CLEVEDON.—Cardiff a4.45 pm, Clevedon 7.45. Fare-1s 6d. SPECIAL CRUISES TO LUNDY\ Leave Leave Back Cardiff. Penarth. about Wed., 19. 10. 0 am. 10.10 ajn. 5.50 pm. Thura., 20. 10. 0 am. 10.10 am. 6.15 pm. • Doe# not call at Penarth. a Via Weston, o Single only. d Penarth 30 minutes earlier. b Penarth 20 minutes earlier. THROUGH BOOKINGS from all TAFF VALB and RHYMNEY Stations to WESTON, ILFRA- COMBE. and MINEHEAD. For Further Particulars apply to T. Co<A and Son, 2. Duke-otreet. or W. Guy, 70a. Evite J ■tTMt. Cardiff. Nat. Tti.. 211. aw

LOST PROPERTY. -9 I Finding and Keeping. I I SOME LITTLE JOKES I BY LLOYD MEYRICK We often hear of the statement that I possession is nine points of the law. The popular idea is that if you have got hold of a thing it is wise to hang on to it. There is good, sound sense in this point of view, but possession is not everything. I noticed the other day that a poor man in one of our large towns picked up a valuable gold ring in the street. What were his rights with regard to it? What says the law? The great case on the subject is that of Armory v. Delamire, decided in 1722. A youthful chimney sweeper was fortunate enough to find a very valuable jewel, and he took it to a jeweller's to ascertain its value. The jeweller, taking advantage of the boy's simplicity, told him it was worthless, and offered him three halfpence for it, which the lad declined, and demanded hie prize back. The jeweller refusing to return it, the boy went to law with him, and elicited from the judges a favourable deci- sion. "You have fairly found this jewel," they said, "and nobody except the real owner has a better title to it than your- self. Till he shall appear, you may keep it against all the world2 and maintain trover for it." This case also illustrates an important maxim of the law-that is to say, every presumption shall be made to the disad- vantage of a wrongdoer. Delamire refused to produce the stone when he gave back the socket, so it was presumed as against him to be the best kind of stone that would fit the socket. Under these circum- stances, therefore, there is very little truth in the time-honoured tradition that finding is keeping. The duty of the finder of a jewel or other article is to discover, if he can, the person who has lost it, and if he keeps it knowing perfectly well who that person is he commits a criminal ofienoe. Where, for instance, property has been left by a passenger in a tram or cosch it would seem-always to have been treated as larceny if a servant of the railway company or coach-owner appro- priated it instead of taking it to the lost property office. What a large part the old bureau plays in fiction. The secret drawer and lost will have played a noble pprt in story and melodrama. If the reader has ever bought one has he not pulled open the drawers on the tiptoe of expectancy ? Each one had the attraction of the forbidden chamber, the contents of which might be an old scandal, a love story, or some pitiful human document to stir the pulse and excite the sympathies. Suppose one of the drawers contained a purse of money, what then ? In a case where a person pur- chased at an auction a bureau in which he afterwards discovered in a secret drawer a purse of money, which he appro- priated to his own use, it was held that if he had express notice that the bureau only, and not its contents, if any, were sold to him, or if he had no reason to believe that anything more than the bureau itself was sold, the abstraction of the money was a felonious taking, and he was guilty of larceny, but that, if he had reasonable ground for believing that he bought the bureau with its contents, if any, he had a colourable right to the property, and it was no larceny. The possessor of land is generally entitled, as against the finder, to chattels found on the land. In the recent case of the South Staffordshire Water Company v. Sharman, the defen- dant, while cleaning out under the plaintiffs' orders a pool of water on their land, found two rings. He declined to deliver them to the plaintiffs, but failed to discover the real owner. In an action of detinue it was held that the plaintiffs were entitled to the rings. Chief Justice Lord Russell said that it seems to be that where a person has possession of houses or land, with a manifest inten- tion to exercise control over it and the things which may be upon or in it, then, if something is found on that land, whether by an employe of the owner or by a stranger, the presumption is that the possession of that thing is in the owner of the locus in quo. Still, I must give my readers law in small doses. Too much of it is apt to pall on the un- accustomed palate. At the same time, there is nothing in which the general public take a keener interest than in a little elementary law and medicine. Law, at any rate, has ceased to be a dark science since that classic, "Law for the Million," is so easily and cheaply I obtainable. There is one great argument in favour of the motor car and motor omnibus, and that is, it will spare many a horse from excessive work. During the summer it has been a common sight to see pic-nic parties in much-overloaded cabs and wagonettes. I know that many must study economy pretty keenly on their jaunts, but the task they give is one for mechanical power and not for flesh and blood. It reminds me of the story how Iky ordered a wagonette and one horse, and, when the proprietor saw fifteen Yids trying to crowd into it, he protested, "You can't expect one horse to draw that load," he said. "Vy not?" answered Iky; aVy not? Ve all have vips!" Every lover of animals will be glad to see the old crock and broken-down hack banished from the land. There is nothing in all creation that delights the eye more than a good horse. Shakspeare's picture, Round-hoof'd, short-jointed, fetlocks Bhag and long, Bread breast, full eye, small head and nostril wide; Eigh crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong, Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttock, tender hiOO. Look, what a horse should have he did not lack Save a proud rider on so proud a back, is a mockery when applied to so many wretched beasts of burden. The motor cab has come to stay, and cabmen must turn chauffeurs. The other day a Cardiff cabby entered a "pub." for his midday pint and left his horse in charge of a small boy. Presently the urchin put his head inside the door and piped, Hi! mister, your horse has tumbled down!" fer young beggar," said the cabman, in wrath, "yer must have been leaning up agin him." It is time that the motor drives that sort of horse out of existence. Why should there be so many stories about the mother-in-law? She is often made the jibe of every jester. I have no doubt if a serious census were taken the virtues of the mother-in-law would appear in their proper light. As a class they are discreet, and leave the young couple to fight out their own little disputes. Still, I suppose a shrewd mother-in-law on the premises can detect a flaw in a neat story of excuse which a loving wife would accept with- out hesitation. I get little fits when I like to trot out my stories. An old Yorkshireman's wife was on her death- ( bed, and, like the good housewife she i was, was making all the arrangements, for her funeral. She called her husband up, and feebly said, "John, when I'm buried tha mun ride i't fush coach wi' mother." But John and his mother-in- law had never got on well together, and it went sorely against the grain. "Nay Ann," he said, "tha knows me and thy mother allus fratch." "Eh, but, John I've been a good wife to thee for thirty year, and it's last tha will ever do for me." John could not resist this. "Well," he said, "I'll do it, Ann, but I tell thee straight tha's spoilt my day for me!"

ARRESTED WHILE PREACHING Abner Jones, a young- man in the bloom of health, appctcrenifcly from the- country, was charged at Manchester yesterday wrtb collect- ing a crowd of about 500 persons Lm the chief thoroughfare, lia-rfeet-sfcreet, on Sunday even- ing. When asked to move away he refused, declaring that he had received a oail to preach the Word of God. Eventuo/Hy he had to be arrested. Asked by the magistrates wihy he did not hire same hall or room or obtain permission from the chief-constaible, Jones replied, "You don't go fiahing in shallow water. It is no good oasting the net where there are no people. Jesus Christ aays, Go, preaeh to all people amd to all motions,' and I felt that I must obey him." Pressed by tihe magistrates to promise not to repeat his offence, Jones steadfastly declined, saying that his conscience would not allow him. At last the Bench decided to discharge him, but with the warning that if he appeared before them again he woudd be scout to pnocm.

CONSUL ASSASSINATED IN CHINA The Tien-te&n oorrespondent of the "Berliner Tagebtett" cables that the Austrian Vice- Cansul tiiere, Heir Hermanm TLeLe, has been assassinated by natives and robbed of a, sum of F,360 sterling. Herr Tiele was a native of Hamburg.—Central News. ================= I

CENTRAL WELSH BOARD A mooting of the execmUw ooarumitteie of the Central Wetfah Board haa bean oanvenod far Friday, Noromtw 2, at Shrewsbury.

I Coins Made of Crystal. I FOUR FACTORIES AT WORK IN FRANCE The students and coiners' scandal promises interesting developments, for the Paris police have made a number of further arrests, and have (says the "Daily Express" correspon- dent) seventy men and women under lock and key. It is understood that there a.re likely to be 100 arrests in all. At the head of the organisation were three men named Lancelot, Torley, and Menage. Menage was the chief. It was he who made the money, with the aid of a number of assistants, and who organised its distribu- tion. In this clever scheme for the distribution of the coins the Garden of the Luxembourg became .a sort of false money market, where a bad 10f. (Ss.) piece could be bought for 2s. 6d., or for ICd. if bought in large quanti- ties. Coins in Match Boxes The coins were made of crystal melted in a. furnace at a temperature of 900deg. A little lead was added for weight, and they were gilded by electricity. They ring per- fectly true. They were carefully wrapped up separately in tissue paper, packed in match- boxes. and distributed, not only in Paris, but iin the provinces and abroad. They were sent og in little registered parcels, Labelled "sa.mlœ The chief dainger in passing them was that a suspicions tradeeman. should ring them on au exceptionally hard counter, when they occagiicmaLly broke. The Police arrested one man who had just received a parcel of forty match-boxes filled with crystal tenfraao pieces. The police got witnd of the ext-emisive fraud early in the summer, and arrested. Lancelot and a man named Amber. But these two refused to betray their comrades. A post- card sent to Lancelot from. Dieppe led to the arrest of five members of the band im the middle of August. They had just completed a profitable season aX Rouen and Dieppe. They had twenty-five francs in real money among them, and crystal coinage to the face value of XM Farther correspondence led to further arrests, and eventually Menage was caught under a false name at a hotel in Alfort. Princely" Earnings." I He admitted having made L8,000 in six months cut of his transactions, but he de- clares that he is not the chief of the band. The two-ifranc and 20-franc pieces made by the gang were comparatively few, but an immense number of bad ten-franc pieces have been circulated, and these axe beauti- ful imitations. One of the men arrested has brought up a curious legal point. He declares that he neither made nor uttered bad money. He has simply sold false money to people who knew it to be false, and he contends that this is no more criminal than selling card- cc Li rters. lie police have refused to divulge the names of the better-class individuals among their prisoners, but there is no doubt that a nuinbet of them are men of good family. Four factories of the coiners have now been discovered—three in Paris, and one in Alfort. In one of, them the police found an old lady, who declared that she lived there alone with her daughter. That is my daughter's room," she said, pointing to a. door, and she is dressing. You cannot go in A burly detective broKe: down the door, however, and four coiners wera caught. Captures in London. I orne dramatic arrest, ot com era reponea from Paris is particularly interesting to London, from the fact that Inspector Sexton was the first to lay hands upon one, at any rate, of the chiefs of the organisation, and to give such information to his colleagues in Paris as enabled them to effect the arrest of others of the gang. The Continental police became convinced that England was the source from which bank-notes and counterfeit coin were being circulated, and to Mr. Sexton was entrusted the duty of tracing the members of the inter- nationll gatig who had made London their headquarters. By many circuitous methods he became acquainted with the fact that an unknown person had possession of the base- ment floor at No. 5, Warren-street, Totten- ham Coart-road, and after a good deal of careful observation he found enough evidence to arrest his man-Paul Robert-who was recognised as a well-known Anarchist. Bobert is now serving the first portion of a, seven years' sentence, and Chauvin, the other man arrested, is regarded as a possibly innocent accomplice, but has to serve six months prior to being handed over to the French police.

WEALTH OF GLAMORGAN I The forty-ninth annual report by the Com- missioners of Inland Revenue, published on Monday evening, shows that there has been a large increase in the wealth of the county of Glamorg-an during the last ten years. The return, indeed, shQws that over the whole of the United Kingdom there has been con- siderable progress in material prosperity. Not very much in the way of detail is given, but Glamorgan is amongst the few counties picked out as showing the best records. In the section devoted to income-tax the Com- missioners show an increase in incomes arising from ownership of land during the period named of no less than 441 millions, which they give as equal to 21.1 per cent. Under the head of "Incomes from houses" the increase is just over 47 millions, or 30.4 per cent. Amongst other increases is the sum of just under nine millions under the head of "Incomes from mines." The total amount upon which income-tax was received increased from about 488 milliona to 624 millions. Glamorgan is one of fifteen counties and the Metropolis showing increases under the head of "Houses." The gross annual value of the houses in the county has gone up in ten years from £ 2,737,760 to zC3,660,069, an increase of 33.6 per cent. The county also figures amongst those with increases under the head of "Incomes from businesses," &c., the gross income from the county brought under the review of the Income-tax Department having gone up from P,6,411,639 to zC8,715,095, an increase of 35.9 per cent. The annual value of hotels, &o., in the county is returned as showing an increase of 48.9 per cent. The annual value of premises charged to house duty, which now stands at XI,402,0719, has increased 24 per cent., whilst the annual value of premises exempt from house duty now stands at £ 226,117.

FATAL EXPLOSION ON A WARSHIP I At Barrow on Monday a jury returned a verdict of Accidental death in the case of the four men killed by an explosion on the Prussian battleship Rurik, building at Barrow, and recommended that more explicit instruc- tions should bo given in future, and that men should observe greater care. It appeared from the evidence that the compartment close to which the explosion occurred had been painted with a mixture of pane oil and beinzrne, and tha.t gases from the latter had in some way come into contact with a naked light, these va-pours beimg renx" red more dangerous owing to the very sultry state of the weather at the time of the accident.

HIGH COMMISSIONER DESIGNS I Heuter's Agency understands that Sir Frederick D. Lugard, Hifrh Commissioner for Northern Nigeria, has -,igned his post. Sir Frederick has already exceeded the limit of tenure of a Colonial Governorship in Northern Nigeria, which is limited to six years, and did not wish to prolong his ser- vice there for any further period. His appointment has, therefore, been terminated, with effect from September 11. msen =

SHIPPING AT LLANELLY I During the month of August 83 vessels paid dues at Llanelly, as compared with 79 in the previous month, and 68 in the corresponding month of last year. The imports amounted to 9,561 tons, an increase of 1,004 tons over July, while the exports, totalling 29,351 tons showed the gratifying increase of 3,115 tons Included in the exports were 22,983 tona of coal and 4,468 tons of tin-plates.

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IHOUNSLOW FATALITY Run Down by Royalty. DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT'S SYMPATHY. The coroner for West Middlesex held an inquest at the parish-room, Hounslow, on Monday into the circumstances attending the death of Edward James Cokeor, aged twelve, son of a widow residing in Bath- road, Honnslow. The boy was fatally in- jured by a motor-oar in which the Duchess of Connaught and several members of her family were proceeding from Bagshot to London. Mrs. Annie Coker, the mother of the boy, said that when she left home at five o'clock in the morning, the boy was quite well, and he went to school later in the day. She heard of the accident in the evening, and saw the boy later in hospital. Henry Goddard, a young man who wit- nessed the occurrence, said it took place near the Nag's Head. He saw the market- cart pass, with four boys behind it, three of them hanging on and one walking. A brougham came along on the near side from the London direction. He did not at the time see the motor-car coming. The Coroner: Did the brougham coming along cause the boys to leave the cart?—No, sir; the boys left the cart, three on the near side and deceased on the off-side. The car passed at the moment and knocked the boy down. William Brown, the chauffeur, was next called. I take it," sand the Coroner, that you know your business well?"—" Yes," said the witness; I have been a chauffeur for some time." The Coroner: At what speed were you going through Hounslow ?—At a moderate pace. A market gardener's cart was coming towards us, and as it got near we could tell that there were pome boys hanging behind it. One boy suddenly rushed across the road, and my off-side lamp caught him. The Coroner: You pulled up at once?— Yes. And sent for help?—Yes, and then took him to a doctor's house, from which he was taken to the hospital. Dr. Christian, from the hospital, stated that the boy's death was due to fracture of the base of the skull and shock following from it. The Coroner, in summing up, said the motor-car was evidently on its right side amd going at a moderate pace—a thing they were not accustomed to in Hounslow and other places. It seemed to be a pure accident, and the occupants of the car did everything they could for the boy at the time, and had taken every interest in his welfare up to the time of his death. The jury returned a verdict that the boy was accidentally run over by a motor-car. Colonel Murray afterwards informed the coroner and jury that the Duchess of Con- naught had requested him to he there that day to express her Royal Highness's deep regret at the accident—regret which was shared by her family—and, while everything that could possibly be done had already been done to meet the immediate necessities of the mother and relieve her of all expense in con- nection with the accident, her Boyal Highness might also be fully relied upon to give further expression of the sympathy which she felt for the afflicted mother. Colonel Murray re- marked that he was sure that that would be satisfactory to the jury and the general public. TWO OTHER FATALITIES. In the course of am inquest held at Canter- bury on Monday on the body of Charles Jamos Lindsell, an engineer, of Deal, it was stated that last Friday he was driving a motor-car when the vehicle struck the off- wheel of a builder's cart, and was completely overturned, Lindsell being instantly killed. I A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. An inquest was held at Worthing Hospital on Monday on the body of a young Italian cyclist named Carmine Pulisciaiio, of Lewes, who sustained mortal injuries through a collision with a motor-car on the Brighton toad, Worthing, last Sunday week. The accident occurred at one of the most dangerous corners in the town, but, accord- ing to the evidence of eye-witnesses, the deceased was riding erratically, and he also turned the corner on his wrong side.—The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and expressed the opinion that the driver of the car was in no way to blame. Lord De Clifford Fined At Bow-street on Monday Lord de Clifford was fined 40s. and 2s. costs for driving a motor-car in St. James's Park at the rate of 21 miles an hour, according to the timing of keepers over a measured furlong. His solici- tor stated that defendant, Who was at present out of England, was aocustomed to driving near his estate in Ireland, where the speed limit was very different to what it was in St. James's Park.

Cock-Crowing Nuisance, I BIRD WITH A VOICE LIKE A FOG HORN The stridently-crowing cock that banishes sleep and makes the early morning hideous in the suburbs had better keep outside the jurisdiction of the West London magistrate. Nothing," emphatically declared his worship yesterday, "more deadly or destruc- tive to health and nerves can well be con- ceived than this perpetual cock-crowing." The expression of opinion was elicited by a case in which a sufferer—Mr. Philip Sale, a watchmaker, of Hammersmith-road-sum- moned his next-door neighbour, Mrs. Bough- ton, who carries on a, butcher's business, for "keeping a noisy animal." For some months, said the watchmaker, his rest ha,d been broken in the early morning by the crowing of two cocks kept by Mrs. Boughton. So torturing was this continued crowing that he had to consult a doctor about his health. He had spoken and had written to Mrs. Boughton, but she only told him that "She did not hear the cocks," that his nerves must be wrong, and that he must get used to it. The crowing would begin at half-past two and go on till seven. Mr. Sale said he would often descend to his work in the morning with an aching head and a trembling hand, due to want of sleep. Asked what the bird's voice was like, Mr. Sale replied, "Like a fog-horn." (Laughter.) It appeared that the defendant's premises were just at the back of the police-court, and that a bird belonging to Mr. Swift, the court office-keeper, usually added to the noise after the others had started. Mr. Sale said he believed the defendant's birds had now gone away, as he had not heard them since Friday. The Magistrate observed that in that case the summons could be adjourned sine die on the understanding that the annoyance Iri6s not repeated. "If it is repeated," added his worship, "I shall inflict the full penalty for every day the nuisance has been committed, and that will amount to something like 50s. a day. I think the complainant has acted in a very gentlemanly way in the matter, and he is entitled to protection."

DOCTOR WAS NOT CALLED I Mr. Ouithbertson hold an inquiry at Melin on Monday toucihing the death of Elizabeth Mary Francis, aged eight weeks, of 10, Ethel-street, who died on Sunday. Mary Francis, the wife of Isaac Francis," a, doubler in the tinworks, said the child died in her arms in the kitchen. The Coroner: Was this child insnredP- Yes, all my eight children are insured. Did you send for the doctor on Saturday nigtot?—No, I thought it was too late then. Are all your children, alive ?-No, four of them are living. Dr. Morris said the cause of death was diarrhoea. The Coroner: Had yon been called in the child's life might have been saved. Dr. Morris: Very probably. The Coroner (to deceased's mother): Do you hear that now? Go home and tell your neighbours of it. Verdict according to doctor's evidence.

PRAISE FOR THE POLICE I At North London Michael Roach, a scaffolder, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He ga,ve the police a good deal of trouble, but he pointed to the con- stable Wlho arrested him, and said: "That is a very good constable. He treated me well." MT. Dickinson: It is good to hear praise for the police. But I suppose you think it will be something in your fa.vour if you do so. The police said the prisoner had been there before for similar conduct, and Mr. Dickinson sent him to gaol for seven days' hard labour.

CARDIFF CANNON CARGO I The steamship Holmes wood arrived at Car- diff this morning from Portsmouth with a quantity of old naval guns, weighing about 277 tons, the heaviest weapon being 25 tons and the lightest about 12 tons. The guns are to the order of a Swansea firm, to whom they will be transmitted by rail. They will be broken op.

New Race of Giants. o I FORECAST OF ENGLAND IN FtFTY YEARS A race of giants will mhabii England in 1950. The average stature of the in habitants of the country will have increaeed 10iin., and the a,vera,ge woijrht lilb. The average length of life will have rncraased nearly ten yeains, and disease will have almost disappeared. These wiere the predictions made yesterday by Mr. W. Stansfield, of Mamoheater, im a paper read at the concluding session of the, eanifaaa-y inspectors' conference at Blackpool. The address took the form of quotations from am imaginary review of the sanitary achieve- ments of the ha.lf-oenjtury ending ilIl 1950. It began with the statement that in 1950 there would be a royal palace at Blackpool, amd that a municipal flag, bearing the motto, Let them all oome," would fly over the Torwn-halL The review also oommentcd on the progress made in the war on disease. In the early part of the twentieth, century dozens of diseases were prevalent which had since then disappeared. Coik-juot p.tian was regarded as a fearful scourge, but in 1950 it was almost extimct. Cancer was dreadfully prevalent, but in 1950 an isolated case was a rarity which, attracted the attention of scitentietts all over the world. In the early part of the century the public mend was greatly exercised over physical <1eíteTtiQllut;iiOtn and the decline of the birth- rate. Public meeitAngs were held to discuss the sitWtion. and devise a. remedy, and many ,plams were proposed which in the light of 1950 only provoked a smile.

MISS CAMILLE CLIFFORD I At the Vaudeville. I A very full house awaited the re-appear- alice of Miss Oamille Clifford at the Vaude- ville Theatre, London, on Monday evening. By reason of recent events Miss Clifford has become a greater asset to the management of the theatre, who accordingly decided to increase the importance of her part, which heretofore consisted of what is known popu- larly as Gibson Girl business. A special song was written and composed, the words by Leslie Styles and the music by Leslie Stuart, with the title Why do they call me a Gibson Girl?" The point of the song is that, whilst she has been compared to the Gibson girl, she wants to know why one should be called by that name any more than anyone else. Miss Clifford comes on in a handsome evening frock of pale green for the ordinary business of her part, but for the song changes into a handsome Dana Gibson cos- tume in black velvet, specially designed and made for the occasion. Her appearance on the stage is not until the second act is well under weigh. MIES Clifford was welcomed very heartily when she walked on, but her song was a dis- tinct success. It is not set very prettily, the other Gibson girls coming on from the wings in vari-coloured costumes amd forming a set to await the aa-rival of Miss Diana Chol- momidjeLey, who arrives by a flight of stars from the back, her baack dress making an effective contrast to the stage setting upon which she enters. The music of her song is a raroher slow, sax-eight time melody, with suffi- cient lilt to make it likely to gain g-re-at popularity. A certain amount of hesitancy might have been detected in the applause as Miss CLifford came to the fron.t. The manner in which she sang, clearly amd quietly, with- out much emphasis, but with sufficient underlying strength, pleased the audience immensely. A vociferous encore gave occasion for a pretty little piece of acting, and the applause afterwards was prolonged with so much vigour that even after Miss Clifford had bowed her acknow- ledgments several times, and other actors came upon the scene, they were obliged to go off again for another appearance of the new singer. The Hon. H. Lyndhurst Bruce occupied a box in the grand circle with two other gentle- men, and followed the proceedings with evi- dent interest and delight. Another interesting feature of the piece is that a part of the plot consist* of the refusal of an aristocratic parent to the betrothal of his daughter to a young fellow who is not considered good enough, and a lot of the book consists of attempts by various friends I to secure the father's consent on the ground that he ought to if the young people are really in love with each other.

DRINK, POVERTY, AND DEATH I One of the saddest stories heard in a police- court for some time was revealed in a charge at West London against two girls of nine and eight years for stealing street paving (blocks, which they handed to their mother, who was also charged. The policeman who went to their home on Saturday found the father, a cabdtriver named Smith, on the poimt of death. He said that his wife was a drunikard, that she pawned everything—even the children's clothes—for drink, and that for years he had had himaself to buy the food. "The hus- band," continued the officer, "died at 1..30 this morning at the hospital. There are five children, and the eldest, a girl of nineteen, is lying at the point of death. There is no one now to look after the children except the another." Mr. Lane (to the prisoner): It is shocking. You are bringing up these little children as thieves. You a-re destroying them body and soul. I should send you to prison if- The Prisoner: Let me see my husband buried first, sir. Mr. Lane: Well, I should certalinly send you to .prison if there were anyone to look affter the dbildren. As it is, I shall dis- charge you, but the very next time you are brought before me you shall pay very smartly ^or it.

"DECOYED TO LONDON." I Inquiries have put another complexion on the extraordinary story which was told last week by an attractive-looking girl found wan- dering at Willesden-green. Her story was that she and her sister were decoyed to London by two Germans, who took them to premises in Tottenham Court-road, and there disclosed what sort of life they would have to lead. Her sister, she added, was taken away, a.nd then she escaped and wan- dered to Willeeden. The story was referred to the polioe, and it is now stated that the man whose name she gave is an innkeeper at Old Chesterton. He is not her father, but had employed her as harma,id. The name she gave is that of his daughter. The girls are not sisterre. Two Germans stayed with them at Batty's- gardens, Commercial-road—not at the iaJíllr- and they went away with them. The girl had described a room at Ba;tty's-gardens in which the Germans locked her and her "sister." There is no look on the door. Further inqudrLes are being made.

A CRYPTIC WILL I There was yesterday granted in London probate of a strange will made by the Rov. Thomias Hugh Macfaddin, B.A., B.D., of Kilmanagh, Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland, who died at the City of Dublin Hospital on December 26 last, leaving estate valued at £2,429 5s. Id. The will is in the following tI:-erm."I The children will be alike until 23 years except that Francos for 45 jointly the I others the majority of the oldest at 23 years. The grandmother is to be and have both have controll and possession. This will was made in November, 1905. The I testator left ten children, whose ages range from fi-re to nineteen years.

PRISON CHILD ADOPTED I The Society for Seraphian Works of Charity has taken t;he infant child of Frau l Bloohmers, the Berlin murderr&s who began her life-sentence last week, and will bring the baJJy up and educate it free of charge. It is stated that anonymous endowments., sufficient for the purpose eoveral times over, have been received by the society. The ElCene of parting between the prisoner and her child was intensely pathetic. The gaolers allowed the murderess to carry tho infant to the prison door, where a sister from the charitable order received it from I her arms. q, I

CARDIFF BOY'S TERRIBLE DEATH I Mr. E. B. Reece conducted an inquiry on Monday into the cause of the death of Frederick Williams, aged six, son of Thomas Williams, 25, Walker-road, Cardiff, who was mangled in the wheel of a cab driven along Walker-road by Charles Morse. The ciroum- etances have already been reported. The jury found a verdict of "Accidental death," and attached no biswrne Wthe drivm,

I Fire on Board a Ship. NEW STEAMER ABLAZE AT CARDIFF About half-past five on Monday evening a fire was discovered in the engineers' store room on board the steamship Queen of Liverpool, which is taking in coal in the Roath Dock, Cardiff. As the stores consisted of oil- and cotton waste, the room very quickly became a kind- of furnace, and the black smoke which was emitted made it very difficult for those on board to reach the fire. The steamer's hose was promptly got out and fixed to a hydrant at the side of the dock, from which a plentiful supply of water was obtained. The crew, under the direction of Captain Jones and the officers of the ship, worked hard to extinguish the flames with their own appliances, and in the meantime the Bute Docks Fire Brigade was summoned. Under the direction of Captain Bosser. the dock- master, and Superintendent Davies they did excellent work, and in less than an hour the fire, which was confined to the store-room, was extinguished. The fire-tug Earl and one of the city fire engines also appeared on the scene prepared to deal with any extended outreak. One member of the crew who specially distin- guished himself was tho donkeyman, who was in the hold at the time the fire was dis- covered. and worked like a Troj-an through- out. It was impossible on Monday night to ascertain what damage had been done, but it was not expected to be very serious. The Queen, which is owned by Messrs. Wil- liam Thomas and Sons, of Liverpool and Cardiff, had just come round from Glasgow for her first voyage. She is a fine ship, with a register tonnage of 2,688 tons and a carrying capacity of about 6,000 tons. She was to proceed to sea to-day (Tuesday), but it is probable Jihat she will be delayed by the fire, the origin of which is unknown.

BOOKING-OFFICE HYSTERICS I No longer will the traveller cm the Prussian railway lines buy his ticket from a. young woman cterk at the bosnking-office. By an order of the Minister for Railways, the female clerks are to be superseded by men. The women who have beem withdrawn from t.ho booking-office will be transferred to the telegraph and1 telephonje services. The change is due to constant disputes between the women and men employes. These quarrels frequently ended in hysterics and much weeping om the part of the women, -and it was found that this had the effect of disorganising the services. Even in thair business relations with the public the women clerks 00rl a way of di&- playing nerves," which led to frequent com- plaints from passengers. The men have pa-owed. themselves far more equable, and are not so apt to insult ticket purohiaears through the booking-office windows.

ROYAL WOMEN "INCOGNITO." I Queen Alexandra once stayed in Paris as Mrs. Stephens. The Queen of Norway, wheIt Princess Oharles of Den/mark, used to make journeys on the Continent with her governess under the singular cognomen of Miss Mills. Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll) calls herself Lady Sundridge, using one of her husband's subsidiary titles. Princess Christian styles herself Countess Gravenstein. Princess Henry of Botteniberg adopts the title of Lady Carisbrooke, from her official position as Governor of the Isle of Wight. The Princess of Wales travels as Countess of Killarney; the Duchess of Connaught as Countess of Sussex; the Empress Eugenie as Countess de Pierreponds.

TERRIBLE FIRE IN RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG, Monday. Early this morning a large inn, within which were crowded no fewer than two thousand five hundred persons, was found to be on fire. The conflagration spread very rapidly, and as all the staircases were made of wood and were quickly consumed, the escape of the unfortunate people was rendered extremely diffiewt and perilous. The large majority, however, managed to jump from the windows, sustaining more or less injury. Three adults and seven children were burned to death. The condition of many of the injured is serious.-Central News.

A "FRACTURED BRAIN." I Thomas Stevenson, who, as "Brown of the Fleet," is charged with attempting to defraud several Kingstown traders by giving them big orders, and by representing himself as a caterer to the Atia/ntic fleet, was returned for trial yesterday. (Brown said that his defence would be that he was insane when he gave the orders. Whilo serving in the Army he sustained a "fractured brain"—{laughter)—and was in- valided as insane in Italy. The doctors told ,him he would always be the same, and would never get rid of it. (Renewed laughter.)

A RARE CAUSE OF DEATH. At a.n inquest at Lambeth yesterday on the body of Jdhn Arthur William drivers, -aged 21, manager of a coffee-stall, of Larch- rOiad, Balham, Dr. Squires, of St. Thomas's Hospitlal, said that death wae due to shook following a twist in the small intestines. This was such a rare occurrence that only two such cases had been recorded at the hostpital i:n four or five years. A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned. It was stated that about twelve years ago the decaaaed was run over by an omnibus and sustained a. fTOotuired thigh, aim, and collar- bone.

THE BENIN RISING Persons implicated in the Agbor rising, Benin, have been tried at Agbor. Nine of them were sentenced to death, and forty-one others to various terms of imprisonment. The latter, who have been deported to Warri, include tho King of Owa and several aged and infirm men.—Reuter.