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TURTLE SOUP
TURTLE SOUP Where It Comes From A CURIOUS LETTER. BY LLOYD MEYRICK I It is a dull day to-day, and bleared eyes look out with the heavy lids of reaction. We all long, in the language of Milton, for Herbs and other ooun/try messes, WMcih the neat-handed Phillis dresses, and sigh for a draught of vintage that hath been cool'd a long age in the deep- delved earth. Still, the season of fat things is not yet over, and it may not be inappropriate to consider for a moment the ways of the turtle. Few of us under the rank of an alderman know the genuine article, and even hotel menus, in an unusual burst of candour, refer to it as "mock." A recent number of the "Scientific American" contains an interesting account of the turtle trade. The headquarters of the trade, which supnlies London and other cities with their turtle soup, is Kingston, in Jamaica. In the adjacent seas the turtles are caught by means of nets stretched from rock to rock. When the animals come in contact with the nets they cling to them, and are thus hauled out by the fishermen. When captured the turtles are kept in a flooded enclo- sure and fed on "turtle grass"—a species of seaweed. The greatest difficulty in the turtle trade is the conveying them alive to Europe, and if not carefully tended many die on the road. The speciea which supplies us with the famous soup is known as the green turtle, and the odour of the flesh is thought to be due to the green seaweed growing on the coral reefs on which it feeds. Some 3,000 turtles, with an average weight of 1651b. each, are imported to England in a year. The flesh of the turtle fur- nishes three kinds of meat, known respectively as callipee, calipash, and fin. One of the facts brought out by the frequent dealing with the turtle for culinary purposes is its extraordinary vitality. The head of a turtle had been cut off, and the body hung up. Some 24 hours afterwards it knocked down a cook with a blow of the fin. In another case the head of a turtle has been observed to bite savagely at a piece of wood several hours after its removal from the body. This rather reminds one of the stories of some of the saints in early days, who found no inconvenience in walking about with their heads under their anjas. This accomplishment now ranks among one of the lost arts. It is interesting to remember that, while at the present day the turtles required for soup have to be brought from the distant West Indies, in the far past they abounded in this country. During that part of the epoch known to geologists as Eocene when the London clay was deposited turtles were numerous. Their fossil remains are found abundantly in this clay. "More species of true turtle," said Sir Richard Owen, "have left their remains in the London clay of Kent and Essex than are now known to exist in the whole world." In connection with turtle-fishing at Kingston may be men- tioned an ingenious method of captur- ing these creatures adopted by the I Chinese. They use a small shark, known as a remora, or sucking fish. This fish I is semi-parasitic, and adopts a some- what curious mode of life. Tbe-topof I its flattened head is so constituted that it can attach itself by suction to any object. It may be found, for example, thus attached inside the mouth of a whale. Here it only requires to keep its mouth open to obtain a share of the food swept into that of its host. To make use of this habit of the remora, the Chinese fisherman carefully welds a ring round its tail, and attaches to this a long and strong line. He takes six or seven of these little sharks thus pre- pared in his boat and puts out to sea. When he sees a turtle asleep on the water he launches out a shark or two. These quickly attach themselves to the turtle by their heads, and the fisherman then hauls in his capture. It all sounds very enticing, and the mere name "Jamaica" warms the heart on a day of wintry outlook. Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime, Wihere the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime? Personally, I do not, but it all seems a very attractive programme. Bvron must have been in fine poetic frenzy when he made even the turgid bosom of the turtle swell with the emotions of I love. However, perhaps he meant the bird. Who knows ? The only poet that it is possible to understand is Browning, and even a number of societies have failed to make him obscure. There is little more to be said about the turtle, as its career does not bristle with inci- dent. Still, it is one of the benefactors of mankind. It leaves the land Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, And the groves are of laurel, and myrtle, and rose, I to hearten civic zeal and grace the groaning board. There are some odd people in the world. What do my readers think of this curious letter? Several Cardiff people found it in their letter-boxes on Christ- mas morning. It is written in a feminine hand, and reads as follows: — Dear Friend,—I am sending you a prayer that I received, with the request that it be re-written and sent to nine persons. "0 Lord Jesus Christ, we implore Thee to have mercy upon all mankind. Keep us from all evil and sin, and take us with Thee through Eternity. Amen." This prayer was origin- ally sent by Bishop Lawrence, with the Request that it be re-written and sent to nine persons. He who will not write will have some misfortune. He who re-writes the prayer, beginning the day it is received and sending one each day, will on or before the the ninth day experience some great joy. Please do not break this choin.-A. Friend. Personally, I cannot imagine anything more blasphemous and superstitious. It is the latest form of the praying wheel. The latter is an instrument for offering prayers by mechanical means, used exclu- sively by the Lamaist Buddhists on the assumption that the efficacy of prayer consists in the multiplicity of its repeti- tion. These instruments are of various shapes and sizes, from small cylinders turned by the hand to huge ones driven by water or wind. Long strips of paper with a written or printed formula, which trans- lated reads: "The Jewel in the Lotus. Amen," repeated hundreds or even thousands of times, are wrapped round these cylinders, and as the cylinders revolve the paper rolls uncoil, and so the prayer is said. This is a far more decent method than prayer by post. Possibly, the telegram, telephone, and gramophone will next be requisitioned. The vulgarity of the whole thing is beyond words, and the overburdened postmen at this time of the year do not waat to be loaded with such irreligious piffle. Days were when reverence was given to men, who, Remote from man, with God he passed the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise. Now the man with the most leisure and a fountain pen is substituted. It is to be hoped that no countenance will be given to the absurd custom, as the great volume of cant needs no increase. All writers of such letters should remember the advice in Proverbs: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise."
Pillaging in CubaI
Pillaging in CubaI AMERICAN GARRISON TO BE REINFORCED. Mr. Taft, the Secretary for War, has received advices from Mr. Magoon, Pro- visional Governor of Cuba, indicating that more or less unsettled conditions prevail in parts of Cuba, especially in Santa Clara Pro- vince, and that pillaging by lawless bands is going on. At Mr. Magoon's instance General Bell has ordered considerable reinforcements of the American garrison there. For the first time since the American occupation of the island American troops have been obliged to under- take the suppression of disorders instead of leaving the task to the Cuban Rurales. This is regarded in some quarters as an indica- tion of the inability of the Cuban civilian authorities permanently to maintain peace. General Bell. accompanied by General Wint, who-will succeed on January 1 to the command of the American troops in Cuba., is making a tour of the island. Special atten- tion will be paid to military necessities in the event of further listurbances.-Renter.
DETECTIVE'S SMART CAPTURE…
DETECTIVE'S SMART CAPTURE I On Christmas morning, when Detective- sergeant Davis, stationed at Wood Green, London, came downstairs, he found that someone had entered his premises and stolen his overcoat, silver match-box, and several other articles. He at once dressed himself and went out, and while speaking to a police-constable at the bottom of Jolly Butchers' Hill he saw a man named Charles Williams pass, wear- ing his overcoat. He stopped him and took him into custody, and yesterday he was charged at Tottenham Police-court with bur- glary and remanded.
MEXICAN TEMPLE UNCOVERED )
MEXICAN TEMPLE UNCOVERED ) The ancient Temple of Quetzalcoath, the "Fair" God of the Tolteu, has been un- covered ait Sail Juan Testihuocan, Mexico, The temple is near the pyramids of the sun and moon, and it contains many interesting relics of the ancient Toltecs.
ISISTERS KILLED IN THEIR SLEEP…
SISTERS KILLED IN THEIR SLEEP t Whilst asleep in bed, two sisters, named Raleigh, were instantly killed at Oahir, Ire- land, by the fall of the gable of a new house adjoining their dwelling. Crashing through the roof, the stones struck the bed and dashed it through the I floor into the room beneath.
I HUNG ON TO POLICEMAN'S WHISKERS…
I HUNG ON TO POLICEMAN'S WHISKERS i A Twickenham man whose Christmas revel led to Brentford Police-court had to pay 20s. and costs for clinging to the whiskers of the policeman who arrested him.
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I BLINDING BLASTS I ♦
I BLINDING BLASTS ♦ Boxing Day Blizzard DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET IN DEPTH Holiday Traffic Upset A snowstorm of unusual severity swept over the country during Christmas night, and early on Wednesday morning snow lay at depths varying from a few inches to several feet. The downfall began in the Metropolitan district about midnight, and continued with- out ce&ationffor several hours, so that when day broke there was a layer of between three and four inches in the streets, which greatly impeded early traffic. Fortunately, a rapid thaw set in, and as the day advanced the snow disappeared from the roads and sidewalks. Throughout West Yorkshire the fall was very heavy, there being 2ft. of snow in the streets of Leeds. In South Staffordshire and East Worcester the snow lay to a depth of three or four inches, except in exposed places, where there were heavy drifts, and the railway service was delayed. Large gangs of men had to be employed to clear the streets of Leicester, and the snow lay thick all over the county, rendering traffic difficult. A TERRIBLE NIGHT. A thrilling story of a Christmas shipwreck on the dreaded Goodwin Sands was told to the Ramsgate correspondent of the Central News on Wednesday by Captain S. T. E. Eansens, who, with eleven of his crew, was landed at that port by the local and Broad- stairs lifeboats. His ship was the Regia., 496 tons, bound from Riga to Barry with timber Sho had had an eventful voyage, having met with bad weather, as may be judged from th* bald statement that she was one month and twenty-eight days out from Riga. At five o'clock on the afternoon of Christ- mas Day, after running into a thick fog, a severe snowstorm was encountered, and the wind increased to a full gale. It was quite impossible in such furious weather to make out even, the most familiar lights or landmarks, and the Regia. groping helplessly along, ul-timatedy drove right on to the Good- wins. She soon heeled over so dangerously that it became necessary to cut away the mainmast, and this work, always hazardous, was carried out despite the great waves which constantly dashed over the doomed ship. Meantime, the storm increased in fury, and matters were further complicated by blinding blasts of snow and sleet, which continued for several hours. The cold was so intense that several of the crew, all hardy Norsemen or sturdy Finns were utterly unable to carry out the master's orders. The horrors and dangers of the situation were further increased by tho deck cargo ot wood getting loose, and washing from end to end of the vessel, ren- dering all movement aboard extremely perilous from that cause alone. For hours the waves practically made a clean sweep of the deck, and the water and spray froze upon thi bodies of the sailors. The mate, Aslack- een, had sustained a severe wound on the face as the masts and rigging went by the board, and others of the crew, as time wore on, showed signs of collapse, with the result that the captain finally determined to take tho desperate course of leaving the wreck in the ship's boat. It seemed almost certain death to venture on the storm-tossed sea in open boats, but it was almost equally fatal to remain on board the Regia, which might commence to break up at any moment The boats were accordingly got out, w-ith infinite difficulty and ever-present peril, and the injured and more exhausted men having first been safely goi. on board, the little craft cast off. Snow was still falling heavily, and the sea was extremely rough. Captain Eansens and Irs men passed through a frightful experience before, at three o'clock in the morning, they were able to make out the lights of the East Goodwin light-vessel—a truly welcome sight, which the suffering castaways hailed with a i feeble oheer. The poor fellows, however, still had two hours' hard pulling before they actually succeeded in reaching the light- vessel and climbing on board. Meantime, the Ramsgato tug Aid and the lifeboats from Ramsgate and Broadstairs had put off to the lightship. in response to signals. The Ramsgalte boat took off seven men and the Broadstairs boat five, and returned safely to harbour. All the shipwrecked mariners were landed in a state of great physical dis- tress, and one man was so ill that he had to be removed without delay to the local seamen's infirmary, while the others were cared for at the sailors' home. One man died of exposure and exhaustion on board the wreck. The Regia, when her crew left her, was fast breaking up. She belonged to Messrs. Hom- merson and Son. Part of the vessel is floating about the Channel, and is reported by the harbour- master to constitute a serious danger to paes- j ing craft. BLIZZARD IN THE NORTH. Following the intense frQst of Christmas Day, a great blizzard swept generally over Scotland on Wednesday. Along the eastern and western seaboards the weather was of the fiercest, and across the Moray Firth a perfect tornado swept. At Buckie, one of the fishing villages, horses were blown back and men and women thrown about the streets and hurt. A man on a eyede wa6 lifted bodily and pinned against a building. The sea rose to a great heig-ht, and a blind- ing blizzard came along with great fury. Robert M'Fie, a farmer at Lower Ettrick, was caught in the storm and succumbed to the cold. The Highland roads are blocked, and the telegra.phic service from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and the North is entirely cut off. A snowstorm commenced in Edinburgh on Wednesday afternoon, and, as it was of a fine, powdery nature, with from nine to twelve degrees of frost and a westerly breeze, there was soon some drifting. By four o'clock tramway traffic was blocked on one of the principal routes owing to the depth of snow. At six o'clock the storm had moderated, though the wind continued high. A snowstorm of extraordinary severity raged in Berwickshire during the greater part of Wednesday, and at night the ground was covered to a depth of seven inches, while many drifts were ten feet high. A number of sheep have not been found. A tramp, named Fraser, has been dug out of the snow in a frozen condition, and lies in a critical state. Many roads are completely blocked with snow. and a large party of Christmas visitors to a Lammermoor Hill farm have been snowed up. Snow began to fall on Wednesday night in N.ewoa,stle. The wind blew very strongly from the north-west, and soon there was quite a blizzard, dry snow being blown about the streets in clouds with great force. The temperature was very low, and there is every prospect of the storm increasing in severity. Skating is general in the district. Railways and the Storm. Deep though the fall of snow has been in every part of the country, none of the principal railway systems would seem to have sustained any appreciable damage. Trains generally ran a little behind time, but were not later than usual on a Bank Holiday. The Flying Scotchman" arrived at King's Cross on Wednesday morning only twenty-five minutes late, having ploughed its way in some places through drifts of enow quite 15in. in depth. At the other great Metropolitan termini the same reports of good running were made. LocaJ trains, how- ever, never quite recovered the disorganisa- tion which the snow of the morning caused. On the eleotric system between Ham- mersmith and Aldgate the early trains had to be drawn by steam locomotives, the snow preventing the electric motors from picking up the current. After a few trips by this method the electric service was reverted to. Falling Wall Causes Two Deaths During the storm in Caliir on Tuesday night Alice and Kathleen Raleigh, aged 30 and 32, met their deaths by the falling of a. wall of an adjoining unfinished building, which crashed down on to the roof of the deceased's house in Church-street, part of it falling through into the bedroom. Several large stonea fell upon the bed whereon, lay the two sleepers, smashing it to matchwo-od and kill- ing the two. The debris then crashed through the floor of the room into the kitchen below, carrying the bed and the two bodies with it. The body of Alice Raleigh, when discovered by the police, was hardly recognisable. There were two other occupants in the house, one of whom received slight injuries to her right cheek. I Snow on the Garth Range. i A thin lawyer of snow covered Cefn On on t Wedno-day mvarnkw. &124 the Garth was fcleo covered. t
A Human Enigma
A Human Enigma THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF GEROME One of the weirdest stories of the sea comes this Christmas from the little fishing village of Saulmerville, on the western coast of Nova Scotia, just at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy. The inhabitants of this remote spot are all French Canadians, and live a very isolated life. Behind them inland are dense forests and denser fogs; in front of them is the Bay of Fundy and the mainland of New Brunswick, 40 miles away. There is now living in Saulmerville a human enigma, a man whose history no one knows, and who for 40 years has refused to talk to the simple fisherman, who only know him as Gerome." Some time in the autumn of 1861 a large sailing ship was seen near the shore. Next day two children found on a rock below high-water mark what appeared to be a; heap of clothes. It was a man, with both legs amputated at the knee. He had a jug of water and a loaf of bread, and had evidently been landed from the strange ship. He had evidently suffered from some ter- rible fright, and was nearly dead of cold and exhaustion. Nursed back to life in a fisherman's hut, the man excited so much interest that the Nova Scotian Government made a small allowance to a French family to take care of him. He has lived there ever since, and must now be nearly 80. A Few Spanish Words It was discovered that he was a Romanist, because he crossed himself when a priest came. And he sounded a word which sounded like Gerome." He never talked to adults, but sometimes spoke to children. There is a middle-aged woman who recollects that when she was a child he once told her that he ca.me from Trieste, and that when asked the name of the ship he said the Colombo, and that he turned pale and trembled. Once, too. he told her that water was "agua," and he used the word "bianco," which both point to a Spanish origin of this nameless man. But now he cannot speak at all; the vocal cords have by long disuse lo6t the power of speech, and when he was visited by a "New York Herald" correspondent he could say nothing. A Secret Society's Victim He simply sat on the floor by the stove, his eyes cast down, his hands folded. He looks intelligent enough, and he was enor- mously strong physically. He would hobble about on his two stumps and perfotm feats of strength with his herculean arms that astonished the neighbours. Nothing has ever been discovered of his history, but it is suggested that he had been a member of some Italian or Spanish secret society, had betrayed its secrets, and had been punished in this terrible way-oon- signed to a, living death. Gerome told the little girl who is now a woman that his legs had been hurt by chains, and that they had been cut off on a table, but he never gave any details, and now he cannot if. he would. This woman's father was a Oorsican, and she says that he spoke an Italian dialect which Gerome understood. Gerome, she says, could speak French and English, and could pray in Latin. And so the mysterious mutilated man of Nova Scotia goes to the grave carrying his secret with him.
\CARDIFF CHOIR'S SUCCESS
CARDIFF CHOIR'S SUCCESS At Mountain Ash Eisteddfod What is known as the first annual eistedd- fod was held at the Pavilion, Mountain Ash, on Boxing Day. The day was bitterly oold, and the attendance was not as good as might have been expected, having regard to the facts that there was a chief choral competi- tion in which a prize of 1100 was offered and that three premier choirs had entered. The adjudicator for the day was Mr. David Jen- kins, Mus.Bac., of Aoerystwyth, and the eisteddfod conductor was Mr. Myrddin Hicks, Penrhiwceiber. The arrangements were well oarried out by a committee of which Mr. E. T. James was chairman and Mr. D. Hairris j &ecretaxy. The accompanist was Mr. J. H. Morgan Harris, R.A.M., Cardiff. The chief attractions were the chief choral, the male voice, and the ladies' choir competitions. In the chief event the test pieces were "Blessed are the men," and "The Challenge of Thor." The three choirs sang in the fol- lowing order: Mountain Ash (conductor, Mr. T. Glyndwr Richards), Cardiff (Mr. Roderick Williams), and Llanelly (Mr. John Thomas). Ihe competition was an excellent one. Mr. Jerkins, in delivering his adjudication, said that he had never heard a better rendering of "The Challenge of Thor." The first choir had started splendidly, but went a little out of tune in the course of the test, "Blessed are the men," while the intonation became unsettled. The second piece was sung with splendid attack, and was very effective. The second choir had shown a great mastery of the first piece and splendid intonation. In "The Challenge" they had shown strength and refinement, and the chromatic passages were strong and clear. The "hird choir were strong and line, but not so strong as the previous choir. In Challenge" the bass was not so good as in the other choirs. He had no hesitation in awarding the prize to No. 2 (Cardiff) Choir. He had never heard a better render- ing of Mendelssohn's piece than by this choir. The result was received with deafening applause. The other results were as follows:— Second choral, The Radiant Morn Won by Troedyrhiw (conductor, Mr. Henry Smith). Other competitors were Tonyrefail a.nd Pro- |j vidence, Mountain Ash. Ladies' choir: MountaiTi Ash (conductress, Mrs. A. Glyndwr Davies, daughter of Mr. T. Glyndwr Richards), pontypridd also com- peted. Baritone solo, "O God, have mercy" (Lerw Teili); Mr. David Davies (Mountain Ash) was declared the winner out of four competitors. Pianoforte solo: Miss Mildred Davies (Moun- tain Ash). Pianoforte solo (for those under sixteen): Master W. J. Griffiths (Mountain Ash). Contralto solo: Master James Partrldre (Abertillery). Soprano solo: Miss Blodwen Hopkins (Lion-1 gennech, Ca rmarthen shire). Tenor solo: Mr. LleW. Jones, Aberdare. Three san g. Male voice competition, "The War-home": Mountain Ash (conductor, Mr. Hugih Ellis). Three choirs competed. The snocessfull con- ductor was carried shoulder-thigh.
13 MONTHS WITH BROKEN LEG…
13 MONTHS WITH BROKEN LEG Injury that was Unsuspected. Some curious evidence was given yesterday at a Hackney inquest on Maria. Phipps, 63, I of Dalston. A daughter stated that the deceased fell downstairs on September 13, and was for a time in hospital. Then, after treatment by a doctor at home, she was taken to the infirmary, where she died on Friday last. A doctor from the Hackney Infirmary, who said the deceased woman had a broken leg, mentioned that she informed him she had told her daughter of pain in the limb. The daughter then explained to theoorone-r that she did not know her mother's leg was broken. She was discharged from the hos- pital "because they said it was in her blood." The verdict was one of accidental death due to exhaustion from the injury.
I IS ST. PAUL'S SAFE P
I IS ST. PAUL'S SAFE P ¡ The Recent Earthquakes. Yesterday morning another earthquake was recorded by Professor Belar's instruments at Laibach Observa.tory (Austria). The centre of activity was 3,375 miles in the direction of west to south-west. Professor Belar suggests that measurements of St. Paul's Cathedral should be taken, as the waves of oscillation from the recent extraordinarily strong earthquake shocks may have damaged the building. It may be recalled (says the "Daily Mail") that on December 4, 1905. the instruments at LoAWzh notified a great seismic disturbance, and shcaly afterwards [December 5] -the root of iCOwring ACXC" Stations tell- in.
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Innocent Man Executed -I
Innocent Man Executed HYPNOTISED INTO CONFESSION Professor Hugo Munsterberg, of Harvard University, published yesterday a start- ling explanation of the confession made to the police of Illinois by the young man Eichatrd Ivins, who was recently executed for the murder of Mrs. Frank C. Hollister in Chicago. He declares that Ivins was absolutely innocent, that his confession was the result of a hypnotic spell due to the terrible "Third Degree," and that his case is by no means an isolated one. Ivins, who was a credulous and somewhat absent-minded person, discovered the body of Mrs. Hollister, a. young married woman whom he had never before seen, early one morning in a barn a short distance from his home. He reported the discovery to his father, who immediately communicated with the police. Officers who inspected the body ordered Ivins's arrest, and informed him that he was the guilty man. Ivins Vigorously Denied the Charge, but after the lapse of some time, when the police with impressive insistence reiterated the suggestion, he began to confess. He repeated the confession, which it every repetition became richer in detail. "I took her into an alley," he said, in one of his latest confessions, "and wrestled with. her. I lost my senses. She wanted to run, and I killed her." OIL the strength of this sta,t-emen,t Ivins was executed. Six days before his deat.h, however, he suddenly retracted the confession, declared his innocence of the crime, and affirmed that he had no recollection of ever making admission of 'his guilt to the police. All ihe remembered was the coroner's inquest and seeing a revolver pointed at him. "I saw a flash of steel in front of me," he said. "Then two men got in front of me, and I recollect no more." Professor Munterberg now asserts that Ivins was the victim of I Hypnotic Suggestion I impregnated into a mind dazed with sudden troubl-e, and that the flash of steel and the stern accusations of the pclioe utterly un. manned him. The case, he argues, is a typical one of that large borderland region in which the neurotic mind develops an illusory memory of its doings in the past. The professor quotes numerous instances within his own experience of hypnotic disin. tegration of the intelligence, and conjures the police authorities of all countries to ta-he to heart the tragic fate of Ivins, and to beware in future of accepting at. their face I value the criminal confessions of weak minds.
IFamous Actor & Dandyi
IFamous Actor & Dandyi I DIVORCES HIS WIFE I M. Ie Ba-rgy, the well-known a-ctor of the Oomedie Francaise, Paris, yesterday obtained, before the Civil Tribunal of the Seine, a | divorce from his wife. The divorce is to the prejudice of Mme. le Bargy, who is now appearing at the Gymnase. The case has been tlhe subject of much talk in theatrical circles. No man is better known in Paris than M. le Bargy, who, besides being a very capable actor, has the reputation of being the best-dressed man in France. His is the last word in the world of fashion. Even when he appeared once in a lilac-coloured frock-coat his admirers, though staggered, were staunch. They frankly accepted the coat. M. le Bargy is well known, too, in London, where he is to appear shortly. His wife is even better acquainted with the English capital, where she appeared a year ago last June at the St. James's Theatre with Mr. George Alexa-nder in "The Man Of the Moment." Simone le Borgy-she is a Jewess—is an interesting woman. She was rich, and before her maTriage she had never appeared on the stage, but afterwards she felt a vocation for the artistic life, and, making her debut at Brussels, was instantly hailed as a coming Bernhardt. She speaks English admirably. Among the allegations brought against Mme. le Bargy was one that she deserted her husband and went to London in company with the son of M. Casimir-Perier, a former President of the Republic.
"What's Up, Guv'nor"
"What's Up, Guv'nor" MIDNIGHT ROOF CHASE I Three Paddington youths—Frank Reynolds, a butcher, George Edward Stewart, a clerk, and Thomas Arthur Palmer, a labourer— were charged at Marylebone Police-court yesterday with breaming and entering a ware- house in Paddington, and stealing thirteen metal-plated vases and other goods, worth L8, belonging to Thomas Hammond, coach- builder. According to the story told to the magis- trate, the warehouse was locked up safely on Christmas Eve. Just before midnight Polke- constablo Humphreys saw tho forms of three men on the roof of the prosecutor's ware- house. He watched for a few minutes, and then the men disappeared. Constable Kings- wood, in plain clothes, happened to pass, so he ,went to the police-station, and soon Ser- geant Cooper and ten constables were on the scene, and formed\a cordon round the pre- mises. Kingswood climbed on to the roof of the warehouse, where he saw the prisoners Reynolds and Palmer. They immedia;tely: disappeared through a skylight which was open, and he werit after them, but before he could overtake them they had been captured. Sergeant Cooper, it appears, was in front, zud seeing the prisoner Palmer emerge from the adjoining premisea he arrested him. Reynolds, whose hands and clothes were covered with mud, came over the wall of the adjoining warehouse. He walked coolly up to the sergeant and said, What's up, guv'nor; some one on the roof?" The ser- geant replied, Yes, you are one of the men I want." Reynolds remarked: WhoA! A miam to be arrested for walking through a. public mews?" All the accused were remanded.
IEISTEDDFOD OR FOOTBALL
I EISTEDDFOD OR FOOTBALL Mr. J. R. Roberts, M.A., headmaster of tho Ruabon County Schools, speaking yesterday at the Cefn Mawr Eisiteddfod, declared that the crowds at intellectual competitions of this character in Wales contrasted favour- ably with the frenzied crowds in England watching 22 men playing- football for a living.
I SIR MORTIMER DURAND
I SIR MORTIMER DURAND J Sir Mortimer Durand, the retiring British. 'Ambassador, sails for England on Sa&ordax.
I Secretary's Suicide
I Secretary's Suicide ANOTHER CLUB OFFICIAL TAKES HIS LIFE A verdict of II StLicide during temporary insanity" was given at the Kensington coroner's court on Wednesday at the inquest on the death of George Horace Taylor (26), who resided at 45, Oxford-gardens, North Kensington, and who was secretary and treasurer of the Maryllebone and Paddington Benefit Society. Mrs. Gray, who keeps the house, said she adopted deceased some time ago, his mother having committed suicide. Recently he had been very much worried by business matters. On Saturday evening some people called from a slate club of which he was secretary. She thought he then went out, but at seven o'clock she received a letter from him, in which he said, I am very sorry I must do this in your house. There is nothing else for it. I broke a. brass hook last night in trying to do it. I went out this morning and bought another one to do it with." She then came to the conclusion that something was wrong, and, finding the door locked, she called a policeman. He found the man ha;n,ging behind the door. She had noticed nothing strange about him lately, although he was troubled with pains in the head. William Cook. of Bell-street, Edgware-road, a member of the club, said that deceased had told the members that he had put the money in his pocket that morning, and as he could not find it he thought someone must have "eased him of it." He had been secretary seven or eight years, and had been treasurer only this year.
Dewsbury Tragedy
Dewsbury Tragedy STADDEN. From Mr. C. S. Arthur's "History of the Cardiff Rugby Football Club."
COUNT & ACTRESS'S JEWELS
COUNT & ACTRESS'S JEWELS The last of the actions brought by the creditors of Count -Boni- de Castellane, the divorced husband of Miss Anna Gould, was settled in the Paris courts yesterday. The final claims represented £ 280,000. The claim of M. Hartog, jeweller, for LZ7,500 was admitted, subject to the verifica- tion of the aooount. M. Siegler, the well- known money-lender, put in bills amounting to £80,000, but the court refused to acknow- ledge his claim. The most interesting feature concerned an ■actress at the Opera. She stated that, being in want of money, she sold diamonds valued at nearly £5,000 to Count Boni, who said he would make a present of them to his wife. The Count declares that he never saw the diamonds. During the recent divorce proceedings it was stated that the Count had sold the stones for X2,400 and kept the money. The court ordered the count and countess oon- jointly to pay £ 4,800.
I RIOTERS WHO WORE DISGUISES
I RIOTERS WHO WORE DISGUISES A remarkable midnight melee occurred during the Christtnastide on the bamk of the River Moy, near Swinford, County Mayo. Mr. George Shannon, superintendent of the Moy Conservators, was on duty near the river with a party of water bailiffs, and accompanied by three policemen, when they were suddenly attackerl by a crowd of people, some of whom wore disguises. Several ghote were exchanged with the bailiffs, but, fortunately, no one was injured. Mr. Shannon and his party, completely out- numbered, retired to a distance, and then one of the ringleaders of the crowd ap- proached and remonstrated with him for retaining in his service a bailiff who had, it was alleged, prosecuted. a. local young ma.n. for poaching. The crowd stuheequenitAy dHaperaed. No Ij arrest has yet been reported.
I Took to the Rigging
I Took to the Rigging I A CARDIFF CREW'S PLIGHT News reached Oardiff on Wednesday after- noon that the Cardiff steamer Hazeldene had stranded during the morning on the county Down coast, but that all the crew had been saved. The Hazeldene was built in 1881 at New- castle, is of 2,200 tons burden, and is owned by the Anglo-American Agency Company (Cardiff), of which Mi-. Isaac Crocker is manager. She carried a crew of 21, many of whom belong to Cardiff. The particulars to hand are somewhat meagre, but Mr. Crocker has had a telegram from the local coastguard confirming the news that the vessel, which was laden with iron ore, and bound from Hornillo Bay (Spain) to Glasgow, drove ashore near Cloughey in a blinding snowstorm. The crew of twenty took to the rigging, and their frantic cries quickly brought assist- ance. The Cloughey lifeboat was launched, and after an hour's hard work all were brought safely ashore. Only a couple of weeks ago the big steam- ship Anglia was wrecked at the same place. This is the ninth vessel wrecked in this neighbourhood recently. Later in the day Mr. Crocker received information from Lloyd's agent that the vessel, which is stranded three miles away from land, has lost her stern-post and rudder, that her engine-room is full of water, and the cargo is being rapidly washed out of her. She lies in a very exposed quarter, and little hopes are entertained of salving her. Mr. Crocker will get into communication with the underwriters to-day (Thursday), and will then telegraph his orders to Captain Begg, who is a resident of Cardiff. Another telegram has been received by Mr. F. Clode, of 59, Cyfarthfa-street, Cardiff, from his son, who is one of the firemen on the Hazeldene, stating that the vessel had stranded, but that adl the crew had been saved. Pumps Unavailing Our Belfast correspondent states that the impact of the vessel upon the Long Rock, which is in the vicinity of Cloughey, was so violent that she rapidly took in water, which the pumps were unavailing to hold in check. Signals were made to the shore, and the coastguards, quickly turning out the life- boatmen, succeeded in safely bringing ashore the crew of twenty men. The shipwrecked mariners. who were suffering greatly from exposure to the severe cold, were kindly treated on arrival at Cloughey, their inte- rests in this respect being well looked after by Mr. M'Mullan (honorary secretary of the Cloughey lifeboat fund) and Mr. Oupman chief officer of the coastguards). The task of the lifeboatmen in a blinding snow and biting, frosty wind was a difficult one, but they took to the rescue work with a will, and assisted afterwards to the best of their power in providing comforts for the suffering crew, the hardship of whose plight was enhanced by the fact that the disaster occurred shortly after the chimes ashore had sounded the exit of Merry Christmas." Cloughey Bay has been the scene of several bad shipwrecks during the past twelve months, and, in almost every case, owing to the rocky nature of the coast, the unfortunate vessels have been completely broken up. It appears the Hazeldene, in command of Captain Beg-g, sailed from Hornillo Ray on December 17, and experienced fine weather during the voyage. The captain says he took the South Rock light for the Mull of Galloway. There was a very heavy sea. running when the vessel struck. In response to a rocket from the steamer the Olougihey lifeboat was very quickly j manned and reached the vessel in good time, bringing all the crew asihore. The crew had very few of their belongings with them when they arrived on shore. They were perish- ing witih oold, being only partly clothed, while some wore barefooted. They were imirecHaitely taken to lodgings and refreshed a.t Olougihey, where the people received them very warmly. i
WEST END CAB ADVENTURE I
WEST END CAB ADVENTURE I Forgot Himself Spontaneously," There were two interested auditors yester- day of the story of a Christmas Eve cab | adventure. One was Mr. Flowden, the Marylebone magistrate, and the other Ernest Albert Rogers, 32, of Ohippcn,ham-road, Paddington, charged with stealing a home and haneom cab. The prisoner, who at one stage of the proceedings des"ibed the adventure aa Elke a dream to hMn, listaned to the evidenm aa if it were a new and interestatng story. Frederick Bissell, driver of the oab, told how he left it for a few minutes at ten. o'clock at night on the ranik in Elgin-avenue, Maida. Vale. He return,ed in time to see it dis- appearing down the road, with no one on the "dicky." Then,, Police-constable Parker took up the sitocry. He saw the cabhorae galloping towards him, with the prisoner seated inside the cab holding the reins. The hansom smashed first into another cab. and finally collided with a four-wheeler. The collision overturned the hansom and damaged the four-wheeler. The prisoner, when arrested, appeared to have been drinking. In reply to the magistrate, the prisoner remarked: I had been driving about in cabs all day, sir, and there is no doubt I forgot myself spontaneously- Mr. Flowden: You think yon were tJhe worse for dri:n k ? Prisoner: I am positive of it, otherwise I should not have endajigered my life. He was remanded.
I THE SUNKEN MEZLEY.
I THE SUNKEN MEZLEY. Tthe owners of the French barque Mezley, on Whicth a, serious explosion took place a week ago at Plcrt Talbot Dock, have now decided to abandon the boat. It appears that the loss was only partially covered by insurance, and the com.pany consider it will not be in their interest to try to re-float her. She will, probaMy, be taken over by the insurance company and the cargo discharged. All t.he sailors have been sent home, the captain only oomaminga;t, Port Talbot.
I A RACIAL RIOT.
I A RACIAL RIOT. The Jackson (Mississippi) correspondent of the New York "World" says that since the withdrawal of troops from there on Tuesday afternoon a race riot has taken place, nine negroes and two white men being killed, while one white man was badly wounded.— Central News.
I SHOCKING ACCIDENT
I SHOCKING ACCIDENT David Martin, a fitters' labourer, met with a shocking accident on Boxing Day whilst following his employment at Cwmbwrla Tin. plate Works, Swansea. The guide" con- nected with the mill engine fell upon him, fracturing both his legs. He is lying at Swansea Hospital.
BURST PARAFFIN LAMP.
BURST PARAFFIN LAMP. An old woman, named Reid, was found suffocated on Wednesday in her bedroom at Birkenhead, a burst paraffin lamp having set fire to the room.
BETRAYED BY A STICK
BETRAYED BY A STICK An Artilleryman's stick, found yesterday in the porch of a Dover house, where a, bur- glary had been committed, induced Detective Husk to visit Dover Castle, where he arrested Gunners Allen and Rogers, in whose posses- sion the stolen goods were found. They were committed to the quarter sessions yesterday.
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■ ■ mamoHmrnmrnma—— I Thief in a Bedroom 1DISAPPEARANCE OF SUM OF P,17 10,4 I It was reported on Boxing Day that a daring 'burglary had been committed the pre- vious evening in Bute-street, Cardiff, and 30 sum of X17 10s. is missing. Sighor Smile Mahomet and his spouse and two 'little children .are the principal occu- pants of 49, Bute-street, which is the resort, as a boarding-house, of gentlemen chiefly of Turkish nationality. The household, with three boarders, had spent a merry time, the Maihometan husband adapting himself to the customs end festivities in the Christian calendar of the lady who is his wife. Everything went along smoothly until Christmas night, when Mr. Smile Ma.homet went into town with one of the three boarders, I and in his absence the other two boarders were also away. The story is that between eight and ten o'clock on Christmas night Mrs. Smile Mahomet was in the kitchen with her three-year old boy, whilst the little girl, aged one year and nine months, was in bed. It was between eight and ten o'clock that the burglary was committed. Seen on Wednesday night, Mrs. Smile Mahomet said that she put her daughter to rest in the family bedroom and locked the door, and they and they only were in the house. At ten o'clock the husband came home and found the family bedroom had been broken into. The mystery is that the intruder oould hardly have entered from the front unobserved, whilst the door at the rear is fastened. by a hea,vy padlock, which is still intact. Mr. Smile Mahomet was about to enter when he found that his chamber door had been wrenched open. There are marks on the door in five places of some heavy implement, which evidently had been, used with, great force. A Chinese puzzle money- box offered opposition, but being made only of wood, it was forced at the back and six- teen sovereigns were abstracted. The broken fragments were littered around, and all that remained of the box was put on the bed. Thirty shillings were also taken from the money-box, which is the joint property of the two little children.
SWANSEA DOCKS DISPUTE
SWANSEA DOCKS DISPUTE I Revised Labour Tariff. The revised tariff for Swansea Dock workers (members of the National Labourers' Union) provides for the following, in addition to those advances previously public-hed:- Bridgemeu at North Dock Lock and New Cut Bridge to be advanced to 30s. a week. Dredgermen to be advanced 5 per cent. Hydraulic repairers and fitters' helpers to receive an advance of 4d. per day. Firemen at hydraulic engine houses ditto.1 Men working coal a.nd ashes ditto. Steam grab drivers ditto. Boiler scruffers to be paid at the rate of 25s. per week. Tide-work men to be paid 3s. 2d. per tide. Men watching and flagging to be paid the same wages as when working in a gang. A meeting of the men will take place this (Thursday) evening to ratify the reviseJ tariff.
I PENDING BYE-ELECTION.
I PENDING BYE-ELECTION. A Chesterfield correspondent says there are good grounds for believing that the Unionists of North-East Derbyshire will not contest the Parlia.mentary vacancy in opposition to Mr. W. E. Harvey, the secretary of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, whose mem- bers are being ballotted as to his adoption as Labour-Liberal candidate, 'ihe Unionist Execati-ve met on Wednesday in camera, but it is understood that a definite decision was postponed until the result of the miners' vote is announced. Dr. Oourt, who has fought the division three times in the Unionist interest,, is an honorary member of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, and it is unlikely that he willoppooe the miners if they desire their secretary to go to Parliament. A Sheffield telegram, however, states that Dr. Court was formally adopted on Wednes- day as the Conservative candidate for the vacancy.
I -DIES -AT THE GRAVESIDE
I DIES AT THE GRAVESIDE A married woman naimed Delvo, whilst. attending her brother's funeral at New- bridge, Abercajm, was seized with a fit at tbe-graveside and died almost immediately-
I SAPPER DROWNED NEAR PEMBROKE.
I SAPPER DROWNED NEAR PEMBROKE. A distressing fatality has occurred near Pembroke, when the capsizing of a boat in Penmar Gut resulted in the drowning of James Cooper, aged 21, a sapper in the Koyai Engineers, stationed at Pennar Baa-racks. Deceased and another sapper named Scott had rowed up the gut to Pembroke, and were returning when they entered some rough water near Ben's Kerry. Despite their efforts, the boat capsized. Soott, who oould ewim, attempted to get his comrade to the shore, but, becoming exhausted, had to let go and only just managed to reach the bank himself. He turned and saw Cooper struggling, and shouted to him to try and come that way, but the deceased sank and rose no more. •
I " DEMORALISED" STUDENTS
I DEMORALISED" STUDENTS Complaints are multiplying as to the effects of the Carnegie gift of £2,000,000 upon the Scottish universities. It is alleged that most of the students in Scotland have drawn upon v the money for the payment of their fees, and that in many cases they have thus been enabled to squander the money sent them by their parents, the net result being that the Scottish student is losing his old self- reliance and independence. If these state- ments have any foundation in fact, a fresh way will have to be found of utilising the I money without demoralising the student.
I_FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT
I FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT A fatal hunting accident occurred in Jersey on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Percy Mole, a dentist, while out with the Jersey Drag Hounds, fell from his horse, and to all appearance did not seem seriously hurt, as he re-mounted. He was, however, driven to his home later and died an hour afterwards. Deceased, who had been in practice at Jersey for some years, was a Worcestershire ¡ man.
I.__QUEEN'S 1100 GIFT
I QUEEN'S 1100 GIFT The Queen on Wednesday sent a £100 bank- note by one of the King's messengers to- wa.rds relieving the misery that is being met by the Queen's Labour Relief Depots, the King's Tents, and the Labour Homes of the Church Army.
I DEATH AFTER FESTIVITY
I DEATH AFTER FESTIVITY Michael Hamilton. aged 22, while leaving a Christmas party at a house in Dryburch- street, Liverpool, on Wednesday, in company with his sweetheart, slipped in the show and fell heavily against a wall, sustaining an '1 injury which proved fatal shortly afterwards-
IKING AND DIAMOND WEDDING
I KING AND DIAMOND WEDDING The sum of 12 has been sent by the King to Mr. and Mrs. John Gardiner, of Pulham St. Mary, Norfolk, who recently celebrated their diamond wedding. The venerable couple are both 84 years old.
ISWANSEA GIRL FALLS FROM A…
SWANSEA GIRL FALLS FROM A CAR Kate Gregory, a girl of sixteen, fell off » tramoar in Oxford-street, Swansea, amd sus- tained a 6calp wound which rendered her unconscious for a time and had to be stitched at Swansea Hospital.
INEWPORT PUBLICAN'S DEATH
NEWPORT PUBLICAN'S DEATH The death of Mr. William Davies, landlord of the Trout Inn, Market-street, Newport, j which occurred on Monday last, took placed we are informed, in bed, and not in the bar.
I AGGUSER ABSENT
AGGUSER ABSENT Henry James Bloomfield, charged at Swan- on Wednesday with stealing 2s. 6d. from the person of Hugh Robert Evans, was dis- charged, no prosecutor appearing.
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Scottish MinersI
Scottish Miners NOTICE TO TERMINATE AGREEMENT. The Scottish Miners' Federation held its annual meeting in the Oddfellows'-hall, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, when delegates attended from all the coalfields in Scotland. Mr. Robert Smillie, president of the Fedora tion, who presided, spoke on the wages ques, tipn, and said the masters were within their rights on the agreed on scale to increase wages by only 6, per cent., but he thought they might have been more generous, seeing that prices were rising. The men intended to give three months' notice to terminate their present wages agreement, which would re-open the whole question. They had received an almost definite promise from the Prime Minister that the Eight Hours Bill would be dealt with next year. Mr. Smillie, in conclusion, a-poke of the beneficial effects of their international meetings, saying the greatest resul-t of the iia-ternotional move- ment was that the hearts of the workers had been drawn more closely together, making it more impossible than it had been for either an industrial or a military war to break out between civilised people. The conference then discussed in private several questions, including that of wages.
MAN OF MYSTERY'S "TIPS." I
MAN OF MYSTERY'S "TIPS." I A mysterious gentlema;a has been emulat- ing the example of Mr. Yates, of Covent Garden fame. He made his debut some days ago, when he interviewed a. prominent publican in the neighbourhood of North Finchley. He invited Boniface to a friendly walk, which was not accepted owing to the oppor- tune arrival of a motor-car from Edgware. The chauffeur, having half an hour to spare, was requested to drive the publican and his friend to Mill Hill, where, on arriv- ing, he was rewarded with 10s. for his pains. While in a public-house this maIn of money accidentally left his valuable ring in the hand basin. It was discovered by a maid a few minutes later. She was immediately rewarded with a gift of xio. Subsequently the gentlema.n was heard of in sporting circles, when, to signalise his good fortune, he handed a Mill Hill inn- keeper a, cheque for zloo, which was duly honoured. He is also reported to have purchased an ancient piano for another £100, the intrinsic value of the instrument being probably less than one-tenth of the sum paid for it. Stories are told of cabmen, farm hands, pot-boys, and servants upon whom hand- some tips have boen bestowed for practically insignificant services. --0'-