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MR. HALDANE & PORTHCAWL ——— To Visit S.W.B. Brigade Camp. Mr. Haldano, the Secretary of State for War, has promised to visit the South Walea Volunteer Infantry Brigade when they are in camp at Portheawl, between the 21st and 28th of July. He will be the guest of Colonel Bradney and the officers of the 3rd Volun- teer Battalion South Wales Borderers, with whom he will dine at mess. It is hoped that the M.P.'s for Monmouthshire will accom- pany Mr. Haldane, and that the visit of so many distinguished gentlemen will prove of great benefit to the brigade.

NEWPORT TEACHERS' PAY. INCREASES "ALMOST TAKING ONE'S BREATH AWAY." i DISCUSSION BY THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Newport Education Com- mittee was held on Tuesday (Alderman W. H. Brown presiding), when Mr. J. H. Williams raised the question of the advance in teachers' salaries shown in the report which it was proposed to adopt. Such an enormous increase almost took his breath away. Alderman Canning: You seem to have a good deal of wind left yet. Mr. Williams said he had no sympathy with the ratepayers' association, but had been told that this huge increase of salaries was according to scale. He wanted to know who was responsible for the scale-the present committee or the old echool board. He thought the time had come when, con- sidering the position of the town of New- port, they ought very seriously to re-consider the scale if they were to be faced annually with such an enormous increase. The Chairman: What do you propose? Mr. Williams: I ask that the elementary education committee consider it. Can the matter not be referred back for further con sideration? The Chairman replied in the negative. Tht increase, he said, was in accordance with th< scale of salaries adopted by the committee a considerable time ago. The way to alter it was to revise the present scale of salaries and terminate contracts with the present tea-chers. He reminded Mr. Williams that when the estimates were oefore L.u.e com- mittee some months agj about ze,,ooo wai? provided for the increase of salaries under the scale. Air. Williams: But the increases shown to-day are about £ i,500. The Chairman said the same rate of increase would not go on year after year, but only until teachers had reached their maximums. The only thing really to con- sider was whether the town was paying more than a fair wage to those who were teaching in the schools. Personally, he did not t'hink it was. The increase allowed for in the estimate for the rate was Li,ooo, but the a,tVi increase proposed to be sanc- tioned. was zEl,213 to aseista-nt teachers and £ 162 to head-teachere. That was over L300 more than had been estimated. But there would, probably, be some teachers resigning during the year who had arrived at their maximum. Their successors would be appointed at the minimum. Mr. Peter Wright said it ought to be recog- nised that the committee was now working on a higher standard than hitherto. When he arrived in the town the old school board had really no trained teachers. They were almost all uncertificated, and about 20 per cent. were engagoed under Article 68, the only qualification being that the persons were vaccinated. Co'lonel Clifford Phillips said it was not correc,t to say that there were no trained teachers when Mr. Wright came to Newport. It was true a higher standard had now been attained to, and instead of there being a dearth of teachers, there were now piles of applications for appoiintinente at Newport. As to those appointed under Article 68, some of them in the infants' schools were quite as good as trained teachers. Alderman Greenland did not think- the salaries as increased were extravagant. The total increase was made up of small items. As no motion was made the matter dropped. Alderman Howell, in bringing up the report of the secondary education committee, spoke in favour of a.n annual grant of C200 to the University College of South Wales. provided the college agreed to the terms which appeared in the Western Mail of Friday last.

RAYNER'S REPRIEVE. CANON M'MILLAN CALLS IT "IMBECILE WEAKNESS." Mr. Pierron, Rayner's solicitor, received another 6,000 letters with Tuesday morning's mail, and the total signatures to the reprieve petition now number over half a million. Many of the sheets have been converted into petition forms for a reduction of sentence. The sum of £ 15 came to hand on Tuesday for Mrs. Rayner, who, with the baby, is reported to be doing well. Rayner has written from Pentonville Prison thanking r. Pierron and the public. AIUOng other letters received by Mr. Pierron on Tuesday was one from the Rev. A. J. Jenkine, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, of Blaina, who explained that just at, the psychological moment when 1,2A) residents of Blaina had passed a vote in public meeting (called for the purpose) to sign the Rayner petition news of the reprieve reached them. The pastor described the joy. ful scenes that followed. Both Mrs. Rayner and her baby continue to make good progress. It will not be the fault of music-hall managers if Mrs. Rayner does not appeal on the variety stage. They are already endeavouring to engage her services, and one agent stated to a press representative on Tuesday that he had offered her £50 per week to appear in a music-hall sketch. The sketch is en;titled A Woman's Devotion." RAYNER INTERVIEWED. Rayner, interviewed on Tuesday evening in Pentonville by Mr. Pierron, his solicitor, sa,, 'd: "I hope my sentence will be further commuted, so that I may eventually come cut and see my wife and child just born." His health is not so good, and he is now in hospital. OUTSPOKEN CLERIC. Canon M'Millan, speaking at Wakefield, said the latest and most conspicuous example of national disregard of law andorderwasthe reprieve of "the assassin of the late Mr. William Whiteley." I look npon that assassination," continued the Canon, as one of the most deliberate. cold-blooded, plotted murders we have had for the paFt few years. The judge, who b one of the ablest on the bench, told thE accused that he could hold out no hope ol reprieve, but now, in response to pojralai clamour, the Home Secretary, by an not oj what, to my mind, is imbecile weakness, has reprieved the man. In this you are loosen- ing the bonds of social order at the very fountain-head of society itself. If from anywhere there should be a rro test ag-ainst the action of the Home Secre ta,ry, it should he from Wakefield, of which the late Mr. Whiteley was virtually e native." 332.738 PETITIONERS. Up to Monday 332,738 signatures liax actually been counted by Mr. Pierron's Bt.fi' About E30 has been received in cash, ana over a hundred letters offered monetary assistance.

Cog iiate for Iajtticatlon SEE SOL. PHILLIPS WINDOWS FOR JEWELLERY AND BARGAINS. 41, ST. MARY-STREET, AND 43, CAROLINE-STREET. CARDIFF, r

BODY OF A BABY FOUND IN A GARDEN Whitchurch Discovery "LAIN THERE ALL THE WINTER" Whilst the gardener was at his labours in the garden of Captain Powley, a retired master mariner, near Llandaff Station, in the parish of Whitchurch, on Tuesday after- noon he came upon a curious a.nd suspicious looking parcel. When opened the parcel was found to contain the body of an infant, very badly decomposed. Decay had been aided by the enclosure within the parcel of a quantity cf lime and only portions of the body remained. The police were apprised, and Sergeant Bennett had the remains examined by Dr. Myler, assistant to Dr. Wayne Morgan. The doctor was able to say that the body was that of a female child, but owing to its condition he was quite unable to come to any definite conclusion as to whether it had had a separate existence. He expressed the opinion that the body had lain in the garden, all the winter. Sergeant Bennett subsequently took charge of the remains, and an inquest will be held, probably to-day (Wednesday). The police a.re inquiring into the matter, but in consequence of the time that has elapsed are not very hopeful of tracing the mother of the deceased child.

The Baa-Baa's Match. -0 CHARGES OF FOUL PLAY Bush's Reply to the Critics I We have received the following letter for publication from Mr. Percy F. Bush, the captain of the Cardiff Football Club:- Regarding the allegations of foul play by a Cardiff player in our match with the Barbarians last Saturday, it is only right that the affair as it haippened should be published. Stoop is reported to have used the epithet 'Filthy!' after a certain incident in the game. The expression may have beeu meant to apply to either of the two players concerned in the episode, Ralph Thomas and Pa-t M'Evedy. I am inclined to think that it could not have been used in describing Thomas's play. If he refer p to M'Evedy, then, again, he is wrong, for Pat is not a filthy player, and never will be, and what he did was coot deserving of so drastic an appellation. It all arises out of the gaining of Gwyn NichoUs's second try. He was going hard and straight for the line, and Thomas was following him on his left for an inside pass if necessary. M'Evedy was running abreast with Thomas, presumably with the idea of fetching him down if he should happen to get the balL He was, apparently, making no effort to get at Nioholls, but as he and Thomas ran their elbows were, now and again, touching. I don't think M'Evedy was fouling Thomas, but he was certainly impeding him; and to say that the positions were reversed is absurd. No one could have blamed Thomas if he had pushed M'Evedy away, but he did not, and he most decidedly did not commit a foul. While on this topic I should like it to be made clear that the penalties given on Saturday were not against David, but for 'feet up in ecrum. As both sides indulged in a feet-raising competition, the wonder is that more penalties were not given, and it was just the luck of it that Cardiff should have suffered the more, without being the more at fault. It is high time that people should try and restrain that petty fooling of chagrin at getting a beating. When Welsh sides get beaten by English, Irish, or Scotch, the players do not bring absurd charges against their opponents. Why, then, is it that a Welsh fifteen can never be given credit for playin.g better football than the side they have beaten? In conclusion, I defy any of our opponents—or any of the critics-to prove any instances of fouling on the part of the Cardiff players, or any examples of any sharp practices om the part of a, Cardiff player. I hope you will publish this in full, as the time has come to let the public have the true version of things, and not let sports- men in England and elsewhere hold a bad impression of Welsh football simply because of the misguided utterances of a few dis- ordered imaginations.—I am, &c., "PERCY F. BUSH." I

FORTY WAITERS HOAXED I Cruel First of April Joke i A foolish and heartless hoax has been per. petrated at the expense of some 40 waiters this Eastertide. In the belief that they were required to wait at a "private marquee" for Lord Stan- ley at Kempton (or, as some of them under- stood, for Lord Gerrard), they journeyed down there on Easter Monday, 40 strong. The engagement seemed a very good holiday one, and they each cheerfully parted with Is. 3d. as commission for obtaining the berth. But they had a rude awakening when they got to Kempton. The private marquee" was painfully conspicuous by its absence, and no one knew anything about such an engagement. Mr. Bertram, the well-known caterer, who had charge of the commissariat department, said it was the first he had heard of any waiters being required. In the end, the unfortunate 40 had to return to town sick at heart, and minus the hJ. 3d. and their fare. As one of them writes to a London con- temporary, We know it was the First of April, but to bring men with wives and children all that way, there is. nothing clever in it." At the Geneva Union, where a press representative inquired into the matter yes- terday, an official said that they had placed the affair in the haJids of the police. The waiters, so the official said, had not been actually engaged there; they had only acted as the intermediary in the usual way. More information he did not desire to give, as the police were inquiring into the matter.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE I And Reduction of Armaments. I According to the Pax-i.9 "Echo" to-day the Russian Government has notified the several Chancellories of its formal intention not to place the subject of the limitation of armar ments on the programme of the Hague peace conference. It is, however, agreed that the matter will be brought before the conference, which will refer it to a commission specially charged to examine. It is not at present known if Germany or Austpa will decline to be represented on this commission, the position of the Powers at the moment being as followsGreat Britain, the United States, and Japan are favourable to limita- tion; France warmly welcomes the pro- posal, but does not believe it will lead to any practical result; Russia and Italy presecrve the attitude of expectancy; while Germrany and Austria are practically hostile. The Echo" claims to be in a position to state that the recent interview between Signor Tittoni and Prince Buelow was devoted entirely to a discussion of the prosecuting of the conference.

ELY PAPER MILLS I New Assessment Arbitration I The award in the arbitration -in the new assessment of Ely Paper Mills has not been taken up by either party, but it is under- stood the result is unfavourable t-o the assessment committee, who sought to raise the amount from z63,90 to £ 5,782. The costs have been very great, reaching^ it is said, to poaxahtog like £ 3,000.

I i I The Flying Roller. Notorious Swami Turns Up Again BOLTS AFTER AN EXPOSURE I The notorious Mme. Diss Debar (the Swami), who was concerned in an unpleasant case in England some years ago, recently appeared as Mother Elinor," the head of the religious sect known as the Flying Rollers, at Detroit. Her identity having been disclosed, Mme. Debar promised to give a full explanation to her followers on April 1, but she disappeared on Sunday evening The Flying Rollers, therefore, repudiate her as their spiritual leader. Here we have the latest spiritual adven- ture of perhaps the most remarkable adven- turess alive to-day. Mme. Diss Deb-ar has had as many disguises as a chameleon. She has been engaged in impostures of every sort since she was fifteen. Sihe said she was the natural daughter of that other famous adventuress, L-ola Mentes, and the King of Bavaria that was another of her impostures. Really she is the daughter of a German musician, who settled in Louisville, Ken- tnehy, became naturalised, and brought up a family respectably. I Eloped at Fifteen Ann O'Delia Salamons was the black sheep. At fifteen she eloped with a young French- man, who took her to Paris and married her in 1871. In 1872 she was married to General Diss Debar, an American officer, who had served with distinction in the Civil War. She was then a Spiritualist, and was expoeed in a series of frauds upon Luther B. Marsh, a credulous old lawyer, for whom she procured a complete gallery of old masters" supposed to be painted by the spirits of Rubens, Raphael, Van Dyck, and the others. After her conviction General Debar secured a divorce. The adventuress next appeared with one of the Hermans, the magicians, giving a show of spirit-picture production. She next brought off a bogus suicide in New York, and was supposed to be dead. Three years later she was convicted in Chicago on another charge of swindling in connection with Spiritualism. By this time she had married a Chicagoan named M. Gavan. The Crystal Star" Order blie came to Europe, and at Rome wae arrested on a charge of immorality, which never came to trial. Back in America, she next tured up in 1899 in New Orleans with Jackson, who was a Chicago real estate agent, dividing his time between land speculation and the "Order of the Crystal Star." He was speculating in orange groves, on which the Spiritualistic vegetarians were to settle. Disclosures as to the practices carried on by the Jackeons under the disguise of the "CrystaJ Star" brought about their expul- sion from New Orleans, and they went to Cape Town, where Mme. Debar appeared as the Swami Horos. They next came to London, where their hideous practices were brought to light in a long trial. In December, 1901, the Swami was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and Jackson to fifteen. She was released a year ago, and has apparently attempted to conceal her identity with the "Flying Rollers," who are the American branch of the Jezreelite sect. They believe in the weird volume, called "the Flying Roll," and axe not to be con- fused with another quaint American sect, the Holy Rollers," who are faith healers, officially known as the Society of the Holy Ghost and Us.

GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC Situated about 90 miles off the coast of Nova. Sootia and surrounded by many Shoals is Sable Island, which is known as the graveyard of the Atlantic." It is ai dangerous spot, being often enshrouded in an impenetrable fog; conse- quently, many ships come to grief. It is now proposed to try planting it with trees, in the hope of binding its shifting sands together. Some 80,000 trees, oormprising 68,000 ever- greens, suoh as spruce, pdne, and juniper, have been actually planted. There are three life-savang stations, supplied with lifeboats and excellent aipparatus; and the population, composed of the men employed on this ser- vice, with their wives and families, number 45. The funds are supplied by the Dominion Government.

KNOCKED DOWN BY TAXICAB Alfred Sexton, 30, a labourer, was crossing Kennington-road, London, on Saturday even- ing when he was knocked down by a taxicab and killed. Hi3 brother James told the Lambeth coroner yesterday that the driver shouted, Get out of the way, you fool!" The vehicle swerved to the offside, and witness then saw Alfred (had been injured. The driver smiled, and seemed to t'hink they should get out of his way. Witness was excited. The Ooroner; Was that the entire cause of your excitement? The witness admitted that they had been in several public-houses. The Coroner: Yes, and I believe you were in a condition that you could see smiles, and any amount of expression in them. Other evidence was given, showing that Alfred Sexton, who was said to be under the influence of hia potations, fell in front of the taxicab. The chauffeur had had his licence only three days. In returning a verdict of "Accidental death," the jury exonerated Whitmore, the driver, from all blame.

NOVEL CHANNEL SWIM Apparently convinced that no single Frenchman can yet hope to rival the feat accomplished by the late Captain Webb, the Paris "Auto" announces its intention of selecting the three best swimmers in France and equipping them for an attempt to swim the Channel, each to cover a third of the journey. When the tfirst of the three men haa gone as far as be can, one of his comrades will take his place, and when he becomes exhausted the third man will endeavour to finish the remainder of the distance. Next year the crossing will be attempted with two men, and it is hoped that by 1909 one Frenchman will succeed in swimming the Channel. 0 In order to increase the interest in this year's swim the three Frenchmen chosen will issue a challenge to a similar team from any other nation.

ARMY OF IRISH EMIGRANTS The tide of emigration from Ireland stall runs strongly. The fact that 35,918 persons, or 8.2 per cent. 6f the estimated population, left the country last year is shown in a White Paper issued yesterday. This total is an increase of 4,746 on the previous year, but since 19C5 had the lowest emigration total since 1851, last year's numbers are stall below the average for the preceding years by 2,090. Of last year's Irish emigrants 19,643 were males and 16,275 females; 83.1 per cent. were between the ages of fifteen and 35 years, 7 per cent, over 35, and 9.9 per cent. under fifteen. The majority went to the United States. Since May 1, 1851, over 4,000,000 persons have emigrated from Ireland.

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His Honour Judge Owen TAKES HIS SEAT IN NEW LAW COURTS II Judge Owen was all smiles this morning when he appeared in his full-bottomed wig for the first time in his new and palatial court of justice in the Nisi Prius Court at the Law Courts, Cardiff, and saw before him a. large array of the bar to we-loome him. His Honour was accompanied into court by Mr. H. Cousins, the registra.r, and Mr. James, high bailiff. Amongst the gen- tlemen of the bar present were Mr. A. Par- sons, Mr. John Sankey, Mr. T. H. Stephens, Mr. George David, Mr. Lewis Morgan, Mr. Ivor Vachell, Mr. W. L. Yorath, Mr. P. Scott, and Mr. Forsdike. Mr. Parsons, as senior member of the barristers practising in the court, expressed, on behalf of hia brethren, their pleasure at seeing his honour take his seat in the court for the first time that day. Some of them had already had some slight experience of the courts at the recent assizes, and tested its acoustic and some of its other properties, which at that time gave cause of complaint. He believed, however, these causes of com- plaint had now been remedied, and he trusted his honour would find the courts comfortable as far as he himself was con- cerned, and that he would find the exten- sion and the accommodation leading to an increase of litigation. (Laughter.) They owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Lord Mayor and corporation of the city for pro- viding such handsome and commodious courts.

RUNAWAY WAGON Children's Narrow Escape A timber wagon, on which was a piece of timber weighing about three tone, was being drawn by four horses down the steep gradient in High-street, Cinderford, last night, when the horses began to trot, and on coming to the sharp turning near Station- road they ran into some rails and a lamp- post, knocking them down. At the time of the aocident Mrs. Wilce, wife of Mr. M. Wilce, timber merchant, High-street, Cinder- ford, was walking up the hill with her two children, and seeing the danger threw her children over the fence, and then jumped over herself. Immediately afterwards the horses and wagon came crashing through the fence she had just gone over.

SETTING FIRE TO A HEDGE Dangerous Practice in Forest of Dean Frederick Gammond, Albert Gammond, and William Madley, youths, of Lydbrook, were;, summoned at Ooleford Police-court yester- day by William Paulder, Crown woodman, Sa.lby VoJ.lett's Lodge, Lydbrook, for wil- fully damaging a hedge, to the value of 2s., on the 20th of March, the property of his Majesty the King. Mr. Baylis appeared to protsecute. ¡ The Woodman said that on the date named i he saw the hedge on fire and put it out. i About seven yards of the hedge was! destroyed. He saw the defendants, who admitted setting the hedge on fire. Thomas William Morris said he was senior Orow-n keeper of the forest. There had been about four fires in the forest during the past month, although every precaution had been taken by placing men during the night on the highest eminences in the for. Mr. Bayles said they had very serious difficult ice to contend with respecting these fires, and he asked that a stop should be Put to these boys roaming about and setting fire to heaps of fern and srorse. The Chairman said it was a serious offence, and they might have burnt the whole forest down. Frederick Gammond was fined 10. and 4s. costs and 8d. damage, Albert Gammond 5s. and 4s. costs and &d. damage, and William I Madley 7e. 6d. a.nd 4s. costs and 8d. damage.

DEAD MAN AS HOST A banquet under peculiar auspices took place in a Paris restaurant last night. The cost of the dinner was twelve shillings per head, and was defrayed out of a special bequest made by the late M. Naissant, formerly a functionary at the Ministry of Justice. He died a few days ago, and in his vriJl was a clause directing that all those wno followed his remains to the cemetery were to dine at his expense. A report of the proceedings states that "the utmost good feeling prevailed," ani during the meal a toast to the memory of the departed was proposed by the under- taker. M. Naissant was a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and, in accordance with the instruc- tions contained in the will, each of the soldiers belonging to the detachment which rendered military honours received a present of four shillings.

PROPERTY OF HiS MAJESTY William Henry Young, a quarry Labourer, of Broadwell, was summoned at Coleford Police-court yesterday by Alfred Hyett, Crown woodman, of Perch Lodge, for wilfully rooting up a epruoe tree, valued 6d., the pro- perty of Ms Majesty the King, on the 12th of Maroh. Mr. P. Baylis, deputy surveyor, appeared to prosecute. The Woodman said he saw defendant out in the ride chopping the stick produced. Defen. dant had an axe, and he took it from him. He compared the roots produced with the tree defendant had in hia possession, and the same corresponded. Defendant said he was guilty of taking the stick, but not of cutting it down. Mr. Baylis said he did not wish to press for a heavy penalty, as he believed defen- dant was a respectable man. Defendant was fined 5s., and 4s. ooste, and ordered to pay 6d. damages.

EXEMPLARY ABERYSTWYTH I Council Holds a Quiet Meeting. I The members of the Aberystwyth Town Council met on Monday night, and the meet- ing proved to be the quietest held for the past three years, there being scarcely a single lapse from decorum. The Surveyor reported upon the damage done to the sea wall at Victoria-terrace during the recent gale. He said that a breach was made in the wall a.bout six yards in length and 7ft. high from the foundation, and the sea carried away nearly 200 cubic yards of the roadway at the back. The damage v as caused by the wall being undermined by the sea, while the masonry foundation was of a rather inferior quality. He strongly reoommended that the wall at this spot between the two northernmost bastions be protected in a similar way to other portions of the sea wall, and he esti- mated the cos of the work at £210. He had considered a suggestion as to widening the promenade at this place by five yards, and estimated the cost at JE900. He, however, did not recommend this work being carried out, as the part widened would be exposed to the full force of the sea. On the proposition of Mr. William Thomas, the surveyor was directed to proceed imme- diately with the work of repairing the sel. wall. The Chairman of the Library Committee (Mr. T. J. Samuel) reported that papers and magazines in the public reading-room were being cut a.nd mutilated, and in some cases taken away. It ha.d been decided to put up notices warning persons tha,t such practices, if detected, would be followed by punish- ment. Mr. J. Gibson said he had received a com- plaint that the peace and quietness of the reading-room were disturbed for a consider- able time one morning by two farmers, who were engaged in a horse-dealing transaction. He would like to know if there was any over- sight there. Mr. Samuel said the librarian and care- taker did all they could to maintain silence, and notices had been put up prohibiting con- versation in the room. On the proposition of Mr. J. Gibson, it was agreed that in future, when any resolution w,as passed involving action, the person who was to take action should be named, so as to avoid the evil of resolutions being passed 3fhich wro nger acted upon.

CARDIFF VICAR AND SHORTAGE OF I CURATES. j At the St. Mary's Church vestry on Tuesday the vicar (the Rev. Gilbert Heaton) again nominated Mr. Edward Dobbin aa his warden, this being the twenty-fourth consecutive year for him to hold the office. Mr. H. J. Thatcher was unanimously re-elected people's warden. The Vicar referred to the dearth of clergy in all the Cardiff parishes and throughout Wales. The replies to the numerous letters he had written in his search for assistant clergy seemed to show that all the young men wanted to work in London or under Bishop Gore, or the Bishop of Rochester, or the other more prominent English bishops. Unfortunately, none of them seemed to be drawn to come to Wales, which was a great loss to the Principality. They had started building the new vestries as a fitting memorial to the late vicar, and those rooms would enable them to devote the room in which they were met to the provision of a rifle range and gymnastic appliances for the use of the youth of the parish. The building of a new church in Penarth-road in place of St, Samscn's Mission Church was urgent, and he had instructed Mr. Veall to draw plans. The new Decks schools were also being pro- ceeded with. Speaking of Mr. M'Kenna's Bill as a Bill for the relief of passive resisters, he said that it demanded of Church- people the handing over of their schools free I of any rent. At the same time they had to maintain the schools in repair, and for all this they were to have nothing in return. In addition, they were also to be called upon to provide a portion of the salaries of the teachers who gave religious instruction, whilst, at the same time, they would be also called upon to pay the rates for the unde- nominational teaching in the provided schools. It was perfectly clear that Mr. M'Kenn'a's Bill endowed undenominational teaching out of rates paid alike by Church- people and others, although that teaching was of a kind that Churchpeople could never regard as in any way sufficient for their children. It was interesting to know what Churchpeople had spent on their school buildings alone in St. Mary's parish during the three years he had been vicar. Leaving out of the calculation all other expenditure in the parish, they had spent X2,640 on repairs to the Bute-terrace Schools. He would be under-est.imatting the value of the site of those schools when he fixed it at 4,000. (Mr. Thatcher: £ 5,000 would be nearer the mark.") They had insured the buildings for £4,000, so that the buildings and site were worth XS,000 at least. The site of the new schools and the buildings they were now putting up at the Docks would oost over £ 8,000. Then, the mission school and its site were certainly worth £ 2,000— probably the site alone was worth that figure—so that the Church school property in the parish was fully worth £ 20,000. They were to be called upon to make a free gift of all that to the public, and at, the same time pay a portion of the teachers' salaries. This was, surely, absolutely unfair and unjust, and plain enough for the plan in the street to see it. (A Parishioner: "It is monstrous.") He could not think for a moment that the Government could have the audacity to pass such a Bill. If the Bill was passed it would be simply as a reward to passive resistors, but it would also be an instigation to Churchmen and others to foHow the example of the passive re- gisters. (Hear, hear.) If Churchmen did not get what they wanted it was perfectly plain' that what they had to do was to not only j passively, but actively, resist the law, and they would get what they wanted. (Hear, hear.) The more one saw of the religious controversy in the present day the more one came to the conclusion that those whose voices were the loudest were more anxious to do injury t-o the Church than they were to do good for the religious education of the children. (Hear, hear.) A voluntary ra.te of lid. in the £ having been made to enable the churchwardens to meet the ensuing year's expenses, it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Thatcher, seconded by Mr. Baker, to send to Mr. Balfour and Mr. M'Kemna oopies of a reso- lution protesting against the unjust provi-1 sions of the latter's Bill, because it legalised lawlessness, endowed und-eiloniinationadism, (which was only another name for Uni-' tarianism), and penalised the teaching of the Christian religion. CARDIFF, ST. DYFRIG'S. The Rev. Hector A. Ooe (vicar) presided, | and stated that the special offertories for I the past year amount to E60, and the general offertories to L110. The expenditure amounted to £ 185, leaving a balance due to the bank of X13. He gave a comparative statement of i the cost of gas and elec.tric light in the church, which showed that the average cost for gas and coke per annum was E22 Is. Oid., and for electric light and coke 121 7s. 2id. Mr. Chamen, Royal-chambers, Queen-street, was nominated by the vicar ae his warden, and Mr. Charles Jones was appointed as people's warden. The Vicar, reviewing the work of the past year, said that it had been a somewhat eventful one in the parish, as during the period there had been opened a new clergy house and a new parish-room, and now they were engaged upon the work of finishing St. Dyfrig's Church, which would provide extra places for about 400 war shippers. The clergy house was entirely paid for, and the parish- room practically so, but when it came to the consideration of the church they had incurred an expenditure of about L4,000, towards which they had only got £ 2,000. It was a most extraordinary thing, he said, that, instead of being encouraged in church extension, they were always being worried by the Church authorities to get faculties, and he found it was necessary to pass a resolution about the completion of the church. He supposed the question of a faculty meant fees. (Laughter.) A resolution was passed approving of the plans for the completion of the church, and authorising the vicar and wardens to apply to the Llandaff Consistory Court for a faculty A re-solation was passed condemning Mr. M'Kenna's Education Bill as being most unjust to Churchpeople. Mr. Charles Jones characterised the Bill as an iniquitous one. The Vicar, who supported the resolution, said if the Bill passed they would have to give up their schools; they would have to pay towards undenominational religion, which was hateful and abhorrent to Church- people, and they would have to pay for the privilege of teaching religion to their chil- dren. It seemed to be something too utterly monstrous, and he could not conceive any words too strong to condemn it. ST. DAVID'S WELSH CHUROH, CARDIFF. The Vicar (the Rev. A. E. H. Hyelop) said that it was more difficult to carry on a Welsh Church than an English Church in Cardiff. The members were scattered all over the city. Mr. John Williams (draper) was elected people's warden. The Vicar re-appointed Mr. John Aaron as his warden. The Vicar said that under Mr. M'Kenna's Bill they, as Churchmen, would have to pay at least three times over for the education of their children in their own Church's teachings. There were passive resisters on the other side before, and Churchmen must show, if the Bill passed, that they could be passive resisters, too.

LLANDAFF. HARDSHIPS OF THE NEW EDUOATIONAL PROPOSALS. The vicar (the Rev. Canon J. R. Buckley) presided. The accounts, presented by Mr. A. B Bassett, showed a balance of £18. Cannon Buckley again nominated Dr. Arthur as his warden. Mr. A. B. Bassett was re-elected parish warden. The Vicar announced that on Easter Day there were 698 communicants. Canon Buckley complained of the num- ber of unqualified teachers sent to their schools by the Glamorgan County Council. The head-teachers of the Church scnools, too, he felt, had a real grievance in that they were not equally paid with the head- teachers in the council schools. Touching upon Mr. M'Kenna's new Education Bill, the vicar said he did not see how the computa- tion had been arrived at to charge the foundation managers of Church schools with one-fifteenth of the salaries of teachers who gave denominational teaohing. On four mornings a week Scriptural instruction was given in their schools exactly of the same kind as was given in the council schools, and only on one morning a week was definite religious instruction given. That was only for half an hour. Now, the children were in attendance at school twenty-fitve hours during a week, or fifty half-hours. There- fore, the time devoted to definite religious instruction was one-fiftieth of the whole.. It was agreed to send a resolution on the lines of the vicar's remarks to Mr. M'Kenna a.nd the member for the constituency. RUMNEY. The vicar (the Rev. D. J. Davies) presided, atnd tha-nked the churchwardens amd others fOr their valuable assistance during the past year. A vote of tihanks proposed by the people's warden to Mrs. Oubitt for her numerous kindnesses to the church was unanimously passed. Mr. Cubitt and Mr Thomas Evans were re-elected church- wardens. LLANFABON. I The vestry meeting in connection with this parish, which includes the following churches:—Llanfabon Pariah Church, St. John's Church, and St. Cynon's Ohurdh, took place at the Schools, Nelson. The Rector (the Rev. T. W. Davies) read the accounts, I which were adopted. The following were appoointed Llanfa'boin Parish Church: Rector's warden, Mr. J. R. L. Thomas; people's warden, Mr. Ll. Price. St. Cynon's Church: Rector's warden, Mr. Blatohford; people's warden, Mr. E. L. Jones. St. John's Church: Reotor's warden, Mr. H. Thomas; people's warden, Mr. Highman. A resolution, of protest against the Educa- tion Bill was passed. MONMOUTH. The vicar (the Rev. C. F. Reeks) presided. Mr. W. Tench Page was nominated vicar's warden, and Mr. Wilfred Jones was elected people's warden. It was mentioned that Sir Alfred Joddrell ha-d contributed handsomely to the re-setting of several fine memorial tablets in the church.—Dr. Lloyd Smith brought forward the question of the closing of the churchyard to further burials in con- sequence of insanitary conditions disclosed at a recent intermelit.-The vestry decided to support the vicar and churchwardens in any action they might take in that direc- tion. BEAUFORT. 1 he vicar (the Rev. D. J. Llewelyn) presided. Mr. W Gwynne Lewis was appointed vicar's warden and Mr. William Walters people's warden. The vicar was presented with the Easter offerings. EBBW VALE, ST. JOHN'S. 'l'he E-ev. H. 1:). Frank Williams presided. The church, finances proved to be in a very flourishing condition, the churchwardens hold- ing a. balance over and above expenses of £52, as against JE3 last year. The building fund was also steadily growing, the treasurer reporting £ 250 in hand. The wardens, Messrs. Phillips and Rosewarne, were re-elected. The Churchwardens proposed to offer the Easter collections to the vicar, and this was unanimously agreed up-ota. HniWAIN (ST. LLEURWG'S). The vicar (the Rev. Joseph Morgan, B.A.) was in the chair. Mr. William Edmunds became vicar's warden, and Councillor Isaac H. Jones, Maesyffrwd, was re-elected people's warden.

1 ii I RjUSSELL-SQ UARE MEETING. I Marie Goldstein, a. stylishly-dressed young woman, native of Holland, was brought before Mr. Marsham, at Bow-street, London, on a remanded charge of stealing a purse and 110, belonging to Alphonse Meyer, a traveller from Switzerland. Mr. C. H. Downes, solicitor, appeared for the defence. Prosecutor's statement was to the effect that on a certain evening in Russell-square he met the prisoner, who introduced herself to him, and invited him to accompany her to her rooms in an adjacent 8treet. After- wards he missed his purse, which had con- tained £10 in gold, from his pocket, and, believing the prisoner must have taken it, he gave her into custody. After her arrest she was searched, and there was found on her a purse (not the prosecutor's), containing £6 10s. in gold and some silver. She claimed that both the purse and the money were her own. Mr. Downes said his client emphatically denied having either accosted the prosecutor or gone to any house with him. As a matter of fact, it was the prosecutor who approached her, and it was because she would have nothing to do with him that he gave her into custody. Mr. Marsham observed that the prosecutor in the course of his examination had j admitted being somewhat under the influence of drink on the night in question. He (the magistrate) did not think any jury would convict the prisoner on the prosecutor's un. co-rroborared evidence. She would, therefore, be discharged.

CRUMPSMAN AND MOON* S- HAN." Wh. What is a "crumpsman" or "moonsman" The answer was supplded by one of three prisoners who appeared at Marlborough- street Police-court, London, charged on remand with being suspects attempting to steal from persons getting on omnibuses in iottenham Court-road.' The three prisoners, who were rough-look- ing men, were named Smith, Properton, and Kerby. Properton 6aid he was a. "orumpsmatn" or "moonssman." One, of the officers in the case thought that meant a "crook" or dishonest person, but Properton! denied that, and declared that the nt.mes I were applied to "one who could not stop in one place, but must go wherever told and do whatever bid." He could say no more for fear of disclosing the eecrets of the society to which "crumpsmen" belonged, Previous convictions were Proved against all three prisoners, and Properton, who was a convict "on licence," protested against his "old career" being brought up against him "before an audience Mke this." Mr. Denman sentenced Properton, uader the Prevention (f Crimes Act, to twelve months' hard labour, and ordered the other two to serve three I months each as rogues and vagabonds.

CHILD AS HOSTAGE. I A little woman applied to the Acton Bench recently about a child which she had been keeping for the mother, who agreed to pay her weekly for its support. At Christmas time the mother married again, and applicant had heard she was coming up that day from Wales to take the child away. As there was over E3 owing applicant wished to know if she was bound to give up the child before the money was paid. The Clerk: She had better keen it as host- age. The Magistrate: I am afraid you haven't a strictly legal lien on the child, but you had better keep it inside the house until you get the money that is owing. Applicant left, and just as the magistrate had concluded the business the mother hurriedly entered the court. She admitted that she owed the money for the child's keep, and would pay it in instalments on getting back into Wales. The Magistrate: You go to your friends and get the money and tender it, and that will make your position strong.—Applicant said she would a-at on the advice.

NOT FOR THE AMATEUR. I A burglar before the magistrates at Mary- lebone, London, had the following' articles on him when vreeted.- An electric torch, A putty-knife, A screwdriver, and Two turnkeys. Mr. Paul Taylor (examining one of the turnkeys): It is extremely ingenious, but very simple. Inspector Ives: Yes. Some are exhibited in the museum. They are used only by the best men of the class. The aristocracy," said the magistrate, amid laughter. Accused was remanded.

GIANT SNAKE'S MOLARS. I Salome, the giant python of the New York Zoo, is aibout to be fitted with a set of faldt teeth. The snake had been brought from Singa- pore, but something in her diet disagreed with her. The result was that her fourteen teeth began to swell, causing her such pain that she almost lashed her cage to pieces. To know what to do in order to save her life was something of a problem, for Salome weighs 2651b., is 24ft. long, and possesses a waist of 30in. Dentistry, however, was thought to be the only thing possible, so fourteen laJbourers and two keepers pulled her out of her cage and proceed.ed to hold her down, while the dental surgeon prised open her mouth and com- menced to extract her teeth. Fourteen (says the New York "World") were drawn, despite her struggles, and she was then packed back into her cage again. Now the authorities of Bronx Park are endeavouring to devise a method of fitting a (set of false teeth in tbe.gnake's mouth.

LADY CABBIE" LOSES HEiR CAB. I Am amusing practical joke was played on one of the women cabdrivers by a Parisian gamin recently. The crowds of holiday promenaders near the Opem House were greatly amused by the sight of a buxom oabwoman, in short blue skirt and water. proof sailor hat, racing after her vehicle, which was being driven art full speed by an urchin sitting inside. When the cab began to gain on her she hailed a male colleague, bounced into his cab, and shouted to him to chase the runaway. After a quarter of a mile run the gamin stopped the cab, jumped out, and disappeared down a side street. The woman recovered her cab, but was com- pelled to pay 8d. for the hire of the rival vehicle.

CYCLIST LOSES HIS HEAD. I At Dechmont plantation, near Bathgate, a cyclist, named James M'Queen, was badly injured through being knocked from his machine by Sir John Airdrie's motor-car. M'Queen apparently lost his head, and his cycle swerving was caught by the rear wheel of the car and he was thrown to the ground. Sir John summoned assistance, when it j was found the man was suffering from a fractured lower and upper jaw. He was con- veyed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

ATlEJ THEIR AMMUNITION. About 40,000 children took part in Preston's great egg-rolling carnival on Easter Monday. This curious Eastertide custom dates back from the Middle Ages. The grassy slopes of the valley in Avenham Park were thronged with ohildren, who rolled hard-boiled, brightly-dyed eggs, fought mimic battles with them, played miscellaneous games, and finally ate the eggs. In a short time the park wa6 oSJ"p«tftd with 6h.

Stream of Molten Glas-l I BUILDING COMPLETELY DESTROYED I At Messrs. Candlish's Bottleworks, Seaharn Harbour, on Tuesday a tank containing 160 tons of molten glass burst, and the building was immediately flooded with the fiery liquid. Forty men were working in the room, but, fortunately, all were able to make their escape. The heat from the molten glass, however, set fire to the building, completely destroy- i ing one portion of it. Nearly 100 men will be thrown out of employment.

A DASH FOR LIBERTY. HOLIDAY-MAKERS IN SHEFFIELD KNOCKED DOWN. Ex .t' h m Exciting scenes were witnessed in Sheffield on Tuesday morning. A manacled prisoner, who had been brought from Wakefield Gaol, escaped from the warder in the police-court corridor, and made a dash for liberty. He freed himself from handcuffs and digested himself of coat and vest as he ran. Gaping holiday-makers, who thronged the street, were knocked down in scores by the escaped prisoner and the host of constables, and warders who followed in hot pursuit. The warder from whose custody the man escaped led the pursuers, and, after a run of a quarter of a mile, secured his prisoner. Shortly afterwards consternation was caused by the iesuing of flames and smoke from the dome ot the Birmingham Capital and Counties Bank. The fire brigade dashed up, and, after considerable difficulty, were able to subdue the flames. The damage was not extensive. I.

ROUMANIAN PEASANTS. I RIOTERS REFUSE TO BE ATPEASHD I BY LANDOWNERS. Notwithstanding the optimism displayed iU! official reports, the agitation among Rou- manian peasant. continues. In 60me districts situated on the Danube and in the mountainous district of Valcia, although some landowners have given the peasants a formal promise that they will renounoe in their favour the whole area of land in their possession, the rioters are set- ting fire to everything in their way. Four villages in the district of Mohedintz have been vigorously bombarded, a consider- able number of peasants being killed. In the village of Ophispbani alone over 200 were killed. In the district of Dolj an insur- gent band was captured, and as the prisoners were being conveyed under escort towards Cra-iova eight of them made attempts to escape, and were shot down. Two dangerous Socialist agitators were arrested in the district of Vlanka while distributing seditious pamphlets. They are being sent to Buk- harest. Owing to the rigorous measures taken by the authorities, nothing unusual has occurred in the petroleum districts of Campin and Bustenare.-Reuter.

A KINDLY BROTHER. I Dr. Wynn Westcott held an inquest at Bethnal Grecif on the body of George Vigours, aged 38, a cabinet-maker, of Old Ford. Jiames Vigours, a cabinet-maker, identi- fied the body as that of his brother. He was a heavy drinker, and had done no work for twelve months.. The Ooroner: How was that ?—He didn't seem to care about work. How did he live?—The best way he could, by getting about beershops. How did he pay his rent?—He didn't pay any; he left that for me to do. Who bought him food?—I gave him a bit of what I had when I was at home. Why should you take the trouble to keep him?—He had never been away from home. I couldn't sit down and eat a bit of grub without giving my brother a bit. Other evidence showed that the man became mentally affected and was removed to the infirmary on the 24th ult., where he died on Thursday. Death was due to heart disease, the result of chronic alcoholism. The Coroner: A life thrown away. Really a sort of suicide, as nowadays everybody is taught the evils of excessive drinking. But wh,en a man gets mad with drink he, will keep on no matter what his doctor tells him. I A verdict of "Death from chronic alco- holism" was returned.

CARMARTHEN BUTCHER'S I CRUELTY TO HIS WIFE. A heartless story of cruelty was told at Carmarthen Borough Police-court on Tuesday, when Jane Morgan, of 61, Catherine-street, sought a separation order against her husband, Thomas Morgan, a butcher and cattle dealer, on the ground of persistent cruelty. Defendant did not appear. Complainant alleged that since her marriage, in 1899, the defendant had treated her in a very cruel manner. She had two children. On one occasion her husband behaved himself so cruelly that she had to jump through the window. He followed her, and after breaking a stick over her shoulders he dragged her upstairs by the hair of her head. He pulled the hair clean out by the roots, and to make herself pre- sentable she had been obliged to obtain artificial hair. The Bench granted a separation order, with 12s. 6d. a week, together with the custody of the two children.

"I WAS BORN DRUNK." I Looking very weary, Francis Linfield (33), a Streatham clerk, faced the magistrate at Lambeth upon two charges of drunkenness. Early on Bank holiday morning, Lin:fteld was found incapably drunk, and was taken to Brirtou Police-station. He was bailed | from there, and at 9 a..m. was again brought in by a constable for his own safety. He merely said, I was born drunk." Mr. Hopkins: And you look it. What about this? Prisoner: I am very sorry, indeed. Mr. Hopkins: I will tell you another thing, Linfield. You will very soon die drunk, for you are killing yourself as fast as you can. Prisoner was fined 10s. upon each charge. He paid the money.

SWANSEA U.S.B. INSTITUTE. The Swansea United Service Brigade Insti- tute, which was opened a few months ago by General Sir Jan-tes Hills-Johnes, is to be I closed. It has been found that the veterans composing the membership do not use it sufficiently to justify its upkeep.

NOT WHAT HE MEANT. Giving evidence sit Thames a constable said he was in a coalshed. Mr. Mead: What were you doing in a ooal- shed? Another Constable: He means "cul de sac." "You shouldn't use French when giving evidence," said Mr. Mead when the laughter had subsided.

NEW "OPEN SPACE" FOR SWANSEA. I The Dean of St. David's, the Very Rev. J. Allan Smith, has recently visited Swansea, of which place he was formerly vicar, and met the churchwardens, and is actively interesting himself in the scheme to improve the surroundings of the new Parish Church by throwing open the churchyard, and making it an open, ornamental space. It is hoped that something tangible may result. I

AFTER TWENTY-SIX YEARS. I Henry Lock, of 13, Upper Strand, Swansea, brought up at Swansea Police-court on Tues- day, admitted beating his wife, to whom he had been married for 26 years, and by whom he had had ten children. The wife did not wish to press the charge, only to let defen- dant know he must not beat her. Defendant, who had tears trickling down his face, promised to sign the pledge, and he was bound over to be of good behaviour for six months.

A BRAWL AT ST. THOMAS. I William Coleman, of 79, Strand, was on Tuesday fined 20s., or fourteen days, at Swansea, Police-court for disorderly conduct and assaulting Police constable John Danaher, of the Dock police, who, with Police-constable Tasker, attempted to quell a fight at St. Thomas.

THE MORRISTON WANDERER." I Joseph Woolcoek, of 27, Edward-street, Morriston. who had been remanded on a charge of wandering about in an unsound state of mind, was again brought up at Swansea on Tuesday, and after hearing Dr. Kemp the bench ordered him to the work- house in order that he might be treated.

CRICKET I Clubs wanting Fixtures should Join Cardiff and Dis- triot Cricket Association. and enter for "Evening Ex- press" Competition, and also Cardiff and District Loagw.-H. J. Parkins, Hon. Sec., 7, Llanishen-street. o6J4s5

ORANGE PEEL ON THE PAVEMENT. I Mrs. A. Samuel, of 239, Neath-road, Lan- dore, slipped on a piece of orange peel on Tuesday morning in High-street, Swansea, and fractured (her right leg.

A Broken Love Melody. TALE OF SNATCHED EARRINGS A Jewish love story was told to the sym- pathetic ears of Mr. Cluer at Old-street yesterday. Moses Hart is a young fishmonger," and Blooma Hymans, a smartly-dressed girl. They were engaged for fifteen months, and then Blooma gave Moses his conge. [The reason ascribed by Moses in court yesterday was interesting.] Moses and Blooma met on Monday night. Blooma would have passed on haughtily, but Moses stopped her. Then he suddenly snatched the earrings from her pretty ears, making them bleed. (" £ 16 I paid for them," said Blooma, meaning the earrings.) What do you say to this?" was Mr. Oluer's question, addressed to Moses. "I admit taking the earrings," said the rejected lover, but not with any felonious intent. She would not speak to me, and I snatched them out of her ears and threw them away." Well," said Mr. Cluer, gravely, that was felony." When the magistrate said that Moses must go for trial the discarded Romeo made a plaint that breathed melancholy in every note. I was engaged to this young lady," he said, and, as is the custom of my peoplt, I put all my money and things in her pos- session. During fifteen months I never missed a week. About four months ago she objected that I was not getting on, and gave me up, keeping everything I had put in her possession—money, wearing apparel, jewellery, everything. We were friendly after that, and she told me she had spent my money in buying these earrings, but she must have had a big surplus left. ".Then she told me she had never cared for me, and never meant to marry me. She would not speak to me last night, and then in a fit of temper I did what I did, and threw the earrings away. I thought it would pnisth her." Mr. Oluer: Very well, take your trial for stealing. Prisoner's father, a. fishmonger, was accepted as bail in L-50 for the accused's attendance at the sessions.

LADY'S LOST MEMORY. There is now in Long Ashton Workhouse, near Bristol, a lady of refined and cultured bearing who has been there for sixteen days suffering from loss of memory. Dr. Weatherly, the veteran chairman of the guardians, mentioned the matter at yester- day afternoon's meeting, in the hope that the press may render assistance. The lady was found by the police at Portishead. She was roaming about late at night, and could only remember that her Christian name was Ellen, but she had no notion where she was or how she had reached ^Portishead. Since then her memory has partially im- proved, and she now says she is the wife of David Thomas, and comes from the Southern States of America. She remembers someone taking her purse to get a, railway ticket for her, but she declares the empty purse found on her at Portishead is not her property. >5ihe thinks she landed at Liverpool, and had been staying with a married sister in this country, but cannot recall the address. She is about 45 years of age, well educated, of slight build, and delicate appearance. The guardians have widely circulated par- ticulars concerning their mysterious visitor, in the hope that her friends may come to her assistance.

MIXED LITERARY FOOD For clearness read Macaulay. For logic read Burke and Baoou. For action read Homer and Scott. For conciseness read Bacon and Pope. For sublimity of conception read Milton. For vivacity read Stevenson and Kipling. For imagination read Shakespeare and Job. For common-sense read Benjamin Franklin. For elegance read Virgil, Milton, and Arnold. For smoothness read Addison and Hawthorne. For interest in common things read Jane Austen. For simplicity read Burns, Whittier, and Bunyan. For humour read Chaucer, Cervantes, and Mark Twain. For the study of human nature read Shakespeare and George Eliot. For choice of individual words read Keats, Tennyson, and Emerson. For loving and patient observation of nature read Thoreau and Wadton.-The Pilgrim."

EX-GUARDIAN'S BAIL. ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT IN THE ITBATH CASE. Giles Jones, colliery manager, and formerly a member of the Neath Board of Guardians, living at Brookdale-terrace, Neath, was charged on remand before the local magis- trates on Tuesday with breaking and enter- ing Southgate Stores, Melincrythan, Neath, the property of Mr. H. L. Thomas, provision merchant, and stealing therefrom XI, Fome time during Thursday night last. He had been remanded on bail on Monday, and the case was now further adjourned till Saturday. The Bench decided to increase bail, prisoner in £50 and one surety in £ 50 or two in £25.

AN EARLY MORNING FORAY. John Pudding, Arthur Price, and William Collier, were at Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday summoned for stealing three drakes and two ducks, value 17s. 6d., the property of John Thomas, Lock House, Aberfan, on Sunday night last. Polioe-oonstable Jones, Abercynon, said he met the prisoners on the Ynismeurig-road at two a.m. on Monday, and asked them what they had in the bundles they carried. One of them replied, "Only a few rabbits." On examination it was found the bundles con- tained ducks, one of which was still alive, but tied by the neck. The officer .aid he killed it at the police-station. The prisoners later said that they had picked them up on the canal. Nothing was known against the prisoners before, and a fine of 50s. each was imposed.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. Lloyd's Teieg-rameJ I uuesuay. S?evic.—Lizard telegraphs: Suevic, steamer, parted below water at six ami., and successfully towed clear of the rocks a: 8.25 a-m. Later telegram st-ates After part of Suevic passed the station at 9.25 a.m. bound east, in tow of Blazer, Hercu- lan.eum, and Ranger, salvage steamer Linnet astern; ship ap-pears on even keel and upright, making good headway. Looh Doon.—Portrush telegraphs Steamer Loch Doon, previously reported ashore, floated this morning and towed into Port- rush Harbour. Proodos, Greek. steamer, arrived Constan- tinople, leaking. Gap Spartel telegraphs, via Tangier, March 31, as follows: Detonating fog-signal appara- tus trials a perfect success here to-day; itlaugura,tion May 1. Emilia. Ciampa, Italian barque. Port Talbot for Mejillones, put into Monte Video in dtetress: rudder damaged. PernLey.—Yokohama telegraphs: Briticli, steamer Fernley, previously reported beached at Hakodate, has been floated; bottom badly damaged. Hoogezand.—Berwick telegraphs Dutch vessel Hoogesand. from London, gone ashore at Dunstanborough Castle. Thyra.Cop,eD li a gel' telegraphs Norwegian steamer Thyra, previously reported ashore, floated with assistance from Svitzer steamer and proceeded; has sus- tained no apparent damage Mariupol telegraphs: Navigation opened. C-ronstadt telegraphs: Weather warm; slow thaw; weather is now all that could no desired if thaw continues navigation will probably be re-opened on April Z5 (Old Style*. Port Said telegraphs: Steamers detained in consequence coal heavers' strike; Port Said ships' crews coaling. Another account states. Bunkering labourers given notice strike last evening demanding increased pay; situation looks rather serious. Adriatico and Lausehan.—Algiers telegraphs: Austrian steamer Adriatico and German stea.mer Louschan have been in collision; latter sustained damage; probably detained about week.

DISTRICT COUNCILS. MYNYDDISLWYN. SUPPORT FOR THE BARRY PARLIA- MENTARY BILL. Mr. Jeremiah was in the chair. The Alex- andra Dock Company wrote again asking for the support of the council to their Par- liamentary Bill. The council, however, adhered to their former resolution to support only the Barry Bill.—Mr. Oliver Harries men- tioned that the Blackwood Trades and Labour Council had also decided to support the Barry Bill.

GLYN-NEiATH BOY DROWNED. I Mr. Howel Cuthbertson held an inquest at Glyn-Neath on Tuesday touching the death of William Thomas Evans, aged twelve years and a half, the son of William Rees Evans, of Glyn-Neath. Evidence was given to the effect that the child was found drowned in the canal on Saturday afternoon by Morgan Leyshon. He ha4 gone out to play, aiid ha,d only been absent from the house about a quarter of an hour before the sad discovery was made by Leyshon, who was walking along the canal bank. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

IBody Found in a Well GIRL'S SUPPOSED SUICIDE Early on Tuesday Mr. E. Evirs, of Night- ingale-road, Brook Green, found that his niece, Miss Bessie James, who had been stay- ing in the house, was missing from her room. He had seen her at 7.30 the previous night, when he took her a cup of tea. Search was made, aUld the body of the girl was at last found in a well at the rear of the house. The well is twelve feet deep, with a depth of nine feet of water, and the top bad to be broken away before the corpse could bo drawn out. Upon the forehead there was the mark cf a serious bruise. Dr. Jones, of High-road, Wood Green, was called in, and for over an hour artificial respiration was resorted to, but without avail. A letter has been found in the pocket of her dress. Miss James was not heard moving in her room during the night or the early hours, neither was she seen in the garden, and there is nothing which would suggest anything other than suicide. For some time Miss James had been an inmate of the Devon County Asylum at Axminster. An inquest will be held to-morrow (Thurs- day). i

GOLF AT PORTHCAWL. CONCLUDING DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING. There was again a large muster of players on the Porthcawl Golf Links on Tuesday, when the concluding competitions in the spring meeting programme were played off. This year's meeting may be written down as the most successful in the history of the elub, and the arrangements could not have been more satisfactory, much credit for this being due to the captain (Mr. Lewis Jenkins) and the secretary (Lieutenant-colonel G. P. Hatch). The weather on the concluding day was by no means so favourable to a good exhibi- tion of golf as that which prevailed on Satur- day and Monday, and a strong south-easterly wind which blew across the course interfered to some extent with the play. Rain threatened throughout the day, and there was a slight shower in the early afternoon. There were only two events on the card, namely, the open singles (bogey) and the open foursomes (bogey), both of which attracted large entries. T. Jones won the singles with the good score of 1 up, and T. Vachell amd H. 0. Irvine vere the suœessful couple in the foursomes competition, their score being 2 down. I)otails:- OPEN SINGLES (BOGEY). Strokes received. T. Jones. 3 1 up. ) J. D. Jenkins 8 1 down. UItyd Allan.& 2 R. W. Crawford 11 2 K. T. C. Herne 5 2 S. B.HasIam. 3 3 T. St.aMeford 4 3 E. K. Lynch-BloaM 10 4 C. J. Hamilton 2 4 John Moxon 8 4 Swinton Miller 5 4.. C. Rock 3 4 H. H. HasIam. 2 5 „ E. W. Svmons. 5 5 W. C. Wales .?. 14 5 H. G. Alexander 2 6 „ C. H. Hewitt 7 6 Harry F. I?mbert 12 6 W. S. Harris 6 7 Arnold Morgan 8 7 „ Captain Sh?Hy 13 7 E. W?ViIiiama. 8 8 R.. W. GwMkin 14 10 „ Others retired. OPEN FOURSOMES (BOGEY). Strokes received. T. Vaohell and H. O. Irvine. 6 2 down. Colonel Shute and A. P. Carey- Thomas 6 3 R. T. C. Herne and J. P. Thomas 5 5 „ A. J. Solomon and Wilfred Morgan 4 6 „ W. R. Hann and R. W. Craw- ford 9 6 „ E. U. David and L. Railton. 4 6 „ W. L. Harris and H. S. Lyne. 6 6 H. F. Lambert and Illtyd Allan 8 7 Dr. R. Walker and A. J. Davies 5 7 „

THE NEWPORT CLUB. A foursome competition played on the Lady hill course on Tuesday resulted as fnllnwifi • — -_U_ Gs. H'p. Net. E. C. Lane and H. L. Phillips. 98 12 86 Dr. Lane and T. Osborne. 99 12 87 L. M. Beynon and A. H. Ingram 108 19 89 MATCH AT ROSS. A match of eight aside was played on the Ross Alton Court links against Hay. Srores:- ROSS. HAY. E. F. W. Ins-ram 1 O. GrIffiths 0 A. W. Wrigley. 1 P. Morgan 0 Rev. H. Ll. Rice. 0 Rev. F. Long Price 1 J. Martin Newton. 0 O. A. Wintle. ii W. S. R. On li C. E T. Moore 0 T. H. Ooombes. 1 C. Proctor 0 H. S. Deakin. 0 P. Lloyd 1 O. L. Llewellyn, jun 11 E. W. N. Ramage 0 51 3i CAERPHILLY CLUB. I Of the holiday events at Caerphilly the I morning mixed foursome was won by Mrs. D. Elias and T. B. Davies*, and the afternoon foursome by Mrs. D. Elias and Dr. R. Jones. SOUTHERNDOWN COMPETITTONS. I Sweepstakes bogey competitions were held on Tuesday over the Southerndown course, the gentlemen's com?titiou being won by W. A. Wilham.? (4 down) and the ladies' by Mrs. Bramley (14 down?. HARLECH EASTER MEETING. I The Royal St. David's Eaister Meeting at I Harlech was resumed on Tuesday in fine weather. The Cordfr Oh alien (re Cup fell to Ronald Davison—89—14 = 75, who, having won last year, now wi-nz; it outright. The cup given by Mr. Prys Owen, the vicc^-prevident, was won by J. A. Davenport (Fermov)—86— 10 = 75. The scratch aggregate gold medal was I won by Lord Maidstone, with 80, pins 79=159. In the third round of the foursomes (match Play)- S. G. Dudley and Dr. Pieterson (Stourbridge) F beat Guy Roberts and W. H. Follet—2 and 1. F. Scarf and G. Salter beat F. Wooley (King's F. Norton) and E. F. Gossage (St. David's and Royal Liverpool)—2 and 1. Lord Maidstone and the Hon. Denys Finch- Hatton bsat Dr. Reid (Cannock Chase) and T. W. Roberts—6 and 5. Drewster Norbury and A. Butcher beat T. H. Salter and Tudor Owen-5 and 4. F. Davison and J. M. More beat N. Partridge and Ronald Davison—2 and 1. In the match play for the Edward VII. Bowl— G. E. Goodwin (St. David's and Royal Liver- pool) beat T. H. R. Dashwood (8t. David's)- 6 and 5. G. P. Lang-ton beat A. A. Hollingworth (Shef- field)-5 and 3.. F. Woo ley beat Brewster Norbury—6 and 4. Lord Maidstone beat A. W iHiaans (Chester)- 6 a.nd 5. E. Andrews (St. David's and Portmadoo) beat J. O. M or land (King's Norton)-l up at the twenty-fir?t hole. In the second round of t.he ladies matoh- play tournanicut- Mrs. Reid (St. David's and Cannock Chase) beat Miiss Kitson (Leeds)—7 and 6. Mrs. Ca.rr (St. David's and Handsworth) beat Mrs. Holcroft (King's Norton)—2 and 1- Miss Guy Roberts (EaJing) beat Miss Ellershaw (St. David's)-! up at the twentieth hole. THE ABERDOVEY MEETING. The Aberdovey meeting was coniinueu ou Tuesday, when the Green Challenge Cup wa.s played for, the winner being P. Scones, Eton-n-et 81. In the second round, match play, for the Sanders Bowl, T G. Allcock beat N. C. Cave, 3 and 1. R. M. Hills beat Frank Holmes, 5 and 4. I F. W. Dobbs beat D. Holmes. 7 and 5. G. Thomp beat J. Ratlin, 1 up. RECORD SOORE BY A NOTED PROFES- I SIONAL. Wilfred E. Reid, professional to the Ban- stead Downs Club, Sutton, while playing with R. C. Foster, has equalled his greens record of ft. Roid had a good cli-anee of beat- ing his record, hut a 5 at the last hole. which as a rule only costs him 3, enabled him to tie with his former figures. OPENING OF A NEW COURSE. Mr. A. J. B?fooj, M.P., will op?n the new course of the West Wilts Club, W?rminster, tfl>dav '?'pdnesday). The professional cham- p?mis, James Braid and Harry Vardon, havel been engaged. MISS RHONA ADAIR TO PLAY FOR IREIAND. Mrs. Cuthell, better known in the g.olfing I world as Miss Rhona Adair. ladies' cham- pion in 1901. 1902, and 1903. and Irish ladles champion in 1901, 1902, and 1903, will appear as a competitor in the Ranelagh inter- national meeting, and will play for Ireland in the international team competition. A NEW LONDON CLUB. A new club on somewhat unusual lines is in course of formation in the Metropolis. It is to be known as "The London Twenty CIuo." Membership is to be restricted to players on the plus mark, and the number is never to exceed twenty.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. I The "London Gazette" of Tuesday oon- I taineH the following:— _n_- MEMORANDA. The undermentioned officers having been admitted to the Indian Army, and to rank from the dates specified against their names, are granted the rank of lieutenant from those dates, but without pay or allowance, viz.: -IAout,en.%nt William B. Benton (la-te Royal Garrison Artillery), dated March 24, 1905: Second-lieutenant Llewelyn Griffith (late the Welsh Regiment), dated July 22, 1905. RESERVE OF OFFICERS Lieutenant (honorary captain in the Army)  the Hon. Gtonge H. W. Walsk M.V.O., to be I' captain; dated October 18, 1902.