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Hanging in Kitchen. I COOK FINDS HER HUSBAND DEAD Mrs. Lawrence, a cook employed at the Ivy Bush Hotel, Carmarthen, made a terrible discovery upon returning to her home at 12, Woe da-row, between, ten amd eleven o'clock on Thursday night. Upon going into the back-kitchen she found her husband—a man of 45 years, who had been earning a livelihood as a travellers' porter-hanging from the beam with a scarf tied around his neck. She immediately gave the alarm, and a neighbour, named John Wright, rushed in, cut the body down, and sent for medical assistance, Dr. Naunton Davies arriving and pronouncing life extinct. Deceased had been in ill-health for some time. When found his feet were only a few inches from the ground.

BISHOP AND VICAR. I We have fbetm favoured with copies of the following correspondence which has taken plaoe between the Rev. R. C. FLllingham and the Bishop of Bristol:— Newark Lodge, Sydenham, May 24. "My Lord Bishop,—I think it a matter of courtesy to inform your lordship that I am to preach at the Kingswood Primitive Methodist Church, Bristol, on June 2. "I think your lordship will agree that cir- cumstances have altered since I last preached in the diocese. We are, in the light of the New Theology, beginning to see how petty are the points on which we differ. In my own case, I seem to have been set free for two years for the special pur- pose of promoting unity with our Free, Church brethren. May I, therefore, hope to have a word of commendation to wish us God-speed in our re-union on Sunday, June 2?—I am. your lordship's obedient servant. "R. C. FLLLINGHAM, vicar of Hexton." "The Palace, Bristol, May 26. The Bishop of Bristol can not think that Mr. Eillingham deserves any recognition at his hands." Newark Lodge, Sydenham, May 27. "The Rev. R. C. Fillingham entirely reciprocates the feelings of the Bishop of Bristol. Aa his lordship has not kept his consecration promise to drive away strange and erroneous doctrines from his diocese, Mr. Fillingham does not think that the bishop deserves any recognition at hie hands. Mr. Fillingham may, however, remind the bishop that cannot' is one word in the English language, not two. If his lordship is not in possession of an English grammar, Mr. Flllinsrham will be happy to supply him with cne."

KAISER AND CARDIFF CAPTAIN I Prior to the departure from the Mersey of the Swansea steamship Afghanistan Captain John B. Moore, of Cardiff, was honoured by the German Emperor, who presented him with a handsome gold watch, bearing an embossed photograph of the Emperor on the case, the monogram of the Kaiser on the back, and the Imperial coat of arms on the inside. The presentation was made to Cap- tain Moore through the chairman of the Liverpool Local Marine Board (Colonel Gof- fey, V.D., J.P.). Captain Moore, in reply, said that when he received the gold medal from the German Shipwrecked Mariners' Society he did not expect any further recognition, and he was grateful to the German Emperor for this personal recognition. The following are the particulars of the rescue for which the award has been made:—On February 26, 1906, the Afghanis- tan was bound from Philadelphia for London, and at three p.m. sighted the German barque Germania about 500 miles from Halifax in a sinking condition. The crew had been three days at the pumps, were completely exhausted, and had had nothing to eat or drink for three days. The Afghanistan's life- boat was launched, and after three trips transferred the crew to the steamer.

I CARDIFF LIBRARIES The opening ceremony in connection. with the Children's Reaodimghadl at the Catbaya Branch Library will be performed to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at three o'clock by Mrs. Godfrey dark, of Talygarn. This is the aeoond children's hall -to be opened at the new Carnegie libraries. The first, the chil- dretnfe haJ1 at the Oanton Branch Library, has proved & great success, and there Is every reason to believe that the hall about to be '1 opened at Gathays will be equally suooessfnl. > It. is admirably adapted for the now to nliiah. it is to be put. The hem-will betb-agen to children at 4JO, alter the --is over. ) «

EXCURSIONS. THE RED FUNNEL LINE (LTD.). I SAILINGS FROM CARDIFF 4 PENARTH. (Weather and circumstances permitting.) LEAVE CARDIFF. j LEAVE WEaTON. Fri., 31—12.15, 6.40 pm 5.30, 8.0 pm t:, 1-*9.20, 6'ifFom a.rn, 1.15, i f¿g: 8'1f. am, 5.54, 7.10, 7.30 pm 9.0 pm am, *1.0, j 19.5 am, *12.0 noon, 5-0 Pm -1.45 7.30 pm Tues.,4—*9.20, 11.15 am, 2.0,4.10| 10.5 am, 12.5, 2.45, 8.45 Wed., 5-10.15 am. 12.15,2.30, 5.0) 11.5 am, *1.0, 5.15, 10.10 Thurs., 6-11.25 am, 2.0, 4.0 pm j 12.20, 2.45, 5.40 pm Does not call at PenarttL Day Excursion Tickets Cheddar and Wells; also Tourist and Cheap Week-end Tickets to Principal G. W.R. West of England Stations, via Weston. LEAVE CARDIFF. LEAVE CL.EVEM-N. Fri., 31-P6.0 pm f 8.30 pm Mon., 3—3.0 pm 16.40 pm Tues., 4-4.10 pm 7.50 pm Wed.. 5—5.0 pm 9.15 pm LEAVE CARDIFF. f LEAVE MINEHEAD. Sat.. I-Pl,ll, R9.35 am ) 5.40 pm Tues., 4—-P9.45 am 3.35 am LEKVE CARD IFF. ILEAVE ILFRACOMBE. Sat., 1—P9.30, R9.35 am, P1.35 4.30, 6.30 pm Mon., 3—P9.30, R9.35 am t4.15 pm Tu?., 4-Pg.45, R9.H am tU5, 7.15 pm Wed., 5-R9.is am, mw pm t4.15, t7.0 pm Thurs.. 6-R935 am t4.15 pm FRI CRUISE (Direct).—Cardifl A.0 pm, Clevedon 8.30 pm. Fare, Is. P av on pm. SATURDAY. 1st.—AFTERNOON TRIP BARRY and CRUISE ALONG WELSH COAST, Via WESTON—Car- diff PI.15 pm, returning B any 5.0 pm, or by rail to Cardiff. Fare, 2s. AFTERNOON TRIP ILFRACOMBE—Cardifl F1.35 pm. Ilfracombe 6.30 pm. Fare, 2s. 6d. MONDA Y. 3rd.-AFTERSOON TRIP MUMBLES— Cardiff P2,30 pm, Mumbles 6.15 pm. Fare 2s 6d. AFTERNOON TRIP CLEVEDON, Via EbTON- Cardiff P3.0 pm, Clevedon 6.40 pm. Fare, Is. 6d. Calls off Lynmouth to and fro except trips marked 5. Cheap route to Devon and Cornwall. P From Cardiff Pier-head. R Special Boat Train from Riverside Station, ria Barry Pier, a.t 9.35 am Daily, at same faras as from Cardiff Pier-head. Daily Bookings from Newport G. W.R. to Lynmouth rand Hfracombe, via Cardiff (Riverside) and Barry Pier, at 8.50 axa. Far?, 4s. 6d. Return. Week-end Tickets, O&s. 6d. Also to Weston and Clevedon, via Cardifl Pier- head, Return Fare 2s. 6d. Through Bookings from all Barry, Taff VrJe. and Ehymney Stations. tn Now on Issue—Season Tickets, at £2 2s.; Coupons 20s. worth for 10. (Nat Transferable). For Further = Particulars apply Dean and Dawson (Limited), 67, St. Mary-street; or the Red Funnel Line (Limloo), MERCHANTS' EI^UAIXGE, Cardiff. Telegrams, Deronia." Nat. Tel., 2L igggs PUBLIC NOTICES 2'1) GLAMORGAN R.G.A. (VOL.). REGIMENTAL ORDERS by Col. H. OA-KDEN FISHER, V.D., Commanding, ^P2a^- r W EEK ENDING SATURDAY, 8th June < -D ? CARDIFF, ?t May, 1907. )11 Parades, %t 8 p.m.—Monday, Battery Drin, under P.IS. Tuesday, Commanding omcers PM-a?Ie; Band and Trumpeters t? Ja.tteru:i; Dree'J, "Review O?der" (OQic€fs, ?m?t., Serge, and Brown Belts); every m?m.b?r ehotildend?v?ur to attend. Thura-  Battery Drill, under Volunteer Of&?Ts. day. OF DEFENCE, Smi.r?y. 1st June, ,at "Vernock. ie?ving Que?n-?treet Station ? '.?'?"=. ???S a.t G.W. Station and Penaa-tih. Saturday, 8th Ju?, there will be Pra,etice at Lavernock, with 1-inch Aiming i-u?. for all Companies; CardiS C-ompani" 1-ving Qu?n-?treot, Station at 3 p.m., Penarth Compajiies leaving T.V.R. Station about 3.8 p.m., Barry Companies leaving Cadoxton by 3.20 p.m. train, Bridgend Com- pany leaving by 2.57 m. train via Cardiff. Z. Uniform to be worn at all Work of Defence Parades. 3. Duties.—Company on duty. No. 5. Medical Officer, Surgeon-caDtain J. L. Thomas, C B (Signed) J. E. G. FOLLETT, Captain and Adjutant, 2nd Glamorgan R.G.A, (Vol.). PENARTH COMPANIES. Sunday, 2nd June.—Church Parade at Barry Dock. Parade at the Penarth Drill-hall at 10 a.m. sharp, catching the 10.34- a.m. train at Cogan. Dress: "Church Parade Order." Mon.day and Wednesday.—Gun Drill and Fire Discipline at Penarth Head Battery. Parade at the Battery each Evening at 7.30 P.M. Uniform to be worn. Friday, at 8 p.m.—Marching Drill amd Pra,otioe with Ntiniot-ure, Rifle. Sat,urda,y.-Worl, of Defence at Lavernook. Ptarade at T.V.R. Station at 3.8 p.m. For I)ut.y: -Sergeant Bartlett and Trum- peter Stevens. (Signed) H. C. VTVIAN, Major, e2166 Commanding Penarth Companies. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL. CORPS (VOLS.) WELSH BEARER COMPANY. ORDERS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8th JUNE, 1907. Officer for the Week. Captain. E. J. R. Evatt; Orderly Sergeant, SeTgeant J. Fox; Orderly Corporal, Corporal H. Henry. Monday.—Recruits and Company Drill. Plain Clothes. Wednesday.—Company DrilL Plain Clothes. Friday.—Bearer Company Drill. Drill Ordier. By Order. (Signed) WILLIAM SHEEN, Captain, Coijimandinir R.A.M. Corps (Vols.). Headquarters, May 31, 1907 e3491 OFFICES TO LET rrWO FRONT ROOMS in WESTERN KAIL-BUILDINGS, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF, to be LET. Steam-heated ana Electric IAghted.-Apply to Mr. E. H. Grafter, Wost-em Mail. Cardiff. c3074 I HOTELS, BOARDING ESTABLISH- MENTS, &c. WESTON-SUPER-MARE.. ~1/|*RS. Badman, Oomf ble Fum. Apart's. -?'-?- with or w'out B'd. Aply 2, A.'leallldrn,Pde'l c3714

That Reminds Me— At last his majesty the pig has come into his own. Proscribed for centuries by the chosen people as unclean, it has fallen to the lot of Cardiff to make him clean. A long line of lazy ancestors, who persistently wallowed and grunted in mud not caring a nose-ring whether they ate ashes or rubbish, has left the up-to-date porker a very wretched, shiftless lump of fat. It is only in Ireland that any real affection for the pig seems to have survived. Pat treats him as a pet, and Biddy sometimes gives him the run of the kitchen and the parlour. They try to cheer his little life, and piggy, believ- ing in the doctrine of the short life and the merry life, has passed into history as an essential part of Paddy's joke. But outside Ireland pigs are--well, they are not exactly ratepayers! The Cardiff Corporation have decided to change all that. Often must the members of this humane institution for the persecution of ratepayers and the pitying of pigs—often must they have looked with sadness upon the deplorable accommodation provided for the pig. Anyway, they have been fired with the noble resolve to raise his standard of living. They despatched a sort of Royal Commission on the housing of the asylum pigs. The commissioners returned with fabulous stories of how pigs were treated in the fairy city of Bristol and the remote fastnesses of Tal-I' garth, and the immediate result is a? decision to erect a palatial edifice, at a cost of 21,000, for the accommodation of 80 royal, well-fed beasts in that rising suburb of Card iff-Whitchurch. The style of architecture of these piggeries has not been exactly defined. Mr. Veal!, himself an architect, says it is to be abso- lutely plain-Anglo-Saxon, no doubt- no decorated Gothic, Geometric, or Per- pendicular, but simply plain. The wall- paper has not been chosen yet, appa- rently, and it has not transpired whether the Mental Hospital pigs will recline upon an ottoman or upon the customary litter of straw. The £1,000 ought to run -easily .to an ottoman. Some members of the Corporation aver that the pigs will be housed a great deal better than a good many ratepayers. This is scarcely literally true of Cardiff. But one could name towns, not many miles away from Cardiff either, where the hovels of the people only surpass in hmd room these palaces for pigs. What a thing it is to be the citizens of a city which treats the beasts of the field thus, noblyl Of a truth TO have -arrived at idid apotheosis^ of the pig. What thetratepayers will naturally wunt Ale, expenditure is really necessary. If the farm is going to be built on this scale of splendour would it not be better to be without one at all? Imagine a young farmer starting in life and Arrowing four or five thousand pounds to re-build a homestead, and a few thousands more to stock it! It is said that farming does not pay when run by hard, business- headed farmers. How can it be made to pay by the Cardiff Corporation when they start off with a millstone of capital expenditure hanging round their necks? The Corporation must not embark upon farming as they embark upon fish markets. They must not run a farm as a hobby or out of pity for the pigs. They must run it on sound, business- like lines. They may not be able to make it pay even then. But they should at least be able to avoid a big annual financial loss. Contrast this apotheosis of the pig with a little episode of poverty that came to light at the Swansea Board of Guardians' Visiting Committee. A man came before the guardians to ask for a day's holiday for his wife in order that they might look for a house. They had been married he said for fourteen years. But when challenged, he was forced to admit that they had never been married. The woman came into the room: there was a touch of pathos in the scene when she earnestly exclaimed: Yes, I would marry him with all my heart. It is poverty that has kept us from getting married." This so touched the guardians that they promptly subscribed the money for the wedding, and a ministerial member promised to perform* the ceremony. This is in curious contrast to the recent case in which the Cardiff Guardians- fought tooth and nail U) pre- vent a young girl in their charge being taken out by her lover and her relatives. No one, of course, can question the wisdom of the Cardiff Guardians in retaining their control over the child, but it is pleasant, by contrast, to find that guardians are not. in tne habit of practising the role of the fierce, for- bidding foster-mother. If the truth were known, it would pro- bably be found that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of cases like that which came before the Swansea Guardians. Chronic poverty, through, it may be, no fault of the man, but simply through sheer bad luck, constantly stepping in to prevent him from making a home. There is no instinct more powerful in man than this ambition t,% found a home. It is not only in man. You find it in the little denizens that haunt the banks of the streams-in the water voles and the otters. You find it running through- out the animal kingdom. But poverty is unknown to them. Grim disaster comes unawares. The hunter of the family may never return, and the lone widow be left with her cubs, waiting for the same grim destiny. But poverty 1! is never a bar to the founding j of their homes. It is only man, relieved from the terrors of the unseen disasters of the struggle for life, that suffers this tragedy of poverty to stand between him and the realisation of his most natural ambition. When will Wales be rid of its eternal battle of the sites? No sooner is one such struggle ended than another begins. Most of us remember the strenuous strivings between Swansea and Cardiff for the South WaJes College, and how valiantly and effectively Dean Vaughan joined the devoted band of Cardiff enthusiasts who eventually carried the day. This, perhaps, was the toughest fight of all, but it was succeeded by others almost as keen. There was the university registry, which has been moved nearly as often as was ex-President Steyn s seat of government when Lord Roberts was hustling him through the Orange Free State. The discordant clamour broke out anew over the Gla- morgan County Offices, and now Penarth has set up a shrill demand that the proposed training college shall be located within its borders. All this is, of course, an agreeable sign of civic activity, and of a oommunitis desire to look better than its neighbours. For towns are very like individuals in their little yearnings and vanities.

PRESENTATION TO HIGH CONSTABLE I The popularity in which Mr. A. P. Jones, high-constable of Miskin Higher, and agent to Sir W. T. Lewis, Bart., is held in the district, was demonstrated on Thursday, when he was entertained to a complimentary ban- quet at file Constitutional-hall, Aberdare, and made too recipient of a silver epergne and side dishes by the members of the Aberdare Constitutional Club on his appointment to the office of high-constable, as well as in recognition of his services to the club. The presentation, however, was not confined to the club, for among the subscribers were some of the leading residents. Mr. H. L. Lewis, J.P., high-sheriff of Pem- brokeshire, presided, and proposed the health of the guest of the evening, who, he said, during the 29 years he had lived at Aberdare had proved himself to be a publio man in the best sense of the word. There was, he thofught, no local man who had done more for the Conservative cause during the last twelve or fifteen years than Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones In reply referred to the coinci- dence that Mr. Lewis and himself should be high-sheriff and high-constable respectively during the same year.—The presentation was made by Mr. T. Lloyd, and Mr. Jones made suitable acknowledgment.

I THE HOSPITAL ON FLAT HOLM I Mr. Jabez Jones, Dr. Walford. medical officer of health for Cardiff, and Mr. Smith, from the city engineer's office, paid a visit to the Flat Holm on Thursday, and, together with representatives of the Bristol Port Sanitary Authority, made an inspection of the hospital and crematorium there. Every- thing was found to be in a satisfactory state. The Bristol authority makes an annual con- tribution towards the maintenance of the crematorium, and by virtue of that payment have the right to make use of the crema- torium when necessary.

SUFFRAGETTES' CAMPAIGN | At a demonstration in Exeter-hall last night, organised by the Women's Social and Political Union, it waa announced that the union required a campaign fund of £ 20,000. A oommenoronen t was made by a collection in tlhe hall, wthioh realised JE700, and was made up to £1,400 by Mr. and Mrs. Pethiok Lawrenoe.

I COUNCILLORS AT BLOWS I Exerting eoenes were wiitneesed at a committee meeting1 in comnection with the Sontthwittk Urtbaji Council, in consequence of a councillor making use of an offensive expression towards a colleague. A with- drawal of the phrase was demanded, but, saitiisfaxntion not being given, the difference waa settled toy blows.

DOG SAVES A CHILD'S LIFE A large dog .saved Olive Thomas, two yeara I old. from drowning- yesterday at Ledgh. The child's pemmbuliitor had rolled down a hill into a lake, and she waa in danger of drown- ing, when the dog plunged in and dragged the perainib«lacfor to the bank.

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Canal-side Groans. ——.— —— I GREEK DEACON DROWNED. About a quarter-past eleven on Thursday night a young man named Thomas Morgan, of Donald-street, and a Great Western Rail- day porter, named Talbot, were passing the Glendower Hotel on Canal-parade, Cardiff, when they heard groans as from someone struggling in the canal. They both hurried cff for a policeman, and found Constable Powell in Custom House-street. Returning to the canal, the three of them discovered a man in the water, and managed to get him to the bank. He showed some faint signs of life, and artificial respiration was tried by two, while the other man went off for Dr. Buist. The attempts to restore breathing, however, proved useless, for when Dr. Buist arrived he found that the man was dead. His body was taken to the mortuary to await identification. About half an hour later it was found that the dead man had been staying with Mr. Karagianis, of John-street. A "Western Mail" representative called there, and was told that the deceased was a Greek named Marcos Cokalaras, and aged 32, who was a fellow-townsman of his host. Cokalaras, he was told, was the son of a vine-grower at Chesme, near Smyrna, where he was born. He was educated for the Greek Church, and when about eighteen years old he went to Jerusalem. There he remained for twelve years, acting at the Greek Church in a capacity which seems to have combined some of the duties of a verger with those of a deacon. He was told, however, that in the United States he would find opportunity for more responsible employment. Accord- ingly he sailed to America, and there became the priest of a Greek Church. He stayed, however, for only six months, and then returned to Jerusalem for a short visit to his friends, after which he came to Lon- don via Marseilles. Failing to find an engage- ment there, he came down to Cardiff to his friend, Mr. Karagianis, and had been in the town about six weeks. He was last seen at the house in John- street, it appeared, about eleven o'clock, when he came in after fetching a newspaper, and, as everyone thought, went to bed. "Did he seem cheerful?" asked our repre- sentative. "Yes," Mr. Karagianis replied, he seemed well enough. But he had been a good deal worried because he could not get Church employment in Cardiff. He had money enough." Over two pounds was found on his body. "He was worried, too," the story continued, "about his hair. When he came to England he wore it long, as Greeks do. He was chaffed about it a lot in London, and one day some boys tied the ends of his hair to some railings. After that he had it cut short. But he grieved about it a good deal, because he said he dared not go home while it was cropped so short." These things, Mr. Kara.gihn.is believed, had driven his friend to commit suicide. Whether he is right or no a coroner's jury will have to decide to-day.

FLAT-NOSED CARTRIDGES I At the Thames Police-court on Thursday Patrick Flemming (ship's fireman) Edward Hennessey (labourer), Charles Bedford (ware- houseman), John Soderbey (a donkey man), and Andrew La.rgerwood (ship's carpenter) were charged with taking on board the steam- ship Morocca, now lying at the Morocco Wharf, 8,000 flat-noc-d ball cartridges, in a manner which mighttend to cause an explo- &ion or fire on board that vessel. Inspector Reed asked that only evidence of I arrest might now be taken, in order that the facts nmght be laid before the chief inspector of explœivœ. The previous night he aaw Plem- j min? and Hennœæy carrying hea.vy pa.okagM along High-street, Wapping. In two parcels oar-1 ried by Flemming were 2,000 cartridges, while in Hennessey's parcels were 1,000 cartridges. Flemming said he was going to take them on board the Morocca, and that they were j going to Mazagan. Flemming added, I got them from Eley's, and I have brought them from my house to take out to Morocco to sell. After other evidence ol arrest accused were remanded.

MILLIONAIRE'S MARRIAGE I Mr. D. C. Oorbin, the well known million- aire railway builder and sugar planter, of Spokane, Washington, was married at Mount Vernon, New York last week, to a Swedish woman of humble brith, named Anna Lar- son Petersen. The bride and bridegroom returned yesterday, when the announcement of their wedding was made public. By this marriage Mrs. Oorbin becomes the mother- in-law of the Countess of Orford, who is Mr. Oorhin's daughter. The bride is 35 years old and the bridegroom 70. Mrs. Oorbin oame from Sweeden to America as a girl, and was in service in various households throughout the country. She went to Mr. Oorhin's house twelve years ago as companion to the late Mrs. Corbin, who had her educated. She has been married before, but had been divorced. As the result of successful invest- ment of her savings in real estate, she became prosperous, and uubtgequently) travelled extensively. Mr. Corbin's first wife died two years ago. Mrs. Oorbin, who is a woman of much beauty, will, it is said, use her own fortune in assisting needy (Swedes.

ECHO OF A BRUTAL CRIME I Intense interest has been taken in the trial in Rome of Sampaoio, who on Christmas night murdered a little girl in a manner which thrilled Rome with horror and cast a gloom over the celebration of the festival., The verdict was given late last night, and the severcat sentence allowed by the Italian law was passed on the prisoner. To demonstrate the popular satisfaction at the verdict a number of people assembled shortly before midnight on the steps fronting ,the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, and, notwithstanding the heavy rain, marched in procession to the spot where the victim's body was discovered, crying, Viva il tribu- nale! Yiva la giuouzia!

MUDDLE AT A FUNERAL J I A. painful incident occurred yesterday at Kiuigstihorpe, Northampton, ait the funeral of a butoher named Stevens. The hearse, mourners, and coaches bad arrived when it was found that the proper certificate was missing. Morecwea*. Major Broughtotn, of the Salvation Army, who Was to conduct the service, bad not arrived. After nearly three hours a doctor supplied a fresh certificate, but for a long time no registrar could be found to sign it. Major Broughton, who had been wrongly advised as to tihe time of the funeral, finally hurried up in a, cab and conducted the service.

HOTEL PORTERS' TIPS I A strike of hall portere f in milny ot- the ¡ leading hotels in New York for a minAmmn wage of £ 5 p?r month and the reten?MMi of aJl tips received created great inconvenience- yteNlay in those hotels which were aReot?d. The men comp?m that the head Porter coueote %t least half the gmtuit" which they receive, a. custom which is by no means confined to America. Four of the largest hotels were oompeUed t? yield to Itt!?-k=eaal terms, the chambermaids refusing to move any of the luggage, and the "call" boys being) of little use in this respect. Other hotel j managements stand out against the demaiadg.

"LEAVE THAT TO THE MEN." "Are yoaft money-lender?" asked Judge Willis of a woman at Southwark Gownty- couirt. "Yes, your honour," was the reply. His Honour: I think you should leave-that to the men. The Lady: Women must Jive, aa well as men. His Honour: They- will lWo best by attend- ing to their homes. That is the proper duty of women.

I BRENNAN MOKO RAIL I I It da stated. ttoafc the Government has decided to set apart L6,000 for developing experiments in India in. ection with the Bremran mono Bail system.

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I Contraband Coal. I IMPORTANT TEST CASE. The-House of Lords on Thursday renewed the hearing of the appeal in the case of the Paris Steamship Company v. Caine, which is one of the many actions arising out of carrying Cardiff coal, con.ttaband of war, to one or other of the belligerent ports during the Russo-Japanese War. Caine and his fellow-plaintiffs in the ori- ginal action were members of the Cardiff crew of the steamship Franklin, which vessel carried a cargo of Cardiff coal for the use of the Japanese fleet. The men signed on for a voyage not exceeding three years' duration, within the limiits of 75 degrees north and 60 degrees south. The vessel proceeded to Hong Kong, where the men, finding they had to go to Sasebo, the Japanese naval base, refused to proceed. They were taken before the harbour-master, who was a magistrate with admitted jurisdic- tion, and, as they alleged, they were after- wards mardhed through the streets of Hong Kong handcuffed, through crowds of jeering Chinamen, to prison, where they endured 70 days' solitary confinement. Mr. Justice Lawrence, who tried the case in the first instance, found the men could not sustain their action for alleged false impri- sonment, as tlhe court which had dealt with them at Hong Kong was of competent juris- diction. He held, however, that the men were within their rights in refusing to proceed to Sasebo, and allowed their claim for wages UP to the date of final settlement. Both sides appealed. The Court of Appeal dismissed the men's appeal in reference to the imprisonment, and upheld the decision of the court below, allow- ing the seamen their wages up to the date of the Appeal Court judgment. The owners now appealed against this deci- sion. Mr. Hamilton, K.C., arguing the case for the appellants, contended that the respon- dents were not justified in refusing to pro- ceed upon the voyage to Sasebo, the cargo being by English law lawful merchandise, and not contraband, and the adventure of carrying the same to Sasebo being in any case lawful trading within the limits and terms contained in the articles. It was not proved that the voyage to Sasebo would have exposed the respondents to excessive risks other than those which must be deemed to have been within the contemplation of the contract contained in the articles. In any case, the agreement terminated at Horng Kong by the action of the respondents, and no allowance for wages ought to have been made after that date. The further hearing was adjourned.

"G iles, Limited." SUSPICIOUS WELSH FARMERS The work of the A.O.S. (Agricultural Organisation Society) in Wales is not plain sailing. Giles is hard to move, and the Welsh type of the family is suspicious. "An axe tq grand" was the greeting given in a certain' Welsh district when somebody proposed that inquiries should be made. But a postcard was seTht, and the result has been the crea- tion of a co-operative sooiety with a turn- over of £ 1,000 and the prospect of opening a dairy a.t Aberystwyth. SiniOO then 32 other societies have been. formed in Wales, and the middleman in seeds and fertilisers has been brought to a better appreciation of the rights and claims of the individual farmer to sympathrMc consideration. So, at any rate, one is led1 to conclude from a perusal I of a deeply intorestinlg article on the subject in the "World's Work" for June.

ECHO OF THE MYERS CASEI Official Receiver Astonished In Wandsworth Bankruptcy-court on Thurs- day Mr. Registrar Wiliougihby held a sitting for the public examination of David Myers, furniture dealer, formerly of Clap- ham Junction and Camden Town, and now of 33, High-street, Abersychan. The accounts showed liabilities expected to rank X793, and deficiency L748. In his statement of affairs the debtor said he was 29 years of age. He went to South Africa in October last for the purpose of finding employment, but returned, and was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the creditors of his brother Joseph. At the Central Criminal Court he was acquitted before the defence had been heard. He attributed his insolvency to handing over his property to the trustee in his brother's bankruptcy. Questioned by Mr. Howell, the official receiver, the debtor said he had been working for his brothers Abel and Joseph since he left school. He repeated that he saved £ 500 out of his four years' wages of 1200 a year, and the official receiver warned him to be careful. He added that in 1903 his father, who was a pawnbroker in South Wales, gave him £1,000 in sovereigns. Mr. Howell: How far did you carry it?— Not very far. What would £ 1,000 in gold weigh?—About 401b. I should think. He spent about £8{)0 in Chartereds. In addition to the S,1,000 which his father gave him he had brought £ 300 from South -Wales, and it was with that XZW and the £ 200 change of the £1,000 that he purchased the Olapham Junction business. He carried it on in the name of Campbell, not because he wished to obliterate the name of Myers, but because it was usual in the furniture trade to go by a fancy name. When he purchased the Oamden Town business from his brother he deducted the X500 which the latter owed him. Do you assert that the businesses did not belong to your brother Joseph ?—Subsequent events have proved that they did not. I con- sider that I have been robbed of the busi- nesses. Rightly or wrongly, I handed them over. Honestly now, up to the time of your brother Joseph's conviction, if you believed these businesses were your own, why did you give them up?—Because I did not want any creditor of Joseph Myers to say that I had received a single pennyworth of goods that did not belong to me. Mr. Howell: Magnificent philanthropy! You gave them up for this sentimental reason?- After my brother's conviction I handed them over. Pointing in court to Mr. Baker, the trustee, the debtor exoitedly exclaimed, "There is the man who kept me in custody for thirteen weeks, and afterwards tried to put me in gaol. Devildom is all I can call it." The Registrar said there must be an adjournment.

THE AGE OF TOLERANCE The world seems to be growing happier aa it grows older. The milk of human kindness is more plentiful than it used to be, and good humour is almost a universal habit. 111- natured people are nearly as extinct as the dodo or the punster. Kindness of heart is so common that it has ceased to be a virtue. Everybody is kindnhearted. Few of us cam boast of possessing an enemy, and there is hardly a. good hater left in London. We all find it blessedly easy to forgive and forget, and blessedly hard to cultivate the art of resentment. It is the age of tolerance. We give eaidh other the benefit of tihe doubt. We recognise the rigiht of every human being to he different from his fellows, and we do not regard & twist of temperament as a personal affront. We are eager to take a. charitable view of each other. We give a good deal more than we take. The cynic seems to us an old fogey. He is out of faahi-on- M. A. P."

TEtE ""KNOW-ALLS/' Th--eld- nowtadmys hmve umbwked- on a new ,role. They do not pose as being ""know-alls," or for ever in the right, juist b the)r happen* to have been bom first. Tfhte used to be a. teasing trait, and often led tO friction. Modern elders let the yomg ones ihtave their say, a.nd even listen to them with jaittemtaon. They admit the value of new ideas, and for their own parts are always ready to rewrn. Men amd woman of fifty, and.- even, sixty,, attack new amusements, learn new languages, take m usio and sketching lesscms, amd remain receptive to the last. They do not let tbem- selves grow rusty; froah interests preserve their youth.—"The Lady."

INSULTING THE. UNION "JAGK" 0 Speaking aA a Nationalist meeting in PettAgo, County Fermanagh, yesterday, Mr, i J. O. Dola<n, M.P., said he looked forward, to the day when the Union Jack would be dragged in the mud and the sons of Erin -uld march victorious with the green flae; waving over them. Mr. John O'GaJlaghan* of America, said the Americans would we that Ungiamd got no American friendship so Ions as justice was not done to Ireland.

LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY I A peculiar incddetLt happened at a house tofiar Deal yesterday. Du.riÐc a. tbtmdarsoorm -the XgbMximC ianoritnted a perfect photograph pa A6 vass ot befrrae I

I Orchard Destroyed 1 I I I A WEST WALES OUTRAGE. I At Cardiganshire Summer Assizes, held at Lampeter on Thursday (before Mr. Shee, K.C., Commissioner), William Griffiths (on bail), a farmer's son, living at Penparke, LI a-n dyssi liogogo, near New Quay, waa charged with maliciously cutting, breaking, and rooting up 91 fruit and ornamental trees, value £25, the property of the Rev. David John Davies, vicar of Llandyssilio- gogo, on or about the 3rd inst. Mr. Da.vid Rhys (instructed by Mr. D. Pen- na.nt James, Aberayron) appeared for the Crown, and Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, K.C., M.P. (instructed by Mr. D. Watkins, Lampeter), appeared for the defendant, who pleaded "Not guilty." Mr. David Rhys, in opening, stated that it, was a type of crime in which they oould not expect anything but circumstantial evi- dence. Evidence would be brought that the trees were cut down by a left-handed man, which was rather an important point in the case, as prisoner was a left-handed man. The Rev. D. J. Davies, who has been vicar of the parish since 1895, stated that at 6.30 a.m. on April 4 the lawn and garden were discovered to be denuded of trees. Alto- gether 61 ornamental trees and 30 fruit trees and bushes had been cut and sawn down. He noticed footprints about, so he took the precaution of covering over eight of the most distinct with boxes, and sent for the police. He noticed that by the direction in which the trees had been cut and sawn that the damage must have been done by a left-handed person. He estimated the damage done at 150. Mr. Lloyd Morgan: When you became vicar of this parish there were very unfortunate differences of opinion between various people who attended the church?—Yes, there were two parties. And very bad feeling existed between the two parties?—Yes, sir. I think it resulted in certain families leaving the ahuiroh?—Yes, a few. The prisoner himself did not belong to that section?—No, air. The prisoner is not a Ohurdhman. He had manifested no ill-feeling towards you?—No, but I believe he is a tool in the bands of others. Prisoner, on oath, gave an emphatic denial to the allegation. The jury Wturned a verdict of Not guilty," and prisoner was acquitted.

ON THE EVE OF MARRIAGE I llth-Hour Quarrel Between Lovers I i A verdict of £ 25 for the plaintiff and of £ 12 36. 6d. for the defendant with regard to his counter-claim was the result of the brea? of pre action which Miss Julia Sarah Boatman, daughter of a Tottenham blaeksmith, brought against Mr. Alfred Robert Gleed, a coppersmith, of Stratford. Mr. Gleed's counter-claim was for money which he had deposited with Miss Boa-tman in anticipation of their marriage. The banns were published, the wedding guests invited, 'but, almost at the eleventh hour, a lovers' quarrel brought the engagement to an end. The defendant was not represented by counsel, and his case was that he asked the lady to wait for two months, until he was in full work, that she refused, and that, in consequence, the engagement was rescinded. At t.he resumed hearing yesterday (before Mr. Justice Pickford and a jury) Mrs. Chap- man, a relative of the plaintiff, described a lanlg conversation she had with the defendant, in the course of which she asked why he had broken off the marriage. His answer was, "I have reasons. "What are they?" he I was asked; and he replied, "Well, one thing, I I haven't seen Julia laugh for a week." If Julia had ever refrain.ed from laughter for a week, she laughed heartily enough at this statement, and even Mr. Justice Pick- ford relaxed slightly from his judicial severity. The only witnesses called by the defendant were his father and mother, but they did not add materially to the facts previously laid, before the court. In addition to the verdict already recorded, Miss Boatman was ordered to return two vases claimed by Mr. Gleed.

GORED TO DEATH BY A BULLI Inquest on Llandilo Victim I Mr. T. Walters, coroner, held an inquest on Thursday at Carmarthen Infirmary on the body of Frederick Wilson, farm servant, Bremenda-isaf, Llanarthney. who died at that institution on Wednesday as a result of severe injuries he received through being gored by a bull at Llandilo on the 21st inst. John Falconer, Bremenda-isaf, said that deceased was a servant in his employ, and -was nineteen years of age. Deceased told him that he was drawing t-he bull behind him. There was a little ditch at the side. of the road, and deceased fell into it. The bull got frightened at something, and when deceased was getting up the bull went straight for him. Dr. Fred Bailey, house surgeon at the infir- mary, said that there was a considerable tearing of the skin and some of the muscles of the inner part of the left leg. It was a very nasty wound. Death was due to lock- jaw. John Davies, plumber, 9, Bridge-street, Llandilo, said that deceased was leading the bull by a rope and a stick. The bull rushed at him and knocked him against the wall. The deceased saved himself by crawling into the yard of the Half Moon Hotel. The jury returned a verdiot, of "Accidental death.

ANOTHER CLERK WANTED P. I The finance committee of the Cardiff Cor- poration considered at a meeting on Thurs- day a recommendation from the magistrates that, in consequence of the additional work I involved oy rate proceedings which had been thrown upon the magistrates'-clerk's depart- ment, and of the general increase of work in that department, the committee ask the Secretary of State to allow the salary of the magistrates' -clerk to be increased by 965 a year in order that an additional clerk might be employed. A letter from Mr. Rees (magistrates'-clerk) was also read, in which it was stated that his clerks had been working twenty hours' overtime in a "week. This was in codse- quence of the work transferred to his office from the rates department. The overtime worked was equal to about three-quarters of a clerk's time, and the work in connection with the rate proceedings would mean three months' additional work. Mr. Alloock stated that an extra clerk was not wanted merely for the rate work, which should have been done .in the magistrates'- clerk's department all ..g. He suggested an improvement in the accounting of the magis- trates'-clerk's department. There should be a proper system of receipts for all fines paid. Alderman Edward Thomas moved that the magistrates' -clerk be asked to give a return I of the number of hours worked by himself and the members of his staff before the application be further considered. This was agreed to.

I BLfNOfDBY HIS OWN ACT White-at work in Essex-road, N., a Wal- thametow painter took a bottle of lemonade from a ease near him, and was about to unscrew the stopper when it exploded. His left eye waa destroyed by the broken glass and the other badly injured. Yesterday be sought an awatnd under the Workmen's Compensation Act, but Deputy- Judge Edge, at Clerkenwell Ocmnty-court, found for the defendants, holding that the accident would never have occurred had it not been for an act of theft. Since the accident the man has become quito blind. He had to be led into court. I

I SHEEP IN SHOP WWDOW I A remarkable incident was witnessed in "Kingston yesterday afternoon on. the occa- sion of the usual weekly market. A flock of homod sheep was being driven through. Thames-street, and as the "animals were passing a shop window one of them saw its fnafLeatdan in the glass, amdi made a rush at it, springing through the plate-glass. The animal was followed by the rest of the flock, about twenty in number. A window-cleaner., who was at work at the time, very namrowly escaped injury. The window was completely smashed. t

tMtSS EDNA MAY AS A POET At lier-last visit to Littlehamptom, .a south coast watering place, where her health con- siderably benefited, Mass Edna May was the recipient of congratulatory verses from a local rhymeter- The actress replied as fol. lows:— Vmm-so-ktnd I feel must earn IÂ. 1ÓIDBa.r answer by return. Y<wr hopes and wishes I aiiatl treasure, Trusting that in no small measure The health and wealth you wish tor-m* Accorded to yourself may be. I shall return another day- Yours most sincerely, Edna May.

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Poison Drama Inquest I The Signing of Mrs. Blume's Will Described. A VERDICT OF MURDER. A verdict of "Wilful murder" was returned ,against Richard Brinkley by a coroner's jury at Croydon yesterday. The principal witness was the man Heard, who had not hitherto been called during the proceedings, a:nd who is alleged to have wit- nessed Mrs. Blume's will. Brinkley, the Fulham carpenter who stands committed for trial on a charge of murder, waa not present, in court, but Mr. Muir (the Treasury prosecutor), the Misses Beck, Reginald Parker, and all the chief witnesses in the case were there. There was a rustle of excitement a.m.ong those in court when Henry Charles Heard was called. He gave his address a,3 84, The Grove, Camberwell, and described himself taB, a builder and decorator. He said he had known Brinkley for about! two years, and proceeded to tell how, on December 14, he went with Brinkley to see i Mre. Blume at MaxweU-road, Fu-lham. "Why did he want to introduce you to her?" asked the coroner. "He had told me previously that Mrs. Blume Wanted Me to Write a Will Out for her," was the reply. Heard added thwt at Fulham they were admitted to the house by the old lady. Brinkley said: "Here we are, granny; this is tihe young man I have brought." (The remark caused laughter in oourt, Heard being anything but a young man.) The conversa- stion turned on a ceiling in the house which needed repairs. They inspected the room, and Brinkley and the witness left to buy some laths and get dinner. They returned to the house after I dinner. Brinkley went upstairs with the laths, and Heard went into the breakfast- room with Mrs. Blume. Then, according to Heard's evidence, Mrs. Blume asked if he would do the writing, and he expressed a preference for taking the doou- ment home to copy it. Mrs. Blume produced a paper with a copy of the will, bearing her name upon it. The will left all her property to Brinkley. Heard went on to say that he took the will away to copy it. On the following Monday (December 17) he and Brinkley again went to Maxwell-road, where Brinkley greeted MIs. Blume with "Here We Are, Granny," and a krisa. Brinkley had toM him Parker was to be the other witness to the will, but Parker was not at the house, and Brinkley went out, say ing he would find him. About five minutes later he returned with a man, saying: This is Parker." Parker here stood up in court, and Heard said he believed he was the man, but could not swear it. The Coroner: Is that the man? Hoard: I do not think it is, sir. The will, said Heard, was read out loudly enough for the man who had come in with Brinkley to hear. The old lady signed it. and the man who had been announced by Brinkley as Parker did the came. The Coroner remarked that Heard's evi- dence was brought in to test Parker's credi- bility, and added that he did not think that in any single particular was his evidence worth a moment's consideration. His evi- dence was not at all credibile, and he thought they had had enough for their purpose. Mr. Muir dispensed with further cross- exaimina-tiofn, and Heard was dismissed, with the remark that he would not be allowed expenses. Mr. Wateman, of Somerset House, produced the will, and Heard identified his signature on it. Earlier in the hearing Sir Thomas Steven- son., the Home Office analyst, had repeated the evidence he gave at the police-court. Referring bo his analysis of the stout found in the bottle at the Becksr's house, he said it must have been very highly charged with poison. There must have been several fatal doses of prussic acid in it.

THE COLD WEATHER I Astronomer's Curious Theory. I Professor K. Stone Wiggins, the Canadian astronomer, declares (says the "Tribune") that the comtmued cold weather is not due to amy lack of heat from the sun, since no light nor heat from the latter passes to the earth or any other planet. If light came from the sun, he says, all space within the solar system would be perpetually illumi- natecL If heat came from the sun, space between the earth ajid the sun would possess a high, temperature, whereas it is wiell known that the higher a balloon ascends the colder it becomes. The .present cold weather, Professor Wiggins asserted, is due to the planetary attraction of the second moon, whidh he claimed to have 'discovered in 1882, and which, having now reached a point in its orbit nearest to the earth, is producing all the phenomena, in the I earth's atmosphere.

AMERICAN RAILROADS I President Roosevelt delivered an important speech at Indianapolis on Thursday, on the occasion of the celebration of Memorial Day. He said there should be no prohibition of a railway company purchasing the securities of connecting lines, but. on the other hand, he would not allow the purchase of securities of parallel companies, because that might be used to stop competition. One of the changes he would like was a general application of the Massachusetts Railway Law. He cherished no scheme of vengeance against capitalists, and proposed no unreasonable restrictions upon the issuance of securities, but they must guard against illegitimate inflation. There had been much wild talk of over-oapitalisa- tion of railways, but, in his opinion, the TJnited States railways were worth the, amount represented by the securities issued. I —Central News. The Speech Leaks Out I There waa a leakage of the speech, which the President delivered. Ea.rly copies of an Americaa review containing the full text of the speech got into the hands of several Wall-street firms. The effect was to cause a rise in stooks.-Dentral News.

SAVED BY HIS CLOTHES. I At Dorchester yesterday George Rose 28, was indicted for attempting to murder his i uncle, John Ellis Wareham, a well-known citizen, and former town councillor who carries on business as a timber merchant. Mr. Wareham is over 80, and intended to make Rose his heir. They were in the workshop on May 4 when, without warning, Rose took a, gun and fired into his uncle s back. I have ahot him. I could not help it- something came over me," said Rose to a neighbour who hurried in. At the hospital 80 shots were extracted from the victim, whose life 'W, Se w the thick clothes he was wearing. Rose, who said he was worried by money matters, w? found by the jury to be jnsane.

PORPOISE'S BIG MEAL I A h/uge ehoal of herrings, pursued by a large oohool of porpoises, appeared off the quay at Kildysaat last evening, and prompt 3measu,r?es we2-0 taken by fahe and ptompt measures were taken by the fishermen. Row lboats were drawn across the mouth of the inllt, lld grna were brought into use for the deetruotion of the porpoises. These, how- ever, fiLLding their safety at stake made a dh for liberty, and, with the exception of    shot, they sucooed?d in get- Jtw ing thr-igh the line of boo.? OwiositY  the op?iin? <? the l<?y cf rh £ t of tL ^?0rpoi8fw' ?? it ?s found  fobbled ? ? ?s thM a hun- d7vdweig,ht of hemngB.

OVERWORKED JUDGE I ,At. Dorset Assizes yesterday Mr. JugUee  had 'bl?m gug'&-?-ed tha?t the long va,Datd,ome -%?-ould be shortened or even abolished. PIople -Id Lot rea-lise how gieavy their work was. Most ?f them were of soine-  ?' ? ?y ?d to sit week aIJfW ter week and ?ryd?ym the week. Their attention had to be k?pt on stretch pmatimay evert Minute, and their work waa not ended when they went out of court. He hoped no alteration would be made.

l ENGINEERS1 BALLOT I The ballot among the members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers employed In the enganeering departments of the North- east Ooast, it is stated, is in favour of a, strike if their demamdo for an increase of 2& a wees on time, and 5 per cent. on piece •j be not con coded.

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Roath Park Mystery. -0 BODY FOUND IN THE LAKE The body of an elderly man was on Thursday found floating in Roath Park lake near the bathing-stage. Some fishermen called the attention of the bathing attendant, who jumped in and brought the man out, by which time he was dead. Park-keepers Deni- son, Beauchamp, a.nd Webber attempted arti- ficial respiration, but without success. Later in the afternoon the body was identified by the widow as that of Charles Parnell, of Craddock-street, Riverside. Deceased was gb mason, and was subject to fits.

CONTROL OF BARRY ISLAND At a meeting of Barry Licensing Commit- tee on Thursday, Mr. 0. M'Cann presiding, a letter was read from Mr. -Robert Forrest stating that the Earl of Plymouth had no objection to the council taking temporary control of the beach and foreshore at Barry Island. The Clerk (Mr. T. B. Tordoff) said he had sent a form of tenancy agreement to Mr. Forrest for his signature, and it was agreed to hold a special meeting of the committee when it was returned. At a meeting of the Barry Chamber of Trade on Thursday, Mr. G. Speke in the chair, Mr. F. P. Jones-Lloyd, as chairman of the advertisement committee, reported that it was proposed to insert paragraphs in leading London daily papers an.d weekly papers circulating in the Midlands drawing attention to the unequalled attractions that Barry Island had to offer as a seaside resort.

MATCH-MAKING GUARDIANS Amongst the applications before the Swan sea. Workhouse Visiting Committee was Olli from a man who asked that his wife be allowed out for a day to look for a house. He said that they had been married fourteen years. The Chairman: Now, let us have the truth. When and where were you married? Applicant: Well, we are not married, sir. A Guardian: Why don't you marry? The Applicant: Because we are always in poverty. He added: I will marry her if you will give me the money. The Rev. E. O. Davies: And I am willing to marry them. The woman. asked if s!he were willing to marry him, repl-ied earnestly, "Yes, air, with all my heart-would only be too glad. It is poverty that have kept us from getting married." It was agreed by the members present that the money for the wedding should be-contri- buted between them.

Ijewelsofa LADY OF TITLE A sale of jewellery, the property of a lady of title," took place at Debenham, Storr, ajid Sons' premises, London, yesterday. The chief item was described as a truly magni- ficent Court necklace, of the most costly char. ,ap-ter, composed of 310 Oriental pearls of thE finest quality and match, arranged in five graduated rows, weighing 2,250 grains (net), with large circular sinap of white briuiants." 'l'hÍjj, beautiful ornament was sold for 15,5W. Or big prices were as follows:- Brilliant necklace ;CJ,3DO Three-row pearl necklace 2,200 .1 iSingle-iw pearl nocklace 520 Pair of diamond epaulettes 405 v Diamond Brooch 449 Pair of diamond earrings 315 The total amount realised was nearly £ 25,000, which establishes the sale as the most import-ant of the kind since the dispersal of the Lewis-Hill collection.

INSPECTOR GROVES' CASE At a meeting of the Abercarn Chamber of Trade the matter of the resignation of Inspector Groves was discussed.—The Chair- man (Councillor J. Mackinnon) produced the resolution and petition drafted by the Aber- carn Urban District Council, which was to be forwarded to the standing joint committee and the Monmouthshire County Counci It was decided to draft a similar resolution, and forward it to the standing joint com- mittee and the county council. It was also decided that the secretary (Mr. A. Morgan) should send a copy of the resolu- tion and a copy of Saturday's issue of the Western Mail," with the full account of Inspector Groves' case, to Mr. Shiart Heaton, of Wanslow, near Manchester, who is the agent to the Earl of Ellesmere, and. who is the person. connected with the case.

A FRUSTRATED ROBBERY At Cook's Bank at RaiBe yesterday a mai presented, a cheque for X100 for payment The cashier's taispiciona being aroused, h. summoned the pohoe, who arrested the mam, Inquiries elicited the fact that the cheque belonged to two Americaal ladies, the Misses Juiia and Ellen Morgan, who are staying at the Hotel Splendide. The prisoner, who was also staying there, entered the room. occu- pied by the ladies and took the cheque, and also a valuable coral necklace. On their return from an outing last even- ing (says too "Tribune"), the Misses Morgan were summoned to the police-station, where they identified the stolen articles as their property. The prisoner, who is described aa a, coaxwmetrcdal traveller, ia of eminently respectable appearance.

CLYDE SEAMEN'S STRIKE The Clyde seamen's strike commenced on Thursday at Glasgow, the owners haviing positively refused to asknowledge the men's Union and to satisfy their demands. Seamen on momthly boats are now out, while those on weekly boats will be balloted on the question of stopping work. The masters have called a conference of representatives of the various maritime countries to meet in London for the purpose of devising some scheme of defence againefc the unions. The Atlantic liners which leave to-morrow (Saturday) have not signed on crews. As the liners trading to New York and Canada arQ booked for months, the position is serious.

MEASURED FOR HIS COFFIN. Mr. James Fegan, the Rochdale traveller who was on Monday reported by his pel a. tives as dead, and was "laid out" ant measured for his coffin, has made A remark) able recovery. He has continued to make progress fronj the time the undertaker found life in his body, and he has now proceeded to South. port to recuperate. He was taken to the station in a cab, which he entered without aseistance, and the 50 miles' railway journey caused him little inconvenience. He hopes to be at his business again in a. few days.

THE VIRTUE OF NAMES What's in a name, indeed? Everything. That which we call a rose by any other name would simeiLl as sweet, no doubt; but suppose it was called something that had no xhyune to it? When a man sees a rose he thinks of it as it blows in a clooe or takes a doze safe from foes where a stream flows and goes, or glows as it grows, guarded by gardeners with hoes in one spelling or watered; by them with hose in another. He, therefore, approaches his nose in a poetic pose to the rose. and shows that h& Janowa his poets.—"Tatler."

STRIKE OF NAVAL RESERVISTS A Marseilles telegram announces tJha.t a general strike has been proclaimed among the naval reservists. The Paris "Matin" correspondent says that the effect of the strike, which will now spread to all the French porte, will be enor. mous as regards industry and commerce.

GIRL GETS MOTOR FOR 1/- Brixham Cottage Hospital benefits to tht extent of L577 17s. 2d. by a raffle for an Argyll motor-car, arranged by the Hon. Lois Yarde Buller. The car, leas discount allowed by the makers in aid of the charity, cost x365 2s. ickl, amd 18,860 la. ticketa were sold. The winner is Helen Hardie, a six-year-old daughter of A poor widow in Edinburgh.

MINERS' EIGHT HOURS BIll The Labour pa.rty met. a late boor Jast evening at the House of OommoJlS and derided to call upon the Government to hol4 an autumn session, bo pass measures now 'before Parliament, including the Mines (Eight Hours) Bill and the Education Pro. rision of Meals (Scotland) Bill,

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