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COULD NOT WORK through itomacli and kidney troubles. Now quite cured by Dil. CASSIELL'$ TABLETS. Mrs. A. Dry. of 15, Progpect-terrace. York, Mrs. A- 4> many years I was a martyr writes Por many years I was a martyr to indigestion, flatulence, and kidney troubles. I could not eiat or sleep, and on account of the great pain hardly knew what it was to have a night's rest. I lost my strength, and got so thoroughly rtia olowil that I could not do my work. and had to have someone to help me. I tried numerous so-called remedies, but found none to give such good reeults a« Dr. Cassell'a Tadiets. After taking them I gradually gaiofld in strength and health, until now I am a different woman. I can enjoy ™y food, it agrees with me. the pains arw all SOOe, I can- sleep well, go about my work. and am altogether quite restored to sound and vigorous health. I have given your Tablets to several friends, and they aii, speak well of them." Dr. Cassell's Tablets can be got at any chemist for 10 Jd.. and are a perfect remedy „ ?or Wvo, atom-Mh. and kidney troubles. .Jf' 8543 ..J  ————-——————-—————————————-—— ffj Will you Me how |i fa clean your teeth look M -polished and bright— B Rafter the use of B @iverr¡ tooth Bwter It makes such a difference, R B as you know, to the personal S e appearance when the teeth are S J i made to look their best, even r | if not naturally perfect. & E But this popular antiseptic p £ = dentifrice does more than j = merely polish the surface- M p it gives a thorough antiseptic S3 cleansing wherever your tooth- H brush carries it, all over round g g and between the teeth. ? Of < Chemists, in Cms, M.. & !?. ? R Glass jar with sprinkler top, 1 /• nett. fe Q Sample free if you strnd penny stamp to V = F. C. CALVERT & Co. (D.P. CeptJ. H ilaashester. p I CEREBOS SALT I "T "SEE HOW IT RUNS." I Horton's QrigmaJ Benedict Pills FOR FEXALES only. In a few days -rret all ?rT!'gula??t?€s and remove ?U bEtruChons.; also cure anw:rl?t, and cause no injury; I.n bst3 ructio?= sirwis ?re .uTaluable. By pos?, uador cover, !or 1/1? or ?? trom ? D ?.?rwn ?late Chie: ?.?e?aer fmm B<nau,gtajQ :?tag-in H<Mpi??. D?p? :9, 'Cad NoItt Btmingna-a. SOJd over 40 years.    P. CARYL. f.S.M.C. Vjuaiifled Ophthalmic Optician for SIGHT-TESTING j! iiid SPECTACLES 16, n HICH-STIIEET ARCADE, CARDIFF, aDd 1,% U,q ION- !-R STA.SEA. ■ ■ ?o? for ???e?ranon  Lot?in? or ApMtments for repec t- ? <t??'? man ? ?" ?ends, Catha"s; np?r KoatM • '"W minutes fr »in tram terminus.—Ar-nlv .R,Rttl. 'ar*, -iqut?, -,Din tr-am terminu -APPIY rf.??-?.°?g Charactsr Comedia.ns Open ?nr J.Et\l!I1!:t, '"°??-. ??. good tMms.-55' '•JLri t.?ru. *4592u4 T)?'??*??"'? ??'? "? Dj??aMing Done? stitchi,n„ 0"'n t?;terials cut ?t and t?cd fMdy for i"' r «|j )nn<h ? unde 'cIoth;ng cut out; at low c ]r!PG leny..et.- g?? _4279U4 ? J-=- ODí!-R-bi-.i wants Ple; SpiTKLCI hand; ~L CT Machines; 3°°? .KfprptcM.-?j. j 2.. r 1.p1d Cal1ten. e4?7 ■' y cavaeltY h(), æ!)('r. ¡¡,nd iidifstrious; 1 years' ? CvZt1*- ?00d ef,-rences.-L 23' ng }':xprt" UdJ1!. e431lu'; W~^RrJ>anP'or fw0 ? ??c fn?Tnbhed ;1' R{"O, In ?'? P?? of < .mtcc, by young married cu-'?. "'?? tttn? to E 2S, i-:v?m? Exprc?. G?ird" ii. e4365 u 4 T«i' ?°?* to L?t; ?nfuruished; new!y ?. dMOMt?; ? chiM?.-Apply 49. \llne!d-rcad Koath.  e43B9u4 '\V'?'????? ?? -'?? ?' to -??'? "?h '1?!h2?? and I™ Cbi?rpN.-22, ?n?u?- ?rept,jRMthj'!L? c4!74u4 H-ÍGH-Cla,;¡ 1'o:õt'5 ad SiO; BUõ\i;5 in"t.) ?"'?'? lock-up shop; exceUMt hirdre,j.g noon; ?? ,??? ?.? induaLlg stock and ''t"'?- "?? PM?u?ri., K o, Kvenin. hxl?rmz?, l ,udiff.- ? c4?68u4 ??.S?rt?? ? ?' ? heete's" ImpM lat Enfield C Per Lbo4-,aud, oa rail.—Cole, Valley. :f_o 0 et o?: rFin^'nifl!»(r11!r' ana ?-? ??:itting' hu:t hi iiness Bir^ennVHemen. or commoiciai; no chUare? tK?'? —"? °'' ?ati(.<a.-u. i?hp<;n?r-SLrett. Ri?er-  e4J.11u R'PECT'll:Li:"Wi(k'W Woman would like Couple Kl^0 f -:?tead. y -?orkim? Me? to Lodge with her; clean; -in "?: or Juruishtd Kooms to Let.- ICC:pr,?, e 434Ou4 G J!:)/ EK\L  ? ?<' ?y7 small villa, Car- G [UtT, ?-?-? n<?<?y.??) a?ffotk-pitriKie, CheItenhaLn. — —  —— -—— ?-'?"'? L Ml\u^ int^• f^cmi*tent and stvhsh First i JM. R-??-'??—AM?y, cucio?ag photo, 1). PL Atu?u- ?'?P"?__ e43»3u7 M s???°'?? ?'" ? Cowman on ?: A>1 in s frm ■IV J \1V 1 tH'tH- 0 ?''m; mu?t be sooa M?IKI-Ir.-Apl & 16, ?.??-?I?. J:art1jff. e436iu? ?jt \Aj f ?-???'[.?? ?'?' ?°? ? to 18, 1ur Centle? ? ?'?,.? ???? ?'-?? M miUing.—Apply, _-W_jCveniUif express, C&j'd?. e4?blu< ■ ■ ?LX??-?'?. ?ctcna. Part-Xicely-furnished j?-d.?-" and Sn?m_.?m to Let; ??.? healthv C1cality;  LonvMieace; ?ult 6eatieluan amin? ???j7??emng?pte?.uard?. e4?Bu4 3d??(f8) 11, $  ,,e- tt?/'Aj?BL', Situation by young Man (19) in ?'?e. fir S 2V- Situation by young Alan (13) in "vvare- ?** 'tM? C-' ?BtpstM-e; ?? i?() OY;;j- ??g y??' ? .per. in latter; c?n pruduce good ieiemace.— ■ Apply^, Evening Eiprest, CaraiH. e4ii3u4 ?t A useful Pony, 14.2, with Cart and Harness; ? ?? grocer or butcher; price tlu.—Mrs. L.?v.ea Wt 19, iAy-tt;rr, iioitybu?h. near iiedegar, Mon. -LL\ rùCr_or,, butCJ¡el' ;,l'nCOi;lú.- Mrs..iJ_ 'a.es, -e3¡¡lu4-   fBD, Situation a-s Housekeeper to WoriUBK a by & »ldoW' (29), where one chiid is not   gof<i^ refeernces.—D W, Evening Exprexa ?*' ?trd?! c4381u4  G \.S;  days W *lya on,y-—Apply170, \?TBH?t M.??' M?oeryJ—Smart Junior -wanted; Weljr put.—Thomas Jo.Mo, OutMter Wljy- Mm e4355u7 A.N -i 11,D, 1, Ir did, near C?rdlff truytlf kep y, <tt&tmg parHe?iaj;}. E 20, ^*pre. iiC. e4554u7 STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. TTALtS T. tAtt. TIETr.t OF THE GAifl CC5mTtX>. ir. H.iugft, Of f.c Journal- said: There "1"1 not tho fame cohesion amongst our player.-s a- amongst the Wcl-hmen, for the reason that the Frcnch player^ have not the game opportunities of frequently playing together. However, we did just about aa weli as could be expected. M. f ■ j.KIX, the repreientatirc of "L -a. Matin, ,»aiil; Tiic some good po^sihilitie"5, but could not n- t'hcui with rhe .-am'.? i'.icility a- the AYei* men. They dill trii niinuile.- g-plersdi atfackiu.3 in the .-•ccomt half, and misch ravo put (01 more than Vareilie's droppe C"o ¡ L M. Brrnnu. prdent of the French Eugh Union, said: IVe only ivalil. experieuc arainst your teams to imp-rove in our pla very much. You saw that towards the en -) f the ik-6t 11 a of the Ih-dt hail our meu did very well indeed. FitF.XOH CAPTAIN (SHOULDERED, Alter thc match tfie French taptaiii, ir, Oomniunt au, and other visiting players were shouldered by "reih (lrlmirel" and earned io tlxt: ii4.vi.iioiU i'i .t: E.\ HASBCri? 1 àe Swansea Iforbour Trust ekction requite! thus .-—Elected; Mr. \Y. T. Parr, ffl; Mr. n, r. Glassbrook, 4=0; Mr. J. H. Bingeiss, 420: Lord Olantawe, 414. Non- elf-ctcd: Llewellyn, 586. MINERS' EKHIT HOURS BILL. A number of gentlemen attended a me.e1 ing at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, to-day, and rfsolved to orsraui.se meetings of coal ecn- nmer" in ()p¡¡n-it;1 '0 ;hr' Ei:;r.t Hnur;1 Bill. SUN I; AY TRADING. The Oiamor^an Joint Coiwmittte to-day i r«»dived t:) eoKfinue proseetrtins ÁDer- avnn Sunday trailers. Mr..Samuel Thosjai (Penarth; said they ought aiso to prose- cute people who drove to church on StYn- days. The Rev*. J. Davies said the proiiecii. tions had done good at Swansea, P00TI3ALL. Half-time score: Monmouth, nil; York- gjiire, nil. < THE NE. COAST DISPUTE. Voting by ballot is proceeding ia '"Newcastle and Gateshead districts to-day a.moii? the engineers, and the local feelin? is strongly against the acceptance of the proposed terms. Mr. Wilkie, MP., aa4 other officials of the Shipwrights' Society, are to have A eecond interview with. Mr. Lloyd George, W-I'VTED. g-ocd Gas Lngjne. about 20 horse-power; 'V.;E'k;r n /ó:E"I:t price.—Apply E M. Evening Expres?, Cardiff. e4424u7 K> PE''TABLF."GTri71o do light Housework and to Åttd ;a Confectionery Shop; mut M,e good references.—Mrs. Phelan, Oxf<JTd, X-mu%in Ash. e4434u4 c HE,NIIST'.S, genuine business, in main thoroughfare of Cardiff: bargain to immediate purchaser; owner leaving the town.-Write E 41, Evening Express, Cardiff. e4429u4 rXpERY —^Wanted^youn? Man, five or ix years' )experie,ice, for MMchftM I)ePa?tulent?-PenrOw Evans and Co., 128, Cow bridge-road. e4432u4 TVVOTniceT comfortable Rooms to Let; near CMS and Tniain road; Canton; terms modemte.-Apply E 55, Evening Expraes, CardifT. e4595u4 T..()UD,-Fox-té¡'ri..rDõg;-black and tan about head, FA,Iiite body, black mot butt of tJul; not claimed within three days will be Jd.-Hitlbard, Jfount Pleasant-road, Kobv. Vale. e4375u4 OK Saic,^ Bri'Isb Vibrator; owner no further use -P for same. Also Vibrating Shuttle Sewing Machine; eauai to new; cost 11 guinea*. Sell cheap.—2, Albany- road. e4373u7 COMFoiTtaBLE, Furnished Apartments for one or L two gentlemen; moderate; good cooking.—99, Claude-road, Koath Park. e4309u4 ~X~BEBGvv YNFI.—Wanted at once, for widow, Two Anice-, cloon, Furnished Rooms, near the Avon Col- liery; terms must be moderate.tddr"s E 36, Evening Express, Curdiff. e4483u4 PIANOFORTE T?u?ht bv CertiacatMt young L<M)y; J- v?it9 pupils' residences; half-hour ie?-on 6d., one hour h., or quarterly.—Apply, by letter only, M. T., 98 and S9, Brecon-road, Merthyr. e4401u7 aKC.L tlnfuraished Froit Bedmom to Let; in main thoroughfare; very pleamt; bay window; ujt lady in business as bed-5itting-room; terms moderate.- Apply 142, Woodville-ioad, Cathays. e439Bu4 BC'FF urpington Eggs; from large, typical heng; Bmo,ind in cOlour; mated with cockerel even buff throughout; winner of secor.a, reserve, and h.c. only timo shov.n; ss. sitting. Second Pen, same ft rain as above; excellent winter layers; 4. sitting. Unfertile re-placed.—H. Madeley, Rose Cottage, Cfyiiybeare-rood, Cardiff. e439ou4 'XTAXTEb-imm-e<¡iäieJy-t,nga.geme<nt as Xue- TV Houseke&Mr or Attendant to In?alid Lady or Gentleman; excellent testimonials.—Apply E 34, Ex- press Office, Cardiff. 4397u4 B-KRs.=ioli/! Man (20j teeks Situation as Second Bo? good Third; good reference; Cardiff preferred.- Apply 6. Davj, Knole-!treet, Grange, Cardiff. eu7 62 Strathnatm-street. CajdtS, for Sal?—good Houeo 6and hop, with stable and lott; gron rental £5Z; lease, 80 years unexpired; ground rent £ 4 19s. 6d.- Apply Frank Lewis, Solicitor, Newport. e4426ul4 "iT A:ST-EDeiper¡eneed Laundrefs immediately; heip given good references.—Apply E 40, E,ening Express, Cardiff. e4422u7 W- ANTED, an experienced young Man for M\o YV Drapery.—R. Edwards and son, Merthyr. e4423u7 FURNISHED Apartments or Board-Residence to Let; F with every convenler.ce,-38, Gordon-road, Roath. e4425u7 WANTED, Groom-Coachman.—Apply, eMtin?; wage;, a.e and expennce, .L.eY..& 1'aoma., ¡Sbot!.aw, Pcrthcawt. e4408uH I utiPEKl. — Wanted, youog Lady for Uen?rat ■U Drapery; accustomed to serve through; good window-dresser.—Apply, with full particulars, Thomas, Glasgow House, Abertulery. e44C4u7 4 Comfortable Sitting-room and Bedroom to Let; oven grute, glass cupboards; 8s. weekly; suit married couple. GT homely Lodgings for respectable young men; very moderale.-33, Mackintosh-place. eu7 TWO smart, respectable-looking Girls, from Watford, -L Ireland, are wishful to take Situations in Cardiff as Generals khotel), toother; aged iO—Apply Mis. Boojri, 1-4, Green-street, Cardiff. Stamp reply. e4406u4 WANTED immediately, Cooks, Housesoaids, and t* General*, hotels and private bouses. Ladies Suited willi reliable Servants.—Apply Mts. Bootn Park Registry (established 1893), 14, Gree-n-strt, Cardiff. Stitmp. Lodgings ior respectable servantf. e4406u4 For, ?ate. fun-size Bedstead, Overlay, Wire MMt?M: FA.LO !?oi?d Mahogany Taole, in good condition; very cheap.—Apply 1:14, Macnen-place, River-ide, CarCitl. eu4 "tTTANlED, YOW1g Girl as KitchMmaid; &alary ?12. -itpply ?uhord H&Me, Newport-road. e4412u4 WANTED, a Paltry, also Scullery Maid Royal I*y Bush Hotel, ?.rmarthea. e4416u4 ILLINEBY.—Wanted, ety?h HUHner; take and x?,?utL, own or(lett?; ate salary and experience. —Apply Osborne* (late Thomas' Stores;, Pontywain, near Newport. e4420u4 LOST, on Saturday. February 29th, at noon, Bunch of Keys, at North-road Lavatory.—Under rewarded on returning same to above address. e4410u4 v :B aCB BCB QJ: ¡;dtIæ. BCB BCB  ?L?.—— J??2?? fW ?ty?rAtf?ee J?a<?!!??**?? ?? *9 MAMU?ACTURCR? C ?GK:mtSt.aRMPF ?W?' ) ?t ?'?'— ??.? ??.?'M .?    '?—  ??.  t # "^wbcbm
The Man is the Street
The Man is the Street ——■1 P, It eaunot be laid to the charge of ICVrdiff that she has neglected to provide Jor the consumptive. The "lungs" of the .Coa! City, in her lovely parks and huge IpJayiiig fields, are there for all to see and ibreathe, and, notwithstanding the "oppo- isition shop" in the shape of free libraries and reading-rooms, to encourage round shoulders and deflated dhests, the open paces are well used in meritorious efforts to kill the devastating microbe of con- sumption in its infancy. Another step 'might be taken in educating certain persons not to expectorate so freely in the public ways, and the "wet" smoker should amend his ways. Then we have the small holdings and city allotments coming to make some hundreds of people healthier and happier, and the "back to the land" life should be the most serio-us menace of all in the war against the I deadly parasite. And, on the top of all, we have the Board of Guardians with a promise to inquire deeply into the subject with a view to action, to say nothing of the moral instruction wfoidh is to reform and revolutionise the city schools. Aiter all, the main thing is to inaugurate a -deep and lasting conspiracy to dispel ignorance, and to encourage the growth of the notion that for consumption and all other diseases a wholesome, clean life is even better than a cure—for most it means prevention. There is now mutton from Natal. People in Swansea and other centres who prefer lean meat to fat will hear of the newer form of flesh food with keen interest, and tfbe early samples of South African lamb will be tested and compared with the dainties that have hitherto held the field wit;h the home-grown article. The other day a trial consignment of mutton from tilie up-country districts of the "Garden Colony" reached Smithfield Market, and early consumers report that it is only inferior to the famed Canter- bury variety. Curiously enough, as the mutton was leaving its home waters for the adventurous journey to the British Isles, a much larger consignment of New Zealand lamb was being discharged at the Durban port for consumption by those who were ''unselfishly" shipping their own sheep to London. Efforts are being made to improve the Natal breed of .sheep, and, if there is any truth in the tales of South African war corre- spondents, who have been fond of relating that Transvaal and Zulu fleas are as big as shoop, the newly-imported Iamb should prove of ? goodly, accommodating size. It is to be hoped that the two kinds of animals will not get mixed during the slaughtering operations. The Sunday tradmg question of South Wales has its parallel in Rockville Centre, where the village barbers have raised a local tornado by persisting in scraping their customers' chin's to the accompaniment of church bells. The dis- trict attorney has his ideas as to the legality of the diabolical deeds that have torn friends as far apart as the two poles—but he does not think for publica- tion. without a full fee. The two minis ters shave themselves, and thus become ppejudicied judges, but the deacons of the rival churches are divided by a chasm of opinion which can scarcely be bridged in the short space of a lifetime. The other Sunday a policeman entered a barber's shop prepared to wreak the vengeance of the law according to his own rough and ready interpretation. The customer hap- pened. to be a lawyer—a very convenient profession when these difficulties crop up nd the uniformed representative of law and order bea-t a hasty retreat before the tonforial knight had time to literally obey the advice of the solicitor who was being skinned to "chuck him out." In that part of the world there is no Charles II. Act—the national history does not go so fa,r back-and the quarrel shows every sign of going on, like Tennyson's brook, for ever. Of all the many celebrations of St. David's Day on Saturday probably the most remarkable and enthusiastic was that of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion, and everywhere we had the edifying spectacle of a united Wales, all classes, parties, and sections joining together to do honour to the national patronal saint. Many Welsh people do not believe in the worship of saints, but there is one excep- tion made in favour of the gpod Christian who did such capital monastery work in the primitive days of Christianity in the Principality, and who was one of the pioneers of that education which, linked with music, is aiwars attached to the land of Druids, hills, and coal. And after 1,300 or more years, it is nice to know that St. David has not forgotten the land of his adoption—or, rather, the country which, adopted him. For, have we not got it on the high authority of Principal Edwards that our beloved saint has sent a latter-day message to the descendants of the people among wihom he lived, worked, and prayed in the long- ago days when mine shafts were un- dreamt of and fighting suffragettes were not? Thig, message of St. David to the Princi- pality through the capital medium of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion is worth a little attention. It ought to be cut out of the newspaper reports and pasted in the long- forgotten New Year's diaries, or, better still, put in frames and hung over the mantlepiece, where it could be read while the men light their pipes or the ladies put the last deft touches to refractory fore- head curls. The fruit of the message, doubtless, will be "cheques for hundreds" on behalf of the infirmary and other deserving institutions, and the fine arts should receive a freeh impetus to an extended and richer progress. And, best of all, more attention should be paid to the formation of character, as devised by the twin souls of the saint and his popular medium. The nation that has produced the industrial peacemaker—the modern St. David-should go forward with increased strength of purpose and more glorious achievement, and the example of the Cymmrodorion, under whose wings Lord Ninia,n Stuart and Mr. Ivor Guest can felicitate one another, should be fol- lowed until municipal, political, and social life should be but wonderful and pleasant machinery, by which the entire people should be drawn together to work for one common end, the good of the L nation-
Cowbridge-road Row I
Cowbridge-road Row I POLICE EXPERIENCE A LIVELY TIME I There was civil war, on a Fmail scale, in Cowbridgre-road late on Saturday. Henry Gardiner wa-i charged at Cardiff to-day with. assaulting- Pe,lice-.eonstabLe Francis Seowereroft, and, further, with damaging his uniform, overcoat, and whistle, to the extent of 5s. The officer iiitem-e-nect to restore ptaoe, when prisoner dcait him a violent blow in the chest, struck him again repeatedly, and then damaged his clothing I a.nd tugged at the chain of his whistle. With the avsii'tance of Police-constable Coombss, he was conducted to the Canton lock-up. Paiiee-constaible CoamLte deposed thai, at 11.10 he witnessed the assault upon hid brother-officer, and, rushing to the rescue, received one blow on the jaw and another in the region of the abdomen. There was a further charge of arpa.ult; ug Coomb.-Fined 40s. and costs, or one month. Thomas Whitworth, 54, was charged with asianitingr Police-const a bies Scowarc-rcft and David John Griffiths, and George Edward Roberta, a civilian. The accused, first assailed Scovercroft, dealing him a violent blow on the forehead. Griffiths promptly arrested him, and then an exciting scene followed between him and Thomas Whitworth. The pair strangled and fell. Prisoner, getting away, was re-arrested, and a violent straggle ensued. Prisoner, freeing himself in the struggle, rose from the ground and kicked Griffiths under the eye, and hit him four times on the leg. The civilian, Mr. Roberts, described the hostilities, adding that upon his rushing in to assist the constable prisoner srfcruck him a violent blow in the face. They fell together, accused kicking -witness on the back of the neck. ThP Bench passed sentence of three months, Mr. Andrews thanking the civilian for his prompt assistance. John Whitworth. 39, wa" committed for a moonth for assaulting Coombs, whom he struck on the jaw, causing his teeth to bleed.
CONTROL OF -POLICE FORCEI
CONTROL OF POLICE FORCE I Rev. John Davies and Mr. 0. H. Jones At a. meeting of the Glamorgan Standing Joint Committee to-day, Mr. Oliver H. Jones presiding, the following resolution of Juna 10 last was rescinded:— The committee resolved to support resolution of the Breconshire County Council sent for their consideration by the co-unty council to the following effect: "The L/oca.l Government Act., li88, should be amended so aa to place in the hands of the county council the control of the expendi- ture now exclusively controlled by the eta-nding joint committee, and, further, on a vacancy occurring in the office of the clerk of the county council the county council should have the power of appoint- ing their own clerk." The Chairman gave notice to move an expression of opinion that the complete con- trol of the police force and the finances con- nected therewith should remain under the standing joint committee. The Kev. John Davies (Cadle. Swansea) said they could always expect the chairman to vote against the county council. ("No, no," and "Order, order.") The Mayor of Merthyr (Alderman O. W. Jones): We have always found you, air, a most straightforward and able chairman, and we must protest against the remark that was just made. (Applause.)
I LITTLE CROMWELL .DAVIES
I LITTLE CROMWELL DAVIES I A Sequel to the Search The mystery of the disappearance of little Cromwell Davies was re-called to-day by a case heard at Merthyr Police-court, in which Dennis Murphy was charged with wounding Dennis Sullivan, at Merthyr Vale. On the night of Saturday, the 2Znct or teo- rnary, an altercation took place between the parties at the prisoner's lodgings. Murphy said, "You and a great many more who have been searching for the boy have made a very good thing out of it. You are a lot cf frauds." Sullivan retorted, "After what the workers have done any man who says they are- frauds is a coward." "This," said the prosecutor, "aggravated the prisoner ter- ribly," and the prisoner then kicked him on the left side of the face." Dr. White, in describing the injuries, said he saw the prosecutor practieally uncon- scious at the prisoner's lodgings. The Bench committed the accused for trial a.t the forthcoming assizes.
G.N. AND G.C.R. AGREEMENTI
G.N. AND G.C.R. AGREEMENT Court Holds it to be Ultra Vires In the Lord Chief Justice's Court to-day judgment was given by the Railway and Canal Commissioners on the preliminary question raised in connection with the work- ing agreement between the Great Northern and Great Central Railway Companies, namely, whether or not the agreement was ultra vires. Twenty-eight bodies opposed the application of the companies for the approval of the court to the agreement. It was understood that in the event of the decision being adverse to the applicants, the Court of Appeal's decision on the point of law would be taken before witnesses were heard on the question of sanctioning the agreement. The Court held that the agreement was ultra vires, and gave judgm emt for the respon- dents.
ISCENTED HAIR PINS
I SCENTED HAIR PINS Scented hairpins are the latest novelties exhibited in West End hairdressers' windows. The knob at the top of the hairpin is fitted with a spring which at the slightest touch releases a miniature spray of perfume. The idea is always to ensure absolutely frwh perfume," a hairdresser explained to a press representative on Saturday. "It is quite easy for a woman to pa.t her hair, or replace a, hairpin, and thds is all that is necessary to release the perfume. Hairpins are made in gold for blondes, tortoiseshell for brown hair, dark amber for auburn- haired women, and silver for grey locks."
I NEARLY A DISASTER.
I NEARLY A DISASTER. ¡ Some ten days ago the workmen employed in sinking the caissons of the tunnel for the Metropolitan Railway under the Seine de- clared a strike, and work was suspended. The caissons were carefully guarded, and last night one of the watchmen heard a great noise aa of air escaping. He discovered one of the strikers in the act of opening a valve, which would have caused the whole caisson to sink. The man was arrested, but at the police-station he was found too drunk to give any explanation.
I HUGE OIL TANK BARGE.
I HUGE OIL TANK BARGE. The 10,000 ton oil tank steamer Iroquois, and the 10,000 ton oil barge Xavahoe, com- menced their maiden voyage yesterday to New York. The barge is the counterpart of. the steamer, and.the largest ocean-going oil barge in the world. The vessels are the pro- perty of the Anglo-American Oil Company, and their combination will enable one steamer to bring from port to port 20,000 tons of oil at one time.
'THE CANDID BURGLAR
THE CANDID BURGLAR A man who appeared before Mr. Plowden a" a witness on Saturday explained that he had just come out of prison. "Oh! What were you there for?" asked the magistrate. "Getting a living in the best way I could," he replied. "And what was tie best way you could?" "Burglary," he replied, abruptly.
CARDIFF RIGGER INJURED I
CARDIFF RIGGER INJURED I A rigger, named Frederick Evans, living at 145, Habershon-street, Splott, was standing on a mast on board the steamship Hero in the Commercial Dry Dock to-day, when an iron marling spike fell and struok him on the head. Evans, who was in the employ of Messrs. Elliott and Jeffries, engineers and ship repairers, was conveyed to tohe Cardiff Infir- mary for medical attention.
CHINESE CREWSI
CHINESE CREWS I At a larg-ely attended meeting of Barry seamen to-day a resolution was passed deploring the employment of a. large num- ber of Ohinameo on British vessels, and calling upon the Government to take imme- diate aotion in the matter.
Lonely Inn Murder.I --
Lonely Inn Murder. I GANG OF CRIMINALS SENTENCED I Tie triAl by the assize court at Bordeaux of the innkeeper Branchery atiCI the other members of his brigand ga-llg on the charge of murdering and robbing an insurance agent named Mon get, at Langcm, concluded on Saturday. Branchery and the waiter Parrot were found guilty and seiitenced to death. Eranchry-g wife, wlio was the instigator of the crime, was sentenced to hard labour for life, whilst Guzol. who helped the • murderers to throw the dead body into the I Garonne, was sentenced to fifteen years ptual servitude. Herziette Courregcs, the maid from whom the police obtained the details of the crime, was acquitted, as having take-n no part in the crime. It will be remembered that Branchery and his gang had exercised artign of terror in the LaiTigcri district. Several murders and i-obberies had occurred in the locality, but fear of the gang, who threatened death hi gainst informers, had prevented the bringing of the criminals to justice. Monget, who called at the inn in February of last year, was seen by the woman counting money he had been collecting as premiums. The husband and the waiter attacked the unfortunate man, whose head was battered in with a coal hammer. The body concealed in a cellar till night. and then thrown into the Garonne. A feature of the trial was the evidence given by a. dumb man, a frequenter of the inn, who described in pantomime how he discovered the body in the cellar and after- wards saw the male prisoners taking it to the river.
NEWPORT DROWNING MYSTERY
NEWPORT DROWNING MYSTERY The dead body of a young woman named Clara Straw, a, packer at the West Park Steam Laundry, Newport, was to-day taken out of the Monmouthshire Canal, at Cefn, some few miles out of town towards E-isca. Deceased, who was about 22 years of age, bailed from Birmingham- She had lodged in Penllyn-avenu.e during her engagement at the laundry. This morning she was seen cross- ing the fields at High Cross, in the direction of Cefn, and between nine and ten o'clock her body was observed in the water. Why she wandered off in that direction instead of going to the laundry, and how she came in the water, is at present not known. The body was seen by a carpenter, named Henry Morgan, Heating in one of the locks, which allow of boat traffic. It was in about 10ft. of water, and probably a dozen feet below the ba.nk. The body was con-veyed to the isolation hospital at Cefn.
"PULLED HIS COAT TAILS"
"PULLED HIS COAT TAILS" A respectably-dressed engineer, named John Rees Service, cf 52, Dolphin-street, was charged at Newport to-day with being drunk and assaulting a telegraph messenger named William Albert Allen, of Morden-road, on Saturday evening. The boy said defendant hit him in the jaw, without c6ny provocation. Defendant, who admitted that he had had three glasses of whisky during the after- noon, said he was not drunk. Four telegraph boys polled his coat tails, but he did not hit -any of them. He said he had 25 years' good character and the South African medal, and he had been secretary of a tem- perance society. The bench expressed the hope that he would not further tarnisih a good character. He was discharged on payment of costs.
IDODGING THE DETECTIVE.
I DODGING THE DETECTIVE. Detective-sergeant Henry Davies, Mertbyr, caugin two boys, sixteen years old, named James Morrissy and Williain Henry Williams, early on Friday morning in the act of looting a hawker's van, which was standing in a yard in front of the Miners' Arms Inn, Mer- thyr. Half the side of the van had been broken, aLd the prisoners ha.d already abstracted several small articles. The lads kept dodging round the van to try and escape, a:nd the sergeant had great difficulty in cap- t-uring them. The boys were brought before the bench to-day charged with larceny and with doing damage to the van to the extent of 30s., but they were let off on payment of this amount and 10s. costs.
I FIRE IN COLLIERY LEVEL I
I FIRE IN COLLIERY LEVEL I An outbreak of fire occurred a* :MeæI'S'1 Baldwin's Clog and Legging Level, Ponty- pool, to-day. The Ponitypcol Fire Brigade were called out, but some difficulty was expe- rienced owing to the nature of the water supply at hand, but the brigade were suc- cessful in extinguishing the flames after some hard work. The fire originated in the stables, and it is started to have been caused by one of the horses knocking the ostler's lamp into a quantity of hay, which blazed up. All the horses were released and escaped uninjured. The damage is estimated at between LW and LW.
ISLE __OF WIGHT MYSTERY. I
ISLE OF WIGHT MYSTERY. A mysterious affair is reported from Bem- bridge (Isle of Wight), where the police yes- terday found the body of a weM-dreseed man, about 60 years of age. A doctor who made an examination found no signs of injuries or of poison, and it is thought the man may I I haye perished from the cold. His identity is unknown. He was 5ft. 6Ln. in height., with grey ha-ir and moustache. A copy of Wednes- I day's newspaper was 116-und on the body. A pince-nez bore the name "Leclaire, Praed- street, London." I
IROYAL MASKED BALL.I
I ROYAL MASKED BALL. One of the most briIU?rt- events of the Berlin social season was the masked baU given on Saturday at the Royal Playhouse, 'which, of course, is the personal property of the Emperor, by Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, brother of the Duchess of Con- naught. Among the guests was the Emperor, who oonoealed under his black domino his favourite impersonation of the Great Elector, and the Empress, who arrived in a yellow domino.
I 4 ALIVE OUT OF 14 -
I 4 ALIVE OUT OF 14 A Spitafields woman on whose baby an in quest was held on Saturday, told the coroner that out of fourteen ohildrea that she had had, only four were alive. All the dead children died before they were a year old. The family, she said, occupied one room, for which they paid 38. 6d. a week.
ISUNDAY GAMBLING.I
I SUNDAY GAMBLING. Although the Y strad justices impose penalties almost week by week for Sunday gambling, nine defendants were brought u.p before them this morning1 charged with play. ing cards on a public footpath leading from Clydach Vale to the Gaorw Valley. Two were fined 40s., two El each, and the other five 15s, each—in all, S9 15a.
I BETTER THAN SIX MONTHSI
BETTER THAN SIX MONTHSI Maty Gough, who had only just come out of prison, was fined 40s. and costs, or a month, at Merthyr Police-court for being drunk and using bad language at the Iron- bridge at eleven o'clotek on Saturday night. Thank you; that's better than six months," said Mary, as she tripped out of the dock. Ill I—
COL. BUCKLEY RODERICK'S WILL…
COL. BUCKLEY RODERICK'S WILL I Colonel William Buckley Roderick. of Fron- heulog, Llanelly, solicitor, formerly a weU- known c-yolist and international footballer, Who died on February 1, aged 46, left xii,067 gross, with net personalty £ 4,497. By his will, da,ted July 4, 1887, testator left the whole of his property to liis widow, Mrs. Ella Augusta Roderick, subject to a bequest of two mouths' wages to each of his sa-laried clerks.
SHOPKEEPER STRANGLED,___I
SHOPKEEPER STRANGLED, I A Swiss named Hanni was found dead on Saturday morning in a shop which he occu- pied on the Boulevard Voltaire, Paris. He was gagged and had been strangled. The crime was committed between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning.
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Continuous Travel.I
Continuous Travel. I COMMERCIAL'S REMARKABLE WAGER I The story of an extraordinary bet has jost been reported from Salzburg. A commercial traveller resident in that town did business for a long time in New York, where he made the acquaintance of a well-known American sportsman. In the course of conversation the question arose how long a man could endure life in a rail- way carriage. The commercial traveller expressed his belief that he could rema.in one year travel- ling up and down a given line. The American wa,gered 4:>,Cœ kronen (about £ 1,656) that iie aould not endure the movement for that length of time. The Austrian undertook to travel con- tinuously on the line from Vienna, to Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck, going and return- ing. A contract was drawn up by a Vienna lawyer accordingly, and the money deposited. The traveller started on his monotonous journey at the beginning cf 19C7. Nearly at the end of the y&ar he was overcome by a violent attack of influenza, but bore his illness without yielding. He has now won his bet (says the "Daily Chronicle") and received the amount wagered. Doctors pro- nounced him in good health, except that he is suffering elightly from nervous shock.
IJEWEL CASE DISAPPEARS. I
JEWEL CASE DISAPPEARS. I Another jewel robbery on a train was per- petrated on Saturday, Mrs. Baker, the wife of Mr. Alfred Ernest Baker, stockbroker, of Chelsea, being the victim. Mrs. Baker, who travelled by the 11.40 a.m. tin-in from Victoria, Station to spend the week-end at Brigrlr.osi, had among her luggage a small green canvas-covered dressing-case marked "C. B. J. B." This case contained.— 4 diamond rings. 1 sapphire and diamond ring. 1 pearl necklace. 2 diamond brooches. 1 diamond pendajit with pearl and diamond drop. 1 pearl bracelet, 1 ?.p ih Ir, and diamond bracelet. 1 turquoise and diamond bracelet. The value of the jewellery is estimated at nearly XL,OW. At Victoria the lug-gage was deposited by a porter in the corridor of a Pullman car, and to the be^t of Mrs. Baker's belief the drefising-oaac was there when the train started. When she reached Hove, however, the case was missing. Mrs. Ba.ker returned to London, and information was given to Scotland Yard.
I SCHOOL LIBRARIES. I
I SCHOOL LIBRARIES. I The question of the wisdom of perpetuating the school libraries system in the city was briefly discussed at the Cardiff Finance Com- mittee to-day, when the education estimates, containing an expenditure of R513 for school li Varies, were under consideration. Mr. A. C. Kirk asked if it was necessary to main- tain the libraries in the schools. The Chairman: I don't think so. We have plenty of other libraries all over the place. Mr. Kirk: It is a fad. Alderman C. H. Bird: Oh. no. There is very strong feeling on the other aide. Mr. J. Stanfleld: In order to test the feel- ing of the council, could we not propose that it be struck out? Alderman Lewis Morgan (chairman of the education committee): But you have the libraries in the schools already. At first I was against them, but having lately inquired into the matter at the schools I have changed my opinion, and I think they do some amount of good. It was decided to allow the item to remain in the estimates.
ICITY EDUCATION ESTIMATESI
ICITY EDUCATION ESTIMATES I The education estimates considered by the Cardiff Finance Committee to-day showed that the city fund would have to provide £ 65,685 towards the cost of elementary educa- tion this year. as against L67,312 estimated and 160,799 actually paid out of the fund last year; LII,066 is to be provided out of the city fund for higher education (including the municipal secondary schools, pupil teachers' centre. and evening schools), as against X7,867 estimated and £5.591 actually paid last year. Intermediate education would require the statutory limit of id. in the C. and the tech. nical school would require L4,005 out of the city fund, as against L3,900 estimated last I year. The total rate required for education purposes will be Is. 6 1-M. in the L, as against Is. 6d. last year. I
2,000,000 BULLETS AN HOUR…
2,000,000 BULLETS AN HOUR I Mr. Fred Baugerter, a Brooklyn engineer, haa invented a noiseless, smokeless, flash- less, colourless, fumeless gun which, it is claimed, can throw 2,000,000 bullets an hour. No dynamite, guncotton, nitro-glycerine, or other ohemic-al or explosive is employed to send the Niagara of bullets hurtling a mile through space at the rate of 500 a second, or 30,000 a minute, when the gun is worked at ordinary speed, and 2,000,000 an hour if it .s pushed to its maximum capacity. The velo- city of the projectiles is from 1,500 to 3,003 feet a second, according to the will of the operator. There is no recoil, the gun never gets heated, it cannot explode, and two men can operate it. Mr. Baugerter considers £ 1,000,000 a reasonable sum for any Govern- ment to pay for his gun, and he will give the United States the first chance.
!SEAMEN'S ADVANCE NOTES.I
SEAMEN'S ADVANCE NOTES. Imannel Cante. a Spanish seaman, was charged at Barry to-day with failing; to join a ship after an advance note *had been cashed in his favour. Ana.stacia. Machachali, boarding-houee keeper, 200, Bute-road, Cardiff, said that on the Z5th of January he cashed au advance note for Cante for 12 26. 6d., prisoner stating that he was sailing from Barry the next day on board the steamer Hawton. However, he did not join the vessel, and was arrested at Swansea. Defendant was remanded till Wednesday at Penarth. A similar charge was preferred against a coloured sailor, named Frederick Joseph Edwards. To enable further evidence to be produced, this case was also adjourned.
CLOTHES LINE ROBBED I
CLOTHES LINE ROBBED Two young boys-Arthur Withers and W. H. Stewart—were charged at Ystrad to-day with stealing articles of wearing apparel from clothes-lines at Trealaw and pawning them for pocket money. Although only four- teen years of age, Stewart bad been in trouble before, and Withers, who was thir- teen, had been cautioned by the police. Stewart was sent to a reformatory until he was sixteen. Withers was discharged, the father promis- ing to look after the boy.
"CONTROL YOURSELF"I
"CONTROL YOURSELF" I John Rees Evans, a. colliery haulier, from Blackwood, was at Newport to-day fined 40s., or a month, for being drunk and disorderly in Commercial-street, and assaulting Polica- oonstable Cox. The constable found him brandishing a big stick, and when he was spoken to he declared, "I'm on duty here." At the police-station he struck the police- man a blow in. the eye. It was stated that he earned X3 18s. a week, and that this was *nce before the miagis- hie twentieth appearance before the magis- trates. The Mayor told him to control him- self—"If you can't be satisfied with one pint" leave it alone."
DRINK DANGEROUS I
DRINK DANGEROUS I A married woman named Eliza Margaret Pritehard, Gordon-street, pleaded guilty at Newport today to stealing a bed quilt, value 3s. 6d., from the shop of Jossph Phillips, 1 pawnbroker and outfitter, Ohepstow-road. Sh-e added that elie had had some beer, and did not remember taking it. This was her first appearance. The Mayor (Mr. T Parry), in ordering her to pay the costs, remarked, "I am not a teetotaler, but if drinx leads you to steal like you have said it did-for Heaven's sake, sign the pledge. L. H.. L
I UNCLE AND NEPHEW BIRCHEDI
UNCLE AND NEPHEW BIRCHED I An uncle and a nephew were birched to. gether at Brentford on Saturday by order of the magistrates. James Bodge re. aged 10, was the nephew of James Rodgers, aged thirteen who were both convicted of stealing coal from a wharf. The .magistrates ordered them six strokes each.
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Boy and Girl Courtship
Boy and Girl Courtship CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER At Huddersfield to-day Daniel Lyons (six- teen), a mill hand, 6, Milford-street, Iluddere- field, was charged with attempting to murder Leah Stansfield (fifteen), also a mill hand. The Chief-constable, in applying for a. remand, said the prisoner had been keeping company with Stensfield, but as the mother objected to the courtship, the girl had endeavoured to keep out of the prisoner's way. This morning she was making her way to work, when the prisoner rushed at her, pinned her a,gaint the wall, and drew a carv- ing knife across her throat. She was wearing a thick shawl and the blade failed to pene- trate. The girl broke loose, and ran scream- ing along the canal side with the prisoner ir. pursuit. lie caught- her up, and threw her into the canal. As the girl was fctruggling in the water, the prisoner jumped into the canal, and did all in his power to keep her head under the water. A man named Lister Iredale came up, and, entering the water, rescued the girl, who was quite -unconscious. The girl was suffering from severe ehock and unable to give evidence to-day. The accused was remanded. His mother eaid the girl had taunted him until he did not know what he was doing.
SCATTERED TO THE WINDS
SCATTERED TO THE WINDS A lady, who left Liverpool on Saturday by the Lueania, had crossed the Atlantic on a strango mission. A prominent New York business man who died recently directed in his will that his remains should be cremated and the ashes scattered oti the waters of the Atlantic from the Canard liner. The Luoania, being the special favourite of the gentleman, was selected, and the lady in question at a time fixed, so that simultan- eously the family could attend a memorial service in New York, cast the ashes from an urn into the ocean. A certificate was given by the captain of the Lucania stating the latitude and longi- tude in which the ashes were committed to the deep.
31- HOURS IN WITNESS-BOXI
31- HOURS IN WITNESS-BOX I Duncan Albert Brown, the chauffeur who is charged with manslaughter in connection with the Kenley motor-car fatality, went into the witness-box at the Guildhall Assizes on .Saturday, and forythree and a half hours gave evidence on his own behalf. It is alleged that Brown was the driver of a motor-car numbered L.N. 2011, which on January 11 knocked down and killed a ramn named Arthur Borer, on the Gotistcne-road, Kenley, and that he drove a.way without offering any assistance. Brown denied that he was in Godetone-road at the time of the accident on the night in question, or that lie oroased the Whyteleafe level-crossing, as alleged by the pneseoution. The hearing was adjourned.
REVIVAL OF SNUFF.!
REVIVAL OF SNUFF. The snuff-box threatens to become as common an object of personal use as is the cigarette-case at present. It has been discovered that snuff is an excellent preventive of influenza, and the moribund ha-bit is taking on a, new lease of life. Many policemen whose duties at night render them open to much exposure and cold are inveterate snuff-takers, and one of them told a press representative yesterday that he attributed his freedom from colds entirely to this habit. The action of snuff upon the mucous membra.nee of the nose and throat is of a tonic description, and enables the membrane to fight the bacilli of influenza.
LOST HAND HURT HIM.
LOST HAND HURT HIM. Leslie Finkle. of Roscoe. America, bad his arm so badly mangled by the oars at Oadesia, on January 15, as to require ampu- tation. Finkle complained last week of pain in the shoulder from which the arm had been severed, as if the fingers on the band were doubled up and could not be straightened. Tho doctors at the hospital, it is said, wrote to Finkle's relatives, who had buried the severed arm near their residence, to disinter the arm and straighten the fingers. This was done, and the pain in Finklc's shoulder ceased as soon as the fingers of the hand had been straightened. The arm was then re-buried.
ATTEMPT TO PLUNDER A BANK
ATTEMPT TO PLUNDER A BANK Two masked robbers on Saturday after- noon entered the Canadian Bank of Com- merce, Winnipeg, and attempted to carry off a quantity of gold, and which had not yet been locked up in the safes. It was after closing hours, and only the teller was present but, arming himself with a revolver, he opened fire upon the robbers. and though severely wounded in the subse. quent affray he succeeded in putting them to flight. One of the men was wounded, and the arrest of both is expected immediately.
33,000 MILEe IN TWO YEARS
33,000 MILEe IN TWO YEARS The cruisers Crescent and Hawke arrived at Portsmouth to-day from the China Station. j hey brought home the crew of the cruiser King Alfred. The men, who have been relieved by a new crew, will be given a long leave at the termination of their commis- sion. During' their stay in the Far East they visited Japan, where they were cordially feted, and also the scene of the battle round Port Arthur, as well as the Russian port of Vladivostok. The Kintg Alfred steamed 33,000 miles during the two years' commission.
ISENT OUT TO BEGI
SENT OUT TO BEG The weather was %itterly cold, but little Jim. Wiggins, aged seven, of Long-lane, Bermondsey, stood begging outside London- bridge station with no shirt, very ragged clothes, and rags tied over the remmants of his boots to help keep his toes warm. He told the Tower-bridge magistrate on Saturday that his mother sent him out to beg, and if he did not take something home he received a thrashing. The poor little fellow is now in the remand home.
WHERE 18 MISS CORBETT P
WHERE 18 MISS CORBETT P Amongst the folk mentioned, in this week's list of those entitled to "unclaimed money" is Miss Beatrice Corbett, vwho, according to the petticulars to hand, was born in Oardiff in November, 1885, lived with her parents (William and Mary Corbett) for a very short time at Cardiff, and subsequently (about 1894) resided with her father at Trongate, Glas. gow. A firm of Bristol solicitors have the matter in hand.
SLUMP IN BUTTER PRICES. I
SLUMP IN BUTTER PRICES. A telegram from Limerick elates that there has been a. further slump in prices for creamery and firkin butteT in Limerick during the past week. On Saturday choicest Irish creamery was down to 124s. per cwt., a fall of 18s. in the week, while the prices for mild cured firkin butter were down 10s. to 12s. for firkins of 701b. net. Lump butter has fallen to Is. per pound, and the tendency is to lower prices still further in all classes.
DEATH FROM ANTHRAX. I
DEATH FROM ANTHRAX. I At an inquest at Swansea Hospital to-day on tihe body of William Williams, butcher, Ynisaneudw, the jury returned a verdict of "Death from anthrax poisoning." Dr. Quick, of the Swansea Hospital, said that death was undoubtedly due to anthrax. It had come to his knowledge that deceased had been in contact with animals suffering from that disease.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.…
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. I "W. E. D." (C'yinmer).—Newport. ".Stag" (Treorky)-R- T. Skrimehire played centre to Willie Llewellyn in liis first international match.
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The Church of England Soldiers' Institute at Fort on, near Gosport, was nearly burnt out yesterday, the fire originating in the dressing-room of the theatre attached to the institute, the cause being unknown. DUTCH CAFE, near Queen-street Station, one of the quaintest in the world. AfternooE Teas with out Aeiirlnm Bread and Butter Stewh Confectioners,
IMillionaire's Crime
I Millionaire's Crime I BALL-ROOM CONFESSION She was bothering me, and I couldn't etaud it anl- Ion,- stand it any longer. I put an end to it when she threw- acid at me." In theso words Mr. NV, P. M'Comas, mil- lionaire mining engineer, entering with blis-1 tered face and hands, announced in the ball- room at the Hotel Pepper, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, early on Saturday morning that he had ;hot Mrs. Charlotte Noyes, a wealthy and handsome divorcee. The hotel was close to the murdered womfi.n's home, and the police found her body on the floor of the dining-room with two bullet wounds in her breast, one piercing the he-art. A paper was also discovered in the hand- writing of Mrs. Xoyes, ostensibly containing an acoount of operations by herself and M'Comas on t.he racecourse. The statement shows that up to within two weeks ago the parties won money by their gambling transactions, but that since then they had lost heavily. They had known each other for five months.
FRANCE V. WALESI
FRANCE V. WALES M. COMMUNEAU (French captain). I I
FOREIGN V. BRITISH SAILORSI
FOREIGN V. BRITISH SAILORS I To the Editor of the "Evening Express." Sir,—If it were not so serious a matter, it would be more than amusing to thoee it concerns the most to read in your Saturday's issue about the "Scarcity of Seamen for British Ships"; also the "Language Test." Might I be allowed, as one wlhom it does affect, to say that if thoso interested care to inquire for themselves they will find that the supply of efficient British and English- speaking men is oorta-inly greater than the dema.nd in every Bristol Channel ccal port at the present time, and that there is no necessity whatever to recruit from those who have not a sufficient knowledge of the English language. But, notwithstanding that most important clause of the Merchant Shipping Act which is supposed to have been in force since December 31 last, masters of vessels seem to have been able to jump over it without any trouble. If. in evading that clause, they had procured competent men, it would not 4e so bad, but in one case it came out a.t the inquiry tha,t at least one man was shipped as an able seaman who could hardly speak twenty words of our language in the first place, and he did not even know the port from the starboard side of a vessel.—I am, Ac., A BRITISH ABLE SEAMAN. Barry Dock. P £ _I should be more than pleased to reply to any queries regarding the scarcity (?) of British seamen.
BROADWAY IM PROVEMENTS | i
BROADWAY IM PROVEMENTS | At the Cardiff Finance Ooonmittee to-day, when Alderman F. J. Bcavan presided, Mr. J. Mamder (chairman of the public works committee) attended to ask the committee to agree to the proposed expendilture of £ 4,847 in asphalting Broadway and repairing the footways between Clifton-Street and Fox- street, and to apply to the Local Government Board for powers to borrow the money.— Messrs. J. A. Jones and Lovat^Fraser attended in support of the expenditure, as represen- tatives of the Roath Ward. On the motion of Alderman C. H. Bird, it was decided to agree to recommend to the council that it was a desirable improvement, and that the amount be put to capital.
, REPRESENTATION REFORM I
REPRESENTATION REFORM I Sir Henry Kimber's Bill to "make the repre- sentation of t.be people in the House of Com- mons more nearly proportioned tel papula- tion" vyas issued on Saturday. It propose* to give to every constituency c,ontaining a population of more than 65,000 per member an additional member for every complete 65,000 in excess of the first 65,000; and by enlarge- ing every constituency containing less than 50,000 per member to bring it up over that number, but not over 100,000 per member. Constituencies now represented by two members which cannot be enlarged up to 100,000 people will lose one seat. The number of the House (670) is not intended to be increased, but may be reduced.
,MILLIONAIRE'S PLAYHOUSE..…
,MILLIONAIRE'S PLAYHOUSE.. I The National Theatre in New York, the management of which has been offered to Mr. Granville Barker, will cost £ 500,000, and will have the support of twenty-one mil- lionaires, each of whom has bought a box, and has further provided a substantial finan- cial guarantee. For the general public there will be accommodation in a spacious arena, containing 2.500 a,nd two galleries. The structure will not only include a playhouse. but also a concert ball, with a, palm garden Ion the roof.
i SAILOR'S FALL FROM EXPRESSI
SAILOR'S FALL FROM EXPRESS I A shocking accident occurred this morning between Liverpool and Orewe. A sailor, believed to belong to hie Majesty's ship Eevenge, was travelling by the Bristol express and was standing up with his bacK to the door talking to another passenger, when the door flew open and 13recipitated him on to the rails. He was terribly in- jured and lies unconscious in Crewe Hos- pital. He has not been identified.
I SCALP SEWN ONI
SCALP SEWN ON I A remarkable operation was performed at Ballymena, Belfast, cu Saturday. A girl named Gordon, working iu a laundry, was caught in a machine by the hair and com- pletely scalped from the eyebrows to the neck and car to ciir. S'ho was removed to the hospital, wh re Dr. Davison succeeded in tewing on the scalp. The girl is progressing favourably, though naturally weak.
SIGNOR I-OSELLI ANNOYED. I
SIGNOR I-OSELLI ANNOYED. I Signor Tose:lli, husband of the cx-Princeee of Saxony, is suing the committee of the Nice can ival fetes for £ 4,000 damages, because in the procesoion one of the cars represents an enormous cannon, on which is seated a musi- cian playing the trombone. There are other allusions to the past his- tory of the Countess Montigi oso which Signor Toselli regards as insulting.
THE EXTRA DAY I
THE EXTRA DAY I It, is only four times in a century that February ca.n have five Saturdays, and the fortunate years -in the past century were 1812, 1840, 1868, and 1896. In the current century the years are 1908, 1936, 1964, and 1992, on each of which February 29 will fall on a Saturday.—" Globe."
LONG RUN MOTOR RACE.___I
LONG RUN MOTOR RACE. I The American (Thomas) motor-car arrived yesterday afternoon at twenty-five minutes past five at Belie Plains, Illinois. The .De Dion, and Zast cars are 85 miles behind the leader, while the lat^fct reports of the Protos and Motobloc motors place theee oom- petitors 315 miles to the bad.
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Evening Express"] [Next Thursday YNYSYBWL COLLIERY & ITS PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES Will be the subject of NEXT THURSDAY'S ARTICLE in the SERIES OF CHARMING SKETCHES of Colliery life which nMR. TOM RICHARDS, M.P., Secretary of the South Wales Miners" Federation, is now contributing exclo- Sively to the "YYenimg Express." The series commenced on January 16, and an article has appeared every Thursday since that date.
I BOY'S ARTISTIC AMBITION.
BOY'S ARTISTIC AMBITION. A youth named Norman Gregory Arnold, of Southport, was charged at Willesden on Saturday with travelling from Liverpool to Lomdon without a ticket. A police-sergeant told the magistrate that the lad dosired to be an artist, and his father made him be a messenger for the sake of the 10s. a week he earned. The youth had brought hH books and paints with him, and said he was deter- mined to make his way in wndon as an artist. The magistrate, after inspecting the books, expressed astonishment that such a clever boy should be turned into a messenger. Hia work showed exceptional merit. The magistrate said he should have to remand the case for a few days, bnt he could not possibly send such a clever boy to prison, and remanded him to the workhouse. ■
DETECTIVE LOCKED IN HOUSE
DETECTIVE LOCKED IN HOUSE A detective's adventures were narrated at Kingston on Saturday, when Alice Wray, 23, was remanded on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences from a. Surbiton draper. Detective Harvey said that when he went to arrest Miss Wray he was refused admission, but eventually got inside the house, and found the girl hiding behind the door. Directly he had etat-ed his business her mother and a man seized him by the neck, and before he could free himself he had to throw both to the ground. The girl ran out of the house, her mother bolting the door to prevent witness following. In the end, however, he got out of a window' and caught the girl, after a mile chase.
A USEFUL TRAFFIC SIGNAL
A USEFUL TRAFFIC SIGNAL One danger attendant upon the handling of a large covered oar in traffic is the diffi- culty of conveying to vehicles in the rear the fact that a change in speed or direction is about to be made. To obviate this difficulty which the driver of the closed car has in giving a clear indi- cation of his intentions, a French inventor has devised a system of signals which are to be incorporated with the back number-plate At the will of the driver any of the following legends can be displayed: "I turn to the right," "I turn to the left," "I stop," "Atten. tion." At night these signals are, of course, illuminated.—The Car."
. WALKER'S WALKING-STICK '
WALKER'S WALKING-STICK The walking-stick needs the attention oi these who wish to become good country-road walkCTS. It should fit the walker, and thip is as inipotteut as that he should have a c-ollar which is neither too large nor toe small. .1.1. the stick is too short the shoulder it forced out of its proper and natural angle. and a bad ache is the result; and if the reverse is the case the arm itself cannot hang naturally. The handle, too, should be well thought about. The crook does not suit every style of band, but where it does it is better than the straight right-angle variety.—" Fry's Magazine.
HIS SHARE WENT BY.
HIS SHARE WENT BY. A gamekeeper found a, boy fishing in his master's private waters. "You mustn't fish here," he exclaimed. "These waters belong to the Earl of Ä- "Do they? I didn't know that," replied the culprit; and, 14iyinc aside his rod, he took up a book and commenced reading. The keeper departed, but on returning; about an hour afterwards he found the same youth had started fishing again. "Do you jmderstand that this wa-ter belongs, to the Earl of A-?" he roared. "Why, you told me that an hour ago," exclaimed the angler, in surprise. "Surely, the whole river don't belong to him ? Hia' share went by long ago." 0
MILITARY PRISON CLOSED.
MILITARY PRISON CLOSED. The Dover Military Prison was closed on Saturday. This prison was built about 25 years ago, when there was a proposal to build Dover National Harbour by means of convict labour. In oonsequence of the strong opposition of the trades unions, however, this object was never realised. After remaining closed for some time, the prison was utilised for ofdina-ry convicts, then it again remained empty for some years, until taken over by the War Office some six years ago. During the South African War moat of the soldiers who received Ions sentences for such offences as sleeping on guard were sent to this prison. ————— i ■1 —*
STOLE THE SKIN.
STOLE THE SKIN. A remarkable theft has occurred nea, Kildysart, County Clare. A local cattle-dealer purchased a cow Ó.r a recent fair, and drove it to a place called Crovragban, to take it to an island, on which he lived. As a, high wind was blow. ing, he had to leave the cow behind on a farm- when he returned tbreo or four days later he found that the cow had been skinned. It is supposed that some person had killed and skinned the cow to sell the hide.
SHAH THRASHES A GOVERNOR
SHAH THRASHES A GOVERNOR The Shah of Persia has dealt very sum. m&rily with certain officials in Teheran as a result of his narrow escape on Friday from the bombs of the assassin. Greatly incensed at what he considered the laxity of the- police measures taken for his protection, on the evening after his escape he administered a thrashing with a stick to Prince Zafer Sultaneh, the Governor of Tehef-an, and threatened to have the chief of police blown from the mouth of a cannon. *>» ■ ■ ■————»» •
KILLED IN THE MINE.
KILLED IN THE MINE. While Mr. Joseph Hughes, under manage: of Hampstead Colliery, Birmingham, was helping to put out a fire which had been burning among the timber on the south id'J of the pit for a week past, about 40 t-c-ns of rock fell, and completely buried him. An hour and a. half elapsed before a rescue party could reach him, and he was then dead. His son-in-law, the manager of the colliery, was slightly injured.
CARMARTHEN OFfICIALHECEIVERSHIP"…
CARMARTHEN OFfICIALHECEIVERSHIP" x Upon the representation by the Board of Trade that further time was required to consider the matter of the Carmarthen Official Receivership, the Treasury has con- sented to the prolongation of the tenure of the present occupant of too office until the 31st inst.
SANTOS-DUMONT'S BET. -
SANTOS-DUMONT'S BET. M. SanHf Domoot has lost the bet which he made with M. Oharron six months ago, tha.t wittiin thait time he would build a hydroplane capable of travelling at Use rate of 60 miles an honr.
FIVE AT A BIRTH.
FIVE AT A BIRTH. Five children have just been born to woman at Steubenville, Ohio. Three of tlw infants did not live lonc tinit two are health* and strong.