Evening Express

WALKED 192,000 MILES I Arthur Prime, a Needham Market post- man., has just retired after 341 years' service, during which his daily walk has been to the Greetings, and a calculation shows that in this period he has walked abcyut 192,000 miles. The villagers in the Greetings subscribed to a presentation clock to Prime, and when it was haudcd over it was said of him that during his long- service he had never had an angry word with anyone.

NEW ROUTE FROM PARIS I The Hon C. S. Rolls returned to London from Paris yesterday by baloon, steamer, and train. He started from the park of the French Aero Oi-ub at noon in the balloon Bonheur, lent him by the Yicomte de la Brosse, descended at Boulogne at a quarter to four, caught the afternoon boat to Folkestone, and arrived in London in the evening.

HOME RULE RESOLUTION I Messrs. Brodie, Beck, and Ridsdale, Liberal members, have tabled amendments to Mr. John Redmond's Home Rule resolution, which comes before the House of Commons next Monday. The amendments declare that Home Rule was not the issue at the general election, a,nd that the House declines to set up in Ireland a legislature which would impair Imperial supremacy.

THE NEW "SHAMROCK The crew of Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht Shamrock left St. Pancras Station yes- terday for Fa-irlie, Glasgow, where they will be engaged in putting the finishing touches to the vessel prior to her launch in the middle of next month. The yacht is expected to commence her trials in the Solent in the flrs-t week in May.

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I Rabbis Sues Rabbi ALLEGED LIBEL IN THE PULPIT —— A communication has been received from the Chief Rabbi stating that Mr. Gordon should not be allowed to teach Jewish children. The above notice, which appeared in the Jewish synagogue at Portset, was the sub- ject of an action by the Rev. Joshua Gordon, a Rabbi and teacher of Hebrew, and formerly a rabbi at Cardiff, which was decided in the High Court yesterday. The defendants were the Rev. Isaac Phillips, a Rabbi of the synagogue, and Mr. Montague Hart, warden of the synagogue. The slander was the alleged statement in the pulpit: "Rabbi Gordon will not take part in any service of worship, and he will not count among the ten men of Minjon. Jewish people should not allow him to teach their children, as he is about to become converted to Christianity." Defendants were alleged to liive omitted in the notice the Chief Rabbi's intimation in a letter to Mr. Phillips that it would not be right to exclude the plaintiff from the synagogue. In tlie course of the evidence one of the defendants, Mr. Phillips, declared that he had done everything possible for the plaintiff, who was never a Rabbi, but a. 1, Sh,ammos," or beadle, at Port.sea. When witness heard the allegation concerning Gordon's conversion he was stunned. Plaintiff proteisted his innocence of the charges, and witness said, "I hope to God. you'll be a.Me to clear yourself." The witness here broke down and wept. '-Ph e jury fo'und for the defendants. Judgment accordingly.

ITALIAN MARQUESS SUED The Marquis di S'aliccto, an Italian noble- man, reisiding at Lancaster Gate, was sued at Marylebone yesterday by Dr. Fraser, of Hast- ings, to recover S40 in respect of professional attendance on the late Marchioness di Sali- ceto. The doctor's case was that in September, 1906, the marquis and his wife were residing at Hastings. The marchioness was in a serious state of health, and Dr. Fraser attended her until December 20, when she died. Altogether he paid 87 ordinary visits. and there were four consultations, but when he Bent- in his bill the marquis declined to pay it on the ground that the charges were excessive. The marquis said his income was not more than £ 700 and JEBW per annum, varying according to ("le crops on his estate in Southern Italy. His late wife had an income about similar to his own, but it died with her. His Honour Sir William Selfe gave judg- ment for the plaintiff for E33 9s. and costs.

MOTHER SENT TO PRISON Harriett Attey (30), a tall, Tespectably- dreesed woman, living at 117, Cairn-street, stood in the dock a.t Cardiff Police-court to- day charged with neglecting her five oiiiidreu, under the age of sixteen, in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering. Mr. George David appeared for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It was alleged that the husband, a hard- working man, gave his wife sufficient money to keep the house going, but that she spent it in drink. Dr. John D. Williams, who, with Police-ser- geant Dix and Inspector Johnson, of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, visited the house. described the condition of the children. All the food available was a crust of bread and some butter. Prisoner was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

"POTTED LOBSTER In a prosecution at Blackpool yesterday the public analyst stated that a sample of "potted lobster" sold to retail fish dealers was a mixture containing 50 per cent. of foreign fish coloured with red coal tar dye. Defendant: Are you absolutely certain of your analysis?—Yes. Defendant: You say there is 7 per cent. of bread. I swear there is no bread whatever Used. After much pressure the defendant said that what the analyst had 17nought was bread was the best ground rice. (Laughter.) A fine of JB3 and costs and £ 3 analyst's fee was imposed.

CALENDAR REFORM Mr. Peaire, M.P., in his Calendar Bill, pub lished yesterday, suggests 1912 as the first year of the reform in order to secure Colonial and international concurrence. His year will consist of: — New Year's Day, a Bank Holiday, not counting a day of the week or month. Four quarters each of two months of thirty days and one of thirty-one (i.e., thirteen weeks). Christmas Day always on a Monday. Eastrr Sunday always Apnl 7. Each day of the month always on the same day of the week. Leap Year day to come between June 31 and July 1. a Bank Holiday similar to New Year's Day.

LORD CURZON'S SPEED Viscount Curzon, Curzon House, Mayfair, personally attended to a summons at the South-western Police-court, London, yester- day, leh,argin,g him with driving his motor car at an excessive rate of speed. Two constables timed him over a measured distance at Ports ino uth-roa d, Putney, on the 7tli mst., and his rate of speed was 29 milefi an hour. Lord Curzon denied that he exceeded the limit, and justified his conclusion by the fact that he was able to pull up in the car'3 length. The magistrate imposed a penalty of 30s. with the costs.

GAGGING OUTRAGE REWARD A reward of £ 100 was offered yesterday by members of the family of Mrs. Isaacs for information leading to the arrest of the man who gagged and hound her at her home in Long Acre. An important clue has been ob- tained by the police, and detectives are en- gaged in investigations wincu they hope may lead to a solution of the mystery. Mra. Isaacs was slightly stronger yesterday, and it is now hoped that she will recover from th3 ill-treatment to which she was sub- jected.

NOTTINGHAM" HAVANAS" Leopold Ernest Butcher, of Gracecliurch- street, was fined X20 at th.e Mansion House for selling as Havanas cigars made in Not- tingham. Counsel pointed out that these prosecutions were not directed against the sa-Le of British cigars. "We fully recognise," he said, "that there are many reputable firms doing a large and absolutely legitimate trado in very eXo cellent brands of British cigars."

THE CHAUFFEUR'S MISTAKE Bernard Carter, chauffeur in the service ot Sir Charles Rivers Wilaon, was fined 40s. at Feltham yesterday for being drunk while in charge of a motor-car. He was found with hiB oar inside the entrance gate of Littleton. Park, Littleton, the gate being smashed. For the defence it was explained that tho night being dark Carter mistook the gateway of Littleton Park for a lane leading to his destination.

FARM LAD'S BRAVERY A Sidmouth farm lad discovered early on Sunday morning that the premises occupied by his employer, a man named Taylor, were in flames. He aroused Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, jumped from a, first floor window, and secured a ladder, by means of hich the family, consisting of five persons, were rescued. The fire brigade a-nd police have specially reported on the lad's bravery.

YOUNG ENOUGH AT EIGHTY Three octogenarians are still hard at work at Hopewell, the smallest town in Pennsyl- vania. Mrs. Margaret Toy, aged eighty-one, superintended repairs on the roof of her hbuse. Her brother, aged eighty-four, climbed an apple-tree to prune it, and David Cope the schoolmaster, aged eighty, tea,cheo wrestling tricks to his pupils.

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6. rhe Labour Saving Washboard. {Mrs. Simple—" There was a man here a few minutes ago with a patent labour-saving washboard. I don't believe in these new-fangled things. —but he was such a nice talker, I let him leave one." 0 Jnty Drudge- Fudge That's just like some foolish women. Change one 0 form of labour for another-and call it labour saving. Labour-saving washboard Nonsense Get a bar of Fels-Naptha soap What's the difference be. tween Fels-Naptha and other laundry soaps ? Other soaps work only when you do. Fels-Naptha soap works while you rest, but without harm to the most delicate fabric. Should be used in lukewarm or cold water-or you will never know what a wonderful cleanser it really is. 0 The Fels-Naptha way of washing is as simple as it is easy. You wet the pieces to be washed, rub on the soap well, then roll and put to soak for thirty min- utes. During this half-hour Fels- Naptha loosens the dirt and dis- solves the grease. Saves you all the hard rubbing on the wash- board. The dirt comes out by light rubbing and rinsings. No scalding nor boiling and no swollen knuckles or aching back from laborious washboard work. 2d < bar. Coo 0-att for t,lasifttal ton "TA-STEDat once, a Morning Girl.—23, Banjor- street, Ruzitli Park, Caxditf. e1175u26 wA-NIED, General, 18; Welsh preferred.-??,ppiy W -Nlm .Pth:l,; Spencei-etreet, Ebtw Vale. u?6 CREDIT Dri?pe?y.-Exp?eri?nc,-l 'fxa-Jler Disengaged: married; rt;lel'enc.u. s., 5, lk-utxelreet, Car- dirt. • elld2?26 WASTED immediately, Groom; drive well; care of 5- b-1, and M,-?-room De generally useful; wages Llb, live indoors. — Apply, with reference, ?rtt&th, Bunkers^_ Hill, Milford na?n. ell67u26 VS1"ANX £ .D7 good, "strong Ueneital- a.i1d-1'I¡;.îi>illa:d- JJ Waitrfccd; comic?rtable home and good wages suit- able gins.—Apply, wita icier enc-es. Crown Hotel, Raglan. eU69u26 GOLD-Finisned Watch Free; earned by trilling ser- vice.—We have great uargauis. Sentt stamp, AejoUy Trading Company, ciu, (ft. (icorge-stree,, Leeds. eil63uiO COOK-General wanted at once; wages LIB to com- mence housemaid kept; small iamily.—Hioomer, I'eiipoiH, Clydach, Swajnsea. all<:y. ell64u30 PARTS Eli wanted lor small Colliery Development; sell drati.i»ge; coal proved.—K 78, Evening Ex- presu, Caraiif. elltouio rMl.yfEKE?J'ER or SMrekeeper.—Thcrou?hiy eacient TINI?'N aged 39, portly at HuMty, ?eeAS SituatIon. or W:ou lIe would Act as Caretakers; near sea pre- ferred many years' experience with large snehield steel linns; hLgheist crOdEll tials.-K 77, Evening Ex- cress. Cardiff. øl1í-Y)1'Q "_U -L-V' "TjAKLAJCitMAID wanted; small family; cam?ry JL "nd,,?,t..d- lamP?!, oiciuihi? silver, and \a??in?' wages £ 22.—Mra. Comptoii, Aunaciity: Ciiiau Aeioa, Cardiganshire. eU&uJO 1,000 ftweet Peas, 4id.; 25 packets Flower Seeds, d. JL 20 packets Vegetables, 4id; auy two lots 8ja.u« t uree lVb Is.; POst«še p<t!<i.—U?u.'n (6) ,uppiy Com- p-¡i, i'iouKii-JO.Mi, ??ottiertuthe, London. eln8uù  u?T, Saturday nwn between Burry's Hotel a?d L Ui;aI'-onlOCe-1; ffOre:url I M _I?ot?j<upphes (Limaed), 18, Higii-strett. ,eU77u2ti OR 1 urnifcthed Front Sitting-ioom and Bedroom to Let; I?,t gpnUema? or two mendi,, terms moderate—i, Beauchamp-sireet, Hiveiside, Car- d ift. eil76u26 ? JJV ERll}O;B. r¡;müving to C?rd:ti, will have Fur- A m?hMl CombiBed Kcom or Two UMlUnb;;cd. Hoonn to Let; every convenience; jiear cars; -b. and j«. fki. week; mid own house linen, crocks.—K 87, Evening Express, Cardiff. e>1160u26 T\VO- Cniarnis-hed Booms to Let; near main i<Md T am! cars; highly re?pectatle peoplo On ,Y; terms moderate; nice tnoioughiare; Canton district; letters cailed lor and ajiswered promptly.—Apply K 86' JEveiling Kspreaji, Cardiff. ell511125 GAKWES >padet, from Is.; Garden Forks, from b. 6d.; Lawn Scythes (Fussell's;, Wood-handle aiid spring Grass Shears, a qu-ant.ty of assorted tv«ter- ng Can, and Brass Syringe*; also a few remnants oi n ire Setting; reasonable otter rerused.—Bowdenl 50, Charles-street, Cardiff. ell61s2 WASTED, strong, capabie General; able to iron ''t and two in iamily.—Apply 66, Flantagenet-  ellu2J rrMi'-Cart and Harness; quantity of all kinds o: A Second-hand Harne"s, any pan; to be wid separately.—5, Leckwith-road, Canton. e!153u25 PUKE Buff Cochin Eggs, 4c.; Golden-pencilled E.gg, < 2s. 6d. per sitting (13); carriage paid. illlilUlS, Butcher, Cornwall-road, Cardiff. e!.15;fti26 COB-Size Business Trap; Wanner's wheels; three prÜlg; in thorough good condition. Also Set of Harness to Suit. E4 10s.; must sell.—5, Leckwith-road, Canton. e1154"u26 T?UU?'lfunE Va?.; nenrly new; lock-up two doors Fbehiiid, door in front; with seat, lamps, all al,pi ances; sacrifice.—<J. ilorris, lion Merchant, Leek- VIi itll-rùad, Cantcn. eJl551126 A Comfortable, Furnished Sitting-room and Bedroom to Let; oven grate, glai> cupooards; suit married couple; 8s. weekly. Or homely Lodgings for respectable young men; moderate.—33, )lac6illtou-place, Cardiff. ell56,126 F O-X-Ter?ier.-ftr Sale, WiTe Biteh, by "Marces F-Nockeiit"; can win, and due muse; price C4, with free service to my young dog by "Ch. Sylvan Re3ult.Burt, Se-port. eÍl30u26 SMOOTH Fox-terrier Bitch for Sale, by "Rowtorl Tteit»r": had 7 puppies; last litter due in use; price £3, with free servica my young dog by "Ch. Sylvan esult.Burt, ewport. el!31u26 U" X FU HnSHED or Furnished Apartment,?; with u grate and conervatory; cli??e to town.—27, Green-street, Riverside. ■ ell32u26 (; Stamps.—Job Lot for Sale; 1-. per 1,000, pon free; cash with order.-T. I'ritchett, 20. Eves- wel!ed, S'ev.port. eil33u26 THAVELLKR n Credit t Drapery wanted; Pl capable of T ?toirg business; ?trictly ?teadv.?l?pply, stating a!! particulars-, K 83, Express, Cardiff. elLBu26 TV. 1.TEJ), a re-pertabie elderly Per5Qna General; t' good h..e for respectable person.—Ap*ply Mrs. Cohen. 40, Brook-street, Cardiff. ell30u26 I GEXT'Quadl'ant Cycle; 1)??t ilalo; new Clincher G,kl trres; 1:1 exwller.t condition; a bargain to Immediate purchaser.—78, Woodville-road. e11791126 TO Let,. 2 or 3 Rooms; unfurnih<"d; b. and c. bath; Tn,3,,?r town and Docks.-24, Ferndale-street, Grange- town. cllelu26 C(OSHFORTAB-LE, Furnished Sitting-room and Bed- C room; suit one or two gentlemen friends; every convenience and central; terms modera.te.-3, Scuthey- etrcet. ellSiuZS -R- El'E<TABLF. Youth, Gt?neral Work; live in; ] F t.?t,ate 'Cwa-ges; mu?t prcducø good refe1'en.-K 39, Eveninsr Express,Oardiff. ell84u26 ATO Eeasor.abie Offer Refused.—Double Mail cart for ,j. Sale; "en'iceable.y be seen 31, Clarthtreet, I{tver?ido'. elH()u26 FOUXD, Black and AVhite Dog, believed to be F,Ss breed of terrier and Rhippr?t; if nct claimed in tti-m days will be kept.—Rosser W. Thomas, Brewery-terrace, B??-Awa& ell41u28 A Ma.gnificent English Piano; iron frame; almœt A Also Fu?l-plate Camera and Tripod; :t make and valuable lens. Seen by appointment.—Ad- dress Mr. Mortimer, 182, City-road, Cardiff. ell45u26 W-J:-ThOIl1.aS, Pianoforte Timer, Regulator, and W. Repairer. 1, Fort-Mre?t. Rcath, Card.S. Tuning (Cardiff) 3s. 6d. All orders receive prompt attention. Orders Taken for Musical Instruments and Sheet Music. ell43u26 W- ANTED, clean, respectable Day Girl; 17; strIctly Whone-t-, threo Ln fa.ity.-Aply, after two p.m. (references required), 18, Ckikfreld-atreet, Roath. eu26 IpOR Rac? or Exchange, Scatch Terrier Bitch; two Fyea.r. very smart and well bred; no use for same; xchange fowls or anything; cheap.—S. Mulliner, 11, Caerphilly-road, Birchgrovo, near Cardiff. elH6u26- LODGINGS to Let to respectable man; terms mode- L rate; h. and c. bath; cars pass door to all parts.— Wimbledon House, 153, Clare-read, Grangetown, Cardiff. i el!47u26 .?An'ROMATUM Guttatum (Monarch of the EMt); 0 gtows witl?oitt soU or water; flower 16in. long; rtra large Bulbs, Is. each, post tree.-T. Pritchett, 00, Eveswell-stre-eit, Newport. 61134u26 "XXTANTED, smart yoivog Man aa Boots; make him- Vv Felf generally useitul.-Apply, at once, Imperial Temperance Hotel, Brynmawr. elli7u26 WANTED, American Song Folios; new or second- whanfL-Sta:te price and contents, and wbhœ' Abound or unbound, Ascroft, 6, Brecon-road, Aberga- gaongi e!142ii26 STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. o.55-SrTn;ECOK -1 Ctelia, Kija Lami Lady Viq ,,4' i I I w .r> c. -H CHRONIC HARD DRY COUGH Cured after Five Years by VEXO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE. Mrs. S. 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The Man in the Street 4 Maggie Andrews, tho bright-faced cripple girl who yesterday handed a beautiful bouquet of hand-made roses to the Lady Mayoress cf Cardiff at the floral exhibition at the Park-hall, has an unusually interesting life story. Born abroad, she was brought a very small child to Cardiff. She has not the use of her legs because she suffers from con- sumption of the joints; while one of her arms is contracting or withering. If she had been left to the unkind fate which appeared to be her destiny, she would in I all probability have been in one of our local institutions, a charge on the rates. But her case was brought to the attention of Mr. Groom, the "Doctor Barnardo" of crippled children, and after four or five years in an industrial training home she is now in a comparative state of inde- pendence. She is, on her own statement, able to earn from 10s. to ios. a week, and though this is anything but a big sum. it is ample for her simple, whole- some, industrial life in the institution referred to, where her board and lodging only call for 5s. a week. The girl (who has a brother in Cardiff) is very proud of her victory over her sad physical handi- cap, and her expert skill iA making the daintiest flowers is most creditable to her- self and her mentors. I Another step forward in the formation of a development committee for Cardiff has been taken. The City Parliamentary Committee have solemnly resolved that the new body shall consist of twenty I aldermen and councillors, with such addition to their numbers a-s may be thought desirable or advisable. Bravo! Now, let us get to business. First of all, cannot the excellent suggestion of Alder- man Robert Hughes be acted upon imme- diately? Surely, one or two manufac- turing firms who are forced to this country by the operation of the Patents Acts can be ind ueed to set up their factories on the banks of the Taff. Even the blind and crippled girls, who are now exhibiting their handicraft at the Park- hall, are showing the world that artificial flowers can be made as cheaply and as perfectly as the millions of sprays and blooms that have been coming into our country from abroad for some years. I am sure the ladies of South Wales will be just as proud, and a little bit more so, to wear decorations on their hats that have been made, not in Germany, but in Cardiff, Barry, Penarth, or Llandaff. Other industries have only to be men- tioned to open up similarly rosy prospects. Radyr, with its 610 souls and C24,485 ratable value, wants another representa- tive on the Cardiff Board of Guardians, and will have to make out a good case if there is to be a redistribution of seats. There are 89 rnpfrtb^r^ o-F l, ,1 ,1 of these Cardiff has 40 to 49 for the district outside the city. If Radyr's claim is based mainly on its population it would seem that Cardiff, with close on 200,000 inhabitants, would want about 150 members, and the remainder of the district, with nearly 70,000 residents, would bring the total up, roughly, to 200. But no one dreams of asking for such farcical representation, for only the City Assembly-hall or the Park-ball would be large enough for the weekly meetings. Barry, with 32,000 people, would want to increase its eight members to 30, and Penarth's four would have to be quad- rupled. The board is quite large enough for working purposes, and, unless other reasons than population and ratable value are advanced, it would seem that Radyr will have to remain content with its solitary representative. It has been left to a noble lord, a mem- ber of the much-despised Upper House, to introduce a Bill to reform that part of the human race that comes directly within the jurisdiction of the British Houses of Parliament. The people who wish to bring in the Millennium in a tre- menc^us hurry have been out-manoeuvred by a peer of the realm, who now boldly comes forward with the proposal to transfer all private property to a Com- mission. We have heard of these Commis- sions. One is now sitting on the Welsh Church, and others have been held con- cerning nearly every conceivable sub- ject under the sun, from bottle babies to refrigerators. But now there is to be a new subject for these Commissions—by Act of Parliament they are to receive and hold for the common good that "land which was the common property of the human race," now known as ''private property under the protection of the State. The great evils of ownership are to be swept away by a stroke or two of Lord Wemyss's typewriter, and all private property in trade, manufactures, and commerce under State protection" are to be swept into the nation's boiling pot. The scheme provides very lucidly that at the end of fourteen years all this accu- mulated private property, the reward of brains, hard work, and continual "pegging away," shall fall into the hands of the nation. Mr. Asquith will find it very handy for his old-age pen- sions scheme. It is a very excellent Act, and a decided improvement on the Licensing Bill. The latter looks poor in comparison—it only deals with one section of the community. But this broad, all-embracing measure hugs all property, and we shall now see how the avowed friends of the people will receive it. If it had been introduced by the friends of Mr. Bernard Shaw and Mr. Gilbert there might have been some doubt as to its reception, but under the cir- cumstances of its inception and introduc- tion it should be welcomed with open arms and great rejoicing, sweeping away, as it does, the very ground from the com- paratively insignificant proposal for the confiscation of the property of one trade only.

♦ Noon-day for the Brain Worker. For fifteen years, writes a clerk, U I have been working in one of the Government Offices. About two years ago I found myself every afternoon with a very tired feeling in my head, trying to get the day's work off my desk. I had heard of Grape-Nuts as a food for brain and nerve centres, so I began to eat it instead of my usual heavy breakfast, then for my lunch instead of sandwiches and coffee. In a very short time the tired feeling in the head left me, and ever since then the afternoon's work has been done with as much ease and pleasure as the morning's work. Grape-Nuts for two meals a day has worked, in my case, just as advertised, produc- ing that reserve force and supply of energy that does not permit one to tire easily-so essential to thcsuccessful prosecution of one's life work." There's a reason for Grape=Nuts The food in the new moisture-proof packets is delicious. Take no other kind. I Grape-Nuts Biscuits and Wafers, just on the market, are very delicious. Ask the grocer. I Grape-Nuts Co., Ltd«f 66* Shoe Lane" London, E.C. YOU MUST NOT MISS THE CHARMING SKETCHES 3y Mr. T. Richards, M.P. (Secretary of the South Wales Miners' Federation), Who is exclusively giving to the Evening Express" a aeries of wonderfully attrac- tive articles, entitled, PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES OF THE PIT, The Sketches appear every Thursday, and the series commenced on January 16. I I

ROMANTIC MYSTERY. I Hardly has the leviathan Lusitania mrried! into mid-Atlantic the romance of the Duke of the Abruzzi than another "affaire" just as mysterious, and even more potent in its appeal to tho American public, fills whole I rages of the New York press. The former Countess de Castellane arrivad in America. last Thursday. The first thins &he did was to give a categorical denial to the report that she intended m,a,rrying the Prince de Bug-art, who, having eluded his fnend the marquess, waa pursuing her across the broad Atlantic Yesterday the New York papers, perhaps a little tired of the Duke of the Abruzzi's adven- tures, sprang a beautiful sensation upon the public. The Prince do Sagan, instead of creeping into America via Florida, landed at Halifax last week, came on through Canada. arriving in New York by the Montreal express on Saturday. At least, that was the route taken by a gentleman resembling the prince, and calling himself "Monsieur Thompson" I but with De Sagan on his luggage. I The reporters soon cottoned on to the fact that a mysterious foreigner who was conceal- ing his identity was staying at a email hotel a tone-th row from the Waldorf. On Sunday night he took a taximeter to the house of 3Jr. Tyler Morse. Two veiled ladies arrived at the same residence at the same time in a motor-car. They were Mme. Anna Gould and Miss Helen Gould. Having oonvinced themselves that the gen- tleman in the taximeter was the Prince de Sagan (says the "Morning Leader" correspon- dent) they saw visions of a romantic thriller I decorating the columns of the morrow's news- papers. They rose to the occasion famously, with the result that there was practically no other news yesterday outside the advent of Count de Cast-el lane's rival. To the astoni&h- writ of all, however, Mies Helen Gould yes- terday isswed the following stateanent:- Miss Helen Gould wishes to deny the story of the dinner party with the Prince de Sagan. The present Prinoe is not even in this country. She thinks he is a very good man to remain on the other side. Mr. Morse promptly denied the soft impeachment that he was entertaining a Royal guest unawares; it was his London brother, Isador. Meanwhile "M.r. Thompson" caught the train to Washington before day- light, flinging fierce denials in a French accent right and left. However, the Canadian Immigration authorities, so it is stated, say they passed through Prince de Sagan at Quebec on Saturday. The reporters seem baffled. They are interviewing cabmen, hotel porters, butlers, and policemen galore. ======—;

THE HOME IN THE SCHOOL Mr. J A. Ma-naton (chairman) presided at a meeting of the Barry Education Committee to-day, when the index cards, oak cabinets, and weighing and measuring machines obtained in connection with the medioal inspection of school children were approved. Miss rSiletto, lecturer to the Board of Educa- tion in domestic subjects, and Mr. J. Price, his Majesty's inspector of schools, appeared before the c-om.mit.tee and approved of the alterations to HoLton-road Girls' Schools to facilitate the teaching of cookery, laundry work, and other household duties. Portable benches, washing tube, and other utensils, would be necessary, and the classrooms made convertible into kitchen, scullery, sitting- room, and bedroom, each equipped in pre- cisely the same manner as an ordinary home.

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I Two Newport Fires OCCUPANTS' NARROW ESCAPE There were two fires at Newport this morn- ing. In the first instance, the brigade had a call to the boot and shoe shop of Mr. George Adams, 5, Alexandra-road, nciair the Alexandra- Dock. It was found that the fire had broken out in the cellar, where there were a num- ber of empty boxes and ruobish. The flames had such a hold on the lower part of the house that they shot through into the shop, and also made their way up the front of the premises, so menacing the safety of Mr. Adams and his wife and family that the occupants had to resort to the expedient of lowering themselves into the backyard through one of the windows at the rear, by means of a rope attached to one of the bedroom doors. In this way they safely made their escape. A good deal of damage was done to the shop and stock by fire and water, the amount of the damage being estimated at between 12CO and £ 300, which is covered by insurance. The iire brigade was in charge of Lieu- tena,nt Lyne and Superintendent Tot-hill. They worked for about ui hour very ener- getically, and had the satisfaction of saving the premises. The second outbreak was at the green- grocer's shop of Mr. Walter Thomas, 10, Corporation-road. The fire had broken out in the kitchen, doing damage to the extent of about E50 or £60. In this and the former case the cause of the outbreak is unknown,

LLANBRADACH AFFRAY A grey-haired old collier, named Benjamin Evans. aged 66, of Llanbradaoh, was charged at Caerphilly a> day with wounding Evan Harris, a master haulier, of Bedwas. The proceedings formed a sequel to the sensa- tional happening at the D'e Winton Hotel, Llanbradach, last Saturday, and the throat of the prosecutor was heavily bandaged. Mr. C. S. Uoodfellow defended. Harris, who lives at Church-street, Bedwas, said he was in the bar of the De Winton Hotel, Llanbradaoh, on Saturday, sitting before the fireplace, when prisoner came across the ba., to him and called him a fraud, and .then drew a penknife across his throat twice. The blood flowed freely down his clothes. He was wearing a muffler at the time, and the knife cat through it twice. A man named Hudd tied a handker- chief round hid throat, and the company in the bar took the knife from the prisoner. He had no quarrel with prisoner. Dr. James Lloyd dressed the wound, which was not of a serious nature, and he then gave information to the police. Alfred Hudd, collier, 15, Church-street, Llanbradaoh, corroborated. The prisoner was committed for trial. x

I NEW VICAR OF FERNDALE I The living of Feriidalt, has been offered by the Bishop of Llandaff to the Rev. D. H. Simon, senior curate of Skewen, who has accepted it. 1vlr. Simon was educated at Aberystwyth Grammar School and St. David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained in 1894, and appointed to Skewen. He has rendered invaluable help to the vicar in the good work that has beep done during the past ten years. Mr. Simon was a mawa-ger and cor- respondent for the National Schools in the parish. He is all incorporated member of the S.P.G., and has acted' with great eu-ccess as secretary of that society. Since his appointment the contributions from the Rural Deanery of Gro-Neath have nearly doubled, and the deanery is now one of the best contributors. Mr. Simon is a good preacher in both languages. He has shown keen interest in Sunday school work, and is president of a large Bible class for men. He has taken a prominent part in temper- ance work. During his occupancy of the curacy in Skewen he has won the esteem and respect of all classes, and his departure will be keenly regretted.

CARDIFF FREIGHT CLAIM Sir. Justice Walton, in the King's Bench to-day, continued his hearing of the action of the Field Line (Cardiff) (Limited) v. San Paulo Ga-s Company (Limited) to Tecover 1520 16s. 9d. balance of freight due on a cargo of coals. Defendants denied liability. Mr. Hamilton, K.C., with Mr. Bailihache, K.C., was for plaintiffs; Mr. Scrutton, K.C., and Mr. Eowlatt represented defendants. The c-argo of coal was conveyed by plain- tiffs' steamer East Field, under a charter party dated April, 1906. from* Baltimore to Santos, whence the coal was forwarded by rail to San Paulo. The question in the action was whether a charge by the Santos authorities of 3s. 6d. per kilogramme for use of the quays, dredg- ing, etc., was to fall on the rilip or the charterer*. The case for the defence was that wharfage dues by oustom did not include the charge in question, which was always paid by the ship. Judgment was reserved.

DEATH OF REV. DAVID PUGH I The death has taken place at Ysceifiog Rectory of the Rev. David Pugh, rector of Ysceifiog. The rev. gentleman had been ailing for some months. He was very well known in South Wales, having spent the whole of his ministerial career, with the exception of the last ten years, in the Diocese of Llandaff. He will be remembered chiefly for his work done as rector of Bettws, near Bridgend. He was Dorn at Aberystwyth, and his mother WEIS a sister of the late Dr. Lewis Edwards, of Bala. He was an excellent Welsh preacher, and came of a family noted for its preaciiers cund speakers. The late Vicar of Llanbadarn Fawr (Canon John Pugh), the late Rev. Thomas Charles Edwards (principal of Ba..la College), also the well-known grammarian. Dr. Owen Pughe, and the late Mr. Lewis Pugh Pugh, Abermaed, ex-M.P. for Cardiganshire, were 411 family connec- tions.

A LITTLE BLACKGUARD" I Richard Ishmael, a collier, was summoned at Aberdare to-day for assaulting his mother- in-law, Sarah Davies. Mr. William Thomas prosecuted. The defence was to the effect that the com- plainant and her daughter "were enjoying a cup of tea together," when the defendant came in. He told them not to worry them- selves about him. The Stipendiary: Any harm in taking a cup of tea, then? Defendant: But they were eating my food, and I had hadn't had anything since tihe Sunday. I told my wife that I would strike her, but her mother spat into my face. The Stipendiary: You are a little black- guard. Go to prison for six weeks. Defendant: Thank you, sir.

A PURE MILK SUPPLY I Mr. Burns, President of the Local Govern- ment Board, replying to a deputation from the local authorities to-day, who urged measures for greater purification of the milk supply, said their views and suggestions would receive earnest and sympathetic con- sideration. He hoped, in conjunction with the Board of Agriculture, to introduce shortly a sane, practical, and operative Bill on the subject to protect the general public without injustice to any interests. Lord Car- rington also briefly responded.

WHATMIGHT HAVE HAPPENEDP A terrible disaster was narrowly averted this morning when the Glasgow steamer Mar- mion, carrying a full cargo of cordite from the Thames, was cut down to the water's edge off Dungeness by the steamer Ripa., of Bergen, during a fog. The Marmion was struck amidships, a.nd was at first thought to be sinking, but she was kept afloat by her watertight oompart- ments, and towed towards Dungeness by the Ripa, subsequently anchoring. None of the crew was inj ured. =--

TOWNS SWEPT AWAY A severe wind and rain storm, accom- panied by loss of life and much damage to property, has swept over Louisiana (Missis- sippi), and Alabama. Several small towns are reported to have been swept away. and telegraphic communication is interrupted over a wide ar,-a.-Reuter.

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Late Duke of Devonshire -4 Whose death at, Cannes to-day is announced on Page 3.

A CLUB STRUCK OFF Thomas ll'IN'iel, Lcndon-rcoad, Cwmavon, secretary of the Pantdu, Aberavon, and Dis- trict Working Men's Social Club, was sum- moned at Aberavon to-day fo'r failing to register the club. Mr. E. T. Evans prosecuted for the police, and Mr. Matthew Arnold, Neath, defended. Ma\ Evans paid that the club should have been registered in January, but the secretary had failed to do so. Defendant pleaded guilty, and the Bench fined him the maximum penalty of L30 and costs, or three months' imprisonment. An application by the police that the club be struck off the register was next proceeded with. Mr E. T. Evans said that the premises had once been a public-house, but that the licence had been taken away, and compensation was arrantod. The club was started in March, 1907. On Feburary 17 Inspector Edwards and Police-constables Hale and Prcece raided the premises. They found eight persons present, some of whom were not members, and included the steward's son, whose name was rot on the book. Some of the rooms were bereft of furniture, and in one room, suppose! to bo the reading-room, they found a, copy of the ''Western Mail" and two other news- papers. They seized all the books, none cf which showed where the receipts of the club were disposed of. The officers corroborated the opening state- ment. The Bench decided to strike the club off the register, and ordered the club to pay costs, amounting to three guineas.

UNRULY WEDDING GUESTS A. wedding which took plac-o on Sunday from Litcham-street. Kentish Town, developed after midnight into a disorderly scene which required the intervention of three policemen in clearing away the guests who were fighting. Philip and Emily Paternaii, flower-sellers, were charged at Marylecc-ne yesterday with disorderly conduct outride the house where the noisy festivitIes had been in progress. The male prisoner clung to the railings, arg-uing with the policemen and using most offensive language. His wife tried to rescue him from custody. A hostile crowd assembled, and the constables had to draw their truncheons in self-defence. And this was on Sunday night and after the public-houses were closed," remarked the magistrate, Mr. Paul Taylor. Inspector Holloway said the district was so rough always, particularly on Hunday nights, that the police htvd to patrol in twos. The accused were fined 10s. each or seven days' imprisonment.

NAPOLEON'S CARRIAGE I Napoleon's carriage, which the Sussex cen- tenarian saw when it was driven through Lewes after Waterloo, and in which many of us have sat at Madame Tassaud's, did not pa-ss stAiight to that exhibition. Its first showman was Mr. William Bullock, of the Egyptian Hall, who purchased it for £ 2,500 from the Prince Regent, its first English owner. During its exhibition in Piccadilly, and a subsequent tour through Great Britain and Ireland, 800,000 people paid to see it. It was a curious coincidence that the carriage was captured by the Prussians fif- teen miles from Waterloo, on the evening of the battle, since its Napoleonic career thus ended very near its birthplace, Brussels. This Belgian vehicle is credited with having accompanied Napoleon to Russia and on many other campaigns, and also with hav- ing been used by him for the limited car- riage exercise possible in Elba.

CONFESSION IN GAOL I A man undergoing a term of imprisonment in Dorchester Gaol has made a oonfecsion to the authorities that he threw a woman out of a window at Crescent-street, Notting-hidl, about six weeks ago. The confession appa- rently relates to the mysterious death of an unknown woman, on whom an inquest- was held at Kensington on January 21. On the previous Saturday night a man and the woman took a room for two nights, and a few minutes later there was a report that the woman had thrown herself out of the window, and she was found lying dead in the yard fully dressed. The coroner characterised the evidence as remarkable, and the jury returned an open verdict. I

PAUPERS' FATAL ARGUMENT At Leeds Assizes to-day Samuel Tunstill (63), a moulder, was indicted for the man- slaughter of Peter Murphy (79), at ltother- hajin workhouse. Prosecution alleged that the parties, inmates of the workhouse, quarrelled in an argument on old age pensions, during which the prisoner struck Murphy with a mallet on the head. Murphy died ten days after- wards from meningitCls and other complica- tions. One witnees stated that Murphy fell on top of prisoner trying to strangle him. Accused was found not guilty, and dis- charged, death being attributed to an accident.

X5,000 DAMAGES FOR LIBEL I The Appeal Court to-day dismissed the appeal of the defendants in the libel action of PaArro Bank (Limited) v. Clinton and others, in which djwna-ges had been assessed at £ 5,000. The libel was contained in an article in "Vanity Flair," in which the paper agreed that Mr. Horsfall, a slia-reholder in the bank, had been badly treaited. On find- ing it had been misled Vanity Fair pub- lished an apology, and counsel now agwed the damages awarded were excessive. The Lord Justices held that the libel was gross.

WIFE'S BODY EXHUMED At Bishop Auckland to-day Matthew James Dodds, of Hamsterley, near Bishop Auck- land, was charged with the wilful murder of ,his wife, Ilery JeA-n,e Dodds, on February 20. Following- the coroner's inquest the police made further investigations, and the body was exhumed by order of the Home Office. Mr. M'Oi\rten, solicitor, prosecuted, and in opening the case stated that three doctors, who made post-mortem after exhumation, were unanimous that death was due to strangulation.

LORDS' GIFT TO CHANCELLOR I < The friends ani admirers of the Lord Chancellor in the Jouse of Lords, who agreed during the recess to present Lord Loreburn, with a wedding gift, have now decided the gift shall take the form of a portrait of the Lord Chancellor himself. Sir George Reid accepted the commission.

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Lady's Strange Death I SISTER'S REMARKABLE STORY Extraordinary evidence was given at an inquest at Whitley Bay, Northumberland, yesterday afternoon, on Wiihelmica Dewar, a maiden lady, who was found dead on Sun- day evening. Deceased and her sister Margaret, both of whom were retired teachers, lived alone. On Sunday night, at nine o'clock, Margaret gave the alarm that her sister was dead, and when assistance arrived the report, was found to be correct. At the inquest yesterday, Margaret Dewar, giving evidence, aid she was absolutely ignorant as to the cause of her sister's death, fine assisted her to bed, and at two o'clock on Sun.day morning she took up some tea, which Wiihelmina declined. She said she wanted to rest. It was not until nine o'clock in the evening- that sbe discovered her dead. Dr. Oampbell said deceased was burnt from head to foot, the clothes being burnt off her body. There were no signs of burning under- neath the bed clothes, where the body lay. She mutt have been carried into the room. It was impossible for her to have walked ln the stairs, even if she had been aasiated. It was his opinion that she had been de8,d ten hours when found. The Coroner said it was quite clear to him that what the sister told was not true. The case was the most extraordinary one that had come under his observation. Police-sergeant Pinton stated that he found a part of a skirt in the backyard burnt and wet I "WÐ could not," he said. "get an intelligible story from Margaret, who seemed under the influence of drink." Mre. King, another witness, said she found tsome burnt clothing downstairs. The inquest was adjourned till April 1 for a post-mortem.

ASSAULT CHARGE DISMISSED I Before the Cardiff magistrates to-day Daniel Jlallaha-n, 35, was charged on remand with beins drunk and disorderly in New- port-road oa Saturday, March 14, and also with assaulting Police-constable. Edgar Bridge. The officer deposed to seeing prisoner pur- suing hIs wife from City-road into Newport- road. He was threatening her, and the officer stopped the man, who struck him with his ngr. Hallahan refused to go home, and d?alt another blow at the constable. Oon- f.equjntly Bridge took him into custody. Prisoner tLen became violent, and it took four men ?f) take him to the police-eta tion. Tha constable called three wltneæcs-one a*I tramway conductor—who corroborated. Accused called several witnesses, one of whom was Mr. W. E. Kennard (City-road!, !who said that, the cone table after he had ordered the prisoner away raised his fist a,nd knocked the man to the ground. Before the man was again properly on his feet it was alleged that Bridge dealt accused another blow. Prisoner had been up ten times before, ovee for assaulting the police. The magistrates imposed a fine of 20s. and costs for being drunk and disorderly. The charge of assault they dismissed.

i NIGHT WATCHMAN'S WOUND:) I John Brown, 40, navvy, was charged at Tredegar to-day with assaulting an old man, 72 years of age, named Samuel Bishop, nigilt watchman. The oid man had his head bandaged, and evidently had been severely handled. Prosecutor stated that he was on duty in a cabin in connection with some sewerage works at Beaufort, when prisoner came there I and insi,-t,d upon coming into the cabin to warm himself. lie forced his way in, knocked witness down, and, after hammering him with his flst-a until he was tired, struck him twice on the head wit-h a heavy btck, causing wounds, one of which was four inches long and penetrated to the bone. iSome mern dktnding by interfered and handed prisoner over to the police. The wounds on prosecutor's head were so severe that the magistrates considered it necessary to remand the prisoner in custody for a week for fear of complications setting in.

I MAGISTERIAL HUMOUR William Ooster', of Hackney, was charged at North Ijondon yesteraay with having stolen a handbag and contents, valued £1 16s., from Mrs. Polly Isaacs. The Prosecutrix said that on the after- noon of March 11 a man snatched her handbag and ran away. She cried out, "Stop, thief!" and he fell down and partly turned round, giving her a view of his face. She was sure the prisoner was the man, but he got away at the time, alnd was not arrested until Saturday. Another witness spoke to seeing the man running away. He ident-ified Coeter to the best of his belief. Mr. Fordham (who stands 6ft. 2in., and is broad and stout in proportion; while the prisoner is a little man): You don't tuink it was me you saw running?—Oh, no. Mr. Young: He probably has not seen your worship running. Mr. Fordham: Not many people have of late years. Mr. Young said that Coster pleaded not guilty.

SPLINTER CAUSES LOCK-JAW Mr. R. J. Rhys, coroner held an inquest at the Tiger Inn, Merthyr, to-day, touching the death of Thomas Williams, aged 42, of 47, Trevethick-street. The deceased was a gardener in the employ of the rector of Merthyr, and a fortnight ago he had a splinter from a rake in the web between the thuimh and index finger of his left hand. Poultices were applied, and he was able to work up to Tuesday last but before giving up he complained of a pain running up to the shoulder. On the Wednesday Dr. Meredith Thomas was called in and found him suffering from tetanus and death ensued on Monday from lockjaw. I The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

114 DAYS FOR KICKING A WIFE! This afternoon the Cardiff magistrates had before them Patrick Flynn (48) 5, Love-lane, who was charged on a warrant with wound- ing his wife, Mary, on March 21. Mrs. Flynn, who appeared with her head bandaged, said that after a quarrel her husband struck her and kicked her down, and while she was on the ground he kicked her several times on the head. She was taken to the infirmary, where her head was dressed. Dr. Chisliilm (house surgeon said there was a lacerated wound on the back of the woman's head two or three inches long, and it might have been caused by a fall, but more likely by a kick. Prisoner had previously been in trouble for a similar offence, and was .fined 20s. and costs or fourteen days.

WOMEN INSPECTORS RESIGN At a meeting of the Cardiff Health Com- mittee to-day (Dr. J. Robinson in the chair) the medical officer stated that the two female inspectors had resigned. He sug- gested that a lady doctor be appointed to supervise midwives, assist in the notification of births, and devote about thre days a week to the medical examination of children if the education committee agreed to share the cash. Alderman Lewis Morgan said the education committee had not finally decided upon their arrangements, and tihie matter was deferred. It was decided in the meantime to advertise for a female inspector.

MR. KEIR HARDIE, M.P, HOME Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., the ex-La-bour leader, landed at Plymouth to-day from the Aberdeen liner Moravian, by which he was a passenger from Cape Town. In the course of a brief interview before his departure for London, Mr. Keir Hardie, who declined to discuss t:e Indian incidents, said the situation in South Africa was about as bad as it could be, there being general d-tipr-t-seion, distrust, and suspicion of every- one and everything. He advocates a united Parliament for the wiiole of South. Africa.

PERILS OF THE PIT I A young man named Fred Price. 20, of 23, Foth.e,r,g i I I *,g- road, New Tredegar, was run over by a journey of eleven trams at the colliery at New Tredegar to-day, and sustained such injuries that he died in ten minutes. Price was a rider. and slipped off the front of the journey. He received a terrible gaeh on the head a.nd one leg was practically severed. I

1 Double Execution I AT DURHAM GAOL TO-DAY ——— Joseph William Noble, blacksmith, and Robert Lowman, miner, were executed at Durham Gaol this morning. Noble was sentenced to death for the murder at Windy Nook Co-operative Stores, which he vi,sited for the purpose of commit- ting a robbery He shot John Patterson dead, and wounded another. Both men had agreed to keep watch with another man. lowman was condemned to death for the murder of Amelia Wood, with whom he had lived, by cutting her throat at Gateshead. Both men had final interviews with their relatives last Saturday. While being pinioned Noble said, "Don't hurt my neck." The order of the procession was as fol- lows — The chief warder. The prison chaplain. Lowman, with a warder on each side. The executioners (Brothers Pierpoint) and Noble, attended by warders. Lowman appeared quite resigned, and Noble walked firmly and crcct. The latter glanced at t,he reporters with curiosity. Death in each case was instan- taneous. Both men since their conviction had re- ceived numerous visits from friends. Low- man seemed perfectly resigned, but Noble was unsettled. During the morning Mrs. Noble received a letter from her husband, in which he again declared he was innocent of the crime.

UNSAFE WORKING PLACE Joseph Green, collier, was summoned at Caerphilly to-day, at the instance of the Car- diff Steam Colliery Company, Llanbradach, with omitting to leave his working place safe on January il. Mr. Norman Ingledew, soli- citor, Cardiff, prosecuted, and Mr. W. P. Nicholas, Pontypridd, defended. David Daniel, a fireman, said that at 6.10 a.m. on January 22 he found that there was ten feet of face left unspragged. He ordered Green to sprag it before the boy came down the pit, and at 7.20 a.m. he found that Green had not done so, and he asked him to do it agadn. Defendant went for a sprag, and shortly afterwards witness heard of an accident and of a fall of one ton and a half of coal. Mr. Ingledew said that Green had his foot injured, and it was fortunate that he was only attending the police-court and not his own inquest. Mr. Nicholas: That would be impossible. (Laughter.) In cross-examination Mr. Nicholas elicited the admission that witness had visited the defendant's working-place and had not marked the spot as dangerous in accordance with the rules. Defendant was fined 10s. and costa. Mr. Nicholas said he hoped the proprietors of the colliery would proceed against the fireanan for an obvious breach of rules, and not "malke fish of one one and flesh of another." He did not quarrel with their worships' decision.

DISPUTE OVER A BIBLE A dispute over the ownership of a large family Bible occupied the attention of Jild4e VV iilis at Southwark yesterday. Messrs. Todd and Son, publishers, Clapham Junction, .sought the return of a Bible, or £ 1, its value, front Mr. W. Robertson, a pawnbroker, of New K-cnt-roiad. with whom it had been pledged. Messrs. Todd's representative said the book was entrusted to a man named Blyde for sale, the traveller to have commission on t,he ale. The Bible was not sold, however, but was pledged with the defendant. His Honour ordered the Bible to be delivered up. Mr. Attcnborough (handing the book to the plaintiffs' manager): Allow me to present you with the Bible. Mr. Biggs. Take care of it, and read it, sir.

DOCTOR THRICE SHOT AT T' ur. Marcuse, a medical practitioner, had a narrow escape at Berlin yester- day. A young man appeared in his consulting-room, and fired three shots from a revolver in quick succession at the doctor, who contrived to escape to an inner room and bolt the door. The man then fired twice into the door, and departed quietly; but the housekeeper gave the alarm, and he was caught. Dr. Marcuse was injured in the breast, the shoulder, and the hand, but not dangerously. The assacsin is believed to be mad, both of his parents having died in a lunatic asylum. They were formerly patients of Dr. Marcuse, and the son appears to connect their death with that fact.

BRAVEST ACT OF THE YEAR The Prince of Wales to-day, at Marib-orough House, presented to William H. Parr, able seaman, of Enfield, the Stanhope gold medal of the Royal Humane Society, which is presented annually for the bravest dee,d done during the year. Parr saved from drowning a c-omrad.e who had fallen into the shark- infested waters of the Inhambana River, East Africa. His Royal Highness in presenting' the medal expressed his warm appreciation of the gallant deed which Parr had done.

PRETENDER PUNISHED George Hunt (42), fireman, pleaded guilty at Glamorgan Assizes to-day to obtaining from Angeline de Lacey a pair of boots and the sum of 23. by means of an advance note. knowing the same to be forged, with intent to defraud at Cardiff on February 24. Mr. A. C. Thomas lillst.rueted by Mr. Harold Lloyd) prosecuted. There were 25 previous convic- tions of obtaining goods by false pretence.?, and Justice Lawrence sentenced prisoner to nine months' imprisonment.