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EDITOR SUES EDITOR At Munich yesterday- Herr Staedele. editor of the "Iveuo Freie V'olkzeiiunj," who was sued for libel by lierr Harden, editor of the "Zukunft," was sentenced to pay a. fine of 100 marks for the Libel, the court ruling that the prcisecutioa had fully demonstrated thatI, Herr iteard-en possessed material a?am^t Prince Vcn E.ulenburg', and that all susp-ioion was excluded of plaintiff Lavin.- accepted hush mUQéy". Uerr Harden, who was recently convicted of libel against Count Yon iloitke, sued the editor of the "Neue FTeie Volkaeitung" for havin? stated in his paper that he (Herr Ila-rtiea; bad received a million marke hugh money from Prinoe Von Euleaburg not to iiscloee the Prince's malpractices. The press wae admitted to the in camera proc-eeding-a. Evidence was sfiven by three witnesses of low serial standing regarding their relations with Prince Von Etilc-ubur?. They testified to practice^ not PunL-liab-le under the penal code earned out by the Prince when he wn¡¡. tiecretary of the Legation at Munich and to bums of money they received from him. At the ek* > of ca",e Herr Harden declared he ha.d known all along- of the 3>erver»ity of certain elements possefein?' influence. He had only ma-de use of his 'knowledge when he was pointed out as having brought baseless oha.rge6. in this connection it is interesting: to note fkat Herr Harden'a appeal against the sentence passed upon him at the second tria-I eomes before the Leipzisf Imperial Supreme > Xcurt r-i.r'-o- in Yav

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-I CARDIFF LADY'S SUCCESS Miss Alma Griffiths, who is well known and exceedingly popular in Cardiff, has scored a brilliant suooess as "Natalie," the ambassador's wift, in The Merry Widow" at Daly's Theatre, London. Miss Griffiths, who was trained by Madame Clara Novello Davieg, played as the "Pairy Queen" in the last Bristol pantomime, and her most recent success will give keen sat.isfaction to the host of her friends who have watched her career. Miss Griffiths made her debut in her new part in last Saturday's matinee, and will continue her impersonation of the part throughout this weak. As everybody knows who witnessed the recent production at the New Theatre, Cardiff, of this brilliant musical comedy, "Natalic," ss played by ifiss Oetavio Baory, is the great singer of the piece, and Miss Griffiths's beautiful voice, coupled with her accom- plished acting, gave the impression that she had played the part since ",The Merry Widow" made her first appearance on the eta-ge. — j j

Life in the Garw Mines. | DON'T MISS TO-MORROW'S "EVENING EXPRESS," BECAUSE iMR. TOM RICHARDS, M.P., SPINS FUNNY YARNS I SPINS FUNNY YARNSI OF PAST & PRESENT PERSONAGES.

PICKI NG5 FROM" PU NCH" CHARIVARIA. Mr. Winston Churchill in his election address draws attention to the fact that it is peculiarly appropriate that he should represent the Exchange Division of Man- chester. One was forgetting that not 8Q long ago he exchanged one political tort-y for another. ON THE TRAMCAR. Old Lady (to conductor—her first drive on an electric tram): Would it be dangerous, conductor, if I was to put my foot on the r»ii ? Conductor (an Edison manque): No, mum, not unless you was to put the other one on the overhead wire! Boots (who has overslept): Will ye plase to get, up, sorr? It's an hour later than it was this toime yesterday mornin', sorr.

WAS SHE HYPNOTISED P The wife of an author, Mrs. Gotlieb Walter Evertli, of Tooting:, asked at the South Wes- tern Poiice-court yesterday for a judicial separation on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Everth spoke of two acts of physioal violence, and stated also that her husband threatened her many times, once with a dog whip. The husband, addressing his wife as My daxling," denied the alleged violence. There hAd been some unpleasantness owing to a geotleman with peculiar ideas on religions subjects having enlisted her in his faith. He had, in fact, hypnotised her. Mr. de Grey: What religion is it? Mr. Oswald Hanson (for Mrs. Everth): Spiritualism, sir. The Magistrate dismissed the summons.! holding that the evidence did not disclose persistent cruelty.

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He Man in the Street u s Small feet and arched insteps have long been the pride of our pretty sisters and cousins, and the troubadours of old celebrated in song the delicate grace and elegance of the British woman's foot. And now comes the awful news from Paris, the seat of draped beauty and thrilling fashions, that the feet of British ladies are increasing in size. No longer does the boot manufacturer tear his hair in frenzy at repeated orders for boots two sizes under No. 1. The blushing assistant at the emporium where models in laced-up and but toned-down boots are displayed in all the bewildering and cap- tivating shades of shining black and glistening tan-he, poor young man, after a lifetime of worship at the shrine of "threes," must now cater for the universal demand for "fours" and "fiv," and even for "sixes." The modern Diana, the freed woman, is pay- ing the penalty for her devotion to out- door pastimes by the development of larger feet. Even suffragists cannot retard the growth and extension of pedal extremities (an ugly term to use for pretty feet), and, as the ladies will play at hockey and golf, there is nothing to do but to allow the natural expansion to proceed. There is nothing to be ashamed of in a pair of healthy, large feet, and they are certainly useful to swim wirh. The only danger is threatened by the cultivation of corns, for it is whispered that there are still ladies who persist in wearing ''threes" when they are built for "fours." How- ever, the fair ones do not hold a mono- poly in vanity, and few can refuse the temptations of martyrdom. The champion of the cigarette has been a long time coming. The devotee of the weed in its daintiest form had begun to fear that there was no virtue in the prac- tice at all, and that from beginning to end the habit was one of overwhelming, dark desolation and an altogether evil pathway to a retributory end. But a Scotsman has stepped into the breach, and the fact that Dr. Forbes Ross is also a Harley-street physician—the 18-carat mark of professional proficiency- demands the loan of our ears. Dr. Ross declares that the cigarette smoker who does not inhale certainly uses a less poisonous form of tobacco than anybody else. Owing to the complete combustion of the cigarette the nicotine is the only alkaloid he gets. The pipe smoker mostly leaves the nicotine in his pipe, but gets the pymdine and collodine from his lips into his mouth. And, bo it known to all who may run and read, both pyradine and ooilodine are four times as poisonous as nicotine. According to this authority, the cigar smoker is only a little better off than his brother of the pipe. Dr. Ross says the cigar smoker leaves most of his nicotine in the Havana roll lie so much loves, and also consumes the poisonous pyradine and oollodine. This news will doubtless be received with the most grace, if not joy, by the hosts of unfortunate people whose limited means do not permit the extravagance of shilling smokes, To get on with my homily, the doctor concludes that the cigarette smoker is the least poisoned of all; the cigar puffer comes next to him; and in the degree of poisoning the pipe smoker is worst of all. "It is a curious thing," adds Dr. Ross, "but the more exquisite and per- fect the brand of cigar the more likely is it to affect the heart." The obvious moral of this is to stick to our old friend, the "cabbage leaf." Of course. Dr. Ross is but one authority, and I suppose we shall all continue smoking pipe, cigar, or cigarette as the case may be. Thanks, is that best Virginia leaf? I don't mind if I do. Here's to my Lady Nicotine! j Perhaps more by fate than design, Perhaps m{)T'(\ by fate than de-sign, motorists have won the name of "road hogs"—and other doubtful 'titles too numerous to mention. They have now been running for about a decade on our roads, and what was once a. charmingly rural country—when the houses had been left behind-is now an everlasting cloud of dust and choking microbes. On the roads we are deluged by showers of bacteria, and in the fields we are faced by warnings, Trespassers will be prose- cuted!" Whence can come our salvation, and to whom may we look for help ? Our eyes naturally turn to the heavens, and wo have the answer in the praiseworthy attempt to gain the dizzy heights above the clouds as the haven where motor- cars will not trouble us and machines of evil scent will not torment. The time is far distant when the air will be so crowded with flying and floating humans that the most sensational headlines in the papers will be:- DREADFUL ACICIDF-NT OFF MARS. GLAMOBOAN PASTY'S COLLISION WITH THE MOOS. NEWPORT MAX HEAVILY FINED ON VENUS. SPOTS KNOCKED OFF THE SUS. ABEHDARE AIRSHIP'S AWFUL END IN THE MILKY WAY. By then the earth may be so freed from the worries of this day that workhouses and prisons will be empty and the country free to all without molestation. This nonsense is inspired by the inte- resting balloon ascents at The Hendre, Monmouth, where Lord Llangattock's house party have been engaged in novel experiments to capture the higher sphere for that section of the globe that objects to be indefinitely tied to so small a sphere as the earth. These people whose affec- tions are so evenly divided between the humdrum experiences of this planet and the more exhilarating adventures to be met skyward certainly strike the mere observer as a model type. At yesterday's meeting in the neighbourhood of the im- posing gasworks' chimney nobody was shoved about, and everybody appeared to be exceedingly happy. Nobody got into anybody's way, and the two or three! policemen present were able to keep their stop-watches peacefully in their pockets while they enjoyed the softest job of their worried lives. The pressmen literally found themselves "in clover," and Lord and Lady Llangatiock led their friends in doing everything possible to serve these faithful servants of the public, in order that this latest invasion of the heavens might be properly recorded. Altogether, the balloonists produced a decidedly happy impression, and there appears to be little doubt that these ambitious rivals of envied birds are the chosen people who are to lead us to the Millennium. When, day trips are arranged to Saturn, with circular tours round Jupiter, the world will be at rest, motor-cars will be no more, and all nature will be at peace—notwithstanding Mr. H. G. Wells and other alarmists.

EX-PREMIER DEAD. C.B.JS DISTINGUISHED CAREER 40 YEARS OF STRENUOUS POLITICAL LIFE I Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman died at 9.15 a.m. to-day. The death was announced at 10, Down- ing-street, in the following terms:- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, passed peacefully away at 9.15 this i morning, the cause of death being heart failure. (Signed) R. W. BURNET. THE LATE SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was unconscious throughout the night, and had only been partially conscious for some time previous to the end, which came rather suddenly. When Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman passed away there were present in the sick-room his niece (Mrs. Morton Camp- bell), who has acted as hostess for Sir Henry since the death of Lady Campbell- Bannerman, a little over a year ago, as well as Dr. Burnet and Sir Henry's butler (Mr. Wright). Dr. Burnet, who was Sir Henry's per- sonal medical attendant, has been in con- stant attendance at Downing-street during the whole of the last stages of the illness, and has, in fact, slept ill tho house for q'uite a couple of months, spending the greater part of each day in constant attendance on his patient. One of the characteristics of Sir Henry's illness had been the great tenacity with which his constitution resisted a fatal development. I Although Sir Henry was oniy partially con- scious for some time prior to the end, the patient's intell-eot was perfectly clear during I yesterday. He was visited in the ordinary course by members of the household, and declared that he had passed a very comfortable nigrht. However, it was patent to all concerned that the right hon. gentlenfkn was slowly sinking. It is understood that the funeral will ta-ke place at Belmont, the ex-Premier's seat in Scotland, where he will rest beside his late wife, who, it will be remembered, succumbed I to an illness singularly similar in all respects to tha-t which has proved fatal in her hus- band's oa&e. An interval of an hour ela.peed after the death before the news was officially com- municated to the press. The object of this delay was that the King and various members of the Royal family and the Prime Minister might get their informa.tion direct instead of through the newspapers THE LAST STRENUOUS DAYS I Sir Henry, whose genial personality was a distinct asset of the Liberal party, would, no doubt, have continued to hold for some time the responsible post of leader (to which he I succeeded in 1899) and Premier (which he accepted in 1905) but for the misfortune illness which laid him low and prevented that I attention to duty which bis high office demanded. The great esteem in which Sir Henry was held by men of all shades of political opinion was very evident during his illness. Amony the late Premier's intimates opinion I had long prevailed that his break up really dated its origin back to the time of Lady, Oampbell-Bannerman's death, in Augut, 1906.. The snapping of th^ ties of an almost life-1 long devotion was too much for the Premier, already well advanced in age, to recover from I entirely. There was no immediate breakdown 1 in health, but a decided change was ohEen- able. Sir Henry's cheery optimism was less apparent, and his susceptibility to colds and trifling ¡lIE, which had hitherto been readily thrown off, was more and more apparent. I But it was not nntil November last that a I really alarming breakdown occurred. The ex-Premier then added to the strain of his, Parliamentary work by throwing himself assiduously into thi plan for suitably mark- ing the occasion of the German Emperors Visit I ? -11. to England, ana setting himself tasks which would have proved onerous even to much younger and stronger men. On November 11 he was at Windsor to assist in the reception of the Emperor and Empress there. with two journeys between Windsor and London. In addition, he was at the Castle agall1 on the 12th: had a pro- longed audience of his Majesty, lasting till shortly before dinner, and had scarcely time to don his uniform to attend trie state banquet in St. George's hall, Following the banquet came the reception, a,nd it was not till nearly midnight that the aged Premier reached his own room after a most trying and exhausting day. As he unbuckled his sword belt, and sank into a chair. he exe, laim--d:- I have been standing for two hours. I must have rest. Yet at 7.30 the next morning he was up and at breakfast, and what a day that 30th of November proved for him. After transacting State business at Windsor, he hurried off to London, and was kept busy till early after- noon, when clad once more in Levee dress he went down \0 the Guildhall banquet to the Emperor and Empress. Kept in the city till about three thirty in the afternoon he bad, nevertheless, gone home, changed his clothes, driven to Paddington within the hour, and left for Bristol. There at the Colston banquet on the same night he made a long speeoh which. even regardd as a mere phy- sioal effort, must have been a tremendous strain. Seizure at Bristol _L Sach a finish to ? 611?lu"5" Llvun uaY Proved disastrou.? and at mIdnight hf\ household of Mr. Howell Dav?es. M-P- ?w? ?t.h whom the Premier was etnying). was alarmed by a sudden and grave ■ which necessitated L-rincdiatc, medIcal and came very near to proving fatal. When the attack had Passed the patient 11a,d practically recovered his normal condi-, strong, and was earnestly advised by the King to take every care of hImself. He followed the advice for a while, but on February 13 he went to the House of Com- tion, but hiB advisers thought rest impera- tive, and kept him in bed. Three days after the seizure Sir Henry returned to London On the 18th and 19th and the 2Sth. and 26th of November he presided at meetings of the Cabinet, but he was far from well, and on the 27th be left for Biar- ritz to recuperate. The change did him much good. apparently, and when ho returned early in the year it was hoped that ho was fortified for the strain of Parliamentary, work. But he had vby no means entirely recovered, and when he visited the Kin? at Buckingham Palace on February 3 he was obviously far from mons and made a long and memora-ble speech there. Agoain his physical strength proved inferior to his determination of spirit, and oil the 14th and 15th he was obliged to stay away from the House. v The Last Visit Fatigue was the first explanation, but the visit to St. Stephen's proved his last. and he never again left his apartments in Down- iug-strcet. Within a couple o £ days he was declared to be suffering from influenza, and from thence onward, with alternating flickers of renewed strength and improve- ment, he swadily, though slowly, sank. V Sir Thomas Barlow was called in to see him on several occasions in company with Dr. Burnet, and there is every reason to believe that it was upon Sir Thomas's report that the King paid on March 4, before his depar- ture for Biarritz, what he felt-nay, almost knew—must bo one of his last visits to his chief }finister. The Prince of Wales, the Queen, and the Empress Marie called later, and all along Royal and other distinguished people have displayed the keenest sympathy and concern. His Majesty again called at 10. Downing- street, on Good Friday, but did not see the ex-Premier, about whose condition he made the most sympathetic inquiry. Will He be Buried in Westminster? I The Central News understands that, pro- vided Sir Henry has left no definite instruc- tions to be buried by the side of the late Lady Campbell-Bannerman at Medgle, Perth- shire, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster will be approached with a view to a national funeral in W cst-minster Abbey. It is known, however, that Sir Henry more than once expressed his distaste for a public funeral. and the probabilities are strongly in favour of his having left definite instruc- tions in the matter. BIOGRAPHICAL Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the second son of the late Sir James Campbell. of Stracathro, Forfarshire (fc.r some time Lord Provost of Glasgow), and of Janet, daughter of Mr. Henry Banner-man, of Man- chester, and was born in 18J6. In 1872 he assumed the additional surname of Banner- man under the will of his uncle. Educated at Glasg-ovv University, and having taken hig-h honours at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating M.A. in 1861, he was possessed of great wealth, and married the daughter of Major-general Sir Charles Bruce, a Scottish officer of distinction. Sir Henry was introduced to the (Stirling Burghs in the spring of 1868, when he stood at a bye-election against another Liberal. Mr. John Ra.m",ay. of Kildalton. Mr. Oanip- bell was 32 years old. At this bye- election Mr. Ramsay wa-s returned by a small majority of 71, and in November, at the general election, the two candidates were again in the field. On November 20 #Mr. Campbell was returned by a majority of 519. Sir Henry in 1872 was Financial Secretary to the War Office. Later he was Secretary to the Admiralty, and afterwards Chief Secretary for Ireland, where he earned the nickname Sandbag" from fhe Irish mem- bers. Sir Henry and the Eight-Hour Day Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, though inclined in technical matters to support his technical advisers, was not averse from personal initiative. His treatment of the question of a commandcrship-in-chief is one instance. His institution of the eight-hour [day at ?oolwioh Arsenal is another. Sir Henry, on returning to the War Office in 1892, gave this question ?ig careful attention, and came to the conclusion that the eight hours' day in the ordnance factories would be advantageous alike to the public service and to the men employed. The hours were reduced accordingly in the arsenals, smail arms factories, victualling yard, powder works, &c.: the reduction embracing alto- gether some 20,000 men. The bold experiment thus made by Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man proved a great success. "The men have gained enormously," said Sir Henry himself in 1897, "and the taxpayers are as well, if not better off, under the shorter hours. It was a great experiment, but it has more than justified itself, for it has been an entire and absolute success from every point of view. And that, I believe, holds to-day as much as when I was in office." I As Premier- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman became First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister in December 1905, on the resignation of Mr. Balfour, and continued those offices when the Liberal party were returned to power in January. 1906. As Premier he proved himself above all else a democrat. In fact. he was the most demo- cratic man who ever held the post of Prime Minister. He was the most democratic man in his Ministry, and some of his followers used to say that he was the most truly democratic man in the House of Commons. Ho preached no class war, for he knew nothing of classes. He was for the people, and in that word he included the peer as well as the peasant, the duke as well as the docker. They were all one to him, for they were all citizens. In the leadership of the Liberal party he exercised the most remark- able tact, and a leading Liberal observed only last session, I don t know what the magic is, but when C.-B. is away things immediately go wrong, and when he oomes back all is smooth again." During his Premiership his own name was not associated with any great measure of reform, but if he conceived nothing, he excited no enmities, and was firm in his Liberal faith. His un- swerving adherence to his party and his lovable character earned him not only respect and esteem in Parliament, t throughout Great Britain, and especially in his native Scotland. At his death he was Father of the House of Commons, which he entered in 1368. He had thus not only sat in Parlia- ment for 40 yeara, but did so continuously during that period for the same constituency. Nowhere was he more loved than in the ancient burgh of Stirling, which he repre- sented so honourably and creditably for 80 long a time.

Dressmaker's Letters I I WIFE ADVISED TO GO HOME Mary POrnat, 78, TIandafr-road, summoned her husband, Frederick Bernat, at Cardiff to-day for desertion. Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared for the complainant and Mr. Sydney Jenkins for the defendant. The complainant stated that her husband, who had up till recently been a labourer at the gasworks, and earned 32s. a week, but had now gone to the tailoring with Ms fa-ther, said she had been married ten years, and there were five children, the age of the eldest being seven and that of the youngest two. On February 28 her husband came home, packed rap his things, and said he was going to clear out. He was away for a week. On the following Saturday week he came back, and she asked him for money. but he gave her nothing. He had with him a truck to fetch away the furniture, but she refused to let him take it. Defendant kicked up a disturbance, slimmed the door on her arm and head, and then left. He had not lived with her since. and had sent her about 6s. 6d. a week during the time he was away, but she had the children to keep. She could earn 8s. a week at dressmaking if she could leave the children. S'he was now living with her mother. Mr. Sydney Jenkins: And isn't your sister and her children also there?—Yes. And there are seventeen people in the same house?—I cannot say. I did not count them. Witness, in further cross-examination, said she did not tell her husband to aro. Did you write this letter to him on Feb- ruary 11:— I find it impossible to live with you any longer, so take the opportunity of leaving the house until you leave it. and then I shall return with" the children. If you don't go I shall not oome back? Complainant: Yes. Having written that letter, witness said she went to London because her husband was so cruel, a.nd remained there for a fortnight and three days. He asked her to come back, but she did not when ehe returned request her hut-band to go away. She admitted, however, having written this letter:— It is absolll;tely -useless to follow me. I made my mind up for it not to have any- thing more to do with you. I have con- sidered everything. I find I shall be more comfortable by myself. Of course,, I expect you to do your duty to the children. Since he left her her husband called three times, and twice asked her to come back. Mr. Sydney Jenkins upon that evidence submitted there was no desertion. The Stipendiary advised the complainant in her own interests and that of the children to go back and live with her husband. The flun.iLone was dismissed.

WIFE & DAUGHTER ASSAULTED A big, strong coaltrimmer, named Albert Thomas, aged 33, of 11, Gra-nville-square, was leniently dealt with on making his sixteenth appearance before the Newport magistrates to-day. He was charged with committing an aggrava,ted assault upon his wife, Julia Thomas, and also upon his daughter, Mar- garet Thomas, aged fourteen. The wife's story was that on Sunday he renewed the violence which had characterised his married life. Returning home drunk about three p.m., he complained that the dinner was not cooked, and thereupon put his boot, against her breast, and with a violent push sent her backwards so hard on a sofa that her head struck the wall. He then bit her a, violent blow in the mouth with his fist. She was knocked senseless. Later on he became so threaten-ing that she and the six children had to leave the house, and take refuge with a neighbour. The statement made by the defendant's daughter to the policemen who arrested the prisoner was that he pulled her violently by the hair en Tuesday afternoon, and kicked her in the side whilst she had a baby in her arms. Before the magistrates, however, she confined her complaint to the pulling of her hair. Prisoner said he was sorry for what had occurred, but thought a lot of lies had been told about him. He gave his wife £ 2 4s. on Saturday, and had fl for himself to spend during the holidays. The Bench, having hoard from him that he would sign the pledge, let him off with a fine of 40s. for the assault on his wife, and 20s. for the assault on his daughter.

QUEBEC CELEBRATIONS J The official programme of the Qucbcc Tercentennial celebrations, which are to commence on July 19 next, had just been issued. The proceedings, which will he oil a gigantic scale, will extend over nearly a fortnight. On the first day the association of French Canadian youths will render homage to Champlain at the foot of bis statue. The French and American fleets will arrive on the 21st, and the same afternoon the first pageant will be held. The Prince of W-a-les is due to arrive on the 22nd, and will hold a review of 20,000 troops, followed by a dedication of the Quebec battlefields, illuftii- nation of combined fleets, concerts, civic receptions, further pageants, fetes, Ac.

WORKING A LAME HORSE John Reed, Penilline-road, and Edwin Cale. Brecon-street, Canton, were summoned at the C?rdifF Police-court to-day (before the stipen- diary, Mr. T. W. Lewis), the former for work- ing a horse whilst in an unfit state, and the latter for causing the same to be worked. John Barrack, inspector of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, proved the case, and stated that he found the horse very lame. Reed was fined 5s., including costs, with t,he alternative of seven days' imprisonment, and Gale £3 and costs, with the option of a month.

SEAMAN ATTACKS ENGINEER I Paul Jacobi, a German seaman, was charged at Penarth to-day with assaulting Duncan Kemp, chief engineer of the steam- ship Drumcondra, at present in Barry Docks, and on which ship defendant was employed as a fireman. Mr. Harold M. Lloyd, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared for the complainant. It was explained that the defendant was ordered by the chief engineer to do certain work. and a fight resulted. Jacobi then struck the complainant with an iron bar. Defendant was fined El and costs, or in default fourteen days' imprisonment.

NEST IN A HAT I When Mrs. Simon Harrison entered a church at Swinefleld, New Jersey, it was noticed that her hat was decorated with a very life-like bird. Then the bird began to circle round, and Mrs. Harrison fainted. It was found that a nest had been made in the hat while it was lying on a dressing- table.

NONCONFORMIST CENSUS The Free Church Year Book which the National Free Church Council has just pub- lished states that there is a decrease of nearly 16,000 in the number of Free Church communicants—due to reaction after the revival in Wales. The Free Churches now 'have 2.184,102 communicants to the 2,053,455 of the Established Church.

WOMAN'S PLUCKY CONDUCT At Bradwell, Derbyshire, a woman went in pursuit of a man who was alleged to have committed an offence. After crossing a number of fields the man plunged into the River Bra-dwell and the woman pluckily followed. At thiz stage a constable arrived and captured the fugitive.

ALSE STEP TO DEATH I I A tragic affair occurred just before mid- right at Bridlin.gton. Mr. Walker, a promi- nent solicitor d Halifax, was walking along the pier when ho took a false step, and fell over the eid into the water. The unfortu- nate gentleman was drowned before assis- taIloo arrived.

A MIDNIGHT SURPRISE. Albert Schofield, 28, who described himself as a commission agent and gave an address at Nottingham, was charged at Lambeth yes- terday with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of the Rev. Cyril Child, Kennincton Park, with intent to com- mit a felony. Prosecutor stated that about half-paet two o'clock that moral nig he was awakened by the ringing of an electric alarm which he had fitted to his residence. He went down- stairs and found the prisoner in the kitchen. The Clerk (Mr. F. Martin): What was ne doing?—He was standing up by the waJl near the door. I took him upstairs, opened the street door, called a constable, and gave hini into custody. Was anything missing?—Nothing, so far as I have been able to ascertain. Answering further questions, prosecutor said the prisoner seemed half asleep, and sat down in the hall while the constable was being called. .Mr. Francis asked the prisoner whether he; had any defenco to offer. PrisoncT: There was no one more surprised than myself at being there Prisoner was committed for trial.

IDENTIFIED AT GRAVESIDE The body of a woman found on Roksr beaoh was identified yesterday afternoon in dramatic circumstances. It was being buried a.s unknown" when, just before the conclusion of the burial service, a Mr. Fore-et arrived from Boldon, a village three miles from Sunder- land, and asked for the coffin to be opened. On the lid being taken off Mr. Forest at I once identified th,e body as that of Miss Nellie Plevs, aged 43, daughter of a boot manufacturer, of Middlesbrough. It appears that Miss Plews left Middles- brough some time ago to visit the Forest family at Boldon, when just recovering from an attack of influenza. A month ago she left Boldon, saying that she was going to visit some other friends. Since then her movements can only be traced by a letter her father received from South Shields. After the identification the funeral was postponed.

FATTENING PRISON FARE I A man named M'Cormick Wail sentenced, at Enfield Police-court yesterday to one month's imprisonment for maintenance arrears duo to his wife. The Bench suspended the warrant to give him a chance of paying, as he w-as out of work The prisoner's wife said that on the last occasion when he came out of prison he boasted that the authorities had fed him so well that he had gained no less than a stone in a mcnth. (Loud laughter.) The Chairman said that fact should be in. teresting to the public. Inspector Quick expressed a hope that it would not be made public, or else the police station would have to be enlarged-

THE EASTER EGGS I Four men, Thomas Martin, Joseph Holmes, Alfred Burton, and Thomas Scott, who were charged at the Thames Police-court yester- day with breaking into Mr. Isaac Schwartz's pia-co in Bow-road, were said to have taken six half-cases of eggs of the -va-lue of X17. A large number of the eggs were found at Burton's hou&e in the Walton-road, where Holmes, too, was found. Holmes said he broke open the back door and helped to shift the eggs. Scott-whose explanation was that he had been selling eggs for Burton —was discharged. 'The other three were committed for trial.

OUR LOST SPRING I Ever sin co the end of February, a month I that did so much to bring about a dan- gerously precocious state of vegetation, the elements have done all in their power to prevent any growth at all, and seem deter- mined to deprive this country of any sem- blance of spring. March was much colder than February, and the present month, which can be, and often is, as balmy and pleasant as June, and occasionally as hot as July for a time, is proving quite as refractory and even more ungenial than March.

SAVED TO DIE I Mr. Frederick George Baxter, a young Ox- ford tradesman, went for a walk along the river bank on Monday. He was seen in the water by David Barfoot, a workman, who rescued him. When Mr. ^axter was taken home he said that he had slipped into the v-ator while picking up a stick to throw away for his dog to fetch. This story was believed, and Mr. Baxter was left alone. He was afterwards found dead in the cellar. His neck was cut, and a large knife was by his side.

MORE CATTLE DRIVING. I A mob of 400 United Irish leaguers, headed by bands, visited a large grazing ranch at Kiltoghert, near Ballinamore, South Leitrim, on Monday night, and scattered the cattle over seven miles of country. When the police attempted to drive the cattle back they were m'et by bands of men with dogs, which were set on the cattle and scattered them again, but they were finally collected and re-placed on the farm.

LOST—A SEA LION I Throughout yesterday the police of Fulham and Hammersmith were engaged in search- ing for one of the eight sea lions belonging to Mr. Bostock's zoological collection, which esaped from its quarters at Earl's Court. Certain traec-s left by the animal show that it has made its way into the road. The animal is very small and perfectly tame I -»

IRSH COOK FIGHT SCENE Learning that a oock-fight was taking place among the County Down hills, near Belfast. two policemen visited the Dla<?e and attempted to seize the birds. This Eo annoyed the spectators that they attacked the officers, who wefe knocked down, kicked, and other- wise maltreated.

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I A Second Mr. Moody TO TEACH NEW YORK HOW TO LIVE Another Moody seems to have risen in America. His name is Mr. Wilbur Chap- man. He has engaged the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, and proposes to tell New York how to live, how to give, and how to die. Caruso has gone on a concert tour. but Mr. Alexander, Mr. Torrey's singing partner, the husband of one of Mr. Cadbury'a daughters, is ready to try a new song, He holds me in His arms," which, it is said, will rival the Glory Song in popularity. Mr. Chapman has been rousing Phila- delphia from its religious torpor. He say3 that a score of the wealthiest Ph,la, delphians have laid their total income at his feet, retaining merely a few hundred dollars to keep starvation from their doors. I think New York is going to do the same," he says with rare optimism. The fact is your New York minister is a coward and a hypocrite. Instead of telling a Rocke- feller, or a Pierpont-Morgan, or a Carnegie exactly the same gospel truth that he preaches to his poor parishioners, he simply dares not, for in trying to save the souls of the millionaires he might lose their sub- scriptions to his church."

CHILD POISONED BY WHISKY1 Mr. Wyatt held an inquiry at Lambeth yes- terday respecting- the death of Maud Edna Anderson, aged three, the daughter of Charles Anderson, a chauffeur, of West Norwood. The father said that on Wednesday mora- inrv, during the time his housekeeper went to answer the front door, the child, who was playing about in the kitchen, picked up a glass containing half a quartern of whisky and milk, which stood upon the table, and drank the mixture. The Coroner: Surely that was not the child's usual food?—Oh, no; my housekeeper was unwell, and was going to take it her- self. The child was given an emetic, but became very sleepy, in which condition she remained till her death, which occurred early the fol- lowing morning. Dr. R. H. Moon, who was called in, stated that he had made a post-mortem examina- tion. Death resulted from syncope conse- quent upon alcoholic poisoning. The jury returned a verdict of ".Dearth by misadventure."

HACK'S DEFEAT I Very bitter are the comments in America on the result of the Hackenschmidt-Gotch wrestling match now that cool judgment has taken the place of feverish excitement over I an American victory. The New York papers are receiving- hundreds of letters deprecating the conduct of Gotch on the mat and prais- ing Hackensclimidt for his manly endurance. Mr. Walter St. Denis, of the "Globe" (New York), speaking of the match, says:- At first all were ready to proclaim Gotch the greatest wrestler America or any coun- try ever produced. They were proud that he was an American, but when the true story of the bout became known they grew dis- gusted. Gotch was accused of doing every- thing a fair sportsman would not do. He was charged with violating many of the rules of the game, and every accusation was well based.

I CLERGYMAN CHARGED I A painful sensation was caused in So-uth- ampton yesterday when it became known I that a gentleman who described himself as a clerk in Holy Orders had appeared in the police-court on a serious charge. lie gave his name as the tier. Charles Henry Wood, of Feltham, formerly for seven years at a well-known church in Bourne- mouth. Chief-constable Jones asked for a remand for eight days to make inquiries. He said thorn had been many similar cases o flate, a,nd the fullest investigation was necessary. Mr. Emanuel, for the defence, did not object to a remand, but asked for bail. The Chief-constable said it must be of a very subs-tantial character. The Magistrates rem.anded the prisoner until the 28th, offering to accept bail-him. self in £50 and two sureties of JESO eaoh.

CORONER AND JURYMAN A man summoned to attend as a juryman at an inquest at Edmonton yesterday arrived after the proceedings had commenced in an intoxicated condition. The Coroner (Mr. A. M. Forbes): Why were, you wt here in time? The Late Arrival: Beg pardon, guv'nor. Why were you not here in time?—'CJause I've been to work. You are not sober now.—Oan't help that, guv'nor. You. deserve to be committed to prisoner for comin,- s here drunk. It is a piece of gross contempt.—I'm not drunk. The Coroner: You will be summoned on the next jury. The man made no attempt to move, and was ordered out by a police officer.

TESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS Some amusement was caused at Walsall yesterday in connection with a doctor's tests for drunkenness. Dr. Maitland, who was called in to say whether James Harvey was drunk or sober, said the man made two attempts to stand on one leg, and the third time he remained in that position for an indefinite time. He walked across the police-station, though not quite in a straight line. He was not pre- pared to say the man could walk a plank, but his speech seemed all right. ll-a ad- mitted he did not ask the prisoner to say British Constitution. (Laughter.) The prisoner was fined for drunkenness.

UPPIES AND DOWNIES An cxciting but mirth-provoking football match took place yesterday at Workington between teaino of sailors, named the "Downics." and of colliers, termed the Uppies." The goals were the dock a-ndi Workington Hall, situated at opposite ends i of the town. There were 30,000 spectators, and the play was confined wholly to a beck, in which the partisans, some of whom were shirtless, sprawled and fought for hours. The Uppies" succeeded in taking the ball to their opponents' goal. This Easter Tuesday match has been played for very many years.

VICTORIOUS DEATH Mr. Simmy Jacobs, who a few days since came to life after being thought dead by his relatives, has died at Brixton. It will be remembered that Mr. Jakobis-the son of a Covent-garden tradesman-was during a fit mistaken for dead by his friends. Arrange- ments were being made for his funeraj when it was discovered that he was alive. The relatives were misled by the death-like appearance of the body, a circumstance which, the doctor attending Mr. Jacobs ex- plained, is quite common after convulsions.

AMERICAN & STAMMERING Americans do not ctaynmer; they talk straight on, and say that the Englishman doesn't talk-he barks. As a cure for starn- j niering the American intonation is being suggested. It was caught by a stammerer after a few months' visit to America. Three good stories were told, and then came the compliment. My dealT fellow, you've talked for five minutes without a stammer." The reply was: "Yes, I can always talk without stammering when I'm talking American."

THE FRIENDLY PROMPTER The name of George Ernest Craig, a Sur- Hton fishmonger, was called at Kingston yes- terday on a charge of drunkenness. His wife came forward, and said she had attended to plead guilty on beha.lf of her husband, who was on his round." The voice of a female friend from the well of the court called out to her, Louie, influenza!" (Laughter.)

FRIGHTENED VILLAGERS At a meeting of the Grantham Board of Guardians yesterday it was stated that Dr. Macdonalfl, the vaccination officer for Wools- thorpe, a village near Belvoir Castle, had been compelled to carry a coffin to the grave containing the corpse of an old man who had died from smallpox, all the other residents having refused to go near the ooffm.

PUT MOEY IN THY PCBSE," says Shakespeare and you do this, and more, by using ENGLAND'S 'GtbOKY MATCHES. They are the Bust, most Reli- able, and Economical matches made, and you put money in the purse" of Britistti artisans, too; and that, surely, should count. Made at England's Olory Match Works, Gloucester. ? ?i?"

I Thaw in an Asylum I EFFORTS FOR HIS RELEASE I Despite the opposition of the Public PI-060 outor, Harry K. Thaw's oounsel is pressing the case for the release of the young lionaire from the State asylum. There W1L' be no lack of experts to testfy that Thaw ha! become perfeotly sane in Matteawan. Mr. White's slayer now has a pleasa111 private room, and can receive visitors. lId devotes much of his leisure to making card- board houses and castles. Mrs. Thaw, sinco she commenced her 6Ull for the annulment of the marriage, on thi ground that her husband was not sane at th< time of the ceremony (says the "Daily graph"), has largely disappeared from tb* public view. One report declares that she is living tbt simple life in the country with relatives, and another that she sailed for England over 9 month ago, and is now in London. Yesterday, in accordance with the court order obtained by his counsel, Mr. Harry Thaw was permitted to sign the petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus. It is expected be will leave the Matteawan Asylum and appear in court in support of the application on Saturday next. All the members of the Thtw family are opposing the step.

ALAS! POOR GELLIGAER Unpleasant finds continue to be made in the affairs of the old parish council, and yesterday the new body had before them the remarks of Mr. T. J. Thomas, solicitor, Bar- good, on an unsigned agreement between tlif old body and the Hanbury Estate for Bar' goed Park. The solicitor had been asked to peruse the document, and his analysis was amazing. Among the conditions of the lea £ ° were ela-usea requiring the COUIlCil" to restore the park to its original state at the end of the thirty years' lease, and whilst the estate people were entitled to step in and cut dolv" trees planted by the council, the latter in turn were prohibited from felling unsightly trees. Again, a. ledge to cost not less thau JE300 had to be erected by next month. It was resolved that the soLeitor and thO chairman should interview the lessors. Mr. Sydney Jones wa& re-electcd chainnac' and Mr. Rees Davies (Brithdir) was installed as vice by the chairman's casting vote against the retiring vice-chairman.

A WORKHOUSE ROMANCE I One of the applications received by the Omagh (County Tyrone) guardians at their last meeting was from a woman who wanted "a suit of school clothes, with boots and stockings, for my little girl, with a mit o. clothes, with shoes and stocking's, for myself. The master approved, adding that the woman was leaving the workhouse to gct married and had not sufficient clothes. The Chairman: Is she to be married ta ,an-,ther inmate? The Master: She is. The Chairman: This is awful! (Laughter-) The Master: They have taken a house ill town. (Laughter.) Have they a.ny money?—They are to star! in business. What business?—Hardware. The applicationt3 were granted.

A DOG'S DOUBLE I A week ago Charles Chisman. a ohimnOP sweep, was summoned at Sutton Coldfield by a local farmer in respect of damage done to sheep by worrying. Defendant' pleaded a-D alibi cm behalf of his dog, urgin: that it IiiAl a. double, but he was ordered to pay over £ ° in compensation and costs. Yesterday he produced the skin of the doS which he contended worried the sheep. It had been found slain near the scene of we outrage, and he asked for the withdrawal of the order against him. Deputy Chief-constable Hannah supported- the application, stating that the dog wbicb the defendant alleged did the mischief wa" shot by one of the witnesses after the wonT ing. The Bench granted a stay of execution. I

NEW VICARAGE FOR BARGOED I The Rev. T. Richards, dca.r of BarS0<^J was able to announce a sa.tisfa.ctory ??? of affairs at tho Ovt" n:r.  -:ild mon?y has been secured, ?aid he. to b'3 .j the pmpo--ed vicarage, the cost of wh? y about Ll,800. A site of one acre baa 9'c'a- rously b"n ?ivcn by Mr. Hanbury- avi\c question of a parish hall is, however, Jlot yet solved, though the vicar hopes the ()ve6 for funds will be persisted in. J We understand that Messrs. Vodden a.11 Lee have the contract for the vicarage. Mr. John Joruee was re-elected vicar ° churchwarden, and Mr. Jamee Davice people church war deii.

LURED FROM HER HOME | Ida Buffy, the young girl who was induce* to leave Switzerland in the expectation t,hllt she would marry her lover, an architect, named Bonet, in New York, has been ordered to be sent back as an undesirable alien, but is still detained at Ellis Island. Mr. Bonet cannot be found, although tM fugitive girl has published his love letters in the local newspapers. Miss Ruffy says she can earn her living 1),9 a milliner. President Roosevelt is being asked to permit her to remain in Amerioa.

JUMPED IN FRONT OF A TRAIN I Peroival Pitt, seventeen, the youth >(> attempted to commit suicide by jumping 111 I front of a tube train at Finsbury Park, Wls again before tho North London magistral yesterday. Mr. Fordham said he had received a ,-e1'1 kindly report from the prison doctor, vrl"o ascribed medical reaeons for the lad's coll" dition. The mother, on reading the report" agTeed to her son being remanded for eigl1 days in order that the doctor might have ilio, a little longer under his kihdly care. It is a very narrow escape of a lunati" aeyium," said Mr. Fordham.

UNDERGROUND RAILWAY I Messrs. Speyer and Co., New York' announce that a plan has been definitely arranged for financing the London system 0 underground railways. There will be tWO public issues—one of$15,000,000 in four-and-a' half per cent. bonds and another of$26,000,00^ in six per cent. bonds. The present holder-5 of notes will exchange them for portions Of these issues, receiving for each a $1,000 note. an average of 51,100 in the new bonds. Therg will also be an additional issue of$5,000,#° prior lien five per cent. bonds.

CONFIDENCE TRICK, LATEST I A man has this Easter rung up jewellerS in Cambridge on the telephone, and them to send selections of watch-chains, &e to various customers' addresses, on approval- The request was also made tha.t the articl shculd not be too expensive. Confident being thus inspired, the goods were sent. a-D the messenger was met by a well-dressed 1I1¡jl).1 standing on the doorsteps, to whom the good were handed. Nothing has since been seelJ of the man, who is a stranger to the town.

SOBER ABERGAVENNY I There were only three small cases for hÐII ing at Abergavonny Police-court to-day, a.11 the Mayor said this was very satisfacto1^ considering the large number of visitor, durin.g the holidays. Edward Thompson, a tramp, was sent to prison for seven days for being drunk 3,0 disorderly at LIanviha.n?ci. and Herber &ayce was fined 2s. 6d. for begging.

PLUCKY MAN DROWNED I John Metcalfe, aged ten, fell int-o t'lle Tha.m?m yesterday at Boneys Bridge, OX?? r where the Great Western Railway croes?' 1ft His shouts ?ttraftpd the attention °^^ m?n named Cook, who was working oM tjl 0 opposite bank. Though una.ble to swUD' DO dived to the boy's rescue, but botth ¡;8. .0 before further aid was forthcoming. "— <

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A Dangerous Weapon f BURGLARS AND MORPHIA DUST The use of morphia dust by the up-to date burglar to produce sleep in his victims is providing an interesting puzzle for chemists, who are of opinion that it is quite the latest weapon to be taken up by the thief. It is believed to have been employed in the daring robbery which occurred in the South-E-astern Hotel, Redhill, although the exact method followed in administering it to the occupants of the bedroom has yet to be discovered. Drugs have been occasionally used by thieves, said a prominent analytical chemist to a press representa.tive yesterday, but morphia in powder form is a new departure. The practice of drugging a victim is, I believe, fairly common with Continental Hotel thieves. The usual method is for the thief to take a room next to that of the person he seeks to rob. Having made him- self acquainted with the geography of the adjoining room, he bores a tiny hole through the wall in the neighbourhood of his victim's bed. During the night he passes a pipe through this hole and blows a fine spray of chloroform in the direction of the sleeper's mouth and nose. If he can approach near enough this will eventually induce unconsciousness and enable him to enter the room and rifle it. The powdered morphia trick is more difficult, for it must enter the nostrils or mouth before it is effecti-ve. It could, however, be blown through a keyhole or through the crack of a door, and no doubt sufficient would float in the air to cause unconsciousness. The method, however, is far more likely to kill than to send to sleep. The fatal dose is so rmVIl that burglars who use it must be very desperate characters. A few grains are fatal. An ounce, which the ordinary burglar would probably think not a particularly large quantity, would kill 200 I people."