Evening Express

"Electric Snuff" REWARD OFFERED AT CARDIFF Complaints are abroad that the "electric snuff" nuisance is again Qmjngto the fore in South Wales. A vaas,t quantity of the irritant slilff was recently detected and destroyed in lyondon, where doctors certified to its having produced severe caeft of cellulitis. In Bwa-nsea last week an unfortunate man was caught in the eye by a puff of the ptuff, a.nd is still in a had way in consequence; while-i for the last three weeks evil-doers or idiotic practical jokers have been t?rmemtin? people by ecatfpring the powder in various Shops'l Ac., in Cardiff. Apparently, the palke are unable to help tJl6 suffen' who are now taking ctepg to help themselves by offering mward for the ca?p?ra of the il?..izrfferitn.11 and it its to be hoped that, the bait held o.?? wiU induce fome of them to betray their friends. The following is a copy of such a notice I of reward that has b&en iasned by one firm. JMe??r?. G. H. Thomas and Co., Morgan's iAroade X2 Reward For pome weeks Pa."?t, some person or persons have been distribating sneezing pnuff, much to the detriment and causing great, inconvenience to our customers. We will pay £2 to anyone who can give any information which will lead to the conviction of the person or persons con- cerned.

ROYALTY ALARMED I Missile Thrown at Express Train The Duke and Ducheee of Cumberland, who are travelling in Italy, and for the last two days have been staying at Milan, met with an alarming experience on Sunday morning. According to the Milan correspondent of the Paris "Eclair," they were travelling in,an ixpreas train to Verona, and when near hiera a missile of some sort struck the Window of the compartment occupied by the luke and duchess. The window was broken, but, fortunately, neither the duke nor the duchess wae injured. His Royal Highness lodged a complaint with the railway officials, and a strict Inquiry will be made.

SATURDAY EARLY CLOSING Cardiff Drapery Assistants Move I A general mooting of the employes con- nected with the drapery trade will be held to-night (Monday) to consider the question of the early closing of shoptJ on Saturday. The meeting will be held in the large dindng- sall of Messrs. James Howell and Co., St. Mary-street, Cardiff, and will commence at 8.15. All persons employed in the drap-ery trade are invited to attend.

FELL ON A BOOT SCRAPER I George Carpenter, the nine-year-old son of Mr. George Carpenter, Percy-atreet, Garn- diffaith, was playing outside the door of the house on Sunday afternoon when he fell upon a large boot-scraper fixed in the wall, and received serious injuries. Dr. Wil-on and Dr. Mitchell were soon in attendance, and. finding an operation necessary, had the boy removed to the dd6tTict hospital, where he now lies in a serious condition.

HOMEWARD BOUND I King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and Prin- cess Victoria passed through Cologne at 6.33 this morning on the retttrn journey. via jOa&ais, to -England. s

I Parliament To-day I I PETITION MILE-AND-A-QUARTER IN LENGTH In the House of Commons to-day Lord Robert Cecil presented a petition against the Licensing Bill signed by 600,000 persons in the Metropolitan police area. A petition in support of the measure, signed by 169,000 members of the Wesleyan -Methodist con- nexion, was submitted by Mr. John Wilson (Mid-Durham), who stated that its length was a mile and a quarter. I Territorial Soldiers I Mr. Haldane informed Mr. Gretton that on embodiment all married privates in the Territorial Forces would receive separation allowances. Owing to the heavy cost, thpse allowances would not be made during the annual encampment. White Labour in the Transvaal Mines Colenel Seely, replying to Mr. Fell, said- ine Secretary of State had learnt from Lord Sel- borne that the result of the recent experi- ment to introduce white labour into the Transva,al mines had not been altogether satisfactory. (Opposition.) A very large pro- portion of the men refused to undertake the work on the mines, and made it a grievance tha,t they should be called upon to do work of the kind ordinarily done by Kaffirs at the rate of pay ordinarily given to Kaffirs. (Ministerial and Labour cheers.)

Little Girl's Story I ALLEGED BELLE VUE PARK INCIDENT Edward Birch, who was until recently caretaker of the Boilermakers' Institute, Pill, was charged at Newport to-day with assaulting Edith May Faulkner, aged ten, Church-street, at the Gaer on Saturday. The child's story was that she went with ier little sister and brother to Belle Vue Park on Saturday, where she met Birch. She had known him previously, and spoke to him. He asked her to go down w a gate on Car- diff-road. He went first, and she, her brother, and sister followed. When they got by the "knocked down house" they sat under a tree, and, later, prisoner caane and sat by them and improperly assaulted her. Afterwards he gave her a penny and asked her to meet him by the Jeddo-street image that night, and he would give her some more pennies. He then left her. A railwayman came up and asked her what "the old niiau" had been doing. The railwayman followed Birch and gave information to the police. Inspector Barry, who arrested Birch, said that when the warrant was read over to him he replied, It's all right; I was there." Prisoner now pleaded not guilty, and was remanded until Saturday, bail being allowed. 1

ALL RIGHT, IT'S A FAIR COP" City Police Make an Early Morning Arrest The Cardiff magistrates (Messrs. J. B. Terrier and Isaac Samuel; were to-day occupied for some time in trying a charge against John Fisher, 25, and William Coakiey, 21, for having, between nine p.m. on ths tod and 1.40 a.m. on the 3rd, broken and tnt-cred the biscuit factory and ware- house in Moorland-road, in the occupation of Spillers Nephews (Limited), and stolen therv-from ten keys, value 5s. At r. Torn. John defended Fisher. Acting upon police information, Frederick William Burt, foreman in the employ of the company, visited the factory early on Sunday morning, and found a window-cash open, a desk forced in the manager's rooms, and the keys taken. Andrew liannay, manager and secretary, pToved that everything was safe the night (before. Acting-sergeant Charles King and Police- oonstable Harry Geen, who was with him, on Sunday morning, at 1.40, according to custom, examined the factory, and saw prisoners staadtogr. afainst. the wall outeide the storeroom. Both had their boots off, with the laces tied around their necks. Geen arrested Coakiey, the acting-sergeant the other man. Coakiey, on being informed that he would be taken into custody, replied, "All right; it's a fair ccp; we are bagged." He also handed Geen some bsys, with the explanation, that he "had them inside." The police-ojeers, in answer to Mr. Tom John, said prisoners did not appear to have been drinking, and they said nothing about drink. Fisher said he went to the pfremiffes to have a eleep; Coakiey said the same, and neither couldrememher anything. They went both sent to the quarter sessions. Bail was accepted for their appearance.

ROW OVER A GIRL I I Genhoro Maircini, an Italian, collier, was charged, to-day at Yetrad with doing grievous bodily harm to a compatriot, Francisco Antonio, of 64. GeiiigaJed-road, Ystrad- Rbondda. Antonio, who had his arm in a BUT!?, looked ill. He paid he and Marcini had been together all day, and eventually went to the witness's bouse, where a cfuaTroI took place, owing to a reference made to the prisoner's sweetheart. Blows were struck, and then Marcini took a razor from his pocket and cut witness four times. lIe put his arm up, to protect his throat, in which he was suc- cessful, but received a severe gash in the right arm. Prisoner's vemon was that be acted in self-defence, after Antonio had seized Jhim by the throat, his finger-marks remaining for some days. Pr. Phillips said he found Antonio in a fainting condition. He had a 5in. incised wound, a,nother superficial wound of the same dimensions, and a cut Zin. across the wrist. Fortunately, the main artery Nvalll missed. and the principal danger was the loss of blood. Police-const able Rwaficld stated that the prisoner disappeared. He was captured by the Newport, police. When charged he replied: Tes, I did it wftt a razor; it was all about a girl at Newport, my sweet- heart. Prisoner was committed for t.rial, bail being allowed in two sureties of £20 and the prisoner L50. I

"DOUBTS IN THE CASE" David Llewellyn, grocer, Taff's Well. was summoned at Llandaff to-day for having ex, posed margarine for isade without ha-ving it so labelled on April 9. Mr. A. H. Bullock defended. Inspector Bees stated that he visited the shop to purchase a sample of lard for analysis, and saw some 2lb. or 31b. of mar- garine on a slab without a label. When asked what it was Miss Llewellyn stated that it was margarine, and that they used it for making cakes chiefly. He asked Miss Llewellyn if they sold the margarine at all, and she replied eamftiraes to people for making cake; otherwise they kept it in. the back. He had not bad the margax-ine analysed. The defendant denied that he kept the margarine in the shop for sale, but need it for his baking business. Mr. Bullock contended that Inspector Bees before taking proceedings ougiit to ha.ve taken a sample and sent it for analysis, which should have been produoed. He quoted an appeal case previous to 1907, in which a conviction under a similar summons Was quashed. The Bench thought there were some doubts in the case, and they would take a week to consider their decision.

MEDICINE MAN'S MARK A curious coase was heard by the Newport ma,gistra-tes to-day. Benjamin Fitzgerald, 97, Canal-parade, was summoned, under the borough bye-laws, for defacing a wall at 20, Oak-etreet, the property of Charles Jones, by writing upon it. M-r. Jones said defendant wae distributing samples for a pltteTIt medicine company. He saw defendant make a mark on his wall. There had been as many as five of such markings put on his w.a,ll in one day. The Clerk (Mr. T. Summers): This must be a very unhealthy neighbourhood to have so much medical literature delivered in one day. Witness: Oh! it was not all medical matter. Defendant sa4d he had had inctructions from his firm to mark on the pavements to show what streets he had done. The day was wet, and he was unable to mark the pave- meOlt, distinctly. He took it upon himself to ma.rk the wall. A fine of lOe. in-as inflicted.

GIRL" YEOMEN GIRL YEOMELM Several hundred members of the Islington Drill Brigade, which is composed of girls bet.-vrwm the agee of an and eight eetn, gwve a display of physical drill at the Crystal Palace on Saturday. The chief feature was a riding drill competition by the Yeomanry .aeaflran. m wfai^-aixtjee<n.-ss,r!s iwDcf..j»r4,

TRAMCAR SMASH BOURNEMOUTH DISASTER Board of Trade Inquiry The Board of Trade inquiry into the circumstances attending the tramway disaster at Bournemouth was opened at two o'clock to-day at the Municipal Offices, Bournemouth (before Major J. W. Pringle). The Mayor of Bournemouth and several members of the corporation were present during the proceedings. Mr. F. W. Lacey, borough surveyor, firstj produced plans of the route where the acci- dent, happened. Mr. Bailey, town-clerk, in opening, desired, on behalf of the corporation, to express the"lr great sympathy with the sufferers in. the accident, and regretted that it was necessary to invoke the inspector's services that day. The corporation, since the inception of the tramways, he believed, had done their utmost to prevent accidents. That was not the time or place to di&cuss legal liability or responsi- bility in the matter. The tramways had been in existence four years and a half, and no serious accident had happened, which went a long way to show that due care so far bad been taken. Acting under the advice of the Board of Trade, all cars traversing the Avenue-road route had been specially fitted with magnetic brakes, in addition to other brake appliances, including an efficient track brake. This particular car had made the journey several times during the day, but nothing had happened until the evening, when the accident occurred. The corpora- tion were most anxious to give all publicity to the inquiry. The Evidence Henry Sampson, Asniey-roaa. Jfarkestone, was the first witness. He saw the ca.r going downhill to Avenue-road faster than usual on Friday evening and looked out of control. The Inspector: What was the usual speed? Witness: Five or six miles an hour. What speed was the car going on Friday? —Probably twelve or fifteen miles when the first curve was passed. What was the driver doing?—I did not take particular notice. Mrs. Helen Martin, of the Star Temperance Hotel, Trange, Bournemouth, stated that on Friday evening the car was running very swift round the corner from PooJe-hill and much faster than usual. Two years ago a car ran away down this particular spot, and she had heard it was the same car. The driver was doing his beist to stop the car jum.ping with his foot and holding the brake handles very tight. The Inspector: Do cars usually travel over this spot about as fast as a man could walk. Witness: They go very much faster than that sometimes. This car went as fast as a train. (Proceeding.)

Bombs in Bengal DISCOVERY OF A BAND OF ANARCHIST PLOTTERS The Calcutta, police have now unearthed a widespr-ead conspiracy to assassinate certain obnoxious officials. There is evidence that the plot was hatched at Calcutta, and clues are still being followed up. As a sequel to this discovery a native shop was raided on Saturday morning, and a number of finds of the most startling descrip- tion were made, including six fully-charged bombs of great explosive power, a quantity of cartridges, and materials for the manu- facture of the same. and a marked copy of the "Illustrated London Xews," containing a diagram of the manner in which King Carlos and the Crown Prince of Portugal were murdered. A house in the suburbs of Calcutta has also been raided, and further bombs have been found, together with a quantity of dynamite and picric acid. Thirty arrests have been made in connec- tion with the affair, one of the MOuarreot-ed being Bad in do Ghose, editor of a vernacular newspaper, and a leader of the ffang. Oentral News. The amount bf bombs, explosives, ammu- nition, and arnts seized in Anarchist dens and tM office of t'llo "Ncbvasakti" news- paper turns out to be larger than was thought, adds e, special message. The bombs were of the latest pattern, and electrical batteries for contact work were also dis- covered. It took a long line of carts to convey the material seized to the police station. A box containing correspondence wae also dis- covered, and the documents will probably lead to further startling disclosures. A library of up-to-date books on the manu- facture of explosives and a collection of Anarchi^ st pamphlets preaching sedition have been secured. Plotters of Good Position some of the men apprehended are of sub- stantial position, and one is a chemist, who has studied in Paris. One of the prisoners is reported to have declared that he had been inspired by a study of the vermicular press and by the speeches of extremist leaders. A high police official states that the whole of the gang has not been arrested. The manufacture of bombs is not confined to Calcutta, but has been going on in other parte. He attributes tbie Anarchist tendency to the influence upon a section of the population of the doings of Anarchists in Europe and America. He thought that this capture would oheok the activity of the Iiidian Anarchists for a I time, but not for leng. The native papers make no comment on the outrage or on the raid. A Drop in Cons.ors, I- I A leaiuro on tne Jjomion Stock JSxcnange this morning wae the fall in Consols of 9-16 'I and a, drop of 2 in Indian Three-and-a-Half per Cent, stock and 1i in Indian Three per I Cent. Loan. Plot to Kill Kitchener I The "Daily Express bji;q received a I message from its Calcutta correspondent, da,t,ed to-day, stating that the documents seized when the bomib factory was discovered and raided in Calcutta 011 Saturday have led to startling disclosures. They reveal, aniong other things, a" plot, to kill Lord Kitchener and other high officials. j

1- COLLAR STUD CLUE A verdict of "Wilful murder" against Alfred Scott, of Nanimawr, was returned at the inquest, on Saturday of Annie Uoyd, an aged widow, who was murdered in her home at •Sychlyn, a hamlet jupt, over the Welsh border, on Good Friday eve Samuel Lloyd. son of the deceased, after describing how he found his mother, said that on the Sunday after the tragedy he reported to the polioa the loss of three studs that were missing from a tin in his bedroom. and he handed to the police the only stud that was left. On the following Thursday he was shown by the police a stud simillair to the one which was lost. It was stated by Inspector Jones that he saw fccott on April 22, and informed him that he answered the description of a man who was seen in. the vicinity of Ffynondeg on the day of the murder. His reply was that he was nowhere in that district,. Witness proved finding one of the missing gold studs in Scott's pocket, and added that wheni it was shown to Scott he said, "Yes; I know there were three there."

POLICEMAN'S HELMET LCST At Barry to-day Sarah 8-tiifail, a married woman, living in Burlington-street, Barry Dock, was charged with assaulting the police. Poliee-oouatable Berime said that a.t 8.45 on Previous night he was on duty in Hoitoii- road. Defendant. was very excited, surrounded by a crowd of boys, and had her sleeves rou1 led up. Witness gent the boys away, but defendant ruahed at him, and shouted, "Mind your own busineiss." She struck him a violent blow in the face, and he had to summon the assistance of Police-constable Lenane and a number of civilians. On th'e way to the police-station, defendant behaved violently, and in the charge-room struck tlrè constable in the jaw atwain. His helmet was lost in the struggles in. the street. and had not been recovered. Defendant asked to be allowed to cadi wit- nesses, and the caee was adjourned till Friday.

READJUSTMENT OF FINANCES I It was reported to the Cardiff Finance Committee to-day that several conferences had taken place between, representatives of tlvo Glamorgan County Council and of the Cal-diff and Swsinsea borough councils with regard to the former's desire for a readjust- ment of the financial arran/gements existing beltween the tbnve bodies fbr the purpose of the division of grants under the local taxa- tion account, &c. The Chairman (AiderTaam-P. J. Beavan) said that Sm-amsem were co-operating with Cardiff in resisting the move of the county council, and a joint conference would be held during the afternoon beit.w.eoen the three bodiet3 inte- rested, with the view of baring tbc matter jMttted- .ajxricaM?. wi^hmct arbitisation. £

City Administration I MISUNDERSTANDING EXPLAINED 'A matter which has an important bearing upon the departmental system of adminis- tration now in vogue in Oardiff was referred to at the Cardiff Finance Committee this morning, when the city treasurer and con- troller (Mr. J. Allcock) pointed out that it was stated by the city engineer (Mr. Harpur), according to a report of the public works committee's proceedings in the Western Mail and ot-her papers, that the system of accounts introduced by him (the city treasurer) was of such a character as to lead to the unnecessary carting of material re- quired for repairing roads. I am glad to say," Mr. Allcock continued in his report, that in an interview I have had with the city engineer on the matter, at which the chairman of the finance com- mittee and the chairman of the public works committee were present, Mr. Harpur, recog- nising that the reports might be more or less damaging to myself, has been good enough to send to my chairman the follow- ing cxrlanatory letter:— Hear Mr. Aldtrm?Ti,—Referring to ouT interview of yes,teaday, and to the reports in the local press of the proceedings of the la,st meeting of the public works com- mittee re Moy-laDc, I do not wish aD} misunderstanding to exi?t on this point, and would, therefore, like to explain that the newspaper reports do not accurately convey my meaning, my point being that it was not the question of haulage, but of debiting the cost of materials for the work in Cajthays. .L "<10 __L". kly original estimate w«s lVl- wmen included the value of the channelling in question, but, on the assumption that n(, charge should be made for the stone from Gowibridge-road, the said estimate was reduced to £ 78. The system of accounts does not necessi- tate the cartage of material from any work to the depot and out to another job when it is possible to cart it direct from one job to another; but where material is taken from one job to another the one must be credited and the other debited. The cost of haulage in this case would not exceed 30s. or i2, and, therefore, the assumption that my remarks could have raferred to the question of haulage is obviously quite erroneous, as the difference between the two estimates was £ 34—I am, &c., W. HABPUE, City Engineer. Mr. Allcock added:- I do not know of any instance where materials have been carted to Trade-street or any other depot simply for the purpose of t,he accounts, nor should I have thought for a single moment of suggesting any such method. The Chairman (Alderman Beavan) said he was glad that Mr. Harpur had withdrawn what might have seemed to some to have been an allegation against, the wisdom of the city treasurer's methods. Mr. J. Sta-nfieid said the statement laid before the committee was too milk-and- wat,ery altogether. The system enforced by Mr. Allcock was the system that had been agreed upon by the departmental committee after many sittings, and, if officials were going to pass such remarks as were reported to have been passed in this caee upon the decision of those who were supposed to be the masters of the officials, the result would be that they would not get anybody to take the trouble to sit on committees at all by and bye. I The Chairman said he thought that no more need be sa?d upon the matter, and a LI he hoped was that the press would give a. much prominence to Mr. Harpur's letter of explanation as had been given to his remarks in committee.

The Bye-elections WOLVERHAMPTON POLLS TO-MORROW Oawdi'dates: Mr. L. S. Amery (U.). Mr. G. R. Thome (R.). Lasit elewon:- Sir H. Fowler (E.) 5,610 Mr. Amery (U.) 2,745 Liberal majority 2,865 The eve of the polling in fcast Wolverhamp- ton is being marked by great energy and determination on both sides. Each party expfreoses itself confident of victory. The candidates and their supporters were canvassing early to-day, and the town is largely given over to election excitement. Prominent Irish Nationalists are working vigorously in the interest of the Liberal can- didate, whilst many Irish Catholics, on the advice of the Catholic bishop of the diocese, are using every effort to secure the return of the Conservative. The Dundee Fight Candidates: Sir George Baxter (U.) Mr. Winston Churchill (R-). Mr. E. Scrymgeour (Prohibi- tionietj. Mr. G. H. Stuamt (lab.). Xiaet election:- Mr. E. Bffbertson (p,.) 9,276 I Mir. A. Wilkie (ial).) 6,833 Mir. H. Robson (R.) 6,122 Mi. E. H. Shacklltn (U.) 3,865 Mr. A. D. STaith (U.). 3,183 Polling on Saturday. LADIES AND MR CHURCHILL President Refused a Hearing I On Mr. i-iiurciiiij arriving at an open air meeting at Dundee to-day he found the ladies of the Women s Freedom League in posses- sion of the gathering. One of them com- plained that he had insulted them, and declared that till he apologised he should not get a hearing. Mr. Churchill iu vain made attempta to speai k, the ladies following him and loudly ringing a b-ii. Kventually he in despair drove away in a motor-car, the ladies pursuing him in their carriage. The Shropshire Vacancy I Olllndidatffi; Mr. Reville Stanier (U.). I Ma-. F. Neilson (R.). I La.Ft. election Colonel Kenyan-Ptoney (U.) 4.848 Mr. i. Neilson (R.) 4.682 ^nioniet majority. 166 Polling, May 14. Issue of the Writs I In tbei House of Commons to-day new writs were ordered to be issued for the. election of members top Ihnulee and Stirling Burghs, in the  respectively of Mr. E. Robertson. t^f °" "ac b?n ?evatPd to tb? p?-raB?. and th? late Sir Henry Camp bell-Bannerman.

Another Landsiip I SERIOUS MOVES IN RHYMNEY VALLEY I The earth disturbances in the Rhymney Valley are assuming a more serious form. On Saturday the retaining wall near Sebas- topol railway bridge was found to have moved so close to the line that the trains were only allowed to go past the scene at a slow pace, and the masonry has since been taken away by the repairers, who are con- stantly on the watch for developments. Before this was done, however, the wall was actually within a couple of inches of the footboards of the carriages, with every sign of further encroachment. Every care is being taken by the railway authorities to ensure safety. Above 'the wall stretches a tremendous batnik, which is almost percc^tLMy moving. Matters are, if anything, worse on the Mon- mouthshire side of the valley. The dry weather has produced fresh disturbances at the scene of the great slide of a couple of years ago, and many tons have become dis- lodged from the mountain top and sett'ed against the gigantic heap which formerly fell and now acts as the guardian of the road, the Brecon a-nd Merthyr Railway, and the Powell-Dnffryn Colliery. I EXPRESS DELAYED TWO HOURS Yesterday, owing to heavy Tains, a large portion of the embankment on the Trek Valley line between Milford and Colwich, fell on the metals a short distance from the south entrance to Milford Tunnel. A wood- man, named Mould, in the employ of Lord Lichfield, noticed the danger, and after send- ing his lad to Oolwich to warn the station- master, pluokily ran through the tunael at great personal risk, to warn approaching trains. Ho met the 1.55 express from Orewe about fifty yards outside the tunnel, and by waving his coat attracted attention, and the driver pulled up. A gang of men subsequently set to work, and a.fteT two hours the express was able to proceed. Had it not been for Mould's timely act the express must have dashed into the tons of fallen earth.

THE "WIDOW TWANKEY The AiVM>eal Cknurt to-day dismissed an tf,pipaa,l of Mir. Jtobert Grossmani, proprietor of the Shakapeare Theatre, Claphaa* Junction, ^igaAnet a judgment for £390 in taVuur of Mr. Mairk Molford, the comedian, for wrongful dismissal- The plaintiff was engaged to play Widow Twankay for eight wee&g in the pauitomim* "Aladdin," produoed at the Sbe Theatre in 1906, but was dismissed after a -Mmk-WTth.-t-.wo weeW salary.

130,000 MEN OUT. Shipbuilding Deadlock To-day fully 30,000 men were idle owing to the lock-out of shipwrights, joiners, cabinet-makers, and wood-cutting machinists in every shipyard in the country under the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation—that is, practically every yard north of Hull. On Saturday the lock-out affected the fol- lowing numbers at the chief centres: Tyne and Wear 5,000 Clyde 6,000 Barrow. 1,300 ? 1,3?10 Birkeithea.d. 300 In most of the ports the men feel that they have been very badly treated by the employers in being locked out on account of a dispute in which they had no part. This is particularly so on the Clyde, where the men accepted the reduction asked for by the masters, and were perfectly willing to wait until trade improved before demanding a restoration of the old wages. "Callous and Disgraceful Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., speaking at Workington on Saturday night, described the lock-out as callous and disgraceful, a.nd dic- tated by the desire that the heel of one party might be placed more firmly on the neck of the other. Mr. Henderson denied that the lock-out was the result of the men declining to accept the advice of the Labour M.Ps. who had been assisting in the negotiations. Cost of the Dispute The cost of the dispute will be enormous. The shipwrights and joiners will, now that the unemployed list has been augmented, lose about £28,50\) a week in wages, and their funds will be drawn on to the extent of about 18,000 a week. The prevailing spirit amongst the men is to precipitate matters, and not return till their wages have been levelled up to those of the North of England. The locked-out men will be supported by a levy by fellow- Union members who are engaged outside of shipyards. Employers Determined Employers don't disguise that they are pre- pared to spend half a million in regaining mastery of their own yards, which for months, they contend, has practically rested with Trade Union officials. "The men have all along met us by combination, and by combi-p-ation we are now determined to meet them," is the expressed attitude of the Clyde employers, who are solidly supporting the North of England employers. Joint Board Meeting An important meeting of the joint board, representing the Labour Party, Parliamen- tary committee of the Trades Unions Con- gress, and the general Federation of Trades Unions, is to-day being held at the House of Commons to consider the shipbuilding strike. Those present include Mr. Shackleton, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Mr. Pete Curran, Mr. John Wa.rd, Mr. W. C. Stedman, and Mr. Appleton. No decision was arrived at. The meeting was adjourned until this evening. It is not expected that any result will be announced as the outcome of the adjourned meeting.

HUGE FALL OF ROOF Two Aberaman Colliers Killed An aocident, which resulted in the death of George Stear, of Cardiff-road. Aberaman, and Thomas Lewis, Ynyslwyd, occurred at the Abera.man Colliery of Messrs. the Powell Duffryn Company last night. The men were in the act of ripping the roof, when a huge fall took place, both being embedded in the debris. Samuel Wilkinson, who was working with the men, sustained a serious injury to his thigh. Fatality at Cwmaman Thomas Davies, of Catherineistreet, Aber- dare, wivs killed at the Eforobwaii Colliery, Cwmaman, to-day. The deceased, wlho was not married, was a collier, and was in the act of working in his stall when a quantity of roof fell on him.

THE LAW AND THE MOTORISTS Amusement was occasioned at Pctwarth ou Saturday, when a motorist named Inigo Heinrich Simon, of Wellington-place, N.W. -wad charged with driving his car at the' speed of 55 miles per hour. Defendant stoutly protested the sa,fety of the pace at which he was travelling, and, as a proof, invited the magistrates to go for a trial trip with him. The offer, however, was declined amid laughter. The Chairman told the defendant he was travelling faeter than an express train on local lines, and fined him Clo and costs. Defendant coolly remarked tbat he usually averaged 3Q nlile-s an hour. I ——————-——————

HAD A "MISTREssn FOR YEARS TOie Divorce Cloar-t to-day granted Mrs. Brenda Wiggins a decree nisi on the ground of the cruelty and niiisoond'ucit of her hus- band, Mr. Charles Wiggins, a. medical man, residing in London. The suit. was undefended. The parties were married in 1891, and in 1904, counsel stated, the petitioner noticed familiarity on the respondent's part with a young lady staying in the house. She .poke to him, and he cursed her. {subsequently the Cpspondent informed his wife that ho had had a, mistress for years, and had passed his week-ends with her. A witness was called to prove misconduct.

I I PENNY FICTION AGAIN At Newca«iitle-on-Tyne to-day John Reginald Tweedy, seventeen, was remanded charged with plflcing a piece of steel rail oil the North Eastern Railway a.t Scots wood, with intent to overthrow a train. The defendant had confessed that. last W?dnf&day. act'ng ?n a sudden il1pH11, be placed a p-lO of j?il in a point and saw an express train come into contact with it.. There was a loud noise and fire ca-mo from the train. He could only account, for his action by the rending of penny fiction books.

I WHISKY AND WHISKY The Whisky Commission sat again to-day, Lord James presiding. Mr. James Greenless, of 't.he firm of Greenlesa Brothers, distillers, said blending waa a public nity, judging by the demand. The sale of all German, Kussian, or any foreign spirit as whisky should be pro- hibited. They were made from roots and chemicals, and were not whieky. He had no faith in analysts' reports* and he considered that retailers should not be convicted in any criminal court upon such reports.

I PRISONER'S CHEERFUL ADIEU I When sent to prison for three months by the Birmingham magistrates on Saturday for assaulting Police-constable Raven, John Cowen shouted as he left the dock. "When I come out I'll blow your brains out!" Prisoner's defence to the charge was that the officer first assaulted him and struck him in the mouth.

MOTHER AND CHILD IN CANALI Harriet Ellis, the wife of a Southowram mechanic, was remanded at Halifax on Satur- day, when she was charged with the attempted murder of her ten-months-old child. It was stated in evidence that pri- soner was found up to her waist in Elland Canal, and after getting her out it was dis- covered that she had her child in the water. Poliice-comstobie Stone managed to bring the baby round.

HYDRO'S DRINKING WATER I The Appeal Court to-day allowed the appeal of the Malvern Urban Council against the judgment for £ 7,500 damages entered for Dr. Fergusson, proprietor of the Malvern Hydro- pathic Establishment, where an outbreak of typhoid occurred in 1935, owing, it is alleged, to the drinking water becoming polluted by sewage. The Court held that the water was drunk bff the dcretidajitsI land without their knowledge.

PAUPER'S" BANK BOOK A man, wfio wais known as Joseph Smith. 66, died in a IloehdftJe lodging-house on Saturday jiust- as he was about to be removed to the workboume. Sewn i jifitle his coat was Imind a Post, Office Bank book, in the niaano of Dean is Iti Icy, ooxstaining a

FROM ALL QUARTERS i —— Captain Wreford-Brown, 1st Royal Fusiliers, who was seriously injured in India, itp-ro- gressing favourably. i A telegra,m to the "Petit Parisien" from Cherbourg states that black pox has made its appearance in two communes. Ralph Power, aged five, knocked down by a motor-car in Ascot last night, died on admission to the cottage hospital. The alarming reports with regard to the health of the Emperor Francis Joseph are totally devoid of foundation. Mr. J. A. Campbell, brother of the late Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, has rallied a little, but his condition is still grave. Wnile the Grimsby trawler Alroy was at sea the steward, who only joined the vessel a few days ago, jumped or fell overboard, and was drowned. Headed by the Bishop of Northampton, 103 pilgrims left London on Saturday to take part in the Procession of the Holy Blood at Bruges to-day. Among the applicants for the position of an assistant mastersiiip of a Grimsby school on Saturday were an F.R.G.S., a and a, B.A. Although G. C. Wingham. the ground- man of the Shorncliffe Cricket Club, is 70 years of age, he intends playing regularly this season. In a lecture at the Royal Institution on Saturday, Mr. G. F. Scott Elliott described the natives of Chile as the least developed savages in the world. For many years Pasteur's muost valued assistant, M. Charles Edouard Chamberlaud, sub-director of the Pasteur Institute, has died in Paris at the age of 57. Count, and Countess Marchetti, who were arrested at Boulogne on. a charge of utter- ing fillse bank notes, arrived a-t Marseille yesterday, and were lodged in gaol. Tom Burrows has broken the world's chib- ISWinging record, eays Renter's Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent, by swinging for sixty- I two hours two minutes continuously. Some thousands of school children pre- sented Archbishop Bourne in Westminster Cathedral yesterday with their united offer- ings in aid of the Catholic orphanages. The Rev. R. W. Davies, Welsh Congre- gatonal minister at Atoertysswg, delivered his valedictory sermon on Sunday to a crowded audience. He has accepted a call to Loughor. Barry, the man overcome by gas (reported on Page 2) when brought to the surface was dead, and the other two men were removed ir. an unconscious condition to the hospital. I So many vessels have been laid up in the Tyne owing to the freight market depression that there are now no mooring buoys vacant I in the twelve-mile stretch between Newcastle and the sea. Already the moral standard in England had changed, said Father Bernard Vaughan at Farm-street, W., yesterday. Everywhere it was the same cry: "It is your money we want." A verdiot of Accidental death" was returned at all inquest held at Swansea this af ternoon on the body of Micthael Totodn, who, as reported in another column, was killed by a train on the Mumbles Railway.

Mother's Awful Crime MURDERS HER BABIES AND THEN CUTS HER THROAT A shocking tragedy is reported from the village of Hartford, near Northwich. Mrs. Charles Gerrard, who occupies a cottage, sent three of her children to school this morning, and on their return home at noon they were unable to get into the house. The door was forced, and Mrs. Gerard was found dead with her throat cut, while two of her little girls, aged two and four years, were discovered drowned in a tub. Mrs. Gerrard is said to have been somewhat peculiar in her manner of late.

ALLEGED THEFT AT CYMMER I George Morgaih Powys, haulier, employed I at t.he Co-operative Stores, Cymmer, Afon Valley, and David Lewis, grocer, Post-office- buildmgs, Cymmer, surrendered to their bail at Aberavon to-day charged with stealing Indiam corn, flour, and paper bags, the pro- perty of the Cymmer Co-operative Stores, on April 16. Mr. Edward Powell prosecuted, and Mr. Trevor Hunter defended. Police-constable Richards spoke to meeting Lewis coming from the ba-c-k of the Co-opera- tive Stores with a sack on his back. Witness examined the sack, and found the articles I mentioned. Lewis said, Don't, aay any- thing; I had it from Powys. I would not have dome it only for the drink. I will pay for the things." Witness then took Lewis back to Powys. When charged, Powys said "The stuff was left at my house for Mr. Lewis I don't know when or by whom. It was left for Mr. Lewis to be delivered at Nantybar, and Mr. Lewis came and fetched it back at night." Both prisoners, who pleaded Not guilty," were committed for trial at the quarter sessions, bail'being allowed.

TIMBER FLOAT DANGER I A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned by the Cardiff Coroner's jury thjs afoornoon respecting the death of Edward Alexander Rees. aged seven, years, son of a dock hobbler. who fell into a timber floot1 adjoining the Glamorgan Canal, and wa, l drowned. The Coroner, addressing Superintendent Davies (Docks Police), asked if any-thing could be devif?ed to top these fa4alitipis Superintendent Da/vies: We do all we can to stop trespassing, and the timber ponds I are properly secured by railings. JVow the summer is coming we have ??, on e^tra police. Th? boys not (m ly imperil thMf Hvpq but, do damage to property. Often we take children home and only get. abuse from the parent s. The Coroner asked the press to note these observations.

I ENGINE-DRIVERS' HOURS "To work men twelve hours on our locomotives in the day time is too long; and twelve hours is far too long in the night time," said Mr. Richard Bell, M.P., speaking at Preston yesterday. In Colonel Yorke's report on the Shrews- bury railway smafch he said the theory was advanced that the driver must have been asleep on his engine. "Use that report to your own advantage," said Mr. Bell, "and assist those working for you to obtain an eight hours' working day for rclilway employes."

I MILLIONS IN PREMIUMS I A statement of the accounts of all the life insurance companies of the Kimvdom, issued on Saturday, contains the following I Balances in ha.nd "7,147,55, Premiums received 38,4554*00 Claims paid 23,173,831 Cash bonuses paid 1,285,861 Bad de-ots 7403 Management expenses 4,468,083 1 Decrease in value of investments. 177,360

BALLOON STOPS CRICKET The Hon. C. S. Rolls, Lord Roygton, Mr. A. E. W. Mason, M.P., Mr. B. L. Fetcher, and Mrs. Harbord, who ascended in a balloon from Hurlingham on Saturday, were forced by a calm to descend on CUpham Common. interrupting a cricket match. The up and down air currents experienced did not add to the comfort of the descent, and the balloon almost collided with a school.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES The Flushing mail steamer Prince Albert has been in collision with an unknown vessel off West Honde. The Prince Albert was damaged, and had to put into Antwerp. Advices received in London this morning state that the British steamer Albion, wrecked near Corunna, was entering Corcu- bion Harbour when the steering gear sud- denly jammed, and the vessel ran on the rocks. Tho crew have gone on to Corunna.

SYNCOPE FOLLOWS FRACTURE I At an inquest held at the Swansea Hospital this afternoon on the, body of Hugh Evans, a commercial trmcller, 39 years of asge, a verdicti of death from syncope, following a frarture of the leg, was rettirupd. Itvaais, who died at the hospital on May 1. was stated to ho a t raveller for the Imperial Coniduaciit Comrrajay, Ghalap^

Weather Forecast. The British Meteorological Office this morning issued the following forecast of the weather likely in South Wales from 10.30 a.m. to-day till 10.30 a.m. to- morrow. Southerly and south-wpst?rly winds, moderate; dI; rain; thunder; foggy on coast.

Barry Railway Trouble ■ 1 A GRAVE POSITION With reference to the Barry railwaymen's trouble (reported on Page 2), we learn that at a mass meeting of the men to-day a course was decided upon which makes it necessary that tbs executive committee of the Amal- gamated Society of Railway Servants (should meet at Barry. The meeting will probably be held before the mass gathering of all grades at Barry next Sunday, when Mr. Bell will be present. Mr. J. H. Thomas states that the temper of the men is at boiling point, and the position is grave. Newport Conciliation Board The following have been returned as repre- I pentatives of the employees on the concuia- tion board of the Alexandra Docks and Rail- ways A.—Locomotive Sectional Board. Edward J. Thomas, locomotive driver, New- port. pon.. liam Walters, locomotive driver, New- port. i,.omas Wood, fireman, Newport. P,Traffic Sectional Board. F,rne,='i John Hock way, shunter, Glyn'tafT, Pontypridd. Henry Hughes, signalman, Bassftleg Loop. Thomas Edwin Robinson, guard, Newport. Edward Tomkins, stoektaker, Newport. C.—Permanent Way Sectional Board. James M'Cart-hy. ganger, Alexandra. Dock. Albert Thomas, platelayer, Alexandra Dock.

TO-DAY'S CHARTERINGS. CARDIFF EXCHANGE, Monday. Outward chartering was inactive, wiah rates fairly steady for Mediterranean ports. The following fixtures were reported:- OUTWARD STEAMERS. Cardiff to:- Buenos Ayres, 9s, option Monte Video, 8s 6d, 4,003 tons, May 25 (Frachtoontor tieselle- chaft, M.b.H.) Port Said, 6s, 4,8C3 tons (Lambert Bros.) Genoa, 5s 9d. 5,003 tons (H J Hlill & Co.) Sevastopol, 10s, 2,20 tons (Cory Bros. 4 Co.) St. Nazaire, 4f 2Sc, Castleford, 2,400 tons (Societe Commerciale) St. Malo, 3s 10d, Speedwell, 1,300 tons (John Cory & Sons) "H_- U 1'J.:s i-)uN lOnQay. TLe markets open this week with only a moderate demand for tonnage. Black Seas and Azofs are dull. Spinas and Daimbes remain firm. Eiver Pla,es, !E?;e:n?, and Americans 8how little change. Outward cobI fTfjgh!s, ore tonnage, and coastings meet with little attention. FixturesAmi" to United Kingdom or i Contlneut., 5,530 tons, 7s 3d, May; Tyne to Cronstadt, 3,003 tons, 35 ed, prompt; Cardiff to Ge-noa, 4,000 tons, 6.. lid, prompt.

IMPORTS. Porlisheud, Lovely Susan, maize, J. Hibbert and oons l'erras, Rene, potatoes, W'm. Voting Avonmouth, Yarn, wheat, Spillers and Bakers (Limited) Appledore. Dantaic, gravel. G. H. Leonard Dublin, Mary Emlyn. s, burnt ore, C. Tennant, Sons, and (:0. Xewlyn, Guiding Star, broken stone, W. J. Trounce Dublin, Ethel, burnt ore. C. Tennant, Sens, and Co. Liverpool, LlandafT, s, general goods, M. J. ngg and Co. Sea, Euphrates, «, fish. Xeale and est Liverpool. Llanelly, s, general goods, R. Gilchxist Roads, Kliaa. s, sand, Prestage and Holway Hamburg, via Gloucester, Echo, s, sundries Bristol Steam Navifration Company Avonmouth, Xorah. wheat, Cardiff and Channel Mills, .Spillers and BaJjers (Limited)

I MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Wimborne left NovorossisJ^-for Rotterdam 3 Llanishen arrived NicotaffS 3rd Dinas Powis left Middlesbrough and arrived the Tyne 2nd Whitenail left St. Vincent for Cardiff 2nd Jersey left St. Nazaire far Bilbao 5>$f Treherbert left Huelva. for the ThJtnee 2nd IJlanwerll arrived Barry Dock 2nd Argrua left Barry for Dieppe 2nd Clonlee left Newport for Roiien 2nd Graneha left Glasgow for Tonnay Charente 1st Inver left Sables for Swansea 3rd Raloo left llouen for Cardiff 2nd S'toteslay passed the Lizard for Swansea 3rd Maywood arrived Honfleur 3rd J. Duncan arrived Liverpool 3rd Sir W. T. Lewis left Theodosia for Odessa 2nd Chulmleigh arrived Venice 3rd Wooda arrived Venice 3rd Iddesleigh arrived Madeira 3rd Wellington passed Perim for Bombay 1st Snowdonian left Rio Grande for Buenos Ayres 3rd I Segontiaii arrived Valencia 3rd Venedotian. left Cctte for Genoa 3rd Afonwen arrived Rotterdam 2nd Ashby left Sulina for Gibraltar for orders 2 Hawnby left the Tyne for Bari 1st Maltby arrived Hamburg from Nicolaief 1,-t Mediana passed St. Vincent for Hull 3.rd.

To-day's Finance. .1 CARDIFF, Monday, 4.30 p.m. His amount of business done on tie local Stock Market to-day was again limited, but on the whole the tone was laUu-r stronger. Among Railway Stocks Barry Deferred dropped 4 to 75, while Neath and Brecon OjdinM-y improved H to 23L and ValO of Glamorgan OrdHMTy i to 99. In the coal and Iron tSfcti<? 1-16 be^nS J?ae ? to ?, "-hileEbbw Vales rka-psed ?0 £ ftno 9M6. Abe?are <? stiC?u? 4t?7 Ms' Empires Ordinary i to ?. American SieT?n?y 'whets Is to 2N. Md ?pi)i? and Bakers Ordinal 5-16 ?. 15 1-16. Stepney AV?Mts dropped Is to 27? m I BUSINESS DONE. I Railways. Grand Trunk Guaranteed, <9. (;rand Trunk Second Prefere<ic«, £.3. Southern Pacific. Common, 1\3 116. Union Pacific Commo1i. 141J. Miscellaneous. B«n. Evans Prefs, £ 4s 6d. Light, and Ooke Ordinarv 95. are Motor Whoel of America ]9. M to. 6d, m 9d (throe (tWh){'), "Cte M 8p;)lers and Bakers Ordinary, 15. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS. Riae. Neath aiid Fucon Ordinarv, i >, o j I Vale of Glamorgan Ordinary' ,{ in qi %b,,d.?,m <>a«. ? to 17. ? ?' NowporUAbe.roam Ordinary, A to 81 Moss' Empires Ordinary, ± t () Sl. Spare Motor Wheel of America l" to Spillers and Bakers Ordinan 515to 15 J-l*. Fall. &ny Railway Deferred, A fc 73 Ebbw Vale tI, &e., ]']? to 9?16 lèpney epare Motor -Wiiwjiv, is%o.27s M Th<. ?i?a.<i?.  i.? I-ONJJOX, h Mondar, 3.30 p.m. 'The SZ,? 'k 14,X?,h?,,J?,-e is gOin from i1'0^°'" /WVo,,s f^linK'iwv beinsr well (?b?hpd in m-1. ?ep?nmf.nt?. Gitt?d?d Secunti? <1m p.riD¡paUy fiat 0.11 ?'? ?"<"M ftu?tion in India, *fhlDP?I Min a « ?' ? ?<-?'?<mt. ba< not restri,,?tM t]-,6 r Cons-ols 6cprep;-jon. Tb, q.tc?ticn ? ??' M??? ?- "'? '? -?? ?c??t 1* qu -1 AIlnnfrfl'id litrpeand-.L -Ha.Ives Bi ?- a.re ?.'i"lt H?nM Rail?  pytDT.atbi.?. and f? r??m?PT I hn*s arc ?rUcuI.irh- hM.vy in ?, with tbe ?n?rtaiB Wrber. Great Western*, ?''? W?<rB! and Mkl- lands are i down, and 4tber. 1 10 *mfr'Cal?3 a?. inMtn-o Md'ij-T?u*?, but Tintos are st;J) ? to ? Jowm- on the bad tr?m<- Mexi?n EaUs arc ? down, but Havana., are 3 up. FOre1gUNS are dulj l, especially Jananp? are irregular. .JubíleE' Merer, Crown Beep, B-alpir;,J j. W^ etfontein, Kspminizn. Mount Morgan. Waihi 1-16, ProgrF-s, Mines. Gwalia Ftngall, Rand Mines l-o2. Fall: linto li. Cape Coimer 4 He Beers 11-16, Jagers Anaconda, t. rremfer j Tharek « Kiiigh", Robert Victor, Van Ryn. Spasskv Rro?iII Knights, HiUBX-ck Ten Coba? B?TTl6 T^gaul yika, FJoro, Broken Hill Pro?, North Geduld 1-!2. Hudson e iiay is ? down. ??''? 1-16: "?? Armstrong and Viokers 6d. ?iJver. 24?d. TRAFFIC. UECEIPTS Brighttui.—IncreaM, .E.12?.

I THE AIR RIFLE RUMPUS. Mr. Olrarehill, the secre.tary of the Vtelsh Aissociatdoa, was intp-itit*wod. this afternoon on the report published locally on Saturday. in which Mr. Norton stated that a nie,e-ti n, of the Cnairrpionsliips Committee would be held tills wet"{ to consider the application of tho WeLah Aasooiation thi,t a delegation from them should be received by the co-m- mdttee. "Tlie only communication on the subject that I liave so far received." said Mr Churoliill, "was a Wank rcfusa.1, coupled with the assurance that the Birmingham Com- mittee did not see that any useful purpose could be subecrved by receiving any tuicn delegation. i'o then we .v?\t no further letter in regard to the matter until Saturday mid- day, when a communication was posited to I the co-mniitteo from our association stating tha,t unless a favourable reply to the ass-o- i ciationV letter pointing out certain ineon- eistencies and discourtesies were received tie-lore tne meeti-ut? ct till; local executive on, Thursday next, further action would be taken by the Welsh Association on the lines suggested in the resolution passed at Mer- thyr. It may be that in intelli-gent anticipa- tion of t.he receipt of ecine such communica- tion, the committee authorised Mr. Norton to make some such re-aeeuring statement to tlie press. No letter bearing upon the cir- cumstance, from him or fi-im his committee, Iras yet reached me." It was then pointed out to Mr. Cimrehill that the same article contained the state- ment that:— Tho management committee a.t their last meeting decide*! to griro Mr. Churchill an opportunity to justify hits conduct at an early date. "I have not the faintest idea what it means," said Mr. Churchill. I am, as you know, a member of the Cliamiiaionsliips Com- mittee; but my froie experience as t'uoh wa., disastrous. I was virtually turned out of tJie oflice, denied access to the minuter of the meeitmiss concerning the disqualification of the Landowne Club, and told that no com- munication would bt; received from me other than iu \\Titiug. "My letters have been published without my consent." added Mr. Clhiiiu)iill. "Tbtre- was nothing: in any of them that might not be publiKhed save the Private,' which Mr. Norton ignored. There is nothing inconsistent or eelf-coiitra-dictory in tbe wltole aorice. The same cannot be fMMd of Mr. Norton's letters or published ^a^DioancettnentB.

FOLKESTONE. I 1 QA-The CINQUE PORTS SELLING JL.OU STEEPLECHASE of 40 govs; the second to save entrance. Two miles. a 12 3 Capt Denny's i,at .Ha.rland 1 a 11 3 Mrs Stokvis's JI&lco!m Orme .Koony 2 a 12 3 Mr R Gore's Orpington P Cowley 3 6 U 12 Mrs Yates's H.T Dollery 0 a 12 3 Captain iJennv's Blue Vinnv Ovziwr 0 all 3 Mr K Woodland's Borderer IT B Kelly 0 all 12 Air h Bnliou^li's Fale Stitch Cla-ncy 0 6 11 12 Mr Ijevet"on-Gower's Fluttery Kaisii 0 Winner trained by GuHy. Betting-5 to 2 agt Blue Vinny. to 1 agst Pat M'Cann, 7 to ? agst H.T., 6 to 1 ag^t Malcolm Orme, 8 to 1 agrat Orpington, and 10CI to 8 aget any other. Men hy foil r lengths; eig-ht ieiiffths separated the second and third. (Race started at 1.31.) Pat M'Cann w:u; bought, in for 75gv. -'='- ? O-The DOVER SELLING HURDLE M.J. RACE of 40 sovs; the second to uare entrance. Two miles. 6 11 10 Mr R S .Sievier's Mark Wood .Kenny 0 6 12 0 Mr J Hare's The King .J Hare 2 ill 5 Mr J M Bell's Woitthall I'laU 3 all 9 Miss Leveeon-Gower's Uncle Marcus ..Owner 0 a 12 0 Mr E Woodland's Morning a. 12 0 Mr A Yatet'u The Hawk Dollerv 0 4 10 10 Mr W Catling'# ad1er's ells. T t'itton 0 Winner trained by Donne. 13ett;ng-5 to 4 agc-t Tbfi King. 103 to 30 agost Mark Wood, 5 to 1 a_t Woifsbull, and 10 to 1 agist any other. Won by twenty lengths: ten lengths between, the second and tbird. (Race- started at 2.1.) Mark Wood was Ixwplvt in for 125gs. 9 on—The KENT HANDICAP STEEPLE. .96.d. 3 U CHASE of 80 sovs; tbe second to receive 10 sovs. Two miles. a )0 9 Mr J R CVioper'f Druid'e Hill ..G F Buctberi 1 6 12 6 Mr H A Brown's Abelard Owner 2 4 9 12 Mr A Gorham's Sweet William ..Mr Gaekell } a.12 1 Mr JC Metcalfe's Mies Bedford .Ownr 0 all 10 Mr C I^uttrell'6 Nonex V* Dollery 0 6 11 7 Mr R Cecil's Dominican II G Clancy 0 a 11 3 Mr W Niven's Clownj-town's Piide P Cowley 0 6 10 13 Mr H Bonas'? The Bey T Wilmott 0 4 911 Mr J M Bell's Tunis .T Piatt 0 a 9 9 Mr E Woodland's Minting Laes R Keliy 0 inner trained by Kelly. Betting—€ to 4 agst Abelard, 7 to f each agst The Bey, Clownstown's Pride, and Mite Bedford, 8 to 1 agst Tunis, and 1J to 1 a&st any other. Won by the lengths; the same distance betweenthe second and third. (Trace etarfced at 2.32.) Piatt, the hider of Tunis, unfortunately received a b::d COnCU&iOll. 3 A—The SANDLIXG HANDICAP HUR- 3 DLE RACE of 80 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. Two miles. 4 10 0 Mr B TI Gibson's Sablaise .E Will mot t 1 a 10 11 Mr L W Wir.ans'is Cassia Bark T FTeemantle 2 511 6 Mr H Escott's Paymaster G Lilywhite 3 5 11 3 Mr A Walters'? Bed of Stone J Walters, jun 0 6 10 0 Mr E Wpodland'e Mrathavort .J JRoilison0 Winner trained privatelv. Betting—€ to 4 agst Paymaster, 3 to 1 agrt Cassia Bark, 9 to 2 each a.g>t Sablaiee and Bed of Stone, and 10 to 1 agsit Strutiiavon. Won by four Iengxhf; three-parts of a length be- tween the second and third. (Race started at 3.1.) 9 OA—The OPEN HUNT STEEPLECHASE 0. olfo 4-3' sovs; the Fecond to aare en- trance. Three miles and about 300 yards. 5 11 13 Mrs R Cecil's Spatted lAdy .Mr Gaskell 1 a 12 9 Mr "I (j Paget'* Alert III Capt Denny 2 6 12 4 Mr W Walker's Oak Park II. Mr P tUedall 3 all 9 Mr J Gordon's Perry .Mr Knock 0 a 11 9 Mr L Winans's Discovery II. Mr Cadderton 0 Winner trained by Gore. Betting—6 to 4 on Alert III.. 4 to 1 each agst Spot- ted Lady and Oak Park, and 2v to 1 agst any other. I Won by a neck; & bad third. (Race started at j 3.32.) 3 £ K-The MODERATE HANDICAP HUR? ?.?? DLE RACE of 40 eove; the second to save entrance. About two miles and a half. 6 ilW Mr J Cooper's charminjr Polly ..Mr Gaekell 1 a 12 0 Mr R Leach's Morning Mail T Freemantle 4 11 SAfr K Cecil's Happy Lass 0.0. o.G Clancy 3 4 11 7 Mr C T Pulley's Huit Francs ..li Butchers (, 5 11 2 Mr L WinMm'6 Dcle.,me 'Capt Deuny 0 Winner trained by Kelly. Betting—5 to 1 qpt Charming Polly!

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES I As Published in the Racing Calendar I and Sportsman FOLKESTONE MEETING. Cinque Ports Selling (8).—Pat M'C*nn, 3 to 1 agst, I Malcolm Orme, 6 to 1 aEt; Orpington, s to 1 agst. Dover Hurdle (7).—Mark Wood, 100 ta 50 aget; The King, 5 to 4 agst. Kent Steeplechase (10X—Druid Hill, 10 to 1 agat; Aoelard, 6 to 4 agst; Sweet William, 10 to 1 agst. Suadling Hurdle (5> Sablaise, 9 to 2 aget. Open Hunt Steeplechase (i).-Spotted Ladv, 4 to 1 agst. Moderate Hurdle (5).-Charming Polly, 5 to 1 aget.

Mr. J M Walpole complained to the stewards (Vis- count Hardinge and Mr Guv NeviHe) of the handi- capping of his Barbed Head in the Moderate Handi- cap Hurdle. The stewards went into the matter, with the rult that they exonerated the hajidicapper, Mr A Verrall, considering- that 1Ie was perfectly jurtified.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "sportsman" has been officially informed by Messi-. Nk*eitherbv of the following i-cratchings:- AT NSWMAUKET. Maiden Two Year Old Plato—Saint's Mead and Jack's Volly. J¡W;or¡;gh-Weight Hmdicap-Beauty Sleep and Viceroy. First Spring Two Year Old-Jaclæon and Taormina. Cd" t. Chippenham Plate-Baek Answer. Visitors' Handicap-Poumin and O'Cullen. Hart inps PM,e—Monocle and Flame Bearer. Wilbniham Plate-PrAirie Oyster. Ely Piate—Viceroy and Solierino. March Stakes— Dinneford and Queen's Advocate. Mildenhall Plate—Drums. Friday IN-el ter-St a -tide n. Maiden Plate-Coast wise. Two Thousand Guineas—Kiicarby, Flame Bearer. and Red Fox. One Thoueand Guineas—Carbide, Mivette and Hat Trick. MEPCELLANEOUS. HamMeton Plate, Tliirsk—Black GnL Gormire Handicap, Thirsk—America Bov and The Valet. DurhAm Plate, Hurst Park—Dafila and BrookwOOd. Victoria, Cup. Hurst Pa,rk-Stamdc-n. Chester engagements—Tomas-aov-Appagfli. Harpenden Town Handicap—Lowland Lord. Thirsk engagements—Sardonyx, Scrafton, and Prin- cese Dash. All eng-agement.s-Bachelor's Pet, Putor, Timothy Titus, and Arizona II. Hexham Hurdle-Lady Caseop.

NEWMARKET -Vfk- I ORDER OF RUNNING FOB TUESDAY. Two Thousand Guineas TrM Kate, 2.0; Vieitoas' Handicap, 2.30: i'irat $"g Tv,-o Year Old Plate, 3.0; HMtm?s PiaM, !.M; M&idaa Two Year 0)d f I'late, 4.0; All-aged SeDing, 4.30; ApprentiOM' Dttt, I 5.0.

TO-DAY'S LONDON BETTING. In the course of the settling over ls4 week the Derbjr was frequently mentioned. Prrr was in re- quest at 4Vs, the price beiiT3r wanted, At the close bar one 100 to 12 waa offered, ot the rest Yobur Majesty was "'?' inquired a!1.r, w;nding up at 20'1. Detail*:— THE deebt. 4 to 1 agst Perrier, t ahd w 10 1o 1 — Sir Archibald, t and o 100 to 9 Roval Realm, t and o 20 to I Your Maj6Fty, t and o

I COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP BEGUN. I  SURREY V. NORTWAMPTON?mMt. Result of corresponding roa.toh ]a*t yew;—Surrey, 199 and 112 for two wickrts; Northamptonshire, 102. Drawn game. The match between Surrey and Northamptonshire a1- Kenaingtmx Oval inaugurate* the Cwwy (-haai- pionsiiip this season. Surrey were without their new captnin (Leveson-Gcwer», Lord Dal men v, and J. V Crawford, and Ca,ptam Busk re-appeared in the team afi captain. Xorthant?, for whom Kast Will unable 10 play ovrtng to ilIJ.e, b»tted firt-t on a "lo1lV wicket, a start be;n? made in threatening weather and tefore ,t handful nf spectators, jrnrt. after mid-day. W. V. and Frank Smith shared tire attack, and runs came elowlv until Cox was eaupht a.t mid-c)a in try-ins: to pull the left-hander. Knight followed in, -and t.he same steady rate of scoring continued, the bowling requiring much careful watching. As no other wjk. fell, a double howling change. W. made, Lacs aud Marfhal taking tip the .111t.ad;: at ZQ and 33 respectively. Hird made nwny ll.('1! trro¡¡,. but for aU that an hour's cricket oniy produced 35 runs. Two t1JD6 later Bird was bowltrj. At the end of sereuty-fiva mitiutes the totaj wa6 55 enr three wickets, and at 62 Sinxpson skied the ball back to tho. bOHl:-r. Thompson and Manuins Illen made a u-efill stand, the former exerc-ieinff ext.reme cantim up to luncheon. On continuing- ..rtN lunch Msruiinp R-ee caupht at mid-oa at 28. but. with Buswell in, rUI), came with 1'0' approof-.h to frendom, nod the 100 3.pi>«UTd at 3.15. having: ocertpied two hours and twenty minutes. Soorc:— NORTHAMPOTNSHIRE. Firi-lim?e. SpcondinninM. Bey. F. Bird, b Man-htJ. ?. Cox, c Leoe, b F. Smith 2 H: Knipht, b LeM. 14.? W. H. KiDfstou, c Bush, b 1 1 Marshal 11 HIf:c aad b"}(hi 1 G. Thompson, c Strudwick, b Le<? 25 ÐeeÝ: "b"i. zg T. E. Manning, c F. Smith, b N?. Smith 9 R'"e):n11 Bayee, b M'h z: L. T. Driffield, not out 12 ?P])", r, bnt Oith:: 1 Extras 9. Total 140 7 SURREY. First Innings. Second inninrs. Hobbs, not out. 22 !:t:O:¡ 2 Ext-s 2 Total (no wicket) .31

CAMBRIDGE SENIORS' MATCH. Represeriitative teams of Seniors commenced the crickte season At Fenner's Ground to-day, although the HOD. C. F. Lyttleton was unable to play. 1 wo changes were made in the ad?ertised Fides, A. H. E're (jUnb') and C. H. Pigg (Jesu? taking the placeii of A?E Hermann and A. %?. C-riTin. The w ther 0',as fair, but the wicket was heavy. Mr. Baily's Side started Batting at 12.15, and a wicket fell in the fourth ovor with the score at 11. Score:- MR. R. E. H. BAILY'S SIDE. Fir.'it iiMuncs. 10 C. Eeunert, run cllt 10 G. ryan-Brown, c Luoas, b Pink & D. C. Bu r t n' c and b M'Leod 32 P. Ra.wlings, o i>; f: 18 :> C. Bmley. c C. Cole, bM'I?od 31 ?.?'? G. M. Bcttome, ,t Bancroft, b Pink 1 R. E. li?w, b INnk 0 H. PriMttey. b Pink 0 E. Gimgon, nGt cut 08 i fFEi: ,i ii:i:ii M'Leod 4 P. H. Meller, c Reunert, b Mackenzie 12 W" S. D. kdams, c P?'nk b Mackenzie 4 Extras 3 M;p: I

OXFORD SENIORS' MATCH. Mr Lyon captained one of tbe t"al11 in place of Mr. Younger (indisposed). Molineaux and fed were the bowlers, ajid Teesdale and Walters opneed r. Hopkin s innings. Both were very quiet, 15 being scorc-d in ita".f an hour. Waiters Wa6 bowled in trying to hit Salter, the Gloucester maateur, came in next, and he had two slices of luck, boin g-mj before be had scored ten in the deep-Sold off Peel and in the slips off Lyon. The fir-t hour's play produced 50 run,. Score:— MR. W. w. HOSKIK'S SIDE. Fift innings. Seftond inniatrs. H. Tesdale, not out 69 O. Walters, h Pf'rl .]5. M. Sj.iter, not out 67 Extrse 6. Total (1 wickct) 147 VIACEXT'.S JGNIOR CPJCKBT TEAM 4ages 14-16) reqniMõ Fixtnres with Junior Teams.—Apply Seciatao. 88» f:oneei-road» Cardiff. e867h6

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS AND IN MEMORIAM. Charge for inserting- adverti6ementø under this heafe iag :-I, for 30 Words and Id. for Every Two Ext.re" Words. NO notice of this "rJptioJ1 w!JI be iumrted UnIeN authenticated by the name and address of the sender. Telegrams and telephonic messages cannot be ?cte* on until confirmed in writing. BIRTH. MURRELL.—On May Day, to Mr. and Mrs. Fraalt Murrell, at Romilly Park, Birry, a aon. DIAJIOX D.—On Mav 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Diamond, 73, Hamilton-street, Cardiff, a daughter. DFATHS. I TRO,MAS.-n the 28th ult., at Tyr Boser, Yetxad- gynlais, in her forty-third year, M- A. Thomas, the dear wife of B. L. Thomas. Public funeral Saturday, 2.30 p.m. WARREN.-On April 29, 1903, at 6, Clveatw-iilac*, Phiilys Muriel, the dearly loved daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Warren, aged seven mouths. In Memorlam, BOND.-In Loving Memory of our dear Willie, t: beloved son of William and Annie Bond, of Cadoxton% Barry, who parsed away May 4th, 1907.Never shai lJ. memory fade.

AUGUSTINE J. STONE, FUKERAi. EIEECTOK. PMMMj SnpArrisum to ÃJ1 Orifft. Kat. Tel., Cardiff, KG. TO*. Post-office Tel.: No. 612, CUtfiC. Totegrama: AUGU6TLNB, eTOXE. CmAO. W ORIvING-ST., P A ED IFF SO EASY CAREW'S TAKE OUT TEETH 8, QUEEN-STREET, OAHDIFF, & BRANCHES e4626

GOLF Royal and Ancient Meeting This is medal week at St. Andrew's, a.nd to- day the championship coarse is busy with competitors engaged in practice rounds. Amongst the leading playeri forward are Guy Campbell, Leslie Balfour, Melnllo. Robert Maxwell, and Horace Hutchiueon, the captain-elect. It was expected that the famons Royal Liverpool players, John Ball and Jack. Graham, would oompete, but the intimation* was received that neither intended to travel. Glamorgan Club Championship In the second round of this oomp&titioij, played at Penarth this afternoon, Georgie Ben wick, junr., beat C. H. Turnbull, 2 and 1-

GYMNASTICS Cardiff Win the Shield The final for the Welsh Challenge Shield took place at Abertillery oi Saturday evening between Abertillery and Cardiff (St. Saviour' £ >, before a good audience, the citizens winning by llg 1 points. The items for oom- petition were free gymnastic*, pommelled horse, ringr, horizontal bar, rope, and jump. The visitors lead on the nrot item by two points, and again on the ba on the pommelled horse they bad another lead of three points, but this lead was reduced by two point. on the voluntary on horse. On the rings the visitors, lead by one point. but on the bar the lwmestM. ♦•orked splendidly, and reduced the lead to a hatf-j»4it when the last two items oommencod. On these' the visitors went away, and won by the above margin, the totals being:—Cardiff, 601; Abertillery, 5$9i. Th« victory of the Cardiff team has given ?reat satirfaction. 8cores. CARDIFF. (Instructor, Mr. F. Jeans.) •o s "« S? B !i ? Sas ? ? J h ? K Set. Vol. B. 8 PA 9 10 14 504 W. Titt (captain) 7 £ 9 7 Hi JOt 491 F. 14 12 — 574 W. Waite I. $.11 12 12 — 52 P. Bakf-r 9' 9 11 13 11 53 C. V. S?dermM 9t 9 10? H? 15 571,? E. Pugh. 10* 9* 16 U4 — 12 63 E. Pugh.109tl6j, ? — 12 M S. D o m v i H?. 9 lOtll!. IS — 11? 61Jn -4 Total. 601, ABERTILLERY. (Instructor, Mr. C .W. Spalding.) 't: I* j* oC ? ? « 7; a I "a ¡: a! s *h 2; I ¡a 6 so E: = .=< et. T oJ. P. r. Howells 7 7A 8 £ 16 — 11 60 ■' rÍ"3'els. 6? ¡ lh &.G.Howena.6w 9 10 15 11 65? W. Moore 74 94 9t 1. 11 SO A. Hawkins 9i 10 8 16 9 524 W. C-owhig 94 104 14 16 — 114 bli- G. Meed (captain) 10i 10 141 K? — 14 6? E. L. Watj¡in S 11- 15 12 — 11' Mi French cx?ei? 159 ——W Total my

BOXING Will Johnson Meet Burns P I A tNeph<mó' ma.gc was rpM?iv?d at t?<f 4A, t = pb W71??, office last n.:ht fram Mr. HarTy Jacolis, of "Qnder!'a 6t?tjc<r ?Mt he will put up a purse of for a. match between Tommy Burns 3-nd Johnson. The, figlii in that event wouJd not. take pdace at. Wonderland, but at a buildin oapabolo oC holding a great many more persons tbtax tliqi Wihitwbapel houaw

FOOTBALL PORT TALBOT ROOOER CTjTTB. Port ITalbot Association Football Glub held;{ a smokina: concert on Saturday ntgrbt, Mr. > J. H. Davies presiding. Mr. Deer Iiid the Sr?t ye&r of the clab| had been verv snocessful. They bad pa-yed? 26 Ot?t?hcs, won 15, l<?-t 6, and drawn 5. i TREaTARBTS ASSOOIATIOy OLLiB. The playere and committee were en,ter-i tained to a banquet at tbe Commercial j Hotel on Saturday. In the unavoidable itbstuicc of Mr. TV. T*hillips, M.E., ti e chair was occtipied by Mr. tdris Morgan. rice-prcsident. The chairman propoised success to the clntv and alluded to its sncem- f.in<' Mr J. Ijewi^ had been at, the helm. Mr. L-ewie, and MTt 'l\i.rr AVilliam? (the

RIFLE SHOOTING FIORIPA «'V!P COMPKTITloy. Cilfvnjdd.—c. w. fiermsn, 100; ,1. Evan^, 100; Tom, Arthur. 99; Edward Bowsher, 9S—totnl. 397. t\'att?tnwn.—E. Ev*r>j>. 97; I,. Jcnson, 96; LI. T.; Ditvies, 9i; B. Billnt. ss—total. 374.

BASEBALL A meeting of ref^Teo will lie held #.t th« Bristol and South '■tic- Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evonins at. oisrht 0 'dock. 'n!4t referePR' liM is not yet complete, and ii),t,,Tid. ing applica-nts are invited to attend th4 meeting-.

DUTCH CAFE, nu: Quean t met station, <m« orI the quainteet in the world. Afternoon ??M Wil:h f? delicious Bre? Md B'Jtt?r — S?vaM, O"c''a"'fM'"U'?otJgM.? 1.iml. CM&1C. 04% too 4-altftir l(f£,ftratfo't LOOK FOlt NUMBER FORTY ONE. ST. MARY-ST., CARD IFF. WILL INTEREST YOU AND eAVI YOU MONEYI 61164 (. ■"4 KOOM-Gard«ner.—Young Man, ingld-2¡ X desires Situation.— ebb, 55, Bichmond-terrac* a.r_!rt- e666li!> BOOT TradL*.— anted, fmart Junior ??U&tnan.? B Slate age, references, salarv, Vranch, Tredegar *? r-Ùeneral nH.u ?ern:? id red at once; ?oet Awag c 6. r oss, Edmonton, 'Aaungron-road, Lian- dafl. ewh9 W"A);fED-cXper!enCed Housekeeper for good. » T Fauiily and Commercial Hotel.-Apply Manr. Angel Hotel, Cardiff. C4601 WANTED, Live Foxes (old and youug), MoleskinsI -Thomas Price, Harewood House, Cardiff. el19 WANTED, experienced young Lady as Barmaid.— W Apply, personally (good references required). Viaduct Hotel. Crumlin. e670h9 I^OBEMAX Carpenter wanted; s(? r andli&blê:=' _k Pp 1 l?tter, 4?tatitig ape, eJ(tlfmœ, wbere now employed, and salary required, David Hicharde, Contractor Ynysliir. 66 7"2" I "L^OR isale, to* lY-rrier; good companion; cheap^— JL Apply, by letter, 54, Malcfant-,treet. <S68M JOST, between Sorth and ?onth Church"* Street, T, ??Id Locket and chain.—Anyone returning m=e to 1. South C'liurch-street, will be rewarded, etttht \\J"A_KTED, a General, about IE, for LightT"Work. »T — M r^. Bracey, 3J, Dct-peafer-sireet, Riveiyijdo. e&56b6 ?0 t,ct. 2 targe Unfurnishpd RoonM; h)M !o<tJ)ty; J term? moderate; every convenience; oWe to oar; t.o?hitd)?n.—2. Ruthin-gMdens. Card?a. eW6ht Tj1 All IE Road Racing Cycle; perfect oo%4itioxL; ocA JEL ?10; will ?H C6 10& or OM" o&er.—Write X 14. Kvening Express, Cardiff. &6S7M FOB Safe .privately.), con !in fs-ofr-'ilrni shM- HOUSfe, Viii(-Iiid?ii ? fli.,Iiii,g f?od.-iO6, 31zickiato?;li-paloe. eh6 including l-'ishing Kod.- '106, lacklllto"'l-pa.loe. eh6 ICEL.Y-Fornislied Room; Rait 1 or 2 U. -t ? every ,omcn ienœ1S3. City-road, Cardiff. owx? I-DY dealre? Pmtt M Hourek-pcr or Wv PoMtioa I 4 of I'r"t; domesticated needlewoman mui'ÍI.- Addr&j? M., '20. T?iio-st.re?? (off Calbedral.I'tad), Cu- diff. l .u2h6 WAMKD. ??rp I,ad T)el ?-er Mi I k. Ry ?' CfM? mut he u«ed i t'I trad; reh i ence.—Applv \1- ',i:uH Uardner, liair\ inan, I.lantv. it Vardre, Pontv- prtdji. FOR-8äfe. Geni's Coventry C.vcl. 2*in. frane; aii lie sacrifl* foi SSs., or off.r.-Apply 19. Bn^cou-btrept, t'witou. eSMh6 D-REs.V¡KIÑGWt.êdïlb;-1ir;¡:cI XJ trade.—Apply ?o. ?a? Wtk??ft-m-d. jc'«" ?x)