Evening Express

MR. C. B. 8TANTON ON THE CARPET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. MR. ALFRED ONIONS. MR. STANTON INTERVIEWED FOB TEE "EVENING EXPRESS." MABON. [" Eveuing Exprow Photos.

STOLL'S PANOPTiCON I A very ftn-e programme wHl be oti the American bio&cope at Stoll's Panopti- con. St. Mary-street., Cardin, next week, a.nd patroTM of thijs popular hou&c and entertain- ment are certain of a great treat in &t!)re for them. Chief ajncmgBt the items oTi t.h< bUl ia the St?ectaooJa?r fairy tale, "Puas ?n Boot. which will be found to be of exoep- t.Íon<a1 interest and merit, with grand tableaux A thrU'Ung subject in te;i tablea.ux is that of "The Despatch Rider." illuat.r:i,ti-ve of the da.ngers and da.rin'g of those heroic men who face death without i thought. An Old Cashier's Loyalty" is a ane story picture, with "„ senjeatiorta,! climax, and an the of the programme the audience—nil find a real la-ush-ma-ker in "The Rocking Oha.ir." a scream from start to Qniah- in "The Pneom&tio Policeman," and a merry little comedy in "Father and t.he Step-ladder." The favourite entertainer, Mr. Maddison. bao been specially engaged for the week, and makes his last appeara-noe in Oar- diff prior to a long tour. whilst Gwyn Alaw, the renowned Wel&h tenor, has been retained. for ajMther week. Mr. Gwilym Naish wiU M,ng "HaA'e you got another girl a.t home like Mary." a song with much genuine sentiment, and a-nother contributio!i to the musical portion of the programme wilt be a song entitled. "Fifty long years ago." eung to fine illustra-tione. Thei-e will be matinees on Wed- nesday a.itd Sa.turd.a.y afternoons at 2.30.

SKEWED MOTHER FINED J!<M'ha<rd John Lewis a.nd David Daniel Lewis, two Skcwen boys, were cha-rged a-t Ne"h on FTtd&y with otoaaug 201b. of coa,l, the propea-ty of the Ma-in Colliery C<nn.pa.ny. a.nd their motJher, Ma-ry Ann Lewie, wae chafed with reeeitvm!? it tmowing it to ha-ve been sto!em. MfMry Ann Lewis was njMd -90s., inoludin costs, and the summoDses agaiDBt I t.h<e boys were dttendaaed.

LADIES' COSTUMES DRY-CLF-ANED-1, MtDgy. JUQWO II)

Passing Pieasantries. I "What is Smith dDing "He is travelling with a circus." "Pretty hard work. isn't it?" "No; he has nothing to do except to stick his head in the big lion'e mouth twice a. day." One da.y a lady with a 'pension for house- decorating was careless enoug'h to drink a gl&ss <&f red ink, miata-king it for eJa-ret. A doctor was s-armnoned. My dear ma,da.m," he rem.a.rked. when the facts }1a,d becTi placed before him, there's such a thing &s pushing this rage for decor&ted interiorg too fa,r!" Orchestra-leader PanTten': PuS'enbloweT. I desire you to take dot ahair bchindt der bas'?viol Na,ypr. Ptdf en blower: I'hat! leafe a bC6Mhun I nine Orchost.ra-Ieader: It musd be. You make up such fun mit your face when you ahpeel dot my new feefty.dollar-a-veek aute-bla.yer got to la.ag'h und oan t Mo'w a note aJretty. 'MT. Oba.t.terdon: I'-70 de-ci-ded to go into bin.est1, Miss Wea-theTbee. M':as We<it.he]'b€<e: I'm vary glad to hear it. Mr. Ohatterdon. Mr Ya-ais; T've mad up my mind to be a f armor. Think how jolly it must be to go out of a mawning amd see the hutterSiee making butter. and the gwass.- hoppel"5 makin? graiw,-and--Vil that 6a,wt of tJ.1¡j¡rug, yofo. know. %)

TALYCOED CELEBRATtONS? Numerous Presentations to Mr. J. H. Bradney. Tena-nts, panabiomers. and friends of Ta,lycoed Eata-te a.i*d L'la.nviha.ngel Y.L. pa.ris'h were m'vrted by CU'lonel and Mrs. Bra.diney to celbl'Wte the ooTnin'g of age of thedr eldest gc-n. Mr. John Harfcrd Bra<!ney. The gncsta, who nmmbered nearly 400, were peceiTed by therr bost a.nd hosteas, and were, ente.rta.inoo to dii:.ner m a large .marquee, Oolonoel Bradnpy Th@ (Mr. Z. Wheat.ley) a-fter- oa-Hed MT. I6<aa.o Well, t-be oldest tena.nt u'poc the eetate, to make the pr.escn- ta.tio'n of a ?iiY€r &a'l'ver on b€-ha,lf of the tem,ants to Mr. J. H. BrOOilley. In doing Bo. Mr. WeM Tff'erred to t'he pl€a<sa.ut rela.Uo'ae existirtg between the <x)'to'n€'l a'n<t his t--nants, and oong-ratulot-ed him upom toei-n,g selected to fo'rm and take command of one cf the TeTTitoria-I rogim.ents foa" the ootinty of Mon- m.o'mth They trusted tha<t his soc. ae he ha.d now efut-ered a.po.H tJJe spthcre of man- hood. 'm-i'g'hjt f'0'Uuw Me example a.nd be a wort.hy son of a worthy gire. Mr. Alfr<'d Cross tbPTi prese'B'ted, on betta-M of the pa.riah4o!n)ers, & loviw <7Up to remind Mr. Br&dney of the good fifing his ni.gh- towarda him. Not only wao bhM entbeoribed for by hia immediate -Dc-i,gh-ixnrr-s, bult aJ.soo by scvera.1 fric-nds in .Aooravenny a<nd .M<Mrmonth. The Rev. H. I,.cuwmmce, on behalf of the T,,alyoo-ed Baptist Sunday School toaohcra and adhoJa.rs. aJso tendered CÓ<Ilgra t'llJa.triong to Ma-. Bra?ney. and ly--gged has a«;€pta-nce of a silver cigarette-care as a small token of their esteem Mrs. Francis preseTited a silyer ma.tch-bc«c on beb,4,tf of the chUdreTi a.tt&nding the parish aohool; and Serg"ea.nt-major Fryer, on be-ha.tf of the a.ta.S of the 2ad MoTimoruth- shiJre' R&gi.men't, presented a case of and match-box. Mr. W. Llewellyn, on behalf of th& elan' of Talycoed Court, asked acceptance of another present from an old soldier who had served his father, the worthy colonel, far thirty years. It wae termed the soldiers' comfort in camp and neld, and he had another one from Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, of Pempergw-m Station, who wished him success in every step he took. The whole company drank the health ot Mr. J. H. Bradney, a-ccompaaied with iuusica.1 honours, and Mr. Hra<lney. who was deeply touched by the eentimente expressed, eajid it never oocurred to him till a few days ago that his coming of age would .have beeTi a ma,tter of public interest, and still leae did he contemplate that he should bo treated in MR. JOSN HAB.FORD BB.ADN'EY. [Photo, Madge, Abetrga-vanny. fruch a handsome mann-er. Among all his acquaintances there were none whose fricTid- ehip and goodwill be valued more t-han that of those among whom he had been brought up. He would always took back on that day as the meet important in his life. and their generosity would be an incentive to him to do hie duty and to live an honourable and uprig-ht life. He thanked them all from the bottom of his heart, and wished he could more fully express his eense of their very gr<'at kindness. The band of the Roya;! Monmontbshire Royal Engineer Atilitia. wae in attendance throug'h- out the day, and in the evening played for dancing in the ball-room. At dusk a display of fireworka was given by Messrs. Crane and Co., Bristol. The present's were:—From the tenants, solid, silver salver; the staff, solid silver double inkEM-nd; the parishionera, solid silver Irish antiqoe loving cup; the Sunday school childT'en. cigarette-case; the I parish school-children, silver match-box; thet old soldiers, pouch and pipe; Mr. and Mra. Edwards, pocket wallet; and Mrs. Bra.dney. solid silver naek.

"THE MERRY W!DOW" Mr. George Edwa,rd<'s'e compa/ny in his greatest success, "The Merry Widow,"appears in Cardiff at the New Theatre. 6ta.rting on September 7. The luckiest light opera. tha.t was ever produced has lately celebra.ted its second anniversary. The Merry Widow." written by Victor Leon and Leon Stein (who founded their book on a French originaj;, with music by Franz L<eha?, was p?rform?d for the &rst time on any sta-ge OTi Jamta-ry S. 1906, at the Andcr Wien Thea,tTe. Vienna. and has since been played at something lika 450 European theatres. It M playing every even ing in Europe in '"me lajjguages. and its performanoo l'as been witnessed by etrery monwah in the CO'U nt to which these languagw belong. <)ur own .KiDg.hM- eam it )

For Women Folk. HOMELY HJNT3 AND DAtNTY DtSHES A very good substitute for cream en* miTk in tea and coifce is the yolk of am egg, whioh is usually 6um<ie'n't f<M' three cnps. Wh&le cloves have been found most em- cacious in destroying motl)s. They are better for this purpooo than toobaoco or ca-mphor. besides having a much more pleasing odour. Never k&ep pickles or vineg'a-r in any form in glazed ware, as the vin'eg'ar acts on tha glaze and forms a 'poiaonons com'po'omd. They may with safety be kept in gase jaja or bottle's. Ch'Loride of Ume will rid any house of rats. The vefpmin have a hoTT-or of the odour. It should bo put down their hûles ,and sprp-ad about in any of their frequented ha,unts. C-a-yenhe-pepper is a dra-stic and ofte.n effectual remedy against mice -used in the same way as the chloride of lime is for extenni mating ra/ta. The Value of Perfumes I An emiijMfnb French specia-li&t tells us that ,most of the perfumes in which women delight are not only ha.rmle.se. but actually of value to health. He proves this fact by the results of an experiment whereby he exposed a number of disease microbes to the action of various ess-emMaJ oils d-istilM. from nowers a.nd pIa.Tits. Bitter a.imo'B'ds, waJMoweT, thyme. l€fmo]i. and .mimt proved exceedingly killing, and lavender ra-nked higher even than eucalyptus, turpentine, or ca-nipihor. The ordinary leyerder wa.ter, of course, con- tains the essentia.1 oil in a very dilTited form. but even in this form. wea/ne told, it has considerable value. The same remark applies to eau-de-Cologne, which eon'taina both thyme and lemon.

NOlES ON SWtMMtNG I BY "THE D!VER/'] I The princ'pa! erent of the week in Scnth Wajea si.mmtn:g has W-ql the Cham- which wa5 again won by the Cardiff young MlS Irene Stwr. The ne., city swimmer found very weak, and the ex-champiol1, Miss Da.isy Chspman, of Swansea.. who was expected to gjye her some trouble, 8wam badly, being beaten in her heat. :\1í>!s Steer's performance remarkåble, for her time, 1-in. 25 2-5sec., is within eight 8e{;onds of the world'8 record. This fact ma?es Miss Steer's prospect of success in next Thursday's conte8t for the s: 'ter the 3i??ere b?8t wish" of -South enthusiasts in her elIort to bring the coveted honour to the Principality. The Misses Enid Fennell and Doris Bray, who were second and third respectively to Miss ill the I MISS IRENE 8TEEB. I [Photo, Corn. Welsh championship, swam well. and should improve mn6i,dera,hiy, Miss Bray, MpeciaJly, tor I understand she had cat practised sufucieutly for such an impor- tant even.t and her gailling third place under these oirfurr'.sta.n<-€<= wM a. vfry creq.; o,ole performa.nca. W.Kimber, who has thrown in his lot with t..<* Pf-narth club, won the 80yd.s. open handicap at the 'ardia E?la, heatir? J. Price, cf CardiS. and IV T!.<-nnas, of the Y.M.C.A., in decisive iashion in 1mm. 7 W." B' Thorns, who won the 4CyT)s. junior evtat, is a vour)gster who should improve, for his exhibition was a. fine one and one of the best junior efforts wi.- nessed at the haths. There has not been much polo played in South Wales this wee! the principal nxture between Cardiff and renarth resulting in the citizens winning cy four g'Kt)-s to two. The game was brimful of incidemts :Mit) !M!.pt the large audience excised throughout. T:ho cnmbinatioa of both teams was excp)Ient. and the Cardiff team which, on pa.pcr, was a poor one, sur- pri'3'c"Ü by thnir play. :orID3,n ODp- pock scomd two' nne goaJs., whila J. Phcc'a enort vras a good o. Penarth Police were defeated easity by Cardiff by «eTon Kua.ls to three, the play of the city men being brilliant. The St. Peter's tMm further demonstrated their skill this week by a somewhat en-y vi'-tory over the Y. M. (. A. by three goals to ni), but they thoroughly d¡\'<eT":oo to vdn double the jg a r-isiTLtr potoft, an<l scored two trrMft goals, the other one netted by R. Jones. Swansea to.dy W3S ain 4onoured by a vMJt from ?f? Gules Gautier, the f?aious ma.nacted swimmer. Ilis visit wa? to attempt to swim from the West Pier to the Mumb?'s Pier. Panto Ra.dmi!nvic, the Welsh champion, won two events in. the Port of Plymouth (ra.Ia. this week, hp.ld in the famous Sound. He both the 750 and 2()()yds. race8 in I am pleased to notice that the Swansea coroner has on the lack of a public bth ill thftt town. As Mr. Leedpr says, every boy should tangbt at school, and there ought to he ,t public bath available for every lad to be taupht at rea.sonablo prices. Lots of parents afford to pay th, eee companies ask. The at are too expenive for boys, Cnd aTe 1.1, not  to all part of S,,Ln- "a? It I very serious initter, for a large iaum- ¿ Of1tS,neavehiluaatJ¡north ¡r tt; tbs lost  Ilve?!z throUgJ:1 being unable to swim, and tli mIght. with credit, consider thi6 unsatIsfactory state of

I NEWPORT EMPIRE Fred Dmdsa/y, the Au&tra-lia-Ti whip wonder. is the premier a.ttra.ction. One does iM?t often haTC the pleasure of so()¡ing a perfonner such as Mr. Fred Lind&a.y upon the boards of a st.a.ge. Ho is a we'11-known Coldtda.1 ca)t.tl'e ma.n, a.Tid the poes<<sor of la-ndcd a-iMl ft1\la.I.:ocial intel"eF'te in East Africa. He is on the 6ta,e from shoer love of the novelty a-nd experi<-Düe of ajppea-Tin? before audioe.nc>es in vari<1Ut3 part.s of the c<yuntry, and his history iB a- remarkahle one, qiiite justifying tJie titJo of "geiatteena.n advent-urer." The himdredeof pe<yple who ha.ve already watohed Mr. Lind- Bay's perfomia-iLee with the stock-whip ha.ve gone a.wa<y unpT'eased by the extreme c'ever- nese of his miajiipTtta/t.ion of the 25ft. of plaited kajM?a.roo hide. Fred Lin<'oln, OhaT- lene a.n)d Cha-rlene, Verno a.nd Voyce, Her- bert StM-Uey. Brotaiers Bedmond. Ma.rion Soott. and the Crown Trto ar4D aJEo MJ;Ied."

NBTBB QtiTT CERTAINTY MR SOPB.—When yoa buy Zngltmd'? Glory Matcnea you ha.ve for a cejtainty the Best, Biost Reliable, and Cheapest M&tch you can ?ver liopo to c?t; far snpertor to &ny (oreign nuka. ever hop? ??N?? att«!X" AMt? ?M?.?tOtM?M,.? ?Ma?)?

Cycting (& Pedestrianism PROFESSIONALS FORM RfVAL UNfON [By "SPOKES"] The Welsh eli6t.e, AS anticipated in th notes some we-eJ¡;" a.r. ha.ve rival lJ Ilwn to the Unxm. Ttoe title of the new OOiy is lle .l'rolœ5ional Union. the u1t me, pi-accic-ally all ttue cash riaers in aJ.æ will uuoor au¡¡p¡çœ of the now Uiion, lo-day the sport5 axe reJd lonyrefuil, I tb<Lt among the event3 is one d-oribc4 the fille prolemnona.1 clc<>mpionhip of Wak. iWL!wr Lee Union w;ll prove a 8 or not depe-n,ds UI a la,-g? ei??it on the a.ttrtude of tbe bpO:rt of .south Inq-u.iIie6 prove that the of the majority of these wHi be lackin-9 for i-st a tHne. 1 :ra.t.ile.I tnat luture of ne-w Dnion will 00 a sbórt. ODe, and ,1 fear we eha.11 next u in ffi8.ilY of toW1l6 revi va.! of and lUlOOIl !.rolled upon the parnmnent IltSion <1l ftd. TOJll Cliurrniil, Tom I have rec.vea too fOl.L<)w1.:lg lettøI lrom lJœr our action of pro- ag..in, the vaHle ,ot pIi2Æ15 was at cÜ'ffipeÜtor". We were ID the æ,me boat, yet tne has smgloa US out and in.t11ctêd perrruaiout, SlU'\peJ1lOn, whilst tllose r6i,r¡;mt<d exempt trom 1 do not coc"w.;]]. of tlkis, only po1D-t out the f.?L to prove tco inccA-&i?t-ency of the J.'Ii.Ç. U. Dvery athleto &no?,-s ,ull w4t? that a long marker for  mng a nest pnze gete pulled bac 20, So, or en 40 yaxes, and that tnt:Jpen&ty is the tam-e wbether the prize be L,3 or £12. ÙJl the other hand, ad-ready Oli aortct, OOGlq not be pÐlwJi&ed, or our 3holt ma:r only be ¡¡,!)Out live yarda. it will be 6-n that or actJon in formillg the depu- of was not. 50 IDUoCI1 ill our CWÜ w.t.erests as in tp4 of the otMir fellow-competitors -reoogiiise t!rit3, tJlOrougWy to ù3. This by the nllILoor who airOOody joinw 1..¡- i-Low profæ- Union. We tne of the sport. and we to a real auC<:e6S. Personalty, I !<!<d tha.t the South Wales Cantre llave s'n IIWIe OIl. the O<:<a6i-oa they to give the explanation ot our action. ;ver bef6re .t:a-(-e been trea4ed in a mazuer, not a criminaL -It will be some t-ime I shJJn fe61 di<;posed appear before the œntre agam. What fun-e rt.> the cew-re oonsti ¡,u:tÐd of is shown bY their rœ.dillee5 to a p"rnÜt for a SPOOrt8 where tZ t?Tst? and Ll seooOO6 Wi;rl3 o&rW to men who DregumalalY axe ffdPPO-ld to iriaka racing a. "profcsaioa" to earn th.ek Jiving! We trust wid, <15 in the past, up for what i6 rj¡z:ilt.-I aill. & -Y TOM WILLIAMS, Ilrehalod. Wbm-

Air Rifle Notes. I EBY "BULL'S EYE."] I The ectnea tor the tndirMuitI championship feB tar short of last list, it shot off at the OMiMnerciaJ Tr_Hers' Fete. Ae agakx4 M entry c-f over 90 then, there were l<e!! then 50 tor tho corn pet !.t,?on just eottctuded. The smati emtry is due to the VlJ- few compestitors wllO ooed. 17has W8B to tOO of the long ramoges. But very few idr-ritieuien have praot-ice at longer ten yard6, and, they did not e to risk their roputa.t.Ma by majEmg baph &f thau- fiftoen and twenty targ&. though the entry was amwi, the of and from the r4nturne too bainá, the room just one point Jeæ Beny's øçore in the la.st year. The Mer- thyr oh&mpioa did not defemd h.is ttUe, bustmesa ma-king it unable for him to The returns have not yet bean but the are the scores returned by the refereos 8 16 26 I yd6. yds. yda. I W. J. Davies (Swansea) 32 31 M 95 Tom Lfwts (Treat&w) 28 M 32 94 J. Kn<Jltt (Oa-rdill) 31..M..20..94 The var" league oommi-,te ce are tn the thick of preparationi5 for the forthcoming season. The Cardiff and while nút being 50 strong as last vea.r, severa.1 of the we&ker ctubs ha-ving gone to the Wall owijtg to their members jolntn-g stronger clubs, are tooking forward to a moat successful aeaaon. Fourteen clubs have a&tiMted so far, vM.—A.Uaa, Alberts, Ttctorias, La.D?doiMte, Duke 0: Tork, Splott Conrerva.tivc. Sptothmdo, York, Tu<lcr9, FAagitieere, Oa.ks, Riverside, Penarth, and the Catnadtans. Several ot!1N ctubs have al,)o intimate their jntcntioa of joming, 'a.nd altogetb-er the ta&frue wiU, I expect, muster twenty o!ubs fttrong. The tact date of entry has boon extended to 5, in order to tlJow of the !OOwt.a,T}' wrtting new clubs made, and are drous of the leagu gome little difRcurty hag been found 'n f)Uing Mr. G. Thomas's piaco as secretary. Mr. Shet'.y was appointed a few weeks ago, but find t1r.bt hie bw; will not admit of his acceptance. HowevM', in the inem'time. the request of the the tary has u,tK!erta!Km temporary dnty. The shootrng sm-s-n will opeTi during the week commenctng Septem- ber 21. Wtthoot dea;1in1; with the master in any bitter spirit. the executive of the We!"h Aasc<'inti<m fctt they wera umaNe to ra-fpett the cMe. of the suspenawn of F. Pret.o!1. The late lAneOOwne crack tendered an for r>efusing to be exam11ed by the sub-com- mittee, !md wished the caB-e re-opened and hmiaeM exa,mined. This request, hQwever, the e i-  tmaMe to accede to. the ?niamimous fee]mg of the meet.i,ig mg that d!c.I'P!Ine must bO ma.tn.tadned in I the beøt i4terests of the, sport.

WELSH QUOITS I Cwmcarn's Famous Record Gone [BY PITCHER."J Crn's record in th-o league wlJJ be writ la.rg& in the of Welsh They been six yfar, In this compotitiodn, and up to last &a.turda.y had not; won a match. Although big 6COres put up against them, th<-y h<Lve plucki'y pegged a.w&y,' and the aaiy team in tie first w tulfil all ihoir aiH)T<-a. On SaAujdn.y tiMy played thcu- last tc-h at home against The simply excelled vron by 36 polnta. E. Davies was the '"shiniu'g light" for the rlc.t01"'8.. Sœres;- CwmcMn: T. Ra.lph, 15; T. CuMis, 15; J. Come, 16; B. JonM, 8; E. De.vie6. 15; J. Groonslade, 15; j. ]Dmt-H, 16; and B. Hes, ll.-t<Jt.aJ., 104. Plaesycocd: R. WatkiDs, 8; J. Taytor. 10; J. Tl'&-I bame, 15; F. Lester, i&; D. TonHin, 0; A. Morgati, 9; T. LambrxA, 6; and J. Waiters, S-tOta4 72. TaJy-wa.in ant<*rta.i!M<I LJa.uhUIcth, Mi<i won by twenty Only six eoine6 Wer9 rJayed owing to lIgIft. &o-ret< Ta.tywa.in: J. Jonea, 21; J. Miles, 14; T. 'I'tldy, 21; J. Baj-rv, 21; T. Hooper, M; and J. Ohitrles, 21— toW, in. LIa.nhiUeth: .A. Morgan, 18; J. Laoe, 21; C. Lane, M; A. Lime, 6; F. Ctta.ppe!I, 21; a.nd D. Thomas, 11- totat, 97. PpDmain tailed to ratse a team to pl&y Victoria.; but why did not Ltswerry go to Trevitnor? CfumHn aotcrtaiDed Newtown. The TieMora aoortd' a good lead at the start, but Crumiin ptcked up we-U by 25 points. A feature of the contest. wa the pitch of D. Morgan and W. Da.vie5, the former winluas atter & Rue struggle by two points. ::kOre5 W. Da-viM, M; .A. Yinea.  A.   Da.v., 19,; ,A, V1nœ, 3; T. Smith, 21; T. Janttaa, 21; W. Price, 21; ?. ra.rneU, 21; and L. Mo:e)ey, 21-?cta?, 157. Newwwn: J. T?,ey, 21; D. Mo,,gan, 21; S. Tovey" 21? T. Gh<'e, 11; E. Tovey? 11'; D. Price, 5; T. Coiling 6; and D. 16-tot.aLZ. I Crumlin ThiM LlaJ1hl\reth On Monday to pla.y the rcl-urn match which had been T home- 6ters, who are to the ga.me, are a promising lo?, mid they gave the Cru.mliINtœ a close game, a.i\hough  24 pOints. Scorfe:- a?though ic"l? A. Morgan, 21; E. Cttivfrs, 2; J. L&ne, 21; C. Lame, 21; A. Lana, 3; F. ChappeU, 17; D. ThomM, 8; and G. Smith, 15--t<)tal, 123. Cn:m)ln: A. WiHiams, 10; A. Vmea, Zl; T. Smith, 20; T. Jenkins, 12; W. Pfioe, 21; W. PurneU, 21; L. ;)100e-ley, 21; amd W. Jones, Zl—totti, l'!7. A we'1-attended meeting of the Association was haM at the Vi.M'uct Hotct. Crumlin, on Saturday rMt, Mr. E. Parfitt being In the ch-air. It was diJciOOO toot Viaun- Jlwyd TalywaJn playa final match for the gold mooals at on Saturday, September 5- B. Stewart was for the match. FFRST MTISIOJf TABLE. P. W. I,. Pt<t Waunllwyd 10 9 1..20 Ta?Ivw&in. 8 8 0..16* Eabw Y?Je 7 5 2..10 Ptaesycoed 8 5 5..6 Trc-vit 9 6.. 6 Liswerry. 7 2 5.t Cwmea.m. 12 1 11..2 poLn awearded. SECOND DFVTSION TABLE. P. W. L. Pts. Ct);m!)n .——15 10 S..22* Argoed 12 9 3..2C* 111,,iy-wain 11 M 1 19t Victcria. 11 8 :M Newtown .13 8 5.. 16 Ebbw V&te 12 5 7 ft WauaBwyd .——.——— 10 3 7 6 Lianhilleth 15 2 13 4 P<:niB&in. M 1 12..2

Cardiff FootbaJ) Ciub I JHE NEW SOUTH WALES F'XTURE REJECTED. Thepe wa<s a-c a.ttendtLB<?e of bctwee-n 700 and 800 members of the Cardiff Rugby Foot- ba-11 Oltib at tbo annual meeting held at the PafA-haU on Friday night. Mr. W. T. Morgan (president) occupied the chair. Mr. J. S. Bees asked a number of cruMtions on the accounts, and moved the deletion of tho item in the as&f?te of .6154 in respect of 3.250 copies of the "RTStoTy of the CiM-dtff Football Club." Mr. Rees pointed out that tihitlwM a pprsoTxa! venture of Mr. Arthur, a<nd it was not a sood mat'teT of bigness fo<r the <?!nb to take over tnloe etctck of books. -Which woTttd not 50 per cent. of the sum representod in the a-sre1'B. He wM not a<<"tua-ted by any persona.1 feeling towaTds Mr. Arthur, whom he rooo%uised as a good &ecreta.ry, bnt he was well paid for the dtrties. Mr. W. T..Morgan stated tb-at. Mr. Arthur had always taken a deep int€T<K?t in the Cardiff Olub, and the committee felt it would only be right for the club to acœpt the respon.9iMHty in connection with the bo?ok. It would bo broTfg'ht up to c12.W evfry season, amd the coramittee had no donht they wonJd eventua.lly realise the sum stated However, Mr. Arthur had intiiuatd that U there was any op'poaition he was prepa'red to be r€sponaib!e for the amount Mr. T. F. Pike aecond<d Mr. :R,.eœ's mot]<yn that the item be deleted, and it was ca.rned by a majority. Mr. J. H. Gibby utcce tha.t the committlee should out down expeitdTture. With the loes that wou]d reettit from the abandonment of the second home nxtaM with Swansea .they might find thomeelves on the wrong ?ide at the end of the seaeon. Tho Premde-nt M.p!-ied th'at a &M<nce <-o? Urit,tkl, had been formMd. and he coaM a,wilre Mr. Gibby th-aA evc-ry one of Mem waa as anxioTM to CMt dow*n expenditure a& he was himself. Eleotion of Oncers. I The iM'etTitg next proceeded to the €le<-twn of officers. For the oa.pta.incy tbere were three nom.i, 'viz., Messœ. P. F. Bush, W. O'Neill, amd J. L. WilliMQS, an<i loud cheers were ra.i&ed. when the result waz MMMuoce-d as foHows:—?. F. Bush, 422; W. 0'NeiU, 132; amd J. L. WnT-iams. M2. Mj. A. F. Hill WTM pe-elccted hon. t.,ree,,mror a.nd Mr. C. S. Arthur EooretaTy. whilst M! Jenkins (of Messrs. J<?'nJ:ir)S and Jones) a<nd Mr. H. E. Sweetillg were ele<?ted auditors. There were four -nomin-ttio-nc, for the ûa1pt.e.i'n<Yy of the ReserTes. a,nd the voting wa.s ;-G. NortJnnore. 435; D. C. Dcncam, 134; a.od W. A. Jon<'e, 81. E. W. Lowia wiMidrew Ms noTBtTtation. The following were elected on the Hrst team committoe:-Me"Rm E. G. NioboHs. 597; JabQ Davit-B, 582; Dr. Bu-i-st, 558; R. T. &a.h< 556; W. Sta-niforth. 448; W. M. Dongles, 442; aind John Gibaon. 408; noD-eIected—J. Sidney Reee.. 586; W. J. SpildeT, 333; and J. H. Gibby, 172. By jcaaon of hM el-ection as ca.pta.in Hr. P. F. Bns)h beccaMS a.a ex-offi-do memsber of ttM oommittee. There were ten n<ymiTta.tt<ms for four seats on tibc Reaervee <M<intmitt)ee, ajid the foIlowiTtg WM the reemit.:—Elected. MesKre. J. E. .Merrett. 398; D. L. Bvafm;. 377; J. Ratetone, 370; and W. M. Ta.nl.ey, 352; non-elected, R. W. Jo-hm. 233; W. J. Old, 2M; W. J. Hmrt, 180: M. J. Maib<mey, 174; W. A. Jc'Me, 140; and A. Ha.yes, 49. New South Wa)cs Fixture Rejected. I TJhe President sTibmitted & motion to a<tter Bye-law 7 in order to make it poeai.Me to acoe'pt. the conditions of the fixture with the New Sooth Wales tea.m. under which the members of the club will have to pay for admission. Mr. A. F. Bill m seecmding stated that the copdttioM were impoaed by the English Rog'by UnMn. who did not want the Austra, Ma.na to ioee by th<dj- sporting trip. (La.Tigh- ter). The Welsh ctuba were informed that the tenM) were to be a. gmaramtee of 60 per rent. of the KToas gate, the Bieambere of the clu<ba not to be aUowed free admiseioji. Those were the tenns on which the Welsh Union were offered elevein matches, 90 that if there was any bLame attaohed to anybody it wae not the WeJBh UTMon. Mr. Hi!l corrk'ondcl th,at the Bloglish Uniom were under a.n. obli&,a- tion to make such afra-ngeaipnta aa would obviate the tour reonltimc m a. loes, a.nd they had to remeanber that that was possible if the Au-4r-alians did not come Trp to the ata.'ndard of the N'ew Zea-lacdeDB or the Soo'th Africans. They wore negotiating in the hope of obtaining other terras, bat xt those rbeg<?t.iar tuma were not accepted, he hoped they would have power to aooapt tho axtnre. Therefore, hoe aek€'d the meeting to a<dopt the motMTi. wom it paeaed those ni'emb€T8 wh<t "triabed to Bee the 'ma,tch by paying would be a.Me to do so, while those who did act "trish to pay oonM stay awav, and would be in the aa-me poai- tiom if the motion, were not a.dopted. 6'om'e of the English oluba wem gTtiac as much aa 75 per cent. of the g'&te. Mf. W. J. Sp9ner gnppoTt¡eod, jng tha-t if the ooTpenittee the membea's, say, 3d. or 1d. they be out the sti.pnl&ted oooditiMce. (Lang'hter.) Dr. J. J. B'tnst reminded the meeting tlia.t the Weiah Union bad considerably more than AlWJIl !M)Dlica,tMoa for the eleven matches allotted, and although the terms were not satisfactory. Cardiff was the oaiy club which had objected to them. There was & lot of disord<*r subsequently, and when the resolution was put to the meet- ing it was extremely doubtful whether there was a threc-nfthe majority in favour, M]d eonaequently a ballot was demanded. The result of the ballot was: For the motion, 310; against, 226, and the former not representing a three-&fths majority, the Sx- ture is rejected on the provisionaj terms, and unless more acceptable conditions be sub- mitted on behalf of the Aust.ra.lia.ns they will not now meet the Cardiff team. It was pro-poaed by Mr. W. J. Spillor, eeoondÐd by Mr. A. C. EaJey, and agreed tjha.t m 'Line 9 of t-he Bye-law 7 the word "a-ny" ahtMild be 41ol-ted and the woTd **aH" imsert«L, the bye-Is-w thus re&di'ng:— "The privileges of a member aba-U oomsdat of an interest in the dob funds and pro- perty. a right to rote on any subject arising for din at any gen.e.rnJ ,meeti'Ilg of the club held during the current yeaa* o'f his metmberahip, amd at. the annual gemeraJ mcetiTig following sn'ch onTrent yeeM'. and a right of free entry to aAl club ma.tcheB, except obthrity matoh<&, pla.yod (m the <d'o.b g'poufnd." Three notices of motion stiH i-c-ma4-ned tm the agenda, but, in Tiew of the fact that it was neo-rly eleven p.m.. those in whose name they stood—Messrs. W. J. Spiller and J. B. Gibby—agreed to withdraw them. The nrst waa that the coTnmittce. should apToint a lir,estno,n and not leea than two members of the co-mfmittee to a-ttemd all away matches, &nd be a-llowed the same exponaes as the players. The eeooBfd was, That the grand stand be reserved for members free for the speoia.1 olu-b Matches-" and the third, "That the committee be requested to arra-nge four matches with Swansea for season 1908-9." TredegarCtub'sNew Captam. Arthur Da/Ties h&s been elected captain and M&g Bcva,n vioe-captadn of the Tr€de?a*r OliLb for the enennng ee&eon.

POBTHCAWL FIRST FIFTEEN require Fixtures wit sound also Fixtures lor their Seconds. e5682 1JNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT 11. require Fixtures f:)r coming season; average age, 14-15.-Secretary, J? Hitting, 4?, Cometi-t.-Btreet, Moors. el682w29 ttEBLIN ROVERS A.F.C. require Fixtures, home Md a.wty, Wtth respecta.ble teanis; &xe, 17-lg.—Apply T. WiliiiMM, ILcn. StOfet&ry, 6, rwHg'waum-rc&d, .Penty- nridd. et523w29 MOUNTAIN AS.H THUBSDAT RU?BY TEAM require Fixtures for the coming aeotMrn. WUl accept gr&ntee'.—iSecretafy, Iw' Itow, Pandariau-road, )Louutalu Ash. e5M7 rAKK- JTIKIOB8 A.F.C. (aTerttge &go 14) reqtUre Fixtures with clutM withm t range of eight mllee o! CMdiC for coming seaaon.—Write A. Timborlake, 27, Sir J)avid',?-avenue. C&nton. Cardiff. oII42w3l CARDIFF ROXBURGH R.F.C.—FlxtHPM Wanted wtM) Good Te&me.—Hon. Sec., Arthur V. Thomas, t5, .NinLan-roa,d, C&rdift. elawaa CANTON (CARDIFF) HARLEQUINS RUGBY CA-ITT-0-N CLCB ha.v? seyMat open datea (for ?ood ctubs) for coming tteaaon, &t';o Boxing D?y.—Apply Jack Cardiff. el758w31 SENGHENYDD BLUEBELLS R.F.C. (near Caer- DhtUy) roquire FixturM for coming eeMon; ?ge- 15—17. philly) ro g?homad, lion. Sec., 182, Commcrcia.I-<treet, g H. Senghenydd. ol80Cw29 FOR LATEST DESIGNS IN RUGBY JERSEYS, ASSOCIATION SHIRTS, Go to ALFRED SIMMONTDS, Fmtb,tll Outatter. Newport. Catalogue frM. Sae Saturdt.y'8 AdverMsetnent. el765w23 HEARD AT THE FOOTBALL MATCH. "I Jack, where did you get those smart from?" "Why. from Simmonds, Football Outfitter, The 1\ne!rt Arm in the country. Write to them for a ca.t<!ogue, aind give them a trial." "Right you are, old man; I will to-nightl" elS16w29 PIGEON FLYING. A GENERAL MEETING Will be tcM aA lh< BAROE OF WIXDSOR HOTEL (PenaiTth-road), on TUESDAY, September 1st. Any NtJW .\femœrs by paying tile sum oC 25. 6d. Mtry t..n Vote on the of the said Meeting. D. BBADFORD, el814w28 Hon. Sec. Pro. TtTn.

THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF Next week Mr. A. B. Mackay's weU-hn-own domes.tdc a.B'd milit&ry drama, "A W<Hna,B Worth Winning," will be staged at the Theatre Royal. The play is one full of exciting in-cideTllts and abounding in strong situ&tiona, whilst the company iB a. strong a/nd oa,pa<bde one.

CLABEE'S BLOOD mxmjRE. I%to tamom lmed$otme wa the blood. from aU 1mpu- from c&U88 &rjø. ing. A lI8J».edy for Eozoma, laad Leto, Scrofula, Blood Poism, SOn!8 ef aJl kinds, BoiJll, Krupticea, UIOlol6, CHM<i.uia< swellbw. *e. Of nU etartt, txL Forty Y,-rje owook zewac& ?

Colliery Expiosions I VIOLENT CHAN6ES IN ATMOSPHERE I The recent colliery a-ocidents give poijrt to the theory that there is a close connec- tiom between mine explosions and the sta.te of the weather. More especially has it been ocxbioed tha.t, when the barometer, after ha,vtng- stood a,t a high level during ma,ny da.ys, commences to fall ra'pidly, di.sa.strotls in axe most likely to occur. During the past few days there have been very violent cha-ng'as in the a.tmospheric pregosur- and it ia highly prc,L-ahl-c that these have been a predisposing oa,use of the reo&nt accidents in the north. It has been in this pa.rt of the country tba.t the most ra<pid ch-.tng-eG in t.h<e barometer have oc- onTred, amounting to aa nitMh ae 1.49in. writhin a few days. As regards underground. ga,, and also wa-ter, tt!e surface of the ea.rth a<;ts very like the lid of a I:ettle. The removal of pre900.re gives the terrŒtrial lid a tendency to ruse, this lifting off the forces that tend to I:eep it down ha-ving a conse- quent effect on the imprisoned ga.,>œ. A i'all in the ba.r'ometer of an inch a.nd a, half hAS, tbervfom, 7rest possibilities as r(-,gtrdj, ca-nsing e,-<Plob-iom a.nd Ares in collieries and nune-s. A similar liftim? of the a.tmoo- pheric preseQTe is a prodlb-I)osirig cause of ca.rthqTia!T:a6 a.nd A companaon of the ta.t-istiœ that refer to accidents in colliertes and C'4 mines with those that refer tc the woa.ther sagg'este al00 tha-t the in a.tmospheI'1ic tamp'TatUTo and hiKnitMt.y have also dds- astro,u,s eifecta as regards explosions. The ventilation of a mine is espoc.ially liable to be a.S'ectPd by changes in tempera.ture. ii, poiat long reoogmise'd by oolljery nm-na- 9-1 TIH Oh'ajiges in ht!jmdl'ty pta'y even a more a«?ttve pa.rt. The finely drvided coal dnet. that, (x)111.iointly with the wee-known nre- da.mp. is so fruitful a ao-urce of disaster. is in pa.rtw.ular Iia.ble to dams'proTta trane- formations when the humidity chang'ea rapidly. During the pa.st few daya these vanations in humidity have been ob- vio'ns, and it is likely that they, too, have played a. da.ngerooB part in produointg the recent disasters.

NEW THEATRE, CARD!FF I The merit's o{ American, aa compared with Englisrh. Pleys ha.ve often been waa-mly dis- cussed. Just as a taJe dea.ling with the iba'bi'ta of a. particula.r district in tb,,igc<)untry would faJl Qa-t in the States, so it is with the majority of Amenoan ptays dealing with life in the Far West staged on this side. There axe, however, exceptions to every rulo. a,nd. in this oategDry must be included "A White Ma,n," whioh is to be produoed a.t the New Theatre, Ca<rd.in. next week by Mr. Hopbor't Sloth's company. It is from the pen of Mr. Edwin Milton Bayle, an,d oames to us, not only with the hall-m-ark of New York success, but a<iso with tha.t of London. Staged at tihe Lyric Theatre, in the letter city. "A White Man produced in the 6-ta.tes as The Squaw Ma,n" -was oa)oorded a J'ffiI1;arkably fine reoeptiotn, and tJie success wlKch then attended it has been repeated wheer the play h.as been aeeLn in the provinces. The author has given us an int-erestdmg story, in which his chief e,baraete-r is an Engliatn'tM.n, who h&3 gone out to the Fa,.r Weat under C' clond. Mr. Herbert Mea.th, who is' respons.iMe for the English tour. is ee'nding a. splendid oom- pany of 35 'Bngli&h and Arne_'doan a.rtistes. All the magnificent sc\-nery, properties, and costumes from the Lyric TheaAre a.re touTed.

THE TRUNK MURDER I The exMBim'og ma.gistrate oonducting thø p1'osoout..i'OfIl. of the main, Ceaare Tasso. for the murder of the SyriarH woman, Loulina., whose dismembered remains were found in a. trunk at Marseilles, a,ttempted on Friday to the pntaoner, but Taaso'a alfnt-aJ CQIld1i.ti()(ll rendered it ile to proceed with the exa.mina;tJioll. PrTaoner appeajis to be of unsound mmd, or to sMB'n'ta'te insaamty. A search ma<de at his lodgtngg has led to the discovery o<f the imrrdercd woTrraai's Tigoera. in a.n advanced state of decomposition. An tnquiry will t?e inade into the state of Tasso's mind.—Router..

RAiLWAYMEhTS WAGES I From inqr! tries made on Friday m regra-rd to the oircul&T issued by the Grea.t Ea&tem H&Hwa.y Company, Dc.tify)ing- a contemipla-ted decreaeo of pay to certain cla-ases of its employes, it is umderrstood that the Co'ncilia- tion Boairds on re-assemblimg after Septem- ber will probably hato before them propoea.Is and count-er-proposajo affecting severaJ of the leading coiDpanics and their staffs. The Gre,a,t EasteTn ciToilar has been published in a.'m'p'le tHne to com'ply with the regul,a,tion tiM.t due notice must be given before definite pTCTta&aJa caiO be plaoed on the ageude pa<per.

CARDIFF EMPIRE .1 -? I TTmee fawtirite pa'mtomhn'iets, the Bois- i set.3, pay a weLcotme retorn visit, and they wiH be seen in one ot their cleverest sketches. Peculiar interest att'achea to the engage- meot of La Belle Nello inelnded in the pro- Some wooks ago, it wiU be remem- bered, the dea-th, tbrougli aocident, Off 01<ywm was recorded. La BeLLe Nello 'was wpprentk'Ed fof ten yea'T<s to the fa.mo'os old elown, and origuia-lly a.ppea.ped with the Three DaLe'va.ntis. The supple CPaco of the yOTTBg la.dy is ex<'ellemt tesM- itKmy to the thoro'tjg'hneas off Glown Dele- Ta.nL-t'a tra.ttrmg. La Belle Nello has just returned from a, three years' world tour, and haa been booked by the Moa%-Eto,ll Syndicate foa* some ye&rs ahead. Charles WTnime, a.lao due, ta.'kes high ran'k as a co'med'ia<'Q. He has some clever and witty soEgs, a.nd next week he will be heard in hM latest, suooeaa. .Pu<t. Me Among the Girls. Included in tMs adlInirwble biH are Drew a.nd Aldeois, the favourite Drury LaBe come- dians; Bd-ie King, comedienDe amd dancer; Oa.ri'na. STBteTs, im a clever and refined dra-trntg; ro<Hn enterta.iinmtent Cha.rlea Stevens, vomi comedia.n; Violet POy; and America's renowned voca-Mst, Miss Truly Sha-ttuck. This artajete h.ae been secured for the fortheoBiMig pantomMne at Drury La,nc Thea.hre.

THE DtRECTOtRE SUCK. I A mild sensation tpas oaused in the West- end yetstapday by the a)ppea.ra.n<'e of the DTreotoire stick, used by a lady w€Q.ring the oostume of that period. Ta.11 a.nd jat-black, the stick is g'oM-hi&aded. the Mter .bein.g faslrioned liT:e a. snuff-box, and whd<'th ie used by the modern womain to hold -paatillea amd boTi-bons,' instead off the c,ne-time annff. It is ru'moo.red tha,t these sticka wiU be very fashionable durimg the

THE PALACE, CARDIFF I Starting from Monday next the 6rst per formanee at the Cardiff Palace will com- mence at 6.45, instead of seven o'clock as formerly. A very nne programme ie eet out for next week. It includes Carlton, the fa,THOus comedian and manipulator of carde, who made such a success in the pantomime of Humpty Dumpty" at the Princes Thea.tre. Bristol; "The Mysterious Croae," diTe<?t from the Oxford Music-hali, London, invented and preeented by Carlton; Gravetta and Parr. Amencan novelty artistes; Jessie BTtme't.t, Llew. Towers, Kelly and Agnas; Taree. in a novel muelca.1 act; Raymond's pictures, and Rumpati Bnmpsti, given by Pipifa.x and Paulo, a melange of unparalleled eocont-ricity.

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of the theatre, whose beautiful face had inspired in him & pa&gion which absorbed his wnoie aoul. "Why, Percy, what is the matter? Are you ill?" "Yo-ur partkm, Lady Monioa., but your beauty struck so deeply into my soul that for the I the moment my heaj-t ceased to beat." He s?w the brush rise to her bea/utiful face, and ae the throng pressed him onwards she whispered in his ea.r:—"In the garden— I by the sundial—in a, quarter of a.n hour." He made hia way to the garden, audhalfl &n hour la-ter a Rgure glided across the grass. amd Lady Monica stood before him in I a,M t.he aplendoar of her'dazzIiDg beauty. Mon.tro&e 6'pram.g to his feet and took her I hanc6 in h is. And from the shrubbery close by a pa,ir of jealous eyes wa.tched his every movement. "Ah. PIercy, how ca<n I tha.nik you for a.ll the trouble you have taken a.bout my jewels ? I received your note early this evening. And I do you really think you c.a.n recover my diamond?" "The fa.mous Pope diajnortd? Yes, I think I can say that I p.m absolutely certain of being a.ble to recover it for yoa." "Ah! I hope 30; it is my luck stone. Offer I any reward yon like, only get it back for me. "And—and my reward?" You mean—a.h! I ca.nno't a.'ns.wer yet. Yo'u took me so much by surprise. I—yon will let me thrnk a.bout it a little locger?" "Yes. if it roQuiree thoag'.at. Hesitation aeems to imply that your affections are not wholly free." "What woman's an'ectio'na are wholly free? Everyone has her little romance with a hero as the central ng'ni'e." "And your hero?" "Is a man to whom I have never spoken, and possibly never shall s:pea.k, tut he thriHed my heart with his voice so that I longed to hear it again and again. Yes, my hero was a 'ok'e." "And the vodce belonged to?" "A myt.h." Le'.vis Mo'ntro6€ "AhJ Percy, you are not fair; yoa'pro-be my ftnicy so deeply thn.t you hurt. We will ta.lk of it no more. Come, give me your arm, we will walk up a-nd down a little. I moat not leave my guests too long." name sums up the happiness cf the world. Ah! how I have longed and prayed for this moment, to be by your side a.nd pour out the pent-ap feel- ings of my hea-rt! Ah! how I love you! My heart thrills at the eight of your griorioug face, and the blood throbs through my veins at the touch of your ha,nd. You say that every woman has her roma.nce and her hero; oaji it be that your roma.n<'e is mine? I love you, and the world ha.e no treasures I would not give to hear you say the same. "Who are you? You have the face of Percy Villiers. but the voice of—Lewis Montrose." At that moment the moon passed behind a cloud, a. AgTije glided out of the bushes, a. knife Hashed, and Lewis Montroae fell to the earth, stabbed in the back. "Remember Dolores Conta.ni." With a mocking Izaagh the assassin dis- appeared. ba.dy Monica shrieked for help. and the gue&tg came running; out, and after a hur- ried explanation Montrose wae carried in- doors. "I—I am not much hart." he -murmured. As the gTtesta crowded roand the coach a dishevelled figure pushed her way through a.nd kneLt by hie side. It waa Dolores Contani. "Ah! My love! my love! Forgive me. I did not mean to kill you. I wae jealous—I was mad. Forgive me, Percy, forgive me." At that moment the door opened and Sir Harry Brady and Percy Yilliers entered. All gazed at the newcomers in a-mazement, acd Dolores sprang to her feet. What ba ve I done?" "Who arc you?" asked Lady Monioa.- "Percy VilUers—very much at your ser- vice. "And-and this gentleman—I don't under- stand." I 8he turned towards the couch. amd I.Ili? tore the bea.rd from hia chin and the wig from his he&d. "Lewis Montroae'" "Y<-e. Lady Monica. I a.m 'Lewis Mo-ntroee; b,ut-b,tit-in the gaj'dea—1—1 forgot th&t I waa Villiei-8, a.nd—a,nd I spoke to you aa Lewis Montroae—every nian—haa his romance —aa well as a woima,n—e.r.d—a.nd——" And perha-ps you are the hero in mine." Monica &he stooped down a.nd laid her lips on his, while aJ.l the guests looked o'u in aslt-uil-h- ment.. I—l am happy now—ViIIiers—stoJe your diamonds—I——" a.nd then he fain-ted. A hastUy sumjnoncd suTgeo.n made his a/ppea-rajLce ajid examined the wouitd. which did no<t prove to be very serious. a,nd in t.e oonfusioii DoJoires and Villiers quietly dis-. a-ppeared.. The following morm.ng she received a wire from Londom:— Pope dia,-aoad and a.n jewels recovered. Three meit and .a, wonjaji arrested. Puhc.b Vaug-han, Kosey Ila-mmond. Villiers. j and Dolores were all convicted of complicity in a number of robberies &nd received een-. te.n<?es which they well merited. Three montha later Lewis Mon'troee and La,dy MoTiica, were ma.rried. and went a.wa.y foT a long hojieymoon that proved a drea.m of h&ppinese; a.nd in eafter yoair3l with the con- tent.me'Bt of perfect peace upon therm, they looked back with gra-titude to the fort.un<ate day when Lewis Montroae undertook to win a *'periloaa wa.ger."