Evening Express

OUT OF HAND ? TROOPS IN CONFLICT Fight on the Frontier j BULGARIAN BAND WIPED OUT A Central Ner"-s Agency telegram from Athens late on Tuesday night st,ates: Serious news has arrived from Salonika, whence a telegram states that an encounter has taken place between Turkish and Bulgarian troops at Djou- maya (?) on the frontier. Seventy Bulgarians and ten Turks were killed. It is rumoured that a Bulgarian band, while attempting to enter Turkish terri- tory, has been annihilated near Palanka. The fact that 80 men in all were killed is sufficient evidence that the fight was a very serious one. Whether it will actually lead to war is another matter, put the danger is certainly grave. It may only mean that the troops got out of hand, although that is enough to indicate the intensity of feeling between the two racce. Judging by the disproportionate loeeee, the Turks appear to have had the best of the fighting. The Bulg-arian loss was heavy, and it is interesting to re-call that at Ooleruso, Magersfontein, and other big battles in South Africa, the ntumber of killed on the British side was not much higher. THE DARDANELLES I Sir E. Grey's Statement in the Commons in view oi the nature of the answer given by Sir Edward Grey in the House or VOID- mone, two Ministerialists, Mr. Lynch and Mr. Bellairs, have tabled the following motion That this House declines to support any modification of existing treaties concern- ing the Dardanelles which would confer upon any Foreign Power the rights of passage for warships In which the British Navy would not participate. Prince's Envoy Arrested I General Vakotitoh, the Montenegrin Envoy Extraordinary to Servia, has been arrested by the Austro-Hungarian authorities at AgTam and starched. On his arrival in Belgrade the General met with excited and en+h-usia-stic demon- strations, the Servian students dragging hia carnage to the King's palace. Insurrection Certain P Mr. W. T. Stead regards an insurrection in Bosnia-Herzegovina as certain, but thinks there, will be no general war so long ae Butoia) and Britain act together. Anti-British feeling was expressed by the Hungarian deleg-a.tion and gome members urged vigorous measures against Servia. A Bulgarian delegate is in private commu- nication with the Turkish Foreign Minister, an official repreaentatie of King Ferdinand not being- recognised. A British loan of £ 5,009.050 is being offered to Turkey. Turkish Troops for Frontier lac Constantinople correspondent of the I 'Petit Journal" tedegraphs that feare of warf- are aimrndshimg every day. The Turkish fopoos are increasing, and it is considered that this fact will make Bulgaria more pru- dent. According to official information the 20,000 reserve from Asia. will land in ten daval time. They will be fitted out, and then directed upon the Bulgarian frontier in Ojder to undergo 50 days training. A prominewt financier, who arrived here from Sofia, brings the re-assuring news that in official circles great confidence is felt that peace will be maintained. A correspondent says disBemrionB have arisen between different factions of the ioimg Turks. The Moaiastir Obmmittee has even gone so far as to demand the detvwd" toon of the Sultan. Serious steps haive been te.Ken to cope with any armed Ieaetonary movement which may occurred. irams with Steam Up. j AUSTRIA READY TO STRIKE I The Hungarian monitors stationed opfpo- site Belgrade are ready to make reprisals1 the moment excesses against Hungarian and Austrian subjects are repea-ted in iServia. Flight complete military trains are stand- ing outside Budapest with steam up ready to t-sP,>rt tr-ps (says the "Daily Ma.U ") The whole line from Ujvidek to Mgrade is in p?aeasdoB of soldK?s, who t-?minc passengers and luggage. I

A WIFE'S SAVINGS I Are a wife's saving her own? This OOÍIrt Was a-gain raised at West Bromwich. Oounitv court yesterday, when Richard Hooper and his wife appealed to the judge to decide whether, under the Married Women's Pro- party Act, the wi.e was entitled to certain money in the Post-office Savings Bank in her husband's name. It was stated that in July the husband found the wife's savings, amounting to E90 irt a drawer. He placed this money in the bank, in his own name, and F,40 in his wife s. The latter contended that the money was her savings, and therefore belonged to her. The judge declined to make any order with regard to the as he considered the mony was the joint property of the husband and wife, and that the man had made a fair division.

INTRUDER TRAPS HIMSELF John Davis, was charged at Walmll yester- day with breaking into the premises of Emily Davie, pawnbroker and jeweller. About midnight on the 12th inst. prosecu- trix's manager was st.artled by a loud smash and found that the noise proceeded from a skylig-ht in the roof, and that someone had evidently fallen throug-h into the lobby below. Whoever the interloopsr was he was securely trapped, the doors to the lobby having been locked. The manager called a poiioe-constable, who on entering found the prisoner much sha-ken and scared by his advent nre. I'm beat, he ga.sp--d, a.nd when charged he murmured that he was too I upset to say anything. Davis was committed to the aasizes.

PRIVATION AND DEATH An inquest was held at Pop?r yesterday on Arthur John Helt?n. a?ed M, f gen? labourer. Ine evidence showed that on Thursday the deceased applied to the reliev- ing officer, and stated that he had no home or friends, and that he had been Una-bl-e to obtain worn iince July. He was sent to the Stepney Infirma.ry, and died the next day. Dr. Butler ITogan said the man was verv emaciated and poorly clad, bad not had any pro-par food for months, and had "lived on crusts of bread." Witness made a post-mortem examination, and failed to And a particle of fat a-bout the body. Death was due to pneumonia, a.coelera.ted by want and self-neglect. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

GOAT'S MILK RECOMMENDED Both as a milk producer and as an article of diet, the goat, it seems-, has been much neglected. This, at least, is the opinion of the Duchess of Hamilton, who is president of the Britaeah Goat Society. She says that goat's milk and g-oa-t s flesh should be more used, and her Grace practises what -he preaches1 Her four children, the eldest of whom i6 not yet five jlEQNi old, have all been fed on gloat's milk, and wherever they go a goat accompanies them, so that there is always a supply of goat's milk at hand. In addition, the Duchess advocates the eat- ing of goat s flesh, which, she says, resembles Welsh mutton in flavour.

BRIDE 17 BRIDEGROOM 58 I A matrimonial romance which bogan when the seventeen-year-old bride was only ten yeare of age culminated yesterday at St. Maj-g-a-ret'e Church, Westminster, when Miss Irnira Geer Gibbs waa married to the Rev (Shark* William Kirkby, son of the late Edward Kirkby, of Liverpool. "Hie bride, described as a wealthy w York heiress, was aged seventeen, and the bridegroom 58. When she was ten years of age the bride's family were, it is gsid, memJbem of St. James's Ohureh, New York, of which Mr. Kirkby was assistant rector, and a strong- friendship developed between the clergy man and the little gM.

I Late Father Ignatius. I LYING IN STATE AT THE MONASTERY [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,] LLAXTHONY, Tuesday Night. The body of Father Ignatius has been brought back to the monastery at Llanthony, and is noTv lying in state in the beautiful church founded by him in the heart of the Black Mountains. I have just left tho Itiona,st,ery, after assisting in placing the I- oasuet on its bier, for the assistance of every lay member of the little company present had to be requisitioned to remove the immense, heavy coffin from the hears-e. It ha.s been a strangely quiet, but most |:repressive, experience. The body arrived at Ilan flb-rk,-n,iz,-l Crutorney Station, which is eleven miles from the monastery, at three o'clock, and, with the exception of three tonsured monks, who stood by silently, in bare, sandalled feet, the only prominent individual awaiting the train was MrS'. B. St. John Attwood -Matthews, of Lkinfihangel Court, a lady who has for years placed a very high estimate upon the missionary work of Father Ignatius during bi-s periodical fixcursions from the seclusion of Llanthony to the busy oentres of the world, and who accompanied her old friend as far as Here- ford on his last journey to his relatives during his fatal illness. He asked me to meet him here in order to say good-bye," said Mrs. Attwood Matthews to me, and when I left him at Hereford Station I felt, and I believe he felt, that it was to be the last journey of his life." The lady was dressed in deep black, and had brought with her a beautiful floral remembcrajioer. The Last Journey I Travelling in the train from CamborLey I were the Rev. William M. Magrath, of Coberley, near Cheltenham; Brother David, the adapted son of the late abbot, who has had charge of all the obsequial arrange- m-en te Mr. Dodson, of Bettwss-y-coed, a gentleman who was the constant companion aind friend of the deceased during hisiliness away from Llanthony; a young lad who need to attend upon him a-t the monastery; and C)Mef-inoll-tor Thomas, of Paddingten; who represented the Great Western Railway Company from Reading- onwarde, and took charge of the arrangements which had been I excellently prepared at IJ an fill angel Station. The Rev. W. M. Magrath is known amongst the community at Llanthony as Brother Dunetan of the Apparition, as he was in the company of Father Ignatius when he beheld the vision in commemoration of which the beautiful white marble statue of the Holy, Virgin has been erected ill the grounds. The I massive unpolished oak coffin, which encased a I cad car a load casket and a shell, fitted with glass over the face of the body, was. of great I weight, the deceased having been a. man of corpulent form. I Through the Vale of Ewyas After the coffin and a large number of sym- bolical floral tributes from friende around London had been plaeed in the hearse, which was drawn by two white horses, the little ,plrocewickn speeded its way through the Va.le of Ðwyas, a sparsely-populated, but beauti- ful, country, the beauties of which, however, were by no means appreciable through the thick mist which enveloped the high hills on either side. Here and there on the way were met little groups of residents of the neigh- bourhood, who held Father Ignatius :a in?h ('6i:, and they bared their heads it wa? e?dent that tie mounnn.g' monks were deeply touted by this little mark of rever- ence for their honoured, dead superior. When a.t last the cortege approached the confines of the monastery grounds dusk had cast a pall over the scene, the usuial stillness of which WaE; only broken by the t-olling of the bell in the parish church belfry at C-apel-y- ffin and of the big bell a the abbey. His Last Words I On arrival at the gate leading to the monastery grounds three Sisters erf the Order were seen awaiting the body with sorrowful mien, and when the hearse passed they knelt on the sodden ground in token of their devo- tion and respect for him they had learned, to love so wholeheartedly. The tonsured monks approached with a crucifix eerier, and acolyte candles, and, leading the way i through the grounds to the church, they sang the 51st Paa-lm to a dirge, which sounded meet weirdly in the gloom. The secvslar or outer part of the ornate edifice wss draped deeply in black, but beyond the screen the 1 sanctuary, gorgeous and chaste in ite adorn- ments, was brighter than ever, the contrast symbolising the cardinal teaching of the imonfes that it is oniy in mortal death that the tBM spiritual life begins. It was this central idea that explained also tba ? two white horses attached to the hearse, for Father Ignatius always strongly deprecated everything like eombreness at funerals, and it is apropos to now relate that the very last words be uttered on this earth were, "Praised be Jesus for ever and ever." He died, as he had always lived, with a full faith in his Master. The coffin, resting on the bier, was placed between six great lighted candles, and vespers for the dead were said, the officiant being Brother Dunistan. A round two dozen was the total number of worshippers present during the impressive ceremonial of sprink- ling the coffin and prayers, and these included over ho,lf-aaczcn drivers of the oon- veyances, &c. Beyond, in the sanctuary, in front of the richly chaste high altar, was to be seen the vault prepared for the com- mitmen.t. The whole service lasted but a few minutes, and the body was then left to the care oi the monks, who will keep an unin- terrupted prayerful vigil until Thursday. Honoured by all Sects Hundreds of letters and telegrams of can- dolenc-e have been received at the monastery, amongst them being sympathetic communi- cations from the Bishop of Llandaff (in whose diocese the monastery is situated) and the Bishop of St. David's, and they include the kindly expressions of Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and almost every other of the leading Nonfwnf«vrmiHfc denomi- nations throughout the country. One of them is from a young Cardiff man, eighteen years of age. and a Baptist, who states that he had heard Father Ignatius preach on two occasions, and was so impressed that he wished to be informed whether, as a Baptist, he would be welcomed at the obsequies on Thursday. This letter, which has been replied to), is characteristic of the remarkably embracing character of the condolences-all sects and creeds being represented in the-- and it is to the brotherhood at Llanthony a consoling indication that the mission of the late father, up and down the country, were appreciated by all sections of the religious world without distinction. The Abbot's Will I Naturally, the Principal point of interest raised by the demise of Father Ign??° the puMio mind is the disposition of thø monastery ana the property attached to it, all ?f which 13 freehold, acquired ? i? during 1"B long car?r.of well-nigh forty y?ra at ,?Ll.a?.hoQy. ?ut the facts on th?' po?t will not be known until his ?-iu is ?d on Th.-day ?ter the f??r?. in. the present of the four executors, BrotShelr Da vid, B-1?h,,z?r A_pl, Bev. Arm™e the Rev. Arundel Lyne, of Wooloote Roe tor v, Hereford o, London gentleman friend'of the dec??ased. Asked whether the terms of the w^ill would bo made public a?.? a,s it is form?Uy read Brother D?vid informed n? th?t, personally, he had no objection to this being done, but that he wo?M have ? con suit his co?x?utora b^ore ?ki? a dpnnite st.atement. There is reason for crediting t.he rum?-r that the mona6t-Y and ? lands have b?n beq?th.T?e OHvetan congregation of Anglo^on^e! d?tin?." formerly settled at I?-S????? Abbey, and now -sequestered Mand, n?ar Tenby, for ? long as are two members of it to keep ? mi— but the <?rectn? of th? ru "-P it- b.t mo,u,r that in the event of this c?djti<m not being com?i? with th? property -ill pass to the?" Catholic Benedictines at Buckfast Abbev? Devonshire, is extremely doubtful. The fact is that at present even the brethren them- selves do not know what Thursday will bring forth, and they are as c-urious-if the word may be used without offence to them -as the man in the street to know what thø future of Llanthony is to be.

CHARM THE FAT AWAY 1 To reduce the bulk by means of violent exercise or strict dieting is nothing- but to torture the fleah and fortify the spirit. It is so much simpler to charm" it awn.v Not, of course, by means of "spells" or "i n- camitationB," but through the occasional use of thia simple home remedy, vi" :-one balf- ounce of Marmola, one ounce of fluid extract of Glycv-.rrhiza B.P., one ounce of pure GHyioerine B.P.. and Peppermint Water to make six ounces in all; which any one can obtain at tihe chemist's. Taike a dessertspoon- ful after each meal and at bedtime, it literally charms the fat away, Takes it off just where you need it off and DOOM it quickly but harmlessly. Ma.ny persons loee as much as a pound a day, Lsni't that "charming" pff the fwt-to eat wlfcat you please and fit-ill lose a poM-nd a, | .day—mttbaut strain, injury!-or effort^

HE HID HIS FACE. I London Murder Clue. I A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER Five feet eight or nine inches in height; "medium build; dark hair and moustache. Was wearing a dark suit and howler hat, and carried an umbrella..Aged about 30 yea,rs. The above is a description of the man who. in the early hours of Saturday, was seen I in the immediate vicinity of No. 3, Bernard- &tr-e3t, Bic-cnitibury—the scene of the murder of the young Jewess, Either Praeger. The Police, of course, are making every effort to trace him, but up to a late hour last night they had met with no success. William Harding, a. Co vent Garden porter, jin an inteniew yesterday, stated that at 14.45 on Sa-turday mcm.?n-? as he was passing along Marchmcnt-street, which is opposite he met a man of the descrip- tion given carrying a.n umbrella. It was not •rainin-?, and as the. maa passed a poM<-e- ra-an he turned the umtorel-la sideways to hade his features. The man also had a peeuia.ir gait. I Harding expla.in.ed. that he had be.(' a per- feant, in the Army, and that, he had foraed tne ha,bit whilst in tho service of taking Particular notice of each ir,di vidual recruit under his charge. Accordingly be had fceoome oxiite accustomod to "take Ptoek" cf a stranger. rhe police yesterday were making inquiries DC) to the wherealxiute of an Ita-Lian. waiter lvb" llves in the neighbourhood of Lrun^wick- s^are* This man was returning home in the early hours of Saturday morning, when he SUrprised to hear piercing shrieks PTo-1 'cee«jna' from No. 3, Bernard?.re?t. It is s^.id that directly afterwards he called fh? .tt1lt,jon of a corm ahle to the fact, hut, as I Jt. ,s fot unusual for criB to he heard at .??t-tjme in the neighbourhood, no impor- i.a.Me was attached to the incident. STOR Y OF ANOTTTEE ASSALXT. ?u. extraordinary story was reiate? to a nr„„, representative y?t?r?y by a youn? ?MiM.hw??. Mme. Lina, who OcrilpicLz, a ?t ? H?n?r?r?et. ?e s.?ted th?s? W?dn?day ni?t-two M?ht? h.?? th m.n??? suffered violence at ? hands of a stT'an?p-r ??- curiously enough, h-er ???J.?-Dt?? of him ?r?s ?t.h that givein o!f th„ ?'» ?? seen ——- ?- ? brard stroot, e .rly on Saturday morning. T-P no, 9aid that she met th? I J*?; in the street, and ? a.coor??  i ? was, sh? ?.id. a.[wut 5ft 8in. !hr er £ s oif e medium bwld, and ? „ ,b1ack moustache. He h? on a bow?r?? ?'r?su?t. and ?ey o?c.c? ? ? bout 30 ye.™ of „ST, and okio^ty Jew.  Wi) *ere in tlhe froat room," said the girL T vvas fitting on the sofa, ? tb? ohatJiV^ '?? '?'?? We ohiatt.ed for a few moments. He wan^ ted v>   w hetL?- I w?? quite alone, aid I th.f" I ?s-?t I did not keep ??r-  Pre\1ous.ly he h? locked ?1 the dtioois--? proceeding which I con? -? ?MMr!?Q.(} -J.I.A.Jlt.¡ I Suddenly ? jum?ed up from h?s chair a.nd ? by the throat Pressed iM ,backwards on ?? s?a. He held so fl y that ? made ? wound with M? L°° ?? «•». it ?dq.?j f'roely. I h{\"e & soar there now. .,?.a?. rany I resented Ms J?ugh treat- to do L I st-rug?l,,d to ? ?- FHing 10 do sa, I began to c?- This, ??re?tly "a"ineeV-e-1 1 for to my ?t?ishai? ??t profduced a volver (wd held It, ? my j head, snYing, Now ery ? you ??, "PABALYSKD WITH FRIGHT.•• nnen I saw the revolver I wa.s nearlv P ^ye-ed with fright, and made sure that he ?? somg to kiU me. omehow T m\a-?.a?ed to wrench myMJf away from him' a.nd ?bing to the w?tow, whic? wag ?p? I oa:}i'èd ??. Police! P?ice!' 'I>lw man did ??? stay a moment longer, He uniastoned the door and ran off down the ?irs as fa?t as he c?uld 90- As I sk.cd a. the window I saw him make his I1 Jl t'171-le(lly along the street. -As it haTue.cd the podioe did not hear my (:;ri<ë3 and I did not trouble afterwards to tell t.,l-¡.e.m what had occiBrrod." rTjr ni. e Froaoh girl was acquainted with Praeger. "r had known her for some weeks," she sad-11. "The last time I saw her was on rrkLay night, mhout 10 o'clock, in Guildford, street. She was then with another girl friend." Micnie. Ldtna added that Miss "Meiger had! •never ccan.piained to b,ex of haying been threatened by anybody. I At midnight on Friday the murdered girl, it hae been established, paid a visit to a bWin and beef shop in Ver nc-n-plaee. From there ehe wialiked away with a mam who h-a« a..ready eatrfsfaetorilv Mnlained his 1T/ meets to the poli^ --r- --y. THE FINGER,   ?'?? to ?? 6T-?.r-prim? ?hich were fo?md onva??s artidœ in the room, they prore to hr? bean made by people ? had ?"I 1 .WJ thf'Jr <tr the diewvery of the  t,?at this "?-" at ? mtE? boas vand.<fn,oo.

WEALTHY MAN AND ACTRESS I the il&uretan La left New York l to-day &he had on board Mr. Jaoaes Howard Allpotrt, a, wealthy resident of Liverpool, and Miss Roy Bucy, an aotres«, a-ged 22 yeans. The con,ple are returning, by order of the omigrajjo/n authorities, after ependmg several days at Ellis Istend. Mr. -dort admitted tha.t he had a wife and cthild living in England, and said he intended to settle in America. He 81180 admitted paying Miss Buoy's fare to America. His detention, Mr. All-part said, was due to the action ta.ken by relatives in England, who alleged that he sniffers from suicidal tendencies.

RIVALRY BETWEEN SCHOOLS A boy, named Herbert Victor Gilbert, was charged at Coventry yesterday with wound- ing- another boy, named Samuel Garrett, by stabbing him- in the breast with a knife. It was stated that the boys belonging- to Gilbert's school a.re repeatdly jeered by those of Garrett's school. Gilbert jumped from his bicycle and chased his tormentors, and, having ca.W;ht Garratt, struck him with an open pocket-knife and inflicted a flesh wound. A week's remand was granted.

LETTER-BOX "ANGLING", I A sentence of eighteen months' hard labour was passed by the Recorder at the Central Criminal Court yesterday on a brushmo-ker, named Bertram Imeson, for having attempted to steal letters from 39, Dong-lane, -by "fishing letter-boxes with string smeared with bird-lime. There were a large number of previous oon. victions against Imeson, who left the dock with a broad smile on his face.

BIG CATCH OF HERRINGS I  Returns |ssued yesterday show that the I p?et ?ek was a Mpticularly SUful on? !or the herring fthem at Yarmouth I a-nd lxywestoft. Upwards of 101,641 etallo, eaeh reprosentin-g about 1,000 herrings, were landed at the two ports during the weok, which has proved the heaviest of the sea- son. ne T?cord for a sin?e boat for the season WM made by the Yarmouth v?-s?I the KrPPer, which earned ow £ 5C0.

NELSON'S DAY To-day being the 103rd anniversary of the battle of Trafadgar, the "TC.VY Leaigue carried out their customary decoration of t.he Nolsorn oolumn in TrafaJgar-equare. The sides of the plinth were adorned with four branches of English oak, and flying from four masts were code flags of Nelson'e famous signal. 6 The lions were festooned with laurels. Banked in between them were shrubs and palms and numbers of white chrysanthe- mums and a.rum lilies tastefully arranged. At the case was a huge anchor of com- pressed laurel leaves from descendants of officers who served under the great admiral and a number of other floral tributes.

permission was given yesterday by the London County Go unci 1 to its chief engineer Mr. Maurice Fitzmaurioe. to act as member of the board of directors formed for the purpose of considering the re-building of Quebec, Bridge, part of which collapsed twmo time ago with disastrous results, A Piaiis scihool-girl of ten has defined an autocrat as a. iuan who refuses to allow his wife to dirive a Baetar.-ear, »

I Yesterday's Floods. ENORMOUS DAMAGE AT PONTYPRIDD I With the dawn of Tue?d?y the disastrous results of the te-iM.e floods in th? P",ty Iridd i..<-ig-hbourhood on Monday I were to bo and the damage done to the roadways alone in the Pontypridd a-rea will a.mount to some hundreds of jK>unds, Gf the roads have ive+ n torn up and deep B311res formed, while in some streets SsJodSS of th-c æet.aJling hac been fTI-, r "T4Tn Pa^t, ? ?? direction of Cil- f^ h.?.?.er. hn,s s?red most the roads o? tho uuper etr<? bæng completely W?.h? ??.y ? ?.r?d down to t.h<. icw?- !f.ve.?. ?-kin? the !a.i?- oompl&te.y imp-?sabie in some places, and vehicular traffic, including that of the council eket-ric tramway- was suspended 011 1 l:if day over some portions of the hishwav a-nd great meomvendenee was felt. In scor-M of the irresistible moun- kÜn Wn en tea r?b?l through the hou?s fro? tto f^ thLfr0,rt .au'3llls ??' dam«e to o?ft.iSm-.? urp. &c., w? h;? ?.Ter.i.1 fowlh?wc. an:! piggeri^ were wa,shed away and the pis? and fowls perished. In one case a oot I oontaining 60 fowls and four ducks waG washed away, together with the wll, an.-] ie. another case a whole l-Hw IT.lb':) were -Jrownea Paving ?!ld other hu-e ÐtO:JŒ, weighing about Jcwt. or more, were hnH? down the roadways to the lower streets and on to the main road, and trerehce extending in ??,. places to a depth 0. M.t. Mi J? the cro? struts. leaving eewer, culvert, and pipes bare One of the most serious consequences was tl.o complete underanniru- of the large taming wall of St. Luke's Church, Cilfy^ydd, which had to be immediately propped up with planks to prevent its collapse, and the ground near the church shows evident signs of eubsiaence, thus showing that for the time being, at a.ny rate, the whole edifice was endangered. A houee rear the Conservative Club nar- rowly eeoaped dcmohtion, and this wmi)? certainly have h?p?d but for the timelv assistance of about a dozen men, who WOTked with might and main to divert the onrush of water and tlx* acconiDaiivinj? H1" earth and hufe stones. -= v. Kear William-street, Ollfynydd, about 400 tons of rubbish were deposited on the rcad- Wa' in this ?hi<I? continually ?ot embedded and a traction en?mc had to remain, there all night. Included in these vehicles was a motor-car, which, it now trr, nspn-e3, belongs to Sir William Thomas l?i&. and several horses had to be req?- eihor?d to extricate it—a work which t? ,i work wilim tooii an hour to accomplish. Sir William himself was not in the car, which at the time was driven by the baronet's chauffeur. The culvert underneath the open space known as the Square. Cwmfelin, was blocked by the large quantity of timber brought down by a turbulent little stream when in flood from the tip of the Bedlinog Collieries on Monday evening. The river, in conse- quence, burst over its banks, and m-tdo its course along Lower High-street, flooding the Bedlinog Inn and a large number of houses in Oat land-street. About seven p.m. it overthrew a wall that stood in front of the Bedliuog Inn, and the fct-ream rustled over a tail of several lent through a garden. Over this fall three, per- sons, named James Williams, Charles Price, and William Eichards, were hurlod. having lost their footing in trying to cross the stream higher up. The last two were saved, but Wilfiams, notwithstanding the brave efforts of Charles Price to save him, was swept away in the flood, and. his body was discovered about a mile lower down the Valley in the morning. He lived in Com- mercial-street, and was about 48 years of age. I He leaves a widow and eight children. HAVOC AT BARGOED. i All the bi-product plant at the Bargoed | Pits was overwhelmed on Monday night bv the river overflowing, and the fires in the coke-ovens spluttered and emitted fantastic sae flames in alarming fashion. So serious did matters become that the men from all the pits were ordered to ascend at once. The water was found to have subsided a great deal on Tuesday morning in the Bar- geed Colliery yard, and all danger is, for the time being, passed. Work underground has been resumed, but work in the gas eneine- iiouee of the wasbein, is still stopped.

RUMOURED AGREEMENT 'NEW EDUCATION BILL MAY BE DRAFTED. It is understood that Mr. Uuneiman, Presid«n.t of the Board of Education, has come to an agreement with same of the ppponents to the present Bill and to the 1906 Bill. It will 08 exceedingly difficult to include in the present Bill the terms of that agreement, and it is expected that, in. ??ordoar to give due effect to the understand- ing, a fresh Bill will be introduced. THE PRIMATE ON A SETTLEMENT The Archbishop *of Canterbury has sent a reply to the camBMnrioation from representa- tives of clerieal and lay opinion in Ijanca- stoire and Cheshire w hioh urged that no settlement of the education qnestron ootrtd be arrived at except by a frank a.nd foJl recognition of the principles of the right of parents to determine the nature of the relKjious iustrwertian to be given to their cihiklrcn in all elementary schools bv properly quaamea xeaeners, and absolute equality of treatment for all children in all alemenita-ry schools, whatever the reli.iotis convictions of their parents. His grace says he believes that a wise and reasonable application of the general principles emphasised by the writers affords the best hope of a. satisfactory and Permanent settlement of our educational problems and difficulties.

MARK MASONRY IN SOUTH I WALES. INSTALLATION CEREMONY AT PONTYPRIDD. The annual Installation of Worshipful Master of the Arthur Lews Lodge No 685 of Mark Master Masons took place in the Masonic-hall, Pontypridd, on Tuesday alter- held under the banner of the Arthur Lewis ijodge. Wor. Bro. Arthur Lewis, D P G M Presided at the gramd lodge gathering when tile following brethren were invested with the collars) of provincial rank —W Bro. j. Morgan, W.M., 585, S.W.; W. Bro. Ben WIn. field, W.M., 28, J.W.; W. Bro. FÃÎward Davies, W.M., 297, M.O.; W. Bro. F. J. Finglall, W.M., 116. S.O.; W. Bro. A. Chrisitison, W.M., 256, J.O.; Bro. Canon William Lewis, 585, chap- lain; Bro. Dr. J. T. Thompson, M.O. 28, treasurer; Bro. Jlam-es Nicholas 8.0., zs. reg. of marks; Bro. John Bees, sec., 28 secre- tary; Bro. Francis Langford, see-, 297 S.D.; Bro. Dr. T. P. Cresowell (inspector of works), R. of :M., 28, J.D.; Thro. T. Rodway Hunt, D.C., 585, diretor of ceremomes; Bro. E Willi-im. son, Asst. See., 28, asst. dir. of eer • Hro. d' Thomtus' s-w- 28, im?c? of w?-h.T 6; Bro. Wilfred Rees. J.O., 256 sworfl b?r?r; Bro. W. Henry Thom??l, SB 256 standMd-t?a.rer; Bro. F. J. &m.it,?b. st??grd' 28, OJ'gan.ist; KrV' H. J<.h??. stewaX S,' ?st. ;eA,?arv; Bro. D. M-G.r?r. treasurer 535, Ümer ?ard_ Bro. J. A. Th<,ma?nf M., 585. s?wa-rd; Bro. Dr. H G. Cook, steward, 28, steward, Bm. C. H Mounsey,' S.D.. 116, ?ward; Bro. C?a,rl? S. D?vii?, steward, 297, steward; a.nd Bro. Amoa Je-ll- Mne, tyler, 28. tyler. The installation of Wor. Bro. John Morgan. P.M. No. 185 Mjon., P.G.S.W., was inducted by the Worshipful D.P.G.M., after which Wor. Bro. Morgan appointed the following officers to fill their respective offices in the Arthur Lewis Lodge, No. 585: — V. Wor. Bro. Arthur G. P. Lewis, P.M. Nos. 28 and 585, D.P.G.M., South Waies, I.p M.; Bro. W. H. Rees, S.W.; Bro. Thnm<>" O-L. J.W.; Bro. W. D. Hodges, M.O. • Bro T d j?.? 8.0.; Bro. D. M'Gner. J.O Bro the Rov. Peter Williams, chaplain- Bro. J. A. Thomas, treasurer; Bro. Wm. PbillIps. reg. of marks; Bro. W. H. Jones, secretary; Bro' T. Bodway Hunt, S.D.; Bro. T. J. Morgan, J.D.; Wor. Bro. Isidore Leon, PM No. 2,8, P.G.J.G., D.C.; Bro. D. C. Evans,organisTi Bro. John Evans, inner guard; Bro T. H Davies, charity steward; Bro. J. Colenso Jones, steward; Bro. Dr. C. M. Jones. steward; a.nd Bro. C. Rowley, tyler. The Deputy P.G.M.. Wor. Bro. Arthur Lewis, then presented a Past Master's jewel to Wor. Bro. 1. Leon, P.A.G.I.G. of England. he having acted as I.P.M. for two years. after which a similar jewel was Presentod to Wor. Bro. Arthur Lewis, D.P.Qjf., the out- -oing Wrsbipful Master, by Wor Bro Canon LewM. P.P.G.C., both of whom su,? ably responded. The proceedings were followed by a b quet a,t the Park Hotel, when the newly- installed Worshiptful Master U- being supported by the D.P.G.M., Wor. Bro. .trtnur Lmvis, and a large number of brethren from various parte of the province,

I SW ANSEA BOU N-D BRIG LOST The French brig Henri, of St. Valery with a. aargo of coal from Swansea, to fiocoa, sprang a leak about fifteen miles north-west of St. Ives, and foundered ves- terda-y, he crew of five hands were picked 'Up by a ?peiMh cmbber, a.nd were landed a? St. Lv<M wjiere th«y were taken m ctoMTfeb^ Iqcai agemA of the &hiuV- chair.e bvy the Igerad agemt of tUe MUV. V- >• -„

Reduce Licences. I I I MR. KEIR IMR. KErR ND PROHIBITION The went into Com- mittee on Tlthc Licensillg ^11, and proceed? ???? cla.u,e 3, which deals wJt t^ of the time-limit and with Me aa ?? the local ?ti? principle to end of the reduc, tMB per?d. + In In i ,siaii?E?r of Worts) ra0v' Wo?s) ? ?? the original Ic?l option propq sub-titut,e for it the Ifcjlovring An -the  _3_+';r.n peri? c? ?? ) tn of the re<u: T Act ael to, Lng pro?sions of t.his A ifam^ shall take effect £ ?-??wo-thirds of the votes ^^forthecar^ of a   ? roTe majority. ? m?u's  be extended in ?,h 60 rü:;tmont may ?ter-  j?thorisc a r?olutior. 1?'? ? of licences to t? numoer e? the ««.« red"c" <h3t Dnmoo:?—— (c) A Bro? I?s number. An.tc resolution in force at  'd??st?n of the redM. T)rori-gip?, to have eficct, but .L ..1: ;T1+.n.vfll I  hp»f ??' as w vnv i'-?- r ?irid bet, l-' ta.king of polls 'hall not Pm"entl t?en on ? ?rthcr _Mn, 1t1i -g t,ahen on ,t furtli*I-r  thi-ee yea.rs have Lot re?I?,?? -?te of the ?U on the T i on ? ceas-ad to ta?e effect- This PMPO? .?? H?court, w?s n?de in fulft} .Yr. Harcourt, was Prime Minist a pledge given by he clear ^at tQ'{} purpoee of ma:iHng CI?? sh0 Opti0D proTided unde.r the redU.ctiOirlTl after t.he ol(J of Dew and t<) o ",nd shoald end to new a threes, and also to make Lt ffn l wis lo?il <?,Mn was exarc? ? ???? ? fonrtMD yeaj-s a tW(^. ^nod Gf fonrteen years ? n^L,rv of those voting should gnt?e?cti-O?D nf?maa the rM?lutMti. s- VeCn ??rted in order to "it T"? ? resolution for the pro- ,?i,it,ion (If no.les?lution for ttio pro- I-- jf i«s =ing me i?t?.-? ¡ J' • ?ed to be in OPImtiOn ? the close ned to be in ope.:rn.ti01l taJre then 1W;iod, should not 1-? of aiM l ,?]i? th? total prc-MMt?n ? ? existence. u- pALFOr* CREDULITY.  it itnposed too gregt a strai• n Tinon i ?t imposed too great a st,rln :t Vdulity to ask them to believe I' 'a-orr.,ment were always ?" to ?'cLs majority, but had forgot^e^ \t mformatlOn to their dr???"-?sition langhteT.) This, snb-sef11 §.? ??? not only with regard ,0 licences, but also oS- li?noc Mr. ??' Mr. IfARid that was not the tvemm?nt. and he did not th? '? ? ?p?, of the amend- ment. "Je effect of the amend- ment It ? e?ect Of the amend- ment it 9 itered on report. (Oppo- site ?.??.) 51 grrA:U. ?-. Holderness ) Mr. don't {LSO (D., lloldeTness): If y? ?1 tand your own Bill, you caJl't t?dy el&e to do go (Iyatigbter-J (1?M?r. ??"-? ? BIlcd with amazement j at <?c  Government to maiie I I ???' although they were not matt^-J „ %? Opposition, but had the °'?n ? in their own hands. They nYer had M ol?'?' & P, ti?e Government were so Q?rwor'? ?y ?,?rc quite incapable of an??.?.TMider the language of a BiU ?'" ?re driving through the Houg. 31-WI[ITEI (R., Essex, S.E.) appealed to the not to press this amend- ment, w", itisidered would inflict a fatal sta-D lcl- of future temperance rcforJJJ. ???. rc,,oria. IlIT (U„ Horsha.m) con- "d It \H)l. k'" local eidcrsd 1 J possible to Inske local o'P?? ?T? harsh and uri-t- Mr. ?"? falford, S.) waa con- y???d ?rop,. I would not haw the doub^ teo jority of the p?oP?. and he do,,b ? it wonid be approved by 8 BK'?? Liberals. (Opposition chcer3-) Mr. ?  E ? (U., Walton, Livrpool) twitted *_Jnment for not darmg to prop<? P?? out and out. If ?e Govern?. 'to go to the country upon t)?e ? 'n prols-(OpPosltlOn ch ?p -o n this BUI. the ,vit ^oU 3ry much more disastrous to their P'?n the v?dict of 1895. Mr. (R.. Appleby) thought the tTvo-Hur" ? ?y proposed by the Govern- ment tc? ?-nd he stated that Tery few iD€?'?'? the Go?-.?rameot could boa?t that reœived a, two-thud's majority teneral election. Mr. A £ MFORSTER (U., Croydon) adr [,¡ thai: if a little of the energy show tempeTanoe pdvocates in attemptiB? Wive people of a form of enjoyrocut 1a.pplioo to making pablic- Pro^laces of resort for all classes tbeld be no need for local option. I MR. KEIK l:J: AT THE "BLITD PIG." Mr. t>iB (Lab., Merthyr Tydfil" believed ninent would gain ground with tb e ote by persisting atreniKras-ly with to m. Dealing with OTfb-seetion (b) of t e al%ent, he said the coly effect of it was to "ate to Parliament fourteen yeans was the opinion of this House Qf fv'ag. He should like to see the indioatlktended somehow. Ho quite conceived tJi^OT| of things at the end of fomrteen Yn which tie people would be quite wlito reduce the number of licences, aTltight even be willing to abolish lice] altogether but would be af raid t-O, t^)at pt-ep becamse of certain results W!J3t follow. He wae sorry the GoY?n?had fixed for this purpose a two-thirds Nty. The other week he wa.s in a P? <?ra Sootia wh?re the pro- hibition la." in force. He lodged at. a hotel with a friends, and they had a discussion Qtjiperance and the effect of prohibition. e who was present asked him if he 11 lilie to be taken to the "Blind Pig-t<» coafeseed his ignorance, but was tal^ a TOom at the back of the office wheriere was whisky, brandy, wine, beer, an forms of liquor served to those called for them. He did not (Ii to see legislat-ion which would havt)Cb resmlts as that, and, ill plaoe of two-thirds majority, he sug gested that should be three-fifths. He farther adv? the principle, if it wuld f a 1),It, of having licences, not a? a private m>o^y, but in t?e ham<i? of the munioipalit; wiiat he would like to see would bo pg controlled by the munici- pality, to vq a man could take his wife, and where buld have social converse and entertainmovhefcher he ordered drink or not Mr. SHEKjjjj (R., Hudderefield) said a close Ob-semn of prohibition laws in *a!i ( ptirts of thorld did not lead him to look forward hoUly to local veto as the sole method of it-m in the urban areas. Mr. WTTNlM (IT., Dover) urged that the Governin«nV>nId abandon their project of trying1 to Id Parliament fifteen years heneo- Thoesent House of Commons did not contain willing majority prepared to affirm the iciple of prohibition, and that wis why it.s to be shelved. Mr AUS1 CHAMBERLAIN (TL, Worces- tershire, Ejxsssed the Government to ex- I Pi31" "Nhy y selected on-licences to be I subill-t to local veto and excluded off- licenices. I GUjOTINE ON CLAUSE 3. I tne aiscinn wa-s carried on till half-poet seven, wheuo guillotine fell on the latter part of 014t) 3. thus shutting out some three amendments. The Oomitee at once divided on Mr. Haroourt's erdment, the voting b-eink- I ror tho lendment 295 I AMM,st 135 1 jority 160 A turth-erevision was challenged by the Opposition, it the clause was carried by 301 to 131. ME- M 'KEIA BEAUTY UNADORNED." ?*?= yomatee then proceeaed to Me con- sideration 'clauee 4, the first sub-tsection of which ??rvog the discretion of the licensing .nices as to the extinction of I licences ov and above the reductions required by,he scheme of the Bill. Mr. (AVItIT., Kingston) moved a verbal amendmejjt-, the clause with the object of retaining te system created By the Licensing A of 1904. under which licences, instead ofng refused or dealt with by petty-sessaoB are referred to quarter sessions to dealt with. .11 r. BAtj?XjR said the jxvint raised by this a.men.ant wae a very important one, and lie rented that the Government should have left the Treasury Bench utterly nnado.rn<??ud laughter)-by any g?ntle- man beldfl^^ to the higher grade in the lemrohy. Mr. M'Kc? entering at the moment, was received ? hilarionB oh. a?d Mr. John Ward ha.i?him as "Bp??y unadorded." -c -? _ADY.rfo MR. _BERT SAMUEL. I Mr. -H-^rSliT SAM?ij oaad he was in I d?nbt whe;7r ?? Under -cmta? wa? to be I regarded hgcfnl or "namentaJ—<laMsrhte? -but ;M P?tod out that, while tbts dinmæ t?ok aw?y ? rof?-,x-- ?f an lioencœ to quarter s?o.?? it prFser?d an appeal to quarter sC ??? ?g & judicial body. Sir E- ?SON (U., D?bUn Um?rsj.ty) adTi?cd the ?Qd?-?ecretajry for the Home O?c? n? t he so ?bfol?tfly certain as he &P,d  be when 111tÍ!I1g poinm of law. (Mim3J cHe9 o? "Oh," and Oppo- sition cheery si-tM-M SA?M?? ? ?m not expressing my opinion, ?1! ai'n "timg on advice. (Mime- terial cheery The amermTOen<t was defeated by 2TB to 110. progivm then repeated, and the House a4.j0ømed

MR. BURNS'S BIRTHDAY MT. John Burns yesterday celebrated his fiftieth biirtlhda.y, having been born born on i October 20, 18:8. Mr. Burns is a Londoner by birth, although Scotland was the home of his father and mother. He was bom poor, and remained poor until 1S05, when tlhe King and Sir Henry Oamipbell-Barinerman honoured him by makinig him a meanber of the Liberal Govern- ment. As a boy he worked in a candle factory, as a buttons," and as an engineering appren- tice. Later he became a well-known speaker on OLapbaui Common, and was arrested for obstruction. That experience was repeated I in connection with Tra.fialgiar-squa.re riots, although he went safely through the dan- gerous doc.k strike without even being warned by the police. His first attempt to enter Parliament, resulted in a "Ntottangiiam const,ltuency giviug him only a few hundred votA- But seven years after Battereea senit him to the House of Commons with a majority of more than L100 over his Conservative opponent. I

DRAWN TO DEATH I A atrarage theory was advanced by a wit- ness at a Paddington inq-uest yesterday. Charles J. T. Paine, of Leamington, was crushed between a locomotive and a plat- form at Paddington Station, and died from his injuries. Describing the accident, Her- bert Oollumdall said he saw Paine walk towards an engine dra.wing an empty train. It seemed to the witness that some ma-gmetdo power" pulled Paine towards the wheels of the engine. He seemed to glide towards the wheels, and did not wa.Lk deliberately towards them. A verdict of '(' Accidental death was returned.

PENSIONS AND DEBTS A debtor info-rmed the judge at Scunthorpe Goanrty-oourt yesterday that he would pay 56. a month regularly after January 1, as he would then be receiving his old-age pension. This is the first case I have heard like this," said the judw. I must remember in future that persons with old-age pensions have means, although I don't think for a moment that the Act was passed to benefit creditors in this way. It will be well to bear the fact in mind." Mr. Lloyd George states in yesterday's Parliamentary papers that persons over 70 who are at the present moment in receipt of an income which ffell terminate at the end of this year are eligible to apply for old- ¡ age pensions.

A TRADE INJUSTICE. I MR. LLOYD GEO UGES SPEECH I AT SWANSEA. Under the auspices of the Allied Brewery I Traders' Association a meeting was held on Tuesday at tne brewers- I'.xmmuon, Agri- cultural-hall. London, to protest against the Licensing Bill. Mr. Montagu M. W. Baird, of Glasgow (president of the association), presided. The Chairman, in opening, said the Bill was conceived in vindictiveness, born with Socialist intent, falsely christened a tem- perance measure, and it would die under the pressure of British opinion and the love of honesty and justice. Mr. Bonar Law, M.P., expressed the opinion that the Licensing Bill, if passed, would have an injurious effect on the trade and industry of the United Kingdom. (Hear, hoar.) A feeling of insecurity existed now in every trade to a greater extent than he had ever known it, and it was due directly to the action of his Majesty's Government. The speeohes of the members of the Govern- j ment fostered this feeling of insecurity. Take, for instance, that delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Swansea. It was of precisely the kind which would have I formed the first half of an address by Mr. Keir Hardie or Mr. Snowden, but. it stopped short at what they would have done. It consisted of pointing out the evils of exists ing discontent without suggesting the methods of remedying them. "I say delibe- rately," continued Mr. Bonar Law, "that that kind of speech from a Chancellor of the Exchequer is new to anyone occupying a position of such responsibility, and although Mr. Lloyd George may not have intended it to be Socialistic, whether Socialistic in its intention or not, it directly played into the hands of the Socialists by fostering those principles by which alone Socialists live." (Laughter.) The country, continued Mr. Bonar Law, had no better proof of the feeling of insecurity which was being aroused than in the Licensing- Bill. That measure dealt with a trade which directly affected other industries. For the niomeit that trade was paralysed, with the result that the amount of employment throughout the <xr_j.try Wt.iS lessened. (Hear. heaT.) The,- tot Be-ltlmg this measure, and intended t. figt. it, acrt because they were in fAVtr of Iho tr*ide, but because they were ir favoctr ef :41sr4}\). (fuoors.) Colonel HaS Ws-Uw. L", said, on behalf of the trade, wWi e-tiphatieary state that they w" uiawamcia&i of opinion that the-* should be treated the threat c £ a vcvivje in the next Budget with vte;-htto csJ-^wmsrt.- (Cheere.) Mr. John QrettoYv C1 i. ti resolution protecting .against ,c<4.in wjfta&t-v «e>carrie4 unaniowprfy. m

Angry Crown Prince BY HIS SON KIN G PETER A88A ILED BY HIS SON I have received information from Bel- grade regarding an extraordinary encounter between King Peter and the Crown Prince on Monday, during which the Crown Prince attempted to strike his father (says the Vienii a. correspondent of the "Paily Express" ) The bellicose attitude of the Crown Prince has cau&ed more anxiety to the Servian Government tilaii any phase ct the present political crisis. His rash speeches to the populace and his efforts to precipitate war with Austria have given great offence, and the Servian Premier and Foreign Minister have endeavoured unaucecesfuily to restrain him. King Prter was informed by the Premier that the Government could no Langer be responsible for the actions oi the Crown Prince, and warned that unless he altered his attitude a single act might plunge the country into a disastrous a-ad humiliating conflict with Austria. The King' summoned the Crown Prince to his study on Monday, and there, in. the presence of several officei, bitterly upbraided b-itn for his intemperate act-Sous. The Crown Prince, who was seized with a fit of ungovernable rage, rushed at his father, and would have struck him a violent blew in the face if the officers present had not- interposed. King Peter, however, was too much broken in spirit to attempt, to punish, his son., who went immediately to a citizens mass meet- ing a.nd declared publicly th.a.t the King must "never be allowed to be an impediment to the freedom, of the Servian people." The King hes re-gained the confidence of the people, but he shows the effect of the g-rea-t strain of the past few irpol;s. lie has aged greatly in appea-nance, and suffers from fits of profound depression.

CHRISTIANITY ON ITS TRIAL. V CHURCHES NOT ABREAST OF NEW CONDITIONS. CONGEEGATIONALISTS AND AN ONWARD MOVE. The autumn a.I meetings cf the Congrega- tional Union opened on Tuesday at Liver- pool. Dr. Wardlaw Thompson, the chairman, referred to the Bad menace to political freedom and public morality which the drink traffic had become." The rapid growth of Koman Catholic institutions?, and especially schools managed by those who had been expelled from. Continental countries, was a. matter which could not be treated with indifference. The attitude of the great army of industrial workers towards political and economic questions:, and amongst them a Socialistic theory which often appeared to be painfully antn-Christian, was a prob- lem which affected everybody. There were aspects also of religious life which could net oe lightly set. aside, was n, growin-, love for games of chance which were cloisrly associated with the gambling mania. Tl ere were signs mans of which pointed a-5 evidences oi a great spiritual declension. Christianity was on its trial, they were told. This was true, but it was not a new truth. Again and again Christianity had been on its trial, and it would be so to the end. The Church had to ri^-construct its practice, ani to bring iter If abreast of the. new con- ditions, and understand where it was- The expansion of trade and manufacto-re in this and other nations had produced pro- found a.nd far-reaching results in every aspect and association of life. While their life had been greatly enrichcd 111 every direction, its responsibilities and temptations had been correspondingly inorea-sed, and they had to ask themselves whether they had readjusted their moral and spiritual practice to suit the demands of the new time. Missionary enterprise had now arrived at an intensely interesting and critioal sta"ga, of the ultimate results of whioh thore could be no doubt 111 the minds of Christian men, but which would require much grace and patience and wisdom on the part of mis- siona;ry sftcieties, as well as on the part of the converts. (Applause ) A PARLIAMENTARY IDEALIST. The assembly passed a resolution to com- memorate the three hundredth anniversary of Milton's birth. MI. Hearnehaw, M.A., Southampton, said Milton was an idealist who would find no place in the House of Dominions of the pre- sent day. The House of Commons was no place for such people. We had an ideaJist the otlie-- day, but he had been carried out bv order of the speaker. (Laughter.) SIR ALBERT SPICER-S SPEECH. A meeting of the council 01 tbe Union was held, under the presidency of Sir Albert Spac-er, M.P., who said they were now approaching the third year of their re-con- struction. He had gone throngh the various reports of the county Unions, which gave I evidenoo they were realising more fully their intima,to connection with the Union. Tiiey should have one report for the whole of the work, so that the Churches should know what, was being done through- nut E-iola.-nd- for the Home Missions. ONWARD MOVEMENT NEEDED. It was decided to appoint a special coon- ,),P-c ie l eoml- mittee to consider the status, Support, and retirement of Congregational fAmillis-teT.S. Arising out of the resolution, the Eev. A. J. Viner said something more than this was needed, for there was no blinking the fact that Congregationalism was only marking time, and a new spirit must be evoked to get an onward movement. NORTH GLAMORGAN CONGRE- I GA TIONALISTS. Tho quarterly meeting of the Association cf Welsh Congregational ChurcSies of North Glamorgan was held on Tuesday at Wil- liaans's Memorial Chapel, Penydarreri. Mr. D. D. Williams ("Tyst"), Merthyr, presided. It was arranged that the next meeting should be held at Bryn Seion Chapel, Cwm- bach. and the Rev. T. B. Matthews, Peiry- darren, was selected -to preach the associa- tion sernion A resolution was passed in favour of the Licensing Bill, and it was decided to petition Parliament to pass it into law. Mr. R. D. Jenkins, Pochriw, read a paper on Jesus of Nazareth as a Social Reformer," and Mr. Matthew Owen, Cefn. discoursed on The Awakening: of the Reli- gions Consciousness.

MONOPOLY VALUE. FORM OF THE GOVERNMENT CONCESSION. Mr. JOHN ELLIS (R., Rushcliffe) asked -the Prime Minister whether he was prepared to put the House in possession of the terms of the amendment by which it was propooed to carry out the suggestion that for a short term of years succeeding the fourteen years the surrender of the monopoly value should not be neccesa-rily a condition of the renewal of old licences. Mr. ASQUITH: Without pledging myself at this stage to any precis form of words, the suggestion which I mctde would I think be effee,tic,d by adding the following provisions to Sub-section 1 of Clause III. Provided that, until the expiration of seven yoa/rs after the termination of the reduction period, there shall be no power to attach as a condition of the re-grant of an old licence any condition for securing to the public the monopoly value of the licence. A definition of old licence, added the PREMIER, would have to be inserted defining the term to mean as regards on- iieences existing licences within the mean- ing of the Act of 1904, that was, licences existing before the passing of that Act, and as regards off-licences, licences existing before the passing of the Bill.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. GATWICK MEETING. Ific'.d Plate (16?.-Scotch Txul. Y) to 12 agst; Earer .t 5 to 2 ag-t; Po?er. 9 to 2 agt. Willow Handicap,, (1}, -Trii)?e?, 100 to 8 agist; Aggie, 6 to I I?N' IN"i114Dw ILL-in(iieap ?ilns Rectr, 4 to 1 agm. t3yen' Handicap (l4).-Det.etjOf1 10 to 1 agst; Heath Lad, 100 to 8 »g?f; Sir Peter, 100 to 7 agst. Crawter Nursery (19).—Spio?bc.\ II. 20 to 1 agst; Mot-han, 1M to 9 n.g6t; Sanriy Marion, 20 to 1 agst. IlctiIjiil Welter (:C-).—Tapis go-ding, 7 to 2 aget; Kirwan Gate, 20 to 1 agst; Lady The3., 9 to 1 agst. Gatwick Stakes (6).—Ebor, 11 to S on; Tiraillerie coit, 5 to 1 agfc-t. NEWCASTLE MEETING. Me'don Plate (7).—Incentive, 3 to 1 agst; Lumina- tion, 11 to a agst. Tuesday Waiter (8).-Glenfuir, 10 to 1 agst; Mrs. Bent filly, 11 to 4 a-gst; Tertian, 4 to 1 agst. Goefcith Nursery (i4).-Accilracy filiy, 7 to 1 aget; Pope's Niece, 103 to 8 agst; Buckstead, 4 to 1 egst. Autumn Handicap (3).-Fliower of the Veldt, 5 to 1 agst; Pr-foentor, 9 to 2 agst; Cheribon. 7 to 1 agst. Iiaalerigg P1.;te ua—Tlie Bing, 5 to 1 agst; °" Fris- son, 7 to 2 agst. Park Plate a(¡).l'yt110n, 5 to 4 on.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of tbi following scratohingB:— Thirsk Autumn Hacaicap—bcarlet Runner. p.r- i- Plate, Newcastle—Lady Casscp. All engagements—Meelagh, Topaz, t?ix Bingo, Starter, SJax, and Sweet Bay. Richmond Nursery Handicap, Newmarket—Torbay. But'.and Handicap, Newmarket—Slavetrader. Dewhiirst Plate, Newm&rket-Naledi and Emulation. onsterry Handlcap, Newmarket—Tiptoe II and Gp-il. All engagements this year—Cornish. St. Valentine's Steeplechase, Liverpool-Lara. Cheltenham engagements—All horses entered by Mr Lort Piiillips. Stcelton Autumn Handicap-Katie. All engagements in Lord We&tbury's na.me-Grouse Fly. \hcoltshp:1.f IIanruc..1p, Sandownrathorne Great Sapling Plato, Sandown—Houleau.

YESTERDAY'S LONDON BETTING. The Cambridgeshire g found the faTcuri'^ Cocksure II. (irmly esta.b11shoo at 3's, and, bar one. 1000 to 60 was offered. At that rate there trae IM t.:) 6,1, money for Acgeiw, and small investments were made on Poor Boy and Luctis. Twenties were taken and I wajitea about Land League and Wheateir went well. Rodney and Sicnonsoa were noticed at their previous I urices. Details:— CA7HnSBfiSS.HIRB STAKES. 3 to 1 agjt Cocksme II., t and 0 16 to 1 Angalus, t nd o 15 to 1 L;ic. tnd o 16 to 1 Poor 'Boy, t and o 20 to 1 Land Loa.1Jc, t and w 20 to 1 — lVb,;?t-r t nd o l ?o l:: .J"{ ;ll(în 0 25 to 1 Simonson, t and o

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I CUBBING. I 'CAPITAL SPORT WITII THE YSTRAD AND |I PENTY^'H. The Ytrad and Pentyrch Hounds met at th-& DuS'ryn and DowLais on Tuesday. Amongst the field were the master (Colonel Lewis), Mrs Lewis, Mii, Thompson, Mr. Harry Lewis, Mr. Rupert Lewis (Green-meadow), Major Davies (OreLgiau), Dr. Da-vies (Cro-fsra-ne), Miss Fisher, Capita in Fisher. Mr. Philip Fisher, Dr. Mathias (Hadyr), Mise Morr-a,n tHendre- eeythan). Mies Morgaai (Trcfoi-eat Howee), Mr. Monty Williams (Clydach Court). Mr. Myers (BoveVt-on), and Mr. Cadwg-.xr. Evans (Ynys). Wain Mi skin provided their first fox, which btvvkf away tc Ystrad Bcrwixr, and on t»hTo>ug-h the Caira, when that gr-ood houncl "Tuner" rolled him over in the open, the master presenting the brush to Mr. Monty Williams (Clydach Court) and the mask to Captain Fisher (.Ra-dyr). jvOroB?)n-j over to Tyneoed, they rose their ond fox, which phowod fire epcrt, and a.fter giving the field a nice gallop went- to ground in an old quarry by Tyneoed. A GOOD RUN WITH THE TYIvEWTDD. Tynewydd Hounds met at Bryn, near Port Talbot. There were present the master (Mr. J. D. Williamf, Clydaoh Court), Mr. Jenkins (Yni.scorrwjr), Mr. Williams (Parti-idge), Mr. Howell Lleweilyn (Bryna.wel), Mr. Ludo Morgan flVnewyd-d), Mr. Lev/is Ijewis (Tre- orky), Mr. ar.d Mrs. G-ibbins (Neath). Mr. Morjraji (Cynmer). Mr. Maddocks, Mr. Evans iBla-engwynfi). and many others. Hounds were trotted on to Craigumrwch, where t-hey immediately found and got on good terms with their fox, who set his mais-k in the direction of Taib-a-ch and turned up to the top of the Graig, where he was very hard pressed. He went over the mountain to Cwmhychan. Eventually, after gi ving them a long chase, he crossed the riaeralniost to the Swansea Bay Railway, turned back very eibort over the river acrain. and up to the top of Khiw^akan Mountain, where he was rolled over in the open, after two hoturs' run with- out a check.

FOOTBALL. PROLIFIC SCORING IN OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT. UNITED KINGDOM EASILY BEAT SWEDEN. Goals. "Faraitod Kingdom 12 Swedem.?. 1 The fieeouid ma-toh of the Olympic Associa- tion ToaimsumeJi t- was played between the TJnitod Kingdoini at id Sweden on Tuesday aft-ernoooi at the Stadium. The United Kingdom a-ttax'-ked Btraight away, end ten minrute6 from the start ChaT)- man made an opening fcy^Btapley to race through and ocore the firfit goal with a fine shot. Five minutes later Woodward cQov^irJy traipped a big kick from Hunt, and, going on, obtained the seeond point, and directly a,ft,erw,i-rd-s a ma.giiiflcent effort from the right wing by Berry resulted in :1, tJLirli whih. ChaiMaan and Pnmell quickly, fo-llowed with the fomrth and fifth respectively. Before long Woodwaj-d and Purnell inc-reased the home lead. Subsequently bweden lost two oatsv chances through weak shooting, a.nd at b.if-tim,b tlhe Unit-ed Kingdom led by r,-even to nothing. Cba??in? eads, Pen?ts?n played in bnJIia?it iorm. a?d wag repca??iy yc??. for renMu-T?Mc deara-nees, feftmg" and elpn?r?ckd irrg away in great style. Swcd? attagied fiir-onglv for eighteen m-'n-ut?. and G. Berg-I ^rom ?t S?ly, and Ohapman lacked through his <?m po?. thus ei^ng Sweden a ?0?. A mmrntc later -PuTB?l i)mli-od for the Unftted Ki?gd?m. Hawkey _w>r<^ the United Kingdom's ninth goal with a beauti- ful long tdiot, a.nd a few minutes later SaP- ley made it double flgruras. Mrbsf^uontJy Bawkee a.nd Purneill ehot into the bwedieh net, and Bailey effected a fine save; at oloae qu-a.rtem from Sveni Ohlseon- Nothing more w<1L3 done, and the United Kingdom won very easily by twelve gtjate to one. TOUR OF THE WALLABIES. OFF TO I-ONDON THIS AF j- ivllAcLKJJN. ?- ?- I The Wallabies will lea. uarain ior ion-uorl by the 1.25 train this afternoon, and will play a Metropolitan team on Saturday. They have thirteen matches to play before they return to Wales to play the inter- national match on De-oember 12, and they would retrieve very largely their lost laurels at Llanelly if they won all their English matches. Such a performance would be the best proof of their stamina a.nd grit, and would invest the match with AVades with an interest that would scarcely be affected by Llanelly's great victory. They will spend nearly the whole of Decem- ber in Wales, and after the Wales match will meet the Glamorgan League, Newport, Aber- tillery, Swansea, and Cardiff in the order given. Then on the 1st of January they will play France, and according to present arrangements, that will be the last match of their tour. APPEALS TO THE UNION. CONTROL OF CARDIFF AND DISTRICT I MATCHES. The weekly meeting of the Cardiff and District Rugby Union was held at the Bristol and South Wales Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. A. II. Williams in the chair.- Penartb Thistles appealed aga.mst the deci- siom of Mr. RaJph Thomas, the referee in their match ag-ainst Taff Juniors, but the applica- tion was dismissed, and the result allowed 'to stand as a one-point victory for Tail J.undore. Oa,rdiff Welsh lodged an appeal against Grange Temperance team, who played a man named Ganey without a transfer.—After explanation Cardiff Welsh were allowed to withdraw the appeal. After n()goti3.t.lQl!lB extending over one month J. Lewis obtained his transfer to Car- diff Welsh. The Cardiff East T. C^ anton Unit,ed result ■wtas ordered to stand a.s a leagme match. Canton United claimed it as no league fix- ture. I SWANSEA V. BRISTOL. The Swansea 4iide for the Hristol match will be composed in the following way :— Back, Ja-ck Bancroft: threc-qnarter baclio-, W. Trew (captain), Phil Hopkins, H. Toft, and y. Ijewis; half-backs, Owen and Jones; for- wards (selected from), A. Smith, D. J. Thomas, Geo. Hayward. 1. Morgan. E. Morgan. F. Serine, H. Hunt, 1. Williams, and D. Griffiths.

I MUST NOT MARRY GENTILES v* Mr. Solomon Piiillips, of 38, Wimpole- st-reet, jeweller a.nd -,ilversniitli, whoso estate was valued for probate yesterday at £ 73,113, after maiding provision for his wife, left the residue of his property amongst his children, with a proviso that any of them who should ma.rry outtride the pale of tlfe Jewish faith should lose his or her share.

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-ro-day)s Finance. SWANSEA HARBOTTJl TRUST. The list of applications for the £ 700,000 Swaifteifc,? Hajiour Fou" rer Cent. "A" Stock will dose to- morrow (Thursday) for twth town arwl oouotry. We: URdcrstand that this ;?sue is temg looked upon very" favourebly.

ROYAL CANINE EXHIBITS. KING AND QUEEN SUCCESSFUL AT KENNEL CLUB SHOW. The annual show of the Kennerl Club, was opened at the Crystal Pa-lace <m Tuesday, amd the at/tendance constituted a record. The King- and Queen are among the exhibitors. The King has entered one of his Chiicber spaniels from the RaaidTingham Kennels, and her, Ma-jorty has foufr dogs) erKiortxl in the elapses for- Ba^^e-t hoaands. The wction of the show devoted to hourwlB includes this year several packs of blood. hounds. All the popular breeds are verlw heavily represented, and the clasBee ccmitairt most of the notable dogs now on the sbMf" bench. inchiding fox terriers, Seotcl* WTTiers, srianiels, retrievers. greai Danes, and Pomeranians. Sandrinsham Bess," tOO property of hit Majesty the Kin?, was placed reserve in a. limit cLift? for Clumiber sr^anwls. and wraBvery highly conrmeeded in am open class. ^andrimrhaTn Medora." bred -fay the Queen» was plaood first in the novice class for Basset hounds, San-drin<BrhiaxrL LoD" being a very close second. The eaane d<>s» were Fiyftilaa-ly piaccd in the limit claas. ILer Majesty's exhi- a' a.gain pdaeod first, in an open clase for bitch hounds, with "Sandr-ingtiam Dodo and ga-n<irin,-ham Vanity" was awarda premier honours in-an on class, for rougii Ba-ssete. LOCAL SUCCESSES. The following were the looal winn«r*t*— WclB. springers (novice class) lst, R, E. J<>ncs, CeCn Coed. Welsh, e-prmgiers (Bmit, class, -dogs): R. E. Jooes. Welsh springers (opeo-class,, dogrs): 2nd R. E. Jones. Welsh sprrngiers (limit class, bitches); 2nd, U. E. Jones. Welsh spriiig-esrs (open class, batches): 2nd. R. E. Jones. Airedale terriens (prrrrpiee): 3rd, W. Evans, Caerphilly. Airedale terriers (open olaa;)-. 2nd.. W. Evans. St. Bernard's, rorig-h (open oiass): 1st and 3rd, D. W. Davies, Tynewyidd, Barry. Sot. BersDaird'e, rougii (limit class): 2nd. D4 W. Davies. St. Bernard's, ronph. (brace class): D. W, Davies<<» brace. St. Barnard'e, rongfti (team-,clam). D. W. Da.view's taam.

BOWLS. MCKINTOSII CIUIVS SUCCESSFUI RECORD. The bon. secretary of the Mackintoaii Olnb reported a.t the animal meeting that dajTng the pac-t, eea.sotn the senior team had playjed 17 matohe?, of which 15 had been won, l lost, and 1 drawn. The A" tecum had won 9 aaid lost 5 of their 14 matches, while aill foiur scratch mid-week games had been won. The total number of shotfi soored amoumted to 5,071, ag-aiiwt 2,373. They had also gairwd the honour with 6 wins and 1 d'raiw for the ftrst time of being champions of the Welsh Bowl- ing ABSOcia:tion Iue, and in oonnection with the Welsh Bo»wiing' A«E»raaitik*i eham- pionssftiip tou rnamente all ttoree ements--the rink. pair, and single-bad been WOn by xnembers of their oltrb, while the Angnp Cam and club cliaiin>ion6ihip had fallen tJo llr. wi Ed.wardft, the Welsh singieHhanded chamtipdcml A letter wae also read from Mr. Pranikiija Smoke, K.O hon. secretary to the fiasisuftaai team which had visited them in July. veying the thanks of the teams for the ki-od- ncsses they had reoemaed &t tilie Maxikamterfk Institute. Mr. T. Roberts was elected oafwtiain for 19091. and Mr. W. A. Dale vice-captain; tihe hon W. O. GoodfaBow and CL W. Jenkins—were re-eletsted; Mr W- J., Tnavere was appointed hon. treaaiErer T. W. Emngton CaPtain of the "A" tearau with Mr. S. Tresseder as vice-captain,; juMt Mesens. E. Hunt, J. Thomas. F. W and W. Lawtrence members of cxwmmttee* Messrs. W. A. Cole, T. Enberts, J. Thrmme and W. C. GoodfelLow wesre elected delegates to the Welsh Bowling Associationgcueraj meeting. meeting.'Ma?o.r. chairman of ?e hMtit?tte wfho presided, stated that t? gpeen wo!m *£ be entirely re-laid before next season at j cost of about £ 160, and an afppeal to t;hoo, present foT tinamcl:all support resnJted in 4 enbstantial eum being guaranteed.

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I Electrocution. I I HORRORS OF THE DEATH CHAMBER I IHORRORS OF THE DEATH CHAMBER Dr. George F. Shra-dy, coroner of New York City, is to experiment on seven men now awaiting execution at Sing Sing to decide whether murderers in New York iSt-ate, who are executed by electricity, suffer excruciating torture before they are dead. Dr. Shr-ady believes that execution by electricity is inhuman. He declares that the electric shocks do not kill, and thait- death is inflicted by the doctors who per- form the post-mortem examinations. He aSlSterts that in almost all cases it is possible to revive persons who have been subjected to the Sing Sing electric current, and he declares that in the few actuail cases where revivification has taken place, the persons give awfnl descriptions of the agony caused by the electricity. Dr. S'hrady says that one case has come to his knowledge in which a criminal, W. G. Taylor, revived -after the electric shock, and was then chloroformed to death, the doctors ,holding him down while the anaesthetic was administered. In the case of William Kemxnler, after I the first charge had failed to kill, the man was horribly burned by the second charge, and even then showed signs of life while the dootdhs were making a post-cmortem examination of hi's brain. No time has been fixed for the death of the seven -Sing Sing murderers, but when the dates are announced (says the Daily Express") Dr. Shrady will attend the executions, and after the men have been pronounced, deafl by the prison authorities, he will attempt to bring them back to life. If he succeeds in restoring animation, the abolition of "eie,otrocution" in New YorK, for which many doctors have long agitated, will probably follow.

SOBER AFTER 40 DRINKS In the course of a London inquest yes- terday a witness asked to define drunken- ness, raid: "If a man lies down he is d ru-ak. Coroner Waldo: That is a. Southwark definitioin. The coroner added that a woman at South- wark the. other day was seen to drink a I whole botjtle of whisiky in three hours, and did not show it at all, althoug she had had sundry other drinks. A licensed victualler, giving evidence before him, had said he could taie 40 "gDes" of whisky and still do his business all right.

ALLEGED WIFE UURDER A freneh polisher famed George Leaning, of Sh>eph-erd'3 Bush, was charged on remand yesterday at West London yesterday wit.h the wilful murder of his wife Sarah by stab- bing her in the back with apair of scissors. It was a.lleg>ed that in the course of a quarrel the accused stabbed his wife, who died in a quarter of an hour. leaning declared that the fatal wound was acciden- tally inflicted during a scuffle. Leta<ning was formally remanded for com- mittal.