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To-Day's Short Story. I -0…
To-Day's Short Story. I -0 THE ABDUCTION OF HENRY FOREMAN. I was holiday-masking in Sydney some few I was holida,y..m.á'king in SY.Qnf'y some few I 70- a?o, after a serious iitn?ss broaght I on by overwork in London. One morning, w-,idli,, stayi-n_- -,L t the while .staying at the Metro-pole, I received a note from a friend of mine in the old days I —now manager of the Sydney branch of the I London Bank of Asia—asking me to call ? upon him. "Max!" said he, heartily grasping my hand, and the old smile lighting up his somewhat altered fa>ee—"or should I say the now celebrated: detective, Mr. Arnold Maxwell?'' "Old friends want no new names," I f replied, returning his honest srrip. he said. "I saw your name in the visitors' list yesterday, amd, cariouoly enough, this morilin.g I want you to do me a fa-vol, c.' "With pleasure, old man; I'm getting somewhat rusty. No-thin^ serious, I hope?'' I Wi"oll, it sounds gonsewhaA tary to your well-known skill, but I expect the explanation to my trouble will be so commonplace, that I do not wish to create a I iuirii by putting the matter in the hands of I our police." "WhtH afre the facts?" I inqmred. have a clerk named Henry Foreman, a qoiet; steady, hard-working young fellow, and one who \i.a. r lit en by perseverance until he now holds a position of trust in our bank. Among Ilia duties lie once a month collects large sunn of money from various mercan- tile ccmoerns, part of which is paid to 1'.3 and part to the London and Asiatic Rank. This money we receive for transmission to London and Pekin, and a.3 it is collected tram Chinese merchant*?,, it is nearly always pa,id in notes or specie. "Yesterday -was his day for collecting this mone;7, ana, a« he had not returned at five 0 clock, the other cierks left, I undertaking to receive the money at the private door, as I have done before when he has teen delayed. At, seven o'clock I began to worry, and tele- phoned down to HosLina of the Asiatic to know if he had bee-n there, but, as their cashier had left, lfnslins could not tell. "This morning I received a note from them, saying that Foreman had called as usual about 3.30, and had paid them il,711, for which they had given him the usual receipt. I then sent down to his digging?, thinking he mi?ht be ill, but learned that he had not been there since yesterday m?rn- ing, a most unusual occurrence, they added, i ■inquiries at the hospitals have met with a like result. What do you think about it?" "Is he a man likely to lead an extravagant life and be in pecuniary difficulties?" I inquired. "Do you think he has simply bolted with the money?' £ ar from it. I think the man is as honest as the day, and he Ü one of my favourite clerks. Ko; what I fear is that his move- ments? may have become known to some of the lower class of CFirese, and that he has uean drugged and robbed, or perhaps worse. But, as I said before, these are only sup- positions, and the explanation of his conduct may be quite ordinary. Therefore, I do not wish to communicate with the police until I have something further to guide m-p "I quite agree with you," I replied, "and I the nest plan will be to trace hi., movements unfit we find the man. Can you give me a I LA fjr the places he should have called upon I ye;.teraay?" Certainly, and I will send one of my ci^ ^as round with you. No the .search for Henry Foreman beggar*. I ncitsd one place of business after another, only to hear the same tale. Henry Foreman? les, they knew him well. Came itS usual yesterday. Paid him so much in gold and nates. Notes numbered so-and-so. Have his raoeipt for same. Did not tppear strange. Took money away as usual in strong leather o-ag fastened by a steel chain to a. leather bracelet round his wrist' -ere is no greater mistake than not starting your inquiries at the beginning, otherwiee I should have called upon the London and Asiatic Bank first. Up to his reaching there I found he had received <t~,678 10s. in gold and notes, and he paid I to the Asiatic £ 1,711, of which £1.463 was in notes and the balance of £ 243 in gold. I compared the numbers and found he had Parted with every note he bad received, ■retaining for his own huonk only gold. This struck me as peculiar, especially as some, of the notes were the Asia's own, but the cashier informed me that this was not at all unusual. Nothing occurred, then, ont of your ordinary bosdimees routine?" I concluded. "Absolutely nothing, 11 replied the cashier; closing- his books. "There was nothing-oh, by tn-a way, Smith didn't yoa give Foreman a note or something?" "It vra.s a-telegram, sir," said Smith, ■coming up, addressed to Foreman, Asiatic Hank It is a mistake often made, and as I knew Foreman would come here before I reaching his own bank, I retained it for did he do with it?" I asked. He read it through carefully, tore off a portion and said something about being 'Ju.t timp,' or words to that effect." And the rest- of the telegram ? I think he threw it over the counter, in TVHICH case, if it is not burned, it will be in the housekeeper's kitchen." Luckily a ca.refcul search found it, and I eagerly read: Fo.eluazl, Asiatic Lank, (.r^orge-strect; come at once; Miss Lindsey tram accident, lying dangerously ill at And that was all, for he had evidently torn the address off. you Jcaow who Miss Lindsey is?" I inquired. I think she is Foreman's nanc&e," repli&d the cashier. s Foi,(,man's fiine", replie-,ti me bank porter remembered him leaving. Said he had his usual cab, which nnfortu- nately was not at the stand. Inquiring at the cabman s house, his wife— "Thought as 'ow Jim 'ad said eomethink about a good job taking him all day." weaving word that he was to oome to th.e i Bank of Asia immediately on his return, I sent a messenger to the Tramway Commis- sioner's office, asking for a report of any tram or accident that had occurred J during the last two days. As there ""]5 nothing to do but wait until I the ret-uln of the cabman, I went back to the Bank of Asia and acquainted my friend I Rodney with events up to the present • He was delig-htod. Yoti see I was right," he exclaimed. "The aH_ air M quite simple. He is very much in I Jf ove with thi. M.?s H?dse.v, who is a charm- ing girl, aild 1 am grieved to hear hL. 'n'1_  J}U ?ee, when he got this t. el, egram, he hua-ri?doS iiLtF?d.?? the return, tut. findin her pel'harm dying, has for- I gotten the bank- 1 c.a,n quite understand." -?;u t hG mj-g,ht ??'? sent wor? I argued. -"rrue; but. then, they may be busy. Eyry moment may mean life or d,?ath. I w?? er wh?re the ?cid?nt occurred3" ?a were soon to he enlightened, for my messeig?r reported that the Tramway Com- mjssion?rs st.?ed that no accident of any kind bad occurred during the last fple day- and thw was confirmed both by the Transit Oommissioners and the police. Here wm a complication. No accident in Sydney for five days! What did it mean' Wo ,o,I-i-d blankly at each other. The hall I
r THE FLOODS IN SOUTH WALES.
r THE FLOODS IN SOUTH WALES. In a street at Cilbrjdd the floods clearell a.ay all the earth, and left the ma.ins. &c., bare. [Photo. W. Ko\\ land, Pontypridd.
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Passing Pleasantries, i — Daughter: 4; e says he worships the ground I walk on. Farmer: He doee, en? Then p'r'aps he'll hel« me to pa.y off the mortgage on it. There's a lady pianist a.t the concert- hall who plays with het" toes." "Um.ph! That's nothing; my baby does that!" Mr. Nuwed (gloomily): My salary heA hefsn cut down 10 per cent. jmivs..Yuwed (1hrily): On. don't worry about that, dear! Silk. Ribbons, and Co. are advertising perfectly lovely things marked down 20 per cemt. "Professor," said a graduate, trying to be pathetic at parting, I am indebted to you for all I know." Pray do not mention such a, trifle," wae the unflattering reply. Amateur Yachtsman: How does it happen that you have always lived near the water, yet do not know how to swim ? Fisherman's Boy: Don't have to swim. I know how to sail. TOO DBNSR FOR HIM. ■stage Viiiiaji: Aba! The plot thickens. I Disgusted Auditor: The.n T'm off! ('t make head or teil of it now, and I'll never is>e>e tbroagh tt if it gets any thicker. A Jad-y recently a^ked her servant how the mustard-pot- had become cracked. The reply, mad, with all gravity, was that she did not know, but supposed it was owing to the I musta.rd being so strong. WHAT HE WATCTED. I .L IuvnLOr oi ftnop: well, sonny, what is it? Bobby: If may dad comes in here and wants to buy anything except a bicycle, don t 'sell it to him. Been a Boy Himself.—Practical Father: I warut to buy a watch for my boy—the cheapest you have. Honest Dealer: I'm afraid I can't warraait the cheap ones to ke-ep very'good time. Practical Farther: 011. that just make it so that he can open the back of the oase.
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I WINTER IN GERMANY I _)
I WINTER IN GERMANY I Winter has come npon Germany in the most unexpected and violent manner. At ^erlin at midnight on Monday the ther- mometer registered 23deg. Fahr., a record for October, and only known to have been once bea-ten in the history of Berlin. In the ThuringiaTL Forest the thermometer was down to 10.4deg. Fahr., while a heavy snow- fall is reported from the Silesian Mountains -Reute.r.
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For Women Folk. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHE8 Don't use damp or steamy articles of cloth- ing about baby's body. Don't leave soap on baby's skin, nor in his clothing. Baby may not at will or necessity change valet or laundry, and if he chafe what more natural? Clean water and olean cloth to rinse baby with are not costly. An original way to use up cold lIwn is to cut into very thin slices, season it with a little mustard mixed with lemon juice; then I melt a little currant jelly, add a small piece of fresh butter, and when melted place the ham in it and heat through. When so, serve on hot dish with the liquor poured over and fmgera of toast. Cream Tomatoes. 1 I Take lib. tomatoes and cut into thick slices and fry them in butter. When done place on a hot dish and thick&n batter left in the pan with a little flour and, m4?lk, s?eon to ta*te with cayenne and salt; &tir into a smooth cream, pour over the tomatoee, and serve very hot. Mock Lobster. First make a sauce as follows: 4oz. fresh butter, half-gill vine-gar, one egg boiled hard and minced very fine, salt and cayenne to taste. Then take 1407.. of cooked veal, free from fat and skin, mince very fine, stir it into the sauce and bring to bottling point. Serve hot: .garnish dish with crese and slicee of hard-boiled egg. 1- »-or Dry Scalp and Falling Hair. I TVm „1C -1 |_ ? u, ?n.f ?ji wirn a smaH quantity of eau de cologne (say a tenth) applied to the scalp by Parting the ba.ir in three different places n,¡ ? ?? mui)s or Tne mixture placed at inter>a13. Then gently massage the be ad with outstretched fingers, a-fter??rds using the wide tooth-comb and genUr brushing, fnis should be done every evening. The head should not be washed oftener than once a fortnight; rinse well and dry well, and remember that without perseverance good results are impossible. Macaroni a l'italinnne. I Quarter of a pound of macaroni, quart-er- IP-int of good stock made from bones or pieces of meat, los. of grated parmesan cheese, loz. of grrated English cheese, loz. of butter, and seasoning of cayenne ana salt. Boil the macaroni for twenty minutes. Drain in a colander, return to the sauce- pan with the stock, and let it simmer gently until all the liquor is absorbed by the I macaroni, which will take about a quarter of an hotur. Now stir in the butter and the i seasonin g with .oz. of cheese; when dis- solved. turn on to a hot dish and sprinkle rest of cheese on top. This is good eaten with tomato sauce, and should no stock be to hand make some with beef extract.
GELLIGAER UP-TO-DATE I
GELLIGAER UP-TO-DATE There was distention amongst the mem- bers at the meeting of -Gelligaer's new urban council on Monday, Mr. Edward Lewis in the chair. The dispute arose over the voting for some candidates on the Old-age Pensioms committee-Mr. Thomas Williams, I Trelewis, and Mr. Rees Davies, a member of I the council—and the votinsr was m'™ t" seven in favour of the non-member Con- fusion reigned for a while when the figures' were read, and the chairman sought the opinion of the clerk. Mr. W. B. Lloyd (loudly): I don't think the clerk has any right to rule in this matter at all. Mr. W. Hammond: And I think it is unfair. We protest against it. Mr. D. Hopkins: Let's go on with the next question. Mr. Lloyd (shouting at the top of his voice): Go on with the next question! Is that business? I say the man was not legally appointed! Do your business in an open manner! I don't care for you or the chairman! Mr. Hammond: Why sit in the chair if you are afraid to rule. The Clerk: The Chairman has ruled and accepted Mr. Williams. Mr. Hammond: It seema to me he is ruled by yourself. The Clerk: There is no reason to insult the chairman. The Chairman lto the members): I beg to ask for your support. It's the first time we have had an insult from Mr. Hammond. Mr. Hammond: It won't be the last either if you don't behave properly. The Chairman: Well, act the gentleman. Mr. Hammond You act the gentleman.
HIGHER TAXES IN PRUSSIA I
HIGHER TAXES IN PRUSSIA I The Kaiser, opening the Prussian Diet on T-teeday, said: "Events claiming the atten- tion of Europe have recently come to pass in the Near East. The German Empire, in faithful co-operation with its allies, will work for a peaceful and equitable solution of present difficulties. "It is my will that the electoral law for the Lower House shall further be organi- cally developed. I see in this step one of the weightiest ta-sks of the present dav. Bills will be submitted at onoe provid- ing for increases in salaries of State officials clergy. and elementary schoolmasters. "These proposals involve a fresh permanent annual charge of about ten million pounds. It M. therefore, imperative that a consider- J able portion of the necessary resources shall be raised by an increase in taxation on pro- perty and incomes on the higher scales. Renter.
SUICIDE WITH A TOY CANNONI
SUICIDE WITH A TOY CANNON I An extraordinary ease of suicide w-as investigated on Tuesday at Broadway, near Weymouth. On Monday night a.n architect named Firth (39), of independent means, was found dead under the kitchen table in a house in which he lived with his widowed mother. By his side was a toy cannon, a lamp, a.nd matches. Dr. Hawkins gave the opinion that, whilst lying down, the deceased discharged the cannon. The shot entered the left side, pierced the heart, and came out through his back, making a complete hole. A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane" was returned.
IWELSH PENBION OFFICERS
I WELSH PENBION OFFICERS Mr. D. A. Thomas has given notice that lie will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the hard- ship inflicted on monoglot Welsh-speaking applicants for all old-age pension in districts in Wales where the pension officer has no knowledge of Welsh; whether any request has been made to him on behalf of the Aber- dare District Council, the Glamorgan County Council, and other public bodies to receive a deputation on the matter, and what reply, if any, he has made to such request.
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J Carl Ropera FAUST "UCED 1 I The Carl ILosa. ^^bori,tin.iiod theIr 1 programme at the Theat.re on Tuesday with a spl^ptesentation of Gounod's "Faust," ae again had a crowded audience told their efforts. The whole perforn^g thoro-ughly worthy of the standab has made the name Carl Rosa a he word to opera ML5h ELIZAJ%r,(|E.s,3. lovers, and some of parts seemed to have been apprwi ^,ng.th€n(Xi gince the last visit of the <,y There was a I new "Faust" and a "Vrguerite." Miss Elizabeth Burgees, a5nie,niber of the organ; s-ition, role of -Mar- guerite," and singing^ best manner, interpreted the part "force in charac- terisation and a pow which made her performan to lYe graatly praised. Tli,-Tr. Walter I "Wheatley, the America;. who. when he oaone first to Cardiff t\¡ont.h;:¡ago. made so successful an apPA as "Don Jose" in "Carmen." His "Fa. equally good, and he obtained t,he 11,-1h approval of his audience. Mr. Ur Wilik,wortli, taking up a family as Mepbisto- pheles," with nr^ghed depth a,nd i power, and made lnjfibaticn to the tragedy the most eq(of the evening. Mr. Hebden Foster di t'thin,- well that the small part of V .l" requires. Miss Chri<3tine Ritz sau? B" as a oliamnng "Siebel," and Miss Do Wil$on was an excellent "Martha," Anmie Elliot, the principal dancer tVompany, gave a pleasant interlude in tl soone, in which her dancing- do4n,-Iln.lj[ell m0i-ethan ordin.ary grace and L""Mr. Walter Van Xoorden again dire-c-tøddmirable orches- tral accompaniment.
COAL CARRYINONTRACT
COAL CARRYINONTRACT I Mr. Justice Bray, in til-lIS Benoh Divi- i sion on Tuesday, g"tvebi-eilt fox pl-tin- tiffs for £ 4,863, with 11 at 4 per oent. from Jonuary 16, 1903, bsts in the oaae t of the Comptoir Na-fwn^compt, &c., v. the Iaw Oar and Gcll^nsurance Com- pany. The plaintiffs claim. or the sum of 14,315, with interest "'they alleged to be due under a po-liey) durance issued by defendants against lhich the plain- tiffs might suffer from Un-fulfilment of a contract to carry ^3 of coal from I Cardiff to Denmariv JieSgr3, Owen. Brothers. It was the defendant:- that the policy in que«aas obtained by fraudulent 6tate-11lS Representations made to defendants m "?oy His Lordship said that?? opinion, the defence had failed on groul,ds—first, that the policy was liot,ined by misre- presentation; and, sontha.t if there was the plaintiffs' title pnjicy Was not affected by it. Leave to appeal was g:on the Mozey being paid into court.
A VERY SMALA VOUR. I
A VERY SMALA VOUR. I "Oih, George, dear, I brittle favour I'd like to ask before yon to toWT1 this morning," said Mrs. Jo°1> other diaiy, Well, wha,t is it?" I wish that you would he-lp Lizzie to move the pia.no out of ^tin^-room and help her to get those big .cases and that great heavy couch out of room. I wa-ii t the conch carried out into yard, where it ciin be thoroughly beaten- I then if ym,li jutt help get the carpet Il<d out oh the line and help Susan beat slhake it. and help her take down. tihoSOgg pictures on the sitting-room wall aild the m out so that the dust can all be btd off the back and-well, if he hasn't ghat's just like a marn! Ask him to do little thing about the house, and he ftff faster than if a conscript officer were £ him to carry him off to lvlar! I never anything like it!'
IKNOCKED HIS TfyH OUT I
I KNOCKED HIS TfyH OUT I I Alfred Jones, a young r, living near Coletford, claimed xt4 from Henry Jenkins, another collde.r at Monmouth County-conrt on Tuesday the loss of two teeth, spoiling some cloth and loss of work. The young man said W d been to the "White City" on a P1* n-ouse outing, and travelled with <Jtb£!induding de- fendant. Coming back, Juafter leaving Paddington, Jenkins (iini without any provocation, and the wen.t on his three-guinea suit. He ha4 t work because of the blow. The Judge allowed L6 0, adding that this tmolynt. was for the lof the teeth.
'SUCCESSFUL BEWERS.I
'SUCCESSFUL BEWERS. I Amongst the awards in ^Hmpetitions at the Agricultural-ball till' reek arc the following:— For the best black beert an original gravity of under 241b.—2n jjesers. John Brothers, Aberg-arw I^reVy Company (Limited), Brynmenyn, Ab<?r\fig. For the best black beer an original gravity Gf over 241b.—1st, We's Brewery, Blaenavon. For the beslt beer of an orirai gravity of under 151b. 1st, Messrs. W'ID Hancock, and Co., The Brewery, Card-i" For the bast beer of an 4giral gravity from 151b. to 181b.-2nd, lSrs. William Hancock and Co., The Brow6, Cardiff.
SHAKSPEARE MEORIAL1
SHAKSPEARE MEORIAL A meeting of the Towly-ootitatcd exeou- tive columittee of t.he ShaksaT0 Memorial was held at the Mansion Ho on Tuesday. The Lord Mayor of Londo^iresided and among those present wa.s tb of Ply- mouth. Sub-committees were app<tted. one to draft, a scheme for the erectio^jf a national theatre, and another to or,,4,, an appeal to the ptablic for funds to arry out. the work.
FOOTBALL !
FOOTBALL CVMMER R.F.C. have Cct. 24, ov, 28 open for guarantees or home-and-hoine mlles with good clubs; other open'dates.-B. J. Tlqas, Lloyd's Cot- tage, Cymmer, Port Talbot. ødQ7r?? SPILLERS AND BAKERS JUIOS A.P.C. require I Fixtures with Junior teams within ,dius of 15 miles, of Cardiff; average age Secre- tary, 4, Egham-street, Cardiff." er26 LI>A^BRADACH RA.WERS A. C. have open datea October 24, November 21: December 12, January 23, January 30, Febnwry ?, ?ge 18.-Apply Jkiuu,ary 23, Glen View, Llanbradch.. e4964r22 E Fifher, e4964r22 ST SAA?OUE'? IR. F. ay Mateli on Saturday De- t" Cetober 24th; ? f .way match on d?tes open; accept ,rant,;e.r!vB l-e I few o tber dates open; accept guarantee.—L'b or Wire Sec., W. Morgan, 67, Pearl-"treet, Car I <?l8r22 SENGHENYDD THISTLES A-P.n require Fix- tures; ages 14 to 17.—F. WH?s. ( Windsor-place, Scughenydd, near Cardiff. e48Wr?l DIN AS Scnghenydtd', O Vv IS JUNIORS R-F-C* ?nt Fixtures for Oct. 24, J<ov 21, JM. 2 and 30; aCpt cuara?s- Fred. Barnett, 21iE,,lm Grove-road. e4MB.? SPLOTT BAPTIST A.F.C. (averag, ?ge 16, g) have the toUowing d?tes open awayVOct. 24th, T-m 2nd, 1909, Arnl 10th and 24th.-I-  George, secre- I tary, 28. Milford-street, Splott, Card;? e49l9r22
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Blasting in a Fiery Mine I…
Blasting in a Fiery Mine -0 ,SURVEY OF SOUTH WALES COALFIELD., At a general meeting of the South Wales-, Institute of Engineers held in Cardiff on Tuesday afternoon, the PTP-mde ii-t (Mr. Willia,m D. Wight) referred to the death 0" the late secretary iMr: T. Jones Price), which bad oceurr-e-d ffjnoe the last general meeting. He said Mr. Jones Price had been a mcrhber of the inatitnte aJmost since its foundation. and always took the deepest: interest in its work. For tlie last few years he liad besai secretary, and that he per- MB. MARTIN PRICE. [Photo Metropole Studios. formed his duties with success was shown ¡ by the manner in which the institute had i increased in membership during that period. His courteous behaviour towards member?, both youns and old. endeared him to all. He moved a vote of condolence with the family. Mr. H. K. Jordan, who seconded, thoroughly concurred in all the remarks which the president, had made. Mr. Price was a man to be loved, and one for whose all-round abilities he had seldom met an equal. The members agreed to the motion by standing in silence. The President then announced, amid applause, that Mr. Martin Price, who for some time had done duty for his father, had been appointed to succeed him. Discussion was opened and adjourned on a paper by Mr. James Ashworth, Macclesfield, on "Can blasting be continued in safety in a fiery mine?" The President, commenting on the paper, said Mr. Ashworth had applied the principle of the gas engine, that a email quantity of gas could be exploded under pressure, to the conditions of the coa.1 mine. He contended that when ehots were fired in a mine, and pressure was thus created, it was not necessary to have present what had hitherto been recognised as the p-ereentage of gas necessary to form an explosive mixture before an explosion could ooeur. Mr. J. Dyer Tjewis agreed with this theory, and gave it as his opinion that it was impossible in a steam coal colliery to so well water the workings that the passage of flame could be stopped. There was also a commencement of a discussion on a comprehensive paper by Mr. H. K. Jordan, F.G.S.. entitled "The South Wales CoaIneM: Sections and Notes," giving the results of a geological survey of the ?hole of the coalfield, including the [ Forest of Dean. Tli- President described it as the result of Mr. Jordan's life-work, and Mr. Deakin considered it would be his monument as well, and would be regarded as a, valuable work of reference long aft-er not only the author, but all the members, had passed away.
HOME RULE PLEDGES
HOME RULE PLEDGES Visoount CAST LEBE AG H (U., Maidstone) asked the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on Tuesday whether he would state the nature of the pledges that he had given to make Home Rule one of the leading issues at the next general election, and whether he would give the House an opportunity of dis- cussing his proposals. The PRIME MINISTER: The pledges which I have given on the subject on behalf of the Government are to be found in the debate this session on the motion of the hon. member for Waterford and in answer to some later questions. The whole matter was then fully discussed, and I see no reason for re-opening it at this moment. Viscount CASTLEBiEAGH: In view of th-e very serious situation arising out of the un- certainty on the subject, may I ask if the statement that the right hon. gentleman has given both public and private pledges to the hon. member for Waterford is a correct statement or not? (Opposition cheers.) The PRIME MINISTER: I have given no private pledges. My pledges are to be found recorded in Hansard. Colonel SEEirff informed Mr. Mitchell Thomson (U., I-a nark) that the Committee on the All-Red Route proposals were con- sidering an interim report, and could not report finally until further information had been obtained from the self-governing com- munities.
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■  LOCAL WILLS I ME. RICHARD ROGERS. PONTYPRIDD. Mr. Eicnard Rogers, of Tymaesyfed, Tyfica- road, Pontypridd, retired grocer, a well- known Freemason, a former chairman of the local burial board, and a member of the old school board, who died on August 7, aged 78 years, left estate of the gross value of L5,355, of which the net personalty has been sworn at £ 4,943. Probate of his will, dated June 15, 1880, has been granted to his widow, the sole executrix. The testator left the whole of his property to his wife for life, with remainder equally between the children of his brothers William Rogers, John Rogers, and David Rogers, his sisters Elizabeth James and Sarah Pugh, and his wife's sisters Jane Francis and Elizabeth Prytherch. MR. CHARLES EVANS, CILFYNYDD. I Mr. Charles Evans, of 47, Mary-Street, Cil- fynydd, who died on August 12, left estate of the gross value of E679, with net per- sonalty £549, and probate of his will has been granted to Mr: David Charles Evans, of 36, Rickard-street, Cilfynydd, bntcher, and Mr. Daniel Evans, of 2, Park-street, Abercynon, butcher.
iHIS HAPPIEST - 'MOMENT.I
HIS HAPPIEST MOMENT. I "John," she asked, cuddling up to him, for I it was the seventh anniversary of their marriage, "what was the happiest moment of your life?" "Ah, dear," he replied, "I remember it well. I shatt tiever forget it. If I live to be a hundred years old, that moment will always stand out as plainly as it does to-ni'ght." She sighed and nestled a little closer, looking longingly up into his honest blue eyes. After a moment's silence she -u-rged: Yes, but John, dearest, you haven't told me when it was." "Oh," he answered, "I thought, you bad guessed it. Srctrely it ought to be easy enough for yont to do so. It was when you caime to me autumn, if you-remem,ber, and told me that you had decided to trim over one of your old hats so a5 to make it do for the winter." Then the celehration of the seventh anmiversa.ry of their marriage became formal and uninteresting.
GO AWAY & PAY £10 A MONTH'
GO AWAY & PAY £10 A MONTH' At Monmouth County-court on Tuesday Judge Owen talked in a very straight manner to James Price, described as a farmer, living at Hafodrynys, near Ommilin. He had failed to pay upon an order of the recent court the sum of "9 odd due upon a promissory note to his wife, Margaret Price. The parties are now living apart. Mr. Herbert Williams, who appeared for the plaintiff, proved that a few years ago when the man m,a,rried the woman he went to live at her farm, and she maintained him. Plaintiff also declared that the man had nearly f,1,000 in a bank, and had attempted to huy, a farm for £ 1,100. I Defendatnt told the judge he' did not remember the amount of money he had in the bank. I Judge Owen: Go away and pay 110 a I month. If you do not, I will send you to i prison for a long time.
ICARDIFF SAtE ROBBERY I
I CARDIFF SAtE ROBBERY I The Cardiff police believe they are on the track of the thieves who stole the safe con- taining C250 from the premises of Messrs. Thomas, bookmakers, Clare-road, last Satur- day night week. They have already gleaned a number of "interesting details, and know tfÎat the thieves boldly entelred the house through the front door and carried the safe fbway in a oart. It is believed that five men were implicated in the robbery.
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[Seven Years Lamed by Sciatica. A VETERAN HANDYMAN'S ADVANCED KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES — DOAN'S BACKACHE KIDNEY PILIJS DISCHARGE THE ACCUMULATED WATER AND A MASS OF IMPURITIES, AND HEALTH AND STRENGTH RETURN AFTER YEARS OF LINGERING DIS- EASE. Mr. Frederick W. Stewart, of 42a, James- street, Devonport, is a staunch type of the Handyman. He has sailed under the Union Jack in all parts of the world, and has seen active service in the Zulu, Soudan, and Boer ware, and in many a bush fight in the West Coast of Africa. He holds the Royal Humane Society's medal for saving the life of a little child off the coast of Newfoundland. He is well known and highly respected in the Three Towns, and many local CLERGY. MAGISTRATES, AND TOWN j COUNCILLORS are familiar with his remarkable case recorded here. "It was in 1901 I was first taken ill," ho says. "It was nothing more than a throb- bing pain in the sides and a weakness in the baek-not bad enough to keep me away from work. But the strain of my duties soon told upon me, and at last I broke down com- pletely. "The first doctor I called—I have had thir- teen in all—told me it was sciatica. He applied salt bag-s to the affected part, and that eaeed me for a time, but I quickly grew worse instead of better, and eventually had to keep to bed altogether. I was so helpless that I could not move in bed without assis- tance. My left leg was bent up ALL OUT OF SHAPE, T T. and i completely last the use or it. it was always cold, and nothing would drive the sciatic pain away. "In 1904 I became in such a state that I had to be taken in a oab to the hospital. There I was kept on a strict milk diet, and the secretions from the kidneys were tested three times every day. If I closed my eyes the nurses would shake me to rouse me; they said they dared not let me fall off to sleep or I should never wake again. The doctors said it was impossible for me to last long, and looked upon me as a freak of Nature to be living at all seeing my condi- tion. I was in suoh agony that I would have welcomed death, and I aprhealed to the phy- sicians to let me die. "Eventually I was taken to p- Conva- lescent Home, and it seemed at first that I was making a little headway there, for after three weeks I oould manage to move a little with the aid of sticks, though the left leg was still POWERLESS AND DEFORMED. "But very soon I had another terriblo break- down. If possible I became worse than ever, and was in maddening agony. My leg waa quite crippled. and I began to have cruel pains in the back and loins. The urine was thick, amd after leaving some to stand in a bottle for a few hours it would be hall- Mr. F. W. STEWART I (from a photo). I full of sediment. Another alarming symp- tom now appeared: I could not pass secre- tions more tfhan once a day, and my right arm began 1fo swell with water. The swell- ing spread to my legs, and all over my body, and from my normal weight of lOst. 101b I went to 12st. 51b. lOoz. My toes could hardly be distinguished, so distorted were my feet with the swellings. On waking in the mornings the side on which I had lain overnight would be all PUFFED UP TERRIBLY, and the eye would be quite obscured by the swelling. "The pains in my back were well-nigh un- bearable. I was bent nearly double, and if "1 att*MPted to move I came over in a violent tremble. "In July, 1906, a Town Councillor" (whom Mr. Stewart named) "obtained another hos- pital ticket for me, and again I returned to hospital. When I implored them to tap the water away they said it would be fatal to do so, but they blistered me, and this brought up little bladders of water on the hips and anxles and knees. "When I asked the physicians and nurses what was the matter with me they shook their heads, and would not tell me, and at length I was advised to write to any friends I wished to see. I knew what this meant, and I grew hopeless, dejected, and irritable. It seemed like just WAITING FOR TIIE'END. "A second time I was taken to P- Don valescent Home, but, growing no better, I pleaded to be allowed to return to my own home. The physician remarked to the nurse that I might just as well end my days at home as there, so I was wrapped in blankets and taken back in a conveyance. "During my long suffering I had been try- ing various kinds of advertised medicines, and now-at what seemed to be the end—I hoped against hope, and asked my wife to get some of Down's Backache Kidney Pills for me to try. The chemist did his b-èst to persuade her to have his own 'backache' pills instead of Doan's; they were cheager and just as good, he said. But my wife replied that she knew I would use nothing but Doan's, and she got Doan's. "The first box did me no good that I could tell of, but I did not expect miracles, and was no-t discouraged. I kept- on with the pills, and when I was half-way through the second box I began to pass water in amazing quantities. I must have passed gallons a day. There was a never-epding desire to urinate. The relief this gave me was wonder- ful. I used to measure my swollen limbs every day with a little tape measure, and day by day I could see a distinct REDUCTION OF THE DROPSICAL SWELLINGS. "After the fourth box a singular thing happened: something seemed to be moving in the loins, and one morning a MASS OF IMPURITIES, the size and shape of a hen's egg, was dis- charged. Inside, was a. dry substance like chaff. "Relief was quick and very noticeable after Doan's Backache Kidney Pills had driven out this foreign stibstance. The pains in the back and loins eased, and I could manage to get almost straight. I even had a little power in the left limb. which had been CRIPPLED SO MANY YEARS. Before I began with Doan's the flesh of the left leg had been just like dough, retaining any impression of the fingers, but now it was becoming inatural again. To-day I am out a,nd about the same as I was before my illness, and there is nothing a.t all the matter with me except a slight pain in the left leg, which Doan's pills are gradually curing. I do not need sticks to get about with now, and I feel so fit and well that I am down at the docks every Ainor-ning by six o'clock. Last Wednesday weelt took a ten-mile walk, and at least. once a week I go six miles in the day. Doan's backache kidney pills have done all this for me, changing me FROM A CRIPPLE TO AN ABLE MAN. Your medicine has saved my life-saved me, indeed, from what was worse than domth-a constitution fighting, year after year, against a hideous, deforming disease—a disease which robbed me of my power toi earn my own living, and ran away with all my savings-Odism--e that made me and all around me wretched. I will always say that it was Doan's Backache Kidney Pills alone that cured me, and which I have to thanik solely for my being alive and able to earn my own living to-day. All who know what I have been through, and how near to death I lingered, are amazed to see me a-bout again looking as I FIT AND STRONG AS EVER, I and years younger than I did during that awful illness. The hospital nurse could hardly believe her eyes when she saw me; she had heajrd that I ha.d died shortly after leaving the hospital. "Devonport townapeople often ask me to account for my cure, and I never hesitate to tell them that it is due entirely to Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. I have done all I ca,n, by recommending the medicine to others, to show my gratitude, but as long as I lire I shall never be able to show it 8»lOlsieoftly(Signed) F. W, Stewart."
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porter provided the esplanat.ion, for at th^ moment he entered with the s' ft ling anncuncement — Miss Lindsey would like to see you, sir" Miss Lindsey! exclaimed Rodney, spring- ing to his feet, in astonishment-" Miss I Lindsey? Good heavens, man, show her in!" A ta,ll. dark, and distinctly good-looking girl catered the office, but one look at Rodney's amazed face quite upset her. Ali,. -rodia-ey! Mr. JJxxlney!" she cried, running up to hira. You have had news. I can see it in your face. Tall me-wllero is Henry? Is he dea.d ?" My dear Miss Lindsey, calm yourself, I pray. There is really no cause for alarm. Mr. Foreman will return, I have no doubt. But I cannot understand the accident!" What accident? Oh, tell me, Mr. Rod. ney, for I cannot bear this suspense. Is h-e badly hurt ?" "I referred to your accident, Miss Lind- sey," "aid Rodney, hurriedly. "My accident? What do you mean? I have had no accident. Oh, why do you all talk in riddlse? end the girl dropped into a chair and burst into tears. When she was more composed we learned that Foreman on leaving her the evening before his rance promised to take lier to a theatre. He faÜed-for the first | time—to keep his apppintment with her, and she naturally thought he was detained at the bank. She called at his rooms' a,bolit, 9 o0, but foiun-d that he had not, returned, and this morinvng learned he had been away a-11; night. From there she ha,d come strltlightil to the bank. w, told her all we knew, and j she listened attentively until the end. "That telegra,m was a trap to lure him away,' she said, finally, "so that they might rob him and perhaps murder him. The cabman has been engaged all day by the villains to prevent our tra,cing him. Only the last time I saw him he told mo how nervous he was of being robbed when with the bank's money. How quickly his words have come true." I believe you are right, Miss Lindsey," said Ilodney, but you cmust keep calm now and be ready to help. j-iy friend Mr. Maxwell will probably trace him in a few hours, and God grrant he is found uninjured. I persuaded her to go home, for there was nothing to do 'but wait, and promised to bring Foreman to her should he be ill and want nursing. "And if you find him dead, Mr. Maxwell," ahe said, with trembling lips, do not keep me in longer suspense." I promised, but a thought would creep into my mind t.hat tbi,, higii-s,p-irifed girl might find death the easier of the two blows that looked like falling. At last the cabman returned. He remembered the addreis perfectly—in fact. Foreman had given him the piece of paper torn from the telegram. In tea minutes he had driven me to the house, situated in one of the worst Chinese quarters round the Haymarket. It appeared deserted. It was here that the cabman receive his pay aDd drov? offei hfttArp \Tt» Fyimma n ^.n+crftfl f.llfl T I -A. u.&J"CA.J.J. J.IV'I. 0.-4" iL..I.U"L rang the bell. There was no answer, so taking out a knife I sprang the latch of. one of the lower windows, and so obtained admission. All WEts silent. Upstairs I found my man lying -aryparently dead in a pool of blood. with his hand3 tightly tied behind him. I staunched the flow of blood as best I could aod carried him to the cab. In' twenty minutes we had him a.t Miss Lin,d- • sey's house, with her mother and a medical man in attendance. When I told Rodney he exclaimed "Thank Heaven, he still lives. The loss or a few hundred pounds is nothing to the loss of a young man's life. Up to now the case has been quite simple to you but now, Maxwell, I will put you on your mettle. I' Find me the cowards that have done this dastardly crime, and I shall always be' indebted to you. This is a personal matter with me now, so spare no expense, but I hound the villains down!" It did not take long. I returned to the house, and inquiries at the banks elicited' that on the previous afternoon a, Mr. Roger I Brown had opened an account with the Bank of Australia, and had deposited the sum of £1,95.5 in gold. The clerk remem,bered the man well. He was tall and slight, with .1 dark beard. I took this man with me to Miss Lindsey'a house, accompanied by Mr. Rodney. Fore- man was. still unconscious, so I asked to be left alone with him a few minutes. Rodney and I entered the room. I slipped a false black beard round Foreman's chin as he lay on the pillow, and the clerk was called in. He identified the man immediately. When the clerk had left I turn-ed to Rodney, who sat by the aide of the bed, and asked a3 gently as I could whethar he understood, but before he could reply, Foreman beeame suddenly conscious, -tnd., putting his han-d to his ohin, found the beard. With a wild, agoniairag cry he tore it off, and then, seeing Rodney, tried to leave the bed. Rodney soothed him as besrt he could, and in those few moments Foreman, I think, must have confessed his guilt. Turn ng to me. Rodney whispered:— Send at once for Kennedy, of the Bank of Australia." I nodded, and went myself. When we returned Foreman was calmer, and, I believe, sjjamed a cheque for the full amount payable to Rodney. I stood aside. That wa's their business, not mine. When I I Kennedy bad left Rodney called me to the beside and, taking Foreman's hand, said: Maxwell, there has been some mistake, but all is righted now. Miss Lindsey need never know. iSlhe suspects nothing. Only you, 1, and Kennedy understand, and we shall forget." Foreman g-ave Rodney a look of intense gratitude, and turned on the pillow, and it was then that we found his wound was bleeding again, and had been doing so for some time. Poor Foreman! He paid a big price for hi, one false step, for in a few hours he died in. Miiss Lindsey's arms. It was then I told Rodney how I had dis- covered the fraud. How I suspected the telegram from the first; and how, when I found he discharged his cab before the- door of a house where he should have imagined hi3 sweetheart was dying, this suspicion became confirmed. Then I found his hands were tied with two r tunning knots, and an after ioarch discovered the false beard behind the chimney da.mper and the key of the house in a water-butt heneath the window of the room in which I found him. Inquiries at the house agent's told me that lie had inspected the house a few days before, when he had probably obtained a fake key. Expecting to be found the night before, I imagine he had drugged himself with opium, and in the stupor muit ha.ve r.tiaick his head against the mantelpiece— for there I found blood—and in struggling had so tightened t,ne knots round his wrists that he could not release them. The plot was clever, but the details were badly carried out. Rodney's head 2k oil his arms ss he listened. Finally, he. rose with a strained face of ashy whiteness. Maxwell," he said, taking my hand, "promise never to repeat what I now tell you while I live; after—it matters not. Foreman vus my son, but his mother died before we were married. I have been too great a coward to tell him I was his father!" Then, after a pause, he con- tinued: "What a math sows so must he reap. I have indeed I wen punished." Rodney and Miss Lindsey are both dead, so I can tell the story now, for any others connected w.ith the tragedy will fail to recognise the names I have used. I