Evening Express

CONFESSION OF ROBBERY A remarkable confession, involving a mys- terious Mr. was read at Westminster on Saturday, when Elizabeth Martin, a well- dressed young woman from West Kensington, was accused of extensive robbery from her employer, Mr. Cecil Ray, Prosecuting eounael alkgvd that prisoner lor eight or nine years had "kwcn cashier in Mr. Ray's shop. and had stolen between £ 300 and jl3Q0 for a married man. The police stated that in her confession the accused girl said:- Though I took the money, I never had ono penny of it myself. I gave the whole of it to Mr. for hi" family, for the rent of his office, and for other He has always been at me for money. He used to meet me regularly on leaving busi- ness and ask if I ha-d got any cash for him. He said that he must have it. and I used to give him something every day. Besides the money I took from my employer, I used to give Mr. a considerable part of my weekly salary. He knew exactly where I was abetting the monev from, and aid it would be all righ-t and that he would make restitution. As rent was due on May 1 he told me i must get that for him, and I should have d-one so if this had not happened. In January of this year Mr. was ill, and I paid the whole of the expenses of an operation and the nurse's charges. An inspector stated that when he arrested the girl she pointed rnit the man, who was apparently waiting for I.or. The man said to witness whfn accosted: "She may be legally guilty of taking the money, but not morally. I don't mind if I change places with her." The Magistrates remanded prisoner, and issued a warrant for the arrest of the man.

TRAGEDY AFTER WEDDING. I While cycling towards Brecon after the wedding of his sifter on Saturday, a young man named Thomas Parry, of Ffynonoer, fell in a fit, aDd on being taken into the Castle Madoc Arms. died in a short time.

"MESSIAH" MUSIC AT CARDIFF I The choir of Bethany Baptist Church, car-I diff. on Sunday evening r?nd?red the second part of "The Messiah, under the leadership of Mr. D. W. Evans. Miss Gladys O. Evans effectively sang the aria, He was despid.. The other soloists were Miss Brya.n, Mr. J. David. and Mr. D. O. Evans.

TRAMWAYMEN'S PARADE. I Cardiff and district tramwaymen on Sun- day paraded to St. John's Church, accom- panied by their own 5and, which made its I aret pubtM appearance. The Rev. D. Jenkias, ¡ vicar-elect of St. Bride's, preached, and I collections were made for the band fund.

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The Man in the Street. + Life is still the most interesting thing in the world death the most mysterious and the most dreaded. The execution of Foy at Swansea on Saturday again illus- trated this. Had, the unhappy man kept out of the trouble for which he has paid the extreme penalty he would, in all pro- bability, have lived a natural period, to die in due course unheard of. But such is the value of life and so strong the rooted dread of death that all the world has heard of the last scene of the tragedy which occurred at Swansea Gaol early on Saturday morning. Good, honest, and useful men go down to their last resting- places mourned by their friends, but prac- tically unknown. Even a statesman is seldom worth more than a half-column obituary notice, while a great soldier, a national hero, is often given less space. But the murderer has to have his columns of sordid details. The crime is told, with nothing mis-sed out, and the day of his death is recorded even to the extent of how he slept, what he at@f' at his last break)Jfe«t, and how he walked to the gallows. Soldiers shot down fighting for their country are enumerated as Sergeant So-and-so, Private Dash, of the Blankshire Infantry, etc. But the man who has taken another's life in a mad moment is g i ven the blackest headlines and the first place in a newspaper. Death may come suddenly for many of us, but when a man is doomed to die by the hand of man then the world holds its breath while that awful leap into eternity is taken. Just at the present time county land agents are very important people in this country. On them depends to a very large extent the success or otherwise of the Small Holdings Act. The best of them work as hard and as fast as their committees allow them, but, where the local authorities lack enthusiasm and attend to their duties after the lacka- daisical manner of the Cardiff Small Hold- ings Committee, it must be perilously near hearthreakring work to make any progress at all. Whatever may be said regarding the Glamorgan Committee, it must be remarked that they have a very able agent in Mr. Osmond Smith, who attended the recent conference of the County Land Agents' Association at Spalding. The delegates were able to inspect the Crown small holdings and those on Lord Car- rington's property, and on the whole the impressions formed appeared to be good. Mr. Osmond Smith was able to report to his committee that all the holdings were in a very good state of cultivation, and that they compared favourably with the large farms in the vicinity. Also, that the tenants, while admitting that they had to work very hard to make a good living, appeared thoroughly contented. The rent varied from 3.5. to 45s. an acre, and in some cases the tenants of bare land lived seven miles from thgir holdings. However, Mr. Osmond Smith found that the planning of the majority of the oot- tages on the Crown property was dis- tinctly unsatisfactory, the accommodation of the downstairs room being very meagre, owing to the introduction of a parlour. Many will agree with the Glamorgan land agent that it would be more advantageous to the tenants to, have a good living room and a scullery in lieu of the three small rooms that appear to be neither the one thing nor the other. It is a weakness of the British housewife's character that, no matter what the accommodation of a house, she must have a sitting-room or parlour. This kind of room is generally reserved for occasional Sunday and holi- day use, and in many cases the paflour is locked up all the year round. It is purely ornamental in most instances, and, as Mr. Osmond Smith advises his committee, there should be every reason to hope that small holders in Glamorgan will be provided with housing accommodation designed on useful and wholesome lines. The sanitary arrange- ments were also far from perfect, and altogether it may appear to be a real blessing that Glamorgan has not got so quickly off the mark as some of the other counties. They will be able to profit by the mistakes of the pioneer counties, and to avoid the blunders made by those who have been in a hurry to take advantage of the Act. One of the most satisfactory features I from the Lincolnshire standpoint is in the important matter of rent. It is clear that Glamorgan tenants will have to pay considerably more than 35s. to 45s. an acre. Three pounds will be nearer the mark, and if the fen men find that they have to work hard to make a good living at their comparatively small rent it naturally follows uiat our small holders will find it necessary to put their shoulders to the wheel and perspire some- what more freely to make the few acres pay the rent and a bit over. The most satisfactory thing about the whole affair is that the Act should put more of the country under cultivation. Agriculture deserves far more encouragement than it has received of recent years. The present shortage of wheat points to the blind folly which compels us to rely so much on foreign supplies. Apart from the! Small Holdings Act it is vital to the future welfare of this country that the uncultivated land should be reclaimed. The departed glories of thousands of acres of cornfields should be revived, and every- where the pursuit of agriculture should be encouraged to the fullest possible extent. If tho small holdings movement helps in this direction it will prove a blessing to the Empire, and for this reason the Act should be worked judi- ciously, with a special view to getting the proper class of men on to the land. Those who were present at the saored concert in the Cardiff Empire on Sunday evening must have wished that such rich musical treats could be enjoyed more regu- larly. It was a capital way in which to conclude a wonderfully fine summer day, and the beautiful singing of Madame Ina Hill and Mr. Edward Davie-s gave their hearers that magic peace which occa- sionally possesses the British heart at the fall of a restful Sabbath. Indeed, con- J sidering that Cardiffians can claim Madame Hill, whose home is in the Metropolis, it must be said that that charming lady's voice is not heard nearly often enough by those who can proudly refer to her as a neighbour. It is to be hoped that one effect of Sunday's concert will be an endeavour to secure her services at other functions in the near future. She! was absolutely thrilling in ''My Dearest Heart," and the strengLh and compass of her voice combined with its rich, capti- vating tones to complete that spell which was only broken by a vigorous re-demand for a further proof of its high excellence. Needless to add, Mr. Edward Davies (who made a special effort to appear with Madame Hill) was also greatly enjoyed, and the splendid Royal Garrison Artillery Band gave of its best.

AbardareClub Sensation GIRL WITH A REVOLVER WOUND The habdtues of the Constitutional Club, Aberdare, were thrown into excitement at about half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night by a revolvor shot. The sound came from the upper part of the building, whither the steward of the club (Ifr. Jo,iah Mum. ford) ptrocceded as quioklj as he could. Mr. Mumford on entering- the bedroom of the servant, a girl of eighteen, named Florence Ford, fonnd her lying- behind the door, a service six-chamber rovolvor being by her s;ae. Mr. Mumford summoned Dr. Trevor Jones, who was* quickly a.t the club, and who ordered the girl's removal to hospital, v.-hcr" she lies in a precarious condition. The onlv bullet which had been discharged had pene- trated just under the heart, and made it.,31 exit through the back. The revolver l>eloi]ged to Mr. Mumford, who ,ept it in a secure pnrt of the building. Mi=s Ford maJle a statement at the hospital that she had no reason at all for doing the act, exoept that she was afraid that she might he chaffed' because she had returned to the club," there having been a break in the engagement. Miss Ford wa-s quite cheerful while taking her srupper on Saturday night, and there was nothing in her conduct to suggest the possi- bilit,y of extreme action on her part. The girl died at the Cottage Hospital this morning.

£ 2 000 Marathon Race ANOTHER VICTORY FOR ST. YVES. NEW YORK, Saturday. The Frenchman, St. Yves, to-day won the great Marathon race on the polo ground here for a purse of £ 2,000. This is the second time that St. Yves has borne the French colours to victory, and the win gives him undisputed possession of the professional championship of the world for the Marathon distance. The race was witnessed by an enor- mous crowd. The weather was ideal, and the track in perfect condition. St. Yves main- tained a killing pace from start to finish, and ran in front all the way after having firet gained the lead. During the fifth mile he ran the other com- petitors off their foot. Dorando showed symp- toms of distrera when the race was only about half over, but later re-gained his strength. The pluck of Appleby and Svan- berg, both of whom fainted and fell on the track, but on re-gaining consciousness con- tinued, and held on to the end of the race, won the sympathy of the crowd, who loudly cheered their gallant efforts. Appleby fell after crossing: the tape, as did several other runners. At the end of the first mile Marsh (Canada) was leading, St. Yvoe (France) being one stride behind. Dorando followed, going easily. Time 5min. 2sec. In the -second mile Appleby (Great Eritain) drew up to third placp, Simpson (Canada) running fourth, having passed Dorando. St. Yvee forced the j pace in the fifth mile, shaking off the Cana- dian, and comp'etin? five miles with a lead of 2QCft. Time 27min. 26eec. The killing: pace was maintained, and at the finish of the tenth mile the following was the order of the leading- runners:—St. Yves, Marsh. Dorando. Appleby, Svanberg, Simpson, Morrisey. with .st. Yves more than a, lap ahead. Time 56mln. 2nec. At the fifteenth mile St. Yves led, being one and a half laps ahead of Marsh. Svanberg was next, having overtaken Dorando, who stopped at his camp for a. three minutes' rest in the laet lap of the mile, and accordingly fell back to fourth place. Appleby, who was fifth, phowed signs of distress. The fifteenth mile was com- pleted by St. Yves in 36m"in. 27F+oo. In the sixteenth mile Morrisey collapsed, and had to be assisted from the track. In the fifth lap of the seventeenth mile Dorando grave up temporarily and left the track. In the fourth Irp of the nineteenth mile Appleby fell down in a faint, but was on I his feet ag-ain in less than a minute, and resumed running. Dorando also returned to the race, a.Ithciiirh forced by weakness to run unevenly. At the end of the twentieth mile St Yvep led, bodng two Ia,ps ahead of Svan- berg, five laps ahead of Appleby. and a mile ahead of Marsh. Crook, Simpson, and Maloney brought up the rear. St. Yv' time for twenty miles was lh. 58min. 29sec. During the fifth lap of the twenty-8eoond mile Svanberg fainted doad avvty, but after being soused with ice-wateir re-entered the race amid a storm of cheeirs. Although he continued to run with great pluck, he did not succeed in overtaking St. Yves, who was the first man home. St. Yvee' time for the raoo was Th. 44mdn. 5sec. Crook, who had been running a lap behind Svanberg, finished third in a very exhausted state. Tie col- la,psod after crossing the tape. Simpeon was fourth. He. also, was exhausted, and fell aoro-1 the tape. Appleby, who finished fifth, electrified the crowd by running the last lnji at quarter-mile speed. The effort proved too much for him, and he tumbled t,) the -,n reao to the ground on reaching the winning post Dorando also ran the last lap at terrific speed, but he finiphed in excelitnt condition. Cibot, who was seventh, walked in at a leisurely pac.c.-PreB3 Association Foreign i Special. Shrubb Defeats Longboat j A telegram received at Shrabb's home a.t Horsham states that the English champion long distance runner on Saturday defeated Long-boat in a fifteen mile race at Montreal. The twenty mil" deciding race between them has not yet been fixed. Fine Victory for Polytechnic. A Marathon race in connection with the Polytechnic sport,,3 meeting at Stamford Bridge on Saturday was run over practically the same course as the Olympic Marathon. A fine race was witnessed, only two minutes two seconds separating the first two men home. Victory weEt to H. F. Barrett, of the Polyteohnic Harriers, in the excellent time of 2h. ,42min. 3lsec. The first three men finished as follows:- Name and Club. H. M. S. l.H.F.Barpptt. Poivbeohnio H. 2 42 31 2. F. Lord, Wibe?y Prtrk H. 2 44 33 3. H. Green, Sutton H. 2 49 0 4-5 In the seventeenth mile Lord went to the front. He was caught by Green asrain in the n ineieenth mile, but after covering twenty in lh. 58m,in. 57aec., the Northerner began to draw a way an-d looked a likely winner. But after he had shaken off Green Lord began to weaken and his stride grew very short. Barrett, who had startoed favourite and ran with magnificent judg- ment, now began to draw up, and imme- diately after crossing Putney Bridge he took the lead. He completed 25 miles in 2h. 34min. ZGs,-e., and, running strongly to the end. had nearly finished when Lord entered tho track.

PORT TALBOT HORSE SHOW. The annual Aberavon-Port Talbot Horse Show, which will be held on Thursday, May 20, promises to be the greatest success in the history of the show, embracing as it does extensive open and local events for hackneys, jumpers, hunters, trotters, and Army remount classes; also cattle, dairy, and poultry classes, and timbering competitions. The Ferndale Band has been engaged for the event. It should be noted that entries close on Thursday, May 13.

FALL IN WHEAT PRICES. A fall in prioea took place on the Chicago what market on Saturday. The bears, encouraged by the favourable weatber and attaching- no importance to Mr. Patten's speeding homeward after the vacation, drove wheat down three oents.-Reuter.

Abergavenny's Claim I TO NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF 1911 I An enthusiastic and we 11-attended meeting of the provisional committee appointed to ¡ lodge the invitation of the inhabitants of Abergavenny and neighbourhood to the Gorscdd and National Eisteddfod Association to hold the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales at Abergavenny in 1911 was held on Saturday. In the unavoidable absence of Al.ajor-g,ene-,al Sir Ivor Herbert, C.B., C.M.G., M.P., Alderman J. Straker presided. The Secretary (Mr. R. H. Jackson) read his report, on various matters arising out of the minutes of last evening, including the resus- citation of the Cymreigyddion Order of Bards, the revival of Cymreigyddion y Fe-nni, the recent important congress, the efforts made, thanks to the assistance of Mrs. Gruffydd Richards, to restore the National instrument of Wales, the important eistedd- fod of Easter Monday last, and other matters. Tt was also reported that the documents relating to the application of Abergavenny had to be delivered before the lSnh inst., and, consequently, the formal application, the memorial, and the guarantee bond were finally approved. The claims of Abergavenny may be sum- marised under six h,&i,(Is:- '1.) The historical and traditional associa- tions of the neighlvourhood. (2) The indebtedness of Wales to Aber- gavenny for the work it has accomplished during the last seventy years, the inspiration its institutions have given to every legitimate form of national culture, the assistance rendered in the formation of the Welsh Manuscript Society, the encouragement afforded to Welsh literature, music, arts, and industries, and the important 3tandardworks cau-ed to be produced. (3.) The high standard of progressive thought and efficiency of the Aberg-ave-nny Easter Eisteddfod, the most important of provincial gatherings. (4.) The extensive experience gained in the organisation of eisteddfodau, the eisteddfodie reputation enjoyed by the town, and the important connection and goodwill with* all competitors which years of work has accom- plished. (5.) The advantageous geographical position and the natural beauty of the neighbour- hood. (6.) The representative character and popu. larity of the application, the memorial I )e most having been signed by the most representa- tive and influential persons from a.11 pa.rts of Wales, and practically all the town and urban councils of Monmouthshire, and the chief towns of Glamorgan, Herefordshire, and Breconshire have Passed resolutions sup- porting such application. The memorial em bodying the application has been signed by over one hundred of the most influential persons in South Walee and the neighbourhood of Abergavenny, includ- ing the Duke of Beaufort, the Marquess of Abergavenny, the Earl of Plymouth, the Earl of Powia, the Earl of Pembroke and Mont- ?omery. Earl Roberts, Viscount Tredegar, Lord Aberdare, Lord Glantawe, Lord Kenyon, Lord Rag-Ian, Lord Llang-attoek, Lord Glanusk, Lord Lucas, the 11ishop of Hereford, Mrs. Herbert, of Llanover, Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., Sir Francis Edwards. M.P., Sir D. Erynmor Jones, M.P., Major- general Sir Ivor Herbert, M.P., of Llanarth, IzL i r S. -1. E,, n,, Sir Walter Vang-hail 10rgan, Sir S. T. Evans, M.P., Sir Arthur Herbert, Sir II. Mather Jack- son, the Right lIon. H. M Kenna, M.P, Messrs. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., William Jones. M.P., J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., Ellis Griffith, 31.P., D. A. Thomas, M.P., Sidney Robinson, M.P., William Brace, M.P., and T. Richards. M.P., Professor T. Powe-l (Cardiff), Professor W. Lewis Jones (Bangor), several noted bards, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, the Mayors of Newport., Meirthyr Tydfil, Hereford, Brecon, Monmouth, and Abergavenny, the chairmen of the Urban District Councils of Pontypool, Blaenavon, Abertillery, Chepstow, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Aberrearn, Caerleon, Risca, Mynyddifslwyn, Abersychan, Lla.ntar- nam, Nantyglo and Blair.a, and UFlk, the chairman and several members of the Mon- mouthshire County Council, and several per- sons of no+e in the county and neighbour- hood of Abergavenny. It was also reported that the guarantee bond exceeded required, and had been raised entirely amongst the tradesmen and m "I of Abergarenny. Special trains are being a.rranged by the tradesmen's outing committee to the London National Eisteddfod, and all other prepara- tions are complete The appointment of an influential deputa- tion to attend the joint meeting of the asso- ciated bodies and the claims of Abenjavenny was considered and settled. The inhabitants of Abergavenny are looking forward with the greatest confidence to the favourable consideration of their petition.

SUNDAY TRADING I The Pembroke Dogi8t.ra,tes on Bat-nr-I day had three cases of Sunday trading before them. Andrea Strinati was charged I with opening on April 25 and May 2, and John Jones with opening on May 2. In the two former cases it appeared that ice-cream, mineral waters, and biscuits were sold, and in the last faggots and peas. These, Superin- tendent Thomas contended, were not neces- saries. Mr. F. S. Reed, who defended in all the caises, argued that there was a saving clause in the Sunday Observance Act, under which the proceedings were taken, exempt- ing the keepers of cook-shops and victualling- houset). Mr. Reed also referred to the other provisious of tho Act, and asked why did not the police stop Sunday golf a.t Tenby. Jones stated that since the police visited the shop his business on week-daya, as well ao on Sundays, had been ruined. The Magistrates inflicted a fine of 5s. and ooets in each --age. Mr. Reed asked if the bench would state a case, and the Chairman (Mr. Sketch) paid that they would be pleased to do so, in order that the matter might be settled in a. higher court.

BURGLING DOCK SHARKS William Hughes (45), fireman, and Edward O'Brien (45), fireman, were found guilty at Middlesex Sessions on Saturday of bur- glariously entering the dwelling-house of Eliza,bet,h Titley, at Temple-road, Crickle- wood, and stealing various articles. Dctective-sergeant Tritton said the prisoner Hughes had served two periods of penal ser-1 vitude. O'Brien had undergone terms of five years' and throe years' penal servitude. Both prisoners were men who hung about Whitochapel and the docks on the look out for seamen. Hughes had, after a previous conviction, on promising to leave the country been given money tD go to Cardiff to get a ship, but after staying there three days he walked back to London. Hughes said he stayed at Cardiff a week, but failed to get a ship, and that was wny he returned to London. Prisonors were sent to penal servitude for seven yea.re, to be folldhved by three years police supervision

SINGERS AID RECRUITING A fine sacred conc«?t was given, by permis- sion of Mr. Oswald Stoll, in the Empire, Car- ditf, on Sunday evening in aid of the Royal j Garrison Artillery Recruiting Fund. The principal vocalists were Madame Ina Hill, prima donna, and Mr. Edward Davies, prin- cipal tenor, both of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company and Co vent Garden Opersts. Madame Hill, who was in perfect voice, was heard to great effect in, amongst other songs. "My de.are.st, heart," by Sullivan, for which she had an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Davies was also well received. The Royal Garrison Artillery Band. under the oonductorship of Mr. T. J. Coiirblin, gave several fine selections during the evening, which were thoroughly appreciated by a large audience. Madame Rebecca Mander Fox played the accompani- ments.

COLLIERY EXPERIMENTS The Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines arc arranging for a series of impor- tant and interesting experiments this week in regard to ventilation of mines, the testing of gas, ediot firing, and the installation of electrical equipments underground. The venue of these experiments will be in York- shire, and Mr. D. Watts Morgan, as one who gave evidence for the South Wales coalfield, and also one of the officials of the Lewis-Mer- thyr Collieries have been selected to accom- pany the Commissioners, whom they will be joining at Aldworth Main Collieries, near Rotherham, to-day. Mr. Morgan was also summoned to London last week to make the necessary arrangements.

CIGAR FIRMS CLOSING DOWN I In consequence of the prepensed increased I duty on tobivcco, Messrs. R. J. Elliot and Oo., an old-cstabli-hed firm of cigar and cigarette manufacturers, have given notice to their 200 employes that* their factory will be closed down on the 20th ins-t. until further notice The band's have been informed that, should the increased tax become law, the firm will have no oth-er course open but to oompletely cloee the factory. Another Huddersfield firm have given similar notice to their employes.

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MY SENTENCE IS JUST." Foy's Confessionuilt in Letter to Sister Mrs. Norbury, Foy'^ sister, received on Sunday morning the cross, whioh her brother promised to sclld her, encbEed in a letter from the asKistant-chaplain. Also enclosed in the letter was the follow- ing confession, written in Foy's own hand and addressed to his ,ist.er:- H.M. Prison, Swansea, May 4, 1909. My dear Sifter,—I fed it is my duty to write to tell you that my sentence is just. I am guilty, and think it right you should know. I am quite happy and resigned. I WILLIAM JOSEPH FOY. have confassed my aiii to God, and have had His forgiveness. I put my whole trust in His mercy through His Precious Blood, and I am looking forward to receiving Holy Communion. I should like you to know that everybody here has been very kind .to me, and I have been helped by them to realise my position. I hope my fate will be a warning to others, and that young men will take a lesson to avoid evil and choose good. Give my love to all iTiy old friends-I am, dear sister, your affectionate brother, WILLIAM JOSEPH FOY.

SUNDAY OUTING SEQU EL Two Cardiff labourers, named William Walters and Frederick Vernon, were brought up in custody on remand at New- port on Saturday charged with high- way robbery with violence. Walters was charged with stealing a purse, lis., a gold chain, a silver watch, a gold ring, and a bunch of keys, of the total value of £10 lis., from Frederick Charles Holloway, a collier, in a field at St. Mel Ion's, on Sunday afternoon, May 2. Vernon was charged wit.h stealing £ 1 13s. 6d., a silver watch, and a metal chain, of the total value of £2 19B. 6d., from John Hudd, also a collier, at the same time and place. Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Morgan Rees defended. I The two prosecutors had gone out for a walk from Cardiff last Sunday, and called ftt the Fox and Hounds Inn, St. Mellon's, where they had something to drink. The two prisoners came into the house, and it was after procecutors left and were in the after- noon walking through a clover field on the Rumney Farm tha,t the offence was alleged to have taken place. Mr. Harold Lloyd said he thought the bench would come to the conclusion that this was a most villainous and impudent robbery. He would be able to prove that from a quarter to twelve to two o'clock the two prisoners w^re in the company of the two prosecutors in the Fox and Houndn. For a great pa.rt of -4nneot h f?r man in the thaot time there was only one other man in the tap-room. Holloway was tripped up and M badly kicked that his face was cut open and had to be sewn up. Hudd was knocked down and kicked and pummelled very badly. After both men had been robbed Holloway, though streaming with blood, followed the two assailants, who ju mped over a, hedge and got on to the Cardiff-road. But Holloway picked them up again, and, in company with another man named Bucklcy. followed into Cardiff, where the two prisoners were given into custody. The defence, he understood, was that it was a case of mistaken identity, that they were attracted by some sounds, and when they went to see what it was they were accused. The two watches, a bunch of keys, and a purse were found in a hedge, covered with leaves. When both prisoners were charged they said they were innocent and had not seen the two prosecutors. Walters said he had gone to Llanrumney Wood to take a thrush's nest, and when they heard the Tieeper shout they ran away.-Both men were committed for trial.

SAVING OF DAYLICHT The Newspaper Society at a meeting in London expressed its strong disapproval of the Daylight Saving Bill, on the ground that it would interfere w;th and render practi- cally impossible the colleetion and circulation of a large mass of information necessary for the business and political inforina-tiom of the country.

A STAGE .ROMANCE Much Rurpriss has been caused in Lan<.a-I shire by the announcement that Sir Charles P'hiHipa Huntingdon, Bart., the young heir to a wealthy Darwen family, had been quietJy married at the Kensington registrar's office a week ago to Mrs. Delia Horsley .Horesford. who was formely the actress, Miss Delia O'Sullivan. iSir Charles, who is twenty-one years of age, is studying for the Bar. The bride took the part of the chief bridemaid in "The Girl from Kay's" at the Apollo.

TIN-PLATE CONCILIATION BOARD j The annual meeting oi tile Conciliation Board of the tin-plate trade will be held a,t the Hotel -V'.etropole, Swansea, on Tuesday. the 18th inst., when the wage agreement for the ensuing twelve months will be agreed upon. There is only one claim put forth by the men's representatives that may possibly cause contention at the conference, and that is the claim for a return of the 2 per cent, now allowed for waste. ilir. 'Beii Tillott on Saturday addressed a oonference of the tin-plate me-otior, of the Dockers' Union a.t the Working Men's Club, Swansea. The meeting discussed at some length the annual wago agreement in the trade.

ISurprise at a Ceremony I INTERRUPTION BY SUFFRAGETTE University students did not provide all th6 fun at the conferring of degrees by the University of Liverpool on Saturday. It was the feminine touch tihat provided the humorous explosion that shook with laughter the walls of St. George's-hall. Mr. Augustine Birrell was among those whom the university delighted to honour with his laur'els; but in his hour of triumph and at that moment of solemnity which even the hilarity of undergraduates could not strip of its impreseiveueiss, a woman's voice was heard crying aloud: How dare you come and face a Liver- pool audience while a Liverpool woman 13 in prison? You refuse to apply coercive measures in Ireland and you apply them to British women. Shame on you and your colleagues in the Cabinet!" The voice was lost in the uproar it pro- duced. It appeared to come from beneath the platform, a.nd the utteror was invisible. A search was instituted, and a lady waa found secreted in a dark corner. She proved to be Miss May Phillips, the local organiser of the Women's Political Union. She said she had been there all night. Her devotion was rewarded by ejectment. jlr. Birrell had been previously buttonholed by a suffragette. The day was otherwise a notable one in the history of the Liverpool University. Earl Derby was installed chancellor of the univer- sity in succession to his late father, and afterwards his lordship conferred honorary degrees upon a number of Britain's foremost men. The following gentlemen were recipients of the degree of doctor o.f laws:—The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P., the Right Hon. Augustine Birrell, M.P., Sir John Brunner, M.P., the Right Hon. Earl of Crewe, Signor Marconi, Earl Roberts, Lord Charles Beres- ford, -Air. Donald Macalister (principal oE Glasgow University), Mr. Robert Gladstona (chairman of the Mersey Dock Board), Dr. Caton (ex-Lord Mayor of Liverpool), and Pro- fessor Paul Vinogradoff (Oxford University). Professor Edward Meyer received the degree of doctor of letters, Mr. Francis Darwin (president of the British Association) and Professor J. L. Todd (Liverpool Uhiversity) the degree of doctor of science, and the Hon. Charles A. P'arsons, of turbine fame, that of doctor of engineering. Besides indulging in their usual 'varsity "gags," the undergraduates had arranged a programme of appreprite choruses for each of the distinguished personages set to popular tunes. Thus, Mr. Balfour was greeted with "Come Over the Floor. Arthur," sung to the tune of "Come Over the Water, Charlie." Other "gags" wei-e --Ix)-rd Roberts, "Robin Adair"; Lord Charles Beresford, "Hearts of Oak"; Mr. Birrell, It's not the proper way to treat a lady Sir John Brunner, "The Amatory Goldfish' Lord Crewe, Oh, Mr. Porter"; Mr. Marconi, Mrs. 'Enery 'Awkins." The memorable character of the event was emphasised by the playing of selections on the grand orgon and the sounding of Royal fanfares by trumpeters, who played the same salutes a-3 at the Delhi Durbar Mr. Balfour on University Movement After the ceremony at St. George's-hall the new honorary graduates wcre tiiiertained to lunc-h at the Town-hall by the Lord Mayor, Mr H. Chaloner Dowall, there being a repre- sentative company of the city and county. Mr. Balfour was requested by the Lord Mayor to address the gathering. Mr. Balfour, in the course of his remarks, said: The growth of the movement towards the multiplication of universities is one of the most important and one of the most fruitful facts which lia-I emerged from the enlightenment, and the experience of this generation. Wo live in an age of scientific discovery and industrial invention. We live in an age in which from the very nature of the case there is, and must be, a tendency to put into a less prominent position rela- tively, though not obsolutely, the ancient studies which for centuries have occupied the educational interest and intellect of Europe. Now the problem that has to bo decided and is being decided at this moment in this country and elsewhere is how to combine all the cultivation of these ancient Studies, and, perhaps, these studies alone, with their newer sisters, which have so much closer relation to the cultivation of the material needs of great industrial com- munities. If that co-ordination, that coin- bination, can only be done by universities, if you are going to leave the great industrial centres of this country to be entirely worked out without some kind of outward alliance with general culture, I am convinced ot merely that general culture "ill suffer, but that the scientific and industrial movement will also suffer. There is no way of co-ordinating except to bring all the highest intellects concerned with both into a single organisation.

HOLBEIN'S DUCHESS." A singular position has been suggested by Mr. A. C. Fox-Da vies, who was one of the counsel in the Norfolk peerage case, with regard to Holbein's "Ducheos of Milan," for which the country is being asked to subscribe nearly £ 70,000. In a letter Mr. Fox-Da vies has called attention to an Act of Parliament, passed in the reign of Charles I., which pro- vides that such of the pictures a.s were then possessed by the Ba.rl or Countess of Arundel should be the property of that person who would be under the entail entitled to the earldom and castle, and allall not, nor may not be given, graunted, sould, or otherwise aliened to any person." Mr. Fox-Davies states that the Holbein in question oan be proved to have been at Arundel Castle the year before the passing of this Act, and in an interview he remarked that, seeing that the Act is in existence, though, probably, it has been forgotten, i& rests with the duke to show that he ha3 power to sell." If the duke has not the power to sell, if, that is to say. he has only » life interest in the picture, all that Messrs- Colnaghi, the dealers, have purchased for £ 61,000 is, Mr. Fox-Davies contends, "the right for themselves, their servants and agents to stand in front of the picture and conteni" plate it at Arundel as, when and how they like for so long tts the duke shall live." It would seem also, Mr. Fox-Davies adds, that they have acquir.ed the right to charge fof admission and inspection.

CESSATION OF WORK? The long and many-edded dispute that hafl existed in connection with the Ebbw vale workmen's doctors' fund has at length assumed an acute form, the company having intimated that they will not pay over anS" further money to the fund committee. The latter have decided to a.<'>k Mr Mills to grant them an interview, and the whole position will be placed before a mass meeting of the payees on Saturday evening next.. UnløJS the position is carefully handled, there i3 grave fear tha.t it will mean an open rupture between the workmen, with the possibility ot a cessation of work.

KILLED ON MUMBLES RAILWAY A man unknown, apparently a foreigner, was killed on the Mumbles Railway in th6 early hourn of Saturday morning. An empty mineral train was proceeding to the }Iumble8 when a man was flren sitting on the ban* abutting on the line near Blaokpill Bridge- The engine struck him on the head, but did not pass over him. He was taken to Swansea Hospital, and died shortly afterwards.

FREEDOM OF NEWPORT At a meeting on Saturday of the coø' mittce arranging the presentation of t,he freedom of Newjiort to Lord Tredegar it w decided to hold the ceremony on May 26 of 27 (Wednesday or Thursday), whiohever tllo better suits his lordship's convenience.

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£180 STOLEN. I DaringHighway Robbery EBBW VALE WOMAN ATTACKED I A da-ring robbery took place in the vicinity of the Ebbw Vale Works on Saturday morn- ing. Mrs. Sarah Raymond, 72 years of age. residing with her daughter, Mrs. Rachel Wil- stead, Xo. 1, Church-view, Beaufort, employed as a messenger in the Coppee oven depart- ment of the Ebbw Vale Company, was waylaid by an unknown man and robbed of £ 203 13s., which she was taking from tho general offices of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Com- pany to Mr. W. Dunn, contractor, the Ooppee ovens, for the purpose of paying his men. The unfortunate old woman was badly beaten in her struggle to retain the bag, and the perpetrator of the outrage escaped with- out anyone being able to give a detailed description of him. It appears that Mrs. Raymond, who was employed by Mr. Dunn, contractor at the coke-ovens, and by managers of the coke deoaitment for over 32 years, had been in the habit of going- to the offices for the men's Pay on Saturday mornings. Following her custom, last Saturday, at about 10.33, she pro- ceeded to the general offices of the company with a small hand-bag containing a note of the amount required for t.he pay of Mr. Dunn's men. The cashier, Mr. Ed. Watkins, placed the required sum in the bag and locked it—it would be opened by Mr. Dunn with a corresponding key—and the old woman proceeded on her journey to her employer's office a.t the coke-ovens. She had to pass through the upper portion of the top mills and past the extensive workshops of the mechanics' department of the Ebbw Vale Steel Company. Immediately in front of the Siemens furnaces there are a couple of arches, by which workmen and others pass under the railway. There is a siding between the arohes and the works, into which trucks are often shunted. Mrs. Raymond was pass- ing under the first arch when she was sud- denly pounced upon from behind, a bag or piece of sacking being thrown over her head, and she was forced violently to the ground. Not a word was spoken but a grim struggle ensued. The poor old woman, who clung gamely to the bag, was freely kicked about the body, and the bag containing the money was released from her grasp by a savage kick on the wrist. Her screams drew a crowd of people, but they arrived too late to cap- ture the unknown man. Unfortunately, Mrs. Raymond did not see the man's face at all, and only just managed to catch a glimpse of his back as he was making off. She was enabled to do this- by snatching aside the piece of sacking that had enveloped her head. She never lost consciousness, but suffered from severe bruises and shock. She was taken to a house at Wilputte's-terrace, the nearest house to the scene of the outrage, and subsequently to her home at Beaufort. In the meantime—in fact, within seven minutes of the occurrence—Inspector Price, of the Ebbw Vale police force, and the police of the whole of the surrounding district were out, and practically drew a cordon round the neighbourhood. Hundreds of people—the whole of the employes at the Coppee ovens— and crowds besides joined in the search. Two boys, who were close by, said they saw a man run away with a bag, while several men employed in the works declared that he proceeded in the direction of the steel- works, towards Nantyglo and Blaina Moun- tain. Police-sergeant Rees and Police-con- stable Howells, under the direction of the inspector, were quickly on the scent, but no trace could be found of the man. Some of the workmen who had occasion to pass the spot state that they saw a strange man lurking about, and that he was in possession of a sock. The police have been enabled to issue the following description :-Age about 26 or 27. height 5ft. 6in., or 5ft. 7in., proportionately built, fresh complexion, light clothes, very dusty boots-appeared to be football boots. This is a somewhat vague description, and does not tally with the one given by the injured woman, who was pretty confident that he had a. dark coat an. Whoever the thief was. it is evident that the robbery had been well thought out. The sack or sacking enveloped the woman's face and muffled her' cries, preventing her from seeing his face, so that identification ie impossible as far as she ifl concerned. The man took the extra precaution of not speaking a- word during tha execution of the deed. In late years Ebbw Vale has attracted hundreds of out-of-works—men from a.ll parts of the country, British and foreign, educated and uneducated, who have fallen in the social scale, including many desperate characters, who utilise the coke ovens as a temporary place of abode. The task before the police is, therefore, a difficult one. Superintendent Saunders, Tredegar, Inspector Price, Ebbw Vale, and a large staff are con- tinuing their inquiries. INTERVIEW WITH THE INJURED WOMAN. the nature of the injuries and the shock made it impossible to secure a clear statement from Mrs. Raymond until some time aftelr the occurrence. Our Ebbw Vale representative called at the house later on Saturday evening, and had an interesting chat with the old woman herself. As pre. viol1.&ly stated, &he lives with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilqtcad, 1, Church-view, Be?.ufort. a modem-built hous? above the average of the ordinary workmem'a dwellings. The house was bright, well-fur- nished, and spotlessly clean. The thmight naturally occurred why a woman over 72 years of age should spend the declining years of her life in working for her living in the heart of a busy iron and steel works. A question to the daughter soon brought the oi plan at. ion. There was no real neoessity for her to do so, but the old lady had followed her employment as messenger in the same department for 32 years, and her employer (Mr. Dunn) wm kind and indulgent. It was really kindness on their part to gratify her wishes to he allowed to remain in harness as long as she was able. Mrs. Raymond, who was suffering consider- able pain, had extensive bruisee and a large cut on her left wrist, which had been bandaged. There was a maes of bruises on the right side, evidently caused by kicks and blows. Speaking with a pronounced Welsh accent and wit,h remarkable clearness, sh3 described the terrible ordeal through which she had passed earlier in tlb" day. She said that it was approaching thirty-two years since she commenced in the employ of Mr. Dunn, and Mr Wilputte, at Beaufort, before him. I went to the general offices of the Ebbw Vale Company a.t half-past ten on Saturday morning," she continued, "ajid Mr. Ted Wat-kins, the cashier, gave me the money for Mr. Dunn in a locked handbag. It was always locked by Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Dunn had a key to open it when I got back to the coke oven office. On returning, I pasased the fitting shop and engine .shed and walked on the side of t.hc rails until I got to the first arch that used to lead to Old China,' and saw no one. The man must have been under the trucks that were standing there. I had just cleared the arch. I did not hear (Mrs. Raymond is slightly hard of hearing) or see anyone when a sack or something wa« thrown over my head. He dragged it tight, and hit me down, nearly senseless. He did not Apeak a word. I screamed, and held on to the bag for my life. He pulled me over a,nd kicked me several times on the leg and side, and kicked the bag out of my hand. Ae he was going away I pulled the suck off my head and raised it up. I could not see his face, but could just see that he had a dark co?..t on and that he looked like a young man. A couple of hundred people came there, and tho women took me to Mrs. Taylor's house in Wilpu '^e's-terroce. In reply to further questions, Mrs. Ray- mond said that she was struck down from behind, without a second's warning. She had carried the money for many years, and had never been molested before. It was with a sh udder that the old woman added that she believed she would have been killed hafl he not succeeded in kicking the bag out of her grasp. No arrest has been made, and no trace dis- covered of the money or bag. Great sympathy is felt for Mr. W. Dunn, the contractor, who is at the loss of the money. He made immediate arrangements to ray all the wages in fuJI, so that his employes were not placed at any disadvan- tage. There are already suggestions on foot to show him some practical sympathy. THE NEWPORT ROBBERY. It is suggested at Ebbw Vale that the man who committed the robbery is the stame indi- vidual who attacked and robbed Mr. J. Davies at Newport on Friday week. He is described as about twenty-five yc-ars of age. In each caee the booty consisted of work- men's wagce.

THE LANDLORD'S FRIENDS I Richard Thomas, licensee of the Turber- vili Arms, Llaniharran, was at Bridgend on Saturday fined £2 for opening his premises o-n a Sunday. Sergeant Loe spoke to finding three men in the house. The defence was that the men were friends of th elandlord who had been for a drive with him and had come in to supper. Mr. A. F Hill, Cardiff, was for the defence.

DROWNED IN THE TAFF Found drowned," wa6 the verdict at the inquest on Saturday on the body of John Nicholls, collier, 23, of Hopkinstcwn-road, Hopkins-town, which was found in the River T'aff near Pontypridd on Friday morning. FAC-SIMILE OF FOY'S REMARKABLE LETTER TO HIS SISTER. -1

VILLAGE THEATRICALS I Some controversy has been going on at Pencoed during the past month or two regarding the question of letting the new Public-hall to theatrical companies. At a meeting of shareholders Mr. J. T. Salathiel presided, and. the report and aocounts (show- ing a profit of £ 54 in four months) were passed and all the direotors re-elected. Alderman W. Howell, J.P., said that the i' Churches of Penooed were dissatisfied with the looseness of the directors in allowing certain things at the hall. The hall was erected for the oonvenicnce of the people of Pencoed and the district, and little did he dream it would be let to travelling, tramping theatrical companies. He did not personally I object to theatres of all descriptions, but these "tramping" theatres came only for moneymaking's sake, and cared naught for the morals or enlightenment of the people. They must consider the welfare of Christian- ity in Pencoed, and the Churches of the place would unite in protestation if tramping theatricals were allowed there, and they would conquer. He made inquiries as to what went on in the hall, and he was told there was nothing improper in word or action. Mr. W. J. Walford said he was pleased to hear that Mr. Howell was quite satisfied that nothing detrimental had taken place at I the hall. The meeting was fully satisfied with the directors, as was shown by their unanimous reelection. He had certainly I spen objectionable things in first-rate com- panies which he had not seen in fourth-rate. So far as the Church and chapel people were concerned, lie pointed out that they had done nothing to provide a hall themselves. Mr. I Howell had not been to theatres himself, and it was not desirable that he should come j there and argue on things he knew nothing about. Mr. Howell: That is not right. I object to it. He asked for a definite promise from the directors. If the directors were going on a/3 heretofore the Churches would have I to act. The Chairman said that he did not like the spirit of challenge exhibited. There I might be good Christians with travelling theatres.

JAPANESE SCANDALS I TOKIO, April 20. I Day by day the scope of what is now known as the sugar scandal inoretuses, and the arm of the law if' being stretched into places high and low to arrest and expose those responsible for the most gigantic series of irregularities ever brought to light in Japan. One member of Parliament after another is placed under arrest, and those who had refused to believe that corruption and bribery were com.mon in the Japanese House of Parliament are finding their faith sadly shaken. The Constitutional party, or the Sciyukai, which carried everything before it in the last sesaion of the Diert, controlling an absolute majority, has been the ohiof sufferer, and will find it extremely difficult to rally under the blow. It must be remembered, however, tha-t this is not the party of the Premier. though it gave him its support in the last Diot. In fact, the Da.ido Club, of which Mar- quis Kateura wais the leader, has frequently been in strong opposition to the Seiyukai. The Daido Club does not, however, come out untouched by the pitch that is so freely being scattered. Two members of the party in the Diet have already found their way into prison, and one of these is a pillar of the club. The charge against them is that of the acceptance of bribee.—Press Associa- tion Foreign Special.

i ABERAVON'S HEROIC NURSE I The mayor (Mr. William Williams) ha.s issued an appeal for Nurse Wharton, who has been presented wit,h the Carnegie Hero Medal and the "Liverpool Post" Gold Medal for heroic conduct. He says that he has decided to open a benefit fund for Nurse Wharton in 1-eeognition 0f her heroic conduct in saving the life of the child she was nursing when the terrible fire occurred at the Jersey Beach Hotel, Aberavon, on December 14. 1908. He relates the story of the fire, and drihes how Miss Wharton, forced back by the on- rushing name?. and with a child in her arms, had to kick the panes of g]aas out of the window and get on to the window-sill. A 8hoot wai held out, and Nurse Wharton carefully wrapped the child in a shawl and threw it into the sheet, where it was picked up nn. hurt and still sleeping. Then came the ter- rible trial of the heroic nuree having to face a leap into space of forty feet or be burnt to death. She leapt, but t,he sheet was not strong enough to hold the strain, and she struck the ground with terrific force. sustain- ing severe injuries to her thigh and internal ininry. She is now out of danger. but a cripple. She is entirely dependent upon herlf, only having a widowed mother alive, and everything she possessed, which was valued at close upon kloo, together with a sum of money, was lost in the fire, and she remains destitute. The mayor would be much obliged to receive any '6

ATTACKS WITH A HATPIN NEW YORK. Saturday. A remarkable outrage, or, rather, a sories i of outrages, occurred in Broadway, New York's most crowded thoroughfare. At the busiest hour of the day a mysterious woman viciously stabbed another woman with a large hatpin, and then. hurrying through thecrowd of pedestrians, stabbed four men in succession in the same way. An outcry was imme- diately raised, and tLe woman was placed under arrest, but, despite all the efforts of the police to discover who she is, she stub- bornly refuses to disclose hCr identity, and it is- impossible to suggest any motive for her extraordinary behaviour. Fortunately. it is not thought that any of the victims are dangerously wounded, though the wounds are in some of the cases severe.-Ceiitral News.

ALLEGED STABBING OF A CARDIFF WOMAN The Cardiff police arrested on Sunday nig-ht an Argentine seaman named Gerald Go,ng,alez i on a charge of stabbing a woman named Violet Eva,ns, 6, Neleon-etreet, with whom he had been living. It is alleged that the couple had had a quarrel, and Evans was said to have been stabbed in the breast with a pair of scissors. The woman bled profusely from the wound. Dr. Buiet was at once called, and dressed the wound, which was not a danger- ous one.

ACTRESS'S EXPERIENCE Mrs. Louise Andrew, said to be an actress, f related a strange story at Plymouth on SUll- day, whore she arrived from New York. after having been deported from Ellis Island on account of having no funds. Mrs. Andrew. who is about forty, stated that when she loft England she was promised £ 200 for an outfit, the balance to be handed by a friend to the purser. The friend duly presented the letter, but when it was opened after the ship sailed it was found to contain only blank paper,