Evening Express

From Ah Quarters I Lieutenant-General Ba.hnso.nt Da-nish ex- Minister of War, died yesterday, aged 81. I was never such a fool as to think that people ever came to church to bear me preach."—The Hev. T Mundle, pastor of ChelmafOld Congre6-atiomal Cnur"h. An inmate of the Winchester Workhouse t),a.9 written to the master to the effect tha.t unleas he is supplied with tobacco, sugar, and tea he will not remain in the "house." A woman in an assault case at Co<;kSeld (Sa&sex). being bedridden, the magistrates, the cle.ik. the police. and the reporters crowded in her bedroom to hear the evidence. During restoration work at St. reter's. Eome, the entrance was found to a new system of oatacoimbs extending under tho whole of the Vatican and ittS gajdens. Deciding that the law only required that nLatchea should be g-iven up, the Shemeld stipendiary held that a pauper who had slruggled to retain po&session of his pipe when required to give it up was quite juati- ned.

I FEEDING OF DOGS. As 3< rule. two meala a. day sofnoe for an adult do.g (-ays "Fa-ncier" in "Farm aad Home A light brea,kfast and a good meal at night—exeeptin? in the case of wa.tchdogs, wh<en the mea,l should be given at mid-day ard not a.t nigt, so a-a to ke&p them on the aiart, Thre are, howeYer, ma,ny successful exhibitors and breeders who feed their dog" only onca a. day. We made inquiries a,t a. ¡ show some few baük, and found that a bull-dog, collie, Irish terrier. a.nd I wotfh&und all of whom took first prizes, were I only fed on<'e a day (a,t night), and the meaJ consisted of raw meat, va-ried at times with vegeta-blea soaked in ?ra.vy or biscuits. The qnartity of food to be given va,riM with the I breed. ?ize. and condition; but, as a mie. a. dog in ?ood health requires a.bouit ioz. to 3oz. of solid food per day for every pound he weighs;. Liquid foods, a-uch as miik. gra.vy, &c., are not included ia this table.

CARNtVAL AT ABER8ARGOED I A successful carnival and spofrte in aid ot St Peter's Church, Aberbargroed, which is to be renovated, took place on Thursday. A la-r?c tmmber of people witnessed the caj'- i niv?l procession, which went through the chief streets of Baj?oed. and th?r? ?aa a Bu.bata.mt'ia'l g&tiberifng a.t the aports ?)n t? .Aa?eTbairso'ed ioa't)hatll cr<MNMt.

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The Nan in the Street. Some of those who watch the signs of i the times in all sorts of likely ;And unlikely places are wondering if the theatre will finish, as it begun, in the church. St. Catherine of the gentle life may well be astonished if she is able to hear from her tomb that scenes in her !ife were the first dramatic performances ever given in England. They were embodied in one of the "Miracles and Mystery plays" two centuries before Edward II. sat upon the throne, and the clergy and the sweet singers of the choir .vere the first performers. These early productions took place in church pre- cincts, and) the recent Pageant held in the Bishop of London's grounds at Ful- ham was but a glorified development of the mediaeval drama.. Then followed the .r.ormance of similar plays in the open spaces of the towns, leading to the intro- duction of nippant scenes into scriptural plots and t'he withdrawal of the clergy from participation in the perform- ances. Later, the parish clerks of budding London acted in 1390 for eight successive days at Clerkenwell before the nobility and gentry. It is suggested that the performances of these worthies l$d to the naming of that delectable part of London—certainly the amateur actors 'clerked it well." However, it would appear that the actors did not find their theatre a bed of roses. It is recorded that stage properties were of the crudest design, and the salaries were most meagre. The imper- sonator of "Pilate" at Coventry received I only a few shillings in recog- nition of his undoubted abilities, while "Herod" and hia "wife" got even less. Thousands, or even hundreds, of pounds were undreamt of, and the gallery gods had peculiarly vulgar methods of marking their disapproval of the efforts made to please them. Cos- tumes were chosen with rude appro- priateness, but trap doors for the sudden appearance of devils were even then in frequent use. Drama was strikingly realistic, and gigantic maws were fixed up to represent the mouth of "the other place." Angels with gilded faces and white wings competed for applause with devils clothed in coarse hairy fabric, horns and tail not being forgotten. The usual theatre was on wheels, the lower part had to serve as a dressing-room, and so far aa can be gathered there was no censor like the present-day omcial to say aye or nay to what should be pro- duced. Satan;, as a low comedian, Pro.j yided -tyith a. bludgeon to add to th? weight of his performance, was a- great favourite, and he usually "brought down the house. Indeed, the gentlentan who takes the leading part in our modern production of t'he "Sorrows of Satan" is very small in his evening dress clothes compared with his prototype who stood the central, lurid ngure on the stage upon wheels while the weights in the barrels beneath him were rolled to resemble terrihc thunder claps and awful earthquake rumblings. He was also greatly admired when starch rattled in a wooden box tasti- ned that a hailstorm was rushing round. '"The Flood" was a play in tremendous favour because, as a rule. "Noah's" wife promoted much side-splitting laughter by insisting upon delivering a Caudle curtam lecture to her husband before she con- sented to enter the Ark. This scene usually .culminated in "Noa'h" soundly smacking his better half when she had at last embarked. It would almost seem that "Mrs. Noah" was the ancestress of die long-suffering "Judy," who, if rumour be true, is shortly to enjoy another period of popularity with her comical partner, "Mr. Punchy This sort of thing is well calculated to make Mr. Bernard Shav and other playwrights envious, and it is -lot surprising to know that they would uke to get rid of their hereditary foe, the censor.  ? Of course Have we too many coins? Of course iiot. We can all do with ?heavy pockets- nil of them, and bear the burden cheer- fu:!y. But I mean in the other sense. Threepenny-bits may be popular little discs with people who don't like putting a halfpenny in the bag on Sundays and cannot afford a sixpence. However, most of us are only too glad to seize the nrst opportunity of getting rid of the tiny coin when it comes our w ay, even to the purchase of something we do not want. The threepenny-bit might very well be called in, and few would mourn its disappearance. The florin and half- crown are too much like twin brothers to be really popular, especially among those who hnd it dimcult to dis- criminate between the two. The crown is too big and cumbersome, as well as the double norin. Only bakers and drapers have any use for the farthing, and he latter mnstty save themselves the worry of handling tins humble coin by making pin or needle packets do duty for the widow's mite. By all means let us abolish these coins, and may the Mint Master give us a plenitude of pence, shillings, and sovereigns! There are ups and down in more senses than one for those who would vie with! j the birds for the mastery of the air. We have oniy just nnishcd congratulating Monsieur BIeriot on crossing the Channel, and now we have the news that his best aeroplane—after turning a somersault and knocking half-a-dozen people down—has been smashed. It would seem that he was lucky-as well as some of the spectators—in getting kiff with a whole skinful of unbroken bones. Apparently, when flying gets more common and airships are used by suburb- anites to go up to business aeroplane accidents are to provide us with one of the liveliest columns in our daily press. In complete contrast to his colleague's misfortunes. Monsieur Latham succeeded in establishing a world's record in a flight of 96t miles at the average speed of 43 miles an hour. This comes as some compensation for his failure at the Channel trip, and the accomplishment points to the early use of the monoplane, for practical purposes, and apparently the day is not far distant when a million- aire, landing at Fishguard, will find his airship waiting at the harbour to convey him to his country residence or his town omce, as required. Truly, these aie moving times.

CHAIN SNAPS: HtTCHER K!LLED At noon to-day P,(>Iice-sergeamt George, of Pontyberem, reported to Coroner P. W. Nicholas. Carmarthen, a fatal accident at Co&lbrook Colliery, Pontyberem. It appears that at 12.30 o'clock yesterday a.ftcrnoo-n William John Dtaniel. 5, W:heel-l'Oad, Ponty- berem. was on an mcline of the coUMry, where he was employed as a hitohcr, when a link of a cable chain of an empty tram snapped. The tram left the line in its down- ward course, and brought down some timber, which caused a fall of ao-me ten tone oT rubbish, under which Daniel was buried. It occupied forty minutes to extricate 1mm. and, aa it was believed there was a slight pulsa- tion, artincial respiration was resorted to for quite am hour, at the expiration of which tinM Dr. M'Clella.nd arrived on the scene &ud pronounced life to be extinct.

HUNT FOR TREASURE. The result obtained in the la'tes-t search for the treasure which went down with the Spanish Anna,da galI-oon FIo!-en<Na. in Tober- mory Bay is M) eo'oo.m'ag.ing that a L<ond&n syndicate has beeif formed to pj-oeecu.te the operations. An initial expenditure of .815,000 has b&Mi ptrovid-d for the work of .pecovM-- ing the trewsure, whi.c'h is believed to have been lomt-ed in 80 fee-t of wateir. a farther 20ft. of clay hiaTing to be penetrated to reach the bull of the galleon. M-a-ny previons I attempts, ccsting Lajpe eu.nta oif money, have proved fruitless.

I CLER!CAL SCANDAL. At Hereford Consistory Court on Thursday the GhamoeHor of the Diocese read his joog- memt, which has been coojinne.d by the ræult of the %ppeaJ, in the CQ.ae of the Rev. Frederick Hamilton .Lonbocd. charged with with his &erv8.D.t. for seal ye&rs. He deprived him of aJI his xefer. mente in the Kcr6fo.rd Diocese. espeoiaJly of the rect-ory of H,,)w Oa.p;e and SoJIa-rahope, &nd inhibited him from ajOting and officiati.1g as olergyma.Q thrOughOut t.b6 diooeee for ever.

NEWPORT UFEBOAT FUND I Mr. A. J. Phillips presided at a, meeting of the Newport Lifeboat Saturday Fund. He regretted that Newport, the second port in the Channel, stood so unfavourably in respect of lifeboat contribution. LAot year Bristol contributed .E400. Cardiff JB350, Swansea, .E200, Herefcrd JE151, Gloucester .6100, and Newport JE95. It was decided to hold a- lifeboat demon- stration on October 2.

RUSSIAN POLITICAL MURDER 1 The triaJ is proceeding at 8t. Petersburg of M. Dubrovin, president of the Union of the Russian People, aaid of his associates. who aje cha.rge.d with complicity in t'he mupdter in 1906 of M. Hertn&.e.Ül. <xf the €!o.nst*tu- ti.<HMbl Dem-oc-ratic party in the Duma. M. MrLt,c,b.kin deelumd tha<t M. HeTtzemeteui waa killed by a man named Ka.ya.ntzeS', who was paid 1,000 roubles by M. Dubrovin. M. Ja,akevLtch decL&red thait be was innooeBt.— Reut.M-.

RAtLWAY AR8!TRAT!ON. The a.rbitra.tton award in the dispute between the Oanadi?.n PaciBc Railway dock- men and the company rec(>mmeids a 10 per cent. increase .in the wages of the men.- Reutor.

PAGEANT AND INFIRMARY The amount a'ctually realised by t3ie pageant performers a,t their ga'rdem party in aid <? Cardiff In&nna.ry was JE74 6s. The po&i?Eic? Ba?od (whioTi wa? <n?a.ged) htd ba<ck a, donation <?f -El Is., so that the total is £75 7a.

DUTCH CAFE, near Queen-street Station, one of the in the 1VOT]d. A-fternoon Teae with our cteIiciotM Bread <)md :Buttøt.-ste:vens. CoBfeetioncr, I.imLited, Cardiff- &1542 MtT &+109 <

I TaH Fusion Bill f COUNSELS TABLE DESERTED. The Taff Railway Oomp'a.ny'a Bill wa.s before Sir &eor?e Doughty'e Committee of tz House of Commons again to-da-y. It was understood that the business would be meanly to cons.ider some unopposed clauses in TuS Bill. The Committee's decision disposed of the fusion scheme so far as what was known as the Ta,a'-Bute Bill was concerned, besides whK'h. the pxomote,rs had decided to abandon the Taff-Bhymney fusion scheme. AIJ the meiab'ers of the Conumittee were pre- sent, but the table set apart for counsel was de&erted. Mr. HonM-a.tus Ldoyd, K.C, who had it all to himself, briefly started tha.t the promoters had decided not to proceed with the TaN- IPhyniney Bill. Thare were one or two clauses in the other Bill which they deeired to pro- ceed with. The ni-st was Clause 35, -which provided for the consolidation of preference &tooka and the is.&ue of 1;500,000 new capital. Mr. \\r. E..Mi. Bennett, chief accountant, grave formal evidence. The other clauses dealt with powers to construct abort spuxe to the company' liue. Two were just above Pontypridd. At the time the powers were granted, it was thought that the coaJ&old would be developed in that district, but the pits—the Universal—were opened on the other &i'tle of the hill. There now appeared reason with the work, and the compa.ny a£kd for an extension. Other proposed extensions were in IjLa.ndafF- Tbere was no opposition, and Mr. G. T. Sibhering, engineer to the TaS Vale Railwa.y, baving gÍnm evidenlee, the clausœ were parsed. I

MfNERS' EIGHT HOURS I The Home Secretary received a de-putatKMt from the executive committee of the diners' redera-tion of Great Britain at the House of Commcma yeatarday with regard. to certain dimcultiea which have arisen in oonntiQ.a with the Miners' Eight Hours Act. Mr. Enoch Edwards, -M.P., introducing the deputa.tio.n. sta.ted that the diincuities which had aria.&n. were generally in regard to the in.terpre'ta.tion and dcB.mitio'n of terins, add- ing that these diSicuitMs had given rise to a great dc.al <jf uneaainese. It was beca,uae they sought to cbviate shrikes and etop'pa-ges that they had d-e.:nd to interview Mr. Glad- stone. Mr. Gladstone expressed his pleasure at hearing that t'ncre was an atte'm.pt being made by a,ll cone'e'rrod to work the Act fairJy. As to the quest io'n of hours, he said, men must not be asked to work more than 91 hours in one shift. There had been many II men who had, perha-ps, tried to get more out of the A-ct than they were entitled to. The overtime clause was put in as. an ordinary overtime provi$on, and the 60 I hourti' cla.uae was not inlt.endoo to increase the number of h&urs worked at aJl times. but at times of pressure due to a.n demand.

DEBTORS !MPR!80NED I The coil n ty-coti iAs retuj-n, which was i&su'ed yest.erday as a .Blue-hook, show; that duriitg la't year 9.141 peraond were unprisoned for debt fm connty-coui'L \vta.yra.nt<i. B€twt<'n 1870 and 1902 the number never r?se to 9,G<M. varymg fro'm 6.597 in 1870 to 6,865 in 1380. 6.4-M iu 18?0, and 7.890 in 19<M. T-he?-ii œn16 -a rise 1902. 9,MM 1 ]')03 10,n 130t. 11,086 1 19U5 11,?5 îg ii: At ttlis time am oTi'tcry .a<g'a,inat unrp.riacm- mect for d<*b't a.ro&e, mid in 19)7 the number of in'pr'i.so"ed debtors fell to 9,214. La.st year th2J'6 '.vas another small fall. The enormous amOlLnt of bnsineeB trans- acted in th'e c<yinty-ccurt3 in a. yea,r is shown, by tho fallowing ngnres for 19\)6:— entered (not above £20). 1,280,872 Pi.,ints entpred (between £20 and £50) 13,207 P!a.ii)ts entered ;between.t;50and.ei00) 2,560 eiltered ¡above LIOD, by agree. ment) 538    E?,4 Acticlis determined w ithdut 869,239 Judgments for plaintiff heU?l?-y ing 433,052 by con-sent or 341,413 by default 86,550 N OIl_Ui ted,  1,60 Judgments tor defendant. 7?443 Judgment ummons isued 372,983 WurrMts of commitment .U8,626 iMP"iIO3)eT  9,141 Amouut for wliich plainta enteted .E3,878?220 Amount received to credit of suitors.. L2,515,258 The number of plaints entered (under JB20) I —1.283.S72—was th-a laIgèSt OT re<ord, with the i exception of 1904, when there were 1,324,591.

STRUGGLE ON THE LINE I John r<ywell, collier, Maesy<;winmer, was sumanone'd at BIackwood to-day for assault- ing David Gwillym, an employee of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company, on Aug-u&t 21. Mr. Lyndon Copper", Newport, prosecuted, and -Mr. A. E. <S. Thomas, Pen- gam, defended. Prosecutor started that defendant was trespassing on the line, and a. a man was killed at that spot about twelve months ago by a trajn he warned him off the Hne. Defen'dant refnsed to go and struck him a viol)e..nt blow on the head with A water jatk, which he was carrying, irniotHig a nasty wound. A scuffle ensued on the six-foot way, and prosecutor got de- feTida.nt off the line shortly before a train came 'up. Defen'da.nt stated that he had per- mission to walk up the railway to fetch drinking water, and complainant ordered him. to go bac-k. He took no notice of him, but waJked on up the line, and complainant followed him, oaug-ht hold of him by the collar, and struck him several blows on the head with his &st. A scaSle followed, and in order to free himself from Gwillym he I struck him on the head with the watJerja.ck. The bench dismissed the cae,

I 17-YEAR-OLD POiSONER I Leantine Crozp.tier, who is only seventeen years of age, is under arrest at Paria for attempting to poison M. Po'thier. a mitk d.ea.ler, by whoni she Wlas eoEp'lo.yed as aeir- va.n.t.. M. P'othier e bowed aymptOTne of p<MS'&ning, and, suspicion f,3,1,ling on the girl, I she was qu'ee'tioned by the examining niatgis- tra.te and admitted ha.V'll1g" put corrosive au.biima.te in the food. She d-eolared that she bad done this a-t the instig-&tion of M. Potlni.ar'8 fKMt, a boy of fifteen, who was in love with h&r. The boy was called, but denied that he knew a.n.ythiiig' about the corrosive sublimate. He said Lteontine was to have put chloroform ic the scmp to pnt his f'athee' to sleep, so that they co'uJd take j&l.OOO from the safe a,nd go for a trip in BeJgn.mi.

IN HER MAIDEN NAME" I H€T!ry üJlt:JtJ1.e, colli-er, Yinysdtdu, &pplied to the BLa-ckwood rat&giatraA'es to-da/y for t;be dis- misl-al of a, mainterian-oe o'rde.r made thga-imst. him for tJnoe support of his wife in 1908. Mr. Tpevor eriffithg, who appeaj'ed .for CoAtta, stated ttna.t his client w-M gra.n'ted a seipaxa- tiom from Ms wife on th'& ?rcmn.d of 'baMtiMJ djruaike.n'netss, a.n<l aiaM.e tba<t. Otrdetr hod bean made Mrs. Cc'ttJ<e had been living with a mam a<t Aber'ba.rgood, a,nd a, cTiiM. which heLd been bofrn bad been regd.st.ered in the wofmehn.'s meLtdeti na>me. The certificate o,f birth wa<s produoed, a.iid tihe Bench dismissed the ma<in- tei!ja/nce .order.

ASSAULT ON A PORTER. Thomas Evunis, New Trodegar, who did not a.ppea<r, was lined 4Cs. and co.s.ts. or a mo'nth, by the juetioe:s aA Merthvr to-day for aaea.ult- 'm? William' Eva.na, a po.rter, employed at Tirptui 8ta.tw.r. on the Rhymney Railway. When expostoia-ted with for bad behaviour on the station platform, the defendMi.t struck the porter a- severe blow on the nose, a.nd an,c,t,b-er on the ba<xk of t.he ceck. Detective Hughee conducted the case on behalf of the ra.il.w&y company.

"RAMMED IN TOO HARD." An incfuest wae held at Y&Wyfwa to- day on the body &f AU-red John Xyres, sinker, who was killed at the T.a,reni Colliery, Swansea Valley, on Tuesday, by the pre- mature explosion of a- Na.stmg cartridge. Captain Moyd, represent.a.tive of Messrs. Curtea and Harvey, explosive imamifa<)tTireTS, expressed the opinion that the accident was ca-used by the explosive bei-ng ramjned in too hard. Accidental death" was the verdict.

THREW STONES AT ENGINE At Bla..ckwood Juvenile Court to-day' &erald Davey (10), Edg-aj Jones (9), William Giles (8), aji<l Sehvyn Da-vey (8), schoolboya of Bedwas. were suminoned for throwing' stones, to the danger of the employee on the BreooB and MertJhyr Etailway, at Be'd'wa.s, on AQgnst 9. Mr. Lyndon Cooper (Newport) prosecuted, acd eta-ted that the boys thjew severa.1 stones at a stationaxy engine and the driver. Tjhe boy" were 6evere!y reprimanded by the BeMh and discharged on pr&ba,tion.

Mr. Richard Sharpe, of the Jubilee Stajnp House, Bogoor, hae been collecting postage sta.nzpa for torty-fo'u.r }ea.rs. He hae a.n entire room pampered with them. a.md festoons of ota4npa hamg across the poom. There Me &bou.t RTe ip -jLiaioa &ta.nqt6 in &U, acd tbwx faa& TaJtoe ia !mare 4Jma LSOAM

"Become a La! Dhingra'' LETTER OF A MAN WHOWAMTED WORK j II "If you are 'going to play the part of a Curzon-WyIlie I may become a Lal Dhingra, and probabJy excel him, just because you will not let me work," wrote Charles Ja-ines, a labourer, to Harry Smith Wainwjight. a locomotive and wagon superintendent of the &.E. and C.R. James, who was charged at the London Sessions yesterday with threateNing to kill Wainwright, was in the employ of the rail- way company at the Rotherhithe carriage de'partin'ent in 1907. He was discharged, it was stated, for com- mitting a riolent assault on a man named Webb, who wag left lying across the rails in a dangerous position. After his dismissal James applied to be taken on again, and eventually sent toWain- wrigh't the alleged threatening letter. The prisoner was found guilty, and remanded for the g'aol doctor to report as to 'I his mental condition.

"THOEA" AT THE EMPIRE.

NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND" A pleasant surprise was &prum? on tile Newpoft Court to-day when Patrick Rya.n, popula.piy know.u a.s Bull Byan," a.g.a.in appeared ohargoo with being drunk and dis- orderly in D&ck-stre<?t. The Clerk: This ma.a was "In carrying a work.IllIan'6 baak'et? (La.ug'hber.) C'uIlimOTe: Yes, sir. Tiha Clerk This is a most extraordinary th:i,ng. Sujp'erin.tend.ent Broc-ks: Yes, he has never been known to carry euoh a thing bei'<M'€. (R&Mw.ed laughter.) Rya,n: I have got work to go to in Herefords.hire on a farm. The bench decided to give him a-ncthcr thanoe. and Aiderma-n Wilkin&Mi, aa a part- ing shot, i-emijided pnsonM', in the most dramatic tones, that "It was never 'too late to m<!nd."

I DtSHONEST DRESSMAKER, C3aj'a. Martin, dressmaker, wTio wept hit. t-M'Iy in the dock. was ohajg'ed at fondo-n S<N.s<io'n.s yeet'erday with haviDS stolen a wa.t.ch from AIfr<-d Goad, and a ring and other articles from Julius Rayman. Detec- tive-e-rgea,nt Mitchener ep.id that he had observed the woman go into a number of jewelers' shops in -"<>olwicb, and he arrested her. Numerous articles were ft)T:nd upon her which .had been stolen from West Bud jewellers, in addition to other 'property not. yet identified. The aocu&ed had admitted stealing jcwellejy from various shops, which she could not name, as they were so numerous. The aoou&ed was sentenced to six months' rmprisomment in the second division.

STUBBORN AND VIOLENT I At Hengoed to-day Thomas Webb (34), a I Ba-rgoed timl)ol)rman, -wa.s charged with refus- ing to quit* the McDonnell Hotel, Bai'goed, Mid a,Fa-ulting the landlord. W. Drodn. Tho landlord said that on August 24 he had occasion to pri-soner, who was abusive. to leave the house. He refused for eonie tim'e, but eventually wemt outside. When on the pa.veDMmt he struck witness on the face. Police-.constable W. WilliaLma eadd he was caUed to a disturbance in the hotel, where he saw the landlord, with his lip cut and blood aowing from it. Prisoner said he did not strike the landlord, who, he alleged, y,a.'j drumk ajid fell against the door. For the assault prisoner was nn-ed 20s., and 5s. for refusing to quit.

LET H!M CURSE YOU." I A woman oofmplam'ed to the Thames magis- trate yeatarday thaA a ROIIlalIl Oa.t,hlO-hc priest had forced his way into her house, and in doing so broke open the door. He wanted to send her children away to sclioot, and when she asked where they were g'oing the father jcmped up and said he would curse I her. Wh&n ajb&ut to do 6&, in his a,nger he broke hiB umbredla. Mr. CLuer: De't him curse you; it won't hurt you, spiritually, if he has cursed you, which I very much doubt —it won't have any eSect. If there is any diRifOUiLt-y about the ohildr&n you most go to the Hjug'h Court, and, with regTMid to the door, you mMst bring an addon focr damiagtes, aa I cu.n't say it is wilful

8 ADULTS, 5 CHtLDREN I In a case heard at Merthyr to-day, in which WilUa.m Jones, of Bedlinogr, was pro- ceeded against in 'respect of a. nuisance arising frofm o-vcTcrcwd-ing, a bad condition of things was revealed. The proaecution waa instituted by the Gelligaer Urban Dia- tTiot ConnciL. for wlioin Mr. N. Puillibla-nk appeared, a.nd from the evidence of Mr. Da vies, their inspector, it transpired that in a four-roamed house, for which a rent of 12a. per month was paid, there were no leas than thirteen persona—height adnlts and five children. The bench made a<n order for abatement of the nuisance within a month.

DONNYBROOK IN A TRAIN I After a meeting of the Donegal Comnty Council on Wedne-sday several members returning by train coTLtinued the discussion oJ' Mg'My con'troyeraial ma-ttei-s which had been before them The argument became hea.t<d, wo<*cls gave place to blows, a.nd before long a goneraa fight wa-s in progress in the co'mpart.ment. The railway oBELcials stopped the train twice, a.nd tried to act aa peace- makers. The struggle however, was. oon- tijiued, and eventoally ea<h councillor had to be placed in a separate <X)mpa,rtment. One of theon was badly iwu{red.

A VERY BAD TH!RD 1 Margaret 'Willia.ms a<ppea.red. before the 1 magjstra-tea at Merthyr to-day with one of her eyes very much dis<x)loured to emtorce a comp-Laint made ag'a,ic<t her hmbaDd. Gomer Williams, whom she cha.rg'ed with aa&a.ult. "I gave her a- clout or two," the delfendant admitted. She has had two hue- ba,nds without me, and the two a.re alive. I am the third," he declared. "A very had thiI'd," remarked Colonel D. Eees Lewis, the justioos'.drk..A Bjie of 20s. and ooBts was imposed.

I WATCH-SNATCHING. I The young man, named WilHaMm Pa'tAMo.n, who attempted to M<l'ail a gold watch a,nd c.bain from Tbo-mas Watkins as he w&s leav- ing the Ora.1 cricket ground on August- 6, was sentenced to 23 mont-hs' hard labour at the LojMio'n SeasMiLs yesterday. Mr. WB..tkine' whALe p'shsaing thxough a w--Yden gate, felt a m<yveBMint at his waistcoat and saw his w&tch in tthe hand of the pj-BaoM.r. On the wa.y t,o the polioestation Pat,tåson offred a oon- &ta.'ble two EoveTeigms to "see him a.U ris'ht."

I DEATH OF A NOVELIST. j Mr. George Ma.n'viLLc Fenn. the wellkn(>Wn novelist, died y,esterday at bis iv,idence, Syon .Lodg'e, Isleworth. He ha<d never fuJJy -recovered from his eerious H!.n<eas two yeehrs ago, amd expired suddenly froon heaj-t.fa'i.lure. r. F'enn, who was bod'n. a,t WestminBter in Ja.nua.ry, 1851, waa a4Ahor of numerous novelB, and boys' sOOri, short ta.les, ajMl ni)a<g'a.zina eketmes.

CHtEF-CONSTABLE BEREAVED I The Chief Oonst&Me of Merthyr has ju?t Miatained a sad. bereavement in the loss <tf his father, Mr. William Wilson, who died suddenly yesterday whilst on a holiday at Blackpool TiM deoeased gentleman, who was very well known in the 'engineering world, was the manager of the works of Mee&rs. Booth Brothars, at Bramley, Leeds.

Over 7,900 Bermondsey houses, sta/tes a report to the borough council, have not been plaited by "nitary intype.cto.rs for tlhroo At M'er'thy.r to-day Wdllia,m Ta.rgett, a <Ma<;1nnan, Hving at Pont-lottyTi, wa!9 smm- moned iofr uaing thpeafts towards hus wife, from whom lie lives apaxt. wife 00<8 been ;ving with another m'a.n; that's the troTiMe," sadd the demeadan't. This impea.oh- oM-nt, bo'wev'er. the woma,a <Nnphia'ti<'a,Uy <ieiued The defeitdam't was 'boiund over to kœp tb<9t jpeace ?a' am j!Km)<: ?

Motor-car Mishap MERTHY3 BOY RUN OVER AND KILLED A distressin? motor-car fatality occurred shortly after twelve o'clock this afternoon at Merthyj'. the victim being David Thomas, a schoolboy agc,d nine years, whose parents Live at 7, Ta,S street, off Brecon-road. The accident happened in Bethesda-street. The car belongs to Mr. E. S. Ed?a.r, 7. Prmcess-g-ate, London, and it was occupied at the time of the misadventure by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar a.nd the ch'auSeur, Charles Shurn, who was driving. They ha.d come from Newport, and whilst proceeding on their way t& Swajisea, at a. very elow pace along D-ethc,da-stieet, a cart coming in the O'IJ,p08ite dire&tio.n pulled one side to g-rve them a, clear road. Just then they felt a bump, and, the car being' stopped at once for exa.mina.tiom, they found that the boy had been run over, the supposition 001ll:g thiat the boy h.a.d bee.)i hanging on to the ha-ck of t,n,e ca/rt, a.nd ha.d fallen in kOlut of the c'a.r, the chfa.uS'cur d!id noft see him before the accident occurred. Tho bo'y was ta.ke'n to the Oamibriiafn Inn, a.n<t it was there found that the oar had passed over the right side of the boy's head. He was attended by Dr. Biddle, but he sur- vived only a short time.

i SEAMAN AND H!8 GOLD Rose Hartley (2.1) was charged (befogs th') CardiB' Stipendiary) to-ds.y with stealing- ±.7 &nd a. bottLe of whisky from the person cf Swithin Michael 8ha.rley, a seaman. Prose- cutor "aid he had just arrived from the Biver Plate, and he met the woman late last! night in a. But4estreet public-house. He treated her to a drink, and bOiug'hlt the bottle of whisky, after which he accepted her invi- tat.ion to go to her house. They hoarded a Roath car and on alighting they stood by some railings. She put her hand in his pocket, and suddenly exclaimed. "I've got it now, —- you." and she ran away. Then he discovered the loss. The half-bottle of whisky (produced) was his, and he did not give it to her. A youn-? lady re-siding in Broadway stated that she saw the prisoner runiiin? along' the street last night. She had h'er hand under her coat. Police-constable John Young arrested the prisoner at her parents house in Nora-street. !S.he then remarked, "I think you have made a mistake. I haven't been with a man to-night." Formally oharg-ed. she replied, "He can't say I took it. He muat g'et evidence to prove it." Prisoner was committed to the sessions on bail.

I" A UTTLE DROP TOO MUCH" Owen Thomas James (46), a milkman, was charged on bail at Cardiff to-day with assaulting Polioe-oon.stable George Watta. The omeer stated that whilst on duty in Broadway yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner driving a horse attached to a milk cart in a reckless manner in the direction of Newport. There was a window-cleaner with a cart conta-ining ladders in front, and the defendant drove into this, knocking the ladders all over the road. The horse then ran on to the pa.vem€nt, narrowly anissing some children. Witne&s jumped at the anima.l's bead, and then found that the defendant was (trunk. He refused to come out of the cart, but with the assistance of a- civilian he w&s pulled out, and he then kicked witness on the calf of the Itg. Defen- dant I am sorry. I had a little drop too much to drink. I don't remember any of it. The stipendiary having ascertained that it was defendant's own turn-out, nned him JE1C and costs, or two months' hard labour for the assault.

BE8!EGED PRE8!DENT. I President Taft is enjoying even less privacy than Mr. Roosveldt was wont to have at his summer residence at Oyster Bay, for since the President has gone to Beverly his retreat has not only been invaded by cranks and political aspirants, but almost every poli- tiœ;l, ooc;La.l, .f1raternal, or other within a radius of 100 miles has planned to give a picnic or some kind of function, w,th the President atf central figure. Dozens of miniliters have his :pre6(mc at church "sociables." as they have a- "small church mortgage" to pay olf, and Mr. Taft's attendance would help matters cut nicely." Mr. Tait has made it a rule to refuse all such invitations, and his secre- taries are kept busy writing or giving refusals.

SHOCKiNC LECKWiTH ACCtDENT I An unfortunate shoottn? accident occurred at LeckWiAh last ev€(mng. A la.d, ncuned William Hedg'e,s, aqn of Mr. William hedges, -,gamelKeep-or 071 Ute Bute Eetate, was in soine fields near L&chwith with a g'amek&eper na<m'ed Framk Howe, when the latter took adm at a hawk. Young Hedges, for some unexplained reason, thrust his ha-nd in frortt of the gTiD. when Howe Sred, with the result t-lia.t the change entered the palm of the lad's hamd. He was nnme- diately taken to CardiS luflrmary, where hB lies ia a aerious comdition.

6-7 PER CENT. DEF!CENCY I Arthur WiUia.ms. PrioTy Fann, La.ng'stome, was imnMnoMd a.t Newport to-day ior &aUin? milk mo.t Of the quality d'eoiajided. Mr. Morgan (fpo'm the Town-clerk's ofRce), who prosecuted, aaAd the ajia<lyat's repoirt showed a. dedMMaicy oif 6J per cent. of niilJ: fa.t. Defendant pleaded that the milk w" sujp- pHed in the 8a<BM etaft)& as it oajne troan the cow. He ha.d been &&Uing' milk fofr sixteen or twenty yea.j6, a.nd-ha.d nsver had a com- pta.imt before. The bench oxd6red him to pa.y .E.2 36. cos!ts.

YEAST INVENTOR'S DEATH I Copenhagen, Friday.—Professor Emil Christ Sansen., blad of the Department of Miysi- ological Fermentation in the Labora-tory of the Institute Otf Technical and Physiolog'ioa,! Fermentatdon at Carlsberg, died last night, at the age of 67. F'rofes&o'r Hens&n was the inventor of the method of producing' pure yeast, which is now employed in a'M foreign br&wen.ee, while the system based on his dis- cov'ery is also in use in the pro'd'uotion of wines and spirits.

PRISONER'S DASH FOR LIFE I A OcTita. teleg'rajn states tha.t when f.he co.Mtemned orimiTiaJ C-ano wa.a being lad <yut to execution ye'&te.rda.y mo.r'ning he escaped from his gaolers. CLamb-aring on to the wa,Il ctf the foTtr'eas he jumfped down a/mong th!: soldiers &n guard. At fu:st they were etupa- &ed, but when Oano got up and began to ru.n a.wa.y they fired two ehots at his head, kiU. ing him. The corpse waa ba-ougbt back to the place of execution, before which aJl the ..prisoners had to de&le.

ARRESTED AT LLANBRADACH J Waiter Williom,,3 (23), a well-dressed young man, was charged on a warrant at Cardiff to-day with obtaining furniture, valued a,t A;22 2s. 6d., by false pretences from Do,vid Collins. Deitti'Ve-mspector Harries sa<l he arrested prisoner at his home in daolL In reply to the warrant, the prisoner said the goods did not belong to Collms. Prisoner was remanded until W-edne,-day, ajid, on Mr. W. G. JIoweU's application, bail was allowed.

I ROUGHLY HANDLED I John Gray (46) was sent to the assizes by the Cardiff sti];>end'iary to-day for an alleged as&a.nlt npon Stanley Paj-ker, aged nine, at Taff Mead yesterday. It was stated that prisoner wajS roughly handled by one of several men who were n'ea.r. He was kicked in the ribs and punched before Police-con- stable G.eorge Young ajTrved.

ARRESTED IN AMERtCA. New YorT!, Friday.—New Y<M'k police yes.tfir- day effected the arres,t of an Eng-lishTiian whom they subsequently charged as William Afto'n Turner, of .Keyword, .Laj!ca<5hir€, wa.n'tc'd on warrants for embezzlement ajtd falfiiica-tiom of account's. Turner, it is stated, tTas ratecollector in the borough accountant's onice at Heywood,

!SU!C!DE OF BUiLDER'8 WIFE I This morning' Mr. Brunei White, deputy- coroner for West Ca.rmartheneLhire, received a t&leg'ra.m from PoUce-sergeant Johns, Pen- cadcr, st&ting' tha,t Eli&a.b&t.h JO.llfJS (53), the wife o-f Mr. David Jones, builder, Cader Vade, Pen'oader, was fo-und bang'ing' de'ad. at three mimutes pa&t t'ea last nig'ht.

I Q.W.R. TRIP TO THE tSLE OF MAN I The Great Western Railway Company will run a day-trip to Douglas (Isle of Man) on Friday night, September 10, from their South Wales stations at a return fare of l0s. 6d. A notable feature of the excursion is that rpa,seeug,ers will have eleven hem's and three- qiiiaj't'ers in the Isle of Man.

1 CITY TRAMWAY RECEIPTS I P?as'ng'rs. Receipts. 'Last yea<r. J I-C4MdiJr 495470 .E2.386 6s. llid..E2?31 19s. 6d?j

Government Scheme I NEW ROADS FOR MOTOR-CARS j Mr. Lloyd George yesterday formally intro- duced mto the liouBc of Commous a Bill "to promote the economic development of the United Kingdom and the improvement of the r&ads thereiBj." This is the measure which is ¡ to redeem the BUdget promise of improved roads for motor t.ra,Ric. The Chajicellor of the Exchequer made tiio spef<;h in introduc- ing it, but a memora.ndu.m, whibh wa.s circulatM atmongst m€tmb€.i's. ajid the text of which is given below, shows that it& main proposals atTe these: 1. The Treasury may take. gra.nts and Ioa.ns for forestry, agriculture, rural indus- tries, the construction of harbours and canals, the development of Ssheriee, and for otherwise promoting the economic develop- ment of the country. 2. A Ro&d Board of about 6ve members is constituted fo.r improving' the facilities for motor traffic. The Board ma.y m,aie ne?.' roads, or make grants to local authorities to enable them to do this, or to improve existing roads. New roads so made will be prim&rily con- :&ned to motors, and the.ro will be no speed limit. If other trafRo is allowed to use such I roads, a charge may be imposed. Part of the revenue oi the Road Boa,rd is provided by the duties on motcr-spirit and licenCEG. Further revenue is obtained by allowing the Board to acquire land in rural districts on either side of the new roads, and to .reap the increment in value. Limitation of Loans I The text of the Development and Road I 1-mprovement Funds Bill. introduced in the House of Commons yesterday by th8 Chancellor of the Exchequer, was issued I to-day. The measure consists of seventeen clauses and schedule, and follows the linfs of the explanatory memorandum issued last night. Clause eleven, however, linuts the borrowing powers of the proposed Road Board, so that. the amount required for the re-paying of the capital and interest on loans shall not exceed any year juZCO.OCO.

CRUELTY TO A PONY. I At To.wef Bridge PoMce-co.urt yest€trda,y I Thorn ajs Ga'me, Greenwich, waa summ,onedfor causing a, pony to be worked in an -unnt state in Old Kent-road on August 14. Inspec- tor Bishop, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AimmaJs. &aid the pony was aged. very weak, eiua.c.ia'ted. and totally nnnt ¡ for wCtrk. It was only fit to be slaughtered. It appeared that the dei'endant, for working j the same pony on August 7, was fined £4 at Lambeth Police-coui-t on August 18, but it had been slaughtered on August 16. Mrs. Game was called, but th.e defendan.t cam- nienced to prompt her as to dates. Mr. Ba.gga.llay: I am asking the 'witness ques- tio'ns. If you interrupt me a-g-ain I sha.i.i adjourn the case for a week. You will be locked up for that time if you are not care- ful. a.s I shall refuse bail. The Magistarte said the derenda-Dt h,.id worked the pony between August 7 and 14. notwithstanding he ]:n.&w that a summons wns pending' for cruelty to it on the former dat/e. lie now 6ned him ;&5 and 23.5. costs.

SIX !N ONE ROOM. I Emily Brajid, married. of We6t Ham, wa.s charged at St.Ta.tford? yesterday with atlempt- tng' to oommjt suicide by throwing h€!rse!f inibo a pond. At a.bo'urt 10.30 p.m. on August 22 a. britcklayei', named Priest, s.a.w a dark objc&t in the water of the lake, and went, b ajid foujfjd prison e.r nea.j'ly 8'ub.mter!eod. She waa unrconaoious, ajid wa& taken to the injfir- where she said it was The buBba'nd said his -,vif. was addicted to getting into debt. She on one or'oa..sioii took some pois<Mt. She wa<: not charged. but she w.is fomr days in the iii&rmfM-y. Mr. W. J. Attwa.te.r (the cl-crk): Is tha.t tru<*—t.ha.t vou took poison? Prts.OOler: Y<ts, I did. I've been tired of life i'Otr years, and wish I had drowned. The husb'a.jid promiBed to taJ\e mpM oare of her in future. Pris'o'netr: I don't tfeel I would be comfotrta.ble if I did g'o home. are of us in one and I don't think tha't ie right. She was j-emandcd for a week.

ONLY THE DONKEY LEFT. I A 1i.ttl,e of the €ate,re'd the wibuess-box at Acton yest.erday and said that her hu'3lb,wd ww; s'ent€.no€d just over a- w&eb alga to fourtepn days' im- P,risonm-.nt by the bench, adding. "And I w.a.nt to kmow if I cam sell the donkey so aa to bay sotne food. Me a.nd my chitdren ba.'ven't h'a.d any food for three d'a.ys, a.nd the landTady has tJ2,lD,,iten,ed to pn't 118 into the vti-eet. 'f Lle 3fa, the ebrc'et." T'he Magistrate: When decs yoar husband co'm'e out of priso.n? The Appli<;ant: Next T'ueoday. The MajgistraAe: And yo'u have nothing? The AppHoa.nt: Only th& donkey. The Magistrate: You had bettar go to the p.aroc'h.ia.l a.u.thofit.ies for assista.oee. TTiat will be better than se11ing the do.nk'ey. Besides, you oan't sell your hus- 'ba-nd's ptoperty. The a.pplicant promii&ed to seek relief.

ANNIE'S TABLE MANNERS. I ) Annie Tre&daway, 22, m'ar'ried, of Leyton- atooie. Wtt<s <)harged aA Srt.ra.tifo rd yeater- da,y with breaking two jugs amd other articles at the Cnown Hostel. At about 10.30 on Wedn.eooa.y night the bccused went to the Crown .a.nd Mr. Pa.rthLng declined to serve heo*. She Left the bar, and soon afterwards re.tTtmed with her busba-nd. She eat down, and her hueba.nd wont to thie baj- and called for two drt-'ka. Mr. Faj-thin? toM bim that he had already reft'ueed to serve ]Mrs. Treadaway, ajid the lady, hea.r- 'Jlg this, threw a jug on the noor, and then upseit a taMe and so broke two mat.oh6ita.nds and ajrotheT water-JTig'. The bench .imposed i a fine of lOs. and coate, and the dajnage.

TREASURE AT TOBERMORY I The; results obtained in the latest of many searches fo'r the trea.sure which went down with the S.pajii?h Armada g-aJIeon Florencia,, in Tohermory Bay, are &o enoouraging that a.u inauential London ayndica.te has been foa*m.ed to continue the op'era.ti<Mis- An initial expenditure of £15,0'00 has been pro- vided for. The lOong-lost treasure is believed to have been looa-ted in 80ft. of water a. further 20ft.. 'of clay having' to be penetrated t-) reach the hull of the sunken galleon. Ma,ny previo'us attempts, costing large suma of money, have proved frudtless.

A DOWLA!8 PASTORATE I Bryn Scion Welsh Congregational Churcn,' Dowlais, recently extended a 'unanimous invitation to Mr. R. M. Rhys, Hirwain, who haa had a brilliant career as a Htudent at CarmaTth?n Presbyterian Con?g?. to succeed th? Rev. Bmrys James, now of Buckley, Flint- shire. Mr. Rhys 'has notified his aocepta-nce! of the vacant charge, and will enter upon his ministerial duties in a few weeks.

BARE FEET AS AN ASSET I A barefooted tramp, sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment at Woking yesterday for was sa,id to have told a police super- intendent that going wit.ho.ut boots made a diiferenoe of between Ss. a,nd 10s. a. day t,3, him. At the seaside be sometimes took M much as a pound a day without asking. It was stated that the man's rough a.pp'e'aj*a,n<'s had caused women to give him food anii mon'ey to get rid of him.

HATCH FELL ON H!M I Janses Smith (48), a, labourer, of 72, Wim- borne-street, CardiS, was working ia the I hold of a vessel at the docks to-day, wh&n I a hatch fell on him from the top of the hold. Smith, who sustained severe injuries to his shoulders, was conveyed to the infirmary and detained.

LIVED WITH BROKEN NECK A Rugby labcxurer, na,med John Bimmer. ;s stated to Imve gone about with hia neck broken for more than three months. lie fell dTwns.ta.irs at Eas.ber and injured his neck, but did not go to hospitaJ until August 9, when it was found that his neck was broken. He died in 1'ospita.l yesterday.

LLANDRtNDOD LOAN REFUSED I Mr. Jolt's. Burns, President of the Local Government, Board, has refused to sanction a, loa,n of L10,000 otsked foT by the Ua.nd.rindod WeUs District Council for a pavilion in the public grounds, co'nsidfe.ring half that sum quibe suiRoient. In the revised acheme, say,,i Mr. Bu'rns, there must be no frills. I

ELAN VALLEY ACCIDENT 'Messages received lato last evening stated th,i,t Ma,jo.r Stew-axt, who was e-erijoasly injured in the motor-c'a.r accident nea,, Rhayadej, was in a oriticaj condition. The 6c4-,ne of the aociderut was splashed with blood, amd toauTste a-re pkking up fragmelit6i of the oa<r ae me.tDœltoee. i

Notts 2nds' Protest —— .——- WiCKET TAMPERED WtTHP Th'e Nottingham correspondent of tJIut "Sportsman" writes:—The Rev. H. StATmiton, captain of the Notts Second XI., has written. to Mr. F. E. Laoey, sec.retary of the M.C.O_ claiming a r&-pla,y in the .Minor Cotintiea Championship seimi-nnal between GIa.m.o.rga.n. and Notts Second XI., on the ground that the wicket had been tampered with. MR. W. C. BOWDEN EXPLA!NS The Fina) Fixed for Cardiff An "Evening Express" representative called on Mr. W. G. Bowden. the hon, secretary of the Glam.orga.a County Club, when the following facts were elicited:— Nash, the groundsman, cleared the saw- dust fro'jn the holes caused by the bowlers' feet on the previous day, in order to give thNn a chance to dry more quickly under the beneficent innuence of the s'un. No furtther action wa.s taken until twenty minutes before the advertised time for the commencement, when. with the express per- mission of the umpires, whose word is law on all questions connected with the wichet. Nash brushed the wicket, but did not touch it with the roller. After a considerable amount of grumb- ling on the part of the Notts team the umpires decided that the wicket was fit %L play upon, a/nd the match was aooordingly continued at 11.15. In the evening- when Glamorgan had won the Notts captain, the Rev. H. Stann- ton, informed Mr. A. Gibson, the home cap- tain, that he had telegraphed a protest to the M.C.C. on the ground that the wicket had been tampered with It is significant that no action was taken until the match had been lost, and that any postponement would have boon in favour of Notts, who had nothing to hope for except a draw. j Apparently, the objection has not been ) sustained, as the Glamorgan County executive have received a telegram, thia morning to say that Glamorgan will meet Wiltshire in the final of the Minor Counties Championship at Cardiff on Mon- day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 30 and 31 and September 1. The team to do uty for the county will be the same as that against Notts Second XI., with the exception that T. A. L. Whit tington takes the place of Preece.

SPAIN'S REPUBLICAN LEADER Senator A. de Jandro Lerroux, prominent in Spain at: the Republican leader, reached. Plymouth to-day on his way to London &nd Pa.ris. He will not go to Spain u.ntil a IDeoertÎ.ng of the Housa of Deputies. &enor Lerronx said, as a R-opublicam, he was against the Ma-noj-chisal system. It was not a question of dynasties or individuals ha eaid, it was the present system otf govern- ment wMch he and his flic-nde were opposed. He t?t<ated tha,t his future plajis were to con- tinue to oppose any system of MonajrcMcaJ governjnMnjt to the u.t.m'')3b of his power, even to the extent of resolution.

THEFT OF CHEQUES A young jna.n., who is supposed to be able to an-ord a clue to a recent theft of 45 cheques frcm an hotel in the West End of London, has be,-n detained by the Leeda police. The nam was yesterday changed with tra,eIUng from .London to Leeds with- out a ticket. He was questioned a.b<yut three chequ,es, two of which were Mtink, and the third was nllcd in and made payable to hi.m- self. Superintendent Hajidley conummicaAed with the Ijondon police, a-nd received a reply that the cheques were three of a- aeriea of 45 which had been taken from" a West Enr hoteL

AVIATION AT RHEtMS B,e-the,nv, Thursday.—To-day'a proceedings were marred by two mishaps which, fort-u- na.t'ely. were iiot of a vely serious natu,.ie. M. Rougior, aft.er ca.rrying out a' flight, was attempting to la,nd vh€tQ he lost control of tits ma<jhin€. and fell am-ong the crowd, two people being slightly injured. A Jittle la-tar M. Bleriot wa,s att-emptLBg a aigrht with a p,t-s-eu,ger om board, when his machine fouled the barrier in front of the grajtd eta.ad, and overturned. Fortuna.te.ly. the occnpa-uta escarped without mjury, and the damage to the machine is m&igminBant.—Cemtra<l News.

FOGGY WEATHER NAVtGATtON Ta.ria, Friday.—D€ta,i]s are published here of a noteworthy in'vention which, it is believed, will solve the problem of ruLvig<1.tiOD in foggy weather. The å.nventors are Ca.pta.in TlaT.ù Captain Bellini, two It&.Han sa.Ya.nta, 'a.nd their apparatus is described as a. "wire,. less compass." The compa¿,s, it is stated, is so that it can locate the direction of a station whence WYes a.1"6 being ,sent forth into the atmosphere, ajid it iÆ claimed for it t.ha-t by its m'ea,na one vea&e< oa,n d,etermiiie the exact p&sitdoTi of ajtothcj up to a di&taace of fifty kilometres.

DANiSH SCANDAL. Public opinion is still extremely bitter at Copenhagen against the Minister of Defence, Mr. J. C. Christensen, who was Premier when 11. Alberti, who confessed to gigantic frauds, was Minister of Justice. A great number of citizens of all classea were invited to join a public procession to the Amalienborg Castle on Sunday next and protest against M Chriaieneen's rema;inÙ1g in the Ministry, but yesterday the King (mite correctly re- fused to receive the procession or its depu- tation. A public meeting will take place in- stead elsewhere.

WEALTHY PENSIONER. j5107 in cash, a deposit receipt for ;E50, a<n.d. aji old-age pension book, were found in the pos,s-,ssiOn off 'WiUiam Collins, who wa.a picked up by the police drunk acd fncapa.ble on the puiblic rpa.d at Ballincurc* at U.30 a.t might. These were taken poesessi<m of by the police, and the man was re to the local pension o&coT. COtUina was yesterday aeverely reprimanded by the ma.g'iatra.tes at Midleton, County Cork. and wae &ned 2a. 6d. for drunkenness.

BUZZ—Z—Z—Z I The equanimity of several solicdtojs and tha whole of the repTe&en'ta.tivea of the press waa frequently dist-urbed at, t.he Biack'wood tPolice-oo.urt to-da-y by a waap which per- sistently buzzed round their hearts. After ::¡oeiVeral fuldle attempts to kill it had been m&de, Mr. Lymdon COoper inquired of the bench, *'Ma.y I apply for a warrant for thia wasp?" Tihe Clerik (Nr. E. H<Mmfra.y Da.vies): You nuMt awea.r nmfo'r'Bma.tiMtaB.rst, although I da-re-say you have dome that a-lready, men- taL,Ily. (DaAj!g'hte'r.)

K!NG &THE RHEIMS FLIGHTS Pa.ris. FrMla.y.—It was pemastently rumou.red at Betheny yc&tenday, aowrding to the F-iga.ro." that King Edward w<MiM riait ttie aviation ground to-day, ajnd tlia<t the Germa-u C.rown Pnnce m.ight be expeoted to- inorr&w. The a,u.thorTtie@, ho'\l;reyer, d€)clatre that they know nothing of a.ny such. armu? HLenjts.

FINE SHOOTtNG AT OTTAWA Ottawa,, TTrnrsday.—Excellent shoo-tdng c<m- tmues to be the rule at the nie.etiI!Jg of the Dominion RUle Asaocia-tion. The &ra,nd Aggre. ga.te Prize has been won by Sel'geant Ru.ssell with a wore of 334. tn a.B extra periee a.t 500yds. artd 600yds. Sergeant Russell scored 29 conaeo,IA,ive bulls.—Beuter.

7,723 CANDIDATES. The clam Hats of the July Cambridge looa-1 €xa.miBLa'ti<ms. which were published yeatcr- dELy, show that there were 7,723 senior ca,nda. d,a,t,e,s, and th'at of these 965 boya and 1,307 girls passed. Of the juniors, 1,451 boys and 1.184 "-ir!?

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