Evening Express

From all Quarters. King Maaioel has suffered from a slight indisposition this week. It was a gastric affection, which was. first felt on his Majesty's return from his journey to Leiria on Mon- day. Seven sailing boats landed" 90,000 mackerel at Lowestoft yesterday, one boat earning EiC.0 by a night's work. Elizabeth Edwards was stated at a Lam- beth inquest yesterday to have taken her life.beeaue,e she feared death from consump- tion. Southend's pier made a profit of E5,000 dur- ing the past-season, and L4,000 will be allo- cated to the relief of the rates, which are expected to decrease by 3d. in the E. A a meeting of members of tha Regent's Park Baptist Churchlaet night a letter was read from the Rev. F. B. Meyer accepting the pastorate of the church. He will take otar the duties at once.

TERRITORIAL'S DEATH I At the Wiltshire Assizes at Devi zee on Thursday Arthur John Minton Saytch was indicted on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the Salisbury Plain motor accident on August 12, when Gunner Snow was killed and several other London Terri- torials seriously injured. Saytch pleaded not guilty to all the counts of the indictment, which, besides ma.n- eLaughter, chargxxl him with causing bodily harm to the men. Counsel for the prosecution said that the faCtIS were not very complicated. The road aiong which the accident happened had no corners, and on one side there were no hedges. A party of Territorials were marching along just before 4.30 in the morning, and as tuey were going down a hill they were passed by a motor-car carrying newspapers to camp at Salisbury Plain. This was two or three minutes before the aooÜymt happened with accused's car. The drirlr of the first car saw the men and waxned-them, and counsel contended that the accused should hfvo been able to see the Territorials despite A he mist prevailing, and also to have warned them. The non-commiseioned officer at the rear of the party saw the prisoner's car ooaing very fast He order-ed the men to bear to the aide of the road, and, finding the car almost upon them, told them to scatter, as he taw they were in danger. The car came upon them, a.nd c-ven when the men were ÐCl6n no attempt was made to atop the though la-ter it could easily be pulled up. Counsel submitted that the accident was on-j which ought net to- have'happened, and ought not to be excused. It was very im- portant that drivers should know they were bcand to tak-e proper care. After some evidence had been taken the proceedings were adjourned until to-day.

CAFE MONIC) THEFT Herbert Grimshaw, described as a jockey, and Joseph Higgins, a cheesemonger, were again charged at Marlborough-street on Thursday with stealing jewellery valued at £ 40,000 from Mr. Goldschmidt, a Paris jeweller, at the Cafe Motiico. A bag contain. ing valuables was snatched from Mr. Gold- schmidt as he was washing his hands in a lavatory. Higgins's defemce was that he was with a police-officer at the time the theft was com- mitted, but the police denied this. One witness stated it was because of defi- nite information tl at suspicion feU upon Higgins, who had previously been regarded rather as an informant than as a suspect. Detective-inspector Fowler said the infor- marffe who caused the police to suspect Higgins were not to be called. The Magistrate suggested that this was extraordinary, when Mr. Muskett, for the prosecution.. said the case must stand or fall on the evidence which was called. The landlady who spoke to Higgins visiting Grixasbaw was re-called, and said Higgins came to the house about six times. Detective-inspector Fowler stated that six mem in all were concerned in the robbery. Ooamel tor Grreashaw contended that there was no evidence that justified sending him tor trial, as identification Wà8 not established. "Replying to the magistrate, counsel said that he would call ao-evidence for Grimshaw now if the court was prepared to commit. Counsel for Higgins said that he would -call witnesses who would dispose of the case so fac ae his client was eomoeraed- Higgins afterwards gave evidence, and the oaae was adjourned.

Captain D. G. Dacvies, dockmaster at the North Dock, Swansea, has been appointed dookmaster of the now-livaes Dock a-t Swaa- low-

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The Man in the Street. JL T Seldom can it happen in the course of a short lifetime that one is able to see so many people of high degree gathered together under one roof as at the open- ing of the new University* College build- ings at Cardiff yesterday. The Lord Mayor (Alderman Lewis Morgan) might well say that he was proud that such an important event occurred during his term of office as the city's chief magistrate. Though there were regretted absentees, it mulrt be said that South Wales was well and worthily represented. The gathering was a brilliant one in more than a single sense. The beautiful dresses of the ladies present combined splendidly with the academical robes of the professors and the doctors, while the mayors in their garbs of crimson anu gold added to the colour and the gaiety of a picturesque scene. Wit and learning were there in abundance. That the proceedings should be enthusiastic was insured -by the extreme liveliness of the students. The serious and the useful side of the college need not be laboured here, but its pros- perity as a centre of learning is guaran- teed for many years to come if yester- day's splendid send-off is anything to go by. Mayors are not common in bunches. As a rule, they stick loyally each to his own town. But the presence of the chief magistrates from the different South Wales and Monmouthshire centres speaks well for the genuine interest felt in the college far beyond its boundaries. And their welcome presence was the subject of an anecdote or two during the tedium of waiting. At one municipal function at the London Mansion House, a visitor noticed two provincial mayors who pre- sented a great contrast by the fact that one gentleman's badge of office was only a little bigger than a decent wedding ring, while his neighbour was weighed down with a massive gold chain of most impressive design. It proved, on inquiry, that the mayor of the smaller chain represented a town of 30,000 inhabitants, while the man of much weight and fine metal came from a borough of Jess than 3,000 souls. On another occasion a mayor and his sheriffs were dressed "up to Dick," chains, robes, smiles, and every- thing complete. Another mayor who brought his sheriffs in no other guise but that of British gentlemen was asked if the paraphernalia of his party had gone astray on the rails. Oh, no," was the complacent answer, "they let the mayor and sheriffs loose in our town." In one thing all were unanimous at yesterday's opening ceremony, and one could do nothing but admire the magnifi- cent buildings. Surely Mr. Caroe was the proudest man in Wales if he could have heard but a hundredth part of the encomiums passed upon his work. It needed not the eye of an architect to notice the beautift.d windows, made to serve their essential purpose of letting in plenty of daylight and at the same time adding to the majestic appearance of the building, whether regarded from the exterior or the interior. The decorations were of a finished description, and are almost beyond praise. At the erfme time they are not overdone. Indeed, there is nothing in the nature of vulgarity in any corner or spot, and the whole effect is a highly pleasing artistic onl. Even the steps and the stairs have been con- structed with an idea of helping people to get easily up and down them. I could refer to public buildings where the main idea seems to be to help people break their necks. But here. as in everything else, it is impossible to see anything without praising it, and all concerned are to be very sincerely eon granulated. A very serious, if somewhat ancient, question has been raised again in the per- tinent (I had almost written impertinent) inquiry, "Is washing good for health?" Of course, one cannot settle such a stupendous problem by simply saying "Yes" or "N o." It requires very serious and laboured consideration. If you happen to be up the North Pole and know that the baring of a little toe means the loss of that useful member of the anatomy, it will bo just as well to post- pone your. ablutions until you get a little nearer to the more merciful tropics. Everybody is aware of what can be said in favour of bathing, and the Cardiff Cor- poration have such a high opinion of its virtues that they require the ratepayers to "stump up" very liberally in the more or less successful endeavojar to persuade burgesses to be of a likp mind. But there are natural objections to the rash using up of the body's natural oils, and some people do not like the idea of a deli- cate skin, even though the reward is an alabaster whiteness and a tenderness generally associated with the mythical spring chicken. Then there is the impor- tant question of time—it is money, so we are, told, and how can the city clerk indulge in his morning tub, however much he may love it, when he scarcely has a minute in which to consume less than one-third of a reasonable breakfast ? Possibly most people believe in the happy medium." This isy a splendid term to use whichever way you care to look at it. It can be made to mean any- thing. The man who has a bath once a year, whether he wants it or not, and his brother who indulges every day all the year round will both claim, with some show of reason, that they have hit on the happy middle line. With some of us there are insuperable disabilities. It is not of much use thinking about "a dip" if the wife has used the bath as a coal ceHxr—and I am informed that this ja a irsw? oceurreace ir maaj jaodern villas. where the bailiroom constitutes one of the chief attractions at letting time. Again, the bathroom has been known to come in very handy as a spare bedroom, and if ma-in-law is in possession it requires a very bold man to turn her out in order that his sense of cleanliness may be gratified. In other houses the hopeful heir has claimed that particular region as the very spot fora dark room, and, whatever may be one's notion con- cerning the science of washing, it must give way to the black art of the amateur photographer. Perhaps the biggest argu- ment against washing is the fact that dirt is warm. It is said to be an admirable kind of underclothing. But of that I cannot speak with any degree of autho- rity, and it may be as well to drop the matter where I found it, leaving every- body to settle the affair according to his or her liking.

Strange Alimony Case i LADY'S LOVE FOR AN ACTOR. Pending tha trial of a wife's suit for separa- tion, an application was made on Wednesday to Judge Bischoff, of New York, for alimony. This is an every-day event in New York, and only deserves notice because, for some reason not explained, the writings of Ibsen apd Barnard Shaw were quoted. AU the parties belong to the theatrical profession. The wife declares that her rival stole the affections of her husband. When accused of breaking up the wife's home, the second lady said to the indignant wife, "If you had a proper amount of pride you would have seen how matters were, and gone avaf quietly, leaving us alone. We love each other The mother of the wife wrote an extraordin- ary letter to the second lady, in which she said, inter alia: I am not about to upbraid you for having robbed my daughter, but I do most urgently ask you to leave the man who betrayed the sacred trust your mother placed in his unworthy hands. Leave him before a worst; fate befals you. I am not what the world calls a Christian, but I do believe in the natural law of compensation, and I would save you from further suering if possible Let this first step backward be your laet. Leave the study of Ibsen and Bernard Shaw; it is much more interesting and payn hotter to learn how to become a good womanly woman. The second lady is not accused of anything more serious than platonic love for the actor, and she replied that to leave the actor, as suggested, would be "most unjust and cowardly' and she calmly added, as a post- script to her lffetffter, that she enclosed the wife's handkerchief, left by mistake, and in return would like "my lace apron," left with the wife.

SHEEP KILLED BY WHEAT Forty^eeven pure-bred Suffolk sheep, worth over L3 each, have died a.t Panfield-b-ald, near Braintree, Essex, after being put for four hours into a field of wheat stubble to graze. The sheep were part of a flock of 195, belonging to Mr. George Newman. Owing to t'he bad weather much more corn tha« usual had shelled out of the ears during harvest operations, and of this the sheep had eaten, with the result that all were taken iU. Tihose whicih ate more wheat then the others quickly died off, and in consequence a warning has been issued to Essex farmers of the daaiiger of feeding sheep in wheat stubble fields. An expert has pointed out that whale pigs wiil thrive u.pon wheat, so picked up, sheep and horses are likely to sufler.

I COSTLIER CYCLES The new year will usher in an increase in the price of cycles. The large manufacturers in the Midlajids have decided that an increase is inevitable in consequence of a rise in the cost of materials. In an interview yesterday, Councillor E. A. Wilson, the managing direc- tor of one of the principal Midland cycle firms, explained the position. Owing to the rise in rubber, the cost of tyTes has been increased 25 per cent., and that means that oicycleS cannot be sold at the old rates. But the increase is not altogether a question of enhanced price of material. It is really being rendered necessary by the demand which is being majiifestcd for a better bdoyele. There is a feeling of revulsion against the cheap cycle, and its reign is over.

I TALE OF A DIAMOND RING. Ada. Ghaprmtan (25), ehoip a,-eiatant, was bound over &t Miarliborough-street yesterday on a Dbarge of stealing cm the 1st of May a diamond ring, worth JMO. the property of Clementine Clebo, a dressmaker. It appeared that accused had been employed by Miss Cl&bo, and that after she had been paid off on the 1st of May the ring w" missed. On Wednesday prisoner offered to sell the ring to a pawnbroker for £ 40. Po-lice-sergeant Brewer said prisoner told him she found the rlng on the prosecutrix's premises, and kept it because she feared she would be charged -with stealing it. Mr. Plowden, hearing the girl had a good oharaioter, boumd her over.

POSTMAN AND BOOKMAKERS A Wandsworth postman, Francis Augustine Wood, was charged at Bow-street yesterday with having defrauded bookmakers by an ingenious trick- According to the prosecu- tion accused posted letters, addressed to himself and enclosed in two envelopes, the outer one hating a square eut out of the right band corner to expose the stamp affixed to the inner envelope. Having by this means got the date stamp mark on the plain inner envelope, he is said to have enclosed in it a be^ on a race that had jost been run, ard I forwarded it as ai express letter to a local oookmaker. The prisoner was remanded.

NUN SMUGGLES CIGARS I A nun who arrived at Annemaase, on the French frontier, by train from Geneva, piaissed the Customs without being ques- tio-ned by the officials. As she was leaving tihe room, however, she dropped some cigars, and wias searched. In the folds of her/gown were found numerous pockets filled with choice cigars to the number of twelve dozen. She was arrested, but as She had not been asked to make a declaration there was techniicially no fnoud, and she was dis- charged. She will nevertheless have to pay tihe heavy duty or lose her cigars.

A WEE BIT LATE. On the afternoon of the judgdmig day a.t a. highland and agricultural society of Scot- Land's show, after the awards had been &n. nounced, the following encount-er between two Glydeadiale exhibitors occurred. Mr. itoTntgwmery, of Nefherhall, entered ajefreah- me.ret tent, in .which Mr. David Riddell was seated, along with three of the judges:- MT. Biddell: Come here, Andrew! I'm treating the judges. Mr. Momtgiomsery: It's all right, you're a wee bit late. I treated, them yestreen!

LADY ANGLER CHEERED I There were fifty competitors in the ladies' a-ngling competition at Deal yesterday. They fished for seven hours, and sport was very good, for they landed forty pounds of fish between them. Mrs. Rose secured a conger eel weighing eight pounds, and gained the first prize for the heaviest fish with it. Other lady anglers caught codlings and whiting, and all were cheered for their prowess by a great crowd which looked on all the time.

I PAPER PROSPERITY. V I A Ootwufeur report on the trade of ghantgibai st&tw that some native CSbuiinese banks have hit upon the simple plan of increasing tbear resources by the unre- stricted issue of paper, aaid the notes are ocitvwfclly taken in payment of taxes.

I A JUDGE'S MEMORY "Yen are a tram driver at Ley tan," said Judge Willis to a, witness at Southwark Ooumfy-oot>rt yesterday, and you drive past that place where it says Cbunty, Cricket Ground.'

1 INCREASE IN LUNACY Ajocondiimig to the annual report. of the London Comroty Council's Asyhrms Commit- tee the niuimiber of pauper hunatacs charge- able to tibe liomidn rates haa risen from 16,362 to 26,848 in nine yea/re.

CELESTIAL FIREWORKS Mr. Prank E. Seagrave, the Rhode Island ae'-roeesner, aoBowneea that the earth will be swept by the tail of Halleys ooimet on May 19 mext, but the "star œst" of whioh the tail-is aaaopceed. will not- endanger the earth.

I Music-hall Sketches MR. 0. STOLL'S HUCE SALARY LIST The question of the performance of stage plays at music-halls was raised on Thursday at the London Sessions, before MT. Love- land, K.O., and other justices. The Coliseum Syndicate (Limited) entered appeals against, a ooreviction by Mr. R. H. B. Marsbam at Bow-etreet PoMoensonrt in respect of their performance of stage plays without authority from the Lord Chamberlain. MT. Avory, for the respondent, said tie prosecution was instituted by the Theatrical Managers' Association, of whioh Sir Herbert Tree was president, and related to the per- formance of The Queen of the Fairies and" Papa's Wife" at the Coliseum. The ground of the appeal was that the pieces were not stage plays. Mr. H. H. BLackmore, secretary to the Theatrical Managers' Association, said he saw the perfornKWioe of The Queen of the Fairies" and "Papa's Wife," which lasted 37 minutes and 27 minutes respectively. In reply to a question whether Mr. Seymour Hicks was alone on the stage art any time (luring the performance of "Papa^s Wife," Mr. Blackmore said he thought not, adding, He is making ipye to the girl all the time." (Laughter) Mr. Oswald Stoll. in evidence, said his syndicate represented two millions of oapital. Its salary list was £ 350,000 a year to the artistes, and to those taking part in the production of sketches £ 147,000 a year was paid. About 3.000 artistes were engaged in the sketches. Mr. Loveland: Ip this case we have not to look at what legislation may be in oontem- plation, but to act on what the law is at the present time, and we have no doubt that the la,w has been broken, and the appeal is dismissed, with costs.

I Exploits of Dr. Cook. i STARTLING DISCLOSURES BY HIS GUIDE NEW YORK, Thursday. The Globe to-day prints a copy of the affidavit made by Mr. Edwin N. Barrille, who is referred to in Dr. Cook's book on his Mount M'Kinley expedition. Mr. Barrille, who accompanied the exploret on his alleged ascent of that mountain, says he was the only person with Dr. Cook, and the latter did not reach the summit of the mountain, his nearest point to it being at least fourteen miles dietant, his altitude at no time exceed- ing 10,000ft. Mr. Barrille further gtates that part of the diary was written at the direction of Dr. Cook. He says: Dr. Cook authorised me to atop the diary on September 12, 1906. the day when he was suppo-,ed to have reached the summit. He had not then asoemded more than 9,000ft., and he did not attempt any further climbing. "On September 15 we turned back and reached the foot of the glacier. Next day Cook directed me to change the entries in the diary from September 9 to September 121 inclusive. Entries from September 12 to the 16th were written at the first camp on the way back on the night of the 16th, and those from September 16 to tie 18th at the lost oamp. At one point Dr. Cook directed me to stop. He said that the same conditions existed there as on the top of the mountain. To the best of my reoel)".ion Dr. Cook said, We will back down and get a picture of this.' We both went ba4?k to where the bags had been left, and Dr. Cook took an American flag out of one of the bags, and, handing it to me, sent me back to hold the flag on the end of an ice-axe. He then took a photo- graph of the scene, and the picture is shown facing page 227 of his book, The Top of the Continent,' under the title 'The 6-um'ml- t?0 Mount M'Kinley.' Mr. Barrille, in describing the descent, states that Dr. Cook Proceeded to view the ridge towards the SQnnmt to ascertain whether it connected with the mountain-top. explaining he had done this so that it would appear similar to the descriptions in his writings. The nearest point reached to the top was at least fourteen miles. The photo- graph opposite page 171 of The Top of the Continent," and entitled "Eastern Cliffs, Mount MTCinley," was not a picture of any such cliffs, but a picture of the eastern slope of the eighth peak, which was drawn in the diary and attached to it. The ceremonies as stated on page 209 of the book were false. They did not climb any acclivity half as steep as there shown, nor did they establish a oamp at sleep as shown there. They slept on a level spot. The picture on page 226, In the Silent Glory of Snowy Wonder, was taken from two to three hours before the flag picture. A Seattle telegram states that Mr. Walter P. Miller, who aoted as Dr. Cook's photog- rapher, corroborates the foregoing in an affidavit, and declares he has photographs and maps fully confirming Mr. Barillie's account of what was done.—Reut&r.

I NURSE'S DEATH SCREAMS i At Kensington yesterday an inquest was held on Mary Josephine Webb. aged 28, a trained nurse, who died in a boaaxung-hmise connected with St. Vincent's Roanan. Oatholic Home. Mary Gossett, the superin.tendent of the boarding-house, said the deceased had sW.yed there ooca?iotn?lly during tbfk p'ast few ye?Ts. On M 3mday night, ahoiHr 11.3B, load screams were heard from tihe bath-room, which was in darkness, and the deceased was found sitting in the bath, holding the side, screaming and insensible. She died just before midnight. Miss Fowler, another boarder, said that on Monday the deceased complained of her heart- especially- after an interview she had' had at a place in SavilLerow about a situation, and where she thought the people were very rude to her. She complained of pains, and said she would have a hot both that nigh*- as a cheaap form of amusement, which woul dat the same time drive a/way her pain. Dr. Montague Curtis, of Caariipden House-terrace, said there was no sign of poisoning or drowning, and death was due to heart doeease, accelerated by the hot bath. The jury returned a verdict in aooordallloo with the medical evidence.

THE UNLUCKY N-UMBER An amusing story of Victor Hugo is related in a French oontemporary. The poet had accepted an invitation to dine at the house of one of those ardent Republicans who at the time were wittily termed "les precieuses Radicales." The dinner hour had passed some time without any announcement that the dinner was served, when one of the com- pany, a friend of Victor Hugo, inquired of the ihostress the cause of the delay. The latter explained that owing to one of the guests having sent an excuse at the last moment there would be 13 instead of 14 at the table, so she had sent to find another to make the fourteenth. A moment later the same individual was conversing with Victor Hugo. "Dou you know why we are wailing?" asked the poet. "Yes," was the reply; "some imbecile is afraid to sit at the table when there are 13." Victor Hugo, in a solemn and severe tone, replied, c est moi,"

I THE BOON PLOUGHING The late Rev. Dr. Robertson, of the Cathe- dral, (Hodsgom, was having part of his glebe ploughed by his neighbours when he beca.me muinisiter of Mains and Stra.itihiroattune. One of the farmers, an elder, vvlho had arranged the "boom" lylougihime, sugtgeeted to the young ma-nister that he should go out to the field and see the plouighanew. B-it the elder gave him a cautkxn. "Dinna talk to them aboot ploughing, sir! Ye see tt?ey ken &boot ploughing and ye dinna, and if they find oot fr&o your talk th&t Y'61 dinn? ken they? be? to auppo? that ye ken aboat naetfhing else."

BARGOED STORES BURGLED I The premises of the Bargoed Co-operative Society were forciby entered last night. The stores had been locked up, but about eleven o'clock Mr. Davies (the manager) found the front door open. Inspector Canton and Police-sergeant Glipch examined the pre- mises, and found that the cash office had been broken into and the drawers ransacked, bat nothing ta-ken. The sale had been removed about ten yards, and was near the door. It contained a sum amounting to three figures, but had not been opened. A man has been arrested on suspicion.

A BORN FINANCIER I Aunde (to nepl-w, a&od three yfe&$s): Would you like a ha'penny ? Nephew (surlily): No. AumUe: WonJrl you like a i penny? Nephew (eagerly): Yes. Auntio (producing a penny Mid two halfpennies): I don't believe you know the difference. Tell me. wt-b would you rather have, this one (penny) or these two (baltpennies)? Nephew (picking up the penny and one half- jj penny): These two, Auntfie.

I "SOONER THE BETTER." Judge Edge at the Laimibeth County-court: it a most objeotioiraiMe duty to have to eit here for an hour aaid a half committing people to prison, and the sooner it is done away with the better."

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I Records of Bravery. l PLUCKY ACTS AT SWANSEA At a meeting of the Swansea Watoh Com- mittee on Thursday a number of cases of bravery were recognised. The committee decided to present two guineas each to ex- Polioe-constable Harry Fox and Police-con- stable Newall for remarkably plucky stop- pages of runaway horses in the streets. To a boy of only thirteen, named Thomas William Bdwards, of 13, Lambertrcottagee, Port Tennant, they decided to present a cer- tificate ajid 10s. for saving the life of another boy named Albert Edwards in the canal at Port Tennant. The extraordinary scene in the canal at Morris ton last Saturday also engaged atten- tion, and they decided to present certificates to Mrs. Kate Williams for attempting to save the ohdld Ptarry, to Mr. Parry for attempt- fng to save Mrs. Williams, and to Alfred Mellichap for actually saving the lives of all three persons before mentioned. I CONSTABLE'S SMART ARREST. IHo committee oonsidsred a letter from the county superintendent at Neath expressing his appreciation of the conduct of Police-con- stable Thompson, of the borough foroe, for his timely arrest of Benjamin Evans, who had since been sentenced to ten years for attempted murder. The capture of Evans so soon after the occurrence was all the more creditable and valuable because EvaIlB was known to be a despera.te character, and he was arrested in the Strand before he had time to change his clothes. The committee decided to record the con- duct of Police-oonstable Thompson in the minutes. I POLICEMEN'S MEMORIAL FOR DAY'S BEST. A menjortal presented by the police for one day of rest in seven stated that. police- conatabJes were paid less for 591 hours' work per week tham an ordinary labourer for 54 hours; that they had to be on duty a.t night, and must be always within call. The granting of the petition womld, they imagined, have the result of diminishing the time spent on the sick-list, and would lighten the strain of labour and render the police force more attractive. The Chairman (Dr. Rowlings) asked if there was any difference of opinion in the force on the matter. Inspector Edwards replied in the negative. Alderman Protheroe said he noticed that the head-constable had not signed the memo- rial. Captain Colquhoun said that in spite of that, he was in full sympathy with it. Superintendent Gill also expressed concur- rence. Mr. Miolyneux said he was in sympathy with the proposal, but he wanted members to be able to justify their position before the ratepayers, or the council would pro- bflJbly defeat the matter. Inspector Edwards said the men were pre- pared to concede four days out of their fourteen days' annual leave. The Chairman said he thought they were all agreed on the principle. Mr. Molymeux proposed th&t the matter be referred to a sub-committee to report, and, Mr. P. Davies seconding, this was agreed to.

———————— i I Ystradgynlais Suicide I I CORONER DISTRIBUTES BLAME A PRAISE An inquiry touching the death of Lewis Price, who was found hanging in a hayloft at Ystradfawr Farm on Wednesday, was held at Ystradgynlais on Thursday. The widow said that Mr. Williams, his employer, gave him notice on Saturday to leave his employ- ment and to quit the house in twenty-eight days. He vexed very much over the notice and slept but very little. Edward Davies, one of the farm labourers, said he went to the hayloft and saw Lewis hanging from a beam. He seemed to be quite dead. Witness got frightened and ran out to tell Mrs. Williams. The Coroner You did a, most foolish thing. You should have immediately cut him down or lifted him up. John Jones said that he cut him down immediately. He felt his pulse and found that he was quite dead. The Coroner: You are to be highly com- mended for your prompt action. Everybody should do their utmost to save life first. J. E. Williams, tenant of Y&tradfawr Farm (farmer and imuctioneer), said that deceased was in his employ. He gave perfect satis- faction, but witness was displeased at his action on Friday, when a horse died, and they had a few cross words. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity."

■1 1 < I Girl Stabs Lover I AND IS SENT TO GAOL FOR SIX MONTHS For stabbing her lover (Harry, Norfield), a servant named Lily Parsons (23) was at Cambridge on Thursday sentenced to six months hard labour. The couple had been keeping company, bmt about December 8 the engagement was broken off. Two letters were then received by prisoner, one from Norfield and one from his mother. The former stated:— I write to tell you that I will have nothing more to do with you, as you have been about with other fellows behind my back, and now you want to blame it on to me. You can go to the la.w; so camn I. I want nothing more to do with you. The mother wrote to the effect that she would like the pleasure of horse-whipping the gfcrl, and the.letter went on: Gaol is too good for You-you bad hussy These letters apparently put Parsons in a very bad temper, and after ahe replied to them she walked over to Cambridge from Ely, a, distance of sixteen males, and met Norfield working in a field. She hid for some time, and when Norfield's baock was turned rushed up and stabbed him with a small knife, exclaiming, Now I have got my revenge." Fortunately, the wound was not serious, and the man was able to run away. A man who saw the affair took the girl to the polioe-station. Asked why she had done it, she said that he had promised to marry her and that she had received letters from him, in consequence of which her mother had turned her out of doors. She bad had no food for two days. She left a letter at home, saying: Forgive me for what I am going to do. I have gone over to kill that fellow, and myself also. I aID driven nearly out of my mind. Look after my child till the Lord takes him away from you. The Judge, in passing sentence, said the girl had been guilty of a very grave offence.

I AMMONIA FOR BRANDY An order said to be burdened with woe to certain oiity employes was issued by Chief of Police Steward at Chicago the other day, decreeing that henceforth ambulances and paitTol wagons shall carry spiriti of nut for reviving victims of acoidents, instead of brandy. "I think the ammonia ..i,. iast lon^o' than the brandy," explained Chief Steward, with the flicker cf a smile. "The brandy is sometimes gone bv the time ami ambulance crew reaches its destina- tion. Ammonia is cheaper and just as effec- tive.

KINDLY JUDGE WILLIS. Yesiterrday, at Southwark Coonty-court, a poorly-ciad woman answered when the case of Morbea v. Snellgmve for Cl lent was called. Morben d'id not apipear. Poor woman," saiid Judge Willis. You've been here all day. Have you had any food?" No, sir, and I don't know where to get dIY. I hove a blind husband to keep." The judge handed the woman same silver, bidding her buy bread, and the woman left the court crying.

MARIE LLOYD'S MOTOR I At Bow-street yesterday, Dudley Watterson. chaffeur to Miss Marie Lloyd, was summoned for driving a motor-car along the embank- tnent at a greater speed Chan 20 miles an hour. MisI Marie Llojrd was in the cart at the time it was stopped by the constable. The defendant was fined 40s- and 2s coats.

SANDY AND THE LAIRD I Laird: Well, Sandy, you are getting very bent. Why don't you stand straight up like me, man? Sandy: Eh, man, do ye see that field o' corn ower there? Laird I do. SsvWk- A' weel, yell notice that the full heads hang down an' the empty ones stand up.

| -THE FUTURE IS BEFORE US. Jt X All Association Football enthusiasts should 5, § nad the raaartetas Article by Mr. George k « Mercer in the "WESTERN MAIL H FOOTBALL ANNUAL W under the abore entertaining title. He writM m his most breezy style of the  « doelopmm4 of tbe Somez Code in South a) Waim, and m&kœ the wnfident prw!ation, Vm) ? Tbe Future U Before Us."   The Fixtme Lists of & the P-mlnent ? ANOctx.ttMt and Ih?by Clubs are CUi.OId ? ImtheHM?-bcct. ?? | BUY IT I PRICJ- ONE P £ Nli|L | j) j?????s??M?'t???lS??'?  

I Costly Elopement. I SON RECEIVES 5s. INSTEAD OF L50,000 A decree nisi was granted on. Thursday to Mr Alexander Monington, a piano manufac- t-urer, of Camden-square, Tondom. He peti- tioned for a. decree nisi becanse of his wife's miiB^ondarct with Mr. Leon Soaiharai. I Counsel said Souhami was a friend of the [ parties until he and Mrs. Monington left for I Australia together. Early this year they returned, and had since lived in Essendep- road. Paddingtan. Souhami, said counsel, returned, hoping to benefit under his father's will, but he reoeived only 5s. out of £ 50,000, owing to his miscon- J duct with the respondent. I

I CANDIDATE FOR MERTHYR I j A meeting of about 200 representative Con- servatives of the Merthyr Boroughs was held by invitation at Aberdam on Thursday night, for the purpose of hearing the result of the interview of the sub-committee with Mr. A. C. Fox Davies. Mr. William Griffiths, of Merthyr, presided, and was supported by Captain Gray, J.P., Messrs. A. P. Jones, F. W. Bell, J. Nibloe, W. W. Meredith, and others. Mr. W. T. Jones, secretary of the Central Association. was also present. The Chairman called upon Mr. Meredith to give an account of the interview in question, and the latter stated briefly the views of Mr. Fox Davies with regard to current politics. He was opposed to the Budget and other Socialistic ideas of the present Government, while he was a supporter of Tariff Reform. While not believing in taxation of food sup- plies, he certainly was strongly in favour of taxing manufactured articles imported into the country. After some general discussion it was duly proposed and seconded that Mr. Fox Davies be adopted as the Conservative candidate for the Merthyr Boroughs, the resolution being carried unanimously. The remainder of the proceedings was taken up in making arrangements for per- fecting the organisation in the boroughs.

AERO CLUB'S WARNING I All the aviators who arrived at Don- oi-eter on ThurEAay night received the fol- lowing lclegr&m:- The Aero Club, rRpresertmg the Federa- tion, n,re compelled to warn you tha-t com- petitors at the Don-caster meeting will lx. di«r;ua lifted. The message has aroused great indignation amongst the aviators and the promoters of the meeting. PORT AVIATION, Thursday. The President and Madame Fallieres, M. Bria.nd. a.nd several other Ministers visited the Aerodrome this afternoon, and witnessed a flight by M. Paulhan in the competition for the aggregate distance prize. M. Pawlhon rose with ease to a height of 150 metres, flew thrice round the course, and then proceeded in a straight line, crossing the boundaries of the Aerodrome and disappear- ing in the distance. He went, it was learned later, to a point six kilometres away. Return- ing to the course he re-entered it at the point of departure at a height of 80 metres. He then descended in front of the official stand, alighted and bowed to the President. He was greeted with tremendous cheers, even M. Fallieres crying Bravo. "Reuter.

FOUR EXTRA DREADNOUGHTS "Engineering" says r-The Admiralty have invited tenders to be delivered a.t Whitehall on November 5 for the building of the four additional large armoured ships which were included in this year's Estimates as contin- gent on the progress made with new vessels for other Powers. The first invited to tender have been asked to submit a price for build- ing a. battleship, and ateo a price for build- ing a cruiser, to be completed in each case by March 31, 1912, under severe penalties for delay. The design, so far as the battleship is concerned will follow that of the new ship to be laid down at Portsmouth, while the cruisers will be of the new Ind-efat-igible class."

I BRITISH ENTERPRISE I I Sir William White, in his presidential address to the Institute of Metale Conference at Manchester on Thursday, said that he I had recently returned from Canada, and he found that there, as in other places, England was supposed to be very much behind, that false doctrines set forth in certain quarters were accepted a.s partially time, as though the Old Cou-n-try was played out and had no enterprise. That was ridiculous nonsense, and the fact that this country was the ohly one in the world that had an Institute of MetaUs for the study of that subject from a scientific and practical point' of view was only one fact of evidence to the contrary.

I CARDIFF TRADES COUNCIL I At a meeting of the executive of the Cardiff Trades and Labour Council, held at tae Rail- way Hotel on Thursday, Mr. W. Williams (president) in the chair, the question of increased tram fares end the decision of the city council not to interfere with the subject for a certain period was discussed, and a resolution was unanimously passed empha- tically protesting against "the exorbitant fares now charged on the oars, and also against the confusing and irritating system of transfer tickets," and advising electors to make this one of the test questions of the municipal elections.

BODY COVERED WITH LEAVES I An inquest was held at Newtown, Mount Kennedy, County Wicklow, on Thursday on Patrick Feeley, whose dead body was found covered with leaves in a ditoh. The police stated that a man in custody admitted having had a row with the deceased, who, he alleged, robbed him of money. The medical evidence showed that death was caused by effusion of blood on the brain, proidaioed, probably, by a kick. A verdict was returned accord- ingly. The man in custody has been Tema.nded charged with causing1 Feeley's death.

PHILOSOPHY. PETITIONS I The Committee of the Irish Ptrivy Council on Thursday resumed the hearing of petitions against the establisihiment of a chair of scholastic philosophy in oonnection with the new Queen's Univ«rsity, Belfast. The Lord Chancellor announced, after con- sultation, that the Committee had decided to advise the Lard-Lieutenant tha-t the three petitions should be dismissed, but, under the ciroumstancee, without costs.

RAILWAY CLERKS' BALLOT I The ballot of the members of the Railway Clerks' Association upon the question of affiliation with the LaJbour party has, according to an offi-cdal announcement issued on Thursday, resulted in a majority of 3,157 in favour of the proposition. At previous ballots taken by the association in 1905 and 1907 majorities were registered agsinst affilia- tion.

LORD FITZGIBBON DEAD I Lord Justice Fitzgibbon, who had been lying ill, for some time at his residence at Howth, near Dublin, died on Thursday night. He was 72 years of age. He had been Lord Justioe of Appeal in Ireland since 1878, having previously been successively Law Adviser to Dublin Castle and Solicitor-Gene- ral for Ireland.

WELSH DRAMA AT BARRY I The Barry Cymmmdorion Society have I made an innovation in their winter's pro- gramme, and at the .R?pnUy-h&U a company from Aberdare gave a capital performance of the Welsh dTMML. "Rhys Lewis." There was a crowded audience, whose appciatioIl I of the play was enthusiastic.

SERGEANT'S DEATH IN PARiSi Mr. Chapman, town sergeant of Dover, died I on Thursday night in P aris whither he h :dd accompanied the Mayor of Dover on Tu?sdAy to a banquet in honour of M. Bleriot. Taken, ill, he became unconscious, &nd expired. Mr. Chapman had been town sergeapt for 36 years, and had witnessed the installation of 25 mayors.

I DOUBLE PIT FATALITY I Whilst working in a. stall at Naritwen Col liery, Bedlinog, belonging to Messrs. Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds (Limited) on Thurs- day, two men, named Evan Evans, residing at Bedlinog, and David ijewis 'Tiimfliariy known as "Dai Trecastell"), of Ivor-street Dowlais, were knocked down and buried baneath a fall of stone from the roof. With extreme difficukyLewis was rescued alive, but he suocumbed to his injuries severa.1 hours after being taken he me. His compan ion, Evans, however, was quite dead when extri- cated, having apparently been killed on the spot.

Beds M<t Ka.:S en'atod.-l,MinnY-st., Cathays. I Stevens' Bread is the Best that can De ,ma.M.-1 e'U?'? Every box of ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES Msed means MORE WOSK for Britialx workpeople^—c. i had, Gloucester. rjJ j

I Carq,;fr Elections. I CONTESTS ANTICIPATED IN EVERYWAR13 I There is no longer any doubt about I contests taking place in all the ten Cardiff wards on the 1.st of November. Several meetings are convened by both the Conserva- tive and Literal parties for this evening, aud in the Roat,h Wa-rd Mr. Lovat-Fraeer, the retiring Conservative member, and Mr. Wil- liam Roberts, his opponent, will speak in the Stocey-road School (in different class-rooms) at the same time. No definite selection of a Conservative can- dida,te to oppose Mr. Sessions in Gra-ngetown Ward will be made till this evening, but it is expected that the choice will fall upon Mr. W. R. Smith. A promise was made by ex-Councillor James Dixon that he would accept nomination in the event of no other candidate being available, but now t-hat Mr. Smith has intimated his willingness tostand Mr. Dixon is wishful to withdraw. There will also be a meeting this evening of the Cathays Ward Conservative Associa- tion for the purpose of choosing a, candidate. Mr. F. W. Holnxan, who has had past experi- ence as a mnnieipal candidate, is again wHling to place himself at the service of hi# party, and will pmba.bly be selected as th,, ?'DPP6nellt of Mr. WiUu?m. Jenkins, the retir. ing Liberal member. The Liberals seem determined to oppose the return of Mr. Joseph Stanfield and Mr, Bell Ha; \rison for the Riverside and Canotool Wairds respeotively, and it is expected that the final ohoice of candidates will be mad.. this evening. Mr. Seccombe is not likely to have a walk- over in the Park Ward, and there is every prospect of Mr. Haynian, a well-known rate payer in the ward, accepting nomination. Riverside Ward Councillor Joseph Stanfield, J.P. (Conserve,. tdvl for the Riverside Ward), had on Thursday night a woriu welcome at a, weln l-attended association meeting held at the Riverside Conservative Club. Mr. C. Met. huish (chairman of the association) presided. ? Mr. Stanfield in his address touched upon most of the matters that at present excite interest, and as deputy-chairman of the Par- liamentary committee he gave a lucid explanation of the duties they discharge and the expenses they individually receive as members of deputations to London and else- where. The same scale in respect of out-of- pocket expenses governed every member alike, viz., one guinea a day, with railway and cab fare. He wished that those who drew these red herrings across the path would have the honesty to admit that these visits had been made in the best interests of the city and the ratepayers. (Applause.) He detailed the immense amount of work the committee within recent years had acoom- r plished. It had been asked how it came about that his expenses' exceeded those of other members. His answer was that he wa.s there more often, and if two or three members had been as faithful their expenses would have been the- same as his own. (Applause.) Ma.nv times he would not have gone, but at the express wish of the Lord Mayor, as chairman of the com- mittee, and because his lordship could not himself go, owing to his very many and pressing duties, he (the speaker), as deputy- chairman, had always deemed it to be his duty to. toe the line. (Hear, hear.) The city treasurer would not pay one penny unless the voucher had been first signed by the committee, so that it was a pure waste of time to inquire as to amounts fixed by resolution. Proceeding next to the question of the salaries of the chief officials, he said it was easy to talk, but difficult to take action. Officials who had served Z5 or 30 years had had their salaries increased, and to reduce them would be to pass a vote of censure -upon former colleagues in the council. As old officials dropped out the starting and maximum salaries would be materially different. In regard to the tra-m- ways, if they would make it a successful business undertaking they must charge farec to show a profit, and with the increased fares they did little more than pay their way. On the motion of Mr. F. J. Veall, J.P., seconded by Mr W. H. Davies, and supported by Mr. W. T. Symonds, J.P., a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Stanfield for the account he had given of hie stewardship. TEMPERANCE PARTY ACTIVE. The Cardiff branch of the Independent Order of Good Templars on Thursday decided to take an active part in the elec- tions by interviewing candidates and attend- ing public meetings. The Good Templars will do all they can to support those can- didates who will pledge themselves to sup- port the movement to keep members and the liquor traffic and others financially interested off the city council.

NEWPORT WELSH SOCIETY At the Newport Town-hall on Thursday the Rev. Myvenydd Morgan, vicar of St. Dogmael's delivered the first lecture of the season before the members of the Cym- deithas Cymeigyddion Casnewydd, his sab- ject being An Hour with the Welsh Bards." He spoke of the great difficulties that eminent Welshmen of the past laboured under owing to the lack of educational facilities. He mentioned the great John Elias as a noted instance of Welsh persever- ance--a man who in the days of his boyhood adopted the plan of scraping the butter from his bread in order to make rush candles to enable him to read and study during the nights. The history of eminent Welshmen in the past was full of wonderful accounts of what perseverance under difficulties could do. The Rev. James Hughes, the well-known commentator, left the neighbourhood 01 Trichrug, in Cardiganshire, for London with. only half-a-crown in his pocket-a significant fact bearing in mind the wonderful things he did in his after life. The first of the poets mentioned by Mr. Myvenydd Morgan was Dafydd ap Gwilym (1340-1400). Then came Goronwy Owen. Edward Rhisiart, Dafydd Iohawr, Dafydd Ddu o Eryri, Bardd Nantglyn, Robert ap Gwilym Ddu o Eifion, Dewi Wyn o Eifion, and many others. The lecturer gave speci- mens of the works of each author, with details about their publications, &c.

I PROTESTANT CRUSADE I The King's Bench on Thursday discharged a rule nisi -calling upon the Liverpool stipendiary aiftl the head-constable to show cause why a oase should not be stated on thp. magistrate's order directing George Wise. Protestant lecturer at Liverpool, to finn sureties for good behaviour or go to prison for four months. Mr. F. E. Smith appeared in support of the rule, but the respondents were not represented, the stipendiary forwarding a long affida-vit in justification of his order. Counsel argued. i that the magistrate acted illegally; but the Lord Chief Justioe said there was no substantial ground for saying the magistrate had acted improperly in putting Mr. Wise under recognisances.

GIRL SHOT BY AN ITALIAN The Birmingham police are searching the city for a young Italian who is alleged to have shot his former sweetheart and fired once or ta-ice witi once or twice without effect at a young man who was in her company. The affair occurred in Saltley, where the young woman, Jennie Florey (17), was found in the street in a state of collapse with a bullet wound in the head. She is now in hospital.

I 4 SENTENCE ON A NURSE At the Central Criminal Court on Thurs- day Jóan Hamilton Burgess (39), a. profes- sional nurse, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with sending to Sir Alfred Mellor Watkin, Bart., of Duncdin. Lodge. Folkestone, a letter with intent to extort mor.ey, and was sentenced to three months in the second division.

OPPONENT FOR MR. LLOYD GEORGE An Exchange Telegraph message states that it is announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be opposed at the next elec- tion in the Carnarvon Boroughs by a strong local candidate, Mr. T. Davies.

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RED CROSS SOCIETY I The public meeting announced for to-day (Friday) in connection with the Glamorgan Branch of the British Red Cross Society will be held at the City-hall at three o'clock. Sir Frederick Treves, Bart., will be the I chief speaker.

CRUSHED AT CARDIFF DOCKS BMha,Td Colee, aged 38, a 1,%bou r. Allan-street, w?s admitted into C??7diffol?t mary on Thursday with a smashed leg," caused by a pit-prop falling on him while at work on the Cornelian at the Docks.

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Proposed Increase: OF GLAMORGAN TERRITORIAL UNITS The general purposes committee of the Glamorgan County Territorial Association met at the Drill-hall, Cardiff, on Thursday, under the presidency of General Tyler, and considered correspondence, marked Pri- varte and confidential," dealing with the allotment of companieis of the Royal Garrison Artillery in the event of a red-uction in their number being ordered by the War Office. The committee concurred with the recommenda- tions made in confidence by the general officer commanding. It was resolved to seek the approval of the War Office to the purchase of Nos. 3 and 5, Newport-road, Cardiff, on the terms agreed upon between the association and the owners of the premises, and to the erection of a per- manent wagon shed at the rear of these premises for the use of the 2nd Welsh Brigade Field Ambulance and General Hos- pital. The association was recommended at its cruarterly meeting on Thursday next to j re-appoint Colonel Fisher ,latb of the Royal Garrison Artillery, as military member, vice 1 the late Colonel E. C. Fry, and to co-opt two civilian members to fill vacancies on the asso- ciation oreated by the resignation of Mr. S. A. Byoss, Port Tablot, and the transfer of Colonel Fisher, who now serves as a civilian member. Proposals to increase the establishment of Territorial linits in the county were con- sidered at length, returns showing the population of the various districts in which troops are now being raised ha.ving been pre- pared for this purpose by the secretary (Cap- tadn C. J. Wilkie). The committee held that t'he time was not yet ripe to undertake such a step, especially in the absence of a By specific request from the War Office, and in view of the fact that several of the units had no-t recruited up to their full strength. The committee, therefore, expressed the opinion that no increase in the existing establish- ment of the county should be proposed. The finance committee met earlier in the afternoon, under the chairmanship of the brigadier (Colonel Rees Banfield). The War Office intimated its willingness to takq over the old Drill-hall of the late 2nd Weish at Taff's Well, and to transfer it to one of the. stations of the 5th Welnh, probably to Aber- dare, where such accommodation is required. The question of payment to medical officers for examination was considered, the committee recommending that officers of the field ambulance be paid for examining members of other units than their own, but that other officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps are expected to undertake the duty to any unit without charge for service. The report of the sub-committee recom- mending that the old Drill-hall at Barry be sold and a new Drill-hall erected in its place was adopted. Tenders for the erection of a riding school for the Royal Horse Artillery at Port Talbot were considered, but, as they did not come withiu the estimate of the architect, con- sideration was postponed for the presence of the architect on the 24th inst. The recommendation of the aub-committee that 2s. 6d. be allowed for each man attend- ing the gymnastic course under the con- ditions laid down by the sub-committee was adopted, together with the tender of Mr. Hal let t for repairs at the Pentre Drill-hall. Welsh Battalion for Egypt About thirty-five recruite leave Cardiff Barracks to-day to go on furlough pre- paratory to joining the 1st Battalion Welsh Regiment, who are ordered to Egypt from Pembroke Dock on December 11. The bat- talion's place at Pembroke Dock will be taken by the 2nd Battalion, who are returning home from Bloemfontein. War Memorial in Llandaff Cathedral I No date has yet been fixed for the unveil- ing at Llandaff Cathedral of the brass memo- rial tablet to the members of the 1st Welsh Regiment who fell in the South African war, but it is expected that the ceremony, which is likely to be performed by the Earl of Plymouth, will take place before the 1st Battalion sail for Egypt, on December 11. A tablet to harmonise with the other war memorials in the cathedral is being designed.

COLLIERS' CLAIMS I David W. Davies, collier, Ystradgynlais, sued the Pantmawr Colliery Company at Neath County-court on Thursday for JE9 16s., damages for alleged wrongful dismissal. Mr Clarke Williams (instructed by Messrs. Randall and Randall) appeared for the plain- tiff, and Mr. R. T. Leyson represented the defendants. Plaintiff said he went to work on the morn- ing of July 14, but was told that he had been transferred to the night shift. When he ca.me 'ba;ck in the evening he was told that someone else had been put in his place. Plaintiff presented himself for work on the following day, but was informed that his lamp had been stopped by order of the manager. Plaintiff admitted in cross-examination that he offered to work cut a month's notice, but he would not return unless he was given a dry place. His Honour Judge Bishop held that the plaintiff was not dismissed, and found for the defendant company. REFUSED TO WORK. There was a second case against the company, in which James James, a repairer, alleged that he was stopped because he refused to work on on a Saturday afternoon to assist a mason. He denied that he was asked to work on Saturday afternoon instead of in the morning. He refused to work two turns running because the Act would not allow him to do so. The cam was adjourned until to-day (Friday)

I BUILDING CLUB CONTRACT When the action brought by John HeMT James, a builder, against Thomas Morris, Tsa?c George, and John Charles, who are the G4,1o1f 1, i?? Darranlas Building Club, to recover the sum of P,1,791 19s. 5d. for extras under a contract for the erection of 140 houses at Darranlas, was resumed at Cardiff ou Thursday, I Ldr. Elford, the architect, stated that Mr. James proceeded with the work from time to time without taking his opinion. Mr. Morgan Morgan stated that he refused his final certificate beoause, in his opinion, the contract had not been properly carried out. 01 itr. David William Howell, the secretary of the Durranla-S Buildin.g Club, stated that the olub could not get the full a.mount of the money they intended. to borrow on account of the houses not being fit for habitation. After legal argument, the official referee (Mr. Muir Mackenzie) said he would give his decision in London.

I THE WELSH VC LANGUAGE Mr. Wintle, external registrar to the Univer-ity of London, informs a correspon- dent that Welsh has been accepted as an optional language for the matriculation examination on payment of a special fee of £ 2 Latin Greek, French, and German have hitherto been the chief languages at the London matriculation, and the admission of Welsh into the language group will be r valuable conceaaion to Welshmen desirous of obtaining a London degree. Those desirous of availing themselves of this now concession will have to give six months' notice to the matriculation board before the beginning of the examinatioil. The naner will consist of (1) an easy passage or easy passages for tmnslatio-n from Welfih; (2) an easy piece for translation into Welsh, j or, as an alternative, an essay of a simple character to be written in WeLsh; (3) ques-; tions on grammar li nited to accidence and elementary syntax.

NEW MASONIC TEMPLE The annual i,s?tallation oeremon' I nection with the AltT, NO* I'll OOn. avon and Port Talbot), of Froom (Aber- Thursday gamed special interest by the I oning of a new Ma6omc temp l y t.he function was attended by alar p e, 'The of members and visitors from r:e. number South Wales lodges. The new :t of the Master is Dr. J. Arnallt J_ on?. J r.S1hiPfUj avon. After the ceremony the A bel'- repaired to the Grand Hotel, ,p company where a banquet was held. ort Talbot, The new Ma?nM temple has a r?om. capable of seating a.bout<l"g'e dlnitJg- The lodge?TOom, on the first floor, 8?  the finest in the province. It h'l', IS ra?s £ [ da?s at one end and platform al' a.s a raised lit by circular s?ined-g!? wind oUnd. and Í.\i m the w?Ha. The walls are. OWl'! hi¡rh a? > height of 7ft. in oak p?nellin?. to a'l