Evening Express

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. I The "Sportaman" has twen officially informed by Messrs. Wea-tberby of the following scratching*:— Bpfom Duby thi* year—Bull's Run. I Ail engagements under National Hunt RulProco:pe. I All eng"a gomen tr—M u r] i^rton col t. All published handicaps—Gioam.

NEWMARKET NOTES. I (FlUiVl 017R OWX COB RE'S PO X DE XT. i NEWMARKET, Tuesday. I JUMPERS' WORK. KaiBr Chief stripped and went two miles. Loatee's Mansvelt and Sadler'? Ugly Fall, a mile and three-quarters over hurdles. M'Ca.be'i rWaveland and Monly, a mile and three- quarters over hurdlee. Sfiv Ijfld, a similar gallop. Jarvw'j Symbolic and Bedfrove, a good six furlongs. J Aneons fiathlea and Ednam, a mue. Gilpin's team are undergoing a course of physic. XEWBUTiV MEETING. ?BLEcnoNS FOR 'WEŒ)XAY. I?I?T Hurdle—REX. Rov?ton Steeplechase—BETDOROVE  ?efton S tee u; ec ha se—BEJ^l e11 Hur?e-YLODY <?ood'. ■ United Hunts Cup—C?icnty Maiden Hurole-CTNDER KING.

More Unionist Gains ALDERMAN JOHN JENKINS DEFEATED Position of Parties. Total to be elected, 670. Total Members Elected. Liberals, Unionists, 'Nationalists 93 92 14 w State of Parties I THIS AFTERNOON'S RETURN Unionists 97 Lirals 80 Labour. 16 Nationalists 16 Unionist gairu; 39 Liberal gains 9 Labour grains 2 No change 159

GAINS AND LOSSES Monday. Satn rCa.y. Unionists 19 18 Liberals 4 3 *La.bour 1 1 One from Liberal. Unionist Net Gain 29 Seot-s.

MONDAY'S AGGREGATE VOTE I Unionists 563,531 Liberals 479,567 Labour 130,957 Socialists 4,652

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS I UNIONIST GAINS. BR Mai. BEDFORD—W. A. Att?boromgh  ?9 CHATHAM—q F. Hohler .?.? 1,281 ?EL.'EXHAM—Lord Duncannon 138 ?KE?TER—R. A. Yerburgh 202 "HRISTCHUEOH-H. P. Croft 731 U-BTEB-H. E. Duke 26 riV\ih(tM;¡j"A;hŠh 372 ?EEX??OH-I. H. B?nn. 1,201 ENSINGTON (N.;—Alan B-rgoyn? 532 £ ADDINGTON ?N.?-A. Strauss 893 n&l'ON-G. F. Stacley 1,987 S —A. A. Tobin 2,279 L; • PANCRAS (S.)-Capta-in Jeesel 825 jJALSALL—B- A. Cooper 545 WT,ST BROMWICH-Lord Lowisham 735 OOLWICH-Major Ad-am 295 LIBERAL AND LABOUR GAINS. BLACKBURN—Sir T. Bare-law. 2,758 SlIOREDITOH (He,-gerston)-Il. G. Man. cellor 456 SIrOREDITDH (Hoxton)-Dr. Addison 338 s'rOCKTON-J. Samuel 1,113 WIGA.N-H. Twist CLab.) 510 NO CHANGE fUNw^'ISTS). BRISTOL-W. G. A. Gibbs 1,373 V,AM BEP,WELL (DULWICH)—Bonar La.w 2,418 ^-UlBEKWELL (PECKHAM)-H. C. Gooch 83 OLAPHAM-G. D. Faber 1981 0117 OF LONDON-A. J. Ba,uour .13.283 -Sir F. G. Banbury.12,679 yROYDQX—Sir R. H. Hodge 8% FIXSBURY (Holborn)—J. F. Remnant 2,585 JiEAT YARMOUTH—A. Fell 461 AMMERSIfITH-Slr W. J. Bull 1,126 ^EREFORD—J. S. Arkwright 787 «ULL t CENTO AIL)—H. S. King 20 RYTI-IE-Sir E. Sassoon 1,792 KENSINGTON, S.-IoTd C. Hamilton 4,465 LEWISHAM—Major Coates 3,730 MAIDSTONE—Viscount Gastlereagh. 247 LRYLEBOXE (E.)—J. Boy-ton 1,229 MARYLEBONE (W.>—Sir S. Scott 1993 fADDINGTON fS.)—H. P. Harris 2,258 SHEFFIELD (C-EN-T-RAL)-ntzalan Hope 389 SHEFFIELD (Ecclesall)—S. Roberts 211 SHEFFIELD (Hallam)-Stuart Worfcley 216 »H&EWSBURY->Sdr C. Hill 602 S HR-AND—W. H. bong 3,213 T A CXTO-W. Peel. 368 VAKEFIELD—Brotherton 519 WIDOR-J. F. Mason 668 NVORCE:STER-E. A. Gouiding 156 NO ORANGE ^LIBERAL AND LABOUR). ADF,RDF,F,N-N. D. Pirie 1,983 fiATrERSEA—John Burns 555 TALACKBUR-N-P. Snowden (Lab.) 2,589 BRADFORD (C.Sir G. S. Robertson 1,641 ^Radford (W-V-F. W. jowett (Lab.) 4,419 BRISTOL ,N *)-A. BirreII. 1,346 BRISTOL (E.)-C. E. Hobhonse 2,771 cAMBERWE,LL (N.>—Dr. Macnamara 1,082 CARLISLE—B. D. Denman 455 STNSBURY (E.)—J. A. Baker 86 GATESHEAD—H Elveston (gain from Lab) 476 RUDDERSFIELD-A. J. Sherwell 1?472 BULL (W.h-Hon. Guy Wilson 1.717 BULL (F,.)-T, R. Ferens 1.936 LEEDS (Central)—R. Armitage 621 Leeds (E.).—J. O'Grady (Ija-b.) 3,065 LF-FDS IV-.).-T. E. Harvey 3,315 LEICESTER—E. C. Williams 6.095 -J. R. Macaonald 5,789 «EWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME—J. C. Wedg- wood 1,368 OLDHAM-A. Emmott & A. W. Barton. 12,053 Perth—A. F. Whyte 738 PETERBOROUGH—G. G. Greenwood 433 "\V ARHIXGTOX-A. H. Crosfield 153 SW AXSEA-A. Mond 1.645 SHEFFIELD (Brightside)—Tudor Walters 3,736 LEEDS (X.)—B. H. Barran 1,611 ^EEDS iS.)—W. Middlobrook 4,603 TYNEMOUTH—H. J. Craig 494 Sheffield (Atterelift-)-i. Pointer (Lab) 1,676 ^AISLEY—J. M'Callum .2,922 STOCKPORI—G. J. Wardle (Lab.) 1.414 —S. L. Hugheos 1,377. ST. PANCRAS (E.)—J Martin 190 R'l' P ANCRAS (N.)—W. H. Dickinson 1,367 WEST HAM (N.>—C. F. G. Mas<terman 890 TO-DAY'S POLLINGS. A list of the above will be found on page 4.

TO-MORROW'S POLLINGS I LONDON. I tfOTd. Hackney— I North. Central. South. I THE PROVINCES. lierl, s- Abingdon. Sirkenhoad. Btioks— Buckingham. Cardiff. Carmarthen Boroughs Cheshire— Macclesfield. Eddisbury. Oural,e,rian,d- Cockermouth. ne rbys hire- Southern. Devoiishire- h Tiverton, Dorset— North. Dublin- Four divisions. Dublin County- North. burham- Chester-le-street. Bishop Auckland. Barrmrd Oa"Ue. Jast Herts. Ee?ex- Chelmsford. Plint Boroughs. Glasgow— Seyen divisions. Gloucestershire— Tewkesbury. Hants— b Fareham. IRertF,- Hertford, ^irkcudbrigrhtshire. icent- Tonbridge. ? S?v?nocbka. lti ???rnook. ?'nca?hire— Accrington. Chorley. Middleton. 5l record. Leicestershire- Melton. Lincoln- Spalding. Merthyr B<>x-ougbs. Middlesex— Ealing. Hotrnaey. Mid-N oirfolik. Monmouth Bcrot?hs Newry Borough. N artha.mIJton- 'East. N orthum berland— I Berwick-oin-Twieed. Oxfordshire- South. Henley. iPem broke Boroughs. R-adnorshi re. Shropshire— Newport. Somerset— 1 Eastern. Staffs- Kings winford. Suffolk- Sudbury. Surrey- Kingston. Sussex- Rye. W a.rw iokshi-re- Stratiford-on-Avon. Nuneaton. Waterford City. Westmorland— Appleby. Kendal. Wiltshire— Chippenham. Yorkshire— Holmfrith. TTiirak and 1.1wton El land. Holdernese. Cleveland. Otley.

DEATH OF AN EX-MAYOR I We regret to announce the death of Mr. lIowelI Watkins, J.P., a former mayor Alderman Watkins yesterday sat on the S'll>ansea, bench, where lie had acted for &orne years in lieu of a atipendiaty ma?ia- t1'late. He had carried on an erbensrve Printing business in Swansea for which he retired some year sago. He waa mayor of Swansea in 1896.

Results Declared To-day I LIBERAL GAIN ENGLISH BOROUGHS. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE (Two Membersj,- 38,534. E. Shortt (L.) 18.779 *W. Hudson (Lab.) 18,421 Sir W. R. Plummer .(U..) 14.067 *G. Renwick (U.) 13,928 One Liberal gain. 114. C. F. Hsmocd .tJ13.823 Itt, Hon. J. Mortry.RlQ,905 James Craig .RO,686 2,918 1B96. Sir C. F. Ha.mond*.UI2,833 W. D. Cruddas U12,170 Rt. Hon. J. Morley RII,862 James Craij R11.154 F. P. Hammfll..La.b 2,302 971 1900. Sir W. R. Plummer U15 097 G. Renwick U14. 752 Samuel Storev R10.483 Capt. xion. H. Lamb- ton B10,4.5 4.600 19C6. I Walter Hudson..Lab 18,389 Thomas Cairns L 18,423 Sir W. R. l'lllmmer.U ll,B42 1 George Renwick :.U 11,223 14,127 1908. (On death of Mr. Cairns.) George Renwick U 13,863 E. Shortt. R 11,720 E. R. Hartley See 2,971 2,143 UNIONIST GAINS. I SUNDERLAND (Two Members).-27.610. I S. Storey. (U.) 12,334 J. Knott (U.) 12.270 *J. Stewart (L.) 11,529 *T. Snmmerbel1 .(Lab.) 11,058 Two Unionist gains. 1692. S. Storey R 9,711 ir.c;ir\ óo'urièý:: H?c F W. LMib- ton. U 8,394 I J. S. G. Penib&r- ton U 8,002 1,317 1895. Sir E. T. Gourley..R 8,232 S. Stoiey R 8,185 1,64- isoa. Sir W. T. Doxford..U 9,617 J S. G. P?..ber- tcm' l::u 9.MS ft. B. Hunter R 9,370 A. Wilkie Lab 8,842 247 1906. T. Summerbell ..Lab 13,430 James Stuart R 13,250 David li. liEiggie..TJ 7,873 J. G. S. Pemberton.U 7,244 UNCHANGED. I WELSH BOROUGHS. I SWANSEA D18TRICT.12.983. "Sir D. B. Jones (L.) 8,488 R. Campbell (U.) 2,415 Majority 6,073 No change. 1892. Sir H. H. Vivian..B a,259 H. Manzer. U 9U 4,326 i 1895. I D. B. Jone3, Q.C..R 3,350 E. H. Hediey Lab 2,013 Col. J. B. Wright..U 1,851 I 1,994 1900 and 1906. D B. Jonee, Q. C.. R TJnop

UNOPPOSED RETURNS I r A. O'Neil .)"(u,) I A. O'Neil (U.)I ? MAYO (EAST). I J. Dillon (N.)I NOMINATIONS I I West Monmouthshire i The following nominations for the Wet Monmouthshire division were made before the returning officer, Mr. Edward Spoer, the High Sheriff for the eouiity at the -Tredegar Town- hall to-day:— Tom RichaAls (Labouri. I John Cameron (Conservative). I Ten papers were <)fhciall? r€<?iv€d from  each side, and both candidates were present i at the nomination. )

READING PENNY NOVELS I William Price, a bright and resrpectable- lcoking lad of sixteen, stood bare-footed in the dock at Cardiff Police-court to-day charged with stealing a purse containing a.bout 14s., the property of Emily Bezant, of 25, llinister-stireet, a.nd of obtaining three pairs at boots, value Ll 0B. 5d., by false pre- tences from Sarah John, boot dealer, 115, Clifton-etreet. According to the evidence, prisoner, whose paonents reside at Seng- henydid, called at Mrs. B-ezant'.s house in search of lodgings, and was admitted into the kitohen. He was left alone for about ten miniujtes, and when Mrs. Recant returned she found that tthe prisoner had disappeared, and that a. purse of money which she placed in a drawer and from which the prisoner had previously seen her take some money was missing'. At Mrs. John's shop prisoner represented tba-t he had been sent by his father for three pains of boots on "appro," and that his parents, 'who were known to Mirs. John, had come to lire at Cardiff. This afterwards turned. out to be false, and pri- soner was subsequently arrested by Detcctive- seirgeant Dicks, to whom he admitted stealing the parse and filching boots. John Price, an engine-driver, of Senghenydd, the boy's father, stated thot his son was a most dis- obedient boy, and he had tried in every shape and form to correct him. He attributed his wayward conduct to reading penny I novels. The Chairman (Mr. D. A. Davies) said they were very reluctant to send the I lad to prison, although, he deserved to £ o, because they thought it would be a disgrace to his parents. They would, therefore, bind him over in the sum of a to be, of good conduct for the next six months.

JUDGE'S SUSPICION REMOVED I The case of Hannah v. Hannah and Nevitt was again before the Divorce Court yester- day. The suit is one where the petitioner, James Hannah, a herbalist, of Milkstone- road, Rochdale, sought the dissolution of his marriage because of the misconduct of his wife with the co-respondent, Alfred Nevitt. His Lordship, at tihe opening of the case last week, expressed the opinion that it seemed very much as if the petitioner had oondoned the charges of misconduct, as the wife remained in the house afterwards. Ysterday counsel said he would call a son of the peti- tioner who would speak to his father sleep- ing in another room while the wife remained in the house. After other evidence, his.Lord- ship granted the petitioner a decree nisi, with costs and custody of the child.

PONTLOTTYN COAL SEAMS I The hearing of the action of Brewer v. the 1 Rhymney Iron Company (Limited), brought to restra.in the working of coal under the Pontlottyn Estates in alleged breach of the covenants of the mining leases, was continued (before Mr. Justice Parker) to-day. Mr. j Vachell, mining engineer, of Newport, called for the plaintiffs, in cross-examination, said it would have been better if the ooaJ under the village of Pontlottyn. had not been worked out. He did not know whether not to work it would have been a. breach of the defendants' covenants." Had it been worked out by the Lengwall system he did not think that any injury would have been caused. He was giving his evidence as the plaintiff's engineer, and not as a 4mining expert. (Proceeding.)

KILLED BY LIGHTNING i A sharp thunderstorm. accompanied by several heavy falls of hail, occurred yester- day in Eastern Dumbartonshire and Wes- tern Stirlingshire. A. Kirkintilloch vanman named Alexander Latham, while going to his horse's head, was struck gy lightning and killed instantly. WhaWedale is flooded, and dead sheep have been found floating down the river. As many as thirty-eight oareaees passed under Ben RhyddinigBrkige yesterday.

BIRTHS AT THE ZOO I The fire sigin of t-he turn of the season of the Zoological Ga,rool16 comes in the shape of the rat-like head of an infant kangaroo tak irngite first peep at the world from the maternal pouch. Thie sight may now be seen in the warmed -age in the ostrich house, but it will be many weeks before the "baby" takes its first hop. An- unusual occurrence is the birth of a March deer. which is doing very well in spite of antici- pating the proper season by many months.

KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR Edward Jones and William Lee, neither of whom had a fixed abode, were knocked down by a motor-oar in Broaod Sanctuary, West- minster, yesterday, and were ta-ken to West- minster Sospital seriously injured. Jones was wounded severely in the head, and sus- tained internal injuries. Lee received injuries to his back.

I" WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME. -0 Reasons Given by the Cardiff Bandidates. I The two candidates for Cardiff Boroughs, being asked to give reasons why the electors should vote for them, to be published in the Evening Express," have kindly furnished the following statements;- LORD NINJAN STUART says- In the first place, I think the electors of Cardiff should vote for me to-morrow because, Lord Ninian Stuart. in common with the U n i o n i s t candidates throughout the country, I stand for a revision in our tariff system, which is the issue of paramount importance at this election- No one who has taken the trouble to examine trade statistics would be prepared to affirm that the commercial and industrial health 'of England at the present time is at all satisfactory,, and close inquiry leads one to the conclusion that the fa-ot must be attributed to our continuance of an unreasonable, one- sidied sysotem of free imports, which has been abandoned by all our great competitors in the race for commercial supremacy. The alarming problem of unemployment- undoubtedly the question that calls for first attention in this ciuntry-indic-ates the con- dition of our inditftries, and even in Cardiff we find large numbers of men, who, though willing and anxious to earn an honest living, cannot obtain employment. And when we consider statistics of unemployment let us think of the anxiety of the housewife and the lot of the family, whose privations are in many oasei withheld from the public view. The Liberal party, when controlling the reins of Governnaent, made no attempt to deal with unemployment in an cffective way. What constructive policy, I ask, are they able to put forward at present in Regard to this problem? They have none. The only pro- posal before the electors is that we should proceed, by a scientific, well-regulated arrangement of tariffs, to protect our industries and our workers from unfair foreign competition, so tha-t we may have the British public supplied with British goods made with British hands, rather than with the dumped good's of foreign countries. To Cheok Dumping. A small tax on imported manufactured goods would mean a reduction in the quantities of finished gosds sent to this country and an increase in the importation cf raw material. I ask the electors of Cardiff to consider whether it is not better that our own workers should carry out all the various processes of manufacture. It has been shown conclusively, however, that, as the quantities of imported manufactured goods at Cardiff have been steadily increasing, there has been a corresponding decrease in the importation of the raw material. The change in the incidence of taxation for which I stand will not only give mo constant eirip-loymeiit to the men, but it will afford security to capital, and we shall be able to negotiate commercial treaties with foreign countries and secure better terms for the admission of our manufactures to those countries. While these proposals will not increase the cost of commodities, it will greatly increase the power of the commutiity to purchase them. The suggested tax on imported foreign wbea-t-oi,.r Colonies- will, of course, be give,, a preference—will lea-d to stiffer competition, which will tend to decrease, ratlwr than increase, the price of bread. And the preference to our Colonies will have the effect of tight-ening up the bonds of unity between us and our brothers across the ■seas. I stand for a more closely- united Empire. .n our ta,Yztion. ?ve Moreover, in re-arranging our taxation, we should so far as possible avoid taxing any. tiling which we cannot produce ourselves. At present-notwithstanding all the shouting about food taxes—we have tariffs on sugar, tea, coffee, and dried fruite. There is no reason why these should be continued and why we should not in future arrange cur taxation so that we may have our revenue and protect our home industries at the same time. Reform of the House of Lords Then I stand for the reform of the House of Lords on the lines suggested by Lord Rose- bery's committee—I favour the abolition of the hereditary principle and the introduction of an elective system. The Budget proposals will check the transfer of land. The taxes will be a most serious burden to the numerous small holders—who far exceed in number the large landowners-and will generally tend to a depreciation of landed investments, in which &o many Friendly and Industrial Societies are interested. I favour leasehold enfranchise- ment and a system whereby small holders may become the absolute owners of their holdings. In the matter of education, I stand for tolerancte towards all religious sects and for the right of parents to have their chil- dren educated in their own faith. I favour the maintenance of a strong Navy, which is so necessary not only to keep our shores inviolate, but to protect our great Mercantile Marine. A strong and efficient Army must also be maintained. Pensions at 65 It will make no anTerence, a-s regards the continuance of old-age pensions, which pa.rty will be returned to power. But I favour the reduction of the qualifying age from 70 to 65 and the amendment of t,he Act so as to prevent any harshness in caees where poor relief has been given. Further, I consider members of Friendly and similar societies, who have endeavoured by thrift t-o provide for their old age, should receive the same benefits finder the Act as those who bave made no provision. I vet me say, in conclusion, that, if I a-m returned aoS the representative of this great and prosperous city, I shall consider myself the servant o-f those who may vote against me just a^ much as of those who give me their support, and I shall at all times be ready and anxious to render any service that may be in my power to any persons or authorities in Cardiff. The trade questions of Cardiff, which are of such importance to the majority of the residents, shall receive nay IIDOS.t careful consideration, and I pledge myself to put the interests of the city in t-le forefront of my work. Mr. D. A. THOMAS says- The principal reasons Why I consider the electors of Cardiff would be well advised to support me at the forth- coming poll are that I stand for the Constitutional rights of the Commons' House of Parliament, and agiaimst the arrogant usur- pation of those rights by the hereditary Chamber. I stand, further, for the equitable taxation of land values and for the main- tena-fice of the fiscal system under which this country has made such enormous progress. These three ques- tions are of' particular interest at the mo-m-en t to the people croardiff. I regret very much that attempts have been made during the present contest to confuse the issue and drag in personal matters that have no bearing what- ever upon title work that a member of Parliament has to do at Westminster. I can Mr.D.A.Tbomas. I claim that not only have I a very great interest in the prosperity of the port, but that .my long business connection at the Docks will prove of value to Cardiff if I am suffi- ciently fortunate to be elected on Wednesday next. A significant feature of the present contest is the large number of Conservatives and Unionists who recognise that the issues are so important as to obliterate, for the time being, the ordinary party lines of division, and who are going to cast t.heir votes in my favour. I sihould like to take this opportunity of .refuting two or three criticisms cf a personal kind that have been directed against my can- didature. I can best do this, perhaps, by merely stating my position in regard to them. I am one of the largest shippers of coal at Cardiff, the companies with which I am associated being responsible for the export of between four and five million tons annually from the port of Cardiff, a large proportion of which is actually exported from the Bute Docks. These companies give employment to about 12,000 men. The rates of wages paid in the Cambrian Collieries, with which I have been actively associatoo for over 25 years, are, if not quite—I believe they are quite—at any rate, among the highest paid in the whole of the South Wales coalfield. The Cambrian Combine, with which I am associated a8 a. director— unlike the trusts which are formed behind the tariff walls of Protectionist countries for the purpose of raising prices of commodities to the consumers in those countries-has been formed with precisely the reverse object. The object of the combine is to secure a fair price from the foreigner, nineteen-twentieths of the coal produced by our collieries being shipped abroad, and by helping to maintain the price to the foreigner we not only benefit the shareholder^, but we help to maintain and increase the rate of wages of colliery workmen throughout the whole of South Wales, whose Wages are mainly governed by th selling price of coal. By taking a small interest in a foreign steamship company, for the purpose of securing the business of that company when their vessels trade to Cardiff, I believe I am assisting the trade and commercial interests of our great port. My intereet in this company is an exceed- ingly emall one-I only wish it were larger— and the boats to which reference has been ma-de by my politica.l opponents are not owned, as they assume, by Messrs. Lysberg Limited, of which I am chairman. In any cate, I think the Conservative ship- owners of Cardiff, who have raised this matter, should have been the last people to raise the question, seeing that the majority of them employ foreign sailors to man their boats, though sailing under the British flag. The 1898 Strike. It has been charged against me that the Cambrian Collieries worked in 1893, while the majority of collieries in the coalfield were idle. We were outside the Coalownere' Asso- ciation, and on that occasion, when the men asked for a. 10 per cent. advance, I was satisfied, as a business man, that the condi- tions cf trade fully warranted it, and I gave the advance, and a. little later another 10 per cent, advance. The ultimate issue of the great, struggle that then took place showed that I was more than justified. The fact that I and the other colliery owners who worked their collieries were right, and that the Coalowners' Associa- tion was wrong, was fully shown, for within a comparatively hort, period the employers, after the men had returned to work, were compelled to give them over 50 per cent. advance in wages, and, in fact, wages reached a higher rate than had ever been known in the coalfield. In regard to education, I feel that I am entitled to the support of all electors, irre- spective of creed, for I desire to see justice done to both denominational schools and those under popular control; and. provided that there is within the reach of the parents of every child in the country a school under popular control, in which there are no sectarian tests for rea-onNs-and that would be the case in CaTdiff-I would favour the appointment, both in Church a.nd Catholic schools, of Church and Catholic teachers respectively by fhe ma-nagcr-. I sincerely hope that when the polling day arrives Oardiff electors will realise the gravity of the crisis and the very heavy responsibility that is placed upon them. and that they will not be led astray by any side cr trivial issues, but will concentrate their decision upon the capital issues that I have ireferT-ed to at the outset. -,t"

—,—.  Qorou g hg Pembroke Borough? The polling for this constituency taxes" Sir Owen Philipps place to-morrow, u'U., contrary to the practice hitherto obotaining in that widely-scattered con- stituency, an effort is to be made to count the votes to-morrow night. The counting takes place at Haverfordwest, which is the natural centre for a district stretching from Fishguard, on the north, round by Haverfordwest to Milford, Pembroke Dock, and up to Nar- berth. The candidates are Sir George Arm- strong (Unionist), whose photo has already ap- peared in the "Evening Express," and Sir Owen Philipps, who was the Liberal member in the last Parliamient. [ On Way to Victory Mr. Austen Chamber Lain., at Yard ley, said the elections recorded on Saturday had shown llhat the Unionist party had recovered from the defeat it suffered four years ago, and wac on its way to victory. Most conspicuous were the elections in Birmingham- He had been told that a single one of the Birmingham majorities would have been suffi- cieart to turn the scale in every contested elec- tion that went against the Unionist party in London and leave a handsome margin to the Birmingham, representa- tive. Mr. A. Ch»mberiain. Tariff Reform, Not Emigration Mr. Fox-Davies, Unionist candidate for Mer- thyr Boroughs, last night &aid the only remedy sugestod by the LiWial party for the unemployment w-hioh existed in this country was emigration, but- the remedy offered by the Conservative party was Tariff Reform. Tariff Reform wa seoming-th-ere was no doubt about it: and he asked them to put him in Parliament that he might advocate the particular interests of that constituency as a Tariff Reformer, because that constitu- ency would feol the beneficial effects cf Tariff Reform more than any other. 'Applaise.) The groat bogey raised against Tariff Reform was- that it would increase tae i-rioe of food. but the leaders of the Conservative r. art y had said they were not going to be parties to anj; project that would ircrease the price of food. (Appiause.) Tariff Reform had proved a. great success in other countries and whv should it not be a. success with iis? The Right to Work Bill did, not solve the problem of unemployment; but he main- tained that if Tariff Reform was introduced it would solve it. (Applauses North Monmouth Mr..E G. M. Garmichael, Mr. Garmichael, Conser- vative candidate for North Monmouth, has received the following telegram frc-m Mr. Balfour: — My Dear Mr. Garmi- chael,—Let me wish you all success. Severe as is your oontest, I much hope that the Unionist party in North Mon- tnoutbshire will de their utmost to support yon in your endeavour to bring home to the electors the serious üonsequences of the neglect of our n.ational security. and the growing need for Tariff Reforln. Yours sincerely, A. J. BALFOUR. I Labour Appeals to Liberals Mr. John Williame, the Labour candidate for Gower, speaking at Hajimorkws, urged the Liberate to make common miioo with Ms party in t.he t crkng in the nation's history. The Liberal Government had re- moved from thousands of our aged poor the stinging stigma of pan—f perism. Mr. lloyd George was hated by the Lotndis for no other reasofli t.han that he had put hiis hand upon their sacred wealth in an atteniia to make them contribute a jnst share towards the cost of social reform. I A Judge Votes Twice I Counsel at the Routhwark County-court yes- 1 terday asked that a case might be adjourned as his client had not ajrived. "Several of us have been discharging our public. obligrAicAs this morning, your honour." Judge Willis: Quite so; but you should be up early to do so. I have voted twice, and yet I am here at, court, to discharge my duties. MR. LLOYD GEORGE. At Llandrdndod last night sa-id the question wa,s one of clearing the road for progress. Wha,t happened now? Liberlas took the cart up the hill laden with good things for the democracy, for the people of all classes, and after getting through all the sweat and parspira,tion and toil and anxiety with millions of people, then, when the cart arrived at the top of the hill there were 500 or 600 people entrenched. They did not know what was in the cart. (Shame.) All they sa.id was, who does it belong to? What are its colours ? If they were Liberal down it went again. (Shame.) What the electors should say once and for all in this contest was My Lords! clear the road." The House of Lords was no chivalrous assembly. Willen the Old Age Pensions Bill went up you could hear the Peers sharpen- ing their knives. (Laughter and. cheers.) But Lord L(1,nowne said. Before we finish it let me look through the window. (Laughter.) Let us see if there is a crowd outside watchiiig-(mc)re laughter)-and there wa.s a crowd—(la.ughter?—so he came back a?d &add, No, you had better (? Mlte They were looking angry. (Laughter.) Let ? (Laughter.) T,et it through this time. You can finish some- thing else." (Laughter.) And so they let it through with a male- diction. They cursed it: they hissed it; they spat upon it. (Shame.) They snarled at it, and they barked at it. (Laughter.) He said that men of tha., sort were not the custodians of mercy or charity in the land. They just counted heads. They did not examine propositions. The Peers saw a number of people pushing behind, and they said, You had better let- it through." (Laughter.) But if it had not friends they said, Put it in the pit!" Problem of Poverty The Chancellor remarked that hitherto the Budget was a parochial affair, but now for the first time it was the business of an officer of the Empire holding his commission straight from the Throne to drop into the cottage and say, Is there anybody old here who is in want?" (Cheers.) The Empire was looking at home. "The first thing I am going to do is this," said the Chancellor. I am going to cleanse the land of hunger and want. elieve me, the Budget is the beginning of a new era; it is the recogiiitio-n of a new duty by the Empire. The soul of the Empire is awakening at last, and is I beginning to realise that it owes a duty to the poor citizens who all their lives have been spending their force and strength to build up its greatness." (Loud and pro- longed cheering.) Pensions Doubt Dispelled Mr. Seymour Lloyd, Unionist candidate for Dundee, having telegraphed to Lord Lans- downe that Mr. Churchill had stated that every vote given to the Unionists was part of a mandate for stopping tha payment of old-age pensions, and that he (Mr. Lloyd) had stigmatised the statement as an attempt to get votes by false pretences, Lord Lans- downe has replied:- You are quite right in denouncing the interpretation placed on my leter. I have publicly accepted the policy of old-age pen- sions, and should opose any attempt to restrict them to existing recipients. Modifi- cations of conditions may obviously prove desirable in the interests of the pnesioners themselves. CARDIFF CATHOLICS AND MR. D. A. THOMAS. To the Editor of the "Evening Express." Sir,—Through being at night work I was unable to be present at the meeting of Irish electors held at the Cory-ball last, night, and on. reading the "Western Mail" re;port to-day I find that the oa.nci id afe said:- With regard to the inspection of convents he would not. allow inspection by the State of any private institutions whatever they were. On reading Mr. D. A. Thomas's statement I was astonished, for what I had gathered as to his record was as follows: — 1906. Voted against the Convent Bill. 1907. Voted for Convent Inspection Bill. 1908. Did not vote. 1909. Did not vote. Wishing to be fair to Mr. D. A. Thomas I make this statement, believing- it to be true, and if M.r. D. A. Thomas proves my informa- tion 'to be wiung I will hand over to the infirmary the sum of 10s. Please publish so as to give Mr. Thomas a chance to right himself with the electors.—I am, &o., TOM O'LEARY, 2, Adamsdown-place, East Moors, Jan. 18. Cardiff. ELECTION INCIDENTS. Mr. Haldane is so far recovered from his recent indisposition that he is able to go out for a short time each day. lie. however, will not travel t<f Haddington for the election. In Bristol (North) Parliamentary District, where Mr. Birrell was returned last night, a polling clerk wrote, in error, electors' numbers on 134 ballot-papers instead of on counterfoils, thus invalidating every otie.

GUARDING MR. ROCKEFELLER NEW YORK, Tuesday. Owing to the stream of inquisitive people. tramps, amd poachers constantly prowling round the home of Mr. John D. Rockefeller in the Pocantico Hills, the millionaire. in addition to the usual number of attendants who look after his welfare, has engaged the services of seven deputy sheriffs to act as an officia,l bodyguard. Further and stricter regulations with regard to trespassers have been formulated by Mr. Rockefeller, who is living now in the strictest retirement.— Central News.

GREEK MINISTER'S DEATH PARIS. Tuesday. M. Delyanis, the ex-Premier of Greece and Greek Minister to France for the last four- teen years, died in Paris this morning.- Central News.

WELSH J.Ps DEATH The death took place on the 14th inst., at the age of 36. of Captain Pryse Lloyd, of Glangwili, Llanpumpsaiut. who was a justice of the peace for Carmarthenshire, and an officer in the Worcestershire Regiment.

FORTUNE FOR FRIENDLESS. NEW YORK, Tuesday. A telegram from Chicago states that by the will of the late Henry Elliott, the well-known niartmnalist, who was killed recently by a enowelide while travelling in Alaska, the sum of two million dollars is left to provide a home for friendless children .— Central News.

INSURANCE APPEAL. The Ap'peal Court to-<da.y dismired with ooete the appeal by Denny, Mott. and Diek- ,sc),n (Limited), timber merchants, Cardiff, against the refusal of Justice Lawrence to appoint an arbitrator under the arbitration Clause in a policy of accident insurance with the Law and Acaident Insurance Society. The latter contended that the liabilitv arose after they had ceased to insure. The appel- lants court now held that the condition pre- cedent to an arbitrator being appointed nad not occurred, the liability for compensation not having arisen during the currency of the policy.

CARGO OF COAL LOST. To-da.y in the Admiralty Court a settlement was ajrived at in the action brought by Mor- gan. Wakley, and Company. of Cardiff, owners of a cargo of ooal shippro at Penarth on board the German steams .hip Messina, for carriage to Leghorn, to recover damages for loss of their property, the Messina having been sunk in collision with the Austrian • steaiuer Dan. off the Pormgue?e (?as.t. on October 10 la?t. The plaintiffs, ovmÐrS of the Dan elleged. that the vessel was alcne to blame for the coILision. It was now stated that t4e pa.rtÎŒ had a?r&ed thM both vessels were to blame, which means the plaintiffs will recover a moitY of their damages against the defendants. At the time of the collision the Dan was bound from Poti to Rot- terdam, laoden with an iron ore cargo.

A MOTHER'S DISTRESS. Beatrice Webber (22) was charged at Cardiff on Monday with being d,runk and incapable in Wharton-street. The girl is said to have been a barmaid, and her mother, a hignly- respectable lady, who appeared to be in great distress, said she had vainly endea- voured to get her daughter to come home, but; she refused. The Bench (Messrs. D. Duncan, F. J. Voa.ll, and P. Turnbull) now gave the girl an opportunity of going to the Church Army Home with Miss Stevenson, lady missioner, but she resolutely declined, a,nd was fined 5s. and oosts or seven days. BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. Martha Venn (28) was cnarged at Cardiff on Monday with stealing 12s. 6d. and a hand- kerchief, value 2d., the property of Denis Lyons, at a house in Halket-street on Satur- day nj,ght.' Prosecutor stated that he met the prisoner in town and went home with her. Prisoner took the money from under his pillow. He made a grab at her, but missed. The prisoner now declared that the money was given her by prisoner, and Mr. D. Dun- can said she would have the benefit of the doubt. DRUNK UNDERGROUND. Philip Rees, collier, working at the Pentre (Rhondid-ai Pit, was fined £ 1 by the Ystrad magistrates on ALwnday for being in the mine whilst under bile influence of drink. William Shepherd, hitcher, of ,the same colliery, was fined X-1 for a similar offence. M.r. Dan W. Jonee, solicitor, Pentre, prosecuted for the owners of the pit, Messrs. Cory Brothers (Limited). i

Affray on a Ship. I NEWPORT INQUEST OPENED I The Newport Coroner (Mr. Lyndon Moore) I opened an inquest at the Town-hall on Monday with reference to the death of John M'Gregor (23), a seaman on board the steamship Axinite, which took place at the Newport hospital on Friday morning last under circumstances already reported, I The fireman, Robert Dobson Watson, who is in custody in connection with the affray, was present, Mr. Cecil Acomb appearing on I his behalf Evidence of identification having been given by Mrs. Kate Whitson, a boarding- house-keeper, of 49, George-Street, Newport, with whom deceased lodged, and who stated that deceased was under the influence of drink on Thursday night, the inquiry was adjourned till the 25th inst. FOUND DEAD IN A LOFR. Fred Coslett (21). a. fruiterer's salesman, of Bridge-street, Pontypridd, was found dead on Monday in a loft over a place at Ynysangharad-road where boxing contests were formerly waged. He had a deep ea&h in his throat, and a table knife was by his side. The indications were that the wounds were self-inflicted. Dr. Evans was summoned, and pronounced life extinct.

ROLLER SKATING IN CARDIFF] Amongst the most, healthy and invigorating ways of obtaining the fullest measure of enjoyment out of life roller skating has now I taken a prominent place. The popu: ;"rity of the pastime is increasing so steadily in Car- dill that it is not surprising to find enter- prising people setting up new rinks to meet the public demand. The Olympia Roller Rink, situated in Queen-street, was opened on Monday, under the management of Mr. A, Tetlow, and promises to be a popular rendezvous i of devotees. There will be three sessions daily—eleven to one. 2.30 to five, and seven to 10.30. The enjoyment of visitors in the afternoon and evening will be heightened by music supplied by a military band. A feature of this new rink is that the charges will be fixed and moderate, and there will be no extras. Admission will be free to the morning session, bnt a charge of 6d. will be made for skates. At the afternoon session ladies will be admitted free, while gentlemen will be charged 6d., and there will, of course, be a charge of 6d. for skates. Admission to the evening session will be 6d. for ladies and gentlemen, and there will again be a charge of 6d. for skates. The skates used will be exclusively the Richardson ball-bearing skates, and additional interest is given to )' the new rink by the fact that instruction will be given free. At the American Roller Skating Rink, in Westgate-street, Cardiff, the enterprisi.ig managing directors (Messrs. Crawford and Wilkins) have arranged everything for the comfort and convenience of their numerous patrons by providing a maple floor-the best for skating purposes—good music by the military and the Samuel Winslow ball- bearing skates. Mention should also be made of the cafe, which is such an agreeable I¡ feature. A masked and fancy dress skating carnival will be held on Wednesday evening, February 2, when all the participants will appear in historical, mythical, burlesque, or topical costumes. Handsome prizes will be awarded in costume competitions. The increasing popularity of the pastime has led to another innovation at the Central Skating Rink on the Hayes, Cardiff, the management, in deference to the wishes of I their patrons, having instituted three sessions during the day. The addition is the morning session-from 10.30 to 12.30-which should be well patronised by the novice. The military band, as usual, is in attendance at the afternoon and evening sessions.

To-day's Finance I JX)XDO?, Tuesday, 1.0 p.m. oney qiet at 21 per ]cAen, Ahcrt and three months bills 3 to 3 1-16 per c-e-It. I T;:o Stock Exchange is entirely under the influence of the general election, and the disappointment from th>_> Unionist point of view has further reduced yalnes all rourd^the hO-J. Those operators who boucrht stock last week in anticination of a sweeping Unionist majority are now liquidating, whilst the depression has been enhanced by a sharp bear movement in places. Consols are 5-1B down to 2i for Cash and 827-16 for the Account. Home Rails are generally i to i Ier. Americans fell sharply in iaall-streert last night, and stocks are flat here this morning. Southern .Pacifisa are 2i down, Unions 3,teel. and Amalgamated 24. Truniss are firmer on good traffic. Foreigners are uull. Mines are weas, general quiet liquidation. Cements also weak. CARDIFF, Tuesday. 1.0 p.m. The local Stock Market this morning- wa*. extremely quiet in all directions, little attention being paid to business owing- to the high political teeling. Kails were steadv. Colliery shares wer,e irreg-iiaj-, and South I Africans idle.

M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA I M ARITZB tj KG, Monday. Fine weather prevailed this morning when pray was resumed in the return match with the M.C.C. team and Natal, but there was only a moderate attendance at the start. The wicket had recovered from the recent rain, and was in capital condit.ion. The Eng- lishmen, who had scored 103 for the loss of four wickets and were 53 runs on, continued their first innings, the not outs (Fane 29 and ljeveson-Gowcr 16) facing the attack. Fane and Leveson-Gower made an excellent stand, a.nd the total was carried to 229 before the side were dismissed. Natal went in a second time, and at. the close bad scored 167 for the loss of three wickets. Scores:— NA.TAI,First innings. F. N. Miller, b Blythe "ø. 0 H. W. Taylor, b Blythe 1 W. Thomson, c WooUey, b Bird. 0 A. D. Nourse, b Bird 5 O. Pearse, b Blythe 0 Saville, c Wynyard. b Bini. 13 I Taylor, b Blythe 11 Tuckett, b Blythe 2 Bev. C. Robinson, c Fane, b Blythe 0 Andeon. c Wynyard, b Blythe ] 33 b. V. Samuelsoa. not out  Extras -—? 5 Total 50 Second Innings. H. W. Taylor, st Strudwick, b Simp- son-Hayward 32 F. N. Miller, c and b Woolley 27 Thomson, b Bn'd ?:' -— 39 Nourse, c and b ?'Bi?oH-HQy??rd 31 Pearse. c Slmpson-Hay'ward, b Rhodes v 35 Sa \ill, .t StrndwMk, b Rhodes 0 Taylor, iiot out 0 Tuckett, not out 0 Extras 3 Total (for 6 wickets) 167 M.C.C.—First innings. Woolley, c Robinson, b Anderson. 5 Rhodes, c H. W. Taylor, b Samuel- son 1 D?nM?, o"Mii?' ? Andcraon .?? J G. H. Simpson-Hayward, c Nourse. b AndANOn  24 F. L. Fane, c Savule, b Sa.rn'ü: 70 H. D. Leveson-Gower. c Robinson, b XouMC 56 M. 0. Bird, c Thomson, b Nourse. 10 Ca-p?in Wynyard, c SavULe, b Samud"on l' Blythe, c Pearse, b Samuel son 11 R. Ponscniby, not out 3 Strudwick, b Samuelson 15 Extras 12 Total 229 —Press Association ■ Foreign Special,

SEQUEL TO A QUARREL. I FOREIGNERS' ALLEGED FORGERY OF BANK-NOTES. At the Bow-street Police-court, London, on Monday (before Sir Albert de Rutzen) Joseph Peter (27), a fireman, a Hungarian subject, and KaJman Etienme Albrecht (30), a civil engineer, a Frendh sub>ect, both lately living a-t a boarding-house in BloomebuecT'- \trcet, were charged on remand with being in the unlawful possession of photographic glass platee for producing Aust ro-Hungarian humlren kronen and fifty kronen bank-notes. There was a tie--end charge against Peter of unlawfully and maliciously t-hrowing corro- sive acid over Albirecht, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, whilst Albrecht was charged with assaulting Peter by striking him OIL the head with a bottle. In opening the case, Mr. Bodkin said that the prisoners took rooms in Bloomsbury in September. They were not on good terms for a few days before December 31. on which day Pet,er went to the ()DI]4 Peter went to the Consulate to give informa- tion about what Albrecht had been doing. He was referred to Scotland Yai-d, where he made some statement?. Peter had been engaged on work re-ferring to perpetual motion, and was recently tempted by Albrecht to embark on the forgery of foreign notes. The quarrel which grew up between them culminated one night in Albrecht being refused admission by Peter to their joint roow. Next morning, however—on January 1 --Peteil" opened the door and Albrecht went in. Cries were heard, and Albrecht ran out, and it was found that his head and eye had been injured by hydrocfclorio acid being thrown over him. Prisonexs were remanded.

THE SEAMY SIDE. I Richard Hen wood (48) was fined 10s. and 1 costs, or seven days, a,t Cardiff on Monday for I improper behaviour in North Church-street, and Maory Pearoe (17) was oqmmitted for a month for-being concerned in the case.

MINERS' CLAIMS SMALL COAL AND ABNORMAL PLACES Owners and Minimum PROPOSAL TO REDUCE IT We understand that the following proposals have submitted by the miners' repre- sentatives to the coalowners for inclusion in the proposed new Weleh agreement 1. Minimum and Maximum.—That the minimum be raised from 30 per cent. to 40 per cent., and the present maximum be deleted. 2. Payment for Small Coaa.-Anamendment of Clause 7 of the present agreement to provide that payment shall be made the collier for small ooal. 3. Abnormal Places.—In the event of a collier having conditions in his working place which prevent him earning a fair wage on the price-list, he shall receive such an allowance aa he and the manage- ment agree upon. it being understood that the allowance to be so made shall be such as to make the wages paid to the collier equivalent to the wa.ges he would earn if hw working place was in a normal condition: Provided that if the management and the collier fail to agree as to wtiat the condition of the working place is. or as to the a.mount of the allowanoe to be paid, the management shall ill that e-ieru pay to each collier employed in the working place. if more tha.n one collier shall be so employed, a standard wage of not less than 4s. 9d. per day, but if one collier only and a helpeT shall be so employed then the collier a standard wage of no.t less than 43. Jd. per day. and to his helper a standard wage of not less than 4s. per day. Provided that if the manage- ment shall at any time become dissatisfied with the work done by the collier in any such working place, the mana-gefhent shall, after complaint shall have been made to the collier, have the right to remove the collier to a working place in the same colliery where the conditions are normal, but until such removal shall be actually made the terms and provisions of this clause shall continue and have effect. 4. Payment for Night W_ork. That the workmen employed on the afternoon or night shifts shall be paid a wage-rate equal to the payment of six turns' pay for five shifts worked. 5. Low Rates of Payment.-That the wages of workmen employed in the collieries who are in receipt of wages less than 3s. 4d. upon the standard shall be raised to that amount. 6. Independent Chairman.—To propose that in all matters of dispute at the collieries referred to the Conciliation Board in which failure to agree by the parties is reported an independent chairman shall be appointed to finally decide the matter, whose decision shall be adopted by the employers and the workmen. 7. Weekly Pays.—That the wages of all the workmen employed at the collieries shall be paid weekly. 8. Hours of Work.—That the words from the beginning to "and" in line 2 of Clause 1 of the agreement of the 30th of June, 1909, be deleted. (N.B.—The clause referred to reads as fol- lows:—"That the hours of labour of workmen employed below ground at such collieries respectively shall be such as are authorised by the Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1908, and that, notwithstanding the limitation of hours to be worked as the result of the coming into operation of the said Act, no alteration shall be made in the standard rates and prices hitherto paid to such workmen during the continuance of the said Conciliation Board agreement." If this proposal of the work- men is adopted the words up to "notwith- standing" will be deleted, the object being to exclude from the new agreement anything like an admission that the owners are "authorised" to enforce the 60 hours' clause of the Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1908. which, of course, is popularly known as the Bight Hours Act). PROPOSALS OF THE OWNERS 1. The reduction of the minimum from 30 per oent. to 20 per cent. 2. That the equivalent selling price per ton if or the 20 per cent, minimum shall be 12s. 4d. (N.B.—It is now 11s. lOd. for the 30 per cent. minimum). 3. That the owners shall have the right to adopt whatever shifte; they shall think fit. 4. That weekly pays shall be abolished wherever now in force, and that fortnightly pays shall be established at all collieries. 5. That the owners shall have the right to enforce the 60 hours' clause in the Eight Hours Act. 6. That a clause shall be inserted in the new agreement which shall provide for the immooe rel urn to work of all men after any holidays. 7. That the bonus turn on the night ehift shall be abolished. 8. That wherever any work is done on Sun- day, the shift shall be one of eight hours instead of six a,, at present.

LLANELLY AND THE BANK It appe-ars from the official minutes of the Llanelly Harbour Trust that at a joint meet- ing of the trust and the urban district council a discussion took place on the corre- spondence between the authorities and the Bank of England in regard to the harbour trust loan. It was reported by the Clerk (Mr. Spowart) that he had forwarded a copy of the report of the general superintendent to the chief cashier of the Bank of England, j and he had replied stating that if the ha.r- boar trust would write a letter embodying a definite proposal on the lines indicated in the report the whole matter would be laid before the Governor of the Bank for his consideration. Mr. Nairne added tha.t his letter was not to be regarded as an expres- sion of opinion that all the details of t.he proposal were likely to commend themselves to the Governor. After some discussion, it was resolved that proposals to the Bank, based on the report of the harbour superintendent, be prepared by the committee with a view to its being sub- mitted to a further joint meeting of the trust and cowncH for their approvaj. At a meeting of the trust held on January 7 the clerk reported that he had received the half-yearly statement of interest up to December Ia<st. which included interest upon interest. He had. however, informed the Bank in the usual way that the trust did not oon- eider themselves as under any liability to pay interest upon interest. LOCAL WILLS. MR. A. A. BANNER, CARDIFF. Mr. Alfred Albert Banner, 86, Ryder-street, Cardiff, commercial traveller, who died on June 25 last, and probate of whose will has just been granted, left estate of the gross value of £ 722, with a net personalty of £701. Deceased left his estate in trust for hit. wife. On her death he directed that No. 58, Ryder-street (Cardiff), and 23, Hamilton-street (Cardiff), should go to his son, Arthur Henry Banner, 3, Hamilton- street, Cardiff, marine engineer, the residue of the estate to be equally divided between his two sons, the said Arthur H. Banner and Alfred William Augustus Banner, 14, Earl- street (Cardiff), railway clerk, who, with Mr. ZachaÛah Jones, 185, Pearl-street. Cardiff, builder, are the executors of the will. MR. W. T. BOWEN. BA1GOED. Mr. William Thoma.s Bo wen, Hanbury Lodge, Bargoed, manager oi the Rhymney Iron Company, who was killed at the Darran Colliery, Deri, on October 29, left estate of the gross value of JE634 2s.. with a net per- sonalty of z6496 9s. 9d. Administration has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Catherine Bowen.

KINDNESS REWARDED BY THEFT. A youth named William Jones, aged eighteen, from Liverpool, was at Newport on Monday changed with breaking- into the dwelling-house, 15, James-stroet, and steal- ing 6s. 6d., a gold ring, and a silver scarf pin. He bad on Sunday. Janusry 9, been given a night's shelter in the house of Mrs. Mendez, and on Wednesday, January 12, he got into the house again by breaking a window in the cellar. At 5.50 a.m. he was found under one of the beds, after ransacking a chest and taking out a small box. He is a mess-room steward of a steamship, and had been shown great kindness by another steward named John Charles Ball. The Bench, having looked at his record, sent. him to prison for three months with hard labour for stealing the money.

CLOTHIER'S UPS AND DOWNS. °- .t.. At a meeting or tne creaitors of Uiarid Davidson, 77, Alfred-street, Cardiff, clothier a-nd boot dealer, on Monday debtor stated that he came to England with zEl in his pocket eight years aTo. and he afterw-ards travelled through the colliery districts of Wales as picture-frame dealer. He subsequently got married, took a, sh-op at Penrhiwceiber, and eventually ea-me to Cardiff, but later obtained a berth as olotnaers, assistant at Mountain Ash. The Official Receiver remains trustee. TO SATISFY THE WAR OFFICE. Are you a soldier? inquired Mr. T. Pascot Jenkins, of George Newbury, who applied for a temporary dancing and music licence for the Drill-hall, Pentre, at Ystrad on Monday. "Well!" was the reply, "I'm a Territorial." "That is the same t-hing," retorted the pre- siding magistrate. It transpired that the hall had been lioenaed since its erection aa-ny years ago, but it was allowed to la-pise three months ago. "We are obliged to make a cer- tain amount out of the building to Satisfy the War Office," added the applicant. A tem- porary licence was gran tcd to cover engage- mcntfl already entered into.

FOOTBALL I The Next Welsh Team I I PercJ- Bush and W. L. Morgan, the Cardiff half-bi.cks (says the "Spo.rtttm.a.n") will, it is understood, displace Owen and Jones, of Swansea-, in the Welsh fifteen to meet Scot- land, while Phil Hopkins will come in from the left wing to partner rew in the centre, and so enable J. L. Williams, the Cardiff, captain, to again play on the wins. CARDIFF RESERVES V. PENARTH SECONDS I The foilDwang were selected to IILay for I Cardiff Reserves v. Penarth Seconds at Jlcna-z li, alto on Saturday next :-Baok. F. Wood (captain); three-quarter backs T. Bear- don, T. Parker, E. Thomas, and W. A. Jones • half-hacks, Culverwell a.nd Potter; forwards (to be selected froin), Groves, Daley, Duncan, Baker, Crowley, Dean, fca-nion, Lewis, Smith and G-accon. KNOCK-OUT CONTEST FOR RHYM- I KEY VALLEY. I A sub-committee of the Rhymnev Valley I Rugby League has drafted a "knock-out" 1 competition, open to both divisions of the I league, to commence early in February. Teams wishing to join should make applica- the White Lion Hotel. Caerphilly, on Thursday r.ext. I

ENGLISH CUP DRAW. I The draw for the second round of the Foot-I ball A?eociaUon Cup, to be played on Satur- day, February 5, on the ground of the first- named, was madepn Monday, a? follows-— &wi.don v. Burnley; CheLeea v. Pl?mouth Argyle or Tottenham Hotspur; Stockport v. Leyton or New Brompton; Bristol Rovers v. Blackpool or Barnsley; Portsmouth v. Coven- try City: Gainsborough or Southend v. Queen's Park Rangers; Sunderland v. Brad- ford; Bristol City v. West Bromwich; Aston Villa v. Derby County; Southampton v. Man- chester City; Bradford City v, Blackburn Rovers; Wolverha.mpton Wanderers v. West Ham or Carlisle; Leicester Fosse v. Bury; Middlesbrough or Everton v. Woolwich Arsenal; Stoke or Newcastle v. Chesterfield or Fulham; Northampton or Sheffield Wednes- day v. Notte Forest. Yorkshire, 13 points; Cheshire. 3. t LLANDOVERY JANUARY FAIR. The Llandovery January Fair was held on Monday, but was sparsely attended by; dealers and stock. In cattle, cows with calves averaged from £12 to £ 15, yearlings £6 to £8, and fat cattle (for which there was a great demand) &id to i-id per lb. Horses were poorly represented, colliers realising j from E32 to £38 a-piece, and oobs El5 to £20. j

li GOLF. t I MASSY TO COMPETE IN THE OLTON I TOURNAMENT. Arnaud Maesy (La Boulie), the British and French open champion of 1907, and George Duncan (Hangerhill), Scottish international- ist, arc the latest acceptances for the inter- national professional tournament at Olton, near Birmingham, on June 29 and 30.

LADY MAYORESSS BALL. I A meeting of the ladaes' committee in con- in-ection with the Lady Mayoress's ball in aid cf the Queen Victoria Nurses' Institution was held in the Lord Mayor's visitors' room, at the City-hall, Cardiff, on Monday, when there was a representative gathering of ladies. The hon. secretary (Mr. E. C. Willmott) reported that Mr. Fred Roberts's band had been engaged for the dance, and that a speciaJ committee would be appointed to look after the floor of the baill-room. The secre- ta.ry further reported that Miss Perry, owing to illness, would be unable to take charge of the oat-oring department 001 this occasion, and the committee were •unanimous in asking Mrs. J. A. Jones and Mrs, Mullins to under- take this duty, and these ladies very kindly accepted. Reports were received from many of the ladies on the frencral committee promising to contribute refreshments of various kinds, a.nd Mrs. J. A. Jones promised to write to other ladies and gentlemen for further necessary provisions. Everything points to a most successful dance, and, as there is likely to "be a great demand for tickets, &11 ladies and gentlemen siiould procure tickets at once. These may be obtained from all members of the com- mittee, the principal booksellers and piano- forte warehouses, and from the hon. secre- tary, 197, Riohmond-road. I

I CARDIFF CAR-DONDUCTOR AS I DETECTIVE. The -vigilanoe of Charles Paull, of 39, Here- ford-street, Cardiff, a, oar conductor, was responsible for the arrest of Herbert Fryer, (28), a baker, was charged on Mon- da.y with stealing a box, containing whisky, onions, and apples, which had been left on a oar. The conductor toM the bench tha,t the defendant jumped on a car at the market, and stood up inside. Witness went into the oar to book tickets, and then noticed the man pick up the box and jump off the oar as it was turning into Castle- street. He followed, and told the man he would give him into custody, at which he said, "For God's sake, don't do that." The constable who arrested the man said he had been drinking, and Inspector Bingham stated that it wa-- due to drink, as the man was respectable when sober. Mr. Ensor said there was a good deal of petty pilfering, but Mr. D- Duncan chairman; bound prisoner over as a first offender.

FIFTY-TWO YEARS IN HOSPITAL. I Miss Sarah Jones, who had been an inmate of the Royal Hospital for Incurables at Putney for 52 years, has died. I was only eighteen years old," she said some time am, with a smile, "when the doctors said I wae incurable. Paralysis was the trouble, and I have been here ever since- one day exactly like another, seeing the news- paper, reading a good deal, and doing a lot of needlework." For the past few years Miss Jones received from an anonymous friend a picture poet- card every week. The cards continue to arri»e, and the hospital authorities are unable to communicate with the kindiiy sender.

TORE A POLITICAL POSTER. 11 For damaging a political poster by tearing it Frederick Smith was fined 5s. at Enfield. He admitted it was "a foolish act," and said t-ha-t he did not know what he was doing at the time. "Party feeling runs high at a time like this," said the chairman of the magi- strates, "and, therefore, the bench will not be too severe."

Knocked off his bicycle by a horse belong- Iing to Messrs. Alfred Whate and Sons, of Goswell-road, Albert Cook, a newspaper dis- tributer, sustained a fractured knee, and ww; awarded L53 13s. damages at Clerkenwell Police-court yesterday. As a result of the exentiome of Mr. Suren- dranath Banerjee, strong village committees have been formed to patrol the railway line between OaAcutta and Barrockpore to prevent farther on the lime.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS AND IN MEMORIAM.  Ch»rg» for inserting advertisements undet this heading: Is. for 30 Words and id. for Every Two Extra Words. No notic?e of thw d'Ptbn will be Inserted Unltft eptlcAt^d by th? n?ne and .dd?- of the Bender. TeJ<<rT?m? <ji<t ti?phonle m_ge;; =01. b* <Mted until eonarmtd in writing. BIRTHS. prvr January 15th, at Hollintree, wife of Charles King, of a POIl. LAa WRENCE.—At piasnewydjd, Ulantarnam, on January 14tl1. the wife of Lewis Lawrence, of a daughter. At j, Btwerton-street. on the 15th inst,, to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. T??. a ?- ^fr^'—On Friday, 14th inst.. at 140, Lland?T-rcad, ?<?.l".? "<T, to Mr and Mrs. W. Ba&wtt Thomas, a 8OA. DEATHS. DAVM. J);¡:Aj). Avr Villa. CoMy- road, Bridgend, 16th. Funeral Fridar at Tfaree o clock. EVAXS.—At 113 Tvlacelyn-road, PenygTaig, Martha Jane, dearlv-brloved v.i? of John E?n?, Under- t.IJ¡r. Funora.! Thu?dav next, 2.30 p.m., for DMjrtH?. u Cmetery. &i.P. EVANS.-At 11Tylaoelyn-rond, Penv' erra?. 'Aartha aTb'-beloved .sister of Mrs. Rewinds, 23, of- Mr?Rowlands, 23, --4Dn January 16%h at 7. Ryd4?,r??treet, Alice UQPe. "? ?' "??' a l?ng and painful illn- J:IE:O!l Janury ?t' at Tranby, Tydraw-road, r?. M?'n. ?an?-jet. the beloved husband of MMv Jams. Deeply rfgmtt,d. n?iieal on Thursday at 2.30 p.m. ?entK-men Grill Friends piMse accept tMs, the only intimation. i6t,t, -kn,-Iip -Ntsud. aged tvrmty, JOXEK-On January 16th, Annie M?ud. aed twenty, »e.o\ed a.nd on? d-)ughtcr of "jlJjam JOll. Butcher, -Nantymoel Funeral Thursday at Three. ■ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. P1\.L\IF.R.frs. \1. Palmer. 69, Beda-road, Canton, and T) ] tives desire to tha.nk their kind friends for the sympathy shown to them in their bereavement, also for floral tributes. IN- ME-NFORIAM. CLARK —In Memory of Sarali Mary Clark, the beloved daughter of Mary Ann Clark, 17, Richmond-road, Mountain Ash, who passed away on January 18th, ]gN.-To memory ever dear. JEMCIXS.—In Lovinpr Memory of a dear Husband and '9.Father, .Evan Jenldns, who- passed away January 14tli, 1S09.—Sasily missed by Wile and ChU- dren—He remains for ever to memory dear. THOMAS.—In affectionate remembrance of our dear FathN, Samuel Thomas. ,w of Gelii Hal Farm, Maesycwmmer, who died January 16th, 1904. ■, Eternal rest be thine.—From his loving Children. )

-¡¡¡; $ AUGUSTINE J. STONE, FUNERAL DIRECTOR. Personal Supervision to All Or4. Nat. Tel.: Cardiff, Noe. 7M and lMl Post-offloe TeL- No. 612, OkitUff. TWipamt: AUGUSTINE BTONE, Cardiff. 5, WORIKING-ST., CARDIFF.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES ruoyd's Telegrams.] Monday. William H. Smith.—Astoria cables: United States ship William 11. Smith partially dismasted, taken in tow on Sunday off Tillamook Head; will be brought here. Cairnavon.—Amsterdam telegraphs: British steamer Cairnavon, from Sapelo, arrived Ymuiden, lost part- deck load. ) Winnie. Greenock- telegraphs Steamer Winnie, of Glasgow, Middlesbrough for Philadelphia, put back here with consider- able deck damago received in heavy weather Dorot-hea.-Barrow telegraphs: Steam trawler Dorothea.. supposed Danish, from Fleet- wood, ashore at, Walney; reported full of water; crew landed. Penelope, Rritish steamer, Alloa, for Pillau. with coal, pur into Copenhagen for exami- nation. having been ashore at Hven; was assisted off: foreship leaking. Noma, steamer, of and from Grangemouth for Stockholm, towed into Leith; lost iiro- peller.

 ? I, "I BOXING. 1. CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. Monday. Dang beat Squires to-day for the champion- ship of Australia- in seven rounds. JOHNSON V. JEFFRIES: A HITCH. NEW YORK. Monday Another hitch has occurred in the arrangementis for the coming great fight between Jeffrie^ and Jack Jolineon for we heavy-weight championship. Jeffries declared the fight must take place either in iSan Francisco or at Oakland, California. Johnson's representatives are unwilling to be bound down to the two places, and negotiations are now proceeding which will proba.bly be spun out some time.—Central News

NOT A PATH OF ROSES. In deep distress, a well-dressed lady sought advice at Marylebone Police-court with regard to an erring better-half, who had been cruel enough to order her to "clear out." Mr. Plowden: How long have you been married to him? "About fifteen years." "And don't you know by this time the exact value of his words?" "He has been carrying on and bringing v,omen to my house." The Magi- strate said that was quite a different matter, but his was not the court to rectify such a state of things. "But it is through this that all the unpleasantness has arisen," appli- ca.nt persisted. The Magistrate agreed that such a state of things might naturally be expected not to have a pleasant and soothing effect, but still regretted his inability to straighten matters out. "He threatened to blacken my eyes only this morning," said the woman. Mr. Plowden: Are you afraid of him? (Hesitating) "N—o, sir; oh, no." Mr. Plowden: Perhaps he is a little afraid of you? "That I don't know, but it is not very nice to be told to clear out of one's home." Mr. Plowden (raising 14 hand deprecatlngly): My dear madam, I don't say your married life is a path of roses, but let's see what he does. Next appücationl 1:;a

EXPEDITIOUS GRANTING OF DIVORCE. While the election fever has generally domi- nd the I #aw Courts during this opening week of the Hilary sittings, vastly to the detriment of that happy despatch ofbusiness so much to be desired (writes the London oor- respondent of the Daily Dispatch''), there has been one conspicuous exception to the rule. The Divorce Division, with two judgce sitting, has seen no diminution in the spirit of hustle which is cha.raoteris.tic of the open- ing week each term. Sir John Bigiiam and Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, between tbem, tackled a list of 40 cases during three d&ys of the week, and in a general way decrees havevbeen granted at the rate of two every quarter of an hour of the time the ocuurts have been sitting. As many as 120 suits have been listed, and well ewer the hundred have been brought to an issue .These have all been undefended cafes, which, "once in court." as a lady respondent vfrote in fc letter, which was read during the week, "are all over in ten minutes."

A TRAVELLING OFFICE. An interesting innovation is to be tried by, the London and North-Western Eailway on February 1 in connection with two new through trains which will run between Broad- street City station and Birmingham. In ordoe,r that bus-inese men may make good use of their time whale travelling the com- pany have engaged a shorthand typist, whose services will be at the disposal of any of the passengers who have urgent correspon- dence to deal with. A reserved compart- ment will be set a.side for this purpose, and as the strictest privacy will be observed, business men will be able to cope with press- ing communications with as much confidence and despatch as though seated in their own offices.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION 1910. SOL PHILLIPS. JEWELLERY BARGAINS 41 ST. MARY-STo "—" CARDIFF. QfoKrly opposite Theatre Eoyal), ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST RlCEa IN CARDIFF ENF.EAL wanted7 good wages; comfortable holho! \y amaJi family.—58, Wood-street, ^rdiff. ei24 LODGINGS in City-road tor ane r'1./)¡6 yot? Man to -h bedroom; tems vwy rnodera ao r.hiWIwrn.—Apply 69, City-rOfKi, e516;20 COMFORTABLE Lodg-ingrs for I or 2 respectable Men; hot and coM baUi.?Atpty U, EoUpse-stjeat, Roath. e5X71'20 F)iR Sa?e, Br:n<Ue Bitc11; no A?rthw use; 'ne?- J' Croker, On?r???tttet, ? strad Mynat? e525i24 WA_N"TED, a strong Kitotveoma.id; one who has hem ?n, bfm-?kpp',y iwz& Getiiing, Abef- baiden, Abeimrenny. *531124 WANTED Û once, for v"Famov and odmmemial Hotel, Housemaid-Waitress &W good GeneraJ.— Apply Salutation Hotel, Newcastle EmJyn. e530124  ele= yespeoable Girl as <?N-al waated.—Apply, A immedh"y. Mrs, James,, bWInide, o.erphiUy. e52&i24 ASSISTANT Priest 1'eQuifor three month"?— 8,?ISTAV,T Prklgt T"l?i?"d fGr th7'?Pe rao-7thF.- Saile-A' Digger-cuatod Retriex??r Dog; price 2C?: JT age 18 months.—T Davie?s, 226, Park-road, Cwiu- park. 6527120 KlTCHKNMA.il> (exper?nced); aLo PMtiymaid wanted.—State ace, wiwjes, references, to M&nagwl Imperial Hotel. Tenby. e526i20 WANTED, young Woman; experianCval in ho use- wozt and plain cooking:; wages £ 15.-4, Clare- st reet. Riverside, Cardiff. e535= IPST, btve-?n C,.ga?? llta and Graasretown, large old-fashioned Brooch no value only owner; finder rew-ardod.—Reply to Lady Attendant, Empire, Cardiff. e5J6i20 RESPECTABLE Gir) wa-nted a'?? &boufT47 uæd Rto housework; W live in; one lea?irg schow pm- ferred.—Apply 106, Clare-road, Grange town. e5i4i20 DOWLArs.—OomfortEtMe Ptim lihed Booms wanted Dtor couple and child; use of utensils; respectable neighbourhood; terms.—H, Jones, 3, Undw- terraoe, Caerphilly. 6633129 HOUSE 'wanted ;nly.buÜt-Vill:- preferred; large H.r..Il?s; witliin 2 miles of QuOO!J; rent (tnotfti?) abma rM per annum.Apply B $3, Evening  Axpc-l?. ??M