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T" CAPITAL& LABOUR Sprint Show This Week, How about this Suit at 30/ T'O MEASURE. Elegance & Economy. FINER QUALITIES 35/ 40/ 45/- If cnly the quality of C and L. Garments could be seen here half igoo plainly as the design itself, the im- mediate o-ders would overwhelm Wi. Come and see it. Indisputably the Best Vaitio 111 the UNITED KINGDOM. THE CAPITAL & LABOUR, 59 & 61. QUEEN-ST., CiEDIF^ ext ro -joeews-raxx,). f ■ SAUCE Hoe's Sauce on the table stamps the housewife as a woman of taste and discernment. She knows what is good, and buys the best. EXCURSIONS. A ,"j A. a- ;Li-ui ih-U). A < SAILINGS FROM CARDIFF AND PEN ART H. (Wj weather citouiustaaces permitting.) LEA VE CARDIii LfiAVK 'A ESTOX Thurs.. 14—12.10, 7.0 pm 5.45, 3.0 pm F.ri- 1&—19.50 am, 1.30 pm 11.30 am, 6.39 pm Sat., 16-100 am, 12 noon, 2.30 11.0 3m, 1.0, 7.15 pm on lc—10 3 Hi- "5, 2.15 11.0 am, 1.13, 4.45 pm Tues., 19—U.«0 am. 2.0, 4.15 I 12.45, 3.0, 6.0 pm 2 ,) -12.15 S.0, 5.15 4;?.? 15 12.45, 3.0, 6.0 pm pm TOU8IST and CHEAP WEEK-END TICKETS axe Issued to principal Station* in WET OF ENGLAND. Passenger's Lugrjage is Transferred to and from the Steamers at Ca.-d,ff Freo oi Charge. THROUGH BOOKINGS from all TAFF VALE and RHYMXEY RAILWAY STATIONS to WESTON. Steamer calls at Pe lart h 10 minutes later than Cardiff except when marked a Sails direct to Cardiff, C,Ü"Ili at Penarth on the inert outward journey. For Further Particulars, Tickets, Sec., apply to Wrn. Guy, 70a. Bu'-e-etreet. or T. Cook and Son, 2, Diikis- etreet. Cardiff Telegrams. Primnwe." Sat. Tel.: 211 Cardiff. a.7074  ?F!RM 1 QSAROCK( ? FOIJ?DRD ON AS .'<OLin A BAS1S A;  GIBRALTAR'S FAMOUS ROOK—BUILT UP i ? OX AX UXSWEitVINO POLICY ok 2 a HIGHEST VALUE- 1 a LOWEST PRICES ALWAYS! 1 IH. SAVTCK^'3 COCjOSSAL, BUSINESS IS B ? OW MOt? FIRML Y IABLISHLD THAN B a WATCHES, JEWELLERY, &0. lM H AT PRICES wmCH ABSOLUTELY DEFY 3 ALL COMPETITION. a ? OTHER ESTABLISHMENT CAX B B AFFORD TO OFFER YOU EQUAL B VALUE! ■ 3 CALL O-DAY! i )N COLD OEM &?.OOCMBa. a ■ ? Ch&rmmg R?&t Gold Gem *? S M Broc?obw. ma,y new d?e??n*. pj fl§§j Oftn sold at ód @ H PLATED TEAPOTS. B M Richty?n?rav?d EIectro 5/ S a Sib'er-pi?t?d T?npot?. variou* jjj ? d?ais? Often 9s 6<1. B M BETROTHAL RINGS. 0 M Exquis.it?y set in 1t. A ft I ft S M 8oiid Gold, with Real Baa/K 3 JN Diamonds, Rubies, or Sap- 3 l_j O SH tt phlre6 T;sua!¡y 17/6 m jt OVtlli, 250,000 SPF-KK B N IN PRAISE OF it, SAMUEL'S MAR- R M VKLLOUS VALUES. SEE THE START- a IAXG LETTER IN THE _WIXDOvV_! gj "LUCKY" WEDDING RINGS. B i22ct. Solid Go!d, :at??t. A ft M Mj G?urt Sty!?. Ufet?,me's )!t? //1ft B {§ wear. bold by we: gb t U N JJ 10b. 6d 17s., 355 upwards. B Q handsome wedding oift FREE B■ g CALL NOW!! N H, SAMUELS IS THE LARGEST K BRITlliH FIRM OF ITS KiND IN THE B B EMPIRE B M FeLL MONTH'S TRIAL. RAIL FARE PAID. ■ g BEWARE OF IMITATORS! B  KB ? (C?ORNRE OF MARKET ENTRANCE), B GjRDÏFF'CE): j TOO LATE FOR CLASsTFICATION — j?y noted Bu!f Orpin?t?n?' E -1.1s:, \v tiite Wyandott«t; Wm. Cook's a?dLUet's IIt;ain5 <iroct. Chic-tes 3b. (ioz?—Shor? Humney. ] '??'ANTKD, <t r<Mpeeta?<- yonD?DHVTIiri. —ApphT ?J-?'??L°.'??. 2?. COwbridg&-r en52sl6 X>IANIST requif&i J'.n??en.ent:g'<x??an;p-r ?- a.cc?n?pa.nist; Mim.Me; a.?tst hou"e.—A<Mra&s ?liss *'???'P J?????. Caxtoxtoti, n<;a.r ?ta.th. el751sl6 TSTA.VTBD, good &M?ra.l ;?erT?nt.?AppIy7*with?a "™ wa?e uld mt-Irnc-e, to R'QMer, Fiehmon?r a?d Fru?erer. Pontre?Y(I(L el75?5l6 S'-I:'i'{¡LE-Han E?,u?-e-e?d reqmT'?d.—AppJv to  ?t?'  PHoe Le??, Tygly?Mrcn, 4'Uian-Aeicb, South v' enM.ao EXPERIENCED W&ttr$ r\li.red fM FajnUv?nd ? Commerce BowL—Apply Royal Gate House 1I1,. Tenhy. el75S;20 ELECTRICIAN.—Wanted tnrraed'&.teiy, MpttrMn<-? EC,Dlliarv t.ri(:.¡"'l; must be ..œuto to three- ffcase and d-c. windinio, aM Uioroughir reliable arma- ture winder.—Applv, stating wages and enclosing copies t.-t,lmol)hL" the Uctted Nationa4 Collieries (LimIted), 'K?tt??N. ?? ?__ .1760?.. ?'OODMA? Brot. Mock 4C B?t?her's ?)oc?7 St?!- G?"rd?. Scales, Sausage Xachlnœ, 50njn-g. We Ma? Butcher's Coats and At?MM. Lig,, Fr?.-Cem- xtel lation-ot root, Car (tiff. e2150 "I"\R APEB Y.—Wanted,smart young Lady; serve JL* trirou^h. Al=o Junior youag Man. Watts, Tt»ma, ajid Co., Biaengarw. e1761s21 A strong -õood=îiaDd-&bÿ"-Push-chair for Sale, 5s. Appiy 4, Egliam-^treet. eel8 WANTSD iminodiatelV, young- Lady for EwPused to W general trade.—-Vpply, with refeapences, King's lùmao\.el, Neatii. eo1T?a PENARTH.—Apartra«ots; suit 2 gantiemen <shaxlnfT ?- every cenvRnien(*; 2 minutes from t??i, station —C 30, Evening Express, Cardiff. el762«13 K>OT5 (aged 13? ??ks Situ?tton, under M .in?ls- He<{ga) x:r:{ae U,n Hotel Bt¡iJtl1. el767«is WANTED, Cornish BoUer. aimvi 20ft., and Iron if <;hinu>ey, soft., also Belt-driven Vacmun Pump. ttate lull particulars to C 82, Kveata^ Express, Cardiff. e1716 I^OU.VD, Biark Pm,räI;:¡a:n-DGg :Ut claiiiu^din3 days will be sold to defray ex.-DaYioo, 21, Albert-«treet. AberdLare. PlTTOslS G ENER.%L for Li canned Hoa»e ); to wait oa rooms and aeeist generally.—C 33, Evening L.p, Cardiff. 01771330 WANTED, Kitch?nma.id; 18—22 iexperience 'f unnecessary; refarencj lired-&x 5. pwt CfB'-?. Neath. jL — —— e"772,16 G OOD Butcher's Business fÓrDi..Gn- thT;Ving coil 'ery di"trict; g" rtMon for elling.-Wr-,te C U. Evening Kxpresa, Ca.¡-:1iff. e1T73&20 WANTED, for Situation ln_Lorid<in^ a silperior Hot use a ia id must be able to wait table.—Write, wiVu reference" and ?zAary -?equArL-d, C 86' Even Lng Hxpr?M. Cardiff. erTN'sIS T ADY'.S Bicycle for .Sale; very chfap: good condi- tion C¡¡,¡, be !<e&Q bv appointment; owner no f T'i-1 t "s for it,-3diss Price, Ynyelas, Oiyaneath. e-i':6 BOHANKSQUE. 17627 yot?i?p?nt?d my li'.VZ. .'? !a077. unexpectedly, lVjS7! 19854 IRDV. 17525. 1'1%3. 18970. b5õó. 19A,, yOu«s al?ay, d^t. 17749 kept ever 189C4 years. 17575. Perpetual presence. "Sympathy." "Knowledge." "Progress." esH; P BETTY Table-Centres, 1- 10d., yellow, red, or gi»en D'Oyleys, Is. 3d.-Flon, 5, Hl. Sewu- hamoa-se-.err. e!766sl6

OBD.& and MATTBBSSEB BStNOVAXBDi.—i, IfisoT- Ogren, CarmwiL

 iI I ,mi,he Man in the Street. Brawn and muscle in a policeman Ïd: not everything. The combination went a long v. ;iy towards mooting requirements; two or three decades ago. but now the i demand i.s more for brains and alertness. This was the drift of the words addressed by the chairman of the Watch Committee (Mr. J. T. Richards) yesterday to the eight smart young recruics who tiled before the members preparatory to taking upon their broad sboukkr.s a moiety of the peace of Mod » rn Athens, sometimes known as Cardiff the Beautiful, and at other times referred to a.s possessing a plague spot I which was partly rubbed away by the whipping judge. At the same time, the recruits of yesterday are aïi men of regu- lation si ze. and, i appearance goes for anything, they are endowed sufficiently with physical gifts to wre.stio with tho toughest specimen of Bill Svkes, to say I nothing of the small fry w ho delight in pitch-and-toss in ii-lmon every other street of the city en each day of the week, not excepting Sundays. But. as Mr. Richards informed a previous batch cf recruits some months back, the modern con,tab!" h?M as much to dp with pre- venting crime as in detecting it. For this purpose a big man is not necessary, ¡ though ihe requisite .sni'.utne*.s of a police force demands uniform .size —and gilt buttons never look so att.raci.ivc as when di,spbyrd en the br(-?t.s of giants. How- ever. physical attributes ap;H. citizens cf Cardiff want brains in any case, with the assurance of rousorable safety of their property. \Vhil,. refer: ing to the gentlemen in blue, it is a pleasure to note that the stipendiary magistrate 'M". T. W. Lewis) is assisting the police in their serious effort to put down street gambling. It i.s net conducive to the dignity of a city looking forward to its Lord Mayor's carriage to have crowds of street urchins and hobbledehoys piaving at pitch-and- toss right at the feet of passing citizens. A favourite game in places like St. Marv-street and Wood-street, where the tramcars run, is to throw coins as near as possible to the lines, in the bye-streets groups of lads assemble in circles to watch the hazard of a throw m the air, while in Tiger Bay and other places the coloured population are among the chief si nners. With respect to the gentlemen of the darker hue, it is satisfactory to note that they are being sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment, with | deportation to follow. It has been remarked that the amount of gambling in Cardiff is as great a-s in any city of the United Kingdom. This may be an exaggeration, but certainly its devotees are very strong, and a.ll citizens should help in the good work of keeping it down. If for no other reason, it was high time tha.t the police force was increased, for up to the present the evil has proved too -strong for those whose special business it is to tackle the custom. When citizens have to wait on the foot- path or roadway while the result of the "to;.<< is made known, it should be time to take the matter in hand. Everybody seems full of capital money- making ideas at farming except the man who could carry them out. In fact. it is the old story. like the old maid who knows so much concerning children, we can all talk most about that of which we possess the least knowledge. How- ever, there are exceptions to every rule, and there may be much in the article by Mr. A. D. Hall, F.R.S., on "Agriculture and the Development Grant" in the "English Review," calling attention to some constructive schemes that will aid the farmer to extend his industry in novel directions. Instances are cited from the United States and other countries. The United States Department of Agricul- ture noted that the country imported every year the ordinary dried figs from Smyrna. to a considerable value, and conceived that the climate of certain parts of the South-Western States approximated sufficiently to that of the Levant to permit of the same figs being grown. The department detached one of their officers to study the question on the spot the necessary plants and trees were introduced, and now there is in Southern i California an industry which promises to develop until it can more than supply the whole demand of the rnited States for figs. This writer also volunteers the sugges- tive information that after the war tobacco was found to be a staple crop among many of the Transvaal farmers, but the quality was very poor and irre- gular. The Agricultural Department began the process of improvement by obtaining an expert acquainted with American methods of growing, and, what is still more important, of curing tobacco; new and improved seed was introduced capable of producing cigarette and cigar leaf: experimental plots were started, and demonstrations were given of all the stages in manage- ment. Finally a central curing station was established which will eventually be able to deal with all the tobacco grown I in the colony, and a fine product will be the result. Mr. Hall does not suggest that these and other examples which he cites can be copied directly by the United Kingdom, but they show, he says, the spirit in which the problem of fostering agriculture and of giving the farming community the benefit of the knowledge and the organisation developed by whole- sale commerce have been approached by our commercial rivals. What a similar policy might attempt in our more com- plex society was. he reminds us, outlined by Mr. Lloyd George in introducing the late Budget, this portion of his speech being, in fact, the prelude to the Land Development Act. Mr. Hall amplifies the text of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and translates his principles into a few concrete examples of good work which, it is thought, might be attacked by a vigorous department with some promise of success. One of those public institutions which make very little show. the Cardiff Provi- dent Dispensary, nevertheless deserves the strongest possible support. Indeed, only once a year, as at the annual meet- ing yesterday, is the dispensary heard of. A nd the fact that friends of the institu- tion are merely asked to subscribe one- sixth of the income, which means about JE:120 a year, should mean anything but a burden to the philanthropically- l inclmed. With old and good friends like Mr. Woolcott Thompson and Mr. Herbert Thompson, there ahoeid be BMtB i need to further emphasise the claims of a cause which is essentially that of the poorest, and, therefore, most helpless section of the community. WltHe the institution has been spreading its useful- ness among a larger number of beneft- ciares, it is courageous of Mr. Herbert Thompson to suggest that parents of defective school children should avail themselves of the benefits dispensed, I especially considering* the fact that no provision is made by the educational authorities to remedy the defects dis- covered by their medical inspectors. This, if acted upon, should also relieve the Infirmary of heavy demands likely to be made in consequence of the situation, especially with regard to teeth and eye cases. The less of the late Mr. John Cory and other supporters should be speedily made up, and the institution ought to be relieved of the necessity of making a special appeal.

STOP PRESS » Latest Telegrams. >"ETTMARJSJEX MEETING. i.V:-TITRi:E YEAE OLD H.VXDICA? T, If- S<jr T.'K, ;un 7 I .? T 1 Hai'cn'?5 Miniey G ChuloBiii 7 c Mr J Dawfon'8 Koedeaa Da.tvson 1 1;< B'tting—S to 1 agsi. Li^raaine Ally. 3 to 1 avs-t i^artj 31. geldine, and 7 1, Br'.e of'Ayr, t'allnna, t< l ■ itorial. Beau Idea. Faradjv, jtVrdrisfiR, •V.'X Bullet, Celluloid, TOpperty, .Greenware. Claren- ?'ix. Z;1r"():,1, Northern F:¡71t, and (';l,-a1:rj. 2.Ü-CP. n,x STAKES RE-STLT [.-rd RoseV-ry'e Neil Gov.- p Peck S 6 ,r WliiUipy's \k iiioo'n J^ync-r 9 3 VI: Buchanan's liwri.iv s Darling 9 3 in'.r-4 1 nj.-t r.nrie(* '>!> 0. K-0 to, ') VW \f.- and C t'> 1 »#»c Roed*«n. A :? mi—Kcn-i??ton, C?nnterpoi. and Prcur.^ ":re, LOCAL FIXAXCE. \1 \1 o.YKLUii". Tau^iday. :.C p.m CS.8?rn>l "'joditions were ag 111 ir.i. evidence <■ & tfc* lecal Stock jlji-'set luis morning in ataiiy a depa.it- Etuis, particularly Batxys, were- tfrtn, anrt e'uhery shares wre iiiml aE round. Oilp and R\,hhr ivors ::o: r! in rrqup.-t. tmr there !:■ a kt c l-H o.n \l THE CErMI.J.V CASK. Prisoner was committed for trial. ■.  I  I

I APRIL THUNDERSTORM April asserted itself yesterday. It yne a OO,y of shofwera, with a temsiiemtare as high as 86 degrees, while the sun shone, and nerer lower tihswi 51 degrees. One or two ip-eate of thunder were h-rd in London during- the a»fternocm, but in Kenif. aaid ntseex a. heavy storm raged. Thrander and ligiitning were i tt and sewre for Desrl-Y all hour at ¡ Sarrdntioh during the 0YOrblng. One peal of thunder which was exceptionally Imd ehook eveTy honee in tibe town. The ra-in fell in tOO'ren-ts, and flooded the streets to sacto ani extent tha.t the water had to be bated out of ma.ny bouses. The storm was irery violent at Hastings, ond whilo it was raiging Mrre. Hart, a visitor from Hwe, died suddeirply. She was chatting with a friend on whom she had ca-lied when her death oc-curred. She suffered from a wesk heart, and it is supposed that the seve iJty of the storm caused a Ñlock which induced syncope. A double minbow I of great dsstiuctnese ajid beauty wag eeen in Lonidion in th-o aifternoon.

A BRIGHT IDEA The man who wanted a situation and who obtained it by ueimg ihe small advertisement columns of the Bveniaag Express" had a. bright idea There ie no reason wby others who find themselves in a similar predicament should not do the same It is always we-Ii to folknr a good lead, ,aud. to Prott-bY tf" .4!.qjlJ J

THINGS lAID BARE LANGUID EDUCATIONISTS Truant School for City Fathers P [By AN ONLOOKER.] One of the moist- surprising, and at the same time most disappointing, experiences of any one who gets an insight into public work is the excruciating discovery that aldermen and councillors are, after all, only mortal. One would like to fix wings to their shoulder blades, and picture them as blissful examples of the perfect, or to go to the opposite extreme and imagine them as resembling in their militant moods the dreadful dragon who belches forth defiance to the heavens from his exalted perch on the City-hall dome. Now I am coming to plain truth, it will be seen that the City Fathers, while not the demons some ratepayers may imagine them when the rates jump up, are also far from being angels—except some of them in the delightfully brief visits they pay to the locality for which they moved heaven and earth and the electors on cer- tain memorable early November days in order that they might be privileged to sojourn a short space beneath the jealous guardianship of the aforementioned dragon. Having referred to the educational authority and the unsatisfactory atten- dance at its meetings, I now come to the figures and facts that are supposed to speak louder than words, however cleverly they may be arranged to achieve n cer- tain end. Six Months' Record. During the last six months, from October 1 to March 31, there have been seven meeting", of the education com- mit.tee, and of the 28 members only two have been in their places every time. This pair deserve to have their names engraved in gold on illuminated addresses, not so much because of their personal achieve- ment, but because of the failure of the other 26 to earn their full marks. They are Mrs. Cantillon and Alderman Trounce. Only one member of the corporation has been always punctual. A few of the members have joined the committee during the period under review, and out of a possible 183 atten- dances 109 have been recorded. This gives an average attendance of fifteen and a fraction to the most important branch of the corporation, the one that has helped more than any other t#make the rates leap up by twopence in the L. It comes to this: that during the municipal year ending September 30 last seven members (Messrs. Beavan, Chappell, Morgan Thomas, Robinson, Wall, Harri- son, and W. Jones) attended every pos- sible meeting of the council, but on the education authority only two can be found to have attended each of the seven meetings held during the past six months -and one of this pair is a co-opted lady. How floes this speak for the local adminis- tration of education? The following are the attendances of the members at the whole of the educa- tion committees-:— Attem- Pos- da.nces. sible. Aldermeai Lewis Morgan, ex- Lord Mayor 7 66 John Chap pell, Lord Mayor 4 23 Tro-nnce 16 20 „ Beavan 21. 38 Hughes 6 S4 Oounci!kn- Courtis 13 55 „ M. Thomas 13 22 Robinson IS 17 Davis :4 Z5 Pw c-b.-rd 4 13 fttanfield 18 28 „ Walter Thomas. 5 16 Stone 9 IS „ Thom.i)eo,n 34 55 Sanders 5 10 Kirk 13 25 X'kboll 9 15 l/ovat-Fraser 23 66 Turn bull 5 23 BriSgs 39 52 S. Jenkins 13 21 Collins 6 21 ,E. Thomas. I. 1 Mrs. Oantillon 38 61 Mrs. L. Jones 31 58 ICr. Griffiths 5 2.3 I Mr. Piobes 3 23 MT. Veall 9 32 No member attended more than three of the five meetings of the school atten- dance committee, two members never put in an appearance, one was present once, a.nd three twice. What about a truant school for the City Fathers ? Seven members of the technical schools committee failed to attend either one of its seven meetings, and two attended on one occasion each. Two members entirely neglected the six meetings of the education finance com- mittee, and four put in an appearance once each. Nine—0. There were only three meetings of the truant school sub-committee in the half- year, and nine members did not get a single mark between them. These fftots and figures are sufficient to show how far the city educationists are attending to tneir duty—or neglectmg it. On public platforms we are being con- stantly reminded that education is of vital importance, and the Germans are boo,ting us in this matter, that we are threatened with the loss of our commer- cial supremacy in consequence, and so forth. I Truly, a terrible picture! But when one delves a little into the local administration of the Education Act-B, it i, not surprising to know that the Board of Education are the power in the land that they prove themselves to be-ag evidenced in the rising rates, for instance. If other districts are in the same plight as Cardiff there is no need for astonish- ment at British education being behind in the international race. It is costly enough, but, in the absence of local interest and energy, one cannot hope for much from the skies—or from the Board of Education. The curious thing about the situation at Cardiff is the extreme anxiety of members to get on the education com- mittee, with the results I have shown only in part. If the whole story could be told the ratepayers might be roused to do something. [Previous <sttides in this series appeared in the Evening Exprees" on April 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12.j

SOUTH AFRICA'S CAPITAL I The contract for the Union Houses of iParliament in Pretoria has been signed, the I amount being- £ 622,500. This is the largest contract in the history of South Africa. The coairs<ctor is Mr. Meiachikc. of Johannesburg. I I

I. OUTCLASSED Two stainks were sitting in a fence corner dieonssing the subject of smell when a gasoline automobile went by. One looked at the other and eaad: "Oh! Mosm! whaea the l .48ft.r affatiez-

I Maesteg Disopder I | SOCIALISTS BREAK UP A MEETING I At a meeting held tinder the auspioes of the Maesteg Young Liberals' Lea-gue on Wednesda-y there were scenes of wild dis- order. The speaker was Mr. W. F. Phillips, B.D., of Jeeua College. Oxford. Long before the time advertised for the commencement of the meeting great numbers of working men, mostly Socialists, entered the building. The majority of the men lived at Nanty- ffyllon. MT. Phillips encountered a flood of interrup- tions and shouts of "Good old Hartshorn," ard Three oheers for Hartshorn," which were givei. loudly. Policemen were called in, but the uproar oontinued. The building vas overcrowded, and hundreds more were on the stairs seeking for admission. One of the Socialists mounted the platform to question Mr. Phillips. The meeting was declared closed without the address having been given, but the audience refused to leave the building unless Mr. Phillips went out first.

NAVIGATION OF THE USK Mr. John Maoaulay P-resided at a meeting of the Newport Harbour Board on Wednes- day. The Harbourmaster (Captain Pugsley) having reported the removal of the wre-ok of tne Conseil Pere from Powderhoase Point, Mr. J. H. Win-n aeked what was the width of the fairway at the place where the fore end had been placed. His object was to show that even with a wreck in the Usk it was still the finest navigable river in Sottth Wales. The Harbourmaster said that, roughly, on the lowest neap tide there would be a, fair- way of 600ft. to 700ft., and about double that distance at spring tides. I The (aairman proposed a resolution in favour of a more efficient system of watching the coast to sight vessels in distress.—Alder- ma.n Wilkinson seconded, and the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, was directed to be sent to the Prime Min'ister, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Robjent, speaking with reference to the scheme for improving the River Usk, said he was not willing that the whole scheme of river improvement should be indefinitely deterred. No doubt, a great deal of good could still be done by means of ordinary dredging. The Chairman said Mr. Clarke, the engineer, had submitted a report, and the board would act upon it. Mr. Moxon asked, in view of the claims being put forward by the Crown. if it had been considered whether in dredging1 the river the board would not be trespassers. Mr. T. E. Watson and the Olerk said they had special statutory powers for dredging an-y land.

STRANGLED A LEOPARD j Mr. G. M. Wynkoop, a prominent American sportsman, who has just returned to Emgland from a hunting expedition in Ea.st Africa, has brought with him a story of a fight for life with a leopard which might have been Lifted from the psges of one of Mr. G. A. Henty's books of adventure. Mr. Akeley, of the New York Museum of Natural History, was the hero of the com- bat. He shot a leopard in the left leg while hunting near t-he Tana River. The infu- riated beaat sprang at him and hurled him to the ground. A",errifio struggle followed. Mr. Akeley was unable to ■sba.ke himself free, and the animal seized his left arm and began to chew it. The unfortuiate hunter was unable to move. amd was compelled to bear the sickening sensation of having his limb slowly eaten, until t,he leopard's neck oame within reach of his disengaged arm. Then, with a, despairing effort, Mr. Akeley clutched the animal by the throat and strangled it. When his assistants disoove-rerl him he was found to be terribly injured, but he is expec.ted to recover.

— — LADY'S HAT CAUSES A SCENE j A too fashionably-dressed young woman I started out on a walk on Tuesday evening from her hotel at Geneva wearing a huge j Ohanteeler hat crowned by a stuffed cock. In a, short time she was joined by the gamins, whose whistling and noiee attracted a further crowd, and the young woman Tan through the principal streets to get rid of her tor- mentors. Taking a wrong turning, however, she entered a blind passage, while the crowd increased in number. Eventually a strong squad of gendarmes a.rriverl, placed the young lady in a closed carriage, and dis- persed the crowd. She was driven to her hotel, uninjured, but her hat and robe were ruined. Owing to the crowd the tram ser- vice was delayed fifteen minutes.

SIXTY YEARS AN ORGANIST I Mr. Henry Bird, t.he veteran organist and I accompanist, celebrates his fiftieth year as a concert artiste on April 26. Mr. Bird was I born in 1842, awi commenced his career as organist at the age of eight. "It is difficult make a computation of the exact number of songs I have accompanied," said Mr. Bird yesterday, "but I should say that 10,000 would be a modest estimate. In 1860, at the age of eighteen, I came to London and took up the post of organist at Holy Trinity Chnroh, Sloane-street, remaining there until 1872, when I migrated to St. Mary Abbot's, Ken- sington, where I have remained ever sinoe." Mr. Bird has played accompaniments for con- cert singers for. over 40 yea>rs. His jubilee concert is to be held on April 26. at Queen's- hall, when many talented ertiates will be heard.

SHEPHERD'S £ 2,000 WINDFALL It is expected that we-H over E2,000 will be realised by the sale--whieh begaji yesterday —of the miniatures and curios bequeathed by Miss Fauquier, an elderly woman, of West Haddon, Rugby to an old shepherd and his wife with whom she lived. Miss Fauquier was a descendant of the. second Vis-count Towns- hend, and the portraits consisted mostly of those of members of the Townshend and Wal- pole families. There was a large attendance of buyers at the sale. Two mdnia-tutes by Plimer, one of his nieoe, Miss Knight, and I' another of a lady in a brown dress, made 206 and 200 guineas respectively.

46 YEARS' WAIT TO MARRY I I 46 t 1.- i After waitLn? 46 years to marry her )over, Fraulein Sin gen, aged 64, was united on Tues- day at Aitdorf to her fiance, Herr Wattaw, iylho -I*s of the same age. The couple left for the Argentine on their honeymoon trip. They knew each other as schoolchildren, and became engaged at tihe age of eighteen, when Herr Wat-taw left Switzerland for South America to seek his fortune. The couple corresponded regularly, and exchanged over 2,009 letteirs and scores of photographs. Fraulein iSingen in her younger (lays refused several offers of marriage, and remained faithful to 'her schoolboy lover.

TRAGIC MOTOR-CAR RIDE A chauffeur's unauthorised trip in his employer's motor-cair at Vienna resulted in a terrible accident. Two girls were killed and another girl .a;(d a ruediajiic seriously injured. The car is owned by a visitor from Boriiri, and the chauffeur invited three waitresses from a Vienna restaurant to go for a drive. Accompanied by a mechanic, he drove to the outskirts of the city, a.ad, after stopping for refreshments, proceeded rapidly along a billy road. The vehicle ran into a fence, and all the occupants, except the j dhauffeu-r, who sawed himself by dicging to v £ be~ateecSng wtoeed, ware thrown oor. t < i

Youths' Escapade GIRL'S STORY OF STOLEN £100 The two young adventurers, Bernard Birker, aged eighteen, draper's assistant, and Alfred John Wright, aged seventeen, dealer, appeared before the stipendiary magistrate at Birmingham Police-court yesterday on the charge of stealing and receiving ilCO, the property of Mrs. Brett. Barker was oomimitted to the last Birming- ham Assizes for attempting to murder Elsie Selina Watts, his sweetheart, by shooting her in October. Bail was granted, but he failed to appear. Barker, with his companion, W right, ran away with two girls, one of them, Doris Brett, taking with her, it was stated, the £100 The youths left the girls at Liver- pool and took passage to New York. They returned, and were apprehended at Rhyl. Doris Brett., who said that she would not he sixteen until September, stated that she cashed one of her mother's cheques for £100. reoeiving the money in gold. She aud a girl named Pta,te first went to Manchester, where the prisoners met t-hem. Barker wore a cow- boy hat and a long coat. They all went to Liverpool, where they assumed the names of Cissie Goodman, Hettie Grioe, Percy de Vere, and Dennis de Vere. They described them- selves as the De Vera troupe of music-hall performers. Barker, said the witness, stole her money from her skirt pocket in her bedroom. She did not send tor the police bocause she was frightened. Barker had a. revolver, and might have shot her. When she and her companion returned to "Birmingham she was arrested on a charge of robbing her mother. [She has sinoe been committed for trial on the charge.] Police-sergeant Dempsey spoke to arresting the prisoners on the promenade at Rhyl on March 21. On the way to the police-station Barker said: "It is no use, Dick; the game is up." They had only 7d. Mrs. Brett, it was stated, was too ill to appear. The Magistrate adjourned the case until Tuesday next.

BANKER AND THE BLACK HAND PARIS, Thursday, j According to messages from Cherbourg the police a.re investigating a remarkable story told by an Italian gentleman, on his arrival from New York on boa.rd one of the mail steamers. The Italian, whose name is given as Signor Francesco Feo, declared that he had been pursued across the Atlantic by emissaries of the" Black Hand Society." He wa,s, he said, a New York bank manager, and in that capacity had reoei veda number of letters signed by the Black Hand, threaten- ing him with death. To escape from persecu- tion he decided to come to Europe, but on the voyage noticed two men of suspicious appearance, who appeared to be shadowing him, and who inspired him with terror. inasmuch as he believed them to have been entrugted with carrying out the society's sentence upon him. Accordingly, on reach- ing Cherbourg he laid the facts of the case before the police, refusing to join the boat train for Paris until it was reported to him after a careful search t-ha-t the mysterious couple were not in. The movements of the men have not been traced.—Central News.

A HARD CASE At Willesden yesterday, when Alfred Baker, a labourer, was charged with s-tealing 40;. 10d. from his automatic gas-meter, he stated that he took the money because he could not bear to hear his children crying for bread. That was a fortnight ago, and he had juet got work when he was arrested. The Magistrate fAlderman Pinkham): Could not the police have proceeded by summons? After all, this is nothing more than a civil debt, and had it been an ordinary tradesman, instead of the gas-light a.nd coke company, the county- court would have been the only available process. The poLLoe-iuspector replied that the police had proceeded in the only possible way. The prisoner was remanded on his own bail.

SCENE AT THE OPERA COMIQUE PARIS, Thursday. During a performance of "La Tosca at the Opera Comique last night the secretary of the Theatrical Employes Union and several members of that organisation flung recep- tacles containing an evil-smelling compound into ,he auditorium. The audience imme- diately left their seats, and made for the vestibule, and in the confusion which fol- lowed two pickpockets suooeed-ed in g-aining possession of a pocket-book and a reticule. Eventually t-he demonstrators were ejected from the building, and the secretary of the union was arrested. Subsequently the per- formance proceeded without further interrup- tion.—Central News.

ROYAL BIRTHDAY Prince Alexander of Teck, youngest brother of the Princess of Wales, celebrates his thirty- sixth oorthday to-day. He is now a captain in the Blues," but was formerly in a Hussar regiment, and saw active service in South A:f,-rica, Where he won his D.S.O- He was A.D.C. to Oolonel Mahan. He accorn- panied the Princess of Wales druring her tour round. t,he world in 1901-2. Prince Alexander is good-looking, sings well, and is entirely free from pretension. Once, when there was a shortage of men at Hampton Court, he cheerfully helped to groom and feed the troop horses. j

DEATH OF AN R.A. The death is announced of Sir William Quilter Orchard son, R.A., the eminent painter of subject pictures and portraits, which occurred at hiu London residence at ten o'clock last night. Sir William. who had been ill about a fortnight, was 75 years of age, having been born in Edinburgh in 1835. He first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, came to London in 1863, and exhibited in the Royal Academy. He was elected an Afci. A. five years later, and a Royal Academician in 1S77. Sir William was knighted three years ago.

THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE When charged at the London Guildhall yes- terday with stealing books from a shop in Paternoeter-row, James Edwards, aged 28, said it was a case of suddeu temptation. The advantages of pilfering at this shop are very great. Anyone can go in and take a book. The Magistrate (Sir George Woodman): Sudden temptation! Why, yon bave been proved to have stolen books on two different days. Prisoner: It was sudden t-emptat,ion on the first day, and, of course, it came easier next time. Remanded.

130 TONS OF DYNAMITE FIRED ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday. A telegram ti-cm Tcki-o reports that a ca-rgo of 130 tons cf dynamite exploded in Kobe roadstead, doing great damage iri the city and surrounding oountry. Many persons aie stated to have been injured.

WON'T CARRY CIDER Farmer: Well. George, I haven't seen you. on that there bicycle as you bought lately. George: No. farmer. He bean't no good to 1. He can't find his way home, an' he won't carry cider I

Bassompierre, French Ambassador to ipain, was giving his Sovereign, Henry IV., an account of the manner of his entry into Madrid. "I was mounted on the very smallest, mule in the world," said the Ambas- sador. "Ah!" said the King, "what an amusing sight to see the biggest ass mounted on the smallest mule! "I was your Majesty's repawentaotive," rejoined iBaascnn- .{paeroe. i i

[The Red Funnel Line PURCHASED BY A CARDIFF SYNDICATE The future of the Barry (Red Funnel) passenger steamers is a subject of the keenest interest to South Walians. References have been made in our columns on several occa- sions to negotiations on the part of a number of gentlemen for the purchase of these steamers from the Barry Railway Company, the object being to run the fleet is an inde- pendent company. The Barry Railway Com- pany, by their Parliamentary obligations, are obliged to run the vessels from Barry only, thus restricting the competitive powers. We understand that the negotiations have now reached the final stage, and that in a few days a public announcement will be made on the subject. The company will be a public one, and the four steamers—Gwalia, Devon ia, Barry, and Westonia-will be acquired outright and without restrictions. The directors will be gentlemen of high stand- ing in shipping circles, and it is intended that the boats will be run from Cardiff or any other port in the Bristol Channel, as may be arranged. Matters are now being raipidly pushed forward, and the steamers, which have been thoroughly kept up, are undergoing their annual overhaul, in order to be ready to start the summer service next month. It is not improbable that the fleet may be aug- mented by the acquisition of additional vessels.

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT A meeting was held at the new college, Cathays Park, to consider means of raising a sum of money to free the University Settle- ment from pressing needs, and also to pro- vide a reserve sum for the enlargement and further equipment of the premises. The Countess of Plymouth, who occupied the chair in the unavoidable absence of Vis- count Tredegar, expressed the hope that some scheme would be devised to help on the good work done on the East Moors. Principal Griffiths, Professors Mackenzie, Jevons, and M. Denny, Lady Duncan, Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Jotham, Mrs. Francis, Pro- fessor PiThkerton, and others took part in the discussion. It was re-solved that the council try to find a sufficient number of well-wishers who would promise to collect a definite sum before the close of the present year. Colleot- ing books of It and upwards will be issued. I ■

I AMBULANCE GATHERING A ba-ppy evening was spent at the Central Hotel- Cterdiff, on Wednesday, when the mem- bars a,n,d friends of the Cardiff and Peter- ston ambulance classes sat down to tea at the invitation of Dr. De Vere Hunt, the medical lecturer, and took advantage of the occasion, to make a eeries of presentations. Those present included the Lord Mayor (Alderman Chappell, J.P.), Messrs. J. J. Lean- ing (the divisional superintendent), J. Carter (his/asf-istant), H. L. Wilkinson (chief olerk), a.nd w. Huliu (stationmaster), and Inspectors 0. Mills, E. Joree, and Henry Seaborne. The Lord Mayor presented certificates to the members of the two classes and a fountain pen to Dr. De Vere Hunt.

NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL A largely-attended meeting of ratepayers was held at Aboerbargoed Workmen's Insti- tute on Wednesday (Mr. J. M. Greenhow in the chair) to protest against the proposal that the new secondary school for the Mon- mouthshire side of the valley should be erected at Abertyssw-g. Messrs. Lewis Watkins and W. S. Na-sh and the Rev. R. W. Roberts, rector of Bedwellty, spoke in support of the protest against the school being erected at the upper end of the valley, and it was decided to send a deputation to the sites and buildings committee of the Monmouthshire Education Committee on Wednesday next to convey the protest, and also to join with the Bedwellty Council in the enfi-ea-vaur to have the school erected at Aberbargoed.

A MOB'S FURY MERIDIAN (MISSISSIPPI\. Wednesday. A negro prisoner to-day shot and killed a gaoler, and thereupon a regular battle ensued in the basement of the gaol between the ne gro and other gaolers, who in the end mortally wounded the negro. A crowd of 2,COO people, who had gathered outside with marvellous ra,pidity after the first shot \vas heard, then rushed into the building, seized the dying, prisoner, and carried him cut of the building. They then passed a rope round his neck, and string him up to a telephone pole. When the man wa.s dead they cut down the body, and,, after I slitting the tbroat, saturated the clothes with oil, and then set fire to them.-Heuter.

A QUAINT CUSTOM There is a. quaint oharity at Bourne, in Lincolnshire, where eadh year what is known as the White Bread meadow is let by auction. When a bid is given a boy is started running a certain distance, and if no other bid is made before he returns the meadow is let. The proceeds are mainly expended on the purchase of bread for the poor—hence the title of the oharity. After each auction" it is the custom for all attending to be refreshed with bread, onions, and ale. The The meadow covers about one a-ild a quarte acres, and this year a rental of five guineas was obtained for it. ======

LATE MR. A. L. POPE Mr. Arthur Legh Po-pe. of Southview, Caer- leon, formerly of Isca Grange, Christchurch, Monmouth, who died on February 19, aged 67 years, son of the late Rev. Thomas Pope, J.P., for many years vicar of Christchurch, left estate of the gross value of £ 4,804, with net personalty 1673. and probate of his will, da-ted November 28, 1887. with a codicil of April 16. 1901, has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Isabel Lucy Pope. The testator left hie estate upon trust for his wife for life or widowhood, with remainder upon trust for his children in equal shares.

LATE MR. JOHN GRIFFITHS Mr. John Griffiths, of 12. Proepeet-place, Masons-road, Gorseinon, mason, who died on February 10, left estate of the gross value of £ 1,150, with net personalty JE788. and probate of his will, dated February 8. 1910, has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Eleanor Griffiths, and bi3 sons, Mr. Isaac Francis Griffiths and Mr. David John Griffiths, all of the same address. The testator left his real estate at Argyle-avenue and Prospect-pi ace to his wife during her widowhood, with remainder to his sons Isaac. David, and Herbert, and he left his real estate at Gowerton to his wife for life or widowhood, wth remain,der to his daughters.

I MOUSE STOPS CITY TRAFFIC I A little adventurous brown mouse held up the traffic in a Manchester thoroughfare y-es- terday. A poilicetnian who detected it near the Art Gallery, in Mo'sleynsrtreet, attempted its destruction, the procession of taxis, lurries, and ether vehicles, and the stream of people going to business, being for the nonce checked. The mouse, however, got the best of the bargain and disappeared, a,nd after a few minutes traffic was ag-ain re- sumed.

SINGING FESTIVAL AT CARDIFF I The annual oy-mamta, ganu of the Welsh Sunday School Union in Cardiff was con- tinued on Wednesday night at Ebenezer Chapel, when the adult contingents of the various Welsh Nonconformist chapels --on- dered a number of beautiful hymns. Pre- sidi ng over the gathering was the Rev. W. Daniel (Jerusalem), and amongst those who took part in thp proceedings were the Rev. j Llwcbwr Jones (Salem), and John Rowlands (Welsh Wesleyane), and Mr. Edward Thomas J.P.

I DEALER FINED ElO William Henry James, who pleaded guilty to stealing a roll of new sheet lead, va-lile £ 2, was at Newport on Wednesday fined 20s., or fourteen days' imprisonment.—Alfred John Williams, marine store dealer, who has a, business in Granvillestreet, was fined £10, or a mouth's imprisonment, on a charge of I feloniously receiving the lead.-M,r. Lyndon Ooopr prosecuted; Mr. L. H. Hornby defended Williams. ?T* "■ 11 > vmimmf

THINKS YE'RE ANOTHER ASS Coster (to motorist, who is sounding an alarmi If yer stop tootin' that bloomin' 'orn 1'11 get 'im to go on directly; but while ye're ma kin' that noise, '< t-hinks ye're aawt/her ass, and 'e'11 see yon Mowed, before WIL be dictertated to by 7OW I I

I Mr. Stead to Rescue SUGGESTED WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY Can you tell me," asked a Central News I  representative of Mr. W. T. Stead on Wednes- day, when we may expect a dissolution, and what will be the result of the next election?" Of the day and the hour of the dissolution knoweth no man," said Mr. Stead, not even Mr. Asquith or Mr. Redmond himself. But it is not so difficult to forecast the probable result of the next general election. The only uncertain factor is the issue on which the appeal is made to the electors." But, surely," remarked the interviewer, "there is no uncertainty about that. The issue is Peers or People, which shall rule?" "So," said Mr. Stead, "not at all. That issue was before the constituencies at the la.st election, and the electors by a majority of 120 gave an emphatic verdict against the pre- tences of the peers. It is absurd, it is even insulting, to ask them in June to say whether they are of the same opinion as they were in January." "What, then, do you say will be the issue?" "It depends upon several things. Fi mt, whether the Government can carry the Budget. If they cannot, the return of a Unionist majority is a certainty, for the electors have no use for a Government which cannot carry its own Budget." Then, if Mr. Redmond knifes the Budget?" He commits political felo de se, and establishes the Unionists in power for the next five years." "Whatis the second consideration?" "Whetli,er the Government is prepared to submit to the country a simple, clear-cut proposition, by which, if it is- approved by the electors, tliey can effectively deal with the House of Lords." You mean the creation of 400 new here- ditary peers' ?" I mean no such nonsense," said Mr. Stead, hotly. "Pray rid your mind once and for all of a.ll that rubbish. The proposal to create 400 peers is as dead as Queen Anne. It is a social impossibility." The Secret Disclosed "Then. is there nothing to be done?" The situation is not desperate. There exists a remedy which is admittedly effective, which, if Mr. Asquith were to adopt, it would solve ali his difficulties. Unite the party in t.he House and the country, reduce the here- diitary pears to their proper role of social magnates, create an efficient and independeut Second Chamber, and remove once and for ever the risk of fatal collision between the two Houses." What is this marvellous secret?" It is an open secret. Nobody knew how to make all egg' stand on its end till Columbus showed them how to do the trick. It is just so now. We have a couple of C-oluintiise-s- Dr. Swift M'Neill is one, and Lord Rose-bery is the other. Between them they have solved the problem." In what way?" Dr. Swift M'NeHl for the la,st twenty years has demonstrated to all who cared to follow his argument that by the law and the Constitution the right to bit in the Second Chamber does not belong to the peers by virtue of their peerage, but is accorded them on the strength of a writ of summons issued at the beginning of each Parliament by t,he Lord Chancellor in the name of the King. Let the King be advised by his Ministers to withhold writs of summons, and the House of Lords could not assemble, for the Crown is the sole grand elector of members oi the Upper Chamber." "But why has no one acted upon this idea?" Because by iong Constitutional usage the practice of issuing writs of summons to peers had become almost automatic." Does not the same consideration operate to-day ?" Not at all. and for two reasons. The first is that the House of Lords, having them- selves trampled under foot the unbroken usage of these hundred years in order to usurp the prerogative of the King and invade the privileges of the Commons, are not entitled to appeal to usage when we repel an innovation by an innovation and defend our threatened liberties by laying an uncere- monious hand upon their ancient usage. The second is that the peers, on the motion .of Lord Rosebery, by a majority of more than ten to one, have given an informal, but deci- sive, mandate to the Crown to withhold writs of summons for the next Parliament to all persons whose only claim to sit and vote in the Second Chamber is based upon their pos- session of a peerage." I Only One Thing to be Done What do you think might be done now?" It is plain as a pikestaff. There is only one thing to be done. Let Mr. Asquith declare to the King and Lords and Commons that he accepts, and if returned to power at the next general election will act upon the principle of the Rosebery resolution. Before the dissolution the House of Commons will be asked to associate itself with the Roeebery resolution by a formal Address to the Crown praying the Sovereign to pay respect to the recommendations of the. House of Lords by refraining from issuing a writ of summons to any person merely because he is a peer. Them the Liberals would go to the country upon a clear issue. No one could then say, as many say now, that their votes would be useless if cast for the Liberals, because they had no guarantees that if they got the largest majority on record they would be ruble to coimpel the peers to submit." U n usuai," And thdn? When the Liberale came back after the election with a majority there would be no question of asking the King for guarantees, any more than there is for asking hie consent to an Act of Parliament. The King's Prime Minister would instruct the Lord Chancellor to- limit the issue of writs of summons to those who posse6sed by statute or treaty a right to sit and vote in the Upper House— of whom there are about 60, 55 at least being then to summon as Lords of Parliament for that Parliament only, say, 190 fit and proper persons to form a Second Chamber, of whom, say, 140 would be Liberals and 50 Conservatives, who, with the 60 statutory Conservatives, would give the Opposition 110 seats out of 250. Such a Chamber would be efficient. The 140 nomi- nated Lords of Parliament would be the picked men of the Empire. They would be independent. They would be strong enough to advise, to criticise. to influence, and to delay. They would not be strong enough to set themselves in opposition to the House of Commons. "The action of the Crown would be unusual, but it would be neither illegal nor unconstitutional. but the supreme thing is that it would be effective, it would be decisive, and it would be immediate." Then, on the whole, your forecast is-? "That if Ministers will adopt this pro- posal, proclaim it boldly, advocate it whole- heartedly, we shall revive Liberal enthu- siasm, unite the party, and come back with a mandate whioh would enable us at once, having settled the Constitutional question, to set about the work of social reform. If, on the other hand. they do not adopt it, and go to the country with no other catchwords but Wait and see; we shall not have to wait many days to see a Liberal debacle. There is no other alternative. It is this or nothing."

I THREATENING M. BRIAND ST. ETIENNE, Wednesday. The police to-day arrested a ma.n who had asked persistently to see M. Briand at the hotel where the Premier is staying during his election tour. He gave the name of Duplanil, and stated that be was a. turner by trade. In his posses- eion were found a. large ol,as.p knife and two loaded revolvers. He decla,red that he wished to kill the Premier, who had robbed him of his dignity. The man subsequently complained that he was the victim of spiritualists. It is believed that he is mad.—Renter.

I DEATH IN CARDIFF HOTEL I A ship's fireman, named William Liddle, from North Shields, died suddenly on Wed- nesday in the Friendship Hotel, Bute-terrace, Cardiff. Deceased, a robust man, about 45 years of age, entered the smoke-room and called for a glass of whisky as a remedy for the symptoms of flatulency of which he com- plained. His condition was such that Mrs. Fowler (the manageress) administered aglass of warm peppermint, and, although every attention was given, he died in a few minutes.

SHOTS FIRED AT A JUDGE PARIS, Wednesday. As one of the courts of the Palais de Justice was adjourning for lunch to-day a, young man a red four revolver phots at the presiding judge, none of which, however, took effect. The. assailant was immediately arrested. He proved to be an Anarchist whom the judge recently sentenced to fotir mon,ths' imprisonment, with five years' prohibition from residence in Pari-s.-Iteuter.

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Lords of Parliament I LORD ROSEBERY'S REFORM RESOLUTION t Lord Rosebery in the House of Lords oS Wednesday handed in a copy of hie resoluJ tion dealing with the reform of the Houea of Lords. The resolution is as follows:- (1) That in future the House of L-ordo should consist of Lords of Parliament— (a) Chosen by the whole body of here- ditary peers from among themselves and by nomination by the Crown. (b) Sitting by virtue of offices and quali4 fications held by them. (c) Chosen from outside. (2) That the terms of tenure of all Lords of Parliament s-hall be the same, except in the case of those who sit officio, who would sit so long as they hold the office for which they sit. No date has been put down for the discus* sion of this resolution. It is understood to be the intention of the Unionist leaders that it should ooine before the Committee of the House of Lords simultaneously with. the Government resolutions for limit.ing the veto of the House. Liberals and the King's Name I Mr. J. A. Pease, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, speaking in London on Wednes- day night, said as loyal Liberals they were ajuiaus to avoid bringing the King's name into. matters connected with party politics, but the time had come when they mu?t be more specific regarding the way in whioh they would have to advise the King as to the steps it would be necessary to take in the unfortunate event of t-he House of Lords again resisting the will of the people.

VENICE MURDER TRIAL 11 VENICE, Wednesday. Important evidence as to Naumoff's mental condition was given when the Kamarowski case was proceeded with to-day by Professor Luige Cappelletto, one of the three experts specially summoned to speak as to his responsibility for the crime committed by him. Professor Cappelletto detailed the result; of his examinations of prisoner, whioh, ha Eaid, had convinced him that Naumoff waa a man of deficient intellect, mentally dis. eased, and, without the slightest doubt, under the influence of Countess Tarnowska. After the midday adjournment, the pro- feasor continued his evidence, and. in answer to questions, declared his belief that Naumoff was entirely irresponsible for his actions. This statement, from its great importance, naturally aroused the liveliest interest. which was maintained it a high pitch while counsel addressed question after questfon to the witness and to other mental experts who followed him, a lively debate ensuing. A remarkable inoident is aid to have occurred at the prison a few nights ago. The guard was turned out on an alarm given by a sentry, who declared he had seen three men of suspioious appearance loitering about. Subsequently an inspection was made, and the countess was found in her cell fully- dressed In reply to the prison governor, she said she had preferred not to go to bed because of the excessive cold. The matter ia being further inquired into.Central News.

SWINE FEVER I The President of the Botird of Agriculture and Fisheries has appointed a. Departmental Committee to inquire into tie cause of tbe continued prevalence of swine fever in Great Britain, and to report whether it is prac. tioable to adopt any further measures with a view to its speedy extirpation. The Com- mittee will be constituted as follows Mr. Georege L. Cou-rthope, M.P., chairman. Sir Luke White. M.P. Mr. A. W. Anstruther, one of the Aesistaatl Secretaries of the Board of Agriculture. Colonel M. Looke Blake. Dr. Charles M. Douglas. Mr. Fran k W. Garnett. Colonel Charles E. Longmore. < Professor L. Pen berth y. Mr. Stewart Stockman, obioef veterinary officer of the Board of Agriculture. Mr. P. S. lawrie, of the Board of Agricul- ture, secretary.

THE LOT OF THE WORKER I Mr. OhuTChill wae the principal speaker at Westminster on Wednesday evening at a; gathering of the International Association for the Study of Labour Legislation. He said when they reviewed what had been done in the past few years, and whta-t was hoped to be done in the near future, he did not think the British delegates to the approach- ing International Conference would have any occasion to be ashamed of the progress made by this oountry in recent years in cheering the lot of the industrial community. There was a grand beginning in the Anti-Sweating Board, old-age pensions, and La.bour Exchanges,, and with these measures, asso- ciated with unemployment insurance and the Development Act, they might reasonably claim that a great step had been made towards the solution of the world's great problems.

IINCORPORATION OF RHONDDA At a. meeting held at Tonypandy on Wednes- day the movement for the incorporation of the Rihondda reached a further stage, Mr. J. Jones, ex-president of the local chamber of trade, presiding. Representatives were present from different wards in the urban area, and it was decided to invite expert advice on the financial advantages of the proposed change. Mr. John Rees was appointed permanent secretary of the committee selected to deal with the question, Mr. Daniel Thomas (Ton Pentre) treasurer, and Mr. J. O. Jones chair- man. A deputation was formed to wa,t upon the district council.

FEDERAL ELECTIONS MJCLBOUR-NE, Wednesday. La.bour has polled heavily in the Federal elections in Victoria, winning man, eeata with enormous majorities. Returns Trent other States are incomplete Mr. Deakin, leader of the Fusionists, who was returned for Ballarat with a majority of over 6,000 at the laet election, is being hard-pressed, and Sir John Quick, whose majority in 1906 was 666, is engaged in a keen struggle to retain his seat at BendiV.- Reuter.

SENTENCED TO DEATH At Perth on Wednesday Robert Ford Duff (24), a glass-blower, was found guilty of mur- dering his step-daughter, Maggie Dougall, aged four years. The jury recommended the prisoner to mercy. Lord Low pronounced sentence of death, on hearing which Duff collapsed and had to be carried downstairs. It was stated that the prisoner had on several occasions kicked and beaten the child and thrown her to the floor, subse- quently throwing her over the fence of a field on to the road.

REAR-ADMIRAL'S DEATH Rear-Admiral Frederick Robert William Morgan, who recently att-ained flag rank, died at hie London residence early on Wed- nesday. The deceased, who was born in November, 1851, entered the Navy in 1874. He was a member of the Naval Intelligence Department in 1896, commanded the Tartar and Philomel during the South African War, and accompanied the oommander-in-ohief of the French nort-hetn squadron to England as a member of his staff on the oocasion of the squadron's visit in 1905.

SIX FIREMEN MISSING NEWHAVEN, Wednesday. Fire broke out to-day in some chadr works adjacent to the county gaol, in which the chairs are made by prisoners under contract. The fire destroyed both workshops and gaol. The damage is estimated at £ 35,000. Six fire- men are missing. It is believed they are buried under the ruins.—Reuter.

PREMATURE EXPLOSION EASTON (PENNSYLVANIA), Wednesday. Eleven workmen were killed to-day by a premature explosion in a stone quarry belonging to the Nstzareth Portland Cement Company. The bodies are covered by thou- sands of tons of roek.-Feuter. -i

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