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The Man in the Street. A "Dear Dirty Dublin" is not a term of offence to the Irishman, and the Liffey has been described in a manner that Would be considered derogatory to the dignity of the Taft. All this has nothing to do with my subject, but in noticing that on Saturday evening next it is intended to hold a great housing demonstration at Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr, I am reminded of the visit of Mr. G. R. Sims to that £ n!ightone<i part if the world when he sketched in vivid language the conditions in which the people lived (or e-xisted) in "Dirty Dismal Dowlais "-a description apparently sufficient without the prefix of "Deax." Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., and Mabon, M.P., will be the chief speakers at Saturday's gathering, and in preparation for the event the Merthyr Trades and Labour Council have issued a booklet concerning the housing conditions of the county borough that has attained notoriety in this respect. Certainly the evil is not touched upon lightly, aad its homely and outspoken compilation of slum and other property should do some good in calling attention j to that which is still a reproach on one of the Principality's most important towns. Each district has been visited and reported upon. In Dowlais and Peny- darren. for instance, it is recorded that an old lady is now paying 7s. 6d. a week for a house which cost her 2s. 6d. a week 00 years ago. This speaks eloquently of the need of more, not to say better, hous- ing accommodation. Again, there are hundreds of families living in apartments owing to the house famine, and (to quote from the pamphlet) hundreds more are living in insanitary dwellings. It is con- tended that if a thousand houses were put up to-morrow between Dowiais and Penydarren there would not be a decent house for every family. From the Bridge in Gellyfaelog to the Market in Dowlais it is computed that the popula- tion is treble the accommodation pro- vided. Some of the tenements are very rsrixBy described. Thore is a cellar dwelling let at 13s. a mowfeh. It contains one room an4 a boie for a bed. This place is occupied by a mother, father, and one child four other children have been sent away to relatives. In a typical two-roomed house in Georgetown there are eleven in the family. -The bed is in the kitohem.and boys aaad girls of fourteen, sixteen, and eighteen are huddled together. Tliis is only a sampie or two, and it would seem that there is ample material for the demonstration to go on with. I One can easily spend an evening in much worse fashion than down among "the Docks boys" at Mr. Charles Wall's Temperance Institute in Hunter-street. When I looked in last night Mr Tom Williams was smging -The Village Black- smith'' in a robust tenor voice of un- wually gratifying tone, and Mr. Presi- dent Wail was the happiest member or his big family in leading the deserved and unstinted applause that followed. Mr. J Paterson's songs and dances were aiso well received, and altogether it was a most harmonious function. The Docks boys are not speeckmakers, and perhaps that is one good reason why they work and play so hard. Last winter they won the championship of the Games League, getting right at the head of such redoubtable opponents as Grange Tern- i peranoe and Liberals, the Paper Mills, Oanton Pariah Church, St. German's, the University Settleltlent, St. Saviour's, Cwet-street Institute, and the Cardiff A.F .C. Strength was tried at billiards (wbere the Docks boys excel), draughts, shooting, and cards, ancK the Docks Tem- perance Institute capped the lot. It was not suFp?i?n? therefore, to witnew the sm?e that ht up Cou-noill? Wall's countenance when he banded his fine now salveT shield to his own boys. They had won it handsomely, and the captains of gameg--Tom Williams (cards), &id and Frank Da-ries (billiards), J. George (draughts), and Sid Eversett (aboot.ing)--were properly among the proudest of those present, as weil as the hen. seerefeary, Mr. D. Ryaai, who is always at the post oi duty. The gym- nasiUtm was crowded at the presentation of medaAs (provided by Mr. Wall) last ¡ xugbt, and to the sweets of victory were added those of rewards of honour. It is remarkable how the memberB hold together, and their sporting spirit speaks well for the hfe of the city institutes, wfawh provide healthy recreation in severaj di-rectiiom, not forgetting base- ball and athietacs. Many of the members of the Homer-street institute are bJa8eII. Ihsgr kaov not I what the term "nerves" msy mean, and here is one of the secrets of their succe&s. i But above all is the spirit of good fellow- ship without jealousy, in which every member is glad for a chum to succeed where it may not be possible to do so himself- As in the Puritan and Cavalier days, before and since, this world is still one of extremes. Some of us manage to steer a middle course and to enjoy our- selves o' nights without the headache which is inevitable to many in the morn- ing, but probably more go one way not too wisely but too well. It is not for me to say who are the worst, those who lean too much one way or the others who are too miserably afraid to take hold of the moderate amount of earthly joys at their hands. Certainly, it would seem by the report of the Glamorgan and Car- marthen Baptist Jubilee meetings at Bridgerd that some who gave a loose rein to their emotions at the revival have since been the '-icthrs of the reaction that invariably follows upon the heels of those « ho rise to the seventh heaven to sink into the mental pit that awaits them. It is better, perhaps, to take the matter philosophically ami be thankful for those who retrain faithful. But any amount of ruminating; can scarcely justify the -Ur. Ferrier, of Maesteii, who need only to look at the i- 'l.t.A. io see what games in modera- tion have done and are doing for • i.'tseular C urisfjan: In the revival one -s,. indulgence along one road, and tne mvtter iuay be carried too far ::i the- opt><;siTe direction, but those who to live hap;>ilv and make the mo?t ot the wor'd ?i? be unab!e to favour the extreme view either -way.

MIRACULOUSJ< HEALING I A deal of interest iias been aroused among the Gatholi{; vigit,o-ro; at Hoiyweli owing to the report of a "care" affected iu the ease of a girl of fifteen, Earned Many Con-way. who L." staying at the TIespice. She is the <iau>?ht-er of Owen Conway, cf Bolt.>n, a worser in a local tobacco factory. The g-irl told a cor res po Qilei; t she had ixndergo-ne t^o operations in the Bolton General Infirmary for a swelling in the rizht hg. The last <j,cera.i,iou ",a,s in bat- aince then her [ts had been generally painful, and she had walked with d.iti i;,t Ob Saturday she went to Holywell to try the waters of the famous well, and bathed on that day. Heir lea, remained padnfal all through that Sun- day night, and she wished she could have, died. On Monday mornirg, however, she bathed in what is known as "the little well," contiguous to the bath in whioh the spring rises, s-oing from one end to the other several times. Whilst parsing through the third time, she said she felt shooting up through her leg, and when she came out she was free from pain, and oouild wa.lk as well as ever.

DAY TRIPS TO IRELAND The Great Western Railway Camp-an y announce another series of their popular limited day trips to Ireland via Fishguard. Bookings will be given on Friday nights, July 1 and 8, Monday night, July 11, and Wednes- day night, July 20, to Killarney, Wexford, Arklow, Woodenbndge, Ovoca. Ea-thdrum (for Glendaloagh), Rathnew, Wioklow, Greystonee, Bray, and Dublin. The fares are excep- tionally low, and co-upon tickets will be issued to cover the cost of meals, coach drive, and boating at Killarney at an inclusive charge of 1GB. These excursions allow a stay of over eight hours in Dublin or Bray and nearly eleven hours at the beautiful Vale of Ovooa.

CRIMINAL'S VIOLENCE I Fred Jagger (32) created a violent scene at the West Riding Quarter Sessions in Brad- ford y-eet-erday when charged with breaking and entering the Co-operative Stores at Farsley, and being an habitual criminal. He had to be restrained when attacking a detec- tive, and when he was found guilty he abused the foreman of the jury. He was sentenced to five years" penal sHitude. He had to be dragged from the dock by five policemen whilst violently abasing the police

= i LOUIS PHILIPPE'S GRANDSON I The Due TyAleneon, grandson, of LoIUis Philippe, died at aix o elook this morning a.t hies English residence at Wimbledon. His Royal Highness came to England just over a fortnight ago, when he wae quite well. Ten da.ys ago he went for a. walk on Wim: :don Common, and in the evening became very unwell.

WHAT THE NATION DRINKS I An official return issued yesterday shows that the consumption of alcoholic liquor per head in England and Walee last year was .79 of a. barrel of beer, and .41 of a gallon of spirits. In Ireland the figures were .63 and .54, while in Scotland they were .27 amd .93.

PRESENCE OF MtND I Captain Brabazon stated at an inquiry I held at Belfast yesterday into the founder- I ing of a dredger tfcat when he was thrown into the water he removed his heavy sea boots by sticking them into the mud at the bottom of the channel and withdrawing his I feet.

TOUR ROUND THE WORLD A party of sportsmen and scientists will leave Southampton in October on board one of the vessels of the Royal Mail Steamship Company for a cruise round the world, affording opportunity for deep-sea dredging, fishing, shooting, and scientific research.

CATERPILLAR PEST I Owners of large pla-u-tations are warned by the Board of Agriculture that tlje first caterpillars of the large larch sawfly have appeared, and thait trees should be examined I with a view to notifying the discovery of I the pest

From All Quarters I It is started that the fi i -py pieee, which has not been minted since 1902, will not be isewed during the preseot reign. "I hawe often cored sciatica by profeting a mustard plaster on the calf of the patient's leg." said a doctor at the Southward aoumity. oourt. "Do you know Swmeirset Hocee?" a witness was asked at the Shorodiboh Ooumty-court. No," was the reply. Do you fcnow the Gaiety bar?" "Oh, yes." One judgment summons for edgfotpence and another for sixpence were issued y«srterda.y at the Shoredit/ciL Connnty-court, and an action has been entered there for the recovery of a penny. "Boys will go into the water when they get the chance," the coroner deviated at a. Botheflbatihe inquest, "itany lives migiit be saved if open-akr bathing waa permitted in tiie paste." Ptodice-sargeant at the Tottenham Ootrrt: I aMtpped bagn and saad, Let me see your baawi.' After looking at his right baud, I nn" 'I oh&A amest 100 for being iL Be raq 8ft rJabL-

STOP PRESS — « I Latest Telegrams. 4.D-DEVOXSHIRE PLATE RESULT;- Mr D J -Jardine's Jacobite Peacock i 12 0 Mr William. Wilson's Bonniface MeGuigan 6. 10 II Mr. J. K. Milter's Blazing- Star J K Miller 4 10 3 NINE RAN. -STUD PKODUCE STAKES BESULT — Capt Oir-Ewing's l.i.tonia Daviss 8 S Mr Ho',ii4siV'>rth's Lngtjn Ryan 8 2 ?: L Sobinsan ?- D c,- Brower 7 I }- .i::d:1;;1' ¿Ar t.radon, Secoasse, Murei-a, Mark Ash, Dottersi, I'>n.- uon, Gabardine, La Faifsane, and Sakura, Betting-7 to 1 arsf, Peirier, 100 to 8 agst Orpaah, and a to 1 a,get Damrostiiaats, 1 I I I I I I

THE OTHER WOMAN Romance is not always couleur de rose even at Acton. A little woman yesterday asked the Acton magistrate there to give her advice respecting another woman who had caused her much trouble. "She is a married w,omain and has six children," said the appli- cant "One of her sons is twenty years: old. and she is cut with my husband almost every night." The Magista'ate: Oh! Applicant: And she says he's the only man ehe ever loved or can love. She tells her own husband she will have him or have a good try. "And has she got him*" "No, but she's trying to." Applicant added that her husband assaulted h-er, and spent his money on the other woman, whose husband sympathised with applicant, and expressed regret that he could not keep his wife from her hnsband. The Magistrate: If yon want to live by yourself, shut him out. Applicant: Can I ? The Magis- trate: Yes. Applicant: Thank you. I will

A WOMAN'S CONFESSION A confession of bigamy led to Edith Maud Talbot Haywaatd (29), a tall, weJlr-dTeeeed woman, appearing at the Westminster Court yesterday- It was stated that she entered I the Bocheeter-row Police-station yesterday and asid I wish to give myself up for bigamy. I married Charles Basfcon last Mareh. My hrasband, Harry Hayward, is alive. Easton's broitHtear foogid it oat last Satur- day. I have given myself up because it is like a sword hanging over my head. Prisoner handed the police a, marriage oerti- ficate of the first oonfcract, showing that she married Harry Bayward in Mareh, 1899. FAgton, the aecond husbend, produced the other, dated March 30, 191<V' showing that she married him in the name of MoHie Ward, and described herseif ae a widow. Prisoner said to this: "Yes, I called myself Ward, leaving out the first part of the surname." Remanded.

II WHAT'S THE TIME, DAD ?" There wae some interesting evidence in a veaeb steaaiug ovae at Birmingham yester- day. Hatf^v-dozen young rowdies approached a and one a«ked, -WhaVe tbe time. daA- end -anaU-,hed his watch. It was rapidly tbnown from erne to the other, until, the owner nor some peasing pedes- trMUis knew where it waa Two oi the boys wore arrested, and one of them said, "You osumt get the watch, yen are too slow." As itm i— aw to <pakJar ttwi mnwr-ba,

Baffled Flying Men. WIND SPOILS SPORT I The second day of the Midlands Aviation Meeting at Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, opened on Tuesday under most unfavourable wind conditions. Half a gale blew in the morning, making flying absolutely impossible even for the most intrepid aviator. The flying men did not even open their hangars to engage in the trial flights which are usual at these meetings. One canvas hangar was demolished by \he wind, but is being put right. The ma-chines, with their engines. assembled in Dunstall Park are among the moet perfect yet constructed, and the per- formances of the various types will be watched with the keenest interest. Of the fifteen flying men who are to take part in the contests only a few are as yet well known to the public, though most of them have lately made appearances, which. if not remarkable for great performance, were not without considerable promise. An Air Heroine. In the afternoon a considerable amount of interest was caused by th-a arrival of Lady Abciy. the plucky lady who accompanied Mr. Graham-White on his aeroplane and met with an alarming accident recently at Brooklaiids She proceeded to inspect the hangars. Another matter of interest was the arrival of a new English-made Farman bipiane, owned by Mr. Graham-White. Mr Mander, it is understood, will use it. At three o'clock the wind had, if anything, increased in velocity and made the chances of flying even more remote. The gusts were betwton thirty and forty miles an. hour, and these unfavourable conditions naturally kept the public away fr.,m Lhe ground, which, of course, means a considerable loss to the promoiers of the meeung One of tiie most inloresling competitions | on ths programme is a cross-country flight, for which '.he substantial sum of £ 3C0 is offered as the firet prize and £100 for the second The competitors will ascend from the course and make a flight of about five miles out to a given spot and five miles bick without alighting, a descend only within the course. The first prize will be awarded t:> the competitor who completes the course in the short-es t :ime. The committee had before them on Tuesday morning Ordnance maps, and four provi. sionl courses have been mapped out, one of which eventually will be cho-cn. according to the direction and conditions of the wind. Exploring Aviators Many of the aviators on Tuesday afternoon were exploring the locality of the proposed cross-country flight. Flight being impossible, they journeyed into the count, y in motor- cars to the five-mile limit to obtain a view of the ground. Among the other prizes. Lord Plymouth offers a trophy to the competitor who makes the fastest time for three oomplete circuits of the course, and Sir John Holder will give a trophy to the competitor making the highest flight, the winner of which will also receive a certificate of merit from the Royal Aero Club. At four o'clock the wind was still blowing so fiercely that all hope of any flying was abandoned for the afternoon. The spectators who assembled in some numbers as the after- noon progressed, contented themselves with inspecting the hangars and the machines in them. At half-past five the wind still blew half a gale, and there being no sign of its abate- ment the signal was shortly afterwards hoisted indicating that no flying would be attempted, and the day closed with another I complete disappointment. The Flying Cround Dunstall Park, where the meeting is taking place, has been acquired for a term of years by the Midlaiid Aero Club for flying meeuings and experimental work. It is situated on the outskirts of Wolverhamp- ton, and is the property of tihe Racecourse Company. It contains a number of spacious sheds and grand-stands. The direct course round the ground is about a mile and a furlong in length. The ground is triangular in shape, the base being bounded by the railway, and the two sides being lined with large trees. The course is quite free from obstruction, with the exception that near the far side of the area and at its narrow point there is a farmhouse, around which the airmen will have to fly. Although not of great size, the area is quite suitable for flying.

HEROES OF PEACE A. meeting was held at Bethania Chapel, Bargoed, on Tuesday evening to publicly welcome home the heroes of the Darran disaster, and to fittingly recognise them after the decoration by King George V. with the Edward Meda.l for valiant service in the mine. The Rev. G. Bowen presided. The Secretary (Mr. Cyril Jones) read a. number of letters from gentlemen who were unable to attend, and who expressed regret, and heartily congratulated the heroes on the honour they had won. One letter was from Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P„ who said he deeply regretted that, owing to being detained in the House of I Commons, he could not be present. It would have given him the utmost gratification to be there on such a happy occasion. There was a saying, he added in his letter, that Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war" that could be paraphrased to read: Peace hath her heroes to less renowned than war." This had been exempli- fled by the gentlemen who had been decorated with the Edward Medal for their noble deeds. I Several prominent gentlemen delivered I encomiums, and Mr. T. B. Fisher, under- manager of the Powell Duffryn Collieries, quoted part of a report by Messrs. Grey and Atkinson, mines' inspectors, which showed I that both Evan Owen and E. Davies had dis- played exceptional courage. Dr. Turner was unable to be present. On the motion of the Rev. T. Goshen Evans, seconded by the Bev. D. L. Jenkins, a resolu- tion congratulating the heroes on receiving the Edward Medal for their distinguished service after the Darran disaster was heartily carried. Messrs. Evan Owen and Edmund Davies ¡ thanked the people for their kind words. ) I

TRIBUTE TO WELSH RACE I The annual outing of the Welsh poor of London took place on Tuesday, when a com- pany of some 600 adults were taken, under the guidance of Mr. Thomas Jon-es and other City missionaries, to Chingford, Epp.ing Forest. This outing is the outcome of the charitable efforts of the late Sir John Beln. A p'l?a?ng' feature of the gathering was the testimony of Alderman Everett, J.P., who, being a gtmr?aji of one of the pirincipal workhouses in the East End of ic?()D, remarked that, although London poesessed & large proportion of Welsh residents, it was a remarkable fact that very few of th-om had to seek the shelter of the workhouse. In the institution under his caM which gave shelter to several thousands of people, only! two of the inmates hailed from Wales—a fact, he said, that testified to the care and diligence of the Welsh missionaries towards those who were in distress. ——————————

I CLAIM AGAINST PEARY I BERLIN, Tuesday. j In connection with the claim by Mr. Rudolf Frauke, companion of Dr. Cook on his last Arctic journey, against Commander Peary, the representative of Commander; Peary contended that the court was I ncom- petent to deal with the matter, and denied the statement of the plaintiff that half of the supply of rarwhal and walrus tusks which he alleged ie handed over to Commander peary against his will belonged to him. The Court decided 4t was competent to bear the case, inasmuch as Commander Peary had been served in Berlin with the legal notices, and it announced its determination to sum- mon Dr. Cook as a witness.—Renter.

LORD GLADSTONE'S INDABA I'AFEErNG. Tuesday, Lord Gladstone held his first native indaba' at Gaberones yesterday, when be received. KhtnA Sebele. B^thoeak, IML. Lfcnabv«t aad tBeo&er. .i_t

Diamonds for Queen I SOUTH AFRICA'S COSTLY CIFT Six diamonds, mounted as ornaments, and cut from the famous Cullman stone-which was found early in 1905 in the Premier Dia- mond Mine, near Pretoria-were presented to the Queen yesterday by Sir Richard Solomon, High Commissioner of the Union of South Africa. The gift was a commemoration of the Union of the South African Colonies. The Queen, in accepting the gift, sent the following message to the Government and people of the Union of South Africa:- I am deeply touched by the generous wish of the Government and the people of the Union of South Africa to present to me theso be-iutiful diamonds in memory of the inauguration of the Union. I grate- fully accept the gift for myself and for' those who come after me as an addition to the CrVin jewels. The diamonds will not only be a lasting proof of the unique mineral resources of South Africa, but at cherished token of the affection evidenced towards me by its people. My only regret is that circumstances, alas! have made it impossible for me to receive this offering in South Africa itself during the visit to which I had looked forward with keen interest and pleasure. The ornaments were mounted by Messrs. Ca,rington and Co., of Regent-street, accord- ing to designs approved by the Queen. The two largest diamonds, which are of match- less quality, one weighing 92 carats and the other 62 carats, have been mounted as a pendant; three, averaging about 10 carats each, have been mounted as a small pendant, and the sixth diamond as a ring.

PROPOSAL TO GROUP ASSIZES The Hon. B. C. Devereux (chairman;, addressing the grand jury at Breconshire Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, referred to the accumulation of arrears of business in the High Court, and said the creation of two additional judges and an attempt at economy of time spent on circuit were the suggested solution of the difficulty. It was proposed to group the smaller assize towns into an assize district, and send the business to some large centre. If that proposal were carried out Breconshire would have to send its prisoners and ail connected with the business of assize to Swansea. To a town like Brecon, with its dignified .traditions and facilities for the deteilt-i-on of prisoners, such a step would be fraught with considerable loss and detri- ment. The jury made a presentment in support of the Bill for the appointment of additional judges, and protesting against the proposal to remove the Brecknock Assizes to another county. During the transaction of county business a similar resolution was passed, with an expression of the opinion that the grouping l of assizes would be detrimental to the inte- rests of law, order, and morality in the oounties deprived of the presence of a judge, and would entail unfair expense and great inconvenience to jurors and others connected with the trial of oases. The business of the sessions was then proceeded with. Flogging Requested I At Monmouthshire Assizes the Cliairma-n of I the Grand Jury (Mr. S. C. Bosanquet) made two presentments on behalf of the grand jury, viz., that in cases of oriminal 6"S8arults upon young children flogging ought to be added to the punishment; also, that assizes should not be grouped, but that each assize should be held in its own county. His Lord- ship agreed that grouping assizes was not desirable, but it was not a matter that rested with the judges.

THE LICENCE DUTIES I The Brewers' Society has issued an impor- tant circular to the members dealing with the increased licence duties. One of the new points-and rhe recent Budget was so hope- lessly involved that. new points are con- stantly cropping up—deals with the position of the terbants of tied houses. Regarding this matter it is reported as follows:- It is generally conceded that the licence holder in a free house will have to pay the whole increase in the duty. a-nd that the manager in a brewer's house will have to bear no portion of it. Every case in between will have to be judged after full consideration of all the circumstances, and this will include not only the benefits derived from the tie by the wholesale dealer, but also the benefits to be derived I by the tenant from the tie. The latter benents are frequently considerable. Broadly speaking, the person having the tie will have to bear the portion of increase iir the licence duty in proportion to the amount of retail profirt which he (the wholesale dealer; iTht.er08P;ts. It is understood that the Commissioners of Customs and Excise will not, as at present advised, judge whether there is a tie or not, and that on a case being sub- mitted to them they will at once ask for full information, and will in all probability call for books.

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL The secondary education eoanmitfeee of Cardiff was occupied for a oonsad-eirable time on Tuesday, under the presidency of Alderman W. J. Trounce, in considering the applica- tions made for the headmastetrship of the Cardiff Intermediate School for Boy-e. There were altogether 79 for the post, and ultimately the list was reduced to the following SIix, who will have to appear before the committee prior to the final selootion Mr. George E. S. Cox head, M.A. (Loawion), Qof the Grammar School, Hinckley. Mr. J. Ll. Davies, M.A. (Cantab), senior science master. Perse School, Cambridge. Mr. William M. Hooton, M.A. (Oxon), oiiief chemistry master, Repton School. Mr. Frank Reynolds, M.A. (Cantab), of Cardiff, the senior assistant master at the Cardiff Intermediate School. Mr. Walter W. Siawtell, B.A. (London), headmaster oi the Uxbridge County School. Mr. Harold J. Sna.pe. M.A. (Cantab), senior English master, King Edward VII. School Sheffield.

ONLY TWELVE REDUCTIONS I r The Swansea Assessment Committee have dealt with 55 appeals. Of theee 38 were oon- firmed, twelve; were reduced, and five were adjourned. The properties dealt with were small. Mr. David Bey nan, the owner of four bouses in Richards-street, had his assess, ments on three of his houses confirmed, «tod in the fourth Zll Be wais reduced to xio. Mr. Dolling. West bury-street, was reduced from £19 10s. to il,3, and Mr. H. Billings' offices were reduced from L14 10s. to L6 15s. Mr. P. Duncan, 13, Richard son-street, had his assessment of El4 10s. reduced to jE13 10s. U is understood that the basis of reassess- ment in respect of licensed houses in the Swansea Union has been as foRews:-Swansta 9s. 6d. in the £ Llansainlet 7s. 6d. in the E, Coekett 7s. in the £ and Pendwry 5s. ad. in the zE. The valuers for the assessment oommittee and those of the licensed victuallers are, expected to attend the oo II meeting next week.

BARCELONA BOMB BURSTS BAROELGNA, Tuesday. An infernal machine discovered by a child in -the corridor in a house in the OaJle Oonde Asalto burst while being convened to the Artillery Park on a bomb carriage. The ex- plosion was such that the carriage was blown to pieces and the driver and other persons were injured. Of these latter two were policemen, one was a non-commissioned officer of artillery, two were artillerymen, and two civilians. One of the civilians died when entering "the hospital. The explosion I took place in front of the Artillery Barracks. -Reuter.

TROUBLE FEARED IN TIBET I SIMLA, Tuesday, Reporto from Lhasa which liavo eommel, through Darjeeling state that the Tibet.?W are resenting the sovereignty of carina, and object to the dowsing of the Dalai Lama. The latter is still at Barjeeling. The Tibetans a? aLo said to lament what they re?aji j as tb? a.pa?y of the British Mthoritiee. It M added t?M?t?!?MM Woubis o feaftdmTA-bgL ¡

Rush to the Goldfield THOUSANDS OF MINERS ON THEIR WAY I Finder of the Vein Interviewed The Agent-General for British Columbia. has cabled to his Government with regard to the reported gold discovery, and on Tuesday learned by cablegrain that the Mining Department at Victoria had received no official inform aftion at present from their Gold Commissioner at Stewart. From this the Agent-General assumes that the Govern- ment Commissioner has not had time to present his report on the new mining district. Further information will be communicated to the press immedia.tely it is received in London. Under no circumstances is the Agent- General advising anyone to go to Stewart Town until some confirmation of the dis- covery has been received from Government sources. Over 40 persons called upon the Agent-General on Tuesday expressing their intention to go out to British Columbia, and asking for information on the subject, while a large number of letters had been received from intending emigrants. Several of the parties expressed their intention of leaving immediately for Stewart Town, despite the fact that no authoritative information had yet been received. There was apparently a good deal of excitement in British Columbia over the matter, concluded the secretary, but what there was in it he did not know. I Stewart Town Stewart town, in the neighbourhood of which the great reef has been struck, was founded in 1901 by three Edinburgh brothers, John, Robert, and William Stewart. The last is at present in Edinburgh, and in an interview on Tuesday said they fcollided the town because of its immense natural advan- tages at the mouth of the River Bear, which flows into Portland Canal. an inland water- way 60 miles long and three-quarters of a mile broad. After they founded the town it was inhabited by a few prospectors, who in the winter went south to Victoria. Last March 60m rich strikes were made, and the C= dian Northern Railway went in and bought tracts of Land. This set Stewart town boom- ing, and blocks with a frontage of 30ft. rose in value from £ 40 to X-200. In March the population was 100. In May it was 3,000. The richest strike was made in the last week of May. It was a solid vein, 24ft. thick, 200ft. below the surface, and when opened it glittered like a jeweller's shop window with free milling gold, native silver, and other native ores. Mr. Stewart thoroughly believes the cabled reports, as he knew the district abounded In gold. Cold from the Cold Coast The Colonial Office states that the officer administering the Government of the Gold Coast reports that the output of gold from the Colony, including Ashanti, during May amounted to 13.609cz., valued at £ 52,679.

TO AID WELSH INDUSTRIES I Concert Civen by Lord & Lady Plymouth [By OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I What was easily the most important West End concert on Tuesday was given in aid of the Welsh Industries' Association at 54, Mount- street, by kind permission of the Earl and Countess of Plymouth. The funds are likely to be benefited to the extent of something like X150, eo large was the attendance. It is understood that a, grant will be made towards some necessary improvements at the Cardiff depot. A programme of exceptional interest had been provided, among those announced to take part being Mada.me Edvina (the Hon. Mrs. Cecil Edwardes), Mrs. George Swinton, Lady Beer- bohm Tree, Mr. Ivor Walters, Mr. Ivor Foster, Mr. W. H. Squire, Master Taliesin Morgan, Mr. Reginald Clarke, and Mile. Genevieve Dehelly, a friend of MIS., Richard Mashiter (the hon. secretary), who had come specially from Paris to assist. Mile. Dehelly at once proved herself a. pianiste of distinction, among her contributions being Chopin's G minor ballad and Liszt's vivid transcription of the Tannbsasex overture. Madame Edvina having to appear in the evening at Covent Garden, the syndicate allowed Mile. Ed-uade Lima to sing in her place. Mr. Ivor Foster was also unable to attend. Lady Plymouth enterta-imed t-h-o visitors to tea during the afternoon, among those present being the Duchess of Somerset, Lord Braasey, Lady Agneta Montague, Lord and Ladz Aberdare, Mrs. Godfrey Clark, Lady Eva Wyndham-Quin. Mrs. William Crawshay, Mrs. Robert Crawshay, Lady Brynmor Jones, Mrs. Francis Brenton, Mr. Ernest Helme, Miss Helme (in Welsh ooetume), a.nd Mrs. Richard Mashiter, who announced that the ammai meeting will be held on Friday at Viscount Tredegar's house, Port man-sq uare.

INCREMENT VALUE The Mountain Ash District Council had before them on Tuesday the question who— the landlord or the tenant—has to pay the auty on increment value as ordained by the Budget of 1909. The council at present hold a lease of certain land at Penrhiwoeiber for use as a reservoir. Th«y wished to build a achool on the land instead, and arranged with the owner, Colonel Vaughan Lee, to purchase the site. The landlord's solicitor, Mr. L. J. Kemp- thorne, now Wlpte that if there would be an increment value duty payable on this pro- perty it must be paid by the council. Mr. -G. R. Hall remarked that this was a. new departure, and he was sorry that a Penrhiwoeiber landlord had adopted this mode of getting behind the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. John PoweJl: Not getting behind the Chancellor of the Exohequer, but behind us. The Clerk (Mr. H. P. Linton) said he had oome to tbe conclusion tha.t there might be L30 duty. They were paying £ 400 in cash, and getting a release from C250. There might be a duty on the difference of CI50, but he would not say for certain, and did not know anybody who would. He had dozens of deeds waiting to be stamped, but could not find I out the duty. Mr. Silas WilHams said that the Board of Education insisted on the school being built. "In plain Ynysybwl language," said he, "it is notihing but corrupt cheek on the part of this landlord to ask us to pay it. E-ven the Howie of Lords has agreed that theiancl- lord should pay this tax. And to srggest it to poor, ignorant councillors like we are in a wayside village like thia is ridiculous." (Loud laughter.) M-r- John Powell moved that the matter be left in the hazels of the clerk to make inquiries. He dared say that the olerk would take care that poor. ignorant councillors of a wayside village" would not be misled. (Laughter.) Mr. liamburn suggested tha.t the local M.P.'s be askfed to call the attention of the Govern- ment to the matter, but, on the clerk's advice, this was deferred. The motion for the clerk to investigate wae eventually adopted.

I KIDNAPPED BOY I Dorothy Eileen Mallom Inglig, described as a nursemaid, was charged at Leicester on Tuesday with taking Mortimore Thomas, a dbild under the age of fourteen years, with the intent to deprive the mother, Mrs. de Negri, of his possession, at Syston, on the 23nd imat., with stealing jewellery and money value X24. the property of Mrs. de Negri, apd with steading jewellery and okrtMng valued at J633 1&8., the property of Lilian Harding, at Sysbon, on the same day. Afrs. de Negri spoke to visiting at the house of Mr. Harding at S*y$ton, and going for a drive last Thursday. On her return her child was missing, with the and money. She went to London, and the child waa recovered at an hotel on Friday. MiAs Harding gave evidence as to missing 1 her jewellery, and Detective Taylor aaid he tracked Inglia from London to Birmingham where she was ameete^. she said she w sorry. The prisoner, who wept bitterly during the proceedings, wae remanded for a week.

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Westminster Ritual I IMPRESSIVE CONSECRATION SERVICE I I The consecration of Westminster Cathedral took place on Tuesday, the ceremony being conducted by Archbishop Bourns, assisted by bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in England. Beginning at 7.30 a.m., the rite of conse- crating the cathedral lasted until past mid- day. The order of service was practically identical with that used for the dedication of Edward the Confessor's Church of St. Peter, Westminster, better known as West- minster Abbey, in 1065. Sealing down the Holy Relics in the high altar was one of the most impressive por- tions of the service. A small square ot stone had been hollowed out of the high alt,tr--a block of grey Corniih granite weigh- ing twelve tons—for the reception of the relics. Theise were contained in a small silver casket. They were pie-ces of the actual bones of the following saints: — St. William of York. St, Lamund, Arohbishop of Canterbury. St. Thomas, Aiolibi&Uop of Canterbury. St. frauds of Sales. St Boniface. Once placed in the High Altar, the hollow was ciooeu in and afterwards cemented down, never to be opened again. Other relics of saints were also sealed down in the other alters of the cathedral. The relic of St. iiomiaoe was sent to West- minster Cathedral from inula, Germany, where St. lioniiace died in 106. It is a small piece of bone. At four p.m. on Monday the Exposition of the Holy iieiics took place in the Cathedral- hail ill the presence of Archbishop Bourne, the relics being inspected and seated down in Lhe cia«isets for Tuesday's ceremony. Before entering Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday the procession of bishops, canons, abuoLs, &c., made a complete circuit of the building, sprinkling the walls and boun- daries with holy water. The archbishop then knocked down three times with his pastoral staff at the uiain door of the cathedral, and on being admitted described on the ash- strewn nlftve a cross composed of letters of the Greek and Latin alphabet to symbolise the union of the Latin and Greek Churches. A procession round the interior of the cathedral followed, the walls being blessed, and the archbishop then consecrated the High Altar, fourteen side altars being eacn consecrated by a different bishop. The Bishop of Newport consecrated the Altar of Our Lady, second only in importance to the High Altar, aid the other altur.-j were consecrated by the other bishops as follows :-The Bishop of Birmingham the Altar of the Blessed baC- rament, the Bishop of Middlesbrough the Altar of St. Patrick and the Suints of Ire- land, the Bishop of Liverpool the Altar of St. Joseph, the Bishop of Menevia the Altar of St. George and the English Martyrs, the Bishop of -Not,tiii.-han the Altar of St. Paul, the Bishop of Clifton the Altar of SS. Gregory and Augustine, the Bishop of Sal- ford the Altar of St. Thomas of Canterbury, the Bishop of Southwark the Altar of St. Peter, the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle the Altar of the Chapel of the Holy Souls, the Bishop of St. Andrews the Altar of St. Andrew and the Saints of Scotland, the Bishop of Shrewsbury the Altar of the Sacred Heart and St. Michael, and the Bishop M Amyola the Altar of St. Edmund of Canter- bury. The public, who had assembled in thousands outside the edifice, were then admitted for the Procession of the Holy Relics, which were borne up the aisle by priests. ° The Pcps's Blessing In connection with the consecration of Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday the Pope sent the following message to Archbishop Bourne:—The Holy Father present in spirit at to-day's solemn consecra-tion of Westminster Cathedral, whilst the sweet strains of their hymns still resound in the mouths of the faithful, begs God that he will ever hear their prayers from the throne of His Glory on high. His Holiness, while he thanks your grace for the gaft of the volume relating to this day's event, lovingly imparts io you, to the bishops, to' the clergy, and to the- whole people of your archdiocese, his apostolic blessiitg.-PIUS X. P.P."

I MAJOR S. M. THOMAS'S ESTATE Major Samuel Moreton Thomas, of Coity, Elwyn-road, Exmouth, late of the 3rd Batta- lion Welsh Regiment, a large shareholder in the Cambrian Colliery Trust, and brother of Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P. for Cardiff, left estate of the gross value of z653,632, of which 953,4721 is net personalty, and probate of his will, dated April 5, 1910, has, been granted to his widow, Mrs. Mary Hamilton Thomas (daughter of the late Mr. John Evans, of Dow- lais), and his brother, Mr. John Howard Thomas, of Moyles Court, near Ringwood, Hants. The testator left £500 to his wife, and one-half of his ordinary shares in the Cam- brian Collieries for life, with remainder to his daughter, Rachel Eira, and all other of his estate he left to his wife. Miss Fanny Marion Woodhouse, of Castle Dale, Chepstow, who died on the 19th of May, left estate valued at C9,393 gross, with net personalty £ 9,328. Probate of her will has been granted to her sisters, Miss Alice Wood- house, of Castle Dale, and Mrs. Georgina Brereton, of Southiield Villa, Alexandra- road, Weymouth, Dorset. The testatrix left the whole of her estate to her sisters or their issue in equal shares. Miss Hannah Priddis Matthews Browne, of 7, Plasturton-avenue, Cardiff, who died on the 20th of May, left estate of the gross value of £1.248, of which XM is net personalty, and probate of her will has been granted to her sister, Mrs. Matilda Kendrick, wife of Mr. James Kendriek, and her niece, Miss Annie Pearce, of 7, New-road, lirixham, Devon. Mr. William Thomas, of Gileston Farm, St. Athan, who died on the 5th of April, left estate of the gross value of CZ,709, with net personalty £ 1,530, and administration of his estate has been granted to his son, Mr. John Josiah Thomas. Probate of the will of Mr. William Evans, of the Cardiff Castle Stables, North-road, Car- diff, has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Eliza Evans, by whom the testator's' estate has been valued at z6433. Mr. Evans died on the 3rd of May last.

1, SEEKING A CANDIDA-1 E The fortunes of the East Glamorgan Liberal Association in selecting a successor to Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., do not run at all smoothly. A meeting of the general council was held at the Old Town-hail, Pontypridd, on Tuesday evening, under the presidency of Mr. T. 0. Thomas, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements. The proceedings were held in private, and lasted for nearly two hours and a half, with- out practically anything being done, the net result' of the business being the passing of the resolution given in the official report. Of the gentlemen approached Alderman w. it. Davies, Mr. Clement Edwards, and Mr. Leif Jones had written asaenting to the request to become candidates. Though tbeee gentle- men are described as "selected candidates," this, of course, evidently cannot be the case, as neither of these gentlemen is as yet "eeleoted." As a matter of fact, it was evident from the tone of the meeting that there was a, strong feeling in favour of re- opening the matter altogether, so that other possible candidates might be added to the list. It was on the point of the limitation cf the number of candidates tha.t the,greatest- diversity of opinion was expressed, and it seemed evident that it will be by no means an easy matter for the different factions to come to an agreement as to the flnai selec- tion. So pronounced was the divergence c-f I views that tihe meeting concluded without proceeding any further tiian that the three gentlemen referred to be invited to address a meeting of the council, after whioh it will be in order to add to the list of prospective candidate*?. The official report of the proceedings issued to the press by Mr. Huw T. Richards, the secretary, comprised merely the recital of the following resolution agreed to:—"That tihi's meeting resolves to iny-i-te the three selected candidates to appear before the council to add- on t-he matters con- tained in the communicationa sent them by the secretary, aaid that the council meet immediately afterwards to consider the ques- tion of the final selection of a candidate."

POLICEMAN'S DAY OFF I The Police Weekly Rest Day Bill was on Tuesday considered by the House of Loírda in Committee. Lord BELPER moved an amendment that the Aot should oome into compulsory opera- tion at the same time in all police areas and that a draft of any Order in Conned] made under the Aot be placed before Parliament, before being enforced. The Government and the promoters of the Bill offered to acoept the latter half of the amendment, and Lord Belfer thereupon with- drew the first part. I The Bill then passed through Committee.

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i Skating Condemned I I WORLDLINESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE I GloomyViews of Baptist'Leakage' I The effect of the Revival upon the statistics of the denomination was discuseed at the jubilee meetings of the Glamorgan and Car- martheinshtire English Baptist Association at Bridgend on Tuesday, and the worldly pleasures of young people again came in for some condemnation. In presenting the summary of statistics for 1909-10, the Secre- tary (the Rev. John Williams) stated that the aggregate membership was approximately 18,262, compared with 18,736. Baptisms showed an increase of 135. Forty-one Churches reported a. net increase in membership, fifty-seven a net decrease, and seven neither. Fifty-four-half the association—had no young people's meetings. The 'seoreta.ry considered the report not so gloomy as appeared on the face of it, and said the leakage was not so great as it was. They did not take, with sufficient seriousness their duty towards the young people. (Hear, hear.) Unless the Churohes looked after their young people there WaB nouhing before them but extinc- tion. (Hear, hear.) The hope for the future lay in the young people. (Applause.) He hoped there would be a revival of loyalty towards the Church on the part of the mem- bers. The President (the Rev. W. Morgan Jones, Treorky) said that he was grieved to tJIink that they were numerically less than twelve months ago. The report given was a very gloomy one. The Rev. David Davies (Penarth) said he very much regretted the gloomy view which appeared to be taken of this reduction. The increase during the Revival was abnormal. If they compared the strength of their denomination with what it was in 1872 they would be filled with gratitude. The Revival was of a kind which would admit of reaction more than most Revivals. He had a high regard for the Revival, but it had more emotion in it and less teaching and preach- ing than the Revival of 1859. A great deal of comment on these decreases was made by men who did not understand the position of the denomination, especially by journalists. Ever since he was a boy he had heard this assurance of retrogression, but, nevertheless, he had seen nothing but progress in the Churches. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. A. Phillips (ex-president) pointed out that the membership to-day was 18,293, as compared wit-h 15,513.six years ago and 10,068 twenty years ago. Aldermam T. J. Hughes said that there were a 'number of Churches that appeared to be neglecting their duty towards the young people. He moved that the secretary be asked to communicate with each district secretary asking for a list of Churches in the district who were without young people's meetings and Bands of Hope, in order that there might be a definite plan adopted to bring pressure to bear on those Churches that neglected the young people. This motion was carried unanimously. Skating R nks an Football, Mr. Ferrier (Maesteg) said that the minds of the young men were nowadays taken up with worldlin-oos in the shape of ska-ting rinks qnd football. The Rev. W. Reynolds (Pontycymmer) was elected vice-president of the association, and Mr. Herbert L. Morgan becomes president of the association at the close of these meetings. Mr. Benjamin John (Cardiff) was re- appointed minute aeoretary. The, council recommended the re-election of Mr. J. W. Jones, J.P., Alderman J. Morgan, and Mr. B. John as auditors, and this was unani- mously agreed to. Mr. Joseph Lace and the Rev. John Wil- liams were re-elected representatives on the Baptist Union Council, and the in-ooming president (Mr. Herbert L. Morgan) and the vice-president (the Rev. W. Reynolds) to the Baptist Union Assembly. The Revs. A. F. Mills, E. E. Profoert, and E. V. Tidman, and Mr. J. W. Jones, J.P., were re-elected the Welsh College representatives. The Rev. John Williams (Grangetown) was re-elected secre- tary, and Mr. E. G. Roberts (Swansea) trea- surer. The Treasurer stated that F,43 18s. lid. had been received on account of the jubilee fund of £ 1,000. (Several speakers expressed regret that the fund was not being better sup- ported, and a deputation was appointed to visit the Churches.

CHARLTON ARRAIGNED I NEW YORK, Tuesday. Porter Charlton was arraigned to-day before Judge Blair in the Court of Oyer et Terminer in Jersey City. His counsel asked for a postponement of the proceedings, and promised that no effort should be made under I the Habeas Corpus Aot or on the ground of insanity or by any other proceedings to take the youthful prisoner out of the hands of the New Jersey authorities. The examination of Charlton by alienists continues. The attorneys and his father are confident thai he is not in his right mind. They declare that if he is judicially declared insane he cannot be taken from the country, even should extradition be granted by the United States. Attorneys cite the Druce case, in which the witness Caldwell was alleged to have oom.mitted perjury.—Renter.

THE OLD CHINA" CASE The "old China" trial at the Old Bailey on Tuesday afternoon ended in the acquittal of Arthur T. Ellis, a forv _• Bond-street art dealer, Ellis was chargedwib obtaining money by false pretences from t.he late Mr. C. J. Biokins, a collector of old china. Mr. B-odkin, who appeared for the prosecu- tion, informed the judge that Ellis had gone to Holland when proceedings were com- menced against him. There was a difficulty a-bout the extradition, and he was released by the Dutch authorities. He, however, voluntarily returned to England and sur- rendered, and, under these circumstances, the prosecution had come to the conclusion that they would not offer any evidence against him. Under the recorder's direction the jury returnc-d a Verdict of Not Guilty," and Ellis was discharged.

I FACTORY COLLAPSES A factory in the oentre of Nottingham occupied by a. box manufacturer partially collapsed on Tuesday, and a painter named Reynolds, who had been working in the third storey, waa seriously hurt. Several women working in the top part of the premises e Precipititted to the basement, and three were severely out and bruised. TDills of maeanry and heavy machinery fell, and the escape of the employes is remarkable. The adjoining building was recently I demolished, and it is believed the high wind blew the wall of the factory down.

PROTESTANTS AND PREMIER I The Protestant Truth Society has addressed the following telegram to Mr. Asquith: — The committee of the Pro?testan,nit Sooiety regards the altered terms of the Accession Declaration to be a scandalous capitulation to Rciue. The Government has no authority from the country to make so drastic a elhang-e in the Constitution, and the society is oonvinoad from the reports of the great demonstrations being held daily in all parts of the country against i any alteration whatsoever of the declara- tion that this Aot, if persisted i. must recoil heavily on the Liberal i>a-rty.

MISSING TERRITORIALS SAFE Information Has reached Liverpool of the safety of the four Territorial engineers reported to have met with a boating acci- dent on Lough Swilly. The men, who belong to the Liverpool University Engineering Corps are in camp at Runcrana, and report that they had been missing since! Saturday caused great anxiety among their j friends. I

LIVERPOOL STIPENDIARY DEAD The Liverpool Stipendiary, Mr. Sb.epherd I Little, K.C., died suddenly on Tuesday from heart affection. Mr Little, who was about; 60 years of age, was appointed stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool two years ago. For throe years he represented Whitehaven in, I Parliament aa a liberal.

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Saturday Shift in Mines CONFERENCE OF MINERS' FEDERATION A special conference of the Miners' Fedeirar tion was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, London, on Tuesday, to consider the situation :n the South Wales coalfield as affected by the Eight Hours Act and the working of overla.pping shifts. Mr. Enoch Edwards, M.P. (president), pre- sided. The South Wales Miners' Federation was represented by Messrs. W. Abraham, M.P., W. Brace, M.P., J. Williams, M.P., T. Richards, .M.P., A. Onions, J. Winstone, T. Evans, W. Vyce, C. B. Stanton, G. Barker, E. Gill, W. E. Morgan, J. Thomas, B. Davies, E. Morrell, W. Powell, T. John, J. Manning, J. James, O. Buckley, F. Miles, T. Johns, H. Jenkins, T. Lew-is, 1. Morris, and H. Watkins. The position which the representatives of the Federation of Great Britain were called together to consider is one peculiar to the South Wales coalfield, hut it has created an impasse in the carrying out of the agreement recently made by the ooalowners and the men which can only be removed by the pass- ing through Parliament of a Bill to amend the operation of the Eight Hours Act. Clause 15 of the South IVeles agreement pro- vides that- An overlapping shift shall be worked when required by the owners. Such sniit shall start not earlier than six a.m. and not later than nine a.m. on Saturdays. This shift shall start and finish at the same time as the first Ottift. The overlapping shift, was aocepted as a compromise, the miners in t.he South Wales coalfield refusing to work the double shift, which is in operation in other coalfields of the country. The overlapping shift which was ultimately adopted and incorporated in the agreement provided that the first shif t should start at six in the morning and finish at two o'clock in the afternoon, while the second chift should begin work at nine o'clock in the morning and leave the pits at five in the afternoon. The difficulty which has arisen is with reference to the second shift an Saturday. The men on the second shift abso- lutely refuse to work after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The Mines Eight Hours Act prohibits any miner from entering the pits for a second shift of work within one period of twenty-four hours. Thus the work- men on the second shift who start work at nine o'clock on Friday morning cannot again enter the pit until nine 'o'clock on Saturday morning, and they refuse to work after two o'clock in the afternoon. The coalowners refuse to accept a five hours' day, and call upon the men to fulfil their signed agreement either by working the full time on Saturday afternoon or by such alteration of the Eight Houra Act as will permit them to begin work at six o'olook on Saturday with the workmen's first shaft. The impasse has been considered by the reprosenta-tives of the Federation, in confer- ence with the President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Buxton has consented to intro- duce as a Government measure an amend- ing Bill which will legalise the starting of the Saturday shift within twenty-four hours of the comanenooment of the Friday shift on condition that the miners are them- selves united in support of such a.n amend- ment to the Act. The special conference hag been convened to consider the situation and to decide whether or not the opposition shall be withdrawn from an amending Bill. Mr. A. Stanley, M.P., who presented the report, stated that the conference had been occupied with the appointment of committees and other preliminary business. The conference then adjourned.

FINANCIE.R'S SUICIDE A remarkable letter was read on Tuesday at the resumed inquiry by the coroner at Westminster into the death of Mr. Lyndon Hoyt Stephens (67), an American financier, of Greenwich, Connecticut. The coroner's officer said a search revealed two letters in a handbag underneath the bed on which the dead body was found at the Grand Hotel. On the table witness found a white powder. He understood a sum of £:100 was found in the room. Mr. Goodman, who had an intimate know- ledge of the deceased's affairs, remarked tha.t there was a total of £ 1,250. Dr. Freyberger stated death was due to poisoning by cyanide. The Coroner, reading the letters, expressed his belief that deceased was in considerable financial difficulties. In a letter to his daughter, dated June 15, deceased wrote:— Everything I have touched for years haa gone wrong. I am ruined financially. I have studied legal accidents for years as a fine art, but, after all, I am too cowardly to be mangled up. So far I have done nothing dishonourable." In a postcript he wrote:— My end is evidently near." Mr. Goodman said deceased had taken an exaggerated and morbid view of his affairs, a view which was not at all in aocordance with the facts. A verdiot of "Suicide whilst temporairily insane" was retarned.

CORONER AND HIS DEGREE Mr. D. Bees conducted an inquest at Barry on Tuesday concerning the death of Doris Wheelan, aged five weeks, daughter of Law- rence \7heela-n, Merthyr-etreet. The mother said the ohild had been delicate from birth, but, noticing a sudden change in its condi- tion on Saturday morning, she sent for the doctor, but the child died before his arrival. During her evidence witness repeatedly addressed the coroner as doctor." The Coroner: Don't call me doctor. The University of Wales have not thought fit to confer that degree upon me yet Witness: I beg your pardon, sir. The Coroner: And I am not a member of the medical profession. Dr. C. F. G. Sixsmith: You had better send to America half-a-crown. The Coroner: Yes. Dr. Sixsmith attributed death to oonwl. sions, and a verdict of "Natural causes" was returned. ■ ■ ■ in

GOVERNMENT AND CORDITE Presiding at the annual meeting of Messrs. Kynoohs (Limited) at Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Arthur Chamberlain complained of the action of the Government towards the firm in rejecting their cordite, -and said he was told that the magazines were not by any means as full as the nation's safety required. The only toagazimes that were full were those of the manufacturers who had their cordite returned. If this nation were in danger a.nd the wonderful fleet that was now assembling were to be called out for actual war, they would see the gentlemen who had rejected it tumbling- over one another in picking up every bit of oordite they could get, without reference to testa or anything else.

LADIES' INTEREST IN SEAMEN A bazaar, garden party, and tea in aid of the funds of the Missions to Seamen's Society, organised by the ladies' auxiliary of the New- port Branch of the society, was held in the grounds attached to Mr. F. Phillips's resi- dence, Nantooch, Newport, on Tuesday. The opening ceremony was perlor-moo by Mrs. Butler, wife of Mr. Isaac Butler, J.P. (High Sheriff of Monmouthshire), who has been a worker on behalf of the' society for thirty years. Shakspearean recitals were included in the programme.

MUNICIPAL TREASURES At a meeting of the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants held at Glasgow Mr. John Allcook, the city treasurer and controller of Cardiff, was re-elected a member of the council for the sixth year in eucoession, the president and vice- president appointed being respectively the city treasurer of Birmingham and the city chamberlain of Edinburgh. The council con- sists of only twelve members, and Mr. Allcock is to be oongratula;ted upon his re-election as one of the twelve.

BARRY OFFICIAL IN ANTWERP Amongst the speakers at a crowded meet- ing of sailors a.ud firemen in Antwerp were Mr. J. Havelock Wilson (ex-M.P. for Middles- brough) and Mr, J. Henson (the Barry secretary of the National Sailors' Uni-on). The practice alleged to be pursued by Federation doctors of branding seamen on the arm was declared to be fit for cattle and not human beings.

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