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The Man in the Street. ♦ As 23 cf the 28 members of the Cardiff Education Committee were. to be found in their places yesterday, it was reason- ) able to assume that something of an extraordinary nature drew them together. In comparison with this excellent attend- ance, I could scarce-lv avoid glancing a little backwards, when not long ago, and more than once, some difficulty was expe- rienced in getting together the quorum necessary for the transaction of public business. An examination of the agenda soon reveled the nature of the magnet which drew the aldermen and councillors together in such unwonted numbers, and in appointing Mr. Keynolds to succeed his old master (the late Mr. James Waugh) at the Intermediate Boys' School the committee did quite the best thing that was open to them. Each of the six candidates who were interviewed would have justified selection, but the local candidate was the man for the post, and faithful services of the past merited the doubling of his salary and all the honour that oan be obtained from occupying such an important position. But, though so many members were put to the trouble of attendance, they managed to get a little fun out of the proceedings. Indeed, with the most genial occupant of the aldermartic bench in the chair, it would have been strange if the business had passed off without more or less laughter. For instance, each candidate was cross-examined as to his interest and ability in athletics. The first gentleman pleaded guilty to a fondness for golf, but was afraid his handicap was not flatter- ing enough to mention. The second one to appear was the only Welsh-speaking master among the unsuccessful ones. The third admitted getting his football colours while at Oxford (Christ Church), and anxiously inquired if there was any risk of "an Irishman's rise." "We never go back in Cardiff," explained Alderman Lewis Morgan; "we go forward." It had happened in other towns, explained the candidate, and added that the infor- mation he elicited made him the more anxions to get to Cardiff. When Mr. Reynolds appeared it was the chance that Mr. Joseph Stanfield was waiting for. "If appointed, wnen can you commence your duties P" asked the member for Riverside. "I could begin this evening," was the prompt reply. "I hope the man who will be the most useful to the school will be appointed, said No. 5, adding "and that I shall prove to be that man:" The last to appear was the most serious in declaring that boys should work and play hard, and be trained to become good citizens. To which wo all say, "Hear, hœr." At present pugilists and curates are interesting and topical subjects. Net that the two have any ordinary or usual relationship. In far-away Ivno the Jeffries-Johnson fight is attracting world- wide attention, and what with another meeting in prospect between Welsh and 'M'Tarlarni the glomes continue to hold the stage. I scarcely know why I dragged the curate in, but it is always possible to general:?' Behind the footlights we net the curate who is built up by the low- comedian as a means to wholesome laughter. We all know our ever-popular friend in The Private Secretary who reiterates, Do you know, I don't like London," and who can recall Ernest Shand's "What will the congregation say?" without inward mirth? In ircIes where sarcasm circulates freely we Esostly find the curate allied to old maids and carpet slippers, and at the best as an innocent individual of lani b-Hke quali- ties who ought to be wrapped in cotton wool and put away carefully lest the cold' winds of an unsympathetic world should number him too early with the good ones who never become septuagenarians. Hut there is the otner curate. The real the best, the athletic, muscular young Christian whom we all love. He can lead the school or village team on the field of green at either cricket or football. He can break both IV,a.vs with the ball, pull a loose one to sosiare lee; ro." four: or at foctbaii he can tackle with the best of them, and take a charge like a man, while he centres right 1 ?-- -H across the goal. He can fight sometimes, and this brings me back to pugilism, which I wanted to do in order to repro- duce the following nice little story. When Bishop Goe, whose death was announced the other day, was a curate, a famous pugilist in the parish, who went by the name of Jim the Slogger, and who had never darkened a church door, called at the parsonage, asking him to baptise the baby. Accordingly the bishop repaired to Jim's house, but was surprised, on being admitted, to see Jim lock the door and pocket the key. I "Be you the parson come to sprinkle my kid P" he asked. On the bishop assenting he continued, 'Tel' can't sprinkle that kid till you and me has had a fight, parson." The unfortunate parson protested, but, i finding protest useless, stood up" to Jim. The battle went to the bishop, and Jim, pulling himself from the floor, muttered, "He's the parson for me." The baptism was proceeded with, and, as the story goes, Jim took to church-going from that day. It seems much too good to be true. But, in any case, hurrah for the curate! J I Many of my readers, especially those who live in the West-end of Cardiff. willi agree ,-<th Dr. James Mullin that Llan- daff Fields is the finest breathing space in the immediate neighbourhood of the city. It may not beast the beautiful flowers of Roath Park and the serene waters of the lake, but there are no awkward restric- tions to keep off the grass, and it is a weil-appre^iated children's paradise,where the older folk can find plenty in lovely nature, the pretty surroundings and view to enjoy while taking the air. Dr. Mulhn is to be congratulated upon his timely intimation that, .vluiothe Llandaff Fields are at least equaliy popular, there is nothing like tho same accommodation is notb* n I to that provided in Roath Park. where there are 90 public seats to a beggarly score in the attractive grounds that divide the ancient from the new city. Possibly the parks committee have not given the matter a thought, and the gentlemen who think nothing of £300 or JMDO for a new bowling green will jump at the opportunity to at least double the present seating accommodation in Llan- daff Fields. Now is the time for the Canton and Riverside representatives to emulate the example of the Grangetown triumvirate and bestir themselves in this small but important matter.

Major A. A. TAYLOR, The celebrated Twmanian sprinter, who is running at the Pontypridd Midsummer Sports held to-day (Saturday) and Monday.

Licked Red Hot Pokers FEATS OF A HUMAN VOLCANO -I "Captain" Spalding, of Gajeeburg, Illinois, is a genial gentleman who would make Mount Vesuvius envious. He is a human volcano. Any insurance office would be glad to take out a premium on him, for he is absolutely fireproof. 'The inne rman of Captain Spalding umat be made of natural asbestos. He can take boil- ing lead into his month, and has a, partiality for red-hot sealing-wax. He is no mere trick fireea.ter, but a human phenomenon who has baffled medical science for years. He went to the "Daily Bxprew" Office last night, with Mr. Bert Levy, of the Palace Theatre, who has brought him to London. "Say." said the Captain hungTiiy (he is called the "Captadn" though that is reall-y his christian name), "I want seme boiling lead to eat." He was taken into the foundry, where the lead is h-eated to 600 degrees in great boilers for the making of stereo plates. There, Gap- taan Spalding demonstrated his wonderful gift. He had been wandering abowt the linotype- room testing the boi^ng lead from the lino- type machines, bat it did not seem q-uit-e hot enough for him. Drank Boiling t ead I "I want soraeibhing out of a Ladle," he said. A ladle of lead was handed to him, and much as a man migth drink scrap Captain Spalding took it on his tongue. The lead sizaled and turned to slug. Then, from his pocket, he took a large piece rf sealing-wax, lit it, and let it drop on his tongue, chewing it into small morsels as though it was an entree, "tastes like horse- radish," he said, emacking his lips. fie-tween the dithes of his red-hot meal he lit a cigar, shewed up the burning match carelessly, and pat out the lighted end by pressing it on his tongue. Ha looked longingly at the carbons of the 1.6CO candle-power electric light-s. "I oould take thoso in my month if I wanted to," he remarked, ea.sually shaking a. handful ofgun. powder into his p-alm. Chewed Burning Coal I A match was applied. Phut! There was a opurt -of flame--the gunpowder was gone, a ad there was not a scar or a. burn on the -imoke-etained hand of the fireproof man. By way of drink, Captain Spalding oan "wallowoonzoline and light the fumes. Mere trifles such as flaniincr wick and lig-bited candies are as bore d'reures to bim, and •vhea he wants to put out a Are he simply .akes up the coals and licks them. "I oan:t explain it," he said; "doctors have chloroformed me and put red-hot pokers • ti my tongue, then ioe, then pokers again, and they just shook their hoary locks and gave it up. They said, 'If the man used chemicals they would be so strong that they would destroy the nerve tissues.' "When I was a baby my parents found me playing with red-hot coals and putting them in my month, and all my clothes were alight. That's why I've got 110 eyebrows. After that they watched me. but I just loved to lick real red-hot pokers. "And onoe this fireproof "business savtd my life. I was with the Red Indians who massacred General Custer, and they would have scalped me. But I chewed the ooals from the b'ing fire and looked up to the skies, and th. y just slumped to their knees in surprise."

THE KAISER AS PREACHER I The Kaiser, we learn from a Paris con- temporary, preached on Sunday laet on board the Hohensodlern. He selected as his tdxt Lhe passage from, the Gogtpel of St. Luke describing the death of our Lord, and the darkness which feil upon the land. Some, we are told, interpret the Kaiser sermon as an answer to a aeries of conferences during the past winter, when the Question of the existence of Christ was debated freely. Others ic-o iu the Imperial sermon, at which Dr. Bethmann Hollweg was present, an alluekm to the recent elections, darkened by the success of the Socialists, and they dra.w from it an inclireot criticism of the policy of the Chancellor.

I RAIN FOR THREE MONTHS I A token inscribed Turnatead and Hop- ping 1812. Oiie halfpenny. Payable at the Corporation House." wliich has been found at Bajton, Norfolk, ie a relic of a wet har- vest year," the worst ever known, whe nra-in I fell incessantly for three months, and these I tokens were iseued to the starving poor.

An interesting presentation took place at the vV-estern Mail" offices last evening. when :>I r. \L J. Minc-himon, a member of the of cutlery. on tile occasion of his forth-coming marriage. :I; r. Fit made the presentation on behalf of the staff.

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FIRST POTATOES IN SCOTLAND It is claimed by a. correspondent in the Glasgow Herald tha-t the first person to grow potatoes in the open field in Scotland was Thomas Prentice, a day labourer, in the West Barony of the parish in Glasgow, near Chapel Green; that was in the year 1728. It was about four yeaxs after that date that he (Prentice) entered the market with them, and was very iruccessful with his experiment, a-s he made £ 300 of it. which he sank in double interest, and died at Edinburgh in 1762. Mr. Robert Graham did much to bring the culture of the potato to perfection. He was the introducer of the way of preparing the L-ind for it. The last of the i.. of the Grahams,, it is believed, was James Graham, of Auchincloich, Kilsyth. He was killed by a bull last September on his farm On the other hand, it is said that the honour of introducing the potato belongs to Graham, of Thomrawer, nigh Kilsyth.

DREAD OF THE WORKHOUSE I Attired in a. much-worn frock-ocat a,nd moving with the aid of a, orufcoh and a stick, an aged olerk gave evidence yesterday art. Shorediitoh Coroner's Court at an inquest on the body of his wife, Eliza Kelston, aged 73, who, it was found by the jury, died at Shoreditcth Infirmary from natural causes. He said that his wife had an old-age pension of 58. a. week, and they paid 2s. 6d. a week for their room. She used to do a little work up to Christmas, and he did the beet he could. The Coroner: I think it woold be better if you went in the infirmary, as you cannot keep yourself and you are not well. Kelston: We are in the hands of God. I would go in the bouse if I tbongoht I was dying, but for yeall's I have kept off gcing igo- I guppooe if I a-m forced to go I must. I wouM like to remain outside as long as I oan knock about.

"CODDLED" HUSBANDS I If a. man is handicapped in all hds dealings with other people, because he is "coddled" and spoilt by his wife, he has only himself to blame. This was the new expressed yes- terd&y by Mr A. W. Gamagc, of Holborn I fame, in reference to the crit.MTsm of Mr. Salter, manager of the Grand Trunk Oa.na- dian Railway, that Englishmen were I "coddled" too much by their wives. "My opinion," he told a press representative, "is that men encourage their wives to ooddle them. It flatters thesn, aaid they like it. And women fall in with their husbands' wishes becfLEEe it's the easiest way to get their bus- bands to fall in with tooire-to get them completely under their tbumte."

HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA I NEW YORK, Saturday. The hea-t wave which is passing over the United States, yesterday resulted in four deaths in New York. six in Philadelphia, four in Pittsburg, four in Chicago, and one at l Detroit, while many eases of prostration are reported from all sides.—Eeuter.

"PER: THROUGH & THROUGH. I PATRIOTIC, EDUCATIVE, RECREATIVE. I SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE RHONDDASI J I By Mr. T. W. BERRY, Rhondda Director of Education. I SPECIAL TO THE "EVENING EXPRESS." I Considerable interest has been infused in the subject of Boy Scouting during the past few weeks by Mr. Rhys Wil- liams, of MLskin Manor, who has worked assiduously in connection with this excellent movement in the Rhondda. Meet!iigs of teachers have been held with a view of enlisting their .services and j gaining their sympathy, and Mr. Wil- liams has personally appealed to all sorts and conditions of people with > gratifying results, and there is every | prospect now of a powerful organisation being formed in this great industrial centre. J In order to place the matter fairly j before the pnrents, it is necessary to call in the aid of the press, and it is to this end that these lines are penned. At the outset, Mr. Williams has clearly proved that the movement is non-military. MR. T. W. BERRY. [Photo, Arthur Squibbs, Tenby, Excepting the adoption of a few military terms which are now household words, such as "patrol," etc., there is no mili- tary interest whatever in this movement, a.nd it would be just as rational to say that the Salvation Army is a military organisation because of its adoption of a few military terms as it would be to style the Boy Scouts as a martial move- ment. The aims of this organisation may be set forth in three word.>: Patriotic, Educative, Recreative." It teaches patriotism in the best and noblest way; it inculcates in the boys a love of country, a desire to know and to understand the country, and engenders a. deep, healthy loyalty to the Sovereign, constitution, and laws. The Boy Scout is also taught to be loyal to his neigh bour and to bo unsel- fish, to be always on the look-out for an opportunity of doing a kindly turn to, anyone who may be in need of his ser- vices. This is insisted upon to such an extent as to make a daily demand on the Scout, for he is required by the Scout law to do at least One Good Action Every Day. He must also be loyal to himself by developing his own character, and it is in this respect that the Boy Scout move- ment is such a great moral force. One of the most prevalent causes of drunken- ness, debauchery, and immorality is lack of self-control, which results from a stunted will, consequent, very frequently, on an ill-developed physique. It is educa- tive in the true sense of, this word- religiously, morally, mentally, and physically. The bedrock foundation on which this system has been built is a venerable recognition and conscious knowledge of the Divine Ruler. Thus, whilst it is absolutely apart from all sectarianism, it is strictly religious in its precepts and practice, and it should prove one of the uplifting forces calcu- lated to deepen the spiritual life of our growing manhood. It fosters interest, teaches morality, truth, usefulness, unselfishness, con- sideration for the aged, attention to the young, self-reliance, mutual support and co-operation, and, in short, give6 constant lessors in, and practical demonstrations of, those qualities which help to build up the true man. In the realms of mental education it emphasises the importance of observation and ability to state accurately and clearly what has been observed. Boys are taught to read ordnance maps, and to gain an accurate topographical knowledge of the district in which they operate. They are encouraged and guided in the study of Nature. Nor is this all. The Scout movement recognises that, however clever a boy may be with books, unless he has been trained to use his hands with accuracy and precision his educa- tion is incomplete, hence dexterity is promoted. Handicraft occupations are largely taught. Physical Education I receives considerable attention. Physical degeneracy has been brought prominently to the front by the report of the Departmental Commission v»-hich con- sidered the question of physical deteriora- tion, and this has been further emphasised already as a result of the medical inspection of school children. Boy Scouting, however, tends to counteract this by open-air exercises, I marchin, drilling, swimming, and such- like occupations, so that this training must ultimately effect an improvement in the stock of the British race. The boys I a.ro also taught to be useful in small matters—cooking, rendering of first aid. I ) secretarial work, and in other ways which j may appeal to the individual boy. The result of this is that instead of j having boys with all thumbs, we have boys with good manipulative powers, capable of turning their attention in many ways with considerable success. In short, we get the real handyman. The recreative side is seen all through. Fi r-t, the variety of occupations is in itself one of the best means of recreation. Tho outdoor exercises are an exhila- rating form of recreation. Camp life in tho summer is Nature's own way of enjoying the beauties of the country. Those who know anything of camp life can testify to the exceptionally pleasing experience which life in the open air gives. It is hoped that when parents fully real;-so that this is a non-military organisation, strictly religious in its inception, non-sectarian in its adminis- I tration, and educative and recreative, they will readily encourage their boys ¡ frem the age of ten to sixteen to join. I There Is No Finer Legacy I I for a parent to leave to his child than that of a fine moral character and ¡ physical development. The three words quoted at the beginning of this article Patriotic. Educative, and Recreative— the initial letters of which give ua P.E.R., may be said to be the keynote of the system—Per, i.e., Through and Through." We hope we shall shortly see such a development of the Scout movement as will show the general appreciation of the great services rendered by Mr. Rhys I Williams in his endeavour to benefit the boys of the Rhondda-

AMERICAN SURGEONS i TOUR I Thirty American surgeons yesteTday watched Sir William Watson Cheyne, the King's surgeon, and his assistants, perform six op-orations a,t King's Ooliege Hospital. I The cases were not specially selected, but i were all of T-ery critical n ature, and the I operations enabled the visitors to note tire I aloat advanced methods of British surgical I science. The American .urgccns, vho have airea?iy seen clinical operations at Liverpool, in the course of their ten days' tour will i be present during operations in the hospitals j a.t Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh,! and Newcastle. They have already expressed i high appreciation cf the great skill shown j by English experts, and expect to gather valu- j able information.

COLLAPSE OF A HOUSE An extraordinary accident occurred at mid-1 night in Yauxhail-road, Liverpool. A house in that street had recently been removed to make room for alterations, and the dwelling which had adjoined it suddentiy collapsed. I A carter named Denis, who was asleep at the time in a room at the baok of the house, was carried to "the ground floor and buried; in "he debris. Some time elapsed before he cottld be taken out; he was then found to be severely bruised and shaken and was taken: to the hospital.

STRICKEN WITH BERI-BERI Paymaster E. Graham and three inembets; o,f the orew of 'his Majesty's ship Proserpine arrived at Plymouth to-day, having been invalided home from Bombay with beri-beri. The disease broke out on the ship while she w.as in the Persian Gulf, and these four cases became. so serious that they had to be sent home without delay. There were other cases under surveillance when to-day's arrivals left the Proserpine.

KING INSPECTS VETERANS In consequence of the heavy rain, the King cancelled an arrangement to inspect the Yeomen of the Guard in the grounds of Marl- borough House to-day, and instead the func- tion took place in, St. James's Palace. The veterans were drawn u.p in one of the corridors, and the King, wearing the undress uniform of a Field-Marshal, after he had inspected them, briefly addreseed them. The ceremony was carried out with closed doors, j and in absolute privacy.

HOTEL PROPRIETOR SHOT NEW YORK, Saturday. A tragic affair was enacted yesterday in a. New York hotel. Mr. Ewing Watterson eldest son of the well-known journalist and author. Colonel Henry Walterson, editor of the Louisville Courier," was suddenly seized with a violent fit of insanity wbile a guest at the hotel, and, pro- ducing a revolver, fired several shots, mor- tally wounding the proprie vr of the estab- lishment before he oould be got under oontrol.C,e,nt,r,al News.

The vicar of Christ Church, Worthing, has iss-ued a warning' to his parishioners not to hide valuables behind the books of a book- case when going away on a hcli-day. It I may seem a capital idea," he writes, "but i burglars know the trick."

I FROM STREET TO STAGE Prederiok Thomas, erstwhile street-singer, but now on the road to prosperity, ie, to use his own words, "one of the happiest boys in London." Thomas is the lad of sixteen whose voice, while he was singing fs-r chanoe coppers in a street off the Strand, caught the ears of a music-hall agent. The result is that Thomas is To appear on Monday at the Ens-ton Music-hall at what must be to hira the magnificent- salary of £ 10 a week. He is possessed of a pure soprano voice of consider- able power, which exports state will never break. "I commenced to earn my living by keeping watch over a bookstall in the Charing Cross-road," Thomas said to a prees representative. "Then I started singing in the streets while my mother played the har- monium. I knew I had a good voice, but I never thought it would attract attention like tihis." A long tour hao been arranged for him. Sometimes he will appear at two halls a week, when, of course, be will earn C20. The two songs he will start with are "Long Live the King" and "Good-ibye, Noreen," both by Bowker Andrews. Needless to say, the lad is looking eagerly forward to his first appear- i ance in the glamour of the footlights. I

COMEDIAN AND ALDERMAN I The publio gallery of the Willesden Police- comrt yesterday was filled with comic "police- men" and imitation "burglars," when a sum- mons was heard a-ganxst Ernest Webb, of Bethnal Green, a member of tile Lew Lake Company of "The Blooinebury Burglars" and "Jerry and Nobbier" fame, for using bad ¡ language. ) The evidence of two policemen was to the effect that the defendant waa superintending j the removal of the scenery for "The Bloome- | bury Burglars," a comic sketch, into the j Willesden Hippodrome, and while doing 80 j used an obscene expression. ) Police-conotable Oarr said that Webb told him not to make a fuss, and offered him his card, so that he might go to the Hipopodrame and see the oomic burglars and funny policeman. The officer indignantly refused the OOird. Defendant: My dear chap, I never did. The defendant said that a baggage man. "who could not speak so wonderfully well." i did use a bit of slang, but he did not swear. I Alderman Wright (the magistrate): But the policeman says you swore. 'I Defendant: No, my dear boy, I don't think. I know myeelf better. Fined 5s.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE I I I I Charles Pramri Wilson (28) wan charged in I custody aA Cardiff to-day with embezzling Cc., received on account of this the Southern Taxi Company. Mr. Allan Pratt, who prosecuted, asked for a. remand until Tuesday next, and aeked that if bail -was granted it should be a substantial amounts I as other charges wou-ld be preferred. Mr. Tom John, for tie defence, said prisoner was I a. married maii with tihree chaldreai, and resided in GIoucester..gt.ooet. He was rooently given an excellent oharacter bY this employers. A remand until Tuesday was groiated, the ¡ bail being L5 .and a similar surety.

While the destroyer Waveney was being; prepared at Sohoornese yesterday for the manoeuvres waiter was found in the after magazine, and the vessel was found to be leaking. I

Coracles as Hats QUEEN MARY AND WELSH INDUSTRIES The annua.1 meeting of the Welsh Indus- tries Association was held yesterday at 39, Portman-square, the town resi- dence of Viscount Tredegar. The chair was taken by his lordship, and those present included Lady Katherine Morgan, the Countess Dundonald, Lady Forestier-Walker, j Lady Mostyn (Txlacre), Lord a,nd Lady Aber- dare, Lady St. Davids, Colonel and Lady Ðva Wyndiham-Qruin, Mrs. Lloyd George, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jones, Sir David Brynmor Jones, M.P., Lady Brynmor Jones, Mrs. Godfrey Clark, the Hon. Mrs. H. Mostyn, Sir H. Mather Jackson, Mrs. Francis Brenton, Mrs. Ashurst Morris, Sir Vincent Evans, Mr. G. R. Askwith. K.c.. &c. Mrs. Mash iter, hon. secret ary, read the annual report, which a.t the outset referred in suitable terms to the death of King Edward VII., who, with other members of the Royal Family, had taken an inte- rest in the association. The report showed in detail the work done by the various county branch associations. There would be a Welsh Industries Exhibi- tion section, as well as a competitive section, at the Carmarthen Eisteddfod. The report also expressed thanks to the ladies who had held receptions, given teas, &c., at their Lon- don and other houses. The Monmouthshire branch had been entrusted with an order to furnish a Masonic banner, which would be exhibited at the Newport Exhibition in October. At the close the report stated that Welsh articles had found their way to nearly every part of the world through the action of the association. Mrs. Maahiter concluded with the announcement that her Majesty Queen Mary had graciously consented to become patroness of the association. (Loud applause.) Lord Tredegar, in a humorous speech, said it gave him great pleasure to place his abode at their service. He saw that Sir Vincent Evans was present, and was wondering whether, as amemher of the a meml,-)c-r of the Ancient Monuments Commission, Sir Vincent would take charge of him (Lord Tredegar) as an ancient monument. (Laughter.) He saw the report of a meeting held recently in Wales, and it said that after a vote of thanks had been proposed a lively discussion ensued." (Laughter.) There was another chance if anyone present wanted to say anything. (Laughter.) He was glad to hear what was to be done by the association in connection with the Carmarthen Eistedd- fod. He hoped that the people down there bad altered their manners, Some time he sent down for a coracle, but the reply fce received was that there were no oorades lef —they had been taken by the ladies for hats (Loud laughter.)

CITY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL V. r. F 3-Ti Ic Reynolds, who has been appointed headmaster of the Cardiff Inter- mediate School for BoyvS, lives at 55, Kimber- ley-road. Cardiff', and has been tinier assistant master at the school since 1898 He is an M.A. of Cambridge, holds a second-class classical tripos, and theDiplome Superieur de L\.llia.nce .Francaise. He was MR. F. REYNOLDS. [A. W. Sargent. previously classical and senior house master, II Queen's College, Taimton, from 1885 to 1868; and classical and modern languages m&atar, Wesley College. Sh?m?M. from 1890 to 1893; he was also examiner for entrance scholar- ships at Howell's School, Llandaff, from 1907 to 1909.

I ROMANISING THE CHURCH At the annual meeting of the National Church League at Church House, Westmin- ster, yesterday Sir Edward Clarke moved a resolution attirmimg the right of all English- men. to have the public services of the Church conducted according to law and the doctrine of the Church of England, and declaring that the allowance of practices therein avowedly illegal and tending to the teaching of Romish doctrines constituted a grave danger both to Church and State. Sir Edward said it was a monstrous thing that with the knowledge, tolerance, and per- mission of the bishops of the Church of Eng- land, there should be numbers of parish churches into whioh a Protestant Church- man could not go without feeling himself outraged by the appearance in the service of elements altogether alien to t.he doctrine of the Church of England. Unless the laity of the Church of England saved the Church from the bishops they would drift on until the forces for disestablishment and disendowment would be so strong that they would be unable to prevent the handing over of the property of the Church to those between whom and Roane there was scarcely a technical difference. To-day they Wre the outpost.s of Rome, and, perhape, things had gone too far already. i The Dean of Canterbury seconded the reso- (lution, which was carried unanimously.

I DEPRESSED SWEDE'S SUICIDE I Mr. W. L. Yorath, the city coroner, coin- ducted an inquiry to-day into the death of Charles Carson, a Swede, who was found hanging from a lamp-post in Duffryn-lane, Cardiff, on Thursday morning. William Richards, of 52, Bute-street., said that the deceased came from Liverpool. He met him a,bout three weeks ago at a Rowton House, and afterwards took him to ledge at 53, Bute-street. He had come to Cardiff in order to obtain work as a ship's carpenter, but failed to pass the doctor. This fact worried him, and he was in a very despondent mood la,st Saturday. On Monday night he did not come in because he had no money. He ret turned to the house early on Tuesday morning, and when asked where he had spent the nigiht, replied. Walking the streets." Evidence having1 been g-iven as to findinig the body, Victor Oatrtson interpreted the writing on a pamper found on the body a's. "God ha-ve 'Ti-orcy. I am without money and friends. My ruame is Charles Carson, and my address is 43, Duke-street, Uverpool." A verdict of Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was I Teturned.

I ORANGE GROWING I ¡ News to hand from Australia is to the effect that the crop of mandarin oranges pro- mises to be a record one. A correspondent of the Queensland "Agricultural Journal" writes as follows: Dües orange-growing pay? Well, as an answer, let me quote that settlers have la-tely boaight. la.nd for orange- growing- at £30 per acre unimproved, which means that by the time it is under crop it will coet at lerust X60 per acre. Another orchardist was offered X950 for four acres of orange trees and six acres of paddock, or ten acres in all. Yet a few years a; betfore oranges were grown here, t-he best of the land cov,ld be had for 10s. por acre.

I GETTING RECRUITS I The captain of the Boys' Brigade was anxious to add reoruits to his company. Now, you lads," he remarked to the youngsters already under his command; "I want each of you to bring in two new members." There were several ready promises, but one little lad appeared to I hesitate. "Wbait's your difficulty ?" asked the captain. Please, str," came the timid 1 response, there's only one boy down our street that I oan lick.'

I" EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY." I Mr. Lloyd George stated in his Budget I speech that the demand for small change I was an evidence of prosperity A banker explained yesterday that this due to the fact that silver money is the currency of j the working classes. "Most people conduct- ing large enterprises deaA. emtirety in paper," he said, "bnt the payment of wages is made in part and very often wholly in silver. A demand for small aanei, which means silver money, also means that employment is plentiful, and that the working classes I j are able to spend freely. 1 I

I Career of a Curate 1 ——i ■ i —— EXTRAORDINARY BLACKMAIL CHARGE Herbert Green (32), the clergyman, who was arrested outside the Birmingham Post-office, was charged at Birmingham yesterday with sending a letter to his sister-in-law, Mary Fereday, demanding the gum of L5. Mr. Clark, who prosecuted, said the facts were almost incredible. The accused was a clergyman of the Church of England in deacon's ordere, but seven years ago he became a student at the Handsworth Wes- leyan College. He was a,bouit to be ordained when something came to the knowledge of the principal and he was expelled. He next made application for entrance into the Anglican Church, and the Bishop of Exeter accepted him as a candidate, but the character he had given a.s from the principal of Handsworth College was a forgery. In August lafet he became a curate at Old Dalby, Leicestershire. He remained there until March, when he had to leave hurriedly. He left his wife and child behind, destitute. Do Wire £2 I I Green, counsel continued, repeatedly wrote to his wife for money. She obtained a piace in a hospital at Douglas, Lanark- shire. Green followed her, but she refused to see him save in the presence of the matron. lie hung about the grounds and t:1en sent in a note: "Unless you come out and see me alone at onco and with funds I will write to Mr. Fereday from this poot- offioe without delay and make trouble for l Mary (the prosecutrix)." He then tele- graphed to Mrs. Fereday: "Douglas, Lanarkshire. Bert here. Do wire here X2 to get him away.—Tilly." Believing that the telegram came from her sister, Mr. Fereday but the prisoner took the money. Accusation of Misconduct I Subsequently, the prosecution alleged, Green gent a letter to Mi's. Fereday demand- ing £ 5 and threatening to write to her hus- band accusing her of misconduct. When Green was arrested the following letter-caTd was found in his pocket addressed to Mr. Fereday Sir,—You will remember spending a holiday with Tillic, and I a.t Wallsend. You will also remember that H. H. was in the country at that time. No sooner had you left than be turned up, all according to a previous arrangement. lie took your wife out on several occasions and photo- graphed her in certain woods. This will be a great shock to you. II. GREEN'. The accused yesterday withdrew the accu- sation against Mrs. Fereday. He was com- mitted LO the assizes, bail being allowed.

I "MORE GIRLS THAN ONE" I A story of a love disappointment was told to the St. He tens magistrate yesterday, when Alfred A,el'ill. a young ironworker, of BLr- mingham, was charged on remand with ha dng attempted to commit suicide by I ?takii.,g carbolic powder in beer. Prisoner I went to the Red LÙm Hotel, and was served i.Y.lith a LZ]ass of beer, which he took into the smoke-room. He commenced to write a letter, and a few minutes later was found lying on the floor with the letter in his hand. The letter, which was addressed to his sweet- heart in Birmingham, stated:- Just this one final letter before I drink this glass of poison. You have not answered my letters, so I can see no other way of putting an end to my misery. I feel now I have lost you that I have lost everything in the world. Ycu promised me you would never go with anyone else; but I you must be going with somebody as you have not answered my letters. From your broken-hearted sweetheart, Alfred. It was stated that he had three times attempted suicide. The Mayor (Alderman Footed, in sending Averill to a mission home, told him there were more girls than one in the world; in fact, there were more girls than there were husbands for, and he need not break his heart over one. He advised him to pull himself together, and turn over a new leaf.

RAILWAY CLERK & BICYCLE I James Causton (21), in the dock at Cardiff to-day on a charge of stealing a bicycle., value £5. the property elf John Petherbrid-ge, a. porter, from No. 6 Platform of the Great Western Station, add also forging a receipt. Mr. Fred Edmunds prosecuted. A porter stated that prisoner asked him where was Dai Baker, another porter, saying he wished to borrow his bike to do some business. at the Docks. Later prieoner was seen by the witness to be wheeling a cycle away. Her- bert Uphill, a dealer, of Broadway, said pri- soner sold him the machine and produced a receipt, which alleged that be had paid -67 for it to "J. Hoddinott, Caerphilly." Witness agreed to buy it for 35s., but only gave him 5a. on account. Mr. Joseph Hoddinott, cycle I agent. Caerphilly, said prisoner wa3 known to him as John Harris. Windsor-road, Caer- philly, but he had never sold the priaoner a cycle. Witness knew him as a clerk on the Efhymney Railway. Prisoner, who seemed t, feel his position, was sent to the assizes on bail.

SWANSEA STATION MYSTERY An inqueet was (held at (Swansea to-day (before Ilr. Viner Leeder) on the body of an unknown female child found in the cloak- room of the High-street Station yesteTday, which parcel was received from an unknown lad by David Davies, cloakroom porter, at abo ut four p.m. on Thursday. Evidence having been given by the porter that the parcel was handed in by a youth fourteen or sixteen years of age and d-epasited in the name of Williams, I Dr. Urban Marks said he made a post- mortem examination of the remains, which were those of a female child exceedingly well developed. There were no marks of violence ascertainable, but the body was much decom- posed. The child, which appeared to have been dead about ten to twelve days, had had a separate existence, and had died from want of attention at birth. It was wrapped in some underlinen which appeared to be of superior quality, and covered with London weekly newspapers of June 19 and 28. The jury returned a, verdict of "Found dead from suffocation."

COOK-CYCLIST INJURED I At two o'clock this morning Police-sergeant I Sh els well and Police-con stable Ferryman, whilst on duty in BLakeney-square, hearing a peculiar noise, followed by groans, and proceeding in the direction of the sound, came upon a man lying underneath the churchyard wall. His muoh-daimaged bicycle lay near. The Vicar of BlaJteney having heard the noise also immediately arrived on the scene. The poor fellow was found to have sustained a, big flesh wound, which bled oonstideraibly, near the rig'ht eye, the ear I being also severed. The vicar suggesltd the man's removal to the church house, but as the poLioe station was hard by he was taken there. Dr. Harris was summoned, and the patient early received the necessary medical attention. The man gave the name of Harry [ Howell, and said he was a ship's oook," West bury-on-Tir yrn, Bristol, and was on his way to Cardiff, having travelled via Glou- cester.

♦EATING 400 YEARS AGO I Four hundred years a-go eating practically resolved itself into two meats a day, and this was in general what the travellers were used to at home. Very fortunate it was they were used to it; to us it seems like alternately starving and over-eating. In Germany the starving was the more common; in fact, it is nOL easy to see how the second meal waa fitted into the day. At Berne there was a law against sitting at table more than five hours; at Bale, from ten o'clock in the morn- ing to six o'clock in the evening was the maximum permitted; but the town council was unable to practise its ovm counsels of perfection, and on great occasions finished in priva.te. In Saxony the innkeeper was for- bidden to serve more than four dishes at one meal, a.nd there public opinion was some check.

From All Quarters I Mr. Charles M'Arthur. M.P., passed a rest- less night. His condition to-day was un- changed. I A d-og belonging to Mr. Reeve, the village blacksmith at. East Hanningfield, is mothering four you-ng chickens. According to the Shipping World," the I Austrian Lloyd Steam-ship Company is likely to adopt petroleum as a fuel. More than £30,000 has been paid out by the Burnley holiday savings clubs, £ 2,000 being patid out by the children's bank alone. A swallow which has biuilt its nest in the ciwbroom of the Wipterton Lodge of Odd- fellows at Chiddingfoid, Surrey, remained on the nest throughout a smoking- concert. Frankfort, 8atu.rday.-A Vienna dispatch to the "Frankfurter Zeitung" 6totes that Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has informed the Triple Alliance of his intention to raise the. Principality to the status of a kingdom on August 8. The journal adds that the Govern- ments concerned will not oppose t-he step. Central News. i

"EYES FULL OF LOVE" I A Co-respondent's Epistle FARMER'S WIFE & IRONMONGER Charges and counter-oharges were made in a case in the Divorce Division yesterday in which Mr. Herbert Richard Jeffree, farmer and hotel-keeper, of Wisbech, petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage with Mrs. Mary Ann Jeffree, in consequence of allegc-d misconduct on her part with Frederick W. Nuttall, an ironmonger, who wa,s named as co-respondent, and from whom damages were Claimed. Bolh respondent and co-respondent put in answers denying misconduct, and also alleged that 1Jetitioner had been .guil.ty of misconduct. He denied the charge. Explaining the case for the petitioner, Mr. Barnard (saii that at the time of hi-s marriage he was a. farmer, living near Wisbech. lie became acquainted with uiis wife. and they were married in October, lci7. 'iiie ihu&.band oabecqirently took the Old Bell Hotel at \»isbeoh, and retpondent managed that busi- ness on his be halt, while petit-i-oner attended to his farm and fruit business, In the even- ing he aseisted in the bar. About three years ago the co-respondent, who was an iron- monger in VVit.bcoil, became a customer at the hotel. In December, Miss Flora Houlden was engaged there as a barmaid, and s-he remained there until .September, 1909. Respondent made a, confidante of Miss Houlden, and told her of her relations with co-respondent. H. Might Get It In 1909 Mrs. Jeffree desired to visit some friends at Sheffield and Liverpool. Her hus- boa-nd consented, and S'he went away on August 20, .and returned on September 4. On her return she shared Miss Houidens bed- room until the date that ophe went away on tSsp'tember 13. On the 6th of that month .peiilioner found a h-Her in the bar from his wife to Miss Houlden. It was received on August 23, and it was headed, Mr. Nuttall, care of Mrs. Hall, Marine House, Amber-stree.t, fealtburn," and was as follows: Dearest Flo,—Well, old girl, we arrived here safe and sound, \.e hau a, fearful journey. He have got a lovely diiiing-room, a., big as our raarKet-room and the bedroom. I wish, old dear, you were here. It is a sweet little place, lovely ruins, perfectly grand. I have sent a lot of p.c.'s to be posted on to Wisbech. and don't, when you get, this. Keep it, for if. might get it. Burn it straight away, and if anytning does happen you can wire straight heie, only put F. Nuttall. Fred is asleep now, after dinner. When he awakes we are going out again. With love to all, and fondest love to yourself, your loving friend, MARY J. Counsel adcle(I that at the end of 'the letter, in co-respondent's handwriting, was the fol- lowing Dear Flo,—Address all letters to Mr. Nuttall, not Mrs. Nuttall, or Wisbech people mignt think something. Fond love. Having I a good time. Our First honeymoon" I Mr. Barnard, continuing, i&aid the husband I asked iMiss Houlden what -the letter he had read referred to, and in consequence of what she said he went to his wife's room, where he found the folio wing -letter from the co- ¡ respondent to his wife: My dea,re,st Wife,—Deary, what a happy time we had yesterday evening, all alaiae for such a long time. Hat, deary, you were afraid he would come to the baths. Beloved, did you mean what you said last night with regard to the month's triai with ii." If 60, wiiat is to become of me, and how am 1 going to pass these next four week.,? Did you say that, deary, because you are getting tired of me, and want to throw me over and forget me? or don't you like the idea of going away? Do tell me the reason you said it, for I am worried about it. All I am living for now is the time when we shall be away together, to live the he-ppy iuture, a life .of blie-i and joy, with no cares or worries to mar our pleasures—just the two of us being together, as at Hazelford. Ah, beloved, what a happy recollection that wo-rd brings, for was not that our first honeymoon —-the plkice where our love grew so ttrong? How ma.ny times I think ci those days I cannot tell you, for they are too many for me to count. Oh, What Eiysian Days I I picture to myself now the Sunday morn- ing we walked down by the Trent to Fis-ker- ton, the glorious sunshine, the blue sky, the clear river, the birds singing, and above all my dearest Mary with me arm-in-arm, wan- dering through the fields and spinney with not a care in the world or a thought of the morrow, living our lives in perfect bliss and sweet content, just living for each other, making each other happy. 011, what ely-sian days those weH. May they soon come back to us, and may our lives be as happy and contented as on that happy sunny Sunday morning. And, beloved, when we are away we must make each day as bright and happy as that oil our first honeymoon day. For what joy can be given to two souls when love is knock- mg at each other's heart. How bright and happy the world looks when it is seen through eyes that are full of love; that, beloved, is why you have such a happy memory of yours and mine. Dear old Hazel- i'ord! Ah, sweetheart, Australia will look to us both the same as I have described Hazelford. for we shall have no worles there, no thought of anyone coming and alarming us, or seeing us. I "The Month on Trial So, deary, why did you say "the month on trial"? But if you wish it, it shall be your pleasure, and I "rill not come to see you, for if I did come to the "0. B." I should want to be with youalone, and not with a crowd of people looking at us. If you don't say in yo,u r letter i may come I shall not do so. and at the month's end you can write me the feelings of your heart. How will that suit you, Geary? Do write me a letter to-day, and let me have it in answer to this one. Au I revoir, beloved, still your loving husband, and ever will be, ERIC Counsel sajid there was anotiher letter in the handwriting of the co-respondent which he would not read, unless his lordship thought it necessary. The husband consulted his solicitors, and" inquiries were made, and it appeared from the evidence that on August 22 respondent and co-respondent went to Saltburn, and in September Mrs. Jeffree returned, to her husband's home. Evidence was given by the petitioner. Miss Flora Houlden, and Mrs. Catherine Hall, of Saltburn. Called Each Other 4 Darling Mr. Houston said he should call evidence in support of the charges which were made .gl3.inst petitioner. From the moment Miss Houlden arrived at the hotel he seemed to take a great deal of interest in her. He took her out driving in the country, and his conduct towards her for a long period of time was much more endearing and kind than that towards his wife. They kissed one another, and called each other "Darling!" Respondent said her husband and Miss Houlden had kissed each other. When her husband spoke to her about her conduct she -,Litt not deny it. but she accused him of mis- conduct with Miss Houlden. There was some laughter at the rear of the co-urt when witness was giving her evidence, and the President threatened to have the court cleared if it was heard a-gain. Other evidence was given alleging miscon- duct on the part 6f p&titioneT. [MT'. Ba-mard then addres?d the jury on Hr. Jeffjee's bchaM, and said the charges I made against petjitioner would be denied. The hearing was adjourned u-ntil Tuesday.

I CHARACTER FROM CIGARS I Character from handwriting and palmistry we are acquainted with, but a Paris contem- porary announces that dispositions can be gauged from cigars. The man who smokes, we learn, ;'s easily recognised. His lips show it, without his speaking He who fixes his cigar deeply in the mouth is of a nature reso- lute, sceptical, and abrupt; one who bites off the end of his cigar is careless, thoughtless, or liatless. When the cutter is used to nip off the end. the smoker may be considered as a man of caution. The user of the amber- holder may be cons-iderei a delicate person. The man who smokes his cigar to the end is a faithful friend, a constant husband, and of a persevering nature. If one is in the habit of throwing away the cigar when only half- smoked he may be considered fickle, blase, and a trifler. Further, cha-racteristica ca.n be deduced from the habit of allowing the cigar to die out. Such a person suffers from want I of memory. He may have aptitude for mathematics, but he is not selfish,

ARM ARTERIES CUT I Frau Weber, who has been on trial at Berlin for alleged complicity in the murder of her first husband by Captain von Goeben, attempted to commit suicide at Allerustein yesterday by cutting the arteri in her arm. She lost a great deal of blood, but the wound was closed in time to prevent her death. Frau Weber was afterwards removed to a lunatic asylum. The continuation of her trial is impossible, and it will be postponed indefinitely. The excesaive mental strain I' caused by her long ordeal in court and the painful revelations transformed her from an excitable, hysterical woman into a raving I' lunatic. For the past four nights Frau Weber has not slept, and her condition has been pitiable.

Services for workingmen are being held at I 5.30 a.m. daily at All Saint's Church, Sout-b Lambeth, and each member, of the congrega- tion is presented with a buttonhole of flowers. Miss David entertained aJl the old ladies a. the Ely Workhouse to a garden party at I The Hendre, Llandaff,

A.S. R.S. & Mr. Osborne I BRANCH TO BE DISSOLVED Railwaymen's Remarkable Action I The decision of the executive committee of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants to expel Mr. W. E. Osborne and to dissolve the Walt hams tow brainch, of which he is secretary, was yesterday officially conveyed to Mr. Osborne in the following remarkable communications:— Amalgamated Society of Railway iServamts, 72, Acton-street, W.C., June SO. 1910. Dear Sir, I enclose you herewith a resolution adopted by the executive committee at their meeting last week, which is self- explanatory, therefore it requires no ex. planation from me. I have asked Mr. Dobson [one of the organising secretaries] to communicate with you for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements to carry the fore- going resolution into effect, and you will doubtless hear from him. in the course of a day or oo.—I am, yours faithfully, J. E. WILLIAMS, Secretary. The resolution enclosed was as follows:— COPY OF RESOLUTION. That, having regard to the fact that this society is being 'materially damaged by the conduct of the Walth-amsto-w branch, we hereby resolve to dissolve the afore- mentioned branch, and, further, we decide tha.t Rule 9, Clause 14, be put into operation with regard to Mr. Osborne and Mr. Addison, and that these two members be expelled from this society forthwith. Mr. Osborne Interviewed. Mr. Osborne, in an interview with a press representative yesterday, remarked: Rule 9, Clause 14, which the executive com- mittee state they have put into operation, with a view to the expulsion from the society ot myself and Mr. Addison, reads as follows: Any member or members found guilty of attempting to inj ure the society, or to break it up, otherwise than as allowed by these rules, and the same being proved to the satisfaction of the executive com- mittee, the committee shall expel him or them from the society, and he or they shall forfeit all claims on the funds and benefits of the society, but he, or they, shall have the right of appeal to the annual general meeting. "The only grounds on whioh the executive oommittee oan claim that I have t)-pposed the objects of the society would be those sketched out in Rule 13. Section 4, relating to Parliamentary representation, which, how- ever, the judges have, declared to be invalid. In these circuimjtances the action -of the executive committee is, in my opinion, illegal, and I am taking advice with a view to further proceedings. Parliamentary Fund Mr. Addison, who ha-s been expelled with me, is a member of the Walthamstow branch. He is a cheoker in the service of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and is asking the courts to give directions as to the disposal of the £ 4,000 which remained in the Parliamentary fund now declared illegal. Many members of the society think the money should be used to help pay the heavy legal expenses in which the society has been involved. The executive committee, however, think it should be handed to the Railwaymen's Voluntary Parliamen- tary Association, formed after the injunction I obtained. This body would simply use the money to help the Socialist-Labour party. With regard to the dissolution of the branch, it appears to me a typical example of the Socialist method of poleaxeing their opponents. Before long the Socialist-Labour party will be applying to Parliament to give Trade Unions power to use their funds for the purpose of party politics. Here we have a striking object lesson how the Socialist section would use those powers. Personally I have not the slightest doubt that the real object of the executive com- mittee is to intimidate members of other Unions who object to compulsory levies which are simply used to propagate Socialism. "They think that by Star Chamber methods of this kind Trade Unionists who object to Socialism will be frightened into submis- sion."

BROKEN-HEARTED POLLY" A sad story was told yesterday at the inqueet on Mary Anderson (39), wife of a gar- dener, of Vicarage-lane, Bowdon. The hus- band stated that, unfortunately, for the last four or five years his wife had given way to drink. On Thursday morning she was exceed- ingly ill, suffering from the after-effecte of spirit drinking. He went to his work, and at about ten o'clock his eldest son, Alfred, brought him a lIote, which read:- More than I ca,n stand. You will find me and the baby at the Man's Bollin. I am very sorry I have been such worry to you, but it will give you a chan-ce of having your mother altogether.—Your broken-hearted POLLY. The husband explained that he was in the habit of visiting his widowed mother, who lived alone at Fth. and hie wife was afra.id that he told his mother aJI about hot drinking habits. He added that he had cLont everything in his power to prevent his wif4 from drinking. George Anderaon. aged six, Baid he ac?ponu panicd hiB motheT on Thursday morning, a?<? suppoeed that she was going to visit his grandmother at Rostberne. When she got t4 the footbridge which crosses the Bollin saw took off her hat and fur, which she placed on a stump by the bank. To do this she placed the baby on the ground, but picked it up and then got through the railings j-u the bridge and flung herself into the water. He then ran away and told someone what he had seen. The baby was recovered floating on the surface of the water, and when taken out n was unharmed. The woman was found lower down the stream, dead. I The jury returned a verdict of "Sulcida whilst instane."

I SWANSEA SESSIONS The. Swansea Quarter Sessions were resumed to-day (before Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, KC., recorder). George West (30), sailor, who was yesterday acquitted on a charge of burglary, was to. day arraigned on a similar chargntering the house of (George Flowers on March 30.. No evidence wm offered, and prisoner wag discharged. Wi?iajm Ihyer (20), labourer, and Richard ?Arthurr. (30), labourer, were acquitted on a charge of breaking and entering the ware- house of John M'Cann and stealing a quantity of orange6 and lemons. Mr. Herbert prosecuted.

I NEATH LAW ACTION In the action of William Jones, of Neath, against the Oystermou-th Waterworks to determine whether he was entitled to five per cent. or four per cent, interest on his deben- ture bonds, the oompany alleging he had agreed to take the lower sum, Mr. Justice Warrington to-day held that there was no agreement to give up the higher interest, and ordered the defenda.nts to pay five per cent, as from 19M, and they must pay the costs.

I' THE £1,000,000 CALL Another case of failure through the R,1,000,000 call on stares of tJho Law Guarantee Trust and Accident Society, Limited, was before the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Riohard B. Leech, a. gardener at Dnlwich, invested the savings of twenty-five years ii, the purchase of 600 £10 shares in that socicty for which he paid £ 3,300. He is now liable for £ 3,000 in calls. Ilis assets were returned at £200. Yesterday his public examination was closed.

SPIRITS WERE DAMPED A little boy was reading in his Scottish history an account of the battle of Bannock- burn. He read as follows. And when the English saw the new army on the hill behind their epirits became damped." The teacher asked him what was meant by damping their spirits." The boy, not com- prehending the meaning, simply answered: Pittin' water in the whuskey."

A DIFFERENCE w Higs What's the best way to teach a. woman to swii-n? Ilagg's: Lead her into the water, put your arm securely about her waist, Higgs: It's my mother-in-law. liaggs: Then drop her.