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CANNIBALISM IN HAYTI I The New Yon:" Ewming Post yeaierday pnbliehed a- mossage from its correspondent a.t Fsnto Domingo stating that exte4ieive cannibalism exiBte in Hayti and along: the border in Santo Domingsui territory. Two peraotM were arrested several mont-hs ago, and a third arrest was made recently. The Santo Domingan nevopaper Lvstin Diario titrw reportm the last arrest.. —" A Haytian mmmffi ncumed Eateris Liberia has been accused by the police inspector at Cam bronal of repeated ?ota of caamb&lism. She oon-I fesses that ?e has eaten portions of tbme BM?e ohn, one adult, and one fa.}e ohiid." There have been repeated stories of Voodooiam and h-man --noribees in Ha'¡ told by travel lets who have visited the negro republic, but these have been vigorously detued by prami-Deni H&rUsaw.

THE HOBBLE" SKIRT I Ti^bl>-fifcting dreseee—-tfl»e latest feminine tagbian-,received some eriUciain from Judge Bacon at Bloomabary Oounty-ooart yester- day. A lady sued a dreeemakeT, alleging th&t a akirt anpplied to her was not a proper fit because it was not sufficiently tight. Judge Bacon directed bhoe dress to be fitted un, and, thoa arrayed, &fae plaintiff stood upon the bench in order 16hat, his honour might examine t'he skirt very okxseiy. I notice a little fulness in the skirt. Is that what you complain of?" asked hie I-locour. "I notice that some dreasee are made so tight now— in faet, indecently tight." Judgment was given for the- plaintiff for the cost of the material, "without costs.

GUILTY YET INNOCENT I Though he pleaded guilty to the charge of working a lame horse, a man naoiied Beezley was declared innocent by a Highgate magis- trate yesterday. The prosecntion alleged the horse VM t&me on both hind legs. A vete- rinary surgeon gave evidence that the horse -was not lame. It was in good condition, and t.bere vat only a very small wound of two dayis, standing. The Magistrate: I have seen it, and I Quite agree.

STOP PRESS ———— « ———— Latest Telegrams. 3.0.-HURST PARK FOAL PLATE. Result: j St Nat j Mmelaeacl £ iceilenza colt N-INBBAN. j BettiLl-ll to 4 agit Swyuford, 100 to 12 aget Last Call, led 15 to 1 agst Terneiaire. 5.15—C.ROXTETH PLATE, Result: '1 ;;i.lance Sew OalÐ II Lv-tibJo Fortune Dead Heat for Second Place ran—Brig' of Ayr. Be-ri;ig—4 tj 1 a jet E^icaihrr, s to 1 agst Hie"- F:ldçng. and 4. t. 1 aTft cinoti .Melton. anij t 1 agst Excel.Iecza colt. 5 20 MOLESEY STAKES. Result: Biamantino Veaturer I Farranfore .1 TKaea bjlx, I ■ZTTS'T TO GAOL FOR FITE TEARS. Frederics Smith. '56¡ was indicted at. ths Gl^xorgan Ar?-to-day for an 3 5aun>M Iv-f Francis H c"ken. at Cardiff on) j May 2"?. ?'M-? the tT.d?nce was b?in.?! 1. a y 2-, the was bein7, Ti h e,:L? -A-ho hid r?() T-,usinc-es thi) cour? loPt yü! nntH<ly. Hi# Lo rdhip i* irv: rked that he was g-lad to see t.he people v? ivg ow. Ir shewed a very ?ood feelin? j in S?amea. Pn?ner was e?nlenced to V,a years' penal servitude. T -V- -« ? ?.!tfa9M';t-.?..??;  t I i

RAGPICKER'S CONFESSION PARIS, Friday. The parens to-day pubdafc a tedegram from Toors wbioh. in new of the it beam upon, is certain to produoe a sensation here ajid throughout the country. It ajiuouncee tittht a wandering rag-picker named Joseph Bourreau yeeterrday sur- reoidiered to the police a.J1<d confessed that it was he who murdered the Brierre childTea in 1901. The orime referred to was of a meet terrible aaid diatreseuig natuxe. The five ohiktren of a peaaant named Brierre were immiered. their throats being ent. and the ?:  c ta, and the far was arrested and chargfd with taking their lives. He earnestly protested his innooenoe. but was found guilty and sen- tenced to penal servitude for life, bedntJ sent to the oonviot settlement at Cayenne, where he reoeutly died. Bourrean. tokl the police that after ooanmitfemg the m-urders be was overcome by remorse, and when he heard that Brierrre was sentenced he tried on several occa to commit suicide. The potooe have detained the man, and are I actively proeeontin.g inquir.-s with a view to testing the truth of his statement.—Cen- tral News

DARING YACHT TRIP Oaptain Harry WiUoams has just returned to Goeport. after a perilous voyage in a racing yvvcht from Goap«rt to Odessa. Rough weather v.-a.s eaoountered on the voyage, and once or twice the araft h>aa to seek shelter, sometimes remairing in one port for several days. The worst. weather was experienced when orosaaiiig the Bay of Biscay, and just after leaving Gibraltar. Twice the vessel lost her topmast. Though the crew made light, of the task of taking a 20-ton yacht a voyage of nearly 4,000 milec, It was certainly an adventure of considerable danger, and news of its accomplishment was a, relief to many who had qtrongly advised the abandon- ment of the daring trip. Of the ten weeks cooupied by the trip, no fewer than 25 days were spent in port on aooount of rough weather.

TWICE TRIED FOR MURDER I The triaJ for the second time of William Scanlan. aged 40, for the murder of his sifter- in-law, Bridget Gayer, a girl a-ged eighteen, at Ohart«\,ille, County Cork, ended yrdoay at Cork Aesizes in another dis- agreement of the jury, and the accut^ed was remarried to the next jzes. (";a,flla.n. an American Army Reoo.ervist. was tried at the j summer a Arizes, when the jury di3agre€vi. and his trial has twioe since been postponed owing to the illneae of witnesses.

——-——————.———— I The ilafl in the Stpeet I of I ''L.a: L L C'-lj. tt:e (iiaaiot'gaii Reads nnd Bridges Com. 1 mit-toe v-vsierdjiy might httre thought 'J (. J Oil L (L' 1.: tJ. "1 that the county council vv- p;<:ng lrtro I J if; Lini;).; ;o;> —ij the olu.J/dcliers in tho !(1 11 iLS F(,I.t of ('it otic chaiidc'i^r t fie re fivo upright globus in coiifljlKi'i. and a third has .suffered in t-.e warp. j mo inverted globvt one is fir for use, and the other Ins.s been the victim < aii accident, in which fragments of gloss and most ot die mantel bare gone the way of ail tilings. The companion chandelier is conipara-tively t-pi-ctable. «.> aU its globes arc eorvplete. True, there i.-j an oddne.s.- abi.-ut it th i t«o inverted {jiobeci !o:;k as i !?;r.i-r!: hy con id b? of the tnanteis requisite to give the h decjirofl pv. n in iho office's of a dignified county council. The other three globes i have evidently be^n put up with an idea 0 1 [., .1 'I' g'l to u»e, lor eacii o; t hfin ii of plain glufcn, and inidt.: then: thare is no pretension. to the briHiitnee expected ov incandescent maatcls, wl.'icli. a!er all. arc only made to be broken. ninre i •i.-nirin?^; .sight vs the model of thr> new county buildings on the maa:e!pieee, and tin*re can l>c no doubt that tlic Gla'iorgaa authority have been ready for a new home a long uice. To revert- to the mixture Ot globes, entire and broken, the piet-ure present! may be taken a.s .vvmbol ic of the economic sense which lW6 <11 v. ays dominated this ctu'efui authority. Probably they are putting fcomethiiig in the stocking to have a big flare-up in their new Oathays home, where uhey wiii be the neighbours of the local pioneers in extrayagance. One of the proude&t boasts of Glamorgan concerns the splendid roads which run through the county. Their excellence spurs the Llandaff District Council to be ever on the wore to ktep pace with the exarop'o of the ccunfv council. awl whenever C'ardilhans venture far out ct the city en cycle or motor-car, or be-h ind a mettlesome piece of horse- flesh. they make comparisons that do not reflect to the credit of the hills and dales to be found in many of the streets of the Welsh Metropolis. But few who appreciate the weil-cared-for highways can gueso the amount of money t.bat i's spent on them, and it may astonish many to learn that for the year ending Lady Day last the average cost per mile was L198. How far the motor-car is respon- sible for this respectable expenditure it is scarcely possible to calculate, but it may be hazarded that it has had much to do in bringing about the great improvement. In 1906 and 1907 the average mile cost was just over L160. Then it jumped to zC170 the next year, and again to JE187 in the twelve months following. Roughly, the annual expenditure of the past three years has increased at a rate of £ 13 a mile, and if t'his goe»s on indefinitely it will soon be found t.hat the highways are paved with diamonds and rubies, to say nothing of anything so common as gold or pearls. Our only hope is in the future of aero- i planes and the comequexit disuse of our costly roads. As I should not like to be guilty of even the shadow of an injustice to any- one, I make ha-,to to endeavo-u- to remove an impression I might have conveyed concerning the absence of two aldermen at the last meeting of the Car- diff City Council. A friend who is well acquainted with both gentlemen assures me that Alderman Robert Hughes and Alderman Illtyd Thomas were away because of the serious illness of near relatives. I sincerely hope that by this time these public servants have no longer any cause for un-easi-ness concern- ing their dear ones, and that they will be soon at liberty to resume their labours at the city hive. Regarding Alderman John Jenkins, I am informed that the ex-Labour M.P. ifl thinking rather of testing his friends in Canton, whero he lives, than of returning to his old love of Grangetown. This may have the effect of sending Alderman Thomas to Riverside, the ward which returned him unopposed nearly three years ago after the aldermanic upheaval. In any case, the Canton election next Novem- i ber promises to be unusually interesting. Ex-Councillors Sessions and Veall are also said to be looking for seats, and there is no likehhooa of a dearth of candidates. There are few places in the neigh- bourhood of CardiS that afford a better view than the heights of Penylan. Yes- terday the members of the Cardiff and District Women's Snffrage Society had the work! literally at thair feet when they met in the pretty grounds of Bronwydd, the residence of Sir Alfred Thomas. Unfortunately, the member for East Glamorgan was detained by pressing badness at Westminster, where tea on the terrace is about the nearest reminder of his highland home above the fiats of Cardiff, with the Channel, Pen art h Head, a.nd Leck- with Hill in tile diMjuice. What with the pretty view, the flowers, and. the velvet lawn, and their own charming society, the invaditg ladies had a real good time, and the organiser, Aiiss Janet Price, must have been more than gratified by the success of the function. "The pre- sent position of the movement" was the subject of the informing address, a.ud apparently the ladies feel. that they are not far from the vote that has so far pro\ed elusive. Certainly tliere was no sign of the militant side of the cam- paign, and those present who were not of tht- movement must hav? ?epn pi-ea-¡ santly impressed by what tlwy s?w and heard. Dr. Rocyn Jones, the medicaJ officer to the Morituotrthfchire educational autiho- rity, has found out, like others, that it is one thing to discover what- is the matter with ^school children and quite another to get the parents to insist in curing the evi ls laid bare. Whle there axe instances ki which thus rate-aided advice i.s gratefully accepted and acted upon, there are as many in which the parents regard the intrusion of the school doctor as an unmitigated nuisance that cannot lie borne. .Fancy cleaning the children's heads! can be heard from some of these indignant mothers who are mterrupted m their doorstep gotsip by Dicky's premature arrival home with a note from his schoolmaster. And when it comes to the point of spending a shill- ing or two for the child's good (and nothing for the doctor), there are scarcely bounds to the indignation aroused. In one master alone—the care of the teeth—it seems that the new school doctors are powerless against the influence of prejudice and custom, and. what with the adulteration of food and the neglect of the tooth-brush, there can be little doubt that few of the ivories of the futare will be "home grown."

Young Mother's Plight I CIRL & BABY SLEEPING IN OUTHOUSE I In the early hours of yesterday morning a 14anobegter constable was passing an out- house in a, Wiuhingt-on cricket field, when he heard a baby's (z-v. He went in and found a youn woman and a five-months-old child, both drenched to the skin- He aaked the girl how long she had been there, and she replied three night*. She aleo tokl the officer t-haa she had had nothin-g to eat for two days. He took her to a farm, where the farmer's wife ga,ve the poor outcasts every attention. At the Tohce-cmrt later in t.he day, when she was charged with exposing the baby in manner likely to cause it unnecessary suffer- ing, the girl said that t-he child's father had gone to America five months ago and left her destitute. Her mother was dead, argl her father did not know anything about the child. She was remanded until Monday, in order that the father might be communicated with. The girl is said to come from North Wa lw.

NAVAL ARMAMENTS BERLIN, Friday. The Berliner Tageblatt" devotes a leader to the subject of agreement upon the naval arme.ment question with Great Britain, and declares tha.t the German people would wel- come su<?a an agreement with enth??ia?ni [The leader c<Mmn.u?s: "If the Reichstag could ?f,ome to an understanding directly with the British House of Ooanmons, passing over the heads of the respective Government*, the matter mifht be arranged within a week." jThe cruestion of an Arj>g'o-German alliance, it i.s added, -would come up later, that point j not being bound up with the question of a I n-avu-1 agreement. However, an understand- ing would be facilitated if Great Brita.in would yield upon the point of the right of j capture at sea in time of war, which, the "Tageblatt" says, ie a remnant of barbariem.

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN PORT I GAPE TOWN, Friday. I The Government, acting upon the recom- mendation of the railway board, recently invited tenders for the construction of the first section of the short line which i6 to hnk fc'MJdaniha Bay with the Gape railways, aod bao now awarded the contract. This official intimation cloees a long period of keen and tuooesstful opposition to the open- ing of the new port on the Atlantic sea- board, a.nd (means that vested interests here, whioh have viewed with dislike the utilisa- tion of a harbour only sixty odd miles from the capital, have been overruled by the wider interests brought. into play by the federa- tion and the improvement in general economic conditions.—Central News.

SEQUEL TO DESPONDENCY I Paralysed in the arme and legs, William Martin (35), formerly a carman in the employ of tihe London County Council, wns oharged at. Westminster yesterday with -o/t/temp'ted eucide ait his -residence in Oreett, p+reet. VauxhaH. The defendant lives with his old widowed mother, and entirely owing to iris infirmity had been unable to worle for the past, eighteen months. His sad con- dition (iT.d straitened oircum-stanoe<s preyed on has mind, wibh the result that yesterday afternoon he was found by a neighbour lying face downwards in a large zinc bath filled with water. Tied ronnd his neck waM a stone which weighed over 101b. When pulled out of the wiarter he said, I wish yon had left me alone." The accused was remanded for a medical report.

SEQUEL TO A HANDSHAKE I The Snsaex coroner was occupied for II several hours at Eastbourne yesterday inves- tigating the circumstances attending the death of John William Reeves, aged 43, a farmer at Warbleton. Between seven and eight on the evening of May 25 Robert Ander- son and Reeves, among others, were in a public-house at Waroleton Before leaving Anderson shook hands with "ome of those present. It vrae stated that deceased used a trick in shading hands, and turned back Anderson's thumb in such a way aa to cause him acute pain. Thereupon Anderson pushed Reeves, who, being in a rather dark passage near the tap-room, fell down the cellar stairs, sustaining injuriee which resulted m his death. The jury returned a. verdict of "Death from misadventure," and fully exon- erated Anderson.

DANCING FOR HEALTH I M.r. Charles D'Albert, hon. secretary of the Umperial Society of Dance Teachers, states: Parents look on fancy dancing as an excel- lent substitute fo- drill. Gymnastic exercises hawe always been inclined to make a figure knotty, but fancy dancing tends to improve the figure as well as the hcaith. One of our teachers was recommended by a prominent doctor to study dancing as a core for a chronic state of ill-health. She i6 now one of our most energetic members, and is perfectly well."

WATCHEE NO GOOD A Chitwjsm laundryman in Liverpool re- cently had his troubles with a watch that habitually lost time. So be took the time- piece to the nearest watchmaker. "Watchee no good," sail he briefly, pushing it across 1 tbe counter; "you iixee him, eh?" Ger- tainly, said the watchmaker. seems to be the trouble with it r, oh. him too rrucbee by'n' by," was the answer.

From All Quarters The ftrat Kentish walnuts of the season ferohed 2s. a small basket at Coveat Garden yesterday. Men Wtbo oleaa the flnes of tihe Poplar dust destructor are to be paid 2s. 6d. a. day each as dirty money." Edinburgh is to copy the example of the London County Council and to auppoint a city manager, at a salary of RM. No fewer tihan 174,368 e. iuigheet number for fourteen yeans—^iieited the Jfaitional Portrait Galiery in 1909. It was decoded at a meeting of agricul- turists at Bury £ k. Edmunds yesterday to eetab/ish a baoo/i factory for West Suffolk. Mr. John Denlty, aged 66, yesterday won tAio animal 55 yards handicap for veterans, swimming in their cloiihee, in the Serpentine, Admiral Sir George Naree, the celebrated Arctic explorer, won six first prizes for sweet peatS at Surbiton .Blower Show, and several other prizes. Mrs. Moorhead wae fined £1 at Oorofln Sessions, County Clare, yesterday for selling Manchester calico stamped with a mark indicating that it was Irish made. English manuscripts from the abbey library of Waltham Holy Cross and the monastery library of 8t. Edmundsbury were I dOld at So?heby's yesterday. A rare iUu- minated Book of H<?rs. "id to ba?e been executed for Prince Hry. a?fterw?rds Henry VIII., fetched £ 680. it was stated in defence of a cyolisrt. charged at Sheffield yesterday witi riding wit-bout a light at 9.23 p.m. on Juiy 13 that thp. correct ligbting-up time was Z3 seconds a I'er 9.23 owing to the difference between Greenwich and Sheffield time. The ease was l ditsmiaaed.

1 'Bus Driver Attacked I SEQUEL TO LONDON BOY'S DEATH. I A cdowd of several hnndred persons in Oom- mercial-road. E., yeeterday mobbed the driver of a motor-omnibus which ran over eMMi killed a child. The driver of the omnibus is said to have been in no way to blame. A boy about ten years old ran from behind a van straight in front of the omnibne, and was knocked down and j instantly killed. Passers-by a.t once gathered round the omnibus and showered abuse on the driver. It is said that shouts of "Kill I him!" were raised, and tba.t various things were thrown at him. The driver took refuge inside the omnibœ, and wae prted by several policemen until the crowd dispersed. i in ==

THE ROYAL YACHTS I Queen Alexandra is all invterate collector, and one of the reasons why her Majesty's j dejiartuie from Buckingham PaJaoe has been so long delayed is the difficulty that has been experienced in coldeoting and packing the innumerable "treasures'' she has accu- mulated during the last forty years. Bric- a-brac of the kind aiready fills Sandringham almost to overflowing, and so it has been decided, therefore, tbat most of the treasures shall go to Marlborough House, where, Queen Mary being no collector, there is still pl-enty of gpace. A certain amotwit. of discussion Iwjs ateo taken pdace with regard to the dis- posal of the Royal yachts. Queen Alexandra has never cared for the new yaobt that King Ed ward named after ber, so the -n<Mandm is rota-ke the King and Queen on their yachting trip in the Channel, and tthe old Victoria and Albert, for which Queen Alex- a,ndra cherishes an affection, will carry the Royal sisters afcd Princess Victoria to Den- mark. No fewer Ùlloll seven of the nine motor-cars left to Queen Alexandra by King Edward have already been sold. PTi nce-se Victoria, however, intends to retain the one given to her by ber faitber for ber personal use.—"The Bystander''

WELSH CHURCH REPORT I A further meeting of the Welsh Church Commission was held on Thursday. Ixird Justice Vaughan Williams, chairman of the Commission, presided. All the members wers present except Sir John Williams and Mr. Greaves. At the cloee of the sitting the chairman stated that the proceedings were adjo-urned till to-day (Friday). The Commis- sion bad been engag-ed during the day upon the consideration of one or two outstanding matters. Out London representative telegraphs that the notices convening the meetings held thas week caused some surprise. The notices were issued upon the chairman's initiative, but it is said that the impatience ebowti at St. Stephen's had something to do with the resumption of proceedings at this stage. The proceedings in_t.he House of Commons during the laet week or two have given great offence to most of the members of the Oom. mission. The Home Secretary is reported to I have replied to a question that the delay was caused through one member of the Commit- tee, who was preparing a memorandum which was still in an incomplete stage. Somehow I that statement was understood to mean Sir John Williams, Bart. It is known that Sir John has bad in hand the preparation of a report. But it camnot be said that it is the I cause of the delay in the Commission's pro- ceedings. There are three or four causes, and the Government itself is responsible for <me. When the Commission was started the staff consisted of one instead of at least half- a-dozen. and the wOIrk got out of hand. In addition there was the remarkably chaotic state of the statistics presented by the Cen- tral Evidence Committee on behalf of the Free Churches and by the rival Nonconformist combine. The disagreemente amongst the Commissioners was a Uiird cause. As to the work actually done this week, Sir John Williams was not able to be present on Wednesday or Thursday, and his report could not be dealt with Most of the time bas been devoted to questions afTecting the chairman's report and the statistics. No one can tell what will happen to-day, but it is possible that at tbe end of the sitting there wild be an adjournment to next Tues- day, when all the members win si.g-n a docu- ment that may be issued soane time in the autumn, under the name of an interim rep-t-

THE FEARLESS FLYING-MAN — They "know DO fear, the- flying-men. Nothing now will ohain their wingB to earth. lir w3ngs tA) eaffth. One death, two, three, five, fifty, they will shrug their shoulders, ligftirt a cigarette, aod pay, When the wind drops a bit we wiil M away." They are ready to take the risk with or without payment. Whatever the public may tbink or say. Whatever societies may be formed for the prevention of avia- tion, tibeee men who have tasted the wme of the aar, who have risen on strong pinions hdgih above the tree-tops, wild never be con- tent to walk the dufl earth. Mankind is a.t last learning to fly. It is trymg ils new wings. At whatever oast and sacrifice it will go on to the victory of flight. That, is the let-son I 4rought baok from Bourntimouth.- Philip Gibbs in The Graphic."

£50 BAD MEAT FINE William G-cdda-Td, a farmer and dealer, of SouthaJI, Middlesex, was summoned at the Graildbail yesterday foT being the person to whom belonged the carcases of eight sheep wbdoh on July 1 were deposited in the Central Meat Market tor the pair pose of sale, and were afterwards iM>d as being unsound aod unfit for human food. Defendant declared that he acted innocently. The Magistrate fined defendant S,&) and costs.

A REMARKABLE STORY I MREALi, Thursday. I The City Council of Momtreial has appointed a committee, composed of Mr. Guerin, the mayor, and six aldermen, to investigate an extraordinary story of an alleged plot to ruin the reputation of priests -who are coming to Montreal for tbe Eucharist ic Congress in September by inveigling them into houses of ill-repute tinder the pretence of their being respectable boarding-houses, and there photographing t.hem. The supposed conspiracy was repeated in a letter to the council signed by a French Canadian, who charged the French Maeonio i Lodge of the city with co noocting the scheme. —Renter.

CARDIFF CYMMRODORION At a meeting of the Cardiff Oymmroclorion I Council, held at the University College. JDat<hays Park, on Thursday night, Dr. Prichard in the chair, the members were informed that Viscount Tredegar had gra- ciously extended (HI invi-tatidn to the society to a garden party to be lield at Tredegar Park the first Saturday in September.—It was resotved to tender- Lord Tre<tegar the 1 warme-jt thanks of the society for his generous invitation. A committee was appointed to carry out the details of the visit, and it is probable that the journey will be made by road. Invitations will he confined to thooe members who shall ha.v-e paid their subscriptions to tile society for! tlie session juet concluded

===== ROLLS MEMORIAL I At the annual meeting of the Aerial Leagiie of Great Britain on Thursday a-fternon it was stated that the league bad decided to push forward details for the establishment or a practical school of aeronautics, to be called the Rolls Memorial School, and that negotiations wore in proirrees for the acquisi- tion of a. sito near London for the flying ground and baildiixg

SOLDIERS TAKEN ILL MAIIPA, Thursday. ] Thirty-two men of the Somerset Regiment j were taken sick after breakfast this morn- ing, and elevcr of them were fo ill that they were admitted to hospital. It is not believed, however, that any more serious consequents will ensue. An investigation will be I to-morrow.—Renter

Divorced After 32 Years I HUSBAND WHO MARRIED FOR BEAUTY I I took you for your beauty, not for your I money." This remark was made in the Divorce Court on Thursday, when a, couple who. in the ordinary course, should have been play- ing Darby end Joan were settling their matrimonial difference. Mi's. Emma Wilkinson, who W6:3 asking for a divorce, married her husband, a Leeds butcher, as long ago as 1873. She charged ;him with desertion and misconduct. Mr. Wilkinson, wno was very eloquent in the Yorkshire dialect, appeared in person, and cross-examined — Why didn't you bring this wit twenty years ago?-I bad not got the money. Wasn't 1 a steady young man and a Sunday school teacher when I courted you? -Yes. Was there a new curate at Ossett who married us P—Yes. t Were you a frequent visitor at his hcuse oofore we were married?—Only when his ¡ sister was there. Did you spend a whole day learning the curate to brew?—N"o. You spent a whole da.y brewing along with the enrate?—Nc, I did not. "Caused by Jealousy" Who asked him to marry usP-You did. Did he have to leave the place because of bis conduct with .rou P-No, he went to be a vicar. Wasn't there a lot of trouble about the curate and you?—It was caused by your i jealousy. I ha<l over a hummed pouu-ds hard-earned money when I ma,rri»d you. What did you have?—I don't know. j i Well, I took you for your beauty. Did you have a secret correspondence with the enrate after he left?—He wrote to my brother. Did he say his heart bled for you?—No. Mr. Wilkinson continued: I have a letter in my pocket (written to Mrs. Wilkinson's brother), which I got out of your pocket in the bedroom thirtv years ago. It has been in my mother's box for twenty-six years. It has been hanging like a millstone round my nock. It kay-, My heart bleeds for lie- when I think of the to whom she is tied for life. Husband's Regret I vrould to God I had ahot the curate at the time." added tho butcher. Mrs. Wilkinson said that she had not heard from the clergyman for thirty-one years A letter was quoted by counsel in which Mr Wilkinfon, referring in the days vi long t-o his wife's charms, sa.id:- Your beautiful lma-ge, that I have the privilege ot gazing on, spurs me on in my duties. Mr. Grazcbrook. cross-exaiminfing Mr. Wilkin- aon after the latter had given evidence, asked: Hadn't you been jealous from the fir-f,? The Re»i>ondent • Not without a cause. She admitted herself to me about the parson. Addressing the court, Mr. Wilkinson said:- This, case ought never to have been trougiht. I wofrsh-ioped that woman; I idolised h-er. I have shifted the parson from two pijaoes. Ho is living that way now, but he has no right to live anywhere." The President said that Mr. Wilkinson's story was not supported by evidence, and granted a decree nisi to Mrs. Wilkinson.

TRAINING OF AFFLICTED I A conference of delegotel- from education authorities of Glamorgan and Monmouth- shire, held undoT* 'he presidency of Council- lor Iior G wynne. Swansea, at Neath on Thursday decided to appoint a committee to report upon the advisability of pro-vidi%ng! additional facilities for the education and I manual training of deaf and dumb and blind children. In the course of the discussion Mr .retarv of the South Joseph Hall, hon. secretary of the South Wales Deaf and Dumb Institution, Swansea, spoke of the work done at that institution, Mxl said the help of the educational autho- rities w<mkl be welcomed. Mr. Berry (director of education, Rhondda Valley) -aid that the methods at Swaneea were utterly wrong and out of date. The children were taught on tho old methods, and in a way not likely to be helpful in after life. The combined system now chiefly in Tog-ne was far better, and children were not only taught to read, write, and work at a trade, but also to walk. The latter children at Swansea were unable to accomplish. He did not blame the staff or the institution es they were crippled for lack of resources, which, if available, might place the institu- tion on a more serviceable basis. Mr. W. P. Nicholas said the institution was limited in its work for want of fundft, and, therefore, they had not to censure, but attempt to determine how far the educa- tional authorities could go by combination in either acquiring the existing institution or providing one which should be equal to 1ioo,t of any district in the kingdom. (Ap- plause.) It. was arranged to hold the next meeting at Cardiff.

SPORTING LIBEL ACTION I An action brought by Mr. Joseph Sfcoddart for alleged libel against the Associated News- papers (Limited) ended on Thursday after- noon before Mr. J ustice Lawrance and a I special jury in a verdict for the defendants. In his summing up the Judge, dealing with the alleged pulling" of Red Rube, said it was not a savoury story, however they looked at it. The plaintiff, his lordship said, bad been put forward as an unfortunate man, but he had been fortunate in some things; he got a couple of hundred thousand pounds. Once, too, when he had a sentence of six monthe; passed upon him he was invalided and did not go to prison at all. Instead of that he went to hie daughter s wedding, and photos might, be seen of him at the function enjoying a cigar. More than that, it was a big cigar. (Laughter.) ]t was mentioned that application for a stay of execution would be made.

GIFTS TO WELSH LIBRARIES Principal Prys. of Aberystwyth Theological CoH€&c, and Profef?or Dr. Hugh Williams, Bal? College, have received latjmati?B from Mr. J. n. Jone*, solicitor, Llanrwst. tbat Mrs. fjelina Carver, daughter of the'late Rev. Daniel Charles Evan, F.G.S., has decided to make a gift of her late father's library to their respective oolleges in recognition of valuable work clone for theological education, and in remembranoe of her father and grandfather, the Rev. D. Jones, Treborth. The library is stated to be of great his- torical value, and will be a welcome addition to the already fine libraries of the respective colleges. Mrs. Carver has further decide to present the invaluable geological specimens left by her father to the Welsh Museum, Car- diff.

"THANK HEAVEN" At Leeds Assizes on Thureday John Raper Coulson ( labriiiit-r, was sentenced to death for the wilful murder of his wife, Jane Kllen Coubon. and their five-year-old son, Thomats, at Bradford, on May 24. On hearing his fate prisoner exclaimed, "Thank heaven; just what I expected."

ACCUSED SOLICITOR At the Maoision House, liondon, on Thursday Francis Ernest Swann, solicitor, Gravesend, was committed for trial, bail being: allowed, charged with converting to his own use £ 1,200, of which he was trustee. The aicewexl plea,de(T not guilty, and said, "I have a good defence, but will not call witnesses here."

DEATH OF A COUNTESS The Cou/itcoi of Westmorland passed pea,oe.. fully away at quarter to six Oil Thursday evening The counter, who has been lying seriously ill for some time at her residenoe in Queen Anne-street, Loudon, was a dlaughter of the fourth Earl of Eosslyn, and married the Earl of Westmorland in 1892. She was a sister of the Duchess of Sutherland, and was born in 1871.

I MINE RESCUE-STATIONS WASHINGTON, Thureday. The new Bureau of Mines announces that three reecue-istatjons as a rneewis of reducing the number of deaths in mine accidents will bo established at Birmingham (Alabama), Huntington (West Virginia), and Wilkesbarre (Pennsylvania). Reuter

I RED FUNNEL LINE It is stated that the Bristol Oha/nnel Passenger Boats (Limited, owning the Red Funnel Line, have decided to increase their fleet by the piirohaae of another steamer. The new boat will be of the type of the passenger ship Barry.

I City Man's Suicide I V MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK j The tragic death in Xew York of Mr. Athel- Stan Corn forth, one of the best-known Ion- don outside stockbrokers-, came as a shock to his many friends in the City on Thursday. He Via found shot, grasping a. revolver in his ha.nd. in Central Park. On the back of a pbotocrajih lie had written — notify solicitor of my death. He is Mr. Norman 11. Aaron, 64, Sloorgate- stree-t, I-oiidou. Also pic-ase tell my friend, Nr. A. B. Mendelssohn. He seems to have gone under the name of the Rev. Arthur Hall while in America. Why. none of his friends know. He was entitled to the prefix "rev. as before he went into City life twenty years ago or more he was in the ministry. A profound scholar and a deep thinker, Mr. j Oorúfonl1 seemed destined at one time for a high position in tho Church. He he-ld curacies ir. different parts of England, beginning in Notts, and came under the notice of his ecclesiastical superiors by his work. He had a remarkable knowledge of Greek. Latin, and Hebrew. While stiil comparatively young, however, j he decided, for doctrinal reasons, 1 hat he could not continue in t.he ministry. He glave up his poet, and went into the City, a.nd established the firm of Comforth and Co., stockbrokers, of New Broad-street. He built up in a very little time a. sound and exteu- sive business, and became well known in Stock Exchange circles. A year or more age a change in his manner was observed by his friends. He seemed to be overwhelmed with worry. There^ was nothing :n his financial affaire at the time; to give rise to this state of mind, and he did not reveal the real cause of his troubles to his associates. His condition grew worse, and a near friend, a well-known medical man, persuaded him nine months ago to take a prolonged holiday. After hesitating a go-a deal, he decided to take the advice, and he left England with the intention of going to America. There io a mystery iu his death, as there I was a mystery in his life during the last lew mouths he was in England. ==——==—!

PROFIT ON PATIENTS At. a quarterly meeting of the committee of visitors of the Joint Counties I/unatic Asylum, Carmarthen, on Thursday—31,r. C. M. Williams (Aberystviyth) presiding-it was decided to adjourn the consideration of the plans and specifications as to drainage, laundry, and other improvements demanded by the Lunacy Commissionors until aitr the proposed conference between the committee and the Home Office in London with regard to tthe long-standing dispute between the three counties of W-eet Wale« as to their reewetive quota for the maintenance of the institution. Mr. Edward Robinson (Boncath) proposed that a sub-committee be elected to take into consideration the advisability of building a new house for tie medical superintendent, and utilising the house for private patients of a superior class; to build a new laundry, and effect ordier improvements, so a6 tomake the asylum complete in every respect. Mr. Robinson explained tbat the motion did not commit them to anything whatever. During the latjt eighteen years little had been done, matters had been utterly neglected through the unfortunate disputes, and through this they had incurred the opprobrium of the Commissioners hi Lunacy. He felt confident that if they further neglected to carry out the wishes of the commissioners the management of the asylum would be taken out of their hands by uhø Home Seoretajy. If that were done a faT greater expenditure would be incurred than if the improvements mentioned were carried out. He estimated that an expenditure of about £ 19,000 would be sufficient to carry out all the improve- me-nta contemplated. He maintained that the ratepayers would be recompensed by taking in a superior class of patients. Professor Jones (Carmarthen) seconded the motiou. I)r. Griffith (Milford Haven) objected to any proposal that would increase expenditure in connection with the asylum until the dispute between the three counties was settled- He moved am amendment that the matter be dot N'red. Dr. Stile 'Pembroke) peoonded, and said he did not believe they would be able to find the private patients mentioned. Mr. Robinson said that if his sohemo were adopted it would bring in a profit of £1,600 a year. It was ultimately decided to defer the matter.

EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY Fochriw was en fete on Thureday after- noon, the occasion being the opening of a new infants' school in the district. The cere- mony ws performed by Councillor John Jones. Fochriw, who "was supported by a large gat,bei-,ii)e,. Miss Florence Bond, the young daughter of Mr. i" Bond, contractor, Cardiff, presented Mr. Jones with a gold key, suitably inscribed. Alderman W. Williams (POll tl<>t:tynj pre- sided over the subsequent meeting, which was held in the spacious assembly-hall of the sobool. In the course of his address the Chairman paid a tribute to the Glamorgan j County Council for having done something at Fochriw, although they frequently got undeserved discredit for their actions. (Laughter.) Councillor J. Jones, in reviewing the pro- gress of education in the 'district, said that the Foohriw school was the pioneer inetitu- tjo,n of its kind in the parish of Gelligaer. The teaching of WelHh in their schools was essential if the language was to be main- tained. Addresses were also delivered by t,he Rev. D. Leyaho-n Evans, C.C., Bargoed; Councillor Ben. Hughes, Mrr. W. Da.vies (Pont- Cloiin(?illo,r Ben. ?li iottyn;, and Mr. S. Jones (ll-engoed). Mr. Bryn Davies, the county inspector, in moving a, vote of thanks to the chairman i said that the county education authority j always welcomed healthy criticism. The schools were sometimes blamed for the man- ne-rs of the children, but they were not always responsible. The influence of the i home, the Church, the Sunday school, and tlie press was all to be considered in oon- j junction with the day school. A deal of the I bad manners of children he attributed to the rubbish which was put into their hands by reokleos parents and others. The company were entertained to tea by the children and friends. The new school consists of four class- rooms for 152 infant scholars, with oentral hall, and separate cloa-k-z,ooms and lava- tories, teachers' rooms, store, offices, and a covered play-shed. The building is faced with local stone with brick dressing, and is roofed with Weteh slates. The floors are laid with wood blocks, except in cloak-rooms, where tiles are used. The school was designed and erected under the direction of Mr. D. Pugh-Jones. r\3.1., county architect, Cardiff. Mr. Fred Bond, of Cardiff, was the builder, and Mr. LIew. Jones tho clerk of works.

INJURED TERRITORIALS Lord LUCAS, replying to a question by Earl Stanhope in the House of Lords on Thursday, said the Government had under oo-ssid-era,titm the ca,e of the men of the 4th London (Howitzer) Territorial Brigade who were injured by a motor-vian on August 12 last. The two men who wei-e very seriously injured hud just recently boe.i discharged from hospital, and had been he was sorry to say, discharged from the Territorial Force as medically unat for further duty. Mmbers of the Territorial Foroe in oa8 of this 'dnd were trted ?n exactly the same footing as the E?g'?a.rc. and a man wh? was discharged form the Army ae mciica-Uy unfit had a claiin for a pension. The case of these two men h?d bM-u f?rwardcu :0 the Chela Com- missioners, and was bei n? considered by them. Thee men would the fullest consideration. With regard to the other men whose injuries WIT" 11;r. of a permanent character, they vere entitled to (t certain rate of pay, usually 3s. 6d., while in hospital, and he had no doubt they had reoeived that amount. Viscount HWERSHAM hoped thn.t if pen- sions could not be granted by the Chelsea Coaim'ssiooers the grea test i)ossib!e pressure would be put by the War Office upon those who were responsible for the injuries. The men ought to get a pension from somebody, otherwise it would be a national disgrace.

Allegations of Tyranny FEDERATION & PARLIAMENTARY LEVY I Serious allegations as to the tyrannising policy of the South Wales Miners Federa- tion were ma-ae a.L a re>pre-ent-ative confer- erhce of Conservative members of that body held .-it t.he Oonstitution-al Club, Pontypridd, j on Thursday, The proceedings were presided over by Mr. T. Jones, of Ppntre. the appd- lant in the recent Parliamentary levy test case against the federation. A long discussion took place at to the bo-st moons of putting an end once and for all to nUeged tyranny under which Conservative members of the federation paid their CGIJ- ttibutions to that body. It transpired that Air. J. Lit-tkvjohns. the Conservative agent, had received numerous complaints. One letter stated:—A* one local colliery they refuc-eti o work until those men who object to the levy had paid it. At another they refused to take the contributions without the levy. In three cases they victimised a man of his out-of-work pay until he likewise had paid his Parliamentary levy." It was eventually decid-ed to instruct Mr. T. ilreece Prichard, tOticitoT. Cardiff, to make application to Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady to enforce t.he injunc-tion i-eceretly granted by him against the federation in t.he matter of the Parliamentary levy. it WiIVS further resolved to include in the application for committal the names of a number of secretaries of federation lodges th<t were giv-en to the solicitor.

OWNERSHIP-OF DRILL-HALL ?OWNERSHIP OF DRILL-HALL! Sir Arthur W. Maokworth, Bart., C.B., pro- j sided at the quarterly meeting of the Mon- j moutbshire Territorial Forces Association, held at Newport on Thursday. A letter was read from the War Office ask- j xng why the association had &pent a sum of £ 16,095 7s. Id. 011 uniforms and sinking fund in two years. The Secretary i Major Moore) said that he had explained that they hod taken men over in rags, and others with no suits at all. They had received a subsequent letter from the War Office stating that they were glad to gather that the state of the clothing fund as a whole was not unsatisfac- tory. The question of the ownership of the Tredegar I Drill-hall occasioned a good deal of discus-1 I aion. The War Office wrote for information on the matter, and claimed the drill-hail. It was pointed out that Colonel Llewellin claimed the drill-hall as the property of the old 2nd V.B. South Wales Borderers, which was now the 1st Battalion .Monmouthshire Regiment. The Secretary said he had written two lett-ers to Colonel Llewellin on the matter, but had not received replies. On the motion of Alderman G. Greenland, it was decided to again write to Colonel Llewellin on the matter, and that if no reply was received the whole of the correspon- dence be sent to the War Office. With respect to the proposed new drill-hall at Abercarn, which had been sanctioned by I the Wa.r Office, the Secretary reported that they had been successful in finding two sites, but one of them, on the Llanover Eotate, the owners would not part with, ami in the case of the other they asked a pnoe at the rate of 12,000 per acre. Mr. Fred Mills had written him that it might be possible to obtain a site from the Bbbw Vale Company in the neighbourhood of Abercarn on patriotic terms," but they had noT been able to find this site yet. Referring to the Abercarn Rifle Range, he said the work of enlargement and repair had not been sanctioned. The alteration referred to would cost about £ 2oQ.

MEMORY OF JOHN CORY, The seventy-third annual report of the Cardiff Infirmary for the year 1909 has just been issued in comprehensive bock form, a feature of its pages being the classified list of contributions, patients, and cost. Several il I ilitra,t,' -ons are also included. A supple- mentary report, entitled, A Challenge," based on the munificence of the late Mr. John Oory, makes a stirring appcal to all. "Just now," it oonclrdec, all classes of the community are vising wit,h one a,nother to pay a worthy tribute of respect to a noble citizen of no mean city, and of affection for a man who throughout his life showed by deeds, and not by words ..Jone, that he loved his follow-meu. What more worthy or enduring memorial could they raise to the memory of a life well lived than the oom- pletkxn of the great work of which he himself had laid the foundations? For us, too, who are in any way responsible for the manage- ment and conduct of the Ca.ni;ff Infirmary, John Oory'e challenge rings with no uncertain souWd. It is a message to us to work with greater zeal and energy, to fulfil his behest, in oirder that the usefulness of the great institution he supported so loyally arid so well may never again be crippled by debt and resources inadequate for its daily needs, but may bear fruit a hundredfold in ministering to the ne«ls of future genera- tions who will hold John Cory's name in honour."

-= AID FOR A POOR WOMAN The half-yearly meeting of the executive oomiaittee of the Park Slip Colliery Explo- sion Relief Fund was held at Bridgend on Thursday, Mr. D. Bowen in the chair. The Secretary read a letter from Mrs: Jane Jones, 65, John-et-reet. Ogmore Vale, appeal- ing to the ftirt(I for a little halp. She lost two sons in the Park Slrp explosion, and was now an old wolaaa in poor circumstances. Akterman Hughe": I should lilie to see more of them, hotvin, regai-d to the fact that W"6 have thousands of pounds in hand. This fund is for people who are in distress as a result of the of their children and those they vere dependent upon The Chairman suggested it be deferred till the next meeting. Alderman Hughes moved that the wom-an bo granted 2s. per week. The motion was carried. Alderman Hughes moved, and Mr. AV. E. Bradsliaw seconded, that the Christmas allow- ance of 6s. to each widow be paid, and it was agreed to.

WELSH MISSIONARIES An interesting visitor to the presbytery of the Calriiiistic Methodists of Monmouthshire a.t Pontnewynydd on Thursday was the Rev. Ras Ehajrr. a coloured native missionary from the Khassii Hills (India), who was accompanied by the Rev. J. Ceredig Evans and Mrs. Evans, missionaries (Shillong, India). The native missionary paid a tribute to the many years of energet-ic devotion on the part of the Welsh missionaries, which, he said, was bea,ring abundant fruit. It wa.s interest- ing to note, he went un. that with the advance of civilisation and education the coloured Khassie kept abreast of the times.

EXPLOSION IN A COLLIERY An explosion ooou.rred at Rotherham Main Colliery on Thursday night, th.ree men beoing seriously injured. The scene of the explosion was in Parkgate Seam, and seven men who were working in the plao3 were affected, but four escaped wit.h only slight injuries. Three of the men were taken to hospital and detained, suffering from terrible burns. The condition of Albert Fletcher, aged twenty, was most critical.

I CARDIFF GROCERS' PICNIC The members of the Cardiff a.nd District Grocers' Association held t.heir annual picnio at Pontsaru, and were conducted over Cyfart.hfa Castle and grounds en route. Dinner and tea were held at the Pontaarn Hotel (Mr. W. H. Matthews, president, in the chair). and the unf;tvourt,hle weather marred the day's enjoyment but verv Ijttl. Mr. 0. H. F. Lambert was t.he secretary.

I INJURED AVIATORS I It was reported at Bosoonibe Hospital on Thursday night that the Hon. Alan Boyle had not recovered consciousness, but was improving slowly. M. Chrietiaeas has so far recovered as to be able to leave for Belgium.

Gelatine Ignited —— DISASTER IN TRANSVAAL MINE JOHANTNiESBURG, Thursday. A disaster due to the ignition of a caee of gelatine otcurred to-da.y .a.1 the Simmer Bast, Deap Mine. Thirteen whites were taken to hospita.i suffering from the effects of gas, while fifteen natives lota, their lives, end. seventy-six were conveyed to hospital in a, more or less seriotis condition.—Reuter.

CARE OF CHILDREN'S TEETH In bis fu-st, annual report on the medical inspection of the scholars and el anient a/ry schools in Monmouthshire. Dr. Rooyu Jones, the medical officer of health, says the number of schools was at the end of the year 182, with 265 departments and 46.0C2 scholars on the register. Many of the schools werestruo. turally defective as regards up-to-date sttni- TarioL. Progress in the rectification of defects must be gradual., and the report of Mr. John Bain, F.R.I.B.A., county architect, showed that a groat, deal ht-d been done. Out of the total number of 7,768 children examined only 35 per cent, presented cleau mouths with no decayed teeth. At Trede- gar the workmen liave talken the master uP, and through their medicul aid society have appointed a whoie tim-e dentist to attend, cunongst others, the children of the district. Dr. Rocyn Jcnes and Mi-. Ba.in report upon an experiment with badly-nourkheù children at Aber-Earg\>ed on the open-air principle. An outbuilding upon tihe school premises was converted into rtD experimental open-air class- room. The results, says Dr. Jones, fully justify the statement that the experiment is fast making for a decided success. The children are specially selected for the class, and their curriculum is specially arranged. Etieh child is fed wit-h a. glass of hot milk a.t eleven arcl and five p.m. ea-ch day. Mr. Bain says that it is an e.y matter to erect a much-improved and better-pie.nned class- room upon. open-air principles at a oast of £ 4 to xs per head. Dr. Orawiey, senior assistant medical officer to the Board of Education, vfcdted Aber-Bargoed. and haa reported through the Board of Education full approval of the experimental olaas-rooca.

YOUNG MEN AND POLITICS The Pontypridd Haoitatiom of the Prim- roi*»e league met in considerable nTimbers at the Vicarage Lawn. Pontypridd, on Thnrs. day, when, at the invitation of Mrs. Williams, The Heath (the Ruling Councillor), the company were entertained to tea. M1"8. Williams, owIng- to e. cold, was unable to be present, and inhr absence bar sister, Mrs. Morgan Lindsay, of Y h, acted 88 ,h acted as hostess and ruling councillor. Those present included Colonel I/indsay, Clolcnel Morgan Lindiw.y, AT-r. John Littiejobma, Mr. W. Jonecx Powoll, Mr. A. J. Matthews. Mr. J. Brneet Spragne (hon. secretary), Mr. P. J. Harries, Mr. Frank Thomas, and others. Mrs. Lindsay, in opening the subsequent proceed- ings, congratulated the district upon the resuscitation of the habitation at Ponty- pridd Mr. Harold Lloyd delivered an addircM upon current political topics, It wws, he said, most difficult to get young men nowadays to take an interest, in politics, and the reeult was that, except at election times, affairs of State drifted into the hands of those Who did. not direct their energies fop the benefit of the country at large. It ought, however, to be regarded as a solemn obliga- tion on the part, of all thoee who joined the league to discharge those duties which devolved upou tham as members of that orcrarri&at ion. (Applause.) On the motion of Mr. Frank Thomas, seconded by Mr. A. 3..MAt¡J¡ew 'totes o? tbanks wwm a.?rded Mm Lindsay, Mr. H?ro?d I?ioyd. and the E?v. J. P. GriSiths. Colonel Lindsay responded on behalf of his daughtor-in-law (Mrs. Morgan Lrndsayi.

WEDDING IN LONDON There was a large gathering of well-known society folk at Holy Trinity Church, Bromp- ton, London, on Thursday afternoon to witneS6 the marriage of the Rev. Richard Eeresford PeLree, second son of Sir Henry Berestford Pairse, Bart., of JLskew House, Bed ale, Yorks, and Ijady Lilian Gampbell, I daughter oi Earl and Countess Cawdor, of Staokpole Comt, Pembroke; Golden Grore, I Carmjaiithen; Cawdor Ce, oa.irn..B.. and 7 Princes' -gardens, London. Tlie church was beautifully decorated witIL ] white flowers, and the service wai fully, r choral. The ceremony wae performed by the Bishop of Stepney, who was assisted by the Rev. tie Hon. Nigei Ca.mpbell, brother of the bride; the Rev. John Bereeford Peorse. brother of the bridegroom, and the Rev. W. A. Gough, vicar of Brompton. Eari Oaiwdoj gave his daughter away. I Moseley-Pembro. An interesting wedding took place on Thurs- da,y at the Primitive Methodist Church, Cro6it Keys, the contracting parties being Miss Jennie Pembro, youngest daughter of Mr. T. R. Pembro, J.P., manager of Moean5. ()o.ar I aiate quarries. Cross Keys, and MI. Arthur George Moseley, son of Mr. William Moaaleys manager of the Raeca United National Collieries, and late chairman of the itime District Council. The Rev. D. S. Lees was the, officiating minister. After the ceremony 31 reception was held at the Co-operativo-ifali, and was attended^ by a large number of well- wishers.

— I MINE INSPECTORS It is offioially stated that as the Horn* Secretary is receiving a large number ot applications and inquiries with regard to the appointment of a new subordinate claes of inspectors of mines, as recommended by tbg Royal Commiasioai OIl Mines, he wishes it to be known thtLt t.he statements which have appeared in the newspaper press upon the subject—in eom-e cases mentioning the num- ber of inspectors to be a.ppointeddre entirely unauthorised, and that 4D decision has yet been arrived at. He cannot under- take to consider any applications for appoint- .quiyies on ,be c ment or answer any inquiries on the subject at the present time, but if it is deoided to make any new appointments, full particulars of the appointments, and as to the manner in which application should be made, will bo I published in the newspapers and circulated as widely as possible, especially in mining districts.

LLANERCH EXPLOSION FUND The annual meeting of the executive com- I mittee of the Llanerch Colliery Explosion (1890) Trust Fund was held at the Newport Town-hall on Thursday, Alderman M. Mordey, J.P., presiding. When the explosion occurred It-lie number of men and boys who lost their lives was lEi. leaving 259 dependents. The | amount subscribed was £ 23,558. In moving the adoption of the report, the Chairman said the total balance on March 31 was £ 16,389. During the past year the payments amounted to so that there was still a substantial sum iu hand. At present the number of widows was 27, and of other dependents eleven on the fund. The accounts having been adopted, the committee, as in past yeairs, voted £ 2 £ 0 to the Miners' Permanent, Fund.

I WINNERS OF GRAND PRIX. In the awards at the Japan-British Exhibi- tion Lemco and Oxo nave again obtained the highest possible honour, as in 1908 and 1909, viz., th-e Grand Prix. The success of thia oompa,ny nas been phenomenal since its foamstion, 45 years ago, when it was awarded a gold medal at the first great Paris Exhibi- tion of 1867 for founding a new industry. I Captain Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, carries large supplies of the company's products for use in the Antarctic.

NEW COUNTY COUNCILLOR Mr. William Pnc?. of Beehive Shop, N?m. bridge, has been elected unopposed to the Monm<>tltmre County Oounail in plme of ithe late Mr. John Monks.