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■OBEBi WORSHIP "THE CHOSEN" Calvinism Still Strong MEMORIAL-HALL, COWBRIDGE-ROAD BY AN ONLOOKER. Rain that would not disgrace St. Swithin's Day fell steadily and heavily as I crossed Wood-street Bridge yesterday morning, but any natural depression that might have been mine in consequence was removed by the sight of a member of the No-hat Brigade. Without any trace of hurry, he walked calmly, and apparently untroubled, through the persistent down- pour. On a fine cia; he would have passed with little or no notice from his fellow-mortals. However, the reign of the elements kept at home people who would otherwise have been about, and this solitary fee of t'he hatter was the more conspicuous because of the .streets that contained but a sprinkling of those who not only wore hats. but also mackin- toshes, and carried umbrellas. ,A Depleted Choir At the Memorial Hall, in C ow bridge- road, there were many empty seats, as there mu.-t have been at, every place of woiT-rhip in Cardiff. At the beginning of the service the building was little more than a quarter full, but with the late comers got half-filled, though the gallery, ivifch runs round three sides of the odili'je, to meet the choir stalls, wore a desolate appearance of emptiness. The ram had evidently affected the choir, which was meagre in the extreme. But the singers who were preEiciit--t,vo or three men, as many ladies, and one or two gii lj—were equal to their duty of, leading, and the ready assistance ot the congregation made their task all the ligh 1:0 r Heie it may be remarked that the con- gregation were not idle worshippers. All joined in the se-rvice. and the singing was hearty, sincere. and pleasing, tlbeit, towards the end of a long hymn there was a tendency to drag out the finish. What pleased me most about this part of the service was the care taken to enunciate the lines. While the words oould be heard, the spirit of them could be felt, and even the depressing oond-i- tions that had thinned their numbers were not allowed to damp the ardour of their homely worship. At the organ sat a lady, and her summer dress was a relief on that grey morning to be appreciated. An Eloquent Preacher It is to be honed that the absent pastor was enjoying better weather conditions in his holiday haunt. Certainly his sub- stitute in the pulpit-was worth listening 1.0. He is one of the few ministers of to-day who have taken the trouble to master the art of elocution, and his force- ful discourse was delivered in a manner that compelled interest, whtfe his mate- rial (good in itself) was evidently gathered together with some pains. All that I could gather from the officials at the door was that his name was the Rev. E. James..Nobody seemed to know whence he ca.me. But his pulpit power will quickly dispel this passing iguorance, and his future should be one oi the most brilliant among his contem- poraries. His invocation, delivered in a strong, musical voice of tender and ringing cadence, reminded me of the oratory of Mr. G. H. Bibbings. without the biting sarcasm of the Labour leader. However, all this was changed when he preached from the text, I am the vine, ye are the branches." Then he thre-w restraint to the winds, and with fiery tongue and vehement gesture he played on that wonderful instrument, the human tongue, showing what could be done by the energetic volleying of his message to his self-forgetting listeners. If Not the Whites, the Blacks" Evidently possessing a full sense of his mission, he was not afraid of his con- gregation. Every point of his discourse was illustrated by action. To enforce the meaning of "hurling," the preacher appeared to gather something in his widely-opened fingers, and leaning over the pulpit he threw his hands to the congregation. Then, on cutting, he lifted his left hand back above his head and brought it sweeping down in front of him like a swift service at lawn tennis. Tall, clean-shaven, ^oung, Mr. James had no appearance of the minister. He was wearing an ordinary suit, his collar was turned down at the corners, and his tie wa-s a black and white one. But his doctrine was as old as the hills —as Oalvinistic as the oldest among his listeners could have wished for. "Ye are the chosen, qe have not chosen," sums up the whole of his discourse. Perhaps it oould be put plainer in his own words, "Once sayed always saved!" God has his disciples everywhere, he declared, if not among the Jews among the Gentiles, if not among the whites among the blacks. His illustrations were good, and in describing the work of the vine he said thero was no eight hours day for the' leaves. As to the congregation, it was reverent all through, and the one distraction, the young man who fumbled in a paper bag for th sweets that helped him through the service, was removed by the magnetic influe-nee of the preacher during the sermon. There can be no doubt tha.t the Rev. E. James will be heard of again.

From All Quarters 1 One thousand five hundred boy scouts of the B.-P." branch were inspected by Lieuftenanx-colonel de Vere in -Regent's Park on fc5a.turda<y. Seven thousand Cleveland miners, who were rendered idle owing to the strike of (North-eastern Railway employee, resumed work on Saturday. ;)r W. W. Wynn's HaJidiey (Cheshire) estate of 1,105 wres was sold at Chester on Sa.turda.y to Mr. GeoTge Barbour, of BoJes- worth Castle, Cheshire, for £ 65,000. Sir Merton Russell-Cotes and Lady Cotes celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday by giving ø. garden party at thear residence, East Cliff Hall, Bournemouth. Mme. Frank arranged to attempt an aero- plane flight from Calais to Dover early yes- terday morning, but it was found impossible to obtain tugs, and her friends persuaded ibér not to start. Madrid, &%t-Lrday.-A motor, conveying Senor Ruiz Vaieriauo, Miniver of Justice, collided with a lamppost to-day. Scrim- Valeriano was thrown out of the car, and euatamed slight injuries in the face. The King has consented to beoome a j patron of the Royal Albert Golf Club, Mon- trose. Prinoo Albert, King Edward, and King George have thus be?n suoce?Mve patrons of what -xs ori?inaliy styled the Monti?sc Golf Club.

Cause of Labour Wrongs I MR. SNOWDEN ON OSBORNE CASE The animal demonstration of the Western a,nd Anthracite Districts of Miners was *eld at Swansea on Saturday, when ma;ny hun- dreds of miners waJked in the procession from the Town-hall to the Albert-hall, where a mass meeting was held. Mr. James Morgan, Cwmgorse, presided. Mr. John Williams. M.P., moved a reeolu- tion calling the attention of the Government again to the imperat,ive neceesity of amerrd,ing the Coal Mines Regulation Act; urging upon the Government to initiate amd carry through the necessary legislation for relieving Trades Unions from the disabilities created by the Osborne judgment; calling upon all the mem- bars of the Federation to voluntarily con- ttihute the funds necessary to secure direct representation; supporting the Labour party in its social legislative reforms; and ending: We consider that the Federation will inot secure for its members the full protection possible until the contributions are increased and an out-of-work fund established." Mr. J. D. Lewis seconded. Mr. Tom Mann, in supporting, said it was not enough to be organised; they must be able to make their views effective, and this could not be done without united action. Mr. Snowden on Osborne Judgment Mr. Phiiip hnowden, M.P., referred to the political prcfpoaals demanded in the resolu- tiou, making special reference to the Osborne caM in the House of I/ords. There was a determined and organised attack upon Tradv) Unions and labour representation. If Laoou" representation was going to be defeated by the decision of the House of Lords, then there was not that attachment to Labonr representation and that desire for Labour representation amongst the workers of this country which entitled them to be represented by the Labour party i < Parliament. If they wanted labo-ur representation, they would not be pre- vented by a.ny decision of the House of Lords. He was not hopeful they would succeed in getting a legal enactment reversing the Osborne judgment within a reasonablly short time. The Labour party (he went en) had been able to win three of the four items which they placed promi- nently on their programme. They had reversed the Taff Vale decision; the value of that was shown by -the railway strike of the present week. for they would not find the [Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants mulcted to the extent or £ 60,000 or £ 70,000 of their funds. They had got old-age pensions. And then they had got a measure passed for the feeding of hungry school-children. (Cheers.) Comm. on Enemies of the Workers Mr. Tlowden- proceeded to speak of trie need of much greater combination of workers. "Let your whining cease," he declared. "The cause of Labour's wrongs lies at Labour's doors. The rich have only a vote apiece until the poor man gives them more. I iiope it will be impressed upon every working man the need for more Trades Union and poli- tical organisation until we Nach the time when there will be no differences and no an- tagonisms a.mongst the workers of this land." Capitalism, militarism, and Imperialism were the common enemies of the workers, and the most important sign of the times was the. growing feeling of solidarity amongst the workers of all lands. They were told they were lovers of every country but their own. We are not patriotio, and we are Little Englanders, we are told. But there is no antagonism between genuine patriotism and this sense of unity of the whole of the human raoe. (Applause.) After speaking of unneces- sary expenditure on increased armaments, Mr. S nod wen concluded, Let us set before our workers and of other countries a higher ideal. Let us be the first in some great lead of international peace and arbitration." The resolution was carried.

LORD KITCHENER The oaee of Lord Kitchener is still being J pressed in Parliament, and t.he Prime Minister (says the" Nation "J was asked on Tuesday to give him a seat on the Committee of Imperial Defence. Mr. Aequiih replied thajt Lord Kitchener had been offered tihie position when it was proposed to make him Oommamler-i ivCfhief of the Mediterranean. This answer rattier adds to the darkness which covers Lord Kitchener e acceptance of, and withdrawal from, the Mediterranean command. Why was that command first given to the Duke of Connau&ht? It was an empty office, involving no perious military duties. Why, when he resigned it, was it offered to Lord Kitchener? Is it a fact that Lord Kitchener only accepted because he had aJso been promised the Governor-Generalship of India? If foo, who gave this pledge, and why was not Lord Morley consulted when it was given? We have only to sa,y that very serious answers are made to the questions we have ventured to put. The [Secretary for India ought, in our opinion, never to be placed in a position in which he would have to flglit against, a military Viceroy. It would be a still stranger thing if Tiord Kitchener had reason to complain that he had been promised this office and then had been refused it.

INNOCENT YANKEE A tale of an adventure in London by which an American visitor lost XicA was told before the Recorder at the Old Bailey on Saturday, when Aa-n Henry Pearson, 32. an engineer, was put on his trial titon an indictment charging him with robbing Mr. Philip O'Neil. Mr. O'Ne;l wal3 standing at the corneT of Tottenham Court-road, when a man whom he now alleged to be Pearson same up. and said, "1 see you are an American." He replied. Y." So am I," said the strangsr. "There are 500 Americans staying at my hotel. Come along they will be glad to see you." After lunching they found themselves at a resrtaurant in Eueton-road, and there Pearson made an excuse for leaving for a few minutes, and cMsapueareo, and then he dis- covered that hb notes and the cheque were gone. Detectives Eb-mr and Kenward said they arrested Pea.reon at the White City from a description furnished by the American. He eaid, "You have made, a mistake." The case was adjourned.

"BIGGER ROW" PROMISED A meeting of the Associated Society of locomotive Knsirieers and Firemen was held at Pontypridd on Sunday. Mr. William Hop- kins (general secretary of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Enginemen, fetokers, and Burface Craftsmen's ALaocia- ti(?n) Mr. (I. tion) presided. Mr. G. Moore, Bolton, said medical tests constituted the biggest farce ever introduced into the railways of this country, and men were being thrown on the Btraets. Specialists passed the men as ftt, but company faddists certified that they were not sound. Unless this farce was stopped it would result in a bigger row on the rail- ways than t.bere was on the North Eastern' M, r. H. Parlitt (Newport) remarked that. much as he applauded Mr. Lloyd George, if the Chancellor was responsible for the Con- ciliation Board scheme he (Mr. Parfitt) could not support him in this connection. There were peoplë, however, who suggested that its real author was Mr. Richard Bell, and he (the speaker) was almost inclined to accept this vierw.

JUNGFRAU PERILS 80HEIDEGG, Saturday. The party of six tourists, three English and three German. who set out Yest-exday without guides to cJimb the J ursgfrau, and were com- pelled to spend the ni~lit in an expfwed posi- tion on the mountain, started back this- morn- ing. They were seen eroding the Guggi Glacier, evidentJy pin with difficulty in the fresh snow. As was expected, they paesed a terrible night in a snowstorm.—Renter. INNSBRUCK, Saturday. A nmmbaat, named Julius Brrug, of Stutt- gart, Wlhile climbing the in the Dolomites, fell over a precipice ajid was killed. Herr Gottfried Tefz, of Konweiler, who started on an ascent of the IfUnger, is inise- ing.—Reuiter.

I Under a Gun-Carriage I CARDIFF GUNNER KILLED The Territorial oamp at Portskewett. between Newport and Chepstow, ha.s been (,"I.st wilder the gioom of a fatal accident since Saturday evening. An hour 01"80 after mid-day the 4th Glamorgan Battery of the Royal Field Artillery were returning from action at the ranges 500 yards from the camp. and moved smartly across the field paths as the 3rd Battery were prepa-Ting for the afternoon exercise. At one particular epot the path is some- what elevated. and the banking slopes about 3ft. on either sidoe. Two guns and wagons had successfully crossed, but a.n accident happened to the third. A wheel left the I path and dropped over the banking, and as the a.m.munition wagon toppled and turned a somersa-ult the GUNNER JOHN BARRETT. I gunners riding behind sprang off. Gunner John Barrett, however, who was seated on the front limber box, failed to get clear, and was pinned and crushed beneath The heavy carriage. The traces were long, and the horses and their riders escaped. It was the work of a few moments to retea.se Gunner Barrett, but a glance was sufficient to convince the rescuers that his injuries wqre of the gravest nature possible. He was taken to the camp hospital, where Captain Dr. Bees (brigade surgeon) attended him, but the nnfortunae Territorial expired about five o'clock, without regaining con- sciousness. Gunner B?rrett w" about 22 years of age, c,.unnerRarr-ett WM. about Z2 yeare oOf age'j and Ijved at 8. Sophia-street, Docks. Cardiff, with his widowed mother, who was ha,-til ;I summoned to the camp immediately after the -ishap, but her son bOO died before she reached Portskewett. -No. 3 Battery oompleted their exercise, but for the remainder of the afternoon opera- tioils were completely suspended, and a pain- ful feeling of depression hung about the camp all day. Officers and men attended in large numbers a memorial service conducted in a large tent on Sunday by the Vicar of Port?'.?wett, and a subscription list vroa?,sf immediately opened by deceased's comrades, with whom Gunner Barrett was one of the most popular men in camp. Mr. Fotheigill Evans, coroner for the divi- sion, will hold an inquest to-day (Monday) at ilve o'clock. Our photograph was taken by the Metro- pole Studios, Cardiff, who are official photog- rapliers to the 2nd AVel-sh Brigade.

STORMS IN EUROPE BERLIN, Saturday, Great damage was do'ne in the West and South of Germany la"t night by a hurricane, accompanied by lightning and torrential downpours of rain. At Nuremberg the stables of the ancient castle were struck by lightning and so damaged that their collapse is feared. A considerable number of houses were practi- cally (.e?troved and ? chnroh w?s unroofed. The city park was laid waste, and the oldst and stoutest trees were uprooted. All the?, streets are littered with broken glass and roof-tilce. In Cologne the storm was the most violent known for many years, and in a short time the water stood feet deep in many streets. Passengers axriving at and leaving the Cen- tral Railway Station had to wade through a. flood. Similar reports have been received from Bonn. l-'e-on, Chemnitz, and Coburg. In Berlin windows were broken and tiles thrown down, but the (lamage done by the storm was slight,.—Renter. Severe storms are also reported from Italy and other places on the Con.tinent. ) Seventy-five Deaths in Italy ROME, Sunday. The damage oaused by the cyclonic storm in the province of Lombardy and the neigh- bourhood of Milan has been enormous. Already 75 deaths aw known of, and at least 200 other people have been injured. A large number of factories and works have also been destroyed. The King is visiting the afflcted localities.—Central -News. j Serious Injuries to Brecon Territorial I An unfortunate and serious mishap befel one of the Brecknockshire Territorials on Sunday afternoon, whilst the work of con- veying the battalion equipment from Aber- ystwyth to Ijovcsgrove was in progress. It appears that he was trying to motInt the drawbar of one of the huge transport wagons when "he fell and both wheels of the hind wagon passed over his body. He was removed to Aberystwyth Infirmary in a state of oo1 lapse. As far as oan be ascertained at present, the injuries comprise a broken I collar-bone and severe injuries to the legs and body. It is also feared that he lias received internal injuries. The man's name is given ae Price. i

SEAMEN'S WAGES I A record deputation is likely to wait upon the President of the Board of Trade on Thursday next, Mr. Sydney Buxton having written to Mr. Wilson, the president of the Seamen and Firemen's Union, that he would receive a de-p tat-loxi of members of Parlia- ment and others to hear their views on the question of a National Conciliation Board for the shippijlg industry. Mr. Wilson (if-clarec, that, the agitation for an advance in seamen's wages has spread to every port in the kingdom. There were seven ships unable to leave London Docks j ctn Friday because the men refused to sign on at the reduced wages, and he had in for- 3nation that a similar state of things existed at Glasgow. Southampton, and elsewhere. As to the deputation. Mr. Wilson said he believed it would create a record, for no fewer than 150 membere of Parhament, had expressed ? their intention of mpa.nying ?'expre,3od ?their intenti-on Df accompanying

I CARE OF STATE CHILDREN Mr. Venables Llewelyn, M.P., was amohg those present at a meeting of the executive committee of the State Children's Association on Saturday, when Lord Lytton presided, at whicli it was resolved to ma-lie special efforts to induce boaids of guardians to take imme- diate action to ca.rry out the recommenda- tions (4 the Local Government Board circu- lair with reference to the placing out in | Foaittered homes of children now in work- houses.

CARDIFF'S POOR AT SEASIDE Another party of 700 poor children, from the Splott and Grangetown districts of eax- diff, were taken to Barry Island on Saturday, making the fourth contingent of children under the frer-h-air auspices this summer. Tea was provided at the refreshmeoHoome.

Territorial Invasion BUSY SCENES IN THE CAMPS [By U TERRITOR!ALIST."] ABERYSTWYTH, Sunday Uight. The eagerly anticipated visit of the Welsh Territorial Division to Aberystwyth has now become an accomplished fact, and. with any- thing between 14,000 and 15,000 civilian soldiers quartered within its environments. ready at any moment to strike a blow at any invasion of the Welsh Coast by a, hostile force, the position of this famous seaside resort 03,11 safely be described as impregnable for, at any rate, the period during which the division will be in training here. With the exception of the Cheshire Infantry Brigade, who on account of the large number of raihvaymen included in its composition were obliged to undergo their annual train- ing at Bow Street last month, practically the whole of the varied units forming the Welsh Division are by this time under canvas in the picturesque and romantic Vale of Rheidol and also at Bow S-treet. If the whole of the Principality were searched more congenial surroundings could never have been selected, and the troops are delighted with the prospect of spending a useful period a.midst such beautiful scenery. Major-general Lloyd, the head of the divi- sion, arrived at Aberystywth on Saturday night, and joined the divisional staff at the Queen's Hotel, which has been their head- quarters during the preparatory arrange- ments. This morning the general, after attending a combined church parade of the Free Church Territorials at Bow Street Camp, was the guest at luncheon of Sir Edward Webley Parry Pryse, Bart., of Gogerddan, who has rendered such invaluable assistance in the way of camping ground and mancenvring lands during the training. In the tutor noon General Lloyd went into ooou- pation of the divisional headquarters at Loves grove, and subsequently had a confer- ence with the three brigadiers—Colonel Dunn, J North Wales Brigade; Colonel Parkirwon. South Wales Brigade; and Colonel Hume, Welsh Border Brigade—together with the commandants of the artillery brigades, with regard to his wishes for the training. It is General Lloyd's wish that the whole of the fortnight during whi-ch the troops will be stationed here should be spent in manoeuvres and preparations for battle, and not in parade inspections or drill, he having given special orders early in the year that arms drill, company drill, Ac., should be furnished- before the troops came into camp. Even at this early stage of the training-, General Lloyd spoke with gratitude of the patriotic manner in which the land- lords and tenants la the district, headed by Sir Edward Webley Parry Pryse, Bart., have placed their land at the disposal of the General for the purpose of training his division. South Wales Contingents The troops took possession of the camping grounds this morning in miserable weather, but the elements improved as t-he day pro- ceeded. The first of the main bodies to arrive to-day was the 4th Welsh Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, drawn entirely from Monmouthshire, and in command of Colonel Clifford Phillips, of Newport. The brigade have come into camp at Lovesgrove with a strength of about 560. the battery commanders being Oa-ptain C. M. Linton (Newport). Major Hugh Watts (Risea), Colonel D. E. Williams (Panteg), a.nd Captain T. W. Pearson (New- port) in charge of the ammunit ion column. The South Wales Brigade staff, including Colonel F. R. Parkinson, the brigadier-com- mandant, Major Lillery, and Captain Charles, of the Monmouthshires, who is acting as aide-de-camp to the brigadier, were also early arrivals at Lovesgrove, a.nd will take up their quarters in the same field as the 5th Welsh. The Brecknockshire Battailion came swinging into camp to the martial strains of The Men or Harlech, about mid-day, having marched up from Aberystwyth, and were followed by the Welsh Field Companies of the Royai Engineers from Llanelly and Carmar- then, in command of Maj»r Neville (Llanelly) and Ca.ptain Jack Francis (Carmarthen). These units were played into camp by their drum and fife band. By later t.rains came the two Glamorgan infantry battalions, the 5th Welsh from the hill districts and the 6th Welsh from Swansea. These two batalions, together with the 4th Welsh from Carmar- thenshire, Pembrokeshire, a.nd Cardiganshire, and the 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance Com- pany, from Cardiff, with Colonel Sheen in command, took up their position on the rising ground overlooking the Rhoidol River, with its meandering course at Lovesgrove, where also are camped the Cheshire Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, who took up their position alongside the Monmouthshire Artillery in the afternoon. The following table shows the approximate numbers who have gone to camp within the area. of the Glamorgan Territorial Associa- tion (including Yeomanry): Offioers- Men. Telegraph Company 3 70 3rd Batt. Glam. It.F.A. 5 140 <th Batt. Glam. R.F.A.. 6 166 Ammunition Column R.F.A 5 150 3rd Welsh Field Ambulanct 10 220 5th Welsh Regiment 26 800 7th Battalion Cyclists 14 4,-10 6th Welsh Regiment 25 380 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance 8 221 The Rhondda unit of the South Wales Brigade A.S.C. which is encamped at Aber- ystwyth, is under the command of Major R. C. Dyke, Pentre. It comprises four officers, 120 men, 28 horses, and 8 wagons, fully equipped for service in the field. Glamorgan Artillery at Lavernock I The Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery I commenced their fifteen days' camp at Laver- nock on Saturday. jTliere are ttiree com- panies from Cardiff, one from Barry, and the l Penarth company. All the officers of each company are in attendance, and about 300 men. Lieutenant-commander J. J. Hancock is present at the camp. The inspection will be made on Saturday next by General Curtis and Captain F. E. Andrews. On Sunday there was a continual downpour. There will be I, gun exercises and drill each day.

FAT4L BATHE AT CARDIFF I A drowning fatality w-a-s reported from the East Moors. Cardiff, on Saturday evening, the victim being George Walker (11 j, son of Mr. Georgp Walker. 56, Layard-street, Dowlais I Cottages. About, half-oast six the deceased, with a immbpr of other lada, went to the sewage on tIel, near the eaM side of the Roath Dock. Walker undressed and entered t.be water, but soon afterwards diriappeared. The police endeavoured to recover the body. but it was not unti,l 11.15 p.m. that it wa-s found by Richard Chapman, of 56, Llanelly-etreet.

BREAD DEARER. Bread is to be dearer to-day. The London Master Bakers' Protection Society, owing to flour having riser, some 3s. to 4s. per sack, have sent a circular letter to the local associations in London, intimating that the price will be raised this morning a halfpenny in the 41b. loaf, making it a uniform price of 5d. the 41b. loaf. Se-vei-al of the large bread companies will also advance their prices to-day.

A SUNDAY INNOVATION A new system of propaganda work was indulged in by the Rhymney Valley miners on Sunday, when they initiated a Sunday meeting. There wa.,¡ comparatively a small attendance. A strong deputation was appointed to wAit upon the management in connection with the non-Unionists. A resolu- tion was passed urging upon all delinquents to come into line with the Federation, and thus avoid any difficulty at tie end of the month.

—-——— WIFE ARRESTED Police-constable Francis om Saturday arrested Mrs. Ann Sq aires, of 6, Sandon- place, Cardiff, on a charge of wounding her husband, William Squires. It js alleged that during, a, qu&rret Mrs. S?niree struck her h:!6ha.r jllt over th& ri?hL eye and on the I aIm with a dinner-fork.

Labour Party & Civi I List I FURTHER ATTACK BY KE1R HARDIE Mr. J. Ken- Bardie, M.P„ addressing an Independent Lajbour Party demonstration at Cheeter-le-Street, Durham, on Sunday atter- noon, said he regarded the dispute on the North Eastern Railway as one of the most significant, events in recent industrial hie- tory. The meaning of this owfebreak wae that the workmen were now insisting upon having a say in the conditions of their employmaent,- (cheers)—and were not going to allow young whipp er-snappere to order them about as if they were dogs. It was an inspiring speo- tacle that all these thousands of men stopped work a.nd sacrificed their pay in order to stand by a comrade whom they believed was being wronged- (Cheers.) Once in a while it was good to see that the old spirit of rebellious revolt was still alive among the working classes. and that, law or no law, they were going to see justice done to their fellows. (Cheers.) As instancing the common aim of Liberal a,nd Tory as against Latoour and Socialism, Mr. Hardie went. on, they had seen that, with the exception of one or two conscientious Radicals, the Labour party wae left alone in its protest against the Civil List. There were differences of oplnion about the wisdom or unwisdom of having a King. He had no doubt whatever in his mind on tihe eu-bjeot; he regarded the existence of a King as a, proof of lunacy among the people. A sane people would inwist upon ruling and govern- ing themselves, but for the moment they had a King. It had been proposed that the King's personal income should be £110,000 a year, and that did not inchide house rent, food. clothes, and wages of servants. These were all provided for in addition. The total cost of maintaining the Royal Family, acoording to the estimates now under discussion, amounted to X790,000 a year. He submitted that it was a scandalous waste of public money.

I SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE A highly interesting conference of TraAke Union representatives, under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association of Wales, was held at the Cardiff University College on Saturday afternoon, when Profes- sor A. S. Mackenzie, an enthusiastic sup- porter of the ajssoeiation, presided. There was a large attendance of delegates, repre- senting 13,352 workers in the district, amongst those present being Miss E. P. Hughes, who was accompanied by Professor Noda, graduate of the Imperial University of Tokyo and professor of the new college at Nara, the former capital of Jajpan. A letter wa.s read from Mr. Mails bridge, the general secretaxy of the association, dealing wita its objects, after which the conference discussed the question of the standard of exemption in the schools. The Local Secretary (Mr. Moses Jones, Pontypridd) thought there should be a fixed age for le:1o\in,g school. Mr. Jones (A.S.R.S., Merthyr) argued in favour of fifteen as the exemption age. Mr. Wilcox :A.S.R.S., Cardiff) favoured more accommodation at the technical schools in order that, places should be available there for every boy and girl who was able to pass the entrance examinations before tha-t age. Mr. Morgan (A.S.E., Cardiff) was in favour of, fourteen year?, and Mr. Lombard (A.8.R.8.. Cardiff) said lhat scholarships should be given by municipalities to all capable of gaining them. Mr. Wat kins (Eastern Valleys Miners) said the workers could not afford to keep their children in school longer thaji at present. Mr. J. T. Clatworthy (Coaltrimmers, Car- diff) raid that they must look upon the whole position from the point of view of an 'deal State and not from the point of view of parents. Mr. Hailes 'A.S.E., Pontypool) and Mr. D. James (Tippers, Cardiff) spoke strongly in favoui of compulsory attendance at technical schools. After further discussion, it having been made clear that any resolution passed would be the opinion of the delegates and not of the Workers' Educational Atzsociation, the conference voted in favour of the abolition of the exemption standard; in favour of four- teen tJeing the leaving school age, the State to coire to the assistance of needy parents who could not afford to keep their children so long in the elementary school; and in favour ol compulsory attendance at evening con- tinuation technical schools from the ages of fourteen to seventeen, sub ject to the adop- tion of the Scotch j TO vision tha,t the number of hours spent bj, the child in t.he evening schoois sl#)iild be cornpulsorily taken off his I hours of labour.

KING AND THE NAVY The sun wa-s shining when the King and Queen, accompanied by their children, left the Royal yacht, at Portsmouth on Saturday morning and crossed to the Uosport side of the harbour. They proceeded direct to the subma,rine depot, at the entrance to the har- bour creek, and there witnessed evolutions by submarines, which dived and roae and carried out. war evolutions. An interesting feature of the display was a demonstration of the newly-introduced air- look and safety helmets used to aid the crews of these vessels to escape to the surface in case of emergency, and their Majesties dis- played considerable interest in the invention. Subsequently the King went aboard one of the newest submarine vessels, and thoroughly, examined its interior, but did not personally test. its diving capabilities. The Queen did not, go aboard, but was an interested epeo. tator of the general proceedings. The Kinj and Queen afterwards visited the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. In the evening the King gave a dinner party on board the Royal yacht, at which Princess Henry of Battenlx-r? a-id her twe sons, Prince Leopol1 and Prince Maurice, were present. The King and Queen on Sunday visited the Royal Naval College and attended Divine service in the Nelson Hall. They inspected the 450 cadets at the oollesj-c, among whom was their son, Prince Albert.

PURCHASE OF LAND The Cardiff Guardians on Saturday decided to purchase 441 acres of- land situate at Ely. between the headquarters' home and the Llandviff district hospital, from the executors of the late Mr. James Howell for £ 1,425, a-t the rate of £ 300 an acre; also to negotiate for a triangular piece of land west of the entrance to the homes, at between JEao and £ 85. Mr. Edmund Lewis moved that the reoom- mendation to this effect from the building committee be deleted, as he thought they wanted a higher elevation than the site, which was oold and clammy. Mr. JqDhn Enoch seconded, and said he knew as much about land as Mr. Geen (chadrman of the committee), who was born in the town, while he (the speaker) was born in the country. (Laughter.) Mr. Geen siaad the Aa-nd would double in value in ten years. Alderman Beavan warned them against making a similar mi6take to that ooemmitted when the guardians hesitated and lost the premises adjoining the Cairdiff WorfcEouse. Mr. Lewis's amendment was defeated by a lau-ge majority, and Mr. J. J. Ames then rcoved that, the whole matter be referred to the finance committee. Mr. Ames's amend- ment was defeated, and it was Agreed to pro- ceed with the negotiations to ptrrehase.

OVER EIGHT HOURS IN MINE The first case of its kind under the Eight Hours Act wais heard at Pontypool 01.1 Saturday, when Jacob Cooper, an under- ground engineman at. the Cwmbran Colliery of Meesrs. Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds. waiJ .summoned for being ir the mine for more than eight hours during twenty-four consecutive hours on July 6. Mr. R. P. Lyne, Newport, prose- cuted, and called Thomas Welsh, manager of the colliery, who said that in oonsequence of the defendant not getting home to his lodg- ings at the usual hour at the close of the night shift, his landlord came to thooolliery to inquire about him, and a message was ,nt into the workings. Witness saw the defendant at 10.40 a.m., which was four hours aftJer the proper time. Replying to Mr. Lyne, witneso said that the men were allowed forty minutes to come out, of the mine. The defen- dant told witness that he was waiting for a signal from the rider to knock off. When accused of being asleep he neither confirmed nor denied it. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 10s.

I "CHEWED IN THE CHASE." Under this heading a case of alleged street betting heard in the Mearthyr court was reported on Saturday, and the defendant was stated to be the ireasurer of the Pontiottyn Ilughy Football Club. This is incorrect, as Councillor W. k. Morgan it treasurer of the club, and hat no connection with the man relerxed to.

400 KINDS OF WiLD FLOWERS Or 400 different specimens of wild flowers have been collected this year by the pupils of the Wigton (Cumberland) Girl,s' Grammar SohooL a .id two girts have tied for the first prize by gathering 318 varieties in the oduxw of one week.

I The death aemteace passed on Hannah Ah?m at r?.mer'ck Aa-iiz<? for the .=, I of her child has beeoooananunted to one of penal servitude for life.

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NEW OCEAN GREYHOUND '1 An addition to the Cur,,axd Company's fleet of Transatlantic steamers was made on Saturday afternoon, when the Franconia, the largest mercantile vessel, wibh the exception of the Mauretaaria, erer launched in Eng- land. was put into the water from the Walls- end shipyard of Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wig-ham Richardson (Limited*, after having been Darned by Lady Forwood, wife of Sir William Forwood, director of the Canard Company. The Fra.nooma is not so large or fast as the Maarefcania or Lusrtama. She will be attached to the Boston service, now being carried on by the Ivemia, and Saxonia, and during the winter season will cruise between New York and the Mediterranean. Her prin- cipal dimenaione arc Length over all, 625ft.; breadth over all, .72ft gross tonnage, 18,000; dMpiacemewt, 25X00 tons. She will have pro- vision for 300 fLrst-eiaes, 500 second-class, and 1,900 Uterd-olaes pae&engere.

MOTOR-MAN MOBBED The need for gfcern meaau res in deahn g with attempts at lynch uvg by Eaat End &Iiens wag enaphaaised by the coroner at a Stepney impiest on Saturday on a ten-year-old boy najoed Jaoob Fairbloom. who waK killed by a motor-oannibns in Commeaxsial-road. After tile boy had been knocked down a crowd of foreigners—as has happened aSter several aocidewts rwently-abtwked the driver of tbe rootor-omudbus. He was kicked and struck, end when the police i-eacued him he was in danger of being lynched. This conduct is disgraceful," the ooron)er obt-oened, "and it ie not the first time th-ie sort of thiruj has oocrarred. Stringent measures are required to let these foreigners know tJxLt they must not take tihe law into their own Itandt." Vhe dwver was exomeraied from blame.

NEW CONSUMPTION CURE A teiagram from iioohe&ter, New York, states that one of the most remarkable uree of eowsuinption is reported there by a. druggist nanied H. G. Hoefen. Far two or three years pa»t Mr. Hoefen has been suffer- ing from conOTinp-tion, and some time ago he was warned by Dr. M. T.. Chapman, a he-al mk-dic-ai man, that he was dying of the disease. Mr. Hoefen, however, attempted a desperate remedy. He extracted several tirorw of venom from a ra-ttieenake, and mix- ing the venom with absorbed sngar-of-railk Maade 4 the laat SIX made fifty powderv of 1; Da^-ing the last sb: mont,h.s the oliemipt took these powders from time to time. and in that period adminis- tered tfufliciem of the poison to himself to kill majiy people if taken in large doeee. Be felt himself getting better all the time. and yesterday Dr. Ch-a^unan pronounced the man sibaolutely cured. The oase will be brought before the highest medical faculty of the f^t-afce

GOOD FOR CHEDDAR j The National Trust has oc«npk*ed the pnr- shaae of tire property in tbe centre of the Cheddar Claffs on which is artxrated t-ho(fu&"y that h-ae caused ranch disfigurement to the pcr^e :n recent year". It is hoped that the < Te have now been secured from all of i urther apoliataor..

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I CUTE TRAP FOR THEFT An ingenious little flour trap was described to the magistrate at the M-axlborough-atreet Police-court on Saturday, when Sidney Pulley (30), 3, porter employed at Jays, Ltd., Oxford Circus, was charged with the theft of a feather boa worth XZ 13s. ód., the property of the firm. A manager employed by the prosecuting firm said that in consequence of thefts be prrocured some smaJ:1 bag. and filled them with flour. Theee he attached to several boae. which were placed in OOXeti as usual. On Saturday morning he found that some of ¡ the flour had been spilt ar.d .<. boa was mise- ing. He reported t.he matter to thedireotors. Witnesses stated that they saw dL ant with I white powder on his clothes, which he II explained was whiting. A remand was ordered.

HUMAN NATURE AFTER ALL 1 America, s richest wonuui, ALre. Hetty Green, whose fortune is estimated at £ .lii,COO,UOO, and who ie known in Wa.ll-srt.reet for her 8hrev»d fijmncial deAle, has dusplayed "uch y emotion at the return OIf her only son from Texsw that the newspapers are using tilo incident to show tbcc evecry woma-n hat; tMv oofitw and more hin2in side. Mrs. Green, -who lives in a. M » month fialt 9A. Hobo ken, awaited her son's arrivad at the Fifth-a venue Hotel, and when he came she fell into his arms sobbing. Me kissed him again and tigain, and hekl him off and looked at iiiin as thoug-h he were a lie tie boy. 'I'then &he tiumed sharpi-y to the newsipaper reporters slAndin^ by in amaieanent and sa.id, Don't you doxe to report this.

I MASKED BURGLAR STORY I The Yorfeehire police are inquiring into a curious story- of a marked burglar at Thwakes, a suiburb of Keighiey. MTB. Ann Batcliffe, ared fb. living aJone, and having a I I small confectionery and sweet business, com- jilaaned to neigrhbo«!rB on Saturday t"t diuring- the eariy hours a tall masked man aroused her, tried to force a. drug into hea- month, showed a, dagger, demanded money, and then led her ctownataars, struck a matcfi, and riiled Iiobe tåy,

101 THIS WEEK I Mrs. S. H. Cohen, of 32, The Broadway, Westminster, will celebrate her lWst. birth- day next Wednesday. The old lady is in ex- cellent health, and retain. all her faculties. I  She has ? large family of sons and daughters, I i the eikst of whom is in hi? 72nd. ye?r.

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The Man in the Street &-——— From the sporting aspect the result of the football action at the S\ranoe.i Assizes resembles somewhat the famous game which provided the material round which counsel and witre.sse.s talked so inex- haustibly. It is understood that neither side called all the available v.ixneeses. Fortunately for most of those. concerned, all the people ta.king part in the trial had not enjoyed their holidays, and many j who wt-re dreading the process of giving evidence—especially the sarcastic lash of counsel in cross-examination—-were given new hopes and a brighter prospect in life at the joyful intelligence that their ser- vices in the box wcuid not he required. Even the jury were apprehensive of the mr8t, until they found the judge equally anriou-s to cut the affair as close as possible, and their suggesstion of overtime pay possibly made all the difference. With a little encouragement the subject of football at LlaneUy might have held the field until the season had arrived, and the principals would have had to stop talking in order to begin kicking. How- ever, the great trial has come to an end, and, as I suggested in opening, many sportsmen will feel inclined to declare the result a tie. What the judge thinks of it can be gathered y the report else- where. However, quite the most serious side of the matter is the effect that the trial may ha-ve on Welsh football. Players in the Principality have always had a repu- tation for keenness on the field. Their thcro'ieh method of going all out" until the whistle blows has possibly made The entire dinerence in their meetings with Engti?h. Scotch, a.nd Iri?h teams. Where ordinary men .?top. the Welshmen have gone on, and for some years they have mostly come out right on the top in consequence. But there are enemies of Welsh football across the border who will seise upon this trial to explain and enforce their arguments of the past, when they have accused the Welshmen of rough play. Scotch critics who took the licking of the Caledonians last winter-end so badly will now arise and say, "I told you so!" Those who joined in the outcry and made capital of the famous, Xe»port-Cardiff match, when the Uskside men lost their record and (as it transpired) the cham- pionship, will point again their captious shafts. Peri taps the one lesson to be learned at home is specially for the benefit of the Welsh Union. If there is any rough play, it is for them to step in and lay it low. The clubs have been left too much to themselves, and it should have been rendered impossible for them to adopt the childish attitude of cancelling matches. The remedy lies in the establishment of a Welsh league, in which all the principal clube striving for the championship shall be obliged to play each other. Then, if rough play creops in, the Wefeh Union should stop it. and not allow clu bs to deal with it by the capricious handling of their fixture cards. It is again my pleasure to refer to the praiseworthy efforts being made at Pontypridd with regard to organising juvenile workers. To use Board of Trade terms, the boy or girl leaving school must not be regarded as a mere commercial unit, but as a future citizen, and the new advisory committee at Pontypridd will have for its main and most meritorious object the convincing of parents that it will be more advan- tageous to place their children on the world with a view to eventually securing permanent employment for them rather than to seek the most remunerative appointments without a thought of the future. To see the necessity of this it is only necessary to review the pre- sent constitution of the great majority of the unemployed, who began life with- out the advice that would have enabled them to avoid the pitfall of wage-earning without the opportunity of thoroughly I learning a business or profession which would have enabled them to continue as we!p;>id workers when the mee- j senger-oiffce-and-erra-Dd-boy period was passed. Only the want oi guidance at the time they left school is resjxmsible for the flooded market of people who say they cari. do anything," but who really can do nothing. Pontypridd is one of the pioneers in this splendid movement, and I would once more urgp other authorities to move in the same direction. Certainly, the town of the famous bridge is fortu- nate in having in the new manager of the local labour exchange an enthusiast for this special work. Mr. D. J. Charles is not satisfied with doing his mere duty, and I believe the formation of an advisory committee was his original suggestion. Anyhow, it should be worked for all it is worth, and not only will the parents and their children reap the benefit, but it will be better for the entire community. At Pontypridd 191 scholars will be legally exempt from school attendance at the end of this month, and in this one batch of young people en the verge of responsible exist- ence the local committee will find the nucleus of a grand work. If they can only influence half this number th& result will be splendid. The wonder is that the task has not been attempted before. With the decay of the old-I fashioned apprenticeship system some- thing of the kind has long been required. At Cardiff (where Sir Wilham Crussman would be a willing coadjutor) and other centres the work should be taken up with enthusiasm, and the result should he the enrichment of the whole of South Wales by the eventual production of better and more useful citizens .No man on the Cardiff Board of Guar- dians is better known than the Rev. E. T. Da/vies, Penarth, and. when that gentleman put a question to one of the pretty young ladies who were seeking positions in the infirmary, a laugh went round the room on Dr. C. F. G. Six- smith, Barry, inqUiring, "W no was that f" But the better fun came later, for anyone knowing K. T." felt quite co-i-tain he voiild not let the occasion I entirely without notice. When the report of a committee was read Mr. Davies protested against the omission of his name among those present. "It was the first meeting I have attended for a long time," he plaintively pleaded. "Dr. S'.xsmith does not know me. and the clerk will not recognise me!" After the sub- sidence of the laughter thus occasioned the grievance of the member for Penarth was righted, and Mr. Davies was able to resume his seat safe in the knowledge that his position as the humorist of the board was secure. Mr. J. J. Ames attempted to wrest this honour by describing the process of selection of pro- bationary nurses as "a beauty show," with a hint at a collection for a praise- worthy object. If he had only acted upon the idea he might have got a goodly sum. as it was one cf the well-attended meetings of the board, the members of which have the usual human failing of liking to be present when appointments arc made.

DOG HOLDS A THIEF That a man should have the boldDCSC to attempt to rob a lady who was seated on a bench at the Kond Point '.ie- Champs Elyscct- in the early afternoon, when any number of pedestrians, to say nothing of carriages, are parsing- along in an almost unbroken line, beats comprehension. This adventure, how- ever. befeil a young married woman, the daughter of a well-known Paris physician. She wa? taking a rest on the bench, when suddenly a. squalid individual rushed at her and tore her reticule, which contained about six pounds in gold and silver, as well as some jewellery, out of her hand, and then run away. Her screams at*.racted the attention of a tradesman, who &ant hie dog in pursuit of the thief. The.iattar had a very bad time of it, for the dog quickly caught him up and held on to him, biting him severely in the legs, until the police appeared on the ocene and t-ook him into custody.

LETTERS TO A WIDOW Mrs. Ada Hall, a widow, who formerly kept L'he Banners' Arme Public-house at VYor- cester, brought an action for breach of promise at Birmingham Assizes on Saturday against Edwin Samuel Turbutt, of Martley, Worcestershire. The defendant, she said, promised to marry her on his fortieth birth- day, but did not do so, and she afterwards heard that he had married another woman. Th-3 letters read in the case chiefly had rela- tion to pigs, bacon, and threshing, and on one occasion the defendant wrote: "bhall I I bring some fried potatoes on Sunday?" 'l'he caw was adjourned.

MAN'S DYING WISH I At the inquest held a-t Hackney on Thomas Crutch field (28), a bath attendant, who out blis throat, Mrs. Crutchfield, the wid-ow, said that he com- mitted suicide after coming out of the hos- pital. The Coroner: Did he come out cured? Witness: Xo, be said he wanted to be at home to die. It was a kind of dying wish. The Coroner: Then I take it it was a kind of despair at his repeated iHnesses that caused him to cut his throat ?—"Ye6, but he loved his home so that he wanted to die at home." a.

GEORGE ROBEY'S HOBBY I The action brought by Mr. Frederick Oinn, a stamp dealer, to recover L276 16s. Id. from Mr. Geanj-e Robey, the comedi&n, ended in the King's Berwih on Saturday in a verdict for the plaintiff for .£43 12e. lid., including a. sum of E42 14e. Ed., which Mr. Robey haa paid into court in respect of certain Mauritius stamp-s which he had retained. Mr. Jnatice BuokniM ordered t.he..t plaintiff should have the costs of the action up to July 1. and Mr. Robey the costs from that date.

I SIXTY YEARS A COLLIER I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerry, of OreSiSweJl, neair Welbeok, have just celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. Kerry is over 70 years of age, and still follows his oocurplation of a ooal miner. He has baen a collier 60 years, and for the pa,24 ten years has been at Cress- I; wdl. Throughout tha.t time he has not met with a serious accident, and he is still equal to a good day's work. He is believed to be the oldest working collier in the country. Can tihis be beaten in Wales?

I MR. TAFT INJURED I President Ta-ft met with an accident on Saturday while playing golf on the links at Bar Harbour. Maine. He fell on a rough piece of ground, and rather severely sprained his a"n,kle The doctor of the Mayflower and a loc-al doctor at,tenled him, and found it necessary to remove the President to the yacht, and put him in a dock cba.ir. after dressing the wound. They etate that it will I b-a some days before he js able to walk again.

I MAYOR'S MYSTERIOUS END I The Mayor of East Ham, Mr. G. Pratt, was admitted into the London Hospital this, morn- iThg, and died within two hours of his admis- sion. Mr. Pratt attended the sports at East Ham on Satnrday afternoon, when he appea-T?l in his usual hth, and the cause I of his dmth is not known.

SAVED BY A COUGH The coughing of a child probably saved several liv-e-s at an inn in Aloor-atreet, un- derland. eariy yesterday morning. Awakened by the couching, the landlord and hig wite foun-d t/hat the kitchen was on fire. It was th-e smoke from the Are that caused the child to couc-h. The fire brigiade was called, and the fire was extanguisihed.

I BANKERS FATAL DIVE I A local banker, named Petheridge, wa 1 drowned wble bathing off Worthine on I, Saturday afternoon. He was seen to dive from a boat, but was not noticed to rise again. When the body was found there was ia, &overe out on the hoad. $ I =g