Evening Express

The Han in the Street. Yeøtecday's momentous decision of the Cambrian men to "down tools" has I altered the entire situation in the coal- :field. Instead of the six weeks' reprieve that all had expected from Saturday's strenuous conference, the whole of South Wales is now faced with a most serious situation-a seriousness that can scarcely be over-estimated, and with a result thai few care to contemplate. What the end will be no one can foreshadow. Concern- ing Saturday's conference, the most hopeful feature about it was the comfort- ing fact that the result might well have beev much worse. Matters generally were in such a parlous state that the very worst was feared in several direc- tions. In effect the coalfield would have had an opportunity for breather," and in the meantime better counsels could have prevailed regarding the greater question involving the prosperity or the run (for a time, at any rate) of Soutn Wales. It was thought good, for one thing, that the proposal of an immediate stoppage, regardless of the legal and financial consequences, was stronglv defeated. The recommendation of the Executive Council that the workmen of the Cambrian Combine be allowed to give notice on October 1 was aiao defeated. This result of the conference evidently caused considerable dissatisfaction in vital quarters, but the decision arrived at would have given time for the earnest consideration of the entire subject, witii the possibility (if not probability) of a satisfactory understanding being arrived at in the end. The conference gave more hope of the future than was the caae when it assembled. For the time being, it was felt that matters which were the original cause of the dispute could be left in the hands of the executive committee, who would at least have had the time and the oppor- tunity to find a way out of the existing difficulty. A most disastrous conclusion had been avoided, and it was much to be thankful for that the very worst antici- pated by many had not been brought I about. And this notwithstanding the I temper of the meeting, where, however, it was quite evident that the executive committee had control of the delegates. There was to have been a kind of truce I' in existence, and the men and their leaders would have had time to turn the I conflicting sides of tne matter over in their minds, with the hope that all who had the interests of South Wales at heart ¡ would be able by and bye to rejoice not only in the suspsnsion of hostilities, but in a general ard peaceable understand- ing. It was not the time for tirebrands., but for cool, level heads. But now the worid has been awakened this memorable Monday morning to find that in the place of peace there is to be war. The sole hope reniai- ing is that it will be very | short, and that the torrible experiences of the strike of about twelve vears ago Will not be repeated. j i —■— Not1- ng could be more int-eresting than the demonstration of the Bed Cross { Society fit St F-.gan's Cr.6tle on Satur- day, when a deeply interested section of i the public saw wounded m-en attended to ai; they would be on nn actual field of [ battlr*. Even better, it would be more proper to s-ny, for Cdûrd William i Forrp-st. w»:> was pr< sent, knew by expe-1 ri-enc:, the nature of the ambulance and hospital accommrx'Tticn at the Boer War in South Africl. where there was nothing approaching the proficiency and care dis- played by the Red Crcf& Society men on Saturday. But ordinary splints, ba.n- dafre*. a.pd appliances were not used, and it was quite enlightening to see how bifs of apparently u-sok\<>s wood -could be used to bind up broken limbs. The erection of the hospiti! tent was also a revelation and thc-se who saw an ordinary eovered- in cart cculd not havp guessed that :n seven minutes it could be converted into a hospital tent fit to accommodate 24 patients. Altogether the display was mast convincing, and the society should have many converts anxious to become ¡ useful to their friends and to humanity t That Cardiff City came out of their first English Cup-tie with flying colours was most exhilarating to their already big band of supporters. The establish- ment of the club his caused some need- lees heartburning, and alarmists have already been talking about the extinc- tion of the Rugby game. But there is no ground for all this. There is plenty of room for both codes, and the same ¡ will happen in diff as in other centres. So long as the Rugby club can obtain the i best men in the district and beat most I comers they will command the allegiance of their supporters. In the same way, if Cardiff City can prove their ability to I win their way into the First Division of the Southern League they may count their thousands of joyous onlookers. But if either combination fail to play attractive football they will meet bad times. Football is a business, and, like every other business, people want their money's worth, and they will go where they get it. So, all that remains is for both clubs to give of their best, and success will be theirs without much less of it to the firm across the road. To-night will witness the first perform- ance ot the history-making Cardiff Festival, when Mendelssohn's ''Elijah" will mark the beginning of a series of concerts unparalleled in t-he history of the Prinoipality, and unsurpassed in the provinces of England. The greatest works that can be produced on the con- cert platform will be given by the best principals obtainable, and by chorue, and orchestra that have been training assiduously to perfect themselves during s(mt moirths past. The very nature of the preparation, its laborious and painfi- taking nature, deserves the success which all hope will be forthcoming. The finish- ing touches have been put upon this vast labour of love, and, now that the curtain is about to go up, it is to be hoped that the lesser but equally important duty of the public, to support the effort as it deserves, will be d<me without stint, and in the joy it should inspire. The pro- meters have done their part, and it only remains for the people of Wales to prove to the world that theirs is the veritable land of song and sunshine, while the land will be filled with the fair fame of the gifted exponents of Lua inspired art who make their bow at the Park-hall to-night.

FRUIT ASA MEDICINE I The curative value of fruit is being more I and more ineise.d upon by thoee who ninkro a study of dietetics. Ctra-pes axe recom. -mended for the dyspeptic, the consumptive, the anaemic, and for those with a tendency I to gout and Liver troubles. Plume, ateo, are said to be a cure for goaty and rheumatic I tendencies. The acid fruits, especially lemons and orange6, are parti4cularly good for stomach troubles and rheuinatiem. It is not sufficient, says the advocates of the fruit cure, to eat a small quantity at breakfaot or dinner. One should eat from two to four pounds of grapes a day; or. if ora.ntfCB are the curatiTe agency, the number to be eaten I, in a day may vari from three to six.

PAYMENT OF M.Ps I French Deputies of to-day not only receive E600 a year, but are also supplied with a free buffet. Here those about to speak oan stimu- late their eloquence with as many drinks as they like, free of charge, and when they have finished can recuperate on gratuitous I sandwiches. Apparently, this privilege is not abused, for the cost of running the buffet last year amounted to only £ 1,400—not an ] extravagant amount to slake the thirst of 584 Deputies during a six months' session. And as during the same period they used note- paper to the value of £ 2,988, they would appear to spend much more time in the library than at the buffet.

I HUGE ICE CAVE. I An ice cave, which turns out to be the j largest in the world, has been discovered within the last few days in the D"hstein Mountains, near Obertra.un. on the Lake of Hallstatt. Scientific investigation has been made, and the cave is found to be nearly a mile and a half in length. It consists of an upper a.nd lower group of great halls, the largest of which is about 700ft. long and 100ft. in height. Many interesting prehistoric objects have also been found.

t WOMAN'S FALL FROM A TRAIN t .—— A younOroman, named Bessie Clare. is lying in the county hospital at Dorchester sutfering from severe injuriee sustained through falling from a train between Dor- chester and Weymouth. Persons who were in the same carriage say that she sud- denly disappeared when the train left Bin- combe Tunnel. She was found lying on the line badly shaken and with severe facial injuries, but conscious and with no bones broken.

STOP PRESS I 4 Latest Telegrams. I • HOKE tS 1) p LN R ESwafd David Carter, collier, AbsraTon, n-ibaBdo&'a't fbo'-locai court to-day until Thursday chained with attempting to commit suicide by drinking lauAanurn. It was stated thtt Carter pleaded, in teply to the charge, that it "a done under the influence of drink t 1

TONIC FOR THE EYES Few people are aware what an excellent tonic a cold water bath is for the eyes. Not the ordinary sponge bath with closed lids, but (says Health "), opening the eyes and holding them open for a minute or more in clear, oold water. To do this, take a tea- cupful of water, amd hold it olose to the eye, against the face, and open the eye in it. Open and shut two or three times to wash out the eye. Then dry with a soft towel. Never rub your eyes; it is an exceedingly injurious practice, and ohildren should be warned against it. If your eyes are weak put a pinoh of salt in the water. When you have nothing to do, when you are simply resting, cloee your eyes and let them rest also. As long as the eyes are open they are at work to a greater or less extent, and oculists will tell you that the moisture of the otosed lirlE is good for them. Never press the eyeball, as that flattens it, and brings on premature low of vision.

HIGH-HEELED BOOTS Dr. von Koranyi, of Buda-Pesth. has made a series of observations on the influence of dress in cases of floating and movable kidney, and has also studied a large series of statistics prepared from the experienoe of others. He endeavours to show from these researches that high-bee led boots play a. dis- tinct part in causirng displacement of the kidney, especially in ocmjunction with the heavy drag of olothes fastened above to the constricted waist; and fashion at present demaaKle that them two pernicious errors in dress should be enforced on her votaries. The I eleiwttan of the heels oauses an increase in the lumbar (or loins) curve, and Dr. von Koranyi shows that this may entail displace- I merPt of bbe kidney, even if that organ lie originally well back.

I SCHOOL TRAGEDY An inquest was held at Longton on Satur- day on a lad named Joeeph Salt. aged twelve. On Friday Salt attended school. In the playground another lad named Boon sparred at him in fun. Salt retaliated by Striking out. Boon then hit him in the body. To the consternation of other boys gathered in the playground, Salt fell un- conscious. A master arriving on the scene carried him into the school, where a doctor pronounced him dead. The jury returned a verdict of Death from shock, the result of an accidental blow," Salt being predis- posed to heart trouble.

MODERN WORSHIP —— go —— A Purely Welsh Service I NATIONALITY AND RELIGION I A Visit to the Tabernacle I BY AN ONLOOKER. I ———— I Really, there did not appear to be much of the modern spirit at the Welsh Baptist. Church, known as the Taber- nacle, on the Hayes of mixed reputa- tion, at my visit yesterday morning, when a kind &un smiled on the host o* worshipp.ers 1"ho were proceeding through the city to their usual gather in g-pbices. La.te summer was reflected in the light apparel of the ladies, who traiisforme d the clean streets of Modern Atliene, into picrtures that can only be seen on a calm Sabbath morning, and even the Hayes seemed fregli and respectable—a very pleasant impra-ssicn in the remembrance of the recent diatribe's concerning this thoroughfare of ill-omen. I tarried in my wake an Englishman who had never been out of his own country before, and it must be said that at least he had a purely Welsh experience in a oity where all sorts and conditions of men congregate from the four quarters of the globe. A Service of Praise. This was rendered the more realistic by the early announcement that the pastor, the Rev. Charles Davies, had been called to the assistance of a. weaker Church. Therefore, we had a genuine, unadulterated Welsh prayer meeting, in which the occasional ".Amen" and "Yes" of the deacons were the only English woro6 to be heard among the "Ies" and the impassioned, poetic .rhetoric of the participants. It was literally a service of praise, for, while the hymns were sung with a hearty wholesomen eas and homeliness, the invo- cations reached a high stage of classical beauty in the spontaneous flow of noble, inspired language. There was no prayer-book to rely on for a supply of words, and the fountain contained enough source of inspiration and to spare. Each effort was soon- taneous, wi-thout effort; invariably beginning with the quietness of the born orator, they mounted as on the pinions of eagles to fired speech, and in effect each invocation was a psalm sung more than spoken with the restrained frenzy of men who had been carried completely away from their earthly surroundings. An Octogenarian's Invocation. I Throughout the service gave one the impression of a prevailing democratic spirit. The deacons were on the plat- form, but the worship was for all present. Probably the youngest man to tiako an active part was .1.3. but the oldest --Mr. William John-had Been SC summers, and was one of the oldest members of the Church. He obviously felt his act of grace as something very rea l and personal. He seemed to draw down upon the wor- shippers a divine atmosphere in which all things were tinged with the light of a guiding, unseen spirit. His invocation was punctuated more by "Amens" and other signs of actual participation than by any other effort, and after the quiet beginning his eloquence was beautifully dramatic. His was the last prayer but one, and he who followed gave the impression of exxfeme humbleness and the revelation of an admirable character. Others prayed for the success of the Gospel that day, for all those who heard, and the world's tragedy, which sur- rounded the death of Christ was recalled --a;nd each began as though only per- functory duty animated him, but rose into torrential rtreams of liquid eloquence that glorified the place in which they were uttered and the majestic language that could provide such giddily-winged worde. Singing and Feeling I There was, of course, no sermon. Mr. Eva<n Griffiths, the senior deacon, and the R-ev. David Jones led the service, while Sir Alfred Thomas read the one lesson St. John's Gospel, xv. But t,hrough all there was no attempt at pro- ducing an effect. All were in deadly, impressive earnest, and there could be no doubt that their eloquence was the inspirat,ioll of simplicity. And the singing. It was another, and tomeah-ig-ber, form of praise. The organ produoed good, but not extravagant music; the ohoir were but a portion of the singei-s. All sarng, and I could not hear a defective note or a grating voice. They sang as though they felt what they were singing, and it was good to hea-r them. Nothing could be more inspiring than the opening hymn, Pantycelyn's "Iesu, Iesu, 'rwyt Ti'n ddigon," or that pour- traying the intercession of Christ from the pen of the Rev. John James. Aber-i ystwyth, powerfully sung to the old Welsh tune Dolgellau." Also must be mentioned the rendering of 0 anfeidrol rym y Cariad," to the well-known tune Rouisseau"—which used to be heard more frequently in the ('lId dayfe, but dis- placed latterly by the more enthusiastic "Ton y Botel" and other tunes. While we did not get that display of the Welsh hwyl in the singing, the sub- dued and solemn tones rather added to the spirit of devotion which was manifest during the entire service. There could also be felt the national spirit, which has long been bound up with that of earnest, deep religion. I Welsh Influence in Cardiff I However contentious may be the ques- J tion of the extent to which the Welsh element permeates the business and social life of cosmopolitan Cardiff, there can be no doubt of its influence in the city from the religious point of view. With regard to the number of Welsh Churches, most of them are in a state of healthy vigour, but in Cardiff, as in London, Welsh-speaking people in their hundreds, if not in their thousands, are to be found in places where the service is in English. This need not be inquired into, but it seemed to me that in the purely Welsh service could be found th*> national and religious spirit combined at its strongest. I have left the worst for last. And it is not so very bad. Certainly not worse than in many other places. The spirit of reverence was deep and convincing. But there was no kneeling, and very many did not take the trouble to either bow their heads or close thor eyes. Two lady members of the choir were deeply interested in 4the congrega- tion. and-well, it is the despairing effort of a critic who found so much worthy of commendation.

Cholera Feared FATAL ILLNESS ON BRITISH STEAMER I Î AMSTERDAM, Sunday. Th' British steamer Saxon Prince, of New- castle. from Mobile for Rotterdam, arrived at the Hook of Holland this morning, and has been detained in quarantine in conee- queiico of fatal illness on board. The cook died during the voyage, and three of the crew are on the sick list, the symptoms in all the cases being similar to those of cholera.—Central News. Typhus Epidemic at Odessa ODESSA, Saturday. The medical authorities Here have now to cope with an epidemic of typhus in a viru- lent form, in addition to plague and cholera. During the last three days over a hundred cases have been reported, and of these 38 have proved fatal. Two of the victims buried yesterday in the English section of the necropolis were a fire- man from the British steamer Millicent Knight and an apprentice from the Cardiff steamer Lady Lewis. To-day there are seven British seamen in hospital with typhus.—Central News. The Lady Lewis is of 3,477 tons, and is owned by Messrs. W. J. Tatem and Co.

FLIGHT TO PARIS Mr. E. T. Willows, the Cardiff aeronaut, has sent home to his father the stones which penetrated the envelope of his dirigible, and which delayed the start to London. Mr. Willows, sen., has also received from a Chep- stow resident a scrap of paper said to have been taken from a bottle picked up in the Severn, and which informs the finder that a reward of L5 will be paid on application at Mr. Willows' address, which, however, is erroneously written. The note conveys the I impression that it was dropped by Mr. Willows in the course of one of his flights, but inasmuch as the young Cardiffia,n dis- claims all knowledge of the affair, the prac- tical joker has evidently found a fresh field. Mr. Willows is at present engaged in Lon- don on the new dirigible, in which he pro- poses to make the trip to Paris, possibly within a month. Preliminary tests with pas- sengers on board will, of course, have to be I carried out beforehand, and unless a larger shed is constructed it will be irnpoesihle to house the new dirigible in Cardiff, should Mr. Willows determine to fly home.

COMRADES IN ARMS I Members of the Old Comrades' Club of the 24th Regiment (Sou.a Wales Borderers) will re-unite early in the new year in their own regimental district at Brecon. The objects of the club are the promotion of esprit de corps by an annual assembly of past and present members of the regiment. and also that officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the gallant 24th might keep in touch with each other. Major Walker presided at a meeting of the committee held in jthe depot at Brecon, when it was decided to hold the annual dinner in the Town-hall on January 24, the day after the anniversary of Chilian Wallah. Some members of the club were present at that engagament in 1849, and a hearty welcome is to be given the battalion on their return home on December 22. A Church parade of the present members of the regiment, and of the Old Comrades' Clur) will probably be held the day after the dinner in the Priory Church, which contains 23 brasses and two stained windows to officers and men of the 24th.

BRIDGING THE SEVERN .1 Interest is aroused by an important sug- gestion made at a meeting of surveyors at Newport. Mr. G. F. Grimwood, borough engi- neer at Monmouth, mentioned a possible scheme for a direct road communication between South Wales and the South of Eng- land by the construction of a bridge across the Severn, from Beachley Point to Aust- cliffe, near the mouth of the River Wye. The total distance across the water at low tide was under a mile. It was explained that this would reduce the distanco by 44 miles on the Single journey from Chepstow to Bristol-, via Gloucester. The exponent qJ. the scheme was asked by a Western Mail reporter at Monmouth if the matter was likely to be taken up. The reply was that if anything was to be done it should be done at once, and it was under- stood the Gloucestershire County Council are presenting a scheme to the road board for a bridge across the Severn between Newnham and Arlingham.

CROWD'S NARROW ESCAPE i. Nearly a hundred persons had a remark- ably narrow escape from drowning in the Thames yesterday afternoon owing to the sudden sinking of a, barge used as a floating pier at Surrey Dock, Rotherhithe. While a crowd was waiting to embark on a steamer for Greenwich it was suddenly found that the barge was sinking. The piermaster, William Perkins, immediately ordered every- one to leave by the gangway, and, though this was done as quickly as possible, the last man bad only just reached land when the barge sank in about 12ft. of water, taking with it a steam tug which had been made fast to its side. Perkins, who behaved pluckily and promptly, remained on the barge until the water was up to his waist.

RAILWAY UNREST I At a meeting of all gradce of the Great Eastern railwaymen held on Sunday at Xorwich the following resolution was i,aased:- That this meeting protests against the open violation by the Great Eastern Rail- way Company of the terms of the concilia- tion scheme, and their continued misinter- pretation of the arbitrator's award, and having in view the apparent failure of the I Board of Trade to compel the company to keep the agreement signed by the repre- sentatives of both men and employers in 1907, hereby determines to instruct the men's representatives to at once repudiate the conciliation scheme.

SCHOLARSHIP AT OXFORD A scholarship of ka a year, tenable at Jesus Colloge, Oxford, has been awarded W. H. Miles, the son of Mr. William Henry Miles, a coaltrimmer, living in MoreP street, Barry Dock. He has been for some years a student at the Barry County School, j and a splendid mathematical paper prepared at the honours certificate examination of the Central Welsh Board won for him second position in the subject, and also this gratifjing recognition by Jesus College. Young Miles vaa seventeenth for the whole of Wales in the subjects set for the honours examinaticn.

FELL THROUGH HATCHWAY While making an inspection of the steam ship Claremont in the Roath Dock Basin on Saturday Mr. Robert Thomas, an agsistant- salvatro surveyor, was seriously injured through falling through a hatchway. He was conveyed to his home in Quentin-street, Gabalfa, where he was attended by Dr. David Evans, of Whitchurch-road, who found that he had sustained severe injuries at the base of the spine, and was also suffering from severe shock.

FIRES IN CARDIFF The Cardiff Fire Brigade had two calls on Saturday night: The first was to the Rover Motor Garage, Westgate-street. The brigade on proceeding there, under Superintendent Geen, found that an electrical lamp had fused, and that some matchboarding was ablaze. The fire was extinguished before much damage was done. At midnight the briga.de was called to a fire at a fried-fish shop at 46, Crwyg-road. The damage was slight.

FOR AUSTRALIAN CADETS The Birmingham Small Arms Company have secured an order from the Australian Government to supply a further 20,000 rifles for the equipment of the Cadet Corps of the Commonwealth. The first order for 56,000 was placed last February, and upon that contract the company are still engaged, delivery being guaranteed in a little over twelve months. The rifles are smaller and lighter than the standard service weapons

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE A meeting of the Workers' Educational Association for South Wales and district, held on Saturday at the University College, Cardiff-Professor Mackenzie in the chair- decided to hold the annual conference at Cardiff on November 5, and to invite Mr. Edgar Jones, M.P., and Mr. Temple (son of the late Archbishop Temple), who is presi- dent of the association.

Election in January P I DEADLOCK ON THE LRDS QUESTION I There is to be a General Election in January, or at the latest in February next. I learn this (says a correspondent in the "Daily Dispatch") on authority which I can- not question. From another quarter I learn that the con-I ference between the leaders on the Lords question has reached an impasse, and that there is now not the slightest chance of an acceptacle compromise being arrived at. This will, of course, precipitate an appeal to the country, for if Mr. Asquith has to tell his supporters when the Autumn Session opens that the conference has proved abortive it will mean the passing by the Commons of the House of Lords Bill, the rejection of that measure by the Peers, and a submission of the matter to the country immediately. Mr. Asquith's followers would not brook further delay, and the Premier has himself given a pledge on behalf of the Ministry that the decision of the matter shall not be delayed.

FORBIDDEN CONGRESS j FORBIDDEN CONGRESS I PARIS, Saturday. The Humanite publishes a manifesto of the organising committee of the Egyptian Congress. This document, which is signed by Loofti Goomale, editor of the newspaper "Egypte," confirms the report that the French Government has forbidden the con- gress to be held in Paris, and says: This prohibition deals a terrible and unfortunate blow to the cause of liberty." The man:festo declares: Although M. Briand's private secretary recognised the justice of the Egyptian Party's demands and the breadth of its theories, its peaceful struggle has become impossible in Fra-noe." This, it affirms, will cause a serious and humiliating loss of French prestige in the Orient and in Egypt. The prohibition of the congress, the manifesto adds, gives the lie to the tra- ditional love of liberty in France. The com- mittee lays its case before the French nation, re-calling the moral and economic interests of Frenchmen in Egypt and the sympathy of Egyptians for them. The Humanite also prints a letter from Farid Bey, leader of the Egyptian National Party, declaring that the congress will be of a purely national character, without any religious tendencies.—Reuter. I

SHIPYARD LABOUR WAR 1 The arrangements for the conference on Wednesday between the executive of the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and the representatives of the Boilermakers' Society have now been completed. The con- ference will take place in the North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh. If a satisfactory settlement is arrived at there will be no necessity for the proposed conference between the employers' executive and the joint trades committee. Difficulties may arise at Wednesday's conference in con- nection with the question of the plenary powers of the men's delegates. Speaking at the Amalgamated Society of Engineers at Newcastle on Saturday, ..dr. Charles Duncan, M.P., said the employers' conduct in locking out the boilermakers could not be justified, but if persisted in it would bring about a position of things in this country never dreamed of. It would have the effect of driving men into the Trades Unions who had never been in, and of consolidating the forces of labour as they had never I previously been joined together in this I country.

ILLEGAL USE OF FUNDS At a political meeting at Pontyrhyl the chair was occupied by Lieutenant Lynch- Blosse.—'Mr. Waddington during the course of a vigorous address said he was amazed at the audacity of some of the Radical-Socialist- Trades Union officials and M.P.'s. Nearly twenty years ago. he (Mr. Waddington) was the first to denounce at public meetings in South Wales the way in which the money of Conservative and Liberal Unionist miners was used for Radical purposes. He produced at public meetings the Miners' Association balance-sheets, showing that hundreds of pounds had been paid for Liberal meet- ings," "Liberal lecturers," Liberal litera- ture," &c. He denounced this as both illegal and immoral." Mr. Brace had said, Have we not a right to Use our money as we choose?" There was only ope reply that was oonsistent with moral right, and that wa3, Yes, you have a right to use Radioal and Socialist money for Radical and Social- ist politics, but you have no right to compel Conservatives and Tariff Reformers to pay for the support of Free Trade and Radical- ism." If Mr. Brace got the law altered as he, desired, then, indeed, to use Richard Cobden's 1 words, Trades Unions would be founded on I principles of brutal tyranny worthy of a Dey of Algiers." (Applause.) I Votes of thanks closed the meeting.

DEARER THAN CHAMPAGNE Many large establishments in the City pay so high a water rate in proportion to the small amount actually consumed that they might very well buy champagne for domes- tic uses instead of water, and be in pocket over it. The fact will, no doubt (says the "Graphic"), come aa a surprise to many that it is possible to sink a well, install the pumping machinery capable of supplying 7,000 gallons per hour, pay for working same, and yet get all one's capital expenditure returned the seoond or third year by the saving effected.

110ft. LEAP INTO MUD A miner named Arthur Cooke, of Skelton, Cumberland, olimbed over the parapet of Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, on Satur- day. and rolled off the top of the parapet, which is 100ft. above high-water mark, and, as the tide was dead low at the time, he had 110ft. to fall. Some workmen at a neighbouring shipyard quickly rowed to the spot and found the man stuck fast in the muddy bed of the river. He was uncon- scious, and after some dimculty was extri- cated and conveyed to the infirmary, where it was found that he had a broken leg. — —— a

TOO FRIVOLOUS FOR CHINA A United States Consul in China, who was asked whether it would be worth while to send merry-go-rounds to the Celestial Empire, has advised his countrymen, through a con- sular report, not to endeavour to sell them there. One was taken to Shanghai about ten years ago. he says, but it did not strike the Chinese fancy. Though many circuses have since visited the country, none of them took merry-go-rounds. i I

CAUGHT AT LAST T A large pike known to almost every angler in the Wigston district of Leicestershire, which has been hooked and has escaped on numerous occasions, was captured at Kilby Bridge on Saturday. It took twenty minutes to land, and eventually snapped the wire of the spoonbait and broke the fishing rod in two.

I From All Quarters I I Ori the jury at Hackney Coroner's-court on Saturday were a Mr. Scrooge, a Mr. Dickens. anA a Mr. Dombey. "I don't care for any pantomime police- man," said a man who was arrested at St., Pancras by a railway constable. He was fined 40s. at Clerkenwell for being intoxi- cated. A woman porter is in great request at the station at Agram, in Austria. She under- takes to carry babies or look after young children while the mother attends to her luggage and ticket.

FLAMES OF MANY COLOURS Damage to the extertf of many thousands of poupds was done by a fire on Saturday on the premises of Messrs. Potter and Clarke (Limited). Whitechapel, wholesale druggists. The burning chemicals sent up sheets of flame of many colours.

Mystery of Boy Scout ♦ WHERE IS THE DISPATCH-BEARER? One of the two Boy Scouts who set out on the long jaunt with a dispatch from the Lord, Mayor of Cardiff to the Lord Mayor of London has returned, but the other, who is the bearer of the reply dispatch, is missing. The two were due in Cardiff on Saturday, and hundreds of soouts in Cathays Park intended to give them a grand reception, but neither oame. Aesistant Scoutmaster Harry Robert Lewis, 19 Allensbank-road, Cathays, reached home at three o'clock Sunday morning with his boots, or what was left of them, slung over his shoulders. He has worn out one pair of boots, and his feet are blistered, and he Walks with a limp. Explaining the circum- stances of the non-arrival of his colleague- Scoutmaster Roberts (Gabalfa)-he said that on Saturday afternoon, at Pilning, near Bristol, finding there was no train running through Severn Tunnel Junction, they tramped back the five miles to Bristol. Roberts was footsore, and the instep of his left foot was badly swollen. He looked faint and ill. "Then," continued Lewis, "I gave him my last 3d. and he jumped into a car, and I walked, asking him, before he went, to look out for me at the Bristol Railway Station. I made inquiries of the offioia,ls. A policeman declared that he actually saw him enter the train. I looked about for my chum in Bristol for two hours, and, failing to find him. 1 returned to the station and caught the five to one train. So here I am owing the railway company 3s. 6d. for my fare to Cardiff." Roberts, it is believed, will return to Cardiff this (Monday) morning, as the dispatch is due for delivery to-day. It is surmised that he executed some strategio move, and is tramping with the precious document bear- ing the massive red seal of the city of London. The lad resides at St. Catherine's, Whitohuroh-road, Cardiff. No Tidings To-day The mysrtery of the Cardiff missing scout deepens as time goes on, and no tidings come of Roberts, and no news of the precious despatch from the Lord Mayor of London to be delivered to-day to the Lord Mayor of Cardiff.

WELSH FARMERS ON TOUR The party of eighteen farmers sent to Ire- land by the Glamorgan County Council after a week's tour through Ireland arrived in Dublin on Saturday night from the West and put up at the Grejhaju Hotel, where a Western Mail representative had a chat with M' Hedger Wallace, who is the county agri- cultuial instructor for Glamorgan, and who said that ho and his party were most warmly impressed by the work done by the Congested Districts Board in the West of Ireland. The board is doing great work in Ireland," he said, and we wish we had something like it in Wales." The Glamorgan deputation will visit the Glasrevin Agricultural Show to-day, when Mr. T W. Russell (President of the Irish Bt ard of Agriculture) will meet them, and to-morrow they will olose their visit by going to t.be poultry station and forestry farm at Avondale, Co. Wicklow. It has been a most delightful time for us," said Mr. Wallace, and we are really sorry that it is so near the end."

ODDFELLOWS' CENTENARY The members of the Llanblethian and Cocv- brodge lodges of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows celebrated the centenary of the Order at Cowbridge on Saturday. The mem- bers assembled at the Town-hall, wearing their regalia, and, acoompanied by tlwf mayor and corporation, proceeded to St. :Mary's Church, headed by the Talygarn Braes Bind, where an excellent address was delivered by the vicar. After the service the prooeesion returned to the Town-hall, where refreshments were partaken of. In the evening a reception was given by the mayor to the Oddfellows and their wives. The Mayor, supported by Aldermen James and John, and P.P.G.M's. Harvoy and Yorwerth, received his guests in the mayor's parlour, tihe members of the fire brigade in their smart uniform lining the entrance. At a public meeting addresses were delivered on the work of the Order by Bros. Hedley, Dewar, and Evan Jones, Cardiff. An excel- lent entertainment was provided, the Misee* Joneg and Miller, Cardiff, and Miss Mildred Thomas taking part. A vote of thanks was aooorded the mayor, upon the proposition of Alderman James, seconded by Alderman John. Bro. J. H.. Haxvey, the C.S. of the district, carried out the secretarial duties.

NATIVE TOWN'S WELCOME RiBca and Pontymister were gay with bunting on Saturday, on the occasion of the visit of Alderman J. Chappell (Lord Mayor of Cardiff). The Lord Mayor is a native of Risca, and as a lad attended Cwmynant Sunday School. On Saturday evening he presided at a concert held in aid of the funds of the school. Alderman Chappell was met at Pontymister by the chairman of the dis- trict council (Councillor D. Lewis). A proces- sion was formed of local Friendly Societies, Boy Scouts, Church Lads' Brigade, and a detachment of the local Territorial corps. On arriving at the Church School-room' Alderman Chappell was presented with his photograph by Councillor Lewis. Among those present were Major-general Sir 1. Her- bert, and Mr. Leolin Forestier-Walker.

HOTEL MYSTERY The London police are anxious to discover the relatives of a Mrs. Payne, who since Friday has lain unconscious in St. Bartholo- mew's Hospital suffering from some form of narcotic poisoning. About five o'clock last Thursday evening she walked into a private hotel in South-street, Finsbury, and, giving her name, asked for a bedroom. She retired at nine o'clock that evening, but the follow- ing morning, there being no response to the knocks of the hotel servants, the bedroom door was forced, and she was found lying in bed insensible. She was immediately taken to the hospital, where all attempts to restore her to consciousness have proved futile. In a phial in the bedroom a veronal tablet is said to have been found.

OSBORNE JUDGMENT Speaking at Leicester on Sunday night, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., referring to the Osborne judgment, denied that it aimed a blow at the Socialist party. Trades Unions gained most by the Labour parties' action, and if the judgment stood it would bo labour members like Mr. Shackleton, Mr Henderson, Mr. Fenwick, and Mr. Burt who would disappear from Parliament, and in that event the Socialist party would gain through the temper that would be shown in the Trades Unions. To allow the Osborne I judgment to remain would be to increase thp. power of the extreme men, but they meant to restore the power of the Unions.

IMITATED CHARLES PEACE A prisoner escaped in sensational fashion from custody on Saturday while being conveyed by train between the towns of Sunderland and West Hartlepool. He is an individual familiarly known as Tomato Jack," but his real name is Nichol- son. Quietly waiting his opportunity, he dived out of the train, and, despite rapid pursuit, got clear away Hundreds of police were turned out to hunt for him. After remaining atlØiberty during the day and night, Nicholson was re-arrested on Sunday morning at Washington, a village eight miles from Newcastle.

I AMBULANCE CHURCH PARADE The Newport detachment of the 1st Welsh Field Ambulance R.A.M.C. (T.) attended ser- vice at St. Matthew's Church on Sunday under the command of Lieutenant-doctor J. V. Connellin. They were accompanied by the regimental band from Ebbw Vale, and the St. Paul's battalion of the Newport Church Lads' Naval Brigade under Oaptain J. V. Allen. The Rev. J. R. Hosbons officiated.

I Cardiff Musical Festival FINE FEAST FOR WELSH ENTHUSIASTS I Comprising a series of six evening and two afternoon concerts, the Cardiff Triennial Fes- tival, which opens at the Park-hall this even- ing with a performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah," affords an oppoptunity uni ,:ZlI I"1,,d in the history of musical effort in the Princi- pality of hearing the works of great ma.sters, past and present, rendered by a splendidly trained choir, a first-class London orchestra, and solo vocalists and instrumentalists of the highest repute. Inaugurated eighteen years ago, the Cardiff Triennial Festival has come to be regarded even by the most emi- EARL OF PLYMOUTH, President of the Festival. [Photo—Maull and Fox, London. nemt musical judges as one of the leading events of its kind in the country, but never has the interest evinced been so general or so licen as on the present occasion, as is exem- plified by the large number of Britain's lead- ing composers and conductors who are coming down to encourage and further the a,rt in Wales. The Finishing Touches w [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I i WNDON, sunoay rognt. I Dr. Cowen had a relatively easy time at yesterday's final London rehearsal at the Royal College of Music. Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie and Dr. David Thomas were responsible for their respective works, The Sun-God's Return" and The Bard," and between them they took up the greater part of the day. Promptly at ten o'clock Dr. Cowen took the London Symphony Orchestra through Elgar's "In the South" overture, which the orchestra know backwards, as the saying is. At half-past ten Sir A. C. Mackenzie took up the baton, and it was soon evident that it ¡ was to be a. much longer rehearsal of his work than had been anticipated. The orchestral parts seemed to be etudded with errors by the copyists—excellent and indispensable servants of music-and it. was remarkable how the composer detected wrong notes in the ensemble even when they were not con- cerned with the brass. Time after time a section would be repeated until the offend- ing notes were corrected or the "reading" of a passage had been made to coincide with the intention of the author. "The Sun-God's Return" proved anything but child's play even for the London Sym- phony Orchestra, every member of which is virtually a soloist. The work is heavily orchestrated, though the composer draws the line at anything approaching ultra-modern methods. Strauss is as a red rag to a bull to the principal of the Royal Academy of Music, and there is no doubt the same want of sympathy on the part of Strauss for the brethren who do not follow him. Miss Perceval Allen-most zealous and versatile of artistes-had mastered her part so well that she was able to sing it from memory, though she will, no doubt, follow the conventions and sing from the music" on Wednesday evening. Her colleagues, Miss Dqlys Jones and Mr. Walter Hyde, similarly entered into the spirit of the work undis- mayed by the many interruptions. It was lunch time before the end came, and with it Sr. A. C. Mackenzie's smile of satisfac- tion. Miss Marie Novello, instead of finishing the morning's proceedings as arranged, began the afternoon programme prior to The Bard." She and the orchestra, with Dr. Cowen in command, reeled off Saint- Saens's fantasia "Africa" without a hitch, thanks to an enviable technique. Mi-s Novello was followed by Dr. Thomas, whose setting of "The Bard" is likely to stimulate typical Welsh interest, and, inci- dentally, to bring together one of the biggest audiences of the week. Laid out for baritone solo, chorus, and orchestra, it proved up-to- date in spirit, whilst the engagement of Mr. Ivor Foster as soloist cannot but add to the prospects of a good performance. There remained for Dr. Cowen's attention Till Eiulemspiegel," the "Hungarian Rhapsody," The Pied Piper," and Elijah," but owing Lo the length of the programme Dr. Cowen I proposed leaving The Piper for rehearsal at Cardiff. The day's visitors included Madame Clara Novello Davies, who had arrived from South Africa but a few hours before. She was with Mr. David Davies, Mr. Ivor Davies, and Mr. Wilfred Douthitt, and her legion of friends will hear with delight that she has returned in brilliant health and spirits. I noticed also 1 Signor Randegger and Mr. Frederick Corder, Dr. Sinclair, and Madame De Vere Sapio, who attentively followed Miss Perceval Allen's singing of The Sun-God," which she is her- self to sing, I think at Sheffield. Mr. W. A. Morgan was, of course, as busy as a bee, help- ing all who needed his indispensable assist- ance as general secretary. I Lord Mayor to Attend in State Thanks to the assiduity and sacrifice of a committee of local gentlemen, whose efforts in behalf of the festival have had no alloy of personal motive, not the smallest detail will be wanting, so far as organisation ii! concerned, to make the event the success it ought to be, and it is gratifying to know that there is already a certainty of large attendances throughout the week. The festival will receive the patronage of the lead- ing residents of the county, and the Lord Mayor of Oardiff (Aldermam John Chappell) has given practical proof of his interest in the great event by arranging to attend the opening performance in state. Amongst those to be present will be Mr. Gosoombe John, R.A. Members of the corpora- tion are invited to assemble in the l main vestibule of the City-hall at 6.45 this evening for the purpose of marching in prooession to the Park-hall, where reeeirved peata will be provided. The Lord Mayor has issued a strong appeal to members and officials of the council "to make a special effort to be present on the occasion, in order to give a good sta.rt and popularise the festival, as a gre&t deal depends on the inte- rest shown and its success as to whether the promoters will continue it in the future." The members of the London Symphony Orchestra—ad m itted ly one of the finest orchestral combinations in the world-which has been engaged for the week, arrived in Cardiff on Sunday, as also did most of the leading artistes. Dr. Cowen, the official con- ductor of the festival, will not arrive in Car- diff until this (Monday) morning, when he will conduct a full rehearsal of Brahms Requiem" and Ode to the North-east Wind," while there will also be a rehearsal I of Dr. Thomas's new work and Mr. Hamilton I Harty's orchestral poem. It is of interest that the new departure in holding most of the concerts in the evening will enable full rehearsals to be held each day. The principal vocalists during the week will be as follows :-Sopranos, Miss Agnes Nicholls, Miss Perceval Allen, Miss Amy Evans, and Miss Jennie Ellis; contraltos, Madame Ada Crossley, Miss Dilys Jones, and Madame Kirkby Lunn; tenors, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. Walter Hyde, and Mr. W. E. Carston; basaea. t Mr. Herbert Brown, Mr. Ivor Foster, Mr. David Hughes, and Mr. Wilfred Douthitt, while the solo instrumentalists will be Mono. Zacharewitsch (violin), and Miss Marie Novello (piano). Mr. T. H. Morrison will be the leader of the orchestra, and the organist will be Mr. T. E. Aylward, who has done such excellent work in his capacity of chorus- master.

Love Tragedy GIRL SHOT BY SWEETHEART A sensation was caused at Shrewsbury of Saturday night by a shooting tragedy, the victim of which is a young lady named MiSt Margaret Slater, aged 20, who was employed as cashier at a local cafe. She had been keeping company with a young man named Harry Gordon Macdonald for about three years, but lately they had had differences. and Miss Slater told a fellow-worker she had made up her mind to give him up. About eleven o'clock on Saturday night the young man called at Miss Slater's house, saying he had come to wish them good-bye before going to Canada. He produced a revolver, remarking, "This will be useful in Canada." Deceased was about to pick up the weapon when he checked her, saying, "Don't, Mag. It is loaded." He then unloaded it and handed it to deceased and her sister Beatrice, and after they had looked at it he replaced five cartridges, leaving one chamber unloaded. Miss Beatrice asked him if it was safe to put the revolver in his pocket like that, and he replied, "Oh, it is all right." At the same moment, it is stated, he pointed the revolver at his sweetheart and fired. The girl was struck and dropped to the floor, where she expired in a few moments. Beatrice exclaimed, "You have shot my sister," but he replied, No, I have not, Bet." He appeared to be dazed and not to realise what had happened. Beatrice snatched up the revolver and ran into the street, calling for the police. The man was seized by some civilians and handed over to the police. He will be brought up at the police-court to-day. The deceased was an attractive and pleasant girl, and a good singer, associated with several local societies.

WATCH IN MAN'S HAIR Two young soldiers, named John Williams and James Joyce, belonging to the Highland Light Infantry, were charged at Fishguard on Saturday with the theft of a purse, a railway ticket, and a watch, of the total value of E3 10s. 6d., from the person of John Shannon, an elderly Cardiffian. Prosecutor alleged that on the preceding night he met the accused at the Harbour Station, and they all went to Goodwick, where they had several drinks together. Upon returning to the station prosecutor went to sleep in a waiting-room, but awakened to find Williams's hand in his trousers pocket, and found that his watch was missing. Joyce prevented him at first from going out on the platform, and when he succeeded in doing so Williams struck him in the mouth, gave him a black eye, and knocked him to the ground. He subsequently found his purse on the floor of the waiting- room, and Williams handed him back his railway ticket, which had been inside the purse. Police-sergeant Lewis testified to having searched Williams, and to having found the missing waych concealed in his hair (which was somewhat long) beneath his cap. Wil- liams said he had found it on the floor. Later witness arrested Joyce aboard the Rosslare boat. Both the accused, who pleaded not guilty, were committed for trial at the next quarter sessions.

STRUCK WITH A DUMB-BELL At Stanlake-road, Shepherd's Bush, Lon- don, on Sunday morning a youth, aged eighteen, named Wellmes, belonging to the 10th Middlesex Territorials, was found shot dead, and a single woman, Nellie White, residing in Portland-road, Notting Dale, was found badly injured. Deceased lived with his parents and sister in the upper portion of the house, and in th6 early hours of Sunday morning the house- hold were awakened by screams and the sounds of a struggle in one of the rooms. The girl White was discovered in a semi- conscious condition, with a wound in her head, and whilst her injuries were being attended to revolver shota were heard. Young Wellmes was then found lying dead on the floor, with blood streaming from a wound in his head and a revolver near him. According to the woman's story, an alterca- tion took place between them, during whioh she says deceased struck her several times on the head with a dumb-bell.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS The new premises of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants were opened in London on Saturday by Mr. Sidney Webb, who, referring to the Osborne judgment, said it was very unfortunate for the credit of the House of Lords and the judges that it was only when Trades Unions took to supporting bodies not in favour with the House of Lords that objection was taken to their running candidates. There was nothing to prevent the Government when the Houee met again commencing payments of members, for ao legislation was neoeesary, and a vote en supply could easily be provided for. Mr. Walter Hudson, M.P., said if anything he rejoiced at the restlessness in Trades Union ranks throughout the country pro- vided that restlessness was a symbol of greater life and activity in individuals, for they needed a rude awakening from their lethargy.

BATHING FATALITY A Mr. Burgoyne, of Wimbledon, was drowned while bathing at the Lizard on Sunday morning. Gallant efforts at rescue were made, but without success. The deceased's wife and child were witnesses of the sad affair. Three Fishermen Missing Two Exmouth fishermen were three miles off Exmouth on Sunday morning when they suddenly missed a Topsham boat, in which were James Norton, fisherman, of Topsham, and his two sons. The Exmouth boat pro- ceeded to the spot, but not the slightest trace could be discovered, and it is feared the boat was swamped.

DIED WHILE SHOPPING The death, took place with painful sudden- ness on SatUTdaE evening of Miss Jessie Marks, niece of Mrs. Lewis, Proprietress of tlie Weliington Hotel. Brecon. The deceased tady. who was out shopping in the town, had a eeizure, and fell on the doorstep of ar. establishment she was about to ooter. She was immediately carried inside, and medical aid obtained, but the unfortunate la,dy expired in a few moments. The late Miss Marks was a member of a well-known Cardiff family, and sister of JLr. Harry Marks, the South Wales sportsman. She was a talented musician The cause of death was heart trouble, for which, we understand, she had been attended by Dr. Itees, of Breoon, for some time.

NATURALISTS' SOCIETY The members of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society held their third summer meeting on Saturday, when they visited Mathern Palace, Moyne's Court, and St. Pierre, the re-gidencee of Mr. H. A. Tipping, F.S.A., Colonel E. A. Herbert, and Major Cyril Stacey respectively. Colonel Herbert and Major Stacey were unavoidably absent, but Mr Tipping kindly piloted the large party throughout, and at the close of the day was heartily thanked b'" the naturalists, on the motion qf Dr. Vachell. seconded by Mr. Seward The houses, grounds, and adjoining churches delighted the excursionists, and the weather was all that <xmld be wished.

RESCUE FROM DROWNING A prompt rescue of a boy from drowning was cff4wtM at Cardiff on Sunday morning by Mr. Frederick John, manager of the Bridgo Hotel. Mr. John ran acroas the road- way to the canal, jumped in with all his clothes on. and bronght the boy to bank just in time to save his life.

FOUND DEAD IN BED, I The wife of Mr, David Richards, 47. Oraddock-street, Cardiff, a railwayman, was on Sunday found dead in bed by her -••.uehter.