Evening Express

The Man in iha Street.  The Man *In A the Street# I When a a explosion or some other dreadful catastrophe occurs, the earth resounds with the oravcry of our j e!sh miners. Every newspaper I devotes its bo)dest, blackest head- lines to their deeds of heroism, and nothing i« too good to say of the splendid felloes who risk their all—their lives—on behalf of thpir unfortunate comrades who become the victims of r.ftcrdnmp, a faHma: roof, and th other dangers inci- denta! to their calling. When each man descends to his work he never know<' tf it wii) be his good fortune to emerge from I his dangerous trad! to again re-join his I family circle. A\*liila so many bitter things fud words are hemp done and satd. some of us are apt to overtook the miner's side of the matter, and at the worst it I cannot be charged against him that he is pursuing a particular course of action for t fun when his livelihood a.nd that of his f family are jeopardised. With winter's I blast ful! upon him in his hour of trial. the miner is having a, bad time. He and j his famil: arc roughing the wor'd in the worst sense. Their privations are very rea! to them, and with the larder and the ¡ roa-house empty they deserve the sym- 1 pathy of all who have any thought for j dieir fellow-creatures. Don't judge the ¡ miner too harshly, reader, and when you ¡ read your newspaper cast a thought to his side of the matter. I Evprything seems to be going well 11 at Newport. They have got a Pill man for Pi!!—almost as good 1 as a. frying PiHmaa among the Amber and Biack men—the sun con- tinues to shine en the fskside people, and the tramps putting up at the Ratepayers' I Hotel during the paf-t fortnight show a I decline of eleven compared with the cor- 1\ responding period of last year. These arc just. a few of the privileges onioyed by the inhabitants of the capital of Monmouth- I shire. and oi-,lv a very slight cudgeHmg of brains would serve to lengthen the list almost indefinitely, while people who live in less favoured spots are getting tired of I hearing about the town that is remark- able on account of rts falling rates. But I am glad to use this opportunity I of congratulating the Newport Guar- dians on their decision to spend ?3 on the purchase of toys for the children's Christmas tree. This sum will not cauae a big extra demand to be made on those who delight to pay for municipal tunes whether they call for them or not, and I it need not eveu cause a halt in the fall- ing process so popular on the banks of the t'sk. This sum might easily have I been doubled or. trebled, and no one I would have been a pp.nny the worse, while the youngsters would have been all the merrier. But I am glad to see the guar- dians remembering the little ones, who are not responsible for General Elections and other Christmas evils, and I should Ii.kc to see their example copied by other unions—a.nd by all sorts and conditions of men and women everywhere. Tiny Tim and bis little sisters ought to have a jolly Christmas in any case, and all grown-ups should conspire to that end under any and every circumstance. At Barry, the town of boasted pro- gress, there are seamen who literally ¡ have nowhere to lay their heads. Accord- I ing to statements made at the CardiS I Board of Guardians on Saturday these bomeieys fellows who go out to the sea in our ships to enrich the Empire have to sleep unprotected during these bitter nights at the docks! de, under the freez- ing shadow of the hopeless cinder tips, or endure exposure at the lime kilns. There is not a, casual ward where a man I can worx for a night's lodging nearer than Cardiff. and in this respect, for a town of its size. Barry must stand abso- lutety alone. On their own confession, the guardians declined to act in the matter when it was discussed two years ago. It seems scarcely credible that such a state of things can exist, and when the matter comes to he discussed next Saturday it is reasonable to assume that the board which has just voted some hundreds of pounds for retiring rooms I for its own members will decide unani- mously to do something in the way of housing the helpless, penniless fellows so utterly dependent upon some provision of the kinrØ. It has often been remarked that the Cardiff City Council could well do with a few more business men of more than average attainments—men who had been used to thinking on nna.ncial tines, with some idea of the value and the power of money, and able to grasp what pounds mean when they run into thousands, and so on. The electors of Park Ward have an opportunity of returning such a man in Mr. J. B. Ferrier, whose ability is beyond question. His 50 years' experience at the Docka would be invaluable in the council chamber. In the one matter of development it would be diSicult to get his equal, and this is the one question which should be forced to the front. As he pointed out at his meeting on Satur- day, the corporation has become a great trading concern, and there is no need to enlarge upon the necessity of getting business men at the helm. If the rate- payers could suppose themselves so many shareholders, and their aldermen and councillors a board of directors, they I would have no hesitation in returning men of the stamp of Mr. Ferrier. When this daas of men decline to staad Uta fact iz regretted, and now he is before the electors there should onty be one result.. Bravo, Bargoed* Last night's meeting i to organise the district in its crusade against consumption shouJd give a big nU'p to the movement in that up-to- date town, end it was a pleasure to see the medical men rallying so strongly to the need of the people. it is one of the most p!casant features in the King Edward Memorial ttia4 the doctors are everywhere prepared to lead. This has been the case at CardiS, where Dr. Robinson and Dr. Smith roUed up their shirt sleeves at the heginning of the fray. and at every other point where the batde cry has been --iien up it invariably happens that the men of pill and piaster take up their position right in the van- guard. At Bargoed they have gone iu for organisation, and I am glad t<j see that a system of house-to-house collec- tion ha.s hcen suggested. Nodoobt, that w. I be acted upon. If it is not the only way, it is certainly one of the best methods, in that it reaches all classes and gives every person an opportunity to con- tribute according to his a-bHity. Every- body is puttijip' his houlder to the wheel, and Bargoed will be in the forefront with those who are going out to nght the national enemy.

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POLITICIANS' PHOTOS Few public men can be reoog:nised at a- I glance from a mere recollection of their photographed fe&tnrce- The conventional portrait of Mr. Joseph Chs.mberiajn is utterly unlike the rea! man a,a aeeo in the I streets in his active da,ya—the quick stride. the protruded head. and the big (;iga.r seem- ing' to Tcake a worid of difference. So. t<M. with the late Mr. Glu!at<>ne. A writer once happened to wa.!k behind Mr. Gt3<dstone from the Honse of Comiaons to bowning-street. j a?d Do one noticed the Prime Minister. There is no potiticitm of to-da,y who is j recognised immediately frc'm his photogra.ph, a,nd the other day the same wrii.or saw Mr. Batfour traj) hie umbrella, through Ptcca- ditly without notice from even a, newspaper boy.

I A FALL IN THE DARK On Saturday evening a ship's carpenter. named T. Potter. aged about 40, and a native of Belfast. was returning on hoard his ship. the Lord Lansdowne. lying under No. 22 tip at Barry Dock. when he slipped from the ladder at the side of the quay waii. and fell into the water. Michael Lean. the watchman. heard the aplaah. and endeavoured to rescue Potter by mearts of a rope. He failed. how- ever, and grappling irons were brought into use. The body was found by these means. but life waa then extinct, and the police removed it to the mortuary to await an inquest.

RECORD RUNS OF PLAYS When we ?e*t our National Theatre the II fotlowing notes of a. Berliner may not seem fto a.stonitihing. "At the Deutsches Theater I dropped in for the five hundred a.nd eo''ne- I thrng-th performance of A Midsummer 1 Night's Dreajn.' for the )40th of Shaw's 'Doctor's Dilenuna.' while 'Fa,uttt' seems to have been pla.yed timef oat of number. At I the Leafing 'EinaajDe Monechen' is in its fourteenth or &ftee'nth yea,r. Ijehnia.nn a.nd Saaer. the young Johannes a.nd Kathe of its birtb. have grown into Joha.T)nef!' fa.th<;r and mother, hut the p!ay is nono the less aliYe for th&t."

LORD HARDtNGE IN !ND!A CAI/CCTTA. Monday. Lord Rardinsre made a hriHia.nt State arrival at Oékc"utta at topn tfus mcirnin;; by raHwa.y. The H«)ghty Bridge and the ma.in roat were gaUy (lecorited with bunting. and huge crowds lined the streets. The Y Battery of the Horse ArtlUery. the í<th Hussars, and the Ca)cutta Li?ht Horse formed an escort. His 'El'c&\1ency and Lady Hardinge re<'Mve;; t most <Mrdia1 wetcome from the cheering crowda.—Reutcr.

PROSPEROUS MOTOR TRADE The British 'Bot-n'-cAr trade proBH9<M to experiel1( a year in 1911. judg- ing by the reports of the business done at Olympic. It is stated that the orders already on ha.r'i afFcrd m< st favoarnbte oompa.nMon with t'h<Mb of the corresponding period of l&at yea.r. In motor-bicyclea there is stronger deir&nd tha.n ever. a.nd one d"ni is decUning fresh business at present owing to the m!viiy roe: a waiting execution

AUTOMATIC POST-OFFICE On Saturday one of the new Bea,m" aro- matic poat-ofHcee WM installed in the lobby of the now General Post OBlc<* building in Kicx E<iwa,rd-atreot. The machine tmppliee a. pta-mp in return for a. penny put in a s!ot. If any other coin is dropped in the m&cbiiie. which has & sensitive ooin detector." will not a/*t, and the unsuitable coin is pettitTied to its owner, if he desires, by the pressing of a, button.

Criand ltavvw of BBEAD AND Y3u-i-Y&L-Brmd with a goft? my, &nd 910"Y goiden crmt.- ?? ?OR?THY A?D P?TCja CAFE. S?o? Mra. Cha.fFer: Wha.t' Foorpence api-ce for thesa emaH ca-bbagee? That's a pretty hi-,b price. Grocer: Yee. ma/am. but ca.bb<u'es are aca.rce and dear. You see, there are severed larere cigar fMtones neaj here.

Largest Docks in Wortd PORT OF LONDON PROPOSALS We understand that. in order to bring tbe London dock accommodation up to date and to make it worthy of the chief city in the world, hua'e extensions and improvements are contemo!a,ted (sa,s the Xewa of the World The scheme when completed 'win. it is sai'.L provide the Port of London with the Iar?e?t and best-equipped docks in the world. and. scheme of tion is eJften:iY0, it is bound to give employ- merit to !a,ra-e nurnbefs of workers. The report presented by Lord Defonport fforaterfy Mr Hudson Kearley). chairman d the Port of London Dock Authority, ehows that the bzt,-iine-w,-Iike adniinistr&tion of the new body bM had the effect of largely increa.sing the income derived from the docks, notwithstanding tha,t the naw dock dues have not yet ccme into operatton. The whole of the dock administration has been carefnHy re-organised by Lord DeYon- port, and his co!!eag)ies. and the port autho- rity js now eoBsiderin? the remova! of need- less a11d whkh wiH Ja rgely increase the popularity of the port amongst shipowner' The able and disinterested work of Lord Devonport. the nnpa.id chairman of the port authority, is the subject of universal admi- r&tion among the commercial ctasse?.

ASSAULTS ON THE POLICE The Cardiff magistrates to-day ha.U before them several caees of 3.ti>lal¡It. upon the city oonatabulary..Henry Albert Fishe** (56') ww chared with di80rdl"rly and obscene J.angnage in Bute-terrace. and assaulting Police-conatabte Henry Badger and damaging hi.6 uniform. FT"n,uciB Fisher (35). brother. and John Fisher (63). the father. of the priMnM'g. were charged with ohetTUct- ing Badger in the execution of his duty. Mr. Svrlnev Jlmkinól Yhe constable stated th&t on Saturday afternoon be saw Henry Fisher in Bute- tBTrac'e, in t.he compa.ny of the others. They were Fhoutinf. and refusfd to c:o away. Eenry Fishe;' dealt him a b!ow in the eye, <M)d tney cioeed and fell. Francis then hit him in the ja,w. wniist the old man c&nght him by the !eg. Witness assistance, and offir iPotice-coT)sta,bia John Ga!e) caTBe upon the e.cane. H<*nry F:eher dama-gecl his coat to the extent of 7s. 6d. Mr. Sydney Jenkins made an earnest appeal for the defence. According to his instructions, the three met a, brother of the two younger prisoners, who had been away four yea.ra. and they cele- brated the family re-union, not widely, but too wel!. The' were prev:ous convictioTM. and flenry Fi?iht-r fired 40q. an(i rogta for the assavalt, z(): for the impropcr lanmage. and 7s, 60. damages, or six weeks. Francia Fiahar waa fined 40s. and costs, or one month, and the father 20a. and costs, or fourteen days. Thomas Allgood (51) was alleged to have assaulted Pc.lice-consts.bie Edward Edwards. The coHst.abta caw prisoner na'hti.ng with another man. and escorted him M the corner of Ma.y Ann-street, vhere defendant butted him with his bead in the stomach. and caught hold of hm teg? and tried to trip him up. Fined ZOs. and costs, or fourteen da .vs. Edward John Llewellyn <23) was charged with assauUing PoUce-consta.ble Eli Gontd. in Richards-street, and also with wilfully break- ing a pane of g!a°s. valua is. 2d.. in the ceii window at Cathay" Pclice.st.tion. Fined SOs. and costs, or fourteen daTs.

AMBULANCE HONOURS The ambalanee class met on Saturday evening at Co-operative St-ore,hail, Ton Pc,Üre. where a social, tea was provided rJY the members. Mr. Tom Daviea. chief ffuperin- teBdent cc'sjmanding Rhonrida. Corps, pro- sided. M?. Edward Edwards. a.cnt to r.hc Ogmore and Gai'w CoUicries (Ocea.n). distri- buted the 8r°t-aid certifi-,otc-4. MedaUiona a.r)d )st)el3 and voucbpra to the EucccssinY students. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Beit lteer,, M.E.. and Mr. B. Devonald (Cory BrM).

I HORSE !NA SHOP Ilr..r..J!!JDI.'Æ, of 1 Kendrlt"'K-road, Barr.T- Dock. wa? driviag a troHey ?aded wjtA chaBr up St..M?u'y-st:ee?, Cardif, thia afternoon. when the hor&e hotted. Mr. Jarje'' (who i, ¡ a hsa.Yy. well-Lllilt, man) pulled with a1 hi& might. bnt vva- nnabie to preveat the acima! da.3hing into and enmshin? th? Wood-street windov.- of "Our Boys' toba.cccn'51 &hop. Mr. Ja.mea cut his fn6er',1 very severely with broken gia-&?, but the horse escaped injury in a

DOG TALKS IN GERMAN i  Another ta?n?-dc? haa been discovered. I Ee ie a Gonna.n wcnder named Don. a,nd I ha<6 become loquacious m Teutonic gutturals. ) He Ls the property of a Royal gamekeeper I near lImburg, a.nd is a. dark brown GermAn oebtf'r. He speaks tgayi the Beriin correspon- I dent of the "Observer) six words—Yec. uo, hunger, wa?it. ca,kes. a,nd l?ou. His owner is overwhelmed with oQers from theauicaJ m?n?gera who wa.nt to e?ibit the setter.

EARL'S MANS!ON GUTTED I t Lees Court. Fa.veraham, the a.ncestra.! home of Earl Sondea. was discovered to be on 6re at ha,lf-past two on Sunday morning. a.r:d by six o'ftock the building was completely gutted. The ma.nsion was let to M's. Cerard Leigh. who reoently married IJj". Reginald Ra,Jsey- :\1r. a.nd Mrs. Raiaey and the]?- guests, among wbona was Lady De CiiS'ord. had to make a- hurried escape from the house very inade- qu&tety clad. The dama.ge is roughly esti- mated at about .S'O.OOC.

I HEiR TO SIR A. CONAN DOYLE ) Lady Doyle, wife of Sir Arthur Conan i Doyle, the well-krK.),, n author, gave birth on Saturday to a son and heir. Sir Arthur. ) who first hit the public taste with hi"' famous 1 seriea of Sherlock Halmea detective stories, is in his Cfty-Srst yea.r. He waa married in 1907 to Misa Jean Leckie. of G)che Houae, Blaekhea.th. The son is the Srat child ¡ of the marriage,

t BICYCLE PUMP MU8!C I [ A Roda-lmina: v/orM-ngma.n. Mr. H. Oliver. ha.s (tiscoTered that an ordinary bicycle pump eaIl bo converted into a mllicat Hf took part on Saturda-y e?ejjinf: tn a, ron- cert at. Godatminp. a.od gave "bicy?e pump ¡ oolecti(\ns"¡\,j they were announced. The I tone of the instrument ranpoft between that nf N. fnto a.nd a trombone, and its rompaes is j a.bout two octa,ves.

I THE ROYAL TOUR SALISBURY, SuridaF. The Duke a.T)d Duehesa of Connaught, j Princess Patricia, and party left here to-day I for Buluwa.vo. Their Royal Highneaaes atr.1 tended a firework diapta,y yesterday everinR. The hearts of pioneers, miners, and settlers have been won by their Royal lligh!les13e8' I accessibility and charm of ma.aNer. which I are making the tour a thorough succesa.— Reuter. t

I I ) A GOLDEN WEDDING In the latest Dumber of Y Drych received I is reported the golden wedding of Mj". and I Mrs. Richard B. Da,Yies. Wates. WiacoDsin. a,nd several presentations to them on the I auspicious occasion. Mr. Davies was born at I Claracb. near Aberystwyth, in 1853. ind went I to Am erica in 184a, whilst his wife is a native of Llan,afto, Angtcsey.

I THE CtRCLE OF VtCE I Drunk&nneae and unemployment. Mud the I Bishop of Rochester, at Manchester Cathedral ta.st night, moved in a, vicious circte. l!it<en)L- pera.nce threw a man out of employment. and caused him to !ivo in courta and a.Meys. I which were a. disgrace to British civilM&fion. Then his surroundings and unemployment I I drove him to drink.

I CHtLD BADLY BURNT I A little boy. a,?ed two year's, the son of Mr. Lot Pugh. school a.tt.end.a.n<'e oSEcer, Cam- wood-street. Port Tutbot. accidenta-Uy got I his clothes on Sre from some burning shapings near a- sawmilla on Saturda.y, and I wM so badly burnt that he lies in a. pre- oarious condition.

Bltr,AT) OF MEADS, aweet, tniJty, nutttceas.— STE'VEKS, CO'SFKCTYOKEB (L!mit<-<!). afTW A f,"hion"le photographer bas attaioed) the pmnstcie of tactsul &chitrvem<*nt. A wonian with a ieoiue'd equint. c&me I to htll for a photograph. "Will you penmt mf." he said, promptly, "to taJbe year por?-n.it in pro61e? There is & certAia sby- ne?a ?bout Otie of your eyes which ia as dif6o<?t in art M it is fa?cnutin? in n?tare."

I "The Pride of Russia." COUNT TOL8TO! PASSES AWAY I Last Leave-taking of His Daughter I ST. PETERSBURG. Sunday. Connt Tolstoi is dead I The count yesterda-y had a strcag canjjM seizure. ivhicii, however. happily I parsed awa.v. He wati awa-re of the gravity of his conditicn. After his cardiac soizuje Count Tolstoi Raid to the doctors:—"There a.remiUions of people j on the earth, a-nd many suS.'er. Why, then, a'e you aU a.round me?" STihaet[uentty the count had another cardiac seisure. The rctstions of the sick man gathered round his bedside, and he passed away in their presence. Four hours before his death, when the ) heart crisis was at its height. Count Tolstoi's I d&ugbter. Countess Tutiana. was in the I roont. The count took her ha-id. pressed it towarf's him. and said. Well, this ie the end. That is a, CounteM Tolstoi attended momias eervice at the School Church to-day. To-morrow Herr Gunzberg, sculptor, will take Tolstoi's death mask. t To be Buried Where He Ptayed I The Bishop of Kaluga fthe government in w!lich the ?reat, writar died), who came here to r-ee the count, ac'i bad some conTersa.tion with hint, left a.ga.in. It is started tha.t. Count Tolstoi pxpreased a wish to be buried on the hill at Yasuaya Po!yana,, where he bad p}a,Ytd as a chHd. The procession past. To!atoi'8 bier stiH con- j tinaea. To-day a number of people aga.in  at the station. Complete order prevails. Tolstoi's friends have slart,&i a movement for the acquÜ!ition by the na.t.ion of the house in which the great writer died. 8chr<o!-chi!dren are vieitir)? the death chamber, which is decorated with pine bra,ncheN. Pea.antg from the neighbouring viHag;es are arriving at the atatior' It is leaj'nt that the great author died unrepentant and without reconcilia.tion with the Church. I His t ast Wish ST. PETERSBURG. Mcmday. At some of th" ".)rivatel. Y-0 WTI cj theatres there was no performance last night on account of the dea.th of Count Totst-oi. At the Jmperi'),i Alexandra Theatre the author of the piece tha.t was presented sus- ?est«f tha,t tt!E audience ehuuid r?e a? a t ma.rk of respect to the decü"li>ed This waa done Pri\J.telv-owned theatres will remain closed on the day of the fuuera.1.—Router. FT. PETERSBURG. Monday. The frieuds of Tolptoi have decided to pur- j chase the building in which he dted. The tuners,! is Sxcd for to-morro'.v at Yasnays Polyana.. ar.d it is stated that the last wish of the deceased wa,s for a,1 abeeBce of re- ? tigioua cerenjonjes a.tid ticv.'ej's. Photo- graphers wi'! be a-dmitted to secure picturea of the Jd writei- to-dii.y.-Centra,! Xews. ASTAPIiO. Monday. A specia! train arrired this morning carry- ing the oak coSn. The sons a.nd friends of Tolstoi spent the night In the death chamber. .Renter. I Signs of Mourning i j ST. PETERSBURG. Monday. The Duma. after meeting to-day adjourned M a, mp.rk of respect for Count Tolstoi. The j Right voted against the motion. j A st&.taraent, made yesterday to the eScct that strict censorship was bsin;? exercisf? 'I in t.he RuK":sr: prcM with r'-vEfafRcce to the news rega,rfiiag COUlito dea,th wai.' ¡ is.?ned ander a- misapprehensioTi. The Totstoi fonaily have published to-<iay simple intimation :rbe lYJày cf Leo jcolaievitch Tolstoi wiU arriTO st the atatiou of on TllesaY rier,,iiiir, tor at Yasnaya, PoiyaBa, the 6ame I day. The newspaper. are devoting pages to thf life aT)d appreniatiou of the deceased. Many phot.ojrrapbs are also published. The Novoye Yrfmya" and" Retch appear in moHrninK. a,nd yesterday mar y app!ic&! 'on3 I were made at the churfhes by memb'ra of I congref,tion-i for 8&ec,)a,I prayers oN'er&d for Count Leo Toistoi.ReQt<T. THE PRIDE OF RUS8!A" Duma Adjourns Out of Respect PT. PETERSBURG. Monday. In the Dnma. to-day the Presideut delivered the followisg Hpeech sorrow has befallen the Fathers nd. Coint Tolstoi, a Sren.t thinker. artist. itnd genius the pride of Russia, &nd arlcry of luanMad. is dGad. May a, merciln.t God opEt: to him the kiDgdoic of Hes-veB. I propose tha/t. we should rise in our pla-oea toO show onr deep mourniB? and honour to his memory-(:J.11 rose except Home member? of the Extreme Ri?bt)—and that we ¡;¡hvuld interrupt our lahouJ"S to-day." The President then formally moved the adjourn- ment of the Rouse. M. Samyslovtibi. of the Extreme Right. asked !ca.ve t-o speak, j A. Voice from ths Left: No deba,ta. vote! M. Samyslovski 8poke £t;air:,t; the motion. The de-ath of a, thinker and a,'t:Rt sbonid not interntpt the labours of the Duma. The Duma should serre the count-.ry.-R-eu. A Requiem Mass ST. phTERSBURG. Monday. The Octobnst pa,rty of the Duma, ha.8 sent t a telesram rjf condolence to Countess Tolstoi. i and has instructed three of its members to wait upon M. Stofypin. Premier, and t,he .'JetropoIitaT] Ar.tonius to ask fnr permission to h,ve a. requiem mass sung for Count I Tolstoi's scuL—Reuter.

I GIFTS FOR MUSEUM A mceti-nn of the Sna,r!ce committee of the \a,tx)n:d Musenm of WaJea wa.s held at the Ca.rdiS' City-hall on Saturday, when Dr. C. T. Va-cheH preside, and the estimsLtee for the year 1911-12 were prepared and ordered to be forwa.rdcd to the Trea-sury. It was reported tha,t the executora of the wi!! of the !a,te A)denna,n Carey had con- tributed .EiCO towards the CardiS fand of the new mueeum. Sir Alfred Thomas presided over a. meeting of the council held later in the (lay, when Mr. William Jones, Professor Trow. Alder- man {:!tvd Thoma.a. Dr. C. T. Vacliell, and the director (Dr. W. Evtns Boy'e) were atao praaent. The report of the building com- mittee. uidudinK some modiGca.tiona of the pla.n of the new bllilrlÏIJ! v'&a approved. Se.ve-at donations were report&ti. including a coHection of New ZeaiaT'd mO:H' from Mr. W- J. Thomas. Usk: a photograph of the Viking ehip a.t Christiauia. by Dr. C. T. VMhen: a, box of mioeraAs. by Mr. Henry K. Jordan. F.G.S.: a,nd other gilizo4 from ?J[rht. Edwa.rd 7)a,v:d. of J,anda. ff, and Mr. Forrpst. of Shrewsbury. It was decided to purchase a painti6g of a Ftream nea.r Bettws-y-Coed by Da.rid' Cox, a,i)d a sma.)J ItaJia.u Ia,ndM&pe by RJeha.rd WUU. weU as a coHecHon of desigRs by Giha<m ajid a number of engravings of GrecLa,i! viewp a,ft8r Henry Winiame. The general pl1rpoeet<, iiiance, an,, baiiding committees were re-.appointed.

 A D!8SOLUT!ON RECORD Of the sixteen ftissolut.ions which ha,ve ta.keQ place since 1807 onty two were no !a,te aa November—tha,t of 1868 on the IJt.h. a.m) tha-t of 183S on the ISth. this !a,st after an ext€)nsi''m of the fi-aiic!3iss. The dissolution a,bout to be proc!a.'met) will. therefore, be the It-test- in the yaar. without exception, for more tJi&B a centary. The proclamation of 1863 ordered t,h&t. though Pa.rlia.ment w,ig dis- sotved on the llth of November, it sbon!d re- assemble: aNd it did a6seml3to on the 10th of December foUowing. Yet there is a ]a/w of 1S62 which requires that 35 f!a.ys sha,U Pa.BS betveen the da,t& of the proctama.tion and the i when the new Parl-ia.ment sha,I! meet.

"NOT DRUNK, BUT EXCtTED' Annie Mary Evans. Gilfa.c.h Goch. was charged at Ystrad to-day with drunkenness. Polioe-sera'ea.nt Webbar sa.id (ieff.ada.nt was very druuk on the 29th ult.. and disturbed the surrounding neighbourhood -.vith her bad tanRua.ge. Defendant volubly protested her innocence. She 'a.dmitt.ed bemg in an excited state, but wa,3 not drunh. Neigh- boirs had. she declared, spoken gospel un- truth &hont her. Promi"ing she wo'lld in future control her temper, she w&3 dis- charged.

GIRL ROBS GIRL I May Meyrick <t5). of Cadoxton. was at Barry to-d3,y seat to Bristoi reform a,tory school for three years for the theft of money a,ad bntter front a 'ittte c:ir! oajncd Hosa Bower, of B&rry. Defendant had been .1 source of great trouble to her father, ha-viHa: been previ<Msly befoTe the court on charges of ttef

Mak51 M! thie!: of Goidn 'JM BHEAP OF 'HRr;ADf:STEVES. CONFECTIOKEK, L1'D.aSIQO "I know aU the rocks on this coast. Baht the pilot, at the moment the ship ran iI agrcand; "a.nd tha" one of thMn."

Loyatty of Rhodesia I I OP C.NNAUQHrSRECEPT!ON I I DUKE OF C JNNAUCHT'S RECEPTION ¡ BULAWAYO, Monday. I The Duke of Connancht. accompanied by the Dachesa and Princess Ps.tricia. on their I arrivat here this morning. drove straight from the ra.i]way station to the main street. where hard by stands the imposing etatue of Cecil John Rhodes, and from a stand specially constructed his Royal Eighncsa received addresses from the municipality. the Rhodesian Chamber of Mines, and the Bulu- wayo Chamber of Commejce. ¡ The fLrst. named, which was enclosed in a llhadei"1an wood, was presented M: Basch, mayor of Bulawayo. and that of the chsmber of roinca in f ensliet of Ehode- f.ia.n ;pid and silver a.nd iniatoppos gra nite. by {r..1fit{)nelI. the preaident. Both bade I the Roynl visitors heartily welcome, and I emphasised the fervent ioya.Ity of Rhodesians a.nd their devotion to the throne. I The address of the chambet, of commei-ce expressed the conviction that the King's inti- mate knowledge of men and peor!e?. coupled with the sound advice in which his Majesty ,I !w<M often a.b!e to oH'er. wou!d make for thet bel??t?erment and expansion of British trade throuKbm!t the worid, aad conchtded hy I 'decla.ri.ng that )hei'- position as Britif-h mer- ¡ chanta on the confutes of Empire was only tenable so Ion? as his Msjesty'a Navy held command of the seas. PROSPERtTY UNDRHA.MT OF. I The Duke. in his reply to the municipality ) and chamber of commerce. remarked upoTt resent immenae ucYetopment. and ouce aH-ain paid a tribute to Cecil Rhodes and ¡ the pioneers. The day, said his Royal High- ness. wa.? not fair distant when the country. prosperous through the combined efforts of the chartered company and of a p'rea.tty increased white population, woul dad,ance to a pitch of minina-. a,4riciiltiii-al, and indua- tr;a.I prospei'ity which was undreamt of a few yea,rs ago. The thoroughfares, vhicb had been la-visMy decors.t'ed. was packed with people, and the readme cf th<; addre&a and cf his Roya.1 Higb- ac?-.?'s rppi'es were greeted with the greatest ) enth ilsiasru. The Royal party then proceeded to the DrH)-ha)i. ivhere the Duke reviewed the t Southern Rhodesia VoIuQLee"-e (Western Divi. ¡ SÁOil), Colonel Ramsby being in command. I Subaequentty the Duko and Duchess and PrinceM Patricia, drofc to Government House, their headr,ua.rtf"'n for their Bnlawayo visit. j Government House had been PpeciaUy enlarged Rnd re-furnished for the reception of the Royal party, who were charmed with the house and its sp&cioua setting. They i were keenly iuterested in the !'pot. marked ) by a tree. where Lobcngnia in the days before ¡ the oc('u:J;),tio dispensed his rude justice.— Prees Associa.i.i&n Foreign SpeoiaJ. t I

I I SWANSEA MAN CHARGED j ) Bristol Assizes opened to-day. Lord Justice Bunker prcgidin? ia the Crown Court. In. charging the grand jury. his Lordship referred to- the charge of murder aain!!t Da,£d Da,vies, a young Swansea, man, who is eb,trged with the murder of Gcorse Bntt/on, who formerly resided in Newport. His Lordship sa.id the first ca.&e in the calendar a man, nmed David a wbf) was charged with murder. and the faota disclosed a, very degrading set of circumstances. because it appe'aret'. that the deceased man. George' Britton, was a. man who lived. appareutty. i on the carnir,,go of his wife. and that the accused man. Davit's, was taken home t<) j sif-ep by har at a, tima witen the hnsba.nd was ¡. a.;tua.Hy in the bouse and Knew a,lJ about it. Accused appa.reo't!y remained in the house from the Wednesday in on& Y''eeh unti! the in the fon&wing' w"i whan the í murder was ged to ha.ve been committed. It appeared t,ba,h on tba Tuesday t'8 woman j oRino home v.-ith Davids late &t nisht, a.nd tte door was locketi against tbem. The woman knocked and demanded admittance, a<nd the husband wou!d not let them in for I a trme. When he did !et them in the woman I pj-cpcsed that they shouJd have supper. a,nd then the busba,nd complained that they had 11 been out too long. and had left home with nothLng to d-ink. They had coae home so late that they shou!d hava no supper, and 1 Davi&s yaust leave the ') The woman pretend, and -,a.icl they had i been living on his money for a. week. and it, would be a, shame to tnrn him out at that j h(lur. Apparently the husband attacked the ? man Da.vies, and there WM a scuJHe and t fight. which eome considerab)s tome. j As the result, it T.-as aUeged that the man Daviss cut Brit.toTt's throat from ear to ear. I so that he very shortly after died. The grand jury would probably Rnd that j the materia.1 factt! of the case were a.bunda.ct to justify them in returning a tmo bill. Of course, when the coaa came before the court it wauid be a. matter of eeriouf con- sidera.tion whether the crime aHeged! o" whether, owin!? to I the cirt'umstances. it oTi.ht not to be reduced j to manslaughter, bet that was a matter for !tbe court. ? The case win proba.My be tTie'l on Wednes. ? day.

I AFTER 25 YEARS j A case of a somewhat unsua! kind ca.me J on for bearing at Aberavou to-day, in which Jane Morgan. 51. Commercial-street. Aber- gwyuS, euoimo?ed her husband. David Mor- ga-n. now living at 1. C,-?.ut-t?brrace, Aber, ¡ Rhondda, V?ik.-y. for desertion. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas appeared for oompicunaTit. and Mr. E. T. Eva.DS for dff0ada<nt. Mr. Ijewie M. Thomas Ba,id that nine years ago the case ha.d hpeu befo'c the conrt, and was then dismissst!. The rarties had been married 26 yearf. and ha.d hsbd Sfteen chil(I1'cn. During I the )ajst ten yea.rs the parties had not ih'ed I j t,o;re.t.ber, and for niue yea.ra defendant ha.d I not paid his wifa a,nythmg. Defendant had tried to evade his responsibility by asking complaina.nt to come back a,nd live with i him, and on 35 different oc<aeions defendant! I hiMl tikeR her back. a.n(! on each occaaion i had gone away a-sain. DnriDg the pa<?t ten! ¡ yejri there ba.d been Beveral boys abte to 1) work and keep the home, but )a,te!y on)y one boy wa€ working', and the father had got ¡ hirn to Live ,itl1 him. The case wa.s I on a point, cl' hi.w ra.iae<I by Mr. Evans. but j tb& Bench suggested that the guardians shocfd give .Mrs. Morgan more than the 46. a -,v--ek c4he wp, present „ f

j SOVEREtGN IN CHANGE I j Tsame JanieR. a farm servant a.t Ciimarch. j ) Lia;ndcfcik)g, wa.s cba.r?Ed a,t Ca.rma.rthen on St'turday w?th gtealing the sum of .El from Henry I?-.vie. Upland Arms, I,!andef€i!og. i The evidence waa that whn't d<'fenjja,nt was in tha public-houfe the ]jc,en,oetJ gay"" .him, ¡ a.iBongct. s-cmic coppers, a f..overeign change I instead of a halfpenny. A little later com- p!a.uiant went nftjer (icf<n<lant aTi'1 aeked him j fi)i- t.he sovereir,,ti baok. Defendant denied llaving tad t'he nMne.v. and a,l<'<) refua&d tc II a.How huu&df t- be Rea rrflod. He, however. had int'ortBed biz,7 fpiiow-farm perva,nt. who wa,a with him in the public house, that he ha.d received a of a halfpenn-.v-. Subsequently Da\'e? a.dmit.t.ed tt* Po!ice-con stable Rioha.rda, Ferrygide, to ha,vins' had the aovereiETt. which he <pent at Ki(lwell:v Fair. j j The Bench said that. defendant. shou)A ha.Te -4,ven the nioney back when asked to, and {m.&d him -I and costs. ,m )

ARRESTED IN ABERTRIDWR I Benjamin Jonea. Kevcn Sister-. Swansea YaHey, waa cha,rg'ed a.t Ystrid Poticc-cc'urt i to-<!a" v. ith deserin:? Iiii wife and six cliil-l d"en. Mr. Ack IJcwelyn. warrant ofHcer. Pontyrridd. said the n!n!drett were taken to Hie workhouse in Aprn. 1%2, and oBf of them bad dip<) in January'. 1903. Thn coat. of the tEamtainMco of the children who had 'hpc'.mjo (-haT-able to the unicr) w;L? some- thins like kZQO. Defendant was arrested at Abertridwr. Defendant in the witness-box aa,td he had been given provocation, aod the j truth was his wife left him n,nd not he left her. He wa-a sentenced to two monthe imprisoTtinent in the Recond diTision. f —————— ?_

NEW WELSH BARRISTER I ) :Mr. H. P .Cba.He< at the Neath Borousrh ¡ Pohne-court, to-day, on behalf of the toca.1 soUcitors. cor<)ic'ty congra.tutatpd J)r. D. LIew. Da vies. the mayor, who tool, his seat a.s (-hief mae-istra.te for the first tijme. Hia Worship thanked Mr. Charter a,nd the other soUcit<.)rs. aud expressed his pteaaure at the presenc-e of Mr. Gaskeh. who he under- stood was about to conduct his SrRt case since he ha,d been called to the Bar. Mr. GaskeU acknowledge the conplimcat, a.rd the I court proceeded to businers.

I A NEW THEOLOGY'' I I Florence May Evane summoned Thomas Pritchard. both residing at C!yda.ch and members of .Nazareth Chape!, at Brynmawr to-day to show cause. Miscot)duct wa.8 first al!e?ed to have taken pl&ee on the Sundny before Christ.ma.s aft.r Sunday scboo). When 3fked to explain hi' "'reg'uiarjty at attenri- mg cba,ppl during the present year. defen- da.Ht. who wa.a formerly secretary of the Snnday school. sta.t3d that it was "owin? lo the New Theologv creepin? in." (Laughter.) The Beiich made an ordc;r of 3' 6d. per weel.

í BREAD Tou must buy eren wben you ha.ve bread tn I I tha (Mder.—THE DUTCH CAr.E. a5700 I Caudida,t,e for Little Mugborougli: My opponent has a man of sense. I tell you genttemen. that if that man's braAn wab6 to be pta<;ed under a. tlumbte it would feel !ike a black beetle on the floor of the Albert-haH.

"Discussing Business" I I SERGEANT'S FIND AT A HOTEL I Leon Vint. thea-tre propriet.or and owner of the Hippodrome and The Palace, eath, was charxed at Keath Borough Court to-day with having been un!awt'uHy present at the Windpor Castle Hotel, eath, at 5.20 a.m. en the 26th of October. He pleaded not entity Mr. Trevor Hunter appeared for the prose- cution, a,nd Mr. yra.r'k Ga,skeH (instrnote'i hy Mepsrs. Tho!na& axd Thomas) represented the defendant.. Mr. Hunter said tha.t the charp'e a?Ainst MI', Yint was tha,t lie was foiin(I the hotel I by a police-sergeant. Mr. Vint said that he t was st?yinE' at the hotei. yet it was dis- covered tha.t he hHfi actua.Hy engaged a room at the Cambria u Hote). about 200 yards away. for Monday and Tuesday night 0? the ¡ week. and that he had actuaHy slept there ou the Monday ni¡tht. rurther (oontin)ie'! I Mr. Hunter). Mr. Vint went to the Ca&'brian I Hotei at four a.m. on Wednesday, the 26i.h. a,T)(! slept there. Tho Bench said they beHeved Mr. Vint was under the impression that he was present :n 8, nianrici- at the VvÏndsor Castle Hote!. and had L,-ot)e ther for the transaction of There vas an etement of doubt II in the (;:1,e. which he wouid have the benelit of, and the case wouLd be dismissed.

I STEAMER HAD A LIST I t At Newpot-t to-da; Dolialr1 Scorgie, cf the British 1-teashil) Dunsford wn,s charged i"')der the Merchant Shipping Act wit.h over- loa,ding hJs vessel at Swansea,. Mr. E. White defe1HJerl..1r. R. P. Williams, who prose- CHted. pajd the Board of Traxie surveyors noticed that the vessel ha,d a considerate list. and spoke to the capta-in. who pumped the WEtter nut, of tho bUg'cs atld tanks, and p!it hia ship on an even keeL It was then fotind tha,t t be dic was submcrfed 3-fin. The captain's excuse was that, the ship was loaded a,t nia:ht. and be fercained up ti!ltwo a.m.. and then left the matter to the ma.te. 'n!e captain agreed to discharge 23 tons, which put the free board right. The Bench 'I &aed tbc ei?,Ptiiiii .C1C. including coot<

DIVORCE FOR INSANITY Insanity :M a. cause of divorce has been I much discussed before the Royal Commission now sitting, and it is interesting to note tt)a,t tbe'French Chajmber of Depatisa will short.)y ¡ han-e an of Oil snb.;(et. M. Maurice CoUn. one of the depu- t.ie., is toO brinf- before the pro- posed a.mendmE.'nt of the divorce law to thp eifect that when one spouse !uLs been de- tained for three yea.t-s in a. pnb!ic or private I asylum the other sha.11 be able to get a divor<;e on the ground of infM.nity. if it be eat&bUabpd th t the insanity is permanent period of throe :rears is the same as that a.dopted by the (rBrnian Civil Code of 1900 a.nd the Swiss Federal Law of 1874.

í WARNING FROM GAOL ¡ WTien Frederick Jonee, of Ea-etbourue. wao r&majtd&d at Dover on Saturday on a cba.rse of attempted bnrgla.ry a.t ))oyer Co- cperat'Te Stores it w&e fit&ted tnat his arrest ha<! b&en brought about through a warning letter eent by an a,Ilc?ed coTt- j federa.te, Alexst-nder Ellis, of Brighton, who M now in Canterbury Ga?)! a-waiting trial. E?is ha<i bsen captured at the time of the but a second 63caped. When ¡ in ga,o! E!iia wrote a wa.rning letter to Jonea, and t!tia led to his xrre-frt. The arrest of i Ellis resulted in the seizure of the Snest j burglar's eqnipnient ever secured by the Dover police.

i "GAVE HER A SW!NG." I The Barry magistratea to-day heard a. case in which Joseph Pa.rptow. a merino engineer. was cha,rced with assa.u!tins EIica,beth Anne Ufad. a<ed thirteen, of 13. Daniel-street.. in the at Park, Ca,doxton. on Friday evening. James BfUar-my Raid that he was attracted by the g'ir) crying out. and he gave int'orma.tton to l the potice. Potice-sertceant PhiHips arrested prisoner, who said. 'The Httle ?irl and her sister asked me to ri-ve them a swing, and I I did." He was commit-ted for trial at the sessions.

FATAL CAGE ACC!DENT A fata,! pit-ea?e accident ocourrod on A fatal pjt-("age accideat. occurred on Saturday eTening at the No. 5 Pit of Messrs. j I). Davia and Sons (Limiteri). Benjdaie, Wm. Lock, aged 26, a marrjRd maT). of 33, Bryn- byfz-,N7d-t,errace, FerDdale, meeting with hM death. Deceased w-3,s engaged as a deputy-pitman. and had gone down to put the sump in worh- ingorder. After BnMhing his duty he ascended in the cage by himself. When up a distance of about 250 ya.rda the cart-iage tipped, and threw Lock out to the bottom of ) the sump. i ? t

GAS BILL FOR JE3,800 It ba3 been stated by the preea that to.d'l7 It a.!) action wou!d be hepun in the courts by tha Lisbon Gaa Company against the I Dowager-Queen Maria. Pia for .ej.800, due for the Ii?;bi.in? of her Majesty's palace at AjllrLJ. Tho account" ha,e not been pa.id since 1900. but some of her private property has h&on coniiBca.tefi. Before taking proceedings the directorp of the company sent a. moRs,We to the dethroned Kin? Manoe! askinp' for pay- ment. However, it is reported that a nega, tivo l'e!Jt hns now been received.

LORD FURNES8 & WORKERS Lord Furneas has requested Colonel La.uder. chairman of West B&rt.tppoo! Cha.rity Organi- flat.jün Society, to torm a committee for the distribution eaeh week, on hie behalf, of 1.000 tic\eta. Ta!ned at 3a. eacb, to ne<x!y DOT)- c.omba.taiit,s iri Ha-rttepool affected by the shipbuilding !o<;k-out. The tickets are to be I distributed M long aa hetp may be regarded I an :thsoh:te!y necessary.

l S NEWCH!UAN RAILWAY t VALPARAISO. Monday. The 6rst train passed through I/a, Gnjra TnDuct. 1.000 Metres in le il, on the I Mout.hero se&t.'oT) of the longitudinalrailwav, yesterday. The contract for this ra.ilwa,y j was signed by MeasrH. Korton. GriSBthH. anf) Co.. of London, on May 13 ia.st. and the progress trough most di{HN]cu)t and ¡ mountainoU!; country m considered a record. I —Central News. I

COLLISIONS IN THE USK The steamer Theory, white proceeding down the River Us!< to-day, struck the ketch Effort, lying at the Water!oo Wharf, doin;? consider- able damage to her. and. iu additioQ, cansin? her to font the schooner Concord, jamming her against the jetty aii(i a. pUf-. The Mhooner Elizabeth Jane. of DuhHn, had her Htem ropes cumed aw&y at the !;hbw Va!e Wharf. Newport, earty to-day by the Spanish pteamer Ma.nn. but there was only slight damage. I

SEAMAN'S EXPLANATION I "Lottie F'a,ve them to me to see what I could get for t'hem in pawn." said Thoma-a WHson, a s&aman. when arrested on snjpi- cioR of stealing a parcet of groceries from the shop of -NI09FTR. I'egraLTn'H Stores. BnrTy j Docks, accorilins' to PoUce-conatabte Mulry j at the toca.1 coirt td-day. It was Ptated that the cooda were \a!u"d at 6s. 2d., the c.-t,-e being adjourned till I''Tud<iy.

——————— j UCENCE REFUSED ( Mr. T. G Ha,rrM made an application at Brynma.wr to-day for a music and dancing license for a skating rink at the bottom of the town. A strong deputation of ministers of the town attenriecl and opposed the ?ra.nt- ins of it. The Bench refused the app!ic&- tion.

DEAR POUCE ASSAULTS I A l&hoarer named Jon&ph McCarthy, of Clarence-street, was a<. Newport to-day fined 21s. for being drunk and diaorf!er!y in Com- mercia.t-road. and 40a. for a.egaultin Potice- conata,b!e8 Thomas (102) and Crtdland. wh!!B<. in the executiou of their duty.

MfAea ua thim of Go)d<m WhmMeMs. the BBEAD I OF BKEADS.—STEVENS. CONFECTIONER, LTD,70Q "Witi you please te!! you.r mother that the I washing i'< not ea.tiafactoi'y?" said a tady who had h<!r laundering done by elbow work alone. "MuYver'6 away." was the feply of the Ltd.. "WeU. who docs the washing wheri your mother's away?' "Farver and another gentleman 1" I

Satford Sensation WOMAN'S BODY EXHUMED There was a, startling development at Pendleton. Sa.!ford. on Saturday in connec- tion with the death of a young woman named Grace Geddea early in October. The woman. a,ccompaIlieù by a man, whom she intirodi-iced ::1.8 her cousin, took a- room in Pendleton. She waa then appa.rentiy in good hea-Ith. but a few clays later she became ill. and a doctor was caDed in. 8ubspquent!.v the woman was seen by a, FI)OCi"llist. but des,th took pta<-e. and the n:'st. doetc; ¡' g:ivo a certi-fica.t.e. The body wa,H interred four days )ater at Satfoid Ceme- tery. hut 3.s a result of certain inforiDatiou gupp:iod to the coroner the rema.ina were exhumer, a post-mortem examina.tion cf the body was made, and inquiries were t Oil foot. On Saturday the doctor who signed the death certincate found dead in bed. and another mef)ica) man who was caHed in refused to certify the ca.uso of dea-th. In tha afternoon a. man wa,9 srrepted on a cha.rfo of a.idine: in procuring an iUega! operation on the woman Goddes.

PROMINENT-ODDFELLOW PROMtNENT ODDFELLOW Bro. Renry Beva,n (ag&d 66). f Fredenck- strt. CardiN'. whosj death ia jnst reportE,(I, WM a, staulJch supporter of tba work m which the Friendty Societies are enga?e<). iteI wa-9 a. Conservative and a Churchman. Bom in Ha.vprfordwest. he had been in business as a plumber in i'red crick-street for upwards of BRO. HENRY BEVA, P.PG.1I. I [J. Osborne Long. ¡ f 26 years. a.nd was a P.P.G.M. of the Cardiff District of OddfeHow;' Ho was held in high esteem by the memb&ra of th? vari?na kindred societies a,ud by a.H his fello-w-i citizen?. He was one of the founders of the flourishing Oddi'ellttws' I"st.itDt'e in Cha ries- j street. Ca.rdiff. For upwards of twelve months he had been more or less of an invalid. Though icrioiisly ill. he got, out of bed and voted for I.ord ïnian Stuajl, at the 1:1.t genera! election.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS I Wales has reason to be proud of several distinctive features in its leligioua life. aud I' of th'p the work of the Welsil Sunday Schools takes first rank. The very existence I of the vernacu!a.- has largely depended, in j the past. upon Sunday School teaching. whUst it wou?d bs diSicu!t to over-estimate its t.p?tting innuence upon the nation as & whole. It ha? been IonE' felt that the move- ment would be greatly assisted by the! publica.tiou of n We!sh perio(ii-cal HpedaUy j devoted to the objects of the Sunday School. and there ]H evc"y reason to hehpve that a! definite step has now baen talien to satisfy II this ne-?d. A meeting of prominent workers wa? he'd in the veftry of Pembroke-terrace) Calvinistic Methodist Chnrcb. CardrB. under the chairmanship of Mr. Hdwar<t Jenkins (Radyf). and it was decided to a,dopt the sug'gesttou that a monthly periodical be I publi'3ne(! in connection with the We) "h I Ca!vin:stic Method'st body, a provigionai committee being appointed to report upon j details with the view of securing the ( publication of the nrst number in January..

LORD MAYOR ON 'CHANGE I The Lord Mayor of CardifT (AMermao C. R. Birrl)accompanjed by members of the C'ty Council paid an official visit to the Ca.rdi8' Exchange to-day, where he was welcotped on hehalf of the large gathering on the floor hy Mr. Trevor S. Jopes, the president of the Chamber of Comoerce and the members of the council of that body. Introducing the Lord Mayor. M.r. TreYor Jone& said they cou!d almost claim him us a. docksman. he having been a member of the Cbamber of Comnierce for some years. Seeins that he was also enga.ged in a trade a,t the docks some of them were fearing for the future they ought to Ket some eort of asaurancc from him that they would not be thrown out of M berth. (.Laughter.) The Lord Mayor suitably replied, and expressed a hope that, the industrial crisis would soon end.

KtNG'S V!8!T TO INDIA I The E&r) of Crewe. speaking on Saturday nisrht at the a.nnu&t dinner of the LiTerpool Miipbrokers' Benevolent Society, dectined to say a, word about the Conference, but he said the approaching Royal visit to India, would he a memorable event. The feeling: of the j King's Indian subjects COUld uot. he stronger j or more intimate, but it wa,s different from the West. and it WM owing: to that difference tha.t those in a position to judge a.ugured moat ia.YOura,bty of the' cfFccts upon Infii&n opinion and affairs from the forthcoming I visit. More and more ae he studied tha Colonia,t question bad he come to the con- ctnsion th't closer Imperial communion by ships. ca.blo. and prees was at the root of a j closer union, of the Empire.

——————— I STRUCK ON THE FACE I WiHia.m She!don, Ystrad, waa charged at j the local court to-day v/ith a,Hsa.u!tin@' Pohce- Jones, who said th:1t lie saw defen- da,nt at the Yestrad-square drunk, shout- ing and using h,(t langna¡). Witttesa apprca.ched him with the intention of send- ing him. home. whe:' struck him en the face. Pri-;o-.ic,.r becaiae very violent, a.T)d. with the aHBi&tance of I.ce-eollst.alJJe Wi! Hams. he was t.akcn icto custody. I'risonet'j was fined 20s. for the assault and SOs. in respect of being drnnk and fhaorderly.

SWANSEA GIRL MISSING I The &wa,neea. Boroush and County police ha,ve been notified of the disappearance of Biodwen Rosier (18) trom her home at Three Cia-fes. Mynyddba.cb. Swansea,. She ha,d told her aunt ?n leaviTt? the house at 5.50 on Wednesday afternoon tha.t she was going to \init he!* stei'tnother at IJlan-terl'ace, Dau- sa,mlet, but sinco the!) nothin baa been hea,rd or i-een of her. She in described as bong' 4ft. lOin. high. of a fresh complexion. with !onc' light ha,ir. She was dressed in a. blue costume with a white hat and grey fall.

SONG ON DR. CRtPPEN I Edward Reed. a pedlar, of Leede. wae a.t Poatypool to-day cba,r?ad with obstructing f th? highway at Abersychan on Saturday evening. a.ad atRO with assaulting Po?ce- consta.blo Ruot?ey. The ofHcer said that defeT)dar)t. who had a. crowd around him. waa tii?ning a, son? about Dr. Crippcn. on! heing requE'lsted tk) move on he refused, and kicked the ofncer on the shin. He aiso refused I hi6 iiiime, and wa-s fined & for the obstruction and 10s. for the assault, or seven da.ya.

AMERICAN NAVAL MISHAP I WASHINGTON, Sunday. A new naval gnu bejug tested at IndjLa.n I Head yesterday was about to be fued for j the third time. when the breech WM blown ba,ckward« into the Sring party. Ijieutena,nt Coffee, of MM&ouri. and three other men, one ¡ being a, negro, were killed inatantiy.—Cea- I tral Xews.

CUNARDERS AND FtSHGUARD I A Liverpool message says that the Cunard Company have decided that their Boston i steamers Franconia and Ivernia will, dur-) iTtg the season of heavy passenger traiRc. caU at Fishg'uurd as well as Qaeenstown oa the I eastward run. Thjs means that all Canard passenger steamers will next year utilise Fiahguard on the homeward voyage.

DRY W.w,atrect, Cathaya. Miss Doodle: Count how do you know t.ha.t, your diamonde are gennine? Count GitAo: By ze ad-vanem of ze pa-wnprokaire.

Thin Red-haired Man NEW YORK TRUNK MYSTERY The discovery of the remains of a. t&H- thin. reddish-haired man in a trunk which for seven years, it is a,l!eped, has beeu eta.nd- ing unopened in a New York house, haa cauged almost as much excitement there &8 the Crippen cuse did in this country. The tr:;nk wa? in the possession of a-? Irishina.n named Meagher (whose name W-qA nrst reported aa Maghau). The most diti- gent, inquiry by the poUce and a bo?t of volunteer detectives bas failed to reveal anyone save Heather and hi, wife, who remembers seeing Lewis. the waiLer. who. Meacher &ays. left the trunk with him in lien of payment for todeing. A Mrp. Vo;-t, who lived on the same ftoor of the block of nata as the Ilea,-hers. says she has been thers since Xovember. 1903- The "Ueizhe" had been tenants since the previous September. Th"y frequently visited each other's apartments, but never saw LewM or any ledger, anfi never heard one mentiot)ed Other neighbouia maM similar statements. Disappeared on Marriage Eve -NEW YORK, Monday. No satisfactory rtg-ht has yet been thrown on the myetery sn.rrouH<l!ng the discovery of a, s,e]ctün in the basement of an up-towu houpe ia,st week. hut tba theory that the rem&ins were those of the m&ti Lewia. the owner f)f the tru nk in which they were fon.nd. is stil1 beinK inv65tga.t.e(L In thie connection an interesting statement is made by the "Worla" to-day to the effect that Lewie disappeared auddcniy in 19t,S on the eve of his marriage to a nurse.—Ceatr<t) Xews.

M. BRtAND ASSAULTED PARIS, Sunday. A statue of M..Tales Ferry was unveiled to-day in the garden of the Tnileriec- Speecbee in admiration of tha grea.tn&ss of the man as a politician were delivered by the Premier. JM. Briand; the Minister of Public Instruction, M. Maurice Faures; and the President of the Senate. M. Antonin Uubost. At the cloce of the ceremony M. Briand was struck twice in the face violently by the hand of a ma,n, who was immediately arrested. M. Briand did not !ose his presence of mind for a moment. he GtQOped down and recovered his hat. which had been knocked off by the force of the blows, ami to his friends who crowded round him in alarm he Faid. It ia nothing. 1 am no!' hurt."—Centra.! XeWtS.

KING AS MIMIC To-day ""hen a Minister ofBeiaHy Tioits the King there is no free vectriioquial or mimetic enberta-inme'lt supptied. The DujO of '\Yellingt,on t'a'cd differentty with George the Fourth, accord inp to hie version ;W, hell. G&c'rgc the Foarth gent for me to form a- new in 1838. he was eeriously il). 1 found him in bed. The fir<=t words h& t-aid to me were. *Arthar. the Ca.bir)et is defunct.' and then he began to describe the ma.nnpr in which the late Ministers had taken leave of hnn. on givin' in thoir reaig-nationf!. Th'j was accompanied by the meat. ludicrous mimicry of Toice an\L !na.nner of each indjvidua!. ao Ftrikin?!y hko tha,t it waa qu:te impcssibte to refrain front 6ts of laaghter." The aueie-haHs Irst a titar when George the Fourth was King!

COALTR!MMERS' TRIBUTE The appreciation of the Cardiff Goal- trimmers' Union of the services of their president (AJdermau John Chappell) as chief magistrate was expressed in tantribte form on Saturday ni-,ht. when the members of the executive of the Uuion and a few cf the Trades Union stalwa,rts who were c!oseiY a.sr'ociated with the alderman in the earlY days of the trimmers' organisation icet at the PhHha,rmonic Restaurant, and presented him with a valuable semi-hunter poid watch. bearing the inscription:—" November 19, 1910. Presented to Alderman John ChappeU. J.I' by members of the Coaltrimmers' Union, to commemorate his year of office as Lord Mayor of Cardia'. 1-M9-10."

THE SHOP HOURS BtLL Mr. Winstor Churchill, writing to Mr. Seddon. M.P., aa.yH:—" You must not consider that the Shops Bit! has been abandoned. We hav& been interrHpted by the pf'jticat e-Y"M in a task the so!e object of which has heen to secure a' great, public advantage without injury to any special interests concerned. Th'at work we shall hope to continue in the new Parliament. The question of Sunday tra.ding clearly requires further considera- tion. We must make it perfectly plain that no extension of this undesirable practice will 140 rendered possible."

UNtTED STATES NAVY XEW YORK. Monday. Accord i n.g to the Wasliinatcn correspon- dent of the Berald." Admira! Dewey, Prei-i' dent of the General Board of the Nary. expies&es the fxpectation that. with the Democrats ia power. Congress will ma-intaL" the principle of votinp two battleships yearty until the battleship fleet of the United Sta.tes totals 50 vessels. At the bepiDuing of the present year the nuinber of ba,t.tleksbip<5 on the effe:-tive !i?t was 54.- Centra.! .\ews.

COLD WEATHER TO CONTINUE The maximum temperature at Cardiff !a-st nig-ht was 43.5 degrees, and the minimum T5-2- The present type of atmospheric pressure distribution is that which tends itae!f to :'I> spe'I of pre-Christmaa wiDtry weather such ns has not been experienced for many Although it is impossible to forteU the weather for more than a day ahead, appear- ancex all indicate a continuance of cold and cheerlèss weather for several days.

MANAGER HONOURED On Saturday. at the Hanbury Hote<' Griaithstowu, a presentation was made of 80 sitvcr tea and coffee serTice to Mr. A. S. Huxley, formert;' under-ma.na.ger at the 1'ante:? Sheet Works, on the occasion of hi:3 departure to take up the position of manager of the Upper Forest and Worcester CoiC' pany's worka at Morriston. Mr. ifaac Masos presided, and addresses were given by Mr. A. Imni a.nd utherp.

MR. W!LLOW8'8 MISHAP LA-MOTTE-BRECIL, Sunday. Mr. Willows's airship City of CardifF Was brought out of its shed at 9.45 this morning- On ascending it got caught in two poplars m the pla.ia of Bernenil-sur-Oise, but a.Hhough it was released without diSicuIty' it was found tha.t the envelope was slightly damaged, and t.bat gas was escaping. A ia-ndin? was effected without mishap, ana the airship was brought back to the shed by means of ropes.—Renter.

A PRACTICE DEPRECATED It having come to the knowledge of tbc Surrey County Rifle Association tha,t prices had not only been won at rifle meetij)?s bot atso had been taken by men with good private incomes, the lord-Iieuteuant Surrey has issued a letter deprecating the practice on the part of f-portsmcn who cart afford to pay for their own amusements. afford to pay for their own

KEPT FOR HER COFFIN A provision in the will of Mr5. Sopbj Bernard, of Beverley. Yorkshire, who baO left gross estate of .E125.469, exprei;!5e.'> her desire that her coffin should he mlde out of the evergreen oakwood "which has IOll since been cut and is stored for this purp<)Se-

POSTMEN'S CANDIDATE Mr. G. B. Stewart, of the P'ilStmen's Federo" tion. ha.9 been invited. and baa agreed. to contest West Wolverhampton in the La-bou interest.

KURDtSTAN VtCTtMS? Two of the bodies, one of a merchant Offiefr amd the other of a woinan. found on the Breton coast, are supposed to be victims o the lo?t BritiHh steamer Kurdistan.

CrjTpness. absent in BO?ny other breads- Brœd.z:; c?n cat when you b?M't a.n Ppetite.-Tl DCROTHY AND DUTCH CAFE. TeU vanman ?? ii. Mietross of boaee: Why did you not <?? ?he other day? 1 could have let you 11a" ?mething to eat. My address is ou  card." Lazy LaM?s: Bat. tna?a.m. ? s -? ou your eaj-d: At hoaM on Thuj-ed&y*!