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I Moabit Riots I -0 GERMAN CHANCELLOR & SOCIALISTS BERLIN, Tuesday. There were some noisy scenes in the Ger- man Reichstag to-day, when the Imperial Chancellor rose to answer charges of the Socialists that his remarks in the House on Saturday last on the Moabit riota consti- tuted an interference with a case sub judice. The Imperial Chancellor in his speech said:—After the assertion made by the Socialists that the statement that had been issued on the Moabit disturbances was to be attributed as far as nine-tenths of it was concerned to police spies and strike breakers, I felt myself bound to go into the matter in order to vindicata the police against attacks of that nature. That has no connection with any case before the court3. Moreover, it is all one whether the Moabit prisoners now undergoing trial a,re convicted or acquitted, for the moral complicity of the Socialist party in the Moabit occurrences remains un- affected. This assertion was received with great uproar. uerr Kuhnort (Socia Hat) shouted that's a lie." and was called to order by the Presi- dent, but for some time tumult on the Socialist benches continued. Herr Zubiel, one of the Socialist leaders, shouted insolence," and was also called to order.. When the noise had somewhat subsided the Chancellor proceeded:—Of this moral com- plicity public opinion is the judge. It has ialready siven its verdict, and that judgment stands so firm that it cannot be altered, either by dialectic artifices, by any evidence about isolated blunders committed by police officials and about innocent victims, or even by the ejaculations which you have just hurled at my head. This led to a fresh uproar on the Socialist benches, mingled with cheers from non- Socialist parties. 4, Hsrr Ledebour, the well-known Socialist, s'aouted assertions, absolutely without proof," sheer shamelessness," and wa-8 called to order by the President.—Beuter.

HONOUR FOR MAJOR ROSS I STOCKHOLM, Tuesday. Major Ronald Boss, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1902, and who is staying here for the tenth anniversary foundation of the Nobel Institute, and for the centenary, which falls to-day, of the Caroline Institute, the higher medical school in Stockholm, has been appointed Honorary Doctor of Medicine, an honour which he shares on this occasion with no one else but M. Emanuel Nobel, nephew of the founder of the Nobel Prizes, who is also j attending the two celebrations. #»

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A HANDSOME XMAS PRESENT. Something that will not only please the eye, but be of real service— IT WILL COST YOU NOTHING to look at our windows, where you will find one of the best and most comprehensive Sections in South Wales. ¡ Hundreds of Novelties in Solid Silver, Electro-plate, Leather and Fancy Goods to choose from SEATOTS, 14-16, THE MORGAN ARCADE, CARDIFF. I Please ate II goods marked in plain Figures for Cash. No discount. We do not pay railway firsq. nor give away any hand- some preser ts, but we sell at Cardiff's keenest competitive prices, giving utmost value for money. N.B.—No charge for engraving initials or names upon articles purchased. e2983 liiirfr LOSS OF HAIR CURED. Almost Impossible to Describe State Head Was In. Raw from Using Unsuitable Ointments. Thought Hair Would Never Grow Again. I Used Cuticura Remedies. Hair Now Thick and Full of New Growth. I feel it my duty 0 to let you know that Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and Cuti- 11 1 ) -ii I f cura Kesoiveni com- pletely cured my little [il of ringwoim. Her head had been troubled with this terrible dis- ease for over twelve months, during which time I tried many rem- edies without results. In fact some were so powerful that they even burned her head and made it worse. lahso consulted a skin hospi- tal. It- is almost im- possible to describe the state her head was m, for it was & mass of the eruption. There was one place as large as a four-shilling piece without hair gt remained like that for a year. I quite thought her hair would never grow asjain. Having heard a great deal about Cuticura Ointment, I got a tin of it I and also a tablet of Cuticura Soap. After using the two for a week I saw an improve- ment, so I also bought a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent. After using the three for about three months her scalp was completely cured. "I had had to cut her hair in great patches before I used the Cuticura Remedies, but after a short treatment with them, the hair began to grow, now it is thick and full of new growth. I only wish I had tried them at first. as they would have saved the child a lot of suffering, for her head was raw through nsing unsuitable ointments." (Signed) Mrs. T. Ward. 157, Markbv Rd.. Wiason Green, Birmingham. England, May 21, 1910. Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the world. Depots' London, 27. Charterhouse Sq.; Calcutta. B K. Paul; So. Africa. Lennon. Ltd., Cape Town. etc U. S A.. Potter Drug & Cbem, Corp.. Sole Prnps. Boston. Post-free, Cuticura Book on the best care and treatment of skin and scalp.

The Mas in the Street. I i -r:— • >; There tjlaj be two opinions as to the possibility of any hut corporation clerks being;able:tp;assist the Registrar-General in counting the people. As likely as not, if the gentleman in charge of the bureau is not careful some bungler will get on the census staff and make all kinds of silly mistakes. At Newport there is a great anxiety to approach as near the hundred thousand mark as possible, and it is said that the rates have been falling these past few years for no other purpose than to attract multitudes of residents, in order that when the great day of reckon- ing comes the Uskside town shall be able to proudly hold tip its head among the cities oi.tlie. wofId. This may be so, or otherwise. But "there can be no doubt that th -6-w.oilkof enumeration is a most important on0- Cardiff people will be deeply disappointed if they do not find themselves well on the far side of 200,000 whif.'the 'v.!llevs are waiting to astonish the world with the rapidity of their growth since 1901, when the last count took place. The next census will be of I "L1.. uJ l.nc: Tt, will great interest to n ",u. show in indisputable figures the enor- mous strides that have been made in all directions—and ever in the van of progress. Indeed, there is no district that can point to greater industrial progress in the whole of the United King- dom, and anything to show this in plain black and white must be welcomed. Of course, the work connected with the census is enormous in itself, and the organisation of the staffs is no small affair. Every town and hamlet must be counted at the same time, and it should be rendered impossible for anyone to be either reckoned twice or missed alto- gether. The oldest man and the youngest baby,'the life that is flickering out and the one that is just beginning *i mncf 1. 1n t,},p its tJarciiiy pilgrimage uiu^t book of reckoning. Those who assist in the great work must be men of ability, able to discharge their duties adequately, and so forth. But-and this is where we return to Newport-are there not hundreds of able clerks out of employ- ment who would be able to do the work just as well as those who have the good fortune to be in the enjoyment of per- manent employment ? It is incontestable that a proportion of those engaged in the big task must have the benefit of some experience of that special kind of work, and possibly it will be necessary for the town-clerk of Newport and some of his assistants to have their fingers in the census pie. But there should be excep- tional opportunities to find work for a large number of the unemployed. Cardiff Corporation are considering the advisa- bility of recruiting their census staff from the labour bureau, and why not -New- port? Indeed, every town might act on the same principle with no loss to any- one, and with much real benefit to a respectable, deserving cl. I? your slate club secretary all right? Probably you are among the lucky ones, but it is just as well to make as sure as possible by keeping one eye on the gen- tleman who acts as your medium with the bank. And what about your goose club? Will that promising farmyard bird repose amidst its bed of luscious gravy on your Christmas table? These are times of stress and strife, and it is wise to leave nothing that can be avoided to chance. After all, slate club officials are but mortals, with temptations above the ordinary run, and, though it is to be hoped that all the doubtful ones have had their day. it is just as well to take no more risks than are necessary. It is a horrible thought at this time of the year, just as we are preparing to call each other jolly good fellows, and to live in peace and goodwill with all men, but we have felt just the same in front of other festive seasons. A false feeling of security is no compensation afterwards. When the steed has flown, of what use is the lode on the stable door? There t I can be no doubt that slate clubs are capital institutions, and their members are the best fellows in the world. Which is all the more reason why they sBo-uld not be dished by an absconder. Gentle- men who have run off with the war chest have invariably enjoyed the full con- fidence of their co-members. Again, fellow sufferers in this vale of woe—take care! Inoffensive citizens are again being called upon to suffer the indignity of being forced to listen nightly to what some people describe as "carols. No one has any objection to the musical pro- ductions of trained musicians who delight us with their beautiful render- ings on Christmas Eve, But it is the reverse of pleasant to get home for a pleasant evening, and after getting one's slippers on, with pipe alight and Pink jExpress unfurled, to have one's ears assaulted by a rabble of boys or girls on the front doorstep. These hastily imprrw vised choirs race through a eirol or two, or some doggerel, and then rap noisily at the door in the expectation of pence, which they want as quickly as possible in order that they may hurry to the next house to repeat the performance. The custom has developed into a thorough nuisance, and it is mistaken goodness to get rid of the youngsters by granting L T £ _i_ -1.- 1J .J; largesse, in laciv, IIHe cu&wjm wuuiu Ul0 out if not encouraged. And the police might exercise a little wholesome influence in the right direction by keep- ing a vigilant eye \n the young miscreants who render the night air hideous with their travesty of music, and whose concerts can only be compared with those produced on the tiles by another kind of musician. [ Those present at the Brecon County School prize distribution could readily understand how it had happened that the corporation had preferred a lady mayor to any other form of civic headship. Miss Morgan displayed every sign of possess- ing those womanly attributes which she so earnestly advocated as the most desir- I able qualities to be attained by girls engaged in the important task of character-building. There is a danger in these days of larger freedom of girls losing that essence of good breeding which characterised their universally-admired grandmothers. While all welcome the new fields of recreation for women, espe- cially in the open air, it would be a great national disaster if by going too far in that direction we should lose that homeli- ness which has been our most charming characteristic up to the present. The British woman has been something more than the head of the household-she has been the queen of it-and her reign has been most beneficent. At the same time, in some directions she ha§ also been the slave of the home, and while greater freedom has been welcomed on her behalf it is to be hoped that the value of home life and the homely virtues will never be lost to a country that has been made great by them.

I OLD BOYS' -ORGANISATION I A large number of old Public School boys resident in Cardiff and district met at the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday night with the idea of formulating a scheme for the establishment of a Public Schools' club or association in the Welsh Metropolis Mr. J. Havard Davis (Dulwich) presided, and on the feeling of the meeting being tested it was unanimously decided to form such a club, and to invite students who have been tutored at the following schools to become membersBeaumont, Bedford, Bradfield, Charterhouse, Cheltenham, Clifton, Eton, Fettes, Glenalmond, Haileybury, Harrow, Loreto, Malvern, Marlborough. Radley, Repton. Kossall, Rugby, Sherborne, "Shrews- bury, Stonyhurst. Tunbridge, Uppingham, Wellington, Westminster, Winchester, Sand- hurst. Woolwich, Osborne. H.M.S. Britannia- Oxford, Cambridge, Millhill, Felstoad, Dul- wich, Brecon College, Llandovery College, Queen's College (Taunton), Hereford, Giggles- wick. and Blundell. A provisional committee was appointed to formulate a scheme of inception and to lay definite proposals before an adjourned meet- ing. Mr. G. R. Klombies, Penarth, was appointed hon. secretary pro tem. Those desirous of becoming members or having any suggestions to make are requested to commu- nicate with him. I

I CRACKS IN A HOUSE I His Honour .Jute Hill Kelly --at for eight hours at Treaegai County-court on Tuesday I dealing with nearly two hundred judgment summonses and a large number of compen- sation apportionments. An action for £48 damages was brought by Isaac James, I draper, The Rise. Beaufort, against the Ebbw Vale Industrial and Provident Society. Mr. A. Parsons (instructed by Mr. T. Hughes, Ebbw Vale) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lincoln Reed (instructed by Messrs. Vaughan and Harris, Brynmawr) defended. The plaintiff alleged that owing to defendants not exercising proper precautions his dwelling-house was extensively damaged as the result of the excavations for a building on an adjoining site. The house subsided, and large cracks occurred in the walls. The defence was that all necessary precautions had been taken, and that the cracks were old ones. His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for £ 35, with costs.

I RAILWAYS IN FRANCE. I PARIS, Tuesday. I In the French Senate to-day M. Jenonvrier, in introducing an interpellation on the administration of the French railways, criti- cised the management of the State Railway system. He declared that goods were perish- ing ail along the lines and on quays, and that two hundred thousand bales of cotton were hung up at Havre. He added that shipping companies declined to call at that port, because they could not get unloaded there, with the result that Hamburg, Bremen, and Antwerp profited by that state of things. Another of his assertions was that thousands of tons of corn were rotting at Rouen owing to lack of trucks. As far as State lines were concerned, he declared this deplorable condition of things was largely owing to the administration's lack of responsibility. The debate was adjourn ed .-Reuter.

CHRiST COLLEGE, BRECON The Old Boys' of Christ College, Brecon, are holding their annual dinner in Cardiff this year. It has long been felt that Cardiff is a convenient centre for the busy men of South Wales who cannot get as far as Brecon and yet desire to keep in touch with their old school. They will have an opportunity of renewing old friendships and recollections on Tuesday next, December 20. when the dinner will take place at the Royal Hotel at seven p.m. Mr. Percy Morton, who for over twenty years was a master at the school, will be senior steward, as the chairman at these functions is styled, and the old Welsh international, Dr. Teddy Morgan, will be junior steward. Those who desire tickets may obtain them from the hon. secretary, Mr. F. S. Harries, 181, Newport-road, Cardiff,

DOCTORS ON STRIKE I The honorary medical staff of the New- castle Royal Victoria Infirmary have resigned in a body owing to a dispute as to the admission of patients. Suggestions had been made to the house committee that the doctors in selecting patients for admission had given undue preference to certain per- sons. and the doctors considered that a report on the subject made by the admis- sion* committee, who declined to. redraft it, cast unworthy reflections upon them. It is hoped a satisfactory arrangement will be arrived at.

I Wife of Unemployed: My 'usband finds it very 'a rd-verv 'ard, indeed, sir, to get any work at him trade. Facetious Gentleman (getting off old joke) I suppose he's a snow- sjioveller. W. of U.: Indeed, no, ir I No such luck! E's only a snow-sh voller's labourer!

ELOPEMENT STORY —— .0 SENSATIONAL LIBEL "A Pure Concoction." 1 JURY AWARD Y,500 DAMAGES Before Mr. Justice Law ranee and a special jury in the King's Bench Division on Tuesday the action of Knollys v. John Bull (Limited) and Others was heard. Plaintiff, the Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys, daughter of Lord Knollys, private secretary to the King, claimed dam- ages for a libel on her published in "John Bull." Defendants said the words complained of j were published without malice and without gross negligence. Sir E. Carson, K.C., M.P., and Mr. H. A. McCardie appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by Sir George Lewie, who was present in court with plaintiff and her relatives; Mr. Marshall Hall, K.C., and Mr. Casson represented the defendants, including Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P., who was also in court. A PURE INVENTION. K-i*. r1 I "1..1 \JčI"ln, in opening, saau. pianuiiu was a daughter of Lord Knollys, whose name was well known as having been private sec- retary to the late King and also private sec- retary to the present King. Miss Knollys had brought the action, complaining of a most grave, unwarrantable, and serious libel pub- lished in "John Bull," reflecting upon her and her character-a libel which had neces- sarily caused her and her family the very greatest pain and the very greatest concern. There would be very few facts to tell the court, because the case was an absolutely undefended one. The libel was a pure inven- tion. It was simply the statement of some malicious or interfering person in reference to allegations which had no foundations what- ever in fact, and were admitted to have no foundation. Miss Knollys, who was in court, had been living with her parents, Lord and Lady Knollys, not in any publicity, but on March t2 of the present year there appeared in "John Bull" this statement under the head- ing The World, the Flesh, and the Devil" The papers had been filled with mysterious references to a young lady who eloped some say with a noble lord. others say with a British officer, and all are agreed that the happy pair were fol- lowed across Europe by detectives. As an elopement has not hitherto been considered a crime, we are curious to hear further par- ticulars. So far, however, we have only ascertained from the French papers that the young and beautiful Eng- lishwoman is called Alexandra Louvima, and that she is the daughter of a famous Court official, Lord Knollys, but we seem to recollect that this extraordinary name Louvima was conferred upon the unfortunate young lady some time ago, compounded of the first syllables of the names of the King's daughters Princess Louise, Victoria, and Maud. It was quite true (said counsel) that her name was composed in that way. She was named after Queen Alexandra, and she was named in the way described entirely with the consent of the parties mentioned. Why plaintiff should be held up to ridicule I and contempt in this way be entirely failed to see. HAD NOT RUN AWAY. I In the first place, Miss Knollys had never I eloped. She had not even run away. There was no question of any officer or any peer. There had been nc trouble of any kind or description, and she had been with her parent* all thrragh. Why she should be described as an unfortunate young lady he failed to see. The whole thing from beginning to end was absolutely scandalous. It was put in to sell the paper. There could be no defence put forward unless the paragraph was true, and that had never been suggested. The only matter put forward by the defence, not as a defence because it. could not be a defence; was that the paragraph was copied from a French paper. It was quite true that something of this kind appeared in one or two French papers in February last. Lord Knollys consulted Sir George Lewis, and had the very fullest contradiction given to the rumours, although be was advised not to take proceedings in France, but a libel of this kind once started was almost impossible to stop. All the defendants said was that they did not originate the libel, but merely copii,? it without malice and without grO£s negligence. But it was no mitigation to say that a news- paper was entitled to copy every bit of malicious gossip it saw. Such a claim would be most preposterous. Lord Knollys was a well-known Court official, and to say that a responsible editor without making any inquiry whatever from Lord Knollys -on the subject should proceed to publish a. matter which must cause the greatest pain, and which might very seriously affect the character of a young lady of the I age of Miss Knollys, was really about as pre- posterous a claim as couid be put forward. _I THE EDITOR'S IGNORANCE. I when the matter was "luugui to the attention of Lord Knollys he at once com- municated, through his solicitor, with "John Bull." On the 17th of March Mr. Bottomley, the editor, i-eptied. I ask you to accept my personal assur- anoe that when 1 passed the paragraph in question for the paper I had not the remotest idea. that it could possibly be con- strued into a reflection upon Lord Knollys. I am sorry to say that I did not even know that Lord Knollys had a daughter bearing the name of Louvima, and I am quite sure that 999 out of every 1,000 readers of "John Bull" would be in a state of similar ignorance. I am writing this letter at once to say that if you seriouely think that the para- graph in question is capable of causing Lord Knollys and his family any kind of pain or annoyance we shall be most ready to insert any explana,tory paragraph you may think ntecessary. One would like to know whom it was they thought they were Libelling, counsel con- tinued (The name of Lord Knollys did npt appear in the libel pub- lished, and Sir E. Carson inserted it in read- ing.) The defendants made a point in the libel that the young lady was the daughter of a famous Court official, and that the par- ticular name, Louvima. to which they referred, was conferred upon her in the .3_1-1 m\ U1'1.I ,+ manner aescriueu. xmo "u..vu a jmauttsr for public comment; it was a matter con- cerning the private life and character of the plaintiff, and could not have been published on any public ground. In the next issue of "John Bull" nothing was published. Meanwhile the writ was issued, and on March 26 "John Bull" published on the front page the following paragraph: A TARDY APOLOGY. We deeply grieve to learn that a para- graph which appeared in our issue of March 26 referring to a recent alleged elopement has been construed by Lord Knollys as a reflection upon a member of his family, Miss Louvima Knollys. At the time the paragraph appeared we had not the remotest idea that Lord Knollys had a daughter named Louvima. and we hasten to say that nothing was further from our intention than to associate Miss Knollys with the paragraph in question, and that we express to her our sincerest regret in any annoyance or pain which the paragraph may have caused her. That was no use to the plaintiff, because some people would go on believing there wall some foundation for the statement. Lord Knollys had done his best to put an end to it. He had secured very ample retractions in the foreign papers three weeks before the article appeared in "John Bull," and now plaintiff was driven into court to prove to the public that there was not a shadow of foundation for the aHe?ation. He asked the jury to help them to put a atop to this kind of scandalmongering, and to give plaintiff such damages as would show not only that there was no foundation for the charge, but to mark their disapprobation of this kind of interference in matters which had not the least public interest. KING 8 SECRETARY IN THE'BOX. Lord Knollys was men caiiea ana exam- ined by Sir E. Carson. He said his daughter was in court in front of Sir E. Carson. She was named after Queen Alexandra, and her second name was compounded. as stated in the libel, of the first syllables of the late King's daughters. Sir E. Carson: You have read this state- ment in "John Bull" as to your daughter having eloped and having been followed by detectives ?-Yee. Is there any truth in it?—Absolutely none. Was she at home at that time with you and Lady Knollys?—She was. And had there been any trouble of any kind in relation to her?—None whatever. Lord Knollys further stated that the libel appeared in the French edition of the "New York Herald," and in a Marseilles paper in February last. He consulted Sir George Lewis and ample retractions were inserted in these papers of February 16. After that he let the matter drop in France. You did not want to have the m*tter ventilated ?-No. as it was in Fra^KSe. I mongni llí was nor. quite tne same ming as in this country. Then came the publication in "John Bull" 0It the 12th of Ma.rch?- Y es. Was it brought to your notice by several people?-Yes. And it appeared to you to be a grave matter regarding your daughter?—Certainly. It caused my daughter and my family circle, naturally, the greatest pain. Mr. Marshall Hall said he appeared for the company and for the printers of the paper (Messrs. Odham's), and he asked no question. Mr. H. Bottomley said he appeared in person as editor, and he asked no question. LADY KNOLLY8' DENIALS. ijady Knollys, examined by Sir E. Carson, said she was the wife of Lord Knollys and I mother of the plaintiff. You have read this libel?—Yes Is there any truth in it whatever?—None whatAV"" As Lord Knollys stated, your daughter was vrith you all through?—Yes, with the excep- tion of a short country visit, she has been with us all the time. 'The libel was drawn to your attention?— Yee; after it appeared we received a great mi ny letters about it from friends, and people cailne to see us personally to speak about it. It h\as been a source of great pain and despe- rate annoyance to us. Th ere was no cross-examination. Sir E. Carson said Miss Knollys was ready to gMTe evidence if the other side desired to ask her any question. Mr..Marshall Hall and Mr. Bottomley dis- claimei any desire to' ask a question of plaintiff. Sir E. Carson said that was plaintiff's case. Mr. Marshall Hall and Mr. Bottomley said they called no evidence for the defence. Sir E. Oarson again addressed the jury, and asked th^m to deal with the matter with a 'th the matter with a firm ham I. The libel was a pure concoction, and he ct,ould not conceive a more disgrace- ful case. He hoped the jury would protect plaintiff, t'md mark their sense of the impro- priety of tVie publication in the damages they awarded. Mr Marsitall Hall, addressing the jury, said no language of his was adequate to express the regret t lt by his clients that this para- graph shomM have appeared. He echoed every word ?hat fell from Sir E. Carson. It was most regrettable that pain should have been caused to a young lady whose character was beyond question and whose position was absolutely univssailable. His clients were not ¡ responsible for the heedless and thoughtless insertion of thllt paragraph, but that was no defence in law. The only thing they could do, the only thing that any man of decency and honour could do, was to express the sincerest regret for the publication, and to state that they had no intention of casting any reflection on the daughter of one of our most distinguished citizens. MR. BOTTCVMLEY'S REGRETS. I Mr. Bottomley noxt addressed the jury on his own behalf. HI t said that as the respon- sible editor, and having regard to the special character of the a use, he felt that it was due to the plaintiff and her family that he should personally appear there. He con- curred without the remotest shadow of mental reservation in every word uttered by Mr. Marshall Hall b y way of regret that a paragraph should hjttve appeared which was calculated, and, no i'oubt. was successful, in causing pain and aniioyance to plaintiff and her family. He felt, however, he was entitled to say something on the onla question in the case, namely, the amount 4if damages the jury should award Miss Kiaollys to solace her naturally injured feelings. He had purposely refrained from calling j'vny evidence to show how the paragraph go»i into the paper, or evidence to show that ot lertain persons were said to have eloped and :lad improperly used the name of Knollys. Sir E. Carson said Mr. Bottomley had no right to say that, there W1 ts no evidence of it. Mr. Bottomley: I thouj ?ht it was in the very French papers that J uord Knollys wrote to. Sir E. Carson: That d. ies not prove the truth of it. IN MITIGAUION. ) Mr. Bottomley. continuiVig, said it was obvious that he might hav& called a mass of evidence in mitigation of dai mages. What he wished to impress on the jury was that even Sir E. Carson had not sugge sted that "John Bull" was a paper which pandered to mopbid I sensationalism with regani to Society matters.. When Sir G. Lewis complained he wrote back saying he would put in anything that Lord Knollys or Sir G. Lewirl desired, but they did not respond to his in citation. He (Mr. Bottomley) did not mOl re in Court circles, but it seemed that he .must be pre- sumed to have known that Lord Knollys had a daughter bearing the particular name of Louvima. He suggested that the publicity which had been given to- the case, coupled! with the defendant's apology, ought to satisfy the requirements of a young lady "t the high standing in the .social world of Miiis Knollys. he had yet to la,rn that an silopement, although it midit involve pareiutal dis- -volve parcit,-tal dis- obedience, cast any moral slur on parties to it. It was Mil* Knollys and not her parents who was seeking reparation for injured feelings. He had publisttBd in the paper and had expressed in court hist deep and sincere regret for any pain and annoyance which msiy have been caused, and, having got that, whait more could the plaintiff des,Ve? She did not, need pecuniary consideratint% and he suggested it was not a case for vind ,'vtive damages. THE VERPICT. His Lordship having suttmed up, onetctf the I jury asked whether the name of Lord Knollys really appeared irr, the libel. His Lordship replied that. it did not. All that the libel mentioned wsis a high Court official. The jury, without retiring from the jury box, after a few minutes* deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £;500 damages. Judgment was entered accordingly, witb costs.

———————— PREMIER'S EULOGW I I After unveiling a memorial to the Rev. R. H. Hadden at St. Botolph'j, Aldgate. ci%-t Tues- day, Mr. Asquith took his place in the lectern and delivered a eulogy of the late clergy- man, who was vicar of the parish frow 1888 to 1898. Hie principal work was the reoonstition of the parish charities, which resulted ia a great improvement in administration. It was no exaggeration to say, added the Premier, that he found the parish debauched and degraded by mismanaged eleemosynary wealth. He left it with a renovated church,. with magnificent schools, and with its charitable endowments turned to wise and fruitful purposes. He had, they were told, constantly in hie mind Blake's lines, which he (the Premier) rememberaH Mr. Hadden quoted in the pulpit almost the last time he heard him preach, and which in some ways would not be a bad epitaph for himi- 1 will not oeaee from mental strife, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land. The memorial is of alabaster and beare a suitable inscription.

I THE SHIPYARD WAR I A telegram from Glasgow on Tuesday night states that all the returns from the Clyde branches so far show a large majority in favour of accepting the new supplementary agreement, and there is now no doubt as to the result of the ballot. Work will be resumed where circumstances permit on Thursday morning next. On the Clyde, how- ever, some employers are experiencing diffi- culty in securing a sufficient number of work- men, many having left the district since the lock-out began A Birkenhead message states a ballot was taken on Tuesday of the 'members of four branches of the Boilermakers' Society in Birkenhead regarding the acceptance or rejection of the masters' proposals, with the result that the vote was almost unanimous for the acceptance of the conditions. Work will probably be resumed in Birkenhead and district on Thursday. The three Stockton branches also voted practically unanimously in favour of the new terms of agreement. The South Shields and Jarrow branches on the Tyne have also voted by large majorities in favour of the settlement.

KIND HEARTED CORONER I At the inquest held at Bethnal Green on Rosie Stevens, aged thirteen weeks, who was accidentally suffocated in bed, a witness said the parents were very poor, as the man had been out of work for four months. There was no food or fire in the room, for which he paid ?s. a week. The Coroner: I will give the father 10s. and let the mother hAve 110s. a week for four more weeks. Dr. West- oott (addressing the man) told him only to spend the money on food and rent, no beer or tobacco. "When your wife is well," he added, "let her come up to the court, for I would like to see her." With tears in his eyes, the man thanked the coroner for his kindness.

RAILWAY CHAIRMAN DEAD I Sir Charles Scotter, chairman of the London and South Western Railway, died on Tuesday evening at hie residence at Kingston-on- Thames, where he had been lying ill for some days past. He was 75 years of age.

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"HIS LIFE'S WORK." Cardiff Architect's Action IS THE CORPORATION LIABLEP I Mr Seward Again in the Box [From Our Own Correspondent.] LONDON, Tuesday. To-day's proceedings in the action brought by Mr. Edwin Seward against' the Cardiff Corporation commenced with an examina- tion by the defendants' representatives of a number of the plans sent in by Mr. Seward. The papers as they were unfolded and spread out over the tables, taken with the many hundreds of folios of other documents, made quite a formidable-looking array. When the examination of Mr. Seward was resumed, a lot of resolutions and amend- ments considered by the corporation were brought up, and Mr. Pollock expressed high praise upon the manner in which Alderman Thomas had steered his way through the tangle. There was a ripple of laughter when Mr. Seward explained that Alderman Thomas called upon him (as a member of the committee responsible for collecting certain subscriptions) and gained from him a dona- tion of jE5 towards the museum fund. Mr. Pollock went on with the remark that the names of Mr. B. Francis-Williams and Mr. Harry Cousins occupied honoured places in the subscription list, but as he had not examined the donors of higher sums he had not noticed the name of Mr. Sankey. The laughter at this pleasantry was subsiding when Mr. Francis-Williams set it going again with the remark that that was a little unkind." There was a ripple of another description just afterwards. Mr. Pollock called for the production of certain documents held by the corporation, and one of the officials present jerked' the packet across the table. It fell with a noise in the middle of Mr. Pollock's papers, and the learned counsel thought it was an intentional discourtesy. But explana- tions and profound apologies followed, and the incident was passed over. Mr. Seward's cross-examination was com- j menced some time before the adjournment for lunch, and was continued throughout the afternoon until the adjournment till to- morrow. .-1

I MR. SEWARD'S EVIDENCE. THE REFEREE AND THE USE OF METAPHORS. The further hearing of the action brought by Mr. Edwin Seward, architect and sur- veyor, of Cardiff, against the corporation of Cardiff for fees in connection with the plans for the Welsh National Museum was resumed to-day by Mr. Muir Mackenzie, one of the official referees, at the London Law Courts. Plaintiff also sues for damages, defendants denying liability. Mr. E. Pollock and Mr. Vaughan Williams (instructed by Messrs. Cousins and Boteford, of Cardiff) were for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis- Williams, K.C., Mr. John Sankey, K.C., and Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. J. L. Wheatley, town-clerk of Cardiff) for the defendants. Mr. E. Seward, the plaintiff, again went into the witness-box, and was examined by his counsel, Mr. Pollock. He said up to Sep- tember. 1903, he had prepared plans, &c., for which his fees came to X450. He had been requested to make various alterations and improvements by Mr. John Ward, and these alterations were approved by the jnnseuma committee and the oouncil. Many of these alterations were jmade in deference to a continually expreeaea wish of the Cardiff public that the buildings-should be of a fair height, with which feeling, of course, he and the curator of the museum fell in with. This increase of height made a considerable difference in plans for the build- ing, and by January, 1904, the alterations which had to be adopted made quite useless his plans previously drawn, and he had to begin a new set. The first set of plans, for which he charged £ 350, covered two years' discussions, and plans for the second set, which covered one year's discussions and drawings, he charged Z450 for. Before that time he had discussed the question of raising funds from the public with some friends, one of whom had pro- mised to give Cl,ooo.- e CONDITIONAL DONATION.. I On January 11, 1904, witness had an impor- tant conversation with, Mr., Illtyd Thomac, the chairman of the museum management committee, in which Mr. Thomas spoke of the larger development of the scheme, and asked J witness to send extended plans. Witness had previously shown Mr. Thcmas a large block plan of the extended scheme, and later on he sent him detailed plans of all the sug- gested enlargements. These later plans entailed an expenditure of at least £ 154,000. In the early part of 1905, as the movement I for a National Museum for Wales developed. the corporation decided to postpone further action with regard to the plans, &c., and informed plaintiff accordingly. In April, 1905.1 he sent a letter to Mr. IHtyd Thomas, chair- man of the museum committee, saying that he would give £ 5 to the funds if Mr. Thomas was successful in getting the museum at Cardiff. Mr. Pollock said that was the letter on mrhich defendants relied as a point in their defence. FUN OVER SUBSCRIPTIONS. Witness said he subscribed, as Mr. Thomas toftd him he was collecting, as other members of fche corporation were doing, from members of illbe general public. X-r. Pollock: I see a list here of donations jn avhich Mr. E. Seward's name appears for JZ, Mr. Illtyd Thomas gives £10, and my lean, ted friend who leads the case against me, Mr. 1 J. Francis-Williams, also finds his name in an honoured position on the list. I have no doubt, if I looked a little further, I should find the name of my learned friend Mr. John Sankejv (Laughter.) Mr. Cousins, who i net rue ts me in this case, is also to be found in tbe list, and, no doubt, all WaJes, from the Hflsnquess of Bute, sent subscriptions. The Official Referee: Including the Chan- cellor «>\ the Exchequer (Laughter.) Mr. Pc lllock: I don't see his name; but I see the name of The Mackintosh of Mackin- tosh. (Isa jughter.) Mr. San hey: Of Cardiff. (Laughter.) The Ofitaial Referee: Yes; he married a Miss Rich ards, I believe. Further examined, witneee said Mr. Wheat- ley, the to 'vn-clerk, had written him suggest- ing that H ~*e specification had only recently been writtt w up, but that was not correct. It was also not true that some of the altera- tione had n ot been lithographed. BEST! PART OF LIFE'S WORK." From that period the movement for the National A iseum went on, and it was decided to pn t the museum in Cardiff. But you w* \re not made the architect?- No, unfortuni* Vely- I lost the best part of my life's work as ia m effect of the steps that were taken to depr. \9 me of the post. There was a .Bill brought into Parliament in which pow ';B were taken to hand over all the exhibits, to the National Museum for WaI&sP—Yee. Ib also left the l i abilities for the plans, &c„ to the corporation, and, act- ing on advice, I ytjpposed the Bill. Witness further said that property and funds worth L217, 000 had been given by Car- diff to the National Museum, including a two-acre stO at i. lathays Park, a valuable library worth XSUJ UUU, and £ 29,000 of public subscriptions. He would have been entitled to charge commissi on on the earlier plans, for which he now a| bed E350 and £450, as well as on the total of; X154,000, but he did not think he should h:e done so had he been made architect. Whs tt had now occurred had put him in an ignonri nious position both pro- fessionally and from 4 business point of view, and there was no Reason for it from the point of view of his cs nduct and duty. Mr..Pollock: There i 3 no suggestion of the kind here. DEPRIVATION 1 OF POST. Cross-examined by Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C.: He thought the sit eps taken to prevent him getting the post of architect were both uncalled for and crt tel. Having been appointed architect undt r the salary of the corporation, any action, vhich deprived him of the post wae cruel, but he did not say that the corporation ought ) o be refused the National Museum because they could not get him as architect. In his opinion, when the National Museum of W8; as Deeame a cer- tainty, the corporation out ht to have kept faith with him as the persoj i they had made contracts with, quite apart., from the many moral conditions which, he J eld, affected the honour of the corporation. What ought they to 'ha. Ie done?—They ought to have seen that all th e undertakings they had with people were 4 absolutely ful- filled. Further cross-examined, wita lesS said he thought the corporation ought to have taken his services and position into t he objects of funds which they laid at the feet of the National Museum—work whicl 1 they had tasen over on the part of the ratepayers. I Does that mean that they ought to have said they would not have the museum if they could not have you as architect?—I think for the dignity of a public body they might have taken means to see that all their contracts were carried through. EVIDENCE IN METAPHOR. You know they did all they could to get you the appointment?—I know when the house started burning they got a bucket or ¡ two of water and tried to put-it out. (Laugh- ter.) Oh, never mind the buckets of water. I Don't you know the corporation did all they could to get the new body to take you as the architect?—I know there were members, of the corporation, to whom great honour is due, who behaved rightly when the oppor- tunity came. They put my case admirably before the National Museum body. What more could they do?—They could; have done it two or three years before it was too late. How could that be?—The point I want to make is this. While the really good-minded men were doing their best to undo the mis- i chief done with regard to myself, at the same time and absolutely in secret so far as I was concerned a Bill was being pro- moted in Parliament which wa,s intended to deprive me, not only of the post of architect, but also prevented me from receiving a penny for work I had done during nearly twenty years. In other words, while fair pro- mises and reasonable suggestions were being put forward on the one hand, on the other hand a guillotine was being prepared to chop my head right off. (Loud laughter.) The Official Referee suggested that it would be much better if the witness refrained from speaking in metaphor. Mr. Francis-Williams (to witness): Your complaint against the corporation comes down to this: that they ambiguously worded their Bill in Parliament?—No; I do not think it was ambiguously worded at all. Witness was then taken by counsel to the details of the plans for the projected museum in Working-street. In June, 1895, you promised to withdraw your Qlaims for work done in Working-street? —Yes, but corporations and circumstances make one's mind change. (Laughter.) RUNNING ABOUT" FOR THE WORK. Mr. Francis-Williams then read a long letter written by the plaintiff to the corpora-I' tion on May 10, 1895, asking for the appoint- ment of architect to the new museum at Park-place. That was a letter setting out your claims, and applying to be appointed as architect?-Yes. Up to that time you agree you were not employed by the corporation ?—I was acting generally for the same body. I was their architect for the library. That building was then in progress?—Yes, the building from which the museum was omitted. Then the portion was that you were the architect of the library, and you wished to be appointed architect to the museum in I Park-place?—Yes. What do you mean in your letter when you say events might happen which might affect your own position?—I was told that various architects had been running about after the members of the building committee asking to be appointed and trying to get my work. Witness then produced the plans he fur- .t r 16, 1895, nished to the corporation on October 16, 1895, on which he said he claimed C175, or H per cent. on the total cost, £ 14,000. These plans were abandoned in 1896. (The plans were handed to and examined by oounsel). "ABSOLUTELY USELESS." I w ny were tney aDanaonear J. see in Ln6 minutes of February, 1896, it says the archi- tect's plans which had been proposed for the new museum having been considered, the following amendments and addditions were resolved on by the committee. Do you still adhere to your statement that they were abandoned in February, 1896?—I am speak- ing of the resolutions which authorised the widening and the narrowing of the respective wings of the building, which made such changes as made it necessary to abandon the existing plans, and made them absolutely useless. Do you mean that such changes were made in the existing plans that absolutely new ones were required ?.Yes, I consider the narrowing of the central hall and the widening of the wings as an absolutely radical change, "NOTHING IN IT." I I suggest to you these plans, prepared in 1895, were never abandoned ?—I say they were. What date is there oh the plan ?—October, 1895. That was put on because that was the year I was appointed architect. What was it actually made you abandon them?—The narrowing of the central hall by three or four feet and the widening of the wings. • • Where did you get the instructions from?- From the curator and partly in corre- spondence. Having submitted by request several alternative designs, one of these was selected, and the selection at that time was the final reason why the set of plans which existed at that time had to be put aside. Witness was closely cross-examined on the plans which he prepared in 1895, and which, he said, were abandoned. He admitted that the tracings which counsel had might not be exactly the same as the plans, but added that there was nothing in it, as probably alterations were being suggested at the time. Mr. Francis-Williams: I think when you say there is nothing in it you must be I thinking of your case. (Laughter.) The hearing was adjourned till to-morrow (Wednesday).

AEROPLANES AS SCOUTS I The special gold medal of the Aerial League of the British Empire was presented to Mr. Claude, .,GraJiame White on Tuesday at a. reception held by the league in London. The medal was inscribed, Awarded to Claude Grahame White, winner of the Gordon-Bennett Intetional Aviation Cup, 1910, for his services in the advancement of British Aeronautics, December 13, 1910." Those present included Sir William Hall Jones, Lord Roberts. Lady Massie Blomfleld, Captain R. Muirhead Collins, Mr. Roger Wallace, K.C., and Miss Pauline Chase. Lord Roberts made the presentation. I Mr Grahame White said he was very proud of winning for Great Britain the blue ribbon of the aviation world against the pick of the world's aviators. It was his strong desire to establish in this countty a similar organisation to the Aeronautical Reserve of the United States. If they appealed to the young men of the country they would soon surpass the membership in the States. He wanted to see England in the forefront in aviation, and he was fully pre- pared to put his services and aeroplanes at the disposal of the Government. He could prove that it was possible not only to "take off from the deck of a battleship, but to return to it In naval warfare aeroplanes would be invaluable as scouts.

THE' WELSH MEMORIAL I £ s.d. Already acknowledged 40,106 15 0 To-day's subscriptions 1 10 1 40,108 5 1 Received by Mr. David Davies, M.P 8 8 0 40,116 13 1 Total of Fund to date £ 176,616 13 1 NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS. St. Mary's Church, Cardiff (per Rev. Gilbert Heaton, vicar). 1 10 1 Received by Mr. DAVID DAVIES, M.P. County of Gla.morga,n- Per "Glamorgan County I Times (Pontypridd): Brithdir Conservative Club 2 2 0 miscellaneous- Mr. W. Goscombe John, 24, Greville-road, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. 5 5 0 Mr. R. Williams, 8, Cla- rence-plaoe, Windmill- gardens, Gravesend 1 1 0 8 8 0

THE CALCUTTA UNREST I CALCUTTA. Tuesday. The sacrificing of cows by the Mohammedan community in connection with the Bakr-Id Festival is being performed without trouble. Some of the police have already been with- drawn from the disturbed quarter. Eight p.m. Excepting for a few assaults on isolated Mohammedans and the dispersal of a threat- ening crowd of Hindus in one of the suburbs by the Calcutta. Light Horse, the day has passed off quietly. The Marwari Hindus, however, stubbornly refuse to open their shops or transact business, and have imported hundreds of up country retainers. In consequence, the military and volun- teers are still in occupation of the main streets. In the native quarter the damage done as the result of the stoppage of trade is enormous. -Reuter.

THE 1st WELSH COLOURS I ALEXANDRIA, Tuesday. Lord Kitchener arrived here this morning, and presented new colours to the 1st Bat- talion Welsh Regiment. The ceremony was of a most interesting character. His lord- ship returned to Cairo in the afternoon.— I Reuter.

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Thrift of the Nation CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES' INCREASE The Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, in me report for 1909, states that by the death of his(Majesty King Edward VII. provi- dent societies experienced the loss of one whose sympathy and encouragement was ever willingly given in furtherance of the objects for which they were established. During the year 712 new organisations were registered, amongst them being 92 Friendly Societies (including 36 dividing societies and 14 collectang societies), 69 working men's clubs (10 of which the Registrar states "appear to be political"), 48 loan societies. and 40 agricultural credit societies. The activity of the two Temperance Orders was again very apparent, for between them the Rechabites and the Sons of Temperance registered 151 new branches, more than half of the total registered. SLATE CLUBS. me siiiuBue-8 witn regard to collecting societies have a special interest at this time of the year. There were last year 50 such organisations (as many as twenty having £1 and upwards per member), with a member- ship of 6,561.268, and the average annual con- tribution was 8s. lid. Out of the receipts just under 4s. 4d. per member was saved. On the year the membership decreased by nearly 2J millions, but this is explained prin- cipally by the conversion of one society into a company; Of the 2,243 co-operative societies 243 were productive, and the total sales amounted to L110,619,570, roughly a million pounds increase on the year, and the profits came to X10,852,664, of which EB3,230 was applied to educational purposes. Forty-eight Trades Unions returned more than 20,000 members, or more than £ 20,000 income, expenditure, or funds. Upon the average of all Trades Unions the accumu- lated funds were less than two years' income, and of the 48 large ones the funds per member were shown to be S3 12s. 5d., income JB1 17s. 9d., and expenditure jE2 3s. 6d.

SURETY FOR A LOAN Something about money lent for the purpose of building a chapel was heard in the Cardiff Bankruptcy-court on Tuesday, when Daniel John Tarr, aged 52, of Turner-road. Canton, came up for his public examination. With a deficiency of £2,579 6s. lid. he alleged as the causes of his failure—"Becoming surety for other people and general depression in the retail coal trade and pressure from creditors." Included in the deficiency waa the sum of C2,410 3s. 4d., principal and interest due on bills given to secure moneys lent for the purpose of building a chapel. He borrowed money from his wife and a money- lender, and at the time thought he would be in a position to pay his creditors. Mr. George David (Official Receiver): How came you, a coal hawker, to enter into thia liability of £ 2,204? Debtor: I was a member of the Central Church, and they proposed me as one of the trustees. With the expectation of the Church going on in the right way, I allowed myself to stand. At that time I had two horses, and was doing pretty fair. I had no idea that the Church was going to fall through, or I would not have stood by it. Debtor said there was a split in the Wood- street Chapel, and this new Church was started with Mr. Spurgeon, of Wood-street, as minister. Mr. David: Your acceptance of the position of trustee did not make you liable personally. Was money borrowed on this new chapel ?— Yes. Debtor stated that he incurred the liability jointly with others. He did not borrow the money personally. The negotiations were conducted by the minister, secretary, and treasurer. Amongst those who lent money were private people, and a widow had lent all she possessed. Some of it, he believed, had been paid back. She was creditor to him for L307. The widow lived in Cornwall. and one of the letters sent to her described him as a coal merchant with a turnover cf £2,000 per annum. That waa not true. and he was no party to it. The examination was adjourned sine die.

TREDEGAR EISTEDDFOD A very successful eisteddfod was held at Tredegar in connection with Park-place Presbyterian Church. The entries numbered 260. Mr. Jacob Gabriel, L.T.S.C., Argoed, and the Rev. Harry West, L.T-S.C., were the musical adjudicators, and Mr. Owen Jones, Tredegar, the literary adjudicator. Mr. David Evans, colliery manager, presided. The secretaries were Messrs. W. J. Whitney and W. -J. Wright, and the awards were aa follow. Pianoforte solo (juniors): Master Iealig James. Abertillery. Seniors: Miss -Qatar Nicholas, Swansea. Boys' solo: Master D. J. Williams, Tredegar. Girls' solo: Miss Gertie Evans, Tredegar. Boys' or girls' solo (own selection): Miss Gladys Partridge, Abertillery. Recitation: Divided between Miss Nina Jones, Abertysswg, and Miss J. Short, Rhymney. Junior novice solo (any voice): Miss Gertie Millard, Tredegar. Male voice champion solo: Mr. J. Lewis, Newbridge. Female novice champion solo: Miss Iris Collins, Bristol. Soprano solo: 1st, Madame Maggie Morris, Tonyrefail: 2nd, Madame Turner, Caerphilly. Tenor solo: 1st. Mr. J. L. Bobb, Abertysswg; 2nd, Mr. Alfred Lewis, Newport. Contralto solo: 1st. Miss Maggie Davies, Ynyshir; 2nd. Miss Nita Johns, Risca. Bass solo: 1st, Mr. Ben Date, Nelson; 2nd, Mr. D. Edgar Davies, Ebbw Vale. Open champion solo: Divided between Madame Maggie Morris, Tonyrefail, and Mr. D. Edgar Davies, Ebbw Vale. Male voice competition: Six parties com- peted, the winners being Beaufort, conducted by Mr. Joseph Price. Mixed choirs, God shall wipe away all tears (Gabriel).—Four choirs competed. The prize was awarded to Tredegar Music Lovers, conductor Mr. J. H. Morris.

INDIAN CLUB FOR POLICEMAN A charge of assaulting Polioe-constablg Evan Williams, Llanbradach, was heard at Caerphilly on Tuesday, the defendant being George Waite (26). collier. There was also a charge of being drunk and disorderly. The officer said that he had occasion to speak to the defendant about his conduct, and the defendant responded by hitting him on the "jaw." They struggled, and it was with great difficulty the defendant was taken to the police-station. The officer added that the defendant had been in the habit of fol- lowing him about with an Indian club in his possession, and had previously threatened him. The Bench considered it was a serious case, and fined the defendant ,2U8.. or four- teen days, for being drunk and disorderly, and 406.. or one month, for the assault.

SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS CAPE TOWN, Tuesday. In the South African House of Assembly to-day Mr. Sauer (Minister of Railways and Harbours), in submitting figures relating to railway finances for the ten months ending March 31, 1911, said the traffic revenue was estimated at £ 9,880,000, and the total revenue at Y,10,0.37,000.He expected, on the basis of receipts hitherto obtained, a surplus of £ 200,000. The total expenditure he put at £ 5,770,000. Revenue from harbours he placed at 1682,000, and expenditure at £ 875,000. Bighty-nine million pounds had been invested in railways and harbours, L77,400,000 of which was bearing interest. The mileage of rail- ways was now 7,045, and 900 more miles were at present being constructed.-Router.

IN PEACEFUL IRELAND While a Nationalist procession composed of five bands and a large number of torch- bearere was celebrating the return of Mr. Lardner for North Monaghan on Monday night several shots were fired by the oppo- sition crowd. The police intervened, and there was no further trouble until one of the bands was returning home, when several other shots were fired. No arrests were made. While electioneering in South Cork on Sunday evening Mr. David Sheehy, M.P., wa.s struck with a heavy stone on the head, necessitating medical treatment.

RESCUED FROM THE SEA An interesting ceremony was performed at the Cardiff Yacht Club dinner, when Mr. J. Bell Harrison, as chairman, presented Mr. H. C. Stoneman, a member of the club, with the vellum certificate of the Royal Humane Society for saving the life of a man named Price who was in- danger of drowning in the sea a.t Cardiff. Stoneman was also presented with a gold medal, sub- scribed by friends, as a, memento of the occa- sion.

Wh' .1. I Country Cousin: Who s that shabby-looking old man with the bad hat? Town Cousin: That is LeVI, the diamond taerchant of Hatton Garden. C.C.: And who is that young swell with the large rings. and diamond Pin;- T.C.: That's Smiffles, the billiard-marker's assistant at the Plough.