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Tragedies and Disasters. A widower named John Thomas Rouse, who was to have been married on Saturday, at Crunford, near Matlock, failed to appear, and his body was recovered from the canal. Going ashore near Skallingen, Denmark, the Norwegian steamer Venezia, of Bergen, from Blyth for Esbjerg, is a total wreck, and the captain, his wife, and ten of the crew were drowned, and the cargo lost. Accidents. A cyclist was crushed between two London County Council cars and badly injured in Ken- nington-park-road on Monday. motor-car was entirely consumed bv fire, except the framework, on Blackfriaer-bridge early on Monday morning. A horse bolted up an embankment at Seisdon, near Himley, and Mr. Albert Evans, a Draycott farmer, who was driving, was so badly injured that he died soon afterwards. Thomas Ward, forty-three, a sawyer, of Burnley, who was mangled in a circular saw at the English Electric Tramways works, Preston, where he was employed, died from his injuries. The death of a compositor was ascribed at Hackney Coroner's-court to heart failure from lead colic. A doctor thought the man had con- tracted lead poisoning through handling type and not cleaning his nails properly. Elizabeth Caittini, nine months old, wfs tilled by falling through the rails of ft home- ,made cot, it was stated at the inquest at Islington on Saturday. Knocking down a man named Driver at New- port (Monmouthshire) a donkey bit and kicked him so severely that he succumbed to his injuries. A tramcar laden with workmen ran down a hill at Erith on Saturday, and crashed into an empty car, but no serious personal injury was caused. At a cricket match at Dunfermline on Satur- day, two members of the fielding side came into collision and fell to the ground. It was then found that the leg of one had been fractured, while the other was suffering from concussion of the brain. Cases in the Courts. A man who was fine,d at Chester for using abu- sive language said that the complainant worked his horses so hard that they committed suicide. A summons was granted at Willesden on Mon- day to a woman who complained that a, neighbour had been annoying her for eleven years by knock- ing at her door. "He's what thev call a 'crow, remarked a police witness at Brentford, explaining that what he meant was that the youth in question kept watch whilst others of his class committed rob- beries, signalling to them when the police were in sight. Dr. Dillon, at Croydon Police-court, said he prescribed for a certain pauper patient, but only to satisfy the man, who was not really ill. "I suppose you gave him a little aqua pura?" ob- served the clerk. "Yes," admitted the doctor, "'only we call it a tonic." A man who applied at Marlborough-street on Saturday for a summons against a woman for using insulting language towards him said that I" eh a called him "a 1" and "a and «a That's nothing," replied Mr. Ken- nedy, the magistrate "don't take any notice of that. I was called all those things the other day." At Belfast Police-court Joseph Simon O'Neill asserted that he was the heir to Lord O'Neill's estate at Shanes Castle, Antrim, and that he had come from California to claim his own. He was an Saturday committed to the asylum, it beiny proved that he was insane. Two brothers quarrelled about a fence, and, as a sequel, one summoned the other for assualt at I Stratford on Saturday. "It is a pity," said the chairman, "that brotherly love should be spoiled for a 5s. fence. Why don't you shake hands and lIlake the thing up again?" They did so. The Warld of Sport. The fight for the light-weight championshij at San Francisco resulted in a victory for Nelsoc (the Danish boxer), who knocked out Jimmj Britt in the eighteenth round. The swimming race in the Seine was won by a Frenchman. Miss Kellerman, who won the third prize, had an enthusiastic reception. Commercial and Industrial. The strikes at the Liverpool, Cardiff, Pen- arth, and Barry Docks came, to an end on Mon- day, when large numbers of the men returned to work on the employers terms. Messrs. Goodall, Backhouse, and Co., of Leeds, have offered P,500 to be competed for as a prize to the grocer's assistant who shows the greatest knowledge of his trade, after examination by a board of experts. Coal-porters in London have been notified of a decrea.se in their wages, and a strike is talked a,bout. The Lancashire coal trade is reviving, ana 40,000 miners and surface workers are working full time in Manchester, Bolton, Hindley, Tyl- desley, Atherton, Bamfurlong, and Wigan. The tenant farmers in Worsley and the ad- joining districts near Manchester are forming a combine for the protection of their info and the cheaper distribution of their milk ana other produce. Military end Naval. Naval officers and men complain that whereas formerly four-fifths of a commission Was spent in harbour, the ships now spend too much time at eea. The new battleship Hindustan, 16,350 tons, left Portsmouth on Monday for Gibraltar to join the Atlantic Fleet. Brilliant operations marked the opening of the cavalry manoeuvres in Berkshire, under the direction of General Sir John French. The Army Selection Board has been given power to reconsider the cases of these major- generals who were recently passed over for the rank of lieutenant-general. This is tne matter over which General Sir R. Pole-Carew resigned as a protest. The cavalry divisions ordered to assemble at Churn completed their concentration on Satur- day, the 1st and 2nd Brigades marching the re- maining 24 miles in an almost ceaseless down- pour of rain with a high wind. From Other Lands. At the re-opening of the Dutch Parliament on September 19 a new Tariff Bill will be proposed, by which taxes are to be levied on imported tailor-made clothes and foreign cigars. The provincial governors of Japan have been summoned to Tokio to receive instructions for the suppression of riots. The terms of the peace treaty are to be published in all the provinces. The Commission of Inquiry into the Congo atrocities finds that many heavy abuses exist, and insists on the prompt reinforcement of judicial power in the Congo Government. The city fathers of Berlin have decided to try pig breeding on a large scale as a source of revenue. ■A. great railway strike is threatened in America The freight handlers of twenty-two railways have demanded an advance in wages of 10 per cent. The ca.ts in the town of Frankfort, Kentucky, "Were ordered by the board of health to be killed, because they were held responsible for the intro- duction of an epidemic of diphtheria. As a reward for his honesty in returning £ 13,440, which had been lost by a wealthy negro, Mr. E. W. Taylor, of Kankakee, Illinois, "was recently presented with a cigar worth two- pence halfpenny, by the owner of the bank notes. At a dinner given in his honour by the autho- rities of Homfcurg on Saturday, the Kaiser stated that knowing the sorrow and desolation which rwar brought upon a country, his chief care, as ruler, was to preserve peace. It is reported from the Bismarck Achipelago, a group of islands near New Guinea, that natives of the Island of East New Mecklenburg have at- tacked a tradeship and murdered the whole of the crew, comprising two Europeans and several natives. Over 100,000 workmen threaten to make a great demonstration before the Hungarian Parliament. and will present a petition for universal suffrage to the President of the Lower House. 0 Explosions have occurred at a powder factory near Unionstown, Pennsylvania. Twelve bodies have been recovered from its ruins, and it is stated that thirty-five persons are missing. Lieutenant Pache, a Swiss officer who accom- panied the expedition which attempted to make an ascent of Kanchanjanga, is reported to have lost his life in an avalanche. A revolutionary leader in Poland, named Kastrzak, a German subject, has been hanged at Warsaw, despite the appeal of Social Demo- cratic members to the German Government to intervene. Count Katsura. the Japanese Premier, has announced that the Japanese have an entirely free hand in Korea. The disturbances in Tokio have practically ceased. Steps have been taken t" "t the terms of the armistice- General. A dispute has a,risen between the Newmarket Guardians and the West Suffolk County Council as to whether or not the guardians shall pay for the education of the pauper children under their care. There are now 122 motor-omnibuses plying in the streets of London—thirty-two of Britain and ninety of foreign make. At a meeting at West Ham on Monday night it was resolved to ask the borough council to put the Unemployed Act into operation, and to vote £ 15,000 for the provision of work for the unemployed. In their search for a town clerk, the Glasgow Corporation have intimated that no one over the age of fifty is eligible for the post. James Vanroosum, a negro who was born in the Straits Settlements, was enrolled as the first black voter in Chester on Monday. Winchester Workhouse possesses an inmate who has refused to speak to anyone for eight years. Lady Warwick's Agricultural and Horticul- tural College for Women at Studley, Warwick- shire, will be reopened on the 30th. A fox visited the grounds of West Skirheck House, at Boston, and killed forty head ot poultry belonging to Mr. W. Garfit, M.P. A bust of Charles Dickens, the gift of Mr. Percy Fitzgerald, has been placed in the Pump Room at Bath. Dickens describes the, Pump Room in the Pickwick Papers." After describing to the Southwark deputy- coroner how he recovered a body from the Thames, Richard Herbert, a lighterman's watch- man, mentioned that he had saved twenty-seven lives. Very commendable," said the Coroner. I have peeled this from a tree to-day," wrote Mr. Frank Eames, of Grananogue, Ontario, on a novel post-card, which was last week received at the Chichester office of a Sussex newspaper. The card is made of birch bark, the same material as the Indians still use to make canoes.
LECTURES IN PRISON. I
LECTURES IN PRISON. I I At Dundalk Prison lectures to prisoners have proved a decided success. In the new report of the Irish General Prisons Boa.rd it is stated that the first one was on "Temperance." Attend- ance on the lecture by the prisoners was voluntary, but OT|7 one prisoner out of 72 elected not to attend. The lecture took place in one of the prison corridors. Another lecture was delivered in the same prison, on the same subject, when all the prisoners, amounting to 82. voluntarily attended. At a third lecture on Health, &c. 47 prisoners, i.e., all then in custody but one, attended. At these lectures, in addition to the Governor and the warders, various members of the visiting committee and prison chaplains of all denominations were present, and afterwards expressed strong opinions as to the value of the lectures.
LIVELY CENTENARIAN.
LIVELY CENTENARIAN. In the village of Richenau, on the Bohemian frontier, there resides a centenarian named Gott- fried Appelt, who is attracting attention by reason of his physical fitness and capacity for work not- withstanding his 100 years. Appelt works in hia garden every day, mounts a ladder with agility in order to look after his vines, and reads the paper without spectacles. When anyone expresses sur- prise at his activity the centenarian exclaims, Why I am only 100 years old!" The only noticeable defect in the old man is his hearing. He has travelled only twice on the rail- way, and never saw one until he was 80 years or age. When he was 10 years of age he had an accident to both feet, and feels the effects even at the present day. J
STOP A COUGH IN ONE NIGHT.I
STOP A COUGH IN ONE NIGHT. TAKE VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE The premier remedy of all the Britons; it stops an ordinary Cough in one night, and cures the most violent cases of Bronchitis, Asthma, Pleurisyj Catarrh, and Children's Coughs rapidly. Infinitely superior to ordinary cough mixtures or any of the emulsions. Enthusiastic admirers of this remedy are found wherever the English language is spoken, among whom are such well-known gentlemen as W. Lascelles Scott, Esq., F.S.Sc., London the Rev. W. W. Tulloch, D.D., Bonar Bridge, N.B.; Albert Smith, Esq., Analytical and Bacteriological Laboratory, Highbury-park, London and many others equally eminent. Ask for VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE. 9-J-D., to. lid., and 2s. 9d., at Chemists everywhere.
FROM WIG-POWDER TO PORCELAIN.
FROM WIG-POWDER TO PORCELAIN. The existence of china clay in Europe was discovered quite by accident. An alchemist named Bottcher, a native of Saxony, set himself to discover, in addition to the art of transmuting the baser metals into gold, that of making china which the Chinese had introduced into Europe two centuries previously. About the same time a merchant named Schnorr, while travelling in Germany, was struck by the appearance of a strange white earth, and collected some for the purpose of trying it as hair powder. It was found to answer this purpose well, the only drawback being that it was much heavier than the wheaten flour in general use. Botteher one day happened to wear a wig upon which there was some of the new powder. He noticed the increased weight of his wig, and no sooner dis- covered that the powder was of an earthy nature than he saw ip it at once the long-sought material from which porcelain should be made. Its existence in Cornwall was revealed in 1755 to some men engaged in tin mining; and since, that time this county has practically furnished the world's supply of china clay. | =
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I UNITED IN DEATH. <1 I Two cotton workers named Ellis Cooper and Annie Byrom, an engaged couple, walked acci- dentally into the canal at Millbrook, near Staly- j bridge, and were drowned. | The splash and cry for help were heard by girl named Jones, who, on rushing to the bank of the canal, could faintly distinguish on the surface of the water an umbrella and a girl's hat. When the bodies were recovered the lovers were locked in each other's arms.
THE KING'S RETURN. I
THE KING'S RETURN. I ARRIVAL IN LONDON. I The King returned to town from the Continent on Saturday afternoon, arriving half an hour earlier than he was expected. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert arrived at Sheerness at 11.55 in the morning on her return from Flushing. The Trinity House yacht, Irene, headed the King's yacht up the harbour to Port Victoria Pier, and the warships in the harbour were dressed rainbow fashion, while Royal salutes were fired by the battleships and cruisers in the Medway. His Majesty landed just before two o'clock, and was received by Sir H. L. Pearson, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, and other officers. The Royal train left for London at two o'clock. He immediately boarded the Royal train, which, by an acceleration of speed, did the journey to Charing-cross in exactly sixty minutes. The King drove off in a Clarence carriage accompanied by his equerries, Major Ponsonby, Captain the Hon. Seymour Fortescue, R.N., and the Hon. Sidney Greville. Several hundreds of spectators had, however, assembled outside, in Bpite of the pouring rain, and when the gates were drawn for his Majesty to pass through loud cheers were raised, which the King acknowledged bv bowing and raising his cap. The King travelled by special train to Don- caster on Tuesday morning from Ollerton Junc- tion, and was accompanied by his host, Lord Savile, at whose house, Rufford Abbey, his Majesty is staying this week. The racecourse was reached about half-past one, and the King was received there by Lord Harewood and the chairman of the Race Committee and other officialsi, who showed the way to the royal box. They were followed by the members of Lord and Lady Savile's house party, who arrived with Lady Savile immediately after the King. The royal party lunched after the second race.
I THE QUEEN IN DENMARK.
I THE QUEEN IN DENMARK. Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria arrived at Bernstorffi Castle on Saturday night, after ar excellent journey. Only the younger members of the Royal family and some Danish officials were present to receive her Majesty, owing to the King's gala dinner to the officers of the Channel Fleet. There was, however, a large crowd at the station, who welcomed her Majesty with hearty cheers. Tuesday was spent quietly in Copenhagen by the Queen, who is enjoying excellent health.. Princess Charles called in the morning at Bern- storff Castle, and had lunch with the King, the Dowager Empress of Russia, and the other royal personages now assembled at the castle. The Princess had her inf.ant son, Prince Alexander, with her, and it was the first occasion on which the Dowager Empress had seen the young Prince. The Oueen dined with the Dowager Empress at the castle, whilst King Christian, the King of the Hellenes, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark were present at the in- augural dinner given at the Copenhagen new Town Hall.
ENGINE DRIVER'S PROMPTITUDE.
ENGINE DRIVER'S PROMPTITUDE. While a train was proceeding from Gullane to Longniddry on Saturday the engine driver, in rounding a corner4 noticed a little child playing in the four foot way quite unconscious of the approaching danger. With commendable prompti- tude he applied the brakes and succeeded in draw- up the train within ten yards of the child, who was placed on the embankment unharmed.
JAPANESE DISASTER. I
JAPANESE DISASTER. I TOGO'S FLAGSHIP BLOWN UP. I 600 LIVES LOST. Reuter's Tokio correspondent telegraphs tnat the Japanese battleship Mikasa caught fire at midnight on the 10th inst., while at anchor off Saeebo. Before the crew could be rescued the fiamefi reached the aft magazine, which exploded, blow- ing a hole in the port side below the waterline and causing the vessel to sink. The casualties number 599, including a, number of men from other ships who went to the rescue. The cause of the outbreak of fire is unknown, and is under investigation. The Mikasa wae the flagship of Admiral Togo, but the admiral was not on board when the disaster happened. The Mikasa was a battleship of 15,200 tons displacement, and was completed in 1802. She had a speed of over 13 knots, and her armament consisted of four 12in. and fourteen 6in. guns, and five torpedo tubes (four submerged). When in commission she was manned by a, crew of 836, all told, but it would appear that her full crew was not on board at the time of the dis- aster, as it is mentioned that a number of seamen from other ships are among the victims. r¥1-
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¡ Father: "Well, Julia, if I. allow young Smitherers to become my son-in-law do yoot suppose he will be willing to work and support you?" Julia: "Oh, papa, how can he when he> has promised, to do nothing but think of me all thie .timfl'" It was at a political meeting in the East-end, and the M.P., an exceptionally popular man, was addressing his constituents. The politician in question, it may be observed, rejoices in a luxuriant crop, of hair. The nudience was-sym- pathetic for the most part; but there was one j ;man in the front rowof the audience who made numerous interruptions. He was a coalheaver, apparently, and had but recently been heaving coals. "Get your hair cut!" he shouted during a most pathetic passage in the candidate's speech. The well-known catch phrase seemed, f -particularly ,applicablie, so a goon many of the audience laughed. But the M.P. was equal to i the occasion. "I will make .a bargain with that gentleman," he said. cut if ihe will get his face washed. ihere vsere no more interruptions-
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The members of the British Association arrived at Bula-wayo on Saturday morning. Subsequently the president, Professor Darwin, opened a new museum, and in the afternoon there was a. garden party, while in the evening Mr. Maclver delivered a lecture on "Rhodesian Ruins." Papers found on a body washed ashore at Boulogne show it to be that of Captain James Craigie, of Montrose, Scotland, who was in command of the Liverpool ship Afghanistan when she was sunk in collision with thle battle- ship Caesar on June 3 last, with the loss of eighteen lives. Thirty-three cases, containing 660 cavalry carbines of Swedish manufacture, with bayonets, iand sixty boxes containing 120,000 cartridges, have, says a Reuter Helsingfors telegram, been discovered by Customs officials on a. barren island in the Gulf of Bothnia, three kilometres from Kerni. At a military tournament held at Belgrade on Sunday in connection with the festivities in honour of the Crown Prince's birthday, a fatal accident occurred, Lieutenant Gardits being killed and three other officers wounded. The King immediately left the tribune from which he was viewing the sports, and ordered the races to be stepped.
THE FIERCEST RHEUMATISM I
THE FIERCEST RHEUMATISM I YIELDS TO THE PURIFYING EFFECTS OF I DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Outdoor life is all very well, but in my case it led to acute rheumatism. Fortunately I was c ired by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I don't expect to contract the complaint again." These are the words of Mr. Michael Clark, 33, Deans-row, Livingstone, by Bathgate, a prominent member of the St. Andrew Total Abstinence Society, whose career has been disturbed by fierce attacks of rheumatism. So full was I of rheumatism," he stated, that for three years I was off work con- tinually. The pain extended from my toes up my MR. MICHAEL CLARK, Once crippled by Acute Rheumatism, cured by Dr. William#' Pink Pills. Hide to the shoulder ana ,-ras so intense that I was sometimes forced to cry out in agony. I would fall suddenly at times through my leg giving way, and when the rheumatism was not so acute a strange numbness would come into my legs. I grew depressed, lost all desire for food, and my strength began to sink. My whole system was deranged. "While thus suffering and unable to work, a tradesman said: Man, your blood is full of rheumatism! take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which made a new man of me.' I did so on his advice and within a few days felt better. The acute pains diminished to mere twinges, my spirits were brighter, I was hungry at meal-times, and then all pain vanished. I am as fit as a fiddle now for my work; my blood has been renewed by Dr. Williams' Pink Pillls." Acid condition of the blood is the true cause of rheumatism, and cold or damp excites an attack, The only rational cure is to purify and renew the blood by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills which have cured thousands of rheumatism, sciatica, ansemia, indigestion, bile, eczema and consumption; being a nerve tonic also, they are equally valuable in St. Vitus' dance, neuralgia, paralysis. locomotor ataxy and ladies' ailments. But substitutes are useless; only the genuine cure—those labelled Dr. Williams' fink Pills for Pale People. Of most dealers, or direct for 2s. 9d. one box (13s. 9d. six boxes) from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Holborn-viaduct, London.
lMISSING NURSE.
l MISSING NURSE. The disappearance of an Edgbaston nurse under circumstances which suggest sensational developmente has aroused considerable interest on that side of Birmingham. The missing lady, so far as is known, has no friends locally, ibut she was well-known to some local doctors, and obtained cases through them. About June she took rooms in Lady-, wood, with a lady and her daughter. She stayed with them until August 21, wiien she left after breakfast, and nothing has since been -heard of her. A few days later a lady answer- ing her description is supposed to have been seen at Erdington, but beyond that point nothing can ibe found concerning her. In her bedroom the missing -woman had seve- ral bottles of drugs, and some papers have been found which are not calculated to allay uneasi- ness. A packet lalbelled "To be destroyed in case of my de'a,th," has been found among some loose papers bearing sigrus of having been re- cently reopened.
I INFANT'S SHOCKING DEATH.
I INFANT'S SHOCKING DEATH. On Saturday an inqtiestlwas held on Constance Haynes, the 15 months old daughter of a piano- forte maker. The evidence showed that on the previous day the child was in a mail cart in charge of an elder sister, and according to the latter's statement a boy pushed the mail cart, causing it to run off the pavement. As it left the kerb, it over- turned, and the child's head went through the spokes of a wheel-of a passing cart. The child was killed outright, the lneck being completely dis- located. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.
I BABY'S GENEROUS DIET.
I BABY'S GENEROUS DIET. At an inquest at Rochester on Florenee Williams, the five-month-old daughter of a labourer, tha parents stated that they fed the infant on boiled bread and condensed milk, with a drop of brandy occasionally. They also allowed the baby to be given beaten-up sheep's brains and to suck the juice of a cooked steak. A medical witness stated that this was a generous diet, but improper for an infant. Death was due to starvation caused by chronic indigestion. A verdict of death from improper feeding, through the parents' lack of knowledge, was re- turned.
RIOTS IN TOKIO. I
RIOTS IN TOKIO. I MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. I Owing to the continued disorder in TQkio, martial law has been proclaimed, and Count Katsura, the Premier, authorised to suppress any newspaper publishing matter "inimical to the public interests." The rioting is wppareutly due to the refusal of the Government to allow a. mass meeting to be held in Hibiya-park for the purpose of critic- ising the peace treaty. The agitators broke down the police barricades and swarmed into the park. When the police charged the mob, many of the latter were wounded. The agitators then went to the residence of the Minister of the In- terior, who had ordered the park to be closed, and set the building on fire. Afterwards, many police sitationt3 in the city and suburbs. were burned. Six armed men forcibly entered Count Katsura's residence for the purpose of having an interview with the Premier, but were finally ejected. Ten Christian churches and a mission school (have been destroyed. THE EXCITEMENT OVER. I The excitement at Tokio had subsided by Sunday. The chief of the police resigned, and It was understood that the Minister of the In- terior also had tendered his resignation. It is believecl that the Government will resign when the Diet meets. 0
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. I
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. I HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED. I Southern Italy has been shaken by a terrible earthquake, as the result of which a number of small towns and villages have been practically destroyed, while some hundreds of people have lost their lives and many more have been more or less seriously injured. So far the loss of life cannot be even approxi- mately gauged, as large numbers of townsfolk and villagers are believed to be buried in the ruins of their homes. The seismic shocks seem to have been felt with the greatest severity in the province of Calabria, and the district where the greatest havoc appears to have been wrought are those surrounding Monteleone and Catanzaro. But severe shocks have also been felt as far south as Sicily-great alarm being caused in Messina-and as far north as Florence, while minor effects have been experienced in Naples and other large provincial cities. ENORMOUS DEATH ROLL. Some further shocks of earthquake were ex- perienced in Calabria on Saturday. The dam- age to property and loss of life from Friday's shocks are far greater than was at first reported. It seems only too probaJble that the number of persons killed will reach 2000, and the destruc- tion of buildings has been enormous. Energetic measures of relief are being adopted by the authorities, and the King has given 100,000 lire to the relief fund, and has himself started for tho scene of the disaster. I KING OF ITALY'S SYMPATHY. King Victor Emmanuel arrived at Monteleone on Monday, and, accompanied by Signor Ferrari*, Minister of Public Works, made a motor tour through a portion of the area which was devastated by the earthquake on Friday. He was everywhere received with demons .ra tions of loyalty and affection, and manifested great sympathy for the sufferers. Soldiers pre still engaged in recovering the dead from the ruins. o
I CROSS-CHANNEL SWIMMING.
I CROSS-CHANNEL SWIMMING. I BURGESS'S SIXTH ATTEMPT. T. W. Burgess, the Yorkshireman, made his sixth attempt to swim across the Channel from Dover to Calais on Monday nigbt. In the past it has been held that the only passible chance of swimming the Channel has been to go on the neap or weakest tides, but as the protracted gale made that impossible, Burgess is going on the spring tides. He is the first to make the experiment. After a good sleep and a hearty meal Burgess, accompanied by a large party of friends and journalists, joined the tug Persia at the docks shortly before eleven o'clock. The wind had died away to a dead calm, and when the tug left the harbour it was a perfectly still night, with a bright moon and starlit sky and the atmosphere so clear that the flashes of Cape Grisnez light could be seen right across the Channel. The sea was calm like a sheet of glass, but the air was very keen and chilly. Burgess, who was thickly coated with grease on board the tug, was rowed ashore to the steps at the end of the Admiralty Pier, making his plunge into the sea at a quarter past eleven. Powerful acetylene lamps were carried on the tug, and the swimmer was attended by a small boat in charge of boatman Ted McKeen. The temperature of the water was about 60, but the air temperature was nearer 50, and all on the tug were well wrapped up. Burgess started with 25 strokes to the minute with his over-arm side stroke, and at once commenced to drive away on the eastward-running tide. By half-past twelve Burgess had drifted well away to the eastward on the flood tide, and was about three miles from the iiore. j BURGESS AGAIN FAILS. The last attempt to swim the Channel ended at 2.42 on Tuesday morning, after Burgess had been but three hours and seven minutes in the water., The conditions were ideal, but burgees was not himself. He had dined only an hour and a half before his swim, and the cold water brought on internal trouble. After an hour and a half's swim, during which he made splen- did progress, the first, sign of trouble came. Finally, when three and a half miles from the South Foreland, and five and three-quarter miles from the Admiralty Pier, he gripped the ladder which had been prepared for him and came out in a state of collapse.
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'Swimming at S"thpoit, Kferal1, 01 Australia, broke the 600 yards world's record, covering the distance in six minutes. 0 The body of an unknown man whnh was recovered on Monday from the river Thames, near Walton, is now awaiting identification.
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It has been decided to establish a creche ir connection with the Edmonton Parish Church, to enable women of the poorer class to lea via their children in suitable care while they go out to work.
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I HARE POLICE OFFENCE.
HARE POLICE OFFENCE. At Tower-jbridge court, William Hickey, a painter, was charged with feloniously acknow- ledging a recognisance in £ H for the appearance of a man named Fowler at the court. The officials of the court have no recollection of any similar case. Section 34 vi the Forgeries Act proviclet3 a sentence of penal servitude not ex- ceeding seven years. It was stated Hickey offered himself as surety for Fowler, and gave his nanne as George Burke, producing a rent-book in that nRimo. The man Fowlar did not, however, answer to his bail. Prisoner pleaded that he did not understand at the time what he was doing, and he wanted t'o s'ave his cousin from being locked up. He was remanded.
I LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND.
I LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND. Down in a cellar in squalid Cable-street East —the Piccadilly of Greenerland," where the newly arrived Polish Jew firsts tastes the de- lights of London-there is to be found the growing germ of a movement which is destined to spread all over England—the movement for supplying books for blind readers in free libraries. Although millions of books are annually issued to the public from free libraries, the blind citizen has practically been forgotten. Stepney has started a system which will give the blind citizen his rights in the public libraries of the country. It is over two years since the Stepney Borough Council authorised its librarian, Mr. Cawthorn, to establish a blind man's library. To-day the effort is of renewed interest, for the blind readers have become so numerous, and the blind man's library has grown to such an extent that it has) become necessary to close the blind man's reading-room which was, at first provided and turn it into a book store. The blind men are allowed to read their books in the reference library, but no doubt they would be glad of a new room for themselves. That the blind man's library has Droved ponular may be gauged from the fact that up to the end of August last 8,083 voluraes had hem issued to readers. Each volume represent* about eighty pages of embossed matter, and takes the average reader about twenty-four hours' cfose application to read. This means that the blind man's library of Stepney has already provided 193,992 hours of reading for blind men, women, and children in the East-end.
A HUSBAND AT SEVENTEEN.
A HUSBAND AT SEVENTEEN. An eighteen-ye.ar-old apprentice, earning 12s. weekly. Wilfrid Foster, was summoned for maintenance by his wife, aged twenty, at Hull. The lad was seventeen when married. There- was one child, now dead. It was stated that because of the father's, youth and his having no furniture, no one would l,et him have & house. He had offered the wife a home at his mother's, but she refused, as she could not "hit it" with her mother-in- law. The case was adjourned, but the defendant was told to pay 2s. weekly in the interim.
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ISTRANGE WEDDING SCENE.
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