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MORE ROOM IN ST. PAUL'S. ] St. Paul's Cathedral is to lose six of the red marble columns which have supported an organ loft over the doors of. the south transept. This loft was erected between 40 and 50 years ago to accommodate a new organ, but since that time, when the old organ was reconstructed and enlarged, and the new organ removed to Bristol, the loft has served no particularly useful purpose, exoept at special services, when a. few extra ticket-holders were given seats there. The removal of the pillars—which are considered to be somewhat of an obstruction— will increase the accommodation on the floor of the traneapt.

0,g ly F.- -irly Wcf i OS flOT WELL AT ALL May Lead to General Collapse. A Lifeless, Weak, Weary Lady ir..cdo Bright, Strong and Well by Dp. Wiiiiams' j l!fI t! D !Ell' fi! PinkjPMis* "I 1100 been only fairly well, suffering occa- sional aOlratBHs's. Then a severe cold settled on my chest and developed into a hacking cough, which laid- the foundation of a serious illness ihat m/'gii't have ended in my detath but for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." y chest was full of teaming pains," con- tinued Mrs. Davies, 241, Syston-street, Leicester, "and my lungs became terribly .inflamed. I fell into a woak, low, disheartened state. My cough worried me day and night; I could obcaun nc ilast. At last I could hardly walk. My eye- ffght. too, was strangely affected. I had doc- tors advice, but he.ca,ma a physical wreck. Every mouthful of food caused torture. My blood turned to water; my hands. and feet were fid ways cold my lips and dheeks lvid; my teeth ached, and I was subject to violent neuralgia. The Isast exertion made me breathless; my Iheart would oease, and then suddenly thump furiously. I underwent hospital treatment, and iaaxned that my lillness was general debility, aggravated by obstinate and ne,glected anaemia. "Everything was done to relieve my sufie- (i ogG, but the allnese had taken a strong hold on me. After two operations, I attempted to get again, but was very soon reduced to a weaker state tha.n ever. I looked awful. Once I collapsed suddenly and had to be driven home in a cab. I thought deatfi would shortly ensue. The cough seemed to tear me to pieces. When friends suggested Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Piatlie People I refused, for everything else had failed. However, I began taking them, and soon 11 9 rny cough mended. My appetite ITmproved won- derfully, and! I could djlgest and rettaiin food, and gained flesh. Life seemed to have pleasure in liit, iand I did not find exercise or wcilrk fatfigu- a lg. I bougbt, more pills; my colour returned; I had no neuralgia. My sight became stronger, and I regained: my former vigour and strength. Now I am completoely well. I feel ten years younger, thanks to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." When Vitality is reduced and Health becomes fickle, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills restore strength by giving good! red blood and fortifying the nerves. These pills have cured repeatedly Anaemia, Indigestion, Influenza's after-effects, Eczema, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, Effects of Overwork or Worry, St. Vitus' Dance, Paralysis, Ladies7 Ailments. Ask for the geuiiue pills, labelled "Dr. Williams' Phk Pills for Pale People." If in doubt send 2s. 9d. for one box, or 13s. 9dl for six boxes, to. Dr. Williams' Medi. C';ne Co., Holborn-viaduct, London.

THE KING'S MOTOR DRIVERS. I The King is probably the only motorist who I has ever been regularly driven by a. policeman. I For some time past his Majesty's motor-car has been in the hands of the police, if in, that form it may be explained that the King has been employing skilled policemen-chauffeurs from Scotland-yard. His Majesty, as is well-known, is accompanied by policemen wherever he goes. When he is making a motor-car tour it is not easy or con- veni-ent to have his police attendants following in a second, car behind him, and in the Royal car no place could possibly be given to a police- man. The difficulty has been overcome by engaging drivers who combine the positions of police attendants and chauffeurs. The men who have driven the King have been chosen' from among those chauffeurs who drive the Scotland-yard official motor-cars. At the same time .his Majesty has been assured of having a chauffeur of tried experience and thoroughly steady character.

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SUICIDE FROM A WINDOW. I A verdict of Suicide while of unsound mind ■fas returned at an inquest on Mr. Edwin Hough, of Eldon-road, Hanipstead, Inspector- Gener-al in Bankruptcy, who threw himself out of a window, dying from the injuries which he received. The evidence eihowed that Mr. Hough had been ill for some time, and had not attended to official duties since December. He was ex- amined] by Dr. Savage and Dr. Peek, and cer- tified; as insane. On the day of the tragedy he left the dining-room to get his coat, in order to go for a walk, but suddenly ran upstairs,, and threw himself out of a window. When picked np he was unconscious, and died without having regained consciousness.

Instruction in shooting with miniature rifles has begun, with the approval of the War Office, in the garrison schools at Aldershot. It is given out of regular school hours by Army school- masters, who have qualified by going through a course in musketry. Mr. "walter Long, M.P., who has been indis- posed lately, left London for the Continent, and expects to be absent for three or four weeks. -L A lady visitor who visited the House of Com- mons and attracted a good deal of attention, has been identified as the daughter of Field- Marshal Oyama.

STRANGE & WONDERFUL About Violin Playing* You wooJd never expect vioIln-pLayiijg to in. jure the wails of a building. Yet they certainly do so. There ba% been instances when the waiEa of stone and brick structure have been seriously impaired by the vibrations from a violin. Of course, theaa cases are unusual, buii the facta are established. The vibta-ti-ohe of a violin are eomqlhing terrible in their unseen, unbound force, and have an influence upon structures of efcooe, brick, or iron. It continuous playing for many yeara to ioceen masonry or to nraloe iron brittle, but tihait result Is obtained. A man can feel the vibration of a violin on an ironclad vcesel, and at the same timi* bo unable to hear tlie music. It ia the 'iWity of the vibration which meano eo v v l Like 1ho constant dripping of water ;ng away a stone, the incee-cant vibration of the violin makes its way to the walle, and attacks -,Leir solidity. A Paris Sceiscstioa. An ingenious Paris inventor haa given the boulevards a sensation by the practical deanon- straticn of his ability to put the cart before the hoieeu He calfe it a auto-hippi que, or hippo- mobile, and it ia liberally a one-horee-power machine. In this freak turnoizt the driver sits in front of the horse in a little car shaped liba an automobile. At the back the horse is at- tached between shafts, the weight of which ia THE AUTO-HIPPIQUE. entirely supported by two rubber-tyred -wheels. The steering is done by means of a wheel re- sembling those used on motor-cars. A couple of pedals under the driver's feet control spurs, worked with springs, attached to the ahaftG and which act as accelerators, and Shifts a mov&bLa screen, which, when lifted, comes against the horse's nose and stops him. A small feed box is set in ivhe rear part of the carriage. Th.p inventor of this turnout claims that greater speed can be obtained by this means of hariKKG- ing a horse, as the animal has no weight to sup. port. A Revengeful Tree. There has- reoenfly beien disc-ovezed in the Far East a species of the acaciai-tree which is a wonder of plant-life. It. grows to a height of about eight feet, and when If Wi grown closes its leaves together in coilc, each day at sainseS, and curls its twigs to the shape of pigtails. If the tree is touched after it 'has eefliled flseif thus for a night's sleep, it will flutter as if agi- tated. The oftener molested, the more violent becomes the shaking of the branches, until ar, length the tree emits an odour which, when inhaled, causes sick headache. A Camera Trick. The accompanying photograph does noi illustrate a new breed of horses, but records a very remarkable trick of the camera. The pic- ture belongs to that general class of illustrations HORSE AND GREYHOUND. I known as the combination photograph, or ona which is formed by a combination of two or more original photographs. In this case the horse's heacl has been very cleverly added to the body of an English greyhound, the work being so well done that it is impossible to detect where the two negatives have been joined. Tree that Gives Light. Among freaks of nature in trees there stands conspicuous one known as the Asiatic star tree. It is enormously tall, growing to a height 01 60 feet to 80 feet, while from the ground up to a distance of about 40 feet the trunk is perfectly bar.e. From that point there sprilngs ia number of tangled Hmoo, which .shoots out clusters of long pointed leaves, and it is these, grouped together, that emit at night a clear phosphores- cent light. This gives the tree a spectral appear- ance, and is very deceiving to travellers, who frequently mistake the glow for an illuminated window of a house. The light is not brilliant, but is of sufficient strength to allow of a news- paper being roead by it. It does not flicker, but glows steadily from sunset to daybreak. The Stone Thief" In a field in the parish of Llandyfrydog, in North Wales, is a curious stone which is locally known as "Cae 'r Lleidr." It is embeddpcl- in the ground close to the hedge, by the roadside, and stands on end, with the upper part bent. A curious Leg-end is attached to this .stone, which is an object of great interest fp the itouristo wha A REMARKABLE STONE. I frequently visit the village. The story runs "that one night a man entered Llandyfrydog Church, and 6tol,e tlle Bible and Church books. On coming out he went along the road with the books on his back, when he saw a person coming towards him, and he turned into the field to avoid him, when for his sacrilege. he was trans- formed into a stone." Every Christmas Eve, when the stone hears the clock strikfe twelve, it runs round the field three times. It is called the Llandyfrydog Thief, and the field is known as the "Thicfa Field." The stone bears a. very curious, if rude, resemblance to a man with hia back bent under the weight of some load.

ON HIS DEAD WIFE'S BIRTHDAY, I A pathetic letter was read at an inquest at Isle- worth on Mr. Edward Philip Stanley Alderson, a solicitor. It was stated that since the death of his wife five years ago Mr. Alderson had been sub- ject to terrible fits of depression, and on the anni- versary of her birthday seemed more depressed than ever. The letter, which was addressed to his mother, was found beside his body, and was as follows "My brain perished on that awful night when Eve died. My life is useless to me and a burden to others. It is not fair to you or the others who have befriended me. I shall give up before long. Please try not to spoil the children. The great thing is to let them think for themselves. As for me. I hope you will not grieve. I have seen some such ending since I was twelve years old." A verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane was returned.

AN EXPENSIVE MATTER. Mr. William Manuel Potter, an insurance broker, was summoned at the Mansion House to show cause why a surety for £50 to be of good behaviour for six months should net be forfeited, and Mr. S. E. Pritchard, who became bail for him in a like amount, was also summoned. Mr. Potter was bound over on November 15 last after several convictions for intoxication, and on April 25 last he was again convicted and fined. The Lord Mayor now ordered the sureties to be for- feited. "What, £50 each!" Mr. Potter exclaimed, "Yes; I told you it was an expensive matter," said the Lord Mayor.

"UNCAGED LUNATICS." I Mr. Asquith, at the annual dinner of the London Chamber of Commerce, said his experience as Chancellor of the Exchequer had not been a long one, but he was quite sure that all his predecessor would bear him out when he said that in the two or three months which precede the appearance of the Budget the intellectual output of a very large proportion of the uncaged lunatics flowed in a steady and concentrated stream into the Treasury,

DROITW1CH AS A HEALTH RESORT. At the Crystal Palace the stand devoted to Droit- wich is notable because the Brine Baths are an abso- lute specific for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago and Gout. Droitwich has been mad e popular by the ably- managed Worcestershire Brine Baths Hotel, for there you get the maximum of luxury at the mini- mum outlay. Doctors recommend May for taking the Brine Baths, and the "Worcestershire" is an ideal residence from which to drive to the adjoining scenic beauties amidst lovely fruit blossoms.

NELSON'S PLAN OF TRAFALGAR. Nelson's famous plan for the Battle of Trafalgar. which, it will be remembered, was the property ot an old omnibus driver, was sold at Christie's re- cently for £4000, has been purchased by Mr. Councillor B. M. Woollam, of Sherwood-park. Tunbridge Wells, who has decided to lend it to the town for public exhibition during his lifetime. He has bequeathed the relic of the great admiral to the British Museum.

TO MEET THE PREMIER. Lady Wimborne gave a dinner at Wimborne House to meet the Prime Minister on Friday night. The function was a brilliantly successful one, and more than seventy guests sat down to table. The dinner was served in the three reception rooms. the tables being decorated with magnificent flowers. Afterwards there was a reception, which was attended by Lady Wimborncis friends, without any regard to political opinions.

RESCTJEiD BY NEIGHBOURS. ] Two families named Brown and Stevenson were rescued from a fire at their residence in Eusholme- road, Wandsworth, by neighbours, who dragged a ladder from a builder's yard and reared it against the house. A Miss Brown, aged 17, jumped from a second storey window, and sustained slight in- juries. Mr. Stevenson, after assisting other peisons to escape, was cut off himself, and was rescued by the firemen.

OMNIBUS ACCIDENTS. I An omnibus carrying 25 passengers slipped into a trench dug in connection with the widening operations in Worple-road, Wimbledon, and over- turned. Several outside passengers jumped off, but many others went over with the vehicle. Several complained of slight injuries and shock, and received medical attention, but there were no cases of serious injury. Mrs. Brock, wife of a Richmond tobacconist, has been awarded JE21 for injuries. She was travelling on top of an omnibus when the driver drew close to the pavement while passing a fire station, with the result that, owing to the vehicle overhanging the sidewalk, a hanging lamp struck Mrs. Brock above the eye, inflicting a deep cut and injuring her sight.

FREED BY SIGNS. Cotocasel, the mysterious prisoner at Liscard, Cheshire, has been discharged by the magis- trates. There was the same difficulty in making him understand, as on all other occasions, and two interpreters were employed without result. Eventually, by means of signs, it was made clear to him that he was free. To everybody's astonishment he gave a yell of delight, and rushed from the court. All his money, except enough -for the interpreters" fees, was returned to him, and he will be sent to Spain.

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It wag said at an inquest on a Wandr;,YOT.th builder named Arthur Clark, who hanged him- self, that he was prosperous and in good health, and that the only thing that worried him waa that he had more business than he could do. Wild scenes took place on the. New York Stock Exchange, heavv liquida.tion resulting in over 2,460,000 .sha-res changing hands-—a record for the year. 0 In consequence of his horsa taking fright, n carman at the Victoria Docks was thrown be- neath a steam-roner and instantly killed- While jumping from a motor-omnibus in Wal- worth, a man slipped and feil beneath the wheels of another omnibus and was killed. In order to restrain the decline of the oyster trade the Government ought, in the opinion 01 experts, to follow the example of Holland, which holds an annual official survey of beds, and certifies every consignment of oysters. The Army Council have informed the San- dow,n, District Council that, during the visitors' months of July, August, and September pant ol the big gun firing from local forts will be carried out at Yaverland instead of at Sandown.

CENTENARIAN'S RECORD. The little Cornish village of St. Columb Minor supplies a remarkable instance of heredity, longevity, and even tenour of rural life. Mr. James Carina, verger of the church of St. Columba, a descendant (if local archaeology is to be trusted) of Cornish kings, has just celebrated his 100th birthday, and received from his neigh- bours an oak arm-chair, with the pious wish that he may live long to rest in it. Mr. Carne has a striking claim to distinction. Not only has he been St. Columba's verger for over half a century, never missing a single ser- vice until six yeara ago, but three generations of the family have held the office for 167 years, his father and grandfather preceding him. The record may be expressed thus:—John Carne. mason, aged 80, fifty years of office John Carne, mason, aged 84, 54 years of office; and James Carne, postman, aged 100, 63 years of office. The aged verger is still hale and active, de- tests tobacco, and takes only a glass of port as a tonic. Musical instruments lingered long at St. Columba, and it is noteworthy that Bridge's hymn, Oh, be joyful," was sung in the church every Sunday for fifty consecutive years.

The latest tc. fall a victim to the new society craze in America for aerial navIgation is M.r. William N. Murray, president of the Standard uto Automobile Company, who is having constructed for him an airship 42 feet long, to be named the Splinter. .'V

Yarmouth Corporation soid by auction various "pitches" on the parade, pier, and beach gar- Sens for shows and automatic machines. For one set on the parade a rental of £75 a year was obtained, for half-a-dozen machines on the jetty £ 20 a year, for a site fo^i a weighing machine £ 1 a week, 32s. 6d. a wee* for a ventriloquist's pitch on the beach, while the drama, repre- sented by Punch and Judy, will pay only half a guinea weekly for its site. Since 103 five fatal accidents, fifty serious accidents, of which three cnused the subsequent death of the victims, and about one hundred other accidents have occurred in the Rue Dau- phine, where M. Curie was killed. It is one of the most dangerous streets in P.,aris. "JMio-agh 214 teachoe in the Acton Council Schools have petitioned against the request to attend weekly at the public offices to receive their .salaries, the Education Committee decline to recommend any alternative. Frederick T. Woodward, 26, newsagent, of Coleman-street, E.C., was, at the Guildhall, sent for trial upon a charge of stealing some 10,000 foreign stamps belonging to Mr. Ambrose Turner, a stamp dealer, in business at the same address.

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-=-:MOTHER'S-STPANGELETTERS.I It was stated at an inquest at Redhill on a man supposed to be named Kent, who commit- ted suicide in a coffee tavern, that several Letters were foxmd on him. One of them, signed "Your Loying mother," which had been posted at West Croydon, ran as follows: Dear H.,—I am under the impression you had to make a little money on your clothes to get you over the holidays, it being a long one, and you had but a few days' pay. Well, if you have got clothes, come to-night; if not, don't come, because you would be made to stop for cards or billiards, and you know you must look nice for all our sakes. If you cannot come, write me for to-morrow's first post, as I shall be leav- ing. I shall expect no money this week." Another letter, similarly signed, which, like the other, bore no address, said: I am not leaving for the next few days. If you like to call to-morrow afternoon, do; we shall be at home. Fred tells me he knows the manager at your place. I am careful. I am anxious to know if all will be well. If you can't come, let me hear; but, anyway, don't call in the morn- ing before ten. I will explain." A verdict of "Suicide" was returned.

I HIGH PRICES FOR SILVER. I Mr. John Wells, a New York dealer, paid the aistonisihing price of C2900 at Christie's for a pair of Elizabethan silver-girt tazze dated 1582, and engraved with the arms of Boston, Lincolnshire. A tazza may be described roughly .as a mounted cup. It is, however, more shallow than the modern cup, the receptacle, being more in the form of a saucer. The bid- ding. which began at JZ500, was most sensa- tional, all the great London firms taking part.. So far the largest sum realised for a single tazza haa 'been £900. Another interesting lot, which evoked a keen contest, was an Elizabethan bell-shaped salt- cellar, with London hallmark, 1600, and maker's mark, E.R. Tlhis was knocked down to M.es&rs. Crichton for £ 1,520. Two hundred and fifty shillings. an ounce was given for a Charles II. porringer dated 1663.

NECKLACE IN THE RIVER. I A valuable pearl and diamond necklace, lost in the Thames at Henley a year ago, has just been restored to its owner. It was dropped from a boat near Shiplake in May last, and no effort was made to recover it. Not long afterwards a ballast man named Hickman saw something glittering on the river bottom near Shiplake Ferry. He fisihoo it out, and took it home, 311- thougih he had no idea of its value. Mrs. Hickman wore it for a. time, and then gave it to 'her baby to play with. The baby broke the string, and) the mother took the neck- 1.ace to a jeweller for repairs. The jeweller advised Hickman as to the value of the article, and the finder thereupon took it to the police. Thait was on February 3. No claimant ap- peared in aniswer to the police advertisements until reoently, when the owner returned to Henley for the season, and heard of the dis- covery. She proved her ownership, and gave Hickman £ 5. The necklace was valued at between £ 80 and £100.

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The Rev. Thos. Law has received letters from Mr. Whitelaw Reid and Mr. Robt. Bacon, act- ing secretary of the Department of State, Washington, acknowledging the messages of sympathy sent on behalf of the National Coun- cil of the Evangelical Free Churches after the San Francisco disaster. If. — II

10Ø(I" M ^TEETH end BREATH -1L ™ O THt BEST UQUID CtttTlfRlCi,  I fLORIUHE TOOTH POWDER only t;) About 500 of the unemployed of Manchester demonstrated outside the Town Hall while the city council were sitting. They demanded to see the Lord Mayor, but the request was not acceded to. A town's meeting is to be called to consider the Unemployed Act. DO NOTHING IN A HURRY EXCEPT CATCH BEETLES, and there's no need to do that even. KEATING'S POWDER does it for you. Sprinkle it on the hearth at night, and you "will find the Beetles there in the morning—DEAD. Sold everywhere. In Tins only, 3d.. 6d., and Is. Bellows (full) 9d.

CONSTIPATION. 0 The most successful remedy in obstinate and habitual cases is VENO'S SEAWEED TONIC. It is vasftly superior to Pilld of any kind. It is now conceded that the proper way to I take medicine is in liquid form, because it can- not become properly assimilated or carried to the diseased parts in any other way. The foolish and indiscriminate use of pills, especially in cases of constipation, is fraught with many evil results. They only purge the bowels they V, y happen to dissolve in, and their drastic and irri- tating action gradually weakens the bowels to such:an extent that perastalsis is partially de- stroyed. and in a very short time the patient finds he is more constipated than ever. PilLs in any form have always an irritating effect, not only upon the bowels, but upon the stomach, whereas a liquid medicine such as VENO'S SEAWEED TONIC always, produces the very best results. It is a medicine that can be given to children or the weakest person. The fact th-ait it is used in hospital6, and by doctors themselves lis strong evidence in its favour, It is prepared to act specifically upon the stomach liver, kidneys, and blood, thus curing all ail- ments arising from a diseased condition of these organs. It is the natural cure for constipation try it at once, and see for yourself. It clears the system of 0'1 impurities, steadies the action of the heart, strengthens the nerveis, dispels wind from the stomadi, arouses a sluggish liver, -invigorate,g the entire system, 'and strengthens the back and kidneys. Price Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. per bottle, at Chemists and Drug Stores.

CAME INTO SOME MONEY. I At Chippenham, the Under-Sheriff of Wilta end a jury assessed damages at £100 against Alfred George Laverick, an engineer, residing at Swindon, for breach of promise to marry Miss Helen Cook, a young lady of the same town. It was stated that the parties had been looked upon as an jengaged couple, but when defendant came into some momey from his father he ceased to work and took to drink.

L.C.C.'s NEW PALACE. I The London County Buildings Bill has been ordered for third reading by the Special Com- mittee of the House of Commons to which it was referred. Under the terms the Council proposes to acquire five and four-fifths acres on the Surrey side, of the Thames, near the fdbt of West- minster Bridge, ait an estimated cost of £ 600,000 A building containing a county hall, committee rooms, and offices for 2,500 officials is to be erected there at a cost of £ 1,056.000; while an embankment is to be made in front at a cost of £ 55,000.

NOT MANY OF THE TRIBE LEFT. r A Hebrew, named Schultz, at Hackney Coroner's Court, declined to view a body, on the ground that he was a member of the tribe of Cohen. The Coroner (Dr. Wyan Westcott) said that he wrote to the Chief Rabbi some years ago, and was assured that there were very few per- sons living who could claim exemption on the ground of being a Cohen. Ultimately Mr. Schultz viewed the body.

NEW STREET DANGER. I The surveyor to the Borough of Holbein has drawn attention to a new source of danger to the public .and of expense to the borough. This is the waste lubricating oil dropped by motor- omnibustes along the routes over which they travel. It is pointed out that the oil, road refuse, and slight rain combine to make a sticky mix- ture, on, which it is very difficult for horses and vehicles to travel. In the surveyor's opinion, this mixture is the cause, of the frequent skid- ding of the motor omnibuses, and is therefore be- coming a source of danger to the public. Apart from this aspect of the matter, the oil is injurious to the asphalt on which it falls. In one particular place in Tottenham-court- road, where (nearly a tumblerful of oil was dropped from one of the motor omnibuses, the surveyor found, by the application of a shovel to the asphalt, that the surface had become soft, but the adjoining asphalt remained hard and firm. He suggests that the nuisance could be prevented by the provision of oil-proof re- ceptacles fixeS under the omnibuses.

Mr. Schwab, the American steel magnate, was sued for damages for the non-comoletion of the purchase of a landscape by Constable. Messrs. W. Robertson and Sons, manufactur- ing confectioners, of Royal Hospital-road, Chelsea, were, at Westminster, fined £ 25 and costs for neglecting to fence certain mill gear- ing or shafting at their factorv- SYDNEY SMITH ON WOMEN.—This genial and witty defender of the rights of women said that a certain class of men are afraid of their woman- kind seeking foqd for their minds, lest the rest of the family shffuld have nothing else to feed upon. But this surely is a fallacy, as the more a woman reads and thinks for he.r, the. more she will be persuaded that with Borwick's Bak- ing Powder she can produce the moot tempt- ing dainties in the way of bread, scones, cakes, puddings, and such things which delight the I heart of man iand show the skill of woman. Let the leaders in high class girls' schools remember this, and repeat it in their cookery classes. The training ship Shaltestnxry, tor many years used as an industrial school on the Thames, was sold bv auction at Grays for £ 3000. Sent after a ball thrown into a front garden at Carbleton-road, Finsbury-park, a dog re- turned with a brown paper parcel which, on being opened, was found to contain the de-ad bodv of a child.

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CHAMBERLAIN CELEBRATION. At a meeting of the Chamberlain Celebration Com,mitte,e at Birmingham, it was to have two ctemonetrationG—one on Saturday, July 7, consisting of a mo-nater proceesion, to be followed, by concerts and firework displaya in the parks, which will be of a strictly non- political character, and a Unionist demonstra- tion -at Bingley Hall on the following Monday. At the Bingley Hall gathering congratula- tory addresses will be presented to Mr. Cham- berlain by Birmingham Unionist and demi-ta- tions from other places, to be followed by a. torchlight procession to Highbury.

Several porpoises were se,c-n gambolling ia the Thames between London Bridge and Black- friars Bridge. During 1905 the income of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers was C379,375, making with the moneys of the society, which at the begin- ning of that year amounted to nearly £ 606,000, a total of 2985,356.

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r- THE "CONFIDENCE" SEASON. With the arrival in London of visitors from the country and holiday-makers from America and the Colonies, the season of the professional "confidence tricksters" has commenced. During the last few days detectives have been searching for two benevolent-looking old gentle- men, who robbed a young Colonial of -1-50. Spending a day or two in London, he paid a visit to the British Museum, where the gentle- men offered to show him round. Afterwards they took him to the Tower, and finally to a public-house, where he missed the two men and his fifty pounds.

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On the arrival of the Atlantic Transport liner Hinnetonka at Tilbury Docks, it Wf.t reported that a thrush alighted on the companion 130 miles from the Scilly Islands. A bankrupt who appeared in the Yarmouth court wearing a gold chain was directed to hand it over to the trustee. He also had to surrender a seaoon ticket on the railway which ho waa carrying in his pocket. of his thirty-thre3 years' ta,bours in Parliament a movement is on foot oy the constituents of the Honiton Division w make a presentation to Sir John Kennaway. Invitations have been issued: by the German Government for an international conference on ■wireless telegraphy, to take place at Berlin on June 28. Municipal extravagance, according to the Canadian Commercial Agent at Manchester, is largely accountable for the. high cost of living in English cities.