Evening Express

RUSSIAN RAIDS. I ATTACKS ON JAPAN'S LINES OF COMMUNICATION. The following telegram, dated Tokio, Fri- day, has been received at, the Japanese Lega- td(>n A Russian detachment of eight squad- rons, with twelve gun3, appeared and attacked our commissariat station at Newchia-pai j on the 12th, but was repuls^i on all sides. A small body of Russian cavalry on the night of the 11th crept into the district between An-fitban- tien and Hai-chcng and between Yin- kau and Taehi-chiao, and slightly destroyed the railway, which has, how- ever, been immediately repaired. [Press Association Special Service.] j TOKIO, Friday (2.0 p.m.). Bodies of Russian cavalry raiders are actively operating to the south-west of Liao- yang. They art, evidently deeiroua of haras- sing the Japanese railway communications and interrupting the transportation of Gene- ral Nogi's army to reinforce Marshal Oyama. The Liao-tung Headquarters, in a report dated yesterday, state that on Wednesday at ten o'clock in the morning a Japanese cavalry detachment encountered four com- panies of Russian cavalry west of Tangmasao and south-west of Liao-yang, and fiercely engaged them until half-past two in the after. noon. The Russians were repulsed with heavy I' losses. Subsequently, reinforced by several com- panies of cavalry and eight guns, the Japa- nese drew the Russians to Liuerhpao, and engaged and pursued them. On Wednesday night a small body of Rus- sian cavalry reached the railway line, and tore up the permanent way between Anshan- ohan and Hai-cheng and between Yiug-kow I and Tashi-chiao. The line was immediately ¡ repaired and re-opened for traffic. I On Wednesday afternoon 2,000 Russian cavalry, with guns, attacked Niu-chwang. The 1 Japanese were forced to retire temporarily, but were subsequently reinforced, and drove off the enemy, whom they are still pursuing. The Russians also attacked Niu-chiatun, but t were repulsed. TOKIO, Saturday. The Lrao-hang garrison reports that the l Russians defeated in the neighbourhood of I Ying-kow on Thursday retreated in disorder to the north of Takaokan, south of Niu- chwang, leaving 62 killed and six wounded, besides scattered armg. Ac. It i'3 believed that t/he casualties exceed 200. The Japanese routed the Russians at Niu- chwang on Friday.

Benzine Explodes. I TANK OF 400 TONS BLOWN UP. I A tank containing about 400 tons of benzine exploded at Thames Haven yesterday, but owing to the efforts of the people at Thiamines Haven wharf the conflagration which ensued was confincxl to the one tank, and the femes were prevented from spreading. The tank burnt itself out without doing any farther damage, the fire lasting several hours. Oil experts arrived on the eoene soon, after the explosion, and it is regarded as marvel- lous that the flames were prevented from reaching the othor tanks.

BRAVE DETECTIVE'S CHASE. t l? Detective Hambrook had an unpleasant | 1 experience while following a gang of pick-! pockets—three men and a woman—from out- side the Coronet Theatre. I They ran away at full speed, and boarded I a.n omnibus. He followed. Two of the men dismounted, and tried to escape by jumping on the back of a four-wheel cab, but he pulled them off. They then turned upon him, and having < given him two stunning blows in the face, they again took to their heels. j1 He still followed, blowing fais whistle, and, finding he was gain.ing on them, they pelted him with stones, and made an effort to 1 clamber over some railings into some private grounds. II One (succeeded, but the other failed. When arrested he kicked the ofdeer on the knee I .and struck him on the neck. Mr. Curtis Bennett, at Matryl&bone yester- day. sentenced this man to six months' hard Ia.bour. I

= The Newport coroner (Mr. Lyndon Moore)! opened an inquest this morning with refe- reace to tho death of Railway-inspector Thomas E¡¡8, aged 43, of 14, Goodri,,h:?, cent, who died at the Newport and 3loii- < mouthshire Hospital on Thursday from the effects of seriolLS injuries sustained the same j morning at Dock-street Station, Newport. Evidence of identification only wivs given, and the inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday 1 next. 1

[EVAN ROBERTS BUSY IMPRESSIVE MEETINGS AT ABERDULAIS The Congregation Wrapped in Adoration. The revival meetings were continued in the Neath Valley on Friday at Aberdulais, just a little distance higher up the valley than on the preceding day, and there was a marked similarity between the two days' proceedings. The morning and afternoon meetings were held at the Fforest Methodist Chapel and the evening meeting at the Baptist Chapel. As on the previous day, the morning and afternoon meetings were merged into one; there was absolutely no cessation of the service from ten o'clock in the morning till five o'clock in the evening, and it was only the necessity of going from cne chapel to the other that prevented a repetition of the peculiar experiences of Thursday of there being really only one meet- ing from morning till night. The remarks made with reference to Thursday's meetings would also apply to those of Friday. There was again a number of English and Scotch people, and this accounted for so much English in the service, particularly the latter portion of the morning service. M. Le Pasteur Cadot related the story of his conversion, and how he was thought to be mad. "I was religious," he remarked, "but I was not a Christian." "I was put upside down," he added. "I was beaten by the New Testament," and he then offered up a ifervent prayer. "Bless this assembly," he prayed. "Thou Kast been merciful to a wretched Roman Catholic, as I was," and he concluded with beseeching for a visitation to France—his "dear benighted country" and the people eang "0 happy day." The Her. iir. Morgans, Ipswich, related how ministers had been reconciled through the influence of the revival. They had had a newspaper controversy, and the relationship was strained and even bitter. The benign influence of the revival, however, had had the effect of driving away the enmity, and it was a beautiful eight to see the three men embracing each other. He also related how an old backslider at Mardy, for whom he had prayed for twenty years, had now returned to the fold. An impressive scene was witnessed early in the afternoon meeting. One man—evidently a minister—said that Evan Roberts was, doubtless, the greatest gift of God to the nation in the twentieth century. His (tiie speaker's) heart was full of the revival—no, no; not revival, it was Pentecost he called it. But he felt there was one element in these meetings which was detrimental to the work of the evangelist, and that was the spirit of curiosity which prevailed. Let them not expect rhetoric. Evan Roberts was no orator; it was to God that they were to look. Prayers for Evan Roberts. I A man in the galleo-y, speaking in English, said that he had had the same in ear-age, and he earnestly pleaded that the people should pray for Evan Roberta. And then the people, with bent heads, prayed in silence, and, to use a hackneyed phrase, the silence was one which could be felt. At one time in the subsequent portion of the service there would be a. "ring" of triumph and joy about everything, and the people sung accordingly. Pr-eeently the tenour is changed, and they eing plaintively, prayer- fully, and sadly, "0 Llefara., a-ddfwyn lesu" ("0, speak, gentle Jesus"). It was this highly impressionable cosmopolitan audience which Mr. Roberts addressed on Friday after- noon, tnough he was not given an opportunity to speak much. A young man praying for his father and mother brought tears to the eyes of many. "I know," remarked the young man; "where they are; they are behind the bar, but," he added passionately, "Thou hast saved me, oh do Thou save them, too." "Behold I stand at the door and knock." &c., was a verse recited by one man in English. The French- man was up in a moment repeating the same verse in French, whilst from all parts of the building came Welsh recitations. LTust before his departure M. Cabot wae speaking, and a, grey haired old Fronchman got up and responded in French. Having shaken hands with the missioner both men went on their knees hand in hand and there they prayed quietly, but fervently, for a revival in France. AV, hen the missioner entered the people were singing, and he at once referred to it. They had said that all things of this world ha-d no effect upon them. He said that It was no good for people to become members of chapels out of a desire to g-ain Heaven or of a fear of hell. It was the love of God only which should constrain people to come to Christ. Subsequently Mr. Koberts said there were people who misrepresented reli- gion, and this it wa-s which led people of the world to eay, "I am as good as so and so." People's religion was not of much account if it did not find expression in the people's lives He urged upon Christian people not to be too harsh upon the fallen. Let them not point the finger of scorn to a man accustomed to fall to the temptation, when they saw him under the influence of drink. Rather let them be always ready to give a helping hand to the man who was down. A man intervened' with the remark that he had been a member of a Church for upwards of 27 years, but for the first fifteen years he had a lumber" on his shoulders—the "lumber" was the fear of hell, and the han- kering for the bliss of Heaven. The Evangelist rejoined: "That wouldn't do at all," and went on to read a portion of St. Paul's Epistle where love is said to cast- out fear. Not long was the Hiissioner allowed to epeak, and as usual he was delighted at the interruptions. Wrapped in Adoration. I After a solo by Miss Annie Davies, there was witnessed another remarkable scene. No one spoke; no one commanded the ears of the audience, but like a pleasant murmer the whole congregation seemed to be "with one accord" devoutly wrapped in adoration. So impressive had the meeting become that people were now in tears in all parts of the chapel. "Oh, give us a passion for souls," was one minister's fervent prayer. "Let us be so pas- sion ate," he continued, "so that the world may gire us the compliment of being called foole. Oh. make us fools with a passion for the saving of souls." "We used to have words without hearts," observed one, "but now we have hearts without words." The afternoon meeting concluded with magnificent renditions of the favourites of the revival, and it was with evident reluc- tance that the people had to disperse, but a considerable section dispersed only to hurry off to the Baptit Chapel ready for the evening meeting, and the building was soon crowded to its full extent, and the characteristic revival service was in full swing in less than a quarter of an hour after the close of the afternoon meeting. Reference has already been made to the proneness of people of the district to make use of poetry; the same feature was now v-ery pronounced, some prayers being almost Bntirely composed of rhymes. All sectarian bitterness was evidently at a discount, as was evidenced by the prayers for priests, clergymen, and ministers of all denominar ions. A pathetic note was given to the meeting by the passionate prayer of a. man in the gallery, who prayed for strength to withstand the temptations of drink and to be a better husband and father, and not break the heart of a dear mother who had been praying for many years on behalf of her erring child. Some commotion having been caused in a part of the chapel through the fainting of someone, Mr. Roberts urged upon the people not to be apprehensive of any trouble. They were in their Father's house, and no barm would befall them. In some places some mis- givings had been expressed as to the safety of the gallery, but why should they he anxious? Why, if all the pillars of The ja-llery were taken off, God could hold it in His hand. Why, He had hung the world on nothing. The evangelist had for some time retired from the ga&e of the public, and was evi- dently holding communion with God. Pre- sently, he re-appeared with rather a. sad expression on his face and tears in his eyes. He then admonished the people that there was not sufficient prayer in the meeting, and then was witnessed another of these impree- idye aceaeo-b whole congregation practically

I ALLEGED BIGAMY BRISTOL MAN ARRESTED AT MOUNTAIN ASH. Frank Charles Beard was charged aA Bristol with committing bigamy and with neglecting his wife and family.—Mr. Wise (from the town-clerk's office) prosecuted, and eitated that the defendant married Amelia Jennings, of Gloucester, in 1895, and he subsequently went through a form of marriage in 1904 with a, woman named Gyles.—Frank Brie laud, a painter, of Moore- street, T'redworth. Gloucester, stated that he knew the defendant, and wa3 preeent at St. James's Church, Gloucester, when he married Amelia. Jennings. She was still alive, witnees added, and present in court. She was his sister-in-law.—Mr. Wise then produced the certificate of marriage. The couple lived together as man and wife in Gloucester.- George Padfield, a warrant-officer, in the employ of the Bristol Guardians, Bpoke to arresting the prisoner OlD a charge of neglecting his wife and children, and taking him into custody at Mountain Ash. When charged he admitted having committed bigamy, but he said he did it to save the girl Gyles from committing suicide, which she threatened to do if he did not marry her.- Kate Gyles. of 1, Colte.ge-road, Westbury-on- Trym, &add she had known the prisoner for four ye.a.rs-ftr.st when she lived at Pilning. About two years ago her mother died, and she then came to Bristol to keep house for her father. The prisoner, who knew her fa-ther, wrote several letters to her asking lior to meet him. She did so, they subsequently became engaged, and she went through a form of marraige with him on September 22 a.t a registry office in Bristol. They had never lived together, but he had visited her W, various time1?. He was known by the name of Beard in Bristol, but said tha-t his name was really Beer, and he signed the register aa such. She first heard of his first wife in December, and slhe had not seen him sin ce.-Police-coiistable 84 C said that, having received complaints from the previous wit- ness, he made inquiries, and found another Mrs. Beard living at 71, High-street, Eaeton. —Prisoner handed the bench a" statement to the effect that Kate Gyles, having acquainted him with the fact that she was in a certain condition, asked him what he was going to do. He said he was a married man. She replied that she knew it, but that. she must have something to show her father or he would turn her out, and she would do away with herself. She suggested a form of mar- riage, and he complied, and on this account he pleaded for leniency.—The Magistrates sent him for trial to the assizes, and for allowing his wife and family to become chargeable to the guardians he was sent to prison for one month.

The Cardiff Poor. IS RELIEF DISTRIBUTED IN A LAX MANNER ? Indignation is rapidly growing at the extravagant- administration of the Poor-law in Cardiff, paaticularly in the matter of out- relief. The figures given a few days agn, yfl the "Western Mail," showing that the amount spent on out-relief in Cardiff is enormously greater than that spent at other towns, have aroused public curiosity as to what the board of guardians will do in order to bring about a change for the better. The present state of affairs cannot be allowed to oontinue, and some statement on the subject ought to be made at the meeting of the board to-day. The ratepayers have a right to expect an assurance that immediate steps will bo taken to put an end to the extravagance which now seemingly chara-o- tenses the administration of the Poor-low. It is obvious from the figures already given that the guardians must be distributing relief in a very lax manner. Idany people must be receiving relief who ought not to, or the high figures of Cardiff cannot be accounted for. When the guardians aJlow their charitable impulses to run away with them and to turn their attention away from their duty to the people they represent the result becomes disastrous to everybody con- cerned; many people who are near the poverty line will not work when they oan get out-door relief too easily, and they are thus taught to depend in a dangerous degree upon the Poor-law. The whole subject is one calling for the most careful invœti¡atiQU. Cardiff is not a town in which thero is exceptional distress. On the contrary, it is very prosperous; yet the rate of outrelibf amounts to ?63 per" 1,000 of the population in Ca,rdin, against R141 in Birmingham, L19 in Gateshead, zEM it Bradford, and £ 26 in Newcastle. This must have, naturally, a soriioue effect on in- creasing the rates of Cardiff, which a.re already abnormally high at 8s. 3d. in the X, As regards out-relief, the state of affairs in Cardiff is very similar to that which existed throughout the country before the passing of the Poor-Jaw Amendment Act. of 1334. Ait that time tflxings were so disgrace- ful that in one parish in Buckinghamshire the poor-rates were at ruch an enormous figure that the landlords gave up their rents, the farmers their tenancies, and the clergymen their glebes and tdthes. It wag then proposed to make over tihe whole of the land in the parieli to the paupers, so that they might be able to maintain themselves. In Suffolk the poor-rates amounted to 50s. per head of the population. It was not seriously disputed that one effect of the Poor-law was to reduce wages, aind that the recklees giving of relief not only pauperised the people, but decreased the wages obta.in- able by those who were able and wiliing to I work. The effect of the reform which set in was very marked. In the cceuuty of Kent, I before the reform took place there were in twelve pariahes no lees than 3,512 able. I bodied male paupere. Two years after the reform this number was reduced to flio! I Those who wish to gather information on the subject, of Poor-law administration should make a point of reading the remark- able work by Sir George Nioholle on the his- tory of the English Poor-law. And, having regard to the state of affairs in Cardiff, it ¡ would not be amiss if all tlhe members of the board of guardians studied it. It is incomprehensible that any guardian should be so oblivious of the danger of indiscrimi- nate out-relief as to tolerate the condition of affairs in Cardiff. There is an urgent nooesssity for investigation and reform, and we truet the board will lose no time in I setting .umgs in proper order. I ''?"' '— 

I An Erring Wife I I PLEADS FOR FORGIVENESS I In the Divorce Court yesterday a strange! story was told by Mr. Willock in presenting the case of Mr. Leonard Haywood Ellington, who was granted a divorce from his wife on account of her misconduct with Ha«rry Larkin. I Larkin had written A confesgion in wftiich he stated tfhait he (had been intimate with the respondent for nearly twenty years. After visiting his wife in an inebriate home t;he huaband received the following letter on Ootober 5, 1904: — My dear Husband,—Mucfli to my shame and agony I ronfes.s itihat I committt-ed wrong with Harry La.rkdu.. I also ohim I tha.t dnink has been- my ruin. I pray for forgiveness. Oh, pray. grant it. as I j cannot li-Te wiithout it.—Your erring and, broken-hearted wife." I

Miners' Federation. I DATE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE I FIXED, A meeting of bhe council of the Soutb W&Ies Miners Federation wae 'held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, to-day. Mr. W. Brace (vice- president) occupied the ohaar. It wae decided that the annual conference of delegates shall j be held at the Cory-hali, Cardiff, on Monday, | February 27. Most of tihe time of the meet-' ing was taken up in a discussion on finances and the arrangement of the programme for the conference was deferred.

——————— I POLICE VETERANS Oldest Chief-Constable IIMPORTANT RESIGNAIIONS IN I BRECONSHIRE. Mr. Edmund R. Gwyn, chief-constable of Breconshire, and Superintendent John Joseph, deputy chief-constable, handed in their resig- nations to the Breconshire Joint Standing Committee at a meeting on Friday. Mr. Gwyn had held the offico of chief-constable for 47 years, and is one of the oldest cliief- constables in the kingdom. He is 76 years of age. He handed in his resignation on account of ill-health. Superintendent Joseph had been in the ser- vice for 47 years, and he had worked his way up to the position of deputy-constable from the ranks. Both reeignations were accepted with regret. It was decided to call a special meeting of the committee to consider the present machinery of the police force and to fill the vacancies. 'f' vacancies.

I Barry Cargo Seized. JAPANESE CAPTURE BRITISH STEAMERS. I I [Press Association Special Service.] TOKIO, Friday (2.30 p.m.). The Japanese cruiser Tokiwa captured in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday the British steamer Boseley, laden with coal consigned to Vladivostok. The steamer Roseley left Barry on November 11 for Shanghai. On November 21 she was reported at Ma-lta, on Novem- ber 26 she left Port Said, a,nd on Decem- ber 24 ahe arrived at Singapore. The Koseley was reported by Lloyd's to be at Hong Kong an January 7. Seen at Belfast on Friday, Mr. Rea said that he bad received no intimation of the capture of the Roseley, and until he obtained definite news he should decline to make a.ny state- ment. The Koseley, which is owned by the North of Ireland Steamship Company, of which Mr. Rea. is manager, la-ft Hong Kong on tho 5th inst. for Shanghai. The vessel was officered by Captain Robertson, of Glasgow, and carried a. crew of 30 all told. Mr. Rea declined to say whether the ship was insured against war risks. Mr. Rea is the owner of the Allanton, whose capture by the Russian Government last year created considerable sensation in shipping circles. I [Press Association Special Service.] i ^Ji.10, Friday, The Japanese torpedo boat No. 72 captured the British steamer Lethington, carrying coal for Vladivostok, in the Tsushima Straits, on Thursday, and has brought her to Sasebo. The Navy Department formally announces tha.t an additional submarine squadron is being organised. The srteamship Lethington is a steel screw steamer, bugt, in Glasgow in 1891, and owned by Mr. W. R. Rea, of Bel gt, the owner of the AHaiitou and the Roseley. I ANOTHER SEIZURE P I [Central New. Special Service.] I TOKIO, Saturday. On Thursday aifternoon last a Japanese I torpedo boat overhauled the British steamer Remington in the Tsushima Channel. She waa found to be laden with 6,500 tons of British coal, with which she was heading towards Vladivostok. A prize crew was imme- I diately put on board, and the Remington waa brought into Sasebo yesterday. I Lethington from Cardiff. Mr. Rea, owner of the Lethington, inter- viewed this morning by ,the Belfast represen- tative of the Press Association, said: "The vessel left Cardiff on the 11th of November wdth a cargo of coal consigned to metrcihants in the Far Eaet. but he refused to divulge the specific port. She paased Hong Kong on the 5t.h inst., twelve hours after the Roseley, whioh haa also been captured by the Japa- nese. Mr. Rea added, that another of his buaft-; with similar cargo is due at a, port in the Japan Sea, in about a week, and he would not be in the least surprised to hear of her seizure also." The Lethington is commanded by Captaiin Fane, of South Shields, and carries a. crew of thirty-one, moot of whom are foreigners. Up till noon to-day Mr. Rea had received no communication whsutever from either the oapt,a,in of the Lethington or the Roseley. —

POiSON TEST IN COURT He died of corrosive poison," said the doctor at an inquest at Southwark, London, cstei-day. But the jury were very inquisitive, and wanted to know exactly what was in the bottle found near the dead man. Finally the coroner's officer waa dis- patched in search of some zinc. and returned with a child's metal spinning-top. The doctor poured some of the contents of the bottle upon it, and as they ate away the material it was handed round to the jury. They were satisfied at last. I wish I was as sure of having a fortune," remarked one, "a& that stuff is spirits of saits",

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS ROUND SNOWDON: Before the ad rent of summer there will be laid a, network of Ciertric wires and cables through some of the prettiest of the Snow- j don valleys in North Waiies. The power station at Liyu Llydaw has been nearly com- pleted, and .the railway to Portmadoc is aim-out laid. Wihen the tunnels tbirouglh the Pass of Aberglaslyn have been finished the. line will be practically ready, so that there will be a direct communication from Carnar- von, via Dina? and BeddgeIert, to Port mar doc. The Narrow Giuoe Ra??wa.y is also being electrified, and many of tbo quarTica in the J district and in Fetitiniog will be worked by electricity.

I RAN OVER A BOY'S HEAD I Badingr & trade cyde at twelve miles an hour, a lad knocked down and ran over a little boy at Queen Victoria-street, London, ) He was brought to the summons-court yesterday, and a fireman, the father of the child, stated his boy was not much hurt I at the time, but had had pains in the head since. He showed the mark where the wheel went I over the child's head. Sir David Evans wondered the chilfl was {i not killed, and ijned the youth X2. < I

WAITED IN VAIN I I Late last night the trawler Sophron arrived at Grimsby and reported that during the heavy seas yesterday evening the third hand and trimmer were washed overboard and drowned. The wife of the third hand was on the quay a-waiting her husband's arrival, and there was a painful scene when she learned the sad news.

SKITTLES I In a skittle match at Cardiff last evening })e>t" ¡:>311 the Port-office Athletic Club and the Tinted S.C. teome. the ..former won by I four pi Soorc-tr,: -Pc)st-ofUce, 593; Unit-ed, 589. The top scorers were F. Bennett and 5:1: Pullen.

The body of Annie Wellbelove, aged four-1 teen and a hajf years, was recovered from the Thames to-day n.t. Eghani. She left her place of service on December 9. leaving a note saying she was umhappy and was going to the river to doe. j[

JSHEPHERD'S AFFAIRS IMEETING OF INVESTIGATION i COMMITTEE. A meeting of the investigation committee appointed by the creditors of David Shepherd wae held at the offices of the trustee (Ar. R. H. Maroh), Cardiff, on Friday afternoon, and lasted an hour and a half. Mr. JIu-roh subsequently informed the representatives of the press that, the committee had decided that the proceedings should be kept abso- lutely private. We understand, however, that they con- sidered whether it would be advisable to privately examine other persons besides jlr. Lewis Williams who have had transactions with Shepherd, and the na.mee of Mr. and Mrs. Poynton were mentioned. The dis- closures made on Monday were also discussed at length. It is reported that an application was made to the registrar on Friday for an order summoning Mr. lrivis Williams to a pivate examination under Clause 27 of the Bankruptcy Act. There appears to he no doubt that these proceedings must be private, and Mr. Williams's friends consider that tiiiis will be unfa.ir to him, as he will be una.ble to give to the public his version of the innumerable financial transactions he had with Shepherd. There is another way, however, by which he can state hie case in open court. He can a,k the registrar to allow him to give evidence at the next public examination of Shepherd. and we have no doubt that the applica- tion would be granted. Thero is a precedent for such a course in the case of Hooley, who made certain charges, which the peraone implicated denied, and they were allowed by Mr. Registrar Hood to give evi- dence. This action on the part of the regis- trar was approved by the late Mr. Justice W right. Acting upon that precedent, Mr. Registrar Cousins on one occasion allowed a Barry auc- tioneer to give evidence in the bankruptcy- court. This being go. there is no difficulty in the way of Mr. Williams giving his version of his dealings with Shepherd in open court, and, of course, the same prominence would be given to his examination as has been given to that of Shepherd.

Treasure Hunter's Fight I SENSATIONAL AMERICAN STORY, New York, Saturday raor-,iimg,-Tllle 11 New York Herald" tJiis morning publishes a Panama despatch stating that Earl Fitzwil- Ham's exploi-,itig party, according to news from Costa Rica, arrived at Cocos Islands, only to find that they ha.d been preceded by Harold W. S. Tray's party of treasure hun- ters, who had secured a concession from Costa Rica. The Herald message alleges that a fight followed, and that Earl FitzwilLia.m'e party was beaten off. The Costa- RJica gunboat Turaialbia was [ thereupon sent to Cocos Islands to preserve order between the disputants.

I ACTRESS OBTAINS A DIVORCE I I Both parties in the divorce case I'aterson v. ■ Baterson, heard yesterday, were members of the theatrical proleseiion. MTS. Francis I Henrietta Patenson sought a dissolution of her marriage with Bertram James; Pater son, I on the usual grounds. There was no defence. According to the statement of Mr. Harding, for the petitioner, the parties were married at the Warrington Registry Office, on Ootober 22, 1897. They lived tog-et-her in various places, sometimes acting in the same company, and sometimes appearing in dif- ferent companies. In August, 1900, the re- spondent went on a six mon<uha' tour, on the conclusion of which he told the petitioner he would not have anything more to do with her, and he had not. supported her since. In- quiries were made, and it was found that he was living at Kenmington with Olive Nolan, He was recognised at the Pavilion, M,ile-end- r,?,d. When 6ervOO with the petition he admitted the charges it contained. Petitioner said there were no children of the marriage. Her husband told her he was leaving her because he cared for another woman. Miss Agnes Ware, landlady of the Kenning- ton house, said the respondent occupied apartments there with Olive Nolan for two months. His lordship granted a decree nisi, with cost-3.

I U.S.A. AND HAITI I Washington, Friday.—The following tele- gram has been received from Port-au-Prince: The American Minister has informed the Haitian Government that the United States does not recognise the sentence of fifteen years' imprisonment passed by the Haitian Court on an American named Huber, for complicity in the bond frauds against ex-Pre- sident gain's Administration and the Bank of Hari,ti. The United States demand the annul- ment of the sentence, under pain of energetic intervention. Much excitement prev,UL, Reuter.

jALLEGED THEFT OF A HORSE AT I PONTYPOOL I George Pegler, a gardener, was brought up on remand at Pontypool Police-court to-day on a charge of stealing a. horse and bridle, the property of Mr. Isaac Butler. The horse was missed on the 21st ult., and was subse- quently traced to Goodrich, where it had been -old by the prisoner to a gipsy for 19s.-— Tlie prisoner was committed for trial at the next Monmouthshire Assizes.

MEMORIAL TO WAR CORRESPONDENTS I Lord Roberts this morning unveiled in the I crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral a tablet m meinory of thirteen newspaper correspon- dents who lost their livies in South Africa.. His Lordship said that the deceased had proved themselves worthy of belonging to a I high and honourable profession.

CABMAN DIES IN HIS DICKEY I A oabdriver's hansom got into the way of the traffic in Fleet-street, London, at the busiest hour of the morning. Going to see what was the matter, a, con- Ftablo found James Pryke, the cabman, leaning forward in the dickey, apparently asleep. There was a fare in the cab. At King's College Hospital tho doctor said that he was dead, and at the inquest yeater- day the cause was stated to be heart failure.

BRUTAL WIFE-TORTURE I Almost fiendish ingenuity was displayed by a. Batter sea husiband in devising methods of torturing his unhappy wife. Mn". Christopher Berry, the wife in ques- tion, obtained a separation order in the South-Western Police-court, London. Among other aote of cruelty she said he- Dra,gged her round a room by the haJir. Thrust his fingers down her throat. Fastened her hair to a door-handle. Pulled out her hair by handfuls. Knocked her down in a muddy street. Made her face black with bruises. Pushed her into the river Wandie. She also stated that he ODCO" drunk a bottia of whisky right off."

Amos Bickersteth, the most notorious des- perado in Wyoming, lias eloped with a seventeen-year-old novice from a convent. She is also the daughter of a sheriff who is hunting Bickersteth with a posse of 2C0 men. Mr. J. F. Bromley, who had been manager of the Batley Corporation Gaevrorks for many years, and a workman named George Sandell, of Dewsbury, were on Friday found suffocated in the gasworks. Simeon Charles Hains, 51. financier, Bristol, committed for t.rial a.t Bristol to-day on three Charges of misappropriating money placed with his as trustee of certain estates. The Treasury iutinla-ted tha-t further chargesJ might be preferred.

ISEA-SICK STEWARD WIFE GRANTED A DECREE NISI. I In the Divorce Court yesterday Mrs. Agnes Tusang, otherwise Wade, who was granted a. decree nisi, stated that she was married in 1898 at Bradford. On one occasion, just before her child was born, her husband beat her with a poker and rendered her uncon- scious. Another time he threatened to throw a hot. tea-urn at hie wife, but desisted, and threw a jug instead. Eventually the respondent departed and became a. steward on a liner, having pre- viously made a oonfession to the petitioner's solicitor. From New -York Mrs. Tusang received a letter, in which occurred the fol- lowiiig: De-iLr wife,—I have arrived in New York., Have been ten days on the sea. 1 wae very bad, a.nd thought it. was a judg- ment on mt. I aFk for forgiveness. The law cannot touch me here. I may find some one here who will make me happy for the remainder of my life."

I Cross-Keys Courtship PATERN!TY SUMMONS AT NEWPORT Defendant Admits Responsibility Two respectable young people from Cross Keys appeared in an. unpleiasant position before the magistrates at Newport, to-day. Thomas A. Lewis, a baker, aged 21, was sum- moned by Elizabeth Rowlands, to show cause, &c. Mr. Lyndon Cooper appeared for the complainant; Mr. Harold Lloyd was for the defendant. The case had been adjourned for a fort- night to obtain medical evidence as to whether the child was fully developed. Mr. Cooper, in again opening the case for applicant, said she was 23 years of age, and he understood t.ha.t the defendant was of age. At all events he told the girl so. Mr. Lloyd said as a mattarof fact the defen- dant was not yet 21 years of age. Mr. Cooper said the complainant was a single woman. The d-efendant waa in the employment of his mother, who was married again, and whose name was now Airs. Onions. She kept a shop and a baking busmen at Cross Keys, whioh the defendant managed. He baked the bread and delivered it. It was, said Mr. Cooper, difficult to tell what hia exact position an a earnings were, but the magistrates would judge his position in cia-k- ing the order. The parties ha.d been keeping company, and defendant promised to marry the girl. Familiarity waa alleged on March 22, and on several occasions from that day till April 5. Some time after that she went to Cardiff lo see her sister who was very ill, and s-ubtequently died. Whilst she was there she wrote him a6 to her condition, and Wrote Her a Letter defendant in reply, in which h,£:, said:- I have -been given to understand that there is another attraction a.t. Cardiff beside your sister, and I am inclined to believe the same. You promised to write, and you did not, and I ta-ke it for granted that you are finishing and the promises between us are o%er; and I wieh to be in future, vours only, A FRIEND. The coip plain ant wrote ogain, telling him what her condition was, and saying that she did not wish to have the pvmisc- of marriage broken. He wrote again on June 8 at. follows — Mies Rowlands,—I received your letter this morning, in which you state that you did not know until you last wrote that you were .in trouble. It is two months since I had anything to do with you. and I think if you were in trouble you would know Jong ago. You should have thought of that before you said to me, "You are not man enough for a thing of that eort." You should have thought, of that before speaking. If you are really in trouble you had better rid yourself of the thing, as you said you knew a trick worth two of that. Go to a doctor at Newport and get yourself put rigm-, and anything in reason I will pay. or, if you are afraid to go to one in New- port, go to one in Oardiff. where you ore not so well known. I am free to the world. and I wall take good rare not to be trapped again by a lady of Pontywain. Mr. Cooper, continuing his remarks, said he had testimonies as to tlie g'ul\ charac- ter, and he could contradict the suggestions contained in the defendant's letters. She had been a Very Respectable Girl up to this time. The Complainant gav,, evidence bear- ing out tie opening statement of her advo- cate. She had known the defendant a.bout two years. He firdt asked her to be his wife; on Maroh 17 last, and asked several times j 'after that, but she replied thaA she could not definitely promise. The child (a boy) was j born on the night of November 30, or early j morning of December 1. The Mid-wife said it was a. fully-developed child, but waa born prematurely. It was an eight months' child. Mr. Harold Lloyd said he was between the devil and the deep sea. If he had called the doctor (as was suggested at the first hearing) he would have saoid that, the child was fully developed, though aJl the authorities who had been consulted stated that it was impos- sible to say in the case of a child between eight and nine months. Under these circum. I stances the defendant was bound to a-dmit I tho paternity. He had I -r-. :1 8 Never I cia a Lie I rJbout it., but bed always admitted tha-t he had been intima.te with the giri. The reason why the caee had come into court -it all was that,the child v.,m born a month before the time tha-t the intimacy occurred would make 1 th-e d,a,tes agree. That tet up some suspicion in the mind of the defendant aud his mother, especially when the doctor said it was a fully developed child. j The Bench, in tihe result, made an order for the payment of 4s per week till the child was fourteen years of age, a guin-ea. to the solicitor, and 13s. court expenses. The Magistrates thought (added Alderman Golds- worthy) that it would lmve been better if the young man Tiad ma:rried the girl rather than go in'to court and expose such an affair.

WOULD BE SUICiUE. I Workman F ails After Many I Mtejymtq. Eugene Toumnt, a. Paris workman, being tired of life, decided to commit suicide. He threw himself in the river, but was promptly fis'hed out by two fishermen in a boat. He then made his way to the Bois de Vdn. cennes, and having procured a rope, hanged himself to a. tree. The rope broke, and he was die-covered unconscious by some passers- by. who took him to a chemist's and had him revived. Not at all discouraged, Tourant repaired to a gunsmith's and bought a revolver. Going to a. secluded spot he fired all six cartridges | into himself, all the bullets more or less taking effect. But still he found that he was not dead. Re gave up for tiho, time being in disgust, and deciided to go home. He dropped so much blood, however, on the road that, ft. policeman took him to another chemist's, where it was found that he had five bullets lodged in various parts of his pereon. He was sent to the St. Antoine hospital for them to be extracted, and will then be eenit, II to gaol.

EAHL Y DISSOLUTION P I We understand (says a London contem- porary) that the Government are making preparations for an append to the country a-t an early date. The Dissolution will take place within a, few weekfs of the opening of Parliament, whidh is summoned for February 14.

"QTTALTTY" is the Direct Trading Co.'s Great Study. and QUALITY is the main feature of everything they NIL. el3338 i

| 0 I CARDIFF ARRIVALS. I BUTE EAST DOCK. Jaii. 13.-Green Island, s. 53 (McNeilI;. IPortaferry. potatoes. Cadoxton. s, 1.05/ (Brown), Glasgow, water ballast. BUTE WKSI DOCK. Ja.n. I: Yarra "Is (Goody). Bristol, barley. Edith, b9 (tiilvey), Koatb Dock, oats. Nemopliiia. s, 36 (Woodridge;. sea, fish. leo- pard, s. 42 (Evans). Roads, sand.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Saturday. Columlaia.-Yiiieouver cables that the report received there states that the fishing steamer Columbia struck rock. MilbaiiK ounci. and foundered; expected total wreck. Vect-is and Sovereign.—South Shields tele- graphs: British steamer Vectis and Nor- wegian steamer Sovereign when proceed- ing to sea last night, collied in river; both considerably damaged, and are detained. Gloria, German steamer, from Hamburg, towed into Grimsby; engines bro»eu down. Atlaiitique, French steamer, previously reported ashore Bordeaux Harbour, lioatea, and is now safe.

I LONDON FINANCE LONDON, Saturday. 11.3;) a.m. Money is in quiet demand at 2 per cent. Discount rates—short and three months' bills I 'i. 9-16. Consols and Irish and Iransvaal Loans are unchanged. Home Haiis irregular. S Americans brIll. Trunks steady. Eise: Or- dinary 1-ic, Second Pref i, Third Pre! Mexican iiails are unaltered. Foreigners quiet and Mines steady. PRINCIPAL CHANGES. Chatham Pref J, Brighton, Midland Dc- | ferred i, Great Central "A" é up; Great Wes- | tern, ?orth Western, Midland, ?oreh British Prefs ? du?n. ?nion Pacinc 2. Mih\au)\cc 13. Kansas Is, Atchison, Canadian. Southern Pacifics, Louisville i, Baltimore, Erie J, Chesapeake, Denver, New York Central, Steeis S, Norfolk, isteel Pref Atchison i'ref, ,{ Wabash Debenture J, Pennsylvania g, Denver Pref, Ontario, Reading t. Southern & up; Peru, ditto Pref i, Debenture i up; Chinese Silver, Chartered Gold i down. Tinto i. Wd- gedacht t, (joldfieids Deferred. Geduld, Amal- gamated, Wassau. Bibiani. Anaconda, Nor- tnern Copper, Milwaukee. Rhodesia Expiora- tion, Rice Hamilton 1-16, Chartereds, Associa- ted,Gold. Ashaut-i 1-32: up. FREIGHTS. There is not much doing on the markets, but, generally, prompt tonnage is a trifle harder. Ore freights, Easterns, Americans, and Mediterraneans are firm. Coastings, Black Seas, and River Plates are quiet. Fix- tures:-Ports, open charter, 6,000 tons, 23s 9d, February; N'ovorcssisk, new charter, 3,303 tons, 7s 6d, January; Huelva to Antwerp. 2,500 tons, 7s and d. GRAIN AFLOAT. The market for cargoes of white sorts ruled Steady but quiet. Plate steamers, however, were again rather easier, v.ith more offering. The Amsterdam, 9,000 quarters. Australian, bill lading. October 22. gold at 32s 13id; this quality for shipment, 32.í; 9d to 33; was asked. Plate steamers, 611bs, loading, quoted 308 6d, ani 621bs, January-February. 31; 4Jd. Maize unchanged. Barley steadier. Oats quiet. r ——— ————— ———.

1. To-days Markets 1 '? MEAT. ) LODON. Sat.. Jan. 14.—Beef steady—Scotch long sides 3s lCd to 4s, short sides 4s 4d to 4s 6d; English aides, 3s 8d to 5s 9d; United States si(Hs—Liverpool killed 3", 5d to 3s 8d. Deptford killed 35 6d to 3s 9d; American hind- quarters 4s 2d to 4s 4d, forequarters 2s lOd to 3s. Mutton quiet—Scotch wether 4s 4d to 4s 8d, ewe 3s 4d to 3" 6d; English v other 4s to 4s 4d. ewe 2s lOd to 3s 4d; Dutch wethers. 4s to 4s 4d.. FISH. GRIMSBY, Rat.. Jan. 14.-Marlwt almost empty, fish realising famine prices, lio hali- but landed, brisk demand. Quotations: — Soles IF 8d to Is 9d, turbot- 10d to Is 4d, brills 9d to lid. lobsters Is 9d per lb; plaice 8s, lemon soles 13s, whitings £ s 6d. ^hitches 8s per stone; conger eefe 6e, live ling 7s 6d, dead 5s 6d. live cod 9s to 12s, dead Cs to 9s, live skate 6s 6d, dead 56 6d each; kit haddocks 38s, gibbed 63s, live 66s per box. BUTTER. OORK. Jan. 1.4.-Firsts, 98s per cwt; seconds, 8fo; thirds, 77s; fine, 92s. In market: J 40 firkins. PRODUCE. I T.OIVDONI. Sat. Jan. 14.-Sugir: Home- refined unchanged; German granulated steady-read.r first sellers 17s 6M, May-August value 178 81d; beet quiet and Heady-May sold at 16s 2Jd. August sellers 100 4id. October- December sold at 12s Id. Coffee: Futures steadier—March seller.9 40s 3d, May 41s. Oils: Linseed. 14s 3d to 15s; rape. 2-Os 6d: crude cotton 13s. refined 14s 3d to 16s 3d; turpentine, 388 9d: linseed, 12s 6d. POTATOES. LONDON. Sat., Jan. 14.-Arri.als were not so heavy, but the demand proved of a slow J character. Quctation s :-Brit -i,b Queens, 60s to 65s; Up-to-Dntes, 60s to 70s; Rough Kidneys. I 70s to 75s; Scottish Maincrops ditto, Dunbar 85s to 90s. Up-to-Dates (grey soil) 70s per ton; French and Belgian. 28 9d tier bar. HAY AND STRAW. j j LONDON, Sat., Jan. 14.—Trade remained steady at late rates, a small supply meeting with a fair demand. QuotationsBest clover 75s to 80s. inferior 60s to 70s; specially picked hay 80s, good ditto 65? to 70s. inferior I 54s to 6Cs; mixture and sainfoin, 67s to 77s- and straw, 23s to 40s per load.

BARRISTER'S TRAGIC DEATH A the Old Bailey to-day Henrietta Stewart, alias Rebecca Margaret Gregory (45) was indicted for the manslaughter of Alfred Graham Stewart (56), barrister, at Gorst- road, Wandsworth Common. Accused pleaded Not guilty. Counsel for the prosecution said that the parties lived together as man and wife for a number of years. On the night of December 22 they quarrelled, and the allegation was that accused Eta.bbed the man wi 't-Il a knife, inflicting a wound which terminated fatally. (Proceeding.)

Tredegar Memoria. I u REPRESENA TlVE EETI-AT  NEWPORT. II Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., presided at a meet- ing of the joint general committee of the movement to raise a tribute to Lord Tredegar at the Council-chaauber, Newport Town-hall, on Friday. Among those present were S'r Griffith Thomas (ex-mayor of Swansea), the Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman R. Hughes), the May. of Newport, (.Mr. R. Wilkinson), the Mayor of Abergavenny (Major Williams), Mr. W. Walters (high-shei-iff of Glamorgan), the Hon. R. C. Devereux. Alderman J. Jenkins (Cardiffi, Mr. T. H. Mordcy (chairman of the Newport Harbour Board), Judge Gwilym Williams, Mr. Percy Layboume, Mr. Clifford Cory. Mr. J. Blandy Jenkins, Mr. C. D. Phillips, Mr. E.ISouthwood Jones, and Mr. R. Stratton. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, sa'd that at the last meeting Mr. Wheat-ley (tewn-clerk of Cardiff) and himself were appointed pro tern. secretary and chairman, ani he prt-sumed now, as the joint committee of the three counties had been formed, repre- sen-ting Brecon, Glamorgan, a.nd Monmouth, they would appoint the permanent officem- It wa-s decided that the Marquess of Aber- gavenny be appointed president. Following th s it was decided that Sir A. Thomas should rema,in in the chair at that meeting. The Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman R. Hughes) asked if it would not ba well to appoint a vice-president. On this matter Mr. C. D. Phillips said it would, probably, be convenient to have a chairman of each of the county committees, and each of tJlo-"e could be regarded as a vice-president. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman said he had received a letter from Mr. Leoline Fore^tier-Walker (a nephew of Lord Tredegar), who c-tated that, wishing there should be no misunderstanding between the three counties, he took the opportunity of seeing Lord Tredegar on the subject, and had his authority to write to him (Sir Alfred) in view of the meeting which was about to be hold. His lordship's wishes were:—First, that his lordship preferred a joint three counties movement in preference to a separate move- ment in each of the counties; secondly, that his lordship would prefer the testimonial to ba in the form of some public institution, whether educational, charitable, or otherwise to be a^c-ertained later; and, thirdly, his lord- ship himself was not in favour of a statue. A motion by Mr. R. Stratton, and seconded by Mr. E. South wood Jones, that three separate committees be formed for each of the counties, to collect subscriptions indepen- dently, and that the general committee of the three counties determine upon the exact form that tho Testimonial should take, was carried by fourteen votes to four, the minority includ- ing Judge Gwilym Williams, who thought the appeal for subscriptions should not be con- fined to the terms mentioned. It was decided to form an executive com- mittee, to be constituted of four represen- tatives from each of the counties. Mr. Wheatley, the town-clerk of Cardiff, was appointed hon. secretary to the general ¡ joint committee.

One man was killed and another Injured yestter&a.y by the fall of a bank of earth at the Mount Argus Prick Works. Dublin. William Henkerson. wbtip cf the Es^ex Union Hoiunds, was thrown from his horse yesterday while bunting at latitle Baddow. He sustained concusi-iioro of the brain. Parents of triplets at. Wood--ide, Dudley, have received from the King. The chil- dren are baptised Edward, Alexander, and Irene.

iPLUivlPTON MEETING. Tiip SELLING HANDICAP HGRDLB JL.U RACE of 80 eovs. for four yea,r old. and upwards; winner to be sold for 50 SOVB. About two miltas and a quarter. 5 11 5 Mr J Xonh> Tclefon Birch I a 10 10 Mr Ii Grif,itli,i Xonnc Mr HamptDu2 4 Ji 11 Mr H Bottomlev's Chlora 1,3 6 23 <i Mr P Muldcon's Wild .\p¡¡ie J McKfima I) 5 11 S Mr H Kendall's Maintop J Phillips » 411 C Mr F Kuril's Avbulcraft 0 4 U 7 Mr E Martin's Silver Tyne .Mr R Payee 0 5 11 7 Mr E Woodland's Ellis 0 a 5 Mr E Woodland's Kins Bonby Rojjasoa 0 511 1 Mr J Malcolm'» Slierjy Cobbler ..Matthew* 0 5 10 8 Maj" or Goldfinch'? U Pead • 410 S MrGolwya's Fruit Girl. K Hayward 0 5 Id 3 Mr R Lake's Osuntrv Lass ..Mr M Barthrop 9 a 10 7Barar, KNch('nd()rf' Full of Luck Mr B Parker 0 5 10 7 Mr C Ptyle's Sheffield Wednesday I' Reed 0 Winner trained by fA:r>u. Bet-ing-9 to 4 a.est Mfcintop, 7 to 2 :}g1 I"jhr T,.n. 4 to 1 agn Xouaa. 8 to 1 esch "gt V\ Ud Apple and Telefon, 10 to 1 agst Chiora, and 100 to 8 aart any other. Silerv Tyne set a tread pace to Maintop. Full of Luck, Teiefon, Chlora, and King Bonuy, WUH Wild Apple lafi. tiii fife furlonprs from home, when he blundered! badlv, and Maintop went on from Clilora, Telefon, and Norma. Entering the strjipbt Triefon drew to tlm front and won hy Three 1engtht-; four lengths lx-t\v< ,n the second and third. Maintop was fourth. Sih'1fY Cob- blcr fifth, Fiuit fiirl sixth, and vVooItashill last. Telefon was sold to Mr R "'r>jm;1n.of 75e;. (Rice started 1.4. -J on—The EINGMEK HANDICAP ?TES. XiOU PLECIIAŒ of 80 8OV6, for four year olds end upwards; "rinners exurn. About two miles and a quarter. all 7 Mr A Scott's M'itderschen Owner 1 5 1? 0 Mr P Giee«cnV Lord of the Lc\'p.1..1t1:on 2 a 12 4 Mr E Woodland's Dam W Hopkins 5 a U 1 Mr ;,ajb(:n F Reed 0 5 H Bonas'j O'Dc novan Frceotantls 0 » 11 11 Mr brutton's Queen Bee Mr r. Xugcnt 0 h II H Jeapee 0 6 II 6 Capt Tristram's Monaco Mr W BttlH'el 0 111 0(ia(it Watson's Baiiycoura Pmyoun 0 Winner trained bv owner. E??!l?—! to 4 ag"t Lord of the Level, 7 to ? a! O'L'onovan. 9 to afrsf Bally:-oura, 7 to 1 ag*t Rnc,?.v den. 10 to 1 agst- \1011(,O, and 102 to S agst any otber. Wiederseheix sei. tied down from Ballycoura, O'DoJ1o- van, and Sandy Br?e. to the water, where O'DonoTa* fell, and Wiedersehen makir.g the whole of the 'hn- nil. g. won by four lengths; six lengths separated ilia second and third. Snowdtm WIiE fourth. Ballyeoura ,J;3 the only other to complete the course, >Sandy Bree- failing: at the last d'toh. (Race sJ-Sncd at 1.3".) O A-The PLUMPTON HANDICAP H IU- E- 2. U DLK RACE of 100 sovs. for four year old6 and upwards: winners extra. Two miles. 5 10 5 fr IV DJ\¡re\"f; Lady Corea Mason 1 a 11 3 1\1 r J Hare's JTetuerland Doi'iry 2 6 10 6 Mr C Chapman's Cusikfian Mr Payne 3 Winner trained by Young. Betting-5 to 5 on Sutherland, 2 to 1 a.gst Lady C ra. and 4 to 1 nt CM:JM1nD, Castlefinn made the running from Netherland t il six Llr¡on¡( from wli^n h dropped oil. ,1,?n, and Jfetherland came on from Lady Corea, who chal- lenged at ;1" ia t hanile IWld won a good race by., l?ngtl" a bad t!1ird (Race started at ?.2.) I ADDITIOVAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNTVO. I t,OiOuness, Ch,on, Main Top, Tdrfou, Ethe'wulf, I Ooclnry Lass. B;)L.da. ShemeM' ?pdn?day. Lord or the Leel, O'D:mO"n, Sno?d?n. Ballvcoura, Lye Lees, Buck Up, Mirk Oer, ethoå, Rougiw-m, Bridal. Fcre-t Fiov.v: Ivan. Toilswrorth. Tonsure, and Owün Mood.

I NEWMARKET NOTES. I THIS GALLOPS. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Brewer's B?st Light. Andria. and Roseate Dawn vent a useful fix furlongs. Blockwell's Housewife, useful eveii fur- longs and Loan and Silent Friend, etea-dy mile. Waugiis Sansorino and Warrior, useful seven furl<mgs. Aroher's Galangttl and Proffer, useful mile. JUMPEKS WORK. Jarvis's Spinning Minnow and Cheritos Belie, st-s-ady mile. Pickering's Johnston Lass, useful two miles. Sadler's Eileen Asthor?, good niile and at h,ti,f; and CHID bo. steady mile and a lia-if. WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR JUOXDAY. SUiffordsliire handic,ap-MISS DODDS. Novices' Steeplechase—LIGHT OF THE WAY. Covnty Hurdle—EFFIGY. Wedcesday isteeplechase—SAXILBT. Manor hurdle-HIGHWAY.

I SPORT OF THE DAY. Lady Dalmr-ny has registered the following colours under .National Hunt Rules Prim- rose, roeie sleeves, yellow cap. By his tumble in the bunting-field the other day Morny Cannon happily sustained nothing worse than a severe shaking. The Gimcr.t-ck Stages, to be run at the next August meeting at York, has closed with an entry of 138 subs. Thus is 25 less than last. year. The injury sustained by R. Motoalf in th. fall of Kioto at Haydook Park on Thursday is much more serious than was at the time thought. Sportsmen will be glad to hear t.hat W. La.ne has recovered bufficiently to be a.ble to leave Lingficld. He arrived in London yesterday. He is shortly to go on the Conti- nent for a couple of months.

I Schools' Football. CARDIFF SCHOOLS' RUGBY LEAGUE. DIVISION I. METAL STREET v. GRANGETOW. The above-named schools met at the Jubilee Park. In the first, half Grange-town led by a try to nil, scored by Tudor Williams after a flll-P run. Metal-street, well led by Mitancliet, Rees, and Taylor, played up well in tiis< second half, and it was not until ten minuses from time that G-rangetown secured the upper hanrl. On the morning's play there was only a try difference between the teams. Final ecore: (i. T. Pta. Grangretown 1 3 14 fMetaivtree-t 0 0 0 COURT ROAD v. ROATH PARK. At the Roath Park. A well-contested game ended in a dr,tvr. Tom J a me-: got over for Park ?^ter a fine rush. Prewd scored in the corner for Court after &oine passing. At half- time each school had a try to its credit. Nothing further wa" scored in the second. moiety. Final score: G. T. P'ts. Court-road 0 1 5 Roath Park 0 1 3 DIVISION II. SOUTH CHURCH STREET v. ADAMSDOWN, At the Sophia Gardcna. The South Church- street iads had the best of the game through- out. although Adamsdown shonE in the second moiety. Up to half-time Colli, !21, Kimbr ana Pevvoe brul ecored tries for the homesters. Coliis's long, dodgy runs being greatly CD evidence. He scored the Vinnerg only try in the second half. Final score: (i. T. p't.s. South Church-street 0 5 15 Adamsdown 0 0 0 DIVISION lIT. COURT ROAD SECONDS MOUNT STUART SQUARE. At, the Sophia Garden*. Mount Stuart had a runaway victory. At half-time they led by 1 goal, Z tries to nil. he <>rers being Nanst- rang. Richards, and Michael (2). On resuming, Richards dropped a goal, Taylor and Michael scored tries. The Courts' defence was very weak. Final ecore: G. T P'l# Mount Stuart-square *5 8 48 Court-road Seconds 0 0 0 D r,, d. NEWPORT SCHOOLS' LEAGUE. Eve^weli. 6 goals, 4 tries; Spring Gardens nil. Crindau. nil; Alexandra-road. nil. Stow Hill, 4 tries; Tredegar Wharf, nil. Bolt-street, 2 tries; Corporation-road, nil. St. iMwry s. 4 tries; St. Woolos. nil. Mairdee, 3 tries; Barnardtown. nil. Durham-road v. St. Michael's.—Postponed. MR. G. BOOTS' TEAM v. CILFYKYDD—At Cilfvnvdd, on January 23rd. Kick-off 3.50. Referee. :Mr. T Willims. W.F.U. e628

Risea United, -7L.F.C have January 21. February th. Utfc. 15th: Marcil 4tii, 16th, 25th; April 1st. 15th, open.—Apply Secretary, 3.ix>vc. c4012i14.

NELSON'S TEA PENSIONS SUSPENDED. The following announcement "'a issued by Messrs. Nelson and Co. (Limited) on Fi-ie,iy:- The directors have been legally advised that, in consequence of the litigation now pending against the company, tliey are not .iustifi,d in distributing the share of prolits under the purchase card until e,)n.,e order is made by the court. In the meantime these moneys will l;e placed to the Widows' Pension Fund Account and carefully preserved for payment in due course. Negotiations are now proceeding with the object of placing the whole business on a thoroughly sound and profitable batie for the customers" It may be remembered that the pensions have been gradually reduced during the past few weeks. It it. understood that about 20.000 widows' pensions are afi'ected. The manager says..that the future business of the company will be conducted on a basis of giving a lump sum down to the hueband in the caee of death of his wife as v,11 as a lump eum to the wife in the case of the death of her hus- band.

Early next week the appeal by the Miners' Federation against the Ocean Coal Company will be tried in London in the Divisional Court, and the question on the contracting- cut clause affects about 20,000 miners. Messrs. Roberte-Jonos and Thomas are for the Miners' Provident Fu;id. and Messrs. Walter Morgan. Bruce, and Nicholas for the Federa- tion. A big array of coaneel has been briefed on either aide.