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LADIES' BICYCLE COUPON. t THIS rOTE IS GIVEy IX FAVOUR OF Mias Xante of f Licensed House) Xame of Totfil I e' y COOL AS "u AX ICEBERG- ST. J U L I E N « TOBACCO SOLD I X loz. PACKETS OXLY. E6S63—10 SWEEP! SWEEP!! SWEEP:: I WE HAVE ADDED A y CHIMNEY SWEEPING BRANCH To onr CARPET-BEATING DEPARTMENT, and. having engraved the Services of thoroughly Practical Men and provided L-p to-Date Appliances, we can with confidence Solicit the Patronage of the Her ,eholders ot Cardiff and Vicinity. EVERY ORDER RECEIVES PROMPT ATTENTION. CLOTHS PROVIDED TO COVER CARPETS, Ac. ESTIMATES GIVEX FOR LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS. HOTELS, CLUBS, 4c. THE CARDIFF STEAM LAUNDRY, DYEING. CARPET, AND WIN- DOiV CLEANING COMPANY (LIMITED). MINNY-STREET, CATHAYS. SEND POST-CARD. NATIONAL TELEPHONE, 741. al037 public flimisrmriusi* CARDIFF. THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee and Manageress. Mrs Ed, Fletcher. Telephone: 362 TO-NIG rIT TO-NIGIIT! THE T* AO: OF LONDON". Y.r. JOHN" F. SHERIDAN ,thp World-renowned "Widow O'Brien") and SpeciaUv-seicctert Company, in- cluding: Mns URACIE WHITEFORD, in the New Musical Drama. WHE-N THE LAMPS ARE ?T' LIGHTED. Time and Prices its Usual. Booking Office- at Messrs. Thompson and Shaekell's, Ltd., Queen- street. Telephone 521. Sunday Next., June 5th. at Eight p.m.. Grand Sacred Concert by the Amalgamated Society of Musicians, in aid of the Cardiff Distress Fund. £ |ee Bills for Programme. al234__ GRAND T N E A T R K Lessee and Manager.Mr. Clarence Sounes. AXOTHER MONSTER HOLIDAY SUCCESS OF THE CELEBRATED DRAMA. MY NATIVil LASU- Popular orices from 4d. to £1 1-. Early Doors extra. Secund Price at 9. Doors open 7.10; Early Door? 6.45; Commence 7.30. JSaUDT has Commenced un Tie Hayes with his Gondolas. Hi Open Every Evening at Seven p.m. Ail implications for Ground Spjjce, Whit Saturday and M on tin,v. at the Hibernian Fete. Sophia Gardens, and al30 for the Rhondda Fair- apply to above address. Treorkv Fair on June btft; Entertainments Commence Saturday, juce 4th. Porth Fair on Monday, June :3*h; Frtertnm- ments Commence Saturday. Jure l!th. Fern- lale Fair. Monday, June 20th: -In'ertaiauieuts Commence June 18th. No confetti or teasers tllowed, by order. a 1143 'Tis not in mortals to command success, but well do morr-—deserve it." fp H E EMPIRE. Managing Director OSWALD STOLL TO-NIGHT! The Eminent Irish Comedian. ALTER J^JRXROE, With New Songs— "The Galhut Gordons," "The County Ball in Sligo," "The New Nabob," and his new Patriotic Song—"Irishmen must be there." THE ESMES, In a Comic Concoction called "The Circus Queen." THE NINE ROSEBUDS, Exceptionally Cleve • Young Vocalists and Dancers. J. W. BOWIE. Operatic Tenor Vocalist. DUNCAN"«J COLLIE DOGS 'Unique Examples cf Canine Intelligence. HARRY ROSE, (,<-nic Singer. THE KARNO TRIO. In their Musical Comedy Sketch. MAY BERYL, Vocalist and Dancer. The Eccentric Comedian, TOM LEAMORE. In his quaint Singing Character; in imper- sonating which he introduces the Grotesque Dancing that you Laugh. ami Wonder at. NEXT WEEK: — J MISS 3J[AITIK LLOrD ALSJ ANIMATED PHOTOGRAPHS Ot THE GLADSTONE CEREMONIALS, LEAVTN(, ](A WARD K.N, THE LAST RESPECTS AT WESTMINSTER. THE FUNKXAL CORTEGE. "he First Scene was taken !>v permission of VLr. Herbert Gladstone. The remainder by permission of the Lord Cha-iibei-lain. Box Office open daily (with exception oJ Satur- days) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to JO p.m. Satur- day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. R°xes, Fnuteuils. and Grand Circle. No Booking Fees. Telephone 6:3. NEWPORT. T1 H E E M P I IilT. Managing Director—OSWALD STOLL. TO-NIG KT The Original SAMPSON, the Chain Breaker, ya Extraordinary Manifestations oi Muscular Development and Feats of Strength. GERTY MOORE. FRANKS ROOSTERS. in an Amusing Act. HARRY I,AIDER. ORPHECS. DEVE- £ FAV £ W°nd.erful'v ^ise Dcgj. Mr. GEORGE D ALBERT. Next Week: Chilton, Jenkins, anil Jasper. Walter Mnnroe, (ieo. Ripon, Ac. T Y C E U M X E \V P O R X. Proprietor & Manager..Mr. Clarence Sounes. THIS DAY, at 2 and 7.30. The Great Nautical Drama, rjmrE BLUE. Prices. 6d. to £1 1< Box Office open daily I 10 to 4. Telephone 1S3 Nat. NEXT WEEK-TUB LIARS- Matinee Saturday. June 11, at Two. 55694 READ THE « WEEKLY MAIL. PRICE ONE PENNY. &L'nireioitb. P. AXD A. CAMPBELL (LI-IIITED). REGCLAR SERVICE BETWEEN CARDIFF AND WESTOX, By the LADY MARGARET. Weaihsr ant; Circumstances Permitting. MAY. Leave CARDIFF Leave WESTON. hit Tnc.^iy. 31 -10.30, Whit-Tne>di*v,31 —ll.15a.ni 1 j0'1'15, *2-3 '• 12.0 noon, *1.15, 2.0, '3.15, ^-lo. 4.0 |) rn. 5.0, 10.30 p.m. I j T JrXE. /J1™1 1-11.43 a.m., Wed.. June 1-12.30, 3.30, :.4J. 4.4", p.TJl.. n.Op.m. 1 Jaiw 2-12.30, 3A Thnrs.. June 2-1.35, 3.43, .0 riii. 7.0 D.m. t n., o —2.0, 4.0, 6.0 p.m. Fri„ June 3—2.45, 4.45, 8.0 Sat 4-7.4Sa.in.. 2.45, 4.45. Sat'.f 4-»8.30 a.m., 3.30, ir r, *5.30, 3.30 p.m. M-0,?0-c. *90- W.4-5 a.m.. M'>n.. 6-35 a.m., 4.0, a-oO. ,op.ni. *6.15. 3.15 p.m. The Steamer leaves Penarth Pier Ten Minutes after leayjn^Caivl:IT. extent Trips "i:irked thus A Limited Number of Season Tickcts will be issued at each; Children under 15 Years Half-price. G P E C I A L SAILINGS. WHIT-TUESDAY. MAY 51-t. TLFITACOMH.- and CLOVEI.LY.-Leave Car- diff 110 a rn.. Clovl'Y 6.50 p.m., Ilfraoomoc 3.0 pm r>RTSTOL.— Leave Cardiff 12.0 Noon- Bristol 5.50 o m. SINGLE TRIP to LYNMOUTH and ILFEA- C'OMBE —L?ave Cardiff 5.15 pm. (LEVF.rsOX. via WESTON.—Leave Cardiff J.O p.m.; (_!evedor> 10.a p.m. WFDN;:SDAY. JUNE 1st. ^RT^TOL.—Leave Cardiff, 12.0 Noon; Bristol, 4.0 p.m. STVNR(K TRIP to LYNMOUTH and ILFRA- COMBE.—Leave Cardiff, 5.45 p.m. GRAND Fori; HOURS' CHANNEL CRUISE.— Leave Cardiff. 3.0 p.m.; Returning about 7.0 p.m. Fire. 2s. THURSDAY. JUNE 2nd. r-LEVEDON and CHEPSTOW.—Leave Cardiff. THURSDAY. JUNE 2nd. Leave Cardiff. 3.0 p.m.; Returning about 7.0 p.m. Fire. 2s. THURSDAY. JUNE 2nd. r-LEVEDON and CHEPSTOW.—Leave Cardiff. 2.n p.uj.; (Jhepstow, 5.30 p.m.; Clevedon, 6.30 p.m. FRID A Y..TUNE 3rrl AFTERNOON TRIP TO MIN F.HEAD.—Leave Cardiff 2.15 p.m., Minehead 6.30 p.m. REGULAR SERVICE TO AND FROM CARDIFF ANH PHNAPTH TO LYNMOUTH WOODA BAY. nnd n.FR.NCOMBE, t BRITANNIA md WESTWARD HO! MAY. 1393 T.eavo CARPrFF. Leave TLFRACOMBE. WHIT-TUES., 31 .11.0 WHIT-TUES., 31.8.0 a.m. p.m. SAT.. June4 9.15 a.m. SAT., June 4..2.15 p.m. MOV.. 6 10.15 a.m. MOX.. 6 4.0 pn). Tl-VS., 7.. "iO.lnii.m. TUES.. 7 4.0 p.m. WED.. 8 10..30 :i.m. WKD..8 4.15 p.m. THUnS., 0.10.30 a.m. THURs„ 9.5.0 van. NOTE.—A Steamer will leave Ilfracomi^e for r'ardiff on Tue-rfav. May 31st. and Wednesday, June 1st., at 9.0 a.m. each day. SPECIAL CHEAP THROUGH FARES TO DEVON AND CORNWArJj. In crvniunction with the London and South Western EaHwav Company. For Further Particulars. Fares. &c., see Bills. For Further Particulars and Tickets aoph to Mr WM. GUY. Aerent. i752 70a. "Bute-street. Cardiff. EATING'S POWDER. L<: A TING? POWDER KE ATJ N G 6 POWDER Kills Fieas. BUSTS. Moth', Beetles. Kills Fleas, Bugs, Nloth; Beetles. Kills Fieas, Bugs, Moths, Beetles. RJIH; TJNKIVALLED KILLER. rjlHE UNRIVALLED KILLER. RJIME UNRIVAIJI/ED KILLER. Kills I'ieas. Bugs, cloths. Beetles. (Harmless to everything but Insects), Sold only in tins, 3d.. 0d.. and Is. Onlv be sure you do set "Keatir.g's." JPLHJA^. BEETLES, MUTHS. BUGS PLEAS, BI'J'FCITLES, MOTHS, BUGS FLEAS, BEETLES, MOTHS. BUGS ^alr^ bp .Jlurtioiu V^AAIUEL. AUCTIONEER RENT AND DEBT COLLECTOR. HAYES-BUILDIXGS. CARDIFF. Sales condncted at Moderate Rates. Prompt settlements and cash advanced upon all '.roods or property consigned for sale. Rents and Debts efficiently collected on a low scale of Commission. Settlements made promptly. t.t.f—60311

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Telephone: National. 502: Post-office. 95. Telegrams: Express," Cardi £

WHAT WE THINK. Most folk have, no doubt, lest sight of the American War news during the Whitsun days, when more important home amusements kept their minds from wander- ing across the war pond. in search of some- thing interesting, if not always funny. At the best of times everyone is losing patience with the war and everything connected with it. To militant nations the whole affair is little better than a farce—a grim burlesque on war as it is understood from history. But this is only one of the unex- pected experiences the world is gathering from the comedy which has the ocean for its stage. The utter untrustworthiness of the American and Spanish news services has become intensely aggravating to those who wish to follow the fortunes of one side or the other. A two-days' sleeper who fell into the arms of Morpheus on Saturday, with the details of a great naval battle off Santiago, well digested' and believed, would walk this mcrning in another news bnd altogether. Whit-Tuesany knows nothing cf the battle—treats the "rumour" at its value, as though it never existed— remembers nought of any victory of Spanish arms, and starts a budget of fresh news with "the start of the Cuban invasion." All Welsh and English newspaper readers have noted the silliness of the war notes telegraphed from American and Spanish correspondence, and. for want of better knowledge, many may have felt inclined to kick the Welsh and English editors. The onus of the audacious fabrications tele- graphed to England has been laid upon the newspapers which publish one sensa- tional telegram only to contradict it later. The imaginary battle oft "Sailtiago" is the last straw, so to speak. The "destruction cf the Spanish fleet," calmly succceded this morning by "Cervera. positively ascertained to be sheltered at Santiago," must have almost exhausted the patience of the most generous; reader. But the fault does not lie with British journalists, who as cor- respondents aro trustworthy and honestly] accurate, and as editors deplore the stata of the war news more than anyone. The "cooked" news is the ouicomo ci the pitiful system of news gathering pursued by the "yellow journal" of America, which calls into existence a horde of irresponsible and conscienceless men who earn a more or ie-s precarious living by spreading news- hysteria over the country. Their pav is pitccuork, and each long-drawn-out lie brings something to their packets. This I spurious news has been augmented bv! dispatehos from Spain rooked by authorities. It has become mixed in such confusion with the authentic, and, there- fore. loss sensational, news of properly accredited British war correspondents that British editors are quite unable to sift the good from the bad. A suspected telegram may after all contain the very item of fact for which the world waits. Ti\,e chances have so far been against the truth, and. although the news agencies and home editors sift the badly-telegraphed news with the greatest care, falsity and truth have been so far irritatingly intermingled. The ¡ only satisfactory method is that of placing the v ai news as received before the public, that readers may al-o sift a; best they can, that readers may al-o sift a. best they can, the good from the bad.

XEWS GLEAXIXGS. At Lcn? Sutton, Lincolnshire, Robert Rav- ines. for foui teen years postma-ter at Sutton- briage, wis prosecuted by the Po>tina^tor-Gene- ral for alleged fraud and embezzlement it v.™ alleged that defalcations h"d been d's. covered amounting to over £ 1,200: th.'t with- tK-awal notice^ and receipts for money had been forged, and den-it books tampered with Rau-hnc-i was committed for trial to Lincoln- shire Assize-. Soring C'e ming.—'Windows Cleaned practi- cally, expeditiously, and economically -Send post-card the Original tirm, ifinny-street Cathay. Cardiff. Telephone, 741. j. At Chester Castle cessions eight Liverpool cyclists vers each fined 5: including cost* for scorching on Blackford Hill, which is well" known for its danger. The police timed their speed in a curious manner. They measured off 110 yards, A police-constable with a step watch at the commencement, and a sergeant who stood at the end lifted his leg as a signal when th ? cyclists passed him. Thev thus proved that the cyclists rode at the rate" of nearly 23 mi1a" an hour' Dyeinsr and Cleanina Up-to-date.—Everv De-srription of Clothing, Iio'isehold Fumishin" X< satisfactorily treated.—Send post-card (Covnmny well known), Minny-street, Catha'-s, Cardiff. 9 Alderman Jenliin, who for 24 yewrs had been chairman of tlie Oxford B-;ard of Guardians, and who had taken a prominent part in muni- cipal affairs, hri? died at Oxford, aged 70 years. The decoa.?sd gentleman was greatly respectc-d both in the university and in ths city. Spring Cleaning.—Lace, Ac.. Curtains Cleaned and F;m in our well-known stvle. The Spring Cleaning.—Lace, &c.. Cnrtains Cleaned and F;m in our well-known stvle. The Original Company, Minny-street, Cathiiya, Car- diff. 3 The ship Troop, which ran ashore off Fire Island, Xew York. la-t week, was sailed by a Swan-ea man. Captain T. A. Bevan, a former master of tho Swansea trader Glanrafon. owned by Messrs. Richards, :-cn. and Co. The vessel had not proceeded far to sea when there was found stowed away in the hold Billy Morgan, the well-known Swansea pugilist, who LIS landed with the crew on Fire Island. Soring Cleaning.—Caroets Chemically Cleaned. —No fading or shrinkinz. Moth effectually removed: wonderful resiO.s. Comoany well known.—Minny-street, Cathavs, Cardiff. 4 The Cdo-sa correspondent of the "Daily Mail" ..ay.s :-The Russian forces at present in Crete will be relieved by tho 4th battalion of the 57th Modlinski infantry regiment, two com- panies of which, numbering 330 men, under Captain Petru<ha. left here on Sunday 011 board t'13 Emperor Nicholas II. On tli3 5th of June 500 1H2r;) will follow on the steamer Tchikat- choff. and a week later another detachment of 350 will he tak-eu ouj: by the steamer Czar. Sprim: Cleaning.—Nn More Delays.—Carpets effectually Beaten; new patent: up-to-date machinery just put in.—Send post-card, the Original Company. Minny-^troot. Cathays, Car- diff. Telephone. 7-1. 5 A Heater's telegram from Washington on Monday i-s: -The reciprocity agreement between France and the United States h "I has been finally concluded. It i:) under- stood that the agreement was signed en Satur- day. and that it will become effective next Wednesday. It grants the French minimum rates to certain American products. Soring Cleaning—Carpets taken up and re- laid or re-arranged bv practical m?-n. on the shortest notic.—3end post-card Minny-street, Cathavs. Cardiff. Telephone, 741. 6 A Reuter's telegram from Yokohama on Monday says:—The Korean Government has decided to open three more ports, and to make Ping Yang an open one. The following are the local successes at these sports on Monday .-—Half-mile scratch bicyc!e: ht. E. Philips. Aber-Tavenny. Time. lmin. 25 3-5sec. Ouarter-mile flat handicap (open) 2nd. W. Phillips. Aber<ravennv (27yd»>: 3rd. A. Cnrzcn. Abprs-avnny f?2vds). 2?0 yards novices' scratch hurdle race Cnpen): 1st. T. Prosser, Aber- gavenny; -d. n. 81)j11ane. Newport. Tim". 28 4-5seo. Mile bicycle handicap (open): 1st. H. Powell. Abergavenny 110'),'d. Dveimr and Heaning by Post. Carriage nairl ope way. Price ent by return of post; best, workmanship: moderate charges c^Vnnanv well known.—Minny-street, Cathays, Cardiff. 7

Bath and West Show. o In spite of somewhat unfavourable weather, other attractions in the form of horse and foot rates, and the scarcity of money caused by a collier: strike of practically two months' dura- tion, the attend mce at the Bath and West of England Show at Cardiff en Whit Monday totalled 24,057 passing through the turnstilfes. For the Lfth day the figures make a. very respectable comparison with other places visited I by the society during the last sixteen years. Lru-tol and Swansea can show higher totals, but m the great majority of instances atten- dances run from 4,030 to 10,000. Compared I with the last three shows Cardiff on Monday exceeded expectation, as the following table will explain: — I auu- St. South- Car. ton. Aibaus. iimnton. diff. ]8'j5 1-5% 1S97 1893 1*0 clock 10.125 5.237 1,570 8,995 15.752 6.090 3,148 17,540 7 » 14,047 8,661 5,544 23,542 0 1 o,026 3.9=4 6,829 24,057 nen tns total number who passed through the turnstiles for the live days come to be 1 compared, tho result, though fairly satisfac- tory, is not quite so good as under more pro- pitious circumstances it would have been. The statement of numbers paying for -umission for the Vrholo of the period during which luo show t was open at various towns in vhr:h :o:ai interest will be taken work out, sis ii 'iirr- 1282. Cardiff 62,621 1386. Bristol 100,579 1838. Newport 53^425 1892 Swansea 72,973 1893. Gloucester 54.640 1395. Taunton 43,292 1896. St. Albans 34.436 1897. Southampton 42.634 1698. Cardiff 55,270 I The total for Cardiff does not, however, include season tickets, for which another 8,000 or 9,000 must be added. The most of the judging had been completed by Saturday, but there was plenty to interest the visitors beyond an inspection of the pens, implement stands, Ac. At twelve o'clock there was a parade cf cattle in the large ring, and at three o'clock there were competitions for harness horses, confined principally to trades- men. The working dairy attracted considerable attention, the champion prizes being awarded. The band of the Royal Marines under the leadership of Mr. Frank Winterbottom, per- formed a capital selection of music. HARNESS HORSES. The large stand near the horse ring was wen filled by three o'clock, when the remaining classes in harness came out to be judged. Class 33 was confined to Cardiff tradesmen, and the entries were not o iiomersns as < ne could wish. The badrv was taken by Messrs. S. A. Brain and Co. with a handsome bay gelding. The open class for bay geldirgs over thirteen and not over fourteen hands, driven in harness, indtced several local exhibitors to enter the ring. Mr. E. Jones, of Afanoravon, succeeded in taking a second prize, vhile Mr. W. Jones, of Fitzhamon-embankment, came third The first prize for a mare or gelding- under thirteen hands went to Bristol, but Mr. Jenson, of Llan- trisant, took the second place. The only remaining class was a iocal one, in which chief honours went to Messrs. Fenneil and Small. AWARDS. Class 33.Dray or cart mare or gelding, suitable for and having been worked by a Cardiff brewer, builder, timber merchant, tradesman, or haulier, or the corporation, for a priod of not less than six months prior to thi date of the show (offered by the Cardiff Local Committee): 1st, S. A. Brain and Co. (Limited), Old Brewery, Cardiff. "Champion"; 2nd, G. A.Iden, 22. Miskin-street, Cardiff, "Prince": h c. J. Moon, Hope-street, Cardiff. "Captain"; r. Robinson, David, and Co., timber importers Cardiff, "Darling." Class 39.—Mare or gelding, over 13 and not over 14 hands, to be driven in harness: 1st, E. S. Godsell, Stroud, "Nobility"; 2nd, E. Jones. Manoravon. "Taffy"; 3rd, W. Jones, 53, Fitz- hamon-embankment, Cardiff,"Iolo Mcrganwg"; r and h c. S. Evans, Penygraig."Princess Maud." Class 40.—Mare or gelding, not over 13 hands, to be driven in harness; 1st, A. E. Gould. East Shrubbery, Redlanu. Bristol, "Little Wonder"; 2nd, A. Jepson, Mwyndy, Llantrisant, Lady VHndsor"; li c, W. R Flower, Dorchester. "Chatterbox." I Class 41 --Light mare or gelding, the pro- perty of a Cardiff tradesman, used solely by him and driven regularly by his servants for the delivery of his goods and having been in his possession for a period of not less than six months prior to the date of the show.- 1st, A. G. Feniicll, Cardiff "The Don"; 2nd. A. R. Small, Cardiff, "Jewell"; v h e, Mr. J Moon Her.e-street, Cardiff, "Moonlight"; h c, A. G Fennel!; e, 3. T. Wood. Cardiff. BUTTER-MAKIXG—CHAMPION PRIZES. In the butter-making department Monday was the most interesting, as the winners in classes during the past week competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals. The judges spoke very highly of the whole work, and eventuailv awarded the honours as follows: Gold m-dal and society' certificate: Miss L. Brandon, the dairy house, Eccles-hall, Staf- fordshire. Silver medal and certificate Ifizs E M A Crrok. Mentmore Dairy, Leighton Buzzard. Bronze medal and certificate: Miss L. Brind- iey. Tartly. Staffordshire. The specia! prizes of £ 1 each were gn en for e>xV'bifpillllth(}?JlS»,th9 he.t kee!)i;, £ r qualities, exhibited in thi butter-making classes. On? pound was taken on each day of the show fiom eacn prize lot of butter in the clasps named, and were jndgej on Monday Th'1 th-ee prize< were taken by Lord PoltSmore. of Pcltimore Park Exeter. ART PRIZES. ,The drawing for prizes in connection with Lne .art Union took place in front of the pavilion at 4.39. The winning numbers were:- 1.)25. £1::i l5-k.; 00, £10 10" 412. £10 10" sj5- £ i0. 118:J. £10; 251. £ 0 5s.; i&risS:; 1737, £5 J- 10S7, ,5 5s.; 1291, £ j 5s; 1195, £5 w' 1488. £5; 17S2, £ 5; 426 £5: 1044, -P5r 1775, £ 5: 1211, £ 5: 236, £ 4 4s.; 157?,. £ 4" It. £ 4 4- 6/7. £ 4 4s.; 936, £ 3 3s.; I44g £ 3 ~s 154, £ 3 3^ 59S, -03 3s.; 7:6. £ 3 3; 1047, zL2 '3 •' 841. zC2 2s.; 999. dEZ 2s.; 46, £2 2s 50 £ 2 23. 1542, £ 2 2s.; 1546. £ 2 2s.; 1CJ5, 378 in catalogue-' 458, 527 in catalogue. INTERVIEW WITH THE GEXERAL SECRETARY. THE SHOW A FINANCIAL SUCCESS. A "Western Mail" representative who caught Mr. Thomas F. Plowman, th? energetic secre- tary of the Bath and West Show, on the grounds at Cardiff just as the show was closing en Monday, put to him one or two questions to gauge his opinion en the show as a whoie. Mr. Plowman, he found, was par- ticularly pleased with the influx of visitors, and triumphantly pointed out that the figures practically broke records, in spite of the many disadvantages which had militated against the success of the mesting this year. Mr. Plow- man was very bitter with reference to some of the counter attractions, which he considered had been somewhat forced upon Cardiff. The weather, too, had not been auspicious, but. in spite of all these drawbacks, the attendance had been splendid. "And how about the financial side?" queried the pressman. "Capital. From a financial point of view the show has been a complete success." Dilating further upon the subject. Mr. Plowman ex- pressed himself particularly struck with the contrast of this year's show with that held in Cardiff sixtesn years ago—not only in the com- parison of the classes, but also in the growth of the society. In 1302, for instance, they had no classes In,. dairy produce, but now the butter-making was one of the principal and most interesting. Reviewing the show still further, Mr. Plowman expressed himself com- pletely satisfied with the results. There can be Little doubt that Cardiff entirely shares his views. I

FOKTKCOMINU 3 A RIM AGES. Mr. William Forrest, ol St. Fagan's, Cardiff, eldest son of Mr. Peter Forrest, of Edinburgh, and Miss Marie Spencer Lewis, fifth daughter of Sir William Tboinas Lewis. Bart, (general manager of the Marquess of Bute's Welsh estates, .xc.). of The Mai-dy. Aberdare. and ?2a. Queen Anne's-gate. S.W., at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square, to-morrow (Wednesday). Mr. Thomas Augustus Davies, of Neuadd, LJanbrdr. C'rickhowell, Brccenshire, only son of the late Mr. Thomas Davie, J.P., Brecon- shire, and Miss Amy Howard Tripp, fourth daughter of the late Per. Henry Tripp. M. of HuntspiU, and rector of Winford, Snmerset. at Winford Parish Church on June 7. In Westminster Abbey the wedding is arranged to take place of Viscount Emlyn, of Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire, Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, and Cawdor Castle Nairn, and Miss Joan Emily Ala'y Thyi)ue eldest daughter cf Mr. John Charles Thynne D.E. for Beds and Receiver-General to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and graiuf- daughtcr of the late Sir John Athole Murray Mncgregor. third Baronet of Edinchip, Loch Earn Head. Perthshire, on June 11.

MR. jrSTICE HAWKIXSS CONVERSION. Considerable interest has been aroused in the Inns of Court by the announcement of the adhesion of Mr. Justice Hawkins to the Roman Church. The Tablet on Saturday contained the bare announcement that Sir Henry was "received" a month ago; while the "Weekly Register" devotes a leading article to the career of the neophyte and to the old-time con- nection between theology and law. It may be added that Lady Hawkins has long professed the faith which Sir Henry has now made his own. According to the "Catholic Times," Sir Henry Hawkins has been considering for years the step he has just taken. The news did not 1 come as a. surprise to his lordship s imme- diate friends.

The Late Mr. Gladstone ———<——- EMIGRANT KB OH THE FIELD The Pres. Association states that the Queen rn Saturday sent the following telegram from Balmoral to Mrs. Glad-tone, at 21. Carlton House-terrice, S.W., the residence of Lady Fiedcrick Cavendish, with whom the bereaved widow was staying on the occasion of her journey to London for the luncral of her lius- ban'-L — "To MI. Gladstone, 21. Carlton Mouse-ter- race, London.—My'thoughts are much: with you to-day, when your dear husband is iaid to rest. To-day's ceremony will be most trying and painful for you, but it will be, at the same time, gratifying to you to see tne lespect and rei'r?t evinced by the nation for the memory of one whose character and intellec- tual abilities marked him as one of the most distinguished statesmen of my reign. I shall ever gratefully remember his devotion and zeal in all that concerned my personal welfare and that of my family.—S. I." JEWISH MEMORIAL SERVICE AT CARDIFF. Preaching at the Jewish Synagogue, Cathe- dral-road. oil Saturday la.vt, the minister, the Rev. J. Abeison, B.A., after pointing out the brilliancy of the intellectual gifts of the late Mr. Gladstone and the mag- nificence and grandeur of his achieve- ments in the poi-k.ic.il and literary worlds, he asked his congregants to look at those sides of Mr. Glad-tone's character and genius which concerned them as Jews. Mr. Gladstone waft prettinmonay a champion of oppressed race3. In raised his eloquent voice against the B u garian atrocities with a pawer which thrilled Europe. When the world thought that his polit.cal life, had ended ..cid that he had rstirad from the Chamber which his presence had for half a century adorned, it was start- lingiy awakened with a thunaerous oration, not two years tiga, on behalf of the down- trodden and massacred Armenians. And when there cane from Russia, to the.r co-reLglonists the ih-starred news of the wholesale persecu- tion heaped 011 the Jews there, G adstone again pleaded for them with ral these gifts of mind and speach, with a41 that earnestness and overwhelming pow:r of conviction and persua- sion with which the Creator had endowed him. In facs of all this. should they, an Jews, not reverence his memory? For what race since tho beginning of the world's history had ha.d to pay so high a price for its reli- gion? What race had had to so painful an extent to boJir the brunt of the world's most evil forces—calumny, racial hatred, torture bodily and mental? Jewish history, Jewish tradition, were each a long, unbroken chain of persecution upon persecution, and the annals of the Jew., were written in letters of blood upon every page cf the world's his- tory. Mr. Gladstone's watchword was liberty, and. as Jews W110 knew the word anù expe- rienced its meaning throughout the course of history, they must treasure his memory, and pray that God may raise up others like him. But there was yet something in Mr. Gladstone of an equal significance to them. They were celebrating that day the Festival of Pentecost, which, according to Jewish tradition, was the dLiv" when the Almighty descended on Mount Sinai and gave the Israelites "the Jaw and the Commandments" That law was the Penta- teuch—the Five Books of Moses—forming the first portion of the Bible. And was not the Bible the enduring companion, the prcud solace, of Mr. Gladstone throughout his 'ong and eventful life? In the very heat and whirl of the mo-sit ardent political complications he found time and opportunity to turn to his Bible, and to draw therefrom a salutary and life-giving inspiration. It was the basis of his faith, the secret of his severely earnest re!igicm5 life. Should they not think with an abiding veneration of a man of faith --l1ch as this? They as Jews were the first to receive the Bible and its message, and were singled out by God to preach that message to the nations. Should they not feel inspired in then' nation's mission by this example of love to the message of ned. which the deceased statesman had manifested with an inexorable zest? The preacher concluded with reciting the customary Jewish prayer for the repose of t'le dead.

A BATHER DKAWX INTO THE OUTLET PIPE. A sad and singular nothing fatality took place on Saturday night at the Cheltenham Corporation Swimming Bath. Frederick Pryer 16, butcher's labourer and drover, had been gaing through socie trapeze cxercis^s over the deep end of the bath, and in falling off went down feet foremost through six feet of water to the outlet pine, and as the water had begun to iun off it is supposed that the suction drew him in, and all eff.-rti to release him by these who dived to his assi-tanco w ere futHe. It was not until some time afterwards that one of the bathers sn-cr-ad^d in gating n rope round the boy's arm, which was protruding frem the out- let, and ths body was then dragged out, but life Was quite extinct. The bath, was thronged vita bathe-s at the time cf the occurrence.

ELECTRICITY IS THE ONLY CERTAIN CURE FORi KHET- 11A TTS 31. A medical man in a local paper describes four forms of rheumatism, but the fourth, Vaieh is ca led rheumatic lumbago, sciatica, Ac., is far more common than all the others, such as rheumatic fevers; enlargements of the joints, &?., put together. The more common form. which is the most painful, is that to which Mr. Phil Phillips. 24, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, continues to direct his attention, and the thousands of persons cured by his electric appliances and restored to perfect health after months and years of suffering, and cripples who would but for these appliances have been cripple5 for (life have had the use of their limb., and th2ir youthful vigour restored to them, hare enabled him to study the pecu- iarities of those complaints, and to improve upon his discovery that electricity was the only certain cure for them. The cure pub- ( llshed last week was that of a man who had tried almost every rm11C(ly, i!1c]urli;1g the bath" 1 at Bath, but who was relieved and placed on » Irs feet again in three day? after wearing one t of Mr. Phillips's electric belts. Here is another (':1' :SUl111Y-I'C':1rL 8enllY Bridge. Brecon, Í May 2.-Delr Sir,—I beg of you to cend by ( first post, if possible, one of your celebrated t rheumatic belts. I have very severe pains in I th9 "mal) of my back, sometimes very acute t Indeed. I had an attack last Saturday. I am s 65 years of age, and very stout. Enclosed t plea-0 find P.O. order for 5s. 6d. P ease send j insliuctions how to wear it. and whether it is i to be wora at night.—I am, sir. Ac., Philip t Williams."—On the bthhe writes again:— s "Dear Sir,—I send 5" the balance due to you v for the belt. The pain, which ljefoyc was very severe, is now nearly g"llC. I will report again t shortly.—Yours, &c„ Philip Wil iams."—This c was a bad case, and yet the belt had only been p worn ten days. Every day brings proof that Mr. I hillips's remedies are the on.y certain cure t for rheumatism. Socks and belts, 10s. 6d.; f wristlets, 5s. a t r

STEALING THE KAISER'S II r WINE. ? The Berlin correspondent of the "Morn- r in;» Lea/lev" telegraphs; —-As many as s twenty-four liotei-kpontrs have boon t arrested on a charge of purchasing gonds knowing them to have been stolen, the t property of the German F.mperor. Thus ( at 0110 stroke an. Imperial kitchen scandal has been cleared up. For four years past t it has besn a siibjeci of remark that goods, 1 and especially provisions, intended for 1 Ro'.a! use and consumption at the Pots- dam Pabce have not on arrival tallied e exactly with tho orders. Extensive depre- dati. one; appear to havo been noticed from ] the wares transmitted by waterway to the B Imperial kitchen. About » week ago as i many as "0 bottles despatched by a well- 11 known winn firm woro lacking on delivery r at Potsdam. Strict inquiries were in this caso instituted, :1!H! they resulted in the police discovering a wine merchant and a number nf hotel-keepers in the town of J Lenzen, in the Altmark. who appear to 1 have lon £ been in the habit of purchasim' T from shin", "t anchor ia!r{e quantities nf f sugar, coffee, wino, &c., intended for the < F.mo^ror's kitchen. Further arrests will < probably follow. c ■ m

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¡ Riots at Merthyr and Dowlais, Alt RIVAL OF THE MILITARY. It is not likely there will be any more serious disturbances in Merthyr and Dowlais. As we were enabled to state on Monday would be the case, a, force of soldiers arrived on the scene shortly after mid-day, and this prompt action of the authorities responsible for maintaining law and order is calculated to check any latent desire on the part of the lawless to break out into rioting. Naturally, uie arrival of the military created a good deal of excitement in thB district. "The sojers are coming!" was the general comment on every lip amongst the hundreds and thousands ef people—mostly men —who assembled in the streets of Merthyr and Dowlais soon after nine o'clock on Monday morning. Most people had got hold of the news from the "Western Mail" that the military had been sent for, and the wildest rumours were soon passing from mouth to mouth. According to gossip, the infantry were coming in regiments from Pembroke Dock and Mil- ford, Lancers were coming from Aldershot and from goodness knows where else, whilst all that there was left of the Mule Battery at New- port was expected momentarily. The streets were crammed with men, mostly in holiday attire, especially in the neighbourhood of the railway stations. Police patrolled the streets, still, in bands of six and a sergeant, all moving with measured tread that savoured more of a funeral than aught else. At the street corners men were stationed in twos and threes, and' now and then an inspector or a sergeant buzzed around to see that all was going on quietly and properly. Superintendent Thorney, too, was practically ubiquitous, moving quietly about from point to point with a determined look upon his countenance. Captain Lindsay was the smartest figure about, but he was most conspicuous just after noon-time, when he went to the station. He appeared to be fully alert, but not in the least flurried. The fact behind all the rumours was that a detachment of infantry was coming up from Pembroke Dock, and the time of their arrival was fixed just after one o'clock. Hundreds of people, of both sexes, but mostly of the trades- people class, with a good sprinkling of boys, crowded on the Merthyr platform on the up side, but the police soon cleared most of them out. As a matter of fact, the clearing out was a rather unfruitful process, especially with an open platform and several trains coming and going. However, a goodly spaiie at one end was kept open, and when the train pulled up the soldiers found plenty of room in which to gather. The importation con- sisted of about 120 men cf the "Gallant 24th," otherwise the 2nd Battalion South Wales Bor- derers. They were under the command of Major Morgan, and the other officers were Captain Fergusson, Lieutenant Williams, and Lieutenant Crawley. Those present to meet them included Captain Lindsay (chief-constable of the couuty). Colonel Cressweli (commandant of the 3rtl Y.R. South Wales Borderers), Col. Lewis (of tho Merthyr detachment). Superin- tendent Thorney, and Lieutenant Denny (a transport officer, who has be-an assisting with tho commissariat arrangements. It did not seem to be a very serious affair. Tommy Atkins can find soins fun at most. times, and his representatives were no exception. "You'll have to haul in your slacks now," sa.id one to another. "I d like to haul in a pint," was the ready reply. The men were drawn up in order upon detraining, and very little time wo? wasted, for so soon as the sergeants and packers had seen that the luggage was all right the order was given to "March." About 70 odd of the men were destined for Dowlais, and these left the station first under the com- mand of Captain Fergusson, with Lieutenamt Crawley. The station approach was crammed, but when the redcoat3 callie out of the station doors they made way. Xo demonstration took place, the people contenting themselves with talking loudly about the military and their doings. A lusty constable led the way; Captain Thorney occupied a position about haif-woiy down in the procession, and about eight or ton police-sergeants and constables brought up the rear. Formed into ranks four deep the men went away up the hill at a swinging march step that threw the policemen out cf gear entirely. "Hang these military," said one; "they step a darned sight too short for me. That was a very good way of sum- ming up the situation. So far as the people of Merthyr were concerned, they treated the soldiers very well. and, as they lined the streets, seemed rather pleased at the sight of such a bunch of smartness. There was no band, so a bunch of hobh'c-de-hoys fet up whistling "Soldiers of the Queen," but march- ing uphill winded them. and the tune was soon left to a few urchins, who were cutting about in everybody's wciy. Near the top of the town a slight mistake occurred. The leaders had mistaken their destination, and turned to go down Pontmorlais West. At this thj crowd took up a laugh. "Dowlais! To Dowlais," they shouted in jocular tones, and the misled men wheeled round Md took up the right track once more. Along the route the women and children crowded along tha gidoa of the streets, and only once now and then was a jeer or jibe heard. But if Merthyr and Peny- darren were inclined to be charitable. Dowlais was not quite so good. At the open stone- bre;king yard at the Gellvfaelog tips a number of men had been breaking stones. Amongst them were some of the discontents. No sooner had the soldiers come into sight t'ran these men lined up with their hammers, he'd at "shouldc arms." The posi- tion looked rather risky, and police and mili- tary set their teetln but marched on without altering their pace a single degree. "Where Fergusson goes I shall be there too," said one of the redcoats, who seemed to echo tho sen- timents of most of the men serving under this popular officer. The stone-breakers showed that discretion was the better part of valour, so, instead of making an onslaught upon a couple of companies of regulars, armed with 50 roiinds of balled cartridges, they stood up in line and shouted, "Boc-o-o" and "Gah-yah!" to their hearts' content. Further on the stieet the women and children took up the refrain, but every now and then a red-coat would recognise an old acquaintance, and there was rot much to grumbV? about. Several of the men enlisted from Dowlais, and there are still more men 'iving in D0\vlais now who. within a comparatively sh irt period have left th' regiment, so there was a great deal of fellow-feeling about. The men's headquarters arc at the free library, where a capital recep- tion had been prepared for them. The reading- room is turned into the mess-room; the ball- room is fitted un with mattresses, Ac., as a bedchamber, and the committee and crush room i" laid out fo" the men to c'ea-i their arms and accoutrements in. Although a day's rations were carried by each man, a good square, hot dinner was waiting for them, and the thirsty souls were able to "haul in their pints" after a The officers, after examining the place, expressed themselves delighted with the preparations that had been made by Colonel Cressv.ell, assisted by Major Jenkins, and Lieutenant C>-e;sweII. and in a few minutes tho men were as busy and happy as possible. The detachment detailed for duty at Merthyr left the rAilway station by the lower exit, and the High-street and Pontmorlais were lined on each side with people who had congregated to watch them march to the Drill-hall in Pont- morlais West, where they are to be quartered in the lesser-hall, the use of which has been p-ranted for their accommodation by Miss Mary Davis. There was no demonstration of any kind as they passed—neither sound of welcome nor discordant note Colonel Lewis and others hed made excellent arrangements for them. Two interesting features of the proceedings w?rs n-'ticel as one wai'lted from Merthyr to Dowlais. One was that the occupiers of all the houses near those that had been attacked had removed their furniture from the front rooms, so that the places presented tho forlorn snpearance of those bearing the familiar announcement, "This House to Lot." The other was that so few people watched tha pro- ceedings from the heights above. A few knots were to be seen en the brows of the tips along the route, especially at Dowlais. but the knots were very small, and most of the people that turned out goat as close to the motive opera- tions as they possibly could. During the afternoon and evening the soldiers were kept "in barracks," and every- thing was ;:1 readiness to meet an outbreak should one occur. Fortunately, however, the disturbance at Dowlais during the evening was confined to a gathering, a imposed mostly of wemen and youths, in the road at the free library entrance. A sentry marched to and iro inside the gates, where a few police officers and several non-commissioned officers were standing about. The crowd contented itself with ribaldry, and scarcely anyone took any notice of them. The disposition of the police was excellent. The town is peculiar in shape—one long main street, with a lot of small sidv streets running from it. The slightest move- ment in the main street brought the people running down from the side streets to share in the fun. Two or three—in some cases more—policemen were stationed at the corner of each side street, whilst mounted police patrolled the main streets, and larger bodies patrolled the main streets, and larger bodies of constables were stationed at points where they could be called without much trouble. There were, however, no signs of further riot- ing up to a late hour, although the streets presented a most animated appearance. The introduction of military assistance had a good effect upon the discontents. Merthyr was :n a terrible state of perturba- tion on Monday night owing to the sinister rumours which wore in circulation that, despite the presence of the military, it was intended to wreck the shops of certain Jews in the town. During the early evening ,J; mass meeting, com- posed principally of young men, was held on the Penydarren tips for the purpose of pro- tecting against the importation of the sol- diers, theground of objection, forsooth, being that there was no sufficient reason why tbey should have been called ill, and it wai3 arranged that another meeting should be he;d to discuss the matter to-day (Tuesday). The first symp- tom of disorder, however, took place between nine and ten o'clock, when a procession of about 200 or .300 boys and girls, rainging in age from twelve to seventeen, marched through the stre2ts singing, "Oh! Maria"; but beyond this they did nothing, and they gradually scattered, until tbey ev;utua.ly dispersed at the bottom of the tjwn, near the Turkish Baths. Squads of police patrolled the streets, and mounted men were on duty. GROSS INTIMIDATION OF SHOPKEEPERS. SUMS OF MONEY PROCURED BY THREATS. On Monday a gang of men met Mr. Schwartz, a furniture dealer, of Penydarren. and threatened to wreck his place, unless he gave them money, and, under the influence of this threat, he handed them 10s. They also called at the shop of Mrs. Freedman, pawnbroker, at Penydarren, and induced her to pay them the same amount by a similar form of intimida- tion. MORE TROUBLE WITH THE RENT QUESTION. The rent question, to which il-e disturbances primarily owe their origin, is not at allnnlikely to cause trouble even after the strike is over. The men em!1lo,red ill the stone-breaking yards, which appear to be the breed- ing places of the riots, are said to luve come to ,1, resolute determination to pay no arrears of rent which may have accrued since the stoppage of operations at the collieries or works. "No back money to be paid for the time w: have been out: we must start with a clean sheet when we resume work, be the landlord whom he may." Such is the burden of the cry they raise, and it is threa- tened that if any county-court proceedings are instituted or any action taken for ejectment there will be a repetition of the deplorable scenes which have already brought such ignominy upon the district. STREETS PATROLLED AT DOWLAIS. Notwithstanding the sanctity of the day, it was feared that Sunday night would see a renewal of the outbreak of lawlessness at Dow- lais. it being freely reported that an attack was intended to be made upon the premises of Mr. Jenkins, ironmonger. The police took precautions against any surprise, and made effective arrangement? for preventing any concrete assemblage. The people were kept moving in tho main streets, and con- stables were stationed at each end of every tributary thoroughfare. Besides, the system of mounted patrols was brought into opera- tion, and the night passed without the slightest disquieting incident. The sams measures for the preservation of order wera adopted ait Merthyr, and perfect peace prevailed. THE DAMAGE TO DOWLAIS PROPERTY. The damage dono to property at Dowlais through the rioting was considerable. Inspector Cook states that in the riotous scenes attend- ing the destruction of Mr. Gittelsohn's premises pi most every one of tbe policemen cn duty was injured. This would mean about 30 officers prior to the arrival of the reinforcements.

LAWYER CHAnGED W-ITH ATTEMPTED 3ICEDER. A sensation has been caused in Glasgow by the arrest of Mr. Angus Campbell, writer, Glasgow, on a charge of attempted murder by stabbing a young woman, under peculiar circumstances. WuUe Baiiie M'Cut- cheon was presiding at Queen's Park Police- court on Saturday forenoon, Mr. Campbell entered in a very excited state and told Superintendent Strachan he had murdered his sweetheart in a, house at 14. Westmoreland- street. a few hundred yards distant. He was sent rourrl to titepoiice-xtation. and detained, while a policeman made inquiries as to the truth of his story, which was considered aboard. The constable reported, on return, however, that the statement made by Mr. Campbell v.as quite correct, and he was locked up in one of the cells. It appeared that Mr. Camp- bell went to the house of the girl, whose name is Edith Blanche Raynor Hamilton Campbell, of London, who was a lodger there, for the purpose of gftting her signature to A certain document. The girl refused twice, and Mr. Campbell is 3aid to have stabbed her on the left breast with a pocket-knife, and imme- diately on leaving the house gave himself into custody. After being attended by four doctors, the girl was conveyed to the Victoria Infirmary, diately on leaving the house gave himself into custody. After being attended by four doctors, the girl was conveyed to the Victoria Infirmary, where she is scarcely expected to recover. Mr. Angus Campbell was one of the best known public men in Glasgow, where he had for years a foremost place as a lawyer, and served for a teiun on the town council. Twelve months ago he retired from business, and travelled abroad. On his return, some months ago, he is said to have spent some time in Garthavel Lunatic Asylum, at his own request. He is a widower, with a grown-up family.

ALLEGE?) SWfNOLING OF WELSH TRADESMEN. FOUR JEWS ABBESTED. A system of alleged long firm swindling which is stated to have been, extensively car- ried on by a gang of Ru-sian Jews, espe- cially in parts of South Wales, has just been brought to light by the Kettering (Northamp- tonshire) police, who have succceded in arrest- ing four of the suppo-ed principals. Over .SS.OOO.whtchisbelievedtobepartcfthepro- ceeds of their swindles, was found upon them. They gave the names of Philip Phillips, Julius Black, Alex mder Kelley, and Jacob Glass, and were brought up at a special sessions at Kettering on Saturday, and charged with obtaining £30 worth of boots from Messrs. Bryan aud Son, of Kettering, by false pre- tences.—Mr. Toller, who prosecnted, said the police had strong reasons for believing that the prisoners had, with others, been for a long time carrying on a system of long firm swindling to a serious extent, not only in Kettering, but in Cardiff, Haverfordwest, Pontypridd, Newport (Moil.), Hereford, Brad- ford, LOflr!O!1. Manchester, Birmingham, and many other places. In March last it was known that goods were obtained by false prete? ces from Cardiff tradesmen by a man who gave the name of Davis, hut is now alleged to be the prisoner Glass. The method adopted uy the prisoners, it is alleged, was to send large n'dersti various manufacturers Ot-trade-met, and obtain goads by fictitious references, and then dispose of them. A month ago the prisoner Glass gave an order for.S30 worth of boots to Messrs. Bryan and Son, of Kettering, giving the name of Davis, of Car- diff, A few days later the suspicions of Messrs. Bryan and Son were aroused by similar orders being sent to other local manufacturers by Kelley, who wrote from Hereford, and gave as reference Davis. of Cardiff. The police of Cardiff and Hereford were communicated with, and the result was that Black, Phillips, and Kelley were arrested at Hereford OIJ Thursday, and Glass, who had gone to Manchester, was arrested there the following day. At present the prisoners were only charged with obtaining goods by false pretences, but from the in- creasing number of cases that were being traced to the prisoners from other parts of the country he proposed to apply for an addi- tional charge of conspiracy to. defraud being preferred. There was strong eyidence of It fa"-reaching conspiracy which had. appa- rently, been carried on for months with singular success, for letters and telegrams inquiring about the prisoners had been received from all parts since the Kettering police took up the case. He wished the case adjourned until Weiloesday.—Mr. H. Newton, who defended, applied for bail, and said that .several friends of the prisoners who were in court had travelled all the way from Here- ford. and were prepared tr) offcr substantial securities.—-The magistrates, however, con- sidered that the rases were far too serious to justify tho granting of bail, and they, there- fore, ordered prisoners to be remanded in custory until Wednesday. j •

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A Reuter's telegram from Gibraltar on Mon- j day says:—Her Majesty's ship Terrible, with i 1 Mr. Gosohen on board, sailed for England to- night. I!

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A Central News telegram from Rome on I\.l Monday says:—An official statement has just Ijeen issued affirming that the number of people killed in tha recent rioting at Milan traa76 AI

1 Cardiff Steamer Fired On HER HULL PIERCED BY Â. U.S. ( REISER S GUNS. I Seized and Taken Into Key West.— Protest by the British Consul. Another Cardiff steamer has got mixed up with the war, this time with serious lesults. Only last week we announced that the steamer Roath, owned by Messrs. John Cory and Sous, of Cardiff, had been fired on by the Spanish at San Juan, in the island of Puerto Rico. Messages received on Monday state that the steamer Restorme1, which flies the same house flag as the Roath, had been seized and taken irto Key West by an American prize crew The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul was thE vessel responsible for the capture. She had sighted the Restormel making for the entrance to Santiago, and first fired a blank cartridge. No notice being taken of this warning, the cruiser's heavy gun9 were brought to bear cn the vessel, and three solid shots were fired, each of which struck tho Cardiff ship. It was only then, with his vevsel leaking badly, that the captain of the R .stoi mel hove to and allowed the Americans to board. As to tbe legality :'>1' otherwise of this proceeding on the part of the Americans, it is as yet premature to dilate. The captain of the captive vessel is reported t') have declared that his vessel was bound to Kingston, and had no intention of attempting to force the blockade. Again, it is question- able whether Santiago really comes within the limit of the blocade, as declared by President M'Kinley. This latter point has already been emphasised by the British Consul at Key West, and if this should prove correct the vessel will. of course, be soon liberated. Below will be f: und the messages bearing on the incident: — CARDIFF VESSEL SEIZED. A Reuter's telegram from Key West oil Mon- day says:—The British steamer Restormel was brought into this port this morning. She was captured" while attempting to enter Santiago de Cuba, with coal. She came here under her own steam, with ai prize crew on board, and the British flag Hying half down the mast. The ves-el is leaking badly. Her capture was effected by the cruiscr St. Paul. Later. The Restormel was captured at six o'clock on the morning of tho 25th, when steaming a/i full speed for the harbour. !-he was carrying a cargo of 2,400 tons of coal. The St. Paul fired a blank cartridge, and the British steamer hove to four miles from the forts, which did not fire on the cruiser. The latter put a prize crew on board, the officers of the Restormel making no protest. Not a line waa found in the ship's papers rela- tive to her destination or the firm to which her cargo was consigned. The vessel was leak- ing badly when captured, and her condition is serious. When she arrived here the marines who guarded her would not allow anyone on board, or permit the crew to take the news- panels offered ihem from tho boats which came alongside. FIRED OX WITH SOLID SHOT. A special Central News telegram from Kej West on Monday says:—The Cardiff steamer Restormel, 2,000 tons, has been brought in here with a prize crew from the cruiser St. Paul on board. She has sever il shot holes in her sides, and is leaking rather badly. It is stated that the steamer was sighted off Santiago de Cuba. on Saturdiy, evidently making for that port, and she was at ence pursued by the St. Paul. As the Restormel took no notice of the custom -ay warning of blank shot, the St. Paul commenced to use solid shot, and the steamer was struck three times before she stopped and gave up the game. She had poor luck, for had her pursuer been an ordinary cruiser sha wo"lu. almost certainly have got away But. although herself a speedy ship, she had no chance against the famous Atlantic greyhound IS THE SEIZURE LEGAL? A Renter's telegram from New York Oil Mon- day (later) says:—The captured steamer Res- tormel, according to a dispatch from Key West, declares she was bound for Kingston, and did not intend to force the blockade of Santiago. The British Consul at Key West points out that Santiago is not within the limit of the blockade proclaimed by President M'Kinley. and that, therefore, the Restormel had a perfect right to enter that port. Even the British Consul has not been permitted to go on board the captured steamer. It is be- lieved she will be released. The steamship Restormel, which is owned by the Restormel Steams nip Company. Cardiff, Messrs. J. Cory and Sons being the managers, is an iron vessel of 2,020 tons gross register, and was built at Newcastle in 1882 by Messrs. Palmer and Co. SPANISH FORTS FIRE ON THE ST. PAUL. A Router's telegram from New York on Mon- day says:—A dispatch from Key West this evenmg says, upon the authority of the prize crew, that the St. Paul fired only three solid shots at the Restormel, but each of them struck the mark. The steamer was so close to shore that the Spanish land batteries opened fire upon the pursuing cruiser, but without doing any damage to her. It is believed that the capture of the Restormel will prove a serious blow to Admiral Cevera, as he had relied upon her cargo to replenish his sadly depleted bunkers. CARDIFF AND THE ST. PAUL. The St. Paul had once a special interest for Cardiff. This was the liner on which an ex- plosion occurred just as she was about leaving New York Harbour for Southampton, and the greatest uneasiness was occasioned by the news in Cardiff, and South Wales generally, because it was known that the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir, then in America, were returning in this liner, and it was some days before it was known whether Mrs. Clara Novello Davies and her young ladies were on board at the time of the accident. Happily, they were not. The ex- plosion happened just as they were preparing to get on board, and the new turn of events occasioned a change in their arrangements.

Il HE RUSH TO KLONDIKE. A Press Association telegram from Lake Ben net, dated May 18 (via Victoria, May 50), says: —Many people are arriving here daily, and between Lake Linderman and Tagesli, where the first open water is found, ful.y 15,000 are eueumped. They aire mostly miners, few traders or professional men being among thorn. There are, however, many women. All are going to Dawson City. There has so far bean little sickness in the camp, but there ha,ve been scvcntl drowning accidents, and one or two murders at isolated points. The encampments are under the control of mounted police, who maintain good order. Reports from Dawson City state that th! spring washings have begun, ,MId that the results are satisfactory.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND RUSSIA. Again referring to Mr. Chamberlain's speech delivered at Birmingham, "Whist," in the Paris "Figaro," remarks that the right hon. gentle- man's disdain of Russia is considered at St. Petersburg as being very unlikely to disturb the general peace of Europe. He warns Mr. Chiimberlain that he should bear in mind the possibility of a Russian invasiou of the Indian Empire, whereas England has slight oppor- tunities of attacking Russia. A German or an American allianco is (says "Whist") unlikely. France is engaged in important diplomatic negotiations, and. whatever be the fate reserved for the Meline Cabinet, the Foreign Office will not remain twenty-four hours without a chief.

THE PRICE OF BREAD. The bakers in Midlothian on Monday altered tho price of the 41b. loaf from 7d. to 6Jd. In Edinburgh City the price is now 7d.

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