... INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS, Sir Edward Russel! and Press Criticisms Speaking at the annual conference of the. Institute of Journalists at Nottingham to-day. Sir Edward Russc-U. president, said the value of the Press to the community bad to be asserted not fussily but weightily. A blow had been struck at the very root of the functions of the Press by the absurd verdict which had been granted ...

... IMPERIAL PENNY POSTAGE. It is st&ted on good authority that Imperi '.l penny postage will come into operation on November 9 next, the Prince of Wales's birth- day, by'which day tho necessary preparations are expected to be ...

... The Accident to a Candidate's Son. A Ltunicescon correspondent telegraphs that the cpuflition of Mr Hugh Moutton, son of Mr Fletcher Moulton, Q.C., who sustained a frac- ture of the skul L and conciisiion of the brain yes- terday while cycling in the constituency for which Mr Fletcher Moulton is the Liberal can- didate, ba^ama so critical last night that Dr. Victor Hor.eloy, tho well-known ...

... NEWPORT TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. I At a meeting of the Newport Technical Instruc- tion Committee, held on Tuesday evening, the new position of headmaster of the technical schools was filled by the appointment of Mr J. J. Stewart, M.A. Cambridge, B Sc. London, and University College, Uottingliqpi. There were 80 candidates. The new master will undertake his duties about the middle of August. The first ...

... ITALY AND COLOMBIA. ROME, Tuesday Evening.—The Government has at last decided to take energetic measures against the Republic of Colombia in order to enforce the payment of the Cerruti claim. It is announced to-day that an ultimatum has been presented, allowingflthe Colombian Government a period of 20 days fn which to pay. ...

... Margam Tragedy. THE SUSPECTED MURDERER. It is stated on good authority that the suspected murderer, Joseph Harris, who has admitted coming from Carmarthenshire, and has owned. his real name to be Joseph Lewis, is the son of Mr John Lewis, collier, Drefach, Llanarthney, village lying in the Llandilo direction, five miles from Carmarthen. His mother's Christian name is Letitia, hence the name ...

... HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS AT OSTEND. OSTEND, Sunday.—This afternoon the King laid the first stone of the works that have just been commenced for the deepening and widening of Ostend Harbour. After performing the cere- mony his Majesty made a short speech in which he prophesied that Ostend would become one of the foremost harbours of Western Europe. The work will take about three years to complete.- ...

... Dx. BRiNG?A-n?. MD., U.S.A., IS CastoM HMsestreetC?rdi': Beta'a.ll- ...

... Oxford and Cambridge athletic sports took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Queen's Club grounds, West Kensington. Result-. High Juinp.-I, Adair, Oxford, 5ft. 9m.; 2, Paget Tomlinson, Cambridge. Putting tho Weight Snowball.—1, Oxford, 37ft. 4in. 2, Bulloch, Cambridge, 36ft. Min. 100 Yaxds.-I, Thomas, Oxford 2, Harrison, Cam- bridge; time, 10 2-5sec. One Mile.-I, Danson, Oxford; 2, Hunter, ...

... I Golf Notes. I [BY BOGEY.J From the end of June play upon the local links remains in a more or less dormant condition until the end of the holiday season. There is on exception here and there in a summer meeting, such as is the case this week at Abergavenny. How slow things are can be judged from the fact that I have two items to chronicle this week, one the result of a foursome competition ...

... On inquiry lcte on Sunday evening our Lon- don representative was informed that the con- dition of the Hon. Arthur Guest, chairman of the Tail Vale Railway Company, continued much Tail Vale Railway Company, continued much about the same. Although still confined to his room, he waa able to learo bis beft for 4 short time daily. ...

... MASONRY EXAMINATION AT CARDIFF. The distribution of prizes to the successful candidates at the recent examination in stone masonry held in connection with the Technical Instruction Classes at Cardiff took place at the Dumfries-place building on Saturaay evening by Councillor Cro-sman. The prizes, given by the Cardiff Master Builders' Association, consisted of books on practical masonry and of ...