... Accepts the Presidency of the Royal Society. The Press Association is officially informed that the Earl of Coventry, president of the Royal Agricultural Society, has received a personal letter from the Prince of Wales consenting to accept the presidency of the society for the year 1900, in order to show the great interest which he takes in everything relating to agriculture. A Noble Endowment ...

... Mummy Photographs. I A. Parie photographer has introduced a novel stylo of taking photographs, which is enjoying great success. He calls it mummy photography. The Babject is swathed in mummy cerements, put into a genuine sarcophagus, which has been Sported from Cairo, and portrayed in an upright position. The smiling, living face which looks out from the embroidered grave clothes gives an odd ...

... Further Cutting. Hamburg,Honday.—In consequence of the rate cutting by the Atlantic steamship lines, the Ram- burg-American line has reduced the fir«t cabin fare by its steamers from Southampton to New York from iE20 to The principal Liverpool Atlantic steamship companies deny that there is any war in regard to first and second class passenger rates. The agreement which existed until recently ...

... SCOTLAND v. WALES. Straight Speaking. One can hardly Understand the ways of tho Scottish Rugby Union in the selection of a referee. We understand that the Welsh Union submitted the names of such well-known authori- ties as Messrs George Harnett and E. Temple Garden (London), E. B. Holmes (Midland Counties), J. Thornhill and J.T. Mag-ee (Ireland), but none of these gentlemen appeared to suit ...

... in'r 'm I win ,nk^mmrn»+mmwm Ebus DAVIS* bay Tea* in Ceylon and iu L6fi- don £ tt»Uc ftAltt, wMCherer market it better M the xnGitte&tt. ...

... FOUL PLAY OR SUICIDE P Fate of the Lady's Maid, Another young woman, Ada Louisa, Williams, has mysteriously disappeared from Sarbiton under circumstances which point either to foul play or suicide. Her miltress-an independent lady retiding at 8, Arlington the latter theory. Miss Williams entered my service as a lady help on 18th February, she told a, Ltautr representative last night, •' an3 ...

... A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. New York, Wednesday, 5 p.m.—The following favomrable bulletin was issued at 2.50 this after- noon Mr Kipling has gained since the morning. The temperature and pulse are lower, and in every direction an improvement is noted. A bulletin showing improvement was indeed anticipated from various circumstances. It was noted that the absences of the doctors from the sick room ...

... MR CHAMBERLAIN CONVALESCENT. To-day Mr Chamberlain paid hia fiv.-ti the Colonial Omce since bis attack of inliaouzA lIarly a fortnight : ...

... LOSS OF A MM!. STEAMER. I New York, Wednesda-F.-A telegra,m from Managa states that the Pacific ma.il steamer Starbnck sank on Tuesday afternoon 12 uailtM from Aniapala. No lives are reported lo-t Beuter. ...

... LICHFIELD WIFE MURDER. I Death of the Assailant. I The blacksmith Edward Green, who was yes- terday arrested on his own confession charged with the murder of his wife at Wcodhouaes, near Lichfield, died last night at the police atation. Throughout yesterday he was continually retching, and was visited by the police surgeon, who prescribed for him. A constant watch on the prisoner moreover was ...

... Official Starting Prices. I (As published in Racing Calendar and Sporting Life.) KEMPTON. RACE. RUi.NF.r.S. WIXXEB. PISTCB. Hounslow 8 Merry Mood 7 to 2 a March 9 Sweet Charlotte. 7 to 2 ag Middlesex 7 Cherry Heart. 5 to lag ...

... The Man About I own.' Mr Hob sou Maiiuhews made several capital suggestious to the Cardiff Records Committae yesterday on the subject cf the obliteration of Old Cardiff. Scon, very soon, there will be n-D Old Cardiff, not even a vestige left in its street nomenclature to recall the past. Sourie of the older inhabi- tants are anxious that the place names of the town should be preserved. An ...