Increase of Rates for traffic between Stations and places the DUBLIN AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY including Railways leased worked or jointly owned worked by that Railway and Stations xir.d places the the aoove-ment:oued English and Welsh Railway Companies including Railways leased

BARNT GREEN STOCK SALE.—Usual good entries of Fat and Store Stock. Sal© at 11 o'clock prompt. Also immediately after the Stock Sale will b© sold in the Sale Yard Eight ACRES thereabouts) o! AFTERMATH KEEP Land adjoining Cab Stand. Barnt Green, by order of Mr. J. Penzer. and Nine

AMMUNITION Boxes.—For the Leather Streps and Leather-covered Wire Handies, Ring (Central 3505), 56. Slaney St.. Birmingham. ANNEALING. Oa»o-hardening. Oil treatment every des rip. tun; chrome and otbor steal treated with modern furnaces and appl an-'es Uniformity guaranteed. Mod

Glasgow yesterday, ft wortman pleaded guilty charge having disobeyed an order of his foreman. walking out of the workshop one evening rendered men idle. was fined £2. - TRAGEDY OF DARKENED STREETS. inquest was held Westminster, yesterday, on Michael Walsh, ago and address unknow

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HIS “DARK AA UNHAPPY LIFE.” A story of tbe love and marriage of Russian danoer in London was related at the Hendon coroner’s court yesterday, at the inquest on. Serge Litavkin <24), who bas been appearing with Mme. Lydia Kyasht, and had also danced with. Mdlle. Gence. was found s

ANNUAL SWIMMING SPORTS AT WOODCOCK STREET BATHS. Hi© swinming sports in oormocUon vrith King Edward’s School, Birmingham, took place the Woodcock Street Baths last night, the presence of a large number scholars and friends. Following were the results:— Graceful Dive. —A. J. Jaco

For month August.—Denver and Rio Grande Gross increase $153,000, net increase For fourth week of August.—Texas and P-.uific Gross increase $13,000. The Bank Cuba has received $1,.5C0.(XX) French gold from Havana. The Louisville and •N’askvu'.le Raiilroad reports 6.88% earned the

COLLIERIES. WARSHIPS FOIL SUBMARINE. Petbograd, October 5 (Received Wednesday Evening). 'A. semi-official message says:—During the last few days our Black Sea fleet has energetically bombarded the colliery region Zonguldak, many buildings and works being destroyed by the fire ou

Buckingham Palace, Wednesday. The King received' the members cf the Commission Internationale Eavitaillement this afternoon, many represen tad res of the French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Serbian., and Belgian Governments attending. The Grand Duke Michael Micbailovitc'h of Rus