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SOLDIER TAILOR'S THEFT. LIFE IN LONDON, CARDIFF, AND SWANSEA. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday (before Maura. C. H. Evana and D. Duncan), Herbert H. Maxted, 31, bombardier and master tailor in the Royal Field Artillery, was charged with stealing two suits of clothes and a silver watch guard, value f,5 1011., the property of George Baxter, at Cardiff, between July 29 and August 22, 1899. Mr. L. H. Pratt, Cardiff, defended. Prisoner appeared in undress uniform. -Prosecutor stated that he lodged with prisoner at 58. Plantagenet-street. On July 29 witness saw his clothes in the chest of drawers. He was away from Cardiff for three weeks, and on his return he missed the things. He identified them in a pawnshop afterwards.- Mr. Pratt, for the defence, admitted the pawning, but pleaded that prisoner had been driven to it by want. He came from a very respectable family; his father had been more than forty years prominently connected with a religions denominati<*u smd was intimately known to his (the speakdft) partner, Mr. Lloyd. Prisoner had had all the advantages of an early religious education, but, unfortunately, in Cardiff, owing to slackness of trade, lie waa compelled to work as an ordinary serving tailor. though himself a master tailor. His means were insufficient to supply the wants of his family, and in desperation he pawned the suits, and told prosecutor what he had done. He subsequently left Cardiff to take up a job as master tailor in Bond-street, London, but was discharged, again through slackness of trade. He then went to Paris in search of work. Before leaving London, however, he wrote to prosecutor enclosing the pawntickets, and promising to refund the money as soon aa he could. Prisoner, on returning from Paris, enlisted in the Army. and soon attained the post of bombardier and master tailor, which position it usually took seven years to obtain. An hour before his arrest he obtained his first pay (£28), and was willing to make the fullest restitution to prosecutor. That morning he (Mr. Pratt) received a telegram from prisoner's commanding officer, who said his character, conduct. Ac., were highly satisfactory. Defen- dant's father was lying seriously ill. and Mr. Pratt suggested that the man might be dealt with under the First Offenders' Act.—The Magistrates intimated their anxiety to take a course which would not interfere with prisoner's career in the Army, and with that view they imposed a fine of £3 and costs. inclu- ding the restitution of such costs as com- plainant had incurred.

LESS SWEETS. BETTER TO GIVE CHILDREN DELICIOUS FOOD THAN SWF-BTSTUFF. Some foods will, cure dyspepsia and other foods will cause it. The safest way to get well is to use the food that agrees with the stomach and permits Nature to go along in a thoroughly natural way. A lady says:—" I have at last found a true way to get well and keep well, and that is by the use of Grape-Nuts breakfast food. For six years I suffered with indigestion and palpitation of the heart so that I could not sleep at night. I tried a great many different kinds of medicines and a lot of different kinds of cereal foods, but none of them helped me. and I seemed to get worse and worse. I became very despondent, and was at a low to know what to do. One day I read in the paper that Grape-Nuts breakfast food would cure indigestion and build up the body. I wondered if it contained any medi- cine, but learned that it did not, but that it was only a food prepared so that the stomach could easily digest it. The next time I went out I bought two packets. This was on Tuesday, and it was all gone on Saturday, for we all liked it so much that I sent down and got three more packets, and from that time I have been using Grape-Nuts steadily, and my indi- gestion has entirely disappeared. Sometimes when my little girl has been playing extra hard during the evening she will climb on my knee, pat my cheek, and whisper in my ear, Mamma, please give me something nice.' I say (knowing all the time). 'What is nice, dear?' She says, Grape-Nuts with cream on top,' and there is nothing, sweets or anything else, that she enjoys better than this good, wholesome food. She eats it for breakfast every morning, and prefers Grape-Nuts pudding for dinner. At night she has Grape-Nuts for her supper with a soft-boiled egg, and she thrives wonderfully on this kind of food." Name given by Potsum Cereal Company (Limited), Temple-chambers, Temple-avenue, London, E.C. Grape Nuts ready-cooked cereal food is used by lawyers, ministers, doctors, and invalids alike, and should be used by all brainworkers and athletes. 1.20394-1

ABERDARE BANKRUPTCY COURT, At Aberdare Bankruptcy Court on Monday the case of David Harris, formerly carrying on business as a grocer at Cwmaman, occupied the court for some time.—Mr. W. Thomas appeared for a number of creditors who were present. The gross liabilities were declared [' at £1,053 10s. Bd. Asked by the official- receiver to account for the difference between his assets as stated to Mr. Leyson, of Swan- sea, and the amount mentioned in the state- ment submitted to the court (the former being JE;508 Os. 7d. and the latter dE288 4s. 5d.), Harris replied that certain book-debts were collected between the issue of the two statements. The eiamination was adjourned to enable a further investigation to be made into the accounts. The examinations of David Lewis, haulier, Cwmbach. and John Morris, haulier. Incline- row, Cwmaman, were declared closed.

MERTHYR CONSUMPTIVES. Dr. Ward reported to the Merthyr Board of Guardians on Saturday that very shortly the open air treatment of the cases of phthllis under canvas at the workhouse would have to be discontinued. So far. it had been very suc- cessful. Five patients had been under treat meat, all of whom had gained considerably in weight, and two had taken their discharge.

THE NEW SCHOOL RATE SMALL PRECEPT ISSUED BY THE MERTHYR BOARD. At the monthly meeting of the Merthyr School Board on Friday, the Rev. John Thomas presiding, the principal item on the agenda was to issue a precept on the rating authority of the parish for £7.000 on account of current expenses for the half-year ending the 25th of March, 1903.—Mr. V. A. Wills asked how it was that the precept was so small this time. He had, he said. been a member of the board for about twenty years, and he was sure that for the last three or four years so small a precept had not been ordered. He had always understood that they had raised a.bout £ 22X00 or £23.000 a year.—The Clerk explained th-at the board had had' £ 8,000 to carry them up to the 29th of September, making the total sum for the year £15,000. The precepts for the two previous years had been £ 16,000. They went very carefully into the matter at the beginning of the year. and it was thought that they could manage with £15.000. Of course, they v; uld not have much in hand. but there was no doubt that they would be able to pay their way up to March.—Mr. Wills: We simply pay our way up to March, and after March the new authority, to re-place this board will have nothing to go on with. Then at the end of six months there will be a cry. "Here's the result of the Education Bill; look at the increase in the rates."—The Rev. D. Price said that the clerk's estimate was carefully considered in committee, and they were assured that £ 15.000 would be quite suffi cient for the year. He did not think it right to ask for more if they could do without. If they could clear their way without going into debt he thought the ratepayers ought to thank them. It was no part of their duty to prepare for the new authority.—Mr. Michael Thomas and Mr. N. F. Hankey deprecated any reference to the new authority.—The Rev. James Williams: There is a rumour in Dow- lais that we are going to play some tricks with the district council.—The Chairman: I should not like the impression to go forth from this board that we are doing anything which would place the new authority, if it comes into power, under a disadvantage. The remarks made by Mr. Wills are of such a cha- racter as to leave that impression, and I think it is unfair to us as members of this board to leave that impression on the public mind. All that can be expected from us. surely, is that we should pay our way during the year exactly as we have been accustomed to do in past years. If there is a. new authority to come into power it surely is no part of our duty to place them on a better footing at the commencement of their year than we have been accustomed to place ourselves at the beginning of every past year.—Mr. Wills: I agree with you there, but I am not satisfied yet as to why it is that this year we only Hfint £15.000, when in preceding years we have had £ 16,000. Our expenditure has increased, and what I maintain is that £ 15.000 is nof sufficient, and that. therefore, we must be ip debt at the end of March.-The Chairman: The clerk has given us his word that £ 15,000 will cover our expenses, and what do we need more? Surely, neither Mr. Wills nor anybody else will urge us to go in for EI,000 extra if £15.000 will sumce.—Mr. Wills pointed out that the estimate was made eight or nine months ago, and that aince then items of expenditure had been growing upon the board for which no provision had been made in the estimate.- The Clerk: There is a balance in hand of about £5.000 to-day, and I think £15,000 will carry us through with a balance to our credit.—Mr. Hankey then moved that a precept for £7,000 be issued.—To show, as he said. that he had no animus, Mr. Wills seconded the motion, and it was carried unani- mously.

SCENE AT NEWPORT STATION. James Sullifan, a fetuidy young man. who described himself as a ship's pilot, was brought up in custody at Newport Police- court on Monday charged with disorderly con- duct and using bad language at the Great Western Railway Station approach in High- street. Prisoner was further charged with assaulting Albert Stoker, a cabdriver, and Police-constables William Taylor and George Browning. On Saturday night, about ten o'clock, prisoner was proceeding to the rail- way station, and when near the cab rank he started a horse attached to one of the cabs by striking the animal a deliberate blow on the head. Stoker, the driver, then remonstrated with Sullivan for his action, and prisoner retaliated by striking and kicking Stoker. A hcene ensued, in which prosecutor had cer- tainly the worst of the argument. A railway porter, who endeavoured to interfere, also came in for rouch handling, and had his fingers injured. A large crowd assembled, and were treated to some filthy expressions on the part of the prisoner. On his way to the police-station he again became very die- orderly, and, as Police-constables Taylor and George Browning were putting him into the cell. he struck both constables several violent blows in the face.—Head-constable Sinclair said that prisoner was formerly a ship's pilot. but his ship was loet in the Black Sea. He found his way back to England. and had since joined the Welsh Regiment in Cardiff.—The Bench sentenced prisoner to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

GIRL'S PLUCKY ACTION. An inquest was conducted at Griffithstown Police-station on Saturday by Mr. W. J. Everett (deputy-coroner for South Monmouth- shire) on the body of the five-year-old son of Charles Anatole Depoix. 88. Halliday-terraoe, Griffithstown, an engine-driver on the Great Western Railway, over whose head passed a wheel of a heavily-laden cart. driven by William James Bowen. and belonging to Messrs. Williams and Co.. mineral water manufacturers, Newport. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." and recom- mended that the coroner make application to the Royal Humane Society for a medal for Polly Clapham. aged 12, for her bravery in attempting to save the child being run over. [n doing so she was nearly drawn under the wheel of the vehicle herself and sustained an njury to the eye.

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COCHFARF'S NOTES. COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. It is claimed on behalf of the town of Bradford that its youths are un- doubtedly to the front as linguists, chiefly on account of the opportunities afforded at a linguistic club to learn foreign languages. At this club it is the rule not to confine the members to the learning of one language at a time, but French, German, and Spanish are taken alter- nately, and the three languages are acquired almost as quickly as one is mastered under ordinary circumstances. This bears out the contention of bilin- gualists. that any person having a good knowledge of two languages is better fitted to learn a third and a fourth lan- guage than a monoglot is to acquire a second one. Why do not Englishmen become duoglottists, like the Germans, for they are nearly all competent English speakers, in addition to their native tongue? Teachers of languages invariably admit that Welsh students who have also a knowledge of English are more apt in iearning foreign languages than their single-speeched English neighbours. My opinion on this interesting subject may be regarded as being biased, on account of my Welsh sympathies; but I am not writing without being supported by excel- lent authorities as to the reliability of my testimony, and I can speak from a fair degree of experience also. The Englishman complains of a lack of oppor- tunity to multiply his knowledge of lan- guages, but where none present them- selves opportunities must be created, or conditions which are now neglected should be made use of. Why cannot Welsh be used more frequently, as a means towards an end, even by students of English extraction? It has always been a debatable question whether a nation can be bilingual for any length of time, but it is beyond question that bilingual Continental people acquire English readier than any other when they come to reside in England. We can instance Norwegians, Finns, and Belgians. I know many persons of each of these nationalities who, when they have resided in England a few years, are masters of, at least, as vigorous English as their neighbours, and very often a more correct idiom. Why? Because at home they learn their native language as well as that of a dominant or neighbouring nation. The children of English residents in Wales who neglect the opportunity to learn a second language with little or no trouble are neglecting a most valuable aid to learn languages which are not so available; and what Yorkshiremen are doing at Bradford can far more easily be attained by everybody in Wales, be be native or "stranger." Why cannot the American svstem of paying workmen for practicable ideas for improving machinery be intro- duced in this country? The inven- tive artisan in British workshops is too readily dubbed a crank, or as being ready to do anything rather than perform the work expected of him. Nevertheless, some of the most important inventions in the history of British indus- tries have been discovered in the work- shop or the factory. The story of Sir Richard Arkwrigtyt and his laconic reply of "chalk your bobbins is known every- where, and his experience should be an example to all British employers. It would pay our large companies well to apply a portion of their dividends every year to test any reasonable suggestion made hy their employes, and it would prove the most profitable investment possible. Every French soldier in the time of the great Napoleon was supposed to carry a marshal's baton in his knap- sack, and I also believe that every British artisan should be encouraged to believe it probable that he carries a sort of indus- trial wizard's wand with him, provided he cares to cultivate its use, with due encouragement from those who have plenty of this world's riches. I see by the technical journals that such a system ba.v been tried by Messrs. Vickers and Maxim at their Barrow works. The firm recently issued a notice to the men inviting them. in order to facilitate production of work, and in the mutual interest of employers and em- ployed. to communicate any ideas they may have tending to the economical pro- duction of work on which they are em- ployed. An "awards committee" was- appointed to consider any suggestion submitted to the management, and ten have just been dealt with. In six cases the suggestions were accepted, and prizes awarded ranging from £10 to jEl. the other four being dismissed. If the value of the cuegestions are correctly represented by the prizes awarded, it may be argued that this plan is but a very moderate success; but this is only the first trial, and is sufficiently encourag- ing to be persisted in. If the prizes are not adequate for the suggestions made, the company may find it to their advantage, after finding a g^ood margin of profit accruing from a practi- cal trade test of the suggestions, to issue to the inventors a further liberal bonus; and subsequently the Legislature may be induced to alter our cumbersome, prohi- bitive patent laws to be an encouragement rather than a deterrent to poor inventors. What if a million of money a year were set aside to reward inventions? Millions are readily paid for less desirable objects. But so effective is the bogey cry of Socialism, municipal and State, that we may find ourselves some day fitly described, industrially, by the fable of the shepherd and the wolf. Call the State patronage of inventions what we will there is a pressing need for it, and I advo- cate it with all my heart. As in most places where the new work- house dietary has been in operation, the guardians of Bromsg?ore find there hIlA been a great saving. The cost has fallen fróm £1,421 to £1.018. Formerly a fixed ration was served to each inmate, and much of it went to the pigs. This is good news to the ratepayers, but unkind to the pigs. No two persons consume the same quantity of food, and what is one man's food is another man's poison. Where reasonable elasticity is allowed to the guardians in arranging the quantities as well as the character of the food it will be found that many care nothing for meat if they can ?et good plain food instead. It is singular how little regard is paid to what the home habits of the paupers were before they entered the workhouse. An old couple who may have been accustomed to one kind of food for nearly fifty years are suddenly compelled to take whatever the workhouse authori- ties order for them, although a less ex- pensive diet would please the old people better and cost the cuardians less money. This the new dietary rules permits, with the result I have already stated at Broms- grove. Electioneering is not all sugar and honey, but election committee-room jokes: are quite an institution. There is a good crop of them this year—from the indig- nation of the man who can never get his name spelt properly on the register of voters to the story of the man who had sworn that he would kick his favourite candidate's opponent from his door if he called at his house. But the kicking man. who was only 7st. in weight, dis- creetly changed his mind when he found the candidate ho would kick turned the scale at 16st., and was an athlete to boot. One committee-room was set in a roar of laughter by the remark that elections, like wakes, were not at all bad things, for those who took part in them enjoyed themselves at somebody else's expense— this being brought forth when a candi- date who is known to keep an excellent brand cf cigars handed his case to the witty Hibernian. Then there was the illiterate voter, who is also a pugilist, who. when the presiding officer had marked his paper for him, insisted that he should also put the voting paper in the ballot-box. for what was the good of paying salaries t<^ the likes of him if they did not do a job Illy P" And '10 on ad: infinitum.

¡ MINERS' REPRESENTATION I TRADES COUNCIL CONFERENCE AT ABERDARE. A conference was held on Saturday night, at the Bute Arms Hotel, Aberdare, under the auspices of the joint committee of the Mer- thyr and Aberdare Trades Councils, for the purpose of formulating a scheme for con- stituting a labour representation committee for the whole of the Merthyr Parliamentary borough. Mr. David Davies, secretary of the Merthyr Council, presided. Upon the motion of Mr. Stonelake, secretary of the Aberdare Council, the following resolution was passed unanimously:—"That this conference notes with aproval the growing desire for labour representation on the part of all sections of workers, and in cordially approving of the efforts now being made to carry that desire into effect would point out the supreme importance of bearing in mind the unity of interest all kinds of labour have one with the other, which makes it urgently necessary to keep the movement from developing on sectional or trade lines rather than upon the basis of the solidarity of labour, and, recog- nising the essential importance of the fore- going principle, we regret to notice the exclu- siveness of the labour representation scheme of the Miners' Federation, which is so worded that the choice of candidates is restricted to a close area of selection with an unnecessarily complicated method of adoption, and that it will work prejudicially to the cause of labour representation in times of emergency." Mr. Stonelake urged that the scheme of the Fede- ration had been rushed through and that the opinion of the general body of the miners of South Wales had not been taken upon it. It had been generally understood, he said, that a conference would have been held at Cardiff to discuss the matter prior to the conference at Southport, and he was surprised that that course had not been followed. GOWER AND SWANSEA DISTRICT. A correspondent writes:—With regard to the nomination of candidates in the labour interests for the Grower and Swansea District Divisions, many names have been mentioned, among them being those of Mr. John Williams (miners' agent), Mr. John Hodge (who con- tested the Gower Division at the last elec- tion), Mr. Ben Tillett, and Mr. Littlejohns, of the Swansea Trades and Labour Council. With respect to the last-named gentleman, his chances are very meagre, as his own society I cannot very well afford to find the money, neither can the Trades Council, of which he is member, therefore Mr. Littlejohns' candida- ture without this essential will have but very little weight with those present at the forth- coming delegate meeting to be held at Neath on the 15th inst. Mr. Tillett, it is also feared, will be handicapped in like manner to Mr. Littlejohns, consequently the matter resolves itself into the question as to whether Mr. John Williams or Mr. John Hodge shall be run for Gower or Swansea District. The opinion held by leading labour men is that Mr. John Williams will be selected to con- test Gower, and the general secretary of the Steel Smelters and Tin-platers will oppose I Mr. D. Brynmor-Jones in Swansea District.

DISPUTED COMMON RIGHTS. THE ARBITRATOR DECIDING IN FAVOUR OF THE COMMONERS. Some time ago an arbitration case was heard at Brecon to determine the rights of the com- moners in a piece of land at Torglass, near Brecon. The piece of land in question was bought some years ago by the Merthyr Urban District Council for the purpose of carrying out their water undertaking, but, after a great deal of litigation, it was adjudged common land. Mr. Richards, farmer, living in the parish of Llanthetty, near Brecon, then claimed that he was entitled to the money refunded by the council, but a committee of commoners contested his claim. The case was tried in one of the appeal oonrts and re- ferred to arbitration, Mr. Jas. Wood being appointed arbitrator. Mr. Wood sat at Brecon, and the taking of the evidence extended to nearly a fortnight, the arguments of counsel being heard in London. The award of Mr. Wood has just been received, and the decision is in favour of the commoners on practioally all points. Mr. Richards, the claimant, is to pay his own costs and half the costs of the commoners, and the com- moners are to pay the costs of the award Mr. Rowland Rowlands (instructed by Messrs. Gwilym Jame6, Charles, and Davies) appeared for Mr. Richards, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P. (instructed by Messrs. Jeffreys and Powell, Brecon), appeared for the commoners.

INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. SCIENCE TEACHING AT THE CAR- DIFF SCHOOL. A meeting of the governors under the Car- diff scheme in connection with the Welsh Intermediate Education Act was held at the Town-hall on Tuesday afternoon, Alderman W. Sanders in the chair. It will be remem- bered that at the last meeting, at the request of the chairman, the headmaster (Mr. Findlay) stated his views on the matter of science teaching at the boys' school, and the require- zaents of the inspectors with regard thereto, after which it was finally resolved that the chief inspector of the Central Welsh Board (Mr. Owen Owen), together with Mr. Robinson and Captain Shaw (science inspectors of the Central Welsh Board and the Board of Educa- tion respectively) should be invited to meet the governors at their next meeting, which took place on Tuesday. Mr. Owen addressed the meeting and his remarks were endorsed by the two other inspectors. In the discussion the following took part-Principal Griffiths, Mr. John Duncan, Mrs. Mackenzie, Councillor Munn, and the Rev. F. J. Beck, and a resolu- tion was passed to the effect that, having had the advantage of the attendance of the inspectors with reference to the policy of the Central Board and the Board of Education with regard to the sciencfe grants, the meeting decided to apply for the grant as heretofore. A second resolution was passed expressing approval of the action taken by Mr. Findlay.

NEWPORT ALMSHOUSES. FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY THE MAYOR. The mayor of Newport (Alderman H. J. Davis) on Tuesday laid the foundation-stone of the Queen Victoria, Memorial Almhouses, on Stow-hill, intended to be a. town's memorial of her late Majesty. The work is already in hand so far as the foundations are concerned. A considerable number of mem- bers of the corporation gathered at the stone-laying, and hopes were exvressed that ere long sufficient funds would be subscribed to complete the original scheme. The new buildings are being erected on land generously given by Lord Tredegar, having a frontage to Stow-bill of 127ft. They are arranged in the form of a. trapezoid, with the base left open. the centre being occupied by a lawn. The houses are to number eventually nine. but six only are as many as the present state of the, funds will admit. The remaining three will be built when the funds justify the expenditure. Two of the houses are being paid for by the Lloyd family-one by Mr. H. G. Lloyd and the second by his brothers and sisters. The buildings are one storey in height, and provide sitting-room, bedroom, scullery, coalhouse, pantry, Ac., for each inmate. with a. covered-in porch at the entrance. Small patches of garden ground are formed between the terrace and the houses, which will be cultivated by the inmates, and a small yard for drying pur- poses is afforded at the back of each premises. The buildings are being con/stiucted with local brick, having star brick facings, relieved with Path stone dressings, and are designed in the Georgian period of English Renaissance. The flooring will be laid with wood blocks and red tiles. The contract has been let to Messrs. Jewell and Sons, of Barrack-hill, New- port, for the first section at the sum of £ 1,400. The complete scheme will require £ 600 more. Each house costs, including boundary walling, draining, levelling of site, Ac., £ 230. The architects are Messrs. Haberehon, Fawckner, and Groves, Newport and Cardiff. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL ALMSHOUSES, STOW-HILL, NEWPORT.

NEWPORT EMBEZZLEMENT CARDIFF MAN IMPRISONED FOR TWO MONTHS. Charles Augustus Porter, a respectably- dressed young man. was brought up on remand at Newport on Monday and charged with feloniously embezzling JE15 8s. 9d., the property of his master. Alderman D. A. Vallghan, potato merchant, Dock-street, Newport. Mr. Frank Lewis, who appeared for the prosecution, said that on October 2, without receiving authority, prisoner collected the sum of L15 8s. 9d., dufe from a man named Ashton, telling him that if he paid the account there and then Mr. Vaughan would consent to an allowance of 10s. Mr. Ashton paid the money, and then Porter went back to the office, but he did not turn up in the afternoon or on the following day. His employer's suspicions were aroused, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On October 23 Porter was handed over to Police-sergeant Cox, of the Newport con- stabulary. by the Belfast police. He told the detective that he had gone on to Londonderry from Newport, with the intention of going to Canada, but at Londonderry he lost all his money in betting, so that he went back to Belfast. The case illustrated forcibly the evil of betting. The total defalcations amounted to 953 4s. lOd. George Ashton. Severn-road. Cardiff, for- merly of Newport, and others bore out the statements. Police-eergeant Cox told prisoner that he might be charged with embezzling RW, Prisoner replied, "No; it is not so much as that. It is only about £50 or 955 at the most." Porter afterwards explained to him that he left Newport to go to Liverpool. Belfast, and Londonderry with the intention of going to Canada. At his lodgings in Belfast were found two letters referring to betting, and a quan tity of betting circulars were also found in his lodgings at Newport. When formally charged prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Lyndon Moore, who defended, stated that Porter left Cardiff in March last to take up this position in Newport at 25s. a week, and in order to obtain the situa- tion he must have represented himself as being older than he really was, as he was only seven- teen years of age last July. He had never been away from home before, and he left his parents' home in Cardiff a good, steady, and respectable young fellow. At Newport he became associated with several young fellows, who took a great delight in betting. The first time the prisoner betted he won 15s. on a horse race. He continued to bet, with the result that he found himself being pressed for JES which he owed a man, who threatened to report his conduct to Mr. Vaughan. He was obliged to find the money somewhere, and the result was that he had now committed defal. cations to the extent of over JB50. Mr. Moore mentioned this fact as a deterrent to other young men who were addicted to betting. The Chairman said that they felt it their duty to protect employers against such losses. Prisoner would be sent to prison for two months without hard labour.

PONTYPRIDD TRAMWAYS. At a special meeting of the Pontypridd Urban District Council held on Tuesday after- noon plenary power was given to Mr. Hugh Bramwell, chairman of the tramways com- mittee, to purchase property in Rhondda- road to carry out the tramway scheme of the council. This will enable the engineer to proceed with his plans without widening or in any way interfering with the Taff Vale) Railway Bridge.

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CONSERVATISM IN WALES. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE AT CARMARTHEN. A conference of representative Conservatives from the three counties of Carmarthen, Car- digan, and Pembroke was hsld at the Rcyal Ivy Bush Hotel, Carmarthen, on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. J. C. Harford, FaJcondale. Vigorous discussions took place with the object of improving the organisation of the party in West Wales, and it was decided that steps be taken to form central associations in those constituencies within the area where such do not at present exist. It was also agreed to recommend the South Wales Union to appoint a special lite- rary committee, to take into consideration the question of literature for distribution throughout the Principality. Other matters affecting organisation were discussed, and a strong resolution of confidence in the Govern- ment was unanimously passed, on the motion of Mr. Howell Walters, seconded by Sir Owen Scourfteld. In the evening a public meeting was held at the Guild-hall, under the presidency of Mr. J. C. Harford, vice-chairman of the South Wales branch of the National Union of Con- servative Associations. He was strongly sup- ported on the platform, and the proceedings were enthusiastic throughout. Mr John Dumphreys, a member of the London School Board, who was cordially received, asked whether the work of education could be done better by one authority than by many. (Hear, hear.) He was glad to see that they believed the old adage that t-on many cooks spoilt the broth. (Hear, hear.) A very large number of persons who denounced the Bill had never read it. but they took upon themselves to guide the people on the matter, and had based their opinions on clap- trap which had arisen out of hatred of the grand old Church of England, hatred which was at the bottom of all the present agita- tion. Conservatives never had been against education. The more educated a man I became the more Conservative he became, and the less he knew the more Radical he was. (Hear, hear.) That was his experience. (Hear, hear.) He dealt \with telling effect with a leaflet issued by the Free Church Council, which stated that board schools would be destroyed. Could that be proved? The opponents of the Bill confused board schools with school boards. (Hear, hear.) He admitted the good work done by aohool boards, but could anyone argue suc- cessfully that they could not do better at less cost under the new machinery of the present Bill? (Hear, hear.) The opponents of the Bill talked of direct representation. Take the case of London. There at the last election only 5 per cent, of the ratepayers voted, and one-sixth of the present board had not been before the electorate at all. I Mr. Marlay Samson, barrister, moved, amidst loud cheering, that the meeting approved of the home. Colonial, and foreign policy of the Government, and, further, expressed its cordial approval of the Education Bill. (Cheers.) The Welsh county councils in some instances had, I be said, passed a resolution not to administer the Education Act. The people need not trouble very much about that. because those county councils would be ignoring duties which every law-abiding man should undertake, and the Board of Education would step in and do all that need be done in those respective counties. (Hear, hear.) There was another threat of non-payment of rates. They need not trouble much about that either, because, in his opinion, it was a threat resorted to in the hope of frightening the Government, and he could conceive of no step more likely to determine Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain to continue with the measure. The effect of a fulfilment of the threat would be the knocking off of a great number of Nonconformists from the register. Mr. Robert Hughes, Cardiff, seconded the resolution. He asked them not to rest con- tent until they had converted their Parlia- mentary member—daughter)—or wrested the seat from him. (Cheers.) The resolution was carried unanimously.

CARDIFF MEN COMMITTED. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday (before Messrs. C. H. Evans and David Duncan) Charles Bowen, eighteen, William Holmes, 30, Levi Lewis, nineteen, and William Parsons, twenty, were charged that on November 1, at 5, Aliens-arch, Canal-parade, they criminally assaulted Elizabeth Thomas. The latter resisted and screamed "Murder!" i £ -ij:eceived certain injuries during the treatment to which she was subjected.—Policersergeant Ben Davies was fetched to the scene, and picked up a lot of broken crockery and the carcase of a cat recently killed. The bedroom was in disorder, and there was blood on the floor.- Dr. J. J. Buist (police surgeon) described the woman's injuries, and said she was in a. nervous state and considerably shaken Prisoner! wen *11 oooxmiOed to the mmUm.

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNCIL. r DISCUSSION ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A meeting of the Pembrokeshire County Council was held at the Shire-hall, Haverford- west, on Tuesday, under the presidency of Sir Charles Philipps, Bart. Before proceeding with the business on the agenda a vote of condolence with Mr. Clement Williams, mayor of Tenby, at the death of his wife was passed. Letters acknowledging receipt of tha council's resolutions against the Education Bill were read from Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- nerman, Mr. J. Wynford Philipps, M.P., who said the council could rest assured that he would oppose the Bill in all ite remaining stages, and General J. W. Laurie, M.P.. who said the resolutions were evidently based on a misunderstanding of tne provisions of the Bill, whilst, on the other hand, the Bill proposed to redress an unfairness in the burden of the cost of secular education, the control of which it proposed to place entirely in the hands of the local authorities directly elected by the people. A vacancy was declared in the Llanstadwell Division, owing to the absence of the member (Mr. J. H. Coram) from the county for the paet twelve months. It was decided to contribute £50 towards the expense of constructing a new road near Anaroth in place of the old thoroughfare, which had been swept away, and to ask the Narberth District Council to carry out the remaining portion of the necessary deviation. On the recommendation of the main roads committee, the road between Dirty Bridge. Haverfordwest, and the city of St. David's was declared a IDSun road. A sum not exceeding JS20 was voted for the employment of a clerk in sorting the papers at the county record office, with the object of separating documents that need not be pre- served and tabulating the remainder. Salaries, pensions, Ac., amounting to £5,571 Is. 3d. were ordered to be paid. The report of the delegates sent by the three counties to Ireland to study agricultural co-operation was presented as drawn up by a section of the deputation, and, seeing that it was not formally signed by the Pembroke- shire representatives, its consideration was deferred for three monthe. The technical instruction committee re- ported that they had awarded six scholarships of £8 each for the short course in agriculture at Aberyetwith College to the following appli- cants:—Mr. D. Thomas, Nant-even Farm, Clydey, Hanfirnach; Mr. David Canton, Nol- ton Haven, Roch; Mr. John W. Thomas, Rogeston, Portfieldgate; Mr. Percival Richards, Winterton, Milford Haven; Mr. John Hy. John, Lambston, Portfieldgate; and Mr. D. T. Williams, Llanoy, Croeagoch, Letter- ston; also one scholarship of £15 for the advanced course to Mr. Gwilym Morgan-Lewis, Crinow Farm, near Narberth. The same committee having adopted a new scheme for the distribution of grants in aid of science and art classes, on the basis of work done in the different centres, a petition on the subject was received from Haverford- west asking the committee to re-consider the new scheme, seeing that under it the grant to the art classes at Haverfordwest would be con- siderably reduced—Mr. Sketch (Pembroke Dock) pointed out that if thefee claeses were to be better supported by the council the present id. technical rate must be increased by another id.—The Chairman said that, as the one who proposed the ld. rate at the start, he would, be quite prepared to move a ld. increase. seeing that technical instruction was of such real importance to the future of tne youth of the country. (Hear, hear.)—The committee was asked to re-consider its new scheme. A letter was read from the Local Govern- ment Board to the effect that they were not prepared to sanction the proposed payment of £7 to Mr. William James, Croesohillip, farmer, to compensate him for the loss of sheep bitten by a mad d" The Board of Agriculture also made the statement that the owner of the mad dog had undertaken to make good the loes to the owner of the sheep. —This statement was denied by Mr. Howard Griffiths (St. David's), and. on the motion of Dr. Griffiths (Milford Haven), it was decided to refer the matter back to the contagious diseases committee, with the object of laying the case more strongly before the board, it being con&.dered that it was an unjustifiable hardship that the sheepowner should not be compensated for what he could not prevent. Mr. Egerton Allen moved a protest against that part of the Order of the Board of Agri- culture dated September 20, 1902. by which packs of hounds while being used for the pur- poee of hunting were exempt from the pro- visions of the Muzzling Order.—Dr. Williams (Drim) seconded.—An amendment by Dr. Griffiths that the board be petitioned to exempt all dogs from the Muzzling Order, as it was believed that the country wae now free from rabies, was carried by a large majority. A motion by Mr. Daniel Davies that a peti- tion be presented to Parliament praying: that all motor-cars and cycles be adequately taxed was referred to the main roads committee. Upon the initiative of Mr. W. henny, a small committee was appointed to consider the best means of transit between New Mil- ford and The Hard, Pembroke Dock. The matter received strong support, and one of the suggestions was that a steam floating bridge be procured.—The Chairman said that one of the greatest drawbacks of their charm- ing county was that it was split up by the haven, and it waa very desirable that the two portions of the county should be brought into closer touch with each other. The last business was to consider letters from the Montgomery and Carnarvon County Councils against the Education Bill, and Mr. Howell Walters moved -that, owing to the protracted sitting, they be laid on the table. Upon a division it was decided that they be read, whereupon a large number of members left the hall, and the letters were read to a small gathering.—Dr. Griffiths said he was prepared to go as far as anyone to try and prevent the passage of such an iniquitous Bill. but once it became law he would abide by it until it was repealed. (Hear, hear.)— The Chairman said that was a very fair view to take of the matter.—Mr. Egerton Allen moved that the council, having received and considered the communications, express gene- ral sympathy with the resolutions contained therein—The Chairman ruled the motion out of order.

CARDIFF SHIPYARD ROW. GREEK AND COLOURED MEN BOUND OVER. The feud at the Cardiff Docks between Greeks and negroes which is constantly breaking out was again before the notice of the Cardiff bench on Tuesday, when Theo- dore Amstellio (26), Greek. Thomas Payne (40), and William Henry (23) were charged on re- mand with participating in the latest distur- bance, which assumed the dimensions of .a riot. in the Shipping Office Yard on Saturday, October 25. The evidence in the case has been partly given. Police-sergeant Ben Davies and Police-constable Wheeler stating that several hundreds of Greeks and negroes were I engaged in the conflict, in which sticks and knives wqre freely used. Mr. J. H. Morgan now appeared for Theodore, the Greek, who was alleged to have been armed with the leg of a chair, whilst Payne used a walking-stick, and Htenry, the other negro, played with his fists. Mr. Rees (clerk), at the outset, asked if there was any evidence to prove that the men conspired together? Police-sergeant Ben Davies answered in the negative, but said the feud had been going on for some time, and on a previous occasion the police had to disperse the combatants. Mr. Morgan: Do you say Amstellio was there then?—I can't, say. Mr. Rees: Is there anything to show preme- ditation?—I cannot prove that—the men assembled there—Greeks and coloured men. Mr. Rees: The whole of the evidence shows there was a riot at the time. Do you know of anything that took place before—any meet- ing, or anything, to show they conspired?— Only the general feeling that has existed for a long time. Mr. Morgan: Amongst whom—this man?— Well, the crowd generally. I don't say this man. The whole of the Greeks and coloured men. The charge was then altered to one of assembling to commit a breach of the peace. Police-constable Wheeler, in answer to Mr. Morgan, said he did not know where the row. which was a general one, commenced, or whether the Greek only defended himself. Witness heard shouts of Let 'em have it, boys. Give it to 'em." He and the sergeant had to draw their staves to protect them- selves and to restore order. He saw the three prisoners there. The Greek struck several in the crowd with a leg of a chair. Payne followed suit with the walking-stick. Henry employed his fists. After consideration. Alderman Sanders said the difficulty was to fix the blame upon any persons in particular. They bound all the prisoners over in the sum of £5 each to keep the peace for six months.

BRAVE ACTION AT NEWPORT. William F. C. Holding, a native of JerseT (Channel Islands), now living at 18, George. street, Newport, was on Monday presented by the Mayor with a certificate of the Royal, Humane Society. In July Holding heard n little girl shouting that her brother Thomas i Duggan, six years of age, had fallen into the River Usk. He ran to the Old Dock Pier- head, plunged into the river without divest- ing himself of any clothing, and succeeded in bringing the drowning boy to the shore. Arti- ficial means of respiration were applied by Phillip Davies. a man living at 2, Dock- parade, and the little boy recovered. xae Mayor also presented Davies with the Humane Society's certificate.

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