The Cardiff Times

A CHANNEL CRASH. „r "atchet Schooner's Peril. ^e^ails gleaned from the captain of co||i ^chf*t schooDer Corouella, whi h was P4hflifjSI"n wiih the steamship Llasvthorne, of 't'Pf. as tiripfly reported in Saturday s issue, 'hd t).\ as R'tnost nuraculoa" thpt the vessel as i ",L iI"WU with all hands. The schooner time and about a mile and a !"fas'' °f Barry, beating up lor Cnrdifi', ?r°acl, !le h?ht s of a steamer were seen ap- *0iif g'lV8, As the latter did not alter her Jheip he crew of Ihe schooner <-bout ed. bub *^ere »r'es w^re a)>pari*ntly un'ieard, and as ^UlcJ aii only a light breeze the schooner l*ras(5e'1.0^' clear, and in a short, time the 9teamtr i«iw 'n'o her with tr< mendous force, ex S her lights and sendinjf her port rail a.t. ater. Th& capta.n (\V Mor-c), who ^6c|j e wheel, was flunz right across ttie partially stunned, and the ve«sel Hge to such an extent thai for a moment $i*e. | those on board that she musi cap 'y* as ^ho steamer rebounded the the 8u6r CaH'e back on an even keel, and on Itln^ Pfer recovering himse.f he found ti e ^hile~" ame3 Norman—was mi sing- Mean- ll e s^eatne'*? which proved to be he 4Uhrk°IneL oJ Cardiff, bound for Vigo, "Ssin a 8 n(i a search was mi.de for the ^.an' 'lu" no trace of him could be <*0 JL For ,uPwards of an hour the boat *'earr.Q a^'OUT1^, but all to no purpose, and the ^"beo a -CJrWf,rds proceeded on her voyage. ^aftia lr0De"a vrai mucli damaged, but as tho was practically all above the water- he was able to work her way acrosj the and aet Into V\ atchet. which port she left some 24 hours before. Tlie man 4ge *1, Who W 9 between 50 aad 60 years of a widower, and left a married Ol'tx¡ bl) left some 24 hours before. The man 4ge 11, Who W 9 between 50 aad 60 years of a widower, and left a married sotor.

DOGS AND MEN FALL OUT. Amusing Case at Barry. w ftarry magistrates (Major-General Leo Of *IR D.T. Alexander) on Monday heard a case ^n»a at*lt arisi' g out of a fight bet een two £ eap Pennon Farm, l.lancarvan, on Sun- ^h0',Je.Pteri'ber 16tIi. The complainant (tor «ot)tl t Allied lack«on appeared) was 1 bos. jJoy j irrr'er» and a gamekeeper named V\ rn. \r the defendant, who was represented (•j,' F. P. Jones-Lloyd. QlPlainant, who appeared very excited, Wbe was milking a cow whe.i defendant Wit 0 a do The ammal set upon wit- ^'led an<^ ere was a fig'11 Witness th0ll ^defendant to separate the dogs, as he OI1It)t. Irom past exper-ence. that his dog II() gel the worse of it As defendant made %,e,en>Pt to slop the doss, witness took up a beat whereupon defendant hit him on the a tbtck stick, and also hit him r er blow on the arm. V ^-examined, defendant had been a III an with witness lor 20 years and they tloyIWays been on triendly terms —Mr jones- ^i0 And it almost breaks your heart to him here ?—Complainant (excitedly) t¡t It does, sir (Laughter)—Witness had b\¡t tto as's Lloyd to apologise for hit conduct, Aj e had not done so. to ,,Jor.General Lee Please confine yourself tyje assault. ^P^P'ainant fexoitsdlv): Yes, the assault. eu 8 the th ng he could have killed me as d Its look at me. He rose a lump on my Jj as big as my fist. (Laughter.) <>it j .J°nes Lloyd How many times did you tell t yd ?' omplainant: I am not going to jJ01} (Laugh'er.) Jatkson. Oh, yes; you must.—Com- )01:\ l1ant: Well, I bit him twice there it is for whatever. (Laughter.)—Defendant de- ^at 'hat Jonn had hit him th<; first blow,and °ice letaiiated. The magistrates con- j ed (-heie was 1<jss oi temper on both sides. °on'5emned Lloyd for using t he stick. A of lCs and costs was imposed upon him.

SLASHED A GIRL WiTH A WHIP. Af ott Cardigan Petty Sessions on Monday ^vans Oastle-street, < ardigan, summoned Griffiths, Newport, I'em fi<r a?sault- Sl>a,1d beating his daus>hier, Annie Lucinda, ^(.e-stieet. CarJigin, on 10th September. P lloch aftpfared for the defence It &"eged that about 8 p.m. the girl, who is tbe een eignt and nine years of age, was on I ^nUa<! uear Bridgend shop, with other chil- t when defendant slashed her with i whip In It times. ( ross-txamined She did nat th6'»to defendant's trap, but one sir! went on Slep She did not t..)uch defendant's bag. Caroline James. Alb on-teirace, sad sho Mi .defendant slashing the girl w th he lus might, and she interfered bet' said he was disposed to srve bfln the same -way. Cross examined: ao' used a horse whip. Mary Sophia rtb road, said that when she spoke 1I\11efendant he sa d that if she and her com- \)on had done what the child bad done he j ^ave slashed them. John Evans, car- a°d M«r?aret Evans, mother of the aad Maria Evans, Dolau, also gave Qce" DaTld y. Giifflths, butcher. New-I Pem the defendant, said his trip was he t^shguard Arms. Upon returning to ) after H --hort absence he tound a r of children in it, and he ordered them Returning to the trap again, after a J)^r |p short absence, he found that one of bis t>&PCe 8 had been interfered with, acd anoth(-r e' was a ew yards away on the street. He 3'!ed the whip to frighten the children l:: A fine uf.5s was imposed, with 31s 6d

ALLEGED FALSEPR-ETENCES. Woman Arrested at LI and aff. woman named Horace Ranfield was befo)e Mr D T. Alexauder on '^Hiy afternoon a,t the office of 'he Jj'Hlj magisirat es' clerk at Cardiff kK f6lefi!ing clothts ind also with obtain- 0 anc' lodging by false pretences J*aS "rycpgavijevidence of arrest, and accused Jiot, p,I,ar>de<l unl ii Monday next. Thealiega- Ranfield is tiiat she went to the lifro'.d Cement at l.lindaff and herse.f as a laundrymaid. giving Sw! '•"oss as Bf-ntlej 's-lane, Bristol. She was and lodging for a week, and she that she was waiting for her box to Mtere 'rom Bristol. It is also alleged that q. OrpowiDg 4s the woman suddenly left Rent's house, and that certain clothes teen missed.

Cretin* of the creditors of Frederick SW. Veai, grocer's haulier, 7, Troedyrhiw-> i^e y^^VLn^a,m ^sh. was held on Monday at ^bilif- la' Receiver's office, Merthyr- The Vj'ej.Q /*le3 amounted to £ 54 15s ldt and there bec0tr.° assets Debtor ascribed his failure to *143 ^lnS surety at the bank lor a person who Cc°me a bankrupt, and the consequent 1 Writ against him.

Salvation Army Pageant. GREAT MEMORIAL SERVICE, General Booth at the Albert Hall. One of the great annual gathering? of the Salvation Army took piaceon Monday nigh tat thc AI bert Lia.l, when General Booth conducted what was termed A memorial service tor our officers in Heaven." The vast hall was crowded in every part. While the assembly was taking place, there were selections music on the organ, and sofigs by a thousand children and cadets from the Inter- national Training Homes. When all the people were in their places a tine spectacle was pre- senteJ to the eye In the front 01 tue orchestra were the massed bands of the headquarters staff of Chalk Farm and l ongr"ss Hall in their bright unilor m3 Behind them the cadets, wearing white and blue bands over their dark uni ioi ms, and above them galleries the cliTlren dressed in white In the bouy 01 the ball by officers of the army wearing red uniiorms or sashes Wf-re two groups ul lalies wearing wblte muslm hoods and sliawls over their bt ads and shoulders iodian lashion, the groups being so arranged as to repreieat a cross and a crown The organ was sur- mounted by a huge gilt ClOWD, underneath which was the inscription They are crowned." At 7 o'clock, the time fixed for the proci eding3 to begin, all sound was hushe 1 while the mmense audience engaged in silent piayer. I he silence was broken by the entrance of a picture-que procession from the front otthehal consisting of repiesentatives of vaiious nations ami the Colonies, some of them in native costumes, the Indians being con sp'cuou? in their bright coluurei dresses carry. ing the flags of the countries they repiesented where otticer" had died duiing the year. As they filed down the hall to tue platform they sang unactompanied a qu unt dirP, We stiail w-ilk through th valley of the shadow of death" Then all the multitude stood while the bands jdityed Handel 3 Dead Mai ch in Saul." By tbi" time General Booth, with the chiei of the staff, and 1\1. tI Booth alld the commis- sioner" of the Army, had taken their places on the platioim, and the service began by the Genf rai giving out a hymn that was sung to the tune of Robin r^dair." Piayer, more singing, and reading of Scripluie followed. Then rame an addiess from General Booth He said the de«;ire fur some monument or re- gulaily recuning reremony to commemorate the dead was common to most of the human race The Albert Hall in which they weie assembled was the outcome ol such a desire. It was erected in remembrance of the consort of her late Majesty Qneeu. Vi.toria. That night they were assembler to commemorate the life and works of their de- parted comrades. They loved and admired them because they had stood for the Christian reli- gion anI had done good and useful wor k in connection with the Saltation Aimy.. had siood for the gteat princip es which tb.-y professed amidst storm, opposition, per-ecu- lion. and misrepresentation. They com- memoraied them because they had n a 1 I in their hearts and souls t be truth of the doctrines which they preached toothers. In hes dys there was an atmosphere of IDcred Ity with regard to those truths They louna the exig- ence of tnis inrredu i*y in a ,P?C IOnf,'itiire people doubting if tfiey bad a sou or a future They were not speuclators in J knew what they did believe. Their dead corn rades had known what tliey e Tufv'.ai^reci no Who doubted COU d ye' kQ0W- rrl'ininied reliance upon fa.tli Ihat was not accompanied by works '1 hev knew that theories of r.|h,"™Ses, iS? of 00 val.i= to ight doing. Honesty was oi no vall« except i. *™J°rLrJA™ .b«o "K"Sut to the gross, Ihe dru'.t.r.l, 'and the rpr.cued manv from "7 fhc> nithsecf slat vat'on. They ba<l gone in to he Wthiwt slums.-nto homes of shaine into ie?-^ der<tocair> .,ut ibvir work. roralltti^ l e honoured them. and (/>r the hign standard 01 woi k which they held u^ VN'jjithcr it were Church work, State woi k, secular Vf.Q £ t- social work, business or putilic work, or whoever kmd of work it was, tiiey taugiit that it be mr asured by the amount of honour which it brings to God the amount of blessing tl at it bringi to men It was the duty of all to endeavour to make a poor world rich and a bad world Letter. As the General re-umed his seat a gentleman in the audience exdaimed in a loud voice Amen God bless the General and this wa- followed bv cheers. The lights were then turned down and the last words of tho-e who bad died were thrown upon a large screen, by means of a ma, ic lantern, the choir singing appropriate hymns.

BREWERY TANK TRAGEDY. FATE OF RISCA MANAGER. Mr M Roberis Jones held an inquest at Risca on Monday relative to tbe death of Waiter Kerr P2): late manager of Messrs Hanco< k and Co's Brewery, Itisca, who was found drowned in a water storage tank in the grounds adjoining the brewery on Friday last. Dr N. N. Wade, Pontymister, said that he was called to the brewery on Fr'day, and went immediately. lIe should thil1k that death bad occurr d about, a quarter of an hour previous y. be lung3 were full of waler Dtalh was due to drowning Mrs Gertrude Kerr, widow of the deceased, said that on Friday morning she heard a noise in the water in the tank, and as it was an un u-ual sound she enlled for Ackland, the cellar man. and told him to go and look what was in the water. The Coroner: Was your husband in the habit ol looking at this tank ? Witness: Ye3, very ollen; especially if he thought the water was gettirg short The Coroner: Had ne been drinking the nigh I b-fore ? W itness No, he was working late. 'J he Coroner Sorn people might sa he was under the influence of drink when he fell in, so it is better to have hat ctea.el up now Witness: 1\0; be was a sober. He was m the- offije until 10 on Thursday- Ch rles Ackland, cellaraman. said thai Mrs Kerr sent down for him on Friday morn.i,? He ran up and, striking a m.itcli saw Mr Ken s head above the water. i he tank at the time bad 9ft. lOin of wafer in it Superintendent Rorier expiated the dis- tance between the top of the waU and the arch- Th?A.a.»a>= what do you think he was d mg at the tank .—He was going away and was anxious abmit tbe supply. 1 saw him coming The Coroner 11 is quite posslhle that he was feeling for the water when be fed in 1 es You don't hesitate in saying .hat :No. sir. Some people ssy it might have been suicide Do you think it was ?- No, g". The Foreman remarked that he thought some different means of testing the water should be deMrHeibert J. Wdcox, Newport, who repre- sented Messrs II *ncock and Co sa d deceased was a very careful, reliable, and rober m^n, and the company had every confluence in him. As far as witness knew, he Tiad noth.ng to worry h,The Coroner: Was the firm's business in PrW.tnes^rrAsfar as the investigations have gone, we find everything in onhr The ioreman ol the ^ury renuwW ihat,as the tank was now it seemed ■% veritable death- trThe Coroner It is qnite right you should mak<^ some ieoommMndat on. tfal>e*nm 6 officials of t he company will see that some- thing is done.. ti Mr Wilcox: I will promise that. It was not the deceased's duty to go there. rue jurvreturnJla vrrdictof Accidental death." am recommended that the company should take every possib.e precaution to pre- vent a similar accident in future.

ONE OF THE GALLANT 24th. Memorial to a Rorke's Drift Hero. Lieutenant Colonel C. E Curd, 2nd South Wales Boivierers, on Saturday afternoon un. veiled in Churcham Churchyard; near Giouces ter, a memorial cross erected over the grave of SClgt. Alfred Henrv He ok, V C- rhe memoria., which has on it a large wreath of laurels and a representation of the Victoria Cross, bears this inscription "Alfred Henry Hook, V.C. corporal 2nd S W. B., and sergeant 1st V.B R.F. died March 12th. 1905. aged 54 years. Erected by admiring civilians and members of A and B Companies 1st G. it. E. V., 1st V.B.RF., and A and B Companies 2nd V. B G. R in memory of his heroic share in the delence of Porke's Drift, Natal, 1879 If our time is come, let us die manfully for our brethren's sake, and not have a cause of reo proach against oui glory.' The 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers have placed a memorial brass in honour of SCI geant Book in the < hurch at Brecc n, which is th(.-ir depot. Lieutenant- Colonel ( ui 11, in th course of some sympa- thetic words, said Sergeant Hook had as erted the right ot the old 24th to the proud position of having wun more Virjoria Crosses than any other regiment ih the servues-

—— | PONTYPRIDD MAN'S BRAVERY, Swimming Baths Needed. Advantage was taken of the of>eningof a new school a Nor.on Bridge, Pon vpridi, on Monday to present Mr Augustus Griffiths, a car conductor, with the vellum cerf ificate of the Royal Humane -ociety for ft-seuing from drowning one of the pupils attending ihat schoot Mr Williams, Ciliyuydd School explained that alarl bad fallen inioihe Glamorganshire Canal, and was sinking for the second time, Griffiths dismounted from his Ci.r and plunged into the water and res- cued the lad. Uu for this prompt and cour- ageous act the lad would undoubtedly have been drownf<i Pontypridd bad been com- mended for its progressiveness, and rightly so, but there was one thing they greatly needed, viz, public swimming baths. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., in presenting the certificate to Mr Griffilhs, complimented him on his bravery. Mr Griffiths, in responding, expressed pleasure at being presented with the certificate, but said it was greater satisfaction to him to know that he had done his duty. (Applause) Alderman Richard Lewis. J p., Mr James Roberts. J.P., and Mr W. R. Da vies also advocated the pro- •tipioa of swimmiDg baths,

Theatrical Libel Suit. £ SENSATIONAL CASE. Prisoners "Fairy Tale." At Liverpool Police Court on Monday, before the Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr SV. J. Sl^waro), a youns; mun, who had given th* name ot Frederick Vernon Dare. of Fauikner street, j Liverpool, was brought up under a warrant chargeti with bavin unlawfully and malici- ously publislied certain defamatory Jibe s o and concerning Mr Seymour llicks and )\1;5S Phyllis Dar >. who aiv so well-known in the theatrical wot Id. Tile case aroused great interest in Liver- pool, and the was crowded, many theatrical eentlemen being present I Prisoner and who appeared in the dock in ordinary working- clo hfs wi h a muffler round his neck. is undefended. r C F Gill K C.,in stating the case for the prosecution described the libel as bmng c'cep. tionallv atrocious. Mr Seymour Hicks felt u j was absolutely essential that a prosecution should be instituted. The prisoner had gi^ea the D ime of Dar,hut it was proposed to estab lish that he was a rmn named Woolfreys. He had been passing by the n ime of Dare, and had represented to one of hi3 landladies that Miss j Phyllis and Miss Zena .Dare were his alters, Later he became a customer at a bar in ume- street, Liverpool, which was much used by members of the theatrical profession. There he passed himself oti as a brother of the voung ladies, and in that way made t eacquaintfln e of one of the barmaids, to whom he afterwards beeameeng.gei. To her he stated there waa great trouble in the family on account of one of his sisters, but, fortut-a'elv, he had al-o re- duced his charg" to wnti g On the 2nd ep- tember he wrote to Miss Wilson, the barmaid- Just a line to ask you to meet me if pos- sible at the bou-e, 29. to^o for a motor drive as early a- possible by 11 jJ. I forgot it yesterday. You can have dinner with me a 1. I have had some terrible news about PfiyhU. YVill te;1 you all when I see you. I am abso ulely heart broken. At. this time prisoner was enyaued at some motor works in Liverpool. In a letter on the September he was more explicit. In it ho vi rot a: Now I come to a verv unpleasant subject. My poor Phvllis is 10 troub.e in Parii, in tact, expectln to become a mother, and. wh t is worse still, a m-irr ed man is the culprit.no less a person that Mr Seymour Ulck". a man who has a nice wife and chill. This has only rome to my knowledge, nd ) hope vou will not thirk less of me for this. Dad has gone to Paris I have written. and I shall go as soon as I get a r-piy. In another part of the letter he wrote: I think Phyllis has acted very wrong. The news in London is that Phvllis was drugged, If it is so. I am afraid there will be a law case They onlv aid at home that dad has lelt for Paris I beiieve it is the talk of Lou- don. I hope not. In his last letter, referring to the subject, prisoner state? I may tell you unfortunately the report about "Phyllis is true The poor it appears was drugged by something! put in some sweets and fruit and now Vlr Seymour Hicks has politely told her lie does not in. tend to help her. Fancy a mairied man getting a child into th^t state. Horse- whipping is too good for him. The letter further sugststed that she had gone to Paris for a ceitain purpose A a matter of fae,, said Mr Gill. Miss Puylln t this time was under 16 years 01 age, so that, one could pnreciate the ten tble nature of the c.isrges suggested ng-iinst Mr Hicks. A gen- tleman wluus in the employ of Mr Qieks called attiie Liverpool bar and hearing about Ihe statement.the letters were fin»!lv obtained and proceed) gsinstituted. It m g t betln.ug >t, s"'d Mr Gill that these atrocious libels I would not be believed but there were ignoi fwt people who wou'd believe anytl¡jn oí a libel- lous nature, and there were people who, hear tne an appa ling storv ol this kmd connected with the theatrical p;o!ession, would express unctu H hrr r that depravity should be possible. These horrible and mischievous stories'iad caused untold misery. Tbe Evidence. Miss Wilson, barn.ii.ii at the American Har, Live poo gave ev dence asfixi ',aV1IJ2 received tbe letters Irom the prisoner and'o hi; having pas ed himself off as the brother 01 Ibe Mis-es Dare. be became engaged to him,si13 "roke it off. Detective Chief Inspector Eakins, bead, stated that prisoner's real name WV Woolfries A landladv .at whose house prisoner had stayed, said be representd 11Im-.elf as t be brother of the Misses Dare His father, he said, was house steward to the Eatl of Coventry. Phyllis Dare's Fither. Mr E. Arthur Doves, of Maida Vale, London, and cletk to Mr Jus ice Bigham, said that he was the faiher of Miss Zena and Miss Phyllis Daro. The latter was boro on the 15th August, 1890. He h»d t>ever «een prisoner in hi-> life Miss Pbjllis Dare was at the Vaudeville in Blue Bed with Mr and Mrs Hicks from December, 1901, to June, 1902. In the summer of 1905 she played in The Cak-h of Ibe 8e<150n," and in April of thIs year he sent ber to Brussels to finish her education at the same instiution as her sistjjr Zena had i atte In May last it came to his knowledge that s atements were being made regarding his daughter Phyllis, and he endeavoured to tiaca thmn o their oriain. wilhoui success They bad cause.! himself and his wife great un- happiness. It was late in ray when he heard t hese di, grareful statements. lie could not say they came from Liverpool. The Prisoner i ontv repeated what I heard. Mf Seymour Hicks, of the Aldwych Theatre, deposed that he saw MissPbyHis Dtrfin August last year with her mother In May last it came to his knowledge that statements wpre being marle .}lJotJl himelf and Miss Phyllis Dare, llelec, ived verbal com- munications and a considerable number of anonymous letters Qedid not succeed in get- ting sufficient definile evidence as to the or ig n of the scandal. It the greatest annoy- ance to his wi e and himself. Prisoner questioned witness as to certain rumours, and he replied, If I had listened to all the rumours I wou d have been in a lunatic asylum. Prison r said be did not originate the rumour. f i he Magistrate You are just aaliable as i you invented it. The Prisoner: I am sorry I said anything at all about The Magistrate We cannot deal with that here. Mr Gill (to witness): As a matter of form, I ask you, Mr Hicks, is there the si ghtest shadow of foundation for any of the statements con- tained in these letters ? Witness Not the slightest. Evidence was given that piisoncr, afterbis arrest, said, Miss Phyllis Dare is not my sister I did not think it w^s a libel fwasteit-, ing a fairy tale to the girl I was courting The pmoner was .hen committed for trial at the Assizes, bail in two suieliesof £100 each beir g granted I

I LYDNEY MINER'S SINGULAR I CONDUCT. I Will Shoot Her and Myself!" At Bristol on Monday Alfred Benjamin Jones (21). who said he wm a mm;r, and i-ame from Lydnl y, was barged with sending threatening tetters to a young woman named fran er. living at Eist Shrubbery Red- land. Detective Parkhouse said that on Satur- day evening, from information he received, he we:.t to No 5. East Shrubbery. Defendant rameto the house, and was asked into the drawing-room. Witness told him he was a police officer, and ha 1 rece veu a compla nt about a threat defendant sent to Miss Tranter in writing—that he intended to kill her and himself, nesaid, Well, I did wr 'e it" and I mean it, too I shall never allow anyone el e to have her, for I will shoot her and myself 1 too." Witness told him that the prosecutrix was in fear. and that he should have to ask him to come to the station. Ue replied, All right well, we will get off atonce." The Clerk Have you had any opportunity of fo' mins an op nion as to defendant s fame of min 1 ? pe. tective Paikhouse He bus teen rather strange, whistling and singing to himself. We had bo give instructions to a man to look after him. The Clerk He was not drunk ? The Detec- tive No. sir. The Defendant I am a tee- totaler. The magistrates remanded him until October 2nd

¡ CARDIFF WOMAN'S DEATH. j An inquest was id-at the Town FTall. | Cardiff, on Monday, on the bodv of hmily R; ed (33), wife of John Keed, 18. Maria-street, who on Saturday was found dead at the bottom of the stairs- Evidence of identification was given by a sister, Mrs Mary Ann Hunt, South VV iliiam-street Mrs Harrington said she lived at 18, Mara- street, as also did Mr., Na.ish ai d the decea ed. The latter was drunk on Friday and went to bed with her clothes on. Neit morn- ing Witness tor.nd her doubled up at the bottom 01 tile Jtlrs. and quite un. onooious. A- rs Naish was next cniled. The Coroner You were having some drink on Friday nigh! ?—Yes, sir. Emily Heed got very drunk 1—Yes sir. Wien we found Mrs Iteeain t ,e morning he was dressed the same as wneri we went to bed, except bouts, which we tt ok off nurse.ves Dr. Git van said lie lound th-vt deceased sus- tained couru sion of the brain and Iricture of the base of the skull. She probably leil over the stairs The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death, by falling downstairs."

EBBW VALE WATER SUPPLY. The long drought is causing anxiety at Ebbw Vale. has been available through the summer, but at present there is only two or three days'supply in the existing reservoir. Following the custom of former years, a iarge sheet of water called Eiaencwm was tapped on Friday to assist in maintaining the supply. I The pond, situated at Biar-nctydach, is the property of th j Ebbw Vaie Company, and the water is of excellent quality. The water is lit- tcred before it reaches the consumers.

Garden of Eden innocence PARSEE'S ALLEGED ABDUCTION "Innocence worthy of the Garden of Eden" | was k r Piowden s description >.t the M-.ryle- bone Pohce Court on Saturday of the state of mind oi two g<rls, residing in Southwold Avenue, .Maida Vale, the younger of whom, under the age of 16, the Pal.See*De?tard Cccil was, as explained in last week's paper, charged With unlawfully bdung away from her mother. Mr P.owden had to turrl aStde to ti de his smiles on Saturday when the evidence of the younger girl was given. His remarks to Mr- C.'cil, in dism ss-rg the charge, are both a summary ai d a commentary on the story :— After the evidence it would be idle to send this ca«e lo Lk-> tried. If the prisoner has abducted one of these sisters he has abducted bot.. and though it is 1 nly an illegal offence to abduct one under 16, the fact remains that both were taken away at the same time. It is against common sense to suggest tha; a man who is prepared o run grave risks to possess one particular woman should at I he same time embarrass himself with anoiher, who, under the circumstances, can be nothing else than a sUI.erftui t i, It a man will run away with two. why not with three ? And if with three, why not with four In fact. why should he 5io at any tinng short of a girls'school ii he can get them ? The idea, to my mind, 13 preposterous and absurd. v The real meaning in this case is now clear to us alter the endt-nce which MrsCannell (the m< t,h-H ) gave th.s mornmp, n which she made several candid admissions, showing exactly the true -tate 01 affairs. These younz women were disronunted at home. and |Gr reasons of their. own they weie looking out for the first oppor- tunity 01 eaving home, and they were assi led in tiieir p ans by meeting wIth tile dettoudant, I Young girls of thc-ir age lrecmentiy have very ardent imaginations, and I daresay the society 01 he prisoner sugae^led to tiiem the lascina- tion ol an Eastern Piinee. Anything more loi lish, more ill-considered, and, at t!;e same time, moje simple and more innocent than ti.e ideas wmch these young women had when they left home cannot be conceived. It is nlmo t pathetic to beat them describe what they thought wa< going to be tllpir We It shows an ignorance 01 tiuman natuie which is aimost inconceivable ft shows an innocence which is Worthy of the Gaiden 01 glen, (uaushter.) I hopp t'he experience they j lime gone tlirough of hftving to 1 elate in the I witness box their simple hltle tale olusl teach i t hem wis 10m. an i 1 mast beg the defendant to leave English young laiies 01 that age alone in lutnre, There is danger in the contact of young minds from the East and West when they meet lor the first time." Mrs Canneil, in her evidence, mentioned a letter she received lrom Mr Cecil, in which were the passages :— I am bound to God and man to protect them. Trust me fully, as you have always done, and every braid ol their hair will remain sale, Remember your oWn words —' Yes, Mr Cecil, ii the girls are with you I know they are quite sale' In the narne o! humanity and in the name of the friendship I have always borne you, I you n th; is just and fa.r to me. I appeal > to your Woman's heart and to vour conscience Did you," Mr Osborne, for the defence, asked Alts Cannel), "take the electric light away from the girls' bedrooms ?" Mrs Cannell Yes I ag a punish- 1 ment as they would go out against their lather's wishes. They asked to go out into the street to meet Mr Cecil, and their fath'-r would not a-low it. That is wi,v we encouraged bun to come to the house, because we did want them to meet h rn in the street. She added th t the g rls wered'seonten ed at home. Mr Piowden They have been beating their wings against the cage for some time ?—That is r ght, st. Marjorie Al'ce Canuell, the x ounser g'rl, was then called. She is a lonk ng g-rl 01 15, was well dressed am} spo^e qaietlv, in an edu- rated tone. It was .stated that^-he had been ac t ne as teacher in a school She gave evi- dence that =he made the acqua ntance of the deleridant in -rlav last, when he- spoke to her in the street. She him fiequc-ntly after wards at her parents' house Mr Baker (ior the proseeii;ion): On 3rd Sep ternber were you told not to go out with him ? —Y7 es. Did you go out, notw.thstanding ?—Yes, we did. We went tor a walk Higgler, and as we were passing his Itou-e he siw U9 from a win- dow W:e c died on h:m aoj had some con- vcr.-atir,n with him. Did he say would he Very nice if vou could go away together ?—Oh, Yes. vVe "all three agreed that it would be very nice to go -a,way, '• "r;c "'ore unhappy at home that "tbev woujhier slsfer defidcd that evening ih?^"7n b„ra,e-' i«? i"1 out of the window to' i es* a110* passed them rest door, to whom thev ile '1O"S0 oi talking. d ^en in tbe habit Witnc^.continuing, said ti j 4. j to the house, and they threw'some^u" oi liie Window to h-m. and be tc« k them And th -next moin.cg r»hat happened ?~ J; we went. Tickets were taken for Tur" bridge- Weils, and all three entered a comparf* ment. ,■ j And I think he got out to get a newspa and missed the train ?—Yes. psr, You we.u on m l be t rain to TUnbrjd^e W Mr Piowden And he was left with a )s paper ? (Laughter.) 'news- Witness said that at Tunbrid»0 Wells t I giain from defendant was handed to ti a e e. came on by a liter train, and to, jj U farm-bouse just outside the tovvu wb m to a stfiyej until they weie brought Aq \je'e they detectives. ^udon by Mr Hak r: Of cnurs?, vou didn't thi' g whilst tin re ?--Witness (in PaY an7" torn ): Of course not. a surprised Mr Cecil paid all expenses ?—Ye: Mr Piowden How long f mrnt to continue ?— For always arrange- He was to pay your expenses fQ Yes_, I think so, for ever. always ?— What was the idea in your mh were to live 1 here. 1(i J—Why, we Always ?—Yes j The three of you ? Yes. j Mr Piowden turned away wit{- Mr Piowden turned way witl- Mr linker You and vour sis' a smile. fond of the defenda nt, were you <>r wcre very (quickly) Of course we were A itntss W hen you were slaying at Tut, „ did you have a salutation whea -age Wells defendant in the morning ? ^uu met the Witness (with empi asis) Yes on both our cheek inornii g and' we klsses Mr mouden': And that Wa evening always. 1 suopose ? to go 011 for The g:rl« joined in the laught Befo> e disini^sirg he case Mr1"- there seemed to !>■ less evidenc Piowden said the defendant having taken a8 ban eve of It looked more* like a ^tlie taken him away (Laughter.) their having Ihe least di fending ihe conduct j°} dant, which in the bigbe<t ctefen- creet, irregular, and orierHal, degree lndis- another ma;ter to say that it Wat 'V, wa3 abduction.

CARDIFF MAN'S AEST. Prosecution W ithdiIAWRII On Monday afi ernoon at M. ir\ r» i- Court (t elore Mr Paul l aylor) Aulpbone ,Pohce 11, Beres'ord road Cardiff, «'aa c?ns,,Js Lewis, maud, and on a. warrant e*ecut nurged on' re- v/ith having, be! ween Ihe A2th anc, furd,ff> incurred a certain debt by unhu ^gus ing < redit from Joseph Caparir.o tvl"l,5r obla,n- of £ i 6s 8 1 uudar false and f,o the amount tences. Accuseti had been rcau H fjP J're" Sat urday bv Mr Piowden in ordei,,I?a':a.ed iro,r^ find £ 20 bail. that he might Acctioed's son now ap'»eared, b 21, and ihe magistrate coultl njf Was.n° It wa°, he said, preposterous thr .accep ,lra; the son appeared. lt no one but Accused said prosecutor would Prosecutor absented, and eaid ,ecome bail to withdraw the charge. 16 wou'a 1 he magistrai e supposedit Was 1, u t The money had been paid he 0 d stol7- Prosecutor said he had been a ment promised pay- Accused's son there and then, cut or the money. handea prose- Ihe magistrate said that w collect ing court He, however af not deb^- this was one of those cases it w' dld not thlnk pursue (To prosecutor) Y"rAS necessary to on with the case and wish ,m <le^'ne to 8° charge ? lo withdraw the Prosecutor: Yes. 1 he Magistrate Very well, The Magistrate Very well, The accused was then dbcbared the charge sheet being marltpd ■■

CAMMELL, LAIRD akd cq I Neath Decision. At a private meeting o 0 of the Rot,erts (chau man) p,esv, "m,Uet\Mf W G' Si,eration was given to t cateful ct°a' rp iit T 1 coaimunication irom Mp I. VV. J:urx 3. sol ( u >. ii r »• /x Swansea, acting on hehall of biesnvs Oinir f r iei'. Laird anu < o., asUuiB u»r exraip»u»n from fl# e „ v ap.ro iot ye us in r,sp.^melnt ,of r ,!° and si eel works which t'|( « ° are° o-1 eiectir.8 on tbe Crurnlin »u.r(?,ra l*°*T>lal.e 4 7i 1 .row?:. liie cuuv- mitiee came to the 4l + u u that they had no power m law to grant su« n f.. it 14 exemptioii, but thev wished Messrs t ami k 4 1*1» L.n;id and ( ocn Pln' ° '-»'««?rst»i:d Mia e m desirous ot g.«n..e w-vy bio enrour,ge. meni and facditv irt their *T 6. 1 .1 ,power to the estab- lishment ol the proj.-c ed A resolution to IbiS effeel was cpd t and it was directed thai a cop 01 it gen) lo M T W. J«.ne> id antu-.p:iti.n <){ hjs m(.eljn ,he p&uy at Sheflield^^TwSVyl* and Com-

DEVON LADY^"SLnciDE, At Exeter on Monday e verdicb of «' fcuic.de whilst .emporarit jngfno „ was turned m the case of Mis*MonaM K Jei]i. eoe, aged 28, of Totnes, lhrew !ierself out °f a Great W est em train o SatunUv after. noon- J>ir S L. uellicce, s^rg t Totnea, said his sister had h „ 2 Richmond. She suffered fror. j_ June last, and during the illneS m:nr) WJ,_ affected, but since then she been in good health, boddy »n^ea^entl-v

i Bear at Large in London LONG AND EXCITING HUNT. f Two People Bitten. 1 enjoyed the ucuusal oxcitcment of a bear bunt on Saturday. I >urin<* the afternoon asmaii be r g'>t loose from his while in couise of transit acros, London For nearly a couple of houis he roamed the streets, followed by a mob of thousands of peotile, and before he was lecaptured he had done a good deal of damage. The ober was a young animal which 'or the past IS montus has been the pet of the 2nd Life Guards regiment. who arc now in quarters in Albany-sirs et Bariacks De was presented to the regiment by one of the offict rs when they were quaitered at Windsor a ear or two ago At that time he was a plavful little ani- mal, no big er tiian a iarge doc. A stout cage Wa found for him, and he was cLflstened Ph¡hp," and when the regiment moved to London about- a jear go he came with ti em- As time wt nt on • Philip Brew rap'dl-. and his cage became too small -lor lum To the great ,e"r..t of the men it was deeded that the regi- m(nt must part with" Philip," and a home Was found for him in the Zoological Gardens at Dublin. Saturday theday fixed for his departure. TIe inveigled into a stout wooden packing case, which was hoisted on a raiiway van for conveyance to Eus on On the way. however. Pblllp" grew very restive Gettii g his paws into one of the openings provided lor venlilat 'ng purposes, In wivn Led away t.he sides of the age, and when the diiver ol the van ked round in Belgrade street he was starvled to see his chirge squtezlDg himself out of the packing case The mr-ment that the animal got clear he dropped oti the van and lumbered along one of the Hde streets into the Euslon road lie is an active little animal, and sk pped along at a lively pace, All made room for him dren who were plash,g m the streets rushed shrieking inlo homes. and o her persons whom he encountered promptly bolted into snops or any other place which afforded refuse In the wake of Bruin came an t ver-giowing crowd, whose shouls simply serve i to aMrril thequariv Be doubled back down A'gyle- stieet, and thence along some of the back i U' n- ines he made his way into the north end of 'nn ro,,d. spreading consternation emPls to h< ad him away inso yaids nnd „ ,'f*rnV'os,lre9 we*re liuitless, and eventually J1'" ashioni^hed evervone by lumbering into the saloon bar of the Pindi.r of Wake- e public: bon-e 'Ihe crowd piessed into Ute pa-sage behind him. and the bear rusf ed round the saloon bar. ovei turning tables and smas ling glasses, and then squatted down quietly in a come? lie remaintd m possession or t he bar for a few minutes, and then resumed his journey. Running a short distance alonsr Grav's Inn- road, i he h wii dered animal tr. tied off down Swmtonsireet. ihe crowed prossed close on his heels, but he was repea%dlv struck wifh^ sticks and pieces of board lie sought ah-lter in an ar-a, but presently swung himself into the street again, breaking a couple ..f palings1 in h efforts to free himself Arriving in King' Cross-road, be billed up the steep ascent of Per.ton place, and sought shelter in one of the gardens Thence he hi inrll y made I hIS way from girden to garden, doinp" consider- able damage to flower beds and palings In one garden an open window seemed to promise a mfans of escape, and he poked bi" nos-e into the room, but, the occupants siammed the shutters in his face. While he was in the garden a squad of some policemen arrived on the with a rope with which they endeavoured to lasso him. The rope was deftly 1 nded round his neck but the knot flipped and begot awav. B ickwards and lorwa d-i ran t he hear snao. ping light, and le t in his exasperation at all who came wnhm his reach Once bis teet h met in the calf of a buy s ies and anoiher man was badly bit ten on the band I'inUly the uol ce obtained a big net, itnd a skil ul ihrow enveloped Phidp withm Its meshes. Fie prompt iy rolled over on bis bnck and struggled hard ,or Ireedoin, and in a tew moments he had so thoroughly entangled him- so t that it was sale to approach Po icemen gia-pc-d the ends of tbe net and" was carried off hammock fashion to Kii.g's Cross- road Police ."Station, where he was deposited in the yard. In t he quie; tie-s ol t be po.ice si at ion he quickly became Ufoct tble, and later in the evening he was harmed ovci to the custody ot his tavourite aitetfdant at the barracks On inqu ry atAthe barracks it was found that the bear was play ut little animal, showing few traces qf the savage nature of his kmd. He would frohaniv have submitted to capture easily had,she not been scared by the act on of the crow.G.

fJ PERILS OF THE PIT. Inquests at Ton Pentre. On Monday an inquest was held at the Workmm's llali, Ton Pentre, befote R. j. Hhvs, the coroncr, on the body of David Llewelyn, of Baiiey-strpet. Ton Pentre. De- ceased wa" engaged as a day over man at the Pentre Colliery (,essrs Cory Bros). and on Thursday last whils, a haulier named Saunders was taking out a journey ot trams, two trams lelt the rails, and striking against an arm. two pairs of timber were discharged. A bis tall camedown. burying the unlor tunate Llewellyn, who, upon being ex-.m-ated, was quite dead. A verdict of Accidental death w.is returned. An inquest was also he d touching the death of John Lane, master haulier, Ystrad. who was killed ac the Bwilfa Colliery (Ocean), Too Pentre. Accordm to the ev.dence it appeared that deceased was crushed between trams at a d ubie parting through half n dozen trams r11nnln down a g.radle,¡t, ow ng to a rider pas. ing a sprsg in one of the trams to place a shackle down. The jury returned a verdict of Acc dental deal h," and recommended I uat some prov sion should be made by tne manage- ment to prevent a recurrence ol such an acci- dent, Mr Griffiths, t lie manager, said a slop- block bad now been put there. Fall of Roof at Llanhilleth. On Monday at Llanhilleth Mr M. Roberts- Jones, coroner, conducted an inquiry touching the death of Joseph Preece (43). co'ber, Peny- graig-terrace, Aberbeeg, who was killed at Llanhilleth Coliierv on Fr.day. Councilor Theo. Jones, colliery manager, watched the proceedings on behalf of the management, Mr Michael Roach, agent, and Mr John Davies, cbeckwetuher, on behalf of the iciatives and men. David Jobn Parfitt, who was working with deceased, said Pieece wis ripping the top in the North district, when about two or three trvmsful of roof fell and buried deceased. Another fali occurred while w tness was shout- ng for help. By Ml- Roacii He was w.th deceased in the morning when the fireman gave orders for the ripping, but did not hear any order given for timber to be put up. He did Dot see any new timber about. By Councillor J nes There were several sticks in James's) pari ing, but. they had been u ed. William Woodford, fiieman said deceased was prepar- ing It plar e lor tImber when the fail occurred. The fall, which was of slone. was about two and a half ya'ds long, five reet wide. and thiee feet 1 hick. Bv a J dror: LIe examined I he p ace pieviously to the arcident. bu' cou d not find any break By Mr ftoach: one ot the men in his district bad compl 'nod as to the qu'ihtv of the limber. By Counc I lor Jores He had never stopped a man nutting up limber wherever wanted A verdict o £ Accidc-atal death was relumed.

GROCERS' EXHIBITION. Welsh Entries. On Saturday, at the Agricultural Hall, London the 14th annual exb t'ition in connec- tion with the grocery, pr.-visiens. and allied trades was opened, a marked advance heing apparent upon previous ye us. Among the ex. hibitoisare George Kemp, Lmited, f London and Cardiff who have a fi e stand of cakes and Messrs Jones and Goodwin, of Newport, Mon„ who have ovens in operation wbi.e among the general exhibits Messrs Parnall, of Swansea, show shop fronts. Both the Victorian and New Zea land Government have fine exhibits of Colonial produce, New Zealand making a feature of the fact that ajl their meats, tinned or otherwise, have the Governmeni certificate that the anima s were Iree from disease. In the coming week, during which the exhibtion will remain open, large numbers of excarsi ns will be run from all parts to the exhibition. There will be daily competitions arm ng those on ihe Compe itions Committee being Mr W. H. Horton, Pontypridd, while t he list of judges in- eludes the names 01 Messrs n. Allen (South Walesand Monmouthshire Association) J. Betts. Neath; J Davies, Caerphilly; G Davies, Pontypridd; E. M. Evans, Mid- Khondda W, II, Uriffiths, Aberavon W. H. Matthews, Cardiff Evan Morris, Mountain Ash J F. Sanders, Newport iL U. Thomas, Abeicvncn: J, P .\ïl)¡;ms, Rhondd and W. Williams, Rhoudda Frtcti Local Winners at the Bakers' Exhibition. an 1 Bakers' Ex. hiition was in progri s--a few dnj s ago fjovis compe!;t'ons w«-re carried on daily. The dst of awaids has now7 b^en published, ihe lol.o.ving are local extra prize winners: — LI- l\v;ins, < owbiidsze 10-ui. Canton. Cardiff E Ashton, Is and Bakery, Barry A.fred Phillips 59, Broadway. Cardifi John Smith. Tudor House Caruill David Smith i. O ford Stieei. Moun- ta>;i Asti E Llcw") n Lloyd. St.James- snuare, Aberyst wj 1 h Industr al Co- ot>er at ive Societ y VV. Da vies, Green-street, I Penanh U.G.tbomas. Gnffithsu.wn VV. j W. Spier Vabev-roaxi. n Davies and Hun" High-street. Meithyr IHdfil R. W. Matthews, bl lilieoia street, Penriuwceiber o. T. Walk ley, Ct Medons, t aid iff H. R, Williams, Queen's Cafe, Penarth and Hopkin Morgan, Graig Bakery, Pontypridd.

CHILD'S FATAITBRAVADO. Dodging an Express Train. At Chester on Monday Ernest Alfred Rix, aged 7, was knocked down and kilted by a Birmingham express At the inquest on Monday night it was stated to be a common practice for children to run -«.cross the line iu front of approaching trains out o bravado The jury exonerated the driver from r all biame.

Aconite for Pepsine. I Q CARDIFF WOMAN'S DEATH. A Distressing Misadventure. The Coroner's inquiry into the death of Mrs Solomon wh died at Cardiff on Saiurday, was opened before .\ir E B Ileece on Monday Mrs Ada Williams wis in attendance. and sat with her husband in the rea.r of the court. She was represented by Mr Harold Llovd. Joseph Sol'im. n, blls- ba..d of the deceased He said he was IS years of age. and for some time suffered from mus- cular rheumatism For t his she was given a i medicine for inierna! use and a liniment (beda- donna and aconite) for external use, and both were mad" up by Mr Williams, cbernit, lhe hu' band of the accused, Mrs Williams Describing what aceun" d on Saturday morn- ing. Mr snlomon ald." 1 was in my shop when Mr* Wiiliam-i ended lo me and said -he had made a mistake, and had given my wife be!I"tc1()nit instead of the pepsine prrnaration Witness could go no further lie brokedown completely, a.nd bur ing his lace in his hands cric- i bitterly was with difficulty he continue his ev.dence. In reply to the coroner, witness said the be ¡ro<:lff! wss in s(>Uti,dalkns the hlinds having been dr^wrs to shut out the "un and to inriiii e his wif" to sleep The medicine bottles, ins ludinj,- the one contairiinsr the poison, were together on the ches of 1 rawcrs In answer to Mr Lloyd, witness said that Mrs Williams and his wife were very gr at friends Mrs Wiliiftfns had been there constantly during hi* wife's illness, and the medicine wns supplied from Mr Williams's shop. Mrs Williams wis the onlv ladv bis wife chummed with-practicallv the only friend she had Mr Ada Williams was then called, and was assMed to a seit next her solicitor. I knew Mrs Solomon very wel indi ed she declared, with tears ill her and then, in replv to the Coroner, "he related in detail the circum- stances which led up to the death of her friend She v. a« pertectlv he'pless—rerv, very eak, and when she a-ked me for something to drinK p eked up what tboug it was the peps ne. [ pourpd "orne or it into a eedirg cup. and p ace it to her lips She could not have had much, sir, no' a teaspoonful, nnd she at once erred nil'. Ob, it's the linament Witness then described how she called for Mr Solomon The room w is very dark lor the bbnds trero down ''explained Mrs Williams w> ile I am shortsig te 1 I didn't, have my glasses on on th's occasion." The Clroner here called the jurymen's atten- tion 0 the two booties, which "eprned of a size and similar in "Ial e. Held to the licht. how- E"v..r. one showed brown and the other erien i he ioreman of the iury sa.id that to bim the colour f'emp j the "ame. The Coroner (to Mrs Williams): You have given her me ticine before ?—Yes,but never the liniment before You hai given her panopeptine—I had. And you did net notice when you took this onttle that it was smaller than the otb r ?—I did not. Mr Gregorv Thompson Williams, husband of tbe lest witness, said he wa; r chemi«t, and supplied the liniment nnd pf,ptin preparation from a prescription of Dr, \V. G. Wiiliarus. The Cause of Death. Dr. W G. Williams was then cilled lie attended the deceased first, he on Mon- day, the 17th, for-evere muscular rheumatism, and he prescribed n 'n xture and pinopepDne. On Friday last he prescribed the liniment, which was made np of bell idonna and aeon te. He saw her at 11 on Saturday mcrning, and she was Ibea sbehtly better When here- turned home at 12 15 a telephone mes-ag^ was wait ng h;m asking him to come back as non ns possible. He got to Mrs Solomr.ii.'3 house about f2,30 80<1 found Iler un. covir.c-ious Ue W"!1 told of what had hapr»ened, ant) that an emetic had been eiven. Mr Wil. liam" was thrre He (witness) did aM that was possible with the stomach-pump, ami adopted other rernrdies, but she never regaimd con- scit*usness a: d died s «>n "Her 7 o The Coroner What was the cause of death— poisoning ? Witness Yes. acce'erated by the complaint she was suffering fr< -m Th Coroner Well, do you tiiink she would lsave died 'f she had not been poisoned ?— Woll.she wns in a very tmd u it was the poison thai killed her ?—Yes, it was the p >ison thai killed her. Four or five dr-.ps of belladonna and aconite would be fatal, or a tenth pari of wual dei eased actually took. The Cor- ner said there could be no doubt thnt poor Mrs Solomon iPed from poi-on ad- ministered in eiTor by Mrs Williams, who atterwards did all that was pojs b|e to remedy the mistake. The jury had to consider whether there had been carelessness, and if so, whether they would attach biame to Mrs Williams, if thev weresalislierl this wa-done in. ave r tent ly, then they would b ing in a verdict of mi-tad venture, and then there would be no blame attached at all. Looking at the bottles, they could see that one was a little larger than the other, but probab v Mrs Williams did not know that, and i a darkened room one might easily be mistaken for the otLer. He could no", lJl\der"t and why I he people who made our biws and who were continullv t'nkermg at them, did not make it compuls ry that bottles containing poison should "e of a dlfÏprent shape to all other bottles Poison bottles now liore distinctive red labels, but if the bottles were a so of a tiisf inctive shape it would be an addi- tional safeguard. The Verdict. The jury returned a verdict of Death from po;soning through misadventure." The jury w th the (oroner that Mr Solomon and MrsW.Iliams deserved every sym. pathy. _——

Farm Fires. I STACK OUTBREAK NEAR BRIDGEND. A large hayrick was set afire by spontaneous combust ion at Harg tve Farm, near Bridgend, in tbe occupation of Mis JaDe H. nry, on day afternoon It was in dangerous proximity to a number of vain tble corn neks. The Brrdg. end Fire Brigade were summ> ned. and in a very short space of time they were on the scene of the outbreak. under the captaincv of Mr Turn Bro.vn Thinks to the prompt arrival and vigorous work of the brig-tde the outbreak was soon got under and a very serious con- flagration avert ad BARN BURNT AT LLANGIBBY. Late on S turday night a barn on a farm of Dr Rutherfoord Harris, of Llangibby, wa.s burnt down. Nearly three tons of straw and some machinery were destroyed. The buiiding has been much frequented bv tramps. This is the third barn destroyed by fire on the same estate during the last two years.. FARM FIRE AT ST. CLEARS. When Mr Willi 1m Thomas, Girt hganfawr, Mvdiim, awi-ke eariyion Sunday morning he discovered that the bay and corn in his haggard bad been burot, and that tbe fire bad also done considerable dtmage to tile rutl.ll!1ld. ings. It is believed that the fire originated in the hayrick. FiRE NEAR CR1CKH0WELL On Sunday everli!11r a tbe 01 curreri at nny- warn Fiim, [/argvnidr. our miles from Crick- bowed, a barn, two beast-houses, anil calves cot being.lesti oyed, with se^erni lonn of whe4t. bailey, and oats. Tbe ioss in considerable. ANOTHER BIG BLAZE. Another great farm fire occurred on Mon. day at fre-sng. neat Bamtree the third wit hin the last i hree weks, destroying all the farm bu idings and s'acks and oartiady burntDy the old oak built honse. The owner, Mr Walter Reed, was away from home and the fire was first d iscnvere,1 b some passmggipsieg who gave the alarm and rendered valuable assistance in removing furmtllre from the house and horses and cattle from the yards and stables. The cause of the fire is unknown.

THE WELSH REGIMENT. LEAVING INDIA FOR SOUTH AFRICA. The 2nd Ball alion of the Welsh Regiment, wbirh has tor some years been in India and has latterly been stationed at Quetta, has received orders to prepare lor depart uiet > South Africa. I The Welsh, who will he stationed at Boemfon- tf-in. are expected to arrive at their new quarters some t.me during October. Pressntation to Sergt.-Major Holt. SeTgt.-Major Holt, who is the chief non- commissioned officer of the 2nd Welsh Regi- ment, and who has been home at Cardiff on lur- lough for the past six months, has just been tbe re, Ipien of a pre entat'on from the sergeants' mess of the 2nd V-B, Wel-h Be ng a first. shot. he jo ned the Cardiff R fie tlub, 2nd V.B. Welsh Regiment, and has ass steel tbe team in a few of the r matches At I lanelly on Wh t Morula; he gave a sdvi-r medal for the hLt -icoe on the ( ardiff I ie. wb ch was won by Cdlst Kiudell. On Weil nes lay next Serst Major llolt snils for S<-utii Africa, and tbe inemid-rstil the O.mliff Rifle Club e.ould not 1.1 him depart without a slight tok-n ot the esteem in which lie was held The presentation t<» k tlie fuiai "f a fiam d phnl"llrapu 0 the memb -rs of the Cardiff Itifie Club, 2nd W- 1st. Regiment. Serg Major Lunam, in making t < presentation, alluded 10 the fine sp»ni'g qualities uf Stigt -M.jor oil, who res-p: lull ti in a • eat epenh l banked he m inber- for • heii kind wi-dies. s'eigi. Major Holt leave- Cardiff Tor Southampi n io-day.

CARDIFF PILOT YAWL SUNK. Crew's Narrow Escape. Late on Sunday right the Ca, diff pilot cutter Grace, belonging (o Thomas Alexan- der, of 70. Penhev id street. Grangetown, was sunk m a collision with the Cardiff tug Lady Morgan off the Skerweatber Lightship. At the time of the collision the pilot was apparently speaking to the tug Blazer, of Li's ervooi, which was towing the Norwegian barqua Gu'drich to Cardiff. She was struck in the bows and rapidly made water. The crcw, which included three hands, jumped from the yawl into their punt just as the yawl was sinking. and were afterwards picked up by the Lady Morgan and brought to Cardiff on Monday, The crew lost practically all their. effects,

Merthyr Poor Law Union ABERDARE DISTRICT'S PETITION. Stormy Scenes. A series of disorderly scenes look place at a special meeting of Merluyr Board Qf Guardians bed at the Workhouse on Monday evening The meetia- had been c tiled io con-ider a petition from an Aberdare public meeting to the President 01 the Local Govermnen, Board asking b-r the division of the Un on 01 Merthyr Tyitii, and a request from the Presileut ior tneview^ of the b >ard thereon Father O'tieiily (Aberdare) was voted to the chair, and oil nis appointment Mr Dt-. Evans (Alei thyr! a«ked d it w is proper for pentlemeu who were appellants to Sit there that day as guardians The Chairman riued that every euardian was a memLer 01 the board and tiierelore a ad a rigtu to ie present, Mr Evans \vas proceed ng to express opinion! on the pruprlelY 01 gUard, silting in judg. ment on t ue.r own cause, when Mr John Prowtesaid; is the use ut allowing this gas 10 escape here ? Mr Evano: sit down, 5;1'. I am on my feett Coasiuerabie uproar and cries of Cha.ir fol. lowed. I be petition asted that the parishes of Aher dare. Pender- n, and Hbigos sb<Ju,d be seoa- r.ted irom Merthyr and formE-d luto a sepa- rate Union 'the lrea uj the Un on is 74605 acres, and that ct the three narisnes s(eking separation was 33,551 acres, and the population 4.643 out ol a total popu ation oi B5519 m the Union. The ratable value 01 the three parishes on September 29th, lSOS, was £2.5,909 out of a total ratabit value oI 1:633.115, tbeHev J liathren Davies suggested that the Merthyr members "would retl Ie aod draw up a m.n.nty report Mr David Hughes moved tba. tbe meeting accept the clauses as set birth, and ask the Local Government Board to lJoiJ an inquiry. Air D. bvans protested with great vehe- mence against the acceptance of Clause 7. which read :— There is an entirely different class of poor hi the Aberdaie and Merthyr districts, The proportion 01 paupers in the three parishes is considerably Ies3 t ban II) Mer- thyr. aDd tbe ciassot people who gu upon the rates Irom these parishes are largely those who are reduced to ihis owing to sbso.ute mislortune, and not lo such Ii iarge extent brought luere by their own recklessness and. drunkenness. This, said the speaker, was a slur upon the peo.e of Merthyr. Poor people Socket) 10 Merthjr applied ior re ief with- in a Wfek. end how could they be provident upon the w-ges they were pjdd ? Mr Hugh Junes iDomini'): Tbeyare driven out oi Ireland by the property-ownini: class to eke out an existence on the living wage" of 1s lOd a day (ilear. Lel¡r. I Mr D. Hopk'ns (Ge.ligaer) said there were over 10,J(J0 paupers In Merthyr as shown by the last return and the ratepayers of Merthyr saved iOd in the £ at the expense of the other districts. Mr Dd. Ivans rose to dispute the statement, but his remarks were resisted by t'r. testing shouts, until a voice was heard above the uproar ask ns? angriiy Is this a zootoeicai garoen ?" Mr persisted in 6eakHH! despite a score of voices loudly shout* in Order," Chair, ani" Sit dl,wn," and declared his intention of refusing to resume his seat until he ?t ritement of MI Hopkins had, been contradicted The Deputy Clerk said t' at for the half year ended Marcn, 1906. the totai number o! paupers renev?d in Merthyr were 11,70s. 01 whom 7.47L wete vagrants, leaving oniy 4,234 ordinary paupei s The announcement was received with a shout oi denjhl by the Merthyr membeis and amid a tumult 01 d'sorder. Mr John Lod apked that Mr Hopkins should wdhdiaw hb wurds. I he Chairman then pUi. Mr Eughes's motion, and it was carried ntm con. by 17 votes, a.nd the meeting abruptly ended

Railway Frauds. ALLEGED DEEP-LAID SCHEME. Arrests at Exeter. At Exetar POilce Court on Siturdav Alfred Costa, 01 Ptym uth, de.-enbed as a lurf com- mIssion r.gent wa'charged un a war rànt issued by Hetective Mat hews, of the (jreat Western Railway Company, with stealing and receiving a number 01 railway tickets during the last six months, the properly ot the Great Western Rai.wav Company. Mr SrI wn, of Exeter, prosecuted for the railway company, and Mr Tarbot defended Oniy sufficient evidence was called to justify a remand in custody uniil Thursday next, wheD. it is stated, Costa will he brought up and charged with Charles Henry Thorpe. a travelling ncket cobector in tbe em- ploy of the raLway comp-my. Thomas Henry Parroti, of Torquay, also a travelling ticket collector in the employment of the c uipany, and George Clark Clements who dei ribed him- eeli as a commei c-ial traveller, but who IS wpll known as a member of the bookmaking tra- terniiv, wbo had been arretted arId remanded on similar charces earlier last week. II appears that oi som. littie time the officials ol the company have been apprehen- sive oi a serious leak ge of roilec'ed return half-tickets, wbicn above a distance of 12 mies are available for six months. In Ions dis- tance trains these tickets are collected generally While tie ti ain is in motion by travelling 111' spectors The company have to p ace im- plicit confidence 1D these rmn, hcnce the- are very carefuliy selected !rom anonj th, com- pany s t-ervaDIs It I" p rt of their duty, as soon as they c: llect tbp t ,ck..t, tn destroy or mutilate them in such a way that it is impos- sible for them to be used aain. The officials came to the conclusion that f <r the werking of the scheme of Iraud which tbey believed wu beins carried on collusion on the part of one or more travelling inspectors neces- sary Inquiries po'nted lo the aci that one or more oi tbe ticket collectors was keeping hacb; liCk. ts and handm. them over TO one or more outsiders who acted as sgents who, in turn soil them aeain to a s rime what numerous clientele, manv o. whom were believed to be ong to the racing iraternity. Some 01 he tickets wortb a sovereign re being foi 2s or half a crown The tickets in qm st ion included tickets from London ta Plymouth, Plymouth to London, and to and from Bristol and London and many inter- mediate stations. Some years ago a similar system of irauds was found to be in opera: ion, and on that occasion proceedings were taken. but the railway comp iny failed to bring the charges home, Ou the present ocexsion Mr James Saunders, the company's police-superin- tendent at Piddington, drew up a programme of workirg which he entr JsteJ to bt carried out by Dt-tective Matthews of Card fl, and Detect ve Nlade, of Brstoi After they had been at work on it for some days they were abla to locate a lace where they believed a leak- age existed and arrests were made It is antici- pated thai further i.rrests in connection witb the affair will shortly be made It is understood that a very large nnmhfor of return hall tickets were ioun I in the possession of two of the prisoners w hen arrested The prosecution have. It IS understood, also inter- cept ed ietteis which it is believed will be put in as evidence.

Andrew Fletcher, of Haltoun, in a letter to thi Marquis of Mi nt iosp, wrote J knowaven wiSl mm I b vt, belli v< d Ibat if u man were per milled Ii. rnnki all the uallaàs be need DUt. car. who Btiool4 make the laws of the nation."

THERE'S NOTHINGTTRUE BUT HEAVEN This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles ol joy. the tear of woe. Deceitful shine, deceil ful flow; There's nothing true but Heaven. And false the light on glory's piume. As fading hues of "Ten And love and hope. and beauty's bloom. Are blossoms ea'hered lor the tomb— There's nothing bright but Heaven. For wanderers of a stormy day From wave fa wave we're driven I And fancy's flash and reason's ray Serve but to I ght the troubled way— There's nothing calm but Heaven. t Thomas Mootm

THE EVENING OF LIFE. It is too late Ah I nothing is too late Till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate^ Cato learnt Greek at e ghty Sophocles Wroteb s grand Oedipu.* and Simonides Bore ff the prize of verse from his compeers When eatb had numbered mote thanthret score ears: And Theophrastug at four score and ten Had but begun his Characters of 'ten." Chaucer at \Vood«tock wiih the nightingales Ai sixty wrote the Can'erburv I ales Goethe, and ebnar, toiling to the last, Comp!et d Faust when eighty years wept pa-t. What then Shall we sit idly down and say The nignt haU, c.itne il is no Iontier da\ T The night hath not yet come we are not quite Cut uff irom alnllr by the failing light ?">oin« tbi; sr remains lor us to tioor dare, Evi-n the old-si trees some fruit mal blar. Fdr "ge ts oppor' un-l y no less Than you li itself though In another dress | And as the evening wn g it tad- s away The sky is iftted with stars, mvisib.e by day< Henry W Longfellow*

BARRY SCULPTOR'S GIFT. Drinking Fountain for the Town. At a meeting of the Barry Public Works Committee on Monday evening a letter was read from Mr F. T. Mossford, sculptor, Barry Dock, offering to present to the town a granite dunking 1ountain, about 5ft. h1h. on å. has of Forest of Dean stone. The value of thr fountain would be about £65, Councillor J. Jose, J.P-, in moving that the offer be &Cr cepted with best thanks, remarked that thi< was the first gift of the kind to the town. Thr motion was unanimously agreed to, and it waf decided to fix the fountain m a prominent cen< tTal position.