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b.- Boiled Fish- Cod, Haddock, Whiting- is greatly improved when served with a nice white sauce. The correct founda- tion for such a sauce is In[ Brown & Solson's Patent" Corn Slour. Here is a simple recipe- cut this out and try it. i-Oz. Brown & Poison's Patent Corn Flour. i-oz. ordinary flour, 1-oz. butter, I-gin milk, -i-pint Bsh stock, salt and pepper to taste, Boil the stock and milk with a bay leaf and a slice ot onion for five minutes. Melt the butter in a small sauce or stew-pan when hot, put in the flour and Corn Flour and stir over the fire for a few seconds, taking care that the flour does not take colour, then slowly pour on the boiled stock and milk. Stir the whole till it boils, and let simmer for about ten minutes. Strain, season to taste with salt, pepper, and a few drops of lemon juice. This sauce is the foundation of many other fish sautes, such as oyster sauce, lobster sauce, caper sauce, egg sauce, parsley sauce, which are made by adding a little of these, chopped up, to the above sauce.

Mountain Ash Miners. MONTHLY MEETING. The usual meeting was held at the Public Institute on Tuesday. Councillor Wm. Jones, Treharris, was chairman, and Mr. Lewis Williams vice-chairman. There were also present: Councillor J. Powell, district secretary; Mr. Peter Gardner, treasurer; Aid. E. Morrell, miners' agent, and a strong representa- tion of delegates. The total receipts for the day amounted to P,362 19s. 1. The agent dealt with the present position of affairs regarding the new wage agreement. The delegates passed a vote of confidence in the leaders. An appeal was made to the lodges to impress upon the members to forward levies belonging to the Out-of-Work Fund. The cash receivers were Messrs. Chas. Bennett, Merthyr Vale, and Evan Evans, Mountain Ash.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Every housewife is a Chancellor of the Exchequer; the wise ones never put a tax on the digestion of the household. In cake and pastry making they always use Borwick's Baking Powder.

Aberdare Police Court. WEDNESDAY.—Before Sir T. Marchant Williams (Stipendiary), Messrs. D. P. Davies and D. W.,Jones. A NAMELESS DOG. David Smith was summoned for having in his posses- sion a dog without a name inscribed on its collar, and which wonied sheep.—Ed. Richards, Llwvnhelyg Earm, said that defendant's dog was worrying sheep. Witness caught the dog and handed it over to 1fr. M. David, the owner of the sheep.—Morgan David stated that he saw the dog. It had a collar on, but no name. -—By Mr. W. D. Phillips (who de- fended) He saw the sheep; it could not move.—Inspector Nott gave evidence stat- ing that Mr. Smith claimed the dog.—Mr Phillips explained that the dog was a younc» dog, and had not touched the sheep at all.—The Stipendiary said that a dog that would chase sheep was a worthless dog.—A fine of 30s. in one case and 10s. in the other was inflicted. NO OPTION. John Price, Pen- rhiwceiber, owes £16 to the Mer- thyr Guardians. — Mr. Llewelyn Richards stated that defendant's average earnings were < £ 1 16s. a week.—Stipen- diary: We have no option in this case. Two months. SLEEPER, AWAKE! John James Wigley, Abercwmboi, was charged with committing a breach of the Mines Regulation Act.—Mr. A. Prosser j (Messrs. C. and W. Kenshcle) prosecuted, —John Folder, fireman at the Lower Duffryn Colliery (Gellideg Seam), said that he found defendant lying down asleep. Witness could not wake him. He fetched another man, who managed I to wake him. Defendant then testified that he was not asleep.—Stipendiary: He was simply lying. Abraham Moore, manager, gave further evidence.—Defend- ant was fined 20s. and costs, and told that he must not act in a mine as if he were in a chapel. MATCH IN MINE.—STIPENDIARY IN A RAGE.—John Jenkins. 3, Front Long-row, Abernant, was charged with having a match in his possession at Blaennant Colliery.—Mr. Prossef prose- cuted.—Thomas Darby, fireman, said that defendant worked in the Gellideg Seam. On January 12th a complaint was made to him and he went to Jenkins' working place. He was sitting down, his face being bandaged. Afterwards de- fendant admitted that he had attempted to fire a shot-hole by applying a match to it, and had burnt his face in doing so. Witness visited the shot-hole, and found that the shot-hole had been charged, and a portion of fuse left in the hole.—Wm. Hughes, manager, said that all the shot- firing was done with electricity by a com- petent shotman.—The Stipendiary sanl that the Bench had no option in the case. It' was a most scandalous case-a full- hedged collier actually lighting a match in the mine. There was no excuse at all. It was the worst case he had ever tried. Defendant would have to go to prison for a month.

ABERAMAN INVALIDS IN A FIGHT. Thomas Bowen and M. A. Bowen were charged with assaulting Thos. Jas. John and Job .John, and there were also cross- summonses by the Bowens against the Johns.—Mr. T. W. Griffiths appeared foi the Bowens and Mr. W. Thomas for the Johns.—The case of T. J. John against Mrs. Bowen was heard first.—Thos. Jas. John, living at Cardiff-road, said that he was called by Mrs. Bowen one day when passing her house. She accused him ot calling her a prostitute. Then she struck him in the face. He had never done anything to or said anything about Mrs. Bowen. By Mr. T. W. Griffiths: His brother was married to Mrs. Bowen's daughter. Witness did not call Mrs. Bowen a sow or push her.—David Jones said that on the day in question he saw Mrs. Bowen give John a slap on the face. John did not place his hand on her at all. —Mrs. M. A. Bowen, 99, Cardiff-road, stated that her daughter told her that Thos. James John had called her a pros- titute. When she met him on the day in question she just drew her hand across his face.—Mrs. M. H. Davies, 98, Cardiff- road. gave evidence for the defence, but the Stipendiary said he would prefer the evidence of David Jones, who was an in- dependent witness.—The Stipendiary also told Mrs. Bowen that she must not stroke the faces of susceptible young men in future. She would be bound over to keep the peace.—Thomas Bowen, the husband, was now charged with assaulting Thomas James John.—John said that Bowen called to him one day, U Dere yma, can- non." Witness went across the road, thinking that Bowen was going to apolo- gise on behalf of his wife. Bowen there- upon struck witness, who did not re- taliate because he was on the sick list. There was a fight between his brother Job and Bowen, but he (witness) had nothing to do with that.-Job John said that he interfered to defend his brother, but his brother did not strike Bowen at all. Witness was also on the sick list.- Stipendiary Well you are a most danger- ous man, although on the sick list.—Thos. Morgan, 338, Cardiff-road, said he saw Bowen on the ground and the two Johns punching him.—The Bench dismissed the summons against Bowen and Thomas Jas. John. Job John they considered the ag- gressor, and he would be fined 10s. and costs. IT TRECYNON PATERNITY CASE. Esther Anne Evans, Prospect Place, Tre- cynon, summoned Mitchell Regan, Gad- Ivs, to show cause, etc.—Complainant said she gave birth to a girl of whom Regan was the father.—Sarah Davies testified that she saw the parties together three weeks before the child was born.—The Stipendiary held that that was sufficient corroboration, and defendant, who was absent, was ordered to pay 3s. 6d. per week. STIPENDIARY ADVISES TRUCE WITH MOTHER-IN-LAW.—Wm. David Prosser, Cwmbacth, was charged with running away and leaving his wife chargeable to the Merthyr Guardians. Defendant held that he was driven out of the house by his wife and her mother. His wife threatened to split his skull.— P.C. Morris, Abernant, said that he was called to the house and found defendant assaulting his wife.—Stipendiary: Oh, there is nothing in that. It is common to every family.—P.C. Morris: Defendant is a very indifferent worker.—Stipen- diary Oh, there are many of those about, too.—The defendant was ordered to make terms with his wife and mother- in-law, or pay, or go to prison. DRUNKS.—Samuel Jones, in Gadlys, and Lewis John Evans, in Tyntetown, 10s. and costs each. PARENT OF THREE TRUANTS. Thomas Ashton was charged with owing the Truant School authorities over X3 in respect of his three children.—Defend- ant said he was unable to pay owing to illness in the family.—The case was ad- journed for a month. MISSING POTATOES. Thomas Williams, 66, Wind-street, was charged with stealing a bag of potatoes, the pro- perty of Thomas Davies, corn merchant, Aberdare.—David Samuel Jones, a lad of 13, living at 15, Wind-street, said that on February 16 he saw prisoner take away the bag from the Market Yard, Aber- dare.—Mrs. Catherine Harrison said she saw a bag of potatoes (produced) in the house. Defendant lived in apartments with her.—Thos. Davies said that he missed a bag of potatoes from the stores in Duke-street.—P.C- Rd. Evans stated that he arrested prisoner. When charged he said, "I did take the potatoes, the first I ever tODk. n Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said that it was his first offence.-Fined 30s. or 14 days. NEGLECTING THEIR CHILDREN.— Samuel Lucas and Elizabeth Anne Lucas, High-street, Aberdare, were charged at the instance of the N.S.P.C.C. for neglect- ing their- children.—Mr. W. Thomas pro- secuted on behalf of the Society.—Inspec- tor John Thomas said that he called at 27, High-street, and found defendant and his wife and four children in bed at 11.10 a.m. There was no fire in the kitchen. The place was filthy. The beds were in a terrible state. On another occasion he found very little food in the house.—Dr. M. J. Rees, medical officer of health, testified that the children suffered through lack- of cleanliness. They were, however, well nourished. Sergt. D. O. Davies testified that he visited the de- fendants' house. The odour was un- bearable. The accused were sober people. —The Bench adjourned the case for I a fortnight, and defendants were warned that unless improvement would be shown in the meantime they would be severely dealt: The female defendant left the court muttering menaces and threatening to retaliate on Sergt. Davies.

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Wilful Murder Verdict. I Serious Change Against I a Mr. E. J, Rbys, coroner, resumed the inquiry, at Dowlais on Thursday into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Blanche Lewis, a single woman, of 12, Balaclava-road, Dowlais, who died on the 24th of December as the results, it is alleged, of certain illegal practices. Dr. A. T. Walters, of Pontypridd, former- ly of Abercynon, who is awaiting trial on a charge of causing the girl's death, was present in custody, and he was profes- sionally represented by Mr. Harold Lloyd. The inquest had been adjourned main- ly for the purpose of an examination being made of certain organs and parts of the body of deceased by Dr. Wilcox, Home Office senior scientific analyst. The first witness now called was Police Inspector Lamb, who stated that on the 30th, of December he accompan- ied David Lewis to 157 Coedpenmaen- road, PontyprMd, and in a garden at the back of the house, buried 2ft. deep, he found the body of a child. He tcok it to Merthyr Police Station, and then to Dr. Llewellyn Jones, it being subsequent- ly re-interred at Cefn Cemetery. 1- Dr. Llewellyn Jones, who made a post- mortem examination of the deceased, was, re-called, and asked whether he could come to any definite conclusion as to the cause of death, he replied, I consider that death was dae to blood- poisoning." Chief-constable Wilson spoke to the arrest of the accused at Pontypridd. On being charged accused replied liI don't say anything; I don't know the woman." Among the articles turned out from his pockets, the witness added, was an instrument. two others being found at his lodgings. Dr. Wilcox said his examination show- ed thet deceased suffered from general peritonitis, and that death was the result of blood-poisoning. Deceased had undoubtedly given birth to a child, probably two or three weeks before her death. The blood-poisoning would result from the introduction of some septic material, and the peritonitis was due to the blood-poisoning. He had seen a great many cases where blood-poisoning had been set up by the use of an instrument like that produced.' which Dr. Walters had in his possesion, if not previously sterilised. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful murder" against Dr. Waiters, and he was committed for trial on the coroner's warrant.

Mountain Ash Education Committee. TUESDAY.—Rev. E. V. Tidman in the chair. The other members present were: Mrs. Williams, Mrs. T. W. Millar, Messrs D. Rogers, John Charles, T. W. Jones, Evan Morris, Silas Wil- liams, W. Lamburn, J. Powell, and W. Davies, with Mr. Alfred Morgan (director), and Dr. Llewelyn Williams (medical officer). CATHOLIC SCHOOL. The Board of Education enclosed a letter received by them from H.M. In- spector regarding the R.C. School. The Inspector urged the need of taking im- mediate steps to improve the surface 01 the playground. Additional cupboard accommodation was required, also a desk for head teacher. The absence of the head teacher had been a disadvantage to the school, but this had been minimised by a competent deputy who took her place. The staff had been recently strengthened by the appointment of a trained certincated teacher. This report was deferred. PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION. The Director said that the result of the Proficiency Certificate Examination was: No. of candidates presented, 29; passes, 20. THE SURCHARGES. The L.G. Board, reverting to the sur- 1 charges made by the auditor, asked for particulars as to what time the delegates left home to attend various conferences, and what time they returned, also whether they gave a report of the pro- ceedings of the conferences. Mr. J. Powell remarked that those par- ticulars could easily be furnished. He moved that the Director and the members who attended the conferences supply the information required by the L.G. Board: This was carried. SCHOLARSHIPS. Mr Linton reported that it was quite legal to grant scholarships to teachers willing to attend the Temperance and Hygiene Summer School to be held at Swansea next August. COUNTY SCHOOL ATTENDANCES. The County Director of Education (Dr. James) wrote complaining of bad attend- ance of certain scholars at Mountain Ash County School. He named eight pupils whose absences ranged from 6 to 21- Mr. A. Morgan said that Ald. Wm. Jones had called upon him. The County had practically relegated the whole mat- ter to him (Mr. Jones), who suggested that the letter be considered by Rev. E. V. Tidman, Ald. Jones, Headmaster, and Director. Mr. J. Powell said he did not agree with this suggestion. There was a com- mittee in existence to go into these matters. Mr. J. Charles moved that the letter be relegated to the Pupil Teachers' Com- mittee, together with Ald. Jones and the headmaster. Mr. J. Powell seconded, and this was agreed to. Complaints regarding attendance of P.T/s were also referred to fne same committee. PLAYGROUNDS. Mr. Ambrose, headmaster of Darrenlas Mixed School, wrote that the- playground was totally unfit for children's drill. Referred to architect, on the motion of Mr. Wm. Davies. Mr. S. Willioms moved that the archi- tect also^ report on the condition of Tre- robert playground. Carried. NEW MEMBER. Mr. W. Davies moved that Mrs. T. W. Millar be elected manager of schools and member of all committees in the place of Mrs. Owen Jones. This was agreed to. ESSENTIAL. Miss B. Daniel, cookery teacher, applied for permission to be freed from duties on February 24th to attend her sister's Aved- ding. Inasmuch as she had no parents it was essential that she should attend. (Laughter.) Mr. S. Williams: To give a good kick off. I suppose. (Laughter.) Mrs. Williams proposed, and Mr. J. Charles seconded, that permission be granted. COMPLAINT AGAINST HEAD I MISTRESS. Mr. J. Powell said that a. complaint bad readied him of a case in Duffryn In- fants'' School. A child named Annie Evans bad her ears boxed by the head- mistress. The jerk caused the child's spectacles to fall and break. The head- mistress took steps to have them repaired and she now claimed the cost of repairs from the child's parents. It was not a very nice thing for the headmistress to strike the child in that manner and then ask the partiits to make good the damage. Director: Was that in the Infants or Girls' School ? Mr. Powell: In the Infants, so I was told. A motion by Mr. Powell to ask the managers of the school to investigate was agreed to. ANOTHER SERIOUS COMPLAINT. Mr. J. Powell asked a question regard- ing another matter. He wished to know whether a letter had been received from a person named Roach. The Chairman said he received a letter which he handed to the Director. The Director said that the manager of C'aegarw Girls' School was iil, so he (the Director) called at the school. He ques- tioned Miss White, the headmistress of Caegarw Girls' School, about the accusa- tion. He was of opinion that the letter contained very exaggerated language. All that occurred, according to Miss White, was that she told a girl to go to the lavatory, that her boots were dirty and that she ought to put her hair tidy. The girl thereupon went straight home and did not come back to school. Mr. J. Powell moved that this matter be also referred to the managers. The Director had said that the language was exaggerated. That may or may not be. Other people should investigate it in order to see how things stood. It was well to encourage cleanliness, so far as the par- ents were able to go in that direction, but the feelings of the children should be re- spected. These children: might not be so fortunately placed as others, and their style of dressing the hair might be differ- ent from others. That is a subject the teachers are not supposed to criticise or express any opinion upon. They had had from the Director a prejudiced statement that the letter had been couched in ex- aggerated language. aggerated language. Director: I am only judging from what the teacher told me. Mr. Powell: That is an ex parte state- ment. Mr. Charles suggested that the chair- man and the group of managers investi- gate. This was agreed to. Mr. Lamburn said he had reason to be- lieve that similar conduct was carried on in other schools. TEE CANTEEN COMMITTEE. The. Chairman moved That in future the Meals Assessment Committee consist of all the members of the Education Commi ttee. n This was carried. Mr. S. Williams said he had been told that one of the attendance officers had made a superhuman effort at Ynysybwl to collect the money owing by parents for meals given to their children in schools. He thought this was really a violation of the Act. 111'. J. Charles said it was the business of the officers to carry out this work. Mr. T. W. Jones remarked that Mr. Williams had only heard complaints. He did not know whether it was true or not. The question was- referred to the Ynysybwl members.

4-1dQ. County Council Election. Pendêyn Contest. On Monday evening a meeting in support) of t,)e candidature of Councillor Thomas Lewis for the representation of thePenderyn Ward on the Coun ty Council was held at the English Wesleyan Schoolroom, HirwjH. Mr David Evans, J.P., presided. Addresses were given in support by Rev. W. J. Williams, Councillor J. O. George and Mr Lewis Beynon. The candidate spoke, dwelling chiefly on Education and the Allotments Act. Questions were put to him and satisfactorily answered. A vote of confidence in Mr. jjewis was unanimous- ly passed, and arrangements for election propaganda were made.

Mr. Keifl Handle's Forecast, Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., addressed a meet- ing at Mountain Asb on Monday night. The hon. member said the newspapers almost made one believe we were going to have another "scrimmage" in a short time, Whether that be so or not, the Labour party were ready. Many of his supporters were disappointed that he was not on top of the poll at the last general ejection. He assured them that next time he would be content to occupy first or second place providing the other feller" was a Labour man and not a Liberal. Many people were, he said, upset by the fact that the Labour party were going to run two candidates for the Merthyr Boroughs. The Liberal newspapers seemed to be between two moods, a,nd now Mr Redmond bad made a speech, and as a result the Liberal party were in a state of blue funk." They were full of all sorts of anxieties. That showed at least that the political situation I a4 11. was somewhat uncertain. He held to his prediction that the present Parliament woula last two years. His reason for saying that was that elections cost lots of money. The Conservatives at the last election spent £ 500.000 out of the party exchequer. The Liberals also spent a considerable sum, and neither of those -parties, nor the Irish party for the same reason, wanted an election soon. The probability was that some kind of understanding would be patched up whereby this Parliament would be allowed to drag ont an existence on sufferance for perhaps two years. He believed that the veto question and the Budget would be forced through the House of Commons pari passu, and that a Bill for unemployment insurance would be passed during the present Parliament.

I -?': Mo untain Ash County) Co«.r»i> i i W EDNESDAT. — Before His Honour Judge J. Bryn Roberts. ADMINISTRATION.—William James Piiillips_ applied for an administration | I order. He was a. collier 35 years of age, and earned £1 10s. 6d. a week. He had six children. The eldest, a girl 16 years of age, was at home suffering' from 'lum- bago.—The order was granted. APPORTIONMENT.-Harriet Britan- i nia Lewis, Mountain Ash, applied for ap- portionment of compensation, which amounted to < £ 223. This sum had been paid into court by the Penrhiwceiber Col- hery Co.. Ltd., in respect of a fatal acci- dent which occurred ,to applicant's hus- baiid, Wm. Lewis.—Mr A. T. James, who appeared for applicant, said there were 3 y-ung- ciiiidien. The applicant was 23 years of age.—His Honour granted -tio to-waras the funeral expenses, £ 3 for ccn- finement expense, and 15s. a week main- tenance. PENEHIWCEiBEE CLlrB SUED. Chas. Cooksley, landlord of the Osborne Hotel, Penrhiwci-j 1 the Penrhiw- ceibel- Ccnsn-rf for £ B0.—Mr. D. Bi'yant. Pi appeared for Cooksley, and Mr. VV. W. Meredith, Mer- thyr. for the delemkaits.—Plaintiff said that in July, 1904. he was appointed steward or the club. The committee re- quired hila to deposit =€25 as a guarantee of faitnful conduct. An agreement to J that effect was signed. He was unable to find tno money xor some* time. In Sep-

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Letter to the Editor. NO. 1 WARD AND THE ELECTION OF GUARDIANS. Hirwain DISTRICT WITHOUT Repre- SENTATION. D ear Sir.—Allow me to bring before the Electors of No. 1. Ward the urgent need of having one Guardian to repre- sent the poor of Hirwain on the Merthyr Board of Guardians. For many years the poor in that portion of Hirwain, situated in the Aberdare Urban District Council, have been without a represent- ative to plead their claims, and at pre- sent they are obliged to appeal to the kindness of Guardians from the PEn. deryn side. As the district contains at least one half of the electors of the Ward, and certainly a large number of residents in pcor circumstances, it is right and fair that they should have at least one representative. We do not find fault with those who have represented the lower portion of the Ward for monopo- lising the seats, as at the last election no candidate from Hirwain offered his services, but we are informed on good authority that at the request of a large number of ratepayers of the place a can- didate is forthcoming who is willing to oner his services to the Board, and we trust that the Trecynon and Cwmdare portions of the ward will consider that our claim to have one representative is a fair and just one, and that they will offer no opposition, so as to return him without a contest.—Yours etc., T HIRWAIN RATEPAYER.

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ternber he obtained a loan of < £ 25 from his sister, Mrs. Guyatt. It was then ar- ranged by the committee that they should pay 5 per cent. interest to plaintiff. The money was paid into the Bank in the committee's name. He was paid a wage of 30s. a week to begin with. Finally this was increased to £ 2 10s. 'He was present at the committee meeting when it was decided to pay him 5 pfer cent. There were present at this committee meeting-, the chairman (Chas. Lewis), vice-chairman (David Jones, Glanlay- street), Samuel Break, Thos. Hathaway, John Wallace. James Watt, and others.— W. W. Meredith, the defendants" solici- tor, who had made continual interrup- tion, was reprimanded by His Honour, and Mr. Meredith murmured some re- ply, which was not audible. Witness went on to say that Wm. Magor, a mem- her of the Club Committee, tendered him J25 plus 2t per cent. but he refused to accept it, and demanded 5 per cent. Wit- ness added that Chas. Lewis, the ex. chairman, was present, and he confirmed witness' contention that the arrangement ss_ex, was 5 per cent.—Cross-examined by Mr. Meredith, witness said that his sister was not present that day to give evidence be- cause she had been taken ill—The next witness was John Bryant, 17, Harris- terrace, Penrhiwceiber. In 1905 he was the secretary of the club. The agreement between the club and plaintiff had been signed by witness. Cooksiey had had some difficulty in getting the money. Tho' resolution in favour of paying 5 per cent. was passed unanimously. Witness said he remembered being called to the Os- borne Hotel last year. The- club com- mittee offered Cooksley the £ 25 and 2-1- per cent. interest. Cooksley refused. Magor, one of the committeemen, asked Cooksiey how could he expect 5 per cent. Witness then said that 5 per cent, was due to Cooksiey.—Cross-examined by Mr. Meredith, witness said he ceased to be secretary in March, 1909.—Mr Meredith: Was it in consequence of a suspension 2- Witness: Are you going to rake that up? —Mr. Meredith: You were suspcndecIP- Witness: If that is going to crop up, I can assure you that it won't reflect very highly on the club.—His Honour: That ou is enough on that point. I call see there is bad blood. Mr. Meredith then sub- niitted that the agreement was not signed in July.— Witness contended that it was. —In reply to further questions, witness looked up the minute book, and admitted that no committee had been held on Sept. 19th, but there was a committee meeting on the 20th.—John Wallace, 46, Park-street, said he was a member of the club in 1805. He attended a committee meeting when Cooksiey was elected steward. It was agreed then to pay 5 per cent, on the ^25 deposit.—David Jones, 72, Glanlay-street, Penrhiwceiber, said he was a member of the committee in 1905. ■dhis witness confirmed the previous wit- nesses regarding the 5 per cent.—James Henry Watts, 49, Church-street, a com- mittee member in 1904, further corrobor- ated. Chas. Lewis, 2, Prosser-street, Mountain Ash, said he was one of the de- fendant in the present action. He de-

I posed that the interest agreed upon was 5 per cent. In 1904 he was chairman of committee.—In cross-examination witness said that the agreement was signed in July, 1904. He could not understand why there was a resolution on the books for October, in which the form of agree- ment was formally approved — ETiq Honour held that this point was fatal! Ihe documentary evidence was over- whelming in favour of defendants. He never saw a more daring attempt to get behind written documents. It was only owing to these quarrels that constantly, occurred in these clubs that the attempt was made. He gave judgment for de- fendants with costs. RENT DUE.-Saniuel Hearn, Newport, sued Phillips, Penrhiwceiber, for w |Sp re1nt", S. Shipton appeared foi defendant. This case was partly heard last court.Defendant was called, and he declared that the amount now due was < £ 6 18s. 6d.—Judgment was given for plaintiff for £ 21 Is. with costs CHRISTMAS POULTRY?—Ann Evans, 1 enrhiwceiber, sued G. Williams, Fern- leigh Farm, Frome, Somerset, for the re- IW l 6l' 6<L Mr- W Kenshole, fw !h0 ?fPeared for plaintiff; said that she paid the above sum for poultry, which did not arrive in time for the Xmas market. The hamper arrived on Xmas eve, and the fowls were un- feathered. She refused to accept them' from the Railway Co., who then sold them. Judgment was given to the £ >lain- titt with costs. r-