The Cambria Daily Leader

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The Corner Column "Officer 666 Step This Way." The cup-tie game from the Swan-  Pl?-t of view More Ahs '—mac '??rra?&: Åll Afterthought.-—The man who .-?? ? to drown hi& sorrows often merely ?cceeds in making his head swim. ,ftcoeeds In making his head swlm. Amongst London's queer trades is 310vv listed that of onion peel er for P'okhng firms. This must be the most fearful work in the kingdom. Th handle Mass Dav. It is so earned because in R.C. Churc-hes the ?j?? because in R.C. Churches, the eased &oJ carried in proce<?ion. 1 wouldn' tell a lie for a watch as bIg as a frying-pan," said a prisoner &t + Sheffield. It would be a curiosity, bul tb ? E°t the way we value a.tches. The wag who said in Oxford-street o. Saturday night that the Leicester It created letss stir than usual was P"ftPtl_v lynched by a band of Rugby ,c. "p "People are under the impression t Christianity is an insurance policy -13& fire," said the Rev. T. Lloyd, at Tabernacle, Morriston, Sunday morning. I object to being driven from pillar to P09t because the Town Council is hold- i]Q a tuppeny-ha'penny meeting! Thus 64 9tl- a the venerable Neath Coroner. "? It a Gas Committee? :1,: ?=  PhY8iian: "Has the patient fol- ^d my prescription, nurse?" <?-"?: "No, doctor; if he bad, he ?wvllld have broken his neck, for he rew it out of the window." C It wa*> the custom in some places on ? "OQlemas Day for buUders' workmen Pjay Aunt Sa-Uy" with their ?u? because they were no longer pten urred owing to the lengthening • b-  ??" Hicks' birthday gift iiiti. ?'? Betty Hicks was 43 b'a^l £ ina cats for luck. What a ir^Jf that no incipient hankering after *eaH 131 made her choose live back- l' serenaders. The Coroner: Have you been drink- ? Witness: No.  Then you must be a Per??i???? ?? ?" ?"? be a I)erfftt idIi incitement to iirt?mperance. dil ect incitement to int,(,tnperance. 'A %*Rker wa?; once addressing a ma,,ti,g' when suddenly his feelings we?j? '?? and he said: "My dear friend,s, °.??r shall I forget the words ?'?? mother, but J can't just ?a?n?t.etMM. heJQat present." H? It WM rhâps a natural weakness that the i lad"*» of a Swansea choir Mbro +?Vemn^ pay much attention to lil grotesque appeai-anm of the the-year-old Mi? who amused herself by t.ryin on a gentleman's hat that —?eed to be near, and should therefore "s a few pointy of the sermon. a few polnt6 of the isernion. ? ?cxpfessing the hope that there oUld be a large congTcgation to hear ?r T? ? P. Hort. of Hampstead, who vki+ s Swansea on Wednesday, the Rev. Jenkins last evening observed t? P* Horton is one of our greatest ')Oaleasi<)nr,, and it ? ?u?e possible that e lnay not possess him long." ? '?? waiter came flying round the !L'orner M-ith a plate of soup, and he col- ?id?f? a violently with a pedestrian, who 'eceired tbo,scrup down the front of his f Utt. The waiter stood apologetically of0f p +? while watching the manipulation I ?f the Pedestnan's handkerchief. Then ?,?dled gently up to his victim and T^Pered. "I'm very sorry, sir, but d ot I t you worry about it. It'll surprise fci e J If it leaves a single mark." ''?e man who invented CTtamened ?.. ndow letters was a humorist out of ???k. His idea was to make oocupa- t for other? and it works well. "re is aJway<; something funny about I *llajnelled letters, for the simple reason at they never all stop on. For in- gtllrl(x-l up Mount Pleasant there is now e window which serves first as an ? _?b!e example of spelling, and then ¡ e simplified ditto-"Cooo" and '-Ttocotat!" I lfr. An Irishman was driving up a hill, *it,h rather a heavy load on hiR cart a?n? <i only a small donkey which was not .'?te strong enough, in the shafts; bilt, the par parson, who was coming be?ind at the time, volunteered to Push up behind. When they reached the top the Irishman turned round t, th, parson and said: "May all the "jessing of Heaven rest upon yer Iterance, sure on a donkey never could e done it." lit Dr. R. F. Horton, M A., who T?sits Swansea on Wednesday in connec- tion with the local Y.M.C.A.. is one of the most brilliant and thoughtful Teachers of the day. His church at liampsi?? is a hive of Christian indus- trY and social effort, and his congrega- tion includes some of the most distin- men of letters, science and re- ''gion. The present Prime Minister tlft-en worshipped at this church, and is a grea,t admirer of Dr. Horton. & » TO-DAY'S STORY. Counsel: "And I can conclusively I Prove to your Lordship that at the time the prosecution say tho prisoner entered the house, he was at home singing to tis little baby boy." Prisoner: "Ytis ole sport! We can Prove a lullaby 1,11

I 19 DROWNED. I GERMAN BARCUE COES DOWN OFF FALMOUTH. SURVIVORS' ORDEAL. The (rerman barque Hera, with a crew of twenty-four, bound from Chili, went ashore near Falmouth on Satur- day night. Nineteen lives were lost. The Falmouth lifeboat was launched, but owing to the darkness and the heavyl sea running, it was with great difficulty that they located the wreck. The Hera. had struck the out stones at the Gull j Rock, at.d when the lifeboat arrived r.Iie round only the top of a mast show- ing above the water, with five of the Hera's crew clinging desperately to it. I A number of dead bodies have been recovered. I Heroic Operator. I I farther details of the sinking of the steamer Monroe off the Virginia coast are now to hand. The total number of those drowned and missing is now ) placed at 40. Great bravery was shown, there being no panic, and the negro stewards behaved with great gallantry. A pathetic incident is that of the wireless operator, Ferdinand-J. Kuehn. When he had sent out the S.O.S." distress call he adjusted his life-belt pre- paratory to taking a plunge overboard as the vessel was sinking. A woman stumbled along the slantingdeck to the I door of the wireless room. "Where is your life-belt?" asked > Kuehn. I "I haven't got one," she cried. "Take mine, then," said Kuehn. I" I'll get another somewhere." A minute later the liner sank. The woman was picked up by a boat from the Nantucket; but Kuehn was I drowned. Third Officer Shot Dead. I I Bremen-A sad shooting fatality took IL p 1; o eon board the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Brandenburg, from Gal- ) veston, the third officer, Wendt by name, being shot dead by an insane I steerag? passenger, who fired six shots, I all of which took effect.—Reuter. I The. Sunken Submarine. A gale, with heavy seas, on Saturday for the third successive day prevented any further salvage operations in Whit- sand Bay in connection with Submarine A7. It was again impossible to attempt salvage work to-day, and it is im- probable that they will be resumed to- morrow. I Ship and Cargo Lost. A Lloyd's Goth en hurg message to- day says the Swedish steamer Arete, Middlebrough for Gothenburg, loaded with iron. is wrecked and totally lost, ship and cargo. All on board are saved.

PRIS8HERS SUICIDE. AMERICAN DENTIST DIES FROM ARSENICAL POISONING. Benjamin Louis Rhein, aged 60, the Brompton-road dentIiSt charged at Westminster on Saturday with assault- ing a young lady patient, died on Saturday night in Brixton Prison from the effects of arsenical poisoning. Rhein, who was described as an American subject, was stated in the police court to have, oft his own ad- mission, taken arsenic at the moment of hit. arrest. While in custody he made a further attempt to destroy himself, having endeavoured to open veins and arteries.

INQUIRY DEMANDED. I SWANSEA EXCISE OFFICIALS AND I CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. A representative of the Leader" learns that a meeting of Excise officials was held in Swansea, on Saturday even- ing to consider the present position of the movement in the service for the re- dress of alleged inequalities arising from the methods followed in the application of the report of the Hob- house Committee, on the Amalgamation of the Excise and Customs Depart- Monts. It appears that the Excise department officials consider that they have been unfairly treated in the distribution of the higher positions in the joint de- partment, and they have remonstrated several times, and have even had more thail one interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, in May, 1912, is stated to have promised redress on several points, including the question of 3 £ ir>ointments. .1. -JS remarked that while the repre- sentations of the Excise deputation in London secured the renewal of pro- motion, which had stopped, yet the consequent promotions went wholly to men from the Customs. department. Forty-two clerks of the long room staffs have been parsed, and 104 oiffcers of Customs were selected to be surveyor^ in the joint department, and some of these are now actually engaged itt supervising Excise officials, of whose work they had no previous knowledge. The officials are pressing for an in- quiry by Parliament into the methods of administration, and we understand that they are explaining the position 10 members of Parliament so that the matter may be raised when the House of Commons re-assembles next week.

THE SACRED COLLECE I The death at Rome of Cardinal Gen- nari, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council, reduces the Sacred College I to 55 members, inclusive of the secret nomination at the last Consistory, which is supposed to have been the Patriarch of Lisbon.

AUSTRALIAN TRADE. I Melbourne. The Commonwealth trade statistics show the value of im- ports for 1913 amounted to £ 79,712 000, being an increase of LI,553,000 on 1912. The value of exiwrt? amounted to E75,113,000, a decrease of £ 49,000. Exports of wool amounted to ?26,277,000, a decrease of L78,00O.-?

I JUDGE RESIGNS. I MR. JUSTICE BUCKNILL'S HEALTH NECESSITATES RETIREMENT. 1 WELL-KNOWN IN SWANSEA. I The Press Association frtom London to the "Leader" this afternoon that Mr. Justice Bucknill has resigned his judgeship owing to ill- health. This, has been expected for &ome time past. Mr. Justice Bucknill is well-known to our readers, having frequently sat as Judge of Assiae in Swansea. He was a atient and courteous judicial officer, nd in private life his pleasant banner made him very popular. It was his custom when in Swansea to, entertain ■3ft; dinner th»k members, of the police esoort. provided for him. He was appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division in 1899, and had previously represented Epeom in Parliament.

BRAVO, 1914 I EXPECTED TO BE A BOOM YEAR FOR I SWANSEA. The prediction is made amongst com- mercial men that this. year the trade of the port of Swansea will surpass last year's total of more than seven million tons. Already things are beginning to right themselves in the tinplate trade. Increasing quantities are again being l despatched to the Danube ports, while a new steamer, which has been put out for the Dutch-Levant Line is taking in nearly 4,000 tons at the Prince of Wales Dock. The most important thing in connec- tion with the tinplate industry is the fact that very large purchases have been made for the States. No less tihan 70,000 tons are booked for delivery up to the end of July, and other heavy I orders are expected to follow. A New Service. I The Rickmers Line are this week starting a new service between Swansea and the Far East in competition with the Blue Funnel boats of Messrs. Holt, who have hitherto enjoyed a practical monopoly of the trade. The first vessel to be put on will be ilbphie Rickmers, a vessel with a carrying capacity of close upon four thousand tans, which is due to load on Wednesday, and for which Messrs. Houlder Bros, are the local agents. It is reported that. Messrs. Holt, who possess the finest fleet of general cargo carriers afloat, intend to counter this move by running a service in opposition to the Rickmers Line between Swansea, Batuma and Odessa. At present it is impossible to secure contirmation of the latter statement, though if it should prove to be correct, the contest will be watched with considerable interest. The Anglo-Adriatic. I The hrst vessel of the Anglo-Adriatic l,ine, which is about to inaugurate a new service between Swansea and the Austrian ports, is also due. During the year 1913 shipments to these ports totalled 89,996 tons, made up of tin- plate, nickel., hardware, chemicals, bricks, iron ore, a,nd .coal and fuel, the latter amounting to 87,155 tons. It may be taken for granted," said a well-known commercial man that Swansea is in. during 1914, for a year of unexampled prosperity in all direc- tions. We have had boom years in the past, but during the ensuing eleven months we shall break all records."

OPEN-AIR COUNCIL. SWANSEA "CITY FATHERS" AND I THE MUMBLES ROAC. A special meeting of the Swansea I Council is to be held at the Slip at 2.30 to-morrow to consider the -suggested improvement and widening of Oyster- mouth-road. Th," matter, it will be remembered. was discussed at the monthly meeting, but as there was a conflict of opinion as to which side of the road tie widening should he carried out on) it was ar- ranged that the mem bers should meet and go into the matter on the spot.

REFUSED SACRAMENT. I Hazebrough, Sunday.—The Abbe Lemire, who incurred the disfavour of the Roman Church for refusing to leave Parliament, though he ultimately resigned the vice-presidency of the Chamber of Deputies to which he had been elected, wa,s refused the Sacra- ment by the officiating dean when he came to the Communion table in the Church of St. Eloi this morning.

THE INTREPID SEVEN. Paris.-A telegram from Chartres to the newspapers states that the aviator Garaix rose to a height of 1,850 metres (nearly 6,000 feet) in an aeroplane carrying Six passengers. Hitherto the world's record for this performance has been 1,000 m-etrec,Reiiter.

A BOY CONDUCTOR. "I St. Petersburg.—At the Tsarskoe Selo Palace the Tsar, Tsarovitch, and other members of the. Imperial Family were pre.sent at a command performance given by the Italian child conductor, Willy Ferrero, 1\ years old, who con- ducted the Imperial Orchestra of over 80 musicians. At the end of the concert the Tsar introduced Ferrero ttt the Tsarevitch, and the two boys shook hands.-Reutit--r.

COMPOSER AS CHEVALIER. Mr. Isidore do Lara, the musical composer, his been appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Mr. de Lara wa-s born in London in 1858. Amongst his best-known works are "Amy Robsart," produced at Covent Garden in 1894, "Moina." Messalina," and "Sanga." His opera "Noil" was produced in France iu l'JlJi-

MURDER OF MISS BRADFIELD. r TO-DAY'S TRIAL SILENT WITNESSES IN COURT. EVIDENCE OF THE BROTHER- IN-LAW. ACCUSED STill CALM. (Special to :he Leader.") Liverpool, Monday. At a comparatively early hour this morning the doors of the Liverpool Assize Courts were besieged by a crowd of men and women seeking admittance to the sack murder trial. Various pretexts were advanced for getting into the court, two ladies even saying that they ought to be admitted as they were the wives of jurymen. The trial opened in the Crown Court before Mr. Justice Atkin. The prisoners were described in the calender as George Ball, 22, packer, Samuel Angelos lltoft, 18, shop assistant. Charged with wilful murder on the 10th December. Mr. Gordon Hewitt. K.C., and Mr. Lias appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Tobin, K.C., and Mr. Singleton de- fended Ball, and Mr. Lindon Riley and Mr. Rowson represented Elltoft. Eltoft's father ccupied a seat in court, with several .friends. The pri- soners were each accommodated with a chair in the dock, in which nearly a quarter of a century ago Mrs. May- brick stood her trial. Ball was first ushered into court. He was quite spruce and well-dressed, as also was the other accrued, who followed. They stood with their arms behind them close to the rail of the dock. Two warders wer#, between them. They both, in a quiet tone, pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge of murdering Miss Bradfield. Objected to Capi-TFAI Punilshment. I Just prior to this his' Lordship excused from attendance a juryman, who said that he had a conscientious objection to capital punishment. Both prisoners appeared to be quite self-possessed as the jury were being sworn. Mr, Hewitt, K.C., in opening the case, commenced by saying that at half- past seven in the evening of Wednes- day, the lath. September last, a bright, moonlight mht, a ship's steward named Eves tf-as walking slowly up and down Oldhall-street, Liverpool, waiting for his sweetheart. As lie passed/the shop of Mr. Bradfield, a tarpaulip manufacturer, a shutter fell out and damaged his hat. Immediately after- wards a young man came out of the shop and picked the shutter up. Another man. slightly older, came out of the shop then, and compensated Eves for the damage to his hat. The men then returned into the shop, closing the door. The Handcart. I I .Hives passed along and then re- mained standing in the street, and saw the two young men bringing a handcart out of the shop. Half an hour later a labourer named Black when near the canal, saw two voung men with a handcart, but they did not pass Black. He would now, raid counsel, return to Brad field's shop, where both the prisoners were employed, Miss Bradfied being the manageress there for her brother. At twenty minutes past seven, or there' a-bouts. Miss Bradfield was left alone in the shop with the two pri- soners. She put out the gas-jets, and later stooped down to turn off the gas at the main. She did not return home that night—she never returned home again—- she was never seen alive after that It was three-quarters of an hour afterwards on this night of the 10th of December that the shutter fell. The jury, said counsel, would probably have no doubt when they had heard the evidence that the man whom Eves saw coron out and push up the shutter was Eltoft, and that it was the two pris- oners who went away from these prp mises with the handcart, and the burden which it contained. That night, both Eltoft and Ball ar- rived home late. Ball had a scratch on his face, which his landlady noticed. The next morning, Thursday, the 11th December, Miss Bradfield did not turn up at the shop, but both the prisoners were there. Inquiries were set on foot by Miss Bradfield's brother when he found that she failed to appear. Neither of the prisoners offered a word of explana- tion, and finally Mr. Bradfield went to the police, but in the meantime the body of Miss Bradfield had been found in the car a), it being discovered owing to the obstruction which it caused at the lock gates. The f)odf was in a sack, with the two feet protruding, and it was found at a spot just at the end of some wheel-tracks along the adjacent grou-nd. On each side of the body was found was a piece of iron such as was stored at Mr. Bradfield's shop. The clothing was very much disarranged and some of it torn. The knee had been drawn up in a remarkable manner towards the chest. The Post-mortem. A post-mortem examination showed serious injuries. The blows on the head I were so numerous that it was impossible to trace or specify them. The cause of (Continued on Page 5.)

I MR. JAMES CILL. II PRESENTATION TO EX-DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE. I FORTY-ONE YEARS' SERVICE. I To the Editor. Sir,—May I solicit a little of your tspace to bring to the notice of your readers* a movement for offering a presentation to ex-Deputy Chief Con- stable Gill. Forty-one year*' faithful service stand to the credit of Mr. Gill, and many of his friends have thought- that it would be a gracious act upon the part of Swansea citizens t-o make the resignation the occasion, of some tangible ma.i-.K of -the esteem to which verbal ex- pression has already been given in so many quarters. As wiii be seen from the appended list, an excellent start has been made, but the coramitlf,< will be glad of the sympathetic consideration of all those who would like to accord recognition to on honoured public servant. Councillor Percy Moiyneaux, 14, Sketty-road, Swansea, has kindly con- sented to act as treasurer, and will be pleased to accept subscriptions, however small they may be.—Yours faithfully, Thomas Rees. 19, Somerset Place. SUBSCRIPTION LIST. Rt. Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Bt., M.P. 3 3 u Sir John Llewelyn, Bart 2 2 0 Messrs. Fulton, Dunlop 2 2 0 Sir D,avid Brynmor Jones 110 Dr. Humphreys 1 1 0 Dr. Wm. Morgan, E.E 1 1 0 Dr. John Adams Rawlings, J.P. 110 Mr. John Dyer 110 Mr. W. J. Reea 110 Councillor David Matthews 110 Councillor George Hemming. 110 Councillor D. J. Bassett 110 Mr. Hyam Goldberg-, J.P. 1 1 0 M r. R. M. Jones, J.P. 1 1 0 Swansea Town A.F.C 110 Mr. Tom Byrne (Grand Theatre) 110 Meesrs. Richards, Turpin and Co. 1 10 Mr. Charles Gustavus 1 1 0 Councillor J. H. Lee 0 10 6 Mr. Thomas Rees 0 O 6 Mr. D. J. Thomas (Bush Hotel) 0 iO 6 Mr. D.r^vid Davies (Boro' St-ores) 0 10 6

ETTINGSHALL MY STERY. I PREPARATIONS FOR SEARCHING THE I MiNE-SHAi-T. 'The Birston Police to-day commenced operations for the search of the dis- used mine-shaft at EttmgFjiall, near which the dead body of Kent Reeks was found a fortnight ago. A substantial platform was erected round the mouth of the shaft and preparations are in progress for laying a cable from the overhead wires of the tramway system" in close proximity to the scene of the tragedy and searching the shaft with an electric lamp of 150 candle-power. A large cvii-d is watching the opera- tions. 4 LIII'HIMW——mmimt §

CAR CAPSIZED. I —— DUBLIN PASSENGERS HAVE A I TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. A Dublin correspondent telegraphs that over twenty people were injured, some «f them seriously, by the cap- sizing last night, after missing the points, of a aouble-deck tram car on the Dublin and *Daikey line at the corner of Merrion-square and Mount- street-east. The oar, carrying twenty-eight per- sons including the motorman and con- ductor, left iselson's Pillar at 9.15 ana, after fouling the point at the spot above-mentioned, travelled for some distance on the road surface, swaying considerably. The flanges of the wheels became em- bedded in the ground, and the heavy vehicle fell over on its side with a loud crash, and became almost a complete mass of wreckage. The interior fittings were smashed into matchwood and the motor wheeis were entirely torn away. The flight of the unfortunate occu- {WTits was desperate. They screamed aloud, and with the groans of the injured were mingled with agonising cries for help. Many distinguished doctors and surgeons living in Merrion-square, in- cluding Sir Thomas Myles. Sir John Ijentaigne, and Sir Robert Woods, were promptly on the scene and attended to the injured, after helping: to extricate them from the wreckage. Some- were able to be removed to their homes, hut others it was found necessary to detain in the various city hdspitals. With the exception of a Miss Leaky, of Dalkey, and a soldier whose nam» is at. present unknown, the passengers, though receiving some nasty hurts came off surprisingly wet!. Miss Leaky has a limb fractured and concussion of the brain, while the soldier has severe abdominal injuries. A Air. Edward Darby, who resides at H.a.ddingt-o.-i-roa.(I, was seated on top of the car and was pitched out through one of the windows, receiving cuts about the head. Miss Caroline Thoma.s was injured in the back. 1 i" >

SIGNALMAN'S SUDDEN END. I Within a few l-ilUt_(:S of his a'Tind I for duty on Sunday afternoon, Signal- man Atl?n. of Worting Sisnal-?x. ne?r Basingstoke, on the iAindou and South Western Railway, wa.s taken suddenly ill, and expired in the nresence of the signalman he was relieving.

MYSTERIOUS OUTBREAK. Information has been given to the police of a mysterious outbreak of fire on Gwynfrvn Farm, Llandefeilog. It appears that on looking out through his bedroom window about six in the morning, Wm. Thomas, the occupier of the farm, was attracted by the glare of the ifre, and on rushing down to the yard found that a shed at the rear of the premises was in flames. There was a pony in the shed, which he just managed to save. There were traces of footsteps near the shed, but the origin of the outbreak is a mystery. ort

I MEASLES. IF NEARLY 1,000 CASES IN SWANSEA AND {Vi0RR,SI0i FEW DEATHS. Morri-,ion is, and has been for the past few weeks, in the throes of a severe outbreak of measles. The infection has not been of a dangerous character, only three deaths being reported, but the area covered has been an exceptionally wide one, ana there are over 450 patients. The out- break has nreessitajed the closing of two infants' school* in the district, whilst tha attendances at the other schools have been appreciably lowered. A "Leader" reported, in conversa- tion with a Morriston doctor, was in- formed that in some cases as many as four children in one faipily were laid up. "Is the outbreak of a serious nature?" asked our-representative. "It is only dangerous in the light that it li4-. spread over a very wide area. Measles, although, of course, not as dangerous as other ailments, is equally as infectious. The three deaths which have occurred have been of children of about twelve months," was the reply. The infection, our reporter was further informed, is now abating. I At Swansea. 11 Inquiries at Swansea show that measles are prevalent also in the borough. They are, however, of a comparatively mild character, being un- accompanied by the usual bronchial pneumonia, except in. a few instances. As measles are not notifiable, it is impossible to say exactly how many cases there are, but a well-known medi- cal man, in conversation with a Leader" representative, expressed the opinion that there might be five hundred cases under treatmelit., but cer- tainly not more. He added that there wa.s also a good deal of scarlet fever about.

1ST PRIZE £ 20,000. A RACE ROUND TH :WORLD:IN THE I AU. New York.-The Aero Club announces that it has sanctioned a round-the-world aeroplane race, starting from the San Francisco Exposition in May 1915, and ending at the same place within 90 days. The first prize will be 100,000 dols. ( £ 20,000). The race will be open to any type of motor-driven air raft, and will be under the auspices of the I exposition and the Pacific Aero Club. It is announced that 150,000 dollars I have already been subscribed, a nd that it is expects that an additional sum will be secured, all of which will be divided among the competitors. The competition will be under International Aeronautical Federation rules.-Reuter. Fell 1,000 Feet Unhurt. I New York.—Lincoln Beachy, -the aviator, while flying at Los Angeles, had a marvellous escape. The machine, when -it qu altitude of 1,000 feet. Tell, and alighted on a tree. The, airman sustained only slight cuts. —Exchange.

THE GLAMORGAN HUNT. I At Cardiff on Saturday, Mr. R. H. Williams, of The Ham, Llantwit- Major, was elected Master of the Gla- morgan Hunt.

THE "HERO" OF ZABERN. I Strassbnrg. The "Ta"geUlatt's'' Strassburg correspondent states that the action brought by a workman name-a. Koehler against Lieutenant von Forstner on behalf of his daughter, who is under 16, will be heard before the District Court of Zabern on February 17. There are, besides, military proceed- ings pending against -on Forstner.— Reuter. Changes. I Col. Von Router has been trans- ferred from the 99th Regiment to the 12th Grenadier Regiment at Frankfurt- on-Oder. Lieut. Von Forstner has been transferred to Bromberg, 'says Renter from Berlin.

PROPERTY SALE. Mr. Joseph Harm to-day offered for sale several properties in Western- EtMG.t, Swansea.. No. 68, Western- f:r.se+ was sold to Grove for- The other lots were iviil, drawn. CENTRAL opex-alr SCHOOL. Swansea iSducation Committee re- ferred idea of a central open-air* hcJrjol for report SA^-aSLES EPIDEMIC.. »• At Swansea Attendance and Indus- trial School Sub-eommniee, chairmr.ii Siuued tho measles epidemic at Mor- i-is. ton and Pentrepoeth was vciy serious. POLITICIANS CONFER. Prime Minister was visited th. :;ftc riK OB by Mr. John Redmond aqu "Yiir. Bin-ell, who arrired just before the Irish leader, Objection to Hatha ovcr-rul&d. 1-I<iL..}.<¡;ti¡ ;.1#f; J. Swansea Mercantile C Je, Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, YAKS CASE DVANCES DAILY from 4-10 to £ 1,tf>0. No Charge Unless Business Dme. Bill* Discounted. Strictly Private And ftild- dential. For farther particulars, apply H. B. JONES, Managing Directo?-

TOWN DISAPPEARS FLOODS COST MANY LIVES IN BAHIA Rio de Janeiro.—According to a tele- gram from the State of ibahia, the floods there are assuming cataatrophia proportions. The town of Nova Lage has disap- peared. Several other localities have been swept a-way and many more are threat- ened. The stricken population are taking refuge in churches, and a great many lives have been lost. Material losses are enormous and newspapers have organised relief funds -Rei-iter.

CANADIAN COMMISSION ERSHIP. The "News of tho World" states that the Hon. Adam Beck will succeed Lord Strathcona as High Commissioner for Canada. Mr. Beck is a man of inde- pendent means, a sportsman well knowio on both sddes of the Atlantic, and a politician.

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