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Our Note Bookl I Jordan Rex.-Why Swansea Schools Group Succeeds. On Amiable Despots Gen- erally.—The Vapour and and the Volume.—Leaking Gower Tower. Our congratulations to Aid. John Jordan, who has been re-elected tor the tenth time chairman 01 the Swansea Group of County School managers. lne group have r:uv«i' known another chairman. They c<io.se Aid. John Jordan in lw,3, when under ÙJe new Education Act, the group came into existence, and have sAowit their wisdom m the appreciation of a good man ever1 since. ¡"ot' only me trie Alderman's abilities great, but the? 7lic I, liou are always available. Jie has uoli missed a single ordinary meeting 01 the group since its formation. :if sjf It is a matter for reflection, in these degenerate days, when liberty is so often misunderstood, that institutions flourish in proportion as they are con- trolled by the lew rather than the 'many. Tne acme of success is reached on the board or association in which one man is a recognised head. Locai instances of this principle arise readily in the mind. Who runs the Swansea Police Court Mr. Jenkm I Jones. Who is making the Y.M.C.A. to hum: Mr. H. S. bmart, the secre- i tary. What about the heads of bt. Mary's and Mount Pleasant Churches; To add to the examples would be easy. On the other hand disintegration and consequent weakness and tutility ever follow a multiplication of control. Ot Is this an arrrument for an artisto- cratic (so called) as opposed to a demo- cratic government Y By no means. Nor for a despotic over-rider of the people's will. That way spells revolt and chaos. The real ruler is he who becomes so without concious intent. He is there, in fact, because he truly does represent "the sense of the meet- ing." By the universal consent of the same, he is found to be the best able to gather up just that from every available individual consciousness, and to express it, in a glorified, and other- wise impossible form. He "gives back in a volume"—a well printed and use- fully bound volume, if we may mix the metaphor—"what he receives in a vapour." Thus democracy and aristocracy— the real thing each time-are not only not in opposition, but the complement of each other. Democracy insists on the I value of the individual man, as man- and woman too, by the way. in spite ot the Pankhursts. There, shall be freedom of thought, and of action. But why* Why, save that by this goodly snd heaven-born mea/is the best men shall rise to the highest place. Thus democracy alone can deify the ruler. Clod save the King! The old church tower of St. David's, Llanddewi, has for some time been a source of anxiety to the church authori- !cs, especiaUy during the last winter. The ram, when accompanied by vio- hnt wind oome dnwn into the belfrev :md either beats through the west wail of the nave of the church, or there must be a. leak in the upper part of I Lhe tower. There is a cs-sgsistion to ,-onsult a specialist- in church restora- tion on the matter. Some members of the Swansea Cor- poration seem to have a perfect genius att?ou,h an unhappy oue—of sayin ?,, Mmo thing over and over again, ?ith hardly an alteration of words. u-itii hardly an.ilteration of wor d s. Speaking on the Women's Bill, in the Commons last night, Mr. Philip Nnowden (Lab.) said they had a right to withhold the franchise from certain classes, such as criminals, lunatics, r.cd Peors. Lord Reay, who presided at the annual meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society yesterday, expressed regret that the British public could not for a day leave ragtime and turn its attention to scientific study. A good many people tvish that ragtime bad never been in- vented. :)(. Si Osgood of Hardscrabble was a visitor to Bingville last week. Si pur- ¡ chased a porous plaster at Hen "Weathersby's store, being as he has heen suffering from plumbago in his back and thought perhaps the porous plaster might help it some. We hope it will. "Bugle," U.S.A. Making his first public appearance at Rochester last night. Dean .*>torr said that at* the moment he was biling fco many offices that he scarcely I knew who he was. He was vicar of St.. Peter's, Eaton-square. S. W.. till June i't; a surrogate of the diocese of Lon- don; and ruf-al dean of Westminster. He was until Saturday last an honorary chaplain to the King, and for a few more hours a prebendary of St. Paul's, and he had reason to believe he was ?f Rochester. "Talk about a double- tarrelled gnn! Why, I am a whole tatte.ry of artillery." (Laughter.)
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THE WORST IS] I OVER. i PEACE PROSPECTS. NICHOLAS AND THE EVACUATION OF SCUTARI. I I MUST GIVE WAY 1it Renter's Agency states that a feeling of calm is observable iti diplomatic quar- ters. wiitijiiit-d unil evidences of re- action, after a period of strain and tension On ail sides is to be found a sentiment of relief that the worst is over. On Monday evening the Ambassadors telegraphed to their Governments the draft terms of peace, and it is expected t that the approval of the Governments will be received by to-morrow. No time will then be lost in communicating with the belligerents with a view to obtaining their opinion of the proposed peace terms These commence by recording the fa,et that peace and friendship have been re-established between the Otto- man Government and the Allied Bal- kan States. The second paragraph re- cites that Turkey gives up all territory to the west of the Enos-Media line. An article is devoted to Albania, the frontiers and status of which the belligerents are to agree shall be left to the Powers. Crete, it is stipulated, is to be ceded to Greece, while the fate. of the Islands, as well as the status of Mount Athos, is to be reserved for the decision of the Great Powers. According to Article 6 all financial and economic questions resulting from the war will hø dealt wjth by the Financial Commission in Paris. } Transfer of Scutari. I Router's Agency learns tha.t the pro- cedure proposed by the Ambassadors with regard to Scutari is that a torce from the International Fleet shall take over the town from the Montenegrins. As soon as the transfer has been effected the blockadc will he raised. It is expected that the international force will remain at Scutaria until such time as an Albanian administration has been established there. The approval of the Powers to these proposais has not yet been received, nor is it known up to the present when the Monte- negrins will leave, though there is no reason to believe that the delay will extend beyond a few days. KING NICHOLAS. 1 I Must Give Wayl" I Reuter's correspondent at Cetinje telegraphs an account of .he delibera- tions of the Crown Council, under the presidency of King Nicholas, which cul- minated in the peaceful solution of the Scutari question. The King entered into the discussion of the situation, and aid they must quit the town speedily or they would be involved very shortly in a fresh and still more difficult war than they had just waged. After the Kmg had spoken the generals set forth their views on the evacuation question. The majority were in favour of immediate surrender to the will of the Great Powers, citing military reasons in support of their view. Ministers took opposite views, also for reasons of a political nature, and were supported in their opinion by the Crown Prince Danilo, who vigorously advocated continuance of resistance even with arms. When the Council met on the follow- ing day his Majesty opened the sitting with a speech in which he said- I have fought long with myself. Never before in all the 50 years of my have I endured such torment. 1 have reserved to drain the bitter cup to the dregs.. I must give way. I must allow Scutari, this dearest dream of my youth, to be evacuated Scutari, the lawful heritage of our better I future." The Responsibility. I The Ministers implied they would take the responsibility for the King's resistance and that- as constitutional Ministers they were alone responsible. King N'cholas retorted: '?es. vou are rmoonsible tcforc the Skllpshin, 1 hut ? am respon=;ih?e before God, and it would not be right that the curse of generations of Montenegrins to come I should rest on my name for the.terrible misfortune in which my sorely tried people would be phmged were r to re- main 71rmin my opposition. I have no trlim.Tier of hope, not the slightest prospect of making my own view pre- vail on the Scutari question against the will of the whole of Europe. Of the two »vils. let us choose the lesser." Geaeral Martinovitch, the Premier, thpn announced he and his colleague would i-esign. The Kins then seized pin and drew up in the French tongue his telegram to Sir Edward Grey. When his Majesty bad finished his eyes were filled with loafs, and all witnesses of the his- toric scene were deeply moved.
DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.I
DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. I Her Royal Highness had a better night, and her condition this morning I was sughtly improved. (Official),
LIBERAL SOCIAL COUNCIL.I
LIBERAL SOCIAL COUNCIL. I The -a^t meeting of the Executive Committee of the Liberal Social Coun- cil before the rising of Parliament was held yesterday at 92. Victoria-street. S.W., Viscountess Allendale took the chair, and amongst those who attended was Lady Brynmor Jones. A large in- c re a so in tVie members of the Central Gounod was reported.
[Practical Pictures for Professionals.
[Practical Pictures for Professionals. (" Leader Caytoon.) A contemporary publishes criticisms on pictures at the Royal Academy, made by a doctor and a tailor respectively. These people only saw the technical faults from their own points of view, and quite missed the artistic side. Our artist, who alleges that this is a common failing, shows how satisfaction may be given to everybody in future pictures.
KING'S GIFT. I KING'S-GIFT.I
KING'S GIFT. I KING'S- GIFT. I HIS MAJESTY TO PRESENT A HARP I TO WALES. I The Lord Mayor of Cardiff has re- ceived an intimation from Sir William C-arington that the King has expressed a wish that a fine Welsh harp, which is to be exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in connection with. the National Eisteddfod at Abergavenny, next August, shall subsequently be banded over to the Wetsh National Museum. I
WOMAN DISCHARGED.
WOMAN DISCHARGED. POLICE INQUIRIES ALL IN HER FAVOUR At Bow-street to-day Ada Ward, charged in connection with the dis- covery of a supposed bomb outside the Grand Hotel in Northumberland- aVenu, "was discharged, the magistrate aveniie.. that the inquiries had been ail in her f.Ilour. A police officer gave evidence of the result of the investigation into prisoner's movements on the date in question, and said that the address of a common lodging which she had given was a correct one. The bomb disap- peared while the constable was captur- ing accused, it will be remembered, much to the mystification of the authorities.
WOMAN S NARROW ESCAPE. I
WOMAN S NARROW ESCAPE. I FELL ON METALS WHILE CROSSING I RAILWAY LINES. At the Swansea Police Court to-day, Martha Williams and Louisa Wathen (45), was summoned for trespassmg on the Great Western Railway. Mr. Rupert Lewis said that when the platelayer saw one of the women she was lying across the line at the time an express was due. She had tripped. Alfred Thomas, platelayer, said he had seen them crossing the line near Mynydhachyglo. Mrs. Wathen it was who was on the down line with her face towards the rails. The express had to he stopped to save her life. Henry Bowen, a dj'Jirict inspector, said the woman had told him they had been to see friends and had taken a short cut. Each was fined 40s. Mr. Rossor: YOII ought to he thank- £ "I Yimi mirrllt, Ttuvo hf»pn Irillpn
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?. 11 1 ?"1 l e ?,?..1 ?, THE ATTORNEY-CENERAL. I SIR EDWARD CLARKE'S TRIBUTE TO I S R RUFUS ISAAC. Taking his opportunity in proposing a vote of thanks to the Attorney- General, for presiding at the .Barristers' Benevolent Association yesterday, Sir Edward Clarke referred to accusations hinted and suggested, hut never deti-I nitely made, against the diameter of the Attorney-General. He nad read with care all that had been proved in the matter and was satisfied, and he believed brethren at the bar agreed with him, that the charge of corruption or unfaithfulness to public duty had wholly failed. It was only mean malignity that would, for personal or I political motives, make use of an error of judgment to check or deflect a long career of private honour and public ser- vice. (Loud cheers.) Responding with emotion, Sir Rufus Isaac expressed his appreciation and promised to vindicate himself at the proper time.
LATE MRSU D'OYLY CARTE.-I
LATE MRSU D'OYLY CARTE. I The funeral service of Mrs. Stanley Boulter (Mrs. D'Oyly Carte), who died on Monday night, will take place on Friday at Golders Green. In accord- ance with expressed wishes, it will be of the simplest charactcr and only attended by the nearest relatives.
STILL -IMPROVING.1
STILL IMPROVING. SWANSEA NEW CHIEF CONSTABLE I RESOYERINC SLOWLY. (Special to the "Leader." ) One of the medical men at the Nottingham General Hospital this morning stated that Captain Thomas was still improving, and be added that his progress was very slow. The patient has been doing well, al- though not at a rapid "pace, for a oonsIderable period now, and it is hoped that his complete** recovery is onbr a matter of time.
SKETTY MOTOR SMASH. I
SKETTY MOTOR SMASH. I FURTHER PROCEEDINGS EXPECTED. We understand that as the result of the motor-car accideni near Sketty on Friday night, when Messrs. Melbourne, Dyson and Aubrey Williams, and Mr. Tom Williams were thrown out of the car, proceedings are Jikely to be taken against those who were responsible for the state of the road. The question of where the responsi- bility lies is being considered.
BURGLARS --AGAiN BUSY. I
BURGLARS AGAiN BUSY. MANY HOUSES ENTEREO IN SWANSEA. At the present time in Swansea mere spems to be an epidemic of house Cu..er.. ing, and the public are becoming some- what startled. On Saturday it was stated that a man entered a dwelling in. tJ^ydr Gardens, but nothing was missed, and on Monday a house was broken open in Bryn-road, where, it is said, articles oi clotlun<r were taken away. that, however, does not complete the paring deeds, for on Tuesday after- noon in broaJ daylight, the residence of Mr. T. H. SVilJison, Nofmanhurst, Bryn-road, was entered. Mr, Willison who is the local representative for "ales," chatting with a "Leader" man to-day, related the whole of the story which is somewhat extraordi- nary. It seems that in the afternoon the house was left empty between the hours of 2.30 and 5.30, 'Mr. Willison undertaking his duties at his office and his wite and daughter visiting a local house of amusement- Upon returning home Mrs. Willison was surprised to find that during her absence some unweleomo visitor had found an entrance. Leading from the drawing room to the garden there are French windows, and above these windows there is a large fanlight. This fanlight, strange to say, had been completely removed, and upon further investigation it wa* discovered that it had been laid down apparently very carefullv, for there was no glass broken in front of the fire place in the draw- ing room. That someone HAAI entered is .very evident, for the white paint contained dirty finger marks, and there were footprints. The French doors were open, and it is thought that they were ) opened by means of the removal of the t fanlight. Fortunately nothing was missed, and it might be stated that the door leading from the drawing room to the other parts of the house was locked. It is the firm opinion of Mr. Willison that the visitors were interrupted during the afternoon, for he has learned since that a lady friend and her dog had been to the house during the afternoon. Apparently the man or men beard the bark of the dog and made good their escape. There was nothing taken, but the matter .has been re- ported to the police.
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Ceiling, even in the West End, came down, especially since the advent of the motor omnibus, remarked Judge Smylv, at Shoreditch County Court yesterday, after expressing the opinion that he did not think the fact that a fallen ceiling rendered a house unfit for habitation within the meaning of the Housing and Town Planning APL
rSWANSEA MATE'S DEATH.
r SWANSEA MATE'S DEATH. FATALITY AT BRISTOL DOCK r INVESTIGATED. At Bristol Coroner's Court yester- day, the adjourned inquest on Byron Middleton Tucker, 3. Brynmill-terrace, Swansea, was concluded. Deceased, who was the mate on the steamer Milo, wa-g struck down by a Manilla hawser on the 17th April as the vessel was entering Cumberland basin. The hawser was passed from the ship to the shore to prevent the Milo strik- ing the quay wall. Deceased was at- tending the rope when it jumped up striking him on the head, and fractur- ing the skull and causing concussion. A verdict of accidental death was re- turned.
THE LUCKY RICH. -.
THE LUCKY RICH. SECRET DIVORCE TRIALS HELD IN AMERICA. Tho Lord Chancellor's judgment in the House of Lords yesterday denying the rights of Courts of Justice to sit "otherwise than with open doors" is ap- proved by American judges (says the iNew York correspondent oi the "Daily Mail"), who condemn the fjystem pre- vailing in this country unuer which wealthy litigants are enabled to secure decrees of divorce without publicity. Under 'Rule No. 76," framed in the appellate division, wealthy people can obtain a divorco with the minimum of personal inconvenience. The judge ap- points a friend as referee to whose private office the parties repair. They tell their stories to the referee as to a father confessor, resume their seats in their motor-cars, and iiurry back to their residences. In due course the referee files a report, which is promptly sealed, frequently with even the names of the parties to the suit withheld from public knowledge. On the other hand, poor litigants are obliged to submit their woes in open court without the slightest secrecy.
OBTAINING ALMS.I
OBTAINING ALMS. I COLLIER SENT TO PRISON FOR THREE MONTHS. At Swansea Police Court to-dav | "rilliam Parry (20), collier, was charged on remand with obtaining alms by means of false pretences. Mr. Ld. Harris defended, and Mr. Samuel I Richards prosecuted. Mr. Richards said the defendant had collected 2s. on behalf of a man Lamed Thomas James, who was said 10 have sev'?n children, and was ill. William Stephens said two men had come to his house, and asked for .n<,r?v towards a subscription which was being! got up for a Thomas James, it ??g a! deserving case, they said. :itid he them two shillings. Witness's sus- picions were aroused, and lie followed them to a Morriston public-house, v here he and another man questioned the two men. The other man returne d the two shillings, and offered the ,P':Q\ss sixpence to let them go. He let them go. but did not take the sixpence. 1 he police were informed, and warrants were issued. The offepie had been committed on October 21st, 1912, and it was enly recently that the defendant had tHn arrested. Mr. Hariris said the defendant de- nied the offence. His defence was an alibi. He said he was at Glanamman at the time. Called, he said the ev i- (lence of identification which had I can given was untrue. He was quite iai o- cent. He admitted there had been pre- vious convictions against him. Isaac Da vies, defendant's bro[b,r-ill- law, sr.id defendant had stayed ilit)i him at Garnant during the time in ques- tion. Defendant was sent to pnsm for three months
ST. PAUL'S IN DANGER.
ST. PAUL'S IN DANGER. BOMB FOUND. I LATEST OUTRACES BY THE MILITANT I SUFFRAGETTES. CHURCH DESTROYED. There seems to be no end to the out- rages which are to be attributed to the militant section of the advocates of votes for women. The latest report concerns one of th<j greatest historical piles in the country —St. Paul's Cathedral. A Press Association telegmm to the Leader" states that this morning a well-made bomb was found at the Cathe- dral at an early hour. Th3 authorities are maintaining great reticence with regard to the affair, but it is understood that the bomb was discovered by a policeman, who quickly placed it in a bucket of water, after which it was taken to the police sta- tion. That even this great building, hal- lowed by a thousand associations, should not be sacred from the insensate fury of hot-headed agitators, is to be the more deplored in that we in England pride ourselves on the completeness of our civilisation. I Further Particulars. I Later messages throw a little more light on the discovery. It now ap- pears that the bomb was found close to the Bishop's throne by a cleaner whose attention was attracted by a tick- ing noise proceeding from a curious- looking canister. The cleaner informed the head verger, and the bomb was placed in a bucket of water, and then. handed over to the police. 4 The bomb found at St. Paul's and that found in Bouverie-street are to be examined by experts. The head verger states that it is ex- traordinary how the bomb was intro- duced into the cathedral It was cer- tainly not there when the gates which give entrance to the Bishop's throne were closed, yesterday afternoon. I Another Bomb. P Another homb was found this morn- ing opposite the oiffces of the I)aily News" in Bourerie-street, E.C. This was also immersed in water. I Pavilion Burnt Down. I I A cricket pavilion in Bishop's Park, I Fulharn, was destroyed by fire this I morning, and the usual Suffragette lit- erature was found near the ruins. I CHURCH OESTROYEQ. I JE20,000 Damage. I I It is believed that the burning down of fJt. Catherine's Churchp Hatcham (London), yesterday afternoon, was the work of the militants. Damage amounting to £ 20,000 is said to have been done. The vicar, the Rev. Howard Truscott, is of opinion that an explosive bomb, with a lighted f ti so at- tached, was used by visitors to the church in the morning. This theory, he thinks, would account for the ex- ceedingly rapid spread of the Are. He was able to save the marriage register, and other valuable documents, but when the firemen, after two-and-a-half hours' I work, subdued the flames, only the bare walls and shattered windows of the church remained. Some strange women' have been observed lately in the ivjeinity of the church, and the general opinion is that the outrage was un- doubtediy the work of Suffragettes. 1 THE CABINET. The Cabinet met at 10, Downing-st. j this morning. This was the last Coun- cil before the Whitsuntide rec. i1 
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I [ THE feCHOOL. C'LTNTt I Swansea Prsvisita! oi Meals b. t vtQmirtee to-day decided w ■ nn- aK-liatefv proceed with the wfceiufl for the prm-rMOn of the offices for Sccbi clynoies also treat ai ca,see, cu to do so to par for treatment. TINPATE CONCILIATION BOARD. Month's stoppage j>ropo~:ii r^rml TO committee five fnmi orich MillrocjiV claim per oont.•< v a-aco for six hours' nhif" fell through E LJ. l-'h-rs' 'dahB-fo* J.' -,in of fotir ujuiiths' notice clause w Lhjra.v. n. Ma&?r? claim fur boshiug c; all c-laaru fur c.?i all c-i 3.&tG bo reported tv and dealt ith by Niestors. Clements (Masters) -id Pugli (Dooken).. f 142 all out. ILe tiuller won easily by three letitfttiK; oetween eeL-OLid and third. I'clleo r' .hlrtb 5 to 2 agtft Sugran Earl. f fl.- -c:i 1, Theism's Amulet 2, cAurvi6lle 5. Alfo -ran: G&Ueot. Loch Lochy, Charity, 'lathwell. Susa, Sa-raJa-. Cascade. School. Baling: 7 to 4 ArdljOtt. 1, BcnajTist 2. Faithful Donna 3 It 0 < a 1 ■- ——u-Lsra. _j
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