The Cambria Daily Leader

ALDER,%IAN'g POPTRAIT. FORM OF TESTIMONIAL TO MR. JO?  FORM OF TESTlMOtilÄL TO MR. JOHN ,,RiJAN We understand that. the testimonhl to Aid. John Jordan. Llansamlet, will take the form cf his portrait in oils. The work hae been entrnpt? to the well-known artist, Miæ Rose Bonnor. Mies Bonnor painted th? late High Sheriff Rice Evans, the present High SheriC ef Brecon, Mr. E. Evan? Bevan; the Hen Ormsby Gore, and other prominent m"n. We further understand that a« she is very much occupied with other commissions; she will be unable to accomplish her task until the end of January. The presentation therefore will not take place until the end of February.

YOUNC LIBERAL DEBATE. ———— UfiDERSTAMOiHG OF POLITICS SHaWN BY YOilNG ORATOiiS. The first meeting of the Swansea Young Liberal Parliament, held at Mend Koocici on Tuesday evening, was an unqualified suc- cess. There was a large attendance and great enthusiasm prevailed. Mr. Ie. 13. by (Premier! laid the Kins'd Speech upon the table. This included Bills to Nationalise the Kaiiways and Canals oi Great Britain; to release the whole hnd system ci the country; to amend our present Poor Law I gyatem; to deal with education; to deal with the Licensing Laws; and reduction of armaments Mr. Bernard Bees moved the vote of thanks to the King, and Mr W. G. Pritchard seconded. Both spe-ikera made good maiden 6pscchea. The Member for Ludlow hotly cri'Hicieed the omission«c-f Home Enle. The Prime Minister dealt ably with the points enumerated in the Bill. Referring to the land question, he emphasised this as the most important matter now before the I country. Mr. Tinslay's speech showed a great yrasp of the political situation. Mr. T. W. Etcb?rde, member for Dublin University, referred to the excellent feeling existing between landlord and tenant. Th? Member for Swansea Dstrict (Yr. II Whit?lock), in coninuing he debate, made a very promising speech, and dealt ?fsctivety with the Liccn?in? Question. Mr. Spur roll Da vies, member for Cardiff, referred to the NaiionalisatioTi of Railways as eliminating competition and reducing all employes to the condition of State slaves. Mr. E. M. Lovell (North E«ex) urneti the necessity of Nationalisation to abolish many of the highly-paid ofnciila and for the re- daction of rates cf travel. Otbews who carried on a well-conteeted debate were Messrs. J. S. Eichards (Burton) and W. J. Matthews (Middlesex). Mr. Thomas Williams was appointed Sergeants it-Arms.

D. Cainsford the chairman of he Spilsbury justices who was fined by his follow magistrates last week for Assaulting a cyclist, has resigned the chairman ship of the Bench. An appeal will be made to the Divisional Court.

I THE WARDS. STRAIGHT FICHi ENSURED IN fFV^OUi WAd). I CANDIDATES WITHDRAW. The Swansea County Council bye- elections, caused by the lilling up of the aidermamc vacancies, promise to be more interesting than those of Novem- ber 1st. Tnere will be contests in the Ffynone, St. Helen's, and Landore wards, and there may be a contest in the East \\„ard. Alderman Vi. H. Mor- i- s will not be opposed in St. John's Ward, and so far, the only candidate before the electors in the East Ward is Mr. Tom Wikon, who will he nomi- nated by the Labour Party. Mr. Phillip Daviess, who was formerly a Member of the Council for three years, and took an active part in the 1 e- organisation of the Municipal Electricity Station, has been approached by nsny of the burgesses in the eastern portion of the borough, and asked to allow his name to be put forward. To a "Leader" representative this morning, Mr. Davies sairl he was highly appreci- ative oi the offers of support which he had received in the event of him being a ) candidate, but at the present he had decided not to stand. Mr. Phillip Jones, cooper, whos? name was sug- gested dunng the week, has decided to I be a non-starrer. I Mr. Rowlands Adopted. I At a meeting of Progressives in St. Helen's Ward last night, Mr. J. Evan i Rowlands was selected as their candi- date to oppose Mr. George Hemmings. A keen contest is expected in the Landore Ward, where Messrs. W. Clement and Evan Jones are supported by the Young Liberal League. Mr. Clement is also the nominee of the Ratepayers' Association. The Labour candidate will be Mr. David Richards, while an effort is being made to secure the services of Mr. David Harris. Mr. David Gething has now decided not to contest the seat. The Progressives intend opening their campaign on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, when a public meeting will be held at the Bryhyfryd Baptist Schoolroom. la addition to the Progressive candidates, several other local ratepayers will ad- dres-s the meeting. On Tussday night at Old Si10h School- room, a meeting of workers was held to further the candidature of Guardian David Richards. In the absence of Mr. T. W. Hnhes, the chair was occupi&d by Mr. J. C. Gregory. The candidate gava his views on the situation, and I was loudly applauded. A resolution was proposed by Mr. J. Mort and seconded by Mr. H. Thomas, pledging the meeting to support the return of of the appn-ved canuiuate of the Swan- oi the appf,;vm caii(A.(.?ate of the Swan- This was I Mr. John Hetfgem Wlthdraws. -11 1 I 1. I -? mere wiu he anotner ngnt in tne j Ffynone Ward, where Mr. Dyson Wil-I iiams will again carry the banner of the! Progressives, the encouraging support which he received on the last occasion inducing him to again offer his services. lie will open his campaign with a public meeting on Monday next. Mr. W. W. Holmes is tho Municipal Reform candi- date. The following letter from Mr. John H;xigen.i, whe.o name has been mentioned as a prospective candidate, explains itself:— Sir,—-Permit me through the columns of your paper to inform my many friends anct supporters that in vie'w of the com- plicated position of a.S.urs in the Ffynone Wai'd' 1 have reluctantly de- cided, after careful consideration, not to offer myself as a candidate on this occasion. When I consented to con- j sider the representations made to me some days ago, it was in the confident belief that there was more thac a possi-1 bility of my participating in what is I generally known as a straight fight on i a clear issu". I regret that present circumstances j render this impossible. I am never-thc- less, sincerely grateful to the rsany ladies and gentlemen who so readily j proffered me their assistance, and whose kindness I shall not easily for- get. I hope on a future occasion to avail myself of the invitation extended and when that time-arrives, I assure trie burgesses tJFrp wi.¡ h81l0 "1 t()r any doubt as «<& where I stand, or the path I intend to tread.—Yours, etc., John Hedgens.

MEETING OF CREDITORS. I Two meetings et creditors took place to-day at the Official Receiver's Office. One was that of John Pesci, an Italian fruiterer, of Cymmer, whose liabilities are 1:489 7s. 6d., and assets £50 14s. 6d. The causes of his failure are stated to he illness and his inability to keep ac- counts. David Davie?, a collier of Glvn-Neath had incurred liabilities of £ 143 4s. 2d., and his assets are £14. The causes of his failure are stated to be sickness, death, and strikes.

M ) I < !M !)!)!M) Tel.: Central 314. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, I COMMHNGIN3 NOVEMBER I 0-th. .I SpecIal SAL AAO d 11 '{ Ortans aad Haraoainos. j CENUINE BARGAINS. || —————————. I Ma?ker Original Price. Sale Cash PricO. per M<wth. | Oam?!?, 14 St&ps 33 Gna. 23 Cns. 12/6 MM-rorTop. H| I ESTEY, 11 Stops ¡ 28 „ 18" I 8/6 | Mirror Top. E, 16 Stops I 30 » M 18/8 | Vc?ctry Mc?deL g Eoh, 14 Sops .1 25 M ?' 8/6 i Mirror Top. I HeW? 14 5/- I I AlaxarMfra ¡ 12 „ 4 5/- 1 Eto., otc. I EVERY INSTRUMENT GUARANTEES. 1 GODFREY ? CO., Ltd. 22, St. Helen s Road, Swansea. Sale AgfetXs for:-STECK, STEIN WAY, WESER, PIANOLA PIANOS. |I Writs for D. for FttH Partkwters. <

r PEOPLE WHO KNOYJ. PEPS USED REGULARLY BY DIS- TINGUISHED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, CHURCH, LAW AND STAGE. The Invaiuable Family Meiicine. I When ladies and gentlemen of dis- crimination regularly take Pops for tbeit coughs, colds, and bronchial ailments-, itj is a sure sign that Peps possess curative | properties that make them the incom- parable throat and chest remedv. LORD ROSSMORE writes from The Stud House, the Home Park, Hampton j Court, .Mlddl¡e>8.;x For coids and coughs, and everything uf that sort, there J, to my mind, nothing in the world like Pel. They have done my old winter cough a great deal (A gocci. 1 wish 1 had know n of Peps king ago." THE HON. ALEXANDRINA P?CK- OVER, .Bank House, Wisbech, England, writes: "1 am liable to take ooki ak, the Winter corner, on, and two or three; times during the past Autumn 1 felt that I might be anon; to have an at- tack. Each time, however, I took one ( or two Peps, and the cold soon came to an end." THE REV. ARTHUR E. FLEMING, Precentor of Gloucester Cathedral, I writes from Worcester Lawn, Glouces- ter: I find Peps most soothing to the throat, ami very helpful in clearing the t-oice and sustaining the tone during .tinging or intoning. THt., REV. JAMES GRLNELL, Alexandra iload, H-ible-Hediiigtiam, Essex, writes Beth 1 and my parishioaters lia\-a found Peps particu- larly beneficial for bronchitis and asthma. Peps do my throat a. lot of good, and are particularly soothing and strengthening. Members of my con-I gregation suffering from colds, bron-j chitj_s, and asthma, have found Peps the best remedy for loosening and raising phlegm and giving reJ.ief gp.J:wra,Uy." I MADAME CLARA BLTT and Mr. Keniieriey Hutntord, the famous singers, write: "We have formed the very kighiist opinion of Pejus, after using them reguiarly ior some considerable time. Ttiev are quite unique in their invigorating effect on the throat and chest, and in their freedom from a.ny irritating or relaxing effect on the vocui, chords." MR. E. MARSHALL HALL, K.C., M.P., writes: I have found Pepo- most useful, and my chauffeur tells me he h->> derived great 6enefit from them on foggy night.s." MAJOR H. HENDERSON (late 10th Regiment), writing from Villa Nova, Ei-harn, Oanterbury. say^ "Having served in India some years, 1 found the bitter noa-th-ea«t w.nd? in the dd 'country' affected my throat, and country'  R?-i?d my throat, a. H i brought on a very persistent cough. I tried Peps, and found them very excel- lent and protective. Peps baaished my cough and did real good to ray throat."

GRUFF Y CRYDD Y GOST 0 FYW." Dw i ddim yn ame nad yw v gost oi fyw yn uwch yn awr nag o'dd hi yn' airtser ein tade a'n marue haner can': mlynedd yn ül, ond co-fiwch, fechgyn, yr wy'n cr-e(tu yr un pryd fod llwer o got: dia-nghen am dano yn bod. 'Chydig yw nifer y gv.-raceda heddy' -sydci yn pobi eu I bara eu hunen. Y mae cart y baker yn sei'yll wrth bob drws ymrou, a'r gyrwr a'i dorthe a'i lyfr cownt, yn lisi vsrthi yn gneyd "rattling business," ys dwedai Mrs. Ascott wrthyf y dydd o'r bla.'n. Pe byse pob gwraig gwitliwr yn gneyd defnydd or ifwrn -sydd yn ochr y tan yn eu tai, bua-.se y gost- o fyw vn llwer llai nag ydyw. Gweli gan niter fawr o wracedd wneyd cyioethogion o'r pebyddien, nai thrio troi 'chydig hi bo erbyn y "dydd gwlawog." Mae'r fenvw lie yr wy' ii yn lodgo, yn gneyd defnydd da o'ii ifwrn, a gwna lara sydd yn iechyd i ddanedd a chylla dyn. Ond fe angho- fiodd yn dchweddar grasu bara mewn pryd, ae er mwyn llanvv y bwlch, fe brynodd "d-o-rth dair" o "gart y baker." A deyd y gwir i chi, fpctlgyu yr o'dd mwy na banner y dorth honno yn wynt; a dim ond gwynt o'dd yn catw stwr yng ngene "y dyn oddifewn" hyd nee i iaral ftwrn gartre' lanw'r gwagleoedd Y maa y rhan liosoea' o fechgyn a| merched ifenc yr oes hon a chanddynt i "dcLaanedd gosod" yn eu pe-uau Yr o'dd e:n tade a'n mame ni yn, myn'd i'w betkie, o'r trugen i'I' pedwarI ugen oed, a Uond eu penne o dciantlexidl ilgen oed I an gwynion, gla-n. Pam hYTIDY ebai chi.! Mi weta wrthocli chi—am eu bod viii byta uwyd pur. Y raaz haimer y bw yd-1 ydd twyteir heddy' wedi ei gyniysgu a i rhyw stwff fferyiloi, wna ddifa y dan- nedd a uei-til -Ila' gneuthur- wyr "pills" yn marw yn iUiwnyddioir bron l gvd, a achœ ffolineb dynon wrth fyta. Fe ai^wn eich Qadw am! wrth f- Is I amser maith, fechgyn, i ddangos y i gwa.tralf ydd yn chwyd.do y gC"8t 01 tYw. Ma' "diivn y ffasiwn" ac "heni gownt" yn berthyiiase ages i'w gilydd. | Ma' byw yn naturioi, syml, a chym-l edrol, wedi myn'd ma's o ffa-swn er's i llwer dydd, a chanlyniad hynny yw-i pryder a golid yn codi oddiar ofn g we led papur glas "Llys y Man Ddyledion" vnj dod i gartrefu. Mae Balciider yn ei sidane, a Doethineb yn ei garpie, ari aelwydydd miloedd heddy'.

SWANSEA PCLlGE COURT. Wednesday.-Before Messrs. A. fl.1 Thomas, J. H. Rosser, Hon. Odo Vivian, and llltyd Thomas. Margaret Rees, married, was charged ui" )> mcapao.e in Park-treet. Defendant was remanded III custody for a week as she was also on the county siieet lor a similar offence. County Cases. Alfred rhtdtan. was fined 10s. for being drunk 1 and disorderly. Samuel John (32), Richard John (40), David John (2R), Griffith John (20), and Edwin Howells (20), all of Gorseinon. were summoned for gaming with cards. it was stated that defendants were playing cards on a Sunday near a path- way. Samuel John had been convi-cted on twenty-one occasions, and Richard John had been in court nineteen times Tiiis was the first offence for the others Samuel John was also on the sheet for drunkenness. Each was fined 10s. and costs. Ada Marv Nash summoned her hand Frederick John Nash (27), Llnn- j oiij-Valvix/nt, fer persistent cruelty, j Complainant, who was very deaf, had to g.ve her evidence through her mother, who used a sort of lip language The parties had been married nearly | two years, and there was one child. A maintenance order of 12s. 6d. per week was made. Sidney Hyman (25), haulier, was sum- moned tor leaving his hors-e and cart unattended.—Fined 7s. (xl. Morris Richards (31). collier, Llan- samlet .was summoned for keeping a samlet, was summoned for keeping a dog without a license. Fined 10s. for keeping the dog without a license, and costs for allowing it out without a name on the collar. John Adams, hauher, Bonymaen, was summoned for using threatening lan- gua ge.—Di sm: ssed. ^Thomas Griffiths (32). hau'ipr. Pont- Miw, wa? summoned for threats at Grovesend. Defendant d'd not put hi an appearance. He was bound over kr twelve months. ?'Co?ntinued Qu bottom of &ext column.)

STONES THROWN ATi „ EXPRESS. I I -m I BOYS AIEESTEO. SERIOUS CHARGES INVESTLATED AT LLElLV At Llaneliy Juvenile Peine Court to- day, lour boys named HandeL Jones, Alfred Rees. and Wm. Williams, of New Dockj-street, and Stanley Rees, of Stan- ley-street, were summoned for placing 20 stones Ún the U.W. Kadway, and alw with throwing stones at the Fish- I guard express on Septit.mber 24. Mr. J. R. LUåÎo-rd was for the prosecution, j and Mr. J. Walton Bishop lor the de- fence. Mr. Lndic-rd said defendants were charged with throwmg stones on the railway. Tney might nave wrecked a train. They ah-o threw stones at the Fishguard express. Mr. John Rees. the Swansea Divisional Superintendent, who happened to be travelling on the train, threw out a note as tne train passed through Llaneliy station. This was picked up by a constable, who rni- I mediately proceeded to the Old Castle crossing where he saw defendants. Moia Thrown to Canstabte. P.C. John Evans said that he was a.t Llaneliy G.W.R. Station when the Fish- guard express passed through. Mr. John Rees. who was on the train, threw out a note, which witness picked up. In consequence of that note, he went to the Old Castle Crossing, where he saw defendants. He asked Alfred Rees "Which of you boys threw stones at the train th: t .pased here a few minutes ago" Rees replied, "I didn't throw any stones only sand I thivr*, but put. 10 or 11 stones on the rails." W. Yvilliams said: "I threw sand as the last carriage was passing. It was Al- fred Rees that threw the stone which broke the window. Handel Jones saki, It was only sand I threw at the train, it was Alfred Rees broke -r,(¡P window, and he pet several stones on the rails for the engine to go over." Stanley Rees said, 1 did throw a stoiio at thc) window, but I didn't put any on the rails. Alfred Rees put in ail about 26 stones on the four rails. 1 only put six stones on myself, and then the engine was coming. When the engine was passing I threw a stone at the driver. It was only two stones I threw, one at the driver, and one at the caITiage, and then I ran away." .fr. Bishop submitted that so far as Handel Jones was concerned he had no case to answer, and this case was dis- missed. Boys Warned. The presiding magistrate, Mr. R. A. Neville, severely reprimanded the threel defendants, and warned Handel Jones not to get into bad company again. Tile Bench impressed on the parents of the boys the gravity of the offence, and after binding the boys over for 12 months to see it the lads would he of I good behaviour, ordered the parents to pay 10s. lOd. each towards the costs

END OF VALLEY CASE. owI COUNSEL TO ADDRESS HIS LSBiSH'P I IN L8NQC& Mr. Justice Horridga>, at the Giants organ for the plaintiff so far as the issue in the Swanea v alley action of Woodman v. Pwllbach Colliery Co., Ltd., con- cerned the slaughter-house. but he would not give judgment i'or the plain- tiif oil the whole action. It was then agreed that counsel should address his Lordship in London upon the legal as- pect. Summing Up. I bumming up, his Lordship said they were asked a great deal about the tin- plate works, and because- one of the juryman asked a question about the tinplato works they were placed in the box to try and strengthen any im- pression they migiit have about those works. It seemed to his Lordship not a satisfactory tiling to do to put a man in the box to say there was abso- lutely no nuisance, no coal dust, and then to give evidence of a chimney in the neighbourhood, which was a sug- gestion t.hat th-erf was a nuisance in connection with that chimney. They had been told in evidence that there were systems to deal with the dust, and they would have to decide whether the defendants had taken any steps to ascertain whether such method could he adopted in this case. They had been told that there was such a system and that it wa.s not bein? :1c-Dt0d in some collieries in South Wales. Questions for the Jury. I The qu??t?rfs put to the jury were :— The qtji??,?tion?s Plit to tlie jiiry wel*e:- which affected pontiff's slaughter-! house and other buildings? (2) Did the defendants cause a nuisance which affected plaintiff's house in Woodman- terrace ? (3) Was the screening at de- fendants' colliery carried on (a) in a reasona ble manner (b) in the ordinary way in which such operations are usually carried on in the County ci Glamorgan ? A juryman' called attention to the fa;t that thi? was an anthracite dis- trid" a.nd it wa? not a pit, wheraas the majority of collieries in Glamorgan were pits working bituminous or steam coa His Lordship Then you have to con- sider the customary way of working an anthracite colliery, and whether this screening and washing is carried on in the usual way and with reasonable care. Their Finding. In reply to the questions put hy his Lordship, the jury found that the de- fendants caused the nuisance which affected plaintiff's slaughter-house, but not that which affected the houses in Woodman-terraoe and thai, the screen- ling was carried on with reasonable care 3 nrl in the ordinary way. Further, the nuisance to the slaughter-house was net caused by the negligence of the defen-, dants. The jury was exempted from service for three years.

I JÆlt GETHIA G RETIRES. To the Editor. Sir,—1 am very anxious to see an undivided j^rogressivo force face the enemy at the forthcoming election in the Landore Ward, and to help this f0ry.ar,1 I now wish to withdraw from the contest, in favour of another strong Progressive—a ma.n of Round character, in the person of Mr. Evan Jones. I sincerely thank those friends who thought me worthy of their confidence, and hepe upon some future occasion to seek their suffrage again.—Yours, etc., David Gething.

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PIT FATALITY. STARTLING EVIDENCE AT A SWANSEA] INQUEST. I FIREMAN'S ADMISSION. I I An inquest was held at the Alexandra- j road Chapel, Swansea, on Tuesday, over which the Borough Coroner (Mr. J. C. Morris) presided, on the body of Hugh Griffiths (36), 4, Dytfryn-pLace, Gorseinon, who died at tne Swansea Hospital on Sunday;, as the result of m- juries received whilst at work &t the Cae Duke Colliery, Loughor. There were present Mr. W. J. Owen, I. Ia nelly (Assistant, inspector of Mines), Mr. John Jenkin.s (for the relatives)" Mr. J. Evans Rowlands (for the oom- pauy), and Mr. W. E. Morgan (miners' j agent) for the Miners' Federation. In addition to the evidenoe which a,p- peared in iast night's later edition, the following was given :— Fireman's Statement. John Edwards, the fireman, who ex- j amined the spot on the morning of the accident, was then called. He told Mr, Owen he made the examination with the aid of a safety lamp. He had no man- drill with him. He was of the opinion that the slant was quite safe. j Mr. Owen: Was there any timber at the place where the accident occurred ? •—No, not at the actual spot. j At what distance are the timbering required to be placed on that slant Y— Well, 1 could not say, sir. Is there any rule at the colliery that you should put timbers in at every so- much distance?—Witness was under- stood to reply that they generally j placed timber every tour or five feet. Was it done in that case?—It was not done in that case. How close was timber to that spot ? — Two yards above that place. How far below?—About 15 yards. I Did Not Touch Roef. Mr. Jenkin: You did not touch the roof or the side?—No. You did nat touch it one way or the other ?—No. Mr. Jenkin (to the Coroner): 1 want I that down, please; that's important. (To witness) Do you consider that ex- amination ample?—I do. Is that the sort of examination you perform everywhere?—Certainly not. not everywhere. You simply threw a light on it and Jonker! on It :Oh, no. sir. Well you had nothing to touch it m- sound it ?—-No, sir Is it correct to say that yr,u simply threw a lamp on it?--No, I had a walk- ing stick. Mr. Owen (producing an abstract of colliery regulations): Have you been given that abstract of rules, er one like sir. The manager: I think he is the only one who has. not received it. I Rules and Regulations. I Mr. Owen then read a long rule deal- ing with certain precauxions that should be taken. William Rees, the chairman of the Workmen's Committee at the colliery, sa'.d he had made complaints about the drift on several occasions, and there was in his opinion, a lack of promptitude in repairing dangerous spots. The witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Rowlands with re- ference to an occasion when, after he had examined the mine, he did not enter his report in the report book as required by the Mines' Act. Report Bosk Refussd. I I I. Witness replied: "I am here to speak the truth. It's an enquiry into the death of a fellow wo- kmaa. I c-x- amined the colliery at a certain date, and I think it was the first examina- tion I made. We went to the office and asked for the Report Book to take it to our lodge room, to write our report, Mr. Kowiands: Whom did you ask? The head clerk, and he refused it. The Manager That is quite right. Witness (to Mr. Rowlands): Are you satisfied now ? Mr. Rowlands: No, I'm not. Witness proceeded to say that on the advice of their agent they wrote out those reports on sheets of paper and sent one to the Home Office. And it was a. fortnight iater when yon wrote the report in the book?— I Fifteen days. Manager's Instructions. I William Matthews, the manager of ] the colliery, was called. He said he I r was a certificated manager. I Mr. Owen What :!re your instruc- tions to the officials with regard ? Uie timbering of this slant? -Put them ?ever.v six feet. Have you got tht notice up?—No, I gave the instructions before the new Act came in. We commenced timber- ing this slant about twelve months ago. Witness further denied the slant was j unsaf.e, and said that the particular spot where the accident took place Ls the safest in the slant. Repairing was being dont- there in a systematic way and every complaint was attended to. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death," and added that no blame was attached to anybody.

CHURCH ARMY AND SWANSEA PRISON. In his annual report in the Blue I Book of the Commissioners of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons for the year 1912-13, jjust recently published, the chaplain of Swansea Prison says:— The Missioner o fthe Church Army was1 most welcome, a.nd his strong word's produced lasting eeffci. The Officer-in-i Cha-rge of the local Church Army Home acts as agent of our Discharged j Prisoners' Aid Society. His constant: attention and promptness in cari-yjiig. out our wishe.s has led to several excel- lent results.

Officers of the Russian cruiser Oleg I which i visiting Portsmouth, were es- corted round the Dockyard yesterday.

EX-MAYuR'S DENIAL. NO INTJXICANTS, ALLOWED IN HIS PARLOBR. CUSTOM CONTINUED. The Temperance Legislation League, those who iavoilr "disinterested man- agement of the liquor traffic, had last eveiiing in the Y.iVl.C.A. Llewelyn Hall, about the finest and most convincing advocacy Swansea has yet struck. Mr. J. M Hogge, spoke for an hocr, a.nd, apparently satisfied the whole of a uot very large audience, that disin- terested management was at least pru- dential policy m the national fisiit witt aicohol. He did not present it as the best way; bur only as one of the practical methods ot dealing with the problem. He urt,.tl very convincingly the difficulties, having regard to our party system in Parliament, of getting temperance measures taken up. "When did yet last have a Temperance Bill for WnJesr" he a^ked, and one auditor rs* Th:i t plied: "Sunday Closing Act." That was passed in 18H2-n years a,go-Ic long ago that no one present rerneiii" bered it. (Laughter). A Welsh Parliament. The only practical way in which you can get temperance reforms for Wales is to get a Welsh Parliament. Talk io Welsh, have your proceedings reported in Welsh, and then nobody else would know what you are doing." 'Loud laughter.) Tiie Temperance Movement in t past, he held, had been too cast iron io character. Restrictive legislation alont* would never Gave people from drink. It did not, attract the many who drank » glass of beer, and thought there was. nothing wrong in doing so. He then proceeded to advocate the option of disinterested management or the trade on the lines proposed by tke Temperance Legislation League, making his points very clear by meajLg of figure5 and drawings on a blackboard. lie showed clearly how they could fight tha drink trade with the profitxs made by the drink trade, which were now being u.sed against them every time. rrila main features of the scheme are a, tin** limit for license compensation, ,a that then the electorate should have th. option of veto or of management by .31 disinterested company of philanthrope citizens. The Mayor's Parlour. there were numerous questions, ear5 of which were satisfactorily answered- One interjection with reference to the Mayor's parlour brought from the  Mayor, wna was in the chair, a sptrit? denial that any inwxioants were to b8 had there during his year of office. 110 reply to another question, the ex-Mayo &aid he had been assured by the prese#*? Mayor that the present practice would be continued.

REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DRINK m 9  ROU,ntr- ee ;s ELECT." «».. oa 4 It is the only Cocoa with the 8 delicious Rowotre? Flavour. ■  It is always of the finest 2 quality and does not vary. li

Raspberries have been gathered in 8 garden at Holheach, Lincolnshire.

YMIN (Ragd. Mark.) Tile Coffee of 1||^ "No coffee like mine. I only use Symington's. ^^9 Be sure the water is boiling." y THOS. SYMINGTON CO., Edinburgh tuta rnfiiKi iBMp I

Samuel John (32), Gorseieon, was summoned for being diunk and dis- orderly. Fillcd 20s. including oasts. James Gardener (35), was charged with sleeping out without any yisIhle means or subsistence. Sent down for one mouth. Thomas Griffiths (40), haulier,. Pont- Uhv, was summoned for being drunk defended.-Fined 15; inclusive. A temporary transfer of the license of the V ivian Arms, Sketty, from the name i of the late Mrs. Fry, to that of her daughter. Miss B'rj, was aranted.