The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

Land Valuation Inquisition. ADVICE OFFEREDBY THE LAND UNION. Captain Pretyman. M P "nion, writes as follows P 016111 of the Land I gather from the 7 ing in the press that a "T apPear- owners suggest the formftfon W PR>Perty sation. May I dr v ft ° ? defence organi- efforts now being made by" tL S,treT?U0Us which is expressly formed to ro«w tv i- to ultimately secure the rene^T nf tv!6 P° cy and Taxes ? I wish to make ft t +! n8W Land objects is to assist mefnKpi Cleflr that °ne of and to fight test cTseT^v T g6n6raI advice' which, in the opinion of V1"g points of law general public interest T^C°VnCj-' niay of d.efence associations in Pn„i |eading property- Wales are affiliated to or f anc|' hcotland, and Land Union, as the alhance with the unison has been fully realised"106 A^I aC'ting property and leaseholders (lare^ i owners of iiulirectly interesM ( "I J' sympathy with the obi-cts of ti "ho are in and are willing to con rib 1 ,Lanrl Un'on, purpose of mutual defence a^ a-iUI1|dSf f°r the mimical* immediately Jlth m* (: "w<- secretarv. Land Union St L t 'n r<Iine, W estminster. Stephen's House, ♦-

Promotion of Postmaster. RTje pP„Tliarha°Stl"*Ster of Haver,. Mr. Pointment to the^pJstniast^1^ n?tlce of his aP- setshire. Whilst his wt P °r. Yeovih Sonier- ,by his numerous friends h^th^ t" '11 '>€ re^retted ne is to be congratulatedVn\! and district. district. Mr. Portch camp t his transfer to a larger ago from the South Western Dis°tri>tHTV€ni11 years during his term here vast nhn I London, and at the Milford office The g6S have taken place ing fish traffic have been t™8 °f,the increas- been augmented, and the telp"10UiS' S^a^' ^a's has become next to Cardiff, the la'ses? I,lh,r"n,' -™ars of course, the new P, -r r -1 & f S1 rs ?S,LY RESR Yeoh; a.s rr'™s greater scope for his administrative abilities, seeing that he will no fewer than 50 un- der his control. The appointment takes effeet Ilr. Portch took a keen interest in the Oflice -Iliniature IZif!e Club, of Nvliieli lie was presi- meeting t an of6^ diootmg. His deD-irtnro ,Y\i the revolver i loss to the club Mr indHMrsnpUI'e ",M be chiefly instrumental -m hr" g^ t^h Were j nan Catholic emmunit the lous to their adveiit town, for pre- 'or a church Their lo — t>° ,re,Sldent priest.! reat. We understand n" appo n'ment^ f"" he!l essor has not yet been made °f a SUe'

CAKES AND PUDDINGS.-NO. 39. Thi,; recipe gained oile of the Cakeollla prizes lately

MARGARET BALL PUDDING. 11 1 pack<M<?C'-lk)> AIrS" Bal1' G<J(i'st<Jlle- 1 r i t,lk! "Ml! c-i.pful Breadcrumbs. { tumbler of stout or Porter I 2 tabiespoonfuls G„,dcn Syrup 8 oz. Currants or Sultanas P' j Lemons (grated rind of) 4 oz. finely chopped Suet/and a o METHOD —Mix the Cakeoma 7 Suet, and Salt together. Then 'add f Lemon r,n,| Currants, V/nip Stou, %i>u^ bi( ith(JJ «]. and or% 'V Cl°"' and serve. Jloure- Turn out on a hot dish "c^ht3- i:mckc,» ^I touttyw1,' utrpoor" rcq"est I to Latllam and Co., Ltd., Liverpool.

"EFFECT OF THE BUDGET. it is allegd, to the Budget hr,t^i r, prietors in „lost l^hote pro- wled to mcrease thcir tarjfl Xo ,22 cW ft CTX" 18 made »<* foodstuffs, hut SmrnerS,; luve to pay „xpmce ,D0K wlrile Xt a~ known as coffee-room i W(' are a shilling. The new tariS f mcreased tion. 3 are already ia opera-

HARVEST IN WALES. CROP PROSPECTS. DAMAGE BY WIND AND RAIN. The bad weather of the past few weeks has meant considerable loss to Welsh farmers. The crops this year are rich and abundant, and it is a tra- gedy almost to watch the ripe grain waving in the breeze calling to be cut. But no sooner has the farmer gathered his men together and sharpened his implements than rain comes on. This has been the monotonous experience for some time, and the few days of sunshine, which com- menced with last Thursday, have been eagerly taken advantage of. In many parts of the country the damage done is irreparable, and the hay has been rendered useless except as bedding. The l•■•ports published b<?low from various parts tell their own tale of this summer's bad record. In Pembrokeshire it has been the worst harvest ex- perienced within living memory. CROPS RUINED IX PEMBROKESHIRE. The season has-been disastrous to Pembrokeshire agriculturists—quite the worst season for the hay and corn harvest experienced within living memory -and in numerous instances heavy financial loss has been sustained. A considerable quantity of blackened hay still remains ungathered in the sodden fields. It will not be edible, but may be used for bedding purposes. The outlook for the harvesting of the corn is not much brighter. The recent heavy storms and floods played havoc with the corn fields, and oats and barley—the principal cereals now grown in the county—where cut are rotting, and where uncut the overripe seeds are dropping from the ears. A few farmers only, from their favoured positions and timely operations..were able to complete their hay and corn harvest without loss. DISEASE CAUSED BY THE WET. In the Brecon district the crops—both cereals and roots-are looking exceptionally well, and what is now wanted is plenty of sunshine for harvesting purposes and for the development of roots—swedes and mangolds. The hay crop is considerably above the average, but unfortunately, through the con- tinued wet weather, a good deal has been spoiled and the harvest is backward, large areas still re- maining ungarnered, especially in the highland dis- tricts. In regard to wheat, barley, and oats, there was a good average crop, and a large proportion of the barley and oats which has been cut is still lying about. The high winds and the thunderstorms of the past month have in many instances beaten the "urn down, thus retarding it from i-inenin^ as wel1 as rendering the lalxmr of reaping far greater. Despite the fact that in some instances the swede crops were damaged by the fly, there is, speaking generally, an excellent root crop—swedes as well as mangolds. The potato crop is also good, but unfortunately in many instances disease has made its appearance a fact attributable to the wet summer. district* however' an Sundance of grass in the IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN. the \aIe of Glamorgan most of the autumn o n corn has produced abundant crops, wheat anr1 oats being especially good. The barley crop is } r but not quite so good as usual. The wet and boisterous weather has, unfortunately, lone considerable amount of harm. The standing croDs Here beaten down by heavy rains and strong winds garneretTfor -• instan^es the cut corn could not be barriered for several davs owing to the rain an,i "growth >'ly the,Te haS* some amount ^>f samples. Cr°PS' which win aff^t the in^Si1^ Cr°P in th€ VaIe was also Plentiful but thp ^Se- agam the harvesting was delayed' and welthS. 'nJUri0usl>- •"«* >* untold SODDEN POTATOES. hav^durw'thi11, '^hbourhood of Chepstow ouslv- engaged in bi,0Ul' T dayS b€en strenu- 'o get in tw g advanta?« of the weather harvested t*1 has be«« rat,ier seriously^from SS fhat whlJh1 was cut1 kenfJ thlw*h suffered the most Th'r COUl<f11)not patheTed late wheat uncut and if th/fi a -reat deal of •hings may not L i fine weather continues days ago 0f « Y they Iooked a feu- suffered very much6 °ats aPPear to have sprouting C.h' th€re bein^ a great deal of of potatoes are watery that t^ere^viH be'gr^at ioss. 8°d<,e" OUTLOOK IN WEST WALES. \vltC °Utlook Jn the farming districts of West VVale>, particularly in the hiehlanrl« SHEAVES DRIFTING IN THE TOWY. frnfii ^arniarth€nshire not only will farmers suffer and hW TGJat rai?S and floods through beaten number of sheaves drifted down the Towy

Rescued by the Mauretania ADRIFT IN ITOATS M'LTHOUT PROVISIONS. It was reported on Monday that the steamship W est Pomt, of Liverpool, had been on fire, and had foundered m the Atlantic after being abandoned ,A+ cr€w' ,aiif, hat the two boats in which the Xv" aCInLhavlbe- Picked UP' one bj the Mauietania bound for Fishguard. On Mon- day further particulars of the rescue bv the Cunard liner were received when the Mauritania eached Fishguard but the captain of the WTest Point, with a number of his crew, was taken on to Liverpool. Captain Pinkham, of the West Point, in an interview at Fishguard, told a thrilling story of the loss of his ship and the sufferings of the crew while adrift on the Atlantic. A SMART RESCUE. Mo„7afSn,t0th'l ™ lished on the Mauretania the mil • u Puh- steamer West Point, containing th^ f- °f the fifteen others of the cre" and night on Friday during a Aorthpr? f U1\at mid" standing the darkness and hiVi-i ^o^ith- effected in thirty-eighT^h «ea, the rescue was been adrift for six davs hnt&'i 1 h&d severe exhaustion all the' mm-. ejond suffc i ig The captain of the WTest Poii t '.re reported well. being rescued they had -iven' un'all h imt ^J01* was steering away for |he Az £ aad he wrecked sailors received a verv h.o't i sh1P- the Mauretania, and the Dasspiiwr 1 we pome on including £ 30 for th<, captSfSt.5 £ 9° CAPTAIN'S STORY. CAPTAIN'S STORY. Catpain Pinkham, 0f R-jfioU t Point, which caught V.re and o W1St Atlantic, arrived at FisWr J m noon aboard the Hauretania 1 ay aft«r- Interyiewed, Captain Pinkham said the fire broke 27! [heat disabled all the WhlIe the task of extinguishing the'fire bv ^uniPs' "^he being hopeless, he ordered two "T" of+buckfts the lee of the ship. dei€<l two boats out under The intense heat from store-room and the gall"V f|nri neTiS S^f lhe to provision the boa £ 2 11 lmPcs'sible On the afternoon of August or doned, after heroic. but (S, ip w*as^aban- outbreak. The boats cru sed » T-8ter °le the following mornin- n F THE SHLP UNTL1 efforts were made to obtain ItnJS I W&S S!nkin^' thing could be secured Th' J' any* "VVest Point foundered, and both lifpt €veni,"g the north to get into the stealer Sack Tb t?^ leached on the 31st ult lmt 1 w This they and all suffered severely from rnl/68 J" food. The men «-pw + ,? an want of ;he boats afloat continually bailing to keep SAVED THE KITTEN. sighted^ and''the^ "MX'"8' "'e Maureta"« <»"'•* P«rty ,tar,i '0V<i "> and to° llM <P- A white Persian kitten which was brnu^hf r the burning ship by Captain Pinkham waf sought after by the Mauritania's €agerly ^aS' and ^cured by Mr Crai^ of rv, n, Passen- £ 30. which, with a collection ^l-l Cl€Shire, for divided among the crllv Ua's his men were treated by the Mauretin-1" m aud »ncl all went on to Liver-poolM*Ureta»ia ^rgeon, >oat drifted1 the captain's lie two boats thus parting shipping track, —

Late King's Valets. RECEIVE JIEMEXTOES FROSI WIDOWED QUEEN. sent for\frIe jdlplr^b€{°5e g0in& au ay to Scotland two of the !atp it ri^ on and Mr. F. Meidinger presented to t^ei^s^rf'nins^ attend»ntS, aTd' membrance of his Mnie-tv specially niade in re- I the late King's vaW a ^r' ^rightson was j of his death S the tim€ duty at the time Vuf hod ifl ava[et' was off during his stav 'Jf o he€U Wlth his master saw both in her nriv^31"*2' Tlle Queen M°ther all they had done f £ f°r each a gold scarf pin Majesty, and gave to The central design was an efficv of tt i ,i enamel3 SUTr"lou"t€d by a crcw" gold and Wa"k band of Jack gy U',aS encIosed by a mourning brillianfs oS r?i€ved by thl<* sma" the dates'of ? back of the pin were engraved Queen A lex an .i, K,"g S birth and ^ath- thankina- every made a Point of personally! maid to the Master'of'"thl t' J™1 f u,Ie^v-! iesire to bestow some sneeHi Hoi,whold, but she more closely and immediately "on"^nec?efpo" th,0S€ Royal husband. mected with her

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THE CHURCH CONGRESS AND CHURCH DEFENCE. The Church Congress, which meets every year ■ ii the early autumn, has so long been included among the many valuable means of extending the influence and promoting the efficiency of the ( liurch of England that it is difficult to realise that Jrd il the Congress was instituted in 18S1 no means .'xi.-ted of eliciting and focussing the views (if Churchmen as a body. In consequence of the in- ereasingvjgour with which the Church was being at- tacked all along the line by the Liberation Society ill 'he fifties.' Churchmen awoke to the urg nt need ;t one central Church Defence organisation with local branches throughout the country. Accordingly the Church Defence Institution was established in 1859, and it had not been at work two years before it saw the need for Churchmen meeting together to disc-uss the \arious questions affecting the efficiency as well as the defence of the Church. Hence it was that the zealous and far-sighted Churchmen who were the founders of the Church Defence movement were also the fathers of the Church Congress. To the Cambridge branch of the old Church Defence Institution (of which the j present. Church Committee for Defence and In- struction is the direct out come and successor) be- longs the honour of beng the actual originator of the first Church Congress, which was vigorously backed up by the headquarters staff. The Congress met at Cambridge on November 27. 1861, and it is therefore specially appropriate that the Congress should again visit the University town to hold, as it will do in the last week of Sep- tember, its jubilee meeting. The repoft of the first Congress— which, by the way, was held in the hall of King's College—shows the intimate connec- tion between it and the Church Defence Institu- tion. The preface to the report states:- The restless attacks, the systematic organisa- tions, and the avowed purposes of the opponents of the Church of England, encouraged by the in- difference of the apathetic, and backed by the sup- port of the irreligious, awakened a short time since the minds of Churchmen from their characteristc disregard to the signs of the times and urged them to use every effort for the preservation of their constitutional rights and privileges. Hence the year 1859 witnessed the formation and development of various Church Defence Associations through- out the country, and of the central Church Institu- tion in London. The progress of such Associa- tions was a good omen for the Church, but it ap- peared to the Committee of the Church Defence Association in Cambridge that, to give full effect to the combination of Churchmen, the union should be not merely local but general. It was their opinion that this union would be greatly promoted if representatives of the various Church Defence Associations were invited to consult with Church- men eminent for their religious zeal and for their a >f"" ''h'.u-ch interests. A precedent for suci was supplied by the annual meet- ings of societies for the advancement of science, Archaelogy, &c.; and it further appeared to the Committee that Cambridge, by reason of its his- torical and academical traditions, was the most suitable centre at which a Congress of Churchmen might in the first instance be held. And the letter of invitation addressed to Church- men stated that Our object in assembling this Congress is that we may bring together a number of earnest-minded men, well acquainted with the practical working of the Church of England and desirous of promot- ing its efficiency, to consult with representatives of the various Church Defence Associations through- out the country. We are convinced that a zealous endeavour to stimulate the energies of the Church, and to apply correctives to acknowledged defects of system from within, are not less efficient measures of Church Defence than the defects of destructive attacks from without; and we believe that friendly dis- cussion among Churchmen would greatly aid in devising remedies where needed and in promoting unity of action. The foregoing extracts are particularly interest- ing as showing that Church Defence was not, and never has been, a purely negative work simply concerned with maintaining intact the temporal possessions and national positions of the Church, important though these are. On the contrary, re form was to go on hand in hand with defence, as a reference to the list of subjects discussed at the first Church Congress will show. Chief among these were Increase of the Ministerial Agency of the Church," "The Work of the Church in Education," Sub-division of Dioceses and In- crease of the Episcopate," Church Discipline and Church Building Acts." "Co-opeTation of Clergy and Laity in Parishes." The same spirit was prominent in Archbishop Benson's mind when he1 founded the Central Church Committee, with which the old Church Defence Institution was amalgamated in 1896. one of the objects being thus stated in a fundamental rule: the promotion of measures conducive to the welfare and efficiency of the Church." Very much has been done in this direction since the first Church Congress fifty years ago. Dioceses have been subdivided, Bishops and clergy have been multiplied, churches have been restored, new cathedrals built, the home and foreign missionary work of the Church vastly in- aind ,svstematised. poor benefits au; 1 eC/i^ U1u polished; and in these various works Church defenders have not been among the least active. There is therefore a peculiar interest in the meeting which the Central Church Defence Committee has arranged to hold in the Union society's room at Cambridge on Monday afternoon September 26, immediately before the Congress ppens. The promoters of Church Defence are en- citled to the credit for the wisdom, foresight, and prudence which have marked the movement t nroughout t^he past half-century; and ,Ve have no loubt the Bishop of Bristol, who will be the prin inill speaker on the occasion, will point the moral n his appeal to Churchpeople to continue their sun ?hurchS0 uable 311 agency for th« welfare of the ——■—*

Giving Him a Surprise. MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE'S GOWNS. v^naa tnilli;. ire, and president of a eu.. °1"' >ank, has been r ced in an embarassing position by his wife's desh 0 give him a pleasant iipnse. hen Mrs. Bros arrived from Europe in the Lusitania on Saturd;she refrained from mentioning either to her h, band or to the Cus- toms inspectors that she had a number of costlv gowns she had acquired in Paris, nor were they contained in her declaration of dutiable articles in her luggage. Rigid search of the lady's trunks which is now customary in the case of Americans returning from European holidays, revealed them. The gowns were promptly seized, and Mrs. Broesel and her husband were haled before the port collector and charged with smuggling The wife tearfully explained that she had re- trained from declaring the gowns because she did not want Mr. Broesel to know about them until he saw how much they became her. The Custom authorities are puzzled as to what course to take, but probably they will be content to give a reprimand, permitting the lady to keep the gowns on payment of the duty. — #.

Sir F. Forestier-Walker. rhe funeral of Sir F. Forestier-Walker, Governoi of Gibraltar, who died suddenly at Tenby on Tues- day of last week, took place at Bushey Churchyard on Saturday afternoon. Although the deceased ex. pressed a wish that no flowers should be sent, ,ureath-s were forwarded, among them being -nbutes from the officers of the Scots Guards which he entered when he joined the army in 1862, and Own of the 3r<1 Battalion King's colonel Borderers, of which lie was honorary Mr Lionel Earle, C.M.G., represented the Secre- tary ot state fur the Colonies and the Colonial Office at the funeral. AiivuumAL SERVICE. Place1 atTh^r' f°T the Iate GeueraI took on ZuLi n S Chape1' Wellington Barracks, Sv ?tyn^rn0°n' and was conducted by the 1 C arke' Tht' ^ring band of the Lois Guards plajed the Dead March in Saul and accompanied the hymns, which were "Brief life is here our portion" and" Peace. perfect peace." Among the congregation were Lord Huntingfield, Lionel Earle Earl Field- -Alarshal Lord Greiifell, General Vesey Dawson, WCt ^°^anL Colquohouii/^ Sfor^^K' °'| Watson (first A. D C to+i,a vi i- ? kiero Gordon-Lennox Mr H T 7" ie lv'e^ La<Jy Walter -olonel Young, the Hon. W. f" s'ompr f Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Sutton. lerbet» and — ♦

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th^shi^r"pfssedda^anS' Ta,i °f Comvil- Carmar- j internal tr^bl f aM^eVifar^' TtT" ™ His wife and JrcSfdre^ •anie™ YatecI at Durham University in 1891, 1 1 a deacon in 1892, priest in 1894, and incul11. of Abernant and Conwil in-El vet in 1897.

HAVERFORDWEST PETTY SESSIONS. Advice to the Bench. These sessions were held on Monday before the Mayor (Mr. Hugh .1. P. Thomas), and .Mr. William fohn. FAILED TO KEEP HIS PROMISE. Jeremiah Murphy, Dew-street, was summoned for having been drunk and disorderly on August 9tli. Defendant did not appear, and D.C.C. James mentioned that he had heard that Murphy had left the town. Defendant had failed to keep his promise to abstain from intoxicating liquors, he having been inn drunken state on several occa- sions. A line of 5s. inclusive was imposed. ADMITTED GUILT. Thomas Summers, fisherman, Milford, was sum- moned for refusing to quit licensed premises on June 25th. D.C.C. James mentioned that .defendant had asked him to plead guilty on his behalf. P.C. Childs. who proved the case, told the court that on the date referred to he was called into the lower Three Crowns public house by the late land- lady and there found defendant in the bar. He was drunk and had a sleever of beer in his hand. He had been quarrelling with the landlady, and re- fused to leave when requested, with the result that witness was obliged to eject him by force. D.C.C. James said that defendant admitted the oftence, his desire being that the bench should deal with the case as leniently as was consistent with their duty. Defendant, who was to have gone to sea, was fined 5s. inclusive. JUSTICE AND .MERCY. Richard Summers, labourer, Ruther-lane was summoned for having used bad language on August 20th. and for having been drunk and clis- orderly on August 29. The first case was proved by P.C. Childs. who said that defendant only went away after he had been talked to and coaxed for sometime. l.C. Richards, in the second case, said that de fendant was drunk and disorderly on the Bridge" End-squaie. He staggered about, used bad lan- guage, and wanted to fight. Defendant wrote a letter to the bench in which that g non-appearance and he promised a«a ni ifr ?'ould he commit a" offence rfj t i", aw' He was sure that the valued clerk would advise the bench to temper mercy with justice, which appeared to l>e their great object in sitting on the bench (lauehter) vei-veh^ay°r Tiarkrl that th< defendant had a ^en bad record, and he would lie fined 10s. and 6d. costs in each case, with 14 davs allows r payment 14 d.v,- d'K DRUXKEXXESS. sunu fendant was Pstaggerii\g 'Sw^rSridge^eet 'at ) P. n]. Fined iliclu(iillg cost,s, Nvitil pay, and (lays to s' imprisonment in default. CAMROSE WIDOW'S HORSE. Maria Da\'ies, widow, Caiyirose, was summoned for leaving her horse unattended in the street. 29th i,e ?afa hois" a.'d "art b^00" °' Aueust fendant in 't t ieie for about ten minutes, when defendant /.l" and claimed the horse and mrt o 1 ant c'ame The Sergeant iMA'SU' across the road °art were Defendant explained that she only into a house for a few minutes. She promised that the offence should not oeenr again. PTOm*,d tllat the Fined 2s. 6d. inclusive. AGAIN ADJOURXED. In the case of William Arran Castle RanL- „ i was summoned for neglecting- tn ™ f £ 7 ? the maintenance of his son at a bute towards .natory school, i, was SntfonJ ZTT, ha.1 paid a further 5s. since the last court, k" "?. only 3s. unpaid of the arrears. The case was ad- journed for another fortnight. "THANK YOU." .1ST Ern"S' cari>entei-. North-gate, was sum- Tr!r Y T 6W1S' sPinster, in respect of airears due under a maintenance order It was admitted that defendant had not made any contri s'um^f £ 7 12" fi ? laSt hV6lve m°nths. and that the sum ot 12s. 6d. was now due ad^teddant aSk€d if th€ Chikl ha-d not been The Clerk: That makes no difference. Defendant said that he had kept up the nay nrents while in work. He had no offer to make. The Nlayor: You will have to go to prison for two months. Defendant: Thank you. LICENSING. fer^V Ft'i1A' iRogers was granted a temporary trans- from Afr °f ?». White Hart. HilUtreet, j-Ir. John, the outgoing tenant. ■ —+——

Strange Tenby Case. FOOTBALL CLUB COLLECTION TANGLE. At Tenby on Monday the two young men. S ina° H ? anl Griffiths, Swansea, who were re- manded on Saturday, were again brought before ?onfeMi' -°P thCi Charg" 0f havi"« obtained 10s. 6d Iotei ea r"Pr,€fre5S 0f the Ro.val Lion subsrrintirf pretences that they were collecting subscriptions for the "Penally Football Club." not u itl)6' a"fS rece,vin" the money, but tbi 1/ anj- fradulent intent. It was stated that ^subscription book which was found in defend- ers lodgings at Tenby was a list of names in eluding the Royal Gate House Hote ^d tie Imperial Hotel. Tenby, with the amount of one guinea marked against them. Miss Osier, manageress of the former hotel said {hat no such subscription had been given by f} » sa°id i a"i fIr' ^hierry-Mougnard, of the Imperiaf baid he declined to give anything. Miss Beard, of the Royal Lion Hotel, said that she gave a subscription because she thought it was for a local club, and she saw the names of other hotels the boot. The n.en told 1„ C,S ground was at Penally. then The defendant Buckland put it to Miss Beard in nnrft"^XfIIUIiatl°n' that she had mistaken "Pentre- P rth for Penally," but the witness said she had made no mistake. e nacl sah^'tbl' H' Ange11, of PenaI1y, a local athlete said there was no fottball club in existence it enally. Xorah Williams, a servant at the house vhere the „,en lodged, said that she found 1 e books on a couch in the sitting.,oon, undej a DEFEXDAXTS- VERSION. Defendants elected to be dealt with summarily <»i lklA1)dn8Ve 1evidence 011 l"s own behalf. He i T hlr l,: ll,s h»i»e oil a walking tour, and came The 1 ?, ",0t0'' from LlandiJo! e club they were collecting for was the lans dmvne Football Club. He "denied havmg sug focal't P~uVV'e, receivin^ subscriptions for a Penally wa w an<1 S,aid he did n0t know where d explained the entries of the savinl Hte,Ijouse, Imperial, &c., in the book by saj ng that he intended to bring the matter of befor^th h^ls asking for subscriptions tZ thThe°T" de of tl,e cl,u!' whev,"e retame" he admitted hai ing hlvSg tU™" Ye°manS Giiffiths also gave evidence. •-unsequently the defendants were charged with hav.ng recened 6d. from Mr, Percy^d^d tatio Ar,- v L' enl>y' °n a Slmilar represen-I Yeoman was emphatic that thp named the Penally Football Club. Ei^Wand" to nav"6 ^hargfs pT0V€(1 and ordered ekiana to pay £ 3 and costs on the first charge Pay £ 1 and coSs °U the,sec1ond- Griffiths was to v y i-i and costs on each charge.

HAVERFORDWEST DIFFICCLTY SOLVED. Ll For many years Haverfordwest has had to face a serious difficulty. Whilst evidence was alwavs plentiful, it was difficult to confirm because it was always the evidence of strangers in distant towns. > But now there is an abundance of local evidence. f for Haverfordwest cases are r:ported in our columns » week after week. rvlrJn' S" °lbbs,' who lives at 11- St. Thomas's Green. Haverfordwest, saysFor years I have been a martyr to indigestion. I was almost afraid to take even a light meal, because of the heavy, un- comfortable feeling that would come on afterwards. I also had attacks of 'liousness. "I tried different .iedies, 'but it was only Doan s dinner pills that ga,e me relief; they acted splendidly, and now I am able to enjoy my food and ,ny health is first-rate. Whenever I «Ta sign of the pains, I take a few of Doan's dfnner pills, and am soon all right again. What I like about these pills is that their action is mild'; they have no purging effects. (Signed) Mrs. E. Gibbs." Doan s dinner pills are the best medicine for indigestion, biliousness, constipation; for head ache, dizziness distress after eating, poor appetite tioubTeeyeSTh o n }Tr' Stomach i>owel tiouble. The pills may be obtained from all chemists and stores, price is I'rl i l>ot.tles for 6s.. or post ^onf tb^ f6' tsix f.o,s:a"w coie8- T,oiicloli, W. Be sure you get the same kind of as Mrs. Gibbs had. —

Boiling Fat Poured Over a Child. SHOCKIXG FATALITY. Before Mr. H. J. E. Price, coroner for South Pem- hroesliire, an inquest was held in the village of Heibrandston, near Milford Haven, touching the death of Alfred Johns, the sixteen-months-old son or .Tallies Johns, a labourer employed at Milford Docks. From the evidence of the. mother it ap- j peared that on Thursday last she was in the act I of frying some fat in which to cook some fish for dinner, when deceased ran against her from h.P hind. She consequently spilled the pan of I,„MJ hng fat over the child's head. The little the following afternoon after terrible snAVi--6 Dr. W. S. Griffith, ilford Haven lie saw the child he knew if had 'not loiio- f ^hen Fhere wer several scalds on the hpnri t e" lec-k, and arm and fingers Thp pi 'ia ear' t ;hock following the scafds °hlld dK'd from 1 A verdict to that effect was returned. I

1SUES0ME SWANSEA DISCOVERY. Sixteen Babies in a Garden. Sensational discoveries were made at Brynhyfryd. I Swansea, on Friday morning. A resident in the neighbourhood of Eton-road was digging the garden when he unearthed what be took to lie an ordinary box. Closer examina- tion revealed that it was a coffin, which on being opened was found to contain the body of a child. The police were communicated with, and as a result of their investigation of the ground many other bodies were unearthed. If is sta'eo that a former t'-nant oi 'he jr^mi.- s carried on business as an undertaker. The present occupier of the premises has been there only a few weeks and carries on business as a grocer and general dealer. Soon after mid-day no fewer than 12 coffins had been unearthed, as well as remains. apparently of two children that were uncoffined. All the coffins, which ranged from two to two ud a halt fed in length, containing the remains of infants. One, 1 a i :• r inan the resi, which had apparently been buried at a more recent date, contained the body of a fully developed child. Dr. John Evans was called by the police, but in all cases the remains were too decomposed for suc- cessful medical examination. Most of the coffins were practically in the same grave, for within a radius of six feet no fewer than ten coffins were found, the deepest being buried about six feet or less, and the top ones, two abreast not more than a foot below the surface. Four more were found within a couple of feet around. All the little coffins were made of plain elm, properly shaped off. and most of the lids were secured with one screw at the head and one at the loot. Early in the afternoon the police found, quite close round the same spot, what were apparently 11](- skulls of two other babies, and altogether the total number of individual remains was reckoned in the police to be 16. Thev do not expect to find more. Dr. John Evans, who was present when the tops of the coffins were taken off, and the remains ex- posed to view, expressed the opinion on first appearances that some of the bodies were not those :!C' newly-horn sir still-born children. 0;1" whh": he saw there appeared to him more like that of a child a month old. The doctor expressed his amazement at the sitdit. He said he could, remember no local incident any- thing like it. There was a c-ase within his meinorv of one child's body being found buried at the rear of St. Matthew's graveyard 30 years ago—when it was clear that there had been burial in an 1111- authorised place. There is probably little mystery surrounding the discovery. An explanation quite ready to hand is :icceptan3e. The premises vrer? until recently oc- cupied by an undertaker. The garden did not appear to have been recent] v cultivated, and part of it during the recent tenancy was occupied by ashed. UNDERTAKERS INTERVIEWED. Undertakers in Swansea state that although these interments are made for decency's sake in a recog- nised cemetery, there is no law as to the disposal of the remains of still-born children. Occasional Iv- an undertaker will take away the body of a still born child to his residence for the night, and would next day make the interment in the ceme- t^>ullc>' Paying a fee of 5s. at the Town Hall. A still-born c-hilcl would not have to be registered With regard to the next step to he taken, there appears to be the same divergence of opinion. It 1 is quite possible that the necessary formalities in connection with the births and deaths of the in- fants may have been observed. It is not even known whether inquests on the remains will be held. The police will, of course, proceed at once to compare the deaths certified to the registrar of the district, during the past couple of years, with the orders for interment issued to the undertaker in question from the otli¡:e of the Burial Board, Hall. The was intense excitement in the district dur- ing the day, and many wild stories were going about as to the identity of the infants. REMOVED TO THE MORTUARY. The little bodies were all removed to the Mortuary at Swansea on Friday afternoon, the police being satisfied that no more bodies remained to be disinterred in the garden. Digging opera- tions therefore have ceased. Detective Inspector Roberts stated that during the day several residents of the neighbourhood have approached him and given information of bodies of infants which they had authorised for burial, and they were indignant at the idea that the bodies might be among those buried in the garden The detective thought it very probable tnat the bodies found were those of still-born babes, but there was at present no satisfactory in- dication on any of the others. 0

Daughter of Swansea Doctor. PITIFUL STORY TOLD AT CARDIFF. £ aniiliality with police-court procedure could hardly find a case so tragic and so sad as one that was tried on Saturday before the Cardiff justices (Messrs. ('. E. Dovey and J. P. Ingledew). Violet Mathiu.*) (29). u ecuing u gieeu tum-o'-slianler, and a blue costume, was the leading figure in the piece, and she had three little boys in sailor suits who looked as if they had just been paddling with bucket and spade. Violet Matthias displayed considerable emotion. She spoke as became a lady of culture and education, and she was brought up in surroundings of refinement as the daughter of a Swansea doctor. And yet (with her children cling- ing at her dress and kissing her and she hugging them with passionate favour) she was charged with being drunk whilst having the custody of two children apparently under the age of seven years it the Hayes on August 31; and, further, "for ,hat she did fail to observe the conditions of her recognisances in which she was bound on April !6 wherein she was to abstain from all intoxicating iquor." • Inspector Bingham applied that the children should be removed to an industrial institution. upon the ground that the mother was not a fit per- son to have control of them on account of her drunken habits. A police-constable said that he saw the young woman in the Hayes in the condition alleged. She refused to go away, and was detained, and the three little ones were taken to the union. Mr. Dovey asked for the woman's antecedents, upon which she pleaded for "another chance" in tremulous tones and most excited fashion. Ulti- mately she swooned off, and was put on the floor, dosed with water, and attended by Dr. Pittarcl, a female warder, and the court officers. When she came round. Dr. Pittard, in answer to the bench, said she was well enough for the case to be proceeded with. Then Inspector Bingham called an elderly matron named Ruth Thomas, of Lower Cathedral- road, who said prisoner lodged with her in May,, ind was. she alleged, of dissolute habits. Prisoner ased if the gentlemen visitors were not )ld friends. Witness: On the Wednesday you took a man eave'him in d°°1' u'ithout my consent, and gave tea. I have no use for yQU a{. a]J Yqu said you were a chief engineer's wife, but the chil ren nad no more than thev stood up in an T took them out of pity. tUIU 1 ,nok v-en^o^of rCnieeu "f °n\ °f lh<3 B°Ciety for the Pre" prisoner for Tu n CIlildren'. said he had known with different ^eai's at various addresses and on d the ?1 and 011 many occasi°ns he had occasion she sa ^e+l al°ne in the house. On one had not wort^i'f gentleman who was with her; him for that period m°nthS' She had kepti waI.r?l!Th?uru!rHna,f informed 'j1'3 hench that this drunkenness Sh" u°J P^S°i^ Charped with i -j was the daughter of a Qu-anonn iloctor (decease, and h.r gr.ndn.othe.?lrourt, w. ee,TC'' a Snd„" t'XS a,?d S»t to k-now'a ce,Sneeo°Sj'1p'j" prietor. who put her in a house in Richard-street. Vivian noPri he had a little boy named '■ fs his m'inte»anM »-a., saicUhp rfn'i13" (lVIr" Dove>')' after consideration, said the children would be placed in an industrial 'ehool until thev attained tL 'V industrial each of the children towaids the support of The decision created a scene in COUrt. The iiiotiier el'ie(i ai)(I I)Iea(le(i tl)e (-Ilil(li-eii "01)1)e(i I)ittei-I i-. Th" Chairman declared thaf was no "ood in such a case." aiKumg was no hear/»n<1Sbpkiept °n Saying' "0h! don't break my h."f in anBer Z" telde h.™!? J*" she had to be forcibly removed, protesting vigor- ously in the piocess of summary ejectment. —— A —

Wonderful Solva Woman. MEMORIES OF THE FRENCH INVASION. Mrs. Mary Hughes, of Nine Wells. Solvn P brokeshire, lias just celebrated her 103rd ^'n he was born just after invasion bv'ihJv\• V Fishguard, when the country side »-95 +-n€" with the stirring tales of tlle nev2Tn ?f,1i "nginp event. Her birthplace was Llanv-nl a >G~ olg ten guard, not far from the m? h ne.ar Flsh'! Gwastad, where the French .> fy a Carr'g nondescript army landed anchored, and the She well rem''i.,i, her and Jier ten bro/hlr Jnu.fi,er describing to scene. in whiob h .s and Slrit«-rs the startling W *& 1 wonnn IT i ? faculties of a much vounuer she S 11 I"" 16anng anfl si"ht are both good and alertness."6 & the fari" la,K,S with wonderful The day the Photographer paid her a visit she as out fetching the rows to be milked, and one them lagged behind she urged it on to sond purpose. go°'' She descended several steps unaided deci; he proffered assistance of her visitor, and t ,'Un^ '.er position before the camera with ali^u ° Up tad never Ijeen taken before.

TARIFF REFORM CONVERT. "Time Has Come for Action. n ES t' j/L 0 F A VISIT To < i E'? MA X Y. teLt, r written by Mr. William Funless, a '•niiiicnt jmiiiic man oi \irrington. Lancashire. •lVi;M l««s reasons for resigning his connection with lie Libeiv.l Party and his coin ersion to Tariff Re- (:r:n. i.J ;)ublished, sava tlw '•EJinburgli Dispatch" a Angust 20th. Jtlr. Furness sat for many years • s a Liberal in the Warrington Town Council, he • •:v-Uj»e.l ioi a. iong period the position of treasurer ih:* Iik ;:l libera! Association, and lie is a Jus- '.icL- of ihe Peace. li. was. mvitc-d by tne avrington C.mservative « !>t to accompany a d.-putaUon to (Germany. n.; -.j [;;r:l: Relovii, I.eague. ■vi an, conditions being attach.d to bis a<- o; li it- uai ..n t:?r than I !a'« 1: should ui\" an Hccoimt < his impre-'sioiis to tl:e local '2\S¡ ::1 i;Ll' THi; LETTER. -M r. l-'urness's letter is addressed to .Mr. C. E. i'ark. r. President of the Warrington Liberal Asso- i1■1 n. and U as follows:— Dear Mr. Parker.—I desire to resign ail the posi- i1 ns whicdi 1 may hold in the Liberal Party, as I oil no ionge:- in ac.cor<l with it.- ]iolicy. The efforts • hieh ere being made by almost every nation on h face of the earth, and oven by our own oversea 1. -unions, lo shut out our trade in commodities 'ur tt;l( 10 111 '^m-h they themselves can manufacture points to necessity of this country realising that the time ba.s come when some action will hav > to be taken y the Moth.er Country in defence of her trade or r f1nr!- perhaps too late, that thi* eountrv iiim t exjxirt manufactured articles at a profit TH E SWEAT1 X(i SHOP OF THE WORLD." \11<1, jf II cannot realise a reasonable profit on tne goods exportt~fl because of the tariff walls of 'U(:1' b-llows. as the night the day, that oesiie t(> retain our trade our workmen will ,!ave to wo. k for h >s wages, and also work longer aonrs, and we ihall become in effect the sweating diop oj the world. p 1 am of opinion that our Government, should <a.o power to negotiate with other nations, and hat w? should lie in a position to sav to those ,1a ;vho are trying to blast our trade and to \p out our inaniiiectuiers, "If you continue to •vo,u* tariff walls higher, we shall be obliged o s.-rve yon as you are serving us." All w« want ':i° hillen 18 t;r ;1 equitable treatment bv ttier nations, and it is evidently impossible to get nis unless the electors give the Government power o put a tax on the foreigner. OCR DEFENCELESSXESS. Even .lapan is preparing to put up her tariff >ear; and we are to iiinke any ar- a igement uith her in our mutual interest, oe- n.e ue have nc-- "iK to offer in return. Weai- ■inch rr?'1 ?t,ne xvh°has n° vveap°n.s with 1.(1 to def.md himself, while his opponent is M»! 8,(lefencethP "'08t ,nodern instllll"ents of attack 'nd defence. W. spend millions on ships and soldiers to de- end the Empire from the encroachments of the '•■'pener. and yet we permit him to filch our trade ,o ilwn manufacturers, and we adopt io means to protect them. Each of us might ad arne hgnies which could be used against" Free ut the time has come when the shrewd ■ommonsense of the Englishman will assert itself! .en ie i. omselt the question—How long an Engl an, stand alone, when all the world is ry.r.g to shut her out of its market. OBJECT LESIONS. When 1 see our -oversea dominions adopting Pro "i1 iTee 1)"0gre3Slr!g Ullder vvith such rapidity. 1 see. the rapid commercial development of » ,'nlt T "e Of ProtUoT 1°. n 'a W ,see the enurni°us development vbt f1Ka f'nCe Mt?Kmley policy was adopted. t lors,Pn countries sending into England ;oods which we could very well manufacture our- e wllen I note the r:ciuction of profits which -HU n.ninu'acturers have to submit to if they want o '2t their goods into other markets of the world. am reluctantly compelled to come to the c-on- usion that the time has come when we must Aaken up to our own interest and take measures ■Miich shall at least ensure that we have fair and quitaole treatment meted out to us. It is with feelings of regret that I allJ compelled my connection with a party with whom I a\9en associated so long, and for the members a\9en associate! so long, and for the members •f wnic-h have the dee],est respect: but I hope on u ill believe me when I say that I am taking 'll! a deeP an(! sincere conviction that t is .be right course to take. WILLIAM FFRNESS. Great Sankey. Lancashire. q

A Modern View of E I ij a h OLD-FASHIONED MUSICIANS SHOCKED. With the familiar, but ever lover "Elijah'' of Mendelssohn, the festival of the Three Choirs >egan on Tuesday at Gloucester, in the cathedral. f re is. in fact, a gentle reminder that the per- is part of the service "writ large and (Ili the i)illai-s. Those present were really iSSts ing at a Church festival, a point which some tne critical fraternity seems to overlook. Thev vant the highly-polished, sensational singing of •eeds or Cardiff. It is to he hoped they will never get it. for it would he out of place in the church. w liter in the "Western Ma.who was present, hus criticises the performance:- ? This is not making excuses for the choir—thev 4,r04„T,d Texcuse1s/ si!10e ir, is capable bodv, uh t,ood balance, blend, and quality. Its «ood Joint, were shown in Tuesday's performance, which ^o h5r as the c-horus was concerned, was of much merit. The solists were less satisfactory. Air Frederic A.istrn is probably one of the most versatile S ^ts of the day-smce he is a composer, teacher •achelor of music, operatic artiste, and oratorio ,n °"e7but hlS VieNV 0f the Prophet ,s too no< em, .md the old-fashioned ones seem to think ie .sang out. of tune. The other soloists. Miss jleeson White, Madame Ada C'rosslev, and Mr lohn Coates—who obliged in place of Mr. Gervasc Jwes, who is still ill—all, with the exception of I'odei-nis0 i?'°S8ley- Sh0Wed a dlsI>osition to an;: their loudest instead. Dr. bly. but horrified the old-timers by going from 'umber to number without a pause' a,ul „ uissetl that peculiar cathedral rustle which he* okens inward satisfaction. Jl be~ A REALISTIC GHROXTfUF! The ("horus kept I1p Its form 111 the e\'enmg. 'IJell \e were treated to Drealll of GeWlltius under the direction of TJ¡e singers passed from the old to the "ist a little theatrical \T ^nd has- hi fact, William Higlev were"the oH y,s Le<t and Mr. I,r the ^ilrgeonsnelt rif S' and »'« Roman Church to be found r- ? niUf,lc °t the <>y oo ,iadiv „it|]in ,he,c,thrXyVXlled A GHOST OF TALLIS "le"'e of oI'l Tallia, "ccasloii/iv, ,S,1 ii™"18, TCi,"y forth« orchestras are etnnioved Ti *+ small string « a «Iioat of ¥ai"is LncVlei,i«teri8ee,ns achieve a great deal-not possihl them something that sounds near it 'TI BUT is \-ery clever, very wonderful' j i thing 'ess The composer-designer b' USe* vded at least one p-rson„ conducted, pro- file work. ho was satisfied with

An Expert Swimmer. ^AXLSHLS LIKE A STONE IX CARMARTHEN BAY. Mr. Thomas Walters, the \v«i r- coroner, on Tuesday condnrt i arinartlienshire Union Hall, Llanstephin a" Inclllest at the Alfred Isaac Attwood a' GTVthe deafh of engine-driver, of Alex'oulv, ^€stern Railwav -Xeath. who was drown ,) \Pan^Theo1. near estuary of Carmarthen i bathing in the .lohn Hughes a Great w '■ undu-v afternoon, driver, livi„cr v,- T n Railway engine- and one of the parfy'o/'i^fi y"roa(I' Briton Fern-. "Pent their^liJ *n<! «■>*«». ''fsort. deposed that after i he rt r 6 Se* ;irl" about the ruins for i^f' f,Uf! iey all went to bathe below the rocks 1 c'astle. At this time (4.30 p.n, •> th °PPOsi; coming m very strongly. All were en« l Wa" particularly tlie deceased, and nil swimmers sober. Witness and two nth ^ei'e perfectly and got a hundred yards nut e.ls/vent ahead first deep enough for swimlnit)lr ''efol'e they had sea out they felt themselves f Dlrec'tly they swam undercurrent, and 8 °,1M ard '>y a strong great difficulty batt, freturned' a,ld with nTe^rrn«dUt-C€aSed hj wastin^f Car"f" th^undercWn" MOt t0 *° to° on a^ounr^f ;sli0uJd tiling si. but l!^ he'!r y°1,r Waniin^-X sTt°«t- Wea<!ire0^?-V'' he C0»- We were16) 4,eash°re, so exhausted had we"?1^1 t0 n U(le- however, alarmed bv «o»J e ^^me. revZ]t&1' the clireeti°n of the spoT'f p0in.tin^ to as swimming. We looko i wInch de' saw absolutely nothing, otheru-i, "ards U' but ve should have gone back into H as We felt> nun a hand. Then we saw, vvater to give off fo, boat. Sa" 0,le our men rushb Am, ,-ou saw notjjina ne Sa\viU'f !,0dv J'^sterdav" 11111-—^o. not until we wiiat do you thini- ti, r, as 39 years Coroner, in summin,. «xtra.„r,!inary for an expert 1K said that it was iS'lon0Villi' SO"le "iat ,1*' "ehcate condition. Was at Prinferl and Published bv Tnnu.o = hi,S ™ Brlitee'street in "2«8ra. Ss: sti,of]9?oiverfor"we61' fkiday- SEPTS BER. 9th, 1910.