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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. The Mystery of the Planchette. Its Weird Ways and Curious Writing's Some Forthcoming Local Bazaars The "planchette" has lately come into great prominence through the Cavendish case, and most people have been made familiar for the first time with this weird toy. It has, how- ever existed for manv years', but very few had heard of it up to lately. It is a neart- shaped. polished piece of wood. lounded. and with two wheels at the broader end one in each of the two divisions made by the bifur- cation of the heart. At the pointed end is a hole in which you insert a piece of pencn. and adjust it so that the board is level. ine wheels are made so a.s to turn any way, ac- cording as the "spirit moves it," in more senses than one. You commence operations bv placing the planchette on a piece of paper --the larger the better-notepaper is much too small ;tllen vou rest the tips of you:' ten lingers lightly on it. Two persons are supposed to do this. but. as a matter of fact. 1 have seen it move when only one hand has rested upon it. Then you ask a question, and wait. A few person." have to wait in vain. as for them the machine will refuse to move. In other cases, the planchette will move, but will not write; but in the great bulk of in- stances it will more and write. Presently, you feel an indetinatrr-e tickling sensation at your finger-tips. The smooth back of the planchette seems to thrill, and be alive, and in a short while it is oti It moves every way. Sometimes in a circle, sometimes curving round and round, sometimes running to the end of the table. There can be no doubt whatever. I assure you. from personal experience, that the strange, machine moves and writes entirely of its own volition, and independent of any physical aid on your part. In fact, if you give it a gentie push, it refuses to move, as if resentful. At first it produce's but a mere jumble of scrawls and traceries, like a child's attempt at working out a prob- lem in Euclid. After two or three days prac- tice—at least it was so in my case—the ma- chine writes fairly legibly, The characters are big and scrawling, and in one case bent round in a curve; but they are nevertheless legible. As I have only had a planchette for a few days, I cannot say whether it improves its "pothooks" with experience. Probably it does. The answeis I extracted have so far been sensible. For example. 1 asked whether a certain ship,in whose fate—it is feared she has sunk—Swansea people are taking interest, had foundered. It replied, "Yes." Plan- chette was next interrogated as to whether any of the crew were saved. The response was a very well-formed "eight." in letters and not in numerals. With the "supernatural" (?) aspect of the affair I do not. bother my head. "Do 1 dream, do I sleep, or is visions about?"—I regard it purely as a toy. and an extiemely interesting one It is a curious sensation, however, to feel the planchette moving rapidly to and fro under your finger-, and scrawling out its hieroglyphics. The superstitious may led "creepy." but tho.se who are healthier-minded may extract a deal of fun out ot its mysterious and inexplicable antics. It can be got at several well-known Swansea toyshops, and the prices suit all tastes—from Is. upwards. But it is a rIsky weapon in the hands of the neurotic. There are a- few promising bazaar* an- nounced I'. next month. The one to be held in the Pemiergaer grounds will sure to be at- tractive, providing the weather proves kind. Lady Llewelyn is taking an active interest in it. and Miss (iladys Llewelyn is the lion, secretary. Thp arrangements tor the Orphan Home sale are also well in hand, and in addi- tion to the i-ir proper there will be short musical lycituls md tableaux. The com- mittee are acting wisely in restricting the time given to these concerts, for 1 have seen bazaar rooms pnwti..ally empty during the greater p-trt of mi and the people all pack-d into the Minoi H;-]l, where really excellent •' -"certs have been given. To say the least ot it. it is not good from a business standpoint. and ] have often heard stall- holder.- bfijioan the fact that the; side-shows attract visitois away from .the main hall, with the rc-idt that their wares were left un- sold. Whit h'-uitiiul drapeiies are to be procured nowaday ;t the drapery stores. The house- keeper wie, must expect a strong, light and r.rjcii Vf r- and tear article for hpr draperies can ii..vc |;ev icquiicinents satisfied by the novel iioo >uitfs that reproduce Oriental patterns and <-liVets She can get a cot or couch .'ver that will last indefinitely and rseibi.ev i ii' nor show the marks ot the chil- dren's feet. Moreuvtr. in pattern and colour- ing, it will be an identical copy of the divan covers in use for centuries in the homes of the East Indian Maharajahs. For curt tins and bed >pre.[(1, she can get "prints of soft lust re! ew texture- bordered in figures and Eastern symbols. Two squares, sewed together make a. pleasing bed-spread. The .single -cuares make effective curtains. Cotton ];ut :h 'cloths <nid borderings shown in captivating patterns make durable sofa, pillow covering's, head rests, and valance* tor divan*. iT.e-Se kuteh cloths are scolloped and en* — si-ached by the East Indian children, who take home the work at so I Illr 1 I a piece from liio English and American factories. The unoveri nanpy threads give unu.su-d pietur- e>juei:s ;n the bordering. For mantle ,N! arfs, piano ■ overs, a relief to a statue pedes- tal, or lo brighten a gloomy corner in a hall or ankfx L'. lengths of Turkish Chagi'a drap- ery can 1. 1¡td very cheaply. Ribbons are worn for belts. stocks, ties, choux and in so many ways that the amount expended for them is no small item in the cost of ciothing. A blacfc dr< *s is given a. very clitfc-ent appearance by changing the black stock for one of cheery colour, pale blue, or lavender. Ties of various widths are used, from the r-.rrow ones with plain bow in front to the wide i ibbons worn as a simple sailor scarf or ¡,¡ "cl twice round' the neck and knotted or tied in front. Xo toilette is com- plete without them, for they relieve top .-e- veritv ol the tailor-made gowns and add ad- diti ))! ch.:vii! to the more eluboute toilettes. Kibbers are not only expensive, but easilv soiled. and soiled or faded ribbon will spoil the effect -.t f ho daintest dress Almost any libLon wiii be tr washing if caretally handled. Many e<: e.-oiJcal women have learned the virtues gasoline for cleaing them. while, others a- .-Lids made of soap bark chips. They should be rubbed between the hands, uní i! thor..ughiy clean, then examine them, and if they are too badly faded to use again, dye then, some darker shade- and you will have fresh ribbon* at very small cost: wlute ribboi. wiii take delicate shades of blue. pink ,10 uuuiye. i Lighi-i olcured ribbons are pretty cardinal red', if they are too dark for that, sive them until you have half a pound or more, and col- our them black, using the dye for silk. No matter v;lnt colour they are, nor how spotted or s.treake-i. they will come forth a beautiful jet black. Pin"c thoroughly in several solt waters until the last water is left clour, then smooth the ribbon between the hands and wind over a piece of cardboard. Place it between two soft cloths, and put it under heavy pressure. A letter press is good if you havv one. but if not. place it under heavv "boot; and leave it until dry. when taken out It will be .smooth and look like new. Mutters sartorial are rather quiet just now, but {he loveliest confections aie preparing for Easter wear. Flower millinery is to be an.. the rage, and whole toques of b'ossoms wiii be seen. Primulas—white and blue, atmle blos-.oni, and even mimosa are all used. Inched, no small blossom come amiss, anil T have seen the small pink daisies used for the purpose-. All the Easter hats are flat—very teat -finished with a regular fiinge of velvet loops arranged at the back under the hrim *o as to fall over the hair. Brown. a#» a colour, is just now immertsch- popular—and how extremely becoming it is ydien worn with sable furs! and black, too, has a great vogue; but theft, 'numbers of people wear black in Lent, and it is without. doubt, suitable wear. Violets are worn with such black costumes, but as a buttonhole only and not as any sort of trimming, only the real blossoms being deemed suitable. Cords and cordings are being used to trim manv of the new spring dresses. Skirts, bodices and sleeves all show the same ad- ornament, and as long as the fashion is not carried to excess all will be well. Some of the best models show cord braces brought over the shoulders finished in loose knots at the bend of the figure; while the ame bodice will have the dainty underfront outlined by a tine silk cord—tassels and buttons also find- ing a decorative place in this somewhat novel scheme. Almost every other dress is elaborately trimmed with black braid in one form or an- other. It would take one's breath away to stop and count the thousands of yards of black braid that will be used on the street costumes. Tiie serpentine effect is much in favour, and all sorts of fancy designs are worked out with this trimming. Black and white braid is also much in vogue. Then there is a large assort- ment of braid ornaments, particularly in the dress de-sign, which are new in effect. Fringes, too, are back in fashion again. The knotted silk fringe is seen on many of the Paris models, and fringe is olteii com- bined with elaborately embroidered bands as a trimming. Mexican drawn, work will be. used on manv of the linen gowns. And a.s for but- tons There is simply no end to them, lhey are one of the real charms of the season one may so wonderfully accentuate a gown with .smart buttons—those elaborately enamelled or jewelled. Yak lace will be favoured this ■sprint' for dress tiimmings and clunv lace both m silk and cotton, will be seen. There is certainly a "fashion in features as well as in frocks This may sound strange, vet can we not all remember when a. very low forhead was considered of far greater beauty than a "broad brow?' iXow the fringe has been done a way with. and a high fore- head is rather encouraged than otherwiew, by combing the hair off the face and over the "frames' 'which are so fashionable. So, too, with noses. Nowadays the retrousse nose is quite out of date. Instead, this feature must be either straight or curved downwards ever so slightly; indeed, there are I hear, "nose doctors" who will shape this appendage as we wLsh This is, of course, absurd, yet ¡' children' features can be trained to some ex- tent. A high or low forehead, however, can be very much encouraged by the way tho hair is dressed. There is a. decided tendency this season to abolish the bolero and the Russian jacket, though it is probable that these most con- venient coatees will still resist being ousted. Some of the smart dressmakers are trying to introduce packets made like sliort loose coats, which do not come below the hips. They are made in the very thinnest of materIals. and are either unlined or lined with the softest silk. These coats are generally straight and shapeless, are often longer behind than in front, and trimmed with stole collars of col- oured embroidery on taffetas and fancy bol- loons of silver and gold. Women with short necks, who are not tall in statue, and whase hip measurements are ample, should, however, refuse the little coat just described, even if they tempt their fancy. There are two fashions which may always be relied upon to appear together. These are the full skirt and the bodice with a point in front lengthening the waist line. The latter is called, from the Court of its origin, the Louis XY. corsage. Cause and effect are exemplified in the union of these styles. Fashion demands- that skirts be pleated all round the body, or gauged for taree-quarteis of the wav. and the inevitable result is that, the waist appears to be unduly thickened, j To the rescue then cümesl the Louis XV. bodice, with its sharp point, making the waist lOollk slender and elegant. Another style resorted to by the dress- makers to combine grace for the waist with the demand for pleats, is that of the hip-yoke, which neatly encases the hips, and gives them the symmetry of the now rejected sheath skirt.' j
OUR COOKERY CORNER] ! i
OUR COOKERY CORNER] SAVOURY DISHES AND SIMPLE DA iX TIES. As parties are not yet over, and :t.s savour- j ies are always in reque-'t, some simple dain- ties for the refrshment buffet, and one or two savoury dishes, may be acceptable. Some of the recipes, too. would, T think, be very suitable for atternoon tea and bazaars. Strawberry Cream Tarts.—Line patty pans with good short cru*t. Tnreeparts till with strawberry jam, and bake in a quick oven until the pastry is sufficiently cooked. Whip 3d. of cream with enough cochineal to make it a pretty pink. When the- little tarts are cold. pile tlle stiff cream upon them in rocky fashion. These tarts may be varied in nu- mer-ms wavs<. live cherry jam for them, keep the cream white and' d'ecorate it with glace cherries Or apricot jam may be sub- stituted and the cream coloured a delicate yellow. .Meringue Tart.—Cut a round of Genoese or j Madeira cake the size the tart isr equired, put a piece of waxed paper on an inverted baking ,*heet. and place the cake, which should be about half an inch thick, on it, then till a forcing bag with meringue mixture, and press it round the edge of the cake foundation, so as to form a. ring. Sprinkle some icing sugar over the meringue, and place it at once in a moderately hot oven ;d;rectly it begins to get. a very pate fawn colour place it in a cooler over for a little while to dry. then put it in a warm. drv cupboard until it is required. J Just before serving, put a. layer of stewed | plums (from which the stor.es have been re- moved) into the meringue case; cover them with timy whipped cream, sweetened and flavoured with vanilla, then put more plums, j and ornament the middle of the tart with whipped cream, using the forcing hag and ornamental pipe for the purpose. Sardine Toast,—Skin six sardines, take out bones, mix them to a paste with halt an ounce of butter, a little red pepper, and a few drops of anchovy .sauce. Put one dessert- spooiiiul of (four, one of anchovy sauce, a teaspoonfui of milk, and a- v/ineglassful of water into a small saucepan, and stir into a thick sa.uce ;add the sardine paste to the sauce, ;:nd stir over the tire for six minutes. Serve on square or fried' toast-, very hot. Fish i'aUs.—Take the remains of oddish. fiakc it ,ie;noving ali skin and bones, add a little mashed potato and some remains of a milky rice pudding. Season all with pepper and salt and add a beaten egg. Forma.U into little balls. Dip into beaten, egg Roil in bread-crumbs and fry till a golden brown in hot lard. Serve hot or coid, garnished with parsley. Devilled jshrimp?.—Piepare some smail bread-cases, cover them with, egg and bread- crumbs. and fry them until they are a golden brown. Melt an ounce of butt21* (allow .111 r ounce to half a- pint of shrimps) in a small Mewpan. and add s-dt-peonful of salt, half a tea-*poonfu! of ye1 low pspper. half a tea- f curry powderfi raid :t s.ilt'-poonful of black pepper; then put in the shrimps (which would, ot coin.*?, be "picked"). and stir them over a low tire until they are thor- oughly heated and the butter is absorbed: till thP c„ os with the shrimp. scatter a litt'e giated parmesan over thorn ,and serve them as hot as possible.
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DR. PADDON DEAD.
DR. PADDON DEAD. One of Swansea's Most Picturesque Personalities. Athletic Exploits of His Early Days. The passing away at Highmead, Langland, .Mumbles, on°Saturday, of Dr. John Paddon, Jl h. (London), and a justice of the peace for Glamorgan, marks another break 111 the chain connecting the patst with the present. To the younger generatiun the name po;sesst.j no associations, for he retir-d from practice in tvansea, 15 years ago, but to tho.c who can 6"; back further the name will conjure up a remarkable personality, able ;n his profession, and .111 investing figure in the public life ot his day. During recent V,ai, Dr. Pad do;, has rewiued at the Alunibi-cis, but. this did not pieveiit ham being often seen at Swansea. A small mail, jossc-ssiiig a neat little figure,, which gave iiim a dapper air, lie carried hhs 8n years and four months lightly. No one wl o did not know his ple&aant personality would have ever dreamt tnat the "tlonouralKe -jijcremt" was as old as he really was he was active even in his declining years, and ever g>y in .-ipirit, deeming, in bet., to have dis- ccvered that much sought after elixir, which knows not time and trouble. His> demise has becni brouglt about by cardiac failure, super- vening frequent attacks of angina pectoris. Di. Paddon was born at Truro in 1816, and was one of a large family. He graduated as I'.acl dor of Meuiucine at the D.naversity of London in 1840 (having taken in the year p"e- lously the diploma- of M.R.C.S.) and its this I Diversity wa& only chartered in 1836 it will be a. en that he was one of the oldest gradu- ates there. He was a. very close friend in his younger days of "Dicky" Quain (as he was termed familiarly by Ins intimates) and Eric Erickson, two gentlemen who subsequently tCleind. baronetcies. Richard Quain an John Paddon sat together for the seholars-mp examination of their year at the University. They tied, and had to be re-examined, when Qt,zi,i)i won by t.he skin of his teeth—one or two solitary marks-and received in conse- quence the scholarship and gold medai. John Paddon received a gold medal for physiology. .After practising at Truro, Dr. Paddon came to Swansea about the year 1846, and it was not long before Ire had the gmtilication of seeing his practice increase greatir, until he enjoyed one of the largest general a.nd consulting—in the town. Fo" many years he was physician to the iwaaiota Hospital, and aft.wardM consulting pnysic- ian He was an excellent surgeon, being in earlier yoirs the favourite pupil of the cele- brated Mr Listen His great ability was re- cognised by one and all. When the Glamor- gan ArUlltry Militia was started, lie was ap- pointed surgeon, and was the second officer gax.ei.ttd to that regiment, retiring when he ecased practice with the distinguished ranK of Surgeon-Major. He was married 3 timetf on the lost occasion 21 years ago to Mrs. Uar ptnter. a widow (ne.e Miss Humphrey:-). Ll&n- ellyi who survives him. His second wife, iL iray be mentioned, was a Miss Lowther, re- lated to the Bath family. Only one child a daughter— did lie ever have, and that was bv his second wife. A tragic occurrence took hb bright little girl away. Slie heard her father coming in day, and in rumung 1111- puisivelv towards him, fell over vie s TnLs "was a very (-severe o.ow t> Dr. Paddon. Whilst one of the 'oremost in his _profession—Jue wa.s the okkst practitioner in the town after the ckat'ns of Drs. Hall and Padley--he occupied a cc-usp'.euouij place in the party and soc'wii life 01 Swansea. He was recogiusiod for years as a leader of the local Conservative party, and during times when to beiong to which was to be held in disfavour, and with the late -All Charlas Bath and Mr. J. C. Vye Parmi'iter was a founder of the new flourishing Conser- vative Association. It was his pleasure to take a prominent part in the election at which Sir John T. D. Llewelyn was returned as the first Conservative member of Parliament for the town. The prominent part lie took in politics recalls an occasion when a. great Con- servative demonstrat-iiion M as held at the then old Ciretks in Wind-street and now the pre- sent Star Theatre. Conservatism then was not the dominant force in the common weal as it is to-day, and the dockers' remarks at that mass meeting and those of others caused a storm to brew which looked like degener,tt- ing into a riot. As he Mas speaking factious feeling ran high, and only the timely inter- vention of the ht-te Mr. George Melville poured oil on the troubled waters by his recitation ol the Haymarket legend from the Ingoldsby tales, "A Row in an Omnibus Box." which commences with the following well-known lines — "Dol-arum the manager sits in his chair, With a. gloomy brow and dissatisfied air, And lie says. as he slaps his hand on his knee. 'I'll have nothing to do with Fiddle-de-dce A sportsman by instinct, Dr. Paddon took the livelie-t interest in all kinds of sport. In his voun°er days he would match himself M'ith the °do^s* against almost any amateur, whilst at^wrestliug he could tluow many a heavier man. He was an aioent fox and stag hunter in his day. pursuing the sport with the Pen!Ier^atjr hounds in Warnoiguiislnre aziui Carmarthenshire, together with the pack m Somersetshire., of which body he was maae a "free" by the famous RtV. TICK ivu.^sei His prowtiss at horsemanship recalls mam <ai interesting anecdote. On one occasion he rc.de doM ii the steep hill behind the Mermaid Hotel at the Mumbles and once when he A* as attending a picnic with the Militia, ne jumped a sixbarred gate in full lvgimeiuais v. ith sword by his side. He is well known, teo, to have crossed one of the narrow North D' ck footbridges on horseback. He was a noted raconteur of Cornish stories in dialect, and, like poor Yorick, the King's jester, kept n any a dinner table in hearty laughter. Dt. Pad- don, in short, M-as a very pop.ilu' 11 an. rod numbered friends not singly L-ut in liatUu ions, to apply Shakespeare's soliloquy <n .m 1 i 1 ws- L-pon h/iiS retirement from yract' 'e. 15 years ago, Dr. Paddon was entertained by his inends to a public dinner it the n. yal Hotel, and amongst those present on that occasion was the late Mr. Howel U-wynne. himself a i veteran. Dr. Paddon. too, lie of the m- t. nst:ng group of "Hotioiuable An- cients" of Swansea win m-^iv en- tertained lw Mr. J. Aeron Thomas and his wne during the pivsent mem- j ber for Gower's year of iiv.iv.i'-aity. On giv- mg up his practice he resided for a few years at riiitor: but returned -o J.IJ » scenes of his previous active life at Swansea, an 1 has since lived in the neighbourhood of Laagiand Bay. As an evidence that he has not been forgotten, we may mention that since the publieat rm in our iscftic last -Monday of Dr. Paddon having han another attack of his old trouble- -angina pectoris—many inquiries have be'.11 nirie at his residence and from Dr. Larimer, lis nephew, it-s to his condition. Th- funeral will take piace at Sketty on Wednesday, and irienda who M'ish to pay respects to his mem- ory are requested to attend that church at 2 p.m.
Well-known Temperance Adherent's…
Well-known Temperance Adherent's Death. A Press Association telegram says that Mr. \ï. 0, Came, M.P.. diLd suddenly oil Tuesday morning. Mr. William Shroston Caiue, who v. as a Liberal, was elected for the Camborne divisio i of Cornwall in 1900. and also repre- sent d Scarborough 1830-85. Bairow-in-Fur- rewv 1836-1890, and Last Bradford in 1892-95. 110 was educated at Birkenhead Park School. and was formerly an iron nv, reliant of Liver- p,ool. He served on several Koyal Commis- siens. vra.s president- of the British Tcmper- •i.j.o Lc.igu.e. vice-ivrosideiit or the L nited Kiimdom"Alliance; author of a "Trip Pound the Wcrld." and "Picturesque India." Mr. Caine was Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1884-5 in Mr. triads,rone's administration of ;Liio, bul dissrit-, d from the Home Rule Bill, hot sul-oijuently r. joined tlw Liberal Party. The i-igures at Camborne, whei-e a vacancy is i:mv cieatcd. Mere in 1900 as follow: W. S. Caine (L.) 3.101 A. Strar.sy ((_) 2,995 Lib. Majority 108 1 he Prc-ss' Association telegraphs later:-— Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P., the well-knoMii tem jk ranee reformer, who ha3 sat for the Cam- borne Division of Cornwall in the Ldjural in- terest since 1900. died at half-past three on Tuesday morning from heart- failure. Mi-. Caine has it times been in indifferent health for years past.
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j MINERS CONFERENCE. !
MINERS CONFERENCE. Federation Refuses to Endorse Welsh Agreement. The conference of members of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, called to discuss the South Wales Wages question, was re- sumed on Friday morning at the We-stminsfer Paiaee Hotel. Mr. Pickaid, M.P.. president, was again in the chair, and the delegates pre- sent represented the various districts of the Federation in England and Wales and !S<-ot- land. The following resolution was subse- quently adopted: That seeing the Welsh Con- ference of delegates has been unable to carry out the Southport Conference resolutions, on the matter of when the agreement on the wages question should commence, and when it should terminate, this conference cannot en- dorse the agreement entered into bv the South Wales Miners, and therefore leaves the mat- ter in hand for the South IVales Workers and their authorised representatives, after which a further conference of the Miners' Federa- tion should be called to deal with the serious question involved therein." I CONGRATULATION TO MR. CROOKS. The assembled delegates sent a message of congratulation to Mr. Crooks. M.P. for Wool- wich. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Pickard for his services as ^resident of the conference.
EXTRA SHILLING IN THE POUND,…
EXTRA SHILLING IN THE POUND, J District Rate's Big Increase. Committees Asked to Revise J Estimates. At Fridays m« ethig of the Mvar.- sea finance Committee. Mr. n. Mu tm presiding, ill w tu _'iiI'. }) [ "Davies, the Borough Account-ant- said a on- i siderable saying would b, elfec-ted when the ] rate»s co lection was amalgamated. — The f Boi*ough Accountant; submitted est:mates for » the ensiung twelve months pertaining to tiie genera district rate. The tjtal rer-ufrtd was 1 estimated to be £ 75.676. as against £ 60,246 last year. The following shows the amounts i iequired by the co,mmUet.« The naures in ( e's tu 'a^1 ve<ir :—Stieets • ( £ 27^08) £ 28^.6/3Works und S:init.,rj- r f ^ut-r and .Sewers ( £ 5,907), £ b.3t> Watch £ 557). £ 1.234; Sla-iighU-r Rouse Account (£1.070\ £ 1,115; Fiance (£5.3,676)..£5ó,121.. The total rateable v;due of the joiotigh £ -431.205. and a penny rate ( prices £1.453.. The estimate this vtar J consequently woulu lequue a 4s. 4'1.. benerd rate as against 3s. 4ct. last veiu:.—The^Chrir- I man sa;d it was a most extraordinai v thinj I that the Waters and. Sewers Committer, in ¡ exceeding t»,e, r estinwtes. had under-r.ii-d the aiuo-int ot rent-, rates and taXeS, — The Boiongii Accountant s;riù the committee iisu. ■ n< t taken into consideration Mr. Eve's new valuation, and. ne added, they had done s;.ine- t.hing this year.—-The Chairman thought Jie J estimate too small by LI,500, and he did not think the commattee should pass a manifestly wrong estimate. Hi- further stated thev were face to fa^ with a serious state of affairs. The inutto this yfen- required a -pavment. 1 of over £ 14,000 more than last year in regard to general district purposes a-lone.—Mr." J) Harris sa)d at the beginning of 1-isv year j there was a working "balance of £ 3.003.' whereas iun\ tliere wa-s no balance.—The Chairman said the rate only produced £6.000 instead of £ 8.000. They were practically ] £11.000 to the bad this year as against the I position hist A tar. There had been givat I carilcvsness or a deliberate intention on the Ipait of the a ter and Sewers Committee to show their estimates clearly. He thought at least £ 15.000 should be added to thei" e- iimates. On tho increased assessment the amount ivquiied tUe levying of 4s. 3th rate. Ihey siiould certainly exi.lude .ill avoidable exjo-ndsture. and if they did not do that the;, wouid manin slly be neglecting their duty.- -(.W. D. 1),\YI"" agreed. — ll'.e Chairman said tlipv wanted no h.xuiies Jl1 the Town Councd thi^a year. —-Upon the nro- position of Mr. D. Harris, it was de-eidfd to lequest t aeh co-niinittee to revise its estimates so as to strike out avoidable expenditure. Consequently the estimates were nor adopteo. they standing over until the committees have opportunity of revising their estimates.
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Sir John and Miss Elaine Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Darnell, in compliance with the King's- command, attended the first Court of the «eason at Buckingham Palace on Fri- day
- CHANCELLOR SMITH PROMOTED…
CHANCELLOR SMITH PROMOTED Appointed Dean of St. David s, V» <-• otticially informed that Lhanc-llor '01 James .dan Smith, of Hay, and formerly oi j Swansea, has ae -cpted the 1> m-ry^ of >t. J ac -tpt l'avids in ~iK-ct-s-ioii to the ait. D an Howcii.. Ch.m.cdior.Smith after many arauou.> v.oik it Swansea, where h'- w"as Si. Matthew's i 16c?-921 iuid vital' o- Swan>i-U j (1394 19,121. accjp;e-:i 'lit gift ^o:,) hom tiian t I ot ii N succession to Arelideiieon lltva;n t It .in.10. Smitii. ii-, wc.r a-iso nud titan el Gov.tr. lift a lasting mark on. Luu.vii ^1^ i<, "u v-h:th wii. einaiged vev'v- a-s t!i- lesult of his unv.'caryirrg eXcitxons H:s .-e' tion to t-he dignity vhicn the rtxe.- e-i Dt--i:. Howt-il adoi'iiec will doatu.KSs- < tin: w -r.o C'mmun-.iatio:. li;! I km \vleeii,e of ids manv si-er.mg I e lien. vnur smith giaduakJ i>. A- f J e, Ojiiord. in 1863. ree<.iv^J A. I!. lo'oT. and B.D. and 1>.D. *1 w,i; o'.u iiied d.a.oc: in aiio J"' ana for two ve '.rs was luratt o; > Trinity, MarxneL.-ne. i,d heteirr oi 15«-t,a r.n.i faur u,l0i iu.>r- VIV.U- 01 Ho;v V) Notnng-a^i. ;.nu li-J-a the vie-ira^e*tiil 1SS4. | a j r. b-.iiC-t-;v of L,n< o n (' ancdral nvai t&<n VV I'aVi-.i s ,t!.d I'■ n\n to IU' hisliop Oi | i1." .J.
NAVY ESTIMATES ANNUAL| STATEMENT.…
NAVY ESTIMATES ANNUAL STATEMENT. Mr. Arnold Foster's Review of the Situation. I in the JTouse of Cmnnions on Moiidaj, Mr.rnold Forster ma.je the annual state- nltl't on tLe motion to go ii.to Committee on tiie Naval Estimates. t,e sj-.d ,tiiat the increase proposed w,» over ihiee minions. He propo-ed to ask the Heu&e to assent to a new shipbuilding piugramme to menace thr-^ battleships of a very formidable |uur first-class cruisers, three third-class cruisers. four very fast scouts, fifteen destroya- and ten submaxiiits. These estimates, oe be- lieved, were unparalleled in T^?ce or M'ar- | He regi'ettv'.l the coaip^tition ..mong j nation- which made such enormous unpiudue- tive expciiditure necessary. Neither^ he nor the Admiralty took any pride, or exuked m the magnii-ade of the estimates. As to the new scheme of training f(, the Navy, it was proposed to introduce e-lianges in the oiganisa- tion, which, he believed, would be very iar- reaciiing and salutary. The proposals were an honest endeavour'to recogmse tne met 01 the change from the old method ot saning to the new method of machinery- The aim of the Admiralty would be to secure that tne bst stage of the education of ^,e e^sine^r should be such as to put him in a Pinion oi equal ty with en^'ineer^ in other ranks 01 lite, it xieers.) They w^re promoting _60 wanant officers to commissioned rank/* dur:ng t..e pre- se!:t- year. They had created a new rating of mechanicians, which gave an avenue 01 pro- niotion for stokers. Tiie Marines had r>. 11 to a strength of 20.000 men. iMr. Oibson Bowles, in moving an amend- ment to the proposals, declared that all naval oniciTs were dead ag:Ùnst the education scheme. He complained of the preponder- ance of Liberal Unionists on the Adimrahy. Mr Forster. in reply to Sir John Ciorst, | denied that- they proposed taking boys too young. Mr. Cibson Bowles- majority was lost, the | | figures lvading ;—For, 57; against 200— | majority. 145. 1 7t-
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SWANSEA FINANCE COMMITTEE. I Llandrindod Confereiiee Personal Expenses, II A meeting oi the Finance Committee of the .Sivansea Corporation wii,, held on Friihiy, Mr. Martin presiding, when the Ch iinai' rt-poitea that tht Boiough acc<Auit:uit had I ui-i ha.s-d £ 3.400 of 3j., per :ent. Krudeeiaabic stock. His acuon w;vs confirmed.—Hon. Udo ) :vi; 11 drew attention to the amount of os. &.J. i:i i\.«pect of ]>erso!ia! xp-?ise8 eharg- eo I'o-: :he rec.-nt nx-eting at Lhindrinood. rl- en-'iers'ood tnat the meeting was iield at iy < hi. k. and tIlll it was po-s-:ble to leave by ¡ It 6.30 p.m. i and yet two days were "•' •iged. te.gethee with tiavelling cxpen.-e, \lr. D. Davies thouaht the amount was too much, and he thought the Accountant was to fc-htme for assuming this amount. He <wight to wait until he gut the bills.—The Borough Accountant pointed out that two members lJa8, drawn Lie money before they went, and he had since sent to each member tiie amount Cde two members had been naul.—Mr. D. Aims asked if it was expected tha- menibers sb.<ni:d go bv the 6.30 a.m. train.—The Hon. Od;; Vivian-. Certainly.—Mi. Harris said he hved -it Merriston and he asked what time he sliO¡Jd have to get- up. — Mr. W. Tari sai i he cid not consider he had been f-v-n;sid —Mr it Harris asked h'-w muen 'Ihi the Hon. Odo Vivian n-ce.ve when he wer> t.r> iShrew-sbuiw.—Mr. tvian Only rhe railway fare.—The* Chairman said he could !1°t allow the question.—Mr. Vivian saiu he, ^•VS oiiuv seeking information.—Mr. Morgan -Hoipkiii then -drew attention to tne. expenses "f three members who had charged £ 16 is. id. for going to Brecon to buy hors.es. exclusive of the cost of bringing the horses down.— -Mr. Tarr explained the memb-rs went up on Saturday and returned 0:1 Monday. He should not like to do the work again at the san>' price. If the services of member. were accf pted. members should not cavil at the ex- P"-hscs incurred. — Mr. Morgan Hopkin jhought the ami'uut was too much: but Mr. larr «i,:d Mr. Hopkin did not know what he v,"a.s talking about.—Mr. D. Harris moved the a.ppointment of a- Salaries Committee to consider the whole of the apphcations for in- creases. the same to renort to the General IJt;rposve.i> Committee.—Mr. Tutton thought no good would result, as members would have to be led by the heads of department. Mem- bers could, now obtain any information they required.—The Chairman thought there wa*s T.ctiiing to justify the revision of the duties of the departments!—Mr. Harris' resolution wa-. tarried. The members of the Council will
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OPENING.
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OPENING. No Luncheon at the Christening: Ceremony. A meeting of the telephones Committee or the Swansea Corporation was held on Mondav afiernoon. Mr. Solomon presiding.—Ti:.e .Kn- gmeer reported that the unck-rgrc-und work was going ahead satisfactorily and that the pipes will be completed -.vithin a fortnight. It is anticipated the whole syst-eni will be in working order before June.—A question by Mr. D. Davies clicited the information thaT the initial civt of £ 5 was all the liability sub- >ci-ibers would incur.—Premises have been acquired at _\la:t:1J-ntet. 3i'orristc;in at., 10s. per annum, ;,nd at Ca>-tleToii. at £ 26 per annum..The site of the evoked some criticism from Alderman^ 1. theioe and Mr. D. Davies, who and tna.hs- tonr would be h.-t by the exchange j)em-g n the top of a hiii.—The Engmeea e-p.ajr u. There were various reasoiiis. t.te nw i, b.n.g that tne electric influence, cm tut •ti; bles Railway had to b- avoicei.. and tnt- .'here weic numerous prna^e !>;> ll!e ilJt, dinte neighbanrho-.d.—it w;> .|v]c,i to recommend the Corporation u> «•;•.> cf n tne lease of both premises.—It \1." d | to le- commend the Corpor:it-ion^ to insure th-e pro- misses hi- £ 2.5'j0. t.ie u. ii'iiii'.eii .nd wiieimn on the poles, eta.—AUci- s.o chiens-i ,11 it was resolved to llav,. the eeir.-d quietly and, without any ''piiikev r j
----Morriston Assault Charge…
Morriston Assault Charge With- j drawn. At Swanst;; cm Monday. (Icicge Amg. Tan- neis Aroi>. Morriston. was charged with having carnal knowledge of Sarah Jones, a girl under the ago of 16 years. Mr. R. T. j Ley.son defended. The police, howtver, had now discovered that the girl was over ag;. a.nd consequently the charge was withdrawn.
FOOTBALL NOTES.
FOOTBALL NOTES. Wales Over-runs the Irish Inter- national XV. An Easy Victory: Fine Display by Winfiela. Deplorable Condition of the Ground. The last of the \Vei>h li ten atior.al niatche for the present reason took ph.cp at Cardiff on Saturday la^t. Interest m this game was not- so keen in We.st \e- as wa.s the c:a>e when England played at Swanea in January, and the reason way that only four pl.iyeis from Swani-ea. HaiieHy, and Aberavon weje included in the Welsh side to meet Ireland. In the Eastern portion "f the Principality, and the Rhondda Valley, there was plenty of interest in the game, and iroin tite-e place" came the bulk of the spectator* wno could not have numbered n:a",y ie- than forty thctusand. It was very e.nfjitunat- that the weather on Saturday opened wkn a bleak easterly wind, and heavy ram, and the cli- matie conditions v.ere as unfavouiahie ii- po»ibJe Right up to one o'clock there was a steady downpour, but an hoar Inter, when the people commenced to take up; tear por- tions around the field, t e r in fortunately ceased. The ground was in a dioeking state: in fact, there is no doubt that the Cardiff Arms Park is the worst field in Vx'aies in we. weather. ()n the grand stand ,de. there was .scaiceh a blade of gra-s to be seen, drd the mud was ankle deep. Undoubtedly an error made by tiie Ci.Ahll' Ciub in rlaVirg a match m mid-week, and 1 under-tai.d 'that the members <n the Unmsi were very sore about if. and titey wiii not above such a pro- ceeding tu take place again prior to an Inter- national match. Punctually to time, the players took up their position* .toe Irishmen leading Ji-e way. l'hey looked a tire athletic body of men. not bee:y or bulky, bar till end wirv. and 01 the staying breed. The Welshmen, on the other hand, had heavier forwards, but •smaller backs. (hnn. Llewtilyn and Morgan being midgets oampareci with '.he men tney had to oppose. There was r.o wind to speak of. and the winning oi the ',<:•> wa.s 05 little consequence. Starting irom the to-vn end. Wales kicked off. and one tae !ri.-h forwards, putting in a clinking return to the Welsh quarters, the first scrum w; .s earnest id about twenty yards from the iaame line. Tiie Irish forwards carried the bids 011 by a fierce rush, and tor a few minutes before the V\ t-lshmen had time to settle down, the visitors weie swarming round the goal posts in a manner which caused the onlookers some surpri-e. Twice :\Iagee got the bail away to his three- quarters. and each time the passing broke down. with the result that ieddy Morgan intercepted and dribbled halt the length of the held. The Irishmen had their chance and tailed to utilise it. and m less than three minute" alter Wales had raised the- s;eg. the forwmds went over the Irishmen's line in ii, body, and Bryce dropped 011 the ball amidst tremendous excitement. W ntield struck the post with tiie ball in his attempt to con- vert, and from now on to the interval, there was only one team in it. The second try which the Welshmen scored was obtained in typical Wel-h fashion. Field- ing smartly at the'heels of his forwards. Owen sent the ball out to L'loyd. who took it on the run and lepassed te Sicholls Ihe la iter doubled two men. drew Fulton on to him. :\nc1 when tive yard" from the line, threw to Lkweilvn. who dashed over in t.ie comer. Mud and angle -.ere all against WinSeld converting, and his attempt was a poor one, For a few minutes after this there was noth- ing much in it. Once Lloyd misled a pass irom his partner, and the Irish forwards "WCDt down the held and cross dribbled very rleveilv. Llewellyn I dled to stop them, but Wiiitie'ci saved the .situation, and. picking up in tiie loose, punted back over the Irish- men's heads. Then came the third try for Owen. Idoyd, Nicholls and Gabe hand ed in succession across the ground, and the Lhmeily man put Morgan in at the corner, and it looked verv mochas if lie had gone touch in goal. On being appealed to by the referee, tiie Irish touch judge said the try had been made, and Winneid rgain misled the uprights. From now to the interval, the game was the reverse oi interesting. At times the players would flounder bou: help les-'y iu the mud..and it was a pity to see them covered with the slimy staff ii'mi head to he i. 1 Ince fir twice the Iri«:i i or ward* lire-lie away with dribbles, bu tGwyn Xieholls pulled t.i?m up each time in caver it-hion. and found touch with screw kicks. When "lemon'' time arrived Wales led by 5 tries to love. During breathing-time. George B- ots. t he Newport f irward. had to be examined by a doctor, and it was found that he h.:d fra tu-ed the collar bono of his left shoulder. ,leo, therefore, had to play seven i'orwaids. and ho- tiie second time this season in an Intrivation.il match, the front rank was placed at a disad- vantage. it being remembered that they had to play seven f orwards against eight in the English match.. But i: did not make much difference, and the second half hud not been in progress tive minutes before Wale were again cnthe attach The efforts oi the Irish forwards to cope with the tierce rushes of the Welsh "ups," were most feeble, and the front rank, which had done so well against Scot- land. was simply over-ran. After Uabe had looked ail over a scorer, he fell before reach- ing the line, but from the ensuing scrum the ball went out to Xieholls. who beat the op- position. and. throwing to Gabe. the latter put Morgan over in tiie lefthand corner with try number tour which Winfield could not majorise. The Cardiff skipper had a chance to kick a penalty goal two minu:e- later, but he again failed to tind the uprights, and luck seemed dead against his kicking a, goal. There was not much b..ck piav m it alter this, ,-uid the tiiti) trv came it" a- result of a clever dribble by Hiding. He cmss-kicked to Llewellyn, who very wisely did not at- tempt to pick up, and dribbling on, he the ball over the line, and ir. a race wl j. Doran. the Welshman got up in on the ball before it went out oi Tiie desired goal did not fol!^ game afterwards was more ing ability after the lorw-m- to the Welshmen's 25. combination amongst, the • > • relieved \ith a. JIm; dnllJ.e ,tI '1' d. when Morgan nearly g'^ J- W H.e next to show up. I' ■iri \-l,rt punt, and Llovd tieldmg aite^tae .i- had struck an Irish forward._ p^^« ba-V. to Gabe who r.*t his best foot- 1 or«aiu. a:id nu:-distancing all the opposition^ crossed over with a very fine tIT that wet tne .ate of ;ti] vVe others, no g-oal following- i nis w a> i;ll t,(0 .^coring, a.nd Wales left tne he.a ,uriLii;.uit- winners bv 18 points to nothing. ihe game v, r ertamly a better one than the mat :1t v']th Scotland at Inverleith. but L- 1 iung way below the standaid of the Enghsii contest at Swansea. Chiefly con- fined to toe lor wards, tiie phiy at times was monotonous to watch, being of the kick and riLSii order, and devoid of thise skilful move- ments with which we always- associate tlsh icicitbail. The heavy -ta.te ci the giound and the greasy nature of the bali were the chief cause* for this. Itw-asevidenttromtheout- set. that the Welsh forwards had different orders to those thev received against Scot- land. '11:211 t11<'T ¡.Lw'<l the heeihng out, game, nnd relied 'too much upon a policy we all are aware which ende^ hu<. 1 Tin's* time the scrummagers used tnen own discretion. When they were m their WJj" | ents' 25. thev let- the ban out when 1.. mal- field, or in their ►wn quarters, t.iey either | wheeled or carried the s^ams.. 1.i- was the result? W hy. ur y simp.v over ra.n the Irishmen! The latter never aid favour j ti-ht scrummaging. Iney prefer^ breaKing up quickly and going away with the ball at their toes". Xcw and again we saw tiiein },vin<T some of those tenihe rushes wh.v,;h have won so manv games for Ireland, but thev were few and tar between, and easily stopped A side that is beaten in scrummag- j ing four times out of five stands a poor chance of winning, more especially if the ba«k.s are ( not much use. This was the case with Ire?- land, and all round they were a long way
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FOOTBALL NOTES.
I infeiior to Wales in all departments. Aj .gee has gone off. Coiley differed Il1 consvequence, u e i i ce, and as for the threequarters—well, the- evi- dently had never seen Welsh passing before They were the poorest four I have eve." seen in an International match, both in attack and defence. At back, Fulton was splendid. C(,nd vntoout him liehind would have sutfeied a much heavier defeat. His pluck and resource got 1 <is siae out of many a tignt corner, and his kicking was all that could be desired. He wa ?p no way responsible tor any oi the six tnes. and ni- display was the only redeem- ing ieiiture o: Ireland's downiall. Cne would like t<. s,iy a lot of nice things about the piay of the Welshmen, but it must- be taken into consideration that a lot of the glamour is taken out of the display o- indi- vidual members of the team, but the fact that t le oppo-moil Wil weak. Honestly, my opinion is that either Swansea or Newport w\)u!d )iaYe beaten Ireland by at least four tr;e,. and the Swansea backs would run round them any day. Of the forwards I consider that Harding was the pick. He was ever on the bali, and more conspicuous than any man on the field in loose dribbling. Brvc'e came next, and this- tine forward will make « mistake it he retires at the end of this .season^ as he still has a lot of fcKitbal! left in him: Bill Joseph and Travers were the pick of the others, and I don't agree with lavishing, it., the r.,cteh! critics have done, such a iot of praise un Hodges, who is a winger, and pre- fers shining in the op-en to pushing in the scrums. Both half-backs were capital. Owen made •Lloyd y. work comparatively easy. ;i.s lie whipped the ball out like grea.sed "l-'gotrinc from the heels of the forwards, and the New port man invariably took the baP on the n.n Nicholls was in great form, and m.t only was he as good as ever on the attack, but his defence was as sound as a rock, (iabe did not have so many opportunities as in the s, English match, when Dan Rees fed him si. effectively, but he made good me (,f the chances that came his way. and his try was a real beauty. Morgan wil., the better ot the two wings, although Llewellyn was not far behind. These two had a soft thing on. as the men opposite them were third-rates, and the centres made their tries only a matter of catching the ball and falling over. Winfield llklde. a successful debut, and although he was never really hard pressed, his. work was clean throughout. He nefded with confidence, and some of his screw kicks to touch were of capi- tal length and well dim-ted.