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tiUNSIF FOR THE LADIES.
tiUNSIF FOR THE LADIES. Sousa's Visit: A Musical Furore. Manificent Performances by His Band. Spring Fashions Latest and Prettiest Ideas. Well Sousa's band has been arid gone. and on the whole I think those who heard it will admit it came up to expectations. Yet Swansea displayed a lack of appreciation of the visit which is surprising, when you con- sider how world-wide i" the fame of the composer and conductor and how universally popular his marches are. At any rate, on Saturday night the floor of the Albert Hall Was but sparsely occupied, the balcony was much better filled, and the gallery was crowded to the ceiling, which suggests that too high prices may have had something to do with it for there are numbers of people. who, for the sake of an extra shilling, will refuse to avail themselves of the chance of a lifetime in hearing a great actor or the like. At any rate, the popularity of the entertain- ment seemed in the inverse ratio to the fees. In. the afternoom, of course, the people, who i after all form the backbone of the audience. he the five shilling seats never so well filled, were attracted to the Swansea v. Newport match, and a poor audience was but to be expected, but in the evening they rallied in their hundreds, and the gallery at any rate Was crowded. In fact, the chief memento of the visit a good many cairied ia-way was a splitting headache, from the execrable atmos- phere and heat in part, and from the terrific volumes of sound which the banal evoked, on the other hand. There is no mistake about the organisation being drilled to perfection, and the incessant, daily practice and rigid discipline has made it more like one instrument tlian even a num- ber of players of admirable combination. It worked at a tremendous rate—under an ever- lasting pressure, and •"attacked'' every item on the programme with headlong rattle and dash, while Sousa himself conducted in a frenzied manner — a regular whirlwind of waving arms and palpitations from head to foot—whick gave us a sight of his mannerisms in their fullest degree. At times the "uproar" "—I can use no other word -was simply terri- fic, and the hurricane of sound drowned even the applause of those a few yards off from you, and fairly made the windows rattle. rlhe chief defect of the Albert Hull at such times is the incessant clang and ramble of the fre- quent electric cars, which servo as a very ef- fectual antidote to the magical influences of Rome singer whose voice has transported you into regions ethereal, but on this occasion the cars could not have h-ard themselves! Whenever a crescendo occurred on the music score the band simply let itself go, and pos-i- tived thundered at the audience, while Sousa, himself seemed as frantic as his musicians But there were welcome ases in this desert of sound, places where solitary instruments had the chief parts, and in these a delicacy of treatment was exhibited which was as surprising as the vigour exhibited when the band, as a whole, was manufacturing a very tornado of sound. The enthusiasm of the audience was throughout of the highest degree, and Sousa. thoroughly justified his reputation for liber- afity in the matter of encoies. Scarcely had the band finished and the applause began when he would switch his musicians on to an- other piece with a nervous and tense raipdity thoroughly American. Two of the encores aroused tremendous applause. Ihov were our finest national march, the Englisn •'Mar- seillaise," if 1 may can it so—the "Men of Harlech," and Brinley liicliards' melody: ".God Bless the Prince of Wales." a composi- tion which, from the musr d point of view, eclipses the National Anthem—though that is Perhaps because we hear so little of it, and are therefore not jaded with its beauties Somebody once, with brutal trankness. called the anthem "a barrel organ tune," and perhaps only its associations, which make criticism almost disloyal and sacrilegous, prevent that /act. from being more generally recognised'. Ilie band in the two above pieces had less of its customary American "slap dash. and more "f that slow, moving British majesty, which enabled us to hear the compositions at their best, and the rendition of the "March of the Men orf Harlech" was quite thrilling. Sousa's new march, "Imperial Edward." also caught the popular fancy, and was heartily ap- plauded, but we had heard some of the other Items on the programme involuntarily ad nauseum, from Italian purveyors of extremely dubious melody, and their perto: ma nee by a band which is of unquestionably high ability had somewhat of that weird unappropriiute- ness which would be attached to a music hall solo being given by the heroine in a Wagner operil. Sousa, who had previously performed at Merthyr, goes on to London, 'and subse- quently, I believe, to Paris. The Grand Theatre promi-es us a brilliant Eas ler attraction in "Monsieur Beaucaire," which was originally—and still is—played in the London Comedy Theatre, with Mr. Lewis Waller in the title-role. It has been one of the most prominent successes of a theatrical reason which in London, at any rate, has been remarkable- for its successes. "The Light that Failed." "Insurrection." M he Marriage of Kitty." "Old Heidelberg, and ttutnv others, are all ''drawing'' spiendidly m the Metropolis, and I trust we shall see a few if not all of them at Swansea before the year ends. Sir Henry Irving, by the way. is to produce "Dante"' at Prury Lane, and Miss Ellen Terry. "The Vikings" at the. Imperial 'I'heatra, both self-descriptive title*. "Dante" Is to be magnificently staged, and one may expect the Drurv Lane management, pre- eminent as they have ever been at tableaux on a grand scale, to surpass themselves in the Inferno scenes. Sir Henry returns to the Provinces later in the year, when theie is a chance of a. return visit here. Sir Chas. Wyndham and Miss Mary Moore's flying mat- inee should not. be forgotten either, though it Will occur at e rather inconvenient hour oil Í\ Monday afternoon. Trimmings are ind.td 1 ^i-nmirg mole and more expensive and el.ibi.ra-.e, each new idea seems to be more extravagant than the last, and I a great amount of mnteual is employed. L Full skirts of kilted pie-.ts and tine tuck". or countless ruchings or shirtings^ seem nic. Pensable in sioft nre1 erieU. Some of the Kowns now exhibited in our L,cling ."b:,ps ate So covered with motif- and applications, tas. sels and buttons, and what not. that, as I *=ud just now the dress ii.se11 is almos losL in e?pen«ive details. I consider this most inar- tistic, nor can five hundred tucks of chitfon on the tail of a skirt make a. gown more becoming than ten big ones. A lovely colour and go»u line-; in a gown make a giVl much more at- tractive to the eye than millions of tucks and ''crrnighone st it filing. I hear thai all the SHAKOS! gills ill Paree" have a touch II! block somewheie about their dress; on one it is a chou. Oil Rnother a smart black i-ravat. or a sash, or stole ends on a Russian i, but how desir- able a thing it is to have that instinctive knowledge of how to di^-s. which seems to Je the birthright of all vo' aaai o: the Latin 1 arc., Take a French girl'- veil. for in- stance. It is not a piece "> rrunipied black ?fet pu on anyhow for the purpose of keeping Jlei' liat on; it is a feature aiel a veiy impor- tant one, of her dies- the smartest veils 41 e. quite elaborate in design. Black scrolls on a white or grey ground with a fancy border black about two jneh.es deep. A plain bailor hat of a Erencli shap*. whico is turned 5P a-ll round—swathed wiih on." oi th»*e crisp decorative veils, looks sua rt "lluugh for any- thing. 1 -11 i suppose every girl who owns an umouna bus wondered at some time or other, why it 18 that .she can never roll it up as compactly :>T|d neatly as it was rolled when she bought it Instead of twisting wieh the handle. y°u should take hold oi the umbrella- just above the covers. Tlo-e ijoints naturally !J? c-ven(y around the stick. Keep hold of these. Vrossing them tightly against the stick, and 'ben roll Up <-|ie c^Ver. Holding the ribs pre- ^(:"t>s them from getting twisted out of place bending out of shape. 'I hen the silk is o-uiid to fold evenlv and roll smooJi and wght. ■i A^'eadv. many people are making cotton •birts, and wear'beneath their costume coats', and L have been asked for advice with respect to fast, colours. Now I think it is impossible to tell whether a colour is fast before wash- ing, and so by far the safest plan is to "set" the colour before it goes to the tub for the first time. Another thing, delicate shades often take on a second washing unless "set." One of the best methods of setting delicate colours is also the cheapest and least trouble- some. It consists in simply making a strong brine of cold water and salt, and soaking the garment, from twelve to twenty-four hours, Of course, this should be done just before going to the laundry, and the salt should not be allowed to dry into it. Shades of pink and green, and colours once set this way will be bright as long as it would be "possible to expect. A strong solution of alum and water is good particularly with blues, and the more delicate shades of brown; but its effect is not so last- ing as that of salt, and it is sometimes neces- sary to renew the both after the first three or four washings. I have metl adies who re- commend the use of solutions of lead and cop- peras but as both these are poisonous drugs, it is better to avoid them—certainly if there a.re children or animals in the house. In choosing cotton, remember that pink and reds will not fade as soon as paler colours in the sunlight. Carnation is the new title given to what was previously known as rose pink. It is a near relation to the delicate colour vieux-rose of old times though it has the zest of the true carnation-red about it. Vieux-rose was always rather a subdued and aesthetic varia- tion of the tint. Allied to navy blue or black cloth, in the form of the linings and pipings of the many capes or the pelerines now so fashionable, and in company with a ion,ible, in coitip, toque all a mass of the colour, it is a. happy choice among spring tints. I notice that some of the most successful toques are per- fect harmonies in red. One which arrested pleasurable attention in one of our shops the other day had a crown built of carnation red tulle gauged by hand. The brim was a mass of geraniums of the softest and tenderest scarlets, graduating to pale pink. At the back, wings of tulle fell over the hair, made of tulle representing all the colours of the flowers employed. There is a tendency towards the curtailing of the trained skirt, "which has held its own indoors and out fur the past few seasons; and this, of course, is necessary for a walking costume when the box or knife-pleated style is selected, as otherwise the weight of the skirt would be far too great, and it would prove somewhat unmanageable to the wearer. These pleated or tucked skirts generally start from the lower edge of a shaped band or empiecement which tits the figure closely just below the waist. Indeed, it seems that this hipcyoke—as it is called, is to be almost an indipensable feature of the new skirt. The reason of this is that the fashionable fulness must not be permitted to invade the hips lest they should be made to seem clumsy. All must there be Hat and neat. Sometimes these yokes are enhanced by stitchings, or again by lace or passementerie, everything depending on the material used, and the char- acter of the toilette. The new plateau hats, which can be pinched up and pleated into graceful and be- coming curves, never look better than when trimmed with sweeping ostrich feathers; they they strike the pieuresque note which still sounds strongly in the millinery symphony. I heor that these hats, and many others. are being prepared in pure white crinoline straw, as rivals to cream-colour. But this fact, must not be overlooked pure white suits only very dark complexions, and the positive blonde with clear rose and lily complexion; all others should dread and avoid it. There is no doubt about it wide brims and extreme flatness will characterise the hats of the future more than ever, reverting in fact to the true mushroom shape. I believe I have already told you that the long cache-peignes of lace'and ribbon will give place to the all- round drooping curtain, which still further enhances the flat appearance of the hat. Nat- urally. such headgear takes a great deal of wearing, and is not likely to be much beloved by a short, stout woman. Still it lends itself to adoption with the drooping shoulder effects and full skirts of the present fashions.
OUR COOKERY CORNER
OUR COOKERY CORNER HOT HOW"; D'tEUVRES: FRENCH PANCAKES. While such appetisers) i.1s lax. caviare. oysters, and olives are excellent in their way, they are served at most, dinners without any pretence to elegance. I think, however, that hot hors dacuvres will be found an agreeable novelty for those who appreciate novelty and modernity in their menus. These dainty dishes may also appear at luncheon or late supper, and though they take some little time to prepare, the cost is comparatively insig- nificant. Puff pastry is the foundation for the receipes. Puff Pastiy.—To make a small quantity, sift six ounces of the finest Vienna flour through a hair sieve over the pastry board. form it into a circle, throw in a pinch of salt. and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Mix the flour gradually with ice-cold water,absorbing the flour lay 'degrees till it forms a dough. Use the tips of the fingers only, and handle as lightly as possible consistent with having a smooth mass. If made too elastic by much kneading, the pastiy may become tough. Put aside the dough between two plates in a cold place, or in a thorough draught for seven or eight minutes. Meantime take five ounces of butter, squeeze and press it in a clean cloth to get rid of as much nature as In summer it is often necessan to place the fosrsr* wiiiie in rr'/xiT; little kneading in the PX^ct C0R_ both cases being to render it o Nistency 0,e .L.ug. gamate thoroughly. When ,1 ,,>nt ready, roll out the dough, ni a st^ seven inches long, and an inch in spread it with the butter, lea\mg. free all round. Fold the strip from ) into the middle, and then again, to mak layers in all. Turn the edges °utwaid .uut roll gentlv and carefully to prevent the bi. breaking'through Fold in four, turn, roll out again. Refold, place on a flouied plate. caver and leave in a cold place for ten minutes. Repeat this operation three tnncs, leaving the pastiy for ten minutes between each "turn." It will then be ready for use. Croups au Meiian.—While waiting for the pastrv to cool between the rolling, prepare the tilling for the hors d'onivre<. This varies ac- cording to the kind chosen, 'the first we giVo is ooute au meil in. For this fillet a medium- sized whiting and gently scrap off any fish dining to the bones with a sharp-pointed knii'e; the fish, free from skin and bone, should weigh about three ounces; pound it m a. mortar with the fillets from three anchovies, which have been dried in a clean fine clotn. add a pinch of salt, a dust of pepper, and a suspicion of nutmeg, to these add about half an ounce of butter and when all the ingre- dients are thoroughly incorporated, moisten wi.h two de sertspounfuls of bechamel sauce and the yolks of two eggs stirred in, one at a. tin: Pass the whole through a tammy, v ink it again in the morLar with a. wooden spoon for a minute or two. and then leave it ■side ;il! the pastry is leadv. Fillet six more "r 'prr-iand divide each fillet into three St-ips ab ait 11 inch !'••" £ ll^S everything now readv. roll out th a pas try very thinly, spread over it a l^er ot the forcemeat of the same thickness, then divide into fingers an inch wide and throe inches Ion* place them on a baking sheet, and or. each one ar- range five little strips ot yne anchovy hlle.s. Prcls the-e down gently the :^cemea and brush the whole avenvuh c .idred bu ter. Bake in a good, modeuuo <rvei 1 necessary, cover the t> p wuh p d' 1 the fish from t aking colour. It :chould Ix-uh isli tlio f white or at most very sHgnllv br«>wnta wii.u done. The ''eicaics" will take about twene minutes, and this must bo consiaeie. yv > thev are put into the oven, as they shout ) served with the least ] ••vhlo delay once they are cooked.
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-_...-SHOOTING AFFRAY AT WHITE-CHAPEL.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT WHITE- CHAPEL. Queer Conduct of a London Labourer. An extraordinary si tooting affray oceurml dbout four o'clock on Thursday afternoon in a lodging house mostly occupied by foreign visitors to London situated in Xoit;i-«ist Pas- sage. Cable-street, Wliittcliapel. A man, said to be an Englishman. en«j;:ie;ed a bed *tt the 11 oust on Wednesday night. On Tlnrv- day afternoon lie was sitting in t tt-e kitchlll with a. number of inoffensive Oennan fellow- lodgers. when. as alleged, without the slight- est provocation or warning he drew a revolver frwn 1, coa.t poefccit, and began firing indis- criminately. Having emptied the weapon he wis!led out of the house, and was captiued afltr ,UI exc'ting chase by a policeman-. JVjpan- tinl, help had arrived at t:v. lodgii'g-hori^e, nnci it was discovered tint tour men had 1:1) wounded, most of them i s riously. At Thames Police Court. London, on Fi;- day. Thomas Prown, 38, general labourer, was remanded, charged with attempting to murder four men by shooting them with a revolvtr, at 4. North-east Passage, White- chapel. Oil Thursday afternoon. Sergt. Conerly deposed to the chasing and apprehending prisoner, who pointed a loaded revolver at witness. On being informed how many men were injured, prisoner said, "Dh. T hope not seriously." Two ot the men were still detained in hospital.
Cancelled Licenses Expire.
Cancelled Licenses Expire. Saturday mmrkelCl the expiration of the licence °f those Swansea publican.s tic rcnew- nl of which were refused at the recent Brewster Sessions, consequently certain houses are un- able to sell intoxicants unless an extension has been secured from the Inland T Revenue authorities pending the appeals. We are in- formed, after making inquiry, that in most instances extensions have been temporarily granted.
King's Further Arrangements.
King's Further Arrangements. "I learn from an exceptionally well-informed is quarter that King Edward's visit to the Kincr of Italy is definitely arranged, but that in view ot the relations between the Quirinal and the Vatican his Majesty will not be able to visit the Pope. It is also practically settled that, on the conclusion of the Italian visit, his Majesty will sail from Naples to Marseilles, tra veIling thence to Paris, whither President Loufcet will return to welcome his HoyaJglwst in the French capital. The King goes from Lisbon to Gibraltar, from Gibraltar to Malta Malta- to Naples. Naples to Rome, and returns via Paris, where he will arrive on May 2. -'•Daily Telegraph).
Another Choice for the Boers…
Another Choice for the Boers The "Birmingham Daily Mail" states that Mr. Chamterla:n has sent the following tele- gram to 'M!r. Strauss, the Liberal Unionist candidate for the Camborne Division "I hepe that the mining division will be true to the interests of the Lmpire and of our fellow subjects in South Africa, and will give no sup- port to the news of Sir iifrid Lawson on the»e matters. If they are in doubt as to the policy to bD pursued in South Africa- let t'htm consult their comrades in the Tratisvaal, Mid not accept the advice of a, Litile Engender who has all along taken sides against his owa country." c
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KING IN PORTUGAL.
KING IN PORTUGAL. Splendidly Enthusiastic Welcome at Lisbon. Brilliant Spectacle: One Long Ovation. Lisbon, April 2.—Guns announcing that the Victoria and Albert had been signalled much earlier than had been expected, caused the greatest commotion. People flocked to the streets, squares, and quay, and hastened their preparations by hanging out flags and decora turns, which have hitherto been sparse. The squadron immediately proceeded to meet the Royal yacht, and in the course of the after- noon numerous excursion steamers left crowd- ed with sightseers to participate in the wei- ccme to King Edward. The Victoria and Albert, with its escort, arrived in the Tagus before three o'clock. A salute of twenty-one guns was fired from the ships in the harbour and the forts The vessels formed an impos- ing spectacle as they steamed up the estuary the Loyal yacht leading, foiiowed by his Maj- esty s ships Venus and Minerva and the Por- tuguese cruisers They anchored opposite Black Horse Squaee at a quarter past three. Meanwhile a body of naval cadets was drawn up at the landing place. A large crowd aad assembled in the square, the windows and roofs of the houses being crammed with spec- tators. A fresh Royal salute at 3.25 annouu- ced the departure of King Carlos from the Arsenal on board the Royafgalley, maunel by eighty oarsmen. The warships manned sides rnci the training ships manned yards, the sail- ors cheering heartily as the Poitugue.-e Mon- arch passed. Galleys followed to convoy ashore members of the King's suite. It was a brilliant spectacle in the dazzling sunshine, Tne two Kings met on board the Victoria and Albeit, where their interview lasted an hour and a half. Then, amid renewed thunders of artillery, the procession of historic bargas, the tiist conveying the British and Portuguese Monarchs, 'began to approach the shore, foi- lowed by a Hotilla of steamers and sailing and rowing craft. The sailors again manned the sides of the warships and cheered as the procession passed. At exactly ten minut;8 past live Doin Carlos and King Edwaro step- ped ashore at the landing place, amid tremen- dcus cheering Thtir Majesties both wore admiral's uniform. King Edward looked ex- tremoly well, and bronzed by the sea-breezes. He walked with Dom Carlos to the reception pavilion, where the Ministers, the Mayor of Lisbon, the Presidents of both the Chamber?, and other notabilities were presented to hrin. The ceremony lasted a few minutes. The Royal party "then entered the ancient State coaches, six in number, the last, which wa.s occupied by the two Monarchs, being drawn by eight horsas The procession staited amid enthusiastic hurrahs, the progress throng 11 the city being one long ovation. Every window, baicony, and roof," was crowded. the escoit was furnished b, the Third Cavalry Regiment, of which King Edward is honorary col-one 1. Renter. Lisbon, April 2.—Nothing could have been heartier and more pleasing than the reeoption accorded to King Edward when his Majesty to-day set foot for the third time on Portu- guese soil. Few expected that the Royal yacht would make such a good passage, and in view of the delay in sailing from Ports mouth it seemed probable that the State entry into Lisbon might be delayed till to-merrow. The signal guns announcing the arrival of the Victoria and Albert off the Portuguese coaet, therefore, took the city by surprise, and the alacrity displayed in completing the prepara- tions to receive the illustrious visitor was quite extraordinary. Within an hour the route was ccmpletly transformed by the hoisting of flags and the hanging from windows and balconies of draperies and tapestries, in many cases of costly material. When the Royal arrival was signalled the majority of the population was just sitting down to lunch. That meal was hl,nied through, and streams of well-dressed citizens soon thronged the streets and squares, and flocked in thousands to the landing stage, where the radiant sunshine was tempered by a pleasant breeze. Happier or more orderly crowds 1 have never seen, and the presence of the military and police seemed wholly per- functory. ———
---ELECTION RUMOURS.
ELECTION RUMOURS. Dissolution in Autumn." "Home Rule" Conservatlve War-cry. r.!Tl!e. pu.klin. correspondeiit of the "Dailv Chronicle. writing on Thursday night, says': I learn on the authority of a member of the Government that a dissolution will take place at the end of the present Se.«sion with a General Election in the autumn. The Govern- ment will go to the country on the question of an enormous extension of local government in Ireland, and their scheme, which I am toH has the strong support of Mr. Chamberlain, will provide for the establishment of a legisla- tive council in Dublin. This Chambers-nil) consist of representatives from the Irish county councils, who will have power to deal with local matters such as gas, water, rail- ways and similar undertakings. The police Will be under Irish control, but the Customs and Postal Department will still be directed by the Imperial Government. My information leads me to believe that neither Mr. Gerald Balfour nor Mr. Brodrick will be found in another Unionist Cabinet.
Pope's Drastic Mandate.
Pope's Drastic Mandate. Paris. S.itriday.—A Rome telegram states that the Pope is about to issue an ercycl: forbidding females to engage in any indusvij or commerce.(Reut-er.)
Reduction ofTa xation Promised.I
Reduction ofTa xation Promised. I A hopeful but enigmatic utterance on the Budget was made by Lord George fiamiltcm at Northampton on Thursday night. "Until the Government have the opportunity of stat- iii'-r their future financial proposals," he wed, "we must ask the taxpayers to continue pa- tient. When the Budget becomes public property they be able to jlld £ e what vc" liance is to be placed on the confident state- ments of the Radicals that so long a.s the pre- sent Government is in office there is not likely in he anv reduction in taxation."
I SWANSEA UNITED BREWERIES…
SWANSEA UNITED BREWERIES MEETING. Cross-examination of the Chair- man. The nineteenth annual meeting of the Swan- sea t-nikd Breweries. Ltd., was held on Fri- day. Mr. H. W. Crowhurst presided over a fair attendance of shareholders, including Messrs. B. R. Benvon-Winsor, W. Hop- kin James (secretary)^ C. Lloyd Watkins, T. H. Hosford, R. W. Veroitte B. Jenkins. Philip Hawes, T Powell, —. Coombes. Vi ni. Jc-nes, J. G. Ellery, E. C. Barter. Captain Symons, Lewis Jones, James Jenkins and H. A 11, 111e1. The notice convening the meeting and the auditors' report having been read. the chair- man moved the adoption of the directors' re- port for the year, which showed an available balance of £1,622 18s. 2d.. and which declared a dividend of 6 per cent, per annum (lefc? tax) on the preference shares paid January 1, 1933. and a dividend of 4 per cent. per annum less tax) on the ordinary shares (making a 6 per cent, interim paid September 1, 5 per cent, for the year.) A balance of £497 18s. 2d. was eavied forward to next account. Mr. Richard Wain retires from the directorshin. and offered himself for re-election. Mr. John Dyer has re-signed his post as director, which was ac- cepted with regret. The Chairman said that although the divi- dend was not quite so much as it ought to have been, the general opinion and his own was that it was a distinctly favourable repoit. The two causes which contributed to the re- duced dividend were the "licensing scare, and the law suit (the White Rose case), which, through no fault of his own, the company had lost. The gross proceeds of the year's trad- ing were remarkably good, never more so ex- cept perhaps once. Thev were JB424 less last year than the year before, but this was due t the small-pox scare, and that contingency could not be helped. Then the licensing ques- tion at the present time was in a very peculiar state, but he was sure the misapprehension would be cleared awav, and no doubt the magistrates would not have similar powers next year. The Government- would legislate on the point. He repeated, therefore. balance-sheet was perfectly satisfactory, £ 500 being carried forward to' meet any possible contingency—such ?s licensing peculiarities and under such circumstances he thought the dividend a prudent one. The report was seconded by Mr. B. R. Benyon-Winsor. The Chairman went under a severe heckling regarding his action in the "White Eo« slander action, and the county court action, the former of which co;t £ 6C*0". and the latter £100.. Mr. Philip Hawes asked for a full explana- tion of the case, and the chairman retaliated with some heat that he only acted for the best interests of the shareholders. He himself was a loser, and he did not see how be was to blame. Mr. R. W. Vergitte said it was common talk that a settlement might have been arrived at without all the great cost of the action, and asked if such were the case. The eecretary replied th:tt it was sf). but under such conditions as made it impossible of acceptance. Mr. Hawes asked if Mr. John Dyer had re- signed owing to any disagreement with the iu;iagiitLr director. t The Chairman: Not that I know of. Yi e are per-onal friends, but we certainly disagree on some points. Mr. Hawes: Abort the "White Rosc" case? The Chairman: Yes. Mr. Hawes: Was his resignation due to lJÎs disapproval of your action. The Chairman: \ot at all. His letter of resignation sail nothing at ;111 about ;t. Mr. Hawes asked if it was the intention of the directors to increase their number. Three years a'2'ó they had .seven directors, now there were onh- four. The Chairman said they were going to do •■o. but later on when the licensing question was- mere settled. Mr. B- Jenkins having spoken, the Chair- man put the motion, w'hicli was carried unani- mously. Messrs. Mason nnd Son. of London, were re-appointed auditors, and Mr. Richard Wain, the retiring director, re-elected. Mr. Philip Hawes moved a vote of thanks ■ o 1, Chairman, seconded by Mr. Vergitte, • which was passed amid.st loud applause, Mr. Crowhurst suitably replying.
L YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN…
L YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Annual Meeting and Tea in Swansea. The annual tea and meeting of the Swansea Young Women's Christian Association was held in the A'bert Hall. on Thursday after- noon and evening. About 150 took tea. The chair at the evening meeting, attended by from seven to eight hundred women, was taken by Mr. Walter Watkins, son of Mr. Howel Watkiiis. J.P.. and he was supported by Miss Gabb. of St. Leonards. Miss St. Leger Grenfell (president), Miss Davies (honorary secretary, Rev. J. Saunders. R. G. Cawker. and others.—Devotional exercises were led by Rev. J. Saunders. The financial report, pre- sented by Mr. R. G. Cawker. showed that the total receipts for the year were B105 3s. lid.. including subscriptions JB50. and donations £ 19 9s. The expenditure had been JB107 13s. so that there -was a slight balance due to the treasurer. — Miss Davies presented the annual report. It began by referring to the financial strain on the association, which had necessitated the removal of Miss Luff, and the appointment of an honorary secretary in ^November last. The report dealt at length with the many and various operations of the society in Swansea, and alluded apprecia- tively to Mrs. Jones. Police Court Missionary, who has offered her services for the South African General Mission, and left for Johan- nesburg in January. A letter had been re- ceived from Rev. W. Watkins Edwards, ex- pressing sorrow at his inability to attend, through being out of town. — The Chairman observed that when people told him they couldn't see that the Young Women's Chris- s tian Association was doing much, he asked. "Where do you look?-' and in this connection told the story of an American who. in his steamboat decided to have the biggest whistle on earth. He got his whistle, but when the whistle blew, the paddles stopped. In a quiet way that the world could not understand, and would never realise, a. great- work was going on in the association. There were 93.000 members in this land, and if they were all like those he knew. a great and good work was sure to be done. Passing down the pave- ment. he sometimes heard the warning bell of the electric car. but he took no notice, didn't even turn round. Why? Because he was on the footpath. Similarly, tlmt Association desired to bring up yoomg women in the right path, without the knowledge of sin.— "Heaven on earth," was the subject of an earnest address delivered by Miss Gabb.—
SOUTH WALES MILLERS ASSOCIATION.
SOUTH WALES MILLERS ASSOCIA- TION. Federation Council meets at Swansea. The Council of the Fsleration of Mister Bakers, Confectioners, and M'diers Ass-ocii- tiollS of South Wales and the West of Eng- land met at Swansea on Thursday alte-rnooii, the meetings being hell at the Grosvenor Hotel, College-street. The proceedings, winch 6 related to trade matters, weie private, and at 5.30 the Swansea Association [.Mr. Henry E. Wood, secretary) provided the delegates with tea, following which a meeting, at which all members of the Bakers and Grocers' Associa- tions had been asked to be present, was opened. 1 Mr. Cobb (Cardiff). who had presided over tie conference in the afternoon, was succeeded the chair in the evening by Mr. T. Giitnthjj (the vice president of the Swansea iiaker.s Association). Cardiff, Penarth. Gloucester. Barry. Brviiamman and Swansea were represented at the meeting, the local representatives being Messrs. W. R- Jefford, C Lock. J. Boyle. T. J. West. J. F. West. TI- ^aW^vin (Mumbles). J. Lewis. G. Hill, W Harding, P G. lies (president of the South Wales Council Grocers' Association), and H. F. HOdd (secretary). The principal speaker was Mr. Cobb, who said there were now connected with the Federation 13 associations, representing a membership of between 700 and 800. The chief object was to restrict underselling. BJtIJerlo tho members of the trade had gone on M 01 King from week to week and from year 1 o year for a miserable pittance, and some- times they did not even get that, because some unscrupulous individual would sell his goods at cù-t price, and sometimes under. They wanted to step this, but in doing so not to make the pri-e of bread dearer, but to give t the baker a fair remuneration for his outlay. The millers were working heartily with them, because thev knew that if the bakers got a fair profit it would enable him to pay his way. (Hear, hear.) Other speéikens were Mr Butland (Cardiff), Mr Merrit (Cardiff), Mr. Harrison (Bath). Mr. Hill, Mr. Jefford. Mr. Maisev (Barry). Mr. lies, and Mr. H F. Hood. Mr. lies made allusion to the proposed sale note clause, the principal matter discussed at the after- noon conference, and one by which the buyer is asked to agree with the miller not to sell bread or flout under the recognised prices of the local trade association. He pointed out that the clause was initiated in Swansea, and that the Grocers* Associations of South Wales were for The most part prepared to work loyally with the b ikers and millers in getting this clause adopted. Mr. Hood said the local Bakers' Association was also doing good work in the direction of bringing about a mutual agreement to adopt the clause. He had received replies from the majority of the South Wales As.-oviations- adopting the principle of the clame. which he hoped would be shortly officially agreed upon. Mr. Budand (Cardiff) also said the Federa- tion had already Secured 30 replies from millers in So'iih Waits and the West of England, who had exprtssed their willingness to accept the sale. note clause. Votes of thanks terminated the proceedings.
Illness of the Pope.
Illness of the Pope. Owing to the condition of the Pope. whose health is described as being bad. Car,hal Rampolla has ordered the suspension of ill pilgrimages to Rome, as his Holiness is unable to receive them.— Reuter.
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SWANSEA TRAWLERS STRANDING Board of Trade Inquiry. Crew had just a Drop. The Board of Trade Inquiry into the strand- ing of the steam trawler "Viola" at a point beyond Tenby took place at the Swansea i Guildhall, on Friday morning. The manag- ing owner of the boat is Mr. T. C. Eley. of Swansea. The nautical assessors were Messrs. W. Cousins, A, Cunningham, and T. Callard, and the magistrates piesiding were Messrs. Howell Watkins ana J. W. Jones. Mr. Tal- fourd Strick conducted the inquiry for the Board of Trade, and M1. W. Dayies George (Haverfordwest) was present on behalf of the skipper. Capt. Gray. Mr. Strick. in opening, said the Viola was built at Beverley, Yorks, in 1894. Its length was 101.4 feet, breadth 20.55 ft., and depth 12.3 ft. She left Swansea on March 10, bound for the fishing grounds off Minehead. and when off Tenby got aground and made water fast. The Viola was subsequently towed into port. whan it was found she was aamageci, her bottom plates biiiig bent, pro peller damaged, and rudder rendered useless. Captain Gray (Milford) the skipper of ihe Yinll. registered at Swansea, with toanagf 637 tons, said he did not know whether the but was mortgaged to the Arctic Steam Fish- ing Company. Limited, for £ l,/00. She car- ried nine hands all told. On March 10th, th? Yiob left Swansea in tine, clear weather, with verv little wind blowing. She was bound for Minehead, south of Ireland. Witness bad his skipper certificate m 1384. For the ia«t, 11 years he 11,ad oeeu sailing in and out of Mil- ford, and ha,d had a good deal of experience on steam trawlers. Witness had been in Mr. Kiev's employ since Christmas, and mid been in and out ot Swansea several tim°s. Witness, proceeding, said there were twe compasses a.board. On Jeayinj Swansea on March 10 he steered in the direction of Mum- bles. pa.ssing a mile to a mile and a half south of the Mixen Buoy He described the course set, which was then west half-north, but was afterwards altered to west north-west. About 7.50 the mate relieved the bo'sun at the wheel and witness went below. Mr. Strick: When you left Swansea were the crew on deck? W itness One was below. Mr. Strick: Were the crew all sober?— They had had just a drop. The man below was not able to do his duty, and he had turned in before leaving harbour. Do you include the mate with the others?-- Yes. Witness, proceeding, said when Swansea was left all but the man below were able to do their duty. When the mate came on deck at 7.30 lie was able to take charge. Munday. who was the man below, also came up, a.nd was capable of doing his work. Witness went below at 8.30, and at 11.30, when in his bunk, he felt a bump, and on getting up into the wheel-house the mate said, "Where are wet' Witness said. "We are ashore." The mate said, "W hose watch is it?" Witness replied, j "It's yours." Mr. Strick What condition was the mate in th-n ? itness He seemed dazzled. The engines were put full speed astern. Proceeding, witness sa;d the boat drew off. 1 lie spot was a little west of Trewent i'oiot. On getting off the rocks he found the propel- IT broken, the rudder useless, and tll" boat !.u:k ii« water fast in the fish room. Two pumps were used, but the water gained. Sig- mus of distress were shown, and after remain- ing at anchor until nine o'clock on the uwrn- of the 11th an effort wa$ made to get into renov. the boat being steered by mean* oi a 'isli board thrown oyer. On getting round C aldy tiie steering gear M ould not act, and two smacks towed them into Tenby. The damage altogether would be an expendituie of between £ 500 and £ 600. The boat, was i-owed to Swansea substquentlv and put into dry dock. By Mr. Gvorge The mate hud a nrast. r"s ceitincate. On leaving Swansea the mate turned in from 3.30 t.o 7.30. p.m. When he came on deck witruss did not notice any traces of the- drink he had noticed before. The night was a clear moonlight one. AVhen she struck there was no sign of inefficiency on the part of any of ihe er.w. At this stage a man at the rear of the court lX:si Prius) was heard to stumble and fab, and then leave the court. Mr. Howel Watkins: Is th.t Munday: Witness Yes. M«r. Watkms: Is he usually in that s.ate' Witness When he can get it. I T'i>at'« the man who turned in at Swansea Jjim^s CuiiK mate, iioidmga mast-ei s certi- hea, said he had several rears exp_-rienc of -team trawling, and had been from Swan- -e;i to Minenead foui tinieis. Once li'td entire charge of the ship. When he went ue on deck in the evening oi March 10:],. t]/. I'lOSlITI IliHl tii- C [j IS t O i.4- Is orth-VA est. 1 be ship ran asbrsie at 1130 p.m. He knew they had b^n getting ne uei the land. ° Mr. Strick: Did you a];T ou what it was.' Witne.-s No. 'You made no ^nonii i i- the rocks?—Xo. "lc> bfciWe -v,;u Sot 015 —Ne?1'1 y°U tllillk tVLiiou* to see the land? 0. +1 ^°^er "when you went on board ia da} Xo I had had a drop or two. 1 was sober when I took charge. v\eie you awake fiom then till you struck? .J Did you give any orders to the engineer from 7.30 till 11.39 when you struck?—Xo. Going full speed all the time?—Yes. Witness, proceeding, said when the boat struck, he didn't know where they had got to. By Mr. Howel Watkins: Witness had two glasses of beer before dinner on Marcn f 10. He had two or three more drinks belore gcin"- aboard. When witness took charge at Y.30"die sent Munday to do a few jobs, but Mundav did not return. He ought to hav. not him back into the wheel-house. IT,. tlie afternoon witness had turned in at 3.63 p.m. He gave the order to reverse the engines. In reply to Mr. Strick, witness said West- Xor'-West would be the right- direction, and should not take him to land, which he saw a* intervals. He added. "I might have been a b;t muddled after having the drink." Mr. Strick Is it not- a fact you were muddled9—Yes. I did feel drowsy. Chief Engineer Ta sl- "aid when the boat struck the order wa* "St1.')l' "Fuii speed astern."• I Munday was then called. but his condition was obvious Mr. How rl W atkuis ou have h.-en drink- in ltne H o l! What's that to do w:1 h vou? It th st th- witness shoua' be called on Saturday, but Mundar adm it ci he should be in the same sta* > then. H. st«gg&red out of the witne-s-box oe'r'y t o ing. '• Mr. I. C Kiev, the owner, said t he pi was insured for £ 5.300. The damage „ come to about £ 400. (;e"rSe tkf' addressed the Court <n belialf of Capt. C^ruv. contending tint 1^ }nd not clone anything which would justify a want of confidence in hiin as a fishin'a trawler skipper. Mr. Strick having addressed ihe Court judgment will be delivered on Saturday at
CREW WERE ALMOST ALL DRUNK
CREW WERE ALMOST ALL DRUNK Finding of the Court of Inquiry Judgment in the matter of the stranding of the Swansea fish traveler Viola, off Tenbv (lhe details of which have been already repoit d) was delivered at the Guildhall, sVansea on Saturday morniltg, Mr. Howel W atkins (who was accompanied by Mr. J. W. Jones, and the nautical asses- sors, Messrs. W. Cousins, A. Cunningham, and T. CalIard) said the Court found thiit the stranding of the "S iula. and the damage sus- tained was caused by the wrongful act and default of the mate Curtis, and that it was contributed to by the master (Captain Grayi, leaving the mate in charge of the vessel when he was not in a fit state t-ü discharge his duties. The Court considered the skipper was guilty of a ferious error of judgment, and cautioned him to be more careful in future. The Court suspended the certificate of the mate Curtis for 12 mouths from this date. Mr. Howel Watkins proceeded to say that almost everyone on board seemed to have n been drinking, except the captain. Mr. Talfourd Strick (who conducted the ili- quiry for the Board of Trade) said that was so, and it was a sad thing. Mr. Howel W atkins said it was a serious reflection on the part of the publicans, who supplied the men with drink up to the last moment of the vessel going to sea. Some of the men had so much that they had to go to bed. as———— i ■—r~mmt
ELIJAH" PERFORMED AT LANDORE.
ELIJAH" PERFORMED AT LAN- DORE. Splendid Rendition of the Oratorio New Siloh Chanel Land ore. li^ld an e»- thusiastic audience on Thursday evening KJijah is, and always will be. a favourite with oratono-lovers who believe in and swear by the ^elsh styh. Mr. John Lewis con ducted the choir, who were in fine fettle. L lie attack in particular was worthy ot the high- est commenditt-'on. and the manner in which tne conductor held hi9 singers was a tribute LO his own skill and to the intelligent enthu- siasm of the choir. The "Hear our cry" and "Fire descends choruses have assuredly never been heard to better advantage. There was the grip of theme and the fii- of expression so often prayed for and so seldom achieved b} conductors and music-critics, and it is saifc to 1r say that a more dramatic rendition of Men- delssohn's work it would have been well-nigh impossible to achieve. Of the vocalists. Miss Gertrude Hrinkwater enhanced, if passive, the illreLdv high opinion West Walians have of her artistic voealism. All the numbers al- lotted to her were interpreted with t"de, x, pression. and true vocal purity, her Li<t no- table success being ''Hear je. Israel." dame Juanita. Jones was in lovely v;<i<v on(j the audience were nothing loth to show ti^ir appreciation. Mr. Bichard Thomas nev«r &ang better, the favours Llanelly tenor <nv- 1Ilg a beautiful rendition of -lf ,vith hearts." Induubiediy the audieroe wV« looking to Mr. Hav-a Hughes for some ot h-s kest work, and lie did po4- H. « in V:,rPf-1 JT J'* "dl verve imparted int(> 1 d hie and evoked enthusiasm fro, tl, T" T" 'Tt is enough" he M, I ofvocaltx^lW n g r concert \v..s\b"V i?1,e the tlT"'b:ts of llK' dame Dfl \i-, "ble quartet m which Ma- Dd ains- Lizzie Jone^, Mes-srs Robert Hughes shone con- p V ^g^-her with the artistes aheve- nie.otioned. At the organ Mr. Joseph Wil- acQuitted himself most satisfactorily, anc. Mr. Hulh y'« bard accompanied with that Hit Jligent and nnisi-ianly skill so charaeter- stic of them. P. ght well the secretaries did 'b ir wrk. and M.ss=rs. Sid Williams and Dan Price may heartily congratulate tlian- selves on th- «i!c\» achieved. It must not b' omitted to m. ntion that the phttiormde- c irations wa-re the work of s. Kdwards. t.)xfo!d-sL;ee!. Sw ansea.
GRllAT l-'XODUS FRUM SWAXSKA…
GRllAT l-'XODUS FRUM SWAXSKA PORT. An extraordinary SCUle was witnessed ir: the Swansea entrance channel on Thursday moaning. The shifting of the wind to northerly was responsible for a great exodus of vessels from the port—mosuy schooner. and similar craft. In all. no less than sixty-two left 011 the morning's ude. and the sight'occa- sioned much interest to quay-slders. °
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