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4* I SWANSEA JOTTINGS, f SWANSEA CEMETERY INTERMENTS. Swansea Burial Board met on Tuesday, !A.ld. Protlieroe presiding. In the last month interments numbered 60, as against 53 last year. The interments for the nine months of the present year were 528. as against 460 last year. Fees amounted to JB54 19s. 6d., as against £46 7s. 6d. RHONDDA RAILWAY RECEIPTS In the Aveeik ending, October 4th, the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway receipts totalled JS615 for passengers, against J3584 in 1902. and £1.233 for goods, against. £1,345 in 1902. the respective totals being £1.848. against JE1929. There has been an increase in 14 weeks of £1,260. SWANSEA LUNACY MAGISTRATES. A meeting of the Swansea magistrates was held on Monday to appoint, Lunacy Commis- sioners for the purpose of exercising powers tinder section 10 of the Lunacy Act. The gentlemen elected were Messrs. Rd. Martin. W. H. Edwards. Simon Goldberg, Wm. Thomas, J. W. Jones, Win. Law, Wm. Lloyd. and Joseph Hall. -+-+- SWANSEA MASON SUSTAINS A CUT ON THE HEAD. Arthur Ace (42), mason, Catherine-street, Swansea, employed at the Millbrook Foundry, Landore. was working on the roof of the build- ing on Saturday morning, when a ladder he was working upon slipped, and he fell a dis- tance of fifteen feet, sustaining a severe cut to the head. lIe was taken to the Swansea Hospital. SWANSEA TRADERS HEROIC WORE. The Den Hugo, a veil-known trader be- tween Huelva and Swansea Bay. has, accord- ing to a report in the "La Provincia." been instrumental in saving the lives of fourteen men, forming the crews of two Spanish fishing vessels, outside the bar of Huelva. The Don Hugo's lifeboat was launched in a very heavy pea. The conduct of the crew is highly eulo- gized throughout the port. MORRISTON CONFERENCE. At Tuesday's meeting of the Swansea Town Council meeting, a letter was read from Mr. A. R. Lewis. Morris-ton, asking for a granA of J620 towards entertaining the delegates who would attend the convention of Young people's Christian Union of South Wales, to be held at Morriston on October 15th. Mr. jl>. W. Jones and Aid. Evans contended tha.t the Council had adopted the principle of leav- ing such matters to the Mayor and not. give inonetxTy grants, and it was resolved to ivfer the letter to his Worship. VALUABLE WASTE LAND" IN THE MARKET. At Tuesday's meeting of the Oysterinouth Council the Clerk read a letted' from the Tramways and Light Railways Estates Co., stating they were willing to meet the Council in any endeavour to improve the district, and Were prepared to sell the waste ground at the Dunns for £5,500. Mr. Slater said that if the Council could possibly conic to an arrange- ment with the company by which the whole, or a portion of the land might be p: es rved for the public, it was the Council's duty to make an arrangement. Were the ground built upon, the seaview of all the houses from the Wesleyan Chapel to the Southend Post Office woulu be obscured. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. SWANSEA HOUSES "SALE." Messrs Jno. E. Harvey and Sons offered for sale at the Mackwortli Hotel, Swansea, on Tuesday, the following eleven leasehold dwelling properties (vendor's solicitors being Messrs. Aerun Thomas and Co.) :—Lot 1. ('Coiiinsby House"). No. 11. Gorse-'ane, -weekly rental, lis., withdrawn at £320. Lot 2, No. 12 ("Moseley House"'), in the same street; Lot 3. No. 13 ("Gwladys House"); Lot 14 ("Halford House"). were all with- .drawi .'it £ 390 each. Lot 5. "Brvn Villi," rpi< mds-crescent., was also withdrawn at £5?. the auctioneer deploring the lack of perspicacity on the part of those present. No. 47. Oic: ard-street, was not bid for No. 48. was withdrawn at JE150. The last lot, Nos. 1, 2. 3, and 4. Hill-street, was with- drawn at £390, having an aggregate weekly rental of 19s. 6d. DEA) H OF MR. J. C. HOWELL. We have to record the deatli at his resid- ence, Penrhyn House, Graig, Swansea, of Mr. John C.cdwallader Howell, for thirty years relieving officer under the Swan-ej Board of Guardians, but who retired on superannuation three years ago. He was the onb- son of the well-known Divine, Rev. David Howell, first pastor of Trinity, Park- street. WeMi Methodist Chapel. Mr. John C. Howell himself, was one of the founders of the Welsh cause at Cruglas. and senior dcason. He was a staunch teetotaler and an earnest christian. He was also one of the tir-t promoters of th? Rechabite order iri the town, and a tiustee of the same for many vears. He leaves a. widow and four-sonsard <me daughter toniourn his loss. He was in- terred, with his father, at Cruglas C lrapel Burial (hound. "n Thursday. SWANSEA NURSING ASSOCIATION. At the monthly meeting of the Swansea District Nursing Association, it was moved by Lady Llewelyn, and seconded by Mrs. E. Davies and carried unanimously, that i ho thanks of the committee be riven to ail ladies and gentlemen who helped to make the cafe eliaiitant at Llwynderw a successs. Also to the following :—Messivs. C. Note and Sons for the admission tickets, printed free of charge to Mr. W. Edwards for paint- ing and presenting the banner for the en- trance gate to Messrs. Batcup, D. Evans and Co., Gale, Leaker, Marks. Maypole Dairy Co., .Tomes, Dickinson and Co.. Kardoma i Cafe, Sherring and Mussard, Taylor and Co Piekard (Argyle-street). Packard (Brynymor) Adams. Diyden, Harding, Scourfield {] ,;( n. dore). for gifts in kind also to Messrs. J; Evans and Co., and Messrs. Banfieid and Seldon for merely nominal charges, and to the local newspaper offices for their kind con- sideration and help. SWAN?;EA EX-UNION OFFICIAL. We have to reo >rd the death at his resi- dence, Penrhvn House. Swansea, of Mr. J. Cadwallader Howell .for thirty years relieving officer under the Swansea Guardians, but who retired on superannuation three or four vears aio. Deceased had only returned from it. holiday in France on Sunday week, and on the Friday following complained of feeling more than usually unwell. death occurring at tin minutes past four on Saturday afternoon, m the piesencv of his wife and son. :1r. Howell, who was 69 year*; of age, leaves a widow and live children—-three married sons, o:it single, and one married daughter. DeL ceased's" father was the renowned Welsh pieach"r the Rev. David Howell, first pastor o! Trinity, Park-street, and Mr. J. C. Howell nimsclf was senior deacon at Crug-glas Chapel, where the interment will take .place oil Thursday. "Deatli is supposed to hiave been due to he a it enlargement, and deceased had been attended by Dr. Rawlings. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. J. C. HOWELL. SWANSEA. The funeral of the late Mr. J. CadWI¡ll<1,dcr Howell, for many years relieving officer under tne Swaif-ea Guardians, took place at Crug- glas churchyard, on Thursday afternoon, lenving Penrhyn H use, the residence of the family, at 2.45 p.m. The deacons of Crug- g>tiS and a large number of friends, the de- ceased being the son of the famous Welsh pKae'ier, Rev. David Howell, and himself a senior deacon, followed the remains, which were eaclns'd m an oak coffin w11».'i a breast- ..Jate belling the inscription "John Cad- wallader Howell born olst O.'L-obei, 1833; died 3rd October. 1903." The chief mourners were Me sis. George C. Howell. loan A. Howe! and W. S Unwell (sons), Mr. J. Vivons son-in-law). Mr. Elouie (nephew), and three u'raiKio :'ii<lren. Dr. J. A. Rawlings family d< etor) and Mr. J. E. Rowlands (soli- citor) "w ere also with the mourners, and the last rite" were performed bv the Rev. Peter Griffiths, Charing (':<> London, formerly of Crair-glas. and a debt' friend of the de- .jeased's family.

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