The Cambrian

SWANSEA QUARTER SESSIONS. Town on its Best Behaviour. Swansea Easter Quarter Sessions were held on Saturday before the Recorder, his Honour Judge B^^eotARY 'CHARGE. Gr?i business would only detain them a few nun- utes. There were only two cases, and it was a cause of pleasure to him, both be- cause it saved their time, and because it showed excellent conduct on the part of the torough inhabitants. TAXING THE COSTS. Air. L. At. Richards applied on behalf of the Chief Constable for an order for payment of costs incurred in consequence of a notice of appeal given by a publican named Leni- lian against a conviction for permitting drunkenness. Notice was dated Dec. álst, and the matter was important. The license ■was renewed on March 1st. and notice of discontinuance or withdrawal of the appeal was given on March 14th. An order was sought, and such costs as the taxing master might find to be incurred in consequence of the notice. In order to protect the magis- 1ratcs he asked for that order.—Mr. Gaskell, ior Mrs. Lenihan agreed to taxation of the find an or was made. ■jjos.s, DID N0T APPEAR. "Margaret Horrigan (37), hawker, indicted f,; unlawfully and maliciously cutting and n>T Hannah Irancis on the 6tli July, wound in,, ghe was on bail and the ,did not app d hcr name, and that of clerk havm0 named Rogers, both re, her bailor, a m .eatc(j. Mr. Rhys Wil- cognisances "nrngCcute, and defendant liarns appeared to p Sessions. wHl be brought up at next ae

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SWANSEA TRAMWAYS. Directors Half-Yearly Meeting in London. The half yearly meeting of the Swansea Improvements and Tramways Company was held on Thursday, Mr. C. G. Tegetmebr presiding. The directors' repcrt showed that the gross receipts for the half-year amounted to £15,482, which was an increase of JB1,725 upon the corresponding half of the previous year. The profit amounted to JB5 564, to which was added the JB1,322 bal- ance brought forward. The directors re- commended that J31.0W should be placed to f.md and applied in reduction of advances due to the British Electric Trac- + • Cnmnanv* £ 295 to be paid in 6 per cent, dividend' on 984 preference shares; Lrp^ordtna/y shares at gj, p«.cent. This left £ 1,137 to be carried forward. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the number oMessen- gers carried was 2,560,509 m .1902 and 2,896,784 in 1903. so that there had been a substantial increase. During the year £ 2,867 had been spent in repairs, which was more than the amount so spent in the previous year. One or two matters be- tween the company and the Swansea Cor- poration had been settled satisfactorily and with an entire absence of friction, especially with regard to the contemplated extensions now in course of construction. He hoped X before long the Swansea tramwavs ij Ke in accord with the needs of the rk t He believed that there would be a' sitisfactory margin of profit as the result working, after meeting the payments i ,nmoration. There was one matter, to the c 1 uici not be adjusted with however, 1(j tiiat had formed the the corpoiation, Jugtice SSlov Veto" taking legal action the l>ucKiey. evervthing possible to company had Element, but the corpora- tkin^thought'it was incumbent upon them to obtain an authoritative the law There was a deficiency on tfie Mumble; Railway and Pier of about £ 1.804, which would be provided by the British Electric Traction Company. This was due to the large amount oi wet weather, for out of 120 days 75 were wet, and of that 75 no less than 38 were Sun- days and holidays. However, the receipts were £ 1,295 more than in 1902, and he be- lieved that in time the line would be a source of profit. With regard to local taxa- tion the company was in an anomalous posi- l^n. They paid £ 3.614 per annum, but had no voice in spending that money. The Palace Iheatre the company had not been able to turn to remunerative use. The motion was seconded bv Mr n Rat- clilfe Hulme, and carried. *Ir- ..Vq G'i Was ^cted director, and oi thanks were passed.

To Strike or not to Strike ? N.nv York, Friday.—The figures of t|u- vote taken among the bituminous coal minors ,n the question of a ctrike were otfkially amtounced to-day. T:>ey show that 9o.614 j"ien were against a sttlko, &ivJ in favour oi one.—Reuter,

ANTHRACITE CONTRACT. Blaencaegurwen Company's Action for Breach. At Glamorgan Assizes on Monday Mr. Justice Phillimore and a special jury re- 1 sumed the hearing of the action for breach of contract brought oy the BlaentaegURVVEN Colliery Company, near Swansea, who claimed JB590 damages against Christinus Verwey, a Dutch merchant in London. The contract, according to HairitiSis' (ase, was entered into i'1 March, 1903, and it was for the sale to Mr- erwey of 2,000 tons of Blaencaegurwen machine-made German nuts (anthracite), at 20s. 6d. per ton, f.o.b., Swansea, and less 25 p" cent. discount for cash within 30 days, d?fendant accepting deliveries in equal monthly quantities ex- tending six months, ard at ths same, time having the exclusive rights to sell these particular German nuts to all ports north of France. Defendant, it was alleged, had broken the contract by not taking the stipulated quantities, with the result that plaintiffs had had to sell at market price, and in this and other ways, including a short stoppage of the colliery for want of trucks, had sus- tained loss. Defendant, on the other hand, alleged the coal was of inferior quality, and that he was deprived of the exclusive rights to ports north of France. He counter- claimed for J3790 damages, JE500 being in respect of the alleged breach of the clause in the contract just referred to. Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Meager for the plaintiffs, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P-, and Mr. Merlin for the defendant, were counsel in the case. Wm. E. Jenkins, plaintiffs' Swansea manager, recounted interviews before and after the contract that was entered into, that he had had with the defendant, to whom was fully explained what German nuts were. Mr. Verwey asked if they were crushed, and he was told that some were and some were not. Subsequent to this de- fendant went to the docks at Swansea and saw about 25 wagg°n.s of the nuts, and he said they were all right. He then added that he should probably have a boat ready by the end of the month, and was then toltl that it was important that the tonnage should be regular, otherwise plaintiffs would be obliged to sell at the market price. De- fendant disappointed them, and witness was compelled to sell at 15s. per ton. Mr. Meager: The contract price was 20s. 6d. What was the reason for the differ- a a G11CC • Witness explained that at the time the contract was entered into the price was not 20s. 6d., but during the earlier portions of the contract the anthracite market was in a state of absolute slump, especially in ma- chine-made nuts, and he was obliged to sell at 15s. Witness detailed similar disap- pointments, defendant at times failing to stem any boat at all. W itness once saw Messrs. Burgess and Co., and tried to get a boat for him, but Mr. Verwey refused to pay the freights asked. Neither the April nor May quantities \iavin,S peen taken, wit- ness sold to the Pwllbach Company. De- fendant then asked where the coal was go- ing. Witness said he could not say as lie sold in the open market 1hey went rounu to the manager of the Company, who said the coal was intended for ports north of France. Defendant then said to witness that that was not the contract- Wit- ness said "No," and pointed out the April and May quantities had not been taken It was after this defendant for the first tune complained of the quality of the coal, and witness urged that the Blaencaegurwen coal had a good reputation. The cross-examination of the witness was directed co show that he maehmemu.de nuts" supplied were 'rubbish and ae- fendant in one letter put to Mr. Jenkins that the Blaencaegurwen large coal was of 1 nnrl it was impossible for it good quality, and it when broken up to F note and the c,r. ness admitted the co^ lficate we e could not say without chine-ma rrespondence whether it looking at 1 guggested, that not cue "machine made" nuts. In further cross-examination, counsel pro- A 1 of coal, and witness ad- duced a sealed sa k iu^1(is)i_ and mnst nutted the sar. le q{ The "P1* TOU,d •, f m jilaen-cae-Gurwen Col- NO3^^uld have shipped such a mixed lot as Vallenstein A German tr ^J* for defendant was here interposed a, shipped to and spoke to a paro l ot Pl^ Amsterdam by dust. Had the ima was nu s "1inple it would have been itoal been equal to &ami" worth 30s. ner ton. worth 30s. ner ton. n ,,1(»mecr. save eviuence as •Owen Powell, cngi" ;o how the German nuts were ma bine made. Justice Walton: Machine-made nuts are machine-siftcd"' » _■» Mr. Abel Thomas: m\ lord. Witness said defendant complained to aim of the quality of the coal, and he told him that if the coal did not siut him (defendant) he need not take it.. ™ Dd. Morgan, Jno. Williams, and Wm. G, Rees, officials at Blacn-cne-Gurwen Colliery, deposed to)the (are taken to ensure the Ger- man nuts being free from stones and rubbisn. Chas. Fishley, foreman (oaltrimmer at Swansea,- spoke as to shipping cargoes par- ticularly tltat per the s.s. Juno, and said the sample'pro.lnc.-d in Court was not German nuts at all. No nuts were nut on the Juno, that- had 16 per cent, of dust. Jno. Saml. John, foreman trimmer, spoke to the qnalitv of German nuts shipped by another vessel. The nuts ne saw were as clean as possible, having regard to dust. siiiill, ;J.d slag.

Brynamman Morality Impugned, The Select Committee of the House of Commons, reportinc on petitions presented against the altera' ton of the IJAV with regard to licenses, states that a petition presented on March 4, from Bryriannuan, by Mr. Aeron Thomas, h: not complied v.kh tho Orders d the He•->«, owing to many oi the si-^na- tures being in the same handwriting.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THOMAS. Swansea Women Sentenced at the Assizes. At Swansea; Borough Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, Sarah Jkne Owens (23), and Jennie Jones (21), no fixedi; were indicted for the felony of C2 5s., the moneys of David Thomas, on 25rd February, at Swansea. Jones was on bail,- ajlid, like Horrigan. did not appear. Owens}- who had been in cus- tody, was, of course,. p?>»sent. Mr. Tudor Isaac ptrosecuted, and after some legal argument whether prisoners charged with a joint o-Jfence could be tried separately, Jones turned up nearly an hour late, and after an order estreating her recog- nisances had been made. Both then pleaded not.' guilty in loud tones. I David Thomas, collier, Llanelly, said on 25rd February, he saw defendants in Wind- street, who saluted him with "Ducky, stand us a drink." He acquiesced taking them to a public-house where he was certain he had a sovereign, two halves, and five shillings in his pocket. On emerging, he felt a tug and' missed the money. Defendants ran, but he caught them and Owens gave him a half- sovereign, saying "That's all I've got of your money, Jennie Jones has the rest." Joaes burst out with the remark. "I hope that man (Thomas) will droY) dead in the box, and entered into a long explanation of the adventures of "me and my lady friend." She also invoked the wrath of the Almighty on complainant. Rd. Roberts, Little Wind-street-court, found a purse in a passage near the Colos- seum Hotel. P.C. Willis said Owens, when accused by complainant of the theft, said, "Yes," and admitted giving him back the half-sovereign. There was a little ditficulty in calling the numerous witnesses. Jenny said she had owing to the fact that some were black men with "no names," and young "ladies" equally incogniti. Electing to give evidence, she hysterically exclaimed, "I'm a wicked girl, but I'm innocent. I can't look around the street without being locked-up. Just because a policeman wants a stripe he locks me up. (Laughter.) I believe they give 'em medals every time." (Laughter.) The Recorder: A sort of South African campaign, as it were. (Laughter.) Other invocations for heavenly aid drew the remark from the Recorder: "It's no use calling on the Almighty, the jury and myself want to know." The jury found prisoners guilty, and sev- eral previous convictions having been sworn by Sergt. Davies against both, Jones was sentenced to six months' liafd labour, ^he Recorder expressing his disapprobation of her conduct in the dock, and Owens, who had been in prison a month, to two months' hard labour.

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Rebuke to Stead. Cape Town, March 17.—Lord( iianer has cancelled the permit granted to' Mr. Stead i to visit the Transvaal. In telegraphing to Mr. Stead,, his Excel- lency said that he took this course- "in view of your speech of Saturday."

H Mumbles Child Run aver. On Friday afternoon, while the three- years-old daughter of -Air-. Bransby, tea-mer- chant, Mumbles, was crossing the road near South End, Capt. Colquhoun's gig earne along and the child was knocked down^ the wheels passing over the lower part of the body. Assistance was speedily at hand:, and the little one was carried into a neighbouring shop. Dr. Lloyd-Jones was sent fbc, and the injuries, which are of a serioas-naimre, were treated, and the child afterwards oonveyed to its parents' home in Newton-road. It appears that the bono of the ihigh has been crushed.

Morriston Band's Annual Dinner. At Beaufort Arms, Morristony on Thurs- day, the 1st G.A.V. Band held; its third annual dinner. Bandmaster Geo. Hanney presided, and proposed the loyal toa.st.-The Chairman hoped they all would combine heartily during the coming season to sup- port the Band's renown.—Sergt.-Trump. J. J. Griffiths next gave "Colonel Williams and the Regiment," and said they must feel for- tunate in their officers. — Sergt.-Major Howells suitably responded. Before the end of the year they hoped to be equipped with the modern 4;7 guns.—The secretary, Mr. W. J. Hanney presented his report for the past year, and referred to the Band's loss of two members—the late Band Sergt. Hanney and Bandsman Harry Griffiths, who was such a promising member. The receipts last year were below the average—accountable through the bad weather rnd the keen competition. They would re-commence on the Mumbles Pier next Easter.—Band Sergt. A. Hanney urged the Band to greater effort.—Mr. Jen- kins ("Post") replied to the toast of the "Press." Votes of thanks were passed.

Railway Thefts at Swansea. Great Western Railway detectives effected the capture at their Hafod Goods ^arU, Swansea, on Friday night, of two employe s of the Company who are suspec^d of larceny. The employees are young men, < nc hailing from St. Helen's-avenue, and the other from Flasmarl. Extensive robberies have, so it Is alkge], occurred at this particular yard, within dlC last few months. DEFENDANTS- BEFORE THE MAGIS- TRATES. At Swansea on Saturday, tw» railway por- ters, George Albert Palmer (18), 62. St. Helen's-avenue, and Charles Jones (21), 7, Rosehill-terrace, were charged with break- ing open a box in the goods shed, Hafod Sidings, and stealing sweets, ^lue 6d., be- longing to the G.W.R. Co. Mr. W. Smith, who prosecuted for the com- pany, said there had been a number of petty thefts of this character at the place. David eorge Challis, porter at High-street goods shed, another porter, and John Harris, checker, gave evidence. James Mount joy, a detective, employed by the G.W.R. Co., saw Palmer break the box, and both Palmer and Jones take some sweets out. Detective David Townsend corroborated. Both defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr. W. Smith stated that as one of the defendants was a son of a widowed mother, who had 12 other children, the company did not wish to press the charge Defendants were dealt with t nder the First Offenders' Act.

Disabled Morriston Doubler's Benefit. A public meeting was he'd at Morriston on Saturday bv No. 2 Branch Steel Smelt- cis' Union to present a disabled member. Mr. \Ym. Davies. Chemical-road, formerly a doubler at Morriston Tinplite AVorks, who received tin aooiuciit two jcars £100. Mr. W. J. Davies presided.—Couu- eilior" Howel Lewis spoke upon the benefits of Trades Unionism, stating that through this Morriston had improved 75 per cent, durin^ tho past six years.—Mr. J. Millard, I.lansamlet, said they had eomc there to show that it was good for the people of Mor- riston to become Trade Unionists. — Mr. James Thomas, president of the Steel Sm -it, ers' Society, handed Davies the cheque for £ 100. —■ The recipient briotly ret'irned thanks.—-Mr. J. Littlejohns said they Iliei-c saw Trades Unionism at its best. Almost at my moment there was a danger of Micir accumulated funds being spent in the law courts through force. Mr. Brynmor Jones" prospective rival then ran tilt at flic problem and Chinese labour. — Mr. Tout Griffiths, Neath, said they had take a fifty vears to establish what was shattered in one day by the Taff Vale decision.—-Messrs. Wm. Davies, Daniel Williams, and W. •». '< Bov.cn PiiiiL", Mr. Horacc Samuel ac" m- panying.—Votes of thanks terminateo meeting.

A Tale of a Tub. Whilst it ifoild named Muriel Evans; IT months, was-playing with a tesrf-year-okl sister at the w»ck" of their home in Ty Gwvl- terrace, St. Thomas, Swansea, she,- fell into a large tub 0) water and narrowly escapeti drowning, before the mother rushed to her assistance. A neighbour, however, find- ing Mrs. Evans ilmost powerless with fright took the child in hand, stripped it, and rubbed it with salt, the child meanwhile having repeated its. Dr. Evans, St, Thomas, was sent for soft ordered the chitel to be properly- tended, .y but on Saturday She little one was still iü a somewhat serious condition.

Lifeboat Conference Swansea Delegates.. (I, It will be remembered that last year H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, who is that president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of t?te Lifeboat Saturday Fund, wishing, to >how. her interest in the work undertaken by tite ladies, held a reception at Marlborough House, at which Miss. Dillwyn represented Swansea. This year it is proposed to hold a conference at one of the large town houses of one of the many noblemen associated with the movement on Tuesday, June 7tb, to which three ladies will he selected by tiie local committees to attend, instead of one last year. On the Wednesday an oppor- tunity will be given for the ladies to attend the entertainment provided by the London ladies, at which H-R-H. the PrincesB ot Wales has intimated her intention of being present. Last year Swansea was respon- sible for £205 being sent up to the institu- tion, and the bulk of this, amount was due to the valuable assistance rendered by the ladies' committee over which Miss DiHwyn presided. The Mayor proposes to call tne annual meeting at an early date, probably in July.

Cheery Outlook at Penclawdd. A bright prospect is before the inhabitants of Penclawdd. Three large and brillian* speculations are Hearing the coal"' of their ambition, which will probably be reached within the next few weeks. By the introduction of new machinery, the- cost of working at Maesygwaelod has beep reduced by from 50 to 60 per cent. Penlan seam borings have nearly reached the nrst of four the company intend work- ing. The next will be the Penclawdd Big Vein, and then the Clement, and last the Glaelyd. There will be a distance irom the Penlan seam to the Glaelyd of, rough!y, 550 yards. It will be 12 or 15 months before this colliery reaches the furthest veins. The Lych Colliery is another lucky entei prise commenced 12 months ago. They have driven a drift over 550 yards through ground in under the hill, so as to drain all surface water, and to win and work the Farm and Lynch Veins. They have passed the Farm Vein, which proved unworkable—being too small. Now they are within a few weeks* Work of the Lynch. This scam has been proved many years ago at Wernffrwd, and is said to be the best smith and gas coal ever explored in that district. Central Llaninorlais Colliery was com- menced six months ago, and a slant is driven at an angle of 21 indies on Jie vard to win and work the Llaninorlais Big Vein. Much difficulty has been encountered. Water from old workings broke in, but in the near future this colliery will prove one of the best in the district. At present many miners of Fenclawdd and neighbourhoods are working in the anthra- cite districts. It gives them joy to think that the time of their return from "captivity in the land of lodgings" is near at hand.

DRESSMAKER'S DIVORCE. d6600 Damages in a Breach of Promise Suit. The action for breach of promise brought by Mrs. Georgina AlJ. Frasier, costa jiier, ci Shaftesbury-avenue, against Mr. James Outbridge Spilldelow, of Lee,was further heard in the King's Bench on Saturday. Cross exa iiiined, plaintiff denied she Had refused to give up all her gaieties and go to live ith defendant to Lee because it was quiet, nor had she insisted on defendant getting rid of his children. It was lie, said plaintiff, who wanted to get rid of saying they were no comfort to him and did not care for him. She had no objection to give up her gaieties, and in t had not been to the theatre for some j cars, U ««»* defendant who suggested they s.iould £ ,o through the mock marriage He said he would make her his wife before ,'od if h« could not in the Church. W ltiicss knew the mock marriage was not a valid one, but, at the same time she did not think it was alt nonsense. She denied she had lent defend- ant JE190 and got A;400 back for it, but she admitted he paid C2 a week towards her rent, for which he got certain benefits. He and his family lived on the first floor of ner house for some time. Air. Dickens, Q.C., opened the case for tno defence, and suggested that plaintiff w*» lucky to have escaped marriage. Defendant was then sworn. c income from house proper y wa. vear Thev lived together befuM the mock marriaoe. They had constant quarrels about the language which plaintiff used to other men When he suggested she should put up I the banns she made no preparations for the marriage, and called him a miserable thing. On one occasion she unc-jremomously fiung liim out during an awful row. Plaintiff tohl him he would never be more than a Britisij workman and she could not make a slV^ purse out of a sow's ear. Plaintiff wanks! to turn his children out of the house, but ho. said he would not allow" that from her or anyone, else, as he had had enough of her. Cross-examined, he ssld he h; d been fond ot plaintiff.. Toe jury found for plaintiff with £ 6tXr damrrcs.

GLANAMMAN COMPANY SUIT. Dutch Merchant's Contract for German Nuts, At Glamorgan Assizes, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Phillimore and a special jury, the case was heard brought by the Blaencae- gurwen Colliery Co., Glanamman, for breach of contract, defendant being Christinus Vef- vtev, a Dutch merchant, in London, plaint M claiming JB590 damages in consequence of dc- > lendant failing to complete a contract to take 2,000 tons of German nuts in cqual monthly r quantities over six months.—A counter-claim was set up, in which Mr. Verwey claimed J3790 damages, JB500 being in consequence of plaintiffs failing to conform to a clause in the Contract giving defendant exclusive right to sell the nuts in ports north of France. Bal- ance for other losses under the contract. Mr '^bel Thomas, K-C-> and ^Ir- Vifliers ■vfoic'cr* instructed by R. and C. B. Jenkins, Swansea, appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. S. T- ITvans, K.C., and Mr. F. B. Merlin, .n- 2'r.^ted bv Messrs. Baker and Marin (Lon- JnnT were for defendant. \i Abel Thomas read the contract note t March 3rd, 1903, by which defendant j +r> lake a quantity of Blaen-cae-Gur- ^r„fm,ohSn,ad2 «»t. at 20,. M fob Swansea, exclusive of export duties and tax, less 2* per cent, for cash in defendant reserving the right to sell SJin rae-Ourwen German nuts in ports France. The marKct going against north o failed to take the stipulated defendai some ,n0nths not at all, with ?he result' that plaintiffs' colliery had been the re*u t f trucks, waiting for ton- 3t0PJ" Th'v tad 1«*" ronlPel'et' 41,8 lia?.. i-market at a loss. In June, i t J n from Rotterdini, complained of defendant, from plaintlffs repu(ll. the qualitv o anf] sai<j defendant knew ated the su^-p!5., i3la,Mi-cac-Gurwen nuts perfectly well it liaa been work- he was taking. lhc c • s tiie first com- bed for ten years, and this was ine plaint. Defendant said als that the contract note of Man correSpon- real contract, which was made inL comspon -dence before and after that da^- ° ] injr the clause eivina exclusive sale, c<oun.e gaid plaintiffs were entitled to sell in the p market when defendant broke his contract. The hearing had not concluded svneo the Court adjourned until Monday*

MISS DILLWYN'S WITHDRAWAL. Holds Firm to her Due Privileges. i. It will be remembered that at the ordinary meeting of the Swansea Hospital Board, on Wednesday, Miss Dillwyn declined to make any further personal effort in aid of the funds of the Convalescent Home, owing to the Board's refusal to allow her the privilegcsof a life governor as the donor of £ 50, unde Rule 3 The privilege Miss Dillwyn chaimed were the indoor tickets for the Hospital in- cidental on the donation of a much larger sum, four of which she maintains should be given her. ,t. -p. "Post" reporter saw Miss Dillwyn on Friday, and that ladY' repeated her deter- mination to cease artively working for the Home unless the Hospital Board should carry Col. Morgan's motion to rescind the rule, so as to meet her wishes. "I do not claim the tickets as a favour, but as my rights, and those of other contri- butors to the Convalescent Home funds. There is no reason whatever for considering the Home anything else than another ward There is no reason whatever for considering the Home anything else than another ward of the Hospital, and I really cannot see how the Board can so misread a rule which is couched in the plainest English. It appears a very short-sighted policy 11 to do so, and al- though I offered to refer the matter to the Board's solicitor, they refused. I am con- stantly being asked for indoor tickets, and as the annual meeting of governors does not take place till the end of July, you can easily see the hardship. I maintain the tickets should come to me automatically, but appar- ently the Board think not. Should they re- scind their previous resolution, which was carried by 11 votes to 9—well and good—I will resume my old efforts if not-- I,,

=- BOARDING MASTER DROWNED. St. Thomas Man's End Between the Piers. The body of an unknown man, supposed I to he of the seafaring class, was found lying just outside the East Pier, Swansea, about 11.30 a.m. on Friday. The body was lying face downwards on the mud between the West and East Piers. The tide was reced I ing at the rime, and when the water had re- treated from the mud banks the gruesome sight was disclosed to the view of persons strolling on the West Pier. Informatinn was at once given to the police. P.S. Hill and Dock Constables D. Jones and Downs arrived on the scene with <he ambulance cart, and the body was removed. At the mortuary a "Post" reporter wa; able to form a pretty correct description of the unfortunate man. He is about 60 years of age, has grey hair and reddish whiskers, over-hanging eyebrows, and an aquiline shaped nose. He wore clean and good under- clothing, and underneath he had a blue sea- man's jersey, usually assumed by members of the seafaring class. In his pockets a purse was found containing J313 in gold, and 15s. in silver, some pipe tobacco wrapped up in a piece of the green edition of the "Daily Post," and an old clay pipe. On a new pair of braces was the name of "Kelly and Co., outfitters, Holton-road, Barry Dock." The body has since been identified as that of Charles Parker (65), of 56, Balaclava- street, St. Thomas. He was a boarding- house master. Deceased left the house at 5.30 a.m. on Friday to go to work.

CO-OPTION AT SWANSEA, Questions to Sir Wm. Anson. In the House of Commons on Thursday, Dr. Macnamara (R., Camberwell, N.) asked the Secretary to the Board of Education whether having regard to the fact that sanc. tion has been given to the scheme of the London County Council, he would now sanc- tion the schemes proposed under Section 17 of the Education Act, 1902, by the munici- palities of Swansea, Cardiff, and Newport. Sir W. Anson: No, sir. The local au- thorities of Swansea, Cardiff, and Newport desire to confine the membership of their education committees (except as regards two women in each case) strictly lo their respective councils, and the Board oi Edu- cation have raised no objection to this ar- rangement. The ,Board, however, asked the councils to retain the power of co- ipting two or three persons in case at some future time they should be of opinion that \v:ihout such co-option they would be unable to pro- vide from their own body persons ot ex- perience in education, and persons acquaint- ed with the needs of the schools in their own area. It is obvious that the conditions of London are essentially different irom those of the municipalities in question. Dr. Macnamara: Is, or is not, the provi- sion insisted on in the cases of Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport in the London scheme? Sir W. Anson: We have not thought it necessary to ask the Connty Council of London to retain this limited power of co- option, as a case in which it is necessary is not very likely to occur.

Bh- (TISH BIBLE SOCIETY, Centenary demonstration at Swan* ea" Bishop Owen and Sir John Llewelyn Speaks The centenary demonstration of the &ft-- ish and Foreign Bible Societ" in the Albelfl Hall, Swansea, on Thursdav evening was presided over by Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart. The hall was filled. Among those present were the Lord Bishop of St. David's, Rev. Talbot Rice, Dr. Cyndyllan Jones, Rev. Evan Jenkins, the Mayor of Swansea (Mr. Griffith Thomas, wearing chain of office), Mr. Howel Watkins, Dr. Ebenezer Davies, Mr. Joseph Hall, Mr. David Meager, Revs. R. T. Williams (Calvinistic Methodist), "Penar" Griffiths, — Webber (presidentr Free Church Council), Sinclair Evans, E. Nicholas, and Darlington. In the body of the hall were Miss Brock, Messrs. Trevor Owen, W. Nicholls, D. C. Jones, and others. The meeting having been onened by read- ing of the Bible and prayer, Dr. Eben. Davies stated that letters of apology for non-at- tendance had been received from Sir John Jones Jenkins, Rev. Watkins Edwards (society's meeting in Monmouthshire), and Dr. J. A. Rawlinsa. Sir John Llewelyn said he regarded it as a high privilege as chairman of the Swansea branch to be allowed to take the chair at that centenary meeting. (Loud applause.) It was one of the many that were being held throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, and he believed in other parts of the world also. (^"olause.) The Swansea branch was started only six years after the national society. In 1810, 96 years ago—(loud applause)—they began to take an interest in the spread of the Bible among the nations of the world. (Applause.) They could not allow the society to suffer from lack of funds. He believed that Dr. Davies had already collected £ 155 towards the cen- tenary fund—(applause)—and he hoped that meeting would add materially to the sum and that such an amount would be locally raised as to enable Swansea to stand well in the lists. (Applause.) He hoped they would not be content till they had done a large share in the raising of the 250,000 guineas the society asked for as a centenary thankoffering. (Ap- plause.) That was only about one year's income of the society; it was about the ex- penditure of the society last year, only there was a deficit of £ 21,000. They must wipe that out and put the society in a good position. (Applause ) They must not rest until they had put the Bible in the hands of every man, woman, and child in the world, in their own native tongue. (Loud applause.) That was the work they had set themselves to do. (Loud applause.) The Bishop of St. David'* moved the fol- lowing resolution:— "That this society gives thanks ta AI- mighty God fo- His marvellous favour tnd continued blessing on the labours of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and pravs, especially in this, the one hundredth year of the society s existence, that there might be a greater interest in, and rever- ence for, the Holy Scriptures, that there may be a keener sense of responsibility for the world-wide circulation of the Scriptures, and that Christian people of all nations may give this work a foremost place in their prayers and activities The Bishop said it was a privilege to take part in that great and representative meeting in celebration of the centenary of that great and world-wide society. (Ap- plause.) All would agree that the note of thankfulness struck in the resolution was the right note. His Lordship urgea them to study the histories of the society that were now published, or to be published. Great interest was now taken in fiction, and no doubt there was refreshment and instruc- no doubt there was refreshment and instruc- tion in works of fiction; but he said this candidly, that their young friends there would find as much entertainment in read- ing the history of the Bible Society as in any work of fiction. (Applause.)One hun- dred years ago the Bible was current in lan- guages known to only one out of every five of the inhabitants of the world to-day it was translated into languages known to seven out of every ten. (Applause.) But three out of every ten were yet without the Bible in the language they understood. Let them hope, pray, and work, so that at no distant date all would have the Bible in their own language. (Applause.) Out of the 438 versions into which the Bible was now translated 300 were due to the Bible Society. They were thankful that it had pleased God Wales should be so closely con- nected with the society. Dealing with Bib- lical criticism, the Bishop urged that all textual criticism could d, was to prove the Bible human; but that did not prove that it was in the least degree more divine. Cri- ticism might be true 01 false; if true, it would increase the power of the Bible; if false, it would do no harm at all. He ad- vocated the reading of the Bible daily in families, and in Sunday Schools. What* ever they said about other schools, of course they all agreed about Sunday Schools. (Loud laughter.) Their president was in his right place, beciuse he was a Sunday School teacher, and many a time had come back from London to Penllergper on pur- pose to take his class in Sunday School. (Loud applause.) Mr. W. Summers, agent for the Bible So- ciety at Tangiers, and Dr. Cynddylan Jones, the society's secretary, having spoken, Rev. Talbot Rice moved a resolution thanking the society for supplying Wales in its hour of need with the Word oi God, and pledg- ing itself to renew its exertions on its be- half, especially in the effort to raise the cen tenary fund of a quarter of a million guineas, so as to largely increase the circu- lation of the Bible in the world. He said he would like to see an annual demonstra- tion of that kind. That was a meeting more like heaven than any he had been at in Swansea, because all the churches were represented. (Applause.) Rev. Evan Jenkins seconded. In the course of his speech he observed it was no wonder that the Roman Catholic Bishop, Dr. Hedlev, called the Bible a dangerous book. It was a very dangerous book, in- deed, for his people. Instead of the reli- gion of the Bible the Bishop would have one of symbols and ordinances. Probably he would like to see King Edward follow the example of King John, and become a vassal of the Pope. (Applause.) But so long as they kept the Bible open he did not think there was any possibility of being again led into that old bondage. (Applause., At this point the "Hallelujah Chorus" was rendered by the Swansea Choral So- ciety, led by Mr. J. D. Thomas. The Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, the Bishop, Mr Summers, and other speakers; also to the Swansea Choral Society. Dr. Ebenezer Davies seconded The meeting closed with "Aberystwyth" and the Benediction.

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Glamorgan 'Assizes. FFRIDAY.-) (Before Mr. Registrar S. Home. BUILDER'S BIG FAILURE. Re Wm. Rawlings Thomas, 4, Roseland terrace, Mvnnbles, builder.—Mr. Ed. Harri; represented debtor.—The gross liabilitiei were represented at £ 7,566; expected U J rank £ 7,056 (one creditor nartly Secured I £ 7,184). Deficiency _?7,066. The alleged 1 <;Juses failure were "pi assure by the bank, ♦ ttWtioIls wit^ regard, to my late father's ranc^ the liquidation of Thos. Watkins i atei# (Jo,, Ä..td. TtW Oftieiaf Receiver, in his observations, stated*:—The bau^ruPt commenced Jbusine^s as a bufiMer about 18 months ago, pn his own aceoiawt, without any cgpital. v or many years prior to th:tt he was employed as out-door manager fo» Messrs. Thomas', Watkins and Co., Ltd., contractors. Swan- sea, of which company he waS a shareholder. The bankrupt was, with three others, execu- tor and trustee under his late father's will, and about 18 months ago he was co-defend- ant in an action in the Chancery Division for the administration of his late fathers estate, when an order wa'j made against the defendants for accounts and enquiries and for the appointment of new trustees and the appointment of a receiver. On the 26th April, 1902, the bankrupt executed an ante- nuptial settlement of all hia share under his late father's and mother's wills respectively, and all his share and interest in all moneys then oi thereafter to become due to him, whether as a debenture holder or otherwise, from the firm of Thomas, Watkins and Co., Ltd. The settlement contains a reservation that in the event of the bankrupt surviving his wife and child, or children, the interest conveyed by the deed reverts to him. Debtor stated that his share of his father's estate would come to about £ 3,000. The firm lost heavily on the Cameron Hotel, and also on the sewerage at Morriston. The firm lost JB6,000 on the Cameron Hotel. Mr. Harris urged that debtor's position was brought about_purely by misfortune, and he asked the examination should be closed. The examination was provisionally closed. OAB PROPRIETOR'S AFFAIRS. Re Charles Wm. Jones, Rose Cottaee, Uplands, and Alfred! Jones, 82, Orchard- street, Swansea, trading in co-partnership as "C. and A. Jones, at Belgrave Mews, Walter's-road, cab proprietors.—Debtors were represented by Mr. J. Viner Leeder.- The joint statement of affairs showed gross liabilities £ 209, and deficiency £141. The failure was attributed to loss on horses, small-pox scare, and a wet summer. The Official Receiver, in his observations, stated:—The bankrupts commenced business as cab proprietors at Belgrave Mews, Swan- sea, about six years ag^without any capital. On the 20th March, 1902, a bill of sale was given in the name of the bankrupt, Chas. W. Jones, on certain carriages and other etiects at the Belgrave Mews, as security for a sum of JS155 (£139 17s. past debt and JB13 3s. paid on the execution of the deed), upon which a sum of JB154 12s. is still claimed to be due. The bankrupts also held two lan- daus under a hiring agreement. These re- spective claims are being enquired into. The bankrupt's have not kept proper books of accounts. They only had a debtors' ledger and diary. Their average takings amounted to about R6 per week. It was elicited from the debtors that the small-pox scare interfered with the business, as people were adverse to using cabs. The examination was provisionally closed. RESULT OF LOSING AN ACTION. Re Frederick Schumacher, lately residing and carrying on business at No. 3, Bridge- street, Llansamlet, haulier.—Mr. Edward Harris represented a creditor, and Mr. Stan- ley Owen appeared for debtor.—The gross liabilities were returned at £ 114; expected to rani- JB109, and deficiency JC87. The causes of failure were loss of an action brought against debtor for damages in con- nection with a brake accident, the judgment and costs amounting to j372. The bank- rupt's son, Martin, claims a horse, two sets of harness, tip cart, and brake. In explanation of this fact, debtor said his son had saved £100. He was a furnace man. Another of the bankrupt s sons, John, claimed a horse, harness, cart and chaff- cutter, and the purchase money debtor said was also the savings of the son. In reply to Mr. Harris, debtor denied that he had made over the ownership of the goods in view of bankruptcy. b Mr. Harris asked the. debtor with respect to the ownership of a light cart, but debtor said he would bet ten oats to one that the name on the cart was not his, neither was he the owner. Mr Harris Answer my questions proper- ly You have not come here to bet. ) The case was provisionally closed. DRAPER'S LOSSES. Re Charles Cohen, carrying on business at "F. Cohen, lately trading at No. 20. St. Helen's-road, Swansea, now of 150, Lower Oxford-street, Swansea draper^The gross liabilities were returned at £ 195 expected to rank £ 189, and deficiency £ 184. The bankrupt carried on b"sl"^s J* 11 College- F street, with his brother, and on a dissolution of partnership debtor received £ 50 and sub- sequently commenced business in St. Helen's road. About seven years ago the bankrupt made an arrangement ^ith his creditors, paying them 5s. m the £ on liabilities of £ 110. He then lived and carried on business at Aberavon. The failure was attributed to "bad trade and sickness of self• -Mr. D. Seline represented debtor.-The examination "as ^SHIPBRSkeb'S affairs. Re Wm. Henry Jenknis, Brynderwen. Skettv and 11, Exchange Buildings, Swan- sea, shipbroker and conmn^on agent The gross liabilities were £ 1.054. expected to rank £ 1,040; deficiency £ 1,0^«. The Official Receiver, m his observations, stated —The bankrupt commenced business as a shipbroker and commission agent at Swansea, in Marc:h,1880 a capital of about £ 1,000. He has for a long time past been insolvent. The unsecured creditors re- ferred to in the above summary statement of affairs include his bankers for £ 312 8s. 3d. overdraft (partly secured by bankrupt's wife's property), and £ 129 3s 9d. to three creditors for coal supp1" m which bankrupt asides I3rj,riderwen," Skettv, as well as most of the household furniture effects therein, are claimed by the trstees under a settlement made 111 189b in favour of her children, by bankrupt s wife, to whom it is stated the furniture belonged, having been acquired by her under the in- testacy of her late mother about nine years ago. The bankrupt, however, has a life interest in the furniture onlv. The causes of failure were bad debt, loss of an agency, heavy expenses, and want of capital." The examination was adjourned. IRONMONGER S FAILURE. Re Sidney Jno. Richards, 47, Marl- borough-road, Rhyddings, Swansea, carrying on business at la, Neath-road Swansea, ironmonger.—Gross liabilities £ 1,279 ex- pected to rank £ 661 deficiency £ 372. The Official Receiver states :• I ho debtor commenced business as an ironmonger at la. Neath-road, Hafod, Swansea, on the 26th June, 1894. when he took over the business formerly, carried on by his father, for w-hi. h lie was to pay J6500 and the liabilities of the, business, which then amonted to about JB63. The JB500 still remains owing hv deb- tor to his father. On the 10th ult. the debtor left the business in his father's pos- session becase of a demand made upon hiin (the dehtor). for rent due. The debtor's father has since given up possession to the Official Receiver. The examination was adjourned.

The Jew in the Army. The loyalty of the Jew in Britain was strik- inc-rfv demonstrated on Sunday evening at the meeting of the Swansea, Jewish literary Society at the King's Hall. Mr. B. Good- man late of the Army Medical (brps, was the e lecturer, and his subject was "Seven Years with the Colours." Mr. S. Miron presided. Mr. Goodman gave an exceedingly able ard vivid picture of life in the army, from the early stages of the recruit, through the ♦ rials of the hospital novitiate to the sund- ,1riven troubles of the Soudan, the last cam- n lion, which the lecturer described m ♦WoAhlY illuming style. His reference to S ft'vt that the Jewish soldier in the Brit- J!r nrmv was treated with every consirfora- •on anplauded to the echo, and Mr. Goodn^nV, Vd^.ions to arduous duties of the A.M.C. ^ar; were relation to many.

SWANSEA SLANDER ACTION, Suit Against Mr. Richards Watkin's. l- s Mr. Justice Phillimore Cannot M ■ Hear It, j < =: The Swansea slander proceedings arising s out of the lecenJ- licensing .-essions again 3 cropped up at the Glamorgan Assizes, at Car- diff, on Friday, in the form of an applica- | tion by Mr. R Francis WiUiains, K.C. (with f whom was Mr- Sankey). Counsel who appeared for Mr. Rogers, the Sws-nsea manager of Messrs. Hancock and Co., the plaintiff, appiel to Mr. Justice Phil- Swansea manager of Messrs. Hancock and Co., the plaintiff, appiel to Mr. Justice Phil- linwre that the action that had been fnsti- f tuted against Mr. Richard Watkins shrwtd be entered in the list for hearing at the pfe- se)?t Assizes- The action was one of slandef alleged to have been ottered by defendant at the Swansea licensing Sessions, where he was the getietd objector to the renewal of licenses. /fe (Mr. Watkins) claimed that the occasion "JffS absolutely privileged, and I that it was a (jnestian of great public inter- est. The defendant was appearing in licens- ing appeals at next Quarter Sessions, and if- was desirable that the action should 1 e tried before the Sessions came on. Defen- dant, however, wanted' the action tried at Swansea, but the plaintiff was desirous that it should be in Cardiff^ The Swansea' Regis- trar had meanwhile directed that it should be tried in Loftdon. The Judge: Is this an appeal from the Registrar? Mr. Francis Williams fn form, but not in substance. Mr. ViTliers Meager, for Mr. Watkins, op- posed the applicatjon- The Judge said it seemed quite ridtculoas to try a case of that kind in London, but he feared he had no jurisdiction. Had the parties been agreed, he would be very glad to enter the case. The application accordingly fell through.

ANTHRACITE TRUST. Combine Nearly Completed Capital £ 1,500,000. v<^an.16S's Gazette" states that the VY elsn anthracite coal combine is now al- tnost tin fait accompli. The prospectus will be issued next month, and as soon afterwards as possible the collieries which have been ac- quired will be under the new management, Very nearly all the anthracite collieries in South Wales, numbering between forty and fifty, were offered to the syndicate, but, after going fully into the position and pros- pects of reach, those *40 have acted on be- half of the amalgamation have selected twenty which, by reasoff of tlVeif situation and the stage of development which they have reached, are especially suitable for amalgamation. After protracted negotiation^ the purchase price has been fixed at a little under £ 900,000 for tfrefot. The capital of the amalgamation Will be almost JB1,500,000, which -will enable to pay the present owners in cash and provide for working and other expe;s.

HOME RULE. Irish League Lecture at Swansea The self government of Ireland is the supreme purpose of the United Irish League of Great Britain, Subsidiary purposes of the organisation are the marshalling of the Irish vote and the educating of British public opinion. A slap was taken at the latter in the Lower Lamb Inn, Swansea, when, at the weekly meeting of the "Daniel O'Conncll" branch, "J. F. McGairy, Esq. organiser, lectured on "Is the language movement poli- tical?" Mr. John Green, president of the branch, was in the chair. Mr. McGairy said there were those who said that the movem 'nt for the preservation of the Gaelic tongue was non-political. But despite assurances, they found that those who claimed so were always ready to betray their country. He had been a member of the Gaelic Leagoe almost since its incep- tion, and of the Irish National League also, and he had always regarded one as auxiliary to the other. (Applause.) Politics was the science of government, and at the root of the language movement lay the endaavour to secure that the teaching of the young should be in the hands of those who were favourable to its spread. (Applause.) Why, the first defeat which the Irish party had in- flicted on the Government last Tuesday was on the question of teaching schools at home. (Loud applause.) Finland, Poland, and Malta were quoted as examples of predomin- ant empires attempting to suppress national languages and sentiment. The language question was one cause of the unholy w-ar m South Africa. A poet had said that language .was more to a country than its rivers or its mountains — greater barrier, Erreater ramparts. But language was not absolutely necessary to the preservation of .■ n. The Commonwealths of Australia LJ rTmdt as also the United States, had each distinctive characteristics, though all snoke a common language. (Applause.) A Fellow from Oxford had said that the object of learning the Gaelic language was that ?! ,Xht plot treason in a tongue un- l to their English neighbours. (Loud f1"Z' 1) what tlicy really wanted was eSe sed in the words of Heal.v "We want !n Tris'n Ireland, not a mere province of Fne-land, that will preserve her continuity with all that is glorious in the past, an Ire- I tbat will cherish the accumulated wis- of her ancient culture, that will ap- preciate the wealth and beauty of the Gaelic tongue and literature, thus fostering the symbol of nationality; an Ireland that wi inarch onward, gathering streng h, and will find no rest until it regains its lost niherit- \fter the long night will come the inevitable day. We look forward with buoyant hope, for our trust is placed rmt in foreign or extraneous aid, but in the ton.?. f, !he above all, m v-uu -uiiuSiin, dained that the principles of equity and jus- tice should guide the destinies of mankind. (Loud applause.) The Chairman regarded it as a bad mis- fortune that he could not speak Irish. Couldn't they get a branch of the Gaelir ,4 started in Swansea? It so, he would look on it as part and parcel of the National ^NIT!' W- Lande proposed, and Mr. J. Dela- hamity seconded, a vote of thanks to the tecturL-r, which was carried. Responding, Mr. McGairy thought they mjoht start a class tor the study of Irish in connection with the League. They wanted to build up an Irish atmosphere. Several new members were nominated; the chairman, secretary, Mr. McGairy, Tim Sheehan, Mike Collins, Mike O'Shea, and Jeremiah Delahamity sang solos, and Mr. W. Lande gave a recitation.

Yankee Cotton King Smashed. ¡ New York, Friday.—The failure of Mr. Sully, the (ntron bull, was announced on the Cotton Exchange to-day. Similar annouheements were made on tho Sloek Exchange and Coffee Exchange.— 'Renter.) # (ncuter. ) (Note.—To- fhe iniquitous cotton rmg can it, attribmed the lamentable distress in 11: cott-n manufacturing centres of Lan c:h:ri).

Death of "Alaw DxUu" As briefly stated in our late editions of Saturday, Mr. W. T. Rees, "Alaw Bfdki," died at his residence at Llanelly on Sahnd.ay, from a bronchial ailment. For n'any years he occupied the position of chief sanitary in- spect(.r. He was best known as- a musical composer and adjudicator, and possessed great ability, his most edmired compositions being, <:Y Bugail Da" and Llewellyn, ein Llyw Olaf," besides a great number of hymn tunes and songs As adjudicator he displayed great sound- ness of judgment and conscientiousness. He I was latterly editor of "Cerddbr y Cwmry."