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r.= Emptying a Llanelly Reservoir. I I It is proposed to empty the lower Llanelly reservoir in a few days, go that the neces- sary repairs to the damaged values can be executed. So as to reacb the machinery, about 180,000.0^0 gallons of water will be allowed to run into the sea, and probably a ton of fish may be picked up out of the mud. The upper reservoir contains, 200.000,000 gallons. The average daily consumption for works and domestic purposes amounts to about a million gallons.

PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH. People ten the truth about Gwilym Evam, Quinine Bitters, because wiey are grateful for the good ther have detived when suffer w, irorn starved, poor, thin blood; or tie exhaustion of nerves, and tbe worries from b FROM IMITATIONS gave yourself from the flood of imitations that fill the market. Insist on having the Genuine Article. Look on the label, etacap, Wales and bofctla, and find the name "Gwilym Evans." Then you are safe. No other Pre- paration is "Just as g^°d, or "The same thing." Gwilym Evans Quinine Bittern is itoid everywhere in bot;tlft 2s. 9d. and 4a. 6d each, or will be sent, caniade free, on reoeapt of stamps, direct from the Sole Pro prietorsThe Qainine Bitters Manufactur- iiut CompaJiy> limited, Llaneliy. South C

j Neath-Merthyr Colliery Deal. J At the London Bankruptcy Court, on Fn- day, the creditors met under the failure of Ran fell Burmrmn Brand, company promoter, late Stock Exchange, clerk, of Salisbury House, London, E.C. Since 1898 he has been joint promoter of various limited companies, and amongst other transactions he lost £ 2,000 in a collie-y deal with the Neath Merthyr Colliery. lie owes £6,5DO, and has no available assets, H,1 attestates his failure to losses on various speculations. The meeting adjourned for three weeks, with a view to sn offer being made.

Mrs. J. c. Richardson's Experi- ences, Mrs. J. (\ Richardson, of Glanbryndan Park, passed through Cardiff on nor way homewards ou Thursdav, and wns inter- viewed at ihe slackn. Among the ceJe-brities she met m the Far East wero Admiral Togo, General Zchi, who was in charge of Port Arthur. after its cap- ture, and Colonol Bato. who commanded the artillery in the historic bombardment of the fortress. But I met with nothing but k/ndness out there, the said. "Education and military worjv ore the two great passions of Japan, she added, "and the people are remarkably clean In fact, they are compelled by law to keen their homes clean, and, instead ci having one spring cleaning as we have m this country, they have a thorough cleaning twice a year. Apart from this, the people are naturally clea.ii. The men bathe two or three tunes a. day in the summer out there."

I Aquatic Gala at Mumblos. I The popularity of the Mumbles Pier was once more enhanced on Thursday afternocn; v. hen in delightful weather an attractive aquatic gala wad given in aid of the Insvi- t ute Ei»nd of the United Service Brigade, in which Commandant Charlet; Maggs takes such an enthusiastic m be rest The following were the results:—100 yards swimming- race (open) 1st prize, si!- ver medal, gold centre, i'.C. IP. Fox'itv.o seconds' start) 2nd, silver medal, P.C. S. Fox (one second). James McVeigh (12 seconds' start) came in first, but was dis qualified for not rounding the raft. He s a one-legged man. Two-oared boat nice (open) 1st prize., )- gallon cask of beer, Tom Michael's boat; uo second priae. SO yards police race, in uniform 1st, s1. \v.t medal gold centre, P.C. Harris (tea seconds' start); 2nd, f,ilver mecial, P.C. (road (cix seconds). P.C. S. hex and P.C rl. Fox also competed. Four-oared boat race (1st piize, cask ct beer): Won by Mr. J. Morgan's boat Walking match, Veterans v. All Coiners: 1st. (pound of tobacco), J. Snndwel). Mesfftr.. E. Ashburv, E. J. Davies, arid T. P^.yze provided the comic element in ^he shape of a comic sketch, comic boxing, etc. The whole of the proceeds from the pier tickets go to the fund, and Mr. Tom Owen and Pierrots hand over half of their takings.

Solicitor's Attack on Smith- Piggott. Mr. John B. Allanson, solicitor, Carnar- von, contributes in a letter gi^en below a remarkable exposure of Sniyth-l>1go:t :111.1 the alleged imnioialities carried on by him I at "the Abod« of Love" at Spaxton The statements of Mr. Allinson are not based on mere rumour, but are the resuit of careful investigation by a trained lawyer, who has the additional advantage ot being a member of the Church of the Son of Mart He is nc.t a seceder from the Church, b 't claims that he represents the views of Prince, the founder, and only repudiates the later im- moral inventions cf Pigott. The flowing is the lett'jf — "Carnarvon, N. Wales, 23 Aug., 1805.- Sir,—Having read yesterday's Stnr," and noticing what yon said on the 18th, that whether the Lunacy Cc.mmis~if ners might r.ot usefully visit the -Agapemone wa.s a matt-i' for further .conri^erati n, but the crimiruvl law seemed difficult to invoke, though i ho need, as pointed out in 'The Star of the 17th, was urgent, and noth- ing having co- e of it, 1 thought it right to telegraph to Mr. Smyth-Piggott to-day as follows Smyth-Piggott, the Agape- mone, Spaxt-n —Read my statement in Tlie Star' of the 17th. You have seen my letter to Charlie of 23 Sept., !f02 my letter to Wills, of 9 Aug., last year, and you know who has betrayed the Church of the Son of Man. If you preach in any place in this kingdom I will denounce you publicly, and give in detail the facts which you ..0 well know, no matter what the consequences may be to me. The word of the Lord to you is Rise up and come awnv before it is too late.-—Allanson, Church of the Son of Man in Carnarvon." "7 charge Mr. Piggctt with concealing from the Church of the 8Dn of Man the fact that he committed adultery wit.h Mrs. ———— and two members of the Agapemone, Miss —— and Miss —— that he and they confessed and admitted this in the nre-ence of Mr. Frederick Beddow, an elder, and gloried in ;t, and I have a letter from him that he holds all that is n-cssary to prove this, and he told me so himself. "T have letters from Mrs. Penzi! Onslwo, and enn prove that Mr. Pigott himself ad mitted these facts to her, and so did these ladies. On Sunday, 14th Sept.. 1902 I saw Mr. Read (Charlie) at Tower H'~use, Stnm- ford-hill, and at Mrs. Onslow's request stated things to him. and ssked a second time to see Mr. Pigott, who had declined to see me on the Saturday, but his answer was, 'Fellow your own heart, Allanson. It is God.' I said, 'Charlie, Johnnie has, claim- ing to be Je-ua Christ, led these pure women into sin, and I say that the Public Prosecu- tor ouorht, to take this thing up. Give me some denial or some explanation. He said, Sarah (that is, Mrs. Read) is a spiritual woman, and she could deal with the matter better than I can.' I said, Well, if you! will let me come down to Romford and stay with you till Sarah clears this matte" tip, I will come down.' He did not ask me to do so."

Mr J, H. Moore and Skewan | Church I Mr. J. Herbert Moore, Westfield, Neath, writes to the press as follows :—You have given such prominence in reference to the ] present position of Church matters at Skewen, that, in justice to the memory of my late brother, 1 must ask your mdul-I genre to be allowed to put the matter in a little chuer light. I do not intend, for obvioue reasons, to enter into all the merits of the case, but to speak of the building that he erected on his property at Moore- town, as a Church in the generally accepted term of that word is hardly a correct state- I ment of fact. The building in question has never been consecrated, and when first, erected was used for many years as a day school as an adjunct to the then existing schools in the parish, also being frequently employed for tea meetings, concerts, public meetings, etc., up to the advent of the present vicar. The only Church iuo it has ever been put to up to now is t: holding of a Sunday School, English evensong on Sunday evenings, and one similar service during the week. The Sacraments of the Church have never been celebrated there since it was opened, sc that surely no special sanctity can be at- tached to it, even if it has, unfortunately, to be sold for a purely secular prrpose. I wish, however, to cast no r. flection v it her on the present vicar or his revered predeces- I sor the position of both was a difficult one on account of the building not having been I transferred, as yea say, to the parishioners in the usual legal manner, owing mainly to the position in which the property found iteelf.

An outing was given to the boys and girls of the Melyn Tinplate Works, Neath, to Aberavon sands, where a good supply of tea and cake was provided by the kindness of I the teemed manager, Mr. Theodore Gib bínl!5..

J Revival Revived at Loughor, MIDNIGHT SERVICES AT MORI AH, LOUGHOR. The birthplace of the Welsh Reviva1- Mortali Chapel, is again the scene of further rclijious demonstrations. On Wednesday they were continued throughout the day, and lasted nearly to midnight. Mr. Ambrose Williams and Miso Mary D-ivies, GoiM-mon, arc the principals iT, tHe renewed movement. Great crowds have gathered at the services. MR. EVAN ROBERTS AND CARNAR VON. A correspondent, in conversation with Mr. Evan Roberts, at Llandrindod Wells, on Thursday, remarked that his absence fro"i r the Calvinistio Methodist Association .tt Carnarvon, where he was announced to ad dresr- the young people's meeting that day, would be a great disappointment. "I „a.v" received no message directing me to go, and I have authorised no one t-o say I would be there," replied the Revivalist.

Third G.V.R. Gowerton Range. A discussion of the situation regarding the new r at Gowerton was held by the cffom; of the 3rd G.V.R. at Swansea on Thursday, Cohncl W. D Eer's presiding. The present position is that, although abun- dance of land has been secured on the marsh near Gowerton, sufficient to provide two ranges of 1,200 yards each, a Mr. James, of Pontycob Farm, who posses es grazing rights over the land in question, has inter- posed. The officers of the 3rd Glamorgan Volun- teer Rifles are about to seek the signatures of the ratepayers of Cowerton and district to a petition to Lord Dunraven, a word from whom, as lord of the manor, would pro- bably overcome the difficulty. It is ha-dlv necessary to point out. the commercial advantages to Gowerton from the vearlv visit of fhouKa.nds of riflemen. It is proposed to mako the range the Welsh Bisley. The commanding officer states that plans for laying out the range have been pre- pared and will entail an outlay of over £ 1.000. It will have all the latest appli- ances, including a mechanical arrangement for collecting the bullets. There will be two ranges, each consisting of twelve tar gets. The new range will be six miles from Swansea, and be accessible from all quar- ters.

Boom in Tin Prices. An extr'OT'li.ll".y rise in the price of ha<s takon place, and consumers are ieeiiio; anxiety. In January this metal cost £ 132 per ton, a price which manufacturers considered a serious -.ten) on cost or raw materials. On Thursday tm could not be bought for less than £ 152 per ton, which is nearly equal to the record pri -e. One -of the >est-known metal merchants told a press rey rcsentative that the cause jf the jump m prices was the inability of .he I serve sto..k ol tiii has sunk to a small quan- with the demand. "Tho i in mines of the Settlements," he caid, "sunply practically three-quarters oi the tin of the world, and now that their f9- serve stpc kof tin has sunk to a small quan tity, and they are unable to quicken the production, prices nece,ssanly go up. If they can discover new sources of production, or if the ie.mand for tin slackens—which is very improbable—prices will assuredly drop but so long as the. supply is so limited and the demand continues to increase, prices arc bound to remain nigh. COMPE EFFECTS ON SWAN- SEA TRADE. Copner, too, is very firm; prices are i;71 12s. 6d., as against J645 this time last y€iar_a state of affairs certainly more helpful to Swansea than the jump in tin. the copper and spelter establishments in Swansea district are in a very prosperous condition at nresent.

French Clerk's Defalcations. Kahia (Brazil), Thursday.-Tho steam yacht Catarina. with the absconding French bank clerk Galley, and his accomplice and mistress on b ard, appeared off here yes- terday. She tin illy steamed off southwards. To-day the Catarma entered the port. The police proceeded n board, meeting Galiey, Mile. Mere ill, and the engineer as they were leaving the yacht for the shore. The police cent for two et ds and two officers. with whose aid they arrested Galley '<nd his companion. Galley, when interr-iaated, made no statement.— Daily Mail. INGENIOUS SYSTEM OF FRAUD. Galley is only thirty years of age, and is the son of police officer at Dijon. At one time he was a member of the Secret Police Department. As a criminal the Baron proved himself an adept. H" scorned the crude methods of the m ere fcrger. His system of opening accounts through his ac complies, Madame Merelli and his maid, in the name of Bar- r de (iT aid was ar tistic. To these accounts be caused sums to be transferred from balances of rich clients, n-nd succ-sseded in every case in ge: ting pos- sese'on of letters the bank p^ste i t<«the cus- sese'on of letters the bank p^ste it" the cus- tomer advising him that the transfer had been earned out. HIS thefts, all conducted in a few months are estimated from JE20,030 to £ 100.000. and a Ivge proportion was ex pended upon the woman who accompanied him in bie fliabt,

Herr Kubelik on the Footplate. Herr Kubelik, the famous violinist, has played at being an engine-driver. He rode sixtv miles on the footplate from llandrin- dod" Wells to Craven Arms, stoked, shovel led, made hks face grimy, wiped it vvitn tew, and generally actid like an old hand < n the line. He described his ride with a profusion of adjectives, to a "Daily Express" lepre- tentative. 'It was magnificent," he said, "interesting, enchantuij;, thrilling, and I shall never forget it." "I pulle-l the throttle and started the er gine. I look the stoker's piace, tried my hand at firing, and found I could use tue shovel as well as the bow. "The ride began at seven o'clock in the morning, and the weather being ehiiiy, my friend s°'ent me an overcoat. Tlie h<v.t, fumes, and the stoking soon made me take it off "Tho real driver gave me a lump oi waste to use as a towel. When I looked m tho glass I was like one of your English miners. What with soot, and grease, and dust. I felt quits uncomfortable, and longod to be ba --k in my comfortable saloon;" And then Kubelik told a pathetic story o.' a, partridge which had flown against the engine. "Poor thing!" he said sympathetically, "it was dashed to pieces on the engine. I am afraid almost to tell this, because your English law says you may not kill the part- ridge before September 1."

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Lh. Carmel (Clydach, Chapel Com- petitive. A tea, bazaar, and competitive concert were held at Carmel Congregational ChapeL Clydach; on Saturday. The stallIwldowr were as fellows, Bawiar stall, Miss Gwen- dohne Davies; flower stall, Mis." Editi John and Miss Alice Hil1; sweet stail Misses Minnie Stephens and Blodwen Da. vies; book and fancy stall, Messrs. David Thomas and Wm. Jones: penny-a-dip gtail Mr David T. Davies and Master Trevor Vulliams. Tba proceeding were opened with a selection by the Clydach band, conducted by Mt Evan Lloyd. ° Rev. J. O. Davies (pa tor) sp ke and Mr. J. Jay Williams (Liberal candidate) then made a taking speech. He gave ten guineas towards the expenses Hcurred. The first and second prizes for tha best fan<^ work were awarded to Miss Hannah Re<* In the evening a capital competitive con- cert was held at th-? Public Hall, Mr. J. Jay Williams presiding. The eist^ldfod coo ductor was Aid Thos. Jones. The adjudi cators were: Music, Mr. Rd. Gregory, F.T.S.C., Ystalvfera: recitations, Mr. i Roberts (Gwauncaegurwen). Miss Lizzie Hill, Clydach. was the accompanist. The Rev. J 0. Davies (pastor) and Mr. Joseph Davie6, The Square, were also present. The secretary was Mr. Richard Thomas Bryn- heulog, Clydach. The prize-winners were as follows Solo for boys under 16, "Behold me stand ing at the Dcor,' Wm. Percy Davies, Lower Down-street, Clydach. Recitation for children, "Gwna Jda ni waeth i bwy," divided between Richard Bevan, Penywern-road, and D. Emlyo Thomas, Martin street, Clydach. Solo for girL under 16, "Tell mcther I'n be there," Elizabeth Rees, Penywern-road, Clydach. Open recitation, Miss Jane Lewis, Build- ings, Clydach. Soprano solo, "O'r niwt i'r nrf4" E]liaabe^?i R-ts, t en.vwern ad, Clydach. Tenor solo, "Galway y Ty-vysog, Fred Jones, Gwauncaegurwen. Flute solo, F. flute, "The heart bowed down," F. Joseph. Hebron-road, Clydach. Champion solo (open to all), William Wil- liams, Salem-terrace, Clydach. Bass solo, Mr. John Hop kin, Hebron- road, Clydach. Flute solo, B flat, Tn«re 19 a flower that bloorneth," J. Joseph, Hebron-road, Clydach.

Cardiff Cook s Fatal Dose. A young married woman named Minnie P.oscoe, employed at a Cardiff eating-house as cook, swallowed a dose of carbolic acid on being discharged for alleged drunken- r eeB on Saturday, and expired eariy the fol- lowing morning. She had been previously discharged, and at her urgent pleading was taken on again. OLD WOMAN'S DESPAIRING DEED. A 75 year old inmate of Abergavenny alms- houses, named Emma Watkins, fatally cut her throat on Saturday.

Llanelly Volunteer's Painful Accident. Whilst- presenting arms as Earl Roberts was passing near the Town Hall on Satur- day, a. cyclist Volunteer, named H. 0. Ed" wards, residing a: Station-road, Burry Port, was seized with a fit and fell on his bayonet, which pierced lis face at th-*? top of the nose. The wound bled freely for some tune, and the injured Volunteer was attended to oy Cr. Evans and some of tho Llanelly Amou- iance Corps. Edwards was taken to Burry Port on Saturday evening, and he is get- ting on well.

Quiet Week at Port Talbot. After. a. long and continued tun c. bnnc- ness and prosperity, a quLetQt £ c' Bseass tD> hav come over the trade of tiSe =. T-tHjnfc Pocks, this being the third week o ness, and, in fact, the returns for the oast- week show it to be the quietest for an ex- ceedingly long time The patent fuel worsts were fairly busy. The imports also were far below the aver- age. The returns for the week are as fol- lows :—Exports Coal for foreign ports, 9,014 tons coal for home ports, 1.981 tons; pate it fuel, 2,500 tons; tinplatee, 62 tons. Exports: 14,157 tons. Imports: Ballast, 1493 tons; pitch, 135 tons; bricks, 112 tons. Imports, 1,740. Total shipments, 15.897 tons. Vessels in dock on Saturday Steam, 10 sail, 9.

Millmen's Association and Tinplate Workers. Much contention exists in some tinplate works on the advisability of accepting others than .11illmeH into tiie Tin and Sheet Mill- men's Association's membership. In many places 1abourers.. tinhousemen, engineers, galvanised sheetmakers, and others have manifested a keen desire to jo-n the asso- ciation, but arc debarred by the rules wn>ch conline membership to millmen only. At an executive meeting held in July the gen- eral secretary (Mr. Ivor Gwynne) was :\1- structed to address a circu'ar to the branches on the question Mr. Gwynne is decidedly of opinion that an "open door* would be advantageous, the association, being affiliated with the General Federation of Trade Unions, would not be entitled to ctrike pay from the Fe- deration were a. strike to occur with a parti- cular section, and members of the asser- tion being consequently out of employment through no fault of their own. Mr. Gwynne also states that the other societies connected with the tinplate trade are not barred by their rules from accepting into membership all who may apply, and he cannot see why his association should not be in a similar. positIon. as it is entirely managed hy practical men. However, were the branches to decide tJ) grant an "open door, the same unions would continue to exist in the trade. Until all workmen employed in the tinplate trade become members of the same Union, a large number of the men consider it advisable that all the different sections should be separ- able

Well-known Carmarthen Man's Tragic End. In connection with the -1$a.th on Saturday rrorning of Mr. Evan Evans, Brynlloi Villas, Glanamman, at the age of 81, it seems de- cocted was going t. Llandilo market from Pantyffynon Station, and had been driven a" far as Ammanford. He was accompanied oy his son, Mr Rhydderch Evans, butter merchant, Glynmoch, Glajnamman. Both entered the train ui company with a friend, Mr. John Rees, Giifachyrhyd, Glanamman. The deceased's countenance was noticed to have somewhat altered, whilst he was also -at'^T uneasy in his seat. He gave a long rasp, and expired almost immediately, be- fore Tirydaii Station was reached. An inquest was subsequently held, the jury returning a rerdict of "Heart failure." The fody was afterwards conveyed Lome to Glan- amman. The deceased was a native of Talley. Be- fore he was 17 he was a butter merchant on his own, and succeeded in buildine up an e.rten&ive and lucrative business. He was well known amongst West Wales farmers and provision dealers, being by far in his ti' :e the largest buyer in the Llandho and Carmarthen markets. 1.1 fact, "Evans, Gellygwe.rcly," as he was kno" n, was the dominating factor in these places. Soma vef-3 ago he removed from Geilygweirdy Farm, Ammanford, to Glanamman, and re- tired from business. At Tabernacle Cal- uustic Methodist Church, Glanamman, he was a most faithiul and consistent member. The deceases leaves a widow, one son and three daughter- (Mrs. Evans, Ystalyfera; Mrs Roberts, Glanamman, and Mrs. ) Thomas, Ilkeston, Derbyshire) to mourn I t,h- r loss, and with whom great sympathy is felt. The funeral will tak« place at abernacle Burial Grornd at 1 p.m. on Wed' rwwday. abernacle Bunal Grornd at 1 p.m. on Wed. rwwday.

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Mr. Evan Roberts at the Wells, j PRAYER FOR ADMINISTER IN DIFFI- CULTIES. Mr. Evan Roberts attend- the prayer | meeting at Albert Hal, Uandrindod, on. j Monday. Rev. Garro Jones conducted. An appeal for prayer for a minister who has exceptional difficulties was made, and the first to respond was Mr. Evan Roberts, who offered a tender prayer m Eng'ish. Mr. Roberts seems much brighter m spirits these last few days, and ls now frequently seen at the daily meetugs. At the evening meeting the hall was packed. Mr. Roberts was there, and at; the close of the service spoke a few words. He said that there were obstacles/ ajid tnat they must learn obedience. He also tested the meeting. One of the passages from the morning ad- dresfc ran as fo'lows. He asked these pre- ee>.at to imagine the King of Err,Uuid coming to Uandrjuiod Wells and waiti. upon them > a servant. Could they imagine King Ed- ward doing this ior 12 months—for three yearsWell, the King of Kings came from .veri to earth when they were too weak to .reea themselves. Lie came to them ui their need, ^nd clothed them, lets, God offered tc clothe them iat day. When Adam was clothed he ffai sent out of Paradise, but now God offered through Christ to clothe them with the robe of righteousness, and to take them into eternal glory. At he evening meeting, a familiar phrase cropped up. He said it was evident to hun that there vsa something wrong with the meeting. There was disobedience somewhere, and to got the blessing tins disobedience must be removed. Some of them were Te- fusing to testify to Christ. NV(rf,, there not own-& preset!: who were refusing to obey? He appealed to all to obey and look to Jesus. God was ready to save, but it lay with them. Mr. Roberts appears to have been passing through another spiritual struggle at Lla!1- drindod. la the early part oi last week, he says he was brought into sucii close union and ideiftitv with his Saviour that he felt the burden of sin almost crushing him to the ground. Now he is feel nu; more free in this respect, and he is experiencing the deep peacj of God and the. joy of cloo.e com- munion. To several I, has expreesed his do&p conviction and assurance that the greatest things are yet to come. He believes we are on the eve of the greatest upheaval of religion tho world has ever experienced. At Monday morning's service a prayer he uttered was drowned by the high-pitched tones of a lady offering a similar petition- There is a probability of Mr. Roberta visit- ing Newport presently in connection with the Forward Movement. LOUGti MEETINGS FOR "CLOSER COMMUNION. Meanwhile, the "tiïe" continues to blaze nt Loughor. All through the summer, when. Evan Roberta has been far away, meetings have been held every night, except Wednes- days at Moriah Chapel, and have been of the character of the revival services initiated bv Evan Roberta. u Spontaneous eongs and prayers break forth, women taking part as well as men.. They do not last far into the night, being rarely continued after 10 o'clock. The meet- ings are held for the closer communion of tnose "who have seen the Father," ana they partake of joy, which they say is not of eartn. Last week Miss Annie Da vies, of C-orsemon, and Mr. D. Ambrose Williams conducted th i services, which were of a re- markable cnaracter. EVAN ROBERTA. PLEADS FOR CON- VERTS. Mr. Evan Roberts attended another a. r. ot. -c. c, r <rowced prayer meeting at the Albert Hall, Llandrmdod We Is, and occupied a seat on the p iat form. Mr. Roberts said that Satan was very busy j m thy, service iiiS,t iii^iit, out they rnue-i leave all to God for the further they were from God the nearer Satan would be to them. Then, pausing and scanning the con- gregation, the revivalist exhorted them to stand firm great things were to come, even rreater than in the past. Principal Edwards tested the meeting, but nc converts were re- gistered., The congregation commenced to leave the hai., when Evan Roberts again stepped for- ward and abked in p'eading tones if there was lID one there ready to come to Jesus. Then he a»sked those who were Christians to kola lip their hands and look round and see if there were anyone not holding up their hands Aft5" a pause someone said there was one, »r.d the revivalist asked that that one shou'd "f sP°ken to. He proceeded to speak words of Gospel invitation, and before many minutes it was announced that the one had accepted Christ.

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Mr and Mrs. D. Brynmor Jones were in Swansea on Moaday with their gaol or car.

COTTAGE HOMES INCIDENT, Special Investigation by the Guardians. A spccial meeting of the General Pur poses Committee of tho Swansea Union was held on Tuesday at the Cottage Homes to consider the complaint brought against th" matron. of Cottage No. 4, and tier reply- Rev. Dr. Gomer Lewis PL .;idiXl. Mr. J. H. Rosser said that, to stop a iot of talk and nonsense, and provided the com- mittee were satisfied that the girl had lo';1, her temper, they might reprimand her, since there was no need to go further. Rev. E. O. Evans said it was not compe tent for thera to deal with the ca.-e last week, inasmuch as the complaint was made against an officer, and it was necessary to proceed t>y resolution, which he reminded them was proposed by Mr. David Davies to bring it before the General Purposes Com- mittee. Mr. Jeffreys: I should like to know w'ty the Press were hero last week and not be- fore then; ("Oh.") Mr. Rosser: Well, I can explain. I mentioned it at a building committee, at which a pressman was present, and he nat- urally took notice of the hint I gave. Mr. Jeffreys: It was out of place at that committee to bring it on. (.Cries of "Oh, no.") Rev. E. 0. Evans remarked that the mas ter examined the child on the following day, and there were no marks visible. Mr. Jacob Jenkins, urging the necessity of chastisement for children, made use af the words, "We have got hold of the scum here. Mr. Peacjck rose to a point of order, and Mr. Rosser and others warmly objected to the remark. Mr. Rosser reiterated facts of the affair, and mentioned that a bay told, him he saw the matron hit the child. Mr. W. A. Thomas asked whether the assistant matron had any power to chastise? The Chairman replied in the negative. Mr. Thomas: Then what was done was wrong. Miss Dillwyn said some notice should be taken of the breach of the rules for the sake of the others, and e>hS suggested that the matron m question should be reprimanded. (Hear, hear.) Several mem* ers having thanked Mr. Rosser faT bringing forward the complaint, Mr. Peacock heatedly declared that the matron bad done nothing to deserve a repri- mand. Mr. Thomas: I think she has. Mr. Peacock You must take the circum- stances into consideration. Here a girl having from 18 to 20 children in hei-chargl— A member: Forty-four. 1:> Mr. Peacock And she is in a difficult pcci- tion. To have discipline it is necessary'now I and again to— Several members (interposing) Certainly r.ot. Mr. Peacock added that he thought it a pity .Mr. Rosser did not reprimand at ill* tunc, i Mr. Rosser: That is what I am sorry I did not do. Mr Will, Tarr thought too rou. pub- licity had beer, given to the affair, and the children would take advantage of it They must take care they did not rob the officer's of authority. Mr. Thomas (ch.-imngiy): Where do they see the papers? (Laughter., MLS3 Dillwyn said they must look at it the other way the;r oiiicer.- read the pa pers, and they must knov? they couid act set the ruleo at fajhaiije After a quibble of some minute dura- ti-n as to whether the matron of No. 4 1 should be cautioned or reprimanded. The Rev. E. O. E'. aas objected to 3. sen- tence in the proposition calling tne atten- tion of the matron to the fact that ccporal punishment was not permissible. Tins v.as not corporal punishment, he said, but more ív an outburst of temper. Mr. Rosser What is the difference." Rev. E. o. Evans People will itink we are putting an ogress in charge. It was decided to caution the m tron of Cottage No. 4. and to have the two children in question spoken to and wi'uoJ ag:;inst j causing unnecessary trouble.

Northern Union Agreements. A representative of the Daily Post" has secured a copy of the agreement Welsh players have to sign when they join one of th- Northern Union clubs. The agreement sets forth that the player will "Well and faithfully and to the best of his ability and skill play the game of Northern Rugby Union football tor the said ———- club, as and when and where he may from time to time be called upon by the said club to do. The player further agTees to abide by and observo čd] rules of the club, to obey, ob- serve and perform all directions of the com- mittee and of the captain of the team, and to abide by rules, directions or alteration or additional rules (if any) which may from time to time be made bv the club or by 1 Northern Rugby Football Union. "And it is hereby mutuary agreed be- tween the parties In case the player shall not at i^nv time during the said term be qualified to play Rugby Football under provisions of Rule 1 (Section C.) of the professional laws of the said Union, pay- ment of the salary hereintcfore mad. pay- able to the player shall thereupon immedi- ately Cfase ar.d shall not become payable again until he shall again becorr.e so duly qualified. also that if the player shall from S'C,,r;?Ss' or *njury be unfit «o play when calleu upon, the said salary shall cease during such. unfitness or inability; but snould sucn unfitness or inability be caused by an accident whilst piaying for the said club, then the player shall be entitled to the benerit of the ir^uranee next herein- after provided for." It is further provided that the employers shall at their own expense cause an insur- ance policy agains; accidents at football to be issued the player being entitled to the moneys to become payable in lieu of his salary and also that durng the agreed terms the player shall not without express written permission play either in practise or in matches other than ^aat of the club signed on for. For any breach n- the observance of any agreement or stipulation the player is liable to inetant dismissal or suspension and to forfeit any salary due whenever the same happens unless such conrse shall be disapproved by the committee of the Union.

Swansea Sunday Traders Con- victions. Of the Sunday traders who answered to their names aa usual in the Swansea Polico Court on Tuesday morning, Mr. Samuel Crawcour head.) the list easily for previous convictions. This was his 265th appearance. Next in order, not so very far beh'no, comes Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr, stationer, Alex- andra-buildings, who attained on Tuesday to hpr TIki next top-scorer is Mr 1 i., u, Camden with 241. Mr. David Martin, Heathiield-street, who was summoned for the sale of cigarettes -.n the babjath, can boast onlv 196, and Mr. Chafes 5:1uüt,. Burlais-crescent, 137. The score ot Mrs Ivi^e Freed:an Tligh- street, who made three runs on Tuesday— sweets, sweets, and apples—now stands" at 192. Othtv offendeic appearances total no :tJ. this way: J.roweand another, College-st., 154; Joh.i B. Windham, Neath-road, 123; Albert Hastings, High-street, 16. Thomas 1 odestn, Pcntretreharne road, wiio promis^l not to make a second appear- ance, m h6 dismissed.

SWANSEA AND WELSH INDUSTRIES A meeting of tha aub-committee, to make arrangemente for the holding of the Welsh industries Exlubition Swansea, met at the Guildlu'ill on Monday afternoon. Mr. Bert Thomas submitted a Penclawdd occkle woman design for a pester, and the same wao accepted. It was decided to ask tor tenders for the printing. Mr. W. J. Crocker was instructed to write to the railway .•cm- paxies. asking them to post exhibition bills a.t the railway stations throughout Wales. A: r. Ernest Helroe was appointed to super- intend the coTaDetitive section.

[ CRUSHED UNDER COPPER, Hafod Mans Terrible End. A fatality of a peculiarly distressing character occurred on the upper sidings of the Great Western Railway at Hign-street, Swansea, about 3 o'clock on Tuetd iy after- noon. A man named Thomas Davies (35), redding at Bowen-etreet. Hafod, was engaged with a mate, both employed by Messrs. Vivian and Sons' (Hatodj copper works, in packing some heavy copper plates in a railway truck, when lick in the lower part of the chain of a crane suspending two "f t-iem snapped, and the ueavy mass, estimated to wei;h over three tons, fell with crushing fcree on Davies, snueexmg him between these plates and others ;n the truck. He was i.. the truck at the time. and had nracticaily no chanoe of saving himself. The heavy plates crashed against his chest, md he hiJJJg limp and Lieless over the edge of the materia! when extricated, or.e arm, however, convulsi%'ely gripping the edges of the remorseless metal. A crowd quickly gathered, a.nd P.C.'s Johnson and Moore, when they arrived on the mournful spot, found that the body had been extT"'l't;(] and plao?d on a railway lorry. Thence it was transferred to an am- bulance, and the sad procession wstided its waytothemortnary. Death waG instantaneous.

Scottish River Affray. At Edinbro* on Tuesday, be:or Lord Ardwall and a pry John S Phipps (30) and Herrv" Carnegie Phipps l25), eons of Mr. Phipps. a wealthy American gentleman, tenant of Beaufort Castle, were tried on a charge of vaulting John Fra^er, salmon fisher, of Crudes John Robertson, salmon fisher, of Crnive?, apd John Fraser, salmon fisher', of P.esaune, o' July 5th, at Silver Pool, in the Rivei Beanry. by discharging loaded gan? at them, the shot from which struck the men on the heads, facee. arms, "bodies, and '.«3S. whereby John Fraeer, of bodies, and '< whereby John Fraeer, of CTuives, had r.r right eye perriHientiy des- troyed. and lett eye seriously injured. Alternately, the were charged with reck Lessiy firing z-u r in the direction of the fishermen, whereby they werp injured.. Alexander NtcCvae, head salmon t-I'ne-r to I Lord Lovat, said the injured fishermen under his orders went to the Silver Pool, I which wa3 about six hundred yards fro- Bct5.ilfort Cast! Lord Txivat let the fishing to Mr. Fhio*r\s. but reserved the right to net certain pools, of which the Silver Pool was not one. hev fished it bemuse it was over- crowded with fish Croes-exam'-ned by Mr. Sh:lw, K.C., wit- ness said he rr.aoie a mistake in zoing to the pool at midnight without communicating with Mr Phi ops No one knew they we.-e gomg to hsh the pool. John Fraser, o' Resanrie, said the night was very dark. After they had fished they heard voices iron the opposite bank 0f tho river calling out "Wha.t are you doing there?" Witness did not answer the call" Several shots were thee fired, and he (Eraser/ was struck i.wic«. Cro^s-examined. Fraser said they were fishii-i on "le sly. Witness got seventy guineas compensation onjd full" wa.ge<: the time h? was away from work. Tokn Robertson next gave his account- He thought e:gh' shots were fired. Witness v;s twice wounded. John Frsc;er. of Cruives had to be assisted into the witness-box. He said the accused, after he was 6hot, took him to :e castle.' Witness ha/ been granted an annuity of 32s. weekly. His regular wage was 13s. Witness stated they ought not to have been fishing, and he said he did not think the ac- cused fired at them Witness and nis com pan ions did nor answer the call because they wished u> conceal themselves.

Colossal Boom in Copper. A colossal copner gamble in which it is said two millions sterliug is to be employed is being organised by the Boston speculator, fiTT. T. W. Lawson. Mr Lawson is inviting the public to participate. His proposal is to form a poo! of £ 2.000.000. £ 1.200.000 of which he says he reserves for himself and his associates. The balance he asks the public to subscribe. Tlie price of copper is now very high, and authorities on the subject anticipate that it will go b:gber owing to the scarcity of sup- plies. Last week alone tlie price of "stan- dard" rose £3 5s. per ton, and the wel]. known firm of Messrs Henry R. Merton and Co report- that owing to the dearth of the metal the situation is becoming critical for mariuiacturers. Mr. Lawson, on the other hand, predicts a sensational fall to a verv low price. Inquiries rnride at Swansea show that the present demand for locally-smelted Copper is very brisk but that the opinion is prevalent smoifr tho^ who should be "in the know," that someone is "buhini the market. The present market price o? conpeT is 155 per j ton lower than at last advices, aid the ten- dency is somewhat reactionary on the recent nhenomena! prices. Said one Voral metal broker to a "Pcd" re-porter: "When th^ 'someone' begins to unload, look out for fnn."

Echo of Swansea Assize Trial. The following is a copy of the letter nt by the Swaca^u Harbour Trust to Mr. Her- Lsrt M, nger, solicitor, who ie acting lor thf North Shields fisherman, Alexand t Rodgers, who had his k oil as a result of an accident at the entrance io the East Dock in November la.st:- "Dear Sir,—Re Alexander Eodgers, I have to say, as indeed you have been al- readv informed by my clerk, that the ac- tion having gone to trial and resulted in a vrdict for the defendants, niv committee are unable to advi-e ilxe Trustees to iciake '•} Payr" "nt or otherwise assist the plaintiff The committee consider it is a great pity that "our client did not see fit to accept the vc-v substantial offer which was made him before the trial.—Your» faithfully Talfourd St ick." Rodgers, it will be recalled, was practi- caliy ofTared £ 75.

Ystradgrynlais Police Court, MONDAY. Before Messrs. A. Bent hall, M. Prioo, end W. Walters. MUST RETIRE AT TEN. William Job Miller, Tavern-y-Gareg, Abercrave. applied for an hour's extension on September 9th, for the annual dinner of the Abercrave Sports Committee. Last year a similar application was refused, and the magistrates now followed precedent o LASSOOING DAVID. A warrant was issued ior the arrest of David Gibbs, Ynisisha, 1 stradgyniais, who, summoned for having been drunk and dis- orderly, did n''t appear. POLICEMAN SAW HUI. Daniel Lewis. Penybank Cottages, Aber- crave, was fined 5s. and costs for having been drunk and disorderly. OH, BE CAREFUL! Marv Jones, The Lane, Abercrave, v.-as summoned for using abusive language to- wards Mary Ann M'lfan. The magistrates fined the delinquent 5s. and coots. "Be more careful in future," said Mr. Walters.

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Earl and Countess of Jersey -will leave England early next mouth for India.

I Swansea Coal Trimmers and Their Wives, At Swansea en Tuesday Joseph Melvin, coa'„ frimui-er, Western-street, was summon- c-d for deserting his wife, Mary Ann. t-omplamant snid they had been married 24 years. Three weeks "jgo he left her. He could earn about 30s. Defendant: t.he's always dyunk; she'* a t;ood woman when she is sober. A separation cider was made, defendant to pay llOs. a week. Thank you, sir," cnid defendant; "I'i! pay it willingly. ANOTHER CCAL TRIMMER: MAR- HIED ELEVEN MONTHS. Ernest Lewis, coal trimmer, Danygraig road, was summoned for asserting his wife, -•-lary Jane. Complainant taid they' had been married eleven months. He left her five weeks, ago. There was no child, but she expected one. "Coal trimmers are getting fond of leav ing t lie it v.'iVeis," remarked Mr. J. W Jones. Clerk Do you know any reason for his leaving you ?—No. continuing, t ie saia defendant could earn J-J2 a week. An elderly lady at the back of the court here interrupted, which prompted the clerk to say that perhaps she was the cause of ;t. "1 can do nothing with him," said com- plainant. The magistrates, unwilling to separate the young couple, g3.va them a fortnight to think it over; meanwhile defendant pre- mised to find a home for his wife.

Young Gaiety Actress's Death. A Coroner's jury at East Ham, on Tues- day, who inquired into the death of Ada H&her Wesley, an actress, aged 18, which toox. place suddenly on tho 11th inst., re- tnrned a verdict that deceased died from the eaects of an illegal operation performed by some person or person", unknown. Since the fifteen deceased had been connected with the Gaiety Theatre and appeared in the. "Orchid." t John Henry Keep, junior, of the Black L;on Hotel, East Ham, denosed to keeping j company with deceased for six months. He ^0|l<^ 'ler sh*5 were in a certain "cndition she was net to worry, as he was quite willing to marry her and put things right. Witness positively denied any know- •edge of deceased undergoing any operation. or having anything to do with such a matter. A young lady employed at the Gaiety with deceased, said that they were friends and were both in fronble and tiry agreed to take rooms together. Deceased said she knew someone who could get them out of the trouble. On the 11th inst. a woman called at their rooms and was alone with deceased for ten m'nutea. Witness did not know anything of this woman. The jury, in returning their verdict, added that the witness Keep was deserving of the severest censure, and the coroner tola Keep that his conduct had been scandalous.

Ex-Oystermouth Gentleman Dead We regret to announce the death at Jo- hannesburg, on August 26, after a brief ill- ness, of Mr. Edward Ralph Williams, late of Oyster.aoutii. He served two articles as'in anfJyst with the late Dr. Morgan, of Swan sea, and nine years ago he went out to South Africa, and was connected, through his pro fession, with prominent gold miners in that fession, with prominent gold miners in that ccuntry. A few years later he went to South Australia, and when the Boer war comnieiued he joined the South-West Aus tralian Regiment, which came to England's j a&sistance at the critical moment. Deceased was captain of this regiment | through the whole of the campaign, and at the end of the war was invalided home with enteric fever. Shortly after he returned to South Africa, and r.t the time of his death h-> was engaged with the Fast Rand Proprie- tary Mines, Ltd., at Johannesburg. He was much respected by his many friends in Swansea and the district. His sisters, Mrs. Arthur Lucas and Mrs. C. Net tell, and one brother, Mr. W. T. Wiiliams,, arc left to mourn the loss of a devoted bro- ther.'

Lively Scenes at Cv/mtwrch. Ystradgynlais Police Court reeked on Monday with Upper Cwmtwrch. Ti-ere was no room for anybody else. To begin with, Janet George, Quarto- Bach, Upper Cwmtwrrii, summoned Xhos. John Thomas, C aerau-road, Maesteg, for using abusive and insulting language.' Jane Thomas, defendant's v.i?€j two summonses for using abusive and insulting language, one against Janet George, the other against Mary Williams, Lone' Cot Cages, Upper Cwmtwrch. Annie Thomas, <- tighter of Thomas John Thomas, summoned Mrs. Janet George ior assault. Mary Williams eummonod Thomas John Thomae for wilful damage and, last of ail, Thomas John Thomas summoned W illiam Rees Lewis for unlawful wounding. Mr. Leyson, Swansea, represented every- body except William John Thomas. The first case was that wnich Mrs. George summoned Thomas John bomas. for abusive and insulting language. She said that William John Thomas had told her to go with her fancy lodger and also called her fcul names. ° Thomas John Thomas denied this, ind called his wife as a witness. He didn't ne said, intend his remarks to apply to Mr;.>. George—didn't know she had a lodger. The magistrates fined Thomas John Thomas 5s. and costs, and then, on -e clerk s suggestion, concluded to hear ni-' one more case as a sample o' the lot. XhL unlawful wounding was chosen, but at < ico reduced to a charge of common assault. Thomas John Thomas' evidence was luriel 119 was passing near a trap contaiam. earthenware, when he was attacked b)" William Rees Lewis from behind, and v. £ hit several times on the back ot the head etc., causing him to fall on to barbed wzrj Lewis knocked him about he didn't knov* how many times. Clerk: Did you bleed? Thomas: Yes, I bled awfully; the blood was oozing out or my head. See a. doctor?—Yes, sir. He's not hev<> to-day. Mr. Leyson said they would admit the as sault, which was entirely justifiable, gued, having regard to the remarks •( Thomas. It seeing that William Rees Lewis was the alleged "fancy lodger.") I The magistrates, however, after rstiFj ment, concluded that defendant had no busi ness to take the law into his own hands. But there was great provocation, and the I fine would V'e 1()F; only. No mo-e was heard. Each of the other parties were bound over to keep the pea e and ordered to ray their own costs,

Swansea Stevedore and His Men. At Swansea on Tuesday. Martin Wet ter, stevedore, ConstvtTition Hill, Swansea, was summoned by eight men for £2 16s. 9d.. wages alleged to be due. The .aen's names were Edward Hawker, Geo. Stock, Harry Harris, A. Jenkins, Pritchard DaTmody. Henry Kerslake, J. Lewis, J. H. Jones. Mr. W. A Thomas, who was instructed by Co- Merrells f< the Dockers' Union, ex- plained that £ 1 9s. of the claim was ad- mitted. As to the remainder, defendants were unloading a. cargo of lamp pillars. One ot them was brf) en, and the stevedore faned to deduct the amount from com. plainants' wages. There was, it was held, no 14w or custom that would entitle defen- daait to ded ct from wages in such a case. Geo. Stock and John Jones gave evidence. The magistrates, on the advice of the clerk, held that a separate action should have been taken by defendant, and judgment was given for complainants with costs.

SWANSEA CoALOWNERS' E VTER- prJSE IN LANCASHIRE. At a meeting of Lord Ellesmere's colliers, '/■"ter, on Sund morning, it was mentioned that anthra- cite coal was now being imported into the Worsley district by Swansea coalowners. So far the quantity imported is only small, but it is regarded as the thin edge of the wedge. The Lancashire coal trade ;s slowly reviving.

Swansea Bookmaker Again Fined At Swansea on Tuesday, William Dohertv, described as a bookmaker, Bay View terrace, was summoned for frequenting Rutland-street for the j.ur- pose of betting, et: on August i and other dates. There was a second snmmons 'or August 2, and "other dates. Mr. Lawrenos Richards prosecuted; Mr. Thompson de- fended. Detective-Sergeant Morris ssid that on August 1 he Raw defendant between 1 and 2.30 p.m. visit the street six different times and take bets from five men, all oi whom were known to him as betting men. Hr. Thompson objected to this evidence, ns witness could not possibly know for cer- tain what these men were. The magistrates held the evidence was ad- uiis^ible. Witness said he had seen defendant on fQlv 29 take bet? from six different men. in one instance he opened a slip, and he (witness) saw a silver, coin. He also saw liim acting in a similar iranner on August L:, Mr. Richards: What is Doherty? Mr. Thompson again objected." If he chosc. Re could, he said, tell a very pretty story about Doherty's career. Mr. Ricnards: Mr. Thompson will no doubt come to that; but his time has not yet "orne (Laughter.) Continuing, witness said that for the last three months Dohertv had, to his know 'edge, done nothing but take bfts on tlv: street. Mr. Richards: Have yon known him long?-—I have known him about ten years. Mr. Thompson: How far were you away? —Forty yards, perhaps. Did yop have a.n opera glass or a. tele- scope?—No, sir. Where were yon'!—I was in a room 0:. he other side of the street. You were spying?—I -,Vas wat:hiug. Was Doherty betting ]8 months ago?— 1'0, he was diving and swimming at Mum- bles Pier. Do you object to Mr. Doherty's aquati; accompli3'1111011^—No, I don't. There's a good deal of street betting going oil in Swansea ?—It has been some what diminished ci late. Owing to your gigantic efforts?—I can't say. Answering other questions, witness saiJ he had warned all others who had been summoned tor betting in that court. )1.. Thompson: Why did you not warn: Doherty?—Because he has been convicted three times for betting, and 1 tnought thac Was sufficient warning for him. What was the date of the last conviction. -May 14, 1903. Are you prepared to swear that the pieces of*r>ar*r were Yes. How do yon know positively that it wis .-let n message?—I know it.. Y CU infer ') -ro;n your own knowledge that it waJ bets?—"»vhy, the man has told mo • on several occasions that he bets. '2Ih', Thompson, for the defence, «rge<i that there w_as no cace to answer, absolutely I none. He not eensider that Doherty had been tr.ated by the police witb the same consideration as other. Others vera warned, Doeerty v;a*i not. One thing, he urged, must not weigh with the magis- trates, namely, their views ts to th-e morn v-pect of street betting. Mr. ThomD.>on •proceeded to refer to the case of Bowen v. WTalker, heard in a Scotch court, and which was afterwards quashed in th.. Court ol DEFE "XOT A BAD SORT OF > MAN." "We r.rc^4"-s £ ed," said Mr. J. W. Jones, •'that t')C ^Vr'cc has been committed, and equally *'•' that we must convict. Dohertv is not, in ny opinion, and I may sa;, in our joint opinion, a, had sort of man It's a pity he meddle8 in this b-tting Lusi- ne«s Still, we musrt convict, aoo he will be finsd 40..< and costs." Mr. Thompson said there was very little ch.ubt that an appeal would be made to a higher court, and asked tho magistrates to state a case-

Smart Ressue at Pontardav e An exciting incident occurred at Pcntar- dawe oil Monday evenin1" about 6.30, when a voung glTl niunerl Gwenny Seabourne, Or- chard-street, aged 11, sif^ped alio the Swan sea Cannl near the Carpenters' An. „ Pontar- dawe. in a depth of 6ft. Ilopkin Harris, Birmingham House, hear- ing a spl35'1. in the water, rushed our of the shop stid jumped mto the canal without divedi^S 'limself fJ.f his clothes, and un. doubtedly through ihs smartness the giri v/as rescued. When brought to the bank, first aid was renderea by P.C. Thomas (D. 385), who was quickly on the scene.

.In -==- Abercarn Tramps Weird Ward- re be. George Jones, a tramp, when arrested at Abercarn on Monday, was wearing three shirts, a woman's red flannel singlet, two pairs of corsets, an old vest b^ice, an o'-J treble-lit^ waistcoat, an ordinary cloth vest, coat, two pairs of pants, and ciOth trousers. He explained that he found the weather much colder in some counties than in others. He also had in ms possession a tramp's road map, food, and nineteen coppers. He was sent to prison for fouri^n days.

Swansea. Wcrp~3 Allegations Aagisnt < C .stable. At Swansea on Tuesday, Margaret Davies, no fixed abode, \vu8 charged with disorderly conduct m High-Street. She pleaded "Mot guilty," and ca'led a. witnosfi named Ann Edwards, who made tone following statement "We went into an outhouse, and a. coo- stable came ill. He asked Margaret if she had any money, and aiiked me the same. 1 gave him a shilling, and have never seen it since." Clerk (to constable): Is there any truth in this statement? Coris table None, sir. Defendant was s-jnt to prison for r. month,

Greenwich Nurse's Strange Dis- appearnee. The mystery which attended tha disap- pearanoe of Miss P^nniall, the mission* worker and Bible reader, of Greenwich, has no sooner been solved than it 16 followed bv another mystery—the exact whereabouts of Mr. Stanley." jt, was Mr. Stanley" who introc!uced Miss Penni^ll as his wife to the landlady at Maidstone, that he paid all the funeral expense. and 15 bearing the cost- of the maintenance of the baby—a boy, not a girl a* stated ft hrst.^ ,I •jy[r. lL Stanley is a cloth merchant in the J city, was a co-worker with Miss Penniali in the D°ptfCTd mission, and had known her for many years. His real name is stated to be \tr Edwin Stanton, of Dartmouth-row, Blackheath- The baby wa.s registered. as Edwin Alfred Stanley. \irs- Stanton asked him where he was woing °a Monday morning but he would not explain- All that she knew was that for the day he had neglected to return to busi- ness. Edread, Mrs. Stanton unfolded papers and read how Mr. Stanton, a. chapel- goer, was accused of being the father of a child, the birth of which cost Phoebe Pen- mall her life- "I know nottnng but what I have seen in the newspapers," said the distressed woman to a. press representative. "I am too much np et to think of anything else, but aJ, though I keep on thinking I cannot explain. It ha.s been an awful blow." "There must be some explanation," she "He is afl much distressed as I am. !Ie went out this morning quite broken- hearted. Mr. Stanton is expecting a summons tor having registered the child's birth and the woman's death under the false name of «« Stanley" instead of Penniali. This being the case he refuses to make a slate ment. "I believe him to be an honourable man, who will turn a deaf ear to the voice of slander," said a prominent Nonconformist who knows Mr. Stanton. "After all, he hae only done his duty in trying to shield the woman. Refusing to explain circum- stances which are compromising is quixotic, but it is just like Stanton,"

Swansea Merchant's Startling Experience. An alarming experience befel two well- known Swansea merchants on Saturday in Adelaide-stree-r. Mr. Bert. Livingston and Mr. James German, of the firm of Messrs. 3-indiay, Ge-man and Co., were walking c aT Eagle Chambers, and both happened to cross the wooden ''grating" together. Without a moment's warning it gave wav, an", precipitated both into the cellar below— i- tance of nine feet. Both were badly shaken, but Mr. Living- stoii ceraped injury; Mr. German, however, rcc ivuig severe bruises to the leg, which necessitated prompt treatment.

I I Swansea Higher Grade Schools Changed, The Loca! Education Authority haf. de ''ided to n'organifye the Swansea Central Hignor Elementary .Boys' (Dynevor-piaoe) and Girls' School (Trinity-place), and to open them after the midsummer holidays as I Secondary Schools und.?r the new regula- tions oi the Board of Education. These schools will provide a complete and graded course of instruction, extending over four years, for pupils from 12 to 16 years of ag': and intended to give a, sound general edu cation to a,Jj the scholars, so that on com- pleting the course they may be adequately equipped for commerce and business, for entering upon tha teaching profession; or for proceeding (with a sound general train- ing) to the Technical College or into Techni- cal and Industrial pursuits, In order to ob- tain the tull benefit of the course of instruc- tion, pupils must complete the course, as the work of the first and second years its in- tended to be a preparation for the tuk'c. specialised work of the third and fourth years. This more specialised work will be such as to prepare either pupils intended for the teaching profession or those intend- ed for commerce or business, or for technic??! and industrial pursuits. 'There is no inten- tion of pro riding for purely cla.5Sical and <i<.ad.oir.ic.il work, which is the pre per func- tion of a high-class secondary school w th pupils up to 13 or 2M years ot age; such work is provided for at the Swansea Gri.nv mar S"hool and the High School for CirLs. At the same time it is noped that many pupils will,-after passing through the c .m- pletf course of these schools, continue their studies either at the day or evening classes of tlie Swansea Technical College. A nutn- ber of scholarships will lie awarded fur this purpose. It is also hoped that all Dupîs will be able in their third or fourth year :o take some public examination as the Oxford Local Junic: and Senior, the London Matri- culation. or the Commercial Examination of the London Chamber of Commerce. Each ischool year ends 31st July, and the new work of each year commences after the midsummer holidays. The sc'ncol wd' re- ooen for the next year's work en Monday, September 11th. No Gcholar may commence the course below 12 years of age. All ;:on i scholars botora admission must pass the en- trance exarrvwiation. The next entrance ex- amination will be held at the schools on Monday, 4th September, and the admission of pupils to the schools will be in order of merit, according to the number of \acan- ciafi and the possibility of tne candidate being able to complete tlie course. The standard oi exaininption and the subjects will be those of Standard VI. of the Edu- cation Code. The fee covering instruction and use ci books is one shilling per week. Froe scholarships, entitling to free tuition and use of books are awarded to—(a) "upll teachers. To meet the regulations of ths. Board ot Education, according to which r: j one can be apprenticed as a pupil teacher i before the age cf 16 years, Scholarships wni be awarded to those approved candidates wiio oass the- entrance examination satisfac- torily a.nd undertake, to become pupil teacv crs; and (b) to ordinary scholars. These will be awarded to children of exceptional merit from an elementary school of the town and who pass most successfully at the en- trance examination.