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IYIH. JAY WILLIAMS AT YSTALY-1…
IYIH. JAY WILLIAMS AT YSTALY-1 FERA. j — Excellently Attended Meeting". A Political Review. Mr. J. Jay Williams, one of the Liberal candidates tor the Gower Division, addressed a meeting on Monday evening in the Public Hall, Ystalyfera. Ram bad been falling in torrents all the afternoon, still there was -in audience of about 4o0. Coun. James Wil- liams presided, and Wa" "uppcrted by Revs. T. Valentine Evans (Ciydach), T. J. Prit- chard (Ystalyfera), W. Jones (Ystalyfera), Lewis (Caersalem), Messrs. W. F. Richards ,4Sketty), David Rcderick (Clydach) and Mt E. Rowlands (Swansea). The Chairman said Mr. Jay Williams was well-known at Ystalyfera, as in his youth he had been a weigher with Mr. Thomas Cousins. (Applause.) Since then, Mr. Wil- liams proved very successful. His life had been a romance. Everything he took in band prospered. (Applause.) Mr. David Roderick, Clydach, having spoken, Rev. T. Valentine Evans said Mr. Wil- liams was not great in body, but he had a large mind and a big heart. Mr. Jay Williams, who was greeted with applause, said it would be his one aim to carry on his candidature in a fair and honest manner He would not demean himself by resorting to personalities. He had decided to come forward as a Liberal and Labour candidate. He did not come among them as a stranger. He started life in the Tinplate Works at Clydach, at lOd, per day, then be joined the Midland Railway Co., at 6s. 8d. a day, then he came to Ystalyfera, and there worked hard. (Applause.) He was a Welsh- man in temperament and spirit. As a native of this constituency, he was in a position to know what their sympathies were, what their ideals were, and what were their condi- tions of life. The ideals dear to Liberal hearts were absent from the pa,rty now in power. Their policy was fl blundering and reactionary one, which had done and was going incalculable harm to the best interests of the country Judging from recent Liberal victories, they felt confident that when a dis- solution of Parliament arrived there would be one of the most sweepuig Liberal victories of the last 50 years, and the Liberal Party would take upon itself the duties of rectify- ing the abominable mistakes of this blunder- ing Government. (Applause.) In the near future the once great Liberal party would be great once more. Home reforms that had been thrust aside by this tottering Govern- ment, because it was in their very blood not to trust the people, would be grappled ^irh by a firm hand. The Liberal Party had been the working man's friend m the past, and would be in the future, Be doubted if work- ing men would ever return again to jingoism, which had depressed trade, and crippled enterprise throughout the country for the last five years. The taxpayer had had his day of reckoning, and paid dearly, and a day of reckoning for the Government would soon come. (Applause.) Two questions loomed largely on "the political horizon, Education and Disestablishment. The Education Act was antagonistic to the greatest number in the Principality- Education had always been of great interest to Welshmen, and great sacrifices had been made for it. They had and did believe in an educated democracy. (Applause) And now the Conservatives wanted to make an advance, and had intro- duced an Education Act for England ar.d Wales, which directly furthered the interests or one religious party. Rate Aid was given to advance sectarian education, and what was more, to help the schools of an alien church. Ha would protect with all the ve- hemence in his body against that dastardly wrong. (Applause.) They wouldn't be satisfied till all public money was under pub- lic control, no religious dogmas taught 10 public schools, and no theological tests for teachers, (Applause.) Mr, Williams fav- oured disestablishment of the Church, and objected to a thimble-full of people trying to thrust their obnoxious State Church down the throats of the most loyal religious, and peaceful people on the globe!" (Applause.) After condemnation of the individual work of various members of the present Government, Mr, Williams dealt with prospective reforms. It was not right for landlords to draw money for which thev did nothing; his personal view was that every Royalty receiver should return part, and a great part, to help the taxpayer. As to leasehold properties, be held that after a certain number of years, a tenant should consider his house as freehold property. Waste lands should be re-claimed If the land on the hillside near Ystalyfera had been planted year by year, it could have brought 111 a lot of wealth thct could be used in reducing rates and making roa-df If the owners of waste lands amid not utilise, could not use it, then the District Council ought to take it over. (Applause.) Every local Council ought to n™ a housing scheme to 1 provide suitable dwellings for the work'1 classes. K<-<-ding ot children was another much needed reform. They did not, in Ystalyfera, see as be did, in London, poverty I stricken children going to school in the morn- ing who appeared to be- almost starving. Food ought to be provided for these children, because you couldn't expect children to learn on an empty stomach. applause.) The Liberal Party wa.s the party to grapple with these reforms. Mr. W. F. Richards, J.P., Sketty, gave the candidate an excellent character. Mr. Williams, he said, was a white man. and as full of grit as he could possibly be. Questions were invited, and Mr. Williams was asked "111 what seru;¡ he considered j himself a Labour candidate?" "I have started from the bottom rung." replied Mr. Williams. ';if I have .rept slowly up, it is just because I have worked hard. I know what it is to work behind the I cold rolls, to use the pick and cut coal, to work as a labourer on a farm. Can't I sym- pathise with every workman h<;rol" (Loud applause.) In reply to Coun. John Griffiths, Mr. Wil- liams said the payment of members and elec- tion expenses was for the electors to decide. His own opinion was that every member of Parliament, provided he were capable and the man the peoptc wanted, should be paid. He was in favour, said Mr. Williams, in reply to another question* of the reduction of pub- lie houses, and that the traffic should be en- tirely controlled by the people. "I'm a Free Trader to the back bone," he again answered I',11l a Free Trader from head to foot, and I II Smht within aji inch of my life for it." Applause.) A vote of thanks tf Mr. Jay Williams was proposed by Mr. Thomas Gower, and carried. MR. T. J. WILLIAMS AT PENCLAWDD. SPEECH ON FREE TRADE AND THE UPPER CHAMBER. Four hundred persons vrere present at Pen- clawdd Schools on Mondsv evening, when Mr. T. J. Williams spoke. Rcv. J. Thomas presided, and said they as Liberals intended to put their house in order, and one of the first duties of the next Liberal Government I would be to repeal the Education Act. (Ap- plause.) Mr. T. J. Williams, who was cordially re- ceived, said that a cardinal test of the pros- perity of a nation. was the condition under which the people lived, and if they applied that test to England and their foreign rivals they would find that -in England the work people were far better off than they were in countries where protective barriers'had been erected. (Applause.) A 41b. loaf in London was sold from 40. tD 5d. jn New York at ICd. in Paris, ? and in Germany 5.t<1. Black flour, and not wheaten, was used in Germany, and if they compared wages they found in nearly all sections of workmen wages paid in England were greatly in excess of those paid to workmen a.broad. (Ap- plause.) Dealing. with the House of Lords, Mr. Williams said t-hat Hoo^e was not a check upon hasty legislation, but on progres- sive. (Hear, hear.) The principle upon which the Chamber was constituted was abso- lutely wrong, and there were only two alter- natives, either they must take steps to amend the Chamber by gating the number of Liberal Peers increased, and failing that, they must end it. (Applause.) A vote of thanks was passed unanimously, upon the proposition of the Rev. A. T. Jen- kins, seconded by Mr. W. S. Jones. MR. JAY WILLIA-MS IN THE AMMAN VALLElr. Mr. Jay Williams addressed two meetings in Welsh at Sion Schoolroom, Cwmgorse, and Carrael Vestry, Gwaun-cae-gUrwen, on Tues- day, and in both cases he was accorded a very sympathetic hearing, whilst he and hie supporters—Rev. T. V. Evans, Ctydach; Rev. David Davies, Clydach; Mr. George Morgan, and others—were escorted to each meeting by the Gwaun-cae-gurwen Silver Band, under Conductor Hexley. At Sion, where nearly a hundred voters I were present, Mr. Samuel Jenkins was chair- man. The Rev. T. V. Evans introduced the can- didate, claiming that as all three candidates before the constituency were practically agreed on the Liberal programme, person- ality must enter the question, and in tnis respect he pointed out that Mr. Jay Wil- liams was "one of us," having risen from the Labour ranks through perseverance and strict integrity. Moreover, he was a Welsh- man, could speak the native tongue, and shared all the sentiments of the Welsh people. (Applause.) The Rev. David Davies spoke in a similar strain, emphasising Mr. Jay Williams' sym- pathies with the workers. District Councillor John James frankly confessed that he had lost faith in the Liberals. and said that neither of the two great political parties cared a ra.p about Labour questions. Mr. Jay Wiliiams, who was most cor- dially received, reminded his hearers that, as a schoolmate, he had often given Johnny James a hiding, and he would again beat him in the political fight. (Laughter.) At the same time he would say he was as good a Labour candidate as anybody—(hear, hear) -and would have come out as such but for the fact that he felt that for the present the Labour party were not strong enough to carry their much-needed reforms without the aid of the Liberals. If returned to Parlia- ment, ho promised that he would do his best to assist the workers, with whom he had the very deepest sympathy. In support of this he referred to the unemployed in this country, and denounced the introduction of Chinese labour in South Africa, when in London alone, without going farther, there were thousands of men in want of work. In- competency and waste had characterised the work of the present Government, and, irre- spective of politics, there was too much red tapeism in the Government Departments. Now tha.t the South African war was over, it was not right that this country should still be burdened with the coal tax, but cer- tainly if it was necessary it should be on an ad valorem basis. Licreased duties on tea and sugar were also still in force, although the war was over. In his firm opinion, how- ever, no foods ought to be taxed—(applause) --a,nd vet if Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal policy were adopted, bread and other things would undoubtedly become dearer. The real policy should be on the one hand cheaper cost of living, and higher wages on the other. (Ap- plause). But if as working men—he con- sidered hi moo If still to be a co-worker— those reforms were to be brought about, then they must either mend or end the House of Lords. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, MT. Williams said he did not care a rap about the letters "M.P." after his name; his one aim was to enter Parliament to work. (Ap- plause.) Replying to a question, the candidate said that, had not Mr. John Williams come out a.) a Labour candidate, he himself should have come out as'such. (Hear, hear). On the motion of Mr. Geo. Morgan, se- conded by Mr. J. E. Thomas, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the candidate. At C-M-mci, where the vestry was packed with about 150 voters, the Rev. Rheigol Davies presided. Rev. T. V. Evans again spoke, remarking that if the Welsh members of Pari; ment had been as faithful as the Irish, the Govern- ment would have been turned out by this time. Mr. Jay Williams followed, and said he came Wfore them as a Liberal and Labour I candidate. Waste lands, he thought, should be tilled with forests, so as to give work to the unemployed and obviate the necessity of this country going to Norway and Sweden for its timber. He also oelieved in an eight hours' dav for miners. (Hear, hear.) Rev. David Davies, Mr. Philip Morgan, Mr. Evan Lewis, and the chairman, who ap- pealed to the voters not to sell their votes for threepence as they had done at the County Council elections, spoke in the can- didate's support. Answering a question as to whether he was in favour of an amendment of the pre- sent Licensing Act. Mr. Williams replied that he was of opinion that in some localities there were too manv public-houses existing. Discussion ensued as to the method to be adopted by the Gower Liberal Asfiocif^ion in the final selection or a candidate, and whether Mr. Williams was prepared to abide bv that final decision. It was explained that the association would be guided in its selection by the total num- ber°of votes recorded at properly-convened meeting of the constituents. In other words, it was the voters themselves who would select the candidate, and Mr. Williams said that he and his supporters had all along been fighting for freedom. "As long as that free- dom is kept," he added, "I am not going against the association if it selects another man Tn otb^r icrks. the candidate said ™ a^ked for was fairplay, and if he did not get it. he should come out inde- pendent of the association. (Hear, hear.) A vote of thanks to Mr. Williams closed I .he meeting.
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Councillor Hopkin the West…
Councillor Hopkin the West Pier Incident. At Mr. Harry Rogers' meeting at Oxford- street School, Swansea, on Tuesday night, Coun. Morgan Hopkin said that by th;lt night's "Post they would read of a terrible midnight catastrophe that had happened to Harbour Trust property. (Loud laughter.) They had read that a certain councillor had been connected with it, and he was proud to say that he had acted in conjunction with four honest men of Brynmelyn Ward, to knock the obstruction down. (Loud laugn- ter and applause.) And they had not finished their work yet! (Continued laughter and applause.) Mr. Hopkin referred, amidst much laughter, to certain Swansea pub':c men as the "dummies" of the Duke of Beau fcrt. The Corporation could send nine mem- bers to the Harbour Trustees, and all had conni ved at the present state of affairs. (Shame.) He was not sony he had done that "dreadful deed," for that afternoon the Trustees had cleared the lot away them- selves. (Loud laughter and applause.)
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The marriage was solemnised at St. Mat- thew's Church, Swansea, on Tuesday of PC J. R. Beynon (Swansea borough force), eldest son of the late Mr. John Beynon, pilot, and Miss Minnie Evans, daughter of Mr. David Evans., Swansea Arms Hotel. Vicar Richards officiated. The bride was given away by her father and attended by Miss Annie Edwards and Miss Annie Evans, Brooklands Hotel, Mr. Silas Evans assisting the bridegroom. There were 1111 nitrous presents.
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SWANSEA AGENT SENTENCED.!
SWANSEA AGENT SENTENCED. Months Imprisonment for em- bezzlement. At Swansea on Tuesday, Alfred Duncan, collector, Brunswick-street, was charged With falsifying documents on different da-tee and embezzling money, the property o £ the Provincial Homes investment Co. Mr. Vaughan Edwards prosecuted, and Mr. Leeder defended. The case had been ad- journed. Mr. Edwards said there were three charges of embezzlement—on July 27th of £ 2 12s., on July 1st of £ 1 3s. 10d., and on September 1st of £ 3 11s. 6d. Herbert Stanley Walkden, chief accoun- tant, produced authority to prosecute. It ■was usual for the company to issue certifi- cates, and one was produced that had b^en issued to Thomas Frederick Blanc heti, 51, Terrace road, for £ 5 £ 0. Defendant had been in the company's employ as assistant super- intendent. and collector. His salary latterly was JSl a week. No money was due to him. Defendant was instructed to receive money payable under the certificate produced. No agent should have money longer than seven days. Witness identified defendant's hand- wr i ting in receipt bookj tor money received > from Mr. Btanchett on the dates, in ques- rtion. The certificate showed that defendant "was P,2 7s, 8d. in arrears. whereas he had at the time paid in advance. Evidence was also offered with reference to the certificate of Mr. Thomas Davies (JMOO), in which the deficiency was E2 12s. A letter that had been sent to the company by defendant waa produced, in which ho said, "You know by this time how deeply I hw*> ■wronged you. Mr. Powell will no doubt give you details." Defendant then pro- ceeded to suggest that he would soon be able to remunerate the company, and con- cluded, "If an arrangement can be made to keep me going, I will do my best to serve you faithfully and well." On September; <?&th witness charged defendant with collect- I ing sums of money which had not been àC- counted for to the company. He replied. I "I have collected subscriptions and retained them." Asked why, he said, "I cannot 1 understand why I have done this, but if the f company will allow me I'll see my mother 5, at Xeath, and endeavour to get the money from her. if the company will not take pro- ;• ceedings against me," Reference was at this point made by Mr. 1 Lesder to a letter from Mr. Gee, but Mr. t F< wards held that that letter was privileged, f Afu-r discussion the magistrates decided that it rnuet be produced. By Mr. Leeder Defendant was paid £ 1 a, week and 10 per cent. commission. He had power to appoint spare time agents. • No expenses were allowed defendant. De- fendant never told him he had spent money in railway tares to Neath and other I laces, or that he had paid money under some certi- ficates for the purpose of keeping them alive. Did you ever see a letter, making an offer rto pay off the balance at £ 2 10s. a month?— !t I haven't seen the letter, but the company receive one. Mr. Edwards (after a chat with his part- ner, Mr. Gee): Mr. Gee tells me that the letter referred to was a personal letter, and be hau kept no copy of it. It is not in our letter book. Mr. Leeder: My client considers it of .)rreat importance. He thought it was a mat- ter of finding the money, and that only. Thomas Frederick Blanchett, grocer, Ter- race-road, said he paid £ 2 7s. 3d. to defen- dant on September 1st, and also paiu L3 lis. 6d. in advance. Thomas Davies, 11, Cwm Level-Toad, 'v Krocer s^'d he paid £ 2 12s. to defendant on Hjuiv 27th. He paid two months in advance. W:n. James Powell, Page-srtreet, district f superintendent tor Swansea of the company, said he suspended defendant in September. Defendant said to him, "1'11 see my mother, -who is living at Neath, and see if we can't ,!cet these amounts put straight." Mr. Edwards: Did yon make any sugges- tion to him that you would settle the matter f on payment?—I did. J Witness explained this was on his own res- ponsibility. He ar;d defendant saw Mr. Gee Defendant told Mr. Gee ho was very sorry, and if, by his influence, he could get the company to foTgive the wrong he had done them, he would go back and be straight in future. Mr. Gee promised to write to the future. Mr. Gee promised to write to the chief office as a friend. Mr. Leeder •. If defendant had paid you the money, would you have received it?— Witness i 's, very pleased to have released him. They were not (said Mr. Leeder) going to pretend that defendant wasn't guilty of him. They were not (said Mr. Leeder) going to pretend that defendant wasn't guilty of having the money. In a strict sense of the ■word,=he had to plead guilty. It was a case fnat in h:s opinion- should end with the local macerates. Defendant had a wife and a child 18 foonths o,d. which had been ill some time, and before he had joined the society was in extremis r.nd he only re- ceived a salary first of 158. a week and a small commission. Defendant had been well connected, his father having ben for many vears with Mr. Gwynne on the DuffryD Estite Defendant had, he r-nnnded the magistrate, spent at least £ 2 10s. in ad- vertisements, and £ 3 15s. in railway fares. Mr. I.eeder, therefore, appealed to the magis- trates to deal with delPndant under the First Offenders' Act, and not to allow the strict rigour of the law to be put in force from the head office of the company. Mr. Edwards wished to say that there was no vindictive spirit with the prosecution, but there had been so many similar cases in the society. He ,however, asked per- mission to withdraw the other charges. "We rrust do justice in the case," said Mr. J. W. Jcnes. "This is a public com- pany, which must be protected. We cannot do less than commit you to prison for one month, without hard labour, in the second division."
SWANSEA DOCKS SCENE.
SWANSEA DOCKS SCENE. Men Demolish a Pier Obstruction. The foreshore question comes up in a new light as a result of certain acts which took place on Monday evening. For the pur- poses of breaking up the battleship Boomer- ang in the lay-up outside the entrance to the South Dock lock, railo had been laid ftlong the quayside Ltiat Lea/is to the West Pier. To protect the public barbed wire tencmg wa.s put up. This tor some time past has been the subject of indignation on the part of these interesting themselves in Swansea's foreshore rights, and it was feared that the uitiata.ii ooject wa3 to prevent- tree access to the West ^r. At eight o'clock, on Monday evening, four men, su-med with butchers' axes, pro- ceeded to the spot and commenctd cutting down the iencing. Dock-Superintendent Parker and his man were about, and betore the four men had cut down many yards of the barbed wire they were taken to the poliee-staucn, tiieir names and adoiesses obtained, and the axes taken possession of. It will be for the Trustees to say what proceedings, if any, will oe taken againist them. Strangely enough, the Trustees, earlier in the day, had themselves decided to re- move the rails and fencing as it had been sound that owing to the wash of the sea it was impassible to break up the Boomer 0ng in the lay-up. The battleship was con- sequently removed to the old lock in the S^uth Dock Basin, where men on Tuesday morning were at work pulling the ironclad to pieces.
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Painful Story in an Abeiavon Theft Case, At Aberavon on Monday, Gecsr^e Gor- don Powdl, of No. 33, Manor-strevi, Port Talbot, was again charged with the theft of ft sack of corn, two sacks oi braji, and soap, value ti 13s. 3d., from Miss LlÐW- elyn, grocer, of No, 4, -Stati-on-road, Port Talbot. Mr. Hunter, for the defence, put in a plea of guilty. Mr. E. T. Evans, who prosecuted, said prisoner had been dismissed from Miss Llew- ellyn's employ in August, and Miss Llew- ellyn, ID corroborating, said Powell had no authority to iell goods on her behalf. Mr. Durkm, Taibach, saiu that when prisoner offered the goods to him he had no reason to believe but that he represented ML-s Llewellyn. Robert Williams, an assistant of Miss Llewellyn, said that Powell came to him and aoked him to make out a receipt to Mr. Durkin as he lost the one Mus Llew- ellyn had made out. Mr. Hunter made a. plea for defendant, whose connection was meet respectable. His father was a vicar in a neighbouring county, whilst Powell had reJatiolli') in th Ln county in very influential positions. He ran away when apprenticed at sea. The magistrates, after careful consideration, fined defendant £ 10, or three months. The fine was paid.
Funeral of Late Inspector…
Funeral of Late Inspector John Rees. Many and conspicuous were the evidences of popular regret and esteem at the funeral of the late Chief Inspector of Swansea Tram- ways, Mr. John Rees, which took place at Bethel Chapel, oketty, on Tuesday after- noon, an imposing procession leaving de- ceased's residence at Brooklands-terrace, Blackpill, at 3 p.m. Sixty members of the borough police, including Inspectors West, Evans, Jones, Lewis, etc., under tho charge of Supt. Gill, and ten dock constabks, under tJupt. Parker, we;e present. Those attending from the Tramways Com- pany wcre Mr. Dd. James (mLansgMf, Mr. Rees Edwards (chief cler"" Messw. J. H. Bowen, H. Gill, E. John, P. Bail and A. I tV. Ellis (office staff), Mr. John Davies (eta- tionmaster at Rutland-street) and staff, Messrs. J. Webborn, W. Sheliock, J. Phil- lips, A. J. Waterwoth; Mr. P. J. Twomey (Mumbles Pier master), Mr. A. J. Millard (Oystermouth stationmaster), and fifty uni- I formed employes- under Inspector Maimone. The principal mourners were Messrs. Harry, D. J., Fred, Thomas, and Gwyn I Rees (sons), John Owen (son-in-law), W r. Rees (brother), Tom John and John John (brothere-in-law), and Win. John (nephew). Mary, Ann, and Catherine (sisters), Among the many beautiful floral tributes wore exquisite wreaths, etc., frim the direc- tors of the Britisn Electric Traction Co., Mr. and Mrs. Dd. James, employes Mum bles Railway and Pier section, Swansea Im- provements and Tramways section, Swan- sea Police, Sir John J. Jenkins, Sir Bobt. Morris, Mr. Albert Mitchell, etc. Among the numerous friends present were Messrs. J. Viner Leeder, Roger Beck, C. A. L. Prusmann, — Quintell, J. P. Jones, D. M. Davies, Inspector Pearce, N.S.P.C.C., Fred Lowis, D. Bevan, J. E. Campbell, C. Tuckneld,- H. Hansard, J. Powell, J.P., etc., etc. Røys. Rees, and — Joseph officiated at the graveside, at which there was a mwt impressive scene. Mr. D. Lloyd. Black- pill, was the undertaker.
Little Liverpool Girl Fatally…
Little Liverpool Girl Fatally Outraged. A post mortem examination on the body of the little girl, Elizabeth Peers, found in an entry near he? residence in Liverpool, on Sunday, discloses the fact that the child had been outraged, and that death resulted from shock, consequent upon the crime. No arrest has yet been made.
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At Sunday's meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (Swansea branch) held at the Working Men's Club, a deputation of Llanhilleth strikers attended and appealed for help. They were granted £1, and a collection in the room produced another £ 1.—Mr. Charles (District Coun- cil) spoke on behalf of amiiation.—Counci! lor J. H. Thomas (Swindon) wae approved of as additional organising secretary to the Society.
SUPERINTENDENT TEACHERS GRANT.
SUPERINTENDENT TEACHERS GRANT. Objection Raised at Swansea Industrial Committee. Swansea Education School Attendance and Industrial School Sub-Committee met on Tuesday, Mr. Dommett presiding. With reference to the grant ( £ 15) for su- perintendent as certificated teacher, the clerk reported that this grant was in reality made to the committee, but it was usual to pay it to the superintendent. Mr. Edwards said he always received this giant until he came to Swansea, when it Ix zts stopped. He now made application for it. Mr. D. Harris said Mr. Edwards had no riglil to make application for the grant. If he wanted an increase of salary he should make it in the usual way. The official, in his opinion, was ri ring exceedingly well, and Mi Edwards did not know what it was to want for a luxury. Mr. Edwards received £ 150 a year and all found, and personally he was in favour of the abolition of the school. He moves' the application be not entertained. Mr. Gwilym Morgan: You will have an inkstand there directly. The Chairman thought the grant was war- ranted. Only Mr. Harris voted for the motion, which was defeated. Mr. Harris then accused the chairman of maltreating public monies for personal friendship. The Chairman denied this. Mr. Harris then moved that the matter be referred to the Firance Committee, but The Chairman over-ruled that motion, when Mr. Harris said he objected to members advancing friendship with officials, and wbcr Mr. Dommfett's re-election came he would oppose it. The Chairman You have failed. Mr. Harris alleged that the superintend- ent- offered hospitality to different mem bers of the Corporation, and it was not right. The Chairman said that was not true. Mr Harris said he would bring the mat- ter before the. Council.
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■ ■ Third G R.V. Prize Distribution. The annual distribution of prizes in con- nection with the Swansea, 3rd G.R.V. shoot took place at headquarters on Monday even- tug. Colonel Rees, in a short speech, explained that he had written to Mrs. Richardson ask- ing her to perform the ceremony, but that lady, in a very kind letter to the colonel, stated that she, after duo consideration, would be unable to act in the capacity re- quested this year, but hoped to have the pleasure and privilege next year. The prizes were then presented to the win- ners. Private David, Neath, who won the first prize, was complimented by Colonel Rees on being the best shot for the year. The Ambulance Corps were then pre- sented with certificates, Col. Rees and the officers at this point taking their leave, the men, who had assembled in record num- bers, singing "For he's a jolly good fellow." The smoking concert, to which the men were entertained, was contributed to by: Messrs. Dick Beynon, Ben Thompson (en- cored), Morgan, Sid Edwards (encored), W. Johnson, Edwards, D. Jenkins, H. McMur- ray (who was weU received), Howel Navies, etc. Selections were given on a gramaphone kindly lent by Messrs. P. and A. Robert- son.
Swansea Distress Committea
Swansea Distress Committea Swansea Distress Committee met on Mon- day. Councillor Howel Watkins was elected chairman and Rev. Oscar Snelling vice- chairman. The Chairman said it was of great impo# tance they should meet soon and meet 9f".en. (flear, hear.) Mr Thomas Morris proposed '-iiat rfteeV- ings be h"ld weekly on Monday evenings. Hon. Ocrc Vivian, spe^ .ng against de- ciding on the 'f.;ic*y of meetings on that occasion, was not prepared to admit there was distress in Swansea, and did not think they shculd assume there was dis- tress until they found it actually had arisen. Mr. Thomas Morris ventured to say there was distress, for oven then a deputation of painters was ready to wait upon them. On the chairman's suggestion, it waa agreed to hold four meetings on consecutive Mondays at five o'clock. A deputation of two painters was intro- duced by Mr. Tom Merrells. Mr. H. G. Solomon: Is it a fact men from outside the borough are employed at the market? The speaker It is correct; some of them are perfect strangers. Chairman How many Swansea men are there employed there? The speaker Half-a-dozen out of about fifteen, sir. Mr. Tom Merrells thought they might ask the contractors to employ local men. The committee then roce.
Swansea Tramways Band Concert
Swansea Tramways Band Concert The fimt annual concert of the Swansea Tramways Band at the King's Hall, on Mon- day evening, proved an' unqualified success from both a financial and a musical stand- point. There was an excellent audience present-, and the opening item, a march, "Victory," by the band was played in such style aa boded well for the rest of the programme, contributiors to which were :—The Pen- trechwyth --ale Voice Party (conductor, Mr. W. J. Davies), who sang "The Crusaders," "The tillage Blacksmith," and "The Chase" with expression and skill Mr. Griff. I>ewis, Master Lewis Hart, Mr Griff. Charles Mies Miriam Morgan (who was heird'to par- ticular advantage in the seldom-heard duet "Howel and Blodwen" with Mr. Lewis),' NIT. John Mullins (cornet soloist), Mr. Alf. Thomas (who sang so many songs iJll- periously demanded by the audience—that all count was lost). His "Weddin' 0' Lanchie M'Graw" was a fresh laurel. Mr. W. H. Jones was the elocutionist, and more need rx-t be said. During the evening the Mayor spoke a few words of commendation and encouragement to the band, whose second item, "La Stra- niera," had evinced careful training. He was surprised they had such a band in the tram service He complimented Mr. David James on the manner in which he was gather- ing those young men around him. His Worship's remarks were received with musi- cal honours.
WELL-KNOWN WESLEYAN MINISTER.
WELL-KNOWN WESLEYAN MINISTER. Rev. Thomas Champness, the well-known Wesleyan minister, died at Lutterworth on Monday. The rev. gentleman was extremely well gifted in mission work, and was well known throughout South W ales.
IV.--THE MAKING AND BAKING…
IV.THE MAKING AND BAKING OF BREAD. Bv C. HYATT-WOOLF. F.R.P.S., EDITOR OF "POPULAR SCIENCE SIFTINGS." The? n-.ost. valuable products are valueless without -efficient cooking. Athenaeus athrmed j that cooks we>re the first Kings ol the earth, an-u well they may have been, for we know enough of our prehistoric ancestors to 1>3 aware that their appointed Kings were the men most calculated to better their worldly prospects, and mam cannot prosper without suitable ccoking. We know ai-o tUat .jp;toriy gave the cook who prepared his banquet for Cleopatra the present of a whole city. L n- fortunately, in our day. cooking, at least among the classes with moderate means it; mrt studied as in the okl days, the cook is no longer as highly esteemed", hence indiges- tion and malnutrition creep in, and the doctor comes by his own. Particularly is the cooking of bread a matter that needs serious attention. There is one great- feature about properly cooked bread that readily enables anyone to dist-in- gu ',ili it from that which has been marred in the making. It ca.n be eaten at every meal, and we never grow tir:d of it. But, a-s 11 emphasised in the previous article, the feed- ing value of any foodstuff is in direct ratio' to its digestibility, i.e., fitted for absorption, Now, raw starchy iood6 are not readily acted on by these. Tho grains of starch are en- j closed in casings of cellulose, which are not ea.silv negotiated by digestive processes. Artificial digestion of raw starch has shown i that it takevs nc less than four hours to com- plate the process; whole cooked starch may be digested by similar means in fifteen min- ues. ADVANTAGE OF WELL-COOKED BREAD. When flour is converted into bread the coverings of the starch escape in a readily digestible form. The processes of fermen- tation a.nd baking both help to this end, a.nd when they r., properly carried out dis- integrated a.nd gelatinised starch gramules1 form with ^the gluten a peculiar combination! which is singularly digestible. These facts illustrate in a striking m;inner the extreme nc-cessitv of eatmg only well-ccoked bread. A loaf, be it brown or white, is not neces- sarily well cooked because it has a nice, rich, crusty exterior. A large solid mass of dough is a poor conductor of heat, and if its interior is properly cooked the- crust may be hard and flinty; or it may have a doughy interior, with numerous unopened starch cells, if the baking :S arrested when the c.rust is just done well. Hence it is an ex- eel lent plan to cook broad in small loaves a.fter the fashion of "Hovis" loaves as tu.»r:d out by the ordinary bakers. A famous physician. Sir Henry Thompson, has indeed advised that brc'a.d should only be made in the form of flat cakes, resembling that of the ordinary teecake, about one-a.nd-a-quarter inch, or. at most, one-and-a-half inch thick. This admits of the right amount of he-it operating equally throughout the mass. The thing to be sirred at is r.ot only palatable bread, but light and friable bread. With this in view, tie inventor of "Hovis" gave. r-L some time ago, the following instructiocs for brrad-making. (1) "Hovis" flour, 1 oz. of fresh YC3.6t (dissolved in two tablespoon- fuT:" of warm water), nearly 1 quart water (about as warm as the hand can bear it). Use no nalt. (2) Metbrtd—Take about three parts of the flour and mix it thoroughly with the water, then pour in the yeast a.nd mix again—this time using the remainder of the flour. (3) Baking—Let it rise 20 min- utes, them turn out of the pan on to the pasteboard) (whch should have been pre- viously "dusted" thickly with "Hovis" flour), manipulate the dough vigorously by folding I the sides into the middle, and flattening oat the mass. Do this repeatedly, as it tough- ens the glute-n of tha flour, and improves the teture of the bread. Now weigh the loaves; put them into tins; allow them to rise for. sav, 20 minutes, in a warm place, a-r-d bake about 15 minutes longer than or- dinary bread. HOW TO BAKE. Of course, the quantities given can be1 varied to suit the special requirements of the bakery; but I can vouch for it that where these instructions, which I have quote a precisely as given, are faithfully followed, I the result is a batch of bread of delicate flavour and splendid golden colour. The temperature of a baking oven should be 400- 500 degrees F. The baker of experience will be able to gauge this to a nicety, although it is s3.fer to use a high temperature measur- ing instrument for the purpose. The time usually allowed for baking an ordinary quartern or 21b. loaf is from forty to fifty in any well-constructed oven, and fifteen minutes over this time is recom- mended for the "Hovis" type of bread, so we get a period of from fifty-five to sixty- five minutes for this kind of flour, according to the temp'rature of the oven. I A verv little experience will soon teach all that is necessary with regard to this or s r any particular type of loaf, but naturally due allowance must be made in the question of time when the loef is not of the dimensions indicated, and I have already expressed a preference for loaves of smaller calibre. When a loaf is taken from the oven it still needs attention. Tt must, of course, be pro- tected from rain. I mention this because in country houses 1. have seen the bread placed to cool in the open with most inadequately improvised covering. Nevertheless, open air of certain temperature is good for the newlv- baked loaf, which will oool to the best ad- vantage if placed at 60 degrees F., and in any case thfe cooling room must be thoroughly well veinitilated, but not draughty. I do not that good bread cannot be made by Jtoor and less careful nvewis than those I have sketched, but to follow my directions faithfully will not prove more arduous than some antiquated rule-of-thurnb And although I have eaten excel- lent bread made in a. haphazard fashion, the result has been achieved more bv hit than by wit. and there is never any certainty of turning out two batches alike. With the hints here given, however, great uniformity can be relied on. It is a method that- will bring out the greatest- dietetic value of the wheat, and tho more general consumption of flour containing the germ of the whe-at is absolutely necesca.ry in those commnmities wishing to economise their food supplier or to derive the greatest possible a-mount of gourishmiont from the most universal of the cereals.
.--Pontardawe Councils Water…
Pontardawe Councils Water Works. Mr. Boulnois, Local Government Board inspector, held an enquiry at Pontardawe on Tuesday into the application of Pontar- dawe Council to borrow JB4,500 for water works in Llanguicke. It had been explained that it was pro- posed to spend the money in laying down mains to connect districts that are not al- ready supplied from Cray. In some parte, it was stated, steel tubes have been in use, and the Engineer considered they were better than cast iron. Replying to the inspector, Mr. Wynll, borough engineer, Swansea, said the total population to be supplied by Cray may f,.r a.bout 160,000.. In reply to the inspector, the clerk said the outstanding loan for sanitary purposes for the whole of the district was £17,513. The rates were 6s. lOd. in the £ but the clerk said they fluctuated. The Inspector said it was reasonable and not excessive. A report will be received from the inspec- tor in due course.
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How Will You Feed the Baby? Before you decide send for I Care of Infants," together with I I free sample of Mellin's Food, to Mellin's Food Works, London* I
I New Chapels at Y stradgynlais.
New Chapels at Y stradgynlais. The Revival of last winter is to leave a stone and mortar impression on Ystradgyn- lais. Electrically-lighted "Sardis" seats 1,100 worshippers, and yet has of late been con- stantly overcrowded. Two hundred and thirty new members hav- come in as fruit of the Revival, among them many to whom the language of Eden and of Ystradgynlais is foreign. Sardis has given birth to a new cause, le which burst into bloom in the vestry oppo- site a fortnight ago. About 50 Englishmen are attached to it. I is proposed to build a new chapel for them on land which has been secured on Brynawel. A few of the best Welshmen in Sardis will assist. A new chapel, another offspring of Sardis, is about to be built at Penrhos. Services he, e are to be in Welsh. The same story of expansion, and testi- mony to the abiding character of re- cent" spiritual experiences comes from other churches in this district.
I Popular Morriston Wedding.
Popular Morriston Wedding. A pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Joeeph's Roman Catholic Church, Swansea, on Tuesday morning, the contracting parties being Miss Florence Lehane, daughter of Mr. Arnold Lehane, Pentremalwed House, Mor- rieton, works' manager of Messrs. Vivian and Sons' spelter works, and Mr. W. J. Le- tia-ne, chief marine engineer, and son of the ate Mr. Lambert Lehane, Crown Spelter Works, Swansea. Rejoicing existed in the vicinity of Pentremalwed, bunting being dis- played everywhere. The bride is very popular in the district, having taken an ac- tive interest in all philanthropic movements. Sha was prettily attired m cream voile, tucked chiffon yoke and cuffs to elbow, and bertha of point'lace. Hem of skirt consisted of long frills, edged with satin bebe ribbon, pointed over skirt trimmed with insertion to match bodice. The hat was of point cream Uce, trimmed chiffon, ribbon and chiffon strings. There were two bridesmaids Miss Carrie Lehane, who wore a dress of pale grey erepoline, trimmed ivory satin and lace, with hat to match, and Miss Gladys Evans, who wore a drew of pale blue erepoline, trimmed with yoke of cream ribbon work, and ha.t to match. The bride was given away by her father. Father Tunnicliffe, St. Joseph's, performed the wedding ceremony. Mr. Mog Thomas, Swansea, was best man. The bridal music was from Lohengrin, Wag- ner, Mendelssohn, etc., a.nd rendered by Mr. T. D. Jones, Morriston. After the cere- mony a large number of guests were enter- tained at the house of the bride's father. The happy couple left by the 1.30 train for Lon- don, where the honeymoon will be spent. LIST OF PRESENTS. The list of wedding presents is as follows: Bride to bridegroom, gold ring bridegroom to bride, gold bangle; father of bride, cheque; mother of bride, household linen; Mr. Arnold Lehane (brother of bride), silver sugar basin and pier glass Mr. Arnold Le- hane (brother of bridegroom), Bible; Mr. Tom Lehane, silver preserve dish; Miss Carrie Lehane, silver cake basket; Miss Theresa Lehane, silver breakfast cruet; Mr. J. W. Bevan (Swansea), case silver peppers, salts and mustard; Mrs. J. W. Bevan, silver bread-plate and knife; Mr. Adolpbe Rousseau (Belgium), uncle of bride, silver crucifix; Miss Therese Rousseau (aunt)..sil- ver-mounted tray"; Mr. and Mrs. J. Lehane, set toilet ware; Mr. Thomas Harris, braas fireirons, etc. clergy at St. Joseph's, Bible1, Mrs. Thomas, cheero dish; Mr. and Mrs. W. Phillips (Swansea), marble clock; Mr.' and Mrs. Howelis, set of jugs Mr. Willie Johns, pier glass Miss B. Allen, silver hand mirror; Mr Mog Thomas (Swansea), silver toast rack and butter dinh friends at Chi- ton House, silver hot water jug; Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones, pair bronze ornaments; Mr. Phillips, picture; Mr, Coward, tea service, Miss Fanny Tucker, china and glass dishes Mrs. Jenkins, teapot; Mrs. Floyd, butter- cooler; Mr. a.nd Mrs. Jos. Price (Llandnn- dod), pair siiveT serviette rings; Mrs. Geo. John, cheese stand; Piasycoed family, set of brass fireirons; Messrs. Evans Bros., hali stand; Mrs. and Miss Evans (Ashleigh Villa), Occasional table: Mr. W. Evans, fruit stand; Mrs. C. Thomas, glass dish; Esther and Maggie Hannah, pair ornaments Mr. and Mrs. Thoma.s (Birchgrove), brass photo frame; Mr. and Mra. Evans a.nd Miss Howell, coal cabinet; Mrs. Jones, wine de- canter and glasses; Mr. Borlase, cheque; Mr. A. Edwards and Miss Morgan, silver butter dish Dr. E. Rice Morgan, pair silver flower vases; Mrs. Davies, china dishes; Miss Hennings, water-colour painting; Mrs. Grunnert, pewter mustard pot and orna- ment Mr. E. De Keyser, coffee mill; Mrs. Williams, pair glass jugs; Dr. and Mrs. Kemp, oak flower-pot on stand Mrs. H. Bowen, silver tea-pot: Mr. Jack Bowen, sil- ver cream jug Mr. Wiiiie Bowen, silver jam dish; Mr. Percy Bowen. claret jug and glasses; Master Sam Bowen, hot water jug; Miss Olive Bowen, teapot; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hawes, salad dish and cake dish; Mrs. Phillip Owens, cushion; Miss Nita. Owens, fancy teapot; Mr. and Misses Har- ris, wine decanter and glasses; Mrs. Owens, glass tumblers; Mr. and Mrs. B. Cla-uss, silver iruit btand; Mr. Evelyn Clauss, sil- ver-mounted 1 Alad bowl; Miss Dollie Clauss, pair silver fruit spoons; Mr. and Mrs. Rotzingcr, .cuctkpo clock; Captain Reginald Marker *Ianchester), case of silver-mounted carvers; Mr. and Mrs. Merrifield, quilt and table cloth; Mr. George Evans, silver Jain dishes; Mr. Mort, pair pin cushions; iliss C. L. Thomas, pair flower vases and butter- cooler Miss Julia Lewis, silver cake knife; Miss Blodwen Floyd, fruit stand; Mr. Jones (Treboeth), old-fashioned plates, cups, etc. Mrs. Morgans, old-fashioned jug and orna- ments Mrs. Schmidt, set of jUgë; MIS. Jones, afternoon tea cloth Mr. Jack Jones, silver cruet stand; Mrs. Phillips, set of jugs; Mr. D. Thomas, pair ornaments; a friend, silver tablespoons; Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, pair celery vases; Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas (Port Tennant), pewter jam dish and spoon Miss J. Davies (Devynock), pair pictures; Mrs. David Davies, silver toast rack; Miss S. Davies, butter-cooler; Mrs. Passmore, glass biscuit pot and basin; Mr. Geo. Smith, silver-mounted biscuit barrel; Miss Annie Evans, trinket set; Mr. C. Kerkin, orna- ment Mrs. Wallin, pair ornaments and jugs; Miss K. Howelis, ornament; Mrs. Ivy, old-fashioned ornament; Miss Ivy, jug Mr. Winterhalter, set of silver spoons; Mr. and Mrs. Schommere, cheese dish Mr. and- Mrs. D. Harris (Llanelly), cheque; Mrs. Llewelyn, set jugs; MTS. James, crumb brush and tray Mis Fannie Lehane, ant-x- maccasser; Mre. Williams, pair ornaments Mr. and Mrs. David Harns, pair pickle bottles; Miss Tillie Llewelyn, jug; Miss Jenkins, jugs; Mrs. Davies, pair W and Mrs. Taylor, tea service; Mi Fred Har- ris, pair jugs; Mrs. James, butter-cooler; Miss James, glass dish; Mr. and Mrs. W. H Lewis, silver sugar scutle and sifter; Mr. Edward Jenkins (Red House), silver-mounted biscuit barrel; Mrs. James Jones, silver jam dish Mrs. Taylor glass jug; Mr. and Mrs. D. Phillipsi quilted satin tea cosy; Mr. and MTS. Evan Jones, pair of pillow 6lips; Mr. and Mrs. Arirnont, pair of vases Mrs. Roberts, preserve dish Mrs. Lambert Lehane, jam dish Mrs. Johns and family, I silver tea and coffee service; Mrs. Thomas, pair orna-ments MTS. Geo. Hughes, break- fast cruet; Miss Lena Griffiths, Worcester vase; Mn;, Francis, pair ornaments,: Mr. and Mrs. Harry, < 'Ocii !,ud ornaments; Mrs. Evan Harris, pair ornaments; Master S. Floyd, glass dish \^fs. Jacobs, set of jugs; Mrs. Matthews, ornaments; Mrs. Llewelyn Jacobs, glass dish Mr5. Tucker, drawing- room clock; Messrs. W. Tom, and Aubrey Tucker, jug, cushion and Maltese collarette; Miss Winny TuckeT, fruit dish; Miss Irene Tucker, saltsellars. etc. Mrs. Harris, orna- ments) Mrs. Williams, teapot; Mrs. Wal- ters, jug and sugar basin Mr. Jack Evans, copper kettle a.nd spirit lamp; friend, dish and salt sellers; Mrs. Jenkins, ornament; Miss M. Tucker, breakfast cruet; Mrs Lloyd, butter-cooler; Mr. and Mrs. Pelzer, orna- ments Miss R. and E. Williams, orna- ments Miss R. Jenkins, glass basket Mr. Davies, fretwork in frame; Mr. Davies, sugar glasses; Miss C. John, ornaments; Master Harris, omament&; Mrs. Smith, tea- spoons.
Cardiff Lord Mayor s Explanation
Cardiff Lord Mayor s Explanation The Cardiff City General Purposes Com- mittee held a special session on Tuesday morning to consider the Lord Mayor's (Al- derman R- Hughes) speech at the Friendly Societies' dinner in Cardiff on Wednesday last. The Lord Mayor explained the incident, expressed his regret, and appealed for the dropping of discussion. He urged his con- cern for Cardiff's dignity, and said that he haci done his share towards obtaining the honour now conferred, for which so many of his predecessors had striven. He would noo have made his speech, he went on, if ho had thought it would have been constru- ed as reflecting upon anyone. But having made a mistake, he was man enough to ac- knowledge it. "Most full and handsome," was the judg- ment passed by Alderman Dd. Jones, senior Liberal member, upon the Lord Mayor's ex- planation, and on his motion the matter was dot once closed. The Lord Mayor afterwards announced the receipt of the charter that morning.
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Mr. Evan Davies, of Abergwenlais Mill, I Cilycwm, Carmarthen, miller and farmer, who died on September 6, and whose will is proved by Mr. John Davies, of 14, Walter- road, Swansea, chemist, the brother, left property valued at £ 477 2s. 8d.
SWANSEA POLICE COURT.
SWANSEA POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. Before Messrs. W. Law and H. A. Chapman. FROM THE CITY. James WaJsh, Emma-street, charged with desertion from the 3rd Welsh Regiment, at Cardiff, was remanded to await an escort. MONTH OR MONEY. Morgan Harris, Charles-street, summoned for Industrial School arrears, 91 46., was sent, to prison for a month in default of pay- ment. TWO FOWLS. Thomas Jones, no address, was charged with having in his possession two fowls, supposed to have been stolen* on Thurs- day. P.C. Easterbrook said defendant said be bought the fowls from "a bloke in Oxford- street for three and a tanner." Defendant was remanded till Monday, bail being allowed. "BOER" IN BEER. Felix Rodbath, seaman, s.s. City of Dee- don, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Prince of Wales-road. Dock-constable Tasker said defendant had been going around saying he was a Boer and would kill any Englishman! Defendant, a man of jovial features, said he met with friends and got too much to drink. When fined 7s. 6d. or seven days, with true sailor-like prodigality, he smiled as he an- swered, "Oh, that's all right." MAGISTERIAL ADVICE. Thomas James Hughes, labourer, Bryn- melin-street, was charged with damaging a window at his mother's house; also with not appearing to answer a summons. "You are a nice 6ort of son," said Mr. Law "instead of loving and helping your mother, you go and break her wmdow 1" Defendant was remanded, not in custody, till Saturday so that defendant might pay his mother the damages. "You be a better boy to your mother, elfi« you'll die young," added Mr. Chapman. SATURDAY. (Before Messrs. J. E. Boundy, J. Powell, W Walters, A. H. Thomas, D. M. Glas- brook and Dr. Edwards.) O;il) FARRELL: Alfred O'Farrcll, Brynnielin-street, was fined 7s. 6d. or 7 days for drnnkemwsss. BACK TO ALDERSH01. Edgar M'Oarthv, Carmarthen-road, was summoned fcr deserting the Royal Enginee?< at Alderehot.
County Business.
County Business. SATURDAY. (Before Messrs. J. E. Boundy, John Powell, A. H. Thomas, D. M. Glasbrook, W. Wat- kins, and Dr. Edwards.) "GUILTY r "I'm guilty of a drop of beer, sir, but I wasn't disorderly," said Thomas Jones, w *i,.so Gowerton. P C. Higginson said defendant had col- lected a crowd and challemged a landlord to fight. "I haven't done nothing with the beer much for four years, sir," defendant said. But there were previous convictions against him, and he was fined 15s. HORSES MUSTN'T STRAY, EdwasA Davie*, haulier, Poutaxdulaos, waa fir.ed Is. aac-4 costs i-v allowing hia hofcea to stray. j PIGS m A BAG. Wm. Bemon, farmer. Llythryd, was, charged with removing pigs into Glamorgan without a license. 11 "Unbeknowing to me," admitted the de- fendant. The pigs had been found by P.C. Thomas ia a bag in the bottom of a trap. When the officer stopped him, defendant took the pigs back. Clerk How far had he brought them into the county ? Witness About 20 or 30 yards, sir. Mr. Boundy, J.P.: Well, Mr. Beynon, you must pay the costs; that's the best we can do for you. Defendant: It should he the other way about, according to my opinion. MONDAY. Before Messrs. Howel Watkins and S. Goldberg. DRUNKENNESS CASES. For being drunk and incapable, Peter Duffy, navvy, 9tf, Port Tennant-road, was fined 5s. Herbert Stanley, labourer, of no fixed alx«de, was similarly fined. BE ITER OFF IN PRISON. Elizabeth Bell, charged with being drunk and begging, was fined 10s. or seven days. I will have seven days' rest," said defend- ant; "and shall h:e a comfortable bed ana company." Mr. Howel Watkins said if he had known he should have sent her to goal for a month. There was a good deal of truth in what the ma:i had said, and there was no doubt such women were better off in prison, though it was a sad thing to say so. GOWER BUTCHER IN TROUBLE. Daniel Coghlan, Scarlage Castle, Gower, butcher, was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse and trap in Walter-road, and there was a further charge of assaulting P.C. Darch. The latter said he was called on Saturday J night to the man, who was not fit to be in charge of the conveyance. Defendant kick- ed witness and knocked him on to the hoise'e back. Joseph Davies, bootmaker, Humphries- street, saw the defendant driving without lights and reeling. The vehicle ran into a tree and baskets fell out of the cart. Wit- ru-.fc stopped the horse, but defendant re- fused to give over the reina. Mr. H. Watkins said if defendant had iron-o down the Gower road like that he did not know what would have happened. De- fendant had been before the court before, and he was fined 40s. and costs in each case or one month. Mr. Watkins complimented Davies on his assistance and ordered him to be given 5s. NO EVIDENCE OFFERED. Thomas Jones appeared in answer to a. charge of having fowls in his possession sup- posed to have been stolen. The police offered no evidence and the accused was discharged. AN ASSAULT IN HIGH STREET. Augustine John Driscoll, labourer, Mit- chell-place, was charged with av-anlting Mrs. Annie Davies, wife of David Davies, Wil- liams-place, in High-street. Complainant said on Saturday defendant struck a man down, when she exclaimed, "There's a coward." Defendant the a struck her in the eye, knocking her down. Another man with the defendant, it was alleged, struck down complainant's daughter, Minnie Thomas. Defendant said a man asked him for a drink. He admitted pushing ths women away. Thomas Burns 6aid the two women fol- lowed witness and the defendant to get a drink. (This was stoutly denied by the complainant). Defendant simply pushed the woman, who fell. Defendant bad five convictions, and was fined 20s. or 14 days. TO AWAIT AN ESCORT. Edgar McCarthy, Carmarthen-road, ad- mitted being a deserter from the Royal En- gineers at Aldershot, and was further re- manded to await an escort. WOODWORKER'S AFFILIATION ARREARS. Alfred Edwards, woodworker, St. HelenV avenue, appeared in answer to arrears in affiliation amounting to P4 9s. The case was adiourned for a month. WOULDN'T BREAK STONE. John O'Shea and Fred Hunter were charged with refusing to perform their al- lotted task at the Workhouse., Samuel Jones, labour master, said the men were given four hundredweight of stones to break. The prisoners pleaded incapacity, but were sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. Hunter If it was 40 years I should neref break stones. DEAF AND DUMB COMPLAINANT. Clara Hibbert, Cwmbath-road, was sum- moned for assaulting David John. Complainant was deaf and dumb, and the case was adjourned for a week. SURETIES OF THE PEACE. Florence Copp, Little Madoc-street, waa summoned for sureties of the peace by Mary Elizabeth Beck, a neighbour, and wa.s bound over in L5 for three months, and ordered to pay 3s. 6d. costs. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. J. W. Jones, G. Davies, and W. Lewis, jun. STRUCK HER WITH A POKER. John Casey, labourer, Brynmelin-street, summoned for assaulting Ann Osborn, was nufd 20s. or 14 days. Evidence was offered that he had struck complainant on the shoulder with a poker, and that a door had been broken. Ann Taylor, summoned for having a dog without a license, was fined 5s. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. Daniel Robins, no address, summoned for affiliation arrears, P-13 2s. (in respect of two children), by Annie Connell, pleaded he coula get no work, but was sent to prison for four months. Owen Evans, labourer, Strand, summoned for Industrial School arrears, RZ 2s., was advised to pay, and so avoid prison. The case was adjourned for a month. Wm. Lewis, Ebenezer-street, was fined 10s and costs for using obscene language ÎJI. Dyfatty-street. Wm. Wheatley, for allowing his three children to become chargeable to the Swan- sea Union, was sent to prison for a fort- night. WEDNESDAY. Before Messrs. John Powell, W. Walters, W. F. Richards, W. J. Lewis, and Joseph Davies. JOHNSON AND THE JUICE. John Johnson, labourer, Golean Farm, was fined 10s. or seven days for drunken- nees.
[-SWANSEA COUNTY COURT.
SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. MONDAY. Before Judge Gwilvm Williams. AN INTERPLEADER ISSUE. Mrs. Stoneham claimed certain goods, value, E2 18s. 6d., seized by the Swansea Finance Company in an action against Frank Stoneham, claimant's husband. She stated that her mother gave her the goods, an-l there being no opposition, judgment was giveu for the claimant, with costs. ADMINISTRATION ORDER. An administration order was granted to Thomas Charles Saunders, boot repairer, of 11). Rodney-street, Swansea, who offered to pay his debts, JE20 19e. 7d., in full, at the rate of 10s. a month. Mr. D. W. ctorfe: q £ ibp has conduct of th; ca*e. DKTKNTION OF FURNITURE. Wm. Perry, 13, Rodney-street, claimed from Morgan Jones and his wife, 25, Rod- ney-street, E3 10s., the value of furniture. and L2 damages for alleged detention of sume. Mr. David Seline appeared for the plaintiff, and judgment was given for £ 3 lOb., to be reduced to 10s. on the return ot the furniture. POLICE CELL DOORS. W\ H. Michael and Co., iron founders,^ .c' ansea, sued F. C. Williams, builder, Car-} diff, for £ 8 7s. 10d., in respect of certain doors supplied for the oells, etc., of the new Bargoed Police Station. The case turned oa a counter-claim for Cg 6s. 2d., owing, it was alleged, to plaintiffs putting the sheet- | lining outside instead of inside one of the doors. Damages for delay were also includ- ed. It was shown that the doors were sup- plied according to specifications, and that there was no unreasonable delay. Mr. Ste- phen Thomas (Messrs. Moy Evans and Thomas) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H J. rl nomas (Cardiff) was for defendant. Judgment was entered for plaintiffs on the claim and counter-claim, with costs. TUESDAY. (Before Judge Gwilym Williams.) ALLEGED TRESPASS AT PONTAR- DULAIS. John Morgan, Pontlliw, Pontardulais, sued Thomas Walters, farmer, Pontardu- lais, for L2 5s. damages for loss of garden produce caused, it was alleged, by defen- dant's cattle straying in September last. Mr. Seline appeared for plaintiff and Mr. T. R. Harris defended. Plaintiff admitted that owing to the river bed having been washed away he had put up a new fence. His Honour: Straightened it a bit?— Plaintiff: Yes.—His Honour: Adding a bit to the garden? (Laughter.) Plaintiff at firet admitted it, but quickly corrected himself. Verdict wgs given for defendant. METAL BROKER'S HOTEL BILL. Frank Dickens, Tenby Hotel, sued H- D- North wood, metal broker, of the Midlands, for £ 6, board and lodgings obtained in 1902 at the Royal Hotel, of which plaintiff waS then manager. Mr. T. R. Harris was for plaintiff, and Mr. Wills (Messrs. Strick and Bellingham) defended. I^- was suf nested by defendant s solicitor that gambling transactions were included in the debt, and that as no particulars had been furnished it was impossible to plead the Gaming Act. Mr. Harris put in a letter in which de- fendant admitted the debt, but as he was n"W in Scotland the Judge consented to an adjournment on defendant paying the costs. A QUESTION OF DAMAGES. Thomas Kiley, master haulier, Swansea, was defendant in two actions for damages as a result of an accident that occurred at Landore. John Jones Daniel, builders' foicman, Morriston, claimed ten guineas for personal injuries, and his aunt, Mrs. Ann Evans, sued for £ 2 6s. 6d., damage done to a trap by defendant's wagon, which was on the wrong side of the road. Mr. Stanley Griffith Jones (instructed by Mr. George Davies) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Clarke (Messrs. Leeder and Morris) de- fended. Liability was admitted, and the only question for the judge was as to the amount oi damages. i Judgment was given for Daniels for three guineas, and for Mrs. Evans for 30s., with C SEQUEL TO AN ACCIDENT. W. George Thomas, builder, Brunswickr street, sued P. Sorensen, fruiterer, Bryn- mor-road, for JE12 6s. damages for personal injuries sustained by the shafts of defen- dant's cart coming down upon him. Mr. T. R. Harris appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Clarke (Messrs. Viner Leeder and Mor- ris) defended- It was 6hown that plaintiff brought about the accident by stumbling and catching hold of the shafts, and judgment was given for defendant with costs. Printed and Published for the "South Wales Post" Newspaper Company, Ltd., by DA VID DAVIES, at the Offices of the "South Wales Daily Post," 211, High- street, Swansea.