The Cambrian

FREE FOOD FOR SCHOLARS. SWANSEA MASTER ON THE MEALS PROBLEM. DANGER OF RELIEVING PARENTS OF RESPONSIBILITY. "The main idea one cannot well object I to, but where will it lead to? The speaker was T. Rowland Rich- ards, headmaster of Dyfatty Council Schools., the largest in Swansea. The reply wes to a Daily Post" reporter on the yexed ques- tion of "Free Food for Scholars. A large queetjon, and a delicate one; and ,lr. Richards was loth to approach it at first fearing that anything 1 said might be construed as tending controversially. You. approve of the free food idea — it applies to the deserving poor scholar, Mr. Richards? The idea is all right, but what I mostly fecr is the danger of relieving parents of that responsibility which ought to be nearest and dearest to them. There is no doubt what -er of the unfairness of attempting to teach children who are haif-starved, but how are you gcing to discriminate "That is the chief danger. There are undoubtedly many children :n schools who are ill-fed, or hardSy fed a.t all, but I do not think a system of free food for scholars is the best solution of the problem. Once you start relieving parents of responsibility where wiil it all end. The worthless father and mother will promptly avail themselves z> £ the opportunity." And the la.st state will be worse than the first. That is what I fear." How about Swansea .scholars? queried the pressman; Do you think such a meas- ure necessary locally? For ansvt er, Mr. Richards introduced the querist to his own school 'neath whose spot- lessly clean and bracingly airy roois no less thun 1,500 children are taught and proved most uneouivocally that Dyfatty School, at all events, will not trouble the promoters of a 1 ree Food measure much. Here were tiny tots of three rosily-cheeked and picturesquely be-curled—all looking extremely busy and supremely happy—there are 600 infants at Dyfatty. There, manly li. c; tads, straight as dies, and obviously taking a healthy picture in their work -not a bare foot among them; and lse- daintv little maids, bright-ey'd and alert. Free food! No need for it here. And Dyfatty is in the very heart of a pmreiy artisan community. As *o other schools. Mr. Richards natur- aiiv could not comment, but the reporter bad seen enough for himself.

=-- CLASSIFICATION OF COAL EXPORTS. The following table, classifying coal ex- ports from South Wales ports ci uring Janu- a.rv and February has been prepared by the secretary of the Cardiff Chamber of Com- merce. At Cardiff for these two ^r the exports were as follow:—Small. 477. lot tons tirrough-and-throiigh, 7,632 large. 2,147,579. At Newport—smalJ, 53.473 through-and-through, 5,534 large, 513,423. At Swansea—small, 136,628 through-and- through, 68,163 large, 230.56.3; and at Prrf Talbot--small, 37,429 through-and fbrougU, 4.318 h1"9", 101,051. =-

ALL TO PIECES. to p-eceo.' This is a form of com- plaint we hear oi the system out of condition, temper uncertain, so that the slightest irritation ets on ijte nerves, rest- less, no arpetite, no sie- taut -i refresh ina; Now what is wanted 13 soni^uiing to pun you together Get Gwxlym Evans' Quinine Bitters, i-ind vou vn" eoon find that it will pull you together, ano that you wili 'be ail right again. Gwilym Quinine Bitters will do you good, for it contain* everything necessary for fighting wasting dis- ease- There is no doubt about it. Only taken in time it will ward off many serious illnesses. JFievvaro of imitations. When asking for Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitter j thAt you get it with the name "Gwilym Evans" on the jjabel. Stamp and Bottle, without which none are genuine. This is important. Gwiiyrr Vvans' Quiuine Bitters is sold everywherf in bottles 2.% 9d. aud 4s. 6d. each. or will be sent, carriage .ree, on receipt of stamps, direct from the Sole Proprietors:—The Quinine Bitters Manufacturing Company limited. Llanelly, South Wales.

AFFAIARUS COTF IOA NESEWRA.NSEA 1\ MR. HUBERT M. GOATMAN'S PUBLIC j EXAMINATION. "ABSOLUTE RUINATION THROUGH AN AFFILIATION CASE." At the Swansea Bankruptcy t11.t on Fri- day. Hubert Matthew Goatman, Zi), K.en- sington-crescent, auctioneer, ca-me np for his public examination. Liabilities were re- turned at £96 17s. 4d., and the deficient £94 Is. 7d. Official Receiver's observations stated the bankrupt (aged 27) commenced business m Saptember, 1903, with £5{\. The fiunituie he had, bankrupt settled on his wife prior to his marriage in February, l&Jb. The greater portion of it has, however, since been solcf. The bankrupt sold uis omce hirnitu-re three months ago for £19, part of which he used in paying ground rent, rates and taxes on certain property, the rents of w. h he collected tor the owner, to whom he is still indebted for £51, rents collected. This sum bank'i.pt debits himself with in his deficiency 'ccount. The bankrupt's liabilities will therefore be J651 12s. 7d. more than stated by him. Debtor's cash bock has not been posted up since January, 1905. The cause of failure given by defendant "absolute ruination of IPV business through affiliation case, which took place in May last, and the heavy costs incurred thereby." The deficiency account included the following:—Estimated loans, £38; rents collected for Mr. J. H. Thomas, "Gwynedd," Newton, £,1:;1 12s. 7d. Debtor said he was adjudged the father of an illegitimate child, and the proceedings cos: £40. He borrowed £12 from M'r. Bar- foot to remw his auctioneer's license. His estimated loans from February, 1905, to the date cf the receiving order were £38. Official Receiver: Then ycu have been living on borrowed money? Debtor: Part of that money was given to ms by my own people. Why call them loans?—They were really loans.. I put it you have been living on your creditors' money?—Partly. As to the monies you have been collect- inc from Mr. J. H. Thomas, Newton, Mumbl is, about £51 Ms. ?—Not quite so much. Do you owe him £ 43?—Yes. Debtor said that he was to receive five per cent for the collection of rents. There was no fixed arrang 2ment as to paying over the rents collected. Mr. Thomas quite understood that debtor's people would pay that monev. His mother bad not paid the money yet. He had seen Mr. Thomas re- cently, and the latter said it was ail n^,ht. He knew how he was situated and knew debtor had the money. Did he know you spent mon y on your own affairs?—Yes, because I told him. Registrar: You put it he consents to your keeping it ? Debtor: He expects it back. He con- j sent id for the time being. Official Receiver \v hat do you call it if it is not misappropriation? It 01 is no laugh- ing matter.—No. pardon me. I want you to treat the matter seriously.— I am. I "always had money coming in and going out. What has that to do with the q iùn ? There wera monies received by you fdr Mr. Thomas, and not accounted for. I say that is misappropriation.—Mr. Thomas did not think 3D: That is all I have to say. He has told you he does not think it is misappropriation ?—Certainly. Way didn't you pay the money over to Mr. Thomas?—I had monies coming in and gf)in gout, and I was simply working back and 'fore—on-? thmg coming on from one t-o the other. Is there anv reason in what you say? Why did you use this money for your own purposes?—I was living really on it. Can ou justify it?-—I had Mr. Thomas' oer mission. Be careful. You had his p emission to use his nionev for other purposes?—I hadn't ex- actly his permission, but he had knowledge of i You say he knew it?—I told him per- soraally. I told nim I hadn t the money ^to pay tuin,4 but I didn't dream I should file my pet^ion. I told him last Saturday wee-k mv mother would pay him. Debtor further stated that Mr. Thocaas was awav now. He nad not arranged with his mother to pay. He (debtor) had never oon threatened with proceedings to re- cover the money. Asked as to whether he plaved billiards, deotor said he had not had th ree cames in twelve months. He denied losing ajiy money a.t cards or betting. Again the Official Receiver had occasion to teil the debtor to treat the matter ser- iously, but the debtor said it was his ex- pression. There being no creditors present, the ex- amination was adjourned.

HAD WORDS OVER A WILL. EVIDENCE IN A NEATH ASSAULT CHARGE. I At Neath on Friday, Catherine Margaret ¡ Richards, Glyn Neath, summoned her brother, Stephen Rets, for assault. Complainant said defendant burst the door open and hit her down. Cross-examined by MT. Hunter: She and her husband were living in the same house as her mother. Witness had been having some words with her mother about her wili, but did not call her a liar or thief. All the family were down en her. There was money behind. Mrs. Edwards, defendant's aunt, created some amusement by contradicting state- ments. First she said that Rees did not assault complainant, and then she said he did. Mr. Hunter admitted the technical offence. Defendant said he found his mother cry- ing and he went and remonstrated with his sister. The Bench dismissed the case, defendant to pay costs. Other of alleged assault by Char- lotte Ann Rees against Catherine Richards, and by Catherine Richards against Char- lotte Ann Reee, were adjourned.

SWANSEA TRADER'S TERRIBLE VOYAGE. SEVERAL MEN FROM THE PORT ABOARD. The well-known Swansea trader, City of Malaga, has, according to news reaching Swansea, experienced terrible weather on the voyage from Hamburg to Oueenstown. Turoogh the whole of the passage ilOr decks were almost under water, and the boats were several tunes washed from their fast- enings. The master is Capt. Haiger, it is stated that there arc several Swansea men on board, although no legister has been kept of the names. The local agents a.re Messrs. Burgess and Co.

PONTARDAWE COUNCIL AND DR. G. GRIFFITHS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT INQUIRY SUGGESTED. "Daily Post" reporter waited upon Dr. G Gntiiths, Pontarawe,. on Friday, respect- the District Council's decision not to reappoint him medical officer. He declined to make any statement for publication until he had seen a solicitor. Considerable feeling has been aroused in Pontardawe by the action of the Council. It i" felt that the whole matter needs fuller ventilation, and a special meeting of the Pontardavv-e Ratepayers Association has been convened for next Tuesday. "We want a LocaJ Government Board in- quiry," said Mr. Evan Lewis, chairman of the Association to our reporter. "We want to get it thrashed out, and whatever we pass will go to the Council."

MAESTEG LAD DROWNED IN THE RIVER. David John Hughes, 19, Pit-street, Garth, viaesteg, was missed from home on Thurs- day It was rumoured that he was seen trying to obtain oranges which were float ing down the river. Search parties were busy all! through the day and in the er n ing his body was found in the river near the Cwmdu Siding.

NEATH WEDDING. I PRETTY FUNCTION: STEER-LOVE. The wedding was solemnised at the St. Thomas Church, Nea-h, on Thursday, of 11. George Steer, grocer, Windsor-road, and Miss Minnie Love, daughter of Mrs. Joy, of the King's Arms Hotel, Neath. The rector (the Rev. A. F. Evans) officiated, and the church was crowded with interested friends. Among those prcsenft were Mr. George Steer, Mr. and Mrs. Christy (Tor- quay), J. D. Llewelyn, Mr. Alex 0 -Ik Thomson, MT. i-kiechnir. ^London), Mr. W. Matthews and Miss D. Matthews (London), Ir and Mrs. W. J. Ste> r, Mr. and Mrs. W. Love, (Swansea), Mr. and Mrs. Cole, and Miss P. Llewelyn (Aberavon). The bride looked charming in an em- broidered silk crepe de chine, trimmed with satin and chiffon, with satin train. She wore a wreath of orange blossoms and myr- tle, and a Brussels net veil. Among her ornaments were a gold brooch and pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. She was at- tended by Miss Sally Morris, Miss Mary Evans, little Beatrice Joy, and Dolly I.ove. The bridesmaids were prettily attired in light dove voile and wore black picture hats. The bride was given away by Mr. Wm. Joy, while the duties of best man were dis- charged by Mr. J. L. Steer. The happy ecirple received over 250 gifts, which were much admired. Among the gifts wm a dressing-aase, the gift of the bridegroom. Wedding break t i t was partaken of at the King's Arms Hotel, where the happy couple were toasted, the proposer being Aid. J. D. J.P., uncle of the bridegroom. h. and Mrs. Steer left by the afternoon express for London, where the honeyrr^ion will be spent.

HELPLESS SWANSEA MUTE. UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH AN ASSAULT CHARGE. BENCH'S ADMONITION TO A FATHER AND SON. At Swansea on Friday, Wm. Weet-OT. and Henry Westgarth, watchmaker, fatheT and son, no address give were 11 rged on Friday with indecently assaulting Mary Jane Ada Osborn, at the Strand on Thurs- day John Joseph James Osborn, complainant's husband, said that his wife was a deaf mute and did not understand tite manual language, so that it was impossible for her to give evidence. Continuing, be said he was going home from his stables on Thursday evening. When be got near his house, he met his wife, who was crying. She pointed out to him one of the defendants. Witness asked the man what he assaulted his wife for, and he called her a "'dumb old cow." i^en witness struck defendadit with a bridle. Then he went for a policeman. That was all the evidence. After some consultation Ald. Spring said to defendants: "You are dismissed on this occasion; I hope it will be a caution to you The younger defendant It will be a cau- tion to me not to go down the Strand again.

SWANSEA "NATIONAL TREASURER AND FINANCIAL SECRE- TARY APPOINTED. The general committee of the Swansea 1907 National Eisteddfod met at the Public Library, Swansea., on Thursday evening, Dr. Gomer Lewis presiding. The Secretary (Mr. A. B. Davies) stated that the Literary and Musical Committees were getting on splendid ly, and it was heped to have the chief choral arranged at ths next meeting. The Pavilion Committee had also met, and they hoped that the Corpora- tion would build a pavilion, as it was a ae- cessity. The Arts Committee had al&o been formed. Principal Salmon proposed, and Mr. P. G. lies seconded, that Mr. C. C. Vivian, of London City and Midland Bank, be trea- surer. This was unanimously carried. Mr. B. D. Thomas (Messrs. T. W. James and Thomas) was appointed financial secre- tary.

SWANSEA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEPUTATION TO WAIT UPON WELSH PARTY. The Welsh party on Friday afternoon re- ceives at 2.30 a deputation from the t iroe constituent colleges of the WeiSsh University, who will state the case for obtaining a pub lie increase of the Government grant. It is stated that an application will oe made to admit a deputation from the Swan- sea Technical College (which is about to be affiliated to the University of Wales) to the conference. If the application is granted the bers may nnd it necessary to extend the promise 'Of their support to other in- stitutions than the constituent colleges.

MORMON'S WIVES. "ONLY THE ELDERS KEEP POLY- GAMY GOING." New York, Thursday.—Senator Smoot denies marrying three wives, and Gays that the story illustrates the degree of men- dacity to which his enemies will go to shut him out of the United States Senate. He challenges his traducers to produce the alleged second and third wives, to prove their stories, or retract- "I have only one wife," he said, em- phatically, "and six children. It is only the older Mormons who keep polygamy going, because they were married years ago, when there was not such a dead set against polygamy as now. After living with plural wives for most of their life, they could not desert them in old age." The younger Mormons, Mr. Smoot affirms absolutely oppose polygamy, and personally he has always discountenanced a practice which is not only in conflict with modern thought, but also very extravagant.— Daily Telegraph."

LLANGADDOCK COLLIERY DE- BENTURES. METROPOLITAN BANK V. HENLLYS ANTHRACITE CO., LIT). (Special Telegram to the "Daily Post.") This debenture holders' action came to- fore Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady in London oil Saturday, upon a motion for judgment in default of defence. It was stated that the debentures pur- ported to be a charge on all the property of the company, which was situated at Llangaddock, and were now due. His Lordship made the usual decree, declaring the debentures a charge on the company's property, directed the usual accounts and inquiries, and a special in- quiry as to what debentures had been issued Mid were held by defendants other than the company of which there were no particulars. mm

SMASH AT SWANSEA DOCKS. TRUCK CRASHES INTO COAL-DROP. Considerable damage was done at the East Dock, Swansea, on Saturday morning by a truck which left the rails suddenly and crashed into No. o Drop with a terrific impact. The truck was smashed to atoms, and the drop was also mauled.

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RISING SMARTLY QUELLED SOKoto REBELS COMPLETELY DEFEATED. The Colonial Office on Friday evening E- sued the following: — A telegram has boen received at the I Colonial Office from the High Commissioner for Northern Nigeria stating that the troops of the West African Frontier Force, under the command of Major R. H. Goodwin, en- gaged the rebek near Sokoto on March 10, and completely defeted them. Captain A. E. Gallagher, 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, was severely wounded in the arm. Other casualties ire not yet reported, but no British officer was killed. W ith regard to the recent operations in the Munshi country, Sir Frederick Lugard reports that they have been carried out successfully, and' that the troops have re- turned to Zungeru. There was little fight- ing, as the tribes implicated in the attack on Abinsi, which called for the expedition-, submitted. Lieutenant C. F. TTiornton, Wiltshire Regiment, was slightly wounded.'

"THE DEAR LITTLE SHAMROCK." SWANSEA CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY. LOCAL IRISHMEN HAVE A RECORD TURN-OUT. Swansea Irishmen were specially favoured on Saturday wth some delightfully sunny weather for the local celebration of St Patrick's Day, and the upper reaches of the town were all agog through the morn- ing preparing for what was intended to be a record demonstration. The Dear tittle Shamrock," seen cn many a breast in the streets, appeared to be even more largely worn than usual. In Greenhill and adjacent district, bun ting, in which green was, of course, pre- dominant, was to be everywhere seen, and in some cases the Union Jack was to be observed amicably entwined the flag; of Erin, omen of brighter and better day. of understanding w come. Hundreds ci Irishmen came in by various trains from! Llanelly, Neath, Aberavon. Skowen, Pon tardulais, etc., during the day. Mass was; celebrated in St. Joseph's Church at 9.30 a.m., at which a fui1 congregation was prt-j sent, and up to the time 0 when the demon-1 stration was due to start, thousands: gathered in the bright sunlight en route nnd around the starting point. Punctually at 3-30 p.m. the long proces- sion moved off from St. Joseph's Hall mid the crash of brazen music, lilting the nevet- dying melodies of Moore. First came the mounted marshals. Messrs. John Murphy and P. O'Connell then the St. Joseph's Brass Band (marshal, Mr. John Watson]; The beautiful banner of St. Patrick, borne by stalwart Irishmen, came next, followed by carriages bearing the following clergy — Fathers C. J. Fitzgerald, J. Harrington (D.Ph.), Jerome TunniclifEe (St. Joseph's), Basil Gwydr, F. Morrall and J. McEvoy (St. David's), Canon Colgan (Hereford). Fathers Blaokborough iNeath), McLoughiin (Llanelly), and Moore (Aberavon). The principal Catholic laity of the town were also well represented. The bands partici- pating were:— St. Joseph's Brass, Neath St. Joseph's, Swansea and District Band of Hope, and the St. Joseph's Drum and Fife Band. The marshals were Messrs. Jno. Griffin, W. Lande, T. Foley, Thos. O'Connor, P. Connor, J. Burke, M Mollev, and the turn- out was described by them as the best on record. The soene, as the bands and banners and grsen-scarfed sons of Erin wended their way through the crowded thoroughfares, was an e.spirmg one. On returning to the starting-point Bene- diction was solemnised at St. Joseph's Church in which most of the processionists participated. The coloured henchman of Mr. Jack Lewis, of the Polytechnic Studio, was, by arrango- ment with the "Post," selling shamrock for the Poor Children's Breakfast Fund all day, and "doing very nicely." The most appropriately decked shop- window in town was one of Messrs. Ben Evans's, in Temple-street, which was quite an apcrtheoeis of Irish linen and damasks. Up-to-date as ever, the display wan as pic- turesque as it was illustrative of what Erin can do in the manufacturing line. Cheery little sprigs and bunches of shamrock scat- tered over the window heightened the pleas- i effect. IRISH GUARDS RECEIVES QUEEN'S SHAMROCK. The ceremony of presenting the Queen's shamrock to the 1st Irish Guards at Alder- shot, took place on Saturday morning, Colonel Cooper, commanding the regiment, distributed the boxes to the various com- panics. There was a gathering of spectators. The battalion afterwards pro- ceeded to the Cotholic Church for a special service. OBSERVANCES IN THE CITY. St. Patrick's Day is being observed in London in the customary manner, slianirock being extensively displayed. — =

MUSIC IN SWANSEA PARKS. COMMITTEE PREFERS QUANTITY TO QUALITY. Swansea Council Parks Committee (Aid. Spring presiding), discussed on Friday the engagement bf bands for the various parks during next summer season, Five bands had been selected, each to be paid £5 a performance, the Band of Hope, Police, and 3rd G.V.R., having consented. The Post Office Band, however, pressed for £ 5 56., while the 1st G.A.V Band could not see their way to play for less than £ 5 10s. Mr. David Harris said if they were going to give the people good music Chairman (interposing): There is the price to think of. Mr. Harris: If the one band is artistically tetter than the ethers, surely it ought to get better prices. Mr. Devonald: Who will appreciate it? Mr. Harris, shrugging his shoulders, said they might as well get till whistles, to which Mr. Devonald denied that these bands were tin whistlers. Mr. Harris added that the Police Band got a subsidy from the Cor- poration, and that was the reason why they could play for a lower charge. Chairman remarked that they had adopted the principle of JB5 a performance, and ought to stick to it. lT. Harris: Is your resolution like the laws of the Medes and Persians, unalterable? It will be an insult to take an inferior band up to Morriston, where they are used to beautiful music, although it might suit St. Thomas! (Laughter) A voice: Engage Cwmbwrla, then. (Re- newed laughter.) Mr. Harris discreetly ignored the hint, and pressed again the claims of the "Morris- ton Band," proposing that the Committee should lop off an engagement each of the other bands. The Committee decided not to accede to applications for fees above the B5 line, Mr. Harris gloomily throwing up the sponge with the words, "Go on then, it was all arranged before I came in." The total cost of the season's music will be £105.

PONTARDAWE FAIR. MUDDY JOY IN DYNEVOR FIELD. A fine thin sleet, steadily and persistently falling, did not improve the prospects of •Pontardawe Fair, which fell due on Friday. Very few cattle were brought for ale. and fewer hordes, and the attendance was early in the day, very meagre. Church- street was crammed with flannel stalls, and the Dynevor Field, with roundabouts, shooting and bowling saloons, swings and shows; a couple of them—Messrs. Wad- brook's and Dooner's—being of a most pre-, tentious character. The rain continued all day, but the Bri- tish—or Welsh— public, which under every circumstance takes its pleasure joyously, as the day wore en. crowded the fair ground, oblivious of mud beiow and rain above. The sales of flannel were all too few, how- ever, and stall-hold ere had excellent excuse for grumbling.

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MR. LLEWELYN WILLIAMS' DEFENCE. WHY AIÍERICA TINPLATE EXPORTS ARE SMALL. OUR "POSITION MORE ASSURED THAN EVER." Mr. Llewelyn Williams, M.P. for Carmar- then Boroughs, in a letter in Saturday s "Times," uplying to the criticisms p-iseed upon his speech on the tinplate trade on Monday 71, protests against the Timss" assumption t-hat be omitted to deal with the fact that the trade had niver recovered its position in the American market, and that protectionist America imported tinplates from Wales for re-export. He asks whetheT it is worth while pay- ing the price i>f 20 million.-? which the Ameri- can consumer has to pay more for his tin- plates, when we are invited to follow America's example- Lord Duneannon says it is" (he continues), "because a great tin- plate industry has been established in the United Stites. Our reply is that thi same result could and would have been achieved, more slowly perhaps, but with more cer- tainty, without a tariff a.t ail, U the States be naturally a country fitted for the manu- facture of tinplates. If it be not, then the endeavour to fester the growth of an in- dustry in an uncongenial soil must in the long run fail." Mr. Williams proceeds to accept Lord Oun- cannon's corrections, that the American out- put was 600,0::0 and not 400,003 tons last ] vear. But he maintains that the correction only strengthens his argument that the Tea- son for the disproportion between the great- ness of t.he output and the smallness of the exports is that, in a protectionist country, trusto are formed to restrict the output. Last year, -tys Mr. 1 Williams, 55 per cent. of America's 252 mil's were idle in October, and 50 pir cent. in November. "So much" (he continues] "fc^-th? boasted 'continuity of employment' an<#tbs 'high vvages' earned in a protectionist State! By restricting the output, I argued, the trust succeeded in keep- ing up the price of tinplates in the American market, but it at the came time made it im- possible that America should be a, serious Tival to our tinplat« manufacturers in other markets. For the came reason the amount of goods 'dumped' from a protectionist country must always be small in proportion to the. tutal output." MT. Williams then deals with the situa- tion created in consequence of the McKinlev tariff. We were, as we always shall be, helpless to prevent the States from perpetrating a mad act of fiscal folly. Seven or eight veers ago our tinplate trade seemed permanently crippled, if not on the brink of ruin. To-day its output is greater, the wages paid to its workmen are higher, and the position of the industry is more assured than ever before. Perhap. the most signifi- cant thing is that the United States remains to this day our best customer. We could not have forced the States to buy our tin- plates against its will. No method of re- taliation, no threat of reprisals, would have indue sd Congress to reruse its sanction to the McKin-ley tariff. But, without stirring up strife between the two great English- speaking nations, or giving a chance to jewd men of the baser sort' across the Atlantic to indulge in their favourite pasitime of 'twisting the British lion's tail,' we have compelled the United States to remain our best customer for tinplates—to buy, indeed, from us as much as any other country in the world." This is, as the "Times" rightly points out, because of the rebate system. Surely this shows, Mr. Wi!lia,rn6 concludes, "(i) that the American protectionists, who brought pressure to b.iar on Congress to in- stitute this system of 'drawbacks' in 1897, know that the tariff is paid by the consumer, and not—as our new economists would have us 'believe—by the foreigner; and (2) that free trade has succeeded in doing what no retaliation or tariff refoTm could effect- viz., it has compelled Congress to do away, in effect, with the McKinley tariff as it affects a considerable portion of the Welsh tinplate trade.

CARDIFF CONVENTION. CARMARTHENSHIRE'S OPPOSITION. Carmarthenshire County Council on Fri- day, at the motion of the Rev. Towyn Jones, of Garnant, passed a motion protesting against the constitution of the Cardiff Con- ference, to be heW on the 23rd inst., to consider a Welsh National Council, urging that if the bishops were admitted, Noncon- formist and abour bodies should be able to send representatives. Rev. Fuller Milk seconded, and Mr. W. David, of Llanelly, however, thought the resolution a mistake. He looked on the Con- ference as preliminary talk that would not bind them. He regarded the motion as a perfectly unnecessary reflection upon Mr. Lloyd-Qeorge. The Welsh Party on Friday resolved to support the Conference, in a national spirit.

MISSING NEAR CRAIG-Y-NOS, FEARED TRAGIC END OF A PONTY- PRIDD MAN. An elderly man, John Evans, widower, formerly a boatman, has beer. missing from his home at Coedpenmaen, Pontypridd, for nearly a month. Of late years Evans has been in the habit of visiting the district of Craig-y-Nos twice a week to gather watercress, and about a month ago he set out on the same errand, and has not been heard of since. His relatives are inclined to the belief tha.t he must have either sunk in a bog near Craig-y-Nos or died from exposure whilst sleeping on the mountain. His description is as .ollows: -Seventy years of age, grey hair and beard, height 5ft. 4in., wearing spectacles and felt hat, striped muffler, brown coat, plaid trousers, and carrying a hamper slung over his shoulders with a niece of cord.

On the motion of Sir John Llewelyn, I Glamorgan County Council on Thursday 1 included the eggs of rare birds, as well 1 a" the birds themselves, in a regulation for 1 the protection of wild birds.

SWANSEA BANUKRPTCY COURT FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Registrar S. Home.) MR. W. H. TROTT'S INSURANCE LITIGATION. Wiibam Henry Trott, 2, Glanmor-cres- cent, Uplands. -Swansea, insurance agent, attributed his failure to sickness and ill- ness, having had three operations. The gru63 liabilities were 9-106, and the de- ficiency 9310. ihe Ofivcial Receiver's observations stated that bankrupt (aged 52), has been in the business for 27 years. From 1900 to March, 19u5, he was employed as district manager for an insurance company. In May, 19tL5, he purchased a collecting round in the Liver- pool Victoria Legal Friendly Society for £.14D. LIOO of which he paid, and gave a bill for the. balance. Wi)er the bill felfl due bankrupt stopped payment and withdrew the £4. Enquiry as to the application of this money is being made. The question of the disposal of bankrupt's interest in this collecting round is receiving attention. In March. last bankrupt unsuccessfully con- tested an assize action brought against him for recovery of £ 200 under a policy effected by plaintiff on another person's life. Batik- rupt subsequently compromised the claim by payment of J350. The furniture at bank- rupt's residence is claimed by the wife. Bankrupt filed his petition at Neath Court, when a composition of 10s. in the £ wa.1I paid. Debtor was questioned on the purchase of a round" which is was suggested tie had bought with creditors' money and could not be sold. He said the company was satisfied with him and would not change. It' was a scanty living for him and his daughter who did the work. He did not know how to justify paying the Cl40 for the "round" out of creditors''mbney.' The most he had made was £ 240 a year. Oilicia1 Receiver: Prctty good. jbtor • Not so bad. I had to spend a lot of money to work the district. L Debtoi explained that he left the London, Edinburgh and Glasgow Company last April in consequence of ill-health and the assize action, which latter was brought by a Miss Hopkins, in which he paid £51. He had previously paid a Mrs. Davies in the case £60. Debtor had received the JB200 to pay the claim with. Official Receiver Then you have only paid -clio out of £ 200 you received for the pur- pose? Debtor The 2,60 I paid was before the as- size action came on I have paid Mrs. Davies altogether about R190. My own so- licitor's costs in the matteT wire £100. Further questioned, debtor said he knew he was insolvent 12 months ago. By Mr. E. Harris (for debtor) When deb- tor was ill he went to a private hospital and employed men to do his work. As regards the assize case he contested the ease on coi reel's advice. The examination was adjourned. CYCLIST'S FAILURE: CORPORATION DIRECTORIES. Wm. Edwin Lambrick, 38, Brunswick- street, Brynhyfryd, insurance clerk, attri- buted failure to lack of employment and County Court costs. Official Receiver's observations stated that the bankrupt (age 24) in 1903 entered into an arrangement with the telephone de- partment of the! Swansea Corporation to publish a telephone directory, free of charge, on the understanding that he was to have the advertisement monies. A similar ar- rangement was entered into in 1904, but bankrupt, being unable to find the. money for the printing, the Corporation paid a sum to the printers and obtained the direct- ories. The monies received for advertise- ments bankrupt applied towards living ex- penses. Unsecured liabilities include £ 38 on a bill given by bankrupt in respect of monies collected by him for a travelling draper rnd alleged to have been impro- perly applied; £ 37 3s. 6d. to two firms of printers in respect of the telephone direct- ory. Bankrupt has been insolvent for two vears- He has no books of account.. Lia- bilities are -0152, and the deficiency L151. fr. Seline represented the debtor. Debtor said he ha/1 been in trouble with commitments, and had been imprisoned onCe for debt. As regards the telephone directories, he received from advertise- ments He ought to have paid the printers. He owed Mr. Winterha.lter £ 9 .for a ring and chain, and had had a ring from Messrs. Webber and Sons, which he sold two years He had raced as a cyclist, but had not won many prizes- Those he had sold. H > had been secretary to the "Defiance Club but he denied ever having won a £ 25 cup. He held a cup now. Official Receiver I ask you to hand that cup over to me before the day is out. Debtor: Yes, sir. Mr. Seline He is only the trustee of it. Debtor said if the cup was included in a bill of sale given by his father it should not have been. The examination was adjourned. MUMBLES BUILDER AND THE BAILIFFS. R W. Bray ley, builder, Mumbles, was further examined. Mr E Harris (representing a creditor) asked if the debtor kept his door locked, as the bailiffs could not get in. Debtor said he was in town when they came down. i Mr. Ll. Howell (for the debtor) asked for an adjournment, as there was a motion be- fore the court next Wednesday.—Granted. EXAMINATIONS CLOSED. Examinations of the following debtors were closed:—Wm. Jam, labourer, Cal- cona, Fforestfach; R. E. Stephens, hosier, High-street; and Richard Davies, packer, Tower-lane.

At the sessional dinner given by Sir Alfred Thomas, as chairman of the Welsh party, Ion Friday evening, there were present Mr Brynmor Jones, K.C., Mr. Leif Jones, Sir George Newnes and Mr. Llewelyn Williams.

RAILWAY HOLOCAUST. J TERRIBLE SCENES IN AMERICAN DISASTER. H PASSENGERS PINNED IN BURN- ING WRECKAGE. VICTIM'S PRAYER TO BE SHOT, New York, Friday.—About 40 charred bodies lie among the ruins of the two Den- ver and Rio Grande passenger trairs, which were wrecked in the disastrous collision in Colorado. The trains collided 28 miles to the west of Pueblo when rounding a sharp curve at the foot of a high bluff. It was impossible for the two engine-drivers to see each other's train until they were within 200 yards of each other, and it was easy to suppose that the'other train was on the Santa Fe track. When the trains met the passengers were hurlea from their seats and covered with splinters of wood a.nd flying glass. Many were killed by the impact, while others who were caught m the wreckage tilled thd air Wlth their cues for assistance. A moment later the tram gas exploded, a.nd in a second the wreckage was in a blaz,6. For two hours and a half men who had been thrown from their berths half naked were engaged m frantically tearing at the. burning timber and vainly endeavouring to extricate the scorching and dying victims who were pinioned m the wreckage, and were burned aiive before help could reach them. Many of the bodi?s were practically re- duced to ashes, and can never be identified. There ware many thrilling scenes. One man forced his way to the carriage which had- received the brunt of the shock, and res- cued four persons, dragging them to places of safety. Another girl died in his arms, and dropping his burden he rescued a man. One man fighting fiercely for life became lodged m a window. Each movement wedged him tighter. The flames presently swept over him, and writhing in his agony, he begg.2d to be shot. The intense beat pre- vented any of the onlookers from appro^h- ing or attempting to niieve his sufferings, Finally a timber roof fell on his head, kill- ing him. Eleven members of a family of the name of Hewitt were travelling by the train, and of the only two escaped, the others being burned to death.

AGED SEAMAN'S SUICIDE AT SWANSEA. VAIN ATTEMPT TO GET A SHIP. THREATENED TO "MAKE A HOLE IN THE WATER." An inquest was held at the Swansea Hos- pital on FT id-ay afternoon touching the death of Wm. Simpson (73), ship's carpen- ter, of Bangor, Maine, U.S.A., who swal- I lowed a quantity of poison in High-street, almost opposite the Daily Post- Offices on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. J. C. Morris (deputy corcner) conducted the inquiry. Policc-sergeant Morris gave evidence ->f identification, from papers found on the de- ceased's belongings, and explained that Simpson came to Swansea from CardiS on the 12th and stayed for two nights at the Swansea Sailors' Home. He was, it was set uut in a communication from Cardiff Detec- tive Department, well-known by Mr. Pear- son, Cardiff, with whom he had lodged for the past 30 years, and to whom he at one time owed -017. In January Ltst he paid oil £ 5 of it. Deceased appeared to have no re- latives and made a will in favour of Mrs. Pearson, to whom he bequeathed all his effects. He was addicted to drink, and on many occasions had threatened yo commit suicide. When he left for Swansea on Mon- day he said he was going to look for a snip. Henry ilufler, porter at the Swansea Sailors' Home, said that deceased caiAe to Swansea, on Monday evening and stayed there. To witness he asked how shipping was, and on being told very slack for sail- ing ships appeared downhearted. WitresG advised him to try Port Talbot in the morn- ing and deceased said he would, and that if he could not get a ship that day he would make a hole in the water." Witness told him not to do that but to cheer up. Deputy Coroner Did he seem rather- Witness He was very depressed ;he did not eat any food at the home and could not sleep. I begged him to take something, but he said he could not eat at all. Deputy-Coroner: That was his only trouble that he could not get a ship. Witness: Yes, but had he gone to Port Talbot he would have got a ship, I think. Deceased left the home on Wednesday morning at 8.30, but witness did not know his movements from that time till he was found in High-street at mid day. P.C. John Barry proved finding the de- ceased in High-street. There was a large crowd around him and deceased was groan- ing on the ground. His mouth seemed to have been scorched and witness was teid that the bottle (produced) was smashed by the old man at the time. The bottle, said the Deputy-Coroner, -s apparently an ordinary poison bottle, though it bore no label. With the assistance of P.C. Thome, wit- ness took' deceased, who never spoke, to the hospital. Dr. Price, the lady physician, deposed that deceased died the same evening without having recovered cor ousness, save that he once asked for water. A post-mortem re- vealed the fact that deceased had taken a quantity of corrosive acid. A verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily insane," was returned.

HENRY BROADHURST, M.P., TO RETIRE. Mr. ITenry Broadhurst, M.P., has in- timated his intention to the officials of the Leicester Liberals of his immediate resigna- tion from Parliament. Mr. Broadhurst has represented Leicester for twelve years, but his entry dates back to 1880. In the Sr .t Home Rule Government, Mr. Broadhurst was under-secretary in the Home Office, on which he was at one time employed as a mason.

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SWANSEA Z RATES I ALL ROUND INCREASES .U EXPENDITURE. IB AY REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL FOURPENNY RATE. EDUCATION RATE THREE-HALF- PENCE HIGHER. HARBOUR TRUST RATING THE I REDEEMING HOPE. Increased expenditure is a. feature of prac- tically alt the spending bodies in Swansea. The two Corporation committees, whose es- timates are decided upon, show The Streets Committee, an advance of Bl,500, roughly equaft to a penny rate; and the General Puiposos' Committee spent in the year about to end nearly £600 in excess of estimate. The charges in connection with the Cray Water Works are expected to de- mand the yield of an additional four- penny rate. And other Corporation Com- mittees have yet to be heard from. It is known that uf these the Watoh Committee will require some hundreds of pounds to make good the deficiency in the Police Superannuation Fund, even after inducing the Chief Cons^bie and a number of others still on the strength not to retire, a.s they might do, in consideration of a :¿.5 per cent. addition to their salaries or wages. The lioard of Guardians wants £2,2liü more than last year—this sum of course is dis- tributed over the whole Union—nd the Education Committee, notwithstanding every I effott to keep down the demands upon the public purse to the lowest possible point, cannot do with less than a rate of Is. 10¥!. in the an increase of in the ra.te. Last year's estimates were exceeded by £2.500 the estimates for next year. require between £3,000 and £4,000 more, so Lhat, even by bringing down the total increased amount required to £ 5,000—by cutting eff £1,500, which, as likely as not, will be spent alii the same—an advance of ld. in the education rate is necessary. To ap- preciate the seriousness of this it must ixc I realised that an even higher rate than Is. lüd. in the R would be necessary but for the taking of £3,000 from the working bal- ance of £4,000 in the expectation that the receipts from the Harbour Trust will enable the Education Committee to make good the depletion in the working balance. This prospective contribution from the Harbour Trust is the one thing that stands between t.he ratepayers and rates well over 10s. in the When the harbour property was re-vai!ued four years ago Messrs. Eves and Sons introduced new elements of val- uation and lifted the total for the Trust to such an extent that the latter appealed. It was decided to have a- friendly action III the courts to determine the Hegal jpoints raised for the first time. Meanwhile the Trust paid rates on the old valuation and banked the balance. When the action was tried a few months ago the case for the Assessment Committee (for whom Messrs. T. W. James and Thomas acted) triumphed, and the Harbour Trust stocd committed to the immediate payment of rates deferred, which meant relief to the extent of a lOd. or lid, rate for the rest of the community The Harbour Trustees decided that as regarding the main issue it was use- less to appeal, but to do so in respect of a minor issue. That has been argued during the last few days, with what result is as yet unknown, as judgment is reserved. Should the Harbour Trust fail in t-his it will have to pay over forthwith the £16,000 to the rating authority, the Corporation, and bear the costs as wEIll-bound to be con- sideiable. If, however, the Harbour Trust appeal succeeds, the extent to which the decision will cut into the £16,000 has yet to be ascertained. In the meantime the Harbour Trust con- tribution alone stands between the Swansea ratepayers and rates on a scale never reached before. ?

GERMAN ENTERPRISE IN CAR- MARTHENSHIRE. PROMISING ANTHRACITE LEASE FROM EARL CAWDOR. It is stated that, whilst it is untrue a German syndicate has acquired Gwendraeth Valley Collieries, negotiations for an anthra- cite concern having fallen through, Earl Cawdor has leased a large stretch of land on the Mynvddsvlen Mountain, the ridge of Gwendraeth Valley. This neighbourhood has a plentiful supply of anthracite coal of the finest quality. The draft lease and plan of the area to be Worked, which covers hundreds of acres, have been prepared. There is a plentiful crop of rumours and denials with regard to the coal deal. A French firm is reported negotiating for two pits in the Amman Valley, whence about 80 per cent. of the coal is shipped to French or German ports.

PEDLAR'S INNOCENCE. AND SWANSEA MAGISTRATES' URBANITY. "Only my innocence; I didn't know I was doing wrong," said Walter Brown, ped- lar, Rodney-street. Swansea, summoned c-D Saturday for failing to take cut a certifi- cate. P.C. Watkins, Loughor, found defendant offering for sale an instrument for tapping 1 barrds.. The magistrates dismissed defendant with a caution. He must get out a license or stop the business. Defendant: I'll do so as soon as I have the means. Clerk: Well, you mustn't go peddling without it. Defendant (bowing): I will; I thank you, gentlemen, for your courtesy and kindness. The incident then terminated.

SWANSEA MAN'S PATENT. ALLEGED OFFEE. OF £25,000. Interest in Swansea dock circles is being manifested just now in what seems to be an J important patent obtained by Mr. Thomas i Whitmore, lately weighman in the em- ploy of the Swansea ITarbouT Trust, and j living at Danygraig-terrace. The patent is a new form of steamship propeller, for which it ? said £25,000 has been of- fered by a syndicate of well-known finan- ciers. Dr. Rutherfoord Harris, Sir Joseph Lawrence, and Mr. C. Cleaver, stockbro- ker, Newport, are interesting themselves in the financial part of the scheme. It seems the propeller, which consists of a singe spiral blade broader than the type in use, is fixed on a cone-shaped base. Tests are said to have yielded astonishing results.

FROM A SWANSEA FAMILY. AMERICA'S MOST EMINENT GEN- ERAL AND ABERTAWE. General Nelson A. Miles, who was at one time a Field-Marshal of the United States Army, takes pride in being a Welsbman, and writing to a correspondent he says:— "My ancestor on my father s side, the Rev. John Miles, came from Swansea .n Wales, and settled in Swansea Massachus- etts, in 1664. All of my father's amiiy are Baptists, and I would be very ad to hear more of their history in Wales.

FLAP COLLAPSES. SWANSEA WOMEN PRECIPITATED DOWN A CELLAR. Mary ADD John, No. 33, Vivian-street, Hafod, Swansea, and Lizzie Phipps, No. 47, Powell-street, Swansea, both married, were standing outside No. 181, High-street a fruiterer's, in the occupation of Mrs. Free- man. when t.-o cellar collapsed, preci- pitating both women into the cellar below. They were extricated little the worse for their inishap.

)RINK HORN IMAN'S I PURE TEA In Packets only: and Full Weight Without Wrapper. ALWAYS GOOD ALIKE. Prices 1/4 to 3/6 per lb. SOLD IN SWANSEA & DISTRICT BY James Jones and Son, Goat Street (Whole- sale only). Taylor and Co., Ltd., 6, Castle Square; 99, Oxford Street; 100 Bvynymor Road; M, Walter Road; and the Dunns, Mumbles. Bonnett, 7, Heathfield Street. Davies, Grocer, Rhondda Street, Mount Pleasant. Roberts, Uplands Emporium. '« Morgan, Grocer, Morriston. Lewis, Grocer, Herebert Street, Pontardawe Evans, Grocer, Alltwen. 8 Davies, Grooer, Clyda-h. M. Davies, The Buildings, Clydach. Williams, Grooer, Blackpill. Davey, Grocer, Aberdyberthi Street, Hafod, E W. Thorpe, Grooer, Brynmill. Jenkins' Stores, Pontardawe. Jordan, Grocer, Glais. Moore. Grocer, 14, St. Helen's Road. Watson Bros., Grocers, Brynymor Road. Meredith, Confectioner, 141, 8t. Helen's Avenue. Lewis and Co., 8, College Street. Pari by, 9, Cradock Street. Jones, Grooer, 64. Llangyfelach Street. Havard, 95, Brynymor Road. J T. Davies, 13 and 14, Walter Road. D L. Evans, 27, Walter Road. W. Thomas and Co., Glo'ster Buildings (Wholesale only). S. Watkins and Co., Wholesale Grocers, etc.. Tower Lane (Wholesale Agents). YSTALYFERA. Davies, Manchester House. LANDORE—Harding, Landore Shop. .11

SWANSEA TELEPHONES. NATIONAL COMPANY'S OFFER. We understand tha,t the National Tele. phone Company has made the Swansea Cor- pcration an offer to purchase the municipal telephone system on similar terms to those by which the company has secured the Hull system, viz., a sovereign for every sovereign expended -on the undertaking. The Post Office authorities have valued the system and submitted an offer, but at the time it was regarded as constituting wide difference between it and the purchase price fixed by the Corporation. Since then, the Corporation, acting in concert with Brighton and Portsmouth, whose telephone licenses expire about the same time (1920) as that of Swansea's, has agreed upon a basis of sale. This is that the Corporation shall be repaid the whole of the capital ex- pended, or, in other words, £ 26,691, as that was the capital expenditure on the Swansea. telephone system up to the beginning of the present month. The system was officially opened in No- vember, 1903, and the first 17 months' work- ing showed a r.ett profit, after providing interest and sinking fund, of £ 284. The revenue account for the year ending March 31st next has not yet been made up, but it is expected a further profit will be shown, notwithstanding the increases of salary made to the operators during the year. However, there is no mention in the offer to purchase of any goodwill, though it is possible that this might be the subject- oi negotiation later on. At present the Corporation has practp viy decided that no sale shall take place the whole of the capital expended is p;illf back. Whatever the Government may eventually be disposed to do, this is thc> present offer of the National Company, who, doubt-less, as in the case of IfetD, Would be disposed to allow the Corporation KUI fib- ers to ge undisturbed for three yea or some other period. The Telephones ,om- mitfee, we understand, will be called to- gether to consider the new phase.

"MADE HIS LIFE A MISERY." BRITON FERRY WIFE'S SUIT DESERTION. GRAVE COUNTER-ALLEGATIONS OF ADULTERY. At Neath on Friday, May Hannah 2d. summoned her husband, a Briton Ferry 'a- bourer, named Robert Poley, for desertion. Mr. Willie Thomas, Aberavon, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Trevor Hunter represented the defendant. In his opening, Mr. Thomas said there had represented the defendant. In his opening, Mr. Thomas said there had unquestionably been desertion, and he under- stood that the defence to be set up was one of adultery. It was a very serious charge to make, and their Worships should have absolutely conclusive evidence that it was true before they decided against the woman. The defendant had tried to get rid of his wife in order to get out of maintaining her. In cross-examination, Mr. Hunter sought to show that the wife had been frequently helplessly drunk during the last twelve months, a suggestion which Mrs. Poley strenuously denied. Mr. Hunter said that the woman had made the defendant's life a perfect misery. She had become a drunkard, and, more than that, there was evidence suggesting adultery with. the complainant's sister's husband, who was found under suspicious circumstances in the complainant's bedroom. Some time ago the parties agreed upon a separation, but in consequence of her promises to be of good behaviour he subsequently took her back again. But the complainant neveT kept her promises, and the defendant, in sheer desperation, turned her out. Defendant denied ever striking his wife or getting drugs for her to take. Mrs. Elizabeth John, wife of David John and sister of complainant, asked by Mr. Hunter whether she had made a certain statement to him and signed it, replied, "I cannot remember what I said." She was taken through the whole of the statement, which suggested adultery on her husband's part with the complainant, and she sub- stantially denied it. M'r. Hunter: Did I t-ak-e this statement down in writing?—Yes, OT something. I don't remember what I said. Then why did you make such statements? —T was weak and excited. Now is this your signature at the bottom? —Yes, sir. Do you suggest I made this up ?-No. But I don't remember saying it. Do ycu know that you cannot get yotiT husband to maintain you without going to the Divorce Court?—No, sir. By Mr. Thomas: She did not believe that her husband had behaved improperly with her sister. She did not for one moment suggest tShat the statements made about her sister were true. Mr. Trevor Hunter told the court that Mrs. John made the statement referred to to him, read it. over, and signed it under the words: "The above is correct." She didn't s'em excited, but appeared very sor- rowful- David J c h:> :id there was no truth what- ever in the allegation that he had com- mitted adultery with Mrs. Poley. He had simply gone over to see her because she wasn't well. The justices held that adultery had been committed and dismissed the summons. The husband will have the custody of the thsee children of the marriage.

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