The Cambrian

NEATH'S FULL-BACK. AND A NORTHERN UNION CLUB. The "Sporting Chronicle" of Thursday contained the following paragraph:— Salford have signed on W. Bevan. the well-known full back of the Neath Club. Bevan, who stands 5ft. lOin., and scales list. 71bs., has already had the honour of play- ing for Glamorgan v. Yorkshire. He also assisted Devonport Albion last season when they beat Leicester." On the strength of this statement our Neath representative waited upon Bevan on Thursday afternoon. The All Black eusto- dian stated that he had been approached l by representatives of the Northern Club to join their ranks, but he had declined to sign on." and denied the above statement in toto."

NEXT YEAR'S "NATIONAL" MUSICAL ADJUDICATORS FOR SWANSEA APPOINTED. BRASS BAND CONTEST TO BE HELD ON THE LAST DAY. The General Committee having in hand the arrangements for next year's National Eisteddfod at Swansea met at the Public Library on Wednesday evening. Rev. Dr. Garner Lewis presided, and there was a fair attendance. a Musical Committee recommended the following list of adjudicators:—Dr. Cowen, Dr. Walford Davies, Dr. Dan Protheroe, Mr. Harry Evans, Mr. Rhys Thomas; brass band adjudicator, Mr. A. Gray, Manches- ter Penillion singing and officiating at Gorsodd proceedings, Eos Dar, Mardy.— Confirmed. The Secretary (Mr. A. B. Davies) reported that the dates recommended for the holding of the Eisteddfod be August 20th, 21st, d, 23rd, and 24th, 1907. The 24th was a Saturday, and it was thought advisable to hold the brass band contests on "lat day, as it would be an attraction. The Chair- man moved the adoption of the report.—Mr. Wm. James initiated a. discussion r*s to hav- ing a fifth day. Had a fifth day been a suc- cess elsewhere? Before they adopted the extra day they ought to find that out, and he moved an amendment to that effect. The amendment was lost by a large ma- jority, and the report was adopted. Confirming the undertaking given at the Mountain Ash Eisteddfod, a formal resolu- tion was placed on the books to the effect that a moiety of the net proceeds of next year's eisteddfod be handed over to the Na- tional Eisteddfod Association. The Secretary submitted a resolution to the effect that in future the arrangements for the Eisteddfod be left in the hands of the Executive Committee, "but it shall not have power to decide the following matters: —The locale of the gathering, tender or ten- ders for the construction of the pavilion, ail concert arrangements, or the selec- tion of patrons, presidents, conduc- tors, and artistes." The General Committee, said the secretary, would have to be called together to finally decide these matters. The last clause of the resolu- tion provided for the sub-committeas to work in concert with the Executive Committee. Some doubt existed as to the meaning of tb 3 clause, and Mr. James was amongst those who voiced it. The Secretary: Your own resolution at the last Eisteddfod. (Laughter.) Mr. James: It may be; but I do not un- derstand it if it is. (More laughter.) During other discussion, Councillor David Griffiths disabused the mind of an idea that the resolution meant the disbandment vi the General Committee. Mr. Bevan desired to know the names of ti.o Executive Committee. The Chairman: You take exception to them? A voice: Yes. Mr. John Jenkins thought it very unfair that one man—(he was referring to Mr. Bevan, who had spoken several times)— should monopolise a meeting of that sort. Cries -of "Cht-'r" were heard, and there was good-humoured confusion. Eventually the first portion of the resolu- tion was carried, with the addition of the words explained by the secretary that "these matters shall be referred for the ap- proval of the General Committee from time to time s-s occasion arises." The names of the Executive were read out, and any new names were left for the committee itself to deal with. The '>:ocutive Committee recommended that the chairmen of the- various committees ant. the secretary be appointed a deputation to the Carnarvon Eisteddfod to present the v&vious 'ptiae-lftts, etc., for the Swansea Eisteddfod. The Chairman: And thn secretary's ex- penses be paid? A voice: No. The Secretary said he did not want to go to Carnarvon, as it would mean the loss of a week's work; but if he went he thought his bare expenses should be paid. At the same tir- he did not like to hear things outside that the etary was making a good thing out of it. Mr. Moy Evans thought all the secretaries should attend and have their expenses pakl. Mr. Thomas Jones would like to be gen- erous, but he did not think they could afford it. Eventually it was decided to pay the ex- penses of the general and musical secretaries only.

Mary had a little lamb, and loved to be with him But what your "Little Mary" wants to comfort it is "STYM." i

ROYAL COMMISSION BOYCOTTED MINERS' FEDERATION AND AN EIGHT HOURS' DAY. SWANSEA CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER THE MATTER. The Executive of the Miners' Federation, meeting at Birmingham on Thursday, passed a resolution refusing to recognise the De- partmental Committee appointed by the Home Secretary on the question of an eight hours' day, ajid urging all the districts not to tender any evidence whatever before such Committee until the matter has been fur- ther considered by the annual conference of the Federation at Swansea in October. Lord GJantawe is a member of the Com- mission.

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me dambriait. I FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906. Swansea cricket has been so depressingly unsuccessful this season that the cricketing public of the town will hardlv be s-,r-rv when f.he fixtures are all played out. On Saturday the home side again failed against Cardiff, so that whatever happens hence- forward cannot redeem the badness of the record. Football will soon be with us, and considerable anxiety attaches to the cap- taincy W, Tr*w, who, it is to be hopid, will be able to mfuse fresh enthusiasm into the players and secure better results than were credited to the nfteen last season. Passengers who have recently taken ad ™v*rge f thC Spk',Kiid fadIlties offered at S,ar, a for s,a tnps cannot fail to l^ave b^n h *7 dl'Sf>Csit;on w^ich mav have ,s Wn fornl^,y by the steamers to ZC^tZrTre'ly di5appfared- This should oe mat for congratulation since the Un- avoidable-risks of the sea are sufficientlv ^reafc without. n.eoe.dle:ssly adding to them. T he Board of Trade have, by the way in- stituted a prosecution against the proprietors of oerta,„ Of the Cardiff b^t* c,^r„^ J™ Cns a 5top M Swansea's fine stretch of sanrls b* baps done more for the popularising of^bt 7 lndU&iTial h0,idar clieL^e than the artificial efforts of the (W CT>UM Bhondda co!fi,r"°S i bon,3 of the horiday influx, asks little, and is not quite so particular about certain eatures of the sands-the multitude of stall* a.nd cheap jacks —which are absolutely re- pe.knt to visitors of more delicate tastes. Certainly on Monday and Tuesday the j Sands were black with humanity sweltering m an oppressive heat. To such visitors as Swansea must fook forward if she aspires to become the South Wales Blackpool, the attractions of intercourse with Nature ap- pi with little force. Gregarious in their cm T they like tQ. be in the midst of a of V n? .m Prox^mity to the amusaments itom ? 3r"d the WUsic halL ^lunicipal mpro-vement on the Sands need not assume t,he shape of ^Pensive pier and esplanade enJTT c f convenient means of ac-' nds and provision of shelter from the rain are the sole essentials for the pi^ent For the rest private efforts in J** «* tb* Mumbles have prodded a multitude of attractions amply suffickTlt in t,hemsefves to ensure the popularity of the town as a pleasure resort. The most novel and picturesque trial at the Assizes so far has been the claim for wages, brought by the seamen of the s.s Carlisle against the owners. This steamer had a most exciting career during the Russo- Japanese War, in which she served as a blockade runner wit-i coals and ammunition for the Russian Government, She had a marvellously exciting career, terminating ap- propriately enough in her destruction by an explosion at Saigon, in Cochin China. The seamen's evidence showed that thev parti- cipated in the voyage of the Carlisle, when its destination became known, with con- sidera.ble trepidation. There were the very real risks of the vessel being blown up by a mine or fired upon by a warship, and no financial compensation as an offset. Block- ade running i.« a very profitable enterprise for the owners of the steamers engaged, who usually indemnify themselves against loss in such a manner as to secure a very substantial profit in any emergency. One of the most lucrative of trades extant, it sometimes happens that the country whose blockade it is sought to evade also has a good share of the pickings. From first to last the Japanese cannot have captured less than sixty vessels, most of them modern and of considerable size, loaded with the best Welsh steam coal. Their financial haul ran into a couple of millions. But whilst the owners stand to a-in a. large sum in any contingency, and the captain of the blockade runner usually has a financial bonus as an offset to the risks and perils he en- counters, the crew on the other hand risk tsheir lives with no such prospect of mono- tary profit at all. "A false witness will not go unpunished." —Gentle motto-reminder in Ystradgynlais Police Court. "Parkmill is now often very full of excur- sionists on fine afternoons. Lodgers and "campers" are much in evidence. Only a few attend our church services."—("Gower Church Magazine.") "As a result of the success at Warwick we appear to be in for quite an epidemic of pagoa-nte, and it is rumoured that something very special may be seen at Poplar on November 5 of this year.—"Punch."—(And there the suggested Cardiff "pageant," I too.') The "Corn Hirias" usrd by M. Jaffreneu at the St. Brieuc Gorsedd was the most novel that could imagined. It was made by inserting a bugle mouthpiece in an im- mense seashell. What a sound it gave! Those who hfeard it say they will never forget it. HAPPY LUNDY! [There is no school of any kind on Lundy Island.] There's no school on Lundy Island, No "religious question'' there. Very different thiis from my land Where the sects all light and swear, Where they squabbie, clash, and rile; and Children's rights are—anywhere! M. Nearly every old town has its tradition of subterranean passages, but the latter too often prove a myth on examination. Car- marthen, however, appears to be an excep- tion, for it is announced in a thoroughly businesslike, up-to-date manner that "Mr. T. W. Barker intends to open up the subter- ranean passage which runs from the base- ment of his office underneath Nott-square 'n readiness for the inspection of the members of the Cambrian Archaeological Society." Other people with subterranean passages in stock, please note. .>-+- It would be difficult to imagine a more delightful and picturesque spot than one of the numerous sources of the River Twrch, Swansea Valley. Tins spot is well known under the name of Ffrydiau Twrch. There the water springs out from the green side of the mountain, and rushes down to swell tlie waters of the Twrch. The green trass and ferns forms a marked yet beautiful contrast to the whiteness of the rushing water, and this forms a striking example of the bea.uty of Natuns in the Valley. The river teems witih fish—trout generally. _.e-+ A judgeship is said to be in store for Lord Coleridge, the brother of the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, the clerk of arraigns at the present assizes. As the Hon. Bernard Coleridge, he will be recalled as a rather sharp-featured young man, with a quickness of look and a decision of character that one is apt to seek in Americans rather than in Englishmen. Bv dint of hard work he had succeeded in building up quite a lucrative practice at the Bar when his father died, and was then con- fronted by a situation which was, to say the least, discouraging. Popular opinion and the sentiment of the Bar favoured the con- tention that a peer had no right to practice law, since the House of Lords is the supreme court of justice of the British Empire, and its ultimate tribunal of appeal, of which he was, therefore, as a peer, one of t'he judges. He then demanded whether it would not be possible for him to renounce his succession j to- his father's honours and to remain a commoner. The legislature and the courts took the view that he could not do this, that an inherited peerage "pertained to the blood." Ho then appealed to the highest tribunal to ascertain whether there was any law to prevent him, as a peer, from continu- ing to practice at the Bar, and after much deliberation and discussion it was decided that he could practioe in aJl courts save ;,h.¿>.t 11 constituted by the House of Lords. He has been until now the only member of the House of Lords engaged in active practice as a member of the Bar. A Swansea resident of foreign descent who was present at the Swansea Assizes on Friday, when a German sailor was being tried oil the charge of murder, afterwards remarked that not even in his own land I wouJd the sailor have been granted such perfect fair play. The man had no means and called no witnesses whatever, but the Crown furnished him free of cost with counsel, and nothing was more conspicuous than the strong desire manifested by every witness called for the prosecution to bring out points that were favourable to t'ha accused. Then the summing up of Justioe Jelf to the jury was in keeping with the highest traditions of English law—which has set out for one of its principles the pro- I positions that it is better that ten guilty persons ehould escape pun i&hmr>nt than that one innocent person should suffer unjustly. I In the case under notice, prisoner and the deceased man had, whilst in a drunken state, fought to a finish. Prisons, a short man of moderate strength, stated in his evidence that the accused, who wa6 tall and of powerful build, had declared that he would kill him and proceeded to attempt to give effect to his threat. After hearing I the Judge's summing up, the Jury without I retiring brought in a verdict of "Not Guilty," and the prisoner was discharged— very much to his own surprise,—as was evident from his difficulty in appreciating the warder's intimation that- ho was free to go "whither he list." The ostensible reason for the visit paid by the Swansea- Harbour Trustees to Antwerp was the inspection of the arrangement by which the cranes etc., are there operated by means oIl electrical power. From this it would f-eem reasonable to assume that there ,is some intention of installing electricity as a motive power at lb? new King's Dock. If wo may go by the opinions current among men who have a' practical knowledge of both electrical and hydraulic power, the Harbour Trustees would be well advised to avoid precipitate action in the matter. It is pointed out that with crane work the use of power is intermittent and therefore un- favourable to the employment of electricity, and also that the complicated plant neces- sary with electricty makes for breakdowns, and in this sense unfavourably compares with hydraulic power, which is the simplest kind of mechanism. In this connection the 'fact is pointed out, somewhat humiliating to a large port like Swanoea, that there is not locally a single crane of greateT lifting I power than ten tons, and that in conse- quence, steamers sent here for repairs have to go to one of th.) up-Channel ports to have their boilers removed when this is necessary. Then again boiiers and heavy engines for works in the neighbourhood of Swansea when they come by water ha.ve to be un- loaded at Cardiff and sent on by rail to Swansea, thereby greatly increasing the cost of freightage. Up to the present, the Trust has declined to make good this obvious omis- sion on the ground that the expense, JE1,500 to JE2,000, is larger than is justified by the prospective profits to be made by means of a crane of larger lifting power. But surely this is not the only way at whioh the matter should be looked. None can say there was any lack of amusement at the Mumbles over the holi- days. Crack bands, troupes of pierrots, a cinematograph exhibition, the new Kureaal, and some variegated side-shows, should have sufficed for most needs. And there was the excitement of running after 6.30 trains at 6.32. H.M.S. Montagu has at last been aban- doned by the Admiralty, but the latter have not heard the last of the methods in which the salvage operations were carried out, and the fact that Parliament is not sitting has averted many pointed questions. It is un- fortunate that Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wil- son, the most brilliant of our admirals afloat, should have taken wholly into his own hands the direction of a higMy tech- nical operation like the salvage of a battle- ship. Navy men are proverbially handy, but they are not masters of aJl trades, though the officers and men of the squadrons off Lundy have toiled with the most unremit- ting zeal and devotion. By the appointment of Mr. Hugh T. Williams as successor to Mr. Bircham, the late Local Government Board Inspector South Wales recovers the services of a pub- lic official of the best type. Mr. Williams was for years Local Government Board au- ditor for South Wales, and in that capacity rendered service of inestimable value to the ratepayers. Indeed it would be no exag- geration to say that he made a reality of the Government audit and revolutionised the methods of account keeping throughout the district. It will be recalled that his brought about a drastic alteration in raite collecting at Swansea, where Mr. Wil- liams for some years resided. Married to a daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Gee, of Denbigh, he is a thorough Welshman, and has been in the public service for nearly twenty years. Little has been heard of the housing prob- lem at Swansea recently, though it still exists in a modified form, the deficiency of bouses being chiefly amongst those renting at from 8s. 6d. to lis. a week, and whose tenants embrace wdely different occupations. Working men's needs are being fairly ade- quately met and at Pantygwydr estate it is expected that by next spring some 100 yhoiases will have been completed a.t a cost of £220 to J6250 each. As a large proportion of this is represented by labour, there should have been considerable prosper- ity in the building trade at Swansea dur- ing-rccetit months. One commendable fea- ture of their equipment is the provision of tip- up baths, just the thing whioh should be in- stalled in every dwelling, but which is most frequently conspicuous by its absence in working class tenements. Whatever the financial outlook for the Glamorganshire Rifle Association—and re- cently it was dark enough—this season's shooting at Margam has attracted an in- crease of no less than fifty per cent. m the entries. Corporal D. J. Morris, the bronze medallist of the 3rd G.V.R., has been dis- playing brilliant form, making in the Lord Lieutenant's Grand Aggregate the imposing total of 198, and 103 in the Ladies' Aggre- gate. In the Lord Lieutenant's, he has only bee^ hearten by a Gorseinon crack, Private Ben Hughes-, who went one better a "ew years ago, scoring 199. One regrettable fea- ture of the meeting is that the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry is very poorly rep re- presented. Trooper W. R. Davies of 'he G.I. Y. is a familiar figure at Margam and Bisley, but he is the only Yeoman marks- man regularly competing in the big meeting that one can readily recollect. Such a dr- distance is not very creditable to a corps which is over 450 strong. Jn explanation it may be mentioned that the G.I.Y. have been for a long time without an adjutant. Sev- eral civilian shots have been to the fore at Margam, and Mr. R. T. Leyson, of the Neath Rifle Club, has a very promising career before him as a crack shot, judging by his display at Bisley as well. Trade at the port of Swansea continues to be extremaly satisfactory. The total shipments last week were 114',000 tons as compared witt 100,694 tons the correspond- ing week of last year. The imports were 14,051 tons ?nd the exports 99,945 tons. Tinplaites aald general goods are counted for 10,722 tons of the exports. The figures rolating to tinpLates are extinotiy encourag- ing. Rather more than 100,000 boxes were shipped and the receipts from the works reached 16,448. The quantity in stock is somewhat less than the corresponding week of last year being 174,639 boxes against 187,546 boxes. At Port Talbot business was rather quiet during the week, and the ex. ports fell to the extent of between two and three thousand tons. Imports, however, showed an increase of 1,550 tons. The total shipents were at this port 33,634 tons. At Llanelly an average week's trade was done. Apparently the scarcity of tonnage is partly responsible for this as the sidings around the docks are being taxed to their utmost capacity with loaded wagons much to the inconvenience of colliery proprietors. Two of the local collieries have been tempor- arily stoppd for want of empty wagons. The conduct of the Welsh Volunteer In- fantry Brigade during its recent annual camp at Perham Downs, Salisbury Plain, has been severely criticised by a correspondent of the 'Times," who, if he is a "private'' .person, would have done better to have made his accusations under his owm name. The "Times" correspondent states that he saw something of the brigade during every day that they were on the Plain, He con- tinues "From the very first I was greatly struck by their extremely unmilitary ap- pearance, by their lack of skill and interest in amy tactical scheme they were carrying out, and their hl&bit when supposed to be at work of smoking and drinking in amy con- veiet. place. Col. Banfield says that their conduct in t-heir camp lines was excellent. This I know nothing about. The point is that, while actual training was supposed to be in progress, large parties were day after day enjoying a somewhat rowdy picnic m any convenient spot away from the eye of acthority." It is very easy to dispose of such charges, for the satisfaction of a. Welsh public, by a hint that they would never have been made against other troops than Welshmen bu: there is no liarm in credit- ing the correspondent with sincerity and good lakh. The point is whether the laxity of Volunteer discipline and conduct—as it appeans in contrast to tlie strictness ob- served by Regulars—was not responsible for a few incidents, which were frankly uncon- dcnable, or a c;ood de.1Il of relaxation which was more defensible. Regulars on the Plain expressed the opinion to Welsh Volunteers that the latter put in a good deal of harder work than thay were expected to perform, though such is only natural in the desire of the authorities to make the most of the limited time available for the training of Volunteers. Mr. Justioe Sutton is not looking forward to the long holiday after alL His lordship is the vacation judge! It was typical of the fantasies of public taste that the two items encored at the Royal Marines concert at the Mumbles on Tuesday evening, were about as wide apart in style and atmosphere as is possible to conceive. One was a vivacious morceau "Let's be Lively," and the other was that "classical" masterpiece, Tscaikowsky's "1812" overture. Aberaman Band created a furore on ihe Mumbles Pier on Sunday. No more beauti- fnl music has ever been heard there. The "Besses" and the "Black Dike" have never surpassed the renderings this fine body gave, especially in the evening. They are certainly the "discovery" of the season on the pier. Two encores had to be granted on Sunday evening—a very unusual experi- ence on the pier. Tremendous interest was shown in the Swansea murder trial on Monday, anA for three-quarters of an hour the space in front of the hall was literally one surging mass of people, until the police cleared the square, and then the railings all round were rimmed several rows thick. Many of these people were clearly excursionists, giving rise for wonder whether the holiday crowd did not look upon Mitchell's trial as an orthodox Bank Holiday attraction. The British public is easily pleased. Just give them a little soTUxl and colour and motion, and they wili gntlier around and be very happy. This is proved any day along now outside the Metropole, or at the Assize Courts. There's always a crowd to watch the Sheriff's carriage leave the Metro- pole in the morning. Tiiat's because of the half a dozen policeman on horseback. The same crowd gathers to watch the judges out of coixt each afternoon. That's because of the "fanfare." Sea trippers from Swansea have been un- fortunate in their experiences on the last two public holidays. On Whit-Monday a considerable number of passengers taken to Ilfraccmbe did not reach Swansea until four or five o'clock in the morning; and last Monday again, by reason of the fog, they were all kept on 86..1, for hours, and thelr voyaging did not end until daybreak. On this occasion the misadventure was due wholly and solely to the thick fog, and the captains in charge of the two steamers are to be commended for their caution, which kept them from hazarding the trip across under the conditions which prevailed on Monday night. The seating arrangement in the Assize Court at Swansea, at which Mr. Justice Jelf has presided for the last fortnight, is, from the Pressman's point of view, very bad. Barristers 6it all in a row, or rather several rows, facing the judge, jury, and witnesses, and the Press seats are. behind them, parallel with the dock. The conse- quence is that when the barnstesrs are speak- ing the reporters have to lean forward and strain their ears to catch what is being said. "Cambrian" dramatic criticism was straight and to the point in the old days. Thus, July 18, 1806, we read of the perform- ance of the "Soldier's Daughter" at the Swansea. Theatre'"Nor can we omit to remind Miss Morse that when she is adver- tised for a part the audience expect her to perform it; at present she and the prompter play it between them. Decency of appear- ance is also naturally looked for by a genteel audience, and when she dances again we would advise her to show a regard for the one and respect for the other by lengthening her petticoats." WHAT PRICE SWANSEA? In tie fulness of that wisdom inexperience engenders Up rcee the Glasgow bailies and etraLgntr- way called for tenders For a "Corporation perfect-service, womiaer- telephoaie!" par they said "Well show 'em tow, when we've a. system of our own." "No longer shall the batefwl word Dngpag-cd' assail the ear The reply of 'Out of order' nevermore stall mortal hte-a,r. The Mighty of the National shall tremble in their seats And the cable of the ebraanger ne'er shall nestle in our streets." A charming little profit in eadh batonce- sheet they show And misorosoopio sums towards Depreciar tion go WTiilo large and frequent Ioama the hope- ful Corporation raise And again the friendly banners wave and friendly trumps sound praise. A very queer coincidence' attention here die- serves; Th eoptimistic profits and the tenuous Re- serves— These strange peculiarities—or ELgimtumlioh- keitem— Are likewise seen in Swansea, amid in Ports- mouth, and in Brighton! At a loss of fifteen thoueiaind pounds those telephones were sold But the loss in Motral Damages was greater I tihan in gold And possibly those Bailies majr recoup tfoam in this way There will be but one subscription in tihe conning tpears to pay. —WJHLG- in the "National Telephone Journal." In every litigation with the Tramway Co. the Swansea. Corporation has lost, and in- variably the costs htetve been exceedinigy heavy. This past experience ought to deter tihe members of the Council from embarking upon another litigation without first satisfy- ing themselves that it is unavoidable. At the last meeting of the Council it was de- cided to serve formal notice upon tihe com- pany of the intention of th e Corporation to compulsorily acquire that section of the com- pany's tramways between. Alexandra-roaci. and Mount-street. From the advice received by the members, they concluded that this decision involved no legal difficulties what- ever, and that it would be perfectly smooth sailing to acquire the section under the Tramways Act of 1882. It would be well, however, for them to carefully read the judgment of Mr. Justice Buckley, and also have counsel's opinion thereon before pro- ceeding any further in the matter. For it is at least arguable, to put to point mildly, that the yx4lltd from which eiadh 21 yeare ;.5 to be reckoned for the purposes of ac- quiring tihe trfumway is not the completion of the section, but its authorisation. The importance of tSlis will be understood when it is realised that the Corporation power to acquire can only be utilised at intervals of 21 years, and that the Corporation is assum- ing that 1885, when the line was completed, begins the years that count, whereas Mr. Justice Buckley's judgment seems definitely to fix as the starting point the year when the section was authorised, that is to say, 1882. Assuming this view to be sound, it follows that the year for acquiring tins particular election was 1903, and since ad- vantage was not taken of it then, the sec- tion must remain in undisputed possession of the company until 1924. Having regard to all the difficulties legal a.nd otherwise, cornmonseuse suggests the expediency of negotiation with the company for the peace- ful acquisition of the whole of the system in the possession of the latter, to take effect at some ktu-re date to be mutually fixed. In recent years it has been a reproach that local lovers of athletics were compelled to go to Carmarthen, Cardiff, and elsewhere for their holiday entertainment. After Mon- day's experience, however, Swansea may consider ii^clf wholly relieved of this re- proach, for the sports at the Cricket Field were excellent in quality, and the arrange- ments left nothing to be desired. To com- plete the deserved eulogy, it is only neces- sary to add that hugh crowds looked on and enjoyed the various competitions, so that financially also the event was unquestion- ably a success. T!he defence offered and, in part at least, accepted by the jury in the Swansea- murder case, brought about a verdict and sentence which greatly surprised t-h" public. From wilful murder the charge was reduced to manslaughter, and the man Mitchell, who caused the dleath of the girl Keast, escaped with six months' imprisonment. His ex- planation offered from the witness box was that the girl, because he was unable to give her the amount of money promised, took a certain action which subjected him to ex- cruciating pain, and under its influence he nearly fainted away and could barely recol- lect what happened while he was so affected. Mr. Justice Jelf, in summing no took a merciful view of the circumstances, and the jury did likewise, with the resiult already stated. It is somewhat remarkable that of tlie three persons indicated for wilful mur- d!er, one was sent to a lunatic asylum, to be detained during his Majesty's pleasure, the s-econdwas found "not guilty," and the third was eentenoed to six months' imprisonment. It is a reasonable inference that the opinion of a.n experienced judge and of a jury acting undeT his direction, after hearing all the evidence and observing the demoanour of the witnesses is worth considerable more than that of "the man in the street." Nevertheless, it must be confessed that the net effect of these trials is calculated to diminish in the public sight the gravity of the capital charge.

—— SWANSEA LADS IN CAMP. CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE AT WESTON. The C.L.B. camp at Weston is to be struck on Friday morning. The inspection took place on Thursday. The camp sports took pi ace on Wednesday afternoon, and the Swansea lads have won a fair number of prizes. The weather the whole week has been fine though hot. The Swansea lads have done good drill, their character has been very good, and they have greatly improved in every way during their time in camp. The battalion hope. to arrive in Swansea (High- stre-et Station) by the train leaving Cardiff 2.25, with the battalion of lads well bronzed.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. LOCAL SUCCESSES AT RECENT EXAMINATIONS. In the recent schoo! examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, the following pupils satisfied the requirements of the Board. The teachers' names are in parenthesis: — Higher—Sadie Davies, distinction sing- ing (Miss Minnie M. Fricker, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M.); Amelia Mclnerv, pass, piano (MTS. Bevan, L.R.A.M.); Fannie M. Jones, pass, piano (Miss L. M. Benger). Lower—Ethel P. Jones, pass piano; Sarah Kneath, ditto (Miss M. M. Fricker); Mary Oliver, pass, pia.no (St. Winifred's Convent); Kathleen Hodde-r, pass, piano; Doris M. L. Radford, ditto (Miss L. M. Benger); Gwladys Thomas, pass, violin (Mr. A. Hooper, Ab-eravon); Doris Crocombe, pass, piano (Mr. W. Leyshon, Ogmoro Vale). Elementary—Sissie Bowen, distinction, singing; Edith Newton, ditto (Miss M. M Fricker); Ellen L. Bridgman, pass, piano (Miss B. M. Clark, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M'.); Caroline Puddioornbe, pass, piano (Miss Gladys Nicholls); Gwenny Arthurs, pass, piano (Miss Louisa Miller); Harry Mar- ston, Stanley Tweeney, Harold Lidstone, and Willie Irwin, pass violin (Mr. Geo. W. Dorrell); Hilda A. Williams, Meta H. Ro- berts, pass, violin (Miss A. John), John H. Davies and Griffith Davies, pass, piano (Mr. G. T. Jenkins, Pontardawe); Dorothy Pop- kin and Thomas D. Davies, pass, piano (M'r. W. Leyshon). Primary-Iris Glasbrook, pass, violin (Miss M. M. Pricket); Margaret Barbour, pass, piano (Miss B. M. Clark); Dorothy Goldberg and Elsie B. Goldberg, pass, piano (Miss L. M. Benger); Marion B. Lewis, pass, piano (Mrs. W. L. Griffiths, Port Talbot); Philip 0. Davies, pass, piano (Mr. G. T. Jenkins):

HEALTHY^NlTsra"0NG. When you feel "run down," and can't face your work properly, you have only to take a course of Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, then you will relish your food and pick up your bodily strength and spirits quicker than you lost them. Gwilym Evans' Qhinine Bitters is the Best Remedy for In- digestion, Weakness, Nervooisness, Loss of Appetite, Flatulence, Low Spirits, Sleep- lessness, and Chest Aff ections. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. When you ask for Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. Eee tha.t you get jit with the name Gwilym Evans" on the label, stamp, and bottle, without which none ;.re genuine. Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters is sold everywhere, in bottles 2s. 9d. and 46. 6d. eaich or will be sent carriage free, on re- ceipt of stamps, direct from the Sole Pro- prietors :—The Quinine Bitters MajuufactuT- 1 ing Company, Limited, Llaneilly, South Wales.

'*0: I SWANSEA CORONER'S BUSY WEEÍ" THREE INQUESTS CONDUCTED OS! THURSDAY. j BURSTING A DOOR OPEN TO VIEW A BODY. The Swansea. borough coroner bad another strenuous time of it on Thursday, holding ln(3uests before the afternoon. The first, at the Adelaide Hotel, was on the tiny body of Elizabeth Ann Wilkim, n nine weeks old child, of 4, Beaufort-place, Strand, which died on Wednesday night. The mother, Elizabeth Wilkins, said the child had been Plicate from birth, but she thought it was "coming along nicely." She had taken the child out on Wednesday af- ternoon, had given it breast on returning home, and put it down to sleep. On taking it up again from the bed she found it was dead. It happened in five minutes. Pre- viously she had noticed the child's eyes and lips twitching curiously. Dr. O'Sullivan found the child very much emaciated. It could not have assimilated food, he thought, and died from sheer ex- haustion. Verdict: "Death from natural causes." Owing to an error by a constable the mo- tLer left the house before the jury came, and the door had tobe burst open to view the body. ABERAMAN VISITOR'S DEATH. The second inquest, at the same hotel, was on the body of Jonah Johns, holiday visitor to Swansea, 50, Brook-street, Aberaman, In- surance agent. Thomas David Johns, Brenheulog, Ynysy- bwl, said his brother had been ailing for the past seven years, since a colliery accident, having been injured in a "fall." Since then he had had typhoid, and bad taken up m- surance work as light employment. He came to Swansea with a Sunday School excursion on Wednesday. Thomas Jones, 14, York-street, Aber. aman, met deceased in a High-street coffee tavern. Deceased there had a. fit, and was complaining very much of his head. He was removed to 95, Western-street. They failed to find a doctor. He had irrore fits. Dr. O'Sullivan said deceased came to his surgery and asked for some medicine. He appeared to witness to have had some brain trouble, and died from hemorrhage of the brain. Coroner said it was clear that deceased had suffered from the effects of the colliery accident and died from hemorrhage as stat- ed. Witness Jones was deserving of much credit for acting like a good Samaritan a8 he did. Verdict: "Death from natural causes." TAIBACH LAD'S DEATH: WARNING TO TRESPASSERS. The Coroner then proceeded to Swansea Hospital, where he held an inquest on the body of Charles Jones, who died from in- juries Tjceived on the Rhondda and Swan- sea Bay line on Tuesday at Port Talbot. Mr. H. Bellingham represented the com- pany. Daniel Jones, 2, West End-terrace, Tai. bach, said his son was 15 years of age, and not deaf in any way. Jas. Richards, shunter in the employ of the Mansel Tinpla-te Co., of 18, Corlanna, Aberavon, saw deceased coming down to- wards the R. and S.B. line from the Great Western siding. Deceased was walking clear of the line. By the Coroner The R. and S.B. line was fenced on the further side from where do- ceased was, and he was making for a "V" stile fence There was also a closed gate. Wit- ness observed a passenger train going to- wards Swansea. After it had passed he saw deceased on the ground. Witness ran to him, and found one of his legs "just hanging." The train pulled up at once. It was going about 20 to 25 miles an hour. Coroner: Did you hear the train whistle before the accident?—Yes, sir. By the Coroner There was a sort of public way for people to go through to the works by the gate from the main road. Had the boy looked up the line, he would have seen tba train coming. There was no sudden curve. By Mr. Bellingham: He was coming across a field when witness first saw him. He knew the gate was a locked one, and that the Mansel Co. had the key, also that the crossing was a private one. There was a proper way along the Rhondda. and Swan- sea Bay road. Chas. Bishop, driver of the train, said the whistle was blown as it was always blown at this particular spot. The lad made no attempt to cross until the engine was just on him, and he was struck by the left side of the engine. The accident was unavoid- able. Dr. James Matshall, house surgeon, said deceased was admitted a little alter 3 o'clock on Tuesday in a state of collapse. The skin and muscle of the right leg were torn away down to the ankle and the bone was in splinters. Deceased died at 4.10 from shock and hemorrhage. Coroner said deceased was evidently caught by the train when going to the beaoh by a short cut. The train was going at a moder- ate speed, and the whistle was blown. He conld not see that anyone was to blame and while sympathising with the parents he could osly extend a warning to others not to trespass on railways. He hoped through the medium of the pness, that Sort' Talbot people would take the warning to heart. ° Mr. Bellingham, while expressing the sym- pathy of the company with the parents," in- dicated the. danger of trespassing, which the company had been greatly troubled with Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death, and absolved anyone from blame A brother of deceased told a "Daily Post" reporter that Chafes at the time of the acci- dent, was on his way to assist at a temper, ance fete.

CARDIFF FOOTBALLER IN ) TROUBLE. FINED £10 AND COSTS FOR ASSAULT. ING THE POLICE. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT: INTENSE STRUGGLE. At Cardiff on Thursday David Westacott, the Cardiff and Welsh International foot- baller, and described as a fireman labourer, was charged with assaulting the police. Sergt. Chapman found prisoner fighting with another, man. He ordered Westacott into his house, but defendant came out again and struggled with the officer. When Chapman was nearly exhausted. Con- stable Dixon ca.me on the scene but Westa- cott struggled so desperately that both officers became exhausted and Westacott, after half-an-hoar's struggle got away. It was alleged that Chapman's finger was bit and that he was struck on the temple. Westacott, who said he could easily get the money, was fined .£10 and costs.

LIGHT FOR NEATH DISTRICT. i Neath Rural Council had a letter read on Wednesday from the South Wales Elec- trical Power Co., stating that they would be able to supply the necessary power for electric light as soon as the substations were ready.