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:¡ CRICKET. NEATH V. SWANSEA. MEDIUM DISPLAY BY THE SWANSEA BATSMEN. CASTLENEDD ELEVEN WIN THE MATCH. SWANSEA CAPTAIN AND UMPIRE INCIDENT. Swansea went to Neath on Saturday to piar the local eleven. The visitors were not at full strength, having R. H. Johnson, Bancroft and Creber away. Tom Harry, who was selected to fill the vacancy in the side, was away on holidays. S. Johnston came into the team. The match was adver- tised to commence at one o'clock, but it was quarter to two before a start was made. The weather was nothing brilliant when H. A. Ell is and J. G. Ardaseer opened the visitors' innings, E. W. Jones having won the toes. Tremlin opened the bowling from the town end to J. G. Ardaseer, who was missed in the slips by J. Davies, off the Essex bowler's second ball. The next ball the Swansea ba-tsman put away for four. A few balls later Ardaseer added to the score by gaining a couple through the slips. A. E. Freethy took the bowling at the other end, and H. A Ellis hit him for two off his second ball. Shortly afterwards Ardaseer was missed in the country by J. Davies. The Swansea batsman, who had had two lives in the two opening overs, was now playing with more care, and Ellis got four off Freethy. With up H. A. Ellis gave Tremlin his first wicket—20—1—9. Percy Morris filled the vacancy, but Tremlin's third ball was too good for the Swansea player, who was "yorked." The Swansea captain joined J. G. Ardaseer, and Tremlin's second ball he sent to the boundary. In the next over he skied the Lail into the country, but J. Davies made no mistake this tune, and made a pretty catch, which dismissed E. W Jones. This brought forth a. mighty shout from the spectators—26—3—4. J- J. Horspool joined Ardaseer, and he was in- clined to take no risks. Three wickets had fallen in twenty minutes, and in the next moment Ardaseer fell, for he put the ball into the hands of W. E. M. Davies, who was fielding cover-point. E. Billings joined Horspool, when the telegraph shc.-ed 28— 4-13. He signalled his appearance by get- ting a couple off Freethy, and shortly after- wards Horspool skie i the ball from lTemlm, an(i H. Davies made a splendid attempt to bring off the oatch by running, but he failed. In the next over Horspool put one over the boundary. Later the same bats man sent Freethy into the football Geld for six, and fifty was signalled. Things were now assuming a brighter aspect, for boMi ba-tamea played with more confidence than their predecessors, and boundary h-u. were frequent. Horspool and Billings continued to bat well, and added many runs to the score. When Horspool had scored 32, be waa caught by J. A. Da vies. Billings con- tinued, but he had only scored 10 more when he was caught by H. B, Davies off Tremlin. After his dismissal the other five batsmen only managed to add 17 between them, and Swansea were ali out at 3.20 for 127. VV hen Neath's soore stood at, 56, Brosk- ham was given out by the Swansea umpire .for a catch in the slips by E. A. Billings, but it was noticed that the ball did not go within inches of Broskham's bat, and I' the Swansea captain recalled Broskham, thus overruling the umpire's decisions. Sergt. Thomas played excellent cricket for his 53. Neath passed Swansea's total at I 5.20. 8WANSEA. J. G. Ardaseer c W. E. M. Davies b A E. Freethy 13 I H. A. Ellis b Tremlin 9 E. W. Jones c J. D. Davies b Freethy 4 P. Morris b Tremlin 0 J. J. Horspool b J. A. Davies 32 I Dr. Cameron not out ¥ Stanley Rees c Briggs b Tremlin 8 E. A. Billings c H. B .Davies b Tremlin 42 W. Nicholls b J. A. Davies 0 C. Johnson b Tremlin 0 Gill b Tremlin U Extras 10 Total 127 NEATH. W. Broskbam c Billings b H. A .Ellis 7 W. Jones at Rorspool b Dr. Oameron 1 Briggs c C Johnson b Dr. Cameron 10 Sergt. Thomas c 8. Rees b H. A Ellis 503 J. D. Davies o Billings b Dr. Cameron a Tremlin not out 44 W. E. M. Davies not out 26 Extras 10 Total for 5 wickets. 16a Neath won. BOWLING ANALYSIS. SWANSEA. O. M. R. W. Tremlin 15.4 1 65 6 i A. E. Freethy 8 1 41 2 J. A. Davies 7 3 11 2 CARDIFF V. LLANELLY. VISITORS MAKE A VERY NICE DISPLAY. Llanelly paid their return vieit to Cardiff on Saturday, and tried conclusions with the citizens. The previous game at Llanelly was noted for the high scoring by Cardiff, two centuries being registered, but on the present encounter Cardiff were poorly re- presented, five of their regular players being away for their county against Surrey Se- conds. Llanelly took first knock against the bowling of Preedy and Hickton, Hugh Howell and C. Warner going in. Warner was fowled after scoring a ingle, but Bar- clay and Howell got together, and carried the score to 38 before luncheon. After lun- cheon the pair knocked up 60, wh n the Llanelly professional was smartly ftnmped by Lock off Hickton. T. Rees partnered Howell, who in the next over reached the lialf century, and a change was made in the bowling, Hirst relieving

In Winter's cold and Summer's beat You'll find that "STYM" is hard to beat. Preedy. Hugh Howell was badly missed

BRITON FERRY IL V. MORRISTON I Played at Briton Ferry. BRITON FERRY SECONDS. J. Jones, b Hughes •••••-■• £ Phil Martin, c and b Hughes 6 A Donovon, b Edwards 6 .1. John, c Thissem, b Hughes 1 W. Ellis, b Hughes 0 Hewlett, b Edwaids 2 J. Jones, b Hughes 7 T. Williams, b Edwards 0 A. Davey, b Hughes — 0 W. Parry, b Hughes 4 T. Hayes, not out 4 Extras 3 Total 35 MORRISTON. D. T. Hughes b J. John 7 Geo. Davies. b J. John 1 Ted Davies. b John l D. Jones b J. Donovon. 1 D. Davies b J. John 10 J. Edwards b J. Donovon 0 J. Jones, b J. Donovon i 0 David Davies, c Hewlett b Donovon. 5 D. Thissen, not out t W. Evans, st Parry, b Donovon 2 J. Davies, at Parry, b Donovon 2 Extras 1 Total. 37

FELINFOEL V. BURRY PORT. At Felinfoel on Saturday. FELINFOEL. W. Griffiths, b Smith 10 H. Howell, lbw, b Davies 3 A. Lewis, c Lewis, b Lewis. 21 G. Jenkins, c Williams, b Lewis. 13 J. Griffiths, b Smith 3 H. Evans, run out 1 Will Jones, b Smith 1 LI. Lewis, b Smith 1 A. Roberts, not out 3 W. G. Richards, b Davies 3 G. Morris, run out 0 Extras 5 Total 64 BURRY PORT. G. P. Lewis, b A. Lewis 2 G. Lewis, b A. Roberts 11 V. Williams, run out 0 D. T. Gower, b A. Roberts 4 T. Williams, b A. Lewis 2 W. J. Thomas, lbw, b T. Jenkins 3 A. Smit- c Howell, b A. Lewis 1 R. Hopkins, not out 3 D. J. Davies, b T. Jenkins 12 G. R. Gower, b A. Lewis 0 C. Williams, b A. Lewis 0 Extras a Total 43

BRITON FERRY STEELWORKS IL V. ABBOTTSFORD. V. ABBOTTSFORD. DRAWN GAME 32 RUNS EACH. Played at Briton Ferry. BRITON FERRY STEELWORKS n. Played at Briton Ferry. BRITON FERRY STEELWORKS n. D. Bryant, c V. Morris, b S. Morris 1 J. Nicholls, b W. Harris 2 T. Hughes, b W. Harris 0 J. Williams, b W. Harris 3 J. Richards, c P. Morris, b Harris 0 W. Griffiths,, b Morris 12 T. Hughes, c Harris, b Morris 3 W. Chappell, c Harris, b Morris. 6 T. Maliphant, b Harris. 1 W. Griffiths, b Morris 2 J. Cosker, not out 2 Extras -1 Total 32 ABBOTSFORD (BRITON FERRY.) I' W. J. Lewis, b Griffiths 2 F. C. Morris, c Griffiths, b Hughes 2 H. Perrot, run out 2 T. Cooper, b Griffiths 1 L. Williams, b Griffiths 6 E. Evans, c Richards, b Hughes. 3 T. Richards, c Chappeil, b Nicholls 6 B. Hill, not out 4 B. Morris, c and b Griffiths 0 A. Treharne, b Nicholis 1 W. Harris, b Nicholls 0 Extras 5 Total 32

SWANSEA II. V. MOUNTAIN ASH, I Swansea II. met Mountain Ash at Swan- sea on baturday in beautiful weather in th eriturn match of the season. The pre- vious encounter resulted in a win for the Seconds. The homesters batted first and 20 runs were put on for the first wicket, Frank Humphreys being very smartly taken at slip by F. Delbridge. H. Nicholls joined G. P. Hazel, and runs came freely, 50 appearing afte rhalf-an-hour's play. With the total at 62. and his own score at 35. Hazel was clean bowled by F. Delbridge. In his effort he hit five 4'e. Out of respect for the late Mrs. R. H. Johnson, the Swansea players wore black bands around their arms Wickets fell rather quickly after this, J. A. Davies, J. Bancroft and C. Imrie being soon got rid of, but the association of W. Jeffreys and M. E. White put a different complexion on te hgams and with the score at 169 for 8 wickets the Seconds declared their innings closed. The m t ch was left drawn. SWANSEA II. F. Humphreys c Delbridge b Williams 9 G. P Hazel b Delbridge 35 H. Nicholls e Jone<» b Rees "J". 8 J. A. Davies b Delbridge 9 W. Jeffreys b Williams J 30 J. Bancroft b E. V Rees „ 1 M .E. White not out 37 V. Imrie b Jones 3 J. P. Geoghegan b Williams .J. U T. Harry not out 1 Extras. 24 Total (8 wickets) 169 (Innings declared.) MOUNTAIN ASH. F Delbridge at Bancroft b Harry. 3 J. D. Lloyd b T. Harry 5 A. Davies lbw b Harry y W. Farr, not out 34 K. S. Griffiths, b Pritchard 6 T. D. Jones, lbw, b Harry 5 R. Williams. lbw, b Harry 0 E. V. Rees. c Jeffreys, b Pritchard. 4 D. Thomas, b Geoghegan 3 M. Devernalt. lbw, b Harry 1 P. Powell, not out 2 Extras 3 Total (9 wkts.). 75

SKETTY V. MR. GILBERTSON'S XI. Played at Hendrefoilan near Sketty on Saturday. The home team won the toss and put in tne visitors. Score:— MR. GILBERTSON'S XI. G. H. Jones c Semour b M. Williams 32 J. Jones c Leshon b Sweet 18 P. Hopkins c M. Williams b Sweet. 4 J. Jenkins c Richards b William s 15 R .M. Lewis bit wicket 2 E Bevan c Muxworthy b Williams 2 T. G. Walters b Williams 3 B. Clatworthy 0 T. R. Phillips not out 2 A. Clatworthy st Slingsby b Wiliams 3 D. Daniels st Slingsby b Cornish 1 Extras 3 Total 85 SKETTY. Slingsby c P. Hopkins b Clatworthy. 2 Johnson b Clatworthy 3 Dyson Williams b Clatworthy 1 Cornish a J. Jenkins, b G. H. Jones. 0 M. Williams, b M. Clatworthy 5 Seymour b G. H. Jones 19 P. E. H. Richards c Phillips b Jones 0 E. Muxworthy, not out i L. Muxworthy b G H. Jones 0 F. Thomas, c Jenkins, b G. H. Jones. 0 H. Sweet st Phillips, b Jones 0 Extras 4 Total 85 G. H. Jones performed the "hat trick", tak- ing three wickets in one over.

GOWERTON V. SWANSEA COMMERCIALS. Played at Gowerton on Saturday. Commercials' total for 11 wickets, 62. Gowerton. -Tom Morgan, b J. 3. Jones. 51; I W. Jenkins, b J. H. Jones, 31; O. Jenkins, c Solomon b Jones 3; F. Ellis, c Nicholls, o Alabaster, 3; H. P. B. Lloyd, c Alabaster, b Jones, 4; D A. Jenkins, b Alabaster. 2; Alf. Jones, not out, 2; D. Ward, not out. 0: extras 5; total for 6 wkts ). 101. T J. Taylor. G. Davies, and B. Lloyd did not bat. Tom Morgan, for Gowerton, took 7 not bat. Tom Morgan, for Gowerton, took 7 wickets for 29, and F. Ellis took 2 for 13. J. H. Jones for the visitors took four wio^ts for 51 run?, and Alabaster 2 wickets for 18 rune.

SWANSEA III. V. DILLWYN At St. Helen's Ground, Swansea, on Saturday. SWANSEA JII. S. Dorrell, c Bevnon, b Davies 0 S. E. Owen, b Harris 2 R. J. Jones, c Williams, b Harris 21 W. R. Thomas, run out 20 B. Ruck, c Trew, b Rees 0 T. Powell, run out 24 W. Mitchell, st Miles, b Davies. 11 F. Rees, b Freethy 24 R. Williams, b Freethy 6 T. Wilson, b Freethy 0 G. LI. Hay, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 113 DILLWYN. W. Trew, b T. Wilson 28 P. Lockman. b W. R. Thomas 0 H. Owens, c Mitchell, b Wilson 30 ™ b W- Thomas 6 W. J. Williams, c Jones, b Wilson 1 D. Rees, not out 16 E. Davies, c Owen, b Wilson 1 W. Freethy, c Ruck, b Thomas 0 T. Beynon, run out 0 R. Harris, c Ruck, b W. R. Thomas 8 T. Rosser. c Rees, b Hay 0 Extras. 18 Total 108 PONTARDOLAIS V. UNITED BANKS (SWANSEA). Played at Pontardulais on Saturday. For the homesters Tom Davies took 5 wickets for 3 runs, and Sam Davies 4 for 6. For the visi- tors A. J. Eichards bowled well. Scores:- Pontardulais.—DDr. Isaac, b Richards, 14; S. Davies, b Richards, 1; R. T. Gabe, run out, 0: J. Williams, run out. 17; D. Powell, I) Richards, 22; Tom Davies, b Richards, x; R. Gabe, c Jones, b Woodliffe, 4; G. Kilia. b Richards, 0; G. Morris, b Richards, 0; JJ. T. Morgan, b Richards.O; Ben Thomas not out, 0; extras, 8; total, 68. United Banks.—Barlow, c S. Davies. b T. Davies, 1; Powell, c and b S. Davies, 0; West, b 8. Davies, 0; A. J. Richards, c J. Williams, b T. Davies, 2; Thomas, b T. Davies, 0; Wood- liffe, not out, 6; Wharton, b T. Davies, 0; P. Davies, b T. Davies, 0; C. Jones, run out, 0; R L. E. Davies, b S. Davies. 0; Richards, b S. Davies, 0; extras, 1; total. 10.

SURREY II. V. GLAMORGAN. WELSHMEN'S STARTLING COLLAPSE. Glamorganshire collapsed In startling fashion at the Oval on Saturday. The pitch seemed untrue, but they never looked li.ke making a fight. Brain was missed off the first ball sent down but in fifty minutes six wickets fell for 41 runs and by halt-past twelve the match was over, Surrey winning by an innings and 233 runs. Nice and Meads, as in the hrst inniugs, bowled unchanged., SURREY II.—1st Innings. Bowring c J. II. Brain b Creber Baker c Nash b Creber £ 9 Moulder c J H. Brain b Nash ™ Harries b Nash xf Ducat c J. 1?. Brain b Nash Stedman c J. H. Brain b Russell Spring c Nash b Russell Davis c Gibson b Creber Gooder c Riches b Russell if Nice b Creber Mead not out 1i Extras ° Total 352 GLAMORGAN—1st Innings. J. H. Brain b Meads Moore-Gwyn c Stedman b Nice N. Riches b Nice 5 Bancroft b Meads Gibbs c Stedman b Meads — Sweet-Escott c Nice b Meads A. Gibson b Nice J: H. Letchsr c Meads b Nice « Russell c Stedman b Nice J Creber c Stedman b Nice Nash not out Extras 4 Total 57 „ GLAMORGAN-2nd Innings. Brain c Davis b Nice 12 Moore-Gwyn c Spring b Meads 0 Riches b Nice 9 Bancroft b Meads 14 Gibbs b Nice 0 Sweet-Escott b Nice 5 Gibson lbw b Meads 1 Letcher b Meads 6 Rusesll not out — 7 Creber b Nice 0 Nash b Nice 5 Extras 3 Extras 3 Total 62 BOWLING ANALYSIS. GLAMORGAN-2nd Innings. O. M. R. W. Nice 14 2 36 6 Meads 14 5 23 4 Nice bowled one no-ball.

OXFORDSHIRE V. MONMOUTH- SHIRE. SECOND DAY'S PLAY AT NEWPORT. The second day of this match was entered into at, Newport on Saturday. -onmetith- shire eventually won by one run and eight wickets. Scores:- OXFORDSHIRE—1st Innings. J. F. Marsh b Steeples 4 Rev. J. W. Marsh c Diver b Steeples. 8 R. Hartley b Steeples 5 H. C. Brooks c Williams b Steeples. 10 G. E. F. Young c E. S. Phillips 0 Sil- verlock 6 Rev. D. J. Burroughs b Stedman 14 G. C. Davenport not out 27 H. G. Eadie c Diver b Steeples 4 Rogers b peoples 22 Hodgkins u Steeples 0 Turner b Steeples 0 Extras 1 Total 101 I OXFORDSHIRE—2nd Innings. Rev. J W. Marsh c Williams b Phillips Z4 Hartley c Silverlock b F. G. Phillips £ 4 Turner b Stratton 28 J. F. Marsh c Diver b Steeples 7 H. C .Brooks c Diver b Stratton. 4 G. E. F. Young lbw bSteeples J Rev. C. Burrough c Steples b Stratton 7 J. C. Davenport st Diver b Stratton 30 Hodgkins bSilverlock 1 A. Rodgers not out 57 H. Eade c Tatham b Stratton 6 Extras 23 Total Z82 MONMOUTHSHIRE—1st Innings. P. C. Phillips c Rev. Marsh b Rogers 0 E. S. Phillips b Rogers If Silverlock b Hodgkins 83 Diver c Rev. Marsh b Rogers 17 Dr. Tatham c Rev. Marsh b Rogers 0 R. B. Griffiths c Eadie b Rogers 44 W. E. C. Hudden not out 76 Stratton run out 45 F. G. Phillips b Brooks 3 Steeples b Brooks 2 W. A Williams b Brooks 3 Extras 12 Total 303 MONMOUTHSHIRE-2nd Innings. Silverlock c Young b Turner 10 Deivr b Rogers 10 E. S. Phillips not out 50 R. B. Grithths 10 Extras 2 Total (2 wickets) i-2

JUST STRANGLED HER. SWANSEA WIFE PROTECTED FROM HER HUSBAND. At Swansea on Monday William Smith, fitter, Symon'6-street, was summoned for assaulting his wife Sarah. Complainant said defendant asked her for money and struck her. At midnight ne hit her in the throat and ribs. She screamed, and a woman came just as he was almost strangling her. Clerk Did he do anything to you out- side?—Just pulled me to pieces. I want a separation order, for I can't live with aim suiy lodger. Jane Bell, a neighbour, corroborated. Defendant, who said he was trying to pull his wife into the house, was sent to prison for a month, and a separation order was made, defendant to pay 12s. 6d. a week.

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BID FOR SEA POWER. GERMANY'S NEW" DREAD- NOUGHTS." ENORMOUSLY POWERFUL ARMAMENT. Berlin, Friday.—To-night, the announce- ment is made that the Kaiser s new ar- moured cruisers will carry guns as heavy as those to be put into the new German battleships. The displacement of these cruisers has also been increased by a recen* I decision to something over 15,000 tons. Each of the new armoured cruisers w>!l carry eight 50-calibre 11-inch guns. They will also be supplied with a much heavier and far mare formidable torpedo equipment than was originally intended, as the result of the experience obtained during the Hns«o- Japanese war. They will be battleships 1D all but name.—("Daily Mail"). POWERFUL NEW ARMOURED CRUISERS. Hamburg, Thursday.—Every groat ship yard in German is at present working at high pressure,, the length of the working day having been raised to nine hours. The keel of the first of the new 15,000- ton cruisers, temporarily named "E," wil1 shortly be laid at Kiel. A feature of the vessel will be double armour against tor- pedoes. She will be the largest German warship ever launched, and her armour and arma- ment will cost £675,000, against £395,000 for the latest battleship, the Deutschland.— ("Daily Mail"). RECORD ARMAMENT FOR CRUISERS. Tht new German cruisers will carry a tar heavier battery than has as yet been put into any armoured cruiser, though it must be remembered that the armament of t3.e new British armoured cruisers of the Invin- cible class, three of which were provided by last year's estimates, has not as yet been disclosed. It is believed, however, to be four 12in. and eight or ten 9.2in. guns. The new German ships are somewhat C::9l- ler than the new British cruisers, which are to displace about 17,500 tons, but with right llin. guns they will be most dangerous opponents even for the Invincibles. The two new German battleships are to displace 19,000 tons, against the Dread- nought's 18,500, and will carry no less than 16 llin. guns, each firing a 7601b. shell, against the Dreadnought's 10 12in. The guns win be equal in penetrative power, and capable of being fired rather faster, being smaller. One German Dreadnought can dis- charge 12,120 lbs. of metal against the British ship's 8,500. The German pro- gramme is, however, in accordance with the scheme laid down as far back as 1900, two battleships and one armoured cruiser being laid down in routine. There are four British Dreadnoughts built and building against two Germans building, and three lc ar- moured cruisers against one cruiser.

PONTARDAWE POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. (Before Messrs Herbert Lloyd, E. G. Ben- thall, Dd. Jones, S. G. Strick, and J. H. P. Lloyd.) For being drunk and incapable the fol- lowing were fined 10s. :—Thomas Thomas and Thomas Aubrey, colliers, of Cwmgonse. For being drunk and disorderly William Griffiths, haulier, Glais, was fined 126. 6d. inclusive. Mary Ann Evans, single, Ystalyfera, sum- moned Margaret Ann Morgans for assault. There was a cro6s-summons.—Mr. C. B. Jenkins appeared for Morgan.—The evid- ence was that there was a free fight on the ¡ canal bank. Both were bound over. Rachel Bond, married, Cwmgorse, sum- moned Hannah Evans and Esther Evans, Cwmgorse, mother and daughter, for assault. The evidence stated there was a general scuffle, and as a result it was alleged that large quantities of hair (produced) was an- nexed from the head of plaintiff. A fine of b6. and costs was imposed in each case.

LONDON WELSH CHOIR. TO REPRESENT UNITED KINGDOM AT AMSTERDAM. An International Singing Competition upon a huge scale is being orgajiised to take place at Amsterdam on the eve of next year'^ August Bank Holiday. The Dutch repre sentatives of the promoters were in London last week and extended a pressing invita- tion to the London Welsh Choir to enter the contest as the representatives of Great Britain. It is stipulated that the choir must consist of at least 150 voices. There are to be two test-pieces—one, in Latin, to be specially composed for the occa- sion, an dissued to the competitors ten weeks previous to the date of the contest, •while the other is to be chosen by the com- peting choirs themselves, and each party will have the right to nominate one adjudi- cator. 11 VTT at 111 imPr°bable that the Lon- don Welshmen may accept the challenge on behalf of the United Kingdom.

NEATH TRADESMEN AT LAW. IN™RESTING a\SE: MR. EVANS BEYAN AS THIRD PARTY." At Neath County Court OIl Friday, Dt- fore Judge Bishop, John Roberts, tailor, Bridge-street, sued William Cribb, baker, Bridge-street, who carries on business next door* for damages. Mr. E, Evajis Bevan, the freeholder, was joined as a third party. The claim was for £10 damages, caused hy defendant trespassing upon plaintiff's land at Bridge-street. Plaintiff claimed an In- junction restraining defendant from continu- ing or repeating any of the acts complained of. -"r- Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. Jestyn Jeffreys) represented plaintiff; Lord Tiver- ton (instructed by Messrs. Cuthbertson and Powell) the defendant; and Mr. W. H. David the third party. Plaintiff spoke to several acts of annoy- ance resulting from defendant overlooking his premises. About two years ago Mr. Cribb constructed a window, and, after complaining without redress, the plaintiff put up a hoarding to protect His workpeople from being overlooked. Defendant prompt- ly knocked the hoarding down. Defendant opened up a new window, and up went another hoarding, which was also knocked down by defendant. The falling of this hoarding broke plaintiff's windows. Mr. Bowen It was not the earthquake, then? Plaintiff; No, it was Mr. Cribb. Plaintiff went on to say that his work- people, including girls and women, Tom- plained to him, and he was bound to take the present proceedings. Mr. Cribb, con- tinued plaintiff, had actually spat out of his window on to his premises. Ladies try- ing on costumes could have been seen from one of the windows. But that had been put all right now. Mr. Bowen: How were the hoardings knocked down?—By pushing poles out through the bakehouse window. In cross-examination plaintiff said that lie never received the right of way on condition that he removed his objection to the win- dows. His Honour said he could not possibly finish the case that day, and intimated that he would adjourn it, expressing the hope that a settlement might be arrived &t. Mr. W. H. David asked his honour to dis- charge Mr. Bevan as third party. He had nothing to do with the differences between his tenants, and it was hard that lie should be brought there. [ Mr. Bevan was discharged as third party.

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SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST DUNVANT LABOURER. MOTHER'S STORY OF CHASE OVER A COMMON. LITTLE GIRL'S STORY OF ALLEGED ASSAULT. J Swansea on Saturday John Smith (15). labourer, Dunvant, was charged with at- temP^ng to have carnal knowledge of Katie AjcGian (12), of Ddol, Dunvant, on Aug. 4. Clarke prosecuted j Mr. Hy. Thomp- son defended. Jane McGlan, mother, said the girl would be 13 next November. On Saturday, Aug. 4th, her little boy told her something. She then went down to Mr. James's gate, about twenty yards from the house, where she saw defendant and her daughter in a certain posi- tion. Defendant jumped down into a 000 of ferns. She caught him, but he got away and ran across the common. He was wear- ing the same clothes as at present, but had n cap. She followed him all over Lh€ common, jumping stiies, until defendant hid somewhere, and she lost sight of him. Then she telephoned to the police. When she returned her little girl was in the house crying. Sne said the boy had tripped her up, and also described what he had done. By Mr. Thompson It took plaoe at seven o'clock in the evening. It was quite light. Defendant hwxl in the woods 60 to 80 yards away. They were strangers, only having lived in the neighbourhood six or seven weeks. Mr. Thompson Have you had any quar- rel with reference to taking timber from the wood close by? Witness: Her mother told me I shouldn't do it; but Mrs. Smith didn't. Does that lady live with Mrs. Smith?— Yes, or Mrs. Smith lives with her mother. You thought you had a right to the wood? u I" -Well, I saw the rest, and thought that I had as much right as they had. There was no notice up. When this woman told yon not to take -t, you were angry? That has nothing to do with this case. Have you heard that this row started oy your little girl throwing stones at defend- ant?—No. What did you say to the boy?—He ran away. Did you say, "I'll pull your brains out?" —I had no time to sav anything to him. I suggest that you are persecuting this boy for what was" a trivial thing, because you have had a row with Mrs. Smith about wood-cutting?—Nothing at all. Mr. > larke No truth in that suggestion at all —No, nothing at all. Kate McGlan said her mother sent her to the brook, ten or twelve yards from t')e house, for the geese. Two boys were play- ing by the gate, Jack Smith and John Bur- gees. As she was coming home John Bur- ger: caught her by the arm. She hit him off. Then Jack Smith caught hold of her, tripped her down, and did what was com- plained of. She screamed, and when her Ilittle brother.. heard it he ran to ::h ner1 mother, who came in two or three minutes. Mr. Thompson Did you complain to any- body before you saw your mother ?—No. It was some time before your mother re- turned?—Yes. Who was in your house?—My father. When your mother came back she first began to ask you questions?—Yes. The boys were playing by the gate?—Yas. Did you pick up stones and throw at "-he boys?—No.. Isn't it true you struck Isaac James with a stone?—No. I suggest you threw a lot of stones, then that two boys, Smith and Burgess, ran after you and caught you by the shoulder?-l didn't pick up a stone, sir. I suggest that Smith caught hold of yen to prevent you throwing stones at him?—No, sir. And that when your mother came up you and Smith were on the ground, he strug- gling with you to get a stone out of your handZ-No, sir. In reply to another question the little girl said she had not heard of any row about gathering sticks in the wood. Dr. Davies, Gowerton, said the girl was brought to him by her mother and Inspector Williams. He gave the result cf his ex- amination. Her state was consistent with the evidence that hid been given. By Mr. Thompson: The conditions he found might have been produced by other causes than that allied. P C. Dunn arrested defendant. In an- swer to the charge he said, "I only gave her a push She was going to the river to get a stone to throw at me. A white pocket- handkerchief (produced) was fourd on the boy t'ed at the four corners, with blood- marks on it. He produced the girl's under- garments. Mr Thompeo11 said the whole atmosphere of the case was exceedingly suspicious, and it would never have been brought into court except as an ordinary assault case unless there had been a neighbours' qjiarrel about wood. He submitted that no jury would convict the boy. Defendant had left school with excellent testimonials, and his employers were J- lighted to testify m his favour. After some consultation, the Clerk re- marked that the magistrates would not ac- cept jurisdiction in the case. Mr. Thompson With due respect, sir, I wouldn't accept your jurisdiction. I see an acquittal ahead. John Burgees said they were playing in Isaac James' garden, when complainant pel ted them with stones. He and Smith went out on the common. Smith caught the com- plainant by the shoulders and asked who she was pelting. He shook her, but when he let her go, she went down to the river to fetch more stones. Defendant ran to get the stones from her. He was pulling the stones away from her hand, nd they were both on the ground. Mrs. McGlan then came up, and said to defendant, "I'll pull your brains out!" Defendant ran away, and Mrs. McGlan after them. During a long cross-examination, a state- ment he had made which appeared different to his present evidence, was produced, but the boy said he did not understand some of the words used by the policeman. loaac James agreed in his evidence With that of Burgess. He (James), had been struck with one stone on the fodt. He lad heard the girl say just now that she did throw stones at Burgess. The case was dismissed.

SWANSEA SEAMAN WASHED OVERBOARD. PATHETIC SCENE AT THE DOCKS. PARENTS GRIEF: WEEK OLD FAT. 7TY. The s.s. Chatfield arrived in the Prince of Wales' Dock, Swansea., on Friday even- ing with sad news. She was laden with a. cup of copper ore from Port Nolloth, and is a regular trader between Swansea, and the Cape. On her last visit to Swansea she shipped a voueg A.B., bv name P. O. Richards, aged 25, and who resided with his pa,rents at 3, Henrietta-street. About six days ago h,. was washed overboard, and no traoe of his body found. A pitiful scene was witnessed at the docksKle on Friday evening, hen the ves- sel arrived in port. Deceased's father, mother and brother had joyously tripped down to welcome the young man home—it I was his first trip on the Chatfield-and the brother was the first to have some warning that all was not well. He started whistling to the ship, but was quietly called on boord and the bad news broken to him. The poor mother became hvsterical with grief, moaning "Oh, my poor boy; my poor boy! I con't believe he's drowned," and both she and her equally prostrated husband had to be con veved home in a cab. Capt. Hunt, the master of the steamer, courteously told a "Daily Post" reporter all he knew of the sad occurrence. "We were a day off from Las Palmas," be said. "where we had been coaling—this would be on the 4th inst. Young Richards was on deck, engaged in his usual duties when a rather large wave came washing on deck. It was not a tremendously heavy sea, but he appears to have jumped to avoid it. instead of which he slipped and was carried overboard. We saw him m the sea and every effort was made to rescue him, but in vain, and we had to proceed to Swansea, without him. And a very painful scene there was at the dock-side." Capt. Hunt visited the bereaved parents at their home in Henrietta-street on Satur- day morning, and found them quite pros trated. A sad feature of the affair is that de- ceased, whose father is a foreman on the L. and N.W. Ry., was engaged to be married ¡' to Miss Mabel Clarke, eldest daughter of Mr. Sidney Clarke, glass merchant, of Waterloo-street, and she was with the par- ents and deceased's brother when the steam- er came in.

ESCAPED FROM SWANSEA FEVER HOSPITAL. LITTLE GIRL PATIENT'S ESCAPADE. So isolated and secure from the "outside world" are the inmates of the Swansea. Fever Hospital that it is rare that one es- capes the vigilance of the officials. A little Swansea girl inmate, aged nine years, how- ever, left suddenly on Friday evening and climbed the railings and departed. She was ultimately found walking about the neighbourhood of the building, and she was immediately taken back to the institu- tion.

BRILLIANT STUDENT. SWANSEA GENTLEMAN'S SCHOLAS- TIC SUCCESS. William Lisle Shepherd, of Pocklington School, Yorkshire, has just won four scholar- ships, of the aggregate value of JB185 per annum. They are as follows:- An open scholarship for science of C60 per annum, at St. Joim's College, Cambridge a Dowman exhibition of L40 per annum, M St. John's College, Cambridge; major County Council (East Riding) scholarship of J360 per annum; and aji Ann Watson exhibition of £ 25 per annum, >pen to en- dowed schools in East Riding. He will po into residence at St. John's CoUece Q,™. bridge, next October. He has close family connections with Swansea, hits father, the Rev W R henL M.A. of Kirby^Unde^ST Yorkshire, being the eldest r*>n of Vr' David Shepherd, of Swansea, ano the -Juln bles = —— I I

SWANSEA TRADE IN JULY. I BIG INCREASE IN EXPORTS • RTTT IMPORTS QC £ iT BDT The figures of Swansea trade for last month disclose substantial increase in eS ports, which were 392 31 &.122 in July, 1905. months of the y^r 2,532,380 tons were shipped, compared with 2,040,041 tons in Ja^uar^Ju^y, 1905. Imports were practi- y+v, iT^p'oo m§ 77>m last month, and 79,899 tons in July 1905 • m imports were in iron and steel, pitwood and fish, whilst there was a big fallmg-off in grain. Coal shipments were 296 597 • 247,867din £ iy'l,19< bu' patolt iron and steel showed a falling-off, galvan- 'Siprovement tinplates exhibiting a slight

WIST WALES STUDENTS. SUCCESSES AT LONDON 'VAttsrrv EXAMINATIONS Local successes in the London University Examinations are:- Matriculation, First Division :-Thos. Bowen, Llanelly Inter. 8ch.; Gwilym D. Vaugnan' Llanelly Inter. Sch.; and Eva M. Wilkie, Swansea Higb Sch. Second Division: Cecile Mary Davies. Carmarthen County Sch.; Ed- win W. Evans, Llanelly Inter. Sch.; Richard ■M- Evans. Swansea Gram. Sch.; Phyllis Hilri* Goldberg, Swansea High Sch.; ilwis Grif fiths, Llanelly Inter. Sch.; Decima A. Jones Carmarthen County Sch.; Ed. Owen Jones, Port Talbot County Sch.; Hilda aud Jones' Swansea High Sch.; John James Jory, Llan- elly Inter Sch.; David Chas. Lewis, Gowerton County Sch.; D. R. J. Mack, Llanelly inter Seh.; John H. Morgan, Llanelly Inter Sch.; Anne Maude Morrie. Carmarthen County 8ch.; Wm. N. Peregrine. Llanelly Inter. &ch. Thomas Harold Phillips. Carmarthen Gram Sch.; Thomas Harold Phillips. Christ Col' Brecon; Harold LI. Quick. Swansea Gram- Sch. Intermediate Examinations in Science. En- gineering: RaJph Strick. Swansea Technical College- Intermediate Examination in Science- Harold Donaldson. Samuel Geo. Bade. and

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SWANSEA BANKRUPTCY COURT, FRIDAY. Before Mr. Registrar S. Home. RECEIVER DISSATISFIED WITH BAIL- IFF'S ASSISTANT'S REPLIES. Justin Roberts, bailiff's assistant, Green- field-street, Swansea, denied ever being m business in Duke-street, Morriston, or order- ing goods from a. clog firm. This concluded the examination, and Mr. Tom Harris (for debtor) asked that the ex- amination should be formally closed but The Official Receiver said the answers debtor gave last time were not satisfactory, and he had to be threatened to be taken before the judge. "A very unsatisfactory case," concluded the Official Receiver, who asked for the case to be adjourned sine die. The case was adjourned to the next cou~t, defendant not to attend unless he receives notice. SWANSEA SHIP CHANDLER'S AFFAIRS. Frederick Sandry, ship chandler. Docks, Swansea, came up for his adjourned exam- ination, but no questions were asked, and the examination was adjourned, defendant not to attend unless he receives notice. Mr. Stephen Thomas appeared for the debtor. TWO SWANSEA CONTRACTORS. John Fuge and Thomas Rosser, contrac- tors, Swansea, were uftrher examined, and the examination was adjourned similarly C'.5 the others. WIND STREET TOBACCONIST'S GAMBLING. Edward Morgan Lloyd, tobacconist, Wind-street, who had furnished cash account as requested, attributed failure to stoppage of supplies by the Imperial Tobacco Co. Questioned as to this, debtor said he was told Mr. Alfred Davies went over to Bris- tol and said debtor supplied Mr. Crawcour in Oxford-street. Debtor admitted the Im- perial had a right to stop supplies, but "it was taking a mean advantage of the mono- P°-y they possessed." Debtor said he paid his accounts as th?y became due. The Registrar asked if supplying another trader was contrary to the arrangement. Debtor: They said they could not supply him except under certain conditions. 1 supplied him under those conditions, and he oonform-j-d to them, but someone informed them otherwise. Further questioned, debtor said he started business with £50 cash, which he had saved up. Before that he was a journeyman hair- dresser. In 1905 he left his pla-ce in Et. Mary-street, as he knew the premises were *bou,t to come down. The removals—first 0 frorn Caer-street—cost about £ 80. He ac ;itt.:d he was insolvent 18 months ago, but said in October last they were better off than 18 months ago. They took more care of the money, and paid more atten- tion to business, which was the reason. He married a widow in 1898, and the furni- ture she claimed was hers. Official Receiver: You admit vou have lost from £150 to £200 in gambling? Debtor: Yes. Have you anything to say to the court and to your creditors to justify such a state of things?—I lost it in about 12 months. Is that any justification?—I didn't con- sider it any business of the creditors. I paid ail I owed up to them. You were in debt 12 months ago?-—Wo paid all accounts as they were due. That does not follow you were not in solvent. When did you lose this money by gambling?—Between April and Novem- ber, 1904. J put it to you, you W1?re gambling with your creditors' money, which was a wrong thing to do?—No, sir. What form of gafuhling 1-1 have always been doing a little bit. All your life a gambler?—Having a little bit on horses occasionally. At this stage the Official Receiver told the debtor to treat the matter quite seriousJy as he would be coming there later for his discharge. Official Receiver: When did you first be- gin the gambling business to any extent? Debtor: 15 or 16 years ago I did a little, and I have always done a little. Did you commence gambling when you commenced business?—I had backed several horses up to that time. How soon after commencing busings did you began to gamble?—I can't say. How much did you lose about then—don't prevaricate?'—4s. or 5s. And your first considerable loss?—In 1904 between April and July. How much did you lose then?—About £ 100. How?—I made a book. Who did you pay money to?—Different clients. That is no answer?—I don't know the clients. Xney used to send to me, and uhough I knew the people, they had assumed names. How much did you pay at a time?— £ 4 or £5 to one, and £2 to another. Would this occur every day?—Oh, no; I won sometimes. In answer to the Registrar, debtor said he u&xi to keep accounts of the transactions for a month or so, and then destroy them. Debtor said he lost between £150 and £200 in nine months. He had a lot of bad luck, only taking £4 and £5 a day. H3 had had nothing to do with betting since November, 1904. If the Imperial had con- tinued supplies, they could havi carried on. He had not kept a cashbook, • as he did not know much a.bout book-keeping at the time, and he never gave much thought to it. In his book there was an account between him- self and Mr. Sanders, Wind-street, but it had been ruled off and had been paid. Mr. Sanders had paid him in June about £67- JB24 at one time, and tho rest in two differ- ent items. On the first June he received JB18 from Mr. Sanders. Official Receiver, following the matter up, pointed out there was a page out of debtor 's book. Debtor said it came loose, and he did not know where it was. He admitted receiving £19 odd from Mr. Sanders, but the book did not show it due. Registrar examined the book and said there had been a# alteration. Debtor further said there was nothing due from Mr. Sanders to-day. Official Receiver Would you be surprised to learn :hat Mr. Sanders admits something is due. According to the book there is JB58 Is. 8d. due from Mr. Sanders?—I don't know; it's a mistake. Official Receiver: I am very much Bur- prised at your conduct. Answering tfc? Registrar, tfebtor said he received £18 from Mr. Sanders in cash, and sent it away to Bristol and put it in hIs business. It was paid to someone. The £19 odd was sent to the Imperial. It was pointed out that neither in the book nor in debtor's bankbook could the items be traced. Debtor said he must have sent it to Franklyns or Wills. They used to send money a lot by registered letter, and the money had gone to the different branches of the Imperial. He did not remember what he had done with J328 received, but he must have sent it to some of the firms. He re- ceived the £28 in coin, and put it in the till. He used to keep receipts for payments, but sometimes they bought over the counter. He did not believe Mr. Sanders owed the estate any money. Official Receiver, who told the debtor not to make speeches, and to stand upright in- stead of leaning on the table, remarked •Oh you've come to that now!" Debtor further said he did not put in a debt of £ 20 as he forgot it, though columns for the placing of good, doubtful and bad Sbts had been supplied lym. He had not committed perjury, as it was not wilful. He did not rem em ?ex money to anyone *•. ,he put I Mr Da-vies, of St Thomas, down. The Utter owed about £ 2D. In answer to Mr. Verley Price (for th* debtor), debtor said he had sold stuff to Mr. Qrawoour for years, and the la.tter said he would conform to the conditions. There wers tobacconists in different parts of the country who had broken the rules. He con- sidered he had been dealt hardly by the Imperial Co., and they had not given him & chance, though he admitted receiving an intimation not to supply another unless the terms were conformed to. But for the stop- page of supplies, he should have been right now, as he would have received J340 due as bonus. The examination was adjourned.

LLANELLY AUCTIONEER SUES SOLICITOR. —— CLAIM FOR INDEMNIFICATION AND I DAMAGES. ] WHAT WAS SAID "OUTSIDE THE ATHENAEUM." 1 At Swansea. Assizes on Friday, before t Mr Justice Jelf, without a jury, a claim for J3145 19s. Id. was made by Mr. H. E. Poole, auctioneer, Llanelly, against Mr. D. t Rees Edmunds, solicitor and chairman of A the Llanelly District Council. Mr. S. T. j Evanr,, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Villiers Mea- f ger (instructed by Mr. Harold Greenwood, a Llanelly), appeared for the plaintiff a,nd. I Mr. John Sankev and Mr. Ll. Williams (in- <J structed in person), appeared for defend- ant. ( The claim was for an indemnification from ( defendant for having" acted as his agent, I ( and for having stored and retained certain -c ffoods at his request, and for damages for 1 defendant's misrepresentation of authority to the plaintiff, a.nd also for the storage of the goods. Counsel explained that Messrs. Buckley's Limited had levied upon certain goods, and Mrs. Jones, a client of defendant, claimed them. Inter-pleader proceedings arose, but ultimatelv it was arrangea that tOO Sheriff, who M* P P°6session, should go to 1*. Poole, the plaintiff in the present ~>ro- ceeamgs, and up to November isth, J.305, he stored the goods with the consent of doll parties. Fr- n that time on plamtiif con- tinued to hold the goods for Mrs. Jones, Woo lived at Burry Port, at the request of -ier solicitor, the defendant. The request was that Mr. Poole should not hand over the goods wit- t written authority. On April 20th following Mr. Edward Harris, olicitor, of Swansea, came upon the scene and wrote a letter on behalf of Mrs. Jones claiming the goods, and then the state of things arose that Mns. Jones said she was entitled to the goods, but that Mr. Poole was not t n- titled to his storage. An interview between the parties took place, and ultimately de- fendant told Mr. Poole to bring an action against Mrs. Jones in the Carmarthen Coun- ty Court, whereupon a counter-claim was set up "y Mrs. Jones for the goods and dam- ages for detention. She obtained judgment on both the claim and counter-claim, the damages awarded being 12 guineas, and 'he goods to be delivered up or their value, £&0, paid. Then there was a re-seizure, and in addition to the damages and aosts in the County L „rt proceedings, plaintiff paid a further J320 to the execution creditors, so as to return the goods and obey the judgment of the Court. Mr. Edmunds was called as a witness in those proceedings to prove the authority to store, but he gave his evidence very unsatisfactorily, and plaintiff therefore brought his action "in the present form i>~r breach of warranty of his authority. Plain- *iff was in an awkward position, as he was not getting a penny out of the transaction. Plaintiff was called, and said he was con- stantly asking Mr. Edmunds to release turn from the responsibility of holding the goods. At one interview defendant alleged that Mrs. Jones, who had denied giving the authority to bold, was a —— liar. When the County Court proceedings came on Mr. Edmunds, who had been subpoenaed, was not present in court, and the court waited, the judge being exasperated at having to wait a con- siderable time. He went into the box, ind was asked whether he had the authority of Jones to store the furniture, and the reply witness believed was, "I take it 1 had. Later on he said be could not .ay that he was acting for Mrs. Jones, nor that he had written a letter (handed up to him) under her instructions. The judge then said, "1 should think not." Mr. Meager: And your case came to u end. Plaintiff: Yes; the judge said, "That fin- ishes the case; you have sued the wrong person." And you were non-suited?—I was non- suited, and the counter-claim was then pro- ceeded with, and m about five minutes it. was all over. I Plaintiff detailed the judgment o. 4he court, and explained that the re-seizure by I Messrs. Buckley was because of some ques- tion arising as to the genuineness cf certain receipts which it was thought had been j made for the occasion, and in order to est the truthfulness of the claim by Mrs. Jones it was considered advisable to make applica- tion for a new trial, but his Honour refused the application. The value of the furniture, £60, was reduced to j350 in order to -ring it within the province of the court, and the £21 claim on the re-seizure he compromised with Messrs. Buckleys for J310, but had to pay £2 19s. 9d. rates in connection with the storage. Most of the interviews plaintiff had with the defendant were in the Atben- aeum-square. The "usual meeting-place in Llanelly? Yes. In cross-examination, plaintiff admitted ¡ that at the arrangement of the interpleader proceedings it was decided tha.t Mrs. "ones was entitled to have ail her furniture de- livered back to her. The Judge What about your storage? Plaintiff: I had no claim then, my lord. Plaintiff never gave her the furniture M- cai :e she never asked for it, and WDen it was subsequently removed by the under- sheriff to a place of storage, for which ICte. a. week was to be paid, she never came for 't. He would have given it her with Mr. Ed- munds' permission. He was not holding the goods for anybody else. Coming to 'tie interview at which plaintiff alleged defend- ant told him to take an action against Mrs. Jones for storage, counsel asked where the interview took place. PlaintiS Usual place. Where's that, because it's sometimes at the Athenseum and sometimes at the tice. —\ OTV rarely at the office. Where, then?—In front of the Athenaeum HHow long did it last? About five min- utes. \t what time of day was it? About noon perhaps in the afternoon. And perhaps m the evening.—Oh. no. And what do you say was said?—He (Mr. Edmunds) said if Mrs. Jones sues you in the County Court my mouth will be closed, oe- cause 1 acted for her as solicitor but if you sue her, I will give evidence on your'he- half..1 Would he have been an important wit- ness?—He should have been; but he was not. I suggest that the conversation ever took place?—I beg your pardon, it did. I suppose you would not have < reamed i bringing such an action unless he had re- quested you?—No. What would you have done?—I would have waited a short time longer and con- sulted a solicitor in the matter. You brought this action for your cwn benefit at his request?—Put it that way ;f you like, but it was no benefit to me. 1 wanted the storage that had been incurred. 1 was supposed to receive 10s. and pay 10s. Couneei sugges'-cl tfiat Mr. Edmunds knew absolutely nothing about taking me action until he heard of it through Mr. Edward Harris? Plaintiff: Absolutely incorrect, sir; 1 had seen him on severaJ occasions. Still outside the Athenaeum?—Wherever I met him Llanelly is not such a big place as Swansea or Cardiff. Isn't it, really?—No. (Laughter.) Did vour solicitor ever suggest that Mr. Edmunds was the proper person to sue?— No. Martin Richards, of Messrs. Roderick, Richards, and Williams, solicitors, Llanelly, who were acting for Messrs. Buckleys, and Mr. T. R. Ludford, who appeared for Mr. Poole in the County Court proceedings, also gave evidence. CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. MT. Sankey,, in opening the defence, said that as there was some difficulty as to who was liable for the cost of the storage, :B18 had been paid into court; but the impoELu^ part of tne case was as to whether defenaant ever told Mr. Poole to take the action against Mrs. Jones. He was instructed "0 say that no such interview as plaintiff nad spoken to ever took place. EVIDENCE BY THE DEFENDANT. Defendant went into the box and explain- ed tbfct early in the whole proceedings he was under the impression that he had a ?*en )n the furniture until Mrs. Jones had paid lim certain coste, and very likely he wid Mr. Poole to hold the goods until he got m authority to release." Mr. Llewelyn v\ liliams.- Was the letter to 3ooie on Mrs. Jones' authority? Defendant I won't go to the length of -hat, but she knew of it. Do you say that the non-suit at the Coun- y Court was wrong?—I do. It was not true that he told plaintiff, said Hr. Edmunds in further examination, not .0 take any notice of a letter from Mr. Ld- vard Harris threatening .a claim for the joods; but at an interview at which Mr. .oolf' was present Mr. Harris told him (de- endant) he was wrong on a point of law, md the end of it was that he decided to re- ease the furniture completely, leaving Mrs. 1 ones to pay his costs when she could. Did Mr. Poole take an active part in the liscussion—Oh, dear yes. the interview it was suggested that he defendant) should try and see Mr. Davies, )n whose premises the goods were stored, ind get the rent reduced from 10s. to 56. a rVpek, but he did not happen to see him. rne Judge Did you try to see him? n 7 Defendant: Xv, my lord. Further examined, defendant said that at. no time did he ever instruct Mr. Poole to bake the action against Mrs. Jones. Were you consulted in any way either by Mr. T '">ie or Mr. Ludford with regard to the action ..hat had been brought?—Not a word. Defendant, in cross-examination by Mr. Meager, repeated tnat he believed Mrs. Jones knew of the letter be had written to Mr. Poole instructing him not to release the furniture. The Judge said that if defendant had given that evidence at the County Court, 00 far from it being a. non-suit it would have been an absolute walk-over for the plaintiff. Defendant: I don't remember what I lid say in the County Court, but whatever I did say was what I believed to be true. Later on a suggestion that plaintiff should give up the goods at a reduced rent of os., when he himself was liable for double that amount, was described by the judge as per- fectly monstrous; and when defendant said he did not see Davies on the point, his .ord- saip exclaimed, "Stop, stop; before you an- swer just think." Mr. Meager Now, have you taken tim'i? Defendant replied that he ought to nave said that he didn't try to see him. Counsel proceeded to read a newspaper re- port of what transpired at the County Court. Defendant: There are three newspapers at Llanelly, and their reports did not agree. Mr. Edward Harris, solicitor, Swansea corroborated that part of the evidence -e- lating to the interview when Mr. Poole wa? present. Mr. Edmunds and Mrs. Jones, te ir said, lost their tempers, and some very warm words were used. However, defend^ ant ultimately agreed to release the furni- ture. and then a discussion ensued about the storage, and Mr. Poole and Mr. Edmunds decided' to see what lesser amount could U accepted. ,3 ,.L j In cross-examination witness admitted that in one of his letters he complained that MT Edmunds was not dealing in a business- like way with him, several letters having been unanswered. this was all the evidence. After a. long legal argument the Judgr said it was clear that Mr. Poole was not to part- with the goods without the personal authority of Mr. Edmunds, but he^ jthe Judge could not say whether or r- instruction was given with Mrs. '• authority, though plaintiff was jus. i- believing it was with her authority. t.u'e- much as Mr. Edmunds had lieen he' sona- tor. By that inistruction defendant Tie: up the property to get the lien t v.-t .;16 thought was due. However, he (the Ju had to decide whether the subsequect .cuor. iu the county court was taken at defeud- sunt's request or not. Plaintiff uric de- fendant gave entirely different aooonntc.. ind h-* had to look at the surrounding arcum- stances. Some people did not do thernsel justice ill the witness box, nor did he -n. pute any dishonourable or untruth-u: con- duet in the case, out he did not thiak any- body oould fail to be struck by the tv~ri«(r.ly straightforward simplicity of the ficco'tn; -rd-: rv giver by the plaintiff, and the extraordin. ry muddling evidence of the defendant, who showed that he was changeable, not «ir"'v in hit- views of law, but. also in his > K >VS of facts. His Lordship thought the defen iato had brought about the charges at the oou' tv court, and. knocking off the daina «.no plaintiff's CQ6ts, gave judgment for plaintiff for £ 73 19s. Id. and costs, on tL-i HJgl. Court scale.

SWANSEA ASSIZES ENDED. MR. JUSTICE SUTTON HEARS THE LAST CASE. A BUILDING IN BRlNYMOB ROAD. At Swansea Assizes on Friday, Mr. Jus tice Sutton took the last case on the bria. list without a jury. An injunction was asked for by Henry Edmund, together w :a his granddaughters, Dorothy Katii-ea Edmund aiM Gertrude Mary Edmiuic lbvth infants), against Mary Lewis Marteh. • spin- ster to restrain her from committing ai. act of waste to the dwelling-house and premises of 25, Brynymor-road, Swansea, ano a i.Ukii- datory injunction directing her t-. rtaiAirc No. 23 to its former staW and condino-.T.. Damages were also asked for. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed b. Mesas.s R. and C. B. Jenkins) was for the aintiffr, and Mr. S. T. Evans ano Mr. John Sankey .(mstructed by Mr. P. Lewis Marttil. Swan- sea) defended. The act of waste complained of war that defendant, who LS in possession oi o. æ under a lease, pulled down a lar, ..uruor.. of the front and converted the buiidm^, ;nto a shop. The effect bad been tnat the stiOp projected into v-hat previously was 8 gar- den, and the remainder of the gara«n nad been thrown into the public highway. A writ was served after piauitiffs cisiovered what was being done, but defends it per- sisted in continuing the acts compiained of. A stable kd aiso been built. Defendant pleaded that the alteration* effected had considerably increasec U-. value of the propartv, tbe rent having advanced from £22 2s. annually to £ 30. Vvoat a?-d been done, it was argued, did not il:u-t: the Inheritance in any way. Mr. Villiers Meager, in opening, did n*>t a°ree that the changes brought abc-ut were a°blessmg in disguise. Henrv Edmund, one of the plaiatiffp, was called to establish his claim to t ae pro- perty undeT question. He strong]; to this house being turned into a stvp, »r,i the projection was protested agiunst by iu >xt-door neighbours on either si Tho stable was not nice at all It. sue. a small place as that where it was situated. Cross-examined, the new bay Yo 11" ôo, to an upyer room was an improven: r.. His Lordship Do you wish to pui; T,hi. front down again, t hellY Witness said he did. J. M. Thomas, architect, Swansee. eat- pi air* xi what a-lera'-ions had taken place, and upon his opinion being invited, said though this work improved the vaiiie oil No. 23, it injured adjoining bouse*. This ended piamtiff's case. Mr. S. T. Evaus contended that "waste must be injurious before piaintifis could suc- cfjd, and here it was admitted t' t whit had been done had improved the property. After Mr. Meager ha* made his ie; jy, His Lordship reserved judgment, white he said he would coi immicate in wntlug to counsel. Swansea, Assizes, whicn had l-i. v o fot, three weeks, closed on Friday evening. Mr. I Justice Snt-tor. sitting until Iiaif-pcst t "-eo o'clock to conclude the civil cause list.

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by Tait off the new bowler, but a few min- ntes later he was out to a. fine catch by Captain Moore after oompiling b7 with only one mistake. H. D. Roderick followed and opened in excellent style by placing Hirst to the boundary twice in one over. When Koderick had reached 50, Preedy again went 11 on, and a change was affected, Preedy clean bowling Roderick after the latter had com- Tviled 66 z;- LLANELLY. C. Warner b Preedy ,± H. Howel c Capt Moore b Preedy < i P. Rees. run out — F. L. Rees not out ™ H .B. Roderick b Preedy Extras 4 Total (5 wickets) 2Z2 (Innings declared closed.) IF. Howell W. H. Davies. J. M. Hevan. H. E. Johns and D. H. Davies did not bat. CARDIFF. Capt. Moore, b D. H. Davies 6 T. A. L. Whittington, not out 57 Hirst, not out 52 Extras.3 Total (1 wkt.). 118 The game ended in a draw.