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SWANSEA APPOINTMENTS. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES. Col Tba applications for t.he poet cf Medical Officer of Health for the borough of Swan- sea number 24, and the Sub-Works and Sanitary Coanmifctee on Wednesday con- sidered them, with a view-of reducing the number to six before a final selection is Bjade by the Council. The committe have reduced the 28 appli- cant to the following six: — Dr. Morgan, London, son of the late Dr. W. Morga.n, analyst, Swansea. Dr. Pugh, Essex. Dr. Beard, Bootle. Dr. Morris, Neath. Dr. Jones, medical officer, Lincolnshire. Dr. Nash, Southend. T'he applications for the post of Corpora- tion chief clerk and solicitor number 48, tcd the Duties' Committee also on Wednes- day sat, with a view of reducing the nmn- ber to three.

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LLANGELER MISER. DIES FROM HEART DISEASE AT THE AGE OF 75. At Maesgwynfie, Llangeler, an inquest • wM held on the body of Joseph Timothy Oliver (75). Deceased was described by witnesses as being a great miser, who lived on margar- ine, bread, herb tea, and sometimes a little I sugar. It was stated that he was so nig gardiy as to refuse to pay the cost of bring- ing furniture to his house. He was living apart from bis wife, who thought him I dearl He had preferred gaol to paying for her maintenance. The cause of death was heart disease, and t verdict to that effect was returned.

SWANSEA ASYLUM QUESTION. COMMITTEE MEETS TO CONSULT ARCHITECT. Special meeting of the Swansea Council sitting ,j¡:: the Asylums Committee was held an Tuesday morning, for the purpose of I consulting Mr. E. T. Hine, architect, West- minster, who had been called in to advise on the asylums question. Mr. J. Living- ston hair man of the Asylums Committee) presided, and there was a fair attendance of the general members of the Council. The proceedings were private, but the I informnf ion sought to be obtained from Mr. Hine was the relative cost of erecting an asylum in Swansea and district on various cites which have been inspected by the Asylums Committee, in order to ascertain whether re cheaper to have separate accommodation for Swansea or enter into partnership with some other existing asylum authority. The conference was of little practical use, for Mr. Hine had only seen the Mayhiltl Farm site, which he visited at the time of the inspection on behalf of the Lunacy Com- mdssioattrs. He favours this site, but the !cf. that the nu -aIs underneath, now leas- ed by the Co .tion. will have to be re- acquired, if < i ng some anxiety. Asked wliether he au located ma,king prospective provision for a joint institution, Mr. Hine suggested diat the administrative block jPhoiiJd be built to aocouimodatc the possi- ity of another authority joining Swansea, b which event a new wing to house the 'erthyr or ;my other patients could be add- No figures were gone into, but eventu- Mr. Hine was a&ked to visit Clvne Cooi- moc and other sites to report.

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I MAYOR AND THE CHAIR SWANSEA RAILWAYMEN'S OUT- BURST. MR. R. BELL, M.P.'S COMING VISIT At a railwaymen's meeting held on Sun- day night at the Workingmen's Club, Swan- sea, Mr. George Codd stated the position of the Joseph Thomhill presentation fund. He had arranged with MT. Bell, M.P., general secretary, to visit Swansea on Sunday, March 22nd, and deliver two addresses—one on the Conciliation Board and the tactics of the companies and the Board of Trade. He had written the Mayor asking whether ha would take the chair. Chairman (Mr. D. Bevan) I am totally opposed to the Mayor presiding at these ( meetings. He ifi no fnerKi of Labour. Plenty of capable men can be found in Swansea— men in fui 1 sympathy with the Labour move- ment. Such men "would fill the position more honourably than the present Mayor of Swansea. -A member: I move that this bran-ch shall now discuss and decide who shall be chair- ma.n. Another member •. I do not believe m going to a capitalist like the present Mayor, We have men in our own branch—m^N of the calibre of the ptreserit chairman. It is not fair to capable men of our own. Why should we depaj-t from the usual practice? Le' us select a man who will fill it far more honourably than the present Mayor. (Ap- plause.) Mr. Minns There is no one more capable of taking charge of that important meetmg than an aot-iv*? worker in the raiJ*way service. 1 here are j'^tter men in this branch than the present Ma-vor. Chairman: I prefer not to take the chair. As regards the present Mayor, we know him ¡ to be unsympathetic towards Labour. Any- one who listened to his diatribe in the Trades Council in St. Thomas could easily detect this. He began as a friend of Labour, v's largely supported, and then sold us. What is his position to-day? Mr. John Be van I cannot agree with these remarks. One of the meetings will deal principally with the subject of victimi- sat-on. Surely we require the support of nioh men as the Mayor at a time when we are appealing to the public far sympathy and support. Public sympathy was a mighty factor in bringing our last movement to a successful issue. I think it would be. a great thing to have our present Mayor to preside over the meeting. By so doing we sihould be doing the rignt thing by getting him and others into Sympathy with us on a. question oj U113 kind. I have known Alderman Lee for many years. He was a good man years ago and a staunch supporter of Trades Un- ionism, Seeing that it is the public who have supported us to a great extent, we should got public men to march with us in these matters. In connection with snoti a SU as Yictimisation we sliould get the very best men of position, which would as- sist us in destroying the power of officials to victimise. (Applause.) The fact that the Mayor took the chair would go a long way towards convincing the officials and the pub- lic that it was time these a.ot6 of the barbar- ous ages finally ceased. At all events, it would prove that, the Mayor did not approve of such contemptible practices, and undoubt- edly mon like him might help us in stamp- ing out swill things. (Hear, hear.) Mr. R. Davias followed in a similar strain. The matter assumed the proportions of a debate, which became so animated thai the whole matter was deferred for consideration in a month.

MIt. SEVAN'S CRITICISMS, The Mayor of Swansea (Alderman J. H. Lee) was spoken to on Tuesday by a "Post" reporter as to the remarks made about him at the Swansea railwaymen's meeting cm ,Sunday evening. "What do you think of them?" his wor- ship was asked. "I think a good lot of them," was the J, reply, "and I don't know why Mr. David Be van should attack me like he did when I've nothing to do with it. For what reason I don't know, but it is well known to everybody that when I was fighting the bat. tie for Labour in my first four contest*; and in aJI succeeding contests, I had Mt-. D'atvid Bewail dead against me, and yet at one time I believe he was on the Trades and Labour Council when I was a member. The reason for his attitude towards me I don't know. I've never had any unfriendly relations with him, and I've never tried to offend him in any shape or form, and still he has always seemed to disagree with my policy." That is even before you wewt into busi- ness on your own account, Mr. Mayor?" "Oh, yes, right from the first. I'm in- clined to think there must be a. little jealousy behind it because I have managed to work up to the top of the ladder. Though a.n em- ployer of Labour, I nave since endeavoured, as fa.r as my rneaais wall allow, to benefit the working classes of Swansea, and I wonder if Mr. Bevan would have done the same thing?" "Well, he says, Mr. Mayor, that you are no friend of Labour?" "And I deny that in toto. Theme is no man in Swansea tAiait has worked harder for the oaaise of Labour than what I have done, and I did it sincerely and honestly, and may be Mr. David Bevem cannot say tJhat. I do not know why I should be attacked in this manner. Not that I care, mind you; it t injTu-e me. It is evidently a. little ] OU33r> though for what reason I don't barm' 'f nev<^ the man any injury or I shouM with the utmost meieti^g =

TIRDONKIN ACCIDENT. PROVES FATAL: TREBOETH OOL- < LIER'S DEATH. John Hughes (37), Roger-street, Treboe*h, a oollier employed at the Tirdonkin Colliery, Llangyfdach, was following his empioyment on P"riday last when a "fail" occurred in his stall. T^ae poor fedlow wa.3 found iitsensablo | about 9 p. in., and was immediately conveyed <• his home; but ho never reooverod, and ?-ea.th took pLaoe early on Wednesday morn- lIlg.

THI FORBISN STKJEL BÃI DUMP EFFECT ON THE LOCAL STEEL TRADE. The nows exclusively circulated in the lDaliy/°ut+ ?-Way evening last to the effect that bar dumping on a We scale was about to take plaoe, has given cause I for serious misgivings as to the future aud the tone on Swansea Motal Exchange' this we-'ii was anything but optimistic. That bars a,re awning in considerable quantities, as previously indicated, there was no shadow of doubt in makers' and mer chants' minds, and the Tact that foreign 1 bars were on offer for A:4 7s. 6d.—or 7s 6d ( below Welsh makers' prices—showed further e the great over-production that has taken i place, both on the Continent and America, The effecttof the unloading of thousands 1 of tons of bars m the Bristol Channel and 1 other ports is seen by the loss—for the time I being—of the Midland trade, which repre- 1 sented to South Wales makers a turnover 1 of nearly £ 30,000 per month. The foreign 1 bars will come mto consumption largely in 1 the Midlands and elsewhere. Many local works, it must be understood, are "tied" for tiheiT bars to local makers. This was one of the reasons for bringing about the recently formed Llanetly steel com- bine, whereby certain tinpJate makers be- came dixectiy interested in the local steel

MISSING PASSENGERS. THI COLLISION OFF IOOI OF HOLLAND. ANXIOUS TIME NO SIGN YET! ——. i -i*. another mishap befel one of the, boats of the Great Eastern Railway Co., and by the collision between their steamer Amsterdam and the 6.S. Axminster fearb j are entertained for one of the boats. The Amsterdam's passengers were mus tered on deck and the crew manned the boais and rowed them—women and child ren first-to the Axminster. It is one of; these boats conooming which great anxiety prevails, for, with its living freight of passengers and crew, it appears to have been lost in the fog. On Wednesday night the Great Eastern Railway Company announced t.ha.t a boat: containing seven passengers and five of the crew was still unaccounted for. and at 8 o'clock the company were still without news of the missing boat. STEAM LIFEBOAT IN COLLISION. Amsterdam, Wednesday, 11.50 p.m-—The liandelsblad's" correspondent at Hook of; Holland telegraphs :—The steam lifeboat sent out to search for the Amsterdam's miss- ing boat collided with a tug during the afternoon and returned to port damaged, but was able to put out again after re- pans. COMPANY UNABLE TO GIVE NAMES: COMPANY UNABLE TO GIVE NAMES: OF PASSENGERS. In reply to a representative the Coai tinental traffic manager of the Great i Eastern Company said the company would have readily furnished tl>e names of the passengers an the Amsterdam were they in a position to do so. "As a matter of fact," he added, "none of otir officials have any list, for a very simple reason. People book to Holland from our stations in the ordinary way, and we have no legal right to desire to know who they are, 0 or to ask them for their names and addresses. The cross-Chajine) traffic is very different to crossing the Atlantic or going to the Cape, though, pro- bably, it would be an advantage sometimes if a. passenger list were available for each steamer. It is dear, therefore, that any information as to the names must come from the other side of the Channel." MISSING BOAT: NO SIGN YET. The Press Association telegraphs that the officials of tihe Great Eastern Railway in j London are still without news concerning the missing boat containing some of the pas- secgers and cxew of the steamer. Tha lateet message received at Liverpool- street is from the Hook of Holland. It is timed 5.30, Thursday morning, and is to tha effect that the fog remains very dense, and that there is no information of the missing craft. DUTCH PASSENGER'S FATE. Among the Amsterdam's passengers were two Dutch gentlemen, Mr. Van Raalte, pro- fessor at Dordrecht, and Dr. De Raaf, of Rotterdam, who were returning home aiter attending a wedding in Norwich last Mon- day. The former has telegraphed news of his j safe arrival, but nothing has been hea.rd of Dr. De Raaf, a.nd his Norwich friends think I that if he were not in the missing boat he; would have telegraphed. The Great Eastern Railway Company had received no further news at two o'clock STILL NO NEWS AT NOON. The Press Association's Harwich corres- pondent states that no news of the missing boat from the Amsterdam had reached Parkeeton up to noon. The officials of the Great Eaei^rn Cb. a.re comforting the wives and relatives of the seven missing members of the crew by ex- piessing the hope that the Amsterdam's boat has been picked up. A dense fog prevails at Harwich, and none of the Parkeston bound steamers have vet arrived. AXMTNSTEP'S VISIT TO SWANSEA The Axminster will be recollected as the steamer which was in Swansea lasst M'av. She was berthed in the Central Dry Dock for re-! pairs, but the job went to Liverpool whence' she returned to Swansea again to load her cargo.

LLANDILO FARMER INJURED. RUNAWAY HORSE KILLS TWO SHEEP. Mr. Thomas Evans, Goitre Farm, Llan- dilo, was going home with a loaded cart, when the horse took fright at the bottom of New-road, and Mr. Evans was thrown out and received a large wound on his head.. The horse with the vehicle continued its mad course, but when near the County Schools ran into a flock of sheep and killed two of them.

NORBISTON YOUNG MIN'S CLUB GOOD HEADWAY WITH A USEFUL MOVEMENT. Another meeting to further the projected Young Men's Club for Morriston, was held on Wednesday evening at the Minor Hall. Mr. John Meredith presided, and those pre- sent included ministers and prominent mem- bers of the various dburcbes and chapiis and well-known members of athletic organi- sations in the town. The meeting vvas to enrol members and elect sub-committejs for the various clubs in connection therewith. Sixty members were enrolled. It was decided to form a cycling c'ub cricket, draughts, ping-pong, and gymn^a ium, and to purchase a new billiard lab'e, Messrs. W. R. Arnold, Ivor iriiHWs, Jim Edwards, Willie Rowe, and J. <yd Davies were appointed to discuss the ol forming the cricket team. Mr. Edward ¡ Yagg was appointed captain of the b'l!v.-d team, and Mir. Will Evans captain uf tne ping-pong team. I The institute will be opened nect JSat^r day, bat the formal opening is not until a. late period.

There were 1,156 fatal aoridemsts in tihe ooal mines of the United Kingdom in 1907, j1 against 1,065 in 1906, the victims numbering 1,229 against 1,142.

WINTER FOOD. I Winter Food should be such as will supply the bodv with enough animal heat to resist tho effects of weather, temperature, etc. Currants are two-thirds their weight natural sugar, the elemesit which contributes btaat to the human organism. Currants are fresh grapes of a seedless variety, grown only in Greece and dried in the open air by exposure to the sun. The practice of drying fruits is almost as old as the hills. It renders food economic, and increases their nutritive properties. A pound of sun-dried Currants contains all the nutriment of five pounds of fresh grapes.

THE SWANSEA GAS TRAGEDY. Swa.neea police h,a.v.e now been aJale to positively establish the identity of the third victim of the g-as aepihyriaiion affair on Christmas Day at the Lord Jersey Inn, Orange-street, as that of Thomas Armstrong, a oonter. Mid native of Nart&umberanti, 1 Bingte, who carted set Onllwyn. Qotttecsr.

SWANSEA MASONRY WHIST DRIVE AT THE ALBERT HALL. LIST OF THOSE PRESENT: THE DRESSES. (By OUT Lady Reporter, "Con.") The Masonic fraternity f)f the TaJibot. Lodge (No. 1,323) held their annual whist drive and dance on Tuesday night in the Al- bert Hall, Swansea, and in numbers and oor- diality this year's function quire outrivaled all previous effort*. The large liall had been made cosaly has- pita^Je by Messrs. Ben Evans and Co., with brilliant muslins and drapdngs and a profu- ?:*>n of gTee»i*ercy. Altogether an extremely ^njoyw-blo evening was spent by the jarge number present, whlOb. totalled over 229 • ladies and gentleanen, the latter being aill of the Order, no outsidear being admitted- Very dainty souvenir programme* were soppJi,pd, decorated with the Masonsc regatiia. The first poirt of the evening was demoted to whist playing, of which twenty gaanes were played, and later a dance was held until the oae"ly hours. Mr. and Mrs. Fitt :11gain abtme as suocess- nIl! caterers, and the buffet was repJetR with choice things, whale the sapper meaju in the Minor Hail inctluded quite royal dishes- Mx. I1 red Turner's band supplied tihe excellent music. Those responsible f^ar the arrangemewts "were The Worshipful Master Da^d who was present with his wife; Bros. W. W. Hainies, S. J. Et. HeLier Twy, H. A. Ellis, T. Carey Griffiths, J. L- Thomas, J. Bangham (secretary). It was not possible to take iKxt^ of many of the gowns, the oruah was 90 great, but the ones I managed to get a glimpse of (writes "Cora") included those warn by— The Mayoress, Mrs. Lee, fashioned in bla-ck silk, smartly adorned with bllack se- | quins, with black" v el v at silver sequin and white aigrette hair ornament. Miss Lee was gowned in rose pink silk. banded with velvet in darken- .shade. the white net vest trimmed with silver sequin, and salver tisswe roses in her coiffure. Mrs. Rouse wore bliaclv obiffon over black glace, sdntiHating with black seqtfflis- Mrs. Presswell was also attired in black silk, trimaned with creaan La-ae and black velfvet. Miss Holmes was tastefully ,#>gowned in champagne silk, inlet with sow laces and otherwise trimmed with rudhings of the ma- terial. Miss M. Brader (Bryu-road) was aittired in a gown of palest grey silk voile with Mal- tese Iaoe bertha drawing, and of, moss-groen velvet. Mrs. William Harris was attired in pale bible, tnirmned with Brussels bertha, and having vest a.nd sleeves of white net. Mrs. Da\-id j)avi«s was toiletted in lieiio- trope eolienoe, the white vest and sleeves defined with velvet and floral embroidery. Miss Kate Walters' (Bryn-road) toilette I was of civ>am salk, daintily insert with reai Maltese laces, and softened with chiffon. Mrs. Bevan (Gwydr-gardens) was gowned m Oriental satin, trimmed plentifully with llace. Miss Mary Da.vies wore a graceful gown of black, with white vest and sLeeves. Mrs. Tuniwidge's gown was of black spot- ted net over giace, with sdrvear sequin om&- ment. Mrs. Serle was gowned m black, with white lace introduotioins. Miss M. Harvey (Sketty) wore a toilette of cream satin Oriental with da.mty pouf sleeves of net. Mrs. Lewifi Rogers was attired in Mack aretpo de cfoirbo, with bretolles of black jet and infcncxkictions of wfutê. Miss Mason was gowned in a high-waited gown of white silk, with chiffon and sequin enrichment and pipings of pink. Miss — Mason was attired in white eoli- enne, 'with silver and pale bine introductions. M iss Ha Ideal wore a gown of white eolaeiHie defined on the coa-sage with turquoise velvet bandings, and having a Brussels laoe bertha- Miss M. Halden wore a gown of white sSk, .trimmed witlJ .fine laoes,. Mrs. Alafisieter was weajing » rofce of black sequirroed ne*t over yelioW; "witJi gold tassels in her hair. Miss Alabaster's gown was of cerise silk, with srilver and gold sequin a.nd velvet trim- mar.gs, and silkier tasads trimming the COÏof- fuTe. Mrs. Nicholas (Brynyrocur-road) wore a gown of gray with silk tare bertha- Miss Trehome wore white aream lace draping and touches of moss green- Miss BaiHie was gowned in heliotsrorpe silk, embrcadeaied witii silver. Miss M. Baallio wore paJe blue silk, the lace threaded with pale blue ribbons a.nd trimmed with silver tassels. MTS. Rajggart was gowned in black, re- lieved with white. Mrs. Cbeeidiam wore black silfe, adorned with black sequins and pink roses- Mrs. D. Buxnie wore cream eohenne, draped with cream lace and trsnaned with gold tissue flowers. Miss Roberts, of Chester, was vesy taste- fully gowned in wbite silk. Mrs. L. P. Cowaa-d wore a handsome toi- lette of white liberty satin and Lace. Mrs. Thomas (Bryn-road) was toiletted in green velvet, relieved with lace. Mrs. E. M. Lloyd (Island House) was be- comingly attired in black. Mrs. Albert Jenkins wore a dainty creation of pale pink silk Mrs. David James looted well m pink silk, trimmed with ivory lace. Mrs. George James chose a smart toilette of brown. Mrs. Lyons wore a handsome robe of floral rik. enriched with lace. Mre. Jacobs came in a ta3eite of winte liberty silk, handsomely triirsned- Mns. Goodirum (Neath) wore a becoming I. gown of black, with dainty white ohafloin t.ucker. Mrs. Davies (Boro' Ston-es) aJso wore a very smart and becoming toilette; as also did MIS. Stanley Harvey, erf w ül.t.e lroerty satin, trimmed with filet lace and softened with alutlon. Mrs. DiU was very gracefully tmletted in creamy-tisted siik, with laoe ennchxoente. Fifteen stewards were appointed in ad- ditioa to the committee, oonsifitong of the Wor. Master i.Air. David Dill), the secre- tary (Mi-. •! liaaigham), MI. W, W. Holmes, Mr. J. St. Helicr Tw?»fy, Mr. T. Carey Griffitlis, Mr. H- A. Kills, a;ul Mr. J. E. Thomas. w-^XTfT LIST OF THOSE PRh^LN 1. The attendance number over æo., in- cluding His Worship the Mayor and Mayoress, and Deputy Mayoress, Mr. and Mrs. D. Dill, Mr. and Mrs J. W., Rich ards, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sunnis, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bevan, Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomas. Mr. and Mn. W. F. George, Mr. and )1TS. H L. Alabaster and Miss Aiabaeter, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Nash (Neath), Mr. and Mrs. W. Jajnes,, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ward, »n<i^Mre. H. B. Ganz, Mr. and Mrs D- Davieg (fioro Stores), Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Benson, Mr. a.nd Mns. Wm. Bowcn, Mr. and Mis. T. Oakley. Walters. Mr. and Mre. Rowland G. Reo. Mr. and Mrs. W. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Aus- tin, Mr. and Mrs- W. A. House; Mr. and Mrs. J. Mr. a.nd Mrs. C. F. Pres»well, Mt. and Mxs. H. B. Whitting- ton. Mr. a,n.1 Mrs. Councilor Dan Jamew. Alderman E. O- Prothewe, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bevan, ^r and Mrs. Wi^d Phalps. Mt. and Mrs. W«<on, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Davies (Momston), Ma-. and MT-. W. H. Pank, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Jon^ an--1 MT-s. Rag^gatt. Mr. a.nd Mre. J. E. Thorns. Mr. aJ1(! Mrx. Ja«. Mofynenx. Mt and Mrs. T. W. Thorns. Mr. and Mrs. A. Whittaker, Ms. and Mrs. E. LI. Davies, My. and Mrs. W. Rosiser, Mr. an:1 Mrs. Goodman (Neath), Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Geen, Mt. and Mrs. F. E. Edder- i'aaw. Mt. and Mrs. W. E. Gaunt,left,. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown. Mr ;>d Mrs. A. J. Mjrifls. Mr and Mrs. F. V. Har- rison. Mr and Mrs. J. ff. Brader. Mr. and Mrs. W A. BavHs. Mr. and Mts. ChM. Davids. \1fT. ;>.T).<-1 L P. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Joeaah But-W. Mr. and Vrc. Iftaac Gale. Mr. and Vrs. W. W. Holmes, Mt. and M.S. WilHams. Mr nnd Mrs. M. Ja?ob. Mr. and Mts. L. R. Rogers, Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Soden. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkirhs. Mt. and Mrs. Harold Mills, Mr. and Mts. A. Lyons, Mr. and Mre. W. Carwi, Miss C. Kemp, Miss Wil- liams, Miss D. Bassm, N5M Jooes, the

INFECTIOUS RASH ON WHOLJFAMILY Father, Mother, and Two Girls Covered with an Ugiy, Pimply Rash—Baby Covered from Crown to Sole-Thought She Would Die —Tried Every Kind of Ointment. AT LAST COMPLETELY CURED BY CUTICURA "Myself and two little children were covered with a. red pimply rash, and it was sd itchy. I had tried every oint- ment it was possible to get. Until I tried the Cuticura Ointment, it was the first relief we got. I was afraid to go near a doctor for fear oi him making a fuss, as of course I knew it must be infectious, for I took it first, then one little ono, and then the other, and finally, nay husband. I used about twelve or I thirteen boxes Cuticura Ointment, but that wasn't much considering all I had I to do with it. My own arms and be- t -n my fingers, on front of shins and between my toes, were completely cov- ered with an ugly, itchy rash, and my youngest little girl was covered from crown to sole. I thought she wouki nave died. Sfce was only a year and two months at the time. My eldest wasn't so bad, but bad enough. Thanks to the Cuticura Ointment, we are com- pletely cured, and I shall recommend the Cuticura Remedies to my friends. Mrs. D. M. Grieve, Donaghmore Co.? Tyrone, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19, 1906." DISFIGURING Humours, Eczemas, acd Etchings Cured by Cuticura. The agonizing itching and burring of the skin, as in eczema; tbe frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the to68 ,.a,j and crusting of scalp, as in acatled head — ail demand a remedy of ex- traordinary virtues to successfully cope with them. That Cuticura Soap, Omt- menk, and Pills are such stands proven by testimonials of remarkable cures when many remedies and even physKaans have failed. Complete External and I^teroaljpre^fnt tor Every Humour of Inlaots. Chiktre^ami A(Jults consists of Cuticura Soap to Cieanee Slrta, ca«- cura Ointment to Kea! the Skin. aB«l a>»vent Pills (Chooolate Coated* to Purify Wie^B»oo. A S;ngr>e St't often Curr*. Soid throu^Wrtit tJ^ worM. Depots: Ix>ndon, 27. CteirtiKr^oiide §. i\u-: de 'i& Pali; Aiffilraiik,R. TownsA Co^Sydnsy« Potter Drus A Cfcera. Orp., Sole Props. 0 Cuticura, Boot on Situ DtecasOP. -=

CHEQUE #AiiDRID OVEB. SWANSEA COUNCIL AND THE BRBCON RATE. Swansea Corporation has paid the amount of the rate ( £ 1,258) due to the Brecon an- thorities in respect of the Cray Water Works, and in regard to which summonses had been taken out, ret,urn able on the 30th. The intention of the Corporation, we un- derstand, is to fight the matter on the new rate, and already an appeal is said to have been lodged against it.

-!g THI SCHOOLS QUESTION AT SWANSEA. PLANS APPROVED AND SIGNED-. The plans for the alterations at the Gbriet Church and the St. Thomas Voluntary Schools ha.ve been stamped I approved by the Board of Education, and the plans for the Parochial Schools, having been agreed upon, are likely to be approved early next week. The working plans and drawings for the re- modelled school buildings in Oxford will be handed in to the Board of gducation this week-end. i

SICK AND TIRID OUT. A LADY'S WONDERFUL CURE BY DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS. Mies E. Gutteridge, of 2, Church Bow, Bury St. Edmunds, writes:—"I am glad to inform you of the good Dr. Caseell s r Tablets have done me. For yeams I never I knew what it was to feel wedl. I used to get up in the morning feeling sick and tired out, and my stomach -used to turn at the sight of food. I could not eat, got very weak, thin, and run down, and I spent pounds on so-called remedies, but all to no good. "At last I tried Dr. Caesoll's Tablets, and they acted marveJlously. I now rise in the morning feeling well and strong, and quite ready for my meals, a. thing I never used to do. I never thought any- j thing wouJd have done me the good your tablets have, I never fedt so well and strong, my personal appearance is also much improved, and I have gained six pounds in weight. I can hotjgstly say Dr. CassoU's Tablets have restored me to health once more." Dr. CassekT.s Tablets can be got at any chemists for 10^d.. and are a perfect re- medy for n<*rve. Stomach, and kidney troubles.

Messrs- leaver Brothers, Limited, of Port Sunlight, England, have been appointed by special warrant, soapmakem to his Majesty, tbe Sultan of Turkey. This important testimony to the excelleuoe of Sunlight Soap and of the materials used in its manufacture, sets thereon the royal seal of absolute purity, the Sultan of Turkey being the raeogrssed head ol the Mohamme- dan faith, the tenets of which in respect to the quality of the material and purity of manufacture are particularly rigorous. Yon will also be pleased to note that H.I.M. The Sultan has never given to any soapmakars. native or foreign, this title, consequently Messrs. Lever Brothers, are the sole soapmakers by appointment to his Imperial Majesty. Messrs. Lever Brothers, Limited are to be con.gratulated upon this unique recogni- tion of the purity of the manufacturers -of Sunlight and their other soaps.

UNITED KINGDOM BAND OF HOPE UNION. I SWANSEA EFFORT TO HELP NATIONAL BAZAAR. DRAWtNG-ROOM MEETING AT I FFYNONE HOLSE. Through the kindness of Mrs. Wm. Wal- ters a drawing-room meeting was held :I.t Ffynone House. Swansea., oil Tuesday after- noon, in connection with the United King- dom Band of Hope Union great bazaar, which takos place at the Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, from May 18th to May 2-yo(!. The Vicar, Rev. and Hon. Tal- bot Rico, presided, ajMi the speakeT of the afternoon was Miss Donaghy, one of the bazaar organisers. MRS. WM. WALTERS, FFYNONE. Miss Donaghy, in a very lucid and in- teresting address, spoke of the excellent work done bv the Union throughout the country. The" work orignated in 1855, under tbe presidency oi Lord Grosvenor, with 16 members and two ^ocretaries. Siuoe theu, however, it has increased considerably, and the annual report for 1S06-7 shews tliat Uj'-ure a.i e upwards oi 24,000 Lands of liope, with bji estimated uiCinoorsa^ oi over ^000,OuG. it is tne children more paj-ticu- lariy, not the prejudicod elders, ttuit the Union hope to reauti, and durukg ,11t same year sixteen specially u iuiu.iiiod science lec- turers deUveitxi 0,b j', aadx esses m tne tue- aientary schools of Eiigiaud and Wales, aUended by 2>o2,b27 scaoiaxs, ajid 15,-r7i teaciiers, on tlhe etiects of alcohol on the hiunau body. 1 he director of the uepait- lllen-t of s«uiG!iitibc instruction and informa- tion addressed meetings of a valued educational character, attended by 4-8, persons, iniiustens, meaical men, tea*chers, ajid young psopie. ine trading oepajtraent distributed upwards of a million publica- tions of an educational nature for toe pro- motion of the Band of Hope work. Special lecturers for the villages wh.t;re the Band of Hope does not exist addressed 315 meetings, with 37,640 persons present. Twenty speciallv retaineu evening a»gcnts attended 1,911 band of Hope meetings, at which the auenda;ioe was io7,202, and in addition a vast amount was doue in other directions at home and abrcxid. Continuing, Miss Don- aghy explained that the object oi this great bazaar is to raise the sum of £ 10,0(Xj, so that the various methods of work may be extended and consolidated, and that a debt j of about £ 1,000 may be removed. The 1 bazaar committee include; President, Sir ) Geor<Te Ltveeey; committee, the Hon. Mrs. Eliot" Yoi-ke, Mrs. W. S. Caine, Sir John Thomas, J.P., Mr. Edward Wood J.P., Mrs. W. Bingham, J-P-, 11r.. Wilkmeon, Mr. Lionel Mundy; chairrnaji, Ron, Mrs. Eliot; secretary, Mr. Lionel Mundy; or- ganisers, Miss Donaghy, Miss J. Evans Williams, Miss Phenix, and Miss Brown. There are to be 40 stalls and a. great feature will be the stall at which Lady Brynmor Jones has consented to be pi-esidoov-the South Wales and Monmouthshire stall. It is to be stocked with Welsh work, repre- sentative of the artistic talent of the Prin- cipality. The committee formed at Cardiff on Tuesday decided to raise £ 100 in cash. iSbe hoped there would be no difficulty in iorming such a committee at Swansea to "work this district. It was ultimately decided to appoint Mi's. Win. Walters as president, and Mrs. David Harris (ex-Mayoress), as secretary. Mrs. Lindley spoke for the local Britsh Women's Temperance Association that they would give all the help they could. Amongst those present who submitted their names as members of the committee were Mrs. T. P. Richards, Mrs. Trevor Owen, Mrs. J. C. Woods, Mrs. —. Woods, MTS. Richards and Mass Richards (West Cross), Mrs. Richard Martin, Mrs. Geo. Isaac, Mrs. Pontifex, Mrs. Cleeves, etc. Mrs. Walters afterwards entertained those present to tea.

SWANSIA APPOINTMENTS. MEDICAL OFFICERSHIP: BOROUGH ASSISTANT SOLICITOR. I COMMITTEE REDUCE THE NUMBER I OF APPLICANTS. COMMITTEE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS. The following are the six applicants, to- gether with their qualifications, for tbe post of bonyugh medical officer oi health, wbo have been selected to appear before the Council unless in the meantime the number is further reduced :— Dr. D. J. Morgan, M.A., M.D., B.C.D.P.H., LJS.A., F.C.S., bacteriologist and pathologist to the Cancer Hospital, Lon- lon. He is the son of the late Dr. W. Mor- gari, public analyst, Swansea. Dr. Joseph Beard, F.R.C.S., M-R.C.S., L.R-C.P., D.P.H., assistant and deputy medical officer of health, Bootie Dr. E. W. M. Rhys Jones, M.B., Ch.B. (Glasgow), D.P.H., M.D., deputy medical officer of health, Lincoln. Dr. J. Mudie Morris, M.A., M.B., C.M., D.I'.H., medical officer of health, Neath. Dr. Charles Grant Pugh, M.D., M.B., B.S., D.S.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of Wool- wich. Dr. J. T. C. Nash, M.D., M.B., C.M., D.P.H., Southend-on-Sea. There were 28 applications, and, as already stated, the salary is JB500 a year with an- other £100, if appointment of port medical officer is added. There were no strictly local applicants. The voting in connection with the Swan- gea. borough medical officer of health position was as follows —Dr. Morgan (1C). Dr. Pugh (10), Dr. Napb (9), Dr. Jones (8), Dr. Moc-rift (7), Dr. Beard ,6). CORPORATION ASSISTANT SOLICITOR There were 48 applicants for the post of assistant solicitor—salary £ 150 a year, and thj six following were selected W. H. Madge, of Blackpool, but lale of Swansea. G. K. Jenkins, of Llatosamlet. Stephen W. Thomas, of Messrs. Moy Evans and Thomas, Swansea. E H. Plant, Swanee-a. J. H. Griffiths, of Messrs. Rawlings, Price aild Griffiths, Swansea. C. J. C. Wilson, of Mr. Ed. Harris' office, Swansea.

Justice Lawrence arrived at Brecon from Carmarthen on Wednesday, and the busi- ness of the Breconshire Winter Assize was taken at the Shire Hall on Thursday. The taken at the Shire Hall on Thursday. The calendar contained two cases one of al ¡ leged bigamy, and the other- of allegad ^booseJ^esikiRBr

r BREACH OF PROMISE CASE DMAS POWIS YOUNG LADY BSCEIVID. CARDIFF CMAETESINS CLERK TO PAY £12£.1. NEATH JURY ASSESS THE DAMAGES. At Neath Town Hall on Thursday, Mr. A. T. Williams., Under-Sheriff, sa.t with a jury to assess damages in a breach of promise ac- tion, the parties to the suit being Magdaiena Man-ai-et Hcnn, of D'inas Powis, single, and Robert Idris Holley, chartering clerk, Bon- vifetoiie, near Cardiff. Mt. Ivor Bowen (in- Sitnucted by Mr. Morgan Rees, Cardiff) ap- peared for" the plaintiff. and Mr. George David, Cardiff, representee tine defendant. Mr. Iiotr Bowen xtid plaintifi was a young lady over 30, and lived with her widowed mother. Defendant was engaged at the Bute Docks, and the p«a*ties had known each otber all tfceir lives. The engagement entered into 13 yeary ago, a.nd then on J u'lty lOt-Ii last, wiUtout lvarning, the defendant suddenly broke off the engagement. He wrote exptressirig regret that- changed circum- sta<noes compelled him to bre-ak off the c'n- gagement, but expi^esesed the hope that she would have a bright and happy future. The letter was signed "Very sinceraly yoitrs." Prooeeding. Mr. BowiØIl said he was going to ask the jury to awa:\i reasonable damages. This was a case in whkh he was sorry to say t'hc defendant bad a.ted very !>ad!iy. He had led her on, led her to believe that he would marry onlty to jilt Iwr ,wà to ruin her mfltrioiioniail pro>s^>eot>. Thus was the plaintiff forced to seek the remedy which the !a.w gives lJill. All t.his had gone on since 1895. a.nd the only reason defendant gave for his cruel conduct was altered circanistanoes. M-r. Bowen was about to read eorresipfxidejioe prior to tbe pmnjise in December, 1900, Irut Mr. Goorge David objected, stating tbat they were not adnussabie. The Under-Slieriff said he did not think they wece miiterial. Mt. Bowen, continuing, aaid a sum of money bad been offered by defendant, but it bad been refused. Such an act was conisurii- j mate coolness on the part erf the defendant. jj A furtlieir discussion took p-iaoc respect Jug j 5 the ackniseabilitv of certain letters, and The Under-Sheriff said tlkat if tiM>y bone J on the question of darsTstges thery wsre adr j' missabie, and I IMr. Bowen proceeded to read a letter hy the defendant on Becom-her 121 h, 1905. De- fenndant wixxto — "I am honestly sick of being tied dowm like this every Sundav. You know bow happy we shall he when we are together. Home seems tbe last and never- breaking link of happiness." Mr. Bowen said it wasn't so in this case. Mr. Bowen, continuing reading "Sundays are Eke ordinary business days. I am bappv in tbe knowledge that our love is as solid as a granite rock, and that gives me contentment, of mind.— ith fond, fond love, your darling boy, Idris. Ajnother letteir, continued M Bowen, oontaincd the following:- "Weli, my darling. I send low from your own darling boy. 1 am axiously looking forward to Thursday." On March 25th, 1904, defendant a.g.;in wrote:— "My own love, Lena; and again three days later he wrote stating that ibis great love was a part of his hfe, and that he would never get tired of it. But he got tired very soon, added Mr. Bowen. In a subsequent letter defendant gave his ideal of happiness. He wrote;- "Two people joined together of the same love and the same temperament; then real love is bestowed. With united love to ma and with love to YOU. darling.—Your own Bob." Proceeding, Mr: Bowen said that plaintiff had received a lot of other letters", which sue had not preserved.- But-there was .one, continued learned counsel, that bad a direct bearing upon the iina-wi* position of the defesndant. In Jauiiary. 1905, defendant wrote stating that he and another gentle- man W,(,.1"" going to start running a steam- boat; but prior to t-his. lie had written stat- m.g that through the death of one of the partners in the firm of Christie's, lik em- ployers, and the cessation of the firm, he would in future have to live on half tlte saary he ha.d formerly been in receipt of. In^thk latter communication defendant said: I have a good deal to bear more than you have. Positions now are not so easily snapped up. I am plaood in a disastrous position. As to deceiving you, you are en- tirely wTong." I Here learned counsel interpolate! —"]low on earth ho oouki say that is past mv com- prehension." But. proceeded Mr. Bowen, to be perfectly fair, defendant did lose his position at, Messrs. Christie's, but he got another position; and it was dear he had some money, because he had .really formed the project of starting a steamer. And this was in January—a month after he was engaged to Miss Henn. The project ccine to nothing, but it showed that defendant had money all tho same. Mr. Geo. David There is not the slight- est evidence that a penny of the defendant's money wae goiitg into the concern, Mr. Bowen: Anyhow, defendant wrote: "No doubt they will say "Lucky girl.' I can say the same 'Lucky boy. (Laughter). And he said in another communication that he was goin.g to give up the station waiks. He was going to drive every mc-rnin rr.. "So," added Mr. Bowen, "you can see that he was already a prosperous gentleman of the docks." Plaintiff, who was an attractive looking young lady, bore out her counsel's opening statement, and was in no way shaken in cross-exajnii nation. Defendant, told the court he broke off the engagement because his circumstances were so changed thai he could not keep a wife He had had no regular work since he had left Messrs. Cliristies. There was no other girl. Cross-examined by Mr. Bowen: You promised to be true to death?—-But tbe cir- cumstances have so changed. Mi-. Bowen: But you are not dead yet, you know. (Laughter.) You have said" so in your letters that you would be, vou know. And you haven't. Now did ;"00 fix a date for the marriage?—'No. You" saad that you would marry her in about 12 months?—No. I don't think she remembered all that I asid to her. You didn't care very much what you told this poor girl, did you?—No. Mr. Bowen 1 thougbt that. Defendant: 1 didn't mean that. Mr. Bowen Now what about this steam- ship project? You were going to pat some money into it?—No. I had none to do so. What do you think of your conduct? You said you would be true to death you said her love was like granite, and so on, and you have been keeping this girl on for 13 years?—No; tho engagement was in Dec., 1900. Re-examined His salary at Messrs. Chris- ties was £150 a year, for the last three years. Out of that he had to maintain his mother and to pay his doctor's bills, for he had been in very bad health. Mr. David, addressing the jury, said that the public were going to ba invited to sub- scribe to tlvs share capital of the steamer. Defendant was unable to keep his promise because his altered circumstances precluded his doing SQ. Tho jury awarded plaintiff JE120 damages.

FOG IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL- A dense fog prevailed at Portsmouth and Spithead on Thursday causing delay to severaj ) important battleship movements. The new ( battleship Lord Nelson was prevented from sailing for Jarrow, en route to whdeh she undergoes a thirty hour? steam trial.

LL\NELLY CORONER'S INDISPOSI- TION. Mr. W. Buckley Roderick, the Llanelly Coroner, is seooasly indisgcssad. l

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———————! -x e CHARGE OF THEFT AGAINST r MR, TRUEMAN. CANVASSER'S CALIj AT DEFEN- DANTS HOUSE. ] "THANK, YOU GOOD MORNING, THEY ARE MINE NOW." At Neath County Police Court on Wed- nesday afternoon, Clement Robert Trueman was brought up in custody charged with ir stealing a painted mirror value 30&, the 11 property of the Fine Art Company, Cardiff, g on January 21st inst., the prosecutor being Barnett Lando. 3 Mr. Trueman, after tho charge was read, p was supplied on his own application with a copy of the information upon which the 0 warrant wais issued. d Barnett Ltuxio saad he was a canvasser in h photographs and fine art, and lived at Car- lisle-street, Cardiff. On Tuesday he was h at Skewen, where he called at Mr. True- S man's house. He was carrying two pictures, I- g,a- of which was the subject of the charge, R A lady came to th? door and afterwards Mr. V Trueman, who said; Let's have a look at ti them? v' Mr. Trueman then took both pie- 0 tares from him rather quickly. t* Clerk: Did he say anything? (J Prosecutor: Yes, be said, "Thank yo- a good morning. They are mine now." Prose- t m-to.r. continuing, said that Mr. Truaman then shnt the door in his face but he (w..o.. ] px-as) wedged his foot between the frame 1 and the door. Witness said, "Wait a .no meet You are not a customer and are not J entitled to the picture* Mr. Traeman re- peated, They are mine now. Prosocuto said, If you do not return them I wjd fetch a policeman." Trueman replied, "Y^ra can iet-cti one if yon like. 1. Tot e- cutor then went to the police-sta'.i*.n. ( and met P-S. JomeK and the consfcaUe on tbe way. The constable returned with bun to tbe house, and Mi- TruemancajiM to the I door Prosecutor said to Mr. Trueman "I 1 want my picture." The latter replied, 1 -Picture' What picture? I know nothing 1 about the picture." Prosecutor rejoined 1 "Picture? The picture yoa took from me £ fust now." Mr. Trueman asserted "Ob. you t have got bold of the wrong man." Prose- ( en tew then saad to the constable "I give this t man m charge." Prisoner repeated I know nothing at all about this m*n s pac- tare." and said to tbe constable• 1ion have no right <» does-examine tne whil^ I am in custody." ■ae constable, said he had r not vet "taken bim into custody. Prosecutor saw ooe of the pictures lying in ( tbe T>a^sa?e. aiwi prisoner throw it wU> the c fiW ^gaj-dteft and- slammed tlbe door m thm fares. Tros»*T3tdr and tiie constable left tie ] "bOM.se On' Wadnosday root-ning jiroeecutiw went to Skewen, and with P.S. Tones Went t to tfoe prisoner's boose, wbere be identtfed ( tbe picture which Mr. Trueman had taken { ta l«m on Tuesday.. Ttwv_ ( Prosecutor, dosg-exammed bv Mr. Trrxv man, lnafi be was a Jew, but had liVled in EngabiwI all his life- Mr. Truaman: I put it to you that >^«i said, "We are giving aavay this band -painted Mrror to tihejpeopfe of as an advertisement V"'—No, I did not say Wbatl vou did not say it]—^ something' of the kind; but did not use tbe wurcls. .Atir. Troemcn: I said to you, "It is ex ceedingiv kind of-yoa. Thtok "7 1 nrndi. Good morning." (Laughter.) Witness: No, no. I say no .emphatically You did not say that. -n. Mr. Trueman Then you charged me with < stealirwr your trash with £ efcnio«s mtenton. i Witness: If it was only.worth three fur- 1 MrT Truemrsn Never mind. You dwurged e me witb stealing tlie fwefaure. t Witness then explained that be Rad eaid c to Mis. TruemaJi "I am acrivriting orders tor t biack and white enlargements If a person I dcalte with the firm he is entitled to one of i these hand-pointed mirrors free od charge," < The Clerk: What did Mrs. Trueman say? ] —Notbrng. 1 Mr. Trueenan Did I tell yon to fetch a j ftve-bofo borough polioeanan?—No, no; yon < didn't sav five bob. ] P.C. Higginson corroborated tbe evidence of prosecutor. P.S. Jones said he went with prosecutor j an»i tfae la«l witness to s bouse, ajn<t Mr. Trueman asked to read the warrant. He did so, and tben said "Here is Hie I will wine.with you with Measure Prisoner, addressing the court, aatd it was ] ridicaloos that he should have been arrested for alleged thef:; of a ta,-Iy picture. The most tlie prosoeuior could say was that there bed been a petty trespass; thai I bad geode to which lie was aula tied, because I bnd not given him an order for tJie photograph en- largement. That condition was never im- posed. Prosecutor distinctly said he gave the picturs as an advertisement., and it was only after be bad accepted Ihe gift that tihe ■profweutor said "You have to do business nil0." Then he fetched tbe police—not < a borough potkeman, but a rc^ecteWe oounty oonstablfe.. The Clerk: That is your fault, for being outside the borough. (Laughter.) I Tbe Bench said that no vici in swoh a case, and they The Chairman (Mr. Edward JootfK^roa:rh; pointed out that Mr. Trueman W brought tfea maiter upon ^mself by^«^^ stated that the parogeaa**r fiod in taking the course be ted- Mr Trueman said he was obliged to thear ? ^orshipfi, but he regretted the oammmts d nS^hc Clerk sold be thought Mr. Trueman wild say that; b^ the fact mnst not be lost sight of that Mr. Tnueman denied in c the presence of P1'C", that he knew anything at all about tbe picture when be aotuaiUy bad it in the bouse at tbe time. ^jr Trueanan said that the statement was not true. rpfc cSark Now you are aioousmg tWe con-1 stable -rf P^rj^r- Trueman Well, it isn't true. jKoaeedings tben tornwnated. I ia

—————————— JIB. LLOYD-GEORGE WAS ASKED gWA?FSEiA. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET. ] Tbe annual banquet of tiie Swansea Clh&m- f ber of Comraerce has been &xed for Febraarv 21st. It had been hoped tiiat the Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George, presideinft of the Bomrd of Trade might bave been induced to attend the functiou, but thas has been found to be f impossible. ]

A classical scholarship at Oxford has been won by Mr. Wm. Davies, Liandoverv Cbl- j lege; and a mathematical scholarship by Jfuxjia Morgan; and a modem history 1 scholarship by Arthur A. Prys Jcaes, also oi l&aboKBex Qaikgp*

DEAr. OF A SWANSIA TltkDZS- MAN. MR. SEYMOUR ARTHURS, GROCER, WALTER-ROAD. STARTED BUSINESS HERE IN 1866. The death took place on Wednesday even- ing of Mr. Seymour Arthurs, of Messrs. Art hairs and Son, grocers, Walter-road, Swansea, at the advanced age of 74 years. The old gentleman had been ailing for the past twelve months, brat at Xmastade be [contracted a cold, and despite the moat ten- der nursing and the attention of Dr. Hanson, he passed away a« stated. A native of Casde Combe, near Chippen- ham, the late Mr. Seymour Arthurs came to Swansea, in 1859, and wesat into b-usinew in High-street opposite the Great Western Railway Station. In 1875 he established the Walter-road business, and carried on both till the year 1888, when the High-street oon- cem was given up. His son, Mr. A. G. Ar- than;, joined him in business which bae ooe of the best family connections in tom1., and. at the time of his demise the deceased was the oldest grocer in Swansea. When the Grocers' Association was formed 18 yeaas ago the bite Mr. Arthurs at beecam,e an active member of it and three years later he filled the office of president, whilst ouifcide trade circles be played a iiU-lo part in the municipal life of the town. lor several years he was a. Poor Law Guardian, and always took a keen interest in c.orpora.- tion afiairs, altbougb he was never a member of that body. In politics he was a liberal, and, despite his advanced age, took a.n ac- tive part in the last November elections, particularly in the St. Helen s Waed, when he assisted Mr. Moy Evans, who, however, was defeated. He was also a. devoted and beloved member 04 flic Caivmistic Methodist body, being for years deacon both of BeUi- anv, Ed ward-street, and A rgyie-street, when the cause was afterwards tramsfcrrtul tiwsre. Quiet and unastentaiicms, the deceased gen- tleman, who lost his wife three years ago, w.a,r held in the highest respect. He leaves three sons, Messrs. W. S. Arthurs, draper, London, A. G. Arthurs (who is in the, Wait»r- road business!; and John Arthurs, jeweller, Nantymoel, and in their bereavement the dec-pest eyirtpathy will be felt hy a laxge circle of friends of the family. Th# funeral will take p'^ leaving Vfslter-road ai two o\locic. Frioads desirous ef paying a 18t't tribute of respoct to the memory of the deceased may meet tlie cortege at the Mumbles Cemetery at three o'clock. Tbe arrangements are in the ftands of Mr. D. C. Jones, Castlo-square. AN APPRECIATION OF DECEASED- The 1,140 Mr..Art,htU'S' aorning to SwacaM. •was brought about by his spending his sum- mer hoiidavs here in 1859- He took a great liking to the town, and felt it had a great Ui- ture from a. oarnmeraal point of Vte-w. A Swunsea Friend," writing in "The Monthly Treaf-ury"—4be periodical of^the CaJMiuKUO Methodist Cooaexioci—in Fafcruary. 1905. says in the course of an appreciation Off Mr. Sm-monr Arthurs thai, be was (tne of the urst (o wloiteor for Sunday School work when, after the great revival of 1859 and 1860, tlie friends at Befabacy were imbwd witfi mis- sion work, **d took a cot^vge in Jocke^- streot. He was appointed of A; -1* in 1865, and for nearly 30 years he#d tbe post of tsneasnrer to the obursh, and also on seveaai occasions the poeitkw of superaitend- an t erf tine Sunday School. Pome years ago seveaai occasions the poeitkw of superaitend- «nt erf tine Sunday School. Pome years aigo t2>e post, off Moi^rator oi the PvfBfoyt«ry was conferred upan bim, and, added tine writer, two vears j>go, "to-day lii^ afiections are moffe tiian ever wrdded to Argyle Caapel, where for nearly forty years be has dis- chareed the officn of deacon with sach faith- fulness. He attends the Sunday School fund the week-nigbt servraes with exceptional re- piilarity. Tbis is one of the notable fieataires Sf bis reJigious life and work. Not only a4> revival tnties, not only on special occasions, but always, aye, always, year in and year out, he is in attendance. He is airways faitfe- fui/ aivraye active, always reiiafcie. always t..rue.. Not. bv any means a rich man, he ia yet ready to help all deserving objects, and generoofdy towards the different inøtå. tutioes of the town and the connexion. H< has one IxJbbv--ttie cultivation of flowers."

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LABOUR PAITY AND SOCIALISE EXTREME CREED ADOPTED: OON- FEKENCE SCENE. The delegates at the Labour Party Ctorv gress at Hull passed a resolution on Wednes- day declaring that the party should ha.ve as a definite object the socialisation of the means of prod notion, distribution, and ex- change."

The dea-th took plaoe on Wednesday, at Orosswe-U, North Pembrokeshire, in her 94t.b. year, of Mrs. Mary Jenkins, mother of Mr. Jacob Jenkins, Swansea- The deceased ladv, who was the widow of the lak\ Mr. David Jenkins, bootmaker, leaves Wo sons and two daughters. n m

FFORESTFACH CHILD'S SUDDEN DEATH. Edward Bevan, six days oM, son of The*. Bevan, Llanward House, Fforestfach, died smddenly in its mother's arms on Tuesday ) morning.

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MiatKv- Ciiapman, Mr. Walter D. Davies, ikjssrs. J. Gumming Bvans, J. E. Ma.r- shall, H. J. Marshall, Councillor Hy. Thompson, Mesrs. J. T. Roes, J. J, Rob- erts, JJ. liarrie>s J. H. Taylor. G- E. Taylor, Hy. Simons, H. A. Halior 'Pweivev, T. Carey Griflitas, Mrs- Lloyd, Messrs. W. D. Reas, W. S. Harris, E. T. Tuck, 0. J. Owen, Mr. J. F- Har- vey rundladies, MT. Jiio. Benron and I ladies, Mrs. Humphrey Jooes aina ladies, Mr. W. Peters and ladies, Mr. T. G. James and Jadies, Mr. Mmxtus Hoskins and ladies, Mr. E. Seaade and ladies, Mr. D. Davies ("Post") and ladies, Mr. W. Graves Mason and ladies, Mrs. W. J. Tre- liarne and ladies, MIS. A. M. Riake and ladies, Mrs. A. W. Alden and ladies, Mm. J. Austin Bailey and ladies, Mrs. Ed. Williams and ladias, Mrs. W. G. NichoLLs and ladies, Mrs. T. H. Cboeiham a<nd ladies, Mts. J. RLheon Alien and ladies, Mrs. T. Edgar Joh-n and ladies, Mrs. Chas. Wm. Wright and ladiies, Mrs. W. 0. Jmkkai and ladios, Mrs. Philip Austin and ladies. The gentlemen's prizes were.—1, Baro- meter, banjo shape, in oak casse, Mt. W. "A. Bay Irs, Bryn-raad 2. Solid Silver Sovereign Case, Mr. D. J. Daviee, Mor- riston liooby Prize, a Silver "Loving Cup" (in miniature), Mt. W. A. Rouse. Ladies prizes were —1, Silver InkstaJtd, Mm. Isaac Gale; 2, Silv-er-raoirrrtod Scent Bottle, Abe. A. Lyons; Booby Prize, Silver Thunble, Mrs. Williams.