The South Wales Daily Post

.r—ss; CUTTING OFF KITTLE HILL. GOWER DISTRICT COU.N7CIL'S APPLICATION. IMPORTANT ROADS l\fPROVEAIEXTS PROPOSED. Gower District Council met on Tuesday, Mr. John Tucker presiding. I The Roads and Bridges Committee report- ed that applicators had duly been made to the Road Board for advances under the j Development Act for carrying out proposed improvements to the road between Corner House and Khowlh- for diverting the road to avoid Kittle Hill, Bishopston, and widen- ins; the adjoinmg roads, and for widening j and diverting the road between Clync Com- j tnon and Blackpill. The National Telephone Company wmte asking for the charge per pole to Penclawdd to be-reduced from Is. to Id. per annum. The request was not acceded to. Communications were read from the dis- trict engineer of the Post Ollwe Telegraph Department asking for the Council's consent to place, telegraph poles on the road from Parkmiil to Reynoldston.—Insomuch a-s the Council had already consented to the placing > of telephone poles on the same road, it was resolved that finther particulars be a^ked for. With reference to the order recently '•S- j sued by the Locai Government Board per-; mitting a snpply of diphtheria anti-toxin to, the poor inhabitants of the district, the Lo-1 cal Government Board now wrote stating I that they had no power to give any defini-, tion of the term "poorer inhabitants." and that the same should be interpreted a £ lib- erally as possible. It was resolved that a license to store ex- plosives be granted to Mr. David Hinds, lyianmorlais Colliery. A communication was read from certain tnhabitants of Horton asking that a proper rota,d be constructed ACROSS the BIHTOWS.—-It was resolved to ask the surveyor to report, Notice was given that at the next meeting; it would be proposed that the metrical offi- I oex, Dr. Mole, be re appointed for a further I period of three years on the same terms uid conditions. j

SK^T7r7vLrlliE^llAilTLEvS. On Wednesday (the 9th inst.) a gro- t/csque skating carnival and sports will be held on the Mumbles Pier. The first-class railway fare from Swansea and use of i ekate« for three hours only costs a shilling,

INTERESTING WEDDING IN LONDON. MR. J. THOMAS (LOUGHOR)—MISS J. ) MEYLER (SWANSEA). The marriage took place at Hollaway C.M. Chapei, London, on Tuesday, of Mr. J. Tiiomaj, bon of the iato Mr Samuel Thomas. Loughor, and Gwladys, eldest daughter 01 Mr. D. J. Meyler, Swansea. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by two bridesmaids, via., I the Misses Edith Meyler (sister of the bride) and May Thomas (sister of the bridegroom). Mr. P. Atkins was best man. The ministers officiating were the Rev. Jenkins (pastor) and Rev. Evan Evans (pastor of Alexandra Church, Swansea). After the ceremony breakfast was served at the Gwaka Hotel, and later in the day Mr. and Mn;, Thomas left en route for Paris for their honeymoon. The presents were numerous and costlv. REE-S—EVANS, AT NEATH WESLEY. At Neath Wesley Chapel on Tuesday the marriage took place of Mr. Joseph Rees, Ogmore Vale (formerly of Lonlas, L!ar«»ain- let), a.nd Miss Cattie Evans, Stanley-road, Skewen (sixth daughter of Mrs. Evans and of the late Aid. Isaac Evans, miners' agent). The ceremony was performed by the R-av..J. Wesley Davits, Neath, assisted by the Rev. T. Lewis, Llwynbrwydrau The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Isaac W. Evans. Mr. Win. Williams, Aberyst- wyth College, acted as best ma.n. The breakfast was partaken of at Stanley-road. The bride and bridegroom were the recip- ients of many useful presents, and after- wards left for London for the honeymoon.

I A BRITON FERRY GRUMBLE. I REFUSE LEFT A FORTNIGHT BEFORE COLLECTION. I "Victim" writes :—Please excuse my trespassing on your space, but there is at little matter which requires attention at Briton Ferry, which, it' vented in the "Post," may improve matters. Some months a.go notices were posted about at the instigation of the Council surveyor, stating that "ashes and refuse was not to be thrown in the back lanes, but that it would be regularly collected," or words to ¡ that effect. 'This last few weeks, however, the haul- ing of the refuse from houses here has been vei'3T irregularly done, and ashbins have been allowed to stand at our back doors for nearly a fortnight, some of the refuse being filthy and enough to cause an outbreak of fever. Heaven knows we pay some of the heaviest rates in the kingdom, and if we cannot get our refuse cleared away more re- guiarly and oftener, then we as ratepayers should know the reason why. Perhaps this I complaint will, however, mend matters. i

A LIFE OF CRIME. LLAN2LLY MAN'S VERY BAD RECORD. At Llanelly en Wednesday, John Powen, Ferryside. "vas convicted on a charge of steal- ing a lamp, value os. 6d., the property of the electric cnblo contractor. Supt. Rogers stated that Bowen had served a sentence of six months for robbery with violence, six weeks for unlawful wound- ing, and two sentences of a month on chaises of lavesny. Bowen A**as s»nt to pricon for a month with hard labour.

LABOUR MEMBERS AND THE LEVY. POSITION OF THE TWENTY WHO AR.K Ai-i- ivCTEO. With reference vo the stR-t.eiii-c.ntr mado in tlla Labour party' Qucricr y circular that twenty member.? oi' party are aflecicd by injunctions granted acaxnot their "Unions, the following- arc the members ro- ferred tor—J. Pointer (lAttercliffe), J Duncan (Barrow-inFurneES), G N Barnes (Black- friars). J Haslara (Chesterfield), D J Sha.cklo- ton (Clitli-ercc! C W Bowerman iBepiforc), J II Thomas (Derby. J C Hancock (Mid- Ucrby), O 11 Robots (Norwich), C Glover (3t Helens), H Twist xWig&n), W Brace (South Cliamorgan), J Williams (Glamorgan. Gower). 8 Walsh (Ince), J S Sutton lEast Manches- ter), T Eichards (West Monmouth). E Hud- Ron (Newcastle-on'-Tyne). G J Wardle (Stock- ri;r:t'. \T. E. Harvey (North Eai=t. T>e-rbyehirs); W. Abrahara (RhonfM.v. In addition to the twenty members the followii:e prospective candidates are af- fected -J R Carr (Preston). James Holmes (Wakefield:. V Hartshohn (Mid-Glamongaai). J J Stephanson (East Birmingham), w Adamsan (West Fife". C B btanton (EasL Glamorgan). As already stated in our columns a few d iys ago the Western miners a,re overcoming the difficulty by deciding: npcn a 3d. volun- tary levy.

Cwmdu Quarry, Ynismeudwy, and Cwtn- glas Quarry, Ynisgeiuon, are to be offered by auction by Mr. 'F. F. Tunbridge at the Hotel Metropole. Swansea, next Tuesday fortnight. 1

.¡ SAW 24 CAMPAIGNS. DEATH OF FAMOUS VvAR CORRES- PONDENT. The Pres. Association *ays :—;Mr. Melton Prior, the wetl-known war correspondent and artist, died on Wednesday morning at his residence at Chelsea, alter being ill for some time. Mr. Prior represented the "Illustrated London News" m over twenty- four campaigns and revolutions, his first appearance on the battlefield being in the Ashantee War 1.873. and his most recent in the Russo-Japanese War. He was at Ladysmitli during the eiege, and i ravelled with the King through Canada in 1901.

T AFTER THE ELECTIONS. MR. l.hVV US WILLIAMS ACCEPTS A CHAELENGE. Mr Lewie Williams tune defeated Victoria Ward candidate! writes:—In his weeimg on Monday night last in the Oxford-etre&t tychools, Mr H. liogers made the following statement—reported in yesterday's issue of tile "Daily Lhe -Accuracy of whioh Ma- li capers ad m its: "Where.tn hM lMr Rogers) trade society wa's supporting nim, yet his opponents mates, at then- ilrst meeting, decided to take no act ion as regards gr Williams' candida- ture. But Mr Wjilia-u)., had to 'save iije face' and the second meeting was packed" last Saturday, wht.n his candidature wa« en- dorsed. Had Mr Willianw to have two woeet. ings to he adopted? li ho hadn't tho speaker would gi.;e £ o to the Ho^riital." I did not ack for the support of my bramch until Saturday, the 29th. of October. Had the Question of the support of my trade society not been raised hy my opponent, I should probably not have a.sked for that support, but the question hia.ving been raised So) unfairly, I had no option but to ask for ii, "When I arrived at the meeting of my branch with that intention in view, I found that my request had been anticipated by my fellow members, and the vote of confl- uence and moral support was nuanimousiy paissed. "The next move lias witdi my branch and I believe the mombors of it will speedily prove to the sausfact Ion of a.n fair-minded peo- ple the truth of my statement, amd thereby obtain for the liospita.1 the spare c5 that i-j waiting for collection. Perhaps the Se- I (retary of the Hospital will apply for it." MR RUj'HEN ON HIS DEFEAT." Mi. C. T. Rut hen, aeked to explain bis defeat, by a "Daily Post" reporter, replied "I am perfectly satisfied I gave him a run tor his money, and that is all I wanted. "But," interpolated the reporter, "you thought you were winning yesterday?" "When I started," replied Mr. Ruthen, "I intended giving him a good run for his money, but towards the close of the tight I certainly thought it was possible to win. "And to what do you attribute your defeat?" asked the reporter. "I can only attribute it to the fact that more peop.ie voted for :];¡:. Da vies than my- self, was the reply.

GERMAN COMPLAINT I AGAINST ENGLAND AND AMERICA Proceedings of the International Metal Workers' Congress were continued at Jirmingham on Tuesday. A discussion upon the reports presented 0.1 the previous day was continued. Most of the speakers urged the need for solidarity between the workers generally, ;:nd several German delegates complained tii'.it the same spirit of comradeship was oi. shown to immigrant workmen from Germany in England as was shown by Ger- mans to Englishmen. The. treatment by Americans of German workmen was abso- lutely scandalous.

j. SWANSEA PARTNERSHIP ACTION VIOLIN MAKER SUES PICTURE FRAME MAKER. At the Swansea County Coiut on Tuesday, 1 before his Honour Judge Bryn Roberts, a peculiar partnership case was heard. Plain- tiff, Joseph Thomas Wooding, violin maker, of 22, Gower-street, who also plays in the Empire Orchestra, sued Isaac, (jreenburg, picture frame maker, of 24, Neath-road, Hafod, for the return of £ 20 advanced, and in the alternative a partnership account. -VIr. Floyd (Messrs. Edward Harris and Co.) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Villiers Mea- ger (instructed by Mr. R. T. Leyson) de- ,ep xen ded. .Mr. Floyd explained that defendant ap- proached piiaint-in with a view to a partner- ship in his picture frame business, and plain- tiff advanced bin; £ !13 for the purpose 01 buying a moulding machine. Later on he advanced a further sum of £ 7 to secure a job !ot ot moulding. The parties signed what Air. Floyd said was a one-sided agreement, and nothing but a deception and a. trap. It contained these conditions: "If Joseph Thomas Wooding fails to keep his contract within the first- six months he shall pay to tiie said Isaac Greenburg L20 for the trouble of teaching the trade to him: and further, j if he breaks the contract within the next four-and-a-half years he shall pay to Isaac Greenburg gJOJ," The two worked to- gether a fortnight, and then plaintiff, getting nothing out of the business, tried to get an acüount (If the partnership, but failed. At length deienda-nt said there was not enough work to keep two shops going and they had better separate. This they did. and de- fendant claimed his right to the JB20 under the penalty clause of the agreement. Mr. Floyd suggested that the agreement was a fraud. His Honour Where is the fraud? If you say that on the face of it it is a silly agree- ment I agree with you, but a silly agreement lS not" a fraun. Plaintiff, called, said that when defendant induced him to join in the business he said plaintiff could make £2 or £6 a week out of it. His Honour: Who lieid the contract? Plaintiff: Defendant did. Cross-examined by Mr. Meager It was arranged to put J620 each into the business, j defendant's being represented in the stock. His Honour questioned whether there had been any breach of agreement, and observed that if plaintiff had broken it in the seventh month he was liable to pay £500. Defendant having been called, his Honour granted a dissolution of the partnership and ordered an inventory to be taken by the parties, the Registrar to go into the ac- counts afterwards.

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THE GRUMBLING RATE- PAYER. GOOD CIVIC GOVERNMENT. LESSON FROM NEW YORK. (BY PHILIP SNOWDEN, M.P.) The recent municipal elections have been fought, as most elections are, with the question of economy in a prominent peti- tion. The people who, as a rule, are moit active in their opposition to municipal ex- penditure are the property owners, and they, as a matter of fact, are the very people who gain most from it. Municipa. expenditure is supposed to be for the coui- Uliùil. good, and mirier a j unt ^ViStein ci meeting that expeudit-ure the common people would enjoy the bunc-fit of tiie results, bu: under present conditions the landowner. Iüal1 the main advantage. 'lo no class in tiie community is the ques- tion of good civic government of so inuc'i impottauce as it is to the working classes. I am writing thoi:;o(-) lines in New lorli city, where thti-e is a municipal governme.j^ wliich has becoaie an imcinatioual bywera for public cotruution. An a simple iiiuistra- tion of the move vital importance cf muni- cipal government to tho poor than to the rich 1 may mention that the water supply of the city is one of the very few public services which is under municipal contio'. But the supply is so impure ajid inade^uaiv that the well-to-do people do not dream of drinking n, but buy their drinking water by the gallon at tho druggist shop. Bu- the poor cannot afford to do" that the only available water {ur t-bam is the public supply; and that they are obiiged to drink and risk tbo dangeis involved. BLINDED SELF INTEREST. It is the same in our own country in the sense that it is the poor who must suffer {or tlie inefficiency of municipal services. The rich ca.n always command what they desire by the. power of their owrt parses. The property own&ia who complain so loudly about high rate.s. and who oppose all expenditure ho-.vever necessary it may b", are in a sense blind to their own interests. The value of property is determined largely by the government of the town. Good municipal government, cheap and eliicieiK public services like gas, water, electricity, and the like, attract population and en- courage trade. This means that the value of property increases, and this increase, under our past rating and taxing systems. hM gone wholly into the- pockets of the private landowner. I have been ms king some enquiries into the municipal administration of New York, and among other things I have learnt, I have obtained some very striking figures about the increase in land values in tho city, and about the value cf properties which are in the possession of the city. In view of the beginning which is being made in the United Kingdom with the taxation of land values, it may be instruc- tive to give some of the results winch have accrued in New York city from public ownership of land, whereby the values -have come to the city, except that proportion which has been diverted into private pockets in the form of "graft." A HUMAN BEING'S "LAND VALUE." There is a Commission now sitting, which was appointed by tho Mayor of New York, which is enquiring into the question of con gestion in the city, and it has just issued an interim report dealing with the relation of land values to congestion. In this ro- port I iind, for the tirst time, that the value of an increase of the population in terms of land value is given. Every addition to the population, whether by birth or incoming from elsewhere, adds a capital sum of £ i.'0 to the existing land values; each person creates a demand for building operations involving an expenditure of £ 105; each person adds a value of £23 to the worth of what, the American call "special^ fran- chises," that is', privately owned public ser- vices, such as street cars, gas, electricity, and the liko. The Commission referred to has own very much impressed by the relation be- tween the increasing price of land due 10 increasing population, and tile increasing congestion u1 the city. Instances are quoted where toe price of land iias risen from 500 to 18,000 per cent. The owner- ship of land is said to be the most profit- able investment which New York has ever made. The man who ertt.lea Üo. New York. as we have seen, adds £170 to the value of the land, and this be has to pay in the form of higher rents. In order to lessen the en- ormous promotion which the value of the site bore to the total cost of an ordinary building. New York began to erect the great "sky-scrapers," some of which are now ruarlnc-- their inelegant constructions to a height ot forty or fifty :torie.°. But a de- vice of this sort cannot evade the extortions of the ground landlord, who increases the price oflnnd just as the purposes to which the use can be put are made more remunera- j tive; and the report of this Commission states that the site value of a, building twenty to forty stories high, with scores of hundred:- of separate tenements, is becoming equal to the whole, value of tho buildings erected upon it. A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. The city of New York owns considerable plots of iand. aud, always bearing in mind that things are never so good as they might, be in municipal affairs in American cities, the results from these investments in pro- perty arc wonderful testimonies to the ad- vantage of the public ownership of land. There were 943 parcels of land owned by the city in 1908. and every one of these sijes show an advance the purchase prsce, and 573 show that the site value is now more than the price originally paid for both land and buildings, including the cost of demol- isihing the buildings and interest upon tIn cost. A HINT TO GREAT BRITAIN. These facts have induced the Commission to report very strongly that the city must take more advanced steps to acquire land for public purposes, particularly for schools and parks. This is a suggestion which British municipalities might take up with advantage. Every community requires schools and public, spaces, and it is but or- dinarv foresight for a municipality to ac quire land for these purposes a-s soon its it. sees that a town is likely to develop- in a certain district, and not to wait until the population has settled there and has put JE170 per head increased value on the land. The report in question give#; some striking facts about the increase in land value sites on which public schools arc built. One school site in Brooklyn was worth Hid. per foot in 1867; m 1904 it wa.s worth 15s. 2d. per foot; in 1906 the value had risen to 30s. per foot" Tire penalty of waiting to acquire sites for public purposes such as these is that the land has soared up in value, and when it must be bought for' immediate use the mu- nicipality cannot afford to buy as much land as is reallv needed, and it lias to crowd the children in an undesirable way. and the poo- pie have to suffer the deprivation of much required open spaces for fresh air and re- creation. The taxpayers, too, suffer. The municipality has to pay big prices for land, which Li.il upon the rates, whereas if fore- sight had been exercised the town could have secured far better and larger sites at enormously lower pneos. The landowners who are grumbling about Fonn IV., and the ratepayers who complain about high rates, might give some conc'dera- tion to the points T have put forward. The public ownership of land is a good all-round policy, and it is commending itself to men of business instincts apart from all theories. If such a' policy had been widely adopted fifty years ago in Great Britain there would not- have been a mumcijiality in the country to-day wit it a penny of local rates. It's never too late to mend.

SWANSEA'S MAYOR. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL I CALLED. A special meeting of the Swansea Council has been convened for Thursday at 3.30 p.m. [or the purpose of considering the question 3f selecting a Mayor for the ensuing year and other business.

PILES FOR 40 YEARS. ZAM-BUK'S MARVELLOUS CURE OF *CASE DESCRIBED AS HOPELESS. Surely no stronger proof of Za.m-Buk's extraordinary power to cure the most obsti- nate case of piles need be quoted than the story reiat/ed by Mrs. H. Johnson, of 27, Tuii&ch-street, Scotewood-road, Newcastle- oji-XynS" "Eof more than forty years—practically all my married life." said Mrs. Johnson to a i reporter, "I sufietad from piles, which I think I got sitting on a cold stone Mi- -H. Joirnson, NcwciiSti! e-on-Tyne. seat. At timea the piles bled very badly, mak- ing me so weak I couldn't move cbout. It waA agcuk to sit or bo down; yet I was often obliged to stay in bed for months and jnths, too weak and wretched to get about. I wouldn't like to Lave to count bhe number cf nights I tossed about in bed. unable to sleep or to get any case from the burning, itching pain. "I went for a long time to the dispensary. and when they found their ointments weren't doing any good the doctors wanted to operate. They said there was no other. cure. But I dreaded an operation, and wouldn't do as they wished. For years af- terwards I went on the same old way, being more often in bed. than on my feet. All the time I kept trying cheap ointments and salves, and I must have spent a small for- tune on the-se worthless preparations. It was n.o good I couldn't, get relief, and at last I felt I should have to finish my life in pain and misery. "But on a memorable day. which I shall 'c never forget, a mate at work told my hus- band how Zam-Buk had cured his piles. He was so eager for me to try this 'magic balm,' as he called it. that he sent me a supply. "Believe me," continued Mrs. Johnson, in answer to a query as to the effect Zam-Buk produced, "1 got more relief from the trial applications of this rich balm than I had known for years. Tiam-Buk was so sooth- ing. and I soon found it was removing the pii'les, too. They dwindled away, and every day saw me making improvement, until now I ca-n go about my work again and the piles never trouble mo at all. I can't ex- press my gratitude for the splendid work Zam-Buk has done. And to think that it has succeeded so marvellously after over 40 years' medical treatment and common oint- ments failed I strongly advise all suffer- ers not to delcy as I first did, but to try Zam But. richt "awav."

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,=:===:=:=-= ¡ LIBERAL ELECTION AGENT TO PAY. DAMAGES AWARDED A PADDINGTON P-UILDER. In the. King's Bench on Tuesday. George Steer, builder, of Paddipgten, was awarded £ 100 damages in an action for libel against Morton and Burt, Ltd.. printers, and Mr. J. W. De Lacey. election agent for Mr. Chiczia Money, Liberal candidate for North Paddington at the last election. Plaintiff was a supporter of Mr. Strauss, the Conservative .-indicate, and at tho elec- tion there were disturbances at several Libe- ral meetings, a constable 'jcing assaulted and a man sent to prison. Afterwards a hand- bill was circulate! imputing that Tory money had broken up the Liberal meetings and saying that George Steer ought to be in tiie dock, with the man he employed. Defendants denied the meaning put upon tho words, but admitted they were libellous.

EXPERIMENTS WITH SUBMARINES IMPORTANT PERISCOPE TESTS AT PORTSMOUTH. Important experiments with submarines wei-e carried cut at Portsmouth on Tuesday, with a view to ascertaining how they would fare if the periscope' were shot away, and how they would suffer when passing near the, enemy's submarine mine field. The older submarines-without crews were- use.'5., the destroyers failing to hit the peris- copes.

,,0 0 ONE MORI OPPORTUNITY 10 SEE MRS-c-E-SLATER- THE LARGEST BELT \ij SPECIALIST i IN GnEAT BRITAIN. COME AND SEE HEIV '"I/P??" Mrs. SLATIlR has visited Swansea for the last 17 years. ALL ADVICE FKEE. Mrs. SLATER has had 20 years' ex- perience in dealing with all kinds of Women's Inward Weaknesses in America, France and Germany, and during that time has RELIEVED & CURED 80,000 WOMEN. Mrs. Slater's Special Outward Appliances CUKE rROLAPSUS UTERI (Falling of the Womb), Floating Kidney, Ruptures ((umbilical and navel), and all inward weaknesses peculiar to women. DuN''l UNDERGO OPERATIONS without first seeing Mrs. C. E. Slater PROLAPSUS UTERI CURED. A lady from Gockett said "Three years ago I came to see you at Swansea, as I suf- fered terribly with Falling of the Womb. I got an appliance, from you, and now I am as well as ever I was, and I don't even wear the Appliance, as I have NO FURTHER USE FOR IT, BEING COMPLETELY CURED." RUPTURE CURED. A lady came to see Mrs. Slater from Neath, and said: "I came to see if yoll could do me any gcod, five years ago, as I was suffering agonies with RupturE. Up to vising you 1 had spent pounds OIL different treatments, and none hiyi done me »:V good, Then your appliance COMPLETELY' CGHED ME. and I wish I had come when 1 'I was hrst advised to.' STOUTNESS REDUCED. "When 1 first CilIlK to you I weighed 18 ■stone, and was only 28 years ot age. Shovtly after wearing vour Renowned COM PRESS i BELT I WAS" REDUCED 5 STONE, a.nd wajs much better in health than I had l.-evi; for 10 years." fins opportunity may be your hw, «. Airs. C. E. Slater has many other engage I mems. Sc Noto/ Date and Address Nov. 2nd, Wednesday.—Llewelyn Temper-. auce Hotel, Neath (Close of visit.) Nov. 3rd, Thursday.-—CieveiaiKi Temper- ance liolel, near Station, LlaiK-lly Nov. 4ia, Friday.—Central Hail, Orchard St i ■ et. Swansea. I Nov. 5th. Saturday.—Temperance Hotel. Queen Street, Carmarthen. Hours I 1 to 4 p.m. prompt. Nov. 8th, Tuesday.—Alexandra Temper- ance Hotel,Station Rd Bndgend HOURS—2 to 5 p.m. PROMPT. I Mrs, SLATER, thanks all her old patients for their kind letters of appreciation and j recommendation.

SWANSEA POLICI COURT (Continued from Page 8.) COUNTY BUSINESS. THE "USUALS." Alartm Da.hl, seaman, was charged with being drunk at the Aiumbiets on Sunday, and was fined 15s. Jajnies Radford, Sketty, for being drunk and disorderly in Gower-road, Sketty, on September 16;h, was fined 15s. Stephen Tucker, Penclawdd, was charged with a simile: offence at Penclawdd, and also fined 15s. TILL THEFT AT PENLLERGAER. W in. Hill and Wm. Leonard, labourers, I no tixed abode, were charged on remand with stealing o. from the till in the bar oi the Old Lin, Penllergaer. ihe case was heard on Saturday last, and acljoumed to enable the police to make in- quiries. The evidence of Mrs. John, the landlady, and her daughter was repeated. Prisoners pleaded "Not guilty." Inspector Weekee said there were two previous charges against Hill. Nothing wa#/ Known of the other man. i Prisoners were sent to gaol for a month' hard labour. NO INTENT TO DEFRAUD. Thomas Morris, Giais, was charged travelling on the Midland Railway, wf Hi1 intent to avoid payment of his fare, Cad also with being drunk and disorderly. 'I Albeit James Webb, porter, Glaus, sain that after the arrival of the 6.15 p.m. tram, ex-Swansea, he asked defendant for his ticket and he said he had not got one. He then asked defendant for his fare. and he refused to pay. He was under the influence ol drink, and used very bad language. P.O. Thomas said he was called to the defendant at Glais Station. Defendant fell from the piatform on to the four-foot way twice. He was very drunk. Tiie cifcfie against tiie defendant for travel- ling with intent to defraud was dismissed,' and lor being drunk and disorderly he ,waI fined 2ík:. Stanley Nurse. collier, Penclawdd, Wf1 charged with being drunk a.t Penclawdd aaril was fined 16e.—Mr. E. J. Hind, solicitor, Swansea, appeared for the defendant, aDd /,¡ exprevwed defendant's sorrow. r. John Harrison, labourer, Gorseinon, for a similar offence was fined 208- OWEN'S 'OSS. Wm. Owen. Fiorastfach, for leavmg his horao and cart- unattended at Fforestfach, was ordered to pav 4e. costs. BENNETT'S "130\X,WOW." | John Bennett; rollerman, Gorseinon, for allowing his dog to be at large without a j collar, was cautioned. I PENCLAWDD DONKEYS. Wm. Ashton and Dd. Da vies, Penclawdd, were clrarged with allowing their dogs to stray in the night time. A-shton said he let his dog loose to keep the donkeys out 01 the garden. I The Chairman: Are the donkeys stray- ing there? I don't see why they should be a nuisance to the neighbours. I thought the police had power to prevent donkeys straying. Inspector Weekes That is 60; but Pen- clawdd is an exception, there are so many donkeys there. (Laughter). They are owned by poor people who have no ground to keep the animals enclosed. Chairman I quite see the difficulty, but Chairman I quite see the difficulty, but the people who have gardens should be protected. j Inspector Weekee: After what you fiV we will see what ran be dope. These are poor people and we did not want to be too hard on them. The t'cuses were dismissed. SWANSEA LABOURERS BRASS- FITTL\ GS TRANSACTIONS. Ceo. Davieis, labourer. Swansea, was charged with stealing brass fittings, the j pr operty of the Ystalyfara Tinplat-e 00. Mr. Leyson prosecuted, and said that defendant took the brass fittings, which were sold to Levi and Co., of New Orohard- street. That lirm. in his opinion, had not given a satisfactory account of the tranfi- ;i. tion. He. theiefore, had subpoenaed Mrs. Irf vi, an i, if necessary, askel to be allowed to treat her as a hostile witness. A foreman in the employ of the prosecut- ing firm said the braeis fittings produced were the property of the company, and valued at £9. On September 24th he saw the iictingu in the lock-up store on the com- pany's premises. On September 28th he mi.-eed them. mi.-eed them. I Mrs. Sarah Levi. wife of Abraham Levi, said they carried on business a.- "Levi and Co. as rag merchants and iron and metal dealers. She'had known the prisoner for four or five years. He used to go collecting rags. old iron. etc.. and had dealt with her "off and on." On September 27th prisoner called at her stores and offered some brass fittings for sale. He brought them in her horse and cart. which lie hired from her on September 26th. She asked him where he got, the brass from. He replied, "I bought it honest and can produce a receipt from where I bought it." Witness asked him if he had got a receipt, and he said "No." De- fendant said he had not got the receipt with him. as ho had not finished paying for it. She therefore took his word and gave him £2 on account. The Chairman The witness is giving her evidence very fairly and should be warned that she may be prosecuted. Yon, Mr. Leyson, are putting questions which may ) incriminate her and she should be warned. Continuing, witness said prisoner called two days later a.nd a.3ked {or the balance of the money— £ 3 16. 6d. He also produced what purported to be a j^ceipt from the person from which prisoner had got the brass. Virt- ness sent the brass to Birmingham two hours after she received it. She did so because she already had a truck load wait- ing to be fastened up.

WRECKED IN THE ARCTIC. J I UNISUAL CLAnI AGAINST LLOYD'S ] UNDERWRITER. In the King's Bench on Wednesday the,] car-e i omiuded in which the Arctic Enter- ( prises, Ltd.. sued an underwriter at Lloyd's i to recover a la"go. sum of insurance money i on tho loss of plaintiffs' steam yacht, Para dox. Counsel suited that a settlement ha1 ■* been come to. plaintiffs recovering £ 500, M h party t:) pay their own costs. It was stated that the ya ht wae built for Arctic travel, and was insured for .S1.500. She, me' with tt series of mishaps, and becoming a wivck was abandoned on the coact. of Labrador. Her storeis arid crew weie taken aboard the Hudson Bay Co.'a hoot. the Pelican. The defence was that i hei e wes no notice of a.bandonme it.

DEMANDED TO BE LOCKED UP. ¡ At Neath ou Wednesday, Patrick Riley, I rag and bone merchant. The Green, was cbairged with basins an obstruction in New-Street, on Tuesday everjng P.S. Mor- gnai said that Riley wa. quarrelling with hi- wife and after refusing to go away de- manded to be locked up. He was—A fine of 5s. and eostr5 was imposed.

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1 XN WELL-KNOWN SWANSEA MAN. > 4 DEATH OF MR. EDWARD DEYEBEUI. The death took place on Tuesday night at Mr Edward Deverenx, steward of the Work' ing Men's Club. Alexandra-road, Swansea), which position he had occupied for nearly two years. The deceased, who wae a sufferer from consumption, had been ailing for twelve months. He leaves a widow Mr De,erenx.-who was deservedly popu- lar—was some years ago engraved in the boot trade and for many years he was associated with Mr McAveta. who kept a shop in Castle-street. Mr Deveretix later kept shope of his ow. at Morriston and St. Helen'* road.

SWANSEA TRADER WRECKED. STEAMER BLOWN ASHORE IN THE MERSEY. The severe gale whioh prevailed during Monday night was responsible for several mishaps at sea. The gchoonoer Creek FiAw (a regular Swansea trader), from Holyhead Lo Preston, ran into the Jfersey Channel for shelter, a.nd was driven aehore off Forroby Point. Lifeboats put off from Formby and New Brighton, but their services were not. re- quired, a.s the schooner had been driven nshorp so far that the crew were able to .valk ashore. The schooner had her mik blown away, ind it is feared she will become a total ■vreck.

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