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(pttStacfe (HMD PRIIHIGHEST AWARD Buns EXHIBITION1900. BEST KNOWN & BEST. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE. BRITISH MANUFACTURE. T.17RB
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MEDICAL. CONDUCTED BY A PHYSICIAN AND SUB- GEON OF THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE. INFECTION. Certain diseases are regarded as due to the invasion of the system by certain poisons which enter and multiply themselves in the blood, living on it, and spending their mis- chievous poison in it. There are four well- rccognised ways in which a disease may be caught: — (1). By the breath. The infectious particles of some diseases, such as measles, typhus. small-pox, and scarlatina, are carried by cur- rents of air in all directions, and everybody breathes the poisons in. But only those who are in some way lowered in health or vitality will catch the disease, because the"poisonous particles do not find a suitable soil to grow in in everybody's system. Thus, if you have a good breakfast in the morning and then visit a person with scarlet fever you will probably not run much risk. if your general health is at a high level. But if you drink too much the night before, and then eat no breakfast, you will be in a depressed state of health, and will be ready to catch any disease that happens to be about. (2). People with infectious diseases perspire a good deal and throw off poisonous vapours from the skin. This is especially true of erysipelas and of typhus. (3). People with small-pox and scarlatina are always shedding particles of skin, which are floating about in currents of air, and are easily caught by people in good health. (4). Those who suffer from consumption are aiways spitting, and the saliva dries and the little igerms are wafted away into the air. That is why people who have coughs ought to be prevented from spitting in public places. It is a filthy habit, and is attended with danger to the public. Again, the spittle of people with sore throats, with diphtheria, and with scarlet fever, is very infectious, and any of these diseases may be caught from kissing. Milk is a very frequent source of infection, and people may catch typ-hoid fever and con- 3umption by drinking unwholesome milk. In cholera and typhoid fever the stools of the sick person are deadly poison. S.e diseases require personal contact to spread them, or only contact with clothes, such as scarlatina. A few diseases can only be caught by direct inoculation into the blood. Such are hydro- phobia and cow-pox, glanders and farcy. A few diseases are infectious but doctors di not Isnow exactly how. Such are leprosy and whooping-cough. None of the diseases we have mentioned can arise by themselves. They are all caught from another case of the same kind. "Martha Let the swelling alone so long as it is painless. Do not apply any caustics whatever you do. "Naphtha."—If yon are constantly exposed to the smell of this spirit, it will account for your loss of a-ppetite. "Gouda."—We think that your prseent mode of treatment is very judicious. Continue it for two or three weeks. "Nemo."—We always decline to answer questions on this subject, You must go to a private medical practitioner. "lister."—The lotion which you were advised to tise is quite proper, and it will be likely to cure the case in a week or two. "M. A."—The growth on the lower lip is almost certainly of a cancerous nature, and it should be cut out without delay. "A. H. D."—Take four grains of salicin in water twice a day, and rub the knees every night at bed time with compound camphor liniment. S. J. Palmer.-We do not believe that any lotion can make coarse hair to become soft and wavy. You have been deceived by quack advertisements. "W. G. C."—You should go to a hospital and have your ears properly examined. Do not put anything into the ear yourself, or you may do great damage. "J. E. S."—Sometimes salicylic acid oint- ment does good if rubbed into a rheumatic joint. But the ether has no special effect beyond cooling the part. "S. F. L."—The arm may be stiff for weelffl, and the elbow may be tender also. You should begin by gentle movements made by the hand of the other arm. "Railway."—Take the tincture of strophan- thus in the same doses for another two weeks, and then change to the pills of sparteine. These will improve the heart's action. "Orion."—We have studied your long letter carefully, but we regret to say that we do not feel able to prescribe in your case, which seems too complicated to treat by correspon- dence. "L. H. W."—We know of no medicine which will prevent warts from coming out on the skin. Each one must be treated separately, by caustic, if you like, or by salicylic collo- dion, painted on with a brash every night. J. A. Davis.-Garg-Ie with a lotion made of salt dissolved in water. But you should go to a hospital, and have your nose and throat properly examined. You cannot do much for it yourself. "A. F. C.You have most likely got an accumulation of wax in the ear, which a doctor could remove by syringing it with warm water. You must have the ears examined before any valuable opinion could be given. J. Richardson.-The chest must be examined by a physician if you want to know whether the disease is phthisis or only a form of bronchial catarrh, and then he could explain to you the most suitable form of treatment for your case. "Nettey." — The internal parts of the abdomen were, no doubt, injured by the bullet in its course, and it is still too early to say whether any permanent i mischief has been done. He had better be kept on a bed or a couch for some weeks yet. /'Non-smoker/'—The absence of the stamp did not matter so much; it was the absence 0" your name and addre=3 which we complain op. A! you give no age nor occupation, all of WILdl are necessary. However. we answered your question last, week. "E. S." Old Ford.—Mix together equal parts of paraffin spirit and rum in a bottle; ask a chemist to add a few drops of oil of ber- gamot to scent the mixture, then rub in this us a liniment every night at bed time. You must shake the bottle thoroughly. "Painter," "Bridge."—She may possibly grow ont of the heart affection, but it is doubtful. You cannot use any special treatment with much advantage. You can only take care to improve ihe general health by change of air, exercise, very good food, cod liver oil, and quinine and iron mixture occasionally. "Anxious Parent."—Give the child cod liver oil and maltine. and when he has a fit of the croup hold a sponge dipped in liot water to the front of the neck, hot enough to redden the skin4 but not to blister it. Also, give a dose of ipecacuanha wine to cause immediate vomiting. The attack generally passes quickly off if thus treated. "Red Apple."—We fear that no preparation will have any effect in altering the texture of your skin. It only remains for you to do year best to improve the tone of the whole system, and to avoid anything which tends to make the skin delicate. Wash very fre- quently. always in cold water. Avoid any fcod or drink which causes Hustling of the fflee. like beer, spirits, and strong tea and coffee.
LOCAL & DISTRICT. .
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LOCAL & DISTRICT. Mrs. Parry, aged 35, of Rising Sun-terrace, Troedrhiwfwch, New Tredsgar, died suddenly while dressing on Sunday morning. In consequence of the outbreak of scarlet fever in the Rhondda, the schools at Ynishir werè closed on Monday for six weeks. A case of diphtheria is again reported from Fishguard. I' will be remembered that several fatal cases occurred there last year. The Newport Choral Union has decided to enter for the Mountain Ash Eisteddfod, and is rehearsing "The Hymn of Praise" and "Wal- purgis Night." In consequence of the resignation of Dr. E. P. Phillips, an appointment as certifying surgeon under the Factory Acts at Havcrford- west is vacant. A banquet was held at the Assembly-room, Pembroke, on Monday in honour of ihe return of two native C.I.V.'s—Privates Geo. Young and Theo. Beynon. The mayor-elect of Cardiff (Councillor T. Andrews, J.P.), intends inviting the corpora- tion to go with him to Broadway Wesleyan Chapel next Sunday. The Rev. :0. C. Jones, of Bethel Baptist Church, Cwmpark, has received and accepted a unanimous call from the Church and congre- gation at Soar, Ffrwdamos, to be their future pastor. At Neath County Police-court on Friday John Williams, sinker, was fined 5s. and costs for drunkenness and 40s. and costs for assault- ing Police-constable' David Davies in the execu- tion of his duty. The "Cwrdd Dosbarth" of the Bridgend and District Calvinistic Methodists was held at Pyle on Thursday.— Hermon, Bridgend, received permission to call a pastor.—The incorporation of an English Church in Pencoed was sanc- tioned. At a meeting of the Lampeter Board of Guardians, held on Friday. Mr. Evan Davies Rees, registrar of marriages, was appointed registrar of births and deaths for the Lampeter sub-district, in the room of Mr. Thomas D. Lloyd, who has resigned. The steamship Janetta, of Glasgow, arrived at the Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea, on Mon- day evening with the largest cargo of American tin bars yet shipped to Wales. The bars are going to Swansea, Neath, Newport, and Llanelly. Two other shipments are expected this month. At the entrance examination of the Presby- terian College, Carmarthen, held last week, fifteen candidates presented themselves, and it has since transpired that the authorities at the college have decided to admit nine of these, subject, of course, to the usual term of approval. At the National Schoolroom, Narberth, on Friday Mr. J. B. Williams, her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, was presented by the church choir with an illuminated address on his severing his connection as choirmaster on leaving for Llapelly. His daughter, Miss Cissy Williams, organist of the church, was also pre- sented with a gold bracelet and locket. At Neath Borough Police-court on Friday (before Messrs. J. D. Llewellyn and J. Fear Davies) Alfred Jeffard, of Waiter's-road, Melin- crythan, was brought up in custody charged with wife desertion. Police-sergeant Davies arrested him in Orchard-street. Jeffard was sent down for three week3 with hard labour. It is authoritatively stated that the living of Llaneliv, Brecon shire, offered by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort to the Rev. George Roberts, Landore, has been accepted by the rev. gentle- man. Mr. Roberts was ordained in 1889 to the curaey of Llangyfelach, which he has served ever since under the Rev. D. Watcyn Morgan. The Rev. David Price, M.A., curate-in- charge of St. Martin's Church, Dunvant, has been offered and has accepted the Rectorship of Porteynon, which is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Price, who has resided for the past four years at Dunvant, is very much respected in that neighbourhood, and by his energy and perseverance built St. Martin's Church tiere. On Tuesday morning Mr. Edgar James Phillips, of the Inland Revenue Office, Cardiff, was married to Miss Edith Evans. eldest daughter of Mr Henry Evans, Lewis-street, Pembroke Dock, at the Albion-square Church, Pembroke Dock. The Rev. J. Griffiths (pastor) performed the marriage ceremony. The pre- sents were numerous. The happy pair left for their home, in Cardiff, the same day. Diphtheria has developed to such alarming proportions in the Newbridge area of the Aber- carn District Council that the authorities have again decided to close the board schools, which were only recently re-opened after a long vaca- tion in consequence of the same infection. Over sixty cases have already been notified to the medical officer of the district, several of which have proved fatal. The Mayor of Newport (Mr. G. Greenland) stated at the anniversary dinner of the New- port Cabmen's Sick Benefit Society on Monday night that he had been 80 inundated during his year of office with appeals from various people and for various objects that, with a view of giving the new mayor plenty of music, he had signed a permit to the organ-grinders to play continuously in the town for three weeks. A sub-committee of the joint standing com- mittee of the Glamorgan County Council visited Merthyr on Monday and discussed with the Stipendiary and other local magistrates the question of providing a new police-court for Merthyr, it being intended that the pre- sent police buildings, which are to be altered, shall be absorbed for the accommodation of the constabulary alone. Arrangements were made with the view of selecting a suitable site for the court. William Tall, a native of Pontypridd, was charged at Wellington (Salop) on Monday with firing a loaded revolver at his landlord. Jere- miah Nock, St. George's. The prisoner has worked for some months in the neighbourhood as a miner, and went to his lodgings on Satur- day under the influence of drink. The prose- cutor stated that, going into the garden to And th) prisonr, the later shot at him with a revolver, the bullet passing close to his head. Prisoner scaled the wall, and fired a second shot at him.—A remand' was granted. At the monthly meeting of tho Llanelly Borough Council on Monday a letter was read from the clerk to the rural authority asking if the council were in a position to supply water for domestic and trade purposes to Burry Port, and upon what terms.—Several members pointed out that with the construc- tion of the new reservoir Llanelly would soon be in possession of an ample eupply, and quite able to furnish the outlying districts with water.—It was decided to refer ine matter to a committee of the whole council. At the weekly meeting of the Merthyr Guar- dians on Saturday, Mr. D. P. Davies presiding, the Clerk reported the receipt of a precept from the Glamorgan County Council of £8,244 5s. 3d., payable on December 1. The clerk also presented a return showing that during the past twelve months there were 61 children deserted by their fathers and six by their mothers. Of these 48 were at present charge- able, 27 of whom were in the Aberdare School and the remainder in the workhouse. A com- mittee was appointed to deal with the question. Shortly after eight o'clock on Monday even- ing an elderly man was seen by Police-con- stable Phipps to stagger and fall in Bute-street, Cardiff. The constable, finding the man in an unconscious condition, procured a cab with the intention of conveying him to the union work- house, but he died before that institution was reached. The body was subsequently placed in the workhouse mortuary. In the coat pocket of the deceased' was found a pedlar's certificate issued at Bath and bearing the name of John Msrrick, aged 71, of Dyer's Lodging- house, Avon-street, Bath. The electricity committee of the Newport Corporation has recommended that a system of free wiring similar to that in use in Worcester and other towns be adopted at Newport, under which the corporation should undertake, where requested, the wiring of private houses and shops along the route of the mains up to an expenditure on the instal- lation of private premises of £20 and above that sum in special cases where the com- mittee thinks desirable. Local contractors are asked to tender for this work, and a sum of £2.000 out of a new loan is proposed to be allocated to the purpose. Mrs. De Winton, of Maesyderwen, Breconshire, lady president of the St. David's Diocesan section of the Mothers' Union, on Monday even- ing addressed a meeting of Women belonging to the Bible Claes conducted by the Rev. D. Jones at St. David's Infants' Schools, Merthyr. She explained the aims and objects of the Union, which she said, had the Queen at its head and comprised 170,000 members. It was constituted of women of all classes, high and low, rieh and poor. and young, middle-aged. and old, and they all met on an equal footing on the common ground of motherhood, to guard, to guide, and to train God's children for this world and the next. Upon the motion of the Rector, a cordial vote of thanks was given to Mrs. De Winton for her address, and afterwards a branch of the Union was formed, with Mrs. Davies. Bryntirion, as lady president. The Lampeter School Board, at their meeting held on Thursday, had under considera- tion the question of school attendance. With the view of improving it otherwise than by compulsion it was resolved to start a branch of the "Children's Happy Evenings Association." The object of the association is to give, weekly or fortnightly, through the winter an evening of innocent pleasure to the children attending the board schools, thus seeking to brighten the lives of these little ones by providing for them amusement of a. simple and harmless character. It aims at counter- acting to some extent the desire for unwhole- Bome excitement, which is fostered by the monotony of their lives. One qualification only is necessary for admittance to the "Happy Evening"; that is. the possession of a ticket, which is awarded by the head teacher to those who have been punctual during the week. Hence the "Evenings" have a beneficial effect on the schools, and a directly good inftuence, on the children. Mr. T. Lloyd, clerk to the board, undertook to do what was necessary to carry the resolution.
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MOULE S PATENT EARTH CLOSETS WHERE THE WATER SUPPLY IS UNCERTAIN, |gjjgg||] OR DRAINAGE DEFECTIVE, BL HOULE'S PATENT EARTH CLOSETS ,|JS|g||pil8&i ARE UNRIVALLED. f |j|^ Where earth cannot be obtained other dry, fine material [ J may be used in them. 1118 They are not only mechanically perfect, but the con- lllliilifeB^" tents form a valuable manure. Thc,,i are fitted either for Mansions, Cottages, Workshops, or Hospitals. A PULL-UP CLOSET. PRICE LIST FORWARDED FREE BY MOULE'S PATENT EARTH CLOSET Co Ltd., 5a, GARRICK-STREET, LONDON, W.C. Mr. REGINALD DAVEY, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., Manager. C!r>ntrnntnr<i to the Admiraltv. the War Office. &c.
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NEATH GUTABDIANS AND THEIR COTTAGE homes, A meeting of the Neath Guardians was held on Tuesday, Mr. Hopkin Jones presiding. On the minutes of the cottage homes committee being read Mr. W. B. Trick asked for details of the expenditure upon the extensions at the cottage homes.—Mr. H. P. Charles explained that, owing to the bankruptcy of the con- tractors, the committee had been placed in great difficulty. Having to complete the work, they found that a considerable advance had taken place in the rate of wages, and the cost of materials had also increased. He moved the adoption of the report, which included a recommendation that sanction to borrow a further £ 1,800 should be obtained.— Mr. Trick asked further questions, and elicited the information that certain pigstyes with a loft over erected for the cottage homes had cost £ 400. He stigmatised this as disgraceful expenditure, and moved that the report be not adopted until' full details of expenditure were furnished.—The amendment was lost by twenty votes to three.
DEATH OF KB. W. J. 2VANS,…
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DEATH OF KB. W. J. 2VANS, LLANDOVEBY. The death is announced of Mr. William Jones Evans, of Vron. The deceased gentleman was 85 years of age and a bachelor. He was admitted a solicitor in 1839, since which time he successfully practised at Llandovery, and was believed to be about the oldest practising solicitor in the kingdom. The town of Llan- dovery and the whole neighbourhood mourns his loss, for he was highly respected by one and all. The death occurred on Thursday, and the funeral, which was private, took place on Monday. Mr. John Rees, who has been Mr. Evane's confidential clerk for the last 33 years, has, we understand, been left a sum of £,6,000.
MEBTHYH MATRIMONIAL CASE,
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MEBTHYH MATRIMONIAL CASE, In the Divorce Court on Tuesday Sir Francis Jeune and Mr. Justice Barnes, sitting as a. Divisional Court to hear appeals from jus- tices, heard a case in which Mr. Joseph Fletcher appealed against a decision of the justices of Merthyr Tydfil on June 25 ordering him to pay 14s. a week maintenance to his wife, 011. the ground of alleged neglect to maintain her. The question involved was chiefly one of law, and eventually the hearing was adjourned for further evidence as to the facts of the case.
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Alderman David Harris, of Swansea, is at present suffering from a peculiar illness. By a simple yawn he had the misfortune to dis- locate his jaw. Dr. Brook operated on the natient. who is on the road to recovery.
.'. DRAINAGE OF PENARTH.
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DRAINAGE OF PENARTH. CARDIFF CORPORATION TO BE APPROACHED, As a resnlt of the representations made to r the Penarth District Council by an influential deputation of ratepayers on Monday evening (as reported in our Tuesday's issue), steps are likely to be taken to bring about an improve- ment in the sanitary condition of Penarth without any unnecessary delay. That the drainage in the .suburban town is not what it should be is a fact which is only too patent to every inhabitant of the place, and the only real difficulty in the way of mending matters is that of deciding upon the best and most economical scheme. One point emphasised by the deputation was that parents would not allow their children to go on the beach on account of the accumulation of sewer refuse there. Complaints were also made by yacht. men of the obnoxious stench arising from the l water at certain states of the tide, this being due to the outfall sewer. Two schemes were submitted by the deputation—one that tho Penarth Council should construct their own sewer, and the other that of connecting with Cardiff. After the deputation had retired the council resolved itself into a. private Parlia- mentary committee, to which press repre, sentatives were not admitted. Upon making inquiries, however, one of ortf reporters was informed on Tuesday that the- decision arrived at by the council was that the clerk should write to the Cardiff town- clerk ascertaining whether the corporation would be prepared to receive a deputation from the Penarth Council with a. view to opening negotiations for connecting their sewer with that of Cardiff. In anticipation of Mr. Wbeatley's reply being m the affirma- tive, a deputation—Messrs. R. Guy (chairman). Samuel Thomas, and H. Snell-was appointed to wait upon the Cardiff authorities. As we have stated previously, jt is felt that Penarth. by contributing a fair proportion of the cost' of the sewer from the town to the outlet, would save materially in the difference be- tween that expense and the cost of a sewer of their own. which would, in any circumstances, have to run almost parallel with the Cardiff sewer. The Cardiff Corporation, it would seem, would not be opposed to meeting Pen- arth fairly on the question of joining the sewers, and now that a deputation has been appointed by the Penarth Council it is merely a matter of arranging terms.
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LEGAL. Village Council. — Telegraph." — We are unable to trace that a village council has power to do as you suggest. Illegal Distraint.-We have already answered your question, but we may add to it that we think that you have a good cause of action against your late landlady. j Income-tax.—"Tennis."—Income-tax paid on money lent on a note of hand can be re- claimed in the same way as if it were Income- tax on money lent' ou mortgage. Robin Redbreast.—"Ignoramus."—The red- breast is in the list scheduled to the Wild Birds Protection Act, and may, therefore, be entitled to its protection. It is, of course, not "game." Excise Licence.—"T. T."—We cannot under- stand wh-othor you are the landlord or the lessee of the house or the landlord or the lessee of the cottage. If you will give us same further information upon the subject we will endeavour to satisfy you. Compensation for Fatal Accident. —" In- quirer.We do not think that the insurance company are treating the matter on quite the proper footing. We think that the widow is entitled to 150 times the average weekly wages without any deduction for or in respect of maintenance. Receipt.-r-Every document which acknow- ledges in wh-itever term- the receint of n hi!' of exchange or promissory note for an amount exceeding £ 2 must hear a penny stamp, and the recipient of the bill if he refuses or neglects to affix the stamp is liable to a penalty of £ 10. Landlord and Tenant.—"Aber."—The land-! l<rd demand rnd sue for or in prooer oa^s dfstran: for all rent thai, is due. The only limitation ap-vi Bis power in this respect is ihrrb he cannot recover rent which is barred by ths Statute of Limitations, i.e., which has bc?n due for more than six years. Wind Reversionary Property.—"Good Luck." I —■it aj>j>ecirs from your statements that your interest in the property in question is a life interest only. This being so, you have no property in it which would pass by your will. If your interest were more than a life interest, dependent upon the death of your mother, you would be in a potition to make a will which would pass it. Rupture.—"Light."—We think that your case is covered by the decisions upon the Work- men's Compensation Act, and that you are entitled to compensation thereunder. Ihe amount which you would recover would be determined in accordance with the schedules of the Act, and would depend upon how much your wages were reduced through the accident. You should consult a local solicitor at once. Property in Sister's Hands.—"Doubtful."—We are glad to have been of Eervice to you. Your brother-in-law must take out letters of adminis- tration to the estate of his late wife, and vou can decline to band over her share of your late father's estate to him until he obtains the grant. We think that you are entitled to charge tbe estate with the sums mentioned in the account you send us. with the exception of the charge for your own services. Income-tax.—"J. D. S.There are several firms of the kind to which you refer, and you had better look them up in a London directory, as we do not make it a practice of recommend- ing any particular one. We should think that the calculation of Income-tax in the case you refer to would not be unattended with diffi- culty. but, as we are not concerned in the levy of the Queen's taxes, we are unable to do I more than guess at the mode which is adopted. Shed.—"Layman."—Unless the shed in ques- tion is in the nature of an improvement to I land under the Agricultural Holdings Act.. the tenant must leave it at the termination of j his tenancy, and this notwithstanding that he has erected it at his own cost. If the tenancy is within the Act we have referred to and the landlord's consent has been obtained to the erection of the shed, the tenant can claim compensation Notice to Quit.—"Wet Day.It will be quite legal for you to give notice on the 24th of December in place of the 25th. There is no law requiring a notice to quit to be given exactly three months or six months, as the case may be, before the day on which it is intended that the notice shall terminate. All that is required is thnt fhe landlord or tenant,, as the case may be, shall receive at least three months' or six months' notice. as the case may be. Public Right?.—"Davidian."—The question whether the land to which you refer has become public property or is still private depends upon the facts of the case. It is very possible that the land or, air all events, the road across it has been dedicated to the public. On the other hand. it is equally possible that the user by the public to which you refer may t not have been sufficient to constitute conclu- sive evidence of dedication. If the public have any intention of claiming any rights over the piece of land, you should consult a solicitor in your neighbourhood, who will be able to ascer- tain all the necessary facts. Mortmain.—"Moelfryn.—The law does not say that a person shall not leave a sum of money by will to be invested for the benefit of a church or chapel, but what it does say is that if a man does leave money in that way it shall not be inv&sted. but shall be retained in the form of money. We think that a man can leave a farm to another with a provision that he is to pay an annual sum of money for the benefit of a church or chauel. Such a bequest would appear to come within the terms of the Mortmain Act of 1891. In the case you quote there is no reason why B should not prepare C's will. but he must. of course, be careful not to witness it. All that is necessary for E to say is that if G dies before E the legacy to G is to go to such persons as he may choose, and such persons may be described either by name or by their relationship to G. Observe that the word "heirs" is not the correct term to use in connection with personalty. Having regard o the complexity of your question. I we should strongly advise your employing a solicitor in your neighbourhood. It is very unwise for a layman to prepare a will of any complexity.
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GENERAL. W. J. Davies.-Mr. Wilson Barrett, according to "Men of the Time," was born in 1846. "T. H. H."—St. Mellon's is in Monmouth- shire, and it depends on whether you consider that county to I)e in England or Wales whether the village is Welsh or English.
TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS AT SWANSEA.
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TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS AT SWANSEA. CORPORATION SCHEME SANC- TXOlNiuD, This inquiry, which was adjourned from Swansea for counsels' speeches, was resumed at 54, Parliament-street, London, on Monday before Mr. S. G. Fitzgerald.—Mr. Benson, representing Mr. Grove, the freeholder of several houses in Belle Vue-street, and also the tev. Mr. Harriss, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, and various residents, said it would be better to take the Gower-street line through College-street to High-street, or through Orchard-street to the station, than through Belle VLe-strcet. Next, opposing line No. 3, on behalf of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company, he did not do so on any ground of competition, but the road was not wide enough at the Bridge Inn.—Mr. Balfour i Brown, Q.C., for the British Electric Traction Company, opposed the agreement between the Swansei Gas-light Company and the corpora- tion. He contended that the gas company was already amply protected.—Mr. F. E. Cooper said he only asked for compensation in the event of the company's main being damaged, and he asked that the agreement should be allowed to remain.—Mr. H. Lloyd said the corporation would under- take to put down wood pavement against Holy Trinity Church, to slow down, and not to ring bells during service- There would also be no passing places outside the church. He pould not see why the corporation should contribute to the removal of the Bridge Inn, as that was proposed by his learned friend's clients five years ago.—The Chairman, in giving the deci- sion of the court, said: We shall recommend the granting of the order of the scheme, sub- ject to the introduction of clauses to carry into effect the undertaking vrhich Mr. Lloyd has given with respect to the reduction of speed and diminution of the other incon- veniences mentioned when passing Mr. Harries' church, and subject also to the con- dition that if the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company pull down the Bridge Inn, so as to effect a public improvement, the cor- poration shall pay the Rhondda Company £100. As regards the question of electrolysis, Mr. Cooper has urged everything that can be paid in favour of his clause, but we consider that we are hound by the policy which the Board of Trade and Parliament have adopted, and. under the circumstances, we cannot see our way to insert the clause for which he asks.
PECULIAR CASE AT TREDEGAR.
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PECULIAR CASE AT TREDEGAR. At Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday (before Dr. W. E. Williams, Dr R. T. E. Davies, Mr. T. P. Pugh, and Mr. J. Stanfield) Job Gilead Chatterton, 21. described as a wheelwright, and residing at Pencoed, near Bridgend, was sum- moned by Catherine Ann Thomas, 26, single woman, Dukestown, Tredegar, to show cause. --Mr. Daniel Evans. Bre-on, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. T. J. Hughes, Bridgend, defended.—The evidence of the complainant was to the offect that she was engaged as a domestic seryant at the Railway Hotel, Pen- coed, which was kept by the defendant's father. Defendant was living at the hotel, and an intimacy sprang up between him and the girl, and, under a promise j of marriage, familiarity followed, with the result that a child was bom in December 1 of last year. An order was applied for at BrTrnmtvic Police-court, but the case was dis- missed, in the absenco of corroborative evidence.- -Complainant now produced a wit- ness in the person of Mary Ann Donovan. a domestic servant emp'oyed 4n a grocer's sliop adjoining the Railway Hotel, who deposed to seeing the narties in a compromising position in a slaughter-house in proximity to the hotel. Her observations were made over the "ardtn wall separating the premises.—For the defence evidence was called to show that the wall in question wri3 too high for the witness to see over.—The'Bench, after a private consultation, decided to adjourn the case for a fortnight] and to visit Pencoed to ascertain for tbem- selves whether the wall could be seen over Dr. Davies remarking that there was a good dea,l of hard swearing, which was nothing short of scandalous.
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS, The Registrar-General reports that the annual rate of mortality last week in the thirty-three great towns of England and Wales averaged 17.6 per 1.000. Cardiff. 13; Swansea, 15. There were 6,379 births and 3,908 death;! regis- tered ir. the same towns during the week. In Cardiff there were 96 births and 50 deaths, the latter including 11 infants under one year «f age and 18 persons aged 60 and upwards. In Swansea there were 53 births and 31 deaths, I including 8 infants, and 8 persons over 60.
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NEWS IN BRIEF. Prince George of Greece, Governor of Crete, arrived in London on Monday even- ing, to visit the Prince and Princess of Wales. A South Shields telegram reports that a sea- man from the steamer Persian Prince was taken to the hospital on Monday on suspicion of suffering from bubonic plague. The Central News Glasgow correspondent telegraphs that the remaining ^igiit plague patients were dismissed from the hospital on Saturday. The plague existed in the city from the 25th of August. Wartman and Co.'s cigar factory at Totten- ham was gutted by fire on Sunday. Over 100,000 cigars and 'quantities of tobacco were destroyed. There is a suspicion that the fire was caused by incendiaries. It is understood that Prince and Princess Christian will take an early opportunity of journeying to South Africa, in order to visit the tomb of their son in Pretoria. They will, probably, be accompanied by their two daughters. A strong north-westerly igale sprang up suddenly at St. Ives on Monday evening, and a fishing gig in tow of a sailing boat broke its tow rope and was driven ashore. Three men, named Freeman, Long, and Paul, were drowned. On the clothing of a female child about two months old, found abandoned on a doorstep in Woburn-square, London, W.C., was a paper on which the mother asked that the baby should be called "Elsie Saunders." The little one is now in St. Giles's Workhouse. The Central News correspondent at Thrap- ston, Northants, says:—The Rev. W. Charles Cotes, rector of Denford, was found drowned in the River Nene on Sunday morning. Late on Saturday night he took a boat and went up the river, and nothing more was seen of him. At eleven o'clock he was in his study, and told his wife that he would retire shortly. The Bishop of Durham, speaking at Gates- head on Saturday afternoon, condemned the passion for seeking wealth. Excitement was the result, and we were so anxious to study signs of the power and resourcefulness of man that we were hardly able to recognise the works of God. We spent our days and nights in seeking eagerly means of living and hardly- left ourselves time to live. Dr. Dowie was in Edinburgh on Saturday. He said he was a native of Edinburgh, and was educated at Edinburgh University. In his address he dwelt on' his reception in London, and said nineteen-twentietlis of the London press were liars. They were born with lies, and showed an ingenuity in lying. They were skilled liars, and it would be amusing if it were not serious. Fear ng party disturbances arising out of the celebration of Gunpowder Plot Day at Stewartstown, County Tyrone, the magistrates of the district issued a proclamation intimating that any demonstration held after four o'clock in that town would be illegal, and, if necessary, would be dispersed by force. A detachment of about 100 police was drafted into Stewartstown to preserve order. Party feeling runs very high in the district. A strike of church bell ringers is in pro- gress at Kettering. The ringers were pre- vented from entering the belfry after having been engaged to ring merry peals for a wedding, and in consequence have now refused their services to the church. The clergy say they wished to have no ring- ing on account of a disturbance that would result to a choir practice. At Bow-street on Monday Frederick D. Hodgkinson, formerly a vice-consul at Bremerhaven was charged with being in unlawful possession of a Government tele- graph cade. The accused was dismissed in 1899, but had not handed this book over with his other documents. The accused had been convicted for not accounting for moneys received as a servant of the Crown. Counsel for the prosecution said that the accused had been negotiating for the sale of the book. Accused was remanded. Cremation is certainly becoming zonular. Within a few days the remains of three well-known men, Mr. W. L., Thomas. Mr. W. Yardley, and Mr. Sims Reeves, have been incinerated at Woking, and there have been innumerable examples of the same tendency within the last few years. It was only in 1884 that Mr. Justice Stephen decided that this process of dis- posing of the dead was legal. At Westminster on Tuesday the Boer woman who had given her name as Johanna Botha and described herself as the wife, of the Boer commandant, Philip Botha,1 was charged on remand with disorderly conduct. She was attired in deep mourning. A certificate was produced from the prison doctor that in his opinion the woman wag not of sound mind. She was put back for a further medical cer- tificate, so that she could be sent to the work- house as insane. A peasant woman of Interlaken went on a pilgrimage to Rome with the purpose of obtaming the Pope's blessing. On her ar- rival she was robbed of everything. The Pope, hearing of the robbery, sent his car- riage for the poor woman and received her personally. After receiving the Pope's blessing she was leaving the palace wfien an officer of the guard handed her a letter containing 500f. The Duke of Westminster, one of Lord Roberts's aides-de-camp, was presented with an address on Tuesday by the Eaton tenantry, end subsequently, in the presence of Countess Grosvenor, the Bishop of Cnester, Mr. George Wyndham, M.P.. Mr. Tollemache. M.P., Mr. Moss, M.P.. General Swaine, Sir Horatio Lloyd, Sir Thomas Frost, and the Hon. Cecil Parker, the Mayor of Chester pre- sented his grace with an illuminated address heartily welcoming him home. The "Yorkshire Post" reports that the Ripon City Council met recently to consider the mayoralty for the ensuing year. The mayor (Councillor Wilkinson) had already declined an nvitation to take office a second year, and the names of Aldermen Kearsley and A. Well and Councillors Moss and Watson we're suggested in turn, but all declined the honour. It was decided to adjourn till to-mor- row (Thursday) evening, with a view of con- sidering whether any gentleman outside the corporation would take the office. On Friday morning a young lady, named Lansdeli. hired a cab at Sutton Railway Station, and told the cabman to take her a drive of about two miles, finishing up at the cottage hospital. On arriving at the institu- tion and opening the door of his vehicle, the cabman was horrified to find the floor covered with blood and the lady huddled up quite dead. Her throat had been cut in three places, and there were also wounds on both wrists. A razor and a bottle of laudanum were* found on the seat, part of the laudanum having appa- rently been drunk. At a. special meeting of the Manchester City Council on Monday the resignation of Alder- man Higginbottom. chairman of the electricity committee and lord-mayor-elect of the city was accepted. A committee which had been appointed to inquire into certain charges that Alderman Higginbottom, who is a Manchester engineer, had undertaken sub-contracts for corporation work on Monday reported that the alderman's action with respect to sub-con. tracts had been altogether improper and unjustifiable, having regard to his position upon the electricity and gas committees. While scrubbing a floor a fftrtnight ago, Mrs. Elizabeth Shirtliff, a widow living at Sandiacre Derbyshire, got about ah inch of a broken needle embedded in her hand. After applying poultices for a few days, she went to the hospital, where the needle was extracted. Though the hand and arm were then much swollen, amputation was not thought advisable. She subsequently died from blood-poisoning. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned at the inouest. There has been a very singular development of one of the municipal elections at Derby last Thursday. In the Arboretum" Ward Messrs. Blount and Franklin were returned as duly elected with 1,580 and 1.331 votes respectively, while Mr. Cox was declared not elected with 1.305 votes. Mr. Cox next day demanded a re- count, wheu it was found that he was at the top of the poll, 149 of his votes having been credited to Mr. Blount. Now comes the sequel. By the subtraction of these 149 votea Mr. Blount ties with Mr. Franklin for second place; and, an amicable arrangement being unattainable, counsel's opinion is being taken to decide who is elected. Mr. Justice Bigham. in charging the grand jury at Cheshire Assizes on Friday, attributed the remarkable decrease of crime in the country during the past twelve months to plentiful work and good wages, the effects of education, and to the spirit of patriotism which the war had evoked through the whole Empire. If our rulers only had the wisdom and the strength to take to heart and to turn to use the lessons which the war had taught us, if they had the will and the ability to availi themselves of the evident desire of our young men to serve in the defence of their country and to teach them habits of order and obedience, that would probably do more to check crime tha.n anything else had ever accomplished in this country. The Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Q.C.. M.P., who is at present in South Africa on a Government mission, has written thanking the electors of Warwick and Leamington for re-electing him to parliament. In his communication, which arrived on Friday, the Hon Alfred Lyttel- ton states: "You may well imagine the delight with which I received the cable announcing your adherence by an even more emphatic majority than in 1895. to the principles which we hold in common. It is no exaggeration to say that the news of every election which has had a like conclusion has been received here with thankfulness by those who have so steadfastly upheld the cause, both before and after the war." The" London Gazette" notifies the appoint- ment by the Queen of Sir William Thomson, M.D., to be one of the Surgeons-in-Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the late Sir William Stokes. r Several of the Ministers were in Downing- street on Tuesday morning, including Mr. Bal- four, Lord George Hamilton, and Mr. Chaplin. Mr. Brodrick was at the Foreign Office, where he continues his duties as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs till the formal handing over of the seal. A disastrous fire, from which fifteen persons had to be rescued, seven of them being badly burned, occurred on Tuesday evening in a model dwelling consisting of 32 rooms occu- pied mostly by foreigners, in Pelsam-strest, Spitallields, London. The fire originated in the lower rooms and spread speedily. There being no session of the House this month, it is one of the few years that have not witnessed the searching of the cellars of the Houses of Parliament for imitators of the famous conspirator on or about the anniversary of his capture on November 5, 1607. The German Emperor has expressed to Lord Salisbury, Chancellor of Oxford University, bis deep grief at the sad lcs3 to the scientific world by the death of Professor Max Muller. The chancellor has replied thanking his Imperial Majesty for his kind words of sym- pathy at the loss, which would be keenly felt in his native land as in England. ,At London Sessions on Tuesday Albert Charles Crowdy, eighteen, waiter, was con- victed for stealing jewels valued at £500 belong- ing to Miss Lilian Mary Hereford, an actress, while the latter was staying at an hotel in Piccadilly, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the second division. The greater part of the jewellery was recovered. At Newton Abbot on Monday Ellen West, daughter of the late Admiral Sir John West, of Bishop's Teignton, was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment for insubordination at Newton Workhouse, where, though in good health, she refused to leave her bed and assemble with the other inmates in the dining-hall. This was her second offence. The doctor would not certify her to be insane. A Glasgow correspondent telegraphs:—No Scotsmen will be included in the crew of Snamrock II., Captain Sycamore having engaged forty men hailing from Brightling- sea, Wyvenboe, and Rowhedge. Captain Wrings, who is to sail Shamrock I. in the trials with the new challenger, has also chosen an English crew, twenty of whom will be selected to make up the Cup racing crew of Sham- rock II. to sixty. The hearing of the appeal against the decision in Miss Dowling's libel action against Dr. Dods was concluded on Tuesday. Dr. Dods, in a note to the relieving officer, said Miss Dowling was of unsound mind, and she subsequently recovered £100 damage for libel1. The Master of the Rolls on Tuesday said the occasion was privileged, and that the state- ments in the note were true. The previous decision was reversed. Sidney James Kirby, dairyman, was charged at Leicester on Tuesday with attempting to murder Dr. Clark by shooting him with a revolver on October 8. Prosecutor has now nearly recovered, though the bullet, which passed through his back-bone, has not been abstracted.—Evidence showed that in 1896 Dr. Clark certified accused to be insane. He came cut of the asylum last Christmas, but had since been peculiar in his manner.—He was committed for trial. The committee appointed to make arrange- ments for the reception of General Buller in Exeter appeals for funds for a silver casket to contain the freedom of the city and to meet the cost of decorations and the bringing to Exeter of represen- tatives of all battalions of Volunteers in Devon. shire. There will be a procession to the Guild-hall, where the freedom will be presented, after which the general will pro- ceed to the castle, where he will be presented with a sword of honour. Mr. Bennet Burleigh in the" Daily Tele- graph" tells how a subaltern went out one morning to enjoy a bathe, taking with him soap and towel. He was stopped by a Boerr, who commandeered the cake' of soap, which was a sample of a much-advertised kind. Nothing else, not even the towel, did the enemy exact from' his captive. Then he released the subaltern, and, slinging his Mauser over his shoulder, strutted away richer by a cake of soap. I have not learned," adds Mr. Burleigh, whether he ate it, or washed and died." Mr. Brodrick, speaking at the Godalming Mayor's Banquet on Tuesday night, Eaid that. whatever he might make of it, he knew every good citizen and patriot would wish him sucqess in his new office. This was not the time to make vague promises of reform in War Office administration, but he thought the proudest and most enduring memorial to the 8,000 men who had lost their lives in the war would be to found on the pedestal of their heroism a system of national detente adequate to the security of these islands and to our responsibilities throughout the world. Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the special correspon- dent of the Daily Telegraph," says:—" There is an unauthorised catechism and proved tests the Colonial trooper must pass in, let him be New Zealander, Canadian, Australian, South African, or even a Lumsden's Horse. Well, my man, what can you carry on your saddle beside you and your equipment?' Oh! a sack of flour, half a dozen chickens, ducks, geese, or turkeys, a sucking-pig or two, a small bag of mealies, and, at a pinch, half a sack of sugar, sir!' Pooh! If you cannot get a piano on as well you cannot class yourself as a looter.
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PRESENTATION TO DR. J, D. WILLIAMS, A special meeting of the Southport Town Council was held on Tuesday night for the purpose of presenting to Dr. J. Davies Williams, ex-town-clerk of South- pert, and foimerlv deputy town-clerk of Cardiff, an illuminated scroll, bearing an address, on the occasion of his retirement from the position of town-clerk of the borough. The address referred to the fact that Dr. Williams had for a period of cine years fulfilled the duties of town- clerk with eminent ability and marked success. The period during which he had held office had been signalised by many stages of municipal progression, in which Dr. Williams had given the town the benefit of his hijrli legal attainments, and the council, in expressing their apprecia- tion of his services, wished him a success- ful career at ihe Bar. In making the presentation, the Mayor of Southport (Alderman Griffiths, J.P.) said that. without any disrespect to the nresent town-clerk (Mr. Jarratt), it was a source of deep regret to lose the advice and help of Dr. Williams. During the time he was town-clerk he faithfully dis- charged the duties of the office. They were extremely pleased to know that, having left the corporation service, he, had entered upon a higher sphere of life, so far with a very large amount of success. They hoped both Dr. and Mrs. Williams would be blessed with health and pros- perity in their future life. Other members of the council spoke in terms of high praise of Dr. Williams's services, and Councillor Foggitt (leader of the Conservative party) suggested that Dr. Williams should present an enlarged photograph, to be hung in the municipal buildings. In reply, Dr. William's promised to present a photograph as suggested, and, proceeding, remarked that it was nearly ten years since the Southport Town Council appointed him their legal adviser, and of the members of that council there were now only a few occupying the position they then held. It might be thought that fre- quency of changes would prejudicially affect the municipal work of the borough, but this was not so in Southport, where the council was, perhaps, exceptionally situated. A very large percentage of the members were gentlemen of no occupa- tion, and all practically acquainted with business principles. The result was that the affairs of the town received more care- ful and detailed consideration at the hands of the representatives of the people than could be expected in most boroughs. In conclusion, he mentioned that it was in Southport he met the lady who took com- Dassion on him and .rescued him from a life of solitude—(laughter)—and he expressed the hope that he would often meet the members of the corporation in the future.
CHILD IiABOTTR AT PONTYPRIDD,
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CHILD IiABOTTR AT PONTYPRIDD, There was a lengthy discussion at Tuesday's meeting of < he Pontypridd School Board as to the advisability of raising the age of compul- sory attendance at school to fourteen, and it was urged by Mr. J. W. John and others that this would be somewhat hard on many parents who had large families.—The Clerk (Mr. Milton Jones) pointed out the standard of full exemp- tion from school was the fifth; but, in conse- quence of the age limit having been raised from eleven to twelve, it followed that the board should adopt Standard VI. in their byer laws instead of Standard V. A lad of average intelligence, he added, would paas Standard VI. at the age of twelve, but. through the Mines (Prohibition of "Child Labour Under- ground) Act, 1900, he could not be employed until he was thirteen years of age. He sug- gested that the half-time clauses in the Board of Education's model bye-laws be omitted.— With the exception of the latter suggestion, which was deferred, the board decided to alter their bye-laws as suggested by their clerk.
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At a meeting of the Neath Town Council on Monday it was agreed to reserve the right to grant the use of the on Sunday nights in future.
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HIKWAItf PUBLICAN AND TEETOTAL MAGISTRATE. At Aberdare Petty Sessions on Tuesday morn- ing (before Mr. T. Marchant Williams, stipen- diary, and other magistrates) Morgan Morgan, landlord of the Lamb Inn, Hirwain, was sum- moned for being drunk on his licensed premises on the 30th of October. Alderman J. W. Evans defended.—Police-constable Lewis said that at 8.45 p.m. he was sent for by the servaut-girl, who declared that her master was "mad drunk." Arrived there, he found defendant reclining on a couch reading. Upon seeing the police-constable, he asked the latter what he wanted, and Lewis replied he was sent for because of his conduct. Defen- dant then told witness to "clear out," adding that if he would not go through the front door he should make exit via the back. At the fame time the landlord proceeded to remove all customers, turned the lights out, locked the front door, and put the key into his pocket. When about to extinguish the passage light the police-constable prevented him, because the servant was upstairs packing her box. When going to the front door defendant held up his hand in the passage, as if to guide himself.—In cross-examination Police-constable Lewis admitted defendant con- versed with him for several minutes, and the only sign of drunkenness was the incident in the passage He further acknowledged that when accused of being drunk defendant denied and said, "I will go out and be examined." It was also true that later he came to the police- station and asked to see the police- sergeant. but the latter was not in. —Alderman Evans said his client was excited over a family squabble, but was absolutely sober, and, failing to see the doctor, went to the house of Mr. D. E. Wili- liams. a "teetotal magistrate." who after examination declared the man to be sober. Mr. Williams was now on the bench, and would be called as a witness.-The Stipendiary promptly said it was unnecessary, and dis- missed the case, the advocate remarking that soda-water was probably responsible for the
SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION AT PONTYPRIDD.
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SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION AT PONTYPRIDD. COUNTY-COURT BUILDINGS DAMAGED, A gas explcsion occurred at the Ponty- pridd County-court on Tuesday by which considerable damage was wrought to the buildings. It appears that about eight; a.m. the caretaker (Mr. Harper) was about lighting a fire in the judge's private room, and had just struck a match, wbeit. there was heard a loud report. The sub- stantial door-about 2in. in thickness- was blown to pieces, as were the ceilings, windows, and a number of slates on the roof. On examination it was found that most of the rooms in the building-some twenty yards away—had been damaged to some extent. What is remarkable that the caretaker, who was kneeling down just opposite the fireplace, eseape<^ with slight injuries, and was able walk home. His clothes -were slightly. It is belieyed that there must have been a considerable escape of gas during the night.
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SIR WILLIAM HARCOTTET AND, THE! RITUALISTS. SOME EXTREME CHURCHES TO B» PROSECUTED. At the instigation of Sir William Harcourt) preliminary steps have been taken to prosecute under the Church Discipline Act, several of the most extreme Ritualistic churches, notably St. Michael's, Slioreditch, and St. Augustine'^ Stepney. In his sermon at St. Michael's on- Sunday evening the Rev. H. M. Myddletofl Evans broke the unpleasant news to his flock, and remarked, says the "Chronicle," that the agitators had elected to persecute, not some rich and powerful parish-like St. Augustine's, Kil* barn, or St. Agnes', Kennington, or St. Alban'a. Holborn-but a struggling slum church, where the clergy wanted every penny and every ounce of energy to supply the bodily and, spiritual needs of the;r poo.- parishioners. Father Evan. announced that he would resist to the v«r% utmost, even if the church had to He closeca Meanwhile, the Bishop of London (says the St. James's Gazette ") is on the horns of 0 curious dilemma. If he exercises his episcopal "veto," he will be greeted with a howl of execration. But if, on the other hand, Dr. Creighton allows the prosecution to- proceeds vicars of numerous churches who recently car- tailed their exuberant services at the bishop's request have arranged to re-introduce their forbidden ceremonies. This would entail com- plete anarchy.
ASSAULT ON A WOMAN Al SWANSEA.
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ASSAULT ON A WOMAN Al SWANSEA. At Swansea Police-court on Tuesday Robert Moss, 21. described as a labourer, living at 4. Bargeman's-row, was charged with assaultint, and wounding Mary Jane Saunders by kicking her on the head, with intent to do her grievaud bodily harm.—The prosecutrix, who was uncon- scious at the hospital after the occurrence and was now in a very wefak state, said eha was at several public-houses with defendant and ø. man named Rosser on Friday. Subsequently, at the Flint Mill Inn, prisoner struck her, but was prevented from doing her further injury by the landlady, but she was followed front the treinises by prisoner, who knocked her down and kicked her several times in the head and body, rendering heF unconscious.—Th« only question put to the prosecutrix by prisoner was, "Did not I give you half a sovereign to mind for me?" to which a negative reply wa:. given.—Evidence as to the quarrel and anray in the street was given by Elizabeth DarwodY, and Hy. Slee. The latter said prisoner asked. "What shall I do; shall I kill her out of the way?"—Police-constable Groves stated that, prisoner when arrested produced a blood- stained handkerchief, and said, "Look what she has done to me.—Moss now stated (hat the prosecutrix struck him first, and he called two witnesses.—He was an old offender, and the magistrates sent him to hard labour for three months.
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SWANSEA CHURCH MISSIONA-nT" ANNIVERSARY. The annual meetings of the Swansea, Branch of the Church Missionary Society have been held this week at Swansea. On Sunday ser- mons were delivered at the various jchnrche* by the Bishop of Lucknow and other preachers- On Monday evening at the Albert-liall there was a large attendance to hear the Bishop of Lucknow and other speakers The Rev. J. A- Harriss presided, and amongst those on the platform were Dr. Clifford (the Lord Bishop of Lucknow), the Rev. C. Bennett. missionary frcm China; the Rev. A. H. Grey Edwards, association secretary, and a number of loca-l clergy. The gross local reoeipts for the reaf were stated to be £ 573 17s. I0d., £ 559 ISs. of which had been transmitted to London.—Th# Rev. Watkin Edwards said Swansea should not be satisfied with that amount, which reflected no honour o 1 1_e> -urch. They should not be satisfied t d at Wst rose to four figures-
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WAR OrriCK ti.ND PEMBROKE DCCX. Our Penf-n'oke Dotk correspondent tele- graphs: -Th ,j,r Office contemplates erect- ing a new rcceivin-; store near the RUt,. encampmen. at Pembroke Dock. a new landing place between the Hobbs Point and railway piers, and a Noo* of buildings at Pennar Gut, for the ril dation of a company Of Royal Engi THE OF THE DRAKE. It is now ;> practically certain thai, the armour Drake will be launch^* from Pemb. yard in February o"" March nex: f' receiving her maciiineif at Hobbs p. P t it proposed to moor h-f in deep wa f dock yard and construes a pontoon v between the vessel and the sea wall of' e yard. This course, p, adopted, w .L, to reduce her cost.
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A friend of Methodism has sent the pastor and deacons of the Cymmer Methodist Church jElOO. on condition that his name is withheld. The death of Private William Old, of Kenfig Hill, of the 41st Welsh Regiment, has occurred in Northern India. He was doing garrison duty, and succumbed to fever. On Monday evening Mr. W. Abraham ("Mabon"), MP. for the Rhondda. visited Llanbradach. and delivered his popular lecture, "A Night in the House of Commons," at the Public-hall. Dr. J. P. T. Burke pre- sided. At Monday's meeting of the Bedwas Parish Council an application was made by the parishioners for a recreation ground for Macsyov, miner and Bedwas villages. The council decided to make inquiries as to the mode of procedure. At a meeting of the governors of the Newport Intermediate Schools on Monday, Alderman H. J. Davies generously offered to defray the cost of planting the school grounds with a choice collection of shrubs and trees, supplied by Mr. Basham, of Bassaleg, at a cost of £26. The annual musical festival of the Eastern Valleys Congregational Choral Union was held in Mount Pleasant Chapel, Pontypool. on Mon- day, under the conductorship of Mr. Harry Evans, Dowlais. The amalgamated choirs num- bered from 800 to 1.000 voices, and the proceed- ings were throughout most successful. The romance of the Cardiff Workhouse was developed on Monday by the marriage at St. John's Church of Mr. Middleton and Miss Ifalford, whose love story, now extending over seven years, has from time to time excited the respectful attention of all who have become acquainted with it, and with the constancy they have displayed towards each other. At a meeting of the Barry District Rate- payers' Association on Tuesday a committee was appointed to go into the whole question of the expenditure of the Barry School! Board. Seeing the depression in tftfe district at present, the association decided to ask the school-board and district council not to spend more money than was necessary till times were better. At the meeting of the Aberystwith Guar- dians on Monday the assistant clerk (Mr. E. Llewellin) presented the expenditure and con- tribution orders for the half-year ending Lady Day, 1901, which showed a decrease of jE618 as compared with the corresponding half of last year, and the next would be the lowest call ever made by the union. The ratable value of the union had been increased by £ 7,000. At Carmarthen Police-court on Monday Richard Swain, a former well-known local post- man, now of Birmingham, was proceeded against by the clerk of the board of guar- dians for L39 12s., arrears of maintenance in respect of his wife and two children, now chargeable to the union. An order was made for the gradual payment of the arrears and for 8s. per week towards the future main- Itena-nee of his family. The Rev. Thomas Johns, of Capel Als, Llanelly, ex-chairman of the Welsh Congrega- tional Union, and for many years the editor of a connexional monthly called Tywysydd y Plant," has been presented by his church with an illuminated address and gold-rimmed spec- tacles at the conclusion of 30 years as minister of the church, as well as in recognition of his elevation to the chair of the Welsh Con- gregational Union last year. The ministerial union of the Congrega- tional ministers of the Llynvi, Ogrpore, and Garw Valleys and Bridgend district has again met for the winter session. The first meet- ing was held on Tuesday at Aberkenfig, when the Rev. J. A. Roberts, Nantymoel, was appointed chairman for the year; the Rev. D. Hughes secretary, and the Rev. E. Davies, Aberkenfig, treasurer. "The Spiritual Prin- ciples of the Atonement" was the book selected for study during the winter.