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No one ever impairs his eyesight by looking •>t the bright side of things. The latest convert to Welsh Industries is Mr. C. D. Phillips. whose white hat appears <m May 1 and disappears on October 1. He has now declared that henceforth he will only wear suits of Welsh tweed. Welsh weavers, please note. Mr. George Kerr, solicitor, who has been appointed chief magistrate of Middelburg, in South Africa, is a native of Newport. He went oat to South Africa a few years ago, and at the outbreak of hostilities enlisted in the Imperial Light Infantry, and became pay- master, with the rank of captain. In a note on the treasure-trove of sovereigns in an old mattress which came the way of some Cardiff schoolboys, the "Globe" says: — "The piquancy of this find is all the greater because a hawker had thought of using the straw staffing of the mattress as stable-litter, and didn't. The police, it is said. are hoping to unrave7 the mystery. The hawker, on the other hand. ia regretting that he did not Unravel the mattreslI." Mr. Wynford Philipps, the Liberal member for Pembrokeshire, has undertaken to repair at his own expense Roch Castle, which has long been in a ruinous condition. Roch Cattle, as the name implies, is situated on a. precipitous crag. and was erected to defend the desolate country between Haverfordwest and St. David's, which is inhabited by descen- dants of the Flemings, who still retain many of their national characteristics. It was once the home of the Walter family, one of whom —Lucy Walter—was a favourite of Charles II. Interest has been excited by the publication of "Romance of a Harem" by Messrs. Greening and Co. It is a true story of Turkish life. translated from the French. The original was published in Paris by Le Revue Blanche," and had this year a great success 1 in France and Turkey. It was on reading it that the Sultan lately issued his irade for- bidding the employment of European gover- nesses. The translation is by Mr. C. Forestier- Walker, who may be remembered as the author of a clever novel called "The Derelict and Tommy," which appeared last year. He is the brother of Sir George Forestier-Walker, Bart., and nephew of Lord Tredegar. Preachers have jokes of their own, which stand quite apart from the humour of the learned or of the masses. Here is a typical story. The Rev. J. Williamson and the Rev. John Morris, both of Cardiff, are excellent friends, and the latter finds friendly pleasure in jocular references to the other's partial baldness and the whiteness of the hair that remains, though Mr. Morris is the elder of the two. At an ordination service at Porthcawl this week Mr. Morris referred to Mr. William- son as "our grsat-grandfather," and when the laughter subsided he added: "People some- times ask why my whiskers are so long and grey, while my hair retains its natural colour. Perhaps it is because I talk a lot and think but little." A Newport gentleman pleads hard to get' another reference in this column to the meteor story, as it will help, he said, to clear the character of a respected family man up his way. "I wish, therefore, to say." he writes, "that the members of the Newport Cycling Club saw the meteor just after they left St. Mellons, where they stopped for refreshments. Unfortunately, a few who saw only the tail end of the meteor swore that it was a fire- works rocket, and that the call at the White Hart accounted for the supposition that it was a shooting star. The family man to whom I allude was much relieved when he read m your authentic column that it was really a meteor and not something else." As this paragraph really amounts to a "public notice," we have sent the gentleman con- cerned a bill for its insertion. In his book on "First Sermons" the Rev. J. ] J. Pool. B.D., gives the following account of the first sermon delivered by Christmas Evans. It was given when the great preacher was quite a youth, in a little cottage. The discourse, alas, was not his own. but was borrowed from the "Thesaurus Theologicus" of Beveridge! A farmer who heard the sermon was much impressed by it; but, lo and behold, when he got home he found it word for word in the aforesaid publication, and young Evans's repu- tatiop as a preacher seemed gone. "Still," flaid the kind-hearted farmer, "I have some hope for the poor lad. as the prayer was as; good as the sermon What would th<* speaker have thought if he had known, what the youtii afterwards confessed, that the prayer, too. wan taken verbatim from a collection of prayens by a well-known clergyman, Griffith Jones, cf Llanddowror. We ventured to say a couple of days ago that something more would be heard of t>ie fact that the Rev. Gomer Lewi* rode on a brewer's dray to the Poor-law Conference lat the Mumbles. It has now come in the shaipe Of poetry: A noted divine. Who doesn't drink wine, And is watery, grave, and quite proper, One day missed his train. And perspired in vain In frantio endeavours to stop her. When a dray he espied. And he asked for a ride, Which the driver so readily granted; But he looked with dismay When he found that the dray Was a brewer's—'twas not what he wani ed. But he went Though he scarcely could bless The brewer who owned the conveyanco; When self you consult, No matter your cult, Tour whims can be held in abeyance. There is a story connected with the present county gaol at Monmouth which is. little known. Before Calcraft was appointed "Jack Ketch" (they used to call the ha ngman "Gregory" in olden times) the post wa.s filled by a man who was a travelling tinker or some- thing of the sort. He was on excellent terms with the vagabond fraternity, his horrible pro- fession being no impediment to ..dmiuance to their drinking bouts. Once. however, a com- panion did taunt him respecting hi;3 trade. d exclaimed. 'If ever thou hangest me mind and give me plenty of rope!" "I will," said the hangman. Some time elapsed. and two or three men lay under sentence of ueath in Mon- mouth Gaol for murdering an old man had detected them in the act of stealing hi Is game- cock on the Skyrrid. The hangman was taken to the condemned cell. The door wan thrown open. and be started back with raised hands and staring eyes. There stood the boon com- panion who had mocked him. Burslting into tears the hangman cried. "Good henyens! and has it come to this? Well I—I—I—I'll keep my promise": and he did. and gave him a long rope. a good fall. and a short passage from this world. Emigrants had a poor time of it a hundred years ago. as witness this from a Biirmingahm paper of September 24, 1801:—The following is an extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated the 3rd of August .—"I am astonished to see such crowds of poor Irish and Welsh people come to this country. I hawe this day taken from the coffee-house book an account of the numbers of those who died the voy- age on board the three ships which have lately wdved. which are as follows:—On board the •Vtp Stafford, from Londonderry, fifteen died OW, of 600. On board the Atlantio, from Lon- donderry, 70 died out of 450. OlD. board the « Adventure, from Liverpool, loaded with people. 53 died out of 102. ISesides which. many were landed sick, and have died since; and those who are still alive are in a most miserable condition, many of them being obliged to live in tents in the fieJcls, for whose maintenance we must pay. Thun, to gratify the avarice of a band. or rather a banditti, of land jobbers, we are burthened with thousands of poor wretches, who might have lived com- fortably at home, without hazarding their own lives or draining our purees. The whole number of people on board the three vessels above mentioned amounted to 1,152, out of which 273, very nearly a fourth of the whole, actually died on the voyage, and of the 102 composing one of the cargoes b3 died, that is upwards of one-half!" Another Welsh newspaper bas gone to its account—the "Brython Cymneig"—the last number of which was published yesterday at least for a while," as the editor, Mr. Tobit Evans, puts it in his vale- dictory address. The reason is not want of funds, but the failing health of the editor. Tobit's" career has been an eventful one. He commenced life as a school- master, then for some time resided in London. where he made the acquaintance of the late Mr. Parnell. That astute Irish leader was beginning just then to make a name for him- self. He soon discovered in Mr. Evans some <inalities which would soon prove serviceable to his party, and induced him to accept an invitation to contest an Irish seat. A severe illness, however, prevented ICr. Evans to carry oat the arrac gement. When the Home Rule war broke out in 1885 "Tobit" spent some weeks in Ireland studying the question on the spot, and. like many others, returned a con- vinced Unionist The late Ilr. David Davies, j of Llaaidinam, spotted him out, and secured Ms services in promoting his candidature during his memorable contest for Cardigan- shire in 1886. So successful was "Tobit" in that campaign that Mr. Davies recommended him to Colonel Hozier, the head of the Liberal Unionist Association in London, who appointed him organising agent for the party in Wales. "Tobit" is not only a good platform speaker, but also an English-Welsh writer who has few equals in the Principality. He once con- ducted a Welsh Unionist monthly, which ed the party well until he started the Urython." the discontinuance of which every (ood Welshman regTets. Germany now stands tliird as a coal-pro- ducing Power, mining 101 million tofts yearly. The Bishop of St. Asaf >h once spoke of his "younger and rasher" days." The composi- tors, of course, made ftjverish haste to turn "rasher" into "masher" Dairy farmers in Oan-marthen are to pay manufacturing ratesfor the corporation water. It is suggested that the milkmen should call a meeting; to protest against the insinuation. A correspondent to know how to find out which mushrooms are poisonous. The surest way is to watoh the effect on those who eat them. Judge Rumsey, Chairles the First's judge of the South Wales dist rict, was born at Llan- over. In old legal works he is called "the picklock of the law." A party of touristf; in Carnarvonshire were struck by a conjunct ion of notices which they saw on the national school of Waunfawr. One was "Feed my Lambs"; the other "Stick no Bills." Second thoughts frequently occur to the Cardiff School Bosjd. Six years ago it was decided to five £ Tj to any assistant teacher under the board who passed an examination at the University of Wales or the London University. Dr. XVallace is now moving to rescind that resolution. Among those w?ho will read papers at the St. Asaph Diocesan Conference at Colwyn Bay next week (Octobe r 8 and 9) is Mr. Stanley Wey- man, the noveli/it. His home is just outside Ruthin. The Ar chbishop of Canterbury will preach at the conference. The gallant orew of the Greek vessel with the fell ne-soun* (ing name, Miaoulis, who were at Cardiff lately, have just been entertained at a London nestaurant by a Greek, and there were many Gpeek guests. Not many places— exoept, perhaps, Cardiff—could beat this for its out-and-out, cosmopolitan tinge. It is nice to • get into a condition of thank-1 fulness for small mercies. The clerk told the Newport Gua-rdiana on Saturday that the audit had be en completed and the certificate received. "Any surcharges?" queried mem- bers all over the room. The clerk said "No," and there was quite a little gale of hear, hears. A curious fact came out in a discussion on the effect cf the new Education Act in the county of Denbigh. "It will close the night school at Ebos," said one speaker, "for there the ages of! the 250 scholars range from sixteen to 45. I kn ow of an instance where a lad and his father and his grandfather all won prizes on the same occasion." In China we are fighting for the open door. At the Tuberculosis Conference on Thursday we shall commence the Welsh campaign in favour of the open window. Fresh air is the enemy of consumption; close and stuffy rooms are its friends and benefactors. Let us hope that aftjfr Thursday there will be so many open windows in Wales that the air will barely go rotund." At the meeting of the committee of the Llanelly Free Library figures were read show- ing thart in the past month over 1,660 works of fictio n and about 30 on religion and morals had beon isaued. But." said the chairman, "there is a lot of religion in works of fiction nowaclays." "Is there no fiction in religious works?" asked a ribald committeeman. The chairman hastily read out the next item on the agenda. It is no easy matter to keep the small por- tion of the roadway at Newport opposite the collapsing building still allowed for public use free loiterers, but some of the police have a civil way which is exemplary. Going out to a small knot of spectators at the edge of the barricade, a policeman asked. "Do you play draughts?" One of the youths answered in the affirmative. "Then it's your turn to move." And a move was made with smiling face It is announced in the Aberpergwm parish magazine that the vicar will offer to the par ish church a suitable pulpit desk, of whfch it fitands in need. and that he wishes it to be rejrarded as a "humble tribute to the memory of that great and good man, the late Dean Vaughan, whose kindness and encouragement to himself personally the vicar will always gratefully remember, while sharing to the full th e gratitude of thousands for the inspiration of his writings." "With reference to the Roman camp at G ellygaer," writes a correspondent, "reference vras made last week in the Western Mail' to the intention of the Naturalist Society to i ;over up the camp. If a tesselated pavement 'had been opened to the air there would be some excuse for reclosing. as this soon perishes, but there is nothing at the camp that will be injured, and one might as well cover up Caerphilly Castle as veil the camp. Why not let it remain open as an object lesson, and in the summer time a small fee might be charged to visitors, which would make it well worth while for a. caretaker to I take it in chargo.' Mr. Tobit Evans has not only dropped the publication of "Y Brython," but has relin- quished his position as editor of "The Jour. nal" (Carmarthen). In many respects Mr. I Evans's views on the language question border on the extreme, and this seems to be justified by a perusal of a Welsh poster which he has just issued, advertising an auction sale of some of his effects in October. After detail- ing the stock, Ac., in Welsh he repeats the announcement in English—" Er mwyn y Saeson a Phaganiaid unieithog ac anwybodus ereill sydd yn ein gwlad." which, freely trans- lated, means: "For the sake of Englishmen and other monoglot and illiterate Pagans who are in our country." The compositor on a. down-line weekly puts the Lloyd-George squabble at Llanelly as fol- lows :— "The members of Calfaria. Chapel, Llanelly, have decided to grant Mr. Lloyd-George the use of their chapel for the purpose of holding a publio meeting. will be. it ifl considered, of immense value tr the members who are affiliated with the branch." The neatness of this is such that comment would be wholly superfluous. The oldest hop-picker in Great Britain is now I engaged in that occupation at Wrecclesham, Farnham. Isaac Dare's proud boast is that he has never missed a hopping season for eighty- one years, and despite of the fact that he is an octogenarian, says he hopes he may be spared to keep it up a bit longer. Dare was token by his parents from Pirbright to the Farnham hopping grounds in the first year of his existence, and has visited them annually ever since. He is a happy, contented old man, enjoys the work, and does it well. Congregations occasionally treat their pastors with great consideration. Last week the Rev. J. Irvon Davies. minister of the Eng- lish Congregational Church at Llandudno, and a native of Tredegar, buried his wife. and she was buried at Rhymney Cemetery. On the following day Mr. Davies received a letter from the secretary of his church at Llan- dudpo conveying a vote of sympathy from the church. The letter also informed him that the church desired him to take a rest and a sea voyage for the benefit of his health. Enclosed was a cheque for £100 from a few friends to defray the expenses. Ever since Harold Browne (Bishop of Ely. and subsequently of Winchester) published his "Thirty-nine Articles," which he wrote when vice-principal of St. David's College, the renown of Lampeter in the theological world has been high. Its reputation is well main- tained by the present staff. Methuen's "Book Gazette" for this autumn announces two very important theological works, both by Lam- peter professors Dr. G. W. Wade publishes "An Old Testament History," which has been drawn up from the Scripture records in accor- dance with the methods of historical criticism; a.nd Professor Tyrrell Green contributes to "The Churchman's Library" a book entitled The Church of Christ," a manual of dogmatic theology written for theological students. When readers send in to us for legal advice will they be good enough to select noms de plume which are not worn by people who may be well-known. Imagine the consternation of our gentle-souled poet "Idris" when he read in our legal answers on Saturday:—"Pay- ment of Rates.—'Idris.'—It is the duty of every debtor to take or send the amount of his debt to his creditor." Mr. Idris says he is now daily expecting this to be followed up with such information as the following:- 'Cochfarf.'— Restore the property at once, else it may go hard with you." Wales D. by D.'—Yes, you can be prosecuted for assault, and it seems to us that you deserve to be." 'J. M. S.'—If you wish to avoid legal pro- ceedings you should apologise immediately." 'Forward.'—If the warrant is out you may as well give yourself up." "The moral," remarks the poet very sorely. "is that correspondents seeking legal advice should exercise discretion in their selection of noms de plume." Just twenty-one years ago Mr. D. Myrddin Davies found a new thing in ferns, and sent it to the late Professor Thomas Moore, F.G.S., F.H.S.. curator of the Royal Botanical Society. In the "Gardener's Chronicle" for September, 1880, Professor Moore wrote:—"Mr. D. M. Davies, of Brynmawr, South Wales, sends us a scolopendrium found by him in that neigh- bourhood, and which, being distinct from others already known, may be called S. V. Daviesii. It is a finely-developed form of the crispum type, which a sagittate base and toothed margins—that is, the margins are extended into distinct pointed teeth-like coarse serratures; in some of the fronds the apex is multifldly lobed, Ac." The scolopendrium Vulgare Daviesii was found in the parish of Llanelly. in Breconshire. Mr. Davies has now found another variety of the scolopendrium, which he has again submitted to the Royal Botanical Society. It cannot (says the "Gar- dener's Chronicle") be compared with any of the species within the "Eoyal Botanical Gardens. Its fronds are toothed margins, with lines from the base to the points and multi- fidly, Ac. Thi« variety has been named the Scolopendrium Vulgare Marginatum Breconia, in honour of the county iJ1 which it was found. I Two million miners dig the world's coal; 690,000 are British and 401,000 are American. A Birmingham newspaper speaks of a dis- tinguished Welshman as Pudge Gwilym Wil- liams. We should like to hear that said in his honour's court. If Sir Thomas Lipton lifts the cup the Car- diff Docksmen are going to organise a demon- stration that will put "Mafeking Day" into the shade. We are afraid that Lipton's teas will not be used in the celebration. The Mayor of Cardiff has a ready wit. At the conference of drapers which his worship held last week in support of Welsh industries one successful Welshman mentioned that there was a time when he worked at a loom for Is. 3d. per week. "If anyone here," he added, "worked for less than that he deserves the prize." "Well," said the Mayor, "here are Lady Wyndham-Quin and Miss Mabel Hill working for us for nothing." There were no bars presented with the Volunteers' medals last week. The medal roll of the company has to be compared with the medal roll of the Welsh Regiment before these can be given, and inasmuch as the regiment is still in South Africa, the comparison cannot be made with despatch. When it is made, however, the Volunteers will receive four bars, namely, Diamond Hill, Belfast, Cape Colony, and Orange River Colony. The 3rd Welsh Active Service men took advantage of their reunion last week to hold a dinner. The menu, card—rations, it was called-was essentially South African and military, and included, amongst other things, "gyppo" (soup in soldiers' language), com- pressed vegetables (which brought up recollec- tions of something like boiled boot-laces), and "Michael a la Theorogers"—the favourite name given to unsavoury meat by the humorous man of the company. A sick parade "with blanket on the man" was ordered for eleven p.m. A delegate to the Presbyterian Conference at Merthyr brought a dog with him, and the animal showed its lively interest in the pro- ceedings at Hope Chapel by barking nearly every time the president rose to speak. Yes- terday a number of delegates waxed hot on the subject of truth and godliness, and the dog also had his say in the matter. "Will the owner of the dog kindly take it outside? asked the President. But every delegate remained silent; nobody would own the four- legged visitor. Some time afterwards the Rev. Rees Davies, of Talgarth, spoke about the danger of Christians remaining silent! Money placed in the Post Office Savings Bank is safe; indeed, if the owner happens to lose his book even he cannot get it out without a month's correspondence carried on on alter- nate days A young man we know lost his book, and nearly three weeks ago wrote ask- ing for a new one. He has not yet got it. Among the questions put to him were:—Where did you lose the book? Have you made any efforts to find it? What is your balance at the bank? What was the number? Why is your signature different now than it was when you opened the account? (three years ago), &c. It looks as if the postal authorities are going to make him earn his money again in answering letters. He is beginning to con- gratulate himself that he has not been arrested for attempting to defraud the Govern- ment. The Hon. C. S. Rolls, whose adventurous balloon ascent for the purpose of making photographic experiments at great altitudes has aroused such keen interest, is the third son of Lord Llangattock. lie is an enthu- siastic photographer, and has made use of the accomplishment to record his extensive travels in various parts of the world. While still a boy at Eton he set up an electric light instal- lation in his father's house in ivionmouthshire. and he afterwards went to sea for a time and qualified as a third engineer. When at Cam- bridge he was one of the 'Varsity cycling team, and he is now one of the fastest amateur motorists in England. He made some startling times in the tnousand miles motor trials last year, doing a measured mile at Welbeck Abbey in lmin. 35 3-5sec. His speed on the down grade was over 42 miles an hour. A handsome villa in Llansamlet recently built by Alderman John Jordan has moved the poetic soul of Mr. A. H. Thomas, J.P., Crymlyn, the South Wales Circuit Welsh interpreter, who has composed the following verses in its honour:- Dylwn ganu caniad lion I Barcyderi; Llawn cynhesrwydd yw fy mron At Barcyderi: Yn y pare mae i mi ddau 0 gyfeillion sy'n parhau. Cyfeillgarwch sy'n cryfblau Yn Mharcyderi. Boed l chwi, ddedwyddaf ddau, Yn Mharcyderi, Gael blyryddoedd i fwynhau Eich Parcyderi: Ffrwd o iechyd pura 'i ryw, Owen pob dyn a bendith Duw, Fo'n eich dilyn tra f'och byw Yn Mharcyderi. David Hughes, the Welsh engine-driver who received the Royal Victorian Medal, has his portrait and biography in the new number of the "Railway Magazine." Hughes was born in Flintshire, and entered the Great Western Railway service some forty years ago. A year or two back, when the company commenced running from London to Birmingham without a stop, Hughes was chosen for the responsible post on the locomotive, and he soon earned his reputation as one of the hardest running drivers on the line. It is his ambition to do the 1291 miles in 120 minutes, and he may succeed yet. When her Majesty passed over the Great Western for the last time her remains were entrusted to Hnghes, who drove the funeral train from Paddington to Wind- sor. In June last he received at the hands of the King the medal and insignia. of the Royal Victorian Order. May he leng wear them!
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BOARDS OF GUARDIANS. NEWPORT. Mr. T. Dutfield presided at the weekly meet- ing of the Newport Board of Guardians on Saturday, at which Mr. W. H. Brown brought up a report of the finance committee, and made the important announcement of an increase of lid. in the £ on the poor rate for the half-year. The finance committee had, he said, con- sidered the application for an increase of salary in the case of Dr. Owen Morgan, and recommended that his salary be increased from L120 to El50 per annum, on account of the increase in the duties; but in the case of Mr; Edmunds, one of the relieving officers, the committee could not recommend an increase. With reference to the increase in the rate. Mr. Brown said he wished to point out how the expenditure of the guardians had been growing year after year for some time, espe- cially on outdoor relief. In 1897 the expendi- ture for the corresponding half-year (viz., to Michaelmas), excluding loans, amounted to X17,506, and the out-relief to £ 7,374. This year, however, the expenditure for the half-year was £ 22,631, and the out-relief £ 9,306. The rate would have to be raised from 6id. to 8d. in the X. But, though the guardians had to call upon the parishes to pay a big sum of money, only about a third of the whole sum came under their actual contcol. They had been told that salaries swallowed up a large proportion of the rate, but he found that less than lid. in the shilling was spent on salaries, including the amount for superannuation allowances, Ac. The estimates having been passed, Mr. R. T James gave notice that at the next meeting he would move for the appointment of a thoroughly representative committee to take into consideration the salaries of the whole of the officers with a view to fixing a maximum and a minimum.
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PARISH WITHOUT A CHURCH NEAR NEWPORT. In going through the jury lists at Newport (County) Police-court on Saturday the assistant- overseers gave evidence as to the posting of The notices and other formalities. In the case of St. Woolos, the Assistant-overseer said there was no church or chapel, and he posted the notice in the usual places. One of the notices v as posted on the railway bridge on Cardiff- load. The explanation is that, in order to get an amalgamation of all rates in the ccunty borough of Newport-poor rates, borough rate, urban district rates, and all other parochial charges in one demand and one collection—the whole borough was made into one administrative parish by the absorp- tion of the whole of Newport and the parts of the parishes of St. Woolos, Christ- church, and Nash within the borough. The result is that only a small rural area now exists outside the borough as the parish of St. Woolos.
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FINANCES OF CARDIFF. FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT £B3,000. A special meeting of the finance committee of the Cardiff Corporation was held on Mon- day, Mr. S. A. Brain presiding. The Town-clerk presented a report upon the borrowing powers and the position with regard to the £33,000 required for the Town-hall build- ing accounts. The amount for which they had powers under the Act of 1898 was £850.000. Of that sum £663.133 was mentioned specifi- cally, and it was understood that upon the balance ths corporation should go to the Local Government Board or the Board of Trade for sanction. There were certain alte- rations in the designs for the Town-hall, and the architect received permission to amend the figures. The consequence was that the tender accepted was £33.000 more than the corpora- tion anticipated. When preparing the 1898 Act the sum A £850,00:1 was set down as the limit to which the borrowing powers under the Act should extend. The corporation applied in January, 1900, to the Local Government Board for power to borrow the £33.000, and it was granted under the 1898 Act. There was no doubt that the Local Government Board had power to issue this sanction, and that the money in question could legally be borrowed under the Act. In February, 1901. it was reported that £144,000 would be necessary for tramway purposes, and application was made to the Board of Trade, who granted powers to borrow in April. The exact sum was £143.965, and further items were £5,450 for costs of pro-1 moting the Act of 1898, £30.000 for land for tramway depots and generating purposes, £7.000 for lands for sanatorium purposes, and £1.000 for lands for widening Albany-road. This brought the total for which they had obtained power to borrow to £888,548 16s. 8d.. that was £38.548 16s. 8d. beyond the limit of £850,000 imposed by the Act. The strictly legal view of the case was that. whilst the sanction to borrow £33.000 was legal. the sanction to borrow for tramways, Ac., so far as it exceeded the was not legal. There need not be a difficulty. Such a thing had happened before, jnrl the necessary adjust- ments had been marl when the corporation had promoted a new Bill in Parliament. In tha present case the Town-clerk suggested that the qu; stion should be submitted to the Board of Trade, who should he asked that the amount in excess of tire £850,000 should be borrowei under the Tramways Act of 1870. instead of the Act of 1398. At the came time, the cor- poration might include a covering clause in the Provisional Order to be applied for with regard to the waterworks extensions. The Town-clerk added with regard to the sinking fund that the Act stipulated that it should commence a year from the date that the loan was granted. The Borough Treasurer pointed out that. whilst Act of 1898 stipulated that the money should be borrowed upon 50 years, the terms under which the £33,000 were sanctioned stipu- lated 30 years only. The Town-clerk replied that the Local Government Board would not grant a longår term for buildings when the loan was outside a special Act. Mr. Evans thought the corporation should rc-cpen the question with the Board of Trade or with the Local Government Board. The Town-clerk replied that the sanction with regard to the £33.000 was "good and proper." and could not be interfered with. Mr. Lloyd-Meyrick asked why was the money borrowed under the Act of 1898. The Town-clerk said that they had power to borrow a certain amount if it were required under the Act. They wanted more money for the Town-liall and law courts, and obtained the sanction. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: But did we know that the £850.000 would be exceeded? The Town-clerk: No. vie did not know that then. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: Well. we had a limit of £850,(1)0, and I should think some means could have been found to respect that limit. The Chairman: The Town-hall and law courts exceeded what we expected, and sooner than cut them down they allowed us to raise this £33,000. Mr. Evans asked if it meant that they de- prived the tramways committee of the £33.000. The Town-clerk: No; I don't say that. Mr. Evans: Where shall we be when we come to furnish the Town-hall? The Town-clerk: That will be outside this. It will come under the general Municipal Acts. Mr. Sidney Robinson: Then I think, we should have applied under the general Acts for this £36,000, The Town-clerk thought the council had acted wisely in going to the Local Government Board as it did. j Mr. Illtyd Thomas thought the money had allocated to other purposes before it was borrowed. Mr. Evans: Don't you think it would be advisable to re-open the whole thing with advisable to re-open the whole thing with regard to the Local Government Board? The Town-clerk: We should place the diffi- culty before them with regard to the tram- way matter. Mr. Illtyd Thomas thought that the mistake was made in applying under the 1898 Act, and asked if the town-clerk suggested that they should apply for the money required now for the tramways under the 1870 Act. The Town-clerk: Yes. and to have a double string you may include a clause when you ask for the Provisional Order upon the water- works. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: How can we avoid such difficulties in the future? You get committees exceeding their estimates, in one case here by £33,000. They do that without inquiring where the money is to come from. Should not such a thing come before the finance committee? We only find it out after it has been settled. This committee should take up a more aggres- sive attitude upon the expenditure. Unless we do, this sort of thing will go on. Mr. Illtyd Thomas: And the finance com- mittee is blamed for making this mistake, when it is the Town-hall committee that is to blame. Tne Chairman: But the corporation has given them power to do it. The minutes were before the .corporation and passed. Mr. Edward Thomas: I think trouble would be saved if every resolution for spending money were sent to the finance committee. The Town-clerk: I would go further, and say that all capital expenditure should not only go before the finance committee, but should be specifically entered on the agenda for the town council. Mr. E. Thomas then drafted a resolution embodying this suggestion. Mr. Illtyd Thomas: A resolution was passed some time ago that no committee should exceed its borrowing powers. Wouldn't that cover this? The Chairman: Well, the council has passed this. you see. Mr. Edward Thomas: And we cannot pena- lise the Town-hall committee now. Mr. J. W. Courtis. pointing out that £688.000 was the sum set out in the Act of 1898, asked how the balance was made out. The Town-clerk replied that it was men- tioned generally Mr. Courtis: Why do we talk now of taking the money from the tramways loans if there is something else that it could come from? The Borough Treasurer: It is only from the tramways that we can take it. Mr. Courtis: I strongly oppose that. We may want all the money, and I don't see why we should suffer. The Town-clerk: You will get the money all right. Mr. Courtis: The £ 33,000? The Town-clerk: Yes. either by the consent from the Board of Trade or by a. Provisional Order. Mr. Courtis asked if the public works com- mittee was applying for power to pay for the wood-paving outside the tramlines. The Borough Engineer replied that £100.540 was already sanctioned for that. Mr. Courtis: That is satisfactory. You are likely to have a surplus. Mr. Evans: This £33.000 will be taken out of money provided for tramways. The Town-clerk: Yes. Mr. Evans: But will it be charged to tram. ways or to the Town-hall? The Town-clerk: To the Town-hall. Mr. Sidney Robinson urged that the money should be obtained outside the 1898 Act. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: When you go to them, will you say that it is for tramways or for Town-hall? The Town-clerk: For tramways. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: When you go to Parlia- ment, what will you say? The Town-clerk: That the amount mentioned for tramway purposes is not sufficient. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: Then the money is gone to the Town-hall? The Town-clerk: Gone for other purposes. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: I don't think we should support that. We should go to them honestly. The Town-clerk: Certainly. We should go to them honestly in the matter. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: We spend money upon the Town-hall, and then we ask for money for tramways. The Town-clerk: It will bear that construc- tion. We should have to tell them that we borrowed money for one purpose, and it was wanted for another. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: We shall have to tell them that we misapplied the money, and ask them to make good the misapplication of public moneys. That is really what it comes to. Mr. Courtis: They will want to know what we have done with the Town-hall money. 1 Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: It seems to me to be a most unsparing bit of bamboozling. Mr. Illtyd Thomas: We should admit we have made a mistake. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: Certainly, and settle the matter on for all. The Chairman: If the Local Government Board will not admit it, we must cut down the Town-hall. Mr. Courtis: It seems to me that the tram- ways were pitched upon because we were the most elastic. The Chairman: We must admit our mistake. and re-open the question with the Local Government Bo&rd.
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COLLIERS AND THEIR WORK. BATCH OF MEN SUMMONED AT NEWPORT. „ ;Ii. J\ A battle royal between colliers and their employers was set down for decision at the county petty sessions at Newport on Saturday. Twenty-seven men were summoned by the United National Collieries (Limited) for absents ing themselves from their work on three diffe- rent days, viz., August 14, August 15, and August 19. and causing damage to the amount of 9s. 3d. each on each day. There was a big bench of magistrates, com- prising Mr. E. Lewis, Mr. W. Edwards, Mr. T. Pugsley, Colonel Wallis, Mr. J. Dakers, and Mr. W. Anning. Mr. J. Corner (instructed by Mr. Horace S. Lyne) appeared for the plaintiff company; Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P. (instructed by Mr. T. S. Edwards), appeared for the men. When the advocates had ranged themselves for the fray the Chairman (Mr. Ebenezer Lewis) said he feared if the cases were fought out that there would be some friction left behind, and he would be glad if the representatives of the contending sides could show the olive branch and try to deal with the cases outside the court. It would avoid a good deal of un- pleasantness in future if they could meet the ends of justice without a contest. Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., said Mr. Corner and himself were just about to put their heads together. There was no great principle in the case, and, therefore, if a reasonable settlement could be arrived at it would be better. The case pre- sented, as he thought, no difficulties, and if they could confer for ten minutes there might be a settlement. Mr. J. Corner, speaking as counsel for the plaintiff company, said he was not there in any spirit of hostility, but simply to ask that they should be allowed to carry on their busi- ness in accordance with the contracts that they had made and in their own way. He thought the suggestion of the bench was a very happy way out of the difficulty. After the advocates had retired and returned Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., said a favourable com- promise had been effected out of court. He was prepared to say in the hearing of the men that in one case he thought the men took too high a View of their rights, and in another case the employers had taken too strict a view of their rights. For the harmonious woVking of the colliery they had agreed to withdraw the whole of the summonses and the counter-claims amounting to 8s. 3d. each, for not allowing the men to work on August 19, and it was hoped that. in the interests of peace, work would go on harmoniously in the future. The only possible question of principle that could arise was whether the men ought to go down the pit at half-past six in the morning. In this case the men insisted upon stopping up for some time. That was not the proper way of working, and he hoped that the men would be at the pit in time to go on winding at ha.lf- past six. Mr. Cftner hoped that the interviews with the men which would take place after the court would have the effect of preventing a repetition of the occurrences complained of.
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MORRISTON CONTRACTORS HEAVILY FINED. At Swansea Police-court on Monday Messrs. Walters and Johns, contractors, Mor. riston, were summoned for having failed to fence and guard a circular saw, lbeaeglect, of which resulted in a workman named GiitP-tli Howell sustaining an accident, which termi- nated fatally, on September 8.—The Bench ultimately fined the firm zElOO and costs, and recommended the amount to bp nanded over to the deceased's family. The Bench stated that the offence had been aggravated, by the firm paying no attention to the cautions given them previous to the accident by Mr. Augustus Lewis, his Majesty's inspector. It is understood that the fine will be deducted out of any compensation paid under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
CARDIFF RECORDS.
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CARDIFF RECORDS. At a meeting of the records committee cf the Cardiff Corporation on Monday (Mr. E. Thomas presiding) the Archivist re- ported that Volume 3 was now in the binders' hands. He was pushing for- ward Volum s 4 and 5. Out of 175 sub- scribers for Vols. 1, 2, and 3. no less than 140 had already sent orders for Vols. 4 and 5, and. as some of them were taking more than one copy each, the number taken was in excess of that. This was in addition to the copies sold through the booksellers. The archivist concluded his report with an application for an increase of salary. The committee authorised the archivist to go to London to make further extracts at the Records Office, and deferred the application for salary pending a report showing what work had been done by Mr. Matthews for the other departments of the corporation.
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MERTHYR ASSESSMENTS. CASE OF THE CARDIFF WATER- WORKS. At a meeting of the Merthyr Union Assess- ment Committee held on Saturday, Mr. Thos. Jenkins, J.P., presiding, a letter was read from Messrs. Gwilym James, Charles, and Davies raising the point whether the time had not now arrived, the committee having received the new valuation liet.s. for the sug-1 Rested round-table conference between the committep and the coalowners to be held, and they suggested that such a meeting should take place in October.' This point was discussed, and it was held that in any case the re-valuation must first of all be con- firmed before the committee could proceed to consider the proposed conference.—The Chair- man informed Mr. Kenshole, Aberdare, of this arrangement, when he appeared on behalf of the Powell Duffryn Collieries at Gelligaer and Aberdare, the Bwllfa, Cwm- aman Coal Company, the Wayne's Merthyr, and other companies in support of an appeal against the rates outstanding since 1900 upon certain collieries in Gelligaer and Aberdare.—Mr. F. P. Charles also attended for the same purpose on behalf of Messrs. Guest, Keen, and Co. and the Rhym- ney Iron Company.—A discussion took place, in which the circumstances of the appeals and the possibilities of future procedure were discussed, and it transpired that the unpaid arrears on a prior rate, as far as Mr. Ken-, shole's clients were concerned, were 9114, and in the casp of the companies represented by Mr. Charles £ 600.—Mr. Halloran, Cardiff, and Mr. C. H. Priestley, the Cardiff waterworks engineer, on behalf of the Cardiff Corpo- ra.tion, applied for a considerable reduc- tion on the Cardiff Waterworks assess- ment in the Merthyr and Vaynor parishes.—Mr. Halloran stated that the total cost of works in the parish of Merthyr was zE43,270 10s. 2d.. and in the Vaynor parish £ 23.706 lis. 5d. He contended that the proper method, as decided in a recent case, of assessing these propetties was to take the total costs of construction, and upon that make a calculation ot 3 per cent. Upon such a calculation being adopted the Cardiff Cor- poration were entitled to claim a reduction upon the present assessment of their pro- perties. hath in Merthyr and Vaynor. Mr. Priestley furnished several detailed statements of costs bearing upon the matter, and it was decided by the committee to refer the question to their expert valuer, and to give Mr. Hallo- ran notice when the appeal would be further considered. Mr. J. P. Jones (Newport) appealed for an abatement of rates upon the Cefn Glais Colliery in resrect of a period from March until the latter part of ugust, this year, during which time the colliery was idle. Se-eral technical points were involved in* the discussion which ensued, and the committee decided to adjourn the appeal for a month, and in the meantime to instruct their valuer to prepare a valuation of the colliery, which had not been valued specifi- cally in the latest returns.
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TEACHERS' MEETINGS IN SOUTH WALES. CONFERENCE AT CHEPSTOW. Under the auspices of the Monmouthshire District Union, a conference of inspectors, managers, and teachers was held in the Boys' Board School at Chepstow on Saturday. There was a very large attendance. Mr. W. D. Lewis, Llangattock, president, opened the morning session, and made an address of welcome. The secretary, Mr. J. H. Roberts, of Newport, gave his report. Mr. W. T. Samuel, lecturer in music to the Barry School Board. gave a very interesting demonstration lesson on music teaching. Miss Mona Clay, Barry, read a paper on the value of gamps and stories, showing how games develop character, and that play was better than formal physical exer- cise. The influence of stories in training certain emotions and in developing imagina- tion was also dwelt upon. Mr. A. G. Legard, his Majesty's Chief Inspec- tor for Wales, presided at the afternoon sit- ting, and delivered an address upon the teach- ing of history and the method of making what was sometimes a dry study attractive. A practical demoifttration of. the Possi- bilities of Plasticine" was given by Mr. W. Harbutt, A.R.C.A.-Mr. Evans (Barry) spoke of the correlation of modelling with other school studies, showing that it was good for teach- ing form, as it taught a child to look all round things.—Mr. A. Taylor, his Majesty's Inspector cf Drawing, gave an address upon the practical application of model drawing. The cozuerenoe terminated with votes of thanks. MERTHYR AND DOWLAIS ASSOCIATION. A general meeting of the members of the Merthyr and Dowlais Teachers' Association was held at Cefn Board Schools on Saturday, the president (Mr. D. W. Jenkins) in the chair. The teachers under the Vaynor School Board, having applied for a revised scale of salaries, Mr. T. H. Kemp proposed: "That this meeting is strongly of opinion that the adoption of equitable scales of salaries is one of the con- ditions necessary to ensure to the children of our primary schools the highest educational advantages." He said it was not expedient that they, as an association, should venture to interfere between a body of managers and their employes, and this gesolution was a general one.—Mr. Edward Williams, Dowlais, seconded the resolution, which was carried.— It vfaM ultimately agreed that a deputation should wait upon the Vaynor School Board at their next meeting.—Mr. J. W. Hall, B.A., Cardiff, afterwards delivered an address on "The Sonnenschein Method of Teaching Reading."
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BRASS BAND CONTEST AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon attracted thousands of enthusiastic bandsmen and their friends from all over England, the occasion being the great contest arranged by Mr. J. H. lies for the 1.000 Guinea Champion Trophy. No less than 27 bands had entered, each consisting of 24 players, and a record was established by reason of every band appearing and competing As the result of drawing lots the bands played in the following order:-I, Irwell Bank (A. Owen oonductor); 2, Nantile Vale (A. Owen); 3, Lee Mount (W. Swingler); 4, Wingate's Temperance (W. Rimmer); 5, Kingston Mills (A. Owen); 6. Batley Old (A. Owen): 7, Crooke -(P. Fairhurst): 8, Besses o' th3 Barn (A. Owen*; 9. Hartlepool Old Operatic (A. Owen); 10, Ferndale Prize (S. Radcliffe); 11. Luton Red Cross (N. Holden); 12. Kettering Rifles (A. Own): 13. Arae! Griffin Mon. (H. Bentley); 14, Wyke, (E. Swift); 15, Irwell Springs (W. Rimmer); 16, Northfield (B. Ll. Fewsterr); 17, Denton Original (A. Owen); 18. Tillery Collieries. Mon. (J. Griffiths); 19, Rochdale Public (W. Rimmer); 20. Danne- mora Works (R. Richford); 21. Kettering Town (R. Ryan); 22. Linthwaite (E. Swift); 23. Rushden Temperance (A. Owen); 24, Hucknall Temperance (J. Gladney); 25. Pendleton Old (W. Rimmer); 26, Lindley (J. Gladney); 27. Rotherham Borough (A. Owen). The test piece consisted of an admirable arrangement bv Mr. J. Ord Hum" 01 various excerpts from the following works of the late Sir Artnur Sullivan: Ivanhoe," "The Chieftain," "Iolanthe," "Victoria," "Merrie England," "Marty.s of Antioch," and "The Rose of Per- sia." Each performance took from thirteen to eighteen minutes, and, owing to the excel- lent arrangements, the bands followed each other with regular precision. The first band ascended the orchestra at one o'clock. The judges Were :-Messrs. E. H. Turpin. Carl Rief- fert (Hippodrome), and J. W. Roger (Cold- streams). The trophv was awarded to the Lee Mount Band from Halifax, conducted by Mr. William Swingler. Neither of the Welsh bands gained a Dlaoe in the ten awards, and in the solo oom- petitions they were equally unfortunate.
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FRERMASONRY. FORMATION OF A WELSH LOvGØ FOR LONDON. A new Masonic lodge for the convenieIlCe, of Welshmen resident in London was coil crated on Monday at Freemasons'-hall. in presence of a very large gathering of be Masonic craft, many of whom were. invited guests of the founders of the l^rgJl. It is the first London lodge particularly i0jx tilled with the Principality. The 0f Welsh Lodge starts with every prospe0* success, having no fewer than 27 g. including Sir John H. Puleston, Colo Pryce-Jones. M.P., and Mr. Edward Ro es Provincial Grand Secretary for North tbe and Past Deputy Grand Sword Bearer ifl Grand Lodge of England. Sir John Pu^^t was chosen by the founders to be the Worshipful Master of the new lodge. se- After the lodge had been formally c j[. crated, constituted, and dedicated, Sir Puleston was installed as Worshipful and Mr. W. W. Woosnam, W.M., Lodge L&t was appointed by him to act for the first ? as Immediate Past Master. Mr. E. R. Clea I.P.M., 2.077, was invested as Senior ^rar^eo; Mr. T. J. Harries, No. 3, as Junior War» 1 Mr. T. Davies, P.M., 1,381, was elected invested as treasurer; Mr. D. H. re 2,606. as secretary; Mr. John Hinds. g Senior Deacon; Mr. D. L. Thomas, et Junior Deacon; Mr. John T. Lewis, 3, as Guard; Colonel E. Pryce-Jones. M.P., Past Grand Stewaid. as Director of Cere t. nies; Mr. Thomas Hinds, 1,671, as Director of Ceremonies; Mr. Cyril 1,632, as organist; Mr. Herbert Emlyn. 1. 15 and Mr. J. W. Ffoulkes-Jones, 2.077. tol, Stewards; and Mr. Charles Plant. as Tyler. -ef, The brethren subsequently dined tos?el under the presidency of Sir John Pule6 je and honoured the usual toasts. Miss ^3 Davies and Miss Lizzie Tivy Davies, bet* the speeches, contributed the Welsh s°^"q, "Y Deryn Pur Ar Hyd y os," Peidiwch a Dweyd Wrth fy Xghariad." 11119, "Clychau Aberdyfi," and other select1 i. while Mr. Herbert Emlyn, Mr. John ^^$1 brook, Mr. T. Powell, P.M., and Mr. ^,j. brook, Mr. T. Powell, P.M., and Mr. ^,j. Edwards gave English selections. Mr. tain Meen, P.M., Past Grand Organist, was accompanist. Over one hundred brethren attended .j dinner. Sir John Puleston proposed the t \0 of the consecrating olficcrs, and presented each a handsome gold jewel of a for the lodge. Mr. George Everett (past treasurer) and Alderman Vaughan Jl°rg responded. sit Mr. Woosnam proposed the health of tS John Puleston who during the thirty he had been in London had identified hi% «!i with everything connected with the "e >(¡ society there. He reminded the brethren Vm their master was the first commoner who r.0f the distinguished position of Constable jy, Carnarron Castle.—Sir J. Puleston. in reLsi said he hoped for many years to do his j to promote the success of the lodge, whicli j a great future before it. As to what had "dt jj said about Carnarvon Castle, it was tbej^ii 1 historic castle in the world, and nothing 'f;O to please him more at a future time th.jØ I entertain the brethren within its old bi8 walls. "J The toasts of "The *Tttftttlff'!?*—aiw jo* Officers of the Lodcre" followed, and the ?i » ceedings were not brought to a close uot late hour.
— EDUCATIONAL FliNANCE BARRY.…
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— EDUCATIONAL FliNANCE BARRY. The last financial estimate before triennial election of the Barry School I> ce was considered at a meeting of the fiO committee of that body on Thursday. £ Notwithstanding the imminence November elections, there were only two P1 bers present, the Rev. W. Williams (Ill chair) and Mr. D. Lloyd. ^jlr The estimate for the coming half year. mitted by the clerk (Mr. Gwyn Morris), sho tJIo that provision must be made for 913,793, TDO last adopted estimate being for £ 14,008. 01 principal item of receipts set doffO- ieJ course, is that which will be 1e upon the local rates, representing £ 9.762. Qi next in order of degree being £ 2,550 by Government grants, but this represents & ing off of about £ 75, compared with last owing to the working of the block grant tem. The lion's share of the expendito* the Barry Board, as in the case of all e 0$ tional authorities, is in salaries, and in instance £ 8,400, it is estimated, will be absotetJl' under this head, books, apparatus, and A tionery being responsible for £ £ 00; of principal of loanB and interest, £ 2,250; legal expenses, £ 355. The ratepayers of however, have a two-fold satisfaction in Jj? templating the approaching educational '"J* the all-important one that they should ha* o' the all-important one that they should have of their district a highly effective systeC1^ primary education, and, next, the console that the estimate is some £ 50 less than last occasion, and this notwithstanding the that for the half-year thus provided qØe. no regard, except a purely problematical can be had to the contemplated continl1 det of the grant from the Imperial Treasury the provisions of the Necessitous School Act.
SMUGGLING AT BARB*',
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SMUGGLING AT BARB*' ( #e William George Johnson, master steamship Accomac, at present at Barry was charged at Barry Police-court on jff- with smuggling 301b. of tobacco, el1j1i> A. S. Williams appeared to prosecute on b f. 1. of the Commissioners of Customs, and Mt. Lean, solicitor, defended. T. W. Matthews. Customs officer, said 0 re rummage of the ship on Frid^jfil found 301b. of cavendish tobacco c0llCf+o'fe' under a bunk in a spare berth used as a i 1,%C re room. In front of the tobacco was I tjje quantity of goods. In a cask of stra^ was also a bottle of Florida water. John Wigger, another Customs officef' ^1. on the first rummage he put 321b. nn^eT^efe^' with a quantity of other goods. This. dant said, was all he had. Mr. Williams pointed out that the value and duty was £ 9 lis. 9d., and the value and duty was L9 11s. 9d., and the value and duty, £ 23 15s. 3d. Defendant pleaded he did not know tobacco in question was under the lowera^e He had been ill during most of the N(3 f tJ:1 Barry. The tobacco was for the use t!1^ ship's crew. The steward had report^ ^JP- on the voyage to Antwerp they of tobacco, and there was about 40lb ]elof tP Mr. Arthur Joseph Hocken, owner ter. t ship, said the captain bore a good cliaL- The Bench said there had been e carelessness on the part of the caPtaI ^Te imposed a fine of X,28 15s. 3d.. beln" value and duty, with costs.
IFATALITY TO A CARDIFF pI
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FATALITY TO A CARDIFF pI Whilst working at the Navigation Merthyr Vale, on Monday week ^-pl* g named William Paterson, of Canton, Cardiff, fell off a ladder, s jJ' a V-shaped wound, which he refuse^ a medical man to dress or even f Subsequently he became worse. e> moved to the Merthyr Workhbnsg iuf" WlJ treatment a week after the {j°^» Dr. Lever, assistant to Dr. Ward, fQtind ^ei surgeon, attended the man he suffering from erysipelas, which his removal to the Pant Fever -ay. lais, where he succumbed on Tho inquest was held on Friday lais Police-statiom by Mr. R. J- #ee coroner), and a verdict in a4>c0Ined- the medical testimony was retti*-11
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Alderman Daniel Lewis: It is not a mistake. It is extras. (Laughter.) Mr. Illtyd Thomas: We must ask the Local Government Board to amend their sanction. The Town-clerk: Yes, that is what we shall do. Mr. Sidney Robinson: The tramways money will not be wanted for a year or two. The committee then agreed to Mr. Edward Thomas's resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Evans. The Chairman was about to put it to the meeting that the town-clerk should re-open the question with the Local Government Board, when Mr. F. J. Beavan (who had come in late) said: I don't understand the thing, I must confess. Mr. Courtis: Well, let us explain it to Mr. Beavan. The Chairman: We have been here for an ¡ hour discussing it already. Mr. Beavan: I don't want it explained to me. I can raise it in the council and have it explained there. Mr. Edward Thomas: I don't think that it is fair to the committee to make such a threat. Mr. Beavan: I have made no threat. I say that I can raise it in the council. I will not be put down by you. Mr. E. Thomas: It is just like Mr. Beavan. If he doesn't have his own way he shows his temper. Mr. Beavan: I have not lost my temper any more than you have. Mr. E. Thomas: We have been sitting here an hour discussing this matter, and now Mr. Beavan wants to upset the whole thing because he loses his temper. Mr. Beavan: I am not going to be bullied out of my position by you. Mr. E. Thomas: Nor am I by you. I was in possession of the chair when Mr. Beavan in- terrupted me so indecently. He has come here, and, although the business has taken us an hour, because it is not explained to him he uses threats. Mr. Beavan: I threatened nothing. Mr. E. Thomas: You did. You said that you would raise it at the council. I don't think the council should be called upon to explain to a member because he would not come to the committee meeting. Mr. Beavan: Very well. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick: I move that we go on with the business. The Chairman then put the question to the meeting, and the committee decided that the town-clerk should, communicate with the Local Government Board.