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No cocoa yields Such Genuine Satisfaction as van IJouterfj Qcoa IT SATISFIES YOUR TASTE, IT SUITS YOUR POCKET. Whether you buy a 6d square tin or a larger round tin, You get more and better i/ups out of it than out of any other. I It is BEST & GOES FARTHEST. r I
NEWPORT WOMAN WOUNDED
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NEWPORT WOMAN WOUNDED SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A WORKMAN. Bilston-etreet, Newport (one of the now tho- roughfares, which have sprung up since the advent of Lysaght's Works, and the immigra- tion of the Staffordshire colony) was in the small hours of Sunday morning thrown into a state of great commotion and no small alarm by what appeared to be a tragic occur- rence. The residents were first startled to hear a man, named John Haynes, of 2, Bil- ston-street (one of Lysaghts ironworkers), shouting, it is alleged, as he went along, "I have been and killed a woman, and am going for a polioeman." John Lee, of 10, Slade- street, who heard this statement, went to in- vestigate the cause (whilst the man who waa self accusing himself) still sped on to Maindee Police-station, and having ascertained that a woman named Ann Miller, of 2, Bilston-street, was bleeding profusely from a wound on the scalp, fetched Dr. Touke, of Corporation-road. The medical man found that.Mrs. Miller, who is an aged person, had a wound an inch long, and a quarter of an inch wide extending to the bone. He did what was necessary to ¡' it, and had the suffering woman laid com- fortably in bed. Meanwhile, Haynes had gone on to Maindee Police-station, and, it is said, I reported that Mrs. Miller had fallen down in the house where he was living, and had badly cut her head. He had come out, he said, to find a polioeman. His version to the sergeant on duty, it is stated, was that Mrs. Miller and he had had a few words. She threw water at him. and in return he pushed her, and she fell against the table, cutting her head open. On making investigations at the house the police were told by Mrs. Miller and by her grandson, William Manning, that Haynee took up a lighted paraffin lamp and threw it at Mrs. Miller. The iron foot of the lamp struck the woman on the head, and the wound was produced in that way. Haynes was brought up at an occasional court at Newport Town-hall on Monday, charged with assaulting and wounding Mrs. Miller by strik- ing her on the head with a lamp. Mrs. Miller was reported to be making fair progress, but was unable to appear against the prisoner, who was remanded till Wednesday.
MERTHYR ASSESSMENTS,
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MERTHYR ASSESSMENTS, A NEW VALUATION LIST BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. A special meeting of the Merthyr Union Assessment Committee was held on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr. John Rogers.—A supplemental valua- tion list for the parish of Merthyr was submitted by Mr. T. Gilbert Evans, the assistant-overseer, showing an increase in the ratable value of £7,057, made up as fol- 10ws :-Coal. £2,860 10s.; new property (281 houses), £ 2,966; property re-valued..E1.230 10s. A supplemental valuation list for the parish of Penderyn showed a decrease on the ratable value of JE29 owing to the diminished output at the quarries, and a supplemental list for the parish of Ehigos showed a decrease in the ratable value of L634 So. consequent upon the stoppage of the pita at Hirwain.—Mr. Rees Bees gave notice that be would move at the next ordinary meeting of the committee tha.t the clerk issue instructions to the overseers of the various parishes to deposit their supple- mental lists each half-year at such a date as would enable the committee to confirm them before tie expiration of the half-year then running.—The Clerk mentioned that the committee had ordered all the supplemental valuation lists to be brought in together, but this order had not been obeyed, and he pointed out that in not observing it the a-ssLgrtant-overseer3 ran considerable risks of getting into trouble.
l» PLAYING WITH MATCHES.
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l» PLAYING WITH MATCHES. CHILDREN CAUSE A FIRE AT CARDIFF. Three little children who were playing with matches were the cause of a fire which broke out on Sunday morning at 79, Partridge-road, Cardiff, a house occupied by Mr. Ernest Johns, a marine engineer who is now at sea. The fire brigade received information just before ten o'clock, and Superintendent Geen at once despatched the tender. The fire was well alight in a back bedroom, in which a quantity of furniture and bedding was stored, but the men succeeded in extinguishing it before it cotdd spread to any of the adjoining rooms. The windows and the bedding and furniture, which were uninsured, were con- siderably damaged, part of the ceiling was burnt through, and the joists charred. The total damage is estimated at about JS50. Mrs. Johns stated that two of her children and her niece were playing in the room and must bs" set the place alight with some matches.
CANTON WOMAN'S DEATH.
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CANTON WOMAN'S DEATH. HUSBAND BLAMED BY THE CORONER'S JURY. The circumstances surrounding the death of a. Cardiff septuagenarian were investigated at the Town-hall on Saturday night by the coroner (Mr. E. B. Reece). Deceased, Laura Williams. aged 70. was the wife of John Wil- liams (64), of 85, Ethel-street, Canton, who earns his living as a. maker of mats and has- socks, which he disposes of as a hawker. Williams seemed in great grief at his loss, and oould scarcely articulate for tears. He said that his wife had been ill and confined to her room for four or five weeks. She would not see a. doctor, and the belief was that she would get better. At half-past six on Friday morning witness went downstairs and made a. cup of tea, but his wife would not take it. At four o'clock in the afternoon he took to the bedside another cup of tea, and found his wife dead.—Asked by the Coroner why he did not call in a. medical gentleman, witness replied, with emotion, that he was sorry he did not do it. For three days deceased had been unable to eat. She had suffered from a bad cough, but up to Thursday night was about doing her work. Dr. John Evans, who was summoned by the last witness, deposed that there were no marks of injury. Ths body was very thin, but not wasted, anA, was very dirty. The bit of bedding and the mattress were also filthy. The cause of death was heart failure, follow- ing upon exhaustion. The jury returned a verdict of Death from natural causes," and found the husband very much to blame. At the same time, they attributed his inaction to ignorance.
| GOOD FRIDAY DRINKING.
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GOOD FRIDAY DRINKING. REGRETTABLE SCENES AT BASSALEG. The peaceful quietude of the Tillage of Bas- saleg has been upset. On Good Friday it is the custom of a great number of New- port people to flock to Lord Tredegar's park for games and sports. This custom was ob- served this year; but at nightfall there seems to have been a general adjournment of the rougher element to Bassaleg, which was made the scene of orgies and tumults of the most awful description. The constabulary of the village—which numbers only one on normal occasions, and that one has a wide beat- had to be reinforced by half a dozen other constables, sergeants, and inspectors. The public-houses were so much crowded that they could not be conducted with propriety or safety, and the police had literally to clear them all out. At one of the bouses the people were fighting from the back to the front and all through the premises. That house was emptied by a general clearance on the part of the police, and was ehut up at 9.30—half an hour before the normal closing time. A docks workman from Newport, named Robert Tol- cher, was found lying on the roadside in a help- less state of intoxication aod indecency, and had to be locked up. He was on Saturday brought before the magis- trates at Newport.—Inspector Lewis said he never saw such a rowdy and la-w- less crowd in his life as Bassaleg con- tained. They were more like a lot of wild Indians than civilised people; and it was with the utmost difficulty that the police got the place into a state of quietness at all.-Tolcher was fined 20s., or fourteen days' ha-rd labour.
SCENE AT HAVERFORDWEST.
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SCENE AT HAVERFORDWEST. A young fellow named William King was brought up at the Shire-hall, Haverfordwest, on Saturday, charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the police. A Mil- ford fisherman was being locked up when King intervened and advised the prisoner to kick the police. He was ordered away, but instead he took a flying kick at one constable, narrowly missing his face, spat in his face, and kicked him about the body. Further assistance was obtained, and King, fighting like a madman, was carried to the Oastle and locked up. The police were advised by a bystander to "frog-march the brute" when King was lying on his back kicking all and sundry.—Superintendent Francis asked that an example should be made of King. He was sorry to say kicking was becoming fashionable in Haverfordwest, and he asked the bench to protect the police. Ordinary blows they did not mind so much, but kicking was dangerous. Had one of the prisoner's kicks directed to the face taken effect the constable might have been killed.—The prisoner, who has just served ten days, and has to appear at the quarter eeesions next Wednesday on another charge, was fined £3, or six weeks' imprison- ment. He was allowed a week to pay, so that he may put in an appearance next Wednes- day.
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EASTERTIDE CONFERENCES.
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EASTERTIDE CON- FERENCES. THE INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY, The annual conference of the Independent Labour Party was opened at the Cory-hall, Cardiff, on Monday. The Chairman (Mr. Philip Soowdem) in the course of his address said that for the first time they were met without the inspiring presence of Mr. Keir Hardie. It was the hope of them all that the physical consequences of the hard work in the people's cause from which Mr. Hardie had been suffering in the last twelve months would very speedily be removed. The Independent Labour con- ference that day represented a party which was the most remarkable achievement in British political history. After eleven years of strenuous effort they could truthfully declare that the Independent Labour Party was firmly established as an acknowledged active and growing political party, and must hence- forth be recognised as a permanent force in politics. He referred to the suocesses of members of their party at the recent muni- cipal elections, which surpassed anything they had previously done. He found that a.t present one out of every 30 of the members of the Independent Labour Party occupied positions as elected public representatives, which established a record in political parties not only in this country, but, he thought, in every country in the world. They were thus training men for the more important work of the House of Commons, for there was a need of a revivifying, purifying, and moralising influence in British politics to-day. He was positive that in the next Parliament there would be a Labour group many times increased in number. In conclusion, Mr. Snowden described the Socialist as the most glorious movement in which humanity had ever engaged. (Cheers.) CHINESE LABOUR. Mr. Moggridge (London City) moved the fol- lowing resolution:- This conference condemns the importation of Chinese labour into South Africa for the following reasons; -(1) Because the conditions of service are in essentials a form of servitude repugnant to modern ideas of liberty. (2) Because Chinese labour, regulated or otherwise, cannot fail seriously to lower the standard of living. (3) Because the compound system is tyrannous in ita methods, involving practical imprisonment, cruelty, and the worst- forms of truck, and should be imme- diately abolished. Further, this conference affirms that its objection to Chinese labour- is an economic, not a racial one; it believes, however, that in the present stage of civilisa- tion a grave responsibility is incurred by forcing prematurely upon us the difficult problem of civic and industrial co-operation with races widely different in feeling and habit from our own. And, finally, it calls for the abrogation of the Ordinance without regard to its effect upon vested interests." The motion waS seconded without comment, and carried unanimously. A second resolution on the same subject was moved by Mr. M'Donald (Pinsbury), as fallows:— That this conference calls upon the Government to enforce payment of the money due from the mineowners of South Africa." Mr. Jowett (Bradford) seconded, and spoke of the great concession which the mineowners cf South Africa. had received from this country. In return the mineowners ought to have met their obligations. The right tiring, and the thing which our Government should have done after the war, was to have nationalised the mines. Their party would not waive the just claims which England had against the mineowners of South Africa. The resolution was carried. FISCAL POLICY. The following resolution was carried, on the motion of Councillor Parker (Halifax), seconded by Mr. Gavin Duffy: — That this conference protests strongly on national and international grounds against ail proposals for placing tariff restrictions upon imports, and espe- cially against any tariff scheme calculated to limit the supply or increase the cost of food; and no less strongly protests against the existing exorbitant charge of rents, royalties, and railway rates, which seriously handicap British industry, not only in foreign exchange, but in the home market; and, fur- ther, recognising that in this country under Free Trade, as in other countries under Pro- tection, the bulk of the population remains in a shameful condition of poverty, bad housing, and uncertainty of employment, this conference calls for legislation to nationalise the mines, railways, and other industrial monopolies, and to secure the abolition of indirect taxation, the taxation of land values, and accumulative income-tax, in order that the wealth created might be shared by the community, and not be for the advantage of the rich and idle classes." Another resolution, drafted by the agenda committee, was submitted by the agenda committee as follows:- "That this conference, while reiterating its adhesion to the principles of free imports, is opposed to the production of goods under conditions that debase the workers. It, there- fore, demands the total prohibition of the manufacture of sweated goods at home and the corresponding prohibition of their im- portation from abroad." Mr. Moggridge (London City) stated that the object of the resolution was the expression of the idea that the maintenance of the standard of living in this country was of more importance than Free Trade.. The resolution was carried with two dis- sentients. THE UNEMPLOYED QUESTION. Councillor Jowett (Bradford) moved a reso- lution re-affirming the former declarations of the conference that it was the duty of the State, acting in concert with local bodies, to provide useful work for the unemployed at adequate wages, and without disfranchise- ment; and that the conference pressed upon municipalities the desirability of undertak- ing works of public improvement in times of distress. Mr. Larkin (Liverpool) opposed the resolu- tion. How could trade go on, he asked, with- out the unemployed? The shipping industry, for instance, could not be carried on at all. The resolution was carried nem. con. PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE. Mr. Hobson (London) submitted the follow- ing resolution, drafted by the agenda com- mlttoo: That this conference is of opinion that the time is now ripe for the national accep- tance of the principle of a minimum wage. It believes that the minimum wage is the logical corollary to our present system of factory la.ws and regulations; that it ia an effective check to those competitive condi- tions which tend to reduce the standard of living; and that a minimum wage adds sub- stantially to the purchasing capacity of the wage-earners of this country." The resolution ms carried, with the .inser. tion of the word "living" before wage. SOCIALIST FUSION. A prolonged discussion took place on a motion by Mr. Larkin (Liverpool), that the conference considered that the time had arrived for active steps to be taken toward the uniting of all Socialist forces of Great Britain, and that this oould best be done by a combination of the two main Socialist bodies, the Independent Labour Party and the Social Democratic Federation, into one united Socialist party.—The resolution was seconded, and supported by a number of delegates. An amendment was moved by Mr. O'Connor Kessock (Glasgow), that the conference having on three occasions affirmed its opinion on the question of fusion, it was undesirable that the time of the conference should be further wasted in discussion of the matter, and I that the administrative council should be empowered to deal with the whole question as the development of the situation might demand. The amendment was carried by 94 votes to 38. and on a further vote it remained the substantive resolution by 97 votes to 35.
I SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
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SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The conference was resumed on Tuesday morning, Mr. Philip Snowden again pre- siding. THE HOUSING PROBLEM. Mr William Sanders (London County Council) moved the following resolution touching the housing problem:— That this conference, recognising the terrible evils arising from overcrowding and bad housing conditions, urges local authorities to vigorously nee the powers they already possess under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and the Amending Acts of 1900 and 1903. The con- ference further demands that the Housing Acts should be amended, together with the Public Health Acts, on the follow ing lines:- Owners of insanitary property condemned by authority should be compelled to clear the sites at their own expense; all restric- tions over rural authorities in connection with municipal housing as compared with urban authorities should be abolished; powers to be given to rural district and parish councils so that two or more coun- I cils may prepare and carry out joint schemes of municipal housing; that all restrictions should be removed which pre- vent local authorities from building houses other than so-called working-claes dwel- lings; the term of repayment of loans bor- rowed for housing purposes should be exended to 100 years; that in all schemes for the readjustment of the incidence and method of local taxation powers should be given to local authorities to rate vacant land and building sites and empty houses upon their annual assessable value; that the cubic space now authorised for lodging- houses, viz., 150ft. for children under twelve years of age, and 300ft. for adults, should be raised to a. minimum of 300ft. for children unaer eignt years ot age ana. own. lor adults. Councillor Parker (Halifax) and Mr. Peckton (Hyde) opposed the extension of the term for the re-payment of the loan to 100 years, as suggested. If municipalities would use the profits made from other undertakings for this purpose it would be far preferable to borrowing money for housing. An amend- ment to this effect was moved. Councillor Hunt (Birmingham) opposed this view. They had to reckon, he said, with those people who argued that all municipal undertakings ought to pay for themselves. The amendment was loot, and the resolution carried. Another resolution on the same subject was carried to the effect that municipalities and urban district councils should be pressed. when taking money on loan, to acoept the same in sums of £10 and upwards at 3 per cent., so as to encourage small investors and to lessen appreciably the amount paid by the public as interest on public loans. TIBET. The following resolution, drafted by the standing orders committee, was moved by Mr. Moggridge (London City):—"That this conference records its indignation that, without provocation or just cause, an expedition is being despatched to Tibet, that it has resulted in eerious loss of liit and the conference is of opinion that this enterprise is directly due to the aggressive policy of the Indian Government, and for which the home Government must be held responsible." Miss Ford (London) seconded, and suggested that the press of this country was endeavour- ing to excite the nation to a general blood- thirsty feeling, as it did a;t the time of the ¡ South African War. I The resolution was carried. RAILWAYS AND TRANSIT. Mr. S. G. Hobson (London City) moved, and it was agreed to, that the conference, re cog-1 nising the great importance of efficient means of transit, reiterated its demand for the nationalisation of railways and canals, and further called for the formation of a national board of transit, which should be charged with the duty of co-ordinating the various systems of transit now in use, and which are ripe for adoption, notably railways, canals, tramways, motor services, and to protect public interests in future applications of electricity to locomotion. EDUCATION. On this subject a resolution was passed in favour of the State providing a national sys- tem of secular education, with complete public control, and urging that the present Educa- tion Acts be amended so as to free all State- aided schools from sectarian teaching and supervision; that their provisions be extended so as to give free meaJs to children; and that all creed tests in the appointment of teachers be abolished. Another resolution was adopted reoom-r- mending branch members, where disposed, to withhold their children from attendance at rate-aided elementary schools until the time set apart each day for religious instruction had gone by, as allowed by the recent con- cession of the Education Department. MORAL INSTRUCTION. Mr. J. Littlejohns (Swansea) moved—"That this conference is of opinion that the best solution of the religious difficulty in educa- tion is the substitution of a compulsory system of non-theological moral instruction." Mr. Littlejohns said that what was meant by the resolution was that moral instruction was a real part of secular education. He felt that most people in the country who wanted their children to have religious instruction would be quite satisfied if they received moral instruction. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Stanton Ooit (London) seconded, and advocated the omission of the metaphysics of theology from instruction in the schools. The teaching of morals, he said, was always democratic. There was no such thing as morality consistent with aristocratic privilege and monopoly. The motion was adopted. SHOP HOURS. It was agreed that the conference urge the Government in its promised legislation on shop hours to secure to the assistants in all classes of shops compulsory short hours and good industrial conditions, and also to extend its proposals so as to protect workers in restaurants, hotels, and all places of public entertainment. MISCELLANEOUS. A telegram offering greetings was received from the Social Democratic Party of Holland, and another from Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., who is staying at Bcrdighera, Italy, and which read, "Cordial thanks and good "wishes." Manchester was selected as next year's meeting place of the conference. At the oloee the Chairman remarked that that had been the best conference of the Independent Labour Party since itog incep- tion.
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS AT CARDIFF.f
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ATTENDANCE OFFICERS AT CARDIFF. f The nineteenth annual conference of school attendance officers was opened at Cardiff on Saturday. In the morning visita were paid to Ely Paper Mills and Cardiff Castle, and at three o'clock in the afternoon a meeting was held in the lecture theatre of the higher grade school. In the unavoidable absence of the mayor (Alderman Jenkins) and the deputy-mayor (Mr. Lewis Morgan), the delegates were received on behalf of his worship by Councillor Chappell Mr. Thomas Mallett, local conference secre- tary, read a paper on the Education Act of 1902, in which he said that after weighing all the evidence and cir- cumstances, recognising the tremendous taek of conciliating all the diversified factions in this controversy, he (Mr. MaJlett) was com- pelled to arrive at the conclusion that the Education Act of 1902 was an honest and statesmanlike attempt to deal with a problem of unexampled difficulty, and he felt confident that if the Act were given a fair and sympa- thetic trial it would prove to be the founda- tion of a superstructure of national educa- tion that wotild ultimately be very beneficial to the children of this country, whose interest they all had at heart. (Applause.) In the discussion which followed Mr. Owen Roberts (Manchester) expressed his belief that the step taken by the Government was in the right direction. Although differing upon details, he welcomed the Act as an instalment towards the nationalisation of education in this country He believed that in time the question of control would be permanently settled. Mr. J. Day (Cardiff) appealed to all to sink their religious differences for the sake of the children, and to consider the Act from an educational standpoint. He believed that the planks of a national system were'to be found in the Act. Mr. Gerrant (Glasgow) in an interesting speech described the Scottish system, and among others who took part in the discussion were Messrs. Watts (Metthyr), Badge (New- port), Salt-er (Bristol), Brown (London), Davies (Abertillery). Brackley (Reigate), Morgan (Leeds), J. Harries (Cardiff), and Williams (Barry). SECOND DAY. The conference was resumed on Monday, Mr. R. Garrod, of Birkenhead (the (president) in the chair. The report at the executive stated that the past year had been one of anxiety. owing to the uncertain position of school attendance officers throughout the country, and conse- quent apparent indifference as to membership on the port of many. They deeply regretted the loss of many members, either through death or compulsory retirement from the ser- vice. The Act of 1902 had been put in force in various places, but much had yet to be 1 done before the attendance question could be considered in a satisfactory state. They were pleased to report notable increases of salaries j in many quarters, while several awtnonties were being approached, or had the question already under coausideration. Of course, until the authorities got thoroughly into harness the question of adequate salaries must be held over. Many new members, and three or four new branches, were reported. The membership had decreased from 870 to 708. The balance-sheet showed subscriptions amounting to E73 18s. Altea" payment of expenses a. balance of LM 19s. 5d. to be devoted to the Gazette" account, was reported. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. There was some discussion on a motion moved by Mr. Joseph Cooper (Farnworth) "That it is of the utmost importance for the advancement of secondary education that attendance at continuation schools should be made compulsory." Mr. Cooper asked that attendance should be compulsory until the age of sixteen. Other speakers urged that it was unfair to compel a child who had left school to attend an evening class after a hard day's work. One gentleman said it would make the child's life slavery, and,'finally, the motion waa referred to the council. A resolution put upon the agenda by the Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales Fede- ration "That the Government be asked to introduce into Parliament a measure making it illegal for any child under fourteen years of age to be on board a canal boat or cara- van, as such a life is not conducive to the proper education of the child," waa carried after a few remarks. The council of the association was then elected, as follows: Mr. A. Seig, superinten- dent of Barry officers, president; Mr. A. E. Robinson, vice-president; Mr. F. E. Brown, treasurer; E. A. Cook, hon. secretary; Messrs. T. W. Taylor, S. J. Brown, H. Griffiths, G. J. Vernon, M. Jones, W. Wescott, G. Pritchard, R. T. Saull, W. Easton, W. Munn, F. W. Der- rick, and C. Clark. With the exception of the president, all the members are of London. Messrs. J. Dowling and W. Metcalf, of London, were elected hon. auditors. It was decided to hold the next conference at Bradford. Yorkshire.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
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THE GOOD TEMPLARS. The thirty-fifth annual session of the Good Templar Grand Lodge of England opened on Monday afternoon at Weston-super- Mare, Bro. Mai ins (Grand Chief Templar) in the chair. There was a large attend- ance, and 143 new members of the Grand Lodge, chiefly Somersetshire mem- bers, were admitted. The principal officers presented their annual reports. That of Grand Chief Templar Malins remarked with satisfaction that the Order had main- tained, and ev»n increased upon, the large increase of membership which had marked the previous two years, and mentioned that the combined adult and juvenile membership now exceeded 120,000. Bro. Hopkins (Grand Superintendent Juvenile Templars) reported the membership of his department as 55,868, and Bro. Williams (Grand Secretary) gave that of the adult Order as 64.969. Bro. Bingham (Grand Electoral Superinten- dent), in his report remarked upon the lessened national drink bill, criticised un- favourably the manifesto issued by Lord Peel. Lady Ifunry Somerset, and others, noted the generally favourable results of recent bye- elections, and mentioned that the trend of the recent discussion of the compensation ques- tion was toward agreement that any funds for the purpose must be furnished by the liquor trade, and that those finding the money might well be left to arrange and administer the scheme for its distribution. These reports were deferred for subsequent discussion. The Grand Lodge received a series of depu- tations from local bodies, including the town council, Free Church Council, Church of Eng- land Temperance Society, United Kingdom Alliance, Western Temperance League, Order of Eechabites, Sons of Temperance, and Women's Total Abstinence Union. Each depu- tation gave an address of cordial greeting. eulogising the principles and work of the Order. Grand Chief Templar Æaline acknow- ledged the courtesy shown, and pointed out many points of agreement between the Order and the societies represented. Subsequently there was an imposing pro- cession through the town, the members wear- ing their regalia, and at night a great public meeting was held for the advocacy of the principles of the Order, when stirring addresses were given by Grand Chief Tem- plar Malins, Brother W. Bingham (Grand Electoral Superintendent), the Rev. Bruce Meikleham (Grand Chief Templar of Scot- land), and Captain Bigg, M.P. (Westmoreland). All the speakers warmly condemned the pro- posals for interfering with the discretion of magistrates in dealing with the renewal of liquor licences. SECOND DAY- The session wae resumed on Tuesday morn- ing. The report of Grand Chief Templar Malins was discussed and passed, several sections of it dealing with naval and military districts, in relation to which the Grand Lodge decided to ask the International Supreme Lodge to make universal a rule which prevails in England, that naval and military members shall take no part, directly or indirectly, in political work. The Grand Chief Templar, speaking of his personal services, mentioned the recent highly-representative deputation to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, which, however, might not have been necessary if the Prime Minister had not refused to receive a deputation from a million temperance people. The Juvenile Order was reviewed, and it was decided to support Captain Bigg's Bill in Parliament to check the sale of tobacco to children. A report was approved strongly urging that no public support should be given to any candidate who will not publicly declare his readiness to support the legislative platform of the Order The executive reported the provision of two new challenge shields, being handsome pieces of plate, for competition in connection with temperance educational examinations and as a memorial to the late Bro. Suther- land, Past Grand Secretary. At night a largely-attended concert was held for the monetary benefit of the Good Templar and Temperance Orphanage at Sun- bury (Surrey). The institution now contains 60 orphaned children of total abstainers.
SHOP ASSISTANTS.
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SHOP ASSISTANTS. PONTYPRIDD DELEGATE ELECTED PRESIDENT. The thirteenth annual conference of the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assis- tants, Warehousemen, and Clerks opened in Glasgow on Sunday, and is continued to-day About 130 delegates are present from all parts of the country. The annual report, which was approved, showed that the total income for the past year was £ 16,398 2s. 7d. In MR. G. P. ROBERTS, PONTYPRIDD (The newlv-elected President of the National Amal- gamated Union of Shop Assistants, Ware- housemen, and Clerks). benefits, &c.. £6,760 14s.18d. was expended, and the balance at the credit of the Union is £13,424 6s. 5d. The delegates were welcomed by representatives of the Glasgow Trades Council. Mr. W. H. Hairsine (Bradford), the retiring president, nomina-ted for election to that office Mr. G. P. Roberta (Pontypridd), who was unanimously appointed. Mr. Roberts in his address dealt with the question of shorter hours. He argued that legislation upon purely local option lines would not solve the question. It might bring about in a somewhat cumbersome method a decision as to when shops might close in certain areas, but something more definite was desired. To say that shops should close at such times as might be agreed upon would place no restriction upon the hours of shop might be employed before opening and after closing time—nor would it abolish Sunday labour; but if a definite working week was legislated upon it would go far to meet the cam, and would prove of great value to thousands of shop assistants. .SECOND DAY. The conference was concluded in Glasgow on Monday.—Mr. Macpherson (the general secre- tary) reported on the strike of the employes of the Co-operative Stores at Fern dale. If they were going to succeed in strikes in the future, he said, they had yet, in his opinion, to adopt opposite methods to those of the old Trades Unionists. If they had been able to offer the men on strike and all the employes in the stores at Ferndato something like a. security that their wives and families would not be on starvation wages during the strike he believed every one would have come out, and the dispute would have been settled in ten days or a. fortnight. It was with extreme sorrow that he said that this strike was between co-operators and Trades Unionists. (Cries of "Shame.") All his education in the Labour movement had led him. to the con- clusion that they were going to fight the men who were largely regarded as capitalists, but they found now they had got to fight the little capitalists as well as the big ones. It was agreed to start a voluntary supple- mentary strike fund in the branches of the Union. The conference passed resolutions ic favour of the compulsory early closing of shops, in favour of Sunday closing, and ag-a,inat Chinese labour in the Transvaal and the "living-in" system. It was reeolved to appoint three additional organisers and to hold the next conference in Derby.
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SOCIAL DEMOCRATS. The annual conference of the Social Demo- cratic Federation, which opened at Bromley on Good Friday, was continued on Saturday under the presidency of Mr. Peter Walker. Seventy-five delegates, including about thirty district councillors, attended, representing 70 districts in various parts of the country. The report of the executive committee stated that during the year six branches had been formed in London, eight in the provinces, two in Wales, and four in Scotland. The com- mittee felt it impossible to undertake to run any Parliamentary candidates other than those to which the organisation was already pledged. They would only consent to any further candidatures where the branches would secure a suitable candidate and find all the eleotion expenses. The federation had secured six additional Beats at the municipal elections and another at a. bye-election shortly afterwards. On the whole, they could look back on a successful year's work. The conference adopted a resolution con- gratulating Burnley on having Mr. H. If. Hyndman for its Socialist candidate. The conference closed on Sunday when resolutions were adopted in favour of women's
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SWANSEA SESSIONS SCENE ASSAULT IN THE CORRIDORS OF THE COURT. At Glamorgan Quarter Sessions. Swansea, on Tuesday afternoon Ann Thomas, aged 49, and Joyce Thomas, her daughter, a servant girl of fourteen, were charged with feloniously stealing and receiving £3, the money of Hopkin James, in January, at Cadoxton-juxta- Neath. Mr. Ivor Bowen prosecuted, and prisoners were undefended. The prosecutor was a farmer a.t Seven Sisters, and the defen- dant Joyce Thomas had been in his employ. He missed his money, which was kept in a jug on top of a parlour enpkoard. Estner Thomas, sister of prisoner Joyce Thomas, gave evidence against her to the effect that she saw Joyce with her father and mother, and that she gave them some money, which she pulled out of her stocking. The police evidence v^as that Ann Thomas, when arrested, said her husband had the money, and that she had asked him to give it back, but he had said, "No, they have got plenty." Both prisoners gave evidence, and Joyoe said her sister was quarrelsome and untruth- ful. The Ohairman described the case a.nd the state of feeling prevailing in the family as painful. He did not think the mother oould properly be found guilty of receiving. The jury acquitted both prisoners. His Honour then proceeded with another case when a loud scream was heard and the noise of violent altercation just outside the court doors. His Honour despatched the police to investigate the matter, and they returned marching in the three Thomases. After a short wait the chairman had them before him, and Joyce was formally charged with assaulting Esther in the corridor. A police-sergeant who saw the assault said the one sister took hold of the other by the throat.—The Chairman, addressing the parties with some severity, fined Joyce Thomas 20s. and costs, or seven days' hard labour. She protested that she had no money, and a further scene ensued, which was terminated by the Chairman allow- ing her a week to pay.
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ALLEGED PRIZE FIGHT. STUBBORN CONTEST AT TON- GWYNLAIS. A fight for JEZO a-side with the "raw 'una" is reported to have taken place early on Tuesday morning in the wood near Caetell Coch, Tongwynlaie, between Tom Davies, haulier, Penrhiwceiber, and Tom Bees, of the same place. The contestants are said to be well known in the flstio world, and there were present about a hundred of the sporting fraternity of the valleys to witness the encounter. Twenty-one rounda were fought before Davies was declared the victor. Just as the last round was completed Polioe- sergeants Smith, of Canton, and Canton, of Taff's Well, appeared on the scene. They had learnt some news of the fight the day before. and patrolled the whole of the district on Monday night in search of the party. On seeing the police approach the principals and their supporters ran in all directions. Bees was captured and taken to the Tail's Well • Police-station. He showed signs of terrible punishment. It is said his jaw was broken. Later in the day he was bailed out.
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COUPLE MARRIED BY SIGNS SWANSEA DEAF AND DUMB BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM. At Holy Trinity Church, Swansea, on Tues- day morning the unusual scene was witnessed of a marriage between two deaf mutes, Mr. David Griffiths, compositor, and Miss Edith; Evans, daughter of Mr. John C. Evans, insur- ance superintendent. The ceremony was con- ducted by the Rev. A. H. Payne, one of the chaplains of a deaf and dumb institution in London. The whole service, together with questions and answers, was repeated in the manual sign language by Principal Payne, Swansea. The bride was given away by her father, and there was one bridemaid, a sister of the bride, also a mute.
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ABERDARE LICENSEES IN COURT. At Aberdare Police-coart on Tuesday Mary Williams, landlady of the Colliers" Arms, Penywaun, was charged with permitting drunkenness on her licensed premises. Mr. William Thomas defended.—Police-constable Morris (Cwmdare) depoJbd that at ten minutes to eight o'clock on the night of the 23rd of laat month he visited the public-house, where he saw a man named John Bowen, who was drunk and staggering about.—Witnesses for the defence denied that the man was drunk, and it was contended that proper precautions had been taken by the licensee.— The Bensh imposed a fine of £2 and costs. At the same court David Jones, landlord of the White Horae, Cwmbach, was charged with being drunk on his own licensed premises. Mr. W. defended, and the Bench, after bearing Polioe-constabla Williams, dismissed the case owing to the, absence of sufficient evidence. 1
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sunrage, aga-insr. UIlKCTlllg wuu iue Question, and against the importation of Chinese labour into South Africa. After a lengthy discussion on the utilisation of profits of municipal enterprises in reduction of rates, a. motion was adopted supporting all forms of municipal enterprises, which tended to substitute Socialism for private ownership.