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OF A SHIP BY FIRE. AGAINST THE CAPTAIN. > tl^iU^ry ordered by the Board of Trade Ca Gl°u^S ^re °f the sailing vessel Lena, o r' was °Penc(I at the Town-hall, u^nd'jgJ1 Monday (before Mr. T. W. Lewis. f>as°lotH y Magistrate, assisted by Captain Va a Person and Captain Henry bt.c^ell nu ^aT1tical assessors). Mr. Arthur Ih for !t8rs- Vachell and Co., Cardiff) ap- Jf« *t>, of -D -e of Trade, and Mr. James Of 1 -^ibej^tol, for the owner of the vessel, th Gloucester. The master 4hj Cre» 8 Captain E. C. Enon, stated that (j J, ^hen Consisted of four hands all told, Ov tho 0Q a v°yase from Carthagena to ()\'ertUl'n: Vessel took fire, through a stove ^1 ^ilin8- attempts to put the fire V.^ria, t?- the ship was run ashore in Veck. >pu -v' Spain, and became a total in Wa sails, ropes, Ac., were sold. Or 8 cab,a 8Um of £ 28 belonging to the ship but he vraa unable to save that o^«8?Sc;al io^. is d»>t ent was confirmed, except in one of by Thomas Henry Sloggett, the ^i^ion ^the vessel, but a very different h 8eaina8 ^ven by William Kitcher, an <ia the^an' who was one of the crew. He t}^ was no fire in the stove on the for856^ was beached. The vessel was °r 2l sbore on the afternoon of the Wl* January, but he saw no fire laun8^c^ the sand and the boat had V ^H(ieC Then he saw smoke coming notr the starboard rigging. Asked why Mt t,remonstrate with the captain for vessel ashore unnecessaxily, t0 i "because I knew the captain was \e away with the ship." ^tiary; How do you know that? bhf ^efor canse I stopped him twice the *■ The captain was often drunk, th°fe. as sober on the day the vessel went g he Can you suggest a reason r^Uneg„_ run the vessel ashore? V.e StirL j^ause be was in debt to the ship. Vt1ess ary: do you know? Sti^„^aase be told us so. & to destrlary: Did he tell you he was sSif NS^'the ship? toofe the eh sa^ he was sorry he toanntr+Whfn asied if he had any ques- ftii| had 1 witness, said he (the cap- and °d all the questions truth- to not waste his breath to ^>6, stich. statements as Kitcher had ^'r!f,a^G'l stated that there was another 1> 6 c he had sailed for South America, th e a^tIrt adjourned till Tuesday, when tis? ij-^Ddiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis), in giving OM*' ^ent, said that if it were in evidence, that there were r|t„ g^oickets on board, the vessel was not ifnd seaworthy condition. After 1>a c°Urt the conflicting evidence, he said lie 5 iigjlli<^eSretted that the second A.B., a to ^ht h "^av'nd«r, was not available, as ^ted the court in coming to j Save1!,11' ^either the master nor the V^fcirp 3 evidence in such a way as ^as 2<)nftdonoe' but, ae Kitcher's state- tij ^corroborated, the court adopted 10 fl fire rp11 the master as to the origin hi at being so, they were bound wjriiig t!n in default for not properly stove, to which the loss of the dne, and they suspended his cer- V' Anl Slx m°nths. Vri^^rdifP?1" Vachell (Messrs. Vaehell and appeared for the Board of Tra-de ^1. lnP> Bristol, for the owners of the

VeCargoes explode- {^6 S R. 0N A BARB.Y-LABEN STEAMEE. t}^ Jfa^T Bteamer Cheviot Range, bound ^ttep^ .^<>r Las Palmas, has arrived at **ti_^he Place with her cargo of coal on *»<} ^li&h ^^kera proceeded to the vessel to flames, but as they were Hi ftre nia.ke their way to the seat '^3 tbirfa terrible explosion occurred, by mfcn wiere injured, three of l°tisiyReater. SIGNED ON AT CARRY, ^bu,. the Cheviot Range signed on IN) °n -^ay 10, and the following raser B'a-'le at Barry: —Chief engineer, Hint Pictou (N.S.); second engineer, iW' J. rS8011' of Suiiderland; third engi- Litl' P°tter, Sunderland; cook, J. an(l two firemen, named n* Stockholm, and J. Narukw, a to'

OF A CARDIFF TRADER. ()I¡, tb.è '? fitting at Barnstaple to inquire Voy^eek of the William S. Green whilst by^e ^rom Cardiff, which was dis- ~Qw<^rjr 20^^e coastguards at daybreak on R b- a total wreck ou the rocks at P°0(j tou^e its decision on Saturday. The f. that the coastguards had kept a 3 look-out, and that the 0 if they were displayed, were ^•u ^tta„riT1S to the thick weather. The 11 a no importance to the Btate- V on +tn€ss that he saw the reflection j ^Vjhth« the horizon, and were of opinion J1 th? Uev,t SUa-lty resulted from the vessel S jlc^ too long on the starboard tack p^atiler w'hen neitner shoro lights eeen. The court also con- at the vessel was inadequately v

I*? A STEAMER AT CARDIFF. n('viot0ll^ydi,'00vered to have broken out early trart- doming on board the steamer ij'^t between Cardiff, Glasgow, and .^cjj ^an(l which is now lying in the i-'W0 sCardiff. The outbreak, which was Sst s "tanoous combustion, took place It}'JMia Siilti>etre. It was detected in !)b.e 0j easily put out by the ship's hose the Bute Dock hoses.

OQI> '^N HA?0N IN THE NORTH SEA. r<5achcd Paris of the sinking of tk.thft e fi»^ainer Helene, after collision <» f^°rth saSl1 Kteauier General Havelock, J V,K- The disaster was due to a li«|enl0;b prevailed at the time. Seven 8tean? S crew were drowned, but- th'e er rescued five others.—Central ICQR °H th,* tT3-3 a new vessel, built at Bill «v, ne' aQd owned by the Maletra lteg « had left Rouen with a cargo 0r West Hartlepool.

— S GIFTS TQ SWANSEA. of the Swansea Public ee gem^6 Mr" J" T\ Martyn intro- the Rji.tiemen who wished to protest S fop *u aPProved by the ratepayers' f. Ohnf Dew branch library at Lan- flZ ihr^tion +v,rinai1 eaid they were not *011 of could not be heard, but on k^hfto to Morgan Hopkin it was ifc.the RfarTIthem- The Rev. Harold jiUiam- T" Hu?h Davies, and Mr. Row- rat^ ero then heard, contending v Y COQv_ Payers' meeting v/as not J tofairt^yzs cn«t only persons Toted, £ >>t i? that further public

CALVINISTIC METHODISM. CHAPEL DISPUTE IN RHONDDA VALLEY. The quarterly meeting of South Wales and Monmouthshire Calvinistic Methodists was continued at Capel Drindod on Wednesday under the presidency of the Rev. William Jenkins, M.A., Swansea (moderator), the sec- retarial duties being discharged by the Rev. W. J. Williams, Hirwain. The Rev. J. C. Jones, a visitor from America, who is pastor of the largest Welsh Church at Chicago, was introduced to the confercace," and received a cordial welcome. The rev. gentleman, who is a native of Car- diganshire, brought greetings from Welshmen In the Wisconsin district. DESECRATION OF THE SABBATH. The Rev. D. H. Lloyd (Pembroke) brought forward a resolution passed by the Pem- brokeshire Presbytery calling attention to the desecration of the Sabbath, the chief sinners in that respect being "those in high places." A newspaper the other day sneered at the Presbytery for call- 1 ing attention to the matter at all. It was, nevertheless, their duty as Christians to lift up their voices in favour of the sacredness of the Lord's Day. The Rev. Aaron Davies, D.D., Barry Dock, thought it was a timely subject. Travelling on the Sabbath was increasing enormously. The Rev. W. W. Lewlis, Carmarthen, said that they should be clear themselves before entering their protest. Was travelling a desecration of the Sabbath? If so, then he could well understand a newspaper treating their discussion on such subjects with sneers, for they knew right well that some members of the association were guilty in .this way. After others had spoken the matter was allowed to drop. CHAPEL DISPUTE AT TONYPANDY. The subject of the chapel dispute at Tony- pandy was introduced by the Rev. D. M. Phillips, Ph.D., Tyiorstown, by the reading of a resolution passed by the East Glamorgan monthly meeting at Cardiff, declining to receive the members of Hcrmon Church, Tonypandy. into the Presbytery. It will be re-called that at Pentrc in March the sassiwn passed a resolution asking the East Glamor- gan monthly meeting to receive Hermon Church into fellowship, provided the mem- bers expressed their sorrow and regret for having in tha first place seceded from the mother church at Bethania, Llwynypia. After the Rev. Mr. Phillips had read volu- minous correspondence regarding the dis- pute, The Rev. William James, Nantymoel, remarked that they were not, he was afraid, in a proper frame of mind to arrive at a decision that day. Party feeling had been allowed to run very high for a considerable time. It appeared that one of the reasons given by the East Glamorgan monthly meet- ing for not receiving the church at Hermon under its wing was that there were too many chapels already neat- at hand. But the dis- tance between Salem and Shiloh, Aberyst- wyth, was not so far as that between Her- mon, Tonypandy, and Bethania. Llwynypia. To get out of the present difficulty, and give them time to cool, he proposed that the whole case be postponed to the year 1906. In the meantime he hoped that the church at Hermon would be left alone, and not interfered with. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Cardiff, agreed with the proposed postponement. He, however, disagreed with the insinuation that Hermon Church was interfered with. It was the other way about. Circulars had been sent broad- cast containing misleading statements. It was they, as members of the East Glamorgan monthly meeting, who had been persecuted. He hoped that all bad feeling would be dropped within the time specified. The Rev. John Morgan, Aberdare, asked if members belonging to the monthly meeting would be allowed to preach at Hermon with- out being looked down upon? The Rev. Aaron Davies, D.D., Barry Dock, said that they had better not enter any further into the question or. it might spoil everything. He supported the postpone- ment resolution. The resolution on being put to the meeting was declared to be unanimously carried. ONE DENOMINATIONAL COLLEGE. The Rev. J. Glyn Davies, Newport, sub- mitted a resolution passed by the" Monmouth- shire Presbytery in favour of appointing a committee of inquiry—from North and South Wales—to deal vith the offer of Mr. David Davies, Llandinam, to subscribe £12,000 for the establishment of one college for the whole of Wales, instead of two as at present. At the Gelli Association meetings in March the questions were relegated to the various monthly meetings. Alderman H. N. Jones, J.P.. Abertillery, said he bad been told that letters were sent about the country prejudicing the people against the proposed scheme for one college. The country wanted greater information and enlightenment; and the appointment of the Suggested committee of inquiry would do a great deal of good in dispelling misunder- 8tanding. The Rev. Thomas Levi, Aberystwyth, said Mr. David Davies, Llandinam, took much interest in the proposal for one college, and it was their duty to support him. After the Revs. W. M. Lewis, Tyllwyd, D. G. Jones, Neath, and others had spoken, the matter dropped.

ABSENT FROM TRAINING. HAVERFORDWEST YEOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. Mr. George Ellerslie Bland, contractor, Haverfordwest, was charged at the Shirc-ball, Haverfordwest, on Wednesday with being absent from the annual training of the Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry. He was taken into custody on Tuesday by the police. and on Wednesday brought up again, having been out on bail. Mr. Bland said that he had a,pplied for leave of absence, as his elder brother was ill, and he, as second son, had to look after the business in the mterests of the family of nine children, who were fatherless and motherless. When he applied for leave, he was told it could not be granted two years in succession, and that his better plan was to buy himself out. "This he had neglected to do. Mr. Bland was handed over to a. military escort, who were waiting.

SWANSEA STEAMSHIP SERVICE. The Ellerman Line, of Liverpool, have arranged that their steamers sailing from Liverpool to Setubal, Oporto, and Lisbon shall in future call at Swansea for cargo on their outward voyages. The Minho, which is due to leave Liverpool to-day (Wednesday), is the first vessel of the line in this parti- cular route to call at Swansea, and by this means Swansea has two direct steamship ser. vices to Portugal, as the Cunard Line boats call at Swansea to load up for Lisbon and Oporto, and then procced direct to the various Mediterranean ports. While Messrs. Ellerman have only just decided upon their Portuguese liners calling at Swansea, their regular Mediterranean boats have called at Swansea for some months past, and Liverpool steamship lines are daily recognising the advantage of having a South Wales calling port for their steamers, as Cardiff and other Bristol Channel ports tap the Midlands a.nd important manufacturing districts.

SEQUEL TO A DETECTIVE'S ERROR. At a meeting of the Swansea Watch Com- mittee on Tuesday a claim made by Mr. King, a fisherman, for illegal arrest was considered. Detective Lewis received information that William King, aged 32, with a tooth missiug, was wanted, and he arrested a man of that name, about that age, and who also had a vacant spot in his mouth, but it was not the right man.—Tt was decided that the claim (nine guineas) be paid, and that the Plymouth police, who had requested the arrest, be asked to contribute half.—An account of £32 for detectives from Liverpool. Manchester, and Birmingham in respect of the Bath and West Show was considered, and the recommen- dation of the head-constable that the show committee should be approached on the matter Was agreed to.

PONTYPOOL SHOP ON FIRE. Early on Tuesday a fire broke out at a I shop in George-street, l'ontypool, kept by the Misses Edwards, and but for the prompt action of the fire brigade it would have had I serious consequences. On Monday the servant girl placed a bucket of hot ashes in the cellar under the stairs. The bucket was burned through, and the fire spread to the woodwork of the cellar. The occupants of the premises were alarmed on rising on Tues- day to find the place full of smoke. Miss j Edwards hurried downstairs, and found that the bottom of the staircase was in flames. She apprised Police-sergeant Watts of the occurrence, and the fire brigade quickly appeared and extinguished the flames. The damage is covered by insurance

"MAD MAGGIE," OF SWANSEA. At Swansea on Wednesday Margaret Rogers, known as "Mad Maggie," was charged with being drunk. She was only released from the Bristol Inebriates' Home on Satur- day after two years' detention. Mr. Rice Daniel said it was a sad spectacle to see a woman of 55 years of age with Z68 convictions against her, and asked her how she accounted for it. She replied that someone gave her a drop of brandy. Some friends had promised to take care of her if she were released. The defendant was then discharged. This is the first case of the kind under the scheme of the Swansea Corporation for send. .tOS. such characters i" Rogers to the. inebriate*' -home..

CARTOONS OF THE WEEK. f* —mm—. •, *• > a. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. Had they reflected what would have happened in this country if the judgment arrived at by the Welsh constituencies had been endorsed by the English constituencies? They would have had a Liberal Administration in for the last nine years. They would have saved at least j50 millions of money, to begin with—the 250 millions squandered upon the war, and 100 millions at least squan- dered in increasing the normal expenditure of this country.—Mr. Lloyd-George at the National Liberal Council meeting, Bridgend. UNFAIRLY TREATED. THE WATCH-DOG: They don't give me suffi- cient to eat. I am simply starvr g! JOHN BULL: Is that our proposed remedy, Duke? Nonsense! An j one can see the dog only needs feeding. INSUBORDINATION. THE NEW RECRUIT (Hon. Ivor Guest): They can take me or leate me, hut blowed if I wear that helmet!

COALOWNERS' FAILURE. THE AFFAIRS OF A CYMMER FIRM INVESTIGATED. At the London Bankruptcy Court on Wed- nesday a, sitting was held before Mr. Regis- trar Giffard for the public examination of L. J. Braude and J. T. A. Lockncr, proprie- tors of the Gordon Navigation Colliery. Cym- mer, South Wales. The reeeiving order was made upon a creditor's petition, and at the first meeting Mr. D. Roberts, incorporated accountant, Swansea, was appointed trustee of the estate. The accounts filed showed gross debts JE14,122, of which £10,536 is unse- cured, and aepete £ 4,286. Asked as to his expenditure in living at the Hotel Cecil, the debtor stated that it averaged from JB20 to S,3 a week. Mr. l'npe: What shall we average it at— £ 15 a week?—Not eo much. You were living very comfortably for a gentleman who had no assets whatever?— Well, I had to entertain people in connection with the colliery company, and that is expen- sive. The examination was ordered to be con- cluded. Mr. Lockner was stated to be in South" Africa, and his examination was adjourned sine die. <

THEFT OF BICYCLES AT PENARTH. Two lads, named William Vaughan and John Tinknell. appeared (before Colonel Thornley and Mr. Lewellen Wood) at Pen- arth on Wednesday on a charge of stealing a bicycle, value zE2, belonging to Mr. Alexander Duncan, Beach-road, Penarth, on or about the 29th of April. The machine was taken from a loft over the stable, and the theft was traced to the accused, who took the bicycle to two local shops for repairs. The two defendants, with Frederick Vaughan, a younger brother of the first named, were charged with the theft of another bicycle, value JCS, the property of the Rev. H. E. H. Coombes, M.A., of 41, Clive- place, Penarth, who missed his machine from a tool-shed at the back of the house, and saw no more of it till he saw it on Monday ridden by one of the defendants in Windsor-road. Mr. Coombes collared the two lad3 Vaughan and took them to the police-station on a charge of theft. William Yaughan and Tinknell were ordered to receive twelve Ertrwjwse with the birch-rod, ap<i Frederick V»ughan was bound over ijj £ i to 08 of beh*Yioox for six months.

WESTON NEW PII^R. CAPTAIN JAMES, OF THE CAM- BRIA, TO BE THE MASTER. It is rumoured that Captain James, of the pleasure steamer Cambria, will be appointed master of the Weston new pier. Captain James will be remembered as the skipper of 'A the steamer Lady Margaret before he under- took the superintendence of the Cambria. He is most popular with all classes, and is a great favourite with the people of the hills who from time to time go for a trip on Messrs. Campbell's boats. To show their appreciation of his uniform kindness and urbanity, the trippers who have sailed on the Lady Margaret and Cambria have made two presentations to Captain James and one to Miss James, his daughter. The new appoint- ment will be a popular one, although a large number will regret the captain's departure.

DECEITFUL CARDIFF GIRL. Annie Davies, a rather pretty girl of eighteen, who was convicted of stealing clothing at Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday, asked to be sent to the Salvation Army home, where she would lead a better life.The police stated, however, that the girl had been there once before, and had stolen the lady captain's savings air. ou:i ting to 21s. 6d., run away and bought herself new clothes. For this she was sent t-prison for a fort- night.—The Bench now told her that she had betrayed their confidence once, and could not be sent to the home again, She would have to go to prison -or three weeks.

NEWPORT BAILIFF ASSAULTED. Edgar Eusminger, of 13, North-street, a well-known seamen's boarding-house keeper, was on Wednesday oonvioted by the Newport ma,gistrates of an assault upon Win. p. Moss, a certified bailiff, who had levied a distress upon his goods. The case had been adjourned in order that the ownership of the goods, which was disputed on the first hearing, might be proTed.-Defend&nt claimed that they were removed by him more than .-50 £ a,yg before the levy was made, and that was fatal to the legality of the distress. The bafiiff was, therefore, a trespasser, ajod » -vra* petly turned o**t ct ^he ho«.<>. Thft ;hefai fchrt fche eane and imjisae*1 a Ifiae cf aeai #-

ALLEGED CHILD NEGLECT. PENARTH MOTHER SENT FOR TRIAL. A painful case was heard by Colonel Thornley and Mr. Lewellen Wood at Penarth on Wednesday, a woman, named Elizabeth Price, a widow, of 6, Church-avenue, Pen- arth, being charged with habitually neglect- ing her three children-Gwendoline (aged twelve), Mary (ten), and Winifred (eight)—so as to cause them unnecessary suffering. Mr. George David, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared to prosecute on behalf -of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, J and Mr. Harold M. Lloyd, solicitor, Cardiff, defended. Evidence was given by Inspector Johnson (National Society for the Prevention of (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), Police-inspector Hallett, Dr. Stewart. Police-constable George Barnes, 'I William Harper, and Mrs. Florence Reid, who testified to the defendant, who wa,s a woman of respectable appearance, having given way to habits of intemperance since the death of her husband, having been frequently found in a drunken state late at night at Cardiff, Cogan, and Penarth. Consequently the children were badly and systematically neglected. The defendant had been fre- quently wr: ned as to her conduct and neglect, but although she had repeatedly promised to amend and give up the drink, her conduct had not improved, and Mr. David, on behalf of the prosecution, there- fore, applied that the woman be dealt with under the Inebriates Act. The Bench committed the defendant, who pleaded not guilty, for trial at the quarter sessions, but admitted her to bail in L,30, and two sureties in £15 each.

OXALIC ACID IN BEER. At Swansea Police-court on Monday John Miller, a seaman, was charged with attempt- ing to commit suicide.—The landlady of the Glamorgan Arms said that on May 10 the defendant came to her house and was served with a glass of beer. A moment or two after- warda she saw the defendant pour the con- tents of a packet of oxalic acid into the beer- Defendant told her that he had swallowed the stuff. He was taken to the hospital, where a stomach pump was need, and after days he recovered. pe&Bdont was committed to take hi* ferial 4ft the Quarter sessions.

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE, I; CHAIRMANSHIP OF CONCILIATION BOARD. A meeting of the members of the Mon- mouthshire and South Wales Coalowners' Association was held at Cardiff on Monday. The proceedings were private, but we under- j stand that Mr. F. L. Davis was appointed president of the owners' side of the concilia- tion board, at a salary of £2,000 per annum. Mr. Joseph Shaw explained that the reasons which actuated the owners' section of the conciliation board to make this proposal was that under the new arrangement for regulat- ing wages the duties which the president would be called upon to perform were of greater responsibility than those which had to be performed under the old eliding-scale. The recommendation was unanimously adopted. On the motion of Mr. Henry Lewis (Ty- nant), seconded' by Mr. B. Nicholas (Ponty- pool). a recommendation of a committee whicb was appointed to consider the advisability of reducing the rate of indemnity now payable to members in respect of strikes was dealt with; and a motion by Mr. Thomas Grimths in favour of a statement being prepared showing the amounts of money paid in the way of indemnity during the five years ending December 31, 1903, was adopted. Mr. Kenshole, the association's solicitor, reported upon the present position of the stop-day action and the action of Messrs. North's Navigation as to the right to deduct' damages awarded against workmen out of wages due to them. TIRPENTWYS COLLIERY PRICE-LIST. Mr. H. Allen presided at a meeting of the Tirpentwys Colliery workmen, held at the Three Cranes Hotel, Pontypool, on Tuesday for the purpose of receiving a report from Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, one of the arbitrators appointed by the conciliation board (on behalf of the men) to endeavour to arrange a price-list for the Tirpentwys Black Vein Colliery. After Mr. Hartshorn had given an exhaustive report. Mr. James Winstone. miners' agent, said there had never been a signed price-list at the colliery, and it was ridiculous to expect men to work when they did not know what remuneration they were to receive. The arbitrators might meet again, but he (Mr. Winstone) was of opinion that their efforts would be futile, as the manage- ment had determined not to concede any- 11 thing. Three years was quite sufficient to test the virtues of arbitration, and it was time for the men to say whether or not the farce should continue.—It was unanimously resolved that a committee be instructed to take the necessary steps to conclude the matter. STOP-DAY ACTION. The solicitors engaged in the stop-day! action approached Mr. Justice Bigham on Tuesday asking his lordship to fix a date upon which the action could be resumed. Monday. June 13. was suggested. Subject to this being suitable to all parties, it will be adopted. The details of the claim respecting Nixon's Navigation Colliery will be taken as the next test case.

THE TIN-PLATE TRADE ANNUAL MEETING OF DOCKERS' BRANCH AT SWANSEA. The annual meeting of the tin-plate mem- bers of the Dockers' Union was held at the Working Men's Club, Swansea, on Saturday. Eighty-five delegates attended, representing all sections of the trade, including the local executive and the special fund committee. The officials present were:—Messrs. Ben Tillett, James Wignall, and Howell Lewis. Mr. Daniel Hopkins (Morriston) was voted to the chair. The proceedings were private. As by the arrangement with the masters any demands for changed conditions can only be made at this period of the year, the various branches submitted a number of pro- positions, which were placed on the agenda and considered at length, but it is probable that few of the suggestions will come to any- thing. The meeting appointed the usual com- mittees, including representatives on the wages and disputes board, for the year. As the present wage arrangement terminates at the end of June, a conciliation board meeting will be held shortly, and the meeting was called to make arrangements for this. With regard to the recent decisions of the arbitrator on the existing wage conditions, Mr. Ben Tillett and Mr. Howel Lewis addressed the men at some length, explain- ing all the difficulties of the situation. The I difficulties affecting annealers and boxers, who are dissatisfied with the award, were also dealt with, and on the whole an amicable feeling was evident. TIN-PLATE STOPPAGE AVOIDED AT MOitRISTON. The 28 days' notice given at the Midland Tin- plate Works to ceass existing contracts ter- minated on Saturday. Much oonjecture ie rife in the locality as to the course which has been taken by the company, but so far the only feasible reason is that of the state of trade. During the latter part of last week intimation was conveyed to those engaged in the intermediate and finishing departments that work would contillue so as to clear off all stock work by the millmen. On Saturday, however, the gratifying news was circulated that the works would resume operations as usual on Monday morning.

THREE THOUSAND LONDON CABMEN ON STRIKE. Three thousand cabdrivers were reported to be on strike in London on Monday. The men attended at the yards in the morning and offered to take* out the cabs on the terms of 14s. a day for hansoms with two horses, lis. for four-wheelers with two horses, and 7s. for four-wheelers with one horse. In several cases these terms were refused. It is impos- sible, the men say, to get a living profit after paying the present 15s. or 16s. a day for the hire of cabs. Union official8 expect that the strike will become general. The privileged cabs—those standing at railway stations— have for the most part refused to join the ranks of the strikers. This being Derby week the men fully recognise that, to use their own words, they have caught the proprie- tors at a weak moment." The Cabdrivers' Union estimates that there are no fewer than 2,000 men now working under the new terms. Many of the cab proprietors are understood to have conceded the men's terms later in the day, and many cabs flying Union flags were seen about the streets in consequence. BOOM IN WELSH ZINC MINING. The bright future for the Welsh zinc mining industry predicted by Sir William Bamsey, at his demonstration of the new process of extracting zinc-white last January at the Hafna Mines in South Wales, is in a fair way to be verified American orders are already coming in, and Wales will shortly be a,ble not only to hold the home trade—which has hitherto been sup- plemented from America and Germany to the amount of four millions sterling—but will be in a. position to supply the rest of the world with a commodity in daily demand wherever painting is in progress. The decision of the French Government to prohibit the use of white lead in painting ) interiors has materially increased the demand, and before long the deserted mines of North Wales will once more be hives of activity. BRISTOL COTTON STRIKE ENDS. The operatives of the Great Western Cotton Factory. Bristol, decided at a meeting held on Tuesday to return to work this (Wednes- day) morning on the understanding that the 5 per cent. reduction which the directors are seeking to impose will be returned at the end of September. The factory has been closed since May 18. The workers number about 1,000. DREDGERMEN'S STRIKE ENDED. The dispute with the dredgermen at the Bute Docks has been practically settled. Sir W. Thomas Lewis paid a visit to the docks on Tuesday and discussed the differences with the men, with the result that an agreement was arrived at that work should be re6umed forthwith. In the meantime a code of rules will be drawn up, and these will be discussed at an early date. CLYDE SHIPBUILDING. Clyde shipbuilders secured 35,000 tons of new work during the present month, including large P. and O. and Elder-Dempster boats. Altogether eighteen vessels have been launched, aggregating about 26,000 tons. COAL TRADE DEPRESSION. In consequence of the closing of several un- remunerative mines, there are at present upwards of a thousand miners out of employ- ment in Lancashire. The present period of depression is almost unparalleled, certainly since 1896-97, and there is no immediate prospect of improvement. Many miners are eeeking other employment than in the pit. LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE. In a statement issued on Wednesday Mr. William 'fattersall, of Manchester, points out that during April and May raw American cotton hae fallen 1.60 pence per pound, the spot quotation on Tuesday being 6.90 pence. This drop has helped Lancashire cotton con- siderably. Trade is better in piece goods, also in yarn. Those who weave bought yarn are now on full time. Spinners of American yarn are continuing the policy of 40 hours a week.

Under Ii course of Qwilym Evmas' Qaincm BStteos II Low Spirits quickly disappear. Neumgla vaoisbat, and Sleeplessness oeases to be. Chest Aflbcttxis aJtd Ltvur Complaints axe also greatly relieved. Cold in bottles 2s. 9d. and 4s. M. e»chT 'Bcirro MM UQ8í.

ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT HAVERFORDWEST MINISTER'S SON KILLED. Bertie Campbell, son of the Rev. Owen D. m + Campbell. Baptist minister, Haverfordwest. died at six o'clock on Wednesday at Haver- fordwest Infirmary. On Tuesday afternoon his foot slipped when he was getting on a light engine at Freystroy Colliery, and he was run over and frightfully injured. His leg wa.8 amputated at the groin. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of AwA- dental death" was returned. CYCLING ACCIDENTS. A young man named Henry Williams, stoker at a colliery at Dunvant, lost control of his bicycle on a steep hill crossing the line at Dunvant on Monday morning, and dashed into the railings below the bridge. He was picked up suffering from nasty injuries to the head. having experienced a narrow escape from death. What might have been a very serious bicycle accident has occurred at Porth. A son of Mr. J. S. Grant, headmaster of Porth Higher Grade School, was riding down the hill lead. ing into Po-th from Cemetery road, when he lost control of his machine and ran wildly down the steep descent. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Porth, were coming up tha Mil, and the rider ran into them. Mrs. Thomas was seriously injured, and rendered unconsciotts for several hours. She is now slowly recover, ing. Mr. Thomas was adO injured, but, for- tunately, not very seriously. The hill is a veritable death-trap Samuel Charles Jones, house decorator. 18, Glamorgan-street. Barry, was found on Sun- day evening, about six o'clock, lying in an unconscious state on the roadside at Bon"1- stone. His cycle was on top of him. Police- constable William Davies, St. Nicholas, con- veyed the injured man to the Cardiff Infir- mary, where he lies in a critical condition, his skull being fractured. An inquest was held at the Swansea Hos- pital on Tuesday on the body of Joha Edwards, of Forestfach, who died at the Swansea Hospital on Monday evening from injuries received by being knocked down by a bicycle at Cwmdu, Cwmbwrla, on May 21. -John Davies, a cyclist, of Old Babel, Cwni. bwrla, said that whilst travelling at the rate of eight miles an hour he saw the deceased staggering across the road "helpless drank." Witness rang his bell. and tried to jump off, but knocked the man down in doing so.— Lewis Palmer, who was close by at the time., also said the deceased was very drunk, and the cyclist was not exceeding a usual pace. —Other evidence corroborating this was given, and the jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from a fractured skull, and the Coroner remarked that the cyclist in this case appeared to be free from blame, but be warned cyclists that if they knocked a maji down whilst going at an improper speed, even if he was drunk, they would be responsible. PONTARDAWE TINWORKER'S DEATH. An inquest was held at Pontardawe Police- station on Saturday on the body of Thomas Mainwaring. a tinworker, about whose death there had been rumours of foul play. The wife, however, stated that he had been ill for four months past, and Dr. Rees had said that the deceased suffered from meningitis, but, owing to rumours of violence and a fall in a scuffle, he did not certify. A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned, the post-mortem having failed to reveal any, injury. SWING FATALITY AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff on Monday an inquest was held on the body of Catherine Welch, aged six. daughter of Thomas Welch, 9, Milton-street, who a few weeks ago met with an accident by falling from a rope swing attached to a street lamp-post. She sustained a bruise on the forehead, and, in consequence, suffered from acute pains in the Dr. J. D. Williams was called to see her on May 23, and found her unconscious. She died on the 28th inst., and the doctor attributed death to inflamma- tion of the brain.-The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." FATAL ACCIDENT AT TREDEGAR. William Broome, 20, lodging at No. -1. Alex- andra-terrace, Tredegar, and a. native of Cledbury Mortimer, Shropshire, received injuries at Tytrist Colliery, Tredegar, on Monday by a fall of coal and clod. from which he died subsequently. CELYNEN COLLIER KILLED. A fall of roof occurred at Celynen Colliery. Abercarn, early on Monday, by which a workman named Jonathan Breeze was killed. Two hours elapsed before he conld be extri- cated. Breeze was a married man, and lived at Newbridge. STATISTICS OF RAILWAY FATALITIES. An official return published on Monday shows that during 1903 25 passengers were killed and 769 injured in accidents to trains in the United Kingdom. Including all acci- dents occurring on the railway, though not connected with the movement of trains, the total is 123 passengers killed and 1,912 injured; and including suicides and accidents to tree- passers, railway servants, and others the grand total is 1,159 killed and 6,785 injured.

UNDER EVIL INFLUENCES. DOWNFALL OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLAR. A very respectably-dressed girl, named Charlotte Louisa Farmer, alias Ethel Edwards, of 34, Wattsville, Cross Keys, surrendered on remand at Newport Police-court on Wednes- day on three charges of theft, viz., stealing a, neck of lamb of the value of 6s. 5d., the property of Mr. Wellstead, butcher, Queen's- buildings; stealing an ostrich feather of the value of £ 1, the property of Mrs. Aspinal, Bridge-street, and stealing a gentleman's suit of serge clothes, the property of Messrs. Davies and Sons. In each of the three caaet the goods were taken from the errand hoys entrusted with the delivery of the goods, who were intercepted. Mr. Lyndon Moore appeared for the defence. The girl elected to be dealt. with summarily, but pleaded not guilty. Police-constable Redman stated that on Saturday night, May 21, about eight o'clock he arrested the defendant, after having received complaints of her conduct. On the way to the police-station she said, "I èa.-Q't understand why people give me parcels." Mr. Wellstead's errand boy stated tha.t whilst he was taking a joint of meat to Mr. Crabbe's house in Bryngwyn-road the defen- dant met him in Faulkner-road, and asked him where he was going. He told her, and she asked him to go with her to Serpentine- road. She took him to an empty house in Serpentine-road, and at the back door took the meat from him, and gave him his basket back again, with a gratuity of 3d. Mr. Moore said the case was one which had given all the persons interested in the girl a great deal of pain. She had only just turned sixteen, and had apparently fallen under influences which had obtained an absolute mastery over her. Her parents were most respectable people, and some few months ago she was in a. most respectable business establishment at Newport learning her trade, but she had since fallen under the evil influences which he had alluded to. He understood from Mr. Morgan, the Presbyterian clergyman at Rieca, that she had been in his Sunday School, and ha.d been a. very good girl, but was singularly suscep- tible to good influences or the reverse, and he did not think that she was strong either mentally or intellectually. The Rev. J. E. Morgan, Risca, said he had known the defendant and her family for aibont two years. She had been one of his Sunday School girls, and had attended regnlarly. He had come to the conclusion from what she had said from time to time that she was not of ordinary mental condi- tion. It was now suggested that she should be sent to a home to get her away from the evil influences which she might have fallea under. Defendant's widowed annt, living at Flenr- de-Lis, came forward and offered to take charge of the girl if the bench would allow her to go to her house. There was nothing previously known against the defendant, and. as neither Mr. Wellstead nor the other owners of the goods pressed the charges, the Bench agreed to bind the girl over in a sum of £10 for six months to eomg up for judgment if called upon. In the mean- time she would be allowed to go to her aunt's house at Fleur-de-Lie. and if she got beyond control there she would be reported again to the court.

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