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His CHIEF DESIRE ^MTILLERY HUSBAND'S CALLOUS BEHAVIOUR. 29, a collier, hailing from RnVnyrtn V7^10 been arrested at Pont- c'ety °n the instructions of the National tilf11, ^3Br v^e Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- k 6fy 0n brought up in custody at Aber- ^18 +u We(*nesday, charged with neglect- «ht Vt children. V, v* who appeared to proee- Call J that the prisoner was not worthy Setter a husband or man, as during the ,a>ly POrtion of his married life he had ^°ntributed anything towards his andt,pi>0rt- James was too lazy to tk^tiefv hardly find sufficient money gev \H lust for beer. The police upon k fOod ijj j?" visits had not found a particle u0t house. Since Easter the prisoner ^a?lven his wife a single penny. The Practically devoid of furniture, and W °f lfa8 more painful was that on the j>» the the landlord distrained for rent, i^-icali Woman and her children were turned into the street. 2teine in corroboration of advocate's Kn'^ieiw Was given by the wife. lu^ks, j> .^as' al6° given by Inspector Geo. •^booJ^^nstablB Edmunds, and several at Cwmtillery, and the Bench f committed the prisoner for three ^Prisonment.

^SH MINING STUDENTS. °F GLAMORGAN MEN IN BELGIUM. 8,fhfc Slfn toTlr °f the Glamorgan mining Tts this week, the company, number about 55, leaving the jJ' Station at Cardiff at midnight ^.v«r 0ft r1' on Friday. They will go to Sn a<l. a^" y evenin £ < leaving there for ^(lay train direct to Brussels, where lll be spent. Through the instru- CotLn? L°wder Downing, Bel- t(i Oia^ at Cardiff, arrangements have 4h^sit tlf w^lerel5y the party will be enabled &!i ™ost important mines in the Mons >h >'lia f ^^triCts. The students will leave (j: '0l* home on Friday week, arriving Ui?°t tcwv next morning, and proceeding %h> Qf the Mining Exhibition at the invi- ^tai>, lfr' Greville Montgomery, who will °rgaj,- Parfcy at lunch. Mr. H. Da-vies, for mining instruction in Gla- 8 looking after the arrangements,

CAUSES RHEUMATISM. ——— WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS FOR «T. j, PALE PEOPLE CUBE IT. <W*rick of East-street, Bridg- is a noted local musician, and P'^t intelligence. His narrative Ji ksr) ."y the "Walsall Observer" news- V6 IWi Dr- Williams' Pink Pills for f CQreKl him of rheumatic fever— n,*orm of rheumatism—is, therefore, <.a°^8 'P^cial attention, especially as it at Rheumatism is, and how it is v8_ Turner, then in the Army, had 't 4»n v 1^ of Rheumatic Fever. Five t.k ^Ule<j >, • a second and worse attack. ■uIni down so much that his friends > keg Was in a Consumption. His r? l?ri^ about him like a skeleton. He V °ld -»" an^ niiserable. • Turner would have been treated 6kiv1cations and liniments rubbed into aiJ • But Medical Science has advanced f^ru^l know that Rheumatism isn't an Judical c°niplaiiit. Microscopical and researches have 6hown that Rheu- ih >j caused by an acid in the blood. Ik Vi e have a little of this Lactic Acid «0d' and know nothing of it until foi* Peac5rP°Sed to cold and damP. Then, for ^tt o> 2,11' the acid begins to affect the Of ?v8cles' and what we know as an takes place. The acid ^olr,ts and draws up the muscles. ^fa ritieF said that he felt this effect. tin IDy illness my fingers were all Btri'-3?^ 1 was told I should never get t sajeht ra-1ght again: but now they are as W ^Sed S+tiley should be. Many a man have ^ibh °Mv < take Dr' Williams' Pink Pills, or Eheumatism, but for other Williams' Pink Pills for Pale 10 cure<l Mr. Turner's Eheuma- ^loorf6 cure making new blood. ofl> t,glves. the sufferer strength to t)P ij?. Poison. This same new blood oth» jiHiams' Pink Pills make cares 3-11^ • diseases besides Rheumatism. It %r of °?la- for instance; it staves off the Kr/otjg J'hreatening Consumption; it cures Fits, St. Vitus' Dance, 8, because blood is the food of the thJ v, r" Williams' Pink Pills are the W* is blood. Mr. Turner's account of his I Greeting in itself a,nd important ehowB the way of cure to other 11W "feoi• ^turn home from work," he f J, ^hii very tired and weary. One tk Was in the Band I felt a ^ad chill. Doing some work & s- v afterwards did not improve in 1 morning, when I attempted ^v°Ss'blo t° to work, I simply found it so. A friend came in and I JWp^ie, a good rubbing, but all to no the various remedies recom- ^i I11e I tried, but all without avail. t'ie paina I suffered, and I can jj-p-them to a dog gnawing at me. V ''S T say was going into a con- v looked almost like a skeleton; <W ift about me. I could not turn at times, but as soon as I com- ^Gai? to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I '<4 h, better. Now I feel in perfect hrl from all pain." '•b?1'?" many boxes did you take alto- \*S; 5^ 1 felt better after I had taken P><i I then began to walk about, ?ftK ,sec°nd box to go out. From [ n h€n I took the last doee of the now 1 haTe 1,01 felt the pain. V W>, • r aT1d better now than ever I Nh'SSU11 my life" ft ai as this statement is—"I am lif^.? better than I have ever been O^tio om a ma'n who ha8 twice had v^h.Aionc, er' il is only what we hear i«anf!s of People, once miserable, fi]u^ a«jalids' whose blood has been V' I'he PnriSed by Dr. Williams' Pink «^ay these pills improve tha appe- People to digest their food Tinj from it is wonderful, and can V)j,) • Tj, dei-stood by those who have tried %^to y made all the difference in the way a person feels. They put thev them. vre quite eafe- They are not a «lv ^*0 on tlie contrary, they ^eHir°1(l be- only precaution necessary is }^e j);ilng fun plied with a substitute. The tSv1' tiler always bear Dr. Williams' name, -i,^1 Q-v any difficulty in getting them V1 Mh ^lan, • ^ad direct by post from Kcf:' wf Medicine Company, Holborn- °^8 Gdon, for 2s. 9d. a box—l^s. 9d. for w524

'1.\ S;;mA Y DRINKING. (vihly meeting of the Whitchurch v^i. tuwi waB ^eld at Glanjmant a ^he the presidency of Mr. E. ^ii^. ^'incipal matter under discussion i ^teri drinking at Whitchurch, and it 6 rf °ut that it was advisable for the tteP eP°rtlm of the neighbourhood that It 0uld be taken up by the autho- of etated that not only was the hiraty visitors to the parish on a n °Sr *5^. on the increase, but that ^6 Mio i j^^y obtainable on a Sunday by 8es ln the parish. The running of thp't1 Sunday, it was considered. a (?) to visit the neigh- It w on each Sunday evening the ?* {jft_rls8U8ting. gYj^'ded to write to the clerk of the ^aP^ve t>, t °f Mr. Henry Lewis's motion Police-station from Llandaff to at Station, and to state that a to egaential, to chj«#-conetable oa-LUog la* w tie matt«r.

EAST GLAMORGAN BAPTISTS ANNUAL MEETINGS OPENED AT DOWLAIS. The twenty-second annual session of the East Glamorgan Welsh Baptist Association was opened on Wednesday at Hebron Chapel, Caeharris, Dowlais, and will be continued to- day (Thursday). The proceedings were pre- sided over by the Rev. D. C. Jones, Penygraig, who was supported by Alderman E. Thomas (" Cochfarf"), J.P., Cardiff, the president- elect. The following ministers were ad- mitted as members of the association: -The Revs. W. S. Jones, Llwynypia; John Da vies, Merthyr; and W. Cynog Wil- liams, Trecynon. Mr. E. W. Robert, Hebron, Ton, having passed the examination of the association with honours, was unanimously I recognised as a preacher, A resolution was carried in favour of the admission of Bethania, Porth. The election of officers was then proceeded with, and of the three ministers nominated for the vice-preeidency, viz., the Revs. R. Williams ("Twrfab"), Ynyslwyd; W. Jones, Treharrifi; and W, Ceinfryn Thomas, Hebron, Dowlais, the former was elected on a second ballot. The secretaryship was filled by the election of the Rev, W, R. Jones, Penrhiw- ceiber. It was agreed that in future the secretary be appointed annually, no person to hold the post for more than three years in succession. Eulogistic reference to the excel- lent service rendered over a period of 21 years as secretary of the association by the Rev. T. Davies, Aberaman, was made by the presi- dent-elect. Alderman Edward Thomas ("Coch- farf"), J.P., Cardiff, who moved that an illu- minated address be presented to him. This was seconded by Mr. Evan Owen, J.P., Car- diff, and passed unanimously. With regard to the debt of L600 still remain- ing in connection with the Forward Move- ment, the churches were urged to greate: effort in order to meet the deficiency. A com- prehensive resolution condemnatory of the policy of the Government in regard to the introduction of Chinese labour into South Africa, protesting against the Education Act and the "Brewers' Endowment Bill," was moved by Principal Edwards, D.D., Cardiff, and carried nem con.

BALA-BANGOR COLLEGE, £5,000 TO BE RAISED FOR NEW BUILDINGS. The annual meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Bala-Bangor Independent College was held at -Bangor on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. William Jones, Liverpool. Reports were submitted of the work done by the students, and it was stated that the Hebrew prile presented by Professor Anwyl had beeaa awarded to Richard1 Morris, Clydach Vale. Mr. Hugh Thomas (treasurer) presented the financial statement, from which it appeared that the gross receipts were £1,870, including a gift of JE100 from Mr. William Thomas, J.P.. Crickhowell. The expenditure included C6301 paid for salaries, L500 for grants to students, and' £ 200 carried to the capital fund account, leaving a balance of £ 59. Twenty-four pounds had been received from the late Her- ber Evans Memorial Fund for the establish- ment of an in memoriam scholarship. It was decided to hold the annual entrance examinations on the 20th of September next and following days. The Re7. D. Rees, Capel Mawr (secretary), presented the report of a. sub-committee! appointed1 tc formulate a scheme for raising a fu id to pay for new buildings. The com- mittee recommended the raising of the sum of £5,000 in five years. The Revs. O. L. Roberts (Liverpool) and D. Rees were appointed organising secretaries. The meeting was continued on Wednesday. Mr William Thomas, J.P. (Crickhope), was elected chairman for the ensuing year, and Messrs. Hugh Thomas (Beaumaris) and the Rev. D. Rees (Capel Mawr) were re-elected treasureaj and secretary respectively. The committee's^ annual report referred to the financial affairs, and pointed out that the total collections by the students amounted to over £1,000, but observed that there was no reason why this should not be increased in future years. The report was adopted.—The Chairman expressed the belief that the sum of £ 5,000 intended to be raised towards the building fund could easily be raised in five years.—The Rev. W. Gas- quoigne incidentally mentioned, as encourag- ing the present students, that the Rev. W. Jenkins, a former student, of Pontypridd, was likely to succeed the eminent Rev. Dr. Bruce at Huddersfield. (Applause.)

A X200 SHIPPING PENALTY. SERIOUS CASE OF OVERLOADING AT CARDIFF. D. Williams, master of the steamship Man- chester, now lying at Cardiff, was summoned (before the stipendiary, Mr. T. W. Lewis) at Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday for allow- ing his ship to be so loaded as to submerge in salt water the centre of the disc indicating the loadline. Mr. Arthur Vachell, for the Board of Trade. stated tha-t the ship left Odessa on May 25, and arrived in Cardiff on June 13. According to the evidence, the vessel was submerged seven inches on leaving Odessa. She had a ca,rgo of grain, and, having regard to the liability of such cargo to shift, the Board of Trade considered the case to be a serious one. After evidence, the defendant admitted to the stipendiary that the ship was submerged three inches on leaving Odessa. His Worship reserved his decision pending a second charge against defendant of wilfully making a false entry in the draught of the water and the extent of olearside of the Man- chester at Odessa on May 25. The Stipendiary imposed a fine of JE100 and costs, or three months, in default of distress for overloading, and for the second offence (making a false entry) he called upon defen- dant to pay a second penalty of £ 100 and costs, or. in default of distress, three months, the distress to be levied forthwith on the ship. The owners of the steamer are the Man- chester Steamship Company, of Cardiff.

CORPORAl ION TRAMWAYS. CARDIFF. RETURN OF OARS, PASSENGERS CARRIED, AND RECEIPTS. hast WpAk: No. of Passenger*. Receipts. oars. carried. £ a. d. Sunday 47% 35,871 164 2 3 Monday 101i 73,111 313 19 7 Tuesday 103 67,986 293 11 10 Wednesday 106J 67,004 289 17 7 Thursday 107 70,942 307 3 7 Friday 103 65,535 281 17 0 Saturday 117 102,423 439 14 5 Total 685J 482,872 2,090 6 3 The daily cars averaged sixteen hours per day. Corresponding period last year, £1,832 0s. 3d. NEWPORT. RETURN OF TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOB WEEK ENDING JUNE 18. R, a. L Monday .——— 83 11 9 Tuesday 74 10 3 Wednesday 82 210 Thursday .n_ 75 8 5 Friday .— 75 4 8 Saturday —. 123 4 1 Total 614 2 0 Corresponding week last year, jB376 Is. 3d. Total number of passengers carried, 121,803.

LICENSING PROSECUTION. At Pontypridd on Wednesday Alfred Phipps, landlord of the Plough Inn, Rhydfelan, was proceeded against for a breach of the Sunday Closing Act. Police-constable Protheroe stated that when he visited the premises on Sunday, June 12, he found seven men in the tap-room, with pint measures of beer in front of them. Five of the men resided within the three miles radius. Cross-examined by Mr. J. E. Spickett, who defended, witness stated that these five men were all cycliste. The defence was that one of the men, named Corbett, had informed the defendant that the whole party was from Tonypandy, and Corbett admitted in the box having made this statement. The Stipendiary said that the bench were satisfied that the defendant did not take all the precautions which he should have done. If he had asked all the men individually as to where they came from. and kept a book for the registration of these names—which was, admittedly, not done—there would have been a complete answer to the charge. Defen- dant would, therefore, be fined Li and costs.

AN ABERCYNON SQUABBLE. At Mountain Ash Police-court on Wednesday (before Mr. T. Marchant Williams, stipen- diary) Daniel Morgaji, of 4, Maldwyn- terraee, Abercynon, ripper, for whom Mr. R. Edwards James, Cardiff, appeared, summoned Margaret Evans, of 5, Maldwyn-terrace, Aber- cynon, for an assault on May 30. Mr. Gwilym Jones, Mountain Ash, defended.—The com- plainant, a strong, well-built man, stated that his attention was called to the defendant, who was in her garden gesticulating violently and calling upon his wife to come forth. On accusing her of certain statements concern- ing his wife the defendant took up some stones and struck him twice in the chest.—The defen-. dant's advocate admitted a technical assajilt, 1 and the defendant was ordered to p»y tb»| complainant's costs. 1

CARTOONS OF THE WEEK. • x~ THE TEMPERANCE BAND, D. BIRD GETS OUT OF TUNE WITH A SHOCKING BAD NOTE. SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: I'm very sorry that you should have so much to carry, my man; but please remember that in proportion to his load yours is lighter than it ever was under a. Liberal Government. THE MOTOR DERBY. THE BRITISH CAR MEETS WITH A. SLIGHT IMPEDIMENT.

FIRE AT CARDIFF. NARROW ESCAPE Off Mr FAMILY. A somewhat destructive fire occurred at No. 50, Wells-street, Cardiff. At about 1.40 -t-in- Mra. Darby, the wife of the occupier, was a-wakened by the noise of some- thing crackling. Thinking the noise was, perhaps, caused by someone in one of the adjoining houses, she took little notice of it, but a short time afterwards a strong smell of I something burning caused her to awaken her husband, who, upon proceeding downstairs, found the centre room well alight. He at once got the occupants of the house out, and awakened some neighbours. After having done this he proceeded to extinguish the flames, which had by this time got a good hold on the furniture and other effects in the room. ¡ By means of buckets of water he succeeded in keeping the flames within the. room, and had almost succeeded in extinguishing the had almost succeeded in extinguishing the flames when assistance arrived. By this time the contents of the room were completely wrecked, only a large table remaining intact. One or two persons then came on the scene, and, after hauling the remains of the still smouldering furniture out, found that a cupboard in one corner erf the room had been entirely burnt away, and that the floor was eaten away by the flames. By three o'clock the fire was well under control, the services of the fire brigade hav- ing, fortunately, not been required. Had the discovery of the fire--the origin of which is a mystery—been delayed another few minutes the consequences would certainly have been serious, the inmates having a somewhat nar- r row escape. The property destroyed was not insured. —————!

VEGETABLES UP-TO-DATE. The strict vegetarian, and all others who appreciate the very useful part which vege- tables play in our daily dietary, must often wish for a means of making the homelier vegetables more appetising. A simple and most successful way to accomplish this is to serve the vegetables with an appetising sauoe. Such sauces are easily made with the aid of Brown and Poison's "Patent" Corn Flour. Brown and Polson publish a special recipe book, entitled "Fish and Vegetable Sauces," a copy of which will be forwarded to every lady sending a Id. stamp to B. and P. (Dept. 5j), Paisley. The recipes include eooeee for even the most common vegetables in daily use, such as carrots, turnips, cabbage, &c-, and to serve such vegetables witfe » food Bsnce gives tbeoj m added relish. ^41

GAS EXPLOSION AT CARDIFF LOOKING FOR A LEAK WITH A LIGHT. Mr. George Fowler, of 71, Tudor-road, Cardiff, 'went with a naked light to search for an eeca.pe of gas in the front room on the ground floor on Wednesday--and found it. He was blown off the table upon which he was stand- ing, his face was scorched, his hair partly burned off, his whiskers einged, and his arms denuded of their hirsute adornment. The denuded of their hirsute adornment. The windows were blown into the roadway, the panels of the door were splintered, the door itself was knocked off its hinges, and the panel of the front door was also broken. The windows of the middle sitting-room were blown into the garden- The couch and other furniture took fire. Police-sergeant John Wootton and Police-constable Rawlings (21B), who were passing at the time, rendered every assistance, and put out the fire with buckets of water. A nurse was for, and applied oil to the injured man's burns. Mrs. Fowler, who had been ill in bed for eight weeks, was very much frightened by the occurrence.

COAL TRUCKS RUN WILD. SERIOUS RAILWAY SMASH AT BRITON FERRY. The second serious accident within a month occurred on the Briton Ferry incline of the South Wales Mineral Railway, near Neath, on Wednesday. A coal train had juet begun the descent when the draw-bar broke, and control was lost. A disaster was averted by the vigilance of the pointsman, William Tallamy, who promptly turned the runaway trucks, four in number, into a field, where the trucks were smashed to pieces and the contents scattered. There were some narrow escapes from flying pieces of timber and iron, but no one was injured.

TORREY-ALEXANDER MISSION. The provision of a temporary hall for the Torrey-Alexander Mission at Cardiff in Octo- ber next has been an anxious task for the building committee. Arrangements have this week been completed for the hire of a build- ing to seat 6,500 people, at a total final cost of about £ 2,480. Safety in the event of fire has been one of the main considerations, and it may be noted that the under side of the roof, which is of wood covered with felt, will be lined throughout with corrugated iron. A generous response has been made in the for- mation of the guarantee fund, but still about AM is needed to complete the fund and bring it us tfect 44MQ aimed at.

MOTOR-CAB SPEED. ANGER TO LIFE IN CARDIFF'S "THROTTLE VALVE." At a meeting of the Cardiff Cabs Committee on Wednesday, Mr. T. J. Richards presiding, a. letter was received from }[r. J. Sp-iridion, jeweller, and neighbouring tradespeople call- ing attention to the advisability, in the inte- rest of public safety, to place some restrictions on the rate of speed of motor oare and bicycles through Duke-street, which was a very narrow thoroughfare, and which yearly was becoming more congested with vehicular and other traffic. Reference was also made to the motor accident which occurred in that thoroughfare on Monday. The Chairman said that the only question was whether they should further reduce the maximum speed of motor-cars, motor-cycles, and bicycles within the borough. It was true that the traffic in Duke-street was becoming very congested—in fact, more than in any other street in the borough-.and it rested with them as to whether they would reduce the maximum speed to ten miles an hour within the borough, with a view of reducing the speed in this particular thoroughfare. Personally, he did not approve of reducing the maximum speed from twenty to ten miles an hour, because, in his opinion, motors should be driven at a rltte consistent with the traffic in a particular thoroughfare. While a speed of one or two miles an hour might be allowed in one thoroughfare, it might be furious driving in another. Therefore, he thought the responsibility should rest with the driver, and tha.t if it were thought that he was travelling at too high a speed, then the police should take proceedings. The Chief-constable (Mr. W. McKenzie) pro- duced a. number of reports prepared by mem- bers of his staff who had from time to time been on duty at either end of Duke-etreet and other points of the town with reference to the speed of motors and bicycles, and all stated that the average speed of such vehicles through the streets mentioned was from four to six miles an hour. Mr. W. Roberts: Newport-road is simply a racing track, and while people have to put up with inconvenience in Duke-street they have to look out for their lives in Newport- road. Eventually it was decided to apply for powers to reduce the maximum speed to ten miles a hour, and the matter was referred to a meeting of the fall council for considera- tion.

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SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. No, 2 (RHONDDA) DISTRICT OF MINERS. I Mr. William Morgan (Upper Oymmer Level) presided at the monthly meeting of the No. 2 (Rhondda) District of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Miners' Federation at the Park Hotel, Pontypridd, on JUonday.—Mr. Ben, Davies, the agent, in his report dealt with the delay in the settlement of a price-list in the Nine-foot Seam at the Lady Windsor Colliery, Ynysybwl. The gentlemen appointed by the Conciliation Board to deal with the matter would meet on the 24th inst. The Great Western Colliery Company had paid £ 300 as compensation to Mrs. Cull for the loss of her husband, the money being handed over to a trust fund, and paid out in weekly instal- ments for the maintenance of the widow and children. MINERS' MEETING AT CAERPHILLY. The monthly meeting of the East Glamor- gan Miners' Association was held at the Clive Hotel, Caerphilly. Mr. W. Morgan, Nelson, presided. The stoppage of the Rock Vein Colliery, Rudry, was again considered, and it was resolved that a further effort be made to secure the long-standing wages due to the workmen. RHYMNEY VALLEY MINERS. I The monthly meeting of the Rhymney Valley miners was held on Monday. Mr. John Bevan presided. — The Agent (Mr. Evan Thomas) in his monthly report reported 40 cases of compensation. Several cases of dispute had been amicably dealt with and settled.—The agent was instructed to attend the international conference in Paris.- Arrangements were made for balloting the collieries in the Rhymney Valley District as to whether Mr. Roberts-Jones, solicitor, be retained or not. EASTERN VALLEYS DISTRICT MEETING. At the delegates monthly meeting held at Pontypool the agent, Mr. James Winstone, had no settlement to report in connection with the sub-contracting dispute at Vipond's Colliery and the dispute over the price list at Tirpertwys Colliery, near Pontypool. MINERS' MEETINGS AT SWANSEA. The Western District Miners' Association met at the Colosseum, Swansea, on Saturday. The lodges were advised to support Caer- gynydd and Skewen workmen. A meeting of anthracite miners was held at the Bush Hotel, Swansea, on Saturday, Mr. Evan Morgan, Ammanford, presiding. An appeal came from Caerbryn Colliery asking leave for the enginemen to tender notices, the men claiming extra time. The matter was left in the agent's hands to report. It was stated that the conciliators in the Bryn- henllys dispute had agreed upon their award as to the new price-list. GARW DISTRICT. At the Garw District meeting of miners on Saturday it was reported that the various lodges were in favour of appointing a con- sulting surgeon to advise in complicated cases of compensation. DOWLAIS MINERS' MEETING. Mr. Isaac Lewis (chairman) presided over the monthly meeting of the Dowlais Miners' Federated District held on Saturday. An a.ppeal for support from the Western District was favourably considered and a sum of JBlO granted from the funds. The returns for the month showed total receipts, £218 Is.; average number of members for the half-year January to June, 3,623. PARK SLIP PIT TO BE CLOSED. The Park Slip Colliery, near Tondu, the pro- perty of North's Navigation Company, will be closed permanently after this month. The stoppage will effect 350 men. There is no dispute between masters and men, but the closing is because the pit does not pay. The colliery has been working for over 40 years. It is very probable that the inhabitants of Aberkenflg and Tondu will be compensated in a way by the opening of another colliery in the neighbourhood, but this will take some time before it will be accomplished. SEAM STRUCK AT FOXHOLE. The Foxhole Colliery Company have suc- cessfully obtained at a depth of 35 yards an excellent seam of house coal two feet in thick- ness. The colliery is situate near to Upper Bank Midland Railway Station, near Swansea.

MINERS AND THEIR WAGES PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE SELLING PRICE BASIS. An adjourned meeting of the Coal Concilia- tion Board for the federated mining districts was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Westminster Palace Hotel, London. The meet- ing was called with the object of endeavour- I.. ing to arrive at a mutual agreement as to the relation between selling prices and wngee. An agreement on some such lines was sug- gested some months ago by Lord James of Hereford, with a view to facilitating the settlement of future wage questions. Mr. Alfred Hewlett, Lancashire (president), was in the chair, and Mr. E. Edwards, Staf- fordshire (president of the Miners' Federation), occupied the vice-chair. The sitting was of only short duration, and at the adjournment the following official report was presented:- "The question of a basis between selling prices and wages was further considered, but no decision was arrived at. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hewlett for pre- siding, and a. similar compliment was paid to Mr. Edwards for occupying the vioe-chair." Our correspondent writes that the negotia- tions between the coalowners and miners have so far ended in failure. The suggestion was originally made by Lord James of Here ford, with a view to facilitating the settle- ment of future wage questions, but the results of two meetings hold out little or no prospect of a basis of agreement being arrived at. The failure of these negotiations means that whenever wage proposals are submitted to the present board they will have to be settled, as in the past, by mutual agreement or tfte actual decision of the inde- pendent chairman, and not by any fixed arbi- trary scale. A proposal before the board was that the average selling price of 1888 should be taken as the standard minimum wage of 35 per cent., and the coalowners' contention was that 10 per cent. was equal to 4d. per ton for underground and overground labour employed in the manipulation of the coal. However, there was no prospect of a mutual agreement as to a basis; consequently, the position remains absolutely unchanged from the old board so far as wage decisions are concerned. It may be added that there are no proposals before the board for interfering in any way with the existing rate of wages. NO REDUCTION CONTEMPLATED. Mr. E. Edwards, president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, has requested our mining correspondent to publicly state that there is absolutely no proposal of any kind whatever made to the Conciliation Board, either by the coalowners or the miners, for any alteration in the existing rate ■of miners' wages in the Federation area. A misapprehension has been caneed by a report which has been published of a speech by the president of the Federation at a demonstra- tion held at Clough-hall, Staffordshire, in which reference was made to a reduction of wages having to be faced by the men. The reference to a. reduction by Mr. Edwards was the reduction of 5 per cent. made in January last on the formation of the present board, and this is stated to be clear and explicit in the full reports of the speech which appeared in the local press. Our oorreepondent is assured that there is no proposal whatever for any alteration in wages at the present moment.

THE TIN-PLATE TRADE. SIR K. DIGBY'S AWARD NOT TO BE RECOGNISED. A meeting of delegates representing the men employed in the tin-plate works of Mon- mouthshire was held on Saturday at the Tre- degar Arms Hotel, Newport. A resolution was adopted strongly resenting the award of Sir Kenelm Digby with regard to the payment for the working of Canadas, because it affected wages to the extent of 25 per cent., and pledging themselves to work Oanadas only according to the agreement of July, 1903, viz., up to and including 29 gauge at 112Tb. per box, afterwards on surface area. DISPUTE SETTLED AT CRAIGOED COL- LIERY, RESOLVEN. The matter concerning the price-list in vogue at the Craigoed Colliery, in the Western District, has been dealt with by Mr. John Howell, as arbitrator for the owners, and Mr. David Beynon, miners' agent, Mae.steg, as arbitrator for the men. The price 'igt, bas been amended and agreed upon by the arbi- trators without calling in an umpire. The cutting-price was formerly 2g 6d., has been reduced to 2s. per ton, but still this latter rate compares favourably with that paid in the same seam at other places.

BLAENAVON IRONWORKS, At Blaenavon on Monday one of the fur. naoes which have been idle for the past three years and a half was re-started at 3.15 o'clock by Miss Kennard, daughter of Mr. R. W. Kennard, chairman of directors of the Blaenavon Company, who set fire to the furnace. Previous to the event Mrs. R. W. Kennard laid the keystone of No. 6 Furnace, which is being re-lised and re-modelled. Subsequently Mr. R. W. Kennard started the pig-breaking machine, which dealt with an unbroken pig ifcd in a splendid manner. I Everything passed off most satisfactorily under the superintendence of Mr. Forster Martin, the general manager.

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DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S RIGHTS ACTION AGAINST MESSRS. JOHN AIRD AND SONS. The further hearing of the case of the Duke of Beaufort v. John Aird and Sons (Limited) was resumed on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Warrington, in the Chancery Divi- sion of the High Court. This was an actios by the Duke of Beaufort against John Aird and Sons, the well-known contractors, claim- ing a declaration that the foreshore of the River Wye at Tidenham, Gloucestershire, waa the property of the plaintiff, and an injunc- tion to restrain the defendants from trew passing on it. The defendants denied tres- pass or that plaintiff bad the right claimed. Mr. Rowden, K.C., and Mr. Stuart Moore were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Norton, K.C., an4 Mr. Sergent for the defendants. Mr. Sergent having addressed the court for the defendants on the counter-claim, Mr. Justice Warrington, without calling the other side to reply, proceeded to deliver judgment. He said the question in the cut was as to the ownership of the soil and banks of the Wye below the high-water mark in Tidenhajn, Gloucestershire. The Duke of Beaufort complained that the defendants had trespassed on the foreshore by erecting certain stages to enable them, as lessees of quarries on the banks Of the river, to load vessels with stone from the quarries. The, question really resolved itself ultimately into this: Whether it was to be presumed that the Duke of Beaufort and his predecessors, as owners of certain "several" fisheries in the Wye at that point, were owners of the bed' and soil of the river. The paper title of that duke and his predecessors to the Manor of Tidenham and as parcel of the Manor of Tidenham to the several" fisheries in, the Wye seemed to be clearly made out. At the time of Doomsday Book the Manor of Tidenham was in existence, and certain fisheries in the Wye were there mentioned as parcel of the manor. In a.a\ inquisition, post mortem, taken in the 35th. of Edward I., it appeared that there were a, number of H several" fisheries a. parcel ot: the manor. They also found a series of leases beginning in the year 1709 and going down to 1885, in which the fisheries had been demised by the Dukes of Beaufort to various tenants. The Manor of Tidenham became* subject to settlements which resulted in it being vested in the Duke of Beaufort in 1B69. and it was conveyed in 1872 to a purchaser, with the exception of the fisheries, and oa July 26, 1901, the fishery was conveyed to the Crown, with the reservation of such right aa the duke might have in the soil. It must be taken as settled by the case of the Attorneys General v. Emerson that in the case of tidal waters, as was the case there, as well as in the case of non-tidal rivers, there was a pre- sumption that the freehold of the soil of the part of the foreshore in which the fishery was enjoyed was in the owner of the fishery. He must hold, therefore, that the Duke ot Beaufort was the owner of the severe fisheries, and was entitled to the soil and the bed of the river. The defence with regard to the misrepresentation in the letter of the duke's agents, on which a counter-claim waa founded, was, in his opinion, not made oat. The defence, therefore, failed, and he held that the plaintiff was entitled to the raiicC he claimed. Mr. Rowden, for the plaintiff, said he did not ask for damages. He asked for am injunction, with costs. His Lordship assented, and judgment WM entered accordingly. .Jt

MORE ABOUT LUCAS. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES AE MANCHESTER. William Minette Lucas, of Cardiff, who at present undergoing nine monthe* imprison- ment at Wormwood Scrub be for fraud, waa placed in the dock at Manchester Cbunty Police-court on Monday by order of the Home Secretary, charged with obtaining RAS 76. 6d. by false pretences from a. widow, named Mrs. Orawshaw, Nag's Head Hotel, Urmston, Manchester. The prisoner, it is alleged, describing himself as a. stockbroker and company promoter, took apartmento aifa 7s. a day with prosecutrix last December, and lived at the hotel till March 13 this year, when he left. She followed him to Burton, where he gave her a stamped paper in the form of » oheque for J550 on Martin's Bank, London. Two days later he turned up at Urmston for his luggage, and subsequently the euppoeed cheque was returned through Mrs. Crawshaw'a bank marked No account." The Stipendiary, having read a. telegram, from prisoner's counsel asking for a remand till Tuesday, granted the application. At Manchester County Police-court on Tuesday William Minette Lucas, was brought up on a charge of incurring a debt of L43 7s6d. for board and lodgings, under false pretences, to Mrs. Cronshaw, Nac's Head Hotel, Urmston. Mr. John Crofton prosecu- ted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Tt. Morgan, barrister- Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan, the pi cw# cutrix said that witness had assisted in the house occasionally. On one occasion, when a banquet was being held, he had helped con- siderably, and had been a very hswidy man. She did not think that he had meant to defraud her until she read about the jwisooer in the newspapers. She had received a letter from Miss Herne, the lady he was engaged to, saying that'Mr. Lucas's sister would par the account if the warrant could be with- drawn. This, however, she could not do, as the police were dealing in the case. Lucas was committed to the sessions foe trial.

STRUCK WITH A HATCHET. SENSATIONAL AFFAIR AT LLANin. LOES. The town of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, was in a ferment on Wednesday when it became known that William Jones, a coal merchant, had been nearly killed by a blow wit-h a ha-tchet or butcher's cleaver on the back of the head, given, it is alleged, by his sister, Mrs. Annie Poppleton. The sister waa not considered quite sound of mind, and with- out warning, she struck her brother and felted him to the ground. Poppleton voluntarily: informed the police of the occurrence. Both parties lived together, the sister as house- keeper. Poppleton has been arrested. Jones's condition is precarious, and he is not expected to live.

EISTEDDFOD AT HAVERFORDWEST, After an interval of some half-dozen ye8.N. an eisteddfod was held on Wednesday at Haverfordwest. The adjudicators were: Music, Dr. Rowland Rogers, Bangor; poetry, the Rev. E. Nicholson Jones; literature, Mr, J. S. O. Tombs, M.A., the Rev. James P^—jps, and Mr. W. F. Thomas; conductor, the KeT. J. Cradoc Owen, Narberth. The eisteddfod song was sung by Mrs. David Evans (daughter of "Ceiriog"). Mr. James Thomas presided in the morning, Mr. Bishop (mayor of Haver- fordwest) in the afternoon, and the Vea. Archdeacon Hilbers in the evening. Results^— Pianoforte solo (age under fourteen >» Tarantella": 1st, Miss Mary Parry, Rad- baxton Rectory; 2nd, Miss Amy Lloyd. Penw broke Dock. Solo for boys (under sixteen). "O, dry those tears"; 1st. William Jenkins, Pembroke Dock; 2nu, Tommy Jones, Haverfordwest. Violin solo (under sixteen): Divided between Master F. H. Lewis and Miss Btlmi Longyear, Pembroke Dock. Solo for girls (under sixteen): 1st, Bessie Davies, Prendergast, Haverfordwest; 2nd, Gladys Thomas, Tenby. Juvenile choir (thirty to forty voicert, "Thee we hail, 0 forest fair": liaverford. west (conductor, Mr. John Edwards). Contralto solo, Guiding light": Miss Graca Thomas, Tenby. Essay on the Natural Resources of Pem- brokeshire-. Owen Morgan, Haverfordwest. Tenor solo, Last Watch Thomas Harty, Tenor solo, Last Watch Thomas Harty, Narberth. Congregational choir, tune Common- wealth Camrose Baptist Choir. Long-metre tune (for men over sixty): Three prizes, divided between R. Harris, Haverford- west, and James Linfield. Brass band, "Recollections of Flotnw Pembroke Dock (conductor, Mr. Robert Hazell). Soprano solo, The Promise of Life": Vise Miriam Bonnell, Pembroke Dock. Recitation, "To-morrow": Miss Florrie Brace, Pembroke. Duet, "Flow gently, Deva": Mr. Brenig Jones, Martletwy, and Mr. J. D. Jones, Car- digan. Elegy on the late Dr. Parry: The Rev. Aaron Morgan, Blaenffos. Baritone solo, "Rage. thou angry storm* Mr. Brenig Jones, Martletwy. There were four entries for the male voice competition—Milford, Haverfordwest, Whit- land, and Clvnderwen United. The test piece was The Crusaders." Haverfordwest was declared the winner There were three entries for the chief choral—Haverfordwest, Pembroke Dock, and Narberth. Tbe teste were Stone him to death and Happy and blessed, from "SL Paul." Prize awarded to Pembroke Dock.

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