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A TRUSTEE SUED. ACTION AGAINST ABERGYNON fiAPT.IST MINISTER. I At Mountain ASfo County-conrt on Monday! (befc'i-a hiS Honour Judge Gwiiym Williams) John Pngh. r.i 5. (,rfen field -terrace, Abercynon, sued the Rev. J. F. William-, Baptist minis.: ter, nf the same place, for the recovery of xol 17s. 6d. Mr. W. P. Nicholas, Pontypridd, for plain-! tiff, said that his client received injuries at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, in 1903, in respect of which he was awarded compenear tioa. Owing to his infancy, the learned judge recommended the appointment of a trustee, and the Rev. J. F. h illiams was nomi- as such. On the 3rd of March, the ^Wendant—who was not now present in court —was entrusted with the sum of £ 47 18s.. which was to be applied to meet the costs of certain repairs which were necessary to a farm in Breconshire. which the plaintiff had inherited under his father's will. Between March, 1903, and April, 1904, various amounts wtoich, in the aggregate represented JS17 18e., were paid by the defendant, and the present action was to recover the balance of JE30. plug £ 1 17s. 6d. interest, the total amount being C31 17s. 6d. Mrs. Jemima Pugh, mother of the plaintiff,! arrroborated Mr. Nicholas's statement. Judgment was given by default against the defendant for the full amount, wuich was ordered to be paid forthwith.

SCENE IN COURT, A PORTH MAN USES FORCIBLE LANGUAGE. LANGUAGE. James Brotheridge a tall, powerful young man, was charged (before the Ystrad magis-i trates) on Monday with doing wilful damage to pla-te-glasa windows at Portli on Saturday night. The evidence went to show that prisoner smashed two shop windows at Porth. Ho severely assaulted the police, who took him into custody. Prisoner was very voluble in addressing the bench, and begged their worships to remem- ber he had been in India, where he had con- tracted a sunstroke. Becoming somewhat violent in his speech, a constable in court asked prisoner to be quieter, whereupon he seemed suddenly to become mad, and in a loud voice exclaimed, "You shut up; I have talked to warders before," bringing his fist down several times with great force on the dock rails, shouting, I don't care a —— if you send me to prison for —— years." The prisoner was .-emanded for a week, in order that his mental condition might be inquired into.

BETTING AT ABERTILLERY. At Abertillery Police-court on Monday (before Mr. E. Jones Williams and other magis- trates) Jacob Weizleman and Alfred Fisher, bookmakers, Abertillery, were summoned, under the new Monmouthshire bye-law, for assembling on the Aberbeeg-road, Abertillery, on June 11, with other persons, for the pur- poses of betting. Mr H. S. Lyne, Newport, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. J. Corner, Here.ford (instructed by Mr. A. J. Dolman, Abertillery), defended. Mr. Lyne said that the case was taken up under the bye-law which had been passed by the Monmouthshire County Council in order to deal with the prevalence of betting on the highway, and the bye-law nau been posted throughout the district. In con- sequence of complaints of betting taking place on Aberbeeg-road and neighbourhood, Police-sergeant Barry and Police-constatoe Dallan watched the defendant Weizleman from the mountain side on Saturday, the lltn of July. Prom 1.15 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. no less than 42 persons ha.d transactions with him. Police-sergeant Barry and Police-oonstabl. Dallon gave evidence in support of the charge, and Police-sergeant Barry stated that when told he would be reported Weizleman said, Do as you like. I don't care." Fisher watched the police, and signalled to Weizle. man on their approach. Mr. Corner remarked that the facts as stated by the police were different to what lIe understood them to be when he came into court. He really bad nothing to say in defence if the bench accepted the evidence of the police. He asked the bench to inflict a nominal penalty, as neither of the defendants would carry on the business again. The defendants were each fined L5 and costs.

LITIGATION ABOUT A WILL. In the Probate Court on Friday a settle- ment was announced in the case affecting the testamentary dispositions of the late Miss Laura Wooley, of Maryland-road, Padding- toa, who died in March, 1902, leaving the residue of her property, amounting to £ 27,000, to the defendant in the suit, Mr. Charles Dalton Wooley, under a will of the year 1901. The plaintiff, Mr. Godfrey Lamplugh Isaac "Wooley, of Bayswater, a nephew of the deceased, claimed that his aunt died intes- tate, alleging that the will the defendant set up was invalid, as the testatrix was not of sound mind at the time. Mr. Rufus Isaacs, for the plaintiff, said it had been agreed to make provision for his client, as had been arranged by an earlier will. Mr. Lawson Wa-lton, for the defendant, said that under the previous will the plaintiff was to receive £ 2JD00. He also wished to say that there was no ground for impugning the eanity of the testatrix. The jury decided that the testatrix was of wound mind, and found for the will of 1901. His Lordship, accordingly, pronounced for that will.

ABERYSTWYTH COLLEGE. LIST OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS. The following scholarships and exhibitions were continued or awarded for sessions 1904-5 by the senate at the last meeting on the work of the session 1903-4: — OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS. Maud K. Cotterili ("David Da-vies") and Aneurin J. G. Edwards ("David Davies'1, £ 4C "ach; Henry H. Paine ("Sir A. Jones"). Archi- bald G Ellis ("Sir A. Jones"), and Edgar P, ('. Smith Visitors"). £ 30 each; Minnie G. Ksple.v and Alfred J. Pugs ley. C25 each; Claudia Roberts, tLncy E. Cronin, Henrietta Powell, and Margaret Owen. £ 20 each; Newta W. Edwards, Alice Wall, and tRbenezer R. Thomas, S,15 each; Thomas Huws-Davies. Charles G. Latham, Evan Howell Evans. Mary E. Harries, Christopher S. Nunn, Evan J. Row- land, Edith M. Dover. Dan Ifor James, Kath- leen M. Wright, Alice Croft, Edward T.Dyson. Alice R. John?. William R. Kingham, *David J. de Lloyd, and *Margaret T. Thomas, £10 each; *Hilda M. Bishop, *Muriel M. Gettings, *W. CHyndwr Rees, "Clementina Petrie, Timothy D. Williams, and D. Johnston Jones] £5 each; and J. A. Gallienne ("Agricultural"), L7 10s. CLOSED SCHOLARSHIPS. Annie C. Pughe ("Principal's") and Thomas Roberts ("Principal's"), £40 each; Richard Hughes ("Clarke") conditionally £ 30; Rachel E. Thomas ("R. H. Richards"), Jacob M. Jones ("R. H. Richards"), Thomas G. Jones ("Eliz. Davies, Brynteift"), Victoria A. Bonner ("Eliz. Davies, Brynteifi"), Gwilym Williams ("Agri- cultural"), Winifred A. Conn, and Joseph Davies, £ 20 each; Ethel M. Williams, Alice M. Lee. David Wynne Thomas, Ernest J. Williams, Florence Millward (conditionally), +Blodwen Owen, M. DOTÐ, Phillips (condition- ally). Elwy ap Ifor, Hilda R. Banbury, and Magdalen Morgan, £10 each. NORMAL EXHIBITIONS. 1 Sidney W. Rider, Arthur L. Charles, and *Frederick A. Drew. £ 10 each; *Edward Dakin and *John Saunders, C5 each; Winifred E. Richards. Kate M. Storer, *Ethel Cockehott. and *Rose E. Lincoln, £ 10 each. tlncreaeed awards. *New awards.

NEATH BANKRUPTCY-COURT. TUESDAY.—(Before Mr. Deputy Registrar Kempthorne.) Re John Thomas, of Alltwen, Pontardawe, Builder.—Debtor's liabilities amounted to £ 385 12s. 4d., and deficiency S268 7s. Id. He alleged as the cause of his failure under- estimating contra-cts which I took; bad weather during the last eighteen months." He commenced business as a builder at Allt- went about fourteen years ago. with a capi- tal of about JE65. He had three contracts at Alltwen, Rhos Kilybebll, and Pontardawe, which were uncompleted. He estimated no surplus to his estate from any of those contracts.—The Official Receiver: From what I can see you did not hope for profit, but only worked to get a living?—That is EO, sir.-The Official Receiver suggested that the debtor obtained C20 worth of timber from Messrs T. W. Thomas and Co., Swansea, having previously told them that he only owed from S6 to £ 12.—Debtor: For timber only.—The Official Receiver: There is no men- tion of timber in Messrs. Thomas's letter. You went to other timber merchants as well and got timber; and you owe Messrs. Thomas £ 90.—The case was adjourned. David Williams, of the Rhyddings, near Neath, a collier, told the court that the cause of his failure was trying to develop col- lieries, bad trade, and lack of employment." His liabilities wereE123 19s. 4d.. and deficiency £ 112 19s. 4d.-The Official Receiver: How came you to develop collieries without any capital? Because the coal was near the surface, and was not expensive to get at,—Did the coal turn out good?—No, it was a mixture.—The examination was closed. John Thomas Evans, of Gould-terrace, Crynant, a builder, said that the cause of his failure was bad weather preventing him from proceeding with the erection of two houses at Seven Sisters, and illness in family." His liabilities were £2ti8 17s., and deficiency X179 13s. 4d. Pressed by the official receivor, he said that the real reason of his failure was lack of capital.-The case was adjourned.

BARRY BURGLAR'S ESCAPADE. The Roman Catholic Schools of St. Bslen's, Barry Dock, have been forcibly entered, and some money taken and damage done. On Monday police inquiries were made into a burglary committed at the shipping depart- ment of the Boiird of Trade offices. Officer Jenkins, who was in charge, heard a strand- noise during the early hours of the morning, and on proceeding to make a search saw 10 man beat a hasty retreat through the back way. The man leapt over a 10ft. wall, and must have been badly injured, for the rails of a gate which he scaled on the premises of Mr. Ward, butcher, were found subsequently to be smeared with blood. The man got clear away. Some money is missing.

GIFT TO SWANSEA HOSPITAL. A special meeting of the Swansea Hospital Committee was held on Friday, Mr. H. Gold- berg presiding. The Chairman announced that Mr. and Mrs. Dyer had given the sum of £2,000 in cash towards the endowment of the Devon and Dorset Ward. and it is estimated that the cash value of the gift exceeds £ 10,000. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Dyer was carried.

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CARDIFF PIANO STORY. I IMPUDENT FRAUD ON CARDIFF! DEALERS. I The Cardiff Quarter Sessions were resumed on Tuesday before the recorder (Mr. B. Fianeis-Williams, K.C.), when the case aris- ing out of the hiring of a piano, the myste- rious disappearance of the said instru- ment. and the hide-and-seek: search after 'I it engaged his attention. The story, told only the other day at the police-court, was again unfolded in detail. There were three prisoners in the dock—Robert Walters (alias Henry Weddell), 34, hawker; Emily Walters (alias Florence Nicholson), 23. married; and Thomas Roberts, 44, fruit merchant—all of whom surrendered to the hail upon which they had been released. The first two were charged with conspiracy, and also with obtaining by false pretences from John Williams a piano, value £ 40, the pro. perty of William Henry Waddington and others, trading as Messrs. Waddington and Sons, with intent to defraud, at Cardiff on October 2. The charge against Roberts was that between October 2, 1903, and June 6. 1904, i he unlawfully received the piano, well know- ing the circumstances under which it had been obtained. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. Harold Lloyd) appeared to prosecute; Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. Joseph Henry Jones) defended. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams opened at length. On October 2 the female prisoner lived at 23, Shakspeare-street, Cardiff, in the name of Florence Nicholson, and she was there from August. 1903, until Christmas in the same year. She was then known as Florence Nicholson. and lived with her sister, who (he thorght) waa called Mrs. Hutton, and. in the light of subsequent events, it was important to bear in mind that no man ever lived in the house. In addition, Florence Nicholson was the sister-in-law of Roberts. Walters on October 2 lived at 58. Daniel-street, with a woman whom he described as his wife. and who was treated as such by all who knew them. He went under the name of Weddell. but subsequently described himself as Walters. At that time Weddell worked for Roberts at his furniture shop in Woodville- road, Cathays. On October 1 Florence Nicholson went to Messrs. Waddington's shop in Castle-road, and there she saw Mrs. Williams. wife of the manager, Mr. John Williams, Florence' Nicholson said she wanted to buy a piano, and was told that if she did not like to pay a lump sum and at once complete the purchase she could have the instrument she selected on signing an agreement to pay instalments at £1 a month. The female prisoner said her name was Mrs. Walters," also that she was a married woman. On October 2 Nicholson again went to the shop and saw Mr. Williams, the manager. In the course of conversation Nicholson said she was the wife of Robert Walters, and lived at 28, Shakspeare-street. At that time she did live at 28. Shakspeare-street, but Walters (as he had shown) did not. Mr. Williams declined to negotiate unless the husband came to the shop and signed the agreement, and then prisoner said, All right, I'll bring my hus- band." At half-past seven Nicholson again called, and brought with her Henry Weddell, who she said was her husband and would sign the agreement. Weddell gave the name of Robert Walters, 28, Shakspeare-street, which was untrue. Mr. Williams proceeded to ask further questions, in answer to which Weddell said he had lived there three months, which was also untrue. Where did you live before you went there?" asked Mr. Williams. "Oh," was the answer, "at the Fishguard I Arms, Newport." Asked how he got his living, he said that for the last ten years he had worked as an engineer for Messrs. Cory Brothers at Gelli Colliery, which was also untrue. All this was taken down in writing. and it was because Mr. Williams believed the statement and thought he was dealing with substantial people that he allowed them to sign the agreement and have the piano. Nicholson paid £1 deposit, and on October 3 the piano was delivered and received by her at 28, Shakspeare-street. She paid the second instalment, but the third deposit, falling due in January, was not paid. In consequence of something Mr. Williams heard, he and his assistant (Hern) went to the house in Shak- speare-street, and found it shut up and empty. Roberts, when questioned, denied all know- ledge of the piano. He also said he did not know his sister-in-law (Nicholson) or Weddell, who was in his employ. He undertook, how- ever. should he happen to hear anything about the piano, to be good enough to at once give information. The piano at that time was at Roberts's house, and there to his know- ledge. Subsequently Williams and Hern called at a house in Avoca-place, Canton, occupied by the mother or mother-in-law of Roberts, but they did not find anything. Later, in January, they saw Nicholson come out of the house in Avoca-place, and went up to her and a-sked. What about the piano that was supplied to you." She became exceedingly angry, affected entire ignorance, and threa,tened to call a policeman. They left her, and saw her to into Roberts's shop. Two days later Williams met Roberts in Clare-road, and the latter said, How dare you search my mother's house?" adding that he (Williams) would never see the piano again. On June 10 Williams and two detectives went to Roberts's shop with a search warrant, a.nd in one of the rooms they found the piano. Detective Davey said he must take the instru- ment away, whereupon Roberts remarked, "For God's sake, Mr. Williams, have mercy. Don't make a show of it. Let me get a cart and take it away quietly." The piano was brought to the police-station, and Roberts was arrested, and then Weddell. The latter first said he knew nothing about it," but later he said to Davey, I may as well make a clean breast of it. One day, as I was working for Roberts, he asked me fo dress myself and come along with him and his sister-in-law. They told me I had nothing else to do but simply to sign my name, as they could not get the piano without a man. The case was re-stated by the witnesses called for the prosecution. The accused Emily Florence Nicholson gave evidence in her own behalf. She said her husband was a sea-going engineer, and she lived at 81, May-street, Cathays. This was the first time she had been charged with any- thing. Her husband would have paid for the piano. She first chose another instrument, but Mrs. Williams said, You had better have a good one to last your time out and the chil- dren's." Yielding to Mrs. Williams's per- suasion, she took the piano in question. Witness told Mrs. Williams that she was married, and that her husband was an engineer, that they had kept a public-house at Newport, and were going into business again, but not just yet. She gave her maiden name (Walters) to Mr. Williams, who said, You must have someone to sign—a man." Witness asked. Will my brother do?" and he said. Yes." Failing her brother, she asked Weddell, who said he didn't mind signing." The papers relating to the piano were laid on the table, but were not read by Williams or anyone else; nor did Williams ask any questions. Witness asked Weddell to sign as her brother, and he said when he came out that he bad signed as Robert Walters." At the end of May she moved to May-street, and part of her effects (the piano included) were stored in Roberts's middle room. She could not keep up her instalments, having no money until her husband came home. She had no intention to defraud. She was so frightened that she did not know what she said to the detectives. By Mr. Williams- My maiden name was Walters, and not Manfield." I have never gone by any such name. Mr. Ivor Bowen, for the defence, contended that there was an absence of intent at the time, and his explanation of the female prisoner's inconsistent statements and denials was that she found herself in financial diffi- culties, but that. he urged, did not point to criminality. Proceedings, if any. should have been taken in the ordinary way in the county- court under the hiring agreement. The jury. without retiring from the box, found all the prisoners guilty. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said he considered the woman to be the worst of the three. She derived benefit, from the transac- tion. and drew Weddell into it more or less, but he got nothing by it; nor did Roberts, so far as he could see. but Roberts was worse than Weddell because the latter was his servant. This was a very impudent fraud, and for the perpetration of it he sent the woman to six months' imprisonment, Roberts to four months, and Weddell to two months.

SOUTH WALES TRAMWAYS. CARDIFF. RETURN OF CARS, PASSENGERS CARRIED, AND RECEIPTS. Last week No. of Passengers. Receipts. cars. carried. L a. d. Sunday 444 31,701 143 7 9 Monday 1034 74,221 321 11 2 Tuesday 103i 68,115 296 5 6 Wednesday -108 77,408 341 15 2 Thursday. 105 74,561 324 2 3 Friday 1°^ 67>916 292 2 7 Saturday 1163 106,838 460 6 4 Total 6843 500,760 2,179 10 9 Daily cars averaged sixteen hours per day. Receipts for the corresponding period of last year, £ 2,126 8s. 8d. year, £2,126 88. 8<1. NEWPORT. RETURN OF TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 2. d. Monday 90 11 8 Tuesday 78 0 9 Wednesday 82 7 7 Thursday 77 5 2 Friday 76 6 10 Saturday 119 9 9 Total 524 1 9 Receipts for the corresponding week of last year, R471 4s. lOfcd. Total number of pasaen-J gem carried, 125,016.

DEVELOPMENT OF NEWPORT ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE HAR- BOUR COMMISSIONERS. One of the most important and interesting events of the year of the Newport Harbour Board is the annual inspection of the har- bour. which, partaking a good deal of pica- sure, and also of encouraging retrospect and forecast of the affairs of the port, occurred on Saturday last. The new chair- man of the harbour commission, Mr. Thomas Henry Mordey, well sustained not only the hospitality which has been associated with the office of late years, but also proved worthy to follow those who have done so well in the past as chairmen of the board which ha.s to do so largely with the welfare of the port. From a pleasure point of view the day was at the outset threatening. Rain had fallen in the early morning, and inter- mittent showers occurred after the party, numbering all told 120—by the way, the largest company which has ever taken part in this annual affair-hnd sailed away from the landing-stage on board the steamship Ravenswood. The boat steamed slowly down the river on the morning ebb tide, and gave all on board an opportunity of seeing what the state of affairs was, not only in the river itself, but also in the docks -floating and dry—and of the other works in progress and completed. Bunt- ing was lavishly displayed on the ship- ping in the port and at the pier-heads, and salutes were fired as the party proceeded to the mouth of the river. The Ravenswood steamed down Channel and cruised about until Hearing the Nash Point, when her head was turned again up Channel, and she ran to the entrance to Barry Dock, where she came to anchor and enabled luncheon to be partaken of on board. Mr. S. Dean, as usual, made everybody com- fortable in this matter, as also on the occasion of the dinner later on. Having again cruised up Channel, the steamer ran to Clevedon and landed her passengers. who were photographed in the grounds of the MR. T. H. MORDEY, Chairman of the Newport Harbour Board. Walton Bay Hotel. She left Clevedon at 6.20, and about half-an-hour later dinner was partaken of in the saloons. The post- prandial proceedings were short, but every- thing uttered was full of the brightest encouragement for the port. Mr. Mordey, as the presiding host, gave the loyal toasts, which were heartily honoured. Alderman T. Goldsworthy, in proposing "The Town and Trade of Newport," remarked that last year the harbour board established a record in harbour dues and in the trade of the port, but he hoped and believed that when Mr. T. H. Mordey had completed hie year of office last year's figures would be beaten. He congratulated Mr. John Macaulay and the directors of the Alexandra Docks on the successful passing of the dock company's Bill in Parliament, and expressed the hope that the docks would secure a large increase of trade. (Hear, hear.) The Mayor (Colonel Clifford Phillipe), having thanked the chairman of the harbour board (Mr. T. H. Mordey) for his invitation, expressed the belief that not only was there a great Newport in store for the corpora- tion, but also for the harbour board. Mr. T. E. Watson said he had been asked to say what the advantages of Newport were over other ports in the neighbourhood. The principal advantage which it possessed was the River Usk, which it was the duty of the harbour board to improve. Unfortunately, this great possession had not been taken advantage of, except to a very small extent. The banks of the river were sites for works which could compete favourably even with Germany. As to the coal trade. Newport last year exported the largest amount which had ever been exported in the history of the port. That was a matter of congratulation; but they could look for- j ward to still greater prosperity. With the new collieries of the Powell Duffryn Company —which he looked upon ae being the most highly equipped in the world-the Tre- degar Company, and those of Burn- yeat. Brown, and Co., at Risca, a great deal of the output of which was bound to come to Newport, the port had good cause to look forward to the future with satisfaction. He was very glad to see that the dock company was doing its part to provide the facilities which were needed for the increased trade, and congratulated the company on the passage of its Bill through Parliament. Mr. John Macaulay, the general manager ♦o the dock company, assured those present that the directors of the docks were a thoroughly progressive body, and would do everything they could to improve the trade of the port. Plans had been prepared, and as soon as the Royal Assent was obtained the works mentioned in the Bill would be taken in hand. The trade of the docks and the port was increasing. For the six months ended June 30 the docks had beaten any half-year that they had ever experienced. Mr. Isaac Butler, who also responded, said that the iron and steel trades were not in a very flourishing condition at present from causes which were well known. But the trade was bound to face the facts, and, speaking on behalf of his own firm, he remarked that they were going to bring their works up to a standard at least equal to those of any foreign country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lyndon Moore, in eloquent and eulo- gistic terms, proposed The Health of the Chairman." Mr. T. H. Mordey, in response, assured the company that he was determined to do all he could in the interests of the trade of the port of Newport. No one could help feel- ing that the flowing tide was with the port. So far as they had gone in the present financial year it had beaten the record of last year. (Hear, hear.) During the last three months the shipments of coal had increased 54,000 tons as compared with the similar period of last year, and the import of iron ore had beaten even the record of the eighties." Over June. 1903. the import of iron ore in June, 1904, had increased 20.000 tons, and in three months it had increased 68,000 tons. As to the trade in dumping," as long as other nations found it to their advantage to send their goods to this country, he hoped Newport would continue to be the port of import. It had not always been so, as formerly the East Coast had had the trade. fcfr. E. L. Lyne proposed the toast.of "The Ladies," to which Mr. J. H. Winn responded. Newport was reached about 9.15 p.m., after a thoroughly enjoyable day on the water. There had only been one or two slight showers.

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CARDIFF BURGLARY. I DANGEROUS CRIMINAL SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE. Thomas Pringle (20), painter, was charged at Cardiff Kuarter Sessions on Monday with breaking and entering the shop of Arthur George Stevens, Floyd Augustus Stephens, and William Arnold Stephens, in the Royal Arcade, between 9.15 p.m. on the 5th and 4.15 a.m. on the 6th of May last, and stealing a quantity of watches, rings, and other articles of jewellery. A woman named Florence, aged 32. was also indicted with re- ceiving the articles mentioned, well knowing them to have been stolen. The male prisoner pleaded guilty, and the female not guilty. Mr. Hugh Jones prosecuted, and called Police-constable J. Lockyer, who said he arrested the prisoners while they were a-sleep in an empty house in Windsor-road. They were taken to the police-station, where the woman was found to be wearing a gold ring and a watch. They were charged, and in reply Pringle said, "I am guilty; she (the woman) knows nothing at all about it." Police-constable Phipps said that early on the morning of the 6th of May he was on duty in the neighbourhood of the arcade, when a saw a head peep from behind a door Jloar the Tabernacle Chapel in the Hayes. Witness gave chase, but failed to find any- one. He subsequently found, however, a ladder placed against the wall, and upon ascending it discovered that a pane of glass over the premises in question had been smashed. Police-sergeant Bigham stated that he took the male prisoner into a. room at the police- station for the purpose of taking his finger- print,g, a.nd in consequence of a statement made by him. the officer proceeded t* the Docks and extracted from a stack of timber a handkerchief containing fifteen watches, 25 gold rings, a noanber of gold brooches, Ac. Members of the firm having identified the articles as their property, and produced tools with which the shop had been broken into. The female prisoner went into the witness- box. and said that she and another woman bought a watch each from the prisoner for 2s.. and he afterwards gavêthem a gold ring each. She did not think it odd to find him in possession of gold and silver watches, and thought be was a traveller in the jewellery line. In spite of Pringle's youth he has a criminal career which cannot be equalled by many criminals much older and of much longer experience. During his career he has been frequently convicted of crimes in different parts of England and Wales, and at various times has borne the aliases of George Leslie and George Barton. He is a native of South Shields, and commenced criminal operations at the early age of nine years, his first enterprises consisting of small thefts from ships. In October, 1892, for steal- ing tobacco, he received his first sentence, and was detained at an industrial school for five years. Having again obtained his liberty, he took to picking, pockets, and in January, 1896, at the age of fifteen, he was sentenced in his native town to three years' confinement in a reformatory. By this time he. appar- ently, had gained considerably in his know- ledge of criminal methods, for, finding refor- matory life too irksome for his adventurous spirit, he succeeded in breaking out after only two months' detention. Soon after, how- ever, he was again in custody at West Hartle- pool for theft, and six weeks later he was in the hands of the police at Seaham Har- bour for stealing from a shop. After this he seems for a time to have sought a living by honest ways, and from May, 1898, to Novem- ber, 1900, he was working on coaeting steamers. Unfortunately, ho quickly lapsed, and early in 1901 he was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for larceny. After this he came South, and at Bristol, where be stole two cornets from a music-shop, he received a sentence of six months' hard labour. Immediately he had served this period he came on to Cardiff, and here broke into the Grand (now the King's) Theatre. His booty consisted of a revolver and some money, and for this offence he had to serve another term of three months. A sentence at Usk Quarter Sessions of nine months for shop- breaking at Newport followed in July of last year, and then back he went to Bristol. Here early in the present year he tasted his first dose of the dreaded cat," having been sen- tenoed to eighteen strokes and two months' imprisonment for an offence committed soon after his release. As soon as he had served this last term he again turned his attention to Cardiff, where he in fourteen days had broken into Messrs. Stephens' shop in the Royal Arcade. His appearance before the magistrates will be remembered by the Car- diff public for the graphic story which he told to Polioe-sergeant Bigham of his adven-1 tures in the house-how he watched a police- man examine the window and then blow his whistle for help, and how he made a .remarkable escape from the baok premises to the street. The jury found the woman guilty, and the Recorder sentenced her to two months with hard labour. The male prisoner was sen- tenced to three years' penal servitude. Prisoner, on leaving the dock, said, "I will make some —— pay for that when I come out."

WELSH STUDENTS' SUCCESS. SUCCESS OF TWO LAMPETER STUDENTS. The names of two affiliated students at St. David's College, Lampeter, occupy places in the class list in final Mathematical Honours just issued at the University of Oxford. Mr. Benjamin Davies, B.A., St. David's College, appears in the first class, and Mr. David Jones, B.A., also of St. David's College, in the second class. Mr. Davies is the only student affiliated from any college in the first class with only two years' residence at British Empire who has obtained a double the university. Mr. Davies is the son of Mr. Elias Davies, miner, was born in Lampeter, and was educated at the board school, Dow- lais, where he was a pupil teacher. He entered St. David's College in 1899, became senior scholar, and obtained a first class in Mathematical Finals in 1902. He presented himself within a week at Oxford for Mathe- matical Moderations and obtained a first class. Mr. David Jones is the son of Mr. William Jones, Pantyfen-isaf, Carmarthen- shire, and was educated at Pencader Gram- mar School. He entered St. David's Col- lege on the same day as Mr. Davies, and obtained a scholarship and a second class in Mathematical Finals. He immediately obtained a second class in Mathematical Honours at Oxford Moderations, and entered Jesus College, where he obtained an exhibi- tion in Mathematics. It may be of interest to remark that quite recently the University of Oxford has recognised St. David's College to be a British university as far as affiliation is concerned. REJOICING AT ABERDARE. The Aberdare County School had a half- holiday in honour of Mr. Norman Picton, Hirwain, an old pupil, who is only nineteen years old, and after only a three years' course at Aberystwyth has obtained the degree of B.Sc., first-class honours. Mr. Picton was successful in coming out "top" boy at the first scholarship examination of the school when he was only eleven years old, and received the No. 1 Scholarship Certificate. He was "top" boy of all Glamorgan in the junior certificate, senior certificate, and honours certificate examinations, and the Glamorgan County Council awarded him a scholarship of JE30 per annum when he was one year too young to enter the university. He passed the London Matriculation Examination when he was sixteen years old, in the first division. Three years ago he entered Aberystwyth University College, and obtained half of the visitors' entrance scholarship, amounting roO £ 15 per annum. The following year the college authorities gave him Sir Alfred L. Jon-es' Scholarship, value X30 per annum.

NEW METHODS IN DEAFNESS. In a recent medical journal we find a description of a new way of treating deafness which is rapidly taking the place of the old methods. In fact, the records of the institute where this new treatment is used show many remarkable instances in which the hearing has been restored after the patient has been pronounced incurably deaf. Those who are interested in this subject are referred to "The Review of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases," in which there is a full description of the new treatment. A free copy of the "Review," con- taining a description of this method, can be obtained by addressing the Editor, Drouet Institute, 10. -Marble Arch, London, W. With the "Review" is enclosed a "Supplement," con- taining details of upwards of forty cases cured during the past month, and also a Patient's Report Form, which enables anyone to receive free advice. w444

THE WELSH HOLIDAY COURSE. The Glamorgan Education Committee have decided to award twenty scholarships, of the value of X3 each. to such of the primary and secondary school teachers under the control of the committee as may desire to attend the Welsh holiday course of the Welsh Language Society at Bangor. The successful candidates will be required to attend regularly, and to present a certificate of attendance signed by the secretary of the society. The clerks of groups have been requested to circularise the head teachers of the council schools in their group asking them to give full publicity to these scholarships. The head teachers of non- provided schools and secondary schools have been requested to do likewise. The Carnar- vonshire Education Committee decided to award scholarships to their head teachers,' certificated assistant teachers, and teachers under Art. 50. About 89 teachers have availed themselves of the opportunity, and applied to be enrolled as students. The Mountain Ash Education Committee have repeated the offer which they made last year by granting scholarships of E3 each to their teachers. Principal Rhyg, Oxford, the Rev. J. C. Mor. rice, M.A., Bangor, and others have promised to lecture.

SANATORIUM MOVEMENT. SIR ISAMBARD OWEN ON THE EVILS OF CONSUMPTION. A very successful public meeting was held at the Shire-hall, Llandilo, in support of the Alltymynydd Sanatorium movement, and it will result in a general awakening of interest in the locality in favour of the efforts to be made to raise money towa-rds the building fund by local collections and by means of the joint counties bazaar to be held at Car- marthen on the 27th and 28th inst. Sir John Williams, Bart., Plas, Llanstephan. presided, and amongst others present were Lady Wil- liams, Sir Isambard Owen (deputy-chancellor of the University of Wales, who was the chief speaker of the evening), Sir James Drummond. Bart, (lord-lieutenant of Carmarthenshire), and Lady Drummond, the Hon. Misses Rice (Dynevor Park), and a very representative gathering of other ladies and gentlemen who have pledged themselves to further the objects of the movement in practical ways. Sir Isambard Owen had a most cordial recep- tion. He said he could not help even now wondering at the great change that had come over the face of Wales during the last 30 years. A generation ago Vielsh people were looked upon in the world aH a very good sort of people, but somewhat backward and a little out of the current of modern life. Their critics and observers were blind not to see the great movements which were going on below the surface, and it would certainly nave sur- prised many of them to be told that in 30 years' time Wales would come to be recognised as pre-eminently a country of self-help and a country of organised public life. (Hear, • hear.) He asked them that night to support his profession in its efforts to influence the public authorities of the country to join in the warfare against the terrible enemy of humanity known as tubercular disease. (Hear, hear.) It carried off no less tha-n 60.000 of the inhabi- tants of England and Wales ever year, and in Wales alone the tale of mortality from tuberculosis verged very nearly upon 4,000 whilst in the three counties of Cardigan, Car- marthen and Pembroke it was not, far from 700 yearly. They had to remember that tuber- culosis was a disease that. above all other diseases, carried off persons in the prime of life. Between the age of 25 and 3S very nearly half of the deaths that occurred in England and Wales were due to tubercular disease. and it was responsible, aJso, for the terrible mortality among young children. The disease was due to a cause which was now perfectly well known, and the greater part, if not the whole, of the misery which it produced was avoidable by organised human effort. (Hear, bear.) In an almost microscopical particle of a consumptive patient's expectoration there were enough bacilli of tubercle to kill a small animal if the expectoration was allowed to dry and become dust. The breath of a^con- sumptive patient contained no bacilli, and the surface of his body gave off nothing which could do any harm to anyone. He hoped the time was not far distant when it would be considered a point of honour with every man or woman suffering from tuberculosis not to do anything that would render him or her a source of danger to those around. (Hear, hear.) The great need in this country was the establishment of sanatoria for the poorer classes, and that was the work in which he was there to rnvite the county councils of South-west Wales to take a prominent part. (Hear. hear.) The example of Germany spoke volumes on the economic side of the question. Since the year 1399 insurance against accidents and illness had been made compulsory in Ger- many upon everyone earning a less income than £150 a year. State insurance societies had been developed on a large scale for the purpose, and these State societies had discovered on their own account—and they were managed entirety on business principles —that it was cheaper to provide sanatoria for the treatment of their consumptive clients than it was to maintain them whon they were no longer able to work. (Hear, hear.) The provision of sanatoria, was a matter that ought to be taken up by the public bodies of Wales as a serious matter of public work. He was proud of the reputation of their Welsh publio bodies. He hoped their reputation would go on incpeasing for years to come, and it would be a.n immense source of pride to him if he saw the Welsh county councils leading, as they had the opportunity of lead- ing, the whole country in this matter. (Applause.) Mr. William Griffiths, chairman of the Llandilo Urban District Council, moved a resolution urging upon the County Council of Carmarthenshire the need of taking steps to secure the establishment in South-west Wales of a, public sanatorium for the treatment of ccnsumpti$H by modern methods.—Mr. J. A. Powell, solicitor, seconded. Dr. Douglas Reid (Tenby), joint secretary of the West Wales branch of the Natioital Society, in supporting said that when in London a few days ago Sir Isambard and himself had ascer- tained from the Local Government Board that there was absolutely no legal impediment against the oounty councils taking the matter up, and that the board would sanction loans for the purpose. If each of the three counties borrowed JS1,000 each, to be made re-payable over twenty years, it would only mean a rate of the one-hundredth part of a penny over the whole area, and no ratepayer would object to that. (Hear, hear.) Lady Drmnmond addressed the ladies present with regard to the arrangements for the bazaar on the 27th and 28th inst., at which it was hoped to have 8,000 people present. Colonel and Mrs. Mayhew had made their contribution to the building fund up to £20. The ladies of Llanelly were aiming at £500, and before the day of the bazaar her lady- ship hoped that too ladies of Carmarthen- shire would have collected £1.000 at least towards the fund. (Applause.) They hoped that at Easter Princess Christian would lay a memorial stone at the Alltymynydd Sana- torium, and her Royal Highness had stated that on that occasion she would be pleased to accept any purses of £5 and upwards so as to help on the good work. (Hear, hear.) The motion was carried unanimously. EFFORTS AT LLANGRANOG. At a. meeting of the Llangranog committee in connection with the West Wales Sana- torium movement, presided over by the Rev. D. Griffiths, rector, it was reported that the following sums had been collectedMisses M. A. Jones (Blaencaetell) and S. A. Davies (Garnwythog), £1 1'68.; Misses M. Jones (Tre- cregin) and E. Jones (Trecregin North), £2 10s. 3d.; Misses E. G- Thomas (Cwmceiliog) and M. E. Owen (Bronhawen), L3 14e. 6d.; Misses A. Jones (Penrallt) and E. Jones (Bryneuron), jM 5s. 6d.; and Misses H. C. Griffiths (Brynymor) and C. A. Owen (Grl&n- rhaiadr), £1 18s. 6d—total, £ 12 4s. 8d.

WAS IT A JOKE? CARDIFF YOUTH CHARGED WITH THEFT. At Cardiff Quarter Sessions on Monday, Frederick Montague Bridcut, 21, was brought up and charged with stealing two bags, containing £10 5s. 10H., the property and moneys of William Henry Lane, tobac- conist, Cowbridge-road, Canton, on April 16 last. Mr. Morgan Morgan (instructed by Mr. J. H. Morgan) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. W. L. YoraAh) defended. Mr. Morgani stated that too prosecutor in the case was not desirous of pressing the charge. Prisoner was a regular customer at his shop, and it was common knowledge that he was in the habit of walking out with the manageress of the shop. Mr. Arthur Lewis said that the prisoner bore an excellent character, and called the prose- cutor and Mr. J. C. Hill, upholsterer, Canton, to bear out his statement. The last-named added that during the time Bridcut had been out on bail he had continued to employ him, and would take him back after the completion of the case. Counsel asked that, under these circumstances, accused should be dealt with under the First Offenders' Act. The Recorder observed that he saw by the depositions that the manageress of the shop seemed to think that prisoner took the money for a joke. He came to the conclu- sion that the case was one which was contem- plated by the First Offenders Act. Defendant would be bound over in the sum of JE10 to come up for judgment if called upon.

CARDIFF BETTING CHARGES. At Cardiff Police-court on Tuesday Wil- liam Woodhonse, a shopkeeper, of Frederick. street, was summoned for using his premises for betting purposes. Mr. F. W. Ensor, pro- secuting solicitor to the corporation, said that the police had seen a number of people enter the house, and Detective-sergeant Dickj had seen a betting slip pass between the de- fendant and a man named Lidiard.—Tbe Stipendiary did not consider the evidence suf- ficient, and without calling Detective-sergeant Dicks dismissed the summons.—Mr. Morgan Rees, who was for the defendant, said his client was searched, dragged tnrowgh the streets, and locked up on a charge which was absolutely without foundation. He asked for costs, which, however, were not allowed. Other summonses against Frederick Lidiard, florist, Richards-street, and James Hook, salesman, of Arabella-street, for frequenting the shop for betting were also dismissed.

SON ASSAULTS HIS FATHER. John Rees, 39, Railway-terrace, Blaengarw, a pumpman, was charged at Bridgend Police- court on Saturday with assaulting his father, William Rees, on the 18th of June. The defendant struck his father for no reason whatever. Police-constable Morgan said that when he saw the prosecutor he was bleeding from the mouth. The defendant when in drink was a most dangerous man. The defendant waø sentenced to ten days* imprisonment, and bound over to keep the peace.

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