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OCCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. ^IOR WRANGLER KILLED AT SNOWDON. ^er lews of the death of Mr. Hudson, lec- Kty 011 mathematics at Liverpool Univer- se' w^ile on a climbing expedition on Snow- ,Created a painful sensation. He was f"ll lDe near the dangerous Devil's Kitchen, while trying to secure a rare fern he iadlong to the bottom. The body, badly 8i*d' was recovered with great difficulty. year8 ago deceased was senior wrangler, been at Liverpool University for two He was 27 years of age. %0 Hudson was recognised as one of the brilliant mathematicians of the day the younger Cambridge men. Ha ln the press two works on mathe W*. the publication of which was awaited tp or interest. He had done a large amount Jgs ri8inal work in higher mathematics, and hig Mutation was rapidly extending beyond country. lie was much loved by the jj and students of Liverpool University. (J ^ed was an accomplished musician, and Of v as a s°l° pianist. He was the son r- W. H. Hudson, professor of mathema- W ngs College, London, a former third j^gler, and his two sisters are distin- SJled at Cambridge in mathematics. AFRICAN HERO'S SAD END. Harries, an able seaman, supposed a, g6l°ng to Cardiff, and Frederick Flexmore, signed on to sail on board the er Norwood from Barry Docks on Tues- W, afternoon. Before proceeding to the 1,3 they had a couple of drinks together, V:ine the hotel, they reached so far as the of Barry No. 1 Dock, when Harries hUt K?ted to walk across the railway line, t^fore he could get over two empty coal C*s ran down the incline, knocking him j?* aad passed clean over his body. Dr. N. jLV°rthey Bray and Dock-constable Frank Bq. r> who were informed of the occurrence, arr^ve(l on scene, but the unfortu- we Qian died almost immediately. The body Amoved to the town mortuary, and on two South African war medals "V0i a certificate of discharge from the Jv^teer service were found upon him. q^ased whilst serving in South Africa held hejdrank of sergeant. An inquest will be COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. inquest was held at Llangynwyd on W i ^ay (before Mr. Cuthbertson, coroner) 2g ^ing the death of Griffith Lewis, aged tWp who was killed in the Maesteg-Mer- <W Colliery on Thursday last.Medical evi- brot6 Proved that the deceased had his back Wen» and the jury found accordingly. itwl* R. J. Rhys, district coroner, held an ciiw?est at Aberaman into the cir- li^T^anccs of the death of David Wil- 14, Mount Hill-street, Aberaman, who *Uled at the Aberaman Collieries last Mr. Dyer Lewis, inspector of mines, C. B. Stanton, miners' agent, were A verdict of "Accidental death" was } tfia was described as a singular fatality, he L^e*T>f which Mr. M. Roberts-Jones said fywnever known during his whole experi- Ilrili 4 a coroner, was inquired into at the station, Pontnewydd, on Monday. The leased was John Thatcher, a young married br Ii residing at 22, Upper New Houses, Owm- fJll 11.11; On Friday morning he was bringing C»> journey of four trams from a sta.ll at J^bran Colliery, when passing through brattice sheeting he was standing on tk6 °f the trams, and raising his body higher he should have done, one of the collars pit caught him in the back of the neck killed him almost instantly. When Seated he was found securely wedged ^Weejj couar an(j the tram.—A verdict j^rclingly was returned. il0avid Williams, a married man, of 14, ^ojjpthill-gtreet, Aberaman, was killed while C0j,.1Qg as a haulier at the T Teaman friery, Aberaman, the property of the lhate Duffryn Company. It appears the deceased was in charge of I)e rt of empty trams when the main ^ruck him on the head, killing him (v^taneously. Rhys, Aberdare, conducted an into the circumstances attending the <J^ William Boyland, fifteen, of Wing- "descent, Llanbradach, who died as a *hi] injuries received by a fall of coal Con- working in No. 2 Pit, Llanbradach •^tieriea a verdict of "Accidental death" turned.. BILLED BY A CARDIFF TUG. fcfcl!? ^onday night Mr. E. B. Reece (coroner) th6 inquest at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on th6 of Thomas George Jury, fireman on Cardiff tug Wild Rose. On Saturday ell, about 5.30, deceased was following his \}¡,I\ °Ynlent as usual, and when off Tenby r°Pe attached to a vessel in tow got slack tllen stiffened, and in the sudden jerk if'Sd' sn^P080^ was stru°k against y,a bulwarks. He became unconscious, ana fctte tiilien to Tenby, where he was medically llia.^ed, and died from the injury. Dr. Mar- fle^ke Pittard (Cathedral-road) attributed tetv, ^o fracture of the skull, and the jury k rUed a verdict accordingly. ^NING FATALITY AT RHYMNEY. to^kild, named Elizabeth Jane Weaver, aged Of 'years and eight months, the daughter ^oij rles Weaver, living at 7, Carno Old P-See, Rhymney, was playing with the fire, 8tt^e°t severely burnt. She had obtained the W of a rope, and lighted it in a neigh- toj 6 bouse and ran out with it. Her pina- iftg Caught fire, and the whole of her cloth- Iter "'as soon in flames. Her mother, hearing Cri€s. rushed out, and extinguished the es- The poor child, however, was so °ttsly burnt that she died on Sunday. A*TT>IFF WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH. *nlueet was held at the Town-hall, Car- tjl0' °n Wednesday, on the body of Clara 59, residing at 21, Ordell-street. She c°oking in the kitchen on Saturday, and Vfj caught fire. Her arm was badly ail(i she died on Monday. The jury ltie(j.rtlP-d a verdict in accordance with the Of l £ al evidence, of death from congestion lungs and exhaustion caused by a Q, CHILD BURNT TO DEATH. Wri '^Uesday afternoon the infant daughter, °ne year and nine months, of Mr. Wil- &tre Taylor, boilermaker, 49, Castleland- tf0n+ Barry Dock, was put to bed in the °'ciQ r°om downstairs. Shortly before five Mio a woman, named Catherine Connolly, Vl'as in the house, saw smoke issuing from the Ir«nt room. She found the bed on fire, ^child having been burnt in a shocking ler. jire was put out by neighbours, 0ledieai aid sent for, the child's injuries Vfc8 attended to. The baby had evidently .Playing with a box of matches, and set on fire. The little sufferer lingered in Jreat agony for several hours, and died evening. LOCKING END OF A BARRY SH FOREMAN. after noon on Thursday a man named V0t.j!aQl Davies, aged about sixty, living in 'tig 'Place, Barry, met his death in a sliock- of tanner at Barry Dock. He was foreman i; hydraulic packers of the Barry Rail- tJo\yTl °ttipany, and was in the act of looking ?Ut}d well of No. 16 tip, when the cradle '.°ly descended and inflicted terrible w to his head The unfortunate man 11 "-ced in all ambulance, and promptly be 8::d to the town accident hospital, but ed to his injuries shortly after ^ch l°n- Deceased was well-known and respected at Barry.

SENSATIONAL ARREST. 4 and a woman who crossed from ver,fliiiW ^ave been detained at Londonderry the arrival of officials from Scotland suspicion of being concerned m for- ell Paris. It was, apparently, their k &i°n to 8a*' ^or America. It is stated importance is attached to the

HOOLEY & LAWSON CASE. 4 ELABORATE SCHEME OF FRAUD ALLEGED. At Bow-street on Monday the hearing was resumed of the charges against Ernest Terah Hooley and Henry John Lawson of conspiring to defraud AHred John Pain, licensee of the Windsor Castle Hotel, Victoria, of upwards of £ 24,000. Mr. Muir, who led for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said ihat he had given defen- dants' solicitors notice of further charges which he proposed to prefer, and it might be that other charges would arise. The freEth charges were that Lawson, being manager de facto of the Construction Company, made and circulated false statements in writing with regard to that company, with intent to defraud the shareholders, and, further, that he had appropriated to his own use £25,000 six per oent. preference shares of the Construc- tion Company. Counsel said that the magistrate had already had a large body of testimony to show that Law- son was manager of the Construction Company. At a board meeting on September 19, 1901, from which Colonel Harris, a director, was absent, it was resolved to give a dinner to the engineers and friends of the company. At the same meeting it was reported that Sir Kenneth Mackenzie had agreed to join the board. Invitations were sent out in Sir Ken- neth's name, as chairman of the company, but the first intimation which Sir Kenneth himself received of the fact was the receipt by him of the invitation from himself. Colonel Harris knew before Sir Kenneth what the latter was expected to say at the dinner, and because he disapproved of what was about to be said he resigned. At the directors' meeting on September 17, 1901, a minute showed that the balanoes standing to the credit of the company's accounts amounted to £81.000. In the course of the same minute there was a reference which was not imma- terial in view of the fact that (as he, counsel, would ask the magistrate to say) in the circu- lation of those false statements Lawson was materially assisted by Hooley. The entry in the minute book read:—"The secretary re- ported the re-payment of the loan to Mrs. Hooley, in accordance with the agreement, as follows: One thousand pounds in cash and two post-dated cheques for .El,COO, each dated October 16 and November 16 respectively." Thus (said counsel) a company which was about to be represented publicly as having about JE-100,000 in free cash at its bankers was paying its debt partly by means of post-dated cheques. At the dinner on September 20 Sir Kenneth Mackenzie got facts which he was to mention already prepared from Lawson, and some vouchers were shown him which satis- fied him there was about £100,000 in cash avail- able for dividend. He had no knowledge whatever of the affairs of the company. Upon the report of the speech appearing in the newspapers, Colonel Harris wrote to Lawson saying that it was imperative that he should see him in regard to Sir Kenneth's statements. There was no response to that request. The false statements which had been selected for the purpose of this charge were :-(1) That this dinner was a meeting of shareholders; (2) that a 12 per cent. dividend had been declared; (3) that the dividend had been earned; and (4) that there was £ 100,000 free cash at the bank. Counsel further explained that the total consisted of a number of smaller items, and was only part of the larger sum of £41.01.), the property of the Con- struction Company, which found its way into the hanis of Lawson. It was part of an, elaborate scheme which Lawson, with the aid of Hooley, had been engaged in from 1900 down to 1903. It was a crude speculation by reckless or desperate directors. It was a scheme entered upon by men of wide experience in company matters for the purpose of getting into their hands large sums of public money in such a way as to make it difficult for the criminal law to touch them. Hooley was charged with aiding and abetting Lawson. Evidence was than called, and the hearing was adjourned till Tuesday, when counsel put in a letter from witness's firm to Lawson complaining of several things in connection with the prospectus of the new company, which was issued on July 31, 1901. Witness went on to say that the three guarantors put in application for the JB150.03C. and afterwards paid the money. On the fol- lowing August 3 witness and Mr. Kitchen saw Lawson and Mr. Osborn, secretary of the com- pany. The latter said that they were not prepared to pay it. At that time, according to figures supplied by Mr. Osborn, shares to the extent of £ 50,050 had been taken up. Mr. Gill (for the prosecution) asked what had become of the money. Witness: One of the gentlemen—I cannot say which of them-said that they were all to draw out cheques for certain payments. Counsel: For their own purposes? Witness: I suppose so, but I do not know. We did not agree to that being done. Rightly or wrongly, we thought it would be very dan- gerous. Lawson said he thought he was entitled to draw out money and to do what he liked with it. Continuing, witness said that a writ was afterwards taken out, but iT was never served on Lawson. Subsequently it was agreed that all moneys received from shares should be paid into the bank and not withdrawn except for a legitimate and specified purpose. Cross-examined, witness said that through- out his connection with Lawson he never had anything to do with Hooley. Neither did the latter, have anything to do with the Black- pool Tramways Company. He had been told that there was a contract made for electrify- ing the Blackpool line at a cost of £ 70,000. He believed the contractor died. If the con- tract had been carried out, it would have shown considerable profit. Sir Henry White, the King's solicitor, said that Hooley in liquidation of a loan paid him in-Construction shares, on which witness received dividend. Witness, on Hooley's recommendation, purchased a further thou- sand shares. After some time witness told HoQjey that he was dissatisfied with the shares. Hooley said that he would take them over, but had not sufficient money. At his suggestion witness agreed to purchase a small estate from Mrs. Hooley, who accepted the shares at'par as part-payment. Cross-examined: Witness made no com- plaint that Hooley had defrauded him. Mr. Davey, examiner in the Official Receiver's Department, gave details of the amounts Lawson received from the Construc- tion Company. The net amount received by him was £ 62,473. No consideration for those payments was stated, except services ren- dered. The only servioe he could trace was the introduction to the Ito Syndicate. Defendants were again remanded on bail until Wednesday, when Richard Henry Ward, physician and surgeon, said he became director of the Electric Trust Company in 1901. He had had no pre- vious experience in company matters. He signed a certain agreement at a board meet- ing after it had been read over to him. He did not understand it. He executed a transfer by the Trust Company of 25.003. shares to Lawson for a consideration of five shillings. Asked by counsel for #n explanation, wit- ness said, We were asked to sign it, and we did so. I cannot give you any further explanation." Who asked you to sign it?—The secretary did. You understand the reason?—No. Witness added that he resigned in 1903 Richard Charles Baker, retired tobacco- nist. of Croydon, said he had been induced to become a director of the Trust Company, that being his first experience in company natters. Counsel: In signing the documents did you exercise any discretion? Witness: I used to appeal to the solicitor or to the secretary personally, and they assured me that everything was right, and I was satisfied with those assurances. The Magistrate said he would have to take time to consider his decision, and remanded prisoners on the same bail. The Electric Construction Company (Limited), of New Broad-street, London, wish it to be understood that they are not in any way connected with the British Electric Tramways Construction and Maintenance Company mentioned in the course of the Hooley-Lawson case.

———————-— SMALL-PQX IN THE ELAN VALLEY Small-pox is again reported in the Elan Valley, one case being found out on Sunday morning last and another supposed on Tues- day. It is stated that the first man was in the village canteen on the previous evening.

A CARMARTHEN MYSTERY. WATER- BAILIFF SUPERIN- TENDENT DISAPPEARS. Within the last few days the inhabitants of Carmarthen and district have been concerned about the strange disappearance of Mr. James Evans, the superintendent of water-bailiffs in the employ of the Carmarthen Bay Fishery Board. Superintendent Evans. who is a native of Abergwili, and has lived there for many years, was last seen at the Swansea Police-court, where he was engaged as prose- cutor in a poaching case. All attempts to raise a clue as to his whereabouts have been in vain. The police throughout the jurisdic- tion of the fishery board, which covers a very wide area, are about to make organised in- quiries. The family were first seriously alarmed on Tuesday week, when he did not put in an appearance at the obsequies of his sister-in-law (the late wife of his brother, the Rev. John Evans, vicar of New Trcdegar), who was buried on that day at Abergwili. Superintendent Evans, who is about 53 years of age, has a striking figure, being a man of unusually sturdy build and over 6ft. in height. His duties under the fishery board necessitated his occasional appearance at most of the petty sessional courts in Carmar- thenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Glamorgan- shire, and he is, probably, known to every member of the police forces in those counties. It is rumoured that he was seen (about the time of the hearing of the Swansea case) in the neighbourhood of Gowerton, where it is said that poachers have of late been using dynamite for the destruction of fish in the waters in that locality.

SHOOTING AFFRAY. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT IN HOLBORN. William Price, a carman, was charged, on remand, at Bow-street, with attempting to murder Alfred Ryder, a carman, of Devon- shire-street, Theobalds-road, by shooting him with a revolver. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Whitfield. Ryder stated that on the 12th inst., soon after midnight, he was in company with a friend in Chancery-lane, and passed the prisoner, who was walking in the same direction with two other men and a woman. No remark was made as he passed, but on reaching Eagle-street the prisoner ran up to him and shot him. The prosecutor followed as well as he could, but the prisoner's female companion got in front of him and said that prisoner did not fire the shot. The prisoner was stopped by Police-constable 195 D, and a gentleman conveyed the witness in a cab to the Royal Free Hospital. A lady doctor there extra-cted the bullet and some cloth from the wound. He did not feel a great deal of pain now, but there was a. numbed feeling around the wound. WILLIAM PRICE. In cross-examination the prosecntor denied that earlier that evening he had made an indecent remark to a woman whom he passed i n Tudor-street. He did not hear any of the prisoner's party say any- thing as he had passed them in Chancery- iane. The prisoner held the revolver out at arm's length and fired. George Dodd, a firewood dealer, who was with Ryder, corrobated and said that one of the prisoner's companions knocked him down. He did not wait for them to say anything to him, but got up and took to his heels, as he heard they had firearms with them. He had too much respect for his wife and family to wait under these circumstances. The prisoner and his com- panions were complete strangers to him. There was no challenge to fight, and the pistol did not go off during the struggle. The prisoner was again remanded on bail until Monday next.

LOVERS' QUARREL. A PITIFUL SCENE IN A LONDON COURT. A lovers' quarrel had its sequel at Maryle- bone Police-court, London, on Wednesday, when Charles Roberts, 17, a kitchen porter, was charged with wounding Ethel Butt, a laundry girl. The prisoner appeared greatly distressed, and, having sobbed aloud for a considerable time. he broke out into open violence, and struck his head repeatedly against the iron rails of the dock. He was restrained by twe officers, who held him during the remainder of the proceedings. The Prosecutrix, a delicate-looking young woman, said she had walked out with the prisoner for a year and seven months. On Saturday last they had a few words, and since then she had refused to speak to him, although he had several times endeavoured to make it up. About ten o'clock on Tuesday evening, as she was leaving1 the laundry, she felt a blow on her back, and, turning round, saw the prisoner. At first she thought he had merely struck her, but she soon dis- covered that she had been stabbed, and that her clothes were saturated with blood. On arriving at the police-station she learned that he had surrendered himself, and confessed. It was at this point the prisoner broke out and banged his head against the dock rails. At the station prisoner made a statement that the girl tantalised him after their quarrel by leaving messages that she was going out with someone else, and he saw her with a soldier. He -was committed for trial, and was removed from the court still sobbing.

TWO YEARS ON THE TILES A CHILD'S BURNT BODY FOUND AT NOTTING-HILL. At Kensington Mr. Luxmore Drew held an inquiry into the discovery of the mutilated remains of a child, which were found in the roof of a house at Portobello-road, Notting Hill. The Coroner said the bones were those of a young child, and were found in an old pail. There were evidences of an attempt at burn- ing, perhaps to conceal some crime. Dr. Robertson said appearances pointed to these remains having been in that position rfor over two years. He was unable to determine the cause of death. Alexander MacDonald, of Hanwell, stated that he lived at 302, Portobello-road, for nearly ten years. and had never once been in the roof. He left a few weeks ago. The top floor II had been continuously occupied by married people. He had never received any complaint as to a bad smell. He had given the names of his former tenants to the police. Ada Newton, a single woman, living with her brother-in-law at 332, Portobello-road, said that out of curiosity she climbed on to the banisters and looked into the roof through a small door. She saw two suspicious-looking parcels, and told her brother-in-law when he returned from work. The pail was tied over with clothes and a carpet. The jury returned an open verdict.

FOR THE GOOD OF HIS HEALTH. JOHN BULL: What are you doing, man? What the dickens do you mean? LLOYD-GEORGE: I am doing you a good service—raising a blister. Lord Rosebery says busters are conducive to health! It has produced a zeal and an enthusiasm which now I am quite certain will not rest until a national system of education has been framed-(cheers)-and so it may help us to a sounder state, just as a blister sometimes conduces to health. (Laughter.) Lord Rosebery at Lincoln.

EXCITING SCENES AT BARRY. 0 —^ WILTP CAREER OF TWO iVHOTOR-DRAYS. "J- A series -Af accidents of a startling char. acter occurred at Cadoxton-Barry on Wednes- day evening. About 4.30 one of the motor- drays of Messrs. William Hancock and Co. (Limited), brewers, Cardiff, proceeded with a load of empty casks, &c., to descend Weston Hill, Cadoxton, which has a very steep gradient. Tij& dray was in charge of Charles B. Adaras, triver, of Ely; Ben Hughes, Penarth'K'ad.' CardifE; and Charles Huggins, fireman, aged 40, of 30, Penarth-road, Cardiff. All went well until about 30 yards of the hill had been coverei-ejepn the vehicle began to i» Jji'al- o. itere applied, but refu&ea^PctT and, aii^d wild excitement, the heavy wagon ran swiftly down the slope, at the bottom of which is a large stone bridge. The occupants pluckily retained their seats, the driver steering the car as best he could. The intention of Adams was to run the dray into Vere-street, the gradient of which was bound to check the speed, but when the base of the hill was reached, at which time the dray was travel- ling like an express, a woman and horse and cart stood barring the way. "To prevent killing the woman and horse," said Adams, which I was bound to have done if I went that way. I steered the vehicle towards the road under the railway bridge, but the turn was too sudden, and the dray rushed into the stone wall on the left side of the bridge." It was at this spot that Hughes, who was riding on top of the wagon, got thrown off and was injured. In consequence of the force of the impact one of the wheels of the dray came off and was sent about 30 yards, to the other end of the bridge. Re-bounding from this spot the car ran across the road and dashed into the wall on the right hand side, where it was brought to a standstill. Against this wall Huggins, who sat in the front with the driver, was hurled head fore- most, whilst Adams got jammed between the dray and the wall. Marvellous to relate, the latter was extracted with only injuries to both arms, whilst Huggins. who was very seriously injured, was attended to by Dr. O'Donnell, and removed to the Town Accident Hospital, where it was found necessary to a.mputa.te the left arm, the operation being performed by Dr. Powell, assisted by Dr. O'Donnell and Dr. Sixemith. The unfortu- nate man also received shocking injuries to the head, and lies in a critical condition, Hughes' injuries were also of a eeriotis nature, and after being attended to by Dr. Treharne, he was conveyed home by train. The curb and channelling over which the vehicle ran is torn up, whilst the car itself is greatly damaged. Inasmuch as a large crowd of persons gathered at the scene of the accident, Police- constable T. J. Davies (517), stationed at Cadoxton, was sent on duty to prevent further accidents. A cry was raised that a run- away horse was rushing down Weston-hill. The oonstable ran from under the bridge, which was full of children and others, and seized the reins, but was dragged a number of yards before the animal was brought to a standstill. On being picked up it was found that Davies had sustained a deep wound on the upper lip, injuries to his nose and elbow, and his teeth were also knocked in. The con- stable was removed to Oadoxton Police- station and attended to by Dr. E. Treharne. He will be unable to resume duty for a num- ber of days. This vehicle was also the pro- perty of Messrs. William Hancock and Co. (Limited). Towards dusk a motor arrived to convey to Cardiff some of the casks on the smashed dray, but when the car reached Dinas Powis it ran into the railings near the railway station, and did some damage. It was only on the previous day that the motor-dray narrowly escaped running into the timber pond at Barry Dock, the motor running wild, and was only brought up with considerable difficulty. The damage caused to the motor-dray is considerable, amounting, it is estimated, to £ 200. CONDITION OF THE INJURED MEN. On inquiry at the town accident hospital at noon on Thursday, our reporter was informed that Charles Higgins still lay in a critical state, his condition being very grave. The injured constable, Thomas J. Davies (Cadox- ton) and the other two injured men are pro- gressing favourably.

FIERY COAL CARGO. j EXPLOSION AT SHIELDS: MAN KILLED AND EIGHT INJURED. A disastrous explosion occurred on Thurs- day on board the London steamer Rookwood, which is lying in Smith's Dock at North Shields. So far as is known a number of workmen were engaged in the fore part of the vessel, when, without any warning, there was a terrible explosion, apparently in the forepeak. One of the workmen, George Forester, a labourer, was killed, and eight others were injured. The injured men, some of whom are badly burned, are now in hospital. The Rookwood, which has a cargo of coal, was placed in dock some time ago with her bows damaged, and without discharging her cargo. Later. Five of the injured men in the infirmary are suffering from severe burns about the hands, face, and neck, and will be detained as in-patients for some time. The injuries sustained by the other men were, fortunately, I not so serious, and, after being medically treated on the dock premises, they were allowed to go home.

WELSH EDUCATION REVOLT. FREE CHURCH COUNCIL TAKES ACTION. Mr. D. Lloyd-George, M.P., and Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., as a deputation from the Welsh county councils, met the education com- mittee of the National Free Church Council at the council offices in London on Friday evening. The proceedings were conducted in private, but the official report issued subse- quently stated that the meeting was with reference to the education crisis in Wales. The committee was largely attended. The Rev. F. B. Meyer, B.A., occupied the chair, and representative Free Church leaders from all over England were present, including .Dr. Clifford, the Rev. J. G. Greenhough, M.A., the Rev. Dr. Monro Gibson, the Rev. Thomas Law, the Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, M.A., the Rev. J. Hirst Hollowell, Mr. J. Compton Rickett, M.P.. Mr. A. E. Hutton, M.P., the Rev. Silas K. Hocking, Dr. Massie, Dr. Townsend. Mr. Lewis Williams, J.P., Mr. J. Bamford Slack, M.P., the Rev. James Pickett, and the Rev. S. B. Lane. Mr. Lloyd-George, M.P., made a statement as to the reasons which had led to the action of the Welsh county councils, and described the policy which it was proposed to follow. The following resolution was moved by Dr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. J. Compton Rickett, M.P., and carried with unanimity and en th usiasm That this education committee, having heard the statement of Mr. Lloyd-George as to the policy to be adopted in resisting the action of the Government on the Local Authorities afault Bill, heartily approves of that policy, and commends it to the sympathy and support of the people, and urges the general committee of the National Council to pledge its moral and financiaJ a<id in carrying it out. The whole matter in detail will come before the next meeting of the general committee of the Nation Free Church Council, which will be held in the Memorial-hall on Monday, September 26. Mr. Lloyd-George, M.P., will be present on that occasion. Dr. Clifford, the Rev. F. B. Meyer, B.A.. the Rev. Thomas Law, and other English Free Church leaders have promised to be present at the meeting at Cardiff on October 6. TREATMENT OF ENGLISH REVOLTERS. I hear it is probable (says a London corre- spondent) that the difficulty with which the Education Department is fa-oed in Wales will be repeated in at least one English county in the North if an attempt is made to put the Defaulting Authorities Act into operation there. SIR A. THOMAS JOINS THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. Sir Alfred Thomas, chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary party, signifies his adhesion to Mr. Lloyd-George's plan of campaign by giving an official reception at the Park-hall, Cardiff, on October 5 to all the delegates attending the National Convention, enter- taining them also the following day at luncheon and tea—probably the largest private hospitality rendered in connection with any political movement. Applications for delegates' and non-delegates' tickets for the convention are unusually numerous, the latter far exceeding the accommodation, necessitating balloting for seats. The English Free Church Councils are sending resolutions expressing the warmoot sympathy with the Welsh councils, whose revolt they charac- terise as morally justifiable.

POVERTY AND TEMPTATION. DISTRESSING SCENE AT OLERKEN- WELL SESSIONS. "Look what I've found," cried a little boy, running up to his father and mother with an envelope containing JE16 15s. in notes, gold, and silver. The father, Walter Winsley, was out of work. He had four children, and his wife was, for the time being, the chief bread- winner. On tho envelope the name and address of the owners of the lost money, Messrs. Welford and Co., dairy farmers, was plain enough to see. But the temptation was too strong for Winsley, and he kept the find. He bought clothes and food, and redeemed Mrs. Winsley's wedding ring from pawn. First he spent, the silver, then the gold, and then the notes; and then he and his wife were ARRESTED AND CHARGED with stealing the zC16 15s. They appeared at Clerkenwell Sessions on Thursday, a respectable-looking, poorly- dressed couple, who wept bitterly in the dock. They had offered to return all that was possible, and they pleaded that they were too greatly tempted. It was alleged Lhat Winsley got drunk after obtaining the money. He was ordered six months' imprisonment. Don't send him to prison," sobbed Mrs. Winsley appea-lingly. "He's never been there before. It's no good to me, sir, without him. You may as well send me as well." She was, however, bound over to come up for sentence if called upon, and was taken downstairs. For a long time her shrieks were heard in the court. SENTENCE REDUCED. At North London Sessions on Thursday the jury made an appeal to the chairman in the case of a man named Winsley sentenced to six months' imprisonment on Wednesday for the theft of money and notes which his little boy had picked up in the street. The foreman of the jury said they would be very grateful if the sentence could be re- vised, and the chairman reduced the sentence to four months.

TRAGEDIES IN THE DISTRICT. ■ ■ >o ■ ENGINEER EXPIRES SUD- I DENLY WHILST AT SEA. The steamship Sheppy Allison, of West Hartlepool, arrived in Aberdeen on Tuesday from Gulf Port, Massachusetts. Captain Wil- liams reported that when thirty-six hours out from Gulf Port the third engineer was taken suddenly ill, and died on the 6th inst., after ejecting a quantity of blood. The body was buried at sea. The deceased, who was a promising young man, named George Ernest Windsor Taylor, resided at 81, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff, and was about 25 years of age. The incident cast a gloom over the vessel for the remainder of the voyage. From inquiries made on Tuesday night we found that the deceased young man was a son of Mr. Humphrey Taylor, who for many years carried on business as a butcher at Car- diff Docks, but is now living a retired life at 5, Romilly-road, having recently removed there from 81, Cowbridge-road. "Ernie," as he is affectionately called by his relatives, served hia time at the Bute Dry Dock and Engineer- ing Works, and went to sea. about three years ago as third engineer, although he recently obtained a second engineer's certificate. He left Cardiff in the Sheppy Allison towards the end of June and, at that time complained of being unwell, attributing his illness to indigestion. Several letters have been received from him since; and from these it was gathered that his health was not satis- factory. It fell to the lot of one of our reporters to break the news to two of his sisters, who were alone in the house in Romilly-road when he called and had heard nothing of the fatal illness. The grief of the sisters when the full details were disclosed to them was saddening in the extreme. To make matters worse, their father was out of town, and only a few months ago their mother died, for whom they are still in mourning. FOUND WITH HIS THROAT CUT. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday (before Messrs. Herbert J. Cory and F. J. Veal) Henry Millett, 52, was charged with cutting his throat and arm with a knife, with intent to commit suicide, at No. 7, Platinum-street, Roath, on July 26 last. Prisoner has lived at this address with his daughter, who has kept house for him. Police-constable Henry Webber deposed that at 7.5 p.m. on July 26 he was called to 7, Pla-tinumnstreet, and saw prisoner in the kitchen, bleeding from a wound in the throat and another on the left wrist. In his right hand the pocket-knife (produced) was found, covered with blood. Witness took the knife from him, and bandaged his throat, and took him on an ambulance to the infir- mary. where he was detained. The cut in the throat was very deep, the other wound slight. Upon the application of Court-officer Ser- I geant George Evans, the case was remanded for a week for prisoner to be medically exa- mined. Accused looked older than his specified age, and he appeared to be in a tranquil state of mind, and made no comments upon the case. FARMER'S BODY FOUND IN A POND. A tragio drowning case is reported from Rumney, near Cardiff. At half-past six on Thursday the body of Mr. Thomas Herbert, occupying Trowbridge Fach Farm, was found in a pool of water in close proximity to his residence. Mr. Herbert was discovered in a siting position, with his head out of the water, and, from the appearance of the body. it is supposed that he had been there all night. The pool is about twenty yards from the door of the house, and it is surmised that deceased, on returning home on Wednesday night, fell backwards-into the pond whilst in the act of entering by the gate. Deceased was 64 years of age, and had lived at the farm for about fifteen years. His wife and son resided at home with him. DIED WHILE READING A NEWS- PAPER. Mr. Rees Jones, sawyer, aged 54, employed at the Ocean Company's Colliery, Ynygybwl, died suddenly. At the time of his death Mr. Jones was reading the evening paper. He was at his work the same day, apparently in the best of health, but in the evening he was taken with a seizure, from which he never recovered. He leaves a grown-up family. Two of his sons only recently returned from Canada. One has since joined the police force, and is stationed at Ynysybwl. His eldest son is Warrant-officer Frank Jones, of the 1st Grenadier Guards, who distinguished himself in South Africa. Much sympathy is expressed with the family. SUDDEN DEATHS IN PEMBROKE- SHIRE. Two sudden deaths were notified to Mr. Price, the Pembroke county coroner, on Mon- day. Edward Thomas, aged 48, of the Old Dockyard, Milford Haven, the berthing-master at the docks, died very suddenly on Sunday. Thomas Williams, an old man, 80 years of age, died in a cowshed at Llawhaden, in the presence of the vicar, the Rev. Charles Chid- low. Heart failure was the cause of death. CARDIFF OCTOGENARIAN'S DEATH. The coroner (Mr. E. B. Reece) held an inquest at the Town-hall on Monday on the body of Thomas Brooks, retired boot manu- facturer, aged 84, late of 4, Miskin-street, Cathays, who on the night of the 8th of Sep- tember, on going upstairs to bed, fell over the two lower steps. He was able to walk immediately afterwards, and his daughter, Mrs. Eliza Mary Caffery, assisted him upstairs. Dr. M'Kelvey was sent for, having attended deceased for years. There was very little bruising, and deceased died on Saturday from shock, the result of the acci- dent at his great age. The jury returned a vex diet accordingly.

THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR. TERRIBLE STORY BY PRINCE RADZIWILL. CHI-FU, Sunday. Prince Radziwill, a. Russian lieutenant, accompanied by another Russian officer, two civilians, and a lady, the wife of a Russian staff officer, have arrived here from Port Arthur. They left on the night of the 16th by junk, and landed here secretly at night time. Prince Radziwill entered Port Arthur fortnight ago, carrying dispatches from General Kuropatkin. He and his companion brought out quantities of dispatches, reports, and mails, the packages weighing eighty pounds, and successfully eluded the vigilance of the Japanese. Prince Radziwill now brings dispatches from General Stoessel to General Kuropatkin. In an interview which I had with him Prince Radziwill stated that the temper of the belligerents at Port Arthur had now reached an absolutely merciless pitch. He had followed the operations in the Boer war with the British, but until he had seen Port Arthur he had no idea that war could be so terrible. In telegrams which I despatched to you some weeks ago reference was made to the suspicion entertained on both sides that the enemy was misusing the Red Cross flag. This misunderstanding has, it appears, been increased by various incidents to such an extent that now even flags of truce and sur- render are not respected by either bellige- rent. Prince Radziwill declares that the comba- tants on both sides are absolutely venomous in the fury of their antagonism. In a recent address to the garrison, General Stoessel declared that the present temper of the Japanese made resistance to the last drop of blood a necessity, as if the fortress were entered, the Japanese officers would, un- doubtedly, be unable to restrain their met from massacre. For this reason the Russian commander it making no objection to civilians departing. Prince Radziwill says that 300 women engaged in hospital work were advised to leave, but replied that they would face massacre rather than desert their post. In consequence of the non-observance of flags of truce, the Japanese dead have been lying on the slopes of the hills outside the northern defences for weeks, and are still unburied. The stench when the wind blows from that quarter is almost unendurable in the city. The soldiers, who in some cases are posted only fifty paces from the heaps of decaying bodies, constantly wear kerchiefs soaked in camphor over their noses, otherwise they would be unable to remain at their posts. The following terrible story was related toO me by Prince Radziwill as illustrating the ferocity with which the conflict is being waged. During the assaults of the last four days of August two compa^tiaa Japanese, finding themselves at mercy of the Russians, hoisted the flag. Th-s» Russians paid no attention to the signal, but fired volley after volley, while the Japanese in the rear, seeing the white flag, expressed their disapproval by firing into their comrades. Caught between two fires. the hopeless two companies were annihi- lated, six hundred men being shot down where they stood. They fell among the decomposing bodies of the victims of the pre- vious assaults. For days afterwards wounded men were seen lifting their arms and fluttering handkerchiefs in impotent appeals for help, but the Russians were afraid to venture out. Within a week the last arm had signalled its unregarded prayer, and the shambles where the 600 had fallen was still but a place of horror. The Prince saw in the midst of the heaps of dead a Russian and a Japanese lying locked in a death embrace, the Japa- nese with his teeth sunk in the Russian's throat, while two of the Russian's fingers were buried in the eye sockets of his foe. Prince Radziwill, who leaves Chi-fu to- morrow to join General Kuropatkin, assured me that the foregoing was merely one inci- dent among many evidencing the terrible nature of the struggle. Referring to the stories which are in cir- cuiation regarding the shortage of ammuni- tion and provisions at Port Arthur, he said they were not true. There was abundance of ammunition for both large and small arms. and plenty of preserved food. The use of Chinese shell was merely a measure of economy. "I left General Stoessel," he continued, "in the best of spirits. By his heroic example he encouraged the wounded men—5,000 of whom out of 8,000 have returned from the hospital to the front. There has been no fighting since the 1st inst., except for artillery firing and outpc-st skirmishes. Japanese shells, however, have done great damage to the hospital and other buildings, but the loss of life through the bombardment of the town is still very slight. "Madame Stoessel takes the lead in the Red Cross work, and is in almost constant atten- dance at the hospital, tenderly caring for the wounded. In the midst of this exhaust- ing work she finds time to aid orphans and widows and superintend the making of ban- dages. The soldiers consider her their guar- dian angel. The garrison maintains a strong and devoted martial spirit, having great confi- dence in the general, who is cheered when riding along the line." The Novy Krai has been suppressed for a period of one month for having published matter considered detrimental to Russian interecta. Individual acts of heroism are numerous. The tragic death of Lieutenant Petroff is an absorbing topic. Ho was surrounded by Japanese and fought successfully until his sword was broken. He then used his fists, but the Japanese Layone-to quickly put an end to his resistance. Before his sword broke he put eight Japanese hors de combat, and meanwhile received wounds all over his body. One company which occupied a perilous outpost, finding the position untenable, sent word to General Stoessel. "We are unable to hold the position." But you can die," the general replied. And so they died. On September 14 more than two thousand dead Japanese were discovered between Forts 2 and 3, the stench having attracted an investigation. The Russians admit their inability to explain what fire crused the slaughter. MORE FORTS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE. TOKIO, Wednesday. Reports which have come to hand show that the Japanese made a vigorous and deter- mined attack on Port Arthur positions yes- terday morning. After severe fighting the Kuropatkin forts, which are on both sides of Shuiszezing, were captured. ENGLISH WOMAN RUNS THE BLOCKADE. CHI-FU, Wednesday (7.30 p.m.) Madam Anna Kravtchenko, an English- woman married to a Russian officer, hai arrived here from Port Arthur. She is the first lady to run the blockade since the Japanese increased their vigilance. Her adventure was extremely perilous.

RUSSIA AND ENGLAND. BOTH COUNTRIES PREPARED FOR CONFLICT. PARIS, Thursday. A telegram to the Petit Parisien from St. Petersburg, asserts that Russia is pre- paring a diplomatic protest against the Anglo-Tibetan treaty. ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday. The Novoye Vremya commenting on Mr. Brodriok's recent speech at Bramley, says, to his declaration that the Indian Army was prepared, Russia oui reply "We also are rawly."