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FEMININE FASHIONS. ■ft" ■ THE MUTABILITY OF DAME FASHION. We have grown weary of the modes of the thirties and early forties of the last ccntury, although eome of the garish colourings and the over-elaboration of those times still linger. We a.rc, however, shortly to be emancipated from thcee, a,ndare likely to return to far more artistic modes of a much earlier date than those we lately pretended to admire. It is not easy to understand how taste in drees, in furniture, and general fur- nishing degenerated, as it certainly did. during the late Queen Victoria's girlhood. and <:ontinued to do so during a great part of her Majesty's reign. Beautiful old Chippendale and Sheraton furniture went to the dealers <>i* into the garret, to make room for often badly-constructed modern furniture, covered bOffieo-hair-most hideous. otherwise up- holstered green rep, the most crude and inartistic of all possible coverings. LOUIS XVI. MODES. Some leading dressmakers are copying the picturesque fashions worn by the unhappy Marie Antoinette and other women of her time, but are by no means confining their aims solely to tha.t particular style. Indeed. anachronisms in dress abound. Petticoat fronts such as we sea in old printe handed down to us illustrating the modes current when MaTie Antoinette was Queen of France are to be worn ag'ain. Very many'gowns for evening wear have apron fronts quite. distinct from the gown proper, the sides of which overlap the a.pron piece. This can hardly be too elaborate; indeed, the most lavish deco- ration is bestowed on it. For a; dress of the kind the skirt is made with excessive fulness. It ia gathered so far as the apron, on each side. a.nd at the hem meaerares from seven to eight yards round. This width necessitates stiffening to keep it out, a.nd for that purpose narrow wire is used, likewise horse-hair. We ma.y or may not be returning to the hoop, neither to the farthingale; but panniers are already under consideration, and it is not unlikely that in the near future they will become a prominent feature of dress. If the Jong outdoor coat be generally adopted, the advent of the pannier may be delayed until the return of spring, but home dresses and those for evening wear offer no barrier to 1 the pannier. AN ANCIENT MODE REVIVED. The old fashion of making a coat-bodice with long tails of velvet, brocade, or other material differing from the accompanying drees skirt has been revived. Looking back some long years, we find in. fashion books of the time many illustrations of the style I call attention to. It will be seen also that the skirt was bunched up at the back, to give support to the basque tails, cr, if not so bunched, a dress improver was used to set out the appendage. It will be seen that the long-tallced-of has come at last—in a restricted way for the present, but the familiar allusion to the current and the straw represents the situa- tion exactly. Until sartorial matters are more definitely settled it will be better not to make very many purchases, but, rather, to wait and see what we shall see. Tarry Fashion may, but it is only too evident that she has surprises ma.ny in st.ore for tUI. ON ONE POINT Fashion, apparently, cannot make up her mind, and we do not feel at all disposed to cavil at her irresolution where millinery is concerned. No one- shape has been promoted to the distinction of being the one and only hat or toque tha.t may be worn under the direct auspices of Fashion. "Heterogenous" is the adjective that best describes millinery to-clay._ We who are rather difficult to suit may without any apprehension of singularity wear the shape that pleases most a.nd best. As to material, the same latitude is generously conceded. Bsaver is, perhaps. most worn. and occasionally we see felt and beaver in combination. One example had a crown of white felt, the broad, upturned brim of the hat being composed of rough beaver, also whits a band of black velvet and one long black plume were the only trimming. Taffeta is used for some new hats. One model, worn with a grey cloth costume, was very simple in shape, the brim round and straight, also fiat, exoept for the taffeta drawn over it. The rather large, flat crown was quite round. A narrow box-pleated frili of grey miroir velvet stood up a little above the level of the crown, and below was a band of chinchilla. A grey feather placed under the hat brim softened this severity of style. Some velvet-covered hat shapes are trimmed with soft, wide, shaded ribbon. Puce velvet is favoured for hats; so, too. is royal-blue velvet. Rosettes of soft silk and 'ostrich feathers repeating the tone of the velvet are in the best taste, but the shaded ribbons already mentioned aro in great favour with some milliners, and their effect is neediesslv emphasised by shot velvet used as a covering for the foundation shape. SLEEVES. Few pronounced fashions have bean subject to such prompt and entirely radical change as wide sleeves have undergone, the newest sleeves ra.ise the shoulders to a considerable height above the natural level, and rnanv shapes familiar to us in the past are r&~n«'i. tated. The close sleeve showing the outrn^ of the arm to abovo the elbow, with a. S>erte" of three or four full and well-distended^ nulT^ above, is not new in a strict sense, neither ic another shape dressmakers are' favouring The material is rucked regularly over a coat shape foundation sleeve up to the arm hole on the inner side, but at the top of the sleeve near the shoulder point the material is left loose, and forms a bunchy puff. in short, aj the newest sleeves are raised near the shoulder. How they are to be accommodated inside the closer sleeves put into outdoor coats is a problem that will have to be solved and had better be solved before we invest in dress and coat that have these opposing features. LEATHER. Juet a word with reference to leather. At a recent exhibition held in L-ondon some leather merchants were displaying kid espe- cially treated for the use of dressmaker* and ladies' tailors. We have seen suede kid utilised for belts, vests. Ac., and a thin make of leather has been employed for hemming walking skirts and petticoats worn by sports- women, but the kid to be used in the future for dress trimmings and certain other adjuncts of the toilette is dressed in a sp'Huai manner, and has the appearance rather of miroir velvet than of leather—that is kid. Dyed as it is in very many new and beautiful colours, it is almost sura to be turned to a variety of ornamental usee in the near future. CHEESE SOUFFLE. A quarter pound grated cheese, two table- spoonfuls of flour, and a small piece of butter. Mix all well with the yolks of three e»rs Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth anH mix th»m itehtly with other ingrSmf ?„d plough milk to make a thin batter. Place the mixture m a well-buttered pie-dish and bake a light brown colour. The souffle'must be sent to table at once, or it will sink POTATO SOuP. The ingredients for this soup are to be found ready to hand in most lardere and when for any reason it is found needful to supplement a pre-arranged menu Potato soup will prove of great assistance, supposing of course, the arranged menu does not include a pint of weak stock, si^ mealy potatoes, two onions, one turnin one bead of celery, one lump of su^ar a 1ittl« butter or cream, and about a pint' of milk Put the potatoes and vegetables to boil in the stock until tender. Pass them tbroueh a fine sieve, add milk, butter, or else cream Boil up and serve quickly, or the soed co.a a bad colour. GINGERBREAD PUDDING. One pound of flour, half a pound of treacle or rather more, half a pound suet, one table' spoonful moist sugar, two large tablespoon- fuls grated ginger, one teaspoonful of soda Mix to a batter with rather more than half a pint of milk. Put the mixture into a basin that is too large for it, as it will rise to the top when done. Steam for two hours or if boiled, the water must not cover the basin ar it will get into the pudding and spoil it WINTER CHEESE CAKES A curd for these may be made by mixing is much grated biscuit with fivÐ eggs and a Pint of cream as will make a light batter. A-dd sugar to taste, and any flavour dasired- ramlla, ratifia, or lemon. To make the paste, mix in a pound of flour and a tablespoonful Jf bakmg powder, a little salt, and the whisked whites of two eggs. Divide haU a °1 bntter in thr,ee Parts, roll out the y three tunes, each time spreading part £ *tfcb?fler on; flour it lightly. and then mt mto the patty pans; add the cheese mix- ■ure, and bake the cakes a light brown colour FIG PUDDING. ( Three-quarters of a pound of grated bread, 1 a pound of best six ounces suet, six mnoes moist sugar, a tablespoonful of milk 1 md a erate of nutmeg. Chop the figs a.nd ] uet fine. Mix bread and suet first, then figs < ragar, nutmeg, and beaten egg; lastly, the] mlk. Put the mixture in a greased basin, tie] t with a cloth, ajid boil it four hours teadily. pUl np with boiling water, as that a the pot wastes by evaporation. { 1 TO CORRESPONDENTS. » MM. BrowiL-The lady you refer to still nakea the fine wool slipper socks to wear i nside hoae. They are a preventive of chil- t iJams certainly, and are most comfortable, i 0 increase the size of foot to any appre- ] 'able extent. 1 Cook."—Here is a recipe for Dutch sauce ( t) ea,t with fish:—Six spoonfuls water, four of megar. Put these into a, saucepan, and hicken with yolks of two eggs. Make the aoce hot, but on no account boil it. Squeeaa ] a the straioed jcuoe of .alemon. Pass tixcTnjfa <

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MEDICAL. HEADACHE. Headaehea may 1>3 due to dozens of different 1 cf v.ses. Jso doubt, the reader cares very little 1 about that—what ho or she wants is to know how to cure a, headache. But there i? no 1 royal road to anything in life, and certainly 1 not to the curing of a, complaint. That is why doctors are real necessities, in spite of the quacks and their cure-alls. The man who analyses and studies and builds up personal c experience of disease is the only man whose opinion is worth anything- in these matters; and every doctor will tell you tbat there is 2 no royal road to a cure. But if you study the possible causes of headache, and then apply your remedy, you have some chance of curing t.he complaint. A dyspeptic headache may be known by the pain being worse after food. and by its being accompanied by costiveness, acidity*, and a feeling of sickness- The head- ache of the anaemic girl occurs in girls who are pale or yellow, a.nd have pale lips, and suffer from palpitation of heart. Hysterical headaches are usually worse a-t certain times, and are generally confined to one special part of head. Such headaches are said to be like nails driven into the temples. Rheumatic headaches are generaJly diffused over the whaJo head; the scalp is tender, and there are rheumatic pains in other parts or joints. Sick headaches are ushered in by flashes of light in the eyes, dizziness, or temporary blindness. After the headache, wiiich is generally quite local, comes a feeling of nausea or sickness. The headache of the person who sulfers from neurasthenia, or nerve-exhaustion, is gene- ra.lly a feeling of weight on the top of the head, and is attended with a good deal of confusion of thought. The temper is irri- table, and the patient is eleepless. There are many other varieties of headache, some con- nected with actual brain disease. But it is impossible to go into those in this article. As to cures, they must obviously depend upon the cause of the complaint. Anaemic and hysterical people will always be subject to headaches, until the anaemia is cured by large and continued doses of iron; and the hysteria is improved by marriage or a little severe treatment. Sick headaches are improved by coffee, drunk without milk or sugar, or a tabloid of antipyrin with caffein may be taken at the very beginning of the attack. Midwife.—"Barrett. "—The Central Office is not yet in complete order; you can apply to the institution which first trave the certificate. Alcoholic Drink.—"X. Y. Z."—It is necessary to cut down your drinks to one glass of beer and one of whisky and soda per day, if you wish to get well. "Wa.un Boy."—Take ten grains of bicarbo- nate of potaeh in a wineg-lass of water twice a day, and a compound rhubarb pill at bed- time once a week. Chilblains.—"X. Y. z."—Before they are broken they may be painted with tincture of iodine, but afterwards they need to be dressed with zinc ointment. Indigestion"M. A. C."—Ask a chemist to make you a. mixture of bismuth a.nd ammonia liquid, tincture of cardamoms and chloroform water, and take a dose two or three times a day. Rheumatic Feet,—"Jfewnham."—We do not think you need avoid any vegetables or fruit, but eat very little meat, and take a doae of five grains of salicin in water occasionally. Indigestion.—"E. W. B," and "Villager. The wisest, plan would be to consult a medical man personally, as we do not feel able to recommend a means of cure in these caises. Psoriasis. MORS."—-Arsenic, given inter. nally, relieves cnronic oases of this disease, but you cannot get it without a medica.; prescription; carbolic or tar ointment is gone- rally used externally. Over-fat.—"Crovvnfiold." pills of fucus can only 00 got from 'é1, chemist, who will supply pills witn proper dose; they may diminish your fat, but we won't guarantee that thev will do no harm; you must take the risk. Hairs on the Face.—"Soir."—There is no cbeniMa.1 which can destroy the roots of hairs in the skin without risk to the skin surface; a of sulphate of barium is the onl: application ill use, a.nd it often causes burns.' Scurfy Head.—"F. t R.We think there must ha.ve been neglect to give the scalp regular, firm brushing and regular washing; it will ta<va some time to get the scalp healthy again. Resorcm lotion is considered an excel- lent remedy, so apply to a chemist. Discharge from Nose.>G. E."—'We think lu 13 a Polypus growing in nose. or there is some diseased bone, so go a,t once to one Oi the London hospitals for disease? of tho nose and throat. is in the Gray's Inn-road. Locomotor Ataxy—"Desperate Torment"— For the irritation you may try menthol oint- ment. Displaced kidney would, not be likely to cause palsy; we know nothing about the 2.ffect of wood oot{)ny, Imd we certainly never ieard that cascara fed the musclos. Insects.—"Bathonian."—The nits can be ■' iped off from hairs by a piece of flanne dipped in strong methylated spirit of wine ointment will generally kill th." insects, but it is a difficult job to get rid of .hem. You need many scrubbings with strona arbolic soap, and constant changes of gs.r- -uents. Toe-nails.—F. W. F."—There seems in some persons to be an unnatural tendency for the nails of the great toes to grow-in. Having iaken so much care without a cure, we think Lhe only remedy is to have the nails removed. As to old corns, paint them nightly with salicylic collodion; this will make them, sott, and then, with a blunt knife, you can rub Dhein ofi"; but they will probably grow again.

LEGAL. '"E. II. J."—An alien can hold, deal with, or dispcee of any proixsrtv in England except shared in British ships Unsatisfactory Son.—"Tap."—We can only suggest that you bear in mind the ancient u^agi? -a? to sparing the rod. If you cannot nim of his bad practices how can we? Vv ardrobe.—" J. B. R."—You cannot recover the article unless you had a proper hiring agreement. You cam in such case only sue for the balance. Market Garden.—"Ignorant."—If there wae an agreement in writing that the laaid should be 'c °r treated as a market garden you are entitled to compensation or to remove the iou are entitled to a year's notice to .Bill of Exchange.-y.If C gavo consider a- tion for the Bill A has no defence. He was very foolish to give it before receiving the ^r3- ,of course, can prove in B's bank- ruptcy for tne amount which he pays C. rtivffiH'pTi t JrV ^We t5link a week's notice auflicient. If however, the acts are really you are not bound to W-e caQnot reply to queryists m any particular issue. Loan.—" X.Y.Z."—You can tue your debtor ouUiti<iC?hn~y~COUrt' if,vhe no Z°°ds Zm J?Z, fcke bill of sale it sag;1,9 of uato ™°- » Labour in South Africa.—"W J "—Whilst !!l^W>iy(<r-nllSki!1-'1 labour has'increased 5^"bite t'kihed labour has i.k ?? ftQcIifcioiitil opportunity of o^nlovmcnt 1903, 12,491 white workmen were th\mmes ?n Transvaal, and 70,2.3 natives, whereas m August, 1904, about TO ftoi v l* workmen were employed, and 73,091 Kaffir and Chinese labourers. ^"T+Vr" ?' 13 against the x policy ot the law to allow any nersoai's to be insured by who ha«yno x^uniary interes/t in the continued existence of the insured. A wife may insure the life of her ] iiuaoana because the insurer is entitled to maintenance from the inaured, but not vice y°u ^ppear to have no insurable •interest in of your father and mother, and the policies are, thereifore void You certainiy have no claim at all unûl t rthey are dead. 1 Unsatisfactory Lodger. —" Nemo."—If pre- i mises are let for a term of not more than seven years at a rent of not more than £2J i per annum the landlord can, after the tenancy has been determined by a legal I notice to quit, or, otherwise, if the tenant I refuses to give up possession, obtain an order 2 for ejectment from tlie magistrates. Before a making the application he must give a s written notice, in the prescribed form, of r his intention to proceed, and the justices may { then issue a. warrant to the police officers of the district commanding them to "-ive the t landlord possession, within a period' named fi in the warrant, not leas than 21 nor more than 30 clear days from the date of the ^p.rrant. Donble Value. — Tenant." — Th-s statute 1 under which a. landlord can claim double value from a tenant who wilfully holds over after notice to quit given by the landlord w has expired has no a.pplica.tion to a tenancy 8: for less than a year, and even in cases to a which it applies no distress can be levied. 1: rhe landlord's only remedy in thpee cases is tj by action for double the value of the d- premises (not, be it noted, double the amoimt t, jf rent), and the right to this double value V irises only when the landlord has made a iemand and given notice in writing for the tl ielivering-up of possession. If the landlord ti irives a tenant notice to quit or pay double w rent, and the tenant acquiesces, a fresh w tenancy may be created at the increased Tt rental, a.nd in that case the landlord may listrain for tiho rent when it becom-ss due. ° [t is doubtful how fax the m-cro holding w ?ossession after expiry of tho notice is n l^quiescence sucli as to create a fresh tei-ancy, £ rad we should hesitate to advise a andlord to distrain for the increased rent «] inder such circumstances. We think that if v the tenant in forma the landlord thart, he tei-ancy, £ rad we should hesitate to advise a andlord to distrain for the increased rent «] inder such circumstances. We think that if v the tenant in forma the landlord thart, he ■ofuses to pay the increased rent no new tenancy can be created, and in that case all ■he landlord can do is to commence proceed- T ngs for ejectment. This answer does not u ipply to a tenant who holds over after a 01 lotice to quit given by himself when expired, oi ji that cass the landlord is entitled to double h -ent, and can enforce payment of it by 1 listress or aotion.

3:' n; GENERAL. "Eroom,Your beet oonreo would be'to b4 the matter in the hands of a solicitor )f stawtxwr. We caeojuat enggest 18JJ3rmdi.11. rjitmt* hA

MINOR MATTERS. POLICE-COURT AND OTHER PICKINGS. DRUNK IN CHARGE OF A CHILD. Before the Tenby magistrates on Monday lannah Davey, a married woman, was iharged under the Licensing Act of 1902 with drunk while in charge of a child under tsven years of age.—She was fined 3s. 6d. and is. 6d. costs; in default, seven days. INCREASED RATE AT LLANELLY. The Llanelly Urban Council, at their meet- .ng on Monday, fixed their seal to a district 'ate of 33 in the £ for the next six months. Phis is an increase on the last rate due to repayment of interest to the Bank of England .n respect to the harbour. TONDU YOUTH FINED £10. At Bridgend on Saturday John Thomas, a carpenter's apprentice, Tondu, was charged with misbehaviour before Misa Edith Blanche Laurence, of Aberkenfig, on November 3. llderman T. J. Hughes (Messrs. Hughes and Lewis, Bridgend) was for the prosecutrix, 1nd Mr. Trevor Hunter, Briton Ferry, iefended.—Defendant was fined £10, or in iefault two months' imprisonment. ABERHLLERY POLICE ASSAULTED. Joseph Jayne, a married Cwmtillery I 3ollier, was charged at Abertallery on Mon- day with being drunk and riotous, a.nd also with assaulting Rowlands, an Saturday night last.—Police-constable Rowlands stated tha.t defendant, who was drunk, rushed at him, striking and kick- ing him eevera'l times.—The Bench imposed a fine of £5, or a month's imprisonment, prisoner accepting the latter. SWANSEA DRAPER AND CUSTOMER. At Swansea on Monday John Campbell, draper, DelaijeciKystreeit, -Swansea*, was choirged with assaulting Catherine Morgan. Mr. Picton Evans allegation was that the defendant slapped too oom- plainant (a customer) and pushed her out of his shop, but it was stated for the defence that s'he refused to 1e3.ve the shop, and was gently removed-—The Bench dismissed the case. CONTEMPT OF COURT AT LLANELLY. At Llanelly County-court on Monday the attention of Judge Bishop was drawn to ,ne fact that Henry Clarke, of Mill-lane. IAanelty, had not answered a eubpoena served upon him at the instance of Messrs. Evan Davies and Co. His Honour said that this was treat- ing the court with contempt, and imposed a fine of jEl. LADY INTERPRETER AT MEETHYR. At Merthyr on Monday Mary Ann Ray- mond and Henry Thomas, who are both deaf and dumb, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly in Caerphilly-road, Quakers' Yard. The evidence was interpreted to the defendants by Miss Gwennie Williams, late of the Globe Hotel, Merthyr—The woman was discharged, but the man was fined 10s. and costs. JEALOUS ABERGWYNFI HUSBAND. Margaret Hodgson was granted a separa- tion from ber husband, W. Hodgson, 7, Gwynfi street, Ahergwynfi, at Aberavon Police-court on Monday on the ground of bis having deserted her and the two children, The wife said defendant was of a jealous dis- position. There had been a previous separa- tion. The Bench gave the wife the custody of the children, and ordered defendant to pay 18s. per week. ASSAULT ON MERTHYR BAILIFFS. William Martin was summoned at Merthyr on Monday for aseatilting Edmund Rosser and Thomas Williams, two bailiffs attached to Merthyr County-court. The officers arrested the defendant on a commitment warrant, and whilst they were taking him to the polioe-station he repeatedly tripped them up and struck and kicked them.—A fine of 40s. and oosta in respect of each offence was imposed. FACTORY ACT BREACHES AT ELY. Messrs. Thorne and Sons, brickmakers, of Ely, were summoned at LlandaJf on Mon- day (before Messrs. F. Insole and J. G. Cart- wright) for two breaches of the Factory Act, viz., that they failed to keep the necessary register of rules at their premises, and that they employed a lad named Charles Elliott for more than thirteen days without having obtained a certificate of his physical fitness. Mr. Arthur Wolfe proved the ease.—Defen- dants admitted the offences, and were fined 10s. and costs in each case. NEWPORT LICENCE TRANSFERRED. The Newport magistrates on Monday made a. confirmation order in favour of Mr. John Wil- liams, the owner of the new Waterloo Hotel, near the Alexandra. Dock, sanctioning the removal of the licence from the old Waterloo Inn to the new premises, which, it was stated, would be opened on November 18.—Mr. Pattiuger Hodge, architect, said the hotel had been bnilt in every detail according to the plans approved by the licensing magis- Bsnch remarked that the new hotel was a credit to the district. LUNATICS CAPTURED AT PONTYPRIDD. Edward Fra.ncis and —. M'Morrisey, the two men who escaped last Monday from Bridgend Asylum, were captured by Police- constable James on Saturday night in the Newbridge Arms, Pontypridd. Francis, who is a Pontypridd man, was recognised by the constable. Both were taken to the police- station, and sent back to Bridgend on Sunday. It is supposed that they had been tramping through Monmouthshire looking for work, and wandered back to the Rhondda. SHIPPING ACTION AT LLANELLY. At Llanelly County-court on Monday (before Judge Bishop) the hearing was resumed of the action for damages brought by the owner of the vessel Water Dei against the Mabel Tug Company and Mr. Wm. Bowen, broker. The claim amounted to £28, and v-as based on the alleged negligence of the defendants in connection with the lightening of the oirgo of the Lazzaro, an Italian barque which stranded outside Llanelly.—His Honour found that the accident was caused by the negligence of the crew of the Water Dei, and, therefore, found for defendants, with costs. SHEEP SCAB AT ABERTHAW. Thomas Thomas, farmer, Aberthow, appeared at Barry Police-court on Monday charged (before Mr. J. Lowdon, Mr. W. H, Lewis, and Mr. R. J. Handcock) with neglects ing to report the fact that eight of his sheep suffered from scab.—Defendant pleaded that he did not know that the sheep were in that state.—William Jardine, inspector of sheep scab to the Glamorgan County Council, proved the case, and said one of the animals suffered badly.—A fine of £2 and costs was imposed, Mr. Lowdou remarking that the disease might have spread throughout the country. THE CARDIFF-PENAKTH TRAMWAY. A meeting of the Penarth District Council was held on Monday, when Mr. Richard Guy moved that the consent cf the council be given to tlie Penarth syndicate to lay a line between Cardiff and Penarth, as proposed, subject to their agreeing to the conditions already laid down by the council.—Mr. J. W. iforris (clork) pointed out that at the meet- ing when the resolution was passed refusing consent the whole of the council were present, but one member was now absent, md he (Mr. Morris) advised that the matter iould not be discussed.—Mr. Guy said he ¡v"<)Uld move his motion at the next monthly 3ieetiing. ILLEGAL SALE OF "BEEF WINE" AT CYMMER. At Aberavon on Monday the Cymmer Indus- rial Co-operation (Limited) were summoned jy the Excise for selling a bottle of beef wine )y retail without a licence. Mr. Finucane superintendent, Inland Revenue, Pontypridd) irosecuted, and Mr. H. O. Pert, Inland Revenue officer, Treherbert, deposed to the rarchase.—Charles Proctor, of the Govern- ment Laboratory, said the sample contained 16.8 per cent. of proof spirits—port wine, with tdded malt extract.—Defendants' manager aid the transaction was an innocent one, he laving been assured that a patent medicine icence was sufficient—The Bench considered he violation unintentional, and inflicted a. me of 20s. and costs., £4 14s. ed. in all. STOLE A BICYCLE AT LLWYXYPIA. ] William Jones, of Cilfynydd, appeared a.t fstrad on Monday on a charge of steaJ- ng a bicycle from the Llwynypia Rail- ray Station. Samuel Price, a booking clerk, tated that defendant came to the office and sked for a ticket to Pontypridd, a<nd a. j.bel for a bicycle. Witness gave him the icket and label, and soon after saw the efenda-nt ta.ke a bicycle from the office. Witness went after him, and when the defen- arnt saw he was hard pressed he dropped Ie bicycle on the road, and ra.n towards the rain, which was in the station. Witness ■ent after him and caujrlit him in the rail- ay carriage as the train was in motion, "itness took the defendant back to the n ffice. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, tJ as sent to prison for a month. ? t< •ISHONEST TRADES UNION SECRETARY. a At Merthyr on Monday John Stocker was g larged with embezzling three sums of 10s., n t., a-nd 4s. 4d., reoeived by him for and on r: ocount of the Merthyr Lodge of the General nion of Operative Carpenters and Joiners. he defendant was secretary of the p to the Sth of June last. In consequence ] E certain irretyulanties in his accounts and t certain admissions which he himself made A e was dismissod- Ho was asked at that time he had made a clean breast of everything, g, ad to declared tha.t he had. and somo of is relatives paid a sum of jE-5 to cover his sfajcations. Since then, however, it had sen discovered that had received „ rms mentioned, none of which appeared in | contribution book of the ftfleadag* WM, aacA to prison for Bis weeks.

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