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——————— HONOUR FOR A WELSHMAN. Welshmen the world over will take pride in the election of Mr. Hughes as Governor of New York. Their pride will be the greater because this man of their blood has won one of the hardest and most sensational elections of modern times, and because he stands on that same platform of high public morality on which President Roosevelt is the leading and the dominant personality. The fight was a hard one for Mr. Hughes. Tender words are no part of American politics at the best of times. Language is not likely to be spared when the founder and proprietor of the Yellow Press is fighting a bitter election. The Welshman had Mr. election. The Welshman had Mr. Hearst for his opponent-the mil- lionaire newspaper proprietor. The pages of the press and the platform have resounded with all manner of un- printable imprecations. Mr. Hearst and Mr. Hughes had at least this mucb in common: they have rendered service to the public in fighting against thosf great aggregations of capital, thr Trusts, which cast a deep shadow over the social and industrial life of America However much we may detest the methods of the Yellow Press, we must acknowledge that they are indepen- dent, and that they attack the abuses of the Trust with vigour. Mr. Hearst and his supporters represent the morf impatient section of the reform move- ment in America. The solid, patient reformers found their champion in the Welsh lawyer, who cross-examined th( Trust magnates with such good effect that he brought about several importani disclosures. Anyway, Mr. Hughes has won a great victory; he stands on thp right platform, and Welshmen honour him for it.

MORE LITERATURE; LESS MUSIC. The copious criticism poured upon thp Eisteddfod at Carnarvon last August is. after all, likely to bear some fruit. As a rule, criticism is indulged in year after year, and nothing happens; but it seems at last to have been brought home to the organisers of the great national festival that of recent years the Eisteddfod has undergone certain modern developments not altogether in accord with its traditions. These deve- lopments have, perhaps, been a help commercially, but they entailed the real peril that the Eisteddfod would develop or degenerate into a mere musical festival. Gradually the literary side of the festival seemed to be fading into the background. On the other hand, vocal music—only a recent inno- vation—has been pushing itself vigo- rously to the front, and to-day it occupies the greater' part of the pro- gramme. To-day also the Eisteddfod differs entirely from the institution in Mediaeval times. A cynic might say that now that the Welsh choirs have found their equals, if not their superiors, in English organisations, and now that the chief choral prize of the Eisteddfod goes annually with unfailing regularity across the border, Welshmen wish to depreciate the importance of music in the national festival. But that is not so. Music must have its place— and a very important place, too—in the programme, and especially the vocal music, which is, after all, characteristic of the Principality. But the other arts must not be sacrificed entirely to music —as they are in danger of being sacri- ficed-and, to put it shortly, vocal sing- ing must be reduced to its proper limits. On the other hand, literature must be restored. For this reason we welcome the decision of the organisers of the Llangollen Eisteddfod of 1908 to give greater prominence to literature in the competitions. They will call in the assistance of many acknowledged autho- rities in arranging the Eisteddfod pro- gramme, and the joint production of the authorities will be awaited with keen interest. The Llangollen Eisteddfod will, therefore, have an experimental air about it, and everyone who hopes to see the Eisteddfod restored to its former proud position as the pattern and the leader of literature will wish the com- mittee success.

ARMED FORCES OF THE NATIONS. DECLARATION BY FRENCH PREMIER. The French Chamber was densely crowded on Monday in view of the announced inten- ] tion. of the new Premier, M. Clemenceau, to make the customary declaration of Minis- terial policy. There was an unusually large attendance of the diplomatic body, and the public galleries were as full as they could hold. M. Clemenceau commenced by declaring, that he and his colleagues were sincerely desirous of maintaining peace as demanded by a country which had never wavered in ) oonueotioii with that matter. "Rut we must," went on the Premier, "accept the conditions of internationjai 1 equilibrium which the present state of Europe imposes upon all nations. While the peace of the civilised world, rests upon the force of arms we cannot disaxm-that is, destroy with our own hands the supreme guarantee of our independence until that hapfpy, but uncertain, day when the system existing among nations can be changed. Our i first duty towards our country is to allow 1 its defensive power in no way to be weakened by cultivating and improving our 1 good relations with all Governments. It will be OUT oare to maintain and develop the alliance contracted on both sides in tne interests of peace and the friendsphips which it was given to as to put to proof.Reuter.

BASK INGRATITUDE. ] At Aberavon on Wednesday Margaret Jane 1 O'Rourke, Briton Ferry, was chargied on remand with stealing a blouse, pettiooat, Ac., value 2s. 6d., the property of Catherine Francis, 14, Maesteg-road, Bryn, and also with stealing a pair of shoes, the property of June Wild, of the same address. Francis, 14, Maesteg-road, Bryn, and also with stealing a pair of shoes, the property of June Wild, of the same address. Catherine Francis said prisoner came to 1 her house and said she was destitute. W ltness took her in and gave her food all C day, and a pair of boots, wmoh prisoner put < on. Witness also arranged for prisoner to i sleep on the couch that night. The articles ( were found behind a hedge at the rear of the ] house. Police-oonatable Thomas (Bryn) said he dis- covered footprints where the articles Were ( found, and took a plaster cast, which «f*aetly corresponded with the boots which prisoner wore. Prisoner was sent down for a month's 1 iiuarieoimienL 1

LONDON LETTER. A COLUMN OF INTEREST TO I ALL OUR READERS. LONDON, Thursday. The position of the Government regarding the Education Bill does not justify any of the too confident asser- tions that have been made that they intend either to hang it up or to drop it. I understand that up to the present the Government is determined to pass tho Bill, and hopes to effect a com- promise with the Lords. Similarly, the Lords will be glad to compromise. That is why the Government refused to make any concessions worthy of the name when the Bill was in the Commons, and why it is still holding the same stiff- necked attitude in the Lords. On the other hand, it is hoped that the Lords are prepared to accept rather less than they are now taking. The usual course h-ill be adopted. The Bill as amended by the Lords will be considered in the L'ommons, and the amendments gene- rally will be rejected. The Bill will go back to the Lords, who will re-affrm -heir amendments. Then there will be ) conference, in which it is hoped the differences may be settled and a com- promise arranged. SHIPPING BILL'S NEW CLAUSES. There is some sign of progress in a aaotion Mr. Lloyd-George has put on the paper to re-commit the Merchant shipping Bill in respect of the new lauses. One of the new clauses is that elating to local marine boards, which lave been the subject of keen conten- ion. As it now stands on the paper he clause reads as follows:—"In the united Kingdom all superintendents, leputies, clerks, and servants in aercantile marine offices shall be ippointed and removable by the Board If Trade, and all superintendents. vhether appointed before or after the ommencement of this Act, shall, in ,arrying into effect the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts, be subject to he control of and obey directions given the Board of Trade, except as espects any matter which under these lets or any Order in Council made hereunder are subject to the control of my other Government department." It s further enacted that the form of omoval is to be exercisable upon local •fficials appointed before the commence- uent of the Act. REBUFF FOR THE GOVERNMENT. The Government loses by the defeat )f Captain Shawe-Taylor in Galway City. It is no loss to the Conservatives because he is a Devolutionist, and as ;uch would only be a thorn in the side If the party if he also posed as a Con- servative. But for the Government it s a serious rebuff. Ministers are mderstood to favour devolution, and vill, probably, base their Bill on that principle. They have now received a nessage from Ireland emphatically dis- daiming all sympathy with devolution. This, too, comes from the constituency vhere a devolution candidate had the best chance. Nationalist Ireland nsists on the Bill, the whole Bill, and lothing but the Bill, and will heartily second Mr. Redmond in holding the Radical nose to this grindstone. THE WISDOM OF AGE. The House of Lords has more than its proper proportion of the matured wisdom which is embodied in old age. The late Earl of Cranbrook, who was ninety-two, was only the third oldest peer. Lord Gwydyr, who is the oldest, is ninety-six, and Lord Field, who comes next, is ninety-three. Lord Gwydyr is not, however, the "Father" of the House. That honour ia held by the Earl of Leicester, who, thortgh a comparative youngster of eighty-four, has sat in the House sixty-three years. There are half a dozen peers older than he. Lord Brampton is eighty-nine, the Earl of Wemyss eighty-eight, Lord Aldenham eighty-seven, and the Duke of Grafton eighty-five. LORD CHANCELLOR'S ILLNESS. The Lord Chancellor is much more seriously ill than has been allowed to appear. He is suffering from an organic affection of the liver which, if it had taken its natural course, would have yielded to treatment without any great difficulty, but his condition has been com- plicated by heart trouble, and this is causing much anxiety to his friends. Under the circumstances, regrets are now being expressed that Lord Loreburn's last speech from the Woolsack was adversely criticised. It is felt that with his illness coming on he was not in the full command of his powers. MR. HERRING'S BEQUESTS. The national exchequer will benefit to the extent of over a hundred thousand pounds and the London hospitals to the amount of over half a million by the late Mr. George Herring's will. The hospitals get the proceeds of his London house, Whioh is to be sold, several specific legacies, a.nd the residue of the estate, estimated at half a million. It was always suspected that Mr. Herring refused a. title. This is now made clear by a letter from the King, expressing warm appreciation of his unselfish work for the poor and suffering. A STRONG-MINDED COUNTESS. The Countess of Carlisle, who has been elected president of the World's Temperance Union, is a daughter of the late Lord Stanley of Alderley. She has borne six sons and five daughters, but of the sons two have died soldiers' deaths. The family is sharply divided in politics. Viscount Morpeth, the eldest son, sits and acts with the Conservatives, and in this, I fancy, he follows his father's wishes. Lady Carlisle, however, is a keen Radical, and has, apparently, brought up her daughters in that fashion. "Vere she not a countess she would be set down as a strong-minded woman. She is bitter even against her own class. She has invented a plan of campaign against the House of Lords, and some time since, denouncing land- owners, she said they would claim every- thing, even the air. She is so keen a feminist that in the assertion of her opinion that no man should be employed in household work which a woman could do she had all the footmen dismissed from Castle Howard and Naworth, her husband's ancestral castles, and re- placed them by tall parlourmaids. She is president of the Women's Liberal Federation, in succession to the Countess of Aberdeen. LIGHT MEAL AND EARLY TO BED. The Prime Minister's bit of personal allusion when he announced that his doctor had advised him to take only a light meal in the evening is well supported by medical opinion. They are veering round from the opinion that 9. heavy dinner after a heavy day's work is the correct thing. Some of them are going a step further, and are reverting to the practice of the old maxim that "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." On this point I will only cite Sir Frederick Ireves. When he is not fulfilling any social engagement of an evening he goes to bed at nine. He rises at five, and in the hours between five and eight he has achieved his great labours in research and literature. LACK OF BOOM AT ST. STEPHEN'S. The rush of Commoners to the House of Lords during the week has been so great that many have been unable to find even standing room in the places allotted to them. This is in despite of the extra accommodation that was given after the unseemly rushes, in one of which Sir Henry Fowler was knocked down. A rather similar state of things exists in the Commons itself. There the new members are so diligent in attendance that it is not always possible to obtain a seat. Old members com- plain a good deal of this. I comfort them by remarking that the enthusiasm pf the new-comers will have rubbed off in a year or two, especially if there are long sessions like the present one. STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE. The Prime Minister's grumpy refusal bo name a day for the discussion of the alterations in the House led to a renewal af the stranger" difficulty, and the 3ry, "I espy strangers," was raised when questions were on. Mr. Speaker ieclined to act on the intimation. ruling that the previous division on the subject would be taken as expressing the lecision of the House that the bench on vhich the strangers (Civil Servants) sit s not within the House. Again and igain this point of order was pressed. Radicals helping to create a scene by 'heir shouts of "Name, name.

DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON AT HONG KONG. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY A NEWPORT SHIP'S CAPTAIN. These photogrtaipha show the destructive work caused by the great typhoon at Hong Kong on September 17 last. They were [specially taken by Captain O. B. Wilks, of Newport, and sent hcime to his friends, who have just received them.

NEWPORT GIRL AND BABY COMPLAINANT FAILS TO APPEAR AND CASE STRUCK OUT. There was a large gathering of the Jewish community of Newport in the magistrates'. oourt of that town on Wednesday. The attraction was an adjourned summons against a young man, named Theodore Jacobs, of 26, Bryngwyn-road, to ehow cause, Ac., in respect of an illegitimate child of Annie Doherty. When the case was called Annie Doherty did not appear. It was stated, however, by the police that she had been at the court. Her nanne waa oaJ-led both in the court and outside, but she did not respond. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Messrs. Lyndon Moore and Cooper), who appeared for the defendant, said Mr. Digby Powell, who appeared for the girl when the case was adjourned a month ago, had now withdrawn from the case. The Clerk: There is a letter from Mr. Digby Powell, but he doesn't say he has withdrawn from the case. The position (sadd Mr. St. John Francis- Williams) was this. A month ago the defen- dant appeared and was perfectly prepared to go on with the case, but at the last moment Mr. Digby Powell made an application for an adjournment, because the girl was suffering from dropsy, and was unable to appear. The defendant again appeared that dajr, prepared to goon with the case, but now ho was told that a material witness for the applicant and upon whom she relied, viz., her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cohen, was confined on Tuesday night. Last time it was dropsy and now it was confinement. The summons could not be held over the defendant's head indefinitely, and as the oomplainant was not present he (Mr. St. John Francis Williams) asked that the sum- mons should be dismissed. The defendant was exceedingly desirous of going into the box and denying on oath the allegation made against him. Mr. T. Cordey, J.P. (the presiding magis- trate) Perhaps he will have an opportunity -later on. The magistrates retired to consider the matter, and then announced that the sum. mons would be dismissed. The Clerk: Case struck out; no appear- ance of the oomplainant. ———mmmmm—

LADY LOSES JEWELLERY. ALLEGED DATING BURGLARY AT TREFOREST. An alleged burglary of a daring character had the attention of the Pontypridd bench at the police-court on Wednesday, in which two Treforeat youths were implicated— Thomas Charles Edwards and Joseph Collins. They were charged with breaking and enter- ing the premises of Miss Mary Griffiths, Prim- rose Ooifetage, Glyntaff, and stealing a large quantity of articles, including a gold watch, gold brooch, rings, old coins, Ac. The proprietress was away for a week's holiday at Weston, and on her return she found on entering her kitchen that all the drawers and cupboards had been ransacked, and the contents generally strewn about t,he I noor. The drawing-room door had been forced open, and the whole place overhauled. One of the bedroom doors had been smashed in from top to bottom Mias Gwendolino Lloyd, who resides with Mies Griffiths, wad a loser by the burglary— a gold watah alone being worth clo. Albert Sherlock stated that Collins asked him to pawn a ring, and offered him lB. for his trouble, but the pawnbroker, Mr. Otto Faller, refused to advance any money until he was satisfied as to tlhe ownership. Police-constaible Stubbs produced two iron bars which had forced open the window by which enrtma/noe had been gained, and said that a pane of glass had been cut clean out of one of the windows of the house, and a large iron poker was handed in, which had been used to break open the doors. of one of the windows of the house, and a large iron poker was handed in, which had been used to break open the doors. Police-conitable Thomas, who arrested the prisoners, said that Collins, in reply to the charge, remarked he had nothing to say, I Edwards stating that he had thrown the watch into the river. The Stipendiary, in remanding prisoners in custody for a week, informed them that if ( they gave informa.tioa to the police as to j where the remainder of the missing property I was, so that it might be returned to the owners, it might make things a little better j for them.

A PRIEST'S LOVE AFFAIR. I Farther Joseph Stadler, a Catholic priest qL4 I Munich, having been given ten days' dis- ciplinary punishment by his archbishop for paying attentions to a prepossessing young parishioner, the daughter of a baker, has forsaken the priesthood and taken a clerk's position at Darmstadt. He declined to per- form tlhe penance ordered by his superior, and left Munich, his sweetheart disappearing from home the same day. Before leaving he wrote to his archbishop saying that he had followed the dictates of his heart, amd felt it dishonourable to do anything else.

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GALWAY ELECTION RIOTS. MR. BRYCE THINKS SPECTATORS SEE MOST OF THE GAME. In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr. Bryce, answering Mr. Lonsdale, said he bad received a oomplaint regarding the action of the police at the Galway election. It often happened that those who were in the middle of an excited crowd received impressions different from those of other persons. (Laughter.) He was satisfied that the police behaved with firmness, but with- out partisanship, and with no more severity I than was warranted. Mr. Lonsdale: Did not the right hon. I gentleman receive a telegram from the member for East Mayo asserting that the police behaved disgracefully? Mr. Bryoe: I said I received a oomplJaint, but I have not the terms before me. Mr. Redmond asked whether the reply of the Chief Secretary was based on the reports of incriminated parties. Mr. Bryce: Not altogether. Mr. Redmond suggested that a sworn inquiry should be held. Mr. Bryoe said he did not think it was necessary. People in an election crowd were not in a position to make accurate oberva- tiolis. (Opposition cheers.) Mr. Corbett asked the Chief Secretary whether he was assured that adequate pro- teot,ion was afforded to the member for East Mayo against Nationalist violence. (Laugh- ter.) Mr. Bryoe said he was not aware the hon. member was exposed to violence, and he regretted that reflections of this kind should be made.

ARM BROKEN WITH A SHOVEL ALLEGED SERIOUS ASSAULT AT A PIT-TOP. At Mountain Ash on Wednesday Daniel O'Leary, 24, Oonsort-etreet, Miskin, was summoned for doing grievous bodily harm to Arthur Brown, of 68, Consort-street, Miskin, by striking him on the arm with a shovel. Mr. Edwards James (Cardiff and Abercynon) prosecuted, and Mr. Ivor Bowen Abercynon) prosecuted, and Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. Herbert George, Moun- tain Ash) defended. Prosecutor said that he went to the tip of the Navigation Oolliery Yard, Mountam Ash, &nd asked the defendant, who was working there, "What about the job of driving the grey mare?" The defendant told him, "If you don't get out of the way, I will hit you with the shovel." He replied, "Don't hit anyone with a shovel. There is a lot of harm done in that way," and he pushed the defendant aside, and started to run away, but the defendant picked up a etone, and ho (witness) did the same thing. Then the defendant picked up a shovel and struck him with it, breaking his left arm. Mr. Bowen: Why did you run away from the defendant? Well, I did not want to get killed. (Laughter.) Dr. Hopkins said the fracture must have been caused by direct violence. Albert Jones, haulier, of 13, Woodfield- street, Miskin, and Robert Porter gave cor- roborative evidence. Police-constable Albert Coleman spoke to arresting the prisoner, who, in reply to the charge, said, "It is quite true, I had to defend myself." Prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, was oommitted to take his trial at the assizes, bail being allowed.

POLICEMAN SAVES A LIFE MARRIED WOMAN TAKES SALTS OF LEMON AT LLANTRISANT. At Pontypridd on Wednesday a pain- ful story was disclosed of a young woman's dJespaAir at Llantrisant, which, had it not been for the presence of mind of Police- constable Edwards, would have ended in a tragedy. tragedy. The circumstances were detailed in evi- dence against Jane Edwards, a married i woman. who was charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking salts of lemon. Mrs. Regan, a refreshment-house-keeper, commit suicide by taking salts of lemon. Mrs. Regan, a refreshment-house-keeper, stated that the prisoner oame to her house weeping and asking for a cup of tea. Wit-1 neea supplied her, and, having drunk the contents of the cup, wiped it in a suspicious manner amd remarked, I have done it now; you cam send for a policeman amd a doctor, I have taken salts of lemon." Police-con- stable Edwards was sent for, and, taking in the situation at a glance, administered a etromg emetic, and the would-be suicide vomited, and her lite was saved. When charged with the offence alleged, prisoner said she was in trouble by a young man, not her husband, and ahe was afraid to go home. Mrs. Edwards was remanded for a week, the court missionary promising to look after her in. the meantime. I,

RORKE'S DRIFT HERO DIES John Connolly, of Brynhyfryd, Swansea, a Rorke's Drift hero. died at Swansea on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was one of the 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers), and was reputed to be the man who was carried from the burn- ing hospital by Sergeant Hook, who secured the Victoria Cross for the deecli Hook died ] laafc Tear. ]

COLLEGE INCIDENT A SINGULAR ECHO OF THE ELECTIONS. The rejection of Mr. T. Hurry Riches from the council of the Cardiff "University College at the recent vote was the subject of an interesting discussion at a meeting of the college council on Wednesday. Mr. James Munn wrote complaining that Principal Griffiths, in his official capacity, had given information in regard to the proceedings of the court governors w hioh was a secret of the governors. The allegation against him (Mr. Munn) was that he had nominated Mr. W. R. Thomas as a candidate for the college council, and that Principal Griffiths had told Dr. Wallace who it was had made the nomination. As a result of this Dr. Wallace had thought fit to speak on the subject from a public platform against him as a municipal candidate. Mr. Munn in his letter said he had seen Dr. Wallace, who told him that his authority was the principal. Mr. W. R. Thomas also wrote a letter to the council, in which he stated that he had heard Dr. Wallace had made a statement, amd had used his name, and asking for the names of the persons whs were nominated and by whom, together with the result of the ballot and the number of votes cast for each candidate, in order to know whether he (Mr. Thomas) was really the person who had causcd the rejection of Mr. Riches. Mr. Thomas also joined in the protest against Principal Griffiths for using his position to provide information which was subsequently used for political purposes in a municipal contest. Principal Griffiths produced a letter which he had received from Dr. Wallace, and Mr. W. R. Thomas also brought forward a letter which Mr. Munn had received from the principal. In the letter the principal stated that it was merely a casual conversation with Dr. Wallace to the effect that he was sorry Mr. Hurry Riches had been rejected. Dr. Wallace asked the principal who ha.d got on the committee, and the principal replied that Mr. Munn had nominated Mr. W. R. Thomas. The result of the ballot at the governors' meeting was then asked for, and, being produced, showed that Mr. W. R. Thomas had secured 93 votes against 41 for Mr. Riches. Several members expressed the opinion that the names of the nominators should be made known, as well as the nominees, prior to the court meeting, and that the result of the ballot should be made known at once. Mr. Lewis Morgan said it was a matter which might happeu on any public body, and the information was given by Principal Grif- fiths without any intention to interfere with Mr. Thomas. The matter then dropped. DISREGARDED ORDERS. 8ir Marohant Williams moved, in the interests of the discipline of the college," that the two members of the staff who had disregarded the orders of the council in reference to the library be forthwith called upon to resign. This was supported by several members, but on a division the follow- ing amendment was carried" That unless these two gentlemen within fourteen days conform with the orders of the council they shall be called upon to resign." NEW COLLEGE FUNDS. It was reported that a cheque for £4,500 had been reoeived from the Worshipful Drapers' Company towards the new college funds; also that a sum of money had been received under the will of the late Dr. Isaeuo Roberts, F.R.S. Mr. W. R. Thomas was appointed represen- tative of the council on the Workers' Educa- tional Association for South Wales and Mon- mouthshire. Mr. M. V. Orr was appointed demonstrator and assistant lecturer in botany. It was decided that a short course for farmers should commence at the college on November 12. This course will be con- ducted in association with the agricultural comm ittee of the Glamorgan County Council. Arrangements for the unveiling of Prin- cipal Yiriamu Jones's statue in the City- hall on December 1 were approved. The Degree Day was fixed for November 30, and a departure was made from the usual custom by appointing a committee, consisting of Sir Marchant Williams, Mr. H. M. Thompson, the Rev. H. M. Hughes, Mr. Tom John, Principal Griffiths, and the registrar (Mr. Austin Jenkins) to make arrangements for the meeting of the congregation and also the ceremony of conferring degrees. Dr. Hepburn was appointed chief marshal. with Professor Reed as his deputy. In previous years the duties of marshal had been per- formed by Professor Burrows, but it was intimated that he did not wish to undertake che duties this year. The resignation of Mr. A. Longbotto-m, demonstrator and assistant lecturer in geology, was received, on his appointment, to a. post as mineral surveyor in Nigeria under the Colonial Office. ■"m r i,ii iwi

MISSING RELATIVES. This column is open for genuine cases of Missing Relatives only, but not for runaway husbands and wives. Persons inquiring must write very distinctly. and express themselves clearly in giving par- ticulars, and must state relationship. The full name and address of inquirers must be given for publication in each instance. Foreign and Ooionial papers are requested to eopy.

BJLE.NNEN (Aainiie), native of Walker or Wall- send, father a colliery horsekeeper, Inquirer, Henry Grey, better known as Florence Burnett's son, Henry Buirnett, 175, Hugh-gardens, Benwell, Newctaetle-on- Tyne. BJROH (Gladys), bora London, 1885-6, daugh- ter of late Thomas Birch, of Daveautry, Northamptonshire. Inquirer, aunt, Mrs. E. Greensmith, Front-street, Arnold, Notts. DBVANEY (Miartin, eon Joe, and daughters Jane amd Kate), left Walsall, Staffs., for America, 1884, last heard of Pittsburg, Penn., U.S.A.. Inquirer, son and brother, John Devaney, 30, Station-road, Shire- brook, near Manefield, Notts. Advan- tageous news. BMBLETOiN (a cousin of laite Mrs. Loufea Smith, of Plymouth), last heard of Naples, 1884. Inquirer, J. F. Smith, (son of deceased Mrs. Smith). Address, 184, Beaumont-road, Sit. Jude's, Plymouth. FORD (Mary), left Leicester for London, Feb- ruary, 1904, last heard exf Tonbridge-street, N.W. Inquirer, brother, John Ford, 48, Guthlaxton-street, Leicester. GRIFFITHS (Thomas), left Silverdale, Stafford- shire, 1893, last heard of Neath, South Wales. Inquirer, daaigihter Lizzie, now Mrs. Harrison, 3, Berry-street, Stoke-on- Trent, Staffordshire. SXMBSRLEY (George Edward), aged 24, last heard of George-street, West Brookflelds, Birmiinghiam, Miaroh, 1903, supposed gone to Llandudno as hotel-waiter. Inquirer, sister, Lottie Thompson, 85, Gadsby-street, Attlebofro', Nuneaton, Warwickshire. NICHOLLS (William Arthur), left Charles- etreet, St. John's Wood, London, 1886, last heard of working for Webb and White, masons, Colorado, U.S.A. Inquirer, sister Alice, now Mrs. Hickman, 36, Dale-road, Gospel Oak, London. O'OONNOR (James), left Liverpool in Ameri- can ship Moria 1881, last heard of in hos- pital St. John's, New Brunswick. Inquirer, brother, Thomas O'Connor, 22, Morland- stroet, Liverpool. SAUNDERS (May), of Ellerton, near King's Bridge, 1893, last heard of Neath, South Wales. 'Inquirer, brother, William Saun- ders, 6, Wyndham-etreet, West, Plymouth. TIELLER (Police Inspector), supposed at West Hartlepool, was in tihe Newcastle Poirce 1896-1901. Inquirer, son, Henry Thomas Grey, 175, Hugh-gardens, Benwell, New- caetle-on-Tyne. TV ATKINS (William), last heard of Peckham, London. Inquirer, daughter Annie, now Mrs. J. Powell, 26, Eastcott-hill, Swindon, Wilts. Mother is dead. WATSON (Richard Algy Stanley) left England for Brazil, 1905, supposed now in Padding- ton, London. Inquirer, nephew, A. Rus- sell, Rose Tree Cottage, Wanoh, PontypooL Hon.

THREE HALF-PINTS OF HUM SUNDERLAND CABMAN'S DEATH AND THE SEQUEL. At Sunderland on Wednesday Dr. Higgam, Tom Christal (foreman blacksmith), and Thomas Barkel (barman) were charged with causing the death of M'Donald Dumon, cab- man, at the Salem Hotel. Mr. Pearoe said it was alleged that prisoners induced Dumon to drink within twenty minutes three half-pints of rum, a quantity amounting to twice the dose of alcohol which would cause death. To sustain the charge of manslaughter the prosecution had to establish that Dumon took the drink not of his own motion entirely, but by the inducement or encouragement of prisoners. He must also establish one of two proposi- tions—first, that in making him drink they had an unlawful purpose, or, as an alterna- tive, in inducing him to take the quantity of rum they knew it would be likely to result I in death. The evidence, he thought, would, not establish the first of those propositions, Therefore, they would have to deal with the prisoners on the second proposition. After a lengthy hearing, the Magistrates I decided to oommit the prisoners for trial at Durham Assizes, bail being allowed. t

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WEEK BY WEEK. LIGHTER SIDE OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Archibald D. Dawnay, of the Bast Cardiff, has been elected a councillor of t borough of Wandsworth. He headed the po^3 of the Clapham Wards, and is a Moderate. Only four men are now living who wera members of the first school board elected I Cardiff—in 1875. They are Mr. Lewis Williams. Mr. John Cory, Father Hayde, and Can Thompson. "Mother," said a, very small girl at fancy dress ball at Cardiff last week. as you pay for these grapes." N >» dear, w to the reply. "Then," said the youthful gne&, "I'll have some more, please." Don't you remember having a with the defendant?" said counsel in a ho case at Cardiff County-court. I thought it was a swop in horseflesh, s Judge Owen, "but I am not particular- The justices on the Aberavon bench Monday were all majors. Surgeon-ma d Arnallt Jones, Major Thomas Gray, a Major Charles Wright, the latter taking seat for the first time. The president of all the students' society at the Theological College, Aberystwyth, Mr. W. J. Banner Mendus, of Swansea. dUS: Mendus is a nephew of the Rev. W. Mend of Haverfordwest, and thus belongs to family of Pembrokeshire preachers. A clergyman down the line forgot ^0 announce the banns of a couple, and it the third time of asking! Rather than delay the marriage, and to atone for his absence mind, he obtained a special licence, and tJi wedding came off at the time originally Two Cardiganshire men have been keen students of Russian, principal Bebb and Darlington. Two professors at the Universe* College of Wales have also acquired consider able proficiency in it, to wit, the profeso of Welsh and the professor of matheinati In a husband-and-wife case at Aberavon n Monday a witness gave an original tribo to the wife's domestic virtues. "She i°° after him well," said the witness; "she ef patches his working trousers without bei asked." Is the whole greater than its part? A mouthshire alderman has found that tn» printed matter sent out as reports by « education committee in preparation for t council meeting weighed 24^oz., whereas 1 matter for the rest of the council busines" had been boiled down to noz. We must keep an eye on Principal Edward* when he gets outside Cardiff. He has bee" telling the Swansea people that when Baptist College was being removed dear old Pontypool one objecting minister remarked, "Man made Cardiff, but God Wa Pontypool!" Here is some advice whioh the Vicar ° Swansea gives to the readers of the "Pants Magazine":—"Keep your heart like a furnac* and your head like an iceberg, and take car that the heat of the furnace does not into the head nor the cold of the iceber# into the head nor the cold of the iceberg into the heart." Over a hundred young men are be prepared for admission to the new Methodic" College at Aberystwyth. Between the Univer- sity College and the Methodist College there is every prospect of close upon 1,OCO students being located in the West Wales resort at the same period. Lord Kitchener's watchword, "Thorough' has also been the guiding principle °* William Barber, an engineman, who has just retired from the service of the Alexandra Docks and Railway Company, at Newport, after twenty-five years' service. During the whole of that time Barber never lost a quarter, although he had to be on duty quarter of an hour earlier and a quarter oi an hour later tha.n his co-workers. Welshmen have always been prominent figures in the temperance movement. The United Kingdom Alliance has published a Temperance Almanack for 1907, and W. portraits include Sir Alfred Thomas, Mr. Herbert Roberts, and, of course, Mr. Lei* Jones, the president of the United Kingdom Alliance. The almanack says that Rhostry" fan, in Wales, is one of the few prohibitionist villages in the United Kingdom. RhostryfaJ) is near Carnarvon. What may well be regarded as a preaching record has been established by the Rev. W. R. Thomas, M.A., vicar of Abersychan, who. during the course of his ministry, haS preached in 654 different churches. On February 28, 1902, the rev. gentleman preached in St. Paul's Cathedral, and since then he has occupied the pulpit in different churches for the first time. This year alone he has delivered no fewer thafl 24 harvest festival services. Mr. Owen M. Edwards has strong views on women's hats. He thinks that the ladies,like the men, should not wear hats in wor^hipj and he asks, "What can a rnfiid wear more beautiful tlhan her hairP" Mr- Edwards adds that baiok in t)he summer went to hear Gwylfa preaching, and it waS only occasionally he got a glimpse of preacher's face over the rims of two large hats in front. These hats, he says, weril real obstacles to his worshipping. After a brief visit to this country and to his parents at Carmarthen (Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones, of the School of Art) Mr. Harold Jones has returned to his important work in the East. Mr. Jones is a member of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Liverpool, and, in conjunction with that celebrated Egyptologist, Professor Garstang. has been engaged for several years in super- intending the deeply interesting work of excavating the ruins of ancient temples in Egypt. On his way to Cairo Mr. Jones will work at the museums at Paris, Turin. Florence, and Rome, eventually settling down at Abydos. A remarkable man-woman with a Welsh name has won a kind of fame in the Anti- podes. She went by the name of William Edwards, and her sex became known only when she was arrested at Brisbane recently- Those who knew her in Melbourne, believing her then to be a man, as she was always in men's clothes, state that she was stronger than most men. and that she was a very good pugilist. When she took it into her head to enter a bar she was very open- handed with her money. She followed for a time the avocation of horse trainer, and owned the racing pony Tasman. It is also stated that about six years ago she was married to a widow. An amusing story of the difficulty of con- vincing people that a home-made article can be as good as one imported was told by the Rev. P. J. Dowling, of Cork, before the Vice- regal Commission on the Working of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction. A man starting a factory for the making of leather for boot uppers was told that he would never be able to compete with the English manufacturers. So instead of marking his goods as Irish he put on them the words "Jamais a Paris" (Never at Paris), and people fell over one another in their anxiety to buy. The manufacturer was not able to fill all the orders sent him. This seems to convey a hint to the Welsh Indus- tries Association. In this month's "Connoisseur" the story of Gainsborough's famous picture" The Duchess of Devonshire," now in the collection of Mr. Pierpont Morgan, is told in, full. It is interesting to note that the painting was for years in the possession of a well-known Welsh collector, Mr. Wyn Ellis, who bought it in 1841 for a mere trifle, and it was not till he sent it in 18f7 to Graves's to be engraved that its identity was established. On the death of Mr. Wyn Ellis in 1875 the picture was put at the sale of his pictures, and it was knocked down for the sum of 10,100 guineas. Within twenty days of the sale the picture was stolen from Agnew's Galiery, nor was it recovered till 1901, when it was brought back from America, to be purchased by Mr. Pierpont Morgan. Conway boasts that it has the smallest inhabited house in the country, and flies a flag with a device to that effect. But how does this dwelling compare with the smallest house in Llandyssul? Built by the owner several years ago and occupied by him ever since, it contains a bed, table, stove, and all household goods and utensils. It has a frontage of 5ft., is 6ft. from front to back, 6ft. from ground to cave-, and about 4ft. more to the ridge. Needless to add, the occupier is a bachelor and has no room to swing a cat in. But just alongside the dwelling-house he has built what probably ia the smallest carpenter's shop. This measures only a trifle more than the house; it has 8ft frontage, from front to back it is 7ft., to eaves 8ft., to ridge about 12ft., aud- it is in daily use. I Whenever a great Welsh bazaar is held the stalls are generally named after the counties of Wales. There was a pleasant departure at a big Welsh bazaar opened in Liverpool on Tuesday, for the stalls bore the names of Welsh mountains. Y Wyddfa, of course, was there, and so were Moelwyn, Berwyn, and Moel Pamau. The bazaar, by the way, was in aid of the Gwalia Home for Welsh Servants in Liverpool. The home was established thirty-five years ago, and is the only unsec- tarian Welsh benevolent institution in the city. The principal object of the institution is to provide,^ at a nominal charge, comfort- able lodgings, information, advice, and general guidance for domestic servants from Wales temporarily out of employment, thereby supplying a real want in cases of strange and friendless girls, who would, in the absence of such provision, be left to con- tend unaided with the obvious difficulties and temptations of a large city. It is obvious that an institution of this nature cannot be self-supporting, and the committee appealed jonfidently to the public to aid them 'n removing the financial obstacles whicl1 it present hamper the working of the home. rhe number of Welsh women who are employed as domestic servants in Liverpool ia veu laue.