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J?ottlg.. LONWN. t(Q)flœil ftotoip VICTORIA ■J/f.aeaYe I'r^M LONDON-HOTEL WINDSOR. VICTOEIA- STREET, WESTMINSTER SinclJIikf?,"CLA88 FAMIIjY HOTEL. Sitting and B^5o^°fm ^ouble f'°t& 5« 21s. Inoin«iv« f^2?m,from 15»- Suites from Wedding 9^ from 12s. per day. TeJeplfo!^?6 °ns' 'I"n7'ki&l1 Bath- Post-office ereT* suite. lelepiiotte No. P.O., 283. J. R. CLEAVE, Proprietor. BE CHEERFUL. DONT BREAK DOWN FOR THE WANT OF TRYING (JWILYM QUININE GLTTERS. Ji_) in^for1 v0^dd^?1,1 feel fresh in the morn- Take it a 8 wort- evening wh^yo/KeS in th€ ENJOY YOUR POOD AND YOUR LABOUR. THE BEST REMEDY IJ^GliffoTSr ^atulenoe. Tx>w SPIRITS. NERVOUSSESS. SLE.EPLESiSSESS. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. ^T^UT^hosrn^ see the name "Gwilym on the label, on the stamp, and on the bottle. +1?^ aT? e'ur6, y°u have the right —^j^g^that^^jj^do you good. GWILYM QUININE JITTERS. TESTIMONIAL FOR WEAKNESS, &c. frS^We^"1 h?v« ^ff^to^yS1' SP-irits- and Indi- ™<A be1 jsm rs M Yours truly, M. WILLIAMS. GWILYM J £ VANS' QUININE JJITTERS. TEStTTMONLiIJ FOR INDIGESTION, &c. 0 fthetaL18' ,n my opmionT «ne a JSJMS,1iSS.TSSIIS Yours truly, T. POWELL. QWILYM QUININE T>ITTERS. SmD PROMPTLY FOR GTVILYM EVANS" QUININE BITTERS. SOLD EVERYWHERE IN BOTTLES AT 28. 9d. AND 4s. 6d. EMili. Hoe's SAUCE I | North, south, east, or west, I Where'er you go I Hoe's Sauce is best. R Made by S 0 BOSTON REAM I slscurrs. I ,||,|||rnrTn| -In, |„-|,1M|1||| ,.1.M,||1,.|„ ——— ? Eggs expensive, EGONOAllSEZ B by using S POWDER. j 8 It effectually takes the place h I of eggs for making the 1 £ lightest Cakes, Buns, Pastry, I 5 Scones, Puddings, &c. 1 |f HrARCHER«Cshli PLDEN RETURNS ? liir—REGISTERED yj p« Facsimile ef Qnt-Ounu Packet* Archer's Golden Returns Ttaa Pajfactlon ef Pipa fobacoo. COQL. SWIF.T, ÀXD FRAGRANT. 1 y?«r Boots nnd Harness | 71■ s° r a"4 K°°d as new by | htint the best of all leather preservative/ I DALES'DUBBiN I P-^MntO'lour. 22 Exhib- ■ i Awards. Tins—ad., ad I an'' ?i8' of Booimaicrs. Saddlers. Iron! Dunstaite. t N EWPORT, M CT N (ESTABLISHED 1870.) THE DE REES BILL-POSTING AND ADVERTISING COMPANY (LTD.) PROPRIETORS of 300 of the Largeet P08TIVO STATION IN Newport, Pontypool, Eiacfc anrf Eastern and Wee tern Valleys. Tenaa on Application to 21, Bridge-street,
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^jecliln gpL I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1908. Tlie" WEEKLY fÅIL" is published on Fridays and Saturdays, and can be cltawed from your local newsagent. If you find any difficulty in obtaining the paper, please communicate with the Manager, Wetkly Mail Offices Cardiff. The Wtekly Mail" will be sent b., post on payment of a subscription in advance on the following terms;— f. <L One Quarter 18 Half Year 8 S One Year 6 6
CARDIFF'S NEW FREEMAN.'
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CARDIFF'S NEW FREEMAN. It is fitting that the first city to enrol the name of Mr. Lloyd George amongst its honorary freemen should be the capital of his own native land, and one of the greatest ports engaged in the commerce of Britain, which, as Presi- dent of the Board of Trade, he has done so much to foster and improve. In honouring Mr. Lloyd George in this way. Cardiff has not only done honour to herself, but she has given the highest expression in her power to the thoughts that have filled the minds of all Welsh- men, and of all men of industry and commerce in the United Kingdom, for the past few months. And it is a very high expression of approval for any man to be thought worthy to occupy a place amongst the distinguished Princes and soldiers and statesmen and civic nota- bilities whose names adorn the roll of free citizens of Cardiff. Very few will to-day dispute the right of Mr. Lloyd George, the first Welsh Cabinet Minis- ter, to the honour. No one has made personal history so rapidly, or made it so brilliantly, as the President of the Board of Trade. It is only eighteen years since he entered Parliament, a short period in the life of a statesman; but those years are the record of a romance in personality. Looking back upon them, many of us cannot fail to regret some of the incidents in which Mr. Lloyd George figured, though we must all acknowledge the courage with which he preached and upheld the most unpopular cause of modern times. He sojourned for many years in the limited and barren desert of the partisan. Not many people, even amongst his own poli- tical friends, suspected that in this fiery politician, throbbing with emotion and scintillating with vivid flashes of humour, there lay hidden the germs of an orator and the making of a states- man. Curiously enough, it was his poli- tical opponents who discerned his genius first. That, however, is an old story now. The central fact of to-day is that the shell of the mere politician has been cast on one side, and Mr. Lloyd George has emerged a statesman of the first rank, to whom the highest office under the Crown is open. No WeMiman certainly not in his generation, has so seized upon the imaginations of his country^. And it is mere truism to say that no member of the present Government has rendered such distin- guished service to his country. At a time when the commercial rivalry amongst the nations is marked by a keenness rarely surpassed in the struggles of war he has made the Board of Irade, hitherto a statistical encuir- V I' h°'P British not:™ 1"'S been t0° 6ma11 not.ee; no enterprise too great to attempt and to achieve.. An adininistra- t on already notable for great legisla- tive reforms and for its close relation e national life culminated in the settlement of the railway dispute that threatened at one time to bring disaster to the trade of the «ountrv TW an achievement before which the l^T world stood in „ti3e whole the historic daj on wSh"h; fr07' irreconcilable ^ailwayrSnamf^i^7 magnates were indnrdTT^ 1 railway ciliation agr2n £ n+ to slgn the <x>n- President fTSTWSS oTffadt ?* been on every lin T+ „ X-L- ? ment, more than acbleve" that entitled Mr Llov/ g else- highest honours that his ?h<i men could bestow enthusiasm which attended 5 as a freeman of o5dS In £ \t,atj°» marked the public appTOva? of tl council's choice. The dav'2 Clt7 mgs, indeed were a etriking trfbuSt Mr. Lloyd George. Commencing a civic ceremony, the day closed one of the most remarkable nationaf gatherings on record, when iren v distinction in learning and the arts industry and commerce, gather^ all parts of the Principality to do tW compatriot honour. a £ l to Tet thl seal and approval of Wales on the choice of her capital. Of the quality of Mr. Lloyd George s citizenship, of his admira- tion and rospeot for Cardiff as the lead- ing city or W ales and one of the greates+ cities of the Empire there can be no question after the very lofty and beautiful speech he delivered. It was a speech that should inspire his feuow-crUzens to do more and more for the city m which they live, to try to 'Tlak;? queen of conferee Sf also the ot learning, the generous patron of the arts, and the high exemplar in the domain of charity which gives nobility to life and spiritual strength to nations +-
The New Solicitor-General.
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The New Solicitor-General. The news that Mr. 8. T. Evans been appointed to the vacant office of Solicitor-General was received with nT b- aU Parties SonS Wales. There is no more popular poli- tician in the ranks of his party, and his merits as a lawyer and a Parliamentary debater will be as willingly conceded by opponents as by friends. He has won his position as a member of the Adminis- tration by his own merits, and the per- sonal esteem which he has universally enjoyed will bring him a unanimous chorus of congratulation on his poli- tical promotion. He has had a £ ide experience of Parliament, and has per- formed useful services both to his party and to the particular interests of the ^ric+17 S w^ich predominates in his tT' readers will remem- i during the debate Disputes Bill, when the G^Tnment, having got into a tight ^kST 'ir^L nCated by Mr- Evans's *-1 a Personal triumnh f.ir Mr. Evans, and it was remembered as a claim on the gratitude of the Govern- ment-a claim which has now £ honoured. For the next few davs nll attention will be concentrated on" Mid Glamorgan, for the new law officer hi to submit himself for re-election—for the second time since the general election. There is no doubt as to the personal and Kraijlaim\whicl1 Mr- Evans haa established 111 his constituency—claims on t'he mining classes in particular-and it would be inttst unfortunate were he now subjected to the ordeal of a contest So far as Mr. Evans and his consti- tuency are concerned, there is no change in the circumstances which nre- vailed when, in 1906, he was twice returned unopposed. Nothing has transpired to weaken his claims to the support of those who supported him us hope that miners of Mid-Glamorgan will share the view which will everywhere else be held that Mr. Evans has fairly won his promotion, and is justified in asking that his con- stituents should place no obstacle in the way. 0
LONDON LETTER.
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LONDON LETTER. A COLUMN OF INTEREST TO ALL OUR READERS. LONDON, Thursday Nothing occurred to mar the stately magnificence of the Royal progress to and from Parliament. If suffragettes had designs, they were foiled by the abundant police precautions. The weather was all that could be expected in the parting days of January—a steady cold wind under a grey sky, but without fog orda.mp. The vast crowds that lined the way from the Palace of the King to the Palace of Parliament were able to see all there was to be seen without discomfort. There was a notice- able increase in the throng of spectators. Iney overflowed from Whitehall and I arliament-xquare right up to West- minster Bridge, where they stood patiently m compact masses, but where, I am afraid, they could see very little for their pains. I have used the phrase, "if suffragettes had designs," advisedly, the women's Social and Political Union, winch runs the attacks on Parliament and Ministers, had in advance dis- claimed liability for any attempt that might be made. Nevertheless, a woman made a rush through the cordon near Buckingham Palace, evidently with the design of presenting a petition to the ving. One or two other women were dealt with by the police. Whether these were independent suffragettes or ill-dis- ciplined members of the main body is fO" apparent. Their outbreak, aowever, m no way affected the proces- sion. INSIDE THE HOVSE. No change was apparent in the gorgeous State ceremonial within the! House. The new officers of State had! oeen yreil drilled in their duties, and everything passed off smoothly. The KIng read the Speech in the clear, resonant tones habitual with him on such occasions. Queen Alexandra was radiant wearing her famous rope of pearls and cuamoiias or great splendour. Even the vest was bordered with diamonds. The! I rmcests ci YVales, among other brilliant' ornaments, wore a girdle broadening out into a magnificent blaze of diamonds. j-u*6 Hvmse va's simply glowing with I e splendour of the uniforms of Ambas- saaois and distinguished strangers, sadors and distinguished strangers, among whom were a group of the King's irlends. In the Gallery the rich dresses and jewels of coronet ted peeresses and the simple-hued robes of the prelates blended into one exquisite mass of beauty and colour. AN INCIDENT IN THE LORnS. Nothing^ occurred to prevent Lord Curzon taking his seat when he pre- sented himself on the Peers re-assembling tor debate. The Lord Chancellor merely eJPlaifted that, after studying the Act or union, he was satisfied of Lord Cur- zon s competence to take his seat. Before this there had been an incident of anüther kind, in which a claimant to the ours of the House did not come off at all well. One attired in peer's rooes entered the House and took his seat on a bench in a prominent place. Not being recognised, he was approached by the Garter King-at-Arms (Sir Alfred bcott Gatty), and the Serjeant-at-Arms, to whom he stated he was Lord de -v. auley. As Lord de Mauley was already present in the House, he was requested to retire, and did so. On investigation it appeared that the would-be peer was unwell, and, therefore, he was suffered to depart. THE IRLSH RECONCILIATION. The Prime Minister was not present when the House of Commons assembled to await the summons of the Lords. It is given out that he will not be able to attend for several days. In the mean- while Mr. Asquith takes command, and walked over with Mr. Balfour at the head of the procession which followed Mr. Speaker when he obeyed the sum- mons of Black Rod to meet the King in the Gilded Chamber. The recess has aged Mr. Birrell. The burden of Ire- land appears to have weighed more heavily on Mr. Birrell than on any of his predecessors. In marked contrast was the genial juvenility of Mr. Glad- stone's appearance. He came up smiling, and was one of the few who shook hands with Mr. Arthur Hender- son, who, in his new capacity of leader of the Socialist party, was the subject of many kindly congratulations. The most interesting incidents during the interval of waiting, however, was the patching up of old friendships among the Nationalists. Mr. Tim Healy was received back with great rejoicing, and Mr. Redmond and Mr. William O'Brien stood in rapt conversation at the Bar, as if their political friendship had never been severed. NEW SOLICITOR-GENERAL. Mr. S. T. Evans was not aware that he had been promoted bO the Solicitor- Generalship until his arrival at Lady Beauchamp's reception on Tuesday night. There it was that Mr. George Whitelv, chief Liberal Whip, came and congratulated him upon his appointment and advised other distinguished people present, who immediately surrounded the new law officer and offered him their hearty con- gratulations. The appointment, how- ever, came as no surprise. It has been an open secret in official circles for some days past that the Welsh M.P. was certain to be promo-ted, not only because he was senior to any possible candidate in either legal or Parliamen- tary qualifications, but because his poli- tical services have been such that his claims could not have been overlooked. THE KING'S HOLIDAY. The King is going abroad earlier than was originally intended. He was to have gone early in March, instead of which the date will probably be about ^middle of February. This may be Sobered from the unusual terms in wmch it has been announced by the Lord that a diplomatic and official Court will be held on February 6 previous to their Majesties' departure for abroad. This knocks on the head all the speculative arrangements about two Courts and two Levees to be held before tne King leaves England. The Royal holiday will include a yachting voyage and a stay at Biarritz, but it is not certain whether the Queen will remain aU the time. THE PEOPLE'S BISHOP." who celebrated his Jiftieth birthday on Sunday, has well earned the title of the Peonle's Bishop which has been conferred upon him He may be High Church, blit he is also Evangelical m the sense that he is a great evangelist preaching the Christian faith in a way that goes to the hearts of the people.. An eloquent illns- tration of the esteem in which he is held is afforded in connection with an address be is to deliver in a lar<?e suburban music-hall next Sunday One of the bills announcing the service is dis- played outside ttie Friends' Meetin- house in the district. I need hardlv point out that Friends aTe in utter disagreement with the episcopal system and to advertise a bishop's preaching is' therefore, a charming instance of tru Christian charity. "THE GENTLEMAN SCAVENGER." The gentleman scavenger is the latest product of modern civilisation. He works in the_West End, but, happily not Arithin tne area of the paternal mansion, which is situated in a southern suburb. I had often heaTd of him, and now have had the pleasure of meeting him. He was engaged in his <*rdinary work as a road-sweeper. He handled his brush with skill and a certain amount of grace, and put an amount of energy in it that one does not usually associate with the tired man of the street. He was dressed in a well-cut, well-fitting lounge suit of the fashionable brown colour. He wore eyeglasses. A lithe, athletic figure, he looked very much a gentleman. Perfectly happy, he was addressing some gentlemanly chaff to a couple of girls whom he assumed to be servants. As he smiled and talked he went on with his sweeping. There are two stones about him. One is that he took to street-sweeping as a revenge on his family because they had stopped supplies. The other version is that he is merely indulging a whim. Possibly t there is a little of truth in both stories, j
MINISTERS RAIDED.I 4
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MINISTERS RAIDED. 4 SUFFRAGETTES AGAIN AT WORK. The suffragists on Thursday morning' made dem<rastra»ticcES outside the houses of several Cabinet Ministers in London, including those of Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Haldane, Mr. John Bnrns. and Mr. Lewis Harcourt. They demanded to see the Ministers and present petitions, but in each case were refused. The demonstrations were organised by ;h2 Women's Freedom League, and were due, one of the participants stated, to the absence in the King's Speech of any mention cf women's suffrage. In the case of the attack on Mr. Ealdane's house the women, who numbered eigbt, called at the residence and asked if the Minister for War would give them an inter- view. view. The butler first declared that Mr. Haldane could not receive a deputation, but later in- formed them the right hon. gentleman could not give them an answer for half an hour. After that interval Mr. Haldane-sent word. He declined to receive them. The women protested, and as they would not disperse the police made one or two arrests. A similar scene took place outside Sir Edward Grey's residence in the same thoroughfare, and also at Mr. Lewis liar- court's and Mr John Sinclair's. The police fouad it necessary to effect four arrests outside M-r. Haldane's house and three more outside Mr. Lewis Harcourt's residence. Among those arretted were Miss Alice Powell. Miss Ada Mooatta, and Miss Alison Neilans. Amid the jeers of the-crowd the women were taken to Rochester-row Police-station, and the police formed a cordon across Queen Anne's-gate. J. B. NOT AT HAND. The demonstration was rendered ineffective before Mr. Burns's houee, as the President cf the Local Government Board had left. The police refrained from making any arrest at Mr. Birrell's house, but at Mr. Haldane's two were taken into custody, two at Sir f dward Grey c. and three at Mr. Harcourt's. The method adopted was the same in each case. The women knocked at the door, and asked the Minister to receive a memorial on the subject of their grievances, the memorial protesting against the Government's action in omitting any mention of women's suffrage from the King's Speech. MR. BIPUREXIL BUTTON-HOLED. At Mr the deputation were invited into th study, and Mrs. Birrell came to the women, and to'd them Mr. Birreil was in bed. When the womea indicated they were willing to wait, Mrs. Birrell said her hus- band's opinions on the question were perfectly well-known, end that was all the answer they could receive. "We waited outside," said one of the -<uffragists, "and when Mr. Birrell appeared to enter his motor-car, escorted by six policemen and an inspector, we got ho'd of bis arn- and asked him for an answer to our memorial. He said, You have all the answer that I can give to-day,' and got into his car.' The demonstrators appeared greatly upset that they had failed to'achieve the martyr- dom of arrest at Mr. Birrell s. After being repulsed at Sir Edward Grey's. the suffragists delivered speeches for half- an-hour. SUFFRAGETTES IN COURT. ■MAGISTRATE IMPCSBS A STIFF SENTENCE. Hepzibah Sainty. 42, of Letch worth; Mary Pearson, actress, of South Norwood; Ann Munro, 24. of the Manse, Kingseat-hill, Dunfermline; and Mabel Kenningdale Oook, 56, of Southa-11, were charged alt Westnunstar Pclicoociiirt on Thursday with bonaving m a cisorderny manner and with resistonig the police in the execution of th-t ir dfut at Quten Anne s- S £ Mr Muskett prosecuting, said the defen- dants had taken part in organised raids at the houses of Cabinet Ministers, and if tnia state of affairs waB to continue it would be very difficult to know how to deal witn it Evidence was given by the ponce as to the demonstration outside the hoiises of Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Haldane. On the way to the station Mrs. I was handled very roughly yesterday by tne police when I attempted to present a petition, to the KLng." Mrs. Sainty told the court that, as quiet measures had failed, they were obliged to resort to others. M It was stated Miss Munro stood on the doorstep at Mr. Haldane s, and addressed the crowd on the subject of votes for women. Defendant said, "1 have come from Scot- iand for the purpose of this; I lost my ha,t yesterday in the crowrd trying to present a petition to the King." A large flag, Votes for Women, was pinned on the door at Mr. Haldane s. The Magistrate ordered all the defendants to be imprisoned for six weeks in the second division in default of entering into reoog. nisanoes and finding a surety to be of good behaviour for twelve months. NOT INSANE." A Miss Bennett and Kathleen Crummey, 34, married, were charged at Marylebone with behaving in a disorderly manner outside the residence of Mr. Sinclair, Seoretary for Soot- land, and with resisting the police. According to the evidenoe, Miss Bennett was addressing a crowd at the reeaoence of Mr. Sinclair, who was away. She was arrested, and on the way to the station Mrs. Crummey took hold of her hand a.nd that of t18 policeman's, saying "II you talœ her you take me as well." Mr. Plowden, the ma^gistrate, remarked that Miss Bennett's attitude made him think he ought to remand her for medical examina- tion. Miss Bennett replied: I am not msane. "Oh no, not for a, inoaien.t," said Mr. Plow- den, "but there is such a thing as hysteria and being out of health." Miss Bennett: My health, bodily and men- tally, could not be better. Mr. Plowden: That is re-assuring, if it is eo. It seems to take a-way your last rem- nant of excuse. You must pay a. fine of 40s., or a imprisonment. Addressing Mrs. Crummey, Mr. Plowden eaid he looked upon her as a repentant child. Therefore, she inight go, and the sooner she joined her husband and children the better. It was understood that Miss Bennett declined to pay the one, and was, there- fore, removed to the cells. All the suffragists fined to-day decided to go to prison except Mrs. Kenningdale Cook. GAOL Of the four suffragettes, all, save Mrs. Cook, decided to accept the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment. Mrs Cook was detained ponding the arrival of acceptable bail. MR. HAiBaOURTS VISITORS. At 'MarHxKrongfhstreet om Thursday Mrs. Alice Powell a.nd Miss Mocatta, two suffragists arrested outside Mr. Ifcroourt's residence, were each fined 4Gts. or month's impri- sonment. Alice Nieians waa similarly fined. PRIME MINISTER. The Prime Minister bas nearly recovered from his cold, but he will probably ha,V6 t-o remain indoors for the next few days as a, precautionary measure. MR. BALFOUR LAID UP. Mr. Balfour, who appeared to he jn iesnit health, om Wedmesdia-y at the opening of Parliament, sulbeeqnentJy d'svelo-pcid a cold which necessitated the calling In on Hhfui'-s^ day of Sir Edgecombe Venning, the right hon. gmfclemaai's Lond'on physician, Sir Edgecombe faumd Mr. Balfour to be Buffering from one of those influenza a to wbich he has been very prone of late yaers, and it is expected that he wiU be oomflned ítJo hia house for some days at least. THE SPEAKER LAID UP. The speaker is laid up with gout.
DISEASED CARCASE.
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DISEASED CARCASE. NEWPORT BUTCHER TO PAY HEAVY PENALTY. William Henry Webb, a Newport butcher, was summoned before the local bench on Wednesday for having the carcase and organs of a cow deposited for the purpose of sale at his premises, 89, Albert-avenue, and intended for the food of man. The meat, it was stated, was afterwards adjudged to be diseased and unfit. An assistant sanitary inspector under the Newport Corporation said the carcase was in a bad state, the lungs being covered with tubercular growths. The walls of the chest also had some of these growths. Witness said that Mr. Webb told him he had an order to get the beast away to Cardiff to go to sea in a Spanish ship, and that he had not examined it very closely. Inspector Jones said he examined the car- case and organs, and found bad evidence of tubercular growths, some as big as a hen s egg. On the order of a magistrate it was destroyed. Dr. J. Howard Jones, medioal officer, said the carcase was diseased from the roots of the neck to the udder, with the exception of the kidney and spleen. Defendant, in evidence, said his servant had killed the animal, and, be suspicious of some of the parts, had set them aside for witness to see, but neplected to tell him about it in his hurry to get the meat ready. Defendant was fined £2/), or one month in the second division.
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PERSECUTED I" -4 BREEZE AT A CARDIFF COMMITTEE. A discussion took place at the Cardiff Par- liamcnitary Committee on Thursday with regard to the proposed opposition to the Barry Railway Company's Bill. The Lord Mayor (Mr. Ilityd Thomas) was in the chair. The town-clerk was laying certain informa- tion before the committee, when Mr. F. G. L. Da-vis interposed with a question as to its source. Mr. John Ohappell said it did not appear to be right that a member of that committee who was interested in the Barry Company should be present at the committee and hear the discussion, and also the proposed action of the corporation in regard to any Bill. The Lord Mayor: Is that so, Mr. Davis? Mr. Davis: I am in their employ. The Lord Mayor: Then, we must take another attitude in regard to t.he develop- ment committee, Mr. Davis. We are here for the development of Cardiff, not of Barry. (Mr. Davis was the originator of the develop- mcnt committee idea). Mr. Davis: I think I had better not say any more on the matter. 1 have a PERFECT RIGHT TO GET MY LIVING. The Lord Mayor: You will not get your living to t.he detriment of Cardiff. Mr. Davis: I don't think you know of any action of mine that has been to the detri- ment of Cardiff. I don't think it is fair. Mr. Chappell: It is what will happen. Now, if we are here representing Cardiff we shall see Barry interests working against Cardiff interests. We take certain action, and you, one of their employes llr. Davis: I am not an employe. Zvlr. Chappell: You just said you were. Mr. Davis: I am an agent for them. Mr Chappell: Then put it that way if you like. It is only natural if you are here your duty is to the company. Mr. Davis: You have had representatives here in the employ of other companies. Mj-. Obappell: I should have opposed them if I had known it. Mr. Davis: Does a solicitor take all his business from Cardiff? I think it is a most absurd thing. The Lord Mayor: You don't seem to realise Mr. Davis —— Mr. Davis: I eee that you meant me when you spoke about the development committee. When you spoke like that I think it is very unfair when I have brought forward a measure for the town of Cardiff that you should impute MOTIVES WHICH ARE WRONG. Mr. Oha-ppell: I would not be childish. You asked a question where t.he town-clerk had got certain information from, and when I heard that I was bound to stop it. I don't think it is right for a representative of the Rhymney Railway Company or the Barry Company to be here. We are wasting all our time and efforts: Mr. Joseph Stanfield: We must go into this thing with clean hands. The Lord Mayor: What I do say is that Mr. Davis has declared that he is an employe of the Barry Railway Company. You (Mr. Davis) come here, and as an employe of the Barry Railway Company bear what we are discussing, and it is not fair to Cardiff that you should do 00. I thought I would take that opportunity of saying that we cannot have any employes of concerns outside of Cardiff on the develop- ment committee, or have anything to do with it. I have felt it a matter for some time to express it, and I do it for your own sake and in kind towards you. Mr. Davis: I would rather have envy than pity. The Lord Mayor: It is not a question of pity. It is a question of doing our duty as cit-i&ens of Cardiff. It makes your position on this committee very awkward for you. You had better resign. Mr. Davis: I won't resign. Mr. Chappell (rising from his seat): I move that this committee stand adjourned. The Lord Mayor: I shall not allow the dis- cussion on the Barry Bill to continue while Mr. Davis is here. Mr. Davis: I am SENT BY THE RATEPAYERS. The Lord Mayor: You are sent here by the ratepayers to represent the interests of Cardiff. Mr. Davis: I simply asked a question. Mr. Chappell: And it is not fair that you EhouM get an answer. The Lord Mayor: We will go on with some other business, then. Mr. Davis: And I will retire after the other business haa been done Mr. Staniieid: How are we in regard to I time in dealing' with the Barry Bill? The Lord Mayor: If we don't deal with it to-d-ay we shall be prejudiced. After the other bustu.e.9s of the meetliig bad been with, the Lord Mayor intimated to Mr Ita/vis that the cocoimittoe were now pre- pared to resume the discussion on the Barry Bill if he wottld rotire. FERSBXJUTED. Mr. Davia: Well, I have got no axe to grind. I don't want to stop your discussing the Bill. I did not know that to be a member of the corporation meant that I was to be persecuted more than I have been Mr. Cha-ppell: I object to that word. There is no persecution. Mr. Davis denied that he had ever done anything more than repress the ratf Payers who elected him. He was prepared so to his ward on it, and he wouM tal^ further part in that discussion The Lord Mayor: You are are you? eoing retire, Mr. Davis (doggedly): I will retire it I wish (After a pause): Of course, I wii> of respect for you. retire out After Mr. Davis had retired a* moved that they strenuousi'v A' Barry Railway Bin. They 1)086 against Cardiff, and it was the committee to help the intrSj^ f°f He observed that in addition tn ti? c traffic they were trying to *°+ South Staffordshire aud Mirfl J f handle it at Clarence-rSad Barry right under thcS Ver. n"1™* nUt showed that they were trvin^t nose6- 1 which should come by th„ p Ln or the London and North Westlrn and^tuen over the Rhymney to Cardiff 0Q Was and car-ied Mr. Stanfield afterwards suggested thai Mr. vlS should retire from the commit ci c- ^TwS to h Barry &a»lway bust; ness was to be discussed, and that he ehoaid that °K hi6 notace calling the meeting Mr. N, harness was coming on. Mr. Chappell; If he is wise he will retire from the committee. Mr. Davies, it shouÏd be noted, is a mem- ber of the Parliamentary Committee, and was duly summoned to Tbjnreday's meeibingr, attending on that summons.
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DRUNKEN MOTHERS SENT TO PRISON FOR NEGLECTING THEIR CHILDREN. Two painful tales of drunken mothers neglecting their children were told in the Baagistratee'-court at Newport on Wednesday. Mary Ann Binding, of 47, Gcorge-etrect. was charged with the neglect of her three youngest children. Mr. Lyndon Moore prose- cuted for the National Society for the Pre. vention of Cruelty to Children. Inspector Sparkes stated that he had had the woman under bis observation for six years. She was a drunkard, and, apparently, had had her brain affected by it. Her daugh- ter, aged seventeen years of age, had had to be practically a mother to the younger chil- dren, and lay out the little money that the father brought home. He died of pneumonia on December 19 last. Whilst he was laying ill he oould not get his wife to do anything for him because she was drunk. A child, who was ill at the same time, was similarly neglected, and was removed to the workhouse hospital. Asked if she had any questions to ask Inspector Sparkes, she began to sob a.nd said, "No; I'll leave him to God." Mr. Styles, relieving officer, stated that the woman was in the habit of selling the goods allowed her as outdoor relief. She had also pawned the clothes which her friends gave rl.?hildreT1 after their fair's death. Defendant's son, John* Henry Binding, a young man, stated that he had to leave home over two years ago because of his mother's drunken habits. Since his father's death he had helped the family all he could. seut her to prison for three ^thout hard labour, and expressed woman wonld come out a reformed The nth«»„. A 0ASDIPF CASE. The other case. was of « middle-aged dS^ho f S Lynoh> from GsiT- weather of MATI/ •ln W^ak, stormy state that >. t mght in such a druaken Sa babv ri^ m tie whilst carry- ing a baby, eight months old. The child was worirnouse to be cleansed, fed, and clothed Raid u was her husband's fault. He turned her out of the house, and she went to Newport to look up some friends. The Bench in this case imposed a fine cf 21e or ten days.
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BATH AND WEST SOCIETY. It was stated a.t a meeting of the Bath Md West and Southern Counties Society that the Newport show resulted in a net profit to the society of In view of the extremely unfavourable weather during the whole of the abow, the result was regarded ae very satisfactory. This was the seventh successive show to yield a profit to the society. Sir A. C. Stepney, Llaaelly, has been admitted an ordinary member of the society.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. + CHATTY ITEMS ABOUT MEN AND MATTERS. Ex-Empress at Colombo. The ex-Empress Eugenie has furrived at Colombo. Mr. Bryce. The Tribune" New York correspondent says Mr. Bryce will remain three years longer at Washington. New Town for Zambesia. A town is to be built on the south bank of the Zambesia, near Victoria. Falls, by the British South Africa Company. Sir Patrick Watson's Estate. Sir Patrick Watson, honorary surgeon to the King in Scotland, who died in December, left personal estate valued at £139,000. Royal Visit to Denmark. It is announced at Copenhagen that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will shortly pay an official visit to the Danish Court. Mark Twain. Mark Twain, who is suffering from laryn- gitis, left New York on Saturday for Ber- muda, where he will make a long; stay for the benefit of his health. Major renten M.P,, Thrown. Major Leslie Renton, M.P., while hunting wiui the Pytchley Hound/; on Monday was thrown from his horse and sustained a severe shaking and broken collar-bone. Hcuse of Commons Librarian. The Speaker has appointed Mr. A. Smyth to be librarian of tha House of Commons, in piact) of Mr. Walpolc, resigned, and Mr. Vivian Kitto to be a-'fiista.iit-iibrarian. Fifty-three Year Old Goose. A goose belonging to Mr. J. Hocking, of the Stag Hotel, St. Oieer, Cornwall, has died at the age of 53 years in consequence of an acol- dent. It reared "eight goslings Last year. Asleep for Four Days A woman, 35 years of age, suddenly fell asleep one evening last week at Cherbourg, and did not awaken until four days later. It is thought she may be suffering from sleeping sickness. Five Generations. James Grears, to whom a son has been born at Maryport, is 22 years of age. His mother is 45, his grandmother 67, and ins great-grandfather 93, and all are hale and uearty. A Gentleman of Parts. Mr. J. E. Raphael, the Liberal candidate for Croydon, a Rugby fcofcba.ll international, ex-captain of the Surrey County Cricket Club, and a former Oxford double blue, was called to the Bar on Monday Church rvistia of Paper. A new church in Paris, in the La Rcquette quarter, is said to be entirely made of paper, rendered impermeable by means of a coating of quicklime mixed with curdled rniik and white of egg. It will accommodate 1,000 people. A Cilybebyil Wedding The marriage betwetMi Bertram, son of the late Mr. Richard Pemberton, of Hawtnorn Towers, Co. Durham, and Nina, daughter <A Mr. Herbert Lloyd, of Plas Cilybebyil, Gla- morgan, will takocplaee a.t Cilybebyil Church on April 30. Aliunng Gaols. "There must be something very wrong when prison is made so attractive that a man like the accused is desirous of going there," said the magistrate at Lambeth in sending for trial a man who had spent the last five years in gaol. Crimean Heroine. One of the oldest of the Crimean nurses, Mrs. Ann Kiltie, \vas buried a.t Kington Cemetery last week beside her husband, whom she nursed back to health at Scutari, and afterwards married. She accompanied him t.o India, where he fought throughout tbe Mutiny. Waitress's Good Fortune. Miss Gcorgira &r>.ythe, a waitress a.t a txAt-on restaur-ant, states that she has inst a letter from a firm of solicitors of £ 40 !wf eiie is the heir to a sum of M-s'' great-great-granddaughter 01 M.S. Pitzherbcrt, the wife of George IV RecOrddlrshlp of Worcester. TCP 'Vnnrh0UnCed that Mr. R. H. Amphlett. T' i -3s appointment as county-court .judge at Wandsworth, will resign the office of recorder of Worcester and judge of the City Court of Pleas, which he has held since 1891, and will sa.y farewell to the court at the March sitting Cheery Centor.arlart. Mrs. jlargaiet of Cunimingstown Co Westmeath, has ju.st passed .away a.t the age of 104. She was of a bright and cheery disposition, and could recount many histori- cal events. She proudly boasted that she never suffered a day's illmecs until extreme ola age overtook her. Better (Late Than Never. All the naval and military forces stationed in Yarmouth were present at a ehurcll parade on Sunday, at which the mayor Jl'Q- sented Seaman Gunner Vance with a clasp awarded to him during the post week by the Admiralty for services rendered during the Crimean War. Beauty Unadorned. Jew&Ls may be a sign of riches, but they certainly add no charm to those who wear them. Beauty's wealth of hair, lovely hands, and dazzling neck are most beautiful when unadorned by gems. Tne defects of badly shaped hands or ugly coloured hair are emphasised by sparkling stones.— Secolo XIX. Genoa. The Judge's Fogs. Do not call a fog 'horribly thick. said Judge Willis to a barrister at Southwaxk Oounty-court. Describe it precisely." "Well," replied counsel, "it was very dense." "Ah!" remarked Judge Willis, you have not seen such fogs as we used to have 25 yea,r9 ago, when you couid out great blocks [out and hand tbern round." not seen such fogs as we ueed to have 25 yea,r9 ago, when you couid out great blocks [out and hand tbern round." «> Wales." Let no one despise Wales because she is small," said Mr. Lloyd George at Car- diff. There are Waldos in COITI with which the gallal; Principality is enormous. Not only are there nfne towns in the United States named Wales, (says the Daily Chronicle ") but there is also a Wales in Yorkshire, a. few miles from Worksop. Beer- that Won Battles. A speaker at a meeting at Rhyl called to d-iscuss coming temperance legislation sa.id that what wa<s wanted was a Pure Beer Rill. which would bo in th0 intorcet of temperance. Let tnern have good such a6 their fore- fat-uers had, such as their fathers were fed on. a.nd on which they had won their battles Men could not druik much of good beer. Commissioner in the Slums. Sir David Brynmor Jones, of the Royal ComTniEiSioii on the Metropolitan Police, has just paid a visit of inspection to the East End. He was accompanied by his secretary and Superintendent Mulvany and Inspector Wright. In some districts of Bethnal Green, the resort of well-known rough gangs, the visitors met with some abase and bad LANGUAGE. Mr. Akod Run Down." Mr. Charles Aked, the minister of the Fifth- avenue Baptist Church, New York, who has been seriously indisposed for some time past, announces that he intends to take a fort- night's complete rest. It is understood that Mr. Aked is merely run down. He has caused to be emphati- cally denied the report generally circulated a.s to his having to undergo an operation. Mr. H. O. Wynne-Roberts. ^Mr. R. O. Wynne-Roberts, M.Inst.C.E.. F.R.San.Inst., consulting engineer, Victoria- street, Lond-m, has been appointed sole arbi- tratoT by the BoarTi of Trade to deal with certain disputes which have arisen between the Middlesex County Council and the urban district councils of Vinchley, Friern Rarnet. and Hendcn. Mr. Wyr.ne-Roberts hM had over 25 years' experience in municipal a.nd public works. Artists' Mctlels. Although there are in Enrope some 10,000 women and girls who earn a living as artists' models, it is strange to say that. there are not ten among them who possess a perfect face and figure. The few models who fulfil the very exacting standard set by the beat artists are Practically engaged for so long as their youth and beauty last. This accounts for the fact that the same face and figure recur frequently in popular artists' pictures. -Woman's rAre." No Humbug: About That." The late Mr. Bamium once appeared at Oxford to lecture on Humbug." The rowdy students would not give him a hearing. At length, in a momentary lull, he shouted, "Then you don't want to hear anything about humbug?" "We don't!" was the answer in a roar. "Well," retorted Barnitm, I've got your money, and there's no hum- bug about that!" The disturbance came to a sadden finish, arnd Barnum proceeded in peace. Lady of Lions. A barmaid named Carrie Barker for a. wager of £50 entered a lion's den at the Pun City" in Gill-street, Liverpool, and performed a dance in the cage. There was a tremendous crowd present when the young lady, gaily dressed in kilts, calmly entered the cage after the trainer, and danced for a few- minutes without the slightest concern, the lion remaining obedi- ently passive and resenting in no way the intrusion of the visitor. Acted With Kean. Miss Dolores r'TulnlIjon(jj the veteran and popular actress, has now severed her long connection with the stage. Miss Drummond was born in London in the last year of the reign of William IV. She went to Australia at an early age with the idea of becoming an artist. But at 18 she became an actress instead, and won early favour with the Melbourne audiences, soon becoming a most popular leading lady, act- ing with G. V. Brooke, Charles Kban. Barry SulHvan. and Joseph Jefferson.
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WEEK BY WEEK. LIGHTER SIDE OF CURRENT EVENTS. One of the calmest men in Wales is the Archdruid Dyfed, but we do not know what he will do when ho finds that the "Glasgow nerala" has called him "Archdruid Penillon." During t-he pact twelve months Brecon shire has lost by death three men who had served aes justices of the peace for over forty years. They are Mr. H. Powell Powel. Castle Madoc; Mr. William de Winton, Maesdetwen. and Mr. David Eva-ns, Ffrwdgrech. Apparently, Yorkshire is learning Welsh. Anyhow, the "Yorkshire Post" has been devoting considerable space to teaching people how to pronounce the Welsh "Ii." We fear that the North of England hospitals are filling up. When our Mr. "Idris" was introduced to Mr. Lloyd George at the Cymmrodonoa reception the patriot gan a beaming smile and shook him warmly by the hand. "I am delighted to meet you," he &aid. I have read lots of your poetry in the Miss Barbara Deane. the Aldwych Theatre actrcvTS, who has just married, is a pretty Welsh girl, whoee real name is—or, rather, was—Katie Davies. She wae, however, brought up at Winchester. For a long time she has been a personal friend of Mr. and My". Seymour Hicks, with whom she resided. A suffragist is expected to dash into the House of Commons this week in the guise of absent M.P. It is said that only two Welsh members arc safe from iml}elSC:;1atbn -fa.bon (who has a 6ft. 4in. waist) arid Mr. Owen Philipps, who is as tall as Mabon is round. Professor Lloyd Williams avers that the folk-songs of South Wales hate been irretrievably lost He explains this by say- ing that the original researches were all undertaken by North Waliane, who did not bother about the tunes in vogue among South Wales peasants. What about Sospan Fach "? COMBINATION! [A coal seam has just been discovered immediately under a brewery at Llanelly.] Of breweries both great and small, Remarkable this case is. All ceml as well as alcohol Combine to form its basis! IDRIS. Once, and once only, did Mr. Lloyd George feel uncomfortable during his Cardiff visit. It was at the Docks Exchange, vihen a cry of Votes for Women was raised. The right hon. gentleman paled at the prospect of an invasion of the floor by suffragettes, but the roars of laughter which followed re- assured our Minister for Business that it was the joke of a frisky Dock-man. Tramps who suffer from infectious diseases seem to be better treated at Swausea than elsewhere, and the Swaoieea Guardians, who provide special accommodation for this class, consider they are being imposed u.r.on, and have appointed a committee to c0::1sider the subject. At Swansea the old Scotch blessing is altered to God Bless the Swansea Board of Guardians "—as the tramp does Cale- donian fiddk" to his heart's content. A Trehafod reader writer :—" Travelling recently I noticed the following epitaph:— All you take heed as you pass by, As you are now so once was I; As I am now you soon shall be, So you prepare to follow me. Some wag had written under it To follow you I'd be content, But I don't know the way you went. A post-card addressed in the Morse codo has been correctly delivered to Mr. T. Morgan, of Beda-road, Canton, Cerdiii. This was to be expected, but it is believed that the Cardiff Post-office men would understand a.n address if it were written in Choctaw, which is only one degree more difficult to read than Mr. D. A. Thomas's handwriting. Many of our readers will be interested to know that the armchair in which the im- mortal Williams Paiitycelyn died can now be seen at the house of the great hymnist'a granddaughter, Mrs. W. M. Davies, the Stores, Sennybridge. In the same housa also there lives Mrs. Davies's brother. Mr. 11-. illiams, Bryncelyn, the well-known eisteddfodio and festival secretary, and the only Baptist descendant of the greater Williams. The Vicar cf LJncarfan (the Rev. A. T. Hughes) ia the possessor of a somewhat unusual collection of edged instruments—it is a collection of razors. He beg:" 11 to culti- vate a beard soon after the fifties in the last century, and started with twù razors, both of which he still possesses and ases. The instrument which ho prizes raOst, how- ever, is a razor given him many years a<*o tLo widow of n vet*-an r,-]•> at Waterloo. It formed jXirt, of vr.:k 1^0■'dio kit during that campaign, and hp for many years afterwards, ana it still retains a maignificent edge. Is it not In-.h time that tbe copyright law we-re- amended? At prt-seut the publisher of every book is bound, if called upon, to deposit a copy not only a.t the British Museum, but also at the Oxford, Cambridge, and Edinburgh Libraries. It will be seen that Wake does not enter into the question at all. Should not the publisher of every book printed in Wales he enjoined to deliver a copy at the Cardiff and Aberystwyth Libraries ? If this were done delivery at some of the libraries outside Wales might, surely, be made optional. No one grudges tha British Museum its share; but the time is coming when the Welsh national libraries must make a firm stand in this matter. What are the faults of Wales? Lord Luobock in his delightful book, The Scenery of E'ngland," gives a list of some of them. North Wales," we are toid, is much faulted." The Great Bala P'ault—not A product of Calvinism — extendi from the coast to Dysynni. and extends along the Bala Lake into Cheshire. Another great fault," we arc told. runs from Dinlle, in Carnarvon- shire, to the mouth of the Aber." There i3 another from Carnarvon to Bangor. Many of the greater Wolsh fau-lts rvsn parallel to the Mesial Straits." Lord Lubbock does not give a single fault in South Wales, a land which seems to be immune from ail geological faults at any rate. No one took keener interest in the great functions at Cardiff last wenk than Master Gwilym George, the thirteen-year-old son of the President of the Board of Trade. He occupied a seat at the top table at the civic luncheon and a front seat at the Cymmro- dorion reception at night; he accompanied the party of inspection round the docks on Saturday, but was manifestly uneasy when the time was approaching for the kick-off on the football field. When he saw his father preparing to visit a seamen's cookery school he promptly left, and, jumping into a cab. hurried off to see the match. In the train on Saturday night he was asked: I Gwilym. which did you enjoy most of a;l the functions this week?" With much emphasis he said: "The football match." Much has recently been written about the famous Judge Jenkins, the RoyaJist, and it is interesting to read what Aubyey, the his- torian, wrote of him after visiting Cow- bridge in 1632. Here it is::—"Judge Jenkins, prisoner in ye Tower of L^T.dc-n many years for his loyalty. TIe would have taken it kindly to have been made one of the judges ill Westminster Ilrtll, but would give no money for it. He was of gre-nt courage, rode in Lewd Gen-a.!ï18 army in Pembroke- shire, in the forlorn hope, with his lorn; rapier drawn, holding on end. Died December 3rd, 1663; buried at. Cowbridge Ohuroli (in the South aisle) in Glamorzaa- shire. No remembrance yet set tup for him." The Hon. Thomas Price, Premier of South. Australia, who is on his way home from Adelaide, is one of the remarkable pro- ducts of organised labour at the Anti- podes. Born in North Wales fifty-six years ago, he wae educated in a penny echool at Liverpool, where he afterwards learnt the trade of a stonemason. At 30 he emigrated, settled in Adelaide, and was employed on the building of the Parliament Hou-e where he now reigns as Premier. Mr. Price served as secretary of the Adelaide Masons and Brick- layers' Society, and also of the Labour party. of which he became leader. He hae eat con- tinuously in the South Australian Parlia- ment for fifteen years. It was while teach- ing in a Livemool Sunday school that he first met the lady who is now his wife. One of the most pleasant incidents at the Lord Mayor's private dinners last w-eek had the high sheriff of Glamorgan as its central figure. It will be remembered that in a notable scene at the Lord Mayor's first luncheon, on November 9, the high sheriff (Mr Walter Rice Evans) acted as pcacemak?" between a respected alderman and an active young councillor, and brought to a close some unhappy relations which both deplored but saw no way to end. Since then a letter bad Ix-en drawn utp thanking the high sheriff his most happy and tactful intervention, and this letter, signed by all the members of .he corporation, was presented to the high sheriff a,t the Mansion Houee dinner on Friday night. When he understood tho ircident Mr. Lloyd George also sitrned the letter of thanks—in the capacity, no doubt of peacemaker-in-chief to his Majesty the King.
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