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A CAUSE TO UNITE WALES.|
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A CAUSE TO UNITE WALES. bringing the subject of Welsh "university grants before the Cardiff Education Committee the chairman,! Alderman Lewis Morgan, rendered a. i distinct service'to the Principality. The committee, at his suggestion, passed a strong resolution expressing the opinion j that, in comparison with the grants to be given to Ireland, Wales is not fairly treated, and urging upon'the Chancellor! of the Exchequer the desirability of' immediately increasing the grants to the Welsh colleges. The resolution accu- rately reflects the feeling of Wales, and we trust every public body in the Prin- j cipality will rally to the support of the Cardiff Education Committee, which has taken a correct, definite, and patriotic; course of action. Only by united effort. by representative authorities can Wales expect to receive what is justly due to her. We regret to have to say it, but we are afraid it is not much use waitino-: for tne Welsh Parliamentary party to assimilate^ Irish methods and to wrest1 Government across the floor of the House of Commons the measure of justice that i.s always so readily yielded w> Ireland. If H ale.s iS to receive justice now k the time for Wall!1 to act, and to act unitedly. The, Government a.re in a sympathetic mood. towards university education, and we hope the public bodies of Wales follow ing the example of Cardiff, vail take full advantage of it, By united action +>.« compelled Mr. M'KeMa to gl^eThem J fair proportion of secondary-gr-ants. We! have no doubt that in tfie saSe Way they can compel the Treasury to do ius- ^nS l ™ °f un^ersity +vf" x y for an increase in the maintenance grants that thev should press Wales is budding new Se fSv + the greatest difBcultv the Government were induced to give building grants amounting in all, for the m^iTrX t0i £ 55)00°- Contrast this with the handsome provision in the T j «building grants made for Ire- SSrf °?° 5°r Dublin> £ 60,000 for y °Ur t,imes as Jarge as w! lJ f^ S,inT given to Wales, although the population of Ire- land is only double that of WTales. In maintenance grants, as we have pointed out before, the right of Wales to better treatment is unarguable. The smallest of the Imh -colleges-Galway-is to receive as much as the three Welsh colleges put together, whilst the total SfVrnn grant f°r Jrel?cd is be Iffi'nnn" agam?t th« microscopic £ 16,000 which is given to Wales. This grievance must be redressed without delay, and the only way to secure jus- tice for the Principality is for the locaT authorities to act together, to join with Cardiff m a strong representation to the Government. Alderman Lewis Morgan given an excellent lead, and we trust the education authorities and university courts will give him united support.
— 4-THE « FLOGGING» ASSIZE.
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— 4- THE « FLOGGING» ASSIZE. The winter assizes for Glamorgan which, so far as the trial of prisoners is ■ a cl<*e on Tuesday m Cardiff will be remembered as the flogging assize. The judges have sen- tenced no less than thirteen of the prisoners who came before them to receive the "cat," the number of lashes varying from six to fifteen, but averag- ing twelve. The flogging was com- menced by Mr. Justice Lawrence, and continued by him in spite of the outcry of the humanitarians, and we are glad to say that his colleague, Mr. Justice Bray, followed his example on Tuesday in ordering a whipping for the fellow Downey, who belongs to a type of ™nal iCK?,mucl:1 *t large in great, sea- ports. Robbery with violence is a- ^EI-SS OF crime far too prominent in un^f + ■' i ? 121 Prisoners wbo came no Iess tIian 27 were charged^ with it and all of them came from Car- £ r«rm\ ls, Sc^r^y an opportune time to argue about the ethics of the "cat." S ^i'ime which is growing Sevei^rn«aB1 a^arming proportions. abidW cf+^I65 are necesffary, and law- abiamg citizens expect his Maiestv's judges to take severe meaures whenever the necessity arises. In Cardiff necessity has arisen. In thei more or less morbid sentimentalism when any ruffian charged with crimed in danger of being lionised or piti<3 by a hysterical public, it is gratifying Z know that there are judges on the bench who do not shrink from exercising th £ r powers to the full. Robbery with violence has become so common a crime that it must be put down at all costs. Mr. Justice Lawrence and Mr. Justice Bray, two very experienced and humane judges, have not hesitated about the steps to take, and they have given a liberal distribution of the "cat." This is very sensible, and, the sentimental oil notwithstanding, the citizens of Cardiff will cordially approve of the floggings. Whether the lash will effec- tively stamp out robbery with violence in Cardiff remains to be seen. There is certainly not a potential blackguard who does not tremble at the thought of it.
LONDON LETTER. <+
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LONDON LETTER. <+ A COLUMN OF INTEREST TO ALL OUR READERS. LONDON", Thursday. VV hen Mr. Asquith came to the House on Tuesday he had a hearty, though not quite an enthusiastic, cheer. The dignity and tact with which ho inaugurated his reign created a favourable impression. He was, how- ever, moved more deeply than he showed on the surface, and, in point of fact, when he seemed to be reading the j order-paper for the day he was holding it upside-down. His statement was in i excellent taste and style. He kept him-: sell quite in the background, and with excellent tact refrained from, mentioning King had sent for him. He! /°.Ur revered and trusted chier and "his long and splendid ser- vices to the State." Clearly, it was impossible that the House could for the time proceed effectually with further business, and it was, therefore, proposed to adjourn till Tuesday next. Mr. Asquitii was careful to explain that the meeting on Tnesday next is necessary for a Royal Commission and other pur- poses, and he intimated as distinctly aa one in his uncertain position could that after Tuesday's business had been com- pleted the House would adjourn over Easter, presumably for the appointed holiday, till April 27. MR. BALFOUR'S TRIBUTE. Accompanied by an undertone of cheering. Mr. Baliour, on behalf of him- self and his friends, expressed their desire to do anything in their power to facilitate the course of public business. More than that, Mr. Balfour associated himself with Mr. Asquith's references to the Jatfo Prime Minister with the greatest respect, and desired to say how deeply they regretted the cause which had rendered it necessary for the Prime Minister to resign. There was some- thing to be read between the lines in Mr. Redmond's ostentatious tribute to the resigning Prime Minister. He lavishly praised his devotion to Home Rule, and compared him to Mr. Glad- stone. Incidentally, Mr. Redmond dis- closed that he and his colleagues had been a great deal in personal contact with the ex-Prime Minister. It is to be discerned between all this that Mr. Redmond's trust in Mr. Asquith is not as fervent as his trust in the retiring Prime Minister, and it1 sounded also like a note of warning. IX THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Lords practically did the same as the Commons. The Marquess of Ripon made a short statement, and the Mar- quess of Lansdowne said ditto to his eulogium of, the late Prime Minister. HE-CONSTRUCTION RUMOURS. There is nothing new in the crop of I rumours concerning Ministerial re-con- stiucLion, and until Mr Asquith's return from Biarritz no definite informa- tion will be obtainable. The fancy ot the Cabinet-maker is again given fufl play, and all manner of possible and impossible offices are being assigned to public men. TIle latest absurdity is that Lord Rose- bery is to be given high office. Lord Rose- berv has shown no disposition to support the present Government. He has •shown no intention of again emerging troin the lonely furrow which he has been ploughing for so long, and it is mcult, therefore, to understand how such a rumour was possible. There is, again, the somewhat confident announce- ment that .Mr. M'Kenna will go to the Admiralty to take the place of Lord Iweedmouth, who is to be made Lord president of the Council. If Mr. '}* ^-™na does go to the Admiralty and Mr. Haldane remains at the War Office, we shall have the unprecedented spec- tacle of the two heads of the two fight- ing departments in one House. IF MR. CHURCHILL LOSES. Any further speculation as to the changes in the re-constructed Govern- ment is futile. As I suspected would be the case, Mr. Asquith arranged all the changes that are to take place before he left London, and he carried' the names of the new Government in his dispatch-box, to be laid before his Majesty for approval. As was to have been expected, Air. Idris has promptly contradicted the story that he was to be a warming-pan for Mr. Churchill in the Flint Boroughs. Mr. Idris some time since gave the com- mittee authority to take his resignation at their own convenience. This was done with the utmost secrecy, but it had nothing to do with Mr. Churchill or any other disgruntled Under-Secretary. THE GARTER AND THE THISTLE. That the vacant Garter should have i°Cn^\°-n^errec^ 011 the Earl of Crewe and the Thistle on Lord Tweedinouth on the morrow of the Prime Minister's resigna- tion is a mere coincidence. It was understood from the first that the Duke -Devonshire s Garter and the Marquess of Linlithgow's Thistle would go to the noMemeii who have now received them. F'16 i°m!V doubt entertained was whether Loid 1\\ eecimouth s conduct in the secret correspondence would deprive him of th* honour This doubt I mentioned at the time when making it known that Lord Crewe and Lord Tweedmouth were to have the two decorations. 'Lord Tweed- mouth, however, came out of the secret correspondence ordeal unscathed, and so has his Thistle. BOAT RACE POPULARITY. People still go to the boat race in hundreds of thousands. Though it was a cold day, with April showers and a. lumpy, storm-tossed river, there were more spectators than ever. I conceive that the majority of them go for the say of the thing, or because it is an outing. The best-placed can only see a few seconds of the race, and many go away without having even seen the boats. Yet they go down to the Thames in their hundreds of thousands by steamer, motor, and train. I believe the District Railway achieved a record. The administration has been so perfected by Sir George Gibb that the trains can be run faster than they can be unloaded. ] Every two minutes—possibly less in some; cases—trains ran through crowded to' the utmost capacity, and yet the plat- forms were still crammed with passen- j gers awaiting their turn. This went on for an hour or two, and there was still plenty of traffic when the race was beginning. As for London, it was in ceru- lean mood. Everybody had the blues in some sort ties, ribbons, favours, hats, gowns, or what-not. Country visitors took the occasion most complacently. Many of those who had been brought up by the excursions did not trouble to go down to the river, but spent their day in seeing London. A PLAY FROM THE PEERAGE. A play from the peerage is coming to increase the interest developed 5-E T £ AGL £ ?P160<LE of Salome! and St. John the Baptist. The Salome dance by Miss Maud Allan IS already burlesqued in a way which does not quicken one's appreciation of the staging of this gruesome story as an incident in the repertoire of the ballet. The play is a more serious and decorous business. It is entitled "The Daughter of Herodaas, and is written by Miss Eleanor Norton the daughter of Lord Grantley. Miss Norton is not a novice. Several plays from her hand have been successfully produced, and she evinces marked literary ability. It is a dis- tinction to have her new play produced for it is the only one dealing with Salome and Herod that has been licensed for the English stage. The "Herod" play pro- duced by Mr. Beerbohm Tree was on another Herodian tragedy. It dealt with Herod the Great, who killed his wife the beautiful Mariamne, and who was the father of that Herod who slew the Baptist. Miss Norton's play was pro- duced at Manchester this week, but it may drift up to London by-and-bye. ROYALTY AND THE NORTH. So the North is to be honoured with two Royal visits during the Royal Show at Newcastle. While the Prince and Princess of Walps are being entertained by the Duke of Northumberland at Alnwick Castle, the King will honour the Earl of Durham with his presence at Lambton Castle. It is possible that the King and Prince will meet on the show- ground, but, anyhow, it will be a great joy to the sturdy, loyal men of the North to have both the Sovereign and the Heir-Apparent in their midst. i
HEROIC LITTLE GIRL. +
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HEROIC LITTLE GIRL. + LOST HER LIFE SAVING THE BABY. Mr. W. L. Yorath (Cardiff city coroner) held an inquest on Monday evening on the body of Olara Vere do Verc Wicka (9), daugh- ter of Frederick Wicks, of Cycle-street. The child on Saturday afternoon .was in the road- way. and was knocked down by a lorry driven by a man employed by Messrs. Naisli and Co., sweet manufacturers, Harpnr-strcet. Mr. A. Parsone (instructed by Mr. Evan Davies) appeared for Messrs. Naish a.nd Co. and the Royal Insurance Company, and Mr. Herbert Samuel was in attendance on behalf of the relatives. A little girl named Alice Lippman, who was with deceased, said the little baby in deceased's custody ran across the road. Clara went after the child, picked the boy up, and made as if to return to the oppo- site pavement. She was knocked down and run over The man in the van shouted. Dr Spencer Watkins said death was from shock and hemorrhage. William Arthur Watson, the driver of the lorry, explained that he was oe his left-hand side, going at a steady trot, when he saw a boy with a hand-truck in front. Witness CLABA VERE DE VERE WICKS, drew out to the. right to pass, and so got on to the tram lines. As he was drawing In again to hit. left he noticed deceased run across towards lum with a baby in her arms. He put the brake on a.nd pulled up promptly, but she ran into the left shaft, and before he could pull up the wheels ran over her. He shouted and pulled to the right. He did not see the baby run across the road. Under examination by Mr. Herbert Samuel, witness persisted that the horse was going at a ste-ady trot. He did not know exactly what took place before the child ran 'against the shaft, but he denied that he was going at a high rate of speed Mr. Samuel: Can you furnish any satis- factory explanation why you could not see the child?—No. The jury returned a verdict that the child was killed accidentally. They also found that the driver had been guilty cf certain I negligence, which did not, however, amount to culpable neglige nce. but they thought the man should be censured. Addressing the driver, the Coroner told him his evidence was unsatisfactory, and that he had escaped from a serious position, for it might have been his (the coroner's) unplea- sant duty to have handed him over to the custody of the police, arraigned on the charge of manslaughter. lie advised him to be more careful how he drove about the streets. The Coroner, on his own behalf, and also on that of the jury, tendered sympathy to Mr. Wicks in his Bad bereavement.
YOUNG LADY LAWYER.
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YOUNG LADY LAWYER. CARMARTHENSHIRE ROYALTY CASE. The action brought by William Watkine, Crofte, Brynam-ffl'3,12' against William Burohell Rees, Godregraig, Ystalyfera, in which pdaintitf sought to recover L288 13s. royalties in respect ^ot minerals beneath Ynysdawela Farm, ^amartheiishire, was resumed on a- ^l'amoi Assizes. Mr. Aoel Thomas, -k-u' a-nd Dr. l>a\ies- Wiiliams (instructed oy xUr. Claude Davies, Llandilo) appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant again conducted his own case. Notwiths landing' the dry, uninteresting details of the action, which was co-rnmen-ced. as far back as May 8> 1905, has been in the Chancery OourW were several features which jlyfitted the attention ol the public in court. Defendant in his long arguments with the judge exhibited a remarkable knowledge of iegaL procedure, a-ud spun ou OI1S airings of iega,i phraseology which were perfectly confusing to the lay listener. PROMPTED BY LADY LAWYER. At his side, prompting him. in his ques- tions to witnesses on the intricate legal and t-eennical matters Illvolved was his daughter —a young girl of about nineteen summers. And she is an interesting personality, as she is the young lady referred to by M. Abel Thomas, in another case from Llandilo, as possessed of extraordinary legal knowledge, and whom he had had great pleasure in cross-examining.. On that oocasion Mr. Justice Bray expressed a desire to see the yo>uug la"y' "'ut wae not the luck, as tlie present case was tried before Mr. Justice Lawrence. Miss Rees took copious notes during the hearing.. Amongst the remarks of the judge to the defendant were:— You want me to deal with the case as if the emptiness of your pocket gives you rights against somebody else," and Don't talk about fraud when you have not a word about it in your Pleadings, because it merely shows your wild, irregular mind." MISS RJEEIS GAIiLED. Miss Rees was put into the witness-box by her father, and the Judge asked, "What is she?" Defendant, with a smile, replied, "I hope some day she will be called to the Bar, my lord." Justice Lawrence met this pious hope with a. loud "Oh," which caused a deal of laughter. Mr. Abel Thomas: She has a great know- ledge of the law, my lord. I don't know whether that will help in this case. Seated alongside of Miss Rees, after her examination, was professor Barbier, who seamed to be keenly interested in her and in the proceedings generally. The Judge asked the defendant whether it was his wish that the Court should settle the points of law, and that an accountant should be appointed by the Court to work out the figures under the heads of "large" and "small" ooal, for which the royalties differed. Defendant said that that was his wish, whereupon Mr. Abel Thomas objected to that course. He said it was not as if that was the first action the defendant had brought in the Chancery Court, and under common law as well. He asked that no departure should be made from the usual rule of the courts in these matters merely because the defendant was not represented by counsel. If that were done it' would be much better for every liti- gant, if he had a daughter conversant with the law, to get her to sit alongside of him, and not employ professional assistance, and then plead that he was confused. The Judge: I am not disposed, even with the presence of his daughter, to give him any order he pleases- (Laughter.) In giving judgment, his Lordship said he was bouod, as far as possible, to put an end to useless litigation between the parties. His lordship found that the word should be small," and, therefore, the amount the plaintiff was entitled to was zP,242 las. 8d., for which judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs. Defendant was entitled to have credit to the amount of zel82 63. paid by him into court, and this amount was ordered to be paid out forthwith to the plaintiff.
TO RE-BUILD THE HALL. -
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TO RE-BUILD THE HALL. RESULT OF COLLIERY SUBSID- ENCE AT PENTRE. In the remitted case from the xHigh Court of Gould v. Cory Brothers for arbitration an important award has just been issued by the arbitrator (Jrr. Charles Taylor, F.R.I.B.A., of Cardiff). The plaintiff owns a building at Pentre, called St. James's-hall, and he alleged that. owing to the defendants working a colliery which ran underneath the hall, his building had suffered damage by subsidence. The defendants are required to take down the whole of the building and rc-build it within fifteen momths under a penalty of X3 per week, and, in addition, the plaintiff receives £ 200 damages. The experts appearing in the case were: —For plaintiff, Mr. S. Rooney, F.S.I.. Cardiff (assisted by Mr. A. J. Howell, building sur- veyor, Duke-street, Cardiff); Mr. T. E. Richards, A.R.I.B.A., of Pontypridd; and Mr. Griffiths, M.S.A., of Tonypandy; and the defendants were represented by Mr. A. O. Evans. architect, Pontypridd, and Mr. D. Morgan, architect, Pentre. The solicitors for the plaintiff were Messrs. W. R. Davies and Co., Pontypridd.
---TWO "WIVES" IN COURT. 1
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TWO "WIVES" IN COURT. 1 AND BOTH PREFER CHARGES AGAINST THE MAN. Alfred Ethan Marriott was brought up at Caerphilly on Tuesday on a charge of wife assault. The two women whom ho is said to have married were in court, and presented an interesting contrast. "Marriott No. 1" (as the wife described herself in her appli- cation to the bench last week) is a tall, well-proportioned woman, whilst the alleged Jvo. 2 is a short, delicate woman, with fair hair. Prisoner stepped into the dock looking smart and well groomed. Mr. Goodfellow defended, and Mr. John Evans appeared for Nü. 2." The Clerk asked for the certificate of the prisoner's second marriage, and Deputy- chief-eonstabie Giddings said they were not proceeding with it that day, though two cer- tificates were brought forward by Inspector T. Davies. Mrs. Marie Lutetia Marriott (" No. 1") spoke hesitatingly in preferring a charge of assault against the prisoner. With a trace of tears in her eyes, she told the court that the man simply smacked her a couple of times on the face. They had been married twelve years. This being all the evidence, the case was dismissed, but after a consultation it was resolved to proceed with the other charge. Mrs. Marriott ("No. 2") then went into the witness-box, and she said she was going to prefer a charge of bigamy against the man. The Clerk: How are you going to prove the marriage? Mrs. Marriott (or Miss Ethel Minnie Lloyd): My father was present at our wedding, sir. The Clerk: But you haven't anyone to provo the first marriage. You know Mrs. Marie Marriott cannot be called to prove that. Miss Lloyd's evidence was, however, taken for a remand, and she stated that she was housekeeper to her father at 12, Glanlay- srtreet, Penrhiwceiber. She went through r. form of marriage with the accused at Pontypridd Registry Office. She simply knew him a.s Alfred Marriott. He repre- sented himself to be a single man. A copy of the certificate of the alleged first n'airiage was then produced. It set out that thl) ceremony took place on September is2. J896, at. St. George's, Hanover-square, when the prisoiuer was described as a restaurant keeper, aged 22, and the woman as aged 27. Both were said to be living at 4, Tilney- street, in the parish of St. George's. Upon this Dr. Leigh (chairman) said that the prisoner would be remanded for a week. Mr. Goodfellow pressed for bail, saying that the prisoner had given himself up. The Bench fixed bail at 1100, with two sureties of £ 50 each, and they declined to reduce this sum.
- STRUGGLE IN A TRAIN.
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STRUGGLE IN A TRAIN. TREORKY COLLIER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. The details of an exciting incident which took place in a Taff Vale train on Saturday were narrated at Pontypridd Police-court on Wednesday, when a young Treorky collier, Walter Williams, was charged with com- mitting an assault upon Mrs. Catherine Brown, of Ethel-street, Canton, Cardiff. Mr. H. O. Beasley (instructed by Mr. Thompson, of Messrs. Ingledew and Sons) a,ppeared for the prosecution, and accused was undefended. According to Mre. Brown, she was returning from POIltypridd-wherc she had been visit- ing a euter—to Cardiff by the last train. Immediately the train left Treforest Station, accused commenced molesting her. He put his arm round her n waist, and a struggle ensued. Acoueed held her down, and put his ha,nd on her mouth. Complainant continued to struggle, and succeeded in hitting tHe accused in the mouth, and her hat, in the conflict, fell out of the window. She screamed out at the top of her voice, and the occu- pant 3 of the next compartment knocked the carriage in response to her cries. At Taff's Well she complained to the guard, and she and accused were separated. J. Lloyd Jones, brakesman, said that when he saw the complainant at Taft's Weil she was hatleas, her hair was disarranged, and she looked distressed and excited. Accused then gave witness a wrong name, and denied having done anything to the woman. Witness separated them, but at Ra-dyr he attempted to get back to her. Dr. J. J. Buist (Cardiff) described the con- dition of the woman when he examined her, shortly after one o'clock on Sunday morn- ing, as consistent with the story given by her. In the course of further evidence it was stated that Williams was under the influence of drink, and t4at on the 'way to tae police- station. at Cardiff he offered the woman and the railway offloial 5s. eaeh to "square" the matter. Police-constable Thomas said that when charged at Pontypridd accused replied, "I am sorry for what I done; I didn't know what I was doing"—a reply which he repeated to the bench. Williams was then committed for trial at the next assizes, in July. Superintendent Cole explained to the bench that defendant, who stated that he hailed from Llanelly, but worked at Treorky, would not let the police communicate with his friends at the former place. The Presiding Magistrate (Alderman Richard Lewis): If you don't get a sub- stantial bail you will have to go to prison for a long time to await your trial. Accused rejoined dejectedly that' he pre- ferred to go to prison rather than that his friends should be communicated with.
-------EMPLOY! HS ROBBED.
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EMPLOY! HS ROBBED. SIR MARCHAN'i WILLIAMS MAKES A COMPARISON. A case whioh aroused considerable interest came before Sir Marohant Williams and a full bench of magistrates at Aberdare Police- court on Wednesday. The defendants were Nathaniel Jones and Evan Evans, two- hauliers in the employ of the Cwmbaeh Co- operative Society, who were charged by the society with stealing a box of butter and a ease of salmon, valued at Y,4 8s. Mr. William Kensholo prosecuted, and Mr. W. Thomas defended. The defendants pleaded guilty, and Mr. Thomas appealed to the bench to give the defendants the benefit of the First Offenders Act. The Stipendiary replied that he could not possibly do anything of the kind, and said that when a man appeared before him for4 stealing a pa,rr of boots or some coal, more often than not that man would be sent to prison for six weeks. The same procedure would be adopted in the case of a person who, owing to his poverty, could not pay a debt which he owed to the local guardians. Therefore, he (Sir Marohant) could not sit on the bench and confer the benefit of the First Offenders Act upon anybody charged with an offence like that preferred against the defendants, who would be sent to prison for a month in the first division.
»———r' MILITARY CAMP ON FIRE.
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» ——— r' MILITARY CAMP ON FIRE. A fire broke out early on Wednesday in the officers' quarters at Okehamptom Camp on Dartmoor, where batteries of artillery are under training. Several tents were destroyed, and Lieutenant Nation, Royal Field Artillery, was seriously burned. He was removed to the military hcepital at Devon port.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1908. The'1 WEEKLY MAIL ispuhlishei en Fridays and Saturdays, and can be obtained front your local newsagent. Ifyøu find any difficulty in obtaining the paper, please communicate with the Manager, Weikly Mail Offices, Cardiff^ The Weekly Mail" will be sent bit post on payment of a subscription in advance on the following tervis;- s. i. One Quarter IS Half ltaT !J One Year 6 D
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-+ SIR HENRY AND HIS SUCCESSOR. Many besides those who acknowledge his leadership will feel a pang of regret at Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's resignation of the Premiership. It is not alone the sad circumstances that made this step inevitable, but political life will lose a personalty of great charm and one possessed of the magnetic qualities of leadership in a very remark- able degree. We shall be echoing the sentiments of all, Conservatives and Radicals, when we express the hope that Sir Henry may yet recover his fast- fading health, and live for many years to enjoy the peaceful retirement which a long period of faithful work- has earned. His loss to the Liberal party will be enormous They cannot forget th! until Mr PhS > Wlldernes8 brought the supSflmS Pj;oPaSanda 1906. They cannot Wet^T^ of the whole country is am^J + genius— for two years has ket»t tlio a that at Ms internecine strife Will Si g ,m found in his ,4c«S? Mr. Asquith is the greatest S^n t^ Government. By rieht nf and of service, he is the nat„r»^Vement to Sir H-enry, and''the gratulate him upon attaining the Dfl,t tion of First Minister, to w £ hP ht abilities justly entitle him. But there is no magic about Mr. Asquith as there is about Mr. Llovd Geor4 for instance. Mr. Asquith is a maker of phrase and a miter of logic austerity* wh^ a majl of uneiJiotionai austerity who has never unlocked fh« hearts of his audience, though he has often opened and disturbed their minds.
WIFE INSURED FOR £ 2,000.…
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WIFE INSURED FOR £ 2,000. CLAIM BY SWANSEA HUSBAND. An action was adjourned at the Glamor- gan Assises on "VV ednesday afternoon (before Mr. Justice Bray), in which Henry Anstey, of the Bird-in Hand, Morris- ton, near Swansea, sought to recover from the British Natural Premium Life Associa- tion (Limited) L2,000 on a policy effected on the life of his late wife. Mr. B. Francis-Wil- liams, K.C., and Mr. R. M. Richards (instructed by Messrs. Ingram and Randall. Swansea) were for the plaintiff, and Mr. John Sankey (briefed by Messrs. Ingledew and Sons) was for the defence. The policy, it appeared, was issued in 1904, and it was assigned to the husband in March, 1907. Mrs. Anstey died in October last, and the policy had not been paid. The defem-ce- was that it had become ineffective in conse- quence of the incorrect statements made by Mrs. Anstey in her form of application. When the ease was called on Thursday Mr. B. Francis-Williams intimated that he and Mr. Sankey ha:l had a consultation, and wished to suggest that the jury should be discharged, his lordship reserving judgment until after he had heard the arguments in London. Henry, Anstey, the plaintiff, and David Morcam, an agent of the company, gave evi- dence, and his Lordship then called for the company's prospectus. Having perused it, his Lordship observed, Mr. Sankey, just look at that. Can your company defend this action? Nobody would dream of such a defence as this, admitting it to be a bona-fide mistake." Mr. Sankey: I should like to ask the wit- ness Morcam a question or two on that prospectus. Answering counsel, witness stated that he gave Mrs. Anstey one of the prospectuses before the proposal. Questioned by the judge, Anstey stated that he and his wife read the prospectus. This completed 'the evidence, and his lord- ship then agreed to hear the arguments in London after Easter, and advised Mr. San- key. to see his clients.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. 1 CHATTY ITEMS ABOUT MEN AND MATTERS, Lord Lister. Lord Lister, the famous surgeon, on Sun- day celebrated the eighty-first anniversary of his birthday. A Now Kipling. A new city in Winnipeg is to- be named Ivipling, after the poet and novelist, who visited the place last year. Clerical M.F.H. The Rev. Edward Reynolds, for 40 years master of the Coni.iton Foxhounds, has just died a.t Ambleside. Headmaster of Shrewsbury. The Rev. Cyril Alington, assistant-master at Eton College, has accepted the head- mastership of Shrewsbury School. Poet Laureate's Health, Mr. Alfred Austin, replying to a tele- graphic inquiry, states that the symptoms of influenza have disappeared, and he is now suffering only from a cold in the head. New Governor of Victoria. Sir Thomas Gibson Garmicihael, Bart., has been appointed Governor of Victoria, in succession to Major-general the Hon. Sir Reginald Talbot. who will shortly retire. Lord Methuen's Successor. The "London Gazette" announces the appointment of Lieutenant-general Sir Arthur Paget to be general officer command- ing-in-chief Eastern Command, vice General Lord Methuen. A Hint to Cardiff. Th parks committee of the Manchester Town Council has decided to introduce the gramophone in the public parks and recrea- gramophone in the public parks and recrea- tion grounds. There will be 64 gramophone concerts between May and September. 7¡c Kaiser's Holiday. The German_ Emperor and Empress, with Prince August Wilhelin and Prinoess Victoria Louise, landed at Palermo on Tuesday, and the party made an excursion by motor-car to Mosreale. J.P.'s Generous Gift. Mr. Tilomis Wilkinson, a Bolton magis- trate. hcus presented his residence to the town as a convalescent home and sanatorium for consumptives. He has also g-iven £ 45,000 to endow the building and make necessary alterations. Mr. Vandsrbilt's Arrival. Mr. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt arrived at Quecnstown on Tuesday morning on the Lusitania from New York. The American millionaire, on his arrival at Queenstown, lockeÜ himself in his state- room, and put a steward on guard, in order to frustrate would-be interviewers. Royal Trip to Canada. In well-informed Naval circles it is stated that the new armoured cruiser Minotaur. which was commissioned at Levonport on Tuesday last for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron at the Nore, has been selected TO convey the Prince of Wales to Canada on the oce:1.i{}n of his forthcoming trip. Great Gift from Mr. Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie has just added 5,000,000 dollars to his pension fund in order that it may be able to provide for professors in America's State Colleges and Institutions, The total gifts in aid and for the advance- ment of education which Mr. Carnegie hae so far distribute.d amounts to the huge sum of 150,000,000 dollars. On Sir Thomas Liptctn's Yacht. Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin arrived at Pert Monaco on Tuesday, with Princess Beatrice and her two sons, the Princes of B-a-ttenberg, who will be the guests of the Empress Eugenic at the Villa Cyrnos, Gap Martin. The Erin arrived at the close of the motor-boat regatta, whioh proved strikingly successful. Tied With "C.-B." The Rev Dr. Turnbull, for 49 years a minister of the Church of Scotland and for 39 years parish minister or Dailly, Ayrshire, died on Monday in his seventy-fourth year. lIe was euuoated at Glasgow High School and Glasgow- University, and tied for first prize in Latin composition with Sir Henry Ga m pbc-ll-Ba n nerni a n. Duko and Miss Elkina. The DclkÐ of Aoata left Napies at the reauest of King Victor Emmanuel for Rome, where the Duke of the Abruzzi arrived on Sunday. T he young Prince has had a long conversation with his Majesty, but the result s unknown. It is expected that a family council, at which the King himself will preside, will be held in Roue in order to decide definitely tho question of the projected marriage of the Duke cf the Abruzzi with Mias Elkins. Prince E;:Iciie Nearly Wins. Prince Edward of Wales, who has now quite recovered from his attack of German measles, took part in the sports at the Royal Naval College at Oeborne. The Prince nearly won the quarter-mile race, and was loudly cheered by his fellow cadets. He leaves fori London on Friday, when in consequence eft the preval«a^» of Qeranan measles, a general exodue begma." /KM break-up is ten days earlier than usual'. King Manuel's Bride. A rumour which is being spread at Lisbon as to the marriage of Kins Manuel with Princess Alexandra, daugh- ter of the Duke of Fife, has caused a sensatioai. Though it is not confirmed, the press enthusiastically accepts he idea of a British Princess as the future Portuguese Queen. The only objection may be that the authorities may not recognise Princess! Alexandra as of direct Royal descent. Royalty at a Wedding. Viscount Errington, gon of Earl Cromer, Lady Ruby Elliot, daughter of the Viceroy of India, were married on Satur- day at St. Margaret's, Westminster. Queen Alexandra, the Empress Marie, and Prin- cess Victoria were among those present. The I Royal party, who were received by Earl Oromer and Viscount Althorp, stayed till the ecd of the ceremony, and signed the mar- riage register, afterwarefs returning to Buckingham Palace. Prince Ranjitsinjhi. It is stated on the highest authority that the recently-published reports concerning alterations at S iillinglee Park-taken by his Highness the Jam of Nawanagar (Prince Ranjitsinhji) as hiB headquarters for the remainder of his stay in England—are incor- rect. Certain very minor alterations are in progress, but they were inaugurated by Lord Winterton before the Jam took up residence. There is further no foundation for the state- ment that the Prince of Wales bas arranged to visit Shillinglee Park in the autumn. Lady as Engine-driver. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the seventeen-year-old daughter of President Roosevelt, is proving herself a worthy successor to her 6ister Alice, now the wife of Representative Longworth. Miss Aiice Roosevelt vtas famous in Washing- ton and elsewhere for her love of adventure and novel enterprise. Just now Miss Ethel is on a visit to the South, with her mother. Lately she delighted her friends by visiting the Louis: na Plantation School, and herself teaching a claas of 100 black children for over an hour. On Saturday she actually drove an express train into Atlanta, and arrived punctually. An Irish Poer of Parts. Lord Mountmorrecj, who arrived at Ply- mouth on Saturday from Las Palnias, described how he effected near Cape Juby the rescue of a French crew, numbering nine- teen, belonging to the Ghip Baletmean, cf Aracliar, who had been captured by brigands The vessel went ashore twelve miles south of Oape Juby, and the sailors fell into the hands of the natives, who held them for ransom. Hearing of their plight Lord Mount- morres went to their aid, but a ransom amounting to £ 60,000 wag demanded. III the end he effected their release by exchanging prisoners, having in the meantime captured some friends of the brigands. Lady Hamilton's Sport. Lidy Hamilton. daughter of the Earl of Dundonald, has just spent six months slay- ing big game in the newly-opened wilds of the Trans-Tana region. How she stalked the Cape buffalo for hours under a blazing sun, plugged the hippo under the car when he looked up from his watery retreat, and casu- ally imported a nunc dimittis to the leopard while she was waiting at a remote Jersey-like railway station—these are matters that will doubtless be set forth in a large and fitting way in qome forthcoming edition de luxe.— New York Tribune." Lady Wimborne in Cardiff. Lady Wimborne is looking after the con- stituency in the absence of her son, the Hon. hor Guest. On Tuesday morning her lady- ship motored to Llantrisant, and the rest of the day was devoted to a tour of the wards in Cardiff, when she came into touch with the Liberal ladies connected with the ward associations. In the afternoon Lady Wim- borne met the committee of the Canton Liberal Women's Association at the house of the president, Mrs. J. T. Richards, Cathedral-road, where they all had tea and discussed the local polit-ical situation. Lord Mostyn's Birthday. The Viee-Admiral of North Wales and Oar- marthen. the third Lord Mostyn, became two- and-fifty on Tuesday, and, as his titular honours and his names—Sir Llewellyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn—wou 1 d suggest, he is a Welshman of the Welshmen. He lives mainly at Mostyn Hall, Holywell, Flintshire, although he has a town house adjacent to the Marble Arch. His lineage runs back to Thomas Moeton, of Moston, Flints, eon and keir of Richard a'p Howell ap Iwan Vychan, whose eldest son was chief of the family in the time of Queen Elizabeth. The present peer is Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England, hon. colonel of the 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers and married the sister of the fourth Earl of Ledtrim, his mother having been a, daughter of the fourth Earl of Aber- gavenny.
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f* WEEK BY WEEK. f LIGHTER SIDE OF CURRENT EVENTS. Two Welsh counties are estimated by tb9 Registrar-General to have decreased in popu- lation since 1901. Cardiganshire has lost 1,8? out of its 82,707, and Montgomeryshire 1,759 out of its 63:994. Mr. Ffrangcon-Davics is announced to sinS the part of the Philosopher in Omar Khayyam," to ho given its first performance in London on May 23 in Queen's-hall. The chairman of the Loudon Symphony Orches- tra, Mr. Ellis Roberts, is a North Walian. Sunshine recorded at the Penylan Observa- tory last week totalled 25.4 hours. On Satur- day, the sunniest day of the week, 9.1 hours were recorded, notwithstanding the fact that the sun was obscured by clouds no fewef [than nineteen times. Ensign-lieutenant Vinning, the only officer of the Tiger saved, is a Rhyl man, son of former organist of St. Thomas' Church in that town. During, the entente cordiale festivities a few years ago the lieutenant met at Havre the French lady who is now his wife. 4 A catse of mixed expressions was supplied the other day by an Aberavon solicitor. He had rushed a Ions: the street to catoeh a train, and just succeeded in doing it. In describing his experience subsequently he declared, I never ran like it in my life. I ran until I was pantless." Conway Workhouse was beset with flies last year, so the authorities are talking steps betimes in regard to the incsects, and have purchased three books containing scientific reports on the breeding and dangers of these meddlesome insects. Possibly, a supply of fiy-papcrs would have been more efficacious! Mrs. Williams, wife of the Rev. Robert Williams, B.A., rector of Llanbedr-y-Cenin. whose death has just occurred, was one of the first ladies in Wales to take the degree of B.A. She and her future husband were I fellow-students at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. A canary which had been in the possession of n resident of Cwmdauddwr, a village in Radnorshire, for upwards of seventeen yeart died a few days ago. The bird had been a spiendid songster, and died from sheer old age. For some time past it had become too wc'ak to stand upright in its cage. In a happy way the British Empire was represented on the Cardiff bench this week by the following- justices on the rota:— England—Mr. James Munn. W ales.—Mr. Edward Thomas (Cochfaxf). Ireland.—Alderman Patrick Wm. Carey. Scotland.—Mr. James Allan. A curious sentence was inflated at Cardiff Great Sessions, April, 1303, of which we are sure even the humanitarians could not com- plain. John Jones, for the manslaughter of Henry Wheeler at Cardiff, was sentenced to be fill,ed a shilling, and ihiprisoncd for six months! Llanishen L< wrathy this month because the "first 13" down traiu runs through without stopping. Some time ago, owin.g to a great outcry, the train called at Llanishen for a couple of months; but it now runs through again. So relations between Llanishen and the Rhymney may be regarded as strained. In old pictures and books—of about the thirteenth century—Welsh soldiers are repre- sented as wearing one shoe only, giving them a very awkward appearance. What is the reason of this? One such picture is re-pro- duced in J. It. Green s well-known history, and must, therefore, be familiar to every student of that charming work. Pulpit eloquence is spreading from poli- ticians to Government servants. Everyone knows how persuasive Mabon and Mr. Brace ca,n be in this connection, and now we read ill a Llanelly paper:—"Mr. Phillips, our postmaster, preached eloquent sermons at the English Wesleyan Chapel, Kidwelly, on Sunday last," There are some people who have a very poor opinion of the attainments of the' cloth. The other day, as a clergyman entered a Rhymney train, a couple were bus.ly conversing, when one of them, looking pointedly at him, observed to the other, Let's talk in French!" And they did, and the clergyman could not help hearing and understanding every word. An aged man lives at Llanberis who remem- boers. when a young quarryman, being hired o iow a certain young-Princess across the iake. >_he was thirteen years of age, and was accompanied by the Marquess of Anglesey, who lost his leg at the Battle-of Waterloo. Tho old man retails his story as a mere thing of yesterday; but the young Princess was the late Queen Victoria. A good story of the education trouble is going the rounds. It emanated from a well- known asylum, where a patient, talking to a visitor about the education bother, said the inmates were much interested in it. The visitor spoke of knowing the real solution, 0 when the inmate cut in with, Oh, no you anyone finds the rea/ I c U 1v.t.b:«!'y ''brü: >" Sir Marchant Williams has translated p Omar Khayyam's paCEl o-n. Wine" 1 into q"(! have heard it say I that the translation his been superbly done. The Welsh title is "Efeugyl y Pagan (The Pagan's Gospel). Poets nowadays seem to find all their inspiration in railway trains, and Sir Marchant's translation was done 10 the train from Cardiff to Builth. "Cardiff is a very wealthy town," said tb49 man in the corner seat of the tramcar. Wh1 do you say that?" asked a seedy-looking faro on the other cide. "Because," was the reply, "You will always find here Riches. Treasure, Gold, and Silver." Well, haven't found any," said the seedy one- "That," retorted the other with a laugh," is because you haven't looked in the Westerlul Ma.il Directory." How fickle is public opinion. Ten years a?o, when Justice Da was fentencin? criminals of a certain type brousrht before him at Glamorgan Assizes to be flogged, his action was described as "justice run mad. At the presert time, when Justice A. T. LaW" ¡ rence is ordering severe doses of the "cat" fof Cardiff hooligans, 99 people out of o-very 100 are applauding him, and heartily approve of his reply to the humanitarians—who are only humane to the inhuman. Sir Edward Piyse on Saturday formally opened the new iron bridge over the Rheidol near Capel Bangor.- A fell months ago a similar bridge on a smaller scale was opened near Aberffrwd. It is worthy of note that until tlleze two were erected/ there was only one bridge—at Pont- erwyd-frolll the one at Penybont, which is the boundary of the borough of Aberystwyth, to the source of the river on Plynlimon. all other points the stream has to be forded by horses and conveyances. A statement issued by the Shop Assistants Union shows that the income has grown from C715 in 1893 to £ 33.C03 in 1907. The total income in these fifteen years amounted to £ 163,991, while the balance in hand is £ 21.000- This means an expenditure of £ 142,991 iJ1 fourteen years. Last year £ 12,218 was paid out to sick and unemployed members. IcaV ing L17,782 in reserve for other purposes- The management expenses must be rathtl heavy, otherwise the balance in hand waul. j be more than £ 21,000. It has been remarked at Cardiff with what avidity English and even foreign children pack up Welsh at the schools. The sail phenomenon has now been noticed at Wre* ham, where a schoolmaster says: 1. Verl often English boys do even better than many a Welsh lad. I have, in fact, clear recollec- tion of Scotch and English coming out at tbt top of the whole school in Welsh." This i9 very interesting, especially in view of the fact that the Englishman as a whole is a poor linguist and that Welsh is not the easiest of languages. Apparently the efforts made'to prevent tbe clashing of WeLsh choral tours in America have failed, for two choirs are going- Madame Hughes Thomas's ladies' choir are already assured of a great reception in the States, and we are informed that the Pre**j rations for Mr. Glyndwr Richards's /chor»* party are also well advanced. Dr. fardd Edwards has consented to act as Gb'*1 dwr's American agent, and is busily booking engagements. At Scranton Glyndwr wield'the baton at a great gymanfa ga-11 undebol, and he will adjudicate at all eisteddfod in' Salt Lake City, while choir will appear at the evening concert. With the Bishop of St. Asaph once roo actively concerned in the settlement of education question, the origin of the of the diocese is being discussed. The tra-o^ tional story is to tho effect that bishop of Glasgow called Kentigern, .g St. Mungo, was driven from his bishop1", in 543, and took refuge in Wales ^'1\( St. David. Kentigern also was a and the two wandered about Wales for time, eeeiktng unsuccessfully for a I spot to build a church for the had almost given up the search in when the spot was miraculously p°inted°f to them through the agency of a wild It was a piece of rising ground on the of the little river Elwy, and upon it gem reared a small church of wood, subsequently a monastery. Among monks was a young Welshman named ASJ1' s .njo So who, by his learning and conduct, b*,Ca eo great a favourite with Kentigern that w the latter established an* episcopal see became its first bishop he made Asaph a of the monastery. Eventually Iventig«^ re-called to Scotland, and he resigned Llanelwy bishopric to Asaphr after ^6 death no other bishops are recorded t, oreJi middle of tihe twelfth century. The c" j^y, and see still retained the nameofLlan being changed at a later period to t!?-guoP St. Asaph, the supposed second having in the meantime been There are some who regard the pff purely legendary, like others dating the fabulous period. < I M ■M i