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I PEARY TELLS HIS STORY. ,1 4 HOW HE REACHED- THE POLE. GREAT DANGERS ON THE WAY. HUTS ADRIFT ON THE OPEN SEA. The Press Association is authorised to pub- lish the following: suon-mary of an account by Commander Peary, which appears in the special edition of the '"Times published on Friday forenoon, of his successful expedition to the North Pole:- BATTLE HARBOUR, LABRADOR (via Mar- coni Wireless Cape Ray, Newfoundland). Thursday. The steamer Roosevelt steamed out of Etah Ford la.te in the afternoon of August 18, 19C8, for Cape Sabine, having on board with the JWU-ty: Twenty-two Eskimo men, Seventeen women, Ten children, Two hundred and thirty-six doge, and Forty walrus. The weather was dirty, but as the Roose- velt neared Gape Sabine it cleared. From Cape Sabine north there was so much water ¡ that Commander Peary thought of setting a lug sail before the southerly wind, but a little later the appearance of ioe to the northward stopped this. From Cape D'Urville, after some delay, the Rooeevelt worked her way north-eastward through the fog and broken ice through one night and forenoon of next day, only emerging into the open water and in clear weather off Cape Fraser. From- this point she had a clear run to Lady Franklin Bay, where both ice and fog were encountered, and she was forced across to the Greenland coast. The fog lifted there, and enabled the party to make out their whereabouts, and then the Roosevelt steamed north towards Cape Union, where she was stopped by imprac- ticable ioe. PREPARING WINTER-QUARTERS. The vessel remained several days under the north shore of Lincoln Baylduring a period of constant and violent nortih-easterly winds. Twice she was forced to ground by heavy ice. Finally, on September 2, she squeezed round Cape Union, and then steamed on to winter quarters at Sheridan River, a little north of Commander Peary's winter position three years ago. The work of dis- charging the ship was commenced at Once, and rushed to completion. A house and workshop were built, and the ship was made snug for the winter in shoal water. This settlement on the stormy shores of the Arctic Ocean was christened Hubbard^ville. Hunting parties were sent out on September 10. bringing in a bear and some deer. On September 15 the full work of transporting the supplies to Cape Columbia was inaugu- rated. Professor Marvin, with Dr. Gordsell and Borup, and Eskimos took sixteen sledge loads of supplies to Cape Belknap, and on the 27th the same party started with loads to Porter Bay. The work of hunting and trans- porting supplies for the spring sledge trip to various places from Cap,- Colan to Cape Columbia was completed by November 5, and during this time Commander Peary had some excellent sport, getting musk oxen and deer in large numbors. Professor M'Millan went to Columbia in November, and obtained a month of tidal observations, whilst in Janiuary Professor Marvin went to Cape Bryant for tidal and meteorological observations. On February 15 Ba.rtlett arnd his division left for Cape Columbia and Parr Bay, being followed by the others on successive days. A START FOR THE POLE. The expedition started for tihe Pole from Cape Columbia on March 1, Bartlett leading the way The whole party consisted of seven members, with seventeen Eskimos, 133 dogs, and nineteen sledges. The rough ice damaged several sledges. An easterly wind and low temperature were encountered, and from March 4 to 11 the expedition was stopped by a wdde lake of open water. At noon on March 5 the sun, red and shaped like a football by reflection, raised itself above the horizon, and then disappeared. It was tihe first time it had been seen since October 1. The main party lost touch with Marvin and Borup for a few days, but they cam spinning in, with men and dogs steaming in the bitter air, like a squadron of battleships, and their arrival removed all anxiety regard- ing the oil a.uppiy. M'Millan was badly frost- bitten on the foot, a.nd was sent back to Oape Columbia. The party pushed on with twelve sledges and one hundred dogs in a temperature of minus 50 until latitude 85.23 was reached, when Borup turned baok in oomimand of the second supporting party, the others proceeding in two sections, so arranged tha.t one party slept while tie Dther advanced. Dealing with how he passed previous records. Commander Peary BaYS :-At our position at the end of the 2nd of March Marvin obtained a satisfa-ctory sight for lati- tude in clear weather, which placed us at 85.48. This result agreed very Batisfactorily with the dead reckoning of Marvin. Bartlett, and myælf. Up to this time the slight alti- t.ude of the sun had made it not worth while to waste time in observations. FAST TRAVELLING. In the next two marches the going improved and we covered a good distance. In one of these marches a lead delayed us a few hours. We finally ferried across on ice cakes. Next day Bartlett let himself out evidently for a record, and reeled off a plumip twenty miles. Here Marvin obtained another satisfactory fright on latitude, which gave our position as 86.38, or beyond the farthest North of Nansen and the Duke of the Abruzzi, and showed that we had covered fifty minutes of latitude in three marches. In these three marches we had passed the Norwegian record of 86.14 by Nansen and the Italian record of 86.34 by Oagni. From this point Marvin turned back in command of a third supporting party. The party from this point comprised nine men, seven sledges, and sixty dogs. North the march was over good going, but for the first time since leaving land we experienced that condition frequent over these ice fields, of hazy atmosphere. All relief is destroyed, a.nd it is impossible to see any distance. We were obliged on this march to make a detour around an open lead. In the next march we encountered the heaviest and deepest snow of the journey. I oame upon Bartlett and his party, fagged out, and temporarily discouraged by the heart-racking work of making a road. I rallied them a bit, lightened their sledges, and set them on encouraged again. A STARTLING DISCOVERY. Daring the next march we travelled through thiok haze, drilft.ing over ice, before a biting air irom the north-east. At the end of the march we came upon the captain < camped beside a wide open lead, with dense black water and sky in the north-west, north, ■ and north-east. We built our igloos and 1 turned in, but before I had fallen asleep I was roused out by a movement of the oe and found a startling condition of affairs. A rapidly widening road of black water ran but a few feet from onr igloos. One of my teams of dogs had escaped but only a few feet from being dragged by the movement of the ice into the water. Another team had an equally narrow escape of being crashed by ice-blocks piled over them. The ice on the north side of the lead was moving around eastward of the small floor on which we were. The captain's igloos was drifting eastward in open water, and the side of our igloos threatened to follow suit. Kicking out the door of the igloos. I called to the captain's men to pack sledges and be ready for a quick dash, when a favourable chance arrived. We hurried our thixig-3 on sledges, 1 hitched the dogs, and moved on to a large floo to the w est of us. TORMENTS OF THE DAMNED. Then, leaving one man to look out for the dogs 'and sledges, we hurried over to assist tho captain's party to join up. A corner of their raft impinged on the ice on our side. For the rest of the night and during the next day we suffered the torments of the damned — surging together, opening out, groaning and grinding, while the open water belched black smoke like a prairie fire. Then the motion ceased, the open water closed, the atmosphere to the north cleared, and we rushed across before the ice should open again. The advance was continued over heavy old ioe and layers of young ice, some of which buckled under tie sledges, and then again over hard snow, until Bartlett turned back with the fourth supporting party. A high wind dead in the faces of the explorers was- encountered before Bartlett left. and the observations he took showed that this had robbed the expedition of a number of miles of hard-earned distance by pressing the ice to the south. Bartlett's observation recorded 81.48dec. At the 88th parallel Captain Bartlett, of the Roosevelt, who had been the pioneer to that point, was eent back, leaving Peary to cover the remaining stages. Observations were completed, amd double copies made here. Bartlett was on Jthe baok trail. He wanted to gg.J. further, but had the satisfaction of knowing that he, a British subject, had, next to an American, been the nearest toO the North Pole. THIRTY HOURS SPENT AT THE POLE. With the disappearance of Captain Bartlett, he turned to the problem con- fronting him, for which he ha-d worked for 32 yean?. The party, equipment, and com- mander wore in perfect trim. All had blind confidence so long- as he was with them, and ga.ve no thought for the morrow, sure that whatever happened he would somehow get them back to land. He decided upon five fifteen-mile marches, 'with the intention of having a forced maroh at the end should circumstances interfere with progress. There was the further know- ledge that a 24-hours' gale would knock .a.il his plans, and even put the party inr imminent peril. As he climbed the preseure ridge at the back of their igloos he set up another hole in his belt, the third sinces' -he started. Every man and dog of them was as lean and flat-bellied as a board, and as hard..Com- mander Peary started ou a fine morning. The wind of the previous two days had subsided, and the going proved to be the best of any experienced. Excellent progpeess was made, twenty-five miles being coveued in ten hours, then twenty miles in ten hours, and another twenty miles in twenty hours, ending in rushing across a lead one hundred yards wide, which cracked and broke as the last sledge left it. In sight of the 89th parallel ths tempera- ture was minus 40. It was all like the great interior ice cap of Greenland. Even the natives complained of the bitter air. It was as keen as frozen steel. Describing his further progress, Com- mander Peary says a rising temperature to minus 15 reduced the friction of the sledges and gave the dogs the appearance, of having caught the spirits of the party. Commander Pea.ry says that on reaching the Pole he obtained the prize of threecen- turies, and his dream and goal for twenty years was bis at last. The thirty hours passed at the Pole were spent in observations, planting flags, and depositing records. Ten hours after their arrival the clouds cleared before the light breeze, and from that time until the depar- ture the weather was cloudless. The mini- jCium temperature was minus 33 and maxi- mum minus 12.

STORY ABOUT A HOUSE, COPENHAGEN. Sunday. In connection with the Oook-Peary contro- versy, Dr. Norman Hansen has made the fol- lowing statement to the "Politiken," of Copenhagen :— "Now that Dr. Cook has left I do not feel bound to silence, but will publish a story about a house at Annotok which Dr. Cook was too delicate to tell the world. Dr. Cook built a house at Annotok, north of Etah. He formed the walls of boxes filled with provi- sions, arms, and ammunition. To this depot he went in February, 1909, croseing Smith Sound. Before starting for the North Pole he arranged for a friend, son of the well-known millionaire, Mr. Whitney, of New York, to occupy the house during the winter of 1908-9 while hunting musk oxen. When Cook and his two Eskimos, exhausted and half-starved, reached the house Mr. Whitney came out, and welcomed them, but inside a stranger, a giant Newfoundland boatswain, left there by Commander Peary, kept watch. Peary had given the boatswain a written order, com- mencing thus:- This house belongs to Dr. Cook, but as Cook is dead long ago it is no use looking for him. Therefore, I, J. Peary, leave the boatswain in charge of this ma.sterless house. "The boatswain, who could neither read nor -write, had all the winter been selling Cook's provisions and rifles for fox and bear skins, and had been bullying Mr. Whitney all the time. Dr. Cook himself had to ask for admis- sion to his own house and to come to terms. Dr. Cook gave the house with its contents to his two Eskimos, and prohibited the boat- swain, whom he was obJi"d to leave therefor the time being, from selling any more provi- sions or rlfles.Reuter.

PEARY'S MESSAGES CREATE RIDICULE. PARIS, Sunday. Commander Peary's extravagant messages are exciting general ridicule. The "Temps" says that his grandiloquent announcement that he has taken possession of the whole of the Polar regions in the name of the Presi- dent of the United States gives librettists and caricaturists a fine chance to represent Commander Peary astride of an iceberg solemnly expounding to a Polar bear the politica.1 rights of the United States over the frozen wastes. The commercial spirit shown in the copy- righting of his telegram also does not make a very favourable impression.— Reuter.

VETERAN PUBLIC SERVANT THE BRYNMAWR, COUNCIL CLERK HONOURED. There was a la-rge gathering at the Market-hall, Brynmawr, on Tuesday, when a portrait was unveiled of Mr. John Thomas, PORTRAIT OF MR. JOHN THOMAS, BRYNMAWR. J the veteran clerk of the urban district council. Mr. Thomas has rightly been described as the grand old maji" of Bryn- mawr. The portrait was subscribed for by the inhabitants as a mark of their great esteem. He has been clerk of the council and the previous local board for the long period of 55 years, and. although fast approaching his eightieth year, he still discharges the manifold duties of his office in the most thorough and painstaking manner. Mr. Thomas, in addition to being clerk to the council, has held numerous other public offices, and has always taken a keen interest in the cause of education. The portrait was painted by Mr. G. F. Harries, Queen-street, Cardiff, whose excellent work was warmly praised by speakers art, Tuesday night's meeting. Alderman William Roberts, chairman of the urban council, pre- aided, and was supported by Alderman A. E. Evans, Mr. Llewellin Thomas, and Mr. Riohard Jones. Mr. John Thomas, who was accompanied by his son. Dr. J. L. Thomas (medical officer of health), met with a hearty reception on ascending the platform. The ceremony of unveiling the portrait was per- formed by the Chairman, who spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr. Thomas's long amd honourable connection with the public affairs of Brynmawr. Tribute was also paid to the veteran's efficiency as a public servant and to his sterling character by Alderman Evans, Mr. Llewellin Thomas, and other gentlemen. Mr. Thomas feelingly responded.

WELSH IN WINNIPEG. A.N APPEAL FOR A FORTHCOMING BAZAAR. To the Editor of the "Weekly Mail." Sir,—A baza,a,r is to be held in Winnipeg in November in aid of the new children's hospi- tal. when all the leading nations of the city vill be represented by national stalls. The Welsh are responsible for a stall and £10. We have thought it a splendid oppor- tunity by which we could show other nationalities what the Welsh really are— what place they take and ha.ve taken in the making of history. We do not want you to help us with your money, but if you could send us something that would help to make our stall characteristically Welsh we shall be very thankful to you.—I am, &c., E. C. DAVIES, Secretary Entertainment Committee. St. David's Society, Winnipeg, Aug. 30.

"AGREED TO PART." Annie Saunders, a married woman, from Abercarn, was charged at Caerphilly on Tues- day with stealing bed linen, valued at £1 Is., the property of Albert Saunders, Llanbra- dach. Complainant said defendant was his wife, and they had a lodger, named Barnfield, in the house. The lodger left on the 7th of August, and he missed the bed clothing. He asked his wife where the lodger had gone, -and she said lie had gone to Hengoed, where he wa-s waiting Spr her. She afterwards went away with the lodger's daughter, and witness discovered them at Newbridge, when she told him she would marry Barnfield if she could. The defendant said that it was agreed to part on the understanding that she poM. some of -the household debte. The case was diemiaBBd., j I

(1) The Lusitania. outside the breakwater. (2) Lord Churchill, chairman of the Great Western Railway Company (on left) and Mt- C. J. Churchward, chief locomotive superintendent. (3) Passengers leaving the liner for the tender. (4) The mail tender, steamship Pembroke, taking up her post on starboard side of the liner. (5) A few of the dining cars' staff who attended to the inner man." (6) Mr. C. G. Davidson, marine superintendent. (7 and 9) American passengers on tender. (8) The I/usitania starting for Liverpool. [Weekly Mnil Photos.

"TO CLEAR HER HUSBAND." WOMAN'S CONFESSION OF THEFT AT NEWPORT. Thomas Edward Lloyd and his wife, Louisa Maria Lloyd, Oapel-street, were charged at Newport on Monday with stealing and receiv- ing jE14, razor and case, and a shaving brush, the property of James Sullivan. Prosecutor said that prisoners had rented furnished apartments with him for eighteen months. He kept the moatey wthich formed the basis of the charge in a chest of drawers in his bedroom, the drawer being locked. He saw it safe at 6.30 on Friday night, but an hour la.ter his wife went to the bedroom and found that one of the drawers in the chest I had been taken out and left on the floor. The drawer which had contained the money vpae still locked, but the money was missing. When accused of stealing the money the prisoners denied it. The police were called in, but could find no trace of the money. About midnight the same night Sullivan found £ 13 9s. 3d. in the chimney, of the Lloyds' living room. It was > tied in a handkerchief, which was identified as belonging to Mrs. Lloyd. The following morning prisoneirs were arrested in their I bedroom, the man saying, "I've been think- ing about it all night." Superintendent Brooks said that while at the police-station the woman made a Volun- tary statement to him, in which she said she wished to do so to clear her husband, who was innocent. They had had no food for 24 hours. The husband had been Qut of work for several weeks. She only took zEI3 10s. from the drawer, and spent ninepence of it in food. The Bench, dismissed the case against the husband, and bound the wife over for six months to come up for judgment if called upon.

PAUPERISM IN WALES. BIG INCREASE IN COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. According to a Blue Book just published, the statistics of pauperism in the Solath Va-les unions on January 1, 1909, with a com- parison with the previous year, are as follows: — Increase or Union. Indoor Outdoor Doorea.se Paupers. Paupers, on 1908. MONMOUTH: — *—————————————— Chepetow 200 450. -74 Monmouth 1lU 812 42 Abergavenny 209 615 +18 Bedwellty 521 2,022 -226 Pontypool 277 1,265 +131 Newport 851 2,236 —95 GLAMORGAN — Cardiff 2,012 4,555 +259 Pontypridd 770 4,506 —130 Worthyr Tydfil 885 2,947 —27 Bridgend and Cow- -J^dge 346 1,555 +70 ? £ *th 242 2,925 +160 i,ontardawe 60 741 —35 Swansea 837 3,343 +221 Cower 23 244 +5 CARMARTHEN t, nelly 235 1,190 +79 Ajtandovery 26 213 —25 Wandilo 72 601 —33 Carmarthen 98 974 —26 PEMBROKE Nanberth 74 473 —20 Pembroke 177 697 —57 -Haverfordwest 137 1,013 —31 CARDIGAN Cardigan 50 366 —46 Emlyn 38 503 +3 Lampeter 35 252 —23 -Aberayron 25 244 —11 Aberystwyth 51 525 +32 ■Tregaron 27 139 —7 BRECKNOCK — Builth 53 172.34 Brecon 109 287 +6 Grickhowell 86 380 -16 Hay 69 29& +27 RADNOR :— Knighton 72 259 +28 Rhayader 56 160 +21

ROATH, CARDIFF. ANOTHER LETTER OF THANKS FROM ROATH. Mr. M. Fleet, 33, Mackintosh-place, Roa.th Cardiff, writing on the 26th August 1939 says:—"We have given Dr. Tibbies* Vi-Cocoa a, good trial about two years, and And it much better than any other we have tried I would not do without it for anything We find it very nourishing, and can thoroughly recommend it, as we have given it a good trial." The fact is should be such assha-ll supply the materials for making up the loss •of ^sue whrch is continually taking place in the human body. Vi-Cocoa, taken regu- larly, will do this. It is suitable alike for man, woman, and child, and costing only sixpence a packet; no home should be with- out it. wl886

SHOP FIRE AT BARRY. A fire which threatened to assume serious proportions broke out at 95, Holton-road, Barry Dock, in the rear of Mr. Charles Llew- ellyn's outfitting shop, on.Monday night. The police fire brigade, in charge of Inspector R H. Thomas, were promptly in attendance, but were unable to get into the premises until they had broken the plate-glass win- dow. They then soon had the flames under control, but not before the room in which the outbreak originated was practically gutted, tho'damage amounting ,• about £200. i

GOLDEN WEDDING. POPULAR DOCKSMAN AT CAR- DIFF. Cardiff Docksmen unite in their good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, who on Wed- nesday celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding, which took place at St. Nicholas' Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Gn September 15, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Moore, who have been on holiday at Harrogate, spent the day in re-visiting Newcastle and the scenes of youthful times. No gentleman is held in greater respect, and esteem, both at Cardiff and wherever he has business or social connections, than Mr. John Mcore,' who has been an active and prominent figure in business life for many years. He is partner in the firm of Messrs. Harrison, Moore, and Co., who have acted as Admiralty agents for nearly a quarter of a. century. Though 72 years of ag-e, Mr. Moore is yet active, and carries on business with great energy, being the envy of many individuals twenty years his junior. He is a man of exceptional busi- ness capacity and the strictest integrity. A native of the North of England. Mr. Moore came to Cardiff in 1856, joining his present firm, which is one of the oldest ship- present firm, which is one of the oldest ship- MR. JOHN MOORE. owning interests in the port. As far back as 1883 he was chosen as chairman of the Ship- owners' Association, and has been selected to act in representative capacities on many occasions. In 1892 he was a vice-president of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce. Though an exceptionally busy man in commerce, he has found time to do excellent charitable work. It has been his particular delight to benefit the sailors, and he has been many years chairman of the executive committee of the Hamadryad Seamen's Hospital, of which he is a vice-president, and was fore- most in the establishment of the present permanent hospital buildings in the place of the old Hamadryad ship, which did service so many years. In recognition of his ser- vices in this direction his many friends have a scheme on foot for placing in the institu- tion a, suitable memorial. He has also lent aid to the Blind Institution, of which be was one of the trustees. Mr. Moore is also a patron of the Cardiff Football Club, rarely. missing a match on the Cardiff Arms Park, and is also keenly interested in aquatic sports. He has attained considerable MRS. JOHN MOORE. [Photo. Lundstrom. 1- literary culture, and though a. North, Countryman, has taken more than ordinary interest in books relating to the history and topography of Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Moore, who reside at Penarth, have had a family of five sons. three sur- viving, and two daughters, the Misses Amy and Maggie Moore. The eons are )11". George Moore, of Messrs. Worms and Co.; Mr. Sidney Moore, of Messrs. S. T. Moore and Co., and Mr. Charles Moore, of Messrs. Harrison, Moore, a-nd Co.

BARCELONA EXECUTIONS. A sergeant of the civil guard named Fugeni Hoyo was to-day shot in the trenches at Mont juice Prison. He was condemned to death by court-martial last week on a chargo of firing upon the troops in the street-fischtiug j -which occurred recently.—Central News, i

MEDICATED CIGARETTES. NEWPORT TRAVELLER ACQUITTED AT ABERAVON. A respectable-looking man, named William I George Bull, described as a commercial atrveller, of Mayfield Cottage, Penylan, New- port, was brought up on remand a.t Aberavon on Monday charged with obtaining LZ 5s. by false pretences from Amelia Martin, London House, Cwmavon, on the 13th ult. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas defended. Police-constable Lloyd proved arresting pri- ¡ soner in Green-etreet, Neath. W. Alexandria Lloyd, manager for Mrs. Martin, stated that prisoner called at Mrs. Martin's shop on the 12th of August. He was advertising medieatcd cigarettes, and called] foiT an order Ho asked them to become agents for Cwnravon. Witness told prisoner that Mrs. Martin was away, and he arranged with him to call next day. He failed on the j 13th, and, having received instructions from Mrs. Martin, he (witness) accepted the agency, and prisoner handed him the printed agency card produced. Prisoner told him that there were 80 customers in the district obtaining cigarettes from him, and he would write to them telling them that ali further supplies they required were to be got from j Mrs. Martin. as sole agent for the district.) They purchased three boxes of cigarettes, j vaJue JEZ 5s., but had not heard from or seen prisoner since. They could find no sale for I the cigarettes., Mr. Thomas: Wh»t do you complain of?— That the names of the promised 80 customers were not sent on. were not sent on. Then you don't complain of the value of the cigarettes?—I don't know the value of I them. Did you issue a warrant for prisoner in the name of Guthrie?—Yes, I did. Why?—Because I fancied I recognised him as the prisoner in a photo shown me by the police-sergea nt. Why did you do this?—I did not know bat what he had aliases. Prisoner was further charged with obtain- ing £ 2 9e. by false pretences from George Thomas, grocer, Pwllyglaw, near Cwmavon. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas again defended. Prosecutor depored to purchasing four. boxes of medicated oicarettes from prisoner on February 4, for which he paid C.2 1t. but I 5e. was returned for the exhibition in prose- outor's window of an advertisement card. Prisoner had promised to give prosecutor the ttddr-aeses cf 80 customers in the district who would purchase the cigarettes, and appointed I him as sole agent. Mr. Thomas: What have you to complain of?--Because I can't sell the cigarettes. I Did you say you haven't the va-lue ?—I don't like the cigarettes. One before breakfast is quite enough. (Laughter.) Mr. George Deere (magistrate): Why did you not try them before you purchased them?—That's what I ought to have done. Prisoner was discharged in both oases. ====== I'

I, INJURED MAN'S AGONY. I REMARKABLE EVIDENCE AT PONTARDAWE INQUEST. At an inquest held at Pontardawe by the Tj county coroner touching the death of Thomas Nott (5:1), believed to be a tramping labourer, some remarkable evidence was given. Morgan Knight, Ystradgynlais, said that he went to his stables at Ystradfawr Farm and heard groans, -and presently the words, "Light a light." He then found deceased on the floor of the barn. He had fallen 20ft. from a stack of hay. Dr. W. Owen Evans said there was a jagged wound at the back of the head, and the I sixth, seventh, and eighth ribs on the left aide were broken. He was in addition, suffering from concession of the brain. In consequence of the brain irritation due to the concussion the man threw himself about so much that witness believed he caused the broken ribs to penetrate the lung, and that the injury to the lung was the cause of death. A verdict in accordance with the medical I' evidence was returned.

DEVOLUTION WANTED IN CARMARTHENSHIRE. An application made at Llandilo Petty- sessions on Saturday by Mr. T. George Williams for a theatrical licence in connection with the visit of a company to the Drill-hall led to a discussion of the dim- culties experienced in obtaining these licences, and also those with reference to explosives, consequent upon the work being delegated by the county council to a com- mittee. a quorum of which is difficult to get together. The difficulty is specially felt at Ammanford, Llandovery, and other places. A suggestion by Mr. T. G. Williams that a representation should be m.ade by Mr. Lewis Bishop (the senior magistrates'-clerk) to the county council with a view to their altering their modus operandi so that such applica- tions could be dealt with by two magistrates, as formerly, was agreed to.

SHIP-REPAIR COMPETITION. I Shipbuilders in the North a.re sparing no efforts to gain orders if low quotations can secure business. The contract for the repair of the steamship Rapido, which has been in the Barry Commercial Graving Dock for some days, has been secured by Messrs. Cam- meU, Laird, and Co. (Limited), Birkenhead, local tendeirs, which averaged about £ 3,700, being, it ie said, under-cut to a considerable extant. local tenders, which averaged about £ 3,700, being, it ie said, under-cut to a. considerable extant. I

FORWARD MOVEMENT. INDUCTION OF NEW PASTOR AT CARDIFF. The Rev. Thomas H. Houghton, B.A., was on Tuesday inducted as pastor to Grange- town-hall Church, one of the earliest and largest of the Forward Movement halls in Cardiff. There was a large gathering of members and friends. The Rev. John Morgan Jones, superintendent of the move- ment, was in the chair, while among the speakers were the Revs. T. C. Jones, M.A., Penarth; J. M. Saunders, M.A., Pencoed; R. R. Roberts, Cathedral-road, Cardiff; and F. W. Cole, The Heath, Cardiff. Mr. Houghton is a native of Radnorshire. After spending many years in business at Pontypool, Rhyl, London, and elsewhere, he felt constrained t:> enter the ministry, and in 19CS entered the Collegiate School, Ponty- pridd, whence he proceeded to the Univer- sity College, Cardiff. Here he took his B.A. degree with honours in philosophy. He spent nine weeks as a supply" in Grange- town-hall in 1908 and then received an unanimous call to the pastorate. The call was accepted, the church agreeing to wait REV. T. HLCGHTCN. REV. T. HLCGHTCN. [Photo. A. W. Sargent. until Mr. Houghton completed his college course in June last.

GRAVE CARDIFF CHARGE. ALLEGED ADVERTISEMENT FRAUD. Augustus Evans (27), who wore pince-nez and was emartly dressed, appeared before the Cardiff justices on Tuesday on charges of obtaining 7s. 6d. from Edward R. Huggett, City-road, by false pretences, and a similar sum by meanfe of a trick from John Thomas Porter, an umbrella maker. It was stated that in April last prisoner called at the shops of the prosecutors, and obtained an advertise- ment for a cricket-sheet, which was, accord- ing to the witnesses, to have been circulated broadcast. Mr. Porter said the prisoner expressed a desire to have an umbrella in part payment for the advertisement. (Laughter.) Albert Breadmore amd William Higgs also said they paid prisoner money, and Higgs stated that everybody was laughing at the football fixture-sheet which contained his advertisement. It was also said by the wit- nesses that prisoner had told them he had a. printing works at 7, Monmouth-street, Bath, but Detective-inspector Marshfield, of Bath, said that the prisoner's mother-in-law kept a email newsagent's shop there. Prisoner got married on April 13, and when he came to Bath he had a small hand press and some type. When witness arrested him he said, I don't know what they have to grumble about. As soon as I knew there was a warrant out for me I got some football fixture-sheets and sent them around." Prisoner was committed to the sessions. Bail was refused.

.£1,000 A YEAR LESS. CARDIFF GUARDIANS AND FROZEN MEAT SUPPLY. In the interests of the British Army, the relative merits of fresh and frozen meat were discussed the other night in the House of Commons; the same matter was brought on on Tuesday at Cardiff Workhouse at a meeting of the visiting committee, Mr. F. J. Beavan presiding. Mr. J. R. Wynn, speaking as an expert, asked why the inmates could not be pro- vided with frozen instead of fresh meat. Mr. Wynn referred to the frequency of the supply of frozen beef for dinners at hotels and restauants, and mentioned that the same sort of beef was also supplied to the navy. Half the population were satisfied with frozen beef, and, surely, it was good enough for the inmates. He suggested that frozen meat would save the union £ 1,000 a year. The Chairman admitted the importance of the subject, adding that it would be advis- able in three months' time to re-introduce the proposal. This was agreed to.

FIRE ON THE OCEANIC. A fire broke out in the steerage of the White Star liner Oceanic in dock at South- ampton on .Saturday. Numerous engines were scon on the spot, and the fire's progress was soon arrested, not. however, before con- siderable dajnago was done to the fittings, &c.

DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT. WRITES AX ADDRESS TO THE WOMEN OF SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Friday. Sir Albert &picer. the president, and the majority of delegates to the Congress of the Chambers of Commerce have arrived here. Considerable interest is being aroused by the visit among the general public. Mr. Riseley. the Bristol delegate, has presented the local Women's Branch of the British Empire League with an address written by the hand of the Duchess of Beaufort, on behalf of the Victoria League of BriatoL- Reuter.

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