Weekly Mail

COGAN MAN AND DOMESTIC SERVANT. SMART SENTENCE FOR ASSAULT AND KISSES. Richard Thorne, a respeotable-looking man from Gog-an, was brought up in custody a.t Barry on Friday charged on remand with attempting to assault a young woman, named Moness Price, in service at Wind- sor-roa4, Peuarth. Mr. Sydney Jenkins appeared for the defence. At the previous hearing prosecutrix alleged that when she was ironing in the kitchen prisoner entered the house. He was drunk, and said he wanted her. He grabbed her and threw her down. She called for help and defendant released his hold of her an/ walked away, at the same time threatening "to knock her two peepers into one." He came back afterwards, and said, "I am sorry for what I have said and done. Miss Price." Complainant shut the door in his face. Cross-examined, prosecutrix said it was nntme that they were only indulging in horseplay, but she admitted telling an errand-boy who offered to fetch a policeman that he need not do so. Charles Youde, the boy referred to, stated that he saw complainant putting prisoner out of the house. Miss Price told him he would have his two eyes knocked into one before the day was out. and when prisoner asked her who would do it she replied. "I will." Prisoner again entered the house, and prosecutrix put him out the second time. Mrs. Mary Lewis, in whose service com- plainant had been for the past eight months, eaid the girl told her that Thorne had been "pulling her about." Witness saw prisoner, who was under the influence of drink, in the bar of a local hotel, and asked him what he had been doing. He replied, "I have not touched the. girl," and witness told him he had better clear out before Stillman (her son, who was complainant's sweetheart) found him. Police-constable Clesham proved arrest. Prisoner gave evidence on his own behalf. admitting that he had put his arm round the girl's waist and kissed her. The case was reduced to one of common assault. Mr. J. J. Neale said. after taking into consideration prisoner's previous good character, they would fine him £ 5, or a month's hard labour. They would not have been so lenient, but for tho way in which the case had been put and also for defen- dant's frankness in his evidence.

TEACHERS OF LANGUAGES. A CARDIFF SUIT AND A. FRENCH- MAN'S DIFFICULTY. In the Chancery Division on Friday (before Mr. Justice S win fen Eady) Mr. Byrne men- tioned the motion in the cruse of the Berlit* School of Languages v. Plat, in which an injunction had been granted restraining the defendant from carrying on business as a teacher of languages in Cardiff or within a, I tadius of five miles and within the county of London. An injunction, said counsel, had been granted to this effect, but the part relating to London it was proposed to with- draw. There had also been leave granted to issite a writ of attachment, but the plain- tiffs had no desire to press that. They believed that the defendant, who was in oolut, had acted under an entire misappre- hension, and they had satisfied themselves that what the defendant had done was owing to ignorance of the proofcduno of the English courts. The defendant was a French- man. and the plaintiffs asked for a supple- mental order drawn upon the original orddr granting the injunction. It had been explained to tho defendant his exact posi- tion. and what ha could and what he could not do.. After discussion Mr. Byrne asked: Will you not discharge that part of the motion which relates to the county of London? His Lordship: No; I will not disturb the cnter. Mr. Byrne: The defendant must under- stand that anythi ng he now does will not prevent the plaintiffs from taking any steps they think fit in the event of the defendant oanva.ssj.ng our clients. So far as, that is ooncerned he is equally prohibited in Cardiff ee elsewhere. His Lordship: I understand you have 3tbandoned your residence in Cardiff? The Defendant: Yee, my lord. An order was then made in the terms men- tioned.

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THE EARTH OPENS. 4- REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE IN PA BIS. PARIS, Sunday. An extraordinary catastrophe occurred last night at Montmartre. Without a moment's warning the earth opened and swallowed up two passers-by, a man and a woman. The only eye-witness was a policeman, who on hearing screams hurried to the spot, and saw that where street and pavement had been an instant before there was an enor- mous hole, about nine yards wide by six yards deep. From tbe abyss a woman's voice kept calling, Save me for the sake of my chil- dren." Assistance was hastily summoned, and a rope was procured from a neighbouring wjue shop, and lowered from the window of a house overlooking the cavity. The man was drawn out in an exhausted condition, having been submerged up to the waist in sinking sand. The woman, who, when the subsidence occurred was buried up to the neck, had. meanwhile completely dis- appeared Firemen with ropes attached to their waists were lowered over the edge of the hole, and worked with might and main with picks and shovels to extricate the victims, but soon they were obliged to desist, as the foundations of a six-storey building were exposed and thL house threatened to topple down. Temporary measures were taken to shore up the building, the occupants of whien fled in terror, and with the aid of electric flashlights from the windows of adjoin- ing houses the work of rescue was cautiously resumed, and was continued all night, but without any result. It was finally ahandoned at ten o'clock this morning, there being no longer any pos- sibility of saving the woman alive A heartrending scene was witnessed late last night, when a man named Chevalier arrived on the spot, shouting" My wife," My wife." He is employed in a draper's shop. The accident is due to the fact that the portion of the Rue Tourlaque which collapsed was built over some disused Quarries— Reuter.

NEW Y.M.C.A. BUILDING AT LLANELLY. MR. LLEWELYN WILLIAMS, M.P., AS A PROPHET. The laying of the foundation-stones of the new building of the Liaiieliy Young Men's Christian Association was performed on Saturday by Lady Stepney, Mr. Howard Wil- liams feon of the late Sir George Wiiliama. founder of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation), and Mr. Llewelyn Williams, M P. (on behalf of the workmen of LlaneJly), Miss Brodie, and Mr. W. Pratt, Newport. Prior to the ceremony a luncheon was held at the higher elementary school, when Mr. J. Wes- ley Jones (presiding) expressed his pleasure at the presence of Miss Stepney. Mr. W. W. Brodie said that the new building, including the swimming baths, would cost £ 4,000. The subscription list included the name of Mr James Maybery for £ 100, Miss Stepney £ 100 (which was promised by her father, Sir Arthur Stepney), and Mr. John Cory, Cardiff. had also forwarded a munificent donation of £ 5C0, which was given free from any eeust of local tie. Miss Stepney, who was given a rousing reception, SiLid they all knew what a keen interest her father took in the association, and she thought they would like to hear that amongst the last letters which he carried with him in his pocket-book on the day that he died in Arazona was a note from the Young Men's Christian Association of Victoria, British Columbia, thanking him for a donation, and begging him to accept their deep appreciation of his thoughtfulness and co-operation in their work. (Applause.) Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, M.P.. stúd that in a very short time they would be in the throes of a great controversial year. He saw gentiemen around him whom he was able to call his friends, but in a short time he would be able to call them by another name—(laughter)—and he had no doubt that they would respond. (Renewed laughter.) The contractor olLthe building is Mr. T. P. Jones, and the architect, Mr. William Griffiths, F.S.I., Llenelly.

BOARDS OF GUARDIANS. CARDIFF. CONSUMPTIVES' COMPLAINT. At a meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guar- dians on Saturday, the Rev. Canon Buckley presiding, the Clerk (Mr. A. J. Harris) reported that there were 45 consumptive patients in the Cardiff Workhouse, of which 42 were said to be advanced cases. There were four cases in the huta at the Ely Workhouse, all in an ad- vanced state, and not likely to get better. Apart from this, there were three cases in the sanatorium. He did not know whether as the four cases in the huts were not likely to get better, they should not be exchanged with some of the caseis in the workhouse. The four patients in the huts at the Ely Workhouse wrote stating that they did not seem to get any better since they came there, and they asked the guardians to stop the noise of the blinds, the rain coming in, and the draught, as they could hot rest. It was more than they could bear, and if 'nothing were done they asked to be withdrawn and sent back to the hospital from where they came. Mr. Moore, master of the Ely Workhouse, stated that they had made no complaint to him. The fact of the matter was they were getting tired of the huts and wanted to get back. It was resolved that they should be brought back, subject to the approval of the doctor. GUARDIANS DECLINE MR. HERN'S SUG- GESTION. Mr. S. Hern, of the Cardiff Ratepayers' Association, wrote stating that the council of the association had passed a resolution ask- ing that the guar#iaas should purchase and sell all live stock by public auction. Father Van den Heuvel: And employ Mr. Hern. (La ughter.) A guardian stated that that was one of Mr. Hern's fa-ds. Mr. John Winn said that the present system he knew was satis- factory, and he would leave it to the board to reply to Mr. Horn. It was resolved to inform Mr. Hern that the guardians were quite satisfied with the way the purchaso and sale of stock was done at present.

NEWPORT CHILD'S SAD CONDITION. The death of a child was investigated by the Newport coroner (Mr. Lyndon Moore) on Friday. It was an inquest respecting the death of Edmund John Thomas, the thirteen months' old child of William Thomas, dock labourer, Dolphin-street. Charlotte Thomas, the mother. said the child had been treated as an out-patieut at tho hospital for the past month for diarrhoea and sick- ness. Dr. Crinks said it was suffering from an abscess in the thigh. It was taken to the hospital for treatment, and died there. William Thomas, the father. said Dr. Vines told him the child might have tc have its leg off, and asked witness if he was willing. Witness would not copsent to an amputation of the leg, saying he would rather see the child die. He then left it at the hospital for an examination, and when he returned a few hours later found it dead. Witness complained of the time the body had been kept at the hospital after death. The Coroner: The hospital authorities could not allow you to take *,he body away without my permission. If I had known you were anxious to taKe the body home I would have granted _our request. Dr. C. S. Vines said the abscess was opened under an anaesthetic and witness found that the hip bone was badly diseaseC- Af^er recovering from the anassthetic the child collapsed and died. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

RUBENS AND GOMEZ. IMPORTANT ART FINDS" AT NEWPORT. A strange find of what is believed to be two very valuable works of art has taken place at Newport Two old pictures which had been for at least twenty years in a local business establishment, and were not looked upon as being anything very extraordinary, were recently cleaned and repaired by an expert under the direction of the owners, and then it was noticed that they bore—one the signature of Rubans and the other that of Salvatore Gomez. They are believed to be genuine works of these great masters. The picture by Rubens (27in. by 21in.) depicts 8t. Luke holding up the dead body of Chrir, with two symbolio figures on either side. The Gomez has for its subject Christ at the well. The owners have deposited the pictures in the strong room of Lloyds Bank at Newport for safe custody and further investigation. The art expert inclines to the view that they were stolen from a Spanish church and brought to this country for sale.

THE DOOMED LUCANIA AT SWANSEA. The Ounard liner Lucania, on which a fire occurred some time ago, arrived at Swansea on Saturday to have her machinery taken out. of her before she proceeds to Briton Ferx# to Ire broken apt

"SPIRIT" OF THE G.O.M. f LATE MR. GLADSTONE ON THE BUDGET. Mr. W. T. Stead, the well-known journalist and staunch advocate of spiritualism, claims to have had an interview with the late Mr. W. E. Gladstone and to have obtained from him his views upon the Budget and the ques- tion of the House of Lords. Mr. Stead told a press representative that the interview took place on Saturday afternoon at Mr. Stead's offices at Mowbray House, Norfolk-street, Strand, the medium being Julia," who was at one time. an American journalist, and who now conducts" Julia's Bureau" for the benefit of those interested in the occult. The interview was arranged at the express request of the editor of a Loudon morning newspaper, following i^oti the appearance in the" Review of Reviews of a spirit inter- view with Lord Beaconsfield, who had said that Mr. Gladstone had spoken to him about the Budget, but had objected to the publica- tion of his remarks upon the ground of inad- visability. G.O.M. CRITICISES LICENSING PROPOSALS. According to tile" Da.ily Chronicle," in which paper a full report of the interview appears to-day, the roplj; of 1.1 i'. Gladstone I to the question as to whether he could express any opinion on the Budget and the Lords was a very remarkable one. At the commencement the psychic auto- matist reported that on the previous evening she had received a long message from Mr. | Gladstone in response to her appeal for an expression of opinion as to the general out- j look. The message expressed considerable J — i disinclination on the part of Mr. Gladstone _I to return to." the limited and melancholy arena of party politics." Mr. Gladstone, nevertheless, for the sake of old-time memories, undertook to speak as best be could through whatsoever means may le afforded me upon the present aspect of your ) world, as now it seems to me in general, and j on the question now affecting the English people in particular—namely, the Budget." The interview then began, and was fol. lowed by the stenographer of the bureau, the others present taking a check note. Mr. Gladstone's voice was audible to all present, Mr. Gladstone said the arena of tha present world was distasteful to him now. He had not been in close touch with the political sphere since his passing from the physical tabernacle. He spoke, however, in no measured terms about the Budget, and expressed the opinion, we understand, that it would be wise policy for the Lords to pass the measure, although he had some criticisms to make with regard to the licensing pro- posals. As to the House of Lords, he expressed in strong terms his antagonism to its dominance." He had [11so some inte- resting things to say about what he called the nostrums of Tariff Reform." Mr Gladstone is credited with the follow- ing opinion The Upper Chamber will act most ill-advisedly if they reject this financial measure. T can well understand that there will be much in its provisions to which they will distinctly object, but, nevertheless, it would be a wise policy for them to pass this inc isure. I am in agreement with the prin- ciples that are embodied in the Bill." Mr. Stead asks, If the Lords were willing ciples that are embodied in the Bill." Mr. Stead asks, If the Lords were willing to pass the Budget, would you still dissolve? Mr. Gladstone is represented as replying:- "It would not be advisable, in my opinion, to dissolve at the moment. So far as the action of the Government is concerned as a Government, compromise wilt be advisable, but when the issue has been narrowed down, when the die is cast, the step taken, then definite, clear, united action must be taken quickly and at once."

ON THE WOLVES. .4 GLASGOW STEAMER SUNK IN BRISTOL CHANNEL. —— A serious shipping disaster occurred in the Bristol Channel early on Saturday morning, resulting in the loss of the three-masted steamer Minor, belonging to Messrs. Henry and Paton, Glasgow. It appears that the Minor was outward bound from Gloucester for Limerick, with salt, and al! went wall until about 11.20, when the vessel was near the Flat Holm. Suddenly, a. grinding noise was heard, and the vessel struck on the Wolves Rocks. She afterwards slid off and sank in deep water on the flood tide. The crew managed to get off, and landed in their own boats, and proceeded to the Sailors' Home. The vessel was under the command of Captain M'Fall, and carried a crew of ten hands, who proceeded home to Glasgow on Saturday evening. The Minor was a steel-screw three-masted steamer of 1,116 tons register, and was built in lti93 by J. H. Gilmour, Irvine. The vessel appears to have struck the rocks about five a.m., and, realising the hopeless position, the captain ordered the crew to take to the beats. They were fortunate in saving their belongings, and reached Cardiff about eight o'clock, being taken to tho Sailors' Home. Tho crew consisted of:- Captain M'FaJf. Peter Douglas, chief officer. James Valady, second officer. D. C. Swainson, chief engineer. J Alfred Duncan, second engineer. Demp-sey, steward. George Fletcher, able seaman. Angus Cameron, able seaman. Hugh Thompsey, firemen. Stewart Findlay, fireman. Peter Douglas, one of the able seamen, describing the sinking of the vessel, said they left Sharpness at eight o'clock on Friday night. All went well until about 11.30, when they were off the Flat Holm. There was some misunderstand- ing in picking up the lights. They ported their helm and beached on the Wolves Rocks. They did their best to get her off, but she was fast, and the tide, catching the vessel's starboard quarter, slew her around. The tide left her about three a.m. high and dry on the rocks, but there were two feat of water in the hold. Fears were entertained that the vessel would turn turtle, and the boats were got ready. When the tide rose again the vessel sank. The crew in the mean- time stood by and watched their^ vessel go j down. The weather conditions at the time were fine, but there was a elight haze on the land. In a conversation with a few of the deck hands, one of our representatives was told that after putting the pilot ashore at Portishead they encountered a strong tide, which carried them on to the reefs between the Monkstone and the Holms. The men were in their bunkspwhen the vessel struck, but there was no panic. They all took matters very coolly, and lowered their boats when they realised the serious position of the vessel. As their rockets and blue lights had got damp with the seas, they were un- able to summon assistance. They collected -y all their effects and placed them in the boats in case of emergency, but did not think at the time they were in such bad .straits. A strong tide very soon was over the rocks, and almost immediately the ves- sel was broadside. They then rowed in their small boats, and after two hours' hard pull- ing against a receding tide they reached Cardiff, and were taken to the Sailors' Home, where they were glad to find some shelter after the cold frost they experienced in the early hours of the morning. Asked where the ship now lay, one of the crew replied, About midway between the Monkstone and the Flat Holm. She has gone completely, being right under water."

THE COLLIERY DISASTER IN THE RHYMNEY VALLEY. L. ■ nan, rn—wnTTTiTirmwmi—n———I—j (1) View of the Darran Colliery. (2) Mr. Jones (colliery manager) and Mr. J. M. Greenhow (with pipe). (3) Mr. Evan Owen (under manager) who was one of the fret rescue party. (4 and 10) Bring-ing up the dead. (5) Mr. J. W. Price (head mechanic of the Rhymney Iron Company). (6) Mr. Walter Lewis (miners' agent for the Rhymney Valley) assist.ing the rescuers. (7) Mr. W. H. Trump (mine inspector). (8) Edmund Da,vies (day fireman), one of the rescuers, being brought to the pit-top in an exhausted condition. (9) Another rescuer. (11) Mr. Smith, head manager of the company's collieries (in cap), and Mr. F. B. Saunders (in bowler), secretary off the company. (12) Wm. Evans, the first man to descend the pit after the explosion. (13) Mr. Klombiec (on the left), Mrs. Klcmbies, and Captain Lindsay, who lent their motors to help in rescue work. Weekly Mail Pho,tos.

FIRE AT A NEWPORT CLUB SIX WOMEN RESCUED FROM THE BUILDING. An alarming fire broke out on Saturday morning at the Constitutional Club, Newport. facing Stow Hill. Passers-by were alarmed and distressed at seeing six young women of the staff making their way hurriedly dov/n the fire escape from the upper balcony overlooking the bottom of Stow Hill. Fortunately, however, although the place was rapidly beooming enveloped in smoke and fiance, the worst fears of th:- staff wore not realised. The fire brigade wa;. promptly called, and. after hose work, suoo&edcd in completely subduing the fire, which, however, burnt out the pantry and adjacent promisee., tloing damage roughly estimated :it about 13,00. The fire broke out in the boys" pantry. Miss Coss, the manageress, says she retired to bed about 12.30 a.m., when everything seemed quite safe. She was alarmed by the kitchenmaid, and, with the other members of the staff, she had to leave her bedroom only partly dressed and descend 1 ha fire escape.

SWANSEA LAW CASE. —7 POSTPONEMENT REFUSED IN DEYSON V. HARVEY., In the Chancery Division on Saturday (before Mr. Justice Warrington) Mr. Tyldo^Jey Jones mentioned the case of Deyson and Har- vey, which came from Swansea. The learned counsel asked tha,t the case might be kept out of the paper for a month. The defendant ¡ (for whom he appeared) had a counter-claim, and he was as anxious as tne plaintiff to get the action disposed of. There were a large number of documents in the possession of the plaintiff which up to the present the defen- dant had not had copies of. Mr. Meager (for the plaintiff) assented to a three weeks' adjournment. Mr. Justice Warrington eaid at present he must decline to postpone the trial. Mr. Tyldesley Jones said on Monday (to-day) he was applying to Mr. Justice Parker for the production of more docu- ments. Supposing this application were granted, might he atain ask his lordship for a postponement of the trial? Mr. Justice Warrington said of couree the lesurued counsel cquld apply-again.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT. BIRCH FOR DISHONEST CARDIFF BOY. Robin Everingham (eleven), schoolboy, 20, Vishwell-road Canton, and Edgar Selway II (sixteen), 47, Conybeare-road, Canton, were charged at LI and riff Police-court on Monday with stealing a turkey and a duck, of the value of 9s. 6d. -rver:ngliam was further charged with stealing a gentleman's umbrella, value 15s. William Green, a gardener, in the employ of Mr. J. H. Hallett, Tho Lodge, Radyr Chain, stated that he saw Everingliam in a field at Radyr Chain, where ho cornered the fowls and made a grab at them. Witness caught him in the act. He h.d since seen the turkey produced in court, which belonged to Mr. Ilallett, and it was missed on Wednesday last about four o'clock, iPolice-sergeant Thomas ;vr,}overn stated that whilst on duty at Waterhall Cross he saw the witness Green chaso and capture Evering- ham Witness took tho boy into custody. and from what he told him he went to 20, Vishwell-road. Canton, where he saw the boy's mother. She handed him a duck dressed ready for use, which was hanging up in th3 pantry. He proceeded down Cony- beare-road, and there eaw Selway, whom he arrested. In the eecond charge against ) EYeringham. Mr. J. E. Williams, solicitor, J Llandaff, stated that on Saturday week he left his umbrella in the porch of Fairwell house, and when ho came out again it was gone. Prisoner confessed to stealing the umbrella. The Bench sentenced Everingham to receive six strokes with the birch rod, and put under probation for six months. Selway was fined 30s., including costs, with the alter- native of fourteen days' imprisonment, a.nd, in addition, was placed on probation for six months.

GLAMORGAN COUNTY-HALL, Genelra.1 Tylecr presided at a meeting of the joint offices committee of the Glamorgan Cou-n,ty Council, held at Ca-rdiff Qn Saturday. The tender of Messrs. E. Turner and Sons, Cardiff, was provisionally accepted for the erection of the new Ccunty-hall in Cathays Park, Cardiff. The amount of the tender waa not mad,e public. The committee inter- viewed four applicants for.the post of clerk of works for t.he superstructure, &nd ajjDointei F. Coulbburne, Stoio-on-'Ereijf.

CONSTABLE AS SPORTSMAN A BETTING PITCH ON CRUMLYN BURROWS. Frank Williams, bookmaker, Swansea, who was represented by Mr. Matthew Arnold, pleaded guilty at Neath on Friday to a charge of street betting at Crumlyn Burrows on Cambridgeshire day. Police-constable List said that he was standing near the bridge attired in rough clothes and reading the Sporting Chronicle." lie saw seventeen men speak to the defendant between one o'clock and 1.17. Theso men handed him betting slips. In defendart's possession was found £20 in gold, Y,8 17s. 9d. in silver, and 6id. in bronse; also 45 betting slips for the horse-s running on Wednesday, 41 slips for the Tuesday's racing, and six slips for the previous Saturday. Defendant also had an account book dealing with his racing transactions. Mr. Arnold said that defendant had been in business on his own account for only a couple of weeks, and he had decided to give up the business. Mr. Arnold asked that Tuesday's slips might be handed back to c Williams. Superintendent Williams said there were two previous convictions.. Williams was fined £10 and costs, and the application with regard to the slips was granted. I

BARRY CHAPEL ON FIRE. I A fire was found to have broken out about rine o'clock on Sunday morning at the We3!eya.n Cna-pel Cadoxton-Barry, and for some time the entire structure was in peril. The outbreak seems to have originated in the overheating of the stove-pipes, and the fire had gained considerable hold of the wood- work before it was discovered. The police fire brigade, in oharge of Inspector J. Evans, and <<ther helpers were soon at hand, -viii with a plentiful supply of water the fire was got under, but not before before much ¡ damage had been done. The fine new pipe organ was much damaged by fire and water. I The loss is covered by insurance. In conse- I quence of the outbreak services could not be held at the chapel on Sunday.

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A GALLANTRY IN WALES. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS The compieted list of awards for the month issued by the Royal Humane Society contains the following cases from Wales:- Bronze medal and certificate to Peter Johns, Coveney-street, Cardiff, for big heroic action on September 22 in saving James liite, who fell into the Queen Alexandra "Dock between a ship and the quay wall. Medal to Joshua Richards, fisherman, Tenby, for his gallantry in saving a youth who fell from the rocks while fishing on Sep- tember 17. Medal to Benjamin Powell, police-constable, Llangollen, for gallantly saving a boy from a dangerous part of the Dee on August 27. Medal to John Rimmer, Aberystwyth, for his gallant attempt to save G. H. Cartwright, who was drowned in a rough sea on August 27. An In Memoriam to the relatives of Henry Armstrong, who lost his life in trying to save Oart wright. Testimonial and 15s. to Marin L. Edwards Loughor, for his pluolt in saving a boy from the river on July 4. Testimonial on vellum to Brinley Eliae. Welford-street, Barry, for saving Geo. Kane from the sea on Juily 30, a certificate being given to David Evans for restoring Kane.

THE PONTYPRIDD HAlLWAY FATALITY. Mr. W. L. Yorath (Cardiff coronor) con- < ducted an inquiry on Saturday into the death of Thomas Thomas, of Tramroad-side, Tre- forest, a signal fitter linesman in the employ of the Taff Vale Railway Company, who was knocked down by a mineral train near Tre- forest on Wednesday evening, and died at Cardiff Infirmary on Thursday evening. Richard East, a goods guard, stated that just outside Pontypridd Station he heard a shourt and looked over the back of his van. He saw nothing, and too-k no further notice, 1 because it was no unusual thing to hear shouts. Evidence was further given to show that the man was found lying in tho six- < foot way. The jury returned a verdict of death from shock mnd laceration of the < brain, following injuries accid^otally received brain, following injuries accid^otally i received

+ MR. BURT SUGGESTS APPEAL TO ELECTORS. Speaking at Blyth on Saturday. Mr. Burt said they were met in a political crisis so far as the borough of Morpeth was concerned. The controversy was not of his seeking—he had done nothing to provoke it in refusing to sign the Labour Party'd constitution. He had not come to the conclusion to do so rashly. If he had no strong political opinions, no regard for consistency, no reverence for the right of private judgment, if he did not care something for conscience, he would have signed the constitution. There were two points in particular in the constitution to which he objected. the first being that which prevented a man who signed the constitution from advocating the claims of a politician con- nected with any other party. A more important clause, the speaker added, was that which bound a member to vote for or against a measure at the behest of his com- rades before it had been discussed. That struc-k a fatal blow at any true, sound Parlia- mentary re-presentation, and it was fatal to the very essence and principle of representa- tive government. If those opposed to him continued to follow the lines they were at present pursuing, he saw no legitimate and proper way out of the difficulty than an appeal to the electors. He would then go to the poll, and leave them to determine whether he or someone else should be the future member for Morpeth. A resolution was adopted unanimously expressing high appreciation of Mr. Burt'a services, and assuring him of the council's undivided support should he again stand for the representation of the borough. MR. FENWICK PROPOSES A COMPROMISE. Addressing the Liberal Council of the Wans- beck Division at Morpeth on Saturday, Mr. Charles Fenwick, M.P., explained his attitude in refusing, as one of the miners' leaders, to sign the labour constitution, and proposed a compromise on the subject. The solution wa,s, he said, that Mr. Burt and he should cease to be run as official candidates by the Miners' Association of Northumberland. Mr. Burt should be run simply as secretary of the Miners' Union, and if that were done one- half of the difficulty was gone. There only remained himself, and they miffht go back to the original conditions. In Wansbeck he was not run as the official candidate of the Miners' Union at the start, but as the free choice of the electors and in the interests of Labour and Radicalism. That could be dono again, and if that course were taken it would certainly remove much of the difficulty.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF 1912. BANGOR AND LIVERPOOL AS RIVAL APPLICANTS. An influential public meeting was held at the Town-hall, Bangor, on Friday night for the purpose of considering the advisability of inviting the National Eisteddfod of 1912 to Bangor. The mayor presided. Principal Sir Harry Reich el wrote saying he endcreed the objects of the meeting, and that he would subscribe to the guarantee fund if it was decided to send an invitation. This was agreed upon. A provisional committee was appointed to obtain signatures to a guaran- tee bond. ProfessoT Lewis Jones said he was not quite sure whether Liverpool had not a prior olaim to the eisteddfod of 1912. It depended on how far Liverpool had already moved in the matter If that city had not moved very far, -then he was assured, on excellent autho- rity, that Bangor had a, far better chance than Liverpool. (Applause.)

CARDIFF FREE CHURCHES AND SUNDAY CONCERTS. The annual meeting of the Evangelical Free Churches Council of Cardiff and district was held a-b the Charles-street Wesleyan Schoolroom on Friday, Mr. John Morgan pro- siding. The Seoretary (the Rev. W. Cadwaladr Parry) in his annual report deplored the fact that the Welsh Baptist Churches etiU remained outside. Their council now repre- sented churches with 14,000 members an.l 28,000 adherents. Mr. J. W. Baker (tho trea- surer) presented what was considered a satis- fa.ctory financial statement. The outgoing President in his a,ddrees deplored the manner in which the sanctity of the Sabbath was bein.g violated in Cardiff by the holding of Sunday concerta in theatres in the guise of charity. The Rev. Tbomaa Savioe, HaptiMt mjjuster at the Dociks, was chosen presidetot-ei^t ( «nrt the Rev. Marshal Limon, R.cr, tn-road: and Mir. W. G. Howell, solicitor, were Q.npoiiltel vice-presidents, th-3 council marking tho-r appreciation of the services rendered by M'r. J. W. Baker and the Rev. W. Calwaladr Pa.rry in the pSist by reelecting them trea- surer and secretary respectively. Resolutions were, passed (1) urging the Government to press forward earnestly tho Bill of Sir S. T. Evans for the enfranchise- menit of leasehold sites of chapele; and (2) expressing dis.appointmemt at the continuance of the Congo atrocities.

CHILDRENS SAD PLIGHT AT NEWPORT. The Newport county magistrates on Satur- day had before them the case of a labourer, named John Owen Williams, who was charged with cruelty to three young children by exposing and neglecting them. Mr. Lyndon Cooper, who prosecuted, said this was one of the tramping cases. There was a long history about the prisoner. Inspector Sparks state! the prisoner and his children were at Lan^- s-tone OB October 26, which was a very wet. boisterou-a day. The wife said they had tramped from Westbury (whore they had eeern in the workhouse) through stormy weather. They slept in an old shed at Lian- vaches, and on another occasion they passed the night under a tree. The children wero soaking wet. They had leon taken to tho workhouse. Prisoner, who said the children and his wifo had been missing from April 22 to October 12, elected to go before a judgo at the assizes. He was remanded for a weak. ——•

NEW SCHOOL AT SKETTY. In the presence of a large crowd, the now county council school at Sketty, near Swan- sea, was opened on Saturday by Mrs. Morgan B. Williams with a gold key, suitably inscribed, that had been presented by Messrs. Bennett Bros., builders. Swansea.— County Councillor John Jordan, who subse- quently presided, said that of the £ 7,450 which the Glamorgan Education Committee had received for building in single-echool areas, £1.500 had been secured for building that school. (Applause.) Mr. Mansel Franklen mentioned, as show- ing the enterprise of the Glamorgan Educa- tion Authority, that the cost per head for staffing was greater than that of any county in England. They had a scale of salaries for the teachers that was unequalled, except in the county of Surrey, and they had a staff whose qualifications were unrivalled. (Ap- plause.)

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