Weekly Mail

|i 1 GUARDIANS' EXPENSES. i" j 1 ECHO OF THE WEST HAM SCANDAL. A poet-office official of Forest Gate, named Charles Hughes, was summoned at West Ham :m Saturday for writing- a "false, scandalous, and defamatory libel" on Mr- George A. Paul, a. member of the West Ham. Board of Guar- dians. Hughea wrote in a lettey- to the clerk of the board': "I wish to take very strong excep- tion to- the publio fundg being dipped, into by either Messrs. Paul and Sbreave- for entirely unauthorised journeys." i.j Mr. Fraquet. the. assistaariu »c1«vrfex gw* Mj evidence. Hughes Tfrryfhe custom wjiett members go on journeys to charge their expenses and ) 7s. 6d. eubefetance allowance?—Yes. Tott-were- assistant clerk atwfle ttime of the trial- of certain, guardians for COITUptionl- Yes. Was thor- chatrnra.71 fthew board,at that period Mr. Paul"?—Yes. The, jnstioes, -constrlted. anx* tfb» Chairman ftid:-It seems to U8 that you meant to I imply that the- ex-ohairmaaj was equally cor- rupt -with -the corrupt members of the board If thafc i» not, a libel, I don't know what a libel is. Theme fore- we. shall- send you. for trial. Hughea,.liowever, aske<J" to- -be allowed to go into the box- He said the letter was not intended to bear the construction- put, upon it. Do had offered to apologise tot Mry Paul J "in open bo-&rd." I Eventually it was? agreed; that 11& should withdraw the letter- and be- bouncfc- over far twelvemonths- in the. sum of, La

POPULAR DOTOLAIS MAK^ 11 JOEL 30RCELLC& CARTWRIGHT GOING- TOt AMERICA. ) IB^eatth having- visited Mr. Marcenus- J. Carfcwiighrt, a popular resident of Dowlaia. he has determined upon a sojourn in the I United. States, where, he will stay with his til brother. Mr. Claud Cartwright, at Denver, fcl] Colorado. For sixteen years Mr. Cartwright T 11 -was hon- secretary or the Dowlaia Chamber of Trade, and as an expression of their sym- pathy the members of that body have pre- emtocL him with a, sul)stayti-al cheque. Mr. Cartwright'a health prevented his attending lho- presentation. meeting, and his father, Mr. E. Cart-wright, aooc-(-pted the cheque on his J behalf. Speeches were made by Messrs. D. 3L. Fdvwds- R. P, Sees, and others,

1 FIFTY BLACK EYES. | REMARKABLE TREATMENT OF A ,1 SWANSEA WIFE. Mary Amn Morris summoned her husband, James Morris. (47), labourer, at Swansea on Saturday for assault. Complainant said- on j the night of July 22, as she was going to | bed, defendant struck her on the face and (j. chest. and, kicked her. Polioe-oonetable Hayes- said he believed defendant beat his wife unmercifully. Since he had known her she had had about fifty blaok eyes. The prisoner, who made acousatione against his wife. was sentenced to a month's hard j labour, if —

COTTAGE HOIE. SYSTEM. j; CARMARTHEN GUARDIANS TRY AN M INNOVATION; At a meeting of the Carmarthen Board of Suardians on Saturday, the Rev. A. Fuller Hills presiding, the question of making better Jrorvision for the accommodation of the work- house children who aj-e now boarded out was considered. On the recommendation of the Txxarding-out committee it was decided to rent a house in the town and place it in charge of a foster-mother and keep there the children* that. became chargeable to the union.

| LADY'S DOG AND- THE TAXI. 1 MTS. Commons is oairetaher of Cardiff Oory- |! ball and Institute, and she appeared at the county-court on Saturday and claimed I damages in respect of her little dog, I which. it was claimed, was run over J by 4 taxi-cab. though, on the other 9 side, it was alleged that the dog J determinedly ran into the taxi, a/nd thus | jommitted suicide. The dog was a Maltese | xxpdle pap. which Mrs. Commons gave five I iruineas for. On the morning of the 1st of a £ Tune it was alleged the poodle pup was play- a AT-ane it was alleged the poodle pup was play- ing with a black dog outside the institute. The black dog walked away, and the white one xan in front of the on-oaming taxi. Defendant was John Hooper, Wyndhain- orescent. who at the time was a driver in the employ of the Southern Motor and Taxi Company, and he denied negligence, stating that the accident could not have been avoided. His Honour found for the defen- dant with c,)-ts. Mr. Wilfred Lewis (instructed by Mr. Sydney Jenkins) was for the plaintiff; Mr. Eugene Bregion (instructed by Xr- Pratt) defended.

I DRAPER & HIS TRAVELLER. Owing to the heavy list on Friday before his ] Honour Judge Hill Keily, one of the cases was j referred to arbitration# Mr. Lincoln Reed ictingr as arbitrator. Mr. Seccombe, draper, j aueen-etreet, was plaintiff. and David' j ?hillipe defendant. Plaintiff sued for the recovery of £ 10. damages fo* alleged fraadu- lenG misrepresentation in obtaining certain orders. Defendant was in the employ of I plaintiff as his traveller in the valleys. Mr. Lincoln Reed found there was no fraud or misrepresentation, and that defendant acted honestly and in the best interests of Mr Seccombe, but that the latter had been misled. He found for the defendant with .] costs. Messrs. Harold Lloyd and Cross were „ for the plaintiff. Mr. Tudor Rees defending. On Saturday his Honour gave judgment for defendant "with costs.

STIPENDIARY'S WARNING. Hugh Thomas, collier, Tonypandy, was charged at Pentre on Monday with es«aiiitinig the police. Police-constable James obtained the defendant's nam and address for a previous ctfn-c on Saturday night last, and whilst. he was oopying it in his note-book defendant threw off his coat, rushed up and struck wit-neis on the nose. There was a struggle on the and another man joined in the meloo and attacked witness. glhcmals was like a. raviw maxltaan. Witness blew his whistle, and Poliotssergcent Davis and Policj-congtable Honry came to his assistance. Defendant, on nath, said the polacenmn struck him on the head. Tho Stipendiary said he could not accept defendant's story, and it was wicked of him to bring these fal "barges açainst the police. He (the defendant) had a, bad record,, mid unless he pulled up :u<; end wo.uld be a serious one. He would •» fined 40s.. as one month. i s

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE* ACID DROPS FOR A CONSUMP- TIVE PATIENT. An inquiry was held at Chelsea on Satur- day into the circumstances of the death from consumption of Elizabeth (34), a nurse, who underwent the Christian Science treatment. It was stated that she had been properly treated for tuberculosis dTt Stroud during the summer, but on going to London had become a Christian Science patient. She resented the attendance of a medical practioner, who was called In by friends, and left the house- iithel Harriot Martin, a Christian Scientist, at whose house the deceased lived, paying a guinea a week, said she did not expect death, the patient seeming to I improve under the treatment. A charwoman at the establishment said deceased was given no medicine, but used acid-drops and toffee. Mary Elizabeth Bovet. Christian Science practitioner, who attended the deceased, said that under her treatment the haemorrhage ceased, and the treatment consisted of prayer. the patient paying two or three shillings weekly. The Coroner remarked that the deceased could have had a clergyman's prayers free. > A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned.

CORONER ON CAULS. Dr. W Wynn Westcott, at the Hackney Coroner's Ccurt on Saturday, delivered him- self of an interesting lit.tle address on the subject of old-time superstition regarding cauls. At one time, he said, cauls were con- sidered of great value, and were carefully kept. dried, and preserved. Sailors would hardly think of sailing without one. They were advertised in the papers, and fetched from 20s. to 30s. eaoh. He had a ease at that court some time back of a sailor who had carried a caul for forty years, and it was found in his pocket when be died. But he did not die,of drowning—he hanged himself. LORD GLAJJTAWE, HIS DAUGHTER (THE HON. MRS. DANIELL), AND GRANDCHILD. [Photo. Chapman, Swansea.

GOLF AND DRINK. FREE CHURCH COUNCIL AND TEMPTATION. A discussion took place at a meeting of the "Bangor Free Church Council over the decision of the Bangor GoJf Club to register the club so as to enable drink to be sold at the ernb- house. It was stated that the club had been regis-' tered some months ago, and that drink was, now sold there, but Mr. Wiiliam Richards hoped the Free Churches of the town would express their condemnation of the registra- tion in no uncertain manner, because of the temptation offered to young. people. Alderman Henry Lewis moved that the oonneil express its regTet that the club had placed it6elf in a position of becoming a purveyor of intoxicating liquors, but that no further action be taken. Professor John Davies said that Free Chuyches were thoroughly in sympathy with golf and other pastimes, but they could not recommend their young men to join the club if such temptations were permitted. The members of the golf club were among the most highly respected citizens of Bangor, most of them, if not all, being Christian people, and young men might ray, Here are respectable people drinking at the olub-house, and, surely, it cannot be wrong for me to go there." The Rev. T. Gasquoine objected to the innovation principally Because of the tempta- tions it held out to students. Mr. O. T. Owen moved an amendment to the effect that no action be taken. We are not dealing with a lot of children," he said, out with some of the most respectable resicenta of the town." Mr. W. O. Williams, a member of the club, regretted the registration of the club, but he pointed out there was no need for members to go near the club-house where the drink waa sold A resolution was carried, with two dissen- tients, regretting that the golf olub had departed from its usual practice of excluding liquor from the club-house.

ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT. REMARKABLE STATEMENTS AT LLANDILO. The clerk to the Llandilo Rural District Council was on Saturday instructed to engage counsel to prosecute in a case of alleged encroachment at Llandebie. The Surveyor said the encroachment was aserious one, and, although he gave the architect (Mr. Herbert) notice of it on June 8. and had himeeif on one occasion stopped the workmen, the build- ing had been proceeded with in defiance of the council, and it was not at all in accord- ance with the plan deposited with the clerk and passed by them.-Atr. Da6vid Davies said if that line of building was continued the houses would be right across the main road.—The Clerk said it rested with the magistrates whether they would order the houso to be pulled down. TIN HOUSES O MOUNTAIN SIDE. Mr. Gomer Harries asked, on behalf of the occupant of a corrugated iron shed, which had been ordered by the magistrates to be pulled down, that he be allowed to remain two months, as ho had nowhere to put his furniture nor his iarriiiy.-rhe Clerk said this building was erected on tho mountain where they had no right at all. It did not comply with the bye-laws, and there was no drainage. There were four or five other similar build- ings.—The council de-cided noT to entertain the application.

PROPERTY IN PAWN. CARDIFF MEX SENT FOR TRIAL FOR BURGLARY. The Llandaff magistrates on Monday resumed the hearing of a charge preferred against Robert Shepherd, Fred Ycung. and Thomas Scott, of Cardiff, of breaking and entering i.'ciberfield House, Ely, the residence of Captain and Mrs. Proctor, who at the time were on holidays. Young was alleged to have pawned some of the stolen articles in Cardiff. Detect-ive-senieant Dicks, of Cardiff, took up the case, with the ppatUt that Young was I arrested in St. Job and ho stated that he had pawned the goods for a man, who was alleged to be Shepherd. He had pre- viously given a parcel to one of the employes of Fulton's, asking him to hold it for a short time, and this was found to contain more ^f the stolen property. Shepherd was arreste-et at his house in Scott-street, and Scott, at hia house in Bloomfield-;treet. The total value of the goods alleged to have been stolen was E67. Scott called his wife to corroborate his st:re- ment that he did not leave his house on the night of the burglary. Young, in reply to the •charge, stated that he received the good:* from Shepherd to pawn or ecll, while Shopherd aseerted that they were given him, in Scott's presence, by a man who described him&elf as an engineor. Prisoners were committed to ,the aeeizee. m

PREMIER'S VICTORY. 4 SPANISH DEMONSTRATIONS ABANDONED. Senor Canalejas, the Spanish Premier, appa- rently gained the first victory in the struggle with the Clerical Party. The demonstration announced to be held on Sunday at San Sebastian, to which town large bodies of! troops had been sent, was abandoned, the; organisers giving way almost at the last moment. A Reuter's telegram from San Sebastian on Sunday morning said:—There has hitherto been no disturbance of order here to-day. Everything is quiet. There is a great dis- play of military. All the streets and ap- proaches to the town and the two railway stations are heavily guarded, while cavalry pickets and patrols are observable every- where. A considerable number of Catholic peasants have come in, but made no attempt at disturbance. Some enxiety prevails as to wha,t may happen later in the day after the bull fight. The orders given to the military authorities are. apparently, very strict.

LORD STRATHCONA. SPENDS HIS NINETIETH BIRTH- DAY AT WORK. On Saturday Lord Strathcona, the High Commissioner for Canada, and one of the great builders of the Dominion, celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of his birth. The celebration took the characteristic form of a long day's work at his office in Victoria-street, Westminster. Lord Strath- cona declared that he was in wonderfully good health, and expressed a hope that he might still be spared a few more years for usefulness. Letters and telegrams of congratulation poured upon the veteran peer all day, and from all quarters. Amongst the first messages were cables from Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister.

CARDIFF SEAMAN'S WIDOW .MEDICAL DIVERGENCE IN COM- I'ENSATTON CASE. Before his Honour Judge Hill Kelly at Cardiff County-court on Saturday a compen- sation case waa heard in which Mrs. Kathleen Elizabeth M'Carthy, of Dorset-street, Cardiff, widow of Denis Daniel M'Carthy, claimed compensation from the owners of the a team- ship Porthcawl. Mr. St. Johu Franoia- Williams (instructed by Mr. Sydney Jenkins) appeared for plaintiff, and Mx. A. Parsons (instructed by Messrs. Donald Maclean and Ilandcook) was for the defendants. M'Carthy, who was a seaman, was on the steamship Porthcawl, when some eoal-dust blew into hie eye, and as a result, some weeks later, the eye was removed. Drs. Cantillon, R. Smith, and Theodqre Francis Dillon gave evidence. The last-na.med, who made the post-mortem, said that the cause of death was exhaustion and shock, following upon primary canoer and oirrtlosis of the liver. The man realised he oould never work again on board ship; he became despondent and melancholic, and, as usually happened, got indigestion. On the other side, Dr. Barry laid it down that the shock following upon the operation and the worry and depression had "nothing to do with it," whilst Dr. Mitchell Stevens, questioned an the theory propounded by plaintiff's doctore, said he had never heard of such a thing before." Dr. Herbert Cook srave evidence in agree- ment for the defence, and textbooks were quoted in support of the various theories. His Honour was not satisfied that a ohain of causation had tbeen established between the accident and death, and found for tihe de.fendoant.s. mmsessss^sssssseam

LITTLE GIRL .WANDERER. QUESTION-OF GUARDIANSHIP- BY AN AUNT. A sequel to the wanderings of Elizabeth Williams, the little twelve-year-old Cardiff girl who was missing from her home at 27. Dalton-street, Cathays, for over a week, was. provided at the local poliTt on Satur- day, where she appeared, in cbafge of berr aunt, Mrs. Thomas, before Dr. Taylor and! Alderman F. J. Beavat), to answer a cbargei of "-Wandering abroad and having a guar- dian -who did not exercise proper guardian- ship." Evidence was given aa to the child beimti. found wandering on Fairoak Farm, and a* Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, who occupy apart-1 ments at Mrs. Thomas's house, epoke- ae to occasions wben the ohild had been beaten j and ill-treated by her aunt, one beattnci drawing blood from the ohild's ear, while, she often had bLack eyes going to school. Dr. W. G. Williams, who examined the* child, said that, though there were several bruises on the ohild, he could not say they were due to ill-treatment. The child was remanded for a week in the care of Captain Foot, of the Salvation Army, pending further inquiries by the police.

SPECTACLES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. With reference to a letter received from the Merthyr Education Authority as to the pro- vision of spectacles for defective sagfated children attending their schools, whose parents are in receipt of Poor-law relief, the Looa.1 Government Board have written saying that if the parents of children suffering from some bodily infirmity apply to the guardians for medical or surgical aid which is found after medical examination to be necessary, and the parents are destitute of the means of providing such aid out of their own resources, the cases would appear to come within the second exception to Ardcle 1 of the Out-door Belief Prohibitory Order. Under this provision the guardians are empowered to grant ont-door relief to a person who requires such relief on account of any sick- ness, accident, or bodily or mental infirmity affecting him or any of hi» family. If the guardians think fit the relief in these cases may be given by way of loan.

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RAMAN'S BANK-NOTES. 4 CARDIFF WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT. John Thompson, an aged Ba-rry Dock Nor- wegian seaman, told a remarkable story to the Cardiff magistrates on Monday, when Bosie Morris (31) appeared on bail to answer a charge of stealing nine X5 bank-notes and JEX2 in gold He said that on August 4 he' cashed a cheque for X72, and on Saturday he went to 189. Bute-street, where the husband of defen dant resides, to make some purchases, which came to 16s. 6d. Defendant served ham, and during the transaction he put his puree en the counter, only to miss it shortly after. "You don't think I've got it?" said the woman indignantly, but sue made no attempt to assist in the search. They* were the only persons tn the shop. He went back to a boarding-house before going to the police. Answering the cderk (Mr. D. Bees), witness said the woman did not leave the shop during the time he was there. Mr. Georgo David (who defended): Did you have money loose in your pocket?—No. Well, how did you pay for the goods? —I had a sovereign from another pocket-book. Which of those statements is true?—I had other money. Which did you take out first?—I took the smaller pocket-book out to pay for the parcel after I lost the big pocket-book. What! After losing all the money?-Yea. How far from you did you put the big puree?—It was well within my reach the whole time. What did you say when you lost your pocket-book? —I said, Oh, my God, I've lost all my money." Detective Pugsley said that he and prose- outor went to the shop in Bute-sitreet on Saturday night, and then went to 42, Wood- street, where the defendant was accused by Thompson, but made no reply. To witness. however, she said, Does be isay he saw me take it?" and witness replied, No. but he says he asked you to eearch for it and you refused to do so." She then said, "Well, he searched, and failed to nnd it." Told she would be arrested, she inquired, "Can I get bail?" By Mr. David: It was quite possible Mre. Morris did not hear Thompson's accusation. Mr. David: Outside the bare word of Thomp- son, who told you an untruth, you could -find nothing to connect her with the charge?— No. In a long address Mr. David asked the bench to say there was not a sorap of corro- boration for the very improbable story of Thompson. Mr. E. Beavan said Mr. David had very ably put the case, but it was one to answer. Defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was accordingly committed for trial at the sessions, bail being allowed.

LIFTING A SLAB. PONTYPRIDD HAULIER'S DEATH AT THE INFIRMARY* 0. Mir. F. N. Jones, m tmest, at "Caj6di1? "6<tf Fridky.)*>irt<6]rj h g,, the t'^ei th o! Edward J.' Biaxfter, of 2, Benr-road, Ponty- pridd. Mr. Evan Davies "watched the oape on befhaJf otf th^Ptmtypridd in whoeet; elajjoy the deceased was as a haulier. ghowed aemd was employed removing noms furniture on Jaly 21. ACfcer lifting a. heavy slab be shortly afterwards fell dOw-a'alid,vw tolien home. where he was attended by two doctors, who ordered his remol-I to Cardiff infirmary. Deceased then stated that he thought his injury was due to lifting the.gtab. The medi- oal evklenpe showed that the deceased was Ion suffering from perforation of gastric ulcer, and an operation was pertonned, but compli- cations set in and the man died at the infir- mary OIl the 2nd inst. A -verdict of" Death from heart farthrre, following1 perforation of the stomaoh, accelerated by lifting- the raatrbie slab," was returned.

PUT IN THE BAN8. COURTSHIP OF A BRITON FERRY WOMAN. Mary Ann ahetppa-id < £ tapl«). Church-square, Briton Ferry, wnmnoned Eobert' O'Ntel, painter, the Green, J*ea*ih, to show cause,' &c.-oomplainant said tiiat they were court- ing for eleven months, and defendant wrote several letters to her. He had paid her lie. since the child was barn and had promised to marry her several times, but failed to keep his promise, although he had put in the b-anns. One letter (produced) from defendant was read Iby the clerk, as follows: Dear Mary,—I am writon* you these few lines. You- know that I received the summons. I have bought a. ring, and you ean see it if y#>u like any time. If this charge comes otf in court I will never marry you. I don't blame yon. We would have been married if you did not jump too quick.-From Bob O'Niel. Defendant, who did not appear, wasordered to pay 3s. 6d. a week for fourteen years, and costs.

BIGAMY ALLEGED AT BARRY The Barry magistrates on -Friday, further investigated the case in which Charles Orowther, a, hairdresser, was oharged with bigamy. The evidence given at the previous hearings was repeated, Charlotte Harpor, St. Pattl's- Toad, Cheltenham, stating that shirbal wit- nessed the marriage between prisoner and Florence L Merreit on Christmas Day, 1907, at Cheltenham, and Annie Florence Provis. Barry, saying thai, she went through a form of marriage with defendant at the Registry Office, Cardiff, on April 14 last. Mr. H. JJ. Jones, Court-road, Barry Dook, who acted as registrar on the tatter occasion, gave evidence that defendant then described him- self as a bachelor. Charlotte Harpur now said that she had known defendant to ill-treat his first, wife. Police-sergeant Toye arrested Crowther at Tylorstown, and, in answer to the charge, defendant then said, I am guilty." Defendant was committed Uk the assises, bail being allov ed.

COL. WRIGHT HOOOURED. oGdld jardiniere presented t.o-<JolœW J. R. Wright in ion of his Swansea election fight. [Photo.- John> H., Grant.

ABERCARN WOMAN'S DEATH: .HEART FAILURE AS THE RESULT OF A SHOCK. At the, Aber murn PoHce-stastiott on Friday Mr. M Roberts Jones, district coroner, inves- tigated the eircumetanoes surrounding the death of Elizabeth Jane Howe, ,-53, caretaker of the Workmenes Club, Abercarn. The evi- dence showed that" at 2.30 a.m. on Wednee- day the dec«a*d was heard coughing violently, and Dr. Duniop was sent for-, but Mrs. Howe exvire4 before his arrival. The daughter of Mrs. Howe had her clothes on fire ot the previous day, and this gave her a severe abock., and Dr. Dunlop said that this might possibly have caused death. He was of opinion that death was due to natural causes —hear- failure. A verdict to this effect was xeturncd.

QUARREL IN NEATH COTTAGES. Hannah Flynn, of Wind-street, Neath, sum- moned Hannah Davies, Garden Cottages, and Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Lloyd's-court, at the local court on Mouday for assault; and Mary E. Johnson summoned Edward Flynn for sum tiee of the peace. Mr. E. Powell appeared for the Flynns. The complainant Flynn said she kept a lodging-bouse, which was formerly owned by defendant's mother. On July 18 she wae standing on tho-,door, when Davies (who was her first cousin) pnesed and shouted something. Witness pUt "dp her hand and told her to go away, when defendant Davies bit her on the finger. Mary Johneon also pushed her. Edward Flynn denied that he need any threats towards Johnson. Defen- dant denied biting Flynn's finger, and alleged that complainant smacked her face. Mary Johnson also denied the assault, and alleged that Edward Flynn threatened to kick her inside out. The sWnxRoxw wfitfe ay. dia- » t

PILGRIM FATHERS. MONUMENT DEDICATED AT CAPE COD. CAPE COD (Mass.), Friday: President Taft, who arrived on board the Mayflower this mominp, was the principal speaker at ceremonies attending the dedica- tion of the Pilgrim Monument, which has been under construction for three years, and which was turned over to-day to the associa- tion responsible for its erection. The monument commemorates the signing: by the Pilgrim Fathers of the famous com- pact on the-Mayflow-er in Province Town Harbour. Under it John Carver was chosen Governor of the first permanent British Colony in New England. Provifacetown is, naturally, proud of the fact that the docu- ment was drawn up in its harbour, and also of the other fact of historical interest- that the Pilgrims first landed on the soil of Cape Cod. Located on an imposing site of Town Hill, the monument, which is constructed of Maine granite, rises to a height of 252ft. from its base, or 347ft. above the harbour. It cost L18.000, of which the Federal Government con- tributed t8,000, and the Pilgrims' Monument Association the remainder.—Keiiter.

FLAW IN BROKEN LINK. COLLIERY RIDE'S DEATH AT CWMPARC. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned by a coroner's jury at Cwmparc on Saturday concerning the death of Robert Roberts, a rider at the Pare Pit (Ocean Collieries Company), who lost his life through a link snapping in a journey of trams on Thursday last. The evidence dis- closed that there was a big flaw in a" broken link, and the Coroner directed attention to the necessity of careful examination- of, the shackles by the annealing process. the necessity of careful examination- of, the shackles by the annealing process.

MR. AND MRS. H. H. PHILIPPS, OF PICTON CASTLE, WHO ENTERTAINED THEIR TENANTS TO A FETE IN THE CASTLE GROUNDS. r [Photo D. Bowen X Son. c'Tt

WELSH NATIONAL MUSEUM DRAWINGS FOR FIRST PORTION OF THE BUILDING. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., presided at meet- ings of the building Committee and the oounoil of the National. Museum of Wales -on Friday, amongst those present being. Major- general Sir Ivor Herbert, M P., Dr. C. T. Vaohell, Sir Ma-rchant Williams, Mr. T. H. Thomas, the directoT (Dr W Evans- Boyle, M.A.), and Mr. A. Dunbar Smith (of Messrs. Smithy and Brewer, the arohitecte, for the?new building-). The arobitects, submitted a revised plan, which was approved and recommended to the council for adoption; arid the architects were! instructed to proceed with the preparation I of the working drawings tirr"the portion of the building which it is proposed first to! erect. The question of the appointment-of.A citiah- tity surveyor was considered, and it wag resolved that Mr. Hugh 8. Watkins, of Gray's Inn-square, Ix>ridon, ehoukUbe appointed to that position. The director reported that the following gentlemen had consented to act as corre- spondents -to the museum:—Mr. -George Clausen, R.A., Mr. Edward Laws (Tenby), Dr. A. J. Evans (Oxford), andxMr. II. E. Fofrest (Shrewsbury). It was reported that the Llangwnodl bell had been secured for the National Museum at the recent sale at Madryn Caetle, and that I at the same sale a very excellent and inte- resting portrait of John Perry wa& obtaihed. John Parry was a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, at one time M.P. for Carnarvonshire, and sthe last Afttomey-General for Wales. The oounoil decided to make the following purchases:—A copy of antique crozier, book tor original designs'(by Owen Jones), and the collections of the lata Dr. Chaster, of South- port. These, co Ilections-oonsist of beetles and Bbeile. amd are almost complete in their departments, and are^of "Special vahie-becauee tbe late Dr. Chaster was not-only, an-eiftthu- siastic azirf-energetic collector, but also most scrupulously exaot dn.the.reoording of.locali- ties andin tliodeterminAtion. of species. In the casewof critical been verified by the beet known authorities at bonne and abroad. The collection also includes a*mmnber of antique lighting appli- ances. and of stone implements. The. following donations were reported: — Specimens of;, gorgoooia and oxyrtrynch from Mr. Henry K. Jordan, of Hereford.; -a cabinet of fossils belonging to the late Rev. D. CharJes Evana^E.G.S. a Chinese wild-hoar from Pro- fessor, S. T. Williams, China, and a photo. al the seal of the Uní. vfcrsity of Wales, designed by the late,&r Edwarct Bnrne-Janee.

SUNDAY REST DEMANDED. TRELSET FREE^CHURCHES^TO^ FIGHT THEt GOVERNMENT. The consultative cotnnrittee- ofvthe PUT Eefleratacsne of Free Churches in Wales at A special meeting at Llandrindod, the v. T. E. Williams in the chair, diecufeed and kemphatically condemned the Government's Shops Bill (No. 2), and the-provisione dealing 'with: Sunday trading- were severely handled. The-Seopetaa-y (the Rev. James Evans, B.A., A bora von) paid-that the claueesdalittg- with -S-unday trading- were moat revolutionary, especially as they affected Wales, and must, condemned by AH Free Chorches. A iceeolution was unanimously adopted emphatically protesting- against the Bill, because it deprives the local authorities of the power to regulate Sunday trading- in accordance with public opinion, and robs thousands of- their Sunday rest by sanction- ,bd condemned by''all Free Chorches. A iceeolution was unanimously adopted emphatically protesting- against the Bill, because it deprives the local authorities of the power to regulate Sunday trading- in accordance with public opinion, and robs thousands of- their Sunday rest by sanction- ing the re-opening; of shops now closed by the operation of the Act of 1677 and by the opening for the first time of many othens hnherbovclosed. A strong /deputation was- appointed' to wait on the Home Secretary to press these views on the consideration of the Government and to further consult with the Welsh members, many of whom had atready expressed sym- pathy with the views of the committee, and are prepared to organise opposition to the Bill when it again comes before Parliament in the autumn session. Arrangements were also made for a vigorous and general agita- tion throuffhdut tho country against the Bill.

NEW COAL SEAM WORKING AT TONYREFAIL. The Cicely (Atlantic Merthyr) Collieries, whioh" are situated half-way between Edmundstown, Trebanog, and.Tonyrefail, will to-day raise coal through their new shaft, which has just been completed. The whole collieries have been installed with all the most modern plant. During the sinking operations a scam of ooal was struck which proves to be the Upper Five-foot Vein, and which is 6ft. 4in. thick. This5 alone will I shortly give employment to 500 men. The whole of the operations have been under the supervision of. Mr. A. G, Price, the agent aAd jBa-aajer,

THE "BAIRNS' HAVN. r CHARGE OF ILL-TREATING A CHILD FAILS. The trial pt, Miss Efohel Maud Mary Wills, proprietress of the Children's Home at More- ton, Essex, on. a charge of ill-treating and neglecting an infant, took place on Friday at Chelmsford Quarter Sessions. Witnesses; for the prosecution alleged that in March last year accused received the child I referred to into her home, which she called- Da;irnr,' Ila-ven," the mother paying five shil- ling^ a week. The child was healthy at the I time, but afterwards developed rickets and a broken arm. The fracture received no atten- tion. 'I Miss Wills, on oath, said when she received the child it was poorly nourished. It after- wards improved, but when it cut its teeth it bec-a,me ill, and lumpe came on its arms. She I had the child examined by a doctor. Her income, she said, went to the upkeep of the home, and she had a professional trained nurse and others who looked after the chil-, dren. The nurse and Dr. Dinning, of Epping, gave evidence for the defence, and Miss Wilis was acquitted and discharged.

DEBASED PARENTS. REVELATIONS IN A CASE FROM CAE.RAU. CAE.RAU. Sentence of one month's imprisonment was passed at Bridgend Police-court on Saturday on Blias Pitts, a collier, of Albert-street Caerau, for' neglecting his seven children in a manner likely to-cause them suffering. His wife, who appeared in the dock- with him was bound over to come up for judgment if called upon. —Evidence was given that the children were badly clothed and shod. Two of the five, who were under seven years of aee. only had a frock to cover them, and no boots; of stockings. The baby was fed on condensed milk from a dirty bottle. There were only two bedp. The mother and five children slept iri on-e, and. the man and two boys slept in the other.

BELONGED TO THE EMPIRE '( "NEW ZEA LANPE SENT TQ PRISON INSTEAD OF HOME. 7-- f John Pugh, a Londoner, and Johnson Williams, stated to be a visitor from New Zealand, who,.bad only been in England six months, both out of work, were charged at Pentre on Monday with breaking and entering (the. Social Club, Tonypandy. The steward, (iamuel Stock, left the club secure at 12.15 a.m. on the 27th. of July, and on returning at nine 4.m. the following morning discovered the kitchen window opo n, iI<. pane having been broken and the catch drawn back. Two pounds, in threepenny pieces and coppers, had been taken away, also cigarettes and eight bottles of whisky! The "men were arrested in Thnas. This charge was reduced to one of steating a.nd'a. second case taken. Henry Cordash, pawnbroker and jeweller, Tonypandy, spoke to finding his shop broken into, atida'tSoitgat'the missing goods were four Watohes. three chains, nine rings, a. bangle, brooches, a revolver, and two boxes of cartridges, -together valued at Elo 38. Police-sergeant- Markhaan, who arrested the men, found the missing articles on them. Williams now asked the bench to deport him, but the .Chairman pointed out that prisoner ■wa.3 not a foreigner, and New Zealand was part of the Empire. On the-first charge pri- soners were sent down for three months, and committed for trial to the quarter sessions in the second case* The Stipendiary 'advised Williams to apply to the chairman of quarter sessions for deportation.

RODE ON THE BUFFERS. VIOLENT SEAMAN'S ESCAPADE AT -CARDIFF. A daring adventure was related to Mr. E. Beavan and Alderman John Jenkins at | Cardiff Police-court on Monday, when Arthur Williams (25), a. seaman, was charged with being drunk at the Great Western Railway- Station, and also with assault- ing Inspector William Cullen. Mr. Arthur Vachell, who prosecuted, stated that the prisoner was drunk at the railway-station on Saturday night, and he was seen to clamber on to the buffers of a goods traiij whic'h: w.a,s proceeding to Newtown yard. Inspector Cullen ordered a search to be insti- tuted, and the prisoner was found and brought back. He was pla-ced in the office, but hroke out, and then violently assaulted the inspector. Ile wa!,g eventually given into the custody of Police-constable Green, Inspector Cullen said the goods train was standing on the middle line of Cardiff station when the prisoner got aboard. Ticket- colleotor Davies eventually caught him. Prisoner could remember nothing, and was fined 20s. and coets, or a month.

GAS PIPE BURST. NEWPORT BROTHERS IN DANGER OF SUFFOCATION. I Three brothers at Newport narrowly I escaped suffocation by gas on Sunday at the Orb Workmen's Club, in Jenkin-street Robert Goodwin, the eldest of the three, is the steward of the club. He and Samuel Goodwin and Alfred G boil win had been sleep- ing in a small bedrootn on the club premises. The attention, of their mother was attracted by hearmjg; an uiiiisilal Ooilnd, and upon going to the room she found the three unconscious. The bedroom was full of gas, but how it had .escaped was not Kfiowii at the time. The tap bh the ordinary jet was turned off, but it was afterwa,T<da found, that a pipe had burst in the room. Dr. T. G. Lewis was sent for, and -the men, were. removed to another room and pure air administered. They recovered-in-tife course: o# half an hour, but suffered the greater 'part of the day from headache and exhaustion. J

MINERS' AGENT AND STATfi OF THE FEDERATION. A meeting of the East Glamorgan minero w -,is held at Caerphilly on Monday, Mr. Owen Parry presiding. Mr. Hubert Jenkins (agent) and Mr. Henry Richards (secretary) were present. The agent's report stated that negotiations were still going on between himself and th" management of the Senghenydd CoIliene/J respecting the request of the men J* revision of the hours of the night shift- hoped at an early date to get a definite from Mr. W. D. Rees, M.E., the managin* director. Referring to some compensation cases deal with at Pontypridd County-court during the month, the agent emphasised the necessity of the workmen causing a written not,! to be served upon the employers immt; diately after having sustained an acel. dent, whether serious or trivial. lie thought it would not be safe to go into court in future—having regard to a recent decisi011 —unless this had been complied with. During the course of the next week he intended calling the attention of the workmen to this and other important points affecting com- pensation by circular, having regard to difficulty experienced in getting awards. Referring to the question of non-unionist in the district, Mr. Jenkins said that effort8 were being made at all the collieries to bring the non-unionists into line, a.nd at tOO Windsor Colliery notices had been tendered as a protest against the employment of non-unionists. He was hopeful that all would join before the end of the present month and thereby obviate a stoppage at the collieries. Referring to the unrest and dissatisfaction that still existed in regard to the recent Conciliation Board agreement, he pointed out that no intelligent man would think it pos- sible to improve his position by becoming a non-unionist. The men's representatives, as well as the workmen, were not satisfied with the existing terms, but rather than continue zrumblinz-ivhich would not iro" prove matters—it was time to consider t advisability of putting their house (the Federation) in order. If they ever hoped to be in a position to dictate to the employers the terms which they would be prepared toO oompt in any future wage agreement, it WRA essential that they should at oupe decide upon increasing their contributions. Already six months had elapeed of the life of the pcresent agreement, and now there were only fouir years and a half to run, and, unless an increased contribution was decided upon and a fund created by the termination of the present agreement, they could expect nothing but defeat and humiliation again, as ifl March last. Another aspect of the question which -it would be opportune to consider would be the question of centralisation. Although real ifl" ing that there were enormous difficulties to be overcome, he felt convinced this was a PrO- poeal which would have to be adopted by tJi8 South Wales Miners' Federation. New cell- tralisation rules would have to be drafted providing for equaj rates cf pay for equal services rendered. Referring to the action • ,of the: Maest« £ miners. Mr. Jenkins paid, happened to be with the minority who voted in favour of granting strike,or lock-out VQ#' he etrongiy deprecated the action taken Mr. Hartshorn, who had—speaking- in gene. teruis-acerzed his .colleagues of having ¡pst; the whole of, their idea4. This was xrio3* regrettable, a-nd-it was only fair that the mn Mr. Hartshorn meant should be named., so that they ooulcf defend themselves personal' In his opinion the Maesteg miners ha; no rig-ht to pass a resolution declaring their intention to utilise the funds of the Federa- tion for paying their men contrary to tlio rules of the Federation. An applicatioll should have been made fdr a general confer- ence in a constitutional way, and no appro- priation should have been made from the general funds on any account.

RECENT ASSIZE CASE. NON-LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS FOR THEIR OFFICIALS. The monthly meeting of the Rhymne^ Valley Miners' Association was held at tbø Federation offices, Bargoed. on Monda.y..Yf-f, W. J. Kevern presiding over a repreeentAtioA of nearly 9,000 miners. The agent, in hid report, stated that the secretary and sub-, agent, Mr. Albert Thomas, reported that tbe' returns to the district meeting showed a. very substantial improvement in regard to the membership of the district, which proved thaft great progress had been made with the nono Unionist qutstion. The Agent reported on the case of -BROWO v. the Khynmey Iron and Coal Company whioh arose out of the Darreun explosion, p which was hea/rd at the Swansea, Assizer ura-dor the Employers Liability Act. We hOl that John Jones. thaA; .John .JOD(. â: fIIf' out boring a, hole, that the place where the shot was fired was dry and dusty, and thafi the company had no better facilities for watering than buckets in the stables." they proved that John Jones did not steps to get the men removed from the col- liery previous to firing such shots. These three points were distinct breaches of Home Secretary's orders pertaining to ch'O** firing in mines. Notwithstanding this, tb lost under words known aa doctoring 0.. common employment," which means that an official miay do any reckless thing it the employer being held responsible if employer proved that he on his part h»d taken steps to inform such official of hiØ duties. In face of this the delegates thonght that, to all intents and purposes, the la;" was of no value to them. They were con- sidering the advisability of appealing. In dealing with several oases of dispute8 affecting the Rhymney Iron Company's worit, men the agent complained very bitterly the dilatory and lackadaisical manner 111 which the company's officials in the vallet attended to their business. Steps would bO taken to ask tho central executive to give the Rhymney Valley district permission to deal drastically with the Rhymney irc.12 Company's officials if their methods of doing business did not become more satisfactory-

YOUNG WOMAN'S SUICIDIR DISTRESSING TRAGEDY AT PE BROKE DOCK. An inquest was held at Pembroke Dock on Saturday touching the death of a singlo woman named A-fi Bennett. Evidence waS given by Mark Eannett, deceased's brother, who said that on returning from work Ebt the dockyard he found his sister lying in-a room upstairs in a pool of blood with li4br throat cut and a razor lying near by. She. had for some tinue past been in a depressed oondition, and on one occasion had said, I am afraid I will go out of my mind.& verdict of Suiciite whilst of unsound mind was returned.

ECHO OF GELLIGAER CASE ALBERT JONES REMOVED FROM OFFICE. A letter was read at the meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians on Saturday from the Registrar-General stating that had removed Mr. Albert Jones (who at thP recent Swansea Assizes was sentenced to fl years' penal servitude) from the office f registrar of births and deaths for the Gelli" gaer sub-district. The guardians decided advertise for a person to fill the vacancy..&■ motion by Mr. R. A-brahamis that the appoint* ment should be confined to residents of parisW of Gelli was ruled out of odrer.

SPANIARD STRIKES A STEWARD. A Spanish fireman, ranied Luciea was brought up in custody at Barry court on Mopday oharged with unlawfTtM^ wounding -David Davies, steward of We steamer Xildoma, at Ba<rry Dock. Prosecutor, who appeared in court with a bandage^ forehead, said he was walking ajong, tibØ deck of the shop that, morning, when tAO accused came up to him.. He took no and -prisoner struck him a violent blow, ting him severely over the riglht eye. pri- aoner pleaded that the steward was the &■' sti.gator of a row whioh .took.place on board on Friday, for which he was bleaned. 208.. or fourteen days.

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