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PRIMITIVE METHODISM. South Wales District Synod. Tb PREACHERS AND THE PIPE. triot nfaD?Ua^ meetings of the South Wales Dia- 0De tlle Primitive Methodist Connexion were Br on Saturday at Orchard-street Church, wT?lawr Tl,eRev- W.L. Taylor, Tredegar,was ford ^nt V10 a.nd Mr T. A. King, Here- ^lce-president, There was a full attendance ~or( Pres6ntatives. The Building Committee re- *1. that there were 124 chapels in the district, 0riSinal cost of which was £ 80,747, the Resent debt amounting to £ 24,093. The sitting j^Modation was for 28,355, and one chapel £ 1 7^en e*ected during the past year at a coat of .h' The Sunday School Committee's report' that there were 123 schools, 1,600 'eachers, and 13,299 scholars. There were 14 «iA^i^es t^e Bible and Prayer Union, with a of 1.811. In connection with the stian Endeavour movement there were 53 1fiflx S' aa 'ncrease of 10 f°r tbe year, with Aj3 active members. The Rev. T. Graham, tn\ntare> waq elected delegate to the general •»i« jence and t'le Rev- W.L. Taylor, Tredegar, o, .'delegate; lay delegates — Mr C. Bull, aQd Mr W. Cook, Newport Mr H. Hill, 2jemflllery. and Mr W. Starling, Longtosvn, ji re*ord- Applications were read from the ,ef<*>rdand Cardiff Circuits asking tor be re- ■iiin 'rom their pledge to have two married i8ters, which were acceded to. • Dash, Cardiff, and Mr W. Swinnerton, ^roaakeys, were accepted as candidates for the 3try. in answer to the query on the usual which has to be filled up both candidates that they were Bmokers, and s^ ec^ the required medical certi- "jh vv^ich stated that at present they £ .0Wed no signs of injury from the %h 8 smo^inK- After a general discussion ;he eport of the Examination Committee was' £ f. and the Rev. J. Reaveley gave notice ,at Monday he would move that the question ative to smoking be deleted from the list of t eries put to candidates. raa l^ec'ded that the next May meetings be held at Newport. In the evening the A. E. Rsaveley, Cardiff, and the Rev. Qios Ryder, Forth and Pontypridd, were °rdained. t he business session of the South Wales Dis- ict of the Primitive Methodist Connexion resumed at Orchard-street Church, Bryn- jy*Wr> on Monday, under the presidency of the W. L. Taylor, Tredegar. The committee •j*?6 represented as follow :—The Rev. A. ton so.n' Swansea (general) Mr H. Cook, New- (district) the Rev. S. Bryant, Brynmavvr ding) the Rev. Peter Kay, Cardiff (mis- /»na?y) the Rev. W. L, Taylor, Tredegar j> ttnday school) the Rev. G. H. Southall, 00typool (Christian Endeavour Committee and -Cretary to the district meeting) Mr Bosker, ew Tredegar (Temperance) Mr A. Smith, r (orphanage) the Rev. J. W. Jacob, fo H °k ^College! the Rev. J. Reaveley, Here- th (Candidates' Examination Committee), and .ore was a full attendance of the representatives the different stations. The reports showed ^factory progress. e rePort of the state of the district showed jjqt there were 5,036 members, an increase of in the year. Sixteen circuits showed an "crease, one a decrease, and six were the same aslaat year. feli H. Southall, Pontypool, was »cted G.C.D. for 1904. A resolution was uered to be sent to the forthcoming general that the Rev. D. Neilson, M.A., j. at present a tutor at Manchester College, commending him for the vice-principalsbip. o.. proposal was made from the Swansea v»?t»on to make rule 198, page 51, Consolidated •hates, 1892, more effective by adding that no rf^on engaged in the manufacture, or sale, of toxicating drinks as beverages shall be allowed ^occupy any of our pulpits, or bold any official ••Option in the Connexion. fberdare Station proposed the following naw Olo No person shall be received as a mem- Who holds a 1 icence foi the manufacture or of intoxicating liquors, nor shall any ^fr8?n who procures such licence, or licences, be retained as a member," this rule not to apply to getaons who obtained such licences prior to the inference of 1903. ftf i5 ^y06' Swansea, moved the adoption t the Swansea legislation. The drink traffic greatest hindrance to the furtherance of Christianity, and the proposal would strengthen e hands of ministers in temperance work. rhile the work of Bands of Hope.&c., would be ^effective without such resolution. He knew Oln experience that there were local preachers, "cuit stewards, class leaders, in one case the teasurer of a Band of Hope, and in two cases j?Ds of deceased ministers holding grocers' They were most amiable gentlemen, did their best to support the cause, but he ba.à felt sorry for ministers who were obliged to Push rhose gentlemen into positions because could ghe of their abundance from profit? deriged from the sale of drink for the support of *ue-caaae The first Sunday he was in Swansea he pulpit was occupied by a gentleman con- bected with a local brewery. The time had eGxne when as a church they should be most upon this question. The Rev. J. Whittock, Rhondda, inquired if Swansea proposal would apply to clerks and °«|er8 on salary. The Rev, E. fieil, Abertillery, said thf,t if this bo, it would seriously affect tbe circuits at t I^on"onTreut .where there were estimable men, abstainers, who got their liviDg in connec- J°n with the business chiefly carried on there, j-'Qless this legislation excepted them they would 8 si»ept off. While considering the cause of these facts must not be overlooked. l?he Rev. Peter Kay, Cardiff, while in sym- ??*hy with the resolution, felt convinced that if v Were adopted it would m many cases have to Joled t The Rev. J. Reavley, Hereford, proposed that "s resolution should read :—" No one who holds for the manufacture or sale, etc." Mr A. Hill. Abertillery, said he believed there ij*8 as much moral right to hold a grocer's or any other licence for the sale of intoxi- drinks, as for any prominent church Jjkoial to go to a private house and drink. IJ^Qghter.) Consequently he opposed the word Sjls 111 resolution. air T. A. King, Hereford, believed there was °*e harm in drinking than nelliug, and bis to those employed in the business was to JJneir best till they got something better. «lr J. Harrison, Cardiff, remarked that because J^ons drank did not make it right to br<sw. Cfcr,°at Per cent, of their ministers, and 75 per of their members were total abstainers. A Delegate said the churches were responsible Batting such persons into official positions. the persons themselves. Rev. T. Graham, Aberdare, said the r~j*6odment went for the licensee, which was r?°'e satisfactory. But it proposed to take action once, and if it were applied during the next Ïiknn8x:ioual year would it not create something .e a. revolution ? He thought the resolution let? -b0 £ o»ng too far, and would become a dead »dd^r *n many places. He suggested that by tk nK to the Swansea ressolution the proviso at of the Aberdareiresolution. Rev. E. Ball, Abertillery, suggested that *utlCOmniendation ahouId h& sent to a" circuit jjj ^orities not to put into office any person hold- up a licence to sell intoxicating Isalve legislation which, he thonght, would tj^both ministers and people engaged in the Rev. S. Bryant, Brynmawr, said that with ty™rd to this proposal beibg prospective ODly, it l|arj? Place all those excluded on "the black Jj T —(laughter)—placing a stigma upon them, tin y Were to go for it, go for it without dis- ltlons of that kind. Of fu vas ^so'ved that a sub-commitfcee,consisting \y ~e Hevs. T. Graham, P. Kay, J. Reavley, j. drj, 00ar)d Mr T. S. Payne be appointed to eJlVv up amended resolutions to meet the opinions ThS8ed" committee reported, and it was resolved, •« tJ* the Swansea resolution be amended to read it be an instruction to the circuit quar- Oj y meetings to avoid appointing pulpits, li° aoy position, any person who holds Q^Cence for the manufacture or sale of intoxi- Iq drinks the Aberdare recommendation that a new rule be placed after Rule 187 tlj *86), page 47, Consolidated Minutes, 1892, Ijjp ]t be an instruction to the quarterly rneet- toV 't ia not to the interests of our chnrch a,|jeceiv'e into membership any person who holds Ca>jCenco for the manufacture or sale of intoxi- liquors." fiev. T. Graham, in presenting the com- stf. e s report, said that these resolutions would ll^j^Sthen the hands of circuits where licences f0t ,to be dealt with. The Connexion was ready tfcjj eR'slation. and now that the nation had up the temperance question the cburches grasp it mOle firmly. resolutions were ordered to be properly 'o.d for presentation to the general confer- rp. The Smoking Question. Rev. J. Reavley,in accordance with notice *^rs 011 So-turdav, raised the questiou of minie- smoking. The two ministers for ordi- Hev a< A. E. Reavley, Cardiff, and the An-ron Ryder, Porth and Pontypridd (we ijo- ertently reported on Monday the names of Ctoa ? Dash, Cardiff, and W. Swinnerton, candidates for the ministry), had in SQa-l fist of questions stated that they were tf*at and attached certificates to prove h snso^riR tobacco is necessary for In Mr Reavlev's case the certifi- tea that there wa.s no evidence that he dicted to excessive use of tobacco. ele "ev- J. Reaviev said that this was a tilt) Negative certificate. He contended that Ration was-entirely out of place. It was him 86 a young man ought to decide W^'d the Conference dismiss a bab>Canuo he<smoked ? He knew men who had Ijp till Ini'c^ more injurious—they did not get °h of n°°n. (Ijacghter.) If it came to a ques- ^^onaLhabits, why select smoking ? He a reco'i6ndation to the General Com- tbe. mr. deletorthe question as to smoking from ion form of candidates for the b6ved list. ^P^d.6V- T. Graham seconded, and it was is?!a*w>ns were also passed on the education Qsing qneKtions.
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MOTOR-CAR FATALITY. ()n'M its the Earl of Porte boin driven in his motor-car to witb. oke tatjQD, a gentleman wbo was talk- lèd ,an ILttendnnt suddenly jumped. so it is «ont of the machine and was knocked '"stantjy killed. Deceased was Mr M*yiuc o,:fi » of Boscombe, and had been 45 'l doctor_ at Basingstoke. He was in Harried, and besides suffering R«w;ijon i of tbe ejea sum mqavMly do-
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( TE(A) AM0. She 01), Mr Chaplin This is so sudden. j {" Mr Chaplin is anxious th* agitativ^ 1: •— to -i.urc fuo wltiidcawal of the remissiou of the corn tax his alternative policy is to take the tax off tea."—Daily Paper.) Cartoon by F. 0. Gould. Published by arrangement with the" Westminster Gazette." 'k
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MR STENNER RESIGNS. Labourers' Union's Decision. The executive of the Amalgamated Labourers' Union met at Swansea on Monday, when the most important business dealt with was the position of Mr C. M. Stenner, president of the Union and treasurer of the Cardiff distiict, from a safe in whose house a sum of X250 of the funds of the society was stolen, as the result of a burglary, the circumstances of which have been fully reported. Mr Stenner was present, also Mr Twoomey, of the Newport district, and Mr Harry Williams, the general secretary, and there was a full gathering of the executive. On Saturday a ballot was taken at the three centres on the question of the acceptance or otherwise of Mr Stenner's resignation. The results of the voting,which had been ordered to be communica- ted to the office at Swansea, were placed before the executive. Taken as a whole the votes for and against were about equal. During the ordinary business Mr Stenner pre- sided, but when his case came to be considered Mr Powlesland, of Swansea, took the chair. The discussion of the matter occupied five hours, and the acceptance of the resignation was ulti- mately agreed to by five votes to one against. The resignation was thus accepted, but Mr Stenner will, according to arrangement, hold his position for another month. Mr Stenner was elected president of the Union seven years ago, and has also held the office of district secretary for Cardiff during the same period. The Union has 4,000 members, located chiefly at Newport, Cardiff, and Swansea. Statement by Mr Stenner. Mr Stenner, on his return to Cardiff in the evening, was interviewed by our representative, but he declined to discuss the situation further than to express the opinion that the Executive Committee had acted just as he had expected. "In fact," he added, the committee had done prac- tically what I desired it should do. I believed ic was to the interest of the Union that my re- signation should be accepted, and that was the view I placed before the committee to-day. To resign was the honourable course I could pursue, and trust to Providence for the future. I re- peatedly urged the committee not to consider my position at all, but do what was best for the Union."
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CEMETERY CONSECRATED AT TREDEGAR. Bishop of Llandaff on Fellowship with Nonconformists, The Bishop ot Llandaff attended at Tredegar on Saturday to consecrate two acres of the new cemetery provided by the District Council at Cefn Golen. His Lordship, who was accompanied by the vicar of the parish (the Rev. T. Theo. philus, R D.), as bishop's chaplain, and the registrar of the diocese (Mr F. J, Smith), was received at the station by the chairman (Mr D. Morgan) and the members of the Council, and escorted to Bedwellty House and entertained to luncheon. In response to the toast of his health, submitted by Aldecman H. Bowen, the Bishop referred to the greater unity which was growing between Nonconformists and Churchmen, and said the older he grew and the more he came in contact with Christian brethren of other com. munions, the more he grew to love them. The little angles, which at one time he thought so for- midable. were rubbed out of sight, and they were united in doing their duty shoulder to shoulder against the great enemy-the world, the flesh, and the devil—in the promotion of Christian fellowship and Christian work. His Lordship expressed his pleasure that the District Council had dealt with the burning question of con- seeration in such a sotjer and sensible way, and allowed the Churchoeople to enjoy their whims and fancies (if they liked to call them such) in regard to the burial of their dead. The Charch people were equally as ready to accord the same perfect liberty to those of different persuasions. There were District Councils in the diocese who did not deal with the question in such a broad spirit, and he would ever hold up Tredegar Council as men, although holdmgdifferent views, who had dealt with this question upon the prin- ciple of religious equality, which was all Church- men asked. Other toasts followed, and the com- panv repaired to the new cemetery, and the con-' seeration ceremony was conducted by the Bishop in the presence of a large concoarse of people. in the presence of a large concourse of people.
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BRISTOL DOCK PROGRESS. The Bristol Dock year ended on April 30th and official returns of the business of the past, twelve months were issued on Saturday. They showed that foreign and coastwise tonnage has been greater than in 1901-2 (the figures of which were a record), and the revenue is also larger than ever before. This advance is the more noticeable because trade in North America during 1902 was in a very disorganised Btate owing to Vibe coal famine and other causes. Tbe coastwise business has been increased by the large amount of stone, cement, &c., brought by water for the contractor of the Royal Edward Dock, now under construction. The total tonnage was 1,831,665, an increase of 170,654 tons on the previous 12 months', and an advance of 425,281 toris on the return of ten years earlier. Dues have increased by £ 6.621, the aggregate re- ceived under this head being £ 130,434. Ten years ago the amount was X71,463, and 20 years ago it was only £ 31,156. Flour and meal, pro- visions, and petroleum showed a diminution owing to market conditions, bat grain and timber advanced considerably. The prospect is that the returns of 1903 4 will be much greater owing to the number for lines of large steamers* now using the port regularly.
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MERSEY TUNNEL RAILWAY. Electricity Supplants Steam. The electrification service of the Mersey Tunnel Railway was formally inspected on Sun- day by the directors of the compltby and invited guests, and opened for public traffic. The con- verting of the system from steam to electricity, which is the first to have taken place on any British lailway, has been carried out by the British Westinghouse Company at a cost of over £ 300,000. In the past 10.000,000 passengers have been carried on this railway between Liverpool and Birkenhead, but the company was not suc- cessful financially, many people being deterred from travelling by tbe atmospheric conditions. This is now changed, soot and fonl air being abolished and the tunnel throughout illuminated electrically, while the distances will be covered in reduced time. Trains will be travelling in both directions every three minutes. It is In- tended later to deal with the qruestion of goods traffic between Birkenhead and Liverpool.
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AMBASSY DURING THE SIEGE. "There is nobody now at the British Embassy in Paris, except perhaps an old servant or two, who will be able to tell the King the story of the exciting daya of the siege and bombardment of Paris. Sir Frank Lascelles, our Ambassador m Berlin, will have a vivid recollection of it. He was there with Sir Edward Malet, who was in charge of the Embassy at the time. When the storm of fire was at its worst the occupants of the Embassy were driven to dine in the cellar, in which were piled up despatch boxes, clocks, and candelabra, precious pieces of furniture, and a hundred other things which it was desired to save if the building caught fire. It looked like the haunt of brigands, says Sir Edward Malet, and to crown the incongruity, Sir Edward Malet and Sir Frank Lascelles donned evening dress and vhite ties,and were waited upon in the cellar by the stately butler and Embassy servants. Oat side, tbe garden was full of troops, the dining- room was laid oat aa a hospital, and the mirrors in the ball-room were shattered. The next morn. ing, wilai- they ventured out, the Tuilleries was "autaaa of lico IrOlU Slid 10 OU.Q, Daily Chronicle.
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MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. LOCAL POLICE WITH STOP-WATCHES. The Friendly Cyclist's Tip. The Monmouthshire policeat Newport on Satur- day proceeded against three motorists for furious driving. The names of the offenders were Mr Augustus Elphinstone, insurance secretary, New- port Mr Frank Evans, of Gelliwastad-road, Pontypridd and Mr William Wallen, motor driver to Mr Dunville, comedian. The motorists had been bagged by the police by means of several officers stationed at points extending for two or three miles, provided with stop-watches which had been previously compared. Mr Elphinstone went on Sunday afternoon, the 19ch ult., with a gentleman from Newport to Caerleon, and in a five and a half-horse power car for two, with a strong wind behind, did the distance of a mile and a half down the St. Julia-ds Hill, along the slope,and up to Caerleon Bridge at the rate of 26 2.3rd miles per houi, whereas the Local Government Board order pro- vides a maximum of 12 miles an hour. Mr Lyndon Moore, for the defence, said that the Act was absurd, grandmotherly, and out of date, and not intended to deal with any but heavy power- ful engines Lord Belper, in the House of Lords, declared this week that the present regulations ought to be altered, and an Act was being passed through Parliament to enable a motor contest to take place in the sister island. fhe magistrates fined MrElphinstone 20s and costs, and expressed the hope that he would not travel so fast for the future. Mr Evans. going with a lady from Cardiff, did three miles near the Dnf- fryu, on the Cardiff-road, at the rate of 3mm. 33sec. per mile. He said a friendly cyclist gave him 'the tip to go carefully. as the police were watching, and he was going slowly. Mr Gustard. for the police, thereupon wanted to know what pace he was going before he got the tip.—Mr Evans I was going very slow. !Laughter.) This defendant, and also Wallen, who pleaded guilty, were fined 20s each and costs. Wallen's pace down Coedkernew Hill on the 21st ult. was at the rate of over 20 mileg an hour, the half mile he was watched being covered in lniin. 25secs. Mr C. D. Phillips, J.P., asked where it was, and on learning the locality said It is not a fair piece of road. The steepest bits of road have been taken in the three cases.Wallen The cyclists can beat us. The police could stop every cyclist ou the road who has a free wheel. Mr Chamberlain's Chauffeur Fined. At Gloucester Police Court on Saturday Win. Laggart, motbr-car driver to Mr Walter Cham- berlain, of Broomaberrou-place, Ledbury,brother of the Right Hon. A. J. Chamberlain, was fined S.10 and RI 6s costs for having driven a motor- car furiously at Maiemore, Gloucester, on April 27th. A further charge of not stopping when signalled to was withdrawn on payment of costs.
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STORM OF STONES. Consternation at St. Clear's. Astronomers wete busily scanning the heavens on Friday to see if any stars were missing, tor news had come to hand of mysterious showers of strange stones, which spread extraordinary con- sternation among the people of St. Clear's, in Carmarthenshire. According to the statement of Mr William Thomas, of Clarebrook, St. Clear's, a respectable small farmer, his son was return- ing home with another lad a little before 8 on Wednesday evening, when they were nearly frightened out of their wits by a shower of stones Their story was not believed, and a search party was sent out. When he heard what they bad to say Mr Thomas started out to investigate for him- self, and encountered precisely the same expe rience-the weird snapping of the stones on the hard earth was all around him. Small stones fell sharply as he walked, and later on came aero- lites of much larger size. One stone crashed into a hedge and he managed to secure it, and subse- quently sent it to the geological department of the Cardiff College. The stones are of a nature unknown in the district,says Mr Thomas. They look as if they had been calcined, and they fell over an area of roughly about 400 square yards in extent."
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-_U'- rl WHERE THE CHOIR COMES FROM." King Edward and the Welsh Village. An interesting incident was related on Friday of t be King and the village of llhos, between Ruabon and Wrexham, Presiding at a Rhos concert Mr Arthur E. Evans, of Bronwylfa, Wrexham, well-known in Welsh sporting cir- cles, said tie was recently introduced to King Edward as the breeder of Welsh horses. His Majesty interrogated Mr Evans as to what part of the Principality he had hailed from. From the neighbourhood of Wrexham," replied Mr Evans. Oh, indoed," was the King's re- sponse. do you know a place cabled Uhos ?" (llhosllanerchrugog), and his Majesty mentally hesitated in grappling with the extraordinary place-name. Very well." was the reply of Mr Evans. who, naturally curioua to learn of the King's interest in so insignificant a village, re- spectfully sought an elucidation. Shown the long name the King said, Let me see, that is where the male voice choir comes from, is it not ?" -Yes." came the reply. The mystery of the King's interest in the place is that the celebrated Rhos Male Voice Choir has been selected to sing befoie the Prince and Princess of Wales on the occasion of their visit to Wrexham next Friday to unveil a memorial to the Welsh Fusiliers who fell in the South African War.
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CARNEGIE SAID" BAH." Scorn of Ultra-Protestantism. There arrived at Liverpool on Sunday the Cnnarder Etruria and White Star Cedric, from New York. and the Mayflower, of the Dominion Line, from Boston. Mr Pierpont Morgan and Mr Andrew Carnegie were on the Cedric. Mr Morgan suggested on lauding that the baggage shorftd be unloaded with greater despatch, show- ing impatience during the long wait. He informed an interviewer that he had enjoyed the .passage, and, though more courteous than usual, declined to disenss business. Mr Andrew Carnegie was accompanied by bis wife and daughter, and the day being Sunday was not very talkative, but thought the King's visit to the Pope a very nice thing. The King was a tactful man and the nation must be proud of him, When told some ultra-Protestants objected to the visit be said Bah with much scorn. Both parties pro- ceeded to London.
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EXCITING NAVAL EXPERIMENT. Newest French Battleship to be Fired at. Paris, Friday.—The naval authorities at Brest are, it is announced, about to carry out the bold experiment of firing a shell at the Suffren, one of the newest battleships in the French Navy. The shell is to be aimed at one of the tnrrets with the object of ascertaining the general effect of the shock of the shell striking the ship, and more especially upon the mechanism operating the guns mounted in the turret. The Suffren will be fired at by the Massina at 500 yards diataneo. The crew will stand to stations during the ex periments, but no one will be allowed on deck- Dalziel.
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CARMARTHEN STREET SCENE. A young woman named Mary Williams, who had, according to her story, just been discharged from Llaneliy Hospital, was charged before the Carmarthen Bench on Monday with having been drunk and disorderly on Saturday night. She was so noiey that she bad to be locked up. When in the cell she smashed a window, and P S Davios said, 11 The filthy language she used was enough to disgust the worst character in the world." She was seaweed to a mpnUÙI iln- ptiagnaioaW
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UNHEEDED CRIES FOR HELP. Seaman Drowned at Cardigan The body of Richard Morgan, Aberystwyth, able seaman, of the schooner Miss Hunt, who fell between the vessel a,nd the quay at Cardigan about 11 p.m. on the 28th ult., when attempting to go aboard, was recovered ab.)ut 5.30 on Friday evening at a spot about 15 to 20 yards from where be fell..John Owen Davie3, fisherman, St. Dogmells, effected the reco\ery by means of grappling irons. The body was identified by the captain and mate. The latter was with the un- fortunate man when he fell, and did all in his power to save hitn. At the' inquest, which was held at the police station on Saturday, before Dr. Powell, deputy-coroner, the evidence sup- ported the statements already published in our columns. It also transpired that the mate, John Walsh, bad occasion to turn to the side of tbe quay and then beard a splash in the water. He hastened to the spot, dropped on the fender, clung to the lines, and succeeded in getting his legs into the wa.ter, which was about 7ft. deep, and deceased clung to him for about 10 or 15 minutes. The mate called for help, but none came in time. Whilst the deceased WM clinging to the mate's legs Walsh said, "Hold on, Dick," and he replied All right, Jack I am holding on." The captain and cook were in bed at the time, aud when they reached the deck deceased bad let go his huld. Search was made, but no signs of deceased were observable. Deceased shipped at Dover on the 14th ult., and the vessel arrived in port on the 28th. He was 39 years of age. A verdict of Accidentally drowned was returned.
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MOUNTAIN ASH MAY DAY SHOW. The fourth annual May Dav horse show and parade at Mountsin Ash was held at the Duffryn Giove on Monday. The number of entries (nearly 300) were in excess of those of any prev- ious year. There were over 150 vehicles, &c>f in the procession, which was headed by the Mountain Ash brass band of the 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment, under the conductorsbip of Mr S. W. T. Liudell. The processsion assembled at the Duffryn Schools, and wended its way through the principal thoroughfares to Penrhiwceiber, via Miskin, where the already lenglhy procession was further augmented by contingents from Abercynon and the adjacent villages. Then the return was made to the beautiful Duffryn Grove, kindly lent for the occasion by the Right Hon. Lord Aberdare. An attractive feature was Mr Frank Mills's representation of a. carpenters' shop, with workmen busy this was dn a waggon drawn by a traction engine. Imperial Yeomanry were also a conspicuous feature in the proces- sion. The weather was a little unfavourable, but there was a large crowd of spectators. Tbe joint secretaries were Messrs Howells and Matthews, wii^ admirably discharged their duties. The first prize winners were:- Tandsm, Councillor Morris and J. Gough. Mountain Ash. Contractors and baiiiiers-Frazik Milis; Napier's Arms, Mountain Ash. Draught horse—Frank Mills. Brewers, aerated water dealers, wine and spirit merchants — S. Allsopp and Sons, Aberdare. Merchants and geueral hauliers—Frank Mills. Horse, bar- ness, and licensed hansom—Mountain Ash Livery Stables Co. Horse, harness, and licensed cab-Wm. Rees, Albert-street, Merthyr. Milk vendor's turn-out—David Jones, 36, Woodland- street, Mountain Ash. General trader's horse over 14,2 hands—John Howell, Green Hill, Aber- aman. General trader's horse, 14.2 and under— David Jones. Grocer's turnout, 14.2 hands and under—T. Thomas, 82,Higii-street Mountain Ash. Grocer's turnout, over 14.2-F. Barkway, Fern- dale. Butcher's turnout—John Howell, Greenhill, Aberaman. Horse (over 14.2 hands), harness, and trap- Gwaiia Stud Farm. St. Lvthan's, Cardiff, Cob (13.2 and not exceeding 14.2 hands), harness and trap—A. W. Oxenham Mountain Ash. Pony (under 13.2 hands), harness, and trap-Gwaliu. Stud Farm. Pair of horses turnout, contractors, merchants, and general hauliere,-Blv Brewery Company and Frank Mills. Cob, 14.2; to be rid- den-W. Oxenham. Pony, 13.2 and under-To and J. Williams, High-street, Pontypridd. Trot- ting, any height—1). Griffiths, Globe Hotel, Aberdare. Mountain pony, under 12.2 -Gwatia Stud Farm. Governess cart and pony- Captain F. N. Gray. Galloping handicap (about one mile and a haif)-W Holden, Abercynon. Trotting handicap-T. Williams, Greenhill Farm, Trecynon. Jumping—1, Jones and Winston. Fishmonger's, fruiterer's, or greengrocer's turnout --H. Dnrbin, Aber- cynon. Turnout in form of an advertisement of any trade—Frank Mills- Champion horse- James Mitchell, J.P., Bryntirion. Imperial Yeomanry Class, smartest turnout—Trooper D. Richards, Pontyprid3.
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INTERMENT AT CARDIFF OLD CEMETERY. Funeral of a Well-Known Shipbroker. At the Old Cemetery, Adamsdown, the burial took place on Monday of Mr H. B. Buckingham, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of the ship- brokers in Cardiff. Mr Buckingham, who was 80 years of age,was well-known and highly respected at the Bute Docks, and his funeral was attended by a large and representative gathering. In addition to the deceased's two sons—one of whom is chief accountant in'the borough electrical engineer's office-there were also present Messrs Robert Mark (shipbroker), Nat Hurley (vice- president of the Cardiff Licensed Victuallers Association), Richard Smith, &c., whilst a num- ber of pilots and masters of coasting vessels also attended. Among the handsome wreaths was one sent by the Cardiff Corporation electrical staff. The Rev. W. F. Adams, curate of St. Saviour's ¡ Church, Roath, conducted the service. At the graveside an unusual incident occurred. In I lowering the coffin it was found that the grave was not of sufficient width, with the result that the coffin had again to be raised and the grave widened. A delay of some twenty minutes was thus caueed.
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LANCASHIRE LASS REAPPEARS. The aged "Lancashire lass," Mary Jane Mills, who a few days ago informed Mr Denman that she was the most beautiful of Lancashire women, who were the best-looking women in the world, was placed in the dock before Mr Kennedy at a P Marlborough-street yesterday to answer the charge of begging and using bad language in Oxford-street. When the old woman was brought into court she looked round, and, seeing the magistrate, ejaculated, AJ1. •" made a comical curtsey, and tore off her dilapidatsd straw hat, disclosing a mass of twistei straw-coloured hair. Seeing the policeman who arrested her she ex, claimed, ''Oh,14 D.R." (t^e constable's number) and proceeded to hurl a torrent of abu?e at tbe officer. The constable, in the intervals when the old woman paused for breath, said that tha pri- soner begged in the street, and when a lady de. 1 clined to assist her pulled a. comb from the lady's hair and threw it on the ground. The accused said that the comb dropped from the lady's hair She did nothing, and was quite innocent. M Kennedy remanded her, and directed that a doctor should inquire into the state of her mind.
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SHIP'S CAPTAIN DROWNED. Plucky Attempt to Rescue. Whilst crossing from one vessel to another over a ladder spanning the two on Saturday night Captain Richard Jones, of the Portmadoc ship Glanogwen, fell into Portmadoc Harbour and WM drownec. The ladder got displaced and he fell between the two vessels. A plucky attempt at rescue was made by a sailor named Jobn Davies, wbo. after divesting himself of his coat, sprang into the harbour and swan about for over balf-an-hour in inky darkness, trying to find him. l The body was recovered on Sunday morning.
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--H_- Not His Fault.—" Why are you in gaol ?" asked the kind-hearted visitor. "Mister," was the response, it ain't no fault of mine that I'm here. I'd leave in a minute if I could."
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A 11 LIVING WAGE." Mr A. Chamberlain's Experiment. Mr Arthur Chamberlain, as chairman of Messrs Kynochs, Limited, Birmingham, has introduced at the company's works and at four other places with which he is connected the system of the living wage." Under this no workman, unless under excep- tional circumstances, will receive lass than 22s a week. The number of men affected so far is betwaen 200 and 300. Mr Chamberlain explains that he has been led to fix on 22s a week as the minimum by the figures given bv Mr B. Seebohm Rowntree in a recent lecture in Birmingham. Mr Rowntree arrived at the conclusion that it was impossible for a working man to maintain himself, a wife, and three children in a state of bare physicatefficiency on a wage less than 21s 8d per week. Mr Chamberlain confines the operation of the scheme to workmen of all classes between the ages of twenty-two and fifty- four. Bachelorhood," he adds, has not been penalised by making increases apply only to family men. The scheme, of course, has certain drawbacks. In the commencement, at least, it bears hardly on the inefficient, because when you offer a wage that is higher the inevitable result is that men who are willing to work for you rule out the more inefficient altogether. Again, at one of the works we had a small strike,"fohich was partly, at all events, dne to this action of mine. Men who bad been earning more than 22s claimed that they should have a proportionate rise with the men who had been earning less. The matter was quickly settled, but it only shows how many things have to be considered when any artificial change is made in the rate of wages." Mr Rowntree in Chapter IV. of Poverty A Study of Town Life," apportions the weekly minimum expenditure of 21s 8d as follows :— 6. d. Food 12 9 Rent (say) 4 0 Clothing, light, fuel, etc 4 11 21 8 York is the city in which this estimate was arrived at.
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IDEAL SERVANT GIRL. Million Dollars Offered for One. A million dollars for a servant girl is the offer made by Mr John Farson; a Chicago banker, which is attracting to the Waldorf-Astoria scores of women anxious to please the millionaire, and unless Mr Farson locks himself up in a safe de- posit vault he is certain to be kept busy. His offer is one of 1,000 OOOdols, to be paid at his death to the servant who will stay in his family till he dies, who loves her vocation, is good- natured, Knows better than to discuss family affairs with other servants, is always dignified, will never make an error in her table service, knows at a glance the likes and dislikes of the guests, is a good nurse, cook, and dressmaker. Mr Farson promises to pay first-class wages, and will adapt the habits of his household to the whimo of his servant. He will move if the servant wishes it, he will have his meals to suit her convenience, be humble always, and allow her all the privileges of a member of the family. Abject despair has naturally inspired this ex- travagant offer on the part of Mr Farson, to whom the servant girl question has become a. hobby. His friends are sure that the million dollars will never be paid, because no such ser- vant exists but Mr Farson persists with all the optimism of the spring season.—" Daily Tele- graph."
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JEALOUSY AND MURDER. Soldier Cuts his Wife's Throat. York was startled on Saturday by the report of & horrible tragedy in which jealousy is stated to bs the motive of the alleged murderer, who is in custody. It appears that a fortnight ago a Reservist named Ba?ker, aged slightly over 40, returned home after active service, in the courfe of which he has been awarded several medals. According to the statements of persons resident in tbe neighbourhood of Sherwcod's-conrt, Wellington-row, North-street, in one of the houses of which Barkers wife was found with her throat cut. there have been differences about her conduct during his absence. The discovery of Mrs Barker's dead body lying across the bed- stead in the upper room of a poor tenement was made late on Saturday afternoon. A blood- stained razor was lying on the floor. The state of the deceased woman's hands showed that she bad made attempts to save her life. Information given to the police led them to look for Barker, who, when met not far from the scene of the tragedy, made no attempt to avoid arrest, but practically announced himself to the police, and is stated to have made use of expressions which leave no doubt of his guilt. He was at once locked up.
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GREAT JEWEL SALE. X22,500 for a Pearl Necklace. For a brief interval on Friday Christie's vied with the Ro-val Academy private view in interest. One thing may be assumed as certain, and that is that the ladies who saw the superb jewels sold, once belonging to Lady Henry Gordon-Lennox displayed more real enthusiasm than they showed in viewing the pictures at Burlington House. In three successive years there has now been three jewel sales of great importance at Christie's. On July 9th, 1901, a pearl "necklace, the property of a "French lady of rank," commonly supposed to be the notorious Madame Humbert,brought £ 20,000. Last year, in the Dudley sale. another pearl necklace, composed of 47 round pearls, reached £ 22,200, after beginning at ti»e unprecedented initial bid of £ 15,000. OnFriday a five rowpearl necklace of 287 large graduated pearls, with a large circmlar pearl and brilliant cluster snap, appeared, and dazed the company with its beauty. Beginning at X-5,000, the competition waxed stronger and stronger. At X20,000 the affair was seen to rest between Messrs Drayson and P. Falcke, but at the huge final offer of £ 22,500 the latter had to give way. Altogether during the afternoon as much as £ 58,293 2s 6i was realised.
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BIRMINGHAM BREWERS. Revolt Against Mr Arthur Chamberlain. The Birmingham Brewers' Association at a meeting held on Monday decided to withdraw from the scheme of license surrender which has been carried out in conjunction with the magistrates. The resolution sets forth that the members are unanimously of opinion that the views recently expressed by Mr Arthnr Chamberlain on the licensing question are directly opposed to tbe principles of equity and justice, and that the surrender scheme expounded by him offers no final solution of the liceusing difficulty and now feel compelled to do all in their power to secure Parliamentary protection."
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FIRE ON BOARD. Skipper Asked to Scuttle Ship. The English steamer Villa d'Eu arrived at Plymouth on Saturday from Boulogne for Bristol wjth her hull and cargo damaged by fire. The steamer had completed loading at Boulogne when fire was discovered, the after portion of the ship being speedily enveloped in flames. So fierce was the fire that the French firemen urged the captain to scuttle the ship and sink- her. He refused, and six hours' works saw the fire extin- guished.
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Another Case.—" Maud says she's wildly in Jove with her new motor car." "Ah, another case of man being displaced by machinery."
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"SUDDEN DEATH OF DR. HUGHES, HAMADRYAD. We regret to record the death, which took place with painfnl suddenness on Sunday morning at the Hamadryad Hospital Ship, Cardiff, of Dr. Wm. Picton Hughes, the well-known and widely- esteemed medical superintendent. Though the deceased gentleman had not for the past few days been looking as wall as usual, he had not complained of anv indisposition, aud bad attended to his duties up to Saturday evening without manifesting the least signs of fatigue. On Saturday afternoon he visited Mr David Roberts, the secretary of the Seamen's Hospital, at his office, the Caledonian Chambers, St. Mary-street, and went out again after his return. j fter he left Mr Roberts's office he was seen hurrying to catch an electric car for the Docks, and to all appearances seemed at that time in perfect health. He retired to bed at his usual hour, and on Sunday morning woke about 8 o'clock, when be got oat of bed and went to his dressing-room, -where he asked one of the servants to bring him a cup of tea. He made no complaint, but sat on a sofa for a few minates, and then crossed over to an easy chair, where he was served with the tea. On returning to the room a few minutes 'ater the servant was alarmed at finding Dr. Hughes apparently dead on the sofa. She immediately called for assistance, and the deceased's son, Mr Ernest Hughes, and the chief officer, Mr George Henry T. Sale, were quickly in the room. Dr. lAnstey-Chave, of James-street, was sent for, and pronounced life extinct, death, which was probably due to heart failure, having taken place at about a quarter to nine. Its unexpected- ness proved a great shock to the family and the patients, by whom the deceased was beloved, and tt cast a gloom not only over the hospital, but the whole neighbourhood. During the morning the blinds were drawn in all the houses in the vicinity of the hospital, and flags floated at balf- rmast over the Seamen's Chnrch. the Hamadryad, and many other buildings at the Docks. The coroner was communicated with during the day, land in view of the fact that no physician had been in attendance prior to death it was decided by Mr Keece that an inquest would be necessary. Dr. Hughes, who was about 68 years of age, came from a highly respected Pembrokeshire family, and'was born in the parish of Eglwyswrw. He was connected with the Pictons of Pembroke. shire. and was a brother of the late Professor Hughes, of Lampeter College, bat who died rector of Cwmlu, Breconshire, in 1897. Educated at a Haverfordwest school, he passed his medical course at the Middlesex Hospital, ilondoin, and became a M.R.C.S. Eng. in 1863, and r,r.R C.P.I. inl886. Prior to his arrival in Cardiff in August, 1875, be acted as a locum tenens in different parts of the country. He was appointed assistant to Dr. Dixon. the first medical superintendent of the Hamadryad, and on Dr. Dixon's death succeeded him in October of that year. In 1874 he was made L.R.C.P. and L.S.A. As the head of a hospital established specially for sailors. Dr. Hughes numbered among his patients re- presentatives of a great many nationalities, and among sailors he was known all over the world. Of a genial and humane disposition, kind. hearted and considerate to a fault, no doctor was more beloved of his patients, and his loss will be sincerely regretted by the seafaring com- munity. Since 1873 he has treated nearly 14,000 in-patients and over 200,000 out-patients and the cosmopolitan character of these men will at once be seen by the following classification of the number and nationality of in-patients ad. mitted in 1902 :-Englishmen, 60 Irishmen, 21 Welshmen. 18 Scotchmen, 14 Norwegians, 48 Germans, 45 Swedes, 31 Frenchmen, 22 Greeks, 20 Finlanders, 15 Italians. 14 West Indians, 13; Austrians,12 Dutchmen, 12 Danes, 11 Spaniards, 10; East Indians, 9; Ameri- cans, 8 Russians,6 Portuguese, 5 Chilians. 4 Maltese, 3 Swiss, 2. In 1883 the French Gov- ernmenfc testified its appreciation of the services rendered by Dr. Hughes to French sailors by presenting him with a beautiful gold medal and another token of appreciation which the deceased doctor valued highly was a fine gold pin, with a large, valaable stone held in an eagle's claw, which he had received from a member of the late Queen's household, a relative of whom had been successfully treated by him. TiU the present sanatorium was built, Dr. Hughes superintended the old town sanatorium, which had been con- structed for temporary purposes in the vicinity of the Hamadryad, and at different periods be had attended cases of cholera at the Flat Holm. From time to time diseases of a very serious character came under his notice, but it is stated that in the whole course of the 30 years during which he superintended the hospital not a single outbreak occurred. Last year six imported cases of beri-beri were treated, and in his leport to the Hospital Committee Dr. Hughes made some pertinent observations on the causes of this dreaded disease, and held that its cause was chronic arsenical poisoning. Among the people of the Docks he was highly esteemed. In his character there was an old world quaintness which contributed much to the attractiveness of his personality. He was a great smoker, and a good conversationalist. In religion be was a member of the Church of Eng. land, and in politics a Conservative. About three yeats after his arrival in Cardiff he married the widow of Dr. Dixon. and had one and only child, a son, Mr W. Ernest Picton Hughes. He is survived by both his wife and his son, with whom the deepest sympathy is felt. For years past the accommodation for seamen on the Hamadryad has been severely taxed, and nothing rejoiced the heart of Dr. Hughes more than the decision of the peop!e of Cardiff to celebrate the Queen's Ion; reign ov the erection of a new seamen's hospital. For this object a fund was opened with the magnificent donation of 110,000 from the late Marquis of Bute. It is not many months since that the foundation stone of the new buildings was laid, and Dr. Hughes had been looking forward with the keenest anticipations to the greater facilities that would be at his disposal in his new home.
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THE INQUEST. At the Hamadryad Hospital Ship, Cardiff, on Monday afternoon Mr E. B. fieece held an in- quest on the body of Dr. William Hughes, for many years medical superintendent of the Hama- dryad Hospital Ship Councillor S, O. Wil- liams was foremanof the Jttry. Mr W. E. V. Hughes, son of deceased. said his father was 68 years of age. He had seemed quite in his usual health of late 'mitliougli' two years ago he hgrl had an illness. Evidence was given by Eliza- beth Sutherland, servant, to the effect that she saw deceased on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, when he asked for a cup of tea, which she took to him in the dining-room. Returning a few minutes later she found him lying back with his head hanging over the edge of the chair. He could not speak, but he was making a noise in his throat, and she called Mr Sale. George Henry Travers Sale, chief officer, said that when he was called deceased was in a state of collapse aud quite unconscious. He summoned Dr. Chave. Dr. Anstey Chave said death was due, in his opinion, to natural causes-heart failure. The Coroner said he bad been a friend of deceased's for 30 years, and entertained a very great J'egard for him, and had been very sorry to hear of his death. Councillor S. O. Williams said the jury found that deceased had died from natural causes. They desired to express deep sympathy with Mrs Hughes and the family. In that dis- trict the deceased gentleman would be sorely missed, for apart from his work on the ship he had performed numberless acts of kindness to people living near him. His death was deeply regretted by all.
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MRS LLEWELLYN, BAGLAN HALL After a long period of indifferent health, Mrs M. G. Llewellyn, of Baglan Hall, passed away at 10 p.m. on Saturday. The deceased lady was in her 77th year. The illness, which proved fatal, began on Tuesday last, when symptoms which had characterised many previous attacks presented themselves. The patient shortly after the onset lapsed into unconsciousness, from which she did not recover. Dr. Charles Pegge, who had long been the late Mrs Llewellyn's medical attendant, was scarcely ever away from Baglan Hall during the illness Timely notice was sent by telegraph to near relatives of the gravity :)f the condition of the sufferer, and there shoitly arrived at Baglan Hall Lord Gronfell of Kilvey (brother), Mr and Mrs Thorntou, of Nottingham (brother-in-law and sister), and Mrs Trotter (sister). Those named and Mrs R. W. Llewellyn (niece), of Baglan Cittage, were present at the end, and after long and loving watching they saw her peacefully breathe her last. Lord Gren- fell informed a representative of the South Wales Daily News that the funeral would take place on Thursday next at noon at 13aglan Church. The accommodation of the edifice is exceedingly limited, and only a few of the ont- side pnblic who will attend the funeral can pogsibly have seats in the church. It was in October, 1850, that Miss Grenfell and Mr Griffith Llewellyn were married, and shortly after the bride and bridegroom made their home at the Llewellyn ancestral mansion, Baglan Hall. Here tbev lived until the death of Mr Griffith Llewellyn, which took place in December, 1888. Mrs Llewellyn continued to live at Baglan Hall, and her nephew, Mr R. W. L. Llewellyn, J.P. (chairman of the Bridgend bench of magis- trates, and heir to the Baglan estates), came to live at Baglau Cottage, in the immediate neigh- bourhood of Baglan Hall. Mrs Llewellyn, like her deceased husband, was devotedly attached to the Church of England, and helped that in- stitution very frequently with handsome gifts. She bore the cost ( £ 20,000) of a church at Pentre: towards the Aberavon Church Restoration Fuud she contributed jel,ooo and to the exquisite 1, j little church a,t Baglau, M'hich had been built at J the sole cost of Mr Griffith Llewellyn, she gave i a peal of Mrs Llewellyn was a daughter of Mr Pascoe St. Leger Gren- fell, of Maesteg House, Swansea, who personally conducted the two extensive copper works | on the east side of the river Tawe. Lord Grenfell of Kilvey was the deceased lady s brother, whilst the Bishop of Peterborough and Mr Henry Xjabouciiere were her cousius. Mrs Llewellyn bad strong literary proclivities, aud much that sue wrote was perpetuated in print. When Neath as in the turmoil of a, fierce con- test over Church rates, some clever and pacific verses written in the cause of the Established | Church are said to have been composed by Mrs Llewellyn. The spirit of the lines is admirable, and in all probability they helped to ailav the galling lrksjmenes? of the demands made ia those days for the Church. She published many useful and edifying booklets in latei years. It will be as the true, uuvarying friend of the poor and the distressed that Mrs Llewellyn will be longest remembered. No matter whether the cry for help was raised near her home or in distant parts of the earth, it elicited from her a swift and generous response. Never did anyone more fully realise that great wealth brings with it j great responsibilities. All were her neighbours whom proverty had gripped, or sickness bad smitten, or sorrow had crushed. One of her finest public acts of ^benevolence was the building of a handsome range of almshouses at Neath, and amply endowing them. Here eight old ladies who had fallen upon evil times may spend in peace and comfort the evening of their life. Our Swansea correspondent writes —The late Mrs Griffith Llewellyn though not so well known in Swansea as her sister, Miss Grenfell, who was prominent in all local philanthropic work, was nevertheless a very munificent contributor to some of the local charities. It was largely through her instrumentality that the Eye Hos- ital, Swansea, was built, and the Swansea General Hospital benefited on several occasions by very handsome contributions from her liberal purse. Some of her gifts were made privately, and the deceased lady was one of two or three who have been credited with having the anonymous contribution of £lQ,OOO towards the Convalescent Jlome about to be erected with the Swansea General Hospital. Mrs Thomas Gee. Denbigh. Eariy on Saturday morning the uoath occurred of Mrs Gee, widow of the late Mr Thomas Gee, of Denbigh. The deceased lady was in her 86ch year, and had retained all her faculties to tbe last. Her death took place after only two days' illness. Mrs Gee was a woman of exemplary character, and during the lifetime of the Grand Old Man of Wales" had been to him in the best sense of the word a helpmeet. She possessed deep religious convictions, and was to some extent of a retiring disposition. She was one of the oldesc Sunday school teachers in Wales, and very recently was the recipient of a medal from the editor of a religious paper to celebrate her 72ud year as a teacher, Mr Jno. Linton. Newport. The death occurred shortly after eight o'clock on Monday morning of Councillor J. Linton, J.P., of The Woodlands, Stow Park Circus, New- port. from pneumonia. The deceased's last public act was to atttend a meeting on Monday of last week of the Waterworks Committee of the New- port County Council, but he did not accompany the committee to Wentwood. On Tuesday, although feeling unwell, he was at his office, bat went home early in the afternoon with a severe chill, which developed into inflammation of both lungs. On Sunday medical consultation was held, and everything was done which skill could devise to benefit the patient, but without avail. Deceased, who was in his 63rd year, was a successful builder and contractor.and head of the firm of Linton and Geen, contractors, &c. It was this firm which began the Tredegar Dry Dock, an undertaking which was successfully opened last autumn. The recently made contract for the erection of the Newport Lunatic Asylum at Caerleon brought the deceased into some prominence, owing to correspondence which took pla;e between him and Councillor Parry re negotiations as to the price of one class of the material to be used. Deceesed was chairman of the Star Brick Company, the Westgate Hotels Company and was connected with other under- takings. He represented the North Ward in tbe Town Council from 1892 down to the period when it was divided, when he became member for the Caerau Ward. His knowledge was of great value in committee, but be ijirely spoke at Council meetings. In politics he was a Conservative. He was twice married. One of the sons of the first marriage is Mr E. M. Linton, aichitect, of Newport. Mr T. James, New Quay. Mr Thomas James, Rhiwurg, a retired maater mariner, and until recently the agent of the Liverpool and Cardigan Bay Steamship Com- pany at New Quay,died suddenly at his residence on Monday morning. He was also a member of the New Quay Urban District Council, and was greatly respected.
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-n' THE MABON TESTIMONIAL. APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. Executive Committee Meeting. Alderman Richard Lewis, J.p., on Monday presided at tbe Cardiff Town Hall over the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Mabon Testimonial Fund. The attendance in- cluded the Mayor of Cardiff, Mr Abraham Thomas, J.P.. Llansamlet; Dr. W. E. homas. J.P., chairman Rhondda District Council Mr D. Watts Morgan, Porth; Mr M. Roberts-Jones, Cardiff; Captain it. A. Lewis, Lloyds Bank, Pontypridd, the treasurer and Messrs Gwilym Hughes, South Wales Daily News," and Thos. Davies, Pontypridd, joint hon. secretaries. It was resolved to invite tbe following to act aa vice-presidents :—The Marquis of Bute, Bliss Talbot, Lord Windsor, Lord Dnnraven, Lord Aberdare, Lord Jersey, Lord Wimborne, SirJ. T. Dillwyn Llewelyn, and his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams; and the following appeal was agreed upon for issue :— Dear Sir,—The eminent services rendered during the past 30 years by Mr William Abra- ham, M.P. (Mabon), to the South Wales coal- field and the hundreds of thousands dependent, upon it have won for him the gratitude, resnect, and admiration of the whole community It has, therefore, occurred to many that the present time is a fitting opportunity to give expression in a tangible form to tbe feelings of regard in wbicb he is so deservedly held. At a public meeting, largely and infiuentially attended, held on Fri- day, May 2nd, at the Cardiff Town Hall, under the presidency of Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., it was unanimously resolved :— That this representative meeting desires to place on record its high appreciation of Mr William Abraham (Mabon). M.P.'s, splendid services to the public generally for upwards of 25 years, and further resolves to mark its approval of the aame in a practical manner by taking steps forthwith to collect subscriptions with the view of presenting him with a, band- some testimonial. Herewith we beg to enclose for your perusal a report of the speeches delivered on that occasion, from which it will be gleaned how invaluable have been the services which the hon. membet has rendered. His doughty championship of their rights, hit, sage counsel, hie skilful leademhip, have won for Mabon the fullest confidence of the 150,00G miners of the coalfield his moderation, COe. and conscientiousness at all times have secured for him the respect and tbe esteem of the coal- owners. To the public generally, to whom the peace and prosperity of the coalfield is a matter of such supreme importance, Mabon's influence and services have been inestimable. We venture to bring this movement before your notice, and to express the hope that you will lend to it your heartiest practical support. Yours truly, etc." The appeal will be signed by Lord Tredegar* Sir Alfred Thomas, and all the officers of the committee. The following were added to the Executive Committee :—Mr Evan Thomas, miners' agent, Pontlottyn the High Constable of Mertliyr the High Constable of Aberdare and Mr John Williams, Swansea. Supported by the Miner Leaders. At Saturday's meeting at Cardiff of the Execu- tive Council of the Miners' Federation the following resolution was adopted :— That this Council views with great satisfac- tion and approval tbe movement that has been initiated to recognise the long and valuable services rendered to the workmen and the public generally in South Wales by Mr W. Abraham, M.P., and sincerely hopes that it will meet with the success it deserves.
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HORSE GORED BY A COW. An exciting incident occurred at the entrance to Crewe Railway Station. A gentleman's car- riage was waiting near the exit doors, when a herd of cattle passed over the bridge. One of tbe number, a white cow,suddenly became frightened at the so nd of an engine whistle, and charged furiously at the horse, inflicting two terrible long gashes in its side. It afterwards tosssd tbe bora* and carriage completely over,and the poor animal lay in the middle of the road exhausted and bleed ng profuse ly. The cow butted a second time iand ripped another large wound in horse's chest. Then at a maddening pace it riaahed away down the lane, jumping a higtn hedge, and wildly raced through the country, I w here it disappeared. The horsejj^.s removed iri a dying condition. The trap was ly damaged _H_'
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¡ ABERGWILI PALACE TO BE RESTORED A Carmarthen representative says I have it on very good authority that the Bishop s Pal aw will not be removed from Aberiatwili.bnt that it iff the Ecclesiastical Commissioners' intention to restore the building which was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The work of restoration will prob- ably exceed two years, and it is estimated that t sum of at least £.10,000 will be required. Thw Bishop of St. David s, Mrs Owen, and familt went into residence at Golden Grove on Saturday.
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EVILS OF TIED HOUSES. Arthur John Macbeth, landlord of the Shit Hotel. Barry, was lined 5s and costs for selling rum adulterated to the extent of 28i per cent! Inspector D. Morris puWxased the sample, and itfrJ.A. llugh.es, solicitor, who appeared foy the defence, admitted that the analysis wu < true one. Defendant was, however, the tenant of a tied house, and the firm of brewers witfc which he was connected sent down spirits in i. manner that permitted them being tampered with in transit. Defendant sold tbe spirits in tht | same condition as supplied htm.