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LIBERAL UNITY. '/It>. :4 » « « >y ♦ ClosiTig Up Party Ran ks. HOPEFULNESS. :¡¡''¡ '¥"4- '? "10 .ltàve.the:promiht men of the Liberal ■ .party at last, resolved to sink minor differ- ences, and in view of the greater issues liow,,at- stake, resolved upon concerted and united action ? Events of the past few days point in this direction, and it may be worth, while to recall the fact that Lord Roaebery, Sir Henry Campbell Banei-man, -'and Mr H. IT-. Asquith have, daring their tecent speeches, giV'lall hints in this direc- tion. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, &peo-kin last week, said Although 4here may have been some differences in the Liberal party before the war, now that it was ended he was sure that there was no coldness between any one section of the .party or another. He thought that shortly, if not immediately, they would see a party 60 united and strong that'the pre- sent disjointed and discredited party in power would very soon be ejected from the • position they held." • On Saturday Mr Asquith also empha- steed the growing unity of the Liberal ]patty. "<'d! It is a point also worthy of note that all -the above-named statesmen. have enumer- ited the same programme, th§ outstanding of which are- Education. "I, Temperance. Land values. Housing. '1. A striking appeal is issued to Liberals 7National Liberal Federation, in *Woh. it is asserted defiuitely. that the -party has once more become united. Liberal Manifesto. The National Liberal Federation on Saturday J*-uect id its federated branches; throughout the country a manifesto; signed by the president, V. Ao^ostijie Bittell, and other officers of the Federation, on the present political situation, wb&h they say is so unprecedented, and the date ^i of the dissolution of Parliament so uncertain, that no excuse need be offered for any effort to jQftJO ^hftt ^re tire real issues before the electorate. Of tie Prime Minister and bis ;q,.bjb:t as.it.^xisty to-day, it says, nothing is to V"be hoped, if little need hhared. On this fiscal ;Mr Chamberlain is the real Prime j^rinisier, not without direct personal represen- n' tation in tjtie Cabinet itself. It is round Mr ml, nd bis,Policr that the battle is taking,"ana will continue to rage, lie whole structure of Mr Chamberlain's case 7: 'w a'reveraal of our national finance appears to ~~K. a§ (proceeds, the circular) to be unsound from top an'; to, bottom. The Colonies, so far as is known,, "ZX- .M&jopt on theeve Of separation, and altogether cotuse to become disloyal even at the bidding of Secretary..The proposals made .pa: ,J>y Chamberlain to secure their continued r' Ipyaliy' to the Empire do hot appear to have much Colonial enthusiasm, and in the opinion oi competent observers on the spot -«.*< <, JWllId* eaine seriously to be tiis* ,r. fSQtaSa, be far more lijcely to" create ill; feeling J 'tbao.tft S^ojchfws., loyalty. So far as Canada is ,'t ..concerned it has already been made abundantly a plain tba; she values her complete legislative and fiscal independence even more than she does her roixd -place. as the greatest Dominion of the t British Empire. What her manufacturers and n linen pf commerce will say to Mr Chamberlain's proposal that they are to enter into a self-deny- "jag ordinance never at any time and in any cir- cumstances to extend the number of their mann- :=: Jactures^ or to conquer new fields of commerce in = competition with Great Britain, it is easy to foretell. So nmch," if we may Quote Mr ,B¥J,f9:JM: from happy language at Sbeffield- J4 Se much for the Colonial branch of the .•-i~ ->ne»tion." Mr Chamberlain's case rests upon a ;al,,mp;;t;1. Nor].8 ou» <>W-state at home either desperate W»..ng^d.not co farther than ),or- ^maay to heur on IW eide^ gad stories of .British R.Qxqpe titiQn. The Blue Book issuad by the -Goveimment, ivrn the results of their own in. -n, -t.> .i|niry as to the stat* of our trade, shows that it • is ina prosperous Bkatp. whilst it is far from true, as Mr Chamberlain vJy pretends, that all Pitowtionist countries are enjoying a social enrqum, from which our "Cobdeniam" shuts -inout The lot of the poor man is always harsh, there are clouds on all social horizons, but it is the bare truth to say that the cloads on our horizon are less black and lowering than those plainly visible in other lands. ldr Obamberlain's figures are never to be relied ■upon and illustrate nothing so clearly as the < recklessness of his nature aud the crudity of his late t opinions. But no one can witness, without consternation, this sudden irarfittg ofonr fiscal system into the fierce cauldron of party strife. There are always intifgfeat industrial community like ours some trades that are depressed, some occupations that .,are shifting; employment is not always to be ttad, and wages, unhappily, are often low. Grave Indeed is the responsibility of any man of in- fluence who will take upon himself to sa* that be knows- a plan whereby work will be constant and wages always high. Mr Balfour, to do him jus- tice, is not a man of this sort. His language 18 always guarded nor ia he given to cheerful prophecy bat bis late colleague is one who. to getbia own way, will tell every depressed indns- ;■ try, and every man who is unemployed, from one <. end of the kingdom to the other, that the ills they suffer from are curable by Protection. -On this great issue-oar Federation haa, through liberal Publication Department, done ita Amt to, supply to tlj» constituencies leaflets and ^psTmlihlets dealing with the fiscal qaestion. In connection the committee gratefully acknowledge the great service which is alto being rendered by the Free Trade Union. Mr '€JfeM»berl»in is general ly reported to expect one defeat, and then to be rewarded with a ^•great-victory. Let tt be our recognised business ,-tofceIp to make his first defeat* so decisive as ^wfor ever ta baniah the hope of ultimate success the-mind of the most rabid Protectionist. Solrin ojjr zeal for open markets «tid -ch«tfp-bread anti meat fall into the trap so pi&ini^ fanrTor 'usj and ih our alarm for the i forget the misdeeds of the past. 'tBja connection we venture to call your -^attention to two recent publications of onr de- wartmentrThe first is entitled Eight Years of ^"V;3Pory Gkrvernment: 1895 to 19031 Homfe Affairs," V..y atH the second is a atimmary apd'anal^3i3 of the redftt and evidence of the South African War Commission. A country which could allow such a report as the one just mentioned to pass over its head as a matter bf adltiTl aceount must have lost not only its self-respect as anation esteeming itself a military pdwfei, but also all the inatincti of self- government. K The manifesto contains detailed criticism of the tnancial record of the last eight years, and ,t&n continues— »•<» It is iinpcttsible to WTite the woids elementary education without shame and indignation. The Liberal party have unequivocally promised that the first rise to which they will put any power T' "Th may be conferred upon them will be to aniejmd the Acts of 1902 and 1903 so as to place afi rite-aided elementary schools, without dia- po pnlar- -control, and- to secure thatno elementary teacher in arate-aided school ■y iB^all be subjected to any reilgioug test whatso- ever! Schools that will not subject themselves to this popular control need not close their doors, '•foTrt-; 'they mnst do without the compulsory Btrbscription3 bf men and women Who not "sharer the retigrous tenets there implanted. This is a plain issoe, and one that Wn Wfou^it oat td the end. The constituencies- e 1'3C are already quite alive to it. No candidate could oV^rlodfe'lt if he would. If Mr Chamberlain ever imagined that his -preferential duties would ovefshadow the .education question he must 1dready have discovered his mistake. Even Bir- ^ihihgham ha^s n6t yet forgotten heir School '■ jBoard. word before we concltfd'e must be given to "thL- grea;t licensing question, If temperance re- formera do not at the nestGeneral Election, their general politics may be, unite in opposing the declared policy of the Government. 1/ 'tfifey toq^t pip any hope they ever had of living to see a substantial reduction in tbe '74, num.per of licensed houses, and at tho same time they must be prepared to see abandoned the valu- able legal principles declared in the cases of --Sharpe v. rakefield and the Farnbam magis- ""tratoBj and to admit the principle of public com- pensation. v In conclusion it is remarked After too long 'if'k -period of depression and divided counsels, the Eiberal party has become united because once "more in earnest, and therefore it is in a spirit V; .f confidence "that we appeal to our federated 'v asaoiiations to .'spare no exertion to spare no £ -exSertton to secure at the next General Election l" ,> great and much-needed victory for the people. —
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C, -THf- MOORLAND MURDERS. ":6. BQdlcley Makes a Speech. "Wben^iienry Buckley, the Oldham farmer. Wad released at the Huddersfield Police Court on 'Frtday night there were cordial congratulations zvmd handshaking, in which a magistrate on the "bfelMh joined. Buckley was followed to the rail- iatatiom-on his return to Oldham by a great ,t.t'o.a' of people, Who lftdly cheered him. At zgreenoores Temperance Institute, near Oldham, of whièh be is president, and to which he was dfiwa, there was a demonstration by, way of 'Aickome. Tbeandisnce salig Praise God from L all blesaings flow" and Auld Lang .i-- nip- In response Buckley said there hid been ,"J' "^ppertflosvin hte mind the text, "Tbowicked 5ftecth when no man pursueth," buthehimself stxxck to hl9 post facing the worst; In his •>«j < ep«onni«r vitb Kenyon be had osed no word he AvO^ild hOt use M tbe Temperance Society's meet- ipg any Ssoday.
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MH9: E4. Reese fctepoty coroner) condttote&.an —ioqoesl at Barry on Monday, on the body of ^aaflael Maffetty^a firenaan, who died on tbe Mazie Bope-.wfcile.on a voyage from Antwerp ^.77 JBaxcy. Pe^oa^ed was a stowaway, having rded tbe steamer an honr before she, imiled t ur 1.iroas. Antwerp. Hebecacce daynight, ,,¡ ;,dcieo with ha a few hours. Dr. Bray attributed vetdict. accordingly.
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"TARIFF JINGOISM." Mr Morley at Manchester LAYING THE FISCAL GHOST. j Shattering False Images. ROUSING SPEECH IN THE FREE TRADE HALL. | Demoralising Political Position. | Mr .John Morley on Monday a.-idcessed a great ? public meeting in the Free Trade Hall, Man- I Chester, held under the auspices of the National I Reform Union. The chair was taken by the j Hon. Philip Stanhope (president of the Union), and there was a full platform of members of Parliament. Mr Morley, on reaching the plat- form, had a remarkable ovation, the audience risi ng and cheering vociferously for some moments. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman wired Best wishes for a great meeting in the home pf Fres Trade, with its foremost apostle as orator." (Cheers.) Sir W. Harcourt wrote I am very glad to ( know that a meeting is to be held to vindicate the cause of Free Trade in its xraditional home, the Free Trade Hall of Manchester, under tho auspices of the National Reform Union --a, body which has an historical claim to undertake that I I office. You have as your spokesman one well I' fitted to treat so great an argument in the bio- grapher of Cobden and Gladstone, and tbe repre- sentative of all that is best in the tradition and sentative of all that is best in the tradition and the life of the Liberal party. His speech cannot [ but have a weighty importance OIl the enlight- ened judgment of the nation." (Loud cheers.) Mr Morley, on rising, Was again greeted with a tremendous outburst of cheering. He thanked the audience for the warm greeting given him. He could not attempt to find words to tell them how much their welcome stirred him. He was not at all sure, judging from the language of some Organs in the daily Press and of some import- ant statesmen, that he ought not to begin by apologising for speaking to them in iha Free Trade Hall. Well, be made no apology. Nothing would persuade him that Lancashire was going to be in a hurry to change the name of the Free Trade Ilall to Protection Hall or New Corn Law Hall. (Cheers.) Let us see where we were. There was a great scene in a famous English comedy, in which a rake and a spendthrift put up for sale the family portrait", and the people were asked now in this new campaign to put up Cobden, Bright, Peel, and Gladstone-put them all up to a very cheap auction. Away," said I they, with our ancestors." Well then as to our contemporaries, every single living man who had worn the gown of the Chancellor of the I Exchequer-Sir W. Harcourt, Lord Uoschen, Sir M. Hicks-Beach, and not least the courageous Mr Ritchie- (abeers)-every one of them experi- enced and authoritative men, took the same view as our ancestors took. (Renewed cheers.) Then there were practical man like. Sir" James Kitson and Mr Hugh Bell, who it was said did not take a broad view, and there were others who ivei-a described as mere professors." (Laughter.) But he did not hesitate to say that the Whole Weight of Experience and responsible authority was against these new proposals. He saw some on that nlatform who had been opposed to him during the last four years,and everyone would regret if Free Traders, whether Liberals or Conservatives, did not some- how come together to resent this crude, this raw, this -untholight out set of proposals. (Cheers.) Some people said You are making too muchfuss: the only thing proposed is a 2s duty on corn and a 5 per cent, duty on meat." Well, but he was very much afraid of this sly, insinuating infant of a 2s duty on corn. They had had that sort of pro- geny in Germany, and it had now grown to a 7s 7d duty, again in France the duty was first of all 13d, it was now 12s. So he was afraid that this shy, insinuating curlv-locked infant might grow up to the same hoary and ugly-limbed creature which Cobden and Bright thought they dug the grave of. Let them not be in a hurry to send their ancestors to tha hammer. No man ever had a surer vision of the needs of his country in the times and circumstances in which he found it than Richard Cobden. Now as to him- self he (Mr Morley): did not care; what other people called him. He bad been called Doctrin- aire," Utopian," Pessimist." Who was the pessimist to-day ? He (Mr Morley) never said that if they did not give the Colonies this or that preference they would break away. (Laughter and cheers.) It bad been said our trade and industry were going to be abolished. On the contrary he bad always said that if we took the right step, and by taking the right step he meant Avoiding a Jingo Policy —(chaert')—if we did that we should be right. (Renewed cheers.) He was no pessimist. Some of them had been called friends of every country but their own." Now, their teachers, pastors, and masters told them that all countries were wise except our own. He did not believe it. (Cheers.) He was not a Little Englander he was an Old Englander," and old England knew very well what she was about. Great Britain knew very well what she was about. Sixty years ago on our I conditions we were bound to adopt Free Trade, and that was the point from which he approached the whole matter. He did not believe that other countries were wiser for us than we were wise for ourselves. It was said Free Trade had been a failure. Well, now, had it? To anyone who knew Blackburn, the great cotton town, as ha did 20 years ago, such an assertion was idiotic. (Cheers,) He invited his audience to read on this matter Disraeli's Sybil and Mrs Gaske.'l's Ruth," and they would find in those agreeable works of fiction the facts about Lancashire in 1846. Nor was it in the least true that Our Agriculture had been destroyed. There had been a falling off in landlords' rents, and it was about time the skilful farmer could still get a fair profit on his < investments. He trusted they would bear no more about the charge that Free Trade had ruined agriculture. Did tbeir friends want to bring agriculture back to the condition in which it was before Free Trade ? They did not know a word about what they were talking when they said agriculture had been ruined. The position of the tenant farmer had been raised, Free Trade had enabled him to hold his head up, and the I labourer was also in a much bettsr position now. He (Mr Morley) was not a political economist— he did not live in the region of political econo- mies. There were absolute truths, independent of social conditions, historic antecedents, and political circumstances. Let them have no more claptiap about Cobdenism. Let those who J favoured Protection give them chapter and verse aa to whether the country went wrong in 1846. They said our trade was declining, but what were the facts? Was it not true that the income tay assessments rose from £398,000,000 in 1868 to zE886,000,000 in 1901 ? Was it a lie or was it true that income tax assessments under schedule B and Post Office savings bank deposits had increased, and that oar shipping has risen from 4,000,000 tons to 10 000,000 tons? Was it true that the average price of food in the last 25 years had fallen 30 per cent. and that wages had risen 15 per cent. ? If Lancashire men were going to throw overboard system which had lowered prices and increased the power of brying they were less shrewd than they were thought to be. Let the opponents of Free Trade prove that it was a great mistake'to substi- tute a big loaf for a little one. The onus of proof lay upon them. (Cheers.) An official memorandum proved that there had been no dis- placement of our manufactures, and the Prime Minister himself had asked, Why should we trouble to disturb a system so fruitful in happy results ?" Yes, why ? He (Mr Morley) took The Position of Lord Salisbury, a great man unfortunately gone, who had saga- city, and who, speaking of industrial difficulties, admitted they caused anxiety, but warned us against remedies which were no remedies, and which, being economic errors, might plunge the whole :country into "irretrievable Idisaster. These were words which sboald be made known in every portion of the kingdom. He admitted the might be some cause for alarm, but he would not commit, himself to the first remedy that was wantonly laid before them and say, That will save ua." It was for those who wanted to overthrow this tried system to prove a case and show that the remedies they professed were remedies that would gnarantee us against all the tide of economic forces that was' surging hack and forth in the economic world. against all the tide of economic forces that was) surging back %nd forth in the economic world. Now, the nation might play a good many tricks in politics. It might meddle with institutions, it might alter the franchise, though we had not altered ours half enough- (cheers) -it might do a great many political things, but if they meddled wrongly in economic things they must be very sure that they were going to the very life, to the heart, to the core of their national existence, and no step should be taken in that direction without the most careful, anxiocs, and conscientious inquiry. It took Cobden and Bright some six or seven years to get what they wanted, yet we were asked now to throw that off right away. They were told we t might have two elections. He did not think so. He thought one would be quite enough for these gentlemen. (Loud cheers.) Mr Balfour said, I want to regain our liberty," and then he took them to an old cheat filled with Shackles and Fetters and gave them their choice. That was a nice. kind of liberty. Nothing could be more absurd. What sort of liberty was going to be left to the Chancellor of the Exchequer it he had got these arrangements with the Colonies from which he could not deoart ? They talked of dump- ing." There was no dumping that could be so deadly as dumping a customs house officer on our shores. That was damping that he and those present meant to resist. He put an economic question. If they taxed food and iron and steel and increased the cost of pro- duction would that help them or handicap them in the industrial world ?" (k voice: Handi- cap.") These new propaala would deal a deadly blow to every man in that hall whatsoever his occupation. He did not think the workmen were going to be put off with cheap tea and sugar if t hey got dear bread, A food tax would make all the difference in the world in the purchasing power of the workman. Mr Bright before his death put the case in a nutshell, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who was no pedant, said the other day that if Great Britain abandoned her Free Trade she would curtail the purchasing power of her people. How in the. long run. asked Mr Morley, were we going to benefit farmers by stimulating out of our own pockets the energies of Colonial farming competitors The proposals were a farce. (Cheers.) There were proposals for preferential tariffs to our own Colonies, but it was known that Canada would not consent to an effective British, compothion III with Canadian cotton manufacturers. Suppose the home price of cotton was raised, how would some of his friends on the platform fiaure in the neutral aiarket3 of the world ? (Cheers.) The cotton manufacturers, it was said, would rather 'I die than admit that trade was good, but in regard to iron and steel his friend Sir James Kitson— he put U plainly-said, "We are all right." j (Laughter and cheers.) He noticed, notwith- I' standing this dumping," that some of the Iron and Steel companies had done very well. In one case a X5 j share had risen to £ li in another a £1 share | had risen to £ 2 16s in a third a £ 1 share had i risen to £ 3 2s 6d and in yet another-a £ 7 10s I share had risen to zE34 10s. (Cheers.); All that ( in spite of dumping Then as :tb retalia- i tion. Retaliation was a very dangerous gams. He noticed the other night when Mr Rjtchie was saying something about American Irbtaliation [ his audience broke out against him. Well, what he wanted to know was, are live going to thresh out this tremendous issue openlv, fairly, thoroughly, or were we going to buHiBd ? American retaliation, what of it ? tie was not content to be one of a flock of 051dches who buried their heads in the sand, or of a more homely bird, the blink- ing owl. The people of the United States wera like us in diplomacy, they were not always angelic. But suppose through any large indig- nation raised against this retaliation policy .tJUev put a half-Eenhy-a- pound upon our cotton, wher^ was Lancashire ? He appealed to them not to go into this fatter without' CohntiriH tbe risks and possibilities. Let theizi think twice hftfOTe thev ratified f,. -nrtliAv wViifvl,? loart I us into very great' difficulty iatfeect. This question was going to be left open for an in- definite time. That meant that Great'Britain I was not sure whether she should retaliate. And under her great fiscal policy what sort of effect was that going ^to^ have on men bf capital ? He held that this issuebaving been raised it ought to be settled immediately. (Loud cheers.) They said, We must consider, inquire, and deliber- ate." Why, what nonsense that was, when they had made up their minds-the Prime Minister out ot doors and the Prime Minister indoors, the shadow of a Prime Minister. (Cheers and laughter.) They once had a. member for Manchester, and what would he have said of a Minister who did not come plainly forward and say That is my policy." Somebody wrote aletterito the "Timeo" quoting a passage of bis about Walpole and the excise duty, but when Walpole found that the country would not have his policy he dropped it. country would not have his policy he dropped it. The present Prime Minister neither dropped it nor took hold of it. (Laughter and cheers.) He (Mr Morley) did not know a passage in our political history More Humiliating, more insincere, and more demoralising than the position of this so-called Government. (Cheers.) Our democracy bad a. gr4at tradition, bat what example bad these men m their brilliant dialectics set it—brilliant dialectics for which there was another name—intellectual shufflng. (Laughter and cheers.) They had Ministers accusing one another of being unable to under- stand English. He did not know in our whole political history so squalid and humiliating a position. It was said Liberals wished to wreck the Government but they had wrecked them- selves. (Cheers.) They bad steered on the rocks. What bad become ot Unionism ? Out of this wreckage power was to be placed by-and- bye in the bands of his friend Mr itedmond. All this tariff-Jingoism was the backwash of the war. (Cheers.) He di:i not believe this nation could be governed by psalms and paternosters. Nevertheless if he had to choose whether he would be a preacher or a prize- fighter he would be ,a preacher. How could this country advocate .the open door when Alinisteri went forth blatant to declare that Free Trade was a, mistake? It was the most suicidal thing he could imagine.. It was trae we wanted, a truly scientific system.of education, but we must go further, and he would not enter the lobbv if he did not believe that the exDulsion of these gentlemen would ba followed by the placing in office of men who had learned ths true lessons of Liberalien. Then indeed they would not seek to apply quack remedies and to fall back into the quagmire in which we had been placed. The time was coming rapidly-the sooner the bet-ter-wben they- would see this false image with its front of brass and its feet of clay shattered. (Loud and continued ebeers.) On the motion of Sir William Mather, M.P., seconded by Mr Maddisop, it was resolved to resist to the utmost Mr Chamfcerlain's and the Government's proposals, which the meeting believed to be fraught with ruin to the country and destruction to the Empire."
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FIRTH OF FORTH MYSTERY. Statement for the Underwriters. The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the turret steamer Firth of Forth off Cape Ben- gut, on the Mediterranean coast of Africa. on July 24th, was resumed at Newcastle on Satur- day, when the master, James Russell Brady, was further examined by Mr Scrutton, K.C., on be- half of the .underwriters. He said Mr Newett, of Belfast, held the certificate of Mrs Brady's shares in the Firth of Forth Steamship Company simply as security for money borrowed from him. Witness absolutely denied that the policies effected by Mr Stott and. Mr N ewett were in any way effected for him or his wife. His wife had held thousands of pounds worth of shares in ships that he had commanded and in other ships. At one time his family bad fifteen thousand pounds worth of shares in shipping companies. Twenty-six years ago he borrowed money under a trust deed of his great grandfather to invest in shipping companies. g Mr Scrutton, desiring to return to London, obtained permission to address the court on be- half of the underwriters. He said the outside value of the Firth of Forth was X16,000, and, in- cluding freightage, there was a sum of C16,550 at risk. The official insurance amounted to 125,625, including X14,000 on the hull, Y,9,500 on disbursement, £ 1,500 on freight, and £ 625 on premiums. As to the insurance effected by Mr Stott, Captain Brady's cousin, and Mr Newett, in whose name stood a large number of shares belonging to Mrs Brady. counsel asked the court to decline to believe 6rady when he said that he had nothing to do with insurance. He also asked the court to declare that when the leak was discovered proper precautions were not taken to save the vessel. In conclusion, Mr Scrutton said that the inquiry Was only he first of a series of investigations into the cause of the loss of the Firth of Forth in which the underwriters would be interested. The court adjourned. The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the turret steamer Firth of Forth was resumed at Newcastle on Monday, when evidence was given by Mr Haik, chief engineer of the vessel. He said two tons of coal would have sufficed to generate enough steam to take the vessel ashore from tbe point where the leak was discovered, but, as a matter of fact, they did not have that amount of coal. It was announced that Mr Stott, of Bally- money, was willing to give evidence that neither Captain Brady nor Mrs Brady had any connection with the insurances effected on the Firth of Forth by him (Mr Stott), and, further, that he had effected many similar speculative insurances on local vessels. It was decided to request Mr Stott to attend and give evidence on Friday next, and the inquiry was accordingly adjourned until that day,
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HUSBANDS AND WIVES. Judge as Peacemaker. With regatd to the Oxford House Separa- tions, writes a legal correspondent to the London Daily News," the President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division, in two or three oases beard belore him last sittings, acted as a mediator between husbands and wives who had come to the court to be judicially separated, and owing mainly to his foresight in sseing the respective parties in his private room, and before details had been gone into, Sir Francis Jenne was enabled to bring together those with whom, as the legal phraseology baa it, "unhappy differences have arisen." The President's view is that very often a temporary separation is the best solution be- tween husband and wife, showing that the dif- ference between them was not very great, and that in too many instances it was purely a. matter of temper. He has stated that many examples have come under his notice in which married people have lived together agreeably after a temporary separation. It is much better to separate for a time." he told an inter- viewer, than to live a cat-and-dog life together. The husband and wife are better out of each other's way for a period." Asked if it was a case of absence making the heart grow fonder Sir Francis Jeune (who is very earnest on the question) gave to the world with some emphasis a new proverb: "It is, perhaps, rather that absence makes the mind grow wiser." He added that the pair get time to reflect upon their position, and arrive at a sane estimate of each other's qualities Their friends have also an opportunity of gather. ing round tbem, with the possible result of bringing them together again in a mutually forgiving frame of mind. It is quite a mistake to suppose that these domestic squabbles de- noted an incurable jnCOmpatibil itj" of temper- Many couples are living together happily now after a brief separation which enabled them properly to appreciate and understand each other."
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POWERS,OF X-RAYS. Effect Upon Epilepsy. New York, Sunday.—After two months' treat- ment by the application of X-rays, Elsie Winkler, aged sixteen, of New York City, has been nelieved of semi-daily attacks Of epilepsy, and her complete recovery seems almost certain. Dr. J. H. Brauth will not yet pronounce Miss Winkler cured, although be regards her condition almost marvellous. The majority of the cases treated responded to the application equally well. A working man who was subject to four convulsions a. day has been treated for only a few weeks, but is about to return to his work, from which by epileptic attacks he has been precluded for two years. It it is demonstrated that the discovery by Dr. Branth really effects a permanent core in this disease, which hitherto has been believed to be incurable, epilepsy' will be added to epithelioma, lupus, and several other complaints which have been made remediable through the agency of the X-rays.
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Mr John D. Jones, postmaster of Wincbfield, Hants, has been anpointed postmaster of Car- marthen. Mr John D. Jones, who was for many years chief clerk at Carnarvon, is a brother of Mr Thomas -Jones, postmaster of that town (pre- viously of Pontypool)* and is a-sebolarrly Welsh- man.
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Cardiff Sensation. NURSE JUMPS FROM A WINDOW. An Accident Leads to Depression. A very sad incident, resulting in serious injuries to a Cardiff nurse, happened on Monday afternoon, the circumstances Daing rendered all the more lamentable from the tact that the occurrence was unquestionably due to a tempo- rary fit of melancholia, brought on by an acci- dent sustained in the discharge of professional duties. For the past four months Miss Winifred Cherry, aged 25, has been engaged as one of the nurses at the well known Cardiff Nursing Institute, situate at the corner of St. Andrew's-crescent and Park- grove. She ia a daughter of Captain Cherry who resides at Weston-super-Mare, but prior to coming to Cardiff she appears to have been staying with her brother at Bristol. A-few weeks since sbe was deputed to Lake night duty in attending Dr. Arthur Taylor, who ia suffering from Rheumatism, and early one morning, about a fortnight since, she bad occasion to utilise a methylated spirit stove, which seems to have explpded, and she was rather severely burnt about her face and head, her hair being badly i singed. She was conveyed to the Nursing In- i, stitute, where she received unremitting atten- tion, and was medically treated by Dr. Shepherd. At one time it was feared she might lose her right, but fortunately by the aid of skilful nurs- j insr this was averted, and she was making highly satisfactoiry progress—in fact, was practically convalescent. Nevertheless, she at intervals feared that, she might be disfigured, although this again is not the case, and that she might be prevented from following her occupa- tion. The lady superintendent, who during Nurse Cherry's illness slept in the same room, and others did their utmost to reassure her and to impress upon her that she could remain at the institute. On Monday the patient was visited by Dr. Shepherd, who expressed satisfaction at the great improvement in her condition, and further gave it as bis opinion that no marks would be left as a consequence of the burns. During the morn- ing she appeared very cheerful, and played twoor three games of balma with one of the sisters. After dinner Miss Cherry was not left alone for any length of time. She was visited by the lady superintendent and her sister, a nurse in the in- stitute, and advised to have a little sleep, after which she might come down to tea. In was then three o'clock. Nnrse Cherry turned on her side with her face towards the wall, with the intention of apparently following the advice tendered, and-was then left. The bedroom in which she was is on the second storey and overlooks Park-grove, and scarcely a minute had elapsed after the lady superinten- dent and her sister had gone from the room when a fearful scream was heard. Some workmen who were engaged in repairing the pavement in Park-giove were horrified to see the unfortunate nurse at the open window with the evident in- tention of jumping therefrom. The men shouted to her to go back, but all to no purpose, and the next instant she was seen to fall to the area in front of the kitchen window, a distance of about 30ft. She must have alighted on one foot, the ankle of which was found to be completely twisted, and then fall in a heap. Assistance was quickly at hand, and the nurse was taken back to her bedroom. She was not then unconscious, for she exclaimed to the lady superintendent, Oh, what have I done? I shall not be any good again." Sbe also went on to express her sorrow at what had happened. Dr. Shepherd was at once sent for, and he advised her once sent for, and he advised her I I. removal to the Infirmary, whither she was conveyed in a cab by one of the nurses and a police constable. It was there found that she had sustained shocking bruises, and the doctors fear that both legs are fractured, j In an interview with one of our representatives i the lady superintendent, who is naturally greatly I grieved at the sad occurrence, stated that there are three windows in the bedroom, two of which eoold not be opened, and the other, out j of which Nurse Cherry went, was fastened, and the Venetian blinds were down. On return- j ing to the room after the incident it was found t that the blinds had evidentlv been drawn up in a great hurry, and the lower sash of the window thrown fully up. There had been nothing in her manner to suggest that she would make any attempt on her life, although she has been somewhat depressed during the last two or three days, but everything possible was- done to enliven her and to prevent her from becoming low-spirited. The lady superintendent spoke in high terms of Miss Cherry, both from a personal and professional point of view, and she is exceed- inglypopular with her colleagnes in the institute. She is undoubtedly a thoroughly competent nurse, and in each of her examinations she had passed with bonour3. There is, in view of all the circumstances, only one cause that can be assigned for the rash act namely, that the unfortunate nurse must have experienced a sudden shock which produced tem- porarv derangement, such a seizure not being unknown in similar esses.
ILABOUR REPRESENTATION.
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LABOUR REPRESENTATION. MR JOHN' WILLIAMS FOR GOWER. Conference of Trade Unionists. A meeting of representative Trade Unionists ¡ of the Gower division of Glamorganshire was held at the King's Hall, Swansea, on Saturday, the circular convening the conference—which was signed by Mr W. E. Morgan (Western Miners' agent) and Mr David Morgan (Anthra- cite Miners) as joint secretaries--being in the following terms To the workmen of all trades in the Gower division.—The South Wales Miners' Federation, believing the Gower division to be a mining constituency, have decided to contest the seat at the next Parliamentary elec- tion in the Labour interest, and have established a Parliamentary fund to provide for all reason- able expenses incurred during the campaign, and also the maintenance of its proposed Labour representative in Parliament. Since the with- drawal of Mr T Richards, general secretary of the South Walos Miners' Federation, Mr John Williams, miners' agent, Swansea, is the only candidate for your approval or otherwise. Dele- gates to bo admitted by credentials only, voting to be on the basis of one for every 25 Parlia- mentary votes." The meeting was largely attended, there being about 200 delegates present representing Tin and Sheet Millmen, Steel Smelters, Smelter Mill- men, Dockers, Gas Workers, and Welsh Artisans Unions, Ponrardlllais and Gorseinon Trades Councils, and both the Anthracite and Western Miners' Associations. Mr Ivor Gwynne (president of the Tin and Sheet Millmen's Union; was voted to the, chair. On behalf of the Miners' Federation were Messrs D. Beyuon, T. James, and Vernon Hartshorn, Mr Jehn Williams was also present. The Chairman called for the nomination of six persons to act as credential committee and scrutineers. Nominations were made, and the motion was on the point of being put when Mr V. Hartshorn said that if the sentiment which he found in one part of the room existed generally it was time for him to leave, He had been at the other end of the room—(loud cries of dissent)- and Mr John Williams told him- The Chairman I must call you to order. (Loud applause.j Amid great uproar Mr Hartshorn attempted to continue bis speech, and afterwards appeared to be questioning the chairman's ruling. The Chairman I am prepared to give Mr Hartshorn half an hour to speak to the motion, but I ahall not allow attacks on per- sons. (Loud applause.) Mr Hartshorn then left the hall amidst cries of We can see now how things are done at Cardiff." The votes having been counted the scrutineers brought in the figures as follow :-For, 3,826 against, 2,768. Mr Williams was thus elected Labour candidate by a majority of 1.058 votes. Before the meeting at the King's Hall a meeting of delegates of the metal trades, con- vened by the Pontardulais Trade Unionists, was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Swansea, to con- sider the position. Mr Matthew Griffiths, of Pontardulais, presided, and about a score of delegates were present. Discussion took place, from which it was gathered that Mr D. Randell, Llanelly, a former representative of the con- stituency,would be most acceptable as candidate. Interview with Mr John Williams. Seen after the conference at which he was elected, Mr John Williams said he was well satisfied with the vote. A man holding a posi- tion such as he did could not but expect that bodies of men at times would be against him. The honest performance of duty did not always please. At the previous conference it was agreed that the minority would support the selection of the majority, and he bad received the assurance of many who stated frankly that they had voted against him, that now he had been selected as Labour candidate they would both vote for and work to secure his return. Eastern Valleys Miners. Labour representation wa,4 considered at a meeting of the Glyn Colliery workmen on Satur- day at tho Montague Hotel, PontypooL, and a resolution was adopted urging tbe Eastern Vallevs district to nominate suitable Labour Candidates for the Board of Guardians, Urban District Councils, and County Councils at the forthcoming elections. Mr J. Manning, miners' agent, Blaina, said he would like to go a step farther, and include Parliamentary elections. He had not a word to say against Mr Reginald McKenna, M.P., and Sir William Harcourt was a man to whom he bowed in admiration, but he wanted the working men to think seriously whether theirinterests could be thoroughly served bv anyone who had not lived their lives, and be held that the workmen should themselves choose their representatives, and the selection of a can- didates should not be left to the Liberals, Con. servatives, or the Independent party.
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-q- ABERSVCHAN PIT SHAFT FATALITY. An inquest was conducted on Monday at Abersychan by Mr M. Roberts-Jones, coroner. touching the death of John Elias Keys, foreman mechanic, who was killed in the pit shaft at the Blaenaychan Coliiery on Saturday. Joseph Mor- gio, manager of the colliery, said he and de- ceased were standing on the top of the bond examining the shaft, and when they got about six feet from the bottom he turned round to speak to deceased, and was startled to see Keys tumbling off the board. When picked up he was dead, the left side of his head having been badly injured. P.S. Jones said that in the opinion of Dr. Mullighan something mnst have fallen and struck deceased. Tom Fowler, banks- man at the colliery, said nothing fell down the shaft from the top of the pit. The, jury returned » verdict of Accidental death/*
CHARGE AGAINST POLES.
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CHARGE AGAINST POLES. At Liverpool Police Court on Friday Jacob Plotski, Hudas Plotski (husband and wife), and Maurice Flappon and Crndas Flappon (also man and wife) were charged on remand under the Criminal Law Amendment Act with procuring a girl named Reoecca. Stebenski for immoral purposes. Mr Trubshaw prosecuted, and Mr Herbert J. Davis represented the prisoners. Mr Trubshaw said that the prisoners were charged with procuring the girl Rebecca Stebenski for immoral purposes about August 24th last. The complainant was a girl of 17 years, and was in service in July last as a mir?e girl 4t Lodz, Poland. The prisoners Manvice and Orudas Flappon were at that time in the same place, a few doors from, where the com- plainant was living. A short time afterwards they wore joined by Jacob and Hudas Plotski, who had come over on a visit from England, complainant became acquainted with the pri- soners, who stated that they were going to start a cookgbop in Liverpool, and suggested that she should become their servant, and go with them to England, where- She would be able to get doabte money. The girl consented to this arrangement, and on August 24th all the four Drisoners, complainant-, and to other girls left. The prisoner Maurice Flappon paid their fares. Upon amval at Beuthen, in Germany, Jacob Plotski left the rest of the prisoners and the three girls and proceeded himself to Liverpool. three girls and proceeded himself to Liverpool. I From Liverpool he seat them further money to continue their joarney. On the 18th of last month they arrived in Liverpool, and were met by the prisoner Jacob Plqtski, who conducted them to a lodging-house in Orphan-street, in the neighbourhood of Oxford-street. Two days afterwards-Crudas Flappon suggested to the complainant that she should assist them iu getting money in a, manner which she described. Complainant Was Terrified with the immoral suggestions of the prisoner,and refused to go, whereupon she was threatened with her life and practically starved. On the subsequent day she consented to go, as a result of continued threats. Hudas Plotski then took her out, telling her to stand on one side of the street, and she (the prisoner) would stand on the other. When the complainant was accosted by a man the prisoner would coma over and explain matter,; in English. Complainant was stopped by a man, and Hudas Plotski spoke to him. Complainant thereupon burst into tears, and the man, apparently guessing the true state of affairs, took her to a lodging-house, paid her board, and gave her 2s. Next morning she wan- dered about until directed by a Jew to the prisoner a house. On arrival there they asked her for the money, hit her about the face, and took her clothes away. They subsequently suggested that she should go out again that day. This she refused to do at first, but subsequently went out with Fludas Plotski, the latter leaving her in the street. On her returu it was again suggested that she should go out, and another refusal Met With Severe Punishment, her clothes being taken from her, and no food being given her, being found in her room in a nude state by a girl named Jacobsen. That was on September 24th, and the prisoners were subse- quently arrested on the 28th at Manchester on a warrant. Mr Trubshaw proceeded to examine the complainant as the first witness, but the girl, who gave her evidence through an interpreter, seemed to evade the questions put to her, and could not be made to give a direct answer. At length she contradicted an important point in prosecuting solicitor's opening statement. At this point Mr Trnbshaw said it was abso- lutely useless going on with this case. The wit- ness bad made two different statements, which were quite the same, and now told a different story. He could not carry on the prosecution «ny further. Of course, the only solution of the matter wa3 that the complainant had been got at '• by somebod.y They bad reason to believe who the persons were, and they would hear of it again. He would withdraw the charge against the prisoners. The prisoners then left the dock. Mr Trubshaw (subsequently said that he had learned from a fitness that the complainant bad told hei that morning that the prisoners' friends had been' at her and threatened her, telling her she was not to tell the truth. The Magistrate said be had noticed three persons at the back of the court making signs to the prisoners in the dock. He had no doubt they were concerned in bringing the case to that stage.
A PAINFUL STORY.
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A PAINFUL STORY. A painful case that had aroused consider- able local interest was opened at Carcliff Police Court on Monday. The defendant was Joel Ginsberg, aged 25, and he was charged on a warrant for that he, between 17th April and 30th May, 1903, did unlawfully procure a woman named Betsy Levi to become a common prosti- tute. The magistrates present were Messrs Herbert Cory, T. W. Renwick, and Louis Samuel. The latter was not on the iota, but exercised his privilege as a magistrate to attend any court. Mr Harold Lloyd defended. The prosecutrix, a neatly-dressed vouug Jewess of prepossessing appearance, related a sensa- tional narrative in the witness-box. She said she was a widow and lived at 94. E Iclon-road. She had been in Cardiff six mo tbs. and before that Jh'ed in London with Ginsberg's friends. She supported herself and child in London by work- ing as a tailoress. Asked how she came to Cardiff, she replied, Mr Ginsberg brought ma here." She first met him in London. At this point the prosecutrix partially broke down, and was given water to drink. Continuing, sbe said Mr Ginsberg met her in ths street in Lohdon and said, Why do you live such a miserable life, working so hard for little money ? If you come to Cardiff you will make a proper living, and will not have to live like this." She then asked him for his address in Cardiff, and he gave it to her, saying tailoressea got more pay in Cardiff than they did in London. A week afterwards she came down to Cardiff. She had lost Mr Ginsberg's address, but by the aid of inquiries she succeeded in finding his house. A room was set apart for her in pri- soner's house, and when she had been there two days she asked him what he had brought her there for and if he was not going to get her work. He replied, Wait a few days. I will look after your work." She remained in his house for a fortnight and he then took her to a house in Stoughton-street, which he bad furnished for her. She asked him why be had furnished it for her. and he answered, You live here, you will be all right." On the follow- ing Friday night he took her into the street and told her to speak to gentlemen. He pointed out Superintendent Hayward and a constable, and told her not to speak to them. After being in the street some timesbe told Ginsberg she did not wish to speak to gentlemen, and that she wished to go home. He said to her, You go with the gentlemen in the street you'll be all right." Eventually, however, 'be took her home, saying if she did not like to speak to gentlemen that night, she would be all right the next night. She replied, I cannot go into the street you take me home and give me some work." Next night he again took her into the street, and told her when she met a gentleman to say Halloa." She did so, and went to the house in Stoughton-street with a gentleman, Ginsberg showing the way. After this she went into the street every night, Ginsberg following her about. If she was with a gentleman he did not speak to her, bat if she was not he asked her if she had not some money to give him. She gave him money on several occasions—sometimes a sovereign, and sometimes half a sovereign. The witness was distresed while giving her evidence, and when she bad finished Court Ser- geant Evans asked for a remand, so that the police might complete the case. Mr Harold Lloyd deferred his cross-examina- tion till the next hearing, and in asking that prisoner might be allowed out on bail said he had been a shoemaker in Cardiff for four or five years, and there was no conviction of any kind against him. Up to the present the Bench had only beard an ex-parte statement. He had a large number of witnesses who would repudiate what the prosecatrix had said. That also was an ex-parte statement. Sergeant Evans opposed bail. Prisoner was remanded till Thursday, and was not allowed bail. Mr Samuel asked the prosecutrix where she was lodging, saying his object in asking the question was to remove any possibility of her being got at." At the request of Mr Samuel, who said the expenses would be defrayed, Mr Devereux, Police Court missioner, agreed to find lodgings for the prosecutrix. Mr Samuel intimated that when the case was over Mrs Isaac Samuel and other ladies would send her away if she would
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agree to go. + MERTHYR WIFE'S EXCUSE. Why She Obtained Outdoor Relief. On Monday at the Merthyr Police Court Ada. Ganter was prosecuted by order of the Merthyr Board of Guardians for obtaining outdoor relief by means of false pretences. It appeared that defendant had represented that her husband had deserted her. It was found by Mr James Davies, relieving officer, who had received an anonymous communication; that the husband had gone away for a day or two and had then returned, and that on the Saturday, when the defendant went to the pay station for the first 108 which had been granted her, the husband was at home and in receipt of wages. Defendant pleaded that her husband had led her to believe he was not comiog back, and that she did not receive money from him on the Saturday. The Stipendiary Magistrate said he would not impose the full fine of £ 5, bnt defendant would have to pay £ 1.
LIVE RABBITS IN TRANSIT.
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LIVE RABBITS IN TRANSIT. Cruelty Case at Ystrad. At Ystrad Court on Monday Joseph Miller,.rabbit dealer, of Dumfries, Scotland, was charged with cruelty to six rabbits. Mr D. W. Jones appeared on behalf of the R.S.P.C.A. to proBocate, and Mr D. R. Rosser defended. The evidence for the prosecution was that six rabbits were despatched by the defendant from Dumfries to Treherbert, a distance of 340 miles, in a wooden box. On arrival at Treherbert it ww found that one rabbit was dead, another was dying, and the remainder had to be killed because of their exhausted condition. One of the rabbjte had kindled, and one of the young had been partially eaten. The defence was that every, care had been exercised in packing the rabbits ventila- tion had been attended to; and defendant could not be responsible if the railway companies -bad placed other articles on top of this box, and thus interfered with proper ventilation- It was a common practice tor rabbits to eat tbeiryoung. The Bench. jmposeiJ-ft-6uft;of A2, inoludiug coals.
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DEATH OF AN EX-MAYOR OF NEWPORT. MR T. JONES PASSES AWAY IN NEW ZEALAND. His Services to Education. VALUABLE CAREER CLOSED. By the death of Mr Thomas Jones, an ex- Mayor of Newport, which took place at Cam- bridge, New Zealand, on Sunday, the cause of Welsh education has lost one of its warmest snpportera. Mr Jones, who left Newport, of which he was a native, some two years ago, for ) the benefit of his health, was one of the best J known public men in South Wales. He was up to 12 months ago an alderman of the Newport County Council, upon which body he served for over 20 years. Mr Jonea was returned for the old North Ward, and his sincerity and great ability wero recognised by friend and foe alike, for although his Liberalism was of the most robust type, and he was always most outspoken in the expression of his views, his occupancy of a seat on the Council was never challenged. When, after some 14 years' service, he wa-s elevated to the position of alderman, he hesitated before accepting the honour, for he was opposed to the principle upon which aldermen are chosen, but ultimately he took the office, giving as his reason that he had net been opposed since his first elec- j tion to the Council. tion to the Council. Alderman Jones had in his time been con- nected with most of the public work of the town. He was chairman of the Sanitary Committee, and it was due to his advocacy that the Alteryn Hospital for infectious diseases was built. The action was more than justified, for the Council a few months ago opened a new block at the hos- pital. He took great interest in the movement for establishing the Welsh University Colleges, and for many years he was a regular attendant at the Council meetings of the Cardiff College. He had been chairman of the Newport Technical Instruction Committee, chairman of the Gover- nors of the Intermediate Schools, and chairmau of the Free Libraries Committee, and he was aiao a member of the Welsh Cantral Board. Mr Jones was a linguist, and was well versed in foreign literature. He started the foreign sec- tion of the Newport Free Library, and he founded a library at the Intermediate Schools, and in each case presented a collection of foreign classics. The deceaaecl gentleman was a, son of the] OLto Mr Q'homas H. Jones, who for many years was connected with theEbbw Vale Co.; in business he was a shipowner and shipbroker, being head of the firm of Messrs R. W. Jonss and Co., Dosk- street. Somewhat brusque in manner and fear- less in expressing his views, he was yet held in the highest esteem, for his kindness of heart and liberality were proverbial. He furnished one of the wards of the new hospital and endowed a cot, and gave without stint to public and private charity. For years he was one of the leaders of the Liberal party in the Monmouth Boroughs, and more than one fight was won through his personal efforts and his liberality, for Friend Tom," as he was spoken of ;at Uskside, gave himself as well as his money to any cause in which he believed. For years Mr Jones had been a martyr to bronchitis, and it was to obtain relief from his sufferings that he and his family went to New Zealand. For a time his health improved, but a couple of months ago, on returning from a trip to the Sandwich Islands and Australia, he developed an acute attack of his old enemy, and some weeks -ago went back to his picturesque bungalow at Cambridge, New Zealand, to die. Mr Jones, who was twice married, leaves a widow and two young children, one of whom was born in New Zealand. General regret was expressed in Newport on the new3 becoming known, and in Dock-street, where he was for so long a prominent figure, flags were hoisted half-mast at moat of the offices. Similar tokens of respect were seen at most of the public buildings, and at the Police Court the Mayor, CouncillorT., H. Dann, referred to the loss which the town had sustained by the death of Mr Jones, who in 1892 presided at the Court as its chief magistrate, and said that the death of one who had done so much for the public life of the borough would be mourned by all.
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NEWPORT LICENCES. ATTITUDE OF MAGISTRATES. In accordance with the resolution passed at the annual licensing sessions the Newport borough justices held a meeting at the Town Hall on Monday to consider the question of reducing the licences in the town. The Mayor (Councillor J. II. Dunn) presided, and there were 25 magis- trates present. We understand that after con- siderable discussion it was resolved to visit all the licensed houses in tbelborough, with a view to seeing which are best adapted to carry on the trade. The justices decided to visit the Central Ward first. This ward, although the smallest in area, and one of the smallest in population, contains more than one-third of the licensed houses within the Newport area.
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CARRIAGE OF BIRDS. Cruelty Cases Fail at Ystrad. Before the Ystrad magistraces on Monday Henry Tindall, bird dealer, 31, West-street, Nottingham, was charged with cruelty to birds. Mr D. W, Jones appeared to prosecute for the R.S.P.C.A., and Mr D. R. Rosser, Pontypridd, defended. Evidence was given that boxes containing three and 11 birds respectively arrived at Treherbert Station. The three birds ware dead, and one of the 11 had also expired. Thp others were exhausted, and in- sufficient head room in the boxes, lack of ventila- tion, and no water beiDg provided were the causes alleged. Defendant produced birds packed in boxes similar to the ones he despatched to Tre- hebert, and demonstrated to the magistrates that 1 the condition the birds were found in was not in 1 consequence of the size of the boxes or bad ven- tilation. He never provided water, and attributed their conctition to the delay caused in transit. He had 40 years' experience, and bad never had a complaint previously. Both cases were dis. missed.
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ABERTILLERY POLICEMEN ASSAULTED, j On Monday at Abertiliery (befoie Messrs E. Jones Williams and J. Stanfield) a collier, Joseph Bundy (25), living at Blaenau Gwent, was fined £ 5 for assaulting P.C. Arundell while in the execution of his duty on Saturday night. The con- stable said that while he was taking a man named Ernest Powel I into custody Bundy stepped up and stiuck him in the face, cntting his lip.—Percy Powell, collier (24), Cromwell-street, Abertiliery, was fined £ 5 inclusive,* or one month's hard labour, for assaulting P.C. Bevan on iSaturday night. Bevan said that he was on duty at the police station, when prisoner asked to see a prisoner who was in custody. When the con- stable told him to go away, and showed him down the steps, Powell struck him in the mouth. A tussle ensued, in which witness was severely assaulted. Two civilians came to his assistance, and prisoner was taken to the cells. The Bench expressed their determination to put a stop to such ruffianly conduct, and thanktd the civi-! liaas for coming to the assistance of the police.
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ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT CARDIFF. Matthew Robert Cockerline (32), waa charged ,at Cardiff Police Court on Monday with attempt- ing to commit euicide by taking a quantity of furniture polish on the 17th October.-Police. constable Giles said that at 1.30 on Saturday he was called to No. 9, Adelaide-street, where he saw prisoner lying in the middle of the room in a semi-conscious condition, having drunk a quantity of furniture polish from a bottle. Dr. Chave? was in attendance in response to a call for medical aid. The officer bad defendant con- veyed to tho Workhouse Hospital. On the application of the police, accused was. remanded for a week.
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.J- SILVEfl BY THE TOM, The largest consignment of silver coin ever brought to England by one vessel was landed at Plymouth on Monday morning from the Ham- burg American Company's Deutschland on her arrival from New York. It consisted of 730 cases of Mexican dollars weighing in all about 64 tons and is worth over 800,000 dollars. It was for- warded to London by train and will be melted down and recoined.
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BRECON MEMORIAL COLLEGE. The following is a list of the successful candi- dates who passed last week theentrance examina- tion for admission to the Brecon Memorial Con- gregational College :—J. P. Thomas, Groeswen E. Mathias, Lloyd-street Church, Llanelly R. Williams, Zoar Church, Llanelly R. H. Trill, Peoarth, Cardiff D. E, Davies, Llwydcoed. A bet dare; Arthur Jones, Trelech Owen E. Jame3, Cwmamman, Aberdare; Albert oones, Tonmawr.
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GLAMORGAN SOCIETY, LON DON, The veteran harpist, Mr John Thomas (" Pen- cerdd Gwalia "), who has taken much interest iu the formation of the Glamorgan Society, Lon- ] don. has promised to play a harp solo at the society's opening concert for the season, to be held on Thursday next at tbe Criterion Restau- ] don. has promised to play a harp solo at the society's opsning concert for the season, to be held on Thursday next at tbe Criterion Restau- I rant, Piccadilly Circas. Tbe season for the coming winter promises to be a successful and »interesting one.
-jMR BRODRICK'S DEFENCE.
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j MR BRODRICK'S DEFENCE. Should Military Service be Compulsory P Mr St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State India, visited Kingston-upon-Hull on -uo- to assist at an Artillery Volunteer prize diatri tion. Lord Wenlock, he said, had boldly nounced himself in favour of compulsory 8er?1tM and he (Mr Brodrick) did not know whether public mind was ripe for so great a change. public mind seemed to be ripe at this for some changes that were not some months ago, (Langhter.) However « might be, he waa satisfied that directly the close of the war in the first of which the largest body of recruits bad the Army for any single year, and the of the auxiliary services which went out port the Regular Army was unprecedented. when our Volunteers aJone lent 70000 recrVLti it was difficult to say to the country, which ready to make all those sacrifices voluntas V that they insisted upon them doing it c0DtlEieD sorily but at the same time he had never one who had shut out of his mind the mail] is elusion on which should be founded the vF"19 of our defence, that if we could not an efficient voluntary defence, we have a compulsory defence. (CheerO When the history of the '3! few years came to be written, he did not thins; it would be feHot whether with regard to the auxiliary forces, with regard to the regulars, or with regard tho War Office itself—that there had been „ undue stagnation of tho.-e who had been reSP^. sible for good government of the Army. hear.) 80 long as during the war which he b ø to con iact at the War Office for months, he was able to satisfy in respect the requirements of Lord and in peace, so long as he was carry'1** out the policy with which Lord Hober 8 was in firm co-opera'ion and appro/al, M felt it was easy to disregard criticism ( outside. (Hear, hear.) Someday perhaps he have something to say on the recent report of Royal Commission, of which he would say at t moment that it was not always re e be I when reflections were made on Lord Roberts himself for what had been done since j were at the War Office, that the the Commission ended in June or jnly, about six months before they took and that during the period over rfhich main investigations extended he was nei a member of tbe Cabinet nor respond", for the policy, ncr was he engaged the War Office, and responsible for carrynjfJ. ont. (Applause,) What be thought they all f* sired to know waa whether onr present condit'r was a better preparedness for war than it wa0' 1899. or on any previous occasion ? That the question which he could lay with before everyone—soldiers, civilians, politic^ opponents, and other opponents, and allow tbe td say whether the money had been illspent, whether the results left us 1 sss force or &° t force than we had before. In that respect he quite sure tbat the impartial critic would the advance of the efficiency of Volunteers iD* very:frotit rank. (Applause.)
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.(). LONDON MAILS STOLEN. Bonds and Cheques Value X20,000 Missing. It was discovered on the arrival in »hs London mail on October 1 that a mail-bag was missing, and i6 now appears the bag was stolen somewhere en route in a j|. faring manner. The entire contents of the ivo bag are not yet known, but they comprise a la number of registered and Drivate letters conta'^ ing bonds, money orders, and cheques, valued nearlv £ 20.000. The bag has been traced as1 as the frontier between Belgium and Gar &" and must have been lost either in the trail or in German territory. The Post Office, officials (the Star says) I cline to the theory tbat the thief or concealed themselves in the mail van at frontier, threvv the bag out at a given tpot, a confederate was waiting, and then the next stopping place. to The mails were in a van by themselves. an ø- the ordinary observer the baga were all But one of them bore a mark known only t° TM confidential officials of tho Post Office, indicated that it contained a smaller baf?j- which were the registered letters. This was 'HJ bag which has been stolen, and its selection strong evidence that the thieves had a confer■ i ate in the Continental postal service, who P0!,1L|fl out tbe bag, which was by far the most of the ten. It is impossible to estimate with exactitude II value, for applications for compensation are stl pouring in to the G.P.O. Office Notice to the Public. We are requested by the Postma'ter-Gene to state that a bag of letters despatched ftOop London to Vienna, via Ostend, at 8.25 p.m September 30th is believed to have been sto] tØ ste ed on the Continent. A number of regi riettoo for Vienna, posted in London in time for 0} patch, were enclosed in the missing tag, also a few registered letters for the same p}9^ from Eastbourne, Twickenham, and Woki'J'y The Postmaster-General will be obliged if senders of sucli letters will be good enough forward to the secretary, General Post Öfti London, certificates of posting, ^>gether full particulars of tbe addresses of the 4 and a list of descriptions of the contents. charge of 2jd usually made for inquiries takeu with regard to registered letters will be made in this instance.
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CARDiFF ONE PARISH. Allocation of Guardians to Wards. The Local Government Board having their order confirming the unification of the parishes of St. John, St. Mary, Roath, and -g ton to form the parish of Cardiff, the Guardians at their meeting on Saturday dec> to divide the parish of Cardiff into ten (coinciding with the municipal wards) for election of guaruimis. They allotted the nurJJ of guardians to the several wards as follows v j Central, 3; South, 3; Cathavs, 5; Park, j: Roath, 4; Splott, 4 j Adamadown, Riverside, 4 Canton, 5 and town, 4; making a total of 40 for electors, the allocation of guardiana to ward being as nearly as possible in propor'^ to the population. In the parish of Penartb number of guardians was allotted as follo J I North Ward, 2 South Ward, 2 Central West, Z and in Barry tho allocation waS»'ir Holton Ward, 1 Court, 1 .Dock. 1 land, 1 Park, 1 High-street, 1 and ton, 2 a total of eight for 5,090 electors. doubt existing as to whether the division of parishes into wards can be effected by tbe J. Committee of the Councils of Cardiff and ^| gan, it was decided to a3k the Local Governi"^ Board whether or not the Joint Committee doal with the matter.
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STIRRING SEA STORY. A Plucky Welshman. « Aftar an exciting voyage, during which Krf lives were in constant oeril, two men arr'v? Queenstown on Sunaay on a schooner named Snaefell, of Rarasey, Isle of Man. The* the captain and mate respectively of their vessel, one of 79 tons, which, laden with A, voyaged from Bonne Esperanca, Newfound' £ They brought the schooner unscathed the Atlantic at its worst, enduring remarl* hardships. Tbe story which the captain, Evans, and his German mate related is a 3^cri*P one. They left Wales with salt in the fell last month, having then a crew ? On the passage out one of their numbed Spaniard, died from the intense °oi exposure, and was buried at sea. arriving at the port of discharge the third eft the vessel, not caring to endure suffering as he experienced going out. Ha loaded codfish, the vessel was got ready homeward passage, but no one would to work her back with the captain and j** p The captai n offered £ 9 and the cost of tD ift1 turn passage, but all the seamen refused it. gpi two men decided to work her home alone. people on shore advised them that it øf certain death, and tears were shed by women who saw them start on their v°: HW Nineteen days ago the eventful passa: rJJ16 Queenstown commenced. The wind experienced soon after they left convince" that they conld never accomplish tbei' Gale succeeded gale and grew in intensity' the seas washed the deck continuously- was only got in snatches. Both men \Ve\y; several days living on bread and being unable to light a fire. never slept iu their bunks from tbe started, and tbe cold, exposure, and caused extreme suffering. For a continoo^ j>i» of five days the vessel was on her beam e° J*9 the sailors stuck to their task. and were a rewarded by the sight of land.
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HAD BEEN 8 TRA t4GEIN Hi 8 MASSEF. A Cardiff Suicide. J(j On Saturday Mr Coroner Reece inquest at Cardiff on the body of patril- reet. tio (26), dock labourer, of 53, Tyndall-str Kf appeared from the evidence of the j|j> man had been strange in his manner ■( the 10th inat., whilst he was in bed, she ,{$ a cup of tea. She saw he had a table his hand, and sbe appealed to him 1 f,jt sake not to inju're himself, and ra°f.a police. Dr. Brownlee said 4he '■M admitted to the Infirmary on the eyid^^ suffering from wounds in tbe throat, self-inflicted, and he appeared to have g# « himself a good deal. Pneumonia set i t following day, and the man died on inst., the cause of death being the won throat and pneumonia. P.C. Chedzey being called in he found the man on tn. er ■#> with a knife in his right hand and left. He was very much excited aD W'J fl4 to go near, and threw the poker at forced him back to the room and « j tPj i knife from him. The man aPPe raving m^d, and tho people in the {C* j there bad been a drinking bout there week. He bandaged the wounds a° j Dr. Buist, who ordered his removal go mary.—The jury returned a verdict O whilst temporarily insane." r
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g.- —. r"$ i Daniel Cummins, aged 50. of £ rtfct^nil!Br!\v c* street, labourer,employed by Messrs Bakers, was admitted to the Cardi jae$' j Saturday with fractured ribs, ana 0 j injuries were caused by a faP-