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WORKMEN'S TOPICS. By MABON, M.P. THE WELSH LABOUR MEMBERS' MANIFESTO. I am almost certain that my friends and colleagues the Welsh Labour M.P.'s will not think it too presumptuous on my part to pen these lines, which may be taken as the Expression of our opinions with regard to our ^tion in joining the Labour Party and our vow fv- fidelity to that party when co-working with them. The four of us are ourselves directly firom the people.- Mine workers of South Wales having by a great majority resolved, after taking a ballot for the purpose, to join the Labour Pirty-the parent federation—(three of us being members of its Executive Committee) -having agreed to join the Labour Party as well, we, as honourable men, once more as on many previous occasions, wisely, I think, obeyed the dictate of our people to continue m the privileged position of being the repre- sentatives of our own craft within the ranks of the Labour Party, knowing, also, that a great cause is greater than the means. With our fellows and colleagues within thafl party we are bf the opinion that the first and foremost issue that our own as well all as other people have now to decide in the present election is whether The Peers or the People" Are to rule this country. Each Parliamentary Session since the last General Election im- portant Bills upon which the House of Commons had spent much time have been mutilated or destroyed by the House of Lords. Not content with this the Lords claim now to decide what taxes shall be paid. upon vhom they shall be levied, and for what ■purpose thev shall be spent-moreover, they now claim to be the dictators of the date at which Parliament shall be dissolved-and Tny colleagues and myself are of the opinion that the time has come to put an end to their power to Override the will of the people. The country, for ages, has allowed land- owners to pocket millions of money every year +5 'hape of unearned increment, and yet they now object to pay a small tax upon that which justly belongs to the State. They wish at all cost to preserve thier power to plunder the people,and as the representatives of Labour combined with every possible progressive thought and action in practical politics, with all that is good, sensible, and reasonable in this realm, we are distinctly of the opinion that it is high time that these strong and sig- nificant feudal claims shall pass away no more to be heard of. The Paramount Issue to be decided in the immediate future, and which in Wales without a doubt will be so iecided, is very simple Our present system of land ownership has devastated our country sides, imposed heavy burdens and hindrances upon our in- dustries, cramped the development of °ur towns, crippled capital, and im- poverished labour. Hence we are of .be opinion that the time has arrived to lecide once and for all whether the House of Commons, which is elected by the people, or khe House of Lords, which is not elected at all, an be supreme. The people's answer to this question will, lor good or evil, affect the onward movement of mankind. This country in the past has oeen taken as the leader of the world 'n the emancipation of the people. It las %on this freedom by enforcing this essential claim to liberty, that only by the vote of the directly elected representa- tives of the people, without interference from Thrown or cord net, shall the national revenue be raised and expended and this is the %reat and grand principle that you are now isked to surrender at the summons of the House of Lords, against which body we think It to be your imperative duty to vote. Before joining the Labour Party we have, together with a large number of similar representatives of different shades of opinion n the, political arena, for many years sought to servfe the class we directly belong to. We have also sought to serve the poor, feed the hungry, to care for the crippled, to house the homeless, to befriend the friendless, and we have helped to lighten the battle of the aged },tld have helped to win old age pensions. And in joining the Labour Party we are conscious ?hat we shall, without weakening anybody, tie strengthening the host that are making ior perfecting the Old Age Pensions Act by Reducing the age when old people will be able \0 receive the same, and by completing the present^ Act and removing the pauper dis- qualification—taking out of the Poor Law altogether the residue of the aged for whom public provision has to be made, concentrating £ be administration free from the stigma of Pauperism in the local pension committee. We shall also fully co-operate with those who hitherto we helped in the strife to find and demand work for the unemployed, and to save made the necessary provisions for the maintenance of unemployed workmen in dis- tress and apart from the Poor Law. And, as at present advised, we are ready to support properly safeguarded proposals to establish industrial reformatories. The task thus imposed on the community must he f xced notwithstanding its difficulties and in some respects its perils. In truth, we fully recognise that this great and pressing reform requires caution as well as courage, in providing permanent State authorised methods of dealing with all kinds of desti- tution, lest in the end (though we don't think so) we may increase the very ills we desire to remedy. For our own long experience teaches us that it is much easier to increase the number of workmen seeking for employers than to increase the number of employers seeking for Workmen. The Government and the Workers. The present Government deserves the utmost credit for the manner in which it has pressed forward so many principles towards legislative expression and the Lords having rejected the Budget is a splendid testimony to the Government's work. Still there is nothing in the spirit of this proceeding which is novel or strange to the Lords, for their rejection of Budgets is partly the business of their lives. The present Budget, in our opinion, is simply an honest, moderate and reasonably proposal on the part of the Government to further the development of the country, to encourage industry, and to enrich the nation at large. Therefore since the rejected Budget was such an evident proof that the Government of the country had got into close touch with the people, the rejection of that Budget is a blow at freedom and progress on a national scale* and a direct insult to the people of Great Britain. Mr Lloyd George said &t-Cardiff the other day- I remember poor little cotters in Ireland, thrown out. by hundreds and thousands on the black wayside out of hovels that they had built with their own hands, flung out ruth- lessly by cruel landlords-what did the Peers do ? They stood by and cheered and hounded on. I remember hundreds of Welsh farmers thrown out of the homes of their fathers. Why ? Because they obeyed the dictates of their consciences." These words will find an echo in every Welsh breaat and fire every Labourite and Liberal to vote for the des- truction of a system under whioh it was possible for the rejection of the people's Budget to take place. What is Being Done in Germany. Our Tariff Reform friends are very fond of occasionally calling our attention to how things are being done in Germany—and no- thing has benn more instructive during last year than the parallel between the financial battles in Germany and Great Britain. In Germany the struggle with the greatland- lords brought Prince Bulow to the ground But the problem remained though Bulow. had to give way-there still remained the yawning deficiency of twenty-five millions stèrling-a fact that should remind all Pro- tectionists that Germany has been piling up debt faster than Free Trade Britain has been paying it off. The Conservatives there sug- gested an unheard of thing—that an unearned increment tax should be imposed as one of the means of meeting the deficiency, and though the proposal at the time was not adopted its consideration was only postponed. The Imperial Treasury has requested the State Governments to prepare information on which to base an Imperial unearned in- crement tax capable of yielding the Exchequer twenty million marks and 'susceptible to expansion." This is about three times as much as Mr Lloyd George's increment tax will secure for the State as apart from the local authorities in the first rovenue> and it should not be forgotten that in Germany unearned increment taxes already exist for municipal purposes-just as in some parts of Australia there are both local rates and national taxes on land values. It is therefore clear that the people who talk about the Budget driving capital Out of the country cannot be thinking of taking their riches to Germany. The oppression of new tarifts in Germany is adding to the financial embarrassment of the country. A new and startling movement has been inaugurated against the enor- mous increase in the cost of all kinds of commodities that are essential to the daily life of the people. That movement, some of my German mends inform me, was due to the victories gained by the Socialist party in the last election.

Scottish Actresses. HOWTHEY ROBBED A LANDLADY Before Mr Loveland Loveland. K.C.. at the London Sessions on Wednesday two actresses named Marguerite McColl Black (20) and Elsie Simpson Love (19), natives of Glasgow, were indicted on a charge of stealing two glass gob- lets, the property of Mr Samuel Dickins, a bag, a purse and JE11 4s 6d, the property of Mrs Antonia Lee, and with receiving the above well knowing them to have been stolen. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Prisoners on the last day in September went to lodge with Mrs Antonia Lee, who was a widow'with three children, living at 22, Balmer- street, Shepherd's Bush. On the night of November 1st Love, it appeared, said counsel, stayed out, and the following afternoon about tea-time Black, who had been away from the house, appeared on the scene again. Black said she had good news for Mrs Lee. She would now be able to pay the money she owed her. A general conversation between Lee, Black, and Love seemed to have followed, and it was suggested the three of them should have a cup of tea together. The tea appeared to have been made by prisoners. After the tea had been poured out, one of the prisoners brought out a bottle, and emptied some of its contents into Mrs Lee's cup of tea. The immediate effect of drinking the liquid, said counsel, was that Mrs Lee became very ill. The women then undressed the pro- secutrix and put her to bed. They also un- dressed the children, and put them to bed. At the time Mrs Lee had a bag tied round her waist, and this contained £1 in money, and banknotes. The women put this to bed with her, and then behaved in a very hypocritical and profane manner. They sat by the bedside, and commenced to deliver up prayers, crossing themselves at the same time. They professed to be very anxious to sit up all night and nurse her, but were, unable to do so as they had to see a young man, who was waiting for them outside. They then kissed prosecutrix and rushed out of the room. Black, in the witness box, said the charge had been brought because she would not sub- mit to Mrs Lee's friend, a Japanese gentleman. Witness asserted that Mrs Lee, when told that she would be reported, said she would not care for any magistrate, jury or judge in London. All of them were "balmy." (Laughter.) As for the bottle, it contained a gill of whisky and herbs. Mrs Lee was not ill at all; she became ill through crying about a child of hers who was in a convent. Love said she had no need to steal, as she was in receipt of £1 10s from a trustee. Prisoners were found guilty on both counts. Detective-Sergeant Thompson said that both girls belonged to Glasgow. Love's real name was Elsie Simpson Durward. She was of very good parents, who lived at 3, Gartaavol Cot- tages, Kelvinside, Glasgow. Since childhood she had proved a great source of trouble to her parents. In 1906 she was convicted at Glas- gow Western Police Court and bound over. She next went on the streets of Glasgow. In 1908 a minister took her into his service, and when he was at church on a Sunday evening prisoner robbed him. He afterwards paid her fine of 20s and costs. In Bernard-street, Glasgow, she next stole clothing, &c. She came to London in September, and three cases of larceny had been traced to her and Black. They "had also obtained lodgings by false pretences by stating they were engaged in the Drury Lane pantomime. Love broke down .and commenced to cry bitterly, while Black smiled and seemed to treat the affair as a huge joke. Love was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. Black was sent to prison in the second division for three months. Nothing was known against her.

BIGGER AUSTRIAN NAVY. An Ambitious Scheme. Paris, Wednesday.—The Vienna correspon- dent of t.he Matin states that within a few years the naval power of Austria will be con* siderably strengthened, and suggests that the intended increase of the Austrian navy ex- plains why Germany is ready to listen to the British proposals regarding the limitations-of armaments. According to the plans of the naval authori- ties, says the correspondent, it is intended to increase from twelve to sixteen the number of battleships on the 1913 effective list. The new Austrian Dreadnoughts will have the most improved guns and armour, high speed, and a very great radius of action. The age limit of the battleships will not exceed 18 years, and the battleships of the Erzherzog Karl class will be replaced by an equal number of vessels of a new type, while, if funds permit, the Government will buy four small cruisers of the Admiral Spann pattern. The number of torpedo boats is to be in- creased. Fifteen out of 16 torpedo boats of from 200 to 400 tons have already been com- pteted»-and new submarines have either been built, or are still building at Kiel, Pola, and Piume, The Danube flotilla has also been augmented. The total sum required for new construction will be -spread over four years. It is believed that-the Reichsrath will vote the necessary credits.—C entral News. L. "r*

MOTHER OF 27. One of Her Sons Living at Cardiff. Interviewed in her home on Wednesday Mrs Cross,a Bristol resident, who has gainied fame as being the mother of 27 children, proved to be a well-preserved woman of sixty. The house is a pattern of neatness. Mrs Cross, who is a tafloress by trade, is atNl at work- Her husband is a cabinet maker. When the couple were married the wife was only 15, and the husband six years older. The ceremony took place at Chatham, where Mr Cross was then serving in the Royal Engineers. The first babies born to them were twins, boy and girl. The former died young, but the latter is now forty years of age and the mother of eight children. The numerous progeny of Mr and Mrs Cross included four sets of twins, but only seven" of the family survive. The infants were delicate, and quite a number died in the local infirmary. One son was drowned in an accident off Portashead three years ago. Another has served fourteen years in the Navy, and now holds a civil position at Cardiff.

MINE OWNER'S TRAL. Acquittal in Charge of Stealing 5,000 Tons of Coal. Counsel for both sides addressed the jury at Worcester Sessions on Wedesday in the re- markable case in which Robert Fellows, a colliery proprietor, was charged with stealing 5,0Q0 tons of coal belonging to Frank Hipkias, an adjoining coHiery proprietor of Oradley. Mr Matthews, for the prosecution, main- tained that it was not a case of the prisoner overdriving his boundary unintentionally or in good faith. On the contrary, Fellows had been steadily and continuously driving roads into the prosecutor's coal, and receiving thousands of tons, though in an affidavit which he had filed in other proceedings he claimed the right to work the coal under a contemplated option to purchase. Counsel contended that he had no such right. Mr Elliott, for the prisoner, said his client had been guilty of trespass only in a civil sense. In the end the jury acquitted the accused.

UNDISCHARGED BANKRUPT. Lieut.Col. Sip R- Murray Convicted At the Quarter Sessions at Kingston on Wednesday Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edward Robert Murray. D.S.O., was indicted for an offence under the Bankruptcy Act by obtain- ing credit for more than £20 without disclosing that he was an undischarged bankrupt. It was stated that defendant and his family stayed at the Southampton Hotel, Surbiton, from February to August last year, running up a bill of £310, and that he was adjudicated a bankrupt in the London Bankruptcy Court on May 6th. The manager of the hotel said the defendant, who had not paid his bill, never told him he was a bankrupt. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the second division.

FiSHING FLEET SWAMPED. Disaster off Nova Scotia. Halifax (Nova Scotia), Wednesday.—Seven- teen fishing boats, with crews totalling 76, are missing from Cnso. and it is feared all have perished. These vessels were caught in a fierce blizzard yesterday afternoon and blown off the shore. They spent the night at sea with a temperature of 10 degrees below zero. Altogether 25 boats were blown off but eight have been accounted for. It is regarded as impossible that any of the men on the others can have survived the rigours of last night's icy gale. The Government is sending steam- ships in search of the missing vessels. A north-westerly wind is blowing to-day and [ snow is falling heavily.—fteuter. north-westerly wind is blowing to-day and [ snow is falling heavily.—fteuter.

WELSH COUNTRY HOM ES. f v X I I.-St. Fagan'a (CONTINUED.) I SOME FEATURES OF THE CASTLE. The Beauties of the Gardens. In our last article we set forth the main features in the story of St. Fagan's and its castle over a period of nearly eight centuries. Thanks to the kindness of the Earl of Ply- mouth and the courtesy of his agent, Mr Robert Forrest, we have recently been enabled to visit the castle and grounds, and it is our — r ■ a-"mi' ONE OF THE BEDROOMS—JACOBEAN BEDSTEAD AND ITALIAN WARDROBE. purpose on the present occasion to show that i its condition to-day is well worthy of its his- toric past. I Entering through the main gateway opposite the church, the old outer wall of the mediaeval fortress faces you and you pass through an archway in this, and emerge on a circularodrive opposite the front entrance to the castle. The centre of the grass plot is occupied by a re- markable lead cistern. Its history appears doubtful, but it bears date 1620. It is circular in form, and is very beautifully decorated in a double row of arched panels with floriated patterns, in which are deftly introduced a number of amorini bearing shields. The cistern, which bears the Royal Arms, is stated to have been brought to St. Fagan's in the early days of the Lewis occupation by Sir Edward, whose Arms it bears, and who, as we stated last week, did so much to beautify the house and gardens. The surroundings of the entrance are singularly picturesque. To the right hand of the drive some fine cedar trees form a notable feature. The outer walls of the older I THE OAK MANTELPIECE IN THE ENTRANCE HALL. 11 1 castle arc over-run with creepers forming a perfect back-ground for the flower beds. To, the right hand of the front porch a magnificent magnolia and a yellow jessamine clothe the walls of the mansion, weaving a network of greenery around the ancient mullioned Tudor windows. The Interior. I When you enter the castle what perhaps I strikes you more than anything else is its air of comfort and homeliness. This has been achieved without in any way detracting from the beauty of its old world characteristics. The latter are everywhere most carefully pre- the beauty of its old world characteristics. The latter are everywhere most carefully pre- served. The'introduction of modern comforts into 1he fabric of an ancient house without creating a senqe ofthc incongruous is not an easy task, but St. Fagan's Castle affords an example of the manner in which it may be done with entire success. The entrance hall is to the right hand on entering. It is, like most of the inte- rior, finely panelled in old oak, evidently of the early Jacobean period, and on either side of the windows there are quaint vis-a-vis seats. A notable feature of vthe entrance hall is the fine old Elizabethan or early Jacobean carved oak fire-place bearing the Lewis Arms with the motto. Steminata quid faciunt." Out of this cosy apartment a small doorway leads to the Earl of Plymouth's study, the painting on the pediment over the door in which is note- worthy as having been the handiwork of Lord Plymouth himself. The Drawing-Room. Adjoining the entrance hall and occupying the north-eastern corner of the castle is the drawing-room, which also is finely panelled and contains another magnificent old carved oak chimney -piece, doubtless another legacy of the Lewis era. Altogether the drawing-room is an especially charming apartment. The furniture includes a fine old poker-work chest, while the bric-a-brac includes many dainty examples of china, among which the products of the Bristol, Worcester, and Derby potteries attract the eye. The beauty of the room is enhanced by the simplicity of the ceiling design, which is of cream white, the only decoration being in the strap work, so characteristic of the early 17th century- A few mirrors lend graqe and lightness to the room, which also contains I several fine pictures. The latter include a pastel portrait of the late Viscount Windsor when he was a.bout four years old, done by & French lady and signed Lotus," which was her pseudonym. On either side of the looking-glass at the end of the room are two small land- scapes. The one' on the left is a scene in the North of France .by A. Rossano, that on the right, In the Forest of Fontainebleau is by Gilbert Munger, an American artist who lived in France., Both these artists are followers of the Barbizou school. The tapestry in the drawing-room was acquired and placed there by "the late Mr Clive, the Earl of Ply- mouth's father, who collected most of the old furniture now in the house and designed and laid out many of. the terraces and fish-ponds below them. The Staircase and the Tapestries. The staircase occupies the central portion of the northern end of the Castle, and is between the drawing-room and the dining-room, the latter being an addition to the castle, made by the present Earl, in perfect keeping with the architectural features of tht rest of the build- ing. The walls of the staircase are hunit in many places with tapestries, a forrp of decoration for which St. Fagan's Castle is especially noted. Many of the tapestries were made in Brussels from designs of D. Teniers at the end of the seventeenth or beginning of the eighteenth century. Thestaircase itself is apparently coeval with the house, each step is very low and as they are very uneven, the task of traversing them is not an easy on-, to those unfamiliar with their peculiarities. The upper portion of the walls are covered with some fine pictu. f Some Features of the Bedrooms. By no means the teast interesting feature of St. Fagan's is to be found on the first floor storey, for the bedrooms contain many --À exquisite tapestries and some fine old furni- ture. Lady Plymouth's boudoir is panelled in oak with a finely carved frieze and has another of the grand old mantelpieces carved from floor to ceiling, dating from the early seven- teenth century. In one corner of this room is a large and very useful looking writing desk which was designed by Lady Plymouth herself and made on the estate. It is not generally known that the Countess has quite a genius for designing, and her gifts in this direction are especially noticeable in her bedroom. The panelled walls and ceiling of this fine room are in cream, which gives an air of brightness to the apartment. Along one side is a row of cupboards the tops of which form a sort of side ta.ble. These are all of cream colour and the panel of each door has been beautifully painted by Lady Plymouth herself, the subjects being wild flowers. A fine old four- post bedstead presents another notable feature of this room. The 17th Century Bedsteads. One of the most striking apartments is that usually known as Lady Paget's room, which contains a magnificent old four-post bedstead bearing on its headthe date 1626 and a fine old Italian wardrobe the period of which is about 1750. Rare old tapestries form a beautiful background to thesf- glorious old pieces of furniture, a photograph of which we publish. In a spare room, near by, is another ery THE CARNED LEAD CISTERN. finely carved bedstead evidently of the early Jacobean period. It stands 11 or 12 feet in height.. From the head of the bed a heavy canopy projects and is supported by chains from ^he ceiling. The carving of the bed head is indicative of the Renaissance, for the design includes fluted columns with Ionic capitals. On either side at the foot of the bed are massive carved posts surmounted by figures. Altogether tnis bedstead is a very striking piece of work. We have said enough of the interior to show that the Earl of Plymouth's Glamorganshire home is well worthy of the ancient lineage of its owner. It is not a large house, M country homes go, but its interior is well arranged and while impressing one as ooey and comfortable and thoroughly up-to-date in the matter of modern requirements, it still retains unspoiled all those fine old characteris- tics which were introduced into it three centu- ries ago by Sir Edward Lewis. The Terraced Gardens. Space only permits of a passing refcrfnce to the beautiful terraced gardens which, after all. are among the greatest glories of the place. The situation being what it is, it, were well nigh impossible to make gardens in any other way. Terrace below terrace these gardens descend to the fishponds below. Lady Ply- mouth is herself an enthusiastic horticultu- ist. She takes the keenest personal interest in everything, and is credited with a know- ledge of almost every plant in the Castle gar- dens. They are, generally speaking, of the old fashioned type, thoroughly in consoiionce with the old-wortd surroundings and magnificent borders of herbaceous plants meet the eye on every side. Around the balstraded parapets of the terraces creepers entwine and enfold the walls of the flag turret and the picturesque watch-tower in soft, luxuriant verdure. Here ajid there vases of classic mould flank the steps by which one descends from one terrace to another. Beyond the beautiful fishponds the ravine slopes upward in a broad green slope shaded by lofty forest tees. During the past few years the Earl of Plymouth has done much to beautify the gardens and at the upper end of the stream feeding the fishponds, rocks have been introduced in the most natural manner. The most extensive development of the past few years, however, has been the making of the new park and kitchen garden. These comprise about 100 acres, and are connected with the old pleasure grounds by moans of a tunnelled subway beneath the intervening public footpath. The new park is being planted as an cxperhnentat forest park with pine, beech, oak, ash, Spanish chestnut, &e tulip tree, wild cherry, etc., the copses being intersected by grass drives and walks. The new kitchen garden was commenced two eaxs ago. On its south and east side a new orchard is being planted, while on the north an extensive tennis court has already been laid down, the whole covering about five acres. An important addition to the old gardens, which was constructed five years ago, consists of an extension of the terraces in a northerly direction. The present rosary was planted eight years ago upon a site then used for growing vegetables, and consists of pattern beds of dwarf-growing roses enclosed with ornamental trellis work covered with climbing roses intersected with pillars and arches of Wichviraiana and Polyantha roses. Altogether St. Fagan's may be said in every way to have maintained during the present generation its reputation of the past. Never has this fine old domain been better cared for, never has its beauties been seen to finer advantage. Next Week-PICTON CASTLE.

ORANGE PEEL FATALITY. The danger of throwing orange peel in the streets was illustrated at an inquest held by Mr Yorath at Cardiff on Wednesday on the body of Thomas Arnold, aged 27, a labourer, of Mageeby, Cork. Deceased, it. was stated, had fallen through stepping on orange peel in the street,and afterwards had complained of pain in the head. He was removed to the Workhouse Infirmary, where he died -on Sunday- Mrs Best, of Portmanmoor -road, with whom deceased had lodged for eighteen months, said she had to get rid of him because (,f his drinking habits. Last April he was in the infirmary consequent upon an attack of influenza. Dr. Price, work- house medical officer, said he formed the opinion deceased was suffering from compres- sion of the brain. The cause of death was meningitis, and this he considered was in- directly due to the fall deceased had had, the effect of the fall being to cover the vitality of the brain. A verdict was returned in accord- ance with the medical evidence.

Wm. Ey;lHS, labourer, no abode, was at Pontypridd fined 10s for being drunk and 20s for assaulting Sergeant Webber.

ALPINE TRAGEDY. London Lady Frozen to Death. Lausanne, Wednesday—Miss Kate Eastman, a young English lady who arrived at Chesires on Saturday afternoon last from London, where her hosee is stated to be, met her death as the result of fatigue and exposure through becoming lost in the snow within forty- eight hours of her arrival. Early on Sunday morning Miss Eastman set out alone from the Hotel du Chamossaire, her intention being to see the sun rise from the Chamossaire summit. A guide is not considered necessary for the ascent. The .non-appearance of the young lady in the afternooii aroused anxiety, and a search party, consisting of guides and visitors stay- ing at the hotel, was organised. The se&rch was prosecuted with the greatest activity during Monday, but it was not, until Tuesday afternoon that the body of the girl was found. It was apparent that she had lost her way in I. the snow, and she had evidently wandered for many hours before she fell down exhausted at ¡ a spot nearly a hour's walk from the path she should have followed.-Cebtral News.

AROUSED SUSPICION. At Cardiff on Wednesday Frederick Watts was charged with being a suspected person and un- lawfully loitering in Westg^te-street, Castle- street, Queen-street, and other streets for the purpose of committing a felony, and also with being found by night in possession, without lawful excuse, of a house-breaking implement -8. jemmy. Sergeant Little and Detective Pugsley said they noticed Watts acting suspiciously, and kept him under observation from 6 p.m. until 9.30 p.m., when they arrested him. During that, time defen- dant kept looking up at office windows, entering passages, ete. When searched at the police station, the jemmy, a pair of old kid gloves, and a pocket knife were found on de- fendant. On the application of the police, defendant was remanded until Friday.

JohnHenebcry (IS) and William Cudmore (18) were charged at Cardiff with stealing 24 oranges from a t ruck at the TyndalJ-street sid- 's ings of the Great Western Railway. Cudmore was dismissed for lack of evidence, and Hene- bery was bound over under the First Offenders Act.

270 LIVES IN PERIL. Excursionists Wrecked. NEW ZEALANDERS' PLIGHT. Reuter's Agency has received communica- e in tion of the following telegram which hasjf reached the High Commissioner for Ne\^ Zealand in London :— Wellington, Wednesday. The Union Steamship Company's steamship Waikare, with 200 excursionists and a crew of 70 on board, struck a rock in Dusky Sound yester- day and sank. All the passengers and crew were brought safely ashore. H.M.S. Pioneer proceeds at daybreak to the scene of the wreck to bring the passengers to Bluff Harbour. The Prime Minister will accompany the Pioneer." SHIP BURNED AT SEA. Ascension, Wednesday, 4.15 a.m.—A steamer which was sighted on fire yesterday afternoon proved to be the Norse Prince, of Newcastle- on-Tyne, from New York to Cape Town. with general cargo. The fire broke out Monday even- ing, and at 6 yesterday morning the crew took to the boats. Captain Campbell and the crew of 39 have all been saved. Seventeen men re- main here to stand by the ship, and the re- mainder will proceed by the steamer Guelph. The Norse Prince is now ten miles off and is still burning.Reutei-. The owners of the liner Norse Prince yester^iy received news that the vessel had been aban- doned. The vessel, which has a tonnage of 5,600, was insured in London for £ 82,000, The steamship Aberdonian, of Aber- deen, collided on Wednesday afternoon with thts steamship Holmwood. of London, off Orford Ness, near Aldeburgh, during a heavy mist. The Holmwood sank, but the crew were saved. The Aberdonian re- ports that her fore peak is full of water, and is returning to London. The Holmwood was registered at 1,327 tons gross.

ROYALTY AT MARGAM. PRINCE ARTHUROFCONNAUGHT The Guest of Miss Talbot H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught arrived at Margam Castle on Tuesday evening as the guest of Miss Talbot for a few days' shooting on the Margam game preserves with some of his brother officers of the Royal Scots Greys, who are included in the house party to meet him. The visit of Prince Arthur to the district is of a strictly private character, but his pre- sence has aroused great public interest, for it is 30 years since a Royal personage stayed at Margam Castle, when his Majesty—then the Prince of Wales-stayed at Margam, but did not shoot over the estate preserves. In addi- tion to H.R.H. Prince Arthur the guests in- cluded in the house party are Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs Miller, the Marquis of Stafford, Major and Lady Hilda Murray, Captain For- dyce, The Mackintosh of Mackintosh and Mrs Mackintosh, Lieut. E. H. Bonham, Mrs Meeking, Miss Meeking, Miss H. Maxwell, and Miss Holton. ™ On Wednesday Prince Arthur and the other gentlemen visitors shot over the home pre- serves, and had excellent sport in spite of the weather being not altogether favourable, the damp undergrowth making the bir^s heavy, so that they did not rise as freely as could be wished. Prince Arthur, who is a fine shot, brought down his birds in style. The shoot commenced shortly after 10 o'clock, and pro- ceeded briskly until early in the afternoon, when the gentlemen were joined by the ladies, and the whole party lunched at Caegarw Farm- house, near Pyle. After luncheon, shooting was continued until 4 o'clock, when the party returned to the castle. The day's bag was 598 pheasants, 32 hares, and four woodcocks. The shoot was-in charge of Colonel Miller. The 50 beaters engaged in the drives were under the direction of Mr J. Stubbs, the head gamekeeper. Inspector Canton, of the Port Talbot police, and Sergeant Hawtin were in attendance during the day's sport. H.R.H. Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert. K.G., G.C.V.O., is the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and was torn at Windsor Castle in 1883. He served formerly in the 7th Hussars as a lieutenant, but is at present a captain in the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). Following in the foot- steps of his father, he has taken to soldiering seriously, and served during the South African War. He is a Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England, and Knight of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle. He also has the Orders of the Chrysan- themum of Japan, the Seraphim of Sweden, and Annunciata of Italy. He is a K.G. and G.C.V.O., and D.C.L. (Lon.) of Oxford. In 1905 he was appointed aide de camp to the King, and in 1907 was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn.

TOSSED BY BUFFALO. Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson had an exciting experience during his week's holiday in the Suudarbunds. He had shot two buffaloes, and fired at a third, which he wounded badly. The infuriated animal charged Sir Guy and tossed him into a wallow. It\then turned its at- tention to the two shikaris, who bolted. It knocked one down, and impaling the second on its horns carried him round the marsh until it collapsed within 20 yards of the wallow in which Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson was lying helpless. Sir Guy escaped with a few very Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson. I severe bruises, and is able to perform his official duties. The shikari, who is in hospital, is recovering. For the past two years Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson has filled the post of FI- nance Member of the Council of India, and during the South African war acted as financial adviser to Lord Kitchener. He was Assistant Under-Secretary of State for War in 1898. Sir Guy, who is 58 years of age, was knighted in 1902, and was created a K.C.B. in 1905.

A FAMOUS ENGINEER. The late Sir Edward Leader Williams, the famous engineer and designer of the Man- chester Ship Canal, was in his 82nd year. He was the eldest son of Mr E. Leader Williams, engineer to the Severn Navigation Commission, and was born at Worcester, and commenced his Sir Edward Le&dcr Williams. I professional life in that city.. He devoted practically his whole life to river and canal work, and began his. career on the Severn navigation. Up to 1850 he was engaged in important undertakings for improved navi- gation of the length of waterway between Stourport and Gloucester. Fon several years he was engaged on the works of the Admiralty Pier, Dover.

At Aberdare Jphf Iloi-ris was sent to prison for a month for stealing a coat, the property of Masters and Co., from their shop at Aberdare.

WELSH GLEANINGS. News and Views in Lighter Vein. The great majority of the members of the EpIscopal Church in Wales, outside Cardiff and Swansea, both clerical and lay are entirely out of sympathy with extreme Anglican views. The Rector of Aberffraw declares that clergymen are under no greater obligation to accept the view of any particular bishop on the question of Disestablishment than they are to accept his view as to the existence or non-existence of inhabitants on the planet MarS. Probably the Welsh Police Courts furnish as quamt examples of English as she is spoke as can be obtained anywhere. A witness at the Cardiff Police Court the other day described a dog light, and assured the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis), They do fight continual; indeed they does. Madame Hughes Thomas and her choir have returned with the mostpleasantreeollections of their second tour in the United States and Canada. So cordially were they welcomed wherever they went that another tour has been arranged, and the prospects for another very successful time are considered to be very attractive. Welsh tradesmen are unanimous in their opinion that this has been one of the best onstmastides in their experience. In SPÜA of what interested persons call bad times," people generally seemed to have plenty at money. J According to the famous Stafcuta Waffia," °n of Edward as the first Prince or Wales was not a compromise between the King and his Welsh subjects. In that document the Principality is described as being 8ØDePII and united or annexit et reunit as coo. qu^ed territory to England, and not the ^Sg^tion of compromise appeals. Edward the First acknowledged only tfce arrangement of Divine Providence, whiufa never errs." The following epitaph is to be seen fe Merthyr Churchyard on the grave of the Bw*. Richard Rich (1709-1749), the first minister <rf the Unitarian Church at the old Meeting House, Cefn Coed y Cymtner :— The bodies laid within this grave, Accommodation they should have For showing mercy to the poor, With cheerful hearts and open door. Policemen in the Glamorgan force baoorafl figures by reason of long service in t?/? .E*easa?rk places as Penarth. One such ii P.C. Hawkins, who has retired after 27 years* service. He had been for some time stationed, at, Penarth, and previously at Cadoxton. He secured a medal for bravery by saving a man from drowning, and on another showed his gallantry by stopBNM: a nutsmr horse at Penarth show. In the seaward comer of Barry Chimdayenl there is a monument to the memory df the Edward Morgan, merchant, of Merthyr Tydfil and East Barry. In his day Mr Morgan was one of the leading tradesmen of Merthyr, and could tell inte tnlrr of his experiences. The butter men from the Car- digan coast would not only supply the legiti- mate articles of business, but often had a Keg of spirits amongst the butter casks, and now and then a roll of French silk, which the Indiw at parsonages on the route had no objection to buy, and work up for themselves. Smuggling was not regarded as one of the cardinaTsinib ^^no one thought himself a bit the worse tot, outwitting the exciseman. A curate of Llanmihangel expressed a demiw to be buried with his head at the feet of lolc Morganwg. He methisdeath bv accident, and was buried acoording to his wish. When the men were digging the grave they chanced ta reveal the end of Iolo's coffin, wherefrom » black ribbon drooped. Old Mr Jenkins, oT Flemmgstone Court, seeing this, took thr ribbon to his daughter as a souvenir of th< great bard, but she was then afraid to keep it and ever since regrets having refused it. Welsh singers received a well-merited admoll ition at the hands of an adjudicator at < recent eisteddfod, where a comparattvely tm known solo was the test piece. This is what tht adjudicator said Had it been a backneyec, old song, easy to learn, the competition, woidc have turned up in dozens, but when solos 'worth singing and worth the trouble of ing were set down only one competitor wm attracted. Was it due to the fact that singers would not take the trouble to learn anvthins new, preferring to repeat like parrots the old songs ? Singers, like the rest of the public, wen indulging in far too much play. A capital election song, to be sung to th& tune of Hob y den daodo," is becoming very popular in Mr Lloyd George's constituency, One of the verses runs :— Pwy s'yn caru gwlad Cenin ? David Lloyd George, A phwy ydyw Dyn y Werin ? David Lloyd George, Pwy roes Bensiwn i'r Hen Bobol ? David Llord George, Pwy ar ben Pol wnawn ethol ? Lloyd George, David Llora George. Votiwn i gyd i David Llord QNaepu The Cardiff League of Young T ilim «li_ though they have only been in existence litt d over a week, are already doing good work. They are invading the villages to speak on Fiw Trade, dividing their forces so that an «cpaifc may deal with his own particular trade vtA show how a tariff would injure it. This mA the League has arranged for sixteen meeting in Mr Brace's constituency. The past history of the Welsh people nki claims the terrible evils of dissension «.r»d aNiw sion. If the highest possibilities of the are to be realised, and if it is to achieve Sit best to which it aspires in the fellowship of frmn peoples coting the Great British then there most be harmony and unity in QnK internal life of the Principality, socaaL,aeiigioaC and political. In these days, when qnick deep* me*t shipping thousands of tons in an taeredfl4ft short time, it is interesting to remember is probably Swansea's first record. In 1m little schooner, named Escape, affiled front Minehead on a Monday evening, and arrived at/ Swansea the same night. After ballast she loaded a cargo of culm next and left again at 4 o'clock in the same after* noon, arriving back at Minehead early the feI- lowing morning. Mention was made in thia column hmiu% of the criticism passed by Bishop OHjvwot QMft one of the clergy in his dioesee of TjanqiM for driving tandem. What his criticism wouJ4 be if he saw the Archdeacon of Monmouik driving a motor car can only be imagined, Aft we have to say is that the Ven. ilri hdannrf Brace is a very capable and careful motoric if he never drives faster than he did through Cardiff on Monday morning. The" English Review begins its fouilll volume with a ballad of the fate of Kenfiz, tbt buried city of the Vale of Glamorgan. That, it begins, describing the great sand stocor which demolished the city :— The Clerk of Kenfig is drinking hard, Drinking night and day He cannot bear the driving sand, Salt with the sea, wild with the wind, That blows from Kenfig bay. This night, I think, the sou'-west wind Is worse than ever it was The Clerk—he had better pray than drink For the sand might be blown from Pharaoh* land By a blast of the Samoom's jaws. A Welsh Quaker once bought a horse at Llandaff Fair. It was a faked up old crocl which proved worthless, and he demanded the return of his money from the dealer, a map named Bacon. At last, fiuding his efforts futile, he thus addressed the seller, Friend, thoi hast doubtless heard of the devil entering < herd of swine, who ran into the sea verily, do I perceive that he still remains in Bacon In the Castle Hotel, Merthyr, there is a hi. fcorical steel engraving on which mine hosl places much value on account of its historical associatton. It is a steel engraving of thf interior of Monmouth Court House, faithfully represented, during tho trials oi Frost, Williams, and Jones for high treason in 1839-40, Sir N. Tindal. Justice of Common Pleas; Baron Parke and Sir J. Williams, judges Sir F. Pollock, M.P., and Mr Thomas, counsel for the prisoners Sir John Campbell, M.P., Sir Thomas Wilde, M.P., Solicitor- General. Mr Wight man, Sergeant Talfourd- M.P., Sergeant Ludlow, and the Hon. Mr Talbot, counsel for the Crown. This reminis» cence of the Chartist attack on Newport isf very interesting. A young Welshman — the Rev. Williaa Roberts-has just settled at Trelew, Chuba" in the Welsh colony at Patagonia, under auspices of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union." Mr Roberts, who is a native of neighbourhood of Neath. has for some timt been labouring under the auspices of the sarat past soc icty at Coronel Suarez, in the Arelli Republic. He will he preaching at lye- Rawson. Gaiman. Trelew, and the district, principally in the Spanish language. He wii also preach in English. Mr Roberts will not interfere with the work which is being dOQf among the Welsh people in Patagonia by tht Welsh ministers who are successfully labouring among their fellow-countrymen.