The Cardiff Times

i Puez Defalcations. IEARCH FOR THREE MILLION FRANCS. Paris, Tuesday-Facts elicited at to-day's investigation of the Duez case point to the -eonctosion thst not more than' one million francs were lost in Bourse speculations. In- ^nxxry now tarns on the question as to whether toe remaining three million francs or more have been deposited in foreign banks. The police have obtained from the brother-in-law -of Dnez much important information con- cerning his financial operations, but great difficulty is foreseen in tracing the missing millions. In a debate in the Chamber on the liquida- tion scandal to-day, M. Janres expressed sur- prise that. when one of his collaborators was attacked by M. Binet, M. Brian d made no Katest and did not defend their common nour. M. Briand thereupon rushed to the rostrum. 8C I did not think," he exclaimed, that the debate would end with such words as Al. Jaures has spoken, which I consider as an affront. M. Millerand is my collaborator and friend, and I never abandon my friends. I did not immediately reply to M. Binet because I Sossess sangfroid. It is an insult to place so isagreeable an interpretation on my acts. The Government will only accept a full and cqm- plete vote of confidence." (Cheers from the left.) I Replying to a fresh attack from M. Binet. who charged him with having written a. preface to a book by M. Duez on the wind- ing-up of the Congregations, and with having received 83,000 francs as coun- sel's fees, M. Millerand stated that the book in question was not written by M. Duez, but by three lawyers, and was merely a text book. He declared he despised M. Binet's insults. M. Brisson put to the House the firstsentence of the resolutions condemning the scandalous proceedings in connection with certain judicial liquidations, and this was agreed to unani- mously by 557 votes. He then put the second part of the resolution expressing confidence that the Government would fix responsibility and see that the guilty were punished. The Chamber passed the second part of the resolu- tion by 343 votes to 79. The Chamber after- wards passed the resolution as a whole, and the Houso rose.—Reuter.

EX-NEWPORT TRADER. At the London Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday the first meeting of creditors of Philip Rees --Davies was held before Mr E. Leadam Hough, senior Oftlcial Receiver. The receiving order was made upon a creditor's petition, the debtor being described as formerly of Newport, Mou.( hosier, and now of Shaftesbufy-avenue, London. Debtor stated that he started in business at 177, Caerleon-road, Newport, in December, London. Debtor stated that he started in business at 177, Caerleon-road, Newport, in December, 1904, as Phil Davies," with £ 1,200, consisting of shares in the Alexandra Dock Company, worth f,800, and cash. He spent E350 in fitting up the premises. He afterwards borrowed a further E640, and sold the dock shares, all of which he put into the business. He carried it on to the 24th September last. when he sold it as a going concern for £ 1,100. He used the money together with 1200 borrowed from a relative in paying pressing creditors. He came to London, and in December, owing £ 250, he took premises at Shaftesbury-avenue. He spent £299 fitting up the shop and traded under the style of Phil Davies to the end of February. He now owed ,£1,705 exclusive of £5(X) due to his wife, and valued his assets at 1A44. He attributed his failure to want of capital and to not having had sufficient time to work up the business. Resolutions were passed appointing Mr T. E. Goodyear, chartered accountant, as trustee to wind up the estate in bankruptcy, with a com- niifcteeof inspection. The public examination is fixed for the 20th of_Apnl.

MOTOR LORRY AND CYCLE. The collision between a motor lorry and a bicycle formed the subject of an action at the Pontypridd County Court on Tuesday, when Henry Smith, commercial traveller, Cardiff, sued James Thomas and Co., Ltd., Ponty- pridd, for Z9 odd damages. Mr A. T. James (Messrs Morgan, Bruce, Nicholas, and James) represented the plaintiff, and Mr D. Rees (Messrs W. R. Davies and Co.) was for the de- fendants. Plaintiff's case was that defendants' lorry was being driven towards Caerphilly, and when turning a corner on the wrong side of the road a collision ensued. The result was that plaintiff damaged his bicycle, injured his knee, which invalided him for a fortnight and tore his trousers. For the defence a number of 'witnesses asserted that the lorry was going very slowly, and was on the proper side of the toad. HIS Honour aw-,r-L.- £ 2 os td damages.

PATHETIC DIVORCE LETTER. In the Divorce Court on Tuesday the President, Sir Samuel Evans, and a common jury had oefore them the petition of Mr Frederick George Johns, a factory manager, living at Enfield, for the dissolution of the marriage by reason of the misconduct of his wife, Emily Louisa Johns, with Mr Edward Donald Morton, an export merchant, against whom damages were claimed. There was no defence. Mr W. O. Willis, on behalf of the petitioner, said that the marriage took place on 1st June, 1890, at St..Mary's Church, Kilburn, and Mr and Mrs Johns afterwards lived at Purley, at a house belonging to the co-respondent, with whom they became on friendly terms. In February, 1908, Mrs Johns and the wife of the co-respondent went on a voyage to Ceylon, and on the way home Mrs Morton .died. Sub- sequently the respondent and co-respondent were continually together, and she stayed at his house on one occasion. This led the petitioner to remonstrate with his wife, stating that such action was calculated to compromise her, but she assured him that there was noth- ing wrong, and the matter passed over. Subsequently she admitted that she Ifad mis- conducted herself with the co-respondent, and that he was the father of the child which she registered in his name. From Bournemouth she wrote to her husband a long letter, which counsel read, and which stated I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kind and considerate way you have treated me through all this terrible business. I don't deserve any pity. My heart feels as if it would break. I can do nothing else but picture going on and what Little Babs is doing. I know you can have no sorrow in losing me. Don't blame Ted (the co-respondent) for leaving me. I made him go, but it ie ghastly to think he is so far away. I thought it well for him to go away as it was not long since poor Maud's death. I suppose time will heal my wound, but the temptation to do away with myself has been very strong, but I promise not to do anything so wicked. Do feel a little pity for me. If it is possible to suffer the pangs of hell on earth then I am doing so now." Counsel further stated that respondent had an income of LZ50 a year of her own. The jury assessed the damages at 22,000. In replv to the President, Mr Willis said that he thought the co-respondent was at present in Egypt. The President granted a decree nisi with damages as stated, and costs, with custody of the child, the damages and costs to be paid within a month.

WEEK-ENDS AT WESTON. Before Sir Samuel Evans (President) there were two cases in the Divorce Courton Tuesday in which the parties had been traced to Weston- super-Mare. In the case of Griffin v. Griffin and Hale, counsel stated that the petitioner was Edward I William Griffin, who sought a divorce from his wife, Alice Mary Griffin, on account of her misconduct with Frederick D. Hale. Ex- detective-inspector Wyatt was employed and traced the co-respondent and respondent to a, house at Weston-super-Mare. A decree nisi was granted and the petitioner awarded X750. In another case Arthur Milton Langdon Andrew sought a dissolution of his marriage with bis wife, Mary Andrew, on the ground of her misconduct with James Taylor, a Post Office official at Wellington. Petitioner found that his wife had spent a week-end with the co-respondent under the name of Mr and Mrs Silvester, at a house in Alexandra-parade, Weston-super-Mare. A decree nisi was granted and the petitioner awarded iE75 damages.

TWO CARDIFF WANT-WORKS. A pitiable story was told at the Cardiff Police Court on Tuesday when Wm. Lovell (63) and Peter McAllister (33) were charged with stealing a bundle of sacks. The man Lovell almost broke down when he made an appeal for leniency. I was never in trouble in my life before-not for drink or anything. I have pawned everything in my house to prevent I my wife and children from starving. I have been in Cardiff 40 years." "or Mr Morgan Rees said be had been asked by a friend of the defendant M-cAllister to come and watch the casa. What the other man said was quite true, and it also applied to his client. He had been in Cardiff all his life- time, his father and grandfather before him. He had been in very good circumstances, but like the other man he had been out of employ- ment, and, having a wife and children to pro- vide for, fell to the temptation in a weak moment. Mr C. E. Dovey (chairman), in binding over the defendants, said it did seem deplorable that when men were ready and willing to work there was no agency by which they could get it.

1 • THE TORMENTS OF INDIGESTION You have heard the old story of need. The medicinal, herbal t the torment of Tantalus ? He extracts of which it is made will | was chained up to his neck in tone and strengthen your stomach, y water, but he could never put his so that it can digest food; and lips to it. Irtdigestion is worse they regulate the action of the than that. Some of its victims liver and bowels. In this way, t can't look at food. Some force Mother Seigel's Syrup will banish y themselves to eat the torments of t I and suffer fear- Indigestion, make t ful griping pains. VlP ¥ ¥\ Tr\ food nourish you, Others have bad X 11^1JL V/ and give you the headaches, bilious vigorous, cheerful attacks, and the health you desire. horrors of constipation. All Test it to-day! Mr. & Mrs. I those yellow-faced, dull-eyed, Rodway, Hillesley, Wotton-under- N nervous, fit-for-nothing people Edge, say: I We have known the I H i you meet are suffering the tor- value of Mother Seigel's Syrup z ments of Indigestion! Are you for over 20 years, and have n?ver one of them ? If so, Motner known it fail to cure troubles of Seigel's Syrup is the remedy you the stomach." p < MOTHER F SEIGEL'S SYRUP I The 2/6 bottle contains three times as much as the 1¡1 size. w qp

Monmouth Murder Trial. a YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH. Recommendation to Mercy. The pathetic love tragedy at Monmouth was retold at the Courthouse in the county town on Tuesday before Mr Justice Grantham, who held an adjourned Assize for the trial of Victor Jones, a youth of 21.,on a charge of murdering Violet Lilian Pick (20), a school teacher, at Monmouth on the night of Thursday, February 3rd. Long before the little court was opened the entrances were besieged, and subsequently there was a rush to gain admittance. The police, however, prevented overcrowding. The prisoner was brought from Usk Prison in charge of two warders, and there was a. rush to catch a glimpse of him when he alighted outside the court-house from the 'bus that conveyed him from the station. The prisoner, who pleaded Not guitly," was neatly dressed in a blue serge suit and his hair was carefully parted. At first he seemed quite unconcerned, but later, when he sat down, he seemed to feel his position acutely. Mr Mackarness and Mr Micklethwaite (in- structed by Mr Harold Pearce, from the office of the Puolic Prosecutor) appeared on behalf of tne Crown, and Mr Sherwood (instructed by Mr Herbert Williams, solicitor, Monmouth, de- fended. Case for the Crown. Mr Mickiethwaite, in opening the case for the Crown, said no doubt the question of the state of the prisoner's mind would be raised. When P.C. Biston, who had heard screams which seemed to come from the direction of the Monnow Mills, and also I cries of Murder," came on the scene the prisoner remarked, It was me, Mr Biston I have murdered the girl because I lov 3 her." Biston asked, Who is she ?" and the prisoner replied, Miss Pick." He subsequently told the constable when charged I shall be glad when I am out of it," and putting his hands around his neek, remarked, with this round my neck. I am tired of this life, and hope she is dead. If I had not seen her to-night I should have been dead myself. This will kill mother, and a good job, too. We shall all be out of it then." Florence Jenkins, a companion of de- ceased, examined by Mr Micklethwaite, said that Miss Pick lodged at her home and' on the night of Thursday, February 3rd, they both went out together for a walk, and subsequently returned. Later, however, the de- ceased went out by herself and made some remark which witness did not understand. Witness understood that the deceased was engaged to be married to Scrgt. Fred Tyler, of Gosport, who paid a visit to Monmouth at Christmas. A letter was handed to the witness bearing the address: V. Jones, Esq.. 18, Gloucester- street, Aberdare." She said it was in the-hand- writing of the deceased. Violet to Victor. The letter was read by the Clerk of the Assizes as follows 2. Agincourt-street, December ,3rd, 1909. Dear Victor.—Thanks so much for keeping your ptosnise up to date. I am, of course, behindhand as usual. I am very sorry though, even without smiling about it. Still I have really some news to tell you concern- ing myself, for I have really not gone out with anyone since Monday night. I have neither time nor inclination to do so, and Miss Jenkins had a birthday party on Thursday night, so I stayed until they dragged me round to the Institute to sing there. I was on the programme twice, and sang three songs. I was encored twice. but did not respond the second time. There was a nice party, chiefly toffs. You know I am very good now, for it is 9.30 a.m. I am writing in school. I am being interrupted nearly all the time with-you know what. If this letter is a trifle muddled don't blame me. I am glad you have good diggings, but don't flirt with the musical daughter no more than you can help. Have you rushed any of your old girls yet ? Think of your humble friend in Monmouth some times. How many girls are you corresponding with in Monmouth ? Not too mazry objec- tionable ones, I hope. Ryall has not found it convenient to come out with me again yet, and I verymuch doubt whether he ever will. However, I don't sup- pose it will worry him, as he does not care for me. Fancy, did you see him after you left me 1 Did you meet him purposely T "Now ta ta, love.—From your loving VIOLET. Re-examined, witness said that this letter was written a month before deceased's en- gagement to Sergt. Tyler. Finding of the Body. P.C. Biston described how he found the body of Miss Pick. There was a handkerchief tied tightly m a single knot round her neck, and both ends were thrust in her mouth. Witness took off the handkerchief as soon as possible. On the neck were scratches. Mr Mackaraefii What was the prisoner's demeanour r Witness Quite cool; the same as usual. Replying to the Judge, witness said that there were marks on the track suggesting that there had been a struggle. Thomas Addis, of the Monnow Mills, said he accompanied P.C. Biston with a lantern towards the Vauxhall Bridge, and eventually saw the prisoner standing on a path to the right of the road. The prisoner said. Here she is I have killed her I loved her." Witness held the prisoner while Biston tried to revive the giri, who was lying a few yards from where the prisoner stood. The prisoner seemed calm, and he took a packet of cigarettes from his pocket and struck a match and lit one of the cigarettes. Dr. A. T. Armstrong said that as the result of a post-mortem examination, he came to the conclusion that the cause of death was strangulation. P.S. Jones said that there was blood on pri- soner's hand and much dirt on his clothes. He was quite cool and collected. Later the same night witness examined the scene of the tragedy and from the state of theground he came to the conclusion that a desperate struggle must have taken place. On the way to TJsk on February 1st prisoner told witness that he went with the deceased for a stroll, and was with her for about two hours. This closed the case for the prosecution. Plea of Insanity. Mr Sherwood put in the defence of insanity. After hearing tho evidence, he said, he would ask the jury to come to the conclusion that at the time prisoner committed the act he was not responsible for what he did. For a long time past his mental balance had been giving way. Mrs Bessie Jones, prisoner's mother, said that in bis early years the prisoner fell from a roof and hurt his head. His head bad been bad of L late, and he had been queer and depressed. He often told witness that be thought he would do something wrong. When a motor-car went "by he wduld remark that he had a mind to put himself in front of it. He had not been able to work owing to ill-health, and he had wished that witness could get him into a home, as he thought he was going mad. On one occasion, when he seemed quite calm, he remarked that a feeling came over him that he would like to put a knife through witness. Both her father and her husband's father were imbecile, and her first cousin died in Abergavenny Asylum. A letter written by the prisoner to his mother from Aberdare in December last was read. In it the prisoner said that he was very bad, worse than he had been at all. He had been to a doctor, who had told him that be was not fit for work, and that he most go home and have a long rest, and not to worry about any- thing. He was broken-hearted, and really thought he was done for. People thought he did not like work, but he knew. Nobody had tried to get on better than he had. He wished he could go away to some home for a few months, and see if anything could be done for him. He was certain of one thing—that he was losing his mind fast. While the mother was giving evidence the prisoner hid Mmself from her view by bending forward and placing has head between his hands. Albert Hartland, head haulier in the employ of Messrs Bowen and Song, mineral water manufacturers,, Aberdare, said that the pri- soner, whilst in; the employ of Messrs Bowen, was sometimes muddled up in his work." Medical Evidence, Dr. Percival C. Harvey, of Monmouth, said he had known the prisoner professionally since September, 1907. He had com- plained to witness of nervousness and depression, of pains in the back and in the head. Witness had, however, never detected any organic disease in him. The prisoner, in his opinion, was either a hypo- chrondriacal or a neurasthenic patient. Cross-examined, witness said he could never find anything in the prisoner's condition to suggest that he did not realise what he was doing. Mrs Charlotte Webb. who had lived next door to tbe prisoner, said she had seen the accused doing some strange things. Here- marked to her once that h& was going mad. Dr. N. t- Beaumont said prisoner used to complain to him of mfFerent things at different times. There was no foundation at all for his complaints, and he came to the conclusion that he was suffering from neurasthenia and nervousness. Dr. Hackett, medical officer of Usk Prison, called by the prosecution, said he had had the prisoner under observation since the 4th of February. Accused's mind condition had been perfectly normal, with exception of the first two or three days, when he was rather neuras- thenic. Mr Sherwood and Mr Mackameff addressed the jury. Summing Up. The Judge, in his summing up, said it woul be a very serious thing for a man to be allowed to commit murder and then escape the con- sequences, unless there was a very strong reason, supported by very strong evidence, to justify the jury in saying that the man did not know what he was doing. That the prisoner was at times peculiar there was no doubt. but some of his people at home seemed to think that he was a person who did not like work, a,nd the doctors who saw him told him thot he would not get well unless he went to work. It was open to comment whether a well educated girl, like the victim, ought to ha\c r written as Miss Pick did to the prisoner, but perhaps the jury had better not pay too much attention to that, as women of that age did not do the same things as they did later in life. It was possible that she was a girl who liked to have two or three strings to her bow. It was possible also that when the prisoner saw the ring on her hand he became jealous. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy on account of bis youth. The Clerk of the Court asked the prisoner if he had anything to say why the court should not sentence him to death The prisoner, speaking with some emotion, said I had no row with the dear girl, and I can- not imagine that I done it. I have no ex- planation to offer why I done it; I can't remember doing it. My only explanation is that God must have called her as she was too good for this world. I am very sorry for all that has happened for her people and my own. There is a Judge above, and he will judge me properly. I suppose I must have done it, but God will forgive me, and I ask for nothing more. The Tudge, assuming the black cap, passed sentence of death. The prisoner, in a quavering voice, said Thank you, my Lord I shall meet the dear girl in a better land, and also my friends." Prisoner was then taken below by the warders, and as he descended the steps he wished several people sitting near good-bye." Two men now lie under sentence of death at Usk Prison :-William Butler, of Bassaleg, and Victor Jones, of Monmouth.

Youth and Purity. I AMENDMENT OF THE MORALITY LAWS. Mr Joseph King, M.P., supported by Mr Edward Harvey, Mr Black, Mr Silvester Home, Mr Burt, Mr Bryce, Mr G. H. Morgan, Mr Fenwiek, Mr Rainy, Mr Robert Balfour, Mr Whitehouse, and Sir James Gibson. has in- troduced into the House of Commons a Bill proposing a number of amendments and addi- tions to the Criminal Law Amendment Act and associated measures wtrch will consider- ably strengthen them. The memorandum to the text states that the chief objects of the Bill are to raise the age of consent to 19, to protect all feeble-minded women and gi'ls, to make it an offence to obtain, or attempt to obtain, consent by any inducement or threat in connection with employment, and to protect youths under 19 from women of bad character. The amendments suggested to the Act of 1885 will reduce the maximum sentence under Section 4 to penal servitude for 10 years, but bring all cases where the girl is under 16 within that section, and the provisos relating to apparent age will be repealed. An attempt to procure by false pretences or representations will be declared an offence and the protection ,1)1 the provision with respect to procuring, or attempting to procure, will be Tjxtended to women of good character above the age of 21. It is proposed to make an offence under Section 11 a felony punishable with penal servitude for 10 years, when committed with a person under 16, and to materially strengthen the provisions relating to premises used for immoral purposes, the definition of such premises being extended and the penalties for their use raised. To further assist in ridding the country of undesirable foreigners the promoters of the Bili have inserted a clause requiring courts to recommend for expulsion aliens over the age of 16 convicted of certain specified offences against decency or morality, including the sale or distribution of indecent literature and pictures. It is further suggested that the Vagrancy Act,.1898. shall be so amended as to make it an offence for any person of either sex knowingly to live, wholly or in part, on the immoral earnings of any woman or girl, or to solicit persistently for immoral purposes in any public place. The maximum term of imprisonment for such an offence will bs raised by the Bill from three months to six months. The provisions of the Children's Act, 1908, relating to person-; having the custody of a girl under sixteen, and either causing her seduction or not exercising proper care, it is proposed to extend to the case of girls between sixteen and nineteen. Attention has been given to a matter which has of late been much commented on and regarding which strong re- presentations have been made to the Government, namely, the inducing of young women to go abroad under agreements which they only imperfectly understand,-and sometimes even know nothing of. The Bill will make it a misdemeanour, punishable by a tine of E250, for any person to procure women or girls to leave the United Kingdom for em- ployment in any capacity by any f alsepretence or false representation, or by means of any agreement which is whollv, or in part, in a language not understood by them. Another clause suggests that where a person is convicted of an offence under the Punish. ment of Incest Act, 1808, and it has been proved that the,, person with whom the offence was committed was under the age of sixteen yeaps, maxitauai term of penal servitude which the court may inflict shall be ten ye&rs.

RED FUNNEL STEAMERS. 1 g 1 '• An effort was made some time ago by a Car- diff syndicate to purchase the Barry Railway Company's fleet of passenger steamers, but negotiations fell through. Another syndicate of influential business men in Cardiff is now being formed with the view to acquiring the boats, these gentlemen entertaining a strong feeling that the steamers should not be lost to the Bristol Channel. It is feft that if this oppor- tunity is allowed to go bY the prospect of there being a double service from Cardiff will be ruined for many years to come. The promoters hope to secure the support of leading men not only in Cardiff butoutaide,so thai the steamers may be said to belong to Cardiff in its widest sense.

X50 FINE AT MERTHYR. At Merthyr on Tuesday the National Park Dairy Company were summoned for selling milk at Aberfan which upon analysis was found to contain 10*6 per cent. of added water. Mr F. P. Charles defended. Two previous convic- tions (one at Mountain Ash, in which a fine of 92G and costs was imposed, and one at Aber- dme, in which the fine was £ 5 and costs, for selling milk deficient in butter fat) were proved, and a fine of JE50 and costs was imposed. Messrs BemfBros., Aberfan. were fined 20s and costs for selling milk which contained 10'6 per cent. of added water. This milk, it was stated, Was purchased from the Park Milk Company. Thomas Davies, Dowlais, was fined S.5 and costs for selling milk which contained 11-8 per cent. of added water.

ECZEMA MADE SLEEP POSSIBLE For Nights- Unable to Work for Weeks-Itching, Irritation and Agony Began Fifteen Years Ago and Proved Beyond All Aid Until -8- CUTICURA CURES SPEEDIW AND CHEAPLY "Fifteen years ago little spots and pimples, caused by the acids in the iiarr g cement I use, broke out on my hands and arms which irritated me very much, caused H. much agony, and gradually got worse. I > /)/ J was convinced that WasfiJ'v >r I bad "Trade Ecze- mi» ( ma" and I was in- k duced to attend an yt?— /|V hospital. I attended J one in Belfast but af- ter wasting many \[J weeks under the in- \JP\JI fluence of doctors I V YI found it to be grad- ually getting worse. For nights i was unable to obtain any sleep, and so bad did it become that I was unable to work for weeks. I next attended a skin hos- pital in Manchester and I was told by • doctor there that I was incurable. I was then under another hospital also other doctors in different PSJj8 9* ~^n" cashire and Yorkshire and lately in Lon- don, but all were in vain. Among the ointments which I used may be men- tioned which did me no good what- ever. The pimples gradually got thicker and my arms became inflamed. "After reading of a case of the won- derful cures by Cuticura Remedies I was advised to try them. I ordered a set of the Cutioura Remedies, consisting of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and Cutioura Resolvent Pills, and after using the set I was greatly relieved from the irritation. Under Cuticura s won- derfid influence my hands and arms got clear and I am now free from that itch- ing eczema. Charles George, 82. Alvey St., Walworth, London, S. E., England. Jan. 26 and Feb. 8, 1909." Pi.1* (Choco!«t« Coated) to Purify the_Blooa. A Sinele §«? often Cur** Sold throughout thewortd. fo$°n: mr:'Cn. &SS A Chem. Corp.. Sole Props.. Boston. ■■-Post-free. 32-nage Cutleur* Booi. Author- ity on the Care ana Tiastment ot Skio »nfl H*ir. 0 is a brilMant^k Mm water softener, jHr bleacher and wash- ing soda in powder. .1^1 no soap and is MlH'CTJll m far stro*ger, handier and^L L&1? | JW more effective than the old-^k RTSatErYI LW *asIvi<me<i lumP soda. It guar- Uis™»/LJ a^tees fine usable soft water for BLEACHING M bedrooms, bathroom, and laundry. SODA A\r Indispensable for all scullery and kitchen zjm work. For washing greasy pots, pans, PER 1PA<W scrubbing and whitening floors, cleansing mmmmmjM sinks and purifying drains. id* and 1dm Packets* /the help of help^

Deserted by Husbands. I PLIGHT OF GLAMORGAN TEACHERS. At a meeting of the Glamorgan County Edu- j cation Committee on Tuesday at Cardiff, Mr F. W. Gilbertson (Pontardawe) asked whether the question of married teachers who had been deserted by their husbands had been considered by the sub-committee. The Clerk (Mr Mansol Franklin) replied that all married-women teachers left the service of the committee at the end of July. Several members, were taken by surprise, and inquired whether the subject could not be reopened at whether the subject could not be reopened at once. Two or three members pointed to excep- tional cases, and Mr Gilbertson said it was ex- tremely unfair to married lady teachers deserted by their husbands, of whom no trace could be discovered. J Mr Blandy Jenkins (chairman of the County Council): Yes, it is very unfair. We have married women who arc excellent head teachers. Alderman Llewelyn, as a way out of the difficulty, suggested that the elementary com- mittee should consider the question and make a recommendation to the County Council at their April meeting. This would obviate it being referred back. The suggestion was adopted. Miss E. P. Hughes, Barry, said she read with dismay the following recommendation of the Elementary Education Sub-Committee:- That in connection with appointments the position now held by candidates in the com- mittee's employment and their length of service under the committee be the principal consideration in, making the selection, and that this be made a standing rule for the future." Their chief object, she said, was to appoint the best possible teachers. The Chair- man (Dr. T. H. Morris) agreed. In the dis- cussion the recommendation was defended as providing a stimulus to present teachers. Mr William Howell said that young men who had been in the service of the county only some 18 months had been on the short list for vacant headships, whereas men who had served 15 years or so, with possibly equal qualifications, had been overlooked. Ultimately it was decided to delete the paragraph from the minutes. The committee refused applications by teachers to get off early to attend political demonstrations. Rev. W. 0. Saunders (Ponty- cymmer) attempted to get consideration of the application, but he was laughed down.

7" ■ How the M«ney Goes.? < WIDOW'S COSTLY MONUMENT. Several applications for apportionments in colliery compensation cases came before Judge Bryn Roberts at the Pontypridd County Court on Tuesday. Mr A. T. James (Messrs Morgan, Bruce, Nicholas, and James) appeared for the Rhondda. District of Miners, and intimated that in all the cases the amount of the compen- sation in respect of fatal accidents had been agreed upon and the money paid into court. How tlfe Money Gses. A feature in the case of Mrs Sarah Anne Jenkins, Cambrian Buildings, Qydach Vale, was the expensive tombstone which the widow had ordered to be placed on her late husband's grave. The amount of compensation payable was £183 7s 3d, and her application was for the payment out of court of £ 31 in order to meet the expenses of a monument. The Judge You have spent £ 31 ont of £ 180 for a memorial ?—Applicant: Yea, air. The Judge: Well, that is absurd.—His Honour only made an award of 7s per week to be paid to the widow for her maintenance, with leave to appeal for a variation later on. Weekly Allowance. Mrs Mary Jane Bribow, Wyndham-tcrrace, Penygraig, widow of Thomas Bribow, was awarded 15s a week from the date of the death for the maintenance of herself and three children out of the L300 paid by the Naval Colliery Companv. Mrs Ada Glass, of New Villas, Cwmpark, received an awardL of 1255 4s in respect of a fatality to her lbusband at the Abergorky Colliery. In addition to the funeral expenses Mrs Glass was granted 12s a week for herself and her son. iE294 6s 4d was awarded Mrs Elizabeth Thomas, Mill-road, Caerphilly, whose husband was killed at the Windsor Steam Colliery, Abertridwr, in January. ielo was granted the widow to open a small business and a grant of 16s a week to the 1st August next and 15s a week from then to the 1st ApriL 1912, the filial declaration as to dependents and apportion- ment being adjourned. Lump Sums. Mrs Jane Lloyd, Edmond-street, Tyiorstown, was granted a sum of f200 out of 4 0 paid by Messrs D. Davis and Sons, in order to enable her to purchase a house. Mrs Ingram, Gelli-road, Gelli, was awarded £300 on the death-of her husband, who was killed at the Ocean Colliery, Ton. His Honour made an order for the immediate payment of £150 to the widow, and ordered the other SM to be invested for the benefit of her son.

COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE TO ADVISE BOARD OF TRADE, The President of the Board of Trade has appointed the following gentlemen to be mem- bers of the new Advisory Committee on Com- mercial intelligence in place of the committee whose term of office recently expired Sir F. Forbes Adam, Lord Avebury, Sir A. E. Bateman, Sir Hugh Bell, Mr Hy.Birchenough, Nlr P. Brittain, Mr H. Brock, Mr Geo. H. Cox, Mr T. Craig Brown, Hon. W. Hall Jones, Mr C. A. Harris (Colonial Office), Sir T. W. Holderness (India Office), Sir W. H. Holland, Mr H. W- Just (Colonial Office), Mr A. Law (Foreign Office), Mr H. W. Mitchell, Mr E. Parkes, M.P., Rt. Hon. Sir G. H. Reid. Sir A. K. Rollit, Sir A- Spicer, M.P., Lord Strathcona, Mr D. A. Thomas^M-P., ,Vrnnhe,rt Thomnson. M.P.. together with the Permanent and Parliamen- tary Secretaries of the Board of Trade and the Assistant Secretary of t he Commercial Depart- ment of the Board of Trade for the time being. The chairman of the committee will be the President of the Board of Trade, or in his absence the senior Board of Trade representa- tive.

BIGAMIST SENTENCED. At the Old Bailey on Tuesday, before the Common Serjeant, Edgar Arthur Fowler (32), a furniture salesman, was indicted for biga- mously marrying Maud Froud and Amelia Scheurer. It was stated that the prisoner was married in April, 1901, to Rose Vivienne Andreazzi, who is still alive, and that in 1904 he married Maud Froud, who had since died. LMt year Miss Scheurer, whilst staying at a convalescent home at Bexhill, met the prisoner, and he pro- posed to her. In May tbev went through the ceremony of marriage at St. Mary's Church, Hornsey, and lived together until January, when the prisoner said that they must sepa- rate, by a doctor's orders. Miss Scheurer re- turned to her mother, who lives at Barking. and discovery of the previous marriage fol- lowed. The prisoner said that he believed his first wife had died in South Africa when he con- rrl tracted the second and third marriages. He was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.

Women in the Pulpit. CONGREGATIONAL RECOGNITION. The Council of the Congregational Union of England and Wales resumed its sittings at Lincoln on Tuesday under the presidency of Mr W. Toms, J.P., London. Discussion took place regarding the admission of the Press to the meetings, and it was decided that the Press be admitted. On the proposal of the Rev. J. D. Jones, seconded from the chair, a r'isoiution was passed expressing heartfelt sympathy with the clergy of the Diocese of Lincoln in tne loss they had sustained through the death of Bishop King. A resolution was agreed to without discussion that women be admitted as accredited ministers of the Congregational denomination, provided always that they qualify under the schedule relating to recognition. The report of the General Purposes Com- mittee on work amongst the young was pre- sented by the R6v. W. F. Adenez, who said thev were rapidly developing the reorganisation of Sunday Schools on graduated lines. While Congregational Churches to-dav were mark- ing time young people were showing more promise than ever they did. (Applause.) Mr C. Sylvester Home, M.P., rejoiced that they had brought all young people's work under one department. The Committee on Primary, Secondary and Collegiate Education had adopted a resolution expressing disappointment that the most powerful Liberal majority of modern times had not secured the fulfilment of its promises to solve the education problem on the democratic lines of efficient public control, but was satis- fied the hindrance to such fulfilment was the irresponsible veto of the House of Lords, and assured the Government of unwavering support in their determination to break down this barrier to educational and other progress, and to make the will of the people supreme. The resolution was adopted. f An Educational Sunday. The Education Committee recommended that, in view of the importance of maintaining the Congregational character of their secondary schools, they should decline grants from Im- perial or local funds. The committee added that if this were done further denominational support was imperative, and therefore recom- mended the institution of an education Sun- day, with a. collection in the churches for the education fund. The Council adopted the report. Starving4b* Ministers. In the evening a public meeting was held on behalf of the Central Fund for Ministerial Support, the Rev. -T. D. Tones presiding. The Chairman said it was a scandal to a great and wealthy church like theirs that they should doom their ministers to live on a starvation pittance, and they wanted to raise the mini- mum to £ 120 per year. Mr F. W. Tribe, Bristol, followed, and Mr C. Sylvester Home, M.P., also spoke, and inti- mated that £ 100,000 of the £ 250,000 required had been raised.

LLANDRINDOD'S PROGRESS. The ceremonial opening of the Llandrindod Wells completed sewerage works took place on Tuesday afternoon in pleasant weather, and wae afterwards followed by a luncheon given by the chairman of the Urban District Council, Mr James Edwards. The cost of the scheme was about £9,000, including the land, and the works are of the most up-to-date character. The outfall wbrks are situate on a farm a considerable distance from the town, and the sewage is treated by septic tanks and contact beds of the most approved type. The formal opening took place in the pre- sence of an invited company, the travelling distributors being set in motion by Mr James Edwards, chairman of the Council, after which a detailed explanation of the scheme was given by Mr E. W. Berrington, M.I.M.E., F.G.S. The company then adjourned to the Rock House Hotel, where luncheon was provided by Mr R. P. Culley. I Dr. Miller Kerr, deputy-medical officer of health, proposed Success to the Llandrindod Wells Sewerage Works," saying that the method of treating the sewage which had been I adopted was of the newest and best kind. Mr Evan Bufton, senior member oZ the Council, responded. Although such great things had been accomplished by Llandrindod Wells as to water, sewerage, paths, and the purchase of the Common, the Llandrindod rates were. he said. among the lowest obtain- ing in health resorts, viz., X-12 on a £ 50 house, Mr E. W. Berrington gave the health of the chairman, and on behalf of his firm (Messrs Berrington, Son, and Watney) presented Mr Edwards with a solid silver salver as a memento of the completion of the works. Mr Edwards replied, expressing great satis- faction with the way the work had been car- ried out. Mr D. C. Davies gave the health of the en- gineers and contractors, and Mr Berrington and Mr. Mfflward (surveyor) responded. Mr W. A. Sims, vice-chairman of the Coun- cil, gave Floreat Llandrindod," mentioning that the population had grown from 1,240 in 1895 to something approaching 3,000 in 1910, whilst the assessable value had gone up from £ 5,225 to J25,815 in the same period. They now had accommodation for from 7,000 to 8,000 visitors.

MILL RIOTERS, SENTENCED. The trial of the 12 men, chiefly mill hands, for rioting at the Yeadon Mills was concluded at the Leeds Assizes on Tuesday before Mr Commissioner Scrutton, K.C. For the defence it was admitted that there was a very serious riot, but counsel said it would be unfair not to discriminate in the cases between the offenders. The jury, having deliberated at considerable length, found eight prisoners guilty of riot and three of unlawful assembly. The twelfth. Albert Gledhill, was found not guilty and dis- charged. The rest of the prisoners were sen- tenced to terms of imprisonment varying from two to six months.

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British Consuls. NEWPORT'S POWERFUL ADVOCACY. Newport Chamber of Commerce initiated an interesting discussion at the meeting of tb« Associated Chambers of Commerce at tha Whitehall Rooms, London, on Tuesday. Mr Holsworthy moved the resolution, which was as f,-)Ilows:- That in view of the keen competition be- tween the commercial countries of the world. and having regard to the very large propor- tion of British Consular officers who are not British subjects, this association is of opinion that British interests abroad should be represented wherever practicable by Consular officers of British nationality only, at all events at the principal foreign ports. and that urgent representations be made to the Foreign Office with the object of ob- taining this much-needed reform in our Consular service. Mr Holsworthy quoted statistics showing that in Germany we had 41 Consuls. 25 of whom were non-British in France 54, 14 non- British Denmark and Sweden 57,49 non- British in the Netherlands 19, 14 non- British in Norway 26, 25 non-British in Switterjpnd 13, 9 non-British. Altogether we had, according to the latest returns of the Foreign Office, 632 Consuls, of whom 276 are non-British, or 45 per cent. of the total num- ber. He hoped the chambers would treat this question wholly as a commercial one and not a political one. In the great trade centre of Berlin up till recently a Dr. Von Schwarbuck had been the British Consul, but now he had retired and an Englishman was appointed. This former gentleman, the speaker remarked, reading from a recent interview, had several occupations and himself considered that he should resign for twofold reasons." Firstly, that of his numerous interests and secondly, because he quite understood Anglo-German rivalry made it desirable for Britain to be re- presented by a Briton." The speaker went on to point out that we could not do better than follow the example of the United States. Her Consuls were without exception American citizens, usually business men, and they had increased the American trade with Germany to an enormous extent. He knew for a fact some of the attaches who had been at certain places had represented several countries. (Hear, hear.) He thought this should be made «« inrpoesttKliby sty lmim m— x-pp- cflrned. The Liverpool Chamber had a similar resolu- tion on the agenda but withdrew it in favour of Newport's. In the course of the discussion it was pointed out that the Foreign Office was willing to do all it could, but it was often difficult to get Englishmen to act as Consuls unless there Was a salary attached. The question of the pro- vision of money was the difficulty which stood in the way. A speaker from Manchester pointed out this might be avoided by adopting the United States method of insisting on triplica- ted invoices, for which a tharge of 10s 4d was made. The resolution was carried. Railways and Traders' Grievances. Mr Alfred Mond, M.P., spoke on a resolution tabled by the Birmingham Chamber of Com- merce, urging the President of. the Board of Trade to appoint a strong Departmental Com- mittee, on which the trading community should be adequately represented, to inquire and re- port on the many important questions that had from time to time been raised between the railway companies on the one hand and the traders and the general public on the other. He agreed that it was not in the traders' interests to injure railway companies or make them non-paying concerns, but they must set that they had their just rights. The resolution was adopted. A resolution was moved by the Birmingham Chamber approving generally of the recom- mendations of the final report of the Canal Commission. This bad the support of the Gloucester Chamber, a member of which body pointing out that a good waterway from Bir- mingham to the Bristol Channel would act ate a fine feeder to such ports as that of Bristo* and also to Car<|iff. The resolution wa& carried.

SCOTT BELIEVES PEARY. Renter's representative has had a converse tion with Captain Scott, who has just arrived from Norway, on tha subject of the action of the sub-committee of the American House of Representatives concerning Peary's North Polar expedition. The British explorer said h Personally, I have no doubt of Peary's achievement. He is the most experienced Polar traveller in the world. His statements concern- ing his former expedition have been verified over and over again. He plainly told the world of his failure in 1906 to reach even as high a latitude as that reached by other explorers. Such achievements entitle a man to the cre- dence of the world. With regard to the incredulity expressed as to the greater length of his marches near the Pole, it has always been known that. pressure obstructions are heaviest on the coadt and lese in higher latitudes, and this could very well account for the increased speed attained by the American explorer alter Bart- lett bad left." Concerning his own expedition, he said thai Concerning his own expedition, he said that everything was going on very satisfactorily, but that the details involved an immense amount of work. The motor he had tested in Norway was satisfactory. Without doubt all would be in readiness to start from England in June.-Reuter.

MINES SANITATION. At a meeting of the Ebbw Vale Urban Dis* trict Council on Tuesday, Mr J. Gale in the chair, the question of the sanitation of mines, arising out of the medical officer's report last month, was brought forward. A letter was read from the Ebbw Vale Company stating that they bad received a communication from I the Council, together with a copy of the medical officer's report, and- they had referred the whole question to his Maiestv's inspector of mines, asking him to deal with it. A letter was also read from the Local Gov* ernment Board stating that their attention had been called to the report which appeared in the South Wales Echo relative to the death of a man supposed to have been caused by farcy." The Board desired to have full particulars ot the whole case including the medical officer's report, and any other ia- formation he was prepared to give. Mr D. Evans moved that the clerk and the medical officer prepare a report for the Loeal Government Board, and this was carried.

NEW WAR TERROR. I Dogs' Suicides on a Battleship. Paris, Tuesdt-y.-Remarlable effects art stated by The Matin to have been produced by the new shell in the gunnery experiments carried out against the Jena. It appears that dogs were placed upon the battleship in ordet to discover whether the dogs would be injured by the shells when at some distance from the point; of impact. The animals were therefore placed in a part. of the vessel which could not be reached by the shells. It was found that the explosives did not result in death by suffo- cation or poisoning, but that, under the re- peated action of the shells and the resulting concussion, it might be considered certain thai in the next naval war the officers and crews would rapidly become neurasthenic. Two dogs, after being subiected to the experiment, would rapidly become neurasthenic. Two dogs, after being subiected to the experiment, became sombre and timid, lading themselves I when called. Finally they are stated to have, committed suicide by jumping into the sea. and allowing themselves to sink without M". ing any attempt to swim.—Central News.