The Cardiff Times

WORKMEN'S TOPICS LIQUID FUEL FOR WARSHIPS. By MABON, M.P. A 0A great, deal of consternation and fear has liOM Caused by the declaration made by the the Admrialty (Mr McKenna) with tieL to the Government getting some of their It j ^'arships built in which oil fuel isj^oheused. atio«S ^een ^nowl1 f°r some time that negoti- AflJ?? were in progress between the British ci Iralty and the representatives of the prin- 3Hi tc'1 °il companies regarding a supply fuel for warships. Naturally much ratic- Itiff H'aS °bscrve(l the parties to the negoti- but it. has now transpired that a gjl^^ctfor 20,000 tons of liquid fuel will, in ScoS^Mity. shd't'y be placed with these inf0 companies. This quantity, I am (,jje ITtle(l, will be held in reserve. In addition (0 admiralty "will require smaller quantities USe from time to time. The four Scotch irti ariies' '-t is understood, are left to arrange ppj°nS themselves as to the quantiy out of the tripf eaph company will supply teethe Govem- )1 ent. It is r umoured that several warships t a certain class have been so constructed as enable them to use oil fuel. This feeling of rest and uncertainty as to the continuance 'hf°a^ as khe principal motive power in war- 0j Ps has been roused by the fact that the use Stat ^Ue' 's rapidly extending in the United Hot aa<* fear is that the time may be »h]0VCry far when it will have an appreci- J^ffect upon the demand for coal; for in wjRaited States a Bill has been introduced 0f° Senate which provides for the creation fUprJ reserve of oil fuel supply for Naval th(T'v,ses- also authorises the Secretary of to fv avy to acquire suitable land adjacent ofibe oilSnldsof Oklahoma for the creation for the reserve oil supply to establish agencies and obtain all information tjj (is.Sary with regard to the cost per barrel of laj ,01' required, and the cost per mile of pipes pgJi for carrying it. This question, appa- ■Sor y becomes a pressing one there, as the tk ^'s authoi'i3ed also to purchase as fast 25 Qjy.0 market conditions will ,j ustify some nf'O.OOO barrels of oil for the reserve supply to ft? United States Navy. And in addition tbjpl, it is -aid that our own Admiralty have Mj an order in the States somewhere | 225,000 for the purpose of creating a I ?iv "Tu- supply for the British Navy. I am [ 1 0 this unwelcome information reluctantly _ave had it from an excellent authority. ,n the other hand, American petroleum and "bn ?"see^ °i' exporters are much concerned Ppo Tariff differences America has with J*c? just now. The argument is that the t Sition of the Payne-Aldrych maximum on French goods will put a stop to the Olt of oils to France, which country pre- was a most extensive buyer. The ^e-Aldrych tariff, it is alleged, has mate- ify, raised the rates on all French products ■Ported to the United States, and France in Prn^ation bas raised her rates on all the + hi • °^s ^n'ted States entering France. 118 an extreme position to have been taken Uie iSe countries one against the other but of oM men America allege that their exports 11.Meanwhile are being stopped, and that is Call f *° 3er'°us a thing nationally that it l«te% • r intervention of Congress. My rai?i ^formation on the subject is that the \ip Board had promised to take the matter but that as the1 end of March was t}1(^r?.acbing, and nothing having been done, exporters were getting alarmed. These to fu Is seems have been trusting as usual, butft. f^an^ard Company fighting the battle! if?mP&ny for some reason or other has Aie nothing in the matter this time. The thi* £ ,comPanies,therefore,declare publicly that not hesitate about inter- »■ a ,n^• tear of being accused of favouring Vt' trust, inasmuch as the smaller people ?e trade are much less able than the to face the threatened ofFrance, I find, have been in the habit ^king 2,500,000 barrels a year and it is that if France succeeds in keeping a tariff in American petroleum, hitherto tha.t other countries will follow suit, and jj Vould affect a market of about 30,000 U,^els a day. It is now protested strongly g*t the Payne-Aldrych A ct is thus jeopardising ^*°Usly the very existence of an immense t^rerican industry, upon which hundreds of ^sands of persons in America depend for p4r5. support. Moreover, the raising of this tWCular plaint at this juncture is of more Llten Qsual interest, because of the fact that all illbJect of oil fuel for Naval consumption, »*r have already indicated, is just coming to the front. Hence Americans are to ^Rising that the Government must seek fcjj Pr°ttote the production of petroleum within blird OWn borders. Such are the troubles and tariff-depending countries are pro- for themselves as well as for others—but /^for themselves. the French Senate only last week dealt Mtt a number of new duties affecting J^Mxt British interests, which have been p%f. ^bject of iterated representation on the (ktieiJ? oar British Chambers of Commerce are still being considered. I kCc*Ir*>d that very little good has been as yet (t^i'^Plished the last information to hand is Dupray, Minister of Commerce, gave to the vice-president of the Btitish of Oommerce in Parte, who laid bim the difBctdties and imcertaintiee are likely to be caused for British im- the immediate enforcement of the Jlrench Tariff. Mr Dd^ra,y replied by 1^78 that in accordance witii the law the must come into force on April 1st. he had given instmetions to custom £ j7*Orttaes that reasonable tolerance should Vj^epciBed as to errors m declarations pro- that they were made in good faith fo^_rbe fan or the sadness of it all is that that 5^* Bfcenxvh organ, The Temps, regards w French Tariff as a complete Protec- ^j^*t victory, and The Temps declares is the uniortunafce consumer who must and advises hfan to defend his IwV^ts go that freedom shall resume her This progress, it a>dds, obviously Wjjjes, however, that the country shall re- its new-fangled doctrines of Protection, "The Fortigner Would Pay." K^bis reminds one of the trenchant answer by Mr D. Lloyd George to Mr Austen bl tnberla.in when that gentleman asserted be House of Commons during the Fiscal H it of ^bruarjr 23rd last, tlmt after all (V Ls the foreigne* who will pay the said, notwithstanding that Bismarck tojj.' When he was in a similar plight, tlmt the t^Qei' w!ou^ Pay-" But he does not! After foreigner does not pay the tax in Ger- He called attention to the facts, and c<w to at when Bismarck placed a 2s duty on be uaed that argument, and again when proposing 30B a ton duty upon imported it r*t. He said also that he hardly thought ftf ^bahle that this doty wonfcl raise the price beat. It might, however, be the case,' well and good. The farmer would ^tf by the increase in prices, if any. The .will certainly be borne by foreign tries, and why should not the Finance of the German Blmpare accept duty b America and Russia; are willing to pay ? D. Lloyd George, proceeding, said But tOUestk>n is—is it America and Russia that ^tK <^an 4111 bonouiable gentleman °^keT °t the House point out to me caBe where American wheat was sold «o^Qy less to Germans than it was to this W t Quite the reverse. If anything, we W buy wheat and better in this V^F^try than any other country in the world. j? this 12s difference between the pnee ^T^lm and the price here 1 Not America or hot the poor Germans themselves, nrvH Prince Bismarck failed the right hon. member for East Worcester is j ukely to succeed." i Vj. tact the enrious blend of cunning and t 8«nse in this speech of Bismarck ever w»s i ^Kbly typical of the' Protectionist. No HtJ:> whatever his position or abilities, can sense of Protectionist arguments thel will nrise, yet the farmer will gain, the foreigner pay. The Success of Labour Exchanges. Of Buxton, the new President of the Board iV^de, made a statement in the House of ftf Scions last week which proves the success wh (Labour Exchanges beyond any doubt of gtever. He .asserted that in the brief period weeks since they have been opened, Pl(ly rcsults have been secured The em notified 32,500 vacancies, and the Mthrii of places filled had been 19,907—or st 20,000 out of the numbei-. In ?addition, .Uita^° bad ceased registering as not being for the particular class of work under frlå our Exchanges have been put in the frli401 getting work through their connection the Exchanges to the number of jyj Sar'*ds. Uj0.s?r°Ovcr, during the debate it was stated I ^rrji '.lrriPba.tically that Germany is suffering I •" fr°m unemployment, there being 50,000 K In AVort in Berlin alone: ■ th(. (-1,ls^ver to other questions, Mr Buxton said M>r.l1'/n f>rarrK,nt Labour Exchanges would cost i £ 200,000, the experimental insurance lUaM 'mc;P1.pl<>yment would cost one and a lef million \jpoundo the invalidity and I death proposal £2,000,000 to JE3,000,000 at least. and to those had to be added the outlay of the development fund. The bill for insurance against unemployment is prepared, and it would depend very largely on the circum- stances in the House itself whether the Govern- ment would be able at an early date to proceed with the measure. Who will now say that theie is no difference between the tendencies of Liberal and Tory Governments? to promote and pass measures in the interests of working men and the poorer classes of the community in this country t

Marseilles Strike. THE TROUBLE EXTENDING. Blue Jackets to Man Steamers. Paris, Wednesday.—Telegrams to the news- papers from Marseilles state that the dockers held a meeting yesterday evening, and passed a resolution approving the attitude of the Naval Reservists, and undertaking to support them. After the meeting one of the leaders declared there would be a general strike of dockers if the demands of the Reservists were not satisfied.-Reuter. Marseilles, Wednesday.—Despite the presence of MM. Cheron, Under Secretary for the Navy, the position to-day remains critical. It was found impossible to get any steamers away from Marseilles last night, and M. Cheron telegraphed to the Ministry of Marine asking for authorisation to replace the Reservists by regular sailors.-Central News. Toulon, Wednesday.—Six torpedo boat de- stroyers have started for Marseilles, where they will probably be employed in conducting the postal service between France and Algeria. A number of bluejackets are being. sent to Mar- seilles with a view to manning steamers in case of necessity.—Reuter. Prosecution of Leaders. Marseilles, Wednesday.—Proceedings have been taken against 550 strikers for having abandoned their vessels. M. Cheron has also instituted proceedings against M. Rivelli, sec- retary of the Federation of Naval Reservists, M. Augustin, president of the Federation, and M. Reau, secretary of the Syndicate of Naval Reservists. They are accused of having threatened to hinder the right to work of the men, and of complicity in their desertion. A formal inquiry has been opened.-Reater.

ROOSEVELT SPECIMENS. Trophies of the Hunting Tour. Washington, Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr Mann read a letter from Mr Roosevelt written from Khar- toum to the Smithsonian Institute, giving a preliminary report of the results of his African expedition. It appears that the specimens of vertebrates secured comprised 4,897 mammals, 4,000 birds. 2,000 reptiles and batrachians, and 500 fishes. There are also a considerable num- ber of invertebrates. The collection includes several thousand plants, a large number of marine and freshwater shells, crabs, beetles, and millepedes.—Reuter. Sentimental Pilgrimage. Rome, Wednesday.—Ex-President Roose- velt's last day in Rome was busily spent with sightseeing, which included the Keats and Shelley memorial. At midnight Mr and Mrs Roosevelt left alone for Spezzia, whence to- morrow they will begin a sentimental pil- grimage by carriage along the route from there to Genofc, which they took during their honeymoon.—Reuter. The Vatican Piqued. Rome, Wednesday.-An echo of the recent incident at the Vatican occurred to-day. A German choral society from Cologne were to have given a concert at the Vatican before the Pope and the cardinals, but upon the order it is said of Cardinal Merry del Val, they were refused admission. On their demand for an explanation, the reply was giver that they could not be admitted to the Vatican for the reason that they yesterday sang before the King and Queen of Italy.—Central News.

FAMOUS FLYING MAN. By the deatth of Le Blon, a career full of promise has been ended. In Englapd his prema- ture death will be deplored as much as in hts native country, because it was on this side of the Channel, at the Doncaster meeting, last October, that Le Blon, first proved himwntf an aviator of rare skill and daring. He had, too, recently become the advising expert to the Humber Company, for whom he had designed a new monoplane of the Bleriot type. Le Blon was one of the pupils of the late M. Delagrange. who himself met his death in a tragedy of flight last January at Bordeaux. M. Le Blon Flying. M. Le Blon. 9 To him belonged the honour of the first actual flight at Great Britain's first aviation meeting, and before the meeting was over he had made himself famous. M. Le Blon was thirty-eight, years of age, a native of Lian- court., near Grisors, and had taken his degree as an engineer. He was an early enthusiast of horseless carriages, and he pinned his faith to steam-driven automobiles, taking part in many of the earliest competitions and races. A few years later he gave up steam driven carriages, and steered a Panhard machine in the Ardennes circuit, and finished third. He was also a competitor in many subsequent important meetings. Throughout his career as chauffeur he displayed remarkable coolness and never had any serious accident. From the very beginning, however, Le Blon seemed to be unlucky in his flights, and his dangerous fan at Doncaster will be remembered.

GRAFT SCANDAL. Pittsburg Banker Indicttd. Pittsburg, Wednesday.—The Grand Jury has ordered the indictment of Mr Prank N. Hoffstot, the steel manufacturer and banker, on charges of conspiracy and bribery. He was the first banker named in the graft scandal.— Reuter.. -M? Hoflfetot is accused, of having paid 52,500 dollars in 1908 to Mr ChMies Stewart, then member of the City Council, for the Krpose of securing selection of the Farmers posit, Second National Germania Banks as the depositories for the city funds. Mr Emil Winter, president of the Working Men's Swings Trust Company, also appealed in the Criminal Court to-day and pleaded no defence to the charge of paying 20,000 dollars to Mr Morris Einstein as a bribe to secure the selection of his institution as the city de- pository.—Reuter.

BULL FIGHT PANIC. Many Killed and Injured. NewYork, Wednesday.—Advices from Mexico City report a terrible disaster which occurred yesterday at Zacatecas, a large town in Mexico. During a bull fight a panic ensued, following upon the efforts of one of the bulls to leap the barrier, and in the resultant rush for safety 12 spectators were killed and 17 injured.—Cen- < tral News.

EXCITING MID-AIR MEETING. Mourmelon, Wednesday.-Captain Dickson made several flights yesterday with passen- gers, and afterwards flew lor 95 minutes, estab- lishing a new British record. He had an excit- ing escape from collision in mid-air, being crossed by a monoplane. He was obliged to drive under the monoplane, passing within a foot.-Reuter. '-<

WELSH COUNTRY I HOMES. I I XXV.—Llanarth Cturt. 'j THE 18th CENTURY MANSION. ALTERATIONS OF VICTORIAN DAYS. The Oak Screen frem Treowen, Last week we described two of the ancient homes of the Herbert family. The natural sequel to these is an article dealing with Llanarth Court, the residence of General Sir I Ivor Herbert, M.P. The mansion occupies a commanding posi- tion overlooking a broad, well-wooded park, ¡ GENERAL VIEW: THE SOUTH FRONT. some eight miles sooth of Abergavenny. One mile of road, which branches from the main Abergavenny and Monmouth highway near the western extremity of Clytha, leads to the picturesque entrance, to the Park, the drive through which is beneath forest trees of stately growth. The height of the rugged-stemmed sycamores and| the clean-limbed beech is stupendous, while spruce fir run them a hard race for light and air, 120ft. above the mother earth from which they spring. The mansion, which has fronts facing north and south, occupies a ridge running east and west. In the latter direction trees shut in the view, but in a more northerly direction Llanarth church is seen, across half a mile of green award, nestling in the trees, and beyond this, at a distance of twelve miles, the conical outline of Pen-y-fal THE OAK SCREEN FORMERLY AT TREOWEN. (the Sugar Loaf mountain) forms a notable £ eature of the sky line. The Old House at Llanarth. Llajiarth Court isvonly about five and a half miles distant from Treowen. Sir Philip Jones, of Treowen, commanded the troops raised in the County of Monmouth for King Charles I., and in that capacity co-operated with Lord Worcester in his defence of Raglan Castle, during which time his house of Treowen was occupied and in part destroyed by the Parlia- mentary troops. Recoi ds in the Record Office show that after the surrender of Raglan to Fairfax he was the object of special attention of the Roundheads. He was ordered to reside t at his house at Llanarth and a- corporal of THE 18th CENTURY MANSION. horse and detachment of Parliamentary troops were detailed to exercise surveillance over his "malignant Popish recusant" whilst his estates were confiscated. At the Restoration, though his services and sufferings for the Royal cause were recognised so far that his name is to be found amongst those mentioned for inclusion in a special order of knighthood contemplated by the King, he was required to pay a heavy fine on the restoration of his estates. The restotation of Treowen in the impoverished condition of the family was impossible, and the change of residence no doubt enforced in the first instance and prolonged by necessity finally acquired permanence. The manors of Hendre-obaith and Llanarth I' had already been for two generations in the family, having been inherited by William Jones, the builder of Treowen, from his uncle. The old house was known as Hendre-obaith, a I very charming name, meaning, as it does," The old Home of Hope." I It was probably one fit those old manor houses of which so many examples yet remain in Monmouthshire and South Wales, erected originally in the early days of the Norman dominion of the Marches ci Wales, and gradu- ally modified from their original defensive char- acter. When the name of Hendre-obaith fell into disuse is not recorded. Both names seem to have been used, which may be accounted for by the fact that the house was in the parish of Llanarth, but belonged to the manor of Hendre- obaith. Anoient Syoamore Avenue. The old house stood on the site of the pre- sent mansion, but facing west, and it was approached by a big avenue of sycamore trees. Many of the latter still stand, and with the kind assistance of Sir Ivor Herbert we were enabled, on the occasion of a recent visit, to trace through the present wood the line, of the old sycamore avenue. No record or picture remains of the old house, which was pulled down less than a cen- tury and a half ago. The explanation of this fact, howevet, is to be found partly, no doubt, in the manner in which Mr John Jones. the occupier of Llanarth at the time is stated to have received the criticisms of his friends when he decided to build a new house. It is related that he was none too pleased witj» his critical relations, and that in nis pique he destroyed every trace of the old place. I have searched everywhere for facts concerning it," said Sir Ivor, in reply to a question, put to him on the occasion of our recent visit, but I can dis- cover none." This story of the destruction of records of the old Llanarth house is merely traditional, and it must be remembered Cha Monmouthshire up to the middle of the 18th century was almost inaccessible except on horse-back, and that few pictorial represen- tations exist of any houses in the rooraty earlier than the end of that century. There were no pbotographet's J and the art5 of land- scape painting only developed in the latter part of the 18th century. Therefore it is less extraor- dinary than it may seem at first sight that there should be no pictorial records of the place, which became the principal family seat aa tbe result of circumstances rattier than of in- tention. Some of thearclled foundations of the old edifice which were built into the ptBe- sent house, are of considerable straa £ &*aMl evidently of great age. The Eighteenth Century Mansion. The house that was built by John Jones, the great-grandfather of the present owner, was completed before 1793. It faced south, and on I this side had an elaborate facade, a notable feature of which was its long portico supported by pairs of fluted col umns with Doric capitals. This portico was modelled on that of the Grecian temple at Paestum. Above the second floor, a triangular pediment crowned the central portion of the building. The straight line of the building was continued to right and left of the central portico for the space of two windows, and beyond these were semi-circular wings. The projections of the portico and the wings this afforded a pleasing break in the line of the main front. From the portico a broad flight of steps led to the gravel drive. A feature of the site on which the house stands, suggestive of a defensive object in its first occupation, is that it is an isolated hillock (or what is locally called a tump from the Welsh Twyn or Twmpyn ") lying in a valley, and the approach to which would obvi- ously be difficult. Such tumps frequently show remains of British or Roman defensive occu- pation.while in others, as at Llanarth, there has been the tradition of such occupation. A fair idea of this 18th Century mansion as it appeared immediately after completion will be obtained from the engraving which appears inWilliams's History of Monmouthshire, though an even better representation is the painting by Pym, in 1830, which now hangs in the hall at Llanarth. At the south-eastern corner of the house, yew trees and hedges were planted and a lake was made along the front, at the foot of the garden, which sloped down from the carriage drive. Across the greensward of the park may still be seen a sham ruin, which was such a favourite method of adorning the landscape in the days of the third George. Capability Brown, the well-known landscape gardener of the 18th Century, was employed in laving out the prospects at Llanarth in accordance with the fashion of that age, and Loudon likewise designed "improvements" which are to be seen in his book on landscape gardening. The House "Victorian i zed." About the middle of the 19th century, the late Mr John Arthur Jones, who in 1848 had resumed by Royal license the former family name of Herbert, and who was the father of General Sir Ivor Herbert, made great alter- ations to the mansion. He removed a consider- able portion of the upper storv, and to provide accommodation for the space thus lost, he added a wing at the eastern end which will be seen in our photograph. There can be no doubt that it was his intention to build a corres- ponding wing at the western extremity, but this was never done. Another notable alter- tion carried out in Victorian days was that of changing the front from the southern to the northern side. The gravel drive below the old front was done away with, and the sloping gardens were terraced. The Doric por- tico was removed from t 'J" south front, and from the first flr-r auted col- ums with Ionic capitals were thrown up as supports to the great triangular pedi- ment. Smaller columns of a similar style were placed between the windows on the ground floor of the semi-circular wings and a balus- trated parapet was erected round the roof. On the northern side of the mansion, which then became the front, another terrace was made, affording room for a broad carriage drive. The lake on the south side of the house was drained in the year 1870 by the father of the present owner, who considered that it made the house-■ damp. Uanarth Court To-day, The external appearance of Llanarth Court to-day is practically' the same as it was when Sir Ivor's father had completed the extensive alterations of sixty years ago. Within the past year or so, however, much has been done to strengthen and repair the fabric, and in fact this work is still in progress. That it has been of a difficult and extensive character will be understood when it is stated that it involved the removal of a considerable portion of the western wing. Many wooden beams had to be placed by iron girders and during the alter- ations it was at one time possible to staad in the drawing-room which is, of course, on the ground floor, and look upward through the other storeys and see the open sky above you. So far as the drawing-room was concerned, this work involved special care, with the object of preserving the beautiful painted ceiling, con- cerning which subsequent mention will be made. I want," remarked the genial owner the other day, to do a good deal more restor- ation work at Llanarth Court, but in these days when one has to face the possibility of a Gen- eral Election about every six months one cam't do everything that one might like all at oncef" Interests of the Interior. A tour of the mansion with Sir Ivor Herbert is a pleasurable experience not soon to be for- gotten, for needless to say he takes the keenest and most cultured interest in the home of his ancestors, portraits of whom look down on one from every wall of every room. Sir Ivor be- guiles the way with many an anecdote or his- torical fact regarding one or other of these Heitoerts of long ago, with the result that their humain side becomes so manifest that you half expect to see some of them step from their frames and become flesh and blood once more.. On entering the spacious hall, one's attention is at once arrested by the beautiful old oak screen which faces you and which separates the entrance hall from the moming-room. This is the screen to which we made reference last week, and which formerly occupied the lower end of the Great Hall at Treowen. We repro- duce an illustration of it, which will provide an idea of the splendid carving, which is Jacobean, for the screen bears the date 1627. Near the screen is a dainty cabinet, filled with beautiful lifctie silver curios collected by Lady Herbert. Considerable sporting interest attaches to at least two of the pictures in the hall, for one is of the famous mare Princess of Wales, the mother of George Frederick, an old time Derby winner, owned by Mr Curtwright, of Fairwaster. Near at hand is a fine painting of Mr Richard Lewis, of Llandilo Court, with his hunts man, Bill Price, and hounds. This picture beam date of 1795, and is of much local interest quite apart from its artistic merits, the drawing and grouping of the hounds being excellent. A subsequent article will deal with the \tu0U!ji otber intereste of the interior of tbis fltoe j^lBgnflaouthshire seat of the Herberts. Neast; week—LLANARTH COURT (Continued.)

PREVIOUS ARTICLES IN THE SERIES. Previous articles in this series have appeared as f.oIIo.we- 1 and 2 Tredegar House (Oct. 23rd and 30th), 3 sad 4 St. Donat's (Nov. 6th and 13th), 5 Ruperra Castle (Nov. 20th), 6 Golden Grove (Nov. 27th), 7 Llanfcarnam Grange (Dec. 4th,) 8 Scacpole Court (Dec. 11th). 9 and 10 Margazn, (Dec 18th and 25th), 11 and 12 St. Pagan's (Jan. 1st and 8th). 13 and 14 Pcton Cattle (Jan. 15th aid ZW), 25 and 160efn Mably (Jan. 29th and Fteb. 5th), 17 The Van (Feb. 12th), 18 Green- mea-dow (Feb. 19th), 19 Dynevor Castle (Feb. Zth), 20 St. Julian's (Mar. 5th), 21 and 22 Dunraven Castle (Mar. 12th and 19th), 23 Pontypool Park (Mar. 26th), 24 Wern Ddu and Treowen (April 2nd).

PLUNDER OF THE STATE. Another French Discovery. Paris, Wednesday-The police have seized a number of documents at the residence of Mme. Martin Gguthier concerning the liquida- tion of the provincial c<c«afe7egations. Other papers have been found proving the existence of a veritable band organised for the purpose of securing the property of the congregations. —Reuter. -Reuter. v

A NEW LOVE. Military Divorce Story. WIFE'S RESOLUTE CONDUCT. In the Divorce Court on Wednesday (before Mr Justice Bargrave Deane) Colonel Arlington Augustus Chichester, commanding officerjof the Dorset Regiment, stationed at Portsmouth, sued for a divorce from Mrs Eva Isabel Maud Chichester, residing at Ballycullen Askeaton, Co. Limerick. on the ground of her adultery with Captain Caryl Richard Molyneux, stated to be residing at Banbury. The suit was unde- f fended. Mr J. Harvey Murphy, who appeared for the petitioner, stated that the marriage took place 1 in 1891 at St. Jude's Church. Portsea. There 1 was one child. They lived happily together ] untli 1899, when the petitioner went with his i-egiment to South Africa for the war. Subse- quently petitioner went to Hong Kong, where ] he had an appointment on the staff. While ( they were at Hong Kong petitioner found that his wife was in communication with the co- I respondent. She said it was only ordinary j friendship. ] On his return from a visit to Indiabe received ) a letter last year from his wife, addressed from < the Burford Arms Hotel, Box Hill, in which » she said :— < During my long jcurnev home alone I 3 thought over our married life. I feel it is quite useless for us to attempt to live to- getber again. Under these circumstances I ( have determined to strike out for myself a course which I know will bring happiness to me at last, I am staying here with Captain ] Molyneux. We have been here nearly a week, and we are sharing a room. We have j been in love with each other for many years, and I have his promise to uiarry me when ( we are free, which I trust will be very soon, ( as he has compromised your good name be- yond redemption. She went on to say that she was going to Ireland, and that she and Captain Molyneux would live apart until the decree of divorce had been made absolute, and added :— It will be hypocritical of me to ask your pardon for this determined course. You know I have had a miserable life, and now hope for happiness. By the same post petitioner received a letter from the co-respondent, stating that he had been staying at the hotel with the respondent. Two witnesses from the hotel at Box Hill gave evidence of the respondent and co- respondent staying there together. A decree nisi with costs was granted.

The Train Murder. STATEMENT FOR PROSECUTION. John Alexander Dickman, ex-colliery clerk, made his third appearanca before the county magistrates at Newcastle on Wednesday on a charge of murdering John Innes Nesbit, in a North-Eastern train on March 18th. Interest in the case continues to be intense, several hundred people being around the Moot Hall to watch the arrival of the accused, while the court room itseif was thronged. When Dickman got within the courtyard he was met by his wife, whom he affectionately embraced, and with whom he hurriedly ex- changed a few words. Mrs Dickman after- wards entered the court, sitting near the dock. Mr Charles Loraine Bell presided over the bench. Mr Edward Clark again represented the accused, and Mr Pearce, London, appeared on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecu- tions. The case, however, was not proceeded with yesterday ^remand for eight days being granted with the consent of Mr Clark, without any further evidence being called. Mr Pearce, in making the applicationjfco this effect, said in was clear from ovhat he knew of the case that there would be a considerable body of evidence which he Vould present to them. but the case at present in the hands of the police was not yet completed, and it ap- peared to him desirable—and in this he had the concurrence of Mr Clark—that the case should be presented to than as a whole rather than in instalments. He had a case which the depart- ment he represented thought was sufficient for the purpose of that court. More than that he need not fcay. Mr Clark said it appealed to him that, in the interest of the prisoner himselfTapart from the public interest, the proper course bad been chosen. It was an unfortunate pity, of course, that this man should have been kept in cus- tody for a week. Up to the present he sub- mitted that thei e had been no evidence at all. He was anxious to meet something, but up to now there had been nothing to meet. He hoped the prosecution would be able, after the remand, to go on with the case to a finish. Mr Peare Not neecessarily. Mr darke Then if you are hoplessly digg- ing about in the hope of finding something, I am not prepared for ever to consent to this man being remanded. I wish. of course, to give the prosecution a fair opportunity. The Bench granted a remand till Thursday, the 14th feat. The prisoner, who throughout has taken a keen interest in what was going on smiled to his wife as he left the dack, white she returned to hhn a word or two of encourage- ment.

REJANE IN LONDON. Mme. Rejane is once again in London, appearing at the Hippodrome in Meilbac and ELalevy's delightful little comedy, Lolotte." This is the piece Mme. Rejane played some time ago before our King and Queen. During her engagement at the Hippodrome-she will appear in a sceke from Sams-Gene aø-ao occasional substitute for Loiotfee." In addition to performing in England, Ireknd,, The Petit Monoir." I Madame Rejane. I and, of course, France, Mme. Rejane has made triumphant tours in Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and America, and has had the honour of being received by most of the crowned heads of Europe. The late King of Portugal presented Mme. Rejane with the superb carriage mules which made so great a sensation in Hyde Park when the actress was in London in 1906, running her repetory season at the Royalty Theatre. These mules the actress still possesses, and she has brought them to London with her. When not perform- ing Mme. Rejane spends a good deal of her time at her country bouse. Petit Monoir," at HennequeviUe, on the Normandy coast. It is a large villa, surrounded by extensive grounds, which command views of Havre and Honfteur on the horizon.

J61,750 DAMAGES. Verdict Against Well-Known Dancer. Mr Sanderson, K.C., on behalf of Miss Ruth St. Denis,the well-known dancer, addressed the jurv in Mr Justice Lawrence's court in the King's Bench Division on Wednesday, in de- fence of the action brought against her by Mr Ike Selig Rose, theatrical impresario. Mr Rose claimed damages for alleged breach of agreement, whereby he was appointed the dancer's sole manager, at a commission of 20 per cent, upon her salary. He alleged that Miss St. Denis wrongfully put an end to the agree- ment while she was performing at the Coliseum at a salary of X275 a week. Mns St. Denis, who is appearing in America,, put in a defence denying the agreement, and contending that if there were one she was entitled to terminate it by reason of alleged breaches on the part of the plaintiff. Mr Sanderson, who did not call any witnesses for the defence, asked the jnry to believe that, in spite of what the plaintiff had said. he (Mr Rose) had absented himself for a longer period than was allowed by the terms of the agreement, and that therefore the defendant was entitled to put an end to the same. The jury returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff, assessing damages at £ 1,750. Judg- I ment was entered accordingly.

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WELSH GLEANINGS. News and Views in Lighter Vein. Life depends on its altitude rather than on its length." Y.M.C.A. Review." Copri," given in this column on Friday, means becoming copper-coloured. It is used widely in different parts of the Principality to describe the sky when it lo were for rain. Among the candidates for the local ejections at Llanelly to-day is Mr R. C. Jenkins, who has sat for 23 consecutive years on the Board of Guardians, and Mr T. Jones, J.P., who has a score of years to his credit. R.C." was the founder of the Llanelly Choir, and under his baton they first won a National Eisteddfod prize. The memoir and works of the late Rev. David Rowlands, B.A. (Dewi Mon), Principal of the Brecon Memorial College, by the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, M.A., of London, will contain some very interesting contributions from the facile pen of the late Principal Rowlands in poetry and prose. Among the prose works will be Pennod ar Lasdwr and h Ein Diffygion Cenedlaethol (" Our National Weaknesses"). The Rev. Thomas Nicholson, of London, is contributing a chapter of reminiscences to the memoir. The appointment of Mr T. B. Wheeler, B.A.. of Aberystwyth, a year ago as Y.M.C.A. mis- sionary in Wales, was a step which has already produced much. His addresses all over the country on missionary effort and Bible study are much appreciated. He popularises the Bible and arrests the growing indifference towards the Sunday Schools by forming Rugger Bible classes and Gym." Bible circles. St. Peter's Boys forge ahead wherever they go. News of a recent climb comes from California, Mr Austin D. Thomas, son of the proprietor of the Errrporiinn, Carmarthen, having been appointed, from a large number of applicants, to the post of organist and director of a San Diego church, the congregation of which ex- ceeds a thousand worshippers and includes four millionaires. Mr Thomas » the musical director and accompanist of the Cambrian Society, founded at San Diego in 1892. The society's secretary, curiously enough, is Mr Gordon Lewis, a nephew of Mr Daniel Lewis, King-street, Carmarthen, and of Mr T. Lewis, Brynglas, Nantgaredig. Recently in this column attention was eatttt to the unpardonable way of spelling" Halt in a sub-station on the Great Western Tiaftway l^ne. In large letters it was rendered Amman- ford Halte." The mistake was immediately rectified -after the" Gossip note had ap- peared. Almost as glaring is the error in the name of a station in the Llynfi "Valley. Troedyrhiw-garth is rendered Troedyrhiew- garth. Wha4 the e does in rhhv only the man responsible for the sign may be ab«V to explain. On Bridgend station, on the eve of the Mid- Glamorgan election, stood haM-ardozen Labour M.P.'sand several Liberal politicians,all return- ing after tbe hard fight. The two groups sug- gested how much in common there is between the two sections of the Progressive army. Mr Arthur Henderson. M.P., so busy taDång over the prospects of the two candidates, is a Wes- leyan local preacher, while standing close by were the veteran Liberal, Alderman Frank Beavan, and Mr Percy Thomas, of Cardiff, who are also Wesleyan local preachers. They, however, were not the only brethren of the same flock taking opposite sides in the Mid- Glamorgan bye-election. There were stories going abroad of fathers rising against their Bons and ministers defying their congrega- tions. A correspondent writes Kindly allow me to state that James Howell, the letter writer, was not a native of Cardiganshire, but of Breconshire, being born at Cefn-y-Bryn, Llan- gammarch Wells, in 15JH. In the year 1621 he was made a Fellow of Jesus College, and in 1662 be accepted a post under some Cape mer- chants to go to Spain on important mercantile business. At this time the grand business of the match between Prince Charges of Wales and the Infanta of Spain was going on. Lord Digby was now created Bail of Bristol, and his Lordship with others were engaged in negotiat- ing the preliminaries of the match, and Howell was admitted to join as one of the gentlemen of the Court." London sub-editors and London Sfcay-afr- homes regard Wales as a little parish. An accident on Snowdon is believed to have taken place near Cardiff, and a wreck at St. David's Head is also in the vicinity of the Metropolis of the Principality. The Rhondda is a township, and the Londoner's idea, of Welsh names is proverbially his own—suggested, no doubt, by picture postcard representations of poor jaw- broken English tourists. The latest example of Wales's dhninutiveness was supplied by a London daily on Saturday, when it was stated that Mr George Wyndham, M.P., addressed a meeting at the Rhyl Hotel, Cardiff. Royal Hotel, of course, was meant, bnt fl»e sub-editor in a moment of doubt cvidenaiy thought it must be Rhyl Hotel, since Rhyl was so dose by! The "CM<Ts GoardiaHi," the ltSJ»jCLa organ for April, says :—" Inured to sad sighca as inspectors are, Vhere are some cases that Me particularly moving. One such came to Ü. notice of the officer at Pontypridd, wfaon in his district he found three children, poodty ckftd and bootless, sitting rotmd an empty fire-grate, on a bitterly cold day. Sorrow seemed to be in ail their surroundings. Their mother,whohadlfcped. with a man for ten years, was deserted, by Mmr She could only dfern 2B per day as a jcag niiWi Lack, of means meant want of are and other things, and forced her to live with her family in a house where 19 persons dept in threa rooms. This is the class of case that is about with diftirAdties.. Tampoeary aOeriatKjp the inspector cotddseeace; permanent bercteftfe can only follow after many paIJBc mtuuut. Fcom remote KaJtgoozSe In ^n» 4ft- tralia comes an accouufeof how St. David's Day was calibrated by the local Cambrian Society. The programme at Che social 61"- ranged was a model which many an HntMtoin- ment Committee in Wales nrigfcl copy. Sweet melodies of the homeland were contributed among others by Miss May Williams and Mb R. P. Williams, late of Cardiff and Ponty- cymmer respectively. One Welshman boiling over with memories of Congre- gational singing in Wales asked the gathering to sing the hymn tuna Aberystwyth to the words Beth sydd i mi yn y byd." The response-w«s immediate and effective. The Puritan section of thoaa present were shocked by the introduction of a dance. The chair daring the evening was taka by Mr T. Bell, ooosra of Mr Richard Ball, ex-M.P. for Derby, and prominent workers to make the evening a success were Mr and Mra Morgan, of the South Kalgoorlie GoldMineyMr Morgan being a brother of the Rev. WatirfB Morgan, vicar of Llanelly. Without the fortuae-trfter the village fairs at Wales would be void of much that now makes 1bero attractive. The superstition of her clients enables the gipsy—who generally takes on the role—to become a fortune-receives also, but sometimes she is put in an awkward posi- tion. For example, conceit was writ large on the face of a local married dandy, and the gipsy went on confidently. You will mingle in the Court life of kings and queens. Conquer- ing all rivals, you will marry the man of your choice, a tall, dark, handsome gent of distin- guished ancestry—in fact, a peer of the realm." "Wi11 he be young ?" Yes young and rich." The subject clutched the fortune- teller's arm. But how," she cried, eagerly^ how am I to get rid of my present husband ? The winter over, the world may laugh at tbl extravagant remedies advertised everywhere to cure everything. How a Breconshire farmer misunderstood one of these puff" medicines is interesting reading On a wet, cold Febru- ary day he stood coughing before a chemist's window. His eye rested on a placard which said— No more coughs. No more colds. Is lid per bottle. .}Ie entered tbe shop. The chemist said he could guarantee the anti-cold remedy, and the rustic bought a bottle. Two days later he returned again through mire and sleet. I've drunk that mixture," he gasped, and it seems to have plugged up my throat. I can hardly breathe." The chemist started. You drank it V" he cried. "Why, man, it's all indiarubber solution to put on the sotes of yoq** shoes The suffragettes do not find much support among the rank and file of Welshwomen.. Usually the collier's wife is too busy to thinh of politics and the bewildering enthusiasm ot merched y screch meets with no -^onse. Even lady evangelists are viewed with sus- picion. Some years ago in the Amman Valley, Carmarthenshire, a well-known lady lecturer and preacher was announced to give an ad- dress during the course of the week. Tha announcement was made to a crowded chapel on a Sunday night. Sitting in the gallery with neck craning forward to catch every word was an old farmer. What was that ?" he asked, presuming to have misunderstood the cyhoeddwr's words. The announcement was repeated, and. to everybody's amazement back came the startling retort. Bydde'n well iddi gravi tato gatre (" It would be bettei for her to peel potatoes at home.") <