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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1910. THE GREAT SAVIOURS. The Tories are going to save the King and the Crown from the wicked Radicals and Socialists who have offered up his Majesty to the Irish." The gentle- manly party are thesavioure of Empire, the saviours of the Flag, and they have appropriated the National Anthem and the Union Jack with the Royal Standard to party uses. The Liberals are Empire Wreckers, and now the newest election- eering cry makes them enemies of the King. Mr Balfour has made a more amazing electioneering speech than his famous German scare. And he and his party ignore the facts that the unconsti- tutional action of the Peers in throwing out the Budget and making an appeal to the country necessary abrogated to them- selves the right of the Crown in forcing a dissolution. He also overlooks the fact that the Lords' scheme of reform of the Upper House leaves out the Crown alto- gether, and would absolutely abolish the Royal prerogative. The Tories have little respect for the intelligence of their audi- ence, for at the gathering of Primrose dames, at which Mr Balfour gave official ratification of the new Tory cry of saving the King, he argued that the Govern- ment's plan of dealing with the Lords would destroy the House of Lords as a Second Chamber and at the same time make it a stronger power for friction. The wickedness of the Radicals is more than human, for something that they are to destroy utterly is still to be made stronger. However, Mr Balfour's gallery thunder for the election does not wait on reason. The King has been offered up to the Irish" by the Radicals. The country is threatened with a revolution, and the Tory Party are the great taviours. The Budget was denounced as the most dangerous wild cat effort in finance that had been put before the country. It was certain to destroy pro- perty and make national finance insecure. The Lords threw it out, and after the country has pronounced in its favour they are only too eager to welcome this robbery and spoliation devised by Mr Lloyd George. The Empire and Trade in danger having failed at the polls as effective cries, we are to have another. This time the Tories are to pose as the saviours of the King. Having annexed the flag, the Empire, and British trade for party purposes, they are now to annex the Crown. We can speak for the intelligence of the Welsh elector in laughing such a performance to scorn, It is difficult to imagine that the parson and landlord-ridden constituencies of England will be stirred with such party I heroics.

THE GERMAN PARADISE. The British working man, who has not been caught by the Tariff mongers, is being regaled with wonderful stories of the earthly paradise of Protection in which the German worker lives. In Ger- many there are no slums, the wages are satisfactory, and indeed the German working man has nothing at all to ¡ grumble at. Yet there is a very big and I a rapidly-growing Socialist Party in Ger- many, which is prevented occasionally ¡ from holding public meetings by armed police and the soldiery. This fairy story of the earthly paradise* for the German worker is being told by English working men who have been sent on the trip there by the Tariff Reform Party. They go to see things, and are paid to tell the story on their return to England. The opinions of the Tariff Reform working men are causing a good deal of amusement not only in this country, but to the Gremans. Of course these Tariff Reform working men admire thoroughly the overbearing personal rule in Germany. They would particularly like the power of the police and the ineffectual Prussian Franchise. They found no poverty in Germany, no unemployment, • no slums, the streets were resplendent in good buildings and new paint. The wages are the highest possible, the price of food the lowest possible. These things are the blessings of Protection. It is marvellous—a country without poverty, a new land of plenty. These Tariff Reform working men were in Germany, or one spot of it, and they know all about it. Their opinion of Germany and the conditions of life of the workers is about equal to that of a Russian working man who is conducted to the Garden City and asked to believe that as there are no slums and no poverty, so England is a happy land. It matters not that the Board of Trade through its experts has collected informa- tion which show officially that the hours of German workers are longer and the prices of food higher with lower wages than obtain in England. And on the pic- ture of the absence of slums and poverty, the German man smiles, and one of his leading papers is highly amused at the simplicity of the Tariff Reform working men. Working hours in Germany, says the Vorwarts," are 11 per cent. higher than in England, and the average wages are 17 per cent. lower. When the last statistics of the slums of Berlin were taken itjf was found that 4,086 dwell- ings consisted of a kitchen alone for the family, aud 24,000 dwellings were known as cellar apartments." The German worker does not believe in the specially prepared Tariffists' nonsense of the Para- dise. The German worker works longer hours for lower wages and his food costs him more as compared with the condi- tions in England, and as for paradise, where is the poor ignoramus who believes it ? The Tariffists have a poor respect for the commonsense or intelligence of the Working man. He plays a game of bluff to draw the unsuspecting into the Protec- tionist trap.

The object of a new Bill which has been brought forward by Mr Watson Rutherford is to reform the public-house. It states that at the present time the •public-house is merely a place to drink in, and/it is sought to make the magis- trates responsible for reforming these places into houses. where reasonable re- freshment and amusement may be ob- tained. Instead of the cramped and stuffy places that many of them are, with standing accommodation for the purposes of drinking, roomy halls are to be in- sisted upon wherever reconstruction is contemplated, and in addition to refresh- ments and simple amusements, news- paper^ and magazines are to be provided. What the Bill seeks to do is to convert the English drinking shop into the Conti- nental restaurant, where all the provisions of a club are made and the frequenters provided with a variety of refreshments, newspapers and periodicals, writing materials, games, and ample sani- tary arrangements. The Continental res- taurant and cafe are the working men's clubs and social meeting places, whilst the English llicensed house is mostly a drinking shop, where the visitors are not wanted unless they drink and spend freely. /L.

It is the practice of certain sections of the workers and their political opponents to refer to the Liberal Government as being out of sympathy with the workers. Yet the introduction of old age pensions and the Labour Exchanges should entitle the Liberal Government to the gratitude of generations of workers even if nothing more were attempted or done. These two measures of reform are operating in the interests of the workers and the aged who most need help, and with the exten- sion of the Labour Exchanges will come a tremendous relief to the workers who suffer most from the changing conditions of the labour market and the uncertainty of casual labour. The Liberal Govern- ment is in complete sympathy with the aims and aspirations of the worker, and much has been done for his welfare. The success of the Exchanges so recently es- tablished has belied all the sneering criti- cisms laid against Mr Winston Churchill's scheme, and as experience is gained and the Exchanges are developed and ex- tended in their activities, the! reform in- stittuted by the Board of Trstde will have a far-reaching effect on the condition of the working classes and remove the charge of neglect which has rested over English statesmanship for 20 years of Tory rule.

With the coming of May the first sym- bol of summer makes its appearance. The trees have gradually been opening their buds into full grown leaves, and some have their flowers well forward by the end of the month. The insects now begin to make their appearance and dance in the warm sunshine. The butterflies enjoy the strange sensation of being able to fly without the necessity of moving pain- fully along on a multitude of legs. The ugly dragon fly larva; grawing tired of his monotonous sunless- existence in the pond or ditch, crawls stiffly and pain- fully up a stem of some sort, and cries to his one-time friends and enemiesto become a graceful, slender-bodied, metallic- coloured fly that can soar and dart about over the still glistening water faster than the eye can follow. The bees finding that their young have grown too many and too big to stay at home in the hive send them out into the world to start for them- selves, and they may perhaps be seen swarming on tree trunks. In the woods the tender green of the newly opened leaves is beautifully contrasted by the delicate hazy blue of the bluebell. The air is beginning to fill with winged insects of all descriptions, and their myriad wings beating against the air sets up a deep, sol ?mn note that sounds as if it were produced by Nature's organ to harmonise with the full-throated happy song of the birds. It is only natural that amidst all this rejoicing and these signs of return- ing life man should feel restless and happy. To afford an outlet for this the ancients set apart the first day of May— May Day—as a time of general holiday and rejoicing. Before the sun rose on May morn everybody, young and old, went into the fields and gathered as much may and other flowers as they could carry. With this they decorated their houses, the May Queen and Maypole. This pleasant task completed they danced and sang for the rest of the day. and so^ in their mortal way tried to express and imitate the joy of Nature at the entrance of Spring. of Spring.

Fifty Years Ago. From the CARDIFF TIMES,' Apr. 28,1860 The Art Journal' for April refers to the present state of the city of Llandaff. It says Llandaff is a most pitiful place—a poor and un- interesting village, with a few remains which indicate its former greatness. The old cross has been repaired, and the cathedral is in pro- cess of restoration under the direction of Messrs Prichard and Seddon, diocesan?arc hi tects, who are aided by the skill of the admir- able wood-carver, Mr Edward Clarke, of LIan- daff. Ere long Llandaff Cathedral will ran": among the most beautiful sacred edifices in the kingdom." kingdom." On Sunday last the members of .the Bute Rifle Volunteer Corps assembled in front of the New Town Hall, St. Mary-street, when, after being inspected by Captain .David, they marched to St. John's Church, and were com- fortably accommodated in the galleries. The Rev. Mr Dalton preached a beautiful sermon on the death olf the giant Goliath by the prac- tised aim of one of the people in the use of a very primitive weapon The Navigation Pit,the property of Mr John Nixon, is fast approaching completion. The shaft has been sunk to the depth of 160 fathoms, passing through the two feet nine inches coal seam. It is intended to reach the upper four feet steam coal measure, which is known to be very little short of seven feet thick here. This pit will be ready for colliery operations in about a month. It is fitted with two winding engines capable of raising 800 tons a day. Messrs Owen and Downing, of Cardiff, are opening a level on the LLantwit Upper Vein at Penygroes. The coal is of excellent quality. In the Aber Valley Mr George Wil- liams, of Hendredenny Hall, is making a new shaft, also with the view of reaching the Upper Llantwit coal. Mr T. Thomas has com- menced working, the same seam at Genein Glyder. Operations have been commenced at 1 Gwaun-y-Gledr at the May-o-hill Colliery, Penyrhos." At the meeting of the Newport Town Council on Tuesday a drainage rate of four- pence in the pound was ordered to be made." A Mr Pullinger, chief cashier of the Union Bank of London, has been apprehended on the charge of defrauding that bank to the extent of £ 263,070." The National Lifeboat Institution has this week sent a new lifeboat to Porthcawl, one of the best of its single bank boats, and with it a transporting carriage. The boat is 30 feet long and 7 feet wide, and is rowed by eight cam. It Is fitted up with patent valves to eject the water shipped, and is self-righting if upset. The cost is jE180 and the gift of a benevolent lady." The very jare atinasphecic phenomenon in this district of a mock sun WaBseehatPilf, near Newport, on Saturday morning. The sky was clear, with a-light breeze from the N.N.E. The sun was shining at the time due eapt. The phenomenon was very brilliant, and displayed almost all the colours of the rain- bow. It was visible for about three minutes, when it disappeared. This is the third mock sun seen at Pill since 1850." The renewal of the lease of the Cyfarthfa estate to Mr William Crawshav, by the trustees of Lord Dynevor was the cause of immense rejoicings at Merthyr last week. On the com- pletion of the transaction Mr Crawshay, who is staying at Caversham Park, wrote to Mr Jacob Jone3, one of his workmen, conveying to hrn the intelligence. The news spread like wild- fira A subscription was opened and very soon £500 was placed in the hands of the treasurer for illuminating, decorating the streets, &c. Bands of music paraded the streets all day. At night the houses were illuminated, though the private dwellings had to be content with composite candles placed in the windows, but a few gas jets were lighted in front of the Bush Hotel. Large bonfires blazed through the night on the most elevated places outside"the town. Fireballs and rockets were also fre- quently sent up. It seemed that the people were mad with joy at the event, which at one time appeared doubtful. When Mr Crawshay arrives he will be entertained at breakfast by the High Constable and the town officials, and addresses will be presented to him from the inhabitants and from his workmen at Cyfarthfa." Some people bewail and prophesy the de- cline of the iron trade in Monmouthshire and South Wales. This is the croak of the super- ficial observers. They overlook the tyematite bed in the Wenvoe mine, the conglomerate extending from Pentyrch to Bro-Vyseyr and onwards to St. Pagans. They overlook the Corylittle Village hard by the Squire of Green- meadow. At Rbiwbina also Mr E. Rogers has discovered several valuable deposits in the limestone shales. The workmen of Mr H. Lewis have discovered similar deposits in the field lying southward of Castel Coch."

CURIOUS ASSAULT CASE. At Cardiff on Wednesday B. Jenkins, coach- man, of Wyndham-street, Canton, summoned W. H. Williams, a retired publican, of Ninian- road; for assault. Mr Sydney Jenkins, on behalf of Mr G. F. Willett, who prosecuted, said complainant was for some time previous to April 12th, 1909, in the employ of the defen- dant. In the week immediately preceding April 12th, complainant was absent from work through illness. He resumed on April 12th, and on the evening of that day he went to see if there were any letters for the post, and asked for his master. Some discussion took place as to the payment of complainant for the week he was away, defendant stating that owing to his ab- sence he had engaged someone in his place. and did not see why he should pay the wages twice over. Complainant said something about not Deing treated fairly, and defendant ordered him out of the house. A further altercation took place, and defendant rushed at complainant and dealt him several blows about the head. The consequence was that complainant had to consult a doctor, and a few days later he was ordered to go to the Workhouse, being subsequently taken to the Mental Hospital, Whitchurch, where he was detained until De- cember. The Stipendiary Is if suggested that there is any connection between the mental condi- tion and the violence f Mr Jenkins It is thought that it was partly due. The Stipendiary: If you have eridenceto support that allegation clearly, it will not be a case for me to deal with. It will be a case for indictment. We will commence taking evidence in deposition form. Defendant, who was represented by Mr Ivor Bowen (instructed by Messrs Vachell and Co.), denied the assault. He said when complainant spoke about the wages he pointed out that he had kept the situation open for him at consider- able inconvenience. Complainant absolutely refused to leave his house, however, so he pushed him out. The Stipendary decided to treat the matter as a common assault, and fined defendant 40a and costs, or one month's hard labour.

PAWNBROKER'S ERROR. At Aberdare Messrs Burkle and Co., pawnbrokers, were summoned by Mary Evans for not redeeming a pledge. Mr W. Kenshole appeared for the defendants. Complainant said that on March 26th, 1909, she pledged seven yards of cloth at the defendant's estab- lishment, for which she received the sum of 5s 6d. On the 26th of March. 1910, she called at the shop, and, producing the ticket, asked for the stuff back. She was, however, informed that by a mistake the stuff had been sold. They offered to give her other material, but she de- clined to accept this. Mr Kenshole, on behalf of the defendants, said they were prepared to compensate for the loss of the stuff to the same extent as they would have been obliged if the stuff had been lost by fire. The Bench, however, ruled that the com- plainant was entitled to the full price—namely, £1 2s 6d—and advised complainant that if she could not get it from the defendants, to claim for the same at the County Court.

The Shakespeare Festival. The great charm of the Stratford Festival is that it offers the chance of seeing Shakespeare's plaYd finely performed in the midst of those scenes from which he drew his inspiration. In New Place all that remains of his house may be seen. It is set in a gay garden, and on one side are shown his arms, gold on abend sable, a spear of the first." Here is that dark. upper room with its wide oaken boards for flooring, and a great oak beam across the hearth, where I three hundred years ago Shakespeare came into the world. Stratford itself was a-flutter with garlands and banners and wreaths and shields, j The inns were full of visitors, among whom J were a large number of Americans. I SHAKESPEARE'S BtRTHPLACE. STRATFORD-ON-AVON.

Commons Final Stage. I CHANCELLOR'S GOOD WORK. Ready Tribute by the Premier. HOLLOW TORY OUTCRIES. The Finance Bill had its Committee stage in the House of Commons on Tuesday, and the proceedings were mainly devoted to an elucidation of the intention that increment value duty shall not be charged on purely agricultural value. In the course of the dis- cussion -the Chancellor of the Exchequer dared the Opposition to throw the Budget out again. At the outset the Premier moved the suspen- sion of the eleven o'clock rule in order to make progress with the Development Bill. On the previous night it will be remembered that a similar motion was carried by only 22 majority but the Government whips were not to be again caught napping, and the division wa-- for the motion, 278; against, 165 majority, 113. Increment Value. On the Finance Bill, under the guillotine resolution no amendments could be moved at this stage unless they had relation to the new matter introduced into the Bill of last year by the Government. A large number of amend- ments on the paper were thus ruled out of order. On Clause 7, which as altered by the Government provided that Increment value duty shall not be charged in respect of agri- cultural land while that land has no higher value than its value for agricultural purposes only if sold at the time in the open market," Mr CLANCY (N.) moved a change in the wording so that the. clause would read In- crement value duty shall not be charged in respect of agricultural land while that land has no higher value than its market value for agricultural purposes only." Sir W. ROBSON (Attorney-General) intima- ted that the Government were prepared to accept the form of words proposed by Mr Clancy. Mr DILLON (N.) contended that the proposal of the Government as amended would exempt from taxation all genuine agricultural land in Ireland. Let Them Dare Throw It Out Mr LLOYD GEORGE said the Government amendments were declaratory of their original intentions. They were bound to present the same Bill to the House of Lords as-that which they rejected. Mr AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN: It makes you judge in your own cause as to what is a substantial alteration. Mr LLOYD GEORGE The country is t4 judge in the matter. (Opposition cheers.) The Bill has been submitted as a whole to the country, it was accepted as a whole by the country. (Opposition cries of No," and Minis- terial cheers.) If the Opposition say it was not so accepted let them dare to throw it out again. (Ministerial cheers.) It was never intended to tax purely agricultural land. Mr Clancey's amendment was agreed to with- out a division. Plea for the Trade. Mr JAMES HOPE (C.) moved an amend- ment to Clause 53 with the object of putting off the commencement of the new scale of liquor licences for six raontJis, until the 31st December this year. The amendment was defeated by 296 to 197 Government majority, 99. The Bill was reported to the House at a quarter to 11. The Budget for 1909-10 has for a second time passed through its final stage in the House of Commons., The third reading was carried on Wednesday amid the enthusiastic cheers of the supporters of the Government. Almost a year has passed since Mr Lloyd George, in a speech of over four hours'dura- tion unfolded his Budget plan in the House. That was on April 29th, 1909. The Finance Bill was read a first time on May 26th, had its second reading on June 10th bY a majority of 157, and its third reading on November 4th was carried bv a majority of 230. The Com- mittee stage had occupied over 40 days. The House of Lords disposal of it on November 30th, declaring by a majority of 275 that they were not justified in giving consent to the Bill until it had been submitted to the judg- ment of the country." It now remains for them to act on that judgment. Some reckless" back- woodsmen are urging a further rejection, but there is no ground for anticipating that the Peers will repeat the great blunder that ended the last Parliament. Tories and the Trade. Wednesday Night. The 11 o'clock rule, having by a majority of 93. been again suspended to enable the House to proceed later on with the Development Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER formally moved the third reading of the Finance Bill. Mr BONAR LAW (C.) thereupon moved the rejection of the measure. Mr YOUNGER (C.) said the licensed trade was being ruined. Mr BOWLES: What, already by taxes which they have not paid yet. (Ministerial cheers and laughter.) The Budget had its defects, but it was a Free Trade Budget, and therefore he liked it. Tory Bargaining. Mr HEMMERDE (L.) said the trade would now learn a pretty good lesson from what it had chosen deliberately to do a few years ago. The Opposition/ were very good judges of bar- gains, when for thirty years they had succeeded in obtaining the practically undivided sup- port of members of the Trade. (Ministerial cheers.) With Lord Dunraven's Money P Mr J. DEVLIN (N.) told the Independent Nationalist leader that next to Home Bule the Budget had been the issue upon which he had fought and won his constituency against the candidate sent down by Mr O'Brien with the money of Lord DunraVen and the Tory party. (Ministerial and Nationalist cheers.) He challenged the member for Cork to deny that Lord Dunraven, the head of the Tariff Reform League, had subscribed S500 to the funds of the All for Ireland League's newspaper, which was to fight the Budget and the. Irish party at the next election. (Cries of "Answer.") Mr O'BRIEN My answer is that Lord Dunraven is as good an Irish Nationalist as anybody. (Ministerial and Nationalist laugh- ter.) A Tory Threat. Mr PRETYMAN (C.), who said the Budget was not finance, but politics, added that their 12 months* arduous labour on the Budget was not the end of the trouble. (Opposition cheers.) When they met after the spring recess the Opposition would have some con- crete cases of hardship to bring before the Government, and he did not think the Chan- cellor would get out of them as easily. Premier's Summing-up. Mr ASQUITH, who was received with loud Ministerial cheers, said he would not say that the Budget, which had engaged the attention of the House for 12 montblswas now submitted without the alteration of a comma, but in all substantial respects it was unaltered. It was devised to meet two great national necessities. It provided funds for old age pensions, and satisfied exceptional calls for the purpose of national and imperial defence. The reduction of the sum which the Government had been in the habit of setting aside for paying off the principal of the Mational Debt was justified, because in the previous three years they had reduced the National Debt by dn amount abso- lutely unexampled in our financial history. Despite the suspension of the Sinking Fund the actual reduction of principal in the financial year just expired amounted to £12.657,000, of which sum £ 6,9(77,000 had been provided out of the Sinking Fund of tae previous year, so that nearly six millions had been entirely derived from the revenue of the year which had just expired. Nething Vengeful. In the new form of taxation he could find nothing suggestive of retributive treatment of special classes in the country who for social reasons were obnoxious to the Government. (Ministerial cheers and Opposition laughter.) They had made an honest and successful at- tempt to carefully and effectively distribute the new burden amongst the various members of the community. (Ministerial cheers and counter cheers.) The working classes had not Escaped so far as they were consumers of tobacco and alcohol. The middle classes had not escaped. The income tax had been kept at a rate which in the old days would have been called a war tmx. The well-to-do had not escaped for they had to pay on the super tax. Finally •the owners of. monopolies had not escaped. Whether land or mining it was monopolies alone which had been taxed. The added- value of those monopolies had been given by the State. (Ministerial .cheers.) No part of thl1 Budget was more justified than that which pro- posed increased licence duties. (Ministerial cheers.) The Financial Position. He must say one word as to the general finan- cial position of the country. (Ministerial cheers.) Consols happened to be very low. They were 81, but the German Three per Cents, were 83, and if adjusted to,a21 per cent, basis were 69.17. In other words there was no less than eleven in favour of the English fund. (Minis- terial cheers.) The enormous increase in the range of trustees, securities accounted for a large part of the fall in Consols. Then the South African war, the Irish Land Stock, and the growing competition of the municipal and local bodies all combined to make it physically impolssible to maintain Consols at the price at which they formerly stood. In France the expenditure was 166 millions and the revenue 158 millions, a deficit of eight millions; in Germany the expenditure was jE139,500,000, and revenue tl29,000,000, leaving a deficit to be met by loan of over ten millions, whilst Russia had an expenditure of 279 million and a revenue of 270 million, the deficit having to be covered by a loan of nine millions. Finally the United States had an expenditure of 173 millions,and a revenue of K1- millions, leaving a deficit of 11} millions. The Chancellor's Distinction. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Uoyd George) was the only Finance Minister among the great nations of the world who was at this moment in the enviable position of possess- ing a large surplus. (Loud Ministerial cheers.) In taking leave of the Budget so far as the House of Commons waa concerned—he did not think they were likely to hear of it again-he gla&]y recorded his uftSttoV ed' t>&t|&factton it fell to his lot-to lay the foundation and pre- pare the way and initiate the working; of what was now a national alnd intc&tructible svotem of old age pensions. (Ministerial cheers.) This was largely due to the genius, tact, patience, and courage of the Chancellor. (Loud Ministerial cheers.) He (Mr Asquith) was proud to be associated with him in that great financial scheme, which, without trenching in any way on the principles or practice of the fiscal system which had made our country prosperous and economically supreme, was going to provide an adequate and expanding revenue for our national needs and for social reform. (Loud Ministerial cheers.) Tftird Reading Carried. At nine o'clock the guillotine fell, and the Committee divided on Mr Bonar Law's amend- ment. There voted- For the amendment 231 Against. 324 Government majority 93 The third reading was then carried wthout a division amid loud and prolonged Ministerial cheers.

IN THETORDS. First Reading Accorded bf Four Peers. The House of Lords resumed at 9.30 on Wed- nesday, in order to receive the Finance Bill. It was brought to the Bar by the Clerk of the House of Commons (Sir Courtney Ilbert), and handed to the Clerk of the House of Lords. Mr John Burns was the only Cabinet Minister in attendance, and half a dozen members of the House of Commons watched the proceed- ings from behind the Bar. The Lord Chan- cellor was not present, and his place on the Woolsack was taken by the Earl of Granard. the other Peers present being the Earl: of Liverpool, the Marquis of Winchester, and Lord Colebrook. Lord COLEBROOK moved that the Bill be read a first time, which was agreed to, and their Lordships rose at 9.35. Passed by the Lords. The Lorda assembled on Thursday in consider- able numbers to pass the Finance Bill through all its stages. The operation must have been a disagreeable one, but having decided to go through with it they performed it with con- siderable alacrity, and with only such slight degree of protest as might have been expected. Lord Crewe, in moving the second reading of the Bill, did not follow the- course which he adopted last year. On that occasion he pro- posed the second reading of the Bill without saying a word, but to-night he entered into a rather elaborate explanation of the points in which it differed from the Bill of laet year. These changes, he said, were of no substantial importance, but the fact that he explained them created some surprise. It seepaed to be an abandonment of the Liberal contention that the House of Lords had no right to inter- fere with the finance of the country. It had been suggested, said Lord Crewe, that the Bill came before this House as the result of some sort of bargain if it had, there would be no reason to be ashamed of it. He asserted em- phatically, however, that so far as this Budget or any future Budget was con- cerned there had been no bargain of any kind. This remark was received with some laughter from the Opposition Peers, and Lord Crewe thereupon with evident annoyance expressed the hope that his word would pc ac- cepted. Historic Finance Reform. The Budget of 1909-10 is now over all its troubles, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer may be congratulated on one of the greatest achievements in the financial history of the country. The passing of the Budget marks a departure in finance as great as the establish- ment of Free Trade in the forties, and it may even have more far-reaching results. Its three great features—the tax on the increment of land value, the increase on the licensing duties, and the introduction of the super-tax -are all taxes capable of development, and this was why they were so frantically opposed by the Unionist party.; The latter are now consoling themselves with the cynical hope, which was expressed some months ago by Mr Balfour, that the only thing to make the Budget unpopular was to pass it. They believe that when the land taxes begin to be put in operation they will rouse much. resentment, and to some extent this is true. The landowners don't relish the idea of hav- ing their land valued, and there will be many quarrels and conflicts between them and the officers of Inland Revenue as to whether parti- cular patches of land are still agricultural or whether they have come within the building area. The inquiries with a view to exacting super-tax will be regarded as very inquisitorial by those to whom they are addressed. But after all the classes who ate affected by these features of the Budget are comparatively few. and there is no reason to think that the Budget will be less popular in operation than it was when it was merely under discussion. --r'-

A young lady \vho arrived by train at Dul- verton, Somerset, a week ago and went on by cab to Simonsbath, disappeared after having tea, at an hotel there. Two days later she was found on the moorland dying, with a bottle containing poison in her pocket. Her hair had found on the moorland dying, with a bottle containing poison in her pocket. Her hair had been cut off and all laundry marks removed from her clothing. A lady who motored to Simonsbath identified th body as that of Miss Harriet Williams, of Rending. The body is to be removed to London.

TRAPPED IN THE PIT Pentre Workmen's Plight HUNDREDS SAFELY RESCUED. Alarming Winding Engine Mishap. An accident, happily attended by, no fatal results, happened- on Wednesday afternoon at the Tynybedw Colliery, one of Messrs Cory Brothers' undertakings in the Rhondda alley, and involved the imprisonment over- night of 440 men, and, incidentally, consider- able anxiety to their people waiting upon the pit bank or in the cottage homes round about the colliery. It served on the other hand to illustrate the resourcefulness of those con- cerned in colliery working and the strong bond of kindliness that attaches the responsible officials of South Wales collieries to the men committed to their care. The accident was caused by the snapping of the drum shaft—a steel bar 10 inches in diameter, to which the winding drum is fastened and upon which the pistons operate. Coal was being wound and the single deck cage with its load of about 30 cwt. of coal was half- way up the pit when suddenly and without warning the drum shaft broke clean off close to the bearing on the oiston side of the drum. Engineman's Promptitude. With alacrity Sbadrach Sailer. the engine- man, stopped the engine and applied the brake. Luckily the brake held, and there was thus averted a catastrophe which might have been tragic, and certainly would have caused such damage to the pit shaft as would have rendered the colliery idle for a considerable time. Had the brake not been applied with marvellous promptitude in the first place and had it not held in the second place, the loaded cage would have dashed down the shaft with Ipr ul velocity, for there was no resistance possible from the engine, the connection having been cut off. Mr Thomas Williams, the resident manager, was immediately informed of the occurrence, and it wa3 seen that at the seat of the fracture there was a. flaw right in the centre of the shaft, and that so very few inches of the shaft remained inside the bearing that it was surpris- ing the drum had not by its sheer weight dropped into the drum pit and wrecked the engine bouse before the revolution had been stopped. Mr Williams's Srst thoughjt was for the men down below. There were 440 men and boys at work, and they had just one hour's work be- fore leaving to be brought to the surface. Mr Edgar Hall, the agent, was promptly informed ot what had happened, and he. with Mr Wil- liams immediately went to thf Pentre Colliery, also belonging to Messrs Cory Bros., about half a mile distant., From the Pentre Colliery it was known there was a connection under- ground with the Tynybedw Colliery workings, and the two officials made for the old road con- necting the two collieries, only to find that an exit for the Tynybedw men by that means was rendered impossible by reason of the numerous falls that had taken place. Message to Imprisoned Men. Nothing regained but to bring the men up through the upcast shaft, and returning to Tynybedw Mr Hall and Mr Williams took prompt sfieps to rig the shaft with the neces- sary gear. The engine at the head of the up- cast was as quickly as possible put under steam, and a large bowk was fitted to the rope already in position. A descent was then made, and word was passed to the men of what had occurred. All the experienced men in the pit recognised that the winding process must be slow, and resigned themselves to the long wait with nothing more ardent than a wish for a smoke. Mr Hall immediately ordered a plenti- ful supply of provisions for the men. Huge jugs of tea were brewed and poured into a large can. This refreshing bevetage was«sent down with bread and butter and cheese in abundance. The food was heartily welcomed by the men waiting below. The news spread to the homes of the miners, as such news does, with great rapidity, and the pit head was the scene of a gathering of anxious women and children. The chief concern of the women, when assured that there was no danger, was to be allowed to send down food to their husbands or sons, such food as they knew would be particularly welcomed. But Mr Hall, in the exercise of a wise discretion, would not permit it, preferring that the opera- tion of winding should be, as far as possible, unhampered. Boys First. THe winding was commenced at about 5,30, .the gear having in the meantime-being properly tested to the satisfaction of Mr W. D. Wight, the general manager, whq had assumed super- vision of the work. The first care-of the men below was to see that the boys were sent up safely, and as the bowk made its appearance above the black abyss of the upcast shaft once every twelve minutes, it brought up to safety six grinning and merry youngsters as lively as tjie .piccannmiefl ,.o £ .plantations outwWeet. They were hailed almost as heroes by the waiting crowd on the pit bank, and the hero worship was the more noticeably as the eVtoing wore on, and boys, and then more boys, were brought to bank. It was a sight to see the youngsters scampering home, answering, as they went, such inquiries as Is father com- ing next ?" with a philosophical Perhaps that was quite judiclal,if hurried, in its intona- tion. It deserves to be said that the care of the management and the men at the top of the upcast to see that the bowk with its human freight was brought safely to bank, was un- remitting. Standing in a little chamber hung round with colliers lamps were some men with long hooks, with which they gripped the bowk, and held it while its occupants came to bank. A welcoming cheer for the boys. who had for some minutes been heard whistling merrily from the depths of the shaft, and a "steady, boys," and the eager youth3 were brought to absolute safety, and ushered, one by one, into the glare of ,the electric light, shining upon a crowd of upturned face3. Thus the process went on, after the boys then the men, until the morning.

INTERFERED WITH WIT- NESSES P At the conclusion of a case at Cardiff Police Court yesterday, in which William Williams (27) was committed for trial at the Assizes on a charge of stealing a florin and a flagon of beer, with violencie, from Catherine Fury in Gray- street, the prosecutrix and her witness, a woman named Mary Ellen Frome, complained to the Stipendiary that threats had been used against them by three persons—in one case, in court. The Stipendiary immediately ordered sum- monses to issue, and the parties concerned to be detained until the charge-sheet had been disposed of. Subsequently Mary Ann Welsh, Thomas Smith, and Bessie Gardner, all of Gray-street, were charged with using the threats. Frome said that after she. had given her evidence GardnercaUed her a "false swearer," and spoke of what Williams was going to do to her when be came out." Fury asserted that the defendants had used threats the previous night. All three defendants denied the accusation. His Worship adjourned the summonses for three months, warning defendants that to in- terfere with a witness was a very serious matter, and that if they molested the women. Fury and Frome they would probably be sent to prison for six months.

GROCERS AND PRICE OF BACON. A quarterly meeting of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Council of the Grocers' Associa- tion was held at Wellington Chambers, Tony- pandy, on Thursday. Mr J. Williams, Llanbra- dac,h, presided. The present abnormal price of bacon was the subject of considerable discus- sion. and complaints were made that the high prices were in a great measure due to the arbitrary restrictions placed by the local authorities upon pig breeding by farmers and householders. Instances were given in which working inen, after spending t56 upon the construction of a sty, had been prohibited from keeping pigs simply because the structure was only 49 yards from the dwelling instead of 50 yards as re- quired by. the bye-laws. Reference was made to the demonstration egg train which had been travelling through South Wales, and suggestions were m^de that if the Board of Agriculture couldsee their way clear to send demonstrators on a some- what similar plan through the agricultural dis- tricts with the object of teaching farmers the best way of pig-keeping and pig-breeding it would lead to incalculable good. A resolution was passed that the secretary vrrite to the President of the Board of Agricul- ture urging' the importance of the removal of many of the restrictions which at present existed in the way of pig-breeding.

"THE FORTIES OF NEWPORT At Newport yesterday Thomas Evans, of Waters-cottages, was summoned for cruelly illtreating" a horse. Inspector Easdown, R.S.P.C.A., stated that defendant said he had the animal from The Forties." He always made the excuse that he had been done in by them. Evans continually dealt with this gang and bought crocks. The horse in question was lame and had a sore back, but half an hour after witness had spoken to defendant he had disposed of the animal. Mr T. H. Mordey Did it go back to The Forties 1" (Laughter.) Inspector Easdown Very likely. Alderman Wilkinson Perhaps it has gone to Germany ? (Laughter.) Inspector Easdown I don't think so. It is still about Newport. Defendant was fined 10s inclusive. ———————

I WELLINGTON'S MAP? What, is claimed to be the original map prle- pared for the use of Wellington at Waterloo is now in the possession of a retired Army officer after having been lost sight of for about sixty years. It was bought quite recently at an auction sale by a book dealer and soid to the officer, who intends to place it in an Army museum. The map bears pencil marks which, it is considered possible, were made by Wel- lington himself, and consists of reconnoitering sketches pieced together on canvas, the field of Waterloo being in a corner. t

COWSHED TRAGEDY. AGED FARMER BLUDGEONED EXCITING ARREST OF SUSPECTS. Sensational evidence relating to the arr* of two men, Amos Peel and John charged on suspicion with the wilful of John Massev, an aged farmer at Dalhafy last Monday, was given at the police court at Derby yesterday. Mr Massey, it will be remembered, found unconscious in his cowshed suSeriM from many injuries inflicted by some instrument, and he died Soon afterwards. trouscr-pocket cut away suggests robbery" the motive. Police Constable Moore, of Hatton, bad re- ceived a description of prisoners and saw approaching him. He told tbem he arrest them. They offered resistance and away. He followed them on his bicycle.. Overtaking them, the constable closed 1Vltb Peel, whom he handcuffed and left in of a road worker, whilst he chased across the fields. The latter, on being o.,et- taken, said I have faced bullets, and ýdJ will have to fight for it." The constable closed with him, and Doug8Øt releasing himself, lowered his head and about to butt him when the constable strue* him two blows on the head with his truncheOlSo Douagan fell, saying, I give in; fetch doctor." The constable, however, could he was not hurt, and Dougan ( hen said, H1 me again and ifnish me." According to Mr Bendle W. Moore, the proer cuting solicitor, the prisoner Peel, while the temporary care of the roadman after W* arrest, and while the constable was chaSUJg Dougan, said I hope he will get him, it he that did it. It would have been better ft11 me if I had not shown fight." Mr Moore further told the magistrates there would be several witne3ses to prove th* identification of prisoners, and he applied fot remand till Friday next, which was granted-

Russia's Gratitude TO SKIPPER OF CARDIFF TRADER. The Board of Trade have received through the Consul General for Russia a handsome watch, suitably inscribed, for presentation t? Captain West Croskery, master of the Cardiff trader Minterne, in recognition of his servicet to the crew of the barquentine Clara, when iø distress on the 21st of September last in tb* Atlantic ocean nea.r Cape Finisterre. When fallen in with by the Clara was short of provisions, all the sails wefC gone, and t he charts were all lost. Croskery sent a lifeboat alongside and suppl^ the crew with fresh provisions, gave the m- their position, and advised them what courø8 to take for safety. When the Clara arrived in port the masted reported to the Consul the timely services OP! tain Coskery had rendered, and the Cons"1 in turn placed the matter before his Govern* ment, with the above very gratifying sequel- Captain Croskery has been 34 years in mand, and during one voyage, when off Cap* Race, he was instrumental in saving the ere*' and passengers from a disabled North Lloyd liner.

Victim of a Short Cut." CILFYNYDD CANAL MYSTERY. The body of an elderly, unknown man recovered from the Glamorganshire Canal nea? Cilfynydd yesterday. The deceased was seen 1111'- night walking along the canal bank from Abcf" cynon, and he inquired the way to the elects"3 trams. It is presumed that in the darkness h* took the short cut and fell into the ca.nal, distance of about 18 feet, and being stunned W the fall, was drowned. The police description of the man is as fo** lows age about 62, height 5ft. 3in., grey half and beard, brownish Smousta.che. He ø dressed in a dark striped overcoat with a patch near the left side of the back, a da** brown-striped reefer coat, blue serge sers, and blue and red striped muffler, ligb* lace-up boots. He bore the appearance being a man of the labouring and trampÏJII clasa.

ALD. BEAVAN AS FREEMAN. CSounciUois D*. J..Rcbinwn, (ahaiiman Ca? diff Public Health. Committee) has annonpq«f his intention of moving at the next meettDg Of. Cardiff City Council that the honorary of the city be conferred upon Alderman F. Beavan, J.P., in recognition of his long valued public services. Councillor J. Fraser will, it is stated, second the resolution' Few men have played a more strenuous, pa^~ in the public life of Cardiff than Beavan, who was elected a member of Corporation in 1887, and Mayor in 1901. chairman of the Finance Committee he has doP~ excellent work. He is also a member of Board of Guardians. Alderman Beavan ifljjr ardent Liberal and a staunch Councillors Dr. Robinson and J. L. Fraser.a** Conservatives and Churchmen. I believe in paying tribute to a wortbf man while he lives," said Dr. Robinson yesttfT day, and not in waiting for death to comP? us to show and express our appreciation of services. Alderman Beavan has practicaMy given the whole of the last 25 years to tc* public interests of Cardiff. He has not spa-.v. himself in any way. and we all recognise b: ability and integrity. The least we can do to present the local Chancellor of the with the honorary freedom of the city, i which he has laboured so well."

ENGLISHTSPEAKINQ RACE. Ottawa, Friday.—Sir Richard Cartwrig^ Dominion Minister of Trade and Commt"* and the Government Jeader in the Senate,ø6 entertained at a banquet last evening by se0*. tors irrespective of party. Replying to the toa* of the evening, Sir Richard dwelt Canada's potentiality as a medium to brio? about the alliance of the races. „Such a union, he declared, could elf" disarmament and secure the peace of tbj world. A great and wholesome change taken place in the temper and feelings American public men. as was shown by services to the Empire bytbe American peop" and legislatures in reustmg the tempt.atiof to express unfriendly sentiments during th* Boer war. Their interests were becoming Paf. w lei with those of Canada, and of the Brit.iS Empire, in a great many wfYS. In the Minister said :—" This, gentlemen, if wish or .will, is the object which I think can all agree in desiring to forward, and is tØ my mind the solution, the only practical soh £ tion, of the very considerable number of di2 £ cuties which now beset the Mother Country*' -Reuter. ?

CARDIFF HEADMASTERSHIP. A discussion was initiated by Alderman Hughes*at the Cardiff. Education yesterday with regard to the salary to p- paid to the successor of Mr Waugh at the C» £ diff Intermediate School. The Second^ Schools Committee sent up a recommendatW* that a salary of JE300, together with a cap» £ tion fee of £ 1 per scholar per annum,, offered for the post. Alderman Hughes from the director (Mr J. J. Jackson) that th^v was an attendance of 210 boys in the scbO%J which had accommodation for 290. Mr WaUgA^ salary was £ 200 fixed, and a capitation of £ 2 per scholar. Alderman Hughes that the salary be paid on the same basis Mr Waugh was paid.. After a protracted discussion, during whjff Alderman Hughes's amendment was 1 °2 another amendment, proposed by Alderro^ Hughes, was carried on the casting vote of Chairman (Alderman Lewis Morgan), that salary be £ 300 fixed, and a capitation grarft^ 30s per scholar per annum, which would present a salary rising from £ 610 to £ 735.

CALVES IN SACKS. Samuel Morgan, of Broadway, Cardiff* summoned at Newport yesterday for cruellyJL treating six calves. Inspector Easd £ jJ]r R.S'.P.C.A., said that on Wednesday, the 20^ he saw defendant driving a horse and cart ■ j the direction of Cardiff. Witness noticed he had tarpaulin over the cart, and, 0 he was passing witness, the latter heard noise. He asked defendant what had in the' cart, and be said had a few calves which he was takio# Cardiff. Witness found six calves, each?* up in sacks. One was cramped so much when it was taken out it could not stap4 half an hour. They were all more or exhausted, the defendant having tied tbe tod tightly. Defendant said that calves brought to' the market tied up in th%t de3c tion. The Bench characterised it as cruelf imposed a fine of 20s, including costa.

A NEATH SHEBEEN. At NeatH yesterday James King and Ma*0^)1' Groves,his housekeeper,were charged with ing beer without a licence in a hut at cruf J. Burrows, on Sunday, April 17th. Mr Jeffreys prosecuted, but defendants did a appear. P.C. Lisk and P.S. W. E. Rees Pt%^f that inside the hut on the occasion oi -pfr visit was an 18-gallon cask of beer on t80p. several empty casks. When spoken to u Groves said she charged the lodgers 3d a V and her instructions were to charge 4d to tI gf. siders. The Bench fined King JE10 and ^0 two months, and Groves 20s and costs or month. _.iu James NichoUs, Frederick Ball, ji- Hughes, Thomas Bowen, and David of whom were summoned for aiding an" jL4} t ing, were ordered to pay fines varyiDf? la 6d to 20s and ooRfcu. i