The Cardiff Times

Letters of an Economist. SAYINGS OF J. S. MILL. Lords and the Democracy. The Letters of John Stuart Mill" have been issued in two volumes by Messrs Longman, Green and Company. They are edited by Mr Hugh S. R. Elliott, who in an introduction gives a brief sketch of the life of the distin guished author. The epistles embrace the period from 1829 to 1873. Mr Elliott, in his introductory observations, throws light on Mill's domestic life. In 1830 he was introduced to Mrs Taylor," says Mr Elliott, and thus commenced the great affec- t.ion of his life. Aftr 20 years of the closest in- timacy, the death of Mrs Taylor's husband left her free to marry Mill. But during this time Mill's reputation had suffered greatly through his connection with her. Emancipation of Wives. Mill's idea of the wedded state was not of the conventional order, and in a letter he declared against the conferment of legal power and con- trol over the person, property and freedom of action of the other party, independent of her own wishes and will; formal protest against the existing law of marriage, in so far as con- ferring such powers and a solemn promise never in any case or under any circumstances to use them. Income Tax Indicted. Commenting on the income tax he remarked one who knew City people pretty well predic- ted, when the income tax was first laid on by Sir Robert Peel, that the consequences of it would be a great deterioration of commercial morality." Since then we have been always hearing of the growth of commercial dis- honesty. A false return of income tax has probably been in innumerable instances the first dereliction of pecuniary integrity." Severe en the Lords. The House of Lords was apparently a "burn- ing question in 1869, as it is to-day, for in that year Mill, commenting on Lord Russell's Bill for the creation of life peerages, wrote A few good names may be put in at first, but as a rule the life peerage will be a refuge for the mediocrities of past Administrations- If now and then a thoughtful and vigorous man gets in, he will no doubt be the means of publicly speaking his thoughts, but to an inattentive audience for the peers are too stupid and too conservative to be moved except by a party leader who they think will carry obstructive- ness to the utmost limits of practicability. I doubt whether a Second Chamber can ever again carry weight in English politics unless popularly elected." Among his epigrams are the following :— The characteristic of Germany is knowledge without thought; of France, thought without knowledge of England, neither knowledge nor thought." A democratic revolution is one of the most unlikely of all events in England, for English working men are never likely to rise until they are starving, and they are not likely now to be starving for generations to come."

Aberystwyth Water. II' PROPOSED NEW SERVICE RE8ERV01R The Demands of the Summer Season. At Aberystwyth Town Hall on Wednesday Mr A. W. Brightmore, Local Government Board inspector, conducted an inquiry into an appli- cation of the Town Council for sanction to borrow JE7,500 for the provision of a new service reservoir with a capacity of 3,000,000 gallons. The Town Clerk (Mr A. J. Hughes) said the present reservoir with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons was not sufficient to meet the growing demands of the town during the sea- son. The new reservoir would, by reason of its higher altitude of 40 feet, provide an ade- quate supply of pure water for the houses erected on the hill overlooking the town and bay. The last instalment of the original loan of JE19,000, which was the cost of bringing the town's supply of water from the top of Plyn- limon mountain, had been paid off. Dr. T. D. Harries said he was present to oppose the scheme, and said he had a petition to present. The Town Clerk said they were all indebted to Dr. Harries for the interest which he took in the Plynlimon scheme, of which he was the father, and he (the town Clerk) took it his opposition would be in no way hostile. Mr Rees Jones, borough surveyor, said the proposed new reservoir would give the town an additional six weeks' storage. Dr. Harries said he opposed the scheme be- cause he was of opinion that a second line of pipes would meet the shortage of supply dur- ing August. He was proceeding to read a long report, presented- by Mr Wynne Roberts, formerly surveyor at Cape Town, when Mr John Gibson said If you go on reading that we shall be here as long as the Church Com- mission. (Laughter.) I cannot understand what you are driving at. The inspector will report in due course.

CURIOUS 1st OF MAY PROJECT. Paris, Wednesday.—According to the news- papers, the General Confederation of Labour intends to organise a great demonstration in the Bois de Boulogne for May 1st. One of the objects of the demonstration, it is said, would be to block the roads for automobiles return- ing from the race meeting at Longchamps.— Reuter.

HAVERFORDWEST MEAT CASt Discussion took place at a meeting of the Haverfordwest Town Council on Tuesday night with reference to the recent seizure of Mr John White's meat in the Haverfordwest Market, and to the umpire's award to Mr White of JE75 and the costs of the arbitration. Replying to Councillor Phillips, the Town Clerk said that a portion of Mr White's meat was sent away for bacteriological examination on the instructions of the medical officer of health, and the market caretaker had orders that the meat was not to be sold pending further instructions. The meat tvas afterwards pronounced to be free from tuberculosis. Councillor T. H. Thomas Is it the usual way to send meat away in the way the medical officer did ?—Town Clerk: That is very diffi- cu for me to answer. Councillor Thomas: Has it been sent in that way before ?—Town Glerk: I believe not. Alderman Bishop said he did not think that the Council or the Mayor had any power to prevent the medical officer from pro- ceeding as he did in this case. The Mayor I believe that is correct. Councillor DeweIMn Is there no process our officials can adopt which will avoid our being landed in these costsagajn ?-TheTown Clerk: I don't believe there is any process. Councillor Rowland mentioned that the Sanitary Com- mittee had the matter under consideration, and they hoped to bring up a report.

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A LITTLE DIFFERENCE. 4 «' ■ —HWBW nil I J I nwtiri ■ mini—| LORD HALSBURY Remember what we Barons did at Runnymede MR BULL Humph Perhaps it was lucky for Magna Charta that you weren't there, my Lord There's a little difference between Runnymede and Runamok (Lord Hafebury, presiding at the festival dinner of the Royal Society of St. George on Saturday, said: There was a danger just now of people forgetting what had been won for them on the plains of Runnymede.") Cartoon by Sir F. C, Gould. (Published by permission of the Proprietors of the Westminster Gazette.") I

HAULIER8' REVOLT. ABERDARE MEN'S DECISION. Secession From the Federation. NEW UNION MOVEMENT. Counter Policy Defined. A largely attended meeting of colliery hauliers in the Aberdare Vallev was held on Wednesday at the Aberaman Hall, Aberaman. Every colliery in the district was fully repre- sented, and discussion ensued as to the advis- ability of secediag from the Miners' Federation and resuscitating the old Hauliers' Union. After a long discussion it was unanimously resolved to resuscitate the Union in Aberdare, and to secede from the Federation. A sub-committee was appointed to draft rules, and the meeting was adjourned until next Wednesday, when steps will probably be taken to communicate with the hauliers in the other districts with the object of forming one Union for the whole of South Wales. Interview With Miners' Agent. Our Aberdare correspondent afterwards waited upon Mr G. B. Stanton, Aberdare miners' agent, who had been attending am executive meeting of the Aberdare district, and asked him whether he had heard the result of the hauliers* mass meeting. Mr Stanton said: Yes, the news was re- ceived by us before the executive parted. What do you think of this movement ?" Man proposes but God disposes. In this case the hauliers and timbermen as well, I suppose, propose, but the Aberdare District and myself will act the other part in this case." The Aberdare District I suppose will be strong enough to deal with the question ?" Notices on June 1st Yes, quite in fact we have to-night dealt with the matter. We have decided to take steps at once to deal with this matter. I am going to see my colleagues at Cardiff in a few days, and, whether they will agree to do so or not, we have decided to tender notices in every colliery in the Aberdare District on the 1st of June in order to compel every man working in every colliery to, pay up to the Federation, except the surface men, who belong to their own Union and are already affiliated with us."

The Midwives Act. POSITION IN CARMARTHENSHIRE. At a meeting of the Carmarthenshire County Council, at Llandilo on Wednesday, Mr John Williams, Ammanford, asked what the Council proposed doing in regard to the carrying out of the Midwives Act. The present position ilt the county was chaotic, and it was high time something should be done to prevent midwives from getting into difficulties. Mr W. N. Jones, Tirydail, proposed that the question be referred to the Public Health Committee. Mr Joseph, Llangennech, seconded. Mr Mervyn Peel, Danyralit, said that the various districts of Carmarthenshire were taking the matter up, many District Nursing Associations having been formed. Could the Council award a grant to the head nursing association in Cardiff, where ladies were trained to be certificated nurses ? Most of the English and Welsh counties afforded these subsidies. Col. Morris, Ammanford, was anxious to know what decision had been come to as to the unqualified midwives. Mr W. B. Jones (Llanelly): I rise to a point of order. As we are referring this matter it is our duty to wait. Col. Morris But the children won't wait. We must prepare for their coming. (Laughter.) The Chairman (Re7. A. Fuller Mills, Carmar- then) I must rule, Colonel Morris, that we do not discuss details now. (More laughter.) The motion was carried.

BARON OF GL YNCOTHI." I Dealt With in Police Court. At Llandyssul Police Court on Wednesday G. Samuel Watkins, Danycoed, who claims to be the Baron of Glyncothi," was summoned for neglecting to educate his two children. -The chief attendance officer (Mr Joseph Morgan) pointed out that the son-Wilfrid Samuel Watkins, aged 11 years—had only attended school 14 days in his lifetime, whilst the child, Christian Violet, aged eight years, had never attended school. Defendant did not appear, but sent a long letter setting forth his defence, in which he contended that the court had no jurisdiction over him as he was residing on CrowrA land, that he held land from the King, and wiat he (defendant) ought to be tried on the doorstep. The Bench ordered the boy to be sent to school, and imposed a fine of la and costa in respect to the girl.

PONTYPRIDD & RHONDDA BILL Reported for Third Reading. THE LLANTRJSANT OPPOSITION. The consideration of the Bill promoted by the Pontypridd and Rhondda Urban District Councils for the formation of a Joint Water Board and the transfer oo that board of the undertaking of the Pontypridd Water Com- pany at an agreed price in round figures of £ 335,000, was resumed on Wednesday by a Select Committee of the House of Commons, presided over by Sir Luke White. The proceedings were adjourned from Tues- day in order than an agreement might be come to between the promoters and the Llan- trisant and Llantwit Fardre District Council with respect to a suggestion by the chair- man that a clause should be inserted in the Bill giving Llaatrisant the option of purchasing at a given time the mains and pipes within their district, at a price to be decided upon either by agreement or arbitra- tion, so as to prevent the necessity of the Council having to apply to Parliament for such powers should they consider it necessary to construct at any time their own water under- taking. Yesterday morning Mr Fitzgerald, K.C., who appeared for the promoters of the Bill, said the suggestion of the chairman had been dis- cussed fully by both parties, and he was sorry to say that no satisfactory decision Bad befen arrived at. The promoters were perfectly will- ing to sell the portion of the under- taking that was in the Llaatrisant district to that Council on the usual terms, and also to give them a supply of water in bulk over that area alone on the understanding that the supply.should be used in that area alone, but they objected to supply an area which was outside the limits of. the supply of the Pontypridd Water Company, whose interests the Joint Board were purchas- ing. But for some reason or other the opposing parties would not agree to the proposal. Llantrisant's Objection. Mr Charteris, who represented the Llantri- sant and Llantwit Fardre Council, said the matter resolved itself into the question of price, and whether they would be allowed to use the water they had taken from the Joint Boaid in the two areas of the Rural Council. It would surely be both inexpedient, un- economical, and inadvisable if they were com- pelled to have two systems of mains, one be- longing to the Council and the other to the Joint Board, entirely independent one from the other and unconnected, as woitld be the case if the clauses were allowed to stand as drafted. The Chairman: What is the use of dis- cussing the matter when you cannot come to terms ? As nothing of the matter was men- tioned in your petition, the Committee have no pother to alter the present condition of affairs, unless an agreement was made between the parties, in which case they would give their,consent to the agreement. Mr Charteris maintained that the matter wis refetred to in the petition, and asked for his clients to be allowed to take over the plant in accordance with precedents which he cited. The Chairman remarked that it would be no use inserting a clause enabling the Council to take over the plant that was within their dis- trict without fixing definitely the price to be paid. Mr Charteris: We have done our best to come to terms, but cannot do so. The Chairman With regard to the question of arbitration about the price of water, I may say it would be a very difficult matter for the Committee to consent to a clause which would be satisfactory to both parties. The Chairman added he thought the best plan for Mr Charteris would be to submit the clause which he wanted the Committee to consider. Mr Charteris All I want is the right which was given in the model clause in regard to the purchase of the plant. The Proposed Clause. The Chairman: You want power to have the option of compelling the sale to yourself, not for the Joint Water Board to compel you to purchase it ? Mr Charteris It is a clause which has been agreed to over and over again by Parliament in such cases as this. The Chairman Why didn't you apply for these clauses when the Pontypridd Water Board Bill came before Parliament in 1908 ? Mr Charteris The position is different to-day. Mr Fitzgerald said the model clause referred to by Mr Charteris had never been agreed tu it was only a suggestion. The Chairman again Regretted that the parties could not come to terms on the matter remarking that the Llantrisant Council Would have to be content with the clause which en- abled the Joint Board and themselves to settle the matter by agreement hereafter. Mr Fitzgerald I think we can give a reason- able agreement. Mr Fitzgerald agreed to make the clause re- quiring the maintenance of a constant pres-, sure of water in the mains operative through- out the Llantrisant district. The Committee ordered the Bill to be re- ported to the House for third reading* At the close of the proceedings, Mr Nicholas and Alderman Mathias were warmly congratu- lated by counsel on having wiped the floor with three powerful local opponents."

PONTYPRIDD WATER BILL In the House of Lords on Wednesday the Pontypridd Water (Extension of Time) Bill was read a second time.

REJECTED CHINESE PORK. 16,800 Carcases ftefused. Mr Burns, President of the Local Govern* ment Board, further questioned in the House on Wednesday with regard to Chinese pork, said some 16,800 carcases which arrived in the United Kingdom ddring last month did not comply with the foreign meat regulations, and were re-exported. They were ref ased not because they were unsound, unclean, or unfit for food, but because the carcases had the back bones taken out instead of being whole as re- quired by the regulations. AH these pfg3 were white, and not the black scavenger pigs of China. Np

TARDY COMPENSATION. The Times marine insurance correspon- dent states that payment has not been made in London by the Russian Government, on ac- count of the compensation allotted to the com- panies interested in the cargo of the British- India Steam Navigation Company's Ikhona. The Ikhona was sunk by the Terek in 1905, and after protracted proceedings the awards jwere granted by the Russian supreme cour" last November.

HISTORIC STRIKE. l' AMERICAN WELSH TINPLATERS Struggle for Labour Rights. CO NFl DE tiT OF VICTORY. The strike of American tinplate workmen, the majority of whom are Welshmen, is enter- ing the tenth month, and probably no labour struggle (writes a correspondent) in which the power of wealth has been so drastically used on the one side,, and such orderly passive resistance displayed on the other has ever taken^ place in the metal industries in the world's ^history. Business men and local authorities have combined, as they declare, in the interest of towns and the property therein, to press the strikers to accept the" open shop condition of the Trust, but with ho success, and now in hot weather the strike breakers are leaving the mills by the scdre, and the men who have so heroically fought for la,bour rights declare that the time is not far distant when the Trust will have to recognise the right of tinplate workmen to combination and collective bargaining. Roll Breakage, The Trust claims that out of its 235 mills 191 are at work. A very different report is given by the strikers, who state that the production Of strike breakers at mills is insignificant, and much of it of very, indifferent quality, and that the waste aid toll breaking have been immense. There is some confirmation of this in a letter of instruction by District Manager O'Brien, of the American Sheet and Tinplate Co. (the Trust), which opens in the following terms :— To All Rollers and Roughers. Gentlemen,—Roll breakage has been ex- cessive in the last month. Practically every one has been broken on account of being burnt by gagging on the roughing or by tongB being rolled or hot necks. We desire to retain all our present workmen, and will do everything we can to instruct them in their work so as to reduce breakage and scrap loss to the lowest possible minimum. With that objeet in view we wish to have the following rules put into effect immediately. Ten rules are given, each of which (says our correspondent) would be carried out intuitively by men accustomed to tinplate mills. The idle mills of the Trust, and the light pro- duction of so many mills at work, is one of the explanations offered for the present scarcity of American domestic tinplate, notwithstand- ing the starting of a large number of new mills by independent companies. The scarcity is answerable for premiums of 15 to 20 cents ber box being paid for deliveries.

CAPTAIN J. DAVIES, CARMARTHEN. Captain John Davies, of the firm of Messrs J. Daviea and Son, Carmarthen, passed away on Saturday morning at his residence, Cloth Hall, King-street, Carmarthen, at the age of 77 years. He commenced a seafaring life as a lad of 14 years, and was on one of the vessels which carried the troops to the China War. During his career he was shipwrecked four times. As a master mariner, for many yeafs in the employ of Messrs John Cory and Son, Cardiff, he voyaged all round the Vorld. He Was captain of the as. Rumney, which collided with a French boat, both of which were sunk in the Bay of Biscay, but without loss of life on either side, and the ss. Rougemont, which went down in the Baltic Seas, all hands taking to their boats, and eventually landing at Copen- hagen. This was in 1893, when he retired, after a seafaring life of 45 years. Captain Davies was a faithful member of the Tabernacle Bap- tist Church, of which he was a deacon.

MRS JANE WILLIAMS,. CARDIFF. One of Cardiff's oldest inhabitants has just passed away in the person of Mrs Jane Williams, who was a member of the well-known Vaughan family. Her fathei, Mr Geoige Vaughan, was the proprietor of one of the first shipping butchers' establishments in Cardiff, and trained several local men, amongst whom was the late Mr William Kyte. Mrs Williams and her late husband were the oldest members of Bethany Baptist Church, and were married there in 1852. Her knowledge of old Cardiff matters was extensive and most inter- esting. Mr W. Thomas, Troedyrhiwfuwch. The village of Troedyfhiwfuwch has during the past few days lost through death its oldest inhabitant in the person of Mr W. Thomas, grocer and postmaster. He Was widely known, and had attained the patriarchial age of over 90 years. A native of Uandilo, Carmar- thenshire, he nearly 60 years ago went to reside in Monmouthshire, living successively ab Pontv- pool, Pontlottyn, and Troedyrhiwfuwch. He en- joyed good health up to the last. He possessed strong religious convictions, and belonged to the Congregational denomination. He became the chief founder of Nazareth Congregational Church, Pontlottyn, and was a zealous and energetic member of the church. He leaves an aged widow and four sons (all grown Up), one of of whom is the vicar of St. Giles, Durham.

INSURANCE OF SCHOLARS. -1-- Merthyr Authority's Action. A meeting of the School Management Com* mittee of the Merthyr Education Authority was held on Wednesday, Councillor R. P. Rees (chairman) presiding. The Town Clerk, in view of a recent High Court decision, advised that the Education Authority should insure themselves against accidents to scholars whilst attending school, and it Was arranged to write to various insurance companies asking fof terms. Miss Sarah Williams, now a teacher ill the advanced elementary school for girls, was appointed to take charge of the girls' school at Trehatris.

Beï-ètS help! wool A proved and ly* certain help 2d. 0 AND lw I I Puritan 3ld. i Soap r Is a worker: it is made to wash clothes "Tjvfl and does it. I THOMAS. BMBTOL.

A NATIONAL NEED. Great Educational Step TO PREVENT THE WAGE OF YOUTH. Important Scheme Announced. The Board of Education ? about to issue an important circular to eduation authorities reoommending the establisluent of informa- tion agencies—or jurenile loour exchanges- by means of which youth: when they leave school, may be induced t take up employ- ments which would be of ermanent benefit to them and not slide sosasily into various forms of temporary employment which lead to nothing. This was the announcemat to the House of Lords on Wednesday made y the Earl of Crewe in answer to proposals to aolish the half-time system and make attendant at evening schools compulsory. The matter was raised b tjord Sheffield, the Liberal Peer better knownus Lord Stanley of Alderley, who moved tlu: it was desirable legislative effect should be;iven to the recom- mendations of the Departmental Committee on Partial Exemption thati statutory obliga- tion should be imposed Ó. local education authorities to provide, wh(e it is reasonably practicable, continuation schools, and that provision be also made by tatute to aid sub- stantially from Parliament funds the cost of such schools. The deimd in the agricul- tural districts for' partial (emption of boys above 13 he thought could i met by local bye- laws, and whilst in textile lades many opera- tives might not willingly gi& up their right to make money out of their cQdren before the ageof 14, yet he believed thjpopulation would soon become reconciled to ife change, as was the case when the age of paJifel exemption was raised on two former occasias. He believed the country was ripe for th changes recom- mended. In this view he was suppcyed by the Bishop of Southwark, who furtb* expressed the approval of the Archbisho of Canterbury, who was prevented from beig present. The Bishop of Hereford beli'ed that public opinion was sufficiently a^'&nced to make attendance at continuatid schools, or some kind of training for life obli^tory on our grow- ing lads ao as to save then ftofti the risks of their undisciplined life. The Earl of Crewe so fchte Government sympathised with the obje4f<< £ the resolution. The half-time system hadbeen proved no effective substitute for aprentaceship, and therefore the whole foundion of the system had vanished, while as re^rds rural life the system was of no great value As to obligation to establish continuation sctols he expressed doubts, and should be sofr to see the door closed to the principle of lbil option in this matter. The motion was unanimotisl carried. I "i i i—.

Allotment Bab Case. PRISONER COMMITTED OR TRIAL. Frederick George Beeton, railvy goods clerk, in custody on charges of mUrStng the infant child of Rose Young, of which eeton, a mar- ried man, was the father, waS avin before the magistrates at Hitchin Police turt on Wed- nesday. The body, it will be recalled, wi discovered in an allotment tenanted by the;cusedi while he was in prison undergoing thremonths' im- prisonment in the second divisio for kidnap- ping a child at Canning Town. Mr Harold Pearce, representingie Director of Public Prosecutions, said Beeti had three children of his own, and there W no doubt the added burden of the maint.elnce..of this child was more than he could bear. Here was the motive for disposing of the chi, and his letters to Miss Young bore this In one letter he wrote—" 1 have tried ameans to get you a little, but *1 have failed I am ex- tremely sorry, but I was never woe off my- self than just now- With my wag^t is diffi- cult to get a few shillmgs." The first new witness called 'as Dr. Macfadyeh, who stated he was preset at the digging of the allotment when the c!d was discovered. It was buried about t) feet in loose soil, and was partially clothed. It was the body of a healthy. well-nourislu child. There was no trace of disease, and it 788 im- possible to conclude what was the use of death. It bad been in the ground abo; three months. After the lapse of such a timit was impossible to say whether the chi was drowned. Answering Mr Stern, the doctor saithere were no signs inconsistent with the chilhav- ing been accidentally smothered. J Rose Young, mother of the child, de)sed that Beeton was its father. He got itway from her when it was six weeks old by tiitig Jacr his brother in Lpjidon wanted to aAe» -it. Cross-eiamiUed, she said she might ive suggested to the prisoner be should getter something to prevent the bistfi of the chilc Thomas James Stockall, undergoing iJtr.i- sonment at Wormwood Scrubs, told the st-y of Beeton's confession to him in prisoftf drowning and burying the child. Prisoner, interposing, denied speaking f drowning the child. Prisoner was committed for trial at Hertfo Assizes in June.

The Red Funnel Fleet SAILINGS AT WHITSUNTIDE. Progress of Negotiations. Great interest is being felt throughout the Bristol Channel ports in the progress of the negotiations, now nearing completion, for the acquisition of the Barry fleet of pleasure steamers by the new company formed for that purpose. Composed of capable business men, the directorate of the new company by the shipowning experience it will represent will give the shareholders a sense of confidence that the fleet will be w^fl managed. (Ving to the Barry Company having arranged to sell one of the two 1 arger steaners, the new company will acquire the Gwalia or Devonia, the Barry and the Westonia. This sale by the Barry Company of one of the ig steamers will proportionately reduce the pur- chase price mentioned in a previous referene to the negotiations, but the capital of the nev company is still to be £ 70,000, in shares of £ each, though only about £ 50,000 will now neet to be issued. to be issued. Although the prospectus will probably not be issued before next week, arrangements have been made to underwrite the capital necessary for the purchase of thpee steamers. It is probable that these will start running at Whitsuntide, and the question of securing ad- ditional vessels will be decided later. There is no question of leasing the steamers, They will be purchased outright, and will be run to and from Cardiff.

Swansea Schoo) Case. APPEAL TO HOUSE OF LORDS. In the House of Commons onWednesday, Mr Bridgenian (C.) aaked the President of the Board of Education whether he intended to compensate the managers of the Oxford-street School, Swansea, for the expense and inconve- nience to which they had been put by the misconstruction of thfe law on the part of the Board as shown by the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal. Mr Runcltnan I Cahnot admit the assump- tion on which the question is based. Notice of an appeal to the House of Lords has been given, and as I understand a speedy decision may be expected, it seems better to postpone discussion m this House until the case has been decided. Mr Bridgeman Will the right hon. gentle- man and the Attorney-Genferal pay the costs of the appeal out of their own pockets ? (Ministerial cries of Oh.") No aflsjwer was given.

WELSH RECORDS. A correspondent writes :—" Perhaps it would surprise a good many people who take an interest in Welsh historical records a/s well as the Financial Secretary to the Treasurv to know that there are piles of specifically Welsh records in the Public Records Office, and of which the officials seem to know nothing. All the papers of the Welsh Chancellery which once existed at Cardiff were removed thera long ago, and to this day they remain un- calCndered and totally neglected. It would be well if a few Welsh M.P.'s investigated this matter on the spot, and not allots themselves to be at the mercy of unsympathetic officials."

"URGENT TELEGRAMS." A point of much public interest is now being considered by the postal authorities. The matter is that ptesaure has been put upon the Depart- ment to permit persons who will pay an addi- tional > fee to have their telegrams endorsed Urgent," and sent in advance of those paid for at the ordinary rate, Mr Samuel is not, however, likely to consent. The telegraphs (savs a correspondeint) exist as a public con- venience, and should be administered even- handedly, the rich and the poor served alike, and one tariff applicable to all.

MR LLOYD GEORGE DECLINES. Replying to a suggestion by Major Morrison Bell that he would give ihi s attention to the source of revenue that awaits him owing to recent developments in the rubber or oil markets, Mr Lloyd George says :— If the honourable and gallant member wishes to suggest that I should have a flutter' with public funds in the rubber or oil markets, I am afraid I must decline. As a method of obtaining revenue, I should regard speculation in rubber and oil as in the same category as Tariff Reform."

Welsh Boating Disaster PROFESSOR'S SON DROWNED RESCUE OF "YOUNG LADIES. On Wednesday a, fatal boating acdSsol occurred in the estuary of the River ConW»1N about a mile and a half above the suspeori^ bridge, at ftood tide. A private boat, belonging to Mr J. Glynfl* Jones, registrar of Bangor County Court, vr has a residence on the west bank of the was being sailed on the river when a squall capsized it. All five occupants, includW i two young ladies, clung to the keel, but hetp I was over an hour in reaching them. Gerald Phillips, aged 16, son of Professor S. W. Phillips, professor of botany at North WSW University College, Bangor, was unconsciojj when rescued, and died subsequently. TW driver of a passing train observed the distressed boat, and informed the stationmaster at tbØ next station. A telephone message was eent to Glan Conway, whence two boatmen went to the rescue. The water was rough and very cold-

Kitchener's Return. WELCOMED BACK TO ENGLAND. Lord Kitchener landed at Southampton txott the Oceanic at 1.20 on Wednesday afternoon. S* had a magnificent reception from the. local authority, the Mayor, with other civic digni" taries, offering him a welcome in the library ot the liner. Lord Kitchener, who looked bronzed, but is perfect health, briefly thanked the Mayor f- his felicitations. Along with him were Mr Currf (the local manager of the White Star Com* pany), Col. Brown (local transport officer), and Major Marker (who was military secretary to him in India). As his Lordship descended froØI the vessel he was enthusiastically greeted by large crowd assembled on the quays, and be cordially acknowledged the greetings. He managed, however, to evade the crowd in characteristic fashion by going by a private road to clear his luggage, and then drove to the South Western Railway Hotel, where he took luncheon with the Mayor. In the course of a conversation, Lord Kø- chener recalled the f%ct that it was almost eight years since he left this country. He was anxious to see what changes had taken place, and he referred specially to the growth of elec- tric railways, motors, and aviation. His tour in Australia and New Zealand hmA been, he said, of the greatest possible interest The development going on in those countries had highly impressed him. People there had shown the greatest keenness in putting tbeit defences on a more satisfactory footing. Tbef meant to make great improvements in this W spect. Turning to J apan, he said the efficiency ol the Japanese Army had much impressed him* He was struck by the activity and energy see* on all .sides. He regretted he had not time to visit Canada. He had been very kindly re- ceived in the. United. States, and wished he had had more time there. Welceme at Waterloo. Lord Kitchener arrived at Waterloo from Southampton at 4.45 p.m. on Wednesday. The arrival platform was restricted to distinguished persons. As the train steamed in a rush was made for the saloon. Hardly a moment elapsed before the door was flung open and Lord Kitchener stepped on to the platform in a modest manner. as if not expecting a welcome. A s soon ae the crowd, which had lined up on the other side ol the road recognised the famous general, thef gave three cheers, in response to which he lifted his hat several times. The first person to enter into conversation with him was Lord Roberts, with whom he laughed and chatted and eventually remarked You are lookint very well yourself." Fuitther introduction* followed, cheers were raised several times' and finally the General walked across the plat* form and drove away to Belgrave 8quater where he will take up his residence. As t)S> co vered car in which he was seated left I Ration the crowd cheered lustily.

Payment of Income-Tax. THE CLAIMS TO RELIEF. Statement by the Chancellor. Mr Guinness (C), in the Hoyse of Common* on Wednesday, asked the Chancellor of tbØ Exchequer whether a person with an iocoatf under jMOO a year was allowed to pay income* tax from 1909-10 at the lower rate only if he had put in his claim before flapUwihnri 1909 whether a person .with an incite*. Jm tWeefl £ 2,000 aild £ 3,000 a year could pay t& tax at the lower rate on the unearned portioJl of his income if he made application after th< Budget became law, and whether he would 4e anything to redress this inequality Of ment. Mr Lloyd George The answer to the fiwt, and second part of the question is in tbl affirmative. As regards the third part, thett. is an important distinction between the two cases which the hon. member appears to haVf overiooked. The fact that the Finance Bill fo< a particular year may not have passed into law by the 30th of September does not affect the provisions of the Finance Act, 1909. 011 the other hand, delay in the passing of a Bid which introduces a further measure of reliet necessarily affecte for the first year the condr, tions under which that relief can be claimed. Education Authorities Reassured. Questioned by Mr Peel (C.) in regard to ttM eficiency of the Local Taxation (Customs and xcise Residue) Fund hitherto applied for the jrposes of higher education, Mr Lloyd George said he should be ratbM apprised to hear that local education author* res were preparing to cut down the expend!* tte on education when there was every antici* p*ion of the whole of their loss within a feW. thasand pounds being refunded. If France (L.): Can the right hon. gfentie- ma say when he expects to make a statemftfl Wifclregard to the additional payment to tbI locaauthorities ? M Lloyd George Not until after the recetfe whes I see how the taxes are coming in. Old Age Pensions. M Lloyd George informed Mr Hicks Béada (C.) tilt fresh legislation would not be neces, sary tclegalise as from 1st January, 1911, thd payment of old age pensions to persons, who fnlfille'd the other statutory conditions, who had been in receipt of poor law relief sin6* January -tit, 1908.

ROOM FOR BOTH. Herefordshire Farmers' Organisations. \.t the annual meeting of HereforddhiM of Agriculture on Wednesday, Mr S. J-lailey, Bromyard, was re-elected pfmidaslt. fi)the ensuihg year. The President, In ttito-f inghe adoption of the report, said tneto 91 nmbers, a loss of nine by death add rP kr^nt during the year. Both he and Mr A- irner, who seconded the motion. #&• manii that the establishment of the Aufitoeri* Uniotfto doubt took away a great tatay agncuarjst3 who would probably have Mh* scribec,0 the Chamber. However, there wa* room ft both organisations, both being ear gaged n furthering the interests of ttfrifite.

LANDYSSUL SHOW. I tcord Exhibition. The thirtyannual horse show ffM haftdoB Wednesday*; Llandyssul in exceptionally fin* t weather. Tlattendance was above the age, and the 0f horses shown remarkably L fine. The were Messrs Richard B. Penygraig, at Stephen Morgan, Gardigaa* and their adjuCations gave satisfaction. Tb* president wasIr T. R. Jones, OO, Pm* glas. Major Ferrar^ behalf of the War OfOM. I attended the an(j expressed hiBMrf* highly satisfied the exhibits. The Abort? proved more sa^ctory this year before.

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Ostracised Minister. REV. R.J. CAMPBELL AND THE UNION. Rev. R. J. Campbell has addressed a com- munication to the secretary of the Congrega- tional Union, in which he states that the policy of the Union has rendered his position in rela- tion to it increasingly difficult. He is excluded from the platform of the Union, while at prac- tically every session of the Union attacks upon and misrepresentations of the teaching associ- ated with his name are made from the plat- form and, therefore, with official sanction. No similar opportunity is ever afforded him of expressing his views. The secretary of the 'Union, he states, refused the invitation to attend the recognition of the Rev. E. W. Lewis and himself as ministers of the King's Weigh House Church, and persons high in the councils of the Union have animadverted so strongly upon his teaching and work as to make it clear his withdrawal from their fellow- ship is desired by those they represent. He has been accused of making use of the name, credit, and funds of the denomination while denying its faith. To none of the allegations had he made any reply, but the facts stated com- pelled him to ask the committee Is it the wish of the Congregational Union that I should withdraw from its membership ?" Failing a reply from the committee he trusts he will be afforded an opportunity of putting- the ques- tion to the assembly itself if either committee or assembly will say frankly and definitely his withdrawal from the Union is desired. He will act upon their decision immediately and without demur.