The Cardiff Times

TORY REVOLT Against Chief Whip. LECTURE FOR SIR A. ACLAND HOOD. It has been left to the Saturday Review r? 'Qform the world and to remind Mr BaJfour aat very plain words were addressed to leader of the Unionist party by a large ration of his followers just before the adjourn- ment of Parliament, by way o'f ventilating a vp^anee, under which the younger members I the party seem especially to have suffered. ™ys our contemporary :— Wonderful to relate, the younger members 1 the Unionist Party are weary of the rude- and remissness with which they are rafted by the Chief Whip and his henchmcn the Central Office. Stories of broken ap- P^mtrnents of members of Parliament and rj^didates waiting tor hours in the outer of Mr Hughes, elbowed by bill-stickers agents and touts of all kinds, of un- 4118wered letters, began to circulate so furi- y that they ran up against one another. YY nen once men began to compare notes, the of the bosses was up. For after all it is members and the candidates who pay the who struggle and sweat at elections, who "Pend years in the costly and inexpressibly J^jous task of nursing constituencies. We j^hture to state, from some knowledge of the "Jets, that of the 600 Unionist candidates who ?* in 1906 and 1910 not 10 per cent. received assistance from the central party funds, whatever help they may have got from friends ■relatives, or (in rare cases) from local sub- reptions. Gentlemen who make so large a Jr^fice of time and money and peace of mind be treated with the greatest courtesy consideration, for the simple reason that --=7 are considerable persons. No Joke." jAt this point the Saturday Review" it well to define the term considerable jj^son," which it finds to be synonymous with candidate." A- contested election is no joke in these days. candidate must have a clean record, social commercial, he must have all his wits &°ot him, he is forced to lay in a- store of U8 information, he must have a heart and a thick skin, natural or ac- Tured. person who combines these qualifications Saturday Review holds to be a con- gOetable person, and one who ought to be jf^ted as one by those whose business it is to 2*J*age the affairs of a political party." It gjP^ars, however, that not only candidates, r~t actual members of Parliament have failed ^receive, and have therefore been con- r^ined to demand, what they consider to be •^Per consideration :— that these gentlemen ask is to led courageously and clearly, and to be by the Chief Whip and his myrmidons If ^idge-street with the ordinary amenities b^^d this demand has been put before Mr r^our in a respectful but plainly worded re- "onstrance." The Plain Truth. j. Has not the trouble arisen a little," asks Saturday Review," from the party ^•der's mistake in regarding the Chief Whip «is own private secretary rather than as the &nt of the whole party ?" be The plain truth is "—the bitter truth must aa ottered at any cost-" the plain truth is," k the Saturday Review in conclusion, k'hat the fortune of a great political party ^jj8 been trifled with too long. It is time that Sethis was changed and we understand that going to be changed. Not a moment Jr^Uld be lost, as a General Election may be ff, before the Coronation, though we do not « 'ttUc it likely. Anyway, a year is not too long j,r the reorganisation of the Conservative "-it is the whole party that needs now—" on an efficient and esslike basis."

On Carnedd Llewelyn. EXPERIENCES OF TWO WELSHMEN. Robert Williams, Gwydr House, and Mr ^y" ft- Jones, The Pharmacy, Llanwrst, two of leading tradesmen in the town, had an ex- ^gexperience on Carnedd Llewelyn on Fri- The mountain is 3,424ft. above sea level, r a steep ascent they reached the cairn on •Ommit of Carnedd Llewelyn. One hour they commenced the descent, taking the L~Se and climbing over Pen Helig, a particu- jj/'y stiff ascent. Later, they found themselves u a very dangerous position, and gazing into J?e depths below, their field glasses,which went Jr^ough the Transvaal War, fell down the pre- T,ice- j," We went down a terribly steep portion of mountain, and reached the place where the fell, but failed to recover them. Here," bui Williams, I slipped down a glacier, providentially I waft brought up unhurt P&ijist a boulder, and recovered safety with $*■^Siderable difficulty. At this period I lost Mr j^es. It appears that he reached the top of a U^P precipice, but owing to the loose shale, tjPPed over, saving himself from being dashed j? Pieces by clutching the edge o £ the summit hanging by his hands over the terrible Pthe below. U With a superhuman effort and splendid gra<lually pulled himself up, and a struggle, which sent the sheal in a r over him, he recovered the top safely. About the same time I got iDto difficulties the side of another precipice, which was J ^red with shifting shale. For a long time not move from the spot owing to the tvrPendictriar character of the precipice and e shifting nature of the shale. Gradually, <uJ*eyer' I managed to remove the shale with stick sufficiently to enable me to gain a firm j^jtion for one foot. At considerable risk I tjrjped towards a jutting ledge, and after a (T^'ole climb, absolutely clinging to the face of tll^recipice, I at last reached comparative Shortly afterwards I found Mr Jones and jjy Ut 10 p.m. we reached Carreg Wen, a moun- iffk ^arm, an(l after a rest proceeded to Tre- IjT' along the mountain path, reaching ^^TWst shortly after midnight."

National Sanatorium. POiTAL WORKERS GIVE NEW WING. Qh-tr Herbert Samuel, the Postmaster- Jj^eral, on Monday afternoon at Benenden, presented to the National Sanatorium ^ciety a new pavilion accommodating 90 k (ls, subscribed for by the 45,000 members of Post Office branch of the society. Mr 4*^ey Buxton, M.P., Mr Waldorf Astor, Dr. ^ewsholme, Mr C. H. Garland, chairman of Sanatorium Association, and Dr. Lister also among those present. The new Of Ti. has been erected on land in possession Jjjje National Society at a cost of £ 900. Postmaster-General said it was only a (jo ago that the scheme of building the pavi • Was launched, and to-day it stood fully Capped and ready to receive patients. The wft'tution had a total of nearly 100 beds, and conducted at the smallest cost. The re- •hn Were already satisfactory, and yearly ( *ed important progress. By subscription of {^halfpenny a week the workers could ensure tL^selves admission to the sanatorium. If ijj^y entered during the early stages of the they could be almost certain of cure by of fresh air and healthy regime. .«Ir Sydney Buxton stated that postal em- need not fear superannuation if over- by tuberculosis. They would be given leave to go to this sanatorium.

WHITE SLAVERY. foreigners, Aldo Antonius Cellis (29) and I Qg*ander Borard (25), pleaded guilty at the Bailey on Monday to one count of an in- y^tment, charging them with procuring four women for immoral purposes. b»r*r Bodkin, prosecuting, stated that the e80ners induced a girl named Doris Williams, 17, to leave Wellington, New Zealand, Bhe earned her living as a photographer's j^8tant, and after showing her fine clothes, holding out promises of a comfortable ttlon in life, brought her to England. On suggestion she wrote to her parents that Was engaged as a nursemaid at Sydney, grew dissatisfied with the loose life she Itf Jn London, but could not lead an honest i e as she was penniless, and the men refused help her. After handing Williams over to a 'frith whom she lived at a flat, the prisoners Paris, where Borard met an innocent named Mireille Laparra, in some gardens, as she had fallen out of employment she to London with them. Cellis brought 5]?^* two young women who were not of good ^j^acter, and they all frequented the West V-ious convictions for thefts were proved |?a>nst each prisoner, and sentence of six tilths' imprisonment, with a recommenda- |v 11 for deportation, was passed. It was stated the police were taking care of the young n concerned.

CARDIFF RATES. W^ardiff Corporation Finance Committee 6n the chairman' Alderman F. J. Beavan) tiding, decided to recommend that the fjl ral district rate for the coming half-year J8 7d in the £ Councillor Seccombe re- jj^JJxed that this was penny less than for the faV'eot year. The city rate was suggested at "U the £ and the. education rate at lOd in The education estimates s,how an in- of £ 2,848,]bi\t the amount required by Corporation'for the purpose of the city fund ji" a reduction of £ 864. Allcock (city treasurer) reported that he (K.r. received 189 forms in connectioh with the lie k8 on land values (Finance Act, 1910), and Iw.had filled in and returned 55. In one case had been served as to the penalty which y.j.^Vl incur if the returns were not made wh'n a specified time. As'the committee realise, before many of these returns he completed much investigation had to tov ^ado, and the work was proceeding as L as possible.

I ROBBING THE PEOPLE Welsh Crown Lands & Commons. COUNTY COUNCILS CONFER. Royal Commission Called For. MR W. GEORGE ITEBUKES CARDIFF. Mr Wm. George, of the Carnarvon County Council, presided at an important conference held in Shrewsbury on Monday, the business of which was the desirability or otherwise of appointing a committee to go into the whole matter of the holding of the Crown lands, commons, and wastes of Wales. The attend- ance included Major Lawrence Williams and Alderman Lewis Hughes, of the Anglesey County Council Aldermen Z. Owen (chair- man), J. Jones Morris and C. E. Breeze, of the Carnarvon County Council; Mr R. S. Rowland, of the Cardigan County Council Mr D. Da vies, and Mr D. Williams, of the Carmarthen County Council; Mr J. Roberts, Denbigh County Council; Mr Lewis J. Davies and Mr D. White Phillips, of the Merioneth County Council; Mr M. Walters, Monmouth County Council and Mr Morgan Hopkins and Mr Tutton, of Swansea County Council; with Mr Roberts, Mayor of Carnarvon, and clerk to the Carnarvon County Council, acting as hon. secretary. The hon. secretary announced that the only counties not represented were Brecon, the county borough of Cardiff, Pembroke, and Radnor. He read a letter received from Sir Edward Brynmor Jones, M.P.,one of the mem- bers of the Welsh Land Commission, in which he regretted inability to attend, but said he was fully alive to the importance of the sub- ject, and would be pleased to help in any pro- posed joint action. He rejoiced that after some years had elapsed the report of the Welsh Land Commission as to the Welsh Crown lands was receiving attention .and was likely to bear fruit. Cardiff Unrepresented. The Chairman expressed astonishment that Cardiff was not sufficiently interested in such a national matter as to send delegates. Cardiff, he said, claimed to be the capital of Wales, and yet an essentially national question aroused no interest in them. He had hoped seeing the Mayor of Carnarvon and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff present, and no doubt they would have interested the conference in reference to a cer- tain topic. (Laughter.) Proceeding, Mr George said Wales once had an exceptionally large quantity of common land and within something like one hundred years 110,000,000 acres of it had been enclosed either rightly or wrongly. That was a question which they wished to discover the object of and the conference was called to revive interest in the question. They had a right to expect their Parliamentary representatives to take the matter up with far greater vigour than they had shown in the past. They were an excel- lent body of men individually, but he did not know that they made their presence felt in Parliament as they might. Still, he had appeared before them on a branch of the sub ject before the conference and they appeared to take great interest in the matter. Alderman Lewis Hughes (Anglesey) said although they had not prepared the exhaustive rennrf, on the commons of thp. coimtv that Carnarvon had they had done a good deal, and he felt that in having that conference they were going on national lines in the matter. A good deal of land had been confiscated in Anglesey in the last 25 or 30 years, and be was old enough to remember various quarries that had been closed, he supposed, past redemption. Almighty Lord of the Manor. Mr Morgan Hopkins (Swansea) said he thought concerted action was imperative at this juncture. The commons and mountains of Wales had been looked on for generations as simply the private property of the lords of the manor, and they had been utilising those properties for their own private use. Speaking with regard to South Wales, especially in the coal-bearing districts, the landed proprietors had taken advantage of the Enclosure Acts, by which means they nad en- closed nearly all the mountain land in the coal- bearing area of South Wales, and thereby added to their wealth to the detriment of the people of the districts. It was, however, use- less for any county to move in the matter off its own bat. They must move as a nation. When they dealt with the question affecting the commons and wastes of Wales they were always faced with that almighty being the lord of the manor. (Hear, hear.) Branoh of Old Feudal Tree. His rights were absolutely sacred, and to attempt to question them was sacrilege of a very bad type. But when they realised how many of those rights were got and were com- promised they felt that it was a branch of the old feudal tree that it was about time to lop off. (Hear, hear.) Mr Breeze, Of the Carnarvon County Council; said even where the Crown had granted en- closures it would be found out in many cases that tKey reserved, to tffierfikeflVfes the rights tit the minerals, grazing easements, etc., but these had been lost sight of by the public, although they might be recovered. The chairman pointed out the need of united action by all the counties. Deoision of the Conference. The following resolution was adopted :— That this conference, realising the import- ance of recovering and preserving the common and waste lands in Wales, considers it expedi- ent that a committee representative of all Welsh counties should be appointed to take the matter into consideration, and to take such action in conjunction with members of Parliament for Wales as will ensure the question being pressed forward effectively without further delay on the lines recom- mended by the Welsh Land Commission. A committee was appointed to wait upon the Welsh members to urge the importance of a Royal Commission, and it was also decided to ask the various County Councils in Wales to appoint a committee to collect all available facts, and prepare reports for submission to another meeting of delegates to be held at Shrewsbury in November.

GOT DOWN TO FETCH WHIP. A verdict of Accidental death was re- turned at Newport on Monday at an inquest before Mr Lyndon Moore, the borough coroner, concerning the death of a ten-year- old boy, named George Jones, son of John Jones, a Risca collier. The boy, it appeared from the evidence, had got off a brewers' dray belonging to Messrs Hancock and Co., Ltd., and driven by Thomas John Fisher, to pick up a whip which had fallen. While he was getting up on the dray again the horses moved, -i nd he was thrown backwards on to the road. One of the wheels pissed over him, inflicting injuries from which he died on tha way to the hospital. The coroner and the jury thought it hardly a proper thing for the driver to have allowed such a small boy to get down, but they did not in any way blame him for the accident.

MR STANTON'S "ULTIMATUM." "Move On or Move Out." MINERS' FEDERATION POLICY. Aberdarc District Demonstration. The annual demonstration of the Aberdare District of Miners was held on Monday at the Market Hall. The miners marched into the town in three contingents—from Hir-wair., Cwmbach, and CwTnamaJi, headed by brass bands. Mr Richard Phillips, the district presi- dent, was chairman of the meeting. Federation Dry Rot" v, Mr C. B. Stanton (miners' agent) moved the Federation resolution. He said there had never been a period like the present in the history of Trade Unionism. Trade Unionists were being attacked on every hand, and there was no doubt as to the intention of the employers. He hoped, however, that the lash of the em- ployers would waken up the workers to appre- ciate their power. (Hear, hear.) The capitalists were forcing unjust demands, and it behoved the workmen to set their heads together and see how to meet these demands. He would especi- ally appeal to those among them who had grown weak in the faith. There was no doubt that the Miners' Federation had drifted into a condition of dry rot. (Loud applause.) They were, however, going to have a Coalfield Con- ference shortly, a kind of general washing day, when something would be done to put a stop to that. At that conference they would all have their say. He was afraid some of them were afraid that the conference would all end in talk. Those who said so -ere telling a lie. They were out this time to make the Federa- tion a safe piece of machinery for fighting pur- poses. (Loud applause.) That being the case, he ventured to appeal to the men in that district who had gone in for sectional unions to come and help to make the Federation a real fighting power, and he felt confident they would do so. (Applause.) He was pleased to think that those who had gone in for sectional unions did not at present find fault with him personally- (hear, hear)—but with the Federation in its action, and he was out to remedy that. (Ap- plause. ) The Tory Press had been crying out that the Socialists had captured the Trade Unions. If that was the case, the Tories and the Liberals had captured them long enough, and the men were determined now to have a real Labour party. (Hear, hear.) Was it not better that the so-called young men of their own party should grasp the power rather than those who in the past had exploited them ? The present unrest in the Labour world was teaching men to combine, and once they did that no power could stop them. No leader .could stand in their way. Some of the leaders In South Wales might hinder the progress for a time, but the men must prevail. They would have an opportunity to speak through their lodges, through the conference, and by the ballot. Do not let them play into the hands of the employers bv sectional fighting and by deserting the Federation. A cartoon in a Tory\ newspaper had pictured Mabon, Mr Brace and Mr Richards being followed by a pack of wolves, of whom he presumed he was one, and it showed Mabon and the rest shoot- ing the hungry pack. He could assure them that he and those who agreed with him were not animated by any animosity towards Mabon, Brace or any one else. Move on or Move Out," These older leaders had done some good in their days, but in view of the new ideals of the men these leaders must move on or move out." (Applause.) There was a danger that older leaders might become fossilised. He him- self might become fossilised, but if ever that time came it would be the duty of the younger men to get rid of him. The leaders must realise that evolution must take place in Trades Unionism. He bad no spite or malice against Mabon or others. These leaders had their own views and ideals, but the younger me v had theirs, too. The time had come for all Trade Unions to stand shoulder to shoulder. (Hear, hear.) They were going in for an industrial union, and were going to use it for political purposes in a way which had never been done before. In future, when Labour Bills were thrown out in Parliament, the Labour Party would be authorised to order a general strike. (Applause.) More than that, he looked forward to an International Union of the workers of the world. (Loud applause.) Inspection of Mines. Councillor Illtyd Hopkins, seconding the resolution in the vernacular, said one of the greatest needs of the workmen in the coalfield was a more efficient system of inspection of coal mines. There were 3,300 coal mines in the United Kingdom, with only 40 inspectors. 1 (Shame.) That meant one inspector for 82 mines. Such a system was bound to be in- efficjent. (Hear, hear.) Appealing to those men in the district who were out of the Federation, and those, who hod joined the new Union, he emphwaiWpl the benefits they, had secated through the Federation, especially with refer- ence to the Eight Hours Act. A Man of Peace. Councillor John James, Cwmgorse, support- ing the resolution, said he was one of the young men, but he was not an office seeker. He was a man of peace, and was prepared to sacrifice a great deal for peace. He was not, however, a peace at any price man. (Applause.) They were determined to remove the stones of offen,cefrom the path of progress. They were out to fight the Philistines. In the past the' employers, the Philistines, had used every weapon they could forge to fight the workers. When they found that Trades Unions were becoming a force, they appealed to the law and they obtained a judgment in the House of Lords-t he Trade Union judg- ment which badly crippled them. But the workmen got an Act of Parliament which put that right. (Applause.) Now the employers had got a decision of the House of Lords mak- ing the Parliamentary levy illegal, and that must be got rid of. (Hear, hear.) He appealed to them to be true to the Federation. He knew it was much harder for many of them to pay 3d a week-the price of a pint—to the Feder- ation than to pay six or seven times that amount on a Saturday night over the counter of a public house. He deeply regretted the Trade Union split in the Aberdare Dis- trict, a district which had such grand tra- ditions behind it, and he appealed to them all to become members of the Federation. Mr Tom Mann said they could not open a newspaper without seeing the heading, "I Un- rest of Labour." Some men were afraid of that, but he was not. (Applause.) He under- stood the cause of the unrest. There were men in the Miners' Federation to-day who believed in peace at any price—it was because they had such a peculiar conception of Ahe attitude of the workers. He had no animosity against the old leadera, nor was he on the look out for a job. (Laughter and applause.) The cause of the present unrest was due to the fact that the new generation had obtained a truer concep- tion as to the ultimate destiny of the workers of this country. (Hear, hear.) Discord. A person in the body of the hall asked that the latter part of the resolution dealing with increased Federation contributions should be separately put. Others advocated the same course, one person stating he was a-gainst pay- ing an extra contribution. Considerable commotion followed, and \several persons made attempts to address the \meeting. Order having been partially restored, Mr Stanton, addressing the interruptors, said, You are only asked to agree to the spirit of this part of the resolution now. You shall have an opportunitv of voting again when the ballot comes off. (Disorder, and cries of No, no.") Another effort flaying oeen made oy tne chairman to restore order, Mr J. Palmer, a pro- minent member of the new Union in the dis- trict, asked why they could not get the scheme submitted by Mr Noah Troman at the confer- ence recently held. Mr C. B. Stanton, speaking amidst con- siderable disorder, said, You have no right to ask a question here. You happen to be against the Federation, andwe are not going to lend this meeting to you in order to advocate your new Union. (Cheers and counter-cheers.) Mr Tom Mann If there are any present who ara against the resolution they can vote against it or support an amendment if one is proposed. Is itright-l" asked Mr John Williams, the secretary of the new Union. His further re- marks were drowned by the cries of the audi- ence, He is not a Federationist." Mr Stanton, addressing Mr Williams, said, This is not your meeting. You have no right to speak here. You are not a member of the Federation." (Cries of Chuck him out.") The motion was carried by an overwhelming majority.

MERTHYR'S WATER SUPPLY. A sub-committee of the Merthyr Corporation who had conferred with various authorities in the Rhymney Valley and with the Barry Urban D istrict Council submitted a report of conferences and negotiations which had taken a e place during the past few weeks to a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Corporation on Monday,when it was resolved to recommend the Corporation to promote a Bill in the ensuing Session of Parliament authoris- ing the construction of a reservoir on the site at Pontsticill, proposed to be acquired for the same purpose in the year 1907. The sub com- mittee were authorised to continue negotia- tions with the same bodies, and were given power to direct the borough engineer to sink the necessary trial holes.

WHILE IN DRINK. At Neath on Monday Wm. John, labourer, of Marsh-buildings, Melincrythan, was charged with stealing a basketcontatningtbree York- shire terrier puppies, value 410, the property of Fred Kenzitt, a travelling florist, from the stables at the rear of the Lamb Hotel, Neath, on Friday last. Mr A. Jestyn Jeffreys appeared for prisoner. Fred Kenzitt said that he left the puppies in the stable late on Friday night, and missed them next morning. He (prosecu- tor) did not wish to press the charge, as he knew the man did it in drink. Defendant was fined 20s.

Need of Cardiff City. A GREAT PUBLIC HALL. Will the Council Take Action P Cardiff's civic patriotism and spirited enter- prise are reflected in the magnificent buildings in Cathays Park, in the spacious parks and playgrounds, in the well-equipped tram service and in many other dirertions affecting the welfare of the community. And yet Cardiff, to-day, lacks what most other towns of similar size and importance possess, namely, a great public hall. The need of such a hall has been freely acknowledged by various authorities and fre- quently emphasised in our columns for many jiears. Not long ago the Territorials mooted a scheme lor the provision of a great hall in Cathays Park, the idea being that it should be so constructed as to be available not only for Territorial purposes, but for concerts, large public demonstrations, exhibitions, etc., and every confidence was expressed that while meeting an urgent public convenience it would also prove a sound financial undertaking. The proposal was taken up with enthusiasm, and the promoters were assured of support in many quarters. The scheme, however, was abandoned because the local Territorial authorities were able to secure a tenancy of the Drill Hall on what they regarded were satisfactory terms. It is understood that the terms of the tenancy give to the Territorials a right to sub-let the hall for certain purposes. The Drill Hall, which is owned by the Marquis of Bute, has been the scene of several notable political demonstrations and bazaars on a large scale. To make these things possible considerable expense had to be incurred in erecting balconies, platforms, and in providing seating accommodation and extra entrances. Even then the acoustic defects were not alto- gether removed. It is not an uncommon experience in Cardiff for a mass meeting to be attended by two or three overflow meetings because the accommo- dation has been inadequate. Overflow meetings are often a source of irritation to the public, because their locale have to be decided at the last moment, and are thus not definitely known by those anxious to attend. They are also a taox upon the physical and mental capacity of the speakers, and it is well known that many prominent public men are averse to address- ing overflow gatherings. The need of a great public hall was first for- cibly emphasised about 15 years ago, when the Cardiff Exhibition was held. It has been em- phasised in varying degrees many times since, and yet nothing has been done. A strong feeling exists in some quarters that a municipal hall should be erected. Bristol has its Colston Hall and Liverpool its St. George's Hall. If private enterprise will not provide Cardiff with a somewhat similar build- ing then, it is urged, the Corporation should take up the matter. Cardiff could not accommodate the National Eisteddfod without providing a special hall. Temporary structures on a large scale have been erected at various times in Cathays Park for missions and exhibitions. The money expended in this manner would go a long way towards providing Cardiff with a magnificent permanent building, which could be used not only for large public demonstrations, but for the musi- cal festival, national as well as local eistedd- fodic gatherings, and for many other purposes. and the revenue derived therefrom would, It is believed, yield a fair return on the capital expenditure. It is generally agreed that Cardiff ought not to be without such a hall as is here suggested, and it ought therefore to be provided-if not by private enterprise then by the municipality.

Insinuations GUARDIANS AT LOGGERHEADS. During the consideration of the relief lists at Aberystwyth Board of Guardians on Mon- day, Mr Chas. Lloyd (butcher), a town guard- ian, complained that a man in receipt of out- door relief had pestered himself and the chair- fnan, as well as the clerk, with letters, and he would like the Board to know that on going back from Talybont Show he saw the man lying drunk in a ditch. The Chairman said the case would be dealt with later. Mr Lloyd objected to the proposed reduction in the case of a town pauper's out-relief. Mr W. Thomas He's a butcher. Mr Lloyd Yes, and I believe he attended Shiloh Chapel when he was well. '(Laughter.) You cast an insinuation against my trade. Mr W. Thomas They both belong to the same church as myself, but I object on prin- ciple. Mr Lloyd You have not been man enough 0 to object to other and younger paupers. You insinuate that I am working for this man be- cause he belongs to my trade. If you like to be dirty, I can be dirty as well. (Order.) Later, when the first-mentioned case cropped up, Mr Lloyd said the Board in granting out- relief were simply encouraging drunkenness and idleness, and it was a disgrace to Christian Wales that a young man like the one in ques- tion should apply for out-relief. Mr Llewellyn said the man would not work, and it was wrong that the money of the rate- payers should be spent in this way. The Board asked the clerk to call the atten- tion of the police to the case. In the case of a third man, who was entered on the books as suffering from a fractured leg, Mr Lloyd said he saw this man also at Talybont Q-how, and he was very full up." The case was deferred for a fortnight. In moving that the letter of Dr. Bonsall, who reported that the children of the House were not under proper control, lie on the table, Mr Llewellyn said the salaries paid by that Union were much too high. He had taken the salaries of It other Welsh Unions, and he found they were £ 133 15s as compared with Aber- ystwyth's £ 293 7s 10a. He moved that one of the nurses be dismissed and that Mr Williams, Local Government Board inspec- tor, be asked to hold an inquiry into the administration of out-relief. He said the chil- dren were properly looked after, and to go and burden the ratepayers with another official would be nothing but an absolute scandal. (Hear, hear.) Was there any sense or reason in paying more for that Union than all the other Unions. (" No," and cries of Shame.") Mr C. P. Lloyd secobded and the motion was carried.

Tirpentwys Fall. "LIKE A CLAP OF THUNDER." Mr M. Roberts Jones held an inquest at Pontypool on Monday on Geo. Bailey (37). rope splicer, Pontnewynydd, and Owen Roberta (40), labourer, Pontypool, who were killed by a fall of roof in Tirpentwys Colliery on Thursday. There were present at the inquiry Mr J. M. Carey (mines inspector), and Mr Jas. Winstone (miners' agent), as well a a large attendance of the public. Walter Meredith, deputy engine-driver, said he was informed that a journey was off the road in the north-west dip, and he proceeded to the spot. The deceased were engaged in putting matters right when a fall of roof oc- curred. Witness and another man were slightly injured by the fall. Evan Gullick, rider, said he was in charge of a journey of 20 trams, when the first tram left the metals and knocked out one pair of timbers. The second tram also left the rails. The jour- ney was put right, and witness proceeded, after which he heard that a fall had occurred. The bodies were recovered in about half an hour. Phillip Williams, a blocklayer, said the fall occurred without warning, all of a sudden and just like a clap of thunder." Bailey and Roberts were buried and witness managed to drag himself from under a portion of the fall. The Coroner said he did not see that there was any blame to be attached to anv one. The jury agreed and returned a verdict of Accidental death."

"POOR TREATED LIKE DOGS.' — 9 At the ordinary meeting of the Aberdare District Council on Monday evening, Mr T. Lewis, J.P., in the chair, the report of the Health Committee recommending closing orders being made in respect of a number of cellar houses. was considered. Some of these premises had been vacated, but the Clc-rk sug- gested that the order should be made in all cases, as that would prevent their being re- opened. A letter was read from the tenant of a house in Cardiff-road, stating that the house was not dirty, and not devoid of ventilation, and it had a goodly-sized bedroom. Councillor L. N. Williams Are these houses condemned on the report of the inspector alone ? The Clerk The medical officer has reported on them to t he Health Committee, and they have passed a resolution which the Council is now asked to confirm. Notice was given to all the owners to attend the August meeting and this meeting, and they have not done so. Councillor Lewis Williams What I wish to know is whether the closing order is made on the report of the surveyor. Does a deputation see it, or is it left entirely to the inspector ? The Clerk The medical officer always re- ports. Mr D. Jackson Thomas Does the Health Committee visit the houses before they are condemned T The Chairman Not always. Mr D. Jackson Thomas: Then I think that the Health Committee should, before condemning them, visit the houses. It is very well to condemn houses, but we have poor people who make great sacrifices, and have heavy families to raise, and having got a small house, we deprive them of it. Where arc these people to go ? They cannot pay heavy rents. We are treating them as dogs—sending them to live in apartments. We, as Labour members, are condemned. Mr W. Harper moved that the closing order I be made. This was seconded, and Mr D. Jackson Thomas moved an amendment that no such order be de in respect of 208, Cardiff- road, which was defeated by four votes to eight. The order was thereupon made. I

The Fatai Brixton Fire, SUSPICION OF INCENDIARISM, Further details were obtained on Monday con- cerning the disastrous fire which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at the premises of Mr Wallace Hughes, draper, of 464 and 466, Brixton-road, at which one assistant was killed through leaping frqm the burning building and o'.uers injured. Several of the leading olline.-a of the Brixton Fire Brigade yesterday made an exhaustive examination of the premises, hut were unable to definitely locate the origin of the outbreak. As already stated, this is the third fire which has occurred at Mr Wallace Hughes' within a month, and there is a widespread feeling throughout the locality that an incendiary has been at work. It is difficult, however, to understand how anyone could have gained access to the establishment after closing time on Saturday evening, the only means being by way of a gateway at the back 7ft. high. The entrance door to the premises was found locked and thoroughly secured after the fire. A representative was informed that three of the young women assistants who leapt from the windows to escape the flames bad their falls broken by a policeman of the W. or Brixton Division, who was standing in front of the shop ready to rendfer assistance. Miss Lattimore, who lost her life after striking a signboard in her descent from one of the upper windows, fell upon the policeman, and his uni- form was covered with blood from wounds sustained by the unfortunate young woman. One of the other girls, who also struck him in her fall, had had a satchel attached to one of her arms when she made her leap from the window. This she had picked up hurriedly before making her attempted escape. ,She was about to take a holiday, and the satchel con- tained the Rum of .£7\- whirh qh", hnH nut. hv fnr that purpose. In jumping from the window the satchel became detached from her wrist and fell to the pavement. In the excitement this article was for some time forgotten, but later was found lying some distance away. A thief, however, had been at work during the interval, for the L3 was found to have dis- appeared when the satchel aras recovered.

Prank at Petsdam. YOUTH'S ESCAPADE AT THE PALACE. Berlin, Monday.—A young member of Potsdam society, Herr Fritz Eichbaum, 19 years of age, fired by the description of the notorious hoax of a" Moorish Mission's visit to a British battleship, made a bet that he would visit the Potsdam residence of the Crown Prince in the guise of a lady. Having obtained the necessary attire, hired an elegant carriage not unlike a Royal coach, and engaged two footmen and two page boys, young Eichbaum, styling himself the Countess Arnim," drove accompanied by a friend to the residence of the Crown Prince, where they were allowed to enter and leave their cards un- challenged. A request to be shown over the Castle was, however, refused. After leaving the Castle the Countess's friend appears to have thought the joke had gone far enough and left Eichbaum, who drove alone to a Potsdam' jewellers and selected some gems, which he directed should be sent for the Crown Princess's inspection. But Eichbaum's masquerade was brought to a termination at this moment by the appear- ance of a detective from the Royal Castle who had suspected the bona fides of the self-styled Countess and followed her carriage on a bicycle. Eichbaum confessed his real identity and was arrested, having to pass the night in gaol. The police are inclined to take a serious view of the matter, and it is stated that proceedings will be instituted against Eichbaum and his mend.—Central News.

Activity at Cardiff Docks. ?, HEAVY FOREIGN SHIPMENTS. At the Cardiff Customs on Monday no fewer than 42 steamers, ranging in deadweight capacities from 1,000 to 8,000 tons, and repre- senting a total coal cargo weight of between 140,000 and 150,000 tons, were entered Outwards. How much greater than an average day's Customs record is represented by the above quantity may be judged from the fact that on tne basis of 300 working days in a year it would be equal to an annual foreign export trade from the port of Cardiff alone of no less than 40,000,000 tons, whereas the total foreign cargo and bunker shipments from all the Welsh ports last year amounted to only about 29,000,000 tons. The clearances on Monday embraced 27 steamers with a cargo capacity of between 70,000 and 75,000 tons." These figures more than justify the improvement which has taken place in outward chartering durin x the past week, and indicate a continuance of the increase in the foreign demand disclosed in the Board of Trade returns for August.

"DITTO, BROTHER CHIP." At a meeting of the Abersychan Urban Council on Monday, Mr J. D. Jones presiding, the Medical Officer (Dr. J. W. Mulligan) re-, ported 17 deaths and 65 births during the month, giving rates of 10-2 and 39-0 per 1,000 per annum of the estimated population. Fifteen cases of infectious diseases had been notified, one being of typhoid. Dr. Mulligan asked for the Council's instruc- tions in regard to the storing of a supply of anti-diphtheriatic serum. Mr James Winstone wished to know what benefit was likely to accrue if the medical officer was permitted to use this serum incases of diphtheria. Mr F. H. Davies moved that the doctor be authorised to keep a supply of the scrum. Mr Winston moved a direct negative. Mr Davies asked Mr Winstone to give his reasons. Mr Winstone Let the mover of the resolu- tion give his reasons for the motion. Mr Davies Because I think that the Serum has been proved to have been beneficial when used in cases of diphtheria. Mr Winstone altered his amendment so that the medical officer be requested to explain why the serum should be stored. This was agreed to. A lively passage took place on a motion made by Mr J. A. Weeks that the work of scavenging be transferred to the sanitary in- spector's department. Mr W. B. Witchell seconded, and said that at present there was neither economy nor efficiency owing, he believed, to the want of personal super 7ision on the part of the sur- veyor. Mr Winstone reSented what he called a pre- concerted attack on their officials. Mr Witchell: I protest against that remark. Mr Winstone I expected that. It is not the first time. Mr Witchell: Ditto, brother chip. (Laughter.) The motion was defeated by an overwhelm- ing majority.

RATING QUESTION IN MARGAM. At the monthly meeting of the Margam Dis- trict Council on Monday, Major Gray presiding, Mr Rees Llewellyn called attention to the question of assessments of public-houses in the district. We find," said Mr Llewellyn, that in view of the pass- ing of the Finance Act of 1903 that the public-house licensees in the district had considered it necessary to have deductions made in their assessments to meet the calls made upon them by the Act. In view of the test case, there was no doubt that they had some claim to the deductions, but they as ratepayers had something else to consider, and he sug- gested that the assistant overseer should draft some scheme to put before the Assess- ment* Committee with regard to the assessment of the public-houses in their district at the next assessment meeting. He understood that the rating of these houses would be reduced 75 per cent. His suggestion was that they ask the Assessment Committee to re-rate these particular public-houses." He mentioned the Talbot Arms, Taibach, which was valued at E200 the Somerset Hotel, rated at- £103, and the Grand Hotel, ratable value JE200. These houses, he said, were rated 10 years ago. If these figures, he urged, disclosed their value then, what was it to-day ? Was the poor man in his little cottage treated in the same way ? On the proper basis, these houses should really be about E500. He asked that the assistant overseer be in- structed to make inquiries of the surveyor of taxes in Cardiff with regard to the ratable value of some public-houses, and forward the result of his inquiries to the Assessment Com- mittee at Neath, asking them to revalue the premises. Mr W. Rees seconded, and the resolution was carried.

CORONATION PAGEANT. Arrangements for the Coronation of King George next June are already Well in hand, and as far as one can at present foresee it will be one of the most brilliant and stately cere- monies recorded in British history. It is, first of all, a representative learns on the highest authority, to be a (peat Pageant of Empire, in which every Dominion and Depend- ency in the British Empire is to be represented. The Colonial Premiers and other Ministers will be invited, and, as on the occasion of the Coronation of his late Majesty, arrangements will be made for the transport of troops from every part of the globe which owes allegiance to the British Crown. June and the early part of July next year will be crowded with festivities. It was stated yesterday that rooms are actually being secured at the present time in several of the big hotels by Americans and Colonials, and the rush to London next year may be expected to exceed all records. There will, it is said, be an interval probably of some ten days or a fortnight between the Coronation at Westminster and the Investi- ture of the Prince of Wales at Carnarvon, but exact dates and other important details cannot yet be arranged.

Another Great Flight. ROUND ST. PAUL S & ST. STEPHEN'S. Long Journeys Planned. At last success has crowned the efforts of Mr E. T. Willows, of Cardiff, to fly over St. Paul's Cathedral-a feat which he has time after time been prevented from accomplishing by unfavourable weather conditions. On Satur- day,shortly before noon, he made an ascent with his dirigible from the Crystal Palace grounds, and after manoeuvring a little, headed for the City. The weather was fine, with very little wind, and Mr Willows made a good journey, en- circling the dome of St. Paul'3, and then Heading for the Houses of Parliament, be sailed around St. Stephen's clock tower and the House of Lords tower and then returned to the Palace, alighting in the grounds at the r entrance to his hangar within an hour of his I ascent. The exploit was witnessed by very large numbers of people, both in the Palace grounds and in London. Mr J. T. Willows, Linton, Whitchurch, received the following telegram from his son:— Crystal Palace.—Rounded St. Paul's and Houses of Parliament this inorning.-Ernest. MR WILLOWS DESCRIBES HIS FLIGHT. Seen by a Press representative at the Crystal Palace after his flight across Lon- don, Mr Willows said that he did not know until he got well up into the air that he would decide to make the journey from Sydenham to St. Paul's. He was circling round the Palace, and found the weather con- ditions favourable. The wind was north-west, and only blowing at from 10 to 12 miles an hour. He then decided to make the attempt. He had arranged for a motor-car containing his mechanics to take the journey by road, and giving them the signal to make preparation, he started. For about five or six minutes from the Palace he encountered a dense mist which obscured everything. By rising about 600 feet he was able to follow the motor-car, which carried a white flag and acted as his guide. On his way to London he was able to recog- nise the railway station at Loughhorough Junction, and also the station at the Elephant and Castle, but up to this time St. Paul's had not been visible. •' Keeping Blackfriars Bridge on my left," continued Mr Willows, I was able to get right over the dome of St. Paul's. At an altitude of about 1.000 feet I made a circle to the right because I intended completing the circuit of Wren's masterpiece. Having done this, I directed my course towards the Houses of Parliament. I travelled along Fleet-street, where I dropped a few of my cards for the benefit of you gentlemen of the Press, and then I fol- lowed the course of the Strand, passed over Trafalgar-square, and turning to the left pro- ceeded to the Houses of Parliament. By this time I had picked up the motor- car, and I then decided to go straight back to the Crystal Palace. f With the wind in my favour I was now able to fly at thirty miles an hour. The outward journey to St. Paul's took just over an hour, but the return journey was completed in 25 minutes, in- cluding the time for landing. In fact I was over the Palace a long time before the motor car returned to it, and I had to rely upon the attendants there in order to make my descent." Mr Willows added that his highest altitude as recorded by his instruments was 2,000 feet above the sea level. At this height, however, he encountered a strong wind. and had to drop to 60Q feet, although in flying over St. Paul's and the Houses of Parliament he rose to a height of 1,000 feet in order to be visible to all around. Mr Willows went on to say that he was able to make out with the greatest of ease the hun- dreds of spectators on the roofs of the various buildings in and around the City, and also the crowd who stood in the streets watching his progress. Regarding his intentions for the future, Mr Willows said he was having a new envelope made for his dirigible with a capacity of 9,000 cubic feet more than his present balioon, and he was also constructing the framework so as to be able to carry a mechanic and passengers. He hoped to be able when this new dirigible was completed to make much longer journeys, and expressed the opinion that, if necessary, he would be able to keep this balloon in the air for two days. One of the first persons to congratulate Mrs Willows when it was seen that her husband was Obviously going to have a successful trip was Mr Moisant, the gentleman who met with such consistent misfortune after his splendid flight from France to England. Some litt-le amusement was caused by the attraction which tUis-new rival of the clouds had for a large bird which hovered round and about the airship.

Across the Irish Sea. MR LORAINE'S PLUCKY EFFORT. Landed in the Water and Swam Ashore. Mr Robert Loraine, the actor airman, who elects to fly. under the unpretentious name of Jones. on Sunday all but accomplished his long cherished project of crossing in his Farman biplane from Holyhead to Dublin. But he failed by only 100 yards to reach the Irish coast. Mr Loraine started from Penrhos Park, Holyhead, the seat of Lord Sheffield, between ten and eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. On ascending he was heartily cheered by a crowd of spectators, and steering his biplane in a straight line across the bay towards the countryside, he gracefully turned and shot out in the direction of the North Stack, where he picked up his course for thdoumey. In about eight minutes he had disappeared from view, and the next news received concerning him was on the arrival at 12.20 of the Royal Mail steamer from Kingstown, which reported passing the aviator when he was about twenty miles across the Channel. He was then flying at terrific speed, and indications pointerl to a successful journey. Within the hour he was close to Howth in Dublin Bay. Then bad luck overtook him. Something went, wrong with his Gnome engine, and his machine started to fall. He was unable to check the descent, and he came down into the sea, whereupon he calmly swam ashore, landing on the rocks by the Bailey Lighthouse. The biplane, which was picked up by a passing steamer, was only slightly damaged. Cool Daring Under Difficulties. In an interview Mr Loraine said- At about quarter of the way over I began to have trouble with my engine, and this continued throughout the flight, the engine stopping for about half a minute. I was then 3,000 feet up. Six or seven times this unpleasant experience was re- peated. I made a straight course and came true and straight over the Kish lightship some 15 miles from Dublin. Then I broke a wire and got into further trouble while the engine varied a great deal. I was losing power and came down gradu- ally until close to Howth Hill, outside Dublin. Instead of going for Dublin I made for Howth Head. I got past the head, but found I could not rise so as to land in the fields. I turned into the wind to go up higher when another wire broke. I ricochetted a good deal and finally came down in the water. I was then well past Howth Head and about two or three hundred yards from the cliffs. When I touched water the machine turned turtle. I dived from under it, and I swam ashore. The Howth lighthouse keeper saw me and wanted to rescue me,but I told him not to do so, and I finished, the journey. The light- house keeper signalled to the steamship Adela and her captain under my superintendence took up the machine and brought us both to Dublin." Asked if he would try again, Mr Loraine said: Why should I. I am here and it is a world's record." He seemed highly pleased with the great feat he had accomplished, and late, in the evening left Dublin for Holyhead.

GIRL'S SOJOURN IN A BOX. Annie Dolman, age 16, a domestic servant, was charged on remand before Mr Garrett at the West London Court on Monday with being a suspected person found on enclosed pre- mises supposed for an unlawful purpose. Evi- dence was given at the last hearing that the prisoner was discovered in a box in a house at 23, Gwendwr-road, West Kensington, and she herself admitted that she had lain concealed in the house for a fortnight, only leaving her hiding place at night in order to forage about the kitchen for food. Detective-Sergeant Taylor also informed the magistrate last week that the girl told him that she had been in a situation at a Wandsworth public-house, and that she was^a native of Chippenham, Wilts. When she now came before the Court she made a very brief appearance, the magistrate, who had evidently received some information about her, observing that he intended to send her to the workhouse as destitute. He accord- ingly discharged her, and the prisoner, a sturdily-built, vivacious girl, slipped out of the dock.

CARDIGAN GENERAL DISTRICT RATE At Monday's meeting of the Cardigan Town Council, the Mayor (Mr John Davies) presiding, a general district rate of 2s 8d in the £ was made for the next half year. The Town Clerk read a communication from Mr C. Morgan- Richardson, Morgennau, offering the Council the site of two houses for the purpose of con- structing a new road leading from St. Marv- street to the Strand, if the Council would undertake to make the necessary roadway. The matter was referred to the Highway Com- mittee. It was agreed on the motion of Mr J. Evans to support the application of the Cardigan. Agricultural Society in its invitation to the United Counties Society to hold their show at Cardigan next year.

1 BELLE ELMORE'S END Inquest Resumed. SHARP CROSS-EXAMINATION. The coroner's inquiry respecting the remains found on July 13th at Hilldrop-crescent was resumed on Monday at Islington before Mr Schroder. Crowds waited outside the court in the hope that Crippen and Miss Lc Neve would be present. Among the early arrivals were Mr Nash and his wife, professionally known as Miss Lil Hawthorne, whose fiat was burgled last week Mr and Mrs Paul Martinetti, and Mrs Smythson, of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild. Neither of the accused was present. The undertaker who removed the remains was the first witness. He said the remains were placed in a coffin which was screwed down. Robinson, the mortuary keeper, deposed to receiving the remains later. They were placed in a glass jar and handed to the coroner's offi- cer. He put carbolic powder on those portions which were left behind. That was done without instructions. Mr Humphreys (for the prosecution) Did you afterwards eive a sample of that carbolic powder to Dt. Marshall ?—Yes. The coroner's officer deposed to receiving jars from the last witness, and, acting on the order of the late coroner, Dr. Danford Thomas, conveyed them to St. Mary's Hospital, where they were received by Dr. Willcox s assistant. Mr Newton, defending Crippen, was late in arriving owing to a misunderstanding, and cross-examined the undertaker,who said the re- mains consisted only of flesh. He saw no stones whatever in the coffin. There was a little eartli on the remains. Mr Newton You would not undertake to say that no stones and no earth were put in with these remains ? Witness I can only say what I saw. There were no stones in there so far as I saw.I did not actually see the remains put into the coffin. Have you any doubt that the remains were in a decomposed state ?-So far as I could see they were not very decomposed. Would not a fairer answer be that you did not see them ?—I did not look at them very much. Laughter in Court Mrs Smythson, of the Music Hall Ladies* Guild, said the last occasion on which she saw Mrs Crippen, whom she knew better as Belle Elmore, was January 26th. Mrs Crippen appeared quite well. She last saw Crippen prior to the police court proceedings on May 18th. She had previously heard of Mrs Crip- pen's death. She asked him about Belle • death. Crippen said it was all over that his wife had been cremated and that he had the ashes at homA. Previous to that, on March 30th, witness went to Crippen's office with another lady and asked for the address of those who nursed his wife. After persuasion, Crippen gave the address of his son at Los Angeles. Witness wrote and re- ceived a reply. She saw Le Neve at the dinner of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund on February 20th. She was wearing a brooch which witness thought had formerly been worn by Belle, Elmore. By Mr Newton She did not know the son's address until Crippen gave it. Crippen and his wife appeared to be on good terms. Robinson, the mortuary keeper, I told Mr Newton that he put carbolic acid on the remains to keep down the horrible smell. He supplied the paper-covering for the jars. He had used the remainder of the paper for the children's lunch. (Laughter.) Mr Newton said it was a very serious matter, and the Coroner threatened to clear the court if there was any further demonstration. Mr Newton Do you really mean to say that you did not appreciate the importance of keeping the rest of this roll of paper ? Witness I did not keep it. There was more laughter, and the Coroner repeated his threat. Answering a juryman, Robinson said he had the sole charge of the mortuary, and no one could get in without having keys from him. Letter from Crippen's Son. Miss Melinda May said about Christmas last Mrs Crippen complained of illness— a sudden faintness and choking. Witness repeated evidence she gave at the police court as to steps taken by the guild to find out the facts of the death of Belle Elmore. She wrote to Crippen's son at Los Angeles, and received a reply, dated May 9th. The letter stated among other things, The death of my stepmother was as great a surprise to me as to anyone. She died in San Francisco, and the first I heard of it was from • my father. He wrote to me immediately afterwards. He asked me to forward all letters to him, and he would make the necessary explanations. He says he has, through a mistake, given out my name and address as my stepmother's death place. I should be very glad if you would find out any particulars of her death." Witness identified jewellery and clothing as having belonged to Mrs Crippen. Some hair showed her resembled Mrs Crippen's. With regacd to Mrs Crippen's complaint of feeling ill, witness added that she said she felt a strangling sensation, and asked her hus- band to get up and fetch the priest. Witness alluded to two letters taken by Miss Le Neve on February 2nd to the offices of the Guild. One, signed Belle Elmore, per pro. H. H. C. stated that the writer had to go to America owing to the illness of a near relative, and tendering her resignation as treasurer of the Guild and the other, signed Belle Elmore, re- turned the cheque-book and deposit-book, and suggested the immediate election of her succes- sor as treasurer. The writing of both letters ap- 'peared to be like Crippen's. Belle Elmore's subscription to the Music Hall Ladies' Guild became due on February 17th. Crippen undertook to forward any letter to her. Priest not Police.* Mr Newton here asked the coroner to make an important point clear, because there was misapprehension in court. When Mrs Crippen was suddenly ill with a choking sensation she asked her husband to get up and send for fhl, priest as she was going to die. The jury and others had thought the worlf police and not priest was used. Dr. Burroughs, City-road, said he was a& acquaintance of Mr and Mrs Crippen an« visited them at Hilldrop-crescent. When he heard of Mrs Crippen's death he wrote to Crippen asking for the address of Belle's sister. Crippen replied that the cable telling of hit wife's death came as an awful shock to blim, and he added, I have been nearly out of my inind over poor Belle's death so far away. She was not with her sister, but out in California on business for me. and quite like her disposi- tion kept up when she ought to Have been in bed, the consequence being that pleuro-pneu- monia set in and proved fataL Almost to the last she refused to let me know that she was in danger, so that the cable came as an awful shock to me." Witness, answering Mr Newton, said Crippea was attentive to his wife and they were fona of each other. Mrs Paul Martinetti spoke of the dinner party at Hilldrop-crescent on January 31st, and told the coroner Mrs Crippen never mentioned her intention of leaving England. She had not since that time seen any communication from Mrs Crippen. When later Mrs Martinetti asked Crippen why he had not sent her a wire saying that Belle had gone away he said she left in a hurry. Subsequently Crippen told her his wife had caught cold on board ship. On March 2lst he wrote that he had a cable saying his wife was dangerously ill with double pneumonia, and he was thinking of going to America at once. A day or two later Crippen wired, Belle died yesterday six. Please 'phone to Annie. Shall be away about a week." Not Invited Inside. When witness called later, with Mrs Eugene Stratton and a gentleman at Hilldrop-crescent, Crippen did not invite them into the house. Mrs Martinetti spoke of seeing a scar of the operation on Mrs Crippen's body. She ad- mitted to Mr Newton that she did not men- tion the scar in her statement to the police because she thought it was rather delicate to speak about. Mr Newton Did the police come to you after these long statements and speak about this cut ?-No. Did you see it in the newspapers that Dr. Pepper was supposed to have found traces of a cut on the body ?-After the first terrible news I did not like to hear anything spoken about it. Here the witness broke down. Later she added, she had no recollection of having seen a statement about a scar in the newspapers. On leaving the witness stand Mrs Martinetti burst into tears. Mr Martinetti next gave evidence, and gen- erally confirmed the evidence of his wife. He suggested to Crippen after the reported disap- pearance of Belle Elmore that Crippen had better go to America. Crippen simply shrugged his shoulders. When Crippen was packing his furniture prior to going away, witness offered to assist him, but the offer was declined. Belle Elmore's Operation. Mrs Harrison, Acre Lame. Brixton, said she had known Mrs Crippen for several years. Mrs Crippen told her that she had had an operation shortly before she came to England from America. It was for the removal of an internal organ. She recognised three pieces of hair as belonging to Mrs Crippen. Answering Mr Newton, witness said Crippen appeared devoted to his wife. Mrs Crippen was susceptible to excitement. Crippen on the other hand was always patient with her. The inquest was further adjourned until Monday next, when it is expected that the evidence of the medical witnesses will be given.

TENT AS POLICE QUARTERS. Messrs Houlder Bros', steamer, Royston Grange, commenced loading general cargo at the South Dock.Newport, onMonday. A numbe* of men employed have been imported into the town. The owners state that local men are r>lso employed. A number of the Newport B)roltigh Police Force, under Inspector Cox, b1.ye been drafted to the docks, where they arc lodged in a tent near the warehouse. Their beds were conveyed to the docks last week end, and on Sunday night were found to be occupied by a. number of tramps! It is not anticipated that there will be any trouble in connection with the loading operations.