The Cardiff Times

Arts and Crafts. EXHIBITION AT BARRY DOCK. On Saturday, under the dual auspices of the Barry Y.M.C.A. and the local branch of the British and Foreign Seamen's Society, a very successful ten days' exhibition was opened by Major-General Lee in the presence of a large company, including Mrs I). T. Alexander and Miss Alexander, Rev. Ben Evans and Mrs Evans, Rev. T. Pandy John and Mrs John, and Miss Meredith. At the opening ceremony Mr JVC. Meggitt. J.P., said there were 2,500 loan exhibits and 2,000 competitive exhibits, and as the build- ing was filled, there was no room withsufficiènt space to accommodate them during the open- ing ceremony, and they therefore had to hold it in the open air. General Lee. who was loudly cheered, in de- claring the exhibition open, eulogised the work of the Y.M.C.A., particularly amongst soldiers. That exhibition would, he said. be of very great educative value, for it had brought to- gether the best work of men and women at home and abroad, and no person could see it without being better in intellect and heart. (Cheers.) The exhibition was visited by hundreds of people, and the fine work shown was much ad- mired. The gold medal for the highest num- ber of points in the exhibition was won by Mr Gwyn Morgan, Barry Y.M.C.A. Club, who in several sections of photography, swept the board." A fine collection of pictures by Miss Maggie Lindsay Williams, Barry, was an attractive feature of the exhibition. In the evening a baby show attracted 19 entries.

CIVIL SERVICE REVOLT. A mass meeting of Excise officers in London and the adjoining districts was held at Ander- ton's Hotel, Fleet-street, E.C., on Saturday night to protest against the overwork in the department consequent upon the increased duties involved by the administration of the Old Age Pensions Act. Mr H. E. Bonnor, who presided, said they were there not to embar- rass the Board under whom they were proud to serve, or to hinder the affairs of the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, but to help the Board to get out of" a very difficult situation. He referred to cases of men broken down in health from overwork, and said he had come across men whom he had been afraid to ask to do another stroke of work for fear of a catas- trophe. He moved :—" That this meeting of supervisors and officers of his Majesty's Excise in the London and adjoining collections, en- gaged on old age pension and Excise work, protest against the long continued and generally prevalent overwork in the depart- ment, which is not only injurious to the officials, but detrimental to the public inter- ests, and calls upon the honourable Board to take immediate action with a view to its dis- continuance." The resolution was seconded and supported by a number of speakers, and eventually carried unanimously, and it was decided to send copies to the Prime Minister, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, the Chairman of the Hobhouse Committee, and the Chairman of the Board of Customs and Excise.

PILFERING GLEANERS. Seventeen of the Sunderand unemployed ere charged at Sunderland Petty Sessions on Saturday with doing damage to the potato crops of James McLaren, a farmer, cf(. Offerton Hall Farm, on October 18th. Mr Charleton, who prosecuted, stated that Mr McLaren had been in the habit of giving permission to the unemployed to glean pota- toes. He had a 23-acre potato field near the riverside, and before it had been harrowed the accused entered and began digging up pota- toes. The men had been previously warned against this practice, but notwithstanding the field had been daily infested with over a hun- dred men taking potatoes away. They also went into an adjoining field, said Mr Charleton, and stole there. The nuisance was becoming so great that every farmer had to have a police- man in the field before he could get his pota- toes lifted. Sergeant Oakley said 112 men entered the field and completely cleared the place. The police made a. capturing seventeen men. They also recovered 11 ewt. of potatoes. Accused, who said they were only gleaainl- and thought the field wa»< af>emite>them, warn each fined the costs of the court, and ordered to pay Is 6d damages. —

PUT BABY ON THE FIRE. The terrible death of a little baby, who was found by her brother on the kitchen fire, was described at the trial at Chester Assizes on Saturday of Mrs Mary Ellen Windsor (40) for the murder of the child at her home in West View, Birkenhead. She was found guilty, hut insane, and the Judge ordered her to be detained during the King's pleasure. It was alleged that the Woman went up- stairs to waken one of thecbildren, and at that time had a cut on her forehead. When the boy she had wakened got downstairs he saw the baby girl on the fire, and called a neigh- bour, who took the child off the grate and found she was dead. When informed that the baby was dead, the mother was greatly distressed, and begged everyone to give her a knife so that she might cut her throat, saying that life was not bear- able without her baby. She was subject to epileptic fits. The defence was that the prisoner had an epileptic fit, accidentally let the baby fall on the fire, and remembered nothing of what occurred.

EISTEDDFOD AT CYMMER. An eisteddfod was held at the Workmen's Hall, Cymmer, Port Talbot, on Saturday. Principal awards Pianoforte solo, juniois —Miss Olive Davies, Abergwynn. Pianoforte solo,, seniors-Mr Ivor Stephens, Cwmavon. Recitation, juniors—Miss Mary Thomas, Cym- mer. Recitation, seniors—Mr T. VyrnWy Lewis, Caerau. Solo, novices—Mr John Owen, Cymmer. Soprano solo—" Llinos y Dderw," Pontrhydyfen. Contralto solo—Miss Tucker, Cwmbwrla. Tenor solo— G-wilym Taf, Maesteg. Bass iSolo-Mr Erasmus Morgan, Melincrythan. Duelr-divided between Taf and friend and Ap Llwcharian and friend. Sketch of the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer—Mr H. Parry Williams, Cytomer. Verses to the Eight. Hours Act— Mr E. W. Taylor, Newport. Elegy—Mr J. Reee-Jones, Cymmer. In the drum and fife band competition two bands competed, Tonna (Neath) and Abercregan (Cymmer). The latter, led by Mr Tom John, Won. For the chief choral competition six choirs appeared, viz., Bethel (Abergwynfi), Tabor (Abergwynfi), Hebron (Cymmer), Bethania (Cymmer), Seion (Caerau), Carmel (Maesteg). The Hebron. Cymmer (con- ductor, Mr W. F. Hopkins), were successful.

GAMES OF CHANCE. Amedia Rea, an Italian, who keeps a refreshment-house at Maesteg, was sum- moned at Bridgend on Saturday for allowing gaming on his premises. Mr David Llewellyn, solicitor, defended. Sergeant (Rees Davies said that defendant had a machine in his shop, and witness saw boys, after putting a penny in the slot, pulling a lever, and trying to shoot a marble into a receptacle in the machine. Defendant told witness that the boys had sweets if they lost and 4d if they got the marble into the hole. Witness did nob see the boys get anything. Mr David Llewellyn argued that as some • thing was given to everyone it was not a game of chance. Mr S. H. Stockwood (magistrates clerk) ad- vised the Bench that it was a game of chance. Defendant was fined 10s. Sergeant Rees Davies also gave evidence in a similar case against Michael Simoni, of Maes- teg, who was fined £2.

BECAUSE HE SPOKE ABOUT A LAMB. At Bridgend on Saturday John Williams, collier, Bridgend-road, Maesteg, Margaret Williams, his wife, and Richard Williams, their son (a boy) were summoned for assaulting John Ivor Rees, contractor, Bridgend-road. Mr Evan E. Davies (solicitor) represented the prosecutor, who said that when he spoke to the defendants about a lamb belonging to them, which was grazing in his field, John Williams assaulted him and the woman and boy threw stones and him. He was badly injured and had to bo attended by Dr. Morley Thomas. The Chairman (Alderman W. Llewellyn) said that the defendant, John Williams, had committed a very bad assault, and as there were several previous convictions against him he would have to go to prison for a month. Mrs Williams and the boy, Richard Williams, were fined 10s each. A summons which Mrs Williams had issued against the prosecutor for assault was dismissed.

THE PRICE OF OBSTINACY. At Bridgend on Saturday Mr Dd. Llewellyn (solicitor) applied for the committal to prison of Thomas Ward, collier, Nantymoel. in re- spect of the non-payment of £, 12s 6d, which he had been ordered to pay to William Wil- liams, farmer, for sheep worrying by his dog Ward appeared and said that be would not pay as he as convinced that his dog bad not done the damage The Chairman: It has been decided that you are liable. You will be committed to. prison foramonth, but the order will be suspended for a month to give you an opportunity of paying. v%-

•Y GOLOFN GYMREIG. Dymunir i'n Gohebwyr Cvmreig gyfeirio eu gohebiaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolvgu, etc., felycanlyn:—"lTANO(Cil Hedd, Berthwin. street, Cardiff."

AT Y BEIRDD. Mae Gweledydd, beliach, yn un o feistriaid y gynghanedd, a'i ddarfelydd a'i ffansi, yn ei englynion yr wythnos hon, fel rhiannedd hapus ar eu haelwyd eu hunain. Newydd ar hen destun, a thelynegol hefyd, yw awen Ceidrym yn ei englynion yntau, er y buasai'r gystrawen yn ddianaf oni bae am lediaith asgell gynta'r ail englyn Tyner yn lie Dyner." Cofier y rhaid meddalu'r gydsain flaen with gvfarch. Anfynych y dyddiau hyn-dyddiau y cyll b&sfeirniaid eu pennau uwch gwaitb y mur- senfeirdd a alwant farddoniacth ar frodwaith o eiriau ac ymadroddion benthyg beirdd coeth y cywydd cain—y tarewir wrth lawer natur- iolach mynegiant i deimladau ealon y dyn cyffredin n&g a geir gan Wilym Cynlaia yn ei gerdd awenyddol i Afon Giedd. Mae 01 ymdreeh a brys ar rfti o ddolenni cadwyn y Dryw dacw lediaith gyffelyb j'r eiddo Ceidrym yn nolen gynta'r pedwerydêi englyn :—" Dyffryn yn He DDyfTryn" yn y chweched dacw dwyll awdl—" geisiat i ateo eisiar," etc. (ac i fod yn ramadegol gyson & sy y cyrch, a gais a hawlir gan amser l ferf): yn y seithfed anghywir ac amhersain yw r frawddeg heb y lledair, y," rhwng Hudol" a paryn y degfed a'r unfe^r-ddeg dacw lediaith araIJ-" wobr yn He 41 gwobr," a DDiderfyn yn lie Diderfyn. Wrth gwrs, er mwyn y gynghanedd y pechodd y Dryw fel hyn yn y goleu ac, wrth gwrs hefyd, er mwyn dechrfeuwyr beimiadol y Golofn y dyd y Gol., yntau, ei fY8 yn dyner ar y beiau.

LILI'iTdWR. Lili'r dwr! ail i liw'r dydd—yw ei gwing, Wedi 'i gweu 'n ysblennvdd; Aur ac arian ei sidan sydd Yn gloewi anial siglennydd. Abercraf. Gweledydd.

DOE. (Englyn arobryn Castellnewydd Emlyn, Awst y 3ydd. 1910.) Selierlig fedd pob heddyw,—a'i hanes Mewn gorffennol eilfyw; Adeg ddirwynwyd ydyw, Ond daw'n y Farn eto'n fyw. Gweledydd.

DAIL YR HYDEEF. (Yr hawlysgrif yn eiddo'r Awdwr.) Cawodydd aur coed y ddol,—Honni brau Llwyn a brig cysgodol; Wedi'r Hat, ddydd Hydrefol, Gwaedd o'r wig ddaw ar eu hoi. Cnwd o eurwallt gallt a gwig,—drwy wywdra Hvdref, syrth yn ysig; Ar loriau bro hulia'r brig Dwf eu rhwydwe friwedig. Gweledydd.

Y VETO. (TIwb Arian Pontneddfechan Gorffennaf yr 16eg, 1910.) Maen tramgwydd Ty'r Arglwyddi—yw'r Arf etyl ddaioni, (Veto,— Rhag i werin ragori Ar lwvbrau auc hawl a bri. Ar fesurau fe sieryd-ei dafod Ufel gollfarn enbyd; Nod&u rhagfarn a drygfyd Geir yn ei groen hagr o hyd. Gweledydd.

CO ET. (Enfflytilon arobryn Abertyflwg Awst yr 2il, 1910.) Crwydrol fyd tanllyd, tAr,—ydyw comet Cama trwy'r ehangder; Brysia i'w hynt heibio'r aêr Fel llif o wawl a llcufer. Fry o'i hanwel fro'i hunan-øeren wib Gfoesa'r net fel Human; Ei phen Mr a'i chynffon tAn Dry hen fydoedd draw'n fudan. Gweledydd.

Y GYMRAEG. Iaith a.nwyl gwlad fy nba.dau.ia.itb beafaidd, laith buraf ei geiriau Iaith gymwys, iaith & gemau o dy gylch wedi eu gwau. Pa ieithoedd tramor gorant—ar øwyn II Ir seinia-u th fyncgi mt Tyner hen iaith, tonnau'r nant A'r moroedd a'th furmurant. Iaith l&n, dy huan ni wel-banes nos Yn ei wybr oruchel; Iaith gu, fwyn, lwythog o fel, Deilynga awdl angel. Glanaman. 0eidryn1.

AFON GIEDD, Afon Giedd gyda'i swynion 0 fy ttghalon garaf fl. Ger Fforihollwyn yr eiateddaf Er mwyn gwrando cerdd ei lli'; Hoff AlJtwon byw ei chrychiau Sydd imi o hyd yn lion; Cynganeddant gyda'r Salmau Sydd yn nyfnder isa'm bron. Drvsy y mawn ar dir y mynydd Teithio mae yn harad a thlos; Golchi sêr ei Byw Greawdydd Mae ei llynnoedd yn y nog; Ac i giustiau hen y creigiau Dweyd ei chyfrinachou wna: Llawn o fiwsig yw ei glannau Ger Fforchollwyn yn yr Ha'. Ambell frithyll hoew dddiais Yn ei dfrMdd glàn cyn hyn: Ambell frithyll hqpwach gollais Dan geulannau ambell lyn. Pan yn hogyn chwilio am nythau Lawer Haf y gwelwyd fi Yn y coedydd ar ei glannau: Tyst o hyn o hyd yw hi. Dan Caemawr, yng nghysgad derwon, Wyf yn awr yng nghwmni'r gwynt; Yn yr aUt yr wyf yn llawen Fel y bum i ganwaith gynt; Cyfarth y tWD, fel arfer, Uwch y fro Hawn o hédd; Ond mae'r crydd dan laswellt tyner Ar obennydd garw'r hedd Cerddaf drwy yr hardd unig^dd Heibio bwthyn llwyd y cro's Mae yr efail lawn o symledd Eto'n aros yn y fro. Teithio'n lion mae Giedd swynol Tua'r mdr yn fyw o hyd; Ond, mae William Lewie siriol Lawr ymhell o awn y byd. Capel Yorath, er's blynvddoedd Svdd yn aros ar ei gl&n Seintiau'r ddaear aeth i'r nefoedd Mewn mwynhad o'r ha-wddsar fan; Yn y fynwent llu sy'n gorwedd Fu fel finnau ar eu tait h: Cysgdd aden fawr tangnefedd Daenwyd dros eu beddau Uaith. Gallt Wern Yorath uwch yr afon Yn ei gwiSg lesni sydd: Yn y fynwent llawer calon Welodd hi yn ffrydio'n rhydd Mud yw'r fynwent ar y gwastad: Min yr allt sy'n llawn o gan; Heibio iddi salm ei theimtad Canu mae fy Ngledd'lan. Ar ei glan hum byw flynyddoedd; Anwyl ydyw hon i mi: Drwv heulwenau a thymhftstloedd I fv llonni canodd hi; Giedd siriol, cenedlaethau Welaist di yn llwyfl eu gwedd Ar ysgwyddau cryfion oesau Ar en taith i dduwch bedd. Gweli finnau ar fy elor Cyn bo hir ar daith i'r gJvn: Clywi di fy ngherdd angladdol: Honno'n Ileddfol bryn; Dal i tcanu, Giedd hygar; BoeTi dy g&n yn fyw o hyd; Tor ar holl ofidiau'r dd ear; Bendith wyt i ing y byd. Gwilym Cynlais.

MABON. A.S. Mabon, mae grym ei obaith—mewn hoddweh Mwyn addas a phcrffaith; Ei dalent b&r gyda'r gwaith I reoli'n ddewr cilwaith. Eilwaith mae wrth ei alwad,—a'i iaith gun Heb rith ddylanwad; Dyn siriol dawn siarad, A'i fedrus let dros ei wlad. Wlad fach! ei chofieidio fyn ",—a chanu Ei chynnes hen emyn; A dyry clod ar ei glyn. Er deffro glowr y dyffryn." Dyffryn y elo, dy hoff ran glyd—ydyw Dedwydd waith ei fvwvd; Wrth ei fodd mae nerth ei fyd, Was gwrol, heb seguryd. Seguryd ni chais y gwron ;-hwyIus i'w alwad mae'n gyson Hygar yw lies y gwr lion Am yr oes heb ymryson. Ymryson & mawr eisiau—sy boenus Beunydd i'w deimladau! Hwn yn gyson iawn geisiai Y pur i ddyn heb bruddhau. Heb bruddhau, yr M.P. rydd iawn-hylrordd- iant I hoff urddas cyflawn; Hudol pftr ei ddcngar ddawn, A dylanwad hwyl uniawn. Uniawn swyn ei einioee ef—i'r glowr detfr o glir daith ei *achref; O'i galon yn lion daw lief Er da heddwch,rhaid addef. Addef wnaf mai nef yw nod—ei swynol Wasanaeth, bob cyfnod; Ca ryw ddydd beth fydd i fod; Cåf erfyn y cyfarfod. Cyfarfod lie ca ef erfyn—wobr dda Bri ci ddydd i'w derbyn; Ani hydedd a hedd o hyn > Fydd i dyrfa ddidcrfyn— Ddidcrfyn wledd y dorf yn iwys,—wedi Gadael byd i orffwys; Bydd ei natur bur o bwys I briodol Baradwys. Paradwys bur ei chy3uron—ddaw eto'n Ddiatal i'r gwron Ac ar 01 hydd siriolson Am hybwyll ddoniau Mab<>n. Tylorstown. Y Dryw. •Ymbil.

OLD FOLKS JUBiLEE. Chancellortfc H is Scheme. THE" BURDEN" OF PENSIONS. Crushing Reply to Critics. • Mr Lloyd George, accompanied by his wife, opened a bazaar at Crediton on Saturday, in aid of the local Liberal Club extension fund. Mr Lloyd George said there was nothing he waa more indebted to the Prime Minister for than that he had given him the opportunity of being the instrument of carrying through that great and beneficent measure which gave eight hundred thousand poor old people five shillings a week. By January there would be a million. (Cheers.) The taint of poverty would be re- moved. There were only two hundred and sixty thousand old people in receipt of parish relief, but the Pension Act revealed that there was an enormous mass of old people who suffered privation rather than face what they regarded as the degradation of the workhouse. Well, they had come to their rescue. They bad unbolted the bars of the workhouse for them and by January 1 the rest would have ioined. It was not merely that old people after a life of toil were suffering, but there was something more than that. There was the sense the old folk had thattheywere a burden on tbeirfamilies That was a greater weight than poverty to them. That they felt no longer now. The old people sitting at the corner of the hearth in the homes of their children were paying guests now. (Cheers.) The old-age pensioner was the gentleman of the family the old lady Was the lady of the household. J That was a great change, and a million of them had rejoicings in their hearts to-day. I thank God, said the Chancellor, that I ha.d a share in it. The Cost. Something had been said, he went on, to the effect that this could not be done without im- posing a burden upon others. But what, he asked, was that burden ? There had been a great outcry, but what did it all mean ? They knew no man paid any income-tax in this Country Until, at any rate, he earned over £3 a week, and therefore there was no charge upon the need of anybody. (Cheers.) He did not increase the income tax in respect of any man's earnings until he earned nearly jE40 a week. Then he paid 2d extra. There was another set of people who earned £100 a week and over. He thought they could stand another 6d. Was that really too much for them to contribute to relieve the sufferings of a million fellow citizen neighbours who had not been so lucky in life. They ought to be very pleased to be able to do so. But of every pound extra which he raised 1 by his Budget 10s went for Dreadnoughts. (Shame.) Well, who clamoured for them ? asked the Chancellor — the very people who protested against paying for them. (Cheers.) The other ten shillings went to raise from the slough of despair the poor old people of whom he had been speaking. (Cheers.) Unemployed Insurance. It also went towards the great scheme of in- surance which they were preparing nOw, and which he hoped to launch next year, to keep the unemployed from starving and to support the worker broken down in health. All that they hoped to launch next year. Who was so mean as to grumble at contributing to such objects 1 He did not Helieve, indeed, there would be any real attempt to upset the finance of the Budget. It had been a success. Money was coming in better than he even expected. Reply to the Spectator." Referring to his City Temple speech the Chan. cellor said on the whole, he had no reason to complain of the reception accorded in the Tory Press. He had one exception. He found that day an exceedingly bitter attack in the Spectator." The Spectator,"said Mr Lloyd George, is edited by an exceedingly pretentious, pompous and futile person. Why did not the editor address his lecture on thrift to the idle rich whose existence he admitted ? That was not the way to sell the Spectator." (Laughter.) He would be the last to deprecate thrift. But for thrifty parents he would never have had the start in life he had. But when he saw a gentleman like this taunting the working classes with spending money on foot- ball matches and going to music halls he said it was incredibly mean. He should like to say to the editor of that organ of the wealthy that a working man in a whole lifetime would not spend as much ifi football and music-halls as many a rich man would spend on a single night's entertainment. The Spectator" asked him what right he had to speak at the City Temple as he did. Well, he had the right every man in a free country had to discuss social conditions of his time and to express his opinion frankly and fearlessly about them.

Osborne Judgment. EFFECT ON LABOUR. PARTY. Statement by Mr Keir Hardie. Dealing with the Osborne judgment at an Independent Labour party demonstration at Radstock, Somerset, on Saturday night, Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., said it was at first expected that it would put the Labour party into a quandary. As a matter of fact, at the present time the Labour party was less affected by it than any other party. They had £13,000 in funds, with as much more as was necessary at their command for the next election. The trouble now was on the side of the Liberals and Tories. Neither party was in favour of entirely reversing the judgment, yet both were afraid to say so openly. He desired to say most emphatically that Trade Unionists need have no apprehension regarding the final result. They aimed at the payment of mem- bers, and in addition—and here he spoke with authority—a complete reversal of the Osborne judgment. If the election Came early next year, as was anticipated, both parties would be anxious to have the question out of the way, since it would form the test question for Trade Unionists when the election came, unless it was settled in advance. Labour Chairman on Position. Speaking at an Independent Labour Party gathering at Brighouse on Sunday afternoon, Mr George Barnes, M.P., discussed the Os, borne judgment, and said if it was not reversed its consequences would be infinitely greater to Labour than the Taff Vale judgment, be- cause the latter interfered with the organisa- tion of Labour on its industrial s ide. whereas the Osborne judgment interfered with the organisation of Labour on the political side, which, to his mind, was infinitely of more im- portance. Trade Unionism was not played out, and the. working classes owed all their im- provement to it and not to Free Trade.

ODDFELLOWS' CENTENARY. st. Mellons Celebration. The Loyal Llanrumney Lodge of the Man- ( chester Unity, of Oddfellows celebrated the centenary of the Order on Saturday. In the afternoon the members formed up in proces- sion at the club house at St. Mellons, and pro- ceeded to the Parish Church, where a special thanksgiving service was held, the sermon being preached by Bro. the Rev. Stephen Jackson (vicar of the parish). The members of the juvenile branch were entertained to tea, which was followed by the presentation of books to each, with a copy of the centenary magazine. The presentation cere- mony was performed by Bro. T. Morgan, C.S. There was a dinner at the White Hart Hotel in the evening, Bro. T. Morgan, C.S., pre- siding, supported by Bro. the Rev. Stephen Jackson, Bro. Dr. T. Wallace (lodge surgeon), Bro. Jos. Evans (trustee).Bro. Roberts (secre- tary), Bro. Eli Evans, Bro. Hopkins, and Bro. Pearse (treasurer), together with Bro. J. Hyett, cf the Cardiff District, and Bro. W. T. Shute, of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shep- herds. Gold medals were presented, c n behalf of the members, by Dr, Tom Wallace, to Bns. Jos. Evans, and Pearse for long ser- vice and devotion to the Order. Penarth. The Loyal Lady Clive Lodge (M.U.), Penarth, celebrated the centenary on Su iday. The members, numbering close on 200 with the juveniles, formed up at 10.30 outside the Penarth Railway Station, together with mem- bers of the District Council, including Bro. Councillor Sam Thomas, Councillor D. Morgan, Councillor Powlson, Councillor E. Lewin, Councillor W. Jones, and Coun- cillor H. Hallett, the Fire Brigade (mar- shalled by Bro. R. Meazey), Bros. H. J. D tVid (Pro. G.M., Cardiff), W. D. Rees (Prov. D.G.W., Cardiff), W. Greening (I.P.P.G.M., C >rdiff), and other prominent members < f the district who h d journeyed over from Cardiff. The band of the Cardiff Naval Brigade headed the procession through the principal streets to St. Paul's Church, where a united service was held, the sermon being preached by the Rev. E. T. Davies, M.A. A collection was made on behalf of the Queen Victoria Nurses Institute.

NUNS FROM PORTUGAL. DISEMBARKATION AT FISHGUARD. On Saturday the Booth liner Antony entered Fishguard Harbour and disembarked close upon 50 passengers from South America and Lisbon. At Lisbon 10 nuns, expelled from Portuguese territory, boarded the Antony, and they disembarked at Fishguard. The nuns, clad in cream robes and wearing ivory cruci fixes, formed a singularly picturesque proces- sion down the gangway to the quay. Later they boarded the ocean special for Padding- ton. During Saturday afternoon the Cunarder Cftrmania hove in and landed some 50 passen- gers from New York. A scene of animation was witnessed both on the tender Great Southern and on shore. A young American lady, whose betrothed was on the quay await- ing her, received the attentions of her fellow- passengers, who were aware that she was coming over to be married, and they showered rice in generous quantities. The gaiety of the occasion was enhanced by the brilliant sun- shine. Both disembarkations were completed with efficiency and speed.

CRIPPEN SENTENCED. Closing Scenes of a Sensational Trial. PRISONER PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE. Judge Holds No Hope of Reprieve. After a trial extending over five days Dr. Crippen was on Saturday at the Old Bailey found guilty of the wilful murder of his wife. The Lord Chief Justice condemned him to death, with the emphatic addition that he can entertain no hope of a reprieve. So ends a murder trial which has not only excited a quite unusual amount of public in- terest, but which, in its various facts and phases, has presented problems of strange un- certainty and complexity. Two persons, and two persons only, absorbed the public attention in the final stages of the drama. One was the Lord Chief Justice of England; the other was Dr. Crippen, the prisoner at the bar. Everybody else became, as the Americans say, a past number." Mr Muir, the incisive leader for the Crown Mr Tobin, the richly-coloured leader for the de- fence Dr. Pepper, Dr. Willcox, and Inspector Dew—they all sat in their places, but nobody looked at them. Their work was done. The only thing that mattered was—Would Dr. Crippen be sentenced to the gallows ? The man on whom his fate seemed to depend was the Lord Chief Justice of Eagland. The vital word had to be said. it was true, by the twelve ordinary Englishmen, of middle-class sta- tion, who sat in the jury box. But everybody in court had seen that judge trying the cause for the best part of a week. They had come under the thrall of his massiveneess; his grave sense of justice, as stern as it was fair, his unfailing consideration and courtesy—yet his quiet atmosphere of implacable power, A Great Judge. He sat there for the King of England, and he might have been the King himself on his judg- ment seat. A big, heavy man (says a special writer in the Observer "), wearing a white wig and a rob of scarlet and ermine, a master- ful man, with a strong, healthy face, and features as fixed as those of a mountain, a man with a face which can beam with pleasant geniality, and then become as impassive as the face of doom. One felt that he would like to be tried before Lord Alveratone if he were inno- cent, but would shiver when placed before him if he were not. And the other personage of the tragedy ? Dr. Crippen is a little man, with ingratiating manners. His marvellous self-control seems to be rather an accidental endowment than a result of will-force. It failed him once on Saturday for the first time during all the troublous and exciting times through which he has passed during the last three months. Towards the end of a sensational trial strange rumours run through a court. It was the same on Saturday. ,The jury were bound to dis- agree so ran the story through the crowded court, and always from the most reliable source." One juryman had a conscientious objection to capital punishment; another had declared that he would never consent to a hanging unless the remains were specifically proved, by precise and unshakeable testimony, to be those of Belle Elmore-and so on. It has all been heard so often before, but it never fails to excite a buzz of speculation. The Climax. Mr Muir, the senior counsel for the Crown, made a long address to the jury—keen, inci- sive, and with the force of unanswerable, logic behind it, sometimes surging over iuto sar- castic comments on the lamentable failure of the defence to meet his case. All that was ex peeled. It was Mr Muir's business. While ob- serving the restraint which counsel for the Crown must always show when demanding the rope for the neck of one of the Crown's sub- jects, he urged every point in his favour with the true advocate's skill. Dr. Crippen sat unmoved in the vast dock— a tiny, observant, blinking figure of a man correctly, but not fashionably attired listen- ing, and listening, and peering. What his thoughts were who can say ? He betrayed none. Whether it be a habit of his, or a pose, he exhibited less concern in the case than the usher, who at least had to perform his periodi- cal task of sh-sh-ing for silence. The tragic drama, which has occupied five days, crispened down to its climax when the Lord Chief Justice began to address the jury. A tense silence fell upon the crowded court. Here at last was the vital issue. Everybody rises when the Lord Chief Justice enters the court. Everybody listens eagerly when the Lord Chief Justice begins to speak. The Lord Chief Justice's speech was weighty, and—for a case of such complexity—short. He had taken notes of the evidence in his book, which looks so remarkably like a ledger. He never once referred to them. Every point in the case Came to his mind with orderly pre- cision as he reached it. He did not make a, studied Oration. A straight, homely talk not a rhetefcfai phrasi in ■ jis,- At times even a sharp return to captiir«^iEMpeJn& wbicl^shduld > Eroperly have gone into a subject which had een dismissed, yet a deadly, damning, con- vincing acquiescence in the proved proposi- tions of the prosecution. If Dr. Crippen ever had hopes of an escape—and who can say what thoughts have been cherished in that strange man's mind 1—they must have suffered an ap- palling shock of apprehension during the Lord Chief Justice's speech. v The end came sooner than had been ex- pected.

Closing Scenes. The jury retired at 2.13 by the clock in court. A few minutes after the pyjama trousers and the two jars containing the portions alleged to be of the jacket were sent to them. Prisoner, who had listened with eager atten- tion to the summing up, kept his gaze for the most part on the jury, then left the dock. For the first time during the trial his expression was one of eager anxiety. The jury returned to court at 2.43 by the court clock. A thrilling pause ensued whilst the crowded court waited for the return of the Lord Chief Justice to the bench. The spectators, many of whom could be seen trembling with the excitement of the moment, had to wait longer for the secret still locked in the breasts of the jurymen. The formality of calling over the names of the jury had to be gone through. Attention was concentrated upon the faces of the jury- men. It was not until the Lord Chief Justice called attention to the fact that it was gener- ally noticed in court that the central figure in this dramatic moment was not in the dock. A message to the warders below brought Crippen up again. He stepped briskly for- ward, but as be stood in front of the great dock it was noticed that his face was white, and that he appeared to have lost that re- markable fortitude and composure which he had so marvellously maintained throughout the hearing. The voice of the Clerk of the Court broke in upon the tense silence. Gentlemen of the juiy, are you agreed upon your verdict ?" he asked. The Foreman We are. The Clerk Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty of wilful murder ? "Guilty." The Foreman (firmly): We find the prisoner guilty of wilful murder. The Clerk And that is the verdict of you all The Foreman It is unanimous. The Clerk then turned to Crippen. Prisoner at the bar," he said, you have been found guilty of wilful murder. Have you anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon you according to law ?" The prisoner made a remark which was in- inaudible in court, and someone interposed, Speak up, Crippen." It was subsequently stated that the inter- ruption was made by Mr Newton. The Clerk of the Court (in a formal tone): Do you wish to say anything ? Prisoner (speaking again firmly although the voice had a deep undertone of emotion ): I still protest my innocence. Sentence. The Judge placed on his head the black cap, and near him on the bench stood the figure, white-headed, grave in demeanour, of the sheriff's chaplain. The voice of the usher of the court was now heard, reciting in formal practised tone the words— Oyez, Oyez, I charge all persons to keep silence while sentence of death is passed on prisoner. The Lord Chief Justice, in a deep, strong voice, now addressed the trembling prisoner before him. Hawley Harvey Crippen,—You have heen convicted upon evidence which can leave no doubt on the mind of any reasonable man that you cruelly poisoned your wife, and to conceal your crime mutilated her body and disposed piece-meal of her remains, possessed yourself of her property and used it for your own purposes. It was further established that as soon as suspicion was aroused you flew from justice, and took every measure to conceal your crime. No Hope. On the ghastly and wicked nature of the crime, I will not dwell. I only tell you that you must, entertain no expectation or hope that you will escape the consequences of your crime. His Lordship (speaking solemnly and slowly): I implore you to make your peace with Almighty God. The sentence upon you is that you be taken from this place to the place of execution, and that you be hanged by the neck till you be dead. and that your body be buried in quick- lime in the precincts of the prison. And may the Lord have mercy on your soul. The Sheriff's Chaplain Amen The Judge, speaking to the jury in a formal, business-like tone, said You are excused for ten years, gentlemen. Collapse of the Accused. Crippen, after sentence was passed, was in- stantly removed from the dock by.two warders, and no sooner had he reached the top of the stairs than he was noticed to reel and needed support from the men on either side of him. With difficulty and care he was piloted down- stairs to the cells,. At the foot of the stairs, Major Briscoe, the deputy governor of Brixton prison, and Dr. Dyer, the senior surgeon, met him, and saw him conducted to his cell. He was extremely faint and so much dazed that he could not see his way alone. There he re- mained for an hour and a quarter, and during that time required medical aid. Doomed Man Hooted. A large, but orderly, crowd gathered outside the Old Bailey to witness the departure of Crippen for Pentonville Prison, where he will remain until the death penalty is carried out. People were kept constantly on the move by the police, but at four o'clock, when the heavy gates were opened, a large body of people had gathered opposite, and Crippen, although he could not he seen, was loudly booed as he was driven up Old Bailey towards Holborn Viaduct. A few minutes previously a second prison van had appeared bound for Holloway, and this contained Le Neve. She also was not visible to the crowd.

Another Brixton Fire. I THREATENING LETTERS. The mysterious fires which recently caused such consternation in Brixton seem to have recommenced again, for this week-end the shop of Mr Edwin Lewis, draper, in Stockwell-road, was the scene of two separate outbreaks. The damage was insignificant, but the alarming feature is that the fires were obviously the work of an incendiary or a number of them, Mr Lewis having during the last month re- ceived a couple of threatenting letters in the same handwriting. Both letters, which are anonymous, were headed Brixton Fires." The first, which was received about a month ago, read Sir,—We want to warn you that you are doomed. Look out for your children and wife. You are the next to blaze like match- boards. The second, received a fortnight ago, said:— Sir,—We have not forgotten our promise. Your turn is coming, then Rendall's. Take care of yours and your children's lives. We don't want to take more Jives. We want fires. There are three of us. The reference to Renda))'&> indicates another small draper's shop in Stockwell-road. The proprietor of this establishment received a postcard at the same time as Mr Lewis had his first letter. It said that Rendall's turn would come next, and was in the same handwriting as the other two. The letters were handed to the police, who kept a watch over the shop at night. The incendiaries must have exercised great ingenuity. Since the receipt of the letters Mr Lewis and his assistants have found burnt matches in the letter box, and also pushed through the ventilators, whilst an attempt was made to start a fire by putting a light to a cardboard box. containing linen, near the door of the shop. The miscreants on Friday did not wait till the occupants were asleep, two fires occurring between nine and ten o'clock, the first one whilst the shop was full of customers. An incandescent burner was turned round so as to set light to a number of articles hanging from the roof over a counter. Happily this was discovered at once, and an assistant, climbing up. pulled the articles down and extinguished the blaze. This fire might pos- sibly have been thought to have been an acci- dent were it not for the fact that half an hour later another outbreak was discovered in a shed behind the house. To a Press representative, Mrs Lewis said that she was confident that the fires were the work of those responsible for the other out- breaks at Brixton. The letters were in the same handwriting as letters received in those cases.

The Christian d&the Slum MR EDGAR JONES, M.P., AT BARRY. Mr Edgar Jones, M.P. for Merthyr, was the principal speaker at the Barry P.S.A. Brother- hood on Sunday afternoon. The chair was taken by Mr Edgar Jones, M.A., headmaster of the Barry County School, who said it was rather a joke to ask him there to show that he wasn't a double personality. Mr Edgar Jones, M.P., in speaking on En- vironment and character," said they were not born to put the world right, but to keep them- selves right. He urged that the one trium- phant thing, the one essential thing for the life of the individual family and community, was character, which could triumph over en- vironment, to-day as it had done in the past. Recently there had been a lot of discussion on the question of slums and the influences of bad housing and bad conditions in the material environment. It was not for him to depreciate that phase, but while they were improving that don't let them confuse two different influences meaning of the word environment. What was it in the slum that was objection- able ? It was not the bricks and mortar. If -t-W' "'Mft the sawtb- oompany there, there would be slums as bad as ever they had been in the pasti They had to get at the root cause of it, to see whether they could mend character. If there were brotherly love existing everywhere, the employer would not sweat and the work- man would not grunt. Character would trans- form the environment of the mind and intel- lect, as it could transform the slum. It would be a grand thing for the members of their brotherhoods and churches, instead of going down on-an occasional visit to the slums, with a basket of fruit, or a tract, or some coals and blankets, if a really good honest Christian family would have the Courage, for twelve months, to take a house in the middle of the slums and give evidences of Christianity, and live up and down there in conscientious clean- liness. They would soon see an improvement in the neighbourhood.

COLLIERS' CONTRACT BREACH. There was a protracted hearing at the Swan- sea Police Court on Saturday when 30 colliers employed by the Penlan Colliery Co., Ltd., Swansea, were summoned for breach of con- tract on September 20th and on other dates. The company in consequence claimed JE1 Us from each defendant. Mr Kenshole prose- cuted, while Mr G. Clark Williams (counsel) defended. In his opening Mr Kenshole said that the alleged breach of contract was leaving work without notice. The men employed at the colliery were subject to the conciliation agreement, which provided for a month's notice from the coming into force of the Eight Hours Act. The time of a shift was from 7 o'clock to 3 o'clock, and half an hour was allowed the men to descend the pit. Continu- ing, Mr Kenshole said that on the 17th of September certain trammers wished to come out earlier, but it was not allowed, as it was inconvenient to the manager. At one o'clock the trammers took the matter into their own hands, left work, and the pit was stopped. Three trammers were identified as they were. leaving, and on the following Monday they were suspended. The next day the defendants, who were colliers, refused to go down the pit, and in consequence work was suspended from September 20th to September 26th. The advocate's statements were borne out in evidence given by Evan Jones, overman, and Alexander Gordon Fleming, manager of the colliery. For the defence Mr Clark Williams said that with regard to the trammers, there was no justification for their action, but the colliers stood on a "different footing. They had no part or lot with the trammers, and had told them so. On the succeeding days if the colliers had turned up they could not have worked, and in consequence any claim for damages against the colliers was void. The colliers were not in sympathy with the trammers, and they only refrained from going to work because they knew there was no work for them. William Morgan, checkweigher, gave evi- dence in support of this statement, and Harry Lewis, a collier, s&id the colliers were willing to work, but were unable to do so on Account of the trammers. After an absence of 20 minutes the magis- trates returned to court, and the Chairman stated that they had decided to award JE1 5s damages against each defendant. Mr Clark Williams You make no distinc- tion between trammers and colliers 1 The Chairman: No, all the cases are the same. If

MILFORD TO NEYLAND. Milford Haven Council on Friday evening further considered the question of erecting a ferro-concrete bridge at Castle Pill at an esti- mated cost ofC3,000. It was mentioned that towards the expenditure the Pembrokeshire County Council had promised £1,000. and a letter was now read from Mr J. P. Gaskell, the secretary of the National Provident Institution, offering on behalf of the institution a contribu- tion of £250, providing the other property owners interested contributed a like sum. Mr J. Whicher moved the adoption of the Sanitary Committee's report, recommending that application be made to the Local Govern- ment Board for a Provisional Order to enable the Council to construct the proposed bridge. Colonel Roberts seconded, and said that when Milford oxtended its borders, as he felt sure it would, the bridge would be of the greatest possible value to the trade of the town. The committee's recommendation was adopted with three dissentients.

CLIMBING A CRATE. Mr D. Rees, coroner, held an inquest at Tre- forest on Saturday into the circumstances of the death of Frederick Novel], aged six, son of Mr Hy. John Nowell, foreman platelayer on the T.V.R., Queen-street, Treforest. Deceased and another boy, while on their way to school on Friday afternoon last,stopped to climb a plate- glass wooden crate which was leaning against some railings. The crate overbalanced and fell on the deceased, killing him almost instantly. His companion managed to spring out of the way. Dr. D. E. Evans said death was due to a fracture of the skull. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.

..e TALKS ON HEALTH. By A FAMILY DOCTOR. Put a piece of clean paper on the floor ana plant your naked foot on it: take a pencil and mark out the outline. Then take away your foot and put your boot exactly over the pencil outline of your foot, and mark out the contour of the boot with a blue pencil. When you look at the two outlines you get a clear idea of the amount of distortion your poor toes are sub- jected to. Do not go to church in tight boots your guardian angel win take more notice of your distorted toes, your corns, your bunions, your chafed skin, your painful ingrowing toe- nails, which destroy good temper and prevent you doing your work properly, than of the fer- vour with which you sing Onward, Christian Soldiers Christian soldiers could never march with tight bocts. Hints for Sick Nurses. If you have the care of a patient who is acutely ill. dont forget to take care of his mouth and his back. The mouth gets in a most distressing state if neglected; wash it out with diluted Condv's Fiuid, aid clean the tongue with a mixture of glycerine and lemon- juice it is a great comfort to the patient. The tongue when covered with thick fur may be gently scraped with a thin ivory paper-knife op piece of whale-bone. As the air passes down into the lungs it has to pass through the mouth, and pneumonia may result from the carrying down of germs from the mouth into the lungs. The Patient's Back. It is important to take care of the back in all patients, but particularly in those who are thin and have prominent bones. It is bad enough to be ill, but to have a bed-sore doubles the suffering. To do a back properly the patient should be turned on his side. The skin should be quickly washed over with warm soap and water and carefully dried. Then it should be gently but firmly rubbed with methylated spirit, using the flat of the hand. Whiskey may be used, but some people think this is a waste of good stuff. I don't, but I won't argue. Finally, dust over the skin with Fuller's Earth or a powder made by mixing two parts of starch with one of zinc oxide. To avoid continuous pressure on one point the patient should be turned first on his leftside then on.uis back, and then on his rierht side at intervals of about two or three hours. A bolster may be put along his back to keep him on his side. A bed-sore is a disgrace. If you waattll) see a hospital nurse really annoyed with you, go into her ward and say: Well, nurse, how many bed-sores have you to report this morn- ing t The secret of getting yonr patient's back done quickly is to make quite sure th*t you have everything ready before you start. Don't get your patient wet with soap and water and then find you have to run downstairs far the towel. Prevention the Best Cure. The best cure for a gastric ulcer is to prevent it. The pain and suffering are worth prevent- ing, and the complaint is a very common one. You know I am in the habit of administering- punishment for certain illnesses which are pre- ventible with a little care, and as soon as a young woman has recovered from a gastric uicer, I send her to three months' hard labour. The chief causes of gastric ulcer are. in order of importance, (1) constipation, (2) bad teeth, (3) injudicious diet and eating too fast, (4) want of fresh air, and (5) any cause which lowert the general health. Gastric ulcers are about ten times as common in women As in men, so prob- ably tight-lacing has something to do with it. So if you exorcise reasonable care, you ought not to have a gastric ulcer. Lie Up and Save Time. When you have actually got a gastric ulcer, I do not think there is any cure except by lying in bed and taking a very light invalid diet. You may drag on &t your work, drinking bucketsful of medicine, but it will save time, money and trouble in the end if you lie up. The dangers and complications of ulcer of the stomach are many and serious, and no trouble should be spared in getting cured. In my heart I shall be sorry for you, but I shall not shew it, and you will be sent to prison if you get a gastric ulcer. A Dangerous Malady. The portion of the intestinal canal imme- diately following on the stomach is called the, duodenum, because it is twelve fingers' breadths' long, and duodenum"is the Latin for twelve. A correspondent asks me to say some- thing about duodenal ulcer. It occurs, con- trary to the experience of gastric ulcer, far more commonly in men. It is characterised by pain at the pit of the stomach and by haemor- rhage, producing anaemia and a blanched com- plexion. Duodenal ulcer is dangerous to life, and it is very difficult to diagnose. One of the most important signs that help the doctor is that black, tarry-looking blood is passed in the stools. Many lives would be saved if > this symptom were noticed and reported. The best cure for a duodenal ulcer is an operation. I have seen many successful operations per- formed fot this malady. Our Goose Club. As I pass along the streets I see advertise- ments of Christmas clubs, goose clubs, and what not. This is a sign of the time of year, and reflninds me of the fat bills I shall have at Christmas. ChHstmas, or strictly speaking the week following Christmas, is the week for me. I have been wanting a fur-lined coat for a long time. Pay what you like, when you like, and have what you like," runs the notice. And I say Send for what doctor you like." Oh t there are good times coming! It would be a sorry day for me if Chrstmas was celebrated by the exercise of Christian virtues. Let's go a buster j Sing hey for the gin and goose and a fur-lined coat for the doctor! Scurf in the Hair. Pimples on the neck and shoulders may be caused by scurf in the hair. So long aS there fa a snow-fall of scurf on the shoulders every time the hair is brushed, so long will tliere be spots. The neck and shoulders should always be protected by a towel. Itjis very difficult, if not impossible, to remove scurf from the hair permanently whatever remedy is em- ployed must be continued indefinitely. Par-*1 haps a good brushing three times a day is the simplest and best method of preventing ac- cumulation of the scurf to the detriment of the hair-follicles. An application containing salicylic acid, alcohol, ana olive oil, is often found to be useful. When treating the scalp, the important thing to bear in mind is that the ointment or lotion must be applied to themealp itself, not merely dabbled on the hair. The hair must be parted in successive furrows, end the medicant rubbed directly on the sealp. Answers to Correspondents. C. W. J.—Will write on your complaint. Faith.—Too serious to treat by correepoi* dence. J.—Probably due to advancing yian; bat consult a doctor. Canada.—Sorry cannot advise. Query.—Drug yqu mention no good. Try the following ointment for chilblains Resorcin, 10 grains tannic acid, 10 grates; schthyol, 10 grains; menthol, 10 gretaet vaseline 1 oz. Mater.—Boil the water. Antixema.—Trust to your doctor. Agricola.—You need healthy hobbies to take your mind off yourself, don't be worried. Careworn.—You worry too much, drags use- less, try fresh air, good food, sloop, "d exercise. Dews.—Will write on urticaria. L. R. D.-Fot throat sprar try menthol 10 grains, oil of eucalyptus 10 drops, liquid para- fin 1 oz. All letters intended for The Family Doctor should be addressed, The Doctor," 8, 1A Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.

ACCIDENTS IN MINES. I Compensation or Education P Mr E. Evans Beavan, J.P., presided over a large gathering of colliery officiate at the County Schools, Neath, on Saturday evening., when Mr Henry Davies delivered a public Ise ture on "Shot-firing in coal mines." The Chairman, in introducing the lectnreK.said tike good attendance of officials from such long dis- tances on a busy Saturday evening was a proof that the work done in this direction was appre- ciated. ,The lecturer in his introductory remarks referred to the fact that there was an increase of 145 deaths and 11,744 serious accidents in British mines last year. He believed many of the accidents could have been prevented with improved discipline. The amount of money spent in compensation for accidents in mines was nearly £ 1,000,000, ortl Os 6d per head of the miners engaged in the South Wales coalfield. The amount of money spent on technical edu- cation in mining did not reach 6d per head ynf the workmen. They were all most anxious to reverse the figures. No less than 2,984,293 shots had been fired in South Wales collieries last year, and 712 tons of explosives had been used, much of it in gaseous collieries. There were 4,449 missfires. The dinger did not end with the removal of the missfires. The roof was dis- turbed, and falls occurred several days later with fatal results. They all recognised the immense importance and the dangers attached to shot-firing, yet an important witness giving evidence before the Royal Commission on Mines now sitting had stated :—" Ninety per cent., if not the whole, of those who are com- petent shot-firers under the Mines Act have no theoretical knowledge at all as to the nature of explosives." The Glamorgan County Council were determined that this state of things should not continue in South Wales and had arranged a series of annual shot-firing compe- titions in order to create a greater interest in the work.

STRANGE SHOOTING AFFAIR AT HULL George William Wray. a pawnbroker's manager, was remanded at Hull on Saturday on a charge of shooting an assistant named Clarence Gill, with intent to do him grievous harm. It was stated that the accused and the assistant were throwing a baR of twine at each other, when accused said, If you do it again I will shoot you." It was alleged he pointed a revolver at Gill and fired it, the bullet entering Gill's neck.