The Cardiff Times

CARDIFF DREDGER'S VALUE. The question of the value of a Cardiff dredger was before the Admiralty Division on Mortday in the shape of an appeal against the assess- ment of damages by the Registrar. Mr Lewis Noad said he appeared for the Cardiff Railway Company, owners of certain dredgers. The particular dredger in question was known as dredger No. 3. She was built in 1&75 at a cost of £20,600 for the Cork Harbour Commis- sioners, who sold her in 1883 to the Cardiff Railway Company, the amount paid being E12,000. In 1904 that company were making a new entrance to the Queen Alexandra Dock, and for that purpose bought two new dredgers. When the work was completed No. 3 dredger was put inside the dock, sometimes working, until late in 1907 or the beginning of 1908, when she was laid in the dock as a stand by in the East Dock at Cardiff, with watchmen on board of her, her engines being occasionally turned over to keep he!1 in- order. On the 23rd January, 1909, the Greek steamer R-ocos struck her with her propeller and sunk her. Tenders were invited for raising her, and the Cornish Salvage Company offered to salve her for' £ 2,250- Defendants had ad- mitted liability for the collision, and in May the salvage operations were successful, and she was placed in Bitts' Drv Dock. On the 11th June she was moved to the East Dock. Tenders for repairs were advertised for, and the whole question for the Court was as to the value of the dredger when repaired. They contended it was wrong to treat the matter as if the dredger was a constructive total loss, and to allow only what she was worth as scrap iron. I The Registrar had found the value of the dredger to be E4.000. In giving his decision his Lordship said in the main the question was whether there was any special value to the Cardiff Railway at the time the dredger was sunk. She had not done one stroke of work for 18 months, aud towards the end of that time there had been attempts to get rid of her. There was not sufficient cause for him to interfere with the registrar's decision, and so with the excep- tion of the allowance which had already been arranged the petition would be dismissed.

HEREFORDSHIRE^ EDWARD VII. Sir Edward Hop ton presided on Monday at a "meeting of the Herefordshire General Hospital .at Hereford. Sir Henry Burdett, the eminent authority on hospitals, having inspected the Herefordshire Hospital and condemned it as good for nothing, a special committee recom- mended the ereetwn of a new wing at a cost of zg,ooo to £ 10,000 as a county memorial to King Edward VII. Mr Albert Simpson ex- pressed a hope thatthe committee would not incur further outlay until the debt of about £800 upon revenue is liquidated and the yearly revenue increased. Lord Biddulpit was opposed to the proposal for building a sanatorium for consumptives as adding to the burdens of the county while their own County Hospital was so much in want- of funds. Ex-Mayor Bulmer stated that the Mayor and Corporation had received a com?cunicatK>n from the Lord LieuteDant proposing to call an open public meeting to consider what form the county memorial to the late King should take. He did Dèt consent to caIl it merely to consider the provision of a sanatorium or movable shelters for consumptives. Finally the Dean and Lord Biddulph were appointed to advo- cate the hospital scheme at the public meet- ng.

AVIATOR AND "FIANCEE. Some smart transfer work was witnessed at Fishguard Harbour on Monday afternoon when the Cunard liner Mauretania, from New York, brought in 450 passengers, together with enor- mously heavy mails and baggage. Commander Turner wired early on Sunday night that the Mauretania would arrive at 12.30 (noon) on Monday, and at 12.15 the leviathan was sighted off the point, and she dropped anchor at 12.43. In an interview with Mr Claude Grahapie White, the famous viator, who was accom- panied by his fiancee tM8 Pauline Chase) our correspondent was informed that, his success in America was in .all respects capital. He was now preparing to compete in the Channel flight from Dover for iE4,000, and bad several machines there which he would test. Within the next week he would visit Paris to com- pete with his own specially designed machines built in America. Both Mr White and Miss Pauline Chase declined to discuss the date of their prospective marriage, but it will, it is believed, take place before their return to America early in the new year.

SIR W. T. LEWIS' GUESTS. There was an interesting celebration at the Boot Hotel, Aberdare, on Monday, when Sir Wm. Thomas Lewis, Bart., entertained his Aberdare staff and a number from Cardiff and elsewhere to dinner, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his appointment as general manager of the OardifT Docks and ttic mineral properties and estates of Lord Bute in South Wales. Mr W. T. Rees, Maesyffynon, pre- sided.

-=- THE MAN, THE CHAINS, AND THE WEIGHT. A POLITICAL PARABLE. Premierus, discovering one day a man fastened by heavy Chains to a Weight which was too heavy for him to drag, demanded that Peerus, who was responsible, should release him. Whereupon Peerus replied that he was willing to meet Premierus halfway by Modifying the size of the Chains. That will not do," replied Premierus. What good will it do to the Man to Modify his CHains if he still has to drag the weight ? Cartoon Sir F. C. Gould. Published by arrangement with the Westminster Gazette."

Asked to Resign. ABERYSTWYTH WORKHOUSE iOOTOR. At the last. meeting of the Aberystwyth Guardians, Mr Llewellin, a town guardian, com~>liinefl that Dr. Bonsall. the medical officer. had referred to him outeide as a cad for having made certain statements at the Hoard, and said were he not a guardian he would know how to deal with Dr. Bonsall. He then gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the Board give the doctor notice to terminate his engagement under the Board and that application be made to the Local Government Board for their approval. At yesterday's meeting of the Board Mr Llewellin moved his motion. It had been sug- gested to him that he should withdraw his motion. as it savoured of a-spirit of spite. He contended it was nothing of the kind. Since he had been a guardian he had said nothing which would justify Dr. Bonsall calling him a cad," the meaning of which Was a vulgar, ill-bred fellow. (Oh.) He believedit-would be an advantage to the guardians, to the benefit of the ratepayers, and to the welfare of the paupers to have a change of doctors. Mr Evan Bvans seconded. Mr C. P. Lloyd said it was after all a matter of spite and had nothing to do with the Board. If they carried that resolution did they think the Medical Association would allow any medical man to take the post ? Mr Richards Thsit has nothing to do with .it, Mr Llewellin We must wait and see. The Chairman We cannot say what they will do. Mr Lloyd This is a matter between the doctor and Mr Llewellin. (Loud cries of No, no." and Sit down.") Captain Roberts, speaking against the- motion, reminded the Board that the Local Government Board inspector had only recently told them that Dr. Bonsall was the most painstaking doctor in the whole of his district. Ultimately it was decided by a large majority to call upon Dr. Bonsall to resign his appointment.

-J. MAYOR OF MERTHYR'S REMARK. At a meeting of Gelligaer Council on Mon-t day Mr W. B. Lloyd, J.P., presiding, Mr i Edward Richards, in accofdance with notice, ■] drew the attention of the Council to a Press report of a statement made by the olerk (Mr F. T. James) of the Council, when acting in his capacity as Mayor of Merthyr, at a special meeting oftbe Corporation convened to con- sider the expediency of promoting in the next Session of Parliament, a Bill for the construc- tion of a reservoir at Taf Fechan and other work. Mr Richards asked the Council to say whether such statement, suggesting that the action of the Rhymney Valley Water Board was an attack upon the water supplies of the Mtcrthyr Corporation "did not denote an unfriendly attitude towards its immediate purposes and betokened a hostite feeling to the object of the Rhymney Valley Water Board's Bill. The Clerk explained tbat since the meeting when he made the statement be had advocated that the two authorities should join in the promotion of a water scheme, and haviug further fully explained his attitude he'said that if his statement had been misconstrued to mean that he held an unfriendly attitude then he was sorry. The matter then closed, Mr Richards with- drawing a resolution he had moved. A letter was read from the Baiwellty Council asking that members of the Gelligaer Council should meet them in reference to the scheme for constructing a bridge across the Rhymney Valley from Aberbargoed to Bargoed. The Chairmantaid that from what he could gather the scheme was a wild one and one which would not benefit Bargoed or Aber- bargoed as far as relieving the inhabitants was concerned. He thought the scheme would rob the tradespeople of Aberbargoed to a great extent through bringing people to- Bargoed to get their goods. He seconded the motion of Dr. J. Richards that the letter lie on the table and this was parried.

LOSS OF THE S.S. WiMBORNE. The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamship Wimborne, of Cardiff, has been fixed to commence on Tuesday, the 13th inst., at 2.30 p.m., in the Wreck Inquiry Court. Law Courts, Cardiff, before the Stipendiary, Mr T. W. Lewis. The Wimborne, owned by Messrs Evan Thomas, Radcliffe, and Co-, of Cardiff, was wrecked near Cam Barra, on the Cornish coast, on the 7th ultimo about 4 a.m., in the heavy N.W. gale that rose to a hurri- cane. The ship was dashed to pieces on the rocks at the bottom of high cliffs. The crew were all saved, being rescued under great difficulties, and only just in time, by means of the Sennen Cove Coastguard life-saving ap- paratus.

YOUTH & HIS" SUCCESS" IN THEFT. At Newport on Monday D. Phillips (alias, Donald Wiseman) was charged on remand with stealing a gold watch, a gold stud, a silver match box, a silver scissors m a leather case, and 41 5s £ d in cash, from a, bedroom in the King's Head Hotel, valued at JE15 and the property of Mr Gerald Hargreaves, the Con- servative candidstefor the Monmouth Bor- oughs. Councillor Blackburn, J.P., the pro- prietor of the hotel, stated that prisoner en- gaged a bedroom-on the night of November 24th, and early next morning in consequence of a complaint, witness detained Phillips at the hotel, and sent for Inspector Tanner. Inspector Tanner said he searched prisoner in the bedroom and in his stockings found the articles, while the money was in his pockets. Mr Hargreaves identified the pro- pertv in Phillips's presence. In reply to the charge prisoner said he found Mr Hargreaves' door open. Prisoner, aged about 20. handed in a docu- ment written in the cell- The statement was exceptionally well composed, expressed Phillips's profound regret at his position, and made a plea for leniency. He had been dis- missed from a Swansea hotel a short while ago. and was driven to theft. He .was surprised at his success in this direction, and "becoming muddled in consequence gave way to drink. Chief-constable Sinclair stated that prisoner had been in Sputh Africa with his father for many years, aird came to England" in March, last. Sentence of six weeks Was passed.

BARRY CARETAKER'S CONDUCT. A month ago the Barry Education Com- mittee decided to suspend the caretaker of Rortiilly-road Boys' Schodl, Barry, for a month for certain practices in booking rooms as being cleaned by him when they were cleaned by women assistant caretakers, and was paid for them as being cleaned by him. The Education Buildings Sub-committee reported to a meeting of the Education Com- mittee on Monday that three years ago a local painter had paid 13 to McCord, the caretaker. for specially cleaning the school, and they bad investigated a complaint that Mr McCord had only paid a woman out of this extra £ 3 he had .received, for assisting him in the clean- ing, the sum of threepence in addition to her usual wages of 6s a week, for 24 hours' extra work in scrubbing the school, and reported that McOord had adm itt ed'that this was cor rect, but stated that he had to scrub some of the rooms after her. Mr S. H. Jones moved that McCord be dismissed.uncillor W. Fowler seconded, ami the molfcioU 'Il8 carried.

Stolen Silver Unearthed., FOUR MEN IN CUSTODY. There is now a sensational development to the burglary last week at Hook House, Amble- j ston, the residence of, Miss Borrodaile, in connection with which a large quantity of silver was missed. Yesterday morning the Haverfordwest police, after extensive investi- gations, commenced excavations in a garden at City-road, and unearthed a large quantity of silver, which, according to a statement made in the Haverfordwest Police Court by Deputy- Chief Constable James, corresponds with the valuables missing from Hook House. On Monday afternoon two men, Rees Evans and Edward Nelson, strangers, were brought up in custpdy charged with burglary at Hook House, Ambleston, and stealing a quantity of silver and silver plate. James Lewis and Frederick Havard, marine dealers, City- road, were charged with receiving stolen pro- perty. A portion of the plate was produced in court, including silver-plated trays, silver jugs, silver salt cellars and a silver candlestick. The tourt was crowded during the proceed- ings, unusual interest being taken in the case owing to the position of two of the defendants. P.S. Davies told the court that he visited Hook House after securing information of a burglary, and took a cast of footprints in the garden. On Saturday night he found the boot produced worn by the defendant Wilson, which tallied with the cast. He arrested Wil- son and a man namied J-one- Qand subsequently Evans as well. The case against ,Jes Lewis and Frederick Havard was next taken. Mr W. J. Jones, solicitor, defended. > P.S. Davies said that early that morning he procured a warrant to search the premises of Lewis and Havard, and assisted by other officers he commenced excavations in Lewis's and Havard's yard. and between the yard and a field he discovered two sacks which contained a quantity of silver and silver-plated goods. The Clerk Have you received a list of the goods lost by Miss Borrodaile ?—Yes, and ,they correspond. The Clark They have crests on them ?- Ye*. The Sergeant added that when arrested both men said they knew nothing about the matter. Deputy-Chi >-f-Constable James applied for the men to be remanded in custody until next Monday ok ClarebestonrRoad. Mr Jones resisted the" 'appiieati on, and said the. defendants Lewis and Havard were possessed of property in the iown and were not likely to. abscond. Mr Havard, father of one of the defendants, was prepared to go bail if necessary. The Chief Canstabfcesaid this was the biggest burglary that had happened in Pembrokeshire for many years, and to allow two of the defen- dants out on bail would not be in the interests of justice. The Bench remanded threeof the defendants in custody until Monday next.. The defendant Evans was remanded for three days at the Haverfordwest Police Station, and Jones, against whom no evidence was offered, was discharged..

i WHO OWNED" BESS" P In the King's Bench Division on Monday, be* fore Justices Phillimore and Horridge, an appeal was heard from a decision of the Judge at Merthyr Tydfil County Court respecting the ownership of a roan mare Bess. At the time of the bankruptcy of David Jonefe, a grocer, of the Liverpool Stores, Liverpool-street. Pontlottyn, there were two horses, carts, and sets of harness in stables and premises at the rear of the stores. The trustee in bankruptcy claimed these on behalf of the creditors, but John Edgar Jones, son of the bankrupt, laid claim to the roan mare Bess, which, he said, was his own property, which he had bought three years previously at Carmarthen for Z27, his own money. The County Court judge de- cided in favour of the trustee, and against this John Edgar Jones appealed. Mr Schiller- appeared for the appellant and Mr Crawford for the trustee. Without calling upon Mr Crawfurd, the Court held that in their opinion the trustee had made out his claim to the mare. He had satisfied the Court below and he also satisfied their Lord- ships. There was no doubt the goods were in the sole possession of the bankrupt, and in a way that would give the general impression he was the owner. The appeal would be dis- missed with costs. Mr Schiller asked for lea^e to appeal. There were other casesthat.depeftdoo upon this. AIr Justice Phillimore said he was aware of that, but they were not encouraged by the Court of Appeal to grant leave in such cases, •and it would be refused.

FARMERS AND AVIATORS. Meeting a tthe Horticultural Hallon Monday, the Council of the National Fruit Growers' Federation discussed the position of agricul- turists having crops damaged by wrecked flying machines* A letter from the Ilford Farmers' Association to the Market Gardeners', Nurserymen, and Farmers' Association was read. Itstated:- n Flying meetings are being held,all over the country, aeroplanes are being built and tried at various centres frequently, and before long we shall undoubtedly see more or less aero- planes skimming over our fields. The conquest of the air has been, and will tw, attended with many accidents, and without taking a too pessimistic view, we can safely assume that it will be a more or less common sight-to see a disabled aeroplane fall amongst our crops, causing considerable havoc." It was pointed out that hugecrowds gathered out of idle curoisitv to witness the result of accidents. Although agriculturists might recover from the aviator damages for injury to crops caused by his machins, it was asked who would compensate for the damage done by the public. Suppose," continued the letter, an aero- plane were to drop in a,field of onions, carrots, lettuce, &c., adjoining a large town. It requires very little imagination to see the enormous damage that could be done in a few moments by a crowd of thoughtless, irresponsible per- sons." The'Council decided to write to the Market Gardeners' Association expressing their readi- ness to consider any proposal they might bring forward to protect farmers.

H BANDITS" IN LONDON. Under the auspices of the G.W.R. Temper- ance Union, the Cardiff Bandits, the well- known entertainers, have never been more successful than on Saturday night at the Queen's Park Hall, London. Miss Nan Porter was exceedingly good, and the hearty encore •she received was well merited. Mr Granville Tait in his humorous trait caused roars of laughter, and his patter also was Enthusiastic- ally encored. Miss Helma Richardson, Messrs Carl Hanson, and Henry Hutcheus were equally well received. Mention must be made of little Dodo Rees, the inimitable child mimic, who captivated the audience with her quaint impersonations, and at the piano Miss Cissio Thompson was ably assisted by Mr I Frank Hailes. Credit is due to the manager, Mr Harry Hutchens, for the smoothness with which everything was arranged.

WHILE HE PRAISED LLOYD GEORGE. | While a Welshman was in a public-house at Heroe.-hill, London, on Saturday, extolling Mr Lloyd George as a man who took from the rich to give to the poor, someone stqle his bicycle, which he had left unattended outside.

H o me Secretary i n. t h e Box ASSAILANT SENT TO GAOL Hugh Arthur Franklin (21). a member of the Men's Political Union for Women's Enfranchise- ment, of independent means, and living at Pembridge Gardens, Notting Hill, appeared on remand at Bow-street on Monday on a charge, of having assaulted Mr Winston Churchill on the 26th November by attempting to strike him with a dog whip while travelling in the train from Bradford to London. Mr Bodkin conducted the prosecution, while Mr Henle represented the defendant. Mr Freke Palmer watched the case on behalf of Franklin's relatives. Among those in court were Sir Oharles Matthews, Public Prosecutor, and Superinten- dent Quinn, Chief of the Political Department. of Scotland Yard, Mr Marsh, private secretary to Mr Churchjjl, and a large number of fee advocates of Women's Suffrage. Sir Albert de Rutzen again heard the case and when Mr Churchill entered the Court a few minutes after three be was escorted bv a num-, ber of detectives. Sergeant, Hancock briefly repeated the evi- dence given by him at the previous hearing. Cross-examined by Mr Henle, witness said that defendant was ejected from the meeting addressed by Mr Churchill. He was quite certain that defendant addressed the word dirty to Mr Churchill. Inspector Parker (who was with the previous witness when the allege I assault took placed gave confirmatory testimony. Mr Churchill then entered the witness-box. Examined by Mr Bodkin, Mr Churchill said he was at Bradford on the 26th November accompanied by the two detectives. He ad- dressed a meeting at the latter place in the afternoon. There were four or five people ejected from the meeting, but he was unable to say whether defendant was one of the num- ber. He left Bradford for London after the meeting, but did not know if defendant was among the. passengers. He did not know who^ defendant was. defendant was. Mr Bodkin As you opened the door to go through the third class compartment of the diuing car what happen ed ? As the door was opened I came through. I saw a man sitting towards my right, and he suddienly sprung up and lashed at me with his arm up. I could not hear what he said. Did you see anything in his hand ?—I saw he was drawing something, but I did not see exactly. Was he then seized by the police offl -cer Sergeant Hancock intervened. What did you do then ?—I prepared to. defend myself, but when I saw that he was secure I resumed my progress to the restaurant car. By Mr Henle He suddenly advanced to-, wards me four or five feet. Mr Henri What were the exact words used. Mr Churchill: I flid not catch them. I did not pay any attention to them. Suffragette Interruptions. So far as you are aware he has no cause of personal grievance against you ?—No. You have a long experience in public meet- ings, are interruptions frequent at your meet- ings-? .Mr Churchill admitted for the past five years interruptions at his meetings from supporters of the suffrage movement were frequent. Nearly every meeting I have addressed dur- ing the past five years has been interrupted by Suffragettes, added Mr Churchill. Mr Henle Is it known to you from your experience that. at these meetings supporters of the suffrage movement are handled rather roughly ? "I am leading up to a point which I hope will have some bearing on this case ? Mr Churchill: Yes, I think they are ejected with a great deal of roughness. And at this particular meeting ?—I could not say. Mr Henle then outlined the course he pro- posed to adopt on behalf of the defendant. He did not suggest that an assault had not been committed and, in fact,, 'be understood his client would plead guilty to the charge but what he was entitled to do was to show, if possible, the motive underlying his action. If it could be proved that the assault had been committed out of a personal grievance then the case would assume a more serious aspect, but he thought he could show that the assault had no bearing at all of a personal character. Mr Churchill said that so far as he was con- cerned he wished his Worship to take a lenient view of the case. He did not wish to press the case unduly. Sir Albert said be would take into considera- tion the remarks which he (Mr Churchill) had made. MrE.H. Marsh, private secretary to Nir, Churchill, having given evidence, Hugh Arthur Franklin (the defendant,) was. then called. Since the year 1900, be said, he had been interested in the suffragist move- ment. He had heard the evidence given, but disagreed with the statement that he used ther. word dirty before the word cur." Apart from your political views in connec- tion with tbe suffrage movement, have you any grievance at aJl against Mr Churchill 1- No. Was your attitude in what you did on tire 26th November auy other than a political motive ?—-No. t Witness then stated (that what led up to liis action on the 26th November was because oe the ill-treatment he had witnessed and por- sonally experienced in connection with thee, suffragette movement. Sentenced. Defendant was sentenced to' six weeks' im- prisonment in the second division.

STRUCK ON THE HEAD. The death of Seth Jarvis Clapp (66), ship- wright, of Clive-street, formed the subject of an inquiry by the Cardiff coroner W. L. Yorath)at the Law Courts on Monday. On October 3nd deceased, who was employed by Messrs Harvey jand Sons, was engaged in; securing iron rails in the hold of the Pcill- tician in the Roath Dock. Early in the even- ing, when he went on the deck to get some wood, he was struck on the head by a rail, which was (being hauled on to the vessel by a steam wincn. After resting some time, although he continued to complain of his head, he went on working that day. but did not work after- wards. He died on Thursday last. George Hind. shipwright, said there was not much light on the deck at the time of the accident; but the foreman, C. White, con- sidered there was sufficient light., Dr. T. F. Dillon said that death was-due primarily to erysipelas of the forehead and scalp, and secondarily to kidney trouble. He thought it probable that the accident hastened death. The jury returned a, verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, adding that they considered there was not sufficient light aboard the ship when the accident occurred. Mr David Timothy, H.M. Inspector, Mr C. Heitzman for the employers, Mr D. E. S. Browne (Messrs Lewis Morgantnd Box) for the family, and Mr John Jenkins, J.P., of the Shipwrights' Society, attended the inquiry.

FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED. A fire broke Ol t < III M onday at Sowter's Flour Mills, Derby, which speedily spread to the adjoining silk mill. Wind fanned the flames and enormously increased the difficulties of the firemen. Both buildings were completely de- stroyed, the damage bf-iug estimated at £ 50,000. At one time the borough electricity works were in grave danger. The silk mill, though an inter- esting old building, is not the one erected by Loxnbe.

WESTON HOLIDAY. ilady and Cardiff Man. DIVORCE COURT DISCLOSURES. in the Divorce Court on Monday, before Mr Justice Bargrave Deane, his Lordship had. be- fore him the undefended divorce case of Irving v. Irving and Field, it being a petition by the husband for divorce on the grouu-1 of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. Mr Walter Frampton, for the petitioner. Dr. Robert James 1 rving, said his client married the respondent, Fiorcncp Margare-t Butcher, in 1.905, and there was one child-a. girl-of the mar- riage. Not long after the marriage petitioner, ,c who was in practice at Carlisle,, be^me ill, and it was necessary for bim to undergo certain operations. Subsequently they went to Weston-super-Mare and stayed at tile Madeiri. Hotel. On one occasion the wife went off for the day to Worcester with a man. TI)i, saiiie person, a Mr Appleby. whom she had met at Bournemouth. and who eaiue from either Carlisle or Garditr, came to the hotel at Weston-super-Mare, and there the conduct of the respondent with him became quite a scandal. Petitioner remonstrated with his wife, and she retorted that she did not. wish any longer to live with a cripple. She also said she wished to leave him. and wanted an allowance of £ 200 per annum. Petitioner declined to entertain such terms. The day they were leaving Weston-super- Mare respondent out the whole of the day with Mr Appleby passing their time in the woods. Upon her return she stated that she had been out with Mr Appleby all day, and flaunted in ber husband's face a bunch of' flowers which she said Mr Appleby had given her. Dr. Irving, losing his temper, then for the first and only time in his life struck his wife. She proceeded against him. Subsequently an arrangement was come to by which petitioner allowed his wife 308 per week, he to have the custody of the child. That was the last he saw of his wife. In August, 1909, petitioner heard that his wife was in America, whither- she had gone with a Mrs Field and the latter's son, who was the co-respondent. By the same post he received a letter from his wife and also one from Mrs I Field. In the latter Mrs Field asked the petitioner to take some stops to separate her son and Mrg Irving. Later it was found that respondent and co-respondent were living to- gether in North Carolina. His Lordship granted a decree nisi for a gether in North Carolina. His Lordship granted a decree nisi for a dissolution of the marriage, the petitioner to have the custody of the child. I

I Alleged Theft of R700. REMARKABLE NHONDOA CHARGE. At Ystrad Rhondda Police Court on V, oiiday Lizzie John, a single woman, residing at Dinas-road, Dinas, was charged with stealing jC700, the moneys of David Jones, Carpenters' Arms, Ynvshir, and others. Mr D. W. Jones, Pentre, appeared to prosecute. and Mr A. T. James (Messrs Morgan, Bruce, Nicholas and James) defended. Inspector T. Williams, Portb,said lie visited defendant's house on December 3rd armed with a search warrant. Accompanied by the defendant he went up- stairs, and in a tin box be found a receipt for 49170which defendant had deposited at the London and Provincial Bank, Penygraig. In a cash box he found a Post Office Savings Bank book issued at Tonypandv on 25th May, show- ing a deposit of E50 in defendant's name. In another room upstairs witness found a tin box. and inside was a canvas bag containing 381 sovereigns. At this stage defendant uttered a piereing scream and fainted, and she was im e&ately,. attended to by the lady missionensof the CIMUT. Resuming his evidence, Inspector Williams •said he searched the house for clothing and. other articles. Among the articles discovered ( were two sets of china, a bottle of scent, blankets, hat, morning gown, six tablecloths, pair of lady's boots, three under-dresses, three bottles of brandy, a bottle of claret, and ott, er things of the total value of £31. Defendant was conv eyed to the Porth Police Station in a cab. where sbe was charged, and in reply she said- It, is true I took them. I did not take t hen} all the same time; I took them bit by bit. IU,)kE2OO,andin,ifew days later I put £ 170 in the bank at Penygraig. They would not take more than jE50 at the post office, which I put in at Tonypandy. The 1381 that you found in the box I took since. The other money I spent on the clothes you .recovered at the house to-day. I am now very sorry that I took the mon-ey, and I am willing to hand it to you at any time. Defendant added that she threw the key with-which she opened the safe into the river at Porth. In reply to Mr D. W. Jones, witness said that he found another savings bank book recording a deposit of 10s, but from inquiries which he bad made be was satisfied that was her own money. Cross-examined by Mr James, witness said accused had informed him that she had been m serviee at taxe Caxpent era'-Aruw foir. five years, and had' slept with complainant's mother. She also told him that she was in a certain condition, and witness wrote on a slip of paper the name of the person who sbe de- clared was responsible. Mr Jones said that was all the evidence he had to offer, and he applied for a remand until Thursday at Porth to enable th- police to make further inquiries. Mr James applied for bail. A remand was granted, defendant being bound over to appear in her own recognisances for iElOO and three sureties of JE38 6s 8d each.

Balloon Adventure. MAN "OVERBOARB" IN NORTH SEA. A German ballooning party who ascended at Munich on Saturday afternoon landed late on Sunday night in the Orkneys, about a mile from Kirkwall, after a wild passage across the North Sea. Almost from the very beginning of the jour- ney the balloonists. who state that they belong to a balloon touring club, experienced a severe easterly gale, which carried them akgng at a high speed. One of the party is stated to have been lost off the German coast on Sunday night. They made out a lighthouse, believed to be Auskerry, and eventually landed as stated. One of the members of the party, interviewed yesterday, gave the foregoing particulars of the trip, but declined to furnish his name or those of his companions. Another report, states that the balloonist in- tended when they went up to journey to Switzerland.

WHAT GERMAN MINERS SAY, Wages Getting Lower and Food Dearer." Some of the journals have been discussing the question—Is the Italian to enter the Cornish mining arena ? So engrossed have they been in the discussion of this aspect of the problem involved, that a sidedssue seems to have escaped their notice, although of the utmost significance. The adventurers in Levant Mine, St. Just, Cornwall, have been unable to obtain from local sources a suffi- cient supply of labour, and the suggestion was made that if no other solution of the difficulty presented itself. Levant should seriously con- sider the importation of foreign miners—Ita- lians or Poles. The news spread, and on TullS- day. November 15th. two Italian miners turned up at Levant of their own free will on the look-out for employment. They were intelli- gent men—one of them, indeed, spoke three languages, the other two. Also they were! skilled miners, and papers in their possession, indiated that thy had worked on, different, tin, silver and copper properties in Germany and France. As a matter of fact, they came direct from protected Germany, where, not- withstanding all that protection is supposed to do for the people, it, is stated in an interview in the Western Daily Mercury that they found wages getting lower and food dearer. Can anything he more significant than that ? Working people in Germany, we are told, are prospering greatly, whereas working miners from Germany speak of lower wa-ges and dearer food.

ST.MELLONS ARSON APPEAL. In the Court of Criminal Appeal on Monday (before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Pickford and Avory) Francis Densbam. who ,1." convicted at Monmoqthshire Assizes of arson at St. Mellons and sentenced to three years'penal servitude and to five years' pre- ventive detention as an habitual criminal, appealed fro-n an order of Mr Justice Lush refusing an extension of time for appealing against sentence and legal aid. The rrisoner was not present and was not represented by counsel. Mr Justice Pickford. in delivering the judg- ment of the Court,. said there did not seem to be any reason why tb" prisoner did not applv for leave to appeal at the proper time, T, and he did not see an-" reason for extending the time for appealing, and therefore the appeal would be dismissed.

WASTE THROUGH SMOKE. An interesting and instructive lecture on The Wonders of Coal was given by Mr fT. D. Madden, engiaeer of the Cardiff Gas Light and Coke Company, before the Cardiff Techni- cal School. Engineering Society, Oil Saturday evening. Dwelling on the essentials of scien- tific training, Mr Madden urged his audience not to under-estimate the value of chemistry, for whether the student be aspiring to attain to mechanical or constructional engineering, chemistry, should undoubtedly be his hand- maid, as this would enable him to better under- stand the conservation of energy from the use of coal ami fti el. and th e most economical wa v of bringing Nature's forces to the use of mankind. It was appalling to the engineer, said the lec- turer. to think of the W8<:tt" of energy through smoke and unconsumed gases given off in fuel consumption, and he looked forward to the time when the minimum of energv would be lost and Nature's stores conserved to their utmost.

ik LORD LANSDOWNE AT CARDIFF. The House of Lords Issue COUNTER REFORM" PROPOSAL" Hankering After Tariffs. Lord Lansdowne visited Cardiff on Monday and addressed a meeting at the Skating Rinj^ in Wristgate-street. There was an absence c<f musical enthusiasm on the part of the audience —the rink band supplied the musical pro- gramme. There was a. big assembly of stewaud* — almost sufficient to fill a small hall-and th* ] general audience hid evidently been welt chosen l y the ( nionist party. 'I'he Earl of Pf'viuuuth presided, luid supporting him were Lord and Lady Lansdowne, the Countess of Pfymn-tith. Lord and Lady Xiniaja Stuart. Sir John Gunn. Mr J. Herbert Cory, .Nlr J. Ferrier, and others. The Chairman said the present election would not he a final and decisive one, but was of great importance to the whole of country. Re wished an appeal could be ni-c "« to the electorate without personalities or it' vulgar abase, but excliKirely to the sober judgment of the electors by reasonable argu- ment. (Applause.) His Lordship complained of the action of the Government in springing- t his election upon the country, and claimed that, in spite of their action, Lord Lansdowne had, at very short, notice, placed before the country an alternative policy. (Applause.) Lord Lansdowne. I, Lord Lansdowne, vho was heartily cheered, said he had noticed the audience were not de- pressed. Why should they be ? he asked. The ¡ occasion seemed to him to he such an one that Unionists had every reason to be full of high hopes and confidence. They had no reasori to complain of the opening developments of the presenteiection. fur in addition to gaining three seats clear they had made a very considerable impression on the adverse majorities in parts of the country where their opponents con- I sidered they were having it all their own way. And whatever might be in store for them during the next few days. it was inconceivable that his Majesty's Government- would get out of this election an amount of support suffi- cient to give them the strength and the authority which they would require in order to carry through a great Constitutional revo- lution. (Applause.) The electors were going to be asked to decide a most tremendous ques- tion. It. w;is no less a question than the re- construction and re-modeliing of the Constitu- tion of the country. Now, all their libraries were filled with books dealing with the construction of Constitutions. From A-is- totle downwards their great philosophers had written treatises on the making of Constitu- tions, and yet the working men of Cardiff were going to be called upon at short notice to vote upon this great issue, in which was bound up the whole iuture of the country in which they lived, and were asked to make up their minds in no more time, he supposed, than would suffice them if they had to decide-the colour of the wall paper upon their best parlour. il,a,ugliter and applause.) The Charge Against the Lords. Dealing with the charge of the Liberal party that the House of Lords had rejected useful legislative measures, his Lordship advised hts audience to ask them what useful measures the Upper House had actually passed. He claimed that whenever the House of Lords had refused -to pass a measure it had never been with the idea of rejecting it tinaDv, if the people of the country desired the measure, but merely with the idea of reserving it until such time as the people of the country had had a full oppor- tunity of expressing their opinion upon it. thear. hear.) Dealing with the late Govern- ment's proposals, he said that not only was an omnipotent House of Commons suggested, but also a salaried Parliament. He was one of those who had always felt thatthe labouring classes should be represen- ted inparfiament;, but be doubted extremely whether the payment of members all round was the best way of attaining that object. His impression was that if they were to pay mem- bers of Parliament, th ey would find that the people who took advantage of the new arrange- ment would be not so much labouring men as a race of earpet-baggers. (Applause.) A Paid Parliament. Discussing how a paid Parliament would be likely to work, if relieved of all check of any description, hjs Lordship said it might begin by voting to double its own salaries. There wav hardly anything which such a House of Commons would not carry. The present struggle was not with those musty, rufty* crusty Peers they heard so much about, but ii was a struggle a to whether they were to hava a properly balanced Constitution, with twe chambers, a Popular Chamber and a Revising Chamber, and above all with the people to judge between them, or whether they were to have a single House of Parliament, without any restriction, or restraint, without any redress, or appeals to courts of law, or appeal to the people of the country. His Lordship denied that the proposal put forward by the Conservatives for the reform of the Lords waa bogus or insincere, orin the nature of a death- bed repentance. After explaining the proposal. Lord Lansdowne asked, Is that a sham pro- posaJ ?" No," 11 Yes," Yes," No," were the answers. I am glad to find in this great hall," went on Lord Lansdowne, a considerable numbei of people who thinly it is not a sham proposal." Cheers for Mr Lloyd George. 7 At this stage cheers were raised at the back of the hall for Lloyd George. You want a Second Chamber," said Lord Lansdowne, to exercise a moderating influence upon the councils of the nation-who will see to it-that what prevails is not the whim of the people, but the will of the people." If the reformed House of Lords proved to be too Conservative for the tastes of the people, it would be for the people to decide whether in any given case the House of Lords had exceeded its functions or not. In the referendum one vote would be as good as an- other. For instance, in a Parliamentary elec- tion Cardiff, with its 28,000 electors, returned one member, while Kilkenny, with about 1,800 electors, also returned one member. Was not that an anomaly ? The Referendum. In the referendum the 28,000 Cardiff electors would have, as they ought to have, a greate* influence than the 1,800 Kilkenny electors. (Hear, hear.) Their opponents said the Con- servatives would not have th e courage to test Tariff Reform by tbe referendum. "We stand absolutely by Tariff Reform," declared his Lordship. In Tariff Reform was to be found the only means of stimulating commercial ac- tiv i ty ami adding to the amountof that employ- ment which after all wis the first, necessity of the working classes, without adding to the cost,ot living. Should the be any doubt on that point the Conservative party had given the most explicit assurances that, any loss which could be shown to result to the working people because of Tariff Reform, should be redressed bv modifications in other taxes. (Cheers.) A section of the Opposition had stuck at noth- ing during the last few weeks to create pre- judice and to obscure the real issues befasf tbeni. (Hear, hear.) Rhetorical Rubbish." But the electors were not going to be swayed by rhetorical rubbish. They would detect the dangers which threatened not one chies but-all classy, and not be persuaded merely because they were told that these things arc to be done in the name of liberty." (Cheers.) They were all proud of their democracy, but doniocrsicy had its perils. There had hæn great changes in the world monarchs had Iwcomo OoastituCkmaJ rulers aristocracies had given Way to rffpre- seutativo institutions ruling clashes had been deprived of their powers, but. autocratic House of Commons with a Ministry who might not be its guide but its sl*ve—an utoc House of Caminons, led try a Minister who had at his back a powerful bureaucracy—and they showld keep their eyrf, on i b, f,.nunkber of cn-'icivas who were being appointed at their expense witb every year t-hat passed-—such a combina- tion, a powerful, salaried House of Commons, with a Minister who was perhaps idPd not by a, great party, but by a coalition of groups—t hat wa., a. situation,a combination, full of danger to the community. Therefore his Lordship desired to impress upon them with all the earnesiuess he could command the greatness oi the risk which they would run if by their verdi-. t at t ha polls they rend Pored themse)v«? liable to a despotism of that kind. The risk was far too great. He did not believe they would take it. (Cheers.) On the proposition of Ix,ril Nfaian Stnart, seconded by Sir John Gunn, and supported by LadyNiniau, a vote of thanks vrus ace-ordao Lorti Lansdowne. OVERFLOW An overflow r.. held at the Theatre Royal, which v ?»s presided over by Lord Colum Stuart, the chief speaker, until the arrival of Lord Lansdowne, being Mr A..r" Fmlyn. of Rhvl, Ii)r(i 1,4Awtiom ne sl-,nke only for a few minutes. When he mentioned tljia# the Conservative party bad land reform in their programme there was ironiral laughter, and a voice asked How art we going to get ?" Lord Ninian Stuart was very brirt, aullt was LadyNiniau Stuart- who had the hearties! reception of the evening. A vote of thanks tc. Lord Lansdowne and expressing confidence in the leaders of the Unionist party in th< Lords and Camnions found a ccnsiderabl* number of dissentient?.

-=- 104 APPEARANCES. Mary Ellen Frome (30) was elL,.xrvMbef-,wq Mes-rs Dan RadcjifTe and Morgan Thomas at Cardiff on Monday with being disorderly saulting P.C. Porter. The latter said that when he requested Frome to go home obe-spat in hit face. and afterwards bit- his band, but fortunat ely he had his gloves on. It wam stated that Frome bad been before the curt on 1 occasion* and Detective-[nsper.tor H^ggjg said sbe was incorrigible. Frome was sentMCS^v to one month's hard labour.