The Cambrian

ANTHRACITE WORKMEN. ENGINEMEN, STOKERS, AND CRAFTS- MEN MEET AT SWANSEA. A delegate mooting of the enginemen, stok- ers, and craftsmen of the anthracite district of South Wale* was hold at the Red Cow Hotel, Swansea on Saturday, Mr. David Jones, Pontyborem, presiding, when the fol- lowing proposals were pamsed -(I) That the district meeting be asked to move in accord- ance with the rules of the Miners' Federation to have engmemen, stokers, and craftsmen direct members of the Federation; (2) that the members of South Wales and Monmouth- shire be written to and induced to join the Federation and obey the rules or the ma- jority and (3) that the secretary forward the new price-list to every colliery owner :n the district, and asking them to appoint re- presentatives to meet the men's representa- tives and discuss the proposed new btit. fail- ing which a. ballot be token as to whether and when general notices should be tendered to get a joint oonferenoo between both parties.

KICKED BY A HOESE. CLYDACH YOUTH BROUGHT TO SWANSEA HOSPITAL. Walter James (16), of Roberts-row. Cly- dach. was brought to Swansea Hospital on Friday morning in an unconscious state, having been kicked by a. horse, which was grazing in a field at Clydach.

FELL INTO BOILING OIL. PONTARDULAIS WORKMAN'S VERY PAlN. nil.. ACCIDENT. WiIUoIITIT Leysfcon (26), single, Hope-street, p-ntardtjle:s, a riser at Tcilo Tinplate Works, Pontardulais, fell Into a vat of boiling oil on Saturday afternoon He was badly burnt About the log*: and was taken home and attended by Dr. Williams.

MAN KILLED AT LLANDILO. CHIMNEY FALLS THROUGH A ltOOF. Hy Edwards, Lbenczer Chapel House, Llaodilo, was killed on Saturday afternoon by the falling of a. ohimney through the room of a. workship belonging to JVIeesTs Thomas and Sons, boot manufacturers, Llandilo. Deoeased leaves a widow and two children.

LAST NIGHTS MEETING. THE ABSENCE OF MR. YERBURGH. The reason why the inability of Mr. Yer- bttrgh to attend Monday evening's meeting- was not made known earlier is that his tele- gram was addressed to Mr. A. F. Eden, who was away in London and did not receive it until Saturday evening. Xot until Monday, after the receipt of a following" letter from Mr. Yerburgh, was it poseible to ascertain what had been done in the abwsnce of Mr. Eden. A public xn- nouncement was made in the "Daily Post" ae soon as practicable.

.t SWANSEA HOSPITAL. EMPIRE MUSIC HALL MATINEE. Interest is already being aroused over the matinee at the Swansea Empire in aid of the funds of the Su a.nsc;< Hospital on Saturday, November 13th. A Lumper programme is being arranged, and tiqkcts may be obtained of Mr. J. T. Davies, chemist. Walter-road Mr. Gwynne Bidder, Hoathfield-streei; Mr. Way, book- t-eiler. Wind-street; Mossrs. John Brader and Sons, Wind-street; the Empire, Oxford- street and at the secretary's office, Hospital.

A successful bachelors' social tea. was held at Zosr Weigh Congregational Schoolroom, Swansea, on Thursday, in connect-ion with the I.O.G.T. For the best decorated table, Mr. John WiTMMna, Carmarthen-road, se- cured a prize, and in the hat-trimming com- petition Mr. David J. Jones, Park-terrace, won first prize. Mr. A. Richards was secre- tary, and Mr. D. P. Davies treasurer.

METAL MERCHANT'S SQN SEN- TENCED. At West Kent Quarter Sessions on Sat- urday, Thomas Edgar Vasy, son of a metal merchant, was sentenced to six months in the second division on a charge of stealing a quantity of railway metal from Chatham dockyard. The prosecution alleged that prisoner's father purchased a quantity of old iron at the dockyard, which was con- veyed to Nore Marsh, adjoining Medway. At the aame time prisoner, who directed the removal of the goods, had loaded into the barge a uantity of metal yfhidh had not been purchased.

DIED IN THE BAR. WORKHOUSE DRIVER'S SUDDEN END. A. startling occurrence disturbed the cus- tomers of the Farmers' Arms, North Jt-1!- road, Mount Pleasant, Swansea, shorcly I after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon. An elderly inmate of the Workhouse, Sid- ney Bryant, agi-d 63, and employed as as- sistant driver in the institution, was about to drink a pint of beer he had ordered, and had sat down in the bar, when his head was observed to be dropping on his chest. j Someone noticed his peculiar attitude and raised, his head, then giving the alarm. Restoratives were applied without ef- fect, and when Dr. Evans, the Workhouse doctor, arrived, he had to pronounce life extinct. Deceased 1..3 stated not to have been in I gOOoI health lately.

TRAFALGAR DAY AT SWANSEA BRIGHT SCENES AT THE PALACE LETTER FROM 1^9pS." Crowded in even" part, the iSwansea Pal- ace. celebrated Trafalgar -Day right well on I. Thursday night. Eighi, beuiedalled mem- bers of the United Service Brigade were in front at the imitation ot their vice-presi- dent, Mr. Win. Coutts, who, in addition to I putting on a special programme, supplied substantial refreshments. Mr. Coutts referred to the historic battle they were celebrating, and said every Brit- isher's heart must .swell as he thought of it. Thev in Swansea waited to feel that thfv, were doing the thing well in entertaining the veterans there that right- (Applause). Commandant Maggs thanked the audience for their reception, and read a letter from Earl Roberts, expressing satisfaction at the sound financial position, and hoping there would long be a continuance of the good work tho brigade was doing. (Loud ap- plause). The commandant announced that if wet next Sunday morning the chaplain (Rev. J. G. Mathias) had promised tojspare the old men a journey in the rain to Kilvcy and to hold the Trafalgar service—a "drum- head" one—in the Star. In proposing thanks to Mr. Coutts, the commandant said he had now done what he (Me. Coutts) ha.d done in other wais-helped them to help themselves. Adjutant Taylor seconded, and the "three cheers" he called for were lustily given. Mr. Coutts said they had nothing to thank him for, for he and the audience were proud to have the veterans with them. They were an inspiration to all. He asked; the "young brigade" present to give the- oid tins three chcers also, and the roof rattled ¡ Mr. Benjamin Davies sang "The Death of Nelson" Quartermaster Hinder sung "The Old Brigade" Comrade Leaker gave sur- ) prising imitations of musical instruments and animals; Mr. Roht. Hughes was in form in "The Young Brigade," and Miss Maimie Nanette gave "Somewhere," with sweet- ness and expression. I

PONTARDAWE COUNCIL. MEDICAL OFFICER'S QUARTERLY PuEPORT. WATER RENT ARREARS: SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. Pont&rdawe District Council met on. Thuarsday, Mr. L. W. Francis presiding. Explanations were heard. of persons who hwi connected water prpes without the (Jouncil s consent. They are to be caJled upon to make private connections from the mains and pay for water received. Mr. Theo. Morgan .said householders should, be circularised, as they were ignor- ant of the bye-laws. Dr. G. Jenkins thought that, the water- man ought to make a mere thorough in- spection. Mr. Johnny James referral to a motion in Mr. D. D. Davies's name with regard to private water supplies and the difficulty experienced, with present arrangements. Witiat was in his colleague's mind was that householders should he permitted to con- neet, with the connection already made to the mains. He moved that the matter he referred to the Sanitary Committee—the watermen to attend—to amend present was agreed to. Dr. Lewis, Ystalyfera, medical officer, submitted his quarterly report, which stated the number of births registered were 241 (36.8), made up P- 88; Clydach, 56; Ystalyfera, 41; Caegur- Aven, 41. Deaths were 61, made up as folk;wii:-Poiit,ar,i.i,we, 23 Qydach, 14; Ystalyfera, 9; and Caegarwen 15. The public health was satisfactory and general and infant mortality unpreccdentedly low. There weie 34 registered slaughter-houses, most of them small and unsuitible, and I their nuniber and distribution made effec- tual inspectioin inuposfiible. Mr. Johrrnv James said the question of slaughter-houses siiould be seriously con- side red by the Sanitary Committee, and in j the meantime the medical officer and in- I spector should prepare a repoi-t on the cosn- idition and situation of the slaughter-houses, —This was agreed to. Mr. 0. Davic>, cliairman of the Finance t Comnuttee, reported that water rent arrears amounted to £ 100 for the half-year. Mr. T. R. Phillips said that not a ha/lf- penny had been collected at Ynysyruond. The collector said there was a bother in getting the money in. He had, however, received J640, and would collect the re- mainder in a fortnight. The tender of Thomas Walker, Olydach. ——m—.

PANTYGWYDR BOWLING CLUB, CONVERSAZIONE AND PRESENTA- TION OF PRIZES. Pantyjjwydr Bowling Club held a conver- sazione at Pantygwydr Hall on Thursday. The room was tastefully decorated and was crowded. Capt. A. D. Williams opened with happy words. A capital programme was goiK* through by Miases May Roberts, R. Thomas. L. WjHiamK, G. Clements, Mrs. Kerr, and Messrs. R. Williams, E. J. Sad- dler, D. Morgan, W. Lewis, B. Trehame, W. Jones and H. Devine. A string band, conducted by Mr. T. Pound, played selec- tions during intervals. Capt. A. D. Williams spoke on the suc- cess 0" the team, which is practically a new one. They were second in the competition I for Alderman Lee's Cup, having played 15 matches, won 11. and registered 1,222 shots against 946, a. balance of 276 .-hots in their favour. (Applause.) The tournament prizes were then pre- sei-teci by Mrs. F. E. Clement. The silver cup (given by Mr. F. C. Clement, president) has to be won twice in .succession, or three times in all. Mr. Morgan won the cup for the first year, and was also awarded a gold medal. The prize-winner in the "A" tour- nament were: Messrs. Kingdom (marble clock) Reed (framed portrait); William Thomas (oak clock); Clement, and Capt. Williams (pipes). "B" tournament: Messrs. Hayman (copper fern pot) B Tre- ham e (silver cake dish) and A. Clements (silver match box). Open tournament; Messrs Morgan (cake dish); W. E. Mor- gan (set of bowls), Dring (umbrella), and P. W. Phillips (pipe). Mr. Parry (captain) who has only been defeated oiwc, was presented with a walk- ing-stick, and Mr. W. R. Edwards, secre- tary, with a clock. When the time came to close, it was felt that the second annual •'social" was an improvement, if anything, on the first.

The harvest festival of Oystermouth Par- ish Church was, held on Thursday evening. Rev. C. Hayward Phillips, Vicar of Pem- broke, preached a powerful sermon to a large congregation, nearly every seat be- ing occupied. The choir, under leadership of Mr. Watson (organist), rendered speciaJ anthems. The church was laden with a variety of fruit and vegetables. OffertoriesJ were for the Swansea Hospital,

SHIPWRECKED CREW AT SWANSEA. 13 SPANIARDS LANDED BY LOCAL TRADER. FATE OF REMAINDER OF THE MEN. COAL GIVES OUT; HEAVY GALE The Swansea trader Sunlight, of the Bacon ine, landed at Swansea on Monday afternoon thirteen members of the crew of the Spanish !tea:ner Uribita, of Bilbao, which got into iifficulties off the Bishop Rocks, near St. David's Point., Pembrokeshire, on Sunday hrough the gale and running short of ooaJ. The Sunlight, which was coming round 'rom Liverpool, would seem to have followed "ound the Spanish vessel, which, however, [lad left two days before, and was corning round light to Cardiff. It was blowing a reavy gale on Sunday morning, and while :l1e Uribita. wm buffeting the ga,1e her eoal jave out. With thds she began to drift on awards the fatal rocks, and thirteen of her arew put off in one of the lifeboats. It was at nxxm that the Sunlight espied he vessel, which was being washed from item to stem by the great waves. Soo ■vent as near as possible, and then learnt of ;he thirteen men in the lifeboat. Following hard after the latter, she picked them up as jhey too wore being carried towards the rocks—in which, case they could not have loped to have been saved-and with difficul- ties got them aboard. One boy fell over- board, but wa. rascued. The lifeboat was left in the raging sea. Then returning to ,he derelict vessel, the Sunlight, rinding no 3ha.DOO of sending a hawser aboard, got the raptain to follow his course. Captain Dawson, skipper of the Sunlight, in telling a ''LaiJy Post" reporter the inci- ients of ih*> rescue, thus continued the story — "The Uribita could manage to get up steam now and again, and we were doing wry well for the first hour, my idea being to ia«ke her into Fishguard. But in getting round Strumble Head the Spaniard failed at -he last moment. Another 25 minutes would Kave done it and she would have 'oe.cn safe. As it is I don't know what has become of ter. I signalled the captain when I found the was1 in distress again to drop anchor, and :his he did. I signalled for assistance, and ihe Pembroke, which had seen us, came near and took off another portion of the Tew, which would he subsequently landed it Fishguard. V To return to the rescued Spaniards who irrived at Swansea, sever aJ of them were aarefooted and on-IT lightiy clad. They had left lill their belongings behind, and when rescued their boat was full of water. It transpires that before being rescued they bad been a considerable time without food and were in an exhausted condition when picked up. But for the Sunlight these men would have been dashed to pieces on the rocks. The Uribita is of 1,150 tons register, and the carried a. crew of 24 and one passenger. Ail are believed to be safe, though the fate of the last two seen on the boat is unknowii. Bofore the Sunlight landed the rescued men at Swansea the Spanish Consul was oom- municated with, so that the men could be looked after aahor*

ROM ANCEOFT H E PEERAGE. I ALLEGED TAMPERING WITH I MARRIAGE REGISTER. CLAIM TO LORD SACKVILLE'S ESTATE. In the Probate and Divorce Court on Monday, application was made by Mr. Ernest Henri Jean Sackville West to have his suit against the Attorney GCel- eral (which involves succession to title and estates of the late Lord Sackville, and in which petitioner asks for declaration that he is the lawful son a.nd heir of the late Lord Sackville) tried by jury instead of by judge only. Mr. Harold Morris, for petitioner, said the latter's parents were married between January, 1365, and August, 1867, which the Attorney-General denied, the parties cited II declaring that Josephine Duran. petitioner's mother, was married to Juan Antonio de Oliva in 1851, and that she remained bis wife until 1S71. Counsel contended that the allegation had been made of criminal con- spiracy against petitioner in connection with erasures in tha marriage register at Madrid, which contained an entry of marriage be- tween petitioner's mother and Oliva, and it was therefore a matter for trial by jury. Mr. Eldon Bankas, K.C., for Lord Sack- viUe, in opposing the application, sub- mitted that the case was essentially one which shourB be tried before a judge alone. The late Lord Sackville had lived with Josephine Duran for a great number of years, and there were a number of children. The whole of the evidence in the case was documentary, and a jury would not have the same advantage in dealing with it as with witnesses. He understood it would be suggested that the names originally in the marriage register referred to were not I the names of the parties. Counsel for the Attorney-General said his opinion was that it would be better tried by a judge than by a jury. The President said he would take time to consider his judgment.

IN GENERAL DEMAND. WANTED AT SWANSEA: BRISTOL SENTENCE, Sidney Withy (30), who was stated to be wanted at Newport and Swansea for forging advance notes, and stealing from on Friday for similar offences. Withy wa £ said to be in demand by the polioe in other parts of Wales, and in aonje nglish towns. tv I'Jlty .1.0;1 p^pnuioo SBJA 's^tn-Spoi

NEATH IRONMONGERY FIRM. HIGH COURT AND QUESTION OF RECEIVER. (Special telegram to "Dadly Post.") In the Chancery Division oil Friday, Mr. Tomlin, on behalf of defendant in the! action of Stephens v. Morgan, applied to Justice Parker to oontinue the appointment of a receiver and manager of a farmer's, ironmonger's, hardware, etc., business, at Neath apd other towns in South Wales. It was stated that defendant was in the position of trustee of the business for plain- tiff, but with a lien in respect of money advanced for purchase from the trustee in bankruptcy. Last week Mr. Candy was appointed over that day, and counsel un- derstood that it was now agreed that that gentleman shoidd bs continued as interim receiver, but with liberty to either party to renew the motion. Mr. Owen Thompson, for plaintiff, said that was so. His Lordship could not encourage applica- tions to remove receivers he had appointed, and would simply direct the appointment of Mr. Candy to oontfnue until the trial or further order. The costs of the motion would be costs in the action.

MR. KENSIT, RETURN 'VISIT TO SWANSEA. We are informed by Mr. H. H. Martin, the Wiekliffe organiser, that Mr. Keaisit will address a demonstration in the Oemtrad Hall, Swansea, on Thursday evening, November 4. This meeting is being advertised as a "FVee Speech Demonstration." Arrangements are attao being made for the formation of a Men's Free Speech League to majntsin otpdBB.

SWANSEA CONSERVATIVES I MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. J COL WRIGHT ADOPTED. A T.ieeting of the Swansea Conservative Association was held at the Conservative Ofli er, Salubrious-place, on Monday after- noon, for the purpose of considering tne adoption of C'oloiW Wright as the Parlia- mentary candidate for Swansea Town, in view of the indifferent health of Mr. Frank Them as, who had been originally selected. Mr. A. F. Eden (chairman of the associa- t.ion) presided, and every member was pre- fer'I:. Air Frank Thomas attended and made a statement to the effect that he much re- gretted that his illness had compelled bun to withdraw At the same time he felt- that hi" pictpects could i-ot have been co good as those of Colonel Wright, who had proved what a splendid fighter he was. He 8&- sured the committee and C-olonei Wright that. according to his health, he would do everything in l is power to help along the p&rty- Mr Thomas then left, if being understood that he was under medical advice not to be in the open-air after dusk, and that it was necessary for him to ca £ ch a train. After an expression of regret as to the cause for Mr. Thomas' withdrawal, the mec-ting proceeded to select the colonel as the prospective candidate. A formal resolution to this effoct was mcved by Mr. J. R. Davies, seconded by Councillor Corker, and carried with acclam- ation. Col. Wright, in acknowledging, said he fully realised the hagh compliment they were paying him, and felt sure that with a good pull together they would win a great victory. Personally he would prefer a dual to a tri- angular hghi, but circumstances had to be accepted as they came. He was quite con- fident that he would have their hearty sup- port. The proceedings were most enthusiastic- —■■■■

A REGULAR TRADE. CHAFFINCHES BLINDED WITH RED HOT NEEDLE. < At Lambeth on Monday, Frederick Col- lins (56), labourer, was sentenced to three months' hard labour for blinding chaffinches. The prosecution alleged that the blinding of chaffinches was a regular trade, which involved great cruelty, the method being to destroy the sight with a red-hot. needle. It was done with the idea that the birds would sing better, and that it would en- hance their value. A veterinary surgeon declared that the needle caused very acute suffering when the nerves were revered. Defendant denied he had blinded the birds.

WELSH MATE'S FATE. FULL-RIGGED SHIP MISSING. Anxiety is felt for the safety cf the full- rIgged ship Clan Macpherson, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, on June 24, for Valparaiso, and has not since been re- ported, although she was due at the West Coast port at the end of August. The chief mate is Mr. T. M. John, aged 53, of Swansea House, Gcodwick, Pem- brokeshire.

SWANSEA VETERANS' "DRUM- HEAD" SERVICE. ANNUAL T-BAJAIXJAU MUSTER OF THE UNITED SBEVIOE BRIGADL. The fifth annual civ-Teh parade of the Swansea United Service Brigade in celebra- tion of Trafalgar resolved itaelf on eiunctay intQ a "drum head" service at tfos Star Theatre (kindly lent by Mr Coutts). on the decision of the Chaplain (Rev. J. G- Ma- thias), àn-d wit.h the approval of Colonel Morgan (viee-preakSent). Sixty veterans mustered, with Command- ant Maggs in charge. The T"inper:inc-J Silver Ban-d attended, ienderir5g air* of the sea, and playing the National Anthem at the close, and a. con- tingent of boy-scouts (under Scout itaster Mason) were also present. Rev. J. G. Aiatiiias based his address on "The Higher Kind of Courage." His "desk" was a pile of drums with the Union Jack over them. He traced the history of the events leading to the battle of Trafalgar, and drew an analogy batwoon th-a form oi courage that gained great victories and that of the man who. without prospect of ap- plause or material reward, struck out a line of conduct for himself in spite of jeers and cynicism. The service consisted of prayer, lessons, address and hymns, "Onward Christian Sol- diers," "So.'dier3 of Christ," "Fight the Good Fight." etc. Mr Prosser (Palace) ac companied the hymns and played volun- taries

SOUTH WALES MINERS. FEDERATION AND THE AFTERNOON SHIFT. Mr. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., presided at the Council of the South Wales Miners' Federation at Cardiff on Monday. The chief matter discussed was the after- noon shift question, and this was eventually deferred uutil Tuesday's meeting of the Ccnciii<)tion Board at Cardiff. Mr. J. D. Morgan reported that three deaths had occurred as the result of the ex- piarimi at Trinsaran Colliery, and it was resolved to ask ihr, Miners' Federation of Grtat Britain, to be represented at the in- quest. Several cases of compensation appeals from the anthra-dic district were referred to tho Federation solicitor for his opinion.

MAESTEG PUBLICAN. RECENT ACCIDENT UNEXPECTED DEATH. Mr. Charlios Griffin, aged 53, the Garth Hotel, Maes teg, au ex-golice sergeant, died suddenly on Sunday. Deceased was three weeks ago removing lead pipes, when he slipped and received a fractured leg, but was recovering. On Sunday morning he asked Mrs. Griffin to assist him, and she aroused the inmates of the house, but before anyone cmtld come he was dead.

Harvest thanksgiving services were held at Bethany Baptist Chapel, Westcross, on Sunday. Rev. T. J. Williams preached in tlie morning and evening. In the evening Miss S. Loraafi. C.R.A.M., and Mr. Trevor Weaver contributed to a-musical service, Proceeds of the sale of fruit and vegetables are to be given to the Swansea, Hospital.

NEATH POLICE COURT MONDAY. At Neath on Monday, David O'Connor, Kirkhouse Court, and Patriok Grey, Lake's Court, were each fined 10s. and costs for obstruction.—Joseph Morgan, coal vendor, was fined 5s. and costs for shouting in the street; and Daniel Owens 5s. and costs for blowing a horn in the street.—Jonah Mor- gan, Russell-street, James Henry and Mary Williams, Cow-lane, were fined for using bad language.—Patrick Murphy was c fined 26s. and costs for obstruction and assaulting P.C. W. Jones.—David Thomas, j labourer, Cecil-street, was committed for trial for stealing boots from Messrs. Stead and Simpson's shop.

NEATH MAN'S TERRIBLE I INJURIES. I EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT EXETER. j An extraordinary affair is reported from Exeter, a man named Lewis (29), of 5, St. Leonard's-terraee, Park-road, Neath, hav- ing been taken to the hospital, there suffer- ing from severe cots to the head. The Exeter report is that he was found by the police wandering ahout. the streets on Sun- day morning, giving a statement tiunst he had fallen from his cycle near the city. Another version—given below—novvever, states that he was found on the railway line, and the matter is further complicated by the news that the driver of a goods train following the Neath excursion had found on the line eight miles above Taun- ton the dead body of a soldier. He is at preeent unidentifi&d, and it is not known whether he was an excursionist or was walking on the line.

INQUIRIES AT NEATH. THEORY OF LEWIES TRAIN COMPANION. Writing later respecting the 2-ocident to Lewis Lewis, our Neath representative says that Lewis, who is a painter on the Neath auo Brecon Railway, aud who has been in indifferent health for some time, left Neath by the excursion train for Plymouth shortly before one o'clock on Saturday morning. Altogether 582 were booked at Neath, and the train was crowded. There was very little chancj of sleeping, and after a busy day at Plymouth the return journey was commenced at midnight. At North Road, Plymouth, Lewicj and Mi*. Jim Jenkins, a reined engine driver ou the Neath and Brecon Railway, of 25, Rosser-street, Neath, got into the last compartment of t-he bust coacit on the train. The only other occupants of the compartments were two strangers. All were tired, and went to sleep just alter leaving Plymouth. In fact, Mr. Jcnkm. slept ail the way to Newport, It was then he missed Lewis, but the train being a corridor one he gave only a pass- ing thought to his absencc. As a mattery of fact it was not until some time after Neath was reached i-hat he heard anything a.bout the accident. \t New-port the two strangers Wr;,}\f" still in the compartment, and they, having been sleeping, were aiso ignorant of what had happened. WOMAN'S STATEMENT. It appears, however, that a woman told the citation officials a.t Taunton that a man had walked out of the train. Asked why ^he didn't puli the communication cord she said she was too frightened, and didn't really know what to do. Directly the in- formation was received the officials set the wires in operation, and Lewis was found lying on the metals, unconscious, neair | Exeter. He was at one4a conveyed to the i hospital. He wa", ab!-e shortly after the I arrival at the hoF?pital to disclose his kien- tity, and his brother at Neath, Mr. David Lewis, manager of a local clothier's shop, was at once communicated with. The in- jured man is single, and on Sundav his hrother-in-law, Mr. Owen, left Neath for Exeter. In an interview which our representative had with Mr. Jenkins, on Sunday evening, the latter said t-hat in his opinion Lewis must have awoke suddenly, and thinking that he was going into the com-!or. walked out tho. wrong side a.nd fell upon the line. It was a miracle that he was not lu'VlecL Mr. Jenkins could not throw any other light on tho mysterious occurrence. LEWIS'S CONDITION ON MONDAY. In response to a. telegram to the house sur- geon of Exeter Hospital as to the condition on Monday of the injured man Lewis, we have received the following reply "Doing fairly well."

CHURCH PROGRESS IN WALES. CHALLENGE TO FREE CHURCH PRESIDENT. I "PROVE HIS ASSERTIONS OR WITHDRAW THEM." Mr Frank TJorffan (chairman of the Slatis- ticai Committee of the Diocese of St. David's) writing in Tuesday's "Times," dealing with the assertions of the PresidecA of the Free Church Council (Bev Eva-n Jones), as to the J elati-ie value of Church and Nonconformist. statistics, says "This is not. the first time that Mr Jones has made r. ssertiorts of this kind about the statistics of the Church in Wales (especially in the diocese of Sot David's)-which were sub- mitted to the Wei-sh Cfcuxch Commission. It is time to bring1 these charges, once for all, to a definite issue. "As chairman of the statistical committee of the diocese of St David's, wnich was re- sponsible for submitting to the Welsh Church Commission the na.m-es and addresses of all the Church communicants in the diooese, T now give the president of the National Free Church Council and England, and Wales T..bJe following challenge:— "Let Mr Jones select any six churches ho pleases in the diocese of St Davids and I W1'; select six Nonconformist chapel in the same diocese. Let him produce the rolls of iTh.>m- bers in chapels, containing the names and addreses of these indudedn the Cgures submitted tc the Commw^ion f<.r these chape's, and I will prcdu-ce th? Sl.»(3ts cf c-oirmun."cauls, wit.h names and address, which were submitted to the Welsh Church Commission, for the six churches selected by him. Then let the chf.pel rods and th? church Ilif-f.S on either side be scru inized locally, cha-pel and church alternately, by a. com mitt-ec of fiNe-v-iz., the secretary of the Welsh rrhureh Cvc.mis^iio, a local Noncon- formist selected by Mr Jones, a local Church- ) ulan selected by me, Mr Jones, and myself. I submit that this if a fair challenge, which gives the president of the Free Church Council the opportunity of proving his as. &artioiM or of withdrawing them."

A recital waj3 given to celebrate the open- ing of the new organ of Bethel C.M. Chapel, Briton Farry, on Thursday, by Mr. E. T. Davies, F.R.C.O., Merthyr. The soloists were Mrs. Herbert Eccles (The Gnoll), Gertrude Reynolds, R.A.M., Gnoll), -,lÍss Gertrude Reynolds, R.A.M., and Mr. David Hughes, R.A.M. The in- strument- cost £ 600, half of which was con- tributed by Mr. Carnegie, the millionaire.

Swansea. Railwaymen's Coalovniers, As- sociation held a concert at the Mackwarth Hotel, Swansea, on Saturday, Mr. F. Orch- ard presiding. The Secretary (Mr. A. E. Eagle) said it was the first social function held by their association, which started 13 years ago with a few L. and N.W. men, but had grown into a large and flourishing ooncern. They were contemplating reduc- ing msjtagement fees and purchasing a horse and cart. They were owners now of a wagon and part. owners of another. He expecied the output this year would be over a thousand tons. (Cheers). The pro- gramme "was contributed to by Masters A. Beaton and Arnold, Messrs. F. Dennis and peaty, Francis, Hope, Griffen, T. Williams, Robotham, Saunders, Wood and others.

DEATH OF "MORNING POST" MANAGER. Mr. F. E. Peacock, manager of the "Morn- ing Post;" and hen secretary of the Savage Club died on Saturday morning at a nurs- ing home in London after an operation.

BIRCHROCKS' SECOND DISASTER I EVIDENCE AT POXTARDULAIS INQUIRY. MINER'S SOLICITOR AND SUGGESTED ADJOURNMENT. The District Coroner (Mr. F. II. Glynn Pric*; held an inquiry at the Mechanics' Institute, Pontardiilais, on Friday into the circt instances touching the dearth of the two men, Griffith Joees and Thos. Bees, who were killed by a fall at the Birchrocfc: Cofhery on Thursday. Mr David "Rai.dell represented fuE, I Miners' Federation; Mr. L. Gregor (maneger) reprasmted the Colliery Com- pany sind Mr. E. M. White, H.^L Inspec- tor of Mines, was also present. Mr. "Ben Matthews was elected loreman. of the jury. The £ ret inquiry was upon the body of Griffith JefTries- I Mr RandeU expressed sympathy with the relatives of both men. There wa6, unfor- tunately, occasion again to regret a sad dis- aster coming close r pon the heeie of a pre- vious one. The sympathy of the community went out tc the relatives. Mr. Randell ex- plained 1 hat he had only just had informa- tion of this accident, and was unprepared to go into the details of the case, and asked that ic be adjourned in order to secure the to go into the details of the case, and asked that ic be adjourned in order to secure the attendance of two of the miners' officials, Mr. Jetnson, M.P (Warwickshire), and Mr. Herbert Smith, M.P. (Yorkshire) with a view to getting expert opinion. Mr. Gregor (manager of the company) ex- pressed sympathy with the relatives, but had to oppose Mr. Randell re an adjourn- ment. They had all the officials of the com- pany present, and were prepared to go right through with the case that day. Unforui- nafcely. the previous accident had to be in- quired into next week, and if the caee was adjüurned it-at da.y they could not go on with the work of the colliery. Coroner also expressed sympathy with the relatives. Tms particular colliery had been regarded up to recently 36 a perfectly safe one. With regard to the application of Mr. Randell, after some consultation with Mr. White, the accident, lie said, seemed to ha-ve originated from a simp's can-. There was no cci-iiection between the accident of the 1st ir.st and tlie present one. He decided to proceed with the inquest. Thomas Jeffries (brother of deceased) said he was present when his toother s body was brought to the bank. William J. Richards, one of the injured, who was evidently r: much pain, s.Lid lie lived at Caersadem. near Swansea. He was on the morning shift engaged in cutting coal on the double parting at No. 6, boring a hole, when the fall occurred. Witness brother and himself were buried, witness being partly covered. He had examined the roof the same morning, and it was then per- fectly safe. They shouted for help, and Griffith Jeffreys and others came. Then the second fail occurred and .Jeffreys was killed outright, William John Reed (22), pumpcrnan. Gran- rafon-road. Ponta.rdulr.iis. said he was work- ing the pumps by the side of the double parting, where the fall came down. and Reef; wl' was killed. Only the previous witness and his brother were near at the ttrne. There were no indications of the fall, and it all happened so suddenly. There was no clacking of the roof previously. ThoTIlail, at the moment when the stone fell and killed him, was standing close to the Brotr>ers Richards. Witness spoke only of the first fall. The second faR took place when help had ai rived. By Mr- Racdefl; He had been a collier ssnce a boy of l<i, and would know by ex- amination of a roof if there was any indi- cations of a fall. He noticed that the roof at the spot of -he accident was timbe.red at certain spots. He could not say how n any props or posts there were. The part- ing was six yards' wide, which he and others weic widening. The first fall con- sisted of a large stone, several feet long and six inches in thickness, which iell across the Editing. Whilst clearing the first, fall the secc.ix! occurred The roof appeared to be I a. solid one. j William Mainwaring, Woodvillc-st.neet., Pontardulais, a. shot-firer, said he was. at the time of the accident firing shot in a "sump" in the district 100 yards away from the fall which killed Jeffreys. He heard cries for help after one fall had taken place. Thomas Rees was under the first fall prac- tically dead. Witness arrived with Grif- fith Jeffreys at the same time. The two bovs, Richards, were at the side of the rib under the fall, and they saw Rees, who was also dead. They made efforts to raise the stone, without success. Witness stood back a little, as if by instinct, but, Jeffreys leaned down 10 try the stone again, when {■e second fall occurred and killed him (Jef- freys;. Witness nai cjammed the roof of the renting and saw no indications of a fat-It By Mr. Randeil; As far as the parting I Wtis concerned it was in a heading where they could us 3 naked hghts. Mr Gregor (interrupting): As far as -for purposes of the Go\ fciiimeut inspections, etc., what was done at the colliery in the matter of lights was done peifectly on the initiative of the company. Mr. RandeU (to Mr. Gregor): As faT as the Home Office is concerned your pit is a naksd light pit? Mr. Gregor We uae our own discretion. Mr. Pnandell: And exercising that discre- tion you do use fafety lamps in some parte, and locked lamps for examination? Mr. Gregor: Yes I don't see why the question cf lamps drifts into the case. It is a waste of time. George Lewis, Goppa-road, Pontardulais (fireman in charge of the district where the fail took place) spoke of having examined the roof early on the morning of the acci- dent. It wa.- then quite safe. He had been two years as fireman at Birchrock. After the fall, from examination, he found there was a c'slip" in the roof, with the clay one side of the .'aint, where the fall came away\ Nothing was to be seen in the roof, which sounded solid when tested in the morning. Mr Randell: There had been previous falls, although not of rock, from some parts of the colliery. The entry in his report book for that day was "All safe." The roof of the parting had been propped on the other side. The- width between the posts, of v.hich there were two, was six feet, I six being on the upper side. By Mr. Gregor He had never heard of I a oolideiy of forty years old where there had not been falls of roof. It wa.s not usual to prop under a rock roof similar to that at Birchrock in the same way as under a "cliff." They only put props in stalls. The reason they fix*d props six feet apart in reason they fix-d props six feet apart in t.he stalls was cy special rule. He was not. I aware of any .special rule as to timbering. By Mr. RtUrldl: There had been Ðe'V'eT<>J falls, but not many. I By a juror: He did I.ot know of any deaths being d le at this colliery to falls of rock. Dr R.J Isaac," Pontardulais, spoke to j seeing the body of the dead man when brcught to the surface about 1.30 ou Thurs- day. With the exoeption of the left cheek the head was c< mpleteiv crushed, and death must have been instasitajieous. Jury returned a. verdict of ''Accidentai death," and expressed sympathy with the relatives, and also with the colliery officials in ha-,ing another accident so soon after the one of the 1st inst.

—mm GOWElt LIBERAL EXECUTIVE A meeting of the Gowor Liberal Associa- tion Executive-which. had not met since the ond of 1906--was held at the Young Liberal League office, Heathfield-street, on Saturday afternoon, to consider the position in the constituency. Mr. J- Aeran" Thomas, the president, presided, and the attendance at. the start numbered about 15, and included Mr. Ccrv Yeo. The prooeedioge were private.

SWANSEA TRADEB SUNK: ADMIRALTY CASE. On Friday, in the Admiralty Court, the hewing was continued of the cross action for damage arising out of the collision between the Liverpool steamship Ortona, and the Bel- fast steamer Tryst, near the Eddystone, on April 18th. The Tryst, whloh was bound from Swansea for HonQeor, cask. His lordship re- served Judgment I

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WEST WALES DOCKS REPORTS RID WEATHER RESTRICTS TONNAGE Ai SWANSEA. COAL AXD PATENT FUEL FAIRLY ACTIVE. Swansea, Monday —Due to the extrerc'f bad w-oiither which, prevailed, the supply ot' tonnage l^-et week was rat,her restricted, and the trade of the port wtus not so la.:g2 as the previous Compared, however, with the comeeponid- rcig week of la¿L year there w^s an ill- create in th-3 total imports and exports cf 10,000 tons. 'h- imj>cris continue satiiiac- tory and thpre wm, fair activity in the ooal and patent luel trades, whitet the ship me.its. of tinplatee were again ■very -argt The coal and paiect fuel shipments were &7.054 tons. Imports included—Russia, 3,424 tons gT\iui; Holland ami Belgium, 1,846 tons general; France, 3£,Q tons pitwood amd 17G tons gen- era-I; Portugal, 875 tons pyrites; Spain. 850 tone pit wood; Tunis, 1^349 tons cau^unin'e, 157 tons lead ore; Saa Francisco, 10 toac fruit; Mexico, 3û6 tons bar copper and. 7H tons copper mat&e. Ooai shipments— Iiuasia, 850 tons; Sweden, 4,460 tons; Norway, 80C tons; Germany, 1.595 tons; Holland and Belgium, 3.S20 tons- France, 35.120 tons; S'pa.m, 2.99C tons: Italy, SI.733 tons; Tunis, 1.450 toes; Gaivestou (bunkers'. 1,022 tons, and home ports 9,687 tons. Patent Fu-sl-Fra-noe, 23 tons; Spain, 4,240 tons; Italy, 200 tons; Tunis, 1,550 tons and ,AJ\J 'fLU: Imports 15,963 toci5; exports 94,6-29 tout, and total trade, ilOi-9^ tvJlb, compared Tith 119,725 tons the previous weoek, and IOC,331 tons tlte corresponding w-rwk lest year. Shipments of coal 76,-94 tons, patent fuel 11.860 toaxs, and tinpia.tos and general goc-ds 8,575 tone. The latter were for—Ilussia. Germany, Bel- g-liim. Holland, France, Spain. Itaiy, Brazil Galveston, Philadelphia, aaad home ports. Shipments of timpiate 117,943 boxes aid raoedpts from works 90,8?0 boses. 8tock.8 in the dock warehcuses and vans, 93.082 boxes, compared with 120,155 boxes this day week, and 165,341 boxes at tiijg date lo&t year. The f ollowing vestse-s are CTie to load gen- eral cargo in the curro-nt wk—Tapso iAnt> w'erp\ Hero (Rotterdam), Freya, Copenhagen1 Arnold (Gothenburg,, City of Dortmund (Hamburgi- Cisca tSpanieii Porte), P-erimi: (Lisbon and Oporto), Oypria and Dsmetian (HoditerMonehii Ports), Wells City and New- York City Now York), Blaimore. lROllillania), Ve^htstroom (Auistci'dam,). Aeseels in dock on Saturday.—Staam 37, sail 54, total 91. LLANELLYS RETTENS BATHER LOW. Tlie boisterous weather is possibly respon-' fcihle foi the low returns of th« Llaneil^ do-lt3 for tiie past week. It has been al. most i.niiKissihlc fcr the smaller craft to enter the dock. Tonnage handled shows an irwrreaee on the previous week by 1,126 tens. Shipments of the week amounted to 4,941 tons as compared with 3,815 tons and 2,700 j tons for the previous week and the corres-, rending period of last- year. Exports amounted to 2,587 tons and were composed of:—Coal, 2,237 tons and steel tart. 300 tons. The imports amounted to 2,354 tons, and consisted of 1,454 tons of pig iror- and 900 tons of scrap iron. The coal trade is; only good for eocie of the anthracite kinds. Seldom has the tinplate trade sc satisfactory as it is at preeent, and the local works are in a prosperous condition. There is, however; a certain retiucianee on the part of manufacturers to book forward un- less at an advance on present prices. The steel works trade is shoving bigns' of a revival. FAIRLY GOOD BUSINESS AT PORT TALBOT. Trade at Port TaJbot Docks last week v.-as fairly good and the returns show an iu- crease of 1,063 tons over the prooedirigr wvr>k. but a decrease of 3.991 tons ap compared with tho correspondMig week of last year. Exports yielded an increase of 507 tons and included three cargo** of over 4,000 tons. The chief trade was in coal for for- eign ports, whilst there was good tonnage in patent fu-cl. last season. The returns of shipments are as foUows:— Exports—Ooai (foreign port si 30.9S4 tons; coal (coastwise', 1,244 tons; patent fuel, 5.100 tons: coke, 400 tots; angle iron, 25C tons; I tinplate, 370 tons; copper, 2 tons: total, 38.350 tons. Imports— "villast. 400 tens; pii wood. 2,700 tons; burnt ore, 1,400 tons-; timber. 300 tons: pitch, 103 tons: general, 128 tons; copper ore. b82 tone; total 5,913 tons. Total shipments, 44,263 tcne. Vessels in dock on Saturday, Steam 17, sail 11, total 2t3 Imports produced an increase of 556 tons. Trade in tihe district is firm and better than

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MORFA PIT. A fatal accident occurred at Morfa CoIIicrr, Port Talbot, on Thursday, when John Pavne (40), Greenfields, Taibach, was crushed be- tween coaJ trams underground. Deceaeed leeaves a wife and four children.

Glais inhabitants will be glad to know that the scheme fo-r electric lighting has been passed by the District Council, and work will be started forthwith. The sur- veyor has inspected and decicled 'at what point6 arc lamps are to be fixed.

Theire was a large attendance at the Swan- sea Library on Saturday evening, when Ma*. D. Francis, LWieily, delivered a lecture on "Gainsboi"Ough."

r SPAIN'S "LITTLE" WAR. WAR MINISTER'S STATEMENT. T "TO THE BITTER END." Madrid, Saturday.—General LUClue, the rev War Minr-ter, famous for his bravery in Cuba, granted me a icmg audience to-day, when he made the feliovimj statements con- cerning the RIll campaign — "The Liberal party was opposed to the war .but- since it has broken cut we shall pur- sue the opcritious to tho bitter cad, accept- ing all the po-ssible oor»scquenocB We shall send out ae many more men is necessary. "Our ;:i;u is noi conquest iiut paciac penetration. "We are fortifying all the positions from Meiiiiu to Zoluan. arid also the peak and tL.c northern slr-pe oniy of 'Mount Gurugu. If it 13 necessary to go further south on punitive expeditions tc shall do so, but we shaS quickly return to the oid positions. '"Hie new Covemirent wiN. adopt a policy of enooursgemt'iit to commcrcial enterprise. We shall stccxiy regpect tlie religious bcMm of the mtives. "My first, official act wis to send a message of confidence and praise to the armv in the Kiff --XHintry. V hen the war is over we shall leave 16.003 to 20.00) men thore to prevent fresh outbreaks I hope that the war will toon cease, but m the meantime shall a/ot with the utmost energy, while fuiiy respect- ing the Aigeciras agreement.;r The Minister heartily thanked the "Dairy Mail" for its "most rational attitude" con- cera»njy Spain s trouble both interior and exterior.—("Dariy Maii.") "MEANS EMPLOYED BY FRANCE." kT Foreign Special.) Paris, Monday.—The new Spanish War Minister says the liberate are compelled to carry on Moroccan campaign, but will estab- lish peace by the means employed by France in Shawia.

BALDWIN'S NEW SWANSEA WORKS. REFERENCES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. GRATIFYING RESPONSE OF STOCK- HOLDERS. Col. J. R. Wright, J.P.. presided at tlie annual meeting 01 Baldwin £ Ltd.. at Bir- mingham, on Thursday, th-e report shewing that the profit on manufacturing an-d trad- mg accounts amounted to £ 16/,o20, after ''+li.J i&d SO jo pu^pjAip v Sui.v.ojrr •eAiasai on the ordinary shares. Chairman oormneriled on the satisfactory report, u.;id remarked that the works had been kept up to a high standard ot ellici- ency, and that £ 28,016 had been taken out of proiit for alterations and improvements amd devekijtiociit of mines. The collieries were developing into a praiit-ea^ning con- dition. The reanovai cf the hoad ollice to Swansea was, the speaker added. con- sidered a wise course in the interests of the oooipa-ny. Col. Wright coni-iumed :— i'our directors have for a long time discussed the question of linishmg the semi-hnh;iv:si material which is the product of the South Waits branch, with the result that they ha-^e obtained on lent-, lease a large and excellent site contiguous to the new King's Dock, Swansea, and are now laying down tinplate mills, which will take much of the material it is desired to ÜniBh. How f u' this will be extended will depend upon the future. To provide means for j these extensions and for the future your directors have thought it advisable to take j>owers to raiee mcney by means of addi- tional debenture stock. A meeting of the debenture stocfeholde-rs was accordingly held and necessary sanction ohtiClinoo to thc- issue of a. further £ 250,ij00 debenture stock, ranking 'pari passu' with the existing stock. One of the terms of the arrangement was that the first oS'er should be* made to the fxistins d°bentr»re .stockholders at par. 'hey r«espond«e.i to the satiefaefcevry amount uf npwai-ds of £65,OOC, which was gratify- ing as showing confidence in your directors' policy. Thete remains a balance in rcur.,d £ ant res 01 £ 185.000." Mtesrs. W. C-has. Wright and Roger Beck, retiring directors, wore re-e-ljrted. In rer lying to a vnte of thanks the Chair- man said h-o trusted they would have as good a result to present to the shareholders at the end of next year.

j NEATH NSURANCE OFFICER. I ALLEGED A-S-SAULT: CASE DIS. MISSED. | At Neath, or Monday John Harris Lodwig, superintend ant, Liverpool Victoria Insurance Society, was summosied by Har- riet Dntton, Queen-street, foi as.-au.lt, the allegation lieing that he kicked her, pushed her and caught her by the throat.—Mr. rod f Jestvn Jeffreys appeared for the complain- ant, and Mr. Id. Arnold defended. The (-zi;-e for complainant was that she was a tenant of defendant, where defendant had an office. She owed a sovereign, and distress was put in, but the bailiffs were pa-id. Defendant, it. was alleged, accused complainant of locking the front- door, Words followed and defendant assaulted her. (hoes-examined: Complainant said she v had been friendly for .six years. and she 1 got married from his house. His kindness had been repaid.—Tie- examined She had ¡ lent defendant money, but had been repaid. The Bench dismissed the case without eallin.g upon the- defence.

A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR. FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO FINANCE BILL. Replying to a question by Mr. Clough as | to whether his attention has been drawn ) 10 the fact that Clause 73 of the Finance Bill may prove a hardship to working man's purchase^ of houses in which they live, and which tr«ua!ly cost less than E300 each, and whether he could see his way to modify tbi* «i].i-nse so that the stamp duties shall remain as they axe in the first si-hedu'e of the Stamp Act up to L30,3, and shall be double those specified in that schedule for all amounts exceeding £ 500, The Chancellor on Friday states he has placed on paper an amendment to the clause, which, will cover the cases alluded to. IMPORTANT LICENSING AMEND- MENTS. T-wo important amendments to the licen- sing clauses of the Finance Bill appears in Friday's Parliamentary papers in the name I of Mr. Herbert Samuel. Py the first of the^e a new formula is fixed I' for the valuation of licenses of public-houses and beer-houses' taxation on annual com- pensation value," is abandoned, ana the now basis for taxation is provided in an "annual license value," ascertained in the following manner: — --For the purpose of this provision the annual license value sha.11 be taken to be the amount by which the annual value 01 the premises as licensed premises exceeds the value which the premises would bear if they were not licensed premises, those values being calculated on the same basis as that on which the amount to be paid as compensation tinder Section 2 of the Licensing Act of 19C4."

THE HALIFAX TRAGEDY. I At the roomed inquest at Halifax on Saturday on the body of Beatrice Cooke, wife of a boatman, whose body was found at the foot of a t>? on Friday, evidence was given that Livingstone Thwa-ite, who has been remanded, and deceased were at a public-house on Thursday evening, and that early on Friday morning Thwaite gave his wife's stepfather two rings and knife as a keepsake, saying he had taker, the rings off Beatie's fingers. Verdict of mur- der against Thwaite was returned.

LIBERAL MEETING AT NEATH MR. MOND AND THE BUDGET. SIR BRYNMOR JONES AND THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S LAND. A public meeting was held at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, oa Thursday in support of the Budget. Alderman Hopkin Morgan, J.P., presided, and Alderman E. S. Phillrpe. J.P. moved a resolution expressing approval of the Budget. Mr. A Mond, M.P., said that all Liberals and all Progressives were standing shoulder to shoulder to Ciirry through one of the finest Budgets the country had ever known. The question of how the money W¡,¡,S to be found had cxuised the revolt of the rich against the poor—a revolution of the aristocracy against we Com ruomv ealth. -'Appiaiise.) The in- creased taxation of thcTe with large incomes would not disturb the sleep of his hearers. He did not believe it would disturb the sleep even cf those who had to pay. It certainly would not disturb his. (Laughter and ap- plause. ) Sir D. Brynmcr .Tones, M.P.. said that the Budget- had met with a chorus of approval, and it had also provoked noisy, furious, aDd relentless cpr>osition—almost unparalleled is the rocxrfiactions of living statesmen. Bet there were many comic aspects. Miliionadras were shedding enough tears to lay the dust of their motcr-cars, and brewers were crying out hysterically and yet went on brewing more beer than ever. Referring to a local esse. Sir David said that when the Swansea Harbour Truet wanted a. strip of land for the Prince of Wales Dock they bad to pay the then Duke of Beaufort £ 17.000 for it. This land had been in the possession of the family for oeaituries—as far back as the time of King John—and was worth nothing, but when a public body wan tod a part of it for the public good they had to pay heavily for it. He didn't blame a landlord for being paid a fair price for his property, but he did think he ought to pay something to the State out of the money thus received. The resolution was carriod with one dis- sentient.

LONDON AND PARIS EXCHANGE MR. MORTON MANDEVILLE'S DISCHARGE. At the London Bankruptcy Court on Fri- day the discharge of Mr. A. Moreton Mam- devilie, promoter and managing director of the London and Pari* Exchange, Ltd., waa suspended for two years and six months. He failed with liabilities £ 64,654, and no assets had been realised. Offences alleged were insufficiency of assets and incurring debts without means of paying them.

GLANAMMAN ANTHRACITE CO. LOCAL DBKNTLI-E HOLDER'S ACTION. Mallet Y. Qlanamman Anthracite Collieries, Ltd.—It was stated on Friday, before Mr. Jus- tice Parker, that the Court would not now be troubled with this debenture holder's action. last w-aek the plaintiff moved for a re- ceiver, bat since then the parties had acraad tha: the action should be stayed on terms which were not stated. His lordship made cn order as agreed.

FELL OFF A SCAFFOLD. LABOURER'S FATAL INJURIES AT A MORRISTON TUNNEL. A verdict of "Accidental death" was re- turned at an inquest held at Morriston on Friday an Thomas Smith (22), labourer on the new G.W.R. district line, who died on Wednesday through falling off a scaffold in the Liangyfelach Tunnel. Deceasad WHå about to go to supper on Saturday morning, vhen he fell 42 feet, fracturing hts .eventh rib, which pene- it,rabei the lung. He died of pneu- monia. Mr. T. Howel Davies (Mr. T. W, James5 office) represented the contractors.

SEVEN SISTERS BUTCHEB. COLLIER ALLEGES ASSAULT. At Neath on Friday James Brown, col- lier, Seven Sisters, summoned John Jones, but hei, for a&sault. Differences arose over a miliCe. Mr. Powell (for defendant) said that Brown had been challenging Jones, but the latter declined to fight, and only de- fended himself. Brown sustained his in- juries by falling over the shafts of a cart. I The case was dismissed.

"NOT EQUITABLE." MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND THE LAND DUTIES. The autumn meeting of the Municipal Corporations in London on Friday con- .idered the Finance Bill and the land value I duties, and alter speeches by the Town Clerks.of Scarborough, Walsall. Liverpool, Salford, Blackburn and Bournemouth, passed a resolution that the Law Committee I consider the matter further in view of the Government's decision to postpone until next year the distribution proceeds of such duties with a view to urging a more equit- able distribution of money. The general opinion expressed was that the distribution according to rateable value was not an equitable proceeding.

LLANELLY CLERK'S SAD DEATH BARRY INQUEST: VICTIM OF A WASTING DISEASE. At Barry on Thtrrarlay an inquest- was held touching the death of John Prosaer Morris (27), clerk in a tin-stamping office, No. 52, Tunnell-road, Llanelly. William Rees Morris, brother, said de- ceased had been suffering for some time horn lupus in the throat, and on medical advice went- for a sea-trip in the s Euston to Alexandria and Nicholai. Capt. Eiiat Jones, &.S. Euston, said de- ceased was seriously ill throughout the voyage, and. the offiosrs looked after him in tuix. As the vessel entered Swansea Roads on Wednesday morning deceased ex- pired in witness's cabin. Dr. Sixsmith said the body was very emaciated, and death was the result of a. wasting disease, probably tuberculosis. The Coroner read a letter from Dr. Ward, Haneliy, who said he had attended de- ceased for pulmonary coneuimption, and re- commended the voyage. The jury returned 11 a verdict of "Death from natural causes."

ABERAVON POLICE COURT. THURSDAY. (Before the Mayor and Mr. H. Walsh.) Alexander Brown, seaman, Pendarvis- teriace, was fined 56. and costs for being drunk and disorderly in Beach-etraet on Saturday. Thos. Rvcliff, Paafcdu, was fined Is. and costs for leaving his horse and cart un- attended. J. Berni and W. H. Biiimgham were fined for Sunday trading. A summons by Mary Fleming, Cwmavon- road, against her husband, Michael, for cruelty, was adjourned.

DRAUGHTS. WEST END UNITED v SWANSEA Y.M.C..A.. The first msttch of the Swansea Bigtrict Draughts League took place at Loekley a between We;n. End Ur.t.ed and Y.M.C-A.. and resulted in a success for the United. Soon-.— WEST END UNITED. T.M.C.A. 0 M. Green v J Tucker i 2 J Rich v Powell k 4 W Beer v W Webber U ci W Gibrion T W Crutehley ——— 1 4 T. Davies a bye 0 1 J Peaioe v — Barter .— 3 1 T. Pearoe v — Rees 3 4 F. Dailey v 0 Barber 0 18 »