The Cardiff Times

MAESTEG FOOTBALLER'S WIFE. 'Application at Bridgend. Jack Luke, the veteran Maesteg forward, ap- peared at Bridgend Police Court on Saturday in connection with an application made by his wife, Letitia Luke, for aseparation order on the ground of persistent cruelty. Mr Evan E. Davies ap- peared for defendant, and sa'd he was prepared to make an offer, subject to the justices' decision on a technical objection. He suggested that the wife had not lived with her husband at the time the summons was issued. Rnd the magistrates had DO jurisdiction, as the law Jaid down that on the issue of the summons the wife should reside with the husband, Mrs Luke admitted that she bad not-lived with hekhnsband at the time of the I issue o £ the summons. In reply to the magi- i stzatas' clerk she said her husband bad knockBd her about, and had gone with another woman wbo had had a child. The magistrates said that they must dismiss j thecaso on the technical point. It apneared to be a very haid matter for tho wife. Mr Davieat said the husband was prepared to allow his wifa 15s a. week if she wanted tolive apart from hitc, The magistrates' clerk, however, said that he j would advise the wife that if she left her husband that night she could apply for a summons on I Monday and it could be heard on Saturday next, I 0e suggested taat Mr Davies should therefore con- j sent to the case being tried to-day instsadof next Saturday. Mr Davies said that under the circumstances he would consent to an order. He then handed Mrs Lake several unpaid biJIs, but she said that some of them had since been paid, and others had been incurred at a time when her husband badjoot supplied her with money. There was one bill for 13 for a coat for herself. She said she bad bought her husband a coat for which he had promised to pay her, but he had not done so. She therefore ordered a coat for herself at his j expenae Mr Stockwood read the evidence of the wifa given as the last hearing, Mrs Luke itiat she a3ked her husband if it was true ho xiad had a child by another woman, and he told her to mind her own business and knocked her down. The magistrates made a. separation order wao 18s a week maintenance. There ara six children. > PeMndant was also bound over.

BOY HOUSf BREAKERS. A Haul of Jewellery. At the Woolwich Police Court on Saturday James Bartlett (13), George Bartlett (II) and Henry Farrell (12), all of Woolwich, were charged with breaking iato the residence of Captain Edmund H. Stafford, R £ „ 222, Herbert-road, TMumstead, and stealing jewellery value JE146 The captain's servant stated that he locked up the fconss at night, and next mornina found it had been broken open from the back. The drawers t ha3 been Forced and a Jot of property carried off. Arthur Leggett and Edward Keeble, two lads said the prisoners gave them a lot of jewellery' which they gave to their mothers, who took it to the ponce station. Captain Stafford mentioned that he went on a holiday on July 28th and re tamed on Friday nigbi Md found the house had been broken into. All the property except a silver pencil-case, two gold rings, and 30s in money bad been lscovered. He identified the property pro- duced bv the police, consisting of gold rings gold and diamond brooches, gold bracaleta a box containing pearls, a revolver, and other articles The prisoner Farrell said they all three broke into the house at 6 o clock in the morlling by breaking the window at the back, and carried off a box, which they broke cpan and found full of jewellery, Mi Baggallav rwo arked that the pri eonera were too small to commit for trial for bar. glary. He sent them to the Remand Soma for a freejs.

JE50 SPENT IN TWO DAYS. Youth and Money-Lenders. After getting into toe ciatchea of a money.; lender, the downfall of Herbert Burton (19), a i clerk, of Manor Park, was a rapid one. He. i endeavoured cfo-exfciicata himself by having re- X coarse to another monev-Lender, whom he f: defrauded OLJE50. In June last he asked the ? geconti money-lender for a loan of £50. stating $that he-was E. EL Bcooker, of Brookex, Doretand r. Company, Fenchnrcrvetreet. Hesaid his income K was £ 500 a year. He signed a promissory note v for £ 65- In Jnly he suddenly loft his oiffce, and | after he had gone his accounts were fdnnd to *■< contain irregularities. When arrested Burton told the detective that some young man had con- scooted the fraud ana prompted him to carry it « oat. He spent the money in two days. On being | sentenced on Saturday at Marlboroogh-street to e four months' imprisonment in the second division "Barton fain ted, and had to be carried down to the cqJUS,

DIED ON THE PLATFORM. Sudden Death at Treherbert. A well-known inhabitant of Treherbert named David Davies, of No.4, Station-street, dropped dead on the platform at Treherbert Railway Station when about to enter a train for BIaen- • rhonda,a on Saturday. The body was immediately removed to deceased's home, and Dr. Hirst, who y was promptly in attendance, pronounced life to I be-extincx. Deceased was 68 yeaxs of age, and a, native of Llandovery.

CARDIGAN SCHOLARSHIPS. Gh'ls' Sunerior Work. At a meeting of Cardigan Intormadiate School Managers on Saturday, entrance scholarships were awarded the following :—Evan T. Davies, Glynarthen Board School Mary Morfydd Jon- kins, Cardigan Board School Mary Rees, Gly- narthen Board School Sarah Lizzie- Jones, Cardigan Board School Margaret Ann Jones, Blaenporth National School Margaret Ann s Jones, Cardigan Board School Wm. M. James, Cardigan Board School J tunes Idrys Timothy, Cardigan.Board School and G-wilym Jenkins.. Had not the scholarships been previously ap- portioned five for boys and fonr for girls, eight out of niae-offered would have been won by girls.

PREFERRED WORKHOUSE TO HOME. Aberystwyth Woman's Request. At the Aberystwyth Board of Guardians On- Monday ttre case of a woman who had been given. a ticket of admission into the workhouse was mentioned. The Rev. N. Thomas said he under- stood the woman was found coming from the river at 5 o'clock in the morning by her husband. She said she had walked in bar sleep, and be- lieved she was walking in Finsbnry Park. She said ehe had no quarrel with her husband, but refused to go back to her bouse, saying she was too nervous, and preferred the workhouse. It was agreed to accept her, and to grant the husband, who could only do a. little work, 3s per week out relief.

Oil Sunday another fall of rock from the Kytnin Cliffs, Penarth, took place, when several tons of the cliff fell on to the beach, Fortunately there was no one near at the time. Despite tho break waters that have been ereeted there are frequently falls frpiq these cljffi of more or less CQBZOqlqluw-

r Carmarthen Hooligans. NIGHT SCENE IN BLUE-STREET: Constable's Futile Appeal. On Monday at Carmarthen Borough Police Coart last week's evidence concerning tbo Blue- street hooliganism was continued. It may be re- membered that Edward Phillips (17), Mill- street, and David Evans, Shaw's-lane, were chargad with assaulting the police, and that the mother of the former was charged with obstruct- ing the officers whiist in the execution of their duty at 10.30 on Saturday night week. An in- timation having been given that other sum- monses bearing on the case had to be issued, it was decided to defer the justices' decision. The other defendants put in the bDs on Monday with the above were William Henry Barnett, Cor- poration mason, Island House, charged with ob- struction, and Stanley Jones, Mill-street, charged with assaulting the police. The male defendants were all 16 years of age, except Bainett, I whose age was 19 years. j. P.C. Llewellyn deposed that at 10.30 p.m., on the 27th ult. he was goicg down Blue-street on his beat, when he was attacked by a crowd of about 50 big boys, some of whom threw stones '\t him. Several of the missiles struck him. At the bottom of Blue-street he saw defendant Phillips throw an old bncket at him from a gar- den. The constable vaulted over the wall and arrested the youth. Then the crowd became very violent, and as it was dark it was difficult to detect evsrybody. lie could, however, distinguish a woman named Phillips, who came to the rescue of her son, and in consequence of obstruction she also had to be arrested. Tha constable got his hand scratched, tunic torn, and his helmet battered. He blew his whistle, which was snatched from him, and he had not seen it since. P.C. Jones came to his assistance, and the arrests were made. When Constable Llewellyn was being rolled to the ground he called upon Barnett to hElID him in the came of the King. He said that Barnett, instead of heeding his demand, told him that if he did not let Phillips alone he would knock his head off. Stanley Jones came np from behind and kicked P.O. Llewellyn on the knee. P.C. Jones said he went to the assistance of I P.C. Llewellyn and took Mrs Phillips into cus- tody. She resisted all the way to the police station. The crowd closed about him, and he had to struggle through it. He himself got several kicks. P.C. Llewellyn showed siens that he had been roughly handled his clothes were covered with dDst and his tunic and helmet had been damaged. The crowd consisted mostly of boys. It was very dark and be.could not rscog- nise anybody. Cross-examined by Mr H. Brunei White, solicitor, who appeared for the Phillipses, witness said there were sure to be 100 persona in the crowd. Mrs Phillips swore that she asked the police- man three times what her boy had done, and in- stead of getting a reply sbe was detained in the lock-up until 12.30 a.m. She denied obstruction. Edward Phillips denied throwing the backet. Several boys besides himself wo:e ia tho garden where he was arrested. Evan LJ. Evans (12). Friar's Park named two people whom he said he saw trip the constable' and k:ck his helmet. Witness saw Phillips going to an office in the garden, where, he said, he was when the bncket was thrown by someone. Wm. H. Barnett, a Corporation mason, Island House, deposed to being called to help in the King's name. As he was a Corporation official he thought it was his duty, he said, to render assis- tance, and he put his handsnnder the arms of P. C. Llewellyn to raise him from the ground. He denied the allegations made against him. David Evaos' stepmother declared that the lad was in the hotse when ho was supposed by the police to be one of the crowd of assailants. The Clerk sarcastically remarked that the police appeared to have picked up the only four innocent ones who were in the crowd. (A laugh.) Mr White, referring to the recent miscarriage3 of justice, to wit, the Beck case, stated that here were other instances of mistaken identity. The Bench, after retiring, thought otherwise, and in stating that they were determined to put a. stop to the interference with the police fined each male defendant 109 and costs, and MIs Phillips 5s and costs.

CARDIFF MUSICAL FESTIVAL. At the Park Hall on Monday evening Kequiem was rehearsed under the personal conduct of Dr. Cowen. There was a good attend- ance, and the rehearsal was of a very gratifying character in fact, we have reason to know that Dr. Cowen has every hope that the artistic part will be a great success. It only remains with the public to make the, Festival a financial success. ;This (Tuesday) evening, Elijah," Eve,' and John Gilpin will be rehearsed. A Chat With Dr. Cowen. In the current number of Black and White" a correspondent, signing himself Wakeling Dry," says of Dr. Cowen that there is something absolutely refreshing in his genial and remiark- ably wide outlook on musical art in Efagfand. Picking up the fall score qf John Gilpin," Dr. Cowen said that the idea of setting this delicious bit of humour appealed to him, not awidenly, but gradually, first coming into his mind fonr or five years ago. I get a mnsical conception, if one may so describe it slowly but once there my mind works rapidly, and I must keep on with it until it is all done. This work was finished to-all intents and purposes in the interval between the summer holiday last year and November, when I went North, as usual, to direct the Scottish orchestra." As to the new work for Cardiff, Dr. Cowen, pointing to the score, said, It starts away with a Gilpin theme, which is given to the basses. Here you will see the device I use to indicate Gilpin's wild ride. I have divided it into two separate rhythms, one representing the first gallop to Ware and the other the flight back to London. The setting is frankly light and racy." Dr. Cowen, during a atrcil round the garden' gave me some views on oreaent day topics. Referring1 to the influence of the good old English festival on native art, Dr. Cowen said it is about the only incentive for a composer to give of his best, and in nine cases out of ten it means a real sacrifice for art's sake. I only wish the festivals offered the same incentive for the making of English conductors. Which do YOIl prefer, choral or orchestral conducting ?" If I have a preference I think it is for choral conducting. With all the difficulties of conduct- ing the Handel Festival, for instance, I conldnot help being thrilled over and over again by the sheer strength of the mighty volume of sound." Dr. Cowen, it will be remembered, gave that splendid work, The Beatitudes" of Cesar Franck-still very little known among the moderns in this country—at the last Cardiff Festival. We may well be proud of Dr. Cowen, not oniy as a. representative English cotnnoaer, but as a-conductor of eminence and individuality into the bargain and there are remarkably few composers who combine these two spscietland supreme gifts.

A TONDU APPARITION; Strong Men Panic-Stricken. The inhabitants of the hamlet of Ynisawdre, nearTondu, are busy discussing, with bated breath and furtive glances around them, a. report by a party of workmen, whose characters are above suspicion, that the other night they met a. ghost on one of the lonelyconntry roads in tha neighbourhood. According to those responsible for this ghoBt story, this latest aspirant for earthlyTjotoriety, unlike the-well-known Pencoed ghost, did not reveal itself in any very grotesque state. It had the appearance of a gaunt, cadaver- ous man, and.the only curious feature abontit which would identify it with the spirit world was that in the place of eyes were two luminous cavities, which were directed on the startled workmen, seeming to search them through and ? Stalwart men thongh they were, la any ordiQary emergency, it is he uncanny experience was too much foe fh« f fw a"' creePy sensation about the roots of their hair. Anyhow, they seemed D°u aL"e.I?lp? t0 atriks np a closer acquaintance wigtt the ghost, and it is either it c^e 02 8 IStaraed 4° th"° place wbenco

MURDER AND SUICIDE. A. terrible tragedy occurred at 9.15 on Fri- day night in Sheerness Garrieon. Bombar- diar Walter Chew, of No. 18 Company Royal 1 Garrison Artillery, was murdered while in the execution of hiadaty.. His assailant wasGunner M. Heanne, of the same company, who after- wards committed suicide. Gunner Heanne had been reported by the officers' mess corporal -for a slight offence, and' Bombardier Chew was detailed to take an escort to the officers' quarters, where Heanne was em- ploved as an officer s servant, to make his arrest. On Chew entering a passage leading to the single officers' room Heanne advanced with a sporting rifle belonging to Lieutenant Stmton, which he had taken from the officer's room, and shot Cbew, the bullet entering the forehead and coming out at the back of the head. Before Heanne could be secured he ma.de his escape, but at about 20 minutes to 11 a rifle shot [ was heard close to the officers' quarters, and the. bodv of Heanne was found weltering in blood behind a rampart, and life was quite.extinct. Chew's death also appears to have bean, instan- taneous.

ST E AMT U B EACCIDE NT, Lad Fatally Scalded at Treherbert. On Monday a young lad, D. Thoma3 James, Baglan-street, Treherbert, was fatally scalded I a.t the xnysfeio Colliery through the bursting I of a steam tube. Deceased waa engaged in driv- ing a small engine, and it i9 stated that be went to assist in patting stcall coal on the fires at the boilers when :the accident occurred. Tha pressure. was very heavy, and the force of the steam. knocked him down.

TEA AND FREE INSURANCE. At Jersey on Monday George Lechasseur wag charged with obtaining money by false pretences and false representations with respect of free insurance by pnrchnBiDg tea. One handled and thirty-five persons had been insured for £ 2,950, .and when accused wad arrested his assets wore alleged to consist of lOlba. of tea. and 20 empty cases. Accused was fsjuad Rot „g<uity~ aad. dia-, ..etaurgedt t

Horses Stampede. SCENE AT SOUTHAMPTON. 1,000 Animals Break Loose. SERIOUS LOSSES. An alarming affair occurred early on Sunday morning in the Mounted Infantry Camp of the invading force awaiting embarkation at South- ampton for army manoeuvres. A horse of the 8th Hussars broke a leg and a veterinary snrgeon shot the animal asit stood in the horse lines. The flash and the report so terrified the re- mainder that they dashed through the camp, trampling tents filled with sleeping men to the gronnd, and fled over the whole country. Some made their way through the 14th Hussar' camp, ommuni eating the panic to the horses there, and they joined in the stampede, over a thousand animals breaking away. The result to the animals was most disastrous. Many tell, breaking their legs and necks, while scores were in/ared by barbed wire fences and the iron shot picket pegs which they carried off with them. One drove of abont 200 dashed towards the sea and plunged into the water by the harbour. Men in boats put out and sent in as many as possible, the landing stages having to be broken down to get the horses ashore. Several animals were drowned. Two-thirds of the animals are incapacitated by cuts, bruises, and fractures from taking part m the manoeuvres, and the 1st Dragoon Guards' horses have been ordered from Aldershot to take their places. a later Southampton telegram states that the stampede began on Baddesley Common, about, six miles from Southampton, where mounted troops and artillery had taken up temporary quarters. A scene of indescribable confusion fol- lowed. Attendants promptly raised the alarm, and soldiers hurried from their tents to try to drive the animals back, but it was absolutely impossible to stop the onrush. In their efforts to do so several received minor injuries, one trooper being kicked in the face. Part of the common is fenced with barbed wire, and the frightened animals in their mad rush dashed against it and severely lacerated their limb}. Their screams of pain and panic were terrible. In all directions they scattered, one contingent making for Southampton. They en- tered the town by several routes at full gallop, the ring of their hoofs on the roadway resound- ing like a thousand anvils. In tho stillness of the night the whole town was awakened by the clatter, and wondered what the cause of it could be. Part of the tramway route in Southampton is tmdergoing repairs, and the horses in their reckless progress came to grief amongst the obstacles and trenches and smashed the guarding lanterns to atoms. Another lot careered down the High-street, and reaching the ancient Bar- gate, crushed themselves against the masonry in their frantic efforts to force their way through the narrow passage. The straggling horses have now nearly all been recovered .:They had scattered all over Hampshire.

JUSTICES AND VACCINATION. IMPORTANT TO MAGISTRATES. The Home Office on Saturday issued a circular to all clerks to justices requesting them to bring to the notice of the justices the report of a speech delivered by the Lord Chief Jastice on July 27th last to the grand jury at Birming- ham Assizes dealing with the Vaccination Act. The circular says representations are not in- frequently addressed to the Home Screatary by persons who are dissatisfied with the refusal by the justices of certificates of exemption under the Act, and as there is apparently some diversity of practice among magistrates in the grant- ing or refusal of certificates the Home Secretary thinks it desirable to draw attention to the re- marks of the Lord Chief Justice who deaires to secure a mere uniform administration of the law upon lines which he believes the statute indicates. In the speech referred to the Lord Chief Jas. tice said some magistrates appeared to think they ought to be satisfied that vaccination woald be harmful to the child, others seemed to think they wera entitled to have medical evidence that such vaccination woald be prejudicial. The only question magistrates-had to entertain was whether the objection was an honest conscien- tions.belief that vaccination would be prejudicial to the child concerned. Applicants must not hold a general objection to vaccination either on the ground of interference with the subject's rights or the question of parental control.

CWMTILLERY COLLIER'S TRIP. Scene at Newport Railway Station. At Newport Police Court on Monday Thomas Hellings, collier, Cwmtillcry, was charged with assaulting James Kite and George Sollars, rail- way officials, at the Great Western Railway Station on Sunday morning. Mr Barpitt prose- cnted on behalf of the company. The evidence showed that Hellings arrived at Newport by the excursion train from Plymouth at 2.1G on Sunday morning. He was asleep, and when awakened by Kite, who bad been told that he belonged to Cwmtillery, re- fused to leave the carriage, and struck and kicked Kite. Sollars, the guard, came to the rescue, but Hellings, hit, kicked, and bit him. lie was given into custody. Nothing was known of prisoner, and he was fined 20a for each offence ( £ 2), or one month's imprisonment, the Benah telling him that he had behaved very badly to the railway officials, who were only trying to put him on the right road.

INSUFFICIENT PROPPING, Ystrad Collier Fined. A charge of not properly securing his working place was preferred against Wallace Arthur Taylor, collier, Ystrad, at the local Court on Mon- day. Mr Charles Konahole prosecuted, and stated that defendant was engaged at the Bodting-allt Colliery. The rules provided that timber should be stood at a distance of not more than 6ft. apart, but in this instance the defendant had 13ft.' without a. prop on one side and six yards on the other. Through such negligence a fall might have occurred, the defendant killed, and the company would then have to pay compensation. Defendant did not put in an appearance, but wrote a letter to the magistrates admitting the offence. AfineotX2 was imposed.

ABERAVON FAIR. Serious Accident to a Bryn Lady. Mes Walters, the wife of a colliery proprietor at Bryn, Port Talbot, met with a serious acci- dent at the Aberavon Fair on Monday afternoon. Mrs Walters got on one of the roundabouts, but becoming faint, she got down upon the foot- board and then fell upon the ground. Dr. J. R., Williams vvaasant for, anct after a brief examina- tion be found that the lady had sustained a compound fracture of the left leg. Dr. Williams 'bound up the wounded limb, and Mrs Walters was conveyed to her home, accompanied by Dr. Williams. The fracture is such as in all probability wiJI necessitate amputation of the' limb.

MOTOR-CAR SMASH. Fameus Cricketers' Escape. Braund, of Somerset, and Trott, of Middlesex, both well-known cricketers, were in a motor car smash early this morning, but, fortunately, escaped uninjured. The car collided with a cart", in Dorsetshire, juat over the Hampshire borders,! and was badly smashed. Braund jumped out unhurt. Trott and others were thrown out, and a visitor to Bournemouth, named Masterson, was badly cut about the bead and taken to a hospital and detained. The ieat of the party escaped with a shaking.

PASSIVE RESISTER AT MERTHYR. Staunch Free Churchman Summoned. The liev. Rhys ITarres, pastor of the Coagre- gational Church, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, was on Saturday served by the Merthyr police on behalf of the Kingsbridge police with a sammons- for non-payment of 2s 8d, balance of the April poor rato-for Kingsbridge parish-, Mr Harries is on a. visit to his fatber-in-law, Mr Malipbant. He is the secretary to the Kingsbridge Free Church Council, and had left his address with the officials of that body. It was from then) he received an intimation that the snmmons- returnable for Monday at Kingsbridge-had been issued, and he called at the Merthyr Police Station to receive it. Phis is the first summons served by the Merthyr police upon a passive resiater. The greater part of the poor rate, viz., s" had been paid by Mr Harries, and the 2s 8d was withheld by him, on the basis,of Idin,the JE, aa a protest against the fidoeation Act.

FUNERAL OF MR FRANCIS -DOWNING, HAFOD. The remains of Mr BVancis Downing. Hafoci, were removed from Scarborough on Friday, and interred on Saturday at the Parish Church, Pen- deryn. The cortege included the-chief officials, and staff of the Lejvis MerthyrXJolJieries. The Rev. Llewelyn Jenkins, rector of Penderyn Rev. J. W. JoneB, Swansea Rev. T. Edmunds' Hirwain and Rev. J. Hughes, Porth, officiated at the burial service. Among those present at the funeral were Mr W. H. James, Cardiff, who on behalf of Sir William T. iaewis placed a wreath upon the coffin; Mr Herbert Rees, Maesyffynon Mr. J- W. Hutchingson, the general manager of the Lewia-Merthyr Collieries Mr D P. Richards, Cardiff Mr Henry Abraham, Mr Gregory, Pentyrch; and Mr Thomas Richards, late manager of the Lewip-Merthyr Collieries.

BABY IN A BAG AT BRISTOL. The Bristol Coroner on Monday evening held an inquest on the body of an infant discovered in a bag at Ashtcn Gate. A professional football player saw children throwing stones at the bag, and on opening it found it contained the body of a newly-born child. The medical witness was un- abla to, say the child had lived, the bruises on the body being probably caused by the stones ^thrown, clwiJM* !.taraa& 1

Stores for Japan. BARRY-LADEN STEAMER'S PERIL. Returned Crew Interviewed. Brief stories of the capture cf the B.B. Chelten. ham, of London, a steamer of 3,741 tons register, belonging to the Austin Friars Steamship Com- pany, of London, have aheaay been told in the I'. public Press by correspondents in the Far East. On Saturday two of the crew, V. Perivolaris, car- penter, and D. Dillon, Glasgow, arrived at Barry, and were interviewed by our Barry re- porter. They left Barry prior to the outbreak of hostilities, coal-laden for Colombo. They were at Rangoon when the war broke out, and all the officers and crew having signed on for two years the vessel proceeded to Northern. Japan, where in Motaro they loaded rails and stores for the Japanese Array, discharging at Fusan. They also visited Kobe ani Yokohama; and viewed the departure of transports for the scene of opera- tions. We left Motaro," said Dillon, towards the end of June, and were only 16 hoars' sailing from our destination and off the Korean coast when we were detected by the three Russiau cruisers—Rurik, Gromoboi, and H,ossia-and about 8 o'clock in the morning rho Rank fired two shots across our bows. We knew that the game was np. Five times we had eluded the Vladivostok fleet and had carried cargoes suc- cessfnlly for the Japanese, and although the actual risk was not revealed by Captain Brophy or any of his officers, we knew it all the same. Once, for instance, a mysterious telegram notify- ing that the Russian fleet were outside Fusan prevented our departure from that port for a couple of days, and although the merchant who bad chaxtered ue; declared that the delay was on account of the non-arrival of goods, the real canse was known to nearly everyone on board. When the Russians appeared, thsrefore, the crew, the majority of whom were foreigners, cheered them on their approach. It didn't take many minutes for the Russians to learn wha.t trade we were in, and as the men-of-war had been engaged on the previous night and had escaped in the darkness from the Japanese fleet,, they wasted no time in preliminaries. Two boxes of dynamite were placed on board our vessel for the purpose of: blowing us up, and we were. al I ordered to our boats It was only when we were in our boats alongside the Chelten- ham that the Russian admiral decided to attempt to take tho vessel as a prize to Vladi- vostok. We were thereupon ordered to return to the ship, and two officers and 30 Russian sailors also came aboard to navigate the vessel." You were not seen by the Japanese squadron ?" No, luckily, we were not. We were told that in the event of the Japanese warships coming to the attack the dynamite would be exploded, and if there was sufficient time we would be saved I We were very much relieved when two daya afterwards we were conducted into Vladivostok. During our first week we were not allowed ashore, but in the remaining fortnight we were per- mitted to roam just as we pleased. Wo were all sent by rail to St. Petersburg, and for 22 days we occupied compartments in the Trans Siberian Railway carriages. At St. Petersburg we were datained for a short time, but ou Tuesday last we arrived in London and were paid off." You knew what sort of traffic yon were en- gaged in, and I presume it was optional whether von continued on tho ship or not ?" "Of course we knew the character of the trade, but the officers never told as of it or the risks we wore running." '\How did the Russians treat you ?" Splendidly. The only timo we felt at all uneasy was when we were making our way to Vladivostok, fearing the approach of Japanese men-of-war. Once we were stopped by the Japanese squadron as they were making their way to Port Arthur, but were permitted, after our papers bad been examined, to go on our way. On the whole we have had a veiy exciting time since we left Barry nine months ago."

A CARDIFF COMPOSER. New Works at Gloucester Festival. At the opening service of the Three Choirs' Festival at Gloucester on Sunday a new setting of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, composed by Mr Ivor Atkins, organist of Wor- cester Cathedral, was rendered. Mr Atkins is a native of Cardiff, the son of the late Mr F. Atkins, for many years organist of St. John's. Of Mr Ivor AtJrins s latest work the musical critic of the Daily Telegraph says "I regard the canticles of Mr Ivor Atkins as an ad- mirable exampte of what modern church music should be. ALs may be supposed, they are very different in'character, but the gladness of the one and the gentle pathos of the other are equally well expressed, with a happy mixtare of modern freedom and the siaid digDity of an elder time. I have not often met with so judicious a blend of these qualities or with a better example of broadening down from precedent to precedent, and combining with the essence of the past the beat spirit of the art which is present. Probably the music to Nunc Di^tittis will command the greater favour in rigi.it »< beauty, which is incon- teatably of most moving pathos, but both get- tings are in their way masterly, and their com- poser is warmly to be congratulated upon his suoceas."

POLICE COURT SCENE. "1C"- Defendant Forcibly Removed. For a few minutes the Newport Police Court on Monday was a scene of considerable disorder. Samuel McCarthy, dock labourer, of Jones. street, had been summoned to answer a charge of assaulting Mrs Naomi Jones, a neighbour. When complainant had given her evidence de- fendant shouted that he intended to have a solicitor, that he bad 30 witnesses, and that com- plainant was a bad character. In spite of re- peated attempts to keep him quiet he continued to shout and thump the reporters' desk, and ulti- mately, amid some excitement, was forcibly re- moved to the police office in a atafce bordering on frenzy. Half-an-hour later he was brought back into court, and immediately profusely apologised for his conduct. However, he proceeded to excitedly question witnesses, and produced a poker (the reporters meanwhile dexterously getting out of the way) which he said complainant had struck him with. A little girl, who was called for the de- fence, said the poker was thrown at defendant by another neighbour, and that Mia Jones threw a bucket of water over defendant. Other wit- ceases having been heard, the Bench decided to bind defendant over to keep the peace, and -ordered him to pay the co:ots,-Dcfeodant: I thank the Bench.

PILLORIED IN THE PULPIT. Welsh Youngster Stops a Service, ~An unrehearsed iacidenc created consternation in a Cardigan* chapel on Sunday evening. Shortly before the sermon, a youngster, fidgetting about in a pew, wriggleS his head in between two pillars of the-pulpit bannIster and could cot get it back again. In a. few moments the harmony of the Welsh hymu singing was interrupted, and the service came to an abrupt standstill amid some commotion caused by the harrowing yeHh of the struggling urchin in the pulpit pillory. A mus- cular deacon, together with a procentor, rushed to the rescue, and only succeeded in liberating the captive by shattering the bars which held him in captivity.

LONDON WELSHMEN. Proposed National Club. At the Hotel Provence, London, on Monday evening, a meeting was held of the committee I formed to further the project for establishing a National Welsh Club, for the Metropolis. Di. Sydenham Jones presided and there was a good attendance. Offers were received of a number of suitable premises in the West End. It was decided to report as to these to the general com- mittee of the Glamorgan and Pembrokeshire Clubs, and to recommend that committee to call a meeting in London of a repreaentative and national Welsh.character to consider the whole matter.

TRESPASS AT GLYNCORRWG AND CYMMER. At.Aberdar.e on Monday George Davies, Cym-, mer, was summoned for trespassing on the Rhonddaand Swansea Bay Railway at Cymmer. Abergwynfi. The summons was issued last April/ but defendant absconded. It was stated that defendant was unable to be present, having met with a. serious accident, but he pleaded guilty., He was fined 20s including costs. Richard Prichard, Tonmawr, was fined 5s and costs for trespassing on the South Wales Mineral, Railway near Glyncorrwg. Mr-Trevor Hunter,. 'who prosecoted, said that there was a considerable amount of trespass on this line, and the company were anxious to put a stop to it. One morning a large stone doorstep had bean discovered placed right across the line.

BELLE VUE BRASS BAND CONTEST. Aberaman Finish Seventh. At Manchester,, the 52nd annual September band contest took place at the Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue. on Monday, before a, very large audience. Twenty bands from various parts of England and Wales competed for prizes valne £ 300, including the Belle Vue,> Champion Chailengo Cup. The test piece was Semiratmdo (Rogsini). Lieutenant Chas. Godfrey (London), Mr Mannel Bilton (London), and Mrlftred Vetter (Manchester) adjudicated. Results :—Belle Vue Cap and £50, Black Dike" Yorbshrre^J.-Gladney) 2nd.prize,„ £ 30Pemberton, Old. Lancashire. (J. GladneyJ 3rd, Lirkfley.i Yorkshire (B.,R. Lodge) 4th, Lea. MiIIs.J)erby-: shire (A. Owan); 5th, Wingates L.b, Linth-* waite 7th, Aberaman. Aberamanwere-awaurded a special prize.

BRIDGEND STREET SCENE. A heifer, which was being taken through the* streets of Bridgend on Monday, got beyonu con- trol and began charging in all directions. It .knocked down an old man named Con'j0n, who austainecLek w^oyee ikt> eye, r.to be Btitctwdyi

A Royal Call. BELGIAN KING AT DOVER, Nothing to Say About Princess Louise. The Royal yacht Alberta, flying the flag of the King of the Belgians, and having hie Majesty aboard, appeared off Dover about 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, evidently making for the har- bour, and signals were made from the end of the Prince of Wales pier, directing her to berth on the inner side. All at once, however, the I Alberta changed her course and,signalling Pro. ceeding as ordered," set off down Channel,steam- ing past Folkestone. Shortly after five the yacht reappeared, and slowing down off Dover cautiously made her way into the harbour. As the Alberta, a trim and rakish looking craft, neared the pier, the King of the Belgians was leaning against a rail cu the upper deck, immediately under the captain's bridge. The King glanced at the new extension works and frequently peered through his bino- culars at the Castle and cliffs. His Majesty, who wore a grey check suit with peaked cap, looked bronzed and in the best of health, though he walked with a limp. As sooa as tbo yacht moored his Majesty came ashore, accompanied only by his private secretary. On the pier the King's private secretary was approached by a Press;representative, who asked whether hi3 Majesty would grant him an inter- view. Before the secretary could leply, the King himself stopped and addressed the inquirer with a genial smife. have. simply come out for a cruiee," his Majesty said, and have come ashore for a little walk, just as I do at Ostend, because I am told it is good for me." health ?°"3fc y°ur Majesty continues to enjoy good Ma'est8' yon am W0H>M replied his The King declined to discuss some farther questions on the ground that they related to affairs of State. There is nothing I can say that would be of any interest," was his Majesty's reply. J 10 a question concerning the flight of the inncess Louise, his Majesty said, sadly, I have nothing to say." The King left for Ostend in his yacht shortly after 9 o clock.

SIX MONTHS MARRIED. Black Eyes and a Separation. Scarcely six months have elapsed since Wil- liam W inchcombe, Brynwyndham-terrace, Tre- erbert, and Adeline Winchcombe became man ana wife, and on Monday they were before the xstrad magistrates venting the infelicities of their married life. Mrs Winchcombe, who desired a separation order on the ground of persistent cruelty, said .e rp^ 1"arried in April last, and went to live fho « »er defendant in July. After J"5*? She waa abnaed, tho defendant ber dow? anfl afterwards kicking her. The baby was crying on the 22nd Aogust, and he w '^fur1a,;ec, ,ln consequence, and struck ^nH' l^ y0tlnK,Chj,d- The ]"•treatment was continued n bed that night, and the baby bore several marks. She ran out in her nightdresa and a neighbour took her in. On the following Friday her husband gave her two black eyes and a bleeding nose. She was nursing the child at the time. Complainant was subjected to a long cross- examination, in which she admitted calling her mother-in-law a blackguard and a bully. She said she had been bullied by her relative,and that was the reason why she made the reference. Two witnesses also spoke to the defendant's ill-treatment of his wife, and complainant's brother, Thomas Lewis Vaughan, Neath, said his sister returned home with her two eyes dis- coloured. Defendant admitted one assault. Mr T. P. Jenkins (presiding magistrate) The wife has led the life of a dog with you. You were only married a tew months and you have beaten her shamefully.—Defendant; We were only together a fortnight, air. Mr Jenkins All the more shame to you. The magistrates ordered defendant to pay 12s a week towards his wife's support, togetber-with the coats incurred.

MR TRUEMAN AGAIN. Mr Truoman again appeared before the Neath Bench on Monday. The magistrates sitting were Mr John Bees, Mr P. J. Gibbins, and Alder- man Trick. Mr Trueman congratulated the Comt on the return of its clerk (Mr Curtis), but he very much regretted that he was unable to make his appli- cation with the Bench so constituted. He could not do so unless Mr Trick retired. He ielt per- fectly justified in taking' up that position, for there could be no question of bias, as Mr Trick hart been a plaintiff in a bogus iwtion.. The Clerk You cannot go into that. Mr Trueman thought that in common decency; Mr Trick onght to retire. The Clerk You are objecting to one of tha magistrates on the Beach, is Mr Trick going to leava ? Alderman Trick Certainly not. Mr Trneman said bo would proceed with his application, but with regret. The Clerk I must caution you not to be offen. sive to any of the magistrates sitting. Mr Trueman applied for a summons against Charles Jacobs, bailiff, for doing malicious dam- aue to certain property to the amount of 10a at No. 11, The Parade, on the 11th July. He further applied for a summons against P.C. Ben Davies for assault. He had previously made the error of naming Police-sergeant Michael as having assaulted him. It was a technical assault, but in the existing circumstances ho was justified in marking the application. The Bench granted the application against Jacobs, subject to sworn information being filed, bnt refused to gtant a summons against P.C Davies.

DEFRAUDING THE G.W.R. Pontypool Draughtsman Fined. Before the Pontypool magistrates on Saturday John L. Gilbert, draughtsman, was summoned for travelling on the Great Western Railway without having paid his fare. Mr T. Baker Jonas, qolicitor, Newport, who prosecuted for the railway company, said that defendant bad taken out a season ticket between Pontypool and Cwmbran. It expired on the 18th May. On the 20th July a special examination of tickets was made at Clarence-street Station, Pontypool. Defendant, who was in the train, said Season," and when requested by the collector to produso it he pretended to search his pockets, and then eaid he bad left it in his pocket at home. the same evening defendant called upon the station. master, and admitted be had no ticket, and that he had travelled many times without one. He I also asked the stationmaster to put the matter rieht for him, and offered to pay for a season ticket, which the latter declined to accept. Mr David Jones, timber merchant. Pontypool, spoke as to defendant's good character, adding that the affair had been a stupid mistake on his paxt. Mr T. P. H. Watkins, solicitor. Pontypool, who defended, uiged that defendant had for- gotten that he had not renewed hia ticket. A .fine of 2&s and costs was inflicted.

CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. High Praise From Mr Bircham. Daring the proceedings at the Cardiff Guar- dians on Saturday—Mr O. g, Jones presiding-a report was read from Mr F. T. Bircham, Local Government Board inspector, of a visit paid by ,him to the now Workhouse at Ely. I was very much pleased indeed," he wrote, to see the way in which the old schools have been adapted for the housing of the old men and women. The grounds, yards, and surroundings have been exceedingly well dealt with, and the whole: arrangements reflect much credit on the guar. dians and their officers. 1 know of no other place where the old inmates of the workhouse have better or even so good accommodation provided for them." In regard to the WorkhouSe proper at Cardiff, Mr Bircham roported that he heard no {oomplaint from any of the inmates. The dormi- tories, &c., were all clean and in good order, and the house generally gave one the impression of a very well-managed institution, aud where all seem to do their best to mako it MO. The removal of a number of the inmates to Ely has greatly' lessened the pressure on the' accommodation at 'the Workhouse.

GAGGED AND DROWNED. WOMAN'S BODY IN A POND. A strong suspicion of foul play surrounds the i mysterious death of a yonng woman, whose body was taken from a small pond near Blyth on Fri- day afternoon. The discovery of the tragedy was made by some children, who were playing by the sido of the pond. They at once ran for assistance, and some man arriving, dragged: the. body out of the water. Then it was found that a handkerchief had been used lor a gag, while other indications gave rise to the belief that a, murder had been com- mitted. There was nothing on the body to indicate the victim's identity. It was that of a. woman about 25 years of age. She was good-looking, with fair hair, and was wearing a gold ring on the third finger of the right hand. She was well-dressed in a brown velvet bodice, with black skirt,'white finger of the right hand. She was well-dressed in a brown velvet bodice, with black skirt,,white straw hat, and new kid buttoned boots. JI..

THE SUMMONS UPSET HIM. At Newport County Police Court on Saturdayt;: >Mrs John Morris, wife of'a tinworker at P nty- mister, appeared to answer-a charge preferred againBt her husband for travelling on the Great Western Railway at Bassafeg on the 5th July wi th- < root having paid his fare. Mr Burpitt, for the rail-: way empany,l said the defendant was seen to alight at Bassaleg from a train arriving from Newportf and go into the waiting-room. When asked for bis ticket he at first denied having come by train, but afterwards admitted it, and said he hadn't any money.—The Clerk: Why isn't he here ?"Mra Morris He is poorly." The Clerk Pooily since he had the summons V— LMrs Morri* was 2Q».' J

Disaster at St. Louis. TRAIN STRIKES A STREEr CAR, St. Louis, Saturday.—Seven persons were killed and 25 injured, several of them fatally, as the result of the wrecking of a street car by a. passenger train on the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad at the Sarah-street Crossing to. day. The train, which is said to have been running at the rate of 30 miles an hour, struck the street car squarely in the centre and the occupants had no chance of escape.— Reuter, St. Louis, Saturday (Later).—The engine driver of the train which caused tho accidcnt at Sarah-street Crossing says he was within 100 yards of the scene of the disaster when he saw the street car start to cross the metals. It appeared to him that it had ample time to get across, but right in the middle of the crossing the car stopped. Be immediately attempted to reverse the engine, but bad only succeeded in reducing his speed to about 12 miles an hour when the engine crashed into the ear.—Renter. LORD MINTO'S PEFUL. Winnipeg, Saturday.—According to telegrams from the scene of the wreck of the Canadian Pacilic Imperial Limited, in which Lord and .Lady Minto were travelling, the members of the Vicersgal party were at breakfast when the accident occurred. The occupants of the special car, with the exception of Lord Minto, who was slightly scaldcd with hot water, escaped with severat -sahaking. Lord and Lady Minto and theii party hurried forward to the wrecked carri- age, and apsisted in every way in extricating the dead and injured from the debris and in minister- ing to the wants of the sufferers. Thoy continued their journey west after a delay of five hours,— Router. ■

-==:- COURTSHIP OF COUSINS. Barry Dock Man's Amours. At the Tovvyn (Merioneth) Police Court on Fri. day Annie Owens, single woman, summoned David Pugh, a timber measurer, of Holton-road, Barry, to show cause, etc. Mr D Gnthrie Jones, of Dolcjelly, appeared for complainant, and Mr Harold Lloyd, of Cardiff, defended. Before open- ing his case Mr Jones made an application that the court should be cleared owing to the nature of certain correspondence which would have to be read. This was granted. Mr Jones, in opening his cass, stated that the parties wore cousins, and had been engaged since the year 1901. The defendant wrote a letter to the complainant to the effect that unless she per- mitted him to bave immoral relations with her he would not become engaged, and that the en- gagement would continue on these terms. After this the defendant visited her at her home, and intercourse took place whenever he visited bar, the last occasion being September 9ih, 1903. On May 8th of this year a male child was born. The complainant, a pretty girl of 19, but who looked older, corroborated her advocate's opon- ing statement. In a long cross-examination by Mr Uarold Lloyd, she admitted receiving the letters from the defendant, and that she had con- sented to the defendant's conduct cxcept on two occasions, when he used force. She thought he would marry her. Mrs Sarah Jones spoke to having suddenly gone into the house of the complainant iu Sep- tember last ani seen them in a compromising position. Mr Harold Lloyd Hta,ted that the paternity was admitted; thc whole question between the par- ties was one of amount. Whatever they thought of the defendant's conduct in writing the letters I which had been made so much of, they also could not think much of a woman whose modesty per- mitted her to receive them without a word of protest. From a moral point of view, there was I nothing to choose between the parties. He sug- gested that a small order would meet the justice of tKe case. The Hench made an order against the defen- dant of 2s 6d per week until the child was 13 years of age, but refused to allow the complain- ant advocate's fee.

ALL IN A ROW. The Tramp Difficulty at Newport. Ten dirty, dishevelled men, some of whom said they were seamen and the rest labourers, were put in a row in the dock at Newport County Police Court on Saturday charged with vagrancy by sleeping out. Inspector Lewis stated that at 12.30 that morning,in company with a constable, he fouud the prisoners sleeping in outbuildings ou Maesglas Farm. One halfpenny was all the money they had between tham. Mr Williams, Maesglas Farm, said he was greatly annoyed by men of this class, who did considerable damage aud Superintendent Porter stated that the police received frequent complaints of tramps sleeping about people's premises. Defendants were fined 403 each, and in default of paying went down for amonth. Guardians Discuss the Matte '.The nnmbot of ttamp? relieved liawr.n»t still increasing, During Vhe ;f&etiYf>h€ September 2nd tha number relieved was £ 99, compared with 252 during tho corresponding period of last year. Ninety-two rcen were sent to I lodging houses in tha town, there being cot suffi- cient accommodation in tho casual ward, Sir Swanton urgecl that the labour of the tramps should LJe doubled, It tvk3: explained that the tramps did Dot apply for admission to the casual wa.rd until a late hour because they knew that the ward was then full, and that they would be sent to the town lodgings. The Rev, W. H. Williams, Langstone, said he hadnevec seen so many bona- fide working men tramping over the Chepstow- road as during the past two months. It was ex- plained that the Casual Ward Committee would present a report on the subject.

RESCUED AT SEA. Gold Watch from the Kaiser. At a meeting of the Plymouth Local Marine Board on Monday the Mayor presented Capt. J. Pearce, of the London steamer Changchow, with a golct watch, awarded him by the German Emperor for gallantry in saving life at sea. In November last, when off the China. coast, near the northern entrance to Formosa. Channel,Capt. Pearce found the German steamer Arnold Luyken, of Hamburg which was bound for Tientsin with a cargo, of kerosene, in flames. He approached and found members of the crew floating on three rafts and in the ship's boat, which was waterlogged and stove in. All were taken on board the Changchow, and afterwards land3d at Amoy. The fire on the German steamer waa due to an explosion of oil gas from kerosene. Some of the crew, including she chief officer, were lost, and others badly burned. -u_ <

REVOLVER IN EACH HAND. John Hudson, aged 79, was charged on remand at Stratford Police Court on Saturday with wan- toniy discharging a revolver to the public danger, Police-sergeant Yeatman was attrncted to. Bur- gess-road, where he saw a crowd and heard two revolver shots. Going to No. 3, he found the pri- soner standing in the doorway with a revolver in each hand. He was shouting, and said, "Come 00, you I'll shoot tbo lot of you." IA lady came out of the house, and attracted pri- soner's attention, and Yeatman and Police- constable Stokes took advantage of thiatornsh. ia, seize the man, and take the weapons away. At the last hearing prisoner's housekeeper said he was barmy." As he Stepped into the dock on Saturday, he desired to address the Bench, but was stopped. Mr W. W. GlanDy directed that he should be handed to the relieving officer.

CHANNEL BOAT MYSTERY, It transpires that the passenger who was missed from the Belgian mail steamer while crossing from Ostend to Dover on Tuesday even- ing is Mr Charles B. Spahr, a well-known Ameri- can journalist, and editor of Literature and The Outlook," of New York. As already re- ported, Mr Spahr has been suffering from ner- vous prostration, and was travelling in Europe with two friends.

MOTHER-IN-LAW'S BLACK EYE. Albeit Cope, a collier, of Glvncoriwg, was lined 20s and costs at Aberavon on Monday for assault- lllg Mary Morgan, his mother-in-law, having given her a black eye. Defendant said his wife was encouraged in drinking habits by her ;mother. which bad exasperated him. Mrs Cope also sought a separation order on the ground of persistent cruelty. She said her husband bad" kicked her awful." He had ren- dered her deaf in one ear through kicking her. She denied that she drank, Her husband was jealous of her, and was throwing up everybody at her. Hat she didn't want anyone else he was enough—" and too much,too." He had taken bar little child from her. Defendant alleged that his wife was drunken and extravagant. A policeman told the Bench tha.t the wife bad got a name for drinking," but he hadn't seen anythingithe matter with her. A soparation order was granted, with mainten- •auce at 10s per week, the wife to have the child.

DEATH OF A RHONODA SCHOOL- I MASTER. Mr Richard Thompson, Ferndaie. Mr Richaii Thompson, who for 28 years wa.s headmaster of the Ferndaie Council School, died on Monday at Ferndale. The deceased some time ago underwent an operation at the private infirmary of Dr. Griffiths, Cardiff. The operation was successfully performed, bat un- operation was successfully performed, but un- .happily the patient did not make that progress towards recovery that bad been hoped for, and passed away as stated above. Mr Thompson ftarvedhiaa.pprenMeeahip at Blaina under Mr 'Edward Jones, now of Liverpool, aud Mr Wm. Dugdale, and received his collegiate training at Bangor in the eacly sixties. Mrs Thompson and 'family have the sympathy of many friends in all parts of the Principality in their sad bereave. mont.

On Sunday an eight days' special mission was concluded in H.M. Prison, Swansea, when i addreseia were given by Mr Arthur Hanson, I Evangalist of the Chnrch Army. Every facility was ,;¡ve.n to make the BQfVtses effective, With f-encouraging reaattfJ. <

Ship on Fire at Sea, BARRY LADEN SHIP'S RESCUE. Barque Completely Gutted. A Falmouth correspondent telegraphs Tha barque Viezo. Captain Rylande, bound from Hull to Mobile in ballast, caught fire off the ) Wolf Rock on Sunday night, through the op- setting of a lamp by a sailor in the store rooms. The woodwork was soon ablaze and the crew were unable to master the'flames they were forced ta abandon their vessel, which is a fine iron ship of 1,300 ions register, and take to the only boat which remained, the three others having been destroyed. Fortunately the steamer Ailsawald, which was bound to Monte Video from Barry, hove in sight, and observing the flames, bore down on the distressed vessel. She rescued the sailors, 20 in number, and stood by the Vigo until the fire had almost burnt itself out. The crew then returned and found the barvque was completely gutted, her iron hull only keeping her afloat. The mizen- mast went by the board, and everything was reduced to a cinder. The Ailsawald took the charred hull in tow and brought it to Falmouth,

SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS. Separation Orders at Merthyr. On Monday, at Mcrthyr Police Court (before Mr J. Clews and Mr J. Evans), Edwin Minton, insurance agent, Pontlottyn, was summoned by his wife, Annie, for persistent cruelty. Mr J., W. Lewis appeared for the complainant, and Mr 110{ D. W. Jones for defendant. The parties had lived i.at Pontlottyn and other places, and according to i complainant their married life had been very unhappy, the defendant having repeatedly ill- used her. On one occasion, she said, he tried to choke her and told her to say her prayers. He had also set fire to her drcps. Replying to Mr D. W. Jones, she said the dress was singed. Eventu- ally, Mr P. W. Jones said as it was evident the parties would not again live with each other he would call the defendant, simply as to his means. Defendant said he diet not earn 259 a week, as complainant had atated, bat that for the last f even weeks his earnings averaged 2ls per week3 lie had suffered much from ill-health, and had boon a patient at Cardiff and Bath Infirmaries, and an out-patient at Bristol. Defendant was ordered to pay 10s per week. The next case was that in which a similar sum- mons ha,ct been issued bv Mrs A lice Burnell against her husband, Frank Burnell, a haulier, Mr F. P. Charles appearing for complainant, and Mi- J. W. Lewis for defendant. Complainant said she thought her husband earned 303 a week, but was not sure, as he spent a good deal in drink, and gave her the remainder. She bad had for some period to depend upon tho receipts from two lodgers for her maintenance, and resided in Clare-street. Defendant had m-treated her on many occasions. Twice bo broke in her bedroom door, and in one instance he threatened to cut her tbroat with a, pocket-knife. She screamed Murder," and the lodgers came to the rescue. She was hustled out through the bank,inhcrn)ght. dress, to a neighbour's. Defendantfdenied the whole of the allegations, and suggested that the .lodgers wanted the house to themselves. He was ordered to pay 10s per week towards the main- tenance of his wife and her four children,

TAPROOM CLOCK STOPPED. TAPROOM CLOCK STOPPED. t Brynmawr Licensing Prosecution. At Brynmawr Police Court on Monday (before Alderman W. Roberts, Mr L. Pritchard, and Mr J. Bloor) Esther Joan Honry, innkeeper, Havocl Inn, Llanellv, near Brynmawr, was summoned for keeping the premises open during prohibited hours on August 19th David Walters, a young collier, Llanelly, and Thomas Lewis, grocer, al tr Bc-aufort-street, Brynmawr, were summoned for being upon the premises. Constable Evans said that on the Friday night in question he found the front door open, and he entered pt 10.20. Walters was in the taproom and Lewis in the kitchen, each with a sleever containing por- ter. The case, which occupied considerable time, resolved itself largely into a matter of train times and clocks. Walters eaid that when he en- tered he thought it was abopt9,30, as the London and North-Western Railwaf train had just gone up, The eight-day clock in tho taproom indi- cated 9,35, and he sat down and perused the newspaper. Lewis, who was driving home a load of sawdust, alsoidepended upon the punctuality of the London and North-Western Railway train, that another inn on the way up was open when he passed, and that upon reaching Brynmawr after leaving the Havod the licensed houses were just closing (11 p.m.) there, whereas the joarney usually took an hour. Lewis, it was stated.^ called thereto rcceive money for goods and to' take orders, and that while the landlady was up-) sta,ir3 getting the money ho was served by tbfl? servant girl. Tho landlady, upon being informed of the time, also found that the taproom cloo* had stopped at 9.40. She ordered <8 Sally" to go to the parlour and ascertain the time, and the servanc announced that the clock 1 l2^ZaJl als0 5topPed- WaUJ^f"hr, and had I n "the above cu- -J oumstancfes Mrb T^iy -vas fined 60s, including costs WrJttrs and Liewis were mulcted in coats only.

PLENTY TO "TREAT" HIM. Brewer's Travellep's Downfall. At Newport on Monday Geo. Edward Fowler. au ex-brewer's traveller, was charged under a warrant with deserting his wife and children. Mr J. H. Griffiths (warrant officer to the Newport Union) said prisoner left his wife and children 12 months last April, since when he bad not sent his wife any money, and they had cost the Union £j,6.i Prisoner said he bad been unable to get work for a long time, but had been working as a window cleaner at Pontypridd. He attributed his mis- fortune to drink, stating that he could always find friends to treat him, hut he had determined to turn over a new leaf. His wife, a very respect- able-looking woman, of quiet demeanour, said she had no wish to see prisoner punished, but 5 desired tc live as she was, and if he would send her a weekly remittance until Rhe could be satisfied that he had really decided to reform. The Bsnch said this was a very serious case, as prisoner had made no attempt to relieve hia wife and children since be had got work at Pontypridd. I-ie would be fined 95, or one month's imprisonment.

RUABON COLLIERY TROUBLE. Boys' Determined Stand. Two protracted meetings of the miners on strike at Wynnstay Collieries, Rnabon, were beld on Monday, when it was repoited that the col- liery directors, having apparently failed to persuade the aggrieved boys to return to work 011 rectifying the alleged over-reductions in wages, had issued summonses against 95 boys for discon- tinuing work without notice, and causing » complote stoppage at the collieries. The management claim 50s compensation from each defendant. The boys on Monday night declared they would prefer committal to prison than pa/ j compensation. There is distress in the diatrjcti as stuke pay is unobtainable.

RAILWAY SMASH. Alarming Scene at Lowestoft. An alarming accident occurred at liowastOfC) Great Eastern Railway Station on MoLudaY. evening. A passenger train was being run into the platform prior to departure for Norwich when it crashed into some stationary carriage8, Tho buffer stops, although quite new, were smashed to matchwood, and a number of pa8' sengers assembled at that spot were knocke1 down. Six of these wero badly bruised, one ol them sustaining a scalp wound. AU were treated at the station and sent home.

EXTRAORDINARY MISHAP, An extraordinary accident occurred on Sato*' i day at Long Island, New York. The violence o j the wind slammed a door, thereby dislodging *1 shot gun hanging on the wall. As the weapon struck the floor the gun went off, and the sB" j went through a wooden partition and strncK < woman lying in bed- Some of the shots the lung and the abdomen, and her recovery w regarded as,doubtful, f

UNHAPPY MARRIED LIFE. Swansea rish Salesman Summoned. At Swansea PoJico Court on Monday ^ha* Evans Bevnon, described^as a fish salesin living in Wind-atreet, Swansea, was ^vaW0tYJgf for deserting his wife. The wife said that had led an unhappy life, and that the ^aaZ!0t^ had run away from her. He had done littl°wji0i and they had lived on their relatives' bount list the defence it was set up by Mr Thompson bst the parties had agreed to part, and under g agreement defendant had allowed hia wlf« ,r vvi*. I week. The Bench made a separation °r(* I* j maintenance at the rate of 10s a week, say* ^St was a painful case, but the order wo fleet**6* I prevent husband and wife coming again if they desired it. Maintenance Arrears. ,{e>* Amongst the cases of husband heard at the same court was one in S cbft"'11* Beach committed William Norman, of Bbec t fO;, Court, to gaol for six weeks' hard 1J' °:" ø neglecting to pay arrears of maintenft" 14s, due to his wife Jane Norman.

BARRY SCHOOLBOYS CAUTION^' Three Barry Dock las Freeman, John Freeman, and gjat* den—were cautioned by tho local on Monday for trespassing on the Bar Company" property near DOCK Barry Dock, where, it was ailegea g< they had damaged the workmen a Sa

A galvanised shed, containing a quantity of hay, Bituate in.a field av M° Art of Leckwith Hill, Cardiff, caught fare'tke J, afternoon, and despite the endeavo gc0^ yf brigade, under Superintends Gee K o £ damage was dona, The property g-jj M Mr c. WaU» Uaalies and C9»5<&°w** T M Dociav