The Cardiff Times

DETERMINED LYDNEY LOVER. Chained With Threatening His II Sweetheart. A remarkable story of a lover's attempt to .'egain the affections of a iormer sweetheart was related at Bristol Police Court on Tuesday, when a charge of ucragthreats by letter to a domestic servant named Emmaline Tranter was preferred against a Lydney miner named Alfred Jones. The case first came before the court oh Monday, when a detective gave evi. dence of the arrest of Jones. Asked whether it was true he had threatened the girl, he re- plied, Well, I did write it and I mean it, too 1 shall never allow anyone else to have her, for I will kill her and myself too." Emma- line Tranter, the prosecutrix, said she had kept company with defendant for some time, but on August 15th they quarrelled, and she told him she wished to have nothing more to do with him. In July he wrote a letter which contained a threat to kill her and himself. She came to Bristol as parlourmaid, and there received further letters from defendant. On returning to Shropshire defendant came to see her, and stayed at her relatives'. They re- mained on affectionate terms until witness heard something," and she then told him to go. He went, but returned later to the house. though she would not grant him an interview. She heard him say he wished he were dead. Afterwards he left Shropshire, and went to Queen-street. Lydney, to work at a colliery. He wrote to her to the effect it was not his fault they parted, but they would meet again. There was only one letter that really contained a distinct threat, and that she received during her stay in Shropshire it stated :—" If I cannot have you I will do for .myself and you." In September she returned to Bristol, and defendant came to see her. In consequence of what he said she told her master she was afraid of defendant, and the poHce were communicated with. The Magis- trates' Clerk Are you really afraid of him ?— Witness I am. The Clerk (to defendant) Did you mean what you said ?—Defendant: No. I only said it to frighten her. The Chair- man What are your intentions for the future ?—Defendant: If she Jikes to keep on with me T will do the same. (Laughter.) The Clerk It seems a very silly thing to keep worrying the girl. She's not the only girl you know. (Laughter.) Defendant: She's the only girl met up to now that I like. The Clerk (to the girl): You are quite firm in saying you will not have him ?—Witness (emphatic- ally) Yes. I never want to see him again. The Chairman, in binding the defendant over to keep the peace for 12 months, warned him that if he molested the girl again it would be a serious matter for him.

GLAMORGAN SCHOLARSHIPS. County Committee's Awards. A special meeting of the Glamorgan Educa- tion Committee was held at Cardiff on Tuesday. Councillor John Morgan (Merthyr) presiding. A scholarship of £20 to cover college and examination fee was awarded to Olivia Thomas, who had passed the B.A- examination with third class honours and wished to study for the teacher's certificate, of the University of Wale. and bursaries of £10 each were ariven to the following residents at the Aherdazoe Hall durin their training in the normal department, namely. Mawraretta Davie*. Porth Elizabeth Edwards. Neath Mary Edwards, Ferndsde Mary J, Edwards, Nelson Nellie Goodwin. Aberdare Mary Jones, Aberdare; Adelina Powell. Neath Agnes Bertha Richards. Peny-, gTaig Anne Williams Coity. The scholarship of D Jone8-,8 student at Cardiff College (£30), for a fourth year. lp&e foJiowicg ordinary solarships for three -years at £30 were awarded upon the re- irait of tbe recent compettive examinations :— w. £ mns Parry, Llansarnlet (Swansea Ot-am. mar School); Herbert Abraham Davies (Mer- thyr Tydfii County School), Central Welsh Beard examination Walter Thomas Wilkins (POllypridd County School), for h'gh distinc- iou in mathematics Stanley Lewis Jenkins (Gowwrton), open scholarship. The following .-aunty scholarships were awarded in order oi Laof,rit :—Ezer Griffiths, Cwmaman, Aberdare EmW. Rees Thomu. Tonypandy; Tudor V7. Price, Henfig Hill Gethin Jones, Clydash Abraham Bevan,Gowertdn Dd. Charles J, Gowerton Agnes Armstrong RobMon. Swenny Geo. T5. Chappell. Yartalyfera. A mining scholarship was awarded to Tom Harris. CwmllynfeH. and mining diploma wehoiarships to Charles Henry Hirst, Paget- mad, Barry Island Richard H.ichards.Skewen lW William Thomas Lewis. Merthyr Vale. Oooksrv scholarships were awarded to Phoebe Jsne Pennant. Pontycymmer Gladys Sadler, Penarfch and Mary A. Morgans, Gowerton. Cauntv exhibittocs- Edith Mary Brooks. Vort Talbot Countv School John Howard Francis, Merthyr Tydfil County School Ger- ftrude Alice flowells, Barry County Scbocl; jPVecierick Phelps, Pontypridd County School Mary Janefc Lewis, Pontypridd County School John Gifford Roach. Gowerton County School and ilatu Daniel, Port Thibet County School and a special grant to May Vv whams, Aberdare County School. An extra. mining •diploma scholarship was awarded to John ilcberts, Abertridwr.

John Batten, a workman in the employ of the Powell Duffryn Co., was fined at Aberdare on Tuesday £2. or in default 14 imprison- ment, for stealing six slated. the property of his tmployeu. 0Jf

Given to Entertaining. NEWPORT CASHIER'S AFFAIRS. Unfulfilled Legacy Expectation. Albert Harrison Duffieid, cashier and secre- tary, St. John's-road, Newport, underwent his public examination at the Newport Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday. The statement of affairs revealed a deficiency of £250 7s 5d. Heavy expenses, illness in the family, and heavy payments to money lenders were assigned as the causes of his bankruptcy. The Official Receiver inquired as to debtor's dealings with money lenders, and he replied that he bor- rowed £ 2o or £.30, and had to repay £50. He had paid a portion of it. The Official Receiver produced several bills which had been made out by tradesmen against the debtor, and quoted from a fishmonger s account showing that several largs quantities of salmon had been supplied to debtor at Is 8d per lb., as well as a lobster, four partridges, wild ducks and pheasants. Were all these things necessary ? Debtor said he did not think they were all ordered for him. A Voice I hope the lobster didn't cause indigestion. (Laughter.) In repiy to Mr Digby Powell, who repre- sented the debtor, the latter said the salmon was purchased by the doctor's orders for bis wife. The Official Receiver read extracts from bills for six bottles of Scotch whiskey, a dozen pints of claret, and other wines, supplied to debtor's order, the total amount being over £40. Was all this necessary "t" The Registrar said a good deal would depend on the period covered. The Official Receiver: Were you given to entertaining very much ?—Yes. Did you entertain beyond your means Yes. Debtor said he had expected a legacy from his father-in-law, but did not get it. The examination was adjourned. Father's Support Withdrawn: Percy Wilkins Sansome, dentist, High-street, Newport, gave his deficiency as £403- He attributed this to the withdrawal of his father's support. He said that after making allowance for his expenses there was no profit from the business. He added that his mother left estate to the extent of about £ll.OOO, but this had to be divided between ten children Examination adjourned. Henry Webb, baker, Caroline-street, New- port, showed a deficiency of £40. which he attributed to insufficient capital and losses. Examination adjourned.

PORTHCAWL ENCAMPMENTS; Arrangements for Next Year. Mr W. J. Griffin, J.P., presided at a meet- ing of Porthcawl District Council on Monday night. A letter was read from the brigade major of the Worcestershire and Warwickshire Bri- gade accepting the offer of the Council to place the Locks Common at the disposal of the brigade for their annual encampment during the first week of August, 1907, subject to the approval of Mrs M. H. Gordon (the lady of the manor). The deputy clerk stated that he had written Major Pibton, Pontypcol (brigade major of the South Wales Borderers) that the Council would welcome the brigade to Porth- cawl next year and would place the Locks Common at their disposal during the period from July 20th to July 27th. subject to the usual regulations of the Council. From furtber letters which had been received from Major Pitton it appeared that the offer had been ac- cepted, and the major was now communicating with the landowners with regard to laud for manoeuvring purposes. It was reported that the water scheme at Cfraie-yr-Aber had now been commenced. Mr J. Grace moved that a minute appointmg the whole Council a Water Committee be rescinded, and that the committee consist of three meUl. bers. The Chairman (Mr Griffin, J,P.) was speaking in support of the motion, when Mr Bassett exclaimed, Hush !"—The Chairman I didn't say that when you were speaking.— Mr Grace Oh, he's a goose.—Mr Bassett: And you are a gander. (Laughter.)—The motion was carried.

PUBLIC LANDOWNERSHIP. The Land Nationalisation Society is organis- ing a series of conferences on the question of public ownership of land in view of the promi- nent place which land reform is likely to take in Parliament in the near future. The first conference will be held in London on Saturday afternoon, the 13th inst., at Essex Hall, Esaex- street, Strand, when Alderman W. H. Dickin- son, M.P., will preside, and Dr. T. J. Macna- mara. M.P., will open the discussion. Other conferences will follow at other largo centres of population. The organisers of thes e conferences hold that the questions of high ratine, overcrowding and rural depopulation can only be solved by the gradual and equitable abolition of private pro- perty in land, which they believe to be prime cause of these admittedly serious evils. They contend that the private appropriation of the unearned value of land throws an increasing burden upon the occupiers, that the private control of land prevents the proper planning of new housing areas, and prevents a proper pro- vision of space for each new house, and, fur- ther, that landloidism is chiefly responsible for the farmers' insecurity of tenure, and for the laodlessness of the labourers which compels them to leave the villages for the towns.

"GASPED—AND DIED." Mr Howel Cuthbertson held an inquest at Porthcawl on Monday touching the death of Mr Richard Griffiths, of Garth. Maesteg, whose death occurred at The Rest, Porthcawl, on Friday moming.Miss Annie Griffiths, daughter, identified the deceased as her father, and said he was 52 years of age, a carpenter by trade, and arrived at The Rest on Wednesday last. He had been ill for four months. suffering from influenza. David Rees, a one-legged patient, said he sat in the day rooon near the fire with Griffiths. He complained of being very hot, and be advised him to lie on a sofa. He did so, but returned to the chair, gasped once or twice, and died. Dr. Alexander, who examined the body. said deceased had been suffering from influenza. Death was caused by heart disease of some leag standing. A verdict accordingly was returned.

FARM FIRE NEAR ROSS. Estimated Damage JE750. On Monday morning the- Ross Fire Brigade were called about 6.50 to a fire at Alttrrigh Farm, Hoamithy, near Ross, occupied by Mr David Jones. They found a large French barn containing tons of uncrusbed wheat and oats, and two large ricks—one wheat, the other of oat8-burning furiously. Water being very scarce, the firemen could do practically nothing, and the fire was allowed to burn itself out, the product of 44 acres being thus destroyed. The damage, which is estimated at £750. is covered by insurance It is believed that the fire was the work of an incendiary.

MURDER CHARGE AT 77. Brussels, Monday.—Mme. Braem. a widow. 77 years old, has been arrested at Ten-Brielen for the murder of her son, who s a farmer. There had been quarrels about the farm, which belonged to the widow, and she had threatened to disinherit the SOD. The son's wife heard tbe report of a gun on Thursday, and on going to the door found her husband lying in a pool of blood. He died a few minutes afterwards. The farmer's widow became delirious with grief, and during her ravings continually accused her mother-in-law of being Braem's murderer. This came to the ears of the police, who searched the old woman's cottage, which is opposite the farmhouse, and found behind some flour sacks a rusted rifle that had been recently dis- chal-ged.

IS HE INSANEP Swansea Trial Recalled. A labourer named Walker was at the last Swansea Assizes charged with.stealing a bicycle, and was ordered by Mr Justice Jelf to be de- tained at Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum during his Majesty s pleasure. A petition is now being prepared lor presentation to the Home Secre- tary, praying lor a reduced sentence or his reo lease, on the ground that the man is not insane, and that at the time he was suffering from the effects of drink. #'

BLAENAVON OVERMAN AND UTTlE GIRL. David Price, an overman, in the employ of the Blaenavon Company, living at Cotcha, Blaenavon, and who was defended by Mr W. J. Everett, Pontypool, Wa3 charged on remand at the Blaenavon Police Conrt, on Tuesday, with indecently assaulting Elizabeth Jones (13), daughter of Thos. Jones, a colliery labourer, Oil t 2?rd August-. The little girl said that whilst going home at. 915 rum. she saw de- fendant, who made a suggestion to her. and offered her sixpence. She commenced to cry, and the man put his hands under her clothing. He let her go, but again caught hold of her. The father of the child, Thos. Jones, said he went to Dodd's Slope and there saw defendant, who asked, What du you want 1" and he re- plied, You know my business as Well as 1 do." Price then said, I admit insulting the little girl and putting my hand under her clothes. Tom, don't do me an in jury." He offered him a sovereign to settle the case, but he refused it and put the case in the hands of the police, Mr Everett, ou behalf of the de- fendant, pleaded guilty to common assault, and appealed for leniency, defendant being a ma.rriooruan with sevey chikiren. The Bench sent defendant to prison for two mouths with hard labour.

At Neath Borough Police Court on Tues- dav Mr E. Evan:! Bevan. J.P., and Mr Hopkin Jones, J.P., offered Head Constable Richard Jones hearty congratulations upon his ap. 1 oointmeoff;

J'Y SUIS, J'Y RESTE." ( The Statue of Oliver Cromwell I say, they're talking about prilling ns down. What do you think ? The Lion They had better not try—ther'll be a row if they do. Cartoon by F. C. Gould. Published by arrangement with the Westminster

KNOOKED DOWN BY CYCLIST. Eastbrook Woman's Claim. At Barry County Court on Tuesday, be. fore Judge Owen, Rosie Hawkins. an East- brook woman, sued George Cox, of Broad-street, Barry, for £ 25 damages for personal injuries through being knocked down by a cycle on the road between the Merry Harriers Hotel and Eastbrook, on the 25th March last. Evidence wa3 given by plaintig that at 9.30 on this was given by plaintig that at 9.30 on this night she was walking along the right side of the road returning from Penarth with her son. They walked in the road close to the footpath, witness being inside. Her son called out. Look out, mother," and the cycle struck her in the back, causing her to fall heavily against the kerbstone. Plaintiff explained that she walked on the road, becausa there were courting couples who declined to be parted to allow her to pass. It had been snow- ing just previously, and the night was very dark. Dr. Roch, Dinas Powis, said he attended the woman at a house where she was carried. She was suffering from a cut two inches long on the he and on the side of the nose, which was swollen. Three teeth had been knocked out. Plaintiff had since complained of pain in the back. Plaintiff was a laundress, and unable to follow her employment, and her daughter had to remain at home for a time to attend to her. Defendant said he was quite 15 to 20 yards away when he saw the plaintiff and her son. He was going at a steady pace.-Elis Honour Steadily quick or steadily slow ?—Plaintiff Steadily slow. The son shouted twice to his mother, but she hesitated when about two yards away.—His Honour You knocked her down ?—Defendant: I don't know, your Honour. She knocked me down as much as I knocked her down.—Judgment was given for F.20, with costs.

SAVED THE GUNS. Last of the Montagu's 12in. B.L.'s Landed. The two 12in. B.L. guns salved from the after barbette of the wrecked battleship Mcntagu were landed at Pembroke Dockyard on Monday. One of the guns arrived in a barge in tow of the Admiralty tug Alligator, and the other in a barge towed by the Liverpool Sal- vage Association's steamship Plover. The smaller guns were recovered during the salvage operations on the hull. The two 12m. guns first salved have been examined by experts and are believed to be serviceable. The other two will be similarly examined, and if considered likely to prove effective all four wiil be des- patched to Woolwich to be subjected to careful tests previous to being reissued for service on another ship. The gun carriage in the fore- barbette has been salved, and efforts will now be directed to remove that in the after-bar- bette. It is understood that an attempt will also be made to salve some of the auxiliary machinery from the engine-room and other parts of the ship should the weather continue favourable.

CARDIFF QUARTER SESSIONS. An Adjournment. At the Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the city of Cardiff, held on the 13th and 14th June last, the Recorder (Mr B. F. Williams, K.C.) postponed the hearing of certain appeal cases until onMonday, when the Lord Mayorof Cardiff, who wasaccompanied by the town clerk,satwith due pomp and ceremony, and to an audience consisting of a representative of the South Wales Echo announced that he bad been re- quested by the learned Recorder to further adjourn the Sessions until Tuesday, the 16th of October, at 10.30 a.m.

"TOSSED INTO GRAVEYARDS." 50,000 Babies Sacrificed Yearly. Sir James Chrichton Browne delivered an address and distributed the prizes on Monday evening at the School of Medicine in connec- tion with the University of Leeds. The death rate in this country now. he said was 16 "2 per 1.000. but sanitarians had calculated that the unpreventible death rate should not exceed 10 per 1,000, and if that calculation were correct the debt to nature was each year overpaid to the extent of 200,000 lives. We were gratuit- ously tossing into the graveyard upwards of fifty thousand infants every year.

MR TRUEMAN KICKED. On Saturday night Mr C. R. Trueman was as usual selling his postcards in the Neath streets. He was near the Cattle Market in a main thoroughfare, when a man, whose name is stated to be known, rushed up to him, and, after using very bad language, kicked him savagely iu the abdomen. Mr Trueman was keeping his bed on Monday, suffering greatly from his injaries.

MEDICAL HARDSHIP ILLUSTRATED AT BARRY, An inquest was held on Tuesday touching the death of a Norwegian sailor named Her- mansen, who sustained fatal injuries at Barry Dock Railway Station on Saturday, and a ver- dict of Accidental death" was returned. The railway company were asked to provide an ambulance at the station. The Coroner said he regretted being unabie to pay Dr Sixsmith a fee for attending the inquest. It appeared that medical men who gave their services free to a public institution could not be paid. The Foreman said the jury feit that unless doctors ivere remunerated there would be a reluctance on the part of medical men to hurry to such cases of injury in future.—The Coroner The only way you can do anything is through the members of the Glamorgan County Council.

PENMARK FARMER SUED. Evan Williams, Penmark Farm, was sued for flOlOs by Messrs D. Evans and Sons, otvners of an entire horse, at Barry County Court yes- terday, the defendant counter-claiming for 96 for the keep of the groom and the horse. Defendant admitted the claim, and Mr W. L. Yoratii, solicitor, resisted the counter-claim. His Honour gave judgment for the P,10 1N admitted to b due, and gave defendant per- mission to bring an action on the counter- claim when he- had obtained further evidence.

MOUNTAIN ASH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. At a meeting of the Mountain Ash Education Committee ou Tuesday it was reported that the school attendance had for the first time in the history of the district reached 90 per cent. It was reported that the Board of Education had appointed a woman inspector to overlook domestic subjects tor the Mountain Ash and adjoining districts.

_r The post of organist of Bangor Cathedral, vacant by the resignation of Mr Westlake Morgan, was filled on Monday by the appointment of Dr. Roland Rogers, Bangor, who once lorrneriy held the post, pucceeding the late Dr, Pring. Dr. Rogers rjsigned it about 15 years ago. Dr. Roland Rogers's appointment was absolutely unanimous. There were 204 applicants for the t position. j

AN ISLE OF MAN ARREST. Neath Man and His Pawntickets. At Neath on Monday Joseph Thomas Jonea, described as a commission agent, of Neath, was brought up in custody, under a warrant, charged with obtaining by false pretences 91 0; 6d, in various sums, with intent to defraud Wm. Henry Massey, the Neath representative of Messrs W. H. Smith and Sons. Mr W. H. David, who appeared to prosecute on behalf of the police, in his opening address told the Bench that prisoner had imposed upon the good nature of Mr Massey, obtaining' frcm him—in all-il Os 6d, ttmthanding over to Air Massey various pawntickets. The tickets were issued by Mr Wherle. pawnbroker, Neath, and afterthey had left his hands they had been falsified. The amounts had been increased by the prisoner, and he had also inserted articles which had not been deposited with the pawn- broker. In one case the ticket had been altered from 5s 6d to 15s 6d, and in another from 5s 6d to 1:1 5s 6d. Head-Constable Jones said the warrant was issued on September 10th for the arrest of pri- soner, but he absconded the same day. He was subsequently arrested at the Isle of Wight. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and declared that Mr Massey had sworn a pack of lies. The pawn- tickets were left in Mr Massey's custody, and they must have been altered by Mr Massey. Prisoner was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. Other Charges. Later in the day the iia-ne prisoner was again brought up at the Neath Borough Police Court and charged with having made a false declara- tion with respect to a pawn ticket which he alleged had been lost. Gustav Wehrie, pawnbroker, said the accused pleged an article at his shop. The pawn- ticket produced had been altered, but not by witness or anyone in his employ. The prisoner on a. subsequent date called, and said he had lost the pawn ticket, and he then asked for a form of declaration to be used in such a case. Prisoner brought the form back the same da-T. The form was signed, J. D. Llewellyn." Mr Llewellyn was a borough justice. Prisoner re- deemed the goods by paying the amount ad- vanced on a pair of trousers and vest. Wm. Henry Massey gave evidence of lending prisoner 6s on the ticket produced, which pur- ported to be for a gold bracelet and a trousers and vest. Mr J. D. Llewellyn, J.P., said prisoner cams to him on August 4th and declared he had lost a pawn ticket. Prisoner produced a declaration filled up, which witness signed. Cross-examined He had no recollection of being shown another declaration. Pclice-sergeant Higgios said that he charged prisoner with having made a false declaration, and in ieply to the charge the prisoner asked him if he had any more. Prisoner, in reply to the charge, said I made no false pretence whatever. I acted in good faith when Mr Massey told me he had lost the ticket with others, and I only stated what I thought was true when I made the declaration. Prisoner was committed for trial at Quarter Sessions. A third charge1 was then preferred against prisoner of altering and uttering certain pawn- tickets with intend to defraud. In reply to this charge prisoner said, I am not guilty. I know nothing about altering the tickets. If they had been altered it was by someone else." Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next Assizes, and at his request, the Bench made an order that the other two charges should be taken at the Assizes instead of at Quarter Sessions, as previously decided.

YNYSYBOETH BAPTIST CHAPEL. Claim for Money Lent. At Mountain Ash County Court on Monday (before Judge Bryn Roberts) Edward Owen Jones, a collier, residing at Bedlinog, who was represented by Mr D.W. Jones, of Merthyr, sued the Rev. John F- Williams, now of Glyn- corrwg, Rev. J. R. Davies, the then minister of the church, and Mr John Williams. Penrhiw- ceiber, trustees of the Ynysyboeth Baptist Chapel, for S50 and interest thereon, being moneys, it was stated, advanced as a loan on the chapel. Mr R. Edwards James, of Cardiff and Abercynon, appeared for the defendants. Mr Jones said that originally a bond was given for the original amount, but he under- stood that the bond was barnt by the instruc- tion of the East Glamorgan Baptist Associa- tion. One of the defendants. Rev. J. R. Davies, the minister of the chapel. who was a brother- in-law of the plaintiff, obtained the bond and the original lease from the plaintiff's mother, wno was an illiterate person, promising her a lease of a new plot and a new chapel wb:ch was to be erected. The old chapel was sold, and the money paid to the three defendants, who, it was stated, handed it over to the committee of the East Glamorgan Association of the Baptist denomination- -His Honour What was the purchase money ?-Mr James £ 100. — His Honour Why 'should I delay the plaintiff because you paid the wrong parties ? You should have paid this man. Defendants agreed to judgment for the amount claimed.

CHINAMAN AT BARRY. -Board of Trade Prosecution. Ah Boom, a Chinese runner for a Liverpool boarding master, who had been brought from that town was charged before the Barry Magis- trates (Mr C. A. Heywood and Mr T. Andrews) on Monday with being On board the ss. Lusley at Barry Dock, oil the 20th September, without the per-ission ot ttie captain. Mr st, John Francis Williams, who prose- cuted on behalf of the Board ot Trade, said the steamer bad arrived at .B&rcy from Rotterdam, and the crew included a number of coolies. Whilst the vessel was ittoored to the quay, Ah Boom went aboard, and was found thereby Insoector Diamond. Defendant, who lived at 29, Frederick-street^ Liverpool, was with the steward and admitted in title presance of the captain that he had not received permission to go on board. He was ordered ashore at 7 o'clock and again an hour later he was found on the vessel. On the second occasion be was taking tea with the steward. Eight men who were paid off at Barry went to Liverpool with the defendant. Defendant brought the men to Barry to join the ship in June last. Sophia Ah Boom, a young Knglish woman, who admitted that she was defendant's wife. said he came to Barry to collectsorne money which the IT an owe-5 to a boarding housekeeper in Liver- pcoi. The Bench considered the ca«e against defendant clearly proved, a imposed a fine of £ 5 and costs, £7 14 altogether, the money being immediately paid.

TACKS AND NAILS. New Terror for Motorists. Cyclists, motorists, and horse owners have petitioned the Worcestershire police with reference to the injure done to tyres and horses' feet by the presence in one of the Birmingham suburban roads of tacks and ni nails. It is believed they have been maliciously scattered about in consequence of clust scat- tered by motor-cars. TJR|JF(LLC«JIU HILW MINI 11 HUM A meeting oi' Merthvr Education Committee was held on Monday evening, with tho Mayor ( Alderman Enoch Morreil) initio chair. The Mayor congratulated Mr J- IS&crv upon his elevation to the commissi011 of the peace for the county. It was decided to ask that the Higher Grade School be recognised as a Higher Elementary school.

MR FRANGCON DAVIES ON THE EDUCATION QUARREL. (By Our London Welsh Correspondent.) Londou, Monday Night. Mr Ffrangcon Davies, who is now singer and professor in the Royal Academy of Music," was in the Chnrch" before he took to the concert platform. His article on Christ in Religion suggested by the opinions of the Bishop of Carlisle and Canon Knox Little on the Education Bill, which appears in the current number of the Hibbert Journal is therefore all the more significant. Admitting the proposition that it is deplorable that the children of the world should be permitted to lead the children of the kingdom astray in educational matters with catchwords and catechisms,' Mr Ffrangcon Davies proceeds to show that the difficulty in regard to the question of education lies deeper than the rights of Dissenters and Churchmen as such. Sectarians of all denominations, he points out, have themselves to blame for the very plague of catchwords which exercise the mind of the canon, inasmuch as they have materialised the Christ. It is a strange sight, says he, to see men who say they have love for the Master, who speak of sacrifice as a religious necessity, claiming that Christ, the Truth that makes men free, has placed His universal cause in the guardianship of one particular sect in a church to the exclusion of other denominations, Incidentally Mr Ffrangcon Davies throws a vivid sidelight on occurrences in his own career, how 20 years ago as a young clergyman he gave up his position and faced the world." because he could not find God in man's theology, how he found God in art, and has sung His words and won approbation in the fruits of his present work how a cultured ecclesiastic, a successor of the Apostles, and a ery strict priest, prevented his former brother from singing in a cathedral a part in which the world says he has done some good. and how he has been fighting hi3 own and others bigotry all his life-first the bigotry of Dissent among the rockmen of Llanarthairn. the lay and prioftly bigotry in the provinces and in London, and finally with wild beasts in Epheras the bigotry rampant in the musical world. The lesson taught to him was that while he sought to bend men to his thought, or while they sought to bend him to theirs chaos eiasued-all "dogma, and luminous and distinct catechism motive notwithstanding; while on the other hand he related himself to the Christ, the spirit of truth, grace, love, beauty, harmony, and dominion he found he did not repel men. The high ideal drew men towards it. and his educational work was done satisfactorily and unconsciously. The application of Mr Ffrangcon Davies's experience to the education question is obvious. He is acknowledged to be a great artist readers of this article will perhaps understand why.

POULTRY SfclOW AT TREDEGAR. The first annual show of the Tredegar and District Fur and Feather Association was held at the Market Hall on Monday, and proved a great success, the entries numbering upwards of 400. Mr J. N. Harrison judged the poultry i and cage birds, and Mr Augustine De Winton the pigeons, &c. The pigeons were a good collection the special prize for the best bird in the show was won by Mr T. R. Evans, Aberdare, with a rare black magpie, a well-known winner in South Wales shows. An excellent selection of tumblers was exhibited, and the show homers and fantails were of a high standard. In the tumbler class Mr T. R. Evans's well-known white was on top, while in fantails Mr W. F. D. Morgan, Tredegar, showed a grand team, and carried off the prizes, including the special for the best bird shown by a, member. The working homers were an exceptionaliy strong class, Messrs J. Probert aurl Son winning first prize for birds having flown 400 miles. The first prize in the variety class was carried off by Mr T. R. Evans, Aberdare, for his well known blue pcuter. The poultry was a wry nice collec- tion, the Minorcas and game being an attractive lAt. The best bird exhibited by a member was a. fine black Hamburg shown by Mr T. R. Evans. Mr Daniel Thomas, Gelligaer, took first prize in the game class Mr Williams, Nelson, first in the Orpington class Mr A. W. Rees in the Plymouth rock and Wyandotte section Mr E. Locker, Giiwern, secured chief honours for Minorcas while Mr R Duckham scored first and second in the Leghorn class. I ii the variety section Mr D. Morgan, Black- wood, and Mr W. J. Edwards, Abertillery, took premier honours while Mr D. Davies, Aber- tillery, and Mr A. W. Rees, Abercarn, took first for cockerel and pullet, and in the selling class. In the bantam section firsts were awarded Messrs B. Lewis, Mountain Ash, R. Symons, Merthyr, and R. Smith, Crumlin. Thesp^cial prize for the best rabbit in the show was won by Messrs Docton Bros., Merthyr, with an English tortoise the winner in the other class being Mr Evan Davies, Rhymuey. The cage birds were a. very good lot, consider- ing they were out of feather. In the Yorkshire class Messrs Davies and Jones, Dowlais, carried off chief houosrs with a very good bird, while in the foreign class Mr J. H. Jones, Mer- thyr, won first and second with Gouldian finches of ecxeptional quality. Some of the birds in the Yorkshire class were good enough to compete in very good company.

NEATH TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. Misfortune Turned to Good Account. Within the last few days, without any seri- ous interruption to the hundred or so sub- scribers directly concerned, the Excnaage of the Nationa) Telephone Company at Neathhas been removed from Great Western Chambers to commodious new premises in Quesn-street. The executioo of this work affords an example of a misfortune being turned to good recount. As previously reported a high pole carrying tbe National Company's main cable took fire on Tuesday afternoon last, and examination. 3howcd that the cable had been burned through, All the Neath National Telephone subscribers were consequently cut off, and the local man- ager, Mr P. W. Cuniiffe, who had for some time past been preparing for the removal of the Exchange, gave orders that this work shouid be begun at once. It was a heavy under- taking, but we are informed it has been carried through without a hitch.

CARDIFF ELECTIVE AUDITORS. Result of the Poll. The election of auditors for the city of Cardiff took place on Monday, four candidates having been nominated for the two vacancies. The poll was a remarkably heavy one. The two retiring auditors, Mr J. S. Taylor and Mr J. Dudley Edwards, sought re-election, and they were opposed by Mr H. E. Sweeting and Mr J. M. Roach. The result was declared about 9 o'clock by the Lord Mayor as follows :— J. S. Taylor 982 .1. Dudley Kdwards 448 H. E. Sweeting 416 J- M. Roach 123 1 here were 73 spoilt votes. After the declaration of the poll a vote of thanks was accorded the presiding officer, on the motion of Mr Taylor.

The first of a series ot iectures in connection with the Aberdare Educational Society took place at ^.j-iysbwydd on Monday night, the Rev. J. M. Johes, M.A., the president of the society and chairman of the Education Com. mittee being in the chair. The lecturer was Mr W, Edwards, H,M. Inspector of Schools.

INFLUENCE OF WOMAN. Dr. Emil Reich at Cardiff. The popularity of the lectures provided by the Cardiff Y.M.C.A. during the autumn and winter months was again demonstrated last night, when the first of the series of lectures arranged for the 1906-7 course was given in tho Cory Hall to a large audience. The lecturer was Dr. Emil Reich, who has come into great prominence by reason of the originality and piquancy of his views. His subject last night was A comparison of nations," in which ho dwelt largely upon the influence of women in forming and moulding the character of nations. Nations consisted of men and women. His. torians ignored this—they never spoke of woman. The French woman was France. In provincial France they did not, as in Eng. land, find over a shop the name John Smith." The name of the wife as well as the husband was put up over the shop, and the woman stood in the shop, and all business passed through her hands. The French boy was under the influence of his mother until his 25th year, or if not of his mother of some other woman—(laughter)—but at any rate of a woman. The lecturer affirmed that a man ought to be free from womanly influence after the age of 18. But although the French woman was overbearing and exacting, she nad grace. The pill was gilded. The French girl had absolutely no liberty. Her fiancee waa onlv allowed to see her two or three times a week, and then the mother was present to talk aDout literature. (Laughter.) Yet this girl, as soon as she married, became an im, perious and exacting woman—to the benefit of France. French history had been made and unmade by women. The greatest woman in history was Joan of Arc. The French woman had deprived the French of Empire. The French woman was anti- Imperialist to the core. She would not leave France. An Englishman's wife on the other hand did not much mind where she went so long as she was with her husband. Waterloo came because Frenclffluen deserted Napoleon, and they deserted bim because otthe influence of their women, who when Napoleon won a battle in distant parts said, "What do we care? There he goes into Austria, Prussia, Asia, 1: don't know where. That docs not interest us. What we want is France." It as the French woman who kiiled Napoleon. With such a woman the British Empire could never have been built up. After giving his experience of having been treated as a baby by American women, the lecturer said, "I could not stand the voice. I couid not stand the condescension in the voice." The American woman, he went on to say, was not a woman in the sense that a European understood a woman. America, he thought, would, be ruined by its women, who had not a one-child sytsem or a two-child system, as in France, but a no-child system. That could not go on for long without bringing ruin to the nation. The lecturer gave several instances showing how great admirals. soldiers, statesmen, poets, musicians, &c., had been inspired by women, and was warmly ap- plauded on resuming his seat. Mr Higman, secretarv of the Y.M.C.A., men- tioned that a rumour had sot about that the seats had all been taken. That was not so.

CARDIGAN TOWN COUNCIL. Proposed Incorporation of St. Dogmells. At a special meeting of Cardigan Town Council on Monday, the Mayor presiding, the Town Clerk reported that tenders had been invited from local tradesmen for the supply of public incandescent lamps and burners, but none ha:l been sent in. The town clerk was instructed to order the required number from manufacturers. As to the proposed incorpora. tion of St. Dogmells in the municipality of Cardigan, the surveyor had been instructed to survey and report on the sanitary state of the village. This report was presented to the Council, which directed that it be submitted to a public meeting to be held on Wednesday evening, October 17th. The proposed scheme embraces a water supply at a cost of 9674 18s 4d and a system of drainage at a cost of £721 12s 6d. A number of additional bye laws for the better government; of the borough were adopted, with one slight alteration. Some owners of property requested that the concrete pave- ment now being put down at Pendre be ex- tended up to the front waU of their respective houses, and by the casting vote of the Mayo? the surveyor was authorised to do the addi. tional work at the rate of 2s 61 per yard. The Town Clerk stated that he had served notices on the owners of the s.s Little Malta, which had sunk in the fairway opposite the Gasworks, to remove the same within seven days. i.

LATE JUDGEGWILYM WILLIAMS Proposed Memorial. COUNTY MEETING CONVENED. The Earl of Plymouth, the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, is taking an active interest in the proposal to perpetuate the memory of the late Judge Gwilym Williams, of MiskinManor, His Lordship has issued a circular stating— It* has been intimated to me that a large number of the inhabitants of the county of Glamorgan are desirous of peretuating the memory of so patriotic a Welshman as the late Judge Williams in some substantial form, to be decided by a committee of subscribers if the project is carried through. I need not enlarge upon the merits of the late judge and his devotion to Welshmen, Wales, "and" its institutions and to place the matter before the Inhabitants of Glamorgan and South Wales generally I intend to call a public meeting, to be held at the Town Hall, St Mary street, Cardiff, on Thursday, October 11th, at three o'clock in the afternoon, in order to form a committee, with honorary secretary and trea- surer, to carry; out the suggestion and to collect subscriptions." Mr Toni Davies, Pentre, ia the-provisional secretary of the movement. y-

"TA Y PAY'S" PREDICTION, New York, Monday.—Members of the United Irish League on the Municipal Council gave a reception to Mr T. P. O'Connor, M.P., who arrived on bpard the Celtic on Saturday. Mr C'Connor said be brought a message of greater hope for the welfare of Ireland than he had done on any previous vi:;it The changed con- ditions recently brought about promised wall for Ireland's future. The power of landlordism had been destroyed, and he believed that in a quarter of a century Ireland would have all the rights that had been accorded to Canada and Australia—Reuter.

FUNERAL OF DR. R. S. STEWART, BRIDGEND. The funeral of Dr. R. S. Stewart, medica superintendent of the Glamorgan County Asylums, took place on Monday, the interment being.ia the cemetery attached to the Asylum gtouads, The funeral was semi-private. Among those present were Alderman Richard Lewis, Pontypridd Alderman J ohn Thomas. Tondu County Councillors James Evans, .-Sibberiug J ones, members of the Asylums Committee Mr \V. E. R- Allen,, clerk to the Asylums Com- mittee Dr. Finlay, assistant medical suoer- intendent Dr. Paterson, Cardiff Rev. W. S. Evans, Cowbridge Rev. W. Evanson, Mer- thyrmawr. The officiating clergy were the Rev. David Davies, Canton, and the chaplain of the asylum, Rev, R. J. Jones.

Cardiff Corporation. Llandaff Fields. at The Parks Committee met on rfoun* Llandaff Fields under the presidency jjjj. cillor J. Chappell to consider a orted provements. Mr W. W. Pettigrevr bad that the main path to Llandaff was f0ot- wider and wider, and there were 1" trees °° paths in constant use, and some of &e- the slope were dangerous. The Commi ^oga cided to cut down some of the big tre i0pe that are old and decayed, and replant t with Scotch pine, scarlet oak, beech. an birch, and also to fence off the slope o0]d a broad path at the foot where people walk in the shade of the trees. tea op. It was also arranged to close the g bsti. posite Llanfair and Conway-roads, and tute one about midway, and to close an e xnaÏJ1 at night with the exception of that of the path to Llandaff. asre. With regard to the main entrance, V. of solved to erect a new gate. On the 1 eked Mr H. M. Thompson the committee ins^7g Mr Harpur to prepare plan3 and estimaW^g shrubberies at the approach, and the P*aB- jjj of a double avenue of trees alongside tho P in the first field. The question oi the construction s be. ming bath was discussed at length, the J. ing to make a bath suitable and safe f°c dren Mr Harpur was instructed to Pre? |a plans of a bath 90 yards long on the ja that one-third of the work might be take hand at a time, no provision being made dressing. boxes or attendant. The depth o Mr bath is to be from 2ft. 6in. to 4ft.,a? Harpur was instructed to bore holes 1° tbe vicinity in order to find suitable water for: new baths. Tramwaymen's Benevolent Fund. At the Cardiff Finance Committf* Monday, Councillor Beavan presiding, f3 why the voluntary subscriptions of the wavmen to a benevolent fund had D recently dropped, to which the city tre?3U* (Mr Allcock) replied that he knew about it.— Mr Stan field said the fund had so long in existence that the men were up roo arms when they found that no Pfot vision had been made as usual glt deducting certain sums out of their waites. tS raised this question especially in the intere of charities. The Infirmary, for received £ 50 out of this fund, and the Home also benefitted—Mr Courtis conten that this was not a matter for that coniH1^. or any other, and the Chairman said that being a private matter among the men Corporation clerks bad nothing to do with The discussion was ruled out of order, and matter dropped. Corporation and Infirmary. With reference to the Corporation's of 200 guineas to the Cardiff Infirmary, Mr W (the secretary of that institution) wrote th* Would be contrary to the rules for the Corp ration to have special representatives on Management Committee allotted to them cause of this donation. It was pointed oU^'f\ue that a large number of the members of" Corporation were governors of the lnfirfl1^ in their private capacities. Mr Rea sugg9SP\J that a committee of the Infirmary meet a i representatives of the Finance Committee discuss this matter, and this was agreed to. Departmental Committee. Councillor J. Stan Geld presided over a ing of the Departmental Committee on Mo day afternoon, when the draft report of to committee on their investigations was co sidered in detail. The committee were sat' fied generally with the work done by £ various departments, but with regard to public works and cleansing departments urged the necessity of keeping a departmeD"^ stores stock account and the provision °, e debit and credit account, and the necessity fo a proper system of check being put in opeca^ tion at the. Trade-street depot. The Presefj system was not considered satisfactory, s- the committee suggested that the persons VV d sent out orders for goods should not be allovve d to receive and sign for the same or check certify tho invoices as being correct. committee also recommended the erection platform weighing machine at the entrance Trade-street depot to facilitate the checking goods and materials delivered, especia' J straw, hay, corn and fodder. s The committee could not recommend to establishment of one central store, as tba. would cause confusion, deiay and inconvenien<7j It would be better that each department sho^ deal with its own stores, but the recommended a uniform system of receiving, distributing and keeping £ mental stores similar to those in use at tramways and waterworks departments. c] £ they considered would be an absolute and would facilitate the keeping of the reeo and accounts. a The committee could not recommend establishment of a general works depa.rtØ1- Each, of the departments had at present factory and economical method of dealirf^t theii respective repairs, and carrying theØJ. ° effectively and economically. The report was adopted, and on the mofclQ. of Alderman David Jones, seconded by CO cillor Chappell, a vote of thanks was accordit" to the committee, and especially to the chit man, who had epent much time and given ve valuable service in preparing this report. ke The Lord Mayor, in supporting, also spO ød highly of the work done by the chairman, a. said that he had succeeded in preparing report which would be a valuable book „ reference to the Corporation. His Lord.sb said he was very pleased with the result of committee's investigations, and the committee upon having accomplished90 much. Motor 'Bus Licences. Cardiff Cabs Committee on Tuesday furth"j considered the appJicattOn of the Cardiff an District Motor 'Bus Company for to run motor within a portion of te city boundaries and through certain streets In the centre of the city in connection with a ser. vice between Cardiff, Llandaff, Whitchurcb. and Llanishen. In repJyto Councillor Mander, the Town Clerk stated that tbeCouncilha to discretionary powers in granting licences, they must act judicially in regard tc? any apP^* cation that came to them. If the existing traffic required more accommodation he took it to be the duty of the Council to assist in Pf^r viding that accommodation themselves# but 1 no further accommodation was needed tbe Council could refuse to grant all applications, The licences, however, were only granted froJJ1 year to year. and the Council could refuse to renew the licences without notice or compe. tion. The letter from the Cardiff and DistriP Motor 'Bus Company was then read. Ie contents have already been published. TO, company stated that they bad no intention competing with the Corporation tramway r but they desired permission to make termini1 central parts of: the city. A letter dated the 29th September was read from the Provincial Tramways Cor. who are now running horse buses to 'Wbl' church and Llandaff. Mr J. Barber Glenn, thl's manager, stated that he found that aPv a cation had been before the Cabs that day from someone who wanted a l'ceD £ to work the routes they had worked for yea Seeing that the Provincial Company had bee intimately associated with Cardiff for 30 year J and had an extensive establishment easY °e conversion for a motor omnibus service, t directors hoped that the Council would o f them all necessary facilities for,the runnlJ1 an up to-date motor service. The company hs no intention to compete in any way with Corporation tramways. J Mr Ellis, the city electrical engineer tramways manager, was asked by the cba' man (Councillor .T. Taylor) to give h. committee his opinion on tions. He said that there must p competition with the tramways if the root°^ buses were allowed to ply in the thoroughfare now served by the trams, and several of streets, such as Wharton street, were too c9 gested for motor traffic. He suggested that tB stopping places of any proposed motor y service should not be in the centre of the CltJ; but should be at the termini of the tramvva. in Fairoak-road and at the nearest safe ehaC^. ing place to and from the trams on the 0 j.iy route. The public would then be exeellen ? accommodated and the tramways would t-bt suffer." It should be borno in mind by t'd committee that the Tramways Committee h under consideration the desirability of ruan' motor 'buses as feeders to the trams. The engineer agreed with the tramways D}a,aafue that certain of the streets through which motor'buses were proposed to run were congested.. r 1,3 Councillor Mander said that as tho v Committee would after November be mergble into the Watch Committee, it was desire that the whole qutlpn should be deferre^. that the hands of the new licensing autho^ would not be crippled in any way. He that that course be adopted. ^oUIl!Li. Stone yeconded and the motion was adopte ask. The I.L.P., Cardiff branch, had written■ ing for a free copy of the Fiannce Blue t> the Corporation, and the City Treasurer "ere ported that he had replied that the I-L■ p. titled not on the list of existing institutions en thetn to free copies. He bad, however, gnred that a free copy, and promised to recoromen agreed they be placed on the free list. This was ag to.

FINED A WEEK'S WAGf-" hand At Aberdare on Tuesday Patrick Gougout 15 Thomas William Malpas, apparently ructi years of age. were summoned for asked the street by fighting. The Stipendiary the lads if they worked.—Gough xe j_- The Stipendiary: What do you. n £ ia,rf Eighteen shillings a week.—The S ip (to Malpas): Du you work ?—Yes, s'r" do you earn ?—Eighteen shillings a Stipendiary: Then you will be ly. costs each. You are beginning very

Presiding at the fortnightly H- Builth Board ot Guardian on ^^t'Joyern- Kvaa Thomas reported that the mS. had iisent Board inspector, Mr H. R- '»»' tfon; viiited the Workhouse on the pi j.t6d, day. His entry in the visitors ''ook st and visited all the wards and dormito.^ th0 formed a very favourable are kept" ciean and orderly way in which t iLreciation I cannot express too highly my t of the care bestowed, on tlio s inmates of the infirmaffT-