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I THE OPEN COUNCIL.1 I The above is the Iiion of St. Mark, Venice. Oppo .tite the Doge's Chamber in the Palace was a head of Shis Lion, with moutli open, into which persons secretly threw whatever was to meet the eye of the poge. We place it at the head of this column to indicate that public letters are received by us, and Jlso letters requiring answers on legal and general topics. Qank of England Notes (G. W.).—No bank is bound to cash the notes of another bank, not even those of the Bank of England, for a stranger. We have never heard of a bank charging commission in the way you suggest, exccpt to a stranger. By writing to the proper authorities you might get the amount returned to you. -Promissory Note (Brecon).—The debtor cannot plead the statutory limitations, although the note is over six years old, provided the interest theron has been paid regularly. fiepair of Property (Igno).—(1)—In the absence of an agreement to the contrary neither the landlord nor the tenant is bound to repair. (2) Failing to get another house will not debar the landlord from ejec ing you or from compelling you to pay double value if you hold on. You are not bound to send the key by post with cheque. (3) The former is the better address the latter being hardly correct. Circus (Inquirer).—We cannot supply the address re quited. The proprietor is liable for an injury caused by his workman's neglect in the course of his employment. Contract Book (Tom).—It is impossible to give a definite reply without seeing the exact words of the contract. The only solution to the difficulty seems to be that you should give notice to tor- min .be your contract of service, at the expiration of which you should sign one book without the other, unless the first stipulates that you should I also si>!n the second, and provided that the em- ployer will allow you to continue in his service, Debtor (Glamorgan).—You have no remedy against the woman unless you can prove that she has pro- perty of her ovm. in which case the County Court Judge would probably order her to pav you the amount due to you on your giving evidence as to her means. Imprisonment (R.J.) -Imprisonment can only take place once for the same default, but where a debt is ordered to be paid by instalments the County Court Judge, iu default of his order being obeyed, can imprison once for each instalment. I.O.W. (I)ick).-An J.O;U. is merely an acknowledge- meat of a debt, and requires no stamp. dazzled.—Yonr question will be answered next week. t>avi.1.—The News of the World was established 1843 and is still in existence. The files might be consulted at the office, 9. Whitefriars-stree:, IionrJo", E.C., or at the British Museum. Sankee.—AduresH New York. Unngibby murder was committed November 18th, 1878. Compensation (Sufferer).-By all means send in a notice of yonr accident as well as a claim for half Your wages. It is quite possible that your present relief will be discontinued after six months, in which case your claim might be useless in the absence of a proper notice of accident. Notice to Quit (Pat).—We cannot advise you to ignore the notice. Even a verbal notice has been held to be legal. Articled Clerk (Intermediate).—The premium varies from E200 to £ 30, and the usual period is five Yearl. Parliamentary Vote (H. T.).-You are entitled to a vote as owner on making the usual claim to be inserted on the list, of Parliamentary voters. Underlease (Puzzled).—(1) Consent is necessary be- fore you can assign the underlease, if the original requires it. (2) The widow must give up the Dotes to the surviving trustees. She is liable to the cost? of an action if she refuses. «uisance (Anxious One).—'Write to the I/ocal Govern- ment Board, and inform each of the parties men- tioned ia your letter that yon have <J>ne bo. tioned in your letter that yon have d.me so. Uncle's Will (A. G,).-A copy of the will could pro- bably be obtained at Llandaff Probate Registry and the cost would depend upon its length. Change of Name person may adopt any name he choose", unless he does so wIth a fraudu- lent intent. It is advisable to do so by (lc-d, The total cost would not exceed two guineas. Show. The Bath and West of England Agricultural Show has been held at Cardiff on three occasions, viz., in 1858, 1832, and 1898. It v. as also held at ^Newport m 1888 and at Swansea in 1892. Wagers (Luck).—Contracts in the nature of wagers, such as time bargains, are Ilull and void. and you have no remedy. I Cashier (T.E.M.)-Yo ur employers have treated you very shabbilv through their manager, but you have no legal remudv, as nothing was promised in writ- ing. We would advise you to write a plain, simple, and respectful letter to the directors and ask them I for wages in lieu of notice. Chanel Trustees (Bisca).—The office of trustee is a joint one, and co-trustees must ac'j jointly. In public trusts the majority of the trustees govern the minority, and you will have to pay costs if they « compel vou to *ign. New Trial (Urgent).—You cannot have a new trial on the grounds you mentioned., !roB!! of Wages (Constant Reader).-If the loss is clearly due to your fricncl's misconduct, he can be sn- d for the damages, although he is only 17 years of age, Month's Grace (Debtor).—In all kinds of commercial. Matters when a month is cited iu means a calendar I one. Üiated Collieries" Books (Ton).-You have now stated your case eo clearly that there is no diffi- culty in answering it. By cancelling the agreement as to the deductions you are certainly not nullify- ing your contract of service as specified in the ^aureernent you enclosed. Hawking (Jack).—A pedlar must produce his certifi- cate and allow hi,, ptek to be inspected by the' police whenever he is requested. You had bettet call at once and express your regret to the police. Don Pedro.—The Daw Times does not publish every case. Nor does any other paper. Worried Fowl.—Inspector Hay thorn, 387, Cowbridge. road, Cardiff. Corkonian.—Cardiff 69,133, Manchester 73,119 on the first sbilling day in each case. AUTHORSHIIP OF HYMN TUNE. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Mr D. E. Evans, in his comments on Hymns and Tunes'" speaks of the" astonish- 'Dg assertion, six times repeated, that the author ?f the common metre tune, Farra,nt was, or *8, some R. Hilton, whereas every tyro should ^how that it is taken note for note from Richard Warrant's well-known anthem, 'Lord, for Thy Mercies' sake.' If Mr Evans will investigate the matter he will find that the anthem in ques- tion was composed by R. Hilton, gentleman chorister of the Chapel Royal during the time that Farrant was organist at the same place. As far back as 1877, Rev. Bonavia Hunt, in his History of Music," speaks of Farrant's reputed anthem as having been recently *»'oved to be by Hilton." The association of Warrant's tiarae with the composition is easily "Plaiiied it was written by Hilton upon the occasion of the organist's funeral.—I am, &c., Cardiff. TYRO. TO THE EDITOR. Sir —I have perused Tyro's letter in your rssrue of to-day upon the authorship of the tune galled Farrant and the anthem from which It is taken with interest. I am not acquainted the Rev. Bonavia Hunt's History of Music, "^t as soon as I return home I shall not fail to Profit by Tyro's suggestion, and investigate the question further.-I am, &c., D. EMLYN EVANS. Newcastle Emlyn, August 27th, 1901. TO THE EDIT OB. Sir,—In the folio edition of Church Hymns th Tunes," edited by Arthur Sullivan, the Same William Farrant is appended to this t.nne j'here is no musicio.n of that name mentioned in grove's 'Dictionary of Music, but two John Warrants are said to have flourished about the time as the more famous Richard Farrant. There is very conclusive evidence that John Hilton(not R. Hilton) was the author of the ^Hthem Lord, for Thy tender mercies sake," lorn which the tiine 11 Farm- nt was compiled hy Dr. Edward Hodges early last century. Grove, Crawford, Hopkins, Henry Davey, and other liable writers all favour this view in their "L)(-,ctive articles and notes on old tunes. The Suitor of the new English Calvinistic Hymn and f^ine Book is therefore nearer being correct ipan his critic, Mr D. Emlvn Evans.—I am, *c., JUDEX. A NATIONAL STIGMA. j TO THE EnIT(n. Sit,May I claim the aid of your coltrass to \'tnove a. stigma whioh the natives of the Princi- Mity have borne for centuries ? J When the Saxons invaded England, and '!r'rtr. —T.
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LANGLAND BAY HOTEL. Manageress Summoned. At Swansea Police Court on Wednesday Miss Clara Logan, manageress of the Langland Bay Hotel, near Mumbles, was summoned for selling intoxicating liquor during illegal hours on the 18th inst. Mr L. Richards prosecuted, and Mr Villiers Meager defended. Sergeant Davies visited the hotel on the Sunday in question and saw two men named Sinnett and Clarence the] e. Sinnett ordered and was supplied with two whis- kies and sodas. They said they both came from Swansea, but the officer found that Clarence came from Mumbles only. Sinnett then stated that Clarence was his guest,'and that he (Sinnett) intended staying the night in the hotel. The question was not whether Sinnett was a bona-fide traveller, but whether he was entitled to treat his friend. Miss Logan stated that she did not pee them at all, and it was hard she should be made to suffer for the carelessness of a servant. made to suffer for the carelessness of a servant. The Bench eventually dismissed the case. Another Langland Landlady Summoned. Hannah Michael, landlady of the Rotherslade Hotel, Langland Bay, was charged at the same conrt with supplying liquor illegally on Sunday, August 18th. Supt. Menkennick and P.S. Davies found on the premises a man named Wood, valet to Mr Graham Vivian, Clyne Castle, and it was alleged that the Castle was within the prescribed distance. For the defence measurements taken by cyclometer were testified to, showing that by the road taken the distance was over three miles, I and the Bench, stating that there was a doubt in the case, dismissed the summonses both against the landlady and Wood. I
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ALLEGED OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY. The Victim a Brecon Lady Cyclist- The police at Brecon have circulated infor- mation throughout the country and axe display- ing great activity respecting an alleged outrage on Miss Margaret Williams, aged 22, late of Sheephouse Farm, near Hay, but up to the pre- sent no apprehension has been mads, the charge being one of criminal assault and highway robbery. Miss Williams, it appears, was staying with her uncle at Pontybat (Mr Williams), and between 4 and 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon she was returning from Pentwyn Farm, where she bad been on a visit. She w?»s whealing her bicycle along a lane some distance from the main road (the road from Brecon to Ha-y), and febont four miles from Brecon, whan she came across a man sheltering ucd^r a tree. T'hig man, it is alleged, sprang ntwi b«rr, and placing his hand on her month criminally assaulted her and robbed her of hsr pold watch Lsq and money, leaving her in an i(ms state on the ground. From the description i."en of the man he appears to have been respectably dressed and to have had the appearance of a discharged soldier. The number of the watch is 71119. A later telegram says :it is reported that a man who was apprehended on Tuesday at Weobly, a Herefordshire, Oil a charge of housebreaking has been identified by P.O. of the Brecon- shire constabulary, as a person who was seen iu the neighbourhood of tbs spot where the alleged outrage was committed en Miss Williams on Monday evening. Portions of the watch have been picked r.p near Psnymaes, in the locality of the outrage and robbary.
. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.!
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Ann Aahfcao. a jcarried woman, living at Coed- ponmaen, Pc^typ-jsiG, attempted to commit sui- cido on Tneadayr night by jumping into the canal. It appears that after Mr Ricba.rd Jones, landlord of tho Newbridge Arras, had prevented her jumping into the water she went higher up and eventually plunged into the lock. She was seen floating (town and rescned by two men. On Wednesday she appealed before the Bench, and it appeared that she bad been drinking and complained of having been ill-used. The defendant, whose eyes were discoloured, was advised bv the Bench to give up tbe drink, and was told that she would be released when her husband came to fetch her. j
I THE HOUSEHOLD.
I THE HOUSEHOLD. Certainly the neatest and prettiest way of marking either one's house or underlinen is not by irieans of ink. There are so many different Ways of working initials and monograms that it may be useful to my readers to put a few examples before them. Transfers can always be procured for those who cannot draw, and these should be ironed off with a very hot iron on a board or table, with no cloth or blanket over it. The illustration given of the letter R is out- lined in rope stitch, which is begun in the same | way as you would start a chain stitch, and then your needle must be put in at the left of the loop thus formed, and brought out over your thread. The space of the letter must be filled with loop stitch and point sable in two rows, worked a 11 round the outer edge. The wide bar down the side of the letter is done in padded satin stitch. For a small letter for marking a cambric or line handkerchief, it will be found best to work with rather fine embroidery cotton, using a coarser number for padding the bar. For %'ery fine cam- bric heavy padding is not suitable, nor will it wear well. In this case, the satin stitch can be done over slight padding. Loop stitch is made by bringing the needle up to the right side of the material, and holding1 the thread down with the left hand thumb, while putting the needle in again where it first came out, and bringing it out Latter for Marking Linen. a little lower down over the thread held. Draw the needle through, and then put in a little beyond the loop. 'This same letter in a larger) size can be used for pillow cases, sheets and towels, when it must be worked in coarse em- broidery cotton or flax. Most people have felt the necessity of a book- rest for heavy volumes, which, if held in the hands, soon make the arms tired, while, if they are placed on a table, the back and shoulders] ache with stooping. The book-rest, a description of which I am going to write, is very simple, and can be made by anyone for a few pence. Buy a half-inch board, 13 inches wide. Plane it till quite smooth. Pine will do very well, if you can procure it free from knots. Cut a piece 15 inches long for the book board, and form it into shape as shown in the illustration, making- the edges quite smooth with fine glass paper. Then cut two pieces 9in by 2Mn. for the feet, shaped as showir. These arc screwed at the back of the book board. Then cut another piece 13in by 3in., and yet another 9in. by 2jin. This latter piece is firmly screwed to the back of the board, 3 inches from the top, with 2-inch screws, the former piece being hinged to it exactly in the centre, with a iJj-inch back fold hinge, and secured near to the bottom of the book board by a piece of blind cord, which will prevent it from spreading too far. A piece of wood lOin. by ljin. will form the rest for the bottom of the book, and must be A Book Rest. secured to the front of the board with lin. screws. put in from the back. Next cut two small pieces of thin sheet brass screw them to the rest two inches from each end with round brass-headed screws. These little catches will prevent the leases from turning over while you are reading, and should be just tight enough to allow them to be turned u.p or down at will. A cold bath should never be taken when the body is fatigued or the brain overtaxed by mental work. When one wishes to recover from fatigue, a warm bath of about 70 degrees should be taken. After a good night's rest a cold bath is found by rrost people very invigorating, but at no time during the day should it be repeated if the nerves are in a strained condition. It is not everyone who can ti-range flowers artistically, and while some people will produce the most striking effect with a few grasses and wild flowers, others with the most exquisite hot- house and garden productions at their command, will arrange vase after vase in the stiff est. ugliest manner. One of the prettiest ways of arranging field iiowers is to group them artistically in a jug which has been artistically treated. For instance, the oldfashioned kitchen jug of white ground and coloured stripe kind is the very best Decorated Kitchen Jug for Holding WHd Flowers. for this purpose, but then the plain spaces be. tween the stripes should be prettily painted with wild flowers. This caneasily be done in water colours, by first coating the china with a medium procurable at any paint shop. Some of the most important rules to remember in arranging flowers is to use plenty of foliage, to put them in very lightly, not to mass too many colours and varieties together, to use artistic vases and glasses, and to arrange your colours to form a bold contrast or a soft harmony. In order to keep the teeth in good condition, absolute cleanliness is necessary. Some good powder should be used for brushing them with both at night and in the morning. If the teeth are discoloured, plain precipitated chalk will be found most efficacious, but it should not be generally used, as in time it will eat away the enamel. A very good powder for daily use is made by mixing half-an-ounce of orris root, the same quantity of prepared chalk, and one tea- spoonful of bicarbonate of soda. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Few people know that one of the best way, of relieving neuralgic pains is to apply a bag of hot sand to the affected part. Earache is a very common complaint amongst children, and one which seems to affect them as much in summer as in winter. It is very often due to inflammation arising from decayed teeth. It can be relieved by applying a small piece of hot onion, or soaking a piece of wool in warm oil, with two drops of laudanum on it. ETHEL, ,L
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Death from Sunstroke at Resolven.—Mr Outhbertson he'd an inquest at Resolven on Saturday touching the death of David Evans;, labourer, who was found on the previous evening dead in a hayfield at Resolven by John David" who had seen the deceased aliva 10 minute before. Dr. Prit-chard said death was dU0 to sunstroke, and a verdict was found accordingly. .1 y. ,J;n oCNtlWM
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LIFE'S TRAGEDIES,
LIFE'S TRAGEDIES, STEWARD'S PATHETIC DEATH. An inquest was held at Southampton on Saturday on the body of John Richard Norris, steward on the hospital ship Orcana, who expired on Fri- day under tragic circumstances. He was leaving the ship with his wife, who had journeyed down to the docks to meet him on his return from the Cape, when he suddenly threw up his hands and fell dead at her feet. A verdict of Death from natural causes was returned. CUSTOMS OFFICER DROWNED. Thomas Percival (59), Customs officer, was on Saturday found drowned in a dock at Liverpool. He had been missing for a week. DEATH IN THE CISTERN. The Liverpool Coroner was notified on Satur- day of the singular death of Alice Jump, domestic servant, aged 17. She was found lyho- over the cistern in her master's house, with her head in about 18 inches of water. PROFESSOR'S SUDDEN END. Rev. James Robertson, D.D., Professor of Church History at Aberdeen, died suddenly at 5 o'clock on Saturday morning at Ballater. He was holiday-making, and was only seized with ilbvess half an hour before death ensued. He was chair- man of Aberdeen School Board and a leading Scotch educationist. BURIED ALIVE IN A PIT. Whilst a gang- of men were engaged quarrying stones from a pit at Kingston, Kent, on Friday, the side of the pit fell in, and two of the men wore buried in the debris. One, Walter Wicken- den, was suffocated before he corill be released, but the other was rescued alive. SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL. A woman named Elizabeth Harris, wife of a labourer, was found dead in a cell at the Oxford Prison on Saturday nirpafc with a spoon halfway down her throat. It is supposed to be a case of suicide. ALLEGED WIFE MURDER IN CORNWALL. At Camborne (Cornwall) on Saturday, John Allen (38), market gardener, of Redruth, was com- mitted for trial on a charge of murdering Emily Louisa Allen, aged 33, his wife, by shooting her on the preceding Sunday. The accused gave him- self up to the police, and stated that the affair was an accident. Two of his children deposed that their father was away all day on the Sunday. When he came home there were words with respect to a mishap that had occurred to a younger child that had cut its thumb. The accused said he would not have had it happen for any money. Deceased replied that it was all his fault, whereupon accused said he would shoot her, and taking down a gun shot her in the neck, death being instantaneous. FELL EIGHTY FEET. On Saturday, at Leeds, a verdict of Acciden- tal death" was returned respecting the death of William Radcliffe, a miner, employed by the Wortlev Fire Clay Company, who was drowned through falling down a pit shaft. He was engaged on a bogie platform, when through the insuffi- cient wedging of the wheels of the bogey it slipped, precipitating Radcliffe down the shaft a distance of 80ft. into 12ft of water. The body was recovered twenty minutes afterwards. ENGINE-DRIVER KILLED. An engine-driver, named Harrison, in the employment of the Great Northern Railway, was knocked down by a goods train and killed at Hornsey Station on Saturday. DROWNING FATALITY AT PETER. BOROUGH. A boating fatality occurred at Peterborough on Sunday night. Two rowing boats collided on the river Nene, near the town bridge, and the seven occupants of the boats were thrown into the water. Two of them could swim, and four were rescued after some time by witnesses of the accident, but the seventh, a young man named Head, was drowned. A DOG'S FATAL PLAYFULNESS. On Saturday afternoon the coroner for the Metropolitan division of Essex held an inquest at Chingford with resnect to the death of Catherine Mocock, aged 10 years, the adopted daughter of Mr Steer, of that place From tho evidence it appeared that the deceased and other little girls on Wednesday last were playing on the banks of the river Lea at Chir.gford, when a greyhound came along. The deceased was stroking and petting the animal when it play- fully jumped up and knocked the deceased back- ward into the water. The deceased was got out promptly and medical aid summoned, but all attempts to restore animation were without success. The jury returned a verdict of Acci- dental death," and expressed their sympathy with Mr Steor. A LINCOLNSHIRE TRAGEDY. A shocking domestic tragedy was enacted at Boston on Wednesday afternoon, William Favell (31), an engineer employed on a steam trawler, shooting his wife dead, subsequently turning thf weapon un himself with fatal effect. Alr Early, zi Ll al.) V, his mother-in-law, was also shot by the mur- derer, but in her case without fatal result. Deceased had been mauled seven months only, and lived unhappily, the woman being a widow to whom Lavell was contributing maintenance for all illegitimate child. They were married the day after an order was made against him respecting the child of another widow. This month ha deserted his wife, who was shortly expecting con- finement, and was summoned by her before tho magistrates on Wednesday. The case was adjourned, and Lavell followed his wife to her parents' hom,e, where they quarrelled. Shots were subsequently heard, and deceased's mother rushed from the room shot in. the «.nr>- Deceased were afterwards fotmd lying side by side in the room dead. CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER. At Biggleswade on Wednesday afternoon Frank Searle, a baker, was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder his wife at Stotfold. it is alleged accused sinot ber with a revolver as sh« slept-.
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SCIENCE AND HEALTH '1'.tt' I By Dr. ANDREW WILSON, F.R.C.S. I Typheid Fever and Our Army. I have been reading an interesting pamphlet entitled l: Typhoid Fever, the Destroyer of Armies, and its Abolition," by Dr. Leigh Canney. Naturally the extreme loss from typhoid fever in the case of our troops in South Africa has suggested to Dr. Canney. the theme of his pamphlet. He remarks that the army of a conqueror has often been destroyed by this disease, and that its effects are traceable through nearly all wars. He mentions that the first crusade was largely destroyed by this disease before reaching Constantinople, and that Hanry V. lost four-fifths of his army in France through this ailment. It also appeared in the time of Cromwell, and affected both sides in the Civil War, while the wars of the Netherlands were also marked by grievous attacks. Dr. Canney dso tells us that in the American Civil War in 1862-53 over 200,000 men died from disease. This was more than twice the number who died from wounds, and by far the greater proportion of deaths here arose from disease borne by water. Contrasting with recent casualties from this fever, Dr. Canney mentions the Ashanti Expedi- tion in 1873-74. Here the drinking water was filtered in various ways, then boiled and served to the troops often in the shape of cold tea or cocoa. The effect of providing them with water or drinks from which typhoid germs were ex- cluded was seen in the fact that out of 2,554 ¡ officers and men 15 were killed by the enemy's fire and only 48 by disease, which, as Dr. Canney remarks, is something less than the London death rate. The Mode of Prevention. I Remarking that there aie two enemies in every war drawn up as armies against each other, namely, man and germs, we find that the latter have claimed the majority of the victims from the earliest until the present day. There can be no doubt the great lesson the South African campaign has taught 118 is the fact that water I of pure character is as necessary for our soldiers as powder and shot. Hence the question arises ¡' of the use either of effective filters or of other means to be adopted in the field for I the supply of one of the elements necessary for healthy life. For my own I part I see no reason to doubt that with a more effectively organised service filters of the Berke- feld type, specially for use in the field, and which are capable of filtering the water in a LS to manner so as to rob it of its contained microbes, would represent the best and surest means of -r affording a pure water simply. Dr. Canney, how- ever, is of opinion that the boiling of the water is the most practical means of affording for large bodies of men a pure supply. He would boil the water by means of petroleum, each sI I machine required to consist simply of a reservoir above and a petroleum stove below, and each con- struefced to supply 50 men m 12 minutes with 50 pints of boiling water He tells us that one machine would weigh about 60 pounds, and as we have mules whicli carry easily 200 pounds weight one such animaj a^acb6d to each unit of a hundred men could convey two machines weight one such animaj a^acb6d to each unit of a hundred men could convey two machines weighing 140 pounds, 12 pounds of petroleum,about 15 pounds of extras, in the shape of sugar, tea, meat extract, etc., about 20 pounds, leaving a balance of 21 POUllds for the saddle and some ) other requisites. j Some Other Details. Dr. Canney says that experiments he has re- cently carried out show the possibility of boiling 100 pounds of water at 55 degrees Fahrenheit with three-quarters of a pint of petroleum in 12 minutes, He would institute in connection with each army a Royal water corps set apart for the work of providing fresh water to be linked to the regiments and to the R.A.M.O. This corps would be set apart exclllsivelv fo" this duty of rendering all water innocuous, aii<J J)r. Canney would have it regarded as dishonourable and a crime to use a drop of any water in a oampaig11 not approved of by this corps. There can be nO questiOn that con- siderable amount of sympathy will be expressed with the views of our author. He is evidently a man much in earnest, id one who laments to the full the great mortality from water-borne disease which has followed in the stens of our troops in the present war. Whether or not his scheme, which appears to'present no element of difficulty, would be approved by the War Office is quite another thing'- but one thing is certain, namely, that the necessity f°r providing a pure water supply in campaigns should be pressed home more forcibly than ever by our recent ex- periences. It will be nothing short of criminal negligence should the military authorities neglect in future the great question of providing wholesome water for the troops to drink. Lord Lister on Consumption. Lord Lister recently stressed a special letter I to the medical journals in connection with the re- I marks he made at the close of Dr. Koch's lecture, his Lordship act-in^ as chairman on that occasion. Dr. Koch, it will be remembered, stated that a fact supporting his arment that tuberculosis could not be transmitted by means of mllk from the cow to the human being was focmd in he general absence of the disease in the intestine or I bowe: itself. Lord Lister in his latest communi- cation re-stateaf his belief that in such cases the f germs had passed through the digestive system without affecting it, a.nd caused the disease in the glands. Lord Lister aLio points out a very important fact, namely, that in the bowel not only is the food contained during digestion, but also other matters, amongst which we I find the secretion of the lungs which, with the -[it dust of the air we is brought up frorr, the lungs and unconsciously swallowed, so that this inha-lcd dust passes into the digestive system. It is admitted that in the case of a child, as his Lordship remarks, fed on unboiled milk from a cow with a tubercalons udder in a j room affected with tubercular germs it might b8 open to question whether the bacilli of bovine tubercle imbibed at its meals or those of human I tubercle derived indirectly from the inhaled air I were the. more numerous m its intestine." From I these considerations Lord Lister draws the con- clusion that the fact that the internal glands are the only seat of tuberculosis in the milk-fed child is no 'proof that the germs which they cor. tain I were derived from milk- So far this considera- tion may appear to support Koch, but Lord Lister adds it really destroys his argument, be- cause if we consider the very numerous germs of human tubercle present in the contents of the intestines, Lord Lister maintains the argument might be used with equal force against the possi- bility of communicating the hujriaji disease to man. man. I Another Criticism. Dr. S. Monckton Coleman, whose researches on smallpox are so well known, and were alluded Ii to by Lord Lister, also criticises Dr. Koch's views He mentions that when swine were fed with germs derived from the cow they became exten- sively affected with tuberculosis. Dr. Coleman's criticism is to the effect that although the swine had been so infected D_r Koch nuide no mention whether or not the intestine was affected by tuberculosis in these anjr^aig^ This latter criticism is of some import ance, and no doubt whether or not the intestine was affected by tuberculosis in these anjr^aig^ This latter criticism is of some import ance, and no doubt the omission to which Dr. Coleman refers will be made good. Another medical correspondent draws attention to the fact that the Jews have always believed that the disease can be handed on to human beings from cattle. Therefore, in the Jewish slaughter-houses a cow, however ) slightly affected, is at once condemned. Blindness in Farly Life. ,c _less a-to c, That many cases Of blip ly inserl- by want of knowledge of tie proper treatment of infants' eyes immediately after birth is a fact well known to medical men and nurses alike. Where inflammation of the eye of the young well known to medical men and nurses alike. Where inflammation of the eye of the young child arises soon after It is born, and this inflam- mation can be traced to some infection of the eye, grave consequences are apt to ensue if the ailment is not s isedily rec_ognised and treated. I The directions for treating this complaint are the constant supervision of the eyes so that the matter is gently washed out of the eye, all rags used for this purpose being immediately burned. The attention of the medical man should be called at once to all cases in which inflam- mation of the infant's eyes appear. A very considerable proportion of the blind amongst ns are found to have lost their sight from the affection or whkh I am speaking. Therefore one is interested in finding that the French Ministerof the Interior has requested the Academy of Medicine to furnish him with a cir- cular containing inforioationregarding the treat- roent of the eyes of infants, this circular being intended for the asc of naidwives, nurses, and intended for the asc of midwives, nurses, and others. Such a circa-ar would be distributed by the local authority ill each tovm, whilst noti- fication of the occurrence of this disease is also recommended and facil'ties afforded for the iDstant treatment of the children. In this way there can be no doubt vevy numerous cases of blindness may be prevented. One is glad to find in tars country that Ga'Vner's Trust for the blind in London ha$been the means of dis- tributing similar information t0 that proposed to be conveyed by the trench circular. I to be conveyed by the trench circular. The Red Blood Oorpuseles. The Red Blood Oorpuseles. Mbirfc of bit readers are probably aware-of the fact that the white corpuscles of the blood rep^f- scnt each an independent living particle which possesses the power oi attacking and arresting germs which may have gained admittance to our bodies. The fight against disease might in many ways be described as a battle between our white blood cells and the_ gernis wbicii threaten us, and there can be little doubt that our escape from many of the ailpients to which we are liable is due to the action of these wonderful little sanitary policemen. J-'ae red blood corpuscles have not hitherto, however, been regarded as sharing in the work of destroying disease germs, but a recent observer has been investigating this subject, with the result that he finds the red blood corpuscles do also exercise a destructive action on microbes.. The details of his experi- ments are too technical for repetition here, Suffice it, however, to say that he reaches the conclusion that the red corpuscles while not perhaps being capable of exercising sanitary I powers over microbes to the same extent as their white brethren are nevertheless capable of aiding the latter very distinctly in their work of guarding tis against infection.
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CHILDREN'S HOUR, AND ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE. By LADY GREENSLEEVES. WeatiierwIsQ. Whatever else you may tell me about your holi- days in those letters which have to be posted to- day or on Monday, most of you will say that you have had lovely weather in which to enjoy them. iMot very often, I should suppose, have you had have had lovely weather in which to enjoy them. Not very often, I should suppose, have you had even to look at the sky with a glance of fear or I. doubt, or to ask, What does the glass say ?" or Look in the paper and see what that says ?" Are you clever at foretelling the weather for yourselves from the aspect of the clouds at sun- j set, or the ways of animal and plant world ? Some people keep a piece of seaweed as a baro- j meter it turns damp when rain is approaching, j Others will tell you, The bees have all come j home, we are going to have rough weather," or j See how the swallows fly, it must be going to j rain." And others again have a pine-cone hung j up in the window, and will not venture out with- j out an umbrella, if the scales of the cone are tightly closed up. When the sun goes pale to bed, 'Twill rain to-morrow, it is said." And When round the moon there is a brough. The weather will be cold and rough." A brougli means a halo, but the halo should be a little distance from the moon if rain is near, for the nearer the halo the further the rain." We must also consider the v'ind When the wind is in the south :1 It is in the rain's month." The best wind seems to be the north-west, for an old proverb says, Do business with men when the wind is in the north-west," men being generally better-tempered, as you all know, when the day is fine. When asses bray, peacocks cry, toads come out, gnats bite, the white poplar shows the silver lin- ing of its leaves, pimpernel and chickwesd flowers close, seagulls fly' inland, and animals turn their tails to the wind, look out for squalls. But when larks fly high, there is haze on the ¡ horizon and heavy dew, birds early out at sea, swallows and martins soar high, there is haze on the horizon and heavy dew at night, you may expect fine days. i Indoor Sunshine* When it does rain, it is sure to be jnst when I wanted to go somewhere special," said Effie in her most doleful tone; gazing out of the window at the rain that was drifting past. The rain seemed to have got inside her too, for there were drops falling from her eyes. Well, if the rain is outside, we must have sunshine inside," suggested Aunt Alice. Rain will do ever so much good to the grass and flowers, but tear-showers are no sort of use. Dry your eyes, pet, and turn on the sunshine instead." Effie smiled ever so faintly. You can't turn on siinshine. You talk as if it was gas. Aunt Alice." Yes, you can you are turning it on now, and presently when you think of all the pleasant things we can do indoors there will come a nice active little breeze that win blow all clouds away. Jack is going to put the finishing touches to his yacht to sail in the pond to- morrow Katie will write the letter she pro- mised to Connie Browning. Suppose we go and find some stuff to make a waterproof for dolly so that she may be able to go out on a showery day." Effie agreed to this, with one more look at the falling rain; and when they were out of the room Auntie proposed that they should also make Jack a fine flag for his vessel. "Which shall we do first ? she said. Oh, the flag," Effie cried. Because that will please -Jack." When they .came back what do you think had happened ill he aitting-toom ? Wby, Katie had filled in the lower panes of the window with yellow tissue paper, and Jack had brought in a huge sunflower from the garden, and stuck it in the middle of the paper. "The sun's shining in- doors," Jack said. They all laughed so merrily at this, and were so quietly in the midst of a. lively game that it was actually Aunt Alics who noticed first that the rain had left off and they WOald be able to go out after dinner. At the Door of the Century. CHAPTER EIGHTH. (By D1. Med. E. E. Simcoe.) 160L--The opening of this century ig known for the doings of the great Qtteea Elizabeth. During the latter pa.rt of the sixteenth century there were wars with foreign Powers. Spain thought, to subdue the English nation completely with their Armada but there were noble men and brave in England, and the Spaniards found this out. to their mortification. Ringfiley wrote that delightful book Westward Eo about the spirit cf that time, and our histories are full of chivalry and adventure of the age. There were changes during this time in many things. To show the kind of people the French considered ibe English, a quObÜ¡0I1 from a Frenchman's journal is amusingly instructive. The people of this country have a mortal haired to the French, ana in common us France knave or Franco dog. The people of this land love good cheer, and dearly love junketing. The men are ?a-rge, handsome, and rnddy, with flairenlisir. Their women are the greatest beauties in the' world, and as fair as alabaster. The Eng- lish in general are cheerful, and love music. They are likewise great drunkards." It is to be noted that in thi excellent kingdom is no kind of good order the people are reprobates and ,i n u thorough enemies to good manners." Children did not have at all a. happy time of it, The very slightest offe-n cps were punished with Great severity. If only those stern fathers could reappear, and give some of the present-day parents just a little lesson in government. In Queen Mary's time the ladies even carried fans with handles a yard long, w:th which to beat their children. Children were rarely educated at home, and a very nice story is told of one Finglish maid who was receiving her education in France. One evening she, with some companions, was taking k. They passed a sentinel, who looked very ill, and who besought the ladies to bring him a glass of water, for lie dare not leave his post until the relief sentinel came. The French ladies walked on, much insulted to think he should have dared to speak to them. Put the English girl fetched some water, and took it to the fainting soldier. He was deeply grateful, and begged to know ber name Her companions laughed at ber (as some would do in these days). But they had reason to be sorry afterwards, for in the terrible massacre (the Massacre of St. Bartholomew) wheh followed, the soldier con- trived to save her, while all the rest in the house were killed." In this reign dress was considered of great im- portance. The Queen set the example by wear- ing costly apparel; when she died above three thousand dresses were found in her wardrobe. One very amusing order issued by Elizabeth was to the effect that pins must be made with points and nobs or heads. But if one were to relate all the strange and droll things which took place in the opening of this century it would take, I cannot think how long. After Elizabeth's death the countries of Eng- land and Scotland were united, under James I., who was James VI. of Scotland. The Lark that Didn't Sing. One day some little time ago I was taking a walk through a pretty country village. I had never been there before, so the old-fashioned timbered cottages', the few quaint shops, and the tree-shaded roads were all new and interest- j ing to look at. I don't know whether you are fond of exploring a fresh place, but I am, very; and I was feelingg'ery pleased with this particu- lar spot because I had not been ont in the country for some time, and tne- '-e, is nothing that makes you love the country better than to be forced to remain through sweet summer weather among the hot bricks and the close and dusty smells of a town. When we were a little tired with the walk we came, as it haprsned, to the schoolhouse, and in the middle of the playground was a shady tree with n, seat beneath it. We went inside and sat down, and listened to the shrill voices of the children, who were repeating their lessons, and whose chorus we could hear distinctly through the open windows. Just after we had risen an(" gone on our way the clatter of voices was changed for clatter of fc^t, and the little scholars carne rushing through the big porch out into the playground for the quarter of an hour's romp between lessons. We went on along a road tLrtwas half a lane, with cottages on clin side and <1., hedgerow with trees on the ether. The ecttagct, _\ad prettv gar- dens, and sometimes iiowers in the windows as well.' But one ot them had a cafe hanging on a nail on the wall—a tiny, miserable cage, not big enough to afford a respectable promenade for the most slowly-crawling of snails. And within this narrow prison was a skylark. Up in the beautiful blue sky over our heads, and over the lush fields and the tall trees, there was a skvlark singing; though we could not see him, we could listen with delight to that rapture of song which has been beautifully described as "like the heavenly sunshine translated into sound." But this caged lark that we could see was not singing. He was only fluttering wildly against the bars of the ca ge. Sometimes perh aps he would sing, even in captivity. But all that made up life for a wild bird—excepting only the gift of song—had been taken from him, and for the present that virtte 0 his, little, bPiDg- CQUIO feel a
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Within ansf Without. We had thought ourselves Jike birds out of our town cage; but we all can wall: and run an see &n,1 talk to cur friends, and use the faculties God has given us, even in the smokiest town, j And we knew that we cor..Id pet away from i t. We had thought the school boys and girls burst out of schools like birds from a cage: hut a school is a very big, happy cage, and playtime ana holidays are sure to come And we all have our interests and our work in our town or our school. But the poor lark was alone and hello- less, aud terrified. The meaning of lite for hira lay in the use of his wings that could carry him through the summer air; and now his gs could not raise him or obsy his wild yearnings for flight. They only beat against iron bars. ° At that time I did not know that the law for bird protectiou would have been oil my side if I bad knocked at the cottage door and asked for the release of the skyiarlc. And I was very shy of interfering with the doings of people 1 had never seen and who would probably ake very little notice of what I said to them. 1 had more than once talked to my own acquaintances about the cruelty of keeping any wild bird in a cage, without making them feel that the moral applied even to their pet bullfinch or linnet. So 1 orl-, stood and looked at the bird sadly for a few minutes, and then passed on. But the counts lane and the fields and the sunshine had soirie- how changed. I could not forget the lark, and I could not forgive myself--oi,-d I never have forgiven myself—for being so cowardly as 1:0;; even to attempt to beg or buy his liberty. Lord Frskine's Robins. The memory of that little captive was recallfi to Die by these lines of noetrv which wore written by Lord Ersfeiao more than a hundred years aco. Lord Fi-skille was the most brilliant lawver of his time, one of the most eloquent speakers the English Bar has ever known. And he was a true and undaunted friend of animals, and the first man who stood up in the British House of Parlia- ment to demand a law for their protection from cruel treatment. Though he did not succeed he made the path more straight for those wh; followed in his steps:— On letting out into my garden at Harnpstfad seven robins, which I bought in a cage of a bo\' who had just caught them by means of a decoy bird in a field near my house. Now, harmless songsters, ye are free! 1 Yet stay awhile and sing vo me • And make these sheltered bounds vour home. Nor toward yon dangerous meadow roam. ? cl Your ruddy bosoms pant with fear. But no dark snare awaits you here: No artful note of tame decoy I Shall lure you from your native joy. These blossomed shrubs are all vour own, And lawns with sweetest berries strewn • And when bleak winter thins your store' This friendly hand shall furnish more; I 11 11-, ore Nor shall illY window-shutters [old Against my robins numbed with cold. "T. Erskine, Sept. 2, 179S:' The Order has now upwards of 28.010 members, Watchwords Conscientiousness. Kindness" Cour. tesy. Motto: We must do the thing we ought before the thing we may. Vows and Promises: Knights and Esauires must piedge themselves to try and be brave, un- selfish, true_, and honest, courteous and obliging: Ctefender-, of all weak children 3,11$dumb aiii.Tn^ Is cind. helpers of &11 those who neo't to rcfr&in from bad language and to say a few'kind words, or do a kmd action every day of their lives. s^rtise and Thimblemaios must try to be trne. helpful, modesi. and gentle; to be good and to do good, never to listen to a wrong thing or repeat one; to be kind to dumb animals, and to say a few Innd words, or to do a kind action every day of their lives. The Book of the Order is always open for the reception of new members. All readers under twenty are earnestly a-sked to join. A pcnnv postage stamp should be enclosed in a letter ol application for tra,nsrri.ission of the beautiful blue ana gold certificate. If three stamps are en- clos d the Song of the Round Table (full music size, with tonic sol-fa in addition to ordinary notation) will be sent with the certificate. ^Esquires and Thimblemaids acquire the rank 81 £ and Damsel3 by sending in the names au a,^es ten new members, who promise to obey the rules and try to keep the promises. Threepence halfpenny should be sent in stamps "°r™*e Ribbon and postage of certificates. Older People are invited to join as ilon. Mem- teers. Rul" etc., free on receipt of addressed t halfpenny wrapper. E IjADY GREENSLEEVES, YiUette, Emmanuel-road, Balham, London.
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CHILD SUFFOCATED AT CHRiSfCHURCH. At an inquest, held on Wednesday, at the Coldra, Farm, Christchurch, near Newport, on the body of an infant daughter of Mr Ciaridge Waters, farmer, Goldcliffe, it transpired that the child was on a visit to the mother's parents at Coldra Farm, and that on Monday it was got to sleep, and put in a bedroom. Unfortunately, an • elder brother and sister, allowed to go up with the servant, who put the child on the bed, played I with matches, which they had procured, and dropped a lighted one on the carpet. Two hours later the room was found to befall of smoke frcm the burnt carpet, and the infant suffocated, The jury found a verdict of Accidentally snffa-
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j AND0VER ELECTION, The result of this election was declared on az, ¡ £ s*er OJ.' 3,695 j J^dd <L) 3473 Unionisr majority 223 j The bttlvIr Beach was returned anopoosed in j 1892, 1895, and 1900 The only contest in j the division was in 1885,when the figures we,e Vv.- W. B. Beach (U.). 4,559 F. W."Buxton (R.), ■xiOS unionist, majority, 1,451. j Mr Edmund Beckett Faber is the elde=S son of Mr Edmund Beckett Faber is the son of Mr Edmund Beckett Faber is the elde=S son of the late Hr Charles Wilson Fabsr, D.L.. and 'J.i » of Norsnaw, Hertfordshire, and a nephew or )-,ord h-rimthorpe, his father having married Mary, a daughter of Sir Edmund t,, fourth baronet, a sister of Lord Grimtborpe. He is in his 55th year, having been born on February 9th, xc47. After he had completed his education at Jifon and Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered tne banKir.g business of Beckett and Co., The )ld Bank, Park-row, Leeds, and York, and is caairm&n of the ILnglish Country Bankers' Asso- w ciahca. He is ::tq associated with the railway world, bcing director of the Londou aid North- Vv extern. Hallway, and with the newspaoer world as chairman of the Yorkshire Post" He re- siues at Bei\edere, Victoria-avenue, Harrogate, j and is a magistrate and deputy lient^iianS ior the west Riding of iorkshire. his town house being in South Audley-strest He is unmarried. At the last General Election he I contested the Pud-ey Division of Yorkshire against Mr George Whiteley, who stood for Pud- I ^y cs a 1 ;i"'eral, having previously represented ctcekporfc as a Conservative. I
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vv A wedding of considerable local interest took place at Glyn Congrega.tion-,1 Chapel, Risca, on luesaay, when the contracting parties were Mr Edwin Edmunds, Rises., and Miss Margaret Baker, second daughter of M Edwin Baker, (jiocnwea arm, Rhiwderin. The bridegroom hiib taken a. prominent n&rt ir. T-hlic worli in the district, and is Past Master of the Homfray Lodge, Kisca, of Freemasons. The officiating minister was the Rev. D. Biychan Thomas, Frome (brother-in-law of the bride)., assisted by the Lev \V. E. Davies, pastor of Glyn. The onde was ire(I in a drees oi cream Bengaline trimmed with broche silk and lace insertion, and wore. i) cream chiffon hat with orange blossoms. She cti-ric-d a beautiful white shower bouquet, tiie giit of the bridegroom. Her bridesmaids were A2iss Annie Baker (sister) and M:1 ,< Ada Matthews (niece of the bridegroom). Penpeigwm, and their dresses were of crepe de chene, trimmed with white and old. and they wore black crino- lie hats, trimmed with black chiffon, with feathers and pink roses They carried bonquets oi pink carnations, the gifts of the bridegroom. The best man was the cv. T. Sinclair Phillips, Tabernacle, Bristol, formerly pastor of Glyn Cuapel, Risca. Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played on the organ by Miss WilsOI1. Newport. Later the newly married pair leit for London and Brighton, where the honey- moon will be spent. On Tuesday at Tabernacle Chapel, Llechryd, the marriage was solemnised of Mr Ebenezer Rses, Llechryd, and Miss May Davies, daughter ot Mr Thomas Davies, Milestone. Llechryd. the oificiating minister being the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, London.
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JAPAN'S TRIBU I E fO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Speaking at Aberdeen. Mr A., W. Msconnachie, M.P., said he had bad t-he pleasure of meeting the secretary of the Mikado of Japan when be came to Europe to inquire into the question of wnat be benencial for his own country ir, tLa way of Parliament, and deciding what ccii- ictilution his country would have. He SQ. hirlJ when he came to London, and he c-aw him when lie finished his tour through Germar-v France Haly. and the United a and witli Lira one eyer;ing, he ::¡,1.: Now you have seen the whole of those countries, what do you think ?" \Vell," he rephed; ilave seen all of them. c p-r.d I can safely advise my master that there is nothing that can oeat or approach your Bous d Commem- x hey might understand (ho high comphment that was paid tis when they under- stood that it was on the model of this country that the «_cu^titution of that rising Empire, Japan, was based. :=-
TREDEGAR' Nt. W PARK.
TREDEGAR' Nt. W PARK. The Tree Parks Committee renorte^ o the District Council on Tuesday that tho Tredegar branch of the Union of P'-op Assistants bad pre- sented two pairs of swans to Bedwellty tltrk. and the donors were thanked. Alderman Boweii re- ported that lil ha,d had an interview with Lord Tredegar respecting the agreement between his Lordship a,nd the Council concerning the park, and Lord Tredegar stated that when he opened the park- to the public, and used the words ttat it was. presented to the public for ever," he meant what he said, and would see that the matter was put right. Or the motion of Mr J, Harris it was decided to print and circulate monthly among the members the minutes and various reports to the Council. The Council consented to the proposal of the Tredegar Com- pany to close a right of way through their works, the company paying all the costs incidental to the proposal." An application from Mr J. A. bheparcl, clerk to the CoaacU, for an increase in his salary \vas considered, and after'some discir- sion an increase cf £40 per annum was granted, making the salary £.250 per annam.
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r A BRISTOL BREWERY BU NT, An alarming fire broke cut on Friday nijjbk at the brewery of W. J. Rogers, Limited. 0]6 Market-street, Bristol, and but for the promnti-. tude of the lire brigade, under Chief Ofncai Gotts, would have Leen-Ps can be judged from the inflammable contents of the building- n very serious outbreak indeed. It seems that an em- ployee of the firm was passing the building at 12.5 when he noticed smoke con 'ng from th« premises, pnd be at once informed P.C. Lawrence, who telephoned for the brigade. In a very short time CmeC Officer Gotts arrived with th& engine and tender, and their efforts were supplemented later on by tile engine from St. George The tire was discovered in the coohs-g room of the brewery, which is at the top of the building, and burnt so fiercely that tha fi&mes S0v l broke through the roof, illuminating the neighbouring streets and causing- the utmost consternation. The efforts of the brigade were devoted to preventing the flames from ey tending to the hop room, which immediately adjoins the cooling roof, and to the lower portions of the brewery, winch comprised the fermenting rooms and the boilers. In so far as the hop room was concerned the brigade were unable t3 achieva tL s object, the partitioning wall not being strong enough to keep back the fio.nios for any length of ti'te, and the fire thus extended further along the building before the frdl foice of tha vast volume of water poured upon tha fire could have full effect Eventually, however, the fire wan got well in hand. Although four nxeo were in the v--ii. stoker, caretaker, and two othe.-s—nothing >YAS known of the firo nnti1 the alarm from outside The police, under Depuiv-Chief Constable Cann and Inspector Bryce, maintained good order in the streets, and facilitated the work of tho brigade. Tho employees number about 350, exclusive of the commercial étepari);IEm.
WILL OF MR T. J, SEYNOM.
WILL OF MR T. J, SEYNOM. The win th late Mr Theophiius John Beynon, .-Inpownw ,nd shipbroker, Springdeia, Newport, has just pen proved M the Probate Office T/lmdnff. his solicitor. Mr L-L. llornoy, Newport. The testator apt- nts Mr John V> yiidbam Beynon, of Bryn Ivor Hall, Castleton (nephew), his son, Mr Lionel Franklin Beynon, of Spring- field House. Newport, and Mr William Jamea V/eeks to be his executors. He bequeaths to his housekeeper, Mrs Margaret Wade, the snm of 800. and to her two daughters 1100 eacb. He leaves to his son all his freehold property aud 400 shares in T. Beynon and Co., New- part, of which company he also ap- points his son a director at his (tes- tator's) death. He leaves to his daughter, Edna Gertrude Beynon. 100 shares in T. Bey- non and Co., and the ground rents aritiing from ceitaiu leasehold property in Newport and other places, and he leMes in trust the residue of his estate for the benefit of his grandchildwm on their attaining the age of 21. The gross value of the estate was proved to be L,731 19s lid, and the net value £ 22,683 14s 2d.
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M. Santos Dumont has been sued for damages for the injury alleged to have been done by him in bis descent 6n to the roof of a house when his airship collapsed. He will make a preliminary attempt with his new vessel on Sunday, and th« official trial over the prize course on Sept. 7th. "< '4_ m
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established a footing on the island, they applied j the German word Welsh or foreign to the Britons—the original inhabitants of the land and that term has been applied to us ever since. I think it is time we took steps to have it removed as far as we are concerned. We have alays felt that the term Welsh," as applied to us, is intended as a slur, end we object to be stigmatised as foreigners in our own country. At the same time, we ourselves are much to blame in this matter, especially in the large towns where, on our places of worship, we publicly notify them as Welsh chapels, or churches, as the case may be. We must work out our own redemption, and to do so the Press of the Principality, members of Parliament from Wales, public speakers, schoolmasters and teachers must on every occa- sion, in and out of season, ignore the term Welsh as applied to us. In the Army, in the Navy, and in commerce we have worthily sustained our part with the 1English, the Irish, and the Scot in extending and consolidating the British Empire. As this is a question affecting about two mil- lion people, I hope you will allow it to be ventilated in your columns, and I trust that the Press of the Principality, irrespective of party or creed, will take this matter up, and settle this false description of our nationality once for all. -1 am &c.. J. EDWARDS, 143, Beaufort-street, Chelsea, S.W. THE FLOGGING OF YOUNG MALE OFFENDERS. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—According to a recent report two boys 1 were sentenced at the Cardiff Police Court to one day's imprisonment and 12 lashes with the prison rod for stealing India rubber washers from waggons belonging to the Cardiff Rail- way Company. This is a most excessive sentence, and I should like to know in what condition the boys now are. Few people have any conception what these prison floggings mean, because they are per- formed in private and in cells so as to smother the screams. Even the Press are not admitted. Sir Walter Foster, speaking on Lord James's Birching Bill in the House of Commons last Session, said Birching is an inhuman practice of the grossest kind. There was a case which appeared on the records of the House where a boy was flogged.. I saw the boy two or three days afterwards; his little back was covered with wounds which extended right through the skin to the muscles, and the mass of rawness came round to the abdomen. After witnessing that sight I determined to oppose this system of flogging children." As further evidence of the sheer brutality of birching I would mention that at the end of last yea,r an inmate of the Bedford- shire Reformatory attempted to take, his life in order to avoid the shame of this loathsome flagellation In- October last a boy of the Majestic training shin shot himself in the head dreading the shame and degradation of a public flogging (London Press). A few months ago a boy committed suicide after being flogged by placing his head on the rails in front of a Great Eastern train at Tottenham. Little Gibbs, of the Bluecoat School, hanged himself after being birched, dreading a second infliction which had been ordered. Only a few years ago a squad of poor news- paper boys were flogged for selling their papers OD. Wave'rlev Station, Edinburgh. This case was illegal, but before the Home Office could inter- vene the damage was done. Moreover, in many districts a sponge soaked in salt water is used to wipe the bloody back of the flogged boy. British law does not tolerate birching for girls, women, and men; it is too barbarous. Yet on baby boys of swen and all up to 14 some Judges persist in inflicting it. The Cardiff magisjrates cannot be entirely ignorant of the wrong they are doing, because a medical officer is usually sent for to examine the boys in case they might faint or die under the treatment. Flogging, after all, only treats with the symptoms of the social disease. It leaves the cause untouched. Theft is purely a speculation — it is committed on the chance of not being found out. The uselessness of this secret flogging is also proved by the Government statistics. Ireland, where birchinjj is almost un- known. shows tlia best statistical results a3 re- gards juvenile crime. The English and Scotch records do not show that the flogging of boys has proved more efficacious than the acquittal or confinement of girls. When boys arc first offenders they ought to be acquitted. Otherwise they could he lined. In the case of children, say, three months' credit could be allowed to enable them to meet the fines. Or they could be im- prisoned for six or 12 hours and attended by the prison chaplain or parish minister. I sincerely trust that the facts and arguments in this skeleton of a discourse will induce these leaders of humanity to relinquish m future this cruel, disgusting, and loathsome iniquity. Other civilised countries have abandoned it because it demoralised not only those who ordered and in- flicted it, but also those who suffered it, and the community, whose moral atmosphere was poisoned by it.—I am, &c., LLEWELLYN W. WILLIAMS, B.Se.. Hon. Secretary Society for the Reform of School Discipline. 3, Parrk-terracj, Glasgow, S., 26th Aug. a