The Cardiff Times

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Corporal Punishment. ABERDARE TEACHER FINED. Great interest was taken on Tuesday at the Afcerdare Police Couit in a caao in which Edward James, a teacher at the Park School, waa charged with assaulting Thomas Edward Jones eight years old. Mr W. Thomas, solicitor, ap: peared for tbe compfainaot, and Mr C. Kerubole for the defence. Mr W. Thorpaa.«aid that tbechild was delicate. The boy stated that he attended the Park School. On the afternoon in question he was in school. Defendant was the teacher. They had a leading lesson. Mr James told him to look at his book, and witueas said, 1 will ten my father and mother." Tho Stipendiary No, no that is not it. Witness (continuing) said the teacher took him across hia knee and beat him Mvitb the cane. He tben carried him out of hia seat and gavo him two cuts on the hands. It was then tbat witness snid he would fell his father and mother. He had two cuts on each hand, and he bad a lot on his thighs. He wau then put into a corner, and not allowed to go out to piny. CroRH-exaarined by Mr Kenshcle Mr Jamd) had complained to him several times of not fol- lowing the lesaon. Mr James struck him on the back with the cane. He waw sate air James pat him across his knee. He went to the surgery of Dr. Banks, and was carried homo. Ha bad two cuts on tbe bands, two on tbe back, and two on the thighs. A boy named Manis said that the teacher told Jones to look at his book, and tbe boy replied that ho would tell his father and mother. He was then beaten on the band, back, and thighs. Mother Galls on Teacher, Mrs Margaret Jonea, the mother of the child said he Wa3 in delicate health, and since be bad scarlet fever thres years ago was hard ef hearing. When he came bonce on the Wednesday evening after the alleged assault, he went straight to tbe back, and she could see he had been crying very much. She afterwards fcapd numerous marki on his back and thieha. Sbe went to tbe 11011'16 of tbo headmaster, and then to tbe teacher's hoole. Mr James came to the door, and said be had beaten tbe boy because be was naughty and wonld not look at bia book. She complained that he bad beaten him too macb, Jurors then said she had no business to come to his house to see him, He refused to look at the obild. When she told him thowoold show the child to a doctor, he said, Yes, go and make a scene of bim," and slammed tbe door in her face. There were six matlrs on one side and five on the other of tbe buttock, and two above tho loins. Re was lame and unable to sleep, Orosa-examined: She was excited when the saw Mr James. Councillor William Thomas Morgan, account- ant and member of the Education Committee Baid that tbe boy waa brought into bis bousB and they asked him to see him. He found marks across the loina and buttock. He went with them to Dr. Banks and to the poliee station. Dr. lauc Banks said be was the medical attendant to the family. He examined tbe child aad described tbe cuts on tbe back, two over the kidneys and on tharight thigh. There were also three small marks op the buttocks and a number of bruiaes, but it was impossible to count them or to say whether tbey were inflicted by a cane or by a flat substance. lie saw the marks again on Monday. Cross-examined, be knew Dr. Scale, who also examined the child. He agreed with Dr. Scale that there was no inflammation or any abrasion. What be saw was an indication of severe pun- isbment, but not personal injury. Defendant's Version. Defendant said be received bit certificate in 1901. He had been at tbe Park Schools since hia colloge training. Ho bad commenced teaching tbe clat's wbich Jones sttended on the Monday. Jones was persistently inattentive to his leaaonsj and at last witness struck him on the back. Jones Bhouted out, My mother ana father will catch vou." Ho then placed Jones in front of tbe class, and tbe boy called out moio loudly than ever. Witness cave bim a few strokes on the buttock. Ho did not intentionally strike him on the bauds. He may have put his bauds behind to protect himself. The Stipendiary Yon don't fcnqw whether his hands were behind bim or not ?—No, I can- not say. The Stipendiary Do yon mean that f—-Yes.sir. Did you misa year aim ?—No, I don < think 80, Wituass, continuing, aiid that he told th mother of the lad that he "aø punishsd for mis- behaviour and impudence. Cross-examined, he could not account for the weals on the hack unless the cane being flexible and tbe boy strusgling, the tip of the cane touched him. Mr John Griffiths, headmaster, said that James was a very patient and careful teacher Witneas saw tbe boy that night. He saw a mark of one stroke on the back and some marks on the buttock. The boy's leg was not exposed to him. He ashed the boy how many strokes he had had, and the boy anaweted four. Mr Thomas: Did yon consider tbe punishment excessive ? The Stipendiary That is a question for me. Dr. T. W. Scale, who examined the child on the Sunday, described his state then. Tbero was a circular bruise ovsr the buttocks, tbe xigbt was a darker stain than the >eft one. There was a naark of a cane on the right hip, but that had aloncs; completely gone. There wero two marks on the back; they were fading rapidly. The teacher had apparently nsed every caution to administer tbe punishment on the buttocks. Tbe Stipendiary What are tbe marks on the thigh and back ? Witness Those were so slight that I attach no importance to them. The blackening of the skin was no indication of the naverity of tbe pMishmant; persons'skins differed so macb, He would describe the punishment as the kind of punishment ho rsceivod in bit younger days—a thorough good caning. The Stipendiary Ah, in your yonnger days. Mr Kensholo then addressed tbe Stipendiary, pointing out that the boy deserved a punishment, and that the punishment administered did him no permanent injury, and was not an excessive punishment. Tho boy told tbe headmaster be had only received fonr strokes, and that was wbat defendant now said, The Slipandiary; Tbab is absolutely itrpossible. It must have been more than four. The boy must have misunderstood tbe question, or be meant four separate acts of punishment. Stipendiary on Corpora) Punishment, Tho Stipendiary, in giving bis decision, said he did not believe punishment could be usefully I abotiahodiu school. It was no donbt a very desirable thing, and even more desirable if (inea iould be abolished in that couit, but we had not yet reached that ideal state. On the other hand reckless punishment was of no avail. The teacher who used the cane most was the most inefficient. A born diaciplinaiian did not "Ie tbe oane; be ruled with his eye, by a look or Restore. It was a weak teacher who punished the utmost. Teachers also on?ht to lemember that they could not pllnisb for all kinds of oncncea they coald not punish for stupidity. If stupidity were punishable be would have to punish two-tbirda of those attend. ing his coarts people were so stupia. Tescbern could not even punish for such things as Mr James had called impadence-for a child saying, I'JI tell mother about yon." It was a weak, nervous boy who would say such a thing. The really wicked boy never did. Bit James knew nothing about the boy be bad not studied bis character. He found him inattentive. Mr James gave him a tap on the shoulder with a cane. That was a very bad habit—it was not punishment, it waa a reckless thing to do. He knew teachers did it with a cane or with a ruler, or tbe next thing nearest to hand. It was a mix. tRke for tbe teacher to take the cane around in hit baud always. The cane ought to be in the desk, to be brought out only on Hirioua occasions. The cane should be A Sacred Thing; the children should not see it bat onee" moctb.- All that told against Mr James 88 a dis- ciplipaiian. Ho (ihe Stipendiary) was aware that children s f-kin differed very much. He was pinched and smacked when in Kcbool,an(? like Dr. Scale, he thought nothing of it, and be would certainly have been ashamed to teU toateaober he would send his mother to him; he wonld be more likely to make some oiiginal observations about the teacher's personal appearance, which would probably have brought forth further pun- ishment. The Stipendiary then deah with the evidence .of Dr. Banks, who rsallv, he saiJ. was the only medical man who bad seen tbe boy at the time, and who waaof opinion tbat the punish- ment was excessive. Dr. Scale did not see the child till fonr days after- wards, therefore h e evidence was not of such value. As regards the mother sbe bad done perfectly right from beginning to end. He (lbe Stipendiary) was of opinion tbe pnnishmsnt was cxeessiva—was administered without tbe nesesssry caution for want of attention. Teachers could not punish children in this severe manner for want of attention. Punish- ment to be effective mnet be severe, but it should only be administered for setious offences. He most come to the conclusion that the teacher had lust his temper for once. He was sorry for him, 118 he sympathised with the teachers for he lwew the difficulties they had to contend; with, But bo waa bonnd to come to tbe conclusion that this puniehmetit v/aaunduly severe, administered with great recklessness. Defendant would be lined 40s and cos's.

r At a meeting of the Swansea Watcb Com- nattee, on Tuesday, Mr Uanis suggested the ad- inability of tho cob faren being reduced, sayiug they were 25 pet cent, nsote fhin at Cardiff. The Head-Constable said be believed 6d fares would pay. Tbe subject was referred to a sub- committee.

-= J u m ped from the Pier. f EXCITING SCENE AT ABERYSTWYTH. Abeystwyth bad another sensation on Tuesday evening, Some time after 7 o'clock a gentle- man was seen on the and of the pier rapidly throwing off his caat and vest, and exclaiming, I'm going to drown myself," be leaped into the sea. The wotkmen at the end of the pier, failing to end a life-belt, cut the stage ropes nt the pavilion aud pitched these to the drowning man. The nhouts of tba man attracted Mr Oswald Green and bis ccusia, who leaped into the sea, and after some difficulty biought the almost drowned man to aafety. He was taken to the infirmary on a stretcher and medically attended to. On his cap he had carefully pinned a note, which was banded to the police. His name is given as C. E. Bembridge, at one time colonel of Volunteers, bailing from London, who has been staying in the town since Friday week and blls been under medical treatment. The Incident caused great excitement amongst the visitors, who at this hour thronged the promenade.

STRUCK BY A TRAMOAR. A Swansea Fatality. Late on Monday night, as the last car from Pprt Ten nant reached Fabian-street, Swansea, a man staggered from the roadside in front of the car. The driver promptlv pnlled np, but not be. fore the car had attuck the man, inflicting a serious wound on the head. He was taken to I be Hospital, where be died soon afterwards. His clothing bears the name or Elcock," and in his pocket was a return ticket from Glyn-Neath. The deceased, it transpires, wis the son of the late Mr G, Elcock, for many years manager of Messrs Oortia-Jdtrvey, Powder Mills, Glyu- Neath. Last May deceased entered the service of the National Telephone Company in the Glyn-Neiktb district, hia engagement terminAt, ing only on Monday. Ile left the telephone office about 5 o ctock tbat evening. He lodged with bis mother at Bryngolwg-road, Glyn-Neath, his wife and three sons and one daughter living apart from him. The deceased is A. C. Elcock, of Glyn-Neath, whose father was for some years manager of Messrs Curtis and Harvey's gunpowder works at Glyn Nutb, Deceased was in tbo service of the National Telephone Company at Noath, and his engagement only ended last Wednesday. He ived with his mother at Bryngolwg-road, Glyn Neath, ana left on Monday to visit Swansea. At the inquest on TuBsday afternoon Charles Henry Elcock, a son, said bis father went to Swansea on Monday io search of work. He had been a teetotaler for two years, and then broke out again. Afro Sarah Adams, Fabian-a treat, St. Thomas, said she saw deceased at 10.15 on Monday night crossing tbe tram line as if making for the dead wall on theoppositeside, He was very intoxicated. Seeing the approaching car she cried out, Come back, comeback." Tbe gong of the car was sonnding, but it could not pull up in time. The driver, Caradoc Jamea Cnle, said the car was proceeding slowly, having only pulled up 20 yards before, and just as the car was passing de- ceased fell against the side of the front of the car, and was knocked back into the road. The nbeelB did not pass over him. A verdict of Accidental death was re- turned, the driver being exonerated from blame.

A RHYMNEY MYSTERY. Body Found in Paddy's Pond. Bhortlvtftefnbon on Tuesday the body of a man named David Jones, a latoher, tesiding with bis widowed mother at 10, Plantation-street, Rhymney. was discovered in wbat is known as Paidy's Pond, at the rear of the Catholic school. Deceased bad been missingffom bis home since the Sth inst. On tbat date be loft to get a shave preparatory to going on an excursion to Shrews- bury, bat did not retarn. His bpdy was discovered by Mr D. S. Iataoce, house agent, of tbe Rhymney Iron Co.r'and subsequently information was given and P.C. Durham proceeded to the spot and recovered the body. In the dead man's pockets were three or fonr shillings. It is not known by what means he met his death. Hf1 was of respectable parent*. Writing later, our correspondent says the reason why no early search was made for the missing man was because this was the fifth occasion on which be had remained from home for several days witbout intimation of his inten- tion to do so. On Monday nigbt. however, P.S. Stephens was informed of deceased's absence, and inquiries were instituted. Decease;) was held in high respect in the district. It ia gener- ally assumed that lie took a walk aloug the bank of tbe pond and fell in. Wben he first called at the barber's shop tbe premises were full, and he said be would return shortly, but he was not seen alive afterwards.

SUICIDE AT ST. DOGMELL'S. Female Servant's Sad End. An inquest was h«»!d at Glanymor Farm on Monday touching the death af a servant named Hannah James, aged 26 years, whose body was found in pond on tho premises on Sunday fnornjng. Mr Ivor Evans, coroner for North Pembrokeshire, attended, and a verdict of Suicide was returned. It transpired that an illegitimate child waa born to decea.sed some two years ago, and tbat she waa again pregnant. Her mistress had not obsetved any young men about tbe bouse, and deceased bad refused to tell her tbe name of the person who was the oaqae of per present trouble.

"BIGGEST BLACKGUARD." At Bridgend on Tuesday Joseph Lee, Maetiteg, haulier, waa charged with boing drunk and dis- orderlv and assaulting tbe pollee. Sergeant Bees Dsvies said be was called to the house of prisoner's father, and prisoner picked up a piece of iron and threatened to brain him if he went near. After about 10 minutos witness fonnd an opportunity of closing with the pri- soner, and in the struggle he was kicked on the leg, in the eye, and on the nose. At the police station prisoner tried to kick Inspector Samson. He is the biggest blackguard I have met. I did not speak to him before he lifted the iron up and threatened me. Prisoner said he was mad drunk at the time. He was sent to prison for a mouth.

FARM FIRE NEAR MONMOUTH. On Monjay oyeninK a, fire was discovered in a barn belonging to Mr John Howells, Lower House, Cwmcarn. The Monmoutb Fire Brigade was summoned, but their efforts were hindered owing to a scarcity of water. They succeeded, however, in preventing the flames from spread- ing. The barn, which contained wheat, oats, and atraw, was completely destroyed, and damage estimated a between £ 400 ahd £ 500 was done.

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Training of the Child. INTERNATIONAL BABY CONFERENCE. How the Parent Should Help the Teacher. Myriads of maxims regarding the proper and scientific up-brinjing of his Majesty the Baby continue to be given to the world (says the Evening Ne\\8" correspondent) at Liiegc, where the great International Babv Congress was resumed yesterday. Tailor-gDwned spinsters and bespectacled German professors have &0 far carried off the I palm for eloquence. Certainly tbe scientific nn. married ladies are outstripping their married sisters in tendering advice upon tbe problems which for all time has disturbed young mothers. all the speakers are very decided, very earnest, intensely critical. The delegates visited the two modelnarseries which bave been installed at the exhibition— soft-carpeted chambers, furnished with tables and chairs without sharp edges pictures illus- trating objects which the infantile mind can readily recognise, and toys which are supposed to instruct a* wett aa amuse, Here are some of the most illuminating lessons taken from tbe papers read on Tuesday :— Parents in general satisfy themselves with nourishing thschild. Nature is chiefly relied upon to do the rest.— M. P. Le Brun, director of the Ecole sap Garcons," Clermont, Fr-nco. Parents do not realise that the child is not born wicked. It is not the schoolmaster, but the parent who is tbe first teacher of the child. If we use both hands equally their strength and agility is eqni valsnt.^Therefore I advocate ambi- dexterity as a necessary item in a child's training. The cheap kind of grotesque advertisement pic- tures which offend good taste should never ba left in the bauds of our young ones. I hope to see tble day when a. special censure will be created prohibiting the posting of certain theatrical and otber advertisements. The comforter for boys and furs for the young girls are more trouble- some than nseful. For the very young a vest should be dispeused with at every possible oppor- tnnity. The arms and legs must bo free to allow their normal development. Once the children RO to school the parents seem to think that educationally they have wasbed their bands of them. This ia a fereat mis- take. The parents' aduce is valuable and almost indispensable to the teacher, who is ignorant of the child's weaknesses and failings. It would be greatly to tbe interest of the children and their scholastic education to have regular meetings between teachers and parents. The process of supplying children with reading matter must be slow bnt anre. First of all they should be given short histories of travel, written and illnstrated especIally for boys anj girls, then more books of tbe same kind, but more serious and instructive. Illustrated newspapers I should always entrust to tbe child-tbat IS to say, the higher class of illustration, and not that of the morbid and sen- sational kind. Novels I condemn. A good clean romance ia a treasure, but no matter what story you read it would be a miracle if TOU did not cotne some story of a murder, or theft, of criminal doio £ True in most parta the good triumphs over the bad, but doea it not open the eyes of our boys and Rirls '0 the great evil that takes place, and that can take place, every day ? —M. P. Le Brun, France.

< FRENZIEDTREHERBERTWOMAN Throat Cut with a Table Knife. A. cteliberateattempt tocommh nuicide waa made at 11. Hopkins-street, Treherbert, on Tuesday. Mrs Chivors, wife of Mr Tom Chi vers, has been ailing for some time, and this had preyed opon her mind tosnch an extent that the picked no a table knife and cut her throat. She then procured a hatchet and beat herself about tbe head in a frenzied manner. Dr. D. C. WjlHania was gnrn. moned, and after examination found tbat tbe main artery was not severed, and holds out hope of recovery. MreCatherine Jenkins, an elderly lady, who resides at 16, Hopkin-3ireef, when Been by our reporter, stated that when Bbe made her cus- tomary visit in the morning sbe was borrified to see Mrs Chivera lying sidewards on the floor in tha back kit«heu with her head upon a block of wood. She bad a hatchet in her hand, and was backing at her forehead with the blade, and bleeding profusely from the throat and head. By her side was a table knife, and she bad a ter- rible gash in her throat. Mrs Jenkins procured a wet rag and covered the injuriel of tbe throat. After partially stemming the flow of the blood aha ran to Mrs Chivers's step-fa,beri Mr James Hams, who resides in the same street, and told him what hó\d happened, and be went for medical nssistanee, and brought Dr. Williams to lbe scene. MT. Jankins added that Mrs CMvers had never before threatened to take her life, aino she bad been depressed of lute through the death of her baby. It II ppearil that a few minutefl before the sad occurrence Mra Chivers took her two children to her stepfather's house, and shortly after she returned to the bouse she mnet have made the attempt on her life. She was aiqu^ at tbe time, her husband having left early itt the morning to attend to his work as a banksman at Abergorki Call iery, iCreorky. f Police-Sergeant Rees r»avj#g, who rendered first aid, said he arrived at Airs Chivers's bouse and fonnd some neighbouts washing the wounds in the throat with coJd water. He at once pressed tbe head forward and stopped the How of blood. Fortunately the wontan bad not cut tbe arteries at the sido of the ueck, or otherwise she would have Died to death. The wound across the throat extended about four inches, and it hardly penetrated tbe windpipe. About three inches upon tbe right temple a jagged wound bad been inflicted by tbe batobet this was about one and a half inches lofiR and penetrated the skull. There were other mirks. The wotnan in her frenzy had made a desperate attempt to take bor life. Dr. Williams arrived shortly after the officer, and put foar stitches in the wound in the throat, and bandaged it up. f

ELECTROCUTION EFFECTS. Swansea Valley Electrician's Experiences. Mr Llewellyn Morgan, a young Ystradgynlais electrician, who on Saturday had an extra- ordinary electric shock, thus relates hia thrilling experience :—" 1 was sent nu>»Hroqnd at 11.30 a.m. toconoect up a new pump motor. I finished it about 3 o clock, and then went abont 50 yards from the pump to switch on, and in order to be safe I pulled oat the fuse. I then went back to tbe pump and brought out the two branch cables. I turned off tbe insulation through the main cable in order) o conneot the two branch cables to them. While I held the main wire with tnV* right band I suddenly realised that tbe enrrent was switched on. 1 felt 301 though I was burst- ing. I was knocked to the ground, and my head coming in contact with a rail I bo shock increased. I then lost consciousness of mysarroandinRs. ] next felt as tbouvh I waa traversing several rooms. As I passed from one loom to aaotber the pain and torture increased. 1 went, as it were, through eight rooms until I came to the door of the nintb. In this room I seemed to tbink I was to know all about the mystery of the soul. i tben suddenly ftli my muscles relaxing, and I passed through all these 'looms ngain on my way back to consciousness. When I opened my eyes I found 1 was being lifted to my feet by several persons, but was so faint that /could hardly stand." It is said the shock was eqnl] to 440 volts, and that it was only through Mr Morgan being nsed to tbe effects of electric current that be did not acontnb.

UNRULY TREDEGAR MAN. Woman and Policeman Assaulted. At Tredegar on Tuerday Jobu Price (31), a nMd,6Rar,W*8anmmonedforassaulting Elizabeth Pumford, at Tredegaf, on the 16tb. and also with assaulting P.C. Btace on the same dase. The woman complained that aa she was waiking up the atteet prisoner need offensive language towarda her nnd then struek her in tbe face, blocking both eyes. She had never seen him before, The police constable said he took prisoner into custody. Fot a time prisoner pro. ceeded quietly, but suddenly turned round and Itruci him on tbe bead. He oloeed with his pri- soner and handcuffed him. Price kicked bim in tbe eye, cutting it and he had to call tbe assistance of several civilians. Tbere was a long list of convictions against prisoner, wbo was now Bent to serve three months' on each charge, the terms to run consecutively.

KICKED BY A HORSE. Boy Killed by at Lydney. Mr M. f • Carter, coroner for Dean Forest, held an inquest at Lydnny on Tuceday touching the death of Harry Watkins (14), son of William Wstkias, of tbe Little Forge. JQydney. De- ceased, who was in the employ of-Mr W. Mutton, of Holmes Farm, was instructed to take a hoise into a field, and tben to go on home. As deceased did not arrive home a search was made, and at 10.30 ha was found lyiog about. 200 yards from bis employer's house dead. Tbere were marks on his cliio evidently caused by the borse. Dr. Thomas, who had made a postmortem examina- tion, said death was due to compression of the brain. His view was tbat the animal reared, biought its hoof open deceased s cbia, striking him to the ground, and injuring the back of the head with fatal results. The wound on tbe cbin was not dangerous. Tbe verdict was that death was caused by compression of tb. brain caused by the kick of a horse.

HALF THE CREWTN IRONS. The Balmoral, a steamer of 3,930 tons bar. then, plying between Australieand Soath Africa, when abe arrived off the Bluff from Deiagoa Bay on 21st August, was observed to be making unusual signals to attract attention. Three pilots and a number of boys from the tugboat boarded her and brougbt her to shore, where Captain Wood reported serious insubordination J among bis crew, who had signed on at Antwerp | some 14 montbs previously. TWtoJ J8 rueo, all foremast hands, bad been placed in irons at Delllgoa Bay, and 10 men, including the ship's officers, engineers, a fiternau, stoker, and the carpenter, had worked the steamer down to Datban from Lorenco Marques. The cause of i tho tronble lay inthogualily of the food supplied

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Cardiff New Dock. .r- EXPECTED OPENING EARLY NEXT YEAR Daring the past few months considerable progress has been made in the construction and eqnipment of Cardiff's great new dock, and it is expected that the opening ceremony will take place earlv next year, probably in March or April. The construction of the dock itself has been complete1 for some time, and since the huge caisson (bnilt to the order of the Cardiff Railway Company by tbe olountstuart Dry Dock Company) was fixed in position in the channel which is to join the new with the Roath Dock, the contractors (Messrs Topbam, Joues, and Raitton) have pushed forward the excavations of the remaining portion of the channel, and are expected to complete this particular part of the work by the end of the year. The three massive pairs of lock gates onpplied and placed in position by Messrs Armstrong and Company have been aatisfaotority tested, and the concrete dam erected at the entrance is at present boing tested preparatory to the removal of the embankment which now keeps away the sea. The construction of the northern side of one ot tbe proposed graving docks is pro- gressing, and it will be made to serve tbe purpose of a retaining wall for the southern side of the entrance channel. One large siogte-storeyed warehouse has been erected, and the foundations I are being laid of another of equal length, bnt with two storeys. Considerable progress has also been made in the ereotion of the hydraulic pumping gbuildings, and during the next few weeks the erection of four huge movable tins- two 50 and two 55 feet bigh-will be commenced at the sea end on the south side of the dock. These Lips will be so arranged as to enable them to be biought into use simultaueously for the loading of the bunkers All well as Cbe cargo of large veasels.

SENSELESS MISCREANTS. EXTRAORDINARY CARDIFF INCIDENTS. Park Gates Forced Open. Six of the Buven entrances to tbe recreation ground at Koath Park were forced open dnring Monday night, and some of the locks and chains are stated t? have been removed. It appears that up to the time the park closed there were a namber of young men and boys playing football, and it is suggested that the gates were forced by some of those who were playing, and who resanted being turned out at closing time. Later inquiries show that the gates were forced between 10 o'clock on Monday night and three o'clock on Tuesday morning, at which hour the police found signs of the d«magu. It appears that thedepredators, who are supposed to be lads or 17 to 13 years of ago, wrenched an iron bar off a tree-guard, and nsod this as a crowbar to force open the gates. Three of the chains from the gates were found near Fair Oak. A Reward Offered. The Park authorities have oKeiefl a reward of X2 to anybody who can give information which will toad to the apprehension of the offendets. It appears that early on Sunday morning last some boys broke into the botanic garden, forced open an automatic machine and stole the sweets contained therein, and it is suggested by the authorities that those who broke into the re- creation ground belong to the s*me gang.

"WELL, I'M OFF." PIT TOP TRAGEDY AT ABERTILLERY. Samuel SnelJing, a night haulier, employed 00 the surface of the Vivian Colliery, Abertillery, (Messrs Powells' Tillery Co. was found dead on the colliery tip on Tuesday morning. Deceased was aboat 35 years of aga, and leaves a widow and two children, who are at Fromp. Snplling having resided in lodgings at Abertillery. It is understood that Snelling was at vork as usual on'Monday. When the time r-ame for a rest -aboat 10 o'clock —he is stated to have shouted, Well,"I'm off," and from that time nothing msie waa seen of him until Alfred Evans, tbe master haulier in charge, found him quite dead, lying on the open tip, jost after 6 o'clock in the morning. The tip is a burning one, anel although There i-i no fire- actually visible at the spot where Snelling waa found, the fames from the burning gases are very strong there, and it is suggested that death ivaa due to suffocation.

FIRE AT MOUNTAIN ASH. What might have proved a disastrous fire oecnrred on Tuesdiy night at Mountain Ash. The outbreak originated in a I%rge block of buildings belonging to Mr Herbert, provision merchant, the ground floor being used as a grocer's shop, and the rooms Rbove as sniteB of offices. Smoke was first seen issuing from one of the latter. Information was immediately sent to the poliee atatiso, and Inspector DaWos, accompanied by a posse of police, were on the spot within a few minutes. The hose was soon adjusted, and a police officer, scaling a ladder, broke a window, and a latge volume of water was ponred into the burning room, with the satisfac- tory result that the fire was speedily extinguished. Very little damage was done.

LONDON'S NEW LORD MAYOR. A Welshman to be Appointed. It is now generally accepted that London's next Lord Mayor will be Alderman Vaughan Morgan. He is the next in rotation for the office. Alderman Vaughan Morgan is a Welshman and is treasurer of Christ's Hosoital. Born in 1851- he WIIS a Blueeoat boy. Hbe ia a prominent Freemason, a member of the Reform Club, and a Liberal Unionist in politics. He has never been insrriad and his niece will act as Lady Mayoress daring her uncle's term of office.

KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAIN. Unknown Man Near Llandovery. A tramping labourer, about 40 years of age, name unknown, was knocked clown by the 10 o'clock up train on Tuesday morning, about balf a mile from Llanwrda Station, receiving a fear- ful blow on the siie of the head. He was con- veyed to Llandovery and removed on the railway stretcher to the workhouae, where he lies in a precarious condition. The man had in hia possession two bottles, one containing rum, the Olber beer.

LEG ENTANGLED IN WHEEL, Nswport Boy Injured, Victor Withers, West-etreot, Newport, was banging on to a eab on Monday night when one of his legs got entangled in the spokes of the wheel. He was extricated frorn the vehicle and taken to the hospital, where it waa found tbat his right leg was fractured.

aiiiiiiiiiivh"4- W=l PAINS DRIVEN AWAY. INDIGESTION, WINDY SPASMS, WEAKNESS AND LOST APPETITE, CURED YEARS AGO BY MOTHER SEIGEL'S SYRUP- I "I was quite cured about seven I' years ago of that terrible complaint, indigestion, by using Mother Seigel's Syrup. My illness began ten years ago with loss of appetite and a generally- run down feeling. Food disagreed with me and caused painfnl windy spasms, so severe that I used chloro. dyne to deaden the pain. I grew steadily worse and was finally never free from indigestion in some form. I tried many kinds of medicine but never got real relief until I used Mother Seigel's Syrup Then the pains sub- sided and soon I was as well as ever. I continued in good health by taking a dose of the Syrup now and then." Letter of Mrs. Emilia Harpin, Monthly Nurse, 2ot, ParleRd., Oldbam, Lanes., May 5, 1905. yust observe that Mrs. Harpin was cured by Mother SeigeVs Syrup in about a month or six weeks, after two or three years of suffering. There.is I no reason why you should let your in- digestion run along for months or years, whenyou have the advantage of knowing what her experience was. £:0 L Price xlx34 and 2/6 per bottle.

I Upset by Propeiler. EXCIIING RESCUES AT BARRY.. At noon on Saturday a very exciting incident occurred at the No. 2 dock, Barry, five men have ing very narrow escapes. Tbe men were employed by the Barry Graving Company, and were pro- ceeding in a boat down tbe do k when the pro- peller of the 8S, Trowbridge drew the boat on to the blades and smashed it to pieces. Tbe man, seeing the approaching danger, atonca jumped into the water, and began to cry fcr help. A scene of great excitement followed. Men launched boats from tbe pitching near the tips, and were able to reach the upset men in time, but one man, who could not swim, had to bo assisted by those around bim, and when picked up was in a collapsed state. At tbe time of the miehap tbere was a large number of persons about, and the shouts of the men attracted them to the quay nails from all quarters. It appears that when the men jumped from the uoat the one who could not swim clutched the oars, and these gave him effective support until he was rescued. First to reach tbe men ftas J. Murphy, an ex- footballer, who has been reccgnised on three different occasions by the Royal Humane Society foe rendering aid to men in imminent danger of being drowned. Murphy waa it work in No. 22 tip opposite when he witnessed the accident, lie immediately rushed to the pitching, where, fortunately, there was a boat and a pair of oars, anj he skulled out so strongly that when lie reached tbose in the Wt, ter be was himself almost exhausted. Two of the men bact meanwhile jumped on thenoating buoy, where they were perched when the boat camo and took them off. A sailor on the qaay wall jumped into tbe water and was also picked op. Mr J. Bastian, piermaster, an eye-witneaa of the occurrence, declared that Murphy's appear- ance with the boat was only in time to rescue one of the men, who could not po!sibly have held out another minute. The men were labourers who bad been at work on the Trowbridge, onder Mr George Barrett, fitter. Ho himself ran to tbe steps leading down to the water carrying a buoy which was thrown to the sailor, Murphy having appeared on the scene before tbat time. Tbe five men were labourers, who had been working on the as. Trowbridge nnder Mr Geoige Barrett, fitter.

OUTRAGE ON A BRITISHER. Native Police Violence. The Elder Dempster liner Ato, which has arrived from the West and South-west Coasts of Africa, brings details of a most extraordinary outrage committed at tha Spanish island of Eloby on Mr Geotge Barrow, tha agsnt of tbe Liverpool firm of flatton and Cookaon, on tbe 6th nit. Mr Barrow bad left bis factory and was taking a walk when ho was suddenly attacked by eight native policemen armed with sticks about 3ft. long and an inch and a balf thick. Mr Barrow endeavoured to nrotect him: self, but he was so belaboured by hia assailants that his clothing .&8 saturated with blood, and in this state ho was forcibly seized and thrown into a antive prison among tbe black prisoners. Subsequently the doctor removed him to tbe hospital, where he remained for eight days. No reason was given for the outrage, and Mr Barrow could not understand why he had been subjected to such treatment. The Sub- Governoi of the island was away at the time. The case bas been put into the hands of the British Consul foe redress. Wben tbe Aro left Mr narrow was able to rstnrn to his factory, but still carried one arm in a sling and had his head and face bandaged.

MISSING COAL STEAMER, Mystery of the Claverdale. The Central News says a steamer, folly- eqcipped with salvage appliances, has left Vladivostok to cruise down the coast in order to discover and ascertain tbe identity ot tbs steamer which has been repotted ashore to the south of Vladivcstok, and which it has been repeatedly asserted is tbe missing British steamer Claverdale. The latter left Hong Kong at tbe end of last November for Vladivostok with a cargo of coal, and since that time nothing has been heard ot the ship or of ber crew. It is nrged that if the wrecked vessel, wbich bas been sighted south of Vladivostok, were )lie Claverdale some- thing would have been heard from tbft crew by this time. London underwriters, with whom tbe Claverdale was heavily insured against war risks, bave long Riven up ail hopes for the safety f tbe ship, which was posted as missing at Lloyd's in May last. The Claverdale is generally believed to bavo struck a mine and annkwith all hands. In any case the expedition will clear up what bas been s mystery for some time, as no steamer answering the desciiption ot tbe ship seen ashore bas been reported missing.

ACTOR AS CABDRIVER. Some time age the well-known Parisian actor, M. Abelard, was divorced from bis wile, and was ordered by the Court to pay her alimony. He did not agree with this finding, and declared his intention not to pay any money. His wife, how- ever. kept a. sharp watch on his movements, and, it is alleged, laid claim to bis salary where- ever be acted, her last claim being put in at Cairo. M. Abelard, rather than pay, conceived the idea of leaving the stage in order to earn a living which would bring him considerably Icbs (ban the £ 1,200 a year he couli make by his acting, and in the hope of foiling bis wife. After lookiog round be discovered that if be became a cabdriver bis wife could not claim any alimony from him. since be himself would get no wages, and would have to pay for tbe hire of his cab and horse. The actor, accordingly, became a cabdriver, and now states tbat be is enjoying himself very much. The novelty of the work appeals to him. Moreover, be says be is doing very well on the dinky. He admits, however, tba.t his enjoyment is the greater because bis wife is unable to touch bis pooket.

DEATH OF AN M.P. Bye-Election in Yorkshire. Sir Robert Gunter, M.P. for tbe Barkslon Ash Division of Yorkshire, died at bit renidence Wotherby, Yorkshire, on Mondav afternoon. Deceased, who was born in 1831 was, created a. baronet in 1901. He sat for Knaresborough from December, 1834, to November. 1885, and has represented the Barkston Ash division in tbe Conservative interest from that time to the present. At the General Elections 01 1900 and 1895 be was returned unopposed and at tbe last contested election in 1892 he had a majority of 1,241. Sir Robert Gunter announced some time ago 3bat be would not seek re-election and the Con- servatives are provided with another candidate in tbe person of Mr G. 11. Lane Fox. The Liberal candidate will be Mr J. O. Andrews, barrister, of Leeds. Tbe deceased baronet served through the Crimean war with the 4th Dragoon Guards. He had been seriously ill from neuritis and phlebitis since June and for several days bad been unconscious.

A PROHIBITION STORY. As illustrating the doubtful value of prohibi- tion laws, a story is told of a conjuror who gave a performance in a prohibition town in the States. In the conree of his entertainment the man needed a pint flask of whisky. "A pint fiuk of whisky, please," he said, going up and down the aisle with inquiring looks to left and right. Who will lend me a pint flask of wbifky ?" The audience wet a large one, but tbere was no ieply. What is this ?" said the conjuror. Surely, in a prohibition town, I don't need to ask twice lor a pint flask of whisky ?" Tben, alter a moment of silence, a dignified man in black arose and said Stranger, would a Quart flask do as well ?" oure," said tbe conjuror. Thereupon, as one man, the audience rose, a quart flask of whisky extended in each and every J ilbe bapd,

DEAN AND DISCIPLINE. Cleric Favours Conscription. The Dean of Norwich has written as follows to a correspondent :— The Deanery, Norwich, Sept. IS. Dear Sir, — Whatever may be our'feelioga respecting conscription, something Hke it is bound to come, and granting its limitation all regards time, physical condition, conscientious objection, and other matters, the nation stands in sore need of discipline. I may be wrong, bat I have a suspicion tbat a few years of Spartan severity would go a long way to stemming tlie tide of enervating softness; selfishness, and I luxury which threatens millions of men and women in England.—Most truly yours (signed) VV. Eiefroy."

RACING CYCLIST KILLED. Leipzig, Monday.—Dnring the bicycle race for the Championship of Europe, 00 the track heie, ¡ William Scbmitter, a professional lidec from Cologne, fell, and was ao seriously injured tbat be died in the hospital early this morning. I

Cardiff Mayor's Salary !NCREA8EDBYJE1,000. At a meeting of;Cardiff Council on Monday (Mt W. L. Yorstb, deputy mayor, In the chairj Aid. Carey moved that £1,000 be added to the salary of the Mayor for the current year. Aid. Carey referred to Aid. Hughes's generosity of spirit, and to the extraordinary demands wbich bad been made upon him during hiB year of office. Amongst many other things,he subscribed £ 500 to theCardiff National Library and Museum Fund with Mr Jamos Howell he guaranteed a further sum of JE1,300 in connection with the same fund, a which be (Aid. Carey) was afraid the Mayor and Mr Uowoll would have to pay and he also defrayed the cost (£500) of the street decorations on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales. Councillor Lewis Morgan seconded. The car- rent year had been a most important one from a civic point of view, and Alderman Hughes bad bad to face expenditure which couJd not possibly have been foreseen. A salary oftl,000 w-ts enough for an ordinary year, but not for such a. year as Alderman Ungbea bad gone through with much dignity. Cardiff to-ciay was not the Cardiff of 20 years mo, and as a Corporation they should aee that the Mayor, whoever he might be, was sup- ported in a JURtlv generous manner. Councillor 11. Bird said he had to offer a very strong objection to this extraordinary resolution. His first objection was that it was a breach of an understanding that was arrived at last Novem- ber. At thqt time be moved that the Mayor's salary be £ 500, and that when the £ 1,000 was agreed to it was on the understanding that that satn should cover all tho necessary expanse in connection with the visit of Royalty. and that there would b3 no supplementary vote. A Matror bad no right, a Council had no right, to give bauquets and functions to certain sections of the commnnity and expect the town to pay for them. Alderman E. Thomas said ho had for years voted for the Mayor's salary on the principle tbat it should be final for the whole of the year. He considered it was very desirable indeed that every Mayor at the commencement of his year of office should know exactly what he bad got to spend, and, whether the public like it or not, that he should confine himself to that sum in his expenditure. He thought that the banauet given on the occasion of the Prnce ot Wales's visit was ou much too large a scale, and when he read in the papers of volos of tbanks being passed in Conservative clubs in the Rhondda to the Mayor of Cardiff for invitation tickets, he couli not help thinking that the Mayor's salary was not intended to apply to such expenditures an that. The Mayor (who had retired from the chair temporarily) nsked to be allowed to make aim explanation. Invrtaiiotis io the I see been on- the data of the Prince of Wales's visit were sent to all kinds of organisations which contributed to the National Museum. All the Liberal clabs tbat contributed, ae well as the Conservative, were sent courtesy tickets. (Hear, hear.) He might add that not a single penny of any money voted to him would RO in banquets or junketings. On a vote being taken the result was-For the reaolation 17,aJ(aiustt3.

CARDFF SCHOOL SALE. Temperance Town National School. The Bcaul of Education propose to make aa order after tbe expiration of two months for the administration of the Temperance Town National foundation. The school is in the pariah of St. Dyfrig, Cardiff. The managers some time ago obtained an order to close it, as the cost of making tbe alterations and improve- ments deemed neceseary by the local Education Committee was more than the managers felt they would be able to raise. They then obtained the sanction of the Board of Education to sell the school and site, and the sale realised £ 2,800. A Bcbeme has now been formulated to devote a tbitd of thu net proceeds of the sale towards the cost of providing a site and erecting buildings to be usod for the purpM-e of a Sunday school for the instinction of children of the ecclesiastical parish of St. Dyfrig, Cardiff, in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England. The residue of the net proceeds of the sale is to be invested in trust for the foundation. Printed copies of the scheme may be inspected free of cost at St. Dyfrig's Clergy House, Plautagenet- street, Cardiff, and any objections or saggaettone respecting it may be made within two months to the Board of Education, Tbo matter came up for disenssion at & meet- ing of the Catdiff Education Building and Sitep Committee. Alderman David Jones: Didn't we under- stand when this school was sold that a good deal of the money would be applied to the enlarge* rnent of Bnte-terrace School ? Mr Chappelt And St. Mary's National ? Mr Jackson (director of education): It was never put into writing, bnt the vicar, I think, made that.remark. Nothing can be done with the residue withoat a fcrtber application. As soon as the alterations at Bnte-iorrace are done they will probably maksapplication for the rest of the money. The Chairman (Councillor J. W. Courtis) sug- gested they should ask the managers, what they intended to do with tbe two-thirds of the money then tbey could give the Board of Edacation their observations. This was agreed to. The Rev. H. A. Coe, vioar of St. Dyfrig's parish, seen by one of our \representatives on Tuesday evening, said in reply to the state- ments made at the above meeting The Board of Education hold the money, and they have allotted one third for the purposes of our Sunday school. That is all this parish will profit bv it. The rest of the money will in all probability be allotteri for the enlargement of the Bute-terrace School ani fot St. Mary's National School, aa stated."

COST OF EDUCATION. Letter From the Premier. Mr D. J. Morgan, M.P., bas received the fol- lowing letter from Mr Balfour "lam obliged to yon for your 1 el ter inform- ing me that it is proposed to hold a meeting of delegates from East aDd West Ham, Tottenham. Wahhamitow, Edmonton, and Leyton. with re- ference to the cost of public education in those areas. As yon are aware, the Government have decided to appoint an inter-departmental Com- mittee to inquire into the expenditure on public education in England and Wales from'.Exchoquer grants, local rates, and other souices, with a view to ascertaining the various causes for the ex- isting diversity in the amount of rate levied for educatiou by local authorities, ;tnd the varying relations whieh this amount bears to the total looai rates in sach area I fear it will hardly bo possible for any of the districts to be represented on tbat Committee, but, recognising, as I do, tho Tmportance of obtaining the fullest evidence possible on this qnestion. yon may reat assured ibilt one or more of the earliest sittings of the Committee will be demoted to hearing evidence and receiving memorandawfce., at first hand from them. Yon may also inform the delegates tbat tho Committee will shortly commence its sittings, so no long interval will elapse before the oppor- tunity will be given to the districts in which you are especially interested of representing to tbllJ Committee their precise difficulties and circum- stances. and the remedies which they deeite 50 urge apon the Government."

A STURDY EXPLORER. Captain J, Wiggins, of Sunderland, theadven- turous navigator who died on Wednesday last at Harrogate in his 74th year, represented a type of maritime explorers which belongs rather to foroaer centuries than to oar own age. He was a practical rather than a scientific explorer and though the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans still afford,and will doubtless for many years to cotne continue to afford, an ample field for scientific exploration, the Polar expeditions of the future are not likely to yield any important commei cial results. To Captain Joseph Wiggins belongs the credit of having disaoveret. or at least discovered, only 50 yean. ago, a new ocean highway within the Arctic Circle by which the trade of Enropeau Russia obtained for the first time direct; maritinio access to the, great, navigable tivere of her Siberian possessions ih Northern Asia.

-=-- FATAL FOOTBALL KICK. Alfred Gleiwytz, a young silversmith, died at Birmingham yesterday from injuries sustained on Saturday in a football match between St. Gcorge'n Institute and Harborne. Deceased ra- cfived a kick in the abdomen add was removed to the hozpiatal, where an operation was performed, from which he died.

NEWPORT SHOEMAKER'S FAILURE. The first meeting of orediteu of Thomas Marsh, boot repairer, Cardiff-road, Newport, was held at Newport on Tuesday. Hia gross liabilities were given as £ 636 17s 4d. He attributed hit failure to illness for the greater part of the last two years, want of capital, tffo expensive premises, and falling-off in trade. The Official Receiver remains trustee.

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position as it was to-day was anything but credit- able to the Liberalism of tbe past but it rested with them as to whnt ahonld be done in the future. (Applauoe.) It waa onlv fair to state he did not ant'cipite any riiflicnlly with the leaders of the coming Adiriniatiation, for be believed they would cheerfully grant the jast demands of the Welsh people. But whatever may be our fate. it shall not be said in the coming time that tbe preaent Welsh members failed in their duty to their country." (Loud applause.) iiev K liuab, Casrphilly, said Sir Alfred a sympathies were with social progress and reli- gious work. The hon. msmber had represented the people weH. Mr David Tudor proposed a vote of thanks to Sir Alfred for his good services rendered and a resolution of unabated confidence in him as their lepresentative in Parliament. Rev. Joseph Edwards seconded, and Connoillor W. R. Daviea, Pontypridd, supported. The re- solution was carried with enthusiasm.