The Cardiff Times

SPEECH BY SIR FRANCIS EDWARDS. i —_ The First Radical Prime Minister. VINDICATION OF HIS POLICY. ( 1. A well-attended Liberal meeting was held at the Victoria Hall, Llandrindod Wells, on ^Monday evening. Alderman Evan Button, J.P., presided, and the principal speakers were Sir Francis Edwards, Bart., M.P. for Radnor- shire, and Mr Clement Edwards, M.P. for J Denbigh Boroughs. Sir Francis Edwards, Bart., M.P., who had a ■ hearty reception, said they would have to go back many years to find an equal example of reforming zeal and administrative ability to ) that shown by the present Ministry and the present House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) The Prime Minister—(loud cheers)-had in- jured his health by his devotion to work. In the House of Commons Sir Henry was re- garded with personal affection, and the one great, abiding aspiration of his life was to make the country better than lie found it. (Hear, hear.) Great as Mr Gladstone was, Sir Henry was really the First Radical Prime Minister we had had, and whenever he had to decide any question he decided it as the Radicals ?wishedtosee it settled. Mr Lloyd George— "(loud cheers)—was an unqualified success, and he had made the Board of Trade a really useful instrument for advancing the cause of trade in this country. In him they had a. peculiar combination of persuasive speech and sound judgment—gifts which had enabled him to do such extraordinarily good work. Sir Francis said he was told by people qualified to speak that Mr Haldane's Army scheme was likely to produce good results, while Mr Asquith had rendered splendid service by his management of their finances. (Cheers.) In the next Session another Education Bill would be introduced, and he hoped in that measure there would be no proposal for contracting out, under which Church schools would receive increased Government grants in lieu of rates. That would be to give public money without public control, which they were dead against, and also to continue two systems of schools, one of which systems would be ineffi- cient. The goal they must keep in view was a national system. The Church Times" had suggestcd that the next Bill might be found to contain provisions under which the Govern- ment would pay for all secular instruc- tion, the churches being left free to provide religious instruction. That was not a bad suggestion, provided (1) that the deno- minational religious instruction was given out of school hours, and (2) that a common syllabus pi religious instruction, something like that of the old London School Board, was also agreed upon by Churchmen and Nonconformists alike. (Hear, hear.) He should like to see a settlement on those lines, but no settlement would be satisfactory which did not give Popular Control, with the abolition of religious tests for teachers. (Cheers.) Another Bill which the Government would introduce in the next Cession was a measure dealing with temperance reform. On this matter they had to proceed with moderation, and they would beadoing so in asking for some time limit for compensa- tion, for some increase in the scale of licences having regard to the value bf the houses to which the licences were attached, and an increase of public control over the houses. (Cheers.) Proceeding, Sir Francis said the .Government record was not a bad one, but -some of their measures had been destroyed by the House of Lords, and others had been severely dealt with in Committee and on the report stage. Their complaint against the House of Lords was that it was generally empty unless there was some Liberal measure to be destroyed. Most of the Lords would be absolutely disqualified through non-attendance if they were members of County Cuncils or or.y business body. The House of Lords had xx-ome a Tory Caucus, .1 revising Liberal measures, and there was no Ijustification for that. (Cheers.) Mr Balfour was taken down to Birmingham the other day to be sworn in and to take the oath of allegi- anee to Tariff Reform. He did not know about Mr Balfour's swearing, but the party to which he belonged swore a lot because they did not get what they expected they • would. (Laughter.) Mr Balfour's speech on that occasion was one of the most puzzle- headed things he had ever read. Sir Francis proceeded to deal with the inconsistencies of Mr Balfour's speech at length, and in further remarks he dealt with some recent speeches made in Radnorshire by Tory leaders. He con- clyuded by saying that the Tories had now raised the cry of Socialism. That, however, was only a bogey, and bogies frightened chil- dren-not men. The Tories could not fight Socialism, because their policy made Social- ists. The Liberal party only could fight Socialism, and that they would do by pressing forward reasonable reforms, and to that end it would be necessary to get rid of the veto of the House of Lords. (Cheers.) The Liberal party was the party of progress and reform, and if they wished to see their country better, and more prosperous than it had been in the past this was the party which they should supports (Loud cheers.) Mr Clemept Edwards, M.P., effectively dealt with the Land Tenure and Smail HoldingsActs.

Meeting at Presteigne. Sir Francis Edwards addressed a meeting of his constituents at Presteigne on Tuesday night. Speaking of Welsh Disestablishment, Sir Francis said that Wales was absolutely in earnest in the matter, and there was not a single member of Parliament in the length and breadth of Wales and Monmouthshire that was not pledged to the Disestablishment of the Church in Wales. Mr Venables Llewelyn had said that, the House of Lords would have to be abolished before the Church could be Disestablished. This meant that the House of Lords had prejudged the question, a,nd even before the Bill was laid before the House of Commons had determined to reject the measure. They were thwarting the will of the nation in doing so. Mr Clement Edwards, M.P., also spoke, and a resolution in favour of the Government was carried.

I willInablotting PAD., In a successful action for the establishment of a will at Liverpool yesterday it was stated that the will was written on half a sheet of notepaper and placed between the leaves of a blotting pad. After the death of the testator, who was a retired hairdresser, his aunt went to the blotting pad to write a letter to her daughter. She found the half-sheet of note- paper, and used it for her letter. ,After filling up the blank side she turned the paper over, to '-find that it was her nephew's will.

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'Revival Orgies. PRONE WOMEN'S FRENZY. SINGING GIBBERISH-CONVULSIONS. Amazing scenes arc described by a special correspondent of the Morning Leader," who visited the mission at Merrington Green, near Shrewsbury, where a revival is being con- ducted by Mr J. Wesley Baker, who set up his tent and wagon there some time ago to convert the gipsies. After describing the opening of the meeting, the correspondent proceeds A strange new something crept over the meeting. It seemed to start with some pecu- liar querulous moans which proceeded from two of the women by the fire. The moans in- creased. Other women took them up, and then with awful suddenness and distinctness one of the women slipped on to her back and began to cry out, in an incessant sort of chat- ter, sounds like this Parappa, Parappa," as hard as she could. At once Mr Baker jumped to his feet, and advancing to the front row and extending his hands forward cried out, with tremendous fervency, B reathe the coming Power! Breathe the coming Power! Breathe the coming Power!" Again, again, and again he cried it with terrible intentness, and men and women on ail sides began to chatter and gibber and cry out in strange tongues. Anything more un- canny I have not heard. I can only say that it is incredible to any but those who have heard it. One woman's cry was almost an exact imitation of a dog that had been trodden on. Another woman was quacking like a duck. The din was deafening. Shrieking on Her Back. Three women were iiow on their backs Waving their arms like people in a fit and shrieking out at the same time this insane chatter. One of their cries I had no diffi- culty in taking down. It was just; Ip Ip Ip Ip "—unceasingly. Over one of the women Mr Baker bent for a moment. Then he turned to the meeting, and in a ringing voice called out.The fifteenth of Luke that is the interpretation." Then he bent over another woman, and cried out again Lay it down That is what; she savs, Lay it down!' Someone must lay down his or her sin God says you must As he cried it he clapped his hands vigo- rously. Then another woman flopped down on the floor and instantly started to rant: La la la la la "—which changed to De Do Didium "-without intermission. I am not trying to be cheaply funny or exaggerate this is exactly what she said. A Weird Scene. At this moment, without the slightest warn- ing, the woman who was sitting exactly in front of me fell off her seat on to the floor. She fell without a sound, and there lay, unlike the others, without a sound. All that she did was to stare horribly at the ceiling. Frankly, I was frightened, and as she appeared to be in some sort of fit another man and myself were stoop- ing to see if we could do anything for her. Then Mr Baker called out: I" Do not touch her Let her alone I She will get through all right!" He removed her hat and hatpins, however, and presently she broke out into big, con- vulsive sobs. Almost immediately a woman about two rows behind began beating a sort of tattoo on the seat in front of her, and then rolled off on to the floor. Make room for her Let her lie on her back Hooray cried Mr Baker. In the course of time, although the singing, and gibberish, and moaning never diminished, the prostrate women began to get up in a dazed way and put their hats on again. The end came when Mr Baker said, This meeting is now through so far as I understand it." But even as he spoke another woman slipped to the floor, and another behind me started to beat her breast. Mother and daughter," said Mr Baker. What time the meeting was really over I don't know. I

GELLIGAER DISTRICT COUNCIL. Fire Brigade Reorganisation. At a meeting of the Gelligaer District Council at Hengoed on Monday night the Rev. T. Rees, B.A., J.P., presiding, it was recom- mended that the Bargoed Fire Brigade, which is the largest in the district with the excep- tion of Newport, should be reduced from 26 to 16, and that 10 probationers be elected to the vacancies thus created. It was also suggested that in future there should be sectional brigades of four men each for Bedlinog and Trelewis, Fochriw and Deri, Troedyrhiwfuwch and Tirphil, Pontlottyn and Pantywaun, being eight each in the respective wards, and four men for Hengoed, which is in the Bargoed Ward, thus making a full complement of 52 paid men for the whole of the Council's area. In districts where the lieutenants were not already appointed it was suggested that the police should be called in to become officers of the sectional brigade. After discussion the recommendations were adopted. Messrs Guest, Keen and Co. wrote stating that they had remedied the complaints alleged in regard to the tipping at Fochriw. A letter ipa-s read from Mr W. Harris, Gil- fach, as agent to the Gwerthonor Estate, inti- mating that they were prepared to give the land necessary for the widening of the bridge in Park-road, Gilfach. which is the main thoroughfare in the valley. Commenting upon a letter from Messrs Down- ing and Handcock, the Clerk said there was now every reason to think that the Barry Railway Company would promote a Bill for the-new line from Aberbargoed to Deri. The surveyor was instructed to report upon the mattell" as soon as the plans were deposited. A letter was read from the Bargoed Chamber of Trade complaining of the state of the roads, and Mr D, Hopkins gave notice of motion that the Private Street Works Act be put in force relative to the street in question. It was decided that in future street lamps' be lit all night irrespective of moonlight nights.

ABERDARE BUTCHER FINED. At Aberdare, on Tuesday, Hopkin Hopkins Gelly Uchaf, Llwydcoed. farmer, and Mrs Frances Evans, butcher, Aberdare, were sum- moned for selling and exposing deseased meat for sale.—Mr T. Phillips, Clerk to the Urban District Council, prosecuted Mr R. J. Leyson, Neath, defended Mr Hopkins, and Mr C. Kenshole defended Mrs Bvau. In opening the case Col. Phillips said that the cow had been consigned from Pembrokeshire to a Mr Walton at Cwmdare, and it calved in the train. Two days later it was sokf to Mr Hopkins and it broke its leg on the following day. By an arrangement with Mr Hopkins, Mrs Evans sent her butcher to kill the animal and portions of it, at least, were brought to li,-r shop where it was subsequently seized by the inspector of the Council and destroyed on the order of Dr. 1). Davies. Mr Kenshole elicited in cross-examination of the inspector that the meat was not in the shop, and could nqt be seen from the shop, but it was in the room where faggots were made. Dr. D. Davies described the state of the meat, which was utterly unfit for food. If the cow had calved on the 17th he would not consider it fit to be killed six days afterwards. William Mof-ris, a butcher in the employ of the* Mrs Evans, said he killed the cow, and SH W nothing the. matter with it, except a broken leg. Mr n. T. Levshon held that, there was no ease against Hopkins, and the Bench agreed. Mr Kenshole contended that, all but, the. loin. was perfectly healthy, and that the loin was not exposed for sale.-The Stipendiary I shall rule that, to keep it in the room stated was an exposure for sale. Mrs Evans was ordered to pay a one of 910 and costs. The case against Mr Hopkins was dismissed.

MR LEWIS HASLAM'S TOUR. Dr. Garrod Thomas "presided at a meeting of the Newport, Liberal Association and sup- porters on Tuesday night held at the Temper- ance Hall. Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P.. who bad been expected to speak, was unable to attend owing to his illness, but the chairman said he was getting on very well a,nd hoped to be able to address a Newport meeting shortly. Mr Lewis Haslam, M.P,, said he was willing to join hands with any party, whether Socialist, Liberal, Labour or Conservative, in bringing about measures destined to effect a change for the better in the conditions of the people. (Applause.) On the question of old- age pensions. Mr Haslam referred to the New Zealand scheme, with 108 pet week at the age of 65 years, and said so large an amount was impossible in England, but he hoped to see a scheme established here which would be about twice as liberal as the scale in Germany, and half as liberal as the one prevailing in New Zealand, The hon. member exposed the falla- cies of tariff reform, remarking that under the Free Trade system we had the largest ex- port and shipping trade, and, next to America, paid the highest wages, with the shortest hours for labour. Mr Joseph Howes also ad- (iressecl the mepting,

Owing to the incessant rains, the roadway from ppnarth <0 Lavemoek and Sully is t flooded to a depth of between 12 and 14 inches. The jowcr holes of the Glamorganshire golf links arc also flooded, and the ladies bog?y competition, down for Tuesday, was post- poned.

LICENSING BILL. Government's Designs. MR ASQUITH'S ASSURANCES. POPULAR CONTROL. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Home Secretary, with whom were Mr Herbert Samuel and Mr Runciman, received on Tues- day three deputations on the subject of the Licensing Bill, which is promised for next Session. T first. deputation, which represented the National Council of Evangelical Free Churches, consisted of Dr. J. Rendel Harris (president), Rev. Thomas Law (secretary), Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, Mr R. W. Perks, ALP., Rev. C. Silvester Home, Rev. Dr. Campbell Morgan, Rev. James Pickett, Mrs Price Hughes, Mrs Bamford Slack, Mr E. C. Rawlings, Mr Robert Whyte, Rev.D. E.Hanson, Rev. Dr. Rowland, Rev. Dr. Garvic, and Rsv. Silas Hocking. Dr. Rendel Harris assured the right hon. gentleman that the deputation were not re- volutionists, but social reformers, and were only asking for legislation supported by the public voice and consistent with the Govern ment's traditions and antecedents. They wanted in particular a restoration into public hands of the control of licensing and the im- position of a time limit to such concessions as were made to the trade in 1904. The Rev. J. Scott Lidgett (Wesleyan Metho- dist Church), referring to the Prime Minister's pledge that the licensing legislation would be of a comprehensive character, asked that the time limit to be set to the ill-starred legis- lation of 1904 should be seven years, that the licensing benches should be directly represen- tative uf the people, that either Sunday closing or shorter hours for Sunday should be enacted, that there should be some effective protection for children, that the monopoly value of public houses should come into the Treasury, and that bogus clubs should be suppressed. The whole community would be disappointed if the Bill Was not a courageous measure, The Rev. Dr. Hanson (Presbyterian Church) pressed the immediate need of very drastic legislation, as the drinking trade was at the root of a good half of our social and moral troubles. They did not want any fiasco like the Education Bill. The only safe policy was the strong and straightforward one. The right hon. gentleman would excuse the tone in which he was exhorting them. Mr Asquith We are quite accustomed to it. (Laughter,) Dr. Hanson was uneasy about what he had learned. Mr Asquith The less you believe of what you read the better. Dr, Hanson It is what I have heard. I have been told in the strictest confidence. Mr Asquith That is worst of all. Dr. Hanson strongly insisted upon a reduc- tion of licences, and protested against public- houses being open on Sunday. The country could not afford to wait long. The Rev. C. Silvester Home (Congrega- tional Church), besides enforcing the points already brought forward, spoke of the long hours worked by barmaids and others as scandals." Mr Asquith's Reply. Mr Asquith said he need not say on the part of the Home Secretary and himself that it had been a great pleasure to them to receive this deputation and to listen to the state- ments they had made, although undoubtedly it had been for both of them a somewhat formidable ordeal. As a rule congregations outnumbered the ministers, but on this occa- sion ministers had largely outnumbered the congregation, and although they had been to a degree temperate and sparing in the use of the opportunities afforded to them, yet his right hon. friend and he had received a great deal of very excellent exhortation, if not to mend their ways at any rate to make straight their ways in regard to the future, all of which they would no doubt gratefully and humbly lay to heart. As regarded the main points, he hoped it was not necessary for him to assure them that to a large extent they had been engaged in a familiar process of forcing an open door. His right hon. friend and he were entirely with them in regard to the main purposes they had urged. The task upon which for the moment they were very closely and strenuously engaged was to embody in the best, most practical and most effective legislative form some machi- nery for carrying these ends as promptly as might be into practice. He thought they were all agreed that the Act of 1904 was a reactionary measure. He spoke as one who opposed it strenuously at every stage of its progress through the House of Commons. It was passed by the aid of a majority which had no moral competence for such legislation in the country. He had then ventured to predict that within a very short space of time it would become the duty of the Legislature to put things back, and to restore to the people and the representatives of the people that measure of control over this parti- cular traffic which from time immemorial our laws had recognised as being a popular preroga- tive. The deputation might be sure that the Government would keep steadily in view the professions they then made, and would to the best of their ability redress the reactionary step then taken, and in particular they would try and put upon the Statute Book, in a form in which it could be readily and easily administered, a scheme for the reduction of the facilities for drinking in this country which not merely every social reformer, but even every superficial observer knew to be enormously in excess not only of any national necessity, but even of the most extravagant estimate of national wants and tastes. The Government would, not leave out of sight what the deputation had so ably and tersely put forward. Dealing not exclusively, but as an illustration, with the drinking facilities in what were miscalled clubs, he thought this was a great and growing evil. He agreed with what Mr Home had said that from the point of view of the publican him- self it was extremely unfair that he should be exposed to the illegitimate competition of an unlicensed rival while he himself was subject to the restraints very properly imposed upon him in the interests of public order and morality. While many of the establishments known in the genus club were most excel- lent institutions, deserving of encouragement, too manyi others were nothing better than disguised drinking shops, which carried on the business of retailing intoxicating liquors to persons only ostensibly qualified under the title of membership, who could get in on merely nominal terms, and were therefore the general public. The time had come when it was imperatively necessary to deal with this evil. While he did not commit himself to any specific machinery for carrying that pur- pose into effect, he assured the deputationthat the Government had not lost sight and would not lose sight of the urgent importance of dealing with this pressing ques- tion as well as those larger provisions which were needful for dealing with public- houses as a whole. The deputation would not

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INDICTMENT OF BISHOPS. Protestant Demonstration, A great Protestant demonstration was held at the Queen's Hall, London, on Monday night to formulate a serious indictment against the Archbishops and bishops who, with few exceptions, arc betraying the Protestant Church of England. Mr Austin Taylor, M.P., asked how it was that lawlessness had been allowed to flourish with impunity hi the Church what had the bishops and Archbishops been doing for the last quarter of a century to allow idtli- national Church to reach this scandalous condition ? Sir Geo. Kekewich, M.P. (in a speech which was read in his absence by Sir Robert Anderson) said that in all 6,495 Ritualistic clergy were with the direct sanction ahd ap- proval of the bishops attacking the Church which it was their sworn duty to defend. Resolutions were enthusiastically carried declaring the bishops with a few exceptions had aided and abetted and defended and pro- moted lawless clergy bent upon Romanising the national Church, and utterly condemning such bishops for their persistent neglect of duty and for their complicity in the conspiracy to betray our national Church. It was also resolved that none but loyal Protestant clergymen should be recommended for bishoprics and benefices in the gift of the Crown. Many provincial delegates attended.

JEWISH TAILORS' STRIKE. Cardiff Picket Fined. According to evidence given atCardiff en Tues- day the Jewish tailors living in Riverside have been on strike for the past couple of weeks, and the blacklegs," who have been brought from London and elsewhere, have been somewhat harshly treated by amateur pickets," who have watched the places of business. The case before the magistrates was that in which Tom Cohen (23), a striker, was charged with assaulting Michael Tucker, one of the imported Londoners. Mr Morgan Rees, for the prosecu- tion, said Tucker's employer was Mr Abraham Einstein, a tailor, of Fitzhamon-embankment. It was alleged that Cohen, who was a picket at Einstein's house, followed Tucker one night when he went out, and stcathily struck him in the back of the neck, knocking him dowp. Mr Sydney Jenkins. who defended, said he did not intend to waste the time of the Court further, and his client pleaded guilty. Mr Jenkins said Cohen, who is a member of the Jewish Amalgamated Tailors' Society, was placed on picket duty," and unfortunately exceeded the law. A fine of £ 3 and costs, or one month's im- prisonment.

GUILTY, BUT GOES FOR TRIAL At Cardiff Police Court, on Tuesday, before Messrs F. J. Veall and J. Morcom. James Howard, a dock labourer, was charged with breaking and entering a warehouse on the cast side of the East Dock, and stealing 3s 7d in money, a cash box, and a roll of cloth lining, of the value of JE1 8s 7d, the property of F. U. Powell and Co. He was further charged with stealing a macintosh and an overcoat, value X2 5s, the property of Chas. Mortier, manager for Messrs Powell and Co. It was stated that when arrested prisoner was wearing the over- coat. The cloth lining came by a vessel from Manchester, which discharged at the ware- house, and the macintosh and overcoat were taken from a door in the office. Prisoner, who had been seen coming from the direction of the warehouse, carrying a parcel, and was originally remanded on a. charge of stealing the cloth lining, the property of some person unknown, pleaded guilty to both charges, and was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

A MIDNIGHT CHASE. Tonypandy Man's Cardiff Adventure. According to the story he told the Cardiff magistrates on Tuesday, a Tonypandy haulier named Rees Williams came to Cardiff on Mon- day and fell into the hands of the Philistines, He was in St. Mary-street at about midnight, and encountered Manric.e Shannon and Wm. Lewis, who offered to find him lodgings. Arm- and-arm they went to Mary Ann-street, where, in a yard at the back of No. 47, Lewis struck him and held him whilst Sh a nnon went through his pockets. He lost 2s 9d, a, knife. and a pocket handkerchief. Williams shouted for help, and P.C. Clark arrived on the scene. By this time Shannon and Lewis had de. camped, but they were chased and arrested. Taking up the narrative, the constable said that after he caught prisoners Lewis became violent, and he called upon a civilian named Philip Andrews for assistance. On the applica- tion of Shannon, the prisoners were remanded, until to-day, in order that witnesses might be called.

AN ALL-NIGHT VIGIL. Swansea Robber Pounced On. At Swansea on TuesdavWm. Bertie Poole, de- scribed as a polisher, was charged with break- ing and entering 59. High-street. It appeared that for some time the shop had been periodi- cally visited during the night and things taken aWay, the indications pointing to the posses- sion of a duplicate key. A few nights ago Mr Freedtnaft, the owner, and a friend decided to keep an all-night watch. The night passed with- out anyone entering the place. At 6 o'clock in the morning, however, the door was opened by means of a key. The prisoner entered, and he was seen to commence tampering with the cash register.*He was pounced on, and after a struggle arrested and given over to the police- P.C. Michael said that on searching the pri- soner's property he found several articles be- longing to the prosecutor, which had appa- rently been taken away on previous occasions. The defend, tit was committed for trial at the Quarter i ssions.

FIRE AT GAMAGE'S. Exciting Scenes. DASHES FOR LIFE THROUGH THE FLAMES. Damage Estimated at £ 30,000. A serious and alarming fire broke out on Tuesday morning on the premises of Messrs A. W. Gamage (Limited). Holborn, where an im- mense quantity of athletic outfits, toys, and other perishable articles were stored, Numerous fire engines were quickly in attendance, an the firemen were engaged in keenly fighting the flames. which, with dense smoke, pro- ceeded from the top floor of one of the two large blocks owned by Messrs Gamage. Tongues of flame and clouds of smoke con- stituted the first warning of the outbreak, which was discovered at about half-past 10. The fire had thus gained a lead on the firemen who were to contest with it the possession of the large building and its valuable contents, but the men were favoured in the lofty locale of the outbreak. So rapidly was action taken on the alarm, that in what appeared to be the twink- ling of an eye the eastern end of Holborn was transformed inappearance. One moment the usual vast stream of traffic had been proceed- ing with monotonous regularity along the broad thoroughfare, and the large building attacked had resounded with the hum of busi- ness transactions carried on in security. In the next policemen kept back a throng of thousands on north, south, east, and west of the building, who. with upturned faces, anxiously watched firemen, perched high on escapes, battling with the fire at the top of the structure. When the general call had been fully re- sponded to some 56 engines, over 30 escapes., and 300 men were on the scene. It was at about 11.30 that the outbreak reached the height of its fury, but now and then the crowds below could see through the smoke the brass helmets of the firemen, who attacked the fire from the adjoining roofs, the floors be. low, and from every side. It was on the roof of an adjoining building, however, where the heat from the flames could be felt, that it was possible to see more clearly what had happened*The steady stream of thousands of gallons of writer poured on the fire through hose-pipes laid along the strc-et, the walls, and adjacent roofs had driven the flames from the floor, and thus even at that early stage the building was practically saved. The fire, however, seized on the upper part of the rooms, and flames still shot up high from the burning rafters and window-frames. Little pro- jecting attics, numbering six in all,are built out from the roof, and as each of these fell a urev to the flames to the throng below they pre- sented the appearance of hoops of fire backed by miniature turrets. Every now and then, weakened in the grip of thefLames and the great pressure of water, a, small portion of the brick- work would give way and fall with a crash to the ground below. For almost two hours the fight went on, and for that length of time, as flames and smoke again and again shotupwifch fresh strength and density, it was impossible to tell whether the firemen bad gained the mastery. At about half-past 12, however, the flames suddenly subsided, and only a flicker here and there was visible. Thus, after two hours' excellent work, well-directed and well carried out, the firemen had succeeded in-saving tbe huge building from destruction. Slight outbreaks continued for some time after a number of the fire engines had left. but these were easily dealt with. Eventually all chance of further outbreak was obviated. but not before extensive damage, amounting. it is estimated. to about Y-W,000, had been done to the goods and building. Thrilling Escapes. In all about 1,000 hands were employed in- the building, and one of the first thoughts of the huge crowd which gathered on the spot was for the safety of these. The secretary, Mr J. Hoare, whose hair and .eyebrows were singed, assured a representative that these were quite safe, and he then gave the following graphic description of the out- break The fiT-e*brokc out while we in the account- ants' office were at work on the third floor. the outbreak having occurred on the top, or fourth, floor, which is used as a store-room, The first thing we noticed was the fierce glare of flames, ana we rushed out to ascertain the cause. As soon as as we opened the door, we were met by what appeared to be a sheet of flame, which for the moment drove us back. All of us, however, numbering about 40, sum- moned up courage and rushed through the flames, as we knew our lives depended on it. The advertising staff is also on this floor. I may say that Mr A. W. Gamage himself came to the upper floors and made it his first business to see that the whole of the staff were safe. They went out of the building by way of the Leather-lane entrance. Questioned as to the Cause of the outbreak, Mr Hoare said that there was a slight explo- sion, but he could not say what was the origin.

CABINET AND PREMIER. The Cabinet, finding it impossible to get through its work at Monday's sitting, ad- journed its deliberations at 10, Downing-street, until Tuesday, when the Premier presided, the proceedings proving to be the longest on record during the present Government's term of office. The Ministers met at 11.30 and sat until close on 2.30. It is understood that the November series I of Cabinet meetings is now definitely closed, and that there is no question of Lord Ripon or any other Minister taking the place"Trf the Premier at the Council board, as was sug- gested. The Ministers before separating took leave of their chief, who crosses to the Continent this forenoon, and is likely to be absent from London for a few weeks. I" C. B." Going to Biarritz. Biarritz, Tuesday.—Rooms have been re- tained at the Hotel Continental here for Sir Henry Campbell-Banncrman, who is expected to arrive on Sunday evening.-Reuter.

LOSSES ON LODGERS. There were two cases at the Pontypridd Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday, in which alleged absconding lodgers were stated to have I contributed towards insolvency. John Jones, Middle-street, Tylorst own, wh<\ admitted having been bankrupt in North Wales prior to coming to the Rhondda, had a deficiency of £99 13s 3d. Answering the official receiver (Mr Ellis Owen), debtor said some of his lodgers had absconded without paying, and the only thing they left behind- was a shirt worth about 9d. (Laughter.) The examina- tion was closed on the application of Mr Crockett, solicitor, Pontypridd. In the other case David Davies, haulier, Trealaw-road, Trealaw, estimated that he had lost jE31 through keeping lodgers. I have been too kind-hearted, and trusted them too much," was the explanation given by the debtor. qlie deficiency was E61 19s 5d. The examination was closed. No Accounts Kept. The examination of David James Davies, butcher, Fothergill-street, Treforest, was re,- sumed. Liabilities were X375 17s Id, deficient JE333 8s lOd. Debtor said he did not keep accounts, and many people might be owing him money, but he had no recollection of any outstanding accounts. The ..examinatiun was closed.

MAN ON THE ROOF. At Caerphilly on Tuesday Thomas Cullen. a married man, of Pontlottyn, was charged upon remand with being on licensed premises for unlawful purposes. Mr C. S. Goodfellow de- fended. P.C. Williams said on Sunday night he heard some smashing of glass at the Junc- tion Hotel, Bargoed. He climbed on to the roof, and found the defendant in a, crouching position. He said his hat had blown off and he went up in search of it. P.S. Nicholls said there were two bedrooms under the slope where the defendant was found occupied by two servant rls. The Magistrates' Clerk How-do you know ? You can only say what you were told. Sergeant Nicholls T went up and saw the rooms. I am a married man. (Laughter.) Defendant maintained that his hat was blown off. and said hn had brrn kf>eping com paiiv w-itb Miss Morgans, one of the servants at the hotel. He had met her that night,, but had not been serenading her. (Laughter.) Mr Goodfellow (for the defence) Your wife has left you. How long ?—Nine years. And are you saving up money now in the hope of having a divorce and marrying Miss Morgans ?—Yes, sir. The Bench dismissed the case.

SHOT A POLICEMAN. At Leeds Assizes on Monday, Harold Carr, 21, was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude, for shooting at Police-Sergeant Matthews, with intent to murder him, at Mexborough, on Sep- tember 15th. Matthews and two constables encountered prisoner in the street, and im- mediately he saw them he ran into the middle of the street, stopped in front of Matthews and exclaiming, Now, Matthews,I ha ve come to kill you," fired at him with a revolver. The ballet struck Matthews in the breast. Counsel stated the police bad risked their lives with- out hesitating. Prisoner pleaded drunkenness at the time but he was found guilty and sen- tenced as stated.

As Mrs Hill, of Holwell Farm, Tiverton, was driving home yesterday afternoon her horse took fright, and came into collision with a bridge spanning the River Lowman. near where it. joins the Exe. Mrs Hill was thrown out into the road. and her baby was pitched over the top of the bridge into the river. out into the road. and her baby was pitched over the top of the bridge into the river. There was a strong stream running, but Miss ¡ Heard, Farm, pluckily jumped in after the child and rescued it. Hill's I head and shoulder were injured by hct fall. It is hoped that the baby will be none the [ worse for its remarkable experience.

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WINTRY WEATHER. The weather was very severe throughout the Lake district on Tuesday, and snow fell heavily for five hours in che neighbourhood of Penrith. The Cumberland and Pennine moun- tains are thickly covered with snow. Snow fell heavily in North Carmarthenshire on Sunday night, and the high mountains bore a pretty spectacle to the eye with a depth of two inches of snow on the ground. On Tuesday morning nearly half a foot of snow covered the ground at Rhymney Bridge, Rhymney. Aberystwyth Fishermen's Peril. Wild weather has been experienced on the Welsh coast, and fishermen have had a rough time. At 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning the fishing smack Gypsy Maid, manned by three Aberystwyth men, was nearly wrecked at the bar. She appears to have been caught in a squall, and was driven into the trap which on previous occasions has proved disastrous to many a stout craft. Her crew, realising the danger of remaining on board, jumped for it and swam ashore. At low tide the smack was got off and beached in the harbour. Snew Storm in Peak District, The severest storm of recent years was on Tuesday raging in North Derbyshire and the Peak Hills are under five inches of snow in places. The severe weather has thrown thousands of outdoor workers out of employ- ment. There was no sign on Tuesday morning of the snow abating. A Richmond (Yorks) telegram reports that snow fell for several hours on Tuesday, and motor-car and general traffic was considerably impeded, Acres of barley and other grain are motor-car and general traffic was considerably impeded, Acres of barley and other grain are still outstanding.

BLAENGWAWR SCHOOL RIOT. I TEACHER MOBBED AND STONED. At Aberdare on Tuesday Edward Evans. a boy. was summoned for assaulting Levi Jones. Mr Phillips, who prosecuted on behalf of the Aberdare Education Committee, said the case arose out of a riot at Aberaman, when some children, including defendant, and a number of women, pelted the complainant, a, teacher at the school, with stones, two of which struck him. Levi Jones said he was a certificated teacher at the Blaengwawr Schools. The lad was pun- ished by the headmaster on witness's report. That afternoon atschool the boy, accompanied by a crowd of others, booed and hooted him as he was going home from school, and threw stones at him. The lad struck him with stones twice. They took bold of him to take him to j the police station, when the crowd of men and ¡ women rushed at him and took t,b. boy away. Mr John Thomas, another certificated assis- ta.nt, corroborated. The Stipendiary said the matter WP<C a very serious one- The lad was young, otherwise he would be punished severely. He was r. spoilt j boy—spoilt by his mother. On account of his | youth he would only hame to pay 10s and costs. The Mother (excitedly) i The schoolmaster ought to pay that, too.

TREGARON HOUSING Amazing Official Reports. At a meeting of the Tregaron Rural District Couneil on Tuesday, Mr William Queen, SwyddffynoD, presiding, the Sanitary Inspector (Mr E. C. Evans) reported that four cases of diphtheria had occurred during this month in the neighbourhood of Ffair-Rhos- three at Glangorsfach and one at Tybach. The medical officer of health and himself had visited the places and came to the conclusion that more light should be provided in the sleeping apartments at Glangorsfach, but Ty- bach was far too small for the present occu- piers. Seven persons were allowed to sleep in the parlour, which had accommodation deemed to be insufficient for two persons. Dr. Lloyd said the sleeping accommodation for children at Glangorsfach was small, and the ventilation poor. With regard to Tybach, the parlour measured 440 cubic feet, and there seven per- sons slept, whereas in fact there should be only two. It was agreed that the inspector should make a house-to-house inspection.

COLLIER'S HAUNTING FEAR. Mr M. Roberts-Jones conducted an inquest at Abertillery on Tuesday touching the death of David Challenger, Six Bells, whose body was found in a pdhd at Six Bells last Wednesday night. The widow gave evidence to the effect that her husband was 50 years of age, and worked as a collier. He had been ailing for a long time. and was depressed and low-spirited. Evidence having been given as to the finding of the body, Dr. T. D. O'Sullivan stated that he had attended the deceased off and on for two or three years. He had not been in good health. Deceased thought he was suffering from a disease from which he would never get well, and that worried him continually. It was a, mental delusion which would be sufficient to derange his mind and cause him to commit suicide. Witness was of the opinion that deceased was of unsound mind when he com- mitted suicide. The jury returned a verdict that deceased had committed suicide whilst of unsound mind.

STUDENT'S MOCK FUNERAL. Cambridge 5 Undergrad Sent Down. At noon on Tuesday the vicinity of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was all excitement a student who has been sent down Wing eon- ducted to the railway station by his felloe- collegians in processional form of a moek funeral. About twenty-five hansom cabs, with the drivers' whips tied with crape and the college colours, drove slowly to the station, and a number of students who rode in cabs wore crape round their hats and caps, while one donned a widow's bonnet with strings and pall complete. The procession was watched by large crowds, and the traffic in Trinity-street I was practically held up.

FIRE BRIGADE CALLS. Cardiff Sailor's Escapade. The Cardiff Fire Brigade were called out twice on Tuesday morning. At 3-15 a summons to 122, Bute-street was received, these premises being the offices of Messrs E. T. Lytton and Co., shipbrokers. When Superintendent Geen and his men arrived on the scene it was found that a sailor named Harry Schewe had climbed over the rails into the area and had made a fire in a grate in the basement. The glare could be seen through the windows from the street, and as the premises are lock-up premises it was thought the building was on fire. The sailor was taken into custody. Later in the day Schewe appeared before the Cardiff magistrates, and was released after being cautioned. It seems that P.C. Giles saw a bright light in the cellar of the premises, and immediately summoned the brigade. They found the man sitting in front of a blazing bonfire of broken wood and waste paper. He was too drunk to give any account of himseli, hut later on toldthe police he lit the fire, and that he was mad drunk, having been paid off that day. Fire at G.W.R. Goods Shed. At a quarter-past two an alarm of fire was raised at the G.W.R. goods shed in David- street. The motor fire-engine was turned out of the Central Fire Station, and the brigade proceeded to the scene in charge of Superin- tendent Geen. They found that the fire had originated among some shelves in the store- room, and that a number of Iniforms were burnt. The conflagration, however, had been mastered by the employees. The fire had been caused by the heat generated from a fireplace in the next room and a defect in the wall. Outbreak in James-street. Shortly after 7 o'clock Superintendent Geen turned out in charge of the steamer to a fire at No. 57. James-street, occupied by Mr C. Cross, stockbroker. The back-room on the ground floor was ablaze. The flames were extinguished, but not before the contents had been badly damaged. The property, which is owned by Mr R.adcliffe, is insured. How the fire originated is not known.

SENSATIONAL ARSON CHARGE. Nottingham Fire Sequel. Arising out of a serious fire at Nottingham early on the morAing of October 7th, involving the partial destruction of the Royal Pharmacy and branch post office, a charge of arson was preferred before the city magistrates yester- day against Ernest Bradbury (26). an assis- ts; who had been in t iv emplo y of Mr Thom son. the tens.nt of Lh< premises. Prisoner, who, with other?, were injured by jumping- fr-^m windows. had u right to lcep on tb.. premises on the night' in qu,-stio, bit Mr Thomson was in Scotland. The night before the fire, it is alleged, prisoner told his land- lady that th0 T»rPTniir; -.vere going tn be ti. that Mi Thomson was in debt and had cone away f,)r a f-vk- and that hi" clerk: Mr Lee, who was supposed to set tire to the place, had notlth" nerve to do it, and that he was going to help him, as they would both be well paid. Messrs Lee and Thomson denied this, and the accused was remanded.

WAS JOAN OF ARC BURNED? Paris, Tuesday.—It appears that the Eng- lishman who is seeking permission to dig up a box hidden by an ancestor beneath the wall of Jeanne D' Arc Tower at Rouen is an artist named Wigglesworth D'Arcis. In an inter- view with the Rouen correspondent of the Petit Parisien he declares his ancestor was Mayor of Rouen at the time of the English Conquest of Normandy, and he says the docu- ments will prove that Joan of Arc was never burned but that her place at the stake was taken by the Duchess of Worcester.—Central N ews.

WIFE AND CHILD AS ASSETS. At Pontypridd Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday William James George. Bwllfa-road, Aberdare, came up for his public examination. Debtor, who had carried on business as a grocer at Middle-street, Pontypridd, had gross liabilities £1Qq. 3s. and deficiency aO 18s. Questioned by Mr D. Rees. who appeared for a creditor, the debtor categorically denied being possessed of any property. The only thing I have;" he remarked, "is a wife and child, and vou can have those. You think that a smart, Saying," rejoined Mr Rees. Well, I can't* keep tliom," responded debtor. The examina- tion was closed.

RAILWAY FATALITY AT LANDORF.. On Tuesday Mr Viner Leeder. the Swansea coroner, held an inquest touching the death of Samuel Bea.van, employed by Messrs Baldwin, I Landore, who was knocked down by an engine on joint property belonging to tbe Messrs Baldwin, Limited, and Mannesman Tube Co.. Landore. Mr M. E. White represented the Home Office. Mr Edward Hams, the de- ceased's relatives, and Mr E. W. Stewart the Mannesman Tube Company. The evidence showed that on Saturday afternoon when pro- ceeding to his work deceased, when. on the line opposite the Hematite Works. stepped out of the way of a train and was knocked down by a light engine, Death soon took place. The line curved at the Apot. Charles Davies. in charge of the light engine belonging to Messrs the Mannesman Tube Co.. said he was following just behind the train. He did not feel any jolt of the engine when the a ccident occurred, and he did not see decea.sed. lie had blown the whistle just as they approached the "corner. Mr Stewart, assistant manager of Messrs Mannes- man, said deceased was taking a short cut. There was no entrance- to the works from the Llansamlet side. Dr. Brice said deceased's left leg was crushed, and death was due to shock. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that Deceased died from shock follow- ing the injuries received." Thev did not attach blame to anyonn. t-

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'"0" expect him to go into greater detail. He did iot think there had been a word said which did not find a response in the intentions or sympathies of his right hon. friend and himself, and they earnestly trusted and confi- dently hoped that when their proposals were submitted to Parliament, though they might no doubt be capable of amendment in detail and though in some respects their efforts might be circumscribed below what they would ideally desire by the exigencies and necessities of practical convenience they would commend themselves to the great body of opinion which the deputation there so well represented. (Hear, hear.) This deputation thanked the Chancellor of the Exchequor and Home Secre- tary, and withdrew. The Voice of Clubland. The second deputation represented five organisations—the Worldng Men's Clubs and Institutes Union (1,200 clubs with 400,000 members), the Association of Conservative Clubs (1,300 clubs and 510,000 members), the Federation of Yorkshire Liberal Clubs (180 clubs with 26,000 members), the Kent Associa- tion of Workmen's Clubs (39 clubs with 6.200 members), and the Federation of Lancashire Liberal Clubs (150 clubs and 22,000 members). Mr D. T. Hall claimed that workingmen's clubs added to the happiness and elevated the standard of character and conduct of the democracy. It came to them and to his Union with pained astonishment that such institutions should be considered as calling for legal restrictions. Mr Asquith assured them that there was no desire to harry out of existence or hamper bona-fide workmen's clubs, regarding the great bulk of which there was no ground of complaint. It was only the unlicensed drink- ing houses that masqueraded under the name of club that would be dealt with. He would add that they would be quite sure of this, that in no legislation for which at any rate the present Government were responsible would any distinction be made or in the administration of it would it be possible for any distinction to be made between the clubs of the well-to-do and the clubs of the working man. They must all stand on the same footing not merely technically as regarded the law, but also, practically as regarded the law. On these points he had no hesitation in giving them the most ample and explicit assurances. He did not at that moment express an opinion as to whether the novel provisions of the Act ot 1S02, which recognised the necessity of deal- ing with this abuse of club life, were or were not adequate for the purpose, but it was no use ignoring or denying the existence of the abuse itself. He had no hesitation iji repeating to them the assurance he had already given that if and when they did make progress in this direction-and probably they would be com- pelled to do so-they would take the most ample care that there should be no unnecessary interference with the interests ov freedom of those excellent institutions about which the deputation had come to address them. Brewery Debenture Holders. The third deputation, which represented the General Committee formed to protect the interests of the holders of debentures secured upon breweries and licensed properties, in- cluded Lord Faber, Lord Avebury, Lord Claud Hamilton, Colonel Lockwood, M.P., the Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P., Sir Henry Kimber, M.P., Mr Stanley Boulter (who is chairman of the committee), Sir J. Whittaker Ellis,Sir W. H. Humphrey, Sir Henry Howorth, Sir A. Scale Haslam, &c. Mr Asquith in reply said he could assure them that in any legislation the Government might propose they would keep in view the legitimate interests of all persons who had invested their money in this trade-which was a lawful trade, a trade not prohibited by law, and a trade therefore the investors in which ought to be secure, like the investors in every other form of commercial or financial under- taking in this country, against unreasonable or confiscatory legislation. (Hear, hear.) Speak- ing for his colleagues And himself, he said that they would certainly not bring before Parlia- ment any proposal which in their view had that tendency or effect. He said that without prejudice to the question, as to which no doubt a great difference of opinion would exist as to the precise point at which legitimate interfer- ence ended and confiscatory action began. (Laughter.) As to that. they had better wait and see what the proposals of the Government were. As far as the spirit and intention went, at any rate, they would be conceived in the sense he had indicated.