The Cardiff Times

Drunkenness in Cardiff. INTERESTING STATISTICS. The adjourned Licensing Sessions for the City of Cardiff were held at the Law Courts on Tuesday. Dr. Taylor was in the chair, and the other magistrates present were the Lord Mayor, Mr Edward Thomas, and Mr C. E. Dovey and Mr F. J. Veall. The Chairman at the outset referred to a recent statement in a Cardiff newspaper under the heading, More Drunkenness in Cardiff." He (the speaker), though not a Welshman, was none the less jealous of the city of his adop- tion, and he desired to place the following figures before them, as they indicated that drunkenness was not on the increase. In the year ending February, 1908, 404 persons were charged, and only 108 convicted but in 1904 403 were charged, and no less than 189 con- victed. They must bear in mind that though they had a population in Cardiff of 191,000, the number of people brought into Cardiff was very considerable, and as the result of figures supplied to him by the local railway companies he was enabled to state that the number ex- ceeded 7.V million people annually. A huge num- ber came on fete days, and on the occasion of the last International football match there was a huge crowd, but proceedings were only taken against four per- sons for drunkenness, and of this total there were three women and one man. It was urged in some quarters that though the licensed houses were being reduced in number shebeens and clubs were increasing. This was incorrect because from a return with which Mr McKenzie had supplied him he found that in 1898 there were, 106 shebeens and 187 fre- quenters, while last year there were only 43 cases of illicit sale of drink-27 shebeens and 16 for frequenting. In the matter of clubs, of which there were 29 in Cardiff, the total mem- bership in 1905 was 8,115, in 1906 it was 9,563, in 1907 9,266, and in the year ending February, 1908, only 8,824. The period during which most people were apprehended for drunkenness was from evening until closing time. The number of persons apprehended for drunken- ness between midnight and 6a.m., however,tbe period when one would expect to find them coming from clubs or shebeens, was last year only 12 men and 16 women. He was indebted to the chief constable for figures showing the number of persons who were seen by the police to enter licensed premises under the influence of drink, and who were prevented from being supplied by the police visiting the premises and calling the attention of the licensee or his representative to their condition, and also the number of other visits paid by the police to licensed premises to see that the law was not being infringed. A DIVISION. Visits.in consequence of persons seen to enter licensed premises under the in- fluence of drink- Males. 1,647 Females 134 Other visits to see that the law was not being infringed 14,198 -15,979 "B" DIVISION. Visits in consequence of persons seen to enter licensed premises under the influ- ence of drink- Males 129 Females 33 Other visirs-to see that the law was not being infringed. 8,851 ——— 9,013 C DIVISION. Visits in consequence of persons seen to enter licensed premises under the influ- ence of drink- Males 119 Females. 29 Other visits to see that the law was not being infringed 7,599 7,747 Total number of visits 32,739 In conclusion the Chairman paid a high tribute to the efficient work in the matter of supervision by Mr W. McKenzie, the chief con- stable of Cardiff, and the force which he con- trolled. Mr A. F. Hill pointed out that a recent Blue Book showed that though since the Act of 1904 there had been a decrease in the number of licensed houses, taking the country through, there had been an increase in drunkenness, and the inference was that the cause of drunkenness was not to be laid at the door of the publican. Mr Harry Cousins (Messrs Cousins, Bots- ford and Phoenix) applied on behalf of Mr Arthur C. Culley for a licence to sell by retail, beer to be consumed off the pre- mises, at 92, Queen-street, and also for the removal of a beerhouse licence from the Red Dragon, at No. 80, Queen-street, to No. 92, Quoen-street. Mr George David (Messrs George David and Evans) opposed on behalf of the Park Hotel Company and others, and urged that the licence at the Red Dragon was granted with the intention of it being used in connection with a restaurant, and this would not be the case if it were removed as desired to No. 92, Queen-street. Mr Cousins intimated subsequently, after the Bench had retited and returned in Court, that his client was prepared to surrender the licence at. the Red Dragon altogether, if he could have the off-licence for beer at 92, Queen- street. This the Bench agreed to, it being condi- tional that the hour of closing be 8 p.m. Police Objections te Renewals. The police opposed the application of Wm. Thompson for a renewal of the licence of Elliott's Family Alehouse, St. Mary-street, on the ground, inter alia, that the premises had been ill-conducted. Mr F. W. Ensor appeared to oppose, and Mr Lewis Morgan was for the applicant. In 1907 there was a conviction for permitting drunkenness, and there were pre- vious convictions for breaches of the Licensing Act. Mr Ensor said the case had been delayed pending an appeal, which had now been heard and dismissed. The objection taken at the police court on the charge of permitting drunk- enness was that the person on the premises was a lodger, and that therefore he was en- titled to be served. The Divisional Court had decided against this. Mr Lewis Morgan made a lengthy speech regarding the appeal against the conviction for permitting drunkenness in 1907, pointing out that in the judgment the Lord Chief Justice himself said that the case was one very near the line indeed, and that he had very considerable doubt in the matter. The Bench decided to renew the licence. Objection was taken by the police to the renewal of the licence of the St. Dogmael's Arms, Millicent-street, on the ground that the premises had been ill-conducted and were of a disorderly character. Mr G. W. Gaskell appeared for the licensee. The police admitted that since the present licensee had been there there had been a great improvement. The renewal was refused, and notice of appeal was given. The police also opposed the renewal of the licence of the Royal Oak beerhouse, Cow- bridge-road, on the ground that it had been ill-conducted and that the premises were of a disorderly character. Mr G. W. Gaskell, for the applicant, said that Mrs Evans, the licensee, had been in the house for 20 years, and there had been no complaint against her prior to conviction on January 9th, 1908, for selling intoxicating liqour to a drunken person and permitting drunkenness. The owners had taken steps to obtain a new tenant for the house. The Bench renewed the licence to the present tenant. The police objected to the renewal of the licence of the Rose and Crown, North-road; on the ground that the premises were structurally unsuitable, as they had direct communication with a stables and yard which were sublet, thus preventing proper police supervision. For the applicant Mr G. F. Willett urged that the stables had been well kept, and there had been no complaint. The Bench, after retiring, stated that they had resolved that the licence be renewed, with the expression of opinion of the magistrates that the licensee shall main- tain good control over the whole of the pre- mises, and shut off all ingress and egress between the hotel and the remainder." Objections on similar or other structural grounds were taken by the police to several other licences, but all were subsequently re- newed, the Bench in some cases intimating that certain structural alterations would have to be made before another year.

Timely Succour. CARDIFF STEAMER'S GOOD SERVICES. The Norwegian barque Glimt, from Santa Cruz for Havre, was abandoned at sea on February 23rd. The crew were landed at Fayal by the Cardiff steamer Tredegar Hall, belong- ing to Messrs Edward Nichol, and which at the time was outward bound from Philadelphia to Genoa with a cargo of American coal for the Italian State Railways. The owners of, the Tredegar Hall have received information from their agents at Philadelphia of that vessel having spoken an abandoned steamer on its passage out to Philadelphia. On February 7th she came across the iron barque Norkopping, of Sweden, which had been abandoned by her crew, and subse- quently discovered 180 miles E.S.E. of Lat. 3118N. and Long. 59-14W. by the British stea- mer Chirripo, belonging to Messrs Elders and Fyffes, of Manchester, Ten members of the crew of the Chirripo took possession of the prize, and when the barque was sighted by the Tredegar Hall she had been nine daysin charge of her prize crew and had lost her lifeboat. She was then sailing under a fore-sail, a top-sail, three jibs, and a stay sail on a stump aft. Her provisions had practically run out, but her stores were replenished by the Cardiff steamer. and after an extremely perilous voyape the barque arrived safely a week or two ago at Bermuda.

WOMAN AND POLICE. At Caerphilly on Tue-day Mary Batt, 42, of Llanbradach, was charged with assaulting two constables, and also with being drunk. Evidence was given by P.O. Evans to the effect that he was taking into custody a man who had been in the defendant's company, and she obstructed him and struck him in the face. Acting-Sergeant Davies gave corroborative evidence and detailed the assault upon him self. Replying to Mr Tom Philips, who defended, he said he was sure Mrs Batt com- mitted the offence. He would know her voice from a' crowd of a thousand persons. The defendant, who on oath gave a denial of the allegation, was bound over for six months.

-= OUR NAVAL PLANS. Mr Asquith's Promise TO KEEP AHEAD- OF GERMANY. An Important Declaration. In the Commons on Tuesday, The House went into Committee on the Navy Estimates. On the vote of £7,129.700 for the pay of the officers and men of the Navy, the coastguards, and Royal Marines, Mr BALFOUR (C., City of London) said 1J understood that by common consent it was understood that the general debate upon the Navy should be continued upon this vote, and he desired to repeat a question which he ad- dressed to the Government yesterday. That was. whether in the latter months of 1911 there would not be 13 ships of the Dreadnought and Invincible type belonging to Germany and only 12 belonging to Great Britain, it being assumed, in the first place, that the ordinary dates at which shipbuilding began in Germany and this country respectively were adhered to secondly, that the German statutory pro- gramme was fulfilled, as up to the present date had been the case and thirdly, that the rates of shipbuilding in England and Germany re- spectively were, as asserted by the German Minister of Marine, were now practically identical. Mr ASQUITH said he did not in the least complain of the spirit in which the Leader of the Opposition had dealt with this question, which he admitted was one of the greatest interest to the community. He did not think there wa.s the faintest, difference of opinion be- tween the two sides of the House in two points. The first was that we must maintain the unassailable supremacy of this country at sea, and for that purpose the two-Power stan- dard, as is was commonly called—whether it was a scientific formula or not—was a good, practicable, and workable one. (Hear, hear.) The question of Mr Balfour did not affect the question of the two-Power standard, because it was confined to vessels of the Dreadnought and Invincible type. In dealing with the two- Power standard other classes of ships must be brought into account. The Lord Nelson and the Agamemnon, although not in the same class as Dreadnoughts, were so superior to most other battleships now afloat, and in some respects so little inferior to Dreadnoughts, that they ought to weigh very heavily in the balance. Mr Balfour's assumption was that at the end of 1911 Germany would, or might he" in possession of 13 ships of the Dreadnought type. That figure was based upon two pre- liminary hypotheses. The first was that the whole of the German programme as now laid down upon paper would be carried out to the letter. The second was that the German rate of construction would be such as to admit of the building of one of these vessels within 30 months from the date when it was laid down. He did not intend to discuss whether those two hypotheses were or were not well founded, although he thought on the second point there was grave reason to doubt whether the rate of construction would be maintained. With regard to the British side of the question, by the end of 1910 or the begin- ning of 1911, when the battleships and cruisers which formed part of the programme of this year's new construction would be completed, we should be in possession ot 12 ships of this class, or one less than the number which Germany would have at the end of that year. That, assumed that nothing would be done by this country next year in the way of !\CW construc- tion, because the 12 vessels alluded to were provided in the programmes of past years or the present year, or that whatever was proposed, the new vessels would be laid down at such a date that they would not be completed by Novem- ber or December, 1911. Without in any way forecasting what the programme of shipbuild- ing next year will be, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I say without the faintest hesitation if we find by that time there is a reasonable probability of the German pro- gramme being carried out in the way the paper figures suggest we should feel it our duty to provide, and we should provide not only for such a number of ships, but for such a date for laying down those ships that by the month of December, 1911, the superiority of the Ger- mans would not be an actual fact. (Opposi- tion cheers.) I hope that is quite explicit. (Cheers.) The policy of the Government re- mains on record, and it ought to reassure the House that we do not intend to be left behind. (Loud cheers.) Mr C. C. CRAIG said the announcement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was very satis- factory_and of world-wide importance. The vote was agreed to without further divi- sion. On the vote of £ 2,306,700 for works, build- ings and repairs, Mr LAMBERT explained that although the total of the vote represented an important de- crease of £451,700 as compared with last year, in reality it showed an increase because last year/there were loan works completed out of revenue. The vote was agreed to.

SCOUTING & RECONNAISSANCE. Captain As' O. Vaughan, better known as Owen Riroscomyl," delivered an interesting lecture on Scouting and Reconnaissance before the South Wales and Monmouth- shire Tactical Society at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening. Colonel Ree3 Banfield, who presided, quoted from a letter he had received from General Hutton referring in high terms to Captain Vaughan's great skill as a scout. The lecturer, who was very heartily received, defined scouting as the art of seeing without being seen, and of hearing without being heard of, while reconnaissance was to learn by feel- ing. Taking up his enthralling narrative at Estlin, the lecturer related some incidents of reconnaissance work in which he and three men of Rimmington's Scouts took part, show- ing how by bluff they dislodged three times the number of men from a farmhouse and thus succeeded in reaching the top of a ridge, from which they could obtain a sight of several hundred Boers whose whereabouts they were anxious to know. Th& lecturer, with others like himself from Rimmington's Scouts, acted as scouts for General Hutton's big force of Mounted Infantry from Kroonstad, when they were .engaged in turning De Wet's left. The recital of this was given by the lecturer in a picturesque and breezy style that spellbound his hearers, who were treated to many stories of hairbreadth escapes. At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer.

WOUNDED CARDIFF WOMAN. Bristol Shooting Case. At the Bristol Coroner's Court on Tuesday the case of Francis Arthur Brown, who, it will be remembered, shot himself after inflicting serious injuries upon Mrs Parsons, a Cardiff woman, was mentioned. The inquiry was opened a fortnight ago, but was adjourned for Mrs Parsons to attend and give evidence. The Coroner stated that he understood that, al- though Mrs Parsons was able to go to a con- valescent home, she was quite unfit to give evidence. The inquiry was further adjourned until 2.30 on Tuesday, March 24th.

ABYSSINIAN PRINCE Berlin, Tuesday.—An individual, who de- clares that he is Prince Louis Menelik of Abyssinia, and a nef-r relative of the Emperor Menelik, has been eipelled from Hamburg as an undesirable aliens This is not the first time that the country /6f his choice as a residence has shown a similar lack of desire to entertain him since he was previously expelled from Saxony. Thealleged relative of the Abyssinian Emperor had been sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment for fraud at Hamburg, and hie; expulsion followed the completion of the term in question.

BRECON'S LOWEST DEATH-RATE. Brecon Town Council met on Tuesday, the Mayor (Dr. G. P. Francis) presiding. The Medical Officer (Dr. D. V. Rees) reported that during the month of February only three deaths occurred in the borough, and the death- rate, equivalent to 6-l per 1,000 per annum, .was the lowest on record. The town was absolutely free from zymotic diseases. A circular was read from the Motor Union calling attention to the intimation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting in- creased taxation of motor vehicles, and stating that some moderate increase of taxation in this direction would not be opposed by the Union provided that the money so raised would be devoted as grants in aid to local authorities for the maintenance of roads. Alderman E. A. Wright, in moving a resolu- tion on lines suggested by the Motor Union, said from a business point of view it was a very proper one, as the taxation, according to the suggestion, would be used for the better- ment of the roads. Councillor Aneurin George seconded, Councillor Rich supported, and it was carried unanimously.

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Neath Bankruptcy Court FORMER BANK MANAGER'S AFFAIRS. Speculations on Stock Exchange. Mr Arthur Whalley Green, formerly manager of the Neath branch of the London and Pro- vincial Bank, underwent his public examina- tion before the Deputy-Registrar (Mr Reginald Charles) at the Neath Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday. The statement of debtor showed his gross estimated liabilities to be jE3,925, and his assets £ 306 12s lid, leaving an estimated defi- ciency of £3,403 12s 9d. Mr Green was made a bankrupt on the 20th February on his own petition. The Official Receiver's observations were to the effect that debtor was for 24 years a bank manager at Neath, his salary being JE385 a year, his connection with the bank terminating on the 24th January last. Six partly-secured creditors for £1,310 held policies of insurance on the debtor's life. The debtor's furniture c and effects, which were sold by auction a few days before the receiving order was made, realised £ 177, and not £200, as shown in the statement of accounts. The greater portion of the debtor's liabilities was in respect of money borrowed during 1906 and 1907, namely, £ 2,189 9s. Debtor had kept no account of his Stock Exchange transactions. He admitted being aware of his insolvency in 1901. These observations were read over to Mr Green, and lie was examined very briefly by the Official Receiver, who stated that parties interested wished the examination to be ad- journed as the first meeting of creditors had not yet been held. Mr Green, in reply to the Official Receiver, said that the cause of his failure was specula- tion on the Stock Exchange. With certain modifications the observations of the Official Receiver were correct, but his salary had not been £384 a year for 24 years. Official Receiver How long then ?—Since 1903. Mr Jestyh Jeffries, on behalf of several creditors, asked for an adjournment of the examination for a month, which was granted. Builder's Affairs. Mr Thomas Hughes, builder and contractors 2, Caradoc-place, Port Talbot, appeared for hi, adjourned public examination. The liabilities were £1,832 5s Id and the deficiency was il,669 7s 2d. Underestimating contracts and bad weather, he said, were the causes of failure. The Official Receiver said the case had been a most unsatisfactory one, and he asked the deputy registrar to adjourn it sine die. The examination was adjourned sine die.

CARDIFF CORPORATION. FINANCE** COMMITTEE. r -¡' The General District Rate. The Cardiff Finance Committee on Tuesday decided to declare a general district rate of Is 8d in the £ for the half-year ending 30th September next. This is the same as the rate at present collected, and M less than in the corresponding period last year. Councillor Seccombe said he wished it was Is 7d. Mr Allcock (city treasurer) stated this would be possible, but very imprudent, and could only be done'by starving." The amount for the present estimate is £160,283 the ratable value, £ 1,045,000 and Id in the £ produces £ 4,354. The rate of Is 8d in the £ will produce £ 87,083, and a margin will be left of £6,941, for vacancies, appeals, and irrecoverables. Last year's estimate was £168,304, and this year's £160,283, the reduction being brought about by a number of causes. The amount required for the city rate (muni- cipal purposes) was shown to be 179,098, as compared with £ 87,883 for the year 1907-8, and this latter sum was provided for by (a) city rates levied £82,394, (b) surplus from previous year carried to relief of rate £5,489, total £87.833. Out of a total reduction of S8,785 effected this year more than half, viz., £4,569, is decrease on the new mental hospital. On the proposition of the Chairman, it was decided to recommend that a, precept be issued on the overseers to provide for t39,549, amount re- quired in respect of the half-year ending Sep- tember 30th, 1908. made up of jE36,408 munici- pal purposes, £1,138 Welsh intermediate educa- tion, and £2,003 technical instruction. Also that an elementary education precept be served for £65,685 for the year ending 31st of March, 1909, as compared with £67,312 esti- mated for the current year, and JE60,799 actu- ally spent in 1906-7. Museum Expenditure. The City Treasurer reported regarding the Museum expenditure. A sum of £ 7,500 had been passed over to the Lord Mayor's fund towards the National Museum, and the esti- mated position of the Museum Committee on the 31st of March showed a probable balance of £1,500, and out of this sum it. would be possible to place a further £1.000 on deposit, thus raising the amount set aside to about £ 1,240. Regarding the claim of JE2,477 made by Mr Edwin Seward, architect, for plans prepared when a municipal museum was suggested, a letter from that gentleman written in 1906 was quoted in which he agreed to withdraw his claim should he be appointed architect to the Welsh National Museum and Art Gallery. On the proposition of the Chairman (Alder- man F. J. Beavan) it Was decided to carry a sum of £1,440 balance from last year to a sus- pense account, and it was decided to sanction the usual kd rate. HEALTH COMMITTEE. Early Closing Orders. A deputation of pawnbrokers and jewellers waited on the Cardiff Health Committee on Tuesday and sought a closing order under the Shop Hours Act. Mr Crouch spoke on behalf of the jewellers, and Mr B. Jacobs for the pawn- brokers. It was said that they desired t o orders, one for the centre of the city and one for the outside districts. In the centre they were anxious to close at 7.30 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 1 o clock on Wednes- days, 8 on Thursdays, and 10.30 on Saturdays, whilst the outside districts desired to close half an hour later, except on Wednesdays. It was decided to take the necessary steps with- out delay. -=.c=-

SAN REMO HOTEL TRAGEDY. Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones." Paris, Tuesday.—The San Remo correspond- ent of the Journal'' telegraphs that an English couple, supposed to be man and wife, who gave the name of Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones, arrived at the Hotel de Londres from Monte Carlo on Sunday, and were found dead in their room yesterday- Death had resulted from repeated injections of morphine, and a loaded revolver was found on the table by their side, together with a medicine chest containing poisons. Some surgical instruments were found among their luggage, and it assumed the man was a doctor. —Central News.

CHARITY ORGANISATION. The Managing Committee of the Cardiff Charity Organisation Society held its first quarterly meeting for the year 1907-8 in the offices of the society on Tuesday. The report was presented by the secretary. This contained as usual a selection from the cases considered both of the helpable and unhelpable, the greater part of the latter being so on account of the drink. Out of "415 cases 45 were found to be either not in need of help or quite un- deserving. The agent had paid 384 visits of inquiry, and adequate relief bad been given to the helpable in the shape of food, clothing, pedlar's licences, stock, &c., as seemed most suitable. An address was given at the annual meeting held on January 23rd, in the Assembly Hall of the Y.W.C.A.. Charles-street, by Miss Kirbv, of the Association for the Care, of the Feeble- minded. on that subject. The facts given as to the largeness of the Deed for this care were startling, and it was hoped that the suggestion of a home or colony for South Wales for the care and training of such helpless ones would be soon taken up.

Primate and Schools Bill INSUPERABLE OBJECTIONS. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the course of a lengthy letter addressed by him to Mr McKenna, President of the Board of Educa- tion, on Tuesday, on the subject of the new Education BiB, says ;— A fortnight has elapsed since you intro- duced the Government's new Education Bill, and it seems to be on public grounds desirable that I should now write to you on the subject. The non-provided schools of England and Wales outnumber the provided schools hy about two to one, and are attended by about half the elementary school children of the country. You will therefore, I believe, regard it as neither unfair nor inappropriate that I should briefly address you while matters are still, we hope, in a plastic stage. I need not remind you that I have, myself, from the first been anxious to promote a reasonable settlement of this lamentable and harmful controversy. For the last 10 days the text of the Bill has been in our hands, and I can truly say that I approached the study of it with the most anxious desire to find in it the basis of an arrangement which might secure the educa- tional peace and progress which we desire. I must frankly admit that this hope has not been realised, and I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that if the Bill were to become law in anything like its present form, it would accentuate rather than relieve our existing difficulties, and hamper rather than promote educational advance. The desire you have expressed that in urban areas it should be made possible to re- tain in active life the efficient denominational schools turns out, I fear, upon statistical ex- amination to be incapable of fulfilment. The suggested contracting out plan would be applicable to only the slenderest number of such schools, and even in such cases there would undoubtedly be some danger of a reversion to the difficulties of lowered salaries and inferior equipment with which* we were familiar ten years ago. I cordially recognise the real advance on former schemes, which takes shape in the defi- nition of the undenominational teaching which is to be given. If this were accompanied by any adequate opportunity for the more defi- nite instruction which many parents desire, I should recognise it as a substantial contribu- tion to the settlement of the question, but it seems to be neutralised by other parts oi the scheme. Again, it is surely impossible to regard as ^equitable any settlement which does not allow, under reasonable conditions, the parents of children in provided schools to claim and pay for, in addition to the scriptural teaching therein given, such denominational instruction as they may desire. The position is extraor- dinarily difficult, and it is my own desire, as I believe it is yours, to reach a reasonable settle- ment, even if it cannot be wholly acceptable to the controversialists on either side. What I am reluctantly forced to contend is that the Bill, as it stands, does not promote such a solution. Nothing can be so important to the well-being of England as the efficient educa- tion of the little children in her schools, but education must include the building up of character in the faith and fear of God. When such an issue is at stake, surely no mere sense of the weariness of the controversy, still less any question of party allegiance, ought to prevail." His Grace concludes that the objections to the Bill are insuperable. The N.U.T. and the Measure. The executive of the National Union of Teachers at a meeting in London on Tuesday, adopted various resolutions with regard to the Education Bill. 1.—Before expressing a favourable opinion on the other features of the Bill they offer uncom- promising opposition to the contra cting-out clauses as vitiating fatally the principles of local public control and religious freedom for teachers and would cause irreparable damage to education. 2.—The executive warmly welcome the Bill as far as it affirms full local public control and management of public elementary schools, abolition of powers to impose creed tests on teachers and the obligation on a local authority to provide a free .place in a public elementary school for each child when the parents demand it. 3.—The executive welcome warmly the pro- posed consolidation and increase of Govern- ment grants. 4.—The resolution approves the Bill in its application to single school areas and recom- mends the same application to all school dis- tricts with a proviso that instead of contract- ing out the denominational difficulty may be relieved by permitting teachers now employed in denominational schools in other than single school areas so long as they hold their present posts, and are therefore not subject to further creed tests to volunteer to give specÜtl religious teaching out of school hours in schools where are at present denominational. Other resolutions deplore the proposed repeal of the Free Education Act, which will create invidious social distinctions and claims as a matter of justice that compensation clauses for teachers shall be inserted.

SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. Tinplate Contracts Dispute. At Swansea County Court on Tuesday, be- fore Judge Bryn Roberts, an action was heard in which the Morriston Tinplate Company sued Messrs Booker, Dore and Co., London, for JESS for tinplates supplied. The claim was ad- mittedsubjecttoacounterclaimfor £ 58damages alleged to have been sustained through non- delivery. Mr L. M. Richards (instructed by Messrs R. and C. B. Jenkins) was for plaintiffs, and Mr Lleufer Thomas (instructed by Messrs Ingledew, Sons, and Phillips) for the defence. There were, it was stated, two contracts which were material, one entered into in January last yearforl,200 boxes of best Siemens steel bright coke tinplates, delivery to be completed not later than the third week in March, and the second made in March for 2,250 sheets, delivery to be within specified times. Mr Lleufer Thomas on the counter-claim said owing to non-delivery .defendants being unable to go on the market and buy plates of the par- ticular sizes, had to buy sizes slightly larger, which had to be cut down, so that there was a loss on that wastage, which was an element of the damages now claimed. The counter-claim was based on the contracts of January and March, and throughout the plaintiffs were told in correspondence that they would be held responsible for any claims made upon defen- dants in consequence of delays in delivery to their customers. His Honour found for plaintiffs on the claim and for defendants on the counter-claim, referring the assessment of the damages, if any, sustained to the Registrar, costs to be reserved. Dog Litigation. Albert W. S. Hughes, of Neath-road, Plas- marl, sued John Molineaux, a working man who lodged at the Coopers' Arms, Plasmarl, for the value or the return of a greyhound known as Bristol Dick," claiming also damages. Mr Bowen Davies (instructed by Messrs Andrew and Thompson), who appeared for plaintiff, said both plaintiff and defendant were of sporting proclivities, and seemed to have fallen in love with the same dog. There was great competition for its purchase, but plaintiff eventually bought it from a man named Thomas for £2. Some months later defendant on the way to a Llangyfelach cours- ing match expressed a wish to purchase the' animal, but plaintiff declined to sell, where- upon defendant said he would get it by hook or by crook." A few days after the dog was missed from plaintiff's house, and counsel said it appeared that in the absence of plaintiff defendant had gone to plaintiff's house, and in the presence of Mrs Hughes and her children took the animal away, at the same time giving the children a penny 44 to keep their mouths shut." Plaintiff the following Sunday asked defendant what right he had to th^dog, and defendant said he did it for a joke, but asked to be allowed to keep it on condition that it was returned when asked for. This plaintiff agreed to, but all subsequent applications for the animal failed to get it given up. The dog was afterwards run in coursing matches, with the result that it had been overrun, and was now of no very great value as its paws had got smashed. The hearing was adjourned till this morning. Mr Leyson defended.

WELSH SECONDARY SCHOOLS. t £5 firant for Bursars. The Board of Education (Welsh Department) on Tuesday issued the following regulations for secondary schools, supplementary to the regulations issued in July, 1907 :—" Notwith- standing anything contained in the regula- tions for secondary schools (Wales) in force from the 1st August, 1907, a gran^ not exceed- ing £5 will be paid in respect of each bursar in attendance at a secondary school recognised for grants under chapter 3 of those regulations who is following an approved curriculum, whether that of the approved course or not, and who in other respects satisfies the con- ditions which if he were attending the approved course would entitle the school to grant on his account, and no limitation as to number of years in respect of those grants shall apply to any such bursar. In fixing the amount of grant the Board will in each case pay due regard to the standard and character of the work taken." t

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY. Concert at Cardiff. The choral society of the South Wales and Monmouthshire University College, Cardiff, gave an excellent rendering of Sterndale Ben- nett's The May Queen." at the Cory Hall, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening. Under the capable conductorship of Mr David Evans the choruses were admirably treated, and rounds of hearty applause greeted the singing of Was never such a May Day, and never such a Queen." The society were assisted by Mi- David Hughe.?, the popular basso, who, as Robin Hood, was heard to fine advantage in several passages; Mrs S. M. Lewis-Davies, soprano Mr Richard Thomas, tenor, and Mi-s David Evans, contralto. Mrs Lewis-Davies, who sang with rare intelligence and expres- sion, was heartily applauded, and Mr Richard Thomas was successful in all he did. Part II. of the programme was of a miscellaneous char- acter, and was contributed to by the choral society, Mr David Hughes, Mrs Lewis-Davies, and Mr Richard Thomas, with a magnificent violin solo (Wieniawski's Legende ") by Mr Arthur Angle. The choral society in The May Queen were accompanied by Mr Angle's string orchestra. Mr J. M. Lloyd was the pianist. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., is president of the University College Choral Society, with Principal Griffiths, Professor Tanner, and Mr Franck Arnold as vice-presidents, Professor Hepburn chairman of the committee, and Mrs E. H. Griffiths and Mr D. G. Taylor hon. secre- taries.

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