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WORKMEN'S TOPICS. (By MABON, M.P.). THE MONTH'S TRADE. Trade Unions and Unemployment. FROM STONE-CUTTER TO PREMIER. The drop in the trade returns for the month of February, even with leap day thrown In, is disappointing but it is nothing but fol- lowing the expected slackening after the exceptional boom year of 1907. It is not a dump and, as far as one can now see, con- tains no promise of a slump yet. It is necessary to go further afield—to Germany and the United States-for slumps in the full meaning of the word. < ompared with January the propor- tionate decline is less, which in itself is a sign that there is no accelerated reduction in our over-sea trade. The general decrease of some two and a half millions compared with Feb- ruary last falls under three heads and there is food for reflect ion and thought to Tariff Reformers in the fact that for awhile a drop i re-exports accounts for nearly two millions, is between British exports and imports the reductions are £ 123.881 for the former and half J, million for the latter. No N Mr Chamberlain ind his friends have changed their original ione somewhat in respect of the theory of im- ports. As I have shown in prior articles, tt one time they were unmitigated evils to lliem. But thev still have imports on the brain, ind so they may be asked to explain how it is Jiat, though exports as distinct from re-ex- JOrts are down no more than this il23,831, She unemployment figures show a ratio of in- crease grea ter than this £123,8=.I can repre- sent ? Is it not, they may be pressed to answer, because those despised imports tre the food of industry for home in- lustry to so large an extent ? This rint is worth while following. For is to be seen on one hand that raw ma- terials are dotrn nearly £ 3,000.000 in the textile branches, meaning so much less activity in Lancashire. On the other hand, there is an increase of JE2,375,369 in imports of food, drink, ind tobacco-a sure proof of our dependence on foreign sources, and also on our good for- fune under Free Trade in having an untaxed mpply. True, the bad harvests have made thp jost of our food supplies dearer than is com- fortable. But suppose that these supplies had got, the Tariff Reformers' duties on them as yell what then ? Why, of course, all our bod would-have been proportionately dearer ay the deliberate action of the State, and the ncrease would have been felt in the home sup- ,lies, the prices of which, as Germany warns as, always correspond to the foreign supplies. That might suit landlords and farmers, but iiurs is a manufacturing country and people. Ind there is no getting away from these facts. Notwithstanding the facts are old, they are 10 stubborn that they stand repeating over and aver again. And now that Mr Balfour has gone Uto the lobby to support the Tariff Reformers in their paradoxical policy of making food cheaper by first making it dearer, such a posi- tion would be felt an absurdity, which would be almost laughable in Through a Looking Glass," but which is intolerable in thepractical politics of thirty millions of people who must, ander any circumstances, be fed mainly from abroad. Trade Unions and Unemployment. Lord Brassey's second volume on Work and Wages has just appeared and it is designed io bring his Lordship's books on Work and Wa~cs and Fwipcn Work and English up to date. This volume deals mainly with wages and unemployment. It deals, in bis Lordship's best style, with economics, the troth underlying nil the subjects named. U ncrLlployment is considered from three Jifferent standpoints. With regard to Unem- ployment due to want cf work, causes ate Ttated and remedies are proposed and for the present moment when this question is oc- mpying so much attention in Parliament and nut of it, it is of the greatest possible service t o all to have so great an authority as his Lord.. jhip emphasising the fact that private pro- ridence is not sufficient to-day to cope tully wit'i the distresss caused by periodical jmcertainty in ernploynient and this is fact that needs be more strongly emphasised Md better understood than it is, especially in terades employing a large variety of unskilled iabour. The proposal of insurance against unem- ployment is discussed, and again it is of the greatest possible value to have his Lordship asserting that these are simply palliative, and tiot a remedy. Most unemployment, he says, ind it is perfectly true, is caused at the point in each class of labour where efficiency, steadi- ness, and application are lowest, and that it continues longest among the least enterprising. Dealing with the Trade Unions of England, Professor Chapman remarks that it is signi- ficant that a rough average for the last twelve years shows that 1,000,000 workmen are en- sured by the principal Trade Unions in Great Britain at a weekly cost of 2d., which is con- tiderably lower than tbe costof the Continental schemes and sfecures higher benefits as well. He comes in conflict, with the Trade Unions on the policy of a living wage, and that in that easp as far as they are determined bad trade shall mean more unemployment than lower wages, and that, therefore, they them- selves create some temporary unemployment. He also combats the criticism of those who Msert. that machinery is responsible for unem- ployment, and points out that in the long run It raises the earnings progressively of the efficient and finds work for those who were' previously stamped as inefficient. The book is an exceedingly useful one, con- sidering that this question is just now demand- ing so much attention. From Stone-Cutter to Premier. The Right Hon. Thomas Price, Premier of South Australia, who is now on a visit to the Mother Country, must be a very interesting person indeed. This right hon. gentleman is a fine example of British colonists that suc- ceed- Mr Price, I understand, was born in the filllge of Brimbo, not far from Wrexham. He Is said to have had little or no education, ex- cept what he procured for himself, and at the age of 28 years was a humble stefne-cutter, broken down in health through lung trouble, which is said to be the effects of his trade. This, it appears, induced him to try a frcsih dimate, and he went out to Adelaide, South Australia, where he was. like our Henry Broad- hurst, engaged as one of the workmen em- ployed in building the new Parliament House where be now sits as a Prime Minister. Mr Price became a politician of some note almost Immediately he got fixed in his new home, and very naturally identified himself with the South Australian Labour party and it was through the accession of that party to political power that he was able to rise to his present distinguished position. It is obvious, however, Lhat the man who could beconie the leader of the Labour members and turn out after a long itruggle the Butler Ministry, must be a person very much above the ordinary, and this Mr Price undoubtedly is. He has come over here for a holiday, Iknd to recruit from the strain of excessive work. He is goiner, of course, to his native village and county the first thing. He is coming to Cardiff on behalf of his Govern- ment and in the interest of his adopted coun- try. He wants to view the graving and other docks in the Metropolis of Wales the fame of which has for some time reached the Anti- podes. Being the first Labour Premier of the world who has visited our shores he is re- puted to have a desire to see some of the Labour leaders of Wales. And 1 believe xhat rvery Welshman, be he Labour leader or not— and independent of political sides and issues— will be glad to see him and shake him by the band and all, without doubt, will be ready to to what they can to make his holiday, and ibat of his partner in life, as enjoyable as it «an be.
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CANTON POISONING CASE. Bill Thrown Out at the Assizes. At the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff on Tues- day, the grand jury threw out the bill against Charles Hale (27), kennelman, who was in- dicted for attempting to murder his wife. Ilaud Hale, at Cardiff on February 18th. It will be remembered that it was alleged against Sale that he took poison, and that he also administered poison to his wife, but both re- covered after suffering to some extent.
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75 UNLICENSED DOGS. At Caerphilly on Tuesday upwards of 40 cases I fere heard of kpeping unlicensed dogs. The eases were the first batch resulting from com- bined action throughout the Caerphilly sub- division, when altogethei above 75 summonses were issued.' In the majority of the cases fines of 7s 6d were imposed. Twenty-three of the titses were from the Senghenydd district, six Brom Abertridwr, four from Llanbradach, and 1 ten from Caerphilly. The remainder will be at. tfe« Hesgoed Court.
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Burglar Shot Dead. DRAMATIC EPISODE. Glasgow Gentleman's Encounter. Early on Tuesday Mr Montgomerie Fleming, a well-known Glasgow gentleman. was reading in his house, Beaconsfiekl, Kelvinside, Glas- gow, when he noticed a burglar scaling the ivy ana making to the upper window. Mr Fleming procured a revolver and pro- ceeded upstairs to the room which the burglar had apparently been endeavouring to reach. Switching on the light he saw the burglar in the room, and pointing the revolver at him demanded he should go downstairs quietly The burglar himself, however, also produced a revolver, and fired point blank at Mr Fleming, but the bullet fortunately missed his head and embeuded itself in the bookcase. Mr Fleming without hesitation returned the shot and fired three chambers, killing the burglar on the spot. The man has been identified as John McLeod, aged 26, an ex. convict. Mr Montgomerie Fleming, who is only 24 years of age, conducted himself with great coolness. He first telephoned to the police to send officers, as a burglar was within his house. Securing a six-chambered revolver, he ascended to the room where the man was seen to enter. Mr Fleming told the man, who proved to be of the burly burglar type, that he had telephoned for the police, that he had a revolver in his possession, and that it would be best that the man should descend to a lower room without causing further trouble and waking the house- hold. Mr Fleming, when he saw his assailant drop, telephoned to his family physician and to the police, but the burglar was beyond aid. The police later in the day identified the man as a notorious burglar named Macleod. In his possession was found a complete burglar's outfit, including an electric lamp, a new sheath knife 9 or 10 inches in length, a pair of pliers, a crape mask, two schew drivers, 39. revolver cartridges, and a number of keys. The revolver used by Macleod was an old and rustv six- chambered one, and must have been tully loaded, as four cartridges were found in it. The Glasgow police state that never before were there so many notorious burgiars at large as at present. The Glasgow authorities have taken no steps in connection with the shooting of a burglar by Mr Montgomerie Fleming as the law accepts the fatal termination as justifiable homicide. Accordingly the officer who had remained at Beaconsfieid House has been withdrawn. The dead burglar's friends have come forward and claimed the body. They are well-to-do and respectable.
Liner Wrecked.
Liner Wrecked. LOSS OF THREE LIVES. Newark Castle Ashore Near Durban. Lloyd's agent at Durban telegraphed on Saturday morning that the Castle liner Newark Castle, which sailed on March 12th for Delagoa Bay, was reported ashore at Richards Bay, near Utnhlatuzi river. Part of the crew were landed at Durban, but the captain remained by the wrcek. Nine men were still on board. and a Government tug had gone to her assistance. The London office of the Union Castle Com- pany received information that all the crew and passengers of the wrecked Newark Castle are safe. According to the official message the liner ran ashore near Port Durnford. There were only six passengers—all natives —on board when the vessel left Durban. A later Lloyd's Durban message sent off at 12.35 p.m. on Saturday says that the passen- gers and mails had been landed. A further telegram from JDurban, dated Saturday,5.40p.m.. says :—" Two Government tugs. with diver, pump and salvage gear, also African Boating Co's tug and two lighters,were despatched to the Newark Castle with 200 labourers a,nd a gang of stevedores." The following message has been received from the fourth officer Empangeni, Zulu- land. Arrived here. Beached boat. Mrs Boys (chief steward), Horn (hoy), Matsoll i drowned Mrs Ferieira, Major Boys,Slanimers, Mason, White, Thomas, Denis, all well due to arrive Durban Monday aítcrnoon.
FRINGE DISMISSED THE ARMY.
FRINGE DISMISSED THE ARMY. Another German Scandal. Berlin,-Tuesday.—The "Berliner Zeitung" states that Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia has been dismissed from the Army, and has been ordei-ed to go abroad. His Imperial high- ness, it is stated, has been prohibited even from wearing uniform. The paper alleges that the punishment hasneen inflicted by the Emperor, who is dissatisifed-with the Prince's mode of life.—Central News. Prince Joachim Albrecht, the subject of this new scandal, is a major of the Kaiser's Grena- dier Guards.- A son of the old Regent of Brunswick, he is a TJCohenzollern of the Royal House and a second cousin of the Kaiser. Rumours concerning bis irregularities were current at the time of Herr.Harden's prose- cution. Berlin, Tuesday.—Prince Joachim Albrecht, the Emperor's cousin, has resigned his com- mission as major in the Protectorate troops, and thefimperor has accepted the resignation. Various stories are in circulation connecting the Prince's resignation with his relations with the Baroness Liebenberg, nee Sulzer, formerly a Berlin actress. The Prince some time ago left the Guards, and went to South-West Africa by the Emperor's orders, and it was rumoured at the time that the transfer was in connection with the same affair.—Route r.
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RACE WAR IN LOUISIANA. I Many Killed and Injured. New Yyrk, Monday.—The New Orleans cor- respondent of the New York Tribune states that animosity between the whites and the negroes in Louisiana has recently become so acute that a serIOUS race war may be said to be in progress almost throughout the State, fierce fights between bands of white men and negroes occurring with alarming frequency. Yesterday a scuffle between some whites and negroes in the lumber camp at Grant Parish developed into a regular battle, which was waged with great ferocity for several hours, rifles, revolvers, and knives being used by the combatants with disastrous effect. Several lives /were lost on buth sides, and the number of wounded was su great that a special train had to be chartered to convey them to hospi- tals in New Orleans. Subsequently some hundreds of negroes were arrested.—Central News.
. ENGLISH" BRUSSELS."
ENGLISH" BRUSSELS." The carpet industry has almost cermpletely disappeared from the Brussels district," re- ports the United States Consul-General in Bel- gium. The English have adopted the de- signs of the beautiful Brussels tapestry, and introduced them to the trade as Brussels tapestry carpets.' The so-called Brussels car- pets are manufactured in England and supplied to the Belgium market at prices much lower than those for which the same carpets can be produced in Belguim."
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HARBOUR AS MEMORIAL. A new harbour which is being constructed at the fishing village of Craster, on the Northum berland coast, is intended, besides doubling the existing accommodation for boats, to serve as a memorial to Captain Craster, R.A., who was killed during the Chitral campaign. The deceased officer belonged to an old North- country family, whose seat, Craster Tower, is in the vicinity of the village, and who have contributed a sum of JE3,000 towards the cost of building the harbour.
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LORDS UPSET DECISIONS. The House of Lords on Tuesday, by a majority of 4 to 3, held that the widows' fund of the Society of the Faculty of Procurators, G lasgow, had no right'to refuse the contributionsbia. I member struck off the roll of procurators for misconduct, thus depriving his wife and chil- dren of the benefits he had assured for them. This decision of the Lords overides two judg- ments in the courts below, both adverse to the claim of the appellant.
NEW CONTINENTAL TURBINE STEAMER
NEW CONTINENTAL TURBINE STEAMER The Great Eastern Railway Company have ordered another turbine steamer for their Harwich-Hook of Holland service. This vessel will be a. sister ship to the Copenhagen, and constructed by the same builders, essrs John Brown and Co., Limited, Clydebank, for de- livery this year.
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t At a meeting of Caerphi.ly Urban District Council on Tuesday evening the Local Govern- ment Board wrote giving sanction to the bor- rowing of a loan of £ 1,270 for street improve- ments. A resolution was passed,requesting the Glamorgan County Council to give increased contribution towards the maintenance of dis- trict roads in consequence of heavy motor traffic.
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THE BRITISH LION BEER0PH0NE. Pull the handle and the Beerophone will roar and howl." Cartoon by Sir F. C. Gould. (Published by arrangement with the Westminster Gazette.")
Lady and Curate.
Lady and Curate. STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. A painful sensation has been caused, says the London Evening Standard," in a West London parish by the simultaneous disappear- ance of a curate, who is under thirty years of age, and the wife of a well-known resident who attended the church. The friends of both parties speak of it as an elopement, and the curate and the lady have been traced to the same locality on the Con- tinent. They appear to 'ave left about the same time on Thursday last, althoug the yj^ar of the parish was not aware of th^ir departure until Saturday. Every effort is being made to induce thena to return. The lady, who is understood to be between forty and ftfty years of age, took an, active part in the work of the church, and was thrown into contact with the curate frequently at meetings during the week, as well as at the services on Sunday. She was well known, not only in the district but outside, as she took part in public work. The "curate was one of the most promising preacheffl,and church workers in the West of London. He had been in the position he occupied before he left several years, and had won golden opinions all round.
Servant's Strange Story.
Servant's Strange Story. ALLEGED SHOCKING BRUTALITY.. A remarkable story was told at Morpeth County Court on Monday by Catherine For- ster (16), of Newhiggin, who surd Mrs Hannah Dungart US), of Trit-iengton Demes Farm, for unpaid wages and wrongful dismissal. Plaintiff alleged thit Mrs Dungart beat her with a stick to make her work better.. Her food consisted of small pieces of bread. Two farm labourers, she said, in the presence of Mrs Dungart, attempted to hang plaintiff in a farm house, a rope being tied to the roof, and subsequently she was turned out and obliged to walk several miles home. She was ill in bed for a fortnight afterwards. Defendant totally denied the allegations, but Judge Greenwell commented severely on the case, and having taken the names of the two farm hands mentioned, adjourned the case for further investigation. further investigation.
: I A DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST.I
I A DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST. The Council of the British Association for the Advancement of Science has nominated Pro- fessor J. J. Thomson, F.R.S., Cavendish Pro- fe^or of Experimental Physics in the University of Cambridge, to be president of the meeting of the Association which is to beheld at Winni- peg next year. The investigations carried on by Professor Thomson in the Cavendish I Laboratory, and by the distinguished men of science who first worked under him and re- Professor J. J. Thomson. I ceived inspiration from his researches, laid the fouudation for the new views held by chemists and physicists aa to the electronic con- stitution of matter and the remark- able properties of radio-active sub- stances. In 1894 Professor Thomson was awarded one of the Royal medals of the Royal Society, and to this was added in 1902 the Hughes medf in recognition of his contribu- tions to the advancement of electrical science. Two years ago he was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics. I
CANADA'S BUDGET.
CANADA'S BUDGET. The Trans-Continental Railway. Ottawa, Tuesday.—Mr Fielding, Dominion Minister of Finance, presented his twelfth Budget in the House of Commons to-day. He estimated the revenue for the current year at 96,500,000 dollars, and the ordinary expendi- ture charageable to the Consolidated Fund at 77,500,000 dollars. This would show a surplus over the ordinary expenditure of 19,000,000 dollars, but the capital charges of the year would be considerable, amounting to ^3,000,000 dollars", of whiqh 17,750 (? million dollars) would be on account of the Trans-Continental Rail- way. He anticipated this year's addition to the net debt would be 12,000,000 dollars. The; expenditure on the new Trans-Continental Railway to the end of this year would be over 26,000,000 dollars. Dealing with the coming fiscal year, Mr Fielding said the general feeling among business men was one of hopeful confidence, united with much caution.- Reuter.
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OFFICER'S MOTOR FATALITY. A verdict of "Accidental death was re turned at an inquest at Rochester last night on Second-Lieut. Anthony Carrow, Royal Engin- eers, aged 20, who while riding a motor cycle on Sunday dashed into a van and sustained shocking injuries, the left lung being torn in half. Deceased had only had the motor cycle two days, and was trying it with a view to purchase. The jury found no blame attached to the driver of the van, and evpressed sympa- thy with the deceased's father, Mr John Carrow, who resided at Bristol.
GENERAL STOESSEL'S FATE.!
GENERAL STOESSEL'S FATE. St. Petersburg, Tuesday. —The Czar to-day signed the report from the Mil tary Court sub- mitted by the Minister for War relating to sentences on generals concerned in the sur- render of Port Arthur. His Majesty, however, commuted the death sentence passed on General Stoessel to imprisonment in a fortress for ten years with exclusion from military ser- vice and loss "\f his rank.—Reuter. J
Collier Boy to Manager.
Collier Boy to Manager. -c-- MR PHILIP JONES, M.E., CILFYNYDD. The popularity of Mr Philip Jones, M.E., C0- fynydd, who has just retired after 21 years' service as general manager of the Albion Col- lieries, was strikingly demonstrated on Monday night., when he was presented with gifts by the workmen and inhabitants of Cilfynydd. The spacious Workmen's Hall was filled with a re- presentative audience. Councillor T. B. Evans presided, and su porting him were Mr Willie Lewis, agent of the collieries, and Mrs Lewis, MrTtido-Davies, M.E.. the new manager'; Alderman WT. R. Davie" M:r and Mrs Meyler Thomas, Ynysyphvrn Mr R. A. Lewis, Mr D. Nulton Jones, Mr D. Oliver Lewis, and Mr J. Charles, Letters regretting inability to attend were read from Mr Cope, managing director and Mr Henry Lewis, Tynant, the latter stat- ing that the directors had already expressed high appreciation of the valuable services of Mr Jones. Mr PHILIP JOXES. (Photo by A. and G. Taylor.) _0_ Reference was made by the chairman to Mr Jones great public services. Mr Thomas Kemp and Mr T. Blizzard, who spoke on behalf of the workmen, emphasised the fair- ness and reasonableness with which the late manager treated the employees. Mr Richard Williams (schoolmaster) dwelt iipon Mr Jones' services .to education in -the district, and Mr Willie Lewis (agent) referred in high terms to Mr Jones's efficiency as an official. Mr Philip Jones was presented with a framed address and an oil painting of himself Mrs Jones with an oil painting; and Miss Jones with a silver tea and coffee service. It was intimated that about S70 remained unexpended from the testimonial fund, and the committee had decided to provide Mr Jones with a horse and trap. Mr Jones suitably acknowledged the gifts, and stated that his position as manager was a delicate one, for he had to try and please the management and workmen, and he was glad of the appreciation of which there had been so much evidence that night. Mr Jones has had a remarkable career. He commenced work as a collier boy at the early ace of seven years, and now retires after 21 years' service as general manager. A native of Bettws, Carmarthenshire, he sent the first six years of his industrial life in the Bodist Colliery, and Little Level," Cwmaman, and was paid at the rate of 3M per day without percentages When he attained the age of 14 he migrated to Aberdare and worked at Cefn- pennar,subsequently becoming a fireman under Messrs Nixon. This position he occupied for 12 years until he was offered the post of under- manager at Penrhiwceiber under the late Mr Wm. Thomas, Brynawel. Mr Jones decided to qualify for the mining engineer's certificate, and after hard work and application to his studies be secured a first-class certificate in 1887, coming out sixth on the list out of 30 candidates. Shortly afterwards he was ap- pointed manager at the Albion Colliery, the output at that time being 20 tons per day. The change has been phenomenal, for when Mr Jones retired recently the company employed between 1,800 and 1,900 men. and the output in the last fortnight reached 26,500 tons, or an average of over 2,200 tons per working day. With the exception of two years, Mr Jones maintained a dividend for the Ordinary share- holders of 10 per cent., with 6 per cent. on the Debentures, and also wiped out the £ 120,COO Debenture Stock. Mr Jones was very popular with the work- men, and the colliery enjoyed an immunity from labour troubles, except at times when the whole coalfield was concerned in any dispute. He is a member of the Glamorgan County Council and Pontypridd Council and Educa- tion Committee.
DUMB GIRL IN FLAMES.
DUMB GIRL IN FLAMES. Lucy Holly (24), an imbeefie. residing with her maried sister. Alice Adling- ton, at Pugsley-street, Newport, was admitted to the Newport Hospital on Tuesday suffering from severe burn Mrs Adlington left the house with a guard round the fire,but when she returned she found her sister in flames, and the guard removed. Dr. Brooke Gratte, who was in the street, at- tended Holley, and ordered her removal to the Hospital, where it was found that she had been badly burnt about the head and face, back, and right aim. A sad feature of the case is that the poor girl'is dumb, but she managed to make some noise when Enveloped in flames.
RESCUED FROM OPEN BOAT.
RESCUED FROM OPEN BOAT. The trawler Zodiac has landed at Grimsby the crew of three of the sailing lugger Maggie May, of Lowestoft. The lugger left Lowestoft at the beginning of this month for Norway, but encountered very heavy weather, and was completely disabled. Eventually she was wuterloggod, the crew mannea pumps until is they were exhausted, and hoisted signals of distress, but had to take to their boats. They were sighted and rescued by the Zodiac on Wednesday. The lugger had to be abandoned.
"WINNING POST" EDITOK FINED.I
"WINNING POST" EDITOK FINED. ¡ Robert Sievier, editor of the Winning Post," was at Bow-street on Tuesday fined £10 and five guineas costs for sending through I the post a packet enclosing indecent articles, namely, five numbers of that paper. Mr Muskett, representing the Commissioner j of Police, said certain paragraphs on the front page of the" Winning Post exceeded the-' bounds of public decency, Mr Muir, who defended, said Mr' Sievier would undertake not to publish such para- graphs in future.
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The death of a Burrv Port octogenarian is announced, viz., Mrs Davies.wile o(Mr George Davies, Mariners' Inn..Mrs Davies was born near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, and was in her 81st year. Both she and her husband came to Burry Port 38 years ago upon the latter's appointment as foreman ganger, Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railw.- v.
Mr Asquith's Motor Car.
Mr Asquith's Motor Car. I IS HE PRIVILEGED P At Bow-street on Monday Herbert Har- wood, chauffeurto Mr Asquith, was summoned for driving a motor car in St. James' Park at a greater speed than ten miles an hour. Defend- ant said he was driving Mr Asquith at the time, and he had to make the best of his way as his master was very busy at the time. The Magistrate said that did not affect the regulations. Defendant: But is-not Mr Asquith at the present time privileged in the parks ? present ti'ne privileged in the parks ? The Magistrate Not that I am aware of. Defendant: I think he is. He is acting as Prime Minister. The Magistrate He is not Prime Minister. The Park-keeper said when he stopped the car he showed the stop watch to the gentleman'- inside, but all he said was Go on." The Magistrate asked if he claimed any privilege. Witness No, he said it's the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Cavendish-square, and defend- ant drove on. Defendant, who had been previously con- victed of a simUar offence, was fined JEt and costs.
Liberals and Socialism.
Liberals and Socialism. DANGERS OF A PARTY SPLIT. Mr George Whiteley, M.P., Chief Liberal Whip. speaking at Pudsey on Saturday even- ing, said there was a small section of Liberals at the House of Commons who were always in a chronic state of semi-Socialism—men who, elected as Liberals, thought iliey. were entitled to run with the Liberal bare and hunt with the Socialistic hounds.men who. wedded to Liberal- ism. felt they were entitled to philander and flirt with certain elements of Socialism in order to better secure their position with their con- stituents but they could not serve God and Mammon,and if the country began to think that the Liberal party was saturated or even tainted with Socialism there would be a split in the party of the most deplorable kind, and they would lose the vast bulk of that moderate opinion which had been the backbone of Liberalism for 50 years. Evidence of this was accumulating every day at the chief Whip's office.
A BREWER PEER.
A BREWER PEER. Lord Burton, whose name has been pro- minent in connection with the opposition to the Government's licensing proposals, may fairly be reckoned the head of the Beerage, as some irreverent Radicals have termed the brewer peers. As all the world knows he i, the head of .Bass's. He entered Parliament before he was thirty as Liberal member for Stafford. Thereafter he sat, successively, for East Lord Burton. I Staffordshire and the Burton Division until he was raised to the peerage in 1886. He had be- come a baronet in 1882. Lord Burton was created a peer over again in 1897, with special remainder to his daughter Nellie Lisa, who married Colonel Baillie, of Dochfour, formerly M.P. for Inverness-shire. The heir to the baronetcy is his nephew, Mr William Arthur Hamar Bass, who owns the Era."
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UNEMPLOYED IN CANADA. Salvation Army "Bumping." Toronto, Tuesday.—Mr Whitney, Premier of Ontario, to-day received a deputation of un- employed. The spokesman asked for work, and also asked Mr Whitney to use his influence to ntop the Salvation Army from bringing out more emigrants until those now here had got work. Mr Whitney replied "Wearenotgoingto bring out any more except men with a little capitaKand farm labourers. It is no use bring- ing out men from cities and dumping them in rural districts here. I will say, however, I believe the Salvation Army has done better work than most organisations. They have looked after their men until they reached their destination. There is plenty of room in Ontario, and no need for any farm labourers to be out of work. Of course there is con- gestion in the cities, but if people will congre- gate in the cities what can we do?" Mr Whitney added he would see at once what he could do to give relief.
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SURPRISE FOR ADMIRAL EVANS Washington, Tuesday.—Naval officers here are endeavouring to arrange a most agreeable surprise for Admiral Evans when the battle- ship fleet under his command sails through the Golden Gate and completes the Pacific cruisc. It is proposed to greet the rear-admiral with a commission as vice-admiral of the American Navy. Of course, the success of this undertaking depends upon Congress, but the President has done his part in making a proper recommendation to that body for the re-estabiishment of that naval grade.
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SHAH'S DANGER. Another Conspiracy Reported. Odessa, Tuesday News has reached here of yet another conspiracy against the life of the Shah. A number of high personages ih Teher- hn arc stated to be involved in the affair, in- cluding the Shah's uncie, Zih—ex-Sultan—at whose residence numerous compromising docu- ments were found proving his complicity in an attempt planned on the Shah's life. Several arrests have been made, and further develop- ments are ex">e«fce<l.—Central N««t
The Railway Miracle.
The Railway Miracle. REMARKABLE STATEMENTS. Board of Trade Inquiry. Some remarkable evidence was given on Wednesday at the Board of Trade inquiry into the extraordinary accident which cocurred on the Great Central Railway at Wembley on Saturday evening, when a fast train to Leices- ter broke away from the engine and tender and was absolutely wrecked without serious injury to any one of the sixty passengers. The driver of the train, John William Galla- more, told Major Pringle he did not know at the time of the accident that the speed restric- tion of twenty-five miles an hour on that part of the line had been removed. On Saturday night shortly after passing Brent North Junction he noticed a slight shaking on his engine, but did not apply the brake until 30 va,;ds further on,when the si V- ing became more serious. He looked behi, J- but could not see anything in the darkness. A moment later he realised that he had lost his train, and immediately released his brake in case the runaway coaches were following him. He did not pull up until he was able by the light of Wembley Station to see how matters stood. Gallamore was convinced tbiít 4Mie of the coaches and not the temdet 1N8 the Met to go off the road. The Inspector: Is there any more jolting there than on other parts of the line ? Witness: Yes, right along on that line I always expect jolting there, and it is not the road to put any big speed on. The fireman and guard of the train denied that there was any particular jolting. Mr Colin Taylor, a regular passenger on the line, who was a passenger in the derailed train; told an extraordinary story. About three months ago." he said," I was travelliMg by the same train and experienced terrible oscillation between Neasden and Wembley. It sb bad that I .was thrown violently against the arms of the carriage. As I had a similar experience on many occasions before, I reported the matter to the Harrow stationmaster." Since then he had several times experienced the same thing, and other travellers were not sur- prised at the accident. Mr Murgatroyd, assistant engineer, per- manent way, favoured the theory that the tender was the first to leave the rails. He declared the road was good enough for 50 miles an hour. The inquiry was adjourned.
.. GREEK & CARDIFF STEAMERS.
GREEK & CARDIFF STEAMERS. Both to Blame. On Wednesday, in the Admiralty Court, Mr Justice Bas-grave Deane, sitting with Trinity Masters, delivered judgment in the case of the owners of the Greek steamship Constantinos Bebis v. the owners of the Cardiff steamship Red Jacket. This was a claim and counter- claim for damages arising out of à. collision be- tween the two vessels in TagAnrog Outer Channel, Sea of Azoff, on the night of Novem- ber 2nd last. The plaintiffs' vessel at the time was lying at anchor, while the Red Jacket was bound from Venice to Taganrog in water ballast. Mr Justice Bargravo Deane said he was of opinion that the Greeii vessel was to blame for having improper anchor lights, and the Red J acket was also to blame for not keeping a good lookout when coming into the Taganrog Channel. There was no excuse for the Red Jacket not having observed the red light at a much greater disbance than 100 yards.. His Lordship was surprised that there had been no evidence forthcoming as to the nature of the blow. Counsel had mentioned that the damage done amounted to JE16,000, but whether that sum covered the damage to both vessels, and referred also to the cargo, the Court was left in doubt. But the Court "was strongly of opinion that the Red Jacket was running into this anchorage ground, where there was a very large number of vessels, at an excessive speed. Both vessels must be pronounced to blame. Judgment accordingly, each side to bear a moiety of the other's assessed damages.
CARDIFF ENTRANCE CHANNEL CRASH.
CARDIFF ENTRANCE CHANNEL CRASH. On Wednesday in the Admiralty Court Mr Justice Bargrave Deane, silting with Trinity Masters, had before him the case of the owners of the steamship Elemore, of Newcastle, v. the owners of the schooner Michael Kelly, of ) Liverpool. This was a claim and counter- claim for damages arising out of a collision between the two vessels in the Cardiff entrance channel in foggy weather on January 18th last. Plaintiffs pleaded that a good look-out was not kept on the Michael Kelly or her tug, that they failed to go at a moderate speed in the fog, that they improperly failed to stop on hearing the Elemore's fog signal, and that they tailed to sound signals for fog. Defen- dants alleged that the Elemore negligently got ashore and backed astern, that she neglected to carry and exhibit any stern light, that she failed to sound her whistle or give any warn- ing of her manoeuvres, and that she went astern at an immoderate speed. The hearing was adjouned.
CARDIFF LIBERALS.
CARDIFF LIBERALS. EXECUTIVE" MEETING, Sympathy With the Prime Minister. Alderman F. J. Beavan presided at the monthly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Cardiff Liberal Association, held on Mon- day night at the offices, Wood-street. Con- sideration having been given to the annual report, it was stated that the monthly report showed that the association was in a much better position financially than was the case last year. It was arranged that the associa- tion's annual meeting should be held earlv in April at a date to suit the Hon. Ivor C. Guest, the member for Cardiff, and Sir Clifford J. Cory, the president of the association. The recent conversazioneand bazaar were reported to be a success, after which the following reso- lution was passed :—" That we, the Execut ive Committee of the Cardiff Liberal Association, desire to express our deepest sympathy with our beloved leader, the Prime Minister, in his protracted illness, and earnestly hope that ere long he may be restored to such health as will warrant his continuance of the onerous duties appertaining to the leadership of the Liberal party, for which he has shown such remark- able qualification."
THE RAVAGES Of PHTHISIS.
THE RAVAGES Of PHTHISIS. TREGARON DISTRICT DEATH-RATE. More Air and Light Needed. In his annual report to the Tregaron Rural District Couicnl, Dr. Lloyd states the death- rate was 16*2 per 1,003; birth-rate 18'7 per 1,000, the latter being the lowest rate recorded in the district except in 1905. The infant morality rate, 79*4, was the lowest on record. The death- rate from phthisis continued very high throughout the district, and he was afraid there would not be much reduction until more* air and light were admitted into the dwellings and the walls made damp-proof and properly constructed floors substituted for the present mud and earth floor. Diphtheria had been very prevalent. Dr. Lloyd said that in many dwellings windows were never opened.
HAMSTEAD DISASTER FUND.
HAMSTEAD DISASTER FUND. The Administrative CQjoimittee of the Ham- stead Colliery Disaster Relief Fund has decided that no further appeal for funds should be made. The total of the various funds which will be administered through the central committee exceeds £7,000. Of this sum over £5,000 has been subscribed to the Birmingham Daily Mail" fund, chiefly by collections in workshops and factories in Birmingham and district. Three of the victims of the disaster, Howells, Hollyoak, and Ashton, were buried on Tues- day afternoon, the former being interred in the We^t Bromwich Cemetery, the Wesleyan superintendent minister officiating, and the other two men, who were brothers-in-law, were laid side by side in the parish church burial ground.. All the coffins were covered with beautiful wreaths. "Other victims of the dis- aster were buried at Perry Bar and at Smeth- wick. The funerals in each case were attended by large crowds.
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AUTUMN SESSION. The Times says there is good reason to believe that in view of the dimensions of the Ministerial programme the decision has already been come to by the Government to hold an autumn session and that public business in the immediate future will b«? developed on this understanding. It is believe that this arrangement will in- volve fewer holidays at both Easter and Whit- suntide than has been the case in recent years, and the adjournment for the summer recess as early in July as may be convenient. It is ex- pected that the House would, in these circum- stances, reassemble in the first or second week of October, and sit up to Christmas, should the requirements of »• business render such a course necessary.
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WELSH GLEANINGS,
WELSH GLEANINGS, News and Views in Lighter Vein- There are now 83 applications for small noldings m Radnorshire, and negotiations are bemg made for a 300 acre farm near Llandrin- dod Wells. The Calvinistic Methodists of Rhosllan- erchrugog have decided to invite the General Assembly of the Connexion to hold its annual meetmgs there next year. MrW. C.Glynne Gladstone, the squire of riawarden—the grandson of the G O A1 has just become a Welsh magistrate.' havine been piaced on the Commission of the Peace for r untsbire. Mrs Williams, of Celynos. Newtown. Mont., tTr w- ,ate ^hard Wdliams, ^.K.Hist.S., has presented to the Newtown l^ree Library a lock of the hair of Robert Owen, the Socialist. The Postmaster-General is endeavouring to secure suitable premises at Llandrindod Wells tor a new. poet and telegraph office, the present rented buvding being totally inadequate. The local Council are urging the central authority to erect a building of their own. dd?d 1 SirForganwg," remarked ur.Mith Anne Jones, one of the applicants for the post of female medical inspector for the Glamorgan County Council schools. The plea appealed to the members, and they gratified her wish by appointing her to the position. Welshmen everywhere are very sorry to read of the trouble that has overtaken the Rev. David Davies, late of Brighton-as mentioned m last issue. His" Echoes from the Welsh iiills probably, is the most readable repre- sentation of the religious life of Wales that has ever been published in the English language. The father of the late Mr Llewellyn Walling- ton, of Bridgend, was for many vears and until the time ot his death in the employment of the late Mr William Llewellyn, of Court Colman. Mr Llewellyn Wellington's Christian name was given him to mark his father's respect and affection for the family of his employer. The Rhayader Union has just been revalued, and as hitherto the basis has been verv low there will now be a material alteration. At Llandrindod it is expected that the district, rate will be 3s 6d in the £ instead of 6s 3d. and as about £ dO,OGO is being secured from the Birmingham Water Works the poor rate will be exceedingly low. t At a certain National Eisteddfod Madame Mary Davies had entertained the audience with one of her delightful songs when the chief bard. the late Hwfa Mon, approached, and addressed her as follows;- The English call thee Nightingale,' The Scotch they call thee Mavis,' t The Welsh combine the two in one, And call thee Mary Davies.' The first instance on record of a Parliamen- tary bull was that uttered bv a Welsh member. Sir Peter Mytton, elected for the Car- narvon Boroughs in' 1624. He earned undying fame by uttering that memorable phrase, I remember 14 years, before I was born," and of all his Parliamentary utterances this alone remains on record. The following Welshmen, in addition to Mrs D. Lloyd George, have been elected members of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Free Churches The Revs. J. P. Jones, Bournemouth; H. El vet Lewis, London; Thomas Phillips, Blooms bury and Mr Lloyd George. Fifteen additional members will be co- opted at the first meeting of the committee, and there will probably be Welshmen among these- The candidates for the posts of medical inspectors under the Glamorgan County Coun- cil had an anxious time on Thursday °n they were required to address the menioti,. m. Welsh. This request Was somewhat unex- pected, and nervousness seized several candi- dates. Excuse me," pleaded one, I air very nervous." So were the others," rejoined the clerk. But this assurance did not help t.h( candid candidate, who failed to give free ex- pression to his thoughts in his little Welst speech. Ex-Police-sergeant John Lewis Jones, wht died at Rhuddian a few days ago at the age of 88, was a native of Llanfyilin. While stationed at Rhosllanerchrugog he was the means 01 building a Wcsicyan Methodist Chapel, which is still known ac Rhos as Capel Jones y Plisman." Mr Jones was married five times. The Rev. E. Lloyd Jones, of Manchester, the well-known Wesleyan Methodist minister, and Mr R. Jones, ex-Mayor of Llanfyilin, are hif nephews. Welsh Wesleyan students who have beer trained in the Wesleyan College near the ill. fated Hamstead Colliery have tender memories of that neighbourhood. It is there many o! them first practised English preaching, and they were always well received by the miners- The religious character of the Hamstead col- liers can be gathered from the dying messages chalked by them on the colliery doors when they realised the fate that was awaiting them. The Welsh equivalent, and it is believed the original, of the English proverb, None go to heaven on a feather bed," is Fiordd Llan- faglan yr eir 'ir net," literally rendered in tho English The way of Llanfaglan is the way to heaven." In the Red Book of Hergest the expression is given Ffordd ylanfaglan yd eir y net." The phrase comes from the name of Bagian, the saint who -founded Liantaglan, near Carnarvon. Welsh Wesleyan Methodism is gaining ground on the banks of the Mersey. The statistics presented by the Rev. Edward Humphreys at the cymanfa of the connexion showed that the denomination has 10 churches in the two Welsh circuits of Liverpool and Birkenhead, six ministers, IS local preachers, 100 church officers, 1,500 church members, and about 2,000 adher- ents and 1,200 Sunday scholars. The chapels contain seating accommodation for 6,000 per- sons, and the value of the denominational property is 130,000. The Welsh Flock Book Society, which is performing such a useful function among the agriculturists of the Principality, will sustain a serious loss by the retirement from the pre- sidency of Mr Marshall Pugdale, and thf resignation of the secretary, Mr W. Ellis U pjohn. Lord Penrhyn has been mentioned as a possible successor Dugdale in the chair, or, failing him, Lord Tredegar, and for the pre- sent Mr Upjohn has consented to carry on the secretarial labours until the Welsh National Show, when Mr T. Leathes of Ruthin, will assume office. It is not generally known that the late Rev. Thomas Jones, preacher and orator, was a native of Tredegar. True to their disposition to inflict a llysenw (nickname), the men of Gwedt of his young days called him Twm Tredegar." The Rev. Richard Hughes (Trem- rudd), so long associated with Maesteg as minister of Bethania Baptist Church, was a native of the same town. Men like the late Rev. R. Ellis (Cynddelw) and the Rev. Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd) Laboured at Tredegar Nonconformist churches, and it is small wonder that such a centre of Welsh thought in the past is again becoming the home of a busy Welsh society. Mr William Brace, M.P. All who have heard Mr Brace remark on his quiet, earnest eloquence. This is not less re- markable in his sermons than in his political speeches. The following tribal from the Parliamentary correspondent of the London Daily News" is therefore not surprising. The House were discussing the Unemployment Bill, when Mr Vivian and Mr Maddison were answered by Mr Brace, who has the qcdtt and melodious voice of Wales and a real gift of tender and human eloquence. While he was addressing the House the sense 01 irrita- tion and strain for the moment was stilled, and a less contentious spirit—for I am bound to speak with frankness—entered into the dis- cussion. It is thus that the House of Commons ought more often to debate this problem." The Girl and the Tec." A successful detective ol the Metropolitan Force, hailing from Carmarthen, belongs to a highly-respected family and received an edu- cation befitting that of a gentleman. In tht. course of tIme he found himself amongst hi! friends in the best London circles. He was by no means an idler, and accppted an ordinary policeman's position and worked his way up the ladder by sheer merit. Whilst on beat as a common Robcrt" he familiarised himself with the manners and customs of the uppei maids in fashionable London. Une bright girl imagined she had entirely captivated this handsome man of blue, and set her cap at him on several occasions. Imagine her surprise whilst waiting at. a well-appointed dinner tabicina City mansion. sho saw her Bobby friend arrayed in the most stylish evening suit, sitting with the greatest ea^e with her master and guests and behaving all the world like the rest ot' tht- swells." The smart young Metro." had obtained a night's leavr and taken advantage of the occasion to spel\1 a nlnassMVt time with friends of his own set-