The Cardiff Times

Portuguese Slavery. "COLD-BLOODED BRUTALITY." The Filibustering Scheme. This week's Throne," whose editor was mentioned by General Joubert-Pienaar as having been prominently connected with the plan for forcibly abolishing slavery in Portu- guese West Africa, of which details were given decently in a despatch from New York, on the authority of the general, has a special article on the subject. "While," says the" Throne," "the Reports referred to were misleading in many respects, they have been the means of directing public attention towards one of the greatest scandals which exist at the present moment on the face of the universe. Under the aegis of a so-called civilised Power, a trade In flesh and blood is being conducted under Conditions which for savagery and cold-blooded bruatlity have never been exceeded in the Wrld's history of legalised murder. Little children are being done to death for the most trifling offences. Three were murdered the other day for not bringing in sufficient timber to the slaveowner, a Portuguese woman. Slaves are bred for sale and imported for sale. They are Borne times bought in the interior and not in- frequently captured in bands. They are "Oven through country devoid of food, and scores die by the way. If they attempt to escape they are hunted like wild beasts. Wsr protesting against this state of things General J oubert-Pienaar was driven out of Angola. He placed his case before the Foreign Office." Diplomacy," continues the Throne," dragged its usual dreary length along. The probability is that the Marquis de Soveral, the Portuguese Minister, a personal friend of his Majesty, dismissed the whole thing in a Sippant epigram." General Joubert-Pienaar consulted several Public men. and a plan for armed intervention Was conceived which, had, not the Foreign Office intervened, would have taken con- crete shape, and have met with succeess. B-Undreds of volunteers were ready to join «*e Transvaal Boers, and would probably have trekked to a fresh country. Some of the brainiest and bravest men of tiie day would nave led the expedition, and every Britisher in AngoJawould have risen, the result that »e -Portuguese slaveowners and the decadent w*llc*1 supports them there might have b€enswept mto the sea.

Criminal's Speech. REMARKABLE ORATION. John Edwards (35), who described himself as a labourer, but who appeared from the police records to have spent the greater part of the last 12 years in prison, made an extraordinary speech yesterday afternoon when indicted before Mr Robert Wallace, K.C., at. Clecken- well Sessions for stealing a watch and a rail- way ticket from a football cup tie enthusiast in the Strand on the night of the great match. Prisoner assured Mr Wallace that the robbery -as deliberately planned after careful reflection on the crime and its probable consequences. An unknown irresistible power made him turn after committing it and walk into the arms of justice." tt I have no pity for myself," he continued, and therefore I crave you not to temper Justice with mercy. I have deserved all I have got for bringing down my old father's and mother's 'grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.' Edwards went on to opine that the atmos- phere of Soho was in itself enough to manufac- ture criminals but remarked that although fcbe desire within him to commit a crime was great, sorrow and remorse were not strangers to him. Many and many a time when coming out prison I have formed a good resolution for the amendment of my life. Hope has sprung UP within me, for I do not—rogue and thief as I Rm-think that I am past redemption. I am your Unfortunate and humble petitioner. I have led a life of crime, and I admit I have revelled in 1; but I am always looking on the bright side of things, and hope to turn over a fresh leaf." Edwards recalled with pride that whilst Serving his last sentence at Portland he broke free, and climbed to the gaol roof, whence, after defying the entire staff for some hours, he was dislodged by a well directed fire hose. I have always taken a keen interest in crime I have always delighted in it," he summed up, anJ now I have fallen into the pit." Much amusement was caused by the state- ment that prisoner in an interval of liberty bad worked on building the police station at New Scotland Yard. He was sentenced to three years' penal Servitude. x

Rusty Tin Tragedy. MATCH-AND AN EXPLOSION. Four boys were playing in Church-street, Gateshead, yesterday afternoon, when they found an old rusty tin in St. Mary's Churchyard. The boys broke open the tin, which had apparently contained highly explo- sive material, and one, David Burns (35), ap- plied a match to the contents. Aloudexplosion followed, and the boys all sustained injuries, together with several persons who were pass- ing, while pieces of the church wall were blown off- Burns was most seriously injured, and was detained at the Infirmary. The nine other persons who were injured were, however, able to go to their homes as their injuries were mostly of a superficial character. Two women and three men who stood near were injured, the injuries in most cases re- sembling punctured shot wounds. Several of those hurt were taken to the Infirmary, but after having their wounds dressed all were able to return home except Daniel Bums, aged 16, who had his knee-cap broken and his leg, chin, and throat injured. It is less than a week since the chief constable of Gateshead took decisive steps to prevent miners storing explosives in their own homes.

NEWPORT BOVS BRAVE DEED. Exciting Rescue Scene. A plucky rescue was made yesterday bright by a lad, Albert Wash (13), Union- street, Newport. A boy, Michael Dacey (9), of Thompson-lane, with companions, was Playing on Ebbw Vale Wharf, when he fell into the water. The tide was running rapidly out, but he grasped a post, and clung while bis playfellows raised an alarm. Wash heard their cries, and running up, flung off his coat 8Jid dived into the river. He swam out to Dacey, and the other boys having secured a rope, flung it out to the two lads in the river. This was fastened by Wash around Dacey, and the two were safely drawn to the bank, Wash keeping Dacey afloat the while. It was a brave deed for a boy of 13 years.

PATTI AT CRAIG-Y-NOS. Interviewed, Mr Wilhelm Ganz, the well- known musician, said The Baroness Ceder- as she is now, is the most gifted woman lever met. She speaks Portuguese, Italian, Russian, German. French and Spanish fluently, *nd her English, as we all know, is perfect, "he has a repertoire of some eighty operas, all of which she remembers even now. She is a One pianist, and can play the guitar and man- doline, She is fond of lawn tennis and cro- uet, nnd is a good whip.' And how clever e is with the needle All the world loves to hear Patti sing, but how few people know of goodness of heart, her wide sympathy with poor. When she is at Craig-y-No.s she J ends every evening knitting comforters for he children living on the estate."

[ Chinese on British Ships. 0 LANGUAGE TEST EVASION. When Mr Lloyd George's Shipping Bill of 1906 was passed into law the provision enforc- ing a language test on foreign seamen was wel- comed as a step in the right direction towards checking the influx of aliens into our Mercantile Marine. This test was defined in Clause 12 of the Act, and is in the following terms After the 31st day of December, 1907, the superintendent or other officer, before whom a seaman is engaged to be entered on board any British ship at any port in the British Islands, on the Continent of Europe between the River Elbe and Brest inclusive, shall not allow a seaman to sign the agreement if in his opinion the seaman does not possess a sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand the necessary orders that may be given to him in the course of the performance of his duties but nothing in this section shall apply to any British sub- ject orinha-bitantof aBritish protectorate or to any lascar. This clause, which came into operation on January 1st last, affected immediately foreigners at Cardiff, and drove many back to their own countries, but the fact will be re- called that the wily Chinee attempted to evade the Act by claiming to be a native of Hong Kong. This device succeeded in some cases, but it was even practically defeated by the insistance wical which Board of Trade officials demanded proofs that they were in- habitants of a British protectorate. Alleged Discrimination, Recently, however, as the result, it is believed, of strong representations made to the Board of Trade by British shipowners, trading chiefly with the Far East, instructions are alleged to have been issued to local superintendents authorising them to sign on whole crews of Chinese so long as the principal fireman and the principal deck hand, known in each case as No. 1, are able to conform to the language test. It is pointed out that this discrimination in favour of the Chinese is a distinct violation of the Act, and that while it does not affect the Britisher it places other aliens at a great dis- advantage. From inquiries made on Wednesday by one of our representatives it appears to be a fact that several Chinese crews have already been signed on under these instructions at Cardiff. The attention of the officials of the Seamen's Union has been called to the matter, and it is understood that a question on the subject is to be asked in the House of Commons. Indignation is high amongst white seamen in London and employees at the docks at the action of shipowners in engaging Chinese crews for British ships. Although Tuesday did not see a recurrence of Monday's disorderly scenes, it was not through any fault of the un- employed white sailors. A notice was placed outside the Board of Trade offices at Poplar early in the morning stating that signing on for the ship Strath- ness—the ship about which Monday's trouble occurred-would commence at 10 o'clock. Now it so hap pens, says the Lojftdon Daily News," that the Strathness is IVing at Cardiff, a fact with which the Chinese were fully conversant. Sent to Cardiff. Expecting trouble if they presented them- selves at the Poplar offices, the wily Orientals, by arrangement with their agent, took train for Cardiff, while the European sailors were in- quiring after their health in the East India Dock-road. But the offiicals of the National Sailors and Firemen's Union heard of this move and immediately advised their Cardiff representatives of it. On inquiry yesterday at, the offices of the Cardiff brokers of the ss. Strathness, which is lying in the Roath Basin, one of our represen- tatives was informed that they had not re- ceived any communication from the owners (Messrs Burrell and Son, of Glasgow) in regard to the departure from London for Cardiff of a Chinese crew. The vessel had been brought down from London by London rufiners, but as she is loading for the East, and generally car- ries a Chinese crew, steps would probably be taken in the course of the next few days to sign on Oriental deck hands and firemen. Mr Damm, the local representative of the Sailors' Union, stated he had been informed of recent occurrences in London, but up to that time no Chinese crew had arrived for the Strathness. Scrapheap of Europe. A protest meeting against the employment of Chinese at low wages was held yesterday outside the Cardiff Shipping Offices, and the following resolution was unanimously adopted We, seamen sailing out of the port of Car- diff strongly protest against the increase in the employment of Chinese seamen on British ships, and urge upon the Government to take steps to deal with this question." Mr Henson, Barry, addressed a large meet- ing, and in the course of his speech referred to recent incidents at the London Docks, and advised local seamen to wat-eh the Zambesi 'when she came to Cardiff." As Britishers they made no objection to Chinese competing "with them on equal terms in regard to wages and general conditions of employment, but they knew that once this equality was established no Chinese would be employed. As the dumping ground of foreigners Cardiff was known as the scrap- heap of Europe." (Shouts of Quite right.") And instead of the Union Jack the local officers of the Shipping Federation ought to fly the Chinese Flag. The Chinese, as a matter of fact, were less able physically to endure the heat of. the engine-rooms than Britishers were, and Mr Henson gave figures showing that every year one out of every 400 Chinese em- ployed committed suicide, the corresponding figures for Britishers being one for every 800 employed. Mr Henson also referred to the manning question, and said that hardly any ship sailed out of the port of Cardiff that was not under-manned. This matter, however, was now under the consideration of the Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade,

Penarth May Show. LAR6E ENTRY AND HIGH QUALITY, Penarth twelfth annual horse show and parade was held on Wednesday afternoon. The entries were slightly above the average, and the quality of exhibits was highlv spoken of by the judges. The judges were Mr Ernest Hill, Evercreech Mr Joseph Hillier, Tredegar Park Mr D. Evans, Wenvoe Mr D. Rees, Tylorstown; and Mr E. Akers, St. Pagan's. During the afternoon the band of the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry played a selecti6n of music (conductor, Sir Paul Draper). Awards Cart horse in van or waggon, Penarth Urban Authority—1, C. Chick 2, H. Loader 3, T. Powell. Ditto, builders, contractors, and hauliers—1 and 2 G. Hartland. Ditto, builders, contractors, hauliers, and corn merchants-I, J. Moon and Sons 2, W. Lewis and Sons. Ditto, farmers—1, Morgan Bros.; 2, A. T. Stephens. Horse in crank-axle tradesmen's cart or waggon, wine and spirit merchants, and other tradesmen forwhom a class is not provided—1, E. Harvey; 2, W. H. Collens. Horse in cart, trolleC", or waggon, coal merchants- 1, Co-operative Society 2, G. Marsh. Horse, town hackney carriage—1, S, White 2, E. A. Hooper 3, E. A. Hooper. Horse, beach hackney carriage-I, W. and S. Buck- land 2, G. Salter. Donkey and carriage—1, W. and S. Buckiand; 2, G. Salter. Horse and cart, bakers and grocers—1, J. T. Walker; 2 and 3, Deverall and Pawley. Ditto, butchers—1, R. James; 2, R. Gas?; 3, J. C. Ridd. Ditto, Ash mer- chants or greengrocers—1, C. Sadler 2, W. Ford 3, W. Holmes. Ditto, milk vendors—1, B,. C Ridd 2, H. B. Morgan 3, F. Davies. Cob, not exceeding 14.2—1, C. Sadler 2, G. Salter. Horse, over 14.2-1, J. C. Ridd 2, W. and S. Buck- land. Cob, any height, in harness, open—1, H. Forth, Mountain Ash 2, S. Batten, Cardiff. Trotting class, open—l,.Tohn Williams, Pontnew- ynydd 2, J. Howells, Dinas Powis. Jumping, open—1, W. Fletcher. Pontypool, Black Bess 2, A. H. Jones, Merthyr, Molly Seymour. Donkey race—1, S. Buckiand 2, G Salter. Special Prizes.—Horse in either trade or private vehicle-J. C. Ridd. Cart horse, heavy, in hand or in waggon, trolley, or cart-Morgan Bros. Cart horse, light, in waggon, trolley, or cart—Penarth Co-operative Society. Pony, not exceeding! 13 hands-V.. Harvey. Cob, over 13 and not exceeding 14 hands-R. James. Horse, light, over 14 hands-3. C. Ridd. In the evening a concert was given in the Alexandra Park by the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry Band and the Penarth Male Voice Choir (conductor, Mr W. D. Cornwell).

Seven Skeletons. REMARKABLE FIND AT SEVERN JUNCTION. The remains of human skeletons ha,ve been found in the limestone quarries of the Ifton Limestone Company, near Severn Tunnel Junction. It appears that some workmen, re- moving debris and stones in order to open up the new quarry, came across a large slab of limestone extending from the face of the rock into a small cave. On this were found skele- tons, or portions thereof, of seven ot eight persons. Some of the bones were of adult size, and the others were evidently those of chil- dren. They appeared to be of great age, pos- sibly some hundreds of years. The remains have now been removed to the manager's office. There is a local tradition that a French force landed on the coast some hundreds of years ago, and having been de- feated by the natives some of them were buried in the district. The old Rorrar city of Caerwent is near the district, as well as Caldi- cot Castle, once a magnificent stronghold be- longing to the De Bohuns. Earls of Hereford, and hereditary High Constables of England. One of the skeletons is^n an almost perfect state of preservation, its fine teeth being firmly fixed in the sockets and free from any traces of decay. Judging from their appearance, parti- cularly the wisdom teeth, the man was about middle age. The jaw was strong, square, and projecting, and the skull exceed- ingly small in front and the forehead very narrow. It is smaller in size than the average skull of to-day. With the other remains were found a tusk, apparently of a wild boar. When a new rail- road was being laid the workmen found a bronze coin and a silver coin, the latter being between two and three hundred years old, and I buried about five feet below the surface.

SIR WM, CROSSMAN. a Cardiff Trades Council and the Wage Fund, APPEAL TO BRANCHES. Coun. Chappell and His Position. The Sir William Crossman Wage Fund was again discussed at much length at a meeting on Thursday night of Cardiff Trades and Labour Council. Mr W. Williams presided, supported by Alderman Sir Wm Crossman, Mr W. II. Morris, and Mr T. Owen (secretary). The delegates, who turned up in strong force, decided at the outset to admit representatives of the Press. Mr W. H. Morris moved That this council issue a circular to the branches (1) setting forth clearly the financial responsibility of the council with regard to the present debt (to Alderman Sir \\m. Crossman)-and the future maintenance of Alderman Sir Wm. Crossman during the remaining two and a half years to which the council has pledged itself bv resolution (2) Stating the report of the Special Com- mittee, viz., that if Alderman Sir Wm. Crossman is to rema in a representative of this council on the Cardiff City Council under present conditions, an increase in affiliation fees must take place the sub-committee are convinced that no difficulty would occur in raising funds by the resurrection of the L.R.C. if the independence of Labour is secured (3) That the following questions be sent to each branch (a) Is your branch prepared to pay Increased Affiliation Fees as suggested by the special committee ?(b) If not, what amount of financial assistance is your branch prepared to give towards both liquidating the debt and towards future maintenance ? In. submitting the resolution Mr Morris said the Trades Council clearly understood last October, when it asked Sir William Crossman to contest Cathays, the Council deliberately threw out the revised rules of the L.R.C. The council should never have taken the responsi- bility of dictating to the L.R.C. The branches had signified their; determination not to pay towards Labour representation as long as Labour was not absolutely independent. He wished to be courteous, but the Special Com- mittee felt that Labour was not Independent at Cardiff at present, that Labour was sub- ordinate to the Liberal party, and that the time had come, if Labour was to be adequately supported, that it should cut itself adrift from either of the two political parties and stand as a party itself. They were told last week by the Hon. Ivor Guest that Labour had no right to contest Cardiff-(a laugh)—that a compact had been entered into between the Home Secretary and Mr Brace that it should not be contested bv Labour. He (Mr Morris) denied the right of the Hon. Ivor Guest to quarrel with the decision of Labour to have a try at Cardiff. He (the speaker) did not take his Labour politics from the position in which the two Labour members (Alderman Sir William Crossman and Councillor Chappell) took theirs. His Were not Liberal-Labour politics. Councillor Chappell promptly jumped to his 1 feet. He said he would challenge the insinua- tion every time it was made. He bad never belonged to the Liberal or to the Tory party. He had fought all his elections as a Labour man. Mr Morris retorted that if that were so he was surprised Mr Chappell had not signed The L R.C. Constitution. If that statement had been made two years ago by Sir William Crossman and Mr Chappell the position to-day would not be what it was, and Sir William would not be held up to ridicule. Mr Chappell rose to a point of order. Mr Morris: I never once heard Mr Chappell A delegate asked the president to give his ruling on the point of order raised by Mr Chappell. The President said Mr Morris was keeping close to the question, but it would be just as well if he left out personalities altogether. Mr Chappell had previously made a similar declaration, but if Mr Morris was in a posi- tion to state that Mr Chappell had been tied up "it was open to him to do so. (Hear, hear.) Mr Morris I bow to your ruling, but it places me in a difficult position. In my opinion it is better to face the situation now and settle it once and for all—(hear, hear)-but I have nothing to withdraw. Proceeding, Mr Morris said that as a Trades Council they were in honour bound to see that the debt to Sir Wm. Crossman was paid and to maintain him for the remaining two and a half years. He (Mr Morris) did not agree with the cadging pro- cess that had been going on amongst the branches. If the latter (after being appealed to) would not do the straight thing then they must do what they could, for the honour of the Trades Council was at take. Sir Wm. Cross- man was An Honourable Man, and they should let him know definitely what he had to face in the future. Mr Murray (School Teachers) seconded. He said the present position was the natural result of a policy of drift. When they needed funds they had resorted to prize drawings, concerts, &c. The time had come for plain speaking. They should no longer cover their political opinions under the cloak of Trade Unionism they must be either the one or the other. It was humiliating for the Trades Council to be held up to ridicule on Labour representation. The idea had gone forth that they were 10,000 strong, and yet see the posi- tion they found themselves in. It was a pity that the L.R.C. was allowed to' become defunct. They must give up the idea of supporting their representatives with the aid of football matches, prize drawings and concerts. If their repre- sentatives on the City Council were free lances there would be no need to adopt indirect means to raise money for their support. Mr Collins said the L.R.C. was a practical organisation for dealing with the finances. They should Practise What They Preached, and pay their representatives on Trade Union rates. Mr A. W. James (Tr amwaymen) said the rules of many of the societies prohibited them contributing to the L.R.C. He was a great admirer of Sir William Crossman. The best and fairest way to meet the difficulty was to increase the affiliation fees to the Council. Mr V. C. Chappell (Stonemasons) said the trend of organised Labour was towards com- plete independence. The circular to the branches should be backed up by a deputa- tion from the Council. Mr lies (Bakers) said his society were quite agreeable to paying increased affiliation fees. Several members expressed the opinion that it was useless to go to the branches without stating the amount of increase. Mr J. Clatworthy said he should move an amendment because they were placing his society in an awkward position. Did the Coun- cil really think they were going to get the coal trimmers to subscribe an additional affilia- tion fee as a subterfuge to meet the liabilities which the societies had failed to discharge under the head of Labour representation ? It was unfair, to say the least of it. His society had already undertaken to maintain Councillor Chappell. He moved that the circular should not be sent to the branches, but that the money should be raised by the branches ip order to discharge their liability to the Sir William Crossman fund. There was no seconder, Mr Barry (Carpenters and Joiners) observed that it was news to him that as a body they were responsible for the money due to Sir Wm. Crossman. Cries of Vote followed, but Mr E. Curran (Engineers) moved that the matter be referred back to the sub-committee with the view to finding out how much per member the branches would have to contribute. Sir Wm. Crossman and the ) LP. This having been seconded, Sir Wm. Cross- man said he wanted, if the resolution was passed, to have embodied in the circular the actual wording of the resolution sent to him in October last, because there were some mem- bers with the idea that the reason he had not received his wages was because he did not con- test the seat in Cathays in November last as an Independent Labour candidate. Two resolutions were passed,the one requesting him to allow himself to be nominated for the Cathays Ward, and tfte second, "that the Council, having adopted Sir William as their candidate, accept full financial responsi- bility, and the Executive be requested to pre- pare a scheme to secure his maintenance." Proceeding, Sir William observed that for nearly 16 years he had not altered his position as a Labour representative. No conditions were attached to the resolutions he had read, and he claimed that the Council were re- sponsible to him for his wages. No one could accuse him or Councillor Chappell of aiding with any political party on the Council, but they thankfully accepted support from either political party, because without it they could not carry a single measure. They had always been free,but under obligation to others to help them. He hoped they would embody the resolutions so that there wouldbe no more talk outside that he had placed himself in that position because he did not sign the Indepen- dent Labour, Party's constitution last November. Signing the Constitution. The question was asked if it had ever been before the branches requesting Sir William to sign the constitution, and Councillor Chappell said Yes," cries of No coming from several members. Mr Wright inquired whether Sir William was not confusing the I.L.P. with the National Labour Party. Sir William Crossman I have always under- stood, from the way it has bee a put to me that it was the I.L.P. constitution that I have been asked to sign. (Cries of No.") Well, it has never been said that it was not so until to-day. (Oh, oh.) Mr Hunter (Shop Assistants) I am sur- prised to hear an old member of the Labour party talking in the way Sir William. Crossman has spoken now. To say he did not know the ) difference between the National Labour Party and the I.L.P.V shows crass ignorance. The I.L.P. is the Socialist party. The Labour party as at present constituted is not, and I should be ashamed to say I was a Labourman and did not know it. (Hear, hear.) The I.L.P. is not affiliated to the Trades Council for one thing. Trades Council's Responsibility. Councillor Chappell asked if there was any- thing new in the resolution. One would think, he said, that it, had never before been sub- mitted to the branches. He dealt at some length with the past history of the Council, and said, Don't get on my back to get at Sir William. I am prepared to meet anything in my past conduct." He added that the debt owing to Sir William was theirs. It was theirs to get the credit of paying it or the disgrace of not paying it. He was ashamed to think the organised workers were in that position. Was it because Sir William was getting grey-haired ? Did they want to cast him adrift: (No, no.) A Voice This is going a bit too far. I Councillor Chappell Is it because he is getting past what an employer would think is the age at which he could guarantee to give him employment ? Is his sight failing ? You forget this, but you yell enough' when it affects your own members. Remember you are a representative body, and come to fill the shoes of your predecessors from your branches. sor-' If they committed themselves, you come here already committed. Mr Curran On a point of order. This Council lias no legal responsibility. The Chairman replied that he took it that they had that responsibility. Councillor Chappell said it all depended on the value of the vote given at that Council, and proceeded to deal with the increase in the affiliation fees and what would be the total amounts that would accrue. Mr T. Owen (secretary) remarked that for members to say that the Trades Council was not responsible for what was due to Sir not responsible for what was due to Sir William was moonshine and nonsense. They were morally responsible, and he belieVed legally responsible. He then explained more clearly for the benefit of members what the resolution really meant. Sir Wm. Crossman and Street Corner Speaking. After further discussion, Mr Gillett said they were going back to the old position of the L.R.C. and independence. He added that a good deal had appeared in the Press about driving Sir William Crossman to speak at the street corners and in the parks. Councillor Chappell Mr Gillett is the man who put it to us in the old Town Hall Police Court. Sir VYilliam Crossman: You got the question from him,and I said I was very well engaged on Sundays and could not take it on. Mr Gillett (with a look of surprise): It appears I am the guilty individual. Sir William You are you asktd me to do it. Mr Gillett: I can only say that if ever I suggested seriously that either Sir William or Councillor Chappell should go to the street corners and speak on Socialism, I must have b3en out of my mind. The speaker proceeded to say that all this talk was beside the point, and asked why Sir William Crossman's friends had not drafted an amendment to meet their wishes. Subsequently Mr Curran's motion that the matter be referred back to the sub-committee was overwhelmingly defeated, only four voting for it. Mr T. Williams (Bakers) moved that in the resolution should be inserted a recommenda- tion that the affiliation fees should be in- creased from 2d to 4d. This was seconded bv Mr A. James, but was defeated by 27 to 16, and the resolution was put and carried nem. con. It was further de- cided that the executive should be instructed to draft the circular and issue it forthwith, and the matter being closed the hope was ex- pressed by Mr Morris that it would not be said it had been a disorderly meeting. (Laughter.)

JUDGE OWEN AT NEWPORT. A Stupid Quarrel. It is a very stupid quarrel between two neighbouring farmers," remarked Judge Owen at Newport on Thursday, after listening to a case in which two Llantarnam farmers were con- cerned. Mr Pillmer's cattle had strayed into his neighbour's land, Mr Lawrence, and the latter had empounded them and claimed for their keep. The amount of damage could not be agreed upon, and the matter, had come be- fore the Court. Times must be good with the farmers about here," remarked his Honour, if they can amuse themselves with you gentlemen "(referring to the counsel). An order was made for the return of the cattle to Pillineo, the latter to pay 15s for their keep. Auctioneer and Publican. A peculiar claim was made by a Newport auctioneer named Burgess 3.f nst a publican named Bramwell. The ck i was for jE6 i5s, money lent the plantiff say. the defendant promised to repay him when he got into his public-house. Defendant said this was untrue. Twice plaintiff had given him a pound and asked him to accompany him to Weston. Outside of this..there had been no money transferred between thtem. Further, he had cashed a cheque for plaintiff for iC5, which had been dishonoured by the bank. Plaintiff denied this. His Honour gaye judgment for defendant with costs, saying his was the most probable story. War Office Contractor. Mr C. F. Williams, sculptor, Newport, sued Mr Thomas, Cardiff, a War Office contractor, for £7 3s 3d for sand sold. Thomas had a contract. for a new floor at the riding school, Newport Barracks, and ordered 90 tons of sand4 which plain- tiff supplied from his sand wharf. The quan- tity was short, and Thomas's foreman 'phoned to Williams asking him to send more. Williams continued to send more until stopped, and Thomas refused to pay for the quantity over 90 tons, which he did not require and which he said he did not order. Judgment was given for plaintiff for amount claimed. The Flagon Trade J. K. Scott against Griffith Davies was a claim for return of 9100 deposited. Davies kept the Penrhys Hotel, Pontygwaith, and Scott was engaged as traveller and agent for the flagon trade. He paid down as security £ 100, and was expected to be responsible for the deliveries, return of empties, and the col- lection of money. It was also held that he was responsible for the stock, and on leaving he was paid only S50 of his Eloo, the defendant claiming the other as dye for loss in stock. It was argued that this agreement could not be construed fairly to include responsibility for' the stock, as the barman, barmaid, and others had access to the stock. In fact plaintiff was the only one who bad not a key to the stores. -Judgment for plaintiff for return of balance and costs. Status of Slate Clubs. William Lever Westacott, Shaftesburv- street, Newport, claimed 16s from the com- m mittee of the Shaftesbury-street Wesleyan Brotherhood Slate Club. Mr Lewis appeared for the applicant, and said they had sued the committee as being the responsible party. His Honour held that the club was not a registered Friendly Society, and the committee could not be sued any more than the secretary or other official. They would need to sue all the members of the club, and possibly no one was responsible. There was no trusteeship about the committee. Judgment for defendants with costs.

THE MISSING FALKLANDBANK. South Wales Men Among the Crew. Grave anxiety is being felt for the safety of the fine si eel ship Falklandbank, which is now considerably overdue on her voyage from Port Talbot for Caleta Buena with a cargo of Welsh coal. She left Port Talbot on November,9th, was spoken on November 11th in lat. 49 N. long. 8 W-, and again in lat. 31 S long. 46 W., but nothing further has been heard of her, and it is conjectured that she must have foundered about December 30th to the south of the River Plate. The following were the crew on board when the Falkland- bank left Port Talbot capiam i ±i. KoDDins, uanada. Chief Officer Thos. Paing, Kirkcaldy. Second Officer, Gerald Linton, Barrow. Carpenter, E. Prince. Steward. M. Christe. Cook, F. Mattison. Sailmaker. D. Hornby. Boatswain, William Cape. beamen, M. McDonald, M. Browne, George O'Hara, A. Lersen, A. Annisfen, W. Hansen, H. Tarqualksen, D. J- Williams, Rhydygar, Blaenporth; Hyder Mohamed, M, Giffin, Chas. A. Lancing, F. Sayra, 41, Sophia-street, Cardiff; J. Nikles, 23, Patrick-street, Cardiff Y. Salmi, 23, Patrick-street, Cardiff D. Minetta, 23, Patrick-street, Cardiff T. Bysch. Apprentices, Albert Richard Ambrose (17), Queens town Arthur Evans Forsyth (17), Montrose Reginald Gordon Shepherd (18), London John Henry Archbold (15), Redcar and William Henry Lucan (17), Glasgow. Five of the men joined at Port Talbot, seven at Cardiff, and the remainder at Liverpool. The Falklaindbank is a steel ship of 1,913 tons gross and 1,781 tons net register, built in 1894, by Messrs Mackie and Thomson, of Glasgow, and owned by Messrs Andrew Weir and Co., 94, Hope-street, Glasgow.

NATION OF TEA DRINKERS. The total quantity of tea imported last year was 317,127,0581bs., valued at £ 10,744,719. Ac- cording to a statement made by Mr Lloyd George yesterday, the countries from which this enormous supply came were as follows Quantity. Value. India 171,592,9301bs. YL,752,918 Ceylon. 107,409,7701bs. 3,608,616 China 19413,9631bs. 773,709 Java ll,936,3731bs. 377,336 Other countries 7,074,0221bs. 232.140 Compared with 1906 we imported 3,963,0061bs. less last year, but paid EM,634 more.

RUN DOWN 0N THE LINE. William Hannan (40), of li, Tynygraig-road, Llanbradach, was admitted to the Cardiff Infirmary on Wednesday suffering from in- juries received through being knocked down by a locomotive ou the siding at Llanbradach Colliery. It was found that he was suffering from fractured ribs and extensive injury to an arm, which was afterwards amputated.

Fifty Years Ago. "CARDIFF TIMES" EXTRACTS. (From the issue of Saturday, May 15th. 1858.) Big Ben. The new bell for the clock tower at Westminster has been taken out of the mould in a perfectly sound state, so far as can be ascertained on the closest inspection, although it will be impossible to know this with com- plete certainty until it has been swung. It has been- struck as it lay on its side, and from the sound emitted its makers confidently expect that the tone will be powerful, rich, and clear, and that the desired note will be obtained. It is at present undergoing the process of clean- ing." [" Big Ben was so called after Sir Ben- jamin Hall (afterwards Lord Hanover), who was Commissioner of Works in the Ministry of the day.] Tribute to Work Done. Sir,—The government of a people, locally or nationally, is indicative of the state of the Press. There are two parties who assume the government of Cardiff. They consist of two distinct cliques, known as the Conserva- tive and the Liberal, and they are notorious on two accounts. The first is their hitter hatred to each other, and the second (but not the less remarkable) is their united and supreme contempt for their constituents, the ratepayers of Cardiff.. The town has with common consent, arisen in rebellion against the tearful and monstrous taxation j which is imposed upon its inhabitants. The Ratepayers' Committee owes its success in a great measure to the existence of the Cardiff Times at the season when it commenced its operations, and to the faithful reports of its proceedings there recorded, together with the fearless and thoroughly independent articles which have from time to time been published therein, in defence of the right against the might.—Yours, etc., Young Cardiff." Watch Committee Babel. "Sir,-Happening to attend a meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday last, I found that body had'resolved itself into a Watch Com- mittee, and was engaged in investigating certain alleged charges of insubordination made at the instance of the new police in- spector against three sergeants. There were two or three remarkable circumstances in con- nection with these charges which at a future time may deserve comment but the most striking, and to my mind the most humiliat- ing, feature of the case was the unseemly in- subordination of the board itself during the investigation. I have never before witnessed such a scene of what may be termed systematic confusion. I counted from fifteen to twenty members of the board frequently all engaged at the same time, either in attempt- ing to address the chairman, or cross-firing at each other, until occasionally confusion it- self became even worse confounded and the place itself one common babel. Frequently did several members assume the duties of presi- dent frequently did the poor chairman, in the agony of despair, threated to vacate the chair. —Yours obediently, John Willett." Captain Godfrey Morgan, of Tredegar Park, was this week gazetted as Major in the Royal Gloucester Yeomanry Cavalry." [Present-day readers may not all recognise Lord Tredegar under his old-time name.]

Machynlleth Failure. DEFICIENCY, 211,566 3s 9d. A Solicitor's Affairs. The public examination in bankruptcy of Mr John Rowlands, solicitor, of Machynlleth, took place at Aberystwyth on Tuesday. Gross liabilities are placed at L28,777 10s 5d, and a sum of X15,950 17s is expected to rank for dividend. The total assets are estimated at £ 4,384 13s 3d, leaving an actual deficiency j of £ 11,566 3s 9d. Failure is attributed to losses in connection with the failure of the Era Welsh Slate Quarries Co., Ltd. loss upon advances made in connection with the purchase of slate quarries and other properties bad debts, and pressure by creditors. The total loss on the Slate Company were placed at Z,200, and in connection with advances on various properties, Z,264 13s 5d. In the course of his observations, the Official Receiver said the receiving order was made on the debtor's own petition, which he filed in consequence of. executions having been levied on his effects. The debtor had been practising as a solicitor at Machynlleth since 1877, and had no capital when he started. He held several public appointments, being coroner for Machynlleth district, clerk to the Urban Council, clerk to Mallwyd Urban Council, and also clerk to the Machynlleth I Education, Committee and County School Governors. The unsecured liabilities include :— X. s. CL Money in hand as solicitor due to 22 clients. 2,301 3 3 Money in hand as executor or trustee (four cases) 719 0 0 Moneys borrowed from relatives and friends (22) 4,702 2 0 Moneys borrowed from wife 1,727 0 0 Professional debts (15). 228 13 3 Household debts (32). 1,472 19 6 11,150 18 0 Included in the book debts is one of 17,176 19s lid, of which debtor expects to recover £2,500" Debtor was subjected to a long examination. The Official Receiver said no balance sheet had been prepared since 1899. Debtor said he was expecting repayment of several thousands of pounds advanqed in connection with a quarry company- Official Receiver You are a dreamer of dreams. You have been living at the rate of £100 a year above your income. How do you describe your conduct ?—Most regrettable. Have you been rash ?-I only used such moneys as I could handle as my own. Will you say you have been guilty of rash and hazardous speculation ?-Not since 1899. Debtor was questioned as to the disposal of moneys under a number of wills of which he was executor. Included in these was the estate of the Rev. Robert Owen, Pennell, and S350 intended for the Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Missions, and S200 for the Calvinistic Metho- dists Ministers' Fund upon the death of Mr Richard Owen, timber merchant, Machyn- lleth, JE400 was received as insurance. This cheque was made payable to Miss Owen. How did you get the money ? Did you get Miss Owen to endorse the cheque and ask her to come back in three days for the money ?—I have no recollection. Did you ask Councillor Henry Lewis to call upon Miss Owen and ask her to prove as an ordinary creditor ?—I did not ask him. You have scheduled the Machynlleth County School governors for il69 4s 6d. Has this gone into your account ?—Yes. Debtor admitted that he had borrowed from a money-lender. The examination was adjourned.

NOTICES TO MARRIED WOMEN TEACHERS. Hardships at Aberdare. At a meeting of Aberdare Education Com- mittee held on Wednesday, Mr Walter Wil- liams in the chair, it was resolved to ask the County Council to organise two evening schools for the use of supplementary teachers in order to prepare them for the preliminary certificate examination. The Chairman said there were 70 such teachers under the com- mittee. It was resolved that books for the use of the teachers at these classes be pur- chased, A deputation from the N.U .T, con- sisting of Mr Thomas, standing counsel, Mr Rees Nicholas, and some of the members of the Aberdare branch requested modifications of a resolution passed at a previous meeting giving notices to married women teachers. Mr Thomas said, without going into the merits of the policy of the committee, he wished to call attention to exceptional hardship in the case of five of the teachers, as it would seriously affect their superannuation allow- ances. Ultimately the matter was adjourned to a special meeting.

APPEAL FROM NARBERTR In the Divisional Court on Wednesday, before Justices Channell and Sutton, the case of Thomas v. Collins came on, it being an appeal of the defendant.from the decision of Judge Bi&hop at Narberth County Court. Mr Samue Green was for the appellant, and Mr Rowlatt for Mrs Thomas. The defendant appealed on a question of costs, which he had been refused by the County Court jue. There had been litigation between Mrs Thomas, the plaintiff, and Mr 'Collins. He held a bill of saJe on certain of her goods, and there were garnishee proceedings. MrsThomasasked for certain accounts from Mr Collins before she went into court, but Mr Collins refused to supply them unless she paid certain accounts. The County Court judge eld that Mrs Thomas was entitled to the accounts she demanded, which ought to have been filed at the court before the case was heard; and it was against this Mr Collins appealed. Their Lordships decided to refer the matter back to the County Court judge, on the ground that the matter, as he had disposed of it in regard to costs, was within his discretion, but in the decision he had given he acted on a wrong principle of law.

OUR INDIAN VISITORS The Dewan of Nepal on Monday morning was received by the King at Buckingham Palace. In the afternoon the Secretary of State for India, accompanied by Sir W. Curzon Wyllie, returned the formal visit of the Maharajah to the India Office. Viscount Morley drove to Mortimer-place, Belgrave-square, and was received with due ceremony by the Maharajah, who was attended by his full suite. The itinerary of the Maharajah includes visits to Aldershot and the manufacturing towns, r

Missionary Exhibition at Cardiff. OPENING BY THE BISHOP. Many Interesting Exhibits. At the Park Hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a large and repre- sentative gathering of Church people from all parts of the diocese, the Bishop of Llandaff opened a missionary exhibition which must be regarded as the largest and most extensive affair of the kind which has ever been held in South Wales, for not only is the whole of the space in the Park Hall and its accessories filled with objects of interest, but the accom- modation of the Andrews Hall is also taxed to the uttermost. The opening ceremony was at 2.30. Major- General H. H. Lee presided, and those present included the Bishop of Llandaff, Archdeacon Edmondes, Archdeacon Bruce, Canon Lewis, Canon Griffith, Canon Beck, Canon Buckley, and Canon Harding, the Revs. A. Henderson, Gilbert Heaton, D. H. Griffiths, A. G. Russell, D. T. R. James, Messrs F. Smith (Diocesan Registrar), H. P. Linton, W. Godfrey, George Davi Dr. Cropper, Dr. Arthur, Mr H. J. Thatch r. and the hon. secretaries, the Rev. Sydney Thomas, Councillor A. C. Kirk, and Mr F. W. Brett. After the singing of a hymn and the recital of the opening prayers and collects, the chairman briefly asked the Bishop to open the exhibition. Opening Address. The Bishop of Llandaff, who was very heartily received, said he regarded it both as a pleasure and a privilege to be present and to declare the exhibition open, because the object of such exhibitions was one which was very near to his heart. Nothing could be more calculated to inspire interest in foreign missions than an exhibition of that kind. The reason why people often tools, no interest in foreign mission worii was through ignorance of the facts. Such an exhibition had a great educational value, for they had present with them missionaries from all parts of the world, who would tell them of their experiences in foreign lands, and of the conditions under which the natives lived, and also what effect the introduction of Christianity had had upon the lives of these people. They would tell and show many things which would bring home to people in this district a true picture of what existed abroad. The exhibi- tion was one'got up, not by one, but by many societies in fact, by all the societies which were supported by any parish in the diocese of Llandaff. (Cheers.) That embraced an enor- mous sphere of work. (Cheers.) They worked in different ways, hut they were all working to the same end-for the spread of the Gospel of Christ. Some years ago an exhibition of this sort was held in Newport, and it had been instru- mental in creating such interest that since that time Newport had contributed no less than £400 a. year to one missionary society alone, and it supported two missionaries and pro- vided haif the expenses of another. He trusted that even greater results might be achieved by the exhibition which they were opening that day. (Cheers.) He believed that increased interest in foreign missions would also help to stimulate interest in Church work at home. (Cheers.) After making an appeal to his hearers to attend, or else to read the reports 'an and take an interest in the Pan-Anglican Con- ference to be held shortly in London, his Lord- ship declared the exhibition open. A hearty vote of thanks, accorded to his Lordship on the motion of the chairman, closed the formal part of the proceedings. Speech by the Dean of Llandaff. Seldom,, if ever, have Andrews Hall and Park Hall, Cardiff, been filled with such a col- lection of wonderful exhibits as are now being shown in the numerous courts of the Church of England Missionary Society's Ex- hibition which, opened on Wednesday, will continue until May 26. The opening ceremony on Thursday was performed by the Dean of Llandaff (the Very Rev. W. Harrison Davey) under the chairmanship of Colonel Turbervill, and in the presence of a large audience. In his opening remarks, the Chairman said that although Christianity had been founded 1900 years ago, there still remained the task, which this century was to see accomplished, of converting two-thirds of the world's popula- tion to the faith. To this end it was for them to do their duty, and leave the results to a higher power. On behalf of the promoters, he expressed very hearty thanks to the Dean for consenting to open the exhibition. The Dean said it gave him great pleasure to be able to take part in that ceremony. It seemed to him that they were in the midst of an atmosphere of missions-missions not con- fined to any particular sect or specified country. but taking in the wider idea of Christianity. How little they knc-- how the rest of the world lived He tru. that the exhibition would reveal to them things they had not known before. In conclusion, he em- phasised the uplifting and inspiring power of the Gospel. During the afternoon and evening the attendance was well maintained, and the object of the effort, viz., to arouse interest in mission work, appears to be in course of realisation.

MADAME PATTI'S CHEF. The case of Sherwood v. Adami came before Judge Woodfall in the Westminster County Court on Wednesday, by way of a claim by the executors of one, Morilani, for f,20 lent to the defendant, Adavo Adami. Mr C. G. Sherwood, solicitor, and one of the plaintiffs, said Morilani was a very good sort and when Adami asked him to lend him 120 for his brother, he immediately did so. He sent it direct to the brother who wrote the very grateful letter he proceeded to read. Defen- dant was chef to Madame Adelina Patti, at Craig-y-Nos Castle, and his letters were written from the castle. Mr Sherwood proceeded to read the letters, in which occurred such phrases as "I trust this will find thee in good health," and I don't know if thou hast received the second wild beast I sent thee." He concluded with "A shake of the hand from thy friend Adavo." In 1903, when his employer had gone to America, he said he could not come to London as he was waiting for a presentation from the people round Craig-y-Nos and he expectedgold; then he could pay his debts. Mr Sherwood continued that he was one of the executors and was with deceased when he said he thought he would not live long. He referred to this debt and wrote down, X20 Adavo Adami." That was shortly before his death. Mr Black was counsel for the defendant, whose case was that the money had been re- paid. The defendant, in cross-examination, denied applying to one Baglioni for a loan of jElOO to pay off Morilani. He paid the money in notes in Morilani's bedroom in Frith-street, Soho. His Honour found defendant borrowed the money and had not paid it back, and that the piea of the Statute of Limitations by defendant failed by reason of his letters, which he held to be an acknowledgment. He found for the plaintiff, with costs. Mr Black intimated that there would be an appeal,

MOTORISTS IN COURT. Chauffeur Fined S20. At Cardiff yesterday Robert Hail, chauffeur, 141, Treharris.street, was summoned for driv- inga motor-car along Newport-road at a speod dangerous to the public on Sunday evening, April 26th. Mr Ensor appeared on behalf of the Corporation, Mr F. C. Shackel defended. P.C. Palmer said defendant drove a car at be- tween 25 and 30 miles an hour, and many people had to hurry out of its way. Defendant took no heed, of witness's appeal to stop. Several minutes later the car, again travelling at a speed dangerous to the public, returned to 116, Newport-road with Mrs Gunn and Miss McCraith. The defence set up by Mr Shackel was that the police had exaggerated what they saw, and that defendant did not exceed 12 miles an hour on Newport-road. Mrs Gunn and Miss McCraith gave evidence for the defence. The Stipendiary fined defendant £ 10 and costs in respect of each summons-£2Q and costs in all. Another liase. Ernest Reginald Moxey, Penarth, was sum- moned for driving a motor-car along Newport- road at a speed dangerous to the public on Sunday afternoon. P.C. Lewis and others said defendant drove the car at about 35 miles an hour, and several people had to jump out of its way. Mr A. M. Ingledew (who defended) called Mr Moxey, who said he was driving from Penarth to Tintern with two ladies and a gentleman, his chauffeur being at his side. There were comparatively few people about when they were proceeding between Newport- road bridge and Rumney bridge, and his speed was between 15 and 18 miles an hour. He was an experienced motorist, had covered over 50,000 miles, and this was the first complaint against 'him. Hency Morgan Jacob (Penarth) corro- borated. The summons was dismissed.

LOCAL WILLS. Mr S. A. Baragwanath, Cardiff. Mr Samuel Arthur Baragwanath, of Douglas House, Cathedral-road, Cardiff, who died on the 30th January last, left estate of the gross value of £6,582 3s 5d, with net personalty RS,407 6s 6d, and probate of his will, dated 28th January, 1908, has been granted to his brothers, Mr James Baragwanath, of The Maples, Alcester-road, Moseley, Worcester, fruit sales- man, and Mr Richard Baragwanath, of St. Ives, Cornwall, farmer. The testator left his estate upon trust for his wife, Mrs Cissie Bara- gwanath, during her widowhood, or £100 per annum if she remarries, and subject to her interest the testator left the residue of his estate to his children in equal shares. Mr E. Niblett, Newport. Mr Edwin Niblett, of Hefiry-street, New- port, who died on the lltb April last, left estate of the gross value of JE572 17s' 7d, with net personalty 1552 17s 7d, and probate of his will has been granted to Mr Thomas John Evans, of Edward's-street, Miskin, Mountain Ash, and Mr Edward Herbert George, of Oxford-street, Mountain Ash, solicitor.

Reduced to X8,, CARDIFF ASSIZE ACTION. Llandilo Solicitor's Successful Appeal. In the Appeal Court on Thursday, before the President of the Divorce and Probate Divi- sion and Lords Justices Fletcher Moulton and Farwell, the case came on of Griffiths v. Davies. Mr Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., appeared for the appellant, a solicitor, who applied for judg- ment or a new trial on appeal from a verdict and judgment at the trial of the case before Mr Justice Bray and a common jury at Cardiff. Mr Abel Thomas said plaintiff was a builder and the defendant a solicitor. The action originally was a claim for damages for negli- gence alleged against the solicitor, and the verdict was given for the plaintiff, and it was against this that the solicitor was now appeal- ing. The matter arose in this way. In Janu- ary, 1906, Mr Fleming Gough, a large land- owner near Swapsea, leased a piece of land to Thomas Williams, who made arrangements with Thomas Griffiths to build a house for him upon the land. In September of last year Williams verbally agreed to assign the house and lease to Griffiths. On September 12th Griffiths went to the clerk of the appellant, Mr Claude Davies, a, solicitor, of Llandilo, and asked him to draw up the assignment. On September 19th it had been completed, and it was signed by the assignor Williams, and the property thus became the property of Griffiths. No licence was obtained and the question was first of all whether the clerk to Mr Davies had undertaken to obtain the licence or whether Griffiths himself said he would get it. The President: What is the statement of claim ? Lord Justice Farwell: I must say I fail to see what it is all about. Mr Thomas We were held to be liable for S68. The President: Because you denied was your duty to get the licence. Mr Thomas said the question was left to the jury. The next item was a claim of 5s 6d per week for 60 weeks. Lord Justice Moulton What has that to do with it ?—Mr Thomas That is my contention. Replying to further remarks, Mr Thomas said the SM 6s was made up of 28 weeks at 5s 6d per week, the X67 odd and the X8. Lord Justice Farwell said Mr Gough devised the land to Williams, who agreed to assign it to Griffiths. The latter instructed his solicitor Mr Davies to include in the assignment a proper licence to be procured from Gough. This was not done, and Griffiths had to pay a sum of jE5 or £8 to obtain it. Of course Griffiths might be entitled to that, but he failed to see why he wanted from Mr Davies the costs he had incurred in the Chancery action against Williams. Mr Thomas: Yes, and then Williams goes to the landlord and advises him not to let Griffiths have the licence. Mr Meager, for Mr Griffiths, said when the verbal agreement was come to it was under- stood that Williams could always have the property back at the price he was receiving for it. No doubt the reason Williams put difficul- ties in the way of the licence was because he wished to buy back the land at a less price than he obtained for it. In fact, WUhams went to another solicitor and instructed him ito give notice to the landlord not to grant the licence. He contended that by Mr Davies*s neglect through his clerk in regard to the licence when the assignment was made his client had suffered serious loss, and was surety entitled to more than the £8. Lord Justice Farwell said it was the duty of Williams, as the assignor, to get the title.oftbe licence. Lord Justice Moulton Then it was-a breach by Williams and notiby Davies. The President said it seemed to him that a solicitor's clerk in preparing an assignment, if he did not do it properly, was only to be made responsible for such consequences as ensued between the assignee and the landlord. Mr Thomas had not been able to satisfy the Court that Mr Davies was not liable to some extent. But the larger items arose from the breach by Williams, and not by the appellant. This really was an application to reduce the judg- ment by the amount of the damages to the extent of 167 12s, and leave the E8, which was really not disputed. The only question then was one of costs. The other Lord Justices concurred, and the judgment was reduced to B8, costs to be on the County Court scale under ICIO, and appel- lant to have costs of the present appeal.

ANTI-SUFFRAGETTE SCENES AT PONTYPRIDD. More Disgraceful Behaviour. Pontypridd has followed Cardiff in the man- ner of its reception of the advocates of women's suffrage. On Wednesday night, a continuous storm of interruptions compelled the pro- moters of a Women's Freedom League meeting to abandon the platform without atf aualbi- word being spoken by the principal announced, uamely, Mrs Fawcettand Mr^, pard. The meeting was at the Tdwn Hall, whicn can comfortably accommodate 1,500 people, but an hour before the proceedings were timed to commence the hall was overcrowded. The rostrum had been reserved for the ladies, and the centre of the auditorium was packed with an organised band of young men, who from the first seemed bent on wrecking the meeting. They had armed themselves with bells, shrill whistles, trumpets, horns, and hideous-sound- ing instruments of all descriptions. The local resenters of the methods recently employed at by-elections were reinforced by a contingent of Cardiffians, and these sections vied with eachor in creating a fearful din. Prior to the arrival of the chairman, Mr Moses Jones (who deputised Mabon, Mrs Fawcett and Mrs Despard, the disturbers sang various doggerel, the favourite being We'll hang Miss Molony on a sour apple tree," to the accompaniment of bell-ringing, horn-blowing, and the stamping of feet. A despicable act was committed by some- one in letting off a quantity of snuff, to the great discomfort of a large portion of the audience. This was followed by an even more outrageous act. A glass tube containing sulphide of carbon was flung on the platform, and when it exploded the effluvium was un- bearable. There was a good deal of banter indulged in when anyone appeared on the platform, and a reverend gentleman who just peeped from behind was greeted with ironical cheers, the outburst being renewed again and again. When the chairman entered, followed by the speakers, there were cheers, whistling, booing, and howling. The din was deafening. Someone started a parody of a well-known Welsh hymn, the commencing words being, Where is Mabon yr awr hon ?" (Where is Mabon just now ?). The Chairman, coolness personified, advanced to the improvised pulpit, but his voice was drowned in the pandemonium. He leant over the side- with an indifferent air, but there was no subsiding, and when eventually he bestirred himself there was a vigorous out- burst, and after a lengthy wait he gave way to Mrs Gregory. She met with a similar recep- tion, and the familiar figure of Morien fared no better. Rev. Edgar Williams tried his. per-, suasive powers. But all was of no avail. Mrs Fawcettstepped forward, and the rowdy element booed and shouted its hardest. Give Mrs Fawcett one minute," was the mute appeal displayed on a large card-board. Even this favour, however, was denied. It had been confidently expected this lady, who dis- approves of unconstitutional methods in advancing the claims of women's suffrage, would be heard. Local ladies, and gentlemen made repeated attemptc, to secure order, but even at the Press table not a single word was audible above the din. Mrs Despard made a final effort. She was greeted by shouts of Good old Churchill and "i Well hang Miss Molony on a sourappkt tree." The promoters, it was evident, realised the hopelessness of the situation, had a hurried talk, and decided to abandon the meeting. Even this announcement could be made known only by displaying the intimation on a large cardboard. The opposition was hugely delighted, and cheer after cheer was raised. It was with difficulty, however, that the rowdy element could be dispersed from the hall, and when eventually they got to Market-square they continued to make night hideous by their dis- cordant noises. No serious damage was done to the hall. While the place was being cleared Mrs Fawcett and Mrs Despard retired to an ante- room and subsequently addressed a few friends on the stage of the hall after taking the pre- caution to have the lights masked to avoid an inrush by the crowd.

CARDIFF CAPTAIN HONOURED The Norwegian Government has awarded a silver life-saving cup to Captain J, A. Ander- son, of Cardiff, commander of the British steamer Hotham Newton, for his bravery and humanity in rescuing the seven survivors of the crew of the Norwegian barque Getmania, which was abandoned in the North Atlantic Ocean' on December 17th last. The Germania, on a voyage from Weymouth, Nova Scotia, for Fleetwood, was dismasted and waterlogged. Her master, Captain Johannsen, refused to leave the ship, and went down with her, while one boat with eight men and the other with seven men left the vessel. The boat with the eight men was never heard of again. The other boat drifted about the Atlantic Ocean for eight days, the men suffering terrible hard- ships and privations from thirst, hunger and exposure, when the ss. Hotham Newton arrived on the scene, and with some difficulty picked them up.

EXCITING SWANSEA SCENE. An exciting incident occurred in Oxford- street, Swansea, on Wednesday, a motor-car, seeking to avoid a collision with a waggon, dashing into the window of Boot's, cash chemist. Air A. M. Smith was driving his can down Temple-street, and near the bottom, where there are four cross roads, a waggon, came down Goat-street, right in front of thfe car. To avoid a collision Mr Smith promptly endeavoured to tucr his car into Lower Goat- street, but failed, and the car dashed into th, window of the shop. At first it was fcarel that the driver of the waggon was seriously in, jured, and he was taken to the hospital, whero however, it transpired that he had escapet with a bruis edthigh.