The Cardiff Times

MUST M.END OR END. The Newport magistrates onWednesday gave their decision in a case which was adjourned last week, in which W. J. Rogers, Charles S. Win- terton, and .Tohn Fulford, all concerned in the dwelling-houses, numbers 1 to 6, in White Lion-court, Mill-street, were summoned by the Corporation for allowing the houses to be in sucha state of delapidation and want of re- pair as to be a nuisance. At a prolonged hear- ing last week one case was taken as a test. The three defendants are concerned in the property, Winterton being the owner, who leased the property to Richards, who sub-let to Fulford. The Bench now declared the ho-ases to be uoBt for habitation, and made an order by which the houses are to be repaired within sixty days, or closed. The order was made upon all three defendants.

HUSTLING, JUDGE OWEN. AI; Pdutypool on Wednesday Judge Owen disposed of 70 judgment summonses in about 45 minutes. One firm of travelling drapers accounted for 28 of these, ana Ir his Honour naively asked their repre- sentative if they collected all their debts through the County Court. One old woman proved that she was in receipt of parish relief and the Judge, in refosrnp to .e an order against her, said, I wish yoor people would conduct their business with some considera- tion for others."

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Fashion and Things Feminine. BY MISS IDA MELLER. A Striped Cestume for a Girl, One of the results of the efforts made by the modern woman to remain young-looking even after having passed, by many years, the meridian of life, is that very little difference is observable in the cut of a young girl's dress to that of her mother's. The pleated or plain skirt and bolero coat worn by both, ,might, so far as actual design goes, have been cut from the same model, allowing for the differ- ence in figure, of course. There is no grand line of distinction between what is suitable—or rather what is permissible—for the middle- aged woman and her daughter in the way of costume and millinery, for even grandmothers are donning white muslin, that most airy of fabrics, suggestive of the nursery and youth in its early freshness. In tailor-mades the same fashion may be traced in the frocks for sweet sixteen," and those for women forty years older, and this breaking down of barriers of distinction in the etiquette of dress seems to render a girl very much smarter-looking in her toilette, because, forsooth, she reflects the latest fashions worn by her elders. As a change from the ever-useful navy serge suit, tailors are making up girls' costumes in striped cloth, simple and charming being a cloth in dark blue striped with a pin-line in white, this making up very well with a touch of dark blue or black velvet on the collar and cuffs. The girl's dress sketched is made of this cloth, the collar and cuffs being of brode- rie Anglaise, frilled with narrow lace, and edged with black bebe velvet, the vest and collar-band being of lace insertion. The frock is made very simply-a plain, gored skirt and blouse bodice, belted at the waist. A Suggestien for Embfotdered Muslin. There is much enthusiasm just now for what is known as "jumper" suits. The term pro- bably hails from America, and the bodice of the costume is distinguished by a neck cut low and generally square, with a jumper collar fastening at the back, and a filling-in of tucked net or other soft fabric. This class of bodice has advantages apart from its own intrinsic pret- tiness, for it is an excellent model to adopt when dress material is scanty, since the neck can be as decollete as you please, the filling-in and jumper collar making amends for absence of the dress material proper, and sleeves can be made of the vest material, while the jumper collar itself need not neces- sarily be of similar fabric to the actual dress, but looks very well in contrasting stuff, provi- ded the colours agree; or coarse lace, hemmed with the dress material or velvet to match, might be effectively employed for the collar. Designs that combine pinafore and kimono effects are asserting themslves a good deal in connection with muslin frocks for the summer, some of these being Swiss-embroidered—as, for example, the bodice sketched, which is trimmed with filet lace. Very pretty are the muslins embroidered in solid or open designs with pale blue flax or with almond brown embroidery cotton. Filet net forms the sleeves and vest of the pinafore-kimono bodice sketched, which, it will be observed, is pleated on the shoulders. J A Home-Made Screen. A clothes-borse, no longer required for its original purpose, may advisedly be turned into a screen and this can be done with a small amount of labour, a gross or so of drawing pins, and some material for panels. If the wooden framework requires painting, this must be done at the beginning. Enamel paint, in ebony, cream, or any pale colour preferred, or mahogany stain, can be used. When the paint is quite dry—but not before—proceed with the panelling, by cutting to the required size pieces of tapestry, brocade or figured cretonne, allowing for turnings. Fix the panels to the wood with gilt-headed drawing pins, or drugget pins, taking care to keep the panels taut and straight, and to fix the pins an even distance one from the other. The more pins used the better. Another method is to attach the panels with tacks and cover the edges afterwards with gimp, nailing this on with small or <iah-«zed gold-headed pins. Our sketch shows an ordinary two-fold deal clothes-horse transformed into a pretty and handy little screen. One of the panels is stripped across with gimp, and into these crossed strappings may be tucked photographs or picture-postcards. Half of the other panel is converted into a pocket, attached to the lower part being a gathered piece of silk (cre- tonne or brocade could be used), that forms a receptacle for letters, work, or other things. This little screen, being quite light, is easily moved from one position to another, or from one room to another. The straps of gimp or braid must be stitched to the background at each junction, and the pocket on the opposite side of the screen must also be sewn to the background (unless it is tacked to the framework instead); wherefore, to render the screen neat on the reverse side, additional panels of material should be granted. These, of course, might be treated in a similar way to those shown in the illustra- tion, letting the pocket back the gimp lattice- work, and so on. i A three-fold higher screen, made, as in the "ove case, from a deal clothes-horse, is very useful for shutting off draughts in a sick-room or elsewhere; and with panels of nothing more costly than chintz, cretonne, or art serge, is a very cheap affair when completed. Pale blue flax-linen looks very well as panels for screens, and another suggestion for the same is Chinese matting. To Wash White Lace. In washing white lace, tack it very slightly in a piece of white muslin, dip it in cold water, then let it lie in a strong lather, made with white soap, for on day, change the water and 1 et the lace lie in the second lathes all night; then put into a saucepan a quart of soft water, six lumps of sugar, and a dessert-spoonful of made starch. Put the lace into the mixture, and let it boil ten minutes, then throw it into cold water, dry it in the air, and iron it while damp on the wrong side. To Clean Chintz. An old-fashioned recipe for cleaning chintz is as follows-Boil two pounds of rice in two gal- lons of water, till soft, when the whole is to be poured into a tub and used just as soap lather is employed for linen. When the chintz is per- fectly clean, rinse it in more water in which rice has been boiled. This, it is said, will answer better for stiffening than starch, as it is very enduring. In drying, care must be ob- served that the chintz hangs smooth. To Restere the Growth of Hair. Mix equal parts of olive oil and spirits of rosemary, add a few drops of oil of nutmeg, and a, good restorative for falling hair is made. Anoint the head with some of the mixture on retiring.

The Flewer Garden. Spring-flowering subjects such as Wallflowers, Forget-.1li-Nots (Myosotis), Polyanthuses, &c., are very Vivo-rooting subjects, and they soon exhaust Ihi soil in which they are growing. Therefor if will be necessary, before the sum- mer oceujoints are placed into the beds, to pro- vide sonic I i-, sh food materials in the shape of leaf-soil a11d horse-droppings in the proportion, of three s of the former to one of the latter. The whole should be well-mixed and freely dusted it:; soot. This dressing should be well incorpoi i with the soil, in order to ensure an even m uvth of the plants. When digging flower-beda and borders it is well, if manure is added, to turn the soil twice, in order that the former may be evenly distributed. The Kitchen Garden. Early plants of the Vegetable Marrow whether planted on mild hot-beds or in pots in an intermediate house for training up the roof, should now be in bearing. The growths should be thinned and regulated, much in the same manner as those of Cucumbers, and in order to ensure a good crop the flowers should be pollin- ated by hand. Diluted manure water should be given when tne truits are swelling. A tinai sowing of this vegetable should be made, plac- ing the seeds singly in small pots these will furnish plants for cultivation in the open. Seeds of Gourds and Pumpkins, including both edible and ornamental varieties, should be sown in a similar manner. Many of the larger Pumpkins are excellent for the table when they are well cultivated and properly ripened.Seeds of Ridge Cucumbers should be sown now and germi- nated in heat. The seedlings when properly hardened will be ready for planting in the open in a sunny and sheltered position by the end of the month. Ridge Cucumbers when properly grown are of equal and sometimes superior flavour to those cultivated under glass. The chief requirements of Ridge Cucumbers are plenty of moisture at the roots and conditions that promote a clean and free growth. Useful Kitchen-Garden Crops. In the case of Peas sown too thickly, the haulms springing from each have not room to develop the healthy growth which is necessary for satisfactory results thus they stifle and render each other other weakly,and become an easy prey to mildew and other diseases fol- lowing on overcrowding. As soon as the Peas are a couple of inches above ground, they should have a little soil drawn up to them on either side then the stakes should be inserted eash side of the haulm, close enough to pre- vent them swaying. A surface dressing of short dung to the thickness of 3in. and the width of lit. outside the stakes is an advan- tage now whether meant for exhibition or otherwise, this mulch will more than repay the trouble, and will serve to prevent the hot sun from penetrating the soil about the roots, and help to keep them moist and each time that, water is applied it will wash the virtues of the manure down to the roots, with the result that the quality and prolongation of the crop is considerably extended. To keep the soil uniformly damp about the roots, not only of Peas and Beans, but of all kitchen-garden crops, is most desirable, writes Mr Donald McDonald in the Daily Telegraph how- ever, unless water can be given in quantities sufficient thoroughly to moisten the soil, it is better withheld altogether. A sprinkling of ordinary time or soot will help to keep slugs away—they are very destructive in some gar- dens. Delorative Plants. Those who have glass "accommodationshould be on the look-out for cuttings from their decorative plants, in order that young ones may take the place of those t will have become too unsightly as table, or window ornaments; indeed, in the springtnne too much space cannot well be given to cutting-boxes or other appliances to forward the raising of young plants, as so many useful things which have become shabby during the winter root freely now, and the young plants are infinitely better than the old ones. Amoug these may be noted the beautiful leafed varieties of Coleus, ">e pretty variegated Panicum, the Lycopodim the different forms of creeping Tradescantia, Pilea, variegated Nepeta, Mar- guerites, or, indeed, anything likely to be use- ful of which cuttings can be obtained. Bestreot. The main and final sowing of this crop should now be made. When roots of special quality are required, it is often necessary first to bore holes with a crowbar or some other implement, and to fill these with a rich, finely- sifted compost. The common sparrow fre- quently does much damage to the young seed- lings of Beetroot as soon as they appear above the surface of the ground. Early Cauliflowers. Plants which are growing in large pots in cool houses or pits for providing an early supply will now be forming their curds, and should receive manurial assistance in the form of liquid manure given at alternate waterings. The leaves should be tied up to exclude the light immediately the heads are visible. For the purpose of prolonging the supply of this vegetable some of the plants may be plunged at the foot of a south wall or fence, but they must be given some protection during severe weather. Should these Cauliflowers develop faster than they are required, says a writer in the Gardener's Chronicle," some of them may be cut and be placed in a cool store,where they will last in a good condition for at least a fortnight. Successional batches of this vege- table growing in cold franates should be mulched with' rich, half-decayed farmyard manure, and the roots be well supplied with an abundance of moisture. Afford plenty of fresh air to the plants, both by night and by day, and as soon as it is safe to do so remove the lights entirely. Spring-sown plants of such varieties as Magnum Bonum, Early Giant, Mammoth, and Autumn Giant which have been transplanted and properly hardened, should be planted/ in their permanent quarters, the ground haiying previously been well prepared. Make them very firm in the soil and allow them ample room both between the plants and be- tween the rows and in the case of strong- growing varieties, 30in. between the plants in the rows, and the latter 3ft. apart will be found suitable. Make one more small sowing of Early Giant and Autumn Giant, as these varieties will, provided they are lifted during November and placed in cold frames, furnish a supply of small heads of good quality up till mid-winter. Werk in the Garden. No time should be lost in applying a mulch- ing of strawy litter to the strawberry plants which are showing their flowery trusses. The growth on fig trees should be freely thinned out. Young fruit trees should be trained on and dis-budded as it becomes necessary, and re- cently-planted trees against south walls freely watered. The ground in the hardy fruit garden must be kept free from suckers and weeds. Hardening Bedding Plants. The Zonal Geraniums and other summer bedding flowers which cannot be planted out before the end of May or the beginning of June may be helped forward materially just now by judicious treatment. The object to be aimed at is to harden the plants without checking progress. This object is effected by giving them plenty of fresh fair in the frame or greenhouse at all times when the weather is favourable and by watering thoughtfully. Over-watering stimulates the plants to make sappy growth. Watering sufficiently, but with judicious restraint, produces sturdy and thrifty plants full of flowering possibilities. All dead or decaying leaves should be removed prompt' ly from the plants, and a sharp outlook kept against the first appearance of insect pests.

QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY AND BRECONSHIRE CLERGY. Question by Mr Sidney Robinson. Mr Sidney Robinson has given notice for May 19th to ask the hon. member for the Crewe division, as representing the Ecclesias- tical Commissioners, whether the capital sum, of LM,000 raised by royalties on minerals in virtue of leases granted by certain Queen j Anne's bounty farms, such farms being the en- dowment of the Perpetual Curacy of Capel Nantddu, County of Brecon, and now held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, are being in whole or in part, or intended to be, applied to provide a salary for the Bishop Suffragan of Swansea who is now rector of Cantreff, the mother church of Capel Nantddu; whether such sum could be utilised for increasing the income of many of the poor beneficed clergy in the county of Brecon, who have now much less than X200 a year, and to benefit whom Queen Anne's Bounty was first formed and whether he is aware that Queen Anne's Bounty farms, lands, and money are by law intended for the use of the poor clergy or benefices, and not for the establishment of bishops, suffragan or otherwise.

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Territorial Force. I HORSE ARTILLERY FOR GLAMORGAN. We are officially informed that General Tyler, the chairman of the Glamorgan County Association, has received from the Com- mander-in-Chief, Western Command, a com- nunication to the effect that the Cardigan County Territorial Association do not agree to the exchange of the Field Battery allotted to that county for the Horse Artillery Battery allotted to Glamorgan, and that matters must remain as they are. Recruiting for the Glamorgan Horse Artillery at Port Talbot is proceeding satisfactorily, and they are now well over 30 per cent. of the establishment.

THE QUESTION OF ENLISTMENT. Appeal to the Army Council. Recruiting in the Horse Artillery Battery in Glamorgan, which is replacing the old 2nd V.B. Welsh, is practically at a standstill, this being in the main due to the fact that the members of the old Infantry Battalion who, it was hoped, would enlist in it, have, by the. regulations, to enlist for four years. Negotia- tions have for some time been going on between the local authorities and the War Office with the object, if possible, of getting this regulation amended. I understand (writes The Major ") that the representations made have reached the Advisory Council of the War Office, and that this body have made a recommendation to the Army Council that the regulation to the effect that those enlisting in the Territorial Force in a different arm to that in which they served in the Volunteer Force shall enlist for not less than four years shall be amended throughout the kingdom, for the difficulty which is being experienced in Glamorgan has caused trouble in other parts of the country also. There is reason to anticipate that the Army Council will alter the period to two years. It is understood that so far as the Glamor- gan Artillery Battery are concerned, with the object of assisting recruiting, application has been made for the immediate appointment of an adjutant and permanent staff, and that the corps shall be officially recognised as a unit before the 30 per cent. of the total establish- I ment are recruited. Gathering at Newport. In response to the invitatipn of the Newport Chamber of Commerce, there was a large and representative gathering of all sections of the town at the Assembly. Rooms on Monday night, when the objects of the Territorial Army were explained. It had been arranged for Major Moore, as secretary of Monmouthshire Terri- torial Association, to explain the scheme, but owing to illness he was unable to attend. The chairman was Sir Arthur Mackworth, Bart., C.B., chairman of the Monmouthshire Terri- torial Association, and he took the place of Major Moore in explaining the scheme. Sir Arthur expressed his profound admira- tion for the scheme and its author, Mr Hal- dane, who was, he said, the most far-seeing and ingenious Secretary for War the country had known in modern times. Under the new scheme the members would fare better than under the old Volunteer system. He was of opinion that when people referred to the new scheme as being an encouragement of the military spirit there was a misuse of terms and a lack of true appreciation of the scheme. The glory of a soldier did not rest in his desire to take life, but his willingness to sacrifice his own life for the sake of his country. (Applause.) A resolution was moved by Mr John Macaulay,, chairman of the Newport Chamber of Commerce, supporting warmly the scheme. He said that Lord Tredegar and other members of the, Alexandra Docks Company would do their best to encourage men in the company's employ to join the force, and he personally would do all he could to assist. (Applause.) Colonel D Ellis Williams, V.D., seconded, and said he felt certain of the success of the scheme in Monmouthshire, particularly the Field Artillery, with which he is associated. The Mayor (Councillor T. Parry), Mr A. J. Stevens, Colonel Clifford Phillips, Colonel Wallis, Colonel J. C. Llewellin, Alderman Greenland, Councillors Wright and Robjent ,also spoke, and the resolution was cordially adopted. The arrangements for the meeting were made by Mr S. D. Williams, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Reeruiting at Carmarthen. A meeting of people interested in the rais- ing of Territorial units was held in Carmarthen Guildhall on Monday night, when Major R. A- Nevill, commanding the 1st Welsh Field Company R.E., of Llanelly, explained the re- quirements of the special Army order of March last in regard to the formation of an Engineer section at Carmarthen, of which Mr Jack Francis, Myrtle Hill, is the captain-elect. Major NeviH stated that he had given the men at Llanelly a rough outline of the work, although he was an infantry officer, and the work was as new to him as to them. It was true they were in the same boat as far as that was concerned, but he had been able to get certain information together. The War Office sent down a captain in the regulars to explain matters to him, and he (the major) had been pressine the Carmarthenshire Association to put pressure on the Army Council to send down an Army instructor. Their company should be 216 strong, namely, six officers and 210 men, of whom 150, roughly speaking, would be sappers and the rest drivers. N.CLO's in the Field Engineers must be mechanics. Special pay was given Field En- gineers in accordance with their technical knowledge. No tradesman joining the Sappers as a private would get leap than 8d a dav extra, and he might run on from 8d, Is, Is 4d, and Is 8d, until he got to the top rate of 2s. The last named was a special rate,-tndwasonly given for extraordinary work. Those who had no trade got Is lid a day, and if a man joined as a drrver he got at least an extara 4d a day. In detail he explained this composite company and how it was made up, it being divided into two sections from LIanelly. Carmarthen, and the Amman Valley. As regards camp, the same rule applied as to the Yeomanry. A man had to find his horse, and he got his allowance for it. If he could not do so then the association would have to find one. Upon them the re- sponsibility would rest, and not upon the man. He only received an intimation that day as to theprotoable adjutant—Captain Meares, D.S.O., Royal Engineers. They, being the youngest child of the divisional Engineers, would have to be nursed accordingly, and he was there- fore trying to get two sergeant instructors jor Carmarthenshire to lick them into shape, because they understood there was a good deal to learn. He was quite sure those instructors would do all they could to put them into camp this year. The Army Council could not would do all they could to put them into camp this year. The Army Council could not recognise a new unit as having been formally raised until 30 per cent., of the establishment of non-commissioned officers and men had actually enlisted. Should this proportion fail to enlist within a reasonable time, the formation of the unit would not be proceeded with. Thus they had to find 50 or 60 men for recognition in order that they might go to camp at Abergavenny in the first week in August, when they, would have the advantage of working with old bands from Glamorganshire and Cheshire. The separation allowance was fixed, as far as non-commis- sioned officers were concerned, but so far it had not been arranged for privates, although he had done all he could in the matter. The privates of the infantry stood no chance of getting it. The Sussex Association and the Carmarthenshire Association hadpassed unani- mous resolutions in favour of it, but the Pem- brokeshire County Association was dead against it. According to what was subsequently stated bv Captain Jack Francis the outlook for the Engineers was favourable, and Major Nevill took upon himself the responsibility of taking the men of Carmarthen for 12 months, and this, Sir James Hills-Johnes had told him, he would put forward as a strong recommenda- tion. It rested entirely with the association to decide as to whether they would inflict a penalty if a man wanted to give up. Of course if an engineer got a better job in Cardiff the association would consider that a good case for not enforcing the penalty. If a man joined the Engineers for a year there was nothing to stop him from going back to the infantry. Major Nevill said he had every reason to believe that, the 30 per cent. would be forth- coming. If 25 men were got at Carmarthen, it would give the company more than 30 per cent. At Llanelly they only began to enlisst within the last few days. Arrangements were made for 15 days' camp, and those who go to camp must put in eight days' minimum, the same as before in the infantry. Equitation pay would be granted at the end of the camp training. The 4th Battalion Welsh Regiment Infan- try, the Carmarthen detachment, have already mustered the minimum number of men, 36— excluding two officers (Surgeon-captain Williams and Captain James John), aud including Colour-sergeant-instructor Tuck; The men have signed on for one year; four recruits have signed for four years. On Monday night all turned up for drill. The battalion will go to camp at Penally on July 4th. Breconshire Battalion. At Tuesday's meeting of the Brecon Town Council a deputation was received from the Brecon Chamber of Trade, and in reply to the president of the Chamber (Mr J.Meredith), the Mayor (Dr. G. P. Francis), with the sup- port of the Council, undertook to co-operate with the Chamber in giving the Breconshire Battalion of the Territorial Force on the 6th June, when they will first appear in the borough as a battalion for their encampment, at Slwch, a right hearty welcome, and in en- deavouring to induce the tradesmen of the town to decorate their premises on the occasion. The Mayor also undertook to preside at a com- plimentary smoking concert at the Market TTa.11 to the battalion and troops of the Depot and special reserve on the evening of the military sports on nth June (at which prizes will be offered by the Chamber of Trade) and to grant the use of the Market Hall free of charge.

MONTROSE RESULT. Mr Harcourt Returned. Polling took place in the Montrose Burghs on Tuesday for the election of a member of Parliament, the candidates being Mr R. V. Harcourt (Liberal), Mr A. H. B. Constable (Unionist), and Mr J. Burgess (Labour). The result was declared as follows Harcourt (L.) .<. 3,083 Burgess (Lab.) 1.937 Constable (C.) 1,576 Liberal majority over Labour 1,146 Progressive majority over Conserva- tive 3.444 1895. 1896 (Feb.) Mr Shiress Will (L).. 3J594 Mr John Morley (L) 4,565 Mr G. W. Baxtor (U) 2,462 Mr John Wilson (C) 2,572 Lib. »aj 1,132 Lib. maj. 1,993 1900. 1906. Mr Morley (L) 3,960 Mr Morley (L) 4,416 Mr J. B. DoR (U). 2^90 Col. A. Sprot (C). 1,922 Lib. maj 1,570 Lib. maj 2,494 Mr Harcourt proposed a vote of thanks to the presiding officer. The new member said there had been a new element in the contest in so far as there had been three candidates. The contest had been fought with perfect good humour and fairness. Mr Burgess, in seconding, said he could not retire without congratulating Mr Harcourt on the great honour he had won. He hoped they would all go home friends. Mr Constable also congratulated Mr Harcourt upon his hard won victory and thanked his loyal friends who had worked for him. In an interview, after the declaration of the figures, Mr Harcourt stated that he looked upon his victory as the recognition by working men and Trades Unionists of the achievements of the Budget, and the practical measures of social reform actually carried out by the Liberal Government against the airy promises and vague Utopias pictured by the Socialist candidate, who was run simply and solely as a Socialist seeking every opportunity of discred- iting the Government rather than as a repre- sentative of labour and trades unionism. Hie police cleared the suffragists forcibly from the pavement at the Town House, ana one of the women excitedly shouted, We have been assaulted before witnesses." There were cries from the crowd of Shame and Serve you right." I

DEARER MEAT AT CARDIFF. Shortage in Foreign Supplies. In consequence of the continued advance in the prices of home-fed fat cattle, sheep, pigs, etc., caused principally by the shortage of. American and Canadian supplies, the butchers of Cardiff and district are compelled to increase the retail prices of meat forthwith. The posi- tion was discussed at a special meeting of the committee of the local Butchers' Association held on Tuesday night, when it was agreed this was the only coarse open to the trade. Although the association never interfere in the matter of prices for meat obtained by the members they felt bound to approve an advance in prices being made in common with all other centres. It is feared the present shortage of supplies will continue for some time.

SUPPED INTO THE TOWY. Exciting Scene at Carmarthen. An exciting scene was witnessed from the banks of the river Towy at Carmarthen on Wednesday evening. Two boys, aged 10 and 11 years, the sons of John Davies, tinman, Buckingham-place, were watching the trains passing from the junction to the town station, \*fhen the younger, becoming excited, slipped backwards into the tidal waters, some 11 feet deep, and was quickly submerged. His brother unhesitatingly jumped after him with a view to rescue, and both were in peril. Mr William Robinson and Mr David Davies threw out a life buoy, to which the younger lad clung, and was brought to land in an exhausted condition, whilst the elder lad, with great presence of mind, caught hold of a ladder which was held out for his grip.

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