The Cardiff Times

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. Subjects and Adjudicaters. (From Our London Welsh Correspondent.) The Executive Committee of the National Eisteddfod of 1909 met on Monday evening, under the presidency of the chairman (Mr E. Vincent Evans), for the purpose of complet- ing their list of subjects for competition and appointing adjudicators in the various sec- tions. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, of the Royal College of Music, and Dr. McNaught were elected, with Messrs Emlyn Evans, Daniel Price, and Harry Evans, to adjudicate in the choral and vocal competitions, Eos Dar and Mr^ Lloyd Williams, Bangor, being selected to judge in the singing of peonillion and folk songs. It was decided to form an Eisteddfod choir, undof the conductorship of Mr Merlin Morgan, and it was expressly stipulated that no mem- bers of such choir shall be entitled to take part in the chief or second choral, the male voice, or the ladies' choral competitions. The details of the concerts are not yet settled, but it is hoped that Elgar's Caractacus and a specially written Welsh work may be per- formed. In the alliterative measures, including the chair awdl Gwlad y Bryniau," Professor J. Morris Jones, Bangor, and the Rev. J. J. Williams, Pentrc, Rhondda, winner of the chair prize at Carnarvon in 1906, will adjudi- cate- On the pryddest and other competitions in the free metres the adjudicators are the Rsv. Ben Davifa. Ystalyfera, and the Rev. SilyA Roberts (Tanygrisiau). In the event of disagreement between the adjudica- tors in either section the Archdruid (Dyfed) will act as umpire. Professor Edward Edwards, Aberyawytb, and Professor J. E. Lloyd, Bangor, will adjudicate on the essay on Welshmen in the Wars of the Roses Mr JL. J. Roberts, Rhyl, and the Rev. T. Mhank- )amd, Bangor, on" Thf History of theMyddel- tonaProfessor Fowl, Cardiff, on The Manners and Morals of the Mabiriogion Mr R. A. Griffith (Elphin) on the drama: Professor W. Lewis Jones on the Series of Imaginary Conversations;" Mr Arthur Price on The Welsh Jacobites and Mr David Davies, Swansea, on the History of the Efforts to Establish Welsh Colonies Over the

MINERS AND LABOUR PARTY. We are not likely to witness great political changes as the result of the inclusion in the Parliamentary Labour movement even of so splendid a natural force as the miners can supply. Rut the event is one tü be marked lJy Ute Oovernmentaud the Liberal party. Labour is now btoing regimented into a Parliamentary army, which may within the next few years command a hundred votes, or, say, 'a. sixth of thf Parliamentary representation. It can no longer be ticked off as so manv safe votes in the Liberal Whip's pocket hook. It must be taken into accodnt, in time Ùlto partnership. —" Nation."

MARCH OF FAIR SEX. Suffragists Demonstrate. GREAT GATHERING IN LONDON. Lady Henry Somerset's Rebuke. The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies joined on Saturday with the Women's Freedom League in the organisation of a demonstration to demand votes for women which assumed proportions larger than any of the previous processions which London has witnessed, several thousands of women walk- ing or riding from the Embankment to the Albert Hall, where a crowded and enthusiastic meeting heard speeches from such influential and well-known suffragists as Lady Henry Somerset, Lady Frances Balfour, Mrs Fawcett, and Mrs Despard. The procession was elaborately organised, but it lost somewhat- in impressiveness from the fact that, by reason of the impossibility of holding up London traffic for a sufficient time to permit the whole of it to pass through theystreets of the West End without a break, there were four or five separate sections. Each part of the procession, however, had its special interest to the spectator, representing women in all grades of society, and drawn from the ranks of most of the professions and businesses in wlùch women have a part. From a spec" tacular point of view the academic robes of the lady doctors ana the graduates of the Universities lent brilliant colour to sections of the procession, and the specially designed, and in many instances remarkably beautiful banners designed by the members of the Artists' League for Women's Suffrage. A number of these banners bore the names of women famous in history from the earliest times to the present day, and many had a certain special interest from the symbolism introduced into the design. The procession began to assemble on the Embankment and around Whitehall-place soon after two o'clock, the ladies on foot col- lecting beneath their several banners in eight sections—provincial societies, Colonial and international organisations, professions' societies, the Women's Freedom League, and the London Society for Women's Suffrage. Beside these some two hundred vehicles of all descriptions—coaches, brakes, carriages, cabs, and motors—assembled towards the eastern end of the Embankment. Several of the carriages were decorated with flowers, and two were particularly prominent with large bouquets of red and white flowers on each side. FIFTEEN BANDS. The procession, which was interspersed with 15 bands, was headed by Lady Frances Bal- four, Mrs Henry Fawcett, Mrs Sophie Bryant, and Miss Emily Davies, on foot, and the pro- vincial delegates who marched in the van represented, amongst other towns, Bath, Bir- kenhead, Birmingham, Blackburn. Bradford, Bristol, Brighton, Cardiff. Cambridge, Chel- tenham, Doncaster- Edinburgh, Gloucester, Huddersfield, Hull, Keswick, Leeds, Leaming- ton, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Notting- ham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Redhill and Rei- gate, Sevenoaks, Stratford-on-Avon, War- wick, Worcester, and York. There were also representatives of East. Anglia and the Irish Society. Among the banners was noticed that of Keswick, upon which appeared a very attractive coloured photograph of the hills surrounding that town, and the words, '^Kes- wick awakes." Next came Colonial and international re- presentatives. A numerous body of women represented Australia, walking beneath a striking banner depicting Australia appealing to Britannia to trust the women, mother, as I have done. Then came a detachment of the League of Self-Supporting Women of New York," and a considerable body of inter- national delegates. Medical women, who mustered in large num- bers, wearing academic robes of black, blue or vivid scarlet, were headed by a banner repre- senting the serpent of the Israelites in the Wilderness while University women of Ox- ford, Cambridge, London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, all wearing cap and gown, formed another strong contingent. The artistic light blue banner of the Cambridge Alumnae bore the legend, Better is wisdom than weapons of war." The banner of education was of striking and effective design. A considerable group was formed by the old students of the Royal Holloway College. Business women, shorthand writers, and typists were dis- appointingly small in numbers. The names of Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Jane Austin, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Josephine Butler were held aloft above the women writers' section, and the Artists' League had a beautiful banner with 'the motto" Alliance, Not Defiance." Actresses marched beneath banners bearing such names as that of Sarah Siddons, and a daughter of Jenny Lind held a banner bearing her mother's name above a contingent of musicians. Nurses, who were numerously represented, recalled by their emblem the work of Florence Nightingale in the Crimea. Lady gardeners and farmers and those engaged in the work of physical education led a section devoted to Home Makers," whose motto appeared Remember the Homeless and Demand Votes." As they passed through Waterloo-place a working man caufltd amuse- ment by shouting, Hurry up, you home- makers Don't be late in the morning, you know!" The procession passed through Northumber- land Avenue, Cockspur-street, Lower Regent- street, Piccadilly, and Kensington Gore, pass- ing on the way through huge crowds of people who were for the most part respectful and to some degree apparently sympathetic. There was. however, some chaffing and banter, but nowhere any hostility. ALBERT HALL MEETING. The spacious Albert Hall, which crowded accommodates close upon 13,000 people, was packed to its limits for the great meeting which followed. Mrs Fawcett, in opening the proceedings, said that magnificent demonstration filled their hearts with hopefulness and courage, and seemed to bring them within measureable distance of the day of their final triumph. Lady Henry Somerset, who followed, said it would not be just or honest if she were not to say that she was not in accord with many of the methods which have been recently used in order to push their principles into the ranks of practical politics. (Applause and hisses.) She had a deep respect, nay more, she had a reverence for all who were willing to suffer for their opinion, and that would make her refrain even from criticising actions which she could not honestly endorse, were it not that she felt that in a great measure the mind of a large portion of the public associated their claim with actions which they depre- cated and called unwomanly. But they, who believed in being womanly first, felt strongly that their attitude was in no way incompat- ible with their insistence on the right to vote. That insistence did not necessarily mean that they were to adopt the methods of that persistent and annoying sprite Tinker Bell, so called in modern drama, or of those Amazon- ian attacks which have brought women into pe rsonal conflict with the arm of the law. Nevertheless she did not for one moment waver in her belief that what they asked was justice—a justice that would eventually be granted to woman—a justice which it was not difficult to understand had been withheld because it involved a great revolution in governmental life. Dr. Anna fihaw, of Philadelphia, said it was absolutely impossible for one half of the human race to be free while the other half was in bondage. It was impossible for women to be just to men so long as men were incapable of being just to women. During a break in the proceedings, Mrs Fawcett was presented by the representatives of the various branches of the Union with choice bouquets in recognition of her 40 years' work. The bouquets—including one from America—numbered upwards of 30. A meeting of members of various working women's organisations was held around the Nelson column in Trafalgar Square, on Satur- day afternoon, to demand women suffrage and protest against the policy of the Govern- ment in regard to barmaids. The following resolution was passed :— "That this meeting demands the franchise for working women, that they may be able to protect their labour, improve their wages and defend their industrial and Trade Union interest. And further, we protest against the Government's attack on barmaids—a body of over 100,000 workers, who through no fault of their own are threatened with the abolition of their employment, and have no constitutional means of defending it."

NINE-YEAR-OLD SHOPBREAKER The story of the career of crime of a boy of nine was told to the Shrewsbury magistrates on Saturday, when John Alfred Williams was charged with shopbreaking. Chief Constable Baxter said Williams had been in the habit of playing truant, sleeping out at night, robbing his parents and lodgers, and was absotutely incorrigible. He had broken into a tailor's shop, damaged a clock, put clothing and a bundle of silk in a tub of water, bored holes through doors, and left a note which read :— Dear Mis,—I ha.ve seen a burglar climbing the window and come gut again with coats, troupers, aud costly things. His name is Charles Peace. the burglar. See his photo on the other side. On the other side of the paper was a rough drawing of a man, and the words, Beware, Charles Peace The Mayor said it seemed ridiculous that a boy of such tender years should be uncon- trollable, and it was decided to give hifn the birch rod.

PRISONER'S DEATH. Mysterious Circumstances. A prisoner died suddenly at Leicester on Saturday night under remarkable circum- stances. During the day Frank Parker, 52, boot manufacturer, was convicted of receiving stolen snoods and sentenced to 12 montln' im- prisonment. He was removed to gaol and searched there, having been previously searched at the Town llaH. As he was getting into his prison clothes, however, be was taken ill and died shortly afterwards under circumstances that will be elucidated at the coroner's in- quest.

COLLIERY AMBULANCE BRIGADES COMPETE AT MARDY. Owing to a storm the Competition had to be heJd indoors and our picture shows the most prominent spectators watching the proceedings from the platform of the Workmen's Hall. On the left is the Marquis of Breadalbane (marked with a cross) and sitting next to him is Mr W. Roanfeidt.— ('• Soutln Wales Daily News Photo.) CARDIFF BANNER IN LONDON SUFFRAGETTE PARADE. (London News Agency. I

GLAMORGAN POLICE CHANGES. II Port Talbot Inspector's Prometion. At Aberavon (County) Police Court on Mon- day Dr. J. Arnallt Jones, the chairman, referred to the early departure of Inspector Edwards from their midst and the retirement of Supt. Davies, whose career had been a long and honourable one. The justices wished Supt. Davies many years of retirement. Inspector Edwards was as yet only a youngster—(laugh- ter)-bui; nevertheless he had put in 20 years' service and 2! years at Port Talbot. They had found him a zealous officer and an excellent tracker of criminals. 1- INSPECTOR EDWARDS. Mr E. T. Evans, on behalf of the solicitors practising at the Court, added his congratula- tions to Inspector Edwards, and spoke of the excellent services rendered by Supt. Davies. Supt. Davies and Inspector Edwards returned thanks. Inspector Edwards, Port Talbot, is being promoted to the Pentre Division, Rhondda. He was formerly at Gowerton and at Swansea. His place at Port Talbot will be taken by Sergt. Canton, of the Neath County Police Office. Sergt. H. Preece, of Port Talbot, is also being promoted as full sergeant, and transferred to Llantrisant.

MARRIED LAST JANUARY. Sad Case at Aberaven. At Aberavon on Monday (before Dr. J. Arnallt Jones, Mr W. Jenkins, and Mr LI. Griffiths) Kate Keen, a smartly dressed young woman, now living at Commercial-street, Glyncorrwg, applied for a separation order against her husband, John Keen. collier, Cwmclas Cottages, Glyncorrwg. Mr L. M. Thomas appeared for the applicant, and Mr Trevor H. Hunter defended. Mr Thomas said the parties had only been married since January 6th last, and they had been separated on four occasions. The complainant had left a good home to get married. Defendant had bahaved very badly towards his wife, and commenced to molest her a week after the marriage. Defendant went to Gilfach and Maesteg to live, and she also went to live there. One night at Gilfach he came home from work saying he was ill. He quarrelled with her, upset the table, and thew some of the food at her, and caught her by the throat. He took her wedding ring and other rings from her. She left the house and went to a neigh- bour for the night, and later went to her parents. He turned her out one morning at 1 o'clock, she having nothing on save her nightdress. He had told her he would buy a revolver and shoot her. Complainant supported in evidence her solicitor's statement. Her acquaintance with her husband before marriage was of three or four months' duration only. Her father was not willing for her to get married. Cross- examined She saw her husband on Saturday last, and he came to her house on the Friday night. He had tried to settle the case out of court. Her husband had quarrelled with her because she gave her sister a cup of tea. The Chairman suggested that an amicable settlement could be arrived at, but com- plainant definitely stated that she would not return to him. The Chairman said they were much averse to granting separation orders to such young people, and they decided to adjourn the case for a month, the defendant to pay his wife 10s per week in the meantime.

CONSTABLE FINED. Curious Swansea Cases. At Swansea Police Court on Monday a young Swansea constable named Tucker, No. 103,, was fined 20& for using abusive language towards Margaret Kneath, the wife of a nail-maker, whilst Morgan Kneath, the husband, was fined f5 for assaulting Tucker. The case was rather complicated. It seenis that a fortnight ago some boys were playing football in the streets, when the constable came along, and they ran away. It was alleged that Tucker kicked the ball through a shop window. When the owner of the shop ca-me out and asked how the breakage occurred it was alleged further that Tucker said he did not know. Mrs Kneath then came to her door and accused the constable of do- ing it. Subsequently it was alleged that the officer used an offensive expression towards Mrs Kneath, and it was for this he was fined. Several days afterwards it was stated that when the officer was passing along the street in which the Ivneaths lived Morgan Kneath came up behind, and with a Militia strap struck the officer so violently that he was un- able to go on duty for a couple of days. Tbe assault was not denied and provocation was pleaded in defence. On the Bench imposing the fine of £ 5 on Morgan Kneath for assaulting the officer, Mr Leeder, who defended, exrlaiinei), J wish I could give notice of appeal T consider it most unfair. If the man had means he would appeal."

CARDIFF TECHNICAL SCHOOL Carporation and College Council. DR. ROBINSON AND MR BUSH'S SALARY Alderman Lewis Morgan presided at a special meeting of the Cardiff Education Committee on Monday to consider a thres years' agree- ment between the City Council and the College Council with reference to the administration of the technical school. Alderman Morgan said the matter was of serious importance, and deserved their most careful consideration. The following is a summary of the principal clauses adopted in the agreement. The College Council to provide suitable rooms and laboratories in its buildings in Newport-road, Dumfries-place, and, if necessary, other buildings at present under its conteot. for such tea citing and examination purposes as may be required by the Education Committee, and that, in accordance with the rule at present existing in the technical school, these rooms only to be used by students of 14 and up- wards, this condition to be varied if necessary in regard to the art students. The administra- tive work and management of the school, ex- cept where otherwise specified,to be reserved to the Education Committee. The College Council, in all cases where classes are estab- lished by the Technical Committee requiring the use of College laboratories, to appoint teachers the actual salaries of such teachers to be paid through the College Council, who are to be paid 5 per cent. on the total amount collected for the work involved in the collec- tion of fees at the College main buildings. The new agreement will involve an annual pay- ment by the Corporation of £ 1,437 &s Id for rent, rates, and administration expenses, &c., as against JE1 923 14s 2d. It was also agreed to pay the College for the next three years JE125 per annum for conducting the technical classes in cookery and laundry work at the training school of cookery and domestic arts, and to spend a sum not exceeding £100 per annum on free studentships, with or without maintenance, tenable at the day classes of the training school of cookery and domestic arts. Arising out of this new agreement, it was proposed to pay Mr Bush, headmaster at the Art School, S,450 per annum instead ofJE580, as before, Mrs Bush £ 100 a year, and to dis- pense with the services of Mr Farr, assistant art master. Alderman Beavan, Alderman Trounce, Councillors Chappell, Cadle, C. F. Sanders, and others eulogiued the work done by Mr Bush in Cardiff and they contended that he deserved considerate treatment. The salaries proposed had been arrived at after consultation with Mr Bush. Councillor Dr. James Robinson said the salary proposed to be paid Mr Bush was exorbitant. There was no doubt he had done good work, but the position did not warrant such a salary. He had waited in vain to hear a kindly word spoken for Mr Farr. Sentiment had played its part with regard to the com- mittee's attitude towards Mr Bush, but he (Dr. Robinson) would remind them that Mr Farr had been at the Art School for over 20 years, and that he was nearly 60 years of age. And yet they did not appear to have any com- punction in recommending that he be dis- jnissed. His salary had been £ 120 a year, while Mr and Mrs Bush had received between them £680 a year. Dr. Robinson moved an amend- ment that the recommendation concerning Mr Farr he referred back, and this Was agreed to." The proposal about the salary of Mr and Mrs Bush was adopted.

DEATH OF DR.GARRETT HORDER We regret to announce the death of Dr. T. Garrett Horder, which occurred on Monday afternoon at his residence, No. 32, Windsor- place, Cardiff. Deceased, who was 65 years of age, had for some months been in failing health, and had been attended by Dr. Cyril Lewis and Dr. Paterson. Deceased leaves a widow, who is a near relative of Mrs Despard, and one son. Dr. Horder was a keen politician, and at one time took a prominent part in public business. He came to Cardiff from Bournemouth, where he held the position of house surgeon and sec- retary of the National Sanatorium. For many years he was public vaccinator at Cardiff, He served on the School Board for years, and was a great advocate of gymnastic instruction and of open playground gymnasiums for the use of schools. Dr. Horder was trained at the London Hospital, and held the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. He was an ex-president of the Cardiff Medical Society, and his contributions to medical literature consisted mainly of articles to the Press on the defence and etiquette of the profession and on hospital reform. He was for some time a member of the Cardiff Infirmary Management Committee, joint secretary of the ethical section of the British Medical Association, hon. secretary of the Hospital Reform Association, and he was on the Council of the Medical Defence Union. The doctor was a brother of the Rev. W. Garrett Horder, who recently issued a book of hymns and tunes entitled "Worship Song," which has won high encomiums as the finest collection of religious hymns in existence,

"UNWRITTEN LAW." Cardiff Motorist Summoned, Rowland Sully, engineer, Cardiff, was sum- moned at Llandaff on Monday for recklessly driving a motor-car on Cowbridge-road onWed- nesday, May 27th. P.C. W. Coles stated that he saw a motor-car ( D.W. 115), driven by Mr Sully, travelling towards Cardiff at, fully 20 miles an hour. When passing the Caerau cross road known as Green Cross the defendant omitted to sound his horn or give any warning of his approach, and this was the offence complained of. For the defence Mi- J. F. Pbcenix (Messrs Cousins,Botsford.and Phoenix) srtibmitted that the speed was slow, that the cross road was a by-way, and that the horn was sounded thirty yards higher up the road when a danger signal was passed. Without calling evidence for the defence. Col. Woods (the presiding magistrate) defence. Col. Woods (the presiding magistrate) said the offence could hairdly be called '• reck- less driving," but appeared to be the breaking of an unwritten Jaw, The case would be dis- missed, but, the Hench thought that the sound- ing of the horn should be strictly adhered to— it wns a matter of prudence when passing a by-road.

A FATAL PL-AYGROUND. CAN CARDIFF CANAL BE FENCED ? Mr W. L. Yorath held an inquest on Monday concerning the death of William Grant, age 10, of Crichton-place, who was drowned in the Glamorgan Canal, near the West Wharf, on Sunday evening. Geo. Knapp (17) described how the accident happened, saying that he saw several boys. jumping from barge to barge. The deceased was standing on the quay wall, pushing one of the barges out, when he overbalanced and fell in between the barge and the wall. Witness ran down, crossed the boats, and helped to j lower a man into the water. The man, so witness said, put his head under the water, but could see no signs of the body, and he then said he was going home, because he was "bad." The Coroner Was that tte* only effort mide to save the child t Witness Yes, sir. Dock Constable Gippy said that he recovered the body with a, boat-hook. Earlier that even- ing he bad chased'a group of 40 or 50 boys away from the same spot. The Coroner said that until the place was properly fenced off there would be always these unfortunate accidents. He failed to see what could be done unless the owners fenced the property or stationed a special staff of officers to be always on the alert. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death."

WELSH BOWLING CHAMPION. Mr J. POLLOCK, who on Saturday won the Welsh Bowling Championship, with the championship cup. The trophy is the work of Mr H. B. Crouch, of Cardiff.— (" S.W.D.N." photo.)

PEOPLE'S AUDITORS PLEASED. The elective auditors (Mr J. S. Taylor and Mr Oswald Coleman) presented a report to Cardiff Corporation Finance Committee on Mon- day in which they eulogised the thoroughness of the book-keeping and the collection of rates. The Chairman (Alderman F. J. Beavan) and Alderman Robert Hughes said the elective auditors' report was eminently satisfactory, especially as it affected the water rate and electric lighting departments. The report also paid tribute to the success of the system of book-keeping introduced by Mr Allcock (city treasurer). Alderman Hughes moved that the committee place on record its satisfaction with the elective auditors' report. The Chairman seconded, the resolution was carried, and Mr Allcock returned thanks on behalf of his staff. According to the report referred to the re- coverable rates arrears were E4,478, or £ 2,233 less than those for the year ending March, 1907. The £4,478 was principally made up by large amounts outstanding on appeal. There was an increase in the actual water rentals collec- tion of JE2,755, and the recoverables amounted to JE918, against £ 1,680. As compared with Mr Marks' commission in the previous yearof jEl,408, the eight collectors now employed, and whose salaries amount to £855, a saving has been effected in the collection of water rentals of £533. In the electric light department the re- coverable arrears were JE196, as compared with jM57 in the previous year.

REPORTERS EXCLUDED. At a special meetingof the Llanelly Harbour Trust on Monday, Mr W. B. Jones presiding, Mr Nathan Griffiths submitted that the re- porters present should be allowed to remain.— The Chairman I am sorry, but as chairman I have to observe the Standing Orders of the Trust. Standing Order No. 2 states Re. porters may be present at the ordinary monthly meeting."—Mr Griffiths There must be something behind the scenes, otherwise we would not be called upon to attend a special meeting at 2.30, which is to be held in private, and an ordinary meeting at 3 o'clock.—The Chairman: I must ask'you to withdraw that, because there is nothing hidden behind the scenes.—Mr Griffiths Then why should this- meeting be called a special meeting ? Why couldn't you have merged the two meetings into one ?—Mr Griffiths proposed that the re- porters be allowed to remain, and Mr John Waters seconded. The Chairman advised that the matters should be taken in private. It was decided by a majority of four to exclude the reporters. We understand that it was decided to pro- ceed at once with the construction of the dock apron, plenary powers being given to a com- mittee to deal with it.

On Monday a new wing, consisting of reading room and billiard room with five tables, to Powell's Tillery Institute was opened by Mr James Price, chairman of the committee, who was presented by the architect with a gold key. The wing, which was designed by Mr F. H. Bates, Newport, was erected at a cost of I about £ 1,600.

WELSH COMMISSION. The Church of England. POSITION IN WALES. Complete Statistics. Complete statistics, in summary form, re- lating to the whole of Wales and Monmouth- shire have now been handed to the Welsh Church Commission, on behalf of the Church of England in Wales, by Mr Marlay Samson, barrister. These are based upon the figures already put in evidence, but, as the boundaries of the four Welsh dioceses are not identical with the geographical boundaries dividing the thirteen counties of Wales and Monmouthshire from England, con- siderable re-arrangement has been necessary in order to compile tables relating exclusively to the thirteen counties. This has not been an easy task. for. in addition to the parishes in the four Welsh dioceses situated wholly in Wales, there are 24 parishes in the dioceses of Hereford, Chester, and Lichfield wholly or partly in Wales. Of this number 11 are wholly in Wales and 13 partly in Wales and partiy in England. Of these 13 parishes, six, which have the majority of their population in Wales, according to the 1901 census, have been in- cluded in these summary tables. In several respects, the totals in the sum- mary tables differ from the totals put in evidence. Thus, the number under the head Communicants" has been reduced by 376 as the result of fur ther investigation into the lists supplied. The adjoining parishes in each diocese have now been checked, and the dupli- cates struck off. Other reductions have been effected in cases where it appeared on the face of the return that the individual had not com- municated within twelve months of the return being made. The following table gives details respecting Church of England accommodation and com- municants on list, &c., in each of the thirteen r.onnt.ips :— ACCOMMODATION. Popula- Accom- Communi- Oounty. tion moda- Clergy. cants 1901. tion. on List. South Wales- Monmouth 299.158.. 56,621.. 197.. 22,859 Glamorgan 859,023..125.618.. 378.. 61.064 Brecon. 53.175.. 20,824.. 80.. 7,209 Radnor 23.020.. 11,634.. 52.. 3,885 Carmarthen 135,323.. 37,543.. 120.. 18,726 Pembroke. 88,732.. 32,035.. 119.. 11,517 Cardigan 60,240.. 21,121.. 81.. 9,169 North Wales- Montgomery. 53,923.. 21,367.. 75.. 7,723 Carnarvon. 123,892.. 57,642.. 109.. 13.361 Anglesey 50,606.. 11,191.. 67.. 4,807 Denbigh 133.754.. 35,880.. 123.. 16,922 Flint 82,452.. 26.220.. 86.. 11.621 Merioneth 49,064.. 15,021.. 56.. 4,213 Totals for Wales and Mon.2,012,375 458,917..1,543..193,081 Stated in dioceses similar details show different totals Popula- Communi- Diocese. tion. Accommo- cants on 1901. dation. Clergy. List. Llandaff 1,003,460..155,316.. 502.. 70,024 St. David's 509,456..147,824.. 517.. 63.565 St. Asaph 238,446.. 87,781.. 298.. 39,712 Bangor 221,366.. 69,153.. 2K.. 21,703 Totals for Dioceses..2,022,728..460,074..1,543..195,004 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. The number of churches, mission rooms, and amount of voluntary contributions (Easter, 1905, to Easter, 1906) are thus shown :— Mission Voluntary County. Churches. Rooms. Contributions. S. Monmouth 204 35 36,475 Glamorgan. 312 III 103 327 Brecon. 93 13 10,173 Radnor 60 4 6.548 Carmarthen 128 26 22,305 Pembroke. 158 11 14,324 Cardigan 99 9 9,950 Montgomery.. 72 14 9,069 Carnarvon. 114 19 26,693 Anglesey. 86 7 8,341 Denbigh 99 38 21,130 Flint 64 24 18,752 Merioneth 57 7 9,319 Totals.. 1,546 318 296,412 For the four dioceses the total of the volun- tary contributions, Easter, 1905, to Easter, 1906, is £298,982, and this was spent as follows (omitting shillings and pence):— St. St. Llandaff. David's. Asaph. Bangor. £ £ £ £ Clergy 19,331.. 12,735.. 8,525.. 8,373 Church expenses 24,640 17,020 13,654 7,047 Sunday school!! (maintenance). 3,497 1,701, 1,809 969 Church societies and H. & F. missions.. 6,909 10,988 6,454 5,047 Poor and hospitals.. 3,820.. 2,464.. 2,084 2,383 Church buildings & burial grounds 30,085.. 13,371.. 8,526.. 6,870 Parsonages endow- ment of benefices. 2,953.. 8,469 1,894 2,724 Day and Sunday school buildings.. 10,513.. 10,370 7,092 10,126 Other purposes 6,994.. 5,574.. 2,835.. 715 Totals £ 103.652 £ 93.195 t52,8745 £ 44,257 SUNDAY SCHOOL i The Sunday school figures are thus tabu- lated :— Scholars County. Under 15. Over 15. Teachers. Monmouth 17,286 6,193 1,604 Glamorgan 46,614 19,832 4,576 Brecon 3,609 1,305 453 Radnor 1,635 366 183 Carmarthen 6,890 6,172 ), 1,024 Pembroke. 5,441 2,039 698 Cardigan 3,115 3,681 699 Montgomery 3,241 1,506 428 Carnarvon 5,645 4,340 1,108 Anglesey 2,469 1,583 451 Denbigh 8,654 4,678 1,089 FlftTt 6,560 2,821 754 Merioneth 1,539 1,572 370 Totals 112,698 56,088 13,457 The Sunday services columns show totals for the 13 counties of 2,442 English, 1,113 Welsh, and 228 bilingual services. There are no bilingual services in the counties of Mon- mouth, Radnor, Carnarvon, or Denbigh; only three in Montgomery, and one each in Angle- sey, Flint, and Merioneth. There are 26 in Glamorgan, 27 in Brecon, 77 in Carmarthen, 54 in Pembroke, and 38 in Cardigan. The diocesan table shows four bilingual services in Bangor, only two in St. Asaph, 11 in Llandaff, and as many as 211 in St. David's. In the Llandaff diocese there are 1.108 English and 121 Welsh services every Sunday; in St. David's, 675 English and 332 Welah in St. Asaph, 443 English and 236 Welsh and in Bangor—the Welshiest diocese of the four— 167 English and 414 Welsh. The net income of incumbents is thus shown in dioceses :—Llandaff, £ 53,924 St. David's, £75,624 St. Asaph, JE48,320 Bangor, £ 30,517; total, £ 208,385. A table of provision made by voluntary contributions since 1840 shows a total expendi- ture for the four dioceses of £4.160,656, viz., JE3,332,385 10s 4d on church building, restora- tion, and furnishing, and £ 828^270 15s 5td on parsonages, parish rooms, and churchyards. One of the columns gives all sums, 1892- 1906," towards church building, restoration, and furnishing, and the details in dioceses are -Liandaff, £419,567; St. David's, jE334,061 St, Asaph, £ 185,642 and Bangor, £ 172,432 total since 1892, £ 1,111,703 5s Id. BAPTISMS. From Easter, 1905, to Easter, 1906, there were in the four dioceses 22,055 baptisms, 15,594 confirmations, 5,322 marriages, and 15,567 burials. Divided into counties the figures are Connrma- Connties. Baptisms, tions. Marriages. Burials. Monmouth 3,877 1,693 1,128 2,230 Glamorgan 9,571 4,581 2,179 5,490 Brecon 690 672 178 572 Radnor 356 318.. 83.. 219 Carmarthen 1,240 1.299 221 799 Pembroke 1,085 871.. 251.. 572 Cardigan 398.. 417 91 557 Montgomery. 593 820.. 146 542 Carnarvon 918 1,200 214 1,089 Anglesey 444 575 86.. 529 Denbigh 1,478 1,409 372 1,366 Flint 1,254 1,083 274 1,055 Merioneth 244 403 32 399 Totals for Wales & Monmouth.. 21,948 ..15.341 5,255 15,389

Canada and Tinplates. "MOftE PROTECTION" CRY. The tinplate works at Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, which commenced operations in December last, have been closed down for some time on account of an outbreak of fire. It was anticipated that* the starting of these works would lead to a renewal of the cry in Canada for tariff protection, and it is understood that this request has been 'so far conceded that tinplates, from the 1st of May, became subject to the anti-dumping duty, the Government being apparently convinced that the condi- tions calling for this special duty exist in the case of tinplates. This duty cannot be imposed unless it can be shown that the article is bought at a price below that current in the country of its manufacture. The Canadian Government has been satisfied that. tinplate for Canadian use has been purchased at lower prices than the ruling rates in the United (states or Great Britain. The Tariff Act also prescribes that the articles subject thereto shall be "of a class or kind produced in Canada." The existence of the Morrisburg works makes this section applicable now. The duty, however, cannot exceed 15 per cent. With regard to America, special means have been adopted to enable the underselling of Welsh plates, and for this reason Canada is obtaining its tinplate many cents per box cheaper than the current American prices, and much lower than plates can be ohtained in any other part of the world. The Morrisburg Company is not satisfied with the advantage it will obtain from the anti-dumping duty, and it seeks to get in addition a bounty of 1 cent a lb. on its manufactured tinplates. The bounty method of aiding industry commends itself to the Canadian Government more than the method of protective duties. But the popular feeling towards bounties is one of growing antipathy, and particularly so in Ontario. The opinion formed is that it is possible. butJnot probable, that the Morrisburg Compauy will get what it asks. It will be remembered that Mr Fielding, in announcing the tariff charges in the Canadian House in November last, took the ground that a commodity entering so largely into the neressarifc, of life ought not to he made dutiable in the interests of one company.

BY D. EMLYN EVANS, A BORDER-COUNTY MUSICIAN. If right had always ruled, even in a mod)* fled form acd to a limited extent, the Princi- pality of Wales would have included Shropshire, or at least a goodly share of that county containing the towns of Shrewsbury ■ and Oswesfry the former being the ancient capital,and scat of the Princes of Powis, and the latter lying within a few miles of the Welsh border, and which is more Weish, ex- cept for the accident of location, than the nearest Montgomeryshire town Welshpool* or possibly even Newtown. Here in the fifties," and perhaps before. lived Mr J. Whitridge Davies, an enthusiastic musical amateur, who was a good flute and violoncello player, and also choirmaster of the CongregationaJ Church, as well as conductor of the choral society and founder of a Handet society in the town. That music was iø the fa.mily" is shown by the additionaJ fact that Mr Whitridge Davies's brother* and two of his sons were organists of the above church in succcession. Another son. born September 6th, 1869, was Henry Walford Davies, now known as Dr. Walford Davies, organist of the Temple Church, Lott* don. the subject of this brief notice and of the illustrated leading article inthecurrent number of the" Musical Times," to which we are in- debted for many of the above particulars- We do not know what the nationality of the family may be but, judging from the name and the locale, it would not be too large aD assumption perhaps to take it as being at least of Welsh extraction. Be that as it may, however, the circumstances are such that we on this side of the border may be excused if we follow Dr. Davies's career with rather a close interest. As may be perceived, he is yet only • young man but he began early—he played his first service when 11 years old, and that at the farnil y shrine—the Oswestry Congregational Church—and his activity and productiveness 'as a composer is shown in the extensive and varied list which is attached to the article io the Musical Times already referred to f There also the interested reader will find » record of Dr. Davies's doings as a chorister lad in St. George's Chapel, Windsor assistant organist to Sir Walter Parrott and organist at the Chapel Royal, Windsor the winner of aP open scholarship in composition at the R-C.M-i professor at the same institution conductor of various societies, and organist of various churches, until receiving the appointmentr-on. the resignation of the late Dr E. J. Hopkins-" of organist and choirmaster at the Temple Church in 1898, an office which he still holds.. and in which he has fully maintained the best traditions of a building so worthily asso- ciated with the genius of his distinguished pre- decessor." American National Eisteddfod. The fourth grand National Eisteddfod is announced to t-ake place in Salt Lake City. Utah, under the auspices of the Cambrian Association, Incorporated," on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of October next. In the chief choral contest the test pieces are Protheroe'A Sylvia and Elgar's Challenge of Thor," the first to be unaccompanied the first and second prizes being 2,500 and 1,000 dollars re- spectively, the amounts, however, to be reo duced one-half should no choir outside Utah compete. The selected test in the second choral mixed voice competition is How sweet the moonlight sleeps (by the writer of these notes); first prize 100 dollars second prize 50 dollars. This piece is also to be sung unac- companied. For male chorus the selections are Protheroe's Nodurne." unaccompanied- and which,like Sylvia," has been favourably noticed in this column—with Dudley Buck's Bugle Song." Prize3 the same as in the pre- vious class, Fifty dollars are offered to ladies' choirs, the subject being Stephens' "Christmas Song," and 40 dollars to a male quartet for the best rendering of Dr. Joseph Parry's bereø" ade," a similar amount being provided for a ladies quartet—relatively much more libera* prizes than the sum allotted to the ladies choir. There is also a very commendable prize of 2D dollars for sight-reading by a party of four male voices. The duct subject is the Martial Spirit from Parry's Blodwen and of the four vocal solo tests two are from the pens of distinguished Welsh song-writers —Pugh Evans's Widow's Lullaby, and R. S. Hughes's Lover's Leap." There are two band contests, the selection for one being Round's arrangement of Welsh Airs; as well as in organ, piano, and violin playing* A prize of 25 dollars for a chorus of voices," and various items in and art complete a programme that mustbe deemed more than usually satisfactory. and that for more than one reason. With per- haps one exception, none of the selected tests are hackneyed—there is no stooping down to indolence the prizes offered are liberal with- out being extravagant—bearing in mind the conditions laid down in regard to the chiej choral; in the large majority of the musical subjects second prizes of very respectably amounts are offered while the claims 01 Welsh music are very fairly recognised. In Defence of Home Talent. A writer in a contemporary, whom tb* Musical Herald describes as" one of tbØ young bloods of the It.A.M. while rejoicing in the fact that the recent presentation of the freedom of his native town to a Devonshire musician is evidence that an English musical prophet is sometimes honoured in big own country," takes the opportunity to ex- press his opinion pretty plainly of the ever* lasting foreigner in English music," an indi- vidual he pommels with very considerable vigour. We have been the dupes of theee foreigners too long, he says they call us un" musical, though they find us sufficiently musical to patronise and pay them. We arB as musical as other people, but we do not believe in our own powers and the foreigO musician is a success because his belief in himself is complete. To establish a national art it must receive the support and approval of the nation itself. Our sense of discrimin»" tion should be applied to foreign music as it is towards our own but we look upon foreigo works as perfection, our sense of criticism be- ing dulled by the fascination of a foreign name. Such is the refreshing manner io which the writer deals with his case and which is one that represents the condition or things musical in Wales also, with a consider1 able amount of applicableness.

RETURN OF THE KING, I The King and Queen, with Princes* Victoria, returned to London on Sunday after an absence of just over a week, during which time they had travelled tA and from the Baltic and paid a State visit t< the Czar and Czarina at ReVal. Their Majestic arrived at the Nore in the Royal yacht Vic- toria and Albert at 20 minutes put 12 on SuO" day morning, and the vessel anchored foo* miles seaward from Sheerness with the escort- ing cruisers Natal and Cochrane and th* destroyers in the near vicinity. The Roy*J vacht entered Sheerness Harbour at balf-pasi 9, and was securely moored to Port Victory pier by 10 o'clock. Their Majesties a.ød Princess Victoria attended a church service 00 board the Royal yacht, and landed at 123» being received by the chief naval officers, and left three minutes later for London. The? arrived at Charing Cross at 1.10. When tb8 train drew up the King was the first to alight He wore the uniform of an Admiral of tbt. Fleet, and looked bronzed and particularly well. The Queen and Princess Victoria. fol- lowed. Their Majesties, who shook hamdt cordially with the Russian Ambassador, 8u. Charles Hardinge, Sir John Fisher, and othertl before entering their carriage, were ,hearti11 cheered on leaving the station for BuckinghaB1 Palace. The windows of the vehicle wer* down, and the public got an excellent view 01 the occupants, who graciously acknowledge" the salutations. Outside the Palace there VløJ a great demonstration, the people cheerinf lustily and waving handkerchiefs and sun- shades in greeting. The King and leave to-day for Windsor Castle.

INCOMES IN GERMANY. The complete Prussian income tax return* for 1907 have now been published, and they throw a flood of light upon German poverty Prussian families pay income tax if the? possess 17s 3d a week (£45 a year) or mofe. Yet only 17,000,000 persons out of a. totw population of 38,000,000 belonged to in com*' tax paying families in Prussia in 1907. In other words, 21,000,000 out of 38,000,00" Prussian people in 1907 belonged to famiU^, possessing less than 17s 3d a week 1 The complete returns show that a year*J income of from £45 to £150 is earned b1 4,825,065 persons. jtl50toJE325by386,5M. £ 32^ to £450 bv 72,815, £450 to £1,500 by 77,630. £1,500 to JE5,000 by 17,109, jb5,000 and over b7 3,561. The returns form a striking contrast to tbos" of this country. While only 386,394 have fl50 a year or more, in this counts about 1,000,000 persons have over JE160 a In Prussia only 3,561 persons have £ 5.0CXJ, year and over in this country fully 14, persons have over £,5,000 a year.

AMERICA AND BETTING. New York, Saturday.—The Assistant trict Attorney of Brooklyn has threatened close all race-tracks unless efforts to place be there are immediately discontinued, in accor ancc. with the new law.— Reuter. New York, Saturday. Four hundred P0' men in uniform and also a gwat number plain clothes, deputy-sheriffs, and detect^ were stationed at Gravesend race track afternoon to prevent betting. After the sec°, race four men were arrested in the stand. The betting ring was deserted by policemen.—lieu ter.