The Cardiff Times

Cliff Scene in Wales. r. A VENTURESOME BOY. £ *citing Rescue on 6reat Orme. ^jgt |Sunday quietness of Llandudno was Val]Ur °d' on the pier and in the Happy 4 A* l3y a venturesome boy's'peril. anc^ester boy, aged 13, appears to have ^d along a grass-covered ledge of the Vn,sl° Great Orme, which rises precipi- y from the Marine-drive, between the toll- at|d the first headland. He went a long ttJ^ely where most people would shrink Venturing, and he then, he stated, led Ped and fell some yards to another narrow from which he could neither advance Ijjgyetreat. It was almost a miracle th t in «hee o 1x6 not miss and drop a 200 feet to the drive below. Alter re- Jj0y mg on the ledge a long time he was Ced, and the police were summoned. J(^?Pector Owen obtained ropes kept at the J0u *ne-drive lodge, and sent Police Constable rliA >"ir and Inspector Evans to the top of W while he directed operations from be- W' As the, boy could not be seen from the Mr Richards, of Mostyn Estate Office, J. h. Lowe, groundsman of Liver- i]oti Athletic Club, under Mr Frank Sugg, went ledSe 33 far 38 they could unaided, then with the help of ropes let down from Cr Reached the boy, whom they assisted Vw, bis perilous position. A number of helped the men at the top. Jfter SCene was witnessed from the crowded and by some thousands of people who Vj8 ^assed onvto the Marine-drive, and there Tery hearty cheer when the boy was The rope and the two men dis- some stones, which fell among the below, ca using no little danger to the 1'8.

Let Them Drown!" AtLESED CALLOUS LABOURERS ainazing story of callousness re- >jl from Gravesend. V^fe °, kittle boys, named Lane and Lines, "athinsr in the Thames at Swanscombe, beyond their depth. Another boy Nelson Waghorn, age 12, who waited bank while his schoolmates bathed, Wood that they had disappeared, ran aboul what to do. He saw two men 0 g along and ran up to them. ^°»es Please," he cried out in frightened fcidic-i. There are two boys under there Thp. vl?8 the water). They are drowning- W u .P°h»ted out the spot where he had boticp J1}8 schoolmates, hut the men took no drowti. callously left the two boys to At tb Qf the be Inq!lest on Saturday the statements **tion Oy Waghorn caused a tremendous sen- s^2s?bT?». Coroner for the exact words rr|en used when asked to help the Browning UtioS' witness said they replied, Let the ^evils drown. They should not go bath- TV, Coroner (incredouuslv) What! jJJVltness I thought they did not believe a,nd I showed them the clothes of the *C:yT^g on the bank, but they only looked 4ev^e I Pointed, and said Serve the little 8 right," and passed on. ViT,. V°roner Do you think they knew the wuWere un«ier the water ? a ness Oh, yes, sir. (Sensation.) Th f°r ^t is horrible. fi foreman Most callous. ,e Coroner What sort of men were they ? OUror: Do you call them men ? ijitness I think they were labourers. Coroner, in summing up, expressed in unstinted terms about the disgrace- j If th°oduct of the callous labourers, and said Police could have found them he would oad them before him at his court.

A BABY CREMATED. to 8^. Kidd (36), servant, was charged on l^pday before Mr Fordham,on her own con- with concealing the birth of her hoj. ^"born female child on June 25th at the °f a Mrs Josephs, in whose service she I i^en, in Sandringham-road, Dalston. Mr 4 r^vJ1Tl8 (for the prosecution) said the case was VoJ^&rkable one. The prisoner was a single ^ut had had three children. It was tha^t whilst the mistress was away at ^h<? on June 25th the child was born. ^Prisoner, in a confession she made to a ?Wtfr the Salvation Army, said that the aQ jwas horn dead; that she placed the body basket with some fat, and kept it in a hL sk1" for three days. On the Monday follow- liehted the copper fire and cremated ^Ny." Mr Frayling said that there was no Ujgw t that the woman had been confined, but « .as absolutely no trace of the body, and V}w^ldence to show whether it had been born °r dead. The prisoner, who said no one tjjg pthe child but herself, was committed to Antral Criminal Court for trial.

SWANSEA CHAPEL ABLAZE. o tj&j* -^onday afternoon a fire broke out at the 4111 Chapel, Swansea. The flames were Vered issuing from the roof of the school- tiig?' which is above the chapel, and faces Vw3"street, and -the fire brigade, who were 011 the scene, were able to confine the to this portion of the structure. For t^e °^uch credit is due to the brigade,who, under V0f, Superintendence of Inspector Edwards, W ed valiantly. The roof of the schoolroom b^j Practically destroyed, the other damage ♦ to the rooms below, chiefly by water, t^to the kitcheAof the Alexandra Coffee adjoining. The damage is estimated ^titSSOO.

C0AL SEAM 10 YARDS THICK. "lor the result of fresh sinkings in the East c Asters hire coalfield between Black Heath V, "a'esowen by Messrs N. Hingley and 4igc a seam of ten yards thick coal has been ^jL°vered. It is believed to extend over an of°f at least four hundred acres, and to Sood quality. The coal lies about 30Q r>a.t ♦ ^rom the surface, and it is anticipated exhaustion of the supply will take at yeara. The enterprise will probably tV, etnpioyment for about one thousand men. will be used by Messrs Hingley for tronmaking furnaces. I ¡

FIRE AND THIEVES. broke out on Saturday evening in the shop of Mr W. A. Trim, in Edinburgh- V, Portsmouth, and did damage estimated r £ 2.000 bef ore the firemen got it in hand JWrr midnight. Some sailors entered the and, anxious to salve the stock, bicycleh and other goods into the street, to however, there were insufficient police t^0^revent the crowd, from making off with W' many wete lost. One sailor stp^ted a fire escape, and had an exciting half-way up with a comrade, who get him down agaiti. Eventually passed the pair and got the first down.

TeXTILE WORKERS' CONFERENCE, ^claration fer an Eight Hours Day. days annual conference of the United f ^^toi-y Workers' Association was con- tiot, at Manchester on .Saturday. A resolu- i.48 Passed in favour of the abolition ol ^id^t1'8 UP to the a8e of 13. The meeting ?8ht k a large rnajority to agitate for ai: rn;,<?'Ur8 day. an alternative proposal thai should close on Saturdays and have ^cideH^3 week being negatived. It was ^1 to oppose compulsory arbitration ir • and it was agr £ ea that a fourth •Qentary candidate should be run.

The Convent Tragedy. MOTHER SUPERIOR'S MURDER Confession of her Nephew. Paris, Monday.—It was the dying words of the Mother Superior of t.he Convent School at Antony i brought him u;> and he has killed me," that gave the clue and led to tbe prompt arrest of the murdered woman's nephew, a young man of 26, who, under the- ordeal of the magisterial examination, has con- fessed that he instigated and took part in the crime, if he did not actually deal the fatal blow. It was known that youn" Larrieu hrMi been pressing his aunt for money, and had even written her athreatemna; letter on the sub- ject. His avowal that he finally resolved upon burglary as a way out of his diiIicultjes shows the most callous premeditation. I was in desperate straits," says Larrieu in his confession, and as my aunt refused to help me, I decided to roh her. I invited a shoemaker to come with me. He said he had something else on hand, but he gave me the names of two of his friends. Quesnel and Mau- rov, both professional burglars, anl tlv'y fell in with my proposal. We decided to wear masks, and these were made for us by Quesnel's mistress. We went to the Place de la Repubiique at 6 o'clock in the evening, and from there by tram and train to La Croix de Berny. Here Quesnel and Mauroy exchanged their shoes for others with indiarubber soles, which they had brought with them. We reached Antony at 10 o'clock, and got over the garden wall of my aunt's school, I showing the way. The kitchen door did not happen to be locked, so we did not have to use the jemmy that Quesnel had brought. Having no indiarubber shoos, I took off mv boots and left them in the garden. It was still too early to make the attempt, so I got some food from the kitchen, and some wine from the cellar, and we spent the next two hours eating and drinking in the garden. At midnight; I thought itwas time to g<\ to work. I showed my companions the stair- case that led to my aunt's room, and gave them all other necessary information, then waited below while they went upstairs. Ten minutes later I heard screams, and Mauroy came rushing out, paying as he passed me that the job was off, as Chey had been sur- prised. We climbed the wall, and were joined a minute later by Quesnel, who had escaped another way. We went back to Paris together. I did not know that these men had killed my aunt. The accomplices were arrested—Mauroy after a violent resistance. in the course of which he used his revolver. The shoemaker Schwab and Quesnel's mistress are likewise in custody. They are all notorious desperadoes. —Reuter.

Spy's Awful Fate. TERRIBLE ACT OF VENGEANCE. A terrible tragedy has just been enacted at Toula, the Sheffield of Russia, writes a Russian correspondent. For some time past the steel workers of the town organised themselves into revolut ionary Unions, similar to those which existed in 1905, previous to the victory of the reaction. Fear- ing more revolutionary outbreaks the authori- ties flooded with spies the factories and arsenal works, with a view of arresting the agit ators and breaking up the organisation. On Thursday night some 40 or 50 men were holding a revolutionary meeting in one of the workshops, when suddenly a man shouted— There's a spy amongst us." Immediately the doors were locked, and the spy. pointed out by his accuser, was seized and searched. In his pockets they found a police pass. sup- plied to secret-service agents, and a pocket- book containing the names of all the members oj the group, together with a lot of other in- formation. Trembling, the spy asked for mercy, but the conspirators showed no signs of pity with the wretched traitor. Instead, they set into motion the engine that works the 2>0-ton steam ham- mer. Already rnone dead than alive, the spy was placed upon the massive steql basis. He was manacled and placed face upwards so that he could see his doom. In full view of all the members of the meet- ing the signal for the execution was given, the enormous steam hammer was ¡pet in motion, and with lightning rapidity it fell, crushing the spy to a pulp. After this the meeting took its ordinary course, and at a late hour the cowd dis- persed but somehow the news leaked out, and ten persons have already been arrested in con- nection with this deed. Their trial is expected to take place towards the end of August.

RUSSIAN ANGLOPHONES. St. Petersburg, Sunday. — The Union of Russian People is now devoting its energies to a campaign amongst the peasantry, the object of which is to prove that no two coun- tries in the world are so absolutely opposed to one another as are Russia and England. The newspaper Russkoye Znamya (the Russian Banner) is publishing aseries of articles to this effect, and is being distributed gratis in the country districts in order to paralyse the efforts of the Liberal Press, which, since the Reval meeting, has been consistently advo- cating friendship with Great Britain, and denouncing German duplicity. Some of the Union's arguments are, to say the least of it, sweeping. They have a distinct humorous value, though they may be a trifle crude. Here are a few instances :— England is the heir of Rome. Romulus, an assassin, built Rome. William the Conqueror, a pirate, founded England (aided by rascals from Denmark and Prance). England's Parliament is bringing evil, while the Czar is increasing his nation's welfare. England doeS not know freedom, equality and fraternity. She has law instead of con- science right instead of equality the mutual hostility of political parties instead of fra- ternity. Russians en oy full freedom. They no not have to objey man's law passed by Parliament, but God and the Czar. They possess equality The Czar loves all his children equally. They preach fraternity being true Christians. England is deprived 'of all this by her Parlia- ment. Friendship with siuch a country would be most pernicious for Russia." — Central News.

BRITISHERS' FI6HT FOR LIFE. Attacked by Portuguese. Badajoz, Sunday.—A number of British fishermen yesterday had a fierce fight for their lives in the little Portuguese fishing town of Povoa. The British trawlers, while fishing off the Portuguese coast recently, damaged some nets belonging to the Povoa fishermen, and there has been ill-feeling since in consequence of this. Yesterdav the British fishermen landed at Povoa to buy food, and they were immediately attacked by the Portuguese, who were armed with revolvers and knives. The Englishmen were surrounded, and al. though they fought stoutly, they would cer- tainly have all been killed had not the com- mander of aN Portuguese gunboat, which was lying off Pavoa, noticed what was going on and landed a party to rescue the Englishmen. The Portuguese bluejackets formed a square I about the Englishmen and conducted them to their boats, but the fighting did not cease until the last Englishman was aboard. Several persons were, injured on both sides.

PANTHER MAULS LADY. Mme. Pauline, one of the animal trainers at Messrs Bostock's Jungle, Earl's Court, had yesterday morning a narrow escape from being mauled to death by a panther, while rehearsing for a performance.' At five minutes past tyhree Mme. Pauline entered the arena where there were seven panthers. All went well until several of the bandsmen started to play, the object being to familiarise the animals with the music. Immediately, one of the largest panthers, called Teddy, sprang at the lady's throat. With great presence of mind she gripped its throat with her hands, though she was borne to he ground by the weight of the panther. Assistance was promptly rendered, and the animal subdued, but not before it had severely mangled Mme. Pauline's arms. She was taken in a fstinting condition to one of the private rooms, where her wounds wer( treated by the resident surgeon. They are no1 considered dangerous.

HONG HC0N6 TYPHOON. The following telegrams have passed between the Governor of Hong Kong and the Colonia Secretary. Received July 30.—Disastrous typhoon, 27tt and 28th July one river steamer lost; abou 250 passengers otherwise loss life so far as is known not heavy; damage on shore ver; serious. Loss on Government property alom estimated at 100,000 dollars. Private losses no yet estimated.—Lugard. Sent August 3rd.—" Your telegralm of 30tl July news of typhoon received with great re gret bv his Majesty's Government, who desir me to "convey to community of Hong Konj sincere sympathy at this second disaste within two years.—Crewe.

HAMPTON COURT VINE. The great vine at Hampton Court Palace i bearing well this year, but on account of it g. eat age hundreds of grape clusters have hai to be cut away. About 200 bunches, howevei have been left, and these are' now rapid] t ripening. Some of them are unusually large j and the. yield promises to be the heaviest fo J several years. The vine was planted hi 176S and is one of the largest in Europe. Thegr p<? i r,re reserved for the roval table, but lIe i Majesty usually sends a quantity to th hospitals.

Mansion in Flames. d LORD BRASSEY'S HOME. About noon on Sunday a destructive fire broke out at Normanhurst Court, Battle, the seat of Lord Brassey. The flames, originating as it is supposed in the kitchen chimney, quickly involved a great part of the ealstern portion of the main building, which with the tower Was destroyed. Several steam engines and manuals from St. Leonard's. Hastings, Bexjiill and Battle attended to assist the private brigade, but were handicapped by lack of water. Lord Brassey and the Hon. T. A. Brassey directed operations from the roof, crowds of people watching the progress of the fire from the grounds. Much of the furniture and other valuables were saieiy removed from the burn- ing apartments. Another account says flames broke through thq root shortly before one o'clock owing, it is supposed, to the overheating of the kitchen flue. The central position of the roof, with the towers at the east end, fell in, and the damage amounted to several thousands of pounds. Lord and Lady Brassey were entertaining a large house party, and the guests assisted in removing the furniture and valuables. Pictures, plate, hooks, and furniture were saved. The servants' quarters escaped injury.

The British Navy. .4- COMPARISON OF ITS STRENGTH. The Dilke Return of F'eets (Great Britain and foreign countries) is an annual official pub- lication showing the fleet3 of Greats Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, United States of America, and Japan." The White Paper just issued gives comparative tabies of the strength of these fleets on March :51, 1908, in- cluding ships-of all classes buitt and building. On July 3 last year, when the Dilke Peturn for 1907 was issued, we had occasion to point out that it contained some highly misleading j figures. An examination of the Return for the current year shows that again, in the case of British ships, no information is given as to their actual condition with regard to readiness for service. The Anson, Camperdown, Benbow, Howe, and Rodney, which, it was officially stated on November 8th. 1903, were to be placed on the sale list in 1907, are still numbered among the battleships in the Return. They are, of course, of no fighting vaiue, nor are the Edinburgh and Thunderer. It is true that the same remark applies to the ships of the same date belonging to foreign Powers. As an index of relative fighting power. ) he return is only useful to those who possess technical knowledge. If the Dilke Return is intended to guide members of Parliament to an approximate estimate of the naval strength of the naval Powers of the world, it should, as we observed last year, be coirspiled upon a more detailed and comprehensible system of classification. It is to be observed that the issue of the return has this year been delayed until''Parliament has risen, and that, therefore, no questions can be raised with regard to it until the autumn. Taking the return as it stands, including all warships in existence, irrespective of their condition and their fighting value, we find that in batt'eshipa the British Fleet is below the two-Power standard. The accepted definition of that standard is that the British Fleet should be equal in battleships to the fleets of any two foreign Powers, combined, with an addition of 10 per cent. BATTLESHIPS. Built. Great Britain 59 Germany. 34 United States 25 59 59 Buildine. Great Britain 8 Germany. 9 United States 5 8 14

LIFEBOAT CARNIVAL. Picturesque Pageant at Aberaven. Fine weather favoured the first lifeboat carnival held at Aberavon on Saturday, and the striking success achieved will jiB ufy the committee in making it an annual event. Captain Humphrey Jones (harbout master) was chairman of the committee, and Mrs H. Jones secret-ry, and the result of their labours was entirely gratifying. The workers at the docks heartily co-operated in the movement, and there was no lack of volunteers to colfect a:ong the route of the procession. The procession was marshalled at the Pier Head, and presented an effective scene; It was headed by P.C. Lister on horse- back and the Taibach Temperance Band. Then came a band of 11 suffragettes with the watchword Votes for Women"—but they were males attired in female dress. The Mayoress (Mrs Hy. Walsh) and Mrs Humphrey Jones followed in a carriage, Mrs Jones being attired in old Welsh costume. Then came fl ench sailors with a. huge banner, and several manned lifeboats. Pather Nep- tune, surrounded by ancient mariners, made a striking spectacle. A forge in full working order was followed by the Aberavon Fire Brigade, and a diver with his apparatus, and the end of the procession consisted of comical characters. A pretty effect was provided by Mr J. H. Davies's governess car, which was beautifully decorated with flowers, and in the centre was at boat manned by Mr Davies's son. After parading the principal streets of the town, the procession returned to the pier, where awards in the .display competitions were announced, the prizes being distributed by the Mayoress. Results :— Best lifeboat.—1, Port Talbot Graving Dock boat (Mr Pickard) 2nd prize, Mr W. Mitchell. Best dressed two wheeled vehicle—Mr J. Davies, Grand Hotel (who returned the piize money to the funds). Best dressed donkey—Mr Archie Phillips. Decorated cycle—Mr David Davies. Fancy costume—Mr Gomer Wilcock. Best show on four wheels-Mr Charles Evans. The judges were Mr H. Burgess, Mr D. E. Jones, and Mr J. Cox. Twenty-one pounds were collected in tbe procession, and a large number of boxes are yet to come in from the hotels..

TARRED AND FEATHERED. —h* Irate Husbands' Revenge. A sensation has been caused at Washing- ton, mS.A.. over the administration of tar and feathers to a well-known contractor by three indignant wealthy husbands—Mr Charles Macthinson, a lumber dealer Mr James L. White, a stockbroker, and Mr Henry Cole, a merchant. The husbands have all been arrested and released on 1,000 dollars bail each. They admitted applying the tar and feathers, says the New York Herald (Paris edition) but said that they had ample justification. The defendants' attorney stated that the contractor had been making frequent visits to the Marthinson home. Mrs Marthmsort in- formed her husband that she feared she was being hypnotised" by him, who also caused a similar stir in the homes of Mr Cole and Mr White. The, aggrieved husbands then arranged an ambush. They secreted themselves in the basement of Mr Marthinson's residence and captured the visitor when he responded to Mrs Marthinson's invitation to call. They first thrashed him and then applied coal tar from head to foot. He was so severely handled that he went to a physician for treatment. Mr Marthinson, Mr White, and Mr Cole were arraigned in the police court late on Friday charged with assaulting the man. They asked for a jury trial, which was granted. The attorney for the irate husband, issued another statement, in which he said when the victim called at Mr Marthinson's home the defendants saw him attempt to embrace Mrs Marthinson. After tarring and feathering him the three kicked him into the street. They allege that he had studied hypnotism and employed it L frequently in his social calls.

COMPENSATION AT ROSS. í On Saturday at Ross County Court (before s his Honour Judge W. S. Owen) Mrs Ellen l Lingings, of Horn Green, Ross, whose husband died from an accident in the hayifeld, sued 3 John O'Neill, farmer. Horn Green, and was awarded £ 150. The Judge ordered JE10 to be paid immediately, the Vl40 to be invested by the Registrar, the woman to he paid 12s per *eek. Mr W. Thorpe, solicitor, Ross, appeared 1 for the applicant. At the same court the case of Mrs Gertrude 3 Powle of Small brook, Ross, v. Messrs Blake 3 Bros., ironfounders, Ross, was hoard. Mr W. t Thorpe appeared for applicant, and Mr J. H. Jacob, Hereford, for the respondents. The only dispute was over the question of wages. After the evidence of several witnesses these were fixed at an average of £1 vcr wetk. The full amount churned was £156, but as the sum of Y-16 10fc had been paid his Honour made an award for JE150 10s, and ordered it to be invested by the Registrar, and the woman to be paid 12s per week.

ti s 46,000 TRAMWAY WORKERS. y e Mr Will Steadman has asked the President t of the Local Government Board if he can state the number of men employed in connection il with the traffic department of tramway under- takings in the United Kingd m.. e Mr John Burns, in reply, states that he can- g not find that there is any exact information ■T on this subject. He understands, however, that the total number of the cars is 11,561, and that on an average the number of employees may be estimated at- four. men per car. This would give the estimated number of men em is ployed as 46,244.

a ACTOR'S SUDDEN DEATH. r, y The death has occurred at Bradford sud s, denly of Mr H. H. Barrington, one of thf )1' leading members of George D. Day's company 3. in Hall Caine's "The Prodigal Son. Deceased vs who was 44, was taken ill on Friday and sr 1 succumbed next morning to severe cardial Ie trouble. His widow, known as Miss Florence Lovtfl, is also a member of Mr Day's company

PENSION RULES. Government Conditions. FORESTERS CRITICISM. The High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters was opened at Northampton on Monday morning. Bro. H. Pratt Walker, High Chief Ranger, presided, supported by Bros. J. Lister Stead, permanent secretary Walter Stead, assistant secretary W. Mar! >\v, London, Parliamentary agent; G. Abbot. Sheffield, editor J. Pembrey, Bristol B. Hulse, Chester G. F. Kelly, Leeds and H. n. Rollis, Southampton, trustees and nearly 900 delegates representing the Courts and districts of the Order. Four .Colonial dele- gates were presort from New Zealand. The Mayor, (Mr T. L. Wright, J.P.) and other representative men attended to welcome the! High Court to Northampton. High Chief Ranger's Address. The High Chief Ra-iiger, in lite inaugural address, said their deliberations this year were of great interest t'i'the whole Friend'y S. i^ety movement. This was the second occasion upon which the High Court of their Order had been held in Northampton. On the torme.- occasion, in 1881. they had an attendance of 377 debates that day the attendance was about 860. Since the High Court was last in Northampton the Order had made great progress numerically and financially. Tn 1831 their adult benefit membership was 563.509 at the end of last year it was 729,680. In 1S81 their court and district funds amounted to £3,050,425; to-day they reached the magni- ficient sum of £8,350,866. Measured by actuarial tests, which after all were the only reliable tests, the Order was never in a stronger position than it was to-day. They were not alone in experiencing lack of growth in mem- bership. Other Friendly Societies were ex- periencing the same drawback Indeed one might point to other spheres of associated L effort, quite outside the Friendly Society 'movement, where the more zealous workers were lamenting the apathy of the great bulk of their adherents. They could not, in the light of experience, always expect continuous and well-maintained in creases in their number's, but he ventured to say that there was nothing in their condition to-day as a society that would warrant them in assuming that .they had reached the high- water mark of Forestry. Of far-reaching interest to all Foresters was the question remitted to t hen by the Leeds High Court as to the re ponsibiii'v of the Order to branches that in course of years found themselves in difficulties. He d' t not imagine for a moment tbDt the High Court would in any way seek to evade that responsibility. Members when they were initiated into their local branches were told that they became members of the Order, and it had been their aim, as he thought it should always be, to maintain the principle Once a Forester always a Forester," of course, under equitable conditions. In conse. quence of the operations of the Workmen's Compensation Act, the claims arising from accidents to members had become a serious matter to many branches, but it seemed to be the best policy, at any rate for the present, to leave branches to deal with the matter as local circumstances required rather than that the High Court should by general regulations insist upon conditions that might in some instances create undesirable friction and un- necessarily interfere with local management. The Pensions Bill. The greatest question of general interest was undoubtedly that of old age pensions. He must confess that tho proceedings of the Government upon this subject had caused j Considerable anxiety to their Executive Council. Since Mr Asquith laid before the House of Commons the proposals with regard to the endowment of old age pensions they had on more than one occasion found themselves in positions of difficulty. Whilst anxious to main- tain as far as possible the principles upon which their movement rested, and to advocate all that those principles meant and implied, they felt, in the interests of the deserving poor amongst our aged people, that they ought not to take up a position of hostility to the Government proposa's. Their greatest regret was that the Government did not before they actually framed their proposals invite experts in Friendly Society and other work to advise them upon the details of their measure. If this had been done perhaps a great deal of the controversy which had since arisen would have been avoided, and at the same time a scheme might have been devised which perhaps would have met with the wholehearted support of Friendly Societies. When the provisions of the Gov rnmentscheme were laid before the country the committee of the National Conference of Friendly Societies parsed a resolution which welcomed the beginpmg made by the Govern- ment, but at the same time respectfully asked that in estimating the income of applicants for pensions there should not be taken into account any benefits received from a Friendly Society, such as sick pay, pensions, or grants in times of exceptional pressure. They had no hesitation in following the lead given by the committee of the National Conference, and they were pleased to nod., themselves sup- ported by practically the whole Friendly Society movement. It waa quite true that. the request made on behalf of the Friendly Socie- ties had not so far met with the desired response from the Government. They must, however, admit the difficulties of the situa- tion as it affected the Government. Mr Asquith had plainly stated that the providing of pen- sions must be regulated according to the ability of the country to pay them, and hinted that extensions or modifications might be accepted as time went on. Whilst they had not yet succeeded in their request, they looked forward to the time, not very far dis- tant, when thrift shouldsnot be in any way penalised, and when all deserving citizens should be entitled to the recognition which a State pension implied. Income Conditions. He hoped the Executive Council would press forward the proposal that Friendly Society benefits should be excluded in estimating income. This was not a new principle that was being advocated. It had already been conceded—not without hard fighting-in the Outdoor Relief Friendly Societies Act. Whilst the State might provide assistance to deserving people who had not been able to provide for themselves, at the same time t e State ought not to refuse its bounty to those who had done something for themselves. Two material alterations had been made in the scheme of the Government since introduction. The fixed income standard of 10s had been, abandoned, and in its place had been'introduced a sliding scale with pensions varying in amount. The second modification was in the exclusion of the habitual loafer from the benefit of a pension. On this point an important.concession had been made to members of Friendly Societies and others, although one could not very well imagine members of Friendly Societies being habitual loafers. It was provided, that pension authori- ties were to be satisfied that applicants for pensions had rot habitually failed to work if they had continuously for 10 years up to the age of 60 been members of Friendly Societies or oth^r thrift organisations, and it was also laid down that any sue-h provision, when made by the husband in the case of jj, married couple living together, should in respect of any right of the wife to a pension be treated as provision made by tpe wife as well as by the husband. Only a Beginning. The modification would, at any rate, save members of Friendly Societies from becoming participators in a kind of secular day of judgment as to their antecedents as workers. [t was quite clfj%r t at the person who had made no provision whatever was entitled to the full pension, and that when top. much thriftiness was shown the pension was reduced or else refused altogether. He could not think this was quite (satisfactory in the in- terests of the nation, although he recognised this was only a beginning in an important measure of social reform- Take again the case of a member who, taking advantage of the opportunity given to him in their Order, as a result of much self-denial, found himself in the happy position of being owner of his own dwel- ling. At the age of 70 he might have no means whatever but his own house. Was he to be debarred from receiving a pension ? Under the Government scheme it appeared he would be excluded. The income of the'applicant was evidently not to be based upon the equitable rent of the house, but upon the value of the property belonging to him- In other words, the object of the scheme seemed to be to treat the value of the hohse as capital which might be realised by the member to purchase an annuity co mencin £ at the age of 70. The operation of the scheme io this respect seemed to smack of the old poor law days when ap- plicants for relief had to part with practically ail their belongings before being favoured with aid from the rates. As time went on, one could only hope that the dangers and elifficul- ties might be gradually removed, and that the State provision of pensions would be such ) that whilst giving to deserving people without means those would not be discouraged who de- sired to be thrifty to the full extent of their powers. (Cheers.) Nothing had happened, and he did not think anything was likely to hap- pen, that should prevent them from proceeding with the scheme of old age pensions which it was proposed the Order itself should adopt. The Government pension alone would not be sufficient to maimain any person, anel they ought to take advantage of the present oppor- tunity to create machinery through which people could subscribe for supplementary pensions. 'It was not proposed to compel pte. sent members to pay for pensions, but it was 1 suggested that ( new members be required to subscribe for sick pay only to 65 or 70, and foi a pension commencing at the selected age. I The proposed change would, in his opinion, be to the best interests of the, Foresters. (Cheers. The Mayor heartily welcomed the delegates to Northampton., The Deputy Mayor (Alderman Poultonl, speaking as a benefit member of the Order, said one could not help being struck by the immense force represented there for the amelioration of the suffering of mankind- Mr H. Manfipld, M.P.. said he felt there 7> was a great deal u\the point made by the Friendly Societies that old age pensions I should not be a bar to thrift. There had been .1 a good deal'of nonsense talked on the subject. > A man was not going to cease to be thriftv because of 5s a week ipemsion at 70 years of age. l It was all a question of cost. The limited scheme of old age pensions which would come into force on 1st January would cost six millions a year, and this capi alised repre- sented two hundred millions. It was necessary that. the country should go slow. The High Court then adjourned.

The Right Hon. John. FROM PASE BOY TO PRESIDENT There are many interesting passages in the Life Story of the President of the Local Government Board—a book by Mr Arthur Page Grunb. publiilied by Mr Edwin Dalton. The general oiitline of that story is, of course, pretty wen known. When a lad Mr Bump was for a time a chorister in the- parish church of St. Marys, Batteraea. At the age of 10 he went to PriceY<; Candle1 Factory. A couple of years later he was acting as a page boy. Next nWC find him a j'¡vet-iad in Engineer- ing Works at Vauxhall, and frequently earn- ing an extra shilling or two on Sundays as a pot-boy at 3, neighbouring public-house." By din1' of much economy, he saveel enough from his scanty wages to apprentice himse'f at, the age of 14 to the engineering firm of Thorn's at Mitlbank. For 12 months after his apprentice- ship was finished he '.vas euineering at Akassa, on thedeita o: the Niger. On his return home he took up his residence in London, and has remained there ever since. His First Arrest. Mr Burns has been more than once in the hands of the police. When Mr Childers was at the Home Office he was taken into custody, with Hyndman, Champion, and WilliaTns, on a charge of seditious conspiracy. The circum- stances atteading Mr Burns's arrest were amusing—" Soon aft er the warrant had been issued John Burns was walking into London when he caught a glimpse of Inspector Little- child in a cab driving hi the direction of Battersea. He promptly hailed the cab, and bringing i1 to a stop, asked the detective VtfTieer if he were going to Lavender Hill. Inspector Littlechild ad- mitted that this was his destination, adding gruffly. What business is it oi yours ?' < Only this,' replied Burrs, if you are going to Lavender Iv;H to arrest John Burns I thought 1 might pare you the trouble. I am John Burns, and you had better take me now.' Still more ri.-tonished, the officer got down and produced his warrant- Never mind reading it," said the prisoner. I know its So in a trice the cab was dismissed, and Socialist-orat *r and Scotland Yard inspector walked off to the police headquarters in the friendliest raarmor imaginable." The trial took place at the Old • Bailey, but did not .result in Mr Burns gCíingr to gaol. Mr Bui-s Wiis less fortunate: he next time he was in custody. This was in connection with the Trafalgar-square riots on Bloody Sunday." He and Mr t'unninghame GJ ahain, who was charged witli him. were sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Pentonvilie. In a debate on prison reform in the Houae of Commons in 1898 Mr Burns gave reminis- cences of this sojurn at Pentonviiie. As Conjurer. During the time of the great dock strike Mr Bans was much to the fore.. An amusing incident of that time is told. Bums went down one day to tDe B.ackwall Tunnel, where crowds of starving people had assembled to hear him speak. Burns came along in the pouring rain, wea ing the historic straw hat, and when he ascended the temporary platform his heart was evidently touched by the sight of his auditors' misery. Suddenly he smiled, then took off his hat with the manner of a conjurer, turned it upside down. waved it in the air three times, and produceù from it with all the deftness of the practised prestidigita- teur a seemingly endless string of sausages smoking hot. Jocosely remarking It's the seasoning that does it," he proceeded to dis- tribute them among the hungry crowd." It was during one 0" the marches of the dockers led hy Mr Burns that an admiring publican cailed out to him as he passed that he would give him JE100 for the straw hat he wore that day. Mr Burns's reply was to offer the hat as a gift if the publican would give up selling whisky!

Three Thames Mysteries. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER I 'At Chelsea on Saturday Mr Luxmoo/e Drew inquired int-o the death of an unknown female, child which was picked up in the river near Albert Bridge on Thiirsday night. Dr. J. R. Haynes, the police surgeon. stated that on the body were a number of stabs. It had evidently been in the water for about 12 hours. The child was a few days old. There were two punctured wounds on the neck and six on the leftside of the back, all caused by some sharp instrument. Three of the wounds communicated and divided the ribs. There was also a fracture of the skull. Death was due to hemorrhage caused hy the wounds. The Coroner said that the crime appeared to him like the work of a maniac, and the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder." y At the Stepney Coroner's Court Dr. James Godding, deputy coroner, held an inquest con- cerning the death of Edward Williams, aged 70, a lighterman, whose body was found in the Thames off Peiican-stairs.Wapping, on Friday. Deceased's widow said her husband left her at the Stairs chi Thursday to go to his boat. He was in good health and perfectly sober, not in any trouble and a good swimmer. Dr. Grant, the divisional surgeon, said there were no marks of violence, and that death was due to drowning. The Coroner remarked that this was another mystery of the Thames. There was no evidence to show whether the deceased fell in or whether anyone put him there. The jury returned an open verdict of Found drowned." At Fulham Coroner's Court, before Mr Lux. moore Drew, an inquest was held on the body of William Clarke, aged 38, a barman, whose body was found in the Thames off Fulham on Thursday. John Wytes, proprietor of the Blenheim Arms, Notting Hill, said deceased, whom he employed, had been strange in his manner, and a week ago he suddenly left work The next that was heard of him was the recovery of his body. Deceased frequently smoked from 40 to 50 cigarettes a day. The jury returned an open verdict.

AN flUT-OF-WORK Unemployment & Spiritualism. Tragic circumstances siirrounded the death of John Ernest Carrycr. an unem- ploved clerk, who committed suicide at Leices- ter." According to the evidence at the in- quest, he suffocated himself/by strapping "two pillow cases over his head and filling them with coal gas by means of a rubber tube from I' the gas stove in his scullery. In addition to the trouble of being out of work he was greatly distressed by being separated from his wife. Spiritualism, his daughter said, was the cause of their parting. Carryer's farewell letter, which was found in his pocket, included the following pass- ages :— I cannot stand this trouble any longer. My life has been one of misery, and I hardiy know what happiness means. My mother has been kind enough to pay my rent, but that cannot continue, and now through slackness of ta::1e we do not get enough to eat. I never had a trade, only a poor under- paid clorn. God help such men who are allowed to be put out of work by female labour. I do not swear. I do not gamble, and am always at home when not looking for work or trying to earn a copper or two. I am not exactly a teetotaler, but never get drunk. It costs too much, and I cannot afford it, and should not if I could. My life and home have been ruftied by the cursed Spiritualists. Mv wife left me three years ago, although I love her even now, and have been true to her ever since. She. will not come back to us and make a happy home, as we easily could only for the cursed witchcraft. The jury returned a verdict of" Suicide during temporary insanity."

ALDERSHOT MURDER. Man Who is Wanted. A warrant has been issued for the arrest qf a man on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of a woman who was found strangled at Aldcrshot on July 8th. The woman's head was battered with some instru- ment. The Scotland Yard authorities have pub- lished the description of the man wanted. He is a. man who absconded from Aldershot im- mediately after the mui-der, and is 30 years of age. looks older stands 5ft. 5?.in. in height; has a fresh complexion and brown eyes, hair and moustache. He has a bugle, butterfly, and the words "forget and forgive" tattooed on his right arm, and a girl dancing on a ball, a womau8 head, and A. Bateman tattooed on the left arm. He was wearing a dark coat with a tiig pocket inside, drab cord vest, broad pattern cord trousers, with a brown patch on the right knee, a light cap, black silk muffler and heavy nailed boots. Accord- ing to the police information the wanted man is of slovenly appearance, and is a labourei who may seek employment on a farm' 01 public works. He is known at many places as Nobby Stevens." A man answering his description was' seeking employment at the new reservoir works, Ponder's End, neai Enfielei, within the week.

) HOT CROSS BUN LEGACY. Mrs Catherine Petre or Peter, of the pre cincts of Canterbury, whose estate is valued ai £ 16.592, left £1.400 in Consols to the Bishop oj ■ Ely upon trust to apply the income as to £ ] per annum to the rector of Cavendish. Suffolk, for the purchase of hot-cross buns to be dis tributed to the Sunday school children and their teachers on Good Friday, the remaindei l of the income to be paid annually to two poo: Isingie women for life, resident in Cavendish, preference 'being given to those who have staved at houie to help their parents.

6,000 Territorials. SUCCESS OF THE NEW SCHEME. The answer of South Wales a.nd Monmouth- shire to Mr Haldane's appeal for men for the Welsh Division of the new Territorial Force is (writes The Major ") provided this week in the fact that something 'ike 6,003 citizen sol- diers, drawn from the southern half of the Principality and the counties of Hereford and Monmouth, are under canvas. They are encamped in many places, from Aber in North Wales and Hi) ford in West Wales to Aldershot and Chatham. With the exception of the Yeomanry, pretty well every Terri- c torial unit is in cam)\ The Welsh Brigade and Army Service C'.rps, nearly 3,000 strong, are in camp at Porthcawl. The Herefordshire Battalion is doing a route march through the county from which it is drawn. The 4th Welsh,which is the Territorial reincarnation of the oi<: 1st; V.B. Weish, are In 'camp near Car- marthen, and the Welsh Cyclists are also in camp in Lhe. Towy Valley, not far away. The Itoyal, Horse Artille-, and the 1st Welsh Brigatte Royal Field Artillery are at Newport, the 2nd Welsh Brig ad" E.F.A. are near ,Sud- brook, the Howitzer Brigade a.re at Aber, in North 'Wales, and the Glamorgan and Pem- broke Royal Garrison Artillery are at Laver- nock. There are about five companies of Royal Engineers. The Electric Light Co., under Major Caple, is &t Milford Haven, the Telegraph Co. is at Aldershot, and the two Works Companies are at Chatham. The Field Co., drawn from. Carmarthenshire and com- manded by Major Nov ill, and which has head- quarters at JJanelly and sections at Carmar- then and Ammanford, went into camp yester- day, 180 strong, with the Cheshire Engineers at Abcrgavenny. The following- table will give an approximate idea of the enrolled strength of these units and the numbers in camp :— Enrolled In I'lace of Artinerj. Stretch. Camp. Camp. Ist Welsh Brigade R.F.A. 2^0 209 Rogerstone. 2nd 430 410 Sudbrook. Koynl ITorss Artillery..149 137 Rogerstone.. Howitzer Bi i:jcaeie 400 390 Aber. Glani. and Pem. R.ti.A. 309 300 Lavernock. Engineers. Klertric Light Company.. 105 100 Milford Hav. Two \Vorkéi Companies 135 135 Chatham. Telegraph Company — — Aldershot. Field Company (Llanelly) 180 180 Abergavenny Infantry. > Heref&nishires 650 600 On march.. 7th Welsh t Cyclists): 230 230 Carmarthen. 4th 650 600 Carmarthen. Welsh Brigade. 1st MoDmouthshires 730 700 Porthcawl. 2nd Monmouthshires 78S 750 :h Welsh 602 570 6th Welsh. 570 ..530 „ 6;U3 5,841 This gives a total of well over 90 per cent. of 1 the enrolled strength In camp, a highly satis- factory average, and it is probable that the great majority of these will be afcde to remain in camp for the fud 14 days. Idscomparison with the maximum establishment, the acteual strength enrGJed is just over 6.000 out of a total of between 8,000 and 9,QCO of the corps named.

v BOYS UNDER CANVAS. Bristol and Newport Brigades at Westen. Bristol and Newport Boys' Brigades jour- neyed to Weston-super-Mare on Friday even- ing and proceeded to Uphill to encamp for a week. The Bristol tads number 160, with 20 officeis. The two camps arc in pretty close proximity, and the routine is similar in both. The Newport contingent numbers 130 boys, and they will return on Friday, August 7th. For the purposes of the camp the boys are divided into t'ouf companies, A, B,C,and D, under the command respectively of Captains W. Whit taker, H. Weston, J. Lee. and A. E. Payne. Each company takes duty for one day in rotation. Plenty of freedom is allowed the boys, and the routine work is interesting and not haavy. The opportunities afforded for sea bathing are taken full advantage of. The following are the officers in camp :—Command- ing officer, Lieut. A. Whittaker, 5th Newport Adjutant Captain C. J. Williams, 11th New- port Quartermasters—Captain C. Hutchings, 2nd Newport: Captain C. R. J. Cook, 18th Newport: surgeon, Dr. Carey, Wpston-super Mare chaplain, Rev. Thomas Richards, chaplain 5th Newport camp secretary, Capt: E. J. White, 6th Newport: Captain W. Whittaker, 8th Newport Captain H. Howells, 8th Newport Captain Lathem, 23rd Newport: Captain J. Lee, 10th Newport; Captain H. Weston, 22nd Newport Lieut. A. I R. Kyles, 11th Newport; Lieut. D. Matthias, Lieut. M. Jewell, Lieut. W. Dier, 15th New- port Lieut. D. Knight, 9th Newport Lieut. Harvey, 22nd Newport Lieut. A. EL Payne, 20th Newport; Lieut. Maidox, 22nd Newport; Lieut. Whelland, 17th Newport. On Sunday morning a Church parade was held at the Weston-super-Mare, Town ,Ha.il in connection with the Bristol brigade, and in the evening a united drumhead service of both battalions was held in the Bristol company's camp. South Wales Lads, Brigade at Penarth. The boys of the South Wales Lads' Brigade are under canvas at the Cliff Fields, Penarth. About 300 boys are in attendance, and are from Llandaff, Penarth, Cardiff, Newport, Caerloon, Meirthyr, Aberdare, Aberaman, Caer- philly Swansea, Ferndale, Hay, &c. The commanding officer is Colonel J. D. Dan tree, and Major Donaldson, Swansea, is second in command. The other officers are Quartermas- ter-Captain Poole, Newport Sergeant-major Bryant (S.W.B.) and Captain-Chaplain Connaught Price, Caerphilly. The inspection will be made on Wednesday by Major-Genera[ Lee, R.E., and the Earl of Plymouth is amongst the expected visitors, N

MARKETS FOR STEEL OUTPUT. Quietly but steadily great changes have within recent years been effected in the Welsh tinplate industry When steel replaced iron as the foundation material in tinplates, steel works displaced the old forges, and tinplate makers who formerly manufactured their own iron, in some instances, erected their own steel works others became dependent for their steel upon new works erected solely to supply the demand for steel tin bars. Thus two interests wfere created where formerly there was but one. The movement in the industry for a considerable time past has been for the consolidation of these interests as far as existing conditions will allow, thus enabling the tinplate maker to secure some control over his steel-his raw material— whilst on the other hand the steel maker by connecting his interests with those of the tin- plate manufacturer is assured of asafe market for his output. Briton Ferry Steel Works led the way in this direction, and the gentlemen interested therein were also instrumental in erecting the Llanelly Steel .Works, and enlisted the sup- port of some of the large Llanelly tinplate works. Since then measures have been adopted to greatly enlarge those works, the capital being found to a considerable extent by tin- plate makers from Pontardulais and else where, with the result that the Briton Ferry and Llanelly Steel Works have now an assured market among tinplate makers < irectly in- terested in the success of the two steel works. This necessitated other steel makers taking measures to ensure buyers of their steel, for it was evident that custom they had received from tinplate makers interested in the Llan- elly Steel Works would henceforth be lost to them. In order to meet this new state of things the Grovesend Steel Company has acquired..it is understood, large interests in the Raven, Garnant, and Aberlash Works. The M 'nmouthshire Steel and Tinplate Com- pany had Pontymister, Waterloo, Avon- daie, and Pontypool Tmplate Works, and they have !ate!y added to the num- ber the AbertiUery Works. The Messrs Baldwin, Limited, have acquired interests in the Beaufcrt Work3, and are about to under-. take the erection of many additional mills at Gowerlpn. The Upper Forest Steel and Tin- plate Co., Morriston, and the Bryngwyn Steel Works at Gorseinon are also erecting sheet works, and will thns ensure the consumption of steel produced. The Cwmfelin Steel and Tinplate Company have control of Cynon and Aber Tinplate Works, and the great firm of Messrs R. Thomas anel Co. have "been increasing> t eir great interests in tinplate works. Of late they have secured controlling interests in Cilfrew, CJyne, Ely, Edlogan, and Caerleon Tinplate Woi^ks. Thus the great change quietly effected leaves at present comparatively few tinplate works in the Welsh industry that are neit in some ws\y at present comparatively few tinplate works in theWelsh industry that are not in some WF.y connected with steel works. What the final outcome will be time alone will demonstrate, but it is clear that unless the erection of new mills is accompanied by a large expansion of tradp competition will be increasingly keen.

THIRTY THOUSAND MEN ON HOLIDAY. For the second timel--the first being last August—ail the men engaged in t,le Welsh tinplate industry, about. 30,000 in number, will L to-day begin a week's holiday. The general i stoppage is the result of agreement between the employers and the workmen connected with the Conciliation Board, who last year-de- cided that the first week in August should be 1 observed in the trade as a general holiday. Last year, however, the stoppage was not as general as it might have been, but v; orks that did not fail in line^t the agreed time stopped r later. This year practically all the mills and p tinhouses owned by associated and non-asso- 3 ciated owners alike stop at the same time. In- 3 quiries on Saturday showed that only one ° works will not be closed, that being Tyn- ewydd Tinplate Works, Monmouthshire, but the men there had their week's holiday in Julv. The general stoppage-this week will bean effective check to production. Measured in boxes, it means a tokened output of 280,000. Before the existing rule of following the t machinery came into existence a stoppage of f this kind was not the check to output as it is L now. Then the men, ith a limit rule of 36 boxes < or 40 boxes per shift, both before and after a holiday, used to exceed that limit, and the re- 1 suit in reduced output was therefore largely r neutralised. Nowadays, however, tinplate* r workmen arc at all time3 turninjg out all they possibly can. Consequently there will be this » week a check to production of about 280,000 bom.

( MINING SCHOOL Machinery and Wages. SCIENCE & THE WORKING MAN, Striking Illustrations. SPEECH BY PRINCIPAL GF.IFFITH8. Summer Meeting at Cardiff. The summer Mining School of the Glamor- gan County Council was InauguraUKi with an 'address by Principal E. H. Griffiths at the Engineers' Institute, Park-place, Cardiff, on Monday afternoon. The Earl of Plymouth presided, and the students were present in suliicient force to fill the lecture theatre of the institute. Mr Hemy Davies (County Council mining lecturer) read letters regretting in. ability to be present from Mr Alfred T. Davies, secretary of the Welsh Department of the Bonrd of Education, and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The former heartily congratulated the Min- ing Educ ation Committee of the Glamorgan County Council on the result of its efforts to enable those who were or would be engaged in the great coal industry of South Wales to study min- ing, not merely athome, but also in other parts of the United Kingdom and on the Continent of Europe. Anything the Welsh Department at Whitehall could do to further develop their work they would gladly do so far as the means and opportunities at their command would allow. The Lord Mayor, in his letter, mentioned that 20 years ago he passed an examination qualifying him to become a colliery manager, a.nd said he hoped to be able to meet the stu- dents before the school terminated. The President, the Earl of Plymouth, re- marked that the interest he personally had always taken in the mining operations of that coal district made it a matter of very great pleasure to him to be present at the inaugural meeting. No one could doubt the. extreme importance and utility of such a school. The University College, he was proud to think, took some part in this Mining School, the principal himself being first and foremost, having devoted much of his untiring energy to seeing that that school was successfully carried on. (Applause.) They were greatly indebted to the Glamorgan County Council for starting and maintaining the school in the way they had done. (Applause. J He wel- comed the whole scheme, which had already done so much good work, and which would, he was confident, with the continued help of the Glamorgan County Council and the energy of the principal and professors of the college, render very great assistance tp scientific mining in this district. (Applause.) Science and the Workingman. Principal E. H. Griffiths, who was cordially received, said he might summarise what he had to say in the phrase Science and the work- ingman." He then proceeded to show the in- fluence on the well being, the employment, the wages and the social, position of the work- ing man, of the labours of the pioneers of science, bringing home to his hearers by a number of striking instances how gi eat was the indebtedness of the community to a number of scientists, some of whose names they prob- ably weie not even acquainted with. He showed that the connection between industry and science was becoming increasingly close, and that the industries in the leading coun- tries of the world were now based on scien- tific discovery. Machinery was the crystali- sation of scientific principles, and the most evident way in which the application of science to the pursuits in which most of thfem were engaged was visible was in the constant creation of new machinery. In one of the great works in America there was in letters six feet high across the front this statement, No work should be done by a 'man which can be done by a machine." He would prefer to modify that a little. His version of the statement would be, All work that does not require intellectual effort on the part of the operator should be done by a machine." (Applause.) Having admitted that the question of the application of machinery to industry was a debatable one, he proceeded to show how, though there was a temporary displacement of labour by it, the introduction of New Machinery resulted in the end in more and better paid employment. (Applause.) In support of this view he contrasted the conditions of employ- ment and the amount of pay in a number of industries a hundred years ago with those prevailing in the same industries to-day. In the mining industry, for instance, children of four and five used to hold candles for the miner to work by and women also were employed in the mines, while th? colliers' aver- age pay was 14s to 16s a week. The loss of life too was enormously greater then than now. Wise legislation, he admitted, had had much to do with improving the conditions, but legislation was behind rather than ahead of requirements, and there could be no doubt the discoveries of science had been the predomi- nant cause of the great changes that had swept over this country within the last century. (Ap- plause. ) Where machines were most, used in industry there wages were highest, where machines were least used there wages were lowest. Wherever they found machines doing the brute work there they would find more in- telligence required in the workmen. More and more as machines were introduced would the employer require brains also. Amongst the instances he quoted in support of his conten- tion was the result of the discovery of the Bessemer process of steel making. Following that discovery the production of steel had risen from million tons annually to 45 million tons. Not only were more employed in that particular industry in consequence, but thousands of other skilled hands in other trades using that steel found work. Although there was a tem- porary drawback to a certain number of men, the welfare of the community as a whole and of the working men as a whole was enormously increased in the end by the introduction of labour saving machinery. (Applause.) Simi- larly, he showed how the introduction of steam vessels which required a third of the crew carried by the old sailing ships had been fol- lowed by the Provision of Work for thousands engaged in building these vessels, to colliers in supplying the coal for them and to hundreds in other trades which served shipping. Referring to the introduction of the motor-car, he admitted there was an abominable noise, a considerable amount of smell, and an infernal amount of dust con- I nected with it—(applause)—but this new industry was providing work for thousands of skilled workers. In almost every village they might find a motor repairing shop, and a kn^vledcre of mechanics was spreadina in most unlikely pla.ces. Good would, he be- lieved, result from the introduction of the motor-car, in greater employment, greatei facility of communication, and better roads. fLaughter and applause.) The Principal next showed how the Germans had profited by the ¡. discoverv of aniline dyes by an EnjTlishman, Dr. Perkins. That, industry was worth to Germanv three millions a year, and was lost I to this country becar.se of Lack of Education among the masses and commercial men. The want of this country was the education of the working men and the commercial men. There was not in this country the intermediate link between the man working in his laboratory and the mechanic in his shop and the commer- cial man that th«re was in Germany and the United States. Referring to the evils of in- dustrialism. such as slums and crowded colliery villages—blots upon the landscape—he said they mustot blame science or these things, which Desulted from men applying scientific discoveries purely for the sake of profit. When these discoveries were applied for the be -efit of the coriimunity the evils would vanish and the good only remain. (Ap- plause.) It was the politician and the educa- tion of the voter that they must lock to for a diminution of these epils. The principal then gave some inspiring resumes of the lives of a number of leading scientists which showed that the object, of these grea men was not financial gain, but love of truth. Others had benefited a thousand times more than the discoverers themselves from these discoveries. The best way to benefit from scientific discovery was hv the higher education of the working man. That was why many of them were anxious to help movements of this kind. No question more exasperated ihe discoverer than What is the use of it ?" Th"1 best answer was that of Pasteur, What is the use of a new born child ? How can you tell its possibilities ? The principal then showed how many dis- coveries, seeming at the outset to be trivial and apparently of little use, had proved of im- mense importance to the community, and urged them in conclusion never to ask any- bodv when a scientific discovery was made, What is the use of it ?" The Earl of Plymouth, in moving a vote of thanks to Principal Griffiths forhis address, said it was one of the most brilliant and most suggestive it had ever been his good fortune to listen to. (Applar«e.) Alderman D. H. Williams seconded, and the vote having been heartily accorded, the Principal moved a vote of thanks to the Earl of Plymouth. In doing so, he reminded the student.1; that the resources of the college and staff were, as far as possible, at tfieir-service, and made reference to the wisdom of the *Gla- morgan County Council in starting that school, and in providing facilities to the men of the county for educating themselves. That these 1 facilities were appreciated was shown by the fact that whereas four years ago there were 8.000 in the evening Schools, the number in these schools to-day was 29.000. Aldecman Prosser seconded the vote oi thanks, which was heartily aecorded.. On the motion of Dr. James (director of education for Glamorgan), seconded by Mr Evan Owen, .T.P., a vote of thanks was passed to the Council of the South Wales Institute of Engineers for the use of thp building, the vote being acknowledged by Mr W. D. Weight, president of the institute.

On Monday a reservoir belonging to tha Llanbradach Colliery, situated on the side of the Wingfield-road. burst its banks. Its con- j tents flowed over the road and adjacent gar' 1 djms. and then csc&ped into a large drain- v