The Cardiff Times

Queen's College, Taunton. VISIT OF SIR ROBERT HART. Speech Day Gathering. Queen's College, Taunton, has produced many distinguished men in literature, science, and art, but one of the best known is Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of Chinese Customs and Posts, who attended on Friday to distri- bute the prizes, which pleasurable task he ac- complished in the presence of about 500 friends of the institution, who assembled under the presidency of Mr Lewis Williams, of Cardiff, chairman of the directors. Many of the pupils c are from Wales. The proceedings commenced with divine ser- vice, the preacher being the Rev. T. Ferrier Hulme. Subsequently 250 guests were enter- tained to luncheon at ..the college, the Head- master (Mr A. S. Haslam) being in the chair. Afterwards Lady Hart, who was presented with a silver casket containing the key of the building, declared open a large new swimming bath which has been provided for the boys. It was mentioned that in addition to this build- ing nine new studies had been erected and other important structural work carried out so as to enabile the school to meet every modern requirement. The Headmaster presented at the prize dis- tribution his annual report, which the Chair- man described as reflecting the very highest credit on Mr Haslam and his staff. The passes at the Oxford local examinations reached an unusually high percentage as compared with the'country generally. The medical report showed that the health of the school was excel- lent. -.w- >: Sir ROBERT HART, Bart. ) Sir Robert Hart gave an interesting address, in the course of which he related some reminiscences of his 54 years' residence in China, and also recalled his early experiences as a school boy at Taunton. He gave as the secret of his success in life the endeavour to be always on the right spot. at the right moment, and to be ready. The duty of everyone wanting to get on was to be ready to do something better than. what he had at present to do. A vote of thanks to Sir Robert was accorded on the proposal of the Rev. Dr. Waller, seconded by Mr Job Bradford, K.C., ana sup- ported by Mr Arthur Henderson, M.P., the leader of the Labour party in the House of Commons, who was a boy at the school.

CARDIFF BRANCH U.K.A. SPEECH BY MR W. P. ROCH, M.P. The Trade and the House of Lords. The annual meeting of the Cardiff and Dis- trict Branch of the United Kingdom Alliance, held at the Cory Hall on Saturday evening, was well attended. The chairman was Mr Samuel Thomas, J.P., of Penarth, and fabe principal speakers were Mr W. F. Roch, M?P. for Pembrokeshire, and Mr John Newton, Par- liamentary agent for the U.K.A., there being also on the platform the Rev. J. Tertius I Phillips (South Wales superintendent U.K.A.), E. Aubrey, J. Munn Lewis Williams, S. Stan- ton, G. Percy Thomas, R. Edwards James, P. W. Johnson, A. W. Pyle, E. V. Holland, Leonard Page (secretary. Temperance Union), etc. The Chairman, in opening, said no effort must be relaxed on the part of those fighting the great liquor traffic in this country,and even if the Licensing Bill became law, while it would be a great achievement, there was work to be done in the years after. Referring to the recent demonstration in Hyde Park against the Bill, Mr Thomas said the processionTsts and organisers were absolutely without reproach. There was not the semblance of drunkenness, and at the Welsh platform were men from Cardiff who were held in the highest esteem and respect. Therefore when they had to fight an organisation of that kind they must put forth every effort, while it was said there were a hundred thousand men from Wales at the Hyde Park demonstration, at home there were two millions in favour of the Bill. (Applause.) Mr John Newton observed that the founda- tion principle of the Alliance was that no licences should be issued in those areas where the people did not want them. He could not understand how anvone bdievins in democratic government could dispute that principle. The fault of the licensing system was that it provided no adequate machinery for the people to express their will, and there- lore they proposed, and it was embodied in the Licensing Bill, that the will of the people should be ascertained, that it should be final and beyond appeal, not even to the House of Lords. (Hear, hear.) Abuse of the Licensing Bill. No Bill introduced into the House of Commons had received such overwhelming vituperation, misrepresentation, vile abuse, and gross lying as the present one. He gave a few of the outstanding features of the con troversy, pointing out that the liquor man said that a licence was a property, whereas it was a privilege. He was sorry to see the con- cession made to the Trade on the previous day. (Hear, hear.) And quoting from the published balance sheets of brewery companies he showed that there was not one that needed twelve years to pay off their debentures. Yet the Government gave them fourteen years,. anad now made a further concession. For years the Trade had fattened and battened on the body politic, and now it whined about the widow and the orphan. If justice were done, there was many a brewery and brewer that would have to disgorge heavy sums ot money to the people to whom they had sold shares at prices much above their value. (Applause.) Mr W-. F. Roch, who had a splendid recep- tion said that, great work for the temperance cause could be done by women. He was in favour of giving them the vote, and one of his strongest reasons was that he thought there could be' no truer vote or better help given than by, enabling them to vote for tem- perance. Fifty per cent. of crime was due to drink, while, it was calculated that' no small proportion of unemployment was due to the evil. The Royal Commission appointed to deal with the licensing laws reported and found there was a great national evil, and a great national degradation to be remedied. They need not dwell too much on the damage done,* but turn their time and thought to repairing the mischief. The Licensing Bill proposed to give them a greater reduction in the number of public-houses. When it was stated that re- duction in the number would not effect reform he Beminded them that in the poorer quarters of their scitiqs the streets were often the play- ground of the children. If the children could be spaced the scenes which too often were to be seen a great and lasting reform could be njade in the minds and impressions of the children. He then dealt with what he des- cribed as a few odds and erds of the Bill after which he said one important part was the way in which it looked after the children. But the real charge agairst the measure was that it meant confiscation and robbery. The Objeiet of the Bill was to restore property, but it had one shadow over it, and that was as to what was to be- come of it when the Bill went to another place. It was a strange body, the House of Lords—a mixture of blue blood and yellow gold. (Applause.) It was difficult to know how they would deal with the Bill. When dealing with pensions for their aged workers by a large majority they thought there should have been a.time limit of seven years, and so when they came to a great monopoly like this he had some hope that the House of Lords might think twice seven years not too long, and that when it did have to make a death-bed repentance it would have to make it in defence of land and not in defence of liauor. (Applause.) The need for temperance work would always remain, and reformers need never lose heart as it would carve out its own future. (Applause.) A resolution expressing warm thanks to the I Government for the provisions in the Licensing Bill, and urging both Houses to pass it, was adopted, after which the Rev. Tertius Phillips thanked the speakers and all who had taken part in the meeting, including the Blue Ribbon Choir, who, under the conductorship of Mr Jenkyn Morris, contributed ehoruses, and the Misfees Lizzie King (Pontllanfraith), and Maggie Philliips. for their vocal and instrumental items.

GAVE HIMSELF AWAY. When Alfred Young (30), of Ealing, was charged at Brentford on Monday with the at- tempted rescue of a prisoner from custody, he exclaimed, Let's have the truth now, and nothing but the truth, in a place of worship." This, led to an examination of Young's condi- tion, and as he was found under the influence of liquor he was remanded in custody.

TALKS ON HEALTH. By DR. ANDREW WILSON. Noises in the Head. If there is one inouiry which arises aort frequently than another, as made by readers of our health articles, it is that which has reference to the cause and cure of noises in the head. This trouble, it may be remarked. is one which exhibits a variety of causes, and it must be admitted that it is an extremely difficult matter in many cases to locate the exact origin of the trouble. The noises com- plained of vary, moreover, in their charac- teristics. They range from loud beating in the head, due probably to increased action of the heart, and the stronger pulsations of the blood vessels, onwards to noises which are described by sufferers as resembling hissing sounds, or buzzing sensations. The great mistake most people make with reference to this trouble is that they credit the ears them- selves with constituting the beginning and end of the trouble. This is very far from being the case. Indeed, in very many cases of head noises, the affection will be found more nearly connected with the brain itself than with the organs of hearing, the ears in such cases merely interpreting in a fashion what the brain dic- tates. Some Causes. Sometimes noises in the head are com- plained of which arc due to a simple enough cause. The presence of wax in the ears press- ing on the drum may give rise to some sensa- tions, and we may suspect that wax lies at the root of the trouble, if a certain measur of deafness is associated with the buzzing noise. Assuming that wax may be excluded as a cause, it is then necessary for the sufferer to examine into his state.pf health. No uncom- mon thing it is for a person to find that after illness and during convalescence from a serious ailment, or when the system is run down, noises in the head are represented. We may assume in this case that their origin must be laid at the door of the general weak- ness of the body which has affected the nervous system. In such cases a course of tonic remedies, rest. and the usual means taken to promote- recovery should have the effect of abolishing the nuisance. A Greater Difficulty. Cases, however, in which the symptoms are of long standing and persistent in spite of all treatment directed to the general health of the body, have to be referred, in all proba- bility, to some irregularity of the brain itself. It may tax the resources of the physician to discover the exact seat of such irritation, although the doctor knows that nerve troubles are likely to give rise to head noises as a symptom. In such case medical advice should be sought. There can be no harm, however, in trying certain simple reme- dies by way of endeavouring to cure or allevi- ate what is undoubtedly a very great discom- fort. Thus, bromide of potash is frequently prescribed for head noises, presumably due to some irritated condition of the brain. This may be taken for a considerable period in moderate doses without producing any dele- terious effects. A dose of say 15 to 20 grains of bromide of potash may be taken, dissolved in a little water, twice daily between meals. The second dose may be taken at bedtime on an empty stomach but if the case is of a severe character, then a 15-grain dose taken twice daily with a third dose at bedtime may be tried. This remedy should, however, be given up if after some days triai ndr better ment is perceived. Quinine has sometimes been prescribed as a remedy which appears. to exercise a certain effect on head noises. Quinine is, of course, a tonic which has a special action on the nervous system, and, on the principle of like curing like, quininet which sometimes causes headaches if taken in too large doses, has been found to have the effect of alleviating or curing the affection we are considering. One grain of quinine, for example, may be taken twice a day an hour before food. If any good is to bo ob- tained from the. administration of this medi- cine, a small dose repeated will be likely to accomplish more than the larger doses. Corns. Corns exemplify an oft-repeated remark that some common ailments are extremely difficult to cure. A cold in the head is often spoken of as a standing reproach to medi- cine, in that no treatment is known which can absolutely cut the affection short. Of corns the same opinion can Be expressed, for, short of extraction by a chiropodist, there appears to be a great difficulty in curing them. A corn represents a thickened portion of the j skin, due usually to the pressure of an ill- ;< fitting boot. The skin is naturally a growing and living tissue, and the effect of undue pressure is. to stimulate its growth unduly, and so to produce a thickening, and, in time, hardening of its substance. When corns are situated in the soles of the feet they become especially troublesome because of their interference with ease in walking. Possibly the only sensible advice to be given regarding corns is that already indicated, namely, to have them removed. Any hairdresser will be able to supply the address of a chiropodist who makes corns removal either his sole profession, or at least part of his business. The great point to be insisted on when corns are so treated is that the operator should ensure the scrupulous cleanliness of the instruments he uses. The skin should be thoroughly cleansed with some disinfectant solution before the corn is extracted, so as to avoid all chances of blood- poisoning. The homely treatment of corns, is that of soaking them first in hot water amd shaving them with a sharp, clean knife or razor. Thereafter a corn solvent may be painted on. Sufsh solvents are sold by all Chemists, and usually consists of a mixture of salicylic acid, Indian hemp, and collodion. Other corns may be similarly treated, and, if they exist between the toes, it will be well to prevent friction by placing a niece of cotton- wool between the surfaces. Note that corn- plasters and all applications of like kind are oi no service whatever. I Sunstroke. This ailment should he more properly termed heat stroke, because it is liable to occur in the absence of the direct rays of the sun. Thus, stokers working in the holds of steamships and soldiers on the march are frequently affected. The symptoms of sun- stroke appear in the form of faintness, giddi- ness, vomiting, and untimely unconscious- ness. The surface of the body will be found to be cold, whilst the temperature falls below the natural degree. The pulse is quickened and feeble, and the breathing is affected. In certain cases, however, and more particularly where the ailment is induced by the heat, say, of a stoke-hole, the tempcratilre may be very much above the normal. The treatment is to remove the patient at once to a cool place, to loosen all the clothes, especially the coverings of the chest and neck, and to pour cool or iced Water from a height on the head. Water should also be poured on the nape of the neck. If this fails to restore conscious- ness to the patient, and the ease is more serious, the whole body should be wapped in a sheet wrung out of cold water. When con- sciousness has returned, the patient should be placed in bed and kept moderately warm, whilst a little diluted stimulant may be safely given.

Tradeswoman's Affairs. FURNITURE VENTURE LOSSES. At the Aberdare Bankruptcy Court-on Mon- day, before Mr Rees Williams, registrar, blrs Amelia Fine, furniture dealer, Whitcombc- street, attended for further examination, which had been adjourned on four previous occasions. It had been stated on behalf of debtor that she had sold £400 of book debts to her son-in- law, Mr Isaac B. Barnett, of Bargoed, for £50, ( and thatshc had received that sum and brought it with her to Aberdare. Debtor now stated that she had made a mistake. She owed Mr Barnett some money at the time, and he had „ deducted that and gave her some further sums. She could not name anyone to whom she had paid any of that money. She denied having sent away any of the goods bought since September last. In reply to further questions, she said she never interfered in the business. It was her daughter who carried it on. She could give no particulars as to how the goods were disposed of. The Official Receiver applied thatthe exami- nation be adjourned sine aie. The Registrar, in granting the application, said debtor's explanations were most unsatis- I lactory. Larger Deficiency. At the same court Griffith Griffiths, drapety Aberstman, who was represented by Mr w. Thomas, solicitor, attended for adjourned examination. He said he had omitted L74 8s 3d fcem his list of "deb tors, and that his deficiency was E217 16s 9d, and not E143 8s 6d as pre- viously stated. He further said that a sum oi X30 borrowed by him had not been included it* his statement of affairs, making the deficiency E100 larger than it appeared in his first state* ment. The examination was adjourned.

SAVED BY GOOD NAME. Alleged Theft of Provisions. At Stratford on Monday siK men employed by the London County Council surrendered to their bail to answer a charge of stealing pro- visions from Clay bury Asylum. For the prosecution it was stated that one of de- fendants, Joseph Sroom. a second-class a tendant/, had recently been very ill, and on re- turning to duty he was allowed to enter the asylum after the breakfast-hour. One morniDB some other officials, with whom Smout usually dined, said We will cut off his rations and givejiim." That bacon Smout took out of the asylum. There was a very stringent rule tba* no rations were to be taken out of the asyl^ on any pretence whatever. The prosecution said there was nothing known against tn« man's character previously, and the Asylums Committee were willing to leave the case i*1 hands of the bench. After some deliberation the Chairman of the bench said they unanimously of opinion that there vras n evidence of felonious intent. It was state that Smoit bore an irreproachable character. and he was bound over to come up for judg- ment if called upon. The other cases Woa again adjourned.

4 FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. I A Legend of the Cats' Purr. BY GRACE INKSON. Once upon a time there lived a very, very rich king, who had a son—Prince Verom. Now this prince was very handsome, but he had one great misfortune, he was always purring, some- times softly and sometimes loudly, but he could never leave off, and no one would marry him, for all the ladies said they could not put up with a constant noise like that. The king had paid large sums of money, first to one and then to another to try and cure his son, but no one had succeeded. At last a stranger came to the King's Court, »nd he said he knew of a very clever wan who lived a great way off on the top of a snw moun- tain, who was able to do very wonrful and ttrange things, and he promised to go to the !oot of the mountain with Prince Verom if he tnd the King liked. Fo?the next day or two everybody was very busy preparing for this long journey at last ..11 was ready and they set out with a number of men and horses and a lot of food, for they would be some days riding before they reached the mountain. When they got there, the Prince had to say Godd-bye to the kind stranger, and telling his men' to return for him in a few days, be began to climb the high hill fortunately he had brought a long stick with him, which had a pointed end, and this he stuck into the snow And so helped himself up. The poor Prince got very tired, for he had such a long way to go 4Lnd the hill was very steep. When night came he was a long way off from the top. The Prince had to climb all that night and the next day as well, and he was be- ginning to think he should die, he was so tired, when just as the second night came on, he saw hut in the distance when he got to it he found the door open, and a nice meal prepared for one, and a bed. He didn't know whose it was, but he Knew he could pay for it if he had eaten some one else's dinner, so he sat down and made a hearty meal, and as no one came he got into the bed and soon fell fast Asleep. The next morning he was much sur- prised to see a very nice breakfast all ready JOT hint- He felt sure now it was prepared for -Aim, so before he left the hut, he took some %old and precious stones he had with him and Aeft them on the table as a gift to his unknown mend. When the Prince stepped outside the hut, he saw he was not fer from the top of the moun- tain, and hcould see there were two people standing togetherand when he got nearer, he saw that one was an old man with a long white beard, long white hair, a robe of white-in fact, everything about him was wbite-so that he looked like a snow man, only he didn't look Junny and had no ugly clay pipe in his mouth. By his side stood a young girl, she was dressed fji white, too. She had beautiful golden hair 'irhich hung in waves far below her waist. He had never hated his purr so much as he /flid now, for all the time he was speaking an d telling the man on the mountain why he had come to him, it made more noise than ever, and he felt as if neither this old man nor any body else would ever be able to silence it. The old man told him that he was so old that he could not help him himself, but that Jhis daughter, Ugeria, knew all his secrets and ■Would do her best to cure him. The old man then gave the girl three little golden grains, which she swallowed, and then Prince Verom Saw to his terror that she was changing from the beautiful maiden he had seen into a hideous looking old witch. She seized him by the arm and dragged him to a dark spot in the snow. After saying some words which the Prince did not understand, the ground opened and Uggria pulled him down and down and down until they must have got to the bottom of the mountain. It was horribly dark, and the purr sounded to Pkince Verom like thunder. At last they stopped and then with a few more words, Ugeria made the earth open and they came out on to a plain in the full sunlight. The Prince felt sick and dizzy, but he was a Prince and didn't mean to show it. • Ugeria produced from the folds of her dress a long tube put her lips to it and played such music that Prince Verom felt first startled and then calmed. The music was not meant for him though, for after she had played for abowt five minutes, they caught sight of a multitude of small animals careering over th e plain as fast as they could come. They were all of one kind, though of different sizes and colours, and as they came nearer, the Prince saw they were cats. When they were quite close to them, Ugeria, who had not spoken be- fore, said I < You see before you these animals, which have long desired to have some sound by which they could expressjiheir pleasure, and it seems to me that the noise which so disturbs you is the very thing to suit the cats. All that you have to do is to remain here until they have learnt it from you, and as soon as each of these cats here is able to imitate the sound, the purr will leave you. In this basket you will find sufficient food for several days. Remain here until I return. Ugeria then went once more into the moun- tain, and Verom was left alone with the cats. They remained staring at him for some time, and then thevlgot quite close to him, and he found himself in the middle of a big ring of ats. He made purr as loud as he could, and it was not long before he saw that they were jmuch taken with the noise, and he could see 4hey were trying to copy it. One cat, larger than the othdte, climbed on to his shoulders and listened very intently, and after making a great many efforts, it succeeded at last in inaldn a purr, and the two kept up a kind of duet for some time. Well, to make a long story short, PrincelVrom spent three whole days in teaching the cats to purr; but at the end of the third day, he couldn't give any more lessons, for his own power to purr was gone, and do what he would,he couldn't make it come again. As for the cats, they were so delighted that they hunted out all the rats and mice they could find, had a good feast, and then scam- pered off to find some more cats and teach them to purr, too. The Prince was very delighted and very grate- ful when he found himself cured, and when Ugeria came again, as she did very soon, he made all kinds of promises to show how thShk- ful he was, but she said she and her father re- quired nothing that he could bestoJv. Ugeria t made him enter the mountain again and she dragged him up and up and up till they came to the top, and then with one of her magic words, the mountain opened, and they found themselves atothe spot which they had descended. The Man of the Mountain invited Prince Verom to be his guest for a few days, and dur- ing that time the young man learned to love Ugeria, who had once more become the beauti- ful maiden. t It did not take the Prince nearly so lohg to get to the bottom of the mountain as it-had done to get to the top. His men were very delighted to see him, for he had been absent longer than anyone had expected, and they were afraid some harm had come to him and when they knew that he had been cured of his complaint, their joy knew no bounds, for they very fond of their Prince. Two of the men put spurs to their horse and rode swiftly back to the King to tell him the good news, and he, with the chief nobles of the country, accompanied by joyous-sounding music, rode to meet the Prince and bring him back in triumph. I have told you before that the Prince was very handsome and now that he was cured, many of the Court ladies would have liked to marry him. The King urged Prince Verom to marry the Lady Huya, for he was a lady of much beauty and great spmt, and when the Prince said that he would never wed her, the King got very angry and said he would give him a week to choose between marrying the Lady Huya or having his head cut off. At the end of the week the King asked the Prince what choice he had made, and he replied that he would rather die than marry the Lady Huya or any other lady, as he had given his love already to Ugeria, the daughter of the Man of the Mountain. The King then ordered everything to be pre- pared for his son's death—a large black stone covered with red cloth was placed in the middle of the courtyard, and the King's own swordwas dressed in crimson, and then the Prince Verom stepped forward, looking v" brave and firm, dressed in pale green and silver. He walked to the stone, knelt down, and was just about place his- head on the block, when he looked up and saw standing a little away from the crowd s a very ugly old woman. As soon as she felt his gaze on her, she darted forward, pushed the crowd on one side, ran to the man dressed in crimson, and wrenched the Bword from his hand. Everyone was too astonished to say anything, and before they had time to get calm, the ugly old woman vanished from their sight, and in her stead ttood the beautiful Ugeria. The King was so struck with her loveliness, and was really so relieved to find that his son was not going to be killed, that he gave his consent to the marriage, and the next day, instead of a grand funeral possession, there wfcre wedding bells and great rejoicings, and, of course, they lived happy ever afterwards.

EXPLOSION IN A CHA?EL. fe A serious explosion tOOk place at Bethel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Pembrey. on Friday night. The chapel has been renovated at considerable cost; and is ligbte4 by acetylene gas. The caretaker, John Evans, was in the act of preparing the apparatus in order to light the buiiding for the weekly service, when the carbide exploded, causing considerable damage to the building, and inflicting severe injuries to himself. Dr. Owen Williams was telephoned for and attended to Evans.

RADNOR M.P.'s TOUR. Speech at Builth Road. TORY OMISSIONS MADE 600D. EXPOSITION OF THE PATENTS ACT. Sir Francis Edwards, Bart., M.P., who is on tour among his Radnorshire constituents, met with an enthusiastic reception at Cwm- fcach, near Builth Road, on Saturday night. Mr William Prothero, of Glahnant, occupied the chair, and among those supporting him were the popular hon. membet, Miss Esplin (Women's Free Trade Union), and Mr A. P. Morgan, Mr G. R. Thomas B.Sc., Mr J. Thvma.,3 (Penwaun), Mr J. Newman, and Mr R. Morgan. Sir Francis Edwards, Bart., M.P., said he considered Liberals had cause to complain of the conduct of some of their opponents-he meant those people who came round with vans and gramaphones, and told them half-truths. One such gentleman had, for example, been informing them that the Factory Acts were passed by the Tory party, but he forgot to tell the people of Radnorshire that the first op e Factory Act was introduced and passed by the Liberals in 1833-a measure that was strenuously denounced by the Tories. No, declared Sir Francis, he Tories were not tbfe originators of these Acts, but they were the very people who had since introduced Factory Acts, although at first so opposedj to them. Trade Unionism, said Sir Francis, had become a great power in the country, and the Tories, or, at any rate, some of them, claimed credit for Trade Union legislation. But what were the facts ? The first Act to liberate and legalise Trade Unions was introduced by Mr Gladstone and passed by the Liberate in 1871. What the Tories did happened four years later-in 1875-and even then the clause exempting working men from imprisonment was introduced by Mr Mundella, a Liberal member. (Applause.) The Tories now wanted to claim Mr Lloyd George as a convert to the policy of Protection. Such stupidity was almost too ridiculous to be taken seriously. Mr Lloyd George's Patents Act, they argued, was based on the principle of Protection. Why, if they studied its effects, they would find it was the very reverse. Britishers had had their hands tied in the matter, and Mr Lloyd George had stepped in and cut the bond, and given Liberty to the Trade of this country. The policy of Protection was monopoly for the manufacturer. Mr Lloyd George had not given any class a monopoly. He had rather destroyed the monopoly of the German and other manufacturers. Protection Ntuld retard imports to this country, and the result would be an all-round increase in prices. Mr Lloyd George's Act did not raise the price of anything neither did it stop the neces- saries of life from being imported into this country cheaply. Protection, let them re- member, was a means to an end-the increase of prices. The Patents Act would have a ten. dency to lower rather than increase prices, as goods for which the patent had been obtained would have to be Made at Home. Instead, therefore, of the Act being a Protec- tion measure, it was based on Free Trade, and followed the sound canons of Free Trade. (Applause.) Sir Francis showed that if one industry were protected it must be at the, expense of another, and that once one thing was protected others must necessarily follow. If a tariff on motor-cars were put high enough no cars would be imported by Great Britain, and with a monopoly at home prices would go up, and less came would be required. Con- sequently, there would be correspondingly less demand for material labour. Britain's com- mercial supremacy was due to her adherence to Free Trade. To-day she did half the ship- ping of the whole world. Sir Francis next briefly touched upon the education question, the House of Lords, and finally the Licensing. Bill. He believed the proposed licensing legislation would be of great value to the nation. He did not wish to secure reform at the injury of any class, but he believed the Bill would prove of incalculable teenefit generally, and he hoped the residents of Radnorshire would join in that effort for the amelioration of the conditions of the people. (Applause.) Miss Esplin followed with an able exposition of the policy of Free Trade from a woman's point of view. On the proposition of Mr R. Morgan, seconded by Mr J. Thomas (Penwaun), thanks were heartily accorded the speakers.

Church Music. ADDRESS BY MR LLOYD GEORGE A Suffragette Interlude. --+- (From Our London Welsh Correspondent.) London, Monday Night.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer presided this evening over a meeting at the Castle-street Welsh Baptist Church, of which he is a member, on the occa- sion of the opening of the new organ recently erected in the chapel at a cost of about 11,200. In the course of a short address he said person- ally he had been brought up in a little country church where the introduction of even a harmonium, much more an organ, would have been looked upon as almost an equiva- lent to erecting an altar to Baal. It was re- garded as a sign of a dispensation that had passed away thousands of years before, and a departure from the higher civilisation which required other than instrumental music. He, however, in these days, considered that this was carrying matters too far. The only vali4 objection to instrumental music in religious services in his opinion was that it might help to depreciate the congregational sing- ing. If that were the case instru- mental music might be a Arrse. Apart from that anything that helpe<rto stir up the higher emotions in connection with religfous services helped the soul along xhe road to better things. Samuel Butler in his Erew- hon referred to a state of existence where all machinery was abolished lest it become possessed of consciousness and find a soul. The soul transferred to the organ by the hands of the player was a 4uable help to religious praise, but it must not be substituted for the vocal praise of the human heart. Every attendant at churcb or chapel should join in the singing. He wbuld almost be inclined to make a willingness to sing a test of church membership. It might spoil the melody, but it would add to the inspiration. On the other hand, if it helped to sustain and inspire then he would say, God bless the organ." At Castle-street, where theye was some of the best congregational singing in the world, it would, he felt sure, add to its com- pleteness and help in making it more effective. Before Mr Lloyd George rose to speak Mr John Hinds,one of the deacons of the church, re- ferring to a rumour that there were some ladies present intent upon disturbing the meeting, appealed to them to remember the occasion and the place at which they were gathered to- gether, and in the name of their common Christianity to abstain from thrusting their political views inopportunely before a meeting of church members eager to hear one of their fellow members speaking on a subject in which thev were deeply interested. One noticed among the audience two or three young women of the usual suffragette type, but during Mr Lloyd George's speech they made no sign. Immediately he had finished speaking, and when he was on the way back to the House, one of them, who was seated in the front pew rose and, with white impassioned face, shrieked some un- intelligible words, presumably on the usual topic. She was not allowed to be heasd at all, for the audience cheered without cessation, and two of the church officers forcibly persuaded the young suffra- gette to take her departure. She and her com- panions on reaching the street speedily dis- appeared. Mr-Lloyd George then briefly replied to the vote of thanks proposed by the Rev. Herbert Morgan, but made no reference to the incident that had just taken place. On leaving the church he was loudly cheored by a large crowd that had assembled outside.

CATHOLIC MARRIAGES. A short time ago the secretary of the Pro- testant Reformation Society called the atten- tion of the Home Secretary to the following notice which appeared in the Church of Corpus Christi, Maiden-lane, Covent Garden, in rela- tion to the English marriage laws By decree of His Holiness Pope Pins X.- on and after Easter Sunday, 1908, all Catholics are bound to be married in the presence of their parish priest, or his delegate. Should they go through a ceremony of marriage in the registrar's office, or in a Protestant church, such ceremony will not only be unlawful but null and void, and they will not be married in the sight of God." ana inquired whether it was proposed to contradict such a statement. The following is the reply of the Home Secretary With reference to your letter of the 18th ultimo, I am directed by the Secretary of State to say thatthe statement in the notice to which you draw attention, that marriages contracted by Roman Catholics before a registrar or in churches other than those of their faith, are unlawful or null and void, cannot have refer- ence to English law, which clearly provides to the contrary."

ABERNANT COLLIER'S WATCH. At Swansea Police Court on Monday, Daniel Onlus, a labourer, 28 years of age, was charged with stealing a silver watch from an Abernant collier named Thomas Thomas, as far back as 4th August last. Thomas, who is hard of hearing, said that he was up North HiU-ro&d, Swansea, on the 4th of August, hiving had just a little drop too much," and met de- fendant, who snatched at his watch. He struggled for possession, and they both fell on the ground, but defendant got away with the watch. He (prosecutor) was not sure of the identity of the defendant, but two witnesses testified that defendant was the man who was with prosecutor, and fie was committed for 1 trial at the Assozes.

,I- .r I TRIPLE X-TENSION. I Mr Asquith, in the debate on the Licensing Bill on Thursday, said that the subject under discussion was a time-limit of x years." Mr Asquith on Friday suggested that the x might be stretched a little, but nothing will satisfy Mr Balfour and Mr Jesse Collings but a triple x-tension. Cartoon by Sir F. C. Gould. Published by arrangement with the" Westminster Gazette." --A--

Four Generations of a Ferndale Family. This picture is reproduced from a photograph, recently taken, of Mrs Ann Rees, late offerndale, now living at Porthcawl her daughter, Nurse Death, of Ferndale (on the right) Mrs Margaret Smith, of Ferndale (in the centre) and the daughter of the last-named, Florence Mabel Smith. The respective ages are 74, 53, 23 years, and 15 months.—(Photo, by Powell and Co., Cardiff and Femdale.) t =

THE NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AT SPLOTT, CARDIFF. I (Photo, by A. & G. Taylor, Cardiff.)

RATES RELIEVED £ 3,000. Mr R. H. Bicknell, M.Inst.C.E., Local' Government Board inspector, conducted an inquiry at'the Town Hall, Neath, on Monday into the application of the Neath Town Council for sanction to borrow S10,000 for the purposes of their gas undertaking. Mr E. C: Curtis (town Ir clerk) said a sum of .500 was required for the purpose of extending the retort house and provision of certain machinery and retort benches and settings in order to meet the in. creasing consumption, of gas in the winter months. A sum of 16,500 was required to meet ordinary expenditure in the way of extensions to mains and the purchase of meters and cook- ing stoves. Alderman Hopkin Moran, chairman of the Gas Committee, said the whole thing had been before the committee, and upon their report the Council unanimously; decided to proceed with the work. For the last three years the gas undertaking had relieved the rates to the extent of £ 3,000.

THEATRE DESTROYED BY FIRE. Paris, Monday.—The theatre at Luneville has been completely destroyed by fire, due it ia believed to a short circuit. The flre, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, broke out as the audience were leaving the building. The fire extended to two adjoining buildings, a concert hall and a shop. The only personal injury reported Was sustained by a girl whose hair was burned.—Central News.

"> At Builth Wells on Monday Henry Smith, travelling razor grinder, was committed to a month's imprisonment with hard- labour for being drunk and disorderly and, further for assaulting a sergeant at Builth Wells on the previous Saturday. Prisoner kicked Sergeant G. Morris several times, and, after being arrested hit him on the side of the head with a chair. Smi€h was very drunk.

CORRODED WATER MAIN, £10,000 Expenditure Necessary. The Cardiff Finance Committee were asked on Monday by the Waterworks Committee to apply to the Local Government Boi,rd, for sanction to a loan of X-10,000 for the purpose of cleaning and scraping the Taff Fawr conduit and constructing man-holes along the route. Alderman Beavan (chairman of the Finance Committee) held that the expenditure ought to be a charge on revenue, not upon capital. Mr C. H. Priestley (waterworks engineer) said £ 9.000 would be expended on the erection of man-holes. Had these been put down origi- nally they would have been a charge on capi- tal. They would then, however, not have cost more than £ 1,000. Councillor G. A. Seccombe remarked that when the conduit was laid down 20 years ago it brought down 12 million gallons a day, but owing to corrosion its capa- city had been reduced to nine million gallons. The committee, however, decided to recom- mend the Council that the sum be charged to revenue and spread over a period of five years.

BATHING AT ROATH PARK LAKE. Increased Facilities Suggested. Mr Pettigrew, Cardiff parks superintendent, presented an interesting report at a meeting on Monday of Cardiff Parks Committee. The chairman (Councillor J. Chap poll) was the only member present, s ■> thatnothing was done, and Mr Pettigrew's report will come up at an- other meeting. It deals with bathing in Roath Park Lake, and the ladies will be interested to learn th4 Mr Chappell and Mr Pettigrew are in favour of two days, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., being set apart every week for their benefit at a charge of 3d each bather. The number is not expected to be large for a few seasons, but eventually, it is believed, the ladies will need increased facilities, and then an extra number of lifebuoys will be necessary. It is sug- gested that men be allowed to bathe in the lake from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on four days a week and for an hour or so after 6 o'clock on six evenings during.the weefc. As in the case of the ladies, the charge per head will be 3d. It will depend upon the fair sex as to whether or not one of the six evenings of the week shall not later on be given up to them, leaving the men with ftve evenings. Mr Pettigrew, who looks forward to the time when aquatic sports, swimming galas, &,c„ will be held in Roath Park Lake, suggests that season itickets at 7s 6d each, or monthly tickets at 2s each, should be provided, and also schoolboys' season tickets a.t 3s 6d each. The season represents about 153 days. If the facilities indicated are granted, Mr Pettigrew thinks it will be neces- sary to provide three additional lifebuoys, an sary to provide three additional lifebuoys, an extra emergency boat, two diving boards and a diving platform, an extra expert swimmer. &c., and that the bye-laws should be so framed as to enable the authorities to deal with per- sons not in danger shouting, gesticulating, whistling, or generally making themselves objectionable to other bathers. Regulation bathing costumes, to be approved by the Parks Committee, should be worn by the day bathers. The early morning bathers are not concerned in Mr Pettigrew's various sugges- tions for popularising of Roath Park Lake. The lake was first used by bathers 14 years or so ago, and for the first few years the num- ber averaged 8,000 to 9.000 per annum. The average number is now 40,000 a year, the exact figures for last season being 41,460.

UNIFORMS COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Cardiff Uniforms Com- mittee on Monday, the Lord Mayor presiding, the tender of Messrs Pocock Bros., of London, for oilskins (£5115s), was accepted, and tenders for departmental uniforms were opened and referred to the expert for his report.

MANIA FOR BOOKS. NEWPORT MAN SENTENCED. At the Hereford Quarter Sessions on Monday David Wm. Pugh. carpenter and farmer, for- merly guilder at Newport, was broughtup from prison, where he is serving a sentence for steal- ing .second-hand books at Hereford, and now sentenced to four months' imprisonment in the second division for stealing books, value E5, the property of Messrs W. H. Smith and Son, at Newport, on or about the 18th April. The sentence is to run concurrently with the Here- ford sentence, and will have the effect of pro- longing his imprisonment for two months. The Chairman remarked that it was an extra- ordinary case, prisoner being well-to-do, and &bout 2,000 books being -found at his house, chiefly of a religious character. The defence in the other cases wafr-kleptomatia.