The Cardiff Times

OFFICIAL REPORT. fpL Allowing was issued by the Admiralty ^sday S^eta i S(>cretary to the Admiralty re- ^arr having to communicate that Messrs Graves and Company's steamer, bound for Hull, was in collision W J submarine C 11 at 11.45 last night ^■iRht11 a m^es north-west of Haisboro' 8^lr •' Cromer, .and the submarine was a ln consequence. aved. Th following of the crew of the submarine saved :— v ^tenant Charles G. Brodie. "Lieut. Geoffrey B. S. Watkins. |u, Seaman Stripes. ^sing—Feared Drowned. following are missing, and it is feared ^.bave been drowned :— claJ fe J- Winstanley, petty officer, first No. 208635. 282423nias Kissick, stoker petty officer, No. II 3. c arold R. Pym. engine-room artificer illd class, No. 269938. ^2]jPSt Taylor, E.R.A., third class, No. 0 >>eorge Robertson, A.B., No. 223206. W. Smith, A.B., No. 2224636. j, Mham H. Charge, A.B., No. 203788. ^Tederick Reaney, A.B. No. 208769. Senpy A. Potter, A.B., No. 200810. Jienry Coles, A.B., No. 219513. ^93&5<S McGowran. first-class stoker No. E"'X>' 3021rard J. GoodhalJ, first-class stoker No. hard W.G. Stainer. first-class stoker No. operations are proceeding. c battleships Victorious and Caesar, and ^Ssek S°r Bonaventure with tugs and other salvage appliances are now on the °! the wreck. e foil •erry in Waiting has communicated- %8^r tho^-1^ gracious message from his Maj- Message. commands me to acknowledge hif ipt of your telegram of to day's date his Majesty of the sinking of the llh C 11, and the terrible loss of life. commands me to say how a^cl 'y distressed he feels at thi3 disaster, ^shes me to expressd his sincere sym- ftjjd ^ith the relatives fof the petty officers have lost their, lives. .Allowing message has also been received Ecluerry in Waiting to the Prince of Offe^ith the deepest regret that the Prince tb J; ?;les has iearned of the terrible disaster I arri ^ttiarine C 11 in which 13 lives were lost. 2Sired express his Royal Highness's sympathy with the relatives of those ^ere drowned. ^^alty, 15th July, 1909.

R LEWELLEN WOOD'S WILL: I Whe Chancery Division (before Mr Justice) l e llgton) judgment was given in the °f Ixiwellen Wood (deceased), Wildaur t' • • • iin °rf'ship said, having regard to the ,°f the codicil, he did not think the M>icu intended to alter his will of 1899, in iTe devised everything absolutely to his C°clici] ecause the concluding words "of the .^Jwter setting forth certain conditions, JS99 .T I confirm everytliing in my will of was of opinion that when the Probate "*>e 8ranted proV)atc they were satisfied that ^Per tec% to whom it was granted, were the Persons, and they were confirmed in he testointment by the codicil. He found that tor intended that his personal and real *0 as bequeathed and devised absolutely wife, Mrs Elizabeth Wood.

A NEWPORT PROTEST. representing the Roman Ca tho- 5^. M„Ce Association, headed by Councillor >r nn and Rev. Father Ilickey, waited rPr0tfYP°rtWaU-h Committee en Thursday fife ailQe against the WvcklifFe preachers be- onr^ • hold meetings in public places. lc decided to give the Chief Con- t*veat f/'ruct'on9 to take such steps as would kthe recurrence of the disorderly scenes.

New German ChanceJIor. KAISER'S GARDEN INTERVIEWS. Berlin, Wednesday.—Dr. Von Bethmann Holhveg has been 'appointed Imperial Chan- cellor. Th" new Chancellor's appointment i« gazetted in a special edition of the Reich- san"-eiger," which also announces the resigna- tion^ Prince Buelow.—Reutor. Berlin Wednesday.—Prince Buelow had his last audience with the Emperor in the Royal Palace here to-dav. His Majesty after a con- versation with the ex-Chancellor, dismissed him with many assurances of his esteem and gratitude. A'most immediately after Prince Buelow had left the palace the Kaiser received Herr Von Bethniann-Hollweg in audience. The greater part of the ensuing conversation between his Maiestv and the Home Secretary took place in the garden which slopes down to the banks of the Spree, and which is visible from the street running along the other side of the river. A large crowd soon assembled there and watched with deep interest the Emperor and his Minis- ter walking together in historic converse.— Central News. The Emperor received'the retiring Chan- cellor on arriving at the Castle, and led him into the little garden situ- ated in the oldest part of the castle ad- joining the so-called Elector bridge, over the Spree It is a green oasis with fine old trees looking on to a busy Berlin thoroughfa,re. Here the Emperor and Prince Buelow walked up ana down for half an hour. The Emperor,who wore an admiral's uniform, accompanied his conversa- tion with animated gestures as is his wont. The Emperor and Chancellor promenaded through- out their talk. passing in and out of view of the crowd bevond the spaces in the thick foliage sparkling in bright sunshine. The spectators missed the lea ve-taking between the Emperor and the man who has served him as head of State for nine years, as Prince Buelow bade the' Emperor iroori-bye in a corner of the garden out of sight of the crowd. Five minutes later Dr. Von Bethmann Holl- weg entered the garden. The Emperor ad- vanced to meet him, and greeted him with a heartv handshake. The walk began afresh, this time with a new Chancellor. -Reuter.

Suffragette Plans. REVEALED BY MRS D. A. THOMAS Strike Against Prison Clothes. The last of the present series of Cardiff meet- ings under the auspices of the Women s Social u' iMid Political Union was held on Tuesday at the Park Hotel. Mrs D. A. Thomas presided, and the principal speakers were Miss Ivy Heppel and Miss Kenney.. Mrs D. A. Thomas said she had this cause very much at heart. She believed the right to vote was very necessary for women, especially for working women. Some people objected to the militant suffragettes. Well, two yea,rs ago she did not believe in their tactics, but now she realised what good work they were(,doing, and although she was not actually a member of their society, she was heartily in sympathy with them. She could not say she had actually joined them because her husband was a mem- ber of Parliament. Some people, she con- tinued, said their methods were not constitu- tional, but she thought it was quite right for them to go through a bye-election and work like the men did against the Government. Mrs Thomas appealed that suffragettes sent to prison should be treated as political offenders, likemen were,, and not as criminals. The women, she said, had decided to go on strike against their bad treatment. They were also going to strike against putting on prison clothes, which had been worn by other people for ages. In their speeches Miss Heppel and Miss Kenney appealed to the audience,, which en- tirely consisted of ladies, to support the movement. Miss Heppel said they did not like their methods themselves. Some people said their methods were not ladylike, but she thought it was more ladylike to try and im- prove their conditions than to do nothing. Miss Kenney said if the Government thought they could suppress the movement by sending people to prison they were mistaken. Their Union was going forward, and whereas for- merly they only had ten members they had now thousands all over the country. REVOLT IN PRISON. Spirited Bid for Better Treatment. The following is issued from the Women's Social and Political Union :— The women who have been sent to prison in connection with woman suffrage disturb- ances have, from the beginning, demanded treatment as political prisoners, and have appealed to the Home Secretary to accord them the rights and privileges to which political prisoners are entitled in every part of the world. As this appeal has been disregarded, women ha^e now decided to take the^aw into their o\*n hands, and! by carrying oik. a revoft iA prison cl!"th, "hffxlld&tf# tBtfauthorities 'td-' concedc them what they have refused to give as a matter of justice. The first action taken in the matter was that of Miss Wallace Dunlop, sent to prison on Friday, July 2nd. Political treatment being refused to her, and being ordered to wear prison clothes and eat prison food, Miss Wal- lace Dunlop determined to strike a blow for her rights by refusing absolutely to eat the food offered to her. After 91 hours of starvation—during which time communica- tions were constantly passing between the. governor of the prison and the Home Office- the authorities decided to give in, and Miss Wallace Dunlop was released. The fourteen members of the Women's Social and Political Union who were sent to prison on Monday in connection with the stone-throwing at the Government buildings on the 29th of June have determined to carry out a further revolt. Before leaving for prison they informed the officers of the Union that it was their intention, if denied the rights of political prisoners, to carry out an effective .protest in prison. When ordered to take off their own clothes and to put on prison clothes they in- tended to refuse to do so. and standing all together they would refuse to be put into cells of the second division. If put into their cells by force, and undressed, they would refuse in the morning to get up and dress excepting into their own clothes. They also informed mem- bers of the Union that they would refuse to obey the rule of silence, but would talk to one another whenever they liked, and would sing aloud during detention. In making this protest, the women claim that they are fighting for the preservation of the rights of political prisoners, which were not denied even in the Bastille, and are even ac- corded to political prisoners to-day in Russia, as well as to those who have been sent to prison in Ireland for cattle raiding disturbances. In spite of the contradictions of Mr Gladstone, they know that the Home Secretary is respon- sible for the treatment accorded to them. and that the second division in which they are placed was not intended for any but ordinary criminals. The Women's Social and Political Union has not yet received any definite infor- mation as to the result of this revolt which was contemplated by its members." The suffragettes resumed their picketting at th, House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon. They awaited the arrival of Mr Asquith, who, however, motored down so as to escape their notice. A considerable crowd collected in Par- liament-square in expectation of developments in the suffragette campaign.

COLLIER BOY'S LOST EYE. X50 Inadequate Compensation. Judge Bryn Roberts, sitting as arbitrator under the Compensation Act, had several cases before him at Pontypridd County Court on Wednesday. Alfred Day,la collier boy, sought an award from the United National Collieries, Watts town, ip respect of the loss of an eye. Mr A. T Janies (Messrs Morgan, Bruce, and Nicholas) represented the applicant, and Mr Charles Kenshole, Aberdare, for the respondent company. His Honour remarked that the EW offered by the respondents for settlement was quite inadequate, as this amount was paid for the loss of a finger. Mr Kenshole having inti- mated that the respondent company did not resist a declaration of liability, his Honour made an award to that effect, in order to pro- tect the applicant in the event of further com- plications ensuing consequent upon the opera. tion performed. Found Dead in a Gorge. An important point was raised by the re- pondents in the case of Mrs Owen, Hafod, Swansea, who claimed compensation for the death of her husband. The respondents were Messrs Trsglown and Co., contrac- tors to the Rhondda Council for the new reservoir at Blaen-Rhondda. Mr G. Bowen Davies, barrister, was for the applicant, and Mr Raymond Allen, barrister, for the respondents. Deceased was engaged on the waterworks, and one night was requested to go back to work at the tunnel. Some days later his body was found in a gorge between the engine-house and the lamp-room. The respondents resisted the claim on the ground that deceased, judging from the position in which the body was found, had traversed along a course which was specifically forbidden. The Judge reserved judgment. Accident Denied. Edwin John Ball, a rider at the Nantgwyn Pit, Naval Colliery Co., Penygraig, sought com- pensation from the respondent company, appli- cant stating he had sustained an accident which necessitated his abstention from work for a period of thrpe weeks. Mr A. T. James (of Messrs Morgan, Bruce, and Nicholas) repre- sented the applicant, and Mr C. Kenshole, Aberdare, the defendants. The defence was that the proper notice had not been tendered, together with a denial of the accident. His Honour made an award for the respondents, with costs on Scale A.

On Monday Daniel John, known as Dan O'Crossing," of Llangynwyd, was found lying on the Llynvi branch of the G.W.R. near Gelli Seiriol farm. A train had passed over one of his ankles, and it was found necessary to amputate his leg just below the knee. The man was con- veyed home and lies in a critical coudition.

Blind Canon's Petition. NEIGHBOURING VICAR CITED. WIFE'S DISCREDITED STORIES. In the Divorce Court on Tuesday, before the President (Sir John Bigham), a case came on for hearing in which the Rev. Canon Edward Lionel Gedge, rector of Gravesend, sued for a divorce from Mrs Beatrice Frances Josephine OGedge, nee Griffiths-Colpoys. against whom he alleged adultery with Revd. Herbert John Martin, vicar of Old Brampton, Chatham. The respondent, and co-respondent answered deny- adultery, and the wife pleaded that her hus- band had condoned the adultery if any, and had by his conduct conduced to it, and that he had also been guilty of cruelty, which he denied. Mr Priestley, K.C., and Mr W. O. Willis appeared for the petitioner Mr J. Harvey Murphy for the respondent, and Mr Low, K.C., and Mr Pitman for the co-respondent. Mr Priestley, in opening the case, said the petitioner was Rector of Gravesend and Canon of Rochester. He was married to the respon- dent on the 31st December, 1884, at Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, and there were three children of the marriage living, one aged 23, one aged 20, and one aged 10 years. Petitioner since many years ago had been abso- lutely blind. He had had considerable cause to complain of his wife's conduct, in particular with regard to her extra- vagance, and he had had to spend thousands of pounds of his own money, and the gifts which he had received from his parishioners since 1894.iii, consequence of his wife's extravagance. In the spring of last year she was neglecting her home duties very much. She had a season ticket from Gravesend to London, and it came to Canon Gedge's knowledge that there was reason to doubt his wife's fidelity to him. He. however, looked over this for the time being. Lateen the year, on 13th September last, she was in bed in the afternoon, and she asked her husband to come out and speak to her and to sit down by her side. She asked him not to make a fuss, as she had something very important to tell him. She then told him, she had committed adultery with the vicar of Hoiy Trinity Church, Old Brompton, Chatham. On the 13th she received a letter which she told her husband indicated that Mr Martin was desirous of putting an end to what had been going on, and on Sunday, the 16th. she went to Mr Martin and reproached him with having attempted to give her up. He asked her, accord- ing to her story, to communicate with him only very rarely, and then in shorthand. She told her husband she wrote him a very bitter letter about it, and that she had seen him. and that they had quarrelled, and she had threa- tened to write to the Bishop and tell the whole story of the Grosvenor Hotel. On the 18th she wrote certain postcards, which Were un- doubtedly of a libellous character. She wrote them to the Bishop about the co-respondent. The bishop insisted on a retraction of her state- ment, with the alternative that if she did not there must be proceedings under the Church Discipline Act, or a prosecution of Mrs Gedge. Her husband begged her to withdraw the statement. She refused and said it was abso- lutely right. A warrant was issued charging her with criminal libel upon Mr Martin. The hus- band felt it to be his duty to protect her and he did connive at her going away to avoid these criminal proceedings. He told her, how- ever, if the changes were true he would he com- pelled to take' proceedings in the Divorce Court. Early in November she gave herself up to the police. Plea for Forgiveness. On the 14th November she wrote a letter to her husband in which she said :— My dear Husband,-[ earnestly ask you to put aside your dfetrust of me, and believe I am absolutely sincere in this letter. To cast me out into the world now is more than to kill me outright. I can only say that I have no excuse. As God's minister, have mercy upon the woman who bore your children,who so tenderly nursed you when you lost your sight, and whose only fault was extravagance until a few months ago, when rendered reck- less by your alienation, and in her utter lone- ilness, went1; astray. I ask you once more to forgive me, because I was mad in my mind by my misery and humiliation." On the 14th January the wife made a retrac- tion, in which she said I hereby publicly apologise to the Rev. Herbert John Martin, vicar of Holy Trinity, Old Brompton, for the libellous statements I made with regard to him in September last, and I hereby declare that the charges against him were false. On the same day she wrote a letter in which she said I have retracted because I cannot bring myself to ruin Mr Martin's wife and children. I went to his church on Sunday. There were only 30 people where there used to be three hundred, and he depends upon pew rents for his daily bread. Let the world despise me, but I will not open my lips in a divorce against Mr Martin. Mr Murphy said that no physical cruelty was alleged. The Rev. Canon Geqge was thepcaUéd and gaye evidence. Witness spoke-, of the wife's alleged confession as detailed by counsel. She told him she had taken the flat at Grosvenor Mansions for the purpose of meeting Mr Martin. His wife went away to avoid the libel pro- ceedings. When she returned from Switzer- land she was disguised in a motor cap and a wig- Bishop of Rochester. The Bishop of Rochester was next called by Mr Priestley and asked if he had had a con- versation with Mr Martin with reference to the Victoria Hotel. The Bishop (to the President): I submit that a conversation of this character between a bishop and one of his clergy is in the nature of a privileged conversation. The President: I do not agree. Mr Priestley I am sorry to have to ask you. Did Mr Martin in the course of conver sation tell you whether he met Mrs Gedge ? The Bishop He told me he met Mrs Gedge. Where ?-First at a garden party. The Bishop,continuing,explained that he had received a letter in consequence of which he had asked the Rev. Mr Martin to meet him. He had questioned him about Mrs Gedge, and asked him to tell him exactly the nature of his acquaintance. The President: Did he admit that he had be- haved improperly with her?-The Bishop Certainlv not. He denied it absolutely. Replying to Mr Priestley the bishop said that Mr Martin told him he had had a service to conduct at Peckham, and he stayed at the Grosvenor Hotel on that particular Sunday. When he reachd the Grosvenor Hotel on the 8th August he found Mrs Gedge was there. He said that he had gone up to her room door with her for the purpose of a quiet conversation with her on the matter she had consulted him about. He did not say that he went into the room. He had met her also on two other occa- sions-onde at Peckham and once at Bromp- ton. He said she had some letters from him, but that they were of no importance. The President From what he told you did you believe he had been guilty of any impro- priety ?—rThe Bishop No. Mr Murphy on behalf of the respondent sub- mitted that there was no evidence on which the court could act. He did not think be would be justified in putting the lady into the box to give any evidence except as to the alleged cruelty. The President: You abandon the plea against the husband of conduct conducing to adultery ? Mr Murphy Yes. The President: I do not think you are likely to make much of the alleged cruelty. Mr Murphy, after consulting with his client, said he did not propose to proceed on the allegation of cruelty. The Rev. Herbert John Martin then entered the witness-box. Mr Low I will only ask you this one ques- tion-Is there any truth whatever in the sug- gestion or assertion that you have committed adultery at any time with this lady ?—No. Cross-examined by Mr Priestley, he said he denied that he had, when the respondent went to Ireland, arranged to meet her anywhere. Then what do you mean in the letter you wrote, I feel more and more and more un- happy, and I cannot come to the place arranged ? Why did you feel unhappy ? Witness explained that he had felt himself compelled to give up the lady's acquaintance. The President: Was this lady trying to make love to you ? Witness: Well, I was not sure, but in a letter I received from her there was a kind of clandestine appointment, and this made me feel unhappy, and I felt that I must have no- thing more to do with her. Petition Dismissed. His Lordship said the petition must be dis- missed. The evidence against the respondent was that of her own confession, and he was satisfied that at the time she made it she was not in a state of health to enable her to appre- ciate what she said. It was a matter of com- mon knowledge that at certain periods and in certain cases women were liable to be afflicted with imagination, especially in connection with such matters, and he thought this lady was. His Lordship found that there had been no adultery, and he dismissed the petition, the wife to pay her costs and the plaintiff to pay the co-respondent's costs.

PARENTS MOBBED. Berlin,, Tuesday.—At Sachsenhausen, a suburb of Frankfort, yesterday evening a mob of 2,000 persons surrounded a house inhabited by the parents of a 16 year, old girl,who on Sun- day morning, in desperation of her continued ill-treatment by her father and mother, jumped out of the window, and was taken to the hospi- tal in a serious condition. The dwelling was broken into, and the parents dragged out and driven from street to street by infuriated neigh- bours beneath a shower of kicks and cuffs. The culprits tried to take refuge at the police station, but the crowd cut off their escape. They finally reached a public-house, the land- lord of which let them in, and then promptly closed the doors and telephoned for the police. A strong force of constables soon arrived, and dispersed the enraged mob with drawn swords. Even after this, however, tho police had con- siderable difficulty in getting the parents back to their dwelling, in view of the determined opposition of the crowd. At midnight the people made another determined effort to break the cordon and drag out the parents, and the police had to guard the bouse all night.— Renter. v

MINING ENGINEERS IN WALES. Reception at Cardiff. The party of German mining engineers and colhery managers from the Silcsian coalfields arrived at Cardiff on Tuesday morning from London by the 11.30 Irish express. They were met at the Great Western Railway Station bv Mr William D. Wight, president of the South Wales Institute of Engineers; Mr Martin Prrce, secretnry of the Institute and Mr W. Gascoigne Dalziel, the secretary of the Mon- mouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners' Association. The visitors were driven to the Angel Hotel, where they will make their head- quarters during their stay of four days in South Wales. A reception was given at the hotel by Mr W, J. Heppell, chairman of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coalowners' Association, and .rs Mr W. D. Wight, and subsequently the party, recruited by a large number of well-known South Wales coalowners, managers, and mining engineers, were the guests at luncheon of the Coalowners' Association. Mr W. J. Heppell presided, and he was supported at the main table by Herr Williger, of Kattowitz, general manager of the Kattowitzer A.G.. a distin- guished German Alderman Lewis Morgan, Lord Mayor of Cardiff; Herr Wachsmann, Birtultau Herr Schlicht'Bielsehowitz Herr Jungst, Kattowitz Herr Krawehl, Essen- Ruhr;. Herr Luthgen, Gelsenkirchen; Herr Stens, Muhlheim a Ruhr Principal E. H. Griffiths, University College'. Cardiff Mr W. D. Wight Mr W. N. Atkinson, superintendent inspector of mines for South Wales Mr Joseph Martin, chief inspector of mines for the South- Western District Mr E. M. Hann. Mr Hugh Watts, Mr J. Boyd Harvey, and Mr T. H. Deakin. The GermanI guests were 20 in number. Mr W. J. Heppell, on behalf of his col- leagues. extended a very cordial welcome to the visitors. Everything that it was possible to do to make the visit a happy and a memor- able one would be done. (Applause.) He re- gretted that the visit should take place at this particular period, because first of all, of the introduction of a new law. The mines, he said, were not at present working at their usual rate —(a Voice They never will)-and possibly the visitors would see them at a disadvantage. "Further, they would not see the docks to the best advantage, because the change of law had introduced a certain amount of friction, and the arrangements had prevented the output of coal being so large as it would be under normal conditions, Another detrimental fact was the absence, in connection with the Railway Amalgamation Bill, of several leading gentlemen connected with the railways of South Wales, who would otherwise be present to welcome the visitors. Sir William Thomas Lewis a leading railway and mining gentleman, bad asked him to ex- press his regret that he was bound by business in London. Mr Heppell opened the t-oast list by sub- mitting the joint names of King Edward and the Emperor William. If we didn't have King Edward," he said we would have to get from you the Emperor of Germany." (Laughter.) v Principal Griffiths proposed" The Visitors. saying that this country was greatly indebted to Germany and other parts of the Continent for the sound scientific basis of methods estab- lished in South Wales. Wales was aware of this fact, and the enlightened policy of the County Council recognised it by sending numbers of Welsh miners to see the methods in vogue in Germany and other p" of the Continent. He understood that he was addressing some of the most influential representatives of the in- dustry in Germany, and be felt justified in touching on one aspect of their visit. These touching on one aspect of their visit. These meetings—international meetings, he might say-of men interested in scientific matters were of the greatest importance, not only from the point of view of industry, but of the peace of the world. (Applayg^ There was no way in which they could lJetter un- derstand each other than by personal contact with those interested in like matters. Herr Williger, who was given a cordial re- ception, responded, and said that yesterday in London they appreciated very much the hospitality of the Institute of Mining En- gineers, which was organising their fortnight's stay in England. They were greatly obliged to the South Wales Institute and the gentle- men present. Your wonderful country and coalfields of South Wales," he said, will interest us immensely." Mr W. D. Wight also responded. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff gave The Coal- owners' Association," and invited the visitors to inspect the Law Courts and the City Hall in^the evening. As representing the city he felt the toast a very important one, inasmuch as Cardiff, with its 200,000 inhabitants, was wholly dependent upon the coal industry. It was an astonishing fact seldom appreciated that as a great city they were dependent entirely upon one industry, and the good, sense and intelli- gence of the Coalowners, .Association. He paid high tribute to tefee. Services of Mr Gasfoigne Dalaiel, the aeafetary of the associa- tion—.a position he inherited from his father. (Applause.) Like the' legal profession the association lived for the benefit of others. (Laughter.) In Cardiff they lived not on bread alone but by coal, and he made a tactful and forcible appeal that peace may be secured again in the coalfield when the next agreement was to be signed. The Chairman replied.' The output of coal in South Wales, he said, was 50 million tons a year, which was one-fifth of the output of the whole of the United Kingdom. Out of this 50 million tons something like 40 million tons were represented by the Coalowners' Association they had over. 80 per cent, of the total output of South Wales in the association. Their ship- ments also were very large, and the visitors would be able to inspect the various docks. Unfortunately their stay was too short for them to visit Swansea, but in Newport,. Cardiff, Penaxth, and Barry the would see the most up-to-date plant. The South Wales coalfield he reminded the German engineers, represented about 80 to 100 miles in length and 20 miles in width, and contained from the house coal in the eastern part of the district and the world-wide reputed coal of the central district known as the smokeless coal of South Wales, right away to the anthra- cite coal of the west. He touched on the pro- gramme of visits to the various important collieries, mentioning in particular the Powell- Duffryn Collieries, which produced over three million tons a year and whose output in one day exceeded 4,000 tons. They would find at some collieries plant and machinery fitted by Germans, but although they were told that things were made better in Germany", he hoped that, experts as their visitors were, they would profit from the visit W the Welsh coalfield. (Applause.) Subsequently the party, accompanied by Mr Martin Price, who is largely responsible for the arrangements, and a few other members of the Institute of Engineers, left the city for the docks in a special train arranged by the Cardiff, Rhymney, Great Western, and Taff Vale Com- panies. They weje conducted over the Alexandra Dock by Mr Ree, superintendent engineer of the Cardiff Railway Company. Objects of great interest were the Lewis-Hunter cranes which were closely examined. The guests returned in time to leave the Taff Vale Railway Queen-street Station for Pen- art4 at 4 o'clock. Here they inspected the dock and tipping appliances belonging to the Taff Vale Railway Company. Mr Sam Thomas superintendent and dock master, and Mr T. Hurry Riches, locomotive superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway, ex- plamed every detail in the machinery, and the visitors were much impressed by the up-to-date plant. Tea had been provided on the lawn outside the Penarth Hotel (T.V.R.), but un- fortunately rain came on, and the party adjourned to the billiard-room. Mr William D. Wight proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Beasley, general manager of the Taff Vale Railway, who was in London, and Mr Sam Thomas, in reply, expressed the keen pleasure it had given the company f to do anything to make the Germans' visit enjoyable. In a happy speech Mr Thomas dwelt on the race in commerce and peace which was going on between the two countries, and said the present visit would do a lot to cement the friendship of the nations. (Applause.) A special saloon conveyed, the visitors back to Cardiff. They were conveyed in brakes from the Queen-street Station to the City Hall, through which, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, Councillor Joseph Stanfield and Sir William Crossman conducted them.

RHONDDA PITS INSPECTED. Commencing their visit to the South Wales coalfield on Wednesday, the distinguished party of German mining engineers journeyed to Rhondda Fach and made an inspection of the collieries of D. Davis and Sons, Ltd., at Tylors- town and Ferndale. Travelling by saloon to Tylorstown, which was reached shortly after 10 a.m., they Were met by the chief officials of the company, including Mr David Hannah, the agent, and Mr W. -if. Patchell, electrical en- gineer to the company, who explained the workings of the new machinery. The winding and haulage plant of the com- pany's new No. 9 Pit at Tylorstown is elec- trical, and the winder is by far the largest yet installed in the South Wales coalfield. Messrs D. Davis own nine pits in the Rhondda with a total output of one and three-quarter million tons of coal per annum. The visitors were greatly interested in the surface automatic arrangements at Tylorstown and snapshots wera taken of the trams on their way to the pit mouth. Luncheon was served at the Salisbury Hotel, Ferndale, the chair being taken by Mr David Hannah, who extended a hearty welcome to the visitors, and expressed a hope that their visit to South Wales would be both interest- ing and profitable. The best thing they could show them was the Ferndale coal, and he re- gretted that there was no time, for them to go down the mine, to see it worked. (Laughter and applause.) In the afternoon the party travelled, by motor to Porth, where they were met by Mr J. H. Hutchinson, agent of the Lewis Merthyr Col- liery Company. After making a tour of the colliery houses at Porth to Cwmparc, the visi- tors divided, some of the party going to the Lady Lewis Pit, Ynyshir, to inspect the surface plant and others to the Trehafod Colliery to descend the mine. In the evening the President and Council of the South Wales Institute of Engineers enter- tained the visitors to dinner at the Royal Hotel.. Mr W. D. Wight presided. 3

Cardiff Infirmary. COLONEL BRUCE VAUGHAN'S APPEAL. Major-General H. H. Lee, J.P.. presided over a meeting of the Cardiff Infirmary Hoard of Management on Wednesday, when a report was presented of a special meeting of the Finance Committee, held on May 20th, at which it was announced that the overdraft of £ 18,423. due to the bankers, had been increased to £ 19.620— £ 6,478 on capital expenditure and £ 13,142 on working account. Colonel Bruce Vaughan, referring to this state of the finances, made a lengthy state- ment, in the course of which he observed the responsibility of the overdraft did not rest with the board, for it had done its duty it rested upon the people of that great com- munity. Their policy for the last few years had been to use every available bed,to give succour and help to all the afflicted. But the waiting list-658 men, women, and children-ought to touch a heart of stone. The work of the hospital was ever increasing, and must do so if it was to keep pace with the constant demands made upon it by the ever-increasing population of the district. That was the reason for and justi- fication of the overdraft. They had been saving life and alleviating suffering at great cost, and they had trusted to the community to find the monev. Since the beginning of last year the work in the special departments, especially the out- patient department, had greatly increased. The work of the electrical department and the car, nose, and throat department had been of yeo- man service, and no one who understood and could appreciate the value of the work done would begrudge the money spent upon it. In the casualty department, since January last, quite 112 accidents had been treated every week. The work was also greatly increasing inside the house, and every available bed had been used, and used by the resident medical officer up to its full limit. One week last month there were 198 cases in a hospital with 190 beds. Fourteen additional nurses had been added to the staff since June of last year. The apathy and indifference of the women in Cardiff to the suffering of their fellows was appalling. How many women out of the thousands in the city took a practical interest in the work-in the awful, needless suffering which they, and they only, had the power to alleviate ? There were, however, glorious ex- ceptions to this indifference in the women of the county and city. A band of able, earnest women, with a leader of ability, would make short work of the effort to obtain a sufficient income. They wanted a capital sum of S200,000 added to their investments, or their equivalent in annual subscriptions, namely, 17,100. They started to collect that sum in July of last year, and they had succeeded so far in obtaining nearlv half that amount. Received to date. E3,435 16 3 Stillrequired. 3,664 3 9 Appeal to the County. He wished particularly to appeal to the inhabitants of the county of Glamorgan, and to the chairman and members of the County Council, for the work done by the Infirmary had extraordinary claims on its inhabitants, their sympathy, and support. For half their work is done for the county and half for the city, with a preponderance of out-patient work for the latter. It would be seen from a few figures which he would quote from the classified list of contributions that the large centres in the county were not contributing as they should do. Patients. Cost. Contributions. Defit. Aberdare 67 86 14 0 42 7 0 44 7 0 Aberfan 38 58 19 6 9 7 0 49 12 6 Barry & Cad'xl'n 624 764 17 0 264 0 0 500 17 0 Blaenclydach 16 20 1 6 6 8 0 13 13 6 Bridgend. 58 91 12 0 68 3 6 23 8 6 Caerphilly 169 207 18 0 '42 0 11 165 17 1 Cowbridge. 31 58 2 0 22 3 0 35 19 0 Creigiau 4 18 11 6 5 5 0 13 6 6 Ferndale 5b 73 5 0 46 19 10 26 5 2 Llanbradach. 74 111 13 6 63 7 6 48 6 0 Llanishen 28 39 13 0 22 10 0 17 3 0 Llantriaant 35 52 11 6 19 10 0 33 1 6 LlantwitMajor.. 15 32 2 6 2 0 1 30 2 5 Maesteg 79 154 9 6 68 3 6 86 6 0 Merthyr Tydfli.. 73 117 11 6 46 1 0 71 10 6 Penarth 312 334 4 6 145 3 0 189 1 6 Pencoed 16 26 2 0 11 3 1 14 8 1 Penrhiwceiber 76 111 18 6 74 3 0 37 15 6 Pentyrch 29 39 15 6 8 3 0 31 12 6 Pontypridd 253 411 4 0 251 16 0 159 8 0 Porth 192 192 14 0 147 5 6 45 8 6 Town and Country Doctors. Merthyr, Barry, Porth, and Bridgend, although they had their own hospitals, sent a large number of patients, and were greatly in their debt. He trusted in making these facts known that the inhabitants of those large towns would make an effort to subscribe more liberally in the future. (Hear, hear.) A gentle- man had informed him on Monday last that they were about to extend their hospital at Porth, and build one at Pontypridd, and would soon be able to do without the Cardiff Infir- mw-v but the figures he had quoted proved that even if those extra beds were provided, the serious cases would still come to Cardiff, for the members of the honorary staff were constantly meeting with difficult medical and surgical cases, and were therefore better equipped by practice and experience to treat them with success. He said that with no dis- l'èSpéct'W"tJ:i.esurgeons and physicians in the county. Vl

Local Wills. I ESTATE OF VISCOUNT WINDSOR. The Hon. Other Robert Windsor-Clive, Vis- count Windsor, of Hewell Grange, Redditch, Worcester, and late of the Worcestershire Imperial Yeomanry, some time A.D.C. to Lord Selborne in South Africa, afterwards A.D.C. to Lord Shinto in India, and well-known during his career at Cambridge as Master of the Cambridge Drag, a keen horseman, a good shot, an active cricketer, and an all-round sportsman, who died at Agra in India intestate, a bachelor, on 23rd December last, aged 24 years, eldest son of the Earl of Plymouth, left estate valued for probate at liL,323 16s gross, of which £ 584 4s 7d is net personalty, and letters of administration have been granted to the Right Hon. Robert George, Earl of Ply- mouth, of Hewell Grange, Redditch. Sir R. D. Green-Price, Knighton. Sir Richard Dansey Green-Price, 2nd baronet, of Stapeley House, Knighton, for- merly of The Grove, Presteign, J.P. for Radnorshire and for Herefordshire, for many years a member of the Council of the Hunters' Improvement Society and the Polo and Riding Pony Society, an authority on many branches of sport, and one of the founders of the Radnorshire and West Herefordshire fox hounds, formerly auditor of the Local Govern- ment Board in Shropshire, who died on the 26th May last, aged 71 years, eldest son of Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st baronet, D.L., J.P., formerly M.P. for Radnorshire, left, in addi- tion to settled estate, property of the gross value of 1444 3s 4d, of which the net personalty has been sworn at £30 4s 8d. Probate of his will, dated 13th January, 1904, has been granted to his widow, Dame Clara Ann Green- Price, of Stapeley House, Knighton, Radnor. Sir Richard left all the property in his own disposition to his wife absolutely, and having certain powers ofe appointment of sundry settled funds, he appointed from those funds-a rent charge of JE200 per annum in favour of his wife for her life. Mr W. J. Griffiths, Knighton. Mr William Jones Griffiths, M.R C.S., L.S.A., of Whitehall, Knighton, Radnorshire, and for- merly of Hinckley, Leicester, formerly medical officer of the Hinckley Cottage Hospital, and of the Hinckley district, who died on the 8th May last, aged 69 years, left estate of the gross vatue of £ 6,977 10s 7d, with net personalty nil. Probate of his will, made in December last, has been granted to his sons, Mr John Alban Kendall Griffiths, M.B., of Knighton, and Mr James Llewellyn Griffiths, dye works man- ager, of Hill-street, Hinckley. The testator left all of his property to his wife, Mrs Alice Griffiths, absolutely. Mr F. J. Jones, Cardiff. The will of the late Mr F. John Jones, for- merly of 83, Plasturton-avenue, Cardiff, woollen merchant, carrying on business in Park-place, who died May 6th, 1909, has been proved at Llandaff Registry Office. The will, which was dated January, 1901, appoints Mr Walter Stokes Jones, of Glen Park-road, Forest Gate, Essex, a commercial traveller and brother of testator, his executor. Testator bequeaths the whole of his estate absolutely to his widow. The gross value of the estate has been proved to E408 13s 2d, net value nil.

LOCAL WEDDINGS. Davies-Hek. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at Carmel Baptist Chapel, Aberdare, on Wednes- day between Miss Rosie Hek, youngest daughter of Mr James Hek and Mrs Hek, Bron- deg, and Mr Tom Davies, only son of Mr John Davies and Mrs Davies, Lynwood, Merthyr. The ceremony was performed by the pastor of the church, the Rev. A. B. Kinsey, B.A., D.D., assisted bv the Rev. T. Jones, Barry, the ex- pastor. the bride was given away by her brother, Mr J. W. Hek. The best man was Mr Walter Lewis. The Misses Anna and May Davies, sisters of the bridegroom, acted as bridesmaids, and the Misses Doris Margaret Priddle, Bristol, and MAy Hek, nieces of the bride, acted as flower girls. G raham-McDowal I. On Monday the marriage took place at St. Mary's Church, Burry Port, of Mr Alex Duff Graham, examining officer of his Majesty's Customs, Newport, and Miss Eunice Lily McDowall, youngest daughter of Mr J. McDowall, Norfolk House, Burry Port. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Harris Williams, curate of St. Mary's. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by Miss Annie McDowall, sister of the bride, and Miss Janet McDowall, her cousin. The best man was Mr James Anstruther Graham, Inland Revenue officer, London, brother of the bride- groom.

A drastic order has been issued by the Chicago chief of police. All officers weighing over 17 stone-there are 200 of them-must walk seven miles every day until such weight is reduced. Should the fat policemen fail to re- duce their weight within three months they will be declared incapacitated.

Fifty Years Ago, FROM "CARDIFF TIMES," JULY 16.1859. In the House of Commons on Friday Lord Paget brought the Navy Estimates under con- sideration. There were, he said, at the present time 26 sail of the line in commission. 12 at home and 14 in the Mediterranean, 51 corvettes anrl smaller vessels, 32 in the Channel, and 19 in the Mediterranean, making in all with the gunboats 106. This was the first line of de- fence. The second line consisted of 9 block ships, manned by the coastguard, and the third line of defence consisted o 3,400 coast- guardsmen. According to Whittaker, the British Navy at the present time consists of 5 Dread- noughts, 4 Invincibles, 10 first-class battle- ships, 8 second-class, 30 third-class, 11 fourth- ciass, 36 armoured cruisers, 21 first-class cruisers, 40 second-class, 16 third-class, 81 destroyers, 47 torpedo boats, and 188,000 men. On Monday and Tuesday evenings a cricket match was played between the Bute Docks and T.V.R. cricket clubs on the East Moors (the present site of the Dowlais Works). Both sides made equal scores, 76 runs. There was a large assembly of spectators to witness the play." An advertisement appears in the columns of the Cardiff Times announcing a railway excursion from Newport and Cardiff to Ney- land in connection with the Oddfellows'Fes- tival there. Covered carriages, 4s 9d." Before the Lords Committee on Tuesday Mr Austin Bruce (afterwards Lord Aberdare), in giving evidence in support of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway Bill, stated that he believed the population of Merthyr was then 100,OCO. having doubled the number of residents in 20 years. lie considered that £ 1,000.000 a year would be a correct estimate of the wages paid for labour in the parish. The Dowlais Com- pany alone paid £ 500,000 per annum in wages, the works giving employment to over 7,000 persons. The company had 280 horses con- stantly employed at the works, besides a large number employed by contractors." The heat for the last few days has been more intense than has been known for years past in different parts of the country. Out- door labourers have died from the effects of the sun's rays." The returns required by Mr H. H. Vivian, M.P., respecting the quantity of coal exported from th" Bristol Channel ports during 1858 have been published." In the opposite column we append the re- turns for 1908. 1858. 1908. Cardiff 800,279 16.781,574 Swansea 320,110 2,933,904 -NTewport 208,043 3,931,537 Llanelly 81,941 198,941 Neath 16,020 216,060 Port Talbot 1,643 1,285,000

Stabbed to the Heart. REMARKABLE SUICIDE AT ONLLWYN. Mr Howell Cuthbertson held an inquest at Onllwyn on Wednesday on Ephraim Hackford (43). colliery stoker, living at Gordon-terrace, Onllwyn, whose body was recovered on Tuesday morning from the river near Pont- neath Vaughan. Philip Rees,of Morriston, said that deceased was his son-in-law. He last saw him alive on Saturday night, when he appeared to be fairly well. Deceased had grieved over his wife, who had been in an asylum, and he was left with four children to look after. Henry Taylor, Pont- neath Vaughan, said he saw deceased on Mon- day nightat the local post office. He there drew an order for klO 15s which, together with a watch and two chains and his wife's wedding ring, he registered and sent to his eldest son, who lives at Henfach. P.C. Griffiths spoke to recovering the body. Deceased, he said, was grasping an open knife, and there were marks on his neck and body. Dr. Edwards said that the deceased was a steady, sober man, but very taciturn. On Mon- day Hackford complained of pains in the back, and witness, after examining him, told his mother-in-law that he was not on any account to be left alone. The body showed incised wounds on the neck, six on the back, two near the heart, one of which must have caused in- stantaneous death. In his opinion he was dead when he fell ipto the water. A verdict of Suicide while temporarily in- sane was returned.

PATERNITY DENIED. A case which has aroused much interest in the Upper Rhondda came before the Pontypridd Stipendiary (Mr Lleufer Thomas) on Wednesday whe^ John Davjes, Treherbert, was brought, .w up on a warrant for disobeying an affiliation order made against him in 1897. The com- plainant, Mrs Haddrell, Windsor-street, Tre- herbert, was represented by Mr Jenkins (Messrs Morgan. Bruce, and Nicholas), and Mr T. Mi'l- ward appeared for defendant. Mr Jenkins said that in May, 1897, an, order was made upon the defendant to contribute 3s 6d a week. Three months ago he was com- muted to prison at Porth for three months for disobeying the order. Nothing had been paid, and the defendant was simply defying the court. Mrs Haddrell, in cross-examination by Mr Millward, said that defendant left lor America in December, 1896, and the order was made in May, the following year. The summons was served at defendant's father's house. Defen- fendant returned to thistcountryin January last, and the same month she issued a warrant. Only half the amounl due-E54 odd-was in- serted on the warrant, as she had been advised to adopt this course. When defendant was serving his sentence she issued another warrant for 910, and the police met defendant at the prison gates on Wednesday morning. Mr Mil'ward explained that defendant had no notice of the summonse being served, and the order was made in his absence in America. Im- mediately defendant returned no application was made to him, but a warrant issued for his arrest. Application was made by defendant to the Divisional Court to quash the order. which was refused. Defendant had denied paternity throughout. He (Mr Millward) alleged that sheer vindictiveness was shown in this case,and asked for a nominal sentence only. Defendant had served three months' imprisonment—the maximum penalty that could be enforced—but a month ago the complainant took out another warrant for the purpose of getting the man met at the prison gates when he was liberated. What they are doing," alleged Mr Mill- ward, is to ask you to turn the court into an engine to persecute the defendant. She is now proceeding under a warrant for E10, and when this is executed another warrant for a similar amount will be asked ior with the object of keeping the defendant in prison." The Stipendiary suggested that the parties should come to some arrangement. l Mr Millward: But he absoluteely denies paternity. The Stipendiary We can't go into that. He must accept the civil obligations imposed upon him. Mr Jenkins: We will entertain any reasonable offer. The Magistrates' Clerk (Mr J. S. Davies): Under the present circumstances the case might go on ad infinitum. (Laughter.) The Stipendiary thought there was possibly unreasonableness on both sides. It was de- sirable that some understanding should be come to. He was bound, however, by the statute to make an order, and he would commit defen- dant to a month's imprisonment. Mr Millward then asked that sentence should be suspended, and eventually this course was adopted, the defendant being allowed bail for a week in his own recognisances çf LSO and two sureties of iCl5 each.

SICK PAY DISPUTE. A case of considerable interest to Friendly Societies was heard at Llanelly on Wednesday, when David IJoyd, Lady-street, Kidwelly, pro- ceeded against William Gravell, Alstread-street, and David Davies. Penygar, both of Kidwelly, as trustees of the Kidwelly Benefit Society, in respect of cIaim under the Friendly Society Acts. Mr T. R. Ludford represented the plain- tiff, and Mr Saunders (of the firm of Messrs Randell, Saunders, and Randell) defended. Plaintiff said that in June, 1905. he became a member of the Kidwelly Benefit Society, and it was open to members over 16 and under 45 years of age. He paid his contributions regularly, and was entitled to 9s per week sick pay. He first received benefit in August. 1907, but that was only in respect of a few days. He was on the sick list on January 28th last, and was given sick pay for 15 days only. although he could not work for seven weeks after that. The secretary told him his sick pay was dis- continued because he had not given his proper age when joining the society, but at the time of admission he was not asked his age or to pro- duce a birth certificate. Cross-examined by Mr Saunders Did you not say your age was under 30 years ?-No. Mr Ludford submitted that even if the man was over 30 it did not matter, as the certified rules of the society stated that he could be admitted so long as he was under 45 years. The Bench made an order for the payment to the plaintiff of the amount stipulated in the rules for the period claimed with costs.

LLANELLY JUSTICE'S DENIAL. At the Llanelly Police Court on Wednesday the presiding magistrate. Mr Henry Wilkins, said that before commencing the business of the Court he desired to refer to a statement by the Rev. Rowe Williams, Tumble, while giving evidence before the Court recently in a dog-license case, in which Mr Williams was de- fendant. Mr Williams told the Court," said Mr Wilkins, that he had a conversation with me, and that I had advised that the superin- tendent should withdraw the case. That is' not correct. T declined to discuss the merits of the case with him. I make it an invariable rule not to discuss the merits of a case coming on before this Court with any parties to it."

— Li ■ x— I 'No Right to the Money.' I MERTHYR POLICE COURT FINES. At a meeting of the Finance Commit tee of the Merthyr Corporation on Tuesday, the Mayor (Alderman Wilson) presiding, the Borough Controller said that magistra.tes' fines,which ought to be paid to the Corporation, were still being sent to the Glamorgan County Council, and, it was stated, would be taken into account in the financial adjustment as between the borough and the county. He submitted that the fines ought to be paid to the Corporation treasurer. Replying to a question, the Borough Controller said that fines amounting to £ 140 inflicted on seven young men for an assault on a Merthyr constable, and which should have been paid into the police superannuation fund of the borough, bad been remitted by the magistrates' clerk, who was the servant of the county, to the County Council. Mr W. Lewis (Treharris) It is an audacious thing on their part to take our money. Mr H. M. Lloyd It is most irregular. These fines ought to have been paid into our own fund. The county has no right to the money, and if they do not refund it at once we ought to charge them interest. It was resolved that the County Powers Committee consider the matter. A claim made by the Glamorgan County Council in respect to the Merthyr County Council was said by the Borough Con- troller to be rather arbitrary. The Town Clerk: They are dying hard. They have lost a lot of money by our cutting ourselves away from them. The Borough Controller reported that the Public Works Commissioners had addressed to the Corporation an important communication with reference to the several loans made by them. The Commissioners inquired if the Corporation were prepared to consider an arrangement whereby the numerous payments in respect of principal and interest, for which the Corporation were responsible on account of loans from the Public Works Board, might be made half-yearly at two fixed dates, instead of fifteen different dates as at present. The Borough Controller said that the suggested arrangement would not extend the existing period for the repayment of either of the loans. The committee resolved to adopt the suggested arrangement. It was stated that the costs of the Corpora- tion in connection with the opposition to the Cardiff Water Bill of this Session amounted to £ 23112s 2d. Mr W. Lewis (Treharris) pointed out that this was JE31 in excess of the sum voted by the Council. Somebody," he added, will have to dance for this." The amounts passed for payment included a sum of JE800 on account of Cefn Bridge, the contract for which is £ 3,900. The work of re- constructing the bridge was commenced re- cently.

FENCE LAW. Pontypool Plaintiff Non-suited. An important point was raised at the Pontypool County Court on Wednesday (before Judge Owen) when John Price, of Cwmnantddu, a collier farmer. was sued by Joseph Matthews, another collier- farmer of Cwmffrwdoer, for damage valued at JE2 16s, caused by trespassing sheep. Plaintiff, for whom Mr W. J. Everett ap- peared, stated that defendant's sheep travelled over 100 acres of ground and came on to his land through a breach in a fence. Mr A. E. Bowen, who represented the defendant, stated that his client was not liable because the sheep went on to the plaintiff's land through a breach in a fence belonging to the Great Western Rail. way Co. His Honour I am afraid you have sued the wrong party, Mr Everett. You should have sued the Great Western Railway Co.- His Honour non-suited the action.

DIFFERENT STORIES. G. Watts, a tailor, of Abergavenny, was sum- moned at the local court on Wednesday for riding a bicycle without a light at Abergavenny on July 8th, and also for committing a second offence in riding the bicycle after been spoken to by a police officer. The offence was denied. and the defendant called Thomas Harrhy, who said that Watts, after been spoken to by the constable, wheeled the machine into the town. The Bench imposed a fine of 2s 6d for the first offence and referred the second charge to the Chief Constable to make further inquiries, the chairman remarking that it seemed to him there was nothing but perjury on one side or the other.

SERVANT'S TRAGIC DEATH. The Cardiff Coroner (Mr W. L. Yorath) con- ducted an inquiry on Wednesday into the death of Mary Ellen Evans (20), a domestic servant employed by Mrs Neels, Cowbridge-road, Can- ton, who died on Tuesday from the effects ot carbolic acid poisoning. Deceased had been suffering from toothache, and it is believed she took the poison to relieve the pain. When she was discovered after taking the poison she was too ill to speak, but pointed to her tooth. The jury returned a verdict of Death from nùs. adventure."

NOISY NEWPORT SCENE. L. Clement Birch, Station-street, and ErneBÝ Lowe, of Wharf-road, were charged at Newport on Wednesday with disorderly conduct by fighting with each other. The latter was also charged with disorderly conduct and using obscene language in the Westgate Hotel, ana refusing to leave when requested. P.C. England said be saw the two men fighting very savagely. He took them into custody, but he was met by a very hostile crowd. Witness was tripped up by someone and badly kicked. Mr Harry Wiles, the licensee of the Westgate Hotel, said that Lowe attacked Birch, who merely re- taliated in self-defence. Birch was dismissed, but Lowe was fined 21s in each case.

L.G.B. & OLD AGE PENSIONS. The Standard says :—The machinery of old age pensions has broken down, and a drastic change in administration is to take place. Over 600 Excise officers are to be transferred to the immediate direction of Mr John Burns at the Local Government Board as a result. What- ever may be the effect on the Excise depart- ment, this change will result in greater admini- strative efficiencv in connection with the Old Age Pensions Act, as, with so many authorities concerned, the working of the Act has been cumbrous and unsatisfactory. The proposed transfer is intended to simplify matters-that is the principal consideration influencing the authorities.

NEW NEATH JUSTICES. The town clerk of Neath has received all. official intimation that the Lord Chancellor has added the following two names to the Commis- sion of the Peace for the borough of Neath, viz. :—Dr. Daniel Llewellyn Davies, M.B., and Alderman Edward Sincock Phillips. These ap- pointments fill the vacancies on the Bench caused by the deaths of the late Mr F. G. Gib- bins and Mr Hopkin Jones. Both gentlemen have held positions as mayor, and they are at present, on the Town Council. Dr. Davies taken no active part in politics, and Alderman Phil- lips is a well-known Liberal.

POLICE CUT OFF BY TIDE. Mr D. Rees, coroner, held an inquest at Penarth on Tuesday on the body of the unknown man which was found on the beach at Laver- nock on Saturday. P.C. Parsons said that on the body was a pawn-ticket bearing the name John Price, 3, Upper Strand-street, Swansea. Enquiries at that address, which was a lodging house, failed to throw any light on deceased's identity. An open verdict was returned. It was stated that when the police were re- covering the body they were cut off by the tide, and had to dig steps in the rock and carry the body up over the cliffs to the mortuary.

SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT. On Wednesday, before Mr Under-Sheriff Burchell and a jury, in the London Sheriff's Court, an action on account of personal injuries was remitted for the assessment of damages. The plaintiff was Miss Kathleen Irene Ashworth Sumner, of Lewisham, an assistant in the Kent County Schools, and the defendant, Mr George Gregson, of the Gregson trio, a well-known variety artiste. Mr E. H. Coumbe, for the plaintiff, said that in July last the defendant was driving a motor tricar in* Harmer-street, Gravesend, and mounting the kerb of the pathway ou. which the plaintiff was walking with friends, he knocked her down and seriously injured her. Counsel said that the defendant was under the influence of drink at the time. Miss Sumner said that the accident seriously interfered with her career, preventing her enter- ing for examinations. She obtained a situation at Rickmansworth, but was obliged to leave owing to the effects of the accident. The jury assessed the damagrt at L150.

CARDIFF SCHOLARS' DISTINCTIONS. Mr Charles Morgan (principal of the Pupil Teachers' School) reported to the Cardiff Secondary Schools Committee on Wednesday that of the 41 candidates who sat for part 2 of the recent preliminary certificate examination 40 passed, Mr Charles Cole obtaining distinction in all the seven subjects, an honour shared only by two others of the 9,000 candidates in the kingdom. As regards former students of the school who had been successful in the recent degree examinations of the University of Wales, two obtained the degree of M.A., viz., Miss Blanche Brimson and Miss Clarence Howells, eleven secured the degree of B.A., and one the degree of B.Sc. The Chairman (Alder- man Trounce) said Mr Charles Cole's dis- tinction deserved recognition, and the com- mittee agreed to send him a letter of con- gratulation. Miss Grace Divers, who was one of the eleven who took the B.A. degree, was the only one in the University to secure first- class honours in Latin.

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