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ÛllIEF ADDRESS OF THE DAY ^NTG AND THE FUTURE OF WELSH EDUCATION. DA*!? °hief address of the day was that ^•"Sented at the foundation-stone laying !?°tion by the Lord-lieutenant of Carnarvon- on behalf of the six lords-lieu tenant of W^ Wales. This address, after re-calling ftliH ~*e8ty s connection with the university the vibit of the Prince of Wales to the when his Royal Highness succeeded the chancellorship, proceeded:— v ""he Welsh people have ever been ^Houra.ojy distinguished for their devotion v 'darning and culture, and the course of especially in our own times, bears j^hees to the growing importance of higher as a force making for national j^-peritv, nnd as a bond of common linking together widely sundered Entries and different types of national r^^acter. It is our ambition that this may not unworthily represent this tradition, and that in an ever- ^sing degree it may be enabled to 8,im the best abilities of the young men young women of Wales, and thus fit to become more useful citizens, not °* the United Kingdom, but also of the tjm" Empire of sister peoples which is d under your Majesty's sway." SPEECH BY THE KING. To PIE,ING ADDRESS ON EDUCATION. toij0 his Majesty read aloud the lng significant reply:— ^half of the Queen and myself I from 5*°n *or t^o loyal and dutiful address Wau, the University College of North ijn^8 which you have handed to me. admirable work jxprformed by the its temporary buildings has been Tooognised, and was -well known to Uj6 ^ln I held the office of chancellor of j .diversity of Wales. Vili confident that increased cadency *>, I«8Ult from the facilities afforded by • premifieB of '"t'icli I have Way first stooe. IJhe carn- ation in ev«ry braneb of industry ^eeiallv in ^tooae temchee which depend ^Mv npon science and art, is m these severe, and it must be met by ^creased application and improved Methods. —-world is, I believe. better for such and it behoves individual every possible effort to hold fftr. the struggle- For this pur- education 18 a-a absolute however brilliant, a man's y<i&rL kfcnts map be- .w. *w»tly 3 iC* by want <* «arly tralmn^ and- &0(vj ^le, only wrbo have enjoyed a 8llch Vacation are capable of acquiring W}!, ^flciency in aIiy branch of study as J enable them to succeed. e University Oollege of North Wales to. afford W> it« students exceptional "5ortuniti« of instruction. Time and ^>ney, energy and perseverance wi'l, I sure, not be spared in j afford every fac^^or th?L °f knovl°dsre -inH T > acquirement tLi '° ? 1 ,have sufficient oppor- ;adfng, the ^^lligence ofThe teh pe\>ple to laiow that their vounp- of t'h'e^nstn^t"11 Wllltake eYery adTanta«<' 0Ur tr CtlOT1,whlch is ofFered them ^•<Sas nf VarevU? t0 the late Evan Manchester, to the citizens of ^n v „M;o °;h^r. generous benefactors a ,m the ^reat work. It and rk^ih g feature of English life to ^stitutinr^011^80 ro^dy to contribute to a«lvanta2^ y°an? obtain the Mse be hLl st°d.y which might other- The ue opyond their reach. I ?aDd the governing bodies fail notln iZ'J3 f?pcrt twiners of youth, w^ich builH nlcatinS the moral qualities of a wise i,w fUCh characters as are part the natives^ r J ls the chara«ter of w'th their enL^reat equally them the nm an^ ent'crprl«e, has given in all the ♦ Position which they hold ail the countries in the world. and self- :rom earliest III miuds Lnstitutions 6uch as TH« cultivated in them always, and are TII/. remain with the people of this COUNTRRV**1118 °F MAKING honoured wherever they go RESPECTED and I pray that by the blegsiN~ Kood work of this institution MI GLOD THE tinned. CON-

K^IGHTHOOD CONFERRED ^RIKCRPAII BEICHEL HONOURED BY THE KING. number of presentations having been C?e t0 bis Majesty of notabilities con- w"ith the college, and the choir, under Cfessor Lloyd Williams, having ^elsh airs, an unexpect-td and highly ^L-^ated change was introduced into the programme. The King called for Keichel, who had already been e^» an^ w-^° came limping—^ from a bad form of rheumatism-- flashing like a schoolgirl. The crowd the significance of what the King Jt Hi,^P'atcd, and a hushed silenoe fell upon King lightly touched Dr. Reichel shoulders with a sword, and he who Sir |rn<?lt plain Principal Keichel now rose arry Rudolph Keichel. The cheers rhigj1^ "eut up from the assembled thousands ^Ut f Wcl1 bave re-tapped the clouds above, Iortunate3y, did not. THOF(LU.NI>ATI0N-ST0^E LAID. DEFTLY AS if HFTIDV, TLLE foundation-stone as ^ONEMAEON. THEN^ apprenticed to a Calvinistic Methodist T" J" WHELD«N' ^citation of the I^RD 'M'FTER- LED IN. the ^^T whether it was that TV.AY6R ^E].SL1- ^^STLY Nonconformists and NT. PEOP being ^BLIC recitation of unfted ^FTO^DTO r- Wheldon was an apprentice-band°r« ^°rk, the experiment did nTt DrJ ^ess which, from the deeply devotin. taveaSCpr^fdthe WClSh PWPle' °ne WOU'd R^e Bangor followed with the benediction," also in Wekh. And now from al]avc to gay. The students, who had been owed a separate enclosure all to them. I th ^ad had a time of it, and when th°lr pr"1cipal was knighted broke out with c°llege cry, which approximates in rj.,aild most nearly to an Appache war whoop. gV(tf Queen, at first startled, looked her broPris.e> and then, grasping the situation, j'0 e into quivering, silent laughter. The ^ish ,Darty dro^e through the town to the ch0:0p palace, where, after inspecting the lUn boys and the guard of honour, they Hjar„ d' over 500 guests lunching in a Th adjoining the palace. TH6 FJEORPE T. Kenyon presided at ^ST luncheon, and proposed the usual EX,]] RESPONDING1 to the toast of new A buildings MT. Lloyd-George delivered speech.

^A^ES AND MILLIONAIRES LLOYD-GEOKGE'S SPEECH AT THE LUNCHEON. £ ighit Hon. D. Lloyd-George, MJ., vrho on rising was received with cheers, joined Mr. Kenyon in congratulating Sir Harry Reichel upon the well-deserved honour which had been conferred upon him by his Sove- reign. It was a tribute to great and acknow- ledged personal worth, hard, earnest, devoted, self-sacrificing services to the cause of the land of his adoption. Sir Harry was one of those Englishmen—(A Voice: He is an Irishman," laughter and applause)—at any rate, one of those coming from outside Wales, who had done their very beet to understand Wales — (applause)—who not merely contented themselves with a sort of schedule, of our peculiarities, but tried to understand our language, traditions, and aspirations. (Loud cheers.) The people also realised that his Majesty, in conferring the honour upon the principal, recognised also the great servicss rendered by the college. When five y0a.TS ago some daring gpirit BUg- gested they might then consider the question of new buildings, it was regarded as an impossible task by all except those who had not forgotten that where education was con- cerncd there was nothing impossible in Wales (Cheers.) Still, it was a gigantic undertaking, the raising of something approaching £ 200,(WO among a population of peasants, shepherds, and miners. (Applause.) It was one thing to accomplish such an effort in large cities like Liverpool, Man- chester, and Birmingham, populated by wealthy men, but it was not an easy task in a land like ours, a land of rocks and hills. It was as though they attempted to set up a university in the High 1 and^ cf Scotland with- out the assistance of a Carnegie, but in North Wales they were on the way to accom- plish that gigantic task. (Applause.) He thought they were entitled to crow over the sacrifices which the Welsh people had made and were making for education. Thev had the highest education rate in the United Kingdom. Wales was the only country where people bragged about their rates. (Laugh- ter.) For university and technical educa- tion the contribution they were making out of the rates was six times that of England, for secondary education, on contributions out of rates, it was nine times that of England, and there was not a country in. Europe that would compare with some of our Welsh councils in the rates which they raised for the purpoeee of secondary and libber education. What the city of Bangor had done should inspire other cities. Bangor had contributed £21,000 towards the college. Take the village of LI an u well 11 yn. Every householder, the work- men, the village tradesmen, the villige blacksmiths, had contributed to the college. That wci.s a great achievement. The people had done something themselves instead of waiting for the Government. There were Governments a.nd Governments. Some of them were good, soma bad, and some very indifferent, and everyone present had placed the present Government in one or other of those categories. (Laughter.) However, all Governments had one heavenly attribute. They only helped those who helped them- selves. (Loud laughter, and a Voice: "Not always.") He was glad the present Govern- ment had helped the North Wales Univer- sity College, though they were not getting from this Government all they deserved. (" Hurrah, hurraii.") They were not getting anything liko whet the English colleges were getting. He was glad of the great contribu- tions of rich men like Mr. Pritchard Jones, a Welshman who went up to London to plunder the Egyptians—(laughter)—and came back with some of the spoil to the old country. (Applause.) There was a great opportunity in Wales for a millionaire. They never knew what they were doing when they were helping little nations. The nations that had lived the longest and deepest in the his- tory of the world were the small nations. He advised the millionaires to put their Dioney in Wales. (Laughter and applause.) Thcy might not get a dividend of 10 or 100 P or int., but tbey would win the affecti the people, and their names would go in golden letters to the ages to come. (Cheers.)

THE SNOWDONIAN TOUR. MANY HEARTY MANIFESTATIONS OF LOYALTY. His Majesty was supposed to leave Bangor at 2.30, but it was quite three o'clock before the start was actually made. So well, however, had the roads been eeen to by the county surveyor, Mr. Evan Evans, a native, by the way, of Llandebie, CarmarthenBthire, that, not- withstanding this delay in starting, the King was able to reach Carnarvon to scheduled time. Mr. Evans had been over the route with the'King's chauffeur the previous day a.nd they had then found that a half-hour could easily be spared out of the time-table. THE CARNARVON ADDRESS. BEAUTIFUL AND M'MXING IlitlSTBA- TIONS. At Carnarvon, the mayor and corporation were assembled in Castle-square, where the loyal address was presented as soon as the motor-oar stopped. Tbo address was contained in a two-page album bound m red Parisian leather, bear- in? the Royal arms on the cover. Tbo whole dosign of illumination, which was most artistically worked out, is intended to be a. homemir of the visit. The border of the album is Celtio in character, the Red Dragcm appearing on the first. paige, and tilie Welsh. harp on the second in the centro of tbe side border, the mottoee Y Drfraig Gooh a Ddyry Gychwyn" and "Mor o Gan yw Cymru i gyd" accompanying these designs. Among the other striking illustrations are a view of Carnarvon Castle, taking in Queen Eleanor's Gate, and a view of Snow- don taken from Nantle, Tx>tli views being artistically entwined in leeks. There ie also a view of the historic Eagles Tower, simi- larly treated. The Welsh address is as follows: I'W AKDDEBCHOCCAF FAWRHYDI, Y BRENHIN. Bhyng<ed bodd eich Mawrhydi. Dymunwn ni, Fa-er, Henduriaid, a. Bwrdeiswyr Bwrdeisdref Caernarfon dalu i'ch Mawrhydi cin gwarogaeth gostyngedig a datgan ein diolchgarwch am yr an- rhydedd a roddasoch ar y DywyBogaeth drwy cich preeennoldeb ar yr achlysur o osod sylfaen un o Golegau Cenedlaethol Oymru. Dyry i ni hefyd fa.wr foddhad i'ch eroesawu unwaith etto i Fwrdeisdref henafol Caernarfon, yr hon a dder- byniodd Freinlen ei Chorphoraeth gan ei Pawrhydi lorwerth I., ac a fa yn fan genedigaeth Tywysog cyntaf Cymru. Geilw eich ymweliad presenol i gof yr achlysuron blaenorol y bu eich Mawrhydi yn ein Bwrdeisdref, yn 1868 ac yn 1894, er hyfrydwch i filoedd o'ch deiliaid teyrn- garol yn Ngogledd Cymrn. Cymerwn y cyfle hwn i amlygu ein hym- deimlad cynhesaf o deyrngarwch tuag atoch, a dcisyfwn yn ostyngedig arnoch dderbyn mynegiad diymwad o'n diolch- garwch, o'n hymlyniad, ac o'n parch mwyaf diffuant. Ein herfyniad dwysaf yw am arbed eich Mawrhydi yn hir i deyrnasu ar genedl ddedwydd a boddhaus, ac am bob bendith arnoch chwi, ei Mawrhydi y Frenhines, en Huehelder Brenhinol, Tywysog a Thywy- soges Cymrn, a'r aelodau eraill o'r Tenia Brenhinol. Seliwyd a'n Sel Gyffredin y 9ed dydd o Orphenaf, 1907. W. A. DARBISHIRE, Maer. ROBT. O. ROBERTS. Ysgrifenydd Trefol. KING'S CHARACTERISTIC REPLY. II' t^j^ij^fe&ty handed the following charac- 10 reply at^the^rtj*1 an<* myeeIf are nrach gratified hand.ftd aT Peaa of welcome which yon have and bun* ™ frOTO the mayor, aldermen, I have If8*? of tlle borough of Carnarvon, rioufl visit i wv^S2Jlt collection of the pre- resting town J have **lid 10 ^ur int^ important hiSJLla™ D°f fretful of the tragic, which ^nte> of th^nl i-eighbourhood ofTiL akcn place in th€ rerl,('Ûl>&"OT'S Pl'e<ntation y mm WIt. my R «»' KS £ L £ "AY.I ^1 FCEI S'm?n «t wata the samo should the miceeeity a llt, nf their /> ready to answer tie natrioti?'Un-try- 1 am confident that thcu P ^tism je as ferN.id and their loyalty as warm as tha.t of their ancestors. The mayor and ]u<1.Chief"c,on- eta-ble, were presented by \^venc!,nt' and his Majesty chatted affably with them for a brief space.

A SUSPICIOUS STRANGER. FOUND LURKING IN THE GARDEN OF BARON HILL. Shortly after their Majesties' arrival at BeaAinnaris on Tuesday detectives found in Baron Hill grounds a stranger ^r's" ing in eome bushes near the window of the room where the Royal party woald be assembled. On the approach of the detectives he broke cover, made through the underwood for the boundary wall, and was caught by the leg as he vae climbing over. The crowd in the street when he was brought down, deeming he had intended injury to the Royal visitors, grew eo threatening that the detectives requisitioned a passing carriage, and even so had difficulty in conveying him safely to Beaumaris Prison. At the door he resisted, saying, "I will not go in there." He was, however, poshed inside and locked up. POLICE-COURT PROCEEDINGS. The strange man who was found by detectives lurking in the grounds of Baron Hill mansion, where the King and Qneen lunched during tibe Royal tour on Tuesday, |— -■— ">•' <■ *—' I NEW BUILDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES. THE LARGER SKETCH GIVES A GENERAL VIEW OF THE ARTS BUILDING, AND THE OTHER IS A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. OF THE UPPER GROUPS, • was brought up at a S of 1 Beaumaris Police-court on The prisoner, a tall, powerfully-built man, with a clear, florid complexion on being brought before the Mayor of Beaumaris, walked straight up to the mayor, remark- ing pleasantly, "The mayor, I presume? Good morning. Will you excuse me not having a tie? Proceeding1 with great volubility, ho added: "I met these two gentlemen" (indicating Detective-inspector Powell, of Scotland Yard, and Detective-sergeant Matthews, of Liver- pool) "yesterday afternoon. I had got into the park, hoping to see the King and Queen, and if I had had free egTess I would have returned quietly to Bangor." Inspector Powell, of Scotland Yard, said the prisoner was a man who attended all these kind cf functions with a view of giving trouble to exalted personages. Witness had regarded prisoner as a harmless sort of lunatic for some time. His behaviour was always something the. same on occasions l'ke on Tuesday. He was well known at Scotland Ya.rd. Replying to a question, prisoner said tia full name was J. Edward Troughton Deane. He said: I was prevented going back to Bangor. It was only twenty minutes to five, and I was just going back, as I had visions of my dinner at Bangor at seven O'CIOCK, a.nd was expecting nothing, when I was stopped every time I tried to go on by these two men, who kept getting hold of my arms. So after waiting till the King's motor-car passed I went to go another way, and didn't want to go back to the house again to get in anybody's way, and I went back and left them to follow me as they liked, when they came and took hold of me, and as I did not want to fight, as I am not at boxing weight, I went with them and came here, where I have spent the night, hoping to explain satisfac- torily and get back to Bangor strain. Of course, I want to be allowed to go, and I don't carry firearms about. I ani not A dan- gerous person. and I have been in places like .Blenheim and other large places, where I am trusted. Of oourse, Blenheim is a inuab larger Place than this The King was pass- ing, and he might have called upon me. I was not at the laying of the foundation stone. I just kept quietly in the housfe, and When everybody was busy talking about the proceedings I quietlY came over here. I have called on Sir Richard Bnlkelpy. I have been in Bang-or about two months, staying with Mrs. Thomas, of Plas Menai, where there are several other people. The Mayor: Well, I think that will do, Mr. Deane. Prisoner: Well, I won't shake hands with you, Mr. Mayor, as mine are too dirty. The prisoner was committed to a private asylum, where he was taken in the oourse of the dfty.

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CORONER AND DOCTOR. + PASSAGE-AT-ARMS AT CWM- BACH INQUEST. Mr. R. J. Rhys conducted an inquiry at the Victoria Inn, Cwmbach, Aberdare, on Tuesday into the death of Barbara. Simons, 4, Oak-j row, Cwmbach, which occurred late on Saturday night, and in connection with j which the police arrested her husband, | John Simons, on Sunday on a charge of having inflicted such grievous bodily harm as to cause her death. The husband was present in the custody of Inspector David and Police-sergeant Jenkins, of Aberaman. The case had aroused considerable commo- tion, and the precincts of the house were lined with people. Louisa Francis, of 6, Oak-row, Cwmbach, deposed that she saw deceai^d between eight and nine o'clook last Saturday nig"ht. Although slightly under the influence of ¡ drink, she could walk about and stand properly. + Martha Simons, who sobbed hitterlyrsaid that she was thirteen years of age last month. She was in the house with her mother on the Saturday night. Sha could not say exactly at what time her mother went to bed, but she thought it would have been between half-past eight and nine o clock. Witness went upstairs before her mother, who was then in the act of unlac- ing her boots. A little brother, aged nine 1 years, slept in the same bedroom as witness. Witness did not hear her father come home, nor did she hear any noise in the house. When she next saw her mother there was some swelling on tho right side of her face. A doctor was sent for. Dr. Fox, Cwmdare, deposed that he first saw the deceased either on the 23rd or 24th of last mon,th- She was then in bed, her tempera- ture being rather high. There was a dis- colouration on the right cheek, with abrasions of the skin, while the right hand was also slightly discoloured. There were slight bruises on the left cheek. It Nas on the fourth I or fifth day that wit-nefs di.-coT-°rcd that erysipelas had set in on the right cheek a.nd slightly so on the left cheek, lie also observed inflammation of the hrn^s, n i aa abscEsg iu the right ear. which was u>> charging freely. The drum of the right ea-r was broken. The deceased continued to pro- gress favourably until erysipelas set up, when she gradually grew worse. Dr. Fox went on to say that he conducted a post- mortem upon the body, assisted by Dr. Cookey. With regard to the external appearance of the body there was still a degree of discolouration, while the abrasions already spoken of were still visible. Witness gave a detailed statement as to the condi- tion of the deceased, and added that the scratches on the face might have been by the deceased falling about while under the influence of drink, or they might have been produced by violent injury at the hands of somebody else. The Coroner: How many times would she have had to fall in order to receive all the injuries ?—Twice. Do you know her to be an alcoholic sub- ject?— Yc6. I do. What is the cause of death in your opinion?—Failure of the heart. The Coroner (to witness): Did the woman ever make any statement to you?—She did. The Coroner: When?—On the third day I attended bar. Did you communicate that statement or the effect of it to the police?—I did not, because I did not think it my duty to do so. The Coroner: You can take that too far. The jury, after a brief absence, returned an open verdict, no blame being attached to the husband. At this stage Dr. Fox was re-called, and a sharp passage-at-arms ensued between him and the coroner. The latter referred to the way in which doctors should do their duty, adding that Dr. Fox should have supplied the statement which the deceased had made to him to the police, so as to enaole them to take the depositions of the deceased. Dr. Fox disagreed with this opinion. Subsequently, the accused was taken back to the Aberdare Police-station, where he was remanded until Tuesday next on bail.

UNDER GRAVE SUSPICION.' CAERPHILLY COUNCIL AND AN ASSISTANT OVERSEER. On the agenda of Caerphilly District Council meeting on Tuesday stood the following notice of motion:- That the terms of appointment of the assistant overseer for the parish of Llan- fabon (Mr. Arthur Probert) be amended, so as to allow the overseers to possess full control of their work. DeaJing with this, Colonel Lindsay said that Mr. Lewis Williams had given notice in the first place to dismiss Mr. Probert, and now he found that substituted by the present proposal. This had put their assistant overseer under gra.ve suspicion. Mr. Lewis Williams pointed out that. having regard to certain happenings, he had asked Mr. Spickett (the clerk) what powers the overseers possieaaed, because the assistant overseer claimed to have as much power as the others. When a question on the point was answered in the negative he gave notice to dismiss Mr. Probert, bat on fur- blier consideration, he thought that too irastic, and amended it. He thought every public body ehonM have control over their work. Expressions of wadmrfaoCkm with Mr Pfobert's work were made, an<L the-motion waer lost. far it. ■

BARRY COUNCIL SCENE. 4 MEETING ADJOURNED FOR MEMBERS TO COOL. Another scene" took place at a meeting of the Barry District Council on Tuesday night. Reference was made to a report which was being prepared in view of the oouncil doing its own printing. its own printing. „ Pr* O'Donnell remarked that when the "inner circle"—meaning the committee appointed in the matter—had put in their J report the council would be surprised. Mr. W. R. Lee said he was not prepared to comc to any decision without having full! information. Dr. Sixsmith As one of the inner circle, let mo say that Mr. Lee supports one or two firms in the town because a member of his own family —— Mr. Lee: I rise to a point of order. My hands are perfectly clean-much cleaner than those of Dr. Sixsmith. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Sixfvniith: lie has told us that ad nauseam before. Mr. Lse: I wish that statement withdrawn, Mr. Chairman. My son has no cause to tramp about the town for a living after residing here for fifteen years. Dr. Si Mini th roce to speak, when the Chairman requested him to withdraw the I statement he had made, but Dr. Sixsmith refused, remarking that Mr. Lee had come there as a strong supporter of one or two people. Mr. Lee: If he makes that statement I again, I will pitch him out over the stairs in half-a-minute. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman: Will you withdraw the remark, Dr. Sixsmith? Dr. Sixsmith: Withdraw what? I stand here for the ratepayers, and withdraw I nothing. The Chairman: You must withdraw. Mr. Lee: He is worse than a cur if he doesn't. ¡ The Chairman: If he refuses, I must adjourn the meeting for twenty minutes. Upon the resumption of the business Dr. Sixsmith said he wished to express his deepest regret for the scene which had (tak -n place. Nothing was further from his thoughts than to hurt the feelings of Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee: I accept that, but it did hurt me severely. I can stand a good deal, but when a member accuses me of being here tut1" ? s'n*st'er purpose I cannot stand it. Mr. Lee added he was glad he did not pat into action the threat he had made.

HORSE ATE A DOOR-POST. EXTRAORDINARY CASE HEARD AT TREDEGAR. John Shannon, labourer, Aberbargoed was charged a.t Tredegar on Tuesday with starving a horse.—Police-constable Doolan stated that he found the horse, which was only a frame, eating a doorpost and a heap of manure in prisoner's garden. There was DO food for it on the premises. Witness pro- yided it with food and water. A doorpost 15in. in circumference had been gnawed three parts .through. Poiice-sergea.nt Humphreys added that prisoner" told him that the horse had been reareu in an orchard, and wae fond of wood. Prisoner, who alleged that the police had exaggerated the circumstances, was com- mitted to prison, for one month with bard labour, without the option of a fine.

ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE. ARCHBISHOP UNABLE TO VISIT LLANDAFF. Owing tb the archbishop's inability to visit Llandaff on An gust 8, the oouncil of the college have, with great reluctance, been obliged to aibandon the public service in the! ca,thedMul amd the luncheon. The Bishop of Llajwlaff will conduct a private service in the temporary chapel, wbich will be attended by the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of GOaagow, Miss Talbot, the members of the oorangflU. ajnd fIbe. AUWjM3A4 in residencA.

THE TERRIBLE TRAMP. BEDWELLTY GUARDIANS ADOPJ A SCHEME. An important discussion took place ait tih-e meeting of the Bedwellty Board of Guar- dians at Tredegar on Wednesday on the tramp question. Mr. L. D. Whitehead STjbmitted a scheme for dealing with tJ1,p question, his main recommenda-tiorus being to the effect that the sanction of the Local Government Board be obtained to extend the casual ward accommodation at an estimated ooet of £70G. m view of the alarmimg increase in the num- ber of casuals ajid the danger of allowing them to be relieved at the lodging'-houses; that the; labour-yard be roofed at an esti- mated cost of £35(¡ to avoid intermittent labour owing to bad weather; that a per- manent vagrancy and laibour-yard com- mittee be a.ppointed to deal with all matters pe<rtajindng to the department; that all unions in the county and adjoinrngco-untica be approached with a view to arranging a. system of way-tickets to assist, bona-fide workmen seeking employment, and to con- sider the question of farm and labour colonies; tbajt women and children caisuals be received into the workhouse when the accommodation, permitted, and that all casuals accommodated in the present cells be^required to perform the full task of work. The Rev. E. Edwards moved the rejection of the scheme on the ground that failure had overtaken a similar system in some unions. The method of the poJioe issuing relief-notes bad already had the effect 01: reducing the number of tramps materially, and at present they had ample accommoda- tion at the workhouse. Mr. L. D. Whitehead defended his scheme, which, he said, was based on the report of the Departmental Committee, and had the absolute approval of the Local Government Board iinspector. That official, who had certain information relative to the prospec- tive Bill of the Eight Hon. John Burns, eaid the scheme was in the right direction. By adopting the system of the guardians having control of the vagrants the deserving men oould be assisted in various ways. The question of lodging-houses at Tredegar had come before them very forcibly of late, and he appealed to the guardians to assist in cleansing the town of that stigma, and scourge. He maimta-incd it was the duty of the board to provide proper accommodation under their direct jurisdiction, instead of relegating that duty to irresponsible lodging- house-keepers, who had proved themselves unable to perform those duties satisfactorily. Mr. Whitehead expressed himself in sympathy with the suggestion thrown out by the Wes- term Mail," that a conference of South Wales authorities should be called to consider this question. He pointed out the advantage of the way-ticket in assisting in discriminating between the deserving and the undeserving men. Mr. J. Emlyn Eva.ns looked upon the tramp question as a national one, a.nd he advocated delay in order to ascertain the nature of the Government proposals. The Rev. G. Griffiths did not think it wise to rely upon the Government dealing with the question. Alderman G. R. Harris hoped nothing would bo done to hamper the new Bill promised by Mr. John Burns, and pointed out that the county conincil had deferred action until the details of the new Bill were made public. The Local Government Board would probably insiet upon them spending1 a great deal more thaji was estimated by Mr. Whitehead. It was a question which was taxing the best minds of the country. Mr. A. Burrows remarked that the guar- dians had a bounden duty to perform in removing the discreditable state of things described by Mr. G. R. Simg in the Western Mail" articles in connection with the over- crowding c.f the Tredegar lodging-houses. The guardians were responsible to a large extern for those conditions. Last year £1,100 wa* spent in relieving vagrants in the lodging houses, and not a oont was received in return* Eventually the recommendations wen adopted by twenty votes to seventeen,

"DRUGS IN THE TEA." PECULIAR CHARGE BY A WIFE A1 ABERDARE. At Aberdare on Tuesday Edith Mary Williams summoned her husband, Charles Williams, for assaulting her. 011. a recent Sunday morning, she alleged, he had put some drugs in her tea, which made her ill. When she complained to him lie assaulted her. The Stipendiary: Was it rum he put in your tea? Complainant: No, sir; some stuff. He haa 1x>en very cruel to me all along. The Stipendiary: He looks very sheepish, now. He looks as if you have given him something. You must bring some witnesses here. This is a peculiar case, and will be adjourned for seven days. It is not often that wires complain their husbands have put something in their tea.

WARSHIPS THAT WILL VISIT ABERYSTWYTH. A communication received by Captain T. Doughton, ex-mayor of Aberystwyth, from the Admiralty states that it is expected that the following ships of the Channel Fleet will visit that place on August 1:- Dominion, commanded by Captaiu A. T. Stuart, M.V.O.; Commonwealth, Captain Montagu E. Browning; Africa, Captain Henry R. Robinson; Ocean, Captain Charle3 Dundas, of Dundafi; Vengeance, Captain Charles E. Anson; and Topaze, Commander Henry Blackett.

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THREE MEN INJURED. ROCK CANNON EXPLODES AT CAPEL CURIG. The pleasure of the King's Snowdonian tour was marred by an untoward accident at Oapel Curig. The Fe6tiniog quarrymen had made a rock cannon for firing a Royall salute. One of these exploded, more or less seriously injuring three men, who were, how- ever, promptly attended to by Dr. Hugh Williams. His Majesty was not informed of the occurrence before proceeding on his journey to Carnarvon.

EXPRESSION IN SONG. KING'S COMPLIMENT TO THE WELSH PEOPLE. On behalf of the King and Queen Lord Tweedmou-th has written to Lord Kenyon desiring him to express to the people of North Wales, who gave them so hearty and cordial a welcome to their beauti- ful mountains, their most heartfelt thanks for the numbers in which they turned out, f0Kr. lhe l°yal and enthusiastic manner in which they received the King and Queen, and for the admirable way in which thev once more proved the marvellous cauacitv of the Welsh people to express them^ves fn song. Their Majesties described the visit as a very pleasant and memorable one KING AND LLANELLY CHOIR PARTY TO SING AT WINDSOR CAOTrv Lord Knollys on Tuesday wired th Llanelly Choir stating that the King ^ad given the choir the option 16 sing at Windsor Castle during the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany in November next. The choir has decided to sing at Windsor instead of on board the Royal yacht at Cardiff.

A PLEASING INCIDENT. THE KING AND A DONOR TO BANGOR COLLEGE. A pleasing incident, as showing the King's personal interest in education, is reported. It was immediately after the Royal lun- cheon a.t Bangor. His Majesty inquired of Lord Kenyon who were the leading sub- scribers to tho college fund. There have been several subscriptions of more than £ 1,000, but at the moment the name of Mr. Pritchard Jones, a subscriber of £ 3,000, occurred to Lord Kenyon, whereupon that gentleman was called to his Majesty s pri- vate room. His Majesty assured him of Ins pleasure at meeting him, and said he was the kind of man required by the cause of education.

THE NEW WELSH ANIGHT DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF SIR HENRY REICHEL. Sir Henry Rudolf Reichel is the second son of the late Bishop of Meath, and was born in October, 1856. He was professor of his- tory at University College, London, when appointed as first principal of the University College of North Wales (Bangor) in 1884, amongst the unsuccessful aspirants for the post being a number of flis- tinguislied scholars, including Professor I Henry Jones, now professor of philosophy I at the University of Glasgow, and Mr. Wm. Edwards, M.A., Merthyr Tydfil, one of his Majesty's inspvetors for Wales. Bangor College at its start was very small, but Principal Reichel, aided by nationalists such ¡ as the late Rev. E. Herber Evans, Mr. Henry Lewis, Sir T. Merchant Williams, the regis- I trar (Mr. W. Cadwalladr Davies), and Profes- sor Henry Jones, was able to gather around the college the best elements in the life of North Wales. His sympathies with Welshmen, Wales, and Welsh national move- ments have been shown more especially by the fact that ho has axxjuirod a thorough knowledge of the Welsh language, and that he is able, not only to read, but also to speak fluently, in it. He has identified him- self with all good causes in Ban- gor and the neighbourhood, and was for several years a member of the Carnarvonshire Education Committee. In every possible way the new knight is regarded as a man who has served the best interests of the Principality. On several occa-1 sions he has acted, and is now acting, as the [ vice-chancellor of the University of Wales. It is no exaggeration to say that some of his warmest admirers are those who are con- sistently opposed to him in matters of edu- oational polity, so certain are they of the high motives with which he is always actuated. He is known as a most accom- plished scholar and a specialist in history; he was al-ellow of All Souls' College from 18SO to 1387, and was re-elected for a second term, 1S88-95. Glasgow University conferred its LID- upon him in 1901. Recently his work as principal of his college and as vice- chancellor of the Welsh University has increased to such an extent that he is ro longer able to dtvote himself to the teaching I duties associated with his position as I.. S1H HEKRY BtJDQLF RBIC31EL. I Professor in the ^rtment of history. Sir Henry was a fellow-student of the late Principal Aina-mu Jones at Balliol, and a strong attachment alwavs existed between them.

WELCOMITTO DUBLIN. Welcomed by a loyal and vociferous gather- ing, the Royal visitors landed at Kingstown on Wednesday, and were received by the Lord-Lieutenant, Mr. Birrell (the Irish Sec- retary), the Earl of Meath, and other officials. After an address of welcome from the Dis- trict Council of Kingstown their Majesties drove to the Irish International Exhibition; where, on their arrival, magnificent bouquets were presented to the Quecw and to Princess Victoria. Lunch was taken with the committee of the Lunch was taken with the committee of the exhibition, and subsequently their Majesties made a tour of the grounds, after which I they drove t.) the garden-party at the Viceregal Lodge. Replying to addresses of welcome at the exhibition, the King said that pleasant recol- lections had always been associated with their visits to Ireland. "The prosperity of the country," added his Majesty, "and the happiness and content- ment of her people are objects very near to our he-a.rts."

"AN ACT OF GOD." THE SNAPPING OF A STEEL ROPE AT BARRY An interesting shipping action oame before Judge Owen at Barry County-court on Tuesday when Messrs. Bennett Bros., shipowners, Lon- don, sued the Barry Railway Company for the return of £28, paid in respect of alleged damage to a tip. Mr. J. S-ankey (instructed by Messrs. Moxon and I/ean) appeared for the claimants, and Mr. T. W. H. InsMp (in- structed by Messrs. Downing and Handeook) appeared for the Barry Company. Mr. Inekip said that on the 28th of January the steamer narvestowe, belonging to Messrs. Bencmett Bros., was loading under No. 17 Tip, Barry No. 1 Dock. She was moored by means of twoepring ropes, one fore and one aft, the latter breaking about 7.30 in the evening, and the vessel consequently drifted, damage to the tip being the result. The defenoe was put forward that it was an act of God His Honour (smiling): Leave that out and say it was an inevitable accident. Alfred Harwood, night berthing-master, and John Blarney, foreman berthing-master, gave evidence. The latter produced a portion of the broken steel rope, which. he found attached to the side of the quay wall. Captain Jones, deputy dockmaster, said he I considered a steel rope fore and aft sufficient moonag-s under ordinaary oircumstances, but this particular rope was not a good one. Charles Martin Burls and David Carl Roberts, consulting engineers, London, declared the rope to be a thoroughly good one, and the strain upon it must have been very considerable to force the hempen strand I through the wire. I His honour gave judgment for the claimants to recover the money from the Barry Company, with costs>

CLERK AND COUNCILLOR. SCENE AT ABERAVON COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the A be ravon Highways Com- mittee was held on Wednesday, Mr. Henry Walsh presiding. Walsh presiding. The Surveyor reported with reference to Gwyn-terrace, and submitted a plan showing how he proposed to sewer the terrace at an estimated cost of JB76 13s. Mr. Jenkin Morgan: Who is responsible for the cost? The Town-clerk: I cannot say. I have not eeen it. Mr. F. B. Smith: To my knowledge this question has been before the council for two years, and if the town-clerk does not know he should know. know he should know. The Town-clerk (warmly): I say that I do not know what the plan proposes. I have not seen the plan, and, therefore, cannot express an opinion on it. Mr. F. B. Smith: But it is on the sanitary condition of the street, and the responsi- bility- The Town-clerk emphatically): As I have said before, I say again, tl. it is my opinion that the council is resi. nsible for I carrying out the work. Mr. P. B. Smith: We ask for your opinion, and you say you don't know. The Town-clerk (warmly): I said nothing of the kind. I spoke of the plan. It was resolved that the town-clerk report as to whether the council oould borrow the money to carry out the work. 1 (

WELSH CHURCH INQUIRY. CHAIRMAN MAKES AN ANNOUNCE- MENT. The Welsh Church Commission held a further sitting on Friday, when Lord Justice Vaughan Williams presided. All the Com- missioners were present except Mr. J. E. Greaves. The Chairman at the close of the sitting said that he wished to make an announce- ment. They had a long sitting in the morn- ing to consider how they could best bring about something more like continuous sit- tings of the Commission, in order that they might within a reasonable time get their report rendered to the King. For that pur- pose they had arranged to begin to sit after the vacation, that was to say, from the 1st of October. The Commission proposed to sit then for four weeks continuously. After that time they would sit on alternate weeks. He might say, with regard to himself, that his intention was to regard the Commission during the time it was sitting, as he had explained, as having the first call upon his services. With regard to the possibility of sitting for a short time before the 1st of August, he would make inquiries and see if any such arrangement could be made. If lie found that the arrangements oould be altered he would ask the secretary to send cut notices to his brother Commissioners and to the witnesses. The Commission then adjourned.

UNDESIRABLE TENANTS. CARDIFF COMMITTEE REJECT A SUGGESTION. "Here's a letter from Hern and Pert wee," said Mr. Cornish, minute clerk, at the Cardiff Health Committee on Tuesday, Aldcrma'n Jacobs presiding. "From whom?" said Alderman Carey. "Hern and Per twee," replied Mr. Cornish. Alderman Carey: Oil! I thought you said "The Earl a.nd Pertwee." (Laughter.) The letter was as follows:— May we call your attention to the follow- ing paragraph in the local press, under the heading of "Reforms at Newport," which runs as follows: There is another side of tie work of house reform which the committee con- sidered, viz., the responsibility of the tenants. It was decided that filthy, slovenly, negligent, tenants causing houses otherwise quite fit for decent habitation to get in an insanitary condition shall be prosecuted under the powers which the sanitary authority possesses. May we ask that you will direct your inspectors to deal with Cardiff tenants in a similar manner? • Alderman Carey: Why do people not. get rid of such tenants if they are not satisfac- tory? Would they get rid of a woman, because she has a dirty tongue? We must not be the instruments for them in such a matter. No action was taken, and the letter was laid on the table. z

INSURANCE OF A HORSE. CASE BEFORE A REFEREE AT SWANSEA. Mr. Verey, senior official referee, sat at the Town-hall, Swansea, om Tuesday to hear the case of Roberts v. the Horse, Carriage, and General Insurance Company. The claim wae for £ 50 insurance on a horse owned by plain- tiff, Mr. David Roberta, a furniture remover, of Llanelly. The house was insured with the defendoant company, and was alleged by plaintiff to have died from inflammation of the bowels, but defendants' case was that the chief cause of death was an accident it had sustained, and that the claim for insurance was improperly made. Evidence was taken at considerable length. Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas (instructed by Mr. Greenwood, Llan- elly) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. Freeman Barrett (instructed by Messrs. King and Peterson) for tbo respondents. The claimant was cross-examined as to the state of the horse when insured, and would not admit that it was a fraud on the com- pany. Other evidence was taken, and the case was adjourned.

STRANGER IN THE CITY. 4 ADVENTURES OF A BLAEN- GARW MAN. The difficulty of hearing what Is said in the Cardiff New Law Courts is at least doubled in the case of a certain type of witness wbo hails fTOm our ancient moun- tains and from our lovely vales. There was such a witness on Tuesday, one Thomas Roberts, of Church-terrace, Blaengarw, who came on an excursion to Cardiff, and wId the magistrates the exciting experiences that befell him. Roberts appeared in the role of prosecutor, and he charged Annie Thomas (36) with st< ai- ing from him 15s. in money and two brass cheques in Little Bridge-street on the Bth inst. Prosecutor's evidence was given with the directness of speech and the bearing of f-turdy independence tha.t distinguisn the worker underground. Roberts's facility in calling a spade a spade seemed rather to alarm the justices. He started off by saying that ne came from Blaengarw to Cardiff with about fourteen "bob" in his pocket. (A laugh.) i!r. Howard: Fourteen "bob"! What do yoc mean? Witness: I mean fourteen shillings. I had half a "quid," I know, anyhow. (Laughter.) Mr. Beavan (with a perplexed air): Half a. "quid:" What's that? Mr. Howard (peremptorily): What do yon mean, man. by "half a quid" in your lan- guage?—I mean half a sovereign. (Laughter.) Mr. Beavan: We shall get to learn that delightful language of the Hills presently: The Clerk (Mr. Dan Bees), reading from a document: Did you go to sleep?—No, sir. Too much to drink?—I had a tidy bit, I do own. (Laughter.) Where did you meet prisoner?—In a "pub." Sh-e was there "in the jug and bottle." (A la-ugh.) What did yon do on missing the money?-" II told a policeman. Did you suspect this woman?—Yes. Did you accuse her?—I told her my money was gone, and she didn't answer. Mr. Howard: Were you quite sober?—I was sober enough to know that. (Laughter.) Th? Clerk: She was in your company?—Yes. What did she say?—She said she hadn't got it. Prisoner (to the man from Blaengarw): Weren't yon with a short young lady who was wearing a black shawl?—No. The evidence of an employe at Cardiff Theatre Royal shifted the scene of the confused adventures (wherever it might have been) from the "jug and bottle" to certain railings in the vicinity. The witness swore that whilst the Blaengarwinn was re- clining with his back against the railings the gentle Annie was going through him aa fast as she could." Police-constable John 'Martin was on the Hayes Bridge when information was con. veyed to him, and then he hastened to Little Bridge-street. At No. 7 he saw the prisoner a.nd explained to her the object of his visit, and she replied, Yes, and here is his money" (holding the cash in her extended hand). The money consisted of iE. Ijd. and a cheque, and prisoner assured the officer that if he (Roberts) had had more "she would have 1a,ke.n the lot." She afterwards said she took only Is. 3d. Priisoner in the dock rather posed as pro- tectress of the prosecutor, for' did she not try to save him from falling, and did she not try to get him a bottle of soda? For her solicitude she was sentenced to fourteen days.