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LONDON IN A GROWLER LoRD TREDEGAR'S ANTICrPATION OF A RAILWAY STRIKE. •, there was a very large attendance at the v^aty-seventh annual festival dinner of the ort cabmen at the King's Head Hotel 5? Tuesday night. The mayor (Mr. F. j^ttips) presided, and. was supported by Tredegar, Mr. L. Haslam, il.P., the E,av. A. Mathews, the mayor-elect (Mr. T. ■w^ry), Mr. L. II- Hornby, Mr. L. Forestier- j. alktr, Major Achcson Moore, Colonel Clif- /'rd Phillips (the hon. secretary of the loty), and many ot-iiene. -^Ir. Zj. JTorestieir-WaJker gave the toast of Foroes," oaupled with the names of the v x. A- Mathews and Major Aoheson ^Vta-jor Avheson Moore, the provisional see. :t.l:'7 01 the Monmouthshire Association, in TtoriaJ Army, said that Mr. Haldane's ow. ttoe best for the country which rt ,• j ptM. *or«wta<rd. in his memory. He hi thsut in Wivlee there would be « ^<ih in th way of redaction of the,foroes make up the Welsh division. Decentrali- would make for comtmoosense. 1d.or. BGasiam, M.P., in giving- the toast of ^he Society," "wished it every suttees, espc- a.ily m i:ux; of the great competition which ^Qiraen a;:ji to eaioouiiter. T3ie la4>est form ^Qiraen to eaioouiiter. The latest form i oompetiLion' which he Shad seen was the Y oab-driver. G: H. Wall, who responded, sbowed that SOillety was in a flourishing ooiidition. toas^ The President" (Lord degaj), given by Mr. Hornby, was received great enthusiasm. Lord Tredega;r eaid he waa pleased to see many members present. Some of them g'ht not know has feelings about moitotr- ^s. Ee had thought that by thia time the. ^tor-cars wordd have killed most of the v^jbiaen—vLaug'hter)—or, at all evemta. have ■^led their horsee and knocked their caibe tcoth pdoks. (Loud laughter.) He had ..f^cied that the oalxmen had spent their :rne from the last dinner sitting in a. j^brnen's shelter wr"iting limjencks or ^rning Esperanto, because he believed that could use swear words in that language l¡h Pleasanter in their own language, ()b' hoped that when next time he wae liged, from pesuniary oircumstainoes. to .^ke a cab, and he hod oooaeion to tell the btvêr he was not going fast oooagh, i' would ajisv/er in Esperanto and not K English. (Laughter.) He coruesaed he had a great dislike for motor- and he spoke as one who hod fjy •'ved rnaay great and immineint da.nger& fa >fii those vehicles. When he saw a motor- to to, or heard or smelt one coming {jJ^ards him in a cloud of dust as he was iTing his horse along the road, whether it v '"8. heated imagination or from his aving read carefully one or two of Mr. oyd-fi\M>rge e apeeohies, he fancied that he w written in front of the motor-car the fords, "I)(>v.1n with the Lards!" (Loud 'Ighter.) When has horse would allow him was always pretty nippy on THOSE OCOEL- 8ions__ije looked to see who was in tihoe oar, nq though, of course, ho might be mistaken, {?6 generally saw a horrid object who looked a demon out of a pantomime. Of course, i* he said, he might be mistaken, and the dividual might be the mildest man that oat a throat or scuttled a ship. (Land jN&ter.) Having oangratulat^ the outgoing «%or of Newport (Mr. Fred Phillips) on the rtj^llent way in which he bod discharged his (^es, and wished well to the mayor-elect t £ Thomas Parry), his Lordship^titou^ht t^y might all congratulate themselves that rh was not likely to be a railway strike— hear)—though he was not qti'i'te ocrtein nether the cabmen would not like a S^,T? he had a fancy that it would be London and a novel thing to go to m a. gr*>wler. (Langtcter.)

TO SING BEFORE THE KING HONOUR FOR A LLANELLY VOCALIST. connection with the visiit of the ti,t, gv Choir to Windsor next week. MadX wife of Mr. John Thom^, of ths choir, has received a Royal l^and to sing, Gwlad y Bryuiau," iji 0r- the distinguished party. Madaine r,10l!nas is a brilliant eopra,no. She won >•e soprano solo comi>etition at the Llanelly ^^°nal Eisteddfod, the adjudicator on at ocasion. being the late Sir Joseph l'iJ.by, who paid a glowing tribute to the W. Llewelyn Williams, M.P., continues _t0 strenuously assist the Llanelly C-hoir in \Vj*j.13,6011051 with the forthcoming visit 10 <}0r ?r Castle. The committee have received a ^ationg to the extent of over £60, which iijv V^t has been subscribed, not only by the V^i ^ants of the town, but by well-known ^9«S'"Inen L011^011- Sir Arthur Stepney lieij^c°Qtributed £10, and Mr. Llewelyn Wil- b.<1.8 S, who is also assisting in this respect, Vr,cCoIleote^ the following amountsMr. ^in- d Philipps, M.P., £5 5s.; Mrs. Llewelyn J. ~Tnis> £ 5: ^r. Bryn Freeman, £ 5; Mr. J. £ 2 ''ams, £ 5; Mr. Owen Philippe, M.P., Jfr Mr. Pritchard Jones, J.P., £ 2 2s.; ^vlv, Navies fEarl's Court), £ 2 2e.; Mr. IjIqJ3 Griffiths (Chelsea), £ 1 Is.; Mrs. T. (Hadley Wood), £ 1 Is.; Mrs. T. Free- £ 1 Is.

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RADNOR TRAGEDY. ♦ PRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Pryce Rees was brought up at Presteign Police-court on Tuesday charged with the manslaughter of J amies Pugh at Whit-ton. Mr. E. L. Wallis appeared for the prisoner. Ki-ohard Pugh, timuber sawyer, better known as Dick the Fiddler," said he went to the Red Lion on Saturday evening with a man named Jackson, Jack, the Drover." They went to sleep in a building near the Red Lion. After they had been there about half an hour they heard some people talking underneath. They had expected James Pugh to sleep with them. Jackson called out: "Jim, come up here." The reply was: "No, I'll stay down here." He heard no more. About nine o'clock the next morning he saw the deceased lying in the manger. He thought he was asleep and shook him. but Pugh was dead. Jackson came I down and they fetched Mr. Lewis, the land- lord, who went off to Presteign to give information. Y/illiam Davies, blacksmith, Whitton, was at the Bed Lion and saw Pugh and others there. There was a. quarrel between Rees and a man named Bowen, and again outside between Recs and the Clogger." Pugh walked up to where they were, and Reea knocked him down. Rees and a man named Giles took Pugh to the building and left him there. They were not five minutes away. After other evidence had been given, Prisoner, on being charged, said the deceased came up to him to strike him, and he struck him in self-defence. He and deceased had always been good friends, and he had never had a quarrel with him. He struck Bowen, and whilst this was happen- ing and he thou-giht everything was over, he turned and saw the deceased with his raised arm coming at him. He put his arm out to ward off the blow, and Pugh hit him on the little finger, putting it out. He then knocked him down, and he fell towards the wall, but he could not say whether his head fell against the wall. James Murdock, a farm labourer, saw the "C'logger" knock Pugh down twice and throw him down afterwards. Pugh got up, and wanted witness and another man to go for the Clogger." Pugh came up to where Rees was, and said: Look out, you Rees knocked Pugh down, and he fell against the wall. Mr. Wallis having addressed the bench, prisoner was committed to take his trial at the ensuing assizes.

PATHETIC SIDE OF LIFE. WIFE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HER HUSBAND. Thomas Herbert, of Nelson, appeared at Caerphilly Court on Tuesday, and alleged that his wife Laura was a habitual drunkard. In stating Jus case complainant said t-ut he had been married thirteen years, and there were three children. Some time ago she had been recommended to take stimulants by a medical man, and ever since had been intem- perate. If he retnonstrated with her daring her drunken periods she would pick up the first weapon which came to hand She had picked up a poker, and even a knifo. Defendant: I say it is all false. Taking a little for my health and beibgo drunk are two different things. My husband advised me to take drink with poisonous drugs for a certain purpose. Police-constable W. H. Williams (Bajrgoed) said that when he w: stationed at Nelson he saw the wcman the worso for drink. The Clerk: Are you prepared to giro her ano t her c.hance ? Complainant: No sir. I am in debt through her with every tradesman in Nelson. The Clerk: If the magistrates make an order who will take care of the children? Complainant: I will. Decfendant (tearfully): I will take the chil- dren, sir. I have always been kind to them, and even my stepchildren, I struok at him in self-defence. The Clerk: Axe you willing to go hack if we adjourn this Defendant: Yes, quite willing, and I made a resolution to live as I ought to live with the help of my hussband. It isn't my wteh to separate. > The case was then adjourned for a month.

PEMBROKESHIRE AND THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT. The Pembroke Cousnty Ooraneil met at Haverfordwest 0iIl TuœdJay, Dr. Gai1!itiJ:rs ixpesidmar. A communication was read from the Board of Agricuiiture axud Fisljeries calling atten- tion to the foot that the Small Holdings and Allotments Act would come into force on January 1st and expretsiTig the hope that the county council would adopt the Act and enforce its provisions. The Chairman saad this was s. zaoaffc fcmpoa-- tJaIDIt..A.øt for a. 00I0ØJIt;y snob as t.heicrs, aasd be tbouigbit iot jmae tiueiir Arty 1x> put :iJt into operation. He gnggeatted that the matter shouM be referred to the two committers already in existence, the prmaH holdings ooomnittee a.nd the committee, thai, posters be isfwd in Bng-iiish and in "Welsh setting forth its pro visions. After BeveraJ memtoans had spoken in favour of adopting the Act, the vice-chair- man (Mr. G. P. Brewer) formally moved that the Act, 00 adopted amd thaJt, the caomamtt/eee named should at onoe meet to draft a scheme. Mr. Wottfa WTaaiacna eecondted, and the resolution was carried. Earl the lofPd-lioarbeBiatnit, wrote regretting his inability to attend, and sug- gesting that a memorial tolblet. to the late Mr. N. À. Rooh should, be erected in the Shire-hall. Sir Owen Soourfield moved that this be oCbne. the laJte Mr. Rooh as the most efficient caumty COOIDICIi11lar they had ever had. M. H. Seymour Alien seconded, and the Chairman supported, remarking that the laAe Mr. Rodh wias a most distitig'ujehod Pembrokesihire man. The resolution was carried.

STARVING CHILDREN AT NEWPORT. PROVISION OF MEALS ACT ADOPTED. At a meeting of the Newport Education Committee on Tuesday Dr. Lloyd Davies, the chairman of the elementary sub-committee. proposed the adoption of the Provision of Meals Act, 1906, as the "canteen" committee found that there were 590 children habitually and 349 temporarily underfed. Alderman Howell said the product of a halfpenny-rate, £700, worked out at about 4s. per school per day. The administration of tte Act would probably be about Is. 6d. per school per day. The balance of 28. 6d. would not allow the committee to do any- thing adequate. £ Mr. Liscombe thought the oounty-oowrt proceedings so tedious for the recovery of money from defaulting parents that those who neglected their children ought to be prosecuted under the Prevention of Oceltv to Children Act. Mr. Charles Thomas deprecated all voion- "wy effort, and eaid the feeding of the ehitdren ought to be claimed as a right. lb. Graham White said he would like to rf not only feed the children, bat have them medically examined. „ Proposed by Mr. SwashJ^and oT'the Act3hfl>>i»fSTrtto11' t^le adoption ? i 7% b° until a scheme was defeated' the motion to a#dopt tli€ AdCt was oa.rried It was rmmmended that the corporation purchase 4,224 square yards of land (nearly an acre) as a play centre" adjoining Xyurham-road Schools at £ 875. J B

ASSESSMENT OF A BREWERY SHOULD IT BE. BASED ON THE GRAIN DEALT WITH. At Cardiff Law-courts on Tuesday Mr. o. H. Jones and Mr. Herbert Lloyd (chairman and vice-chairman of the Glamorgan Quarter Sessions) heard an appeal by the Bihondda Valley Breweries Company (Limited) against the assessment of their brewery at Ponty- Pridd by the assessment committee of the Pontypridd Union. rhe appeal, which had been respited from the Swansea Quarter Sessions, was against an assessment of £687 gross ratable value and £450 10s. net. Mr. 8. rr. Evans, R.C., MP., and Mr. Trevor Morse Evans (instructed by Messrs. Blundell. Gordon, and Co., London) appeared for the appellants, and Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. John Sankey (instructed by Mr. Wil- liam. Spickett, clerk of the aseeeement com- mittee) appeared for the respondents. Appellants suppon-ted their appeal for a reduction to £441 gross and £ 204 net by the expert evidence of Mr. Wig-ram and Mr. Humphrey Davies, of London, whilst the respondents called in Mr. Marks, of London; Mr D. T. Alexander, Mr. E. W. M. Corbett. and Mr. George Thomas, of Cardiff; and Mr. R S. Griffiths, of Pontypridd, as expert wit- nesses in support of the assessment. The appellants contended that the ratable value should be ascertained by estimating the cumber of quarters of grain the brewery was capable of dealing with. On the con- trary, the respondents submitted tihajt. the proper method was to ascertain the stnw- turaJ value of the building and plant, mnd put a percentage thereon. After a lengthy hearing the ooart dis- missed the appeal, with ooets, and confirmed j MnfrnrnTiani. <

T THE SETTLEMENT OF THE RAILWAY CRISIS. SCENES AT WEDNESDAY'S FATEFUL CONFERENCES IN LONDON. Lord Stalbridge (London end North Western), Lord AllertoIl (Great Northern), and Sir E. Paget (Midland Kailway) on their way to the Board of Trade Offices. -= Mr. Lloyd-George Appro-aching the Board of Trade Offices. [photJO-Wœ-ld's Graphic Press. +1. r. ~ji T?ffliiw«.vm«n'c £ met on -Wediieeday morning at the offices of the society to make final The members of tte ^UovdatoSTSthe afW Onr pi ofcure was taken outside the offices of the society, armngennemts for their interview with Mr. Lloyd-George in ^Ksrnoon. [Photo-World's Graphic Press.

CARDIFF LORD MAYOR « ALDERMAN ILLTYD THOMAS SELECTED. The GtenoraJ Purposes Oommlttoo of the Oardiff City Council on Saturday pro- ceeded to select a Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. Previous to the votes being taken it was nnanimously resolved, on the motion of Alderman Jacobs, seconded by Mr F, J. Beavan, tha-t the salary- be £ 1,000. The members them voted by ballot for next- year's Lord Mayor, and the result was announced as follows:- Alderman Illtyd Thomas, 30; 4% Mr. Lewis Morgan, 3; a.nd Mr. -F. G. L. Davis and Alderman Edward Thomas one each. The Lord Mayor stated that Alderman Illtyd Thomas, having: a clear majority of votes, would be the Lord Mayor for next year. Alderman Bltyd Thomas, who was received with applause, said that, inasmuch ae he would have an opportunity of speaking later in another plaoe (MT. Lewis Morgan: Not deputy mayor's parlour—Laughter), he would now simply thank the council for the high honour they had conferred upon him. As regarded another question discussed that j morning, he hoped they would all be tem- perate, not only in drink but in speech as< well. (Applause.) The selection of committees was deferred until the 9th inst. 1 THE NEW LORD-VAYOR. ATAgraaum xLtojid Thoon** lord 3 £ svyor- edeot, is ttoe you»e«3t son. of the late Mr. George Thomas, the wedl-toiown vahwr and surveyor, of Ely, aaid is 43 years of age. After sea-ving his articles ae a civil and min- ing engineer he qualified as a first-ciliass cer- tifuated coMery manager in 1888 art. the first exami:natioii (toeing bvA of the exanii-. nees) under the Oool Actt, 1387. He I is a meanivar of the South Wales Inettettate of Engineers, and in 1901 became, by exami- .najtaon, a Fellow of the Swr^'eyors' Institu- tion, wamicih is rocog-mlsed M the leading assoCTBAion of val-uetrs aasd estate agEfliits in the kingdom. AideffHEiafn TSiomas is aleb a Fediow of the Aux?t/iCm>fjers' Insititntje, having been tMs year uniajuttnoustiy elocted chair- man of the South Wales amd Mkramoruithstare branch of thflit powerrful orsamsatioai. He has been lionourwd by appointment as anbitrator to the Board of Trade, and valuer to tike Board cf Agriculture and PiRbanes, and, in adddtion. to his prof mandng and civil engineer, sitrveyori aawi auctioneer, Jras an extensiv3 pcnactice as a ratmg varuer, iixavdng oatod for several assesEonen., oom- mrittoes, railway ooanpanies, large concerns. As regards machinery, he is owwarms. As regards machinery, he is regarded as one 01 the letading knights Off ,the hammer in the Kingdom. In religioois and political matters the alderman is a broad-minded Churdhinan and a He has been an the Oarvdiiff Corporation, since 1895. when he dcieated an o<d schioalmate, Mr. Lioyd IleY- rick, in Canton. He a-kvo won liie contests in. 18% and 1899, but in 1902 wtae defeated by Mr. Bidnöy itobdrn&on, M.P. At a bye-e-leotioii in tflie fotHLcswing yeaa- be beat Mr. G. A. Seccombe, amd seven mcmtlte later repeated his victory over the some opponent by over 200 votes. A week before Oardiff was raised to the dignity of a city, in 1905, he was raised to tie aJdwm.a.uie bench in place of AMeirman Daniel Lewis (deceased). As chairman of the Oaanidff Museum and Ast Gallery, aaarf?,u>afi mem'ber of the finance, waterworks, t-ica.1, arud tramwiays commdititees, and in the sewral other puibiio offices which lie holds, he has at all times dusfpiayed great aptitude far nnmiedpal woriw and, therefore, he attains the Lord Wyomfty fttily expe- riernoed. in public duties. A-,Id-- Illtyd Thoanas, who lives at Moearylai—the residence attached to Ely Parm, wliere his ancestors have resided for over 300 years is a widower, and the dmties off Lady iMajxxrege will devolve upon his, older daughter, Mass Btheldean (Deanie) Illtyd Thoimias, who will probably be the youngest Lady Mayoress in the kingdom during the conning year. She fias a charming per- sonaJity and presence, and will occupy her proud position with becoming dignity. ALDERMAN ILLTYD THOMAS. The Lord Mayor Elect. MISS DEANIE THOMAS. The New Lady Mayoress. Photos Wills, Cardiff.

PEACE AT ABERYSTWYTH. 1 TOWN COUNCILLORS IN A QUIET MOOD. The first meeting of the Aberygtwyth Tow-n Council after the recent election was held on Tuesday. and passed off with scarcely any incident, the whole of the business being transacted witnin an hour. The mayor presided, and the two new members, Messrs. Rufus Williams and R. J. Jones, were present. A deputation waited on the council with a request for support for an eisteddfod on a large scale, to be held in the town at the end of June next. The-council was asked to give a silver cup as a trophy, to be com- peted for by male voioe choirs.—The deputa- tion was favourably received, and it was agreed to refer the matter to the finance oommittee, with power to act. The_ council passed for payment bills amounting to £ 279 in respect of public light- ing: by gas and electricity during the quarter ended September 30. At tjie close of the business Mr. J. Gibson requested the mayor to give them his bless- ing for having had such a short meeting. Mr. R. J. Jones (one of the new members): It is very gratifying to find that the busi- ness has been transacted in lees than an hour. The Mayor: I am very pleaeed myself. "■

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THE READING HORROR. MURDERER OF LI'ITLE UNITY BUTLER EXECUTED. At Reading on Tuesday William George Thomas Charles Austin (31), of Clewer, Windsor, was executed for the murder of Unity Annie Butler, aged thirteen, at Clewer in July. Austin lodged with the girl's parents. Unity WM one day missed. and her dead body was later found under the mattregss in Austin's bedroom. She had been assaulted, and two pieces of cord were tied tightly round her neck and a large grey handkerchief forced into her mouth. Austin walked firmly to the scaffold. Pier- point was the executioner, and death is reported to have been instantaneous.

MARINE'S PLUCKY ACT. RESCUES DROWNING SHIPWRIGHT FROM DOCK BASIN. While working with a party of men along- side one of the dockyard basins at Ports- mouth the other evening a shipwright, named Riohjard Stebbdns, fell into the water. His workmates heard the splash, and so did Private Moses, of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was on board the gunboat Drudge Moees instantly jumped overboard, and, reaching Stebbins, kept him afloat until help arrived. The unfortunate man was, however, too exhausted to recover, and died shortly; AftEranods.

STOLEN: A BABY. MYSTERY OF AN AUXILIARY POSTMAN'S INFANT. A mysterious affair concerning a missing six-weeks-old baby is engaging the attention of the police. Living at No. 36, Larch-road, Cricklewood, is a Mrs. Maud Gibbons, the j wife of an auxiliary postman. Mrs. Gibbons has a family of four children. On Wednesday week Mrs. Gibbons left home with the object of going to Marylebone to have the baby christened. While on her way in a motor-'bus a young woman engaged her in conversation. The stranger pleased Mrs. Gibbons by paying attention to the baby, and the two women exchanged addresses. On Tuesday last Mrs. Gibbons was surprised by a visit from the young woman, who, after staying some time, said she had told her mother about the baby, and she wanted to I see it. Mrs. Gibbons demurred at first, but the visitor seemed so open that eventually the mother was persuaded to hand over the baby, the young woman promising to be back in an hour. She did not return, and I the mother's anxious inquiries proved that there was no such address as that given by her visitor. The police have the matter in hand, but up to Saturday night had found no clue to trace the missing baby.

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RUB OF THE CHAIN. —4 GANG OF CONVICTS ATTACK THEIR GUARDS, The authorities at St. Petersburg have received a full report of the desperate attempt at escape made early in October by a convoy of prisoners who had been halted in the village of Kutarbitka. The convoy numbered 33 persons, of whom four were political. They were being marched from Tumen, in Western Siberia, to Tobolsk, the escort consisting of eighteen soldiers of the 9th Siberian Reserve Regi- ment, commanded by a. non-commissioned officer. Kutarhitka, is situated 36 miles from Tobolsk, and consists of one long street, at the end of which is a large isolated building, where the passing convoys of prisoners are lodged for the night. The convicts had benaved exemplarily during the march to Kutarbitka, and their guards had no sus- picion that an outbreak had been pianned and all details arranged. The prisoners were put into two rooms, the • escort occupying two other apartments, with one sentinel in the corridor and another out- side the building, which is surrounded by a high wooden wall. At ten o'clock all was quiet in the prison. J Some of the soldiers were drinking tea, while others had already settled down for night. A few remarks were exchanged between the prisoners in the two rooms, but being in a Jewish jargon they were not understood by the se—tinel in the corridor. Then "One, two, three," rang out sharply and distinctly, and the prisoners in both 1 rooms burst open the doors and ran pell-mell j into the corridor. The sentinel shouted the alarm, and within a few seconds the soldiers of the escort were massed in the passage, where a furious fight ensued for possession of the carbines stacked at the further end. The prisoners managed to secure nine of these weapons, and strove to come to close quarters with the soldiers, who were soon pouring a devastating fire into their ranks. The greater part of the fight took place in complete darkness, as the tamps were shat- tored by carbine bullets. About twenty of the prisoners were killed or wounded in the corridor. The remainder succeeded in escaping from the building. Three were shot by the sentinel outside. The handful who survived, hampered though they were by the chains on their feet, clare Dcred up the wooden wall and made for the neighbouring forests. One of these men, who carried a carbine, was stru-glil1g to get over the wall, when. a soldier ran towards hjm, aThd, addressing him as comra-de," offered to bold the car- bine for a moment. The prisoner, believing him to be a fellow refugee, dropped the oar- bine to him, and the soldier thereupon bayonetted him to death. EIGHT FOBTUNATE COSTVICTS. Another soldier armed himself with a bar of iron and killed one of the oonvicts, whom he struck with such force that the latter had a hand completely severed from the arm. In all eleven prisoners escaped with nine carbines and 50 cartridges. Three were re-captured the following morning, and five carbiiaes were recovered. The non-commissioned officer 'in charge of the escort seems to have acted with great presence of mind and courage in the face cf the unexpected attack. The Czar has commended his conduct and the bearing of his men, and in thanking t-henr for their bravery added thai they had borne them- selves as true Russian soldiers.—Press Asso-' ciation Foreign Special.

A PRUDENT COLLIER. COMPENSATION ACTION: UN- USUAL DEFENCE FAILS. At Tredegar County-court on Tuesday I (before his Honour Judge Owen) David Evans, collier, Cwmtillery, claimed from the Lan- caster Steam Collieries Company a month's wages in lieu of notice Mr Parsons ISew-, port) was for the plaintiff, and' Mr. Everett! (Pontypool* defended. defendants alleged, in justification of their action, that Evans had previously been paid compensation, which was contrary to his own statement, and he was engaged on the understanding that if he gave inaccurate information be would be instantly dismissed.—Plaintiff stated that he was not asked if he had been strained, and he did not tell then. His Honour said there was no proof of fraudulent misrepresentation, which vitiated the whole contract. The man had only I prudently answered the questions put to him. The award was in favour of the plaintiff for £1() 2B. 7d., with costs on that amount..

STRAINED BY LIFTING OOAL. At Tredegar on Tuesday his Honour Judge Owen arbitrated in a compensation claim mode by Charles Turner against Messrs. John Lancaster and Co. Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by MI. T. Hughes, Ebbw Vale) was for the applicant, and Mr. A. Parsons (instrooted by Mr. Everett, Pontypool) was for the respondents. Applicant strained himself while lifting a lump of coal on April 10, and hernia supervened. Medical evidence was caJled. Dr. Shea and Dr. Green expressed the opinion that the hernia was directly traceable to the effects of the strain, while, for the defence. Dr. Martin and Dr. Sheen were of an opposite opinion. His Honour referred to the great conflict of medical evidence, but, without giving his reasons, he was of the opinion that the man was suffering from the accident, and made an award for 7s. 6d. a week from May 1, with costa on Scale B. i

CYCLE FOR TEN SHILLINGS CARDIFF MAGISTRATE REPROVES DELALER FOR BUYING. Philip Stanley George Home, a smart-look- ing youth (nineteen), stood in the dock at Oardiff Police-court on Tuesday in the uni- form of the Yorkshire Light, Infantry, and was charged that he, being the bailee of a bicycle, value JE4, the property of George Wotrrell, cycle engineer, fraudulently converted the same to his own use. Arthur Evacits, general dealer, Oowbridge- road, stated that one day last month. pri- soner came to his shop with the bicycle, and offered it for sale. He said he was going to India, and W&s in need of funds, and witness ga.ve him which was all he asked. Polioe-constable Albert Davies explained that accused was brought to Cardiff by a warder from Bristol, where in the city prison he was undergoing a term of impri- sonment for a sImilar o1Ienee. He was now sentenced to three months with hard labour. BENCH AND GENERAL DEALER. Mr. Bbeneaer Beavan, addressing the wit- ness, Arthur Evans, said: "We want to say we are very dissatisfied with you and the part you played in the transaction. We had a simliar oaae before us yesterday, which, however, was not so bad as this. as that bicycle was vatoed at £3. The value of the machine in this case is JE4, and you gave only 10s. for it. And you say you had a receipt from him. First of all, it is not a receipt. It is only the address of the person from whom you purchased the machine, and you knew very well it was not a fair price." Evone: Ten shillings was all he asked. Mr. Beavan: That doesn't matter. We have to prevent thieving as well as to punish it. 1 It is the likes of you who make thieves, and we feel very much dissatisfied with your transaction in thie case. We advise you to be careful for the future, or else one of these days u will find yourself in the dock. Evans: I am very sorry, but Mr. Beavan: People are always sorry when j it is too late. You had better look after your business better in future.

THREE MEN AND A HAMMER. ALLEGED ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE AT TONDU. Robert Evans. Henry Evans, and William EvAns, of Tondu, were charged at Bridgend on Tuesday with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting polioe-constable Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd was suffering from fractured bones of the foot, and was unable to attend the court. When the three defendants were brought to Aberkenfig Police station on Mon- day Police-constable Lloyd complained that Robert and Henry Evans were drunk and had been making a row. He further complained that when he asked Robert Evans for his name he refused to give it, and that they both attacked him. While he was struggling with them William Evans struck him with a big sledge-hammer on his right side, right arm, and right foot William Evans now stated that it was "all rot" about him hitting Lloyd with a sledge- hammer. The prisoners were remanded until Satur- day, but were allowed bail, themselves in £25 each and two sureties of £25.

NEW NAVAL COALING DEPOT Directions have been given by the Admi. ralty for the preparation of details as to cost, Ac., for establishment of a naval coal- j ing depot on Peewit Island. near Portchcster, in place of the present c—ling p<nnt at the northern corner of Portsmouth Dockyard, the site of wthioh is to be utilised in the con- struction of the new lock. The Admiralty aiso intend to re-place the present 12,000 ton floating depot by a much larper vessel. The present depot was bnilt for experimental pur- posee, and J&aa proved a Croat Btiooese.

"COME BACK TO ME." 4 AUTHOR AND WIFE, AND A MARRIAGE THAT FALIED. • The unconventional views on matrimony held by Mr. Alexander Bell Piison Young were responsible for his wife's appearance in the Divorce Court, recently with a petition for the restitution of conjugal rights. The marriage took place in February, 1902, and in February, 1905, husband and wife separated. Last June Mrs. Young, anxious for a reconci-dation, wrote to her husband as follows: Dear Filson,—I have come to London in the hope of seeing you and making one more effort to bring'about a reconciliation between ils; but I hear you are back again in Cora- wall, a-nd so I maist write to you instead. It is now two years since we la&t met. although our separation was only to have been for one year. Many waters have passed under the bridge since then, and time. no doubt, has changed us both, and brought us that common-&ellse and patience and humanity that should make us more fit to be companions to each other than we were then. Will you, therefore, let me come back to you, and let us try and begin again on another and surer footing? I have made only too conscious in the last two years of the difficulties of this sepa- rate existence, and I beg you to let me bave at least the shelter and protection of your home and presence, if nothing else. Surely, that is not asking too much? It is what 1 sorely need.—Yours always affectionately, M. C. Y. The reply of the husband was as follows:- My dear Minnie,—I think it much better that we should spare ourselves and each other the pain of meeting and talking over the situation that cannot be mended by talk- ing. Your proposal that we should "begin again" would, if I acceded to it, bring neither ot us happiness. I am eo convinced of this that it would, in my yiew, 00 wrong and immoral to regime the relationship which, while it lasted, had so disastrous effect on both of us. You know that I do not pretend to hold conventional views, or accept the conven- tional standards of marriage. I think it right for people who caji add to each other's happiness and usefulness, and who have common interests, to lead a. common life, and I think it wrong for those who make one another unhappy and useless. That was our effect on one another during the time that we gave—in honeat effort on both sides—married life a trial, and for that reason I refuse to subject myself or you to it again. If wishes and regrets could make the world over again, no doubt we might be happy together: but as we have to deal with facts I cannot make it too plain that I will not consent to any resumption of our asso- ciated existence.—Yours alwavs affection- ately. FILSOX YOUNG. His Lordship granted a. decree for restitu- tion of conjugal rights, with costs. Mr. Filson Young was born in Ireland in 1876. He was special war correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" in the South African War, and since then has filled the position of editor on several journa.Ls. He is the author of "The Sands of Pleasure," "The Happy Motorist." "Venus and Cupid: An Impression in Prose after Velasquez in Colour," and other works.

INKERMAN CELEBRATION. COLONEL MORGAN ENTERTAINS HIS TENANTS. Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan fought his battles again on Tuesday evening, when be entertained Iris tenants at the annual dinner commemorating the Battle of Inker- maa, in which he took part. Over 100 of the tenants sat down to the dinner at the Holly Bush, Draytnem. This was the fifty-second annual gathering. The colonel was sup- ported by his chief steward, Mr. Alfred Rimer. The principal toast was proposed by Mr. Rimer: "The Health of the Colonel, the Founder of the Feast." It was 53 years ago that very day, remarked the proposer, tlxat the colonel was nghling one of England's great ba.ttlœ. There were many traitB in his character which ma.de him beloved. They loved his kindness of heart, because whenever he was asked by any in distress it was never refused. They also admired him. for his pluck in the face of physical difficulties winch would have disheartened many men. (Appta-uae.) The Ookwiel, in responding, said that the reference to 53 years ago had rather touched him. He was sure that many OJ them wbo had seen him bob-hling about thought that he had received a severe wound in the cam- paign; but he assured them it was nothing of the sort. He attributed his present excel- lent health to the many hardships he had to endure in the Crimean War. Five years ago he could claim to be an active ma.n, but he could not at the present day. 1 The Colonel referred to the cordial rela- tionship that always existed between him. and tenants, and wished that the Socialists could know how they felt towards one another. He would very much like to eee what they would make oat of it. (Loud applause.) The toast of "Visooant Tredegar" was proposed by Mr. Torn Morgan, and the Oolonel responded on his behalf.

NEWPORT TRANSPORTER BRIDGE. •COUNCIL AGREE TO A SETTLEMENT AT £2,000. The claim oi Messrs. Lysaghts (Limited) of a minimum of £7.500 against the Newport' Corporation as damages for breach of an understanding with reference to the trans- porter bridge in that town was a good deal discussed at a private meeting of the mem- bers of the town council on Tuesday. Messrs. Lysaghts claimed that they were entitled to a free instead of a. toll bridge. Efforts at settlement to avoid the matter coming on for trial had been m&de, and the last stage was reached when the company offered to accept £2.000 and costs to satisfy their claim. Most of the members of the corporation, though believing that the corporation had a good case, were in favour of settling in this way, and so avoiding the caprice of a trial, but Mr. R. Wilkinson took an inde- pendent stand—as usual. He said if the council had taken the advice which he prof- fered with reference to the bridge, instead of ignoring oji honourable understanding with Messrs. Lysagtbts, they would not now have to ask the ratepayers of the town to pay £2.000 and costs. He, therefore, declined to vtote either way. In the result, the oonmcdl, rather than r-un, th risk of what might prove to be a 'ong special jury fight, with experts running the estimate of damages up from four figures high into five figures, decided to agree to the offer at settlement at. £2.000. with £250 costs.

AFTER DRINK S AND "LARKS.* LABOURER STABBED IN THE ARM AT CARDIFF. A man named Charles Wilding, of the labouring class, was stabbed in the arm at Oardiff on Tuesday. A companion of Wilding's, named James Harkins, has been arrested by the Cardiff police on a charge of violently assaulting and wounding Wilding. It appears that the two men were in the Thatched House .Hotel, Bute-street, together, and after Laving several drinks they began larking, and both fell to the floor. Harkins, it is alleged, then pulled out a knife and stabbed Wilding* on the left arm, causing a. large wound. Wilding went to the infirmary, where his wound was dressed. He was then allowed to proceed home. Harkins will be brought before the Cardiff magistrates to-day (Wednesday). Wilding is an old footballer. In his day he was a good wing three-quarter, and played for the famous Cardiff Harlequins. He also played a couple of games for Oardiff.

DOCTORS' CERTIFICATES. CURIOUS AFFAIR AT BARGOED. A somewhat remarkable case was heard at Caerphilly on Tuesday, when William Smith. a Bargoed collier, was summoned by Attendance-officer D. Roberts for not sending his child to school. Defendant produced a certificate from Dr. E. R. Bowen. which stated that Dr. Dan Thomas, another medical gentleman, prac- tising at Bargoed, was of the opinion that the child was likely to die of a fit at any moment. Peculiarly enough, Dr. Thomas chanced to be in oourt on another matter, but he waa unable to remember the matter. Mr. C. H. James: What right has this Dr. Bowen to give another medical gentleman's opinion? Mr. E. Edwards (chairman): It (the certifi- cate) is only fit to burn. Extenuating circumstances caused the case to be diemiesied.

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