South Wales Daily News

CARDIFF TRAMWAYMEN'S HOURS AND WAGES. TO THE EDITOR. Stn,-In your report of the meeting held yesterday, and presided over by Mr Hern, your reporter states that the company had made an offer of a 72 hours week, one clay off every week, and two days off every six weeks, with one hour and 20 minutes for meals. If this was only true, the men would cry, Oh, let it be soon," and then peace and happiness would reign. No the company want to dispense with the day off and the two days off every six weeks. In reference 0 to the two days off every six weeks, this is grossly misleading, as the company does not give anything of the kind, but by an arrangement the men work the full amount of time to entitle them to a Saturday and Monday every six weeks. To put it plain, it is a day off carried forward till it reaches two.—I am, &c., JAS. KELLY, Secretary. November 1st, 1897.

THE LONDON WELSHMAN'S ELYSIUM. Of a Sunday night Aldersgate-street, from the Metropolitan Station to the Boundary Stones. simply ripples with the liquid accents of Wales. There is a Welsh church in the vicinity, and when the pious sons and daughters of the Princi- pality come out from their devotions they all with one accord start upon a gentle little promenade up and down Aldersgate-street between the limits mentioned. One would think that the hardy children of the mountains would fore- gather on the top of Primrose-hill, which, stunteu as it is, may yet be called an elevation, and a, such might distantly remind the Eppanses and the Tchoneses and the Tchenkinnes of the pleasing acclivities of their home in the west. But no, they go down into the deep valley of Aldersgate-street, and in such numbers, that it needs the services of no less than five big City policemen to keep the amiable crowd in motion. As soon as the promenade begins the neighbour- ing tavern proprietort- pipe all hands to THE CONFECTION OF WELSH RABBITS, which, it is understood, are consumed in vast quantities by the hungry patriots. The Welsh- man toasts his native land in a plateful of the furred denizens (with po'-li) of her mountains and bosky bourns, whilst the Englishmen, the Irish- man, and the Scotsman when patriotically moved fuddle themselves upon intoxicating liquors. How much better is the commemorative method of gallant little Wales. Most of the promenaders are engaged in the milk trade. Aldersgate-street is therefore, hardly a healthy quarter of London to be in on Sunday night. You might come face to face with your ex-milkman before you knew it, and mcivili- ties might ensue. The mere English person had, therefore, better leave Aldersgate-street to the Cymri on the Sabbath eve. They were talking milk and eggs last night. Welsh is not an easy language to understand right off. But there was no mistaking Llanarmonbyffrynceirrgg Llanfi- hungelabergwessin Dwygyfylchi—short for EGGS AND MILK IN WELSH. But they talked of other things beside the lapses of their customers. They talked of poetry, of eisteddfods, of bards, and of a lot of other matters which, as there were no less than fifty y's and l's in each word, the Mo' ninr/ L oilcr representative did not quite catch. And occasionally they talked English with a liquid volubility that made our somewhat lumbering tongue quite a pleasing thing to listen to. In that one hour of promenading more talking was done by these Welsh people than would bo done in an English provincial town in a blue moon. A light-hearted crowd it was, too, despite all its outstanding accounts for Llanarmonby—which is to say milk and eggs. It walked, and taJked, and laughed, and shouldered its way along Aldersgate-street for one whole hour by the station clock, and then went home, to the great relief of the five big City Eolicemen. For Wales iu London has to get up etimes, and therefore Wales in London goes to bed early.

NEW BRAKE FOR BICYCLES. The brake is a very important part of a bicycle. As the Western man said of his revolver, You don't want it often, but when you do you want it badly." It is possible to ride a machine for days without touching the brake, but sooner or later there comes a time when the exhilaration of flying downhill, or the temptation of hurrying home over unknown roads in the dark, betrays the rider into taking a down grade at a pace at which back-pedalling is vary ineffective, if not impossible. It is at such a time that the value of a brake is realised. Apart, however, from such critical periods, a brake is of constant value to weak or timid riders, and enables them to ride down hills where otherwise they must walk. A very neat form of brake, which has met with a very cordial reception, having been applied to thousands of machines, was invented nearly two years ago by Mr Alfred Williams, and is made by the Redditch Cycle Company, Limited, of Red- ditch. The mechanism is designed to be entirely hidden within the tubes of the machine, and there is nothing external to bend or rust except the spoon. The brake is applied by rotating the right handle, the motion being conveyed through the handle-bar by a flexible shaft made of several universal joints. At the end of the shaft is a pinion, gearing with a rack on the upper end of a rod passing down through the front member of the diamond frame and coming out between the front forks. On the end of this rod is the spoon. This brake does not require to be held on once it is applied there is sufficient friction in the mechanism to keep it on without further effort on the part of the rider. To save the tyre from injury a brush is hinged to one side of the brake- shoe to remove gravel or sand which might score the surface. The shoe itseif is lined with a material which is stated to deal tenderly with the tyre, and not to wear the surface unduly.— Engineer wig, October 22nd. ,y.

WEATHER AND THE CROPS. [FROM MONDAY'S MARK LANE EXPRESS."] There is little change in the appearance of the country, the weather having been still sunny and pleasant, and the season very favourable to field work. Early ,October sowings of wheat are up, and are good in colour and regular in growth. With regard to trade, English wheat has stiffened in value during the last six days, and, with de- creased deliveries, should still further gain ground. The price is 2s to 3s below that of competing foreign sorts, and farmers have therefore the remedy in their own hands. Foreign wheat has become for the time being not one, but several businesses. There is no current strong enough to dominate the separatist tendencies of different branches of trade. No. 2 red winter is stronger on the week. No. 1 Northern is not so strong, the new crop being more in evidence. Russian sells steadily. Cali- fornian still score on spot, but good supplies on passage make spot market less important than it would otherwise be. Markets for barley in- cline in sellers favour, whilst oats and maize have also exhibited an upward tendency. Lin- seed steady, and cottonseed is selling well.

.64.d. -1fII PURIFIED PETROLEUM FOR BRONCHITIS. This disease is very common in Great Britain, and few escape some form of bronchial catarrh. With many this condition becomes chronic, and they suffer from a cough more or less severe throughout the winter. In these cases ordinary soothing cough mixtures have little power to afford more than temporary relief; what is needed is Angier's Petroleum Emulsion. This remedy possesses decided antiseptic power, and has a wonderfully soothing and healing effect upon inflamed or catarrhal conditions of the throat, lungs, and air passages. It will do more to effect a cure of chronic bronchitis than any other remedy. We have hundreds of reports from medical men from all over the kingdom attesting its efficacy in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. It is pleasant to take, and agrees with the most delicate stomach. Beware of imitations made with ordinary petroleum. The oil used in Angier's Emulsion is obtained from particular wells, and is specially purified for internal use. Of chemists, 2s 9d and 4s 6d. A sample bottle sent free on receipt of 3d to cover postage. The Angier Chemical Co., Ltd., 32, Snow Hill, London, E.C.

SAD DEATH OF A MIDSHIPMAN. Despatches received at Portsmouth from Gib- raltar on Monday announce that there have been quite a long chapter of naval accidents. One of the Resolution's field guns ran over its crew, badly injuring several officers and men, and a midshipman on the Magnificent shot himself through the body whilst cleaning his revolver.

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DISASTROUS FIRE. PARISH CHURCH DESTROYED. Many were the expressions of regret on its becoming known on Sunday that the pretty little church of Oldbury-upon-Severn was laid in ruins by a fire. The fire, which was not discovered until shortly after five o'clock, had unfortunately by then obtained too firm a hold upon the sacred edifice to permit of much being done for its safety. The church, which was situated on a bold prominence overlooking the Severn, occupied the site of a Roman camp, and was an ancient build- ing of stone in the Early English style, supposed to have been first built in the eleventh century, and to have been dedicated to St. Arild, a local saint. The building consisted of a chancel, nave, aisles, porches, and a tower at the east end of the north aisle, with pierced parapet and tall pinnacles containing one bell. There was originally a spire, which was blown down in 1702. In 1885 and 1886 the sacred edifice was thoroughly restored, and the south aisle and porch rebuilt. The total outlay, together with the cost of a new organ subsequently added, was estimated to have been close on £2,000. The sexton on Saturday evening left the church perfectly safe at half-past 5 o'clock, he having previously lit a small fire in the stove. About 5.30 on Sunday morning, two parishioners, named Miles and Welsh, were passing the church on the way to their labours when they found that the chancel and tower were a mass of flames. An alarm was immediately given, but it was discovered that the fire had spread throughout the interior of the church, and before 7 o'clock the roof, the interior of the tower, and the bell, weighing about 14cwt., had fallen in. With the exception of the two porches and the exterior walls, the building is a complete wreck. The walls of the tower are split, and the pierced parapet is also rent and the pinnacles destroyed. To give some idea of the fierceness of the con- flagration it may be stated that the huge bell was completely melted, and the freestone of the arches rendered of no further use. The registers were also destroyed, and all the interior fittings. The origin of the fire is at present a mystery, but soon after the fire was discovered a candle was found partly consumed in the north porch, and an iron candlestick was found on the reredos. It is supposed that the fire was the result of incendiarism. The damage sustained is esti- mated to be from £3,000 to 4,000. The general portion of the church was insured for £1,000, and the chancel for JE760.

DARING JEWELLERY ROBBERY. A VALUABLE HAUL. A daring jewel robbery was effected at the premises of the Diamond Merchants Alliance in Piccadilly either on Friday or on Saturday. The shop has only been open for two years, and all possible precautions had been adopted to make it burglar proof. The walls and ceiling are made of iron, and the shop is enclosed every night with iron shutters. The entrance is in a side street, and the iron gateway is secured by steel bolts. These were cut clean through, and the gate was prised up. The electric light is on all night, and there are holes pierced in the gate, so that if any policeman had passed by and looked at the gate it must have been apparent that something was wrong. However, the thieves took away their haul un- molested. The value of the missing property is as nearly as it can be calculated at present £10.000. It included a number of trays from the windows of diamond watches, gold chains, purses, gold and diamond bracelets, pearl and distmond necklaces, diamond combs, and a tray of pins of the value of £3,000. This last is believed to be the finest col- lection of pins in London, and took several years to put together. Some of the pins were worth JE300 or t400 singly. A strong safe with combina- tion lock, in which the most valuable articles were kept, was uninjured, though the lock showed that it had been tampered with. The thieves seem to have acted on the pdnciple:oftaking whatever they first laid their hands on, as there remained in the shop a large number of more valuable articles than any that are missing. It is quite possible that they were interrupted. They had time, however, to shut the gate down after them, and left it just as they found it. The loss is covered by insurance. It has since been found that a pair of ruby and diamond earrings, of the value of £5,000, are missing. The rubies weighed ten carats each, and the diamonds about ten carats the pair. This brings up the value of the stolen property to £ 15>0°0.

MASKED BURGLARS. EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE IN ISLINGTON. An extraordinary affair is reported from Upper- street, Islington, Four masked burglars entered a business house in that thoroughfare at an early hour on Sunday morning and made a desperate attempt to rob the premises. A servant and an old woman, the caretaker, were the only occu- pants of the house, and seizing the former, the men demanded the keys of the safe. The girl either did not know or would not tell, and the ruffians then tied both her and the old woman up with rough cords. They then repeated their demand for the keys, and one of them struck the girl on the head with some blunt instrument. inflicting injuries from which the blood flowed freely. The girl, who was only partly dressed, however, managed to rush to the window and shouted for help. Her cries brought two police- men, and the miscreants then took to flight escaping through the back the same way as they had entered the premises. While the outrage was being committed the victims could hear the strains of music and singing from the German club in the vicinity of the house.

M.P. AND HIS SECRETARY. The Westminster magistrate had before him, on Monday, cross-summonses for assault, the parties being Dr. Gavin Brown Clark, M.P., and Mr James Wellesley Douglas. The solicitor for Mr Douglas said his client was secretary to Dr. Clark, the liquidator of a company. Mr Douglas issued notices for a directors' meeting of another company of which Dr. Clark was director. This displeased Dr. Clark, who it was alleged lost his temper and committed an assault. Since the summons was taken out Dr. Clark had obtained a cross-summons for assault. Friends of both parties had, however, intervened, and Di. Clark nad expressed his regret to Mr Douglas. Under the circumstances both summonses would be withdrawn.—The Barrister appearing for Dr. Clark said mutual regrets had been expressed and that would end the matter.—Both sum- monses were then withdrawn. ,,a.

A MAMMOTH HOTEL. The most magnificent hotel in the world is to be opened in New York on Monday. This is the Astoria, which for the past two years has been in the course of construction on the south-west corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth street. It is 17 storeys high, and stands on a plot of ground 125ft. by 400ft. The approach to the main entrance is by a drive-way through a covered courtyard walled with plate-glass and supported by pillarsof Siena marble, while there area dozen other entrances. The corridor on which the great doors open is 400ft. long and is finished in semi-Empire style, having walls of Siena marble. The ballroom is 100ft. square, and has two galleries 40ft. from the floor, above which is a beautiful frescoed dome ceiling. The galleries are divided into 43 boxes, which are semi-circular in front, while on the north and south ends are balconies. The Astor Gallery on the first floor is one of the great apartments of the house, a room 102ft. long by 40ft. broad, which is sumptu- ously decorated. A decidedly novel feature is the arrangement of the ground floor, where, by the use of class panels, an uninterrupted view of the whole floor can be obtained.

SUICIDE BY THE ROADSIDE. About 7 o'clock on Saturday morning the body of a man of respectable appearance was found by a working man in the ditch on the Birmingham- road, Bromsgrove, opposite the gates of All Saints' Vicarage, with his head nearly severed from his body, and a razor and case lying by his side. The police were communicated with, and the body was removed to the Workhouse Mortuary. Deceased is a man of stout build, about 5ft. 9in. in height, from 45 to 50 years of age, of fresh complexion, with brown hair and wniskers, and heavy eyelashes. He was wearing a grey suit with very large inside pockets, and a paper collar, a black mackintosh, the cape lined with red, and a new black hat bearing the name of H. Bliss, 6, Colmore-row, Birmingham. The police are making enquiries to discover his identity.

BARROW IRONTRADE. BARROW, Monday.—The business doing in hema- tite pig iron is very steady, and the market this morning is strong. Smelters are sold forward till spring, and have good prospects of a continued run or satisfactory business; prices are steady at 49s.to 51s per ton net f.o.b. for mixed Bessemer numbers. Warrant iron is selling freely at 48s 9d, with buyers d less. Further clearances of stocks are reported. Iron ore is steady at late prices, 10s 6d to lis net, at mines. Spanish ores are slightly easier and are in large ccnsumption in this district. The steel trade is actively employed in all its branches, and prospects are afforded of a continued good trade, although heavy rails are in slightly reduced inquiry, and ordinary shipbuilding steel remains quiet.

A LETTER-BOX SET FIRE TO. On Sunday night, some malicious person threw a light into a pillar-box in Exmouth- street, Clerkcnwell, igniting the contents, which included several hundred letters. The firemen from the Mount Pleasant Station extinguished the fire. The London firemen were turned out twice on Sunday to false alarms. Signals were given at 11.50 a.m. from Canterbury-road, Old Kent-road, and 3.35 p.m. from Sutton.street East, White- chapel.

THE BRITANNIA SO*LD. The Prince of Wales has sold his yacht Britannia.. The name of the new owner at 'present remn- a secret.

Darling could not believe his ears when he was told that Galtee More's position in the Cam- hridgeshire was only tenth, as he declared he finished within two lengths of the winner and Watts thought the same.

!■ ,0,- L CARDINAL VAUGHAN ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION. Speaking on Monday at the opening of St. Patrick's Catholic School, which at a cost of £6,000 has been erected in Cornwall-road, South- wark, Cardinal Vaughan said that for 25 years, in the North of England and in the South, he had been contending that what they needed was a Catholic education by competent Catholic teachers for every Catholic child in the country. They would be satisfied with nothing less. He did not complain of State compulsion, but the State must have regard to their consciences, and so arrange that Catholics might have for their children an education which they would accept. They could only have this in their own schools, for Catholic education required that the Catholic influence should be pervasive, and that free play should be given to the conscious and the uncon- scious influence of Catholic teachers upon children and of Catholic children upon one another.

ACCIDENT TO MR LOUIS TYLOR'S SON. Mr Louis Tylor, of Cardiff, has received a letter from his son, Mr Louis E. Tylor, manager of a colliery at Newcastle, Natal, stating that while he and a miner were descending a shaft in the early part of last month the winding gear became disconnected and they fell a distance of 60 feet. Fortunately neither sustained serious injuries, but both suffered greatly from the effects of the shock. Mr Tylor is progressing favourably.

FORMER SWANSEA JOURNALIST'S FAILURE. Mr Howard W. Cox, Official Receiver of the Hastings (Sussex) Bankruptcy Court, has issued a statement of affairs in connection with the failure of Mr John Stuart, journalist, formerly of Swan- sea, and at present residing at 8, Percy-square, London. The gross liabilities are returned at £3,718 2s 2d, and of this £3,38116s 2d is expected to rank against the estate for dividend. The assets are estimated to realise £1,649 18s 5d, and after deducting £100 14s due to preferential creditors there is a deficiency of £1,832 11s 9d. Debtor informs the Official Receiver that prior to 1888 he was in business at Hastings as a book- seller and lessee of the Royal Concert Hall, St. Leonard's. On the latter undertaking he lost £2,000, and he compounded with his creditors, who received 7s 6d in the On leaving St. Leonard's he became editor of a newspaper at Swansea, but he returned to St. Leonard's in 1893 considerably in debt. He then became an accountant, and in 1896 took a bookseller's busi- ness at Hastings.

MERTHYR AND DOWLAIS TRUST FUND. On Saturday evening at the New Inn, Peny- darren, a conference was held of the representa- tives of the iron, steel, and colliery workmen of Dowlais, Plymouth, and Cyfarthfa, under the chairmanship of Mr Thomas Thomas, D.C., Mr T. P. Williams officiating as secretary.—A dis- cussion arose upon the scheme now prepared by the trustees of the Merthyr and Dowlais Starving Children's Fund for the future administration of the scheme. It was resolved, That this con- ference of representatives of the iron, steel, and colliery workmen of Dowlais, Plymouth, and Cyfarthfa, are of opinion that the clause in the new scheme of the Merthyr and Dowlais Trust Fund referring to the preparation of a children's cot at the Merthyr General Hospital is a breach of the trust as originally collected forIt was understood from what transpired in discussion that the workmen's representatives had received plenary powers, but further discussion upon the subject was adjourned.

ANCIENT BPJTONS FRIENDLY SOCIETY. The quarterly meeting of the Aberdare district of the Ancient Britons was held on Monday at the Tywysog Gwrgant Lodge, White Hart Inn, Bro. Joseph Phillips, district president, in the chair, the vice-chair being occupied by Bro/John Williams, D.V.P. The following were elected receivers of cash for the day :—Bros. James Barclay, Joseph Wigley, and John Daws. The cash for the day was then taken, amounting to £136 5s. The funeral benefits for the quarter amounted to JB56. Bro. John E. Pugh, of the Brythoniaid Lodge, was elected auditor. The district decided against the formation of an accident fund apart from the funeral aud sick funds.

NEWPORT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS At the monthly meeting of the governors of the above schools, held on Monday at the Town Hall, Newport, Mr N. Wheeler presiding, the Execu- tive Committee reported that Mr G. H. Wollett, of St. John's College, Cambridge, had been tem- I porarily appointed as science master in the place of Mr E. Hawke-Dawe, and that a painting class had heen commenced in the girls' school. It was decided that the annual distribution of prizes to the boys be made on the 2nd prox., Lord Tredegar having consented to make the distribution, and that on the following day the prizes be presented to the girls by Lady Llangattock. The Clerk re- ported that there was only outstanding in fees, and the Finance Committee that there was a. balance due to the treasurer of JE839 3s.

Jiusíntl!i THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT "WELSBACH Acknowledged to be the Most Perfect Artificial Gas Light. Gives Treble the Light of any other Gas Burner and Saves Half the Gas Bill. GIVES A BRILLIANT, SOFT, STEADY LIGHT. FREEDOM FROM SMOKE. REDUCED HEAT. AVOID WORTHLESS IMITATIONS. PUBLIC WARNING. The Incandescent Gas Light Company has spent enormous sums in estab- lishing the validity of its patents, and in proceedings against unscrupulous dealers and importers of infringing mantles, and in the issue of numerous advertisements, having for their object to warn the public from buying such articles. In spite of all that has been done the Company finds that these foreign hawkers are still going about the country and deluding the public into buying their wares, pro- mising all kinds of guarantees in relation thereto. These gentry are here to-day and gone to-morrow, and constantly change theirnames, and when the Company gets on their track, disappear to Poland or Germany, and arc utterly worthless to proceed against so far as the recovery of any damages is concerned. Under these circumstances the Company finds it absolutely necessary for its protection to stop the outlet for the goods of these hawkers, and therefore has reluctantly been driven to the determination to strictly enforce 'its legally estab- lished rights against all members of the public using infringement mantles. All persons are, therefore, warned that everyone using any mantles for Incan- descent Gas Lighting not of the Incandescent Gas Light Company's manufacture (other than the Sunlight Company's Mantles), whether innocently or not, are liable as infringers, and will lay themselves open to the payment of damages and costs, and delivery up of the infringing articles. The Company is taking effective steps to discover all such infringements, and will, in the iuture, take legal proceedings against all such persons. The Company's agents are, therefore, requested to bringlto the notice ol the Company any cases of such infringements in their respective districts. "q THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, LIMITED, Wishes to draw the attention of the Public to the fact that, while other Incandescent Burners and Mantles are offered to the Public at APPARENTLY CHEAPER RATES, Yet it would soon be discovered that such cheapness is obtained at the SACRIFICE OF EFFICIENCY, And that such burners and mantles, in reality, are considerably more expensive than the Wels- bach Burners and Mantles. The aim of the Incandescent Gas Light Company (Limited) is to supply Burners of the BEST QUALITY AND HIGHEST FINISH At a fair and moderate price to the public, and in the same manner to supply mantles only of the; very highest efficiency which it is possible to attain. THE WELSBACH MANTLES Are. the only ones by which an efficiency of from 50 to 60 candle power with 3i to 3i feet of gas pe hour can be obtained, while, at the same time, lasting from 800 to 1,000 hours on the average. THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY. LIMITED, Confidently challenge any approach to such results in any other mantles which can be legitimately offered to the public without infringement of the Welsbach Patents. The Incandescent Gas Light Company, Limited, owns the only patents by which the above results can be obtained, and THE PUBLIC IS THEREFORE WARNED tgainst being misled into purchasing worthless imitations, which only cause dissatisfaction. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Welsbach Mantles can only be used with burners supplied by or through THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, LIMITED, And any persons using the Welsbach Mantles with other burners will be liable to be proceeded against for infringement of the Welsbach Patents. CHOICE OF CHIMNEYS.-VALUABLE ADVICE. The Incandescent Gas Light Company, limited, supply only the very best quality of chimneys; and" though these are, in the first place, slightly more expensive than other chimneys which are implied for the same purpose, yet,, in the long run, they are much more satisfactory, as the breakage Erfng reduced to a minimum, they last mucn longer than the trashy chimneys which are sold at a lbner price, and it must be remembered that frequently the breakage of a chimnoy means the breakage of a mantle. CHEAP CHIMNEYS ARE NO ECONOMY, And the public is recommended to purchase Either the JENA or the BACCARAT Chimneys supplied by the Incandescent Gas Light Company (Limited) and its agents. The Incandescent Gas Light Company special attention to supplying globes of patterns most suitable, both for the character of the light and for the conditions under which it is tBed. Inferior glass globes and shades have a very displeasing effect on the light, giving it, in the case Of a white glass, a sickly, greenish tint, while the coloured glass obscures too much of the light. The white glass supplied by this Company is of the very best quality, resulting in the light being a pore white. The tinted globes are of such shades as to give a slightly subdued and artistic tint to the light, while absorbing the minimum amount of light. THE "WELSBAOH" IHGAMESCEMT GAS LIGHT. ENORMOUS SALES EVIDENCE ITS POPULARITY. IMMENSE STRIDES IN THE SALES OF THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT BURNERS. 100,000 Burners were sold in 1894. 300,000 „ „ 1895. 600,000 „ » „ 1896. 1,000,000 „ „ „ 1897. It is now acknowledged that the light is not only INDISPENSABLE FOR EVERY CONDITION OF INDOOR LIGHTING, CHURCH LIGHTING, OFFICE LIGHTING, WORKS. FACTORIES, RAILWAY STATIONS, &c., Bolt M stated by one of the most DISTINGUISHED LIGHTING AUTHORITIES in the KINwDUJtt, it is INDISPENSABLE FOR PUBLIC STREET LIGHTING. THE "WELSBACH" INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT. Price. C Burner giving 60 Candle Power, with 3 cubic feet of gas per hour.. 6s 6d Gem „ 30" "1i,, „ f> „ 4s 6d Either of the above patterns can be supplied also fitted with by-pass. RENEWAL MANTLES, Is 3D EACH. A MORAL OBLIGATION. It is the BOUNDEN DUTY of every ga.s.consumer to have a Welsbach Incandescent Gas Light Burner in his house. It must be properly fitted, and the gas consumer should therefore go to the nearest agent of the Company, whose name and address will be given on application, personalty or by letter, to the Company's Offices. Having_had one__Welsbach Incandescent Gas Light Burner fixed, Swill not be long before these Burners REPLACE ALL OTHER GAS BURNERS in the house, Dttt>a trial of the system is A MORAL OBLIGATION On every gas consumer and householder. THE LIGHT CAN BE SEEN IN USE AT THE SHOW ROOMS OF THOMAS THOMAS & SONS, 88, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF, Or any other of the District Agents appointed throughout the country, whose names and addresses will be furnished on application to THE FFLCALLDESGERT GAS LIGHT CO., LTD. LONDON: 79 & SO. YORK-STREET, WESTMINSTER. 1.136, NEWINGTON-CAUSEWAY, S.E. 33, QUEEN VICTORIA-STREET, E.C. i 77, WESTOW-HILL, UPPER NORWOOD, S.E. 137, KENSINGTON HIGH-STREET, W. 246, UPPER-STREET, ISLINGTON. 391, BRIXTON-ROAD, S W. J 41, HART-STREET, BLOOMSBURY. OR AT THE COMPANY'S PROVINCIAL BRANCHES: pHESTER—19, Exchange Arcade. ^GLASGOW—16*. Buchanan-street. GHAM—29, Lower Temple-st.. [^EDINBURGH—71, Lothian-road. IiEEDS—-17, Briggate. I OFFICES, WORKS, AND TRADE SHOWROOMS ;—PA.LMEH-STREET, 1 2325 WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.

ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS. On most of the new hats and bonnets for the Winter season of 1897-98 we find the same brilliantly coloured trimmings as those employed during the past Summer, and similar to the models worn in the hotter months, the bright tints will be managed so artistically and with so much nicety that there will be nothing to say in disparagement of the vivid splashes of colouring. While many of the Autumn novelties in millinery illustrate a single colour carried out in shaded tones, other models show a more varied treatment. For instance, at a recent charity bazaar, where fashion and smart dressing were well to the fore, one of the richest purchasers of various nicknacks and children's toys appeared on the scene in one iof the new satin-straw and chenille-plaited toques the colour of this fancy plaiting being the latest cornflower-blue. The accompanying velvet loops and quills were shaded off to almost sky-blue. Not far from this oraiide dame strolled another very elegant woman, who wore an example of several hues beautifully blended by the hand of a skilful milliner. The accom- panying sketch portrays more clearly than words the chxpeau alluded to. Here we have one of the latest round Parisian shapes with a fairly low crown. The hat is modelled in a lovely soft shade of dead leaf brown felt, almost a deep tan ituance while the under portion of the brim is lined with velvet just a suspicion darker than the I THE NEW HAT. blocked cloth. Round the crown are carried out successive loops of broad turquoise-blue velvet ribbon, with here and there a paste medallion sparkling in the folds. The tuft of feathers pinned at the side is of coques' plumes in their natural black, shot with green. On many of the new hats we find a large amount of turquoise- blue this shade harmonising very well with the latest prime colour. While awaiting the days of biting frost and snow, one would do well to wear cosy silk ruffle or feather collarette round the throat, instead of a thick fur boa or tie. Having already mentioned most of the novelties for the neck in dark or light ostrich plumage, we will now note an example or two of the silk raffles. A charming addition—to go with a hat which has at least one touch of colour to match —is the ruffle composed of black lisse frills and ruchings of pinked-out orange glace ribbon arranged alternately. Very dainty too are the Pierrot collarettes, composed en- tirely of pink and black gr»s-arain silk, frayed out in the same manner as the glace in the other model. Check and Scotch-plaid ribbons make A PARIS :JOKI;INR MODEL. up ini.0 delightful ruffles for those whom these kind of conventional patterns suit; but they require careful planning, so that the accompany- ing costume shall not clash with any of the colours employed. With the jacket (sketched) that is described below, a charming new ruffle of bright crimson ribbon and black lisse is worn. This smart little morning coat, which will help the wearer to tide over Christmas without investing in anything heavier, was originated in Paris, and charms one by reason of its trim cut and girlish simplicity. It is made in beaver cloth, with just that dust-and-mud resisting tan shade worn by the coachmen and grooms in the best houses. The lining throughout is of watercress-green satin placed over a layer of demette or porous flannel, introduced for the sake of warmth. A strap, which terminates with a steel button on each side, *Ves-together with the fastening arrange- ment in front-a distinct French cachet to the coat. The high collar is cut in one with the jacket; but here it is concealed under the ruffle just described. Feather trimmings, narrow and I broad and of all descriptions, figure conspicuously in the modes of this season. In conjunction with velvet material, that is more popular than ever, black ostrich feather garnitures will be much worn. At the re-opening of the "Niagara" Skating Palace one of the pettiest experts on skates wore a tile blue cloth skirt and brocaded SKETCHED AT NIAGARA." I velvet Louis XV. coat in the same shade both jacket and jupe being outlined with narrow edgings of black ostrich plumage. A narrow pleated vest of buttercup-yellow lisse lightly embroidered with gold thread completed a delightful costume for the ice though a much simpler frock is advisable for those who cannot afford continual changes and yet wish to look at their best. As our final picture we offer the sketch of a quite plain serge gown, which jros very much admired on the great opening after- noon at "Niagara." The colour of the dress is the new dark-red the only attempt at orna- mentation being a good deal of hem-stitching down the front of corsage and skirt and above the double frill of serge. Of course, the chic of this costume depends entirely on an excellent cut., COQUETTE.

;h_ A SATISFYING ODOUR. In the Chancery Division on Saturday Mr Justice Romer was called upon to decide whether a certain fried fish shop was a nuisance Or not. The plaintiff sought to restrain by a perpetual injunction the defendant from carrying on a. fried fish shop in such a way as to be a nuisance to the plaintiff, who carries on the business of a baker and pastry cook close by. Some of the evidence was of an amusing character, one witness, when asked to describe the smell from the defendant's shop, remarking, I should call it a very bad stink." The witness also added that anybody who wanted two smells from the defendant's shop would be very greedy indeed. The defendant denied the nuisance, and also that the plaintiff had suffered any damage. The defend- ant also stated, amid laughter, that she got the dripping with which she fried the fish from the Law Courts. After hearing further evidence on both sides his Lordship held that the defendant's business was carried on in such a way as to be a nuisance to the plaintiff, and granted the injunc- tion asked for, but suspended it for ten weeks.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. At Orgreaves Pit, a few miles from Sheffield, and belonging to the Rothervale Colliery Com- pany, an accident occurred on Monday, by which one man was Killed outright, another seriously and a third slightly injured. The girders supporting the winding shed broke and fell, and George Rich ford, a deputy, was kil led William Russell, another deputy,wa,s badly hurt; and John Reading, a driver, slightly.

WITNESSES EXPENSES (Poor Man).—In felonies the Court may order the payment to the prosecutor and his witnesses of!\ reasonable sum for expenses trouble, and loss of time and this whether the result of the trial be a conviction or ac<}uittal, or no bill be found. And although no bill be preferred, a like reasonable sum may be ordered to be paid to those who attend the Court in obedience to their recognisances. WRONG PERSON (L. J. B.).—The high bailiff is re- sponsible where process is served or executed upon a wrong person resulting in an arrest or other tres- pass; bnt such person mllst not by his conduct contribute to the mistake or cause the officer to continue the execution or process against him, or he will not be allowed to recover damages. BICYCLE ACCIDENT (G. C. G.)—If he can show negli- gence or other wrong-doing on the part of the rider of the bicycle he can bring an action for damages. DEBT (County Court).—Yon could not obtain your costs for attending, so the easiest course for you is either to get him to accept the sum due and with- draw the summons, or else pay the sum due into Court together with the costs. It seems hard that you should lose the shilling, but unless you can get him to agree you will have to pay it. MILT, STREAM (Fair Play).—Your rights and those of your neighbour are of a difficult and technical nature, requiring examination of leases, &c. A matter of this kind could not be safely dealt with in a mere question and answer, so you will have to put the whole matter into the hands of a solicitor. COUNTY COURT (Cymro).-You must pay the costs. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS (Hwntw).—We do not know the rules of the society, but it is very strange if a ma- jority can agree to pass accounts which the auditors have refused to sign. Before taking any stronger course would it not be well for you to communicate wth the heads of the society. DRIVING ACCIDENT (R. D. J. S.).—The whole matter is one of evidence. From your account of the matter the driver of the milk cart seems to have been in fault by trying to pass you on the wrong side, and therefore the owner would not succeed in an action against you. With regard to the driver being prosecuted for furious driving, that, too, is a matter of evidence. For driving may be rapid with- out being necessarily furious. POSSESSION (Breconian).—Under your mortgage deed the proper way for you to take possession of the property is by foreclosure. You had better employ a solicitor to do this for you. HOUSE (Wet Walls).—You can call upon him to put the house in proper condition. For it has long ago been decided that where a building is so negli- gently constructed as to be dangerous and unfit tor use the employer may require the builder to take down the structure and rebuild it. WILL AND LEASE (Ploughman).—The agreement for lease would be good if the stamp were proper. The trusteeship of D. and the nephews does not render bad the other dealings with them. GOODS SENT (W. Davies).—If more goods are sent than the purchaser agreed to buy under circumstances which seem to render it incumbent upon him to take the whole or none, he may refuse to receive any of the goods so sent, and is not bound to incur risk and trouble in selecting some of the things and sending back others.

THE FFYNONE WARD ELECTION AT SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR. Sot,—My attention has been drawn to an edi- torial published in your paper on the 27th instant. in which the writer reflects on my recent action or inaction with regard to the Ffynone Ward elec- tion. I should not have complained at the tone of the article if it had been based upon the true facts, but it is clearly based either upon untruths or a misrepresentation of my true position in the matter, and I must ask you to kindly insert the following statement from myself. I have never on any occasion issued or hinted at any challenge to Mr Martin to contest the seat against myself, but on Friday, the 22nd inst., in the course of a private and confideutial conversation with Mr Thomas Rees, the chief reporter of the Cambria Daily Leader, and Mr Morgan, a reporter of the South Wales Daily Post, I said; in reply to a sug- gestion from Mr Rees, that I should resign my a.Idermanicseat and test the feeling of the Fynone Ward on the triple scheme, and that I had been considering that very subject." I was then asked by Mr Morgan whether they could announce the fact that I was considering the question. I imme- diately said, NO certainly not I" because if I did so it would only be in the event of no other candidate being forthcoming, and I should not in any event resign and be nominated until the fol- lowing Monday, the nomination day, and I especially bound them down not to say a word on the subject until I authorised them both, and I promised to give them such authority, if I decided to contest the seat, at one and the same moment, so that it would appear in both the papers at the same time. On the following day, Saturday, the 23rd inst., Mr Martin's resignation appeared in the paper, and a reporter from the Post asked me my opinion thereof, and amongst other statements I said that I considered it was simply an inviici- tion for the usual theatrical deputation to wait upon him to ask him to stand," and at that mo- ment I honestly believed Mr Martin had no in- tention of carrying out his statement, because I considered, from his own address to the electors in which he stated he was doing it with very much regret," that those few words would at once induce some of his few blind supporters to ask him to again stand. Recent events have shown that I was perfectly correct in the;view I then took of Mr Martin's tactics, and he has been only too glad to take advantage and make capital of the unfair conduct of the Post reporter in having let his paper publish on the Saturday night a state" ment to the effect that Alderman Leeder in- tended, if Mr Martin had not resigned, to resign and fight the seat," and that they, the Post, would have announced it that evening." You will at once perceive that the statement was in- correct, and that, if I had authorised the an- nouncement at all, I should not have done so until the nomination day. I left for Londonlon the Mon- day morning, being then quite in the dark as to what had happened meanwhile with regard to the deputation which waited on Mr Martin, or its composition, and I was then unaware that the de- putation was mainly got up by Mr Martin's own private solicitor, with whom he had been in close conference on the Saturday morning, and a very few other personal friends. I therefore at no time issued any public or private challenge of any sort, because, as I told the two reporters, I had never consulted my colleagues in the Council or other persons whose valuable opinions I respect, but after Mr Martin had attempted to construe what had occurred into a challenge, I was personally prepared to treat it as a challenge from him ana contest the seat, but I was advised, nay, more, earnestly requested by my colleagues in the Council not to risk the result of a contest, which they well knew would resolve itself into a fight between chapel and Church, Liberal and Con- servative Clubs, and recent illness v. apparent health." It was pointed out to me by my collea- gues that it would not be better to fight*and lose than not to fight at all," although I personally differed from them on the ground that I should not lose the election on such an important issue as the late abortive and bungled triple scheme, but might of course lose on the side issues already mentioned. They also considered that my op- ponents would use every possible means, fair or unfair, honourable or dishonourable, to keep me out of the Council, and because they knew that if this were done it would be against the general wishes of the town and also of themselves in the Council. I am somewhat surprised that you have not written an article complimenting Mr Martin on the very manly way in which he dealt with Mr Coles' nomination papers and for again getting into the Council on the nomination of every pos- sible friend and ally he could get in the ward, and after they are all counted up you will see that they are remarkable only for their paucity. If my information is correct, for many days before the nomination day the Liberal Club's paid touts had Leen procuring as many signatures to nomination papers as they could possibly get, and intended nominating Mr Martin, but the burgesses can see with what a small numerical result. Not only that, but very many who were induced to sign were and are deadly opposed to the triple scheme-not on account of the general idea of the scheme, but on account of its unbusinesslike and defective details and tricky mismanagement during its chequered career. The article also inferred that the op- ponents in the Council, including myself, are opposed to everything in connection with the municipalisation of the tramways and electric light. There, again, the remarks are based upon erroneous impressions.—I am, &c., J. VINER LEEDER. 102, Oxford-street, Swansea, 30th Oct., 1897.

PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. NOVEMBER 2ND. 1841—Daniel O'Connell was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, being the first appointment of the kind under the new Municipal Corpora- tions Acts. Gabul broke out into a state of open in- surrection the day after Sir Alexander Burnes had taken up his position as British Minister. Sir Alexander, his brother, and other officers were killed. 1849—Mr Plowden negotiated a Treaty of Com- merce with Ras Ali, Emperor of Abyssinia. 1862—The Joint Stock Companies Act came into operation, making registration com- pulsory on the part of all companies com- posed of more than 20 persons. 1880—The Irish Attorney-General filed an indict- ment of nineteen counts against Messrs Parnell and Dillon and other leaders of the Land League. 1891—Great engineering strike on the Tyne. 1896-Bishop Mandell Creighton of Peterborough was translated to the See of London.

THE HAYES ORATOR." SINGULAR APPLICATION IN COURT. Mr William Davies, the well-kaown Hayes orator," apparently smarting under a sense of the law's injustice, faced Alderman David Jones and Mr J. B. Ferrier at Cardiff Police Court on Monday with a complaint. Stepping briskly into the witness-box when the last of the usual batch of applicants for summonses had been dis- posed of, he abruptly began with the startling announcement that there was a certain coffee and lodging-house in the town without any name over the door, and this notwithstanding that he had repeatedly called the attention of the police and magistrates to the fact.—The Magistrates' Clerk What do you want ?—Applicant: I am in- formed it is likewise kept by a police-constable who once attempted to murder me.—Magistrates' Clerk What is your application ?—Applicant: My application is that justice should be done. It is overdone in my case.—The Bench silently dis- regarding the application, Mr Davies indignantly left the court, intimating that it was not the last appearance he was going to make. Later in the day Mr Davies appeared before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis) in the other court just at the conclusion of business, and handed to the learned magistrate a printed circular, upon which he said he based an applica- tion he had to make. — The Stipen- diary This is the proper way to make an application in open court, and not by means of postcards with matter on them which is not altogether fit for everybody's eye. If you continue that practice you will get into very serious trouble one of these days.—Mr Davies said his complaint was that he was perpetually shadowed by the Police Missionary of that court, who dared not come there and face him before his Worship. The police missionaries—for there were more than one—professed to his and his father's friends that they provided for him, whereas they made no manner of provision for him. He lingered in a den, and people pointed the finger of scorn at him, saying, That is a man to talk about morality." He had been a teetotaler for nearly four years, but they had destroyed his character. The object of his present appearance was to make it public that he was robbed by mysterious and invisible characters who carried "sacred emblems" inordertogain credit for them- selves,and to discredit him. It was a case of "Give a dog a bad name and hang him."—The Stipen- diary Mr Davies, you describe yourself as a solicitor, and I believe rightly ?— Mr Davies: I am, sir.—The Stipendiary: Then as a solicitor you should know that if you suffer wrongs the law provides a remedy.—Mr Davies They rob me of my clothing and correspondence. — The Stipendiary If anyone robs you, and you can find evidence to substantiate the charge, the person will probably be convicted.—Mr Davies Will your Honour ask the missionaries not to interfere with me ?—The Stipendiary: I have no power to interfere with the Police Court mis- sionary. If be libels you, you can bring action.—Mr Davies thanked thelearned magistrate and withdrew, declaring that he had been robbed throughout the length and breadth of the coun- try. „

INSANITARY DWELLINGS AT MERTHYR. OFFICIAL PROSECUTIONS. On Monday at the Merthvr Police Court (before Mr North), Mr George (from the office of Mr Gwilym James, clerk to the Urban Council) referred to a summons against Matthew Wharlow under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, and applied for an adjournment of the case for a month, as defendant had commenced the necessary work. This and several other cases of a like character also were adjourned accordingly. In reference to Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Tram-road South, Mr George said he applied against George Alec Lewis for a closing order. Dr. Dyke, J.P., medical officer, proved that No. 1 was a one- roomed dwelling with a damp back wall against the earth, and no sanitary accommodation. The other tenements were two-roomed and had damp walls. Each house was unfit for human habita- tion. Orders for the closure of the tenements .were made in each case.

CARDIFF MODEL YACHT CLUB. The Cardiff Model Yacht Club held their sixth day's racing on the American tournament principle on Saturday for the cup put up by I Mr N. A. Givovic. The wind being light from the east, large suits were carried. The course was a beat to windward and a run to leeward, I about two miles. Results :—Mr Reed's Meteor beat Mr Smith's Green Fly; Mr Burgess's Teaser beat Mr Legg's Lionesse: Mr Page's Minnie beat Mr Tregarthen's Midget; Mr Davies's Madge I beat Mr Tucker's Mona.

ALLEGED WIFE MURDER AT BELFAST. Charles Redmond, a dock labourer, was arrested late on Sunday at Belfast charged with the murder of his wife on Saturday afternoon. The police were informed that the woman had died under suspicious circumstances, and a medical examina- tion of the body disclosed a number of marks of violence such as might be caused by a severe beating, which it is alleged the prisoner inflicted "upon the woman on the previous day.

SOUTH GLAMORGAN. THE LIBERAL FIVE HUNDRED. MR WALTER MORGAN'S CANDIDATURE. A meeting of the Liberal Five Hundred ot South Glamorganshire took place in the Lesser Park Hall, Cardiff, on Monday, and lasted nearly three hours. Mr Henry Radcliffe presided over a food attendance. The resignation of Mr J. T. 'arry as paid secretary of the Association was received, at the recommendation of the Executive Committee, who had placed upon record its regret and its appreciation of Mr Parry's services. It was resolved not to appoint his successor until the annual general meeting next year.—Mr David, the hon. treasurer, reported that the sum of £ 146 5s had been received in subscriptions (inclusive of a sum of 150 from Mr J. Biandy Jenkins) since the beginning of the financial year from 148 subscribers, this averaging about £1 per subscriber. In other words, less than one-third of the membership of the Five Hundred had subscribed. This he quite believed was due to thoughtlessness. The sum of £ 127 was necessary to meet liabilities after ex- hausting the subscription fund. It was resolved to invite there and then subscriptions from those present, with the result that about X50 waa tendered, made up of individual amounts ranging from Is to 20 guineas, the last named being con- tributed by the chairman. A substantial sum was also forthcoming from the hon. treasurer. THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATE. The Executive Committee recommended the acceptance of the candidature for the Parliament- ary representation of Alderman Walter H. Mor- gan, Pontypridd, it being reported in the minutes, read by the hon. secretary, Councillor T. J. Hughes, Bridgend, that this decision had been arrived at with only one dissentient. The notice calling the present meeting had indicated, by way of guidance, that the meeting would ha ve the option —(a), of accepting the committee's re commenda- tion (b), of voting against it (c), of deferring final selection until Alderman Morgan had been afforded an opportunity of addressing the electors in the several polling districts. At the outset Mr Smith Jones (Barry) wanted to know by whose authority this information as to the alternatives before the meeting had been placed upon the notice paper, he taking especial objection to "C."—The Chairman said it appeared there on the joint responsibility of him- self and the hon. secretary.—The Hon. Secretary said the contents of the circular did not in the least degree affect the finding of the Executive Committee, and the Chairman ruled that para- I graph "C was entitled to remain. Then ensued a protracted discussion, the only point at issue being whether the meeting should now finally select Mr Walter Morgan, or whether it would be better, in the interests of the party, to first give the candidate an opportunity of addressing the electors in different parts of ea constituency. The latter course, it was pointed out, was one to which Mr Morgan himself was not averse on the contrary, he had expressed his surprise to a local interviewer that he had not been asked to do so ere now. All that be objected to was being asked to address the electors in competition with other selected Liberal candi- dates and this the Executive Committee had refrained from doing. Councillor Shepherd (Penarth) proposed that the final decision be postponed until the polling districts had been visited by Mr Morgan, urging —as others did who supported the motion—that, while the candidate was well known in many parts of the constituency, there were other polling districts where he was not so well known. Mr Smith Jones moved, by way of amendment, that Alderman Morgan be forthwith selected as Liberal candidate for South Glamorgan, con- tending that the candidate was sufficiently known to the whole division to warrant them in making a final selection at once. He pointed to the magnificent fight which Alderman Morgan made in Denbigh Boroughs-a constituency which he described as the strongest Tory strong- hold in the Principality. (Applause.) The amendment found able support from Alderman John (Cowbridge), who, at the same time, made a powerful appeal for unity. Mr James Saunders, M.A. (Penarth), on the other hand, submitted that they did not know enough of Alderman Morgan to entitle them to make a final selection. (Cries of Oh, oh !") It seemed to him they were paying the highest com- pliment to Mr Morgan in offering to give him the preference, above all others, of addressing the polling districts. An interjection from Mr Michael Davies that "Penarth is always against Walter Morgan" at once brought up the burly form of Mr Lorn-, well (Penarth), who indignantly protested against the observation, the withdrawal of which he peremptorily demanded. This was virtually done after an appeal by the Chairman and Mr Davies (continuing) declared his conviction that Alderman Morgan was the only man who could wrest the seat from Major Wyndham-Quin. The Hon. Secretary, although an old school- mate and a warm personal friend of Alderman Morgan, and a brother chip," strongly urged, in the cause of unity, a postponemen1; of his final selection until after he had addressed the division. Nothing, he said, would be more fataJ than his selection that day with a substantial minority against him at the very outset of hie contest. The discussion was continued by Mr Batcheloi (Penarth) in favour of postponement; by Rev. Pandy John, who was against postponement^ by Mr Lewis (Barry), and Mr Edmonds (Penarth), both of whom supported the motion to defer. Eventually the division was taken, when there were 205 votes cast for the immediate adoption of Alderman Morgan and 135 for deferriug the selection under tli e circumstances indicated. The number of district votes unrepresented was 160. Thereupon Mr Siaith Jones moved— That in view of he substantial majority on the voting ia favour of Alderman Walter H. Morgan he be invited to kindjy meet such of the district associa- tions as shall so desire with a view to his unanimous and final selection at the annual meeting of the Fiœ Hundred. That the president, treasurer, and lion, secretary be asked to wait on Alderman Morgan and convey and explain this resolution to him. Alderman John seconded the proposition, which met with completely unanimous acceptance.

ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT AT CARDIFF. CHARGE AGAINST A MARRIED MAlt Alfred Chedzey (39), labourer, was charged at Cardiff Police Court on Monday (before tlii Stipendiary, Mr T. W. Lewis) with indecently assaulting Florrie Tanner, aged ten years, and Bertha Tanner, aged five years, in the East- grove on Saturday last. The little girls are the children of Mr and Mrs Tanner, fruiterers and fishmongers, at 132, Queen-street. Florrie Tanner stated that on Saturday afternoon she was near the Rhymney Railway Station in charge of her younger sister Bertha. Prisoner came up to her and offered to carry Bertha, and although she refused he picked her (Bet-tha) up and carried her down the steps into the Parade and round into East-grove. He behaved improperly towards Bertha, and behaved similarly towards her (witness), when a coachman camo and stopped him. A lad named Walter Smith, of 19, Moira-street, deposed to seeing prisoner with the children in the Paisada shortly after 2 o'clock kissing tho girl Florrie, and acting improperly towards her. She got away from him, but prisoner followed her round the corner into the Parade and repeated his conduct. David Lewis, a groom and gardener, of 20, Cairns-street, Cathay. gave corroborative evidense. He jumped dow n from the vehicle he was driving and asked prisoner what he was doing, and lie replied Nothing." He seized him in order to detain him until a constable arrived, when prisoner became violent, and in the struggle witness fell to the ground. P.C. Connell spoke to receiving prisoner into custody from the last witness, and finding hirS clothes disarranged. He appeared to be per- fectly sober, and on the way to the station lie threatened to do for witness if it was 10 years to come. At the Roath Police Station in an- swer to the charge the prisoner made no reply. Prisoner, who in reply to tho usual question said he remembered nothing about it, was committed to take his trial at tho Assizes. On being led off in custody prisoner called out to his wife, who was in court with a baby in her arms, Cheer up, Poll but the only response was the violent and hysterical sobbing of the unfortunate woman.

DONCASTER RAILWAY COLLISION. BOARD OF TRADE REPORT. Lieutenant-Colonel Addison, in his report to the Board of Trade on the collision that occurred on September 23rd at Marshgate, Doncaster, when a passenger train for Knottingley ran into an engine with a wagon attached, standing on the line, says the evidence is somewhat conflicting as regards detail, and is by no means conclusive. It seems probable, however, that the enginemen did not look out as closely as they should have done for the caution signal from the cabin. -II--

W0NDEEFUL (JUEE* TERRIBLE SKIN DISEASE-RIIEU. MATISM-HEADACHE, DYSPEPSIA For 14 years I was troubled wifh a terrible skill disease on my legs, 1 had been under the care ol several doctors. They all seemed to call my trouble by different names; one said it was SCIM fula, another eczema, and so on They gave'iiio medicine, but it did not do me any good. 'I wit! under an herbalist for six months, but got no bet ter, and was then advised to go to the hospital where the treatment of skin diseases was a spe- ciality. I did so, and attended four years. They first tried one thing and then another, but instead of getting better I became worse. I was also troubled with rheumatism and indigestion, 1\b>tt severe headache, and could not sleep at night. I was about giving up all hope, when one day a paper telling about Hood's Sarsaparilla was put in at oiil door. I read it, and told my husband I would try the medicine as it had cured so many. I bought B bottle, then a second, and before I had taker, it-all I found my rheumatism a great deal better, mj indigestion quite gone, my headache not as severe. and my legs getting better. Hood's BarsapnrUls has done me more good than anything I have ovit taken. I am satisfied with Hood's Pills. They off all they are recommended to be."—Mrs WHITE, t Bank Top, Manchester-road, Droylsden, Lancashire JJOOD'S ARS APARILLA Is sold by chemists. Plice 2s 9d and 4s 6d. C. 1. Hood & Co., Ltd., 34, Snow Hill, London, 0.4M HO O D'S *¥) ILLS are easy to take utB JL easy to operate. Is ljd. 1205-61*