Barry Herald

BARRY SCHOOL BOARD. THE N.U.T. SCALE. The monthly meeting of the Barry School Board was held in the Board-room, Holton-road Schools, on Thursday evening in last week, the Chairman (Mr J. Lowdon, J.P.), presiding. The other members present were Captain Davies (vice-chair- man), Dr O'Donnell, Dr Lloyd-Edwards, Rev W. Williams, Mr D. Lloyd, Mr p. Wright, and Mr J. Reee. APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED. The appointment of Mr E. B. Sawyer as assistant to Mr Knowles in the plumbing class, at a salary of 2s 6d per lesson, was confirmed. PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW SCHOOL. Captain Davies, Dr Lloyd-Edwards, and Mr D. Lloyd were at the last meeting of the School Man- agement Committee appointed a sub-commi! tee to consider the feasability of purchasing a site for a new school on Gladstone-road, and to see Mr Forrest about the matter. Captain Davies now said the committee did not like the site proposed, and were resolved to see Mr Forrest and endeavour to get a site between Gladstone and Woodland-roads TENDER FOB PA IN TIM G. The tender of Mr George Speke, Barry, for decorating the caretaker's house at Romilly-road Schools, amounting to £6 10s, was accepted. NEW ATTENDANCE OFFICE. An extra room for the attendance officer being badly needed, a room in No. 7, Pyke-street, was engaged for the purpose, at a rental of 5s per week. SLOW PROGRESS. Mr P. Wright asked the reason of the slow pro- gress of Clive-road Schools. He had recently visited the schools, and failed to see that any head- way had been made. It was resolved to write to the contractor and clerk of works about the matter. NEW SCALE OF SALARIES. A committee, consisting of Mr Lowdon, Dr O'Donnell, Dr Edwards, and Mr D. Lloyd having been selected to deal with the N. U.T. scale of salaries, now presented their report, consisting of modifications of, and additions to, the salaries' resolution passed on the 7th September last. This report was now adopted with a slight alteration, and is as follows:- 1—That the commencing salary for trained women be restored to its former figure, viz., L75. 2—That the scale, as amended by the above re- solution. shall apply to trained and certificated men and women who are in the first or second division in their second year, and to untrained men and women who are in the first division in their second year and, in the case of infants' schools, to teachers trained at a recognised Kindergarten Training College, and have taken the higher certificate of the National Froebel Union. 3-That the commencing and maximum salaries of untrained men and women in the second division. second ytar's papers, be respectively jEi5 and £10 under the scale, 4—That the^commencing and maximum salaries of trained and certificated men and women in the third division, second year's paper, be as follows :— MEN. WOMEN. Min. Max. Min. Max. f-75 JE90 £ 60 JE90 and the commencing and maximum salary ef un- trained men and women in the same division shall be MEN. WOMEN. Min. Max. Mila. Max. £70 f85 £ 60 £ 76 in both cases advancing by f5 per annum. 5-That as regards assistants under Article 50 or 51, in the case of men the maximum shall be iu- creased to E75, and to JE60 for women. 6—That all assistants shall commence t5 under the above scale when in the case of men they are under 21 years of e, and in the case of women, they are under 2(7 years of age at the date of appointment. 7—That teachers of all grades will be allowed to count each or any of the following as equivalent to one year's service under this Board, either for the purpose of increasing their commencing salary payable at the time of qualifying, viz t- (a) The Degree of any British University. (b) A third year's training. (c) The Diploma of Licentiate or Fellow of the College of Preceptors. (d) A Frobel Certificate (teachers in infant schools under Article 50 and 51). S-Tli.it after two years' service no advance in salary will be granted to teachers in infants' schools who do not obtain either the Board's Kindergarten Certificate or the Certificate of the National Froebel Union. SCHOLASTIC APPOINTMENTS. Applications were received for appointment on he staff of the new Hannah-street Schools, and the ollowing were accepted, the engagement to com- mence from 1st Jannary next:—Messrs Edward Phillips, Morriston Lewis Thorras, Poatardawe Evan Jones, Merthyr; Frank Allen, Carlisle Wm Humphries, Merthyr; and Miss Ellen M. Jenkins, Cardiff and Miss Villey, Manchester. Miss Prentiss and Miss Freeman were added to the staff of the Clive-road School. SOB-LETTING. The Board afterwards considered the report in private of the Sub-committee with regard to the sub-lettingar. Hannah-street Schools.

STRANGE DEATH OF A NAVVY. A HEAVY FALL IN VERE-STREET. INQUEST AND VERDICT. Mr E. B. Reece, coroner, held an inquest at the Barry Dock Police-court on Tuesday respecting the sad circumstances connected with the death of Thomas Hoskins (55), a navvy, who died on Sunday after having fallen heavily the previous night on a deorstep in Vere-street, Cadoxton. Deceased lodged with Mrs Sainsbury, of 7, Courtenay-road, but it is believed that he was a married man. De- ceased left her house about nine o'clock in a more or less drunken condition, and oia Sunday morning she sent to the Police-station, where they told her be had been found lying in the road. When going out his landlady had to assist him down the steps at the front of her premises.—Mary Ann Daniels, 12, Foster street, with whom deceased had pre- viously lodged, said that during the twelve months he bad been with her he bad had two fite, in one of which he remained for hours. Tilat was about three months ago.-John Hopkins, a young labourer, said that about ten o'clock on the Satur- day night he saw deceased waik down Vel a-street in a peculiar manner, when suddenly he whirled round a ,d fell heavily with his head upon a door- step. The blow rendered him insensible, and a man and witness put him in a sitting position. The police then arrived, and P, lice-cotst.bl, HamLIett attended to him as well as lie could, and he was afterwards conveyed to the police-station in a trap. Po ice-con stable Thomas Hamblftt, of Sully, corroborated this statement. Witness said he had seeu deceased in a diunken state just before the occurrence. Atter taking him to the station and placing him in the cells witness went to see him shortly after midnight. They succeeded in partially arousing him, and he then endeavoured to give them his name, but he went off to sieep again. Witness thought that deceased was only suffering from the effects of driuk, because he taw no marks of injury upon. hin.Police-sergeant Ben Davies, said he was at the station when they brought deceased in. H* then examined him, but coula tind no mark of injury upon him. Witness agahi visited deceased in the ceil about one o'clock. lie was then asleep. About eight o'clock the next morning witness became alarmed at the deceased not coming to, and he then sent for the doctor at once. Dr Treharne came and ordered his removal to the Voluntary Hospital, where be was taken forthwith on au ambulance.—Dr Kent said he saw deceased at the hospital in an unconscious state, Buffering probably from hemorrhage into the brain. There were no external marks of injury on de- cea8erl,who died about 5.30 p.m. A post-mortem examination of the body was made ou Monday b) witness and Dr King. A small bruise was then found rn the !eft side of the back of the hed, but no fracture. There was a large clot of blood on the right side of the brain, which would cause compression, death occurring from hemorrhage into the braiD, which must have bejjun before oeoased fell, or have been eat-ed by tie f.ll, which w <8 very probable.—A verdic, ".a. returned in actord- ance m ith the medical evidence.

BARRY P. BRISTOL. DAMAGING ADMISSIONS BY THE CITIZENS. BARKYTHE MOST DANGEROUS RIVAL. VAST IMPORT TRADE TO COME HERE. The Special Commissioner of the Bristol Tihtes and Mirror (Mr Sheldon) last week visit-d Barry with the object of ascertaining how far certain statements made by Alderman Proctor Baker in the Bristol County Council were justified respecting the certainty of some of the vast import trade done at Avonmouth by Messrs Elder Dempster and Co.'s firm being diverted to Barry in the near future in conse- quence of the laxity of the citizens in making improved provision for the marine and railway traffic which it ensures. The article speaks for itself The position of dock affairs in Bristol, to which prominence has again been given (he says) by Mr Proctor Baker, through his speech at the last Council meeting, and the strenuous efforts that are being made by rival ports to secure the trade coming to the quays and docks of our city, seem to call for some further statement regarding the very serious dangers which threaten Bristol of having much of her import trade wrested from her by a neighbour- ing port. THAT PORT IS BARRY, and for the purpose of giving Bristolians an idea of what they have to contend with, and of making a general comparison of the dock. across the Channel with our own, I spent a whole day inspecting the gigantic enterprise that has sprung up around Barry Island. I do not consider the power of Cardiff to attract Bristol trade anything like so dangerous as that of the younger port, so I have not given it consideration. Nevertheless, it does in a lesser degree strive to secure some of the trade coming to Bristol, and would do so far more in the near future than in the past, and, therefore, has to be reckoned with. I may almost adopt the words of Alderman Baker, used to the councillors of Bristol on Tuesday, in beginning this article. Having seen the magnificent docks estate of Barry, I returned to Bristol exceedingly depressed, and with the firm conviction that much of the over- sea traffic which now passes through our city to the north and east will, in the course of a couple of years, go via Barry. These are the reasons for my belief. Her docks are of gigantic size; the largest steamer afloat can enter or leave th- port at almost any state of the tide every facility exists for dealing with traffic; provision is being made for a large import trade and railway facilities are already great, and will be further improved as time goes on. The first dock was opened in 1889— only ten years ago—but so rapidly has the traffic grown in the past decade that a second one has been made and a third one is IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. There is a broad entrance channel (which has been deepened by dredging), protected by breakwaters, through which vessels reach either a tidal basin or a lock, by either of which the largest steamer can enter the dock. The basin measures 600 feet by 500 f-et, and is available for 2i hours before and after high water; and the lock, which is 6-17 feet long, 60 feet deep, and 65 feet wide, can be used aT any state of the tide, the entrance channel having 16 feet of water at the lowest state of ordinary sprint tides. The lock can be divided by gates into two, each being sufficient to take an ordinary size steamer. Parallel with the entrance is a commercial graving dock of about equal length, which can be divided into two, and each section of it is so recessed that it can take two ordinary-sizpd vessels, making four in all. The lock and entrance basin open into the first dock, which is 3,100 feet long, with a maximum width of 1,100 feet, and is divided at the western end by a mole, into two arms, 1,500 feet long and 500 feet wide and 1,200 feet long and 300 feet wide respectively. THE FULL WIDTH is left at the eastern end for a length of 1,600 feet, to give ample space for the largest ship to 5wing over when the lock is full of shipping. The area of water it 73 acres, and the depth 26 feet. At the north-east corner of the docks is a splendid graving dock, which is being lengthened, and alongside of which another is being made. Just within the entrance lock and basin is a bell-mouth junction, cut of ample width and closed by a caisson leading to the second dock, the dimensions of which art- 3,400ft. by 400 to 600ft. At the end of this is timber pond of six acres, and a second one ot 35 acres is being made. The gates, bridges, capstans, cranes, and tips are actuated by hydraulic power, generated by the finest pos- sible machinery; and among the equipments are three tugs, a steam fire-float, a steam ferry, a large hopper dredger, and about 50 buoys. All the docks, coal-tips, sidings, entrances, workshops, and stations are lighted by elec- tricity. Around the docks is a marvellous network or railways—enough, apparently, fur emergency as well as ordinary traffic. A branch line runs to the entrance channel, where there are floating pontoons for passenger steamers, which may come and go without let or hind- rance from the tide. New offices, like a huge and HANDSOME PILE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, are being erected for the company on the plateau opposite the David Davies monument, and are nearly finished. The excavation ac- complished at Barry Island has been immense, very considerable portions of the hill having been cut away, and the earth usud for levelling. By far thA greater volume of the enormous and ever expanding tr*de is thatof coal; but an important trade is being rapidly built up There is a network of branches "r spurs of rails going from the main line, like a comb, to bigh- level coal tips, from which the coal is ra; irtJy Shot into vessels. Betw-n thes- railway spurs are very numerous I ngilF ering works, sou e, like thoss of Mr C. H. Bailer, for example, being of consid^rabb size, and so composite and c. mprebenxive in character that they are capable of repairing or renewing with wonder- 1U1 speed any part of a steamer. Nearly all the coal tips are on the north side of Docks Nos. 1 and 2, where the sides shelve but on the south side of the second dock is constructed a per- pendicular wall for the accommodation of the import trade. Here is a wharf nearly twice as Ion as that at Portishead, where sheds are being erected, and Cattle lairs and cold stores are to be provided, in anticipation of a large import trade of a varied nature. So extensive are the docks that people—particularly en- gineers—who go constantly between their establishments and vessels keep horses and traps in which to cover the long distances from traps in which to cover the long distances from point to point. Good roads extend all round the docks, and the hindrances caused by closed gates to allow trains to pass, and opened bridges for vessels to go through, tuv not 8<-rious. At Barry the "ant" of tr .d. rs ,-eeu. to be anticipated. Dir ctly a Nugges ion is made jt is act-d up n i.mediately, without Jiiucb debate, and irrespecuve of co-t. i v rv- th?ng is J DONE TO SECURE TRADE, and the success ttat has attended the policy of the company mKy be gathered from these figures In th* aix month* from the op. ning or >o. 1 D ■< k, in July, I8N9, exi,(,i Is wtT. 1,091,06- and the iiu. ort- 14,745 ions. During the next ywr there were 3,201,697 and 63,675 respectively; while for the year 1898 they reached abont 6,000,000 tons of exports, and about 300,000 tons of imports. Let us see how the docks accommodation at Bristol compares with that of Barry. The fact that smaller craft have to come up a tortuous river of seven miles in length to the city cannot be helped; but the only way to make it abso- lutely safe is by dockisation. At the newer wharfs in the old dock the facilities for dis- charging the larger vessels are tolerably modern. It is in regard to provision for the biggest steamers, which are to be the carriers of the future for ocean traffic, that Bristol is hopelessly behind Barry. The water area of the Avon- mouth Dock is about 20 acres, against 73 acres of Barrv Dock No. 1, and the width of the former is 500ft. against 1,000ft. of the latter. T e entrance lock at Avonmouth measures 454ft, against 647ft. at Barry. The look at Portishead is 583ft. long, and the dock 1,800ft. long and 500ft. wide, against a length of 3,338ft. and a width of 400ft. to 600ft. of Barry's No. 2 Dock. While, therefore, the largest vessels can enter Barry Dock and turn there, it is impossible for them to come into our outer docks because the locks are not long enough, and the docks are not wide enough for them to turn. THREE MAGNINICENT GRAVING DOCKS practically exist for the largest steamers across the water, while here we have not one, and big vessels go from our port to our neighbour's to be repaired. It is quite marvellous that such things should have been achieved as exist at Barry in ten years, not only in constructing the docks, but in cutting enormous slices of the hill and turning awkward sites to account. No wonder nautical men, with very many of whom I have conversed from time to time, speak in terms of admiration of the spirit and energy displayed at Barry, of the things there accom- plished, the ease with which the largest vessels can go into and come away from the dock, and the dispatch that characterises all the dealings of the people there. I am of opinion, however, that it is now too late for Bristol to do anything. The citizens have talked incessantly and done, nothing while the Barry people have worked inces- santly and only talked when forced to, and that chiefly in Parliament. And now they are going to take away some of Bri-tol's present import trade and other traffic that might have come here. These are the reasons for my belief. Vessels can dock at Barry many hours-some- times days, according to the tide- before they can at Bristol. The rates are favourable; there is ample provision for dealing with cargoes, and other facilities are being speedily provided. Vast railway extensions have been and are being made. The lines between Cardiff and Newport have been quadrupled. In two years' time the direct line between South Wales and London will be finished. I have heard that the Great Western Railway Company have consented TO GIVE PREFERENTIAL RATES to Barry, and to spend a million or more money in extending and expanding their system, on condition that the traffic passes over their rails. The traffic which goes to London must, because the company bold the field; and their com- munication with the Midlands is as direct as that of any other company. Yes, in two years' time Bristol will begin to feel keenly the com- petition of Barry and knowing what I do, I shall not be surprised if steamers of Messrs fc-lder, Dempster, and Co.'s firm do not go there, and thus Bristol will lose much of the commercial traffic brought over sea by those vessels, as we have lost the mails and the passenger services..

BARRY DOCK LIBERAL WORKMEN'S CLUB. ADDRESS BY MR MORGAN THOMAS. On Monday evening Mr Morgan Thomas, the Liberal agent fur the division, addressed the mem- bers of the Liberal Workmen's Club in Thompson- street, Barry Dock, on the measures passed by the present Government. Mr J. Bevan occupied the chair. Mr Thomas said that during the campaign now waging in the Transvaal it was impolitic and disloyal to talk about the causes of the war, and the justice or injustice of the Govomment's policy. He was glad that the committee of the club had arranged a series of political meetings for th, winter, and it was gratifying to see the desire on the part of the members to add to the Liberal f. rces in the diiiriet. He hoped the club would do all in its power, as he would personally, to bring about a successful issue at the next General Elec- tion. (Hear, hear.) They must not think that political work could be done effectively solely by the agent, or any other paid man. It was a personal matter. When they undertook to join a Liberal club they took upon themselves a respon- sibility, and it was their duty to further their opinions. Much good work could be done amongst their fellow-workman, and it could be done by themselves much more effectively than by a stranger. Mr Morgau criticised the Agricultural Rating Act, the Education and Clerical Tithes Bills and the Compensation Act. If they went into the working of the former Act it would be seen that, although the farm labourer benefited a little, be lost more another way. The Act was, in fact, a method of putting a man's money in one pocket, and taking it out of the other. If they wanted to relieve the farmers and benefit the farm labourers they ought to have had an Agricultural Renting Bill instead-a Bill to briug down the rents ai,d not the rates. (Cheers) The Education Act the speaker described as most unfair to the small and rural districts of the country. The child in the smaller parishes did not have the full benefit of that Act. The Tithes Rating Act, again, greatly benefited the rich clergyman, and scarcely affected the great majority of the clergy This Act had taken an annual sum of £87,000 out of the Exchequer. What was consider d the greatest measure passed by the Government was the Workmen s Compensation Act. This Act would scarcely be of any use to the working man were it not for the Trades' Union. If it was possible to have an act of control passed, which would compel the employer to do everything in his power to protect his workmen, they should have less accidents and le^ charity, at,d he looked to the time when compensation would not b giveri-tit3 charity, hut as a right. (Cheers.) In dealii g wi h the question from a Labourstandpoint, he thought it ought to be a gr, at incentive to al Trad, s' Unions in the country to see that their Unions were thoroughly wtll conducted. He had learned from a professional source that in the working (If the Comp DlhtioIJ Act the uni nil nd thrir leadf-.s were the salvation of the workmen.—The Chair- man, Mr Geor«- Wensley (the new secretary of the Liberal nnrl Radical Association), and Mr F. Huelin aiso spoke, and the mefti g terminated with a vote of thanks to the principal speaker.

A YOUNG WOMEN IS TEMPTED. AND FALLS. Sarah Jane Thomas, I i years of age, a domestic servant, was charged in custody with stealing three sovereigns, the property of her employer, Alfred John Roberts, 22. Parade, Barry. The offence was committed on the 15th August last. -Mra Bessie Roberts, wife of the prosecutor, said she placed tnree sovereigns on the dining-room mantel on the date named. Later she missed them, and apoke to prisoner, who said she did not take them.- Ellen Bailey, assistant matron to the Pontypridd Union, d posd that prisoner came to the Union on the 31st ult. Tie ii,atj,,ii teceived csitain iu- foi ma:ion on the day following and had prisoner undres-ed, wlnn the go'd wis discovered in her boots, whioh she said s' e l'ad fad from her grand- fiither in P m' rokohn e. — Police-serg antAbraiiam gave evidence of the arrest of prig ner, which he effected at Pontypridd, who acknowledged the theft.—The Chairman (Colonel Guthrie) said they had considered the case, and that it was a pity to see-racl, a young girl in such a position. If they c uld av i 1 it th y would not punish her seveiely, all" M man ed tho case to P, narth, in order that they make inquiries about her frriends.

A BARRY DOG BITE. A diminutive lad named Willie Jackson was conducted to the witness-box at the local police- court on Monday to give evidence against Ivor Mordecai, who was charged with allowing a ferocious dog to be at large and setting it at a lad. He said that on the 22nd October, while he was doing nothing," defendant took the muzzle off his dog iu the srreet and said Go on," as if to set the animal at him. It in fact went at him, and bit him ou the leg, -Mr Alfred Jackson, solicitor, who appeared for the defence, cross-examined the lad, nho admitted that when defendant took the mazzle .,ff his dog he was on the other side of the street The dog ran by the side of them to get into the gate at the front of the house.—William Butcher, one of the lads' companions, admitted that some boys threw stones at the dog, and the animal ran after them.—Defendant gave evidence to the effect that the animal ran out into the street without a muzzle, and he ran out after it., One boy hissed the d' g, and he barked. He denied having urged the dog on. The dog did not bite him. It was not near enough to do so. The muzzle had not been on the animal since he tot,k a prize with it at Newport Dog Show.—William Jackson, the boys' fa her, said bis hoy was bitten on the leg, where the skin w.,s broken. The wound was cauterised. -Mfa, OlIver, a neighbour, confirmed defendant's statement, and dee a-ed that there was no muzzle- n the dog at all.—The Bench did not consider the case proved, and it was, therefore, dismissed.

BARRY DOCK TIDE TABLE FOR NEXT WEEK. !■ The following is the tide table for Barry Dock for the week commencing to-morrow (Saturday); Day. Morn. Aft h. m. ft. in. h. m. ft. in. Saturday, Nov. 11. 0.30 28. 9 Sunday 12. 1.11 28. 9 1.53 29. 7 Monday. 13. 2.31 30. 4 3. 8 32. 0 Tuesday. 14. 3.43 32. 7 4.15 34. 5 Wednesday 15. 4.45 34. 9 5.14 36. 5 Thursday 16 5.39 36. 5 6. 3 37. 9 Friday 17.- 6.27 37. 5 6.50 38. 3

RUPTURE —The College Trust has been unani- mously declared by the Medical Profession* and Prtss to be the most efficient article yet put upon the market for the relief of Rupture. Letters of thanks are being received daily from grateful patients who have derived the greatest benefit since wearing the College TrugS. The College Truss, being made of soft pliable material, is easy dnd comfortable to the wearer, giving with every movement of the body. The pressure is entirely produced by a self-regulating contrivance. Satis- faction is guaranteed; if not approved money returned. Price list and particulars post free.— Mai ager, Colli ge Tru-s Co., 342, Fulham-road (opposite St. Mark'j Coliege), South Kensington. JUoudon, S.W.

FRIDAY. Before Colonel GUTHRIE and Mr W. W. NELL. MR LONG'S MEASURE. Wm Bowen Lewis, Pancross Farm, saidheeould not account for the fact that his cannie friends, two in number, were at large on the highway at Llancarfan on the 21st ult, in an unmuzzled con- dition. Police-coustable 327 proved that they were, and defendant was fined 5s in each case.- Similar fines for the same offence were inflicted on Charles Summerhayes, Wm Williams, Albert Luen, Wm Macdonald, Thomas Williams, Jahas Thomas (5s in two cases), Walter Nash, and David John. Fines of 7s 6d were imposed upon Margaret Williams and Samuel Dtan, and 10s upon Thomas Webb. COMMON OFFENCES. Henry Herbert, who was driving his trap on the highway at Barry without lights the other evei ing, was fined 10s and costs a like case against John Amon was dismissed, it being shown that defend- ant had met with an accideut, which so crushed his lamp as to render it useless. The pigs of John Thomas took a stroll on the highway at Fonmon on the 21st ult. The owner was now fined 2s 6d a 7s 6d fine being meted out to James Griffiths for allowing his horse to stray at Fonmon.—On the 21st October Wm Curtis was driving a cart without a name or number painted thereoll, and was fined 2s 6d.—Wm Waddell and John Wood- field both paid 2s for the privilege of having a fiie in the chimney, and Fred.Phillips Is for having a fire in the street. He was playing Guy Fawkes. D. D. D. A few people answered to the above charge of being drunk and disorderly, and generally dis- gusting, and warrants to compel others to appear were issued. Fines were inflicted on Edward Lloyd, 2s 6d Wm Maguire, 7 6d Robert Edwards, 7s 6d Wm Knight, 5s Thomas Lloyd, 7s 6d Thos Thomas, 5s in two cases and Duncan Macdonald, 7s 6d and a woman named Garnett, 5s warrants were issued against James Heurieth and John Cassidy, and Emily Emery, who made "a regular speech," was cautioned.—A more serious case was that against Margaret Danjol, a young woman of about 20 years of age, who was charged, in addition to the above, with assaulting the police. Police-constable Beadles said she behaved generally like a madwoman, kicking him and fighting like the gallant fellows at the lront. Inspector Williams corroborated this evidence, and said he was called on the 2nd inst to Travis-street, the thoroughfare were the interesting encounter took place. He was also maltreated, and there being two previous convictions against prisoner, she was now sent to Cardiff for 14 days. The charge of being drunk and disorderly was dis- missed. POOR-RATE. Lewis Williams was summoned by Mr Lougher, assistant overseer. Llancarfan, for 95 5s poor-rate, and an order was made.

MONDAY. Before Mr J. S. BATCHELOR and Colonel GUTHRIE. WHAT CAN A MAN DO? There were quite a number of unmuzzled cases against owners of dogs permitted to be at large without the regulation muzzle. The first case, to come forward was that in which Dr W. Lloyd- Edwards was summoned., He w ished to explain to the Bt-nch that the dog had only just previously gone qut, and f-ome boy had stolen lIe muzzle off tile brute, What can a man do," he asked, in such circumstances ?"-Mr Batchelor: "You can pay 5s including costs. It will be more next time." —Among the other defaulters w ere Charles Williams, who did not appear, and had to pay 7s 6d; John Stewart, William Gleve, John Morgan, Joseph Birch, Robert Anconi, and Mary Anu Ryan. FOOTBALL ON THE HIGHWAY. Four young Jads, who utilised the public high- way as a football ground, were ordered to pay Is each. They were named Thomas Cleve, John Davey, Enos James, and George Biroh.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. 11TH COMPANY, 2ND GLAMORGAN VÖLUN. TEER ARTILLERY. COMPANY ORDEM.-Drills for the week com mencing Monday, November 13th, 1899 :— Monday.—Repository and Recruit Drill. Wednesday.—Repository and Recruit Drill. Friday.-Repository and Recruit Drill. Hours of Drills, from 7.30 p.m. t. 8.30 pm. All Arms, Inspection Kits, &c, at present in possession of Members, must be at once returned into stores. :j' (Signed), d' "0' J. JUST HANDCOCK, Captain, Commanding 11th Company, G.V.A., Barry Dock. .{

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PROPOSED MUNICIPALIZATION. At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Barry District Council, held under the presidency of Mr J. H. Jose, J.P., on Monday afternoon, the question of increasing the subscription to h. Nursing Association to f750 a year was discussed. A letter was now read from the treasurer of the Nursing Association (Major-General Lee, J.P.) stating that the cost of the Accident Ward was, in 1898, 9583 7s lOd, during which year five beds were maintained. Since the opening of the new Nurses Home two beds had been addt-d to the Ward and the cost for 1899 already amounted to f668 4s 4d. It was estimated that the cost of seven beds in 1900 would be E883. The Clerk said there were two courses open to the Council either to pay the extra subscription or for the ward to be placed under their manage- ment. Mr Smith-Jones Would it not be better to eall the two Council members on the Executive Com- mittee to make a report on the subject ? The Clerk said the members of the committee were not very well informed on the subject. The committee thought it their duty to inform the Council at once, in order that they may have ample time to fally consider the matter. The Chairman The only real question is whether we are in a position to recommend to the Council that the extra sum be granted. Mr Smith-Jones asked if a more definite report could not be given as to the inner working of the Ward ? The Chairman It will give the town much more satisfaction if the Council take over the control of the Ward. It was ultimately decided that the matter be more fully gone into on Wednesday, when the Lady Superintendent of the Nursing Association and the Medical Officer be asked to attend.

AN INCREASED CONTRIBUTION RECOMMENDED. At the meeting on Wednesday morning Council- lor Jose (t he chairman) and Councillors Smith-Jones and A. T. White were present. It was stated that the amount actually spent up to the last quarter was 9448 on the Accident Ward, and it was esti- mated that JE220 would be required for the next quarter. Nuise Sykes, superintendent of the ward, was present, and said that two fully-trained nurses and one assistant nurse devcted the whole of their __1.1 _1 time to the seven beds that are at present, proviuea in the Accident Ward, but the same number of nurses in a proper hospital could look after 20 beds. —Mr Smith-Jones commented upon the fact that tke particulars given included certain extras which oould not be counted as maintenance in the ordinary sense. There was no doubt that in tke past a large number of cases came from the local public works which were now being completed.—The Chairman advocated an increased subscription to the Nursing Association, instead of taking the Ward over.—The proposal would mean the creation of two separate bodies—an undesirable feature in itself; aDd inasmuch as the affairs of the Ward had been satisfactorily adminis- tered up to the present it was not advisable to [change—Councillor White agreed with this view, and believed that the public generally were per- fectly satisfied with the Nursing Association. -Mr Smith-Jones also gave it as his opinion that, without doubt, the Nursing Association could manage things better than the Council itself.- Eventually the Chairman proposed that the present subscription of JE400 be increased by JE150 for the year 19CO, and that if it was found during the year that the cost was far exceeding this amount the Council could again re-consider the matter. -Mr Smith-Joues seconded this resolution, which was uuauimously agreed to.—Mr J. Arthur Hugbes, however, stated that he did not think the pursing Association would undertake the respon* Nihility of the Accident Ward oa such terms.

BARRY DISTRICT COUNCIL. NO QUORUM AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. • The monthly meeting of the Finance Committee of the Barry District Council was held on Friday evening last at the Clerk's Office, Barry Dock, Mr J. H. Jose, J. P., in the chair, but he, being the only member who put in an appearance, the meet- fng was adjourned till Monday afternoon.

IS THE WORLD GROWING BETTER ? The weekly meeting of the Barry Debating Society was held on Monday evening at the Barry Cafe, Councillor W. Paterson presiding. There was a good attendance. The subject of the evening's discussion was the question, "Is the world growing better." Mr Aaron Williams spoke in the negative, and Mr J. R. Anderson in the affirmative. Mr Williams made a very strong indictment against present- day conditions, in matters religious. The world was departing from the pure teaching of the Great, Master, and being split up by differences and divisions, in matters social, changing con- ditions, putting down one evil but allowing others to take its place.—Mr Anderson, in a spirited reply, spoke of the ideals and impulses of man striving for the realisation of something higher and better. Messrs Williams, Hockley, Bis-, Morgan, Jamer, Sawyer, Jones, and the chairman took part in a very lively discussion, the meeting terminating by the usual votes of thanks to the leader of the debate.—Next week Dr Itving will read a paper on Wisdoin- Ancient and Modem." ¡ "61 h w'ni

GONE TO THE MAJORITY. The London., Gazette on Tuesday night an- nounces that at an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Barry Property Co. (Limited), recently held at Cambrian- chambers, 10 and 12, Westgate-street, Cardiff it was resolved and duly confirmed that the company be wound up voluntarily. Mr John Jenkins, Cambrian chambers. 10 and 12- Westgate-street, Cardiff, chartered accountant, has been appointed liquidator for the purposes of such winding up.

BARRY DISTRICT RAINFALL. RETURNS FOR SEVEN DATS ENDIHFT NOV. 6TH, 1899. DATE (9 A.M.) ItrCJIM. Tuesday Oct. 30 0*02 Wednesday JNov 1 0'01 Thursday 2 0'09 Friday 3 0*60 Saturday 4 0-16 Sunday 5 0*00 Monday 6 0 00 E. W. WAITS, 22gilkeer. Couseil Offises, Barry. Printed by Lewis Bvant, at kf8 Minertm PrtnHn§ Works, 117, Holt*n Mottd, Barry Doth, in the County of Gleviorgang 4wd Pniim^ed by Lewis lbaAl and Thomas, NOVMMBmt 10, tm.

GHOSTS IN BARRY. tl I L DR PERCY SMITH DILATES ON THE MYSTERIOUS. POLYTHEISTIC THEORIES. On Tuesday evening in last week, before the Barry Literary Society, Dr Percy Smith read a paper on "Ghosts" at the Parish Hall. How has it come to pass (he asked) that at all times and in all countries there has been a belief in ghosts ? There are evidences that extinct races believed in them, while the Kingdom of Hades, the Kingdom of Pluto, and the Valhalla are namss which indicate respectively the belief of the Greeks, the Romans, and the Scandinavians in the spirit world. In almost every nation of the earth there has been a faith that departed spirits are able to return to this world, visibly or invisibly, and make their presence felt. The belief in ghosts has probably been the basis of all polytheistic religions, and has bad an important influence upon the world's history. The belief has varied much at different times in fashionableness. In the Middle Ages it was practically universal; every man, woman, and child knew of houses haunted by the spirits of murdered men, and of witches and wizards who were in league with the devil. Now-a-days when a strange thing happens in our house we say, It must have been the cat." In mediaeval times when china was broken and furniture was spoiled they would say, «• It must have been a ghost." In the eighteenth century materialism flourished, and ghosts were laughed at, while at the latter end of this nineteenth century the pendulnm is once more swinging the other way. The most popular ghost of olden times was the haunting ghost. He was an object of systema- tic study; the reasons why he came were understood, the proper mode of addressing him was recognised, and the directions for exorcis- ing or "laying" him were most explicit. Most ghost stories have a very manufactured sound about them, but there are undoubtedly a few which have been related by competent people in good faith, and which are difficult of explanation. Modern ghosts may be divided into two classes. The first class consisth of seance- attending ghosts, or spirits of artificial invoca- i tion. The second class consists of ghosts of spontaneous appearance, and includes, besides the spirits of the dead, the ghosts of living men and women, and those which make their appearance at the time of death. In defence of the first class a new creed has sprung up during the last quarter of a century. It is called 11 modern spiritualism." It i, perhaps, not too much to say that the history of modern spiriualisru has been in the main a history of impudent fraud and astonishing gullibility. We are not justified in concluding that there is nothing in spiritualism, but until spiritualists are prepared to dissociate them- selves from those who prefer darkness rather than light, they need not expect level-headed men and women to trouble very much whether they are right or wrong. Apparitions at the time of deaths are the most remarkable and best authoritated of all ghost stories, and must be placed as a class by themselves. Numerous cases are recorded where people have had vivid visions of a friend, and have afterwards heard that that friend died at or about the time of the apparition. Hallucination pure and simple will account for some ghost stories; conscious fraud, un- conscious exaggeration, or even undigested suppers for others; but it is morally certain that many of these apparitions which have been epn at the time of death are not to be explained away on these grounds. At the least, there must be hallucination plus coincidence. Is such coincidence possible as the result of mere chanee ? Professor Henry Sidgwick has esti- mated that the coincidence between the hallucination and the death of the person who appears is 500 times more frequent than can be accounted for by the laws of chance. Some other cause must be sought. The suggestion is due to the Psychical Re- search Society that "thought-transference" may ultimately prove to be the skeleton-key which fits and unlocks many of these weird puzzles. It has been emonstrated, that simple sensations and thoughts may, under certain conditions, be transmitted with remarkable precision from one mind to another, especially when the percipient is in a state of hypnotism. Mental pictures have also been transferred, and finally successful experiments have also been made by investigators to transfer images of themselves to a distance, and to be seen by their friends; in short, to artificially produce a hallucination. It seems possible that in this remarkable power of thought transference may be the solution of many a ghost. Mr Pibbering Jones, the president, occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance, the audience listening with wrapt and undivided attention to the views of Dr Smith, who was accorded a hearty vote of thanks at the close.