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I FROM FAR & NEAR. gloo for Murder Clue. The Obief-constable of Staffordshire, Cap- tain A neon, decided on Friday morning to offer a reward of 1100 for information lead- ins to the arrest and conviction of the mur- drer of Kent Reeks at EttingBhall, near Bils- ton. -0-<X!? $ > < !-? Suffocated in Vat. At the Stamford Brewery, Lincolnshire, on Friday, a man namod Jack Fitch (40) entered the fermenting rat to clean it and was overcome by carbonic acid gas. Plucky attempts to rescue him were madfl by two other employes, both of whom were also overcome and got out with great difficulty. They aftej-wards revived, but Fitch when fttriosted wae dead. To Slow Music. An enterprising French ?entist who £ radices in Montraartre has just pub- Usht)d an original tariff for the extrac- tion of teeth: s. d. Ordinary etr actions. 2 6 Painless ditto 4 2 With music. 16 0 Made to Sit Up. A bath-chairman named Walter Smith, aged seventy-one, who had obtained £ 9 12s. in old-age pensions while he had E980 invested, was fined R25 and costs at Brighbon. Ho was said to have repre- sen Vtn, at his sole income was ten shil- lings a week, earned by pulling his bath- chair, whereas his earnings were twice as fuch. His inve-stmeiibs included JE500 in Consols.   -< t <-t$-<!>-<? All Arranged. A grim little episode is related by the writer of an article m the Chromcle on martial law in South Africa. Touch- ing on the riots in Johannesburg last July, which were watched by many natives, he says: "A story is told of a Quaker lady at that time. When the rumour spread that the natives were pre- paring a coup, she quietly asked her black servant if he really intended to cut her throat. The idea horrified the boy.' who replied promptly that the black 4 boy next door was to do that!" A Strike That Was Justified. One of the first building strikes in Lon- don ió recalled by the announcement that the demolition of the Tivoli will involve interference with the Adclphi arches. It was on the construction of these arches t,hat the Adam brothers employed Scotch workmen (they were, of course, them- selves Scots), and introduced bagpipes to encourage them in their task. The canny Scot discovered that this resulted in too much work being done for the money, and a strike was declared against the bag- pipes. The Adams sent workmen and pipers back to the north of the Tweed, and the work was completed (without music) by Irishmen. Tragedy of Gipsies e east. A telegram from a town in Galicia I (Spain) brings news of a horrible catas- trophe. Owing to the recent heavy mows, numerous hands of hungry wolves have tiled the district with panic. The inhabitants. tired of organising battues, deeded to leave the remains of a dead cow outside the village having previously in- jected the same with a powerful poison. A party of gipsies arrived shortly after- wards, and camped near the poisoned cow. Thi leader collected the pieces of flesh, which were itte^wards consumed by the party. A few minutes later the poorI wetches were seized with violent internal pains, and twenty )f them died after ter- riole sufferings, w.ich no medical aid could alleviate. Snuff Slaves. A story is going the round of the Lobbies I at Westminster concei-iiing a well-known Conservative M.P. who, says the "Daily &ipWin, one oi tile few iium in the House II who are slaves of the snuff habit. He was saving a taxi-cab fare by taking a penny 'bus to Palace Yard, when a strong desire for snuff possessed him. Producing a gold box, he extricated a pinch, and was enjoying I it, when a workman, another snuff slave, who sat opposite, tapped the M.P.'s knee. "Lend its a pinch, guv'nor. We never get a. chance in a buss," he said, and before the member could say anything a grimy thumb and finger had plunged into the box. There were titters from passengers, and the legis- lator left the vehicle hurriedly. Too Smart.. I A policeman's stalwart form towered over- whelmingly above an old, bent man hawking those insignificant items of trade—cards of buttons, boot laces, matches, collar studs. Immeditely pedestrian traffic ceased almost a score of persons stood awaiting events, "very expression one of patient curiosity. The policeman dived into a pocket under- neath his great blue coat, and the feelings nf one of the crowd says the "Manchester Guardian," got the better of him. "It's a bloom in' shame," lie said, rather loudly. "The old man's doin' no 'arm. Can't let no ene, live nowadays, they can't." By this time the policeman's hand had reappeared from his coat—and he handed a penny to the hawker, who responded with a box of Watches and a "Thank you, sir." Amazing Blunder. I The story of a remarkable blunder was re- lated in the Chancery Division on Fri- day. when the Commissioner of Works claimed the rectification of a contract with Sfeesre. W. King and 00., contractors. Tht Solicitor-General explained that the contract ?ag entered into with MeRArs. King in Febr7 &ry, 1908 for the contsrudion cf th? Western District' Post Office building in Wimpote- atreet. The contractors scheduled reinforced concrete at so much per cubic yard, and when the schedules were sent to be type- written this was altered into "cubic feet," and the mistake was not. rectified in the ecT) jes attached to the contract. The tender 'W'Q, for £ 20,000 odd, but under the mistake the price figured at over £ 133,000. Hie Lord- •hip, in aeceding to the claim, said Mr. King's conduct was extravagant, and not •wnsjstemt with common honesty, since the Ilti) was so obvious. He granted caste against the defendant#. The Human Boy. The Human 80y. Uufcside a grocer's shop in a Manchos- t-er suburban road lay a common blue kUgar bag, bulked out as though full, the ?Oouth screwed up clumsily. As I ap-j' P?oaehed (writes a correspondent in the Manchester Guardian") T observed? 'hree schoolboys, their faces giggingly Expectant, peeping round a neighbouring torner. It that moment, though there \Vas no perceptible breeze, the sugar bag roiled over, and I paused to await de- velopments. Presently a highly respect- able old lady emerged from the shop. She caught sight of the unusual object on the pavement, and was stooping to pick it, up, but she checked the impulse and gave it a slight kick instead. This act Disarranged the mouth of the bag, and put popped a badly scared mouse. There was a scream from the old lady, and a yell of delight and scutter of feet as the gratified boys disappeared: ?-e <—<?? <. The Trick that Failed. I After waiting fifteen minutes in a queue >t a pantomime the other evening, says a correspondent in the "Glasgow News," I livas irritated by seeing a fresh arrival coolly ;teP into the queue in front of me. The gentleman next me protested, and said: ou should be ashamed to step in front of people who have been waiting". Have von no ethics?" "I've got plenty ethics:" re- plied the offender, "but I had no matches, an I left inj place to get them." The gen- tleman insisted that he had observed the fellow coming when he was a long way erf, drew evidence from the queue that this man was a complete newcomer, and finally or- dered him to get to the end of the queue and be ashamed of himself. "It's all right, i boss," said the self-possessed one as he do- | taebftd hiniseif from the queue, "tf, dieh/t it -work this time; but nl give you a tip—it nearly always works, for there's, only one i M<)<rtiv& m&n !ike you. in a mJl{ion ¡" v. ■

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I -n- 500 CASES. I giol- MEASLES AT MORRIS- TON IIJtJVENILE POPULATION DOWN." I The juvenile population of Morriston are to a very great extent down with measles. I. The epidemic has been lingering for several weeks, and owing to the serious decrease in the attendance the Pentrepoeth School (infants' department) was closed a fortnight ago. The Morriston Infants' School was closed a week ago, the attend- ance having run very low, whilst the only other infants' school (the Graig School) is still open, despite the fact that the attendance last week was below 60 per cent. and included 30 fresh cases. The boys' and girls' departments of both Pentrepoeth and Morriston Schools are still open, but all are seriously affected, but not to such a degree as the Infants' depart- ments. I All the local doctors are busy. Dr. Williams (Pentrepoeth) last week attended 160 cases, and Dr. Gabe (The Cross) is attending another hundred. Dr. Kemp and the other medical men are also kept very busy attending to patients, whilst it can be safely assumed that measles are in many houses where no doctor has been called in, as the disease is not generally regarded as a serious one, the REAL DANGER BEING COMPLICA- TIONS in the shape ot bronchitis, pneumonia,, etc. Both the urban and rural districts are affects. "Measles is widespread in the town here," said Dr. Kemp to a "Post" reporter on Monday morning, "but it cannot be said that the epidemic is alarming. "There are probably some 400 or 500 eases, and as far as numbers go that is rather alarming, but otherwise there is nothing to be alarmed about, because the cases are un- complicated. I have not had a single case of complications, and there has only been one death reported. Practically the whole of the juvenile population of Morriston has got measles, and the only thing is to close the schools for a time." Asked how he could account for the disease being so widespread. Dr. Kemp made the interesting sta,te.ment that it was bound io come. "The fact is." he said. "THE DISEASE IS OVERDUE., Instead of having an epidemic every three years, as is usual, the last outbreak was about five,years ago, so that there are many children growing up who have* not had measles. The disease, perhaps, is more widespread than in past years, but it is also one of the mildest attacks known for a long time, as far as the absence of com- plications is concerned."

PIT DISASTER. MANY LIVES LOST IN GERMANY. n (Renter Foreign Special.) uoixmund, Saturda,y.-Eighte2en bodies have been recovered from the Achenbach Pit, where the explosion occurred yester- day. Four or five bodies remain in the mine. Of ten injured one died during the night, and three are despaired of. 11

GOWER UNIONISTS. Annual Meeting of the Association. The annual meeting of the Gower Conser- vative and Unionist Association was held at the headquarters of tht3 Junior Imperi aI League, Swansea, on Saturday afternoon last- Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Ba.rt., the presi- dent, presided over a representative attend- anoe of delegates. The annual report and statement of ac- counts were received and adopted, and the following officers were re-elected for the year President, Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn; I chairman, Air. H. N. Miers; hon. treasurer, Mr. C. G. Gilbertson. The President gave a short address on the political situation, dealing particularly with the land- question.

Annie Morris (24). single, received 14 days for being drunk and disorderly in High- street on Thursday—hor eighth appearance. Henry Hogarth. haulier, for driving without a, light and not answering a summons, was ordered to pay costs—8s. 6d. An extension i of time until 2.30 a.m. at the Hotel Cameron for Friday night was granted, on the appli- cation of Mr. T. R. Hams, for a dance of the 1st Welsh Howitzers Brigade R.F.A.. This was all the business at the Swansea j Police Court on Friday, and there were J three magistrates to conduct it-Messrs. H. A. Chapman, J. Devonald, and E. G. Pro- thcroe.

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THE NOBLE ART. No SAM LANGFORD AT SWANSEA. II CHAMPIONS FINE RECEPTION. SAM LANE WINS £ 115 CONTEST. A crowd of over two thousand was pre- sent a.t the Swansea Drill Hall boxing "tournament on Saturday evening to see the big programme arranged by Mr. J. P. Jones. There were tw,o contests besides the exhibition given by Satm Langford, the heavy-weight coloured, boxer, who was the bk attraction. LA.NGFORD'S RECEPTION. I Lftingiord liad a splendid reception. He is a rather stoggy personality of exception- ally robust build, and has a magnihoent pair off Shoulders and arms. Once La.ng- ford is seen one could, eaailv idenjify him amongst a crowd. As he entered the ring a round of cheere greeted him. George Hyers, the ex-American heavyweight cham- pion, accompanied, him as well as Bob Arm- strong, a tall and unique specimen of a coloured pugilist. Standing side by side, L&ngford's head would come just above Armstrong's shoulder. These were Long- ford's sparring partneors, with whom he boxed two rounds each. The display how- ever, was very tame, and Langtord did nothing to suggest he was a champion. He has a rather short reach, and the spectators went away with the im. preetnoon he would be tremendously formid. able at close range, and that he could stand a huge amount of punishment. To box against Langford would be like hitting a stone wall, with the difference that the wall might give one a nasty smack in re- turn. LANE BEATS THOMAS. I l'nie best event of the evening was the twenty-round bout between Sam Lame, Cwmavon, and Bonny Thomas, Llansamlet, about whom we have heard such a lot lately. There were side bets of L50 each and the club purse of P,15, 60 per oont. of which went to the winner, and 40 per oent. to the loser. Unfortunately, the pair had agreed to in-fighting, and the contest as a spectacle was spoiled. There was a great deal toj much wrestling and clinching, and in the fourth round the referee, Mir. Halls, of the Sporting Life," interposed and said "Neither of you is boxing. Stand up and fighjt fairly. For a while this admoni- tion had a good effect, but the men soon renewed their clinching and wrestling and had to be repeatedly told to "break away." Lane in the opening rounds was content to allow Thomas to do most of the leading, and though Thomas showed signs of wear on the face through running into Lane's straight lefts, the Cwm- avon man did not escape scot-free. Laine's clever footwork enabled him to jump out of the reach of the dangerous swings by Thomas, who did grandly in the eighth round and was going strongly when Lane altered his tactics and became more ag- gressive afterwards. He scored frequently up till the fourteenth round, but Thomas rushed. Lane to the ropes and did well in the fifteenth. Meanwhile Lane had piled up points by his leads, and Thomas, seeing his only chanoe of winning was in a knock-out, rushed matters repeatedly. Lane, however, was the more skilful boxer, and Thomas's more rugged methods availed him little, for Lane's left hand did a lot of damage, and the latter was declared the winner on points. The audience was in accord with the verdict.. A CLEVER BOUT. 11 1 J rrom a spectacular standpoint tne best bout was that between Charlie Yeomans, Pontypridd, and Young Dando, Merthyi>. This also went the full distance of fifteen two-minute rounds, and some clever boxing was seen. The men had previously fought a. draw, and opened cautiously. Yeomans did some good work in the early stages and was smart with both hands. He followed up his advantage cleverly. Dando got home with good effect on Yeomans' lips- and was the more aggressive from the fifth round. Both men did much clever work, and though Dando was often out of distance owing to smart ducking by Yeomans, the former gradually got the upper-hand. Some capital exchanges were witnessed in the seventh and eighth meeting, and in the tenth Dando pcored heavily, but Yeomans had the better, of the twelfth round. Dando was at his best towards the end and won easily on points. Harry Taylor, of Swansea, and Young Harris, St. Thomas, were opposed in a six- round contest. The latter was very game, but Taylor's ringcraft was a big asset, and in the fourth round Harris had to give UP. FARRELL AND ROBERTS. Mr. J. T. Jones informs us that he has made arrangements for the fight between W. Farrell and Dai Roberts to ta.ke place at Swansea,, but the date has not been decided. c.=: I.

CONSERVATIVES BUSY.! ACTIYITY AT CASTLE BUILDINGS. To say that the attendance at the Swan- sea, Junior Imperial concert on Saturday night was not in any way affected by the very bad climatic conditions, is certainly ample testimony to the popularity of these week-end "pops." In the unavoidable ab- sence of Mr. Grey Waters, Mr. J. P. Ool- b'jirn presided. b,.i; progmmtna, Which wag amra.ng?d by Mr. R. Brannan, wa? well Teoeived? and was contributed to by the following '?kistes:- Pianoforte solo, Miss Ruby Beard; violin &ol;>, Miss Winnie Thomas (a youngster omly 8 years old, who should certainly be heard of in the future), her sister, Miss Annie I Thomas, accompanying on the piano for her; solos, Mrs. Panniers, Mr. Will Matthews (a sweet tenor) comic songs, Mr. Bid Mi3/l'tån cLarme.t &ct. Messrs. WohaTd Hams and Mon-is coon songs, Mr. Dixon; recitations, Miss Blodwen Da,vies (a very promising I young schoolgirl who has already won prizes for herr eioeutiana/ry proweas); solos. Mm Rogers. Votes of thanks to artistee and cha,irman closed a successful concert. On Thursday night a whwt drive ajid social will be held at Cast/le-budildingis, aind cm Friday the annual meeting of the Stwiam- Mga. Conservative and Unionist Aasocdation will be held ait the salIne building at 8 o'clock, whilst on Saturday the usual con- cert will be held.

[ BLOWS IN THE PIT. Colliery Foreman's Story of an Assault. j .At Neath on Friday James Davies, collier, Melincourt, was charged by Evan Jones, colliery fireman, with assault. Both were employed at the same colliery—Ynisarwed, near Resolven. Jones said that he was going on his second round and went into the stall where defend- art was working. Subsequently he told Davies he could open out to the left and get his proper width. Defendant roplied, "I I am going to demand payment for drawing the marrow." Complainant told defendant he had no right to give other people's money > away without sufficient reason, but if de- fendant were reasonable in what he asked I for there would he líQ difficulty in his get- ting it. Defendant then struck him in the face. Complainant lost his light, but worked his way out towards the heading. The Bench imposed a fine of 40s. and costs.

Carmarthenshire men, resident in Cardiff and district, met on Thursday, and celebrat- ed the existence of the local Carmarthenshire Society at its annual dinner. The reunion was a most enjoyable one, much *of the pleasure of the evening being centred in. the presence of Sic Jam-s Hills-Johnes, V.C.. G.C.B.. as president, who was supported by the guest of the evening, Sir. Llewelyn I Willia-mg, K.G., M.P.

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I SANDS FOOTBRIDGE. I PROBABLY NOT READY THIS I YEAR. A special meeting of the Swansea Parks Committee was heid on Friday, Mr. J. H. Lee in the chair, to further consider the i ?uestion of the proposed Sands footbride. It will be recaH'ed that at the last m&eting it transpired that the lowest tender was about £ 1,000 in excess of the engineer's esti- mate, and Mr. Howard Humphreys (the engineer) was requested to report further. ¡I He now submitted his report, and in it he said he did not hesitate to say that the specification was in no way ambiguous, Tabulated prices are given, and the en- gineer suggests that the contractors, who fad- put in pÓces. were NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE CLASS OF WORK in question. He further suggests re-adver- ttsement, and in case of doing this in either contract (masonry and steelwork), he thinks that the committee might do well to ex- tend the time both for the tendering and lor the execution of the work. It was pos- sible that the seven months' limit was too short as girder yards were still fairlv busy, and masonry contractors would naturally feai the next two months so far as work on the foreshore is concerned. "The seven months' limit," said Mr. Humphreys, "was originally fixed with the object of obtain- ing the use of the bridge next August Bank Holiday, although it might not be com- pletely finished, but in order to do this, it would be necessary for the masonry con- tractor to build his piers up to girder bed level within the next four months—a serious undertaking, ae I have already pointed out. 1 am sure, therefore, that vo'u will ba? wiae ? to extend the time from seven months to nine months. 'GeMra!]y -Jn pricing this work for the ?_mat? (?,500 for construction apart from fees), I gave what I considered reason. sJe hgures throughout, for' I had regard to the fact that 1. Markets were falling, and 2. Everv material required (cement, sand, ballast stone, and steel) could be pro- cured locally, or at any rate within a short distance of Swansea. After again going over my figures, I still think that they should prove to be suffi- cMM!t to allow of good work being done at a fair margin of profit." In reply to the ?Iavor (AM. Corker) the Chairman sajd that he nnderstod there wera two local tenderers. The Chairman detailed the course of the scheme which began so far back a-s 1912- He said thev engineer now engaged' was the very beet they could get and he had de- signed one of the best structures possible. To-day it was a question whether a tender should be accepted or whether they should ri: advertise. It appeared they WOULD NOT NOW GET THE BRIDGE I UP by the August Bank Holiday and in that caae there was no need to rush the work. On the motion of Mr. David Griffiths it was resolved to adopt Mr. Humphreys' re- commendation that certain tenderers for masonry work be asked to revise apparent discrepancies in their figures, and on the motion of Mr. Holmes it was further agreed that Mr. Humphreys be asked to point out ar-othe,r apparent. discrepancy in a contract for the steel work and to report again. It was agreed not, to change the time- limit till the report, had been received from the contractors, inasmuch as the whole thring might have to be re-advertised. Mr. Holmes What guarantee have we for the efficiency of the bridge? The Chairman explained that the bridge would have to meet with the approval of the engineer. It was in his hands entirely.

CONSTABLE'S SMART I CAPTURE. I I I Alleged Housebreaker Arrested at Mumbles. Owing to the astuteness of P. C. Mallen (744), of the Mumbles County Police, a, man is alleged to have been caught in the act of breaking and entering the shop of Mr. Saun- ders, grocer, the Dunns, Mumbles, early on Friday morning, and is -now in custody. There have been other cases of burglary ip the district lately. The arrest- was (ffed- cd single-handed. The Nea-th coroner at an inquest on Fri- day afternoon said that the Neath Town Council were not going to change the venne of iuquest: He said lie was not going to be pushed from "pillar to post" b< cause the Neath Town ( ouncil wanted to have h "twopenny- ha'penny" meeting at one certain place.

SCOTT'S COMPANION. I THRILLING LECTURE AT SWANSEA. WHERE PETTY-OFFICER EDGAR EYANS DIED. Mr. Frank Wild, a oompamon of the late Captain Smtt,, and an intrepid explorer, thrilled a large audience at the Llewelyn Hall, Swansea (under tho auspices of the Y.M.C.A. concert series) on Thursday night with an account of his hairbreadth escapes and adventures in trying to reach the South Pole, from which region honly recenHy returned. Tbe Hon. Odo Vivian presided i and mentioned that 1r. Wild had been se- lected by Sir Eme&t, Shaddeton to accom- pany him in his forthcomig expeditaon. Mr. Wild ftated the Antarctic Continent was AS LARGE AS EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. Some of its ioe-packs became amalgamated and some towered 300 feet high and were five or six miles long. One of the great 1 dangers of Antarctic exploration was the grea.t number of crevasses whose presence very often was not disclosed until one had fallen down one. On one occasion they found they were sleeping on a thin bridge over one. They took the risk and simply j turned over on their other aides. One of 1 tho party fell over a sliff having a drop 250 feet into the eea. Geographically Mr. vVild I bade adieii to the Nimrod, taking his ati- dience with him to the base of operations, and then leading them through from 40 to 70 degrees below zero to the furthest point ) his party reached, which was one mile fur- ther south than had ever been reached up to that. time. Blisaards they encountered at 90 miles an hour, and no one cou.ld stand up against them, and so great was the cold that it took ten minutes to thaw tkeir mouths before getting food into them. In I passing we saw the spot where PETTY OFFICER EDGAR EVANS was overcome, fell and fractured his skull. Mr. Wild said he knew Evans very well and the late Captain Scott had spoken of him fUJ being the tower of strength of the party. Evans was one of the most powerful and willing men the speaker ever knew. No one knew the conditions in blizzards, continued Mr. Wild, unleas one had been through them. One ff his party went outside the I tent in one a.nd got lost within six yards. No one could stand UrJ against such terrible blissards. The lecture was ilhifirated by hmolight, and cinema views.

= I The Lecture Chaperon. An amiusing reminiscence of the early day.s of the Bedford College for Women was reoounted by Sir Oliver Lodge at an inaugural lecture in the new buildings of the College in Regent's Park. In those far- off (iays--aboiit forty years ago, when he was appointed Professor of Physics—a- ohaperoti was always present at a lecture, and sat throughout sewing, knitting-, or doing something all the time. though mvat ¡ it was expected the lecturer would way to the students he really did not- know. The lecturer was probably far more afraid {" I them ihun t'aey were of him.

I WELSH IN SCHOOLS. I I I SHALL IT BE MADE I COMPULSORY? I NATIONALIST CONFERENCE I AT SWANSEA. At the Guildhall. Swansea, on Sa/tm»dia,y, was held the first meeting -of the West Glamorgan section of the Welsli Nationalist j Societies, when about thirty deilegiartes re- ixresented tihe Swansea CymnirodOrion Sooiety, the Swansea Mabinogion Society, and the Old Homes of Wales Society of Swansea, tlie Gower Welsh Society, and the I N^aiath, Gowerton, Pontardanve, Briiton Ferry, Glais, Garvv Valley, Pontardulais, Penclawdd, and the Afan and Marga-m Cvminradorion Societies. Tlie conveners of l the meeting were Mr. Rhys Phillips (Welsh Librarian at Swansea) and Mr. D. Morlais j Samuel, and the Mayor of Swansea placed the Crown Court at the disposal of the dele- gates amd entertained them to tea. Mr. J. Meredith (Morristmn) was ap- pointed chairman pro tern. The Mayor ex- I pressed his cord ia-i approval of the objects of the movement, Nvliieli, be took it, would tend towards perpetuating the Welsh language. Of course, he said, there was a difference of opinion as to the value of Welsh commercially, and he agreed there was a lot to be said in favour of those who afligued that for the purpose of commercial education children ought rather to be taught French and German. There was no time for acquiring languages like the eaalv youth, a.nd so the proper time was when a I child started school. Therefore it wm a moot question whe-ther it would be better to TEACH CHILDREN FRENCH OR t GERMAN rather thai i Welsh in tlie EHemeofbary schools, leaving it to be decided whether Welsh should be taujght later on. Tilmt as- pect of t,he question had not yet been fully discussed bv the Swansea Education Autho- rity, but tii-at the Wekh language should he perpetuated he cordially agreed, and that they should by .ome mewns make it impera- tive tha.t Welsh dhould be taught to the Children. i'n his opinion it was very hard to teach children Welsh lwil eass the portents j taught it at home. Mr. A. H. Thomas, J.P., was elected chairman of the section, Mr. Morlais Samuel secretary, and Mr. J. Mtredith treasurer. Mr. A. H. Thomas, in taking the chair, said he oid not share the Mayor's opinion with regard to the commercial utility of the W elsh language. He ansidered a know- ledge of Welsh a tremendous asset, and, as a vehicle of conducting business, his experi- ence showed that it was not only extensively used, but increasingly so. The objects of the society were then dis- cussed on a letter from Mr. D. Arthur Evans, the general secretary, who enjoined the necessity of being prepared to go about and preach with missionary zeal the gospel of patriotism. Messrs. <L Meredith (Swansea district), R. R- Griffiths (Grower), Philip Thomas (eath), amd Lewis Davies (Afon Valley) were elected representatives on the Exeoi- tive. The delegates then at considerable length discussed the best means of securing active units of the generw, society and of promoting its objects. On the motion of Mr. Spurrell Davies, it was resolved, with a view of extending the movement, that the Swansea Cymmrodorion Society be responsible for the extension of societies in the Swansea district and Valley, that theN eath Society be regarded as the parent society for Neath, and that the Aberavon Society be responsible for the ex- tension of Cymmrodorion and National Societies in the Afon Valley and neighbour- hood, and that the section meet, quarterly. At the close of the proceedings the Mayor I entertained the company at tea in the Council Chamber, for which he was accorded cordial thanks.

"JOHNSON IS COMING."I Mr. J. T. Joite", uf the Swanseu. Drill I Hall, informs as that Jack Johnson, the coloured pugilist, will fulfil his engage-, ment at 8wansea Drill Hall on Alai-cili 2nd, as originally arranged. He also states that February 2a..d has' been fixed for the match between Willie; Farrell and Dai Hoherts, and lie hopes to! secure the services of Mr. Eugene Coiri j as referee. j' Lord Lonsdale may be present for this fight, as the winner will be matehod to I meet Fi-ed Welsh at- the National Sport-j' ing Club. Tlie purse which the .Swansea svndieate! are putting up for tho Farrell and Roberts contest is £ 200.

LOCAL SIFTINGS. The Cwmamman Urban District Ooun6H have resolved to make on application, to the Local Government Board for a loan for street lighting by gas. The Carmarthen Borough Education Com- mittee have decided to grant a holiday to the school children on March 2nd. in cele- bration of St. David's Day. <xtx?>«SxSx3> Michael Sullivan, Port Tennant-road, St. Thomas, was admitted to the Swansea Hos- pital on Saturday morning, be having fallen off a scaffolding at Messrs. Weaver's millø and fractured one of his ankles. Frederick Clarke, 28, Manor-road, Man- selton, wi% treated at the Swansea Hos- pital on Saturday night for a severe scalp wound, he having fallen dowrstairs at his home.—Walter Chalk, married, No. 59, Strand, fell downstaiTs and cut his face badly, and he was treated at the hospital on Saturday night. -< < x -< Mr. W. G. Cooper, hay ard corn mer- chant, Landore, was married to Miss E. Fisher, formerly of the Royal Hotel, Swan- sea. at St. Paul's Church, Newport.. The Rev. A. Matthews (late of Trinity Church, Swansea) officiated. The wedding couple left for London in the afternoon to spend their honeymoon. The members of the English Congrega- tional Church Guild, Ravenhiil, on Thursday had a debate on "Y our Recreation and Mine." Excellent papers were read by Messrs. D. Davies, P. Llewellyn, R. Green, Stevens, Gwilym Williams, M. Llewellyn, and D. Davies. Mr. Obed E. Device made a capa-ble chairman. <XSx$xt>-<S><> A small boy named Branswell, who re- sides with his parents in Victoria-avenue, Mumbles, met with a nasty accident op Saturday afternoon by falling off the sea- wall near Oystermouth Station on to the stones beneath. First aid was rendered by members of the Mumbles police force, and the lad, who was badly cut and bruised about the head and ears was afterwards oem- veyed home. A performance of Haydn's Creation" wa,s given on Saturday a,t Bethooda Inde- pendent Chapel, Llangennech, by the Llan- gennech United Choir, under the oon- ductorship of Mr. J. Bees Davies, a by Miss Beatrice John, Llangenneoh (soprano), Messrs. David Ellis (tenor), and Emlyn Davies (bass), both of London. Mr. Oaredig Williams, Llangenneeh, presided at the organ. The chair wae occupied by Mrs. Morton E' am, Plasissa, in the absence of her husband. There was a very large audi- ence. The proceeds will be devoted towards the local Public Hall Fund. Mr. James A. Hughes, son of Mr. Robt. Hughes, Briton Ferry, and brother of Mrs. B. Bureh, also of that town, has headed the poll in a Council eleotion at Welland, On- tario, out of sixteen candidates. Mr. Hughes, who is an alderman, was the candidate of the Labour party, and he polled (says the Welland Telegraph") a phenomenally large vote, and although there was no doubt of his election, the fact that he led all others was the cause of much comment. Previous to going to Canada about five years ago, Mr. Hughes lived at Llanelly, where he worked as a bricklayer at the Llanelly Steel Works, and in the short time he has resided in the new oountry, he has been wonderfully suo- cewful Mr. A. T. Williams, of Baglan House, Briton Ferry, writes a protest in "The Field against the influence of dog shows on gun dogs. He says that a noteworthy instance of its baneful effects is the Welsh spaniel. When first shown at Birming- ham in 1899, as a specimen of a apanieil tdsati could do a bard day's work, the Welsh spaniel wae untainted by shows, and was purely a working dog. Most unfortunately, he waa afterwards taken up by purely fancy, exhibitors, who neither break nor work their dogs, with the natural result that the breed has been nearly spoilt. I say 'nearly' because there is, mofJb fortunately, still gome of the untainted blood left.'? The Riev. H. O. Mander was the apwjbw at Swansea Y.M.C.A. Brotherhood on Son- day afternoon, and about 250 men came to hear his message. Mr. Gwilym Morgan, J.P., presided, and during the course of the afternoon's meeting Mr. W. Tanner rendered two beautiful solos, which were well re- ceived. Mr. Mander took as his subject "Cheerfulness." The Home Circle pro gramme in the evening was arranged by Mar J. Morris. Mr. S. H. Smart presided, and Mr. E. G. Dennis garve the keynote. The following contributed to the programme:— Misses Mainwaring, Ruth Workman* Gwenda. Walters, Messrs. G. Thomas and W ill Charles. St. Catherine's Choir also rendered a selection. The interment took place at the Mynydd- bach Cliapel Burliag-ground on Saturday of the late Mrs. Anne Evans, Bryn Heulog, Morriston, whoae death took place on Wed* nesdav last. The Rev. D. WiiUiams, M.A. (vicar of Llangyeiach) officiated at the house and the Rev. W. Dyodwg Davies officiated at the graveside. The mourners were:— Mr. D. J. Evans, Mr. Trevor Evans (ac- countant), Mr. T. Rupert George (sons) and Maeter Neville George (grandson), Mr. J. D. Thomas, Boeebank (brother-in-law), Mr. D. O. Thomas, B.A. (solicitor), Mr. 8. a Thomas and Mr. W. J. Williams, M. A., B.L., Newport (nephews), Mr. John Evens and Mr. D. E?anE (M?thars-iTa-law), Mr. W. Rees and Mr. David Evans (nephews), ;?S Mr. Lewås Jonas (oouein). a The foundation-stone laying of the new church of St. Edmund's, Tycroes, took place on Thursday. The building of the church IS well in hand, but owing to the difficult iiat-ure of the site much additional expense has been incurred. Hie Rev. Daniel Leigh (late reoton of LHanfabon), now of Wast Cross, laid the stone, and was presented with an ivory mallet by the builder, Mr. James Evans, Maesyderi, Ammanford, and a silver trowed by the architect, Mr. W. D. Jenkins, A.R.I.B.A., Llandilo. The church will give accommodation for 220 people. It will be built in the late Gothic style. Among those present was the Rev. E. Thomas, M.A.. Llanedy, who was indnc^ed to the Irv- ing in the evening by the Rev. Canon Wat. kin Morgan, R.D., Llanelly., The work was initiated by the late Rev. Roger Williams. The funeral of Mrs. Rachel Pike (widow of the late Mr. R. Pikoe, revenue officer), 98, Walters-road, took place on Saturday at Oystermouth Cemetery. The mourners I were: Messrs. W. H. Jones, Mumbles (nephew), J. Phillips Jones, London (nephew), Clifford Jones. Mumbles (great- nephew), John Thomas, George Hazel, and John Roberts, Swansea. The Rev. the Hon. W. Talbot Rioe officiated. Floral tributes wer,e sent bv the foll owl* ] L iie, were sent by the following "Her loving daughter. John and "Annie, Nellie and Iay," Mr. and Mrs. Moulding and Phyllis, Phmbe and Maggie, Dorothy Mills, Miss Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones and family, Mrs. James Hazell, Florence and George," "Harold and Minnie," "Joyce." The funeral arrangements wereeritrusted to [ Messrs. Ben Evans and Co., Ltd., and car- j ried out by Mr. D. E. Thomas. Mr. Bryn George, B.Sc., enter. tained. an appreciative audience at the Royal Institution, wanse>a, with his lecture, "The Limestones of Gower." The lecturer ably described, from his personal researches, many of the special features of the rocks of our renowned limestone dis- trict, which are not obvious in a general admiration, unless pointed out. In such a stately mass, he said, as our Gower Peninsula, a very large number of interest- ing details present themselves. Many thousands visit our "pleasure ground,' attracted by the massive grandeur of its rock formations, and many a distinguished scientist has journeyed far to learn of their specific details.-The lecture was illustrated by lantern slides, which the lecturer (Mr. Bryn George) and Mr. H. f. Griffiths had prepared after scaling the cliffs and ex- ploring the caves. One in particular, of thf, stalactitic formations of a Gpw«r cava, taken by flashlight, was very beautiful