The Cambria Daily Leader

JERRY BUILDING CONDEMNED, i I f IMPORTANT HOUSING CONFERENCE OF WEST ] WALES AUTHORITIES. I PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED. I A conference of local authorities in I W est Wales was opened at Llanelly this! morning to consider the practical ad- ministration of the Housing and Town' Planning Act, 1909. The cotiferenee was arranged under the auspices of the National Housing and Town Planning I Council, the "Welsh Housing Associa- tion, and the South W alcs lardeu Cities and Town Planning Association. Alderman \V. Thompson (Chair- man ol the National Housing and Town Planning Council) was ex- pected to preside on Tuesday, out m his unavoidable absence it was decided to invite Mr. David Harris, ex-Mayor of Swansea to take the chair. Mr. Harris was a member of the com- mittee responsible for calling confer- enoes. 6 Mr. Harris in accepting the office of chairman, said he heartily welcomed the holding of the conference at Llan- elly, especially seeing that the Associa- tion had done a great, deal of valuable pioneering work, and no doubt the re- sult of their eiforts had been brought' to bear upon the Government and upon t tile different local authorities in the kingdom, and a great deal of progress ha& been made already. The First Question. I The secretary of the National Hous- ing and Town Planning Council (Mr. Harry R. Aldndge), in- troduced the fiusfc question, tha.t of the designing and construction I of cottages in rural areas. The rapid development of public interest in the I question ol rural housing, he said, had ) been accompanied, by many attempts to I demonstrate that ouitable cottages can be built at prices ranging from £ 100 to These attempts were generally failures. The health of the labourer after, all was his chief and sometimes all his waalth. and standards of fitness, which t 1;á.d taken nearly half a century to build up since the passing of the Public Health Act of lb/o, 3iiould not 00 sa.criiiced in an endeavour to build a \hp cottage. A Dr. Owe.n Jones, Medical Officer of Health for the Carmarthen rural dis- trict, &aid his council had a great deal of difficulty in keep- ing a stern hand upon the jerry builder. They were so prone to I were so pi,one to i filling up the damp course with rubbish, with the result that aampnees could not be kept from seething into the rooms of the houses. The chief difficuEy which his Council hadjn e:ü direction was because he understood that the Lianetly RuraJ Dif-I tnd CouncIl aUowed .i?rry GUllamg. He hoped, however, the delegates would see! that the various council wouM do theIr tttraost to prevent it in future. I There was, he continued, a tendency j now to revert to concrete buildings, and < there were some Mich houses in Carmar-j 'then which looked, quite substantial j buildings. He had however, no ideal, as to the price at which these were biili. At Least Three Bedrooms. Mr. 5E. t. Neviil, LUael^i iiatzd that he had attended a Poor Lav Con- ierence some weeks ago when the hom- ing question was discussed. It was the opinion of the conference t i,,x i, no houses should now he built without at least three ted- rooms. As the boys and girls in one family grew up it was ati the more im- portant to see that they were sepa- rated. Mr Thorny ()\hitland District C-ouncil), remarking upcn the price at which land could be bought for the purposes of erecting houses, said that a suggestion implied by one of the cir- culars he had received to the effect that £ 30 per plot wa.s a Reasonable price was entirely wrong as far as the ex- perience of his council went. A plot of 20 feet frontage by 90 feet depth cost them at Whitland £ ,50, and this, therefore, put the price £ 123 for the house quite an impossibility. They ioo, had had some difficultv with the jerry builder, but they had made a determined stand, and had seen to it that ail houses were built exactly according to the design. He hoped that soon the Chancellor of the Exchequer or some other Chancellor would come to the asssitance el the local authorities with regard to the price of land that it would become possible for the authorities to build for the workingman houses which would be clean, healthy, and reasonable in price and rent. Prioe of Liund, Mr. W. Griffiths, Llanelly, said the price of land in the Llanelly district wentushighasJCloO. Mr. Owen Davies, Ystalyfera, said the usual custom of his council was to allow about nine perches per house, and the cost ran up to about £ 210. They were then able to let them at 24s. 6d. per month. The L100 to £12.3 mark was ludicrous. Mr. Phillips, Haverfordwest, Rural Sanitary inspector, said he had recently submitted estimates to his Council which ran up to 1:260 per honuse. They' could not get land under £ 60 to P.80 per plot, and they had determined that one- eighth of an acre was only barely ade- quate for the rural cottage. The Rev. J. D. Hughes, Chairman of the St. Dogmael s District Council, spoke on the matter. Water Supply. The question of the water supply was then brought forward, when Dr. Bowen Jone(. Carmarthen, thought the coun- cils should restrict building in districts where there was no adequate supply of water. Thus was especially important in colliery districts, and every house in these districts should have a bath. ( P roceeding)

The Russian Council of Ministers has approved the proposal of the Ministry oi Commerce for a fast cargo steamer service between Odessa and Ixmdon, a ,s?,a and lon d on, a concession for which has been granted provisionally to-the Black Sea Naviga- tion Company with an annual subsidy of 1;22,000. "The Government is in communica- tion with Australia on the subject of the naval defence of the. over-seas Dominions," said Mr. Asquith in Par- Lament yesterday. The holding of conference with the Commonwealtli and New, Zealand is now under con- eideratiwi/'

TO-DAYS PARLIAMENT. I SPEAKER INTERVENES AND REPROVES A MEMBER. ATTACK ON JUDGE. I (SPECIAL TO TM LBADEB. "} I House of Commons, Tuesday. Mr. Morrell asked the Foreign Sec- retary whether the Government had yet made any proposals to the German Government for an agreement regard- ing armaments, either by way of a year's naval holiday or of a limitation of the size of capital ships, as suggested by Mr. Churchill. Sir Edward Grey said no proposals had been made to the German Govern- ment. otherwise than in public speeches. Mr. Morrell: Is it intended to follow up by definite proposals what has been said on public platforms? Sir Edward Grey said the question would be more fittingly dealt with dur- ing the consideration of the Navy Esti- mates. Military correspodent of the "Times." Sir Harold Elverston asked whether Col..Repington was still connected with the War Office; whether he still had 1 the use of a room in the War Office Building, and if so, why he was allowed this, in view of his position as military correspondent of the "Times" news- paper. Colonel Seely said Colonel Rep- ington was not connected with War Office in any capacity. His con- nection with the Department ceased in 1912. Imperial Troops in South Afl:ca, Mr. Keir Hardie asked the Secretary I for War to explain the continued reten- tion of the Imperial troops in South Af rica. Colonel Ssely said it was the policy of the Government to make a progressive diminution in the garrison of South Africa, but he could not hold.out hope I that the garrison would entirely dis- appear in view o four responsibility to the native races in the Protectorates. I A Most Offensive Suggestion. .1 Mr. McKinnon Wood having replied to the question by Mr. James Hogge in reference to small holdings in Scotland, and the action of Lord Kennedy, Mr. Newman asked- whether Lord Kennedy was acting in a judicial capacity, or a.s a tool of the Radical Party. (Ministerial cries of "(Order.") Mr. McKinnon Wood: That is a most offensive suggestion. (Ministerial cheers.) Mr. Macpherson asked whether the hon. member was in order in imputing motives to a Scottish jridge who had the same status in the High Court of Eng- land. The Speaker said if Mr. Macpherson was correctly 6tating the case with re- gard to status, Mr. Newman's observa- tion was a nio-s timproper onfe. (Hear, hear, and Ministerial cries of With- draw.") Mr. ISewojan: T was only asking for information. (Renewed cries of "With- draw." ) The Speaker: The hon. member might have asked in a more courteous way. 1 (Ministerial cheers.) (More to follow.)

I RACE CULTURE. I DEPUTATION TO PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL I COVERNMENT BOARD. I Mr. Herbert Samuel, President of the Local Government Board, received last evening at the House of Commons a deputation from the Women's Co- operative Guild. The deputation, which was of an in- formal character, included Miss Llew- elyn Davies, general secretary of the guild, and it pointed out to Mr. Samuel the great need which exists at present for more skilful nursing of lying-in women, and for education in regard to infant care. The proposals formulated were:— That the Notification of Births Act, which at present covers only about GO per cent, of the community, should be made cbmpulsory for all. That all local authorities should in- stitute maternity centres where help and advice coukl be obtained, from which supervision and organization oould be carried out. That the Treasurv should be asked to afford a grant for this purpose and That municipal midwives should be appointed. I Mr. Samuel's Sympathy. Mr. Samuel expressed sympathy with the objects of the guild, and promised to discuss the question of a grant with the Treasury. He said, however, that he should like to see it made clear that the local authorities could perform the work outlined. It is understood that the deputation also mooted a proposal for the transference of the administration I. of maternity benefit under the National } Insurance Act to local authorities.

I LOUCHOR LAW SUIT. I SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT IN DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF BEQUESTS. .'rhe action of Hopkins and another v. Phillips and executors, by which the plaintiffs sought the sale, in lieu of the partition of certain cottages and licensed premises known as the Goiver Inn at Gurnos, Loughor, in Glamorgan, was settled to-da.y before Mr. Justice Sarjant in the Chancery Division. The property, comprising the inn and three cottages, was devised by the tes- tator Hopkins to his five children, and the plaintiffs represented two- fifths, and the defendants three-fifths. The plaintiffs, owing to the difficulty of partitioning the property amongst the numerous grand-children who had now I become entitled, asked for a sale, and Th defendants did not now object so icngfas they had liberty to bid. It was agreed, therefore, that there should be a formal enquiry as to the parties entitled, and if those parties could agree there .should be a s-jtle, the plaintiffs Vi have the conduct and the de-feudwits libertj to bid. In the event of difficult his Lord ship save liberty to •

DUE TO LEAD POISONING, f SWANSEA JURY'S VEROICT AT INQUEST ON SMELTER'S BODY. Adjourned a fortnight ago to allow a I post-mortem examination to be made, the mquest on James Mitchell, 56, of Scyborfach-street, Waunwen, Swansea, was resumed this afternoon by Mr. J. C. Morris, the Borough Coroner, at the Alexandra Chapel schoolroom. Mr. Edwards, Inspector of Factories, and Mr, Davies, 0111 beiiali of the employers, were present. The Coroner read the result of the analysis, which stated that there were no traces of lead or bismuth in the sys- tem, but there was a trace of copper. It will be remembered that in her evidence at the last hearing Mrs. Mit- chell, widow of the deceased, stated that her husband had not been well since going to Work at the smelting works. Dr. John Davies had treated deceased for lead-poisoning. Dr. John Davies to-day stated that he attended deceased from February 6th up to March 8th, when he died. Wit- ness diagnosed the complaint to his own satisfaction as lead-poisoning. Deceased had a distinct blue line on the gums and that would be a symptom of lead poisoning. Deceased died from exhaus- tion caused by the conditon of his mouth. Notwithstanding the analysis- of the organs, witness was still of the opinion that death was due to lead poisoning. It was quite probable that no lead would be found in the organs of the body. The result of his post-mortem examination was that the body was in a very ema- ciated condition. Witness found noth- ing except the condition of the mouth to cause death. That was due to lead poisoning. Wm. Payne, 133, Old Babell, Carmar- then-road, a furnace man at the Black Vale Smelting Works, stated that they did not smelt from the ore, but from the waste products from factories. There was chiefly lead dross smelted at the works They did n.i smelt copper. The deceased's work was in the open. He did handle the smelted lead, work, however, was no more dangerous than any other worker in the works. In the works everything required such as baths, etc, were supplied. A strict observation was kept over the men to see that they made use of the things. This is the first case of lead poisoning amongst the employes that witness had ever known. The men were medically examined every month. The jury returned a verdict of death from exhaustion following an attack of lead poisoning.

DAYLIGHT SAVING. I LORD MAYOR OF CARDIFF FORMS ONE OF A DEPU i ATION. The Lords Mayors of London, Cardiff, and York to-Uay waited upon Mr. iVicivjnna, at the Home Uthce m &up- p:,t of the principles comprised in the Daylight Saving Biji. The Home Secretary, in his reply, said he did not thInk the subject was ripe for the Bill to be taken up by the Government as a party measure. He advised the deputation to urge their members to ballot for the Bill and secure for it an early second reading as a Private Members' Bill. He had little doubt they would be able then to secure a majority in the House in favour of it.

BREVITIES. I LOCAL. I Pontardulais Suticien Death. The County Coroner, Mr. F. H. Glynn Price, has been notified of the death of Elizabeth Ann Pugh, of 15, Cathani-terrace, Garnswllt, near Pontardulais, who died suddenly at her residence yesterday. An inquest was decided upon. Opposition Withdrawn. House of Commons, Tuesday.—The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Bill is now unopposed, the opposition of the Rhymney Railway Co. having been withdrawn. The BiU will be considered in due course by the chairman of the Ways a^d Means Com- mittee prior to the ihird rea-ding in the Commons. Women's Social. The female employes of the Aber Tinplate Works gave a farewell social at the Grosvenor Cafe, Morriston, to two of their number, who were leaving to get married. Miss Rachel Thomas presided, and the musical programme was provided by Miss Walters and Misses Thomas. Speeches on "Woman's Suffrage" were given by Misses Phoebe Harris, Mav John, and Kdith Jenkins. Misses Winston and I Thoma-s were the accompanists. GENERAL. I Lord Glartusk. Lord and Lady Glanusk have taken 50, South Audley-street, and with the Hon. Dulsie Bailey will arrive there after Easter. Langford's Easy Journey. New York, Tuesday.-Sam Langford knocked out Bill Watkins in the first round of a boxing contest yesterday evening. New Lights at the Needles. In April the light at the Needles lighthouse, Isle of Wight, is to be altered from one occupation in every minute to two in every twenty seconds, an important alteration to the naviga- tion of the Needles Passage.

SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. | i Tuesday.—Before Id is Honour Judge Bryn Roberts. Compensation to the amount of £ 75 by consent was awarded to William Williams, in the employ of the Beaufort Tinplate Co. Mr T. R. Harris was for the ) plaintiff, and Mr. Vaughan Ed- ward's for the company. On the application of Mr. Stoho Andrews, his Honour, ordered the pay- ment of £;H Is. lei. to Mrs. Laura Louisa Tarbett, widow of Frederick Win. Bailey Tarbett, an agent of the Prudential Assurance Co.. who died a,s the result of an accident in November last.

Charles Wood, an expert swimmer who had saved several lives, was stated at ap inquest -v-estorday to have been drowned near Beachy Head because he wa's wearing all his fishing clothes when .he felj into the water.

BRIDGE OVER LLIW. L.G.B. INQUIRY INTO SWANSEA RURAL COUNCIL PROPOSALS. t Mr. F. 0. Stanford conducted a Local Government Board inquiry this morning at the Gorseinon Council Schools into the Swansea Rural Council's application to borrow £ 1,000 to build a new bridge over the River Lliw at Gorseinon. The bridge is to consist of ferro-concrete, and will cost about £ 935. It is to be 36 feet wide, and have a one-arch span of 28 feet, capable of holding a weight of 30 tons. Built Fifty Years Ago. Mr. Edward Harris (clerk to the Coun- cil) explained that the present bridge was built about 50 years ago by the late Mr. J. Dillwyn Llewelyn, father of Sir John Llewelyn, and taken over by the Highways Board, and it was now main- tained bv the Swansea Rural Council. One of the reasons given for the new bridge was that the river Lliw was often flooded, and at high tides neigh- bouring houses were inundated as there was insufficient space under the existing bridge.

LLANELLY STRIKE FINANCE. I SIRSTAFFORD HOWARD'S I M PARTIAL REVIEW Of THE QUESTION. Sir Stafford Howard, K.C.B., has ad- dressed a letter to the Press in which he contains his conclusions after perus- ing some official correspondence bear- ing on the dispute between Messrs. Nett and Squance on one side, and Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., on the other. "As far as I can judge," writes Sir Stafford, "Mr. Neft's denial is techni- cally true, but under the circumstances it is not surprising that these ideas should have got about, and were ac- cepted at the time in the absence of ex- planations which have since been made. "It was admitted by Mr. Squance l that he borrowed £10 from Mr. Neft to I pay expenses connected with a meeting at which a striko was decided on. Not Recognised by the Executive. "It was therefore true at that time that the strike agitation was financed by Mr. Neft, and those who also lent money to Mr. Squance, though when Mr. l\eft lent the money originally it was for a meeting that was not, osten- sibly at all events, called for the pur- pose of declaring a strike. "It has been stated, quite truly, also, that the headquarters Executive of the Association had not recognised Mr. Neft by paying him, but at some time since the strike ended, although they condemned it at the time as a defiance of their rules, they have repaid to Mr. Squance all the expenses he incurred in connection with it, and Mr. Squance has in consequence repaid those from whom he borrowed the money; so that Mr. Neft is correct in saying that his loan has now been repaid, but it has been repaid by Mr. Squance as a.per- sonal matter between himself and Mr. Neft, and not by the Association. The Strength of Trade Unionism. I I think Mr. N ef t is correct in claiming that he cannot properly be de- scribed now as having originated and ifnanced the strike in the sense that those words would be generally under- stood, but there was ground for saying so at the time the statement was made. Those of the public who believe that the strength of Trades Unionism lies in constitutional and united action carrying the support of public opinion with it, cannot but be glad that this attempt failed, and that the leaders of the Railwaymen's Unions expressed themselves with no uncertain voice on the main question, whatever misunder- standings may have occurred with re- gard to personal details. RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE. 1 At a meeting of the Llanelly Branch of the National Union of Railwaymen on Sunday last, when there were niifety- eight present, the following resolution was passed:— "That we, the members of the Llan- elly Branch of the N.U .R., representing over 400 members, view with regret the attitude of a small section of railway- men in refusing to hear Mr. J. H. Thomas, M P Mr. E. Charles, and Mr. Parfitt, at a public meeting held at the ?Lolanelly Market Hall on March 1st, and we wish to emphasise our confidence in our trade union officials. We believe that the best terms possible were made as a settlement of the unauthorised strike of December last." It closed with a resolution of confi- dence in Mr. J. H. Thomas.

I WELSH RUGBY CUP. -00 LLANELLY'S MATCH WITH RESOLVEN IN FIRST ROUND. Llanelly entered the first round for the Welsh Rugby Cup to-day at Stradey by rying conclusions with R,volven, a J< ur.g tea mwhich has done exceedingly well this ,eeaison I The revival of this competition w of par- ticular interest to Llanelly .becauae i-. be old days the Scarlcte were regarded as great cup fighters. Whether the competi- tion will arouse as much enthusiasm <.A3 in the old cup dijs is extremely doubtful, but it should be of sufficient interest to give Rugby a little impetus. t With the view of Enabling the workers to Avitnese the match, the Llanelly Committee decided that the kick-off should be deferred j until 5.1&. ] ►

"The Sporting Mews." WALES' PREMIER All Sports Paper. Special Articles by Recognised Authorities. JACK BANCROFT, on Rugby; W. J. ) NICHOLAS, Captain of the Swans, on Association. -| Every Saturday,

THIS DAY'S RACING. • ——— am ———. LINCOLN MEETING. I ? n — BLANKNEY SELLLG PLATE ) 2. ?Hig'h-weight Häudiœp) of 106 80Y6. —Straight Mile. Mr Bell's UNCLE DALE, 3 7-0 WING 1 Mr Lake's BRIDAL SONG, 5 7-10 Whalley 2 Mr Straker's SPY LAW, 4 8-4.Ringstead 3 Also ran: Aderna, (Challenor), Divan (Fla- herty). Off 2.4. Trained by J. Bell. Betting: 5 to 2 Spy Law, 3 to 1 Divan, 7 to 2 UNCLE DALE, 6 to 1 others. Won by four lengths; neck between second and third. 2 qn SUDBBOOK SELLING PLATE of ?.OU 106 sove, for two-year-olds—Five furlongs straight. Mrs Barton's SYMPTON, 8-9 CHALLENOR 1 Mr Potter's COPESTONE C, 8-12 Gardner 2 Mr Straker's ALWINE F, 8-9..Rillgstea.d 3 Also ran: Lincoln (Heckford). Primeval (Firth), Miss Hook (H. Jones), Lady Oswald (Robbing), Two for Joy (Esoott), Gaily Bag f (Randall), Hecate (Whalley), Wee Wifie (Robertson). Off 2.36. Trained by J. Jarvis. Betting :7 to 2 Miss Hook, 4 to 1 Gaily Bag f, 7 to 1 Hecate, W ee Wifie, liTto 1 Cope- stone c, Lincoln, Two for Joy, Alwine f, 100 to 8 others. Won by a neck; six lengths between second and third. 3r—BATTHYANY PLATE (Handicap of 3. 5W &ovs—Five furlongs straight. I Mr Osborne's THE BOSS, 4 8-1.RICKABY 1 Mr Gant's PRIMROSE, 3 6-13 Cooper 2 Sir W. Cooke's CLAP GATE, 3 6-6 .Proi^ 3 Also ran: Forward Iff. (Wal Griggs), Minehead (Jones), Panasine (J'elliss), Beau Bois (Bullock), Glencairn (Donoghue), Blackcap (Bobbins). Fire Dance (Plant), Throsga (Ledson.i, Gold Vein (Wing), Pas- time (P. Jones). Off 3.12. Trained by Dewhurst. Betting: 5 to 1 Primrose and Clap Gate, 6 to 1 THE BOBS, 10 to 1 Forward 111. aud Panasine, 100 to 8 Blackcap, :0 to ( j' me- head, Firedancc, 20 to 1 others. Primrose, on the inside, showed the way to The Boss. in the centre, Glencairn, Blackcap, who swerved Across the right di- vision, Forward III., Gold Vein, and Clap Gate, for a quarter of a mile, when The Boss dashed to the front, and making the remainder of the running, won in a canter by two lengths; length and a half between second and third. Gold Vein was fourth, Beau Bois fifth, Blackcap siith, and Tbroega last. ') 4-BROOKIÆSBY STAKES of 20C SOV6 O.TA O K— BBOOKLESBY STAKES of 200 sove O l). U added to a sweepstake of 10 sova. et-oh., for two-year-olds.-Five furlongs, straight. Lord Villiers's SECURITY, 8-9 F. TEMPLEMAN 1 Mr Sadler, jun's EAGLE'S NEST, 8-12 Randall 2 Sir W. Nelson's BETTY, 8-9 Donoghue 3 Also ran: Magic Flute (Bullock). Minis- trello (Anderson), Bleacher (Foy), Little Pickle (Hewitt), Nap c (East), Yellow Jester (Thwaites), Fantarie (Whalley), Prince Igor (Will Griggs). Minnesinger (Clarki, Grey Linnet (H. Jones), Carreuo (Rickaby). Mis- print (Ledson). Grey Plover (Fox), Gocwin (Wheatley), Landslide (Jelliss) Off 3.56. Trained by Hallick. Betting: 4 to 1 Minnesinger, 6 to I.Prince Igor, 8 to 1 Fantarie, Eagle's iS'est, 10 to 1 Grey Linnet, 10 to 1 Goewin, 100 to 8Letty. 100 to 6 others. Won by a neck; tour lengths between second and third. 4-f r— CHAPLIN STAKES of WO govs., for .10 three-year-olds.-lim. Lord Carnarvon's MAGYAR. 8-5 I S. DONOGHUE 1 Sir W. Cooke's SQUANDER, 8-2 Fox 2 M:* Raphael's LLANGEINOR, 8-10 Wal Griggs 3 Also ran: Sevetfer (Leggitt), King Ronald (Bullock), Troutsham (W. Huxley), Chelsho tRickab,y), Mark Back (Spear), Springside (Jellies), Admiral Dan (East), Lady Killer (Pcice), Piccalilli (Ringstead), Proud Kate (Wheatley), Ma-rguetel (Earl) The Whaler (Foy), Fanfarona (Whalley). go FUTURE EVENTS. I Latest Prices In London Club Cf roles. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Lincolnshire Handicap. (Distance, one mile. Run To-morrow.) 8 to 1 Brancepeth t. 100 to 12 Tuxedo o. 10 to 1 Cigar. 100 to 9 Aghdoe t and o. 100 to 7 Bonbon Rose t 100 to 7 Mediator t and o. 100 to 6 Cuthbert o. 18 to 1 Knuck-na-Corriga t and w. 22 to 1 Romeo t. 22 to 1 Ultimus. 22 to 1 Prcvoyant t and o. 25 to 1 Berrilldon t ant. o. Grand National. (Distance four miles and 656yds. Run Friday, March 27.; 10 to 1 Covertcoat t and o. 103 to 9 Lutteur II. t and w. 11J to 9 llstou o. 100 to 8 Trianor HI, t. 110 to 8 BaMyhackle o. 100 to 7 Jacobus t. 20 to 1 Rory O'Moore t 2? to 1 Couvrefeu II. t. The Derby. (Distance, mile and a half. Run Wednes- ) day, May 27th.) 9 to 2 The Tetrarch o. London, .1.0. I' London, 3. 0 LINCOLNSHIRE.—7 to 1 Brancepeth t and 0; 100 to 12 Tuxedo t and o; 10 to 1 Cigar t and o; IOC, to 9 Aghdoe t and o; 100 to 7 Bonbon Rose t and o; 18 to 1 Knuck-na. Coi riga t; to 1 Prevoyant t and w. GRAND NATIONAL.—10 to 1 overtcoat t and o; 10 to 1 Lutteur Ill. t; 100 to 8 Sue- I cubus tand õ; 18 to IRory O'Moore t and o; 22 to 1 Couvrefeu t. DERBY.g to 2 The Tetrarch t. 0 ————— I Official Scratchings. Lincoln Handimp-Nassau. Grand National—Ballymadun. Ormonde Stakes, Chester; Great Surrey Foil, Epsom; and Konnet Plate, Newbury— Quetta. All published liftnTicaps-Sioohoka. An engagements—Persuade, Sumac II. Allio f. Stanley Stakes, Liverpool—Antipater, Os- cillator. Elsham Plate. Uncoln-'l'atc's Map, Josh. Molyneux Stakes, Liverpool—Dimonpho- don. Carpentia. Kinetou Two-year-old Plate, Warwick- William the Silent. Gro.e Park Plate, Warwick-Cymbola, Alouette. Swan Meadow Plate, Warwick-Radiance. Spring Three-year-old Plate, Newbury- Kubelik. Cup Course Handicap Liverpool-Bill Smoggeos. All engagements in Mr. adman's name- JiCfnmy Glover, Water Lily II. All engagements in Mr. G. Wilson's name —Thuaia Q. The Press Association is officially i formed that Carrigrue was struck out )f the Grand National at 10.50 a.m. to-day. and Shaun na Seaub and Irish Mail out of theii Liverpool engagements. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.. Probable Starters and Jockeys. Spanish Prince (Mr J B Joel), a 8-9 W. Hule1 Maiden Erlegh (Mr S. Joel), 5 8-8 Wal Grigga Cigar (Mr Meybourn), 6 8-6 J. Clark Eton Boy (Mr Nickalls), 6 Jarnac II (Mr Bottomley), 5 8-Z" Bonbon Rose (M. de Monbel), 5 8-O.BuUock Berrilldon (Mr Barton), 5 8-6 Bobbins Romeo (Mr Mills), 6 7-13 E. Wheatley Tuxedo (Lord Carnarvon), 5 7-9.Donoghue Aghdoe (Mr Fitzgerald), 4 7-9.Whalley Bluestone (Mr J'. B. Joel), 4 7-9. W. Huxley Mediator (Prince Kinsky), 5 7-5.Prou, Brancepeth (Sir 11. Lawson), a 7-5 E. Huxley Cuthbert (Mr Davies), 5 7-4 W. Buckley Ultimus (Mr Gorhajn), a 7-2 F. Herbert Short Grass (Mr Herz), 6 7-2 — Outram (Mr Nelke). 5 7-1 R. Stokes. Prevoyant (Mr I vail), 5 6-12.E. Gardner Pintadeau (Mr Baylis), 5 6-8.P. Allden Knuck-iia-Corriga \M, Nolan), 6 6-8.Ledson Nassau (Mr G. Edwardes), 4 6-7. Lall (Mr Shepherd), 4 6-2 p. Jones Surge (Mr Hince), 4 6-1. Puro (Mr Bowen), 4 6-0.G. Markham

BOTH BOUND OVER. I PONTHENRY GROCER S APPLICATION FOt SURETIES. PontJienry, made an application at the Llanelly Folice Court on Monday for sureties of the peace against Wm. Rowe, 2, Bargoed-terrace. Mr T. K. Laid ford appeared for the plaintiff, and said that the ease was the second "inkstalment" of the story of an assault which was committed upon Walters at his shop on 2nd March. Plaintiff said that defendant had kicked witness's front door, and had then jumped into the garden at the hack, and threatened to hit him, and said he was man enough to smash up the plaintiff any day. The fuss had arisen because plaintiff had asked de- fendant's sister-in-law to pay a debt of 4s. Mr. Leslie Williams who defended, cross-examined plaintiff as to whether lie had ever threatened defendant. Witness denied saying that Rowe only had one eye, hut by the time he (wit- ness) had finished with him he would not have one, and that he would kick his rihs in. There was a cross-summons by Rowe against plaintiff also for sureties of the peace. Elizabeth Jones, a customer of Walters, who was a grocer, gave evi- dence regarding the occurrence of March 2nd. After hearing the evidence for the de- foncf, the Bench bound over both Walters and Rowe for twelve months.

At Blaenga rw eisteddfod, Miss Dilys Davies, Pla.,marl, was awarded econd prize (a .silver medal) in the pianoforte solo competition for those under 14, and the silver medal in the class for those- under 16. At the half-yearly services of Pentre- ehwyth Congregational Church, the Rev. H. Cynon Lewis preached to large congregations. In the afternoon solos rendered by Miss May Roberts, Messrs. H. G. Ashton and Griff Charles An anthem was rendered by the choir (conductor. Mr. W. Jas. Davies), Miss Henry presiding at the organ.

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ALL QUIET. [ NO FURTHER MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IN ULSTER. EARL ROBERTS' DENIAL (Continued from Page 1.) Earl Roberts' Denial. In response to an inquiry from the "Belfast Evening Telegraph" to-day, Earl Roberts telegraphed, contradicting the report that he intends Aisiting Ulster at Easter to inspect the Ulster Volunteer Force. General Cough's Return I Major-General Gough and two other officers arrived in Dublin to-day from London. There has been no further movement I of troops.