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IASSAULTING THE POLICE, i
I ASSAULTING THE POLICE, i Charges of assaulting the police con- tinue to occupy our columns, and we fear they will do so if such lenient sentences are imposed as one passed yesterday at Aberdare. For drunkenness, coupled with a savage assault on a constable, a young Mountain Ash ruffian was simply fined ten guineas. The poor constable was brutally kicked, and his face showed a, part of what he had endured yet all hi,* aggressor gets is a fine, which the prisoner's friends would find no great difficulty in scraping together. Assaults on the police are becoming quite a stand- ing pastime in the valleys, and we cannot expect any waning in their popularity as long as the delinquents are encouraged by fines instead of being sent to prison. In a case like the above six months would not have been too severe a penalty. I -—————— ——————
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A London paper says: — The growing fancy for mice and rats offers a. new resource for those making Christmas gifts. A correspondent adds that this means a ray of hope for him, if rats and mice, why not black beetles and cockroaches, and these (ho declares) he can supply in any quantity and on fabulously liberal terms. ) I
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Thousands of our readers in Cardiff and elsewhere will share our regret at the illness of Cardiff's Free Librarian. Mr. John Ballinger looks so robust that many who do not know him intimately will be surprised to learn he is anything but strong, and that through all his arduous labours for the institutions under his charge he has battled for years with un- certain and precarious health. A French Monarch once said of the Constitution of his country, "L'etat, c'est moi!" Mr. Ballinger with greater reason might say the same of the organisations which (under the corporation) he so ably and effectively controls.
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It is all very well to preach about juvenile depravity, but -how is it to be prevented when young people of both sexes are herded together as reported in a case tried before the Cardiff stipendiary yesterday ? Here was a girl of sixteen sleeping in the same room as her sister, aged fifteen, her elder brother, aged twenty, and two younger brothers. Is this the way for young people to retain. tha.t purity which is their birtjirigjit? That the girl feU is npt to be wondered at, though had she remained chaste under such circumstances it would have been matter for intense surprise. j
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It is curious to note that Austria is trying to extend protection even to Radium! This remarkable element is produced from pitobleitde, and the Austrian Government has prohibited the exportation of this substance altogether. This is a serious matter, because it takes no Iesg than one hupdred tong( of pikl I blende to furnish a single thimbleful of radium. Here, purely, is a lesson for us, though the limitation of the supply is not likely to be long-continued, because radium can communicate its own activity to certain other metals after the manner of the magnet. Still that does not lessen the moral to the Free Trade faction.
I Mainly About People, i
I Mainly About People, i _H Tin gossip arising out of Lord Abinger's tragic death in Paris continues. It is pointed out that though he played no conspicuous part in pubile life, he was an assiduous worker on the most thanklesi; task known to peers— sitting on Parliamentary committees. He may have inherited a liking for this quasi-ju^ii-; cial work from his ancestor, Ù)rc1- Chief Baron Scarlett, whom Sir Robert Peel ennobled us Lord Abinger in 1835. In appearance Lor4 Abinger was a fresh-complexioned youag man, who apparently migbt. have lived to be 80. One of his sisters, the Hon. Eva. Scarlett, is a lady doctor, who took high honours at the Koyal Free Hoepital, the institution from which Miss Hickman so mysteriously disap- peared. A story is reqaupid of his anp6«tor. the la-wyer w40 first held the title. Sir JfbPle ( Scarlett pia^ie bis fame ag$leader Qn the KOFb.rll CrçUjt when engaged ?n came a?aic?t another 4i.stiDùrb.' lawyer who became Lord Brougham. After a magnificent flow of eloquence from brougham, speaking- i pcrR, for a couple of hours, Scarlett would ri$e and deal with the subject shortly, njak," ing ao attempt to rival his opponent's m h and copious oratory. Gentlemen," he would May to tjjo jury, lt w apply a little common sense to this questioii." and in a style pJ" s'uting- a rugged contract to the Kiddie of the other side, he would fia. ter the jury ( n being men not to be enticed from a plain path, Wd he w014Id exhibit hio client's cause with every apo^fance of the honest, blunt man injured. Scarlett w40 known as the greatest getter of verdicts" of hip time. He received his peerage when he became a Baron cl Lommop P. Lady Abinger, the dead peer's mother, was one of the pioneers of Christian ecieDce ip England, she and her sister, Mrs. Howard Oockereil, being still' among the most fervent believers in itS doctrines. The late Lord 1 biruEftr mrvex. bowever. forsook the I!I I Church,, and when in London seldom missed a Sunday evening service at St. Paul's Cathe- dral. He had but lately taken a furnished house in Eatou-square. In the death of Mr. Hugh Stowell Scott, better kaown as Mr. H. Seton Merriman, there passes away one of the brighter lights of latter-day Englisji literature (says M.A.P."). Tall, thin, and lithe, he had the build of an athlete. His kindly dark eyes were sad, yet with a g-lint of humour. His firm, strong mouth was suggestive of his curious reserve. His talk, like his books, was short and rather epigrammatic. Mr. Scott was at one time an underwriter at Lloyd's. As his father had a i strong objection to novel writing, he was for- biddt r, to waste his time on fiction. So he adopted the pseudonym of Merriman, which he kept secret until after the death of his father. Mr. Merriman's last book was Bar- lasch of the Guard," only published this sum- mer. Like others of his books, it deals with Russia. Mr. Merriman had a very pretty place at Melton, where he died. He had a nervous horror of modern feminism and femininity, and intensely disliked the whole "Women's Eights" movement. Miss Thin (a golfing old maid of youthful spirits): Don't you think my new golfing dress is juet exquisite? They all say so. Spiteful Fannie: Oh, lovely. I think that dressmaker of yours could make a clothes- prop look graceful.—"Golfing." | Apropos of the aeries of Test Matches, one is reminded of a s;to-ry which an Australian, well known on English grounds, urved to tell. He was connected, with a big business I enterprise, which his visits to England prevented him for some time from visiting. After his return home from the Old Country he hurried round to his numerous branches to see how matters were standing. One 01 his managers he fo-çnnd entertaining a party at tennis. The manager expressed his delight at seeing his superior. "Stay and have a set," he said. When they got to business, "You'll find everything right," said the local man; "everything, that is, except my cash. That's about L3,000 wrong. You have never been near me for four years, and I was afraid the whole lot would go before you turned up. Don't let's make a noise about it. I'll send my wife and family to Sydney; we'll pass the evening pleasantly together, and I'll go with you to the station in the morning." All happened (says the St. James's") as suggested, and the local representative went to his trial a.nd five years' penal servitude humming. Apethorpe, the Northamptonshire seat of the Earl of Westmorland, which has just been sold to Mr. Leonard Braseey, has been in possession of the former's family since the early part of the seventeenth century, when the first Earl of Westmorland married ilary, ly daughter and heiress of Sir Anthony IDldomay, and granddaughter of that Sir Walter Mildmay who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the reign of King Edward VI., and founder of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. It is interesting to note that this college was built on a similar plan to Sir Walter's house at Apethorpe, both buildings having a. double quadrangle. James I. dined at Apethorpe on his journey from Scotland in 1603, and gave to the owner the statue of himself which is now in the entrance-hall as a memento of the occijsion. It was at Apethorpe, too, that the King met for the first time George Villiers, who* after- wards became Duke of Buckingham. There had been some plotting to present a new favourite to the King, and yilliers, then a lad of sixteen, was brought to Apethorpe by Anthony Cade, of Bettesworth. There are still a king's and a duke's ohamber, which are shown to visitors, and on the mantel- piece of the latter is a representation of the ship that carried Prince tha,rl aj?d the duka of Spain. Lotd Westmorland, who is thus disposing of his ancestral home, is not very long back from South Africa, where he upheld the tradi- tions of his family at the front. He married Lady Sybil Zrskine, one of the daughters 01 the Dowager Lady PoEslyn, and sister to the Duchess of Sutherland- La,dy Westmorland, who has a large share of the family beauty, is an exceedingly accomplished lady, who, though she does not loom as large as her sister and her half-sister, Lady Warwick, iij the public eye, nevertheless has done much good aqd us&|ul work, especially in the county of Northampton.. Th Rev. Father $aj:9. popularly gtyljd the Apostle of Temperance:! (.n succession to Father Mathev and the late Cardinal man- ning), has just been honoured (says the Manchester Guardian ") in the receipt of a brief from the Vatican, forwarded through the Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal Merry del Val, in which Pius X. expresses his highest commendatipq of Father JIays, and the social, philanthropic, and temperance work to which he has cfevoted his life. A noble work," said the Pope, when he heard of Father Hays labours in the temperance cause, upon which he-bestowed his Apostolic bene- diction. This month thp Duke of Devonshire attains his Masonic jubilee, having been initiated in the Scipntifie Lodge, Cambridge, fifty years ago. For forty-five years he has held the office of Provincial Grand M'ftr of Derby- shire.
i PAHT CEMETERY EXTENSION.…
PAHT CEMETERY EXTENSION. I Having regard to the claims put forward by the Rector of Dowlais (the Rev. Llewelyn M. Williams, R.D.) in regard to the appor- tioning of the new ground acquired at Pant Cemetery, DQtklais, the cojifi^il of the tJowIaig Evangelical Free Chjirphes has passed the following resolution: That this council consider that, inas- a the pt: CePlri is provided iWd maintained D¥ the ratepayers of posylais, ifif Merthyr Urban District Council is not justified in allotting special portions of the ground for the exclusive use of any parti- cular denomination. The secretary (the Rev. Thomas Bowen) has i forwarded- the resolution to the council. ,1,
¡FOUND DEAD ON THE LINE I
FOUND DEAD ON THE LINE I j Mr. J. J. Rbyis (district coroner) held an inquest at the Swan Hotel, Abecaman. on Tuesday touching the death of George Daw, labourer, 27 yearg of age, and lodging at 66, Begent-^tre^t, Ahgrani^n.—'XJis evidence wept i to khovr, that the deceased was employed gp à. labourer on the 4bernant Estate, and that last Saturday he was assisting a shooting party as a "beater." In the afternoon Daw was" at" the Hose and "Wen'allt' puSfic^houie, Abernant, where he had eopje drink," and where he" remained till "half:paift' six', after which he proceede d to the White Hart Inn, A her dare. It wonid appmr thaA he left the latter public-house at 7.15 p.m., after whjch hodr the deceased was not again seen alive. j0n' the ?Uc?ins morning the dead "body lkz,; found on the Taff Vale line, about 200 yarf? below the Ynyalwyd' Crossing, by Thoma? Jonea, a, porter in the employ of the Taif Vale Eailway.—Dr. Finney, who w sent for, depqeed t400J were superficial scratches on the face And a cut on the back of tjie head. lip was not, however, prepemi to statp whether the skull was fraciured.-A verdict was returned according to the medical evidence. BAROMETRIpAL INDICATIONS t The following are the readings since five o'clock last I evening, M gived by the barometer ifi the vestibule of tb* "IIU1g Ejpreee," St. Mary-Itt, CardJfl, which a me^a M& level:—
[CARDIFF LIBERALS
[CARDIFF LIBERALS I MEET: NO REFERENCE TO SIR EDWARD REED. f An ordinary monthly meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Cardiff Liberal Associa- tion was held on .Tuesday night at the offices in St. Mary-street. Mr. Sidney Bobinson, J.P., presided, and there was an unusually large attendance, including Dr. T W. Edwards, the Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Principal Edwards, Alderman Mildon, Messrs. Robert Bird, F. J. Beavan, Charles Burgess, John Enoch, Lester Jones, Samuel Jones. David Brown, Bavid Shepherd, and Glenelg Grant. r £ iie meeting was of short duration. The business was routine, and although Sir Edward Bged's name was not pub.liply mentioned, the Eadio.j.1 dilemma in regard to tne representation of the borough was incidentally referred to. The formal business was contained in the official report tendered by Mr. Henry G. C. AUgood (Liberal agept). That which transpired other- wise, in the nature of privacy, was gleanpd afterwards from ap equally authentic source. I OFFICIAL REPOKT. The result of the -Grangetown byo-eleetion was reported, and a resolution was passed thanking the members of the association and ladies who assisted to return Mr. Sessions, who was congratulated, by resolution, upon his triumph, and Mr. Allgood, as agent, was specially thanked. A self-congratulatory resolution was passed re the Eunci- man meeting, and the Free Trade Union was thanked for the 100,000 leaflets, more or less, distributed at Mr. Chamberlain's meet- ing, while the stalwarts from the Cathayc. Radical Club were thanked for their patriotic efforts as distributors of the literature. MR. GOOD'S CANDIDATURE. The mention of Mr. Good's name was received with derisive laughter, which fat will, no doubt, stimulate Mr. Good, who, what- ever his friends—who have not yet put him upon the executive-may tl.:ink of him, will, npw that he has put his hand to the plough, continue the fight even unto the end. It was Mr. D. Jenkins who mentioned Mr. Good's name, and who, suffering from ill-health, left home against medical advice specially to attend the meeting. He explained that he thought he was in duty bound to be present in the event of Mr. Good's candidature being discussed, but, as the matter was not under consideration that night, his presence was not required, and so he sat down. The Chairman said they had better not discuss it now and let the matter drop, and dropped it was by consent.
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CARDIFF TRAMWAYS. Proposed Expenditure of £ 18,000 It was decided at a. meeting of the Cardiff Tramways Committee on Tuesday to extend the tramways from Castle-road to Crwys-road, over the Ehymney Railway Bridge, and from the latter place to Talygarn-street, at a cost, including car and electrical equipment, of £ 12,218, and, further, from the present Cowbridge-road terminus to west of Victoria Park, Canton, at an expenditure of £ 5,455. Mr. HKyd Thomas moved an amendment to the last-named proposal, and Mr. Veall seconded, that the extension be taken as far as Ely, at an additional cost of from S600 to JE800, but this was rejected, several members being of opinion that this piece of line would not pay. "Hie committee, upon the recommendation of Mr. Arthur Ellis (Electrical engineer), decided to accept the tender of the British W-estinghouse Company to supply fifteen no* cars, to oarry 40 passengers each, at 4601 10s. per car. These caM are to be of a special single-deck combination type, with open GIlds at each of which there will be accommodation for five smokers. They will be fitted with garden oeafs," similar to those used on the top of double-decked cars.
THE COMPENSATION ACT. I
THE COMPENSATION ACT. The 4praal CftprV pn Tuesday c;n, judgment in the case of Green v. Brittecn and Gibson, which raised an important question under the Work men's Compensation Act. Plaintiff, a ware- houseman and ca-rrqp. in the' employ of thp defendants, sustained injuries in a railway arch at the back of the defendants' premises. used for storing plate glass. The question was whether the place where the accident  -1 occurred w a waqrp fto4Be so as to become a factory within tne meaning of the' statute! The oou4, in another case against Ifes?m? Whi1eý had' beId tbat that ?rm's prillse at "tb?OrAo-"6, p?:A of 4ic4 wer? ngpd a? a€dre ro<?nK, "rp'tot a ware- fomp- TKe judge of the Southwark County-court in the present case f?nmd the railway arch waa not 'àrhue, and reiI to award the pia-in?iN* compensation. Their Lordships, however, now reversed hie decision, holding that this case was different from Whiteley's; in that goods stored in the railway arch were for wholesale purposes-The case was accordingly sent hack to theconuty court judge to assess compensation.
SOUTH MONMOUTH. I
SOUTH MONMOUTH. Dissension in Radical Camp. I A meeting in suppprt of the candidature of Colonel INt: Jferbert, the Radical candidate for South Monmouthshire, was held at the Bublic-hall, Newbridge, on Tuesday, among the speakers being Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., who dealtwitb. the allegation that he of Colonel Herbert had been reaponsihte for the omission to iWite 1fr. Clifford Cory to Sir Henry Cam ipbell-BWermam's meeting at Newport- Neither he (the speaker) nor Colonel fierbgrt had anything to do with the matter, the meeting having been organised by the Liberal Association." He strongly relented the attitude of Mr- Cliffo/d Cory with regard to the candidature qf Colonel Herbert, and he thought that it was pfohabTe that that reie-tit- mont was shared ty the Newport Liberal Asao- cition. and that it was due to that fact that Mr. Clifford Cory w^s not invited to attend 1 the demonstration. He declared that )fr. Stirling had made an illiberal attack upon Colonel Herbert; and with this Mi". Clifford Cory had not dissociated himself. I •
NEWPORT CORPORATION FINANCE.
NEWPORT CORPORATION FINANCE. The recent troubles Qf Bristol in regad' t raising a new loan are now finding a barallel in th6 CMC of Newport (says a London even? ing). If the town decides to raise a private loan, it will be yet another addition to the army of municipalitres at present resorting to uiat cöúfse to avoid the iaaue of a, pros- pectus just now. So far, these include Bristol, ifirkeph^ad, Boston, Glgo; Leicester, Ramt cheater, Middlesbrough, Margate, Stpekton^on- Tepg, Sunderland, and West Hartlepopi. the interest offered in these cases being& per cent., with the exception of Glasgow, which ie' prepared to pay 31 per cent. only.
TAFF YALE MQTORtCAII !
TAFF YALE MQTORtCAII At a meeting of the Taff Vale Railway Company directors 9U Tuesday authprHy WD4 given for tjig new motor-car to commence run- ning next Monday between CajdiB' and Pen- arth. The car will make eleven tnpa per day in each, direction, and will supplement thp present railway servipe. When the authority 6t tne Bbard df Trade bas been obtained it is intended k make stops at the Wlnflpor-road level crossing, Penarth, and also ai Llan- dough.
UMBERING IN YINES.
UMBERING IN YINES. :4e J?tod new és' totbrinJ in uiirn^ flrjie on Tuesday "considered at a'meet- iag'of the'mm€E9' ?ent? in Honmonthshir^, wMch W48 he14 ? t?e Wt:a. Botel, Nw. port. Mr. A. Onions..r. James Winstone, Mr. J. Mannl. Mr. W. Vyce, and Mr. E. Thomas joined in fiogference. hProWef I were agreed to with a'view to the better safety of the men, and these will he Submitted tQ. hje Kaj^siy'e Ioflpec|»r of .Mutes for the flistript (Mr. J. S. Tlartln).
ITHE BRUIij MONMOUTH, |
I THE BRUIij MONMOUTH, The presentation <ni a trophy from the county of ^'pnmouth to hw Majesty's cruiser of that name is unlaily to 4kq place this week, as the movement is only in the initial Stage. When, however, the veaejel returns from her trip to the Mediterranean a presen- tation wif tprobably be made. It may take thp fgrin pt a service of plate for the mess or of a shield for competition in shdptihg,' or,1 M <Nfaw
LORD PEEL'S AWARD
LORD PEEL'S AWARD MR. D. A. THOMAS AND COAL TRADE. Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., speaking at a, political meeting at Newbridge (Mou.) op Tuesday night, said that there had been, as they knew, a reduction under Lprd Peel's award of 5 per cent. Many of the oommer- cial men at Cardiff considered it was a great tactical mistake on the part of the employers to ask for that reduction at the present time,, however much they might have been entitled tQ it. It was a mistake in tactics, he explained, because all who had to do with the selling of the waJ on the market knew their weakness, how littip cohesion there was amongst them, and how they were tumbling over one another to get contracts. That was not hie opinion, but was the general opinion of commercial men at the docks, and he regretted to say that their anticipations had been more than fulfilled during the last week or fortnight. The whole of the 5 per cent, they, ventured to predict had been given away and a little bit more. At the present time there were negotiations going on Paris—for contracts with thq French Trans- atlantic Company, a large company, which generally bought between two hundred and three hundred thousand tons of coal every year. That contract had had a very depres- sing effect upon the Welsh'coal market, and he regretted to say that their anticipations had been more than realised, and when they found and when they heard the price at f which the Transatlantic Company had ?9Ugilt their co'al, the-y "w,;?i4 find t?4a't it was more than equivalent to the reduction of 5 per cet. which had taken place in wages. This was very regrettable, and it showed the necessity for more cohesion on the part of coalowners and sellers at Cardiff. There wile no rpasop at all at the present time why thp price should be reduced in order to secure this contract. ri hey had been reduced 1 in fase of an increased demand for coal by foreigners. The Board of Trade returns for the past month showed an increase of exported coal from Cardiff, and this' was largely in consequence of the 5 per cent, reduction in the current price of coal. His advice to thp i coalowners was that they should have fixed their contracts for the coming ysar baore going in lor reduction, and his advice to the I workmen, now that their wages were fairly high, was to make the most of it and put money by for a rainy day. (Cteers). They must, remember that the wages were very much higher to-day than they had been for the average during tne last ten or twenty years. The slicting-scale, which he fought so much against, had had a most detrimental and sinister effect upon the wages 1 in the coial trade. Their wages fowl! been much" steadier ainoe the abolition of the sliding-scale. Since the great strike of 1898, the price of best Cardiff coal had been 123. 6d. or 133. a ton, an yet they were told tep years ago that if the price was raised from 9s. 6d. to 10s. a ton that foreign compe- tition would come in, .and they would be deprived 01 their foreign markets, and that their coal trade would be ruined. He was giad to think that the revolution hi public opinion had been realised. They had to a large extent the power of controlling their prices in foreign markets within cer- tain limits. There were, it was true, certain markets where, owing to the imposition of the coal tax, they had lost ground. There was very little German competition on the French seaboard until a couple of years ago. Since the imposition of the coal tax hundreds of thousands of tons of German coal were going into com- petitipn with Welsh coal on the French seaboard, and that competition was largely through the effect of the coal duty. Colonel tforgan was strongly -in fayour of the coal duty, and it was likely that Major Morgan', his son, would inherit that view- It would be well for the electors to ascertain from him his views upon the coal tax—whether' if returned, he would be prepared to tote for th. abolition of the duty or whether he intended to go oh the old lines "and support the Government in their adhesion to the coal duty. (Cheers.)
WELSH IN PATAGONIA--I
WELSH IN PATAGONIA I In an address given to the Royal Geographical Society by Colonel Sir T. H. Holdich on his recent journey to the Pata- gonian Andes the Yjriter said that he found .I- ? in the lojrlandg at Qhtolila, in the part kaowl as The Valley of the Sixteenth of October," Argentina, several settlements of Welshmen. They are' offshoots from the larger Welsh colonies in the Chubot. Valley. Thirty yparsf a^o, Colonel Holdich said, this band of tVelah pilgrims fohndeil for themselves 'a home in the Patagonian wildernesa, wlierp they should neither hear the detested xjiglish tongue ^por be subject to English influences, they "left their "homes amongst the Welsh mountains impelled by a. spirit of 'semi- religrtoiis conversatism not altogether unlike that which animated the pilgrims of the Mayflower before them. For thirty years they maintained their position in the land of their adoption, fighting their qwn battles alike with Indiana arid the hostile "influence? of Nature, until they had redeemed the bnt Valley fremits wiWnPsp, and brought water into its wafie and had learnt to grow the finest wheat in Argentina. Meanwhile they had advanced physically in a most extraordinary way. The Welshmen of Chubut are a strong, §turdy race of Colonists, exhibiting all the characteristics of wen-dcyploped manhood to a degree almost unknown in Wales. Not long ago they, fotfnd themselves politically included 4.4 an Argentine people, subject to Argentine laws. to oonscr* and -what especially touched their religious seilsibilitier,-to drill on Sundays. But it must not be supposed, Sir Tbomqa$dd$d. that the deputation which ^nt^fVIEWED our CpToftial isecVetary not so long ago, and gqqght his ipflnehc £ and a^e^t-' ance to enable them to reach new cotonies in Canada or elsewhere, really represented the views of the colony generally. !thèy roused much sympathy in England, 'but they did not represent the spirit of the colony they left behind them. Most of them speak English remarkably well. They gave the traveller a hearty reception, and he regards their colphjr 90 one of possibilities. 0;
WELSH MINERS IN AMERICA.
WELSH MINERS IN AMERICA. Action AgainstEl IsworthCompany I In a letter to his brother at 81, Sfiddle- street, Trallwn, Pontypridd, Sidney J. Joneq gives his experience of working at the Ella- worth Collieries, near Pittsburg, and states that vyfcgQfi vgere, not half so high as they had been told. The men who wrote home, anq said thpy wre ettin p per week were not telling the truth. The- company only paid 24 dollars per day for company work, ajid the men naid dollars to learn to work a machine. He and his "buttip" liad had to fill ooal at 36 cents, or Is. 6d. a ton Enghslj money. 4, report received by mait fsopi Amerioa, and dated Pittsburg, December 2, SiWB •— Papers in 15 suits against the Ellsworth Coal Oompany, of this city, were entered to-day by United States District Attorney Jaipes 8. Young, alleging violation of the Alien Con- tract Labour Law in bringing to this country Welsh miners to-work in the company's miqes at Ellsworth, Pa. The district attorney's officp is now at work on the formal oomplainte in the cage, and will probably file then) with- in a few days. The suits have been prepared carefully, and it is expected they will be hotly contested. The penalty for viojationp of the Alien Contract Xiabour La". is 1,000 dollars in each c^e.' A Baltimore report of November 30 says:— Twenty-two of the Welsh miners who were ordered to be deported by the immigration authorities at Washington* D.C., 'haye jailed from Philadelphia for Liverpool.
BODY FOUND IN THE DOCK.______I
BODY FOUND IN THE DOCK. I Dock-constable David Morgan found in the West Dock, Cardiff, on Tuesday" the body of a man, aged about 35 years. The deceased was about five feet seven or eight inches ip height, and the body was dressed in a brown doth suit and laced-up boots. On the body was found » Boilenpakers' Society's card, N; 2 Branch, with the name W. Callaghan written 'on it. The body had been in the water for a fortnight. It was brought to the gurfes by the action of a st«^oi dredger which had been at Work in the West Dock for several weeks past. The body was subsequently identified as that pf William Richmond Callahan, age 13, Gumrae-street, Cardiff.
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AGE OF COIVIPETITION
AGE OF COIVIPETITION LORD WINDSOR AND NEED OF EDUCATION. The annq^.l distribution of prices to the pupils of the County School, Ppntypridd, was me yesterday evening by Lord Windsor. The Headmaster (Mr. Rhys Morgan, M.A.) in presenting his report for the past year, thenunibers in attendance at the school during the period under "review had been the highest, the devotion of the pupils the best, and the scholastic successes the greatest in its history. Five pupils passed the London matriculation as against three the previous year; fifteen gained the senior certificate of the Central Welsh Board, with 30 distinctions; 22 secured the junior certl- ficate, with 38 distinctions; and one exhibi- tion had been gained of £ 30, tenable at Ashford School for three years. iftrd Windsor and Vts. Williams, Miskip Manor, then distributed the prizes to the pupils. A drill by thf junior girls followed, and was thoroughly enjoyed. Lord Windsor, at the outset of his speech, congratulated the boys and girls who had carried off the honours t hat qyeniug, and added that he might, perhaps, say a. word or two to others in that hall who had, perhapl, passed the age of competition. He was very glad to 'hear'from the headmaster, in his interesting report, that it was a particular object of the teaching staff of that school to deal with the aub'ject of education in the widest possible spirit. They had been told that the teaching of Science a given a promipent place in the school, and it seemed to him that at a time when one of the chief questions which was in the thoughts of all at this moment—and that was, what the exact condition of our <jomm £ rcial supremacy or our commercial success was in Grggt Britain—that the teach- ing of science was one which assumed 0; posi- tion of great importance. (Applause.) But, If we were to maintain the supremacy of Great Britain in the commercial competi- tion of the age, we must tarp care to make our ship watertight all over; we must stop every crack that could cause a leakage; we must trim our sails and steer our course in so far as we were able to bafBe the adverse tides the cross-currents that we might encounter, and make our port in the shortest possible time. (Applause.) The state of what was called the educational problem in this country was one which immediately con- cerned them all. (Applause.) What he thought they would be agreed upon was that whether it was the most important part of our general equipment or not, we would all be agreed, he thought, that it was almost impossible to exaggerate its importanm-that it was almost impossible to guage the exact amount of disaster we would suffer if we neglected it-neglepteo it, that was, in comparison with those who were competing with us. (Applaud.) It wa? ell known that 50 or more years *gq Great Britain started her great manufacturing industries well ahead of all the nations of the world. We held a position then of supremacy that in the nature of things could not possibly last for ever. He remembered not long ago speak- ing of this subject to an eminent man, who said to him that the moment at which our great cpmipgrcial supremacy began to decline might be traced to the great Exhibition of 1861. No doubt, it was a fine thing for us then to hold 'out a friendly welcome—the hand of friendly welcome to all foreign nations—to incite them to come to our store- house of knowledge and apparatus, and, with a certain amount of vainglory, to ask them to step in and see how clever we were. (Laugh- ter.) Our foreign neighbours did come in, and it was idle to suppose that they would hot take advantage of that, and so soon as the Paris Exhibition of 1867 the English èom- mittee's report drew serioup attention to the way in which England was being overtaken gradually by the superiority of the inven- tions of foreign countries. That, he feared, applied to us more than it did then. To Wme extent we were the masters of our own fate. (Applause.) Upon us depended to a great extent whether we were foreseeing enough- prescient enough-to equip ourselves for what the" future might have in store for us, and whether, in a word, we would be content to slumber in false security or whether we would be ready to move wit'h' tnè times, and raisp our own education to th.?t point at which it would be nõíonger possible for foreign coun- tries to rpap the rich reward of our former enterprise by improving the inventions made in this epimtry, but that we would be able to "carry out thofte inventions and improve them ourselves and take our part in the great competition of the world. (Applause.) Well, it "was really to the youth of thi country that we must look to uphold ibis 11r.;?1?7 What could not be done was, that we should be ablQ to hold our own without sticking hard to work. (Applause.) Some "wise mstp had said that genius was, after all, an infinity cagjicity for taking pains, and whether that was absolutely true and correct or not. it was true enough to teach us the lpsspn ijiat brilliant abilities and great cleverness and great aptitude for learning were not iitbom- selves sufficient to"" carry us to sucjce^s, but that they must always be calli- hin<^d with t pystematic tuition, that Systematic taking of pains,' and that thUs only conld the people of this' country maintain the proud position which they had made in the past. (Applause.) He would not have them for one moment to imaging that commercial prosperity—the making pf moruey-or the consideration of' the Relative position of oijr wealth to that of foreign countries waa the chief object of education He would not for a moment ignore what Would he refipgnisad by everyone as one of the most calna^le phases of education, and that was the cultivation of the mind for its own sake. Not one, either young or old, who had touched the fringe of literature or of gpi«n?e or of art would fail to a-gree that it opened up at once the possibility of iote- rast and enjoyment yhich they never imagined the world contained. (Applause.) In conclusion, his lordship congratulated teachers and pupils upon the successes atAaiped in the Pontypridd County School. The proceedings were brought to a does With the usual votes of thanks.
WIFg -DESERTION.I
WIFg DESERTION. I Pembroke Man Charged IN London. At the Wt London Police-court qn Tues- day William Emment, an engineer, living at Pembroke Dock, was summoned by his wife, who sought a. separation on the ground of his dgsertipn-—The eoiawnt, who liyee at 72, High-Street, Fulham, said that the defendant was her aeoond husband; they had not lived happily, and in November he left her.—Dr. qqçs:, ( £ <P: the defendant): Is your first hus; band deadP-Gomplainant: Well. I haven't heard of him for sixteen YeM. I was tpltj he had died in Australia.—Mr. Bo3« It seems the present marriage, then, is invalid.—The defendant's" iFoliciWf- nut àQm questions to the wife respfpting her moral character," and she indignantly repudiated suggestions of misconduct.—Dr. Coocey: When was your last" child born ?--Complainant (hesitating): 1 don't quite remember.—Dr. Cooney: Now, sir, can you believe a woman who doesn't know when her last child waa bprn?—Mr- Boss: I don't know. It may be a matter of common occurrence. (Laughter.) The magistrate dis- missed the summons on the ground that there was no proof of the legality of tn, marriage.
NOTHING LIKE LEATHERI
NOTHING LIKE LEATHER I In acknowledging the receipt of Mr. H. q. Richard's annual address to the Conserva- tive Club at Northampton, Mr. Chamberlain yritea: — Northampton is a strong case for our views.* The leather trade", as well" as the shoe trade: is' suffering" from dumping. Of course, in attempting to prevent this, we should have to consider the relative posi- tion of the two trades. If we were to dp anything to raise the cost of leather, we should have to give compensation to' the products of leather in the shape of an in- creased duty or a proportionate drawback. In this case, both the leather manufacturer and the boot and shoe manufacturer should alike be defended against unfair competi- two.
A CAREER OF CRIMEI
A CAREER OF CRIME I At the Old Bailey, London, on Tuesday, Aubrey Newton, 4o, described as an author, W indicted for feloniously marrying Mary SStijel Pope, during the lifetime of his lawful wife. "06uniWI stated that the prisoner married, in 1887, and twelve months later the parties iCied. In January, 1902, the acQUa,ed bigamously married the daughter of the late coipuoi Pope, of the Ccunaugbt Rangers, and oh being arrested doctored he did hot know his lawful wife was alive, not having seen her for sixteen yearg. A detectiye qt4W Aat priponpr wag a. 9ible, apd the as^oi- ate of swell moutn. Sentence of seven yèarø penal servitude was 1111 iiiiiifl
GAS HOUSE TRAGEDYI
GAS HOUSE TRAGEDYI EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT I PENRHiWCEIBER. Two Lives Lost: Manager and Stoker Succumb. As reported in the Extra Special and later editions of yesterday's Evening Express Two of the persons rescued from the gas tank at Pcnrhiwceiber Gasworks have since died. They are Mr. George Xawlings, the manager of the warks, and TJhopia^ Tincpy, one of the workmen. Mr. Rawlings succumbed to the effects of asphyxiation about noon on Toe«- j day. He was appointed manager of Penrhiwceiber Gasworks three years ago. On Tuesday morning he 'was to have appeared before the Mountain Ash District Council as candidate for the position of gas manager to the council. The man Tincey-not Tinsell, as already reported—lodged at Quakers' Yard with a person named Harry PApperell, of No. 1, Pep- locks, and- in the course of a conversation with our representative Mr. Pepperell said-that the deceased was known at Quakers' Yard under the name of Thomas Carr. Mr. Pepperell fnrther stated that the unfor- tunate man had lived in the district for about two years, and had apparently no rela- tives, arid no letters were delivered for him during the two years he stayed with him. Interview with Howells. I Mr. Joseph Howells, in an interview, said that he was near his house when he saw some men running towards the poiice-statioju He met a man named Johnson, who shouted, "There are two inen dying in the gas." He theu ran down, and saw Mrs. Kaw lings, who was'cryiiig out, They ara dying inside." He jumped in at once, picked up the men and got them out. There was still a lot of gas there, but, he supposed, not so much as at first. He felt the effects of it, and could hardly walk on 'Monday afternoon. MR. FRANCIS'S STORY. It is gratifying to know that Mr. George Francis, who displayed such heroism, has practically recovered. implying to a remark by our representative as tO the state of his health, Mr. krzlncio said that hq was still labouring somewhat under the influence of gas, and proceeded to give a correct" version of the painful scentp In which he played so valiant a role. He s-id: It was about 11.30 last Sunday morniug when I was having a look round to Ofa if eyerything was in order. All of a sudden I saw a coat on the floor not far from the fatal tank, and the next moment I was stanled'to hear the words, Come down here:' I proceeded quickly to the spot, and found 'ha.t Mr. Rawlings had fallen into the tank. Despite the fact that I was already affected by the gas, I unhesitatingly jumped into the tank, and managed to get Rawlings out. and placed him on the joint which runs across the tank. But the g ad no? overcome him, and he fell uncop"h? ,U. moment I got out of the tank. Luckily, however, I rallied a little, and, exerting ihyself as much as I could, I summoned suf- ficient strength' t6 walk to thp kUche?when I saw Thomas Tincey and John Vur-t:i,y, with whom I returned to the tank. Tincey got, down to the tank, but'was quickly overpowered by the gas, with the result that two unconscious persons lay before me. Seeing the position to be critical, Murray went to seek the assistance of Mrs. Bawlingi and Joseph Howells. Thereupon I descended the tank and succeeded in reaching the bodies and handing them out to those at the top Then medical aid was sent for, and Dr. Jones and his assistant arrived. I went through some terrible experiences, I assure you," said Mr. Francis, in concluding his narrative.
LADY LAWYER AGAIN.I
LADY LAWYER AGAIN. I When the judges have been shamed or wor- ried into cretating a precedent" in favour of the lady lawyer, it is not likely thaf, there will be any dearth of fair candidates for the Bar. At Oxford there dwells a young lady of legal aspect, whose ambition it is to j wear a, wig and sown ip the law courts. She is Miss Ivy Williams, daughter of a doctor, ap athletic young lady, who rides, drives, rows, and swims better than the majority of men, and who is equally dexter- ous in the study. She was bra-cketed second ia the honours list of the London B.L. ex- amination, and took a second class in the honours school of jurisprudence at Oxford. She is now an LL.D. of London, and is more qualified for the law than the majority of barristers.
ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS I
ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS I The Rev. J. George, B.A., vicar of Bistre, Flint,, hag been offered, apd hap accepted, the lining of Aberjtafesp, Montgomery, and will take up his 1JB at thp beginning of the year. Mr. George, whp is a Lathpetjjr ^todpnt, held tl1 curacies of Arthog, iterionethshire, Dwygyfylcti, Gaynarvop, Conway, and Flint from 1875-89, when he was preferred to the living of Verquis, Flint, and remained until 1897, when he was again preferred to Bistre. The benefice of Garw yalley, vacant through the preferment of the Rev. Thomas Tissing- ton to the vicarage of Saint George, Cwmparc, has been offered by the Bishop of Llandaff to the Rev. Hugh Price James, at present curate of Saint pagan's, Aberdare, by whom it hap been accepted.
CARDIFF ,BRANCH LIBRARIESJ
CARDIFF BRANCH LIBRARIES J The Cardiff Corporation have been offered for purchase two sites in Canton and Cathays for the branch libraries proposed to be erected in connection with Air. Andrew Carnegie's gift. They are a private house aqd garden—"Ynyscedwyn"—having frontage^ to Cowbridge-road and Penypeel-road, Can- ton, and three houses facing Crwys-road Board School, Cathays. There have been no nego- tiations hpfvyeeji tHe corporation and the parties, but the matter will be considered by the library and niuaeijm building committee on Friday.
EXTENSIVE DEFALCATIONSI
EXTENSIVE DEFALCATIONS I At the Qld Bailey, Londpn, on Tuesday Horace Walter Matthew Nobbs (27), clerk, waq sentenced to eighteen montjis' hard labour for stealing ordere for the payment of money belonging tq the Bipposu ifines (Limited). He abstracted cheques from letters and forged receipts for the same, his defalca- tions amounting t$> £ 1,400. Gambling led to his falling into money-lenders' hands. It was stated that there was a warrant out against the prisoner ip connection with frauds on Lloyd's Patriotic Fund.
HIS LAST EVICTION.I
HIS LAST EVICTION. I An evicted tenant has just died of appen- dicitis in Cork Gaol. At the inquest it was stated that the man was a member of a family who were tried at Cork Assizes,charged with taking forcible possession of an evicted farm, which they did under the impression that the Land Act of last qeasou entitled all evicted tenants to resume possession. The Lord Chief Justice discharged the other pri- soners, but Michael, being indisposed in gaol, was unable to plead.
X10,000 LOST ON STOCK EXCHANGEI
X10,000 LOST ON STOCK EXCHANGE I At thewndon Bankruptcy Court, yesterday the examination was closed of Percy William Rogers, his accounts showing total liabilities £ 14,710, of which £ 11,887 are stated to be un. secured, and assets £ 1,054. In October last, in consequence of his financial difficulties, he retired from the firpj of auctioneers in which he was a partner. He estimated that he had lost over EIO,000 by speculation on the Stock Exchange.
CARDIFF TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.…
CARDIFF TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. I The annual meeting for the distribution of prizes will be held to-night at the Assembly- rooms of the Town Hall. The mayor (Mr. Alderman Jenkins), will -preside. Principal Griffiths will give an addles.
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AN UNLUCKY CALL
AN UNLUCKY CALL A CAREER OF FRAUD CUT SHORT. At the Central Criminal Court, London, yesterday (before the hrder), Thomas Glanville, 34, clerk, pleaded guilty to obtaining various sums of money by false pretences. It was stated that three years ago the pri- soner broke into the dwelling-house of a Mr. Young, in the West End, and was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. After serv- ing this term, the prisoner went to the Ja- panese Legation and, representing that he was Mr. Youn,7, and had been unfortunately locked out of his house, borowed 20s. to pay a night's hotel expenses. Since then he had victimised a number of other people in different parts of the metropolis. His last call was upon a caretaker in the City, who happened to be a police officer, and who, ejHSpectiqg his visitor, invited him into the house, and then disclosed his identity and took him into custody. Counsel added that in two or three instances where the prisoner had been left temporarily in rooms he had purloined blank cheques, which he had filled up and cashed.—An officer from Scotland Yard said the prisoner had committed frauds all over the country. Previous convictions were proved against the prisoner, and he was sent to penal servi- tude for three years.
DINAS POWIS BAZAAR. I
DINAS POWIS BAZAAR. I In Aid of National School. I A bazaar waq held on Taesday at Dinas P9i, the proceeds being in aid of the funds of the National School. Thb schoolroom wak3 crowded on the opening day, when the inaugural ceremony was performed by Mrs. Jepper, WenyOft Castle, who was intuoed to the company by Major-general H. H. tee, The tint. It wa £ announced by the Rector of ?t. Andrew's (the Rev. H. J. WW that 94toIAi.Rdrpw'i (the Rev. 11. J. Witiianie) t-ho-? to place the school buildings in order to be handed over to the new' educational autho- rity a siim of nearly LZW was required* and it was for this purpose that the bazaar was held. The bazaar will be continued this (Wed- nesday) afternoon, when Mrs. Alexander, of Bryneithen, will open the proceedings. The stalls were laden with useful and fancy articles, I bachelors' requisites, dairy produoe, poultry, jumble articles, refreshments, &c. Enjoyable entertainments were given at intervals under the fiuperintendence of Misslaa.ac, Elm Grove. Tableaux, entitled "Bamboozling" and "A Bad Penny," were creditably executed by the Carr diff Dramatic Society, and also by the children of the village. Gramophone selections were also given by Mr. Maclagan. The stalliaoiders were as follow: Jumble Stall: Miss Alexander. Gentlemen's Stall: General Lee and Mr. Cyril Chalke. General Stall: Mrs. Williams, The Rectory, and Miss Tpty. Flower Stall: Miss Elsie Williams and Miss Beryl Roberts- Toy SJtijll: Mro. W. Thomas, Mra. Lowrie, and Mrs. Wakley. Bran-tub: Misses Wakley, Nacny Lowrie, Marjorie Cook. and Ella Swan. Eastbrook Stall: Mrs. Harris Wil- liams, Mrs. J. Da vies, Mrs. Stodbert, and Miss H. Newman, assisted by Mrs. Roche, Mrs. Newman, and Mrs. Wakeford. Dairy and Poultry Stall: Mrs. S. Cram, Miss Smith, and Mies Hpwell§ (QpJePrüok). Fancy Stall: Mis? Ward (The Mount), assisted by Miss Matthews Pictorial Post-card Stall: Masters Willoughby Thomaa, Ray Thomas, Leslie Newman, and Aiabitt and Mervyn Stodbert. Refreshment Stall: Mrs. Mockford, the Misses Harry Ridout, Thomas." HigginR, Wiloox, Beeton, Whiteside, and Williams. The Rev. D. Harris Williams wA* an efficient hon. secretary.
THE QKETTY CHURCHYARD. I
THE QKETTY CHURCHYARD. Application to Close It Resented. On Tnepday Mr R. H. Bic^nell, on behalf of the Local Government Board, made an inspection of Sketty Churchyard, which Mr. Graham Vivian, the patron of the living, desired to have cipged op the ground that it was full. Mr. Vivian's desire was that space should be reserved there fqr himself, for MÍBIf Lindsay, and for a- servant named Mrs. Williams only. The inspection commenced about eleven o'clock. Mr. BicJtell went r.l the graves, and it was pointed out that manir of tfieSe only contained a single body each, so that there was still room for further interT ments. Subsequently an adjournment was made to the church vestry, where statements were made. Mr. Goode, acting on behalf of the parishioners, contended that the graveyard was not full, that there was plenty of space for further burials, and that the place ought to be and could be extended, if Mr. Graham Vivian would give or sell the necessary land. They had offered him a reasonable price, but the figure he aslfed was quite out of the question.—Questions were asked, and then Mr. Goode urged that Mr. Vivian should le £ them have the land, especially as they were it I%e_rb no laud willing to purclfase it. 'Pfiero w no ad in 'tb v?inity other than t Is, unl?a mey went to Dnpvamt.' .r. Bickaell s?id it was always a. ver? M- pleasant thing to close a' churchyard. Ther? was so much sentiment. There they h^<jl plenty of land round about; and, personally, he was not Voipg to advise the board to close the churchyard, lint he did not wish them to run away with the idea that hut opinion was going to be taken. He urged them to look about them for a suitable burial ground as quickly as possible. Mr. Goode explained that they had been trying to secure additional buryipg ground, but had failed. People seemed unwilling to sell ground for the purpose. Replying to the inspector, Mr. Goode said St. Martin's, Dun- vant, was about the nearest church connected with them which had ground attached to it. No burials took place there, however. St. Martin's was a chapel-of-ease belonging to the parishes of Sketty, tflanrhidian, and Bishops- ton. The report will be made in due course.
A fATAL QUARRE.I
A fATAL QUARRE. I Disaster to a Trawler's Crew. I The trawler Manorbier Oaetle came into dock at Milford about two o'clock a.m. on Tuesday with the four survivors of the boat- ing disaster at Cape Ortegal, near Corunna, which resulted in the loes of six lives. W. A. Ma w, the bo'sun of the Maonorbier CasUe, graphic parrative of all that CaF>t 4 -.1 ".TA tl'e left the bo4t, he told our happeped! We left the boat," he told our representative, "about 4.30 or 5 p.m. There were five from our boat and five from the Weymcuth, and we were sent ashore to 9UY provisions, paraffin, &c. We got paraffin at the first shop, but not the food, but were told to come next morning. We had a drink or two, several of tim, but nothing to speak of, and then went away. We went to another place, where we l^ad a siug-sopg, and another drink or two, which finished me up, as it did the skipper, the second engineer, the third hand, and deck-hand of the Weymouth. While we were in this house four of our Harty went into a public-house, and three of them po*. the worse for drink. We went and looked them. We found the skipper, and said it was time to get back. We found all the men, and saw that another two were the worse for drink. We put off about 10.30 or 11 p.m.. and when we were three-quarters of a mile, from the shore there was a quarrel in the boat between the bo'sfen and the trimmer of the Weymouth as to who could pull best. The men got up and there was a rush to one side, and the boat capsized. When I came up I looked round, and all I could see were my skipper and third hand clinging to the overturned boat, while another man was making his way to the boat. I saw that the boat would nqt sustain us all, and, struggling out of my Ma. boots I struck out for the shore. Some one grabbed me and took me down twice with him. When I was nearly exhausted hit let go and sank- I don't know who it was. I made' straight for the shore, hot ^fheiu utterly exhausted and about to give up my foot touched bottom, a4W, pided by the waves, I reached the rocks. 1 fell unconscious, and again felt myself in the water. I struggled again apd reached the cocke. There I clung to -the face of the nocks, which were too steep to climb, for over five hours. Then I found a small opening, and ^u(de my Way tp the village. They could not understand me, but by signs I tqi4 them what had hal)peno, and they gave me dry ck>tbes. At daylight men, women, and children escorted me to the beach, the women crying when they understood my mates had been drowned. Six men launched a boat to take me out to the trawlers, and then t saw a trawler's boat searching for bodies, and was taken aboard." The bo'sun added that hfs feet were lacerated and cut by the rocks over which he had to climb. They had a very rough pnaaage home to Milford.
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Ten men, the crew of the steam trawler Etruria, owned by the Hull Armitags brawl- ing Company, were lip ded at Scarborough on Ti$e§ggyt >heir vessel paving qrqndeo lu fpggy weather on the rocks north of Scarborough early that n^orniq*.
COUNTY EDUCATION.
COUNTY EDUCATION. ALDERMAN HUGHES & CHIEF OFFICIAL. As reported in the Pink edition of yester- day's Evening Express At a meeting of the Glamorgan Education Committee yesterday afternoon—Dr. T. H. Morris in the chair—Alderman T. J. Hughes referred to the character of the report pre- sented by the chief education official (Dr. John James). He expressed his sincere dis- appointment at the meagre natpre of the report. They had appointed Dr. J^me# 41 a big salary, and the committee had a right to expect his guidance in matters affecting education ip the county; not that he should merely make a formal retport tp thew. for instance, there was an application from a teacher for an increase of salary, but ao recommendation as to whether it would be wise to grant it or not. He, for ope, entered a protest. The Eev. John Dayies (Cadle) felt it was cruel on the part of Alderman Hughee to come down upon the chief omcial before he had had time to becouut acquainted with the county. Dr. James could not yet pqpsibly know what his duties really were. Mr. John Morgan (Merthyr), said if Alderma,n Hughes had seen the report Pre- sented to the sub-committee a fortnight ago it would have explained the whole matter to him. They had not appointed a chiff education official to be second in position to their la.te organising agent (Mr. Hogg). 4^1 their chief official wanted waa fair play. Sir Jpqlf Llewelyn considered that in their own interest they should sympathise with rather than criticise their chief official qt present. Mr. Hopkin Morgan (Neath) said tityat if thfjr were going tq ipstjruct their chief official to report on minor' matters connected wit^h 1 small schools in rempte districts, then be would be of little use to them. Be was con- vinced they would have to confer ^rea%»r powers on their groups of managers. Dr. James asked if it was expected" of hip. when an application was made for an increase of salary, that he should mak« m recommendation or otherwise. Mr. LI Howells (Reaoiven) felt they should receive guidance in matters of that kind. Alderman T. J. Hugpep said that not only should there be a recommendation, but it should be contained in the printed report issued before the meeting. The committee then proceeded to the con- sideration of other subjects. A report was presented by a sub-committee with reference to the duties of the ofticiaÙl in the education department. It recom- mended that Mr. W. Hogg, sen., who was organising agent under the late technical committee be appointed principal assistant of the education department, at a salary of £400, and there was a suggestion that Mr. W. G. Hbgg, jun., be appointed to a poet at. £ 200 a year. Principal Griffiths moved that the report be printed and circulated, and that in the meantime its consideration be deferred. Mr. John Morgan (Merthyrj said that Mr. Hpgg, hie spn, and his grandson had practi- cally set the chief education official at defiance. Was that what they appointed Dr. Jainps for? They were not treating their fhief official fairly. Those who unsuccess- fully supported others for that appointment ought to have taken their beating in an honest English spirit. Instead of that. members of the committee were lending support to their late organising agent as Wainst their chief official. That W:J6 wrong, and the sooner they understood one another the better. When they came to deal with the matter he, for one, should strongly urge the. separation of Messrs. Hogg, fon, and Principal Griffithp said he had moved hia amendment because he was in doubt whether the authority of the chief education official was sufficiently preserved. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. John Davies said he was ashamed of the spirit shown towards their chief director by one or two members of the com- mittee. Eventually it was agreed to IJdqpt Principal Griftlths's amendment* with 11 the addition that the permission of the county council should be sought to appoint a chief clerk at £ 400t a second clerk at £200, a third clerk at£lsO. and a fourth clerk at £ 75. The business tia4 not been nearly comptetcd when the committee adjourned.
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-'f- — CBUili IN THE CQTTON…
f- — CBUili IN THE CQTTON TRADE An jipportapt conference of the South- east Lancashire cotton spinners was held fkt Manchester on Tuesday to take into considera- tion the present otate of tile cotton trade, Mr. o. W. Maeaca presiding. The proreftriingg were' private, but at the close the press representa- tives were informed that the following reso- lutions bad been adopted:— 1. That communication be entered into mA once with American and Continental associations epgaged in the cotton tra4e, and that the following cable be sent to ach :Lsb,ire has suggested short time in cotton trade. Are you prepared to do the same 0- 2. That a mass meeting of all interested in the cotton trade be called for an early date to consider the position. J
AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST
AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST The following telegram from Seoul is pub-, lished in New York:—Mr. Allen, the United, States Minister to Korea, has demanded a. definite answer from the Korean Government with regard to the opening of Wiju. In the affray between Japanese and Koreans, which led to the landing of Japanese Marines at Mokpho, on the 13th inst., seventeen Koreans were wounded.—B^euter. A Tokio telegram aays:-Tlie contents of the Ruøsiall reply are still a secret. The impression prevails in well-informed circles that there is a wide difference between the reply and the pacific assurances given out in St. Petersburg. Consequently, tjispe ts 9. strong undercurrent of uneasiness "r
ILLNESS OF MR. BALLINGER
ILLNESS OF MR. BALLINGER Mr. J. Ballinger (librariag. of the Casdiff Free Libraries) has been ordered away by his medical adviser for complete rest and change. Mr. Ballinger is now at Pwllheli, and, it is feared it will be some wdeks before ha is able to return to his duties.
A BOGUS DETECTIVE
A BOGUS DETECTIVE At the Old Bailey, London, on Tgepday. Esmond William Lewis Ward, whp arrested a youth in London en a pretended nharge of burglary, handcuffed him, and marched him about the streets for fivo hours, and obtained money on the pretence that he (prisoner) was a detective, was sentenced to twelve months* imprisqnment with hard labour Previous convictions vfere proved against Ward.
STEEL TRUST REDUCES WAGE8
STEEL TRUST REDUCES WAGE8 On and after January 1 the wage account of the American Steel Trqat will be reduced by 15.QQ0,OQQdois. The reduction affects 90 per cent. of the 160,030 employes, but members of the Labour Union are not affectoo, as their wage agreement does not expire until July 1* 19)4—Lafap.
OHUROH ANQ STATE IN FRANCE
OHUROH ANQ STATE IN FRANCE M. Combes, the French Premier, will lay before Chamber a Bill prohibiting tbe congregations which are .t p«spn^ tbo- rised to teach, from giving any instruction whatever- These congregation# will die- solved and their affairs wound up. The new law is to be completely enforced within fxv* years.—Beoter.
THE NAVAL ESTIMATES
THE NAVAL ESTIMATES A Woolwich telegram sayig that it was 08 ci^lly stated there oja Tuesday tlmt tbert will be no reduction in the Ni\t ff&oaM hw forthcoming year.