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I LABOUR LEADERS. 3—Mr. William Brace, M.P. | BY LLOVD MEYRICK. I It ¡;; nJt <:0 many ears ag tll:1t t!wre I 'Were two of us standmg ontlde the Law Courts at Swansea. One was Mr. WiHiam Brace, M.P., the other his then tli(, writer of this column. At I that moment Mr. Bi ace was almost an outcast, a pariah, and the stormy petrel I of the Welsh coalfield. Mr. Brace was l taken to the assizes b.v his present staunch friend and colleague, Mabon. iu II an action for defamation. I remember well that Mr. Brace was rather lonely at that court. Few spoke to him, and as to myself I did not count, because I I was paid for doing 5,"O! The action resulted in a verdict against Mr. Brace t,500 and costs, but the judgment I wns not enforced. I can readily recall the figure of the defendant in the high witness-box—a sturdy, handsome man, who looked fas he has proved himself to be) the direct heir of success. Mr. Brace was then the pioneer of the Miners' Fede- ration in Wales, and shortly afterwards brought its coalfield into line with all the other cc-altields of the country. Of course, I have no wish to blow to Iifp the embers of dead controversy, but am simply concerned with the career of my I ¡ were lucky hi their advocate, and Mr. ) AiR. W. BRACE, M.P. I Brace carried the coalfield with him as effectively as he has just carried South Glamorgan. An indomitable fighter, he has a fund of moral courage and tenacity that admits no defeat. After the assize court episode he was fall of cheerfulness and optimism, and was buoyed up with -the shadows which (to the wise) coming events cast before. He is a man born to take high place, and woe to the State which holds the ambition of such men in I check. I should not be surprised if he became the Joshua of the workers. Two things may possibly happen in connection with Labour representation. The .one is the growth of a party pledged to give the working classes their long-delayed heri- tage, and to fight its way to the same j recognition, as the middle classes won j only a few decades ago: the other is I the chaining of Labour by the visionary j who will render it impotent by dreams. ¡ Th0 Süeialist is thp poet in politiŒ>, | The Socialist is the poet in politics, 'and is exceHent' for inspiration alone. He is nowadays busy with creating a mirage for the workers, 1nd if they follow him beyond a certain point they i will lose themselves In the dust of the desert. I have for years saturated myself with Fabian and Socialist litera- mre. and. w hile it contains mucli wise and useful suggestion for reform, its arm of Absolute Collectivism is nothing short of a mockery of the reasonable hopes of the workers. It is too late in the day to sneer at the so-called lowe" classes. They have played Cinderella long enough, and now comes the prince in the form of the Labour member, and the golden coach is the train that takes him to Westminster. The .hope of the worker—and, in fact, of ail classes who bel ieve in a stable poli- tical development—lies in men like Mr. Brace. He has by hard study and con- stant reading trained himself for Parlia- ment. where he has now arrived. In him and the other miners' representa- tives we find pre-eminently the true champions of Labour. If The most active Socialists are men who have never worked at any practical craft, and have bat a hearsay knowledge of working men. Their sincerity and ability no one can doubt, but. for all that, they are the unconscious foes at the cla.%s they try so hard to benefit. That their extreme tenets will ever have any glamour over so sturdy an intelligence as J Mr. Brace I do not for a moment believe. He goes to the House of Commons 88 the j individualist—the strong man anxious to raise his voice among his peers for the fuller expression of himself and in the interests of the class from which he has sprung. The Socialists state that there will be always a large number of unem- ployed and larger numbers underjfed unless their quack nostrum of State ownership and distribution is adopted. Give a sound Labour party twenty years and we shall see that the resources of Conservatism and are by no means exhausted. The social problem has never yet been really tackled by either great Poli-Lical party, but, under the stimulus which -will properly be applied by Mr. Brace and his colleagues, the tirre is coming. The class that is now being represented in Parliament by the Labour .member is the class of whom it was said by Stephen Blackpool in "Hard Times": They're true to one another, faiithfc-' to one another, 'fe<jt>k>na.te to one another, e'en to death. Be poor amoong 'em, be sick aai<>->ns Vm, grieve amooag 'em for onu-y 0' th' mrm-ny oa.uses that carries grief to the poor man's door, and .they'll be tender wi' yo', sren.tle wi' yo', comfort-able wi' yo', Chrisen wi' yo". And who is the politician who -does not. desire tliedr advancement and uplifting? That 30 per cent. of that class should be daily on the verge of starvation, that ev-ary winter sees crowds of unemployed hirtmg aborrt our police-stations for relief is a stain upon our civilisation that neods the horny hand of Labour to rub away. But for any workman to imagin-e that the only remedy for such a state of 1 ihmm ie^cQW»}eA«oi56eH»ir. i

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MAD BURGLAR ESCAPES. I John Miltzer, a.. cunning a.nd insane criminal, has escaped from Salop Asylum, mtuch to the discomfiture of many people living iii the neighbourhood. It is only a. month or two since the same man eewi;,ed from Northampton. Asylum while a. dance was in progress, and made his way into SlLropsbire, committing burgLariess at Rugoy and Coventry. He then broke into a residence at Priorslee, near Wellington, and stole over a. hundred pounds' worth of jewellery. From that time the police were hot upon his traek, and he was finally taken at Elles- mere, with part of the jewellery stolen from Priorslee itL hi posseiseion. Medical experts were of opinion that Mittzor was unfit to plead, and he was pent to Salop Asylum. His escape frc-m t-hait inatiitirtion was managed on Saturday niglit by the simple expedient of brea&in-g a window. Little time ebap.sed before he was mh. but he made such good use of his start that up till Last nigbt no t-raee of him had been found. His descrLiition i- A.gf 36. height 5ft. 9m., wearing grey suit, I complexion fresh, hair light brown, and fair moustache. Speaks with a foreign accent. It was only at rare intervals that Milt-z-er showed any indioations of insanity in the dock, and some of his cross-examination was very smart. I

COLLIERY STRIKE SETTLED By the settlement effected on Monday night of a clispute at the extensive Pember- ton Collieries, Wigan, a strike which has lasted some six mouths, affecting 2,500 men, has been brought to an end. The diisput3 arose in connection with the hauling system adopted in certain F-Aanis, ponieu being substituted for the "drawers" who h&d hitherto performed the work. The coMiers comend.ed that as a result of the 1 change their wages were decreased. ———c—.

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Paris Gowns in Court BARONET'S EXPERIENCE IN A PARK- LA Nt FLAT. An amusing story of some expensive artistic ladies' dresses, which it is alleged were treated with scant ceremony by a baronet, ,vac, told in the Lord Chief Justice's Court on Monday in an action for trespass. The plain-1 tiff was Mrs. Norman Shelley, and she sued Sir Charles Ross for wrongfully entering her i premises and removing certain things, and; also breaking open an armory cabinet. Mrs. Shelley was lessee of a flat in Park- lane, and, wishing to go abroad in 1904, she sub-let the flat furnished to Sir Charles and Lady Rose. In one of the rooms in the flat Mrs. Shelley locked up a number of Parisian ■ odeations in the shape of hats and dresses. Si valuable were some of these dreeaes that Mm. Shelley had them wrapped up in longj calico bags and hung on a brass nail in the locked room. Mrs. Shelley declares that this' room was not let to Sir Charles with the rest of the flat, but the baronet was of a differenti opinion, and after the door had been un-4 looked by one of the niaide these wonderful, creations were, it is alleged, jumbled op with,. carpets and other common or garden artielml of household furniture, and packed off to Harrod's Stores, where they were stored Lill Mrs. Shelley's retuxn to London. Mrs. Shelley was horrified when she saw I how her beautiful white and black silk dresses had been crushed and creased, and declares that they are absolutely unwear- able. In cardboard boxes and wicker baskets the crushed creations were brought into court and held up before the gaze of the jury. Sir Charles Ross contends that he was perfectly within his rights in removing the d/efises. Plaintiff gave a list of the dresses and their cost. It included the following:- Dress by Callot, 42 guineas. Dress by Paquin, 36 guinaes. Black evening dress by Maison Rose, 5 guineas. Pompadour silk dress.. with lace, 14 guineas. Blue cloth bolero skirt, 18 guineas.  Blafk -atin opera cloak, with Maltese lace and fnr. 30 guineas. Two linen bolero skirts, 4 guineas each. White accordion-pleated silk evening dress, 7 guineas. Five hats, £1:5 4s. 6d. The dresses were again produced and hung over counsel's seats till one began to wonder whether it was a court of law or the trying- on room. Mrs. Shelley said for weariDg pur- poses the dresses were destroyed. The Lord Chief Justice: I suppose you could use the material for making up again? I Plaintiff: Oh, no. The bearing was adjourned.

Work for Unemployed I Mr. W. S. Crossman presided on Monday* at a meeting of the Cardiff Distress Com- mittee, when. about 90 men without cimpioy- nrerrt appeared before them, and were each given a week's work at Roath and Splott Parks. Monday's contributions to the head-oon- st-able's fund were:—Cardiff Railway Com- 1 pany's Poliioe. 18s. 4d.; Mr. Harris (Brides- ¡ street), 5s.; provisions from Messrs. Wood I and Sons, City-road; Mr. Kelly, Miahaed- stone; Mr. Timothy, St. Mellon's; Mr. Ohiok, Angel Hotel; and "Anonymous." Mrs. MdCenzie distributed a quantity of clothing. {

£20 FOR A BtH-LET WOUND I Judge Sir Goorge Sherz-ton Baker, BaaiU^ J and a jury tried a case at Loath (Linooln- sliixe) yesterday, in whioh Mr. J. Cox, of Auttbcrpe, near Ijouitfh; sued Messrs. T. Graces and H. Soulpholme, also of Authorpe, for s,501 for personal injuri-es. It appeured that on July 28 last the defen- da rets were shooting with a rook rifle, and the plaintiff, whits returning to the brack- j yard, where he was employed, was struck by a bullet. Had it struck him a quarter of an i iaoti lower than it did it would have gone through his heart. A verdict was given for the plaintiff, with I £ 20 damages.

NURSE SENT TO PHSON. I Charged with stealing a quantity of bed linon, forks, spoons, towels, a. gold necklace, opera glasses, and other property, Ellen Bur- ton, a well-spoken and educated woman, a nurse, was at Marylebone yesterday sent to prison for two months. It was stated that while accused was lodging at the house of a Mr. Staples, his wife went to nurse a sister, and on her return missed the property. When she spoke to Burton, the latter tried to throw her downstairs, and otherwise injure her. When arrested accused admitted the offence, hut hoped something would be done to prevent her being sent to prison, as she was in a good sito.ation. An officer said she had twice been in prison, and drink was the cause of it all. Although receiving a good salary, fftio had pawned goods from where she was lasrt nursing.

CHEDDAR GORGE Cheddar Gorge, famous the world over, aud especially beloved by Americans, was during Sunday night the soeme of a sensat ional fall j of r?ck. estimated a.t 70,000 tone at the In I and calculated by some at nearly ha?lf.i lion tonr*. The fall took f?ce on the fa?& of the cliff, and the disaster is attributed to; quarrying operations. The scene as witnessed by moon-light is weird and e?-ikimg. Huge boulders. some of them weighing over 50 Ds,l\ lie around in picturesque confusion, glVmg one the impreesioin of some mighty convul- sion of Nature. Vigorous pro-tests have been made a?Minst the quaJT?ir? of the cH1fô, and it is hoped som? ?teps W1U now be taken to sto-p it, and thus prevent the further di6- figurement cf one of the show-places of Engla.nd.

WILSON-MELVILLE SCHOOLS IN SYRIA | A meeting was held at the Town-ball, Oar- j diff, on Monday evening in support of the Wilson Melville Memorial Schools, Baakleen, Lebanon, Syria. The late Mrs. Melville j carried on the deaf and dumb school at' LLai daff, and, among other philanthropic enterprises, was responsible for the main. tenance of the memorial schools at Baak- leen, whdch coet. about ElOO a year. As the Llandaff School has now been taken over by the education authority, permission has been obtained to use the JLsit of subscribers to that institution with a view to ga-in their support for Baakleen, which is the only part )f Mrs. Mel\ii;e's work now remaining for wiiioh no provision has been made. Mr. G. Percy Thomas preside, :md an interesMm? leoture on "Life and &oene6 ?n Palestine," iHuBtr?ted with limelight views, was given! by the Rev. S. Gen-tle-Cackett, B.D. He said that the Maixomedans gave some sort of education to the boys, but the girls were not trained at all. He described the u work which was done by the FingtishzebooL-, and hoped that subscriptions would be f a

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The Late Lady Grey I At Alnwick on Mondaj- the Duke of North- umberland, presiding oves- a meeting called to appoint a. new master- for the Percy Fox- hounds, alluded to the -^ffath of Lady Grey. and moved that a very sincere vote of con- dole-nce be passed to Sir Edward Grey at the sad misfortune which had occurred to him at the very moment when "he had received high political office, and wbesi all that was valu- able to a statesman w as opening for him. The vote was adopted,o;nd directed to be for- wa-rded to Sir Edward Gre'y. The remains of Lady Grey are to be cremated at Darlington.. The funeral will take place from FallodemSall, her ladyship's body having been there on Sunday night from Ellin gham.

Paris Meeting Broken Up BY BUYERS OF IMPTSE LITERATURE Paris, Monday. — we Federation of Societies for t-ho Suripreaeion of Inde- cent Publications big d an important meeting yesterday aifternoon at tihe 8oribonlre, under the presidency of M. Berenger, M. Li-ard, vice .rector of the Aca- demic de Paris, M. F. Pussy, M. Ferdinand Buiseon, and many otDiEsr well-known sup- porters of the movement. The proceedings were vcty-disordcrly. Prom the outset it was evident that an organised oprweition had come wrtTfl. tihe intention to wreck the meeting. Unmoved by the whistling and hisses of his opponents, Senator Berenijer, addressing the audience, said that they had come in great numbers, in spite of unscrupulous and immoral iuterrnptors, to i^rotfst- against the perversion of youth, and tiiey represented the healthy, moral population of Paris. Abbe Sertillanges strongly condemned the filthy obsoenities, picture postcards, illustra- tions of certain journals, which pa,rade the streets under the shameless mask of free art. A storm of hisses here drowned the speaker's words, and the disorder bofame so great that MM. Buisson, Marc Aangniesf, and Louis Comte refrained from addressing fhe meeting, which broke up in confusion.—"Leader."

An Alpine Ex.perience The first ascent this season of the Strahl- horn, 4,200 metres high, situated in the Mis- chabel group, Switzerland, was effected by Dr. Goehre, a police magistrate of Mulhauee, assisted by two guides from Zermatt. On the party starting to deecend the moun- tain they were surprised b:, a frightful snow- storm, and they could make progress only by crawling. Several tim<»s Dr. Goehre was hurled some distance from, the track by the violence of the storm, and he would certainly ba-ve lost his life had it ijot been for the oooirage and devotion of tIre guide Biner, a man well known to maxrv- English Alpine climbers. Fortunately, no tsves were lost in this hazardous expedition, but a?l the mem- bers of the pa]j? aufTered te?rfuUy from t, extreme cold.-Tentral I

Cardiff Mew Asylum I The following tenders foir telephones, fire- alarms, tell-tales, bells, &-c- at the new Car- diff asylum at Whitchurch V.iawe been received and considered by the aejafcrrn committee:- £ s. d. Cox-W?kei'6. Darlington 1,454 0 0 National Telephone Contpcwiy (Limited) 1,329 170 Gent. and Co., Ijøester 1.320 0 0 J. B. Saunders and Co.. Caniiff 1,291 18 0 Messrs. Saunders and CoN tender was accepted, and will come befc.>ire the next meet- ing of the council for confli--mation.

CHiLD FOUND IN THE SEA. I Cornish Woman Gorged with! Witful Milrdier. At Camborne (Cornwall) on Win day Carrie Thomas (27) was committed f<)r trial charged with the wilful murder -.A her sixteen- month-old illegitimate male child. The accused, with her child, lirwxi with her mother at a village near Hiayle, and on December 11, it was stated, she took the infant away, saying she had loaad a place for it in another village. Thanse days later the fully-dressed body of a tWd was found by the crew of a fishing boa;t boating in the sea near St. Ives. The hotly was taken ashore, and at the inquest an open verdict was returned. Subsequently the accused came home from service at ??enzance. and, it was alleged, declared that her child was dead and buried, and that -in the breast- plate of the coffin she had had a verse inscribed, commencing, "Suffer little chil- dren to come unto me." A constable gave evidence tbwt on January 30 accused admitted to him that the cbild iound drowned was hers. 'She said, be staged, that she had been dri>en to it, and told him where she threw it into the gea, adding. "I saw it in the watel- kicking, and the moon was shining on its .face." It was further alleged that -cueed stated that I when a photo of the dead chiM was being 1 shown at the factory where sfcie worked she knew it was that of her baby.

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GAVE MOTHER POISON I GIRL'S REGRET AT HER OWN ACT. i Dorothy IVoodrnvLii, the twelve-year-old schoolgirl charged with the attempted murder of her mother by administering spirits of salts, appeared on remand at Enfield yesterday. The accused lived with her mother at Burlington-road. Enfield, and was sent to fetch, some cough mixture. She returned with a draught of spirits of salts, which she said the doctor had sent. She added that mother was to tako the whole of it at once, -as it would do her a lot of good." Her mother tasted it, and it created a choking sensation and appeared to stop her breath. She fell asleep, and when she questioned her daughter next morning, the .girl began to cry. To an inspector of police she said: — I will not do it again; I did it In a Wicked Moment I as mum." had been cross with me all day. I knew wnere the spirits of salts were kept, and knew it was poison. I wanted to kill "mum," but I was sorry, and when I found she had gone to sleep and not taken the spirits of salts, I emptied it out of the bottle into a salt-cellar, intending to throw it away, bnt forgot. The rema-inder of the spirits of salt I threw away down the sink. I would never do it again. Let me go home, sir, to my mum," and I will be a good girl. The charge was now reduced t-o adminis- tering an obnoxious draught with intent to do her mother grievous harm." The Chairman of the Bench said the child would be remanded to the workhouse in order that steps might be taken to find a home for her where she would be taught to be honest and industrions. —————————— I

Babies Mixed in H ospitalI PATHETIC STORY FROM LIVERPOOL I A pathetic story of children losing their identity during delte-ution at the hospital comes from Liverpool. Two -neighbouridg families in the Anfield district had children attacked by fever. From one house several children were removed to the infections diseases hospital, and from another house one child was ta.kem. One mother's anxious inquiries at the insti- tute at length resulted in tie welcome news that her baby was improving, and after five I weeks she received the infant and took it home. I Here maternal instinct told her tha-t the baby waa not her own. She compla-ined to the authorities, who found t-hat the identity I of two young patients had been mixed, and that the otaild belonged to another woman from the same district, her own baby having i died five weeks before. The sorrow of the I bereaved woman was as intense as the joy of the mother who reclaimed her baby after I' mourning for it for so many days.

ARHEST AT A HOSPITAL. I A strange story waa told at Marl boron gh- street yesterday, when Albert Burton, a. motor driver, of Brook-street, Kennington- roa.d, was charged (before Mr. Denman) with being drunk and driving a motor-car reok- lessly in Portland-place. Police-sergeant White deposed that on Sunday evening he was in Mortimer-street, W., and saw prisoner with a motor-car out- side the Middlesex Hospital. He got out of the car, nearly falling down, and staggered into the hospital. Witness followed, aaid seeing the prisoner was drunk took him in charge. He denieu the accusation, but the divi- sional surgeon said. he was drunk. He had apparently injured a man named Welland, and taken him to the hospital in the car. Cross-examined: Burton did say, I am not drunk," and after being put in a. oeil Added, I am very much upset." Welland said the oar shot straight at Jifcim." The prisoner gave no warning of his approach, but witness could not say he drove at. him deliberately. The accused was remanded, bail being fallowed.

CHARGES AGAINST MARINE STORE I DEALERS .At Merthyr ou Monday David G. Jenkins a.nd William Evans, trading as ionki-ne und i Co., markne store dealers, Yaughan-street, Merthyr, were summoned, under the Metal Dealers Act, for being in possession of some old tram plates and some unused railway chairs which two brothers named Meredith had been convicted of stealing, and also for being in possession of a weighing machine standard, for the theft of which a man named Flanagan had bean. oonvic-ted. The I etolen property belonged to Messrs. Craw- shay Brothers, on whose behalf Mr. F. P. Charles prosecuted. The defendants were represented by Mr. J. W. Lewis.—The Stipen- diary said there was no doubt that taledefen- dants had failed to exercise proper super- vision, and he ordered them to pay between them a penalty of E5, including costs.

A PRO-DISESTABLISHMENT CLERIC I PROMOTED The important living of Holyhead, which is in the girt of the Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford, and which is worth £400 a year, with a large house and extensive grounds, has been offered to and accepted by the Rev. T. Edwin Jones, M.A., vicar_of St. Mary's, Bangor, a-nd junior vicar of Bangor. In Bangor Mr. Jones is regarded as almost a Nonconformist, and was one of the signa- tories of what is known as the Bangor Scheme of Disestablishment. He was con- sidered by the late Dean Ed/wards as one of the most promising oandadartes for Holy Orders in his year. He is a most acceptable preacher in English and Welsh, and his Welsti congregation at St. Mary's is said to be one of the largest in Wales.

MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL I Mr. A. E. Jones, the mayor, presided.—The sanitary committee reported that the town wa-s entirely free from infectious disease.- Authority was received from the Looal Government Boa.rd to borrow XZ,381 to cover the coist of the drainage of Hereford-road and to pay off an overdraft on previous sanitary work" Rather than be knocked out of the fair for one single year," wrote Mr.Jacob Studt, the roundabout proprietor, of Cardiff, he was prepared to offer C40 for the tolls of amusements caterers at the Mon- mouth May Fair, and as this offer was an improvement on last year it was accepted.

NEW BAPT laT CHAPEL I There was a krrge gathering at 41 aeeyewtu- mer on Monday afternoon for the opening service of the new Baptist chapel (Mount Pleasant), of which the Rev. Ambrose Lewis is the pastor. The Rev. D. J. Hiley, of Bristol, preached a powerful cermon, and other ministers who took part were:- The RevB. H. Abraha.m (Newport), D. B. Jones (Caerleon), Owen (Pontypool), D. F. Walters (Bargoed), D. Llew. Morris (Ogwy, Pengam), A. S. Evans (Blackwood), E. George (Argoed), and T. J. Hughes (Congregational, Maesycwmmer).

INDISPOSITION OF MR BURT, M.P. I Mr. Burt, M.P., caught a. chill while attend- ing the foundation-stone laying of the Aged Mineis" Homes at Cramlington Village on Saturday, and has since been confined to his house nt Newcastle with bronchitis, but the attack is not a serious one.

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OUTRAGEOUS ARREST GUARDIANS' CRUEL ACTION j Mother Torn from Sick Child's Bed. "The guardians o'u'ght to be ashamed of themselves," was the outspoken comment of Colonel Da-vis, the ex-High Sheriff of Essex, when a sobbing, hysterical mother was brought before the bench at Thorpe yester- day. Indeed, the evidence revealed a most unusual state of things. Mrs. Louisa Compton, a laundress, of Har- lesden, was charged on remand with "neglect to maintain her seven-year-old son, who had j become chargeable to the Tendring Union." Her husband had deserted her six years ago, and she had been working till last November as a laundress at Clacton-on-Sea. She returned home to nurse a sick child, leaving another at Clacton in charge of a friend. She was unable to contribute to the child's support, and the friend took it to the union, I whereupon the guardians issued a warrant and had the mother arrested. The poor mother, who had been remanded to the workhouse since Friday last, appeared in court in a distressingly hysterical condi- tion; and the medical officer of the union aaid she was suffering from Prostration Through Grief I She told an extremely sad tale of married mif-ory, and the magistrate's clerk declared that she was not liable for the child's main- tenance if her husband, who had deserted her, was still alive. The workhouse master said that the guar- dians did not know whether he was alive or dead. The woman produced her "marriage lines," and said she would willingly take her child home, but that she had no money. It was then that Colonel R. P. Davis, ex- high sheriff, gave the opinion set forth above. The guardians, he added, took the woman away from her sick child, brought her for- cibly to the court, kept her in custody three days, forced her to be fed by polioemen, and now there was not the ghost of a case against I her. Added to that, she had no money to I return home! "Would Rob a Church It was the old story. The guardians did not trouble to make any inquiries—they just issued a warrant, and he considered it a most cruel case. The woman had a very good oase against the guardians for wrongful arrest, and per- sonally be would like to help her to bring it. Mr. John Smith, another magistrate, agreed that the case was a very cruel one on the part of the guardians, and suggested a subscription to send the woman home. Colonel Davis: I will give balf-a-sovereign; but if we give it her the union people, if she goea back, will take it away. They would rob a church. It "1JoS finally armnged that a police-officer should accompany the woman to the union to letch her child, and drive her to the railway, five miles distant. The magistrates' clerk, Mr. H. W. Jones, banding to the officer a sovereign, subscribed by the Bsnch, directed him not to hand it to the workhouse authorities, but to apply it to the journey to London that evening of the woman and her child. The woman wpa led out of court still hysterical, and rvurmuring her deep thank- fulnees to the magistrates for their kindness.

Judge's Drink in Courtl CIOER TESTING ON THE BENCH A judge and his cdetrk solemnly sampling oider and smacking their lips is a sight not witnessed every day. It was to be eoeøn. however, iu Southw ark Gcraraby-oourt yester- day, in the course of a.n action for some 26&, brought by a. firm of cider merchants, Messrs. Dowden and Pook, for "cider supplied" to a retailer a.t Olapham. He said that he was recommended to buy their non-alcoholic oider, which his cus- tomea-s would have nothing to do with. Aftar a colloquy between the reta-iler and Judge Addison, the latter expressed a desire I to taste tbe two varieties. MJr. Dowden; I can get some in a quarter of an hour. He immediately telephoned to his factory, and presently, from the privacy of tihe solicitors' bench the "pop-pop" of two corks was heard. Here's a Health Unto- Two glasses were filled, and were handed to Mr. Schofleld (the chief olerk). Mr. Sohofield: But which is which? Mr. Dowden Ah, I will leave that for the judge to try and find out. The defendant first tasted the two, amd to the joy of the court declared that the one wit-ich was identified ae the non-alooholic was I the better and had the more taste in it. Mr. Schofleld then sipped each, and his honour followed suit. After botih bad smacked their lips somewhat loudly, they agreed on the same one as being the better, his Honour remarking, "That has the finer flavour." Mr. Dowden (smiling): The defendant, your bonour, alUd Mr. Schofleld prefer the non- alcoholic, I am very glad to say. His Honour instructed the clerk to let the repor,ter taste the two. This gentleman made a honest choice of what turned out to be the alcoholic liqu-or-a fact that created more merriment. Mr. Dowden informed his honour that only a fortnight ago a. representative of Messrs. Wafcney, Combe, and Reid, the brewers, had stated his marked preference for the non- alcoJMtif liquor. Judgment* was given for the plaintiffs for I the amount claimed, with costs. I

Policemen Surprised I The Burton-on-Trent police b4 under I took charge a man who perple:?d l= somewhat. Giving the name of Robson, he was charged with loitering with intent to commit a felony. All the names had been cut out of his clothing, and he refused any information with regard to himself. A billiard match list on him contained the name of a doctor, who was fourtd to live at Cheadle, near Manchester, and he identified Robson as James Gerrard, a mining engineer, who escaped from Cheadle Asylum ten days ago. The man had talked so rationally to the police that they never suispect-ed him to be an escaped lunatic.

Deprived of Sight I EXPLOSION AT MOUNTAIN ASH I Wilba-m Osborne, 35, and John Jones, 55, were on Monday engaged in clearing rubbish from a trench about 30ft. deep at the new waterworks, Mountain Ash, preparatory ft boring operations, when one of the men must have struck with a pick a. charge of dynamite which had not been fired. There was an explosion, with the result that both men were seriously injured. Osborne, it is believed, will be totally deprived of sight. Jones also sustained injury to both eyes, but it is thought that one may be sa.vcd. The men were otherwise badly hurt ilbout their heads and the upper parts of their bodies. They were taken to tihe Mountain Ash Cot- tage Hospital.

"I trust," said the man of exalted idea-la. ( "that your son is devoting himself in some way to the uplifting of the human race." "That's just what he's doing," answered, Ftejrmer Corntoesel. "He got employment the other day as lift-man in a big office in Lon-1 don." I (

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WIDOWER'S DENIAL.! RHYMNEY PATERNITY CASE, At Merthyr Police-court yesterday Thomas Davies, a widower, of Rhymney, was sum- moned to show cause why lie should not be called upon to contribute to the support of the illegitimate, child of Alice Elizabeth Lloyd, of which she declared him to be the, father. Mr. Harold Lloyd, Cardiff, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. F. P. Charles for the defendant. The complainant said she now lived in Wyndham-street, Troedyrhiw. She made the defendant's acquaintance in October, 1904. whilst she was keeping house for her father at Rhymney. On the 8th of January, 1905, he seduced her, having previously offered her marriage, and misconduct took place up to May, the child being born on the 27th of November. letters written by the defendant to the complainant were put in, in which he addressed her as My dear Alice" and Dearest Love," and described himself as Your loving Tom," crosses being put to represent kisses. In cross-examination, the complainant said she left Rhymney about three weeks ago, but it was not for the mere purpose of get- ting out of the jurisdiction of the Tredegar Court. Mr. Lloyd put tihe defendant in the box. The defendant denied any promise of mar- riage, and declared that nothing improper had ever occurred between himself and the girl. He was asked the meaning of the phrase in one of the letters, Never mind, love, there are better days coming," but he was unable to suggest any explanation. The summons was eventually dismisStSd for want of corroboration.

Taff Vale Assessments I When the new assessments in the Cardiff Union were made the Taff Vale Railway Com- pany saw reason to raise objections, and an appeal was entered. Difficulty arose because part of the company's property affected was within the area of the city of Cardiff, and the appeal in tha.t matter would be tried before the recorder at the Cardiff Sessions, whilst another part of the property was out- side the city, and the appeal would be heard before the magistrates at the quarter sessions for the county of Glamorgan. In these cir- cumstances the Taff Yale Railway Company aod the asssment committee agreed that the whole matter should be laid as one ca?e before an arbitrator, and Mr. W. C. Ryde, K.C., was selected to deal with the matter. The first witting wa« held at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday morning. Mr. Balfour Browne, K.C., and Mr. W. Denman Benson (instructed by Messrs. Ingledew; appeared for the applicants, and Mr. Mao- mornan, K.C., and Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P. (instructed by Messrs. George David and Evans), appeared for the assessment com- mittee. Amongst those present were Messrs. A. Beasley (general manager of the Taff Vale Railway), Mr. T. Hurry Riches (engineer), a.nd M-r. A. J. Harris (clerk to the assessment committee). It was stated that this was an appeal against the assessment made by Messrs. Oastie and Son, who were appointed by the assessment committee some time ago to carry out the work. With respect to certain details em agreement had been arrived at between Messrs. Castle and Mr. A. L. Ryde (of the firm of Edward Ryde and Sons, of Westminster), and the more important points were reserved for the arbitrator. Evidence in support of the company's con- tention was given by Mr. G. T. Sibber rag. permanent way engineer, and Mir. T. Har- land, traffic manager of the Taff Vale Rail- way. The last-named gentleman was in the witness-box when the court adjourned until to-day (Tuesday).

EX-ARMY OFFICER & HIS WIFE I He Takes a Fancy to Another Woman. On Christmas Eve, 1891, Mrs. Evelyne AnbaTy Blyth and Major Herbert Russell Blyth were married in the Punjab. Wfhile in India, said Mr. Le Bas yesterday in the Divorcc Court, they met a Colonel and Mrs. Evans. In 1902 the Blyths returned to England, and in 1903 went to Cheltenham. One day the husband said he was going to an exhibition in London, but, as a matter of fact. he visited Hagborae, near Didcot, where Mrs. Evans was staying. The couple went out painting together. While he was awa.y a letter addressed to him from the War Office, and accepting his resignation, was opened by Mrs. Blyth. Naturally surprised at the contents, she wrote to him for an explanation, and he replied by stating that he intended to give her up, and that he was with Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Blyth, in asking for a divorce yes- terday, told Tie court that she had been willing to take her hnsband back if he had withdrawn his resignation and had returned to India. She had now obtained an engagement as governess in Russia.. It was stated that on June 9, 1903, Colonel Evans obtained a decree nisi, which was made absolute in the following December, and the President now granted Mrs. Blyth a decree nisi, with costs and custody of the three children of the marriage.

Child Drowned I John Henry Baden White, aged five years, eon of Mr. Enoch White, a collier, of Dynea- road, Upper Boat, near Pontypridd, was drowned in the Glamorgan Canal on Mon- day afternoon. He was playing on the bank with three other children of his own age when, in trying to get a stick out of the water, he fell in. Mr. A. Rankin, of Ponty- pridd, was passing on his bicycle, and he tried to recover the body, but, failing to do so. he sought the assistance of Police-con- stable Davies, and the body was then found. Artificial respiration was tried, but unsuccess- fully.

Roath Conservative Club I The fifteenth annual meeting was held on Monday on the club premises, Cyril-crescent, Cardiff. Mr. Isidore Leon was in the chair, supported by Mr. W. E. Dykes (chairman of the board 'of directors), Mr. W. Fairlamb, Mr. J. T. Hinton, Mr. J. O. Conway, Mr. A. C. Kirk, and others. The balance-sheet for the year was read, showing that the club was in a sound financial position, 1100 having been paid off the building debt during the year and many improvements made upon the club premises. The club had rendered a good account of itself in the late Parliamentary election, and, with a view of strengthening the party in the ward, a new political com- mittee was elected. Votes of thanks were accorded the directors for their services during the year, and to the chairman for presiding. The new directors appointed were I Messrs. A. Bryant, J. T. Hinton, H. Williams, ¡ F Pring, and D. Watkins, Mr. Charles Lukins being again appointed secretary.

I RUN OVER BY NINE TRAINS I Sydney Stafford, a. farmer's son, was found by a signalman injured on the Great Wes- tern Railway at Chalford, near Stroud. lie had lain in the four-foot way for at least six hours, and nine trains had passed over hin4 inflicting scalp wounds, and crushing I his arm. He insisted that there was nothing the matter with him. aiid that with assist- ance he could walk home. He died after his I arm had been amputated. A coroner's jury last night returned a ver- dict of Accidental death."

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OFFICER'S HEROISM NEARLY DROWNED AT SPITHEAD. Another fatality in connection with the exercise of a submarine vessel at Portsmouth occurred yesterday afternoon under thrillin; circumstances (says the Leader"). A sea man named Thompeon was swept off tIll deck of one of the A Class of submarine! While a.t Spitthead, and, notwithstanding tin gallant attempt of .Lieutenant F. A. N. Cromhie, tihe commander of the vessel, tc rescue the man, he was drowned. It appears that shürtlyafter no-on twc submarines, accompanied by torpedo-boat No. 26. were carrying out exercises at Spithead when one of the vessels came to the surface, and the commander, Lieutenant Cromie, and Able Seaman Thompson, went on deck, pre- sumably to have a look round. A heavy sea was running at the time, and a big wave swept over the little vessel with sudh force that- Thompson was washed off, the deck into tihe sea. He was wearing heavy sea- boots and waterproof overalls, and at once Shouted for Help Ijieutenant Gromie, with splendid bravery, unhesitatingly leaped into the rough sel, although lie, too, was wearing heavy boots. and succeeded in gettting hold of the blue- jacket The absence of the lieutenant and of Thompson was hot noticed for a minute or two, and by this time the submarine had gone on two or three hundred yards, leaving the two men struggling in tihe sea. When the accident1 was discovered the vessel was put about.at. full speed, but before the officer and the sailor could be reached they had both become exhausted, and Thomp- son sank and was not seen a-gain. The lieutenant was picked up in an un- conscious condition and plaeed on board the torpedo-boat, where he was revived by artificial respiration after 90 minutes' un- ceasing work. He was tihen conveyed on board .the torpedo-boat to Portsmouth Har- bour, where he was taken to the aick bay of his Majesty's ship Thames, the parent boat of tlhe submarine flotilla, for treatment. The gallant act of Lieutenant Cromie is one of the moot self-sacrificing and heroic recorded at Portsmouth for many years.

Health of the King We have the highest!authority for emphati. cally denying the truth of certain disquiet- ing rumours which have been circulated respecting King Edward's health and the association with this subject of the recent visit to Windsor of Dr. Ott, of Marienbad. Semi-official authority is given for the pub. lica-tion of the following statement:- Dr. Ott is an acquaintance of King- Edward, who met him long ago at Marien. bad. When his Majesty sa.w the doctor in the autumn it was arranged that on the occasion of his next visit to England that gentleman should be received by the King a.t Windsor. The recent visit was the out- come of that long-standing arrangement. Dr. Ott was received as an acquaintance, and not in his professional capacity, and he was not consulted in aaiy way concern- ing his Majesty's health, which, happily, continues to be excellent.

Mother's Appeal to Judge REQUEST TO BE ALLOWED TO SEE HER CHILDREN Rising when Mr. Justice Bargrave Dearn came into court yesterday, a Mrs. Pearson* who has before appeared in the courts in connection with the custody of her two. children, reminded his lordship of the case Pearson v. Pearson, in which he appeared as counsel. Your lordship then gave me a promise that you would use your influence with. regard to my children. I am leaving London definitely for the Continent. I have not seen the children since then, and I was wondering if your lord-ship would communicat-e with Mr. Pearson through your caerk so that J migfht have a chance of seeing the children-p.roba.bly for, the last time. There has been living in the- samr private hotel with me in Brompton-square Lady Awiby. It is a very sad case, and- The Judge: I am afraid I cannot go into that. I am afraid I don't remember your case. Mrs. Pearson: Your lordship was Mr. Pearson's counsel. The Judge: Why don't you go before the President? Mrs. Pearson: This Lady Abdy, my lord— I caused her to be dismissed from this hotel because she circulated a rumour that I should do the children bodily harm. The Judge: I am afraid I cannot do any- thing. I am powerless. Mrs. Pearson: Then if your lordship saya so I must believe The lady then left the court.

PRINCESS AND SCARFPIN Mr. Philip Samuels, a jeweller, carryini on business at the Hotel Cecil, sued at Wet minster yesterday Princess Toussoun tc recover the sum of IZ5 in respect of a pearl scarfpin supplied to her order for the pur- pose of giving away as a present. The defence was that the pin was sup- plied on approval, and that as it was not required it was returned to the plaintiff within four months. The plaintiff said that the pin W.;ùq sold. "out and out," but at the same time he was willing to exchange it for another article. For the defence. Princess Totrssoun was called, and said that she was the widow ofl the late Prince Toussoun, of Egypt. She had considerable business dealings with the plaintiff, and had paid considerable sums of money. She never agreed to purchase the, pin, but simply took it on approval. She. placed it in her safe and forgot it, but when she came across it some time later she found that it was of no use to her, and wished the plaintiff to take it back. He refused to do so. The jury found that the pin was supplied, on approval, and judgment was giyeu accord- ingly, with*, costs.

8t Asaph Proctors The election of proctors f,)r the Diocese of St. Aeaph was carried out on Monda.y. Three Th roe candidates were nominate-d-the Rey. D. .Tones (vicar of Gorsedd), the Rev. Daniel Davies (rector and rura.l dea.n of Denbigh) and the Rev. T. Redfern (vicar of Holy Trinity and rural dea.n of Oswestry). The result was:—Davies, 157; Jones, 135; Rcdfern. 88.

A DARING WOMAN THIEF New York, 'fuesday.-It is announced to- day that iaffany's, the well-known New Yoris jewellers, have been victimised by a clcvei female thief. The woman drove up to the establishment in an automobile last week and giving the name of a well-known lady in eocieity, obtained £ 2,000 worth of rings and other jewellery. The fraud was not dis- covered until the account was sent to the lady whose name had been used. The police are seeking the woman, but have no elue.- Central News

ITALIAN STEAMER WRECKED During last night the iron-built steamer Febo, of flenoa, with a cargo of ore, struck on the OSnnoil Rooks, off Olaughey, County Down. The crew were all rescued/ but the Febo is full of water, and her position is considered hopeless. A few weeks ago the steamer Cositanza was also wrecked on the, same rocks.

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Because our social structure is faulty, ) 'that is no safe argument for knocking it to pieces. It may be said that I over- estimate the Socialist danger. I do not one bit outside Parliament, as I believe the great mass of the electorate are un- touched by Socialistic sophistry, but there are marked signs, at any rate, of one portion of the La bour representa- tives being captured by the delusive sweets of Collectivism. Its exponents will captivate the drifters who have no t'hought-out political convictions and wander into lobbies with all the naive innocence of children. Against this" peril there is crying need of strong men like Mr. Brace, who will feel all the responsibility of the shep- herd for his sheep. He has the supreme a dvantage of a life-long knowledge of men, and knows well that sound politics cannot afford to ignore the very elements of human nature. Being returned for such a constituency as South Glamorgan is proof enough that the ordinary elector is ready to give the La bour man his chance and to put his quality to the test. The farmer and his labourer, the land- lord and his tenant, as well as the miner, look to Mr. Brace to represent all the best of their interests, and I do not believe for a moment they will look in vain. I laugh a great laugh when I hear forebodings about our political future. I would not muzzle even the extreme Socialist, but his doctrines must be taken v! i:e stimulants) with care. Old Britain is going to move this century, and in that movement Conservatism will play as great a part as Liberalism. Con- servatism will last as long as there are two men in the world, and it is not yet touched with even the first symptoms of decay. Many conventional ideils must go and old snobbisms die. Some people will have to squeeze closer together to make room for the Labour man, and. if one of them has to be a strap-hanger, there is no likelihood of its being the latter. I try to purge myself of prejudice, but the destiny, as the history, of our beloved Britain is unique, and its future, I pro- foundly believe, will transcend the glories of its past. It has ever had the good fortune to depend upon the richness of its soil in producing men, and each cen- tury has shown the wisdom of such depen- dence. What un biassed man would not be prepared to admit that there was sad need for new blood in politics. This need is felt by the two great political parties, and a new class ie ready to answer nobly to the call. What hopeless fatuity to .see in their coming a menace to the State! What a deadly wrong to try and capture the new force for visionary ideals! Those ideals even are to be cherished, for we want men wh ose eyes are fixed on the stars, just ae we want men who see only the stones on our path. Nonconformity saved Britain in the days of the Stuarts, and I believe t that Labour will save Britain in the twentieth century. By this I do not mean that the work of the othe.r parties is over, but they must welcome La-bour, if not as aTi aily, as, at any rate, a friendly critic. There is an elemental denseness about the British mind which will of itself save it from Socialism. Two years ago I drank uncounted pots of beer with one of the most prominent Socialists in the Parliament of Genrrany, II and he made the remark that the senti- mentalksm which is the basis of all Socialism would never flourish in the climate of Britain. Fogs and east wind breed a hardihood of mental as well as physical constitution, and we are not yet on the verge of mistaking politics for poetry. Instead of doing that we work the rich vein of the disinherited classes, and bid them take their place above the salt, and in their seating whole masses are gathered as at a feast. Mr. William Brace, M.P.. is called to take his place among the rulers of the land—a plaoe I won by all the rich distinction of ster- hng character, hard work, and high mental endowment. If I were a pohü- cian there is no man living I should prefer to stand back-to-back to in a rough- and-tnmble political fight than the new member for South Glamorgan. I echo the prayer of the Bishop of Liverpool GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE!