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I WELSH AND MIDLAND COMMAND…
I WELSH AND MIDLAND COMMAND j During the last few days Major-general Sir Franois Howard, K.C.B., C.M.G., commanding the Welsh and Midland District, with his atntf and other offk*r», numbering altogether ahuut twenty, have made Cardiff their head- quarters during an inspectiomtl visit to the 4.t Regimental District. They have spent much time examining Ordnance mapn of the district and visiting places in the neighbour- hood, most probably with the view of con- sidering the adequacy of the defences of the Bristol Channel. I
I DINNER TO SIR FORTESCUE…
I DINNER TO SIR FORTESCUE FLANNERY. The application for tickets f,-)r th.- dinner to ir Fortescue Flannery, Bart., in the 1 Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday néxt, have been very numerous, and but few are left. Any gentleman desirous of being preeent. is :l'vequest«d to make applioa* ion to the C'onser- I v?.tiT? a.nt, Mr. Thornton, on or before [Monday next.
Revenge at a Carnival1
Revenge at a Carnival1 MASKED HUSBAND STABS HIS WIFE Paris. Friday.—The gayest of luncheon parties was yesterday taking place in the midst of the mid-Lent festivities, when a man dressed as a. mousquetaire and masked burst into the room where the lunch was taking place, and shouted out: All you who a:'e laughing and singing, pause a. moment and pray for the soul of her who must now di". Assuming this to be part of the carnival, no one in the room made any movement until the masked man suddenly plunged a knife, which he held concealed up his sleeve, into the breast of the smartest and most handsome woman of the party. Shriek- ing with terror the rest of the guests flung themselves upon the in-an, and then made the discovery that he was none other than the husband of the victim. Louise Gaincel had shortly before run away from her husband to join a wealthy lover, who heaped jewels and luxuries upon her. Before being married she was a laundry girl. Her husband, an electrician, was devoted to his wife, and he swore to be revenged. He had waited for her day after day. but Louise, kitowing this, never left the house where she lived, until- she went to the luncheon party which was so dramatically interrupted. She now lies in hospital in a critical condition.—"Daily Mail."
I CARDIFF CONSTABLE HURT.…
I CARDIFF CONSTABLE HURT. I Assailant Narrowly Escapes I Prison. David Roach, 39, tall and muscular, was charged at Cardiff on Friday with being disorderly and making use ef bad lan- guage in Evelyn-street on March 22, and also with assaulting Police-constable George Giles in the execution of bis duty. The officer appeared with his right hand bandaged. He deposed that. at 11.50 on the previous night he was called to quell a row at 15, Evelyn- street. Prisoner's wife ran aeross the street, closely followed by prisoner. She became apparently unconscious, and Giles asked; prisoner to help him in carrying her back to the house. Accused answered, "No, carry her in yourself." The woman was carried to her home, she was given a. glass of water, and recovered. In the passage prisoner said, You want to make a case out of it, do you?" Prisoner pushed him out, and on the footway he said to Giles, "I'll give you the same." lie then struck out. The police- constable put up his hand to avoid being hit in the face. but the blow wact of such violence that, taking effect upon the officer's hand, it dislocated his thumb. Dr. J. J. Buist (police surgeon) give evidence of the dislocation, and said the violence used was considerable. It was a most awkward dislocation, and the grasp in future was likely to be unreliable, whilst the thumb might easily be put out again. The Stipendiary ordered the caee to be put hack. At a later stage he again had prisoner before him. and heard the state- ment of the wife, who, with the character- istic self-effacement of her sex, said, "It was my fault entirely that the TOY; started." His worship, in pacing sentence, said noth- ing was recorded against the prisoner. He t-eemed to have been influenced by sudden passion. His wifo pleaded for leniency, or he would have been sentenced to six months, with hard labour. If he offended again in like manner there would be no such alter- native as that he now imposed, viz., a penalty of £ 10 and costs, or two months, the money to be paid in a month.
I ARRESTED IN LONDON.
ARRESTED IN LONDON. Charge Against a Cardiff Man. Well-dressed and of superior appearance, [ William Edgar Phelps, 33, stood in the doek at Cardiff on Friday charged, ou a war- rant for. on March 13, feloniously steal-1 ing £17 2s. 4d. from his employers, Messrs. Wilier and Riley (Limited), provision mer- chants. Detectivo William Henry Harris said that at 5.15 on the previous afternoon be received prisoner into custody from the Metropolitan police at B:Llham, S.W. The warrant having been read to him he said: I want you to let me go to my lodgings. I have a bag there which contains docu- ments relating to the caee. Witness accompanied him to 117, fjaitwocd- road. where he received the ba,g produced, and put prisoner under arrest and conveyed him to Cardiff. On the way to the station li,- said: "Please open the bag," which wit- Iness did, and then ho took out of it the three receipt-books produced, and examined the books, and wrote certain figures in one of them. Cautioned in the usual form, he said: I wish to make the matter as clear as possible for the prosecution, and to give them every at-sistanee. With that end in view I wish to say that to the best of my knowledge the following amounts I have not accounted for: W. Richards (Tony- pandy>, ,f6 16s. 4d.; B. Thomas (Llwynypia), £ 8 3s. 7d.; Henry Griffiths (Pengam), £ 22 5s. 8d.; H. Dowman (Cardiff), £ 2 13s.; J. Cudlipp 'Cardiff). £ 6 14s. Sd.; Ben Evans (Cardiff), £10 3.e. 7d. Prisoner had no qutin", and on tho application oí: the police lie was remanded for a week pending inquiries.
- -FELL FROM THE FLIES. I…
FELL FROM THE FLIES. 11 ■ In the Birmingham pantomime, which just concluded, there was a scene described as the "East('rn Iktt!k." and part Of ti"! apparatus was suspended in the flies, 43 feet a))ove the orchestra, a On the opening night it fell on the con- ductor, Mr. John Guy Sidney Jones, causing concussion of the brain. He has since been disabled, and damages at the Birmingham Assizes before Mr. Ju:-tice Ridley. It was stated that after the accident another conductor had bcelfound. and, in addition to being £3 per we 4 { out of pocket, plaintiff lost additional money which he would have earned by composition. Plaintiff said hf still felt unfit for work. If lie tried to do any writing he got a severe pain in ti-ie lieacl. After the apparatus fell, it was found that it had enly I)eon iattacbe(i by a screw enter- ing one-eighth of an inch of wood.
I■1 I- A DISCLAIMER.
■ A DISCLAIMER. II Mr. C. *J. Cudlipp, of 32, City-road, Cardiff, writes that lie is not the J. Cudlipp mentioned in the case of Wilier and r-icy v. W. E. Phelps in yesterday's Evening Express."
! GOVERNMENT AND THE NAVY…
GOVERNMENT AND THE NAVY Mr. Ridsiale (E., Brighton) having a.sked [ on what grounds it had been decided to abandon the construction of one of the four armoured cromero provided for iu the Navy Estimates of 1905-6, and authorised by Par- liament, Mr. K ROBERTSON (Secretary to the Admi- ralty) replied: The fourth armoured cruiser was not proceeded with, as a, careful scrutiny of the progress of warship-building in other o<?untri<? and the cxi?ins strength of foreign navies pr?v?d it to be nnnecMsar? to pro- ceed with this vessel when the time arrived, late in the year, for giving the orders for the new ships to be laid down.
!! AS STRANGE AS FICTION.…
AS STRANGE AS FICTION. Iu order to secure some token by which to remember it great-aunt to whom she had been ?uch attacti?. T?i!c. Bf?rth? Chevanne, I a young Frenchwoman, attended, a sale of the old lady's effects. The girl waus poor,, and most of the articles were beyond her purse. A shabby old book-a book of devotions—was, however, put up. Nobody bid for it except Mile. (Tnevanne, and she bought it' for next. to nothing. In turning over the le.ave6 hp came across a folded paper. It was a bequeathing her the wibOle of her great-a z estate, valued at £ 16,000.
 I UanhiOeth Strike. j
 UanhiOeth Strike. j [QUESTION OF APPOINTING AN EXPERT I On making inquiry of the management of I the Llanhilleth Colliery an "Evening Express" representative was informed on Friday that I there was no new development in connection with the dispute, the case remaining in the I hands of the "two chairmen of the concilia- tion board. It appears that by the offer which the owners recently made, and which was refused by the workmen, it was not intended to admit any claim, but simply to offer a con- cession with a view to an amicable settle- I men t. T he owners still contend that the workmen have no case againit them for increased payment, and matters, therefore, remain at the deadlock which has, unfortu- nately, prevailed for several months past. Making inquiry as to certain details of the dispute, our representative, was informed by the management that the Black Vein Sea.m at Llanhilleth gives the following average^ec- tion:—Top coal, 5ft. 6in.; parting, n.; bottom coal, 1ft. lOin.—total coal, 7ft. 4in. When the colliery was opened, about a dozen years ago, the pit was worked doubie- shift, and, it being found impracticable under this system to stow the gobs, the top coal only was worked as a general rule, though there have always been a certain number of places where both coals were worked. Where the bottom coal is left down it cannot afterwards be worked, and hence is irrecoverably lost. In 1902 the double-shift was to a great extent abolished at the request of the work- men, and it was then found practicable to stow the gobs and thus work the coal in its full section, including the bottom coal. This system, which had previously prevailed to a limited extent where circumstances favoured it, was gradually extended until throughout the whole of the workings the bottom coal was raised. For two years before the pit stopped this had been the universal practice. This bottom coal, so called (otherwise known as the "bed" coal), is equal in quality to the upper portion of the seam, and, therefore, if there is no serious difficulty, from a mining point of view, in extracting it, and if it can be done without increasing the labour or decreasing the earnings of the miner, it seems wilful waste to leave it behind. Moreover, from the point of view of safety this coal should not be left, as a I certain amount of gas would necessarily be I produced from it, as well as increased dust, which should always be avoided where pos- sible. And the point in dispute only affects (according to the management) about 30 per cent. of the men employed at the colliery. The workmen demand extra payment for raising and cleaning this bottom coal, alleging that there is extra labour involved. The owners contend that their books prove that since the bottom coal has been raised the earnings of the collicrs have increased, and, therefore, no case can be made out for an extra allowance. The workmen arc quite willing to resume work if they are allowed to work the top coal only, should they prefer it, leaving the bottom coal down. The company's price list was taken from the Celynen Colliery list, that being the older colliery, and at. this pit the bottom coal is raised without any extra payment. In the cae-e of Celynen, however, the roof happens to be a weak one, and, therefore, about 18iu. of the top coal is left up in order to form a roof. This involves labour in splitting the coal. The owuers contend that the conditions at Llanhilleth, where the roof is a good one, arc more favourable for the collier. Our representative pointed out that in the statement which Mr. Brace gave to the prc;, I on the 14th inst. he stated that the Black Vein Seam was regarded as a Six-foot Seam, but in reply to this the owners point out that at Celynen Colliery the coal worked amounts to 7ft., whereas the Llanhilleth sec- tion is only an average of 7ft. 4in. when the full section of top and bottom coal is worked. Mr. Brace al&o started that the Llanhilleth seam, with the rubbish, makes a seam of 9ft. thicknea?, but this, the owners declare, is only the case in 2 per cent, of the places, the average height throughout the colliery being 7ft. 9in., including the clod, theiclod varying in thickness from nothing up to lOin. As to the amount of the company's recent offer, it was pointed out that, calculated upon the bottom coal alone, this offer was equal to more than ld. per ton, and the management contend that this is the fair way to calculate it, because in regard to the top coal there is no claim. Our representative asked why a claim for working the bottom coal ehould be set up at Llanhilleth if no such claim is made elsewhere. The manage- ment replied that they knew of no reason, and they considered the ciaim of the men unreasonable. Questiont-d on the subject of earnings, about which there has been some controversy, onr representative was shown a copy of the pay-book, from which it appeared that the average earnings per collier for the last pay made up before the stoppage came to over 9s. io day for each day worked, after paying his hoy or helper, and, as far as the owners were able to ascertain, these earnings were amongst the highest, if not. the highest, of any pit in Monmouthshire. The Owners are quite willing i'or the agents of the Federation to examine their books and satisfy themselves that these earnings have actually been paid. The pressman hinted that the workmen had offered to refer the dispute to an umpire. The management admitted this, but added that, however willing they might be personally to refer the question to au umpire, the concilia- tion board agreement, to which both t.iw owners and workmen are parties, makes r:o prodsioll for an independent umpire, and hence they are absolutely powerless in the I matter. The management also added that through the conciliation board the question had been arbitrated upon by Mr. H. W. Martin and Mr. E. M. Hann. two of the roost eminent mining engineers in South Wales, who reported that the men had no claim for any concession. The general public, however, will prohably concur in the view that this is an exceptional case, involving details of a technical charac- ter, and if the conciliation board are unable to nnd a. solution, then they should call in a mining engineer of experience in colliery manage ment, and agree to accept his award. Both sides have a duty to the public as well as to themselves, and there seems no reason why this protracted strike should not be brought to an end if Common sense and reason ar;, allowed to play their part. No bitterness has been imported into the. struggle, and this ehould make the way of settlement all the easier.
LECTURE IN FRENCH AT CARDIFF…
LECTURE IN FRENCH AT CARDIFF I A lecture was given by Monsieur Maurice Lanoire, assistant lecturer in French at the I University College, Cardiff, to the members or the Societe Franco-Anglaise. Professor Barbier occupied the chair. Monsieur Lanoire spoke in French of the political parties in France during 1he nineteenth century, and he gave a very lucid exposition of their history. Their aims and their methods were touched upon and their chief representatives mentioned. The next lecture in French will he delivered on April 11, the subject being Bordeaux," when any whom it may interest, are cordially invited.
I - :- - - - - - - - I I THE…
I I I THE RAILWAY FATALITY NEAR RADYR I The inquest, on the lx/dy of Fanny Rodoway, who was run over on the railway near Radyr on Thursday evening, as already reported, was held at Llandaff on Friday. Deceased Wili utilising a short cut from Radyr to Whitchurch when she met her fate. The engine-driver and other witnesses gave evidence, after which the jury returned a ver- dict of Accidental death," and found that nobody was to blame. I
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"TOLD BY A VOICE"
"TOLD BY A VOICE" To Remain in Solitude I BRIDGEND LADY'S STRANGE EXPERIENCE. Considerable public anxiety has been I experienced in Bridgend during the past few days, occasioned by the absence from school ¡ of Miss Morgan, headmistress of the Girls' Council School. Miss Morgan was at her duties up to midday on Tuesday, but has not returned to school aince. Inquiries by our reporter elicited the fact that she is Staying at the house of Mr. Pritchard, St-ati-on Hill, Bridgend. Our reporter called upon Mr. Pritchard, who stated that Miss Morgan was in a state of prostration. On Friday Mr. Bryn Da-vies, school inspector, visited the town, and went to Mr. Pritchard's house. We are informed that lie was there told Miss Morgan could not be seen, and that "a voice had told her to remain there in solitude until she was called away." Miss Morgan has been one of the most enthusiastic. participators in the Revival movement at Bridgend, and has taken a pro- minent part in it, particularly at Hermon Chapel, of which she is a member. A short time ago she gave a donation of £ 100 towards clearing off the debt of the chapel.
A DIFFICULT CASE.I
A DIFFICULT CASE. I At Swansea County-court on Friday, before Mr. Ruegg, K.C. 'deputy-judge), a motion was made by Mr. Treharne on behalf of the trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Row- land W. Brayley, builder, Mumbles, for a, declaration that money, amounting to £ 352, paid by the debtor to his wife was a fraudu- lent preference, and was void, and for an order directing the re-payment of the amount. Mr. D. Seline opposed the applica- tion. It was alleged that the debtor had paid the money to his wife to defeat his creditors. His Honour endeavoured to get the narties t.) acree, out Mr. Seline declared that the wife had nothing with which to re-pay, and his honour said it was a case of considerable difficulty, and he would give his decision in writing in the course of a week or so.
LORD ALVERSTONE'S VISIT TO…
LORD ALVERSTONE'S VISIT TO THE I RHONDDA. Arrangement? have, now been completed in connection with Lord Alverstone's visit to the R bond da to-day (Saturday). The Lord Chief Justice will arrive at Forth by the 2.55 p.m. train from Cardiff. His lordship will then drive to Tylonstown, and up til- Penrhys Mountain to Ystradfechan, Trecrky, the resi- dence of Mr. W. Jenkins, J.P., the mana,ging (iirector of the Ocean Colliery Company, with whom his lord&hip will dine. The dis- tinguished visitor will in the evening drive down to Hebron Chapel, Ton, where ho will deliver an address to the Rhoiulda Cymmro dorion Society on The Advantages of tho Study of Music.' Mr. Beasley, general manager of the TafF Vale Railway, has inti- mated that he will make special train arrangements to UJEt the convenience of his lordship.
CAPTAIN SENT FOR TRIAL. I
CAPTAIN SENT FOR TRIAL. I At Pembroke Docs on Friday Joseph Her- bert. described as p. captain in the merchant service, was charge,! with obtaining food and lodgings and 5s. in money from Arthur Jones, coal merchant. Prisoner is alleged to have represented that he was a captain in the merchant service, and had jnq eokl a steamer I to the value of £ 6,000, and also railway shares valued at to have I obtained 5. for the purpose of seeing a ,?olicit?or to transfer houses to him. Prisoner, who was apprehended at Carmarthen, was committed to the qua.rt. A sessions.
NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY…
NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF I WALES. The London Gazette of Friday contains the following;- Privy Council Office, March 23. Notice is given that petitions bave been presented to his Majesty in Council by the Most Honourable the Marquess of Bute and others praying for the grant of charters for the creation of a National Museum for Wales, aud of a National Library for Wales and his Majesty having referred the said petitions to a Committee of the Lords of'the I Council, notice is further given that all petitions for or against 8uch grats ehould I be wat to the Privy Council 0 ?ce on or before the 23rd of April.
POSTAL UNION CONGRESS. !
POSTAL UNION CONGRESS. The Postal Union Congress, which has been twice postponed, will open at Rome on April 7 next. The Postmaster-General has appointed as delegates of the United King- dom and the various British Colonies Mr. Henry Babington Smith, C.B., C.S.I., Secretary to the Post Office; Mr. Arthur B. Walkley, principal clerk in the secretary's office, and Mr. Henry Davies, chief examiner in the Aocountaut.Geueral's Department. Mr. Arthur G. Fcrard, principal clerk for foreign and Colonial business, will accompany the British delegates as secretary, and Mr. E. J. Harrington, of the Accountant-General's Department, as an attache.
LORD AVEBURY ON TARIFF WARS…
LORD AVEBURY ON TARIFF WARS j Lord Avebury ha., sent the following reply to a correspondent who asked whether lie thought tho action of the City Conservatives regarding Sir Edward Clarke was wise: — "The City Protectionists do not seem to have made themselves thoroughly a-cquainted with Sir Edward Clarke's views on the fiscal prohlem any more than they have with the fiscal problem itself. Sir Edward is, I beLieve. quite right, and I think his con- stituents will support him. Tbe Blue Book 011 fiscal wars rhows conclusively that a policy of Retaliation would be mcst injurious to our commerce."
STEAMER TOWED 900 MILES.I
STEAMER TOWED 900 MILES.I The Danish stea-mer Kentucky, reported disabled off Browhead, was towed safely into Queenstown Harbour on Friday by the Glas- gow steamer Alcides. The Kentucky had been towed a distance of 900 miles in five days. She lost one pro- peller blade on the 10th and two others on the 17th, on which day the Alcides fell in with her.
CARDIFF ANGLO-FRENCH SOCIETYI
CARDIFF ANGLO-FRENCH SOCIETY La Societe Frailfco-Angla.ise de Cardiff met. on Friday evening at Park-place, Cardiff, Professor Barbier iu the chair. It was decided to hold a, concert in the course of the next month for the benefit 01 the dis. tressed widows and children of those who perished in the Courricres mining disaster.
| DANGER OF THE DUNMORE.I
DANGER OF THE DUNMORE. I It is feared that some disaster may happen before the the sinks, and shipowners in London are agitat- ing for a cruiser to be sent in Peareh of the derelict, with instructions to sink her.
BURGLARS AT ST ATHAN I
BURGLARS AT ST ATHAN I The railway stations of the Barry and Taff Vale Companies at St. Atlian, in the Vale of Glamorgan, have lxcn visited by burgiare, but, although considerable damage was done, no money was taken. I I
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IThe French -Coal Strike
I The French Coal Strike SOME OF THE MINERS RESUME WORK At some of the mines in the Tjens district work was resumed en Friday. The fact has had a discouraging effect on the main body of the strikers. All was quiet on Thursday night.—Central News. In spite of the efforts of the German Salvage Brigade and the French firemen, no progress is being made in fighting the conflagration in the mines, and the difficulties encountered do not decrease, as whenever the fire is extinguished for a, few yards it starts again before timbering can be put up, and the fight has to be begun afresh. The flames generally break out again while the walls of the gallery are being allowed to cool, eo that the work of timbering may be proceeded with, an opera- tion which is indispensable, inasmuch as the roof, which, owing to the intense heat, has been turned into coke, and is liable to crumble and break away, would collapse unless great precautions were taken. On Thursday the fire- men were unable to make any headway, and their work remains stationary. An attempt is now about to be made to attack the con- tlagration from two sides and .to divert its cou rise .-Peu ter. A telegram to i-lie-Paris Fclair say$:- It is feared that the strike of the French miners m.ay lead to a similar strike in the Ruhr coalfields. Labour journals exhort the men not to work overtime, so as not to injure the French miners by an increase of the exports of German coal. It is also reported that in the event of a general strike the German miners will declare their solidarity with their French comrades.—Reuter. In a letter addressed to M. Baslay, the director of the mines at Lens, speaking in the name of all mine-owners, declared thatl every possible concession had been made to the men, and that a. further interview with their delegat es would be useless. Moreover, it would only raise hopes which could not be fulfilled. The letter concludes by express- ing hope that the men will not delay resump- tion of work for the exclusive benefit of foreign mines.—Renter.
THE SIRHOWY COALFIELD. I
THE SIRHOWY COALFIELD. I A special meeting of the Newport Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday for the I purpose of considering the Penllwyn Rail- way Bill. Mr. T. H. Mordey presided. Mr. C. R. Lyne explained the objects of the Bill, and aid the railway would benefit Newport by bringing the ccal oi the ucw collieries to the port. Mr. W. L. Goldsworthy proposed "That the clia-inber support the Bill, and authorise the president (Mr. T. H. Mordey) to give evidence on its behalf." The President supported the motion, and remarked that lie knew the determination with which the Barry Company fought last year. Now he thought the fight would be intensified threefold. The motion was unanimously carried. ADVANCE IN RHVMNEY STOCKS. I The news that terms had been arranged by I which the Cardiff Railway Company would support the scheme of the Grea.t Western and Rliynruey Railway Companies for the construc- tion of a line to connect the Sirhowy and other Monmouthshire lines from Nine Mile Point with the Rhymney near Caerphilly Tunnel, as exclusively announced in the" Western Mail" on Friday, gave great satisfaction to the shareholders of the Rhymney Company. It was generally felt that with the assistance of the Cardiff Railway Company the success of the Bill now before Parlia.ment was assured. Tho statement had a further bene- ficial influence on the stocks of the Rhj-mney Company, wluch have met with considerable support recently, the Undivided advancing l. points and the Deferred I It is understood also that the Taff Yale Railway Company will support the measure, N-hich is, undoubtedly, the most favourable to Cardiff of the competing schemes of the session.
ALL WELSH. I
ALL WELSH. I Baron Bramwell once appeared for the Crown in a case in Wales. 'J'he counsel for the defence asked permiiision, as the jury I was Welsh, to address its members in their native tongne. As the case was simple, the Baron raised no objection. The Welsh bar- rister said only a few words. The baron also was brief, but he was eomewliat sur. prised at a prompt verdict of acquittal. "What was it that Mr. lr- said to the jury?" ho inquired, after the case was settled. "Oil," replied the Welshman appealed to, "he just said, "This case, gentlemen, lies in a nutshell. You sec your- selves exactly how it stands. The judge Js an Englishman, the prosecuting counsel is an Englishman, the complainant is an Eng- lishman. But you are AVelsh, and I am Welsh, and the prisoner is Welsh. Need I say more? I leave it all to you!" I
FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE…
FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE I Upon his retirement from practice and his relinquishment of the medical officership of the lower division of the second district of Carmarthen Union after nearly 50 years' public service, Dr. Peter Williams, Ferryside, has been presented with a cheque for £300, and his wife, Mrs. Williams, with a magnifi- cent silver plate by the past and present ) residents in the parishes of St. Ishmael's, Ferryside, Llandefcilog, LJanstephan, and the boroughs of Carmarthen and Kidwelly. Owing to the physician's advanced age a public ceremony was discarded, a,nd a repre- sentative deputation, headed by Mr. Dudley Drummond, of Porte's Cliff, waited upon Dr. Williams a,t his residence to make the pre- sentation. Mr. Drummond, in asking Dr. Williams's acceptance of the gift, said it bad been subscribed for by close upon 600 friends I and patients. Mrs. Lewis, The Cliff, made! the presentation to Mrs. Wtlliajne. I Dr. Williams, in returning thanks for the "landsome gift, said he only hoped he might be of some service to them in the future. (Applause.)
MAINTENANCE OF THE POOR I
MAINTENANCE OF THE POOR I At a meeting of the Swansea Board of Guar- dians on Thursday the es^.mates for the ensu- ing half-year were considered. Mr. D. Grif- fiths said they amounted to C24,834. as com- pared with £ 23.000 in the corresponding period of last year. A sum of £1,800 was included for costs of defending rating appeals. They had every confidence that each case would be won, or they would not recommend litigation.—Sr. Devon aid spoke strongly of the increasing expenditure. The population had only gone up 4 per cent. from 1391 to 190?, but the number of people receiv- ing relief had increased by 29.4 per cent., and the amount of out-relief had increased from £8,829 to £ 16,350, equal to 85.3 per cent. The I ratable value had increased by 31.5 per cent., so that the rates were really one-third higher than the figures showed. It was hard enough to pay 10s. in the £ rates, but to pay one- third more on valuation made it still harder. It was quite time they economised.—The esti- mates were subsequently passed.
SHOCKING DOMESTIC STORY 1
SHOCKING DOMESTIC STORY 1 The Chester coroner held an inquest on Friday on the body of Nellie Higginson, a-gad nine month's, the twenty-third child of Thomas and Emma niggillson.-The evidence showed that of all the children there were now only eight alive. The mother gave way to drink and the child was badly neglected, being filthy and emaciated. Higginson caused some amusement by remarking, when asked how many children ho had, About 22 or 25v"—A verdict, of Manólaughter" against the woman was given.
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER. ! I
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER. I A (kroner's jury at Nottingham on Friday returned a. verdict of wilful murder against, John Thomas Longstaffe. labourer, for the murder-of his wife by cutting her throat and inflicting other injuries with a table knife.
I A Friend's B.trayaL
I A Friend's B.trayaL HUSBAND GETS HEAVY DAMAGES Four hundred pounds damages -were, a.s briefly reported yesterday, awarded Mr. Edmund Thomas Leigh, an ironmonger, of Witney, Oxfordshire, by the President of tho Divorce Court against his friend and fellow- Mason, Mr. Frank French, another Witney ironmonger. The President commented in severe terms on the co-respondent's gross betrayal of his friend's trust. i This particular class of case," said his lordship, "is the worst this court has to deal with. The co-respondent has not only been guilty of immorality; it breaks a man's faith in his fellow-men when his friend turns round on him and seduces his wife. It shatters a. man's confidence in life. No greater wrong can be committed by a iutu than to betray the trust placed in him by his friend." For nine years Mr. and Mrs. Leigh lived happily together at Witney, and on amicable terms with their neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. French. The two men belonged to the same Masonic Ledge, and visited at each other's housed. The Husband's Ruse. But while Mr. Leigh was away on Frida.y nights at choir practice in the parish church Mr. French wa6 in the habit of visiting Mrs. Leigh clandestinely. Not till April of last year did the husband hear of these visits. He then adopted the simple rus-e of telling his wife one-Friday night he was going to choir practice, hut watched the hou-c instead. He saw Mr. French go in, and attempted to follow him, but the catch had been, let down, and ha had to go round to the hack. Here, through the sitting-room window, lip saw Mr. French seated in his own chair before .the fire, and his wife cn another chair beside him. After twenty minutes cf conversation be tween the couple, Mr. French rose, kisced Mrs. Leigh, and left the houee. Neit day Mr. Leigh taxed bis wife with what he had seen, and she made a confes- sion in writing, which Mr. Bayford, peti- tioner's counsel, proposed to read to the court. Co-i-e-pon dent's counsel objected, but the President overruled him, observing: "Your man has behaved as badly as he can, and he now has to pay for it." 10 The confession was as follows:- I confess that I committed adultery with Frank French in December, 1904.-Ka,-c Leigh. Informed of the confession, co-responcleut replied, If that is so, I have nothing tc say. The wife did iut defend the case.
CARDIFF ADMIRALTY ACTION
CARDIFF ADMIRALTY ACTION In the Admiralty Court ou Friday Mi Justice Eargrave Dcane, sitting with Trinitv 3fasters, gave judgment in the claim and counter-claim for damages arising oat of a collision between the Liverpool steamship Fearless and the Cardiff steamship Patricf.t to the westward of the Mersey Bar Lightship on February 5 last. His Lordship, in giving judgment, said that this was the case of a collision between two vessels which were both outward bound from the Mersey. Each side alleged that their vessel kept her course, ihe defendants' c,i-e was that the Fearless ought to li;c gone astern, seeing that she was the overtaking vessel, and so have kept out of the way. He was unable to agreo with this view. In his view the vessels were on para-Ilet courses, a nd the Fearless, which was the faster aud over- taking vessel, was to the starboard of the Patarie.ia. In these circumstances, the Fear- less either starboarded into the Patricia or the Patricia ported into the Fearless. The evidence from the Fearless was extreineiy satisfactory, and he ,ha.d come to the con- clusion that she did not starboard her helm, as alleged. With regard to the Patricia, the evidence showed that the second mate, -itli. out warning to the man at the wheel, and without asking how the wheel was locked, began to cliauge tho steering gear from steam to hand gear. The court was of opinion that he was a. good deal longer over the operation than was necessary. Wlwn t hø alteration in the gear was being made the helm was not amidships. Unfortunately, a little before the second mate took charge of the wheel it was to port, and it was still to port when he commenced to meddle with the gear. On looking up suddenly he saw that the two vessels were converging, and he then altered the gear back to steam. There Avau no time to rectify the error, and tho collision happened. For these reasons he had come to the conclusion that the Patricia was alone to blame for the collision. Judgment accord. ingly for the plaintiffs, with costs, the damages to be assessed.
ACTORS IN DIVORCE.
ACTORS IN DIVORCE. A case was heard before the President 01 the Divorce Court yesterday in which Mr Herbert Edwin Maule, an actor, applied it person for the dissolution cf his marriage o. the ground of his wife' misconduct with CTri Quinton. Fulford, another actor, whete stage name was "Charles Marshall." In 1903 petitioner found that his wife and Marshall, who were both appearing at War- rington in "The Hero of the Play," while petitioner was also playing in the same town in "The Price of Sin," were living together. IIp fcrgave her, but itJic returned respondent after only a week. When peti- tioner returned in February. 1905, from au American engagement, his wife and Fulford were still living together at Wimbledon. The President postponed the further bear- ing fill Monday for the production of corre- spondence between the solicitors of the parties. Hiis lord-hip added that counsel for respondent aud co-respondent need net attend.
A LLANDILO CHANCERY ACTION
A LLANDILO CHANCERY ACTION Before Mr. Justice Warrington in the Chan- cery Division on Friday Mr. Rowden. K.C., mentioned the action of the Langer Anthra- cite Company (of L!audilo) v. William Bur. chell Rees and Edgar Rees. He said he had a, motion against the defendants, but as they had filed affidavits which he wanted to answer be asked that the motion should stand over for a week. Mr. William Burchell Rees, the defendant, appeared in person, accompanied by a young girl. He said he was a Welshman, and rather deaf, and as he could not afford counsel he claimed as much latitude as the court would allow. He wanted the case tried at once because the plaintiffs would not pay him his rente and royalties. His Lordship said be must order the motion to stand over for Mr. Rowden to see the defendant's affidavit. Order accordingly.
FAMOUS CRICKETER DEAD.
FAMOUS CRICKETER DEAD. Mr. Vietor Barton, the famous Hampshiro cricketer, died on Friday. The decerned, who was aged 33, played first for Kent, iu 1889. Three years later he joined Hampshire, heading both the batting and bowling averages in the first year. Thence- forward he played regularly for Hants until 1902, when failing health compelled him to go out of the team.
! DEATH SENTENCE AT LEEDS
DEATH SENTENCE AT LEEDS At I.>sed.s Assizes on Friday Harry Walters, J9, miner, was sentenced to death by ft": Justice Walton for murderin-, his paramour, Saxau ,AnnM'OonuPll. 'a.t Sheffield. Prisoner aceuscd the deceased of taking from 3s. 6d., and later she wa.3 found naked and dead on the hearthrug.
Channel Disaster I - ____…
Channel Disaster I SCHOONER RUN DOWN AND SUNK. Tbree of the Crew Drowned Two  Saved. I An Italian steamer ran into another schooner off Lundy Inland early on Friday, sinking her. Three of the crew were drowned, but the captain and mate were ^aved. The Italian schooner put back to Swansea. The schooner C. S. Atkinson was bound from Portsmouth to Swansea, with a cargo, of scrap iron, and wa6 up Channel, past Lundy, when the Italian steamer Guiseppena f Ilardi, bound down Channel, suddenly loomed up in the darkness and crashed into her. The schooner had a crew of five hands all j told. Naturally, the scene in the darkness was a highly exciting one, the schooner nUing so rapidly after being struck that there was little chance of reecning the crew, some of whom were below at the time of the col- lision. As the result three members of the crew out of the five went down with the vessel-L, boy na.m-ed Arnold, a native of Guernsey, and two seamen, named Warren, of London, and M'Durmot, of Dublin. The &teamer at once put about and made every effort to save life, and after a time the captain (C. S. Bennett) i and the mate (Benjamin Hughes) were picked up. The Guiseppena- Ilardi then determined to put baok to Swansea, where she arrived in the early hours of Friday, and the flnr- vivoro were put ashore. As usual, con- siderable reticence is observed by the crew as to the facts of the collision, but the captain and the mate of the schooner main- tain tha.t her lights were burning, and they could not understand the cause of tne catastrophe. The men made depositions to the Customs. The captain of the Italian steamer, in his report, says that, first of all, he had just ¡ avoided a collision with another steamer when he sighted the schooner, which was -h(>c>iier, whicli v- a steering a course directly across his bows. Thinking to escape her, the captain attempted to alter the steamer's coarse, but owing to the current or some other cau. so she did not respontj to her helm, and the captain?Te the order "Full Heed astern," and just as she was beginning to respond be crashed into t,he schooner amidships. One I mast fell across the steamer, and this wa" the means of saving the life of th? mate, who scrambled en board. Captain SpeneUa ordered the boato out, but failed to discover anybody besides the captain. The damage done to the steamer is very slight. She is I chartered to load coal at Swansea for Leg- horn. CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED. I Captain Bennett, of the C. S. Atkinson, said: "We were coming round from Porte- mouth, with a cargo of ticrap iron, and when off Buil Point we sighted a largo etea-mer some way below us. It was a fine, clear night, and the sea was calm. There wag nothing to prevent our being seen, but all I know is that we were caught stern on by the steamer. There was a great fhock, and the wa tr rushed over us. The mate i scrambled oil to the foreyard when the! vessel sank, and managed to get on board the steamer. As for myself, I went down with my schooner for a. while, and, after being about half an hour in the water, wn.s picked up by a boat from the learner." —i
I CHEQUE FORGERY CHARGES i
I CHEQUE FORGERY CHARGES i I When Frederick Arthur Fane, formerly an Army captain, and Philip Montague Peach, a clerk, were charged on remand at Bow-street on Friday with forging two cheques for £ 900 each in the name of the late Colonel Gas- coigne, Mr. Gill, for the prosecution, said he I proposed to prefer a further charge of forg- ing a cheque for E.750 in the name of Sir I Robert Hodson on the Bank of Ireland, dated July, 19C4. Edward Willing, now undergoing imprison- ment for forgery, gave evidence in reference to the fresh charge. After explaining how the signature of Sir Robert Hodson was obtained, and speaking as to the forging of the cheque, witness said that on July 26 lie went to Ireland with h's wife. Arriving in Dublin, they went to the Ban^ of Irelajid, where witness waited outside, while his wife I went in and cashed the cheque. From Dublin they travelled to Belfast, and crossed from there. I The case was again adjourned.
I A STORY OF JEM MACE.I
I A STORY OF JEM MACE. II In a game or football in Indiana the I casnalty list, according to a morning paper, consisted of two concussions of the bruin, one dislocated collar-bone, and one broken knee. The fact that the game was a. "friendly" one recalls a story told of Mace, the pugilist. Somebody made a wager that he would hit Macs. in the luce audi I apologise so quickly that he would not have I time to hit him back. Accordingly he went up, said "Good morning," and pdt in his I blow. Almost simultaneously, he went through space in a. doubled-un position, rolled on the floor, and finally came to it halt ,against the wall. The matter was made clear to Mace. It was explained that the thing was done for a bet, and that the sufferer would have apologised handsomely I in another &xcoiid. 'Oh, said the pugilist, with a look of relief—"was that it? Tficn I'm glad I didn't, it liii-n
I ABERCARN CHORISTER KILLED!…
I ABERCARN CHORISTER KILLED I ABERCARN CHORISTER KILLED i Whitst. following his occupation a3 a collier at the Prince of Wales Colliery, Abor- earn. John Jones, of-- the Physvrg, sns- tained fatal injuries by being struck on the head with a. stone. His neck was dis- located, death being instanta.neoue. Deceased was a widower. and leaves three children. He was a member of the Aber- carn Royal Male Voioo Party, aDd was highly reelected throughout the district. He was a native of Abercarn.
I SERIOUS CHARGE AT CADOXTON…
I SERIOUS CHARGE AT CADOXTON I John William*, aged 65. labourer, of 12, Paddock-place, Old Village, Cadoxton, was charged at Barry on Friday with keeping aj disorderly house. Mr. T. P. P rich ard, who appeared for the defence, gave the charge a complete denial, stating that the people the defendant had in his liouss on the night of the police visit were relatives and friends. Williams. who hobbled into court, on crutches, was sentenced to a month's im- prisonment, the Bench remarking that had it I not been tor his old age and infirmity he would have had three months' hard labour.
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I OLD BOYS.--I
I OLD BOYS. -I I BY HARRY BOWEN. I It I-. a far cry hack to the furthest 0; the old boys, and they dim over exceedingly in the recalling. But yesterday they were "full of lusty life." of goodly bodily pro- portions, with the glint of sport in their eyes and handshakes that were veritable grips. To-day they are—well, they are old boys, that is all, old boys. Even the nearest of them is not brought back with- out a memory effort. So many have come since, so many gone the kaleido- scople bewilderment of face-changes has j played havoc with mind impressions of the old boys the new, the ever new, is t ever near, the old so far away. And >o the one becomes the other, the other the one. and which is. which worries, even while the mind still derides the idea t hd the old can ever fade. [ Fact is. boys, we are gNtillg old. Fatlier Time. uuwatched, has been taking far too hasty steps with us. i We're getting fonder of the fireside than the window-sill. I have been pushed in the direction of retrospection by coming across (rather unexpectedly) the names of many of the i old warrior* who warred for the old South Wales Challenge Cun-tti;it little trifle in silver that was the means of giving strong life to weak clubs by bring- ing them into notice they would other- wisp have missed, and also of the making of many men who would otherwise have been unrecognised. It is in the direc- tion of the old boys of the cup-tie days that my retrospective rioting lies—and good reason for it, too, for here, bang iu | front, are the names of those who won it from first to last and he would be flint, indeed, who failed to sentimentalise or fell short of the falling tear upon which he could practise a flick away. Newport, 1878. is the first that strikes the eye. 1878 seems a. long while ago. So it is. In two more years it will mean 30 years ago. How many of the present- day generation of footballers can .sit and :ay they rememher one or any of the wporr wonder workers of "78 play ? If any can the>-6ld boys' names will be wel- come. The majority can't, and., of cnu'se, it is not their fault. But, can or je.in't, the names are interesting, and | here are, the first winners of the old South Wales Challenge Cup (the plate ¡ containing these is the informant). N-ewport, 1878. C. B. Cross, A. I Goss, A. Iv. Goss, T. B. Jones, Y. A. Julius. E. Jennings, R. j Loane, J. A. Moggridge, AY. Mitchell, L. H. Newman, W. Phillips (captain), C. Phillips, W. l'onsford, A. G. Phillips, and T. Spittle. These are veterans indeed, not newspaper ones, but real I veterans. The names suggest nothing to the new generation, but many an old boy ceiild tell a bit of the times it took to get hold ox that 'ere cup. These, then, were the first holders, and so the first rejoicers. And they did rejoice in those days. Newport. 1379. Newport again took ir in the second year --I tli men holding the names below -D. Ll. Avails, A. Go&s, A. F. Goss, G. F. Hardliw, E. Jenkins, R. H. Loane, H. S. Lyne, J. A. Moggridge, C. H. p ?' Newman, W. Phillips (captain), T. Phil- lips, 1r. Ponsford, George Rosser, T. Spittle, and C. F. Thompson. 1879. and H. S. Lviif-, tli, present chairman of the Welsh Football Union Committee, look- ing almost as fit to-day as he did then. I I had just then begun to take a collaring interest in football, a nd can remember our present chairman as a forward of the untiring kind, one greatly insisting than greatly brilliant, with a habit of being where the ball was, to the great annoy- ance of any party on the other side who wanted a fair start at it. And be it remem- bered that forward work was hot stuff in those early days, and appraised at even ¡ a higher value than it is to-day. Besides H. S. Lyne, G. F. Harding, G. Hosser, T. Spittle, and C. H.. Newman were the men that filled our thougths down AVest. Rosser, the leaper; Spittle, the flyer; Newman, the ever busy round the scrum. Poor E. Jenkins, too, made a great impression upon minds open for impres- sion down West. Swansea, 1880. AYtfst was more West and East mdre East then than even it ¡ is to-day, and it was with a rare thrill that the news of Swansea's victory in t he final of 1880 was received. Down Llanellv this victory cheered us consider- ably. It showed us that there was a likelihood of the cup coming down to rlie tin-plate town. It sounded already .is being nearer home. So we were mightily grateful to Swansea for having brought it along. These were the players that did it:—C. L. Bath, R. Jtf. Brown, F. J. Carlisle, :E. Clark, T. Clark, S. Croot, J. Doggett, D. Gwyn, W. H. Gwyn, E. M. F. C. Jones, R. E. Meager, L. H. Richardson, W. M. Roberts, and W. H. A. Walters. Cardiff, 1881. Cardiff's turn ca-me in the next, season, when it was taken to j the banks or the Tnff by the following Y. Dariois. A. J. Evans, B. j E. Girling, P. K. Heard. A. H. Hybart,1 J. A. Jones, B. B. Mann. W. B. Norton, | W. f), Phillips (capt.), H. F. I), bewell, J. S. Smith, E. D. Thoina,, W. H. j' Treat t, R. Trotter, and T. William*, i The gem qi this team was the half-back, 1 I P. K. Heard, one of the C leverest n-iives that ever played the game. '"Uncle"' William will at once he noticed as cap- tain—and a rare good captain, too- while the other old boy that, forces him- self on the memory is W. B. Norton, a Carmarthen boy. His boots help the memory. He never could tie them on properly—at any rate, one or the other always came off. W. H. Ti-eatt can be easily recognised to-day as the W. H. Treatt, of 1881. Calm and collected he was then, so he is to-day, and it can be taken for granted that so he will be to the end of the chapter, still 50 years off. Amen. I had hoped to get on to 1886, the last, but it is beyond what the Editor will allow, and so must come on again in the "to be concluded" portion. There- fore, to be concluded.
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THE DEADLY PRIMULA.
THE DEADLY PRIMULA. Beware of the primula obconica. This ia a. flower which blooms throughout the spring, aud is to be found in moat greenhouses. It TOries in. colour from white to pink. It in pretty, but dangerous. A lady, aed 29, has just died zia the result of smelling one of these flowers. She vóas, writer Mr. W. H. Brown, of L(ds, her doc- tor, in this week's "Latest." recovering: from influenza, when she accidentally scratched her nose whilst smeiiing a. primula obcon ica. The IIOSoC rapidly swelled, became a. deep plum colour, and there was wap^mra.tion as in a carbuncle. Under an anaesthetic the diseased portions of th. nose were -craped away. (Ederrra of both eyelids followed, the eamc destructive process taking: place. Cellulitis of the forehead and scalp then, supervened, and despite incisions continued. U» spread. The pa.tient died at the end of the week, with symptoms of pneumonia. At the post- mortem examination acute congestion of the longs was found.
NEW -HAT FOR -MEN.-
NEW HAT FOR MEN. A new hat for men has been invented by a, Bond-street firm. It is shaped like an ordinary straw hat, but made of hard brown felt. The proper time of year to wear it is in the spring and autumn, as it would be rather too heavy for summer wear. The diminution of the -brim in the new shapes in both silk and felt hats is a feature of the moment, and will doubtless be found even more pronounced in boater" straws than a season ago. The makers will present some examples, says Men Wear," with brims as small as lg to lain.
I MOTOR-CAR AND THE OSTRICH.
MOTOR-CAR AND THE OSTRICH. The occupants of the Dennis motor-enr had a. strange experienec- yesterday between New- bury and Hungerford. It was the twentieth day of the Automobile Club trials. A weird runner was -et,n approaching, and as it eame neawr it was found to be t large oft?r i ch. Just as preparations were being made to Lvoid a. collision, the huge biped swerved aside amd darted at a great pace past the car and on towards the town.
IPOSTCARD 20 YEARS ON THE…
POSTCARD 20 YEARS ON THE WAY. The secretary of the Sailors' Home, Well- street, London Docks, ha* just received a t>oetca<rd from the Board of Trade office at Victoria. IXickri which ha* taken at least twenty yeuv, to l>e delivered. It. bears t'he postmark E..a,¡. t. Bulwich, March 10, 1906, and beaxs the initiate of a, Board of Trade official who left the Victofia Hocks officer, in 1886, and who then lived in the South. Eastern, district. It sives detail#, of ve&se.lis discharging and engaging crews on dates from Auz-ust 8 to Augufit 12.