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EXCURSIONS BARRY RAILWAY. RED FUNNEL LIN& R R.lher and lrlmt'è porm¡n.) N E. DAILY SERTICH BETWEE CARDIFF AND WESTOJf, Via BAIUtY PIRM. LEAVE CARDIFF BIVERSlDB. WOO., 14—S.42, 6.14, 6.5C pm Thuis., 12.10, 4.2o, 6.14, 6.50 pra Fri., a,20, 11.5 am, 1.5, 5.10, 6.50 pm Sat., 11-.8.15, 9.2\) tom. 12.10, I i.52, 5.10, 6.50 pm Moil., 19—*3.15, 9.20 im, 12.10, 2.11, 4.24 pm Tuts., 20-20 am, 12.10, 2.32, 5.10 pm LEAVl Vv KSTON. 1.15, 5.30, 8.0. 9.15 pm 9.35. 11.15 am, 2.0, 5.55, 7.50, 9.0 pm | 3.35, 11.10 am, 1.10, 2.50, I 6.30, 8.30 pm 9.35, 11.10 am, 1.46, S.50, I 7.10, 9.15 pm | 9.35, 11.15 am, 1.45, 4.10, 6.20 pin 11.0 am, 1.45, 4.10, "7 45 pm Trains lea79 Grangetown 4mina. and Cogan arums, later tnaa aiove times. NOTB.—Fares—Weston: Single, Is.; Betum Day Trip, Is. 6d.; Tooriat, 2s.; Trips five p.m. and After, ls. Return. iiiiUULAft SERVICE TO LY.NMOLTH AND ILFRACOMEE. Special Boat Train from Riverside Station at 9.35 am taiiy (Sundays excepted) in cornectliu with Lyn- tnouth tnd Ilfracombe Steaiaers. Steamers I-ve Barry Pier at 10.10 am Each Day, returning from iuracoaaba at 5.15 pm, Lyixmouth 5.45 pm. Cheap Ronte to Deton and Cornwall. SPECIAL THiFS. VVEDXE.sMV, 14th._AFTEB.NOON TMP ILFRA- COMBE.—Express Train Riversida (G.W.R.) 2.50 pm, Train Graitgetowo 2.36, CogaJi 2.41, Steamer leaves Barry i' 3.15 pm, returning Iliraoomtes 7.15 pm. Tare, 2?. ed. THURSDAY, 15th.—MINEHEAD, ILt 11ACOMBE, and CLOVE-LLY.—Express Train Riverside (G.W.R.) 9.35 am Train Graagetown 9.24. Cogan 9.23, Steamer leaves flai?y Pier !0.,C am, returning CloveUy 4.0, Ilfracombe 5.15, Minehead 6.40. AfTESNOOX TRIP ILFRACOMBE.—Train Riverside (G. \V ..R.) 2.52, Gran^etovra 2.36, Cogan 2.41, Steamar leaves Barry Pier 310 pm, returning Ilfracombe §6.45 pm. Fare, 2s. t 6d. FRIDAY, 16th.—MINEHEAD, ILFRACOMBE, and CIjOVELLY.—Sxprees Train Riverside (G. W.R.) S.35 am, Train Grangetown 9.24, Cogan 9.29, Steamer leaves Barry Pier 10.10 am, returning Clovelly 4.0, llfraoocnoo 5.15, M;ehœd C.?o pm. MIUM?.LES and TEX3Y.— Express Tmtn BiversMo (G.W.R.) 9.35 am, Train Cogall 9.29, Steamer leaves Barry Pier 10.10 am, returning Tenby 4.45 pm, Mumbles 6.30 pm. Fare—Mumbies 2s. Sd., Tenby 3s. 6d. SATURDAY, ITvh.—MIN EFLEAD, liFBACOMBB, and LI-NDY.-Exprese Train Biverside (G.W.R.) 9.35 am, Train Grangetown 9.24, Cogam 9.29, Steamer leaves Barry Pier 10.40 am, returning Lundy 4.0, Ilfracombe 5.15, Mmehæd 1.0 pm. 5.1A5, FTERNOON TRIP ILFRACúM:BE.xpress 'min Biversids (G.W.B.) 2.50 pm, Train Grangeitown 2.38., Cogan 2.41, Steamer leases Barry Pier 3.15 pm, return- ing Ilfracombe 7.15 pm. Fare, 23. 6d. Trains Seats Clarence Road &mins. earlier tlian Biver- side except Calls off Lyamorrth to and fro except Trips marked thus §. Daily Bookings from Newport G.W.B. to Lynmouth and Ilfracombe, via Cardiff (Riverside) and Barry Pier, at 8.50 am. Fare, 4,. 6d. lie-turn. Waek-end Tickets, 5s. 6d. Red Fu9|l1 Line Season Ticket-holders can obtain Third-class Betnrn Tickets to Barry Pier at Clarence- road, Riverside, and Cogan tHations FREE on Presenta- tion of l1eir Season Tickets at the Booking Office. Boat Coupons isened by the Red Funnel Line will be Honoured at the three nations named, as well a8 on 'the Steamers. There will be NO INCREASE in FARES by tin RED FUNNEL STEAMERS. All Sailings will be carried out from Cardiff, Riverside, Grangetown, and Cogan Stations, via Barry Pier, to Weston, Minehead, L nmmth, Ilfra- combe Clovelly, Lundy Island, Ac. AFTERNOON TRIPS to ILFRACOMBE Every WEDNESDAY atba SATURDAY. ThTovgh Booktegs from all Barry, TUT 'hie, and Shymnev Stations. For Funher Part1culan apply D«an &00 Dawson (Limited), 67, St. Mary-"treat; or the Red Funnel Office, Merchants' Exohabgt, C?u?a. Tetagram.% D?vonia, Nat. TeL, 21. a8869 E. LAKE, GNwsi Mamagrr. OPENING OF NKW D EPABT ME NT. GEO. A. SECCOMBE AND CO. HAVE PURCHASED THE "gJNTIRE gTOCSK AND GOO D W I,L L OF THE WE9T END rjlAILORS', IXUKE-STKEET, L Al) I-Es' JJEPAETMENT THEY HAVE ALSO SECURED THE SERVICES OF THEIR CUTTER (Mr. WHITE) and STAFF OF TAILORS, i AND WILL OPEN A LADIE& rjlAIIiORING J^EPARTMENT ON THEIR PREMISES, 19 AND 81, QUEEN-STREET, t ON OND?AY Tq=, UG. lfth. MONDAY J EXT, ^UG. ???- A SUPERB STOCK OF LADIES' CLOTHS OF VERy LATEST DESIGN WILL BE SHOWN FOR (jOOTUMES rpo ORDER AT IfyjOST ?*IODERATE IBRICES. SEVERAL COSTUME LENGTHS OF THE WEST End STock WILL BE MADE UP AT GREATLY JJEUUCED pRICES. GEO. A. SECCOMBE I AND CO.. 79 AND 81, QUEEN-STREET, a9894 ESTABLISHED OVER 25 YEARS. Telegraphic Address: "PaiWem," Cardiff. Nat. Tel. 334. ABSOLUTELY PAINLESS DENTISTRY BY AlIt ENTIRELY NEW PROCEB8. MR. GEO. POOLE, SURGEON DENTIST, 13, WESTBOURNE-CRESCENT (Facing Sophia Gardens), CARDIFF. SUCCESSFUL DENTISTRY. REV. J. JONES'S TESTL140NIAL. Oafcfieid. Rauiiin-caardena. Oardiif, Maroh 10, 1906. Dea.r Sir.-It affords me great pleaeure to let you know how pieaeed I am with the teeth yon have made me. I am perfectly satisfied with them. Your new prooees Of extraction of teeth without gas ia almost paioleea, and your charges are very reason- able. I cain with the greatest oonfldenoe rectwn- mead anyone requiring the aid of an able dentist to pl-aoe fchemselres under your care, wheft they will (like myse-lf) be more than eatisfled —I am, yours truly, (REV.) J. JONES. G. Poole, ESQ., Surgeon Dentist, Oardift. PIRST-CLA88 TEETH at Moderate Charge*. Oonsnltation and ail Information FREE. el 079 9 P" Illuminated Hddresses of all kisrds aad PtImHI "Miselt WESTERN MAIL, Ltd., Cardiff. -ft 0-4%.o o- I EXCURSIONS. PAND A. CAMPBELL (LIMITED). P.,AI'LINGS FROM CARDIFF & PENARTH. -2!.e:sthet and circumstances p&ttnlttiJ11.1- LEAVE CARDIFF. Wed., 11-12.40, 6.10, *6.40, 3.30 Thurs., 15—7.30, 9.30, lu.30, 11 30 am, 12.30, 1.30, 7.0, 7.10, 3.45, 9.0 pm Fr: 16-B45, 9.30, 10.45 am, 12.0 noon, 1.0, 2.0, 7.45 pm gat., 17-a.30, 9.30, 10.31, 11.30 am, 12.30, 2.0, 2.45, 8.30, 9.0 Mon., 19—10.20, 11.15 am, 12.20 *1.0, 2.30, 3.30, 5.15 pin Tues., 2C6.15, 11.45 am, 12.0 noon, 12.30, 2.30, 4.30 pm In connection with above LEAVE V\ ESTOJi. I 5.30, 7.20, 9.0, 9.15 pm 8.45, 10.15, 11.15 am, i *ii,15, *6.0, 5.30, 7-45, 8.15, 9-30, 10.30 pm 9.30, 10.15, 11.30 am, 12.45, 6.30, 7.33, 8.45 pm 9.15, 10.15, 11.15 am, 12.1o, 1.15,7.15,7.30, 3.0, 9.30,9.45 9 45. 11.5 am, *12.0 noon, I 11.45 pm 111.0 am, 1.15, 3.15, 5.30, I 5.45, 6.0 pm Excursion Tickets are issued Daily to CHEDDAR a.nd \\RL?s; r?u, M. -ki? Tourist and Cheap Week-end Tickets to Priucil?i n5 in WEST UI ENGLAND. LEAVE CARDIFF. Woo., 14-6.10 pm T'hurs., 15—12.30 pm Fri., 12.0 pm LEAVE CLEVEDU-N. I 8.15 pm j 6.40 pm j 5.40 pm LEAVE CARDIFF. Wed., 14-003.30 pm Fri., 16—ec9.15 pm ( LEAVE BRMTOL. I LEAVE BRib?TOL. 19.0 am LEAVE CARDIFF. Thurs., 15-9.25 am 9.25 a.m, 1.0 pm FLEAVS MlNElltoAD. 7.15 pm 6.0, 8.0 pni LEAVE CARDIFF. Thurs., 16—9.25 aID Fri., 16—9.25 am LEAVE CLOYELLI. 1 uo pm 5.15 pm LEA VE CARDIFF. Thurs., 15-t9.25 a.m Fri., 16—f9.25 am Sat., 17-N3.30 am Mon., 19—110.30 am TTiurs., 22—18.45 am 1 LEAVE ILiJ KACOaiDJ^. 5.45 pm 6.30 pm §7.0 pm 17.45 pm 2.0 pm Call-q 03 Lynmouth to and fro, eictpt trip, marked <■ 7E 14. EYEXIKG TRIP to CLEVEDON. Via WESTON.— Cardiff 6.10 pm. return. Clevedon 8.15 pm. Fare, Is. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. DAY TRIP to EXETER DAWLISH, TEIQN- MOUTH, and TORQUAY, Via WESTON, wrth. L.-g and Shcrt Period Bookinp, 31i!0 Long and Short Period Bookings to all Principal Stations between PLYMOUTH and PENZANCE.—Cardiff 7.30 am, Train leaves Weston 9.15. Return Train leaves Torquay 7.0 pm, Torre 7.5, TeigTunouth 7.25, Dawlish 7.5, Exeter 8.0. Steamer leaves Weston 10.30 pm. Throtigh Fares— Exeter, 4s., 6d., 8s., 98. 9d.; Dawlish or Teignmouth, 5s., 3s., 10s. lid.; Torquay, 5s. M., 9. 10s. 9d. CRUISE to LU.NDY.-Cardiff 9.25 am, back about 8.30 pm. CLEVEDON, Via WMTON.-Crdiff 12.30 pm, Cleve- doti 5.40 pm. Fare, 2s. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. MINE-HBA.D, ILF RACkk-N&B F,, CIjOVEL^Y, end CRUISE to HARTLAND, HARTLAND y U A Y, and BUDS.—CardST 9.25 am, Clovelly 5.15 pm, Ilfraoombe 6.30, MlneheBd 8.0. Fare—Cruise 5e. 6d. 'axdiff 11.10 ara, Tenby MUMBLES and T&NBY.—Cardiff 11.10 am, Tenby 5.15 pm, Mumbles 7.0. 5.1A5 FpTmER, ??ON TRIP MINZNEAD &nd CRUISE, Yia W~ESTON.—Cardiff 1.0 pm, Minehead 6.9 pm. Fare- Minehead or Cruise 2s. 6d. CLEVEDON, Via WSlSTON".—Cardiff 2.0 pm, Cleve- don 5.40 pm. p, 2,. .MO?DAY. AUGUST 19. DAY TRIP to OArVdf193.30 am, return St. Ives 4.0 pm. Fare, 6s. 6d. NOTE.—Coirpong and Passes are not available. Fasgfengers will have about two hours in Ilfraoombe on forward journey. Tllough Bookings from all Taff Yale and Riiyrcney Stations to Weston, Minehead, and Ilfracombe. + Cheap Route to Ijpvon and (>rD*a.l. no' call at. Petiatt-h. e Pwtarth 20 minutes earlier, b Penarth 30 m inutes earlier, c Single Trip. & Via Cleyedon. For Further Particulars apply T. Cook acd Son, 2, Dnke-street, or Wm. Guv, 70a, Bute-street, Cardiff. Telegrams. "Primrose." Nat. Tel., 211. a3382
New Eight Hours Bill
New Eight Hours Bill Pensions on Taff Vale Railway i Dy MR. WILUAM BRA0116 M.P. II (Vice-President of the South Wales Miners' Federation.] Too Home Secretary has carried out his promise to introduce a Mines Eight Hours Bill before the close of the session, although, of course, there is no hope of Parliament considering it until next year. I do not suppose that either Mr. Gladstone or any other member of the Government expected that the Bill as at present drafted would toeet the desires of the workmen. It will, therefore, be no surprise for them to be told that some substantial amendment will be needed to bring the measure into line with the policy of the Miners' Federa- tion of Great Britain upon this question. That the Bill contains the groundwork for a settlement I verily believe, and to that degree the introducing of the Bill before the recess, so that all parties may have time and opportunity for carefully considering its provisions before the sub- ject is to he debated in Parliament, is certainly something gained. One con- ference has already been held, and another is arranged for between coal- owners and workmen, and, with the Bill before them, the respective representa- tives will be able-io come to close quarters without further delay. If my experi- ence of Committee work in Parliament has tttught me anything, it is that ques- tions of detail can be so handled as to make agreement, even when the prin- ciple is accepted, of the utmost difficulty. That being so, readers can easily imagine wha-6 a herculean task is before any con- ference when the principle ae well as the details is a matter of controversy. Clause 1, Sub-section (a), of Section 3 seems to mefo. be a subject that will open up much discussion. This part of the Bill will determine whether the hours will be limited to eight hours from bank to bank or eight hours' winding, and, as all the world knows, it is a bank to bank Bill that the workmen have agitated for, hence the wording of this sub-section will require careful watching. With the* proposal that the workmen may appoint at their own expense a person to check on their behalf the operation of lowering and raising the workmen to and from the mine I cannot think there will be objection from any quarted", but it is to be hoped that a representative acting in this capacity will not be handicapped and shackled in the manner check weighers are under the Coal Mines Regulation Act or by the interpretation the law courts have put upon that Act, or it will not advantage the workmen much should they go to the cost of appointing someone to that posi- tion. Clause 3 has, presumably, been drafted to meet such a case as the Forest of Dean, but I feel sure this will not be allowed to become part of an Act without considerable protest and contest. To all intents and purposes, this clause is an exemption clause. It is true that it is limited to an hour per day and sixty days in any one year, but the principle is there, nevertheless. It will be noted that the language used is very general and free, and while I learn it was intended to meet the case of districts that have little work in the summer, but very pressing trade in winter, it is some- thing very much more than that. But were the operation of the clause limited to specific districts it Would have the same objectionable features that make it impossible for strong advocates of a general mines eight hours day to accept. If mmotir speaks correctly, an Eight Hours Bill containing an exemption clause could have been secured a dozen years ago. It is hardly likely, then, that a Bill containing that principle gives promise of being more acceptable in these days, remembering the personnel and pledges upon this matter of the present House of Commons. The only other point that seems to me to press for comment at this juncture is contained in Clause 4, which gives power to his Majesty—which, in effect, means the Home Secretary—under certain circum- stances to susfpend the Act. by an Order in Council. If this clause is to remain in the Bill at all, it will require most careful wording, as it may be tesed to takfe a-Way what Parlia.ment has given. If oOaloWnefs and workmen could oomè to a mutual agreement upon these and other disputed points, the passing of the I Bill would be an easy process. Failing such an agreement, the fight for the Bill may be a prolonged one both in the House and Committee. I As the rresult of something I wrote in j this column a short time ago, Mr. Beas- ley, the general manager of the Taff Vale Raibvay, has favoured me with particu- lars of that company's scheme under which pension allowances are paid. The number of workers on the pension fund on June 30, 1907, was 144. The amount paid in pensions in the year 1906 was £ 4,007 9s, 4d. The total amount paid since the fund commenced is given at C39,728, and the average pension per man works out to £28 per annum. The scale is as follows: At ago 60, not less than 7s. nor more than 14s. per week At a"ie 61, nm less than 7s. nor more than Hie. Sd. per week. At a?e 62. not !?M th?a 73. nor mOM than Ms. W. per week. At Q-K6 63, not less than 7s. nor more than 17s. 6d. per week. A t age 64, not less than 7s. nor mofe than 18e. ad. per week. At a.e 65, not less than Is. nor more than 20s. per we. I Minimum in all oases is now 79. per week. This fund, I understand, is mttintained-, entirely by donations from the company, j the workmen making no contribution whatsoever, and as a result the company retain to themselves tho right of "refusing, withdrawing, reducing, or increasing the allowance in any case," but no pension will be paid to anyone -4ith a shorter term of service than 25 years, and is confined to employes not eligible for or belonging to the Clearing System Superannuation Fund Associa- tion. From'the workmen's standpoint, there is room for considerable amend- ment in this scheme, but one cannot fail to remember that so long as the Taff Vale Company pay all the money they will, as a matter of course, retain the controlling power over the scheme. Personally, I look upon the Taff Vale Company's pension scheme as an additional demon- stration of the astuteness of their general manager. Still, it ie only fair to him to say that the workers for other companies would not, I think, complain if their employers followed the Taff Vale Com- pany's example in this direction. Looking at the question from the employers' stand- point, although JE39,738 has already been spent under this head, I would unhesi- tatingly say it has been an excellent investment for them. Such a scheme is a strong inducement for a man to give to the Taff Vale Com- pany the best years of his life for as 2.) years' service is the mini* mum period which would entitle a wor man to expect, but not necessarily, secure, a pension, it will be at once seen that steady and continuous service is an essential factor in the arrangement. Then, as the character of the service is taken into consideration by the director when an application is made for a pension, the conditions of the scheme also make for faithfulness and fidelity among t'he workers. I am making this comment in no carping spirit, but it would be interesting to learn what view the workmen take of this scheme and the way it has been operated.
BOY AND GIRL MISSING I
BOY AND GIRL MISSING Great excitement prevailed on Tuesday night in Abertridwr and the adjoining vaR4YYa in consequence of the disappearance of two children, one being Mary Chamberlain, aged three and a half years, the daughter of George Chamberlain, Thomas-street, Aber- tridw-f, and the other the little soa of John Leary, of tho same street. The children left home at half-poet two on Tuesday afternoon, and wore geen about two hours later near Eeddau, Caerphilly. As they had not returned at 8.30, searoh-partiee, con- aisting of a,bout a hundred workmen from the Windsor Colliery, set out to eoour the district. The police were also notified, and Sergeant Walters and Police-oooetaible Evans caused information to be spread in the neighbouring valleys, but early this (Wednesday) morning no news had been received. The boy is dressed in a blue ttifiic and brown buttoned boote. He hao otirly hair. The girl wears a black frock, with black ahoea a.nd stockings. Lost "Sheep Found The little couple were found abowt three o'clock this morning in an oojtJi.ouge at tfoe baok of the Panteg Hortel. Inspector Daviea (Caerphilly) and his large staff, with the hundred or more colMers, were put to considerable trouble.
MUSHROOM INSURANCE COMPANIES.
MUSHROOM INSURANCE COMPANIES. NEW BILL TO REGULATE LIABILITY CONCERNS. Standing ConliBittee "C" of the Hotwe of Commons sat on Tuesday to coinsider the Employers' Liability (Insurance Companies) Bill. Mr. John W. Wilson presided. The Bill, which is promoted by the Board of Trade, seeks to apply the provisions of the life Assurance Companies Acts, '1870 to 1872, to companies carrying on the business of insuring employers against liability to pay compensation or damages to workmen in their employment, and thus provide greater guarantees for their stability. Mr. Kearley ^Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade) said the provisions of the Bill would not have the effect of intro- ducing discord into good institiitionsi but would protect' the public against the growth of mushroom companies. Strong representa- tions had been made by Lloyd's and the Underwriters' Association since the drafting- of the Bill with a view to cettain minor alterations being made in the clauses, and an agreement had been come to in this respect. The Bill was olrlered to he reported to the House with amendments.
WELSH M.P.'S APPOINTMENT.…
WELSH M.P.'S APPOINTMENT. j PARLIAMENTARY BYE-ELECTION 1 IN ANGLESEY. A special telegram from London st?tea ,,i,t Mr. Ellis Grif&th, M.P., was on Tuesday | appointed recorder of Birkenhead. A new writ for Anglesey was issued on Tuesday, the appointment n?oeeeit?ting a bye-election, I but Mr. Griffith is eligible for rc-electi,= Mr. BlUs Gn6Hh is again standing, Md it is not expected that his re-election will be opposed. At the last general election Mr. Griffith I' was returned by a majority of 2,528 votes over Mr. Priestley, his Unionist opponent.
TRELEWIS WOMEN'S -QUARREL.…
TRELEWIS WOMEN'S QUARREL. Mrs. Rose Salter, of Trelewls, was a visitor to Caerphilly Police-court on Tuesday, to prove, if possible, a, charge of assault against Mrs. Mary J-aaie Powell. Mr. John Evans, Bargoed, was for the defence. It was a typical woman's qT?Tre!. Mrs. 8a.?v a?He?ed that she wae struck with 11.1 tin. jack," and infmlt was added to injur-yi by her neighbour sneaking her beet and pouring it over her. Dr. Leigh said he knew personally that the place was very warm, but they were deter- mined to keep the peace. Defendant would be bound over in £5 for six months. Two other summonses were withdrawn and one dismissed, hut defendant said she vkmld ask the judge" for a summons against Mrs. Jane Roberts.
1 RAN OVER, A BOY AND INTO…
1 RAN OVER, A BOY AND INTO A CAST. George Jones, a Crumlin grocer, was charged at Llanhilleth on Tuesday with being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart at Llanhilleth on the 7th inst. Police-constable Turner sa.id t.hat in conse- quence of a meseage from Aberbecg be Stopped defendant, and saw that he Was very drunk. Witness had to pttll him ont of the cart. Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector Lewis stated that they had had a great deal of troubla with the defendant, and on. the day in question he drove into a milk oart in Abertillery, knocked a hoy down, drove over him, and injured his leg, ni- tart;in-g trine stitches being put into the Cut. Defendant was fined 40s. and 13s. ooete.
REOORD OF THE KING'S vtGTf…
REOORD OF THE KING'S vtGTf TO CAERPHILLY. Caerphilly Urban District CVrtiaeil decided oti Tuesday to erect a bahd-staiid in the Caerphilly Park as a. permanent memorial of th. King's visit to. Caerphilly.
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Fraud and Trespass
Fraud and Trespass G.W.R. PROSECUTIONS AT NEATH Heavy Penalties Imposed At Neath Borough Police-court on Tuesday the justices were occupied some hours in hearing four Charges of alleged ticket frauds and four cases of alleged trespass preferred by the Great Western Railway Company walnut George Roberts, oommie- Sioh agent, 13, Trefalgar-place, Swansea. Mr. Rufye-rt Lewis appeared for the prcee- outloti, and Mr. Edward Powell represented the defendant. All the alleged offences were committed on the 14th, 17th, 18th, and 20th of June. The first four charges were for travelling on the Great Western Railway without having pre- viously paid his fare, with intent to defraud, and the second four were in respect of tres- passing on the lines of the company, thereby exposing himself to danger. Mr. Rupert Lewis dealt in detail with the various charges against the defendant. He said that on the dartes mentioned defendant travelled from Swansea to Neath by the 11.0 p.m. train ex-Swansea. On the 14th and 17th defendant arrived at Neath at eleven, and instead of going out by the proper exit and tendering his ticket, he walked along the line in the direction of the King-street entrance. On the 18th Inspector Lloyd tackled him, and in reply to questions Rotberts said it was a, short cut. and that he had the permission of Mr. Martin, the gfeationmaster. That was untrue. M-f. LloYd turned him back, and at the proper exit defendant tendered Is., say- ing, "Take out 8d. fare from Swansea." There was no inference, continued Mr. Lewis, about that. That was clear enough. On the 20th of June Lloyd saw him again, end he ran away Up the line. IAoyd gave chase, but being an elderly man, failed to catch him. Inquiries were made by Inspector Bowen on behalf of the company. Roberts gave him the address as George Roberts, 90, Tydraw- street, Port Talbot." Inspector Bowen went to that address and failed to find him Defendant: I have lived there for twelve years. The Clerk: "trou most not interrupt. Defendant (excitedly): But I NDRNS Mvjd there for twelve years. Mr. Lewis: I am going to prove that you were not living at that address, but you did call there sometimes. Mr. Lewis proceeded to describe what haip- pened after. Roberts promised to come to see Inspector Bowen, but he never did. On one occasion he met Inspector Bowen,and to him said: I have seen the staff at Neath, and they are satisfied tahat they have got the wrong man." Mr. Lewie ea.id that after he had called the evidence, he would ask their worships to convict defendant of the ticket frands and the trespass. Thomas Barton, cellarman at the refresh- ment-rooms, dardiff, described what took place on the night of the 14th of June. Cross-examined: He didn't know then who the defendant was. It was afterwards that Witness discovered Roberts's identity. Rt:-examined: He had no doubt that the defendant was the man he travelled with from Swansea to Neaith on the night of the 14th of June, and the man who walked along the line. Aftet other evidence the defendant went into the witness-box and stated that on three nights of the alleged offences he was not in Nea?h at all. Mr. Powell took him .thTd?h the F?ewrr?l datam of the alleged offences, and Mr. Roberts said that on three of the otTM?ions he stayed with Mr. Austin, Oarftiatthen-road, Swansea. On June 18 he did cdihe to Neath. He had no ticket because the train was ill motion a't. Swansea, and he bad to get into the guard's Tan. When Neath was reached he went straight to Ül ticket collector and tendered hful a shilling. Cross-exa-riiinert: The witnesses who sWore they Saw him on the 14th, 17th, and 20th of J title, Wete speaking untruths. tlviclen.ce was then called to prove an alibi, Mr. Frederick Austin, bird dealer, Oarmar- theh-rosd, Bernard Austin, his son, and Mrs. Donovan, Carmarthen-road, being called in support of the defence. Roberts Was flhed Rl and costs in eftch of the eight cases, and advocate's fee of 10s. 6d in each of ihe cases.
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- I 15,000 Strikersj
15,000 Strikers j U.S.A. TELEGRAPHISTS' FIGHT The number of telegraph opera-tore of the Western Union and Postal Companies now on strike in America, is 15,000. The strike extends throughout the country, and busi- ness, which was badly crippled on Monday arfternoon and evening, already shews signs of coming practically to a standstill. The Western Union Company, however, is making strenuous efforts to supply the places of the strikers, and has succeeded to gome extent in fillinig the vacant seats with non- union men. The Postal Company seems to •entirely crippled, and, as far as can be seen, can do nothing to keep their wires going. The newspapers are especially feeling the effects of the strike, and airhoist all their news is being collected by means of the tele- phone and ma-iled letters. In mAJny large cities the stockbrokers and other financial firms have yielded to the telegraphists and granted them their terms: in full. The operators in the employ of the grmt Amerioan newssgeney. the Associated Prese. have quitted work out of sympathy with the movement. For many houn- Chicago and Lother grea.t cities w?re completely isolated, and a tremendous tie up" in business IgøneraIlY is anticipated. A dispatch from Chicago announces that a -gen-era-I strike of all operators in the United States amd Canada will be called. The strike in the Associated Press offices at New York was not accompanied by any disorders. The operators simply received the signal Good-night" from Chicago, and left thedr instruments. Up to the present no disorders have attended the movement. NO EFFECT ON CABLE COMPANIES. Keuters representative made inquiries in I-. d- on Tuesday at the offices of the principal cable companies doing btisiness with Amefica as to the probable effect of the telegraphists' strike on British traffic. None of the companies seem to consider it likely there will be any serioras disorganisation of Transatlantic traffic, as bhe catrle operators are all men picked for their ability and paid accordingly. They ate, moreover, in con- stant employment, while land wire operators are continually shifting from one company to another or into brokers' or newspaper offices. The reasons for this preferential treatment are quite apparent, when the im- portance of the Transatlantic commercial traffic is remembered.
I JOINT MEDICAL OFFICER !
JOINT MEDICAL OFFICER Mr. J. P. Gibbon presided over a meeting of the MaeeWg District Council on Tuesday, when a letter was read from the Local Government Board agreeing to the appoint- ment of Dr. W. Kirkby as medical officer for next yem. The board refermd to the pro- postal for combining Maeateg and neilghb= ing districts for the purpose of the appoint- ment of a joint medical officer, and to be informed as to what the exact proposal was. The Chairman said he understood this question was being taken up by the coutty- council, but he did not think Miaesteg was a. place which could conveniently be included in the scheme. Mr. J. H. Thomas &aid it seemed that the chief contention put forward in support of the proposal was that the medical officers, being local men, were to a certain extent Under the thumb of the district council. He considered it was an unjust statememt,, because it not only meant that the district coun- cillors were using their power to influence medical onioers, but that the oSicers had not the moral courage to do their duty. This was certainly not the case at Maesteg, and he moved that the board be informed that the council would not approve of the pro- posed combination. The matter was deferred. Dr. Kirkby reported a aerie us outbreak of measles in the upper part of the district, no lees than nine deaths having ooourred.-The council decided to issue an appeal for the temporary closing of the Sunday schools. The council also appointed a deputation to Wait upon the gas company in reference to the dispute ae to street lighting.
I LIVELY ABERDARE SCENES
LIVELY ABERDARE SCENES Nellie Donovan and William Thomas Christopher, both of whom hail frofn Mefthyr, were summoned at Abet-date on Tuesday for being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting Police-sergeant Davies and Acting-sergeant Green, whilst in the dis- charge of their duty. The evidenwe was to the effect thftt the defendants had caused a big crowd to gather. Christopher was in a fighting attitude, amd Don wan was behaving like a madman," and had struck several women. The female defendant said that she had her iirms around the toale defendant's neck, and that she was merely asking the police to let him walk qolietly with her. EaoOh defendant was fined 10B. and Costs for being drunk and disorderly, and ordered to go to prison for three months for assaulting the police;
I SUFFRAGISTS -AGAIN.-
I SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN. Women suffragists have decided to talre part in the bye-election at Btiry St. Edmunds in opposition to the Government, and Mrs. and Miss Pankhurst arrived in the town on Tuesday. An open-air meeting was held on Oornhill at night, and a large crow d assembled. i iTBi^
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8S. Powis Inquiry I
8S. Powis Inquiry I STIPENDIARYS QUESTIONS I The inquiry into the lose of the steam- ship Powis was resumed at Cardiff on Tuesday. At the out-set Mr Jenkins, the registered owner of the steamer, was called and examined by the stipendiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis) at considerable length jn reference to the insurances on the vessel and other matters. The Stipendiary: We had an inquiry into the loss of the Aberporth, of which. Mr. Dan Jenkins was the registered owner. Who is he? Witness: He is a cousin of mine. Had you any interest in the Aberporth?— Only to the extent of ten £ 10 shares. In that case the cause of the loss of the vessel was exceedingly obscufe, but the court found that she was insured for about .C5,DT beyond her value. Then there was thi case of the Ronton, of which Mr. Jamea Jenkins was managing owner—^ho ÎI; he?.- That's me. Now with regard to the insuroocen on the Powis, how is the Y,5,125 for disbursements made up?-Of the liabilities of the company. What liability ?—You will see the loans and other items in the balanee-sJeet. But does not this amount to getting tho money twice over?-No. sir. Suppose you buy a ehtp, for tDe Sake of argument, for £1,000, and you borrow £ 1,000 on her, and then insure her for £ 2,000, are you not getting kl,m twice over. Give me particulars of the x5,125 disbursetnehts to- morrow. Now, as to the freight, that was insured for £ 1,500. What was the freight from Seri. phos to Middlesbrough ?—7e. a ton. That would come to Xz,990 ICe., so that your freight was. insured for £ 500 mote than it was w-ortb.-We have to insure for the whole year. Now, in a voyage from Newcastle, Which would take two months and seven d&ya, the disbursements were insured at £ 1,7(30. Why was the amount for a shorter voyage £5,1Z5? —I cannot explain now. There weuld ? some reason. Witness wa-s taken through variottB other items in the balance-sheets and the cadence he had given, and was requested to supply to-day (Wednesday) the ship's and emeinoprls logs for the voyage previous to the last, particulars of the £ 5.125, and also the precise sum that the compamy were lioblefor in respect of insurance premlullns up too March next, witness having stated that if a veesel was lost in the early part of the year the premiums had to be paid to the end of the year. Mr. William Harrison, second engineer, examined by Mr. Arthur Vac hell, gave it as his opinion that a pointed lump of irob. ore penetrated the side of the ship, and remained there until the smaller ore under- neath was washed away, when the large lump fell out and admitted all inrugh of water. This witness prevaricated repeatedly in cross-examination, which drew from the Stipendiary the remark that his evidence Was a mass of contradictions. Mr. Edward Stead (Middlesbrough) said the largest lumrp of iron ote he had seen was about 2cwt., and that would certainly net frnctnrea. ship's plate in the Conditions tinder which the Powis was loaded. Mr. Ince (for the owner of the ca.-rlro) called three witnesses. Mr. A. B. Craig, who is in business ag an iron ore merchant, said the largest lump be had seen weighed 2kwt. He did not think a lamp of that size could possibly fracture a plate or start the rivets unless the rivets were so badly corroded that the ship Would be unseaworthy. Mr. James Blackie, consulting enginieef> London, gave it as his opinion that the leak could not be caused by the way the iron ore was loaded. The Stipendiary said the court would like to hear an independent witness as to the value of the Powie when the vessel left Car- di ft. Mr. Arthur Vachell (for the Board of Trade) stated that such a witness should be feallijci tc,-d-aT to Which date the inquiry was adjourned.
NEWPORTELECTRIOALSUPPLYI
NEWPORTELECTRIOALSUPPLY I Allocation of a Small Profit j At the meeting of the Newport rpown Council on Tuesday, the mayor (Mr. F. Phillips) presiding, Mr. R. Wilkin- son drew attention to the report prepared as to the cost of the electrical undertaking, and asserted that the figures showed a toss of £ 7,256 19s. 5d. on the trams, and a total on the whole undertaking of E14,475 10s. AlderJnan Bear: That is not true. Alderman Mordey said Mr. Wilkinson's figures were, apparently, founded on the necessity for providing for depreciation as well as sinking fund. lie contended that the sinking fund was a depreciation account, and the interest paid was in the nature of dividend. He complimented the committee on the result of the working of the tram- wa-ys, but thought the lowering of the price of current to Id. per unit, although useful to the community, would never prove a paying proposition. Mr. Moxon said there Was a loss of £ 2,285 On the electricity account, and, after deducting the profit on the trams, £ 2,243, there was only a real profit of iEA5 12s. lid-, which, very properly, had been earned to the renewal account. Only £ 55,872 was provided in sinking fund, and the liability was X209,000, with the undertaking still showing a. lose. He agreed that expenditure was necessary, but it should be on lines where a profit could be expected. Mr. W. EVans said the tramways were carried on not so much for profit as for the public convenience. (Hear, hear.) The TdayoT considered the committee had done well in making a small profit. (Hear, heat.) The £ 2,243 was actually made S3 i Profit, but it had been allocated to paying off losses last year. In reference to the electricity account, he admitted that there was a grave responsibility before the com- mattee, but believed that the reduction in price of current for lighting purposes would be appreciated, and that in a few years a very different state ot finances would pre- vail. (Hear, hear.) The report was afterwards adopted. Insanitary Dwellings ? The dilapidated honæs subcommittee repotted in favour of notices being ?OT.Itl z carry out repairs and improvements to a number of dilapidated houses. In regard to Jenkins-street, which was adinatted to be a jerry-built thot-ougbfare, twelve houses were mentioned as needing repair Mr. Robjent wanted a declaration of policy from the chairman of the sub- committee (Mr. W. Evans), because the logical result of the action of the sub- committee was to check building operations, and there was talk about overcrowding, and that there was not sufficient accommodation for the people to live. Mr. W. Evans said all that the sub-corn- mittee desired Was to preside healthy dwellings. There were artisans and their families of decent, cleanly habits, who had to put their good furniture into houses which were not fit for habitation. He was told that he would be opposed next November because of the ac-tion which the sttb-com- mittee had taken. Well, he was sorry if he had incurred the ill-will of any section, but the sub-committee had determined to proceed against those people who refused to carry out the notices served upon them. Alderman Mordey said people, by their dirty habits, created slums; and Dr. U. Davies painted out that the cure for this was that owners of houses should be careful who they accepted as tenants. The Mayor said that Jenkins-street was one of the oldest thoroughfares, and that the lapse of time necessarily resulted in dilapida- tions. The sub-committee's report, which also dealt with houses in St. Mary-street, West- street, Dolphin-street, Duckpool-road, and Main dee-parade, was afterwards adopted. Roof Playground for Children Alderman Clifford Phillips, chairman of the education committee, stated that the committee had been met with a prohibItive pricfe for land for a playground at Durham-road Schools, ajid the committee had determined to provide a playground on the roof of the school buildings. Milk Penalties Inadequate Alderman Howell drew attention to the inadequacy of penalties inflicted for milk adulteration by the Newport magistrates. In one case, referred to in the medical officer of health's report, a delinquent was fined 40s. only for a third offence. The supply of adul- terated milk, because of its effect upon chil- dren, was touch more seHous than the theft of a pair of boots or suit of clothing. He did not think the borough magistrates in dealing with feuch cagee recognised their gravity* and he thought a cOipy of the report should be sent to each ma gistrate.—This was agreed to.
ITHE IRISH WAY OF DOING THINGS
THE IRISH WAY OF DOING THINGS Tuesday's Dublin papers state that Mr. T. F. Smyth, M.P., last week sold some meadows, which had been publicly condemned by the Unit-ed Irish League. On Mondajy at a meeting of the Carrickton-Hli ;i n noh branch a resolution was passed calling for a, special meeting of the Leitrim esectitive to ask Mr. Smyth for a public explena-tion of his con- duct.
ITHE COMETI
THE COMET Daniel's Coia? M visible at Malta at two o'elt?k every morning, lœ pr?grteH through th? bvens is watched by thcnM&nd?— Beater.
Could Make No OfferI
Could Make No OfferI CARDIFF CONFECTIONER FAILS I At the Official Receiver's Office on Tuesday ] was held the first meeting of the creditors of Louisa Jane Cude, of 244, City-road, Cardiff, i baker and confectioner. Debtor, who has been adjudged bankrupt, is a married woman, and has been trading apart from her husband, who is stated to have rendered general assistance in the business, j According to her statement of affairs, the chief liabilities were £310 5s. lOd. to 60 unsecured creditors, and R665 to two creditors fully secured, and there was adefi- ciency of £ 535 12s. 6d. The causes of failure were given as: Want of capital, outlay on bakehouse and premises, heavy working expenses, and pressure by creditors." One hundred and fifty-eix pounds ten shil- lings was the loss alleged through inability to attend to business through ill- ness, while the loss through paying more than market value for goods locally—whole- sale houses having stopped credit—was fixed at 1150. At the preliminary examination it was elicited that the husband had been adjudicated bankrupt in this court in 1896, and had not obtained his discharge. The creditors, at a private meeting, agreed to accept a composition of 6s. 8d. in the 1, but this fell through owing to the debtor being unable to find the necessary security, and she was now unable to make any offer. The business at the meeting was purely formal, and the Official Receiver remains trustee, the public examination being fixed for October 8.
-.I NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD I…
I NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD I I The arts and crafts section of the National Eisteddfod at Swansea is to be opened at St." Gabriel's-hall on Saturday by the Countess of Plymouth, who will be accompanied by some of the leadiz4 eisteddfodwr and by the Mayor and Mayoress of Swansea. The judging of the exhibits will take place on Friday. Local industries will be represented in the exhibition by specimens of the metals, Ac., dealt with at Swansea works, and there will be metal manufactures of the previous three centuries. Exhibits of old Welsh china will be made by Sir John Llewelyn, Mr. H. Eccles, Dr. Jabez Thomas, a.nd, probably, Mr. W. Graham Vivian and others. Amongst the pictures shown will be three interesting ones by Christopher Williams. The adjudicator in the art section will be Mr. George Clause, A.R.A., London, lecturer to the Royal Academy, who will be assisted by Mr. Christopher Williams. The general arrangements for the Eistedd- fod are in a forward state. The CymmrodoTion section, of which Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas is secretary, will open its meetings on Monday at the Royal Institu- tion, Lord Gianta-we presiding. Fr. Aneurin Williams, M.A., J .P., will lecture on "Welsh Towns as they Ought to be." The second meeting is on Wednesday evening at St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sir John Williams pre- siding, when Mr. J. H. Davies, of Aber- ystwytli, will read a paper on Welsh Bibliography and Its Aims." The Gorsedd On the occasion of the visit of the National Eisteddfod to Swansea the Gorsedd will be lleJ1 at Cwmdonkin Park Gl: the mornings'of Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, August L0, ZZ. and 23. The procession, which will start in front of the Guild-haH, will be an im?a?- ling one, and it should be noted that all Welsh societies are heartily invited to ta.ke part.
CONTRABAND.
CONTRABAND. oapfti,u Sycatoore, commanding the German racing yacht amhOe, Was charged at Colchester on Tuesday with evading and attempting to evade the Customs duties at Brightlingsea, treble duty being claimed against him ainounting to £ 2,343. William George Poole, chief steward, was al&? summoned, £ 234 in tble duty be?g claimed a?amst him, whilst £æo was I=d-- against- each of the twenty members of the Navahoe's cferw. The prosecution ctated that the Navahoe catne into Brightlingsea without flying the German flag at the main, aud at night tho chief steward was caught rowing from the yacht with a quantity of contraband tobacco. Customs officers then searched the yacht, and found a large qua-ntity of tobacco, cigars, and spirits concealed about the vessel. Bottles of perfume were also found marked with the name of the ship's cook, in whose quarters 881b. of tobacco were found. Next morning officers agaiin boarded the yacht, when Captain Sycamore declared his last port of call was Dover. On being ptfesded, however, he said it was Ostend. tPBder the boards were found seven cases of Cavendish and three cases of whisky, While there were eome packets of tobacco and eorne spirits in the hold. The case was adjourned.
"HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL."
"HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL." Henry Mills, Old-road, Ynkrmedw, and Henry Josep,h Powell, of Clifton Cottages, Gellygron, Pontardawe, trading as Mills and Powell, builders and contractors, under- went their public examination at Neath on Tuesday. 'Their liabilities were X171, and deficiency £ 163. The causes of failure, they said, were keen competition and taking contracts at too low a price. They com- menced business at Pontard-awe in March, 1905, without any capital. They had erected Gix houses, but none of the contracts seemed to have yielded a net profit. Creditors threatened proceedings, fund they filed their petition. The eld-er partite r was closely examined by Mr. Rees, the deputy-official receiver, who asked him why they continued when insolvent. He replied: .j Well, you know, hope springs eternal in the breast of those who try to do Something." (Laughter.) The Deputy-official Receiver: You must not be poetical here. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. David Seline, who represented the debtors, asked that the case might be closed. It was 3, most straightforward case. The application was granted, subject to the usual order.
INEWPORT'S WHITE -ELEPHANT-
NEWPORT'S WHITE ELEPHANT Mr. it. Wilkinson drew the attention of the Newiport Town Council on Tuesday to the fact that those gentlemen who cavilled at the payment of a. pourboir of £ 25 to the borough treasurer's deputy duting that gentleman's ten-weeks' illness had chucked away £ 10D,000 for the white elephant"- the transporter bridge. A Member: They have not chucked it away. Mr. Wilkinson: I do not see any record of revenue from the bridge for July, although payments amounting to £94,993 have been made. The Mayor: That is capital expenditure only. You will have the revenue for the month another time.
ISENGHENYDD BOTTLE FIGHT
SENGHENYDD BOTTLE FIGHT "Fighting with bottles" was the allegation made at Caerphilly on Tuesday by Pollce- eerge-anlt Richard Walters against Danie' Parcel, a collier, Oharles Callagha.n, labourer, and Richard Cooper, collier, all of Seng-henydd. All three were charged by the officer with being drunk and disorderly. Police-sergeant Walters said that when he arrived in Commercial-street broken glass was to be seen everywhere. Police-constable John Williams corrobo- rated Parcel, an old offender, was fined lOa. and costs, the others being fined 10s. each. Richard Cooper, a respectable-looking lad, was theJll charged with assaulting Daniel Parcel, and his explanation was that the man had insulted his mother. Parcel said" his ribs were black and blue, and he was senseless when the sergeaUt had hold of Mm. Fined 10s., or seven days. The bey was led away amidst a painful scene, the mother being in a fainting condi, tion, but to the general relief Inspector Davies soon announced that the fine was paid.
IWELSH SINGING TRIUMPH IN…
WELSH SINGING TRIUMPH IN CANADA On Monday, July 29, the Edmonton (Canada) Cymfnrodorion Male Voice- Choir made their first public appearance at a recital in the Presbyterian Church, Edmon- ton. There was a large and appreciative audience. The party is composed principally of Welshmen, and largely of old Cardiff boys, and is ably conducted by Mr. David Humphreys, lat-o conductor of the Penarth Male Voice Choir. Thus gallant little Wales makes herself felt in far-off climes.
IPULPIT OBJECT LESSONSJ
PULPIT OBJECT LESSONS The Rev. J. McAusland, pastor of Crawley (Sussex) Baptist Church, employs a novel method to arOtise the interest of the youth- ful members of his congregation. By invita- tion they place articles in the puljpit, and on these the rev. gentleman gives an im- promptu address. Among the latest con- tributions was a hammer, to which a text of scripture was attached.
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Motor Hits Char-a-bancI
Motor Hits Char-a-banc SERIOUS SMASH-UP IN DEVON A serious motor and char-a-banc accident occurred just before noon on Tuesday at four cross-roads near Bickington village, about four miles from Newton Abbot. A Torquay char-a-banc, heavily laden with passengers, was crossing the hdghway lead- ing from Exeter to Plymouth, going to Haytor, when a motor-car going towards Plymouth dashed into the body of the char-ajbnac and both vehicles collapsed. The passengers in the char-a-bano were seriously injured, some, it is feared, fatally. They were conveyed to Newton Abbot. The motor-car, which was being driven by its owner, Mr. D. H. Reddaford, of London, was badly damaged, all the fore portion being smashed in. None of its oooupans, however, were hurt.
SHOP-LIFTING AT SWANSEA
SHOP-LIFTING AT SWANSEA The magistrates at Swansea on Tuesday invecti gated charges of theft against a woman who had evidently shown consider- able cunning in her shop-lifting. She had gone to two jewellers' shops at Swansea, asked to be shown some wedding rings, and tlion left them to be called and paid for, but subsequently it was found that in each case she had stolen a ring from those shown her. In the case of Mr. F. W. Reed, Oxford- street, (she was apparently detected in the act, and she then declared she had put the ring she was examining back on the tray. The number was found correct, but subse- quently it was found that she had placed a common metal one on the tray and ta-ken a gold one. Defendant, who had been taken into custody at Cardiff, said her husband was a cripple and unable to keep her. The Bench sentenced her to three months' hard labour.
DANGER OF ADJUSTING STRAPS
DANGER OF ADJUSTING STRAPS At the adjourned inquest at Swansea Hos- pital on the body of Ivor Mayberry, twenty years of age, who died at the hospital on August 3 from injuries sustained at Messrs. Player's Works at Clydach on August 1, it was stated in evidence that a strap on the shafting of the machinery broke, and deceased was sent up a ladder to place a. strap on the shafting. The strap got loose, and wound about him. The electric motor was stopped in about three seconds, but deceased had been carried round the shaft- ing, which was making 130 revolutions a minute, and his legs and arms were broken. —The Coroner said that if the motor had been stopped whilst the strapping was going on, the poor fellow would probably have been alive now.—The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," with a recom- mendation that motors should be stopped in future whilst straps were being adjusted.
COULD STAND IT NO LONGER
COULD STAND IT NO LONGER An inquest was held at Pentwynmawr, iiziir Blackwood, on Tuesday on Harry Tucker, an insurance agent, whose body was found in the reservoir on Friday, deceas.ed | having disappeared the previous Friday. The following letter found on the body was read:- Rachel Tucker. Dear Wi.fe,-TMs is the time of lire When I can not st,an-d it any lcmitger. I a.m clean worried witih this rash act. The money out do tremble me so mucih that I cannot bear it any longer. Kiss my dear children for me, and I hope they will come to do you some good. So good-bye, H. TUCKER. The jury returned a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity, and returned their fees to the widow.
MARCONIGRAMS TO CANADAI
MARCONIGRAMS TO CANADA I We Are authorised to state that a Trane- Atlantic Wireless telegraph eervice will be opened by the Marconi Company in Sep- tember. The messages will be transmitted from the station at Clifton (Ireland) to Cape Breton (Canada), and the rates will be 5d. a word, plus land charges. The press rate will be 2jd. a word, plus land oharges. Both are little more than half the present eatble rates. Messages for wireless transmission may be handed in at any post-office, addressed in the ordinary way. Signals have been exchanged between the stations in Ireland a.nd Canada fcr some time, with satisfactory results. The number of stations will eventually be increased to cfrpe with the large volume of business expected.
END OF A FINE CAREER I
END OF A FINE CAREER I A Bradford correspondent telegraphs that the mutilated body of Dr. De B. Gibbins, principal of a, Canadian college, was found in a railway tunnel near Bradford on Tues- day. The deceased gentleman was on a visit to his father, a Bradford merchant, and on Tuesday morning he took a first-class ticket from Shipley to Apperley. The train would have to pass through the tunnel where the body was found. How Dr. Gibbins got on to the line is not known. Deceased was formerly principal of the Kidderminster Grammar School. He had had a brilliant sOholastic career, and was the author of several works on economio subjects.
"STAMPED" FOR EXPORT. I
"STAMPED" FOR EXPORT. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Labour member for the Barnard Castle Division of Durham, will ask the Home Secretary whether he is aware that on the 8fd inst. a vessel from Antwerp was loaded with workmen at the Royal Albert DOock, London, for conveyance to Antwerp to take the place of workmen on strike, each man selected to go being stamped with an india rubber stamp, and whether he ean take atiy steps to stop this practice in the interests of the good name of the country.
IRESCUE AT ABERPORTH.
RESCUE AT ABERPORTH. A young visitor to Aberporth had a narrow escape from drowning Whilst bathing near the West Bank. He was being rapidly carried out to sea by the current when Mr. Solomon Lewis, 16, Peuuel-street, Twyny- rodyn, Merthyr, swam to the rescue and brought the drowning youth to land, in spite of having been twice drawn under wa.ter by the strugglffi of the young niam. There was much excitement at the time, and the incident was witnessed by the lad's father and mother.
I A JUDICIAL OMISSION
I A JUDICIAL OMISSION In the King's Bench, Dublin, on Tuesday Mr. Justice Dodd said that his aottention had been called to an omission, which was accidental, in not notifying to the House of Lords the fact that on June 26 the Earl of Clanoarty, a member of the House of Lords, had, in that court, been adjudicated a bankrupt. He would direct that it should now be done in the usual form.
I ASSORTED EXCITEMENTS-
I ASSORTED EXCITEMENTS A big crowd of holiday-makers on Gorles- ton Beach had a double sensation on Tucs- day. A bathing machine proprietor, named Hog-g, suddenly fell dead on the sands. Bhortly afterwards a little boy slipped from the breakwater into the surf, and was drown- ing when Mr. Wallace Foster, of Surbiton, piunged into the sea and seized him. He swam about until a boat rescued them. The boy was unconscious, but was restored by a doctor. Mr. Foster was loudly cheered by huge crowds.
RHONDDA AMBULANCE WORK
RHONDDA AMBULANCE WORK The annual meeting of the General Sir Charles Warren Ambulance Society was held Iheld at Perth. The following gentlemen were re-elected as officers:—Mr. William Jenkins (managing director, Ocean Col- lieries). president; MT. W. D. Wight (agent, Cory Bros. and Co., Limited), Colli, vice- president; Mr. T. S. Riobards (agent, Locket's Mefthyr Collieries), Mardy, chair- man of executive; Aiajor R. C. Dyke, ttreasurer; and Mr. Tom Davies (Ocean Col- lieries), secretary.
CASE OF EX-INSPECTOR GROVES
CASE OF EX-INSPECTOR GROVES A further committee mecti-ng to investigate the case of ex-Police-inspeotor Groves, Aber- cafn, was held on Monday at the Council Offices, Aberearn.—It was decided to convene a public meeting on Monday evening on the Market-squafe, Aoo:1,I'11. when the matter will again be thoroughly gone into.
CAERPHILLY ROADMEN'S WAGES
CAERPHILLY ROADMEN'S WAGES Mr. John Willi-anis, J.P., presided on Tues- day at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Caerphilly Urban District Council, when it was decided that aU able-bodied men em- ployed on the council's roads be paid 4s. per day, and this should be regarded as a mini- mum rate of pay.
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Confession by Mrs. Goold.
Confession by Mrs. Goold. THROWS ALL BLAME ON HER HUSBAND. The examining magistrate, M. Malaville, attended at the Prison des Preeentines, Mar- seilles, where Mrs. Goold is incarcerated, on Tuesday morning for the purpose of inter- rogat.in.g her in reference to the crime with which she atod her husband, Vere Goold, are charged. The magistrate was accompanied by his olerk, and Maitre Graveire, the advo- vate, who has been retained by the female prisoner to conduct her defence, was also present. The interrogatory, which lasted quite four 'hours, took place in the room known as the "Parloir des Avoca-tes," whither Mrs. Goold was conducted as soon as M. Malaville arrived. In reply to the very first question addressed to her Mrs. Goold stated that down to the present she had not told the truth, so as not to, incriminate her husband, but she had now decided to make a full confession. She thereupon bc-Tan a fresh recital of the murder in the Villa Meneseini, in which she strove to minimlise as m'Uoh as possible her own share of responsibility. "Ycia." said Mrs. Goold. in substance, to the examining magistrate, I confess that it was my husband who killed Emma Levin. I have not said so hitherto in order to screen him, but now I prefer to tell the whole truth. It was on Sunday, at half-past five o'clock, t-hat tihe murder was committed. At that hour the villa bell was rung. The visi- tor was Emma Levin, who came to see my husband about certain business matters. She was temporarily short of cash, and my husband had promised to lend her the sum of 1,000 francs ( £ 40). "Naturally, I thought it fight to leave them alone while they discussed the trans- action. Suddenly I heard piercing cries and sounds of a struggle. Terrified, I hurried from my room to the drawing-room, where I had left Emma Levin and my hue- band. I had a presentiment that something dreadful had happened. "Theh I saw a terrible sight. Emma Levin was lying on the floor dead, and beside her was my husband, covered with blood. I received such a shook that I fainted. "When I recovered consciousness my first impulse was to go and tell the police, but my husband implored me not to do so, but rather to help to conceal hie crime. "My husband, however, was eo drunk that it was out of the question for him to begin cutting up the body as we decided to do. We dragged the body to the bathroom, and it was not till the next day that my hus- band proceeded to cut it up. "Part of Madame Levin's clothes were burned. The remainder were put away in a trunk. "All this happened during the absence of my niece, who on her return noticed nothing, except, perhaps, that we were upset. To explain this I said that my husband bad had a sudden attack, and had vomited a quantity of blood. "During these two days i was quite beside myself, and did not know what I was doing. "It was with an Indidn knife, which wart in the dining-room, that my husband killed Madame Levin." Answering a question by the examining magistrate as to whether she had not invifed, Madame Levin to come to the villa that day, Mrs. Goold said, "I had had no 'At Home' day for a long titne. Our means did not permit of our entertaining. Emma Levin only came to the house for the pur. pose of borrowing money from my hus- band." The magistrate called the prisoner's atten- tion to the fact that most of Madame Levin's jewellery was found in the posses- sion of herself and her husband. Accused replied, "That Is true; but we had only ono desire, and that was to get rid of it, so that we should not be suspected of the crime. Onr intention was to throw the body into the sea."—-PreSs Association Foreign Special. Prisoner Tells Story of Her Life In the concluding portion of her examiria* tion Mrs. Goold furnished the magistrate with the following particulars of her life: I was born," she said, at La Saone (department of Isere, France), where my father was in the grain trade. There were five children—three sons and two daughters —but they are all dead except myself and a brother named Hyppolite. It is four years since my other brothers and my sister died. My first marriage took place in 1869, when I married M. Berrulier. lie died three years later at La Saone. I then left my native country, and settled in Geneva, where I found employment in a dressmaking estab- lishment in the Rue du Rhone. I afterwardl: worked in two other similar situations as a dressmaker with M. Picard and M. Wolf, together with another working dressmaker, whose acquaintance I had made. I next went to England. After I had been four years in London as a modiste's employe, I set up in businedb for myself, and had dressmaking establishment successively in Albury-street and Hereford-road. I was married to Vere Goold in 1891 at the Churca of St. Mary of the Angel, but, as I did not wish him to know that my previous husbandl was a Frenchman. I passed as the widow of an Englishman, and it Was in the name of Mrs. Wilkinson' that I contracted the marriage. After our marriage we decided to go to Montreal, where we lived for ten years, during which I made at dressmaking a,bout £ 4,000. Thinking ourselves then well enough off to retire, We returned to Eng- land, and went to live at Waterloo, near Liverpool. My husband there started a hygienic laundry, which, however, resulted in nothing but disappointment. We left Waterloo for Monte Carlo, where I hoped to resume my business as a dressmaker, but 1 did not succeed in forming a connection." Prisoner, in conclusion, declared that she I had now told the whole truth, adding that she could not explatn her husband's motiv3 in killing Madame levin .-Press Association Foreign Special, I Goold Confirms The examining ma,gistratt. M. Maliaviali, also interrogated the male prisoner, Vere Goold. The examination began at threa o'clock, a.nd lasted till eight. Goold, following the example of his wife, abandoned all his previous assertions, and made an almost 6ormplete confession, stating that he was the sole author of the crime, and taking upon himself the entire respon- sibility.—Reiiter.
I -THE STRANDED ARGONAUT
I THE STRANDED ARGONAUT Dr. Lunn on Tuesday morning received a, telegram from Lieutenant-colonel W F. Moore, who was manager of the steam yacht Argonaut, which went ashore in Norway, stating that he arrived safely with all pas- sengers at Bergen at six o'clock that morn- ing All a,re staying at hotels. Fifty passengers are to leave for Newcastle to-day (Wednesday). Others proceed by later steamers. At eleven o'clock on Monday night the ship was still on the rocks, but was making no water. A salvage fat-earner has gone to the assistance of the Argonaut, and it was expected at the time the last telegram was sent that the vessel would be re-floated on the next tide. A diver reports that 3Qft. of her keel is gone forward, but she has suffered no other appa- rent injury, and is not leaking.
COST OF INCORPORATION
COST OF INCORPORATION A meeting of the finance Committee of the Merthyr Borough Council was held on Tues- day afternoon, Mr. A. W. Houison presiding. The committee accepted the terms of the Liverpool Corporation to lend the money required for the building of the new munici- pal houses at Twynyrodin for 30 years at 4 per cent., repayment to be made op. the basis of a 57 years' loan.—The Borough Accountant reported that the cost of promot- ing the charter of incorporation wad £ 2,813 ctJ. Id. ITe also reported that the balance in favour of the council on all accounts was £ 15,347 19s. 9d. The expenditure upon the trial holes at Pentwyn Reservoir, he mett tioned, had now grown to £ 2,000.
A.B.'S FROM ROTTERDAM
A.B.'S FROM ROTTERDAM Mr. Havelock Wilson, M.P., intends asking* the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the British steamer Palas- trina engaged a crew at Rotterdam on or about the 30th of July, 19G7; whether tho British Vice-consul allowed four seamen to be signed on the articles of the veeeel as A.B.'s. not one of whom was able to prove that he had three years' sea service; whether the Palastrina is now lying at Cardiff, afid, if so, whether he will cause inquiries to be made at Rotterdam and Cardiff as to the want of three years' sea service of theso men who were signed on as able seamen.
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