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The Welsh Team -.
The Welsh Team DICK; OWEN GIVES WAY TO VILE A Good Pack for a Tough Task After conferring together for ail hour and a half at Cardiff on Thursday evening the Match Committee of the Welsh Union agreed upon the choice of the following players to represent Wales against England at Bristol on the 18th i net.: — Back: H. B. WIXFTELD. Threequa-rtcrs R. T. GABE Heft centre), .J. L. WILLIAMS ilelt wing), W. TBBW (right centre), and 1.. A. GIBBS (right wing). Half-backs P. F. BUSH (outside) and T. H. VILE (inside). Forwards: A. F. HARDING .'London Vi elsb) .captain), I W. NFaLT, (Cardiff-, W. II. rtOWELL IN-ewport), C. M. PRTTCHAEiD CNewport), G. TRAVEES (Pill HarrieTS), J. BROWX (Cardiff), J. WAITS (T?anpliy). and J. W EBB (Afcertiliery). j Re$Crve" ;-Bad{, J. Bancroft (Swansea); centre three-quarters, J. Evans (Pontypool), 8rs[,, and J. P. Jo?'s ?Pontypo?l), second; wing three-quarters, H. T. Maddocks (London Welshi, first-, and Fred Lewis (Treorky), second; half-jacks, R. M. Owen and R. Jones (failing Buh), R. M. Owen (failing Vile); forwards, 0. ilayward (Swansea), first, R. Thomas (ilountain Ash), second, F. G. Jenkins (Newport), third. I "FORWARD'S" COWALENTS. I Public opinion will appraise the selection as the best that could have been made. There is not one man in the fifteen who is not thoroughly deserving erf his place, and the only possible exception that can be taken is to the preference given T. H. Vile over R. M. Owen. For some reason which is not altogether understandable, the impraesion has been deeply grafted on the minds of the selectors that HUBlh and Owen are incapable of hitting it off together, and hence the good fortune of Vile in securing his international cap. What counted in his favour also was that ho had played with Bush in Australia and New Zealand, and had given a very fine dis- play in partnership with him in the memor- abie East Y. West matchcs at Cardiff against Oweu and Jones at a time when the famous Swaccez, coupio were on the top of their form No apprehension need bcfelt that Waies will net lie well served by the New- port man; but, for all that, there exists a general feeling of regret that circumstances shoaid have conspired to render necessary the exclusion of a brilliant half-back like Dicky Oweu. Swansea people will feel some sore nets that they nave only one solitary representa- tivo in the national side, and prior to the meeting there was considerable doubt as to whether W. Trew would find favour with the majority of the selectors. On His form this season no one chouid have challenged his absolute right to a place, and, personally, I am glad that little incidents of the past did not prejudice the committee to the extent cf keeping him out of the team. It would have been a raak injustice if they had done so, and every well-wisher of Wales in the coming struggle must hope that Trew will reproduce r,he wonderful form he has shown in club matches this season. Seeing that Percy Bush has not played far Cardiff since the Lianelly matell some mis- ginng mig?t be felt as to his fitness. There need be no such fling. I had a chat with the Rugby Do Wet after the selection had been made last evening, and he assured me then that he was lis fit as the proverbial violin. He will not riek accident by playing for Cardiff at Leicester to-morrow, and he i is very wise in that decision, and one must admire his loyalty to an old comrade. because his defection would mean that Vile would not get the coveted oap. There was never any serioua doubt as to the &o!€<?tiou of WinSeld, Gabe, Gibbs, and J- L. Williams, and I do not see that any improvement could be made in the choice of forwards. They are a sound, powerful pack, and every one of them is a man of proved ability who cam be depended upon to give the last ounce that is in him to his country It might be argued with some amount of reason that this was a favourable oppcrt unity of introducing tht best of our young players into the international arena, the supposition being that a victory for Wales is more or lees a foregone conclusion. Nothing of the kind. England will probably turn out a team this season tha-t will sarprise most people, and nothing oould be more damaging to Welsh prospects than to cultivate the idea that the Saxons are bound to be beaten. We do not 1-now yet what players will wear the red, red rose to-morrow week. but if the English eeJootors choose the best men, they will stabd at least a lighting chance of doing what they have not done for ten years. It was in 1898, a.t Black- heath, that England won her last match against Wales, and, as it is a long lane that has no turning, it is not too remote a possi- bility that that long-looked-for turning will be found at Bristol. I have met many a good, patriotic Welsh- ma.n who ha? openly confessed, in a spirit of compassion, half a hope that England would do the trick this time. Well, such an achievement would do the Rugby game in England a power of good, and Dame Wales, on. this occasion at least, would not shed many tears at seeing her boys beaten. Any- hoA. the Welsh Union Committee have done all they can to prevent such a result-I will rot say disaster—by picking the fifteen best players in Wales, according to their judg- ment, and if England can turn out a team good enough to put on winning points against th?ja. then WalM will not be un- generous in giving to the victor ??, tpoilsz Until the En!ish team is chosen it would be idle to speculate upon the chances of either side. The selection will be made at Exeter to-morrow afternoon, and in their football Expresses" the public will find the nsmes of the fifteen, and will have the whole of the evening and-who said all day Sumday?-to "weigh up" every man, and disease proepeot-s in detaiL Even with- out those names before me I must admit having an impression that England will turn out a stronger side than she hae done for! some yea,rs past. The right material is at t,he disposal of the selectors, and all they have to do is to make proper use of it. Un- fortunately for them, they cannot call upon Wilson, the centre three-quarter who played. such a clinking game for the Barbarians against Cardiff on Boxing Day. Wilson i sustained such a secrions injury to his thigh on the following day at Newport that he is not likely to be fit for another month. Vaesall, the rising hope of England in the centre, is also; reported to be crooked. Anyhow, we shaJl know who's who in the English team to-! morrow night. Meanwhile, we. aro perfectly content with the work of our own selectors at th-e Queen's Hotel last evening, and one need hardly point out to the players the duty which rests upon them to get thoroughly- fit by to-morrow week. My last word for the moment will be one of congratulation to A. F. Harding opon the well-deserved distinction of captaining the Welsh team. In the eighteen matches in which he has played for Wales he has ren- dered sterling service, and he is playing to. da.y as well as ever.
ORMOND HUNT SEQUELI
ORMOND HUNT SEQUEL I A sequel to the recent proceedings in con-j nection with Irish hunting was hm?,rd ,l Nenagh Quarter Sessions on Thursday, when Thomas Oraddock, master of the now defucct Crmond Hunt. sued Michael Hogan, M.P. for; Xorth Tipperary, and John Torpy, of Lisadonna, Shinrone, for nineteen guineas1 each for trespass on his land at Fairy Hill, and for loss and damage suffered by him by reason of defendamots having wrongfully and maliciously conspired with persono3 unknown to prevent plaintiff from doing an act which he had a lawful right to do, namely, to hunt with the Ormomd Houn-de. Evidence was heard at length, and an i order for the full amount in each case, with casts, was made.
! DRINK AND DEATH.I ! I
DRINK AND DEATH. I A verdict of Death from gastritis and heart failure, accelerated by excessive. drinking," was returned at an inquest at Chatham recently on inrie Harvey (38), wife of a labourer. Deceased would take nothing to eat, but was in the habit of drink- ing undiluted whisky. She would then go to sleep and on waking would Sbgain drink her- self into the same condition.
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Cardiff Factory on Fire
Cardiff Factory on Fire 122,000 WORTH OF CIGARS BURNED Firo broke out at a cigar factory in North Clive-iStreet, Grangetown, Cardiff, belonging to Mr. Freeman, late on Thursday night. Clcse on eleven o'clock Mr. Nicholas Miller, of 23, XiUcknow-street, teleph-on-ed to the police-station, and the hose-reel from Grange- town was at once despatched, followed by t.he steamer from the central station. The fire harl obtained a good .hold of the premises,, and the building, being practically built of wood, burnt very fr0Cl-. In about half an hour, however, the brigade were able to get the flames .under control, but it was hall an hour later bciore they could leave the place with safety. The ground floor was much damnKed by water, and at least- to £Z,OOO damage was done by the burning of the cigars. Mr. Freeman, who lives at Penarth. was telephoned for, aind arrived before the tire was extinguished. His manager was also on the scene. The premises are three-storey buildings, situated in close proximity to a soap factory and houg.. an d OTI. the arrival of the brigade the top floors wea-e weil alight on the west side, with the flames fast encroaching towards the houses where people slept. The brigade, under 11 r. Geens supervision, worked hard with two lines• of hose, which were carried through the dense smoke up tho staircase, a,nd the men succeeded in con- fining the flames to the rooms. Flames were leaping from me windows, and occasionally out, through the roof, but the corrugated iron of which the roof consisted, had the effect of confining the conflagration. After preventing the fire ÏrQIll enreadmg to the adjoining buildings, the brigade managed to et the outbreak tborcTignly under control. Besides the cigars wlJ.i.,h were burnt, there was a valuable stock of tobacco destroyed by water on the ground floor. The damage, however, is stated to be covered by insurance. It is not known how tbo outbreak origi- nated, for the foreman, Thomas D:¡J,lry. states that he locked up at eight- o'clock, leaving everything apparently safe.
I I THE VETERANS' FUND
THE VETERANS' FUND lord Roberts's appeal to the country for •issrisf mee "in saving thess who have fought for their country ÍI their youth from the ignominy of the workhouse in their old age, and the humiliation of a. pauper's grave," promises to find its way direct to the heart of the British pnblio. To the patronage of the King has now been added that of her Majesty the Queen, who has signified her approval by a dona- tiou of seo guineas. The list of donations already promised to the "Veterans- Relief Fund" is as follows:—! The King 1,000 guineas. The Queen 500 „ The Prince of Wales 250 „ Lord Iveagh 1.000 Sir Erne6t Cassel 1,000 11 Duke of Bedford £1,000 A telegram was sent to Lord Roberts on Thursday in the name of the Crimean and Indian Mutiny veterans in Ulster expressing the hope that the movement on behalf of the King's old soldiers will appeal to the prac- tical sympathy of the British public, and that the national disgrace in allowing these men to live in workhouses will be speedily wiped out.
DOGGED BY SUFFRAGETTES I
DOGGED BY SUFFRAGETTES Mr. liaidane addressed a, meeting of his constituents on Th- Lirf, day in the Corn Exchange, Dunbar, and was subjected to con- tinuous interruptions by suffragettes who had gained access to the gallery. One of them was recognised as the lady who led the opposition on the previous night at Ruther- glen. The War Secretary being unable to proceed, the chairman, the Rev. Joseph' Agnew, a Froo Church minister, invoked the aid of the police. An inspector then went to the gallery and removed both women, amidst the approving cheers of a large audience. The suffragettes then held a protest meeting on their own account in the street.
-CARDIGANSHIRE -POLICEi
CARDIGANSHIRE POLICE A letter from Mr. Vau^han Davies, M.P., who had been asked to bring evidence to substantiate the charges he has made against the Cardiganshire police, was considered by the standing joint committee at Lampeter on Thursday. The opinion was expressed that the charges were unfounded, and the chief-co nsta.ble having replied, the letter was referred to the finance committee.
JOY AHEAD FOR MR. ASQUITH
JOY AHEAD FOR MR. ASQUITH In reply to a request from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Society, Mr. | Asquith has consented to receive a deputa- tion from that body. The date has not yet been fixed but the meeting will probably take place about the time of the opening of Parliament. i
I "NO INTENT TO DEFRAUD."
"NO INTENT TO DEFRAUD." LLANDAFF MAN KEPT UP AP-I PEARANCES. John Taylor's brogue indicated his nationality. In fact, he admitted he was a native of Cork. Taylor was charged at the Llandaff magis- trates'-clerk's office on Thursday with defrauding certain persons. Police-ooosta.bie Brice stated that he arrested prisoner on the charge of obtain- ing food and lodging to the value of 15s. by false pretences from John Langdon, of Ty-Mawr-road, Liandaff North, between tho 28th of December and the 4th of Januajy. Prisoner replied, "I had no intentic/n of defrauding them. They're only working people, the same as I am." There was a second charge, of obtaining food and lodging to too value of 12s. from Wiiliam Bale, of 4, Hawthorn-road, iJandaff North, between December 20 and 28. The timekeeper at Whitchurch Asylum, where Taylor said he was working, informed witness that the prisoner was paid off at the end of November. Taylor said that he was only dismissed j temporarily during the bad, weather. The few pounds he had at the bank went whilst he was idle. He had no intention to defraud. Police-oonstable Brice said that prisoner left his lodgings in the morning and at mid- day aa if he were going to the asylum to work. Taylor was remanded, till Monday next at Llandaff. I
!HOUSEAGENT ANp HOUSEKEEPER…
HOUSEAGENT ANp HOUSEKEEPER Mary Morgan was tparged at Merthyr on Thursday with stealing articles, valued at RZO, belonging to Thomas Jones, house agent, 7. Gas-street, Tirphil. It was stated that the prosecutor is a widower and the pri- soner, who is a married woman, aoted as his housekeeper, she and her husband and two children living in the house. In Septem- ber last, whilst she was under notice to leave, Mr. Jones missed some flannel and spoke to hot about it. The next day she went away, and the husband, it is alleged, handed over a bundle of twenty-six pawn- tickets for articles which had been pledged at the shop of Mr. Isaac Pruss. New Tre- degar. Among the things pawned and not covered by the tickets were two silver cups, a silver cruet stand, and a copy of "Pilgrim's Progress." Other goo& were also fonnd to be missing, but had not been traced. The pmoner. who wa? arrested by Police- Constable Joiaes at Abertysswg, on January 1, was committed for taal at the next assizes, the Bench consenting to accept bail, herself in P,20 and two sureties of 120 each.
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I 8 A lunatic, named George Smith, was found by a Cardiff constable wandering on the I Hayes. He has been detained.
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It ie quite clear then that that 45. must include five things, viz.: (1) The co.=<t of the tobacco. (2) The Govern- ment duty. (3) The cost of manufacture. (4) The manufacturer's profit. (5) The shop- 114.) i7he profit.. ) T i -,?. 0 ISI-10',7- The shopkeeper's profit is 9d. a pound, and tho Government duty is 3s. a, pound. That makes 5s. 9d. a. pound. It is now quite clear that there is only 3d. a pound left for the other three items, viz.: The cosst of the tobacco. (2) The cist of manufacture. (3) The manufacturer's profit. Now, the most rubbishy tobacco in the world actually costs from 3d. to 4d. a pound abroad on the plantation! Then how in the name of common SÐIlse can the manufacturer bring it to England, manufacture it, d atill get his profit out of tha-t 3d.? The answer to that question exposes the secret—the manufacturer waters the tobacco up to the limit of about thirty per cent., and he gets hL, p:t ou:t of that watr, which j eosis him nothing, and for which you pay at ?' rate of 't'b'IX ga.](æn /:i{¡.yeNig's a gallon! t ate c,, t, F,T C.C? 7- 17ti?n ,cvcrcizn-, a g?i4llon! Exactly the same thing applies to mixtures sold at 4d. and 4d. an ounce. How much do you pay for YOUl" tobacco? And how much longer are you going to pay ¡ SIXTY SinLLING-S A GALLON for wa.ter? J Mind you, it is not as if the excess of water I improved the tobacco. It spoils it!! UntiÏll you have smoked a dry mixture you do not know the true taste of natural tobacco at its i best. It is simply delicious. 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To-day's Short Story.1 A GRIM REVENGE. "Nke him home; hell be ail right in the BKirams," were the remarks of G-eorgie Welle, foreman cf the steelworks, addressing two of his employes to whom. he had given the task of assisting my father home after being ma.de insensible from a. blow struck by him. It bad been a. buey day at the shop, more so than liiua', and among1 the orders in the mexuiaes mail was one for a piece of steel shafting, intended aa a model of part of one in a. patent case pending at Washington. The receipt of a. special order meant, additional labour for my father, whose ekirl as machinist always pia-ced his sexvicee first in demand. To him was a^i^ned the \,¡orÁ of taming out the steel shalting. v* ita aocitstomed. care tie bet to work to Inish me Sha.t!, and it had occupied Ms MUauiou st-verui hours, beuig moeuy laaie WorK, wllen, in turmns it upon the lauae, the steel shaft, Uu&>rV.nufcteiy, it ii-appfcilea aa toe io«Muaa paaua i^urougn the directly bacii of my x»ther, aud Mpon ms caicitiiig mgut <JI xu\i Drisikcu pro-es ie new iulo a. lt:, ciep^ea to tne oenea, aira, picking up uie 'urt>uea nar, dealt my latter a -e.'l.1JIl; iJ1VW upuu t..u.-e 11"a,(Í. '1£.00 poor iHfin IeÜ Lv Hv>0"r 1.lllo<;Q:J.:lS, wjuoic fie remained tor a.n jiour or more. It a. tnid point Lbe loitnuiii gave t/»e order LIC. have We mail removed to nit. home, aacUnj, heli be ai: riglu, in une nsomius. l-or Lh; Lea,r c,e¡.¡:,<,r tv stand the traits 01 t-ne maa vv am, 10 is out aeces^ry to imow .it; woui-i bend to t-iio&a he feared, iearmg 11'1 one save 1.1 a lui way, ana an ior tne poor wretcnet iKuaer him. tiioy fI¡ki1>a-k-d. aid warow, üw. h-sss owUiing d^g- liie, or were out the ,v,ryaa-y oi a. diaciia-rge. Of an entirely opposite onaracter was my f ather, he was uio aaopt-ed son of an ejigincer 011 tne -Ptnrusyi- Tfania Jtiain'oad. wjo, ni earner days, .set tied in e&c uioroiajid Coaiiuy, and trom whom fre tools hits name. Kaowin? ft is own history, It had a tea-deney in eariy youth of making him. ^ubuustoive even to a limit. iiiud ana unassuming, he kn-c-w nt> eneaue*, and his oiooe attention to duties eooa nudehlill a mabter mecJianie. iiits ideas were put into many new machines in. the shop, and it was not until George WeilS stopped in as foreman,oi th-t: millb that his opinions and ideas eea-eed to be of va;ue—they ware then no longer current. Frugal and industrious, my father bad from his earnings provided a comfortable cottage, .surrounded by a woii-iiept graets plot, tor bis little iamity. The tvinaows, I with their snow-white draperies, the brigiit, frcea paint upon its wai-iS, even the low, w,o-od ierue, with a new board iiere a-nd there -,ull told piainiy of tne prosperity of the cottage and us occupants. It was upon tne graSô plüt in iront of he eot.ta..ge wa[ the two milt hands placed hun' wbea the house was readied, tn?y do?a? taeir best to corusoia my mother, even to oilering the information that the brow was trivial, and wo-ild not amount to mudi. At my mother's request, they tenderly carried bim into the house, placing him upon the bed, and, though carefully nursed, sis months paeie-d away bt tore lie N%IM e-ven able to walk, When no did-wh-at a changed man!! Though but 00 years of a-se, his hair had j turned white, he ha.d an expressionless stare in his eyes, his acou-iders stooped as wit.h ago, a.nd his re.marKs were disjouited. laoking' sense of meaning—the blow had made him a eimpioton. i This condition of affairs shifted the load, and my mother beoame bread-winner, toiling early and Late for a number of years to provide for her two boys." as she called fether and me. Day after day, she would go out to fe;r, leaving us behind, to pass the time as best as we could, and at times he would be rational enough to lift me on his knees and tender an adviea that oaiy a father cou.ld give, Then suddenly his though ts would change, and between the cry of a maniac and the hysterical lauerh of a eim.platon h9 would relate over ami over again the cruel t-t wy of Wells and the piece of split steel. To me in my youth the above scene' recurred daily, and, thotxgh callous from the repitition, I would frequently brood over the thought of who was responsible for my father's pitiable condition. A change finally came to cut* home; mother dying, poverty and. want of proper care soon made my father a ward of the country, whore his stay, however, was short, for a v;a-lc-,me fever relieved him of all hio worldly cares. As for myself, I waa turned a-drift to forzlge as best as I could, and, j after making numerous applications for, work, meeting' with little or no suews, I at j last derterintued on trying C,7)rgo Weils at the mills. Upon going to hi-4 oiSce, and; making my req-aot-TL known to him, he replied: I've nothing- for you," and turning: from me, resumed his eonvexsatioa with others in the room. His reply sowed well in me the spirit of revenging cy father's w, rl,- n for, ia orc??*ing his threshold, I (1 6wor? t?7 ? should I li?. ?cme day tha.t scoundrel would pay dearly for his curel blow. The history of the management of the steel works was simply a repetition of every day occurrences. The cunning and intrigue of Well. e on plod .ith the faculty he pestessed of displaying: his abilities before the mill- j owners, srmn led tjaem to believe that his Berviees wore indispensable to them, and advaooement followed advancement, until he ftnaiiy became a director as well a3 seoirt'ary of the ettvel works. After a long wait, gpent in daily tripe to the business houses of the tov,n a.11d answering advertisements a^'pearinig' now and then ill the "reapers, I finally secured a position as meseeuger in the Western Union telegraph offioe, where, after devot-in? con- siderable time to the study of telegraphy, I was ?dvanoed to the position of operat/or in charge. It was while in tJha-t position I was forced a servant of the company to receive frequent calls from Secretary George Wells. He was a heavy trader on the New York Stock Exchange, and at times the wires were kept hot. with the communications between himself and his broker. One day from his anxiousness Missouri PaoLft: I surmised that IM must be carrying some of it with a big Ices, and, 1 recalling that in a, message three days previous he had wired a, he-avy buying order," my conclusions were verified that he was. though fairly margined, carrying: a lieavy load. It was on Tuesday morning he wired his buying order for Missouri Pacific," and the following Thnrsday he made his nervous inquiry as to the drop it had taken. Upon his leaving the ofSee I --at acribblinog with pen and ink, having no work of importance before me a.t the time, and in the scrawls upon the blotter the name of George Welle frequently appeared. My pen broke, its spluttering points reminding me that it w-at, bat a piece of split steel, and in a flash I had determined upon squaring accounts with him- Tie next day was Saturday. Weils hurriedly entered the office, remarking, as he pioked up a telegraph blank: I'm a half hour late on an appointmexst," and directing i and signing the blank, he asked me to fill in the message with a request for the New York quotations, after which be hastily left t-h-e, office. Before me 1 bad the address- oi his brokers 1 upon the blank, and, aa well, his own signature. The ink upon the sheet was not dry when I inserted the words: Cio«e out my trades." It. took but a moment far the wires to do my bidding, the brokers followed out, the commands, and Q.û"rge Weils was left hopelessly stranded, a financial wreck, foriir-o and refutation alijte gam, Dhrongh t-he carelessly pioking up of a piece cf split stoei— a &teel pen.
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A Murder Mystery SEMI-NUDE WOMAN'S 5ODY !N EMPTY HOUSE While two women were inspecting an empty house in Broom-street. Hanley, on Thursday afternoon tbey found in an upstairs room the semi-nude body of a young woman, huddled in a corner. She was only wearing underclothing, one stacking, and no boots. Her sKirt was found caught in an open door leading into the backyard. The body was badly bruised, a.nd the arms and face boro marks of vio- lence. Foul play is suspected. The wonlan is unknown in Hanky.
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I MORE IRISH OUTRAGES I —— A serious shooting outrage is reported from the Lisdoonvarna district, Co. Ola-re, Mr Daniel i.oughJia, a county councillor and a leading hotel proprietor, being on Thursday stopped by some men while driv- ing to Ennistymon itailway Station and shot. He was severely wounded in the body, and was brought back to lasdoonvarna, where the bullet was extracted. The injured man was on his way to attend a meeting of the Glare County Council. It is believed that the outrage was meant to prevent him attending a mect-ing and voting in the election of a returning officer for the approaoùing elections. Another Councillor's House Shot Into j A report received at Runis from Scariff, I East Clar«\ states that the house of Mr. j William Young, who lives in the main I street. was fired, iato on Wednesday night. Two gunshots were discharged into the kitchen, where several people were at the time j No one. however, was hurt. The motive of the outrage is unknown. Mr. Young is a popular labour representa- tive on the local district council. =====
j DEFYING THE LAW IN SLIGOj…
j DEFYING THE LAW IN SLIGOj I DEFYING THE LAW IN SLIGO A successful attempt has- been made by the peasantry in the Goeva-gh Mountains, in County &Ii?o, to preven t processes being served on two estate, the t?,nom- of which have refused to pay rents. When the process- server made his appearance the farmers and i peasants collected in large numbers, and, as he had an escort of only six police, the party hl1-d to retreat at the first effort on Wednes- day. The processes were then placed in registered letters and given to postmen, bat theee had also to bolt, despite the presence of an escort. On Thursday moralag ZOO constabulary and several officers were drafted into the district, and the postmen again tried to deliver the letters, but once more the way was barred, and the demeanour of the crowd was so threatening that the constabulary were with- drawn, the processes remaining unserved. Limerick Policemen Compensated At Limerick Quarter Sessions on Thursday (before Judgo Adams) Acting-sergeant Masu ire and Poiioe-coafftabde John Walsh, Royal Irish Constabulary, a,pplioo under the provisions of the Irish Grand Jury Act for E500 ccmpen- i cation oach for personal injuries sustained on November 9 in trying to bring to justice John Oarroll. who shot two men named Whitehead and Reidy on that date, and then committed snicide. Tbe Judge awarded Walsh JE275 and Maguire £150.
I ALLEGED POST OFFICE FRAubs…
I ALLEGED POST OFFICE FRAubs I At the West Londorn Police-court on Thurs- day George Minton (40), described as an engineer. and living at Flora-gardens, Ham- mersmith, was charged with stealing two post-i orders cf ti;,e value of 20s. each. Thctre was a second charge of obtaining by means of a. forged Post Office Savings bank-book a. sum of 19s. from the Poetmaster-General. Mr. Stroud stated that the prisoner deposited t.he sum of ls. in one post-office, and having thus obtained a Pos Oihce ??vingra bank- book, entered in it two amounts of 20s. and 10H. respectively, forged the date stamps a.ga:n e?wh entry, and then going into another post-office presented a withdrawal note for 2Gs„ and received that sum across the counter, thus defrauding the Post Office of 19s. Miss Charlotte David, assistant at the L'landaff North Post-office, Cardiff, and Beatrice Lucy Howard, poetmietress at Oorn wall-street Poet-office, Cardiff, gave evidence. Mr. R. C. Harry, clerk in the Post Offiee Savings Bank stated that the date stamps were forged. It was stated that prisoner confessed to defrauding the post-offioe at Cardiff, Rhondda. and Swansea, and had eight books. The magistrate committed him for trial.
AN INNOCENT MIND
AN INNOCENT MIND The selection of the three additional jurors necessary to fill the box in the Thaw trial occupied the whole morning sitting, but immediately after lnnoheon a withering blast of peremptory challenges from both sides released all six of the prospective jurors. entailing the resumption of the tedious task of examining the talesmen. Patri<jJi J. X'Cue, an elderly manufao- turer of bats, who declared that he had never heard of the Thaw case, was accepted prov-isionally.-Reuter. Actress Subpoenaed Just before the opeuing of Thursday's sit- ting cf the court. Mr. O'Reilly, attorney assist- ing Mr. Littleton, counsel for Harry Thaw, announced that a subpoena had been served on behalf of the defen-oe on Mise Edna Goodrich, the actress who failed to appear dn response to a similar summons last year, and who Mrs. Evelyn Thaw testified first introduced her to Stanford White, and took her to luncheon with him.—Router
'DANIEL JOXES-FROM XO,\VHERE'I
'DANIEL JOXES-FROM XO,\VHERE'I William Jones (30) was charged at Cardiff on Thursday with travelling on the Great Western Railway between Uaneliy and Car- diff without payment of fare, and with intent to defraud, on January 8. Collector Morris surprised prisoner asleep between Port Talbot and Cardiff, and when awakened he said he had no ticket and no money. He described himself as "Daniel Jones-from nowhere." Railway-inspector Seaborn, whose attention was called to the man, said he refused to pay the fare, and said he had only two shillings in his possession, whereas he had £1 16s. 9d. In defence prisoner said he was sorry, and supposed he must have lost the tioket. He was fined 10s. and costs, or fourteen days, and was also ordered to pay the fare from Iilanelly.
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