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" Wasting Time"I
Wasting Time" I JURYMAN, 80^»CITCR, & CORONER I At an inquest at Swajwea on Wednesday .>n the body of John wmjms. aged 49, of Babeil-terra,ae, CwTnbwr-a, vt-,ho died suddenly mi Sunday morninj, some rather sharp I>arfis»ge6 took place between the Coronea* Mr. Viner Leeder* and MT. J. R- Rowbmde. who repre.;ented the proprietars of the C-wmbwrla Works. It was teetited by John Evarw. brother-in-law of deceased, that siiiee he met with an aecident at the works in November. 1906, he had not worded. Some iron struck him in the cheot and he bit his tongue. Dr. J. Davies said t.be accident had affected the heart. Mr. Rowlands cro^s-examined the doctor with a riew of allowing prior disease, and complained that the dootor would not answer his questions. A juryman deel-ated that Mr. Rowlands vu Wasting time." Mr. Rowlands said, with nil due respect to the jury, they did not. appreciate the posi- tion. Dr. Davtee SQ.id be had auewered to the beat of hia. ability, and the Coroner said the dootor had been clear, addiuvt. I don't want any fttoa with you, Mr. Rowlands." Mr. Rowlands said he did not want any fan at all, turt he asked the coroner to take down the fact that the doctor defined to aarowr his questions. The Coroner: I shall do nothing of be kind; the doctor has answered you as far as he could. Mr. Rowlands" subsequently declined to a3k questions of the next witness, saying" I won't want to lay myself open to wasting tinM." The Corner: I don't think there is any reason for that. Mr. Rowlands: Nor for what the jury said. The Coroner: I am ifraid it is no use treating dome people with decency. Mr. Rowlands isked that a post-morten examination should be isade, aad this the coroner ordered. ABERDARE INQUEST ADJOURNED. An inquest was opervoa at ADeraare on Wednesday into the eircnrn*>tance*< of the death of James Felorm, who died from injuries wbil. working as a labourer at the Yatradfellte Waterworka. It was stated that man named Kent, ",hi) waa with deceased at the time of thv accideut, was unable to attend owinj to the injiirte-, which he him- f*rf had received, aad the inquest was adjourned pr-ndi-n, Kent's pr^eace.
SUICIDE IN CASK OF WATER
SUICIDE IN CASK OF WATER lfr. W. W. Brodie conanc-ted an inquest at Bryn. near LI8np.jJ. on WMnay, into the death of Barid Bo won, Bryn. who, on Tues- day. committed sr.i^id"? by drowning himself in a cask of w;iter. P»>4iee-eonstable Thomas Da vies said that be found a slip of paper on the table in the kitchen wit-h the following Bote written cm it: Good-bye. I cannot bear the pain any longer. God forgive me. D. b. The jury returned a verdict that Death was caused by asphyxia due to drowning, and that the deceased, being of unsound mind, did kill himself."
PONTHENRY AFFRAY
PONTHENRY AFFRAY SaraJi Jane Thomas, PoaUijfBo-, Poothenry, ww chafged at Llanelly Police-court on Wed- nesday, with attempting to shoot James Jones with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The Clerk said be had received a telegram from the defendant expressing regret that she mus uoabie to attend owing to illness. Inepeetor Jones applied for a warraat, yluch wag granted.
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The Has is tie Street —— « ——' A meeting of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District Council without Mr. Robert Forrest is. ahnoet like Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. Cer- tainly suscientjy strough to remark upon. Mr. Forrest is known as one of the best chairmen in the county of Glamorgan, and the expeditious manner in which he gets through business with- out" sca.mpiag" any of its has often been the subject of favourable comment. Possessing a natural aptitude for busi- ness, Mr- Forrest has always acted upon the. admirable system of getting thoroughly well acquainted with all matters likely to be considered at a meeting of the council. This very useful foreknowledge he has invariably obtained by getting to the handsome council house in Park-place about half an hour in front of his colleagues, and by grinding away at the dry-as-dust documents that are always flooding public authorities from the very respectable, if somewhat stodgy, Local Government Board. Add to this industry an inexhaustible knowledge of the big district covered by the council, it is conceivable how it happens that Mr. Forrest is able to guide his confreres through the shoals of public business very quickly, and withal without stifling of debare. These thoughts are inspired by the unusual absence from the delibera- tions of the council of its capable head at yeatenlay's monthly meeting. However. Canon Buckley, the vice- chairman, proved an efficient substitute, aone the less so because of the rare chance he was allowed to 'usurp the functions of 'his office. Though, of course, if the rev. gentleman does not get much prarltce. in this particular direction the guardians give him plenty of opportuni- ties to show what an urbanely fair pre- sident he makes at any time. The council took a very important step yes- terday when it waa decided to tar-qmmy firteen miles or its roads and footways. La.st summer there were lamentations from all pars of the district on account of the mischief caused by the Dust Fiend, so ruthlessly disturbed by that modern terror, the motor-car. Perhaps fifteen miles does not represent a verf long dis- tance to the mind when boidly set out in 10 many words. But when it is remembered that this work is uHie spread over 30 different streets and roads a better idea may be obtained of the work undertaken. The surveyor (Mr. Holden) l has selected the most used roads of the neighbourhood, and it would be difficult to amplify the li,t. Ic should mean a source of much comfort, not to say joy. to the ratepayers who were blinded and choked with the flying dust of Tast t summer, and, as some of the roads (like Pencisely-road) are practically in Cardiff, the Coal City will reap some of the benefit. I There may be hosts of reasons why a large percentage of marriages turn out unhappily. I could give a hundred right off the reel myself. But it seems that nothing wrecks perfect domestic bliss Imore thoroughly than the overwhelm- ingly curiosity displayed by the daughters i of Eve in little matters which an not 'supposed to concern them. and regarding which they can hear all they want to it they will but refrain from a too-eager cross-examination of husbauds and male relatives immediately they have done :done with the door mat aad have hung up their hats on the hall stand. Happy wives long ago discovered that the tired and hungry hubby is in no mood for answering questions within a quarter of an hour or so after his arrival home. They see to it that his slippers are well warmed, that the cosiest chair at the side of the fireplace is free of knitting needles and cats, that tea or dinner is served up the minute he is ready for it. and altogether there is nothing to worry and harass the man who likes to think he has left all his troubles at the work- shop or the office. Then, when the happy hubby draws his chair away from the feast of reason and plenty, the wire settles down to hear all the news. She knows perfectly well that the merest question would instantly tie his tongue and put up his back that she would hear nothing; but by just waiting, while darn- ing the socks, perhaps, her dignified lord and master proceeds to tell her every- thing. The British husband likes to do all the questioning, but left to himself he readily opens the floodgates whence issue all the information that can be desired by the most curious of wives. Neither does the tired head of the family feel particularly refreshed on arriving home to be informed by his thoughtless wife that she really thinks that she- will have to part with Jane. who has broken another plate, and who is getting unbearable, and so forth. Per- haps, later in the evening, the husband attempts tlye manufacture of a limerick, and the state of his mind can be imagined when his wife breaks in to announce that the kitchen boiler burst that day. at 3..t.3 p. m. by the clock However, the man who writes epics, or almost anything else, should never marry. For, after all, the wife has much to say on the character of husbands generally. The man who is so little at home that there is never any opportunity for quarrelling may make the very best of husbands. But if a vote were taken of all the married women in the country, it would probably be found that the wife of the literary man has the most to put up with. He mostly has work to do at home, though some of the most successful writers of the day take oiffces, like the business man, well awav from his family, and keeps ordinary working hours. However, this is, unhappily the exception to the rule, and it may be difficult to say which is the. worst of the two, the chattering wife who seeks relaxation after a busy day through the medium of her tongue, or the tormenting husband who is pursued so inexorably by I toe muses that he never has five minutes f to spare for a good, homely gossip. Per- I haps it would be best to declare it a I dead heat and agitate for cheap f divorces. J It is. a pleasure to be able to refer to the progress made by the County Nurs- mg Association for Monmouthshire in its first year. With branches and nurses established for the Monmouth rural dis- trict, for Tredegar, Llanfrechfa Lower, ¡ Caldicott, Newbridge, and Risca, it must I be said that the association have done splendidly, and these useful and impor- tant local associations may be relied upon to do much-needed work for the neigh- bourhoods concerned. The sub-committee have been fully occupied in getting matters into shipshape order, and the county education committee have helped by providing scholarships and training suitable young women as midwives. The training centre at Newport has Been under the capable superintendence of Sister Barrett. and one of the best points, of the training was that the students. were able to get practical as well as theoretical guidance tinder that lady. The latest development of the movement has been the opening of a nurses' home at Tredegar ("Ivanhoe") in a healthy and convenient situation overlooking the park. and the future is most promising. T h ere can be no doubt as to the good work being done by the organisation, and it should be encouraged to develop at a rigorous rate.
" LAY IN BED ALL DAY." I
LAY IN BED ALL DAY." I John Boddy, Hosk in >-st reet, was summoned at. Jfewport on Wednesday,, at the instance of the National Society for the Prevention of Owelty to Cbildren, for Degleeting his four children. Mr. Lyndon Cooper prosecuted. Inspector Sparfcs said defaiidant was a lazy man. and would not work. although he had work to 80 to. He sometimes lay in bed all day, and witness had also had to get him out of the branch library and send him to his work. There were three stepchildren and one of defendant's own children. He had lost several positions 00 account of his uegleet. Charlotte Roddy, wife of de4endaxqb said her husband would not work. She knew no reason why he should not work. He often lay in bed all day, and she had had to bide what little food there was in the house from him. She had had to ask the inspector and friends for food. or the children and herself would have starved. Defendant said he had been in the Army, amd dome service in the Straits Settlement. He had been nine months in hospital before leaving the Axmy, and was discharged with mental debility. He would like to work. but he sometimes felt he could not, because he did not feel lit. The Chairman (Mr. A. J. Stevens), in pass- me sentence of six months, with hard labour, said defendant had been sent to prison tor a ssmilar offence not very long ago, and he did not appear to want to work.
SOCIETE FRANCO-ANGLAISEI
SOCIETE FRANCO-ANGLAISE I The Societe Franco-Anglaise, 31, Park-plaoe, Cardiff, listened to a very interesting lec- ture by Xotisieur L. Bechot, IAnidon, on Marechal Seunt-Arraind. There was a good atterrda-nce. The lecturer said that Marechal 1 Skvint-Arnaud had been misrepresented some- times on account of political prejudices. It was true tie played a prominent part in the comp d'etat of 1851. but this was only a short episode of his career. Monsieur Becfaot described him as a gallant, fearless soldier, and an excellent general. The share he took in the Batte of Alma, where he was in ooon- mand with Lord "Raglan, -was copecialb, ixto, restiae to the aadierc* The president (2fc. LW. i*. Thomas) aceoipMd the dMtc.
ICritic's Ears Boxed I I
I Critic's Ears Boxed I I  ALLEGED ASSAULT BY MR. RUNPMD I I The Star on Wednesday night published I tile followin. The inner circle of the musical world is all agog with the news of a. strange and ) scandalous scene which occurred last, night I at the Queen's-hall. Briefly, the fact,,4 appea-r to he that Mr. KeimerJey Rumford, the bus-. band of Miss Clara Butt. approached the I critic of the 'Times' in the vegtibule, of t-he well-known concert hall, and demanded to be I informed if he were responsible for the I references to Miss Cla-ra Butt in the notice in yesterday's 'Times' of the symphonic con- j cert a.t the Queen's-liall on Saturday after II noon. The critic replied that he was, where- upon Mr. Kennerley Rumford committed at least a technical assault upon kim—'boxed j his ear. he himself says. I The ground of complaint- aga,inst the critic appears to be that at the end of his notice of the instrumental portion of the programme he said .— No doubt the apathy of its reception war- partly due to the fact that the audience was largely made up of the admirers of ¡ Mme. Clara. Butt, who are not generally interested in symphonies or other forms of I serious music. The performance of some I of Elgar'e Sea Pictures,' two songs by Beethoven, with, of eours-e, Domzetti's 'IL segreto a-s an encore apparently satisfied them." According to the inquiries of a "Star"' man I the fracas occurred abt)ttt nine o'clock on Tuesday evening. Mr. Kennerley Rumford went down to the hall and asked 1-) see thp "Times" critic. When that gentle- nan arrived Mr. Kenner'ey Rumford a eked him if be W, the author otf a- critique ot a concert at the Queen's-h^ll on Sa,tur- j day in which Madame Clara Butt took part. The critic admitted th:it he bad written the j net ice in question, whereupon Mr. Riimfo-rd repiied that he did not consider a certain ) passage of the critique was in the realms j of musical criticism, and maintained that I the critic had been persistently rude in this l respect to his wife. The consequence of the conversation was that Mr. Kennerley Rumford boxed the I ¡ (:,ritic's ea l':C- The incident took place in the l vestibule, and there were only some atten- ¡ dants present at the time.
(Murder in London Flat I
(Murder in London Flat I —— [ WITNESSES AND A STRANGE MAN I The inquest concerning the death of the woman known as Lallan Teanpleton, who was found murdered in the bedroom of her flai in Rushcroft-road, Brixton, on Saturday morn- ing, was opened on Wednesday. Mr". Clark, of Nerwoaetle-on-Tyno, deceased's stepmother, saad her stepdaughter wrote to her this year, but hefore tihat she had heard nothing of her for five years. Nine years had elapsed since she had left that place, and the witness presumed that she came straight to London. She was unaware what she had been doing in those nine years. .The Coroner: You never heard of her being ma,rvie(l? No. Have you ever heard of the name of ^empleton?— Never, tiH someone told me of a. footballer called Tem-pleton. The Coroner: Then you knew her by the name of Temp4e«bon ?—I addrewed her as that, because that was the name which she wrote to me in. Rosalind Edith Bennett sadd she had been acting as servant to the dead woman, whoin she knew as Lily Templeton. The witness did not sleep in the house. She used to open the door by means of a string placed througn the letter-box. As. a. genera-I rule the string w" banging down, so that anyone could reach it through the letter-box, though- nobody used it except herself and her inistrees. On the evening before the murder, the witness continued, she left- about 7.50, and never saw her mist-ret;s alive again. On the following morning she arrived at the flat shortly before ten eelook. She saw the dog on a cushion on the sofa, aDd he did n-oi iump up and bark as usual. She then went into the bedroom. The door was jaonimed tight., but eventually it opened, a<nd she saw the woman lying on the floor. As she did not speak the witness touched her, and r fonnd that she was cold. freeing blood she ran out. off the room to the upetairs flat. Witness added that she did not know any man with whtMn deceased had quarrelled iibout a. woman. I Anurp Schmidt, a Belgian woman, living at Rnehc^oft House, said that on Friday night she was standing ai the door of the house when deceased en.tered with a man. Tbey went upstairs, and the man closed deceased's t door very quietly, and she heard him say, "I thought it was the first floor." Deceased replied, "No, it is the second." The man was I a short. fellow, dressed, in dark clothes. Witness thought he was a foreigner. One man called upon deceased fairly frequently. He was a tall fellow, with dark monetae he They quarrelled recently, &Dd were jot friends. Deceased on one occasion told her there was a man at Clapham who would do her some harm. When the solicitor for the landlord denied thst the latter dad not know of miacondoct being carried on in the flat, a woman in court. cried out, "That's a. lie." She was called up by the coro. and stated tba.t she lived in Rush-croft House for some time, bat. was given notice. Norah Sherry said she saw deceased enter her fiat in company with a man about 5ft. 6in. in height, of stout buHd, and wearing a dark overcoat. Witness was looking from her window. when she- saw a white dog on the ledge of deceased's bedroom window A hand was put through the open window, and I the dog was palled beck. SbA!) sa-w a. woman's head near the window, and a. few minuter later heard a soream. Hhe took no notice, as I rows were very frequent at the house. Wit- ness added that before deceased entered she saw two men go in with two foreign women. A verdict of "Wilful murder" against some ¡ person unknown was returned.
NEWPORT EDUCATION I
NEWPORT EDUCATION I Xcwport will to-day make a conspicuous j mark upon its educational history. The! mayor (Mr. W. M. Blackburu) will in the I afternoon lay the foundation stone of the I1 new higher elementary wchooi, WnlCll win occupy the eite ot the old British hool on Stow Hill, where that veteran tutor, Ms. E. J. Smith, presided for 40 years, and had as pitpils many boys who af- tf,-r-wards race to positions of eminence fin commercial and professional spheres. The British School, with its freestone front of somewhat preten- tious design, was built in 1865. It linked up an interesting epoch of the middle of the laist. century with the affairs of to-day. Befora the school was erected instruction was given in two separate buildings-the boys' depart- ment was taught by Mr. diaries Bowe in a. building on the sice of Messrs. Vaughan's potato stores in Dock-Street, and the girls received their instruction in the old Tem- perarce-hall in Llamarth-street, now occupied as the iron warehouse of Messrs. T. H. Howell. (Limited). In the present sctoeiae the islass- roolDs erected in 1895 wiU be retained. On the lower ground floor the covered play-grounds will be altered into carpenter": shops and metal workshop. A large central hall, 53ft. 6in. x 35ft., is provided with nine olass-rooms adjoining, giving accommodation for 358 boys. On the first floor similar accommodation is provided for girls A teachers' room is pro- vided on both floors in the centre of the halls, with complete snperrisioo of the class-rooms from a. daie. On the second floor provision I is made for a large art room with north light, 46ft. x 22ft.; a cbemicai laboratory. 53ft. 6in. x 25ft.; a physics laboratory, 36ft. 6in. x 20ft., and a lecture room, 36ft. 6in, x 20ft., with raised gallery. The front of the building will be executed in local pressed briek, with suiting stone dressings. The entrances will be in Cornish granite. Already the contractor, Mr.. R. W. Moon, has demolish-ed the principal portion of the old British School, and the two adjoin- ing houses, which have been vacant for some years, will be pulled down immediately, to be thrown into the site. In addition to the above the present infants' school will be re-arranged to form a cookery and laundry centre. The present small cookery centre, by the entrance from Charles- street, will be altered and adapted into a caretaker's house.
"HENRY OF NAVARRE"I
"HENRY OF NAVARRE" I The forthcoming- visit, to Cardiff of those well-known artistes. Miss Jalia Neilson and Mr. Fred Terry, with their new play, Henry of Navarre," is already arousing considerable interest. The box office at the New Theatre is now open, and there is a brisk demand for wots. Next week Cardiff playgoers will have an opportunity of seeing one of the finest plays of latter yenrf. Henry of Navarre" is .ranked as the greatest of an the Neilson- Terry successes. The play comes with a great repw.ta.tion from the "New Theatre, Lon- don, where it was staged before crowded audiences for over 2M performances, and was withdrawn in the- height of its soocess owing to the- provincial tour having to be fulfilled. Miss Neilsoo and Mr. Terry are always thoronjrh, and in tbeir plays every detail in drees and sceneTy is carefmlly choseu in keepirag with the period. It is a. costly under- taking, but events have proved the wisdom of the eouxse. for tbere is a feeling of reaJity and completeness about their plays that is at onee ng and ooirvineisng. It ia a few years since Miss Julia Neilson and Mr. Fred Terry have bad the opportunity of visiting Cardiff, bat, no doubt, the entJm- siasm created on their last appearance with Sweet Nell of Old Drury" still liiisvni in Him. meroor of locmk stervoex*.
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PETITION TO THE PREMIER
PETITION TO THE PREMIER The -appeal of Mrs. Pankhurat and the Hon. Mrs. Haversficld against a conviction on July 9 for obstructing the police at the Palace of Westminster, on the ground that every subject of the King was entitled to petition the Premier, came before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Channel 1 and Coleridge in the Divisional Court on Wednes- i day. The police, while admitting the right to petition, contended that no subject had the right to demand a personal interview, and thiat by refusing to go away when ordered the appellants were obstructing the police. When the case was before the magis- trate, the defence contended there was a right for any one of the King's subjects to petition a member of Parliament or King or Prime Minister, and that the defendants were ent,itled to do what they had done so long as the number of the deputation did not exceed ten. Lord Robert Cecil, for appellants, how sub- mitted that if there was a right of petition there was a duty to receive it, and that if there was an obstruction it was caused by the police refusing to let the ladiee enter. The Lord Chief Justice, without calling on counsel for the other side, said he was of the opinion the conviction was right, and must be supported. The other judges concurred, and the appeal was dismissed.
LATE MRS. DINAH EVANSI
LATE MRS. DINAH EVANS I The funeral of the lato Mrs. Dinah Evans, Brynbwa, Penybryn, near Cardigan, took place in the bui-ial-ground attached to the Baptist Ohapel at Penybryn. A large num- ber of friends and relatives attended. Mrs. Evans, who was 77 years of age, ha-d occupied Brynbwa for a large number of years, having taken possession of the farm when heir mother died. Mrs. Evans was well known in North Pembrokeshire. She had often taken pa<rt in the meetings of the I Bapttist Association of that portion of the county, and aipo exerted a powerful influence in the Sunday schools, especially in that attached to the Church to 1 which she i belonged. The following ministers took part --The Revs. John Williams (Cardigan), Morris (Gaer&alem), Jones (Moylegrove), Price (Ver- wig), and Aaron Morgan (Blaenffos). Much sympathy is felt with the husband and children. The only -on living is the Rev. D. J. Eyans, mayor of Newport (Pemj.
:HUSBAND'S TRAGIC DEATH 1
HUSBAND'S TRAGIC DEATH 1 At JatTow on Wednesday Agnes Carroll (38) was charged with felcniously killing her hus- band, Patrick Carroll, on the 27th or 28th ult. Police-oonstaible Oarriok said that on Tues- day morning he saw Mrs. Carroll going up the bank from Albert-road towards "mest-street, where her husband was lying dead. When he spoke to her she said, I didn't know whether to go to the houee or to the office. I have just come from Glasgow. I saw the- terrible deed in the papers last nisbt. Is the body still at the house?"' swer to the mayor, Superintendent Dry- den said the police were satisfied Mrs. Carroll w-,i,- in Jarrow on Friday and Saturday. On being asked if she had anything to say why &be should not be remanded, Mrs. Oarroll -hook her bead and said, "I don't know." Mrs. Carroll was then remanded for eight dajs.
UNITED COUNTIES SHOW
UNITED COUNTIES SHOW A meeting of the council of the United Counties Agricultural Society was held at C-armarthen on Wednesday, Mr. R Footman, Hafodwen, presiding. It. was decided that the bhow for next year shouTl be open only to Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Cardiganshire, and not (aB was the case before) to South Whales and ivf(,i mouihshirt- In revising the prize list, which was accordingly reduced, the Hereford class was struck out. It was also decided to offer a prize for a Byland or Kerry ram of a-ny age. No animal that had won 12D and upwasrds during its show career was in future ] to be allowed to compete in the Shorthorn I classes open to tenant farmers. Sir E. J. Webley Parry-Pryse, Bart., was appointed president, and Lieutenant-general j Sir James Hills-.Johnes president-elect.
FOXOVER CLIFF AT ST. DAVID'S:
FOXOVER CLIFF AT ST. DAVID'S: An exciting incident was witnessed on St. David's cliffs, when a fox which was being hunted by the Pembrokeshire Hounds sprang over the cliffs, and fell a distance of over 1,000ft. to the beach below. The pack nar- rowly escaped destruction, as some of the leading hemnds were only a few yards from the edge of the cliffs when they were whipped off. The dead fox lay at a point separated from the mainland by a cove, some 60 yards wide. which the incoming tide bad now filled. Mr. Jack Harries, son of Colonel Harries, of Hilton Lodge, undertook to recover the body, and. swimming the cove, eventually found the dead quarry, which he was obliged to hold by has teeth while be accomplished themwim. The other members of the hunt loudly 1 applauded his plucky act.
U.S. PENSION SCANDAL I
U.S. PENSION SCANDAL I According to a statement of Mr. BaUenger, Secretary of the Interior, £ 52,394,740, a. record amount. has been spent rn pensions by the United States Government during the fiscal year which ended on June 30 last. These remarkable figures draw attention to a public scandal. Although pensioners are dying yearly, and although the Civil War ended 44 years ago, America's pension roll is still growing. Among 946,194 pensioners are to be found the names of no fewer than 393 widows of soldiers who fought in the war of 1812!
iE2,000 A YEAR APPOINTMENT
iE2,000 A YEAR APPOINTMENT I understand that Mr. M. L. Waller, who hes been acting jw Mr. Gladstone's private secretary at the Home Office, will shortly be appointed as an additional Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis at a salary of S,2,000 a year (s&rs the London corre- sp.ondent of the Daily Despatch "). Thia appointment lends additional support to the rumour that Mr. Gladstone is shortly to be transferred to 8011th Africa.
-DECREASE -IN -PAUPERISM -…
DECREASE IN PAUPERISM I According to a White Paper on Wednesday there were darin.g October 793,948 paupers in England and Wales, as compared with 800,701 in the corresponding month of last Year. In London th-ete were 124,138 paupers or 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitants as oampaa-ed with 26.8 per 1,000 in the corresponding month of 19M.
TWO MEN INJURED I
TWO MEN INJURED I Through the breaking of a plank on which they bad rested a girder, four men were pre- cipitated into the hold of the destroyer Harpy, now iu course of construction, at Cowes on Wednesday. Two men were badly ujjsredj and were conveyed to hospital.
ISet on Fire by Lamp
Set on Fire by Lamp MOTHER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER At the inquest on Edith May Lewis, aged ten years, daughter of David Lewis, col- liery haulier. Llanhilleth, evidence was given by Police-constable Turner that deceased'* brother told him liis mother and he were quarrelling, and she threw a lamp at him and set the girl on fire. The son and mother's story at, the inquest, however, was that the lamp accidentally fell. and the flames caught deeea.-ied's clothing. The jury found that the deceased lost her life by being burned through her mother attempt- ing to strike her son with a lighted lamp. The mother was brought before the bench on Wednesday charged with manslaughter and remanded, bail being allowed.
ICHILDREN OBJECT TO MILK
CHILDREN OBJECT TO MILK I The question of continuing the present system of supplying 3d. meals to the children of the Cardiff schools was discussed at a meeting of the school canteen com- mittee on Wednesday, Dr. Cantillon presiding. The report stated that 663 had applied, 20 had been refused, and 53 had been discontinued. The number of children receiving meals was steadily on the increase. The report also stated that owing to a. complaint that the children would not drink the hot milk and that cocoa was pre- ferred, they had discontinued supplying the milk. Mr. Lovat-Fraser: That does not suggest hunger. Milk is the very beet and most nourishing thing they could take. Mrs. Cantilloni: I think it is for the want of sugar. Mr. Lovat-Fraser: It is not. always wise to follow the children's taste- I bclievo some South American savages eat clay. (laughter.) One thing, the children cannot be as raven- ous as we are sometimes led to believe. Dr. Biggs: I think we might let the chil- dren havo their choice. It was finally decided to give the children the option, subject to arrangements with the caterers. It was also decided to continue the meals at Zoll., considering that the arramge- ments were perfectly satisfactory.
CORY SAILORS' REST
CORY SAILORS' REST Considerable dissension has arisen among the sixty voluntary workers who labour at the John Cory Sa-ilors aind Soldiers' Rest, Bute-street, Cardiff, and it is understood tha.t some forty of them are about to discontinue their connection with the institution. It appears that the trouble has arisen in rela- tion to the constitution of the new committee, as it is alleged that the voluntary workers a-re deprived of a. voice in that control of the institution whioh they enjoyed under the regime of Mr. Glenelg Grant, who was honorary superintendent of the Rest for many rears, and who spent much of his time and private means in building up the work connected with it. Probably, no other institution of a similar kind in the whole country has so many voluntary workers as that at Cardiff. and the hope has been expressed that the present difficulty will be composed.
DROWNING MYSTERYI
DROWNING MYSTERY The body of ;0- unknown man was found floating in the East Dock, dardiff, on Wednes- day by Sergeant Morris, of the Docks Police, and was removed to the mortuary. It is that of a man of about 35 years of age, ajuparently of the seafaring class, and the condition of the corpse indicates that it had been in the water for about a week. The following is a description of the body: -Heig-h.t about 5ft.; medium build dark brown hair and moustache. Dressed in waistcoat and trousers of brown mixed tweed, grey flannel shirt, with pocket on the left breast, and brown mixture drawers, Oxford ehoep. and brown woollen socks. The top of the right hand thumb is miss- ing, whilst there is aJso a wound on the left knee, probably caused by the propeller of a vessel. Sixpence in bronze and a lady's gun- metal watch were found on the body. GAVE LIFE FOR HIS "BUTTY." I George Cooper, collier, working at the lillery Colliery. Abertillery, was killed by a fa.1I of rubbish. It is understood that dec-easod noticed signs of a fall and cleared out-, but returned in the belief that his "butty" was in danger. His comrade had however, esoaped, and Cooper was buried in the fail. He leaves a widow and grown-un family. BURNED AT LIMEKILN. I Nicholas Walton (49), a seaman, who was admitted into the Cardiff Workhouse Infirmary from Llandough Limekilns on the 16th ult. suffering from burns, died on Wed- nesday. An inquest will be held.
II _RAN OVER FOXHOUNDI
I I RAN OVER FOXHOUND I Francis E. N ioholls was summoned at Aber- gavenny on Wednesday for driving a motor- car without a licence, and George R. Smith, builder, Abertillery, was summoned for employing NioholJs to drive the car. not giv. ing notice of the transfer of the ownership of the car, with using an unregistered car, and further with fraudulently using mark AX23 for identification. Mr. Illtyd Gardner prcoeouted, and Mr. J. R. Jacob defended, and pleaded guilty. Evidence was given that the oar ran over a foxhound. Smith was fined ZS for employing Nicholls without a licence. £5 for failing to notify the transfer of ownership and using1 the car without ooingo registered, and JEM for fraudulently using the index mark. Nicholls was fined k5 for driving without a licence, the benoh remarking that the total fine might have been £90,
I _DISTRICT COUNCILS.
I DISTRICT COUNCILS. T.LANDAFF AND DINAS POWIS. I Canon Buckley presided.—The Surveyor (1fr, James Holden) submitted an estimate for tar- spraying about fifteen miles of road at 11,5M, plus the co.st of machine. It is proposed to deal with the following roads in Liandaff (a.bout three miles):—Ely village roads and footpath, St. Fagan's-road, Ely to Waangron Crof s, Waungron-road to Waungron Cross, portions of Pencisely-road, Palace-road, i Howeli'p-creseent, liandaff Oity, except Chapel-street; Liandaff North (about a mile), [ Gabalfa-road, Cow and Snuffers to Canal Bridge, Blosse and Watson Roads; Gabalfa (about a mile), WWtcburch-road; Llanishen (about two mile.-), Station to Blue House Cross, Station-road to the Oval Cross; Radyr (a-bout two miles), Tynant Quarry to Woodside. Station and King's Roadf; St. Andrew s (about two miles). Eastbrook boundary to Station Bridge, entrance to Mount-road, the village, aed Brit- way-road to the smith's shop. Elm Grove- road. Millbrook-roa,d to village; 6t. Pagan's (about three-quarters of a mile). Penhefod to the school depot; Wenvoe (about haif a. mile), school to the rectory; Whitchurch (about three miles), Tymawr-road to tbe Ilaff Vale Railway bridge, E-vansfield-ro-ad, Ohurch- road. Old Church-road to Tynparc, TynpwII- road, inart of Pantbach-road, Coronation- road, Birch Grove, and Ilbilog. All impor- tant footpaths Oil these roads and streets will be sprayed. Hills with gradients of doubtful safety will he omitted. The expendi- ture necessitated will include a one-horse spraying machine at £130, to hold 200 gallons and spray about 150 lineal yards of road with one filling. The total cost will be just over £100 per mile for road and footpath. The report was adopted.
CORPORATION PROJECTSI
CORPORATION PROJECTS I The parks committee of the Newport Cor- poration decided on Wednesday that the proposals to construct a bathing pond on the marshes and to re-claim about 15 acres of land at Crindau were too expensive, aabd, therefore, could not be proceeded witb.
MR. CHERRY'S -NEW APPOINT-I…
MR. CHERRY'S NEW APPOINT-I MENT. The "Irish Times" on Wednesday says■ — We understand that the Right H011. R. R. Cherry, K.C.. M.P., Attorney-General for Ire- land, will take his seat in the Court of Appeal on Monday next on his appointment as Lord Justice of Appeal in Irelafnd in succession to the late Lord Justice Fitzgibbon.
ALLEGED SHIP ROBBERIES ATI…
ALLEGED SHIP ROBBERIES AT I CARDIFF. A long series of ship robberies have been going on at Cardiff docks of late, about forty thefus having been reported, and as a result extra vigilance had to be resorted to. On Wednesday Deteotive-oorgeant, Little mad-e a raid upon a houee in Windsor-road, and a search of the premises was made, resulting in an arrest.
UNKNOWN TO LANDLORD.__I
UNKNOWN TO LANDLORD. I William Henry Hurley, landlord of the George and Dragon Inn, 27, Mill-street, was prosfecuted at Newport on Wednesday for allowing gaming to be carried on in his houee. Mr. Treharne Morgan appeared to prosecute for the police; itr. Hornby appeared for the defence. Two men named Jacob Goodwin and John Ku-apman made a statement, at the police-station on Novem:l>er 22 a<bout 5a. having been got out of one of them over a game of rings at the house, but when they were called into court they both said t'hey did not think the landlord knew the games were played for beer. The Bench dismissed the t caee.
A Big Nursing Scheme
A Big Nursing Scheme t HOME OPENED AT TREDECAR The scheme for extending a County Nursing Association for Monmouthshire, started by --A"ber Jackson at the Nurses' Con- giess presided over by Viscount Tredegar ct Newport, last year, has been making steady progress since that date. The exobcutive committee appointed by the meeting delegated most of their duties to a sub-com- mittee, who have had frequent meetings and have i-ra-red no effort to form local associa- tions in the various districts of the county. which will be. affiliated to and form part of the Monmouthshire Nursing Association. Thus associations have been formed at Llan- frechfa with Ponthir, Caldicott with Itogiot, each with a certificated midwife, who has also had training in general nursing, at Risca and at Newbridge, where nurses have been or are being appointed with three years' hospital training. This is no bad record for one year's work, and would have been an impossible result had it not been for the help and support thit the sub-cominittee have received in their arduous work from the education committee of the county council, and above all from the members of the. medical profession through- out the county, who have given ungrudgingly their valuable time, advice, and encourage- ment to the work. 'I he help of the education committee of the county council has been principally in the training of women, resident iu the county, in midwifery. Twelve scholarships of £10 a. year are given to suitable women, who are trained at the training centre a.t Newport under the superintendence of Sistar Barrett, where they procure as good a training as possible. Such women hlvie to reside at the home for a period of four months, receiving training in theory and in practical work in a large district of Newport under the per- sonal supervision of Sister Barrett, the sue- cess of .whose methods and training is proved by the large number of probationers who obtain the certificate of the C.M.B from this home. By means of these scholarships twelve cer- tiftcaterl nurses will be provided each year for the county. They have to undertake, in consideration of their training, to work in the county for a period of five years, so that in course of time every district in the county will be provided with properly trained and certificated nurses for midwifery and other cases. The congress of last year was organised by the ccunty education committee, and it is to its chairman, Alderman S. N. Jones, that all interested in nursing in the county are deeply indebted for his great and sym- pathetic assistance in their work. The latest development of the movement has been the opening of a nurses' home at Tredegar in a house known a.s Ivanhoe," placed in a. most heaJthy situation over- looking the park, and within access of the station. The home was opened in an informaJ ma,nuer last week by Lady Mather Jackson, the hon. secretary of the county aasociation, and the members of the committee of manag)- ment. The home is Tnder the charge of Sister Whavell, as sister in charge, with at present a staff of two nurses under her, which it is hoped will be increased to double the number as the work increases and the funds admit. Sister Whawell has had a very large and varied experience, which eminently qualifies her for work in a large industrial centre such as this. Trained at the Middlesex Hospital, she went out to India as ward sister of the General Hospital, Oawnpore. On relinquishing that appointment she returned to this country and took up a. course of mid- wifery, obtaining the L.O.S certificate, and also qualifying in massage and medical electricity. On the outbreak of the war in South Africa Sister Whawell was attached to one of the field hospitals, and remained there until tbe end of the war. The population of Tredegar and the neigh- bourhood in which these nurses will work probably numbers some 50,000 persons, and whilst there ca;n be no doubt of the used of nurses in such a population, it is sincerely hoped that from such a population the financial help will be forthcoming to supple- ment the comparatively small amount that can be obtained by the services of the nurses, and thus ensure the continuation and development of the scheme. The County Nursing Association has tlreqdy the following branches or local associations Monmouth Rural with 4 Nurses. Trodegar 1 11 3 „ I lanfrechfa Lower 11 1 CalcRoott «. 1 » Newbridge 1 •» Risca „ 1 Funds are urgently needed both by tha 'county association, which has the expense of starting the branches and of organising the nursing work in the county, and by the local associations, on whom the, principal cost of the nurses falls. Subscriptions and dona- tions for any of the above will be rec**red by all the branches of Lloyds Bank in the county, or by the hon. secretary of the association, Lady Mather Jackson, Llantilio Court. Abergavenny, who will also be happy to supply any further information.
UNFAIR TREATMENT I
UNFAIR TREATMENT I Alderman Daniel presided at a meeting of the Monmouthshire Education Committee at Newport on Wednesday.—Referring to the report of the aohemes sub-committee, Mr. Leolin Forestier-Walker complained that the non-provided schools were not represented on the scholarship governors under this scheme. Alderman S. N. Jones: The county finds the money for the wbole of the schools. Mr. Forestier-Walker, continuing, said if the committee were going to, t.at the non- provided schools as council schools he would not object, but if they were going to differ- entiate, t'hen the non-provided schools should be represented. The Hon. J. M. Rolls said that a rural dis- trict which he was interested in had lost two representatives on the scholarship board. Mr. L. F. Stedman said he had a strong feeling that the constitution of the scholar- ship governors was not fair. The urban dis- tricts were represented where the council schools were situated, but the rural districts, where in very many cases there were only non-provided schools, were not represented on the scholarship committees. He said he would give notice of a motion on the matter. LANDLORD AID SCHOOL SITE. I Mr. A. Onions complained of a stipulatio-n with regard to the propotled Ynysddu Coun- cil School, in which the landlord would only allow them to have the site on condition that the committee covenanted to use the pre- mises for school purposes only. He thought the matter should be referred back. The Secretary said the matter had been going on so long that he thought it would not be well to refer it back, but they should leave it with him to arrange. This was agreed to. MINING INSTRUCTION FACILITIES. i The higher education committee reported that they were unable to agree to the pro- poffal of the South Wales and Monmouth- shire Colliery Examiners' Association to. co-operate with them in organising lectures on safety in mines by Mr. Henry Da vies, director of mining education in Glamorgan. Alderman S. N. Jones explained that t,hey ha<i a. mining instructor of their own, and fcuch action would be infra dig. Mr. A. Onions said it appeared to hipi that Glamorgan was making good progress in mining instruction, while Monmouthshire was doing verz little by way of educating the miners. He thought that the recent Deri disaster was due to a wa.nt of knowledge. Alderma;n S. N. Jones said as far as teach- ing mining was concerned they were doing as much as Glamorgan, but they did not have the ear of the South Wales prose as was the case in Glamorgan. Mr. James Winstone: Have Monmouthshire students the same facilities as thoee in Glamorgan ? Alderman S. N. Jones said they were not as rich in Monmouthshire as Glamorgan. SIX HUNDRED CHILDREN TO FEED. I A letter was received from the Abercarn, Risca, and R-ogerstone Group of Managers asking the council to put into operation the Provision of Meals Act in consequence of the sroppage of the Celynen Colliery. The Secretary said he would have to make certain legal inquiries about the matter. Mrs. P. W. Raffan said they had 600 children to feed, and there was urgent need for help. She hoped the secretary would rush the ma-tter forward. DIRECT APPOINTMENTS. I Mr. L. Forestier-Walker moved that in future the appointments of head-teachers be made directly by the major committee. Alderman S. N. Jones seconded. Mr. Alf. Onions said the advertising for head-teachers wan often a. farce. Tbe groups confined themselves to their respective schools, with the result that the best teachers did. not get the positious and the chikirca Buffered. The resolution was carried nem. can.
FATHER'S DEATH AFTER Al QUARREL.
FATHER'S DEATH AFTER A l QUARREL. At Poplar ou Wednesday an iuquest wa.s bold ou Thomas George Trush i49). a dock labower, of Canning Town. William Trueh (24), son of the deceased, bas been charged with the man- slaughter of his father by striking him with his fist during a scuffle. Medical evidence was given that death was due to the rupture of a blood vessel in t.he brain, and was not the result of violence. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural cawee.
I _Degree -Day Din
I Degree Day Din I INQUIRY INTO CONDUCT OF STUDENTS The horseplay which marred the Degree Day ceremony on Friday last at the Univer- sity College, Cardiff, received the serious attention of the college council, which sat for close upon three hours on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Sir John Duncan. One of the matters discussed was the wilful bespattering of ink on the wall of a room, which, according to a notice in the vestibule signed by the principal, has been closed until further notice. At the conclu- sion of the meeting the following report was given to the pret-'s: — The council adopted the recommendation of the senate that £ 20 be withheld from this year's meeting of the Students' Reprasenta- tive Council, and it also approved of the following resolutions passed by the senate at its meeting, held on Tuesday: — I fl) That all social meetings, smoking con- certs, debating societies, &c., be refused tbe use of rooms, either in this or in the old buildings, from now until the fir:ot meeting of the senate in the Lent term, when the whole question will be re-considerect. as will the question of the inter-collegiate matches.. (2) That no notices relating to prohibited meetings of students shall be posted within either of the buildings (3k That the standing committee of the senate be requested to make a list of the societies the meetings of which are per- mitted The council resolved to appoint eight of its members to meet eight members of the senate, and appointed by the. senate, to inquire into the causes which led to the -dis- turbances at the degree ceremony last Fri- day, £ uch committee to report to the council. It was :tho resolved that if there is any repetition of such disturbances iu the college the council will not authorise the collec- tion by the registrar of the amalgamation fees, whi-ch are handed over to, and con- trolled by, the Students' Representative Council. It was reported that ink had been wilfully splashed upon one of the walls of one of the reading-rooms attached to the new libra ry. rlle council resolved to offer a reward of I £S to any person who- will give information I which will lead to the conviction of the person or person;, who committed such wilful damage. Other Business I The remainder of the report consisted of ¡ ordinary business, as under:- The council accepted with thanks the offer I of Professor Thompson to provide cedar trees for the front of the new buildings, and also thanked Mr. D. T. Alexander for the I gift of a. marble-top table, now in the vestibule, and Sir T. March ant Williams for valuable engravings (proofs before letters) I by Martin. It was also resolved to take early steps to catalogue t,he Salisbury Library, and put it in a condition in whiclv the books can easily be consulted by stucBnts. The Rev. J. Morgan Jonec. the Rev. H. M. Hughes, and Miss E. P. Hughes were appointed as representatives of the council for the College School, Card-iff, incorporated. Miss Hilda Gavin was appointed assistant lecturer in the department of education. I The council resolved to support the appli- cation which ip being made to the Central II Mid-wives Board for t'he establishment of an examination centre it Cardiff for hotJ-t the wraten and oral parts of the qualifica- tion examination for t-he Central Midwives Board, and to offer the necessary facilities for such examination to be conducted iu the I It was reported that Lady Llangattock had accepted the office of vice-chairman of the Training School of Cookery and Domestic Arts. The president (the Right Hon. the Earl of Plymouth) and the principal were appoiilted. as the representatives of the council OIl the proposed Modern University Congress. A Stuaent's View One of t-he college students expressed the opinion that the decision of the council would chiefly affect the ladies, go far as the holding of social meetings were con- cerned. whilst the majority of the "smokers had already been held, and t.he debating society was far from a popular institution The decision to withhold the L2,0 would meai delaying the purchase of a sports field, wliicJi, of course, was some punishment, and as for the damage to the wall," added the student, I don't agree with it at all. It was a kid dish trick."
IS IT LAWFUL TO PAY? I
IS IT LAWFUL TO PAY? I A meeting of the Carmarthenshire Main Roads and Bridges Committee was held at Carmarthen on Wednesday, Mr. William I Griffiths, Llanelly, presiding. A communication was read from the West j Oa-rmarthensliire Coroner (Mr. Thomas Walters) in regard to the death of a I Laugharne cockleman, named Pearcc, who, whilst driving home through Bankyffthn, was thrown into a mill leet on the roadside, afld both he and his horse were drowned. The jury reoom,mended the county council ¡ to protect the public from further danger. It was stated that if a fence were not erected at cuce motor-oars and their ocoupaiTLta might meet with a similar t-Pagic end. The matter was referred to a committee. A tradesman sent- in a bill for set-tlenient, but as it was more than a year old the Local Governmeut Board would not consent to its payment. Some members of the committee felt they were liable, according to law, for all debts lesi than six years old. whilst others contended that the board should ba supported, Mr. John John (Pa-rceithyn) remarking, Let us go to prison together, rather thou Ray." (Lau filter.) The committee decided to allow themselves to be sued if tho tradesmen thought it admissable.
MERTHYR QUARTER SESSIONS I…
MERTHYR QUARTER SESSIONS I I At a meeting of the watch committee of the Merthyr Corporation on Wednesday a letter was read from the Home Secretary approving of the plans submitted for alter- ing the Town-hall so as to adapt it for the holding of quarter sessions, and authorising the work to be proceeded with at once. The Mayor (Mr. F. T. James), who pnsided, said that this was equivalent to the grant of quarter sessions for the borough. Police Promotions I Upon the recommendation of the chef-con- staMe, Inspector Arthur Phillips was advanced to the rank of chief-inspector with- out increase of pay, and PoMce-?er!?e?nt D. M. Davies, chief clerk at the Central police- etation, whom the chic'?-eonstaWe dcribll as one of the best police clerks in th; kin?. dom. was promoted to the rank of merit- eergeaut and given four years' seniority, bringing his pay up to 39s. 6d. a week. A letter was read from the chief-co;istable of Breeonshire commending Police-constable John Davies (7) ft>r a smart arrest u Mer- thyr of two men who had committed a (. burglary at Brecon.
PEMBROKE INFIRMARYI
PEMBROKE INFIRMARY I The dedication service in connectivu with I the supplementary buildings at the Pembroke Infirmary in memory of the lat Lady Victoria Lambton, of Brownslade, vihe held a.t St. Michael's Church, Pembroke, (n Wed- nesday. The mayor (Councillor Rees Phillips) and corporation were present, toget-lcr with a large number from the town and district. Special prayers were said by the Bishop of Swansea, who preached an appropriate sermon, in which he referred to the interest taken by Lady Victoria lambtan in the work [ of the institution amd kindred obvik-ts. The cost of the new building is JE:34, nearly ¡ all of which bac been raised.
ANOTHER 8 HOURS ACT HITCH
ANOTHER 8 HOURS ACT HITCH The firemen of Messrs. North's N;ATg-a-f-jon' CoIHeriea. Maesteg, have given a month's [ notice. They are asking for an advance of 5s. per week as compensation for a bonus of 56. per week which was allovvd them prior to the introduction of the Eit Hours Act. The firemen have been in negotiation with the management for some time, but without any satisfactory result, ence the notices given yesterday. NON-UNIONIST QUESTION AT MiESTEG I The workmen of Messrs. North's Navigation I Collieries at Maesteg have given s, month's I notice on the non-Unioniet questior.
ARTILLERY COMMAND t I
ARTILLERY COMMAND t I In the ordinary course C0I0114 Clifford Phillips's command of the 4th Welsh Brigade R.F.A. 'Territorials') would expire in February next, but the War Office lias granted him two years' extension. It is Hot! only t, great concession, but a great honour. The brigade is the pioneer of auxiliary field artillery in the country, and had been looked upon with critical e-yes, C-lonel Clifford Phillips is a mermber of the Advisory Counei. and the War Office evidently want to retain his ser- vices and his experience.
MURDERER REPRIEVED. I
MURDERER REPRIEVED. I The sentence of death pasted on James I Jones, a. collier, for murdering his child by I drowning at Minworth, Warwickshire, has been commuted to penal servituda for life.
I Almost a Riot I - -
I Almost a Riot I SUFFRACISTS'ADVENTURE IN RHONOVA The visit of two suffragists, Miss Naylor, of London, described as the record prison hunsrer-at-riker." and Miss Elsie Mackenzie^ of Cardiff, to Pentre, Rhondda Valley, on Wednesday, was made the occasion for a most hostile demonstration, mainly on the part of you'ng men and youths from the locality. The two ladies, who were brought to the district by the local branch of the I.L.P., intended to speak at the Drill-hall, but the lessees of that building had refused its use, which had in the first instance been granted, when they realised what the object of the meeting was, unless a guarantee for £100 was given by tne promoters. This guarantee not being forthcoming, the meet- ing at t,he hall had to be abandoned. This position of affairs, however, was not known until it was too late to prevent the ladies making the journey, and at Ystrad Station a large crowd awaited their arrival, and they were subjected to a greet deal of booing and hooting, rattle-shaking, and other boisterous noises, mingled with uncomplimentary remarks, and jeering. The visitors suffered no personal violence, and were taken hy their friends to Mr. Col- lier's Temperance Hctel, where, ti.ey were met by lccal sympathisers. In the meantime, t, crowd grew to huge dimensions, bu.t a number of police officers effectively cheeked an cnriLsh. Later vege- tables were hurled at the hotel, and later on the missiles included stonee. The windows of the front- room on the first floor, where it. was known that the ladies aud their iriends had repaired, were smashed. Two ^valuable plate-glass windows on the ground floor were ai^o damtged, oile being cracked a-tid another broken in two places. The assemblage now numbered some thou. sands, and though no att&mpt was made by the ladies to address them a section of the crowd became so unruly, that it was realised that it would not be safe for Miss Naylor ami Miss Mackenzie to leave the building. A ladder was secured, and the ladies had to clamber down at the back 01 the premises, whence they were taken by a, circuitms route to the up platform of the Taff Vaie Railway. Here they had to entrain up to Treorky in order to com- mence their return journey down the valley so as to avoid having to make an apoear- ance on the Ystrad Station platform. The ruse proved completely successful. Fortu. nately, 110 one suffered personal injury, and the police afterwards dispersed the crowi without difficulty.
MIDLANDS TRAIN SERVICE
MIDLANDS TRAIN SERVICE With the inauguration of the new expresses between South Wales, Birmingham, and Wol- verhampton, via the Stratford-on-Avon line, the Great Western Railway Company have forged another link in the chain of cross- country services connecting up the great towns of the kingdom. From the time-table of the new South Wales and Birmingham express given below, it will Its seen how rapid is the means of transit now made possible by the opening of the new North Warwickshire line, and the fact that through carriages are provided, also luncheon and tea cars, for the convenience of passengers, makes travel of this deecrip. tion a real pleasure. a.m. Cardiff .dp. 11.50 Newport „ 12. 0 Birmingham (Snow Hill) .ait. 2.45 W o 1 ve rh a m p t on (Low Level). „ 3.30 p.m Wolverhampton (Low Level).dep. 3.25 Birmingham (Snow Hill). 3.55 Newport .a.rr. 6.26 Cardiff 6.46 In addition to this, the other Great Wes- tern services between South Wales and th< Midlands, both by the Stratford-on-Avon lin< and the older Kidderminster and Droitwicl" route, appear to leave little to be deeireo cither in the direction of frequency or speed. The inauguration of the new services via Stratford-on-Avon confers a great benefit upon South Wales, inasmuch as it brings it withm easy reach of the industrial centres of the Midlands.
ILORD PLYMOUTH'S GUESTS
LORD PLYMOUTH'S GUESTS An interesting and instructive social even- ing was enjoyed by the oarters of Cardiff and (i,istri;t, under the auspices of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at the Cory-hall on Wednesday even- ing. ^oout three hundred sat down to supper in the early part of the evenmg as the guests of the Earl of Plymouth, and afterwards were treated to a capital programme of music, followed by a lecture by Mr. Charles Reeks, one of the headqua-rter officers of t.he society. Mr. Reeks made "Kindness to Animals" his theme, and his excellent lec- ture, which was greatly appreciated by his audience, was admirably illustrated by lantern views. In the absence of MT. F. W, Gribble, the chairman of the local branch, the chair was taken by Mr. Thomas Love!" idge. Those who contributed. to the pro- gramme were the Misses Hansen, Porter, Kit-to, and Hilda Evans, and Messrs. Elton Jones. Daw, Clifford Mees. and Andrew Brown, the accompaniments being played by Mrs. Hedger Wallace. Instrumental selection! were given by Lord Tredegar's Orchestra; Band, under the direction of Mr. Shaplano Dobbs. The arrangements were efficiently carried out. by Mr. Charles C. Edwards, the energetic hon. secretary of the CardifJ Branch.
PRACTICAL PHILANTHROPHYI
PRACTICAL PHILANTHROPHY In a.id of the various enterprise* of tin Salvation Army in Cardiff a two-days' Christ mas sale was opened on Wednesday at th< Industrial Home, 46 and 48. Charles-Street, Cardiff, and will be continued to-day (Thurs- day) at twelve o'clock. There is on view a large assortment of goods, knitting and needlework, &c., including articles suitable for presents at the festive season and fo. charitable distribution. The display 01 needlework is large, many of the a pointing to skilful tuition and to deft mani- pulation on the part of apt pupils. In the rescue homes there are at present 52 young women, who show their fitness to fiU situa- tions by the excellence of their needle, knitting, and other work. If purchasers ar4 undecided as to who shall be the recipient a of gifts, Captain Swain, the lady superinten- dent, will he only too glad to advise as to cases deserving of assistance.
i HOW TO DEAL'WITH THE LORDS…
HOW TO DEAL'WITH THE LORDS I Mr. Victor Grayson, M.P., continuing his Sout-n Wales lecturing tour, visited Newport on Wednesday and bad a large audience a.t the Central-ball. Mr. James Winstone pre- sided. Mr. Grayson, having gone through the ^toc* Socialistic programme, with local improvisations, said he was waiting now to see if the Liberals would destroy the House of Lords. Of course they wouldn't, he declared, because there were too many rich men in their ranks who were looking forward to the Upper Chamber as their Valhalla. The Socialists were the only party who had the will to abolish the House of Lords, and wlv, would apply the true met^ xl. They would keeop the Lords from all visible means of sustenance, and they would die a natural death.
ABERCARN DISTRICT COUNCIL
ABERCARN DISTRICT COUNCIL Mr. T. Benjamiu presided. The Medical Officer (Dr. W. E. James) reported a birth- | rate of 3(9.9 and a death-rate of 12.4. The district was fairly free from notifiable infec- tions diseases. A letter was read from the coroner of the district (Mr. )1. Rofcert-e-Jone«) saying that at an inquest held on the body of a man found dead at the Celynen Coke Ovens the jury expressed the view that a mortuary should be erected. Dr. Griffiths had said that he did not consider it right that bodies should be left at stables ar-d private houses pending an inquiry. It was decided that the surveyor and sanitary inspector should prepare an estimate* and consider a site. It was decided to write to the standing joint committee asking them to I reinforce the Newbridge police by two oon- 1 stables.
AMBULANCE BRIGADE
AMBULANCE BRIGADE Mr. Tom Davies, superintendent of the Rhondda Division, attended at Pontycymmei to form an ambulance brigade at that place Mr. Davies explained the procedure. A large number of membrs were enrolled and officers appointed to carry on the movement. )
 HON. A. GORDON'S CONDmON…
  HON. A. GORDON'S CONDmON j The following bulletin was issued at Win- chester on Wednesday evening The Hon. Archie Gordon has had a comfortable day, and his oondition has improved since morn- ing." Ix>rd Alierdeen returned to Winchestet in the evening. Sir William Thompson gpeni a great part of tTie day at the hospital.
STEEPLECHASE PROFITS !
STEEPLECHASE PROFITS The stewards of the Bangor Steeplecha Meeting have allotted nearly the whole o last year's profits to the funds of the raj-knid i nursrng homes in the district bunted by Sir Watkin Wymn's hounds. This rule will alac apply to the profits of future meetings. t i