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FEW PEOPLE REALIZE I THE DAGER IN THAT COMMON  DISEASE, CATARRH. j Because catarrhal diseases are so common: and because catarrh is not rapidly fatal, people too often overlook and neglect it until some incurable ailmem develops as a result of the neglect. The inflamed condition of the membrane of the nose and throat makes a fertile soil for I' the germs of Pneumonia and Consumption; in fact, catarrhal pneumonia and catarrhal consumption are the most common forms of these dreaded diseases which annually cause more than one quarter of the deaths in this country. Remedies for catarrh are almost as numer- ous as catarrh sufferers, but very few have any actual merit as a cure, the only good derived being simply a temporary relief. There is, however, a very effective remedy recently discovered which is rapidly becom- ing famous for its great value in relieving and permanently curing a!l forms of catarrhal diseases, whether located in the head, throat, lungs or stomach. This new catarrh cure is, principally com- posed of a gum derived from the Eucalyptus tree, and this gum possesses extraordinary healing and antiseptic properties. It is taken internally in the form of a lozenge or tablet, pleasant to the taste and so harmless that little children take them with safety and benefit. Eucalyptus oil and the bark are sometimes used, but are not so convenient nor so palatable as the gum. Undoubtedly the best quality is found in Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, which may be obtained at any chemist's, and any catarrh sufferer who has tried douches, inhalers and liquid medicines will be surprised at the rapid improvement after a few days' use of Smart's Catarrh Tablets. A doctor, in speaking of Catarrh and its cure, says :—"After many experiments I have given up the idea of curing catarrh by the use of inhalers, washes, salves or liquid medicines. I have always had the best results from Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; the red gum afid other valuable antiseptics contained in these tablets make them, in'my opinion, far superior to any of the numerous catarrh remedies so extensively advertised. The fact that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold by chemists, under protection of a trade mark, should not preju- dice conscientious physicians against them, because their undoubted merit and harmless character make them a remedy which every catarrh sufferer may use with perfect safety and the prospect of a permanent cure." For colds in the head. for coughs, catarrhal deafness, and catarrh of the stomach and liver, people who have tried them say that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are a household necessity. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets can be obtained of ail chemists at I/r. 2/9 and 4/6 a box, or send vour name and address for free sample package to F. A. Stuart Co., 86 Clerkenwell Road, London, E-C.

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The Man in the Street Perhaps yesterday's good attendance at the meeting of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District Council was merely a little more evidence to show that bpfore another similar gathering is held the local elec- tions will have decided the fate of those who are to be taken and those who must be left. There is room for all, with a little squeezing, at the pretty Park-place council chamber, and even at the excel- lent muster of members yesterday there was no serious over-crowding. But above an otherwise happy assembly there was hanging the shadow of those coming events, the elections, which did not exacft-ly make cowards of them all, but, to put it mildly, inspired an apprehen- siveness that does not usually pervade the atmosphere in which these men of peace move. Scarcely recovered from the effects of the recent General Election, anticipating another at any moment, and with the county council struggles claim- ing some attention, it can easily be imagined with what zeal the district councillors entered on the last lap of their three years' Marathon. If the ear of the ratepayer was to be caught it was now or never, for all know too well that the actions of the final month of offioe tell more with the electors than all the 35 months that have gone before. Hence the capital muster of councillors, most with the lively hope of returning to the arena of battle, and a few afraid that it might be a sort of farewell visit to the scene of former triumphs. Happily, no one can foresee what tricks and fancies the electors have in store for those who aspire to be their servants. If it were otherwise there would be no need for the contests, and much of the spice of life would be wanting. But it would seem that the one question that promises to dominaxe all others is the proposed extension of Cardiff's boundary. A good slice out of the district—say, LLandaff, Whitchurch, and Llanishen—would be a serious matter for the council in ratable value alone, to mention only one aspect, and it was not surprising to find the clerk (Mr. M. Warren) doing his best to dissi- pate the impression that the council were anxious to meet the corporation and discuss the scheme which aims at lopping off these important districts. At present the area of the council is one of the largest in the United Kingdom, and many of those who have grown up with the existing conditions do not like to antici- pate the proposed change. The question drew the biggest parish meeting on record at. Llandaff on Tuesday night, and there 16 no doubt that the affected districts wanft to know fully the minds of those ea-to T h ftjjart three years of the Llandaff District Council may mean the making of some history, and, incidentally, the learning of a little new geography. Though few of us anticipate the desire to make use of any change in the law, much general interest is being felt in the proceedings of the Royal Com- mission on Divorce. These inquiries do not by any means ensure that any steps will be taken t-o bring about a great change, and readers who may think otherwise have only to cast their minds backward a little to reflect on what has usually followed the holding of most Royal Commissions. However, on this one important matter, affecting as it does every member of the community, it has long been felt that the existing divorce laws were made for the rich, while the poor who have been afflicted with strained matrimonial relations have had to be satisfied with the modified com- fort that can be got out of separation orders. It has been stated by a high authority that the rich are no more immoral than the poor, though, perhaps, the expensive nature of divorce suits and the compulsory abstinence from proceed- ings by the moneyless have helped t-o pro- duce the opposite impression. The matter seems to resolve itself into the question, Will divorce be good for the poor? Some say that what is sauce for the g-ande- should be the same for the goose, and others appear to think that a change for the benefit of the poor would make divorced persons too common. At present a divorced man or woman is an object of curiosity, to be gaped at and talked about, and the life of such a person is not invariably one to be envied, while the only peace usually obtainable is under conditions produced by the loss of the old and the assumption of a new identity among strangers. One proposal is to use a county-court or two in every county to hear suits concerning parties whose income does not exceed L3 a week. It is easily conceivable that in such an event many who now seek separation orders in the police-courts would strive for the greater luxury of divorce. But few people can agree as to whether this would be good or bad for the people concerned and for the general community. It is one thing to make new laws, but even those who manufacture them cannot anticipate how they will work. In this one great question, involving the entire moral tone of a big country, are contained many minor ones, and it is not surprising to know that those who think deeply about it are of opinion that this is a matter in which it will be wise to make haste slowly. At the same time, is it just to put burdens on the poor that the rich are not called upon to bear? Whatever else may occur in the field of football this week, there can be no doubt that the Welsh Rugby Union have given the critics a lot to talk about in their selection of the side to meet Ireland Bit Dublin on Saturday week. There is much to be said for the picking of the entire three-quarter line of one club, especially considering the prolific scoring of the Cardiffian quartette since the return of Gibbs just before Christmas. There ought to be combination of the highest kind, especially with Percy Bush to open out the game. But many will feel sorry for Trew.) who has had to suffer for the comparatively poor form of his colleagues in the Swansea team. Trew and Phil Hopkins are still powers in the land, but, with only a moderate pair to make up the all whites' three-quarter line, they do not stand out as they did. W. L. Morgan's display against the Scots was heroic and hrainy, and many were of the opinion that he did as much for Wales as anybody. He is obviously the victim of a mistake as to his fitness, though nobody expects anything but the brightest and the best play from Vile, who has had not, a little to do with the success of Newport this season. Either Bancroft or Stanley Williams will fill the back position with equal credit to the Principality, and, if the forward s hold their own, Wales should bag another win.

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CAERPHILLY DISTRICT ASSESS- MENTS. The Caerphilly Chamber of Trade met under the preeidency of Mr. John Morgan Correspondence with the Llanoradach Cham- ber of Trade was read asking the chamiber to support. them in an appeal for a reduction in the baasis ofa.seess.ment.s in the district. It was decided to s-upport the project. A resolution approving: of Cardiff as the postal centre for Wales was Tinia-nimofusly carried. It was decided to petition the Rhymney Railway for a reduction in the fee for season tiokete, the present rate being greatly in excess of t-hat Charged by the Taff Vale Rail- way for similar distances.

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Fatuity in Finance ———— ———— CHANCELLOR FORGETS A STATEMENT On the order for the seoond reading of the Treasury (Temporary Borrowing) Bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr. LLOYD GEORGE (Chancellor of the Exchequer) said be thought the impression had been given that the Treasury had bought more War Loans during the current year tha.n in the previous year. He would now give the actual figures of the purchases of War Loans by the Treasury:- 19G7-8 £ 6,041,000 19G&9 2,620,000 1 1909-10 339,000 Total £ 9,006,000 Up to December, 1908, the Treasury had made considerable purchaser of War Loans, with the result that they had been sent up to something like par. Therefore, for three months before the introduction of the Budget the Treasury had applied ail their money to the purchase of Consols. Mr. A. CHAMBERLAIN" (U., Worcestershire, E.) expressed surprise at the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Last year he said just before the introduotion, of the Budget there had been a rumour that the Government brokers were active purchasers of Consols. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had at that time very naturally resented any suggestion that he or his officials were in any way manipulating the Sinking Fund in order to support their Budget, and he had stated a little later that the object of carrying forwajxi che tix millions of Sinking Fund money was to purchase War Loans. Now it appeared that laet year only £ 339,000 of War ixhaus had been par chased. There- fore, that could not have been the object of holding over six millions of Sinking Fund money. What was the explanation? Mr. LLOYD GEORGE aadd he had no recollection of the statement attributed to him. but he did not wish to challenge Mr. Chamberlain's accuracy. When War Loans went up to par it was clear tha.t the Trea- sury could not purchase them with advan- tage to the National Exchequer. 1 Mr. BOTTOMLEY" (R., Haokney, S.) eaid the Government might coll their present attitude what they lik-ed, but he called it fatuity, and he believed the man in the street would condemn it as pique and folly. (Opposition cheers.) Lord H. CECIL (U., Oxford University) said if the Government persisted in their refusal to legalise the collection of the income-tax the country would set them down as party intriguers masquerading ae statesmen. (Oppo- sition cheers.) Mr. il'KF.XXA confessed it was perfectly true a simple resolution might be carried through, with the consent of the House, in a single evening; but it. would be necessary to lay before a Committee the whole financial scheme. Would the Opposition accept that sub silentio? Whatever course the GoTern- ment pursued, they would not follow the oourse laid down by the House of Lords. (Ministerial cheers.) Stranger Ejected A stranger in the Gallery here audibly ejaculated, Down with them," and was promptly ejected by attendants. Mr. PRETYMaN (U.. Chelmsford) said both the House of Lords and the Opposition were waiting for the Government to introduce their Budget. (Ministerial ironical cheers.) He challenged the Government to introd-u-ce an income-tax resolution, and said he did not think the consecfuences would be serious to the Government. (Opposition cheers.) Sir S. T. EVANS (Solicitor-General) asked would the Opposition give a pledge if a reso- lution were put forward now it would go through without discussion. Sir R. FINLAY (U., Edinburgh University) said he believed the Unionist party would offer cordial support to a resolution to legalise the income-tax. (Opposition cheers.) Opposition would come from the friends and allies of the Government, purely for the purpose of party intrigue. The Government declined the offer of the Opposition upon a childish point of honour. Mr. DILLON (N., Mayo, E.) said the House. of Commons were coolly invited to bow their necks again under the yoke of the House of Lords. In vain was the net &prea,d in the sight of any bird. (Ministerial cheers.) The Liberal party would never be fools enough to be caught by such chaff. Who were responsible for the present confusion? (Oppo- sition cries of You are.") A HOX. MEMBER: We should have the Budget if it were not for your party. (Oppo- sition cheers.) Mr. DILLON (to the Opposition): Are you going to eupport the Budget? (Opposition cries, "Are you?") I will answer you when you answer me. (Laughter.) Mr. BUTCHER (U- York) asked if the Chan- cellor was asha-med of the "People's Budget," and, if not, why did he not bring it forward? Why did not the Government take their beating like men. and stop trying to carry on the Government by cabal, intrigue, and surrender. r-eadin.- was agreed to wi-Cnaut ,6.r-r.de,r. reading was agreed to without a division. I Mr John Ward Pulled Up On the order for the second reading of the War Loan (Redemption) Bill, Mr. JOHN WARD (R., btoke-on-Treut) remarked tha.t the objeot of the measure was to clear up a. debt incurred in respect of what he believed even some Opposition members would admit was one of the most disgraceful occurrences. The SPEAKER: Order, order! That has aething whatever to do with this Bill Mr. WARD thought the Government should bring in a measure to pla.ce the debt upon those whose conduct had led to the blunder. The SPEAKER: That is quite irrelevant w the Bill. (Laughter.) The second reading of the Bill waa agreed to.

I ANOTHER 2d. IN THE £ A long discussion took place at a meeting of the Monmouthshire Edtuoatiom Qormmittee at Newport on Wednesday, Alderman J. R. Jacob presiding, on the subjeat of the great increase in the oo&t of education. A Merman S. N. Jones submitted the esti- matte for higher education, which he said involved an increase in the rate for higher education of 2d. in th-e 9, ooneequent upon the decision to enlarge six intermediate schools, and to establish secondary schools at Newbridge, Rhymney, Pon-tllajifraith, and the Oaerleon Training Ooiiege. Alderman John Dandel said it was wrong to spend more money on secondary schools, because, in his opinion, higher elementary schools were more suitable for the scholars, the majority of whom finished their school training at fifteem yea.rs. They would save £ 1,000 a year by providing higher elementary schools instead of secondary schools. In reply to Alderman Dutfield, the Secre- tary said tha,t the -whole education rate, if the Budget was adopted, would be Is. 7jd. in the £ The present rate was Is. 5Jd. in the L. The estimates were ado-pted. MONMOUTH UUR-DER. I The Rev. T. G. Jones was instructed to I convey the committee's deep sympathy to the relatives of Mies Violet Pick, assistant teacher a.t Monmouth Boys' Non-provided Sebool, who 1 was killed at Monmouth on February 3. I

I AERIAL EXPERIMENTS I BERLIN, Wednesday. During the continued debate on the Esti- mates for the Ministry of the Interior in the Reichstag to-day Deputies of the Bourgeois I parties advocated the foundation at Fried- riohs-hafen of a,n institution for experiments in aerial navigation, to be fitted with all modern technical accessories, and under the mamagament of Count Zeppelin. It is stated at Stuttgart that Count Zeppelin himself will make a, cruise in Arctic waters in the summer on a steamer lent by the Government, for the purpose of prelimi- nary survey work in connection with the Zeppelin Arctio expedition.—Reuter.

QN BREADMAKING I A schoolnMflter wTqte, -"I am at, th-e heM of a town school, and a. short, t.i.i&e back gave breadaniaking u> a, class of boys as the subject for an essay. One of the essays began in schoolboy English: 'T'h first thing in breadniiakmg is to bail the potatoes, and t.hen you must peel them a.nd mash them carefully. Then you must mix them with a little water, and set tneni in a warin place till they begin to ferment,' &0. Flour was not mentioned in the course of the easay. The boy's father is a haker!"

TURKEY AND BULGARIA I ROME, Wednesday. In Italian diplomatic circles an early rup- ture between Bulgaria and Turkey Let believed to be inevitable. The Italian press is generally well informed a.,bout events in the Balkans, and all the leading papers bear witness to the preparedness and determina- tion for war on both sides.—Central News.

I CANADIAN IMMIGRATION KEW YORK, Wednesday. An Ottowa dispatch announces tha.t Lord Meant Stephen, formerly head of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, has given zC60,000 for! the purpose of fostering Canadian tmmigra^ tion.Ceatml New?. 0

I Naval Programme I —— «t»- MR, M'KENNA AND NEW WARSHIPS I On a supplementary vote of £ 689,100 for Tardoais naval Bervices coming up in Com- mittee of Supply in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Mr. M'KBNINA (First Lord of the Admiralty) said that zE457,000 of tha.t amount was due to expenditure on the four contingent ships. The amount was made up as icalows:- £ Machinery 60,000 Hulls 85,000 Armour 60,000 Gun mountings 206,000 Guns 44,000 The da.tee on which the orders were given were as follows:— Hulls and armour in January, Gun mountings and guns partly in January I an,d partly in Deceruber. He had promised that the four contingent ships should 00 ordered in time to be ready l fo.r commission be.fore March 31, 1912. They had been able to have ships completed from the d-ate of laying down the keel to the time of coromission in lass tii-aji 23 months (Ministerial cheers.) Although the keel would not be laid of any one of the four ships before April 7, in order to be sure that the-ships would be ready within the period mentioned they were compalied to give orders for machinery, &< in advance ol that date. One item of £ 190,000 in the vote was for machinery due to an acceleration in the construction of th*. destroyers in the current year's programme. !Optpo«sition cheers.) Instead of the destroyers being ready in May or June, 1911, it was hoped they would all be ready by April, 1911, and some of them before. The construction period was eighteen months. Another item was for the purchase of two destroyers II Ir. ARTHUR LEE (U., Fareham) said tho Opposition regretted that the sum already spent on the four contingent ships was not larger, and thought the Government should have oommenoed the ships earlier. Seeing Germany were able to complete their destroyers within twelve months, he thought we ought to be able to complete ours in less than eighteen months. A reduction of £ 50,000 in the wages of the personnel of tb8 fleet would require explanation. (Opposition cheers.) Mr. LOUGH (R., Islington, W.), regarding it as very serious that the increased Navy estima-tea of last year were augmented to the extent of a million, moved a reduction of the vote by £ 100. SIMPLE-MINDED SAILOR AND LAWYER. I Lord CHARLES BERBSFORD (U., Ports- mouth) said it behoved everyone to speak of the action of Germany with dignity, and to avoid irritating language. He noticed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was smiling, but the right bon. gentleman had himself been guilty of language towards Germany which was very likely to irritate the people of that country. (Opposition cheers.) The CHAIRMAN: The noble lord is now going outside the supplementary estimates. (Laughter.) I/ord CHARLES BERESFORD: Then I will deal with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on another ocoaisdon. (Laughter.) if jMinis- ters told the truth laet March-aiad he believed they did-he thought the supplemen- tary estimates now presented were not nearly enough. The noble lord, who was fre- quently called to order for going outside the supplementary estimates, turned to the ques- tion of destroyers, and asked whether it would be possible for us to turn them out as quickly as the Germans. If the Govern- ment were right in the scare which they oreated last March, they were not making sufflokant provision in these supplementary estimates for the class of torpedo vessels suitable for work in the North Sea. Mr. M'KENNA asked which class of vessel the noble lord was referring to. The two vessels recently purchased were of the new River class. Lord CHARLES BERESFORD: It i8 rery difficult for a simple-minded sailor to get round a lawyer-daughter)—but if give him time he always manages it. (More laughter.) I complained that there were not more torpedo-boat destroyers to be built. Continuing, he expressed the hope that the guns of the new Dreadnorughts would not be actuated by electricity. Mr. M'KENNA: They are not goiac to be actuated by electricity. Lord CHARGES BERESFORD: That state- ment saves me a considerable axnooo-t of trouble in commenting upon the extraordi- nary failure of the Invincible. Mr. BARSES (Lab., Blackfriars) supported the amendment, and protected against the increased expenditure on the Navy when the money was so badly wantle-d for enlarging the provision for old-age pensions. Mr. LOUGH withdrew the amendment, and the vote was a,d to. EXPENDITURE ON NAVY AND I ARMY. The Navy Appropriation Account for IgMg issued on Wednesday shlYWs that the Esti- mates provided for £ 33,942,003, and the actual gross expenditure £ 114,51'2 less, whioh, with £ 23,673 excess of actual over estimated receipts in aid, makes the total surplus £ 138,190. The Army Appropriation Account for 1908-9 issued on Wednesday shows that gross expen- diture to the extent of £30,826,304 was provided for in the Army Estimates, and the actual gross expenditure ainotnited to £ 341,280 lees. Receipts in aid of grants exceeded the esti- mated amount by £ 256,420, so that there is a surplus on the total cost for the year of £ 599,701. The gross expenditure for the Terri) to rial Force exceeded the estimate by £ 215,441.

I CARDIFF MEDICAL SCHOOL In the course of a comment on the Cardiff Medical School, the "British Medical Jour- nal of February 26 says: — Owing largely to the representations of one of the University Commissioners, Sir Donald MipAlist-er, a sum of 11,500 a year out of the Government grant to the Univer- sity College, Cardiff, was set aside to be applied exclusively to the use of the medical school. Cardiff at the present time possesses only departments of anatomy, physiology, and, materia medica, and is, therefore, not yet by any means a complete medical school. For some years, however, attempts have been made to complete it. The important local asylum has recently been finished and opeaed, and the staff and authorities of the Cardiff Infirmary have left no steps untried in the direction of making their accommoda- tion suificiently large for a complete school of medicine. The infirmary has begun the building of a pathological institute, in which not only can the hospital post-mortem exami- nations be mcde, but in which classes of students can work at pathological anatomy and allied subjects. The name of Colonel Bruce-Vaaghan, both as the architect of the new institution and as the collector of the funds necessary for its construction, will always be iemenibered in this connection. The council of the University College, Car- diff, has recently. in apportioning the grant of acted very wisely. A combined chair of pathology and bacteriology btis been created, and the incumbent will not only conduct cLasses in pathology, but will do the post-mortem work for the infirmary, as well as his own original rosearcl1 work. The policy of the college council appears to be sound. It could have completed the school of medicine by a stroke of the pen; but this it wisely refrained from doing. Many schools of medicine have had to struggle against the difficulty of teaching the final subjects ade- quately, while those of the first three years were badly taught, not only on account of bad laboratory accommodation, but because of the paucity of teachers. The Carditf Medical School is laying the foundations well before it places upon them the superstructure, but to this superstructure it commits itseif by the appointment of a professor of pathology and by the promisee which have been made that pharmacology will be considered. Cardiff is the town in Wales in which a school of medicine can best he developed, and there can be little doubt that the people of Cardiff will themselves furnish the means whereby this development can take, place.

FORTUNE IN RUBBER Among the investors who have made for- tunes in the rubber boom is an importer and dealer, who is started to have made over £ 1,000,000 in investments and speculations. A keen business man, with offices in the insist of the rubber market, he was one of the first. t.o see the possibilities of rubber, a,n,rl wwit. in for in that direc- tion oomvugeoiiBly- Tie buys as much a,s 80 tons of the commodity at a time, although it stands at -bl.OM per tOIl. The new millionaire conducts all his busi- ness himself, site among his olerks every day during trade hours- He is about 65, and has no children. He leads a. simple life, his expenditure being by no means on a large scale. Thia is by no means the only great for- hme that has been ma?e out of rubber," ?aid a, partner in the &nn of Messrs. Gow. Wilson, and Stanton, tea and rubber brokers, London. Quite a numoer of men have pocketed between Z250,000 and £ 500,000 during the last eighteen months. A tea. traveller who went out to the East three years ago secured options over estates which became of the value of £270,000. That was before the IXJOIII. but. to-day his holding is worth I »

WRESTLING FOR RENT I In some cantons of Switzerland puUie wrestling matches are held once a year, a.t which nearly everyone is present. At Grenoaen recently a property owner and hiB tenant wrestled for a year's renfc .aa irhailnar I Uhe teoaat n.

CEFN MYSTERY IDENTITY OF CORPSE NOT ESTABLISHED i No Support for Inquest Suppositions Dr. Webster and his assistant, Dr. Flood. on Wednesday made a post-mortem examina- tion of the body of the man who was found drowned on Sunday last in the Taff Fechan River at Ponisarn. They came to tho con- clusion that the body had been in the water for at least nine or ten days, and that the deceased, who must have been a very healthy man, had not been given to drink. At the inquest Oil Tuesday Mrs. Rees, of the Adam and Eve Inn, Pond-side, -Merthyr, in g i v in evidence of identification,* expressed a strong belief that the body was that of Henry Willi MIS, formerly a hay and corn merchant, of Treherbert, who, she said, was a nephew of Sir William Thomas Lewis and a man addicted to intemperate habits. The outrage at Coin Cemetery, where the vault belonging to Sir William Thomas Lewis w?a 6rolon mto and the coffin con- taining the remains of the late Lady ,?is was forced open, occurred late on the night of Friday, the 18th, or early on the morning of Saturday, the 19th of February, and tho time the deceased is supposed to have been in the water coincides approximately with the time when the depreciation happened. However, the son, the brother, and brpther- in-law of Henry Williams ha-ve fail-ed to identify the corpse. Mr. Dan Thomas, of the Plymouth Arrms Inn, Merthyr, and Mr. Harry Mameil, of the Owain Glyndwr Inn, Merthyr, who were well acquainted with Williams, saw the body on Wednesday, and they were positively certain that it was not that of their old friend. So the mystery deepens.

WELSH MINERS' DEATHS Mr. T. RICHARDS (Lab., Monmouth, W.) asked the Home Secretary in the House of Commons on Wednesday if his attention had been called to a. report of the medical officer of health to the Ebbw Vale Urban District Oouncil that certain workmen had died in consequence of a, disease they had contracted through the insanitary conditions of the mine they were employed in, and would he instruct the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines to include in their investigations an inquiry into the sanitary conditions of underground workings. Mr. CHURCHILL: My attention had not previously been called to the report referred to, but I will make inquiry into the circum- stances of the case. As regards the last paragraph of the question, the hon. member will find that the Royal Commission deal with the subject of the sanitation of under- ground workings in the second report, and make certain recommendations. Mr. WEDGWOOD (R., Newcastle-under- Lyme) asked whether it was the first case of poisoning in these works. Mr. CHURCHILL: I don't know. RESCUE WORK IN COLLIERIES. Mr. RICHARDS asked the Home Secretary whether he would bring before the notice of the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines the full particulars under which five persons engaged in rescue work after the explosion in the Deri Colliery, South Wales, lost their lives, with a view of pressing forward the provision at all collieries of efficient Tescue appliances. Mr. CHURCHILL: The Royal Commission have already submitted their recommenda- tions in regard to the organisation of rescue work, and the question of giving effect to them is now engaging my attention. I have received a report on the circumstances attending the accident at the Darran Col- liery, which ought, I think, to be brought to the notice of the managers and others engaged in the industry, and I hope to issue it in the oourse of a few days.

LOSS OF THE DECCAN The Board of Tracl-o inquiry into the loss of the Deccan was resumed on Wednesday at Liverpool. Mr. Collins, on behalf of the master, men- tioned that it appeared from a report in some newspapers that there was a suggestion that the crew of the Deecan had not been suffi- cient. The Stipendiary: I understand that Mr. Paxton does not suggest for a moment that the law in that respect had not been com- plied with. The captain of the Deccan' was re-called, and said that the former master during the voyage out was delirious for six weeks before the vessel arrived at Port Stanley, and while he remained on board he (witness) considered he was not responsible for the navigation beyond carrying out the master's orders so long as he was able to give them. tr :'I. was experienced with the mew befonroe arrivill?' at Port Stanley, but they had complained as to the food supply. That matter was recti- fied at Port Stanley. He considered that he had sufficient crew to effectively work the vessel from the time -he left Port Talbot until she arrived at Port Stanley. An Assessor: Then the absence of a second offioer was not important?—No. An Assessor: Are you serious? Do you honestly think that the ship was sufficiently manned with one man doing the work of the ship and navigating the ship as well? Be oaavf-ul hcyw you answer that. You were doing the whole of the navigating? Witness: Yes. And do you sstill say that without a coecond mate you were sufficiently manned?—Well, I had an apprentice I could trust to keep watch when I was below, and I was practi- cafly on deck the whole of the time. I never left the ciiart room. N Do you think Just answer "Yes" or "No." Do you think t-hat the ship was sufficiently manned with out a second mate, seeing you had to do prac- tically all the work?—No. Hardly in that case. Witness, in further examination, stated tba.t unsuccessful efforts were made to get a. second mate in Cardiff, Liverpool, and Swansea. far as he knew, the difficulty in getting a second mate was not a question of too little pay being offered There were practically no applications. The owners .advertised for a man, and he (witness) wrote to friends in I Oardiff trying to get one. Mr. Collins: As to the question of nsuffi- ciency, you had sufficient if the captain had I remained competent?—Yes. The inquiry was adjourned.

RAILWAY ECONOMIES I An interesting and highly important system of train control has been introduced by the Great Western Railway on the Mon- mouthshire sections of their railway, details of which are given in the Great Western Railway Magazine." Train controllers, located at Newport, are now able to obtain a maximum of work on the lines between the collieries and the port with a minimum service. The new departure has been the means of obviating considerable delays and of facilitating in every way the transport of shipment coal. The controller regulates the running of traffic from point to point, is responsible for the supply of wagons an-fl the interception of traffic with the object of reducing training mileage, and in a variety of ways smooths difficulties. All the yard inspectors' offices, the prin- cipal locomotive sheds, and most of the signal cabins on the section have been con- nected by a special installaition of telephone circuits to a switchboard in- the office of tile assistant divisional superintendent at. New- port, at which three "eontrollen;" have been appointed, who cover the 24 hours of the dey in eight hour turns of duty. At frequent intervals throughout the day and night, the controller on. duty is advised from every point, where traffic is dealt with the number of wagons on hand for despatch and the anticipated requirements. He records this information on foftns on which space is allot.ted to each place. He is thus ke pt, con- tlnuousiy Informed of the work tho train service is required to perform. There is a booked service of trains, but the controller adjusts the actual working to the requirements by stopping any booked trains which can be dispensed with, ordering specials when needed, and re-arranging the work to be performed by any train. He decides where and with what wagons each train is to be loaded, and gives orders accordingly; in short, he controls the train workjng.

FARMERS' CLAIMS Tile Swansea. county bench were occupied till a late hour on Wednesday evening in bearing cithims made 'by Thos. Evans and "Vt'rn. Clement, farmers, under the Public Health Act, against the Swansea Rural Dis- trict Council for damage and disturbance in certain fields by the carrying out of the Goreeinon dirad-nego scheme. The cases were keenly oontestod.-The Bench, made orders against the authority.,

I-Consolation. in a Motto I CARDIFF COUNCIL & MR. BOTTOMLEY Mr. BOTTOMLEY (R., Hackney, S.) asked the President of the Local Government Board in the Horise of Commons on Wednes- day whether his attention had been caJled to the fact that, the parks committee of the Cardiff Corporation had -been in the habit of selling its ha.y to a local com merchant at L3 2s. 6d. per ton, while the health oom- mifttee of the same coirporation had been purchasing its hay from the same corn merchant at £4 Zs. 6d. per ton; and whether be would instruct the district auditor of the board to make inquiries into the matter. Mr. BURNS: Except as regards education, the accounts of the town council are not subject to the audit of the district auditor. I have, however, made some inquiries on the subject, and I understand from the council that it is true that the health committee purchased hay froari 3, contractor at £4 2s. 6d. per ton on Novei^Ster 23 last, and that on February 1 the parks committee sold hay to the same firm. The hay sold was disposed of m bulk, a.nd not by weight, and not cut in any way. The oMitractors were required to GtLt, truss, and haul the hay at their own expense, which is oatknated at Xi per ton. This hay, moreover, is described as of poor quality, being gathered from the cemetery and fields adjoining. (Laughter.) It is stated that the hay purchased was, on the other hand, of first-class quality, clean cut, according to sample and specification, and was delivered by the contractors free of all charges. Mr. BOTTOMLEY: Is the right hon. gentleman aware that the information given me is diametrically opposed to the explana- tiot, given by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff himself? Mr. BURNS: I have taken great pains to ascertain the facts in regard to this matter, and I believe them to be as stated. I know there is considerable difference between the Oardiff City Council and my hon. friend about it, and I have difficulty in reconciling the two statements. I am, however, consoled by the motto in his own paper, which says:- The world is a bundle of hay, Mankind are the asses who pull, Each tugs it a different way, And the greatest of all is John Bull. Great laughter greeted this quotation. Mr. BOTTOMLEY: Would the right hon. gentleman in all fairness quote the rest of the motto ? Mr. BURNS: I think it is appropriate that Burns should be satisfied with Byron. (Renewed laughter.) SELF-DENYING BRILLIANT MR. I BURNS. Captain FABER (U., Hampshire, W.) asked the Prime Minister if he would state whether the President of the Local Goverh- ment Board was to have his emolument increased to £ 5,000 a year as in the case of the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. ASQUITH: My own personal opinion is that, as the President of the Board of Trade is in receipt of the higher salary, it woudd be in-vidious for the President of the Local Government Board not to be in the same position, and my right hon. friend should be released from the sal denying covenant into which, with the late President of the Board of Trade, he entered last year. (Cheers.) But the matter is one for general absent. Captain FABER: May I ask the right hon. gentleman whether it would not be a matter of general assent that he should inquire into the brilliant manner in which the right hon. gentleman near him answered the hon. member for Hackney (Mr. Bottomley) just now? (Opposition laughter-)

A MINISTER FOR WALES Mr. KEIR HARDEE (Lab., Merthyr Tydfil) in the House of Goummons on Wednesday asked the Prime Minister whether it was the intention of the Government to create a seper rate administrative department for Wales, with a. Secretary of State responsible to Parliament, modelled on the lines which had proved so successful in Scotland. Mr. ASQUITH said he was aware that there was a. strong feeling among men of all parties in support of the hon. member's sug- gestion. It was obvious this could not be given effect to without legislation, which, for reasons he had already given, the Govern- ment were not in a position, at any rate this year, to propose. Mr. KEIB. HABIE: May we assume that the Government is favourable to the suggestion. Mr. ASQUITH: We have a sympathetic mind, I WELSH CHURCH REPORT. Mr. BRIDGEMAN (U., Oswestry) asked the Prime Minister when the complete report of the Welsh Charoh Commission would be pub- lished Mr. CHURCHILL, who answered, said he was informed by the secretary of the Com- mission that one or two of the Commis- sioners were preparing separate memoranda, and could not state when they would be ready. Therefore, it was impossible to give a date for the completion of the report. TEACHERS IN WELSH SCHOOLS. Mr. T. O'DONNELL asked the President of the Board of Education what was the scale of salaries, promotion, and pension given to secondary teachers in Welsh schools. Mr. TREVELYAN: There is no fixed scale of salaries for the teachers in secondary schools in Wales, nor is promotion governed by any established rules. There is not, so far as the board is aware, any general scale of pensions in operation in these schools. I LABOUR EXCHANGES IN SOUTH I WALES. Mr. J. D. REBS (R., Montgomery Boroughs) asked the President of the Board of Trade in what towns in Wales Labour Exchanges would be established, and when they 'would be opened. Mr. BUXTON: Labour Exchanges have already been opened in Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport. It is hoped that it will be possible in the near future to open other exchanges at Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, Barry, Bute Docks, and Carnarvon.

IRISH PARTY'S BLUNDER I Addressing a crowd after the election for Northeast Oork on Wednesday, Mr. Maurice Healy, alluding to the Irish Parliamentary party, said Mr. Redmond appeared to be holding in his ha.nd a cracked blunderbuss, which, if he intended to use it, would, instead of bringing (town the enemy, blow himself into a thousand pieces. The policy of the party, which was bankrupt in influence and reputation, appeared to be to vote againet the Government whenever they were sure the regular Opposition was not going to vote against them, but to be careful under other circumstances to fire off their cracked blunderbuss. Mr. William O'Brien in a subsequent speech sadd Mr. Redmond a.nd his friends announced that uiev had made up their minds to vote against the Budget and to hurl the Govern- ment from office. They retired to hold a. meeting to decide what they were to do, and before they had made up their minds the motion of the Government was agreed to without a division in their absence, and the gentlemen who held the balance of power only returned to be received with roars of laughter on all sides and by all parties. All Mr. Redmond and his friends brought back to Ireland was a. promise of some academical resolution against the Lords, which the Lords would light their pipes with. There would bo an end of the glowing promiaes that they were to have Home Rule in the present Par- liament, and Mr. Redmond and the Radical allies would return to the electorate to get a sounder drubbing than before. The only thing Ireland could do was to sma-gh t,he Budgets which would never pass at all if I it depended o.n the Lords ewallowing the veto reeolution.

RED CROSS SOCIETY I It is a happy coincidence that on Sit. David's Day the honorary secretary of the Glamorgan Branch of the British Red Cross Society received the information that the War Office has registered and assigned "No. 1 Glamorga,n" to the Women's Detachment ra.ised by Cardiff City. The commandant of the first detachment raised is Major J. Tatr ham- Thompson.

SWANSEA-MERTHYR ASYLUM A dentation from the Swansea Corporation met a oomnlittee of the Merthyr Town Council on Wednesd,ay in reference to the scheme for establishing b joint asylum at Cefncoed, Sw,a,ii,se,i. Terms were arranged, subject to the confirmation of the respective authori- ties.

THE STEEL TRUST NEW YORK, Wednesday. I The New York "World" to-day announces tha.t Mr. J. D. Rockefeller and his associates have sold all their holdings in the Steel Trust, and li, -i-ve left the J. P. Morgan inte- rests lit entire control of the corpor..tl.on,- Central News.

| Motor Omnibuses CREAT DAMAGE TO ROADS At a. meeting of the Carmarthenshire Main Roads and Bridges Committee, held at Car. marthell on Wednesday Mr. Wm. Griffiths (Llanelly) presiding, a. letter was read from the Carmarthenshire Ratepayers' Aseociation calling attention to the bad state of the road from Carmarthen to Llanstephan owing to the traffic by motor 'bus. Mr. Stephens (Ooedybrain) said that the road was more like a bog than a road. The Rev. Fuller Mille (Carmarthen) said there were about a doaen roads in exactly the same state. The matter was referred to Y-T. John John (LLajistophan) and the surveyor. The Clers reported that the amount ex- pended on the main roads of the county during the year ending March 31 n. exoeeued that of the previous year by £2,520 —(cries of Oli!")-the total amount spent during the year ended March 31, 1909, being £ 16,682, whilst the sum spent during the cur- rent year would be £ 19,202. The increase would amount to nearly a penny rate. Mr. Benjamin Evans (Brithdir) said the regular motor servioes over the country made an enormous difference, and be thought it was a great shame that powers were not given to county councils to deal with extra- ordinary traffic. With such heavy motor- c,a,rs-ab,otit six tons each-as those of the Great Western RarTrray running daily it was impossible to r^aiutain the roads. The Clerk said that there were about 140 cars engaged on various motor services in the oounty.

MAKING OF MAGISTRATES The Lord Chancellor on Wednesday gave evidence before the Royal Commission 011 the selection of justices of the peace. He said that lie did not believe the preponderance of one political complexion among justices in many counties was due to deiibetette political partiality. It was extremely desirable to introduce upon the bench persons who took no part in politics. Two great tasks in making appoint- ments were the existence of the political element and the difficulty in obtaining accurate information as to the proper persons to appoint. The only method Lord Loreburn could think of to -meet ttSese difficulties was that the Lord OhaiiceMtnr, in consultation with the lord-lieutenant, should appoint local committees of thoroug-hly impartial men to advise as to Appointments. So far as local circumstances admitted, the choice should include all opinions, creeds, and classes. His lordship thought these committees should also be entrusted with the task of recommending the removal of those who disqualified themselves by change of residence or who continuously did none of the duties. During his time the appointments, had been about three Liberals to one Conservative. All but very few were made with the concurrence of the lord- lieutenant. Replying to questions, Lord Lorebnrn re-called the case of a man appointed by himself whom he afterwards found had been convicted and suffered three months' hard labour. "He was recommended," the Lord Chancellor added, "by a Liberal member who was a, high-minded and perfectly honourable man, and a friend of my own." It was done in ignorance. Sir Osmond Williams: If brewers are required by law to leave the bench when these matters are being dealt with, should not very advanced temperance men? The Lord Chancellor: If you pass an Act of Pa-rliament to that effect. The Chairman: The difference is that there is no money interest in their case. The Commission adjourned. I

PRINCE AT HACKNEY SHOW The second day of the Haokney Show at the Agricultural-hall, Islington, on Wednesday was marked by a visit by the Prince of Wales. When his Royal Highness arrived the hall was packed. As the Prince passed to the Royal box, escorted by Mr. John Kerr, the retiring president; Mr. Richard P. Evans, the new president, and other officers of the society, the audience stood in their plaices and gave his Royal Highness a hearty recep- tion. The keenest interest was shown by the Prince in the special parade of champions and prize-winners. Some uncommonly fine pony stallions were shown in the class for two-years-olds not exceeding 13.2 hands, in which Tanyrallt Fireboy," from the stud of D. R. Thomas, Talybont, Cardiganshire, was placed second. In the three-year-old class not exceeding 13.3 hands Messrs. J. Jones and Son, Colwyn Bay. were fourth with Little Fire." In the class for pony stallions four years old and over, not exceeding 14 hands, the second prize was gained by Torchfire," owned by Mr. Adam Matthews, Cornhill Stud, Swansea. Hop- wood Clematis" took second prize for Mr. W. R. Lvsaght, Caetleford, Chepstow, in the class for mares four years old and over between 14 and 15.2 hands. In the single harness class for pony mares not over six years old, over 13.0 and not ex- ceeding 13.2 hands, the fourth prize was gained by Merry Maid," owned by Mr. Tom J. Mathias, Llynyfelin, Cardigan. The reserve in the single harness class for mares or geldings, not over six years, over 15.2 and not exceeding 16.0 hands, was Pen-y-lan Grace," Mr. William James Tatem, The Coilrt, St. Fagan's, Cardiff. For harness padre, any age, under 15.0 hands, Oornbill Squire" and "Cornhill Swell," owned by Mr. Adam Matthews, C'ornhill Stud, Swansea, took fourth prize. In the single harness class for ponies up to 13.0, the fourth prize went to Princess Oardiff," Mr. G. H. Judson, Alltwen, Sea-ioad, Abergele, and the reserve to "Owlerton Queen," Mr. Tom J. Mathias, Llynyfelin, Cardigan. In the single harness class, over 15.0 and not exceeding 15.2, Cudham Sensa- tion," Mr. D. ITiees Jones, Aberdare, was highly commended.

ENGINEER AND BABY John Ritcihie, engineer, was charged at Swansea on Wednesday with unlawfully tak- ing a child, fifteen months old, from its parent. Mr. Leyshon prooocu and Mr Leader defended. The parents of the baby lived apart, and the allegation was that, defendant called at the house of the mother on sewing ma.chine business and induced the grandmother to let him have the child for a moment on the pretence of buying it sweets. He then handed it to a third person, and the child had never been returned to the mother. Mr. Leeder, for the defence, said defendant could only be charged with conspiracy to srteal the child, as the father was clearly behind it. But, as a matter of fact, defen- dant denied absolutely taking the child away. Defendant said he went to the house on account of reports that the child was badly treated—tied up all day like a little dog," and not allowed to go out. So he made up an excuse to call about a sewing machine, and he found the child tied to a chair. He denied, however, that he took away the child. T. J. A. Pankhurst, the father, declared that he saw the child on the doorstep and took it away with him. He was now living with the child at Gosport. Defendant did not take the child or give it to him. Defendant was committed on. bail to take his trial &t the assizes.

BATTLE OF THE SITES Following upon the decision of a meeting- ] of members of the Cardiff Exchange on Tues- day, when it was decided to oppose the ae.he.!D6 for a new exchange, a special meet- ing of the chamber of commerce was held on Wednesday, when the President (Mr. A. J. Griffiths) advocated the erection of a new building, at the same time an- noun-eing that the Marquess of Bute had offered to lease the land required at 5s. per square yard. which was practically half its market value. Mr. Griffiths, 1Jl sup- port of the proposal, mentiored that the only ventilation in the present building was obtained bv means of draughts. He proposed that the chamber of commerce should vote a sum for the erection of a new Exchange. M: J. A. Jones seconded, but an amendment by Ifr. Lester Tones inviting Mr. Thomas Evans's committee to consult with tho cham- ber committee, so as t oobtain the best pos- sible terms from the Exchange Company, was carried by 57 votes to 17.

JACK THE RIPPER CRIME PARIS, Wednesday. The police are investigating a mysterious crime which appears tolbelong to the Jack the Ripper category. In a piece of waste ground in the Combat quarter a constable yesterday found the severed head of a girl in a mutilated condition, the nose, ears, and lips having been cut off. It was at first thought that it might be a lugubrious praotioal joke of the kind which medical students have been known to perpetrate, but to-day the hea-d has been identified as that of a young girl of the unfortunate class. No trace of the body has yet been discovered, but clues possessed by the police point to a I crime of a particularly hideous character. Reuter.

NEWPORT PILOTAGE BOARD Alde-rinan J. Moses was on Wednesday re- elected chairman of the Newport Pilotage Board.

Coroner's Protest -& I RIGHT OF ORDERING AN AUTOPSY I An interesting pant in connection with post-mortem examinations was radsed e, an inquest held by Mr. David Kees (coroner) at Porth on Wednesday afternoon concerning the death of Joseph Jones (51), Upper Cym- mer, Porth. who died suddenly whilst at work as a collier at the Cymmer Oolliery (Messrs. Insoles, Limited). Dr. Clarke stated that he saw the body in the afternoon, and gave his opinion as to the cause of death, but the ia,mily were not satis- fieci, as the man had complained of injury about eight mouths before, as the result, he alleged, of lifting a piece of coal. The post- mortem cxaminiatioin was carried out by Dr. Rees Griffiths, Cardiff. in his presence on the instruction of the family. They found that deceased had suffered from the rupture of an artery near the heart. In his opinion, death was not, resultant upon any accident, but a, natural one. ( summing up. the Coroner commented strongly on a post-mortem examination being I held without his ksvoiwiedge or that of the coiliery company fcx whom deceased worked. After a body had been dissected nothing further could be done in ascertaining the c.'lu,e of death. He did not blame the medical gentlemen concern-ed-llhey had only I acted in their ordinary professional capacity; he blamed those who ordered the autopsy without consulting him. The jury returned a verdict according to the medical testimony. Mr. Saint repre- Ii sented the Home Office and Mr. E. S. Williams was for Messrs. Xnsoies (Limited).

FULL LEVY TO BE MADE I For the second time sinoe the Licensing Act of 1934 was Pa,ss? the Oardiff Licensing Jus- tices, sitting as a, compensation authority, have decided to make the fall levy, a total of about C9,000, upon the licensees of the city. This was the determination at a special meeting of the magistrates, over which the Lord Mayor (Alderman John Cha-ppell) pre- sided at the Law Courts on Wednesda.y after- noon. Last year thirteen licences were referred, and it is to meet the compensation upon these that the full levy will be made for the second successive year. This year the justices have referred two licences, but there are appeals against both of them, and the matter will not be finally determined till the adjourned licensing sessions. '1 here will, of course, be no ultimate difficulty about meet- ing the full compensation out of the levies, but, in the mean-tame, the justices can arrange a loan if they deem it necessary. The magistrates also considered the plans of various alterations required, and, if these are acceptable at the eominig adjourned sessions, all the existing licences will be con- firmed. An important resolution respecting the regulation of clubs was also adopted. It waa to the effect that an appeal be made to the Home Secretary urging that the secretaries and committees of clubs should be held more personally responsible fo'r the control of those institutions. While fixing a greater responsibility upon the officials, this would also give them more power in regard to the conduct of the clubs than tihey do at present exercise.

INCOME-TAX AND LICENSING The appeal of the quarter sessions for the oounty of Glamorgan against Wilson (sur- veyor of taxes) was opened on Wednesday in the King's Bench Division (before Mr. Justioe Bray). Mr. Danckwerts, K.C., appeared for the appellant, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. A. Cartmell for the Crown. Mr. Danckwerts said the question in this case was whether or no the quarter sessions could be assessed with respect to interest on money paid into cruarter sessions in respect to the compensation payable under the Licensing Act. There was no question, so far as he knew, that income-tax was payable on the interest by someone. The only question was whether the quarter sessions were the proper party. The case was adjoarned.

ASTROLOGICAL SOCIETY I At the monthly meeting of the Cardiff Astrological Society, Mr. T. Goukl in the chair, Mr. Arthur Mee (hon. secretary) read a paper entitled "Astrology, and Why I Believe in It." Mr. Mee gave an outline of his persona 1 experiences and answered a, nujjjber of objections, explaining what astrology really is, and pointing out that. prediction was only a part—and a small part —of it. He also ridiculed the idea that astrology was in any way inimical to religio,a j holding, on the ,Ontrary, that l,rgperi; applied it was capable of acting as a wkr. foul auxiliary in the uplifting of the race. An interesting discussion ensued, at the close of v which the President delivered a short address.

OVERTIME DISPUTES j A meeting of the overtime joint oommittee of the Conciliation Board was held at Cardiff on Wednesday, Mr. J. W. Heppell presiding over the owners' representatives, and Mr. D. Wa-fts Morgan over the workmen's represen- tatives. Questions in dispute at Messrs. Vivians and Sons' Morfa Colliery and Messrs. ( Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds' Owmbran Col- liery were considered, and were adjourned until the next meeting of the committee in order that further evidence might be obtained. It was arranged that in the Moria. case the owners of the oolliery should pay for a period cf two months, in accordance with the agreement of June 3b last, the extn. turns that may be due to the men, ajad which were taken off on the coniinr into operation ( of the Eight Hours Act on July 1. =====

MR. D. A. THOMAS, M.P. Over a thousand people gathered in the Cardiff Oity-hall on Wednesday to celebrate the vic-tory of Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., in the recent Parliamentary election. In the absence, through illness, of the hon. mem- ber, the guests were received by Mrs. D. A. Thomas, who addressed a. few remarks to the gathering. Congratulations were extended to the late member, Mr. Ivor Guest, upon his elevation to the peerage. In the enter- tainment which was given during the first part of the evening much appreciated selec- tions were contributed, amongst others, by Madame Hughes-Thomas's Welsh Ladies' OllQir and Miss Edythe Ocere.

NEW ORGAN AT TONVREFAIL The Bieho-p of Llaaxdaff dedicated the new | organ at St. David's Church, Tonyrefail, on IN,-ednesday. The large edifice was crowded. During the service Mr. G. G. Beale, Mus. Ba.c. F.R.C.O., organist of Llandaff Cathedral, ren- dered selections, and solos were sung by Miss Alicia (joye, L.R.A.M., Treorky. The Bishop made reference to the great strides the Church had made at Tonyrefail, and expressed gratitude to the ground landlords, Messrs. E. T. and R. I*rit-chard, who had oon- tributed upwards of £ 2,000 towards Church work at Tonyrefail. He also paid a high tribute to the work of the clergy.

LATE MR. ROBERT HOE I The will of the late Mr. Robert Hoe, the chief partner in R. Hoe and Co. (Limited), has been proved, the estate in England being £ 113,203 gross. The business of Robert Hoe and Co., of New York and London, has been incorpora,ted in America with a capital of £ 1,175,000. The president is Mr. Bannard, and t,he company I has been formed in accordance with the wish of the late Mr. Robert Hoe, and by mutual agreement between the members of his family, two of his sons being on the board of the new company.

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTION In -view of the great development, of mining enterprise in Nottinghamshire, the provision on a larger scale of scientific instruction in 1 elation to the industry has been strongly advocated, a.nd at a meeting at Nott-ingham on Wednesday, presided over by the Duke of Portland, and attended by a number of royalty owners, colliery proprietors, and others, it was determined to establish a chair of mining department. The Duke of Portland ga.ve ;E.2.000 towards the total ( amount received for the scheme.

BANDS AT SKATING RINKS I The Kingston Bench on Wednesday com- I mit.t.ed Mr. Charles Binghall. the managing director of the County Skating Rink. Kings- ton, for trial on a charge brought under an old Act of keeping the rink open and allow- ing a band to per/^fT-m in it without having a, music and dancing licence. The prosecution was taken at the instance of the Surrey County Council.

NEWPORT TUNNEL FATALITY John Davies, of Church-street, Tredegar, who, as previously reported,1 was fuiiii4i in the tumid to the west of Newport Station early on Tuesday in an unconscious condi- tion with severe injuries to his head, died at Newport and County Hospital 011 Wednesday night, now he sustained hi»/injuries is not quite clear at present. I

CITY TRAMWAY RECEIPTS I Passengers. Receipts. Last year. CoøUff. 439,£I. 13s. 0?..E1.S23 126. lOdfc t,