The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

PEMBROKE TOWN COUNCIL. A meeting of the Pembroke Town Council was held on Tuesday, the 10th inst., at the Town Hall, Pembroke, when there were present: The Mayor (Aid. A. F. Beddoe), Aid. A. McColl, .S J. Allen, J. Hutchings, D. Davies, F. t). Reed, Counci llors A. Young, W. Smith, T. B. Tombs, J. Lewis, J. Ward Davies, J. Grieve, W. B. Wall, J. Jones, \V. Griffiths, T. Davies, J. Lawrence, J. Morgan, and Rees Phillips, with the Clerk (Mr. R. D. Lowless) the Surveyor (Mr. R. McAlpine), the Sanitary Inspector (Mr. P. Morgan). VETERINARY INSPECTOR APPOINTED. Previous to the Council meeting a meeting of the Disease of Animals Committee was held Aid. Dan Davies presiding. The question of the appointment of a Veterinary Inspector was discussed at some length. Mr. W. Davies having written that lie would accept the post for iClO per annum, he was finally appointed by nine votes to eight. DILLY DALLYING WITH THE COMMITTEE. Conclr. Ward Davies asked if any reply had been received from Mr. N. A. Roch with re- gard to their demand for money due. They woul reccolect that the Council gave instme- tions that he should be summoned if he did not pay. The Clerk said that Mr. Rocli had paid C8 10s out of E10 4s 5d. Under these circum- stances he thought he had better come before the Council as he did not feel justified in tak- ing proceedings. Conclr. Ward Davies :He was ordered to be summoned if he uiu not pay. This dilly-dally- ing with the Council ip treating up with con- tempt. A-u. Jones said that he considered Mr. Roell had paiu plenty. How would they like to pay money like this. Ald. Allen suggested that the matter be re- ferred to the Joint Committee 10 report upon. Conclr. Jones proposed that they accept what had been paid and this was seconded. Conclr. Young said he would like to know what was the reason why Mr. Koch ol>j<< eii to paying the fee? Aid Hutchings and Aid. McColi both eon sidered that Mr. Roch had paid sufficient, and it was explained that that gentleman had (1)- jected to paying the fees for messengers. The Town Clerk said that Is per day was charged and that the total amount was 34s. Conclr. Grieve: Has this money been paid, Mr. Mayor'? The Mayor: Yes. Conclr. Grieve: Then who is to be out of pocket? Js this authority to be out of pocket to that amount Council*. Ward Davies proposed as an amendment that they enforce the payment of this sum. They must, think about the position of the Council. They Intel determined to charge a certain amount for a certain speci- fic object, and had sent their to the gentleman in question. Now having fu ly dis- cussed the whole thing through, continued the Councillor, were they going to stultify them seelves by telling that gentleman that they had dlargeff too lIIuch, :tnd let him off the bal aace? Was that a dignified position for a public, body to assumed It was either a reflection upon their honesty and integrity as a public body who had charged a person too much or e'se they were guilty of a dereliction of duty as regards the ratepayers, in not getting for them their honest and just due. Several members spoke on the good qualties possessed by Mr. llocli and Mr. Lewis said there was not another man like him in South Pembrokeshire. Coiiclr. Tombs thought that if the matter were explained, Mr. Roch would pay the money. Upon the matter being put to a vote, it was decided that the amount paid by M. Roch be accepted. MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The medical officer reported that there had been no cases of zymotic disease in the Pem- broke Ward during the past month, but in the Pembroke Dock Division there had been four cases of erysipelas. • ARY OFFICER'S. REPORT. The Sanitary Inspector reported that dur- ing the month he had made a house to house inspection of Thomas-tit rt, Orange Uanlen, Morgan's Terrace, and South Terrace, in the Pembroke Ward, and of Fleet-street, Grove- t street, Castle-sfreet, and Nelson-street Pennar m the Pater Ward. In many instances the ashpits required cleaning in both wards, and the occupiers were requested to attend to same wV prem'ses other respects were almost diVUnit exppP<ion i" a very satisfactory con- 10.n: ai>d showed a marked improvement serv d*S ,nsPec' >on- No! ices had been "fur 6 °n several persons prohibiting them Channl?g SOap 8uds' etc-' intu the street isj and during the coming month he hoped to give the matter his special attention. ot'uvijx'jw b itLj- vjiii. Tlie Borougn Surveyor leponoa that the w ater-pipos at Lawkct Reservoir had nut yet been lowered owing to the illness ot Lile Water Manager, who shouid be present at tHe work. lie Hoped that in another weeK he would be able to assist in this important work, and no time shouid then be lost. A good be- ginuing iiad been made with the Pater sewei- age outfall. The iron outtall pipes had been uncovered for about 100 feet, and the first pipes had been brought to bank the prvious day. The work of lowering the others wouild now proceed with daily regularity. With the advent of Spring the dust and manure were being swept from the streets daily, which was a good preventative of the dust nuisance, as well as from a sanitary point of view, a great addition to the general health of the district. He hoped they would allow him to proceed with this form of street cleansing through the Summer months. THE DOCKYARD DISCHARGE COMMITTEE. A long report was presented by the Dock- yard j^iscnarye Committee irom winch 1l appeareu tnai on Marcn £ £ iid Aid. Alien and Con. iTiiliips went to London to interview the .Borough and County members and do what- ever tney could for tile' town. They were joined on March 26ill by the Mayor and Town Clerk. They interviewed Mr. Wyntord Phi.ipps, and Mr. Owen iJhilipps, and impresses upon them and other members that vessels of the "Dreadnought" type could be built in the Pembroke Dockyard, and also the fact that if no large ships were built in the yard it would mean the ruin of the town. Mr. Owen Philipjps asked a question in the House and elicited the fact that 200 would be the extent of the discharges for the year. The deputation saw a number of Welsh members and gained the support of the chairman, Sir. Alfred Thomas. They -were informed that it. would be wise to postpone a deputation to vi.t Lord Tweedmouth until June. They also in- terviewed Mr Lloyd George, and that gentle- d an in his private capacity said that he would i.u,) them in any way lie could. In con- • k.sion, the report stated that the Committee were now far more hopeful as to the situation, and they believed that things would eventu- ally right themselves. The ieport was adopted, and upon the pro- position of Cjbn. Jones, Seconded by Aid. Reed, a vote' of thanks was passed to the gentlemen who had gone up to London. Con. Ward Davies: I should like to have had a report from the Emperor hero THE FIRE BRIGADE. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Fire Brigade asking the Committee if they would delegate certain members of the Com- mittee to act upon their Committee. It was decided to delegate Aid. Reed, and Cons..Lewis and loxubs. -1' I"T"r-,o __e J\UXJ±AJ\<jr l-ELii, yUii.il,A S FliiM). A letter was read'in reply to that sent by tfife Town Clerk asking for a grant from the Queen's Unemployed Fund be made to this district. It was stated that there was no chance of a grant being made where a Dis- tress Committee under the Unemployed Work- men's Act had not been formed. drIfE RECALTRCANT FERRYMAN. A letter from Mr. Rees Williams, of Burton, was read relating to the Ferry. It stated that he and his cousin were the proprietors of Pem- broke Ferry, and had the right to charge any fare they desired to. lie would be glad if they Committee would give any reason why they considered the present rate charged was too high and lie would consider it The matter was referred to Committee. IS IT DISRESPECT. Pursuant to notice, Con. Ward Davies moved the following resolution: That the Surveyor or any other official be not empowered to e11- gage or discharge workmen unless authorised by the respective Committee. He said it had become apparent to him since lie had been a member of the Corporation that they wanted some improved method of dealing with work- men. If they were going to keep their ex- penses down they must look into these matters. At the last meeting of one of the Coniminees lie asked how many meo were em- ployed and lie was told seven, yet when lie looked at the charge-sheet lie saw there were eight. Under the present system pressure could be biought to bear upon the officials to fengage or discharge men, and he thought that, if this resolution were carried it would 1 ft an onus of responsibility from them. Con. Rees Phillips seconded, but Con. Law- rence moved an amendment to the effect that the matter should be referred to the High- way's Committee for the two wards. At this point a number of Councillors left the room, and it was stated that there was not a quorum. One Councillor, however, returned and made up the necessary number. Con. Ward Davies remarked that it was a very peculiar thing; he did not know whether it was done out of disrespect for him, but whenever a motion was brought in his name there was a count out before he came to it. Con. Tombs said that it was an unfortunate thing that the train was leaving about that time, It was eventually decided to refer the., matter to the Committee.

iHE FARMERS REVOLT.* THE REBECCA RIOTS. Uy the llcc. J. Lloyd June* (Chvydivaifro). Having made those excellent introductory obser- vations, lie now came more particularly to the case under consideration. His learned fiieiid had stated the accusation; but if its natuie was gathered from the evidence brought iorwaid. one might think that shooting at the officers was the accusation. If some man had hap- pened to come to the Court, when the witness was under examination, and had re- mained there until the last witness was ex- amined, without hearing the accusation stated previously, he would have certainly come to that opinion; because nine tenths of the evidence on their Lordship's notes had ref- erence to the shooting. He knew that when any particular accusation arose from any action, that lie history of that action must be given: but on this occasion, he contended that much irrelevant matter had been dragged in to the injury of tile prisoner, and for the purpose of finding a verdict in favour of the Crown. Many things had been dragged in, although they were accepted in a legal sense, yet they weie irrelevant. For all that', he had confidence in the fairness of the Common Commissionec through whose effort chiefly he had the ilonUl of addressing them, because until a few yeais ago, the law of England lay under the disgrace of permitting a Counsellor to appear against a prisoner, while no one was allowed to open his mouth in his favour; he would feel sorry to use the privilege lie had had in a great measuie through the effort of the Common Com- | mi.-sioner, as a means of using haul words; i c!) but he must confess, that he did not know the purpose in view of bringing the guns, powder and bullets, etc., into Court,—what was. the object in submitting in evidence the coats turned inside out Was that dune to prole that it was possible for a man to be a turncoat in these days' He was glad to see the guns brought there, for he believed if lie was chosen to hre them, or to let someone else lire them at him, he would have preferred the latler; but he might be mistaken in this. He wondered that the Counsel lor the Crown had not seen i: necessary to produce the stones taken from the wall. As to the matter of shooting, he said that there was a bill before the Jury, against the prisoner, acusing him of shooting with intent to murder, etc., and lie was prepared to meet the accusation when it was brought forward; but he wondered that the greater accusation was not brought forward first; was not the smaller accusation brought forward first, so as to keep the other in reserve, that it might not be altogether unsuccessful. The accusation of shooting, that was before the Orand Jury, and which affected the prisoner's life, ought not to have been referred to in any way 111 the evidence, until the prisoner had a right to meet it. If the purpose in view in bringing it forward was to show how violent the prisoner- had acted in the riots, and to show the great patience of the police officers, it would fail. There were many instances in the memory of all, in which the soldiers and policemen had gone, in similar cases, beyond their duty. It was not a new thing to find that their conduct was not always what arose from courage and patience joined together, and what truly would deserve praise; because there is nothing more noble than the conduct of men having been armed with great authority, and also with a command to use it, but yet submitting to in- sult and injury rather than use it against mistaken fellow-creatures. Then the learned Counsel proceeded to make general comment on tiie conduct of the people assembled together. They had made known their purpose that night by shooting with their guns, while the police constables had hidden themselves in their shelter, and their loaded with bullets; but the rioters foolishly and thoughtlessly, fired without such means, as if ouly to encourage and excite their friends, because there was no evidenc saying that they had hurt any person. There was not so much as the hair of any policeman's head touched, and yet it appeared, although it was strange it should have been so presented that the rioters had shown the greatest cruelty, and that justice demanded they should be put on their trial before the judgment seat of their country. What did the evidence prove? Nothing further than that they had fired their guns in a vain frolicsome manner, without having loaded them with any sort of bullets. Undoubtedly there were a few grape-shot brought forward, and the Common Commissioner had asked if they were of a large size and if there were many of them. They had no need but to look at them to tnable any person to see that they were only such as are used to kill birds, and that they had been shot merely in a spree; because to think that they, with such things, proposed to oppose constables, who had been fully armed with guns loaded with burets, be- sides having other weapons, was preposterous to a degree. Captain Napier had said that there were marks of grape-shot, on the windows, and near the lamp over the toll-house door, which clearly proved that the use intended was to break the glass. He did not for a minute contend that they were justified in doing so; but the matter was, whether they were guilty of the particular deed set forth in the accusa- tion. The point was not whether they were guilty of breaking the law, but whether they were guilty of the deed they were accused uf. He was glad that the grape-shot had been shown to the Court, because that afforded further proof that they did not intend to harlll anyone. By shooting with grape-shot, although the harm would be less than with bullets, yet it wouid be more general; it would be fifty- times easier to wound with grape-shot than with one bullet, How would the Jury believe that grape-shot had been used, while they had not touched one constable or the justices. On the other hand, if a glanec is thrown on the policemen, it is found that they received news of the intention of attacking the gate as early as four o'clock that afternoon; and after the delay, of which no explanation is given, they went to the place armed, not with grape- shot to shoot sparrows, but with guns loaded with big bullets, each of which would have taken away human life. It would be found that they came to a field, and although they knew by the blue light, the shooting, etc., that a breaking of the law Was intended, instead of making any attempt to prevent the rioting, they hid themselves in the field until! after the gate was demolished. He thought it was a strange part of the duty, of policemen to watch until the mischief was done, before attempting to prevent it. On this occasion the justices and police- men had an opportunity to prevent a breach of the law, but instead of that they con- cealed themselves until they saw it was broken. Then Mr. Hill, after making several obser- vations on the conduct of the policemen, said that they, by bringing the case against the prisoner" had forgotten the first point of law, i.e., not to punish the guilty, but defend the innocent. He hoped that he did not go beyond his duty by expressing his confidence that the spirit which seemed to govern some of the authorities of the County of Glamorgan, would not become general throughout the country. He had never before heard of a'prosecution for fleeing on the one hand, while' the attack was on the other side. It was a new thing to him, to see persons coming into that couit, under the protection of the Common Com- missioner and Pleader, to defend their con- duct in shooting at British citizens with guns loaded with bullets. Such actions, in' his opinion, outdid the French revolution. In stead of appearing as prosecutors and wit- nesses, the WQMjtfed and injured men ap- peared at the ,?It. as prisoners. He could uot feel anything but wonder at. this, circum- stance. Then the learned. Counsel took con- siderable notice of the inconsistency in, the evidence as to the recognition of the prisoner. Some of the witnesses said. that there .were several persons dressed alike; but they soon diminished in number until they ended in one, and that one was John Hughes. He begged the jury to regard the. evidence with the greatest suspicion,, because the ad- vantage of the policemen and those with the policemen, depended on the prosecution— not their monetary advantage; but what was of mech more value—their character in the JI-

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| ROCH. A Pre tt v Wedding.—On Easter Monday at i. Mary's* Church, Roch, all interesting mar- riage took place, the ontracting parties being Mr. Richard Price, grocer, of 2, Prince oi Wales Road, Swansea, and Miss M. F. Charles. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Post Office, Roch. The Rev. W. J. Rees, vicar of Nolton, officiated. The bridesmaids were Miss Childs (cousin of the bride), Miss Owens, and Miss Williams (Camrose), and the best man was Mr. Fred Price, brother of the bride- groom. During the ceremony the choir, as- sisted by Mrs. Massy, Cuffern, sang "The voice that breathed o'er Eden." During the signing of the register, Miss Rees, Cuffern, played the "Wedding March." The wedding break- last was at the home of the bride's parents. Among the guests were the Rev. J. Rees and Mrs. Rees, Nolton Haven; Mr. and Mrs. H. Charles, Rochgate; Mr. and Miss Owens. Roch; Mr. and Miss Childs, Roch; Mr. Dan Charles. Treorky; Mr. Sinnett, Hereford; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Price, Swansea; Mr. and Mrs. J. Price, Swansea; Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Price, Swansea, late of Haverfordwest; Mr. S. Price. Ebbw Vale: Mr. and Mrs. V. Price, Briton Ferry: Mr. J. Charles, Penycwm; and Mr. JI. Charles, Broad Haven; and others. The party was afterwards handed over to the inevitable photographer, Mr. J. Price, Carmarthen. The happy pair then left amidst showers of lice and confetti from the friends and villagers, 'j to cafc-h the 7.30 train at Haverfordwest. The bride and bridegroom continued their journey on Tuesday morning from Swansea to Liver- pool and the Tsle of Man. where the honey- moon is being spent. The presents were num- erous and costly.

» BOY'S INUEXlorS FRAUDS. A lad named Maginnis pleaded guilty at Belfast to having obtained money by false pretences from various public men. He represented that he wa actingofficially on behalf of football clubs, which were found to have no existence. To Colonel McCalmont. M.P.. he wrote after the General Election: "My dear, gallant Colonel.—I am instructed by the committee and members of the Belfast News Letter" Football and Athletic Club to congratulate you on your recent suc-cees and election honours. By this mail I am sending yon a box of shramrock for St. Patrick's Day. 1 am also instructed to enclose you list of our sub- scribers for 1906. and 1 sincerely trust your name scribers for 1906. and I sincerely trust your name shall be thus added. lie got £ -1 from Mr. Wolff. M.P., for two of the bogus clubs, but on receiving the third application Mr. Wolff's suspicions were aroused. On another occasion Maginnis announced a concert by poster, and sold 200 tickets, but when tlie people went to the hall they found it closed. The boy, who is only 1C) years old. and joined heartily in the laughter during the hearing of the case, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

PATRIOTIC FIRMS. As a sequel to Lord Roberts's lecent visit to Liverpool to advocate universal military training on voluntary lines, the managers of the White ) Star. American, Atlantic Transport. Dominion and Leyland lines have decided that their employes who are in the auxiliary forces shall have prece- dence over all others in the matter of holidays, and receive an extra week s leave on full pay both concessions depending upon their attendance at the annual camp meet ngs. The number of employes affected m the offer is approximately GOO.

AN ABSURD PLEA. At Croydon County-court. Sydney and ( atlia- rine Kelland sued John Joseph Jewell for under somewhat odd circumstances. Defendant, formerly their lodger, started the trouble by accusing the Kellands of intercepting and keeping a letter from his young lady. He then signed an apology for the accusation, with an undertaking to pav zL.5 compensation and expenses. His explanation at the court was that the Kel- lands t.hrciitened to lock him up if It(, did not sign the apology and pay J III, which is reduced to the sum named. He said Mr. Krllnnd frightened him by saying lie had a policeman wait- ing outside: but the judge considered the plea absurd for a man of i- age." and gave judgment for

FARMERS STORY OF ROBBERY. An extraordinary story of burglary has been told to the Bromsgrove polir-p hy an elderly farmer of Chad wick, a neighbouring village. He states that at midnight he was visited by two men who represented that they were police-officers who 11:1,1 come to arrest him. lie leaped out. of bed. and in the struggle which followed they tried to strangle him. They cut him over the eye. wounded his head, bound him with cord, and having ransacked the room, departed. The police found a jemmy on the premises and there was blood in the bedroom.

MOTOR MISHAPS. Replving to a <(uestion by Mr. t)ie Home Secretary states that the number of accidents to persons or property known by the police to have been caused bv motor-cars and motor-cycles during the first three months of this year has een t as follows: Foi- February. March. oSo total. (Mil. The number of accidents caused by motor-omnibuses has been: For January, 211: February. March, 331 total, 777. While the "Eastern Daily Press" motor car, carrying papers from Norwich to Lynn, was leav- ing S waff ham, the front tire came off and the < a;- tur ;cd a complete sonieriault. Two of the three occupants were very seriously injured, and wore taken to Swaffham Cottage I'owjjittal. His doubt- ful if the driver, naim ii Cater, will recover.

SUICIDE IN A CELL. At Preston Gaol a, jury returned a verdict of suicide in the case of AN-ill i till Cook. Aged 27. of Blackburn, who was found hanging from a gas pipe in his cell by cotton rag supplied to prisoners i for the purpose of cell cleaning. Accused was | serving six months' imprisonment for -tcniing I £ 3 Is., and this period was nearly finished, hut be had vet to serve the remainder of a sentence of penal servitude, and four days previously was passed by the doctor for transfer to a convict prison.

MAXIM GOltKrS TROUBLE. Maxim Gorki at New York has made a most unfortunate beginning. It has been found that the Russian actress with whom he is travelling is not his wife, as he asserted, but that the real Mme. Gorki and Gorki's two children remain in Russia. Gorki declares' that his union with the actress is holy as d that no la,, that was ever devised by man could make her more his '\i if, hut the American public doe's not look at tii'> affair in that way. Gorki and the actress had taken quarters at the Belleclaire, one of the best hotels in New Yoik. When the character of their relations established they were requested to leave ()it Satiii-(Iav.tiiot-iiiii- to the Lafayette- lire,orl. In the afternoon'they were requested f.eleavo that hotel also, and went to apartment -s in Fifth-avenue. On Sunday they were also compelled to leave these apartments. It is believed that the actress, whose name is Mme. Andreieva, is in danger of deportation under the clause of the Immigration Law wl-h excludes "undeaÍrable aliens."

THE EDUCATION BILL. The Bishop of London, in a letter address?i o the rural deans of his diocese, sharply criti- cises the provisions of the Government Edu- cation Bill, and condemns the measure 8" viola- ting some of tbe first principles of religions equality. He propose?? to hold a mase meeting in the Albert Hall on Friday, May 8, and invites tlie co-operation of the clergy and laity in its organisation. Lord Heneagie has addreesed a letter to the secretary of the Lincoln Diocesan Board of Edu- cation. in which he f-ays the practical result of the Bill will be the entire eupprewion of the religious teaching which the vast majority de- sire. wlille to effect this tyrannical abu",(J of I)o-.i-.er the taxpayers, of whom the largo majority belong tc the Church of England. Roma i Catholic, or Wesleyan Christian faith, are to be mulct in the sum of £ 1.500.000 a year.

HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS. While Mr. Wigan, a well-known brewery manager, was motoring with his son along the esplanade at Porthcawl, the steering-gear failed to act, and the car dashed over the seawall, falling a distance of twenty feet to the gravd below. Mr. Wigan's son was thrown out. hll fortunately escaped without injury. The crowd on the promenade were more than surprised J » see Mr. Wigan remaining seated in the c and still smoking his cigar. The car was badl damaged. While crossing the road in High-street, Brentford, a boy, six years of age, was knocked down by a passing motor-car and fatally in- jured. Another boy of-eight years met with a similar accident in the Bath-road. Hounslow. A-lioolboy named Harrison was knocked down in Park-road, Preston, by a motor-car be- longing to Mr. James Nathaniel AIlsop. of :n, Mincing-lane, London, who was driving slow-h- at the time. The boy's skull was Iracturcd. Mr. AIlsop rendered every pos.-ible a.-si-1 air-o. and ordered that ski'ifni medical attention should be secured. While driving at Longle'tt, Wilt shire. Hewitt Skinner, of Finchlev, hud his kric badly smashed through the i -e bciir; frig-ltpupd by a motor-car and backimr into a wall. A butcher, of Portobello-road, Hounslow, was. knocked down by a motor-car and scalped as lie was alighting from a tramway-car. He v.r, conveved to the Hounslow Hospital.

MOTHERS TERRIBLE ACT. A pathetic story was related at Hounslow on Monday a-t all impic-t on the Oodie? of Kate Eustace Font-ana. 30, and Ac-hille Camillo Primo Fontana. wife and son respectively of Camillo Fontana. an Italian marble merchant, of Spring-grove. Isleworth. Mrs. Fontana ;t:i English lady! and the child were found witn their throats cut. The father is a prominent local sportsman, and close supporter of Brent- ford Football Club. Mr. Fontana told the coroner that for son o time past his wife had been ill through mental trouble. He could 'assign no reason i( I is wife's act. Both of them were passional ;y fond of the child. Miss Edith Florence Harding, of Hollow ay, said she had known :\11". Fontana from child hood. On Thursday morning the witness visited her, and found that she was verv strange. After Mr. Fontana had gone out. rh. had lunch, and then sat in the garden. Sub- sequently they went into the houst. Mrs. Fon- tana suddenly said. Whilst you make the bed I will go and wash the boy's l ands and face." Just after the door of the bathroom w is shut the witness heard the child cry. and. find- ing the door locked, she became alarmed. When the room was entered the woman and child were found with their throats cut. a razor 1\ ing n- bv. The jury i- ttirii .(i a verdict of Wilful murder in the ca«e of the child, and of Suicide during temporary insanity in the mother's case, adding an expression of sym- pathy with the husband.

TRAIX-WRECKING STORY. An astonishing story was told by Signalman Rowland Ellis Eva ns of a desperate encounter- with train wreckers on the Great Western Rail- way near Llangollen in North V^nles. He stated that while casually v.Iking from Llangollen to Woodlands, he found two men placing sle^/crs across the rails with the object of wrecking ? shortly-expected passenger train. When h" sought to prevent them they attacked him with bludgeons, and lelt him lying on the metals. On recovering he ran for a lamp. and waving this on the line succeeded just in time in stop- ping tiie passenger train. This was Evans's story. His body, however, bore no traces of ill-usage, and no one has seen his alleged assailants. On Saturday several railway and police officials visited Ilaiigolle.), called Evans before them, a-id held a private, investigation that lasted about two hours, In mi interview Evans gave fresh details of his experience. lie said t::at between half-past ten and eleven on Tiiursday he heard a noise on the line, and oca-iug the hedge he dis- tinctly saw two men placing sleepers on th3 down line. "i spoke to ibeui." continued Evans, "but without replying they rushed at me and struck me three times on the head, felling ;nc. ) dis- tinctly saw they had pointed beai.s. aid wei •> both tall and ihin, but I could not Mieir features. One tried to cut my ihi-ocl. and i remember nothing itniil 1 ■ ;:me to n. d saw they had disappe ,i od. At this point the .speaker collapsed tears, and whell asked Ck' reason (f i he was overcome tii:o;gh •• • ;;v should I be blauico when <1 am pcifr ,-iiv ceii t Two hours after this i.i,r> iew E-^a- s LlaupI1\.¡. and reached f.-h-unw vi!.i nVmt five o\ lock. lie travelled tic. s. be fused to sueak to auvone in tiie iiir.rtc. t lot Sunday he remained all day at lio.i Evans, it explained, r 1- aunt. Mrs. Rowlands, at a quaint farm .1WJ yards up the mouniao,- .aii:ci at all adjoining f irm. Just before seven o'clock on Moudav moan- ing Evans junioed out oi bed hurriedlv. parti- ally dressed hoes i'. witlioiit lacing his boots, toilk up a s; e ;e uarieded. muzzle-load- ing giiii and some a ,oiitii.i:ioi:, and kit toe house. -1'- t clv.lt eel :e' i\ Roberts. SUl'VC Or, from lb.la. s'art: «,r! oj a listing cxeui sion, found Evans 1; g in a pool of blood, near found Evans g r in a pool of blood, near I the rickv ard g.dt v. ok be- side iiini. unrorin .ate signalman liad paivetl-y shot housel., iloeegh lie heart In ing the gun-biiti tin- go end. pressi sg' breast on the muzzle, and then discharging tiie weapon with a piece of wood. °

PIT :dj.-iiaps. was a is-emms ac-f id 'nt on Monday at th? Furiiao, Pit. Bo'ne- e-n it- ii' if) tne Kiuveil Coal Company. Eigh. iee<>Veic lie u.: lowered into the pit. when owing to tiro own. winding of the haulag- engine the cage iand-ed at the pit bottom with gri at violence.throw-ins the men cut. Four of tne meii were injircd- John MeCal-e Ki:takied a fractured ,.kuJ1. and W'iliam Morri- son, William Giant, and Wiil:ain B<dl "{'rA found t suffering from severe shock and brn;-MV. I lie four men escaped "-nhurt. 1 lie ongoing cage a.s fi r:i„:at-elv -omptv. but it v ao honsvd cot d "-ably Ixwond its usual lev el and wietked t;;j halting sear. V, h.l-t four ;l-shart sinkers wer-e descend- ing n pit neir St. H-deiv in a -:nki:g-tub with a en: 1 of wire rop-e. the coil suddenly fell upon th nr. C-eo:«.'o Beniv Mackintosh had h:s br-ad and :ui arm ,»ve»*ed from the body, aid Mieicu ] Mahon sustained a fractured jaw. The other two men were unhurt.

DEATH OF GENERAL GALLWEY. Lieilt.-(ieneral Sir Thomas ( ialhveyi K.C.M.G., a colonel-commandant, of the Royal Engineers, has died at Eastbourne in his eighty-fifth year. After 12 to lie vns. during the famine of IS pi-17. emploved in 1 re-land as inspoo.tiv: < 1">er neder 1he J'oiird of orks. He also saw serv ice in C anada. Jiermuda, •»nd (iibraltar. and from till 1SS2 was inspector-general ,r f fortif'e;,tions at the Head- quarters of the \rmy.

MISS BARBARA DEANE. PEMBROKE'S GQEAT LYl\IC AqTISTE. + Miae Barbara Deane, whose photograph we reproduce this week, is at present enjoying a brief Easter holiday with her parents at Pem- broke Duck. Our photo would, but tor an accident, have appeared in the issue of the "Guardian," which contained the sketch of the young artiste's career. It seems to us very apropos that the first detailed account of Miss Deane's successful stage career should have appeared in an organ published in Haver fordwest, as it was in good old "Harfat" that the young lady earned her first fee as a con- cert singer. This, to her, memorable event occurred about the Christmas time of 1902, our fair artiste being then only in her sixteenth year, and the occasion was an entertainment held at the Temperance Hall for the benefit of the Haverfordwest Moravian Church. Little did Katie Davies' friends dream at that time of the brilliant future in store for her, and how a few months later, at an amateur per- formance in Pembroke Dock, in which Katie was taking the title role of "Dorothy," there would come that tide in her affairs which, taken at the flood, would lead on to fortune. Neither could they forsee that under her new name of Barbara Deane she would appear on the boards of the Vaudeville, and pass from one success to another, until her latest tii- 'I umph at the New Aldwych Theatre has made her name known throughout the theatrical world. This interesting story has already been told in our columns. Since then many more complimentary notices of Miss Barbara Deane's beautiful voice have appeared in the press of this country, and, with very few ex- ceptions, the illustrated papers have all, a: one time or another, reproduced her photo- graph. The current issue of V'Black and White" has a eharming photograph of one of the stage scenes in "The Beauty of Bath," in which the following members of the company ai) pear: Miss Ellaline Terris, Mr Seymour Hicks, Miss Sidney Fareborugh, Mr. Stanley Butt, and Miss Barbara Deane. This week's issue also of "Womans Life" contains a life-like photo of the young artiste, and favours her with the ollowing complimentary reinarks:- "Among the clever juvenile actresses of the present time, Miss Barbara Deane takes very prominent place, and is exceedingly popu- lar with the theatre-going public. At the present time this little lady is making a great name for herself at the Aldwych Theatre in the new musical comedy, "The Beauty of Bath," and the two songs which she renders prove her to be a vocalist of the first rank." The great stage "Annual" for 1905, styled "The Green Book, or Who's Who," has deemed Miss Barbara Deane of sufficient importance in the theatrical world to include a brief sketch of her life in its select columns. [The above is from an excellent photo recently taken by the "Dover Street Studios," postcards from which are published by the Rapid Photo Printing Co., Ltd.] :=-=-=--=-=--=- .=--=-=-=-- =:=-=:=:=-=-=-===:=:=--=.

I world. Therefore, they would naturally lean on what would make their actions appeal in such a light as would keep up their cliai acter. If they did not prove the accusatioi against the prisoner they themselves would stand guilty in the country's judgment. On these grounds he asked the jury to be careful in receiving the evidence that was open to suspicion. Again regarding the prisoner as guilty of a crime that deserved death, was there not a great lack in the crime sought to accuse him Of, that was, beginning lo destroft Every damge done to a house was not "beginning to destroy ij, or el o breaking a bit of a window glass would bring the person within the pale of this law. Some- thing more complete would have to be done before the crime in the accusation could be proved. The, superintendent, when examined as to the injury done to the home, produced no evidence to prove tftat matter. Much had been said as to the stones taken put of the wall. It was at first described as a' big hole, but when Mr. Chambers put the question to one of the witnesses, it came out that there was no hole made. He thought at first tka; his learned friend had acted what hastily in putting the question; but it happened quite the reverse. Again, he asked them to look carefull, at tne evidence—at the entire absence of all pio f of .pulling down the house and dest oy 5ng it. He asked them not to be misled by the address of the Common Pleader, and assured them that they needed to be on their watch against it. lie besought them to look at the evidence, and notice that which hold its ground in course of years, and would be sufficient in future time to justify thei conduct in view of their own consciences. Before they could bring in the prisoner guilty of the accusation against him tl should find in the evidence that the riot I ers had spoken some words which explained the purpose of their actions, such as that they had made known their intention to pull (down the house. The only word mentioned in the evidence \a, gate," which plainly proved that tlit- gate. and that only. \vas the object »>f their attack- at the first. Then Mr. ifill quoted justances to show :Iia- people went out-with intention to lomniit small transgressions, that ihey were not responsible for greater ones by some oj that party; and then he concluded his ad- c1.re.-s by saying that he would call witne.: tile. to piove the character of the prisoner, and then th?y would hear the Common Pleader, who had a light, to reply, whether lie would call witnesses or not, He did not know wliy it was so in matters of prosecution by the Crown, but it was so. Then the learned gentleman concluded by expressing his hope that the jury would give due weight to every reason he had advanced and to every fact proved in the evidence. Then eleven witnesses were called in suc- cession, who gave the best character to the prisoner for good conduct, and for general obedience to the laws One of them was ex- amined by the Common Pleader respecting the person to whom one of the threatening letters was addressed. Then the Common Pleader rose to reply. He began by saying that it had become his duty to make some observations upon the case before them; and he believed that the best way to fulfil that duty would be to draw their attention to the accusation made, and to the evidence submitted to prove' that accusation in the calmest 'manner possible. They had heard the learned advocate for t11,- prisoner, and he must confess that in such a case of public importance, it was of the greatest advantage to the' prisoner to have the assistance of his eloquence and counsel. They had been told that the life of the pri- soner was in their hands. (To be Continued.)

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD. -t tBY THE PHARISEE.) (The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions expressed by his contributor. Shouid The Pharisee's" comments upon Dockyard matters call for replies, equal pro- ) minence wi.l be given to other correspon- dents.] As it is decided that 100 labourers will, in the course of the next six or seven weeks, be discharged, in order to fill up the vacancies caused in the ranks of ordinary la- bourers, .of which class there is a scarcity, a number of drillers, painters, riveters, etc., will be reverted to the grade of ordinary la- bourers To fill up the gaps thus made, it has been decided by tfifl*'tChief Constructor to make them good with "chippers," which class of skilled labour will now become prac- tically extinct. The Dockyard chippers were a body of work- men promoted from ordinary labourers, some ten or eleven years ago by Mr. Cock, our present chief constructor's predecessor. For some years this innovation proved a success, as these men relieved the shipwrights of much work which could as well be performed by skilled labourers as by mechanics. 1\' But with tlie introduction into Pembroke yard of pneumatic tools, the work previously |- performed by hand-chipper.s, gradually became i "small by degrees and beautifully less," and it. became patent to all ti-iu the time was ap- preaching when the chipper would vanish and "Othello's occupation be gone." Discharges commenced at Chatham Dock f yard in the same proportion as at our own, viz., 25 per week, to be continued throughout the months of April and May. But a num ber of shipwrights and others at the Eastern yard have been given the option of trans- ference to Devonport and Portsmouth in lieu of discharge, and, although I am afraid that similar terms will not be offered to any of the 200 hands, which it has been decided to discharge from Pembroke in the next few weeks, I ardently trust that, should it be our sad experience to lose any beyond that number, they will have the same concession made them as has been made to the Chatham workmen In no dockyard is there a more intelligent and clever lot of workmen than at Pembroke, and, granted this privilege, our loss would be Devonport and Portsmouth's gain. tt The heart-breaking order to discharge 200 employees from the Chief, Constructor's de- partment has had the effect of over shadow- ing minor discharges which have taken place in other departments. It may interest our readers to learn that since the first of January of this year, 80 men have been dispensed with from the Works Department alone. This number is made up as followsCarpenters 14, masons 4, smiths painters 3, plumbers 2, labourers 55. We are becoming accustomed to press an nouncelUents of the dire intentions of the Admiralty concerning poor unfortunate Pem- broke Dockyard, but it remained for the Lon- don "Express," on the 13th inst., to publish under the ominous headlines. Doomed Dock- yard," the .most startling statement yet made as to the future of this establishment. Other papers followed with extracts from the" Ex press article. The statements are of such a serious and alarming character, and are so calculated to work irremediable mischief in our locality, that it is td be hoped that our borough mem ber will lose no time in eliciting from the Admiralty what truth, if is contained in them, and whether the paper which origin- ally published them had any authority for so doing. In the meantime we would advise our read- ers not to be unduly alarmed by the out. look so sensationally portrayed by the 'Ex-. press. So many of the statements made are so inaccurate and contrary to facts that we are justified in doubting the truth of any of them. The first pronouncement made that the Warrior and Defence will both be finished about the end of the year, will ,unt bear close scrutiny. Although, with regard to the Warrior the statement is fairlv accurate. It is well known that the Defence wM not even be launched until nearly the end of the year, and after that event, it will take close on twelve months to complete her. The next item of information vouchsafed u: is that a couple of submarines only are pro vided for Pembroke yard in this year's esti- mates. We have searched the pages of the estimates closely, .but have failed to discover any mention of submarines in connection with this yard. The next, statement that numbers of men are being. at present dis charged is true to this extent, that 25 are to go weekly until 200 men havie been discharged, after which we arc authoritivelv. assured that no further discharges will take place this What, can be said for anchor statement Thai a small percentage of the men discharged an- being sent to Gibraltar, when it is well known that the men, sent to that place are not -dis- charged at all but. are still borne on the books of Pembroke yard. These men, to the number of 106, were drafted to Gibraltar in January last for special work, on the comple- tiuu of which they are to return to this yard, and will resume their former occupations. The writer in the Express" draws still further on his imagination when saying that many of the discharged workmen are placing their services at the disposal of the naval authorities of Germany and America. This statement can be whittled down to the bold fact that a few of the unfortunate men have decided to try their luck in Canada. The figures quoted as to the number oi hands <3,000) employed at the commencement of the year, being reduced by discharges 2,500 at the presnt time, are grossly exagger- ate i. The number of employees on the Dock y dord books at the commencement of the year was about 2,200, and as, up to the present. more than 50 have been discharged, the numbers now stand at about 2,150. The matter contained in the concluijihg paragraphs of this astounding art ice a e open to no objection, and portray fairly well the naval position as it presnts itself at present. .But "warships will still have to be built, and uut'] Llle statements made in the "l'è.xprE' are officially confirmed, we shall continue to hope that Pembroke yard will have its share. But^ nothing is to be gained by living m a fool's paradise, and we trust that our comm- and borough members will take the earliest and every opportunity of* trying to elicit from the Government what really is its intentions itli regard to Pembroke yard.

HAVJiltFOKDWJfiS 1' rNEVVS. The anuual general meeting of the members I of the Haverfordwest Cricket Club will be held at the Mariner's Hotel, on Monday next at 7.30 p.ni^ The business is to receive a statement of accounts, elect- officers, and pre- pare for the coming season. -Jr Alleged Theft.—James Daly, an Irishman, was brought before Mr. T. Rule Owen, at the hire Hall, on Tuesday, on a charge of stealing a pair 61 trousers and braces, the property oi James Mathias, of St. Davids. The pi- Miner was arrested in a barn at Peiivc-win, wearing the tiousers, which he said lie'found' by the roao.-ide. He was remanded until next "at hi Y Sessions. The Easter Hunt tfaL—This* took place on ne.uiesuay evening m the Assembly lioonis unien llaa be<JU Nery pi.etllly Ueeorated U(j the occasion by the head gardeners irom V. iil.au,Mo.1 am ,-ivelXanau House parties wtie piesent irom vviiliainston, Pic-ton Castle Angre Hail, Cottesmore, Uunston Urovu' ^orchwe.l Pentypare, Sealyham, Sco\n > ^.nrose, ciedaau, Fernhiil, etc "iiiariiig I piedsam panv ot about 32 couples, fxuf- s i>and, Swansea, supplied the music. 7( '7., 7/; Easter in the Churches.-The usual Easter services were held at the various elIurclws. Maii & had, as usual, been very tastefuliv J.-cca.ed by Mrs. Herbert frice IlJe ¿IlIsses Greellish l'he Grove), .Miss Adà moriow v- H e"CeUl)' Uie -Barham (Xioxloway House), and others. Flowers were sent hi numerous hIllU lrIelHb The choir rcndeied special music; and at an organ re- cital ilerbert Cole gave soios. The oiler- mrj Orr „.nuay aiiiouuted ro £ 20 14s.. which was given the vicar (tlie liev. J. tl. Davies) as an master gnt.-Ai fct..Uartin's theie were af-o tne usual master celebrations. The church TKb very c-hasteiy decorated by Misses Roberts, The Canh; Mrs. J. E. 11. Rogers, Misses Mat anriVS. fSeu Vieto' 1', £ muy ^^aras, Amite and JMiiily Rogers, and Mrs. Morris Davies. »,,i6r ,Ueie- 'special Preachers and special musical services. At St. David's, Prendergast, the decorations were profuse and beautiful, and die services were well attended. Mrs. David Evans (Old Bridge) and Master Jack Rees contributed solos. The offertorv for the vicar amounted to £ 25.-At St. Thomas- Church the usual Easter services were held.

HILL rARK COMPETITIVE MKETIXO. The annual competitive meeting organised by the Prendergast Upper Chapel has become well estaurislied, and has become a -feafu. herah.ing in the Easter holidays. The meeting was in every way the equal to its predecessors. It was held this time in the Temperance Hall. anu was in every way a success, the hall being crowded. Mr. S. J. Rees presided; the con- ductor, Mr. W. F. Thomas; the adjudicators were Mr. T. O. Hancock, Pembroke Dock, (music); and Rev. E. Nicholson Jones (litera- ture); accompanist. Miss Gertrude Lewis; secretary, Mr. Vincent Davies. The various, (ompetitions were well filled, and the com- petition was keen, and sometimes amusing. LIST OF AWARDS. ;:O:olu for boys, Alfred George Cook. Solo for girls, Annie James, Prendergast. Recitation for children, May Owen. Port field Reading musift at first sight. Mr. Maliiia«. Made Lane. Cnpullctuated reading, Mr. James James. Albert Street. Tenor solo, Mr. J. W. Thomas, Rogerston. The best poem on the "New Parliament." divided between C. B. and "Mixed Melaphor," who did not reveal their identities. Juvenile choir competition. Hill Park Choir (conductor Mr. Allen). Impromptu Speech. Mr. Winfred H, Lewis. Cartlert. Baritone solo, Mr. \V. J. Edwards. City Road. Open solo, 1, Miss Bessie Davies, P.ender gast; 3, Miss Jones Cambrain Place. Solo for men, 1. Mr. J. Y\. Thomas: 2, Mr. W. J. Edwards. Recitation lor adults, Miss Violet Boughton. Essay, Mr. George Jenkins, Barn Street. The proceedings terminated with the singing of the national anthem.

CliUKGH VliiSTRlES. ST. MARY S HAVERFORDWEST. Tli annual vestry meeting was held on Wed- nesday evening, the vicar, the Rev. J. H. Davies presiding. Mr. Herbert Price, the parishioners' warden submitted the statement of accounts. These showed that the Total receipts from collections were £198 17s. 62d., and from other sources £14 18s. 3d. This was an increase of £57 upon last years collections, and of iP-13 upon the total. The adverse balance was zL366 2s. ll^d., which was £16 more than last year, partly attributable to ex- penses connected with the re-opening of the church. On the restoration fund there was now owing £ 1,080. Dr. F. R. Greenish was again nominated vicar's warden, and Mr. Her- bert Price was elected people's warden. The sidesmen were re-elected, Mr R. T. P. Williams being substituted for Mr. Campbell Jones, who is away from the town. Mr. Warren was re-elected auditor, and Mr. T. Rogers lay elector.-Oii the motion of Mr. T. H. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Herbert Price, a resolution was unanimously adopted protesting against an undue interference with the Trust Deeds of the church schools, and pledging those pre- sent to unflinchingly defend the rights and privileges of Churchmen. ST. ])A V I D, PRENDERGAST. The Easter vestry meeting was held in the parish room on Wednesday evening. The rector, the Rev. D. Akrill Jones, presided, and there were present Mr. Churchwarden Evans, and a large number of the parishioners. A letter of -regret for unavoidable absence was received from Mr. Marlav Samson. The rec- tor's accounts were audited and pass?!, and the churchwardens accounts likewise. The latere showed an adverse balance of about £,1. due to an extraordinary'expenditure < f n out £ 30 in improving the churchyard path. T,, i, ing this into consideration the 1 i.amial position was considered highly satisfactory. The total collections amounted to about £ 166. an increase of about £10 on the previous year. The rector nominated as his warden, Mr. John A. Evans, and Mr. Marlay Samson was mously elected people's warden. The follow- ing resolution was unanimously passed: -"We pledge ousrelves to resist to the utmost of our ability the proposals of the present Educa- tion Bill, as unfair, and as tending to ruth- elssy confiscate the vested interests f '],l r h men in their schools, and as having the effect of endowing undenominational forms of re- ligion." ST. THOMAS'S. The annual vestry was held on Tliu -av the rector, the Ven. Archdeacon Hilbers, r'c siding. Mr. E. Eaton Evans. rector's warden, presented the accounts, which showed a bal- ance in hand of £4 19s. 10(1.; but Mr. Davies. the people's warden, said there were out- standing acounts which would- more than ex- haust what they had in hand Mr. E. Eaton Evans was again nominated rector's warden, r d Mr. W. Davies George was elected ^copies* warden. The sidesmen were all re-elected, and /Mr. Thomas Morgan. Barn Street, was added vice Mr. Devereaux. who had left the town. A resolution was passed drawing the attention of the Town ,ouncir to a i-esoi -.i-i )n passed on April 8th, 1904, that the church- yard must be closed to residents in P'u"v Park and Portfieid. save under exceptional circumstances, and at higher fees. ST. MARTIN'S. The annual vestry meeting was held at noon on Thursday in St. Martin's Hall, the vicar. the Rev. C. M. Phelps, presiding. The vicar said he had no one to nominate this year as his warden. Mr. L. Roberts was unanimously elected people's warden. The sidesmen were re-elected, Mr. Will. Roberts being substituted for Mr. J. S. O. Tombs, who has left the town. Mr. T. Morgan was re-elected auditor. and Mr. Hugh J. P. Thomas lay f?lect,

# NARBERTH. Legal Success.—Mr. Howell E. James. li.A.. articled with Messrs. Lewis & James, solicitors. Naiberth. has been successful in passing the intermediate examination of the Incorporated Law Society.

Xirtbs jflDarriaijes IDeatbs. .r-I- MA Kill AGES. oil 15.h inst.. at St. Ciiu:*ii. 1 laveiiordwest i by licenses, by the Rev. j. 11. Dav ies, Jatnei? Baud, of RotSierl.aui. in Alice, only daughter ot Mr. Joseph Colweb, late i-,t

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