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CHIEF POINTS IN THE CORPORATION…
CHIEF POINTS IN THE COR- PORATION BILL. THE WESTERN SEWER. CHATS W[TH PROMOTE RSI AND OPPONENTS. It is evident from what took p'.acs at the meet. ing of ratepayers on Monday night that the Cardiff Corporation arc not, to be allowed to carry their Biil lor the extension of the borough boundaries through Parliament with- out very strong opposition. That the meeting was packed by opponents, many of whom left their comfortahle firesides at Penarth to record their votes, was patent to the few ratepayers of Cardif fwho took the trouble to support their representatives in the council. It is further alleged that a considerable proportion of tho? present were not ratepayers. This 19 a dtfhcutty which is always felt at public towns meetings, and it is one which cannot v?ry ")I? A ?r p??d,t ?,t? at the Town-hall on Monday night makes an excellent suggestion, namely, that admission should be by tickets, gent to all the ratepayer, in the town. This would ensure the attendance of ratepayers only, and would te Ie,s costly than a poll, if that were demanded by a minority composed of many psrsons whose names do not appear on the burgess roll. The corporation are beginning to recognise the importance of the task they hava set themselves, and arrangements are being made by whid1 the contents of the Bill shall be fully explained to the ratepayers in the several w\rd;;¡. It is only necessary, for instance, to explain to the residents of the we-tern side of the Taff that their health depends upon the construction of a new sewer for tiv.it district to bring together a body of ratepayer- who will swamp the Penarth con- tingcut. who, while ready to take advantage of every improvement within the borough, prefer to live outside it, and thus evade their f.tir contribution toward s the outlay. It is only iv.-t to remark, however, that there are manJ- sub"tantial ratepayers in the suburban town who thoroughly approve th action of the OivdifF Corporation, and are ready to join hands with them in making what r, r..wcl'en once described as a great municipal ( olo.«sus. with one foot on Rumnev Hill and the other on Barry Island. CHIEF POINTS OF THK BILL. I he chief points in the Bill are these ??tcn-ionotthe boundary to include the (listriet of I)en:trth, tiie who.? cf Llan- natT parish, and a portion of LHnishen Impen- ?,?t thi, wi!l the purchase and frre- ing from toll of Penarth-roud; the widening z:t11(i improvement of roads between Handaff and Maindy. with bridges over the riv?r and mill-race, and th extension of the tra¡n,y i -.y-ten).K':th<(.ctrk-trartio'n.to['p.?-t'!)'" Whit- church.andHand?ff. 2 1,1 construction of a n*w B*w?r to Q?rve the ?tcrn side f ('diff, ,ith :i tf?ll at .I. THK WESTERN SEWER. "p propose dealing with these points 3eriaam, giving the opinions of represents- tive men for and against them. As the western sewer was the firit question put tilt! ir.eeting on Monday night, it shall have priorit here, because it unquestionably fQrm. one of the most important .ections of the lii.'l After interviews with Alderman Hamsdate. chairman of thpconiitiit and Mr. W Harpar. the bOf0Ugh engineer. we are 1)?e to I)re-eiit tlle c,?'se fol. the in th9 fo;lowin terms. The partIcular route WaR chosen." said Alderman Rarasdale, "after very carefully! Toing oyr the whole ground to be ùr:uueù, Fhere wore several important points to be (-on. adored, In the first ?h,, Id be remem- 'b,t, in 189 the corporation went tn Parliament for a scheme to discharge the sewage into thp estuary 0f the Toff. That: was opno'ed hy sevpra) peop'p. and particularly by Lord Windsor, the Penarth District faun-it. and the Bute Docks Company. Cp to this time there bad been uo definite proposal fo-; a W indsor Dock. We arranged, term* with the Bute Docka Company and Lord Windor. but the arrangement with Lord Windsor was,' that in the event of any dock or other r-imilar work? being constructed ou the west of Cardiff which ,I,erfered with the sewer we should "Iter or di,??t it at the expense 11 th town. This settlement ?,jl, run ns into .L20.0M to ?30.0']0.°':)nJ as i<n? :? ??'? ?o? PI,ED to enstruet the \Vindsor Dock we thought it desirable to devise another scheme D must tH" clear to anyone who undt". stands the district that some day or other it will be necessary to make a sawer along Penarth-road. and the route now suggested will avoid a (buhle expenditure. A further point ,,) b, d z?f", t? the counter-scheme of Mr. Collett. is that th dis- trict south cf the gasworks will be developed for docks, wharves, and w.>rks of that descrip- tion. for which no tieer be required. The construction of a sewer there would, conse- fluently. be a waste 0' money, By taking the Penarth-road Hue to the boundary of the borough we hall :'k? the ?l?t economical and u3?ful .urs",hi,h can be conceived. The sewer from rear the toll-gate will take the shortest possible way by tunnelling through open country to Eastbrook. and then along low-lying lands to Lavernock Point, where it will discharge." ere it And the length i. I believe, six miles?" "About six mLe*, ..nrl with the exception of the hoslow at Cogan the whole of Penarth can be drained into iL The outlet at Lavernock will be at such n level that the sewage can be discharged at high water, so that flooding from tide cannot po::¡.ib]y occur." One of the objectinn. to the scheme is that you take power to discharge the sewage into the Ely River uhder certain circumstances?" "That would "n'y be done in the event of an accident or during times of excessive rainfall. We have .,I l? put in clause which Parliament! has passed in the case of other towns. You should explain that at the commencement of a flood the sewer* would be practically emptied of sewage, and what would go into the Ely would certainly not be more effensive than the water which generally passes down that river. In the Taff Valley, the Rhondda Valley, the Aberdare Valley, and Merthyr district the autho,it;e? have an ?l-FIljg III such as we propose, and the Penarth distrct 1 is now discharging crude s-wag? ill toi tbe Ely at two points. There is also a storm over- flow sewer into the Eiy from the village cf that name. MR. COLLETT'S SCHEME. Wih respect to Ir J. K. Collett's proposal, to run a sewer south of the Penarth-road to Cogan, and then tunnel through to Ranie Bay. and discharge there, th? chairman f the public works committee and Mr. Harpur found many: 8uhst:ntb: objection9. "So far as that sewer U within the existirlz borough boundary." said Mr, Harpur, "it will never be wanted for town purposes, and will. therefore. he a useless and unnecessary expen- diture, because a sewer must be made along Pemrth-road in any case." "The line is a ehorter one than that which you propo<e?" suggested the reporter. "That i, so, It i, three miles and a half as against six miles; hut just see what it will mean to Inalle it It takes a diagonal ine from Grangetowu. under ahout a dozen strcct3 of honse. Mr. Collett probably took au old Ordnance map, upon which the houses are not shown because they were uot then built. Then it takes a Ions M-rew line under the Taff Vale Bridge and under York-stroet. It impinge, upon a bend of the Hinr Ely, where it would be very costly to make a sewer, and goos under that river in no less than three places. For nearly a mile this sewer would have to be constructed at a very great depth in "slop" land of the softest possible character. Consequently, its con- struction would be exceedingly difficult and costly: in fact, one mile would cost more than two miles al- ng the line which the public, works committee has chosen. Ifr. Collett's sewer is apparently designed to serve the low. lying land at Coall. but here, again, it takes a perfectly straight course under the houses in Howell and other strest3. the owners and {>r,ee3 of which, as in Grangetown, would require, compensation, to say nothing of the po-si'oility of some of the houses having to ome down. Then the course to Ranie Pool j-, hv means of a tunnel two miles in length. The sewer commences at euch a low level in Grangetown that to get a gradient to give any- lite a reasonable disc1wrr.;e the outfall tUU-t necessarily be in a spot which would be tide-locked ten hours out rf every twelve." "That is a serious objection, I should say," rc:a1"krl our representative. "Of course, it means this, that the sewer must be large enough to contain all the sewage and storm waters of the western district of Cardiff, Llandaff, and Ely. and perhaps Penarth, if added to the borough. A sewer capable of serving these purpoees would baye to be five or six times the diameter of the one proposed by the corporation, and the fast. of course, would he correspondingly A SERIOUS CONTEMPLATION. "But. supposing that, after all cakulations I have been made for dealing with the ""g? and storm water under Mr. Collett's scheme.! what might happen during a high tide? Y,i d h?- ie the rain water and sewage fr.. the hih district of Penarth ranging up to 2Y:f. above the .ea level, rushing down and j forcing the e" out at) Grangetown. The outlet would he there, not: on the seashore, atid such a state of thing3 i would happen that has never yet been known! in the history of the town." "Just one more point-What would the people of Penarth say to the discharge of sewage in Ranie Bay?" 'T \enture to predict- *u"t the urban authoritv of Penarth would ia.tr dream of allowing such a thing. Mr. Colfett has chosen, probably the very worst spot hpro):'dfnr(t'i?h?in!: the sewage. We have pr"Hd. from a careful .)h.<crvatio))oftif)<.9.h.vm<u?nffto'at9,th't It the ?,?az? "r discharged in Ranie Ba during the t, h.iur* of low water in the pni. Hon in ?hkh Mr. Cotlett 8 outf?U i, it wo?d practically never leave Penarth Beach. It would oscillate, too, and finally stick there. B' the eame meana we have discovered that if the sewage is discharged at Lavernock it is carried out to eea, and can be a nuisance to nobody." This i8 briefly the case for the corporation on the sewerage question, but many of the other clauses in the Bill will be strongly opposed. One of these will be the extension ot the borough in the direction of Penarth. "?'ot only win Penarth object, but the Taff Vale R:tilway Company, aNo, foreseeing that the taking over of the road between Cardiff and the suburban district will result in the making of a tramway, which will depreciate tae property of the comoanv by diverting a proportion of the trallk
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION. One of our representative called upon Mr. T H, nich; with the view of ascertaining ins views with regard to the question of the western sewer, th? scheme for which pro. posed by the corporation he strongly opposed at the town's meeting. At th? outset Mr. Riches said that his opposition to the scheme was witolly personal, and that he did not in any shape or form represent the T;;ff Vi^le Railway Company. He had nothing whatever to do with the polky of the company, being pimply the mechanical engineer. The only official of the company who would have any- thing to d" with the policy of the company would be the general manager, who was pre- sent at the meeting alo. "Wh\' do you objct to the we8tern sewer, Ri'he??" asked thepressman "I do. tto it we?tqr. -r." 3ir. Rkhe, replied. "Indeed. I am 'OTIVI ,?d i t.,Ihj,t t ? ?thatthecorporation?houtdbuiida.?wer 8ix miles and a quartr ong when a shorter one would answer ^11 purpose*. The town his now a debt of something like' £ 2.030.000. with: powers only to raise a further £8J,G:J(), ar.,1 my opp?jtion h based npan financial grounds ?tth re-?rd to the present Bill, there are some things I don't think nece??ary. and ctV-r3 really not wanted. As to the western sower it is necessary, but hou!d b,? on a rational r,l,e, What ar your chief objections to tl1e pre-ent pr1e!ne?" "M.v chief objection that I don't tll'nk It neee.Ba.ry to go out ahiuet to Dynas Pow:s instead cf gom? much nearer Penarth. as win suggested in a former Hill. I don't objtc'. to ?' go!ng to Lavernock for an outLdl. hrt I think the old ,chme, which would be neaier I enartb ,,in d(*1, horter, th? better? because it would be quite as efficient and be much less costly* "With regard to the nature of the aoM 10 be l)a;aed through. Mr. ltiches, do you thinli that either scheme would have any advantages. say, as to len¡;th of tunnelling required there would not be very much diffe- rence :n this resnect. If the scheme which ran eloser to Penarth involved more tunnel- lins. it WQuid not ?fr?'t the ,.?t per mile ?ry much. a3 it will probably be a cheap to tunnel as to cut and cover when considerable d?hs are concerned. I think the cost permile of the two scaemcs would be much about the same, and then, of (?,)ur?e, the shorter would have a ?t?at advantas? In :je8rhr hoe1 .¡ be red marl and limestone to tro through." "What do you think of Mr. '.Iiett', .cheme'" That scheme, the details of which I have ot gone ,nto. do? not commend itself to me. for the reason that the sewage outfall wonid be on Penarth Beach. It is further away from Penarth, certainly, than the present outfaU of the place, but sooner or later the town will ci)(I out beyond the point suggested."  "I, re?:lrri to ?" ?ed outlet into the Elv ni'' .11 bi", to th. ciau? ? it i in the M). _becau? it wou.d enable the corporation -t any time to let- out sewage in the r:l?'. As the c anw reaJs. thr, would be power to stopthe "orporation doing this. The -waj- might he let out. on a flowing tide, and ci?itd up the river, per hap as far as F.I"v and d'posned on the banks. Then, if the .rt;, ? ?'? '°'? Penarth in the bo'lr fliiJli .U corpor.tHon m?ht drop the remaindr ot !,I s'le-I to Lavcrnock, and use tne'r rignis of turning the sewage into the as a lever to force Pcnarth's hands. The sewage ot into the Ely would ccrtainly be deposited on the s'opes of the river, the mud banks, and, in all probability, Penarth Beach. As I said before. I am opposing entirely on my own account, and for the reason that the ('hme o1,?, to gr,,t i, t, P.'Ithe ?atepaye?" Thh ?d ?r c\a? i? the Bill represent very large sums of money. The last attempt to float. Cardiff stock was an igno. minious failure. and. as such was the rase. I don t like wild-cat schemes which involve a lot of money the town will have to borrow, and which are bound to affect its credit 11 want to see Cardiff great and strong ilnan- <ia J. i
THE OPPOSITION OF PENARTH…
THE OPPOSITION OF PENARTH j PUBLIC MEETIXU OF RATEPAYEliS. I enarth ratepayers assembled in fairly large numbers at Andrews-hall on Thursday evening, the meeting having been convened for the purpose of pacing or rejecting a reao- fi'e iitU;:f:I/e ¡;t"¡ rec6io:tT: Rill. in which it is proposed to incorporate Penarth in the boroug-h of Cardiff. Mr. Pavey chairman of the Penarth District Council. pre- sided, and he was supported on the platform by the members of the council. A authorising opposition to the Bill in Parliament was read out by the chairi Ilan who formally moved its acceptance by the meeting,and he was seconded by Mr. Guy. C-luncillor Shepherd supported on the ground that Penarth would derive no advantage at all from the scheme. One thing that wou-d be most obnoxious to Penarth was the discharge of sewage into the Ely River. And. apart from that, he was :'f;IY '05pa to being joined ho the Cardiff Corporation. They had intelligence enough in Penarth to manage their own affairs, and they wanted to retain their iude- pendence Mr. Westyr-Evnns also spoke in opposition to the scheme. Mr. Wadiey (chairman of the Penarth Chamber of T rIde) produced a petition which, he said, had been signed by IDe, tradespeople against the Bill. and in the who!, of their can- vass thev had met with only three refusals, Mr. Ilenry IUdcIiffe and Mr. Collett also supported the resolution. Mr. Robinson was next called, and moved an amendment requesting the Cardiff Corporation to nrike out Clause 73. relating to the sewerage s aeme. and to grant Penarth an extension of frfte,n years on the present rates, and a further five years at an increase of not more than Is. in the £ and that public improve* ments should be carried out equitably with tbase in the horough of Cardiff. The Chairman ruled the amendment out of order, and added that they must either vote for or against the resolution. Mr. Pyle, though OPDaPed to the present s(h ?m??, of the Cardiff Corporation, w'as ° in favour of amalgamating Penarth with Cardiff. and considered that pressure ought to be brought to hear upon the corporation to bring in an alternative scheme. Mr. Hansen and Mr. Joseph Henry Jones spoke in opposition to the scheme, the latter etating that it wa an open secret that the reason for Cardiff's eagerness for amalgama- tion was that they wanted to increase their borrowing nower., the maximum point of which had almost been reached, The resolution to oppose the Bill was then put to the meeting, and carried by an over- whelming majority, there being only one dis- sentient. DR. BORDER'S VIEWS. To the Editor of the "Western Mail." Sir.—It was judicious on the part of the mayor to consent on Monday evening last to an adjournment of the ratepayers' meeting, and it is to be hoped that, before the next meeting is held, the whole situation will he calmly and thoroughly discussed by the cor- poration. However wise and prudent their schemes may be, it is rather more than doubt- ful whether the present time is an opportune one for carrying them into operation. It will. however, be necessary to do smn-'hipg for the sewerage of the western end of the town. and. as "8o)ieitor" pointed out in the "Western Mail" a -ewerage scheme can be carried into operation without going to Parliament'at alL It was evident that at the meeting last Monday the main part of the opposition was to the scheme propounded by the borough engineer. It is always a most dtBeutt matter to of the-r,ge large and p,pul"" t""4 without detriment to surrounding districts, and no cne except ex"rt? can be in a po?it i..? to discuss such n inlri te question. If there is ny possible chance of the overflow (or stornÙ sewer pouring its contents at any time into the Ely River, then it is r.ianlfe-t that th most strCnllQllg I opposition should (and would) be made to th construction of such a sewer, But. sir, the main object of my letter is to to tile" corporation and beg of them to drop thi, Bill. and for the following reasons: — 1. Because the liabilities of the corporation are at the ,re-ent moment <0 great that they will find some difficulty in meeting them. 2 Because the town and it? inhabftants have not as yet recovered from the evil effects of the coal strike. 3. Because, although the population of the town has for man\, cars past shown a ateady increase, yet there are indications that that inerease has not teen maintained during the past year. 4 BYc"(-?use there is every reasonable proba- bility that, owing to the war, the liabilities of the people of this country are likely to be increased to an enormous extent —I [1m.r" T. GARRETT HORDER. Windsor-place, Jan. 10.
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:\IIXEn' FEDERATION OFI UHhAT…
:\IIXEn' FEDERATION OF UHhAT BRITAIN. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was continued at the Park Hotel on Thursday morning, this being the third day, Mr. Ben Pickard, M.P., again pre- sided. THK COMPKNSATION ACT. In continuing the discussion on the York- shire rsolntion asking for an amendment of the Workmen's Compensation Act, Coun- cillor AV, Johnson 'Warwickshire^ said there appeared to he a weakness in the Act with refe- rence to the resumption of work. There were plenty of men who got injured, and after a fw *I, ,bLn from work, either from the k ,or their position or a litt:e pressure put upon them, were induced to return to work before they were fit. They hid a case in Warwickshire some time ago where a. man returned to his war], before he was tit, and on falling il' they brought a claim in the county-court, which the judg,, dismissed. An appeal was ? n" (I, to the higher court, which ordered the .s" to '?' sent back to the county-court for re-trial. Mr. Hu¡:hes Iorth Wales) represented that tin North Wales miners were strongly of opinion that compensation should lie paid from the time of the accident. He remembered Air. Pickard salving at ottingham that very few lawyers understood the Act, and their expe- rience was that very few judges understood it. 0,' there would not be so many varying decisions. The county-court judge had refused a claim for compensation on behalf cf a work- man employed for three. days, while another judge allowed a claim on behalf of a workman who had only been employed for three hours. They considered that 10s. a week should be the minimum allowance. They were receiving the full benefits of the Act. and had only had to go into court with two cases. Mr. Hobbs (Cleveland) aid that in'his dis- triet thy formed a claim" committee composed of representatives of employers and worklnen. I and all cases not satisfactorily settled other- wise were dealt with by this committee. As a result they had had occasion to go to the law .,t., only once. The Chairman said that one good suggestion made by Mr. Chamberlain when the Bill was before the House was that there should be in every county or separate district a committee of employers and workmen to adjust all these cases. Mr. Sharp (Cumberland) said they had had no men contracting out of this or previous liability Acts, and joint committees of em. ployers and employed-had worked well in the settlement of compensation cases. They had in this way settled 1nore than 403 cages sinC-2 the Act had been in force, and they had not taken a single case to court. The co-t of the Act to the coalowners worked out in his district to a little over one-third of a penny per ton on the total output, and that was not a very serious matter. The Chairman said the experience of Cum- berland as to the cost of the Act only confirmed the prediction he made in the Home of Commons when he said the cost would not reach lid. per ton. The employers had said it would amount to 3d. Mr. Chambers (Leicester) said there had been no contracting out in his district, and they had experienced very little difficulty in con- nection with the working of the Act, The owners met them as well as possibly could be expoctetl-all with the Exception of one com- pany, which embraced only a few pits. But even there they had fought them, and generally, they settled without going into court. In one case they got £275. With the exception men- tioned. the Act had worked admirably in his county. Mr. George Watts (Bristol) also reported that the Act had worked fairly well in his part of the country, except in the cage of a fatal accident, here advantage was taken of the fact that the man had been employed there only a few months, ir, Whitehouse (Somerset) agreed as to the j necessity of amendments in the Ad. mini- mum being p:aced in it, and extended to cover the first two weeks, and to put an end to con. trrvcting out. In Somerset they administered the Act in this way: They formed a com- rnitte of representativeioi nn either side. as provided in Schedule 2 of the Act. That com- .itt?e ?t ,nl decided every case. When I ;:n:o\I1:asdcd tI7e;r"¡:t"ed 'i In the county-court, 'I?. as provided in Schedule 2. and that registration simply made the award of the committee the order of the court. Another method pursued was to settle chims individually, and they secured the full 50 per cent, provided by the Act in all cases. The amount varied from 133. 6d. downwards, and thev had no necessity to go to courtr The action of the Chief Registrar cf Friendly Societies in thee ('aS8 was a candal, and hi; aetip?, he contended, should be severely criticised in the Ho.?? of Commons. (Ap- p1anc.) The Chairman complained that -,h,!?,e? had been put before the registrar without the men being consulted, as they should have been. The men had no privilege at all. It all de. pended upon what the owners put before the registrar, and the construction they choose to put upon it. That was a most unfair position in which any individual should be placed in the interests of working men—(applause)—and he could not emphasise the noint too strongly. 1Ifr, Stanley asked had they not power to give fourteen days' notice to terminate the present agreement. The Chairman: It is the men who do it and not the agents. The men are soft and pliant enough in the hands of managers and their deputies. The registrar, who evidently was biassed in several of his judgments, should nt be o.,tit-t??d the final court of appeal. hybe s;;itu'e th:n fin;%e'Jte;: p I Act giving them the power of appeal to the higher courts, to be Hou;e of Lords—(apnlaus*) —or to 80me higher authority than this man who said, "I am the man who knows what is1 best for you. beirtr,fOt;' 'South Staffordshire) spoke in i favour of amendments in the interests of work- men as ,il as employers. Mr. W. Brace (South Wales), bo ncxt ddre .,d te f,n,e --id ,t the out- I .(?t that their exp,ri?n- had been )f a two- fold character, .d it depended very lar^"ly' how the men were treated under the Act a a to the firms bv whom they ,,re engaged. The majority of th? owners had met them -ry fairly and frankly, and with little trouble they had been prepared to pay the full 50 per ,nt in case of non-fatal accidents nd the fuli amount totho?e entitled to it in cases of fatl :f\o ];riiyo!en ;;e: :td;, bl? to get..rr?,t record, but they had made arrangements to do so. I:;neg \l;dhir:len'e t;epl;ts Ef j the few districts they had in l??nd b,)?,d that there had been 1.227 cases of non-fatal acci- dents and 66 of fatal accidents, and in all these cases except five, they bad bn paid withaut going to court. Unfortunately, a number of men had contracted out. but he was "lad to report that no more had contracted out than at the commencement when the Act was intro- duced. The tendency of the coalfield indeed was to com had, to the pro- visions and to the operation of the Act. Th??- Iwit then sug- :e<1 /;n,gh1 etrece'àf;s thf; experience they realised that if these amend- ments were introduced it would be very much easier and better for the men. The county- court judges had also endeavoured fairly to administer the Act, and they saw in that morning's papers a report of a case in which his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams took a: etep which was likely to have far-reaching consequences. His hOllonr held that where a company paid bytnutnal agreement between the nHn m- workmen's representatives for tlx months, that the fact cf their paying was suf- ficicnt to him to provo the justice of the nun's; cases. He wished to publicly place on record his thanks to '1.'Ig? Gwiiym Williams. Mr Brace went 00 to say that up to now they had A worked very well with ,he -ply, in a mutual kindly spirit. They met at the offices, and every case, except one, had been .?tt'?d ,I;oeiil;SitXtm ¡t e ,hlpJs=tt ¡ p,"?,?d?d to rgu? that time limit .hGuld be fixed iu which an employer should be com- pelled to pay a man his compensation when it became due. They found, although they had approached the employers directly, that it was really the insurance compa eq they had had to deal with, and sometimes, as the chairman had very well put it, several weeks passed before money was paid. Th • Act- shou'd be very explicit upon this point. With- in three days after the money was due a man should have i t' and a day should be recog- nised upon which he or his representatives might call for the money. He hoped they wquid bc-.ahte to get all the men within the provisions of the Act, and he felt hopeful in that direction. Whatever might be the faults of the Compensation Act, they in South IVales and Monmouthshire regarded it as on? of the best pieces of social legislation they had, and as one that could well be extended for the benefit of the working-class commu- nity. Mr. Smellie (Scotland* urged an amendment in favour of giving parent, full compensation in respect of children who may have worked with them. Mr. S. Woods, M.P., said the discussion had demonstrated one fact, at auy rate. and that was that lawyers had had too much to do with the administration of the Act. After further discussion the resolution was carried, and it was further resolved that the nece»s.ir,v amendments and questions to be put in the House of Commons be left in the hands of the new board for 1900. MINKS REGULATION (AMENDMENT) BILL. The resolution under this head comprised several sections. The first, in favour of obtain- ing at the earliest moment, the amendment r't lt{¡li,: :Ut\hc,mi;it.ID:: i^nanimously passed on the motion of Mr. Parrot. Mr. Hobbs (Cle?land) and Mr. Jesse Butler (Manchester) then proposed and seconded respectively the following:—" We believe the interests of the mining community would be better secured. and a more practical investigation assured as to the cauze and removal of those deplorable accidents which are continually depriving the workmen of life and limb, if a Minister of Mines and cognate trades ??re appointed; and we urge upon the conference the necessity for instructing the ParHamentary committee of the Trades Union Congress to use every effort to indu?e the g;e ;sn:iete C8t o,I,duce the! The Chairman, in a lengthy speech, sup- ported the appointment of a Minister of Mines to deal with questions that crop up from time to time. They had asked for it for years, and now they .hould not take nay for an answer Hithrto, they had been sent from n d.rt: ment to another. The Board of Trade and the Home Office could not work together. Each knew better than the other, and the one hin- dered the other. Mr. Cowey described this as an hardy annual, and protested that the conference must now take steps to accomplish the object they had in view. The resolution was carried upon the under- standing that steps will, if necessary, be taken to bring abont the desired alteration in Par- liament, and it was agreed also in the matter ?,i also in the matter to instruct the new board, instead of "the Parliamentary committee of the TradeB Union Con-,ress." as indicated in the resolution. The Chairman formally moved, and it was decided, That. as the result of the ballot on the age of boys and young persons is that the age should be thirteen, this age be inserted in the new Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill," THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS. 1H'. 'jumour (Lanarkshire) proposed a reso- lution .Ilig the Government to prohibit the employment in the mines of u.?killed work- men, but more especiaUy those coming from foreign countries, who do not understand the language, and are, therefore, a source of dan- ger to oil those employed underground. He argued that upon the ground of safety this crying evil must be remedied as early as pos- sible, in view of a probable rush of unskilled workmen into the mines. In Lanarkshire they 17. id an invasion of Germans and Russian Pole3. The Germans were experienced miners -who knew what it was to handle the safety lamp, butthe R us, ia- Poles, who had been engaged all their lives in agricultural pursuits, were a different class. They earned in their own country ls, or Is. 6d. a day. and in the expectation of earning 59. or 6s. a day they had come to this country in such numbers that there were now upwards of 1.000 of them if not nearly 2,0(0. in the part of Scotland from which he came. Mr. Smellie (also from Scotland) said these Poles could not speak a word of English. Some- times they walked about with addresses they couid not read, and they had "?° been seen labelled on the back like luggage. Mr. John Weir (Scotland) spoke upon the same subject. Afr. COWC)' (Scotland) considered it astound- ing that these men should be admitted into gaseotis mines, there to be a source of danger and menace to the colliers already employed. ?h9 Chairman su?e?ed that a deputation ?ait upjn the Home 8't''ry "-d ask if something could not be done to remedy some if not all, these evils and any others that might be incorporated. Mr, Ashton (South Wales) said their point was-let a man come from whatever country he may if he is unskilled he is unfit to go into the collieries. He advised that they let the language question alone, and, in pursuance of these remarks, he pronosed an amendment altering the terms of the resolution aec?rd. ingly The conference, with this proviso, passe the resolu t;on.-The next proposition That a short BiH be introduced prohibiting ?tne employment of women about the mines" was withdrawn on the understanding that the .principle be laid before the Home Swretarv It was formally agreed that a deputation wait at an early date upon the Home Secretary and !ay before him the concisions of the con?- rence »P°n ?" fu?tions brought before it, and others, if !iece?ary.-The conference then ad'j ourned until ten o c)och on Friday mo? I adjourned until ten o clock this (Friday) morn. Ing, "'u THE MAYOR'S BANQUET. "Her {u c°nterence the delegates proceeded tcth: Town-hall, where they were cordially Scorned by the mayor fc?nciffors A, Brain), and hospitably entertained to luncheon at his worship's invitation. The mayor pre- sided, and he was supported in the chair bv' ?°'? others. Mr. D. A. Thomas. M P M"rn 'Alfred  ?- Ca? Thompson?™118' M P During the  proceedings Mr, Alfred Tho m?, ,M.P.,n ?ickno?l.dgi?g the t??,,t of "The Town and Trade of Cardiff," Jid he was one who hud expected a great deal from tlif ?8hdftin,?-,c.?e. but after the struggle of 1875 and the recent great strike he looked upon it  v"v affair. (Applause.) Mr D. A. Tho.??, M.P., whose name was al-o assDcbted with the toa?t, speaki.?as ,n employer, '?' a good might 'i? naid for thi ?"d,'ng-scate. the net result in South Wal?? had been to keep down prices, and, consequently, wages also. It was par- ticularly appropriate that the Federation :°Uld TiT:t £ ardiff- as the coal metropolis of the world, whose export tonnage was also the largest He wanted to makepeace, and he hopd they would make for peace. But it was an old and a true saying that if they wanted to have pence they must be prepared for war Things in the coal trade were rosy now. but they might not be so rosy when the sliding- scale terminated and was buried and they joined in the funeral chorus. They might in three or four years have another period of depression, and so they must see that men not only joined the Federation, but stuck to it. (Applause.) Mr. S. Woods, proposed the health of the mayor, and his Worship suitably replied. PLAIN .Sl'EAKIXU TO C WMTILLEKY MINERS. Addressing a mass meeting of men of the CwmtUlery and Boeo Heyworth Collieries at —————M—^] the Workmen's-hall, Cwmtillery, on Wedne*. day, Mr. E. Edwards, J.P., mayor of Burslem. and treasurer of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, said if the men spent half the zeal in trying to lift themselves up instead Cf blackguarding their employers they woulu be in a much better pdSitlon"tban they were to- d.y. The w a? nobody in the world to blame toa:-lo;nhees:e t\;Ogd,etreo them- selves. Wherever the men had fairly grasped the situation they had made life somewhat worth living. The ideal of a living wage would be B"y rea):?? when they as individuals made up their minds to realise it. What he did thinit was possible and practicable was that they might secure for men who worked a living wage and also im- proved conditions of service. But they must keep up and strengthen their cause if they wished to toe the line on the wage question with the other districts in the Federation. Speaking of the Compensation Act. he said that 'he measure was a great advance on any Ad "r compensation that th;, country had r seen. but it was essential that th?'i-hou?d belong to the Union if they desired to reap any substantial be-fit. MELTINGS IN THE DISTRICT. Meetings were held in various colliery centres in the Rhondda Valley on Thii?day, at which ¿eesS:o,L de)iveredbyde!e?at<?to the Cardiff conference. Mr. S. Woods, speaking at Clydach Vale, strongly criticised the sliding- ..It went dowil," he said. "very much easier than it went up, and it w., t. the interest of their men to continue it. They ?hould ding together for the next two years and then decide ouce for all that there ?houtd bennmore!.)idine.?aie. If they were cnUed on to stand out, they would have the monetary support of the Federation." At Pontypridd Messrs. J. G. Hancock (Nottingham) and Mr Brace delivered addresses in a similar strain.
MR. BALFOUR.I
MR. BALFOUR. I The First I,ord of the Treasury, who up to the end of last week had been continuously at Downing-strset, left Manchester on Thurs- day for Scotland. It is his intention to return to Downing-street on Thursday next.
ITECHNICAL EDUCATION AT ICARDIFF.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT CARDIFF. THE LINOTYPE TO BE TAUGHT. ——— A meeting of the Cardiff Technical I Education Committee was-held at the col- lege on Thursday evening, Mr. W, S. Crossman in the chair. With regard to the proposed linotype and typography classes, Mr. W. R. Thomas reported that the Linotype Company was willing to lend a machine.—The committee decided to make arrangements for setting up a machine and to-obtain a motor to work it with.—Lpon the question of ifnances, Mr. 1". J. Beavan reported that after the bills passed that evening had been paid there wou.u be a balance of i49 12s. 2d. in the bank.
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MODEL BØABD SCHOOL AT CARDIFF. CARDIFF'S MODEL SCHOOL. I OPENING OF THE MARLBOROUGH- ROAD BUILDING. On Thursday afternoon Dr. W. T. Edwards performed the interesting ceremony of open- ing the new board school at Marlborougb-road, Roath, Cardiff. This latest addition to the buildings of the Cardiff School Board forms a magnificent block, erected on the most modern principles of school architecture. At three o'clock, the hour of opening, a large number of people had assembled outside the schools, among them being Mr. Lewis Williams (chap- man of the board), Dr. Treharne (vice-chair. man), Dr. Pritchard, the Rev. F. J. Beck. the Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Mr. Tom Taylor, Mr. H. M. Thompson, Alderman Sanders, the Rev. W. E. Shaw. Mr. J. J. Jackson (clerk to the school board), and the Rev. J. E. Dawson. together with the architects and contractor. Dr. Edwards first4broc?ded to open the building with a golden key presented to him. and a kur of inspection of the building having been made, Mr. Lewis Williams, h. presided over the proceeding in the central haU. said that this was the seventeenth new school opened by the Cardiff School Board. and the first boy whose name had been entered on the list of this school was a refugee from the Transvaal. Dr. Edwards then addressed the gathering, and expressed the pride he felt, as one who had taken a deep interest in the furtherance of educational facilities in Cardiff, in being asked to open that fine new school. In saying that Cardiff was second to.no town in the kingdom in the provision it had made for the educa- tion of the children, he was merely repeating what had been said by Mr. Mundella, M,I' and Sir John Gorst on the occasion of their ,i.it? to Cardiff. Further adfireases were delivered by the Rev. I r. J. Beck, Mr. H. M. Thompson, Dr. Treharne. the Rev. J. Morgan Jones. Mr. Alfred Thomas, M.P., and Alderman Sanders. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS ine school, which has been in course of con- struction for the last eighteen months, and an-orde accommodation for 1.350 pupilB is nn- questionably the finest the board have yet built, a. it is also the most complete. The excellence of the arrangements may best be gauged from the fact that the Comminioners who were recently sent down by the Education Department amount whom were uch men as Sir Philip ?-'?' of the City Guilds seJected the drawings AS ftose of a model school TOThJ^U F07™a ddRt.0 ths Paris Exhibition. u, on the new Bystcm ,f central halls and cla".rooms leading out on all -idea. iIt t aM lso has cookery kitchen. anSld ^a. 'Mndry. considerable prea?eha?n?  put upon the board to teach laundry work A trained teacher of laundry work has been temporarily appointed. In addition a. school for manual instruction has also been added, This is a comparatively new. but yet a vt"? interesting departure, which the board have been enrauraged to take up by the su?ss Inch has attended manual instruction a?e Higher Grade School. The bie,t f man? instruction not to make boys carpenters g rtrain; th? in?abt of accurate obser- ?ation, ?a-ful measurement and exact work- manship. Certificated teachers have Moo been engaged to teach combination of English w?dwork and Sloid. the moist Perfect educa- honal Yzt,?. known. The a?hi?t? ?e? Messrs. Habershon. kiwckner, and r?? of 14, Pearl.street. Cardiff, anJ 41 High-st^oe? Newport, The contractor is Mr. David DI^s of Trade-street, Cardiff, the amount Sf hi, contract being £ 19,666. NEW BOABD SCHOOL FOR SWANSEA On Thursday the laying of the foundation stone of the new Manselton Board School at Swansea was perf?med by Mr. Joseph Rosser' chairman of the board. The s.?o! ha? T^3 M°^a,1"Str-Ct a"<'M?tr? iannd will be a three-storev bu' :lHin» accom- ?da???d?? '?- -?
IASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF I…
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF I WALES. The adjourned annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Wales was held at Captain Jutsum's Nautical Academy, St. Mary- street. Cardiff, on Wednesday evening, the President (Mr. James Waugh, M.A.) in the chair. Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Miss Ha?erty (the h, sec- retary) Mr. J. G)ene!? Grant, and the Rev. W K W inks—The Treasurer (Mr. Charles M. :n. man, Lloyds Bank, Penarth) Presenbed his annual statement.- T e Secretary's report showed an increase in membership, and spoke of the more funeral recognition of the society's work, Some twenty-five associates, members, and correspondents had contributed to the journal ("The Cambrian Natural Observer") during the year on various matters connected with telescopic, Photographic, and naked eve I observation. as well as meteorology. The society s hbrary had been placed under the care of the Cardiff Free Library, as in the case of the collections of the Cardiff Naturalists and other bodies, and the works would, therefore, be more easily available for reference by tbe members and under certain restrictions) by the general public. After the adoption of the repo? ? t? meeting proceeded to the discussion of Xe! various accounts received of the Leonids, ?e lunar echp.e Die. 16, the brilliant meteor Jan 4, &e. tight new members were elected P u?"rs were arranged for on "Biblical AstrononoV' by Mr. A. 1. Williams; Takine thp uJn'. Likeness," by M'r ''? ?" C h ?'. i't'y ??°''?"M?-ty:"TheA-tro.?mYof m MiKn on, by the Rev. J. Waugh Ac Mr wX liams showed a beautiful globe ?f Mar" which ?he had constructed himself, and photographs of the lunar eclipse by ?"? Willi?" and George A, ,43.Atkill?;on we, ?? ]?ibit,d An album of photographs and drawings by mem- bers and associates was also )laced upon th" table.
I SINGULAR INCIDENT AT I MALTA.
SINGULAR INCIDENT AT MALTA. r News of a 8ingularrence at Malta has reached Plymouth. About ten o'clock on the night of the Ath inst. two guns of the battle- ship Devastation were fired at a short interval It was ascertained that a young ordinary sea- man. lately joined, had suddenly become insane, forced open a magaiine, taken two charts, rushed on deck. and fird a six- pounder gun before he was secured und taken to hospital. Fortunately, both charges were blank. The gun was trained on the town.
-I VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAIL-1…
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAIL-1 WAY. THE PURCHASE OF LAND ON THE DUNRAVEN ESTATE. At the Suveyors' Institution, Great George. I street. Westmi?ter. on Thursday Mr K? Clutton sat a. umpire in the priced- ? fix the 1™* to be paid Earl Graven ? ,? compulsory acquisition by the ? of n£ morgan Railway Company ofanu'?cf plots havmg an area of about 25 acrMof hi- lordship's estate in the parishes Of '-1 t BRrrlirf?!e8 Major, Coity. and Coity Higher ? ?he bourhood of Bridgend Static'?a?eo? morgan). Mr. BalfourBro?ne.Qc?nd?r' Batten wer eUnsel for Earl Dunrayen while Mr C. A, Cripp-?, Q,C" M.P and ?r' ?h'? Williams represented the railway comoanv Mr. Henry J. Randa.l, agent to Earl Dun. put in valuation dealing .eparae? w!? e?h of th? plots in question, hi?na) if^uro of the claim be i g ?? 8,752. Wi h Regard to h? greater part of the area, the ou? p,o? the valuation ?aa based on the a..n?.' that the value attaching to the land ,'°° purely agricultural, but "s regard? the plot Purely agr icul I' neighbourhood of the town of Bridgend the claim was in respect of build ing ".I.e.-Th? ,?, bad .ot ———?? wUhePnD the court rose, ——- =
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HOCKEY. Llanishen Reserves v. Merthvr Reserves I Llanishen Re8erve. Thursdav. Reøere-I Llanishen, i- g??,1"9; ?', rh,,r. ii.
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LATE WAR NEWS.
LATE WAR NEWS. "TIMES" TELEGRAMS. (Copyright WUllf,NCO Recognising the necessity of a stricter core trol over the railway traffic between here ani the Transvaal, the Portuguese. tiovernment hiit now revived the re-enforcciaent of an old law long in abeyance, which compels all persons leaving Portuguese territory first to obtain passport signed bv the Governor-General Already a number of applications have been refused, and several persons making for th. Transvaal without passports have been back to Lourenco Marquee. It is understood that the authorities insist that appli.uui, shall give guarantees through their Cf1U"u!, that they are not. going to the Transvaal the purpose of fighting.
MERTHYR COUNTY-COURT.
MERTHYR COUNTY-COURT. I THCBSt)lY.—(Before his Honour Judge OvMLYM WILLIAMS.) A DOWLAIS ACTION. ? 111 the case of Jows v. Peslcr and Co Mr Benson 'instructed by Mr. D. W JoneM for the P!-i'lliff, and Mr. Ca,,k., stra(-ted by Mr. F. 1'. Ch?tri?. fron, ?ll' office of Mr. (¡ C. James) aPPe?ed for th.6 defefldanu.-Tl1e action was one sent down from tbe High Court upon appeal from hi, Hononr's judgment. Th? plaintiff was for. merly nmoaMr of ne of the d-fendan<t aaio,Ofl\nne hif ('I, dcan;: Honour h?u allowed, was for damag? for 'UI hm:ed. T:eaed:nto:, claimed for damages for breach of agreement, whereby the plain!iff engaged not to start bu<in?9 within a radiue of ten !Dnes of Do*, ['aU., and they also sought to obtain an injunc. tion to restrain the p4in li ff fl". continuing to carry on the bus.oess which he had set up at Dowiais in violation of his undertaking.— His Honour now found for the defendants for £10 and costs on the counterclaim, and alo grauted the injunction asked for.
I SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
SHIPPING CASUALTIES. SWANSEA-LADEN VESSEL LOST. The Rumian barqw gmriko.ki, bound from Swansea to Tunh, has gone ashore off Boagie. and her position is such that she will beem ttally lost. Two of the crew were drowd. A KETCH ASHORE. On Thursday morning the ketch Prineest E, ;h;l t:i:t,, :kerln: the Scotch ports, was driven ashore at Whit. burn, three mile, from Sunderland. There waf a strong sea running, and the crew madt signals of distress. The rocket company a* Whitburn was quickly got together, and at the first attempt established communication with the vessel landing the crew in safety. The ketch was owned by the master, Captain Blltb. lay. She will probacome a wreck. New York, Thursday.—The British steamer Empress has gone ashore near Cape Henry. Virginia. She is in a serious position, and wreckers have gone to her aeeistanoe,-Da ¡tiel. [Lloyd's TelegramsO ♦ Llanberis.—Xovoro«sisk telegraphs: British steamer Llanberis, laden grain and wool, ashore Penay Lighthouse; exposed posi- tion; assistance will be sent at once; con. tinues t wilt. Hilda Swedish brigantine, Hartierl for Calmar arrived Stavanger. ,.il. split. Threoe, British ?)iwner. amved St. Tho.?,. mainmast, foremast sprung; lost fore and main topmasts, some sails. Syrian Prince.—Liverpool telegraphs: BrWsit .amer Syrian Prinoe. from Manchester. ?<-a?" has d-ked Birkenh?d; will be overhauled there. Holgate and Avanti.—Buenos Ay res telegraphs: Brit'sh steamer Holgate. from Rocarjo, wheat. and Italjan steamer Avanti. Risers for 1, Plata, been in collision. Former badly damaged ;It,,?r unknown. Holgate "u' in upper work* damaged. Pr?,f.. Ebbe. ketch of L?iih, ,Ir?.d,d V Whitburn this m'.>Inillg, Ideal. — Copenhagen telegraphs: Swedish. schooner Ideal. Grangemouth for Branterik coal, a¡¡:l"Ound off Kastrup; Svit1.er steam. aHi8t;Di; some cargo put into lightere. Samar.co, Britioh barque. from Loh;)8, arrived Galway. experienced very heavv weather, and ia stated to have me dama to ship and cargo. Saarikcski, Rus.ial1 barque, ashore near Bougie: vessel and cargo total loss; two crtw drowned. Princess Ebbe. ketch, before reported to-day ashore near Whitburn, is bound Bcnar Bridge to Sunderland, railway sleepers; appears Tiochance floating her. Congress, steamer. Tvne for Rotterdam, coal, in Great Yarmouth Roads with gmall noie in after plate through collision off N.orth Hasbro' Light-ship with light two-masted steamer- latter proceeded. Felix Theodore. Freuch hrig. wrecked St. Louis du Rhone; crew waved. Vanlnnd and Ellen.—Steamer Yaniand ami schooner Ellen, of Carnarvon.conidfithit morning. Latter beached R ver Mersey; former arrived Liverpool. Yestra. steamer, of Leith, Amsterdam for Tyne ballast, lost t^'l-end .haft loot mtnnrcht towed Great Yarmouth by steamer Lap- wing. ¡ con, ste?imer. befor reported t.d3." iinto Y ,,rmotith Hirl,. owing damage^ unknown being under water. Pipis Kall<ma?>ia. Greek barque, petroleum, wrecked near mouth <>f Bo^horus. Hu ?' "(''j!?°"t''p)n.Bnt?h!?"Mr Huelva. leaving Carthaena last night KM- )'h'i'i?d'')r?J" ir-"»n ( re. 'and Spanish steamer Cabo Pelos, collided: former's port side damaged. Empre«s.-Ba1* iiiom cablegram states: Rr¡t¡;;1t steamer J.;mpre5. Galveston for Copen- hagen. ashore FaUe Cape. \,¡rinl;¡
SATiVAUK IiV A HARRY I.APKN"…
SATiVAUK IiV A HARRY I.APKN" VESSEL. The nrih.h te:lm("r (rth and. ),(ynnd from Sh:eld- for a1vt('n was towed n'l P? ?'Hth S?un'd on Thursdav .n a condition. The :lha!?'" wa effected bv tne steamer Belle^by. which was on h vovatre fmni Ra!'vtoC)tcm'M. Thp?orth?and-))'? Shields on .Tamnrv o. AH went well  Mondav ni'!ht when, in the Bav of F'.sc:n. th tail"I<l 0f th ,.h:;ft -m"ohM, lea,in ,he shin in helple« condition. She remameu I so for ?hot'<?'' ?") t'hf Rfoj]er1n- fork hrr n tow and br mght her !O P?1-11-th
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EMPHASISING THE FACT. Dr, RFTHKRFOORD HARRIS (lecturer): Mr. Bull, I would impress upon you three facts. The first is that whatever Power is matter at the Cape controls the only seaway to India and China in time of war. and the best seaway in time of war to Australia and New Zea- land; l?,, to he master of the Cape it is absolutely nei?es?ary to be the paramount Power throughout South Africa; and thirdly,  onr paramountcy in South ??'?' which is "0 very nece"ary to us, is now in grave peril as the result of a long-standing cunspi. 3' t 1,.
SHAKSPEARIAN rPLAY IN LONDON.
SHAKSPEARIAN r PLAY IN LONDON. A TRIUMPH FOR MR UEKKKOHM I TREE. Our London correspondent writesExalted and famous as Mr. Beerbohm Tree's six previous productions have been, there is little doubt that his finest enterprise was launched at her Majesty's Theatre oil Thursday night, and that it, will pro"e the proverbial uckiness ol the number seven. It IS no easy matter to mate- rialise a play with such a mystic il and mythical foundation as Shakspeare's Midsummer Night's Dream," but it h"s been done, and at midnight Mr, Tree, a* the result of the impor- tunate demand of his brilliant audience, by the few words he spc Ke. realised that he had scored a great riumph. I can only find words to say that I thanic vou for the spiendid reception you have givv I tj this fine plaj' So said Mr. Beerbohm Tree, as he stood in his guise as "Bottom tile Weaver," a character ridiculous in itself. He, nevertheless, made amusiDgly intelligent and real "the Dream," even though it be an accumulation of ideas which iuvolvu the supernatural and unreal, proves itself a potent caricature of the vagaries and uncertainties of that most untrustworthy of passions which we coll love, and which Shakspeare knew so incomparably how to deal with. The imaginative creitures of the brain with which" the Dream" ibounds are given each a personality in the wonderful produc- tion at Her Majesty's Theatre, whilst as a study in colours and electrical effect it largely surpasses pen-power. When it is said that, besides Mr. Tree, there were Mies Julia Neilson. Mr. Lewis Waller. Miss Dorothy Baird. Miss Sarah Brooke, Mrs. Tree Miss Louie Freear, Miss Miriam Cb-rnents, Mr. Louis Calvert, along with many other attractive names, in the cast, and that the scenery has been painted by Messrs. Craven, Harker. nd Hann. some conception may be formed of the perfection, not only aimed at. but fully achieved. It is unnecessary to say anything of most of the celebrated people I haye named but^he clever performance of Miss Dorothy, Baird, as "Helena." calls for special mention, and that of Mi?l; ?h ?r.?d"! less As tl" mi;chid.mak!ng elf, "Puck," Miss Louie Freear ?v?? a novel 8uceMS in the part. Mr. Waller Lvsader"), unfortunat(??. :\o:e,r ::i"s::tl::f;U,rd I Lawrence's iiemet^ius" admirable, with I Mendelssohn's famous Tnu,i,, i.duding "Th?i Wedding March, gi??Ti its entirety. The "Midsummer ri'h!:eI' :t:ry ;r: tracted, is another tribute to Mr. Tree's 1[ s.r\'i:s..thIrj8 i:'e tote the rh:: I of conversation for a long time to come.
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IPINK EYE IX HORSES. I
PINK EYE IX HORSES. VIRULENT EPIDEMIC IX UYEH- POOL. t The Central News Liverpool correspondent telegraphs:-An epidemic of pink ev in horses of a, viruleil type prevails in Liverpool and during the past month 100 norses have died in the city, repruenting about £ 2 500 Heavy draught hot?9 prove the easiest i,. tims, and the symptoms in many respects are. similar to la grippe in human beings, an-) rapidly develop into acute pneumonia it i, 80 infectious that Professor M'Fadyean. pre- sident of the Royal Veterinarv College Camden Town, will visit Liverpool next Sun- day in the hope t of "'?°?""? ?"? which will kill the bacteria.
THE COMPENSATION ACT.
THE COMPENSATION ACT. THREE CLAIMS AT MERTHVR COUNTY-COURT. At M?,th, oi Th-?-sd. hi? Honour Judge Gwiiym Williams) William d J..? Davie" of Bargocd, .ought to recover ?03fromMr.T.GCartwrightinre.pe?f the d???th of their son, who had been k.?d by fall of I.;?l ?hil,?t "t rk ? i^ n the Gilfach .Pit (;e'lig??r.-Aftcr h?z,r"' e? de.,?'the learned judge made award o'f £ 100, with co-ts on ffcale C. Stay of execution was granted pending an appeal, the monev tJ be paid into court. Elizabeth Parry. Plymouth-street, Merthyr applied for compensation from Hill s Plymouth Company for the loss of her eon. a boy of twelve years old, who Was killed by a fall or roof in the Xo, 1 South Pit on the 10th of October ]aM.-Hi< t* mour gave hi* award to the applicant with < on Scale C. ttiiliam Jame, Jcses. aged fourteen, claimed compensation from fesr8. Crawshay Brother* in respect of an a"ident which occurred on the 10th of June. when he was t-')' by ?n engine, and sustained injury to the hip and calf of the ]e. whilst employed as a >ampl«r at the laboratory at the Cyfarthfa Works- His Honour held th?t the applicant entiCed to recover, and made an a?'rd in h¡ favour of 4s. 6d. per week, with costs on fecale B. —
NEATH BANKRUPTCY COURT.
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and not children. We tcacher* tan instruct 0::1' boy. uu.1 irb in hne.1tness. a:ertllCs3. prompt obedience, and patriotism" by other leCiDS than cadet corps. It 19 the height of foay to criticise the present campaign a. the present moment, but the growing opinion of the nation .e3 to be that our soldier have not failed in endurance <>r braverv, nor our private ciLzens in patriot- i-m or liberality, but that the lesson which wc shall have to learn Irom the present war will probably be that in the future our officers will have to undergo a much harder and more scieutific training. Surety- It is not cadet corps in our schools vhicii we v-ant, but a, much larger number of hard-working officers in our staff college. a teacher. I l'arne,:ly :ead that the all- important work which we hae to do in our *>• bools should not be hamjsred by the eri5e3 of public opinion. In no respect have we tailed more signally in English education than in ignoring the necessirv of laying a good foundation. We have attempted to give technical education to half-educated students, [lnd now it is proposed that we rdiouid aueinpl to teach one of the gravest duties of a citizen t', immature und half-cdncated children. We teachers, in our schools, should be laying only the foundation^, for life; it is later that our "01111;: citizens should be trained for trades and professions. iuciuding the military profession. I believe, personally in a voluntary amy, rather than in ..1Jsc:"lt)tiol1. but a voluntary army cannot be adequate unless supplemented by excellent Militia and Volunteer forces. By all means let every nu n between twenty and o) make himself an efficient Volunteer. By :1I means let every woman between twenty and oO make herself an efficient nur>e. This ",11 be far more valuable than any number of cadet corps, and the burden should fall upon ¡tdl1lts. rather than upon children. It is only after every idu'.t has contributed this share to the defence )f his country, in time, ng. t t the question should be raised whether t i., advisable to call UIJl111 the children ot th country to make a contribution. And If ever that time comes we teachers shall have a right to be heard. "e are experts, or ouglu to be. and I hope we .-hall all stand fitmly to this principle—it. is we iiiu.-v dec.de how best to develop our children physically, mentally, and morally. Then, no doubt, by that time the "orld will not ask 11" to form cadet corps of school children. We h ive little enough time to help our children t<> become strong, intelligent, high-minded men and women. We han no time to train them, ill adfbtio11. into embryo soldiers or 6.iilors». or lawyers or doctors. the !dp"if tl,, religious teachers 0. Wales will take up tho ?')'inn.ar.d?)iw how))ndes'rah)eit?fn) moral reason* thus to emphasise ??,j)i,.??. M03 nf citizen I1trl am a. K. IV HVGHE3. ?A\"rnAf!LF.<u')\K'\s)\ LLA-NEI,I,Y,- IN Tn "onnedion with thE' scheme crigi- n.'tedinCarm;<rth<?t!shNcfnrthe forma- tion of cadet corns in intermediate and el("ne!it,irv it but htting that JJauetlv. »s the largest and most impor- tant town in the county, ihouUf take the jnitiative in this matter. being appoalpri to hr our fepre- >,ii'at nr. the headmaster ci the l.lancl'.v schoolIMr. 11. Lewis, H.A.?aid that he ¡,d already gin'" the matter some ittei? tion. and he was nuk waiting for the num- ber* in the school to increase to make a yrai tiial beginning. Mr. F.rwis added that ho had been in communication with Major hvthway, who felt very .strongly on the matter, and who had civen him valuable information as to the best mode of pro- < {"[ur", The Llanellv governors, it is tjime rjeai*. aye unanimous in the matter. Mr. Dan W ilhams and Mr. Tom Hughes '■ongratu'ated Miss Thomas upon her initiative, and gave the projec t their bless- ing. i(, (1i;i riii;t!i of the Mr..John Innes. the chairman of the J.ianellv ( ountv School governor.- is an educat ionalist of the finest t.v|>o. and his commendation of the proposal is worth ri rich. Speaking to onr repre-entative. Mr Innes said "At our last meeting Miss nes.-ie rhomas intimated her intention of bringing the matter forward before the county governing body, and that intima- tion wa" favourably received 11, those pre- sent. Conscription, which may became inev itable, has many evils as well as many merits, and barrack life eertainlv tends to the demoralisation of the individual. Miss J homas's suggestion seems to me to be a p?pt:ca) way of taking to hort the great object 1"'5on now before its. Equatt.v fa,.?3abl,, r.a:' the opinion expressed by Mr. William David, a mem- Iwr of the technical instruction committee, and who used to be a prominent member of the Lia??elly School Board. "In an Em- pire like ours," said Mr. David, "where a comparatively small portion of the vast population constitutes the governing nor- tion, it is very necessary that the spirit of active patriotism should be cultivated." Mi. John Allen Willia:iis, .J.IJ., chairman of the Llanelly School Board, extends no half-hearted s,tippor: to the project. In- deed, lie claims for his board that they n-ive already adopted, in part, the prin- ciple underlying the formation of cadet Corps iti schools. "We have had in the service of the board for inanv years a skilled military drill-instructor, in the nerson of Sergeant Saiiiiiel, of the Dragoon Guards, and who. by the way, is the band- ma.ter of the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry C' ivr.Iry. Sergeant Samuel goes the round of all our schools every week, and drills the boys and girls. This excellent work has already borne gocd remit, in the fire department of the younsz people and their gait and carriage It occurs to me that a capitation grant from t! c Covernment would greatly aid the movement-" "What about the effee; of the move- ment upon the boys themselves H" asked the reporter. "I anticipate nothing but good from the establishment of cadet corps and connect- ing thm with onr Volunteer citizen army It would provide our youths with a hobbv for their leisure moments and an olltlet for the exuberant young life cf the nation." following the line of their chairman. Mr. T. M iliiam> (The Tetnp'e) and Mr. E. T. Joue-; also expressed opinions highly favourable to the movement. OPINIONS DIVIDED IN PONTYPRIDD DISTRICT. "n?otn.n reporters ua Thursdav hana I )r,?, of ()ili- r-,I)orters oil fl?ll r,(J?l?. a man of the Glamorgan County Gover? iig Bodv 1 Intermediate Schoolsi. member cf the Pontypridd Intermediate School Com- mittee, and -lerk to the Llantwit Vardro School Board Mr. Davies said he was in favour of the suggestion, and continued. T believe in instilling into our boys the feeling of patriotism, so that thev shall be willing, if necessity should arise, to shoulder a riile in defence of their country. The idea of drilling the county school boys, and even the older boys in the elementary schools, is good and could easily be (lone by the! appointment of a travelling drill instruc- tor. who could 0d o the duties now performed b the driil in,tructr¡." in ph'sieal ex('r-\ ('isc; as well ?, military driiii,?g. The exoense would not be great, and. pre- umably could be provided fnm the funds of the county governing bod' without altering th@ir present scheme." Alderman John Jones-Griffiths, ex- chairman of the Rhondda County School Governors, chairman of the technical in- struction committee of the Glamorgan | County Council, and an executive member of the Central Welsh Board, said: "I can I conceive that opposition might arise from: a certain class of people to the idea of militarism, and. apart from that, where are! uu, under the present (,1[CUm,t.aIH:e" going to get the money from? It means; some money. At present we give a cer- tain sum for physical exercise, and we! make it a compulsory subject. It is only from that fund that we could make any pro\'isÜm of the kind," "I take it that you are opposed to the i<tc.i altogether?" -No. I don't say that but I would rather consult the pore its on the matter. Xo doubt, it w.-mld make the scholar alert ill movement. I 1101' it would not lead to con-eri pt iOIl," Mr .James Roberts, cbim'ian of the Pontypridd Countv School Giver tors. and a member nf the J,f,1ntwit Vardro School Braird for thirteen years said. f(iiiitel airier with the M-lieinf for ,¡¡:tan drill in ai, our dav sell -r>!s. It would help in Hie pV- .i-il <h ,oIOP1HPt1t and general smart- 1 K' 1 i 111.' b;iys. Ii would ai, have »i t mle;i, y to make them mere obedient and more t,ial.t the same time. 1 could 1 nnf agree I\th anv scheme "f a compulsory! character."