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Our Note Book I —— ] e Term "Caveat" and a Swansea! Man's Windfall-A Caveat Emptor-Otir Suggestion in regard to School Playgrounds —Parents Favourably Im- I pressed with Idea-Some At- tendant Disadvantages. Certain words attain a sudden J>rommence in the current language oi tile day and then appear to secure fcecJusion in retirement for a period or less variable. A good deal or Prominence has been given to the word Caveat as the rcsuit ol the "vvili of the late Mr. Hugh Eric Trevaoioii. A Sood deal of discussion has taken place locally as to the precise meaning ci iiio term, A caveat is a process formerly 'II use in the Spiritual Court, bn. IlOV: ,Ilk-ed in the Court ol Probate to prevent or ;-|;1 v tbe proving of a will or the granting ot administration to a (lc- coa,sed person s effects. W hen a Caveat N- I' il oi- fc'antmg; administrai-ion, a tistia li-v loilows to determine, either the ranch ty ()f the testament or who has a right to administer. Tlie claini or obstruction by the adverse party is, in the event of its being unfounded, an injury to the per- -on. entitled, and at* .such is remedied the decision of the Probate Court "■ther establishing the will or grant- rig the administration. A C aveat is dso it! ris.(i in Chancery proceedings gainst enrolling a decree where it is atended to apneal to the full court, Ð('ans£ after enrolment the oniv appeal to tho House of Lord'. S;nee the ndicature Act, 1873, the distinction become of less importance. A aveat Emptor is a maxim of law ■>plicable to a. sale of goods and iattols under which a vender is not mnd to wa rn-lil t the goodness of the ires he sells, unless he expressly and terms does so, or nnio-ss he knows enl to be otherwjæ and uses any art disguise $hem, and this is so aJ- "High the price is such as is usually I 'en for a soun doom modify. Every tement, however, made by the vendor the time of sale ts a warranty if it jcar? to have bc?'n so intended. x?ai-? to hai-c b(-,?,a so liizLeiicie?(A. "he suggestion made to the reader? Lhis column some time ago in regard the feasibility of owning the pi ay- ulld of the Elementary Schools in ng,. on Saturdays, and during holidays, has resulted in a good 1 of discussion among parents, end opinion seems to favour the because it will clear the .streets large number of children who are 10 not'only a source of danger to brists, cyclists and drivers of Vies, but run very serious risks of f «?ents themselves. It is the natural f 1 Viet of every healthy child to play, a;t is far wiser to supply a suitable ctunment for the development of t] instinct than io attempt 111- Sjhaen task of suppressring it. j Cimstances often prevent a visit to on.f the local parks, and the scJiool piiroumls appear to be the only 1 substitute. Is good old educational maxim that thfpss you interfere with children whi at. play the better, unless you havhc happy knack of becoming one i-t) and of displaying the same wliatever happens to be the la-dtiable game. That there are cer- tainlangers attached to olaying on asp It surfaces must be admitted, ii,.i somcory bad accidents have happened irontme to time owing to the slippery charter of the compost, but these appear to be very much less serio than those of playing in busy v The bill for broken window glassiay amount to something more than trifle, and may cause some in- convtience, but human lif is more preci»s than tl;es*>. The Education j Com it too in making fvrovikion for f utur schools might profitably ox peri- i nientn the matter ot playgrounds on the hes la:d down by Mr. A. T. s Davu, Secretary to tlie Welsh Depart-! nJPllof the Board of Education in his. hookit: "The Cult of the Beautiful." ————— Today's Gossip. Swansea people are quite inure11 to wet weather. When a shivering I strainer made an a dverse comment on theclimatic conditions on Wednesday, a leal resident smilingly replied, "Oh, it ill do the eountrv a. lot of good FA. RYLAND. Tie farm is bleak and the ti-ees are bart,, Tie farm-dog barks and the windows sta I-C The huddled roots in the distant rise, Ail I the fro?; g.o&ms out of the city's eyes. ]n a meadow-like spot at ease I sit, Watching a holly-twig swinging a tit; At ease I sit, and 1 rest my bones, Where a stream laughs over some, step- ping-stones. The rooks swing high in an old elm tree, A -i (I the corns are sprinkled upou the lea And all at the touch of a fairy's wand, The meadow is like to a fairyland. A. Keene.
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SUFFRAGEI
SUFFRAGE I t Commons and the Question of Yoles for Women, I i THE GREY AIV-ZNDMENT. I As previously indicated iu our columns, to-night the House ot Com- moils wiU commence (practically) the consideration of one of the most import- ant questions of the day—that of the aiit ?iiiestions ol?. tLe 4) t the huffi-age. the Premier wiH move the allocation of tim? on the Franchise Bill, and Air. Bonar L; will move tIle fo'- low ing amendment:— tlti sHouse declines to accept the drastic limitations imposed on tHe consideration of a Bill oi exceptional J magnitude, which disfranchises existing constituencies without providing for re- distribution and deprives Parliament nr its right to discuss the conditions ot franchise, while the C'overnment at the | same time proposes to aJtcr the .Bill fundamentally and in a manner incOl;- ?intent with the measure as presented j on the spellutl )' Votes fc-r Women. The House goes into Committee on the BiU to-morrow. me question 01 women' votes will be raised by teir Eclwa.ru Grey's amendment to omit the ivoi-(i "male" in the following paragraph oi Clause] :— Subject to the provision of this Act every maie person shall be en- titled to be registered as a Pariiamen- tary elector tor a constituency, etc. The division on this (which will be moved by Mr. Lytteiton. j Sir E. Grey reserving his speech) wiii j take place at about p.m. on Mon- day. Should this amendment be passed it would remain for the Courts to settle the meaning of tho word "person" and to enfranchise all women or none, in the case of women students at Scottish Universities, the House of Lords de- cided not long ago that the word "Pd" son" does not. include women iu i;w. I All Aduits. The next amendment is that ÍlI tL names of Messrs. Arthur Henderson. Tiidlip Snowdeu, and Bussed Rea. It is proposed to enfranchise ail adults! without regard to sex, and would give i the vote to some ten milion women. 'The divisions should be taken at JU.30 p.m. on Monday. j li this is defeated Air..Dickinson's amendment to enfranchise women occu- piers and tenaitts over 2o and the wives of voters wi]| be taken. it would en- franchise about six million women. Tlie division is expected at 7.30 on Tues- day. Whips are being issued by Mr. Lief Jones and Mr. il. Maclaren to Liberal Members in support of Sir Edward Grev's and Mr. Dickinson's amend- ments. On liie Lnumisi) side whips are being similarly sen:, out in support of these two amendments and also of the Conci liation Committee's amendment, The position is further dealt with Oil another page. i CHANCELLOR'S APPEAL. Mr. Llo.vd George, accompanied by I Sir John Simon, Dr. Macuainara and Mr. Percy lllingworch, received a depu- tation of working women on female suil- rage th IS morning. One woman threatened rcn?-cd mili- tancy if iho 8)U iaikd to pass, and the ChiUtcc?ur s?,u'd liol)?, you ?iii um m?ke it more difficult h)r \is by that sort of thing." The Woman: WcU, sir, you will quite ?groc that we have beRU played with too long." Miss ivenney charged the Prime Min- ister with being false to his snffragv J pledge. supporting; the contention by quoting tlie report of Mr. Churchill's and Mr. Harcourt's threatened resig- nations if t he sufrrage amendment were carried. Mr, Lloyd George asked for proof of ¡ tha charge. Miss Kenny Can you prm e it is not Mr. Uoyd George: if that is your idea of fairness, it is the strongest argument we have heard against woman's suff- rage.
I i OFF THE WRECK, -----
I OFF THE WRECK, Aberaycn Men's Thefts From the Stranded Vessel. At, Abernvon Borough Police Court to-day, Timothy O Leary. Alfred- street, Aberavon, was summoned for stealin a large, plush cushion and covering, also brushes and thcrmo- meter valued at L3, tlio property of the Blue S1,ar Line Co., articles which were washed ashore from the stranded steamer Broadland. He was further charged with stealing an overcoat value £ 3, tli,, property of John Douglas, chief oflicer, and a singlet, i-i I it (,(I at of j Harotd Birch, chief engineer. i The articles were identified by the owners, and P.C. Dayie. Docks, gave evidence of seeing defendant carrying the artich's from tIle beach, and hiding tJWll1 on the Sand Hills.— Defendant i wm; fined 40s. and costs. A B!anket and Hinges, Thomas Stephens, eoilier, Abei "a von, was charged with stealing a blanket and brass hinges, value 20s., also washed ashore from the n reck P.C. Davies. Docks, gave evi'dunce of finding defendant with the at,tluji,i in his possession.—He was bound over for six months. Two More Cases. I Two young men of the name of I Thomas, living in Water-street, Aber- avon, euarged with stealing timber be- longing to the wrecked vessel, were bound over. I
COPPER -PIT EXTENSIONS. I
COPPER PIT EXTENSIONS. I It is stated that thero if, a bright future for the Copper Pit, as the direc- tors »ro about to begin extensions j which will mean a larger output of coalj and more men employed.
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At the Birmingham National Cham- pionship Dog Show held this week, amnnsst the loc? winners were Mr. E. Longden (Codwti) wth his rougb ('ollip hitch. "FJorida Gipsy," which took a fiiM prize, and Mr. F,. Sweet  2nd and 3rd with "Swansea Snowdrop.'
"MADAM, I WILL DO MY BEST!"…
"MADAM, I WILL DO MY BEST!" 11 i As already reported, in the House of Commons to-nf^ht. the Prime Minister will move his time-table resolution on the Franchise Bisi, and to-morrow the Grey amendment will be taken.
" DEVELOPMENTS." .£.4 ï J..¡'V…
DEVELOPMENTS. .£.4 ï J..¡'V J..h. r. Something More About the Hove Inquest. A SURPRISE EXPECTED, ( The greatest interest is being mani- fested in the adjourned inquest on the body of tlie late Mr. Hugh Eric T're- vanioa, which is to be opened ot Hove at ten o'clock to-niorrow. It was stated last week that the in- quiry would probably exteud ever three days. In the meant'me there have been cer- taiu. important developments, which we are not at liberty fo disclose, but which will, it is believed, enable the proceed- ings to be considerably shortened. As matters now stand there is every probability of tho coroner concluding his investigation on Saturday. On r London correspondent informs us that oue of the caveats entered against. the will has been withdrawn. A rra.ngement.s. have been made by which the "Leader" will be a'ble to give tlitt public a full report of the proceed- ing as they progress.
TWELVE DROWNED.I
TWELVE DROWNED. [ Boat Containing Fifteen Men Swa/mped Four Times. AI, Grimsby the trawler Peoto to-day landed the mate and two seamen of the -\u»- wegian barque Ogda, which was wrecked in tho North Sea on Tuesday night, while homeward bound from fiio. Alter the vessel foundered, the crew of iiftcon took to one boat, which was swamped tour times, twelve men, iu- cluding the captain, being drowned at intervals. j The surwrors, Ni-lio fillillx got into the boat for tho fourth time, dnited'about; until picked up by thePeeio yesterday, twenty-five miles east of Spurn. j It i\ believed that the Ogda has •several times visited Swansea.
I I CARTERS' STRIKE.
 I CARTERS' STRIKE. I Buisness Seriously Affected by the Buisnes8 Seriously Affected by the Stoppage. | 1 ho Gia.sgow carter s .strike is haying a serious effect on business, three large tlollr mills having had to close down to- day, through lack of supplies. | Other firms state that they can hold out only a few days, but no scarcity of bread is expected m the meantime. A mass meeting of strikers was held to-day, when nearly two thousand men reaffirmed their decision to remain idie I until the increased wages are conceded. The employers remain equaly firm.
FOR THE FOURTH TIME.
FOR THE FOURTH TIME. The Lord Mayor of Belfast. At. a meeting of the Belfast Corpora- tion to-day, Mr. Robert- J. MoMordie, M.P., was re-elected Lord Mayor for a fourth year.
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In a message from Cape Town it is stated that the health of ex-President Steyn is causing some anxiety. He has returned to his farm in the Orange Free State after spending some time in the George, district (Cape Province), hop- ing to benefit by the change, but this, apparently, did II im no good. At a mating oi Bu-mjagh?un niagi?- tr,G y?t?rd?y the fnlo?ist members I i iiist metube,?'s not., idow tlieil- riaiilk-,s io -L),o :ii- and virtually a Radical committee was appointed.
. THE DOCTORS AND ITHE ACT…
THE DOCTORS AND I THE ACT I I NOT UNANIMOUS. I The Question of the Wives and i Families. The members of the Swansea branch of tne Medical Association appear to be somewhat perturbed over dilferenees which have arisen regarding the fee to I lie paid for attendance upon the wives and families of insured and other per- sons who do not come with the scope of the National insurance Act. Some days ago mention was made in tho "'Leader" of at least one medical man engaged in contract work who had entered into a provisional arrangement at the old figure of 8s. 8d. Since then two .ither contract practitioners have arranged attendance upon the wives and families on similar terms. Did Not Succeed. The matter was discussed at a meet- ing of the local doctors thi.s week, when a deputation was appointed to wait upon the alleged "offenders" with a view 01 getting them LO fall into liue. These efforts to secure unanimity in the prolusion have not been attended with success. An interesting situation is thus created, development in connec- tion with which will tio awaited with interest. A well-known. practitioner who has large experience, of contract work, in conversation w ith a "Leader" repro- tentative expressed the opinion that there would be no real difficulty in getting the fiat rate of thirteen shillings recommended by the Association pro- viding the profession were unanimous. It is, however, unreasonable," he urges to expect one man here and and there to pcrsit in the demand for the higher rate when other doctors in the &anie or contiguous districts have already agreed to attend upon the wives and families at the old rate." A Different view. Another doctor who was spoken to on the subject took a .somewhat different view. He pointed out the difficulty of obtaining the higher fee of a shilling per month all round, however desirable 16 might be. Th<? bs. 8d. is not ?atis- i:?tory, he said, but since there was n'c' )t unanimity, he thought the doctors on- gaged in contract work were justified to taking such steps as fhey thought ne- cessary to protect themselves, pending a final settlement. This could only be secured by complete unanimity, which, he feared, was not possible under pre- sent circumstances. In other quarters, it was stated providing the single men agreed to pav Is. nor month on attaining the age of fifteen or sixteen, the arrangement would not be so bad from the medical man's point as might appear, though "it could not be considered entirely satisfactory." Several friendly society representa- tives have already expressed their ob- jection to paying the higher fee for wives and families suggested, and urge that the doctors should be content with a slight addition to the old rate.
MR. POTTER SVtStT. I
MR. POTTER SVtStT. I Harbour Executive Satisfied. I At a meeting of the Swansea Harbour Executive on Thursday, Mr. Law re- ported upon the visit of the general manager of tlw Great Western Railway in connection with the congestion nt the docks, and satisfaction was expressed bv the Trustees with tho outcome of the conference.
-MORR!STON PASTOR'S tLLNESS.I
MORR!STON PASTOR'S tLLNESS. I The condition of the Rev. J. W. Lewis, pastor of Cajfaria Baptist Chapel, Morristou, at noou to-day, was I defcribJ as precarious.
I" ALL BUNKUM " i »____
ALL BUNKUM i » I The Truth About the Decreased Tinplate Trade I EFFECT OF THE WAR 1. T. At an adjourned meetmg of the Tin- plate Association, to be held next week, a scheme which has been brought for- ward suggesting a reduction of the output of tinplates for a certain period will be considered. Speaking to a Leader reporter on the subject, a well-known manufacturer i said the trade was undoubtedly in a deplorable state, and if prices did not improve tho masters would have no i opcion but to stop. He did not. how- ever, know yet what to say about the new scheme, which, of course, had not been fully considered. i To what do you attribute this state j of thillg queried the P I'll. Over production and the war in the Near East," was tlie reply. "There are several works which before the war were making tinplate* exclusively for { Roumania, but when the war broke out | the large shipments had to cease, and in order to keep the works going the masters had to divert their trade and ii tra d -c anc l cut in at any price so as to ellab; t-heru to carry on at all. If hostilities oeased and things resumed their normal state these manufacturers would again work exclusively for Roumania, who is a very good customer, taking 700,000 to bOO.OOO boxes a year." Then the state of trade has nothing to do with foreign competition Oh. dear no! To make such a sug- gestion as that is all bunkum," was the reply.
IA SPY SCARE. .0. -
I A SPY SCARE. 0 French Army Corps in Great Excitement. An extraordinary spy ecaae is re- ported in Paris. It appeal's that, on Sunday night, the sentries were dou bled at all the military headquarters of the F-irst Army Corps, notably at the barracks at Lille, Dunkirk, and Mauberge, and that the offices of the reglment,, in these centres were guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets. The mobilisation papers were hurriedly put into places of safety. The reaboi-i for the scare (says the "Daily News and Leader") was the! receipt at Lillo from Charloroi of a re- port that spies intended to commit al burglary at one of the military head- quarters in the North of France. ———————-
IA COMPARISON.I I
I A COMPARISON. Productions of Coal in United Kingdom, the U.S.A., and Germany A return issued to-day states that the total coal production of the United Kingdom during 1!)11 was ïl,89 000 ons, compared with 443,025,000 tons in the United States, and 158,164,000 tons in Germany. The number of people employed in the coal mining industry were: United Kingdom, 1.027,000: United States 725,000: and Germany, 621,000.
A "VALEDICTORY" LUNCH fcON.
A "VALEDICTORY" LUNCH fcON. The Exchange Restaurant at the Swansea Docks opened its doors for the last time to-day. The furniture and fittings are to he put up for auction to-morrow, and afterwards the olace will be demolished, with other' portions of the block, to make way for j the new Exchange, A large number of doekites celebra- fed the occasion by a "valedictory" lunchoon.
! " I HEARD IT! " I
I HEARD IT! Swansea Boy's Story of the Aerial Mystery. A WHIZZING NOISE. I 1./a¡"ter Ha,roJd Gibh", r,on of a mper i intendent uf the Estates Department under the Swansea Corporation, a very intelligent lad, claims to have heard the I aeroplane, or whatever clestial or ter- restrial object it was which may have passed over thl. town last Saturday S evening, but which yet remains, ,o ;ur i j as den/uie information is ceuceined. 1 very much in cloud-laud. Master Gibbs called ut our offices thi* morning, gave evidence, ajid subiuitteed quire Ciieeriully to severe crosa-exami- nation, "Jt> was between hall-past eight and nine on Saturday evening, on the Parade Maya I of the Town Hill Garden City, he said. "And what did you .oe' "I didn t see anything; 1 heard it." "What aid you ncar;- "] was taking the bread home from Andrews' bakeiiouse, and i couid hear a huoting noise from St. Thomas way, so i stopped and put down the breau My brother was with Ille we stopped to listen to it. e heard it whizzing over- head, and there was a hooter in it, and then it passed over in the direction oi Siietty." Did you look upi-" "We both lookeu up, but we couldn't see anything. We couid hear the whizzing of the propeller." ,4 you mean it was like the sound 01 a propeller. e heard a sound like a motor- horn." Did you keep looking up for long; So, it passed as soon as anything. It went over between Honey' s Farm and Sketty." "And you saw nothing at all. Have you heard noises before, coming up frcm below?" j \es. 1 have heard the sound of tranicars." ) Ever heard a motor-carh" | "1 have heard a motor-car horn, not a. motor-car. But this was a screech ing sound overhead." "That was what I wanted to get at —you have heard other sounds with which you could compare what you heard on Saturday nightr" "Oh. yes; but I never heard any* j thing like this before.
- - - - - - - DEMOBILISINC.
DEMOBILISINC. Budapest, Thursday.—The Minister of War has issued an order that a cer- tain proportion of the Reserves v,. hl(,h were caUed to the Colours in connec- tion with the state of war in the Balkans shall now be demobilised.
THE CHINA SQUADRON. j
THE CHINA SQUADRON. j Saigon, Thursday.—The Bnu.sh China Squadron has arrived here. The Cm'erucr-Genera! has returned to Saigon specially in order to preside at receptions which are being given in his honour. The squadron will leave on the insc. r
ATTENDANT WANTED. !
ATTENDANT WANTED. At a meeting of the Swansea Wor b* house Committee. held yesterday. Coun- cillor William Owen presiding. the Master reported that he had been Ull- able to get a temporary at,tendanl as au assistant to the male nurse thi-cligh tli43 Labour Exchange. He was directed to advertise for one in the ordinary way.
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Son Ting, a Chinaman, sued a pawn- broker yesterday at Bow for the value of a watch which he had pledged. Tbe pawnbroker's shop had been entered by burglars and Son Ting's watch was stolen from i, safe. The judge found in favour of the pawnbroker.
5.30 EDITiON.
5.30 EDITiON. SMALL FIRE. A -outbreak of fire occulted an nflice ui Fishei-si root. Swansea, si'.irtiv alter three 'o'clock. The brigade w ere but their SCJ'VICCV were not required, the fire having been extinguished .n the I meantijiie. ?1K\!01UAL?)KKT?G. At National Memorial meeting at | r .iildh^l, it was d.-cided to appoint | ueputation to wait on Insurance Commissioners, that they might call j i-ii County Caunciis to levy rate pro- t i i i, i i i ii i Dd. Davies, a 11 a0 r I a beds. 193 hospital beds. 12 tubereu- iovjs institutions, and 5S visiting sta- j tions. PARLIAMENT. Eastbourne Murder.- Mr. Crooks, asked Home Secretary whether he would or der respite i ar "W ilhams, the condemned man. Mr. MeKenna said -o do so. < See 0.30 eduien for fuller report..i i Final Score; [ Swansea Town. 2: Aberdare. 2. i I I
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