The Cambria Daily Leader

THIS DAY'S RAGING. FOLKESTONE MEETING. FOLKESTONE, Thursday. At the time scheduled to resume the meet- ing the course was enveloped in a dense mist it being: impossible to ses the first hurdles in the straight from the stands— a distance of about 200 yards. The Stewards. however. decided to make a start, and this was done with the Sandgate Hurdle Race. Greator dominated the market, and utore- over, won at his leisure, being bought in; at the subsequent auction for 55gs. Details: )  A—SAJVDGATE SELLING HURDLE I 1.30- RACE of 50 sova- Two miles Mr II Lines's GREATOR. a 11-7 R. MORGAN 1 Mr R Rowe's CAPTAIN KITE, a 11-7 C. Young Mr A Gorham's SHAGPAT, 5 10-13 Mr. Rees 3 Also ran: Gorgias (W. Rogers), Bucklaw (Harland), Sea Trip Œ. Morgan). Muffin Boy (Daley), Nine Belle (Walkington), Girl Scout (Tighe), Richincha (Mr. Heisman), Idaho (P. Woodland). Off at 1*30. Trained by Lines. Betting: 6 to 4 agst GREATOR, 11 to 4 Captain Kite. 8 to 1 Gorgias and Muffin Boy, 10 to 1 others. Bucklaw showed the way past the stands to Pichincha, Shagpat, Captain Kite, Sea Trip, Greator and Nine Bells, with Idaho last. Thus they disappeared into the mist, but upon coming into view a hundred yards from home, Greater was clear of Captain Kite, and won by four lengths; a bad third. Nine Bell" was fourth, Girl Scout fifth, Pichjj>cha sixth. Muffin Boy se, enth, Gorgias eightJi, Sea Trip ninth. and Bucklaw last, ? 0- HYTHE SELLING STEEPLECHASE .¡.of 50 sovs. Two miles. "I Mr E Woodland's BONNY SUCCESS, a 11-4 DALE 1 Mr E A Woodland's PITSEA, a 12-0 Walkington 2 Mr F E Goad's IRISH WISDOM, a 12 0 Tighe J Also ran- Battleground (R. Morgan), Mil- í foil (J. Reason), Starnrocf (T. WiLmott). I Off at 2.0. Trained by E. Woodland. Betting: 5 to 2 ag-st Battleground, 3 to 1 Pitsea, 4 to 1 Irish Wisdom. 9 to 2 Milfoil, 10 to 1 otjhers. At the ditch Starproof refused. Irish Wisdom cnt out the work from Bonny Suc- cess and Pitsea, with Milfoil ia the rear, for a mile and a quarter, when Battleground took up the running, but nearly came to grief at the ditch six furlongs from home. thereupon Bonny Success drew to the front, followed by Pitsea, and won by eight lengths; twelve lengths between second and third Only three completed the course. 2 OA-MODERATE HANDICAP STEEPLE- ?? .?U CHASE of 70 aovs.-Two milea. Mr. J. Lyons's WAD, 6 10-12 WALKING-TON 1 Mr 0 Levesor-Gower's VIOLET CIIARLES- WORTM, a. 11-3 Mr. Heasma,n 2 Mr R Whurr's KING STORK, a 31-2 Avila 3 Also ran: G'alonecr (E. Ward). Molinam 4A. WikiJls): I Otf at 2.50. Trained by Owner. j Betting: 11 to 8 on Violet Charlesworth. 5 to 1 agst WAD, 6 to 1 King Stork and ( Molinam, 10 to 1 Galoneer. After seven furlongs had been covered, Violet Charlesworth held a slight lead of Galojawr. the pair being clear of M- oliliam, with King Stork whipping-in. Upon emerg- 1 ing from the mist, a 'hundred yards from liome, Wad wa3 in front of Violet Charles- fc-orth, and won by eight lengths; six lengths between second and third. Molinam was last. I  A—FOUR YEAR OLD BANDICAP 3.0 HURDLE RACE of 80 sovs—2m. Mr F Wilmot's RESPONSIBLE, 11-0 Mr. HE AS'?. IAN 1 Mr E Robson's MELGRIS, 10-13.Driscoll 2 Capt Street's SILVER JOCK, 11-3 E Ward 3 I Also ran: Master Bowes (W Esuotti, Kijabe (J. MaoMahon), Bobrezin (G. Wall), Royal Turk iGallegos), Countersign (A. Warner). Off at 3.0. Trained by Fitton. Betting: Evens Melgris, 5 to 1 RESPON- SIBLE, 7 to 1 Bobrezin, 8 to 1 Master Bowes, 10 to 1 others Countersign settled down in front of Silver Jock, Master Bowes, and Bobrezin, with Kijabe whipping-in. Fifty yards from home Responsible was clear of Melgris. and won, pulling Up. by twelve lengths; a length and a half between second and third. Royal Turk was fourth, Bobrezin fifth, Kijabe sixth, and Master Bowes last. •> OA—DOVER STEEPLECHASE of 50 so's. 0 .00 Three miles and a furlong. Mr J B Charters's SCARABEE, 5 10-7 DRISCOLL 1 Mr D Faber's HESPERUS MAGNUS, a 12-7 J. East 2 Mr S Haines's VICTOR FELICITAS. 6 11-0 W. J. Smith 3 Also ran: William the First (Mr. Rees), Porton Firs (Mr. Heasmani, Mob (Avila). Off at 3.30. Trained by Pirie. Betting: 5 to 4 agst SCARABEE, 3 to 1 I Mob, 7 to 1 Porton Firs. 8 to 1 William the First, Hesperus Magnus, 10 to 1 Victor Felicitas. :3 £ —MODERATE HANDICAP HURDLE f RACE of 50 sovs. Two miles. Mr A Gorham's SAUCEPAN, 5 12-6 AVILA 1 Mr W Downes's CUNARDER, 4 10-4 W. Downes 2 Mr E H. Schiff's CERISAIE. 5 11-0 H. Leader 3 Also ran: Set Free (W. Rudkin), Bath (F. Morgan). St. Bruno (Gallegos), Taenia (Footit), Gala Tweed (Mr. Heasman), Whis- pering Captain (Piggott). Off at 3.56 Trained by Hacket-t. Betting: 5 to 4 agst SAUCEPAN. 7 to 2 Whimpering Captain, 8 tol others. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP WEIGHTS. (FIFTY-ONE ENTRIES). Ijong Set 9-5, Spanish Prince 8-13, Maiden Erlegh 8-11. Eton Boy 8-7, Mustapha 8-5, Sun- spot 8-3, Cigar 8-3, Ca.stleton 8-2, Brancepeth 7-13, Wrack 7-12, Grammont 7-12, Bonbon Rose 7-12, White Star 7-10, Polkerris 7-9, Beaurepaire 7-8, Tuxedo 7-6, Junior 7-6, Bal- blair 7-5, Wise Simon 7-5, Berrilldon 7-4, Ap- prentice 7-4, UiMie Pat 7-4, Lavolt 7-4. St. Nat 7-3. Ask Papa 7-2, Clin Doeil 7-2, Mor- dred 7-2, Moscato 7-2, Quantock 7-0, Equani- mity 7-0, Sobieski 6-13, Dalys 6-13, Rath I Hurley 6-13, Proud Scot 6-13, Mary the Second 6-13, Early Hope 6-13, Halberd 6-12, Le Touquet 6-11, John Amendall 6-9, Dun- holm 6-8. Taiana JEll 6-7, Cuthbert 6-7, Kos- ciusko 6-6, Ardlinnhe 6-3, Mr. Peeper 6-2, J..esto 6-2, Saucy Vixen 6-1, Ormaehus 6-0, Conamur 6-0. St. Meriadoc 6-0.

SEWIXT-Mh-iI1&' of all makes, cheap I ? a c,h;-( A1 -N es Shu tt I f Parts; Good Machine ir?m ??; all makes at, Sewing Machine Man. 11, I Waterloo-street, Swansea. 248A2-5 "Y\7~ANTED immediately, clean respect- V T able Young Girl for Housework, able to watili; oomfortable home; one child. —62, Windaor-terrace, Uplands. 247A2-5 HAVE you a troubk*»ome Watch? If eo, JLL take it to Richards Bros.. Practical Watchmakers, opposite Station, High-street, Swansea, A cure guaranteed. Cyrnry dewch at, y Cymry. 243A2-5 MEN WHO ARE WEAK. gXTFFEEEUe FROM NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOSS OF VIGOUR, PREMATURE DECAY, 6KIN DISEASES, STRICTURE, URINARY ORGANS, Ac., Shonld immediately CONSULT- Mr. A. NIXON (late LONDON HOSPITALS). or write for his TREATISE; price 4d. and Id. postage Aadresa:— Jloure: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays included. 30. RYE HILJL, Newcastle-on-Tyos. <

ODDFELLOWS' OFFICERS. I At the half-yearly meeting of the I Swansea and District Branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, held at the Biid-in-Hand Hotel, Swansea, all Wednesday, in addition to the bus- mess already report-ed in the "Leader," two disablement claims of £25 each were paid to mem hers of the Cambrian and Sir J. T. I). Llewelyn Lodges. Tlw following officers were also ap- pointed :—Examiner of lodge books Bro. W. D. Thomas; Examination and returning officer, Bro. G. C. Turtle P.P .G.M. lecture master, Bro. Jt. Robinson, P.P.G.M. The latter was al so elected a governor of Swansea Hospital.

TO-DAY'S MARKET. CORK BUTTER MARKET. Cork. Thursday.—Supply medium; demand jI quiet Weather wet. First. 112, seconds 88. thirds 87, finest 112 j to 102. centrifugal 126 to 124, factories 106 to 94. j i LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS. I Liverpool, Thui-sday.-Wilts., 1, 2 and 3, 70&. to 72s.; long rib, 65a.; Danish Wilts., 76s. to 78s. Hams, long cut, 73s. to 77s. I Butter-Da.ai.sh Kiel, 126 to 128; Australian 109 to 112; New Zealand, 114 to 116; Siberian, 105 to 111. 1 Lard -Tierces, 52s. 9d. to 53s.; pails, 54s, 9d. to 55s.; bozes, 53s. to 5.)A. 9d. Cheese, 62s. to 65s.

LOSSES OVER SWANSEA CRAVINci DOCK. At the London Bankruptcy Court to- day. John William Houldsworth attri- buted his failure, with liabilities amounting £ 1,539 and leaving defi- ciency of £ 128,810, to losses on various schemes, one of which was the promo- tion of the Kin?s Graving Dock, Swansea, over which he lost £ 2,000.

 ¥ If l i 6i T e' II: l Pa l¡\f ? M B L- A- f? tS t?M? S 8E (Specia! to the "Leader.") HOUSE OF COJIUONS, Thursday. The Speaker took the oh air at 2.46. Sir Edward Grey, answering Mr. KinE;, said the Government had come to 110 decision at pr€?«;it on the question of re- suming negotiations for ratifying tha arbi- tration .treaty witu the United States. RAILWAY CONCESSIONS IN PERSIA. Colonel fate asked whdner a concession had been granted to Ru.-wsia by the Persian Goveinineiit for the construction oi a rail- way from Juit'a- to Tabriz. and, if eo, wnether a similar coriMs^on had be-en granted to Great Britain for the construc- tion of a railway from Muhamra to Khoramabiid. Sir buward Grey -tid that so far as he was neither oi tu-esa concessions had y-et been granted, but he uucierstood tnere wa-s good hope that both would be glinted veiy shortly. WOMANS SUr FKAGK. Mr. Clough, on behaL of Mr. King •asked whdtli'sr the coaiiniLtee to be set up to draft a Woman's Suffrage Bill would be nominated by the Commitiee of Selection, or oy the House, whether the Committes would be appointed this sesrsion, and whether it wouid oc presided over by the Chancellor of the Kxcheciuer, or leader of the Opposition. ( For further report see Next Edition.)

WIFE'S DRUNKEN HABITS. AcERAVOH MOllE SENT TO PRISON FOR fi £ uL £ UT. INSPECTORS VISITS. Another harrowing story of alleged par- ental neglect was narrated at the Absr- avoti Borough Police Court to-day. 1*. wati alleged to have its origin in a wife througii drink abandorung her home, her children, and herself. The defendants were tivan Price, and his wife, E. Price, wno were living apart. Tha prosecution was taken at the instance of iS.S.P C.C., for whom i&r. Li. il. Thomas appealed. Mr. Thomas said that the age.- of the children, in respect of which the charge was made, were 11, 3, and b. inspector Bc,t gave evidence a6 to sevaral visite paid tu the house. lie had found the ca.ai.neu famy weil nourished, btfi ill-clad, uirty, anu tue youngest cuiia verminous, in one oi the bedrooms tllëH, were a few old ragged clothes 011 tne beu, and, iso rotten was it, that he did not know whetner it was a leather bed. or a miiipult'. 'the condition of the house was ako very hlthy. UDER THE STAIR-CASE. On one occasion he found the female deiecdaut so drunk that sue did not know that ne iia.(i been to the house at all. OIl another occasion she was tying so arun.v ill o-eu as to be unable to opeak to him. She aall also IÆ-en found underneath the staircatie drunk, and, had it not been for the ueip given by the woman f. rooim-r who was iiTJiig with them, the children, he beli'evea,. would have starved. -tie un,>rsiood that the male defendant contributed 14s. to the maintenance of the family, having had. to leave his w lIt) through her drunken habits. ATTENDANCE OFFICER'S EVIDENCE. Dr. Jones corroborated, and Mi-, George Davie, School Attendance Ohicer, said he had caUeu at the nouse on!y to find the wiie lyii.aj with her head upon the taol-e too drunk to 111t it up. ILI" in ale- dei-rndant said he had. often assisted tne children with ciothtng, and hact now taken them to live with nun, ntid would look after tliem iu the luiure. The wife was sentenced to s.x months imprisonment in the second division, and the cateagain6t the male ueieudant was ad.journed for three months to give him an opportunity of looking to the chiidrens in- 4

NEVER COMPLETE UNITY. -MR. WILL YHUSNE AND THE PRilSPtCT OF A LAbOUR t. At the Labour Conference in London to-day, a resolution was carried eu- forciug discipline in the party. Mr. Bruce Glasier urged a trial for a year. J»Lr. Wii! Tliorne, -II.P., declared that there could never be complete unity. The sooner cleavage arrived, and can- didates run as Socialists the better. Thirteen socialists could never agree with twenty-seven trade unionist mem- bers on economic questions. Mr. W. C. Anderson said INlr. Thorne's speech was mischievous and unwarrantable. There was no differ- ence in practical work. By a 400 majority, the Conference called upon the Parliamentary Party to oppose any .Franchise Bill in which women are not included. Mr. Stephen Walsh, who opposed Mi* Philip Snowden, said women had not a ghost of a chance of success on a Private Member's Bill. Labour should demand a Government measure, for the position of women was infinitely worse than a year ago.

SATURDAY'S GAME IN SCOTLAND. TJREW IN THE CENTRE? Spoken to by our Caiduf representative to-day during a htÙt. on the journey W Scotland, Mr. W. r.. Kees said Watts would play in Saturday a re-arrangemcnt wa." dec",ded u'pon. "The Committee/' he remarked, "may decide otherwise at their meeting to- morrow night. There is a possibility that they vyill play Trew in tne centra, with -Uoyd Oi; inside half and Clem Lewis in the outfiirie position." SEND OFF FOR NEATH REPRESENTA- TIVES. The Neath international representatives had a goou. send off this morning. Crowds of rugger eutnasdaee tasseraoleu at the railway station; but the centre of interest wat* "Billy" Trew. the Welsh skipper, Before departing, Fred Perreic informed our representative, that, offers had been made to him by two Northern Clubs. "Do you intend accepting either of them asked our representative. "Not at present, pernaps," said he, hut added, with a. smile, "you never know what may happen."

WHERE'S THE BULLET? So far no trace has been discovered oi tho perpetrator of the shooting affray at livenley-road, Sketty, o Tuesday morning, when a shot was fired at the window of the house, of Mr. Fred Beor, painter and decorator. As already reported active investigations are bang made by the borough police.' A mysterious aspect of the case is that although to all appcarance the shot was fired from a rifle at close range from outside the window no mark whatever is to be seen on the wall of the shop, neither is any trace of a bullet to be found though a thorough search has been made. The plate glass front window was, however, pierced at a height of about seven feet. It is understood that this is not the first incident of the kind which has occurred the neighbourhood, the windows of fqur private houses having been broken reecntly by, it is believed, a similar method.

TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL. Fin-al Score: SCTJNTHORPtS UNITED 3 goak; HULL Gl TY 2 geals.

After being accidentally embedded in I straw in a farm building at Surfieet, ■ Lincolnshire, three months ago, a hen has been found and is perfectly well. She had laid two eggs, but made no attempt to break them during her long fast. Charlotte Jones, of South Shields, who won a t24 scholarship at the higher grade school and afterwards dis- appeared from home, owing, it is thought, to a lapse of memory, has been found at Darlington. I

ISH THE WOULD OF FINANCE J -0000 I London Stock Exchange. I Bank rata unchanged. Money wanted, 4; discounts, 4 to 4 and j thirteen-sixteenths; bank reserve 471 per cent silver spot, 28^d. Calcutta transfers 1(3(1. and one sixteenth last day settlemen t consols, one-eighth up. Foreign firm; home rails better; Americans firm; Canadians irregular; Nigerian tin shares buoyant; Eopps up to GJ rubbers and oils firmer. Consols Account 75 Irish Land Stock 75jj Transvaal Guaranteed 30 Stock 91^ Brighton Deferred 92i Caledonian Deferred 19§ Chatham Ordiiiar) 21k Prof. gli Great Eastern 58 xd Great Northern Deferred 51Ã Great Western 117:¡ Great Central Deferred IH Hull and Barnsley 5J Lancashire and Yorkshire 90 Metropolitan 53 id District. 401 Midland Defred. 72;t Prderrud 5'J!f North British Ordinary Dei. 21 xNoithEabtern 12 North Western 132j bonth Eastern Deferred 63i South Western Deferred 381; Chinese 5 p.c. Gold Loan, 1912 93j Egypti¡;.n Unified. 100 Italian 5 per cent. 96^ Japan 4 per cent. Loan 1905. 85 Mexican 5 per cent. Ext V9! Portuguese (New). 63 Peru Preferred 53^ Russian 4 per cent. 91 bpanish 4 per cent. 90 j Tur^-s 4% Unified English Script 85 Uruguay 31 per cent 72 J | Atchison 10 bg xd Baltimore Ohio Ordinary. 104-; xd Denyer Pref. 33 Eries 32 Illinois 126A- xd Louitivilles. 142A illwa ukie 116 Missouji Kansas 27 J Ne or Centrals Ill Norfolk Common 1151 rios 2 ?i ¡:ifv.i. | i iiiiadeiphia and Reading S4 xd Southern Preference. — Southern Puciiies. lllï Union Pacific. 163 Canada Pacific 246t Grand Trun- Ordinary 2,d 4 Second iooj Third 5 Gi j Mexican Kadway 2nd Pref 95 Buenos Ayres Great Southern 127 United States Steal Corp. Com. 65g I:iuceons.Ba) 125 Sbeii 'iransporu t Tradl ng Ord. 5i Spies Petroleum Shares j Malacca Kubber Ordinary llg Linggi Kubber 28/4$ Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Ord. 4 7-16 Amalgamated Copper 741 xd iiio xinto Copper 7 H Anaconda Copper 7 11-16 British South Atrica Consolidated Gola f ields i)ef 1:1 7-S2 Crown Mines. 7 5-16 De Beers Diamonds Deferred 21i j Enterprise 27-32 East hinds 2 31-32 j Globe and Phoenix IS j agerstontem Ueterred 7* « Johannesburg Investment. 22/3 Moddurfontein. 12 à Mozambique 17/0 Premier Diamond. 118 liana Mines 6 15-16 K anu ion rein 1 9-16 South African Gold Trust 1 11-16 Tanganyika Concessions. 2 19-32 Transvaal Goid 2 11-16 Croat boulders. 13-16 Golden Horseshoe 19 ivanlioe (Newj 3 5-16 xd Ashanti Gold Fields 1 1-16 Gicau Cooar 4¡ LONDON AND PKOVSNCIAL BANK I LIMITED. I The annual general meeting- of the share- holders in tne xjcaidoii and Fioviucial Bank, jjimited, was held, oil uic iiuth UL., at tne Ca unou-stveec. ilotel, ijoudou, the Right lIon. Sir Heroert Maxwell, Bait., F.R.S., presid- ing- Ul,ft_e Chairman said :-The rapid but steady increase in the business of the banK caused your directory to regard its volume as having grown out of proportion to the subscribed capital. They decided, therefore, upon the issue of 40,0(jJ new shares, which were offered to tne holders of the old shares at JolB, a substantial reduction upon the current market, price at the time, and these have been fully taken up; in fact, they were o\ er-applied lor. Thereby, the nominal capital nas been increased from il,600,000 to £ 2,000,000; the paid-up capital from i,OO,OOO to £ 1,000,00. it was inevitable that tHe result of placing so much fresh stock upon the market should have the effect of a temporary depression in the value of our shares, especially as the shares of similar iiioliiutions were flagging at the time of our i.-wue. But you will observe mat there has been a steady recovery from that depres- sion. thereby showing that the confidence of Lhe public in our bank is unchanged, and we may expect soon to see our snares fur- ther appreciate in value. Corresponding to the increase in our capital, an addition of £ 500,000 has been made to the reserve fund, raising it from tl,500,000 to £2,OOO,OOU, separ- ately invested in the securities specified in the balance-sheet. YVe feel sure that you. will be of opinion that a reserve fund of £ 2,000,000 bears a very satisfactory propor- non to a paid-up capital of Cl,ooo,uoo. it is, at all events, a proportion exceeding that of any other English bank, nor have I found its equivalent in the balance-sheet of any t0.0tg!i oank doing business in tliis country. h.3 aiso referred to the retirement of tne general manager, Mr. J. W. Gross, who was taxing a seat on the board of directors, and whose place would be taken by two joint managere-Mr. J. Lambley Thomas and Mr. William Carrnthers. Continuing the chairma,n said :~Cora- pareu with twelve months ago, our paid-up capital, as I have already sa,id, stands at £ l,C0uu00, an increase of £ 200 000- the reserve fund is at S,2,000,000, being an increase of £ 500,000, separately invested in the securities ihown in the balance-sheet Our current, deposit, and other accounts amount to £18,3,;1,697, which is a record amount. It 1S an increase of £ 861,769 over the ngures of a year ago. I may add tha.t we also have to report the largest increase we nave had it! the number oi our cus- tomers in any single year. The gross profit ox the rear, excluvsive of the balance nrougiic forward. after deducting rebate on •Mirrent bins, and making provision for bad doubtful. and uiisatisiactory debts and con- tiiigencies, amounts to £ 798,797, being an increase over last year of £85.365. Our ex- penses have been 2306,067. The interest we have paid to depositors amonnts to A,238,174, leaving a net profit exclusive of balance brought forward, 01 £54,5S6. being an in- crease of £ 51,821 over bst year. The general volume of business shows a great "increase A dividend for the half-year ending December 31st, 1912, at the nte of ?e9 ndin?g cent. per annum, lees income-tax, on the capital of the bank for six months on the old ehates, and three months on the new shares, was sanctioned. SWANSEA ARCADE CO., LIMITED The report of the directors for the year ended December 31st last states that the profit and loss account shows a balance of £ 1,087 5s. 9d., out of which the directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 8 per ceut. and a bonus of 2 per cent. for the year, free of income-tax, a mounting to £ 3jO, a nd directors' leee S31 10s.. free of income-tax, carrying forward a balance of £705 lQs. 9d The directors report that the property continues fully- let to satisfactory tenants, and is maintained in thorough order. The directors I'eg'l'et to record the death of their esteemed col- league, Colonel Wm. Taylor, M.D., who oc- cupied the position of chairman of the com- pany since its inception. Mr. A. P. Steeds also one of the original directors, has been been elected chairman in his stead. The retiring director is ilr. Alfred Philip Steeds, who, being qualified, offers himself for re-election. Mr. E. M. S. Morgan, the auditor, ofters himself for re-election. -I

During excavations in Thames- street, Kingston, a number of human bones, supposed to be four or tire centuries old, have been discovered Some appear to have formed part of a skeleton well over seven feet in length.

SWANSEA COOD TEMPLARS. I In connection with the visit of the Grand Lodge Officers of the Good Templar Order a splendid united session was held last evening at the Central Hall, Swansea by the" Morn- ing Star," and Swansea Sailors' Homo" Ijodges. Bro. Henshall, of "Waterloo Lodge." Sheffield, presided. Bro. Pickford, Grand T reasurer, Car- diff, and Bro. Thomas, Swansea Tabernacle Lodge made rousing speeches. Several menihers contributed to the harmony of the evening with recita- tions and solos. Bio. Rees, Deputy International Chief Tamplar for Wales (Llanelly) gave one of his characteristic addresses. Bro. Henshall closed in the usual way.

I Crossing Temple, an historic Essex l farm property, where the Knights Templars built their hostel, from which they went forth periodically to ioin in the Crusades, has been sold for|! .eis.ooo. í

have NevGry&t FJulsl U Zam-Bukp& Equal For r, \v: Jp Heaiisig Skins Soroo. /i I 7RITING from New Farm, Ipsdn, falling- W ford, Berks., Nurse Barr says :—" Many } I N \?. ?"'? mothers have thanked me for bringing Zam-Buk to their notice, and I have felt more than repaid ??? '?' /t.? i) ky seeing what a great blessing Zam-Buk has fjt ?? ? ? ?- ? t I\mW I proved in the home. H? ? ?? ? m 0??? ) [¡rst tried Zam-Buk for a bad case of j j J[.? fj?—? scalp eczema on a year-old baby. AUkinrsof lA «iil ointments and other remedies had fal,ed. Solely as the resultof using Zam-Buk regularly ? Nu '??' ..at ointments of sores gradually disappeared and /"j | A '?'<??? Solely xs the resultofusin g Zam-Buk regul arly ? the chiid's scalp got qui:ê clear zga?n. That was I '?r??' ? ?? crusts of sores gradually disappeared and ?'< Y f?\j J \] ? !?\ M ? '?"r"/y ''?'M'' <' ??? ?i????? T?s??Sa jj  No urther TrMb!8 A ]J £ l /M?:9MC??? ?A???r'.? Am Jj ? ba???!hadp..tc?e..ofec7.emtonhead, .<3\ u r se, ??' face, and body. whIch had ddied doct:ors?nd?)otber I larly me and 1 1 treatments. The mother then allowed m? to treat  j?/ pj'. ■"( recommend » the case with Zam- Buk. which soon restored bt?r 3 BfflfevlJH I Zam-Buk child fr?- from all pain and irritation and without /J h ;'D a blemish on h?r skin. ? Xo'?/"?? r u A «'l have used Zam-Buk fZ K /arn-Buk at a several y' ears and have not mot h ('. r s t hat l in m" nursing work for h ahng preparation is o?TAINs m s'ttt:ra qf the yet found its ?tq,?al for .,?,? ?.? Za m: Eu Ie soo,hm and {'a]¡ng skm ;? s ?-, 8, money à sons and lniuries. For :lJ:lJ ;to;l1/ a a::ox st„pping irritation and jTpu^ | \vor/K\ A 0eL? >ae I VillU? pain, Zam-Buk 1/ It or /g. 1& rea..y plenti1d.

MEDICAL AID SCHEME. SWANSEA SOCIETIES HOLD A CONRREKCE. At a very large and representative meet- ing in Siddall Buildings two approximate schemes for a Medical Association xor Swansea to provide for those outside the range of the National Insurance Act were considered. Over twenty local societies were repre- sented at the Conference, which heartily approved a,nd almost unanimously adopted both of them:- The lirst scheme allowed for the atten- dance of 5.000 dependents at 10s per annum; 500 uninsured persons at fts. 6d.; 500 perma- nent sick members and dependents at 10s.; 250 aged or permanent sick members with no families at els. 4d.; and other special charges, the receipts totalling £ 3,016, while the expenditure for four doctors (including two lady doctors) amounted to £ 2,386, leav- ing a, balance of £130. The second scheme catered for 3,500 de- pendents at 10s. 6d. per annum, 250 unin- sured persons at 8s. 6d. 250 permanent sick members at 10s„ and 250 aged or permanent sick members at 4tJ 4d.. making, with special charges, a total oi £1,860 receipts. Two doctors would be engaged, and the total expenditure of £ 1.736, leaving a balance of JE74. These schemes will be submitted to each branch of the different societies, and on February 18th a meeting: is to be held at the Workman's Club to reach the final decision. LLANELLY BREAK AWAY. At a meeting of the day workers employed at the Llanelly Steel Works yesterday about 300 men decided not to contribute towards the scheme which the local Works Aledical Committee have framed with a view to making medical arrangements for depen- dents

LATE MRS. FITT. BURIED BY MiSTER WHO PER- RlBMtD THE MAJMlAtiE CEKtMliNV. The funeral of the laie Mrs. Fitt. of Alex- andra-road, Swansea, left Gnoll-avenue, Neath, on Wednesday afternoon.' The car was followed by a carriage containing a large number of floral wreaths, crosses and harpe. The mourners were as follow: First coach, Mr. Fitt (husband), Mr. D. W. Jones, Mrs. Ben Hill, Mr. Grainger Jones, and Master Gwyn Freear; second coach, Mrs. Cockrill, Miss K A. llo3 d. Mrs. i rank wrapper, Mr. Frank Keveli ^Hhodesiaj, and Mr. John Roberts ;Lhird coach, Mrs. Owen Daviee (nuiyej, Mr. Jacob Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones (Neath); fourth coach, Mr. and Mrs. Sandry, Mrs. Rapsey, Mrs. Dd. Hapsey; fifth coach, Mrs. Maybery, Mrs. Harris, ar. and Mrs. Curtis, Miss Hilda Curtis; gl xth coach, Mr. Thomas (Bush Hotel) and Mr. Cha. Gustavus. Numerous other friends followed. The minister, the Rev. J. C. Thomas, was the same who, 35 years married Mr. and Mrs. Fitt, and in the same church as that in which the funeral service was held. The service was choral, and the "Dea-i March" was played by Mr. Joseph Thomas, org'anist of the church. In accordance with Mrs. Fitt's wishes, the service at the graveside was thoroughly Welsh, several hymns being sung. I WJiiiATiiS. The following were the floral tributes:— Husband and children (Birt, Jack, Kate, Jeremi, A If and Auut Kmmai large harp with broken string; Mr. Iltid 'fhoma^ (wreath). Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Brown and family (harp), Mr. and Mrs. Palmon (wreath), wreath from the waiters and vva;tresses of Sv\an:-ea, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Giibertson of Aberciave, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Curtis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sandry and family. Mr. and Mrs. Haywara (wreath),. Viola, and Ciseie ilunt, Mr. and Mrs. Moere Gwyn, liytfryn, nephew Jack Jones, Liverpool, Dick and Neine lianlon, Mr. and Mrs. Crapper, Sketty, Mr. and Mrs. 1). W. Jones, Sketty, and Mr. F. lie veil. Mrs. Thomas and uladys, the Bush Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, Dr. and Mrs. Brook, Mr. and Mrs. Jamee Thorne, Mrs. Holmes harp), -M-b. Morgan B. Williams, Gwen Biod- wen and Jac Air. and Mrs. Crane and Cuaay- of liomiord, Mr. J. Benson and family, Mr. and Mrs. (). J. Curran. Miss E. A. Lloyd, Annie, Long lands House (snow- drops), Mrs. A. J. Marks.

BAPTIST ZENANA MISSIONARY. In connection with the Baptist Zen- ana Missionary, a women's meeting 111 iuount Pleasant Schoolroom on Wed- nesday afternoon was addressed by Mrs. Trevor Roberts, of India. Mrs. Man- der presided. This was i oil owed by a conference on How to further foreign missionary in- lfuency in our Sunday Schools. The public meeting which followed was addressed by the Rev. Trevor Rob- erts, of India, and the Rev. A. G. Castleton, of China. Mr. H. Bilimgs, presided.

CO-OPERATION. A big audience gathered at Holy Trinity Schoolroom last night to hear a lecture by the Rev. Herbert Duiimoo, of Liverpool, on Co-operation as a Moral Force." Councillor W. H. Miles presided. The lecturer dealt with his subject from the historical and practical sides; and then with its moral and ethical aspects. He panted out that competi- tion was now becoming discredited even among ordinary traders. Ho held that the principle of co-operation should be not only applied in ordinary co-opera- tive societies, but extended so as w embrace the whole life of the com- munity.

At the conclusion of the quarterly meeting of the Coal Conciliation Board for the Federated districts of England and Wales yesterday, at Westminster Palace Hotel, when the business of an informal character, a silver cup was presented privately by the board to Mr. Alfred Hewlett, who had for many years been president and resigned last autumn. By -oval decree Spanish Protestant so]di?:s are henceforth exempted fv-om attending Roman Catholic services.

i APPROVED SOCIETIES. THE USE OF LABOUR EXCHANCES I FUR mttliNiS. I A meeting of the South Wales and Monmouthshire AdYÜpry Trades Com- mittee, which was tornied in iyiO, with. the object oi advising the Board of Trade on matters dealing with Labour iilxehanges, was held at the grand jury's room at the Law Courts, Cardiff, on Wednesday. The chair was occupied by c-x-Aiderinan Robert Hughes, and there were also present Colonel C. S. Dennis, Messrs. T. Richards, M.P. —Cieivent, and J. Twomey (Swansea), J. J. Charles (Pontypocl), and Johns (Newport), together with Mr. Owen W. UW8n( thtl divisional otticer of the Welsh Labour Exchanges) On the motion of Mr. T. Richards, M.P., a congratulatory resolution was passed to Lord Mertnyr in regard to his Lordship's elevation, Lord Merthyr be- ing a member of the committee. i The committee approved of 'the sug- gestion that approved societies under Part 1. of the N at Ional Insurance Act should be allowed to hold meetings at Labour Exchanges where the necessary accommodation is available.

I I SWANSEA POLICE COURT. I Thursday.-Betore -Ali,. Win. Thomaa (chairman), and Dr. J. A. Rawlings. James Kelly (38), labourer, was charged with allowing his wife and family to become chargeable to the Union.—-Warrant Oihcer Hoskius said the defendant's wife and three children were chargeable to the Swansea Union. --The offence was admitted, and the prisoner was sent to prison for three months. I Shsrt and Tall. John Morgan (28), a collier, was charged with stealing two ialies, coats, value ios. 6d., Iroin 2y, Urluii-streel, the property or M. Morris, on January 25.—J £ stiier Morris said at about 8.30 on the evening in question two men en- tered the shop, one a short iiiail and the other a tall one. They came in and walked out quickly, one following tho other. Tne witness saw them in the shop and subsequently missed the coats. The prisoner in the dock was the short man she had secn.P.C. (49) Mopcrofb said he was on duty in the btrand. He had looked into a window and seen the prisoner in a room with a coat on his. arm. The witness went in and ques- tioned .aim. The prisoner said a womau. in Wassail-square had given it him. This was not enough for the constable, who arrested him on suspicion.—.P.O. (bÖ) George said he saw the prisoner in his cell. lie recognised him and asked him a question. I., Yes, they caught me for stealing coats. This is not the JlrsG coat 1 have stolen; 1 had haii-a-dozen yesterday," said tne pri- soner in reply. Later he remarked, "'I only took three coats."—To-day the pri- soner pleaded guilty, and was com- mitted for trial at the next Assizes. Another charge of stealing a lady's mackintosh, value tl lis., from 34, vVaterioo-street, the property of Thos. Thomas, was also preferred against the prisoner Mark Flemhood summoned Charles Maxwell and Bennett Maxwell with as- sault alleged to have been committed on January and. yu. David Seline prose-, cuted.—The complainant said he had been to visit his sweetheart, and met the defendants cutsides her house. The defendants were her uncles. The three men walked together towards the Cen- tral Police Station. Defendants made certain allegations against Flemhood, which he indignantly denied. After- wards it was alleged that they struck him about the head.—Complainant gave evidence, and his version was corro- borated by Mark Tobin and Jessie Mit- chen.—The defendants, who denied the assault, were fined 20s. or 14 days. A Coal-trimmer's Language. Margaret Bath summoned John De- coyer, furnaceman, and Stephen Piper, a coal-trimmer, for using abusive lan- guage on January 17th.—Mr. Rowlands defended.-—Piper was fined 20s., and the case against Decoyer was dismissed. Brother and Sister. Edward Shannon, a fuel-worker, for assaulting his sister, Elizabeth Thomaa on .Jan. 24th, -as bound over to be of good behaviour. Order Made. Mary Beatrice Lear summoned Thomas Richard Nicholas, a tinworker, to show cause, etc. The paternity was admitted, and an order of 8s. 6d. made. A 6id. Ring. Elizabeth Ann Rees summoned a Frenchman, Gustave Paque, to show cause, etc. Mr. Verley Price defended. In her evidence the complainant said the defendant's sister had suggested, to her that she bought a 6-jd. ring, and tell her (complainant's) mother she was married. The defendant denied the paternity.—An order of 3s. a week and costs was made.

York Consistory Court has granted a faculty for the erection of a memorial in St. Cuthbert's Church, York, to the 1 late Canon A. R. Faussett, who was rector of the parish for 51 years a (lied in 1910, aged 89\

ROE JN THE BOX. HIS EVIDENCE CONTINUED. (Continued from Page 5). Did you speak to him about it ?-I did not. Oil arriving at Sydney was he very ilir—Yes, he was very ill for about two days. lie had some ielations out there, I think r— Yei, by the name of MciNamara. And were you invited to their house to dinner?—1 was asked up to see them. And they came, down to your vessel to luach, in return, 1 believe [-Yes.. Going back, was the deceased very ill?—-He was off and on ill the whole time at .sea. Did you do what you could to make him comfortable?— —I did what I could to encourage him to take part in the sports that went on on the ship. You encouraged him to take part in the sports y—To take part in the 6Dorts. yes. A Trip- to Town. When you got back to iilbury, did lie take you and another officer who had been kind to him up to London?—Yos. About two days after we arrived he lUocorecl down and took us up to Lon- don. h And took you to the theatre with him?—Not to the theatre. I believe only as far as London Bridge. 1 re- member we had tea there. About eight months later, on the re- turn of your L-oat, was the deceased at the docks?—Yes, with a Mr. Charles Montgomery. gentleman ?A, L (, iccom- Thac was the gentleman whe accom- panied him on his first voyage out to Ccyion?—Yes. nrl didvou see him several times up tiil when your boat started againP- Ye.s, about the beginning of 1901. Did vou receive a telepram from Miss (Vioper ?— Y os. Asking you what?—Asking me to call your.d and see her. Before calling upon her did you speak to the deceased about the telegram ?-I caJled the deceased to me and told him I bad received this wire from Miss Cooper. He said: "1 expect it is some- thing about me. You had better go and her." Did you know her at that time?—No. lXd you go and see her?—Yes. What did she say?—She told me she uud her family were a little upset at Kns's drug-taking habit. She told me Krio had spoken about me in very fav- ourable terms, and asked me to use my iufluenco whenever I could to stop him taking drugs. 1 promised I would. Did you meet frequently?—No, travelling about, ho in one direction end I I:n another, We did not meat very ofix-u. Unless he came on thA boat with you or on si -Yes. The next incident was when you were on the Oratavia ?—Yes, I was then 3rd ojJicor.  ?he went to Belfast to undergo aiter- I ations?—Yes. Deceased was related to one of the director;sr-Yes. And did he go over to Belfast on the I)oa Yes he obtained a passage on the boat. Were there also on the boat other officers with whom he had been on other journeys?—Other journeys on the same ship. When you arrived at Belfast, you had a fortnight's leave?—Yes. Did you and deceased and the other officers spend that at Belfast?—It was ten days between Belfast via Dublin. back to London. Then, I tlijnk, you were transferred to another ship?—Yes, the La Plata. Lsed deceased to l'.t you when the boat came to England:-—Yes, he came frequently to Southampton when the boat came home, and stayed there two or three days at a time in the month of December, 1907. A new ship called the Asturias was built ?-.Yes. Were you appointed?—I was sent to Belfast to join as second ocer before the boat was completed. Was Hounsom First OmcprPYes. Jth that vessel going from Tilbury to Australia r- Yes, she was making her maiden trip from Tiibury to Australia and back. And did deceased mention a wish to come as far as Egypt ?-Yes, he ex- pressed a wish to come another trip with me as far as Egypt. You made your first trip alone ?-Yes. On your return did you see him ?-- Yes. Voyage to Egypt. And then did he and his brother Claude then travel on your boat to Egypt ?-Yes, to Port Said. that was about December, 1907, or the beginning of 1908?—Yes. At tiia ttime was he very ill?-Yes, very ill. VVas he brought to Tilbury on a port- able couch ;J—Yes Did ins mother accompany him? Yes. Did she speak to you about him ?— Y-ds. What did she ask?—She told me her boy had been very ill and asked me to give him ns much attention as I could And you said you would?—I said I would. When you arrived at Port Said was he better?—\as, he was then faidy well. Did he. get off there?—Yes. Ho got off with his brother Claude. Roe Taken III. I On the third journey of the boat to England you were taken very ill? Yes. 1011 met with an accident in which blood poisoning set in?—Yea. Did you correspond with deceased ? —Regularly. (For further report see Nrxi. Edition.)