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Our Note Book I wansea and- the Housing I"robleiii-N,;cw A-rchltect,F Department .—The Finan- cial Late Petty I Officer Edgar Evii,iis.-The Proposed Memorial to the Govver ii-ero.-Police Sur- geon—The Appointment of Dr. Howel Thomas's Suc- cessor. Some of the members of the Swansea Hüm,ing C,or1!nittee still feel that they j have received a set-back in the Corpora- f non's resolve to appoint a po^'iiient ftrchitect. "It mcaus over a thousan d pounds t-o be provided out of the rates, remarked the Vice-Chairman of the Housing Committee on Friday. l-lither- to the fees of our architects have not been paid out of revenue, provision hav- ing been made for them in the loans which we have borrowed for building purposes. I Of the thousand pounds which will be required to keep up the Corpol-ation i Architect's department, the rlousing i Committee, it is proposed, should be responsible for £ 41)0, and soxue of the members do not see how the money is to be paid unless higher rents than they anticipated are charged for the houses. They no IV met with the difficulty of planning houses of a class which will meet the pockets of those for whom they are intended. "When I pointed out this d'mcuity," said the Vice-Chairman, "i Was toid to keep my mouth shut, as I did not know anything about it." The Chairman of the Finance Committee, however, appreciates the argument. = £ It is gratifying to note that steps are being taken in Swansea to per- petuate tne memory of Petty Officer J'kigar Enms. Wales will never eease to be proud of its hero who formed one of Captain Scott's gallant party that i-u-cceeded in reaching the South Pole, only to perish after their object had been attained. The matter has been before the Parliamentary and General Purposes Committee, and it was left with the Mayor Lo suggest a scheme. Of the various proposals that came before the committee, no doubt that of making adequate provision for the wife and family or the dead hero will receive first, consideration. Other suggestions that have been made include the founding of a scholarship, or the placing of a memo- l'ial window 111 one of the churches in the district. The Borough Member (Sir Alfred Mond, Bart.), before leaving tor the Continent for a well-earned rest Uter his Parliamentary duties, ex- pressed his willingness to co-operate in Any scheme t-hab may be devised to per- petuate fli- memory of the dead hero. A suggestion is made in connec- tion with tlie decision to advertise the appointment of a police surgeon at Swansea in succession to Dr. Howel Thomas, which it is hoped the Watch Committe will favourably consider. Dr. Thomas lilled tho position for up- wards of forty years, and carries with him into his well-earned retirement the good wishes and kindly regard of all who have been brought into con- tact with him during the long period tjver which his public work has exten- ded. In appointing a successor the "Watch Committee may be relied upon to make the best selection possible. But the matter is one, in regard to which the- members of the Force should be consulted. An excellent man as far as qualifications are concerned, might be selorted. and yet one who may not "be acceptable to the men he will have to serve. Thie is at least a possibility. The personality of the doctor counts for a good deai nowadays, and it would be a mistake if it were left out of con- federation in the appointment which lite Swansea Watch Committee will shortly he called upon to ma ke. A ballot of the members of the Foroe be- fore the matter is finally decided should prove helpful. On the 10th March, 1863, the late King Edward was married. Coekett Parish Council meets to- morrow. Hold your breath! To-morrow will be the anD i versary of the birth of the first London daily j paper, which occurred in 1709. Old Moore, in a prediction, states Jrtofl.t a well-known person will find, him- self between the rocks of Scylla and Chary bdis." Old Moore observes that the ivwitb^r during March this year will be more than usually stormy. It is well to be pn the safe side. X Not-withstanding the influx of people into Swansea on Saturday it is I, nr-tewotthy that crowds seem to be be- coming more and more sober, A most extraordinary case," says Did Moore will come up for hearing 111 the courts;; bout th(\ end of the month." A somowhat safe prediction, this I Those who visited the Mumbles on 1 Sunday were soon reminded that Slimmer has not yet come. Swansea rain can still be depended upon to make itself evkknt when a spell of fiiie weather begins to pall. We might point out that it doe." not follow that because a team runs Cardiff City very close, it is going to defeat Swansea Town. That is prac- tically what a Cardiff contemporary in- fe 1 but perhaps they forget who dis- missed them in the Welsh Cup game. :if A well-known London religious weekly is following the "Leader. Tbcy are now offering prizes for the best replies to some of the questions, such as What has been your greatest joy;" etc., with which our" Laos has I been struggling for over a n.onth. Judge Parry, the Welsh Judge, of Manchester, was one day rebuking a man in the County Court for backing up his wife iu wliat was not only an i bsurd story, but one in which it was anpa'-ent the man had no belief. "Yon diou'rl really be more careful," said tho I urJ.ge.. and I tell yon candidly I don't believe a word of your wife's story." Yon may do a-s you like," was the Mournful reply, but I've got to,
A BOMBSHELL.
A BOMBSHELL. SWANSEA PLAYER j FOR LEEDS. 1 FAMCUS THREEQUARTER. I WILLIE DAVIES ACCEPTS A RECORD OFFER. i It. is now defin.tely known that AVillie Da vies, the clever Swansea and Welsh international three-quarter, has signed z, professional form. Pen- dragon" had it on the best of authority this morning tha.t Darks had .suc- cumbed to the big bait o?ci-?xi b:m by Lct?ih. Instead of remaining in Swanea to the international match on Satur- day, Da vies went away to see Wigan and Leeds play under Nortl-iei-ii 1) ion rules. J understand, however, that everything incidental to his sigwing on had been settled before he left Aber- avon. Cordially Received at Leeds. I Davies had a very enjoyable time in Leeds. He was not, however, over im- pressed with the game, his idea beiug that Swansea could have beaten either Leeds or Wigan. It is understood that Davies will re- ceive with a suit- able scholastic appointment. With these terms he is thoroughly satisfied. He will not take up his residence in Leeds until mid-summer, but will, it is under- stood, play for his new club over Easter. I To-day he resumed his duties as a teacher at Dauygraig School as usual. Why he is Coing. I The reason for Willie Davies forsak- ing amateurism is of course well known. Removing to Swansea. at the beginning of the present season, he later on eanie under the ban of the English Union becauses of charges of profes- sionalism brought against Devonshire County players—-Davies helped Devon- shire while he was at Exeter College. j No length of time was mentioned in connection with his suspension. He tried to get the ban removed, bnt aithough, he rsonally appeared before the Eng~ j lish Union, he failed to convince that body. j Welsh Union's Attitude. The Welsh Union had taken up his II case with the reasonable hope that the suspension would soon be removed. Hisj departure will be a serious loss to Swansea football. We had expected to! see Davies hack again next season, and his re-appearance was being anxiously awaited. W. Davies played for Wales against Scotland and Ireland last season.
WELSH GIRLS.____I
WELSH GIRLS. I AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS SAY THEY SAW NONE OF THEM. h -:I T" A copy of the Cape "Sunday Times," which has just reached us, contains some interesting references to the Welsh tour of the Springboks. Intclyiews with players are published, the men being seemingly quite wiling to express them- selves. Says the ii-ritei- "The first question put to each enthu- siast who came forward for a handshake spoke volumes 'Are you a Welshman This query led to many questions and answers, the pith of which was that the Springboks had had an exceedingly j rough passage in the Principality, btill they had found England, Scotland and Ireland all that could be desired. 'Wei went to Scotland,' said one of the mem- bers of the team, 'with a certain amount of prejudice, but we came away with the conviction that- Scotsmen are the whitest men on earth.' 'But the girls; what about the Welsh girls r" 'We found no. Welsh girls in Wales,' was the Springbok's reply. This was received by a good laugh but the other members of the team backed up with the remark that all the Welsh girls they had interviewed claimed to liave ooiue there only a few years ago. Obviously,' said a prominent Rug- biall, the girls were Irish.'
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Mrs. Watson, of Worplesdon, Surrey, wito is leaving for India, has offered 4:1,000 towards the provision of a vil- lage hall as a parting gift. Of 115.000 women with votes for the London County Council, onlv 40,000 j voted last Thursday, said the Rev. Silvester Horne, M.P., at AV^itefield's I £ *k*aatle ^esterdiiv.
WALES Y. IRELAND AT SWANSEA.-I
WALES Y. IRELAND AT SWANSEA.
MODERN TORTURE.
MODERN TORTURE. HOW THEY TREAT PRISONERS IN SPANISH tlAiLS. 1 The torture of an Englishman in a Spanish prison was described at Leeds Assizes on Saturday, when Arthur Robinson, aged 38, son of a former mayor of Halifax, was accused of leav- ing this country after his failure and taking with him £ S4(J which should have been divided among his creditors. He was arrested at Vigo, in Spain. The chief constable of Halifax, who brought him back to this country, told a story reminiscent of the middle ages of his sufferings in that town. "When von arrested Robinson at Vigo," said Mr. Waugli, K.C., who de- fended, "did you know that he was siot allowed to wear his overcoat i'" "Yes," replied the chief constable. Do you know that during the whole of the time lie was without a change of linen?—Yes, I myself applied for some. Do you also know that the cell com- municated directly with a eA, e r know it was in an unsanitary condition. For these five weeks, w ithout a change of linen, in an abominaole snwll night and day, without extra clothing, this poor prisoner had to bear himself through it all r'— Yes. And when he was finally taken from prison he was marched through the streets with thumbscrews on his hands? —I understand he was marched through the streets, and [ saw him come on board with 'thumbscrews on. "I have heard with regret of the hard- ships he has undergone," said the Com- missioner in passing sentence of four months's imprisonment in the second division. —.
ALL FRIENDS.I
ALL FRIENDS. I ITALIAN MINISTER SAYS EVERY- THING IS ALL RIGHT. The Italian Foreign Minister on Saturday made a striking declaration, having reference to the. peace of Europe and the Balkan situation. On the one hand he testified to the general spirit of unity which animates the Powers, and on the other he gave an assurance that matters on which there might appear to be a conflict of interests between Italy and Austria had been effectually settled by mutual undertakings.
- - - -DOCKYARD TROUBLE.
DOCKYARD TROUBLE. it is stated that the engineers at Devonport Dockyard on Saturday re- fused to work overtime. They had already passed a resolution to ballot all the Question of a strike in conjunc- tion with the dockyard men at Chatham and Portsmouth. Such a strike would, of course, seri- ously interfere with the naval con- struction.
THE FINGER BOWL DANCER.
THE FINGER BOWL DANCER. A Bill has been passed in Penn- sylvania which makes it a misdemean- our for any restaurant proprietor to supply a customer with a finger bowl that has not been "thoroughly cleansed" since its last use. The promoters of the Bill declared that tuberculosis and ot her diseases had been transmitted by unclean finger bowls.
. COST OF DYINC.
COST OF DYINC. The abortion of floral tributes as funerals as a means of lessening the high cost of dying" was announced from the pulpit of St. Xavier. the leading Roman Catholic church 01 Cincinnati. It was stated, that no more such tributes would be allowed ill the eburciv.
IDROWNED. -j
I DROWNED. j J HULL TRAWLER AND HER CREW LOST. Carrying a crew of 12, the Hull trawler Admiral Togo li a, been lost with all hands p(r the coast of Iceland. The trawler stranded on the rocks near Reykjacik, and was badly holed. The crew, took to their boat, but this was ?vamped and all the men were :iid .Ll l ihe ii-ieii Steamer Sunk. As the result of a collision yesterday morning a few miles to the westward of Lundy Island, the Barry-laden steamer Breiz Huel, 4845 tons register, and bound for Algiers, was sunk. The colliding boat, the s.s. Tempus, in ballast, hound for Cardiff, brought a large proportion of the crew-llumlwr- ing altogether 30—to Cardiff, and 31 of the total arc now housed at the bailors's Home. Seven men were picked up in a boat by the s.s, Orme and taken to Barry.
THE BEST.I
THE BEST. I It is interesting t-o note that an Irish newsagent who visited Swansea for the international match on Saturday ob- tained all the local papers he could find, so as to obtain a. good report of the game. Eventually he purchasivj ten dozen copies of the "Sporting I\ews". saying that it contained the best account of the match to be had anywhere.
IN iOMI-ME. I
IN iOMI-ME. I Miss Florence Smitbson, a native of Merthyr and Mr. Wilfrid Doutbitt, also well-known in South \Va have been re-engaged_ by Mr. Arthur Collins for next season's pantomime.
UPS AND DOWNS.II
UPS AND DOWNS. I Mr. Herbert IBarnum Seelev, a. New Ycrk society man, who inherited nead-ly his grandfather, spent it and afterwards acted as a ticket collector at the New York Hipprodronlc, admitted in the Supreme Court that he owed £ 1,000 which lie was unable to pa,Y.
IA DETERMINED DOC. I
A DETERMINED DOC. I Some time ago the Rev. W. T. Fuller- ton removed from Leicester to London. He brought with him a terrier, which was sent back to Leicester and then to B?mmght'm. A few days aft!. its arrival there it disappeared, and it was subsequently found an-,f i?- as ff-,iinci b3- the l?o b ?ce, in the The dog's condition was such that it is believed it found its way from Bir- minghal11 to London by road, a distance of one hundred miles.
IEMPRESS RELEASED.I
EMPRESS RELEASED. After spending; three years in the Ghebbi (Royal Palace), says a telegram from Addis Abeba, the Empress Taitou, Menelik's consort, has been granted her freedom. Lij Jeassu, the heir to the throne, has also restored her domains in the vicinity of Addis Abeba. The Empress Taitou was deposed and ordered to leave the imperial palace in 1910, when Mcnt-lek was supposed to be at the point of death. The Heir Apparent at this time w-ok over t-ne government, and apparently is still in control. For many years Menelek's consort was the real power behind the throue in Abyssinia, and she assumed the active control when Menelek's health made it impossible for him to oontinuc to rule.
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A fox terrier belonging to Mr. A. W. Duffiold, of Guildford^ which, by raising the alarm was the means of saving thr-^? lives at a recent fire, has been killed by a motor-car.
IA CURIOUS COIN.
A CURIOUS COIN. INTERESTING DISCOVERY BY SWAN- SEA WORKMEN. A remarkable coin has been dis- covered during the excavations on the site of the new cinema theatre which is to he erected next door to the Leafier" offices. It is about the size of a penny, but considerably heavier, and is apparently of bronze. On the obverse is a cowled figure—somewhat like, it is amusingly: suggested, an explorer well wrapped up —while on the reverse arc the mono- gram P.M.Co. and the words "Pro- mise to Pay the Bearer One Penny." Hound the edge is the additional in- scription, "On Demand in London, Liverpool or Anglesey.
:'-.-,=.I !A SUCCESSFUL WEEK.…
'=. A SUCCESSFUL WEEK. SWANSEA AMATEURS PRODUCTION GIVES GREAT SATISFACTION. I The Swansea Amateurs concluded i their performances of Les Cloches j de Corn8vil1e" at the Grand Theatre on Saturday night. Throughout the. week the plav has been a distinct sue- j cess, and it was not surprising that for the last night the house should be packed. Everyone thornughiv enioved and appreciated the exceiJent aiid a,ppreciit ed t l l(- excplicn t -singing and the magnificent acting of the ?i.n( i ttie, iiiqgn lficen ?t acting of the At the conclusion of the pnformance handsome bouquets wore presented bv the conduct.ür-,Mr, J. Barlow--on b-, half of the Society to Miss Grace Thomas ("Serpolette') and Miss Doris Frieker ("Germaine,") while sprays were given bv the Society to each mem- her of the chorus. It is understood that as far as fin- ances are concerned the play has been a success, but the actual figures are not yet known.
LIPTON'S CHALLENGE. I
LIPTON'S CHALLENGE. I It is stated that the New York Yacht' Club will consider Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America Cup on Wed- nesday.
Di DUELLIST PUNISHED.!
D  DUELLIST PUNISHED. Itthanu, who on v mem ber 1.5 last ill-ol-tili-y wounded the French aviator Figierra iu a duel, has been sentenced at the Assize Court at Giessen to detention in a fortress for two years and a hah..
--"TWO WHO UNDERSTOOD."|
"TWO WHO UNDERSTOOD." I T"-o who nndcrstood" was the tjn- J scription On a wreath sent on Saturday to the funeral at Hcndon of Albert Sherring. of Dccrfield) Hendon, wno I shot his wile dead in the street and afterwards committed suicide.
- 10 1£81 BOra rs. I TO TEST…
10 1£81 BOra rs. I TO TEST BO,. J"S. Sergeant John Walsh, of the United States Army, has completed 7,000 miles of a long tramp which he has under- taken in order to test army boots, zle Idt -Nei%- Yo,,k last April, -and is now returning from California in his fourth pair of boots.
FRANCE AND U.S.A. I
FRANCE AND U.S.A. On the occasion of Dr. Wilson's accession to the Presidency of the Cnited States, M. Poincare, the Frencn President, tel-egraphed his congratula- tions, in returning thanks for which Dr. Wilson said that lie would do all he co?kl to help to œmen t the tradi- tional friendship and good understand- ing between Franco and the United States.
I DEATH.I
I DEATH. I INDIAN MURDER TRIAL. CLARK'S SENTENCE. I I I MRS. FULHAM TO BE IM- I PRISONED FOR LIFE. J (Rcuf-er's Foreign Spctial.) I 11.tle end of the sensational Indian ¡ murder trial was arriyed at at Alla- ha bad to-day. It will be remembered that they had I been found guilty of the murder of Mr. lulham, the female-psrioner's husband, and 'sentence was deterred. To-day they pleaded guilty to abet- ting the murder of Clark's wile, The Lord Chief Justice sentenced the both to death, but on medical evidence being given that Mrs. Fuiham was en- ceinte her sentence was committed to penal servitude for life. The case had aroused the greatest in- tecest, and for a long time Clark strenu- ously protested his innocence and that of Mrs. i uiiiam. t Subsequently, however, a native turned King's evidence, and told a ter- í rible story. Mrs. Fulham then offered I to turn King's evidence also, but was not allowed to do so. Mr. Fuiham was poisoned and lrs,) Clark strangled by natives. I
I I ARGYLE PASTORATE. )
I I ARGYLE PASTORATE. ) I REV. WYNNE THOMAS PROM. ISES ANi: EAHLY REPLY. The Rev. A. Wynne Thomas, speak- ing to his congregation 111 Argyje Cliapcl on Sunday evening, said he iett deeply grateful to them for their I ??d expression of fccliD given vent to at the meet?ng J:1\\ pdncsday.1 ?% (, d nes d a3- Roth Mrs. Thomas and himseh w ere deeply touched by what took place on f that occasion, llc- could assure them, from the bottom of his heart that they Wel"C Quite as lond of the church as the church was of them, and if tilev simpiv j consulted their feelings in this I matter, they would have no hesitation at ali about remaining in Swansea. 13ut _I But there were other considerations they had to tiiijik of-could he assure himself with any degree of confidence, not that he was appreciated, but whether he was reaijy doing God's ) work in that place? I Mr. Thum,, »uii on to refer to the Sunday moriiing attendance of the j members. Please do noL think,- ire j s;iid, "that 1 am making any com- plaint; ) am iar from tuat state of nund to-night which would make anv complaint against anybody There is ill. amazing degree, to me, of laitli- fulness in "many "directions on the part of many people in thi, cbureh." Mr. Thomas went on to speak of the loyalty of his band of men and wamen, and again emphasised his difficulty, winch wa.s "whether he was doing the work of God 111 that place." He promised to let them have a de- cided answer with regard to lit's reten- tion of the pastorate by Wednesday week, and, he adued, "I am quite cer- tain that whatever be the outcome of this present situation, the result will surely be, under the blos?n? of God, a new era of spiritual life in this church.' er ■■ 1
INVALIDS. -I
INVALIDS. I As reported on Saturday, Viscount Tredegar's health has suffered a change for the worse. During the past f-c-w davs Lord Tredegar has been con- fined ic his hed, and on Saturday morning he had a relapse. Yesterday it was reported that there was no chango in his Lordship's condition. Mabon, M.P. The Eighi Hon. Abraham (Mabon), M P., has been at IBath seek- ing: renewal of health since, the 15th of February, but very little improvement has been realised. His modicai atten- dant has ordered him complete rest.
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r COAL ILLPODT, Tliore ,at 110 aU^rauuti in tlic Seal'orau Ileust. Coal jiarhct W-d a.7, awl uo I>urLyuj or ) (.rl,hire Cill"5Vt\ wvre oa offer. Ar- inait, JT. sr IB AGKTTITS ARRESTED I I i-, ot; uff r-u ;tniez, p vro anvcicd outride tlio Iloube of Lords ibis, afternoon whik> atrtoospting to seut petit-ion to Jiin. I TUBERCULOSIS, Dvpa-rtuieutal Committw Oil Tuber- «.uio-i'». rocviu'jionU in final report that C,1\1:r.y effort biu/uid be made to cLtaio pun .y t»; meat, milk, and mtlk pro- ducts; iha-t certain, eascb 01 lUe.1J Hl. f evil on. Jxhoukl be isolated: thai all houses wlicro tiib^fculoiis lias oc ui reii fckoulu be thoroughly disinfected at frequent 1Ur;-al!); tlia-v dirpeu.ary system should be established, OJ uJ t-bat houMii^ eowlition should be lW- proved. Committee considers tubcr- culofc»it> in rue-n and children It, cjuted by bacilli u florins tu bereu lotas, and d. few ca«sos Wiø bevu traced to a. I purti'-ular milk ttrpplj\ Committee ill so recommend that uion ot proved | or th tiiould bu gire uadeq-uate sal ary aud pension to devote t-hetusoh 1. to j rcLoarcii HvtMTnifta b"W!A> SEA—1 gt (hwm art k i, FomTinwKg. Jetting;' 5 to 4 CIrbft BiLbir. TaU: Oftl. » I
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