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Our Note Book More About the Mumbles Water Stipply.-Why the Corporation's Offer Should be Accepted.-I- Terms are Viewed by Other Auth- orities—Commissioner Hig- gins' Visit to Swansea. The statement made by Alderman Corker at the Swansea Council meeting this week to the effect that if the terms on which the Mumbles can now get a supply of Cray water are rejected the offer will not be repeated., should serve to induce the Oystermouth poople to realise the importance of coming to a right d^isio- wV poll v.n. Tno. WHO advocate the spending of further sums of money replacing the obsolete plant and machinery at the Caisvell works have endeavoured to cul- tivate amongst the ratepayers a belief that if the new plant should prove un- eatisfactory the Swansea Corporation are so anxious to secure the Mumbles as customers that no difficulty will be ex- S3rienced in securing a supply from lay on equally favourable terms at gome future period. < It may be as well to emphasise once taiore that this is entirely an erroneous view of the position, and that if the present offer of the Corporation is re- fused the terms upon which the Mumbles people would be able to secure a supply later on are likely, not to be reduced, but to be substantially in- creased. The opinion expressed by the advocates of the Casweli scheme is no doubt based upon the fact that the Jatest terms of the Corporation show a considerable modification as compared with those suggested some six months ago That the present terms are generous is undeniable. No better evidence of this could be adduced than is afforded by the demand already made by other authorities for a reduction of the rate upon which they are supplied under existing agreements. It is obvious that the Swansea offer cannot be expected to remain open indefinitely. Indeed there are not a few people who are strongly of the opini-on that the terms now offered to Oystermouth arc lower than they should have been. Under the cir- cumstances it is to be hoped that the Mumbles ratepayers will appreciate the offer of Swansea in the spirit in which it has been made and see that the bar- gain is clinched at the earliest oppor- tunity. Swansea welcomes on Sunday next an extraordinary man—Commissioner E J. HigginSj who is in charge of the Salvation Army in England, occupying as he does, the post recently vacated by ttie present Geneial Booth. When it is remembered that his good ¡\lIT.. iliggins received her appointment at Blama at 16 yeare of age, the fact that they have just celebrated their silver wedding will be of much interest to Wales. As to the work of the Salvation Army in Swansea, the beneficent operations of Captain and Mrs. Foster are pretty well-known, bUb, from its inception, the Army has been of immense service to Swansea. The Army has outlived its I years of ridicule and and is now generally recognised.—recognised by those even who are not over favourable to the ordinary efforts, to be a great and increasing power for good, in this town as all over the country, and we may say, the world. .————— 0 .————— The patter of the rain on Sanger's tent last evening made a pretty accom- paniment to the orchestral music. Like the Leader circulation, the success of the "Leader" smoking concert last night was undoubted and real. 'It' "A hat is always on top, like the 'Leader, said an artiste at tue Metropole last night. But then, every- body knows that! Tourist: It certainly is a very fine Aid ruin. Guide: Yes, sir. And they're build-: ing a ftnoi- one about a mile from here! The gentleman who came behind a total stranger at a local smoking con- cert, and accused him of being drunk, felt embarrassed when he found it was aot the friend he had thought. Economy in municipal matters at Elk City, Oklahoma, has been carried, so far that the mayor's salary has been | de duced to 4-s. a year. "Did he get the t ?oUM-?" # a lit: JI$ ? At the Alien Immigration Board meeting yesterday in London it was stated that the only luggage which Jonas Dotzka, an immigrant from Russia, possessed was an accordion. Notes, but not bank notes. The local artistes and amusement Caterers have so often shown how ready they are to help in any good cause that it seems superfluous to say that the success of the" Leader" smoker on Friday was assured from the first as far as the performers were i x concerned. The guests did the rest. The small boy is growing wiser. It takes a smart trick to deceive him. For instance, a little boy who went to the circus last night was at first much concerned about the elephant sitting on the baby. But he was telling his friends this morning that it was'nt a real baby—"there was only a little bit of child there" (pointing to his face).
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FINANCE AND parliament. rrhe "Cambria Daily Leader" is the ONLY Paper in South West Wales which gives the Stock Exchange prices for the day, and a report of the day's sitting of Parliament each evening
SWANSEA MAN'S IESCAPE.I !…
SWANSEA MAN'S I ESCAPE. I I TRAIN MYSTERY. I I TRAIN MYSTERY. I POLICE BELIEVE HE WAS ATTACJ.ED 1¡ IN A IM. I CRAVE INJURIES. I j „t An extradordinary story is imported from France, where it is believed that an attempt has been made to murder a well-known Swansea gentleman. Early on Friday morning, it appears, the police found an unconscious man on the road by the railway line near Dijou, on the Pai-is--Rome route, and, he being covered with blood, evidently badly hurt, had him conveyed to the hospital at once. When the inj ured man recovered con- sciousness, it was found that he could 6nly speak English, and an interpreter was therefore sent for, but before the latter's arrival, the sufferer had be- come delirious. I A Swansea Man. I Near the spot where the diseovery i was made, but on the line, was found a bowler hat, which coritiined ;CIO in English gold • (according to a special correspondent of the "Chronicle"); a Cook's railway ticket; and a pocket- book in which was a visiting card bear- ing the name of "George Morgan, Swansea." A "Leader" representative has made careful inquiries, and it ha-s been estab- lished that the gentleman referred to is Mr. George Morgan, of 11, Bryn-road, Swansea, WHO has for years carried on business at the Prince of Wales' Dock as a tinpla.,te and steel sampler, under the titie of "R. G. Morgan and Co." Mr. Morgan is an expert in his busi- ness, and was frequently called away to different parts of the world in con- nection with it. It appears that quite recently com- plaints were received from Naples re- garding a consignment of tmplates despatched from S w ansea, and in view of this, Mr. Morg was called in by a well-known London firm of mer- c hants. I Left for Naples. He left Swiinsea for N a pics on Mon- day morning by the train leaving High- street yj> 8.30. On Friday morning n?> street .4,8.39. Cl,,i Fi-i4ay ,rorili tig which it appoanxi that he had com-' pleted the business for which be W called away, arid intimating that he wat; returning to Swansea" and expected to J reach London on Saturday morning. I No Doubt as to identity. Mrs. Morgan informed one Jjeader representative that site has herself re- ceived no information of the mishap, but siter reading the foregoing facts had no doubt whatever that her husband was the Mr. Morgan referred to. Mr. Morgiii, as has been said, was accuston,ed to travel, having in the course of his business visited practically all parte of the world. He has two daughters, and for many ye are he ha-s becn one of the best known figures at the Swansea Docks," where he is held in the highest respect by everybody who knows .him. He is of a mo&t unassuming disposition, and not in the least likely to quarrel, or take part in any altercation what- ever. Mrs. Morgan is utterly at a loss to account for the circumstances sur- rounding the accident or outrage, if it be so. I Theory of Attack. It is the view of the police that Mr. Morgan was attacked in the train, and that he either tried to escape, after a struggle with his assailants, by jump- ing from the train, or else that he was thrown from the carriage, and subse- quently managed to walk or crawl a few yards, until his strength gave way. They discredit the idea that he met his injuries through simply falling from the train by a miskap.
ADMIRALTY AIRSHIP.
ADMIRALTY AIRSHIP. LARCE FRENCH-HADE VESSEL OF A NEW DESIGN. An airship of new design, built for the British Admiralty by the Astra Works in France from the design of the Spanish engineer, Senor Torres, has ar- rived in pieces at Faraborough, and is being fitted together by the staff of the Royai Aircraft Factory. The airship has a capacity of nearly 350,000 cubic feet, and is driven by en- gines of a total horse-power of 360. It is hoped that she will be capable of a speed approaching fifty miloo an hour. The Astra Works have successfully constructed several airships for the French Government.
THE POPE.
THE POPE. Rome, Saturd,a,y.-rhe Pope passe d a. very tranquil night; the cough and ex- pectoration liave diminished, and bis condition and strength are better.— Reuter.
g_...i FARM HANDS WANTED.
g_ i FARM HANDS WANTED. Eighteen huudred immigrants ar- rived at Winnipeg on April 10 on their way westward. Fifteen thousand British immigrants have gone to Ontario since January, and the demand for- farm help is still far in excess of the supply.
A STARTLING FIND.
A STARTLING FIND. While an employe of a firm of whole- sale fruiterers at Cardiff was opening a bunch of bananas from Jajnaica yester- day, he was startled by a snake three feet long darting from the fruit. The repitle was captured, and is being pre- I
-THE LAUNCH OF THE NOTTINGHAM.…
THE LAUNCH OF THE NOTTINGHAM. I (t'hnto by Chapman.) Our photograph shows the new light cruiser, Nottingham, entering the water at Pembroke Dock yesterday after- noon, having been launched by Miss Violet Asquith, The ship is one of the fifth or latest improved type of the scout" class, and is the twenty-eighth vessel of the class. She has a displacement of 5,440 tons, and her arma- I ment will consist of nine 6-inch b.-I. guns and eight smaller quick-firing guns. Her length is 430 fset, her breadth 49 I feet 10 inches. Her estimated maximum speed is 25.5 knots. She has two 21-inch submerged torpedo tubes. Her estimated cost is E360,051, of which £ 20,300 will be for guns. She is due to be completed during the year.
WONDERFUL ENDURANCE.
WONDERFUL ENDURANCE. CONTINUOUS CLIJB-SWINGING FOR 107 HOURS. Tom Burrows, the Australian athlete, completed 107 hours' con- tinuous club swinging at Aldershot this morning. At five a.m. he became delirious for a short period, but was mastered by his attendants, and seemed instantly to be- come himself again. Within a minute he was quietly asleep, and a doctor pro- nounced his heart and pulse quite normal. In the eariy morning his power of resisting drowsiness grew less and lees, \mtil he could barely keep the clubs in motion.
itr"-"""A DHUNKEN FREAK."
it r" "A DHUNKEN FREAK." -a"- WAUNAhLWYOS MAN WHO STOLE A GDYERNESS CAR. At Swansea Police Court to-day, Thos. Jones, a collier of Waunarlwydd, was charged with stealing a governess trap, i aliie 1:6, the property of George M. Bevan, at Waunarlwydd, cn the 18th of April. The car was found by the police at the defendant's house, and he admitted that lie took it, but said he had had beer and it was done in a joke. --Chairman said the Bench had no doubt this was a drunken freak, and defen- dant would be bound over for twelve months.
I NEW MARRIAGE 8EBVICE.
NEW MARRIAGE 8EBVICE. FORMULA CiSMPUSdi BY BRIDE FOR lilih lUhGYMftN'S USE. A marriage service purged of all "moral indignities to women" was adopted yesterday at the wedding at St. Paul's Minnesota, of Miss Flora Louise Dart, a Suffragette, and Mr. Nathaniel J. Pousetto, an artist. It consisted (says the "Daily Mail") of the follow- ing formula composed by the bride and recited by the clergyman:—, "Because, according to your avowed belief, there exists between you friend- ship genuine enough to warrant lifelong companionship, and love so deep and enduring that it justifies deathless union of soul and body, I am here this evening to marry you according to the laws of this State and your own ethical standards. Will you, Nathaniel J. Pousette, and you, Flora Louise Dart, now signify by exchange of rings your willingness to live together according to the law and endeavour to maintain between you that love of truth and honour which makes the state of matri- mony holy?" The rings were then exchanged, and the service concluded.
fTHE FATAL FINGER MARK.
f THE FATAL FINGER MARK. In the case of Walter Bates, a jewel- ler's polisher, who was committed for trial at Birmingham yesterday on a charge oi breaking and entering a sil- versmith's place of business, the evi- dence consisted solely of a finger-mark which a Scotland Yard expert said was made by the second finger of the pri- soner's left hand.
HOMAN FiEUCS.
HOMAN FiEUCS. During excavations in connection with a drainage scheme at Peakirk Rectory, near Peterborough, many fragments of Roman pottery have been discovered at a depth of some three or four feet. The old Saxon village of Peakirk, or Pega Kirk, was destroyed by Ccesar's legions, and was made a Roman settlement.
I BHAKESMAN INJURED.
BHAKESMAN INJURED. A London and North Western Rail- way brakesman named James Thomas (43), of 22, Langdon-place, Swansea, was admitted to the Swansea Hospital on Friday night suffering from injuries to his leg which he sustained at Pont- ardulais Station through slipping down between the platform an d the train.
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j Yesterday was the anniversary of i the great San Francisco earthquake of 11906
..J - . - SWANSEA COilL.
..J SWANSEA COilL. AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION: ADMIRALTY'S INTENTIONS. FORTHCOMING REGATTA. With regard to the Swansea 'Regatta to be held on June 18th next, and in connection with which a definite promise lias been obtained from the Admiralty to send some warships, Mt John WJI- | liams, the Member for Cower, informs I us that he hsa now received a communi- cation intimating that the latter will be pleased to accord him an interview in the course of next week when details will be discussed, and a decision pro- bably arrived at regarding the number of vessel's that cau possibly be de- tached from the summer manoeuvres. Mr. Williams will, we understand, make a special application for the send- ing of a very modern type of fighting vessel. He has asked the First Lord to send at least half a dozen vessels of this elaS6 to Swansea, There is a Leader" representative is informed, more than a possibility that the war vessels will coa; at Swansea when tests will, it is hoped, be made witlia view of demonstrating the quali- ties oi local coals. it is stated 'I that although the Admiralty authorities have for years shown a decided preference for Cardiff coals, coals 01 an equally good char- act?r are being worked in the S?ani?a district. bell,?g wor k e(i ii,, ilic Swaiiw?,- Indeed, a well known locul authority who 5¡W the warships using Cardiff coa-l at Spit head, in conversation with a Leader" representative this morn- ing, expressed the nr.hesitating opinion that Swansea coal, if once tried, would be always used. A decision by the naval anthcrities to give Swansea coal a fair trial would give great satisfac- tion locally.
SWANSEA DEACON'S WIFE. I
SWANSEA DEACON'S WIFE. I The death is announced of Mrs. Evans, New-street, Swansea, in her 77th year. Deceased w ho had been rn-arried 34 years, was the wife of Mr. Thomas Evans, one of the ktading deacons, of Capal Gomer. Mrs. Evan., liad been suffering from pneumonia, and was at- tended by Dr. Nelson Jones. Deceased was also a faithful member of the Capel Coiner for the past 35 years. The funeral takes place at Danygraig Cemetery on Tuesday after- noon.
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Sailings from Hull to Ghent have i been suspended by the Wilson Line owing to the strike in Hull, and sailings to Antwerp have been reduced to two vessels weekly. Mr. Joseph A. George, Waunarlwydd, was presented recently with a silver- mounted silk umbrella, suitably en- graved by the members of Waun;u- lwydd Brass Band.
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ALIEN BILL.
ALIEN BILL. JAPAN AND THE CALIFORNIAN LAND 1 OWNERSHIP HilL. i (Renter's Foreign Special.) I Tokjo, Friday.—It is understood that the Government considers the present- anti-Japanese campaign in the United States as evidenced bv the Califorman Alien Land Ownership Bill to he the most dangerous one of the kind- that there ba.s yet been. It is understood that should the Bill j become law, Japan will ask the United States to enabirt the Japanese to be- come •naturalised. I A mass meeting to protest against i the Bit! was held last night, at fiery speeches were made, one speaker urging the dispatch of a fleet to Cali- fornia. Sacramento, Saturday.— Further action on the Bill has been deterred until next week.—Renter.
A -ROYAL WEDDING.I
A ROYAL WEDDING. GIFTS ESTiMATED TO BE WORTH A TOTAL OF £500,000. According to a special correspondent of the "Express." the wedding of Prin- cess Victoria Louise, the Kaiser's only daughter, to Prince Ernest Augustus, the youngest son of the Duke 01 Cum- berland. on May 24, will be one of the most brilliant Court ceremonies seen in Europe for many years. There will be a meeting of Sovereigns such as has not been witnessed since King lid ward's funeral. Besides the German Emperor and Empress, there will be present the King and Queen of England, the Czar, the King and Queen of Italy, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to. the Austrian throne, the iving and Princes of Den- mark, and possibly the King of Rumania and the King of Norway. -1 A Difficult Problem. Great preparations will be made at the Berlin 4tid Potsdam palaces for the reception of the royal guests, and the Court Marshal, Count Eulenburg, will have a delicate question to solve in de- ciding the precedence at Court. The Kaisenn aild her daughter are expected back from Homburg during the next few days to attend to the trousseau. The bride's dress, which has been ordered at a Berlin house, is from a Paris model. The veil is being made by the pupils of the Silesian lace school. Valuable Presents. W onderfui presents will be showered on the Princess, not only by her parents, brothers, and other relatives, and European royalties, but abco by numer- ous German cities which have secured special votes varying from £ 1,000 to £ 10,000 for the purpose. The Kaiser's gitts to his daughter will consist mostly of jewels, some of which he has designed himself. The aged-Em- peror Francis Joseph has ordered a magnificent diamond tiara which he has personally designed. It is estmated that the total value of the gifts will reach £ 500,000.
LiCtlT REFRESHMENTS!
LiCtlT REFRESHMENTS! To feed the crowd at the Cup Final at the Crystal Pala.ee to-day, Messrs. J. Lyons and Co., Ltd., are providing the following quantities of food Seventy- five rumps of beef,. 25 sirloins of beef, A3 ribs of beef, 60 loins of mutton, 100 shins of mutton, 250 fowls, 150 hams, 30 pressed beef. 400 heads of lettuce, 3,0001b. of potatoes, 12,000 sandwiches, 2,500 veal and ham pies, 2,5,000 pats of butter, 10,000 rolls and batons, 75,000 slices of bread and butter, 25,000 buns and scones, 48,000 slices of cake, 6,000 pastries, 40,000 cups of tea and coffee, 1,500 gallons of milk, 1,500 doz. bottles of minerals, 12,000 bottles, and 2,000 gallons of beer, besides wines, spirits, liqueurs, etc.
BUT SHE WAS NOT A MONKEY.
BUT SHE WAS NOT A MONKEY. A thrush has built her nest and hatched her eggs in a "Monkey Puzzler" tree in Dulwich-road, Herne Hill.
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Cardiff is to have an Alexandra Day in July in aid of hospital and other local i charities.
BULGARIA AND fn J L ' (' ?i…
BULGARIA AND fn J L (' ?i f-?, I A A tt" z 'f. ) SERVIA. TROOPS FIGHT. — I BLOODY NUPTIALS TO BE CElE- BRATED IN MACEDONIA." • I POWERS AND PEACE. I Tiic Balkan situation continues to i change In a way that wcukl he amusin- as a musical comedy, were it not that I darken the picture. larkcn the picture. As the following )?'?ri""s ?hcw an en?a?ement h.? taken piac? between the troop; of t?o ohihc AU??- while there \n!s :m exciting incident in the Ilur.iani.tti Serba-Buigarian Battle. I \iemia Friday. A mosc^iv from ¡ poha states that a battle, is reported to nav<> taken place near Kuimmcra } ester day between Bulgarian volunteers and Ser nan t rcops. The S*rvwere defeated, and took to fi ght, leaving eighty dead and wounded on the iiela, besides a large quantity of all kinds of war materials. —Exchange. Attempt to Murder a Minister. Ifiel-e was a strrtimg occurrence in the Roumanian Parliament on Fridav (says a correspondent of the "Chronicle"). A student named iSasias, believed to be a Macedonian, tired twu shots from a rrvolver at M. lake Jonescu, the Minister of the Interior. Happiiy neither shot struck the Min- ister, and his assailant wac, arrested. Favourable to Peace. Vienn-a, April 18.—The "Seue Freie Presse" announces that the Allies will to-day, or at the latest to-morrow, notify the Powers that they accept their proposals To-day Bulgaria, Servia, and Greece will telegraph to King Nicholas of Mon- tenegro that they have decided to accept the proposals 01 the Powers, at the same time urging him to do likewise.— Exchange Telegraph Companv. Montenegro Yieicmg. Korrespondenz" publishes the follow- ing from Belgrade: There are in-I dications in Belgrade that a change in the attitude of Montenegro in regard to the Scutari question, m conhrmity with the general wishes of Europe, is taking place, and that only a short interval itill elspse b,,tti-c .11 ific recog- I nition at Cetinje that all further at- '( tempts to frustrate the will of the Powers will be in vain and a decision to renounce the capture of Scutari. -Reuter. Pans, April 18.—A Vienna telegram i says that according to information re- ceived from Cetinje King Nicholas is preparing to issue a proclamation to: his people explaining that. as the Servian troops have been withdrawn, he is obliged to abandon the siege of Slutarl.-R euter. The Unfriendly Allie.s I The relations between Bulgaria and Servia are statd to be daily becoming worse. All the Sofia papers are pub- lishing hostile and threatening articles against Servia, speaking of "new enemies." The Servian papers too are exasperated and hostile to Bulgaria. The "MaU Journal" speaks of "b?&ody nuptials" soon to be celebrated in I Macedonia. Servian troops ft in remain before Scutan .but are order&d n?t to take part in hostilities. I Wl ■ >1 ■ •
! INDIAN MEnD MEMomAUSEO.…
INDIAN MEnD MEMomAUSEO. A bust to the memory of Dr. Cawzis Lalcara, who heroically interposed and perished in an endeavour to save Sir Curzon Wyiie from an assasin's bullet, was unveiled last night, within a few feet of the spot where he was shoe dead, in the Jehangir Hail of the Imperial n stitute, South Kensington.
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