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I DARING JEWEL ROBBERY. I
DARING JEWEL ROBBERY. A daring jewel robbery was committed at the Moffat Hydropathic Establishment on Mondav, Tlii??. enteret* the bedroom of lady .¡aYin there ,,?d got away with £ 2,000 worth of jewellery. Tho police have no clue.
TRADES CONGRESS,
TRADES CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR PICKETTING APPEAL CASE The second Mt'in- of the Trades Union Onsrer.* was h?ld in the Town-haM. Holders- fie!d, on Tuesday, v.hen Mr William PicJUo* presided over a erowdod ivjembly. The gal- leries were ,\lq) wo'.l ftllNl dU.Til1\r tho day. Lady Pi ike. Mi» TnchwcM. and Mr W. V. Byiey were among the PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. The >ro<*ideiit. hl his inaugural addre.. *;iid lie w.v justified in saying that in alt torm. of social revolution the economic factor was the dominant ono. and detennined whw-h vas the fittest to survive. Tliey would notice the (direction in which the economic factor was ;ntmil-iiz them to-day. Genius and tut 1Diht:.try hero were mere tont", in the hand- ci the capitalist class. The successful poet l':Hl forsaken Phyllis the Shephertiea* and iijw i harmed the nu;;e« with a patriotic .iingl?. The pirson had lorruktn the Prince of Pc act* and oClVied up prayers and thanksgiving when thc god of war had 1>r"'I.(f«\ the just, ilu just being th>fc. with superior arms and thy K.-»\Ue* £ number pf trained f¡bt(r8, And what had the worker been doing during tho last twelve months in the frenzioU war fever!' 1I h"d C"ottC'1 all kinù. of murh-neoded reC trtns, and Iud h'r!e I curves aw I roUen egg3 1t 801P men who hud been the workers best friends in the I't. He had done this because hi* friends refuel to shout for the victory of oapuatNm in tho present unholy w H- The JIlCr. t1otil'' aule ns.\c: (i present-day industry nn the capitalist side wa* tho tendency tnwarrh tho joint stuck principle. The ri.1pit;tl!s. klù learnt that, Lowowr beneU.ial competition >va» for ibo community, it was hud for the capit ilis?31; Sf). kuuad f competing with is !e*!c he join: I hands. and together they economised both ill number 0' factories, amo 111 of machinery, and numocr of worker*. In other words, they decreased th? c-st of pr.-dn.••tioa, and. hy eliminating com- petition. forced Ui) seUtiff prices, thus gaining a pover over the community which was greater than their c!u3-> ever possessed in the "tèt, Tl;e a reed of the capitalist was un- bounrl?<t. What cared a Mr. Letter if. by f. rin ilig a ring in corn in America, he camsd ;1 famine in Italy, as was (lune two or tore? years ago: Ifby a ring in coal the coal- owner f'n1)t.(' the trade nf • oaiwtry, as be was helping to do at the present tim. i. };n!:h;1li? Tt ¡.:reed ah.)ut wlkl1 th::y grumbled so much would prove to be the undoing of the system u: int which they were Ttunh!i11; Th cnorntaus incrjase iil the (".1st of c >al had done more to p')1nlIari. crKe.^tive owr4?rsh;i> of 11:IICS than all the a"tatiol1 of the Pl5t ten years. 1'ILre was every reason to expect that tho join 8tk principle would rapidly develop wi the fu'ure. that tÜs kind of monopoly must needs hC"i'!l1 iato1cra))e. uHI that the community mi?t in self-defence adopt the s nu 'est remedy, which was Collec- tivism. Why9 Becau>e the capitalist class, to gain their own end had socialised production and brought together large masses of workers tinder a manag-e1', whose duty it was to manage the concern for the benefit of a cf 111. pany of capitalists. Not a single C'bal:1;c would be necessary in collective ownership. They would simply increase the number 1. those who constituted rhe company, Tiie capitalist had scialiscI production; t-h people would socialise ownership and d.siri ballon. The rapid development of municipal enterprise Wi a further (.,itkl1{,c of )r(1:;r(,S:i 1\af1 (: ;ti;11 In Hudderstleld t had municipal gas, elecric lighting, trams, parks. markets. bath*. hospit.-K an; artisans dwellings, and they were now adopting muc¡"ir1 telephones. Let them 1'01 imagine that their town council WM composed of Socialists. Ninety per cent. of the council would be indignant if they applied such a name to them. Neither did they intend to inaugurate Collectivism. No. they were doing it uncon- sciously. Further evidence of progress in the same direction was supplied by the "()-jlJ2Tó. t;ve movement. Thousands of persons were employed in co-operative establishments uider better conditions than obtained with pt.vate employers. At the same time that U1 this progress wa3 being made their workmen were gaining the knowledge net"eS5ary for managing big concerns, gaining it in manag- ing the:r Trade? Vnions. Friend'.v Societies co-operative societies, and on publicly-elected bodies. Collectivism which would «u<y>?nd th? struggle tor existence would become ruinous rtne; they tackled the population question. He had no anxiety on this score. for he saw evidence of the [act liwt the intelligent classes, \ith()'1! any desire to benefit the community, were already tackling ihe ques. t'on. Dr- Oge, in i pa^er read before the Statistic 0.1 Society, said the professional and indepenr1t'n elns3s marry l:tr and have fewer children per marriage th tn the classes holow them. It would scarcely be wise to say that th3 independent classes married k; and had few children because nf the strueglp for existence. The faet that they had a hirh social position to DKiintain was certainly a strong argument in favour of restraint. b~t there was one argument that was m~re logical: it was that the society women hul lor.g sine leant a lesson whic;, the artisan s wife was just learning, mundy. tint it was the height of folly to have one child in arms and another hanging on their apron. The last aspoct of tte qne"nn was what kind of person woulet be the fittest to survive. The fittest to-d:ty was ho who could make most for himself out of his feli0w-man, lie did it by gainin a monopoly of tc- machinery to-da and raw materia!^ necessary for the existence of the community. Cnder Collec- tivism the m«eh»uery toots. raw material. Ac, wculd belong to the community No per- would be abie to have a monopoly of that which all required. The present p:)wer and so-called superiority of rich men would not obtain, and in placo of artificial selection they would have natural selection in operation. Then man's only chu1ce 0f obtaining high social position would bo by the possession of actual sterling merit, by cultiva- ting morality, intel:i,?n?e. art. literature, and science. (Cheers.) On the proposition of Mr. Pete Curran (London Gasworkersi. a vote of thanks was accorded to rr, Plchlas for his address. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WATT. The congress then prc-credcd to consider the report of the Parliamentary I'Oml11:ttec. On the first clause Mr. John Ward (Barry Xavvieaj moved: — "That this congress regrets tho Parlia- mentary committee has nt referred in it3 rtu trt the di^'stroua effect upon the trade and industry of the country vhlch has resulted from the cruel and unnecessary war now being waged a'.r¡¡;nl th tw.} Republics in South Africa, and farther protests against the sup- pression of those two independent- Stat2s a the dicttion of cosmopolitan capital aq a t e it: Son th African labour and those principles oC national freedom which have characterised the hí5tnn: I' the closing century." He 9a-:L the rcsoJut:on an:)pt<:rl by the Ply- mouth Congress failed to effect the purnose tbev had in view. He believed that if the working men had realised last autumn thai Chamberlain and those who engineered the South African war and determined to bring war about had given expression to their views the war would never have tnken place. Thev knew the disastrous effpd the war had had upon tht. country. Before the war the con- dition of the nUollnl flnnnres was such that old-age pensions were within the range of practical I)(,¡¡t\, and this had been thrown to the winds in orrter tllat they might take awav the independence of the South African Kepnblics. The annexation of those two inde- pendent States showed clearly that the Iran- bi"e wa? a mere I'?)g?y. and that the real m??-ion for the war was to secure tt gold mines üf the Tl.ars\"a1. (Chef"I"8. and sounds d protest.) He knew at Plymouth it was said they had no reason to interfere with politics. (Hear, bear.) He was glad to hear tha* expression of approval from a Ulan who ought to he ;1 "tiOIl¡¡li3t himself, 1111(1. there- fore. ought to respect the nationality of other people. Thev 11: expended one hundred of the taxpayers' mmley to sectre t3e (told mires of the Transvaal ff.r cosmopolitan Jr." who lnd no patriotism and no country. (Cheers.) D. 'IIbe, mean to toll hiai tha- (N)n ¡O:1i:C) ¿ tin1w¿ j ing in the goUl mint:, ever obtaining from capitalists ,f the tyoo oC Rhodes. Rit. alld Eckstein the *ame wasres thev had obtained under the ausmcos o? the o'?d fm;hs)f 1 Transvaal? It a, the duty f those who' T?Dr??.dI he working men of Great Britain to rHq tllr '"o:cc t n dcfcnc<e of thoso who w're r!6h'y struggling to be free. (Ct.NstorRnn Iron f,,t3 nders), who' weinded. reiii?i t]wt. whatever ll,,? i r opinion1, might be as regarded the justness or nnjnstness of the v ar. the." were all con- jneod thi»- it would 03 detrimental to th.. interests of the working classes in the Trans- .an. There ri immediate cries of uArc'c1. ar. the President pttt tVe !,c:;r,J11.tlon to the concre -s .t}-t<nt discus^i- n The voting on th rcsolnt-ion was very equal, a rc YotiTl :1'1 It. Tho The resolution is crrkd. 'bat by a "ma!1 majority. KCSKIN HALL MOVENfENT. On the clause of the report dealing with the Luskin Hall. Oxford. r J Sexton 1I.iverpoo! Dock Labourers) protested agaimt the dastardly attack nlade hy certain members of the London Trades' CotUiftU upon fcjJXtfeU ;uid his colleague who went to America for t-ho promotion of the l? n' Hall ii? I Tlto clause was ,,«rried. On the clause referring to the shutting ont of Sj>ecch itli reference to the grievances of labouiers in the Government dockyards, tr Harris «\Vaf)hvich Labour Protection League) sail thev had 2030 Government vorkev* :n Woolwich who had to xbt. en a ?.??(.fl'?.tM?.k.Sf.-maUawaseinthc Metropolis wa.s a scaudal to any Government. He would like that coiigrt-ss to prot?,?;t acainst I :c \\)rl:1(I:' \1t,'IIoorghJ\7i i Comuiona who had ruled out their auicuctinent- to the Qlle1I 8 Spcc ;h. Mr. Sam Woodx, M.l* and Mr. Steadman, M P., having promised to again endeavour to raise the question in the House of Commons, the ciau^e was carried. HIGHMK GRADE EDUCATION. On the clause relating to higher grad" education, Mr. Chandler (Manchester) .Ialed that a rep- resentative deputation ur members of chOQl bo,;rd*. introduced by the Cardiff Trades' Council, waitd upon the Parliamentary com- mittee in July, and convinced them tJut there wa#» a real tIn;:1" to the cause of popular education Tu. Cardiff Tr.ulc*' Council wore about to imc a circular to tl:" Trades Unions ot the country, but. in view of the importance of the question, t1c committee took iihe matter in hand, and (I th^ I: ltl:Itl:t. h:1'1' ('n: "I\\t d?-?w attention to the conspiracy which it waR asserted existed against thø educaton (Jf ciiildru'i. which had ¡hcn developing during the hi.'t five years n!t:i:i.)m)..nd' Wak'B.Th? element".ry education of people had i: it i-nemic. Somoi" the upper t:!HASC8 and Home f the Chnrchl3 had always boeei a da fill lie wheels of progress. Now thp power of the j Go\r;lIn at wan turnei against the education • f the people. 1h retrograde steps of the last ihe years had r?vetied the weakness of tli" Position iitid belou- the ruin c aU the elowly- hU\t ediUce nf ppu\ar tdncalieui \\a acvom- pliahed t:l"y aoo:aled to Ih workers of gn" land and Wales to 6 PC- ??t. Hie clause was ""rried, ,wd the ;?tte of the I '• r.ular approved. P1CKKTTING APPKAL CASK. <>u the cla'.u»e relating to t h • picketting appeal ca«e f 1, IV i Mr. Kitth'ird Ee:l <I.mdon), Amalgiimated Society of Ka'lway Servants, id le believed 'f iho ap«»a' ol Lyons \erdUt' "ïHins h:1d lc!\ a:ried to the House of I. th'e decision :t:I:; tir:tiU:t.d;d)rly tc d\t !"0nld. have been reversed. He "nU1"crl to j x-.iv that it Avas absolutely useieas for any n:,(tc to attempt to conduct- a sirike until h.lt decision had 1It:11 leversed. They were i;1 aware tClt h0 had recently been engaged lIpOl1 a short scrike in South Wales, and that an injunction had been granted against him tor wr:r(":1In;; and Insetting the premises of 'he Taff Vale and other railways. In thai matter he was as innocout as any delegate iill! in tint congress, but tl/e drdslon in the case )f Ly,),! \Cr!us Willing ,bod good • n his cmc. Thc.u on Wednesday 1 he jadc 1\9 lI'"ing to give bis d(?vio;on in the appli- cation f(,r an iujunetou against his society. They were :\nxinu!y waf;n i., t]wt decision. II thø decision \V]:! fIcHnst the Amalgamated society of Railway Servants, he proposed to I ;sk his executive committer to carrv tht., appeal to the House of Lords, but. though his secietv were prepared to do this in the uterests of the Trades Union move- ment, he thought a ease of this importance should bo taken up • y the Parliamentary Committee because the influeuce and power of the Committee was greater than that of any singlc 8oeictr, He wnnld like to see a resolution passed by the congress to support the railway servants or anr otlier society which might have to fight I a case of th;s description. Mr. T. Shaw (Sheffield Typographical Asso- ] ciatiom suggested that the matter he referred to the Standing Orders Committee aud dis- cussed on Wednesday morning. Mr. }>ell: I agree to that. Tc clause "as carried, and the question wit! h discussed at Wednesday's sitting un a specific resolution. ti On t-he ciause relative to labour representa- tion. .Mr. Riehard Bell (Ama)- mated ocicty of Railway Servants) stated that since the report of the Labour tion Committe was printed 70.000 more mem- ber3 had joined, making the total number of members aiffliated ti?. t.t.?l ,,?mbcr ,f result of th:3 movemellt they would have at the nest general electIon a greater number of Labour memhers returned to the H0Hse of c.HumCJu3, But they could not accomplish this unless they had the support of the greater number of workers. 1'ne danse was carried. On the clause referring to the joint c(?.- mitt of Trade% Unionists and t'O'Oj)N:ttor3, I t, Mr. Klynn (Manche5tNI proposed" That, as the arbitration committee had failed to enforce Trades Union wages and conditions. they were of opinion that its usefulness and u3tiicit i o,i lla,l exist. Mr. Clements iQldham Tailors), who' .ee(mded, as;;ertc,1 that they objected to these co-operative associations because they had ne:ther a Oll) to he damned nor a body to be kicked. In the Oldham co-operative establishments 50 per ceiit( I,f the garments wero made under "blackleg" condi, tion^. Mr. A. Wiikie t ne Shil). wrights) said the dispute was 'referred *o after impartial consider*- tion. derided arrainet the tailors. Tho muttcr i having bevri arbitrated upon wih t't" cousout "f both partie3, the dedsion ought to bo Tho resolution was defeated, and the clause The report of the Pnvl'incnt:ury comraittoe. as whole, wih then adopted. APPEAl, FOR SUPPORT. The to the con- gress for th? financial support of En?li-.h Trad" Fniont in pnMef-uting an appKU to th Tiouaa of I,r.J< acuinrt a decision of the Irish courts convicting members for illegal con- spiracy v.ho had ndvrd !• firm not to dll with a butcher who wv.s employing non-Union a hoor. A resolution was pn.scu instructing the Par- liamentary <.nmmitte to i..ue an i.ppeal to tie trades to provide fund? The consre?1? hen adjourned.
-.- - ,-= I SOUTH WALES COAL…
,-= SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE SIXOI'T.AIi STRIKE AT RKSiOLVPlX. I The vorkmen employed at Messrs. Cory tn.thprt.B?i'i'vcuConieriM. having tendered Tio;:cfs on August 1, 8\8J}(,IHled onrat ions on S:tnrda owing to the employment of a few lion-Unionisis at the collieries. The non- Unionists joined thf fedcr:lt ion on Monday, and it was thonght that work would have been rC9nlHPd oil Tuesday morning, but. contrary lo expectations, the i)Mt were idle. owing to n Inimln\ler8t(t,udin between tht enginemen, Stokei's, and Surface Craftsmen Association (. hr;.nch of which lu;s lately l>een formed at '(•■solrenl an,l the local lodge of the Miners' federation. The latter insist that the Emine- men's Association fih?n agree to their mem- bers being compelled to "uhow cards" when of th, ration lodge. The Engineers' Association sav such a course is not followed in South Wales or Monmouthshire, and that th-ey are always prepared to "tihow cards" to Ol1P of their own nmeiulFJ (any delinquents hcin reported to the committee of each association), but that they object to showing their cards to one of the federation officials. The enginemen are in rorurnnnkatinn with their agent (Mr, W. Hopkins. Merthyr). who is now attending tho Trades Union Congress at Hudderafield. Up to Tuesday evening no agreement had been arrived at. Over 400 men are thus thrown out of employment.
WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODISTS.
WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODISTS. MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES IX SOUIH WALES. Th? following are the snccespful candidates for the ministry of the Welsh Ca,lvinist!« Metil<)di.t. in South Edwards. Barry: David Da vies. Tylonstown; 'Ihomas H. Da,i,?. Pcnuweh; W. T. R,,b,?rt,, CarØiif; Itobert Bcy-.o?. Pontybf-rpm° ?m ur.nes, London: A. W. Churchill. Blaina, and Matthew Henry Evans, Goginan; Albert H, Jones. Card.ff; Henry Jones. Londan; John navies, Femt!alc, anti Jenkin Watkins. Pentre; Evan Jnsiej. Merthyr Vale; Herbert Daviesl Llangeitho, and James It. Morgan, London, Joseph Pryae. Vstrad Meurig; David Williams, I L'antldewibreti; Lewis George Tucker. Pera- I brokro; W. Whit loch H. Morgan, Pontypridd. The examiner- were the Pev., Richard Roes. IT.A., and David Morgan.
- -I MUNICIPAL COAL MIXES,
I MUNICIPAL COAL MIXES, In 1903 Manchester citizens may work a colliery. A member of tho corporation gas committee lia bidden his colleague* to con- sidcr he qu"t¡on for a month. This year tho Manchester City Gasworks will use half a million tons of coal and cannol. Alrendy the increased c'nt, has sent gas up 3d. per 1.000 cubic feet. Of the extra 500.030 times 58., say 60 per cent., is clear profit to the mincowner. But coal 1S dearer, gas is costlier, and the con- j tribution of £ 50.000 a year to ttlie city rates cut of gas gaan i* in jeopardy, I which need not have been if th Manchester ratepayer could hpve heen digeing his own coal as WC!! as making his own light.
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T.V.R. SETTLEMENT.
T.V.R. SETTLEMENT. THE CONCILIATION BOARD. INTERVIEW WITH MR. I VASSALL. Our Ilrhtol representative had an inter* view with Mr. K. L. G. Vasaall, the chairman of t-lie Taf fVale, on Tuesday with regard to tho conciliation board, which ha-s to be got into wl>rking onler by the end of October. In answer to a question as to whether the board was in process of formation Air. Vassall said No," anti he could give no answer as to what railway companies would be concerned in it if it were formed. At present, add. our Bristol correspondent, there does not appear to be much evidence that, it will be formed. INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH MR. HOIJMKS. HIS APPKKCIATIOX OF Milt W. T. LEWIS. Suddenly turning a coriur in 81. Mary-street, n Western Mail reporter almost rall plump into Mr. Jimmy Holmes, the organising sec- retary of the Amalgamated Sorier of nail- way Servants, and with equally sudden inspi. ration asked: "Now you met ir W. T. Lewis what do you think of him?" In what way do yuu mean?" was the reply, wltiel1 oided, of course, another interrogation. "Tell me wht, oil think of hiru with regard to labour queslions generally, bu particu- larly in reference to the Taff Vale dispute?" I Ilhe, in Ba'iug," said the organising secretary, that Ith highest regard for hi abilities and the evident genuineness of his desire 10 settle th, cli?pute? and to brjng ilt.-p?"I't a con- filiation board. Te Amalgamated So"iely are at one with him on this Blatter, because we know that. If such a scheme can be carried through strike*, which upset the commercial indusln of the district, will he avoided." Then Mr. HolmeR went into the whole ques- ion of raihvaymen's grievances, but 011 being called back to tho subject of the interview said: "One thing which struck me with regard to Sir W. T. Lewis was the marvellous grasp which he possesses of labour problems." Knew as much as OU did. probably?" "WeU. he had everything at h:, finer' 'ends, as it wtre, and his knowledge excited my adluiradon," "Von did not lind him the fiery r4?7..? he has been painted?" "He was most amiable and considerate to 118. 11 weo scored lie n(\"Üttcd;1. If we malle a strong point heit., i "Let tUB ask you one more question on this point. I* Sir William the Fort of man ou would liko to meet, say. 011 a coudliation |board?" ,ti,,nit) 1. We like strong men, and in 8ir William we have one. I never m?^ Iiini before last week, and I ask yon to say Ilhat it was through yourself, its representing tho \st."rn .lail: th¡lt wo were biough, together. The negotiations eonlmeured when you communicated to me Sir William's dC3irc Ion Saturday week, and from what you told me then I immediately arranged with Ir. Bell that we should see Sir William on Monday." "The conciliation board is the next thing upon which 1 am going to attack YOll-what (to J\l think of it?" i yy"u Nothing better Ollld I)e snggested, It happen3 like Ihi, in rai!wa' work: Grievances arie in various grades. T;ier0 iU8tanC(>, he an agitation nmong the nardg, If they eotne out other grades, who have no complaint at all, will come in ?" p?tliy. on:i;li\tn.ll¿'o:1 o¡r¡:ytlatr and prevent the industrial stagnation whieh I a 1;cneral strik of railwHnncn 0(,(,8ion9, There have been cases on the Barry line to prove what I say." "1a are you going to do to press forward Sir\y.'T??wi"s'9 ?hMn??'" °'"?? "We shall approach the directors of the fonr chief Welsh railway companies We ,shall make the joint committee a vital pin. ciple, and we look upon it as the salvation of the South Wales railways as well ae of the men. A mass meeting will be held to con- eider the whole situation." SERVICES TO BE REWARDED. One of the incidents of the strike was the action of Signalman Beer, who stuck to his post right through, in spite of all sorts of attempts that were made t" Induce him to thow up. He wi stationed at the I'euarth Junction box. which is of con s ierahl(? ímp(Jrt<\llce, as it stands at the junction between Cardiff and Barry. The residents of Penarth are circulating a subscription list on his behalf, and their pleasure is marked by the fact that already the total is over £300, One of the signalmen at Whitchurch who refused to go out on strike will be somewhat similarly treated by the inhabitants of his neighbourhood; and the signalman at Hadyr. who was "hauled out." will not be forgotten. OXLY Anon' TWKXTY STRAXUKRR UKMAINIXG. | Mr. Richard Bell, who is attending the Trades Union Congress at Huddersfi<?id, on Tuesday received a telegram from Cardiff stating that matters were progressing tatisfactonly on the Taff Vale Railway, and that only about twnty or th "strangers" introdnced during the strike remaiued in employment. SUMMONSES WITHDRAWN AT ABERDARE. There were 60 summonses down for hearing at Aberdaro Police-court on Tuesday against employes of the Taff Vale Railway Company foi- leaving work without notice. Twenty of the summonses were against employes resi- ding- at Aberdare. 22 at Abereynon, and eigh- teen :1.t Merthyr. r, C. Kenshole. who appeared for the Taff Vale Company, addressing Mr. T. Marchant W illiaras (the s>tipcnd:arv). said As your wor- ship is aware, the dispute has now been settled. One of the conditions of settlement was that the summonses should be withdrawn, subject to the approval of the bench, and I now apply to you for permission to withdraw those Bum. mouses. The Stipendiary: Certainly. Alderman J. W. Evans (who appeared for the employes) laughingly remarked that- he had no objection, utvl won HI not apply for costs against the Taff Vale Railway Company.
: BARRY CAHPENTHRS' STRIKE…
BARRY CAHPENTHRS' STRIKE INTERVENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. BOTH RIDES INTERVIEWED BY A G OVERN MEXT CO JIM fSSIONER. Af:cr being "u "Ii-;e fer eighteen weeks Without av.'il [or -itii advance of wn^es to 9d per hour and the recognition of a new code of workin: nTl:i. the carpenters and Joiners of t)M Ba-rv district last week made an appeal to Mr. Ritchie, the Pi-esident of the lioai'd of Trado, to exercise his g-.d ntHce? in view of bringing the dispute to an end. In obedience with this request, Mr, Ritchie appointed Mr. H. Fountain, one of the Com. missioners of ths Investigation Offico of the Labour IJt.¡Jartment. of the Board of Trade, to visit Harry and interview representatives of both sides in the stniijsle. Mr. Fourrta-iii arrived at Iiarr. on Tuesday, and ihad a c-o-n- rence with Mr. J. ProiKl, the secretary of the Master Bnilders' Association, and two or three of the members, as well as with Mr. ?n.?.undp-s. the secretary of the men'scom? mittee. On the hit it ?z,? pointed that as the building tra-de is practically at a standstill in the district, tiie employers are not in a position to grant an advance untillhe general aBpsct of trade improved materially. On the other hand, the conten- tion on the part of the men was that three years ago a promise was made on behalf of the employers that, whenever 9d. an hour was conceded at Cardiff the Barry Association would be prepared to entertain the applica- tion. Sever.teer local builders have already signed new eode of working rules and expressed their wininneBs to grant ';lie con- cession askc-1 for, amongst these being Messrs. Leicester. Hill, and Co. (the contractors of the new Government for;, on Barry Island), Coun, cillor Dr. Morgan, and Councillor J. A. Man-v W, but the builder employing the larg'st IHumber of men haH hitheno declined to grant th2 request made "8 far back a8 April n?t. AXOTTHll; JOINT fEETIXn TO BE HELD. J he Hoard of Trade Commisioner ('on t:nned his investigations for several hour. and had alternate il1teliewa with the parties en their part were amxions to have the on the'r part we,, were anxious to lwvp the questIon referred to arbitration, but this the representatives of the emplorers objected to, -as the, have objected from the outset. They were also opposed to the appointment, of an indeoondent chairman of a joint meeting pro- J1Merl to be held. It was. however, mutually a.cr"ed to hold a joint meeting of masters and 'men on the -I-E? \ine aq Ekc meetinPi for, ?rl, held, when the eh-airman of the Master Bir'.ders' Association pr?!?i This meeting i 1!d;1;qO:;t:7d:;e:(¡¡g Tt netet: ?litnorg un Restaurant, Barry Dock, when the | parties interested will again be brought to('1her. nl it is hoped lh,? ,n nnderstand- i?g win thn be arrived at. which will bring the struggle to a satisfactory close.
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THE PLAGUE IN GLASGOWI
THE PLAGUE IN GLASGOWI ORIGIN OF THE OUTBREAK. I 1\0 further development took placo in Glasgow on Tuesday in respect to the plague outbreak. The pro- cess of cleaning and disinfecting of tho specified houses in the neighbourhood of Thistle-street. was concluded on Tues- day night. There are thirteen ca-s< s of plague in hospital, three doubtful cases, and 103 persons are under observation. The bodies of the dead in hospital are still uuburied. The authorities insist on cremation, but the relative.; object. Of tho four persons admitted overnight only one has contracted the disease, and tho case j, a mild oue. The dwellers within the affected aiea now show less alarm, and are willingly offering themselves for inocu- lation. With regard to shipping pros- pect!. export merchants are taking a more hopeful view. ORIGIN OF THE OUTBREAK. A representative who visited Tliietle- etreet on Tuesday morning rei>ort8 that three till, in the tenement where eeveral death a have occurred, and in some of the houses us many as ten l? )Ie were living together iu one room. Considerable' interest has been aNnllcd hy fresh light- on the origin of the outureak. Tne authorities, it seems* are all more or lese con- vinced that the plague llad it, origin in Rose- street, and much impurtaneo has been attached to the "wake" held over the body of a Mr.?. Smith, or Brogan, who died at 71, Rosc-etreet, but. the facts adduced below show that the plague existed l>efore the event, and that this woman met her death really from the same cause. The tenement, 71, Ito^e-screct, is a three-storey one, consisting of 24 single- room houses, with an average of at least from four to six in each. Towards the end of June a. woman who cohabited with a blind man named Brannigan, and who resided on a Hat immediatel" above the house where Mrs. Brogan lived, died on a Sunday, and her death waa not made known until tho Ihursday following, when the sanitary autho- rities took charge of the body and had it imme- diately interred. Two women residing in th tenement, who 9W the pr vioiiii to t8 I)vill7 ,coftilleti, d,I?,d 1;,?t ?tin ad\anced state of dccompo,ition, and that actually part of the woman's face had been eaten away by some kind of vermin. It ia ala) well Unwwn and a matter of every-day talk among the residents of the property that Mre Brogan, who died in the house below, was a frequent visitor to the house above during the woman's illness. This shows conclusively that the disease existed prior to Mrs. Brogan 4 death a;tLiough there is no douht that the rr. Molloy who attended her wake from Thintle-slreet. contracted the disease thero and carried it to her own family, with the result that two of them succumbed to it, and that she and her husband, as well as others in the tenement, wer taken seriously ill. When the sanitary authorities removed the body of the woman who resided with the hlind man nothing. the representative was credibly informed, was done in the way of disinfecting the house, and this is borne out by the fact that Mrs. Edson, who was employed twelve days afterwards to clean the house with a view to its being let. found it in a most dep.orable state of filth, with actually some of the human remains lying on t-hs floor of the room, and from which the most abominable smell arose. She was so ovcrpome in her effort8 to clean the house that she was taken seriously ill and had to be removed to Belve- dere Hospital, where ..he has ever since been confined under treatment for some kind of enteric fever. The, fillt., have hecn corrobo- rated by her husband, Mr. Kdson, and his sister, hir1e' eeverul others, and if this theory is correct—which is not for one moment doubted in the immediate locality where tne plague proves that the trouble has not ?ll imported from an' foreign country, but has bad its origin in our I. n midst. RUMOURED CASKS IX LONDON. !\o confirmation is obtainable of a report whieh has obtained Borne currency that two cases of plague have occurred at the Royal Albert Hocks, London, while at the officesof the Metropolitan Asylums Board the public body which deal. with infections disease in the Metropolitan area. it was stated on Tues- day that no notification of any plague cases in London had hœn received there, and that the board would, undoubtedly, have received notice had any such cases come under medi- cal notice. The house surgeon at the dock hospital, London, where the two reported plague eases were supposed to be under treatment, give, a positive denial to the statements a-ud asserts, further, t,h at there are not even any suspected cases there. It ia thought that the reported cases refer to those of two lascars from a P. and 0. boat who were placed under observation some weeks ago. One, having undergone a bnctcriologieal examination, iR to be released, and the other remains in hos- pital near Oravesend for fnrther observation. "GAZETTE" ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho" London Gazette" of Tuesday even- ing contains announcements from Sofia, Alex- andria, Brest, and Madrid that Glasgow haa been declared plague infected. PRECAUTIONS AT CARDIFF "Yes, it is quite trii?-the v3ry word 'Pla"'1I0'1 plays the dickens with a P)rt!" said Alderman I T. ?/'?-'? -??''? on Tuesday ??'' spoken to hy one of onr representatives. The alderman is chairman of the Cardiff Health Committee and Port Sanitary Autho- rity, and was met by tho pressman in the offico occupicd by tho medical officer of health, and he was asked what precautions if any. were being taken in Cardiff. I thinK the time has eome now when we might taw tih-L' public into our confidence he replied, to which Dr. Watford (breaking through h1 natural caution) at once "In the first place," said the' medical officer of health, "we are in 0108e touch with the shipping agents. So soon as a vessel leaves Cliasgov; for Cardiff we know it,. and our men are on the look out, for her when s-he i8 due in the roads." "Have tho notices been i.,ucr].?" "Yes, we liavj issued the usual notices that, ships mint not come into the port without eamill3.t.ion." How is that examination to be carried out?" One of the precautions that we have taken is to -engage a steam tug, which is to be at onr db'Po1l ",hef.t. ver wantd. In tile next pkwc. we hn ve nnued a houe for the nse of people who have come into contact with plague-stricken pereons-tltc.v might not have 1±e disease, but it is best to k-1) them :4Çlei'b's7,va1n iiori, s m'h:;e i, a third precaution. We bl'? engaged a rat- catcher. It is held that the plagua is spre,1 a great deal by r., t and we have a mail who will go aboard the ships and catch ras there." "What will be done with the rats?" tL,e ru, "They will be burnt!" Is the P".?.t staff .Mcient fM the iDsree, ti", ?" No. We do not anticipate a very great addition ti cur labours, but, for the sake of safety, we have engaged temporary inspectors. The utmost vigilance will he exercised. Our aim is to preserve Cardiff as a clean port." lVh. t (I ) the shipowners Bay about your arrnnltemf\nt8?" I am gilli to say that they support, us very well indcel. They have met n.3 in every way possible." "In ca.se of an outbreak being discovered what would yo I do?" "We h, ample hospital accommodation to deal with cases." Are any arrangements mado with the medical men of the town'1" I think you may take it for granted that there will be, The chairman will at the town council meeting on Monday propose that the plague should he added to the list of noti- fiable diseases—of course, with the usual con, ditions. I should like you to add that all the seamen's boarding-houses are being inspected even more strictly than usual."
SWANSEA MAN MURDERED IN NEW…
SWANSEA MAN MURDERED IN NEW YORK. Information has been recoivod in Swan- sea of tho alleged murder in New York of a Swansea man named Emmanuel, whose parents reside in Neath-road. The deceased, who went to New York a few months since and was there employed as a diver, has heen found dead in the docks under conditions pointing to foul play. The American police have communicated ,!i?h the police at Swansea, but further particu- lars arc not yet to hand.
|LIONS ATTACK A TRAINER,I
LIONS ATTACK A TRAINER, During a performance given by a travelling menagerie in a field at Breham Wood. E13. j tree, Herts, tlir? lions attacked their trainer tr;'rI:Ih:IBB1 srr]':ei assistance with red-hot bars, and the trainer was rescued. His hand was badly mauled
! DEATH AT IU.I
DEATH AT IU. A Mohill, County Leitrim, telegram says — A man named Bernard Kiliajn has just'died in this neighbourhood at the remarkable age of 111. Ilis father fought in the Irish rebellion of 1793, under (jeneral Monroe, and was mado prisoner and executed.
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IENGLISH -CHURCH UNION.!
ENGLISH CHURCH UNION.! ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING AT MEIITILYR, Tho anniuil meeting of tho Brecon, Merthyr, and Swam,'a Di"tI'id Union of tho English Church Union was held on Tuesday at St. David's Schools, Merthyr, the Rov. 7,. P. Willinm-0n presiding.. The C h a rn:an, having re f erre d to the! loss th" uniou had susÜÙneù owing to the I death of the Rev. Lewis .lones. of Cndox- ton-juxta-Neath, who h:<I 1\1' a useful member and an earnest Churchman, said tliey owed a great debt of gratitude to the great work of the sopid". For thp );b forty years the union had laboured t4, instruct, the people of this land in the doctrines of the Church, and also taking ea.ro to hand down t h ose t i ne trim's to! future generations. There wa", a great deal to be done yet, and at no time since tho union wa.s formed was support more necessary than at the- present time, '1. there were systematic attacks on the Church. Referring to the Church Discip- line Bill !att?\-introdnccd h]tot))e House of Commons, h" characterised it as a most iniquitous measure. According to tho Bill, any two parish-oners could bring an at tion against, an incumbent of the parish, and, perhaps, get a conviction against him, which would mean that he would be deprived of his living It was not nf??,s- sr.ry to question whether the parishioners were communicants or no., and any five pt?r?ons in a rural deanery would have the satno power. It wa a drastic measure, and every effort ought- to be made to frus- trate the Bill. The Rev. T. Rees (vicar of Pontlottyn) j}I'Opospt! -"That this district union, brheving that many of the differences which divide the members of tho Church of England are largely due to mis- understandings, and are often more apparent than real. expresses its thankfulness that tJIe propnsaJ for holding a conference for mutual explana- tion has been brought before the London Diocesan Conference, and the desire of its members to support by all means ill their power this effort to promote the peace of the Church." The Rev. E. W. Davies seconded and the resolution was carried. The Rev. G. Bavfiekl Roberts, M.A., rector of Elmstone, Cheltenham, delivered an address upon "The Oneness of the Church," dealing with the difficulties to be overcome iu the Church in t lIP future. The President proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Rev. Bayfield Roberts for his sermon and address, which the Rector of Merthyr seconded. He spoke of Sunday traffic, and said that, when early service was over at St. David's Church oil Sun- day mornings he, on going home, gene- rally met theatricals coming from the rail- way station, their heads hung down in shame, and boys carrying their bags because tho right-minded cabmen of Mer- thyr would not. ply for hire 011 the Sab- hrth. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was passed to the rector for the loan of the rooms, and the presi- d('ut '('xpr(,1'st"l the hope that the rector wculd before long re-join the union.
PONTYPRIDD SCHOOL BOAIUJ
PONTYPRIDD SCHOOL BOAIUJ WELSH AND DRILL IX THE SCHOOLS. At Tuesday's meetims of the Pontypridd School Board the JH:mher8 considered a [ efheme submitted by th? board's hcadmr.stcrs for a universal time-table in tie RC1.ooh of: tne board. As the teaching of Welsh was not included in the prograntmr. the board, after considerable di.rIHÙJ,n, referred the scheme back to the headma3ter3 for further considera- tion. there being a general opinion that two 1I0ur3 per week should be given to the teach-i ing of Welsh.—The secertary of the Lads' Drill Association wrote urging the beard to promote the teaching of military drill and cxreise3 t'> the lads in all schools, drill.? that milit-ry drill was reckoned as physical excr- "lilit-r, Irill r,, -t? i "C,t c,53 Illld t h. jh3,,? :,I might benefit, the lads bodily, but. lie questione'l ""l?3 bOdilY. bt,. It(,,I it ,light ever, done Hl tho matf>r.
BLACKBERRIES AS CURRENCY.…
BLACKBERRIES AS CURRENCY. I At Ch,"t.' Pett"se6si(n8 on TueAd:v two children, aged respectively eight and six years, named Alfr ?iM' Jane Mat::hews. of OrdlHrd,place, Chepstow, were brought 111' on remand charged with Bteahng a plated pickle-fork, a box of soap, and a box of paste from the shop of Mr. T. S. Davies, grocer at Chepstow, on the 25th of August.—Frederick Selway, a boy of ten, met the defendants lo- a stile Tutshill. Selway had a quantity of blackberries, hnt declined to give them to the Matthews children, and the elder said that if he did not. he wonld not let him get oVhl I •tile. Negotiations then ensued, which rctUltcdinSetwaypnrrha-Bn?tkenicMe-f?k for 23 blackberries, a tablet of ap for ten bl?, ib ri,. ,,?d the paste for eighteen b'ack- homes—Polict?-nnat?bte Shir!ov snhseqnent'? met the Matthews children with the box "n which were left two tablets of soap. After telling various tales about the goods, the giri admitted taking them from a grocer's shop in the town Bubö"Quent inquiries elicited that they were 8tolen from Mr. Davies's shop.—Th* boy ,d?itt,,d to the magistrates t,hn.t he took the things from the ahnp whilst, hi, sister kept watch outside.—Tlpon the father und-ertakin" to inflict punishment, the defendants were bound over to como UD for judgment when called upon.
I ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY.I
ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY. Vienna, Tuesday.—An Anarchist conspiracy, including in its objects an attempt upon Prince Fc-rdina.rd of Bulgaria, has been dis- covered by the Buda-l'e-th IJo!ice,-{)QntraJ News.
WELSH QUARRY DISASTER.I
WELSH QUARRY DISASTER. The West Denbighshire corcner on Tuesday investigated the cause of tho death ef John Evans, a Llandulas quarrymau, wlo was killed by a ii??dlip en Saturday. The in,?p?. tor of mines said tfTt- men ought to have ut-eJ guide ropes when working on the edge of a precipice, but the quarry mnmnjer aid he did not think they were necessary at the place. They had de:v! of trouble to enforce the rtl\œ. The evidenoo showed that Evans WaR ,w,pt off tb, l?d?, throngh ,,i unexpected hll of bank, and feU 120,ft., dislocating hh neck. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned.
.RAILWAY ACCIDENT.I
RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The Great Eastern Cromer express wag stopped ,¡¡,t Brentwood 011 Tuesday, one of ths carriage wheels being found on lire. Ths carriage waa eventually (-hunted and the pas- sengers taken on in the other coaches.
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- - I - I-SWANSEA ELECTRICAL…
I- SWANSEA ELECTRICAL SCHEMES. APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT ENGINEER. A special meeting of tb,, electrical com- mittee of the Swansea Corporation was held on Tuesday afternoon, to make tile appointment of resident engineer to the corporation electric, lighting works,- 'I he report of Mr. Manville on the seventy-five applications received was read, stating that the eight, names he recommended were mad" up of three chief electrical engineers, three chief assistant PI1;Óncprs to local authorities and 1 two not employed by heal rnthorities. To these he had since added Mr. Phillips, of Bristol. Tiie position and experience of the candidates would qualify any of them for the appointment.—The candi- dates recommended by Mr. Manville were:—Horace Boot, chief electrical engineer. Tunbridge Wells: S. E. lirittcii, chief engineer, Barking: James H. Caw- tbra, chief assistant engineer, Leeds Cor- poration Henry Coles, Swansea, manager to J. C. Howell and Co. (Limited); P. X, Hooper, resident enginecr-in-charge of King's-road Station. St. Paneras; J. E. Knight, Ealing; H. R. Forbes-M'Kav. chief assistant engineer. Edinburgh; D. .r. Pringle, Brush Electricar Engineering Company: and .J. Phillil> chief assistant erginoer. Bristol.—It appeared that Coles, the local candidate, and Boots were strongly favoured by sections of the cor- poration, but by the mode of voting employed (the gradual elimination of names) th"so gentlemen were left out on the first vote The voting in the end lay between Messrs. Cawthra, Pringle, and Britton; (hen between tho two first- named. On the last vote Cawthra, how- ever, received twenty-five votes to Pringle's five, an d he. was, therefore, declared appointed.
I TAFF VALE TRAFFIC.
TAFF VALE TRAFFIC. THE LOSS THROUGH THE STRIKE. The returns published lost week showed that during the first week of the strike the com- pany's receipts were only C5.536 as compared with £ 16.974 for the corresponding period of 1899. a loss of £ 10,438. The receipts for la-t week were £7,197 as against- £16,340 for the corresponding week, 1899, a decrease of £9143. The total decrease during the period covered by the strike i3. therefore, £ 19.581. As the company had shown an average falling off for tiie previous ?veii weeks of the half-year of about £ 509 l??r ,,?k, the decrease w(H1d probably be about £ 1,COO less than this amount.
ITHE RETORT COURTEOUS.
THE RETORT COURTEOUS. Speaking a day or two ago at a Primrose Iieagu-e fete Mr Brodrick. Under-Sicre;.ary for War. replIed to some criticism by Captain Latnht.oIl regarding the guns sent out to the front, by the (as the ga:lant captain says) gooa-humouretl taunt t that he was but a Ja.oK ashore." Writing to the "Times" of Tuesday. Captain Lambton ways: "I trust I a,ii not larking in courtesy due to an old friend when I retort that his flowery eloquence dis- closes the easy optimism of a self-satisfied Jao(k.in-office.
I AFFAIRS OF A PONTYPRIDD…
I AFFAIRS OF A PONTYPRIDD GROCER. A meeting WR. held at Merthyr on Monday ef the creditors of James li'i,,?r grocer and tea merchant (trading as William Reynolds and Cv,), the Crystal Palace Stores, 'I''l?ff-,t-??t, and 24, Union.strcet. Pontypridd, T?o, ?tatement of affairs showed that there was 42,180 16v 6d. d,?e t. 128 unsecured ?r?dit. th.?,? ing an additional £ 48 13s 4d. oWjT1 t > four creditors payable in full. The assets to rank for dividend, were set down at. El,059 i r,lld:rw\a :i'y (W¿,I' 11.g9 Ir E. T. Collins. i.tl. was appointed trustee, with :1" committee of inspection.
I DISTRESSING FATALITY AT…
DISTRESSING FATALITY AT BIR- MINGHAM. At Birmingham oil Tuesday a young man named L'ons and his wif" who I arrin'd in the cit. on the previous day to take over the management of an inn, were found in the bedroom of their new dwell- ing in the last- stages of suffocation by gas, | the bal,?ne,? having falleu from a gas pen- dant and caused :m escape. Lyons suc- cumbed. tuid his wifo only returned to con- sciousness after ail hour's unremitting medical attention.
OCCULT YTION OF SATURN.
OCCULT YTION OF SATURN. Mr. Arthur Mee, F.R.A.S.. writes that the cecalt;i.tion of Saturn was beautifully observed on thQ evening of September 3. Obscuration took pl,2 o- at 7.10, and emergence at 3.7. Owiing to atmospheric tremour it was impossible to apply high magnification. The most interest- lUg feature was the dull, zinc colour of the ringed pl..nct as compared with the bright golden of the moon. The instrument used was an 8Jin. rdlector by Calvcr.
IMUTINY OX A TRANSPORT.|
MUTINY OX A TRANSPORT. New Orleans, Tuesday.—The sailing of the trnsport Montcalm, with 1,400 mules for South Africa, has been delayed since the 1st inst. \y a mutiny of English stokers and American muleteers. The former object to working with Danes. Forty strikers h,ve been sent to gaol pending the action of the British Consul,—Reuter.
IPROMOTIONS FROM THE RANKS.I
PROMOTIONS FROM THE RANKS. I, Pr,tions from the ranks "rh:tl£::io,ti:mr I'' AloYBiu. Gaynor, Colonel L-d, Corln, appointed second-lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoon Guards; nominated by Lord Roberts. S'rgenat G. C..Sh-olto M'Leod, Lance=;?r Regiment, to be lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers.
I ANOTHER RISE IN COAL.I
ANOTHER RISE IN COAL. [ Cannock Chase ca!Or8 have decidcd to declare an all-round rise of ls on forge and 13, 6d. 011 hard and house coal. I
GAZETTE NEWS. ;
GAZETTE NEWS. BANKRUPTCY ACTS, 1883 AND IM.- RECEIVING OEDEP Henry John James, lodging at the Crown I Hotel. Treorky, colliery hiulie'.
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BREWSTER SESSIONS. I
BREWSTER SESSIONS. PRESTEIGX. The hrew=ter ECssions for Prcsteign were held 011 Tuesday at the Shire-hall. The chief-con- stable in his report only complained of one house—the Farmers' Arm.-the landlord of which was non-resident. The consideration (o 1his licence was adjourned for one month for the landlord to explain why he did not reside on the premises. All the other licences were renewed. Ir. D. Williams, ehaiMIlan of the Builth Urban District Council, was summoned for non-compliance with an order of the Presteign Urban District Council to complete certain sanitary arrangements.—Tile tenant statd the work wi, ."ding, and the ca!e was adjolmled for one month, defendant to pay £117,,6<1.. exists of the day. CHEPSTOW. The annual lieensing session for tiie petty £es8ional division of Chepstow Wa held on Tuesday, when Captain Parker reported that tbl licensed houfes KeneraUy had been well conducted, only one licence-hoider having bHll proceeded a?ainet. and that case was dlS- missed. The mmber of persons proceeded against for drunkenness and convicted during he year was 47, as against 36 the previous year. There were no apJJlkatioIla for new licences, and no eibjections to th'j renewal of any existing licence. All the licences were, therefore, renewed. BIRMINGHAM. The Kinnuiisham liren8ing magistrates, who last, week refused renewal of licences to all Jiouses to which the police made objection, 0'1 Tuesday, at. a meeting to consider applications for new licences, announced that the licensing commitee had passed resolution to the ?ff?,t ''ata))ho)dersof)icencMf<,rthecoa?tnp- tion of intoxicating liquors on the premises he requested to remove aU "-ist il?g .,at. in outdoor departments, and to prohibit drink from being consumed in such departments, and the chief-constable be requested to report to the instice? any infraction of the renlation '.? far the greater portion of the applications were either rduBed or adjourned.
LOCAL MARRIAGES.
LOCAL MARRIAGES. TAYLOR—WHITTTNG rON" The wedding was solemnised at the Neath Parish Church on Tuesday of Miss Alice Whnt.mgton, daughter of Mr. WaJter Whit- tington, many years P't'.??r of N?ath. and Mr. F-d Ta31or, w)n of Henry i.iylor, of Tynant. The bride was attired in white duciiesse satin, trimmed with guipure lace. There were five bridema.iù@. Mr. Whittington gave the bride away, while the duties of best man were discharged by Mr. Percr Taylor. The offiriat,ing clergy were the Rev. A. n F. ??" rector of ?"?' and ?' Rev, J. D. J..?' "icar of Cadoxton.
IOUR CHIEF MINERAL PRODUCT.
OUR CHIEF MINERAL PRODUCT. Mr. Benjamin Taylor discusses in the Sep- tember number of the Nineteenth Century" the problems presented by our chief mineral oroduct. According to his figures. Great Britain is no longer the principal coal-produ- cangcountry in the world, her output last year being 220.085.000 tons, against 225.000.000 tons mincd in the U_ nited States, though the latter hor""lf ,,??-,n?d 221.043,000 ton° ?n her ?n industries, while wo used only 164.277.000 tons in this way. and exported 55.808,000 tons. The Hotl Commission hi"' -P"I in 1871 estimated that by 190? ou?taIw'i'nninM would be 17,.400,oW tens. of which 162.400,000 tons would be burnt at home and 12.000,000 tone sold for export, while it was also declared that the foreign purchase of British coal would never exceed 13,000.000 tons. The writer believes that coal is now dearer in relaion to other com- modities than it has evor been before, and he imputes this to industrial prosperity, the withdrawal of labour from the mines through the calling tip of the R.eser.s, W the enor, mons consumption of bunkers on hoard the War Office's transport fleet., and V) thc indiffe- rence displayed by the British collier when his earnings g-iyp hini a certain marjin beyond the necessities of life.
SUPPOSED IVETERMINKD SUICIDE\1…
SUPPOSED IVETERMINKD SUICIDE NEAR DOWLAIS. The dead body of a man named Thomas "urifftths. employed as a repairer ??t the D?)?. ??is Iron Company's Yoehriw Xo. 1 Pit. was recovered from the Rhaa L.ta Pond, Panty, wanll. by Police-sergeant, fiaitifcioi], Pontlot- tyn. and Police-constable Williams, Vochriw, on Tuesday afternoon. Deceased, whn was 46 year. of a¥e, and married, lived at Panty- waun, ?,?d proccoded to the pit-hvad 011 M.' day ,?.g. but. after entering the )amp- room. did not descend. Appearances point to a determined case of suicide, inagnJoeh as the deceascd's coat, lamp, and box were found on the bank of the pond. HJHl, moreover, his hands were tied securely together I;ith a piecø ofatoutcon). ?P't-??
I THE FEARLE&S SEX.I
THE FEARLE&S SEX. An amusing scene tonk place at. Spalding Board of Guardians on Monday over the appointment of a registrar of births and deaths. The guardians favoured voting by ballot, but the only lady present, Mrs. Pick- worth Parrow. protested against such proce- rlure. and voted openly, 22 other members resorting to ballot. A clergyman characterised the lady guardian as the only plucky one amongst them. Tho men, he added, were all cowards. After tbe voting the guardians asked for the papers to be burned. The lady member declared that she was ashamed of her I colleagues, whom she snbjerted to a running l fire of criticism whilst the papers were being burned.
REVOLVER SHOTS IX THE ROADWAYI
REVOLVER SHOTS IX THE ROADWAY At Penge on Tuesday Harold Botten, sear man, was again charged with attempting to murder Charles Weaver, brewer's labourer. The allegation was that accused fired three shots art prosecutor, who was protecting a young woman. Xeither shot took effect. The defence was that Botten fired to frighten some men who were attacking him.—He was fined 40s. and costs for firing a revolver in tbe road- way.
PROMENADE CONCERT ATI CARDIFF.
PROMENADE CONCERT AT I CARDIFF. An attractive promenade concert is to be given in the Sophia Gardens. Cardiff, thi, (Wednesday) evening. The programme will include choruses by the Barry District Glee Society (which is rapidly taking a front rank position amongst Welsh choirs), and instru- mental music will be played by the Severn Division Royal Engineers (Submarine Miners) Band and the Cardiff Military Band.
YICATvAGE OF CARMARTHEN.I
YICATvAGE OF CARMARTHEN. I The Vicar of Llangyfelach writes to h-ay that the paragraph which appeared in the "Western Mail" of Monday in refercnre to the a 00";0 was net authoris-ed by him. neither was it an aoenrate report of what he Raid in St. David's Church, Morriston, on Sunday evening last.
THE SANITARY INSTITUTE. [
THE SANITARY INSTITUTE. [ The council of tb. Sanitary Institute have arranged to hf): in Cardiff on July 26 and n, '901, ex E, ?nInat(ilons in pra?tical ø:lnitary scienœ and f., inspectors ot nuisance?.
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Wiiii? John Cl, ?z, who? r?ery' fr? wn?umption had been prone3un?d hop'" less, ?mmitted u?(!ide on Tue8day moming at New Brompton, Chatham, with a revolver.
LATE WAR NEWS.
LATE WAR NEWS. THE SIEGE OF PEKING. Shanghai, Monday,-Several mcmOt>8 of th" staff of the Cnw,m8 In8pecLont<" wih the3r families, have arrived from Peking. Their accounts of the incidents of the siege empha. Bise the fact that the inmates of the Leg3- tion* had no conoeption of the intense anxiety aroused and maintained throughout the civilised world by the native reports of their critical condition and by the urgent appeals for help received from the British Legation at an early period of the investment As the siege continued the fears and f0re: bodings which were keenly felt in Jun* gradually gave place to familiarity with the danger and discomfort of the situation an1 the certainty of ability to hold out till tbe arrival of n>1iet. The defences of the Legations were steadily Ktrengthening to such a point that, apart from the danger from mines, which towardi the dose was &eriou8. non.Ornbatan enjoyed a sense of comparative serur;tv Kach day's experience at Tientsin confirmed the knowledge that Chinese troops, without leaders or organisation, were incapable of attempting determined assaults, and had no stomach for fighting at (lose quarters — I "Tnnes." per Prcs3 A;c("1aJOI1.
RUNAWAY HORSE AT TREDEGAR.
RUNAWAY HORSE AT TRE- DEGAR. OCCTI'ANTK OF A TRAP THROWS OT r. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE IXJCRED A trap aceident ocrurrod at Tredegar on Monday night which resulted in several people being more or less seriously injured. &> far can be ascertained, as a number of people were walking up Cefu Golau-road towards H""ymney betwetn eight and nil111 o'clock they were startled by the sonnria of an approaching vehicle. Before they realised what was, happening a runaway hOTSe dashed in amongst the.. knocking down several, imclttding some ladies, and the animal and vehicle rolled over on the roadside. It i. stated that the horse and trap were the pro- perty of Mr. J. Spencer. B,dwell!y, who wan driving to Tredegar from the agricultural show at Rhymney. The horse bad bolted, and the occupants of the trap had been throwr. oat. Mr. Spencer and the other occupant8 were badly knocked about, while a jterson named Mr Isaacs, who was on tbe road, sustained severe injuries to his head and face. Miss Isa: his sister, had her foot (,Tll8hed. and a lady named Misa Da,vi.r..¥J received some injuries. Other people on the road at the time did not escape scatheless. Medical assistance wjj promptly procured for the injured people, who wore ccnveyed to their homes.
- -__- __- - NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD…
NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF 1901. A meeting of the musical committee of tho National Eistwldod of 1901 was lipid on Tuesday at tlw Town-hall, Mer- thyr, Mr. Thomas Evans (Dowiais) occu- pying the chair. There was a larger attendance than usual, the committee hfving just been augmented. After rli". posing of the usual details, works for the evening concerts were voted upon, eight being proposed.—Before the vote was taken, Air. Sandford Jones, the general secretary, said he would like everybody present, to sign a little book, called "Guarantee"—(laughter)—so that thosa who voted on such an important matter should realise their responsibility. (Hear, hear.)—Tho book was then handed round and duly signed, so that, all present became guarantors. The voting was as follows:- "Elijah." 18; "Light of the World," 14; "Israel in Egypt," 8; "Messiah." 7; "The Creation." 4; "St. Paul," 1; and "Judas Maccabajus" and "Samson," 0. Upon a second count "Elijah" and "Light of the World" were selected. "Sands of Lovan" (D. C. Williams) was also selected. Mr. Wil- liams returning thanks and offering to do all he could in the training of the choir.
THE PARK-HALL, CARDIFF.
THE PARK-HALL, CARDIFF. According to "promises" made on both sides there is likely to be a somewhat lively debate at nxt Monday's meet ing of the Cardiff Cor- poration. A large and influential deputation is to wait on the corporation to ask that •resolution refuging a licence for the Park-hall -.I"ti -f".i.?g a li 7 veral member?i -f tl, should be rescinded. "eeral members of the council, it appears, are in favour of granting the licence that the proprietors of the hall applied for. but the opposition say that they are going to bring forward some very strong reasons against any such proposal.
THE ROCKET COACH.
THE ROCKET COACH. Dr. Rutherfoord Harris's popular coach, the Rocket, will not run this week, in con- sequence of the iliness of Mr. Hatt. who ha.s charge of the coach. The Rocket will be on tho road again on Tuesdav of next [week, wheft Raglan VI ill be its destination.
ICHAMBER OF OOMMERCEl DKLEGATEd…
CHAMBER OF OOMMERCEl DKLEGATEd VISIT I'AEIS. Calais, Tuesday.—Two hundred delegates from th- 13,iti?h Chamber of Commerce, mp;edB:i,('h,r arrived here t<v day by the one o'c]ock boat on their wav toO attend the congress to be held in connection with the Exhibition. They were recrived at the Care Maritime, which was magnificently decorated, by the mtlvprcfect, the mayir and his deputies, and the memheN of the Calais Chamber of Commerce. A lunch was given in their honour, at which sneeches were delivered by the authorities. The delegates continued their journey at three o'clock by special tra i11 .-Reutt-r.
SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
SHIPPING CASUALTIES. VELSH SHU- ON FIRE OFF TABLE BAY The steamship Avoca reported at Cape Town tliat at eight o clock in the morning of August 12 she passed the barque Kivion. of Carnarvon, bearing W.N.W., 25 miles from Table Bay. She signalled a* follows:—"I am on fire, battened down; notify; cannot get cables; inform agents.—R. Wilson." A tug was sent off in eearch of the Eivion, but failed to discover any s;gnn of her. Later, however, the Fivion arrived in Table Bay. [Lloyd's Telram"J _? ? Heimfeld. Helvoet telegraphs: German 8ealncr Heimfe'd. which was ashore m river, assisted off; proceeded, undamaged. Sheppertcn.-Lulea telegraphs: Steamer Shel" perton. previously reported, repaired tern, porarily; surny nVade. vessel declared ses- w, ,t hy; loading for RtA,?rd; will ably pad. Holnis. Cuxhaven telegraphs: German steamer Buinis. Hamburg for EDI'anJ, b.11?,pt. put back, propeller 1-t, in tow "f Unman skamer Elbe; pr?ded Hambnr J i Moshtnri. steamer, hi ?l, etranded ?e,r ¡¡"hm"t Island 23rd. re-floated August 71 after light.ening 1.500 packages; survc^i Suakim; apparently no damage; seaworthy certificate gra n toed Genoa telegraphs: Two hundred and fifty bales cotton, discharged under quav sbei No. 3 from German Hteamer KaÜwT Wilhe'm II. and other goods took fire; fir" not extinguished until much damage was done; bales jettisoned into sea; cause of fire un. known. Javelin. British yacht, got ashore entering Havre; afterwards floated and arrived; damage slight. 'fhi"t1. s'ear, tota1l, lost near K,!mi. Sanda and HarJ'1ngt.on.-S!f'amer Sanda. of and from Glasgow for Belfast, general careo ;')!() passengers, while cant-ing at berth 1D river at Belfast early to-day. was ptruck on P"rt rjuarter by steamer Harrington, of Whitehaven, inward bound, from Mhtv- nnt. coaL Sand" had two plates dama"ed, Harrington's wheel-houne. bridge, and bul- warks considerably damaged. ^Tandingo. British eteam.r. Went Coast of Africa for Hamburg, towed (^nxhaven bv F"ench Fte-amor Emma wth boilers leaking 8e'io1.11.: distance towed 180 miles; hø J)r<>rœdød Hambu towed by tug. Bavaria. German before renorted ashore, floated with assistance from Svitr.er p.nne.T; taken Elsinore: ttionerl ahont 200 tons (,.lrrl; examined by divers, fonnd UT'damng<x1. and proceeded. Andrews. Greek steamer, grounded leaving Oalatz; tug ;?.d i?t?h t,r,? Av;nn?''and t1ji" !r1 a:\ Av'onn. for Santander. when leaving Prin's Dock. r.1aRltow. 2nd. collided steamer Hnilar 'late Cntalonia\. lying at berth. Avlona's stem broken; lower Dart, pierced naibr amId, shi'.is: Aviona docking for rpair8 Mendelssohn and Diana, 8teamr8. collided C;nk <()onst"ntinQple); latter reported damaped. Sian1 and Andrea VagHano.—Danish steamer Pir-jm leaving Cava It (Cnr¡t:lJJtinopll?\ ('r;- lided steamer Andrea Vaeliano (1n port. side. Both damaged: letter barbed Cal1h telegram Fit:1t,eFl; Glasgow declared frm1 account bubonic plague: \,fof,ce1" arrivrg havincr left (:1f11OW since August 24 will b2 sent lariretto.
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