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EDUCATION BILL DEBATE. Public Funds and Sectarian Teaching. Mr. Balfour Makes Thing's Clear. In the House of Commons on Friday Clause 8 of the Education Bill was considered., which provides "that the local education au- thority shall maintain and keep efficient all publtc elementary schools within their area which are necessary." Mr. Lowther (presiding) ruled out of order an amendment by Mr. Herbert Roberts pro- Tiding that "the local authority shall be re- sponsible for the adequate supply of school accommodation. on the ground that that provision was aheady 111 tlie Bill. The first amendment was by Mr. Alfred Hutton. to substitute "may" for "shall," so as to give the local authorities an option or taking over or refusing to take ever any svhooi. Sir Win. Harcourt asked what was to be the character of control by the managers, The, five managers ought not to have a, word to say about anything which went on in the school except at the time set apart for reli- gious instruction. It ought to be clearly un- derstood that tiieatj was one man only amongst the managers who had a word to say about the conduct of the school, except in regard to denominational teaching. Were these other niuiagers to direct the school- master in the ordinary daily business of the cchooibir William was called to order, not keeping "within the terms of the amendment. Mr. Abel Thomas said the County Cotinc'l of Oarmaithen had come to the conclusion that the Bill would give no control over Vol- tntary Schools, and they had almost unani- mously decided that if the Bill was passed they would not put it into operation. Car- marthen after all was smaller than the West Biding of Yorkshire, but it was a very large and important county, and having recently visited n he had not the slightest doubt that if the Bill wa.s pass-id in its present form a very serious position would arise. Mr. Lloyd George appealed to the Prime Minister to give the Bill the last working chance by leaving it open to the County and Town Councils to make the best arrangements they could. Mr. Hut-ton's amendment was lost by a majority of 92. Air. Fitzalan Hope moved to insert words providing tha.t the local education authority filiould make no discrimination between schools provided by themselves and schools not so provided. The Attorney-General pointed out that if any loud authority attempted unfair dis- crimination the remedy was plain and simple unde-r Section 2, which gave power to the Board of Education to compel by mandamus the local authority to fulfil its duties. The amendment was by leave withdrawn. Mr. Mclvenna moved that the local educa- tion authority should have sole control over the expenditure. He contended that the managers ought to have no power to spend a tainglf penny of the ratepayers' money without the previous authorisation of the local au- thority. Mr. Balfour said it was undoubtedly desrr able that ft should be made quite clear that the financial control was in the hands of the body that levied the rate. The Government would welcome any amendment which would make this control of secular education more obvious and complete. He suggested that the (amendment should be withdrawn, which was eventually done. • Mr. Alfivd Hutton next moved to insert words limiting the responsibility of the local authonfy to maintaining efficiency in secular instructiO;'). only. It ought to be" made clear that public funds were not to be used in any case for any purpose whatever :-or religious OT sectarian teaching. Mr. Balfour said the lion, gentleman oppo- site and the upnolders of the Voluntary Schools ware quite agreed about that. (Hear, hear.) If any amendment of this kind were necessary t.o make the Bill clearer on this point he would himself insert it later. (General cheers.! Sir "William Harcourt. considered the dis- t-dust- of th. lo.;¡1 authorities wa.i a condem- nation of whole principle of the Bui. Air. Balfour: Not so severe a condicmna- tion. as that passed by the Liberal Govern- men in 1870 upon the School BoaicLs which they themselves created. (Minister iiul chf-eis.) Uu t-iie division Mr. Lough's proposal was rejected by 199 voles ta 82—a Government majority of 117. v --#

I, SWANSEA DISTRICTS REPRE- SENTATIVE. Possible Labour Rival to Mr. Brynmor Jones. Cu November 15th a conference of Trades I uionisis, iiieuiWrs of the Independent La- bour party, co-operative society, and other organisations JIl N.vi!ip;i.thy with the Labour representation^movement, will be held at the lonn Hall, Seath. The business will be to <lect a^ permanent election committee chosen from different parts of the constituency, aud to receive nominations of Parliamentary can- dill"te, A provision^] committee, represent- ing the TraJes and Labour Councik of Swan- sea, Xeath, and Aberavou has been for some lime in existence, and has already circularised all the Trades Unionist, and other organisa- tions in the constituency, with the result that there was a prttetically unanimous desire to contest the seat in tlu. Labour interest at the hrst opportunity. The Miners' Federation, ot whose suprj'i't there was some doubt, hits declared that its policy will be to support a Lat)our eandiihite. for yn-anseit District if one is put forward- l'iis makes it certain that a labour candidate will be run at' the next general election. Of those mentioned for the candidature J Íln Littlejohns, Swansea, is one. Mr. ljllt|e,i'ili]is h;is for the hist eight vi'ars been actively connected with the Trades Linonist. movement in Swansea and district. He is a jit),,r of the Sw;uise;t Trades and j/ihour Counc-ih and edited the defunct "Wor- keis 'lurnal, L lll(|iithlv niiigazine, the offi- ciio orKau of 'ilc lade's Council. He also edited the "South Weiker." He was > appointed the secretary of the Swansea Co-opeiativc- Society. at,d it i.s largely due. to his efforts that the. movement has' been a success. IIo is the author of a pamphlet on the vexed question oÏ "Black Glamorgan," dealing with row- famous charge of Judge Cwilyni Williams. it. is understood that if Mr. Littlejohns is accepted as the Labour candidate the Independent Labour party, of which <n'o't>iisxtioii he is u member, will accept full financial responsibility. The latter point will be of much importance., for one of the conditions imposed by the habour rej)resenta- tion committee i^ that whoever is nosiinatcd BM Parliamentary candidate must give, a guarantee that the organisation of which he is a member will render him financial assist- ance. It is expected, however, that other naJOes will be pvt ""w"

| TINPLATERS MAY BREATHE AGAIN. American Wage Reduction Not Accepted. American tinphtt-p workers cast theic reconsidered vote a.s to whether a iedue- tion of 25 per cent, on rebate eratra should -e be. accepted a. coiiefrence was held between officials of the Iron and Tinpiate Workers' AfeRociation and the Tinpiate Company. No arrangement was anived at. and the meei- ing was adjourned. It is now understood that great doubt exitsts as to whether the at- tempt to capture the Welsh trade on the lines i pioposed by the trust will again be broached, This for the moment relieves the. position in Siiith ales, where a loss of trade in tin- plate industry to the extent of 2,000.000 boxes j per annum bad be.-n threatened

OUR FINEST COLONY. g T Interesting- Lecture by frir. W. L. Griffith. Canada's Possibilities as a National Granary. Had any person present, at Saturday night's ie.t-ure at the Swansea Free Library pre- viotLsly entertained doubts as to whether the glowing pictures of Canadian life and labour were not somewhat overdrawn, sneii doubts j must have been speedily set at rest- bv Mr. W. L. Griffith's convincing and fascinating word- picture of his "21 year's in Western Canada. Mr. Dd. Davies (Editor, "Daily Post") pre- sided, in the unavoidable absence of Sir J. T. ] D. Llewelyn. There was a crowded audience ( —in fact, more than the Lecture Hall could i seat. In introducing the lecturer as Canada's re- presentative in W ales, the Chairman humor- ously observed that Mr. Griffith lacked only one qualification for addressing them—he was a, Welshman, not from the South, but the North. However, to compensate for that, he was also a. good Canadian, and could tell them much that was interesting respecting ihe boundless possibilities of that immense country. Mr. Griffith, who was cordially received, said it was a, great pleasure for any Canadian to he in Swansea, for in no spot in t'Ie United Kingdom was the atmospheie more strongly -ed i changed with practical sympathy with Canada. On the occasion of tlie disastrous fire in Ottowa a year or two ago, Swansea. was one of the first towns to come 10 the re- lief of the suli'ercrs. A little while ago Sir John Llewelyn headed a movement, in which lie was strongly sunnorted by local residents, for the removal of a considerable number of Welsh settlers from Patagonia to Western Canada. So far a.s it had gone, the movement was a complete success, and gave a unique manifestation of fraternity. Sir John ^Llewelyn. Mr. W. Williams ("Maesygwernen), Mr. W. J. Rees. and Mr. Davies had ap- j ) parentiy become imbued with the highest re- garcl for everything Canadian, and had shown tncmselves to be true friends of that country, tie might be permitted to add before enter- ing upon the subject of the lecture, that there was at least, one Welsh Settlement in Wes- tern Canada, wnete Welsh is the predominat- mg language, and wheie religious services are carried on in the old mother tongue. (Ap- plause.) Proceeding to deal with the history of the dominion, Mr. Griffith remarked that in 1870 the north-west territory was known as the Great Lone Land, no vast was its ex tent-, and so little was it traversed. It was principally regarded as a fur-Dei ring country. and the great tracts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Assinibora were chiefly the haunts of hardy white trappers and Indims. Later on through Lord Strathcona's i;<;atiov?, Fe) t Simpson was created a wheat supply centie. I and the work of developing t J¡, Dominion began in earnest, until now they could claim in all sincerity to be "Britain & granary," and the raisers of the finest wheat the world p/- duced. The Canadian Government, 1U en, couraging settlers, were not. entirely actuated by philanthropic motives. it Ni ..s t. uaiter d 1 business. They wanted men. i'od men, to come there, and avail themselves of the oiier of cheap land, and a new it < pe (if labour. Ihere appeared to be some miseon.-cption, some apprehension on the Score, f (.r'uiflt. Many people regarded Canada, f:irti.culailv the north-western territory, as a sort or Aret C. region, in which discomfort reigned supreme, Well, he had had ample experience of Mani- toba, and of South Wales winters, but—give him Manitoba There was Lord Strathcona; lie, had spent 61 winters in Canada, and they knew what he was now at 83 years of age. The lecturer here, parenthetically, took the audience into his confidence with the story of a woollen cap that failed, which the Chairman Iiiiii oil ilis lit,,t, visit to tlie minion, and the audience waxed merrv over the incident. He (the lecturer) had been often asked if the climate was healthy, and he would say in reply that it was the healthiest in the world. There was all entire absence of malaria, and consumption had no chance. Dr. Jas. Patterson, of the Chief Health Office, Manitoba, had testified, too. that rheumatism and asthma were rarities. The dry air the sunny atmosphere were antagonistic to all these maladies. From the 15th of December to the 15th of March was the coldest portion of the Canadian year, life was enjoyable and healthy. Of coarse, with that great town of Swansea they could not compare Manitoba in the way of amusements, but they had no lack of it, and truth compelled him to state that the bulk of that was in connection with the Church. Altitude affected climate as mtieh as latitude. The colder Avinds in Manitoba were tempered by what was termed the "Chi- nook,"—so called from the fact that it blew over. and from the direction of the territory ol the Chinook Indians. That wind melted the snows, and fertilised the land. Wheat was grown in a latitude of 60 to 62 degrees, and the finest, wiieat extant at that. The lecturer remarked that there was a premium on thrift in Canada, whereas elsewhere the more a man earned, the more he was taxed. Xo one had a. more free existence than the dtkr in Manitoba. Reverting to education, all the teachers were skilled and educational experts. In 1871. there were in Manitoba 817 scholars, and in 1883, 5,604, and at the pre- sent time 59.811, and one teacher to every 40 scholars. Lessons were non-sectarian "and national in character. Religious subjects were dealt with in bonis set apart for the purpose. (.Anplause.) With all their present hw'E' out- put. grain-raising in Canada wais only8in its infancy, and in time of war they wanted Great Britain to depend upon it for the bulk of their supplies. (Cheers.) He then carne to the Welsh settlers from Patagonia. He had re- cently visited them. and found them, thoroughly atisfied with their lot. They had christened their settlement at Saltcoats, Llew- elyn, out of compliment to Sir J. T. D. Llew- eInl. who had handed him (the lecturer) two Welsh ensigns for presentation to the Chubut immigrants. These ensigns they valued very U* l.L. 1 Jl ft' 1. r.r 4.1 l. iiigiuy. unci me enect vl tne preseUIUlllHl would be lasting. As iegarded law and order, the Canadians considered their North-west Mounted Police the finest body of men in t-xi.S- tence, and they were not far wrong. There was it sense of subservience to the law that compared favourably with any other country. An important point, said Mr. Griffith, was the uteadv influx of Americans into Canadian ter- litorv. At the present rate, by 1905. there would be a million of Cousin Jonathan's people living under the British flag. and no one ccnild over-estimate tlie fact, that this constituted the strongest factor in the main- tenance of the British flag in _North America. (Loud cheers.) Mr. D.Davies. in moving i( hearty vote of; thanks to the lecturer for his extremely able and entertaining lecture, said he b.lieved Canada, was producing, in a. physical sense, olle of the finest people on earth, and it was likely to be the first to solye the dark pro- blem. as there were no more sober folk thaii the Canadians. (Applause). Mr. Lleufer Thomas, in ■'•iid t ht people in this country did not realise the boundless possibilities of Canada. They talked a deal nowadays about education, vat what was chiefly required was ^clucatiou hi the geography of the British Kmpire. tn the dominion there was true diLIlitv of labour— work was the condition of success. He felt confideut that the next great drama of the I'-()i-ld would be played a(], in the interests of the ulli ,11 Jaek. (Ap- plause.) Mr. Griffith suitably responded.

FOXHOLE WOMAN'S CURIOUS DEATH. Successful Operation: Fatal Excitement. The borough coroner (Mr. J. Viner Ltrde-i) held an. inquest on Monday afternoon at- the Hospital touching the death of Mary Charles (62,. ^of 48, Foxhole-road, who died suddenly- at the Swaaisea Hospital on iSatur day afternnoon undtr circumsi-anees already briefly reported. Deceased's son deposed that- h; mother was admitted to the Hospital some time ago Miil'eriiig from an internal complaint. She had been operated upon successfully, and was to leave the Hospital as cured on'Satur- day afternoon. So far as he knew, deceased never sutfeied from faintiLg fits or heart trouble. The Coror.c-r ea-id that the facts were tJxat Mrs. Charles had died without any apparent reason, and that he had ordered a, post-mor- teni. the result- of whi ih the jury would hear in further evidence. Dr. Herbert James, surgeon, said that. deceased was admitted ro tiie Hospital cu. September loth suffering from strangu- lilted hernia.. She was operated upon ai I d the c-ure wae effected. On the 15th inst. she was up and about, and seemingly quite well. On Saturday at 2.20 she was suddenly taken with difficulty of breathing, andi when wit- n-ess was called he found her dead. The pe.vt- moitem disclosed no orgaiic disease of the | lieai t.. but 14htit she had "a t umour, probably i j <- ancerous. of the intestines. The cause oi death would net in his opinion be due to the tumour, but to syncope. The wound of the previous operation was quite heaied. A Juror: She was a little excited? Dr. J nines: Yes, probably. LrAovtu- c-ately joy, if it kills, leaves mark behind which we can recognise. A verdict- wai brought in of "Heath from natural causes.

r'T' SWANSEA TEACHERS' BONUSES. i Mr. Siedle's Motion Pupil Teachers' Examination. j At Monday's meeting of the Schools Man- agement and Education Committee of the Swansea Ssehool Board, Mr. \V. E. Harris presiding, it was decided to appoint Mr. L-tvi Jones to Cwm School. Mr. Jones is an ex- pupil teacher and a. third class King's Scholar.—The Clerk said it was a very diffi- cult to get teachers residing in that district.— Amongst, applications for appointment ..8 teachers were two 1st Ciass King's Scholars. viz., Mr. T. Huxtable and Mr. E. R. Daniel, certificated college trained teachers.— Al- though there -ere no vacancies, it was de- cided to engage both on supply.—A notice of motion appeared on the agenda in Mr. A. E. Siedle's name to the effect that a minute passed at a special committee meeting on the 50th ult., ielating to teachers' bonuses be rescinded. Mr. Siedle further proposed that, in addition to the increments piovided in the scales of salaries for head and certificated I assistant teachers, certain increments (as set. forth) be paid for satisfactory service to certi- ficated teilehers (head and assistants).— Several members thought the matter was out II of order, and the chairman ruled it so.—Xo discussion on the scheme took plac-o PUPIL TEACHERS: EXAMINATION RESULTS. As the result of the examination of candi- dates for pupil teacherships, heild at the Pupil Teachers' Centre on September 26 and 27 by Mr. C. Morgan, superintendent of the Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff, twelve were recommended for engagement. The 24 others were not recommended.—The large percentage of failures was the subject of comment, and Mr. D. Harris urged that the noil-recom- mended candidates should have an opportunity of sitting again. It was further suggested to engage the others required in order and merit from the non-recommended list.—It- was de- cided to engage only those recommended.

MISS TALBOT'S NIECE. Fashionable Marriage at Edin- burgh Cathedral. AiL interesting and fashionable wedding was celebrated at the Cathedral in Edin- burgh on Saturday, Miss Gladys Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FletIhtr, of Sal- toun, Haddingtonshire, and sister of Mr. An- drew Fletcher, heir to the Margam estates. ':llid niece of Mks Talbot. being the bride, "lid Captain. George Grahame. A.D.C. to General Sir Archibald Hunter. K. ("Boo com- mandmg the Scottish District., the bride- i groom. TlJe service was fully choral, and Ln2 ceremony was performed by the HEY. Dean ilsou and Canon Mitelicll Dines. The bride looked very haridsome in white accordion pleated chiffon and old lace, paiet ed Mitli silver. She. wore an old lace veil, viOin by her mother at her wedding and a tiara, of orange blossom from the historic. orangery at Margam. and carried a magnifi- riec, a ifia";Il cent bridal bouquet presented by the bride- I groom. The best man was Captain Henrv i Houldsworth, son of Sir William and Lad'v Houldisworih. The bridesmaids were Miss Kathleen Fletcher, .Miss Blanche Balfour, a niece of th ePrime Minister, Miss Joicey. Miss Penn. Miss Viola Meek ing. Miss FioÏa. Meekmg, Misss Olive Campbell. Miss Kay- and Mists Callander. They wore verv un- eonuiion frocks r.f geranium-coloured chiffon-, ornamented with large lace colours, large brown hkuver hats, trimmed with shaded i feathers. The bridegroom presented «-u:-li with an eimnel butterfly brooch and bouquet of lilies tied with white' satin streamers. The litt-le bridesmaids were in white witll pictur- esque lace caps threaded with satin ribbons. The organist- of the cathedral played the first and f-eaoixl symphonies of M'endelssohn's "Hymn of Praise." while- the guests were as- sembling and as the bride, who wa# given away by her lather, walked up the Cathedral. he played the "Bridal March. from "Lohen- grin. A reception was afterwards held bv Mrs. Fletcher at the Balmoral Hotel, and was attended by a large crowd of vue;t!> Miss Talbot, howerer, was unable to be pre- sent, Cantain- and Mrs. George Grahame I left by the 2.20 Ila D, for London, en route • for Paris. Venice, and Egnlt. Th bride's j gomg-awav dress was of pale blue-face cloth. trimmed with embroidery and real Irish lace, her toque too match, and'a.lonfr travelling 'oat completed the costume An "interesting fea- turn of the wedding indicative of the kindly. it el ing which subsists between. the Fletchers and the people on their estate was tJiat over 120 men and women of the tenantry and others had luncheon at the Balmoitd Hotel, and afterwards were piesenfc at the Wedding in the cathedral. c

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IRISH HOOLIGANS. Disgraceful Uproar in Parliament. Member Threatens Balfour and is Suspended. The rti-opiiiinj (If Parliament has been marked by one of those scenes of disorder which,_ en-unatin^ as they invariably elo. from the Irish members, indicate more and more every day the impossibility of Home Rule from either a. Conservative or a, Liberal 2\im- istry. At the close of the dav's business, dur- ing which the Xationalists had manifested many disloyal and turbulent symptoms. Zvlr. Balfour moved "that the question be now put." The Speaker i"se to put the motion, when Mr. John O'Donnell (N., Mayo. who was a few clays ago sentenced to three month hard labour for intimidation in lie- land, and who has appealed against that sen- tence. rose to continue the debate. The Speaker attempted to put the Closure motion, but the Nationalists shouted loudly for "O'DomellX The latter stood up in bus seat gesticulating wilily, but hi the remark- able uproar which was caused by the shouts of the Nationalists for their colleagues to be heard and the commotion that arose through numbers hurrying m from all parts of the House it was impossible to hear a single sen- tence fivm the lion, member. At length the Speaker resumed his seat, obviously waiting for the din to subside, whereupon the Nationalists, thinking that Mr. O'DonneSi had succeeded in procuring a. hearing, .shouted in triumph. But no sooner was it possible to h.'a1' at all clearly than the speaker and said: "The lion, member is not m order. Several Nationalists In wh¡t The Speaker In addressing the House. Nationalists shouted wily- and again urged Mr. O'Donnell to persist in addressing the Assembly. Mr. O'Donnell moved up to a position above the Opposition gangway, accompanied by Mr. W. Redmond and one or two .)f his clleagues. From that position he commenced to shout at the top of his voice, but owing to the confusion that still continued it was impassible to gather the drift of his remarks. The Speaker wa.s meanwhile waiting for an opportunity to be heard. Mr. O'Donneii, apparently acting on a suggestion from one of his colle.gue-E, who had followed him up the HOUBe, suddenly, to the amazement of the now crowded and unduly excited assem- bly. darted across the floor of the House, and, standing within a few feet of Mr. Balfour, who sat on the Government- Bencher?, com- menced to address the right hn. geiitlemaj) in a violent and menacing manner, amid the in- creasing shouts of his colleagues. The excitement became intense. Air. G'Donnell's gesture increased in violence. He waved his hands within a ltw inches of the Prime Minister's nose. He thumped the despatch-box which lies on the table of the House, and every moment- the danger of his actually striking Mr. Balfour became more and more imminent. The right lion, gentle- man during this Clne sat looking at. Mr. O'Donnell with an imperturbable smile on his face. but the other members of the Gov- ernment, fearing that violence would be offer- ed to their chief, crowded round him. with exident irrns of a determination to protect him. After gesticulating and shouting for several minutes the hon. member backed to his seat, all the while facing the Cabinet, and shouting imprecation-?. The House became -o crowded and confused during this unprecedented scene, and the exultant shouts of the Nationalist members ard the counter cries of "Order, order," from other pints of the House created such a dm, that the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms could not hear 1 he orders given by the Speaker. At length tnis official left his chair near the door and pushed his way up tne floor of the House r«> the Speaker. Mr. Balfour rose in Lis putee and moved "that Mr. John O Donnell be suspended from tlie .service of the House. The Speaker im- mediately put the question to the House fr the stispensioli of the hon. member, the Nationalists shouting at the top of their voices and hissing- The H£¡u.c divided on the motion that Mr. O'Donnell be suspended, tbeie voting: — i:or tiie motion 341 51 The Speaker thee called upon Mr. O'Don- netM-o withdraw, but lie had. appaitntlv. Rj- i.-ec.dy cione so.

Pontardulais Dispute Arbitration Refused. Speaking at a meeting of tinpiate works daymen, held at Pontardulais on Saturday, j Mr. J. H. John, general secretary of the Artisans' L'nion, said that the Morlais Works had now been idle three weeks. A request had been made for an advance on the 4s. pel day paid to firemen, and that overtime be paid the engine-drivers, who receive a standing wage of 32s. per week. He had, before the termination of the iiieiiV notice, asked that work be continued, and that the matter be submitted to the decision of a inmbtr of the Executive of the Masters' Association. The manager replied that, he could not agree to arbitration. On Tuesday last a Morriston employer suggested to the manager and him- self that the matter be deferred to the decision of Mr. John Williams, Clayton Works, and rr. F. Gibbins. Eagle Works, and thatVork should be resumed at Morbus forthwith. On behalf of the Artisans L won he accepted the offer there and then. He regretted, however. that the manager had refused to accept ihe suggestion.

POLICEMAN'S DISGRACE A C ]; \Y J- OFFENCE. Senteii. of fjVe penal sciviiude was < passed the Old Bailey on upon ¡¡.il¡an James Rolls- late Metiopolitan policvmau. ilt, the previous sessions was f'iivicted of having comnattv,i rierjury ,;1 the North Leiidou Police Court, on tie hen ing a summons pi'fcftried by him against a chainiiakei named W bceierbred- whom ht rcsted> on a charge oi loitering hn- tbe sup posed purpose of committing iXlony. The chai £ against W heelerbred wa* uisniisseJ. Ihe i-ooider s,;id Miieii i>erj-.ny ivas com- jHitted bv the police officer it a worse ollciL- e than in the ca»e of a- private ;ndivi- diiifl. H'¡ npoll tearing the sentvin-e e.ared 11(. ,\¥,.ii i«noceni.

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j SWANSEA METAL EXCHANGE. R TUESDAT, Get. 21st, 1902. There was a fair attendance on 'Change to- day, including several buyers from the Midlands and elsewhere. PIG-IKON-.—The shipments have been good good but with a slight increase all round in stocks. Prices have fluctuated a little down- wards in sympathy with the reports of the settlement of the American strike, but it will take some time to get up the production to satisfy the demand, and the continuance of ship- ments on this side will not cease for some time, at any rate not for the remainder of this year, so that no reduction of any moment can be ex- pected to take place. FINISHED IKON AND STEEL.—Since Quarter day more orders have been given out, which were with held until the continuation of the prices at Birmingham. The importations of German bars continue, these being used for sheet making, and for purposes other than tin- plate making. Ti.N PLATY s.-Tbe shipments are in excess of the receipts with a slight decrease in the stocks. The recent reports from America do not con- firm the statement that the rebate plate business has been with held from this country, but how long this will last, it is impossible to say, as eventually there is no doubt the Americans will secure these orders, and will withdraw the re- bate. The only remedy that bae been suggested for this is that we should tax the American im- portations into thii country, and into our colonies in the same ratio as they tax our goods. There is a concensus of opinion on 'Change that here is no other method of counteracting th e injurious effect to this trade aspecially. With regard to prices of plates, there is still a bearing of the market going on, but both Liver- pool and London buyers, who still adhere the tactics of depressing quotations by stating prices at which they allege they are obtaining plates at. COAL.—The prices of Anthracite coal as will be observed are nominal, as this market is per- fectly unsettled with a downward tendency, whilst steam and manufacturing coal show a weaker market. PIG IRON.—Glasgow warrants, 57s 2d. MIDDLESBORO'.—No. 3. 53s Od, Other numbers in proportion. HEMATITE.—Warrants. 61s, ôOslOid for mixed numbers, f.o.b.,Cumberland according to brand. WELSH BARS.— £ 6 0s Od. to £ 6 2s 6d. Angles, &c., at usual extras, f.o.t at works. SHEET IRON.— £ 7 15s Od to a Os Od, f.o.t. at works. STEEL RAILS.—Heavy sections, C5 5s Odto JE5 10s light do., £ 6 5s Od to L6 7s 6d, f.o.t.; sleepers, angles, channels, &c., according to section and specification. STEEL SHEETS.— £ 7 15s Od to £ 8 0s Od, with the usual extras for the higher gauges, BESSEMER STEEL.—Tinpiate bars, £ 4 12s 6d. SIEMENS TINPLATE BARS.-BeEi-, JE4 15s ad. All delivered in the district, nett "ash. TINPLATES."Makers' Quotations for Bessemer steel coke 12s 3d to 12s 6d; Siemens (coke finish., 12s 6d to 12s 9d ternes, per double box, 28 by 20 C., 24s Od, 24s 6d to 25s 6d.; best charcoal, 13s 6d to los Sd, according to finish at brand; wasters, 6d to Is per box less than primes. Odd sizes, usual extras. All delivered in Prince of NVales Dock, Swansea; cash, less 3 and 1 per cent. Big sheets for gal- vanising, 6x 3x 30 gauge, per ton, f.o.t., £9 17s 6d to IXIO 5s Od. Finished blackpla-te, E9 10s Od to X9 12s 6d. The Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnished the followin- officia, return of tinplates reoaived from the worus. sbinncH nnri in fitnnlr Week week. Corresponding ) Oct- 18, 1902. week laft year. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received, 63,681 53,899 51.264 shipped 64,276 99,215 86,021 in stock 119,281 119,876 80,448 Co ppzR.-Chili bars X52 15s Od to C52 17e 6d BLOCK TIN.— £ 121 10s Od to .6120 Os Od. SPELTER.— £ 19 Os Od. LEAD,English, £ 11 Os Od; Spanish, £ 1015s Od. ANTHRACITE COAL.-Finest hand-picked malt- ing; second quality hand-picked malting: best large, according to quality and selection; red Te^n, °F Blmilar large rubbly culm, per ton. All delivered f.o.b. Swansea, eash30 days, less 2 per cent. Nominal. STEAM COALS.—Large, 16s 6d to 17s 6d; second quality do., 15s Od to 16a 0d bunkers, according quality, 9s 6d to 10s 6d small, 7 s 6d to 93 6d per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, to less 2J per cent. BITUMINOUS COALS.-Large(No. 3 Rhondda, 14s 6d to 15s 6d thro' coals, 12s Od to 13s Od small, 1013 Od to lie Oà; Large (No. 2 Rhondda). 12s6dto 13s0d; delivereaf.o.b.Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2 per cent. COKE.- Best foundry, 21s to 22s Od; furnace, 17s 6dto 18s Od per ton, f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 daYR, less 2t per cent. PATENT FUEL.-15s Od to 15s 6d. IRON ORE.-Rubio, 15s Od per ton, ex-ship, cash, 30 days. PITWOOD.—19s Od to 20s per tor into trucks, nett, cash 30days. ————

LIKE OTHERS. Auolli„'r Webh lady a bwaiusea l-eeidtnl, i- in line with the thousands of Welsh people who have testified to the value of Dr-Wil- ] iJamv pink pills for pale people. Her iiitex- esting story is in another column of this is<sue. J.hese phis nave cured --mra-lysis, locomotor ataxy- rheumati.sni. an(j sciatica, also all disease? arising fioni impoverishment of the blood, scrofula< lickats, chronic erysipelas. coii>iimption of the bowels and lung, anænlla. pale. and salh.vr complexion, general muscular weaiuiess, 10^ of appetite, palpitations, pains in Lie ba-tk. nervous headache and neura-bna ear A- decay, all forms of female weakness,' and bytei-ia. Iliese pills are a tonic, not iniigutive. Tbev iit-e genuine only with the name, Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people, and are sold by chemistes and bv Dr. Williams* medicine companv, 46. Húlbom Viaduct. London, E.G.. at 2s. 9d. a box. or ^ix boxes j or l^s 9d. Pink pills f;old loose, or from, g^as,v jarn. tu-e not Dr. Williams' piuk I pdle; accept them only in tha pmk closed wrapper a. above de.se/ibed.

ri„\lPTED MURDER AND DETER. MIXED SUICIDE. A -hocking affair occurred on Ti: Gd'ingi'a m-nexr-Chatham. Alfred Charles "W iJis. a biicktieM labourer. 49 years of age. who had been liviing at Chatiium for sonic tune apart from JIi" ife, from whom he was separate, went tt) he lioiL- M here tiie woman. was residing, and Middenly ^t&hlted her with knife. lrs: W ill s s, ^j.T7?^ attracted tiie attention of neighbour. rt"ho weiit to the front door. wlieiv'ip.,u t],e man eiscap^d at the biiek. jie made 111 way to tliv skirt* of • lie hum. v.-hei e lie, tried drown If i- a, and fill a in this he hanged uiui-f ■: ;1' a Jeiice. v, lie was discovem? wife, ujoxt serious wouirl? u. ihe f-dr ;,trd over the eye, is in conctit ioe.

SWANSEA TEACHERS CRITICISED Vigorous Repudiation of Mr. Martin's Statements. A geneal meeting of tlie ;swansea and Dis- trict Teachers' As.-ociat-ion of the National Union of Teachers* was held on Saturday, fn regard to the. propagation of a. series of lee- tares, a- committee of gentlemen, viz. ik**srs. lladwallad-er. J. R. Davies. Jas. Williams, W. A. Davies. the secretary, was ap- pointed to obtain and arrange a, attractive piogiamine. The hief matter for discussion <on the agenda was the subject of "Inspection v. Examination." The Chirmau (Mr. W. C. Jenkins), in open- ing the discussion, read a report of the pre- vious meeting of the head-ma.sters' confer- ence. and pointed (,ut the statement had been that out of 10.000 children being edu- cat d in tlie district no more than 432 were in the standards warranted by their age, and that the head-masters of the schools had charted cxamir.ution to test the merits of their own nfsistante. The bona- fidet of Councillor Rieh.-iid Martin, who had pre- viously brought up the m&tter- were beyond •reproach, but nuiortuilately his facts were wiong. His statement was hardly a faÜ- one. un allegations had been madie that th- work in the schools was not properly done, and it was the duty of tlie association to refute :them. He. fcr o:ic, thought that the remtro- •dnaion of examinations, as a basis of getting ;at tlie results of tne teachers, wouid be a ca-1- i>-mitv. Tlie schools, as conducted now, were infinitely }>. ttt.r than they ever had been.— The discus-q-m was then carried on with great spirit, and tie various speakers gave ex- pression to the serious and profitable nature of the subject-. Nearly all assertedPthat Mr. Martin's allegations were incorrect.—Mr. W. B. D.tvies (Gendro,) sani that Mr. Martins statements, although applying to Swansea schools, reflected on the whole district, and ho wanted to refute them entirely. He agreed with the Chairman that education was never better than it vas to-day. old methods were quite uiad-quate, and he instanced^onr evening schools as containing the personified types of the results of the old style of exami- nation.—Mr. John Williams (Brynmill) men- tioned, arnid laughter, the sudden uprising of so-eaik-d "experts'' on educational matters lately. He thought that outside criticism was often unfair and misplaced.—Mr. Elliott (Parkinill) stilted that the old system of ex- amination was "brutal. Mr. Rowland Richards (Dyfatty) quoted the epigram that there were rlnce kinds of lies—"white lies, blatk lies. and statistics, and said that often Blue Books were misleading, especially to the public. He found the present system more intricate but infinitely preferable.—Mr. Wil- Jiams (Morriston) asked if the name of Mr. [Martin s informant were known to the Chair- man, and read a very sweeping, conebmnating resolution of protest against such allegations. —Tne Chairman refused to accept the resolu- tion, and said that the fact of the newspapers publishing the association's view against- Mr. Martin's, and then positive refutation of his staterueiits. would effect the same purpose.— The discussion was then closed.

Feared Briton Ferry Unconse- erated Burial. Some con'-ern i fdt bY wctioa of the In- habitants of the parish ol Briton Ferry in consequence oj th late vicar having been buried in a- poitmn of the cemetery alleged to be uiK;oiiseerai< d. It it},.P""I'" that after the consecration the friends IIf t.hi' jje. M-ellrn Llew-eliyn. Meth, minister. de- sired to bui"v h'in within eoiiisecratcd land, believing that it not. consecrated. The Burial' Board, oil being applied to. de- cided that the portion w not consecrated, and tie other chapel a.nd three, itcves of land wa%fiiven to t N«ncoQ-formif<f.y, So that a large number'if x$*> h. buried in the portion* .rated.

THE GOSPEL OF WEALTH. MR. ANDREW OARNEGrlE'S FREE i LIBRARIES. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the greit American millionaire. is> setting an example which many other men of wealth migiit emulate. Having amassed a huge fortune, Mr. Carnegie has long considered how to expend the surplus beyond his immediate- requirements to the best public advantage, and within the past few months has, as our readers are a.ware, given away many thousands of pounds for the provision of public libraries in various ptirt.s of the kingelom. ine Swansea Public Library is amongst the finest institutions of its kind in the princi- pality, and contains collections of books and art treasures which are almost priceless. In a row of cottages overlooking the library, and known as CIiiton-row, there resides (at No. lo; a illrs. Ellen Murray, a dressmaker, who u-iates the following interesting stoiy :—■ MLITS. MUiiR VR. 1 (From a- photogr-'tpii by the Western Co., Swansea). About six months ago," said Mrs. Murray to a representative of the "Herald of Wales," who called upon her, I suffered terribly from nervous debility, and occasionally was com- pleiclv prostnitcd for more thon a week at a time. I used to hear noises in the. head—a peculiar humming sensation ilt the ears, due to. nervous overstrain, which I cannot exactly explain to you. I consulted a very able and competent doctor, and he prescribed for me. I took liis tonic medicines consistently, <md though I benefitted by them to some extent, I .soon relapsed into my old state of wretched resfs. I couldn't attend to mv business, and iii i,, icw weeks felt worse than I had at any time previously. I nad my ears syringed regularly. As a result of this I got rid of the noites m the head, but I could hectT only with the greatest difficulty afterwards, and had it been for the timely use of Dr. ilii;itn.s' pink pills for pale people I think I should in a very short time have become stone deaf. A' lady friend of mine in Cardiff, who suffered from a somewhat similar complaint to my own. toid me one day of the wonderful ciiurge which Dr. Williams' pink pills had -['.icduccd in her health, after she had been for six months in r, skilful doctor's hands, and had practically abandoned hope of evel getting better_ again. She, told me that she had never believed it possible for any medi- cine to produce such a remarkable change in <v short a time. I had heard .> <-i-oat deal j of the wonderful efficacy of Dr. "Williams' peak pills, but until they were recommended to me by my friend 1 never thought of trying them myself. The same week I pureiiasfd a box of the pdb at Messrs. Boots' shop in Oxford-street, and took them according to the directions." "And did you find any improvement a. a result?" asked the reporter. Oil, dear, yes," said Mrs. Murray cheer- fully. they produced a wonderful change a-1- most immediately, and I was so well before I had completed the first box that it was not necessary for me to take any more. My ap- petite had grown, the deafness had disap- peared, and I feel now stronger and mote robust than I have at any time in my life. "I have a little girl (if twelve, called Am- W-nsene, I may tell you." added Mrs. Murray, before, the reporter left, she used to suffer from bioodlessness, general weakness, and palpitation of the heart—eo much Fo that tbe child seemed a complete physical wreck. I was so greatly impressed with the effect which Di-. pink pills produced in my own case that I thought I couldn't do better than try tnein in the case, of my little girl. ishe has taken one Ux ,o far. and you can see for yourself how wo,i.-Iei,f-iiIn the change for the better. She looks a different girl alto- gether. 1 owe my restoration to health and ai.st, my little girl's recovery entirely to Dr. Williams' pink piiis. and shrill be always pleased to lecammend them. My experience leads me to think that there is nothing in the world like them. Von are quite at liberty to pllbbJI the "t. ,dllcll J have related to you. and T trnt icsult will be to bring Dr. Williams' pink pills to the notice ot many hundiecK and indeed thou.sands. of people who are suffering •II< in nervous diseases, and who ate appc.vcntlv v.'it iiout a ray of hope."

T LEVEL WITH CARDIFF. Splendid Total of Swansea Coal- Shipments. We recently had the pleasure to 'hroni(.]e a record shipment of < o.,l for one day for the port of Swansea, and now note that theckar- for the ever shipped from Swansea, in one day, but even comparts very favourably with records for six days—in t,ir,t, for the first time for dhout, 20 year-- the Swansea and Cardiff idiipiu-cuts are the same in the aggregate. The actual quantity cleared on Friday was 51.359 tons, exclusive altogether of shipments of patent fuel and general merchandise. As I., may be imagined, the great augmentation is largely due to the demand from the United States, which doel:1 not apocar to be mini- mised by the cessation of the strike. Tie steamers responsible for ThirY record, clearance are the Carley, for Rouen. 800 trlns; Cap Tarifa .for Oran, 470; Ragusa. for 1.850; Carl Frederick (barque), 700; Flll- ham. for St. Nazaiiv. 2.850; Veghtstroo/n, for Rotterdam. 1.000: Memnon, for Mon- treal, 4.750; Bangor, for Boston, 4.900; Montana, for Baltimore, 4,000; Lord Eon- j don(1 em-, for Boston, 4.050; Lord Dufferin. for Baltimore. 5.400. A few smaller parcels made up the total.

Shepherds WIeeting at Amman- ford. '1 lie Swansea. United DLslnet of Ancient! Slii. phcrdfs hed their quarterly meeting at the Old C' oss Inn. Ammanford on Saturday. Pro- j mled. and supported by P.D.C.S. Evan Wihiam. 1* .Ireasurer David John (Mmris- ion), and V■ Secretary James Rowland. There 1%7 foiiv-four delegates in attendance, re- presenting 4.000 members. A long discussion en ued as <o a levying ila-onghoat the di.-trn t j towavda the dcstiiet niembei's' .sick j hind. (ju t|j,. propoisir.'ion (,j; Brother Wnijjm j ■ a-ar se""nded bv Brother Mii'ard Thus Id. ner atemViei will be levied towards thi* object. lirotheifi (irover th'over (r-rinini^e Lodge), j/viinte^ the sum of £ 5 from the di^'titss fund, A bi'otner front Wauna-.iwydd, although the lid in tiuit. v. as aij<f) relieved in a lihg amount, The iei:ti ives of u ,l^ea,:eJ member, who had rail' "been j ntlie society a- ^L'H" months weie ii, dollittiott Of L3. v> rus a.gre-. d h»at 100 extra topics ot ille Society Magazine be purcnased, al" th, biography of P.D.C.S. Evan Williams would appear therein o nthis occa- j r(:1. Tlie-LV were sev- n nominations for |iic I i csition of Provincial jjeputv Cidef. viz., B'otlicis p. M. I'iylia-rd Auckland (MoVris- toil), Jonah and lacma.s (^\yan<e,i). Hewlett and Jenkins (Llarelly). Ehorims (Xeath) ;indR (Swa-nsea). Bros. 1). 14:, liominaicd for the »uit-orship, and '"vvelve names were submitted for thiyt> vacancies on ti i, of tor thirteen pi;t--es- on the a;hi;,r:i(-;on boaid. A sum ol £ 266 10». Lad been paid out, during thv (jujii'ter in funeral and. other claims. A>- thf.egli this amount was rather large, still a substantial balance was left to g<> fonvatd. The place ;t "). it being eecided up;.n holding same at th" Doel; Hoi' I P.D.C.S." Evan William* inw th- onlv brother lioiainated for the Pro. Chie. i haii" of tiii- di*tiS'"i.

) SWANSEA ANTHRACITE. j Possible Permanent Trade with Canada. In responding to it vote of thanks for his lecture on Canada at the Swansea Free Library on Saturday evening, Mr. W. L. Griffith, representative of the Dominion Gov- eminent in South Wales, said that he was aware that Swansea, had done a good coal trade with Canada, owing to the coal famine in lite.States-but he hoped that the effects would be more than transitory, and that a good proportion (.f the business opened up would be permanent. He felt that the possi- bilities of a regular anthracite trade with the Dominion were very great, and there was a very good prospect of achieving that end. Be threw out the hint, and hoped that it wouia be taken. (Cheers).

NEATH DISTURBANCES. Policeman Cross-summoned. At- Neath ou Friday, Hannah Richards, of the China, district, was summoned for dis- orderly conduct at, 11.45 on the night of the | 27th of September, near Mrs. Elus' off li- censed premises at Richards and hr husband, Thomas Richards, charged P.C. David Dav'ies with assault. Mr. A. J. Jeffreys appeared for Mrs. Rich- ards, and Mr. W". H. David represented the police-constable.—According to the evidence oi the officer, Mirs. Richards, v ho was ac- companied by her husband and Mrs. Curtis, licensed him of not complying with her re- quest to come up to her house when sent for. She then used very bad language, shouting. "Fetch the doctor; I'm not drunk." She also threatened to report him. and cused him of being too friendly with two other la.d.1es. His summons for disorderly conduct was taken out on the 30th of Septeni- ber and the counter oue for assault was taken out on October 2nd.—Mrs. Harding, of 19, G]'iffitl Buildings, Melinerythan, corrobor- .y ated. The defendant was fined 5s. and. costs. Ihe Bench dismissed the cafe agaiust- P.C. Jones, and. allowed advocate's? fee.

-=nn If[- FALSE PRETENCES CASE AT NEATH. Aberavon Milliner Let Off Lightiy. At Aeath County Police Court on Friday Martha, Thomas, formerly in business as a draper at the Temple of "Fashion, Aberavon, raid whose affairs have recently been investi- gated at N--ul?tc!v Court, was charg- cd with attempting to obtain various a-rttciee by false pretences" The. articles comprised eight yards of glace silk, four ostrich fea-tehr., some underskirts, etc.. amounting in value to E3 14s. 6d. The defendant is of a. family residing at Plaspaike, Llanwinnio, St. Clear's, --Mr. James Callow, manager for Messrs-, "Wvse. Sons, and Co., Wood-street, London, said the "00.]0;; named, a.nd now produced 111 court, were despatch ad to an order in Wiiting signed Class and Raberts. The firm named were old customers, and, believing, the order to be from them, the goods were sent away, and addressed. a'; directed in the letter, to Miss 1arton, Grandison Hotel, Briton F(, An invoice was sent in due course. Mc. Glass and Ivtr. Roberts respectively said that a tele- gram was seiit to the London firm when their ii voice was received, as they had not ordered tne goods. They also informed the police, i'lizabeth Phillips, wife of the landlord of ilie Gr.mdison Hotel, said that defendant came to the hotel on the night of the 10th inst. and asked whether a parcel had arrived fed Miss Martin. On being told that there wat* no parcel there the defendant left.. remark- ing that no doubt it would come on the fol- ic-wing day. Richard Phillips, landlord, said that on tlie 11th a. boy named Rewards called for the parcel. He said lie waas told to go to ihe Grand mm Hotel for a parcel, but he was only to say that a lady had sent him for it. PC (.,](I as he was to'd. and was refused the parcel. Subsequently the defendant was ad- lested by the police, and on her way to Xeath she said to the const able, "I don't care. It does not trouble me in tlie least. If someone calls at the Grandison Hotel for the parcel be- tween. this and Friday night do you think I shall be let off?" Superintendent Menhinnick gave expert evidence as to handwriting m the letter ordering the goods and the defendant'^ own signature made in his pretence. Acting upon the advice oi her advocate (Mr. Edwadtt Powell), the defendant, upon being charged ii1 comt. plended guilty, a.nd the Bench fined her 20s. and casts, at the same time severely warning her.

DEATH AFTER CONFINEMENT. Midwife's Experience: No Blame Attached. On 1'iidav afternoon an inqiust was .held at the imneriai Hotel, Piasinarl. before the Borough Coroner J. Viner Leeder). con- cerning the death of Mary Elizabeth Man- ship 351. Xea-th-road, Plasmarl, who died, on Thursday, after conifnement. Benjamin MansLlp, a labourer at the Man- ne.sii.an Tube AVorks, said the deceased i I() was his wife, was confined at 11.30 a.m. oil and died at 1.30 in the afternoon. She wasat tended by Mrs. Stephens, a. niKi- wife There was no doctor in attendance. The child was alive. After confinement de- ( eased witness upstairs, and said she should like to see he:' mother. That was her seventh confinement. Theie had never been a miscar- riage. It was the first time Mrs. Stephens had attended her. On the previous occitsioll iii. His wife was always a weakiy wo n tn. When lie saw her oil Thursday she made no complaint. Wit- ness fetched Dr. Brice, who arrived ae the de- ceased was dying. Mary Stephens, 51, Rose-bery-terrace,mar- ried. said she attended the deceased in her confitjenicnt. Witness had practised as a midv.-ife for about 15 yeaw. rl'he Coroner: Have you been trained? W itness No. sir. But- you have had considerable experience,! take, it in. 15 years?-—Yes. When we:e"vou c-aiied in?—At 7.30 a.m. on Thurv-lay. }iow was ishe?—Not very ill nothing alai'iiing. You staged with lier?—Yes, all the time. off There was no,complication?—No, sir. She ha/1 a series of hunts and said she thought, she was going to leave us. ] called the husband up, and suggested Dr. Brice should come at once. Your opinion that she, died from exhaiw tion following the confinement?—Yes. sir. She was to > weak t) bear it. X am quite sa- tisfied on that- point. Dr. Brice sa.id he was called about 1.30 on Thursday afternoon, aod ioUlJj the woman breathing her last as he got int-o the room. She was in a very bloodless condition. Every- thing appeared quite satisfactory. Witness did not attach the slightest blamc to the midwife. In her exhausted condition she was not strong enough to bear the strain. The tause of (leath was the efiV.'t-s followin,g con- finement. It was a cdoctor should have been in attendance at the start. The Coroner said the life might nave, been saved if a doctor had been. called in at the start. It was a case which showed that if a man eotiid itfford, it, lie should call in a doc- tor, which was always the safest arid wisest eourse. He made no reflection upon Mrs. Stephens, who seemed to have acted as best she could. Rut if a person, was not trained in sm-gj.al science it stood to reason such a one could not deal an cleverly as one trained. The jury returned a. verdict in accordance with lj-r. Blicv's evidence, and attached in, blaeie at ''HJ0 Mrs. Stephens.

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PUBLICAN AND PASTOR. Interesting Contest Forthcoming" At a. meeting held on FriciiiT afternoon, the Lict-ixsed Victuallers' A«oci:tion decided to support, the candidature of Mr. Comeiins Lyors. of the Kobin Hood Inn. who will op- pose the le-tiirn, Dr. Pawling for Helen's V\ ..rd at the foitheoining elections.

TWO NOTORIOUS COMMANDANTS Kritzinger and Fouche in England The Union Castle Liner Saxon arrived at Southampton on Saturday morning from the Cape. Among her passengers were the Arch- bishop of Cape Tovrn. and 1r. Heimiker Hea- ton, M.P., and Commandants Joubert, Krit- zinger and Fouche. The lioer Generals de- clined to be interviewed. They, however, said they wore, on a private visit to England and did not. know whether they would pro- ceed to the Continent. If they did they would not visit. Mr. Kruger. They lLÍt by boat train for London.

RESERVIST FREE LABOUR. More Abuse for the War Office. Clydach Strikers Resolution. The Mond workmen on stiike at tlyhn-h have tlje followiii^ resolution e, the workmen now in dispute with tÕ¡e fino of Mond Xi.jkel Compaiiy. of Clvdaeh, htieby utter our protest- against the un-BiiiisU use of discharged Moldiers to defeat the efforts we an- making, us, industrial to er.m,umd tne nLdit to^ioin a legal combina- tion-—to wit- a. J ratle Union. Tiiat iiitii who have risked their lives for their country •shoiih. now.ause Ji their poverty, be used to de-troy tne fieedojn of British citizens is ^nr.nieful. and 1-endmg to destroy the re-pect the working classes have for the soldier. We have not rough; increase of wages, but merely have rented a brutish attempt to destroy our right of combii-iiio'i regacd a. rtpde- i-eii-ible the unta-.r tactics of the War Office, a^ r by L >d .R.>erts_ in foisting, v.ithoat lcg;it6 ii, tie- number of men already unempl,»yed, let urnsoldiers on the indus- tries of the country- -'•he Covemrnent having made rise of these men should not Mibjeet- them to the indignity of being u ed to bitday their own countrymen. The agencies which iicl empi.iyei^ maintain for eutting and liberty- c.estroying purpose-, ought not- to be fed by a War OHicc acting as recruiting officials for the worst a^d most malignant- of organised efforts to rob the worhwlll of the dignity of manhood. AVe pn>tst. as citizen of a free eountrv a^uinst. the cowardly tactics of the W <<r in encouraging ;n this country the very opposite priiiciple.s which characterised their reason* for war lor civil right, in Africa, —Signed for tlie men-HEX TILLETT. es- r.'tary."