The Cambrian

Swansea Child's Painful Death. Mr. Viner Leed^f- he Swansea Borough Coroner, held an inquest at the Hospital on Tuesday evening touching the death of David Llewellyn Marvelli, three, and a half I years old. who succumbed on Tuesday to the effects of scalds received on July 22nd at No. 17. Scyborfacli street, aunwen, Swansea. Lilian Marvelli. mother, said she was doing uoik'veworK when a boiler of hot water was on the kitchen fi re. Her bttJe boy was play- ing in the kite hen. She took the boiler off for a noment and put it on the floor for the purpose of placing a sheet into ij. when the little fellow walked backwards and sal- in the boiler. She, tok him out immediately and leaving him in the hands of her mother went for a doctor. By ;he C kroner As far é/.<; she knew noth- ing was done to the child before he was taken to the hospital about 3 hours afterwards. A doctor .tW the child. Her little one appeared to be improving till Sundav last when it gradually grew worse and died. By a Juror: Witness told Dr. Powell the child had fallen into boiling hot water. Dr. Hodge. Swansea Hospital, said the de- ceased suffered from extensive scalds involv- ing the abdominal wall. He did not know whether the child ha.d been attended toO be- fore. He saw no signs as me nurses usually prepared the eases before the surgeons dealt with them. Tho little child appeared to get- on very well till nine days ago, when it re- fused its food and gradually sank and died from weakness following suppuration of the scalding wounds. o The vkroner What is the best thing to do in the <sse of scalds? Dr. Hodpe Oil is the worst thing that can be used it is onlv good for burns. For scalds boracio ointment is the only treat- ment. The Coroner ;aid f he mother was not t., blame although there whs carelessness. Young mothers sJiould observe more care when young children were about. A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned.

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IRONMONGER'S SLANDER SUIT. Remarkable Case Continued at the Assizes. Plaintiff and Barry Dock Business. ^Severe Remarks by Mr, Justice Kennedy. Before Mr. Justice Wills and a common jury in the Nisi Prius Court of the Glamor- gan Assises, on Thursday, the action brought. oy Charles Taliesin Emlyn Jon'*s, ironmon ger, Penarth, against, John C. Oliver, a director of T. Emlvu .Jones. Ltd., and den tist of Qifee.n sireet. Cardiff, for libel and slander, was resumed. This civil actjon commenced on Wednesday afternoon after a forgery charge against Mr. Taliesin Jones l ad broken down in the crimi- nal. court. The libel a.nd slander alleged were that the plaintiff (who had gone away) dare not return, that he was a criminal, would be arrested, and would be put into prison immediately, and further that plaintiff was wanted on several charges of embezzle- ment..Sl,5(X) damages were claimed. Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C.. a.nd Mr. Morgan Morgan were for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis Williajns, K.C., M.P., and Mr. J. Sankey defended. After we went to press on Wednesday evening the following evidence was adduced. Plaintiff's sister-in-law stated that plain- tiff returned after his abs< n< e in April in a wretched condition, and witness nursed him very carefully for two months. Cross-examined Plaintiff had been roam- ing, and thought he might have been any- where. Up to the present plaintiff had been low-spirited. The only place her brothpr- in-law remembcrex. roaming was Folkestone. He was not the same man when hp returned Mr. WHtiams He found his way to Red Lion-square. Witness: I think the Almighty directed him. Who directed him to go—perhaps tho other party?—I don't know. He was not the same?—No, he talked and did a lot of nonsense. Did you have s. letter from him during the time ho Waf; missing ''—No; nor have I heard of anyone cine hearing., Is 11-: in his right mind now?—I certainly think he is not himself. Who do yon suppose he might he'' (Laughter).—Anyone. I don t think he is in his right state of mind. Re-examined: Witness sang at concerts as Rosa Da.vie-, and more often as Madam*. Emtyn Jones. One of her husband' died in an asylum, another brother-in-law had lost his memory for three years* Mr. Caradoe Emlyn Jones, vocalist brother of the plaintiff and prroil of the late *.jrns Reeve, spoke to hearing defendant say his brother dare not come back as he wou!d be put in prison immediately. Witness saw a Mr. Godfrey,, a, friend, on May 19, in Lon- don, who showed witness a letter from the clefenda-m The letter stated that Mr. Harold Lloyd had several writ.s against plaintiff, and a warrant for tus arrest. "He is also wanted on several charges of ombw.tement; his daughter ;:¡ft>:¡ complaining bitterly about his conduct. She bad been obliged to pay a doctor's and dentist's bill and through the disgraceful coikJuc her engagement had bwi broken (Iff." Thus th'i letter ran, continued the wit- ness. Cross-examined Witness thought that Oliver came, into possession of r. bill through finding it in his brother's drawer and stung witness upon it. He did not say be .stole it, but that wa6 his opinion. He had accepted the bill in question which came into Oliver's hands. Re-examined The bill was for £ 50. and Mr. Oliver offered to take £25 for it. Tho" plaintiff then gave evidence and said he had been partner with Mr. Oliver in three businesses in Barry Docks. The ac- counts oc those businesses had not been settled. He had carried on business at Pen- arth for 18 years, and witness described the formation of the. compnnv and the fact that he took all but six. shares himself. The sh?re capital was £8.000. He was toid now he had no shares, all with the exception, of IK belonging to Messrs. Oliver and SrwD- ders. Plaintiff had never received any con- sideration for them. On September 9th! plaintiff went to London one of the directors knew he wa". going. He heard his brother was in Folkestone, and weni there, hut did not see him as be had gone. The next thing pl)1.intl!1 remembered was being Il,t hjs bro- ther's house. That was the first week in Ar>6!. The case had not concluded when the. court rose. When the case was rssnrned on Thursday, Plaintiff was crcws-^xamioed by Mr. B. F. Williams: Defendant, had been partner with plaintiff. Defendant m the first business lent plaintiff £ 1.0tX) at 10 per cent, interest. There was a partnership agreement; plaintiff did not give a note. There was not a part- nership in the Barn' Dock furnishing busi- ness, bat it was understood defendant was a partner. There was a partnership ic the Barry Dock Shipping Supply business. De- fendant was not a partner in the Penarth business. No debentures in the limited com- pany were takan up in London. Defendant held £1.000 debentures, which he paid for, and JC1,000 debt on the first partnership. Plaintiff had all the chares with the exception of six necessary to make the limited com- pany. Plaintiff was managing director; there, were three other directors. There was a difficulty about ready money in the company. Defendant, assisted by means of bilk there were not a great many hjl!¡;; about. Jn April, 1905, plaintiff was not indebted to the company to the extent of £1,658 18s. lid. They wene trade liabilities which had to be paid by the company. Plain- tiff had no private debts. Plaintiff appeared as special debtor so as to prevent anyone "jnmping" on them. Why they were put in his name was to cloak the company's] debts. Mr. Williams: Wh«f did you want to cloak the company for.' Plaintiff: We were woa.k financially. You wanted to defraud someone?—-Plaintiff (indignantly) No, sir. Don t you presume to ask such a question. Thank (rod 1 am clear o'" anything of that kind in the other court. Don't run away too fast. What did you want to oloak the company for?- Better ask Don't run a.way too fast. What did you wa,nt to oloak the company for?- Better ask Saunders. Why did you want to cloak the debts of the company?—We did not want people to come upon the compauv. On^ firm we owed R800 to. 1 call that srllwthing like fraud, you know. Did you read the statement (where, he was entered as special debtor) before vou signed it?—I don't think 1 did. Plaintiff, in further examination, denied borrowing £35 ofl' Harris just before he went away, and told Mr. R. F. William*, to "please keep your insinuations to vourself." Plain- tiff never had a bill acepted by Oliver. Saunders had the doing of the whole thing. Plaintiff denied that he paid over the telephone that a rich relation had called on him and that he was to receive An.OOO. In S^piembej. last year, he went to Lon- don to Toisc money on his shares. Mr. Williams: Had vou left with ice di- rectors a letter stating," "I hereby leave my sharje 111 y°*,r possession as security for i moneys '.dvarced, or which niay be hereafter aavanc\J by the company. Yet how were yon going to raise money? Plaintiff By arrangemenfc with Saunders. I hat was another covor for the companv. Another k you mean?—Yes. I f laintiff was then cross-examined with regard Ie. certain hit!?. He had two dis-1 counted, fcr which he received £145. He ac- counted for £56, and kept, the remainder which the company owed him. a.s he had sold his furniture and everything else he could to make the company go along. Plaintiff v-ent away on September 9th. Mr. Williams: Did you go to America? Plaintiff Not thai I know of. Did you try and persuade Miss Carr to go with you?—No, certainly not. ° Did von buy a lady's bag and brushes?— No: 'hey v.'ere gentlomen's brashes. "Where did you stay in London?--Mr. Can's —Carr Mid Co.—Wandsworth-road, SAV. Had Miss Care been your housekeeper at Penarth:—No. You ought to know all about it because you conducted mv case for twelve months, and the matter was mentioned then. At this rejoinder, there was loud applause in the gallery which the judge immediately suppressed with the warning that if anyone did that again he would be sent to prison. "What are you thinking about; it is scan- daimm «onctaci»" added the judge. Another constable was then sent up to the gallery to keep order. Plaintiff further staled that Miss Carr had been companion to his daughter. He. denied keeping a restaurant at New York and denied living, to his knowledge, in Skermnhom- street. Brooklyn. When hp was in London he weighed 19 stone when he returned (and after being at Folkestone he did not remem- ber anything until he found himself in his brother's house) be weighed 13 stone. When he returned h» had £25 in bis pocket. He went to London with £9Ü. On his return he communicated with Penarth through a so- licitor. Mr. Abel Thomas (in re-examination) Two thousand seven hundred shares were trans- ferred to Oliver f..r £50. Have you ever been offered that £50? Plaintiff No. Mr. Thomas then read a letter sent out to the shareholders explaining the position. His Lordship ft is addressed "Ladies and gentlemen?' —The ladies are Mrs. James and Mrs. Saunders. Mr. Thomas: Yes, and the shareholders, six. who had the shares presented to them. This concluded plaintiff's case. Mr. B. F. WiUiams then addressed the jury for the defence, and contended that the words spoken by defendant were true in sub- stance and in fact. He submitted that no sensible person could accept the plaintiff's story. He went up to London with £90 to I Irv. as he said, to effect a policy of insurance. Robert James, Stanwell-crescent. Ivinri-h, managing director of the company, said lie r ad been in plaintiff's emplov icr tour years and since the company was form.* J. Wit- ness was nnt discharged from his p" c:o?js employment for disho-nestv. Ho m; «j>- appointcd secretary in June. 1902. an f.)T.c toy a yesr later. The witness repeat"] ti-" evidence he gave in the criminal pros nl ion. In cross-examination the witness denied thai he had been previously discharged for dishonesty. His previous employo-s tried to saddle him with money mis;;ijig4fro n the till, but the witness's explanation 1" p!in- tJft was entirely satisfactory, and he was en- gaged. ^litnoss s knowledge of the rich re- lative was confined to what plaintiff had toio him. Plaintiff's securities had been realised and the overdraft with the bank had been reduced by £ 600. None of the defendant's seenritres bad been realised, and defendant, had not paid any of the. overdraft, though Mr. Oliver had paid large sums and had kept the overdraft down. Defendant was called and explained the circumstances under which he became a dir- ector cf the limited company. He produced a document excuted on June 27. 1901. in which plaintiff undertook to take up £ 400 given in error to S. Harris within 14 days, cr tailing that plaintiff would give a bill of sale on his furniture. Defendant said in January he bought 2,750 shares for £50. Mr. Abel Thomas What is your interest now? De-fondant I will 3dl you what I have for £ 50. Fiaintiit owns nothing now?—He has had hit, quid pro pno in our having paid up large sums of money. Defendant s.».id with a wave of his hands that be knew "precious little of the figures" as he took them for what they were worth on the books. Several private debts had been paid by the companv. Defendant ad. mitted ho wrote a letter to Mr. Godfrey, and asked that gentleman 'afcr what, he had written. The letter was returned, and it had been destroyed. He was not threatened at that tim0\V;i.h an act'on. His I ordship Is it not as plain as a pike- staff when be got it he. destroyed it; a very unwise thing to do. it can't be made worse than it lS. Defendant further admitted that he and Saunders owned practically all the shares fot what they were worth. He said he had na.H1 the solicitor B50 towards the prosecution of Mr. Jones. Defendant denied that hv wished plaintiff any ill, and also denied-t'iat the letter constituting the libel was a correct version of what he had written. In addressing the iury, ^'r- Williams, K.C.. submitted that the evidence of the plaintiff and defence had proved that the charges made were thoroughly justified. Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., contended that the words had not beon substantiated^ and he characterised the suggestion auent. Mr. Jones' visit abroad as a mean and dirtv thing. STRONG- COMMENT BY THE dFDGE. His Lordship. in summing up. said they were amongst such a lot of shady people that if he had to decide upon anything by the evidence either of plaintiff or the wit- nesses for the defence, he felt he should he unable to say what, thimble the pea was under. There was so much dishonesty on the part of the plaintiff and the defendant's witnesses, who were, tarried with the same !brush. The jury, after haif an hour's delibera- tion, returned a verdict for plaintiff, placing damages 31 £150 and costs.

COCKETT PARISHC0UNCIL| Complaint against the Swansea Corporation. Cockett Parish Council met on Tuesday evening, Mr. C. H. Perkins presiding. A letter was read from the National Tele- phone Co., quoting terms for a telephone to be fixed at the Council office. The matter was dropped. It WM resolved that the Council write Pen- derry Parish Council asking to co-operate with them in regard to a public library ior the district. The Chairman asked the members to join him in a vote of condolence with Mrs. (iow- ing in the sad bereavement she has suffered. Dr. Gowing was a member of the Swansea, Rural Council. so the loss came home near to them. He proposed a vote of condolence. — Mr. Ptavies seconded, and the motion wat carried. -The Chairman and Clerk expressed regret at not being present at the funeral, neither being aware that it was to be. held on Monday. Mfwsr*?. Robinson, Smith and Lewis.oli- tors, wrote with reference to the right of way over Cockett, Tunnel. They a.sked that plan be submitted, but this was. not agreed to. Eventually it was resolved that Messrs. T. Williams, T. Hopkins and the. chairman be appointed to meet the G.W.R. officials and Messrs. Robin.scn, Smith and Lewis to en- deavour to arrange matters. With regard to the condition of Gendros Approach-road, the Glamorgan County Coun- cil wrote stating they would notify the Dis trict Council. The chief business discussed was the ques- tion of wastage of water at Wannarlwydd. Mr. D. Lewis said there was great laxity on the part of the Council, as there was no "need for the water to be in the state it was. The vil'r.ge had to go elsewhere to find a supply, for last week there was not 3. drop to be bad. Fiorestffiijch wa.s in the same state, and it was a wonder that some of the people are not dead. A letter had been sent to the Clerk of the Swansea Rural Council, and he had promised to draw the attention of their sur- veyor to it. Mr. J. Henry also complained of the state of affairs, and said that the water was quite red, if-TTS comot-bing should be clone, at once. Tbe following resolution was carried — That the Rural Council be asked to receive a deputation next meeting in respect to the inadequate and impure water supplied throughout FtorestrJch, Wannarlwydd and Dunvant, and that a committee of the Coun- cil be appointed to formulate a better system of supervision on tbe part of the tap inspector and submit such scheme to the District Conn cil. The insanitary condition of the gutters at Waunariwydd was touched upon.—Mr. Lewis said (hat there^ vere no gutters in Rhoslyn- road or near Waunarlwydd-isba Farm. The stench opposite toe farm wa.s unbearable, and something ought to be done.—The mat- ter was referred to the District Council. The audit of the. books bad taken place, and everything had passed off satisfactorily. Graig water supply was then discussed.— Mr. Thomas Williams said that the turn cocks and valves had been tampered with to prevent the water going through tbe pipes. He proposed that a deputation wait on the Swansea Corporation. The Clerk then read a letter from Mr. Wyrill, Swansea borouh engineer, which stated that the damage done to the pipes was perpetrated by some unknown persons. Mr. Bevan could not understand the letter, and said that the damage was done by offi- cials of the Swansea Corporation. It was resolved that Messrs. J. Bevan and T. Williams wait on Mr. Wyrill, and talk the matter over with him. Mr. Bevan said that in order to avoid the I expense of an election caused by the death of Dr. Gowing, ho proposed that the gentle- man who carno next to Dr. Gowing at the taet^iectien sboaid bo eetairned ^aropposecU

j FORGERY CHARGE. Penarth Ironmonger Indicted at the Assizes. Jury Stop the Case- And Find for the Defendant. At Glamorgan Assises at Swansea on Wednesday, Lefore Mr. Justice Kennedy aoci a jury, Taliesin Emlyn Jones (45), iron monger, Penarth, surrendered to his bad on two indictments charging him with iel- oniously forging the endorsement of a. bill of exchange for the payment of £100 with intent to defra-ud. at Cardiff, and another for the payment of £65 10s. Mr. B. Fran- jeis Williams. K.C., and Mr. St. John Frui- cis Williams appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Abci Thomas. K.C., M.P., aud Mr. Morgan Morgan defended, while Mr. John Sankey held a watching brief. A civil action is pending upon the re suit of the trial, it being the wish of counsel that tho criminal charges should be heard first. Accused pleaded not guilty, Mr. B. Francis Williams explained that for some years defendant carried on the business of an ironmonger at Penarth, but in 1902 the- concern was converted into a limited liability company under the style oi T. Emlyn Jones, Limited. Accused was managing director at a salary of ;S500 per arnnm, but in April, 1903, he was mdebteu j to the company, which conducted much ot its business oy bills#in the sum oi. £ 1,6C0 edd, and in the following June a meeting ct I 1-hc- company was held, presided over by the defendant, at which it was decided that an bills and cheques should be signed hy two directors and the secretary. Subse- quently accused presented to the secretary I two blank h!l1s accept-ed by a U'Stomi-r ramxl Mr. E ;-U1 Ellis Roberts, but the secretary handed them back. Later on the bills—one for £ 65 10s. and the other lor £ 100—vv*re discounted by a Care iff nrm f "i £144, and then it transpired that the name | of the drawers, I. Emlyn Jones, Limit. ed, as well as the.endorsement, were filled in in tPc defendant's handwriting. Ac- cused disappeared, but in May last was seen in London, and the present charges after I wards proierre I. i j The Judge It would have been all in order if a co-director besides the secretary had signed the endorsement? Mr. Francis Williams: Yes, my loro. The Judge: I mean those are the two things missing? Counsel abated, but added that m order to make out the crime of forgery .nere it' isi, be intent to defraud the evidence o w l- was that he pocketed the money. The Judge concurred.. -.obert James, managing director o the company, but at the time, of the transactions in question the secretary, produced the draft minutes initialed by the defendant 01 the dl- rectors' meetings, at which it was resolved that all cheques and bills should be signeo by two directors and the secretary. Itiese 'vrere in ink save one clause 111 pencil. He also deposed to ddendant pre. j senting a blank cheque accepted by Mr. Evan Ellis Roberts. This was on September ord and witness handed the document back. The next time he saw it the drawers name, T. Emlvn Jones, Ltd.. and the endorsement were filled in in the defendant's handwriting. The Judge Did you see him put these sig- natures to it? Witness No, my lord. Examination, continued: *^r, ± j", ?1S Roberts at that time was indebted to the j company in about £12. Subsequently he heurd the defendant speaking over the tele- phone to Messrs. Fielding, a firrr> discoun-; ters, at Cardiff. Accused said he had a bill of' Mr. Evan Ellis Roberts' to discount, and that it was a genuine trade bill- The Judge He usedV those words did he? | Witness Yes, my lord. J Continuing, witness related hovv a fe-w <ia.y s later defendant rang up Mr. Saunders, I ■who was then the auditor, and told him he had .v ery good news. A rich relative had waited upon another relative at Cardigan and said he was sorry for his (accused s) position, owing to domestic trouble, afi had offered to assist him. The rich relative he named was Sir Wm. Briton Jones. W'tness did not see defendant again, hut the same month re- ceived a letter from him in which he wroto: "1 am sorry to sav I've &ot g°t that job yet. I trust I shall or mv won t worth living with Mr. Saunders- I g°t a few things, and will get. them entered when I return. I will 'phone you on Monday if the wires are in good order and I hope then to give you good news." j The Judge (to the jury); That, gentlemen, 115 in pencil, and dated simpl."London. Witness added that the cash book made mention of another bill for £68 10s. accepted by Mr. Evan Ellis Roberts, but, that had beea paid to t IK? credit of the company. Cross-examined, witness said he had been in defendant's employ for four years. He knew oefendant had a furnishing business; at Barry, but did not know that Mr. J. C. j Oliver was a partner. He did not know that defendant, for the whole of his premises, business, and goodwill, received £ 8.000 in shares, but upon the mimrte-book being pro- dueed Ie recollected that this was so. Mr. Abel Thomas Do you know that as eoon as he (defendant) disappeared the whole of those shares have become the property of I Mr. Oliver or Mr. Saunders in some, way? W it ness I think they became their pro- pertv before he went away. Counsel put in the traiisferF. Mr. Abel Thomas Do vou know that the company undertook to pay all his (defen- dant's) debts? Witness Yes, sir trading debts. Was the company in difficulties in April, 1905, verv much so?—-Always has been to my knowledge Is yonr salary paid?—I think m. J Do you know that so far as Mr. Jones is concerned he was only paid half bis salary?; —He took what he liked. ) Counsel read a circular issued to the share- holders by th" directors, in which they7 ad- mitted they had under-estimated the liabili- ties when they entered into the agreement to, P"rchaso from the. vendor, the" defendant, but said that in order to balance same with capital had "lifted up the assets." Witness couJd not say what that meant. (counsel You have no idea? How old are .you? (Laughter.) The Judge 1 confess I am glad I was not, a shareholder in this companv for I do not understand that letter at all. except that the company had under-estimated the I liabilities. Mr. Abel Thomas Nobody was a share- j holder except defendant. itnos<! admitted that 4.000 shares were transferred to Mr. Saunders after defendant had disappeared, the latter not receiving a penny piece for them. Other shares were similarly transferred. He did not see the bill of exchange accepted by Mr. Evan Ellis Roberts, signed by the defendant, but he did bear the conversation at the. telephone, and did not think there was anything wrong in it. When defendant disappeared the com- pany had no cause to suspect hi;r. He did not know that, Mr. Ellis Roberts had received J-J24 and Mr. Saunders JS52 out of t.he £65 10s to have been obtained for forgery. He knew that. Mr. Saunders had been pressing defen- dant for money for tbe company's purposes, I but did not think Mr. Jones was worried, and had not heard that he (fisappeared men- tally deranged. Defendant had been de- nuded of his shares, and some of his private property- held bv the bank as security had been sold. In May last, when defendant was heard of. he did not know that Mr. ^Jones had threatened Mr. Oliver with an action for libel. He had not heard that Mr. Oliver knew when the directors rosolved to prose- cute the defendant that thpre was an action pending against him (Mr. Oliver) and Mr. Saunders with the object of getting a return of Mr. Jones' money. Mr. Abel Thomas: I suggest that the whole object of the minute to prosecute was to prevent the civil action going on?-—No. Mr. Abel Thomas It is a very satisfactory way of doing ;t u successful. Mr. B. Francis Williams: A very wicked way. The. Judge I don't think it is any satis- faction to anybody. Evan Ellis Roberts, builder. Penarth, de- I posed to giving defendant two blank accom- modation "bilk; and subsequent iy receiving a communication from Messrs. Fielding, Cardiff, asking that one of them should be met for £65 10s. him. Henry Roberts, tho present secre- tary, proved receiving the company's ac- counts but there was no record of the bills in question. bar JHosd. DMMMgef cf -FipidHijgV bill discounters, proved the discounting of the two bills said to have been forged. By Mr. Abel Thomas Witness had dis- counted for the defendant personally several bills previously, but only one for the com- pany. This one for £:200 was in July last year, and was drawn in precisely the same way as the two bills in question. Davies, cashier at Lloyd's Bank, Car uiil, gave evidence of cashing the cheques. Detective Sergeant W. Grelton proved receiving deleftdant from t.he Metropolitan police, to whom he had surreridered. "1 am prepared to answer the charge," de- tend ant said. Mr. Abel Thomas submitted there wa.s no ease to answer. Hi.s Lordship thought the fact that Messrs } WIding had discounted one bill in favour I of the company was a question of weight of evidence. He was not saying it wa.s rot strong evidence in favour of accused, but. imrier the. circumstances, the question as to whether defendant intended to defraud when he acted without the compa.ny's au- thority was one for the jury. Mr. Abel Thomas then opened the case tor the defence, ar.d commenced upon the fact- that neither Mr. Oliver nor Mr. Saun- ders had been called. He suggested the ob- ject of the prosecution was to close the mouth of Mr. Jones when he said that Mr. Oliver had libeled and slandered him. Ar- cused would tell them that after he took I £8,CYJO fully paid shares for his busaness hp never bad a happy moment, as he was pressed for money by the other directors who held nominal shares in order to carry I. on the, business. Instead of hit. owing £ 1,658 to the company, it was the company Mat owed him considerably more, as they bad agreed to pay his trade debts, for v. hieh, howeve^, he w is personally liable to the, creditors. And regarding his going away. Mr. Jonps would tell them that he remembered nothing for some six months. Counsel assorted that the other dire«"tors. who had robbed him of every single farth- ing he had got.—he said "robbed hjm" de- 'loerately—were now trying to close his mouth by getting him convicted of an of- fcnce of which they knew perfectly well lie was not guilty, and which neither of t Iwm -—Saunders nor Oliver—would dare face by g'oing into the witness-box. He suggested it was a monstrously wicked charge Defendant was about to be sworn, when Mr. leorge Roberts (the foreman of the jury) asked "Is it necessary to go on with the case?" The Judge: Not at all if the jury &re sr:tii-fied they cannot property convict on the í" idenoe. The Foreman We really do not think so, my lord. We think it is a confusion of figures. A verdict of "Not. guilty" was then re- turned on all counts, and defendant vras liberated.

BRITISH ENTRY INTO LHASA. "City of Dogs and Dirt." (Press Association Foreign Special.) Lhasa, August 5th. — This morning two Tibetan members of the Council paid Colonel Younghnsband a ceremonial visit. The British representative informed them that they must appoint three or four delegates to conduct the negotiations. So far no begin- ning has been made. It appears that the political officers themselves are unaware how long the force will stay at Lhasa. Supplies here are not coming in freely, but both men and animals are in splendid condition, tut the onset of the winter has to be considered. Enough transport was not available to bring up the winter clothing for all the troops, and besides the march back in winter over tho Karo Pass would be almost impossible, owing to the difficulty of feeding the trans- port animals. The market, which has been est-ahlis!yJ outside the camp, is a remarkable sight. C-n the day we arrived a woman brought some packets of sugar, wmcu were immediately sold. Yesterday the country people l,T',i-ght in fome vegetables, and a few hawkers also came in from the city. To day the entire Lhasa bazaar seems to have been rerriovvd to our camp. Some cloth merchant s-and ven- dors of other articles have set up really fine tents. Most of the things exposed f«.r- ssde are eatables curiosities are not obtainable at present, but may be when the people realise t hat there is a demand for them. J Our camp ha.s also attracted hundreds of idlers from tbe, city, and the meadow out- side the camp presents tbe appearance of a busy fair. Most of the booths are kept l-y women loaded with turquoises and ether jewels. Strangers are not allowed to enter the pre- cincts of the camp itself, which is being mirde into a strong position of defence, although no more hostilities are anticipated. NEAR ACQUAINTANCE DESTROYS DELUSION. A Router snecial message from Lhasa, dated 5 Aug., says it is rumoured the Da ai Lama has fled to a monastery 100 miles away. Hp has left the seal of state so that a treaty can be signed in his absence. Lhasa, on near acquaintance, proved very dirty. The streets are drainage, channels, and tl-o town is infested with dogs of every descrip- tion. The people, contrary to expeofttion, showed no sisn of resentment at our enter- ing the city. ~Thev displayed great cu-iosrty The side streets were blocked with hundreds of heads, and crowds took short cuts over the roofs to get a view of British officers.

SWANSEA COURT ACCOMODA- TION. Witness Box to be Re-arrang-ed During the luncheon interval at the As- sizes on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Kennedy had an interview with the Mayor (Sir Grif- fith Thomas) on the subject of the accom- modation in the Crown Court. His Lordship had publicly stated that the arrangement of the jury and witness-boxes was one of the worst be had ever seen. He now pointed out the inconvenience to his Worship. The great strain of having to listen to witnesses, particularly young girls, was mentioned, and the judge said that there was not. a single case in which he and the jury had not experienced inoonvenience. The I witness box should, he asserted, be on the right-hand and not the lefthand side. The less of time in having to stop writing in order to turn to the left to look at a witness bad been estimated by the judges to vary from half an hour to an hour per day. 'Phis was obviated by the witness being on the ricrht-haad side of the bench as a judge I could keep on writing and yet momentarily look at the witness. His lordship suggested the witness-box should be placed to the right, but naaxer than the present jury-box, and that the seats for the Bar should be reduced to the left so as to permit of the construc- tion on that side of the court of the jury- box. Incidentally his lordship mentioned that the Birmingham Courts were considered to be .Tiodet courts, but there the witness- box was rather too near the judge's seat as a witness could almost overlook the desk. The Mayor offered to send for the surveyor, but further consideration of the matter was deferred till the rising of the court.

Swansea Soldier's Fatal Fall. Mr. Joseph Silver, labourer, 24. Strand, Swansea, received intimation from the officer commanding the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Devonport, on Wednesday after- noon, that his son, Walter, a private in the regiment, had met his death hy accidentally falling off the ramparts at Tregairtle on the previous night. No details as to how the digressing affair happened have at present been received. Deceased, who wae 24 years of age, had been two-and-a-half years in the army. and was formerly in the employ of Mr. Plarvey, fishmonger. His father himself is an old veteran, bay- ing served in the King's Own in both the In- dian and Abvpsinian campaigns as lance-ser- geant. He has another son in the army at the present time.

"———————.—————— Commonwealth's Capital. I Melbourne, Tuesday.—Dalgety has boen chosen for the Federal capital by the House of Representatives, after am exhaustive bal- lot. The ground of its selection is the meajis of access it aJEecds to- the sea.—

RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY.. Half-Yearly Meeting: No Ordinary Dividend. Prospective New Source of Traffic The forty fourth ha&l yoariy meeting < f the proprietor}, of the Rhondda and Swansea ¡ Bay Railway Company was held aj the Metal Exchange. Swansea., on Thutisday. Mr. Morgan B. Williams (chairman) pre 'sided, supported by the following — Messrs. George Deer, W. H. P. Jenkins, Wilhw-m Jmkins, F. E. Ja-cob, aod A. P. Steeds (di- rcctorsb H. S. Ludlow (secretary). John David (general manager), Hugh Beilmgham (solicitor), Suteliffe Msrsh (engineer), etc. The following shareholders were present: — Messrs. E. Robert's. James John (Morris- ton), 0. Williams (Cwmavon), W. P. Thomas (Merthyr). W. D. Roberts, C. Kludge, J. E. Goldwver (Briton Ferry), John Munday (Manselton), Lewis Morgan (Yst-ajyfera), Thomas Jones (Gowerton), John Thomas (St. Thomas), Samuel Crap- per, John R. Davies, W. W. Coombs. Star buck Williams. Edward Marsh (Luton). T. Parry, E. Waiters. lPontypriM), S. Tre harne, and others. DIRECTORS' HALF-YEARLY REPORT The, foHowing is the directors' report for the half-year:—The accounts for the half- year show receipts JB53,011 18s. 10d., com- pared with £50,374.Iïs. 4d. for the corres- ponding half-year; increase, £ 2,637 ls. 6d. Expenditure amounted to £ 30.031, com- pared with £29,190: inc rease. £ 841. Profit i ol B22.979. as compared with £21.184 Is. 7d. being an increase of £1.795 18s. Id. After providing for the interest on the de- benture stock and other fixed charges, 1 here remains a balance of £ 14.526 18s. Id. Phis sum enables the directors to reconi- mend t he payment 6i a, dividend upon the preference capital of the company7 for the half-year at the rate of 5 per cent, per an- num, amounting to £12,6.3 J 58., leaving a balance of £1.89.5 3s. 10.1. to be carried for- ward. The traffic for the half-year, as compared with the corresponding period of 1905, shows increases in the receipts from passengers and parcels traffic amounting to £ 3,221 7s. 3d. from goods and minerals, £1,908 Os. 6d. and from coal tipping re- ceipts and sundries, a decrease of J3492 6s. 2d. The directors regret to announce the retirement of Mr. Thomas Jones, of Ynishir, from the board in consequence of the state of his health. The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Mr. A. P. Steeds. Mr. John David, who has hithereto occupied the position of traffic manager of the company, has been ap- pointed general manager. CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. In moving the adoption of the report, the Chairman said he did not think there was anything in the nature of the report that would give rise to anyT heated discussion that dav. In reading over the report, he was, in fact, struck with its dulness. The redeem- ing feature in the report war; that it did not record any backward step in their poi^tion- It showed that although slowly the under- taking wae steadily making progress. That they were in a position to pay, if thought necessary, a dividend at the rate, 01 some- thing less than 1 per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock for the first six months of the year was a move in thp right direction, and he thought they ought to he satisfied. They must remember they were In a transi- tory state. They were just beginning to emerge from the difficulties and disappoint- ments of the past, and beginning to see day- light. One of the most important, sources of new traffic which they should confidently look forward to was the development of the lower coal measures of the Afan Valley. Thai roquired hme, and involved the sink- ing of two shafts, 600 or 703 yards deep, but considerable progress had been made in the work up to the present time, and from a personal inspection on the directors' part they were satisfied that the DnfFryn Rhondda Colliery Company were doing all in their power to hasten the completion of that work. When 't wac, finished, not only would the Rhondda Railway have an important feeder toO the traffic of the line, but it would mist certainly stimulate further enterprise, in the same direct-ion. There was another project to which they, in common with other com- mercial men, were looking hopefully forward to. and that was the construction of the npw dock. The »,ecf-nt vis't of their Majesties t.he King a.nd Queen would be ever memorable to the town of Swansea (Hear, hear.) It marked the deep interest t.heir Sovereign took in the welfare, of his subjects in the. Princi- pality of Wales, and he (ihe chairman) did not hasitate to state that the cutting of the first sod of the new dock bv the King was the commencement of a work that would raise Swansea to the proud position to which she was entitled geographically— the premier port, of South Wales shipments, and a harbour of refuge in the Bristol Chan- nel. 9 wo'dd take some time before they would g?* ifie benefit of that dock extension, but in the meantime there was every pros- pect that the Rhondda Railway would get a fair share of the traffic which must arise in connection with the construction of that dock. He was sure they would he pleased to hear that their arrangement with the Great Western Railway Company, which enabled that company to exercise their Parliamentary running powers over a short section of the Rhondda Railway, worked most satisfactorily to the advantage of both companies, and that there wa.s every prospect of its becoming more so. He had of list of collieries and other works on their line from which they expected to get traffic, and he hoped therefore their prospects were of a very favourable char- acter. The accounts spoke for themselves, but. he could assure the shareholders that nothing wss wanting on the directors' part to keep down the working expenses a.s much as possible consistent with safety a.nd effi- ciency. One item, the increase under the head of "Maintenance of way and works," he ought to refer to. That was cbieflv due to repairs and renewals of the main" road and other works connected with it, and he was sure they were, quite aware that t.he permanent way was the very backbone of a railway, and had to be maintained in a high state of repair. Any neglect in that respect would be very false economy..(Hear, hear,) In conclusion, the Chairman alluded'to the election of Mr. A. P. Steeds—one of the earlv supporters of the line, a large shareholder and a man ot considerable business exper ITm It Mr' Th" -loU, who had retired from t,he Beard, and also the promotion of Mr. John David to be <reneral manager m Jecogmtlon of the marked zeal end ability he had shown in tbe discharge of responsible duties as traffic manager dur- ing more than 20 years. He was sure the shareholders would approve of the action the board had taken. (Hoar, hear.) Mr. Deer (deputy chairman) seconded, and referred to the working expenses of the line. Out of sixteen railways in the coun- I t ryt he Rhondda came .second in the list in regard to the working expenses, and that he considered very satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) He felt that the gloom was passing and was pretty well sure they ha.d a good property in the railway. They had a good property now, but what was to he don"? They had been t.rold to "wait" very often, but now there waj> something worth waiting for—tbe completion of the DuffTvn Rhon- dda Colliery on the top of a line that al- ready pays its way. (Hear, hear.) CRITICISM REMEDY WANTED FOR OVER OA PIT'ALISATION. Air. Starbuck Williams, in no unfriendly spirit, as he explained, complained that the anticipations of the promoters of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway had IT!:wer been realised, and suggested the rea- son was because it was over-capitalised. AP though the directors had great faith mi the ultimate success of the, line, many of the shareholders could not help being struck with the progress tbe concern was making. Mr. quoted the dividends of tbe Rhymney and Taff Vale Companits and the present high prices of their £ 100 stock, and said that Mr. Jacob had put his finger or the weak spot of tbe Rhondda Railway w hen on one occasion he said he was m no wav responsible for the company's over- capitalisation. Was it not possible to find a remedy? Mr- Williams ventured +0 think the mistake the companv kid made was to commence paying dividends on the preference capital before liquidating the formation expenses, and suggested that the present over-capitalisation be reduced, at the same time paying the present, board ap- preciation of their services on behalf of the company. The Chairman. ooufcLnot -twe that Mr Wit. Haras- 'h&d jaad& aag jjracfcicai suggestion. They wore not d^aiurg with ancient history, let were looking forward to the future. Mr. Starbnek Williams replied that be suggested that instead of paying 5 per cent, on the preference shares, the dividend be 3 per cent, which would leave 2 per cent- for the establishment of a special fund to deal with the o^K*-c»pifeai'isatiati other wise how were they going to deal with it later on? The Chairman: Don't yon think that a very large order? If vou will submit it in writing to the board we will consider it. But ready there is nothing practical in it. Replying to Mr. W. D. Robots, the C-hairman saio '1J)(' (ompany hoped to secure some of ihe traffic connected with the con- struction ot the new dock, possibly conrev ing; the ylag from Pbe Rio Tinto Works nid stone from Pontypridd quarries. Mr. W D. Thomas (Merthyr): One ques t-jon about t.nr rent charges. What do we understand hy rent charges? The Chairman and Mr. Deer explained that the chief rent charge was payable un-I der an arrangement in respect of a railway running through the late Mr. Tibet's land at Cwmavon. Mr. Thomas went on to urge that the offices of the company should be nearer the iermimis of the railway The Chairman replied that a suitable site for offices could not be found at the railway terminus; and regarding Mr. Steed's ap pointment, said that by Act of Parliament they had to fill up the intermediate vacan- cies on the board. A Bristol shareholder thought that at a meeting like that it was the duty of the. shareholders fo strengthen the directors' hands, and not endeavour to depreciate their own property. (Hear, hear.) The report of the directors was one of the ncst reports the company had ever submitted. I hey had carried forward the largrst amount e\er carried forward, and they had heard from the chairman and Mr. Deer, and it was generally known in other places where those matters were studied, that when the. Duffryn Rhondda Colli °ry was opened it would enable the Rhondda Rail- waj Company to pay from 3 to 4 per cent, or. its ordinary shares. He belierved tha.t tbat would be realised. As for the sugges- tion that the interest on the preference shares should be reduced, that was an ah- solutely impracticable sugg<tion, and. therefore, a thorough waste of time on the part of the shareholder who made it in such a long harangue. What they had to do was fo look forward to the fuUrre. Thero wa.s an enormous amount of coal in the neighbourhood of the line, and sooner or later this must be developed. They could Got sink a pit in six months or a year, but when the Dnffrvn Rhondda Pit was ready it would encourage similar operations, a.nd then it was }>is idea, as well as the idea of some very good judges, that the Rhondda Railway in '1e future would be a miniaturo Iaff Railway in its palmiest days. (Hear, hear.) When the chairman, whose words carried great weight because of his business ability, and the other directors toJd them ibat the line had turned the corner, and they found that statement reflected in the balance sheet before them. tie doty of the shareholders was to give the board all the assistance they could by making practical suggestions, and not com" down there, with t n :ort. of despair as though they Wd? cele- brating the final obsequies of a line which in fact was just beginning to go ahead in a manner never before known. He was quite sure that the 'line was going to be one of the best little railways in Wrales, and per- sonally he felt pleased at having such an excellent board. In the chairman they bad not only a practical engineer, hut a gentle- man of great ability. Mr. Deer was also an excelk'nt business man a.nd in Mr. Jacob, who was a practical man, and the other directors, they had gentlemen of great commercial experience. (Hear, hear.) And altliough they could not. as with a wave of some magic wand, pay dividends on the or- dinary share. yet he wa? quite certain that by and bye, in spite of ali the funeral ora tions, they would hear the same gentlemen who now criticised the company making flowery speeches to the effect that they had always believed the line, was going to be a paving ope. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. Roberts remarked tha*L from t h" owning of the Dnffryn Rhondda Pit he was .booking forward not to 3 or 4 per cent., but ) fiom 5 to 10 per cent, on t.be. ordinary I shares. {Hear, bear, a.nd more laughter.') The report was then adopted unaoi- mously. On the motion of Mr. Jneoh. seconded by Mr. W. H. P. Jenkins, the usual resolution 3, to dividend was passed. A vote of thanks to the chairman, pro- posed by Mr. W. D. Thomas (Merthyr). ter- minated the meeting.

WEDDING AT LLANGYFELACH, Dr, Glasbrook Davies and Miss Edith GJasbrook. The iit-tie hamlet of Llangvfelach was un- usually astir on Wednesday morning, the oc- casion being the marriage of Mr. Thomas' Glasbrook Davies, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., of Manselton, to Miss Edith Glasbrook, younger daughter of the late Mr. David Glasbrook and of Mrs. Glasbrook, of Penfedw, Morriston. The ceremony at the church, which was beau- tifully decorated, was performed by the Rev. H. L. Davies, B.D., vicar of Eglwysfach, North Wales, father of the bridegroom, as- sisted by the Rev. Dd. Williams, M.A., vicar, and Rev. E. A. Davies, curate. The bridegroom was early in attendance, accom- panied bv his brother, Dr. John Davies, of Swansea, who acted as best man. The firing of rockets and shooting heralded the ap- proach of the bride, who was conducted up the aisle by her brother, Mr. Thomas Glas- brook, sc'icitor, Swansea, who gave her away. A selection was played on the organ by Miss Mort, who also gave a beautiful ren- dering of Mendelssohn's "Wredding March" as the happy couple left the edifice. The bride was tastefully attired in a dress of biscuit voile, over white silk, trimmed with blue passementerie, and a brown hat to match. Immediately after partaking of breakfast, the happy couple left for Chester, en route for Killarney, where the honey- moon is to be spent. A reception was af- terwards held at too bride's residence by her mother, at which the guests were nu- merous. LIST OF WEDDING PRESENTS. Bride to bridegroom, signet ring; bride- groom to bride, gold ring and chain Mrs. Glasbrook (mother), household unen Rev. H. L. Davies, cheque; Miss Glasbrook, chequer Dr. John Davies, cheque; Mr. Jobni Glasbrook. cheque; Mr. Isa-ac Glasbrook, cheque Mr. David Glasbrook, cheque Mr. Thomas Glasbrook, gold wa-tch Mr. Ernest Glasbrook. cheque Rev. H. L. Daviee (bro- ther of bridegroom), case of fish knives and forks; Miss Davies (sister of the bride- I groom), silver mounted brushes and mirrors; Miss Ethel Johns (Llwyndomen), silver tea- service Mr. Willie. Johns and Mrs. Johns, silver egg stand Mrs. Jones (Cvnghordy). silver hot water jug Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (Cefn), entree dish Mrs. Price. jam rhuh Mrs. James, silver clothes brush Mrs. Holmes, silver jam spoon: Mrs. Pugh. Mal- tese handkprchjef Mr. and Mrs. J. Weaver, Worcester vase; Mr. and Mrs. Prank "W ca- ver, 1 etter-press Mrs. Dahne (Clasemont), silver jam spoon Mrs. Morgan (Claisemont) silver mustard and salt spoons Mrs. Mor- ris (Cwmbwrla), cheese stand Mr. John Morgan (Cefn). silver pie dish; \í1'fi. Dd. Richards and Mrs. Morgan (Australia) case of table cutlery: Mrs. Thomas i Dorg/wvd). ca^e of- fish knives and forks; Mm Jones (Clvdach), case of de.ssert knives and forks: Miss Davies (Landore). ease of sllVPr spoons Mrs. Thomas (Maesyglynen), Doulton tea scrvtcc Dr. and Mrs. Dahne (Pontardawe), silver muffin dish Miss Davios (IJandilo), ^silVer-mounted ISa-rdine box and servers Misses Mordecau (Bridgend), silver crumb seoop; Rev. E. H. ami Mrs. Davies, silver mounted fruit bowl Mrs. Robert Thomas, afternoon tea cloth; Rev. G. R. Davies (Bolton), silver-mounted salad bowl and ser- vers Rev. J. D. and Mrs. Davies. case of silver serviette rings; Mrs. James Naysmith, gong Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Clarke, Dresden vase Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Thomas, silver hot water jug: Miss Rose Mort. silver jam dish: Miss Jones (Gflligron), silver muffin- eers Mrs. H. M. Cooke, afternoon tea spoons: Rev. and Mns. Richards (Brynhy- fryd). Worcester afternoon tea service; Miss Morgan, pair vases.

The 1st G.A.V. Band, under Bandmaster Ik;nn>ey, gave great pleasure to Morriston people at tha Cross eo T«ee*J»y eveouig by pioyiag -ssieetioa&t

NEATH NOTES. Mr Trueman Still Full of FigIØ. Butehers Work Hawe with the Stumps. Doughty Cricket Deeds; Told by Themselves. I*istj week 1 bad the j*kvte>umo at gmg aejfeai advice to the. 'l'eangjeranoe £ asty, and. to those who ha.ve the mMfortune to paaaeaB expensive t/hsnste..W I hasne sometfeang to say aibout the water. The have out it off each at nine otafock. The alleged reason is fctoat a greett deal ia wasted during the mghtB by oajetaas ooo- sumerte. But, Uue real recused is thai, tbo precious liquid is getting low in tiao gneaav voi r<s, w Inch k»d the Like Baton ^Ferry, a long period of dvoqgttb places Neath in aa awkwaid. poaitom. AU. NtLmIner the water ait. the Ferry has been ootfee-cwlour, and unfit for drinking- poqpose6, unless tittered. This week oar supply at Neat-li has been like milk and waMr; "iift'rw oeintaan staange creecform, resembling tieew of prehistoric agee ha*e been giadang about like unto tfhings in a. hmieewte uagirtanaies It is faie in tine day to eecbicise the ÐJi8.. take the Conponatdoii manle in ooMtntOtarc a reservoir a* Moss House Wood, witbokl colliery workings aa a base. AH we era dI8 is to wa.!t patiently for the fruition of the Ystradfelltie Scheme; i.e., unless oar Tenv- perance friends can do sometiiing to iÐ4. once the rainfall. Sixt.y oer cent! Same of ttae doings ot moiney-lenders were displayed at the Baaab- roptcy Court on Tuesday. What absofci&eiy hea.ts me is that, a man in his sober sones borrows imme- ai such an exorbitant How in the name of goodness oan he expert, to get-oot of one difficulty by creating another of greater proportions. Yet they Iœep oa doing it. Let's talk of bones. Once upon a time a. party of Neath gentle, men visnted Ilfraoombe. They dined at a well-known hostelry, and gave the folk o| that, populair watering place a lew leasoos in the aat of eating. Eat,?—Well, the proprietor bacaane quite frurhtened. "Genttamen." eswxj he. "I hope you won't- tlonk ma rode, hot really do know the risk you aire runoing'? And besides I don't want an explomon in my hotel, winch ] have kept respectful iy for 20 yean; But they went on eating. And two hoars after, one of them rang the hail, The waiter came in. The only one of tbe company who eomld speak mwnbled out; •"Have you got any hones in this hotd. I have a dorg at home who has beea for three, days. "Pardon me, sir, bat I should think, thai vou and voctr friends had been fasting for three wee&s." "Variet you. are impertinent." "Verrv sorry, sir. Did you say 'bones'?" "Yes,"banes, and plenty of em, or you'll get no lip. As the bones, so the trip." And the waiter vanisiied ajod brought, the. remains of many a. feast. ''Tiow per me twelve newspapers and a. bit- of string." said he of the dog. The waatar did iso. He received his tap. and was satisfied. "Prera.pioe. for that is the name of tOO doe. won't look at a boDe new. The children of the Oottage Hones—thet admirable nnstit-uwon so well managed by Mr. amd Mrs. Sair—are going to have a day at </be seaside. Mr. Bevan, ever tho^hfcf*ii of the welfare of the little ones, wifl t.aJœ them to Portbeawi, where they will cap- tainly have a vary happy time. Talking,, of children reminds me, as t.be man says in the chimney corner, t.be ubiquitous Mr. Law 011 'fHawsday took <iJO.-ne hundreds to the Aberavon sartds. He char- tered .1. special train, gave the Ij&te ones a capital tea. and organised games of alf wvrts All had a happy time. Next TImws X. r- ''aw W7^' taike some rwne hundred child ten of the Sooth Wa.rd to the seaside, and so complete his hrmmtv. The Neaih Butchers made mmce IOIAat of thMr tr&rriiff brethren on Monday. No, not for sausages, h was nothing mcro A game of cricket, vhich they won hv 120 run.s to 10. A special oontaibntor aeoda the ml Lowing onetp deeK-riiptinn of the eraut match "We had only won one (1) games this season. But we were determined to boat Cardiff. "c and Llewellyn and Gha«rlie had tteen practising in our bark vard every even- ing during the previous week —bowling, hat- ting and fielding. And wc were in great form. Well. Llewellyn, lie played) beaotafcl cricket, for 42. ] f he had made aiint^er edgfet Ik wonld have made 50, and had free drinks for a week. Char-he did well. He's an old 'tin. Mv eye, you ought to have seen those log swipes of his. Boundaries every tAlllM nearly. Then J came on the aoptte. AwJ they Kbouted "Watch Georgie, He'll lamp cm. And I did. ] hit tbe bowling all over tlie held You ougij-t to have Been me. I played lovely cricket.. A gentleman asked after tlie ma!oh whether I plaved for the County. Thai was a feather in my cap, wasn't. jt,? Well, it's no use saying. I did play grand cricket. I made 25, a.nd never gave a. chance. It was we three that, did it. II believe tliat if we had liked we oookl fxvve been hatting now. And poor Gardiff, Really I must say I was verv sorry for tijetrv Char lie and Reggie knocked tlieni over lifaa ■- ninepins, and they were all out for mne- not one a-pieoe. Well. I'm glad we Carditf itne a nice lot, of chaps. But they can't play cricket for nuts. So no mom. When "w(" win again I'll send yon a*wtihe« aooount. You want something smart like this to brighten up your columns." A tragedy, now reported for the firotlime, occuiTed at Rrrum Ferry on Saturday night last. He eafrw*. hom^, having drank not wwely, but too well. His wife had gone to bed. He was vexed. Whftr<P was his supper ? She hod no riglit to go to bed. n. was like her impudence.. And he worked himself into a. rage. I must kiTL Kill} Kill! Kill! He espaed the bowl of gold fish. Ha,! Ha he shouted, 36 be setsed each poor little boch and out its head off with a table knife. Stall his appetite for hktOd wa^ uwatiaterl. The next vsefcisn wan the cmwu-v. Poor little bird. "V et he was not satisfied. He went to the foot, of tho stairs and shotted: "Mary. Mary, onme down. I'll fight the best mail in tbe Jiome" He was the only msn there. "OBSERVER."

Neath Bankruptcy Court. CWMLLYNFFJJ' BUTCHER'S- AFFAIRS. Howell Griffit h W at kins, Melbourne House., Cwmllynfell. butcher, has a defi ciency of £142. Mr. Jeffreys represented him. Debtor alleged as the cause of his failure "stoppage of works in the district, bad trade, and Joss sustained by non-com- pletion of a house by the time contracted for. Debtor was requested to submit amended cash and deficiency accounts. NEATH ABBEY LABOURER'S LEGACY. William Albert Turner, labourer, Old- road. Neath Abbey, was examined. Mr. Pegge appeared for the debtor, who alleged as the cause of his failure loss on the saJ9 of property by the mortgagee. Deficiency amounted to £84. Three years ago bank- rupt became possessed of R665 after his late grandfather. With this and borrowed nionev he built four houses at Neath Abbey, mortgaging the whole as security for ad- vances amounting to £600. On June 20th the houses were sold for £83S by the mort- gagee. The debtor considered that they should have realised a great deal more. The case was adjourned.

Volunteer Officers Sharply Criticised, Good work was done by the Weish Vokm- teers at Porthcawl, the manoeuvres being specially instructive—a fact due in no smlllo decree to the brigadier's talks at the closoof each dnv's operations. Apropos this side of the question, a. Swan. sea correspondent writes:—"Judging from tlie reports of officers who have returned from the Porthcawl camp there was some plain talking at the dose of vanoos field dnyB. One pointed "backetrng" was, "If what oc- curred to-day had taken piaco in-actnal war- we a Court Matiri woold hwve been held, jHBi'iwewoaW bave'been shot