The Cambrian

.L NEATH. At Neath on Monday, Sarah Wildman was I charged with allowing her son, Thomas, under 14, to sell matches in the streets at I 10.45 p.m. The Chairman said that the offence was of a. serious character, a.nd defendant was liable to a penalty of £ 25. But as she was a widow she would have to pay the costs, or go to prison for seven days. At Neath on Friday, Morgan Howell, Barrows Lodge Inn, Crumiyn Burrows, was summoned for Sunday trading, and two iren, Daniel Phillips and Robert Mouie, were charged with inlawful presence. Mr. W. H. David represented the defen- dants, who pleaded not guilty. Supt. Menhennick said that P.C. Dan Jooee and another < mstable visited the house and saw in the back area the two men with beer, Phillips being on horse-back. Phillips lived 2 miaes 516 yards off, and Moule 2 miles 514 yards. Three constables proved the distances. Mr. David's defence was that the wav measured by the police was not a public thoroughfare. At Neath on Friday there were several prosecutions under ths Shop Act. One de- linquent said that he was under the im- pression that the inspector did give trades- people notice. Whereupon the Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. L. J. Kempthorne) observed: "T'frere is nothing in the Act to say that notice mart be given. The law of the (ountrv is that everybody ought to Know the law. ( If course they don't; but that has nothing to do with it." (Laughter.) The following defendants were fined h. and costs lor not having exhibited in their premises the necessary notices i.nder the Shop Hours Act:—George Motgan. grocer; John Owen, ironmonger; David John Fayne, butcher; and John D. DD, nes, gro- wer, all of Skewen.

Neath Marine Store Dealer Charged, At Kea.t\, on Monday, Frank Whiter, murine store dealer, Vu'h, was charged with receiving less than f61b3. of brass, con- trary to the Prevention of Crimes Act. The Head ( 'ons*able prosecuted. and Mr. j A. J. Jeffreys defended. P.S. Davids *^aid that on January 31st a, man named Price came to the police station and claimed a quantity of brass tearmg.s, which were subsequently handed over to him. In the afternoon oi the same day wit- ness went to the defendant'* store, 'And after a search found 191bs. of bra*>s under some coal in a .stove. Winter denied that Price had brought any bra.ss there. Cross-examined- He -.id J.II.t KU NV WHY Price had not been called. Price nngiit have been as neeftrl to Mr. Jeffreys as to the j ( The Head Constable I have the conduct cr this case. Mr. Jeffreys: But 1 shall not have the opportunity of asking ) Olio (To witness): Price is a convicted thief, you know. '1;. Cffrey.s, for the defence, pointed cut that Price was the ouiy man who could prenv *uat Winter had received this brass,! and jet the police had not called him. Two men, Price and Bowen, offered him SOli e brass, but he declined to purchase unfese the proper quantity were forthcoming. Defendant fawl that when the sergeant found the brass under the coal he said that he had no knowledge that it was there. The only explanation he could offer was that jne of the men must have hid it there. The re- iationship between him and the two men named were strained, and he had little to j d ) with them because they were convicted thieves. The case was dismissed.

PONTARDULAIS. A most interesting lecture was delivered at Trinity, Pontardulais, on Saturday by Mrs. Evans, widow of the late Rev. "John Evans, Pontypridd ("Eglwysbach"), on "The Pioneer New Woman." Mrs. Rees Harries presided. Mrs. Evans preached at Trinity Chapel on Sunday. Llandilo-Talybont Burial Board met at the I Station Temperance Hu; Pontardulais, on I Saturday. Mr. John Ro-erta, Laburnums, presided. The Local Government Board wrote requiring no further Vrmalities prior to the opining of the Lew cemetery for the use of the public. A sub-committee was struck to draw up a scale of charges u be submitted in a fortnight. Poniarduhns Lighting Committee decided to pay the•. lamplighter full fees as from February 1st. It was also decided to recommend to the an- nual meeting the substitution of in con decent burners for the present ordinary lights on economical grounds. A lighting rate of 8d. in the £ will also be recommended. At the Farmers' Arms Hotel, Pontardu- lais, on Saturday evening, the Teilo millmen sat down to an excellent repast, served up by the Misses Lewis. Aid. Rees Harries, the popular manager, presided. The loyal toasts were duly honoured, and the toast of "The Teilo Company" was given by Mr. Mat hew Griffiths, who said that with the introduction of the new plant, and the ex- tensive alterations and additions, Teilo was one of the finest equipped works in the trade. The Chairman, in proposing "The Tin and Sheet Millnien's Union," said it was a bad I day for the trade when the workers were split up into different unions. There should be one strong organisation for the whole body of tinplaters; and his relations with this I Union in particular had been of a most happy character. Mr. Gwynne responding, said he thought there was a very bright future for the trade, providing the present method of settling dis- putes cou'd he maintained. Mr. Wm. John sang Welsh "ppnniJlion." and Mr. John Thomas gave recitations: both in excellent style. Mr. R. J. Jones acted as accompanist, and the customary votes of thanks bronght a most enjoyable evening to 1 a cl^e.

LLANDOVERY. BOWDDWRETTES. The "Shedites," perhaps better known as the "Bradleys," have played three matches and lost the lot. Better luck next time? The Town Hockey team had no practice i last week, and yet they have a match to play to-morrow (Saturday) There's energy for you. eh:" Their opponents are the "Collegians," who are likely to make the "Townuns" go all the way to win.. But the College must not be too cocksure, as they can depend upon it they will have a stronger back division to contend with than they had against the Shed, on the pre- vious Saturday. The Town should win, and if the margin between the teams will probably be a goal or two. bo, prophesies "Scribbler." Last week the "Black Nugget" entered many a poor home which wa.s minus it be- fore, thanks to the liberality of the Squire of Llwyny-Brain. The Town Improvement Committee have nearly £90 on deposit, and about JB10 on current account. And this. after only three years' working. But there, how many of the committee are adepts in finances? There are m-inv "Funds between Llan- dovery and Swansea which have just cause to cherish the memory of the late Miss Mary Watkins. Chestnut House. By her last will, she has bequeathed a small fortune amongst them. It is rumoured that there are already two "aspirants" for the vacant seat on the Town Council. Mr Fenn. who played in the Scotch Inter- national match against Wales at Swansea, last season, is now a master at Liandovery College. He acted as one of the umpires m the hockey game last week. Mr. M. H. Nichols, another old footballer, officiated likewise. The correspondence going on in the columns of the "Cambrian" adds materially to the interest taken in the revival movetne-nt.. Nurse Prvtherch is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. Her genial figure traversing the town on duty bent is sadlv j missed.. The "Fair" was a small "af-fair" on Thursday last, with very little demand for stock. n Residents here contributed liberally to- wards the Church Missionaxv Society this vear. The boxes produced a collection of P15 8s 7id as against £ 14 2s. 9d. m the proceeding year. May it continue inereas- The Pantglas Foxhounds paid this district a visit last week. A capital on each occasion they were nut. but wv nard" proved too many for them. DISTRIBUTION OF COAL. On Friday last Mr. and Mrs. C. V Pryfyc Rice, of Llwyn-y-Brain, generously d'Ktri- buted a large qnuantity of coal amongst the deserving poor resident in the borough. I They deserve the higlieet commendation for theiT kindly 'bought of those in necessity. CARVI \RTHENSHIRE (TOWY SIDE) v. RADNORSHIRE. Mixed teauvs representing the above met I at Llandovery on Saturday afternoon and an interesting tussle terminated in the Car- marthemtes winning-by 4 goals to 1. Major ,u (Llandilo) captained the victorious fleven. C FOR REV. D. EtJROF WALTERS We understand that the Rev. D. Eurof Walters, M. A., the esteemed pastor of the Salem Congregational Chaoel in this town has 1 oen invited to the pastorate of English Congregational Church, Merthyr. At present it ;s uncertain whether the rev gentleman will accept or otherwise, but in that case he wil be a sad loss to the borough where his ability and geniality have won for him a host of admirers and friend. i LLANDOVERY REVIVAL SERVICES. I (To the Editor of ''The Cambrian.") "Onlooker" writes:—I have little to say in reply to the tirades of 'Banks of Bran' uponntycritlcisn). "I did not criticise the revival services, but a. revival service at the. places mentioned. I have nothing to retract from the said criticism. "When 'Bunks of Bran' assumes a fit state of mind for discussion, I will discuss with him not till then." GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY "TEA FIGHT." The fiiv.t quarterly meeting of the year JI connection with the Girls; Frientny So- ,/j;t;, look place a.t the Drill Hall ,\6- sembiy Rooms on Thursday evening. The j proceedings opened with a "tea-fight," pro- vided by tb:v associate; and the -spread proved most "inviting" to a.llùut 50 par- ticipants. In the course of the evening the Misses M. A. Pnice, Black Ox; N. M. I Morgan, Castle Hotel M. A. Jones, The Vaults; P. Thomas. New-road; and H. Jeremy, N.P. B;mk. were formally initiated j as members of the society. The a&soci- I ;;tes present were Miss Evans and Miss i •Tones, The Cottage Mrs. Jeffreys Owen, i Gollen House Mrs. Ifor Jones, Brynawel JSITS, GrufFrycH Evans and Mias Price, Phs- yddeiwen; whilst Mrs. Harrits-Jones, Uoy- ston House, was amongst the- visitors. The j following entertaining items wore contni- bated in creditable style Song, "Children's .Home," Miss Esther Preecc: dialogue, "What ladies are," Misses Alice Davies, H. Williams and Lizzie Davies; song, He was despised, Miss Catherine Joneb; song. Miss M .A. Price hymn, "Friends ever." Mrs. Owen acted a.s accmpanist. Subsequently excellent addresses Oil the objects and work of the society were de- livered by Miss Hotchkiss, Brecon (the Dio. ceaan secretary). Miss Griffiths and Miss Prioe. YOUNG PEOPLE S SERVICE. The revival movement has certainly stirred both Church and Chapel members alike ;n this littie borough, and the "times of re- j fresfrng from the presence of the Lord" have come upon (HZ young people. To meet their changed attitude towards religion a new weekly service for churchgoers has l:«een started at the National Schoolroom, con- ducted by the Rev. Gruffydd Evans (curate), The members that gather together, the char- acter of the services, the awakened interest in things eternal, and the tone of the whole movement prove that the hearts of our young folk have been strangely stirred within them, The services begin at 8.15, and arc conducted in English. The lateness of the hour may strike some as open to criticism—for it ap- pears there are critics on this question about -but it must be borne in mind that many of those who frequent these services are en- gaged until 8 p.m., and therefore would otherwise be unable to be present. In all the Nonconformist places of worship intense fer- vour is also clearly apparent, and it is a pleasing fact to note the ready response of young men and women to assist the minister in his sacred duties. This movement must t-end t) rais<' the moral tone of the people, and make thee: better husbands, better wives, and better members of society. I^ANDOVERY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. Tfte fortniglFt-ly meeting oi this Board wa,s held at the Town Hafl on Friday. Alderman T. Watkins, Tycerrig. presiding. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mrs. B. Evans, Llanfair Grange, for her kindtr.ees in dis- tributing tea, sugar, etc., amongst the io- maAee at the Wor!ch<mjse.—The Clerk (Mr. D. T. M. Jones) replied that a County rate pre- cept at coe farthing in the £ had been issued for the l»lan<iik> Pnpil Tewhers' Centre, ami calls were made on the different parishes t.() pay the amount on or before the tttth March nert.-The Believing Officer (Yr. E. Williams) reported 256 having been relieved during the first week since the lasrt meeting of the Board, at a coet of £43. as against 266. cost £40 lo-s.. in the oorre- spending week of the preceding; year; see- ond week, 256, cœt JE40 17s., correspondins week. 236. cost, £:59 135.-The treasurer's ae- connt showed a balance in hamd of £ 792 Cs i8*' LLANDOVERY DISTRICT COUNC'll.. The monthly meeting of this Council took J place at the Town Hall on Friday last, Mr. VV..a. Daviee, Glaasawdde. presiding.—The treasurer's account presented a balance in favour of the Council of £ 85 Qs. 2d.—The plans of a new stable to be erected at Or■ ceiiog. J lanwrda, were submitted aud passed subject to the approval of the sanitary in- speet-or iMr. E. "Williams!—1The Surveyor's e8timatoo for the ensuing year were eon- side red.—The Clerk informed the Council that in District Xo 1 the expenditure for the year 1902 wa~< £1.œJ 3s. Id.: in 1903. ■ .il,ms 12s. Id.; in 1951. £1.D38 Ife. ld.; and the j Surveyor's estimate for the year endtins March, 1906, was £1.244. In District No. 2, the expenditure in 1902, was £ 7 £ 0; in 1905, £648 19s. Id.; in 1904, £740 16^T a.nd e Surveyor's estimate for the year ending Mstrrch, f906. was £753. In District Xo. 3. the expenditure in 1902 was £29Q lis. 8d.; in 19c3, JE512 68. lid.; in f904, £323 128. 2d.; and the estimate for the yeaar ending March was riven as £.394 10s. 6d.—The above report was adopted. DEATH OF MISS LIZZIE MORGAN. On Tuesday last the mortal remains of the late Miss Lizzie Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, of Ystrad- waiter, near this town, who died on the previous Thursday, in her 17th year, were interred in the bnrial ground at C&pel Cysi- fab Chapel, Cynhordy, amidst every mani- festation of sorrow. The deceased was a well-known figure locally in eisteddIodic circles, and a promising career in thiis di- rection has been nipped in the bud. Un- fortunately, she bad never been bleeeed with a robust constitution. There was a. large and representative assemblage at the funeral, and amongst those present were Mr. George Morgan, Ys trad waiter Mr. and Miss Morgan, Coedevan; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Gilfach; Mr. a.nd Mrs. Morgan, Tynllwyn the Rev. W. Morgan, Vicar of Pontardulais: Mr. T. Morgan, Gwern- gwine Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Broncwrt -ir. John Morgan, Blaenos (mourners) the Revs. T. E. Thomas, Bailyglae; D. Eurof Waiters, Llandovery; H. Ivor James, Llandovery; and Harries. Bethel AJd. J. R. James. Albert House Mr. H. Alfred Ttiomas, Penybont Counaillor T. Roberts, Crown Stores Coun. D. Porrott, Waterloo House: and Coun. T. Gwculai.s Davies, Gi'eyhcanci. An appropriate service was heJd at th" nsidcnce, at which the oltici- ating niini^icr was the Rev. T. E. Thomas. At the close a well-known Welsh hymn was given out by the Rev. H. Ifor •!liiiss. The Vicar of the parish (Rev. Lev/Li \»ii!iaiiis) conducted the service at the ohrrrh and grave. Numerous wreaths and crofcset were placed upon the grave, sent by n:any ) e- j lat'ves and fniends of the departed. The coftin, which was of polished oak, with iuati- si%" brass fittings, was mado by Messrs. Williame, Brotliers, Handovery, whilst Mr. W. Joues. of Alma iloiiec, satisfactorily carried out the duties of undertaker. LI.ANDOVERY COLLKCE V. SHED XI. | "Scribbler" writes; These teams met on the school ground Oil Saturday afternoon m the pre.^ :ce of a fair number of specta- tors. From the bully-off. the Collegians becattu; aggre.;iv< and Piigti iccuring j,¡ the circle shot the first goal, although he ip- peared to be otisidc. ihe^ point was, how- ever, allowed. Capital dribbling by Prit- chard on the left wing again placed ;he Shedite- on the defensive, and t'ugh ulti- mately penetrated th.e defe ice, and -red with a good shot. On the resumption, Dan Jeukl.is put tiie torwurdo j^cuig, and capi- tal plav BETWEEN. Evnn EV,IT»R and Jack Jonas ended in the latter sending the t ail into THE net. The SH-:t1 leam w,re agcin pressino-. and one of the College full backs being penalised for "sticks in the circle, a bullv r.v.ol ;n n fnv(<urable position, j The Collegiau, however, cleared beautiiuily and pretty inter-passing amongst the for- wards saw Pugh again doing the trick, and I half-time was called with the score: Col- lege 3 goals; Shed, 1 goal. In the open-ng .stages of the .second half I the "Bradleys were continually attacking, but could not shoot .straight f'~r "candy." As the game proceeded, the Collegians once more, however, assumed the upper hand and a trio of goals were added by Andrews (2), and Pritchard tÜe Shed being thus defeated bv 6 goals to 1 jroiil. COMMENTS ON THE GAME. The final score is hardly a true criterion of the game. The ColJ-gians were rtdni't- tedlv the better team, perha.pt>, but not to I that extent. 1, the Siiediteo had taken full advantage of the ma^v opporfuiMtir^ which came their way, and been more ae- curate in .'hooting as well, «h« v ougiit < ;-r-j tain.lv have registered at least a c<»nn!e of more goals. Again, uioro iiiau oiw goal I scored by the College should certain'Mi'vej been stopped. However, the school, de- serve every praise tor tn.-jr victory which must be attributed to s'vrling- play by the backs, and really oriliiant combination amongst the fonvarut^. It w;us (piite exhil- arating to view the inter-passing y,-ith the! latter, who were far superior to tit' ir op- peeing quintette. For tln> TK-f-irs, A. Pit. vies, W. Pugh, D. L. I.i' l,rds, Pritchard, Andrews, and Morgan •Iv prominent, whPsf on the Shed side. 'c: players who struck my lan^y were_Daii. French, Ja.Jo: Ev»n Kca;r«, j Jack Griffiths, Toromv •• -lliaiTW!. D. Thoniae;' and D. J. Williams.

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"THE WORLD BEYOKD/' Suggestive Lecture by Dr. Le Cronier Lancaster. > How Many Senses do we Possess? I .x'liio points in the evidence for the ex- istence of supernormal Sensory Phenomena'' were dealt with by Dr. Le Cronier Lancaster, M.A.. heiore the Swansea Scientific Society at the Boyai Institution on Monday even- ing. Colonel Morgan presiding. Opening with the motto of the "Society for Psychical Kesearch"—"Too great a djegTee of sceptacism is to an equal extent the off- spring of ignorance and folly, as too great a, degree of cre<iuKty," the doctor went CD to say that nowadays tiie bulk of educated and intelligent men were willing to hear arguments for the occurrence of super-nor- mal events at any raite courteously, a.nd to bring intelligent and careful criticism to bear upon them, instead of contemptuous denial of their possibility. His object was not to relate ghost stories, but rather to ouer suggesting, and to indicate the grounds on which the existence of super-normal phenomena was held to, be probable, and in some canes aireac^y proved, by many who ¡ had investigated the subject with due can, tion and erperienee. Dealing with the limitations of our fences, the lecturer remarked there was very little agreement as to how many senses the aver- age normal healthy person wa<s endowed with. lie wanted them to consider the pro position that we had in reality many more | senses than the five obvious ones of sight, hearing, feeling. ta«e, and smell, and what might be the result suppcsiug the other senses that we all possess were enlarged in their power and tscope. That we were in tvessession of more 1.hM! five senses was easily proved. Take the sense of feeling or touch. Une'er this term we included at last three perfectly distinct senses, namely, the sense üf touch or common sensation, the sense of pain, and the temperati,e sense. In numerous diseased Mates of the brain and nervous system, morbid states of the body had been noted, in which a patient was unable to distinguish by the feel whether he touches a piece of velvet or a pieoe of iron, the while he remained acntely sensitive to pain, such as the prick of a needle, and» wa*> also quite capable of dis- tinguishing between heated bodies from cool ones. # The muscular sense is the power by which we judge weis;hr. also that of thought or mttscle-reading were instanced of developing eemses. The doctor quoted Mr. Frank Bullen to show that whales had a power simi- lar to that of thought trans-feemce. The powers of hearing and sight differed inch in different individuals. With the higher notes of the some 5.000 or (more vibrations were reached, and it was a fact that certain persons conWi not hear the higher notes of the piccolo. The doctor remarked he himself had never heard the chirruping of a grasshopper, simply because the upper limit at which he could hear vibrations was abnormally low And juet as the individual power of hear- ing high pitched mnsical sounds varied, BO did the individual power of seeing the I shorter rays of light, and what to one man is light, to another man is darkness. Personally, he had never yet SoOOn. to his knowledge, any phantasnia.1 appearance, whether of the living or the dead, but, when he read accounts of those who had seen such, and in these accounts every sourse of error, whether honest or dishonest, had. as far aE was humanely possible, been excluded, and when snali accounts were, multiplied to such an extent PA to make the explanation that error or coincidence is their only source, a mathematical improbability, he felt that his never having seen any super-normal appearance gave hi run more right to deny that other people have done so. than ne had the right to c^nv tlrat grasshoppers chirrup because he had never heard them. Dea.ling with telepathy. Dr. Lancaster ob- served that a long and faithfully conducted serieolf of experiments had demonstrated its possibility. Though the phenomena -of tllGught transferences could be observed when the percipients were in normal waking [conditions, yet when the aid of hypnotism was ^secured, the results were the most re- markable. In this connection, the lecturer told cf an experiment at Brighton, at which a number of scientific persons, including Mrs. Sidgwifk. sister of Mr. Balfour, another lady. and hirr'Self. were present. It was im- pressed upon a boy's mind during an hyp- notic trance that on awakening be would see only women, not- men. This came to pass, and the effect, as described by the do-ct-or. was humorously grotesque. The evidence for the occurrencse of super- normal sensory phenomena, concluded the doctor, was accumulating too greatly, and was reaching too high a standard of accur- acy to l>e any longer pooh-poohed a*s vain imaginings, or hysterical dreams.

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Shipper's Mishap at Swansea. \VThilst walking the deck of the Schooner Rickingham, at South Dock, Swansea, on Monday night, Capt. Patrick Murphy fell and hurt himself. It was not thought at first that his in- j juries were serious, bnt he complained of feeling worse on Tuesday morning, and was removed to the Swansea Hospital in a horse ambulance. On an examination being made, it was found that he had broken a few of his ribs.

&.i-- Cardiff Cyniiiirodorion have abandoned' their ■•St. David's Day dinner thi6 year, as such a celebration "'would rot be in hir- rnonv vtth the religious revival now in pro | gress." J c ,II.

MP. S, T. EVANS, M.P., WEDDED. I Distinguished Guests at the j deception. At King's Weigh Houso (Congregationalist) Church, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, W., the marriage Uxik place on Tuesday of Mr. Samuel Thomas Evans, K.C., M..P. for Mid- Glamorgan. only .son of Mr. John Evar>.s, of Skewen, near Neath, and Mrs. Blanche, R. de Pinto, widow of the late Mr. Herbert de Pinto, a.nd daughter oi Mr. Charles Rule, of Ohio, C.S.A. The church was filled with the many friends of both parties, and selections were played upon the organ during the as- sembling of the guests. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Archibald Fleming, of St. Golumba's (Scotch) Church, Pont- street, S.WT., assisted by the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, of the Welsh Congregationalist Church, King's Cross, W.C. The bride being a widow, there were neither bridesmaids or pages, and she was led up the aisle and given away by her nephew, Mr. James Briggs. She was married in a becoming costume of pale grey chiffon and penne belours, embroidered in. silver and pearls, made a la Princesee. The bodice was draped with beautiful old point de Gaze lace, I and she wore a grey chiffon hat to match, trimmed with grey' feathers. Mr. Evans, who arrived some little time before the bride, was accompanied by Mr. J. Llovd Morgan. M.P. for West Carmarthenshire, "who under- took the duties of best man. The Rev. Archibald Fleming most impressively con- ducted the simple service, and both the bride and bridegroom repeated the responses in clear and audible voices. The guests were shown to their places by several gentlemen friends of the bridegroom, and among those who accepted invitations to the wedding n.nd subsequent reception were Right Hon. Sir Her.rv Campbell-Bannerman, Right Hon. John Morley and Mrs. Morley, Bright Hon. H. H. Asquith and Mrs. Asquith Right Hon. Herbert Gladstone and Mis. Gladstone Sir Robert Finlav, K.C., M.P., and Lady I inlay, Sir Edward Carson, K.C., M.P., Right Hon. R. B. Halda.ne, K.C., M.P.. Hon. Philip Stanhope, M.P., and the Countess Tolstoy; Mr. Atherley J^ies, K.C., M.P., and Mrs. Atherlev Jones, Mr. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., Mr T. Bayley, M.P., Sir John Brunner, M.P., and Ladv Brunner, Mr. Richard Bell, M.P., Mr. R. K. Causton, M.P., and Mrs. Causton and Lady Roxburgh, Mr. Cremer, M.P., Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.P., Mr. Alfred Davies, M.P., Mr. Frank Edwards, M.P., Sir Alfred Haslam, M.P., Sir Wm. Holland. M.P., and Lady Holland, Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.C., M.P., and Mrs. Isaacs, Mr. Jaeoby, M.P., and Mrs. Jacoby, Sir John J. Jenkins and Miss Jenkins, Sir James Joicey, M.P., and Lady Joicey. Mr. Brynmor Jones, K.C., M.P., and Mrs. Bryn- mor Jones and Miss Mocatta, Mr. Kearley, M.P., and Mrs. Kearlev, Hon. Geo. Kenyon, M.P., Mr. Labouchere, M.P., Sir Joseph Lawrence, M.P., a.nd Lady Lawrence, fro Herbert Lewis. M.P., and Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Lloyd-George, M.P., and Mrs. Lloyd-George, Mr. T. Lough, M.P., Mr. R. 'McKenua, >f.P., Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mond, Mr. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., Mr. Moss, M.P., and Mrs. Moss, Sir George Newnes, M.P., and Lady Newnes, Capt. Norton, M.P., and Mrs. Sorton, Mr. R. J. Price, M.P., and Mrs. Price, Col. Pryce Jones, M.P.. and Mrs. Pryce Jones, Sir John Puleston, Mr. Russell Rea, M.P., and Mrs. Rea, Sir Edward Reed, K.C.B., M.P., Mr. Herbert Roberts, M.P., and Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Bryce Roberts, M.P., Mr Abel Thomas. K.C., M.P., and Miss Thomas, Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Thomas, Mr. Aeron Thomas, M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Thomas, Mr. Lawson Walton, K.C., M.P., and Mrs. Waltoii, Mr. Joseph Walton, M.P., Mr. Eugene Vvason, M.P., and Mrs.. Wason, Mr. Osmond Williams, M.P. Col. j"vVyndham-Qnin. M.P., and Lady Eva Wvnd- ham-Qiiin, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel, Mr. and Mrs. J. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs. Mrs. Wrench, Hon. Stephen Coleridge and Mrs. Coleridge, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lncv and Mrs. Lucy, Mr. and Mrs. "VVsey Knox, Mr F. C. Gould. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Leigh Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Dods Shaw, Mr. a.nd Mrs. Emsley Carr, Mr. Ivor Bowen and Miss Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellvn Williams, Mr., Mrs. a.nd ■ Ivliss Pritchard Morgan, Mr. John T. Lewis, j ylr. T. J. Williams, Mr. T. D. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Spicer. Mr. Sankey, Mr. and Mrs. H. P- Charles, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Powell, j >fr. and Mrs.' Tcagle. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Richards, Mts. Rose Richards, Miss Duffiefed and Miss A. Dnffield, Mr. and Miss W. Den- man Benson, Mr. Rhys Williams, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. \Villiams> Mr. and Mrs. Hopkin Morgan, J.P., MT. Wm. Howell, J.P., Mr. w. H. David. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nicholas, Mrs. Farquhar and M- Danvers. Mr. R. 'All«n> Mr. and Mrs. R. Rowlands, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Tom Rees, Mr. and Mrs. Meager, Mr. Merlin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Storey, and others. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the numerous guests adjourned to the Hyde Park Hotel, where during the remainder of the afternoon a largely-attended reception was held, and later on Mr. 8. T. Evans, K.C., 51.P., and Mrs. Evans left for Paris for a short ^.wvoymoon, Mr. Evans being en- j gaged in several most important cases, which will not permit of his leaving town for long. The bride travelled in a very smart costume of flame coloured "Coy-de-Roche" cashmere, made with a. short double-breasted bolero, inlet with gold and white braid; with this she wore a blouse of ecru embroidered batiste and a large black picture hat trimmed with p<>nne and feathers. T'he presents were very numerous, and in- eluded *a magnificent gift of presentation sil- vor from the bridegroom's constituents at M id-Glamorgan.

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1 ALABAMA COLLIERY CATAS- TROPHE. I Hundred and Seven Miners Perish (Renter's Foreign Special.) New York, Monday Night.— A serious ex- plosion of gas has occurred hi the Virginia Mines, Birmingham (Alabama), belonging to the Afabama. iteel and Wire Company. It is reported that 107 men perished, ai d that many others arc entombed. Birmingham (Alabama), Tuesday.— Che disaster 111 Virginia Mines is attributed to explosive dust. Lit tIe hopes are entertained of any of the imprisoned men being found alive.

VALLEY HERO. Youngster's Plucky Rescue Honoured. At Zoar Chapel, Ystaiyfera, on Monday evening a large audience assembled, when a certificate from the Royal Humane Society was presented to Master Emlyn Price, sen ol the late Mr. John Price, Brodawel, Ys- talyfera, for having performed a gallant deed. Amongst these present at 7..3{) were Messrs. J. W. Jones, B.A., James Wil- liams, C.C., F. R. White (who made the ( re- sentation), and D. L. Moses Evans. Rev. W. Jones presided. When the young lad entered the, building with Mrs. T. R. White the applause was great. A short programme had been pre- pared with the help oi Mr. J. W. Jones, B.A., and Miss Alice Williams, and con- sisted of a recitation, Miss Bessie Williams; chorus, the girls; solo, Miss Jennie Jen- kins; recitation, Master Sidney Griffiths; chorus, "The Better Land," the girls; ie-{ citation, Master Geraldus Jones; solo, j "Japanese Love Song," Miss Lottie Davies; recitation, Master Johnny Jeffreys; solo, 1 10 a5 MLas Lydia Nicholas; recitation, Master Elvet Jones. The Chairman praised Emlyn for 1 is brave act in rescuing Master Marshal Stone- house from certain death by drowning, ::nd called upon Mr. T. R. vVhite to make the presentation. Mr. White was much moved when he went to the pulpit, for the rescued lad y rs his grandson. He expressed much sorrow for the subsequent death of the lad's par- ents (and at this Ernlyn wept), but poured continual praise on him for his brave deed. He then read the contents of the certificate, and afterwards presented it to the boy. The latter made a bow, and amidst thundering applause left the pulpit. Mr. Daniel Evans presented Emlyn, his brother Rufus, and his sister Esther May with a Bible each. Mr. Evans said that the young children had attended school well, and that, owing to their departure for Brynamman, this presentation was being made to them on behalf of the Zoar Sunday School. „ Mr. J. Walter Jones, B.A., explained how the accident occurred. It seems that the rescued lad, Marshal, and his rescuer, Emlyn, were playing near a stream of water, flowing with great velocity into the canal. Marshal fell into the water, aid Emlyn, showing great presence of mind, in- stead of leaping into the water, ran a iittie way down the bank, and "leaping on a log, way down the bank, and leaping on a log, which traversed the stream, caught the cil- most drowning boy as he was passing un- derneath. His presence of mind and bra- Is very are worthy of much praise. Mr. Jones proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman, and s"Üd a word in favour of the energetic action of Mr. and Mrs. White in procuring a certificate, which, by the way, is the first one to come to Ystalyfera. Mr. D. L. Moees Evans seconded the vote of thanks, at the same time extending his heart-felt thanks 011 behalf of the guardians I of the three children to Mr. and Mrs. White. With three cheers to Master Emlyn Priee the meeting closed.

SWANSEA ACCIDENT SEQUEL. Fireman Charged with Forging- a Ludgage Ticket. William Fotliergil', 52, fi,eman, was in- ducted at Bristol Assizes on Monday for forging and uttering a receipt and authority for the delivery of goods, viz., a kit-bag, f ■ caps, and other articles, with intent to defraud, on February 8, and with obtain- ing by false pretences from Gilbert Ernest, Flook a bag and other articles, the property of he G.W.R. Co., on the 8th of February. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. ivlr. Schiller prosecuted, and said that 011 January 31 the defendant shipped for Swan- 6ea with a fireman, named Lawler. While at Swansea, on the 2nd of February, Law- ]<-i M and injured himself, and on the 4th was put,ashore, and returned to Bris- tol, Fothcrgill accompanying him. Law- ler's kit-bag was taken to the cloak-room a.t Lawrence Hill Station, and lie was given a ticket numbered 806. On the 8th I of February Fothergill went to the luggage- room and asked for the bag stating that he had lost the tdeket, and lie signed a form with the signature, "A. Lawler," and g&ve 1. address as 45, Factory-street, Barton Hill. Hie next day, however, the rightful o- Lawler, turned up with the tickets ho had been given, and asked for his kJt- bag. The police were communicated with, and it-was afterwards found that there was llJ such place as 45. Factory-strect. Abraham lawler, 2, Moravian-road, Kings-wood. he had not authorised the defendant to obtain his kit-bag from the cloak-room on his behalf. The value of the kit was over £ 2 I Gilbert Flook, U. W. R cioak-rooni por- ter at jfcawrence Hill Station, bore out Mr. Schiler c, statement. Lavina Fothergill, prisoner's daughter, sa'd that her father had never lived at 45, Factory-street. P.C. Hunt deposed to arresting the prisoner. Prisoner denied that the signature in the book was his, and produced a document bearing his name, and asked that it might be compared with the one in the, book. He addressed the jury and said he was an in- nocent man. He admitted that the bag I might have been fetched from the station, but not by ham- The jury, after deliberating for some time, could not agree, and his lordship went over the facts of the case again. The jury, after re-consideration, found the prisoner guilty, and judgment was re- served.

Concert at Cras Works. I The active little colony at Cray, now a- bouring hard t > supply Swansea with water, have to put wrth a monotonous life during the long winter evenings, but, thanks to the forethought, of a wise committee 111 pro- viding a. tine institute, and a will of the management in allowing it* use for I entertainments, many a pleasant evening < £ spent. One of these took place the other oven I ing when a new departure was venture i upon in the shape of a social evening. h e programme consisted of dancing and sing- ing. So great was the enthusiasm ths played thatf over 100 persons assembled and throughly enjoyed themselves. Mr. G. S. Morgan, Brunswick Inn, Swan- sea, ably presided at pianoforte, and ne was assisted by Messrs. Martin Hope, «Y. Webb with '"he violin, C. Webb (banjo), and D. Woods (cornet). The M.C. s, Messrs. Collier (who also acted as hon. sec-), Dickenson and Shand were greatly assist*.d by Messrs. B. Mackenzie, ]•}; H. Perkins, C*. B. Bell, vV. Gorman, W. Roberts, IL J. Dowdall, T Shand. and R. Gilchrist. Dancin; was continued with fine spirit until 1 o'clock a.m.

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-3 Swansea, Deacon's Decease. References were made at the Sunday ser- vices at Henrietta-street. Welsh Chapel, Swan- sea, to the late Mr. John Gibbon, one of the deacons, who died on the previous Sunday, and brother of the respeckd pastor, Rev. W. Gibbon. Tho morning service was conduct- ed by Rev. D. Jones, Cwmbwrla. In alluding to Mr. John Gibbon, the rev. gentleman said be had known him intimately for 34 years, anrd did not hesitate to say he was an exceptionally good man, who ?C5- sessed a very kiad and generous nature. A true Christian ft strong believer in the Gos- pel, and one who was most faithful as a mem- ber and a deacon in other churches with which he had t^een connected. He served as a deacon in Zoar under the pastorate of the late Rev. E. Samuel for 26 years, and also for some time previously at Si!oa, Aber- dare. The evening service was conducted by R-v. J. Stephens, Brynteg, Loughor, who said 111; had known the departed brother for a long number ef years. He dwelt on the impor- tance of possessing a good solid religous character: explained what a good character meant, and emphasised that Mr. Gibbon pos- sessed many of the good qualities which formed this character. He urged the congre- gation to strive hard to possess a good n»m« as it would be the greatest factor for real, solid usefulness in this world, and be the means of obtaining God's approval here and hereafter. The singing was appropriate and effective, under the leadership of Mr. David Thomas. Miss Evans, organist, played the Dead March in "Saul."

G. Vi, R. Sued for a Docks Mishap. At Swansea County Court, on Tuesday, the Scarsbrick Steamship Co., owners of the s.s. Druidstone, sued the G.W.R. Co. for £91 9s. 6d. damages, attributed to defen- dants' negligence. Mr. J. Sankey (instructed by Messrs. Downing and Hancock. Cardiff) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Benson (in- structed by Messrs. Robinson Smith, Son, and Lewis, Swansea) defended. Mr. Sankey said the "Druidslone," an exceptionally large vessel, of 3,500 tons. ar- rived in Swansea on March 21, and hy March 23 loaded 1.822 tons of patent fuel—about half the cargo. Or March 23rd she was removed to No. 4 G. \V. tip. west side, Xorth Dock, to take in bunkers and complete her cargo. When there the vessel was securely moored. It was necessary to have a long chute. After loading 350 tons, the chute had to be removed, and the result was the vessel was moved 26 feet, and again securely moored and the chute lowered. Early 011 March 24 the chute fell on the. deck and caused the damage. The defence was that tin1 vessel was not properly moored, but plaintiffs case was that the vessel was properly moored. Julius LybeTg, chief omcer, corroborated counsel, and said the vessel was securely moored. v Cross-examined: After the accident the ropes were taut. The boat was berthed ac- cording to instructions of the berthing-mas- ter. Mr. S. W. Allen, consulting engineer, prn- duced a model, and explained how the acci- dent probably occurred through the chute being fixed at what was termed the danger- ous angle. James McClorry. second officer., and others gave evidence.—Stephen Piper snid the coal jammed, and then going down in a. body, forced the heei np. Mr. Sankey also ubmittcd that the tip was not a proper one. ,,1' His Honour, without e~ing un the de- fence, gave judgment for the detmce -vith costs.

The death too:- place at Xn. !?R. M.-ick- worth-t^rrsjof, Swansea, on Sir -ruay. <.{ Mr. Henrv Mansfield, at the age of ï5 years. WHO was horn at Bridr.vater, Somerset. enlisted in the 10th Hussars and went through the Crimean campaign. Re wa*s present at t!i>e fall of Sebastop. and was in po?#;t\ssion of the mcdos :r <! -a.-p«i for those engagements. He alio saw aet.Ïv! tervice in Turkey, for which he received the Turkish war medal.

Gower Labour Candidature. The preliminary address of Mr. J. Wil- liams (miners' agent), candidate for the Gower Division, will be issued within a few daya. Each of the 13,000 constituents will re- ceive a copy through the post. The Miners' Federation have authorised Mr. Williams to spend a obtain sum of money in propaganda work, and arrange- ments are row being made for a series of meetings.

Compensation Claim Against the Corporation. At Swansea County Court on Monday, .Julia Kel'y, married, who has a news- pa er shop at 28, Dillwyn-street, claimed £ 50 from the Corporation for damages for injuries received through falling over an iron pope across the footpath in Dillwyn- istreet. Mr. J. D. Williams appeared for istreet. Mr. J. D. Williams appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. V. Meager defended. John Thomas, a surveyor, said or, Nov. 11 the pipe in question WaB an inch above the ground. The action of the wa.ter would be to wa-sii away the soil around and an inch raised would be dangerous. The pave- ment was often irregular. Cross-examined There was a dwarf wall in front of Xo. 6, but the other dwarf walls had been cleared away. Plaintdr said her hou<.e was nearly op- posite the spot where she 'had the accident. In June last she had occasion to go to No. 9—a butcher's shop. Her foot caught in an iron pipe and since then she had been an iron pipe and since then she had been u 'er medical (-are., having been unable to a d to her needlework and business. Cross-examined At the time there were tram rails in the street and .-he had to go round a iittie way. The end of the pLpe had been like nt since the garden was token "iwa.y. The pipe had been there 29 years. ij :1, Evans spoke to attending the oUi".11 K' U A suffering from the effects 01 a viock. ";e believed .she would never be the sa ie v .man. Mr. V. V.t ;»ger submitted the pipe was i<: • public pi. perty and the land was lease- hold. TheCorporation ilad no jurisdiction 'it..He admitted the pipe was cleaned by the Corporation. •iiulgmw)1. for defendants with costs.

|aM mmi I Week's Trade at Swansea Docks. (Specially contributed to the 'Daily Post.") bwaoifoea, Mond-'T —The trade of the port continues to di^pl^V a marked improve- ment over the Period of 1904. The for the liast week, although not above lawt year'* average, disclose an in- crease of 31JXX) tons, compared with the I corresponding week. The imports were twice as much, and there was activity in the coal tra«die, particularly in the shipments for France, which were more thaai 10,000 tons in excess of last year's figures. The supply of tonnage continues limited and irregular, due chiefly to the increased employment for the carriage of coaJ to the Continent from the Northern ports owing to the strikes. The want of suitable ton. nage limited shipine'11/ts of patent fuel to cne-third the average quantity, and the general trade was much hampered by the non-arrival of vessel3 expected to load; dur- ing the week. This however, but a tem- porary matter, as no leas than fourteen stgamers are now on the list, and should they come to bsuid this branch of trade is certain to be active. Imports include:—France, 455 tone pit- wood; Holland, 300 tons general; Belgium, 70 tons general; Spain, 2,190 tons irou ore, and 36 tons oranges; New York. 400 tons general; Galveston flT.S.A.. 110 tons zinc carbonates; Chile, 600 tons copper produce; Santa Rftg- а,lia (Mexico:, 360 tons bar copper an<f tons copper matte. Coal --hLpm-ent^: -France. 22.973 tons; ^taly. 8,589 tons; Algeria. 4J80 tons; Brazil, 1:880 tons; Japan (bunkers." 1,300 tens; United States (bunkers), 2,910 tons, and home ports, 9,040 tons. parent Fuel; — Prarace, 750 tons: Spain, 2.9K) tons; Holland, 10 tons; and Italy, 1,100 tons. imports, 12.747 tons; exports, 64,242 tons, and total trade 76.989 tons, compared with 57.197 tons the previous week. and 45.267 tons the corresponding week last year. Shipments of coal, 52,987 tons; patent fuel, 4,780 tons, and tinflates and general goods 6,4T) tons. The latter shipments were:—For France. 7AO tens; Denmark, 450 tons; Germany, 620 tons; Holland a.nd Belgium. 600 tons; Italy, 725 tons; New York, 520 tons; and home ports, 5.520 tone. Shipments of tinolates, 48.072 boxes, and reoeapte from works 83,750 boxes. Stocks in the dock warehouses an<j, vans 144,409 boxes, eomparod with 106,751 boxes this day week, and 145,452 boxes at this date last year. Expected to load general cargo in the cur- rent weekVirginian (Philadelphia), Exe- ter City York). yTnne (Rio de Janeiro, etc.). fflston Grange (Buenos Ayres, etc.), l>iome<l (Far Eaert', Wotan (Ba«toura and' Odessa), Goidelian and Yeria (Mediterran- ea.n porte), Minho (Portugal), Hector (Nantes and Bordeaux), Tasso (Botterdiam and Am- sterdam), Bemstroom (Amsterdam), City of Cadiz (Hamburg), Vadoo (Copenhagen and I Stettin\ Vessels in dork, Saturday: Steam 28. sail ^25, total

WELL-KNOWN SWANSEAITES WEDDED. Miss ^Graing er (Cameron Arms) and Mr. David Jones (White Rose), Our lady reporter "Cora" writes :—A very pretty wedding of considerable local interest was solemnized on Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Parish Church, by Rev. and Hon. Talbot Rice, the Vicar. The contracting parties were Miss Catherine Grainger, the, much-liked and respccted manageress of the Cameron Arms Hotel, High street—in which capacity she has served fur thirteen years— and Mr. David Jon^s, of the White Rose Hotel, Walter road. Close upon twelve o'clock, the bridegroom, attended by Mr. G. A. Hemmings, St. Helen's-road, as best man, and relatives of himself and his bride, were already at the church when the bride was heralded by the special nuptial music from the organ. She came up the aisle on the arm of Mr. J. Stanley Pike, son of the late Colonel Pike, and was attended by two bridesmaids, Mias Fitt and Miss E. S. Pike. The bride's toilette was of the richest ivory- tinted satin de soie, etc., skirt being com- posed of many panellings, opening over an underskirt of tafEeta glace and deep flounce of accordeoned satin de soie, with ruchmgs at the foot. The bodice was exquisitely trimmed with handsome silk lace, and em- broidered appliques, the design being the "Rose and Shamrock." An ample veil ot embroidered tulle was worn on the hair, over a. coronet of orange blossoms, and she carried a beautiful white shower bouquet of exotics and orange blossoms, the gift of the bride- groom. The bridesmaids' dresses were pretiily carried out costumes in fine cream serge, the short bolero coats trimmed with cream gauged satin and opening over fronts | of fine cream lace and insertion, with high satin belts They wore large black tucked chiffon picture hats, adorned with ostrich tips, with a quaint buckle across the back and chiffon strings, and carried bouquets of cream and yellow flowers, with yellow streamers, the gift of the bridegroom. After the service, which was fully choral, Mr. Hey, Mus. Bac., presiding at the organ, and the fateful word?* bad been spoken, making the two man and wife, the pair left the sacred building to the strains of the wedding march and a shower of con- fetti and rice A large party was wards entertained at a reception held at the bridegroom's residence, the couple leav- ing later by the 3.50 p.m. train for London, en route for Paris, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bride's going away dress was a smart grey tweed costume, with a slight touch of turquoise intermixed, trim- med with velvet, and braiding of the same colouring over cream cloth. She als« wore a I large folded chiffon picture hat trimmed with a long ostrich plume and chiffon ends. During the fortnight's honeymoon the WThite Rose will be under the management of Mrs. Fitt, who has kindly offered her services. The delightful two-tier bride's cake was supplied by Mr. R. E. Jones, Mackworth Hote1. The bride's complete trousseau was obtained at Messrs. Sen. Evans and Coy the carriages from Mr. Stanley Pike s Rutland Mews and the beautiful bouquets from Messrs. Parsons and Sons, of Oxford- street. LIST OF PRESENTS. A beautiful solid silver tea and coffee service, a case of silver fruit knives and spoons, inscribed "Presented to Moss Cath- erine Graingor, by some of her numerous frdends on Feb. 21st. 1905." The !1St [ headed by Mr. Alfred Davies, was sub- scribed to by A. Davies, Morgan Williams, David Davies, Daniel Jones, J. T. Davies, I H. A. Chapman, Isaac Williams, C. N. Vivian, John Nice, Thos. Wood, G. W. Maybew, S. Thompson, Major Sinclair, D. V*. N. Saunders, Tom Kneath, C. Gustavus, Thos. Glasbvook, T H. Watkins, T. Jones, J:unes Farr, E. M. T., J. H. Thomas, T. H- Cheatham, J. McAlium, F. E. Tun- bri' H. H. Hopton, John White, T. Smith Thos. Br.vnam, A. D. Ashford, J. H. Jones, David Lewis, Tom Parry, C. Pruss- man, W7. F. Morris, Wm. B-own, Jamee Probert. T. Crocker, W. Thomas, Frimstone, Timber Wood, Ainsley, Dutton, Covil, Hil- ton, A. S. Harris, O. R. liivans, h. T-L Davios, S. Smith (Royal), John Rosser, A. W. Owen, W. Morris, D. James, Moffett, J. Hughes, R. Parry, Chadwick. T. J. Thomas, Bishoo Davies, \V. Hart, H. J Buchan, 5. Hughes, R. Parry, Chadwick. T. J. Thomas, Bishoo Davies, W. Hart, H. J Buchan, F. S. Phillpot, C. R. George, A. Moore, J. Griffiths, J. B. Svkes, P. Shuttlewood, J. Ward, Alfred James, W. R. Rennie, F. J. Parker. W. W. Stark, A. M., H. Bonnett, 0. C.. J. M. Harlow, C. Spencer, W. Mansell, John Weaver. Bridegroom to bride, diamond and sapp1 ;re ring brsde to bridegroom, gold olbert; Mr. F. J. Har- vey, silver uuet; Miss Phillips, ca.se of sil- ver-backed brushes and eomhs; Mr. J. Fitt, junr., gun metal clock Miss Mabel Rees, silver toast rack Miss Rachel Jones, d'oylcy; 're. Watkins, silver tea bowl; MESS Johns, silver jam dish Mies Ferriman, silver jam uish Mr. Bennett, pair of can- dlesticks; Mr. A. Stuckey. silver sugar cats- tor; Mr. T. Gale, pair china vases; Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones, Morriston, silver toast rack; Miss Lloyd, Grand Hotel, pair an- tique candlesticks Miss Cousins, White Rose, silver-mounted cake stand; Mr. E. Towers, silver-mounted biscuit jar; Miss Flo rie Evans, silver-mounted jam dish; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pike and Miss Pike, pair of silver candlesticks; Miss Lioyd, Wrhite Rose, silver tea oosey; Mr. Fred Mason, case of silver buttons; Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Waverley Hotel, silver-mounted biscuit jar; Mrs. Hughes, silk tea cost-y; \fiss Davv. White Rose, fruit dish: Mr. H. E. Paridire, silver butter dish and knife Mrs. Clara, Cameron Arms, case of silver tea spoons and tongs Mr. W. Edwards, ecdor down quilt; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. In- oram, oase of silver fish eaters and ease of butter knives; Miss Fitt, crsshion, table centre and silver trinket tray; Mrs. Fitt, coal vase; Mrs. A. Hyde (Seattle), silver bu+te- cooler: Mr A. E. Freear. silver jam dish; Mr. and Mrs. R. Whit-taker, j handsome flower basket: Mr. Christie, tra- veiling rug and umbrella Mr. and Mrs. Hemmings, paiir of oil paintings Mr. and Miss Nott, Taney shrubs friends at Wnitc Rose, silv r-mounted ebony walking-stick Mr. X. Ga-ira, silver ^ake stand Mr. H. Sto e. silver and fajafby gla»'s flower End fruit stand; Mrs. W» Cockrill, brocaded silver table centre; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brader, handsome china vase; Mr. T. J. Jone6, preser\ e dish: Mrs. T. B. Brown, eider down quilt Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Lewis, silver-mounted salad bowl: Mr. and Mrs. Wilks, Woodrill, set ivory brush a.nd combs Mrs. A. Evans, silver "ugar bowl Messrs. Dd. E^an^ and Co.. afternoon tea cloth: Swansea tnited Breweries Co., cheque; Mrs. Paridire, china toilet set: Ben Evans and Co., silver rose bowl Mrs. Hone and Mi^s Gladys Hone, antique china clock; Mr. J. H Morgan, silver bread platter; Messrs. J. Elson Allen and Jack Harrison, oil painting. ]

Underfed Scholars at Swansea. Swansea and District Teachers' Associa- tion met on Saturday, Mr. F. C. W; v reported that JE50 odd bad been distributed among charitable in- stitutions as a result of teachers' enter- tainments. Mr. J. P. Beynon submitted a return I showing number of children attending Swansea schools in an ill-fed condition. It is estimated that there are at least three hundred underfed children attending ihe schools daily. STATEMENT BY MR. A. W. HALDEN. Mr. Haklen, clerk to the Swansea Edu- cation Authority, interviewed by a "Daily 1 Post" reporter on the question of under-fed children to the number of some 300 attend- ing the Swansea Schools, said he was sure the Education Committee would render j every facility to any voluntary effort intro- duced to provide those youngsters with free breakfasts or dinners. At the same time, however, Mr. Halden considered that in these charitable efforts c. should be taken so that parents might I not be neglectful and lose that sturdy in- dependence characteristic of the British people.

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SWANSEA HOUSING PROBLEM. Are z635 a Year Houses in I Demand? Viewed from J, distance, the proper!y- o-.vuer is a barren-looking and dcsoiate soul, keen on the pursuit of Mammon. But nt close quarters be will be discovered to n;i\e ) many virtues, domestic and human, bureiy the individual who husbands bus nw)urCn", I and adds, often by much self denial, to .E5 personal estate, which lie manages well, is at. least as deserving of homur a.s lie who thoughtlessly spends all lie gets. A good example of the humane class 01 property-owner is Mr. #John Davies, the 1 ngii-slreet chemist, who, unlike others who hava been interviewed in this connection, doe$not object to have his name respect- fully mentioned. Mr. Davies has Ixxui in business at Swansea since '66, and also owns a good deal of property. "Up to i)55 a year there is," he said, "a great scarcity of houses, it being practically impossible to get a house for love or money. Passing down Mansel-street, I occasionally in the morning see a house to let, but the card has always been lemoved before t ie evening. But that does not apply to houses over £ 65 a year. There are a few houses to let in Walter-road." "It's the other way about, may be? sug- gested the interviewer. "Xo," replied Mr. Davies, thoughtfully, "1 shouldn't say that; I've had all .v bouses let lately!" H13 houses letting for over £ 55 would lie nnsUy iu Walter-road and the district to the right of it. At Brynmil) they would, as a rule, be cheaper '-There's flo need there to build any of the better class of liouFcs, "I don't know; 1 see they're about to build a. number of houses that will cost -0700 the rent of those would be under £4S. A suggestion that tho.ve who ceuld afford to pay such high figures would, prefer to live in the country was enthusiastically agreed to by Mr. Davies. "If I was retired," i.e said, "I would "If I was retired," i.e said, "I would rather live out Sketty way, where for a?40 or £ 50 a year you could have a nice resi- dence, keep a pony, and enjoy yourself, es- pecially now the trams are com?tig." The raJtes are, as a matter of course, paid by the occupier where the tenancy is a yearly one. The effect of an increase in rates is, Mr. Davies explained, to keep mon- ied people away from the town. "I Onnk." he went on, "thfres a great lack of mcdinm-sized ho'.ises; it strikes n.e tzc that a number more arc required. There are not many of the larger ones to let. but it's difficult to secure a smaller one. If a.ny house under JB50 is to let there are at once dozens or more aiter it t" "Why den t people build more?" Mr. Davies smiled. "Tiierc are so many inspectors about—I don't care anything for inspectors myself, but I hear some people complain very much. If a house is in oad repair it ought to be put in good repair. But there's 110 doubt that has discouraged people from building. You get the water inspect- or one day and the nuisance inspector the r-next. I've had enough nuisance with them before now 1" j before now 1" One great improvemcnt, in houses at I Swansea during the last quarter of a cen- tury has been the introduction of bath- rooms. "Twenty years ago. Mr. Da vies says. "'there was hardly a houcC that, had a bath- room. A good mffnyr jjaye been set up with- in the last ten year; Quostioned on which were the best paying tenants, tlavje living in houses large cr in the last ten year; Quostioned on which were the best paying tenants, tlavje living in houses large cr small, Mr. Davies explained "Oh, they want looking after; if you let them go back yon can't gee- them to pay up —I'm speaking of cottage property now-- you've g-ot to keep their noses to the grind- 1 Ft.onc! If you let them go back once, yon never get your r-r., ,I Of course, if a person is ill, that's another thing. I'm somewhat careful now as to getting tenants. But they all want looking after." "That applies to big Jp&tise tenants as well?" "Well, yes. But I haven't lost anything for a very long time. "1 don't consider ground rente excessive," Mr. Daries afterwards startled bis ques- tioner by saying; "not in Swansea, con- sidering the.size of the town "They say ihat £ 2 10s. at least is de- manded for land on which to build a single cottage!" "Well, I think for a 1 m. frontage that is quite enough. I think it fair, having re-j gard to the assessments of the town. The ground on the main roads is far better, End worth much more than in side streets. I

"LAW AND THE CITIZEN." Interesting Swansea University Extension Lecture, "The Law and the Citizen" is lilt subject of the University Extension lectures at Swansea Public Library in connection with the Technical Schools, and the opening lec- ture on Monday fully justified the 'state ment that the whole course at the hands of Mr. T. Arthur Levi, M.A., B.C.L., will be instructive and entertaining to a degree.. Mr. Rhys Edwards was chairman. "A day comei, the lecturer began, when a man awakens to a certain Uuv- making power that is within him. All his life he has oeen a law-abiding citizen." The! cause of the success of the legal education in America was because every citizen who intended to do any public work studied t. w as a matter of course, because he associated law with his country, and, enlarging upon this view, the lecturer devoted the -"est of his subject to that part of the law as it ap- pealed to liberty. Although liberty was a birthright—almost a religion—yet there v. as not one word in our English law that said a man should be free. Even the Magna Charta was an illusion and a dream, and was probably not the great charter it was bupposed to be. It was different in the French, Belgian, and American law, and yet freedom was as great in English law as in any of tho.-M countries. Any action of a man, that made nitn fall short in his regard of his fellow man made hire, liable. The lecturer gave in- teresting legal expositions. For instance, yml may persuade a man, but if you persuade him to break an exist- ing contract then you become liable to that other man. Exceptions to this form of co- ercion were cited showing personal regard transcending liability, as where a father per- suades his daughter not to carry out an 'nn- suitable engagement, or a man advises an- other not to order more drinks in a public- house. He expressed agreement with the ruling in the Taff Vale case, where a Trade. Union was placed in the same position as ¡,a individual for the wrong done, though in the case, of a Trades Union it might not onlv be liable for the wrong, but for the cojispiVacy -the, putting their minds together to do. the wrong. He did not know how they were going to get out of that view of the law. There was a Bill before Parliament to (ox- empt a Trades Union from liability, but ii it was passed then it would be the most tre- mendous favour ever given to a corporation in this country. The lecturer questioned whether our pre- sent prison regulations had any regard fcr humanity or prisoners. He believed we were on the eve of a new system concerning criminal punishment, as a Bill was before Parliament in which regard wss to be had for the prisoner who was committed on ac- count of his evil bringing-up. Next Mon- I' day evening's lecture will be dealt with {rom the standpoint of education.

MR- !TENl:)A\nESrINLONI)ON. At the performance of Berlioz's "Faust," in London, on Thursday night, Mr. Ben. Davies (the "Standard" says), who under- took the titular role, was in splendid voice, ¡ and delivered his sections with a fine sonor- ity and his wonted fervour.

Home Deserted for Revival Meet- ings. At Aberavon on Monday, John Bevan, master haulier, 23, Commercial Street, Abergwynti, wa-j charged with deserting his wife. Prosecutrix an attractive looking woman with a babe in her arms, said that en Saturday week her husband arrived home the wor £ G for drink, and refusing to gave her any nnney, told her to clear out as he was going to live with his father, and would see her dead before he glye her any more money. Mr. D. Davies, Maesteg, for defendant, said the dispute arose from the fact that th? wife had run her husband into debt, and attended Revival meetings in the district, thus neglecting her home. Mrs. Evans. prosecutor's mother, said the quarrel arose through no interference on her part. Defendant absolutely denied deserting his wife and stated that he was quite pre- pared and anxious to take has wife back. The heiv..h n ado an eJort to effect a reconciliation, but Mrs. Bevan declined to roturn to her husband, stating that her life vith him bad been too unhappy to continue it ;iQy longer. The bench granted a seperation order with an allowance of '15s. per week and custody of the children.