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MEDICAL. CONl/VCTJ.'B BY A PHYSICIAN A" ID S»R6E0tf OF Iq Twenty Experience._1 SUMMER DIARRHOEA. It is very frequently observed that duriijg hot weather there is an increased prevalence of diarrhoea, both in town and country popula- tions. This seems to be due partly to the heat itself, partly to the changes made in diet on account of the hot weather, and partly also from chills caught when perspiring freely on account of exercise in the hot atmosphere. The changes of diet induced by heat are gene- rally from a full meat diet to a diet of fruit and vegetables. No doubt, at all times fruit and vegetables tend to relax, while meat has a ten- dency toward constipation. On the whole, it is better to be relaxed than constipated, but in hot summer weather it is wise to keep a strict watch over any tendency to diarrhoea. Such an attack may be quite harmless, but, on the other In nd, it may, in a few hours, become very diffi- cult to check, and may pass into English cholera. This disease must, however, not be confused with true Asiatic cholera, which seems to require a definite source of contagion. It is generally spread by means of water used for drinking purposes, or it may be actually caught directly by a nurse or relative in attendance upon a patient. Our English summer acute diarrhoea is not, properly speaking, contagious, although in all cases it is wise to use sanitary precautions. When diarrhoea is set up by change in food or errors of diet, it is wise to begin the treat- ment at once with a purgative to clean any irritant remains from the intestines. This 1". especially important if the diarrhoea his laser, set up by unripe or over-ripe or unwholesome fruit. Castor oil answers this purpose very well, because its action is prompt and thorough, and does not tendlto a long continuance. When its effect has passed off, come form of mixture, both pain relieving-mid of all astringent action, is desirable. For example, the aromatic powder of chemists with pa,regoric-a teaspoonful of the powder to 20 or 30 drops of the latter rubbed up with water in a cup—forms a very suitable draught. A. more astringent powder is mamed compound catechu. In severe cases or two grains of acetate of lead in a pill may soon arrest the disease, but if simple remedies do not stop the frequency of the trouble go to a doctor, by all means. "Chipperifeld."—Try the ointment of boranic acid to the irritable patch of skin on the leg, and do not ecratch the place or it will never heal. Anxious."—It is a iuie never to recommend any particular specialist by name. Your own doctor ill the proper person to assist you in that way, pain descried as under the shoulder-blade i§ probably the result of a slight attack of pleurisy. You had better put a mustard plaister over the place several times on alternate nights. '• Old Subscriber."—'Die girl requires a course of coel liver oil, with a mixture containing: iron and arsenic; a lead lotion for use by day and diluted nitrate of mercury ointment to apply, to the eyelids at night. W. Hithley.—You would do very wisely to make efforts to obtain an order for a month's resident In the Bath Mineral Water Hospital. The clergjax-tn of your parish would be very likely to be able to procure an order for you. No medicines will do much good to your chronic rheumatism. One in a Balance."—The medical adviser feels sure that if you consider the matter you will see that it would be impossible to give any answer In a public journal upon such an indelicate and private subject. The ordinary family medical man is quite competent to (jive you the necessary advise and opinion. dUJt." -She must stop the foolish habit at once, or she will get her blood into all uiipure state, ay> will become weak and ill. Baking-powder ccVMif carbonate of soda and a vegetable acid, and fVrfh moistened it gives off carbonic acid gas. This serves to inflate and blew up the dough, and to make it Jght. Kins Cclc."—Your statement is not definite enough for me to decide what disease there is in your knee. Chronic rheumatism it might be, or waat is called syno\ltas, that is, inflammation of the interior of the "joint, leading to excess of fluid in the knee joint. The case is one for attendance at a hospital. Epileptic."—The fits which show this disease fjeijeiaUy begin to occur In chiklhood or youth, a1-4 may continue at intervals all through a long But, of course, the epileptic runs special risks &3m the occurrence of the tlte when in dangerous places, as in the street, when on a ladder, or near a lIre, and so the insurance companies naturally refuse to jr.sure an epileptic at ordinary rates. "Wrexham."—Yes, there has been a case in London, recently in which a baby of four months old ilei from having its ears pierced for ear-rin^s as orna- ments. A jeweller's assistant pierccd the ears, ana the coroner's jury said that, in their opinion only meclical men should be trusted to do this little opera- tion at any rate, sanitary precautions are necessa > and the Instrument should be disinfected before fete- G. 0. F."—There is no use in attempting to cos<-pal from you that you are seriously affected: generally the throat is fi2st attacked, and then the skin. Yo-u require the care and treatment of the most clever physician you can find; to put yourself tnto the hands of a druggist only or a quack doctor means death, and, probably, in the near future. Skilful treatment may stop the course of the disease, but it is very doubtful whether there is any actual complete cure-. Ching Ching."—There seems to be a radical fault In your digestive system. This cheeks the complete transformation of food, and especially of animal food, into nutriment. The residue, fail Li*; to be converted into healthy blood, becomes uric wfid; the kidneys remove this, which tends to crysmlise in the urine and to become deposited in the kidneys end bladd r; hence all the symptoms. Avoid animal food, drink potass and lithia water, and take purga- tives -frequently. •• Sick Child.Whoop:n¡;o cough is the same as the J1,);f' I'er(.L<fs, which you have seen. It is a very infeci.iors and sometimes epidemic malady. Almost- every child catches it before puberty is reached, and it very seldom occurs twice in the same person, and that is why adults so seldom suffer. Its couras is rarely under three weeks, and it may extend £ o six weeks. When the di,1rac.e it fully declared it is shown by the cough coming on in fits, whic\ often lead to vomiting1, and sometimes to nose bleeding. Between the fit., of coughing there is generally com- fort and freedom from pain. If there is any fever or inflammation these are the results of pome bron- chitis. pleurisv, or pneumonia, which has come on in addition. These complications need careful watch- ing and skilful medical treatment; drugs do not seem to have much effect on uncomplicated whooping cough.
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LEGAL. Kent.—"Constant Keader" (Newport, Mon.)--We answered your question in our issue of June 15. Bastardjv.—"T. W." (Canton).-The mother can apply for a warrvnt either where she lives or where the man lives. Marriage of Cousins.—" J. T. M."—A man may marry his first cousin or his second cousin or his flftinth cousin. Postmistress.—"A Constant Reader."—Thee is nothing, so far as we are aware, to prevent a post- mistress from keeping such a shop as you descrilv. Claim by Grandchildren.—"Honesty."—A claim cannot be successfully raised after the lapie of 23 years, as it is barred by the Statute of Limita tions. Damage to Furniture.—" J. M."—If the furniture was cariled at owner's risk you have no claim. If you have a claim sue the company in the county- court. Mortar Engine.—" Nuisance."—You can compel the owner to abate the nuisance bv bilnging an action for an injunction and damages. Consult your solicitor. Search in Box.— Assistant-—You might, per- haps, recover damages in an action for slander. Ws cannot advise you as to the amount you nn]t1 recover. You should claim the amount at r/fcinh you value your character. Excise Duty.—" Spirit Tax."—1The duly was iIn. posed by the Stance Act, 1894, for the period begin- ning April 17, 1894, and ending July 1, 1895. The brewery people seem, therefore, to be right in what thev hare done. Watch on Instalment- System.—"A. T. 1.1." -As vou are an infant you are rot bound by a contract which is so clearly not for your benefit. You will, of course, have to give up the watch, but you cannot recover the amount you have paid if you do so. Presents.—"Anxious One."—It is a mean tMng to ask you to return these things; but, wot-ass you are prepared to face the ordeal of an a-rtia?. to re- cc* er them, we should advise you to send rfceit back, and "thank God you are rid of a knave." Repair of Fence Wall.—"G. T."—Whether you or your neighbour is liable to repair the wall dividing your garden from his depends on whether the wall belongs to you or Hm, or whether it is a party wall. In the last case, you would have to repair it between you. Wife's Property.—"Jonas J."—As the property devolves upon your wife since the passing of the Married Women's Property Act, It is her separate Erc.perty, and you have no control over it during er life, and after licr death she can dicvsje of it by will as she chooses. Deceased Uncle.—"Constitutional."—ft ^je was will it would be at Somerset House in 6tmad, I where you ofa see it on paying a fee of Is. If there was nc lyiy you would appear to be one of the next- of-kin, ?iid as such entitled to a share of the estate if th" V>ial value of it was over £ 500. i, W. D."—You do not say if your lodgings r Ire i'urnished or not If they are of the value of £10 per annum, when unfurnished, you are entitled to a lodgisr's vote. You must make your claim before August 20. Consult the nearest Conservative regis- tration agent. Will.—"Daughter."—No doubt if vou give infor- mation to the guardians they could compel your father's executor to contribute to the past mainte- nance of your brother, who is in the lunatic asylum. Your brothero cannot be compelled to contribute to the maintenance of the lunatic. Shooting on Sundays.—"Cormorant."—The killing or taking of game, or the using any dog, gun, net, or other engine or instrument for the purpose of killing or taking any game on a Sundav, or on Christmas Day, is prohibited under a penalty of 25 and costs for each conviction, by an Act passed in 1831. Executorship.—"Son."—An executor who has once taken up the burden of the office remains an execu- tor until death. The office cannot be trans- ferred by him to another. But an executor can give a power of attorney to another to act for the executor in all matters relating to the executorship. 1011 must consult a solicitor. "Marriage."—Bachelor.—You cannot get married privaifly. The nearest approach to it is a marriaga by licence before the registrar, as to which inquire of the registrar in your district. But if you are so anxious for privacy, why did you write your request on a postcard, signed with your name and posted in vour own town? Receipts.—"Ten Years' Subscriber."—Yea it would be illegal to give two receipts making up the amount cr1 £2 or upwards if such amount be paid to you k; one Sum. Of course, if a sum of £2 or upward? be paid in several instalments, each less than J' and paid at different times, yoti can give an *if-Stamped receipt for each of the instalments. Ivasband and Wife.—"W. O."—If your wife died iiJ'jstate you are entitled to the whole of her per- f iMal estate. Her real estate would descend to her heir-at-law, subject to your right to enjoy it for life, if you have had issue born by your wife capable of inheriting This is called, "An esat-te by the courtesy of England."—and very courteous of England it is to husbandj. Builder.—"Gwiilion A.B.C."—It seems to us to be a quest'on of account between yourself and the man for w'!om you built the houses. Your best plan woul<i be to consult a solicitor as soon as you can, anAi if necessary, sue the man for the balance due to y6u. You would then get at the facts as to the sums 5?iich he alleges he has paid, and, on recovering the t voSiount, you can pay the ironmonger. Sun-blind—" Photo."—Your remedy would be by action for injunction and damages.We cml hardly advise you with certainty as to your chances of success, but we think it quite possible tliat you might obtain relief, as your opposite neighbour seems to hape altered the quality, and, probably, also the quan'iiy, of the light to which you are entitled. You shmlkl consult your solicitor at once. B-Vceipt Stamps.—"Revenue."—The persons liable to the penalties for giving an unstamped receipt are th; persons who desire to use it in evidence and the ;J"*rson by whom it was given in the first instance. We do not think that you would be put to any ex- pense if you drew the attention of the Revenue autho- rities to the matter. though they might be inquisitive as to the reasons which led you to accept unstamped receipts. Rales Payable in Advance.—Tustitia."—A rate is mad41 for a given period, pavable at a fixed date that period, and must be so paid. The adlice you received that your tenant, who had ajTeed to pay quarterly in advance, would not be c.iAipelled to pay till the end of the quarter, was, vr; conceive, incorrect. You could have held him ■K) his bargain to pay the sum representing the rent j an or before the commencement of each quarter. Lodger's Fnrnltt.1r"A. B."—Your furniture is proVs'ted from seizure by the landlord of your tenant by Lodgers' Goods Protection Act. If a, distress is y-lit in you must hand to the person making the distraint a notice that the furniture (of which a schedule should be attached to the not:ce) is yours, and you must pay to him any rent that may be due you to the tenant. No creditor can seize your ifoods for another man's debts. Change of Name. A. D.Your cheapest plan is to have a deed poll executed and to advertise the change of name in the local press For this purpose you should consult a solicitor in your neighbourhood. There will be a difficulty if your son is still under 21 Tears of age, and we may suggest that lie should this examination under the name by which 1ft \vv; registered, a-nd uute the necessary steps to alter his name as soon as he attains 21, so that on going up for his final he would bear the altered name. New Situation.—"Inquisitive."—A servant who has given notice to leave a situation cannot demand to have any particular time allowed him to seek another place. As a rule an employer, as a matter of good feeling, gives such time as may be reason- ably necessary, but as vou have two evenings' leave in each week we think it not unreasonable that if you are away for your own purposes during part of the day you should give up a corresponding time on your free evenings. Will.—"Somerset."—You should search at Somer- set House to see if Letters of Administration were granted or not, and, if they were granted "with the will annexed." If they were not granted at all, you can apply for them, and then compel your bro- ther to account for the estate. If they were granted without the will annexed, you were entitled to your share of the estate, though you very likely would be usable to recover it after so long a lapse of time. If they were granted with the will annexed, you will find the terms of the informal will recorded. If you can prove that there was a formal will, your brother and die solicitors are. liable to very severe penalties in a criminal action, and if you have any real ground for your statement you should at once con- suit a solicitor.
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GENERAL. V. T.The Duke of Westminster was born in 1825. A."—The Survevors' Institution, 12, Great George- street, London, S. W. The secretary is Mr. Julian C. Rogers. "J."—The comparative degree should grammati- cally be used when speaking of only two persons- or things. "Tom-boy."—For information as to appointments write to the Secretary, Bank of England, London. There is a branch at Birmingham. Engineer's Apprentice.—" Bnsco."—You do not say what kind of engineer you purpose to become, or what bodv it is which grants the certificate. "Cable."—(1) You may obtain information 3S to the Queen's scholarships from the University College. Cardiff. (2) "Whitaker's Almanac" can be obtained from gnv good bookseller. "J. II." (Thornton Heath)—Yea; the population of Plymouth is given a-s 150,000, but that includes the three towns of Dcvonport, Plymouth, and Sfone- hov.se. The actual population of the borough is onlv 81.312. The figures are thbse of the last ccnsus "R P (Hoxtonl—You will find a complete lut (not (If the names) of the cardinals and other dig- niiaiies of the Homan Catholic Church in Whitaker's The list is supplied by a well-known and very careful member of the communion, so that you can pretty safely trust it. "Usque" ab ovo."—The question is not one for general discussion. If you write to our medical editor, giving your name, address, profession, and ;;0 on, you may, perhaps, get some information that vill lie use," hut the matter can hardly be dealt with in print.
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MISSING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS Usher.—News wanted of Jessie Usher, who left Hsrnsey Rise about two years and a half ago, and went tp Texas (America) with her brother and sister, where they ran a horse ranche. Her friend M. Uobarts inquires.-Addres8 23, Bolsover-st-reet, Port- land-road, London, W. Yates.—News wanted of Thomas Yates, aged 47 years. Once lived at N turn ton. Loft England for America in or about the year 1871: not heard of since. Supposed address—Tama city, Tama county, State of Ohio, North America. His sister Ann in- quires.—Address, Compton Abdale, Gloucest rshire, R.S.O. 7,7.95
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THE DERBY TRAGEDY, An inquest was held at Allestree, near Derby, Olle afternoon this week on the bodies of a lady and gentleman, who were found by the banks of the River Derwent dead. The deceased proved to be the Rev. Arthur Ernest Constable, curate of Guiseley, near Leeds, and his wife, to whom he was married eight weeks ago. He had been blind since eleven years old, and subject latterly to epilepsy. His father, who identi- fied the body, was the Rev. John Constable, head-master of Thorne Grammar School, near Donca-ster. The deceased man, when the body was discovered in shallow water, had taken poison, but death was due to drown- ing. The woman, on the other \d, had died from poison, although she alsc Vad been immersed. but must have scran^t:^ out before death ensued. The verdict in Hwh case was "Suicide while v^mporarily insane." The woman was shortly to have been confined.
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II you are in any way not "up to the mark," take Hwilvm Evans' Quinine Bitters. It never fails to strengthen the weakened system, to brace the nerves, and fortify the constitution. In bottles, Is. lid., 2s. Sd., and 4s. 6d. each. 26212
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BTKUC& BY A THUNDER- BOLT. AN OIL-SHIP ABLAZE IN A FEARFUL GALE, Six survivors out of the American barque Carrie E. Lqot, wrecked by a thunderbolt at sea, have reached New York. In the wreck of the barque, the captain, the mate, and two seamen went to their deaths. The Carrie E. Long, commanded by Captain Rolff, jailed from Philadelphia or. May 6, bound for Hflvannah with a cargo of crude oil and acids. The barque carried its cargo in 33 com- partments, or tanks. After sunset on May 21 the sky gave warning of a heavy storm, and sail was reduced. About 9 p.m. the storm burst. It was heralded by a tremendous squall. Every cloth save a rag of a topsail was hauled in, but even under this the barque swept along at tremendous speed. In rapid succession blinding streams of lightning darted across the sky. Then there was a yet more tremendous crash than any that had preceded it, and a flash that blinded all the men on deck. A deafening explosion followed, the decks flew up into the air and a dense volume of flame and lurid smoke poured out of the hold. The oil tanks had ignited. The lightning had run down the mast into the hold. The wreckage from the stricken vessel was still dropping into the water, when the seamen, who had been bolow, rushed on deck. The three masts were pillars of flame and the hold way a cauldron of boiling oil. Kivukts of flaming petroleum trickitd over the side of the vessel and fell aft, still burn- ing, as the fcliray fluid spread over the seas. Three of the seaman rushed to a small boat hanging to the side, alld, jumping into it, cast away the falls. The painter held, however, dragging the boat through the waves. Ilie seamen on the deck refused to cast- away the line, a.s they hoped to get into the boat them- selves. Finally tho struggles of the three men kicked in the bottom of the craft and it foun- dered. One of the seamen clambered on deck, Tip Stanley, the second ma.te, went over- board, and Larsen Iversen, the steward, clung to the rail of the shattered craft. As the bark swept en, ablaze below and ploft, the svas banged and battered him against the side until he was almost dead. Eventually a sea threw him high enough to grasp the weather chain- plates, and lie hung on for his life. The cap- tain meanwhile had been. runnmg about the quarter-deck in a frenzy of excitement. A-; tank after tank exploded lie seemed to go out of his mind. Rushing into the cabin he snatched fe up a life-preserver and fastened it about his waist. When he re-appeared lie cast cne look at his burning craft, and then flung him- self over the rail into the sea. And that was the last seen of him. Two seamen, Charles Houston and Donald Cameron, after running about the decks trying to escape from the flood of blazing oil, clambered to the side with their clothes ablaze and threw themselves into the sea. They also were never seen again. Chief Mate Essberg, an invalid below, hobbled en deck just after the first tank exploded, and clambered into the chains of the bowspirt. As the flames crawled forward John Corcoran and Michael M'Namara, seamen, helped him down to a hatch, which was floating under the bowsprit. Iverson, the steward, hung to the chain plates for hours, and as the flames crawied along the rail he cut bits of running rigging and lowered himself to the water's edge. The sea, he says, was alive with sharks, attracted by the light of the burning c! fiJt, They sped here and there beneath him, and for this reason, he declared, he was afraid to lewer himself into the sea. While he was hanging there, the two seamen for- ward crawled astride of the jibboorn. As he watched them the foremast swayed to and fro. He yelled to them to jump for their lives. They clambered below- the bow, and the bla- zing stick, springing far out of line, snapped at the heel and tumbled with a roar into the sea. With its downfall tank after tank of the crude oil exploded with terrific detonations. Iversen had hung to the main weather chain plates for mare than. an hour, when the main mast went by the board. As it fell he saw it coming =4-ra-ht for his head. tie flattened himsbit against the ship's sides until he could feel the heat of the planks that were burning inside. But the falling spar struck him on the shoulder and flung him into the water. The mast, however, became a raft that was far safer than his perilous perch in the weather chains. He yelled to the men on the bow- sprit, and as he looked towards them he saw Essberg, the first mate. The man was dying. Above him was the flaming bowsprit, from which dangled the jibboom. Essberg was feebly throwing water over himself, the ste- ward says, to counfteraoi: the fearful heat. He could see him grow weaker. Finally the mate slipped down the oil-smeared spar, in vain trying to clutch it with his arm, until he sank beneath the seas. As he went fiom sight, the mate and the two seamen swam to the rait. They had been there only a few minutes, when the wind shifted, and the whole torrent of flame, pouring out of the hold, streamed down upon them. It was net near enough to engulf them at once, but they were nearly burned alive by the jets of flame that. shot across the intervening space. They saved themselves by da-ihing water over each other, and occasionally plungting- their b dies beneath the seas. The three were at this work when there came another dreadful ex- plosion, and a torrent of burning oil shot over the vessel's side and poured down upon them. Iveraen, the steward, was nearest to it. Just- as it was upon him he dived, and the burning oil passed over his head. The two others followed. When they came to the surface they were in a lake of fire, and they dived again. For the second time they cam-e up among flames, but. after rising from the third dive they were outside the area of the burning oil and close to the ship's bow. The r-.richor chain was hanging to a bit of wreckage, and to this they clung until daylight, immersed by every sea, and half drowned. Just after daylight the three men saw a small sail coming out from the shore. It made for the still burning wreck, and after hours of untold agonv the three men were picked from the sea. Their rescuers were fishermen. They prowled about for a few minutes and picked up James Corcoran and Josenh Jackson, who were hanging to bits of wreckage. When the boat reached the shore, they found Tip Stanley, the second mate, there, half dead from ex- haustion. He declared that after the boat foun- dered he had swam towards the shore, nearly ten miles away. Through the night he Avas continually beset by sharks, he says. He beat them off with his oars and went on swimming. Sometimes he rested on his back, and by this got a little rest. Along towards 4 a.m. he was cast upon the shore, where he lay until his strength returned. He says that on this perilous journey to land he came across the life preserver which had encircled the captain when he leaped over the side. The six sur- vivors were taken to Nassau in a schooner, and were sent to New York by the United States Consul.
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THE NEW WOMAN. A smartly-attired young woman appeared be.fore the Wolverhampton borough magis- trates on Saturday to represent a man who had been summoned for a. small offence.— The lady stepped briskly into the box, and was casually asked by the Magistrates' Clerk will either she was the defendant's wife ?— "No," glhe replied, with a self-satisfied smile, "but I shall be in a fortnight," and the re- melrk provoked conisid-e rattle laugihter, in wiTirLeli the magistrates joined. Tlie young woman was wea.ring a very popular cloth cycling cap in plaoe of a bonnet, and this, catching the roving eye of the Clerk of thA Court, provoked the comment, "I really think mi must take your hait off; we cannot ad- dress a new wornMi with her hat on in this court."—He removed the offending oap, amid much merriment, and the business of the court was proceeded with.
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Mr. Emerson (from Boston): I don't see why you can them roof-gardens. There don't seem to be any flowers here. Mr. Manhattan: That's so. But you see a few society buds and blossoms here onae in a while. Fond Wife: I want you to got Ethel and myself some of those 24-but-ton gloves. Loying Husband.: I cannot do it, dear. They are very expensive. Fan dWife: I know it. darling. They come high, but we must have then.
< THE SERIOUS DROUGHT.
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< THE SERIOUS DROUGHT. THii EFFECT UPON LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES. DROUGHT ONLY EQUALLED ONCE IN FIFTY YEARS. There has been practically no rain for the last two months, and the present drought is only equalled by that of 1887, which was the longest during the last 50 years. QUANTITY OF WATER AT LLANISHEN RESERVOIR. At a meeting' of the Cardiff Waterworks Com- mittee, held on Friday morning at the Town- hall, Cardiff, Alderman David Jones in the chair, Mr. C. H. Priestley I waterworks engi- neer) reported that there were 218 million gal- lons of water in the reservoir at Llanisheu, being a decrease during the week of 31 millions. POSITION OF AFFAIRS IN THE RHONDDA, The drought which prevails is causing L-i- convenience. so far as Pontypridd is concerned, as it is in other places, but those who ought to know best declare that there is not the slightest ground for fearing a "water famine." In Pontypridd the supply of the waterworks company is restricted to a certain number of hours daily, villi the exception of a few places which are situated at a high elevation, and where the pressure is insufficient to keep up tJ18 supply. People living in those places have to carrv water from other houses which are better situated. Tho principal reservoir of the Pontypridd Waterworks Company is at Maerdy, in the Rhondda Vach Valley, and the storage there being insufficient for the rapidly-increasing population, the company pro- vided storage tanks in several neighbourhoods, and utilised the best streams obtainable in the imirediate vicinity. The need for a greater storage was felt several years ago, and the waterworks company, after obtaining powers to make a new reservoir beyond Maerdy, and afterwards securing powers to make a railway to go up to it, entered some time ago upon tlie work of constructing a reservoir for two hundred million gallons. This is to be ready in a. couple of years. Meanwhile, although there is but little water in the old reservoir, the streams and storage tanks already referred to are found sufficient to keep up what is re- garded as a plentiful supply for domestic pur- poses. The severity of the drought, howeyer, causes a good deal of anxiety to those who imagine that tho town and district are depen- dent upon the exist'ng reservoir for a supply. The rainfall for the month of May of this year was only 0'38 a, Maerdy, and 0'18 at Ponty- piidd, whilst the average rainfall for the month of May in the past ten years has beeu three inches. Since the end of Mav there has been no rainfall re- corded in the neighbourhood. The Ponty- pridd Urban District Council on Wednesday decided to consult Mr. Balfour Browne, Q.C., as to the steps to be taken in reference to the water supply, it being understood that they are inclined to -buy out the waterworks company. As to Ystradyfodwg, the position is some- what similar, except that the Ystrad Water Company do not seem to be as forward in ilheir preparations as the Pontypridd Com- pany. The, waiter supply of these huge mining districts will, however, not be pro- perly provided (so as to give a constant and ample supply until the county council take up tihe matter and float a scheme which will carry weight with everybody. If Ponty- Y' pr&j'd and Ystradyffodwg District Councils amalgamated there would be a better chance than by separate action, but the general ops'jiion is that the question is too big for district councils, and if the county does not mcive before lon.g in the direction indicated some two years ago by the late Lord Swan- sea the watersheds and lakes of Wales will have been "sucked dry" by English towns and cities, and the Welsh colliery districts will liave nothing to fall back upon except the dirty water of the mounta-in swamps. ,i s. MAERDY RESEiRVOIR DRY. Another correspondent writes — The scarcity of water, owing to the excep- tionally severe drought now experienced, is causing no little inconvenience to the people of Pontypridd find the surrounding populous districts, where the supply has been limited for some time to a, few hours daily. The large storage reservoir at Maerdy has been dry for some time, but the streams feeding it continue to give a fairly good supply, and so far none of the local industries have been deprived of their supply, and we ar3 assured that there is no cause for immediate alarm as to a water famine. It is well known that the Pontypridd Waterworks Co. are proceeding with the con- struct ion of a very large additional storage reser- voir above the existing one at Maerdy, and, as it is confidently expected that it will be com- pleted in two years by the contractors, Messrs. A;rd and Sons, of Lambeth, Pontypridd will then be favoured with an abundant supply of wa.tar. The new reservoir will have a ca- pacity of 200,000,000 gallons, and will cost aboiit £ 50,000. About 150 men are at present engaged in constructing the tramroad from the terminus of Lockett's Merthyr Colliery at Maerdy toihe reservoir. The tramroad runs along the ge of the mountain, and will be completed in about three weeks. Operations at the reaervoir, which will have a sheet of water half a mile in length and the width of the valley, will then be commenced, and a large num her of navvies will be engaged on the work. LEVEL FALLING AT LLANELLY. The long-continued dry weather is having its effect upon the level of the water at the Cwm- lliedi Reservoir, Llanelly, which has already fallen about ten feet. And this, it must b* op remembered, is ten feet from the top-the widest part. The borough council are be- ginning to be alarmed at the prospect, and notices of caution against waste have been circulated throughout the town. It appears, fIt,m the report of the surveyor, that the rainfall for May was the smallest for that month for the last sixteen years. "If the weather," says the surveyor, "continues to be dry. the condition of our water supply will become serious. I sliould say that the consumption is now about 80 gallons per head per day, excluding water for trade purposes. This quantity is most ex- cessive, but when you consider that over JO per cent, of the water fittings are leaking, you will come to the conclusion that the waste going on is clearly due to the public neglect," In consfequence of this report, the surveyor was empowered to employ a number of men to visit, each house, examine all the taps, and give instructions for immediate attention to be paid to them. In this way it is hoped that the consumption will be reduced and any restriction in the supply be rendered unnecessary. The Western and the Old Lodgo Tinworks, which are large consumers, will close at the end of this month, so that there will be so much more available for domestic purposes. The Old Castle and the South Wales Works have inde- pendent supplies of their own. VOLUME OF WATER LOW AT MERTHYR. The volume of water flowing into the Pen- twyn and Neuadd Reservoirs is abnormally low, and if the drought continues much longer serious inconvenience must necessarily result. The Pentwyri Reservoir contains only suffi- cient water to give about three/weeks' supply. and the storage at Neuadd Reservoir, which has often been described as a. mere sieve, must, in the absence tof rain, be exhausted even earlier still. There is a serious leakage also at Pentwyn, but since the 12th inst. the excess of water passing into the river beyond the quantity to which the millowners are entitled has been pumped back into the lake. As a result of the notices Lssued by the district council, there has been a distinct improvement in the matter of excessive consumption of water, but the surveyor urges the necessity of much greater economy. Street watering is now only partially done, and for a few weeks past the water has been shut off for a. oouple of hours at night throughout the district. The Heolgerrig and Clwydvfagwr mains are to be supplied altogether from. Pentwyn so as to diminish the draw from Neuadd, and it has been determined that at Treharris the water shall be shut off for several hours during the day. SCARCITY AT GILFACH GCCH There is a great scarcity of water at Gilfach Goch, and people are in sore need of the new supply. NEARLY EXHAUSTED) AT ABERi- KENFIG. Water at Tondu is very scarce, and the supply is only for a few hours The supply carried to Aberlcenfig by the "j Countess of Dunraven at the fountain is a inexhaustible. BIRMINGHAM SHORT OF WATEJ; The continued drought is causing PLjfljf tionary measures to be taken by the BirD3 0f ham Water Committee. The position.J.J affairs was discussed at a meeting on *r and the public were warned to be as ca jy as possible, and not to waste water, espe jfC|- in the watering of their gardens. It 1 dec! to ask the Birmingham and local aU ?eriiiJ to be sparing in the water used for w"a. '^j,e the streets and roads. Already one oi supply reservoirs has been shut off, and, 1 tbet drought continues, it is expected that fu e(\ steps will have to be taken. The clecre ¡loud 1 pressure is being felt by manufacturers; tyj one or two state tha.t unless more er liI\ be obtained they will have to close their ty Owing to the slight rainfall during the pr \yj AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION 9{ W The agricultural outlook is rather gl°0l!'jt,re Je present. The drought is becoming here. Of severe; grass is being burnt up ever^TL fof iJ< Not many of the landlords see the necePJ1*" an abatement of the rents due Lady Da.Vi sumably because the prices of cattle w°n ,efer, short time ago. In Pembrokeshire, 11.oW',ndl u Sir Charles Philipps, of Ficton Castle, ^Dt'erik< j* it is stated, to allow all his tenants 10 pef .is and in Glamorganshire Lord Winihon1 Co allowing the tenants on his estato the to abatement of 15 per cent. At th SCARCITY OF WATER AT THE 0 DIFF DOCKS. J <oi>' fc One of the effects of the serious a^. tinuing drought has been the w the quantity of water in the Bute Dock^ diff, and for some days past measures h»^'e g ci *1 taken 1: to increase the quantity by e,%Ilstbe e- omtrllugal pumps. These were erected a od V top of the East Basin, steam being 6UPJs o' b from No. 4- Locomotive and the rescur0 J the steam tug Earl being also taken adv'a$0 of. The Roath Basin is supplied frof1 j- East Basin, and on Tuesday evening th«*re a plentiful supply of water in both docks- i
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EAST GLAMORGAN BAPrfl ? ASSOCIATION. l; a. 1) CONFERENCE AT CARDIFF' t 4 The e-nrjual ooirfeitence of the Eafi^ j)e!d t morgan Welsh Baptist Association 'iV^'s t on Tuesday in Salem Chapel, Moira-t^ Cardiff. The Moderator (Mr. Henry f ha-m, of Porbh) presided, whiIi." the rlc £ i'Qo^' was occupied by the Rev. O. Jones bridge), and amon<r tihose ort, the were the Rev. T. Davies (Aberaman)* ta-ry: Mr. E. Owen, J.P. (Cardiff), ,r)' G. Howell, of Ystrad, Rliondda (l're06n(i tb0 G. Howell, of Y strw, Rliondda (l're06n(i tb0 the Rev. W. Williams (Mountain Ash), 8 Rev. J. Roberts (RhvdMen). Among « ( present besides were the Rev. j (pastor of Salem), the Rev. C. Davies (-1 ,rpe- nacle), the Rev. W. Morris, F.R.G-S- orky); the Rev. T. Morgan (Ainon), rrie4 Dr. Edwards (Cardiff), the Rtev. W- ijiyf 1 (A'oerdare), and Alderman D. Davies, (president af the Welsh Baptist Union)- 0t, were about 230 ministers and delegates Pr MODERATOR'S ADDRESS- cO selr Th? Moderator's address was upon d tials of Success in the Church of j Christ. from a Deacon's point n view." He dealt at some length 1 most interesting? style with the various P of proniCt-in-rr the success of the Churcher WO t, inig s-tr-893 upon the work and place c gfi deaconis. Pastors ought to be relieved care and responsibility in financial and ouytbt not to take part in, or interfere the financial affairs of the Churches. ^$3 pJa-use.) In this and in some other 111 jpi the ministers should be imbued with the of the old minister, who, when asked his chair nearer to the e- at jocularly remarked that lie n-, liked to have his deacons between hJnl The I the fire." (Laughter and applause.) ke ( deacons had a distinct duty to perform 111 j ing the Churches clean from the evils I present day. They should themselves c1 p. clear of the public-house, the theatre, I doubtful places, so that they might he re- position to reprove those who might go a (Applause.) ..r 5t¡\f;C' The Secretary then read the follo'-v' ment, showing the position of the a,s" and the progress made during the ye:1 11, Churches, 106; branches, 9; pasti>r assistant ministers and preachers, 9" > bers, 18,921; schools, 125; Sabbatn sC 18,418; and teachers, 2,050. p,p; f0' Changes during the year: Baptised, i"' stored, 578; received by letters, rease, 2,476. Expelled, 452; died, 321». ferred by letters, 1.141; left without 440; decrease. 2,354—net increase, Finance.—Debts paid during lSt^- toK', 16s. 7jd. interest paid, £ 1,261 3s. £7,782 19s. ll^d. Debt remaining, 3s. 41d. h Mr. W. G. Howell, the treasurer of Qf ciation, submitted his annual statenie.}^ # t counts, and Mr. E. Owen, J.P., as choll, ,re the half-yearly meetings, submitted !'lS gt2-1^ and statement. Mr. Owen al;.° ment of the receipts and expenditure j with the musical festival held in the 01 pavilion at Pontypridd last year, after all the expenses had been P3^ a balance in hand in the bank at F01 0 Qf £ 17 6s. lod. i toAf. Votes of thanks to the treasurers a P auditors, Mr. D. L, Jones (Merthyr) D. Thomas (Trealaw), were passed. S'1'B-Ý¡;p CANDIDATES FOR THE The Rev. W. Rees (Rhondda) Pr°P^er appointment of a committee to conS1-ate s qualifications of candidates for colleg" rY- cation, with a view to entering the. 0f t This was agreed to, and a comnutt-e were appointed, with Mr. E. SanaU > Porth, as convener. j ELECTION OF OFFICERel^ The Rev. O. Jones (Cowbridge) "'a, moderator, and Mr. E. Owen, J- -gg vice-moderator. The Rev. W. Har^cr o1' jj, street. Aberdare) was elected a nlem -Alr., Baptist Union Building Committed' ject! j Owen, having returned thanks for « the..n, the Kev. T. Morgan (Cardiff) ^in^1 {e> -« port of the annual Sunday School e% ^-}jo F which showed that of 493 candidal » jDatic' sented themselves 425 passed the e^a ,,0^1'^ STANDING COMMITTEE f.r DISPUTES. t°t0 Tlie Rev. W. R-ees (Rhondda) b^ittee ju ward, a motion for appointing a c0_ arise.„(0 deal with all disputes that iu.av <-t-een Churches.—This was agreed to, anti elected to serve. THE NEXT ASSOCIATION.- i(p » t It- was decided that the next ..jr } held at Ton Ystrad, the _other app ,^e it being Treherbert and Cwmbacn. had to « I test was a keen one, and the votes counted three times to get at a decis —The next half-yearly meeting WSIS be held in Mill-street, Aberdare. p POLITICAL RESOLUTION^ leJ Having thus, as it were, naturally orfere the usual political resolutions, gt, of u "went the whole hog" on politics. ,1 <fl there was a resolution by Principe regretting the failure of the Cover y pass the Welsh Disestablishment 'jeep^j-e the House of Commons, yet expressing titude to it for the honest effort. t jreligious equality for the Princip* p>i'f. f especially thanking Mr. Asquith t" I urging all Liberals, and especially and adher; nts of the Baptist com111 vote at the coming general election I porters of Welsh Dises t a bl i s h m e came a resolution with a stme^ tail. It wasi moved by the ReV- James, of Clyd'adh Vale, and -,?gjc.ul^ ati^ while they fully recognised the dm' et-, yJI- which the Government had been which had been brouglht about ,at-i^f, scrupulous and reactionary 'ticW }js^ the parties now forming the Oppo31ritrleirlt j. deeply regretted that the ^°'ve\he 00 I resigned at the present juncture, being so insignificant, whilst measures as Disesta/bl Lshnien t-, to be abandoned. And, lastly, ne °} Morris, F.RG.S., Treorky, moved ° stereotyped resolutions on volute jie3e —It need scarcely be said tha-t 3 were I lutions were passed, and they 3lld with extra speed because r to gates alike were anxious to g0t a j,?!' take of tea.. f In the evening preaching serVlcend I in various chapels in the joW a I