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4 YEAR'S BANKRUPTCIES. ^VY LOSSES DUE TO SPECULA- TIVE ENTERPRISE. b_- rd of Trade annual report on bank §0^7 Proceedings, isued cm Wednesday, ^lea ^at last year in England and H cases of bankruptcy and deeds Khili ^S8i gnmen t exceeded 7^00, with ) '6 rrri^8 ten millions and assets of <0gg Uh°na and a half, while the estimated cre^^tors was nearly seven millions and a'P^npared with the previous year there tUiff(^rease failures. Bankers, num- t^o. represented the largest liabili- £ 744,000. Other trades, with exceeding half a million, were and provision merchairtE, building Mid beer, wine, and spirit trades, 'ailjw a decrease in the number of women, the principal trades in the largest number of these occurred Ulcers, publicans, and hotelkeepers, Qfecpe^i*>ers and dressmakers. There was a the number of reserving orders, ^^rcjg liabilities were £ 20,000 and up- In ^hirvLCcarr^n? chiefly in the class of cases *H(j failures a/re afttrtbwtabte to financial V enterprise, apart from ordi- trading, wMch, it is stated, is probably restriction of company promoting the last two years. The liabilities in of the speculative class exceeding W-h arnoTmted to £ 898,000, and include the three solicitors for £ 98,000, £ 55,000, Vjf^000 respectively. They presented, con- the report, the usual features of heart- U ^^appropriation of clients' moneys, but M gw satisfactory that exemplary sentences tWejy and seven years' penal servitude reepec- th"^61"6 °htained in two of the cases. In Jot lr<^ °ase the debtor absconded, and had *he traced. The largest bankruptcy of was that of a firm of West Indian W. ^ta, which was originally established a«o as the latter half of the eighteenth • The liabilities amounted to nearly Sti • a-nd the- assets are likely to realise Si alf that amount. Imprudent trading seasons are among the causes to the failure is attributed. "^ISTICS RELATING TO SOUTH WALES. *« to shows the following statistics «o„the number of cases dealt with in the y"°ourt districts of South Wales, but ftoL Qo^hing as to the financial aspect of ^th09868: —Cardiff, 73 cases; Merthyr, 23; v, Newport, 30; Pontypridd, 37; Swan- 0j Tredegar, 27—total, 239. Practically the foregoing cases were administered africial Receivers, only ten going into w °f non-official trustees, and of those at Swansea.

^OfRTEIR ROUTE TO IRELAND. th ——— e, days of the first lord Cawdor it was that Fishguard Bay, the moet K0l,ld )L ^^t on the South Wales coast, ^come one of the most important haa> ib^'inlQ country. The present Lord v^jf> .r» as head of the Great Western Rail- i«8 realising the prophecy. Fishguard s c<2^y fifty-four nautical miles from the t at RoesLare—an easy three hoars' ^e~Vihence the Great Southern and Railway Co. have an admirable ser- ^Very part of Ireland. The Great lo v!s shortening its line to Fishguard a new and es. tensive harbour at on the bay, with the view of using v^^ heuard-Jtoeglare route for quick pas- y^toM raffic, while the existing New Milford- ^^I°td route win be retained for the cattle J11!j- ^rhen the scheme is complete not tk the eea passage between Good wick Jje j^^slare be several mites shorter than r-ate between Holyhead and Klings- journey between Padding- jhoj^d Goodwick will be some three miles than the journey from Enston to » The making of tiie harbour is a enterprise, lessened in cost by the the Great Western Company are ?> contractors. The bay is hemmed in £ tej ^d, agglomenate rocks rising precipi- ?^Iroin the water's edge. Tunnels are .into the rocks by compressed air, and ^Unense charges of a high explosive, electricity, bring down the cliffs in electricity, bring down the cliffs in .1344 Of as much as a hundred thousand j a. time. The cliffs are being riven 011 the length of a mile. The loosened are lifted by cranes, loaded into and tipped into the bay to form a Vk!;cl1 wil1 be 2'000ft. long and 300ft. wide "ase, tapering to 60ft. at the top.

^OTECTING THE PUBLICAN. vj*e P^diff Police-court on Wednesday (before Mr. E. Milner Jones) Masters, cabman, of 119, Pearl-street, S**<1 summoned for being disorderly ing to quit the premises of the So*?11 S°tel, Broadway, when requested to the licensee, Mr. G. Henry Chamber- (solicitor to the Cardiff Victuallers' Association) appeared for ^aj^oation.—Evidence was given by Mr. rW^rlain and Philip Groves, barman, in the summons, the testimony going that Masters when refused drink j, °f his condition said he would not Premises until be was served, and ^siye and obscene language. Even- Police were called to remove him.— r^b^^ity-etipendiary said publioang were i^J"°. severe punishment if they served x^cated man, and they must be pro- they endeavoured to property • their duty. His wordiip said he the offence as a serious one, and tecjw. a fine of 20s. and oosts, with the Ve of fourteen days' imprisonment.

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ST. DAVID'S DIOCESAN FUND A LIVING WAGE DEMANDED FOR THE CLERGY. The Lord Bishop of St. David's now issues a second appeal on behalf of the diocesan fund, and bis appeal takes the form of a pastoral. Exigencies of space prevent ras from publishing the interesting document at length, but the more salient facts in con- nection with the fund are embodied in the following resume:— AUGMEN OF POOR BENEFICES. 1885—1902. From 1885, the first year of the operation of the fund, to 1902 inclusive the fund has been instrumental in adding the substantial sum of £ 121,489 to the endowment of 107 p^or benefices under £ 200 a year in the diocese. Out of these 107 benefices the income of 90 w- s under JE150 when they obtained their first grant from the fund, while the income of 31 was under £100. This augmentation of capital represents a permanent addition of £3,645 a year to income, or an average increase of JE34 in the income of each benefice augmented. Out of this augmentation of £121,489 the fund itself contributed £25,580, while its grants encouraged the parishes augmented to raise £37,589, and these two amounts of voluntary contributions were met by .ES3.320 in grants from Queen Anne's Bounty and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. AUGMEN OF POOR BENEFICES, 1898-1902. This process of augmentation has been ipuch accelerated during the past five years by the generous response of the diocese to the first quinquennial appeal in 1898. Out of the total augmentation of £121,489 since 1885 £54.773 has been added to the endowment of 63 benefices from 1898 to 1902 inclusive. This I represents a permanent addition to inoome of £1,643 in five years, being an average increase of £ 26 in the income of each benefice augmented. Out of this capital sum of £ 54,773 the diocesan fund itself contributed £12.065, the parishes augmented raised £16,866, and the grants from Queen Anne's Bounty and the Ecclesiastical Commissioner amounted to £25,842. AUGMENTATION OF POOR BENEFICES IN 1903. The process of augmentation going on during this current year establishes a. record in local effort. Thirty-four parishes offered last spring £7,100 in voluntary contributions to Queen Anne's Bounty and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who voted them grants to the amount of je7,560 on condition that the diocesan fund meets these grants with JB2,900 before the end of this year. If these grants are secured the augmentation of poor bene- fices during this current year will amount to £17,560, and at its close will be brought up to £72,333 since the beginning of 1898, and to £139,049 altogether since 1884. These augmen- tations would represent a permanent increase of £2,176 in income during six years, and of £4.171 from the commencement of the fund. Notwithstanding this very encouraging augmentation, the necessity for the main- tenance of the fund continues to be great, owing to the depreciation in the value of tithe, which since 1884 has seriously diminished the income of poor benefices. When the fund was commenced tithe commuted at £100 was worth JE98 6s. 2àd., whereas this year it is only worth JE69 7s. 5d. At present out of 366 incumbents at work in this diocese the net income, apart from income grants from this fund. of 193 is under £n) (40 without a house), the net income of 97 is under £150 (26 without a house), while the net income of twelve is still under JB100 (three without a house). PRACTICABILITY OF AIM. The original aim of the fund was to assist the augmentation of benefices under £200 a year. Though this aim has not been aban- doned, experience has shown the practica- bility of laying primary stress upon raising all incumbencies in the diocese up to £150 a year, with a house. In 1898 there were in the diocese 121 incumbents whose income was under £150 (35 without a house). The endowed income of 24 of these has now been raised to £150 or upwards, and the number without a house has been reduced to 26. In 1898 the income of 28 incumbents was under JB100 (nine without a house). This number has now been reduced to twelve, and the number of those without a house to three. In 1898 the average income of incumbents under JE150 was £117. The average now stands at JBUS from endowments, and has been raised to £142 by the aid of income grants from Branch B of the fund. From 1898 to 1903 inclusive the augmentation of benefices under JB200 has proceeded at an average rate of the addition of JE363 a year to endowed income. An addition of £2,496 to the endowed income of benefices under JE150 would bring them an up to £150, with a house. Though the unequal capacity of parishes for self-help renders an exact forecast of future progress impossible, these figures prove that the raising of the lowest limit of the endowed income of incumbents to £150, with a house, is quite a practicable aim, while the hope of £1f() a year. with a house, out of endowments and income grants combined, for every faithful and efficient clergyman in charge of a. parish is at present well within sight, if the diocese resolves to maintain the income of the fund up to the level of the last quinquennial period. I am indebted for the careful exami- nation of present net incomes, upon which my calculations are based, as well as for mnch other assistance, to the Rev. J. Lloyd, B.D., vicar of LIanpmnpsaint, the invaluable clerical secretary of the diocesan fund and editor of its annual report. The spiritual interests of the Church in a parish are bound to suffer when a clergyman is exposed, by palpable Insufficiency of income, to discouragement for his difficult and respon- sible work. The dioceee may have confidence that the fund board, representative of both clergy and laity, will utilise its growing expe- rience from year to year so as to make the apportionment of income grants as conducive as possible to the spiritual progress of the Church in the parishes assisted. OUR PRESENT DUTY. The accounts of the fund for the year 1902 closed with a total balance in the treasurer's hands of £1,544 10s. 6d. But over against this balance Branch B required last April £1,600, and £2,900 has to be found before the end of this year to meet the claims for capital grants upon Branch A. Allowing for all expenses, £3,050 is required before the end of next January to cover the liabilities of the fund for this current year. In addition another £1,600 is necessary if the apportionment of income grants next April, with the assistance of the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund, is to be undiminished. Under these circumstances, it is my duty to appeal to the diocesfe, to make the income of the fund for this year up to £4,650. COLLECTIONS. The surest pledge, however, for the future of the fund would be the continued growth of collections in church and from house to house. More than a third of the income of the fund in 1898 was raised in collections of. both kinds, and this amount has been more than maintained during the four subsequent years. I am encouraged by a careful exami- nation of the parochial returns to hope that during the next five years a half of the income of the fund may be drawn from this most secure and salutary source. I am deeply sensible of the loyalty with which the clergy and churchwardens have nEherto met my appeal for collections, ana the fund' is specially indebted to the faithful band of 242 parochial collectors. PERSONAL EXPLANATION. In 1898, at the request of the diocesan fund board, in loyalty to one of the excellent institutions bequeathed to the diooeee by my wise predecessor, and out of a conviction of the urgency of the need, I made my first quinquennial appeal on behalf of the diocesan fund as a duty in fear and in much trembling," because I did not know this diocese then as I know it now. I could not then see my way clear to ask for more than £1.150 a year. To my glad and grateful surprise £4.271 18s. 6d. was raised in four months, and the average income of the fund for the five years has been sustained at £3,743 14s. 4d. I trust that the facts and figures out of the annual reports given in this letter will show the diocese that its liberality has been well spent by the fund board. I welcomed the request made to me by the diocesan conference to issue this year a second quinquennial appeal because I believe that the most respectful form of grateful appreciation of the liberality of the diocese in the past is to point out the necessity, the practicability, and the duty of still greater liberality in the future. The Christian reward of faithful service always is encouragement to progress in service. I a-m not aware that any parish has been injured by liberality to the fund in the past, and I would not wish to press its claims for the future out of proportion to other claims. From one point of view £4,650 is a large sum to ask for in a single year when the problem of Church finance means more or less of a strain in most parishes. But there is another1 point of view: there is the sound principle of proportion in good things, the principle of putting first things first and last things last.

TREDEGAR BOY'S BAD BEGINNING. At Tredegar Police-court on Tueeday a small boy, fifteen years of age, named Edward Chaxles Phillips, Tredegar, was placed in the dock charged with stealing a purse contain- ing £1 as. from the pocket of Agnes Price, Tredegar. The ptURse, it was alleged, was extended from lire. Price's pocket. Prisoner informed Police-sergeant Morgan that he had given the purse to his father, who delivered it to the officer. The father denied having received the sovereign which was in the purse. The prisoner stated he found the purse in the town.—The Chairman (Mr. E. Jones-Williams) advised the father to exer- cise better control over the boy, as he was evidently an tbe down^grxde. IS& tom dia»

-——-———" r tzzf-L DIVERGENCE. Mr. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN: AwfnHy sorry, Arthur; but as I can't ttFrn back we had both better go our own ways. CONVERTED. D. A. T., TBE OOAL KING. I SHEDS HIS PLUMAGE AND I BECOMES A LABOUR LEADER. I The strong man of the Empire. A POOR JUDGE. Puts on more muscle by hie patent chest- expander. One of his audience: "Poor Mister Cham- berlain! It's very sad; I feel quite sorry for him. He's bin an' quite wrecked hisaelf f <rc .r> C3c5-^> o cj>o h/I'?.$"Æ THAT WHICH IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

A HEAVY NANTYGLO FAILURE. A meeting of the creditors of William Griffith Morgan (trading as Havard and Morgan), aerated water manufacturer, Nantygio, was held on Wednesday at the offices of the Omcial Receiver at Meprtbyr. The statement of affaire showed gross liabilities amounting to £2,418 Is., thus made up-.—Forty-six un- secured creditors, £1,863 Is.; one creditor fully secured, £ 86; one creditor partly secured, £ 450* and two creditors for rent and one creditor for rates, £19. The liabilities to rank for dividend were returned at ELAS ls., con- sisting of the items of L103 1s.. and J519, together with £3 lees estimated value of the securities held by the creditor patrly secured. The nmntn were given as only jBS 10s. 9d., made up of £ 12s. WW- 3(6 btoAeM.and.E47a. lid. book debts, there being, consequently, a defi- ciency of £1,g¡g 10s. 3d. The debtor attributed his failure to keen competition, and being unable to make sufficient profit on his business owing to two bad seasons, trade in the district bemg exceedingly slack.

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"CABBIES" LOSE THEIR LICENCES. The names of 28 cabdrivers appeared on the black list presented by the chief-constable (Mr. W. McKenae) to the borough cabs com- mittee on Wednesday. The Chairman (Mr. S. O. Williams) said that altogether there were 58 charges against these 28 drivers, and 23 of the charges were those of permitting improper practices. Four of the drivers did not apply for a re- newal of their licences. Mr. J. T. Richards: I am prepared to take strong measures with regard to the worst cases. Up to the present the committee has been too indulgent, and in the past our in- dulgence has been taken advantage of. Mr. F. A. Fox said they read a great deal in the press of the leniency of nttagistratee in dealing with keepers of disorderly-houses, and if the committee were going to be lenient it was not the way to suppress a vice of that kytd. Ultimately three of the drivers whose records were the blackest were deprived of their licences. The other men whose names Appeared on the black list were granted their licences, and were sabseonently summoned before the committee and w>araed> «e to their ^atm!i=aond»afr -by tfeo- ihwii myi.

HAVERFORDWEST TOWN COUNCIL. At Tuesday's meeting of Haverfordwest Town Council, with the mayor (Mr. T. L. James) in the chair, it was reported that the Local Government Board had sanctioned the borrowing of a sum of £1,600 for a supplementary water supply from Crowhill.—Dr Brigstocke was re-appointed as medical officer of health for the town.-It was reported to the council that a sub-committee of the main roads committee for the county had attended at the council chamber and examined the books ofl the borough accountant and the surveyor, to obtain the details of the town council's claim against the county for the maintenance of the main roads in the borough, and that the subcommittee had expiressed their satisfaction. It was decided thereupon to authorise the sanitary committee of the town council to meet the main roads committee, with the view of settling a fixed contribution for the future. This action was taken at the recommendation of the sub-oommittee.

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ASSAULT ON A OSTLER. I PONTYPRIDD COLLIER SENT TO PRISON. A serions charge of assault was preferred against Benjamin Llewellyn, collier, Coed- penmaen, at Pontypridd Police court on Wednesday. The complainant was Wm. Browning, ostler at the Park Hotel, Ponty- pridd.-Bro.wn.ing, in his evidence, stated that some men came into the stable yard on the evening of the 14th inst., and he ordered them out. Later in the evening three men came to the stable, and after a struggle obtained admis- sion and savagely assaulted him. He had sus- tained a severe bruise under the heart, and his ear was cut and swollen. Defendant was under the influence of drink. The witness said he was still suffering from the blows re- ceived.—Isaac Williams, an assistant ostler, gave evidence of the men coming and asking where the head ostler was. They then pro- oeeded to the stable and forced an entrance. -Mr. H. E. Crane, manager of the hotel, said he was called into the stable, and found a gang of men there attacking the ostler.—Mr. D. Thomae, from the Bench, remarked that it was a very brutal action, and the defen- dant might have had to answer a more serious charge. The blow near the heart must have caused considerable pain and was most dangerous.—Defendant was committed to gaol for two months with hard labour.—Later on in the court Mr. Daniel (Messrs. W. R. Davies and Co.), made an appeal to the Bench to reconsider the sentence. He had, he said, been consutted by the prisoner's mother, who informed him that her son had only recently returned from South Africa, and was in delicate health. He also sub- mitted that there were two witnesses who would have given evidence in his favour but they could not get into the court.—The Pre- siding Magistrate characterised the attack as being very deliberate, and Llewellyn looked to be in the most robust health. The assault was of such a nature that he had only one regret, and that was that he could not give the man six months. The appeal could not be entertained.—Another man who was summoned to appear did not answer to his name, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

UNIVERSITY OF WALES. THE NEW OFFICES IN THE CATHAYS PARK. The Town-clerk intimated at the meeting of the Cardiff Town-hall Committee on Wednesday that a letter had been re- ceived from the registrar of the Univer- sity of Wales (Mr. Ivor James) stating that the contract for the erection of the university offices in Cathays Park, Oardiff, had been signed, and the work of building had been actually commenced. A certificate from the architects (Messrs. Wills and Anderson) was enclosed. The registrar, there- fore, asked for payment to the university of the JB6,000 promised by the corporation to defray the cost of building. The contract has been let to Meesrs. James Allan and Sons, and the building is to be completed within eight months. Mr. John Jenkins thought thaJt the money should be paid over as needed, and not in one sum. Mir. Vmll proposed, and Mr. Richards seconded, that the £ 6,000 be paid over at once, in accordance with the agreement. It was resolved, however, on the suggestion of Mr. R. Bird, that the town-clerk approach the governors to ascertain if they were not prepared to receive the money as required for the purposes of tHe ereotion of the building.

TELL-TALE TROUSERS. At Swansea. Police-court on Wednesday Alfred Beaton, nineteen, and Daniel Owen, twenty, were charged with breaking and entering the Great Western Railway goods shed and stealing certain clothing and a quantity of chocolate.—Mr. Rupert Lewis pro- secuted.—Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, com- mended Detective Roberts, but for whose cute- ness no arrest would have been made. The theft took place last July, and it was the 9th September when the detective noticed Beaton with a pair of good trousers on, which he fancied he could identify.-Frank Davies, ware- houseman for W. and R. Cook (Limited), proved despatching a parcel of 123 garments, including the trousers now produced, and Alfred Croker. shunter, proved finding the shed open and a parcel broken open.Detective Roberts said that when he saw Beaton wear- ing the trousers he took him to the station. He first said his mother had given them to him; then he said they were stolen, and were given him by a man near the palace. After- wards he arrested Owen in a hop-field in Herefordshire. Owen said that Beaton took him into the shed and got in over the end door. The prisoners incriminated each other, and one said: "Mind I don't split on you. You gave the show away yourself.Beaton was sentenced to three months, hard labour, and Owen to two months.-A summons for receiving part of the stolen property was granted against Catherine Parker, of Barge- man's-row.

ST. DtAVIiyS COLLEGE SCHOOL. The following schotasrshipe have been awarded it St. David's College School, Lampeter — Hugh Basil Jones, Mydrim Vicarage, St. Clears (Falcoodale), £10; Basil Ivor Morgan Nerwchurch Vicarage, Carmar- then (Derry Ormond), Zio; Gwilym Davies, Cambrian Factory, Lampeter (Bryn), JE6; Godfrey Evsane, Kimberley House, Lampeter (Old Bank), JB6; Timothy Ll. Davies, Gartheli Parsonage, Card. (Abermeurig), £5; Evan Walter Davies, Tivy Forge, Lampeter (Neuaddfawr), £ 5; William LI. Gwyn Davies. Llanfihaugel-Abercowin Vicarage, St. Clears, (Fowden), JE5; Arthmr Forbes Linford, Caven- dish House, Chorlton-cum-Hardy (Principal), JB5; George Davies, 27, College-street, Lampeter (part of Mayor's), £3; Rmryø Jones, Old Bank, Lampeter (part of Mayor's^, £2; Daniel Jenkyn Thomas, Ffosffin, Cellan, fA; George Thomas Gravelle. Gordon-terrace, Kidwelly, £4; John Lloyd Jones, Railway Hote4, lianybyther, £3; Thomas Jones. Owarffynnon, Silian, Lampeter, RZ; John Timothy Davies. Fedw, Llangeitho, £3; David T. James, Nanibendigaid, Conwil, E3; John W. Davies, The New Shop, Llangybi, -62; John LI. Davies, Harford-equare, Lampeter, JE3; D. IDamlyn Jones, Cincoed, Narrtgaredig, JSZ; John Da-vies, Red Lion, Lampeter, JE2; David T. L. Stewart, Silian School, Lampeter, JS2; William Reginald Lloyd, Deri House, Lampe- ter, .£1.; Daniel Thomas, Tycarn, Lianwenog, £1.

JUSTICES DECISION CHALLENGED. At the weekly sitting at Penarth Police- court on Wednesday, the 16th inet., when the bench was occupied by Mr. J. Sydney Bat- chelor and Mr. William Jones, a case was heard in which Superintendent J. F. Giddings, D.S.C., charged Henry Lewis, landlord of the Railway Hotel, with selling beer during pro- hibited hours, and also with supplying an un- authorised person on Sunday, the 23rd ult., eontrary to the provisions of the Sunday Closing Act- At the hearing Mr. J. H. Jones, solicitor, appeared for the defence.—The evi- dence for the prosecution was very clear, and was not even questioned, that a seaman, whose ship lay in Penarth Dock, was supplied with drink at the defendant's house on the day named; but the defence set up was that the defendant was not aware that the man was from Penarth, believing that he was one of several men who signed the register giving addresses at Cardiff. Mr. J. H. Jones was pro- ceeding to give evidence for the defence when Mr. William Jones, the junior magistrate on the occasion, suddenly stopped the case, and dismissed the summons, no remark whatever ,of explanation being offered by the senior magistrate. On Wednesday morning at the same court Mr. Gladstone (of Messrs Gladstone and Wil- liams, solicitors, Cardiff), applied, on behalf of the police, to Mr. J. S. Batchelor, Mr. Lewellen Wood, and Mr. William Jones for leave to state a case, and to appeal against the deci- sion of the bench, on the previous Wednesday. The justices decided to accede to the applica- tion.

WOMAN'S SHOCKING RECORD. Maa-garet Franklyn, a. woman of 30 yeaass, having an address at 11, Argyll-street, New- port, was (before the Newport magistrates) on Wednesday adding to a very bad record, which has been growing for several years. This time her outbreak was a two o'clock in the morning affair. She went to her mother's house drunk, and because she was refused admission she smashed a window, and then when Police. oonstable Widoome appeared she attacked him like a tigress.—In addition to several ordinary convictions, there was a commitment for twelve months to the Brentry Inebriates' Home—The Bench on Wednesday sent her to prison for three months.

RHONDDA ROUGH ASSAULTS POLICE William Reee, oonier. Din as. was charged before the Pontypridd magistrates on Wednea- day with being drunk and creatine: a disturb- ance.—Police-constable Fudge said that defendant's wife complained to him that he had been beating her. Later he met Rees, [ and advised him to go home, whereupon he [struck him and kicked him most, vioiently; he also threatened to strike some women who interfered. Assistance had to be sent for to Porth. and they had to carry the defendant 4MD "230 yards on the way to the station.—He was fined ate. for bainy drunk and diamJmtj and Am sent to gaol tor a Any* tor the J AL"

CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND THE RATES. A meeting of the general purposes com- mittee of the Cardiff Corporation, which com- prises the whole of the members, was held on Tuesday. The mayor (Alderman Edward. Thomas, "Cochfarf ") presided. DISTRICT AND BOROUGH RATES. Before moving the adoption of the fimnww committee minute in reference to the rates- to be levied in the ensuing haif-year, Mr. W. Evans, who acted as chairman of that com- mittee on Monday, referred again to the ill- ness of Sir Thomas Morel, and hoped that he, would soon return to take part in the pro- ceedings of the corporation. (Hear, hear.) He congratulated the spending committees upon having kept fairly well within their esti- mates, but certain unforeseen expenditure had been forced upon them. With reference to the increase of £1.D68 in the waterworlal estimate, JB750 was due to rates. The com- mittee had appointed an expert valuer, and. if necessary, they would appeal. He moved that the report of the finance committee be adopted, that a general district rate of 1B. 9d. in the £ be levied, and that precepts be issued for £21.309 on account of expenditure under the borough fund. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick seconded, and said that it was satisfactory to find that on the wfaola there was a decrease in the rates. Alderman Carey stated that, although 1fr. Evans had alluded to the manner in wfeidx the committees had kept within their esti- mates, he had said nothing about the credit balances which went towards the reduction of the rates. As chairman of the electric lighting committee, he would like to point out that the net contributions from the rates had been reduced to £1.818. The revenue balance on March 31, 1903, was £3.073, less £:711 appro- priated in aid of the rates and £995 inet.ato ments on loan fund account. There was, consequently, a net balance of £ 1*306. The loans re-paid to the same period amounted to £11,042, and there was a reserve fund of £500. The summary of profit and loss account foe the last five years was as follows:—To March. 1899, loss..E1.067; 1900, loss, £1,794; 1901, profit,, £9 15s. 3d.; 1902, JE.1,117 lis. 4d.; 1903,£3.648- The credit balance on the Use years waa^ therefore, over £1,913. Alderman Trounce congratulated the electric lighting committee upon their posi- tion, but said he would like to know whether allowance had been made in the estimate for the increase in the bank rate from 3i to 4 per cent., and also whether the increased loan charges on tramways had been allowed for. Mr. Evans Baid 4 per cent. had been allowed for the bank overdraft. Mr. Robert Hughes asked whether any account had been taken of the £ 10,500 which the corporation would receive under the Education Act. Mr. Evans: We have not taken that into account because the corporation have not adopted the Act. Alderman Trounce complained that after the tramway accounts had been referred back they appeared in the official blue boot in an incorrect form. Mr. Veall resented Alderman Ttonnoe'a statement, and said he should put his objec- tion in writing, so that the auditors might report. The Mayor said it was for the aoiditore to prepare an amended report. Alderman Trounce: But the accounts have gone into the year book, and. therefore, become an official record. Mr. Veall: Alderman Trounce would be tihe first to complain if they were left out. Dr. Smith asked if the blue book could not be simplified so as to be understood by the ratepayers. Alderman Carey: Can't the same thing be applied to doctor's prescriptions? (Laughter-) The minutes of the finance committee were then adopted. BUST OF SIR JOHN WILLIAMS. The Mayor stated that he had received a letter from a gentleman, who did not wish his name to be known, offering to the Cardiff Art Gallery a bronze copy of the bust of Sir John Williams which was the work of Mr. Goscombe John, and now being exhibited in the Royal Academy. (Hear, hear.) The bast would be valuable from the fact that Sir John Williams had done so much for Wales, and that the sculptor, Mr. Goaoombe J-ohn, was a native of Cardiff of whom they all felt proud. No one knew how many thousands of pounds Sir John Williams had spent in securing books and other objects of interest to the Principality, and it was probable that he would devote his great means to the collec- tion of many more. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded try Alderman Trounce, a hearty vote of thanka was accorded to the anonymous donor. GRANGETOWN RECREATION GROUND. Dr. Smith aske £ whether any furtherr steps had been taken in arranging foe the reception by Mr. Robert Forrest of a deputa- tion from the corporation for the purpoM of discussing with him the question of pr& viding Grangetown with a recreation ground. —The Town-clerk stated that there had bees a. great deal of correspondence, but in conse> quence of the holidays he had been unahlt to fix an appointment.

ABERYSTWYTH COLLEGE. ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, At a meeting of the senate of Abello ystwyth University College the following entrance scholarships and exhibitions were awarded on the result of the examinations held last week:—Aneurin J. G. Edwards, Dot- gelly County School (David Davies' Scholar- ship), £40; Annie C. Pugh, Towyn County School (Principal's Scholarship), £40; Edgar P. C. Smith, Presteigne County School (Visi- tors' Scholarship), £30; Archibald G. Ellis, Newport Intermediate School (Sir Alfred Jones' Scholarship), £30; Margaret Owen. Towyn County School (Commercial Travellers of North Wales' Scholarship)..820; Alfred J. Pugsley, Bristol Pupil Teachers' Centre (Keel- ing Science Scholarship), £25; Joseph Davies, Llanidloes County School (Welsh, Scholarship), £20; Alice Wall, Wellington. Ladies' College and Private Study (Brereton Scholarship), £15; Kathleen M. Wright, Blrk- beck College (Open Exhibition), £10; Alice Croft, Bradford Girls' Grammar School (Open Exhibition), £10; Edward T. Dyson, Ruthin" Grammar School (Open Exhibition), £10; Alice R. Johns, Ebbw Vale County School (Open Exhibition), £10; William R. Kingham, Wat- ford Grammar School (Open Exhibition), £ 10; Elwy ap Ifor, Machynlleth County School (Welsh Exhibition), £10; Hilda R. Banbury, Dr. Williams' School, Dolgelly (Welsh Exhibi- tion), £10; Linda C. Jones, Wrexham County School (Welsh Exhibition), £10; Tfagdalen Morgan, Merthyr County School (Welsh Exhi- bition), £10; William J. Roberts, Carnarvon and Llanberis County Schools (Welsh Exhibi- tion), £10; Edmund M. Needham, Ebbw Vale County School (Welsh Exhibition), £5; Griffith R. Jones, Portmadoc County School (Ellis Eyton Exhibition), moiety, JB5; BTodwen Owen, Wrexham County School (Ellis Eyton Exhibi- tion), moiety, £5; Victoria H. Bonner, Aber- ystwyth County School (Eliz. Davies Biyn. teifi Scholarship), £20; Jacob M. Jones, Aber- ystwyth County School (R. H. Richards* Scholarship), £20; Gwilym Williams, Llandlhr and Aberystwyth County Schools (Agricnlt tural Scholarship). £ 20; Stephen Jonee, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (Cynddelw Scholarship), £ 20; Richard Hughes, Bala Preparatory School (Mrs. Clarke's Scholarship), conditionally, £30.. The senate also awarded the following1 secondary training scholarships and exhibi- tions to—Ella F. M. Jones, B.A. (Wales), £20. Lizzie Wynne Richards, B.A. (Wales), £ 15v Frances Juan Evans, B.A. (Wales), £ 15; Gwladys Mary Morris, B.A. (Wales), £1"0; and the "Frances Williams" Art Exhibition to David Thomas Davies, £10.

BOGUS FACTORY INSPECTOR. SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT AT NEWPORT. Richard Ooznpton Jones, a nrrddle-aged man of no fixed abode, but formerly a draper at Newtown, Montgomery, was brought up ia custody at Newport Police-court on Wednes- day, charged with falsely representing him- self to be a Government inspector of factories. On being asked in the dock if the charge was true, he said, "I don't think so." Mr. A. E. Davies, hairdresser, Tredegar- street, stated that about twelve o'clock cm Saturday nigW. September 12, prisoner en- tered his shop and, saying that he was a factory inspector, demanded to know where his factory rules were. He saw a. lad there who had just left work, and accused Mfc. Davies of an infringement of the Act. He threatened to prosecute him, bat after mating a considerable disturbance asked if the matter could not be "squared." Ultimately, Mr. Davies had to eject him, and though the prisoner said he was going to cell again on the following Monday he did not call again, and it was only by his being casuaDy caught sight of that he was ultimately given into CUBtody Mr. Augustus Lewis, H.M. CMefItmpeetar of Factories for South WadeS and Montnodh- shim, informed the bench that prisoner not an inspector. He only ctoneootcf prison on Saturday, September Hatter serving a term of three months for a cimBar offence at Newport, but the ffrat he !»»—*«* of him was about twelve morrtba aso, wteik prisoner was at MerthyT and Dowteae tMaeiU representing himself to be a faetovy &t- spector. He (Mr. Lewis) wished that the public would exercise their right of tospenXtaec the certiftcate of appointment of i wtaa presented Uinraeff as an inspector. In the seeidk tits Bench win Hm) Hf otfmn ))t!<!n