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WORKMEN'S NOTES. .
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WORKMEN'S NOTES. AMENDMENTS TO COMPEN- SATION ACT. By WILLIAM BRACE. EVice-Prrsident of the South Wales Miners' Federation.] Shortly after the Workmen's Compensa- tion Act was put into operation it became evident that it would require a good deal of amendment to make it a measure upon the lines intended by those who intro- duced it and those who consistently sup- ported it through the various stages in Parliament. Tins opinion gained in force year by year until the Government felt it necessary to hold an investigation, and to this end a Departmental Committee was empanelled, and one Labour member was placed upon it, in the person of Mr. G. N. Barnes, the very capable general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, one of the oldest and most successful labour organisations in the world, but which, unhappily, is not at present affiliated to the Trades Union Congress. The report and recommenda- tions of this Committee have now been made public, and, presumably, the Government will introduco during the next session of Parliament an amending Bill embodying all or part of the Com- mittee's recommended amendments. All parties interested in the working of the Compensation Act should give careful attention to the report, so that they may be in readiness to have their views placed before the House during the discussions. Choice of Remedy—Time Limit. At present an injured person can take proceedings under common law, the Employers' Liability Act, or the Work- men's Compensation Act. This option the Committee proposes should be abolished by giving power to the employer to mov« for a stay of proceedings until the county-court judge shall certify that the workman has not an adequate remedy under the Compensation Act. I cannot conceive the reason for the Committee's recommendation in connection with this clause. It surely is a mischievous, if not dangerous, amendment to suggest, so far as the workpeople are concerned. If the Act as at present drafted has given cause for more litigation than was anticipated, assuredly this proposal is not likely to curtail it. If I do not misread the proba- bilities, should Parliament accept such an amendment litigation must increase in- stead of diminish or the workman must depend solely upon the Compensation Act. I confess to the belief that the! employers have quite as much protection as they need in this direction under the present Act without making it more stringent, so I trust this recommendation will not be listened to. With the idea of a time limit, in which notice of accident and claim must be given, I am in sympathy, conditionally that it would not debar a man's claim should he be able to offer a reasonable excuse for delaying giving notice and the employers are not prejudiced by the delay. On the whole, the present Act has fairly met this point; but it would do no harm if the Commit- tee's recommendation was added (not sub- stituted). so that it might read, "Notice of accident to be given in six days and notice cf claim within three months, pro- vided that when a defect in giving notice was occa-sioned by mistake or other reason- able cause 'it should be no bar to the maintenance of proceedings." Aged Workers Prejudiced. The workmen employed in the building trade will gladly welcome the recom- mendation that the 30ft. limit clause! should be deleted. In the first instance, this limitation was a ridiculous one, and ought never to have been adopted by Parliament. The workmen employed about the docks will heartily .support the proposal that all accidents about a dock, quay, or wharf, whether on a ship or otherwise, are to 00 treated as accidents within the meaning of the Compensation Act. The extension of the dependent clause, which in the case of a fatal accident is to include brothers end sisters, is an important and much- needed amendment. Some of the saddest moments of my life have been expe- rienced when I have informed young •brothers and sisters, whose sole support and breadwinner was a brother, that they possessed no right to compensation under the Compensation Act for the irreparable loss they had sustained. Why penalise our aged workmen? is the ques- tion I have put to myself, and which I put to the Departmental Committee. What wrong have they done that they should only receive 5s. per week com- pensation in case of accident and depen- dents only £25 in case of death when over 60 years of age? Is this the manner in which we are to reward our soldiers of industry after a lifetime of toil, at the end of which they have been unfortunate enough to bo broken and mangled. To put it mildly, such a pro-I position is rank callousness, and must be resisted to the end. The same rate of compensation is to prevail in cases of infirm workmen. Infirm workmen, indeed! What a nightmare to every workman of whatever age who has the slightest physical defect! 'Truly, in con- nection. with compensation the Depart- mental Committee have catalogued men as they would chattels or goods, horses or engines. This proposal must and will be opposed at all costs. Why this invidious distinction between workmen ? Surely, the aggregate saving to any firm if this recommendation is accepted will not be worth it. By what amount would it reduce the insurance company's pre- mium? Very little, I imagine. Prospective Losses of Young Persons. Clause 24 suggests the fixing of com- pensation at a higher basis than 50 per cent. of the actual earnings of a young person who is injured by accident. I support this as a much-needed reform. I especially support that section that takes into consideration accidents that lay young people idle for over twelve months, after which the case can be reviewed and the basis of compensation fixed upon what probably would have been their earnings had they not been injured. Under the present Act pros- pective loss is not recognised, the result of which is that, no matter how seriously ,a young person has been injured, he willi upon recovery secure no compensation for loss of earning capacity, which he would do were he a man. For instance, a lad thirteen or fourteen years of age is partially permanently incapacitated by accident. His wages were 10s. a week on the average, which upon the basis of 50 per cent. would mean .5s. a week com- pensation. He may be idle for a year or two. but ultimately is able to do some work. With but few exceptions, such persons will upon re-commencing work be able to earn 10s. a week wages, which under the present Act precludes them from securing further compensation, although the injuries may have reduced the earn- ing power by one-half. Recommendation 24 is designed to remove that injustice by providing for the law to take into calculation prospective loss when fixing the compensation payments. b Benefits of Organisation. With the following observations of the Committee I am in complete agree- ment :—' Speaking generally, the injured work- man can obtain, at all events if he belongs to a Trades Cnion, without any expense or risk, compensation to a larger amount than would be possible under the Employers' Liability Act. The evidence leaves on our minds the impression that it is where the organisa- tion of the associations, both of employers and workmen, is most complete that there is the least amount of litigation and the greatest satisfaction with the settlements reached. Far greater difficulties appear to arise where there is no trade organisation. The workman who has no organisation to resort to for advice and assistance in such matters is comparatively helpless, or has to call in legal assistance. Costs are at once incurred, and the dangers above pointed out attending litigation are much more likely to occur. There is reason to believe that cases not unfrequently occur where the benefits of the Compensation Act are greatly cur- tailed."
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PERSONAL PARS. PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE. The anti-hat craze has a lot to answer for. On a Dunoon-bound, steamer the other day there was a hatless youth giving his locks the benefit of the salt sea breezes. An elderly and good-natured, but behind-the-timee, gen- tleman, spotted the young chap, and, think- ing that he had had the misfortune to have his cap blown 'overboard, approached him, and offered him the use of a spare bonnet he had in his possession. The hatless one gave the would-be Samaritan a freezing look, and it took a bit of explaining to convince the old chap that the fellow -was going about bareheaded willingly. The death of Mr. James Lowther leaves still a James Lowther in the House of Commons—namely, the deputy speaker. The two men were only distantly related—I think (says a writer in the "Evening News") they were third cousins — and the late Jimmy" Lowther was the elder by some fifteen years. Each of them had held his seat in Parliament for a goodly number of years, the late member for the TJjanet Division of Kent haviAg represented that constituency continuously since 1888 of course, he had previously eat for York and Lincolnshire since 1865-while Mr. James William Lowther secured the Penrith Division of Cumberland two years earlier in 1886, and has found hia constituency similarly faithful. Another point was that both the James Lowthers were Privy Councillors, so that even the Right Hon. James Lowther, M.P." did not differentiate between them. Another Lowther in Parliament is Mr. Claude Low- ther, who sits for another division of Cum- berland, Eskdale, and who came near getting the V.C. for conspicuous bravery at the battle of Faber's Point, under Sir C. Warren. Like Mr. J. W. Lowther, he is a cousin of Lord Donsdale. His effort to establish his fame as a. dramatist will be fresh in the minds of all. Mr. Justice Phillimore is the man who sen tenced William Thomas on Thursday. His father was a judge, his son is a barrister, his two daughters have marriedAawyers, his wife belongs to a family of legal luminaries. He was chosen judge on account of his fitness for the poet. not for his politics. His reputa- tion was made in Church law, but. though he is a specialist, he is a.18O an all-round judge. In private life he is a typical country gentle- man and a good host. ÅS he knows his own mind on legal matters, so he does on those of every-day life. He never asks silly ques- tions about things he knows perfectly well. The Marchioness of Donegal], who with the infant marquess is paying a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Tangye at their place in War- wickshire, is one of our Colonial peeresses. She was Miss Violet Twining, daughter of a popular citizen of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and her marriage at the age of 22 to a nobleman 60 years her senior is still fresh in the public memory. The baby marquis already gives hope of being a credit to the family in the way of looks, and, indeed, if heredity goes for anything, he ought to be well favoured. His tall, slender mother is very pretty, and in his palmy days, as Captain Chichester, the late marqueEs was reckoned one of the hand- somest men in the Army. One of the loveliest places in Yorkshire is that of Ethel, Lady Btaumont-Carlton Towers, not far from Wakefield. The house is Elizabethan in style, with any amount of latticed windows, and it is a most picturesque and old-fashioned-looking abode -a true i!íll8tration of some of Marcus Stone's pictures. The inside of the building is eminently comfortable, and there is a line organ gallery, and a profusion of armour on the walls of the halls. Lady Beaumont's little daughter, who has just celebrated her birthday, inherited the barony, which was called out of abeyance in her favour, and with the exception of the infant Baroness Clifton, only child of the late Earl of Darn- ley. is the youngest peerest in her own right. Lord Bute has lately completed a new wing at Dumfries House, which is a handsome old- fo.shioned mansion, standing in a finely- wooded park. It was the fa.vourite residence of the lata marquess, who began the new wing to house the splendid collection of Gobelins tapestries presented by Louis XIV. to a former Earl of Stair, when British Am- bassador in Paris. Tho earldoms of Stair and Dumfries were united for a time, the second Lord Stair's father having married Penelope, Countess of Dumfries in her own right; and these magnificent tapestries, which have remained in the Dumfries branch of the family, are an interesting souvenir of this temporary union. Here is a story about a certain politician that, I fancy, wants some beating (says a writer in "To-Day.") It appears that the M.P. is in the habit of buying a paper from the same newspaper boy every evening on his way to the House. It chanced that one evening when he came to put his hand into his pocket Lo found he had come out without a single penny. He hesitated a moment, a-id then explained the position to the lad. "Don't mind about that, sir," was the reply; "you can pay for it to-morrow. It will be all right." "And to-morrow, my boy, I may be dead." said the politician, with the idea of ir1 pressing a moral lesson upon the youthful mind. The answer of the lad left the mora lis. ing legislator gasping. "Well, sir, if that is the case, it will be no great loss, after all." Sir William Nevill. K.G., first Marquess of Abergavenny, who has just attained the ripe age of 78, was a "discovery" of Lord Beacons- field's. He is of the bluest of blue blood. His first known ancestor was an admiral of Wil- liam the Conqueror. John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was but a little off the track of his direct pedigree, which keeps tor.?h. through Cicely, daughter of Ralph Nevill, and afterwards Duchess of York. with seven Kings and three Queens of England, four Princes of Wales, four Kings and three Queens of Scotland, two Queens of Prance, one Queen of Spain, and one Queen of Rou- mania. The one thing that the noble mStr- cmess dislikes worse than Radicalism is Ritualism—which, indeed, he regards as eccle- siastical Radicalism. He is patron of 21 livings. He is very popular with the tenants of his big estates. Sir Arthur Lawley. the Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal, who is just now on his way home to England for a holiday, bas l:ad few more difficult people to deal with in his diplomatic career than the Queen Regent of Swazieland, whom he had to visit last year. At the first meeting the Queen who, to put it delicately, is a far from pre- possessing person, insisted on whispering all her remarks into his ear. At the next meet- ing she pouted like a spoilt child, but Sir Arthur was stern, and she gave up her bad temper. Next day she made up her mind to captivate the firm. white man, and proceeded to parade the village, wreathed in smiles, and dragging at her heels a toy elephant, which had been presented to a small son of the late King. As he had re- stored her to good temper he prepared to depart, but only flrmrxj and much tact delivered him from the ordeal of being kissed by the coquettish lady of colour. kissed by the coquettish lady of colour. Fate has struck Judge Parry the sorest blow possible, for no man ever loved chil- dren better, and the loss of his small daughter by drowning will be a terrible loss to him. It is about ten years now since he turned his literary gifts to writing children's bonks, and earned the love of all children and most grown-ups with Katawanxpus." Several other books of the same nature have followed, and achieved an almost equal popularity. Judge Parry has the distinction, besides his literary w^ork. of being the onlv judge in the history of Great Britain who has actually been shot at in his own court. He had just delivered juflvment cancelling the certificate of a bailiff of the court, named William Taylor, and ordering him to pay certain fees, when Taylor, who, unobserved by any one in court, had crept round to the raised dais, on which the judge sat, fired three shots from a, revolver in quick succession. Two bullets struck the judge, one on the chin and one on the throat, wounding him severely. Princess Beatrice has been having a holiday after her own heart, living at Os- borne with Princes Alexander and Maurice, and cruising about quietly with them and her guests, who include Prince and Prin- cess Alexander of Teck and young Prince Arthur of Connaught. The Princess, who last week was the guest of I the Empress Eugenie, at Farnborough, has returned, says the Onlooker," to the Isle of Wight. Osborne Cottage, as it is called, is capable of entertaining a good many guests, for in reality it is composed of two separate houses, connected by a long white-tiled passage, which runs out of the billiard room. and is known as the twopenny tube." Halfway along it there is another passage, which goes to the servants' quar- ters. In the smaller house the young Princes and the equerries have their rooms, and there is also a spare room or two. The principal guests live in the larger house. Prince Alexander, who has quite recovered, will soon rejoin his ship, and Prince Maurice was to have gone to a public school this term, but stays at Locker's Park till after Christmas, •
MISSING HARPIST. I
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MISSING HARPIST. I REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SEEN IN LIVERPOOL. In connection with the disappearance of Mr. William Morgan (" Ap ShenkYll") from Nelson. One of our representatives, in an interview with Mrs. Morgan at the Tyler s Hotel, Nelson, found that lady in great distress, and suffering from the mental strain to which she has been sub- jected during the past three weeks. She said. with tears in her eyes, that her husband left home on the 29th of August by the 11.30 a.m. train to do some business at Treharris. He then visited Merthyr Vale sports, and proceeded thence to Mountain Ash by the last train. From that time all trace of him was lost until a few days ago, when some Nelson friends stated that they saw a person whom they believed to be Mr. Morgan on the footboard of a tramcar, near Lewis's, the great Liverpool drapers. They intended to speak to him, but he turned his back. The friends, questioned. as to whether they might not have made a mistake, were positive that they were right in the identifi- cation. The missing harpist has won many prises in both Continents. At Cardiff, at the early age of nine, he won a first, although his harp "AP SHENKIN." I strings broke, and it is characteristic of him that on that occasion when the mishap occurred he turned to his sister and said coolly, "Here, Maggie, quick; bring in my bag of strings," and, having repaired his instrument, won easily. He joined Mr. Tom Stephens's Male Voice Party, sang with them at the Chicago Exhibition, and brought back to Wales the first prize for the harp solo. He took honours at Swansea in 1891, Rhyl 1892, Pontypridd 1893, and, as stated, at Chicago in the same year. He became so suc- cessful that the King's harpist, Mr. John Thomas, prohibited his competing, as it gave no others a chance. He married Miss Sevenoaks, daughter of a superintendent engineer, who died at West Hartlepool six years ago. The marriage was celebrated at St. Andrew's Church, Cardiff, in 1892. Mrs. Morgan, it may be mentioned, was a schoolmate at Mrs. Evans's school at Pentre of Mrs. Emlyn Jones, whose husband was so foully done to death last Sunday morning. Mr. Morgan's parents have kept the Grey- hound Hotel, Bargoed, for the past 33 years, and are well known and respected in the Rhymney Valley. Mrs. Morgan is under the impression that her husband has gone to America, but so far she has had no ccnfirma-, tion of the fact, it being merely surmise, on the information that he had been seen at Liverpool.
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DEATH OF A CARDIFF DIVER. TYNEWYDD COLLIERY DISASTER RE-CALLED. General regret is felt in Cardiff at the death of Mr. David Adams, aged 87, which took place at 8, Constellation-street, Roath, his wife having died on the Sunday week at almost the same patriarchal age. Deceased was chief diver at the Bute Docks, and he is suc- ceeded by his son, James Adams (himself over 60 years of age) and Mr. William Quick. Mr. Adams, sen., so far back as 1857 came to Cardiff from Alderney (Channel Islands), where he was employed by the contractors in con- nection with the breakwater, and for all the intervening years he had been employed at the Bute Docks until pensioned cff, some ten years ago. In his long career he had many exciting experiences. The most sensational was the one at Tynewydd Colliery (Porth) 25 years ago, when the brave deeds tLlen done are still vividly remembered as amongst the most heroic. When the six or seven men were driven into the old pit, and were there seven or eight days before they could be liberated, deceased, with the divers from London, did admirable work. Her Majesty Queen Victoria interested herself in the matter, and subscriptions were obtained from many parts, the outcome being that JEM was handed over to the deceased for his share in the scrvioos he was able to render.
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WOULDN'T STOPTHE ENGINE INCIDENT ON THE ROADWAY AT CLYDACH. At Brynmawr Police-court on Monday Philip Phillips, locomotive driver for Mr. John Studt, Cardiff, was summoned under the Locomotive Act, 1865, for refusing to stop when requested to do so by signal on the 7th of oeptember.—Colonel T. Uwynne Powell stated that on the morning in question he was riding on his horse through Cheltenham (Clydach), and saw the engine with some show vans coming towards him. There was steam coming from the engine, and it WAS making a noise, with the result that his mare would not face it, and witness signalled to defendant to stop, but he would not. When the engine came along the mare turned round and witness had all he could do to hold her. Witness added that there ought to have been a man walking in front, but instead of this he was up with the driver, and did not attempt to get down and render assistance, and there was not one of the regulations of the Act that defendant was complying with. There were two persons behind to look after the vans, and, as far as Mr. Studt was concerned, witness did not think he was to blame, as he had, no doubt, sent his vans away properly equipped, with men to look after them. Defendant said he pulled up as soon as possible. Evidence was also given by Police-constable Evans, and the Bench imposed a fine of 20s. inclusive.
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¥ 3rd WELSH AT PORTHCAWL. COMPLIMENTARY LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT COUNCIL. Colonel Watts, C.B., commanding the 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment, asks us to publish the following letter, received by him from Mr. E. T. David, clerk, writing on behalf of the members of the Porthcawl Urban District Council:- "Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that the chairman and members of the council, individually and collectively, as representa- tive of the inhabitants of the Porthcawl district and the visitors, have the greatest pleasure in tendering this written testimony le to the soldierly bearing and irreproachable conduct of the men under your command during the period of their training at the Newton camp. The council confidently trust that their district will be selected for the future training of your regiment, and, further, that the period of the present camp has been productive of as much benefit to the 3rd Welsh Regiment as it has been of pleasure to the inhabitants and visitors." In the course of a. reply to the council Colonel Watts stated;—"I consider Porthcawl an ideal place for the training of t,ne, battalion, and I can assure you that, so far as my recommendation has power, we chall again visit the vicinity next year."
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BUILT OVER A PIT SHAFT. THREE VILLAS COLLAPSE: MIRA- CULOUS ESCAPES. Owing to the collapse of a disused pit sha-ft at Brierley Hill on Monday, three recently- erected villas were wrecked, and the inmates had miraculous escapes from death. When the houses were erected on land belonging to Lord Dudley, it was thought that all the disused pit shafts had been filled up, but this one escaped attention; and whilst the inmates were sleeping the houses began to rock, and eventually collapsed. A great shaft was afterwards found under one house. Fortunately the woodwork fell across the mouth of the pit, and thus averted in all probability serious loss of life.
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MINERS' MEETINGS. 0. RHONDDA COLLIERS AND DELEGATES. At the monthly meeting of the Rhondda No. 1 District of the South Wales Miners' Federation, held at the Imperial Assembly- room, PorLh, on Monday, the delegate from the Lewis-Merthyr Colliery moved, That. having regard to the dissatisfaction now pre- vailing throughout the coalfield as to the enormous expense incurred by sending large numbers of representatives to the various congresses, some immediate steps be taken by this district with a view of preventing this extravagance." The delegate remarked that it was high time to stamp out this unneces- sary expenditure. Take, for instance, the Paris Congress. Scotland were satisfied with a few representatives, and England with a few. Why could not they in South Wales and Monmouthshire be satisfied with a few, instead of sending such a large number of representatives? He understood that there were only three or four from Scotland and three or four from England, while there were eleven or twelve from South Wales. A Penrhiwceiber Delegate asked how many delegates were at the congress. Mr. D. Watts Morgan said that there were in Paris representing the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 43 delegates. The number of delegates, including officials, from South Wales was thirteen. Taking the 43 delegates, they found that each man represented about 8,840. But, taking South Wales alone, each of the Welsh delegates represented 11,550. In other words, every Welshman represented 3,00) more men than anybody else did. Instead of three or four representing Scot- land, as suggested, there were nine from Scotland, and there were 21 from the Midlands, besides representatives from Northumberland and Durham, which he omitted because they were not< from the Federation. The South Wales Miners' Feder- ation sent three only. They must remem- ber that there were 22 districts in tie South Wales Federation, some of them numbering 3,000 or 4,000 members, and some up to 9,000 members. All those were entitled to send a representative to the congress, and a large district like this one should not question their right to such representation. (Applause.) When the Scottish question was under dis- cussion the Scotch miners sent to London and to Southport 22 delegates, and he con- sidered that such expenditure was fully justified. He feared that some members of tho Federation were too prone to listen to the carping criticism of interested parties- representatives of employers, if they liked-- who were only too anxious to damage the Federation in the eyes of the workers in order that the dividends and profits of ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago might be again secured by the coalowners. Colliery com- panies paid £ 1,500 to £ 2,GOO a year to consult- ing engineers for looking after their inte- rests, and the coalowners of South Wales paid £2,000 per year to their chairman for doing his best to prevent -the workmen from earning any more than could be helped. A Ferndalo Delegate considered that the explanation given placed a different con- struction upon the matter, and he proposed that it bo relegated to the lodges. A Fernhill Delegate seconded. An Abergorky Delegate declared it had been ebovii that there was no extravagance. (Applause.) "Mabon," M.P., who had just arrived, remarked that the word "extravagance" had been used without justification. If he thought that a penny of unnecessary expenditure had bean incurred be would bo with them in advocating economy, but he did not think there had. Mabon then made an impor- tant statement in reference to tho Scotch coal crisis. His remarks will bo found in another column. The following were reported as the receipts of the month:- £ s. d. Contributions 1,026 9 9 Parliamentary fund 58 5 6 Out-of-work levy. 36 13 0 Collenna 25 4 0 District levy 15 15 0 Strike donations. 10 0 0 LI,172 7 3 RHONDDA PARLIAMENTARY FUND. The Delegate from Tylorstown Colliery submitted a question as to whether the miners' contributions towards Mabon's" Parliamentary Fund were paid through the Rhondda La-bour and Liberal Association or not. Mr. D. Watts Morgan replied that, notwith- standing what might appear in the associa- tion's report, the fact was that the cheque for £ 200 paid on April 9 was paid direct to Mr. Abraham. The Tylorstown Delegate said the question was simply raised because some of the Con- servatives objected to what was regarded as a double payment. FRESH EFFORT TO SETTLE HIRWAIN DISPUTE. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Aberdare miners on Monday, Mr. C. B. Stanton referred to the stoppage at the Hirwain Collieries, and said that he had written to Sir W. T. Lewis requesting him to receive a deputation for the purpose of further dis- cussing the position with a view to a settle- ment. Owing to Sir W. T. Lewis's absence, he had received a letter from Mr. A. P. Jones, Sir William's agent, stating that Mr. Stan- ton's communication would be placed before Sir William on his return. LLWYDCOED DISPUTE SETTLED. The dispute which has for some time existed at the Tirergyd Colliery, Llwydcoed, Aberdare, owing to the alleged employment of blacklegs was reported by Mr. C. B. Stanton, miners' agent, at the monthly meet- ing of the Aberdare miners on Monday to have been settled by the conclusion of an agree- ment with Mr. Joseph William Powell, who had taken over the concern. By the agree- ment all the men employed at the colliery are to be members of the Miners' Federation, and the price for large clean coal is to be 2s. 4d. per ton; 2d. per ton extra. to be paid for working on the back in consideration of ripping top and cutting bottom. The other conditions are to be those prevailing at other collicries. All practical colliers unable to earn 4s. 9d. per day, plus percentage on account of disturbances in the workings, are to be compensated to that extent by the management. RHYMNEY VALLEY MINERS. The monthly meeting of the Rhymney Valley Miners' Association was held at the Wesleyan Chapel, Bargoed, on Monday, Mr. John Bevan presiding.—The agent (Mr. Evan Thomas) in his monthly report gave detailed information of thirty-one cases of compensa- tion in respect of disablement, and two fatal eases. A large number of casas of dispute had been satisfactorily settled during the month. —The meeting voted 120 towards the miners now out on strike in the Radstock district, Somersetshire. NON-UNIONIST DIFFICULTY AT HAFOD. When notices were given in at the Lewis- Merthyr Collieries, Hafod, at the beginning of the month, owing to the non-Unionist difficulty, there were about 150 men who were not members of the Federation. Since then the number has been reduced to between twenty and twenty-five. There are, therefore, strong hopes that a cessation of work will be avoided when the notices expire. AT FERNDALE. A meeting of Ferndale miners was held on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. John Williams, who explained that the meeting had been convened mainly to deal with the ques- tion of non-Unionists in the district.—Coun- cillor D. Evans and Councillor Tom Evans (treasurer of the Rhondda. No. 1 District) spoke on the benefits derivable by work- men from organisation, and emphasised its importance.—Referring to the success of the men in retaining the minimum in Scotland, Mr. Evans maintained that the day of sectional strikes was past, and that had the Scotch coalowners persisted in doing away with the minimum, then the Welsh colliers would undoubtedly have made common cause with thoir Scotch confreres and dropped tools.
THE NEW KNtGHTS.
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THE NEW KNtGHTS. The "London Gazette" contains the follow- ing :Thc' King was pleased, on the under- mentioned dates, to confer the honour cf knighthood upon:— Mr. Justice (Thomas Rolls) Warrington, at the Levee on June 7. Mr. Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, C.V.O., Garter- King-of-Arms, after the Council holden en July 15. Alderman R. Alfred Hampson, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, on July 19. Mr. Griffith Thomas, mayor of Swansea, on July 20. Alderman Hallowoll Rogers, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, on July 21.
WELSH BIBLE EXHIBITION.
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WELSH BIBLE EXHIBITION. The collection of Welsh Bibles now on exhi- bition in the reference library at Cardiff will not be available after the 50th of Sep- tember, when the exhibition will be closed, and the copies on loan returned to their owners. It is not likely that so fine a collec- tion can ever be brought together again. The Bible of Mary Jones, for example, was lent by the Bible Society only after great pres- sure, and the society practically stated that it would never be lent again. A very large number of people have visited the exhibition, which has fully realised the expectations and aima of those who promoted it.
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BOYS' BRIGADE. THE ANNUAL MEETINGS AT NEWPORT. The National Council of the Boys' Brigade who are celebrating the twenty-first anniver- sary of the founding of the boys' brigade, opened their annual meetings at Newport on Friday with a meeting of the brigade executive at the King's Head Hotel, which is being made the headquarters for the brigade council. Matters connected with the internal working of the brigade were dis- cussed, there being a very representative attendance. At three o'clock there waa a reception of the officers by the brigade president (Mr. C. Alston) in the Town-hall Assembly-rooms, followed by the annual meeting of the brigade council. Mr. G. P. Reynolds, the president of the Newport Battalion, on behalf of the Newport and Cardiff Battalions, extended a hearty welcome to the members of the brigade coun- cil to the town of Newport, and referred to the loss the Newport Battalion had sustained by the death of their battalion treasurer, Mr. Cuthbertson. THE YEAR'S WORK. The report for the past year was submitted by the president, and showed Captain G. P. REYNOLDS. President Newport Boys' Brigade. that the work of the brigade was in a very satisfactory condition. The number of companies within the United Kingdom is now 1,161, possessing a membarship of 4,829 officers, 1,481 staff sergeants, and 50,455 boys, making a total strength of 56,766. The number of special company Bible Classes held, in addition to the addresses given at the drill parades, is 783, with an average attend- ance of 23,063; while in addition to these there is an average attendance at church, Sunday school, or other religious meeting of 44,698. Over 1,000 "old boys" are now serving as officers in their own or other companies of the brigade. Ambulance classes are conducted, in connec- tion with which during the year 1.572 boys passed the ambulance examination, and won the certificate and badge. Summer camps, to give the boys a week at the seaside or in the country, are largely held. nearly 12,000 boys having enjoyed this privilege during the pa,st year. The annual reports were adopted, upon the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. Humphreys, 2nd Manchester Battalion. Mr. G. P. Reynolds (Newport) was elected a member of the new executive, who will hold their first meeting on Monday. Mr. A. B. Chambers, captain of the 13th Sheffield Company, moved the following reso- lution — That the first sentence in Article 4 of the 'Brigade Constitution be altered to read as followsBoys between the ages of twelve and seventeen should be eligible for enrol- ment as members of the brigade; they may be enrolled at the commencement of the session in which they become twelve, and may remain members until the end of the session in which they become seventeen." The Rev. L. Gethen, of the 1st Durham Com- pany, seconded the motion. Mr. A. Campbell (Edinburgh) opposed the proposal, contending that to reduce the quali- fying ages of the boys would certainly affect I the strength of the companies, as the older I boys would not mix up with "kids." (Laughter.) He moved a direct negative.—This was sup- ported by Mr. W. H. Austin (Manchester). Mr. Smith, the brigade secretary, hoped nothing would bo done to lower the ages of qualification. The motion to alter the rules was defeated by 54 votes to 28. Interesting statements regarding the pro- gress of the movement were made by officers from different parts of the kingdom, including the Rev. Mr. Hogarth, who was present as a visitor from South Africa. At the close of the meeting the visiting members of the council, together with the local officers, were entertained to tea in the Temperance-hall by his Worship the Mayor of Newport (Mr. Clifford Phillips). During the interval between tea and the officers' con- ference in the evening a musical programme was gone through, under the direction of Mr. Arthur Sims, and an opportunity was afforded the officers of hearing some Welsh male voice singing. Views taken of the review on the previous day by the Earl of Aberdeen were also exhibited by some of the officers. Our Old Boys was the subject of a very interesting discussion at an officers' con- ference which was held in the Town-hall Assembly-room on Friday night, over which Mr. George P. Reynolds, president of the New- port Battalion, presided. The discussion was opened by Dr. Albert E. Morison, captain 1st Hartlepool Company, who declared that it would be far better that companies should never be started if they were going to pass by the boys at the age-limit of the Boys' Brigade and do nothing for them. He thought, they ought to extend all the privileges they could to the old boys and ensourage them to take an interest in the affairs of their old com- panies. The establishment of old boys' club3 might help to bring about this result. Mr. Wm. M'Vicker, captain 1st Belfast Com- pany, and others followed in the same strain. The chairman and members of the Newport County Club, whose premises adjoin the King's Head Hotel, have made the visiting officers honorary members of the club during their stay in Newport.
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ENTERTAINED BY LORD AND LADY LLANGATTOCK. The officers of the Boys' Brigade assembled at Newport, accompanied by a number of 1 local frionds, made up a party of about 150 on Saturday, and went for a tour in the Wye Valley. Captain Reynolds, the head of the Newport Battalion; Mr. E. J. White, the sec retary; and Captain M. Davies. of Cardiff, were chiefly responsible for the arrange- ments, which were not only admirable as to detail, but extensive also. Mr. Carfrae Alston. the brigade president, accompanied the party, which left Newport per the 9.20 a.m. train for Chepstow. There the visitors detrained, and, entering breaks, were driven to Tintern. The time was too short to make a halt at the abbey, but a fine view of the noble old ruin was obtained as the vehicles drove past it on the road. Extensive work appears to be goining on on the east wall, which is covered with scaffolding poles. At Tintern Station the officers again took train, and proceeded to Symonds Yat, via Mon- mouth. Luncheon was partaken of in the grounds of the Royal Hotel, and the greater number of the visitors made the ascent of the Yat. Again taking train, the party went down to Monmouth, and at May Hill Station once again took to the road in a large num- ber of breaks, and were driven to The Hen- dre. The magnificent and extensive deer park was the subject of great admiration. On arrival at the mansion Lord and Lady Llan- gattock at once showed what charming hosts they are. His lordship Is an hon. vice-presi dent of the brigade, and Lady Llangattock. with her accustomed concern for all good and beneficent organisations, is very much interested in its work. Moreover, as the brigade had its inception at Glasgow, where it is still very strong, her ladyship gave a particularly cordial greeting 'to the officers from beyond the Tweed, because, as she stated in her pleasant way, "I am Scotch: very Scotch, too." Lord Llangattock provided tea for the party in a. pretty marquee on the upper lawn. Lord Aberdeen, the hon. president of the brigade, had come over from Llanarth Court, with the Hon. Mrs. Herbert, and joined the officers at The Hendre. His lordship took advantage of the occasion to make a presen- tation, on behalf of the officers of the brigade throughout the United Kingdom, to Mr. W. A. Smith, the brigade secretary and founder, to mark the appreciation which the officers felt for a gentleman who had given up his own business (at no small sacrifice) in order to devote himself entirely to the interests of the brigade, which this year attained its majority. The presentation, or "token," as the Earl of Aberdeen called it, took the form of a cheque for jB250 and a most handsome set of silver inkstands in case. The subscriptions for the presents had been obtained from the officers entirely unknown to Mr. Smith. After the presentation ceremony the com- pany spent a pleasant time in viewing the grounds, the stables and motor garage, and in "personally-conducted" tours of the house, in the courso of which Lord and Lady Llangattock explained many points of inte- rest. On Sunday there was a combined Church parade of the Newport, Cardiff, and Bristol battalions (past and present members), which ended at the Tredegar-hall, where a huge gathering took place of persons of all ages and both sexes. The mayor of Newport (Colonel Clifford Phillips) presided^
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LAUGH & GROW FAT HUMOROUS PARS FROM EVERYWHERE. Riley: So Casey was killed by th' explosion? Who broke th' news to his widdy? Rooney: Big Tim Houlihan. Riley: Did he do it gintly? Rooney: He did. He began be askin' her to marry him. A minister made an interminable call upon a lady of his acquaintance. Her little daughter, who was present, grew weary of his conversation, and whispered in an audible tone, "Didn't he "bring hia amen with him?" "How do you think, doctor, we oould best put an end to this great increase of nerve troubles with the ladies?" "My idea is to let it be generally known that they only attack those of the eex who are well on in years." Yachtsman (to applicant for captaincy of yacht): Can you swim? Applicant: Not a stroke, sir. Yachtsman: All right, I'll hire you; then Applicant: Not a stroke, sir. Yachtsman: All right, I'll hire you; then I'll feel sure that one of the crew won't upset her. Farmer (engaging country girl): How do you know an old fowl from a young one? Girl: By the teeth. Farmer: What do you mean? Fowls haven't got any teeth. Girl: No; but I have. Mother: I hope you are not at the foot of your class this week? Johnnie: No, mother; I'm at just about the ankle! Patient: The doctors have given me up. Friend: Then you have only hope left. Patient: What is that? Friend: Give up the doctors. Ethel: I hear Miss Screecher is going abroad to complete her musioal education. Is her father sending her? Bert: No; the neighbours, "Why haven't you called on us lately, Mr. Giffhorn ? "Well, Miss Laura, I-I walked up your way one night, and—and I was going in, but I didn't go in, because I-I saw a man's shadow on the window curtain." How foolish, Mr. Giffhorn. That wae only ma, trying on her new motoring cap." MOTHER'S TURN. A certain lady was giving an afternoon tea- party, to which she had invited several of her intimate friends. The guests were mak- ing much of the little son of the hostess, when the door opened and the butler announced—" Colonel S No sonoer had the colonel entered the room than he absorbed the whole conversation, speaking incessantly of himself and his doings, allow- ing no one else time to put in a word. Pre- sently, the youngster, who had been staring •at the colonel for seme time, turned to his mother, and said: Now, mother, you say something NOT ACCEPTED. The old farmer had dined sumptuously and well, as befitted a son of the soil in London on a visit; but, to the head waiter's pained surprise, he evinced a tendency to depart without bestowing the harmless, necessary tip upon the men who had waited on his wants. He fussed up to the old gentleman, and cast upon him his severest surely-you- aren't-igoing-to-forget-us stare, but it had no effect. He determined that severe measures must be taken. You know, sir," he said, the waiters here do not receive any wages. Ahem! Then the more fules you," said the old fellow, "to work for naething, when I wal gie ye haulf-a-croon a week an' your meat t-a-e fricht craws! Wull ye tak' it?" But the offer was not accepted. BOTH SATISFIED. Bramble: "I made a good bargain with Jones just now." Thorne: What was it ? I'm to let him have the exclusive use of my automobile, and he's to pay for half the rep-airs." A SINGULAR PLURAL. Pair Graduate: Which is the proper expression to u&e—' girls are,' or 'girls is ? Chorus of Schoolmates: "'Girls are,' of course Fair Graduate: "Of course—pshaw! Girls, are my hat on straight ? ALTERED THE CASE. Applicant for Place: Well, I don't know, mum. You have a very large family, and I'm a-fraid I couldn't do the work. I suppose you have great trouble in keeping girls, don't you. Sharp Housekeeper: Yes, indeed. There is a big factory pf handsome young men near here, and every one of my servant girls goes off and gets married after they have been with me a short time. Oh! well, I'll try it." LETTING HIM OFF EASILY. Lawyer: Well, Sir, the suit has finally been decided in your favour, and the pro- perty is now ours. Client: Mine, eh ? Lawyer: No. sir; ours. The fees of myself and partner are some twenty pounds in excess of the value of the property, but you can have that, sir; we will allow you that. NO FOOLISH EXCESS. "I suppose," said the physician, after he had sounded the new patient, that you exercise judgment in the matter of smok- ing? You do not indulge to foolish excess in it?" No, indeed," replied the inveterate in- dividual. I never smoke more than one cigar at a time!" THE LINE FOR HER. What line of business do you think I had best adopt?" asked a young lady ae- pirant for the stage of the leading man." "Well," said the old stager, gazing criti- cally at her elegant costume, I should say the clothes line would suit you best." IMITATION. Mamma: My dear, what are you doing? Little Daughter: Making a dolly for my little sister. "But you haven't any little sister." "No, not yet; but Sally Stuckup haa just got one, and I know we always get everything the Stuckups do." HER RESOLVE. "What in the world's the matter, maP" asked Arabella, as her mother turned from the telephone and asked for her bonnet and wraps. "I'm going into the city," said Mrs. High- rocks, and there was a cold glitter in her eyes as she spoke. "I just tried to call your father up, and I heard him tell the boy to say he wasn't in."
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THE YELLOW PERIL. Of late years much has been written and more said about "the yellow pertl"—by which, of course, is meant the awakening of John Chinaman from hie long sleep and his migration from China to other lands. That fact constitrates what is called the yellow peril, and a very real peril it is; for there is a well-founded belief that the almond- eyed, yellow-skinned Chinaman can work for eighteen out of twenty-four hours; that he can live upon very little of the cheapest food; that he makes and repairs his own clothes; that he is content to live in a pig-sty—in brief, that he can prosper and grow fat in circumstances under which an Englishman would die. But there is another yellow peril, vastly more dangerous than the coming of John Chinaman, with which we English have been eo long familiar that we too often fail to regard it with the eeriousnees its importance deserves. We allude to that yellowness of the eyes and skin which denotes biliousneS8. "In the early part of 1890 I noticed that my skin and the whites of my eyes were turning yellow. Along with this ugly colour came a low feeling and great menta.1 depression. What my complaint was I could not have told you. I had no appetite, and felt a great deal of pain after eating, however slender the meal I took. My breathing was short and hurried, and I had at the heart and the left side. Every morning I began the day tired and miserable from want of rest and sleep. At last I was so weak that I had to uise sticks to get about." Such is the melancholy account of her con- dition written by Mrs. Sarah Arkwoll, of Hempton-lane, Almondabury, near Bristol. some few years ago. It lasted three years, and for seven months of that time she was confined to her bed. After various doctors had been consulted ami many medicines tripd in vain, Mrfl. Arkwell's husband ureed her to make a trial of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. 1 ha result shall bo suited lu Arkwell's own word¡¡. "Soon after I began to take the Syrup,she says, "my pains decreased and food began to agree with me. As I continued to take the Syrup my condi- tion gradually improved until I was as well and strong as ever I had been in my life. All the people round about my home knew of my case, and marvelled at it." Writing again so recently as May 31st. 1904, Mrs. Arkwell say3: "So thorough and perma- nent has been my cure by Mother Saigcl's Syrup that I ca.n honestly say that I have been like a different woman ever since." When the ekin and eyes turn yellow is the worst yellow peril. At the first sign of such a misfortune is the time to act M Mr. Arkwell Advised. w235
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MINOR MATTERS' POLICE-COURT AND OTIIEJI PICKINGS. SWANSEA MAN MISSING.. A Swansea telephone employe, named Da Furber, aged 40, living at Hafod, has been missing from his home since Sa-f day.. day. HAFOiD* CHILD'S DEATH. Mr. R. H. Rhys conducted an inquest of Hafod on Monday concerning the deatii Annie May Williams, aged four months. 1 doctor attributed death to convulsions, the jury returned a verdict accordingly- ALLEGED FADSE PRETENCES. John Thomas was charged at Mertbyr JIeII Monday with obtaining money from Ag t- Hamer, at Merthyr Yale, by falsely ing himself to be a traveller for a tobacco firm.—The case was adjourned in** Thursday. ASSAUUrmG A LITTLE GIRL. At Merthyr on Monday John Staer charged with indecently assaulting "a Blanche Slade, a little girl, at Aberc7D The charge was reduced to one of m assault, and the prisoner was sentenced six weeks' imprisonment. SUNDAY DRINKING. John Evans, Edward Miller, William Bow^ and Gomer Price, Clydach Vale, were moned at Bridgend Police-court on for being on licensed premises on Sun^0 last. They were found by a police-consta at the Fox and Hounds Public-house, mill.—The defendants were each fined 10s. SUNG "BILL BAILEY." At Llandaff on Monday Lily iffrj down was summoned for assaulting 31 Biackmore.—Defendant denied the charg a.Ø and said prosecutrix was drunk and singing Bill Bailey" and other tune ditties.—The Bench dismissed the case. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC. At the recent examination held a.t Royal Academy, London, Miss Olive :Ma.dS:: daughter of Mr. James Madge, obtained the degree of Licentiate of Royal Academy of Music. Miss Madge stao under Mr. Charles F. Iteddie and Mr. p. Miles, professors of the Royal Academy- DEFRAUDING THE TAFF VALE RAlLWAf COMPANY. At Llandaff on Monday John was fined 10s. and costs, or seven days>. travelling on the Taff Vale Railway -jg a ticket. Two other men. Llewellyn and G. Edwards, were each fined £ 1 a.^jj costs for travelling on the same railway tickets that were not valid. COUNCILLORS SUMMONED. Among a number of Porthcawl resid#1^ who were summoned at Bridgend on Sat" day for allowing their horses to stray we" Mr. Henry B. Comley, baker, a member the Porthcawl Council, and Mr. John Pree^J Brogden Hotel, a member of the Penyb°j Rural District Council. Defendants fined 16s. each. ALLEGED THEFT OF A GUN. At Bridgend Police-court on Saturn Reuben Furlong, labourer, Tondu, charged with stealing a gun valued JL the property of Harry Cuff, head keeper to Mr. Onslow P. Trebarne. Aid man T. J. Hughes, solicitor, prosccu^ Defendant was committed to take his tri I at the next quarter sessions. ABERYSTWYTH BOARD OF GUARDl^ Mr. J. Bunce Morgan presided over a. ing of the Aberystwyth Board of GuardiS- on Monday.—The Rev. T. A. Peury had received a complaint by the auditor some of the assistant-overseers were sloveflj with their accounts.—The clerk was instruct*^ to send notices to the assistant-oversea requesting them to send in their statement accounts every month. A MAGISTRATE'S EXPLANATION. At Bridgend Police-court on Saturday 1. Chairman (Mr. R. W. Llewellyn) said he reported in the "Western Mail" to have S3¡¡¡. at the meeting of the standing joint co mittee that he had seen four parties cards on Sunday between Aberavon j- x Bridgend. What he did say was that he seen them playing on Aberavon Warren. tJt' made this explanation in fairnees to ™ superintendent. SUMMER VISITORS IMPEDED. •The Swansea Watch Committee instructed the town-clerk to write tho ger of the Swansea Improvements and Ara.jjS ways Company asking that their should be stopped clear of the Slip to the sands during the summer H10Iu^jJ* and to the London aud North Western 4 way Company, asking that the gates at # level crossing should not be closed longer time than was necessary for the ing of trains. HAD HIS HEAD CUT OPEN. Dennis Cotter, a Cardiff man, who was charged from the Militia on Saturday, an unpleasant experience on Sunday. He a woma.n and went for a walk with hef aØ Rumney. They were accosted by a man g the way, who said he wanted to speak to woman. Words led to blows, and Cotter, wa-3 knocked down, had his head cut two places. He was taken to the > and his wounds were dressed there. No art has been made. SHIRKING HIS RESPONSIBILITIES. At Merthyr on Monday Fred ° mons was charged with running away leaving his children chargable to the com^jj fund of the Merthyr Union.—Mr. XlewelJ Richards, the warrant officer of the guardi stated that the prisoner had been convic twice previously, in 1902, of a similar offc" The sum at present due for the childr.d VO maintenance was JE69 2s.—The prisoner ha;.ø. offer to make for quittance of the debt, he was committed for three months. THE HIRWAIN SEWERAGE SCHEME- d At a special meeting of the Vaynor Penderyn Rural District Council Mr, j,j- T. James, clerk, reported upon the t)J6 quiry held by Major Stuart into .r scheme proposed for the sewerage oi wain. He stated that the inspector ¡¡it6 pressed his opinion that it would be sufficient to provide for a two-day's of a three-days' dry weather flow, and 1 p a storm water tank was unnecessary- was mentioned that if the scheme were curtailed it would mean a reduction in estimated expenditure of about £400. SWANSEA LICENSEE'S EXPLANATION At Swansea on ^Monday William C- ^r berry, landlord of the London Hotel, 07 mouth-road, Swansea, was summoned for 0{t iug intoxicating drink on his premises Sunday, September 11. Police-constable Wi" fiths found Joseph Haddon and Morgan ot kins, of Sketty, and William BcynoO. erØ Princess-street, on the premises, and 1 were glasses which had contained beer- defence waa that one man had been aS in the absence of the landlord, and the o j two had required beds. The Bench disItl1 the case. PASSED OFF AS HER HUSBAND- t At Ystrad Police-court on charge was preferred against Elizabe' ggii Jones, of no fixed abode, who, it was of had stolen a gold ring. the rfrop Florence Weston, a married woman. tp keeps a restaurant at 29, Taff-street, pridd. Defendant admitted having jjj but stated that it had been lent to n prosecutrix, as she had a young & her at the time whom she was passing, 0 her husband, and who engaged a bed 1n house.—A fine of 10s. was imposed. GILFACH GOCH'S MAN'S BOASrr. J itJ I will challenge anyone my weight r0OegJ the valleys to fight," said Mr. W. D. pigl* collier, of Gilfach Goch, on a Saturday aj,j<r recently, at 11.30, whilst in a state 0 holism. Summoned at Ystrad PoUc^ on Monday to answer for his con defendant's courage had evidently aeD' as he could not face the magistrates, bU r0pr* his mother, a weak-looking woman, to tjj# sent him. She had to pay a fine of £ 1 K self-dubbed light-weight champion 0 locality. PRESENTATION TO A Mr. Theodore Seaton, choirmaster gjjd Llandaff Diocesan Choral Associate0 organist of St. Mary's, Usk, has && presented with a handsome ivory ba^Le'od<>t.g silver mounts, inscribed. Mr. 1 0f Seaton, L.D.C.A., 1904," in recognition valuable services to the association. vicilr& £ 0' C. H. and Mrs. Fardell, Liandenny J* organised the presentation, which n ctJoi- subscribed for by the members of tn in the Monmouthshire Division of ciation, and Mr. Seaton sincerely Q *(& the kind organisers and subscribers a,pP in such a pleasing way shown t^e^]f 'ciation of his efforts on their beba had always been a pleasure to him- ANOTHER SUCCESS BY MISS 15 WAKEFIELD. Intet- The last meeting of the Swansea mediate Education Committee wajroiar«&~4 Monday evening, when certain sc were awarded. Among these was on j? to Miss Elsie Wakefield of £ 2o, telbat three years. It was mentioned Wakefield had already won J» g0 Mail" scholarship, but the Cha oUnt y they could not take that int^' f awarding their scholarships. ^l3S eTa,nts^'kg was entitled to it, and it would n, Afterwards some valedictory to } were passed to the chairman. VIC ^enti00, and officials, and the Chairman c0~ that fifteen members at preBJ«hers U»der mittee would cease to be members new regime. j