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ENTERTAINED TO A BANQUET AT MERTHYR. The gratification felt by the supporters of Mr*. Keir Hardie, M.P., in the Merthyr Boroughs at his restoration to health after his recent severe illness found expression on Saturday night in a dinner of welcome given to the hon. member upon his re-advent into the constituency. The banquet was organibcd by the Labour Representation Committee of the Merthyr Boroughs, the leading part in the arrangements being carried out by Mr. David Davies, secretary of the Merthyr, Dow- la is, and District Trades and Labour Council. There were nearly 300 persons present, includ- ing several ladies. The gathering was not confined exclusively to Mr. Hardie's consti- tuents, there being a few gentlemen present from outside. The chair was taken by Mr. Tom Richards, general secretary of the South Wales Miners' Federation and Labour candi- date for West Monmouth. Among others in attendance were Mr. R. Young, Buskin Col- j lege, Oxford, and Mr. W. Field, general secre- tary of the South Wales Federation of! the Independent Labour party. The local gentlemen included Mr. W. Davies, chairman of the Merthyr Labour Representa- tion Committee; Mr. Stanton, miners' agent, Aberdare; Mr. John Williams, miners' agent. Merthyr; Mr. Augustus Davies, chairman of the Aberdare Trades Council; Mr. Vernon- Hartshorn, Mr. Berry, Mr. David Evans, and Mr. Wilson, Merthyr; Mr. Stonelake, Aber dare, &c. Mr. Keir Hardie was accompanied by his wife, and when they made their appear- ance. at the hall they had a most enthusias- tic greeting. The Chairman, in proposing Our Guest,' said that, although someone else might have been found to preside and to submit this toajst with a longer and more extensive know- ledge of Mr. Keir Hardie than himself, yet no one could have been found who had a more sincere regard and admiration for his life's work. (Applause.) He wished them to show Mr. Hardie, not only that they were glad of his recovery, but that their enthu- siasm in the work he had undertaken bad not abated one jot. They hoped that he -would be restored sufficiently to take that aotive part in it in the long future that he had done in the long past. (Hear, hear.) He was beginning to think that the great danger they had to fear in the present day wa.s lest those who advocated the reforms they needed should themselves fall out by the way. He only hoped that the Labour forces of the country would have that cohesion and that co-operation which would make their power unassailable from any quarter whatever. (Applause.) Mr. Keir Hardie said he thanked them, in his wife's name as well as in his own. very' heartily and sincerely for the warmth of their weloome.

MR. KEIR HARDIE AND CYFARTHFA STEELWORKERS. A deputation representing the iron and steelworkers at Cyfarthfa waited upon Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., at Bentley's Hotel, Mer- thyr, on Sunday, and pointed out the serious way in which they had been affected through slackness of work owing to the free importation of foreign steel, and they asked the hon. member to support the imposition of an import duty. Mr. Keir Hardie, while promising to look into the matter, explained to the deputation that what they wanted was being opposed by their fellow-workmen in every other part of the country, and that it was hopeless tc expect special legislation for Wales. He further stated that in countries where they had Protection greater distress prevailed in the iron and steel trades than existed here, 80 tha.t Protection afforded no real remedy for the depression. The hon. member pro poses to deal with the question at length at a meeting to be held at Dow la-is on M'on day, the 26th mst.

MILK ADULTERATION. HEAVY PENALTY IMPOSED AT SWANSEA. At Llandaff on Monday (before Colonel Lewis, Mr. Edgar David, and Mr. C. Williams) the Oallow Park Milk Company were sum- moned for selling milk containing 15 per cent. of water. After long deliberation the Bench imposed a. fine of £ 5 and ooeta on the Oallow Park Company, remarking that the percentage of ■water was very great At Swansea on Monday Mr. Perkins, milkvendor, of Tycooh, Sketty, was fined the Bum of £ 15 for selling adulterated milk, Fourteen per cent, of water had been added.' The defendant had been fined in April last iC5 for a similar offence. Charles Porter and Arthur Gower, of Gelliher, near Swansea, were fined 40b. and eosta for a similar offence.

CARDIFF FINANCES. THE REVISION OF TRAMWAY FARES. The Cardiff Finance Committee on Friday discussed subjects which ranged from Passive Resisters to tram fares. They had before them the estimates of the town's expenditure for the half-year ending March 31. 1905. These showed that in respect of the borough rate £ 33,563 6s. 6d. will be required —approximately the same sum as for the second half of the preceding year, while in respect of the general district rate £ 79,512 13s. 5d. is needed, or a rate of ls. 9d., which is the same figure as that for the same period of last year. On the suggestion of the Deputy-town-elerk, it was decided to add a note to the borough fund estimate stating that the sum of £33,563 is in addition to sums of £28,000 required for elementary education and £2,000 for higher education, which will have to be provided from the borough rate for the same half- year. It was decided that the rate in respect of this sum should be separately shown in the precept and on the demand notes, Mr. Robert Bird remarking, "When we Passive Resisters go to work we shall know what to deduct." Mr. Renwick: Eager for the fray? Mr. Bird: Not eager for it. TRAMWAY FARES. While the tramways estimates were being lisonssed Mr. Robert Bird remarked that there must be a re-arrangement of the fares. The present fares were perfectly ridiculous, and ths tramways manager (Mr. Ellis) added that on one route an extra penny had to be paid for a distance of thirteen yards above that for the ordinary penny fare. He also stated that he was recommending his com- mittee to set aside the revenue of the tram- ways for the next two or three years in order to pay off the loan in respect of the purchase of the old tramways undertaking. Mr. Bird objected, on the ground that this was a capital charge. Mr. Ellis remarked that it would free the Cardiff tramways system to the extent of £10,000 from a disadvantage in comparison with the profits of other systems, where no such great initial outlay had had to be incurred. Mr. F. J. Beavan (the chairman) referred to an estimated surplus on the tramways revenue for the year ending March, 1905, of £ 5,980, and said he had hoped it would have gone to the relief of the general district rate to the extent of Id. It had not yet been allocated, but some of it. he thought, should have gone in that direction.

BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED. CARDIFF WOMAN CHARGED WITH WOUNDING. The magistrates sitting at Cardiff on Monday had before them a case in which a long-standing feud between two Grange- town women finished up with a serious injury to Patrick O'Dpnnel, a little fellow of nine, who seemed to be still ill and weak as the result of a nasty wound on the forehead, inflicted by a glass vase thrown by one woman at the other (as alleged), but which hit the boy inadvertently. The prisoner was a short woman of 42, named Rosetta Griffiths, and she was charged with wounding the lad when he was in Court- road, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, on September 17. The little boy was the first witness. He was a type of child not uncommon. Though aged nine, the Bible was a sealed book to him. He had never heard of it before. Margaret Driscoll, the boy's aunt, who has charge of him, explained, "At his age they don't get Bibles in the school." Patrick stated that he lived with his aunt at 86, Court-road, and prisoner lived next door. On Saturday afternoon the women had some words in their respective backs and over the garden wall. In the course of the argument Rosetta picked up the vase and threw it, and the projectile, instead of hitting Mrs. Driscoll, for whom, as alleged, it was intended, alighted on Patrick's forehead, and he forthwith called out, "Auntie, Auntie, I am kilt!" Police-constable Dixon, who was called in, produced the fragments of glass, and said there was a large quantity of blood around. Dr. Cantillon, who attended to' the injury, said that the wound was an inch long, half an inch wide, and a quarter of an inch deep. A portion of the scalp was lifted out of its place, as though gouged out. The wound was serious, and might have been inflicted as described. The Magistrates committed prisoner for trial to the sessions, and accepted bail for her appearance.

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«THROWING MONEY AWAY." ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT COIN AT CARDIFF. In a case which came up at Cardiff on Tuesday (before Mr. Joseph Howard, in the chair, and Mr. T. Watkin Lewis) Lydia James. 43, Nesta-road, Canton, wearing a black costume, with befitting decorative c-olours and kid gloves to match, was put into the dock upon three specific charges of passing counterfeit coin. Mr. Harold Lloyd defended. A young lady named May Butter, 52, Cow- bridge-road, said sho assisted her mother, who carried on business as a tobacconist. On September 12 prisoner called at the shop and asked for an ounce of tobacco, tender- ing in payment a coin resembling a sove- reign. Witness, finding it to be larger than a sovereign, told her she could not change it, and aocused went out without the tobacco, saying she would call again. Shortly after- wards witness went to the door, and saw prisoner coming out of a aweet shop two doors away. Witness went in, and spoke to Miss Evans. an assistant, and in consequence she went in search of prisoner, whom she found coming out of the shop of Mr. Donald Knight, draper, Cowbridge-road. Witness asked her to return the change, and prisoner handed her 19s. 10d., saying she was not aware it was a bad coin, and that it was given to her in town. Witness told her that the young lady from the sweet-shop had gone for a constable. By Mr. Harold Lloyd: This is my first ex- perience of a bad coin. Prisoner was "rather chatty," but was not under the influence of drink. She said first that she had forgotten her umbrella. She took the coin from her under-skirt pocket. I saw it was not a sove- reign directly it was put on the counter. There was no discussion as to whether it was a good coin or a bad one. She did not say she had been paid £2 10s. in town. Outside she said she didn't know how she got it. I didn't say; You had better try and change it elsewhere." She didn't say, If you don't change it someone else will." At this stage Mr. Lloyd completely baffled the witness with a bit of legerdemain in handling the two coins, and passing them to and fro to witness, who, eventually, swore that the sovereign handed to her was not a good one, and she could distinguish it by the date. May Evans, assistant to Millicent Kilborne, 56, Cowbridge-road, said prisoner handed her a coin for an ounce of chocolate almonds, and taking the coin to be a sovereign, she put it in the till. and returned 19s. lOd. change. Discovering, upon information received, that it was only a gilded coin, she gave informa- tion to the police. Cross-examined, witness said she first knew something was wrong when Miss Rutter com- municated with her. This was the first charge, and evidence was then given upon the second. Christopher Hobbs, barman to Mr. Powell at the Royal Exchange Hotel, Cowbridge-road. stated that at seven o'clock on the night of September 12 prisoner made her appearance at the bar and tendered a coin for a glass of stout. He first took the coin to be a sovereign, but after- wards found it to be a gilded counterfeit. Prisoner, asked where she had got it from. said it was part of change of a £.5 note which was handed to her at Howell's." When the coin was found to be base accused said she would go back to Howell's and get it changed. Reginald Thomas Powell, son of the licensee of the Royal Exchange, gave corro- borative evidence, and added that prisoner gave as her address Mrs. Davies, 28, Lincoln- street. Henry William Rowe. outfitter's assistant in the employ of Mr. Don-aid Knight, said tit half-past seven in the evening of September 12, in consequence of what Miss Rutter told him, he ran after prisoner and caught her at the top of Heath-street. She was then throw- ing away money. She turned round and demanded to know what he wanted. Witness replied. "You; someone behind wants to stop you." Prisoner struggled with witness, and they fell together upon the fugitive coins. Mary Ann Parker, wife of James Parker, 15, East-street, miller, saw prisoner in the act of throwing away money, when Police-con- stable Rawlings caught hold of her. Witness picked up two of the coins, not the gold of Ophir, but two gilded sixpences, and handed them over, after the lapse of half an hour, to the police. Police-constable Ernest Rawlings gave evidence of arresting prisoner on suspicion. She said, "Let me go," and threw some coins, on the ground and struggled to get away. A man in the crowd picked up a gilded shilling. Upon being charged she made no reply- Ann Kate Greatrex, cashier at Messrs. Howell's, St. Mary-street, said the custom with assistants when customers changed £5 notes was to put the name and address at the back. Witness produced her books, and swore that on the day in question no £5 note was handed in bearing the signature of Lydia James or that of Mrs. Davies. Witness had not seen the prisoner before so far as she knew, and had made no inquiries respecting her. Mr. Lloyd: Don't you know that she was head milliner at Howell's for some time?—No. Prisoner (to Mr. Lloyd, sotto voce): The showroom. Mr. Lloyd: It's just the same, I suppose. Elizabeth Jones, assistant to Mr. Thomas Charles Jenkins, draper, Cowbridge-road, said prisoner tendered her the half-sovereign (pro- duced) for a pair of stockings. Witness reflec- tively observed that it was a funny half-sove- reign, and prisoner explained that she expected it had been worn. Her employer (called to the spot) declared that it waB a gilded 6d. Prisoner replied, "I am very sorry, but it was handed to me at Glaves's ("War Office"). The coin was handed back to pri- soner, who took it with her. Mr. Jenkins, employer of the last witness, corroborated. Carl Andrews, employed at the Canton Cross Wine and Spirit Vaults ("War Office") said I, prisoner called there, and, asking for 2d. of rum, tendered what was supposed to be half a sovereign, head upwards." It was a gilded 6d. "What's this?" asked witness. She said, "Half a sovereign." Witness called another assistant, and then interrogated prisoner, who explained that she had been out shop- ping and had got the coin at a draper's, whose name she did not mention. Joseph Spiridion. gold and silver smith, Duke-street, had examined the four coins (produced), which he now said had been electro-gilded, to give them the appearance of sovereigns and half-sovereigns. Prisoner pleaded not guilty to all the ohargee. I The Magistrates committed her to the quarter sessions. Mr. Lloyd applied for bail, this being the first time for the woman to be in any trouble. She was the wife of a chief, engineer, who had been on the same steamer for sixteen yearn: and she had been employed in Messrs. Howell and Co.'a showroom for a. good many years. The Bench accepted bail, prisoner in £100 and one surety in £100 or two in £ 50.

BUTTER MAKING. COMPETITIONS AT LORD WIND- SOR'S DAIRY FARM. I The Glamorgan County Council having held the first of their lessons in butter- i making at Lord Windsor's dairy farm, St. Fagan'8, under the superintendence of Miss Edwards, the instructress, and the course having finished, competitions in connection therewith were held on Monday at the dairy farm, when Mr. Gibbon, of Tunley Farm, Bath, adjudicated. All the pupils passed with 80 out of a possible 100 marks, and. con- sequently, they aro entitled to certificates | from the county council, and are eligible to compete for the six scholarships offered by the council. The following are the awards;- First ClasB.-1st, Miss Rowen (20s.); 2nd, Miss Hopkins (153.); 3rd, Miss Hunter (10s.); 4th, Miss Bryson (7s. 6d.); 5th, Miss Thomas (5s.); 6th, Miss Watts (2e. 6d.). Second Class.—1st, Miss Ford (20s.); 2nd, Miss Bryson (15s.); 3rd, Mrs. David (10s.); 4th. Miss Bassett (7s. 6d.); 5tb, Mrs. Peach (5s.); 6th, I Miss Matthews (2s. 6d.). Mr. R. Forrest, chairman of the local com- mittee, kindly presented the prizes to the successful competitors, and referred to the usefulness of the butter school, which, he said, provided a more healthy occupation than sedentary work, such as needlework. Mr. Edward Akers acted as hon. secretary of the classes.

DINAS POWIS SEWERAGE Mr. J. Isaac presided at a meeting of the Dinas Powis Parish Council held on Monday evening. A letter was read from the Llandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District Council stating that the length of sewer between the Star Hotel and the Three Horse Shoes Inn, Dinas Powis, was not fully com- pleted. Mr. D. R. Morgan moved that the parish council ask the district council to have this length properly tested.—Mr. J. Howell seconded, and it was agreed to. A further letter was read from the district council stating that they could not grant any member of the parish council access to the plans and specifications of the sewerage work unless a fee of £5 was paid. Mr. D. R. Morgan and Mr. F. Davies thought it extremely unfair that a member was refused access to the plans, and the latter gentleman moved, and it was agreed, that the clerk write to the district council again asking the reason why their representative had been refused access to the plans, Ac. Mr. D. R. Morgan moved a motion calling the attention of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District Council to the numerous devia- tions of the specifications of the surveyor. —Mr. J. Howetls eeeonded the motion, which was carried.

CLUB PROSECUTION. FIRST CASE HEARD UNDER THE NEW ACT. The Mechanics' Club and Institute, St. Mary-street, and Ezekiel Jenkins, its sec- I retary, were summoned at Swansea Police- ¡ court on Tuesday for permitting drunkenness on the club premises on August 30. The bench did not commence hearing the case till after six p.m. Mr. L. Richards prosecuted for the police, and Mr. Thompson appeared for the club and its secretary. This was the first prosecution in Swaneea. under the new Act. Inspector Nicholas said that, in company with Police-constable Maggs, he visited the house on August 30. He saw four men coming out at 1.40 a.m., all drunk. At L55 six men came out, three of them drunk. On August 31 he and two constables were called to the club, where a non-member was creating a disturbance. This man stated that he had had several drinks on the premises. Later on they were called in to eject the same man, and he described the place as nothing but a boozing place." They did not abide by the rules there. An hour later they were again called, and found four men fighting on the floor. They were bruised and bleeding, and one man rolled over twelve steps to the bottom of the stairs. There were fourteen or fifteen persons in the bar, and several were drunk. The secretary or steward seemed to have no control over the members, and the scene was disgraceful. On Thursday, September 1, he saw seven men and one woman come out I of the club at 12.20 a.m., and six of the men were drunk. The inspector proceeded to give a number of other instances of watching the club and seeing persons coming out drunk from the olub premises.—In cross-examina* tion by Mr. Thompson, he said the club had been in existence for years, and had not been well conducted. Perhaps the police had not been as vigilant as they might be. The present secretary had only recently taken office. Before the conclusion of the police evi- dence the case was adjourned till Tuesday next.

SWANSEA VALLEY. DEDICATION OF NEW EDIFICE AT CWMLLYNFELL. The Bishop of Swansea (Dr. Lloyd) on Tues- day dedicated a new ehurch-St. Margaret's— at Cwmllynfell, in the upper part of the Swan- sea Valley. The church is pleasantly situated on the side of the main road leading from Ystalyfera to Brynamman, on land kindly given by Mr. Jones, Garth, Pontardawe. The building is very substantially and neatly built from plans prepared by Mr. D. Jenkins, I F.R.I.B.A., Llandilo, and reflects credit on the architect and the contractors, Messrs. Evans I and Morgan, Brynamman. The seating CWMLLYNFELL CHURCH. I accommodation is for 300, and the oost is £ 2,000, about £ 1,200 of which has already been collected. The edifice is built in the Early English style. A silver communion service waa given by Mr. W. Williams, jeweller, Swansea; a carved oak lectern by Mrs. Wad- dingham, Hafod, Devil's Bridge; and a duoglot Bible by Miss Watkins, Llandovery. The vicar, the Rev. J. Morlais Jones, Bryn- amman, has not been able to help as he would have liked owing to indifferent health, but the curate-in-charge, the Rev. T. C. Evans. and Mrs. Evans have worked untiringly, and have been nofty assisted by Church friends, both in Cwmllynfell and Brynamman. After the dedication a luncheon was served in the Council Schools, at which Lord Tredegar pre- sided. His lordship has taken a great inte- rest in the church. In August last year he laid the foundation stone, and has subscribed very handsomely to the building fund. In a happy speech he said that he con- sidered the clergy the hardest-worked and the worst-paid of all the professions, and strongly dissented from the views of some prominent Welshmen with regard to the Education Act. He wished every success to the cause at Cwmllynfell. In the evening the Rev. J. Jones, vicar of Llandebie, and the Rev. Canon Williams preached. The services will be continued to-day (Wednesday) and again on Sunday.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. CYCLIST ATTACKED: MACHINE AND MONEY STOLEN. During the early hours of Monday morning a young man named Fred. Collins, a groom in the employ of Dr. Price, Clynderwen, was returning home after visiting some friends. At a lonely part of the road near Llawhaden village he was walking with his bicycle down the steep hill, when three men accosted him and asked for a match. He at onoe stopped to oblige them, and while he was taking the match from the box he was attacked and robbed of £ 2 15s. and also his bicycle, valued £ 8. Information was duly given to the police at Clynderwen, and quickly the Clarbeston- road police also were informed. Later the bicycle was found in a field near Wiston. The matter has caused considerable excitement throughout the district.

SIR C. WARREN AND THE RHONDDA As the outcome of Sir Charles Warren's recent visit to the Rhondda to address a meeting of the Rhondda Oymmrodorion Society Mr. Tom Davies, 1, Queen-street, Ton, Pentre, the secretary, has received a. letter from the gallant officer, in which he says: — "1 was very much struck with the excellent singing under your talented conductor (Mr. Tom Stephens), and most heartily enjoyed it; it could not be sur- passed. I enjoyed myself immensely, and was so pleased to see so many bright and enthusiastic faces. I am very much inte- rested in the education of our boys, and think that we do not do enough to bring them forward in the battle of life. I have been thinking over how I could assist. I should like to consult you for what purpose I could give a shield for the boys of the Rhondda Valley to compete for annually. I have given a great many of these shields in years past, and they are still going and keeping up interest. Shooting, cutter race, golf, tug-of-war, and football are the princi- pal things. But I want to think of something more suitable. Can you help me if you think it would be acceptable and could be carried out? I would get the shield from Ceylon, if possible, so it would take some months pro- bably. I must thank you for your own part in a most successful gathering-I mean from an organisation point of view. Everything seemed to me to be so well managed and engineered. I quite feel how much trouble you take in these matters for the good of the community." Mr. Davies would be glad if any of our readers who are interested in the matter would either express their views to him per- sonally or through the medium of our columns.

FASTIDIOUS TRAMPS AT NEWPORT. Two fastidious tramps were dealt with by the Newport bench on Monday. A young fellow, named Frank Colton, aged nineteen, who said he came from London, told the superintendent of the casual ward that he would rather go to prison than pick the oakum he was asked to do. The regulation task was to pick 41b., and some of the men had completed it in eight hours, but after picking lib. this young man gave it up, and would not go any further with his task. He was sent to prison for fourteen days, and similar treatment was meted out to William Carter, who also said he would rather go to prison than work in the casual ward on bread and cheese. He would onjy be expected in prison to pick lib. of bakum instead of 41b., as in the casual ward.

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN COUNCIL. The mayor (Councillor Hopkins) presidied over a meeting of the Aberystwyth Town Council on Tuesday.—The application of Mr. Loveden Pryee for the option of a lease of a portion of the Flats, for the purpose of con- verting the same into a recreation ground and a place for holding agricultural shows, Ac., was deferred for fortnight.—The general purposes committee asked for a grant of £ 120 towards the cost of advertising, in conjunction with the Cambrian Railways Company, the place as a resort daring the winter months.—It was agreed that the matter should be referred bad: to the com- mittee, and that a list of the newspapers in which it was proposed to advertise should be submitted.

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CHASTISING A SCHOOLBOY. BLACKWOOD JUSTICES DISAGREE UPON A CASE. John Evans, assistant schoolmaster, ATgoed, was summoned on Friday at Blackwood for assaulting Sidney Leonard Jefferies (12). a schoolboy, at Argoed on September 2. Mr. Digby Powell, solicitor, Newport, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. T. Hughes, Ebbw Vale, was for the defendant, who pleaded "Not guilty." Mr. Powell said that complainant, who was in defendvunt's class, was playing with a piece of glass, which defendant told him to put away. This his client did, but produced it again, whereupon Evans committed the assault with a hazel stick. Evans, it was stated, had broken a stick on the back of another lad the same day. The boy was in considerable pain as a result of defendant's action, and there was a mark on the lad's back for five days after. Dr. J. Griffiths stated that the lad was brought to him on the date named. He found a bruise under one of the shoulders, such as could have been produced in the way described. It was not an extensive mark, and could have been caused a few days before, for all he knew. Mr. Parsons, the headmaster, said it was a. custom with certificated teachers qualified to take charge of schools to administer chastisement under the Bedwellty School Board. The Chairman said that discipline had to be kept in the schools. It would be no use sending children to school otherwise. It was a. most trumpery case, and ought never to have been brought into court, but referred to the managers. Mr. White (another magistrate): That is not my opinion. I do not agree with it. It is evident to me that the boy had a more severe blow than he ought to. I do not want to say that punishment should not be inflicted. Defendant was then sworn, and denied the allegations tha.t he had broken a. stick that day, or that he had lost his temper and inflicted excessive punishment. He was a bachelor of arts, and qualified to take charge of a sohool. After the retirement of the bench, the Chairman said that teachers should 00 care- ful not to exceed their duty by leaving marks I on children. Any grievance should be sub- mitted to tho proper quarter. Under the cir- eurnstances, the case would be dismissed, with a caution.

RELIEF OF CARDIFF RATES. £.3,000 TO BE CONTRIBUTED FROM ELECTRIC LIGHTING. At a. meeting of tJne Cardiff Electric Light- ing Committee on Tuesday Mr. Arthur Ellis (electrical engineer) submitted a statement of accounts with regard to electric lighting for the year ended March 31, 1&24. It showed that the sum of £11,318 9s. was borrowed from tho rates for the purpose of carrying on the undertaking, and of this amount, up to the end of March, 1903, they had re-paid £ 6,599 Is. 3d. For the year ending March, 1904, they had stibscribed to the rates £2,900 16s. lid., which left a balance of £1,818 11s. 7d. due to the rates. The committee decided that cut of the profits of the current year, they would contribute £3,WJ towards the relief of the rates, leaving a balance above the amount borrowed of £1,2CO. In addition they had a reserve fund to their credit of £2,232, and, if they realised the profit which they had estimated at the end of the year, it would be increased to £4,413 lis. 7d. The Chairman: All our temporary loan charges are paid off up to date. In reply to Mr. John ChappeII, Mr. Ellis said there was practically no need for a depreciation fund. The reserve fund was in case of emergency. The engineer's report was regarded by the committee to be a most satisfactory one.

OLD WOMAN MALTREATED SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED HURDER NEAR CARNARVON. A most mysterious affair occurred in Llan- rug Village, near Carnarvon, on Monday, which appears to be a case of attempted murder or gross outrage upon an old woman, named Jane Williams, who resided with her nephew. When he came home to dinner he noticed the old lady unconscious in the kitchen, covered with blood. It wa.s dis- covered she was suffering from serious scalp wounds. It was evident that the old lady had been subjected to a brutal assault by somebody, and the police are now scouring the country in search of her assailant.

WELSH GROCERS IN LONDON. The following were among the priy.es awarded at the Grocers' and Italian Ware- hor.so*r>ei>> Exhibition on Tuesday Pro- vision '.vindov-dveosing (Wales and Mou- mouthnlnrpi: 2?t. Windsor Thomas. Albany- road, Cardiff: 2nd and silver medal, R.. M.I Morris, Canton: 3rd and brouzo medal. J. j P. "William". Tonypandy. Illustrated arlrcr- ti'snie'il: 2f.d. >3one?. Portb. U'oney in 'i'.LV ('s. id A' '1, c. J. V. V: r"or Alio;-)! 1. 1. •«"old, medal lor oilman's winuo-,v-dre3.'jji:g (ope.i J to the United liinsuomi.

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NOT FOR HUMAN FTOD. I DISEASED MEAT PROSECUTION. FAILS AT NEWPORT. At Newport Police-court on Monday two adjourned summonses were heard in which Arthur W. Dent, of 32, Cyril street. a butoher, was charged with aiding and abetting Wil- liam Henry Locke, in having diseased deposited for sale at his premises 56a, Church-road, and William Henry Locke, butoher, of 363.. Church-road, was charged with having dieeaBed meat on his premises. Mr. Abbott from the Town Clerk's Office, appeared in support of the summonses; Mr. Lyndon Moo'-e appeared for the defence. Mr. Abbott said the defendant Dent was stated to have been Locke's agent to do some dealing for him whilst he (Mr. Locke) had been umvell. Sanita<ry-inspector Spencer Jones stated that on Wednesday, August 31, he visited the def'Mida-nt Locke's premises in Church-road, and saw a cow's head and tongue hanging up in the shop. In a cart in the yard at the back, covered with wrappers, there were four quarters of beef which he examined. It was wet, emaciated, and sickly in appearance. The glands were very large. The meat was properly dressed for human food. Montague Gregory, the shopman, said it had come from Richards's farm at Bettws, and Mr. Dent had sent it there, as he at- tended to some matters for Mr. Locke whilst he was unwell. The leg of one of the hind quarters was missing. Soon afterwards Mr. Locke came to the shop, and said it was the first time that he had seen any of the meat. He thought that if any of the rounds were any good he would cut them out, and send the rest to the pigs, but if the inspector thought the whole was bad he would send all of it to the pigs. Afterwards he found the missing leg had been buried at the farm. All the meat was condemned. When it was dug up he found it was full of humour, and smelled very offensively. Dr. Howard Jones, the medical officer of health, stated that he examined the leg which had been buried, and found it was full of abscesses. The glands of the pelvis were very much enlarged, arising, he believed, from the abscess of the leg. Blood poisoning had gone through the whole system, and had affected the head and tongue as well as the other portions. Charles Barton, bailiff at the farm a.t Bettws, said the cow had hurt hevelf-he thought ricked her back—and Mr. Dent came there to see it and killed it. Afier it was slaughtered Dent said the carcase was only f.t for the pigs, and offered log. for it, which was the sum left as the bargain. Mr. Moore, for the defence. said that Mr. Locke was a respectable tradesman, who had always supplied good meat. He had succeeded to a long-established business, and a convic- tion for exposing bad meat for sale would be a very serious matter. A me3sage had come to Mr. Locke from a well-known veterinary surgeon that there was a cow at the farm to be slaughtered. The defendant Dent went out and saw the animal, but said h3 could not say what the value of the cow was until he had killed it. After it was killed he found that it was only fit for the pigs, and he bought it for Mr. Locke's piggery at Caerleon. It waa cut up simply for the convenience of removal, and was taken away in the low crank-axle cart used for hauling dung and offal. There was no inten- tion of offering the flesh for human consump- tion. Mr. Dent bore out the statement made by Mr. Moore. Mr. Locke said he was surprised and annoyed when he found that the head and tongue of the beast were taken into the shop by a lad, as he never authorised it. No part of the beast was intended for human food. It was bought for the pigs, and what he said to the inspector was that he thought the rounds were fleshy, and would be suitable for the pigs. During the whole course of his trading he had never been complained of or convicted, and on one occasion when he was in doubt about meat he called in the saui- tary inspector and the doctor. The Bench retired, and on returning to court the Mayor (Councillor Clifford Phillips) said the case had been very properly brought forward for investigation, but the decision of the magistrates was that it would be dis- missed. Mr. Abbott said the town-clerk might be dis- posed to ask the bench to state a case. The Magistrates' Clerk: There is no point of law involved. The bench has decided upon the facts.