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NEWPORT FOOTBALLER. I CHARGED WITH THEFT AT RAIL- WAY STATION. A question of mental ability or weakness leading to larceny was investigated by the Newport bench on Monday in the case of William David Holland, aged 25, of 19, Philip-, street, who had been a railway carriage cleaner on the Great Western Railway at Newport. He was charged on remand with stealing an overcoat, a cap. a pair*of gloves, a waist- belt, and a walking -stick from the railway station on Saturday night, September 17 last. On that day he finished his employment at the station, though not, as Mr. Hornby (the prosecuting solicitor) said, as the result of, anything which had been found against him. On the contrary, he had borne a very good r character. The things had inadvertently been left on the platform by Mr. Joseph Bowe, art master at the intermediate ecnools, who arrived home that evening after being away on his holidays in Sweden. He arrived at Newport by the London express at 6.10 p.m. About eleven o'clock the same night defen- dant offered to give away the overcoat to several people, and ultimately made it a,! present to a young man. named Arthur 1 Edgar Wallis Ingram. a baker. The rules of; his employment were that all left or lost property should be handed over to the! nearest policeman. Mr. Moore, who appeared for the defendant, did not deny that Holland foolishly took up the things, but said defendant had been a. Sunday scholar and a. teetotaler, but, unfor- tunately, had been at times intellectually weak, and he could not account for what was done. The Rev. H. Abraham had noticed him at the station act in such a peculiar way that he thought he was out of his mind. • Defendant had been promoted to the proud position of being elected a player in the second football team. Mr. W. A. Baker, J.P., took the point from the bench that that did not look like the case of a man who was non compos mentis. The Rev. G. H. Cooke stated that defendant was a member of his Bible Class. Ho had always had a good character, and his parenta; also were respectable people, but defendant himself was erratic. His father met with an accident twelve months ago, and had been ill ever since. He did not know anything' about this case. Mr. Thomas John Parry, of Chepetow-poad, j said. as a Sunday School worker, he had known the defendant for years. "What's the matter with him?" asked the presiding magistrate (Alderman T. H. Howell). "He is peculiar," replied the witnese. "He j came to me at my place of business, and afked when the next baptism at Summerhill! Chapel took place, and said, 'Pu.t me down as one.' Mr. Baker, J.P.; But there is nothing very •rratffTTtf that. j In the result the Bench treated the defen-; dant unrkr the First Offenders Act, and! bound him over to be of good behaviour for! six months in a sum of £20. I

THIRTEEN FITS IN ONE DAY CARDIFF MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. I Henry Millett, 52, was charged on remand at Cardiff on Monday with cutting his throat and left wrist with a knife, with intent, to commit suicide, at No. 7, Platinum- street, on July 26. Prisoner seemed now to be well enough bodily and mentally. His daughter, Martha, said she was not an eye-witness of what happened, but, returning home on the day in question, she ascertained 'that her father was downstairs, suffering from his self-inflicted wounds. The Clerk eJr. Dan Rees): Had there been any family trouble?—Not between himself and the children. Only what happened fourteen years ago. Can you assign any reason why he should have done it?-He had thirteen fits on the Monday morning, and he was out of his mind more or less afterwards. The Bench discharged prisoner with a cau- tion, Alderman Carey adding that the bench had no doubt he now recognised the serious- ness of his position, and would never act so again.

VIOLENT ROBBERY. Maurice Shannon and Frederick Holder, two young men, met in a. public-house in Cow- bridge-road on Friday, where Holder paid for drinks. When they came out, so he told the Cardiff bench on Saturday, Shannon demanded money. lIe naturally refused, and then the oiher knocked him down and took Zs. 2d. from his trousers pocket. Shannon entirely denied this story. He said that not only did Holder have no money for him to steal, but that when they came out of the inn Holder commenced the bother by hit- ting him in the face. Sergeant Wootton, however, told the bench that, although Shannon said he had only a couple of coppers on him, 2s. 2d. was found in hie pockets at the police-station. Shannon was committed for trial at the fasizee.

SOUTH WALES COLLEGE. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS AWARDED. The council of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire on Tuesday made the following awards of scholarships and exhibitions on the results of the work of session 1903-4: — Exhibitions to first year students: Ida Absalom, E. M. Thomae, Irene G. Verney, F. J. Williams, F. R. Morgan,, J. I. Wensley, W. F. Rowlande, D W. Lloyd, W. M. Thomas, C. J. Wiltshire, John Davies, and J. N. Judd. Continued Craddock Wells Exhibitions to the following first year students: D. P. H. Ash-ton, E. F. Bidgood, A. G. Webber, and W. T. Pugh. Exhibitions to second year students: Sydney Marsh, Abel Thomas, B. M. Cox, Sarah B. M. Fernie, Llewellyn Boole. Bertie C. Grant, Cecilia A. Jenkyns, John Oliver Stephens, Daniel Rowland Reea, and D. J. Harrier. Continued Craddock Wells Exhibitions to the following second year students: George H. Geach, George D. Brooks, and W. E. Robe rts Exhibitions to students after their second year: Ma.ry Cartwright and John Morris. The council made the following awards on the results of the entrance scholarship and exhibition examinition:- To Arthur Pearce Shepherd, the Inter- mediate School, Cardiff, a 1904 Arts Scholar- ship of £ 40 a year. To Philip Enoch Morris, the Higher Grade School, Cardiff, the Drapers Company's Scholarship and also a Craddock Wells Exhi- bition. The value of the award is JE40 a year, together with exemption from the payment of lecture fees. To John Ainsworth Dale. the Intermediate School, Cardiff, a Cardiff Football Club Scholarship of L30 a year, provided he complies with the conditions relating to the award of the scholarship. To Winifred Frances Mary Kyte, Howell's School, Llandaff, a Caroline Williams' Scholarship of the value of E25 a year, on condition that she resides at Aberdare Hall. To John Herne Sanders, the Intermediate School. Cardiff, a Craddock Wells Exhibition, together with exemption from the payment of lecture feee, and the Richard Oory Scholar- ship, the total value being X45 a year. To Arthur Edward Williams, the Higher Grade. School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff, a Craddock Wells Exhibition, together with exemption from the payment of lecture fees, and the Alfred Thomas Scholarship, the total value being £ 40 a year. To David Bowen, of Pentre, Glamorgan- shire, a David Davies Mining Memorial Scholarship of £ 50 a year, tenable for three years, provided that he pursues the diploma coarse in mining or in engineering at the college. Craddock Wells Exhibitions were awarded to ths following, in addition"Ctette: mentioned above:—Percival Halley Jones, Pupil Teachers' Centre. Cardiff, and William John Warren, the Intermediate School, Car- diff. College Exhibitions of the value of ElO each were awarded to the following :-Tndur David John Bowen. the Higher Grade School, Car- diff, and Taunton School, Taunton; Robert Stuart Devonald, the Higher Grade School and the Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; Evan Hughes, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; William Rees Jones, Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; Ann Janet Jordan, the Higher Grade School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; David John Lloyd, Grammar School, Swansea; Joseph Orman, Pontywaun County School, Risca; Mary Panniers, the Intermediate School, Brynmawr; Helena Ruston, Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; aud Daniel David Theophilus, Higher Grade School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff.

CLUB STRUCK OFF TH EREGISTER. At Swansea on Tuesday the magis- trates concluded the hearing of the case under tho new Licensing Act against a club known as the Mechanics' Club and Institute, St Mary-street. Swansea. The evidence of the police, already partially published, proved the club to be frequented by a dis- orderly and drunken set. and there appeared to be no control exercised. For the defence a number of witnesses were called denying the drunken scenes alleged. The Bench considered the case proved and struck the club off the register, ordering that the premises should not be used for a similar purpose for twelve months to come, and mulcting the management in £4 costs.

CARDIFF FREE LIBRARY. At a meeting of the Cardiff Free Library Committee on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Ronn- feldt in the chair, it was agreed to suspend the publication of the Public Library Journal," but no definite time for the sus- pension was determined. The committ-ee was notified of the fact that Mr. John Cory had offered to defray the expense of the re-produc- tion of facsimilies of the letters now in the library of Bishops Morgan and Parry, and of three letters of Bishop Morgan in St. Asaph Cathedral, and circulate copies amongst the national and university libraries of the United Kingdom.

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CARDIFF CORPORATION. THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE BOROUGH. A special meeting of the Cardiff Corpora- tion was held on Monday, sitting first as a general purposes committee, to deal with financial questions. Mr. F. J". Beavan, as chairman of the finance committee, moved that a general district rate of ls. 9d. in the £ be approved. This, he said, was the same as in the corresponding period of last year; but another resolution which he would propose dealt with the borough rate and the education section. This would be collected in the poor rate, and it was impossible at present to say what that rate would be. j Alderman Trounce asked what the education rate would be. Mr. Beavan: There will be a reduction of about £ 1,000 on the elementary section, but we shall require about C2,Coo for such science subjects as are taught in the higher grade school, and £ 1,080 for technical instruction. Alderman Trounce: Is it a fact that the rata.ble value of the property in the town has been reduced by £ 5,000, and that the irre- coverable arrears have increased by £ 1,000? Mr. Beavan explained that the irrecover- ables had been increased through the fact that a rate of ls. lid had been levied, and, as a consequence, the irrecoverables were propor- tionately higher. But the tramways com- mittee had re-paid jP,9,000, and £ 3,000 had been brought forward, the result of which was that the rate was reduced to Is. 8d. He was gla-d to be able to state that in the coming year the unification I scheme would result in a saving of at least SECO. He could not yet give the exact figures, but he thought it would be a trifle more j With regard to the ratable value, there had been certain reductions. Mr. Cassell, an expert, who had been appointed to value the Taff Vale Railway properties in St. Mary's and St. John's had made a reduction of £ 8,000, and as the company had made this application eighteen months ago an allow- ance would have to be made for the last three half-years. On the other hand, ther,a were other properties which would come undeT valuation in Roath and Canton, which would amount to about £ 1,800. There would be a new valuation all round. Mr. Sessions put a question, in which he endeavoured to show that the new Education Act had put an extra half-penny on the rate. Mr. Beavan replied that such was not the case. He could not say to a penny, but the education rate would be about £ 1,000 less. Last half-year it was £ 31,000; this haJf-year it would be £ 50,000. The extra allowance would more than cover the expenditure on the voluntary schools. Alderman Carey: I cannot allow Mr. Sessions' remarks to pass unnoticed. He is raising a very debatable subject, and now that we are working in an amicable spirit I don't think it advisable that any debatable matter should be introduced. The resolution levying a rate of Is. 9d. in the £ was passed, and also another provid- ing £1,060 for technical instruction. Both resolutions were confirmed by the corporation at a subsequent meeting, the mayor (Alderman John Jenkins) presiding over both meetings. THE LATE MR. HENRY WHITE. Before proceeding with the business for which the corporation meeting was called his Worship referred in very complimentary terms to the services which the late Mr. Henry White had rendered to the town, and moved a resolution extending to his wife and family the deepest sympathy of his colleagues. Whatever their political diffe- rences might be, he remarked they all looked upon Mr. White as a man of marked ability and a sincere friend. Alderman Jacobs, who seconded, said he had been associated with Mr. White in many capacities, and always found him of excel- lent parts and ready to give assistance to the needy. Mr. Orossman, Mr. Charles H. Bird, and Mr. Good added words of sincere sympathy, expressing at the same time their deep res- pec u for the deceased, and the resolution was carried by the members rising frcm their seats. TRAMWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. J. T. Richards said it would be interest- ing to know what were the expenses incurred in an action brought against the corporation a^the Swansea Assizes in connection with an »«oWent which happened to a man named Williams. Although it was understood that two members of the committee should go to Swansea, four were appointed. Mr. Courtis said that when a question of that sort was put some notice should be given. It was impossible to answer it off- hand. Mr. F. J. Beavan explained that four or five were put on the sub-committee to ensure that somebody should attend. So far as he was concerned, he was there one day only. Alderman Ramsdale stated that the cor- poration got out of tho difficulty very credit- ably. The claim was £ 300. and the award E75. On the suggestion of the mayor Mr. Richards promised to give notice of his ques- tion at a future meeting. INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN. Mr. F. J. Beavan, with the permission of the mayor, made a reference to an article which appeared in the "Western Mail" on Saturday, written by one of the elective auditors. From that article it would appear that the town was indebted to the extent of £ 4,000,000. From his knowledge of the "Wes- tern Mail" their representatives were very smart, and they must have been asleep to allow such a statement to appear. In order to bring the amount up to £ 4,000,000 the sums which had been re-paid were put down as liabilities. As a matter of fact, the net indebtedness of the town on the 30th of July was £ 3,349,429. It was necessary that this explanation should be made. Dealing with the borough rate. Mr. Beavan stated that it amounted to £ 64,643 6s. 6d. for the half-year commencing the 1st of October and ending on the 31st of March. MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM. Following up his threat of a fortnight ago, when his works department scheme was defeated by a respectable majority, Mr Chappell again pressed his ideas for munici- palisation upon the council. His proposition was modified, and read as follows,- That a special committee be appointed to consider and report to the council as to (a) the total cost of repairs to steam rollers, engines, boilers, and other mechanical appliances by, in. or for the various depart- ments of the corporation; (b) the cost of plant and machinery used in the various workshops for construction or repairs; and Ie) as to the manner in which and by whom the above works have been executed, and also as to the advisability or otherwise of establishing a works department. An appeal was made to him to take the three sections seriatim, but this suggestion was not accepted, and Mr. Chappell repeated some of his old arguments and introduced a few new ones. Provided the inquiry went no further, he said it was necessary that it should be held, in order to ascer- tain whether it was a fact that there was mismanagement and extravagance in the spending departments of the corporation. If what had been said and written were true, he would be ashamed to be a member of the corporation. He emphasised the fact, how- ever, that the first two clauses without the third were no use to him. and admitted that the alterations he had made were simply in the character of "word-fencing." Mr. Croesman seconded the motion, and a long discussion followed, in the course of which the bona-fides of Mr. Chappell were severely criticised by Alderman David Jones, Alderman Mildon, Mr. Stanfield, and Mr. Veall. Mr. Sessions, Mr. Munn, and Mr. Morgan Thomas were supporters of the motion, but Mr. F. J. Beavan, although representing a labour constituency, could not support his colleague from Splott. Mr. Davis (Adamsdown) said he voted for Mr. Chappell's motion a fortnight ago, but certain remarks he had made that day had altered his views. The motion was put and lost, eleven voting for it and 21 against. The names for were: Alderman E. Beavan and Councillors Cross- man, Good, Munn, Chappell. Morgan Thomas, Richards, Nicholls, Roberts, Sessions, and Evan Jones. Against Aldermen Jacobs. D. Jones, Trounce, Ramsdale, and Mildon; Coun- cillors F. J. Beavan, Evans, Hughes, Illtyd Thomas, Veall, Courtis, C. H. Bird, Yorath, Blow, J. Robinson, Davis, Kidd, Mander, Smith, J. Stanfield, pnd Dixtfn. Alderman Carey and Alderman Ed. Thomas paired, and Mr. J. T. Richards caused some amusement by voting for the resolution "with a reservation." The mayor did not vote.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN. The Registrar-General reports that the annual rate of mortality last week in 76 great towns in England and Wales averaged sixteen per 1,000. The rates in South Wales towns were: Newport 15 Cardiff 14 P.hondda 19 Merthyr Tydfil 22 Swansea 13 BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN SOUTH WALES. The Registrar-General's return issued on Tuesday night stated that there were 8,234 births and 4,688 deaths registered in 76 of the great towns of England and Wales during the week ending the 24th inst. The following are the figures for the principal South Wales towns, viz. Births. Deaths. i New,nort 46 21 I Cardiff 95 50 Rhondda .——————— 100 46 Cardiff 95 50 Rhondda 100 46 Merthyr Tydfil 53 31 Swansea 54 24

ATHLETE'S ESCAPADE. FINED FOR ASSAULTING A POLICE- MAN. At midnight on Friday last a sick police- man—Police-constable Ilamer—at Newport I was disturbed in his sleep, and had to turn out to do a bit of duty arising out of a dis- turbance which woke him up, and caused some annoyance. On Monday a man named John Byrne, 26, stated to be a general dealer, of 6, Thorn as- street, appeared (before the Newport magis- trates) charged with wilfully breaking a pane I of glass in a door at 38, Manchester-street (void premises), and assaulting Police-con- stable Hamer. The Police-constable told the court that at twelve o'clock on Friday night he was awakened from his sleep by the loud smash- ing of glass. He got up from a sick bed and looked out, but cculd not see anyone. After returning to bed he was again disturbed by more smashing. Going out he found the prisoner inside a pair of double doors on the < premises trying to pull a woman over the top from the street into the premises. He had hold of her two hands, and was tugging away at her to pull her over, and, ultimately, succeeded. The police-constable, reinforced I by Policc-constable Attewell, got into the house by bursting the door open, and on going upstairs they found the man and ivoman together in the empty bedroom. On getting them outside Police-constable Hamer told prisoner that he was a police- man, and that he would have to go with him to the police-station. Prisoner demurred to this, and seized him by the throat in a violent manner. The other police-constable had to go to his at-sistance, but on the way to the station he again attacked Hamer. The woman wa3 not proceeded against. Prisoner, who was formerly in the Army, and was known in the South Wales Borderers as its champion runner, has a wife and family at Portskewett. He told the magis- trates that he had made an arrangement to take the premises for business purposes, but. Mr. Willmett, the agent for the property, denied that he had let him the premises. Damage to the extent of 7s. had been done to the glass. In the result the Bench fined defendant 40s.

CHARGE OF BURGLARY. A CARDIFF WOMAN SENT FOR TRIAL. A week's provisions were had in on Satur- day night by Sarah Jane Russ, wife of a dock labourer, of Railway-street, Splott. Tho list included a nice shoulder of bacon, and some savoury Welsh mutton, four loaves, delectable strings of sausages, a lump of cake, pound of soap, half-pound of currants, tin of condensed milk, four eggs, a bag of biscuits, and a clothes brush, value, all told, lis. The list of good things were safely landed in the larder, and the family went to bed to dream—though not for long—of the savoury sausages, the Welsh mutton, and the well- cured bacon. Careful Mrs. Russ had taken the wise precaution—after laying in her 8t.ores-to see that doors and windows were all hermetically sealed. But her well-laid plans went awry. Mrs. Russ on descending irf the morning to fetch some biscuits for the children, found the front and back doors open, and the pantry so denuded that Mrs. Russ, like Mrs. Hubbard, could not have found in it enough "to give a poor dog a bone." One of the numerous Jones family was charged at Cardiff Police-court on Monday with spiriting away the choice and spicy edibles. She was Ann Jones, aged 34, a portly, well-developed woman. She used to live next door to the Russes, and was arraigned for burglariously break- ing into 37, Railway-street, and carrying away the spoil early in the email hours. Prisoner, it was alleged. was seen inspecting one of the windows of the Russes' domicile, and later Detective-sergeant Davey found at prisoner's lodgings. 37, Janet-street, most of the articles. Prisoner (on being arrested) had nothing to say. She was committed for trial at the quarter sessions.

STRICKEN WITH BERI-BERI. RELIEF CREW SENT OUT FROM CARDIFF. The Norwegian barque Alphonse, bound from Addah to Hamburg, arrived at St. Michael's with Ca-ptain Fredriksen and four of the crew dead and the remainder lying ill, beri-beri having broken out on board shortly after the vessel left port. On the death of Captain Fredriksen the chief officer took over the command, hut so severe was the malady tha.t one after another was attacked, until all the crew were stricken. Four of thb ttiendled from* the disease .and were buried at sea. The remainder could not work the ship, and at times she was allowed to drift. Eventually St. Michael's was reached, and a. fresh crew was sent out from Cardiff, and a-s they took over the charge of the vessel the sick men were removed to hoepital, and the Alphonse pro- ceeded on her voyage, the Cardiff crew work- ing her to her destination.

ASSAULT IN A RHONDDA HOTEL. At Ystrad Police-court on Monday Christo- pher Owen, repairer, Cwmparo, was charged with unlawfully wounding Evan Evans, a tim- berman, also of Cwmparc. According to the evidence, the defendant had been having a drink at the Pengelli Hotel, when complainant remarked that Owen "was not a man." This suggestion was resented, the defendant urging that he was the "better man." Owen thereupon struck Evans with a half-pint glass measure on the head, and he fell to the ground unconscious. Mr. Phillips, the landlord, added that he saw the blow struck, and also prevented the defendant from doing further damage. According to Dr. Armstrong, there was a wound on the temple liin. long and iin. deep, and another wound in. long. There was, however, no danger, unless complications set in. The Bench having reduced the charges to one of common assault, the defendant was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

EISTEDDFOD AT ABERDULAIS. This eisteddfod was held at Forest Schools. Mr. D. Edwards was.presiderifand conductor. Mr D. W. Jones (" Cynalaw "), Briton Ferry, adjudicated on music, recitations, poetical compositions, &c. The following is a list of the winners: — Pianoforte solo, Master Gwi'ym Jones, Cadoxton. Singing, the Milwr Bach," Master lestyn Jenkins, Cil- frew. Bass solo. Mr. Edward Beddoe, Melin- crythan. Singing "From Jordan's Sunny Bank," Miss Catherine M. Williams, Cilfrew. Recitation ("Colliad y Bad," by "Cynalaw"), Mr. John Morgan ("Creunantydd"). Tenor solo ("Llythyr fy mam," by W. Trefor Evans), Mr E. Beddoe. Poetical composition on "Edrychiad Crist ar Petr ar ol y Gwadiad," Noah," Melincrythan. Juvenile choral (" Peace, be still"), Creunant C.M. Choir. Soprano solo (" 'Rwyn mynd"), Miss Williams, Cilfriew. Chief choral ("Clodforwn Frenin Hedd," T. H. Davies), Cilfrew Choir. Mr. Stanford was treasurer and Mr. T. H. Davies, G.T.S.C., secretary.

ELEGIT PROCEEDINGS AT LLANDILO An inquiry was held at the Shire-hall, Llan- dilo, on Tuesday by the sheriff of the county, through the under-sheriff (Mr. Thomas Walters), under a writ of elegit, issued at the instance of Daniel Williams, builder and contractor, Glanamman, to ascertain what lands the defendant—David Richard Hughes, of Glanamman-wa,g possessed of and the yearly value thereof. Mr. T. H. Powell, solicitor, Llandilo, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. R. Jones, Myrddin House, Llan- dilo, was foreman of the jury.—Evidence was called to prove ownership of property by J. Martin Evans, who held a mortgage on the property, and plaintiff was called to prove the value of the property, which he did by specifications under the hand of Mr. H. Her- bert, architect, Brynmarlais, the amount being £ 290.—The jury found that defendant owned t.he property, and that it was of the value of the sum mentioned.

MAESTEG GIRL AND HER BABY. It's as true as God's in Heaven," patheti- cally pleaded Annie Hanson, 19, Duffryn- row, Maesteg, before the Bridgend magis- trates. Her dramatic utterance related to her assertion that she had never con- ducted herself improperly with anyone but William Brown, 25, Neath road, Briton Ferry, a steelworker, whom she had sum- moned to show cause, etc. She was unable, however, to adduce evidence in support of her application, and when the bench recom- mended her to bring a fresh case when she could get evidence she sobbed that they had "all turned against her," and then, screaming left the court. Outside she gave way to a fit of violent paasion, and showered epithets upon the defendant, which were, to put it mildly, uncomplimentary. Superintendent Davis was compelled to proceed outside before the incident came to an end.

SOAPMAKERS TO THE KING. The Vinolia Company (Limited), who held the appointment to the late Queen Victoria, have been appodnrted by Royal warrant aoac- makers to his Majesty the. King. »

AN OLD HAND CAUGHT. MAN OF MANY ALIASES CHARGED AT TREDEGAR. At Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday Samuel Higgins, tramping machinist, was charged on remand with being upon the premises of Derwen House, TredegaJ, with an unlawful intention, on the 19th inst. Mr. Rees Edwards, builder, said that he securely fastened the premises. On return- ing at 2.45 he was called by the police, who had prisoner in custody. The glass in the window was broken. Police-constable Jones said that while on duty in Commercial-street he heard a noise, and found prisoner lying under a window of Dervren House His boots were off and placed on a wall Inspector Wilmot gave confirmatory evi- dence Prisoner said he was drunk at the time. Convictions for burglary at Salford and Blackburn were proved against the prisoner, who went under the name of Hudson. Hen- derson, Higgins, and Hennessy. He was committed to prison for three months, with hard labour, the Chairman remarking that he was an old burglary hand.

DIED ON HIS HONEYMOON. MERTHYR FAMILY BEREAVED: RELATIVE OF GENERAL R. LEE. The death has occurred at Easton, Pennsyl- vania, of Mr. Harry Lee Mitchell, an Ameri- can of Welsh connections. The cause of death was typhoid fever and peritonitis. Tho deceased was on his honeymoon at the time of his demise, he having been married just, three months before to Miss Gertrude Rees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Y. Roes, of Wilkesbarre. lIe was 32 years of age, and, besides his wife, is survived by his father, Mr. Franklyn Mitchell, a prominent business man of Newburg, N.Y., and his mother. Mrs. Harry Lee Mitchell is a grand-daughter of the late Mr. John Rees, commission agent, Mer- thyr, and grand-daughter also of the late Mr. John Moody, for 27 years general manager of the Cyfarthfa Collieries, Merthyr. She was born at Pentre. Rhondda Valley, in 1878. The mother of the deceased is a niece of the late General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate Army. Mrs. Mitchell is a sister of Mrs. Havelock Jones, of London, formerly of Merthyr.

THE CARNARVON TRAGEDY. The Carnarvonshire coroner formally opened an inquest on Friday touching the deathJ of Mrs. Williams, supposed to have been murdered at Park Farm, Llanrug. The inquest was held in the open air close by the farm. Evidence of identification having been given, the Coroner intimated that there was so much mystery attending the affair that the police must have ample time to make full inquiries. He adjourned the inquest for a fortnight. The grandson told our representative that when he came home on Monday, prior to Mrs. Williams lapsing into unconsciousness. she told him she fell in the barn, but she thought someone behind was belabouring her with a cudgel. She saw nobody, however. Her head was one mass of blood. Another gentleman stated that a woman had been seen early on the Monday morning crouching behind a hedge near the farm, but no im- portance was attached to that fact until sus- picion of foul play was aroused. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION. Dr. Mills Roberts, with his brother and Dr. Jones, Llanberis, made a post-mortem examination on Saturday of the remains of Mrs. Jane WillinlllB, Llanrug. The examina- tion showed the constitution to be in a healthy and strong state, but no details of the injuries found on the deceased will be forthcoming till the adjourned inquest. What may prove an important factor in the case is the discovery of a bloodstained stone in a well near a house some distance from the deceased's residence. The stone is now in the possession of the police. Deceased's remains were interred on Saturday after- noon.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A FATHER, John FeltoH, a Glyn-Neath collier, was orought up in custody at Neath on Monday (before Mr. William Leyson) charged with doing grievous bodily harm to his father. Robert Felton, aged 64, at Rheola-terrace, Cwmgwracli. It is alleged that the prisoner and his wif- had a quarrel on Saturday night, and th< latter ran to her sister's house at 13, Rheola- terrace, for protection. The husband fol- lowed, and was about to strike his wife when his father interfered. Prisoner bounced on the old man, and beat him unmercifully. A police officer described the injuries to the old man's face as fearful. Both eyes were. closed up af«d tfiff skin of the face was as black as ink. The injured man bled pro- fusely from the nose and mouth, and was un- conscious for some time. On Sunday he was a little better, but Dr. M'Clure was of opinion that. although his life was not in danger, it would be unwise to allow him to come to Neath that day to give evidence. Police-constable Jones said that he was called to 12, Rheola-terrace, at two p.m. on Sunday morning. There he saw prisoner's father in bed. His face showed marks of severe injuries. Both eyes were black, and the face much bruised The man had bled very much. Witness arrested prisoner, and charged him with doing grievous bodily harm to his father. Police-sergeant Canton then asked for a remand, and prisoner was remanded on bail until Friday.

A POISONOUS WATER SUPPLY. At the monthly meeting of the Bedwellty Urban District Council Alderman Nehemiah Phillips. J.P., presided.—The council decided to ask the Rhymney and Aber Gas and Water Company to reduce the price of gas for public lighting, as they did to Gelligaer, from 5s. 6d. to 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet.—The Clerk presented the estimate for the ensuing six months, showing that a sum of £5.757 10s. was required. A rate of ls. 4d.. as compared with the previous rate of ls. 3d., was necessary.— The estimate was adopted. Mr. W. J. Roes's valuation of land required for sewerage works which the council con- templated carrying out was considered, and was as follows:—Blackwood, 6 acres 1 rood. £320; Aberbargoed, 6 acres 32 and Pengam and Fleur-de-lis, 3 acres 26 perches, £24û 6rf. 8d.-The council agreed to accept the terms.—The medical officer (Dr. II. T. Evans) reported that two cases of enteric fever occurVed at the Rail- way Cottages, Aberbargoed. The water supply of the cottages in question was obtained from a cistern, which received the water from a spout. The water was analysed by the public analyst, who stated that he had examined many samples of water, but the sample in question was filthy in the extreme, and positively poisonous.—The inspector was instructed to remove the supply immediately.

ABERDARE STIPENDIARY SORRY. At. Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday Mr. C. Kenshole applied for an extension of time in connection with the annual banquet of the Abersuman Licensed Victuallers, to be held on Thursday at the Swan Hotel. Mr. Kenshole pointed out that the bench had previously granted a similar extension. The Stipendiary (warmly): I know that I granted it at Aberdare once, but I was very sorry I did. I can't tell you why, Mr. Kenshole, though I would do so in private. I made a very great mistake, and such is the opinion of my colleagues. Mr. Kenehole: I knew, sir, that you had granted it before on a like occasion. The Stipendiary: That is so, but it ahaJl not be done again. The application was refused.

CARELESS COLLIERS. Two careless colliers employed at Messrs. Partridge, Jone3 and Company. Llanhilleth Colliery, were before the magistrates sitting at Llanhilleth on Tuesday for breach of the Mines' Act. On Sunday night, the 19th July, James Trevenan, a Cornishman, who has had forty years' experience underground, was found asleep in the mine by the examiner, with a lighted lamp in hia possession. He admitted the offence, and was fined 20s. The other defendant was William Priors, a young collier living at Hafodynyrys, who admitted taking a match into the colliery on the 8th inst. at a time when there were 938 colliers underground. It was a pure over- sight on his part, but the bench regarded the lives of the colliers as the greater considerat- tion, and imposed a fine of 40s. Mr. W. J. Everett, Pontypool, appeared for the prosecution.

HEAVY FINES FOR ASSAULT. At Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday John Murphy, labourer, and Michael Ohellen, labourer, New Tredeg'ar, were charged with being riotous and assauting Police-constable Doolan, on the 25th inst. Police-constable Doolan said that, he was on duty on Sunday night, when he found prisoners fighting. Ohellen refused to give his name, and he proceeded to take him into custody. He thereupon became very violent, and defied him to arrest him. Murphy then struck him on the head, felling him to the ground. Both prisoners kicked him on the legs and body. Murphy was very violent. Other officers arriving, the prisoners were secured and locked up. Each of the prisoners were toed JE10, or two imprisonment.

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