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STARTLING REVELATIONS BY MR, NICHOLL. Promptly on top of his bombshell in the health committee on Tuesday, Councillor Edward Nioboll on Wednesday made a personal tour of inspection of 22 sailors' hoarding-house* in Bute-road and adjoining thoroughfares—the heart of Cardiff Docks. He coughed like a man who had inadver. tently swallowed an un wholesome thing as be admitted the fact to a reprelsentative of the Weekly Mail," in which the story of the inspection was exclusively published last night. I feel as if the things were after me still," said he: "the creepy things. Excuse me." Then he added, in reopo-nee to a further query, that he did not believe Dr. Walford or the chairman of the health committee knew anything about the matter from their own personal knowledge* They could not know the facts AND JMMS them," said he. Fresh from the purlieu wherein OUT sailor visitors are crowded when shipe leave them to the mercies of Cardiff, the head of the Cardiff "Hall" Line spoke feelingly and with indignation. He glanced at his notes. "Here you are." He cougihed again. "The unfortunate girl was crying," he interjected; she is only 22, and has two black babies. Her father is a well-known business man. The ma.n who keeps the honse where she lives is a coloured seaman. He thrashes her so unmercifully that the police have to stand between her and murder. The case is notorious, and she cried while she told me her story. He is tired of her. Yet the ma.n is passed as fit and proper to conduct a boarding-bouse. He wants to get rid of the woman, too, because she is not alluring enough now that she has these two half- caste babies!" The folded sheet of rotes happened to have that particular folio uppermost when Mr. Nicholl picked it up. It was, however, the record of only one out of the 22 houses he Titrated. 'The-jtrat-iKfltee-I -rtaHed,h» arbseqairofcly 0 eaplained, "was comparatively typical for one of its el&se. It was a Chinese house of fair repute. Here are my »otee:— Twenty-four beds in four small- room*, i The men fully dressed in the various rooms and the atmosphere thick as cake—worse than stifling. You can imagine what it was like. Cooking in the 'same room as the baggage, boxes, Ac. Utensils all about the room. The ceilings blaok with grime where they were not glistening with cockroaches. The boarders busy playing cards or amok- j ing -opium. One English girl kept by the proprietor. "One English girl and 24 Chinamen in the same house," commented Mr. Nioholl; "and the keeper of the house says he is not mar- ried! Not for off," he continued, is a house kept by a Russian Finn. It ^ns quite clean, and most orderly and decent. So was an English house closfe by. Around the corner, however, I deviated from my proper quest, and went into a Chinese laundry. It was filthy. The ba.ckya.rd was filthy, the rooms were filthy, everything- was filthy; and laundry clothes- clean clothes, mind you—were hanging on lines over it, all to be dried and aired. "The next place I entered was a Greek boarding-house." Mr. Nicholl here again referred to his notes. "It was very decent save for the fowl-pen in the back-yard, which was insanitary. "The next sailors' boarding-house I entered was a Spanish lioure. There were nine beds in one room there—a room only about by 12ft. Two English girls were apparently the only persons in charge. One was 22; the other about 30. These were seemingly the licensed managers of a sailors' common lodging-house. "Bad. you say? Look here. The twenty- first house I visited out of the twenty-two was like the first, a Chinese hout-e. The pro- prietor has an English wife. The servant girl -an English girl of 21—had been victimised bv a Greek boarding-master where ehe was previously, and she was thrown on the streets. This Chinese boarding-house ma,ster then took her in, and there she is. Nineteen boarders!" added Mr. Nicholl, sententiously. "What condition was the hous>e?" "Very de-cent. indeed, in most reelects— that is to say, it was v^ry clean indeed, by comparison. In the backyard lime had been scattered to the smells made by accumulations of dirt, and the top storey was. naturally, a trifle dirty. But, all things considered, it was a decent house. Wholly different was another house, wl ere everything was simply hide<msly dirty. „ It was terrible," he repeated, and it is impossible to get away from the things aend the smell. My companion lifted a lump of something—it may have been carpet or 'matting or a rug or anything—off the floor; a n.d they all began to creep about every- where. I can almost hear them tramping now. "And there were eight beds in the place— a garret! Efeht and they say Oaxdiff is a lovely and a fllnniless city! "Another house was in had an English girl in charge, with a yellow baby in her arms. She was stated to be the boarding- master's wife. The house was dirty. It waa not, however, so bad as one house kept by a. black man, whore iwt omy tbo house was dirty, but the white women who lived there, with the five boarders, f^e^n dirt,^ "I was astonished," declared Mr. Nicholl, as he again glanced through his notes, of which, owing to pressure on space, we can only refer to a few. Asked what remedy he would suggest for the existing* condition things, Mr. IVicholl sa-id that a proper large and airy building should be secured for the purposes of a. lodging-house for these sailors, because the majority of the^Pm,a'u Prlvate houses available for euch purposes at or near the Docks were, from a sanitary point 'of view, totally unfit to accommodate the numbers ■now uaiig them. At this point, as Mr. Nicholl had to keep a business engagement, the "Weekly Mail" representative asked him, as a parting query. Did he think that Dr. Walford had actually seen the condition of these houses? "Certainly not," replied Mr. Nicholl, "because if he had seen them he would cer- tainly have insisted on some of them being ° Apart from the hygienic objections, the practice of keeping English girls as decoys or lures in alien. sailors' boarding- houses was the point which most disgusted Mr. Nicholl during hiis tour of inspection. "The grant of licences, said the coun- cillor in conclusion, "should be left to the police." The head-oonstable of Cardiff is at present out of town, but from inquiries in official quarters we learn that the boarding-house proprietors are not considered by the police to have good characters simply because they have not been on the police books for any offence. Dr. Walford, the medical officer of health, -when a.=ked what he bad to say regarding Councillor Edward Nioholl's statements, stated that be could ofrl-r no remarks what- ever OlD the subject. He had not seen the report of what Mr. Nicholl said, and although our representative informed him of some of the statements, the doctor was firm in his refusal iand said he made it a practice n-erc4 to make any public reply.

A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL. I In response to an appeal made by Mr. A. J. Atwell funds were readily subscribed by sympathetic people in Cardiff and the district to send a little girl to the West of England Sanatorium, Weston-super-Mare. The I little invalid spent nine weeks at this sea- aide home. with excellent results. Before she left Cardiff she had to be wheeled about 4.n a bath-chair, but to-day she can walk and run without assistance, and is much heavier than she was three months ago.

BAPTIST UNION. MR. LLOYD GEORGE ELECTED PRESIDENT. At Wednesday's meeting of the Baptist Union at Holyhead the Right Hon. Lloyd George was elected president for t-he-eoButng year.

RAILWAY COMBINE REPORTS. 4 G.W.R. COMPANY AGREE TO JOIN. The reported secret understanding or alliance which has been brought into existence among the great railway com- panies of England has aroused the widest dis- cussion and speculation. panies of England has aroused the widest dis- cussion and speculation. The only weak spot was the fact that the Great Western Railway, one of the most prosperous companies, had stood aloof from the understanding. This weakness has now been overcome. At a conference held at Swindon the other evening the Great Western Company agreed to join with the other companies, and the result is that all the railway companies of the country are now able to present a com- pletely united front in carrying out the new policy. The principal cause of the Great Western's attitude of aloofness was the dispute between that company and the Midland regarding the Birmingham traffic, owing to the latter having practically succeeded in nullifying the advantages which should have accrued to the Great Western from the Honeybourne link line. The cause of the trouble having been removed, the remainder was easy. The inclu- sion of the Great Western in the alliance will have the greatest effect on the Anglo- Irish traffic. On November 1 and after all routes to Ireland will be non-competitive, and pas- sengers and freight will travel either by Holyhead, Heysham, Fleetwood, or Fish- guard, irrespective of the line on which they are booked. From the public point of view the agree- ment may not have entirely satisfactory results, for fa-res and freight charges between. London and Dublin, Belfast, and Southern Ireland are to be olosoly examined, and, if necessary, raised, while services will be alternative, not duplicate. The question now being asked is, Are the railways preparing for nationalisation? There is no doubt that by effecting a gigantio combination, entailing reduced expenditure, and, consequently, enhanced profits, they could increase the general valuation of their combined properties. Ic It has long been, known that one of Mr. Lloyd George's pet schemes is the natkmali- j sation of the railways, and that the com- panies have looked with apprehension on this plan of more or leas forcible acquisition. Divided as they hare been heretofore, they could not hope to receive the same price for their properties ae they could if they were formed into a great working combine. An idea of the gigantic ta«k which the Government will have before it in planning the nationalisation of the English railways may be gained from the following figures:— Totai capital £ 1,059,781,394 Average dividends J.52 per cent. Miles of line 15,859 Passengers (yearly) ;1,093,398.304 Tons of merchandise (yearly) 413,120,849 Passencer receipts (yearly) £ 4?,634,642 Goods recoipts (yearly) SCOTCH TRAIN SERVICE. The Great Northern Railway Company announce that, with the exception of a slight alteration in the timing, the Scotch trains will be run from King's Cross/the same as last winter. The through carriage and sleeping-car to Inverness, which was formerly attached every night to the 8.10 train for Aberdeen, will from November 1 be run on Mondays and Fridays only.

A COMMERCIAL EVIL. 50,000 UNDISCHARGED BANKRUPTS The autumnal conference of the Incorpo- rated Accountants was opened at the City- hall, Oardiff, on Thursday. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman Illtyd Thomas) gave the society a very hearty wel- come to the city, and hoped that the delibe- rations at the conference would be. of advan- tage and benefit to the members. (Applause.) The- President of the society (Mr. Harry Lloyd Price, Manchester) proposed a vote ef thanks to the Lord Mayor for opening the conference and for*allowing members to have the use of a handsome room in a magnificent building. (Applause.) The society which the Lord Mayor had welcomed was not a mean one. It had a membership of 2.233. He pre- .sented to his lordship a.s a souvenir of the occasion the new year-book of the associa- tion, which had been specially printed, bound, and inscribed for his acceptance. Mr. A. E. Green (vice-president) seconded the motion, which was carried by acclama- tion. The Lord Mayor, in acknowledging the resolution, alluded to the fact that the city treasurer (Mr. Allcock) was this year the president of the local branch of the society. (Apiplauee.) PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.. Mr. H. Lloyd Price, the president of the society, delivered Ms presidential addreee, and referred to the alteration of the title to the Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors, the alteration consisting of the introduction of the word "incorporated." He then proceeded to speak of the amend- ment of bankruptcy law, and they might be gratified to note that the Board of Trade considered that it was undesirable to inter- fere with the purely voluntary nature of a deed of arra-ngmnent between a debtor and his creditors. The law, almost of necessity, set up a machine-made code, which imposed the stigma and contumely of public examina- tion and an undischarged condition with uneven hand. It was, in part, the recognised necessity for some clear differentiation, of wrong-doing from mishap which begat the extension of the system of private arrangement. The result of the proposed legislation would be the fuller recognition of the necessity for per- mitting such voluntary arrangements. It was S11gges,ted that there should be such an amendment of the law as would for the future erasure that, upon proof of the facts establishing a statutory offence, the onus of proving absence of dishonesty or intention to defraud should rest upon the delinquent. It was also proposed that the failure or o-nmssiom to keep proper books of account should, subject to -reasonable qualifications and exceptions, be an offence punishable by imprisonment. He had no hesitation in thinking that the absence of proper books of account frequently coincided with. the fraudulent concealment of assets. That there should be a. floating population of at least 50,000 undischarged bankrupts consti- tuted a aerious commercial evil. (Applause.) A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the President for his address. Mr. G. S. Pitt, fellow and member of the council, read am interesting paper on "Forms of Published Accounts of Trading Concerns and Some Observations on. Their Audit." He contended that all published accounts, with the exception of those regulated by Parliament, should be drawn up subject to certain rules, and that a general council of prodtessionail account- ants be established to advise the Govern- ment as to the framing of those rules, as. to their revision from time to time, and on other accountancy matters. A long discussion followed, and the members afterwards adjourned for lunch. In the afternoon they visited Caerphilly Castle, where tea. was provided. •

CARDIFF CITY AUDITOFRS. Five nominations were received by the town-clerk of Cardiff on Wednesday for the- election of two elective auditors on Thursd&y of next week at the Old Towp-hall, the follow- ing being the candidatesMessrs. J. B. Tay- lor, Oswald Coleman, J. Dudley Edwards, O. C. Crocker, and W. B. Phillips. The present auditors are Messrs. Taiylor >4NodrCbieu»iu

COLOFN Y CYMRY. « (Gan CEMLYN.) CYMRU A BLWYDD-DAL I'R HEN. Rtad wyrtihnosavi'n ol geWilis srhv yn firysiog at y cwestdwri hrwn, gan a-w- grymu fod yn rhywyr i'r Cynghorau Sir ymdd'adebru i'r perygl i lu o Gymry j Tiiwaitb gaol eu hamddifadu o ragor- freiii'tiiaii'r ddeddf sydd i ddod i rym I ddechretiV frwyddyn nesa.f. Y mae'r wedi ca-ei cryn lalwer o sylw er pan yserifenais o'r blaen, ond nid cy.ma.init a<g a.ddylai o lawer; ac os yw I Cymru yn bwriadu i'w hen bobl dros ddeg a thriugain mlwydd oed gael yr hyn sy'n ddyledus iddynt, mae'n rhaid iddi ddangos IDWY o bybyrwch mown dan gyfoiriad o lei.af. Yn gyntaf i gvd, rhaid argyhoeddi'r Llywodraetih na fedr esfcroniaid uniaitii woinydchi'r ddeddf yn deg, ac nad ynv'r Cymro, yn y cyffredin, yn or-hoff o "Exciseman" ffroenuchel, •hfb wybod gair ofi with nacyn meddn'r ddirnadaebh lefa.f a,m ei gasrineb at bob- peth ar lun eluse-n neu gardod. Yn yr ail le, dyiid ymdrechu i svmud yr argraff sydd ar feddwl 1 fewer Cymro a Chym- •naes -uniaitlh fod fohvydd-dsil a cha,rood o'r pl-wyf yn gyfystyr. Y mae cryn ni/fer 0'1' Cynghoran Sir wedi ymaflyd yn y gorehwyl cynl-af, ac, yn wir, yn danger cryn fesur o bybyrweh a rieheurwydd yn y modd yr ymdrinir ag ef. IWioddwyd cryn la-wer osyl<w iddo yn Nghynghor Sir Morgamvg yr wythnos ddiweddaf, a phasiwyd penderfyndad yn gwrthdystio yn erbvn g)!1d-ael v gorebwyl o weinyddu'r ddeddf yn nwylaw estroniaid iiniait'h, tra ma-e mwyafrif ma<wr y rha.i fedd hawl i flwydd-dal hyd yn nod yn Morganwg boblog yn Gymry nnia-itb, neu, o leiaf, eu gwybodactii o Saesneg yn Bed an- mherffaith. Os yw hyn yn wir am For- ( gta.nwg, fel y maenitumiai'r cadeirydd (Mr. Brandy Jenkins) y Tr;e'r cyfartat- edd o Gymry nniaith yn Halwer uwch yn y siToedd a.maethyddol, a'u cyflwr yn 'I fwy anffortamus fyiJh. Yn yr ardaloedd poblog yn Morgamvg a Mymvy, y mae'r hen weitihwyr, l'atwero'honynt, yn dat cys- ylltiad a rhyw nndeb crefftol neu gilydd, a go-fala swyddoigion yr un deb na eh aiff u.n o'i hen aekxku ddianc yn ddisyhv. Yn hyn gwna'r undebau crefftol lawer o ■M-asan'aeth i'r wlad; y mae eu swyddog- iOn, bnver o honynt, wed' astnnio dnr- p-ariaeith-aivr Meaur yn drviwyr ac yn chwilio pob congl am rai o'u hen aelod'au, «c yn rhwyddhau'r ffordd iddynt ohwilio pob congl am rai o'u hen aelod'au, «c yn rhwyddhau'r ffordd iddynt ■gymeryd gaiael yn eu cynysgaeth. Ithwng y Cynghorau Sir a'r undebau orefftol ni raid prydem nemor am Gymry •nniaith yr ardaloedd poblog, hyny yw, os 'Mwvddar i sicrh.au Cymry i weinyddu'r ddeddf. BETH AM Y SIROEDD AMAETHYDDQL. Mor waha.noi vdyw yn y llarinau llon- ydd a'r p-entreli anghyabell! Yn y pen- trefi. a'r trefi eymharol fyoha.in ni ci;iaf- odd eu ihychydig grefEtwyr erioed gyfle i y,muno ag undeb o fath yn y byd, fel eu eyd-gr-etft'wyr yii y treft p<>bk>g, ac o ■herwydd hyny nid. oee ganddynt gyet.a.1 ■herwydd hyny ni<l oee ganddynt gyet.a.1 dirnadaeth am ddarpn.riaet'hau'r Mpsnr. na nob yn arlx'T.g yn alrycJi ar ol <-u biuldianna-ii. Ond y mae crefitwyr y man drefi, fodd byiwig, yn fwy ffodus na ill-a,wer hen oorerin fu'n treuho ei amser yn dilyn yr aradr neu yn bugeilio defaid, ac o'r tdiwedd, yn ei iusgrei'lni, yn gor- fod ymnerllduo i'r pentref cyfagos, hob nemor .neb i'w gyfarwyddo am ragor- tf.rem'fciau'r Mesur. Dyma'r dosbarfch sydd mewn mwyaf o berygl i gael ei esgeuluso, ac y mae'r perygl yn codi o ddau gyfeiriad. Cas-beth y dosbanth .hwn yw unrhyw befth a sawr elusen atno, taC, yn ei .dyb ef, y mae'r tlotdy ar carchar yn gyfystyr—.buasai'n gvmaint o ddiraddiad, yn ei dyb ef, derbyn nodded y eyntaf a gorfod myxid o 1 anfodd i'r olaf. Y mae rhyw fath o wrthwynebiad greddfol gan y Cymro at y tlotdy, ac y mae perygl i'r gwrthmyn- ebilad h-wn droi yn anfantais iddo pan I ddaw blwydd-dal o fewn ei gyrhaedd. Gy.nifer o fan ffeVmwyr a llafurwyr amaethyddol sydd heddyw yn heigio i'r tren ac yn byw yno mewn prinder, gan ymgysuro yn y ffaitli fod byd gvvell yr ochr draw, ac yn rhyw led-gredu fod dyoddef caledi yn hwn yn gymhwysder d fwynhau breintiau'r Hall. Oni hai fod casineb at gardod yn reddfol yn eu plant 'hefyd, buasai 1 Lawer o'r hen bobl wedi trengu o newyn; ond, yn ffodus, gofala'r ferch sydd mewn gwasanaeth am dalu'r rhent bob blwyddyn iddynt, ac a,nfona.'r ma.b ei gyfra,n yn wytTfnosoi o'r pwH glo neu'r ebwarel neu'r masnachdy, fel, rhwn-g y cyfan, ca.iff yr hen bereri-nion ddisgyn i'r glyn heb deimlo eu bod wedi fforffedu eu hanniibyniaeth nac wedi bod yn bwysau ar y'wiad. Ar lawer ystyr, teimlwn yn falch nad yw hen bererinion tiod,ion Cymru wedi colli eu hannibyn- iaeth, ac nad ydynt yn orhoff, yn ol arfer rhai, o heigio i T tlotdai; ond, yn sicr, rhaid symud y oam-argraff sydd ar feddwl i;lawer o honynt f<j(i elusen a blwydd-dal yn gyfystyr, ac fod yn ddy- ■ledswydd arnynt ymgroesi rhag y naill a'r ltall. Purion peth yw i'r Cynghor Sir fynnu Cymry i weinyddu'r ddeddf, ond wiw i ni ddysgrvvyl fod y Cynghor ISir yn mynd i wneud yr hol'l wiaith; yn hytrach, fe ddylai gweinidogion a 'ffeiradon pob plwyf trwy'r wlad roddi eu pennau'n nghyd a dwyn yr hen bererinion yn y pentrefi gwledig a'r man-drefi i syhvedd- O'U fod byd o wahani-aeth rhwng elusen a blwydd-dal, ac nad yw darpariaethau'r ddeddf yn cloddio o dan sail eu hanni- byniaetn. Greisyn fuasai i'r hen bobl, lawer o honynt yn eu hianwybodaeth, adael i'r cyfle hwn fynd heibio heb gymeryd Ikvwn fanta.is arno, ac ychydig ymgynghoriad rhwng y rhai sy'n adna- bod Cymru oreu fuasai'n SJiIDud y perygl o'r ffordd, ac yn sicrhau cynysgiaeth i lawer hen bererin sy'n byw mewn prin- der heddyw yn hynod ddirwgnach.

EfGLWYSI CAERDYDD A CHYM- RAEG. Y .mae dosharthiadau Cymraeg wedi eu sefydlu yn nglyn a'r rhan fwyaf o'r eghvysi Cymreig yn Ngibaerdydd eleni eto, ond, rywfodd, ofna.f nad oes cymaint o f rwdfrydedd ag a ddylasai fod o'u plaid. Bu':r doshartihiadau yn ddi- ei-tihriad yn llwyddiant y tymhor diweddaf, a derbynia^ant gymeradwy- aeth ac anogaeth y Prif Arolygydd (Mr. 0. M. Edwards, M.A.), yn gystal a thai- wobrwyon (grants) y Llywodraefch. Beth sy'n cyfrif am ddifrawder 11awer eghvys heddyw mae'n anha.wdd dweyd; ond yr wyf yn sicr nad yw ysgrifenydd y mud- iad (Mr. Howel T. Ev,ans, M.A.) n.a'r pwyllgor gwei thiol wedi llaesu dwylaw. Nid yw'r elfen Seisaidg, ychwaith, wedi en.i-11 tir; ond a yw'r pulpud yn effro? Dylai'r owe.st.iwn hwn gael sylw arbenig o'r areitahfa, a dywenydd ydyw sylwi ei fod yn ca-el sylw mewn ambell eglwys. Nos Sabboth diweddaf traddododd y Parch. T. Hugjhes, A.T.S., Minny-street, bregeth arbenig ar y owestiwn oddiar Nehemi'a'h xiii., 24, a dywedodd rai gwir- ioneddau ddylai gyfrroj rhieni difraw i ymdeunio a'u dyledswydd at eu plant. Pe buasai llais y pulpud mor ddioftesgnd ag ydoedd yn Minny-street nos Sul diweddaf, ni fuasai raid i garedigion y Dosbartjhiad<au Cymraeg bryderu nemor am eu dyfodol; ond dyma fan gwan pul- pud eglwysi Cymreig Oaerdydd yn y cyffredin. Y mae oryn nifer o Gymry gweiniaid a Sais-addolwyr oefnog eu ham- igyldhiadau yn cyfirami yn haelionus, ac ymgroeea'r gweinidogion rhag dweyd dim a;¡dwg wyneb-yn-'wyneb a.'u dyled- jswydd ar gw«ethrai yr a'r catrilyn- iwtds yvrtibd ami i egjwys yiiMw-gftaaar aV ychydig raitihgairwyr sy'n aros yn ac yn syrffedu ar eiriau melfedal £ Lg. glaedwr. Fodd bynag, y mae r 'barthiada.u Cymraeg yt^ aros, ac i er gwaetihaf Cymry gweiniaid a '^g addo'lwyr, a phan ddeffry yr eglwy81, lieges nis gallant yn hawdcl wneud B ddynt. T'lws pob peth newydd'' J* .j, 0 arwydd-eirinu pobl Caerdydd, 1 lawer tref a rail, ond maent yn iW ffygiol mewn dyfalbarhad ac yn blino_ y newydd cyn iddo fynd yn hen. Ai i gnoe dyrr y garreg"—dyna yw arwya. air earedicien y dosbarthiadau, ddaw gwell trefn ar be-than maes o t* <a ohyrohii lawer .ato i'r do9bart>haa«*^ sydd wedi gwneud eymaint i sylwedoo** a grymuso neges y pulpud.

COR MERCHED OAERDYDD YN ya AMERICA. Rhoddix derbyniad tywysogaidd i Got Merehfd Madam Hughee-Thomas ngw'lad -machdud Shaul, a sieryd rhai newyddiaduron yn uohel ia»wn am oedd y cantoreeau a medr yr arweinyd Øf; iFel hyn yr ysgrifena gohebydd y "Dry ,d o New York, Medi 7:—"C Cor Mereihed Caerdydd em dinr38 dd lau. Wedi gorphwys ychydig yn .11, Albert, nhoddodd W. R. Williams ei anaeth i ddangos iddynt rai o'r P1*^ adeiladau a'r masnachdai. Erbyn • o'r gloch yr oedd tyrfa wedi ymgynuW addoldy liit'li Street i'w croesawxi. yddwjxl gan y Paxx^h. D. Hugihes, ein Llywodraethwr, a chafwyd anercO iadau gan Mr. E. Thomas (Cochfarf)?^ eraill. Cancdd y cor alawon meiwn modd effeithiol, a deallwn eu p°^ yn meddwil ariwyo gwleddoedd Cymreig. Gymry y Talaethau, yr hyn a rydd 0 fodahad na llawer o gerddoriaeth nig. Yn mhlitih y rhai oedd yn senol gwelsom y cerddorion Parson P^. a Harry Dm'ies, o'r Castle-square Company, Boston. YMWELIAD COR MOUNTAIN ASH. Y noson o'r blaen talodd y cor hwn ymweldad a Chaerdydd cyn cych^'y^ aT ei daith i'r Talae^hau, He mae £ gwyliad aiddgar am ei glywed. Sicr r nad ymd<nriedwyd elodydd Gwlad y 1 law fedrusacih na'r arweinydd d'ifiJj mhar, Mr. GJ-yndwr Richards, ac er son am y cor wedi ymledu drwy [)V'" part'h o'r Talaethau, a pihawb yn &P' gwyl pet-hau mawr oddiwrtiho, Cymru yn dda na raid iddi bryderu 10 cheidw Glyndwr y safon i fyny, a d-e-fa y lleiaf. Yn wir, mae'n amheus a e*„ taro ar ei hafal i roddi darnodiad cydgenedl yn n gwlad machlud haul 0 hyn yw ein coran meibion ar eu Prin ma<f angvn ychwanegu fod yn ddiwm.haniaebh yn dymuno i'r ydd a'i gor fordaitii hapus; am y gyjr^ 0 gynglieddau sydd ganddynt, yr yd^ yn berffa-i't.h sicr y rhagora Glynd"\ ar bob cor meibion fu o'r blaeai yO- Talaethau.

BUDDUGOLIAETHAU CRISTlO^' OGAETH." Od oes rai o'm darllenwyr yn dyoo<|*j oddiwrtih v pniddgiwyf ac yn rhy duefl^^ 1 gredu fod Crietionogaeth, fel llawef bethau era.ill, wedi gweled ei dyddi^r go re n, cynghora.f y cyfryw i hwrcaS a-nerchiad y Parch. D. Lewis, Llan^ ar Fuddivgoliaethau Crii&tionogaefch-^ Pris y pamp-hledyn yw dwy gein-iog? f gel'Lir ei gael oddiwrth yr awowr. fed o ddyddordeb neillduol i'r darlleDJ [ Cymreig, 'yn gymain-t a bod yr yn. mswiwl olrlsaiii hanei toriad g nowycWion ™ Mfervdain I lau Bran Fen-d-i^aid ]nYj ,N vT I a: iwi,' imi il awdwr hd:-d OICUMI ar la.^r t-ro-TA j banes Orisiioaogae-th, ac nis gall 4 J Hen yr anerchi.d yn fyi3"rgar 1a• y chryfhau ffydd a gloewi gobeit-hion darllenydd, yn gvstal a chadatfnbau gred yn effeirthiolrwydd efengyl y Be digedig Dduw i ddwyn trefn ar y byd.

"ONE LONG AGONY." TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF J. CREW. How for four days the crew of a half^ 1 merged vessel were huddled together food or fresh water, soaked to the gltin heavy Atlantic seas that coivtinually broo over them, is the thrilling etory told toO London press representative on Wedneed* by Captain Watt, who commanded wrecked ship. It was on August 9 that the CaBa-di* schooner Granada. 635 tons, left town, New Brunswick, for Vineyard in the United States, with a Cargo of She was a three-masted vessel with power for the ca-ptetan and for hoisting Her crew consisted of Captain Watt, master, a mate, cook, boatswain, and seamen, the latter being Norwelfi9 Swedish, Russian, and (Jerman. All went, well till August 26. Then they strong- north-easterly wind and rain, and was taken in. The next day the f changed to south, and there were he»j cross-eeas. Closely reefed, the vessel beha well till the afternoon, when a sudden c* of ten minutes was followed by a j HURRICANE FROM THE NORTH, which stripiped away the little canvas tb^ showing and threw the vessel on her P0^ beam ends. Heavy cross-seas shifted ca^0l stacked on deck, and started about 20ft. the deck planking. The vessel filled rapid the engine-room fires were put out, so ttt the vessel partly righted herself, capt^L the vesse 1 partly righted, herself, oapt^' and crew were at six p.m. driven to ta* F refuge on top of t-he deck-house aft, the sp* being down by the head and the nest of deck awash. Then began a long and terrible vigil- fresh-water casks had been pounded to by the heavy seas, provisions were ruinfedv the flooded cabin, and the outlook was bl3*^ indeed. "It was the most terrible experience IB* ever had. said Captain Watt, a burly, ob^ ful sailor, who has looked death in the out on the waste of waters too often to easily impressed or seared. "All the time, as we were-huddled tog'etB^ there, seas were breaking over us. We life-lines across our little bit of shelter. often had. to lash ourselves to tl%' vessel 1^ we should be swept away. Looking baci that period it geems just one long agony. marked by any special incident. But I say this, WE PRAYED HARD f —-men prayed who'd never prayed 0 didn't feel hunger or thirst so much as of them, but two or three of the crew salt water, and chewed pieces of raw pork they managed to find, and that made it worse for them. When we becag^ disabled we were about 60 miles north Of .IJ track of the west-bound liners, and in we drifted 290 miles in a direction from the Thursday till picked on Monday. "On the Sunday two steamers and a paseed us, but did not see our signals of tress. I couldn't get at any flags, so I 10 i Jk the recognised sianral—a black ball flag-with a bundle of clothes and an cotton bed-spread. "Then at 4 p.m. on Monday a s sighted us, auid bore down to within a hundred feet. Our large*lifeboat was e.stern, and we managed to row to .jjg steamer, the excitement of rescue strength into our feeble arms. The proved to be the Manchester Spinner, for Rotterda.m. The offloers and crew treo us splendidly, giving us their food clothing." cir#4 On reaching Rotterdam, captain and were senit to the Shipwrecked Mar1 V* I Society in London by the British Oonsu1- four seamen have been semt to Card1 the society, where they will find a ship-

AUCTIONEER FOUND S HO* I The body of Mr. William Hankinsoo. } tioneer, who had for many years been nected with the firm of Ha.nkinson a £ f auctioneers, Ao., of The Square, mouth, was found in a lavatory » < f to the firm's auction mart. The report^t JK revolver was heard, and a clerk diW^ut the deceased lying on the floor witli »_ C wound in temple. A revolver w»v& obanabeir empty was by hM *Mt*' I

DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIFF. ■ ♦ CROWDED AND LIVELY MEETING. COUNCILLOR GASKELL IN I, GHEAT FORM. A public meeting convened by Councillors F. G. L. Davis and Frank Gaskell was held at the Park-ball, Cardiff, on Wednesday evening for the purpose of establishing a development and new industries association, Both the councillors named were members of the developments committee formed by the corporation (Mr. Da,vis being the originator of it). bat both were dissatisfied with the way in which that committee went to work. Mr. Gaskell resigned his seat because of the I apathetic methods of the committee, and Mr. Davis also complained that he could not induce the members to take the necessary ¡ steps to establish new industries in the port of Cardiff. At 7.30, when the doors were opened, there was a long queue in Park- place waiting for admission. At eight o clook. when the meeting was timed to > commence, the hall was packed, some hun- dreds having to stand under the balcony at the far end—a clear indication of the great interest taken in the meeting. Mr. F. G. L. Davis took the chair amidst cheers. and was supported on the platform by Mr. Fred Jotham, Mr. E. W. Pocock. Dr. Can till on, Dr. Smith, Mr. J. Dixon. and others. Mr. Frank Gaskell. who was received with applause, thanked the large number who had attended, as be hoped, to assist Mr. Davis and himeelf in establishing a development a.nd new industries association, which they had very dear at heart. (Applause.) They knew that Mr. Davis and he had struggled for a. long time with the corporation, but when they fo<u.tid that all their efforts were eat upon they considered it advis- able to call that meeting to hear their case and decide upon it. The reso- lution he had to propose first of all expressed the opinion that a develop- manit association should be formed in the port, and condemned the corporation for its negligence in the past. Their youngest citizen, Mr. Lloyd George-(loud, applause)— when presented with the freedom of their city, said:— Here you are, right by the richest coal deposits. You have about the richest ore deposits within reach of you just across the water, and a population which as a factor in industrial development, physic- ally and mentally, is. I believe, unbeaten in the whole world. Cardiff ought not to be merely a great seaport. It ought to be one of the greatest workshops in the king- dom. (Loud applause.) I have seen towns in Germany which were of much more unpromising material carve an industrial greatness which is a source of strength to the Fatherland and a menace to us. I think sometimes that Cardiff is suffering from the ease with which its incomparable resouroee enabled its people to attain prosperity, without any of those exertions -which alone can command supreme success. (Applause.) Sir John Gxmn, ex-president of the chamber of commerce—(applause) —on the same occasion said. he hoped that the development of the city t would be aided by the municipal authorities, and that some of them hoped to live to see works and factories permanently established in their midst. The first objec- tion raised by some people was that they had no dock space and quayage. but a full answer to that would be found in the guide of the Cardiff Railway Company, who said that there was plenty of accommodation for the fostering of an import trade. Another objec- tion raieed was that Brist-ol had already got the import trade. But why was that? Simply because Bristol had fought for the import trade and had not been content to sit down and look at the job, but had gone to work and made the Lmport trade. Why could not the same thing be done by Cardiff, which had larger docks than Bristol, and was further down to the open sea. (A Voice: "Ninety-nina years' leaBe:) He "would deal with that objec- tion directly. CARDIFF SLEEPING. Then, a.g¡a.in. Cardiff had bigger and better dooks than Newport, and was lower down the Channel, and yet they hoard talk of the Houlder Line going to Newport and the White Star Line godnig to Bristol, although Cardiff could have given them greater facilities if Cardiff had not been sleeping. Take as one fact alone the great banana and fruit trade that had lately been deve- loped in this country. Half of this went to Bristol and half to Manchester. Those fruit boats came back from Bristol, and frequently bunkered at Barry, and, if they could go to Barry to bunker, why could they not land their cargo in the first place at Barry ? (Hear, hear.) Another argument was that the rail- way rates were higher, and that Bristol was favoured in that respect. He believed that was perfectly true. But why? Because Bris- tol had been alive enough to combine all its conflicting interests to get a huge commercial power which they were able to bring to bear upon the railway companies. That was what he was asking them to do that evening. Their local railway companies around Cardiff would be great factors if they combined in wringing out of the bigger railway com- panies better terms for their local customers. But as yet that combination had not come about, and while they in Cardiff were sleep- ing or cutting eaoh other's throats their trade rivals were stealing the spoils and dividing them amongst themselves. Cardiff was, they must remember, the natural port for the Midlands, as well as for the huge industrial area of the coalfield. There was uproar when someone asked why Mr. Gaskell was not on the deveiop- ment committee, and he replied that his name was put on when he was in America, end he had it taken off immediately upon his return. GROUND RRNTS. Mr. Gaskell safd that plenty of land was available for new works. (A Voice: "Ground rents.") It might possibly be that rents were too high. But the shouting of "Rents, rents; landlords," and so on, was not the proper way of getting them reduced. The best way to get better conditions and terms for manufacturers was to combine into an association in order to force the landlords' hands if they did not give reasonable terms willinerly. (Hear, hear.) The next objection was that the rates were too high. Again he agreed with them, but their rates would compare favourably with those of a large number of the big towns of the kingdom—(hear, hear)—and he trusted thafcthe corporation would be willing to grant rebates to any persons ready to establish new works there. (Hear, hear.) An important question was whether it were better to have the association for the city alone or for the whole port. Several places in the Midlands had combined, after finding that their interests were practically similar. It was the same with Cardiff, Penarth, and Barry, and instead of cutting each others' throats, these towns ought to combine to induce all industries outside the coal trade to come to the .port. The association, when formed, could appoint its own executive and go to work by the appointment of a first- class live man to go amongst the manufac- turers and financiers at •home and abroad to boom the advantages of the port. (Hear, hear.) Alluding to Mr. Lloyd George's Patents Act, Mr. Gaskell said that foreign manufac- turers were intending to migrate to this country, and it was necessary that the advan- tages which Cardiff had to offer should be made known to them. FIGHT WITH THE GLOVES OFF. In order to show the 3pa,thy of the cor- poration committee, Mr. Gaskoll stated that Mr. Davis started the agitation in the cor- poration as far back as the summer of 1907. Why did he ask the meeting that evening to condemn the Parliamentary committee? Because he knew they were totally unfittei to deal with such a matter. (Applause.) He was going to prove that conclusively and up to the hilt. He had been challenged on this matter, and he had been slandered in the council by men who would not come out in the open. They were privileged in fh" council; but whatever he had said about his felioiv-members in the council he had come out and repeated on a public platform. (Applause.) If it wae to be a fight, let it. be, and i<e told them Piainly that he was goi'ig to fight with the gloves off. In showing them that the Parliamentary committee was not fit to conduct the affairs of the town v Dh and applause)- be could keep them there all night with instances. That committee was a privileged body of men who sat with shut doors, so that the other members of the council did not know what went on. Mr. Craskeli referred to the Barry Bill of 1-07, in which the Barry Com- pany sought powers to abstract water from the Bhymney River district, where the cor- poration had powers to take water. Was it likoly that any Committee of the House of Commons in its senses would have granted the Barry Company the powers they sought? However, the corporation opposed thofe clauses in the Bill, and the Barry Company withdrew them on the understanding that the corporation would supply them with two million gallons a day from the River Ely. At the council meeting on Monday Alderman Hughes, chairman of the water- works committee, admitted that such was the case, but, to his (the speaker's) horror, he found in the minutes of that committee that the town-clerk had been instructed to inform the Barry Company that the cor- pora.tion had been advised that they could not carry out their proposed agreement. (" Oh," and laughter.) A CHALLENGE. It was perfectly obvious that the committee had pot their foot into it badly, and if there «i|i [frpf. 30 eBlaroMiite ^jfr&wrrwt ttiexe was an honourable understanding that the oor- poration should supply the Barry Company with two million gallons of water a day. Either the corporation would have to pay damages or they would go down in the estimation of the world. Did they not think, under these circumstances, that he was justi- fied in asking-the ratepayers to condemn that committee. (" Perfectly," and applause.) Did they think that Alderman Lewis Morgan was justified in saying to the council that he (Mr. Gaskell) was acting for the Barry Railway Company? ("No, DO,") He challenged Alder- man Lewis Morgan to oome cn that platform and repeat that he (Mr. Gaskell) had a.ny- thing to do with the Barry Railway Coraipany, and if he did he would be served with a writ five minutes. (Applause.) Unless Alderman Lewid Morgan W'I..s prepared to say outside the council what he said inside he was not acting as one gentleman should act to another. (Applause.) The opposition to the Barry Bill cost JE793 53. lOd. Out of that sum £67 15s. 9d. was paid to members of the cor- poration for going to London to give evi- dence. (Laughter.) The individual a.motmta were; 8i:' William Crossiman, £.12 18s.; Alder- man P. W. Carey, JE12 18s.; Alderman John Jenkins, £5 13". 6d.; Councillor F. J. Beavan, .£11 8s. 3d.; and Councillor J. Stanfleld, øL,22 Is. 6d. (" Ob," and laughter.^ It was worth while following this a little further. On the Vt of July, 1507, it was resolved that Sir W. Crossman, Alderman Carey, aud Council- lor F. J. Beavan should give evidence against the Bill. It was well to remember that these were the only three members who were authorised to give evidence, acd also that the expenses they we're entitled to charge were first-class railway fare and £1 Is. per day. Where did Councillor Stanfield and Alderman Jenkins come in? Mr. Stanfield's bills were as follows:—July 2Z to 25 inclusive, railway fares £2 5s. 6d., expenses for four days £4 4s., cabs and telegrams lis. 6d.-£7 Is. 6d.; July 15 to 19, railway fares £2 5s. 6d., telegrams to town-clerk 2e. 6d., ca.b fares lCs. 6d.. expenses five days £5 5s.; July 10 to 12, railway fivree £2 5s. 6d., cab fares 7e. 6<1.. expenses £5 Ss. Mr. Stanfield was never autho- rised to go up to London, and never gave evidence, although he was there thirteen days pretending to do so. What was his excuse? (A Voice: "We'll support you if you make him pay it back.") Mr. Gaskell, continuing, said it was out of his power to make him pay it back, but it was not out of the power of the ratepayers. (Applause, and a Voice: ''I'll make him pay it back, I'll insult him the first time I meet him.") Alderman John Jenkins, although he was a member of Parliament and had to be in London, charged £2 5s. 6d. railway fare. Ho belonged to the legal profession, and if he had a case on the list in London he would ask his London agents to wire him as to when the 0080 would come on for hearing, and he would not take his witnesses up to London until he had received the intimation from his agents. On the same ground he contended that the Parliamentary committee had not acted as business men, with the inte- rests of the ratepayers' pockets a.t heart, when they stayed in London for thirteen days at the ratepayers' expense waiting to give evidence. lIfR. CHAPPELL ASSAILED. If they turned to the Western Mail" of Tuesday last and read the report of Mon- day's council meeting they would see that John Chappell—(loud booing)—had called him an eavesdropper. If there was one man in Cardiff who could stand on a public plat- form and ask whether lie was an eaves- dropper or not, he (Mr. Gaskell) was that man, because he had never scrupled to come before the public and tell them the plain, blunt truth. as he felt he was in duty bound to do He wa." not going to have John Ohappoell Insulting him at every council meeting wheft he (the speaker) was merely trying to do the straight work. (Applause.) From to-night," continued Mr. Gaekell, you shall judge between as as to who is t.he sneak and who is the honest man. (Loud applause.) Some months ago Mr. Councillor Chappell wanted to go to America. (I^aughtem In the course of discussion in the corridors of the City- hall he informed me tba.t he could not afford to go, a.nd I expressed my regret, because I believe he had to go to look after a son who was ill. Very well. I said I thought it was the duty of those who sent him to the council as their representative to give him leave of absence and to pay his expanses. The conversation ceased, and he asked me for nothing. I was approached in the council-chamber a few days later by another councillor. That gentleman waa acting purely in the goodness of his heart, I am quite sure, a.nd he asked me for a sum of money for Mr. Chappell, and I tell you perfectly plainly that I gave a guinea to the fund. (Hear, hear.) I do not wish, perhaps you will say I should not talk about such a thing, and that if I have given a man a gift I should fvnish with it. ("Quite right.") I agree with you, but when a man, forgetful of what you have done, slanders you and you cannot answer him back. you would come out in public and tell the whole truth of the matter, (Hear, hear.) I met that night at dinner another member of our corporation who is a shipowner. He told me he had given a much larger sum to that fund, and he told me another member of the council, a coal exporter, had given also a large sum. Now, then, I ask the Trades Unionists in this hall, do you think Mr. Chappell can receive sums of money at the hands of those persons who are politically opposed to him, and whom he is sent into the council to watch, and, presumably, to work against, and leave him a. free man in the council. ("No.") I ask you, does 'it leave a man fit to be a member of the Parliamentary committee? ("No.") And I ask you, last of all, does it give him a right to slander me under privileged circumstances? ("No.") Continuing, Mr. Gaskell said he wished to exempt from his remarks Alderman Robert Hughes and Councillor J. T. Richards, who had always shown themselves ready to help them for the good of Cardiff. He would like the Lord Mayor to enumerate publicly the towns which he told a "Western Mail" reporter he had visited in order to get infor- mation. The list would be interesting. (Hear, hear.) His (the speaker's) task had been a distasteful one. but he had done his duty as a member of the corporation. ("Hear, hear," and applaujk.) He then formally moved:- That this meeting expresses its opinion that a new industries and development committee be formed for the po-rt of Car- dfff, and condemns the Parliamentary com- mittee and the corporation for its a.pa.thy and indifference in the matter. Mr. E. W. Pocock seconded, and the motion was carried with but one dissentient. MR. CHAPPELL DEFENDED. Dr. R. J. Smith, in moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, said he must defend the honour of his colleague, Mr. John Ohappell, from the attack made upon him. He wanted to exonerate Mr. Cha.ppell, who did not know a single individual who had subscribed to the fumtl, which was handed to him by the then Lord Mayor (Sir William Croasman). Personally, it would have been much better if Mr. Gaskell had left out that portfon of his speech. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. Dixon having seconded the vote of thanks, Mr. Gaskell, in supporting, said it was unpleasant for him to have to disclose the transactions he had had with Mr. Chap- pell in connection with his monetary affairs, but what he wanted to show was that this man was not fit to represent the position he did, and if he was not there that night to hear him it was not his (Mr. Gaskell's) fault. "If Dr. Smith denies the truth of my state- ment," he concluded, here is my receipt to prove it." This concluded the proceedings.

DEACON AND GIRL. The rejourned hearing took place at Pont- ypridd on Wednesday of the sensational case in which Richard Jones, stoker, Duffryn-street, Ferndale, a deacon at cne of the local chapels, was charged with an assault upon Ethel Bray, fifteen years of age, daughter of William J. Bray, alro of DafIITn-6tree-t. Mr. II. Phillips (Fern- dale) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Jamea Phillips (Pontypridd) for the defence. Additional evidence was now given by Mrs. Elizabeth May. who spoke to having seen defendant in company with the prosecutrix on various occasions. She had remonstrated both with defendant and the girl. Jones, who reserved his defence, waa com- mitted far trial at the assizes, bail being mitted far trial at the assizes, bail being accepted, defendant in £100 and two sureties ofJBM.

A BOARDING-HOUSE SCANDAL. 4 THE SYSTEM OF CONTROL IN QUESTION. Mr. Edward Nicholl inquired at the Cardiff Health Committee on Tuesday (Dr. James Robinson presiding) how licences were granted to boarding-house keepers in Bute- road. There were several reasons for serious complaint against some of these people. On Sundays, to the great annoyance of respect- able, Church-going citizens, the occupiers ot the boarding-houses took possession of the pavements for card-playing; whilst what took place inside the houses was often highly questionable. He. therefore, wanted to know also whether there waa a proper inspection of these boarding-houses, which were some- times licensed to men who soon turned them into improper places. Dr. Walford said that the licences were granted upon a certificate of character from the police. The control of the houses was a police matter, and where they were under the Seamen's Lodging-house Regulations an inspector of lodging-houses paid visits to the premises. Mr. J. Ohappell asked whether it was not a fact that the police report on oharacter was nothing more nor less than a statement that the applicant had not been before the police, court, and that the police knevf nothing about him. The Chairman: That is all, I think. Mr. Chappell: Then, that is not enough, and there is a great deal in what Mr. Nicholl says. Mr. Nicholl: I am in a position to prove that some of these men who are given licences keep young girls in their houses as decoys. All that is not right in Cardiff, and &hould be stopped. (Hear. hear.) The Chairman: Wbat do you suggest? Mr. Chappell: I would rather take the report of our own inspector than that of the police, who only say that they know nothing about the man. Our inspector often, how- ever, knows something against the man's wife or mistress, and I am sorry to say that in the past licenees have been granted in caees which our inspector has spoken of as doubtful. Mr. Nicholl moved that in future all applicants for boarding-house licences should appear personally before the committee, as. he said, a great deal was often learnt from personal appearances. Bute-road was one of the chief thoroughlares in the city, and close supervision should be kept over these houses. The motion was carried unanimously. TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA. Mr. Edward Nicholl also called attention to the spread of cholera on the Continent, and asked whether the boarding-houses in and around Bute-road and elsewhere in the city were sufficiently inspected to see that the people staying there were not from any infected ship or port. Dr. Walford said he thought the inspection was quite sufficient. Mr. Nicholl paid that, with all due defer- ence, he did not think it was sufficient. Some years ago he was on a ship where there were several cases of cholera, and burials took place at sea. That ship came right into Cardiff, and he was able to land and send a. telegram to Newport before an inspector came on board. Others had also gone ashore in the same way. Dr. Walford said that all this might have been possible years ago, but it was impossible under the 1906 regulations. He had given instructions that all vessels from infected ports were to be medically examined. Mr. Jabez A. Jones called attention to the condition of the infectious hospital on the Flat Holm, and asked whether it was in order to accommodate patients at short notice. The Chairman (Dr. James Robinson) and Dr. Walford agreed that the hospital was in a good state of preparedness, and the latter was directed to do all that was necessary to place the hospital in proper condition. SUPERVISION AT FAULT? Mr. John Chappell asked some questions respecting certain maternity homes in the city. What steps were taken to ascertain whether the nurses at those homes were registered midwives, and were the homes inspected by the midlives' inspectors? Mr. Chappell made special reference to a certain house of the city, which, he said, had been brought prominently before the public lately, and added that he did not care in what part of the town the maternity homes were situated, they ought to be under full supervision. Dr. Walford said that all the nurses in question were registered. Mr. Chappell said tha.t what had lately appeared in the press had caused some oon- sternation. There was a possibility of I births taking place in these houses without the knowledge of the medical officer, and it was im.possib!e for that official to have accu- rate knowledge of what was going on when he was not informed of the arrival of patients at those houses. Dr. Walford said that if the matron of such a house did not notify him of a birth at her house he could always check her by the register of births, and if by any chance a birth in the house was registered but not notified to him, the principal of the home would be prosecuted. He had-given special instructions to his inspectors with regard to the particular house referred to. Mr. Chappell. speaking with some warmth, and referring to a certain house, remarked: "It Is an accommodation house to hide the sins of people who ought to be exposed." The councillor added tha.t it had been thought that they would have a perfect system under the new Midwives' Act. The Chairman: So we have. it it is properly enforced.

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