Weekly Mail

KIDNAPPING BY MOTOR. AN EXCITING STREET SCENE AT WESTON. Kidnapping by motor-car was attempted the other day at Weston^uper- Mare, and strollers along the High-street witnessed an unrehearsed soene, whioh was as brief as it was exciting (says the "Dadly Chronicle.") A smartly-dressed lady was quietly walk- ing aJong the pavement in company with a little boy, when a passing motor-car suddenly stopped. Two men emerged from the car, and seizing the youngster Quickly re-entered the vehicle. Although taken by surprise, the lady was prompt in her action, and before the car could get clear she suoceeded in regaining possession of the captive. Evidently anxious to avoid. a further soene in public, the occupants of the car made oft, but the lady soundly belaboured them before they succeeded in doing so. Then, in a naturally excited state, she pro- ceeded to the police-station and lodged a complaint. Inquiries by a II Daåly Chronicle" repre- eentaltive reveal the fact that the lady is the wife of a well-known member of the Stock Exchange. She lives in the Midlands and has been temporarily sojourning in Weston, occupying rooms at one of the best hotels. Something seetms to have led to a. rupture in the serenity of home life, and it is said the husband was one of the men who visited Weston in the hope of securing the custody of the child, an ambition in which he wae foiled.

FREE SAMPLE DOSES Of Veno's Lightning Cough Dure and Veno's Seaweed Tonic Given Away IN CARDIFF. Commencing Tuesday next, Mlaroh 10th, all day and every day for a short time only, at Messrs. D. Anthony and Oo.'s, Chemists, 39, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, Free Sample Doses of Veno's Lightning Cough Dure and Veno's Seaweed Tonio will be given to all who apply. A nurse will be in attendance to give ffee doees and adivise oiifferers. Veno's Lightning Cough Cure is the well-known remedy for aLl sheet, throat, and lung oonupMnts. Mr. H. Davies, 40, Cardiff-road, Newport, a. Cor- poration official, wriltoeB" I suffered for over a year from severe chest troubles and catarrhal deaCness, and I received the beet of treatment, but all to no good. Then I tried Veno's Lightning Cough Dure, and at once my hearing improved a;nd my cheat was easier, and now I am quite oured. I consider Veno's Lightning Cough Cure a marvellous remedy." Veno's Seaweed Tonic oures ail diseases of stomach, liver, kidneys, and blood. The sample doees are free as the air you breathe. Ton cam atfterwartils pur- chase from any chemfiefc at 9 £ d., 1B. 1id., and 2s. 9d. wN73

POLITICAL PARROT. CONVERSATION IN WELSH AND ENGLISH. I have just had one of the most curious interviews that have ever fallen to the lot of a journalist (writes a special correspon- dent in the "Daily Mail"). The brief state- ment regarding a Welsh bilingwal parrot in Llangollen, published a few days ago in this journal, has caused eager inquiries regard- ing the bird from Welsh people in TRT20116 parts of the kingdom. I called, upon Mr. WilMam Griffiths, the owner of the bird, to interview the parrot, and I asked Mr. James Clarke, an ex-chairman of the Llangollen Town Council and one of the leading authorities upon the Welsh language in Wales- to accompany me. A remarkable dialogue took place, which Mr. Clarke asured me was in pure Welsh, the bird being wonderfully prompt in her replies to her master. Could not be beitter I", said Mr. Clarke, the expert. Good enough for Lloyd George,?" I queried in English. "Llo—1 George am byth!" (Lloyd George for ever!) exclaimed Polly, the effect of fhe opposite reply being almost uncanny. I had a rude experience when I asked, "How do you like Balfour?" Polly worked herself into quit,di,a frenzy, puffing out her feathers and making frantic attempts to get at me between the bars. However, the balm was at hand—"Never mind, Polly; Lloyd George for ever and Sir Herbert for Llangollen!" (Sir Herbert Boberts, who defeated Mr. Samuel Thompson,, the Tariff Reform candidate, in West Den- bighshire). The bird assumed at once the demeanour of a very much pleased old hidy. The great point that I called upon Mr. William Griffiths to establish W1,.8 not only that this parrot can speak two languages fluently, but also that it follows with intelli- gent interest what takes place around it. It is. as its oonversation shows, a political partisan. "Votes for women and parrots!" was my parting remark "Wba;t about the Budget!" retorted Polly.

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■ HEAVY ASSIZES OPEN AT CARDIFF. (1) Arnval of Mr. Justice Fiakford at the Mr. Justice CoieTddge and Mr. Justice Pickford. (3) The lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman John OhappeJl) and tn (Mr. j l w"heatley) pay an official visit to the judges. [" Weekly Mail" Photos.

COST OF PAUPER LUNAITCS JUDGE KELLY DECIDES AGAINST CARDIFF GUARDIANS. A case of considerable importance to local authorities, boards of guardians, and others with respect to the maintenance of pauper lunatics came on for hearing on Saturday in Cardiff County-court, and the decision of his Honour Judge Hill Kelly will, no doubt, in a measure affect the arrangements at asylums generally in the future. Tihe action was brought on behalf of the visiting com- mittee of the Glamorgan County Asylum against the Cardiff Guardians in respect of the maintenance of two pauper lunatics at Bridgend Asylum. In December lastan order was obtained from the justices at Llandaff under Section 287 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, for the payment by the guardians of 17s. 6d. a week in respect of one patient and one guinea for the other. The guardians urged that no order should be made exceeding the limit of 14s. per week by Section 283 of the Lunacy Act, and the present proceedings were taken to determine whether the order under Section 287 could properly be made for an amount exceeding 14s. provided for under Section 283. Mr. Rola.nd Vaughan Williams (instructed by Mr. A. H. Bullock) appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs (the county asylum visitors); Mr. George David was for the defendants (the Cardiff Guar- dians), upon the instructions of their clerk, Mr. A. J. Harris.. After a long legal argument, the Judge held that the order made under Section 287 was not limited to the 14s. provided for by Section 283, and, therefore, he gave judgment for the plaintiff's, with costs.

USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN COAL MINES. The Home Secretary has made a new order relating to the use of explosives in coal mri:ne8, in pursuance of Section 6 of the Coal Ifinm Begalations Act, 1896. The order revokes and ooneodidates all previous orders, with the folkwinig alterat!On-s:- The following explosives are added to tJ1¡e permitted list: Arctic carbonate and stomona-I- The following explosives have been with- drawn from the list: Ammonal (ammonal B remaining on the list), allbiondte, permitite, penmonite, thranderite, and titanite. The designation of permonite 2 has been altered to permonite.

NEW CARDIGAN SHERIFF. J°bo JP- Of Vrondolay, New Sfice of Mffh »>i JUst been appointed to the 2T il X the county of Cardi- ffin extend* ^link in a loise worthy sheriffs f0r°^r ™tU^0'm°8 tv,fi enn nt A the county. Mr. inomas Bhydceir and Jenkil\ ^C^wif? TTHraihptVi tt;„ „ nr>ontshan, and of b18 wlle> hig-h-sherifl of i,loludft EraI' iCB. J. THOMAS; Oamember of Parliament for Cardiganshore (154s)> Wher> Hmgh M was f our times bigih-dberiff of the kiTi»Tv,°°UIllt'7' 3,11(1 Griffith Goch, whose near fin** ?' C^wigan Voel, the hero of Creasy, „OT"dered the wearing otf the leek in cele- rwvJ^S victory. The line of ancestry TV^o06 F } directly to Cadifor ato ♦>i« o \wl10' for taking by force of arms riiW 0a«t.le 0f Cardigan £ pom the Earl of was made Lord of Nantser and Prw[ c o with divers territories by Rhys, in tfifii WaAes. Bom at Penboxrtehan n,. •» aTt<l educated in Penbontshan TTATi?™^r School, Brooxny Hill Academy, Td, and Dolgelly Grammar School, the Ivf ,.friff is a very popular landowner in TTW -lct of New He is a liberal, a. ?™'nan, a justice of the peace, a founder £ New Quay Agricultural Society rL™ and vice-president of the New Quay Golf Club.

SMART NEWPORT DETECTIVE NEW SUITS LEAD TO CAPTURE OF SHOPBREAKERS. John Kelly and Daniel Garcia, labourers, of no fixed abode, were charged on remand at Llanhilleth on Tuesday with breaking and entering the Llanhilleth branch of the Blaina Co-operative Society and stealing articles of the total value of f,6 3s. &d. Detective-sergeant Oaldicot (Newport) stated that whilst visiting the lodging-houses in Newport he met the prisoner Kelly. and noticed that he was wearing a new shirt, waistcoat, and trousers, He asked prisoner where he got them from, and received the answer "Find out." "Witness I replied, "No doubt I shall be able to do that," and took prisoner to the police-station, where he was searched. A pawnticket for a I quantity of new clothing was found in pri- soner's possession, and the clothing, together with that which the prisoner was wearing, was identified by the manager of the Co- operative Stores as the property of the society. Garcia, who was also wearing a quantity of new clothing, was subsequently arrested at Chepstow. Prisoners both pleaded guilty. Kelly was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and Garcia to four months. The Bench warmly compli- mented Detective-sergeant Caldicot upon the skill and adroitness he used in arresting prisoners upon very meagre first evidence.

MERTHYR AND THE RED CROSS MOVEMENT. The Mayor of Merthyr (Mr. F. T. James) presided on Tuesday at a meeting held at the Town-hall, Merthyr, in support of the British Red Cross Society, whose work was explained by Dr. Lynn Thomas, C.B., of Cardiff, in a most interesting lecture, illustrated by lime- light views. Mr. Herbert Lewis, the director of the society for the county of Glamorgan, was present, and among the audience were a large number of medical gentlemen, officers, non-commissioned offieers, and men of the local detachment of the Territorial regnmient, and raembers of the nursing pro- fession and of the St. John Ambulanoe Brigade. His Worship rema-rked that, although there were some people of what was known as the Blue Water School who imagined that the invasion of this country was an impossibility, that theory had now been exploded.—Dr. Lynn Thomas concurred in this view, and said that, whether war came or not. it was their solemn duty to put their house in order.

I CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTH POLE. I (1) Preparing the Terra Nova for the expedition. (2) Mr. T. Griffith Taylor, the geologist. (3) Mr. G. Wright, scientist. (4) Lieutenant Evans and some members of the expedition. [Photos. Park, Fleet-street.

DEEDS OF GREAT MEN. MR. BALFOUR AND MR. M'KENNA ON COLLINGWOOD CENTENARY. IThe centenary of the death of Lord CoHing- wood was celebrated on Monday in Newcastle, whelre he was born, the oommemorataon ser- vice in the cathedral being concluded by the admiral's salute a.nd the "Last Post." Mr. Balfour, writing to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, says: "ITothing oould be better for an Empk", than that we should preserve, in loving memory the deeds of the gTeaJt men who have helped to baild it up." ler. M'&eana in letter regretting n inability to attend commended the Lord Mayor's action in honouring the memory of the great. sea officer. Lord Collingwood's greatest characteristic, he said, was .has unswerving devotion to duty. Mr. M'Kenna added that the thanks of all who wished to keep alive the memory of our gteat heroes were due to the Lord Mayor for his share in promoting the oeremony.

VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION. NAPLES, Monday. Vernviras is again in eruption, and ashes are falling in showers over » wide aam.- j 0IIat.r8a :N I

A SURGEON'S DUEL. PAmB, Monday. The duel between Dr. Doyen, the celebrated surgeon, and Captain Van Langhenbrook, a Belgian officer, took place in the grounds of the Bestaurant Roux. seven kilometres from Nice. Captain Yam Langhe-brock was wounded in the second engagement, and the combatants were subsequently reconciled. The meeting, which was consequent upon a dispute at a. masked ball at the Nice Casing wae to have taken place yesterday, but nespotiations were re-commenced owing to objections by the seconds, especially in MQpoeti to the grousd choeao.—Oeoteftl Ilbwi6j A*

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BROAD ARROW KISSES.! 4 CARDIFF MAN'S REMARK- ABLE LETTER TO WIFE. A remarkable case of wife neglect wa before the Cardiff bench on Monday, prisoner being Henry WatOsin John Jones. Mr. Evan Davies, who prosecuted, said an order of maintenance was made on Noyember 24 last, but defendant left Cardiff, and the warrant was issued eight weeks ago. After be came back too police found prisoner in bed at eleven o'clock in the morning. When a baby was born all the food prisoner supplied his wife was dry bread. On January 3 (said Mr. Davies) prisoner, evidently thinking that a warrant would be issued and being desirous of putting off pursuit, wrote his wife the following letter:- My dear Wife,—I can't forget what you have done for me in trying to put me to prison. I will not trouble you again. You will never forget what you have caused me to do. I have made up my mind to commit suicide. I will never be found. I am going to lash chains round my feet and neck for to keep me from floating until I am eaten away. I will not give any of my people or people on your side the trouble of burying me. I have seen you for the last time. My boy and my baby will grow up; when they hear that their father committed suicide they will want to know what was the cause, and it will break your heart. To Willie, from his loving father. Then followed kisses, made out in the form of a broad arrow. Mrs. Beatrice Louisa Jones, the wife, gave evidence, and said she had two children, one aged two and the other five months. Prisoner (crying): I walked to Llanbradach, and from Swansea looking for work. She and her mother broke my home up and took £10 worth of goods Mr. Davies; If it were not for the mother she would starve. Inspector Bingham said prieoner had admitted in court that he would take bread to the house, eat ae much as he could, and then take it away. Mr. Davies said prisoner thought he was free as long as he provided bread for his wife. Mr. O. H. Bird (chairman) gave him a month.

THRASHED IN HIS HOUSE. » QUARRELS AND LITIGATION BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS. A case of comsiderable local interest wae heard at Blaenavon County-court on Monday (before his Honour Judge Hill Kelly). The action was one which had been referred back from the High Court, and om- earned the building of a kitchen by the respondent upon land which it was alleged was common property to both parties. Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. H. Parry, Blaenavon) appeared for the plaintiff. Francis Filer, licensed victualler, and Mr. A. Parsons (instructed by Mr. Harold Saunders, Blaenavon) was for the respondent, Thomas Nelmes, a butcher. Mr. Bowen explained that the action was for a.n injunction against Nelmes to remove the kitchen, and the alternative claim was for damages. The parties were not living on very friendly terms, and last week respondent went into the plaintiff's house and gave him a thrashing inside his own premises. Mr. Parsons: The boot is not on one foot only, as the plaintiff's wife recently broke the defendant's arm. Mr. B. J. Francis, surveyor, Abergavenny, estimated that, apart from the damage done to the plaintiff's property during the course of building, the abstraction of the light which had been oaused had depreciated the value of the property to the extent of is. M. per week. Defendant explained that he erected the kitchen whilst he wa-s under the impression that he had the right to the joint use of the yard, and, consequently, that he could erect what buildings he thought proper upon it. After hearing the evidence his Honour said that he was very unfavourably impressed with the defendant's bearing in the witness- box. The granting of an injunction, how. ever, would mean throwing good money away by someone, and it seemed a pity to throw it away if matters could be arranged between the parties. His Honour's suggestion having failed to appeal to the litigants, he then remarked that plaintiff was undoubtedly entitled to his mandate of injunction, and he was sorry to say that he was unable to believe a very great part of the evidence which the defen- dant had given. A stay of execution of the injunction for fourteen days was granted to afford defendant the opportunity of settling.

—" # 3,8 WINDING UP PETITION. SWANSEA OXALIC ACID WORKS (LIMITED). Iu the Companies Winding-up Court on Tuesday Mr. Justice Neville had before, him a petition by the Pontardulais Chemical Com- pany (Limited) for the compulsory winding- up of the Swansea. Oxalic Acid Works (Limited). Mr. Owen Thompson, who appeared in sup- port of the petition, stated that the peti- tioners were creditors, and he believed there w&s no opposition. The petition WQ6 before the court a fortnight ago, when it stood over to enable some arrangement to be come to No arrangemert had, however, been arrived at, and Mr. Tyldesley Jones, who appeared for the company, did not oppose an order being made- The petitioners were creditors for £ 137, for goods supplied. Demand had been made for payment, but no payment had been made. Mr. Dunham appeared for the creditors and supported the petition, and he asked for the usual order. Mr. Justice Neville accordingly made the usual compulsory order.

DEBTOR WARNED. SWANSEA CONFECTIONER AND HIS BUSINESS METHODS. The only new oaee for examination at the Swansea Bankruptcy-court on Friday (before Mr. S. Home, registrar, was that of Thomas Daniels, lately carrying on business at 27, College-street, Swansea, as Powe and Co., con- fectioner. His liabilities were L509 6s. 3d., and there being no assets, his deficiency was the same amount. The debtor put down his failure to want of capital and heavy trade amd household expenses. He was closely examined as to his busi nests methods, and why he kept no record of receipts and pay- ments, no cashbook, and no banking account. The Official Receiver reported that difficulty had been experienced in getting him to attend to his affairs. The examination was adjourned, and debtor was ordered in the meantime to make a com- plete cash and goods account, the Registrar informing him that imprisonment would result if he failed to carry out the order of the court.

WOMAN'S BIG CLIMB. JESSELTON (British North Borneo), Saturday. Miss L. S. Gibbs has successfully scaled, Kmabalu (13,700ft. high). Miss Gibbs is a member of the Linna&an Society and a' botanist of great daring and resource. This f is believed to be the first ascent of Kinabalu by a woman.—Beuter.

HOW AP I WAN DIED. + BRAVE WELSHMAN'S VA114 SACRIFICE. Private letters received at Carnarvon oon- ,ain full particulars of the cold-blooded murder of Llwyd ap Iwan in Patagonia on December 29. Three men entered the store and engaged Ap Iwan and his two store assistants in friendly conversation. At a pre-conceived eignal, however, the bandits suddenly drew their revolvers, and. crying Hands up," had the three Welshmen at their mercy. Ap Iwan was roughly ordered, at the point of a revolver, to lead one of the bandits into the safe- room. No one but the actual murderer and his victim witnessed the final tragedy in the inner room, but from what the two store assistants, held up by the other bandits' revolvers, actually heard and by what was subsequently discovered, the story can be pieced together. No sooner did Ap Iwan find himself alone with only a single oppo- nent than he leaped upon the bandit. A shot partially disabled the gallant Welshman, and a terrific struggle ensued, and it was only after receiving four bullets in his body that Ap Iwan succumbed. The robber hastily opened and rifled the safe. Returning with his booty to the outer store, he grimly remarked that he had done for Ap Iwan for attempting to defend the safe. Loading their booty, the bandits made off across the pampas, telling the store assis- tants they were weloomie to summon all the. world to their aid. The store assistants found Ap Iwan dead by the side of the safe he had bravely, but vainly, defended.

CARRIAGE FOR LORD MAYOR CARDIFF TRADESMAN'S OFFER NOT ENTERTAINED. The proposed Lord Mayor's carriage was the centre of an amusinp discussion at the Cardiff Property and Markets Committee oiL Tuesday, when Mr. W. C. Chick, Westgate- street, wTote: — "I notice by the evening paper that yon initend purchasing a carriage for the Lord Mayor of the city. I beg to say that I have intend purchasing a carriage for the Lord Mayor of the city. I beg to say that I have several very good landeus that I will be plea.s.ed to show or sell you. I would also be pleased to let you have my very best landau painted any colour you like, with the Cardiff coat-of- arms on the same, the carriage to be stored and kept entirely for the use of the Lord Jlayw. for a retaining fee of £5 per annum. I would be pleased to supply you with a pair of horses, harness, driver, and footman (when required) at the following prices, viz., 15s., 21s., 30s., or 42B., according to arrangement, or the time engaged. I would be pleased to quote you for supplying a pair of good horses, with best harness a-nd a reliable driver (I taking all risks), per year if required." The Chairman (Mr. A. C Kirk) said they might thank Mr. Chick for his letter, but it was decided at their previous meeting not to further consider the matter, having agreed that it was more a matter for the Lord Mayor. Mr. Morgan Thomas: It is not a question for the Lord Mayor. It is not in other towns. Mr. W Jones: It should come out of his £ 1,000. The Chairman: The committee was dead against it at the last meeting. Mr. Alfred Good: You can raise the ques- tion again in a hundred years' time if you are alive. (Laughter.) Mr. Morgan Thomas: Ask one of the mer- chant princes to present us with one. (Ife, laughter.) With this the matter dropped. DEAD HOUSES AND MEAT MAJRKET. The city engineer produced a letter forwarded from the health committee wntten by Mr. Gibbs,, who suggested that owing to the large number of horses dying in the borough, and in the abscise of proper facilities, he should be allowed for a time, pending better arrangements, to skin and dissect carcases at tile meat market. Mr. W. Harpur (city engineer), who produced the letter, explained that the medical officer (Dr. Walford) thought it a very good idea, but he (Mr. Harpur) did not. People might get the impression that these carcases were being used for meat. The Chairman: The people would be up in arms ag-ainst it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. Jones: If I had a horse die I would leave it at the roadside for the city autho- rities to remove it. There ought to be a proper place. I think, for the present, we ought to allow it to be used—("No, n(>") or one of the old tram depots. Mr. dharles Wall: He has a place down Ferry-road, only they won't grant him a licence. The Chair- man: I should certainly object to his going into the meat market. On the proposition of Mr. Jones, it was resolved to suggest to the health committee that one of the old tram depots should be used. MARKET LIGHTING. The committee considered the suggested re-arrangement of the lighting of the Central Market-hall. The Chairman said the suggestion by Mr. Ellis was that they should put up arc lights, the same as in the fish market. Mr. Morgan Thomas: Mr. Ellis says it is a saving to put thecs.e. lamps up. I question it. On the propositio-n of Mr. Morgan Thomas, a sub-committee was appointed to visit the Market-hail at night time.

THE BIBLE IN THE ZENANA INTERESTING STATEMENTS AT A CARDIFF MEETING. The annual meeting of the Cardiff branch of the Zenaim Bible and Medical Mission was held on Tuesday at the Y.M.C.A., Mrs. Hughes, the Palace, Llandaff, presiding. The receipts for last year amounted to L55. Mrs. Skyrrne (hon. secretary) read letters of apology for non-attendance from many leading, ChurchpooDle. The Cardiff branch now has a membership of 70. They were making a special effort, said Mrs. Skyrme, to raise a sum of zE65 this year towards work in the Zenana Mission. Mrs. Hughes, in the course of a. stirring address, said that Mrs. Townsend, the lady missionary from India, would tell thean of the good work that was being done by the mission amongst the Zenana women. They received far more invitations than they could accept. The Zenana women, while not want- ing themselves to be Christians, wished their children to read the Christian Bible, and asked for the Bible to be taught in their" schools. She had often been struck herself when distributing prizes in our own schools that they were given for all kinds of sports, but none for Christian knowledge. This fact had a big effect on the minds of the children. Mrs. Townsend then spoke of the work done by the mission, and following the usual votes of thanks, a sale of work in aid of the branch funds was opened

HUNTING FATALITY. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS OFFICER'S DEATH. As a result of injuries sustained in an accident whilst hunting with the Bexhill Harriers, Major J. H. Gwynne, a well-known East Sussex sportsman, died on Saturday night. His horse failed to take a high gate, and, turning a somersault, fell on its rider. Major Gwynne served with the Boyal Welsh Fusiliers in the Burmah Cam- paign, in the Indian frontier expedition, and in the Boxer rising in China.

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IRATE COUNCILLORS. 4 PERSONALITIES EXCHANGED AT LLANELLY. acrimonious discussion took place a/t „ :Meeting of the Llanelly Urban District on Monday night, when the recom- endation of the waterworks committee that c of £ 500 be paid to the clerk (Mr. ]jr?Wa'rt<) and £ 400 to the surveyor (Mr. Wa»t» jj^idecT'' brought forward. Mr. E. T. J once ^r. Brajnwell Jones moved as an amend- Qt that the council should first decide < J e Pri-Qciple of granting an honorarium w, officials. He said Mr. Nathan Griffiths, b&d drawing upon his own imagi- w^.°n> bad made statements that were abso- tjj y wrong. He (Mr. Griffiths) was one of tort niCK5't expensive members of the council, he (the speaker) had challenged him to y it. He had been responsible for squa-n- <Ja5lnS hundreds of pounds, which is one meant a ninepenny rate, but when they tW equal to a 3d. rate before 5^* council he went down to his constituents k! ttade rambling statements without any whatever. anH 6 Chairman seconded the amendment, it sa^ that if the amendment was carried Would go a long way to effec-t a compro- ^T-' Nathan Griffiths said he would vote ^eainst the amendment. On being inter- ^r" Griffiths said, I am somewhat blirmssed by the Philistines that sit round 1 e, and I cannot address the chair. I believe entitled to speak at this council." t_ r- Guest: Yes, as much as all of us put ^tether. (Laughter.) Co^r- Griffiths: I have a mandate from my to vote against this recommen- th lon' am' I am not pre pared to state that clerk and surveyor are entitled to a fraction. r- D. J. Davies denied that any encourage- oj had been given by the members he waterworks committee to the clerk and tw^yor to put forward their claims. The tj- ^ittee that had been appointed to inves- *»clf6 matter had simply squabbled with Th T>t^ler an<^ =ot more into the fog. amendment was lost, and Mr. Willis In n proposed a further amendment thait a UlQuiry be made into the whole quef h!r- Willi&m David said the matter shouad oe rushed through whilst the town was j^yaterics and in panic over the question. *"he course of further discussion Mr. .n Griffiths said the chairman was lal to Mr. Willis Jones, who, he said, was •p, of his kidney. typ were cries of "Withdraw," whereupon t^. Griffiths said that he did not apply the }j any member of the council. Jjj, Jaines Davies: To whom did it apply ? • GriffithsI am not afraid of what I Bramwetl Jones He aaid that Mr, fta a. one of the kidruoy whom he classed ^Qiips. Iff Nathan Griffiths: I merely said tha> C^irwflee ^raS one kidney because the ^Vowlari *s Partial to those who are :n granting this money. w TamTOn Jones: It is unfair, and if %ifc you. Mr. Chairman, I would stop the itr the council. itr' Stop the business if you like. Jones said he was sorry to hear '^tflirU heard in the council and and no self-respecting man oould pit to such degenerating and ^'inp Wls terms' If hc consulted his own and his duty towards the of wmild have refused to allow any that kind to sit alongside of men of ^d«nce, spirit, and moral standing in '6 cla 'would soon degenerate to )(i ijf8 .of municipal politics as they had ^)ca" where they had men who ?»t of suspicion towards others, « hadk fTl11 of mystery themselves. *&6t) suggestions made by the type vl^cU Of Mr. Griffiths thea they on the w_7ere simply on the make, and tha-t offering those proposals for what Set out of thean. It was a crying to have sufficient faith in their ♦ and do what was right in the t ^laneilly, and not to create class interests of the oonduat of ^TVlrf he would inai»t tba/t the word Ifr^ *• '^ith'drawn. S? ^riffithe: I wiB withdraw after j that has been made against me. I 8im entitled to make an expla-na- ^afenan: I do not Ozink flirt any Then^yon are gettitasr p»rM«J ffij*. I am quite entitled to reply. I I^Sea. and^t^ted against the attacks. !^25f father discussion the matter was i8 £ SS<i to an investigation committee con of aJl the members of the council.

tFETIM IN PRrSON. AGENAI^IAN SENTENCED TO .4- EI%T YEARS. tv dock a,t Middlesex 9ee»ionB frci r 4§'ed 71 years, was charged other ^ytJnto the dwelling-house of Mr. Vh a an<^ stealing jewellery and durj the value of over £ 10. i,w n§" iisg7^°r rents a flat at^Dhdewick, and r,n ^Osenoe has rooms had been broken fralv61" ertOOT>ed hy the polaoe as ^is through H ammersmith, and (w have the stolen property in 4iri it ?n" He explained thai, he had /f'ot a stall, whiah the polioe statted A 1 Mm guilty of feloniously Hp* Poli WoP«rty. •C' Pra^ a reoord of prisoner's V: it appeared that he oom- s«nt^S crim™|al career in 1859, when he tftD tweive months' iimprison- Ss'te^n ^roeuy. In 1865 he received y thftI?on't'ls' aIM^ then followed suocee- e following sentenoes: — years' penal servitode. SS^rn n penal servitude. gft years' penal servitude. 'Of Jdears' penal servitude fund tiho lasb Ui^bbery ^^fen760'118 Pe,nia' servitude for ho<nse- blln ye'a'T8' Penal servitude for ebeaJimg a ear hard lajbour. Ciiy?a'TS' Penal servitude. 0if'lrrila'n ^sked how it was be not 4. with being an haibitaial replied that the case had i the the Public Prosecurtor, but owin^ UtefifOHefs it had been thougtot shooild be dealt with under the 5 Procedure. > Cr^Hi«>, Fma,n wafl a teorrible reooend v^Hs in' Altogether White had serrod 43J JE^na.1 He now ordfered him to go ft.Servi'tude for eight years. NjJw^?n«r. who looked rather dateed on *r k» sentence, reraarked, "I shall 06 able to do it."

^KGLARY AT A RESIDENCE STAKEN FOR A WORKMAN AND A GUEST. man a Tdsit during the arfleld Park, Bracfcnell, Berk- NC^r-y "f cool daring effeoted a profitable V^cp e«oa(ped. Warfleld Park is the Va^Qti^ .^T' Arthur Waldh and Lady _W"al^h, Mr. Walsh is the King's nijMy -Bp. "e Ceremonies. n, a'8?1 ^he other evening met a the Park and asked him what replied that he was^odng to T at stables, and mentioned a I Walsih told him there was no 4v, n there. He replied, "I am sorry a mistake," and walked away. ^eave the grounds, however. He have hidden in an outhouse near and ^a^ there all ilighit. In he got into the house un- n ascended the staircase to the 04 14 11 9. taking all the loose money he q ncl-bmit £ 6—and a lady's gold watch lti of t, tv11 on servants actually encountered l?6>. fervT ^'6 rooms, but he was equal h«.er§,en,cy Politely opened tihe ,r ^n<i wished her "Good morning." Na ^havL* Gkwl. morning," and as the af, he were a workman t a in the hooise the maid- n0 frui-ther notice of him. VVSt9-i^Vards the t'hief quietly weJked h.e w.and °at tile house. In the ."Lj, Mistaken for a workman; on ti liiJ'i&i <-„ n drive two workmen mis- A tri a su«st and touched their caps ?ravely an<1 with dignity returned mWd'tl?011 in the morwin^ the tv txviio money from their rooms, iSiw5 tim- t<l^V6re communicated with, but Mixtion jh, man was far away. Prom a k^t>, that hi °f the man the police h* ^onr^'Lt not€d -conTict- the red oolonged to the servants.

VOYAGE. FR0M AMERICA c 10 FISHGUARD. Cun.ltr-der 11 ZLc auret-a 'Lt Be Tlla arrived at l'iøb- tw*r»«e I? ot four Tlday evening after 2^ was 25 4oyS 19hr" 12min- Th« yJ fi«,Tj??rtioI1 of nautical miles, and in «QUat ^iles. P av«rage was V°y that this is a mid- w weather oooditioinB.

QUARTER OF A MILLION. + ESTATE OF THE LATE MR. W. B. PARTRIDGE. Mr. William Bailey Partridge, of Baoton, Pontrilas, J.P. for Monmouthshire and Here- fordshire, colliery owner, chairman of Messrs. Partridge, Jones, and Co. (Limited; and of the Neath and Brecon Railway Company, and a director of Oordes (Dos Works), (Limited), a well-known breeder of hunters and steeple- chasers, and a former high-sheriff of Brecon- shire, who died on September lo last, aged 70 years, left estate of the gross value of £ 371,652, of which the net personalty has been sworn at £ 251,465. Probate of his will, dated February 2, 1909, has been granted to his sons-Mr. William Hamp Partridge, of v.ernons Chap pel, Essex, and Mr. Baohard Craw shay Bailey Partridge, of Baoton, Pontrilas; Mr. Francis Albin Smith, secre- tary of Partridge, Jones, and Oo. (Limited), of Bryn, Abersychan, and Mr. Edward Ooul- man, solicitor, of Yictoria-ohambers, New- port. The testator left L100 to each of the executors of his wil.l; £1,000 to his son-in- law, Henry Randolph Trafford; L30,000 upon trust for each of his daughters, Mary Adeline Adney, Bettina Maud Trafford, Violet Helena Manley, and Dorothy Irene Hamp Partridge, and their respective issues; his home, Spread Eagle," and the silver oup given by the Herefordshire Hunt, and won by that liorse, to his son, Eichard Orawshay Bailey Partridge; the silver cup given by the Mon- mouthshire Hunt, and won by his horse Sugar Candy," to his eon William Haimp Paxtridge; and the silver cup given by the Monmouthshire Hunt, and won by Ms horse "Cossack," to his son Henry Francis Partridge. He left to iiio wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Eliza- beth Partridge, £500, his household and per- sonal effects, consumable stores, motors, car- riages, and horses (except thoroughbreds) absolutely, and a life annuity of £ 2,000. He left a life annuity of XISO to his sister, Maria. Adney, and life annuities of E50 to each of bar three children, and the residue of his property to his three sons--William Haanp Partridge, Richard Orawshay Bailey Par- tridge, and Henry Francis Partridg.e-in shares, declaring that the provision made by his will for his wife and children is in addi- tion to the provision made for them in his lifetime.