Weekly Mail

STALKING THE "BOOKIES." BAlLGOED OFFICERS PRAISED BY THE BENCH. Winism John (25), commission agent. Bar- goed, and Bert Freeman (24), bookmaker. Bar-, goed, were summoned at Hengoed on Friday for street betting at Bar goed.. Mr. T. J.Thomas, | Bar goed. defended. Police-sergeant Clinch | said he, in company with Police-coneta,ble j .Thomas, watched the aetfendants in Bridge- i street, Bargoed, and saw about 25 men go up to Freeman and hand him slips, which he put in his coat pocket, and something elee which he put in his trousers pocket. Later they saw Freeman hand theee articles over to John. Aftw keeping watch for a couple of hours witness and Police-constable Thomas came out of their place of concealment and arrested both men. At the police-station, where they were searched, John had in his possession betting slips, a racing book, a newspaper for that day. and a sum of £Z3. 8d., mostly in small coins. Freeman had Z5 lis. 9d., betting slips, a sporting paper, and pocket-book with entries relating to bets Both men pleaded guilty when oharged Police-constable Thomas corroborated Cross- examined by Mr. T. J. Thomas, witness said they were concealed in the Junction Hotel, Bargoed. For the defence, Freeman said all the betting slips belonged to him and none to John, with whom he had no connection. John said he was a greengrocer, and denied betting or having anything to do with betting. The Bench, complimenting both officers, said they were sorry they could not inflict a heavier penalty than LIO, including costs, on each defendant. They refused Free- man time to pay his fine, fixing one month as tha alternative.

CONDEMNING HOUSES. MERTHYR COUNCILLOR AND THE ORDERS. The monthly meeting of fhe Merthyr County Borough Council was held on Mon- day, the Mayor (Mr. F. T. James) presiding. The minutes of the health committee con- tained a recommendation that Nos. 6, 8, 9, and 10, Lower High-street, Merthyr, should be represented as unlit for homaji habita- tion. Mr. Dan Thomas, who said he lived in one of these houses for twenty years, moved that the- matter be referred oack to the committee. The ccuncil, he urged, were not justified in condemning houses of this kind until there were other places into which the tenants could go. They were marching far too fast, worrying house owners and inconveniencing tenants by wholesale oondemnations of hitherto healthy little dwellings. It was explained by the deputy town-clerk that after closing orders had been made, an oi portanity would he given to the owners to put the PTemis-æ in habitable repair. The motion of Mr Thomas v. as seconded by Mr. D. John, but upon a vote being takeu it was lost, only three hands being held up in its favour.

CARDIGAN'S DECISION. ANOTHER SEMI-NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD IN 1912. An enthusiastic meeting of tradesmen, yisitors, and others was held in the Guild- hall, Cardigan, to discuss arrangements for another, eisteddfod. the revival of the old horticultural shows, and other attractions in the old town of Cardigan. The chair was taken by Mr. John Davies, mayor. From the previous eisteddfod of 1909 the surplus J of nearly JENO still remained in the bank, together with small amounts of profits from two or three eisteddfodau which took place some years ago. A long discussion first took place, aDd it was ultimately carried to hold a grand semi-national gathering in 1912. It was aleo decided that the surplus should not be touched. It was also resolved to re-establish the old horticultural shows. MAESTEG EISTEDDFOD. Tlift Maesteg Eisteddfod committee held a r meeting on Saturday under the chairman- ship of Mr. J. P. Gibbon, J.P., when it was reported that a surplus of over £ 200 would be the result. It was decided that the eisteddfod be again held next year.

DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE An inquest vilr, held at Cuckfleld, Sussex, recently on Helen Holmes, aged seven- teen, who was found drowned in Cuckfield Park by an angler. Deceased was employed as cashier at the local branch of the Inter- national Stores, and it was stated that she was suspended for alleged falsification of •iccounts. In her handwriting was found a pencilled note stating:— I hope everyone will forgive me. I am broken-hearted. International people will explain. I cannot face the world with this on my character. Good-bye, everyone. I cannot help it. "Suicide while temporarily insane" was the tary's verdict, and they gave it as their jpiaion that deceased was too young for the position of cashier, a.nd that the company should pay those who looked after the books a tetter wage. Deceased reqeewsd de- na neeju it

KILLED IN THE MINE. 4 JURY AND TRAM SIGNAL AT PENYGRAIG. An inquest was held by Mr. D. Bees at Williamstown. Penygraig, on Saturday on the body of Artihur Edwin Haddrell (32), who was killed at the Ely Pit, Naval Collieries, Peny- graig, on August 10, by a fall of roof, caused by the tail rope of the journey striking the collar of a pair of timbers and bringing down a fall. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. Mr. D. Rees then opened an inquiry into the death of Hugh Jones, haulier, who was run over by a tram at the Ely Pit, Peny- graig, on the 11th inst. Mr. Trump, his Majesty's inspector, attended. Mr. Jenkins (Messrs. Morgan Bruce and Nicholae) held a brief for the South Wales Miners' Federa- tion. The inquiry was long and exhaustive,; and much interest was shown in the pro- ceedings. The jury were of opinion that the eign-al to the enginema.n to let the trams own was given, but there was no evidence to show by whom, and they added a rider that tha tramload of full trams should always be brought to a dead stop every time before being let down the plane to the pit, and that a separate signalling apparatus should be erected. Commenting upon the doctor, the Coroner made some scathing remarks because he refused to desoend the pit when asked to do so, and said it showed great indifference on his part.

It CAUGHT IN A WHIRL BLACK WEIR MOTHER SEES HER SON DROWN. A distressing story of how a mother witnessed her eight-year-old son drown without being able to render any assistance was related to a Cardiff jury on Saturday by Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Good, living at the Cot- tage, Blackweir Farm. Mrs. Good, in a voice shaken with sobs, stated bow, at about half- past four on Friday afternoon, her little boy, Walter Julian, went out to play in the com- pany of his younger sister and another idoy of about his own age, named Johnny Davies. Through a defect in the fencing they were able to get on the canal bank, and the little girl, seeing a gold fish in the water, told the two boys. In his haste her eon tripped over a stone and fell into the water. The boy Daviee ran at once to fetch Mrs. Good, who in company with some men saw her boy gradually carried down the canal until sucked under by a whirlpool. Some men who saw the boy being carried down but were unable to swim threw a brush stick, and this the little lad tried hard to support himself with until the whirlpool drew him under. A with until the whirlpool drew him under. A verdict of "Accidental death from drowning" was returned by the jury.

DISTURBANCE AT AN INN. BANK HOLIDAY INCIDENT AT RUMNEI. William James Hatchman. Florence Hatch- man, and Joseph Hourigan were summoned at Newport Petty-sessions on Saturday for being quarrelsome and refusing to quit the Rompney Castle Inn, Rumney, on the afternoon of Bank Holiday, August 1. Wil- liam James Hatchman and Florence Hatch- man were also charged with damaging a door by bursting and kicking it, and breaking the glass panels and locks and bolts. William James Hatchman did not appear, and the Bench adjourned his and his wife's case. In the case of Hourigan, it was stated by the landlord of the house, Mr. Robert Thomas, Watkins, that when he was trying to quell I a disturbance in the house defendant inter- fered. The landlord told him to mind his own business, and afterwards told him to leave the house, but he refused until he had finished his pint, which the landlord said was being kept three-quarters full from some unknown source. Defendant was fined 20s.. including costs.

DANCED IN THE DOCK. Susannah Dobson, a well-known Manchester oharacter, made her 113th appearance at Manchester City Police-court recently charged with being drunk and disorderly. Prisoner: As the organ played, I danced. It was playing a dance that I used to dance when I was four years of age. I had been selling fly-catchers, but somehow I was "catched." (Laughter.) The constable let the organ man play, and I was dancing to get the organ man some money, but they all paid the organ man and didn't pay me any thing. I got locked up. Why didn't you take the organ man with me? she asked. The Stipendiary gave her a month's imprison- ment. Prisoner received the sentence glee- fully, dancing in her clogs in the dock. )

I THE MON GLEE PARTY. I A PAJiTY OF NEWPORT SINGER8 WHO HAVE JUST RETURNED HOME AFTER APPEARING WITli GREAT SUCCESS AT THE LONDON COLISEUM AND AT BLAOK. I POOL.

I FALL FROM A BICYCLE. LIEUTENANT SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TENBY. Lieutenant Coltart, an officer of the 4th King's (Liverpool) Regiment, who had been ene,amped at Penally for some weeks, met with a serious acoident whilst returning from the lawn tennis tournament which bad been proceeding during the week in the Heywood Lane grounds. In riding down the hill leading to the Green, he tried to avoid a dog in the road, and in so doing swerved and fell to the ground. Dr. Reid Cooke was summoned, and he found a double fracture of one of the arms and injuries to the head. Lieutenant Coltart was taken to the Royal Gate House Hotel, where he still remains. LADY CYCLIST'S DASH INTO A HORSE. Edith Davies. of Beulah, single woman, summoned Evan Thomas, grocer, Garth, at Llanwrtyd Wells, for allowing a horse to stray on the road leading to Garth Station on July 29. Complainant said she was riding a bicycle along the road leading to Garth Station when a horse, belonging to defendant, jumped from the hedge. She ran into the horse with her cycle, and was thrown to the ground. Defendant urged that the bench had no jurisdiction in the case, as the road was a private one and maintained by the London and North Western Railway Company. The case was dismissed.

A WORTHY SUCCESS. So great has been the success of Cadum, the new medical discovery for eozema, psoriasis, ringworm, and other skin diseases, that the dispensers have been hard pressed to keep pace with the enormous demand. This may be readily understood when one reflects that Cadum never fails. It is a powerful antiseptic that is applied externally, and immediately exerts a soothing and heal- ing influence on the skin-tissues. The terrible itohing accompanying eczema stops imme- diately. and the malady is effectually cured in two to three weeks. Minor skin troubles, such as pimples, sores, blotches, eruptions, rash, blackheads, itch, scaly skin, chafings, face sores, and inflammation, &0., are often cured by an overnight application. Caidium is sold at 7Jd. and 1/1 j a box by all chemists. w-5

OBJECTED TO THE RATE. NEWPORT DOCK LABOURER'S SINGULAR ATTITUDE. There was a sequel to the recent dock dis- pute at Newport in the local court on Friday. J. King Price, an ex-president of the New- port Trades Council, who described himself as a dock labourer, was summoned as a rate defaulter. Defendant objected to pay the rate on the ground that the corporation bad made a payment to Messrs. Houlder Broe. out of the rates. This firm's action, he said, had caused him and several others to lose their employment. He oonsidered the pay- ment to Messrs Houlder Bros, illegal, and would not pay the rate because some pa.rt of » monger xnigiht be used for ttat purpose. I An-owter Jor saymra* ma* mad*.

LORD ROBERTS' BOYS OFF TO CANADA. I A party of the Imperial Cadets (" Lord Roberto's Boys ") left Euston for Canada on Friday. They are picked rifle shots from various parts of the British Empire, and will be away til) the end of September. Standing behind the boys is Dr. Hanson (Hon. secretary of the Imperial Oadet Association), who is accompanying them on the tour. [L.N.A.

CANCER DEATH ROLL. t RECORD MORTALITY AT NEWPORT. Newport vital statistics, as shown in the annual report of Dr. Howard Jones, the medical officer of health, are in many respects satisfactory. There is the notable feature that infant mortality last year touched the lowest level on record, viz., 113.2 per 1,000 births. The number of deaths (62) from cancer was the largest on record for at least a dozen years. Of the other chief causes of death there were—measles (all in young chil- dren), 79; phthisis, 83; pneumonia, 120; bronchitis, 82; and heart disease, 100. The population of the borough for last year was estimated at 78,336 (an increase of 1,381). There were 2,525 births, and 1,189 deaths. Dealing with the work of the improved dwellings sub-committee of the corporation, it is reported that in five years over a thou- sand houses have been dealt with, and 48 have been closed. Landlords have their troubles as well as tenants, and considerable improvements would undoubtedly be secured if the owners of cottage properties in town combined to deal with tenants who neglected and ill-treated their properties. A black-list would enable the landlords to exercise die cretjon in the selection of tenants." During the year 34,2731b. of meat, flsh, and other foods had to be destroyed as unfit for the food of man. Over ten tons of this was butcher's meat.

LORD PLYMOUTH'S GIFT. UNVEILING CEREMONY AT PONTY- PRIDD CHURCH. There was a large attendance at St. Matthew's Church. Coedpenmaen, Ponty. pridd, on Sunday morning, when the Earl of Plymouth, who was accompanied by the countess, unveiled a beautiful stained glass I window, the gift of his lorcLahip to the church. An impressive service was con- ducted by the vicar (the Rev. James Thomas), and an eloquent sermon delivered by the' Rev. William Thomas (vicar of Porth), who gave expression on behalf of the parishioners to sincere gratitude for the generosity of the noble donor. The Church Lads' Brigade, the Boys' Scouts, and the Girls' Red Cross Brigade, all in uniform, acted as escort, and Lord and Lady Plymouth were given a hearty send-off by a large gathering of the residents of the locality who had congre- gated outside the church after the service.

DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. EBBW VALE IRON AND STEEL WORKERS. The half-yearly meeting of the Ebbw Tale branch of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and Mechanics of the Sliding-scale Fuiyi was held at the Old Forge Schoolroom on Saturday evening. Mr. Alex. As ford presided, in the abeence of Councillor David Evans.-A letter was road from Mr. F. Mills (general manager) stating that the subscriptions deducted at the office for the Clifford Morgan (the boy artist) Fund amounted to JE91 14s. 7d. A proposal to adopt uniform time as to the period of notice to terminate engage- ments in the various works within the scope of the sliding-seale was allowed to drop. Mr. John Rudman was nominated for the position of trustee of the doctors' fund, in the place of Mr. Henry Harris. resigned, and Mr. T. Daviee and Mr. T. Doughton were nominated to positions on the doctors' fund committee. 'Negotiations had been in progress with reference to the purchase of Old Tabernacle Congregational Chanel, Briery Hill, and the Secretary reported that the trustees required £ 350, with a ground rent of £ 3 17& 6d.—After a discussion it was decided to discontinue negotiations. The Secretary (Mr. G. H. Morgan), in giving the report of the business of the doctors' fund committee, stated that some difficulty had been experienced in the appointment of a principal, Dr. Dillon, Cardiff, having declined to take up the appointment after he had been selected. The committee had, however, secured a first-class surgeon, who would take up the duties at the earliest pos- sible moment.

FATHER AND SON WEEP IN COURT. A delicate-looking boy and his father ehed tears as they stood before the Cardiff ju&- tices on Monday. The boy. Alfred Brooks, aged twelve, was charged with stealing 7s. 6d. from a shop in Carlisle- street on Saturday, and hie father was there to speak for him. Mra. Elizabeth Spragg, the shopkeeper, said that upon re-entering her shop from the street she saw Brooks with his hand across the counter and in the tiU. He ran away. Police-constable 27 C told how he caught prisoner, who led him to a house in Pearl- street, and there produced- 7s. 6d. from a water shute. Mr. F. H. Jotiham lectured the boy as to the wrongfulness of his act, and the Bench placed him under probation for six months.

CHILD'S WONDERFUL ESCAPE. A child of six, named Florence Rorke, wiiose parents reside at Hackney, fell from the Midland express returning from South- end to St. Pan eras on Sunday night, between Horndon and Horncburch. The alarm was given. and the train stopped, but when picked up the child was Alive, though suffering from ( eevere injuries to tbe head and shock. She l«om ite*m4fa*b>oql hoapftalB^goraotaincfe. >.

WHITE KING OF A TRIBE. + ADVENTURES OF A BRITISH EXPLORER. That intrepid explorer cf Africa, Mr. John Boyes. after eight years big game hunting in the depths of the Dark Continent, has just returned to his native city of Hull. Whilst s, shooting in the Congo Mr. Boyes met ex-President Roosevelt at a small place named Kobo, in the Congo Free State, and before that was hunting with a well-known American millionaire explorer, Mr. W. N. M acmillan Interviewed at Hull on Saturday. Mr. Boyes, who is 35 years of as:c, gave some interesting particulars of his adventures. He left Hull at thirteen years of age and went to sea. After roa.ming the world over Mr. Boyes in 18}5 went to British Eac Africa, where he traversed then unknown regions, j and ultimately was nade \Vhre Kin* of a savage tribe called the Kikurua. He com- manded 5,000 fighting troops, and at one time was recognised by the British Government, but, after three years of regality, he left the tribe owing to differences with the British Government. In 1902 Mr. Boyes returned to England, but soon started roving again, and in the same year left for Africa, this time in search of b'g game and ivory. In company with Mr. Macmilian, Major Ringer, and a German professor named D. Grote, Mr. Boyes engaged 500 natives, and had some fine big game scooting. Mr. Boyes then took some farms in Eritish East Africa, and tried to settle down, but in six months was a"?.in on the move. He went by steamer to Abyssinia, which he passed right through, after encountering hos- tile natives. He travelled 1.200 miles alone with natives, undergoing many hardships. Whilst Boyes was traversing it forty horses died, and on three different occasions he had no drinking water for three days. Ulti- mately Boyes got through to British East Africa. In 1908 Mr. Boyes heard, of gold discoveries in the Congo, at the further side of Lake Albert Nyanza, and started off. On arrival at the goldfields he found Belgian soldiers guarding them, so turned his attention to big game and ivory trading, at which he spent eighteen months, taking £ io.000 worth of tusks. Mr. Boyes has the distinction of shooting two elephants immediately after one another, killing them instantly. This feat, he says, has not been done by an Englishman before.

STRUCK HIS BROTHER. BLACKWOOD COLLIER PAYS THE PENALTY. A quarrel between two brothers was venti- lated in Blackwood Polioe-oourt on Friday, when William Parry, collier, Blackwood, wae charged on remand with being drunk and disorderly, with assaulting his brother, John parry, and with wilfully damaging his furni- ture and windows, to the value of £ 5. Prose- cutor stated that prisoner entered his house drunk on Bank Holiday with the leg of a chair in his hand, which he threw at witness, but it missed. Prisoner then picked up a large poker, and struck him on the arm and head with it, and, deeming discretion the better part of valour, prosecutor and his daughter and housekeeper left the house. Prisoner then proceeded to smash up all the furniture he could. Prisoner made no attempt to excuse his conduct, and he was ordered to pay E4 damages and a fine of 10s., and he was aleo bound over in the sum of Clo to keep the peace for six months. For being disorderly on August 1 and threatening to dash a police-constable's brains out with a piece of timber prisoner •was further fined 20s.

WAIFS AT THE SEASIDE. BENEFIT OF FRESH AIR FOR CARDIFF CHILDREN. Probably nobody has taken a greater interest in the poor children of Cardiff than the workers of Pearson's Fresh Air Fund. Already this summer several parties of about 500 waifs and strays from different parts of the city have been enabled to visit the sea- side at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island. On Saturday about 400 poor children from Cardiff Docks district participated in this delightful pio-nic, when they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Tea was partaken of at the Refreshment-rooms, Barry Island, when Mr. and Mrs. Percy Thomas, who have been faithful workers of the movement for many years, were the recipients of a pair of hand- some candlesticks, presented by the helpers, as a token of the appreciation in which they are held. It is intended to take 600 of the poorest children from the Central district, Cardiff, to Barry Island this month, and an earnest appeal is made for support to this movement, the sum of JE25 being required.

A BOWLING CHAMPION. MR. REGINALD RICHARDS, of the Shaftesbury Bowling dub, Newport, wiho won the single championship of the South Wales and Monmouthabire Association on Saturday. Mr. Richards is not yet Out of his "teens."

HANDCUFFED BY A BOY. NEWPORT MAGISTRATES REWARD A PLUCKY ACTION. John Breen, a sailor, of Portland-street, who said he had been a teetotaler for three or four years, was charged at Newport on 'Monday with being drunk and disorderly in Temple-street, and, further, with assaulting Police-constable Berridge. Defendant snatched the handcuffs from the officer and threw them into the crowd. One of the men stand- ing by kicked the cuffs further away, but Thomas Roberts, a smart Yo-ulb, recovered them and put them on the prisoner while the omoorheld him. The Bench complimented the hoy. Breen was fined 21s., or one month. A reward of 5s. was given to the boy Roberts, who said some of the men standing 'by at-the

TIMBER IN HIS GARDEN. ♦ CURIOUS STORY IN THEFT CHARGE AT SWANSEA. Arthur St. John Patrick Hill, described as an engineer at Gorseinon Tin-plate Works, was charged by the county police at Swan- sea on Saturday with stealing timber from two builder's yards, viz., those of Mr. Watts and Mr. Davies at Gorseinon Evidence -had been given at a previous hearing that timber was missed from the prosecutors' stocks, and 1: was alleged that a quantity of it was found in defendant's garden, where he had fowl-houses. The defendant, a man of good address, said he had recently been "improving the breed oi chickens" at Gorse'.non, and for this purpose had built a number of poultry- li. dcuiod that any cf the wood in his garden had ocen stol-iii, ai d gave the names of certain persons who bought it for him. 'i'hs wood soized by the polioe and j'rodaccd in court was all his i.roperty, and waa in his garden on the 17th, except one rieoe which he described. On the 18th of July he for the first time in his life was drunk on brandy, and he was locked up and remained in custody till ihe 21st in the afternoon. Tho house was left unattended. When he returned he stayed at the house of ex-Sergeant Evans, and he had not been at the garden afterwards till taken there by the police after arrest. He found the posi- tion of everything changed, and two pieces found in a. trench were Claimed by Davies and Watts. Of one of the pieoea he had no ki. owledge whatever, but the other he claimed as his own. Mr. DaAiee also claimed some ba-ttens which had been bought for witness by a man named Gabe. He believed the piece of timber in question was put in his garden by Mr. Watts owing to some trouble he had with Air. Watts over a drain. It was a conspiracy. Ten weeks ago Mr. Watts had a, row with him, and had said to him, Yoa are a clever no doubt, but I will have my own back." Defendant was committed for trial at the quarter sessions.

LYDNEY DOCKS FATALITY. On Friday evening an inquest was held at Lydney to inquire into the death of Walter Pearce (39). who was found drowned in Lydney Docks on Thursday. Pearce worked on board the Industry, which traded between Lydney and Bristol, carrying merchandise. A verdict of Found drowned was returned, and sympathy expressed with the deceased's widow and children.

OGMORE YALE COLLIERY. The scene of the disastrous bowk accident 0g>h^d|y-Abner Daviea,

FOR THE 90th TIME. NEATH SUNDAY TRADER AND COLLECTING BOX. Frederick Lewie, Bridge-street, Neath, was summoned at the local court on Monday, as usual, for Sunday trading- Defendant: This is the 90th time. The Clerk: Are you guilty? Lewis: Yes, and many others as well. I am quite willing to pay, but I think the others ought to be summoned as well. The Mayor: I sea you keep a box in your shop and appeal to the customers to pay for your fine? Defendant: Yes, I have a box. The Chief-constable: And little children oome to the shop and put halfpennies in. Defendant denied this. Mr. Sinhs, J.P.: You ought to be ashamed of yourself. 'Lewis: I have nothing to be ashamed of. Defendant was again fined, and smilingly oount.ed out the cash in shillings. For the 90th time," he added again.

GENERAL BOOTH'S NEED. General Booth made a notable offer to the State in tbe course of a speech at South Shields recently. He said that if the Government would lend him the price of a single Dreadnought at 24 per cent., he would fix up on small holdings on the land 20,000 families, representing 100,000 souls, and repay the loan in 44 years. The men he would settle would be chosen from among the un- employed, with their wives and children.

"'<¡ THE WELFARE OF THE NATION. DEPENDS ON INDIVIDUAL LIFE. A Famous Preparation and Its Marvellous Results. Strengthen—improve—beautify the indivi- dual life, and you strengthen, improve, and beautify the national life. We confidently assert that if there were a more general use of Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Oocoa great good would undoubtedly follow. This famous preparation is one of the most successful achievements of modern times. It is a Food-a Beverage—and a Medicine all in one. It feeds the Frame, quenches the Thirst, and tones up the wearied and run- down 'System. It is every citizen's duty to promote the welfare of the national life, and this can be achieved in no small measure by the freer I and more abundant use of Vi-Ooooa.. Do mot ask your grocer for cocoa. Ask for I IHt&XOtt —it makes all the difference. Every grocer WAS Vi-Cocoa- iit 6d. paokete aod- 94. and W1945—dS

CRUELTY OF AN AUNT. « TWO NIECES RUN AWAY FROM HER HOME. Detective-sergeant Dicks told the Cardiff magistrates on Saturday how little Elizabeth WfTliams, aged twelve, was found wandering, after having spent several nights sleeping under trees and in the open, she having run a,way from her home at 27. Dalton-street. Cathays, owing to the cruelty of her aunt, Mre. Sarah Thomas, who was now charged with ill-treating the child. Inspector Bingham stated that since the matter was previously before the court another niece of the defendant's, aged only nine, had been found wandering, in conse- quence of which she had been sent to the workhouse. Mr. Ensor (from the town-clerk's office), who appeared for the prosecution, explained that Mrs. Thomas was the guardian of the children, whose mother died six years ago, their father (John Williams) now residing at Treharris. Mrs. Elizabeth Churchill, who had lived in apartments with the defendant, described numerous acts of cruelty she had witnessed, stating that Mrs. Thomas had persistently ill-treated the children. On one occasion Mrs. Thomaa knooked the elder girl's head against the wall, causing blood to flow. Other witnesses gave similar evidence, but Mrs. Thomas declared that not half of what had been stated was the truth. She added that the children were difficult to control. Imposing a fine of L5, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment, the Chairman (Mr E. Beavan) said the bench had listened to the evidence with perfect horror, and he could scarcely believe that a woman of evident respectability could be guilty of such acts of cruelty towards little children as had been described. The children would be sent to an industrial home, and the father was ordered to pay 14s. a week towards their maintenance.

CHEPSTOW TREASURE HUNT AMERICAN SEARCH FOR SHAKS- PERIAN DOCUMENTS. A pa.rty of Americans have been conduct- ing a treasure hunt in the vicinity of Chep- stow Castle. The investigators expected to find in a concealed cavity of the cliff over- looking the River Wye certain ancestral documents and jewels which were hidden away when Cromwell re-captured the castle. The explorers acquired from the owner of the land-which is just outside the top boun- dary of the castle grounds permission to blast and excavate, and for some months they employed a number of workmen, spend- ing hundreds of pounds on the project. The initial point of operations was high up in the face of the cliff, and tunnelling operations were directed upwards towards the roots of a tree which stands on the top of the cliff ground. Apparently they made no discovery, and at length they abandoned the quest, at all events, for a time. It was rumoured that the documents, if found, were expected to throw some light upon the "authorship" of some of Shakspeare's plays. The investigators, before they returned hovve, sought to obtain the permission of the Dnke of Beaufort, owner of the castle, to allow them to make explorations from within the castle grounds, but in this they were unsuccessful

PITIABLE STORY. UNEMPLOYED'S WIFE DIES FROM WANT OF FOOD. A story of Bast End poverty and death was as unfolded at a Stepney inquest. It related to Sarah Ann Silverstone (32), the wife of a dock labourer. The couple, according to the husband's evidence, had been married thirteen years, and their family consisted of eight children, all under ten years of age. Twins were born last Wednesday, and his wife died shortly after- wards. The Coroner: I understand your wife had been short of food? Witness: Yes, sir. We ell have been. I have been out of work for some time, and we have had to live on the charity of friends. All cur furniture has been sold to buy food. Dr. Roberts said death was due to syncope, following debility arising from want of food. The woman bad evidently been short of the common necessities of life. The Coroner said this was a very pitiable etory, in which the people were respectable and independent, and did not like to appeal for parish relief. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, and the coroner gave the husband a sum or money to meet immediate wants. n-

FIVE CONSTABLES BUSY. CARDIFETAN PAYS THE PENALTY OF HIS VIOLENCE. "Moat powerful and most disorderly," was how Inspector Bingham described Thomas Whitworth (25), who was charged at Cardiff Court on Monday with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police-constable Tom Williams. There appears to have been a lively scene in Saltmead on Saturday, and prisoner, a man of fine physique, came into contact, with the police by quarrelling in the street with a woman of his acquaintance. It took five constables a considerable period to take Whitworth to Grangetown Police- station. Several witnesses, called for the defence, alleged that prisoner was very roughly handled by the police, that they threw him to the ground, trod on his wrists and chest, and gripped him by the throat with the hand. Inspector Bingham, in speaking of Whitworth's violence, said on a former occasion tt had required five con- stables to oonvey him to the station. Prisoner was fined X5. or six weeks' impri- sonment. John O'Shea (sixteen), one of the witnesses in the previous case, was also changed with assaulting Police-constable Williams, who stated that OShea kicked him, and he (Wil- liams) had to release his hold of Whitworth. The penalty was 208., or fourteen days.

ASSIZE REMOVAL SCHEME. MONMOUTH MAYOR THANKS NEW- PORT TRADES COUNCIL. The Mayor of Monmouth (Mr. W. Sam- brook) his written to the Newport Trades Council, who represent 6,000 organised workers, thanking them on behalf of the Monmouth Corporation for their valued sup- port in opposing1 the removal of the assizes from Monmouth to Newport, the result of hioh oould be no other than an increase of rates The Mayor added: The agitation for the removal is the work of a few i-nterested lawyers. I would sug- gest that your council make this a test question at the next municipal election. The Trades Council have decided to send a copy of their resolution of protest against the removal to the Lord Chancellor. The ground for the opposition is that much- needed municipal reforms in the interests of the working classes are being kept in the background for the sake of useless expendi- ture upon the erection of proposed assize courts at Newport.

CHILD HANGHED AT PLAY. It has been ascertained that an extra- ordinary accident has occurred at Bel- broughtxm, Worcestershire, to a little girl named Mary Byng. When playing in a add near her hozoe beside some clothes which had been hung out to dry the girl got entangled in a band hanging from the clothes. The line got round the child's neck, and her efforts to release herself resulted in twriatinig the coil into a tighter noose. The cJiiM was found by her mother,dead* dea«bh pbeotr-dnB-ttfrangatortaon.

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HUSBAND'S CHARACTER. 1 STORY OF MARRIED MISERY AT HAVERFORDWEST. A story of an unhappy marriage was told at the Boose Sessions at lIa verford west on Saturday, when Mrs. Sarah Cripps applied for a separation order against her husband, William Cripps. formerly a range warden in the Army and latterly landlord of the Spirit Vaults. High-street. Haverfordwest. Mr. W. J. Jones appeared for the com- plainant, and Mr. A. B. Williams for the defendant Mr. Jones said that the parties were married in September, 1903, at Tenby, and there were three children. Sever.w unpleasantnesses had occurred between th. husband and wife, and on several occasions he had cruelly ill-treated her. On July 1 last the complainant decided to leave her huø- band, and sent him the following letter:- I am just writing to lee you know that I am leaving, as you told me on Satur- day we could do what the we likeu- It is impossible for me and the children to live with you because of the way yoU are carrying on. The complainant said that her husband had on several occasions threatened to take her life. Once he tried to smother her in bed by throwing the clothes over her. On another occasion he caught hold of her by her hair- In July of last year he cut his throat, and had to be taken to a hospital. While they were living at Penally, the oompla-i-naut, added, her husbanid went for her with & razor, and had not her brother been in the house at the time something serious would have nappened. Mr. C. B. Williams (cross-examining): Did you not strike your husband with a red-hot iron?—Never; I was afraid to go near him. You know he had a good character when he left the Army?—I knew his character after I married him. They are all right until you and them out. (Laughter.) The defendant denied having ever violently abused his wife. He objected to the interfer- ence of her family in their domestic affairs. He also denied having struck her with a hot iron. Mr. W. Jones: Betting amd drinking are your weaknesses, are they not?—No. The Bench considered the case proved, and made an order of 7s. 6d. per week. They alsO granted the wife the custody of the children.

THUNDERSTORM'S l)SifASS. NUMBER OF HOUSES FLOODED AT MERTHYR. A severe thunderstorm broke over Merthyr on Monday, and rain fell in torrents, flooding a number of houses, which are below the level of the roadway in Lower High-street. There was water to the depth of 5ft. in one house, occupied by a Mr. Allen, and the services of a number of police- constables, under Police-sergeant Jones, had to be requisitioned to pump it out with a fire manual. At Porthcawl telephonic communication was muoh delayed by the thunderstorm, and the rain caused slight flooding of son24D of the drains. Pontypridd was visited with a thunderstorm on Sunday night. peals of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning were accompanied by a deluge of rain, flooding several streets. The tele- phonic service was considerably interfered with, and on Monday the engineers had their work cut out to remedy the defects caused. AN AWE-INSPLRING SPECTACLE. MT. Arthur Mee writes:—Folk that slept through the thunderstorm on Sunday night missed a grand epecta-cular treat, the like of which I have not seen at Cardiff for many a year. At eleven o'clock, or thereabouts, the display of lightning began, the flashes increasing in brillianoy and frequency till, at midnight and after, the sky was lit up by one vast pulsating sheet of fire, with occasional flashes of golden hue and blinding intensity. The thunder for the most part was not very loud. but a few peals rumbled heavily, and caused windows and floors to rattle. At least two peals sounded remark- ably like the ominous hiss caused by a rocket in its upward flight. By one o'clock the storm was passing away, but the lightning display was several hours before it ceased altogether. The rain at times was quite tropical, but the display afforded by the lightning was one that is not often seen in these parts. Cardiff has not had a really "full-dress" thunderstorm for a couple of years, but Sunday night's display made up for past deficiencies on that score."

CLAIM FOR WAGES. WORKMEN SUE NEATH COLLIERY, OWNER. At the Gwyn-hall, Neath, on Saturday a. special sessions in connection with the county police-court was held to determine claims made by colliery workmen a-gainst their employer, Mr. Philip George, of Mooretovvn Colliery, for wages due to them. Mr. Edward Powell (Messrs. Outhbertson and Powell) appeared for Edward Davies and others (numbering 29 in all), and the amount oi their claims was £ 63 15s. 7d. Polioe-serrgeant Jones, Stkewen, proved ser- vice of summons at the residence of 1;1r, George, at Graig Trebanos, by leaving it with a person in charge. He afterwards saw the defendant's son, who said "he expected it." Mr. Powell said he had scheduled the whole of the workmen on the list, and it was only necessary to prove the indebtedness to one of the pan-ties named in the summonses. At this stage Llewellyn George entered the oourt, and was sworn. He said that he was undor-manager to his father, the defen- dant, and on his behalf atlmitted the claims as correct. The Bench made an order for payment of the several amounts, together with costft and the advocate's fee, amounting to S,6.

INCREASE OF TRAMPS IN NEWPORT. It was reported at Newport Guardiat18 meeting on Saturday that there was a smaji inorease (the first for a very long time) u* the number of tramps dealt with during tn last fortnight, viz., 440, compared with 416 In the corresponding period of last year, increase of 24. TRAINING BOYS FOR THE NAVY- The question of the sending out of la arose, and the committee having conside n that the percentage of lads who had beell sent to training ships had turned out w now recommended that suitable lads shoii be sent to training ships at a cost of 8s. Per week. This was agreed to.

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