The Cardiff Times

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AJJEATHS. Ttl hTHM IMLLY.-lioth January, at 5, Hettfty-ahmet. Roath Park, the wife of Albert Kelly, of aeon. n HcKENNA.—On the 31st January, at Admiralty House, Whitehall, to Mr and Mrs Reginald \i i JT am ti o a aim SCOTT.On tbe 29th Jamwy, at Hastings, Calcutta, to Mr and Mrs W. Gordon Scott, a son. Cable. c645 WILLIAM'S.—On the 29th January, at 86, ColWe- street, C1 leutta, the witeof Garfield Williams, M.B., of a son (Paul Hoddar) MARRIAGTES. HARRY—WTELIAMS.—January 29th by special licence, at the Presbyterian Church, Dteas Powlg, by the Rev. D. Glanmor Jenkins, rvor James, gormgeetson of Mrs Harry, Southra Farm. Dinas Powis, to Sophie, thud daughter of Mrs Williams, Moont Fann. Dinas Powas. 373n JOKES—STANTON.—On the 26th nit., at Hasei- tan, Gim. by the Rev. A. Herbert Stanton, Rector- of Hambleden, hrotber of the bride, the Rev. Richard Qjarles Stuart Jones. Vicar of Northleacb, 1Ø1 01 the late Richard Jmm, of Pocdstane, Herefordshire. to Agnes Mary, only daughter of the Rev. W. H. Stanton, Rector of Haeettoxi, and Bon. Oaaon of Gloucester. JKfiJSS—STEPBTEN.—At Ebenezer Welsh Congrega- tional Church, Cardiff, on January 31st, by the Rev. a. G. Jones, 15.A., and Rev. H. M- Hughes, B.A., wnjjam James, only son of Mr E. Moses, Rudry, to Mary Jane, youngest daughterof Mr J. Stephen, Marfan. No cards. 522 SamJOLDS—FRANCOMBE-—OnOan. 3tet, at St. Martin's Church, Roatb, by the Rev. W. B. Boys meat), Harold Leigh Reynolds, of €Has(?ow, to Ethel Maod Fraacombe, Mackintosh-place, Cardiff. 33I1:a ELAW.On 29th Jaonazy. by licence, Wnt AMnw SadJsr, widow ot C. H. Sadler. Esq., of Vesttwocth, Penarth. to A Shaw. No C8da. 319 DEATHS. JCHLBY.—On the 28th ult., Caroline, the b&Vovod wife of Thomas Ashley, 177, CTlare-road, Cardiff, ■Iter a long illness. I -On Thursday, Jamtary 27th, at the Tatrad Hotel, Gelli. Pentre. John Herbert, aged 45, the hoshand of Klizabeth Ann Chnrchill. NAVIES.—On the 22nd tilt.. at Priory Lodge, Broomy-hill, Hemford, Miss Jane Dsviea, in her 88th year. sole snrviving rianghter of the late Pro- fessor Davies, Memorial College. Brecon. PA VIES.-on the 29th January, at 316, Qneen's-road, New Cross, London, S.E., Adela Beatric. beloved xrtteof John Stanley Davies. Physician .ahd Surgeon ,8DWARD8.-Jan. 31st, at the Railway Inn, Nelson, Ann, the dearly beloved wife of Wiltism Edwards. the 28th January. Haanah, widow of the late-Jenkin Evans, and only-survivfnt damhter of the late John Emanuel, of the Church inn, Ltanishen. OII.ES.January 24th. snddealy, at 17, Cttfton- terrace, BrideemdL Sarah Giles, the beterved mother :If R. S. and S. Giles, of Cardiff. Deeply monroed. n HARRIS.—On January 31st. 1910 (suddenly), I-oois John, beloved husband nf Beatrice Harris. -HOSGOOD.—On January 28th, at 65, Kimberley- road. Cardiff, John Howell, MXC-E., Cotwnltmg Engineer, beloved hnsband of Florence Emily Hosgood, and late of Barry, in his 49th vear. In'RJ,EY.-on the 24th uft., at 38, Wells-street, anton, Cardiff. Charles, the befcrved son of William (>I)rge and Mary Jane Hurley, aged 21 years. JAMES.—At Ystradmynach Vicarage, the i-esiricncc of her son, Lemuel John, Margaret, widow of John James, Ystradyfodwg, and daughter of Morgan hys, Tynybedw, and Mary Lewis Hopfcin, his w,fp. JAMES.AtGlannant, Penym^g, on Fehntary 1st, Elizabeth, wife of Daniel James, coal merchant. JEREMY.—On Janwary 25tb, at 60, Friern-road, Dulwich, London, S.R., Ytargazet, wife of the late R. T. Jeremy, Merttiyr Tydvil, aged 69. JO MS.—On the 26 tb nit., at Reaoiven VVA, Pen- ri-iweeiber, Benjamin Jones. a. G. Jones, 15.A., and Rev. H. M- Hughes, B.A., wnjjam James, only son of Mr E. Moses, Rudry, to Mary Jane, youngest daughterof Mr J. Stephen, Marfan. No cards. 522 SamJOLDS—FRANCOMBE-—OnOan. 3tet, at St. Martin's Church, Roatb, by the Rev. W. B. Boys meat), Harold Leigh Reynolds, of €Has(?ow, to Ethel Maad Fraacombe, Mackintosh-place, Cardiff. 338q feUHJSb-SSAW.-On 29Q» Jaonazy. by licence, Wnt AMnw SadJsr, widow of C. H. Sadler. Esq., of Vesttwocth, Penarth. to Alfred~T>»oi*a* Shaw. No *«rii 389 DEATHS. JCHLBY.—On the 28th ult., Caroline, the b&Vovod wife of Thomas Ashley, 177, CTlare-road, Cardiff, ■Iter a long illness. 'CHURCHILL.—On Thursday, Jamtary 27th, at the Ystrad Hotel, Gelli. Pentre. John Herbert, aged 45, the beioxwd hoshand of Klizabeth Ann Chnrchill. J)AV1ES.—On the 22nd ult„ at Priory Lodge, Broomy-hill, Hemford, Miss Jane Dsviea, in her 88th year, sole snrviving rianghter of the late Pro- fessor Da vies. Memorial College. Brecon. J>AVTES.—On the 29th January, at 316, Qneen's-road, New Cross, London, S.E., Adela Beatric. beloved xrtteof John Stanley Da vies. Physician .ahd Surgeon *DWARDS.—Jan. 31st, at the Railway Inn, Nelson, Ann, the dearty beloved wife of Wiltism Edwards. IV the 28th January. Haanah, widow of the late-Jenkin Evans, and only snrviving daughter of the late John Emanuel, of the Church inn, Ltanishen. OII.ES.January 24th. snddealy, at 17, Cttfton- terrace, Bridgw»d. Sarah Giles, the beterved mother ,->f R. S. and S. Giles, of Cardiff. Deeply monroed. n HARRIS.—On January 31st. 1910 (suddenly), I-oois John, beloved husband nf Beatrice Harris. -HOSGOOD.—On January 28th, at 65, Kimberley- road. Cardiff, John Howell, MXC-E., Cotwnltmg Engineer, beloved hnsband of Florence Emily Hosgood, and late of Barry, in his 49th vear. IP' RLEY.—On the 24th uft., at 38, Wells-street, anton, Cardiff. Charles, the befcrved son of William 'porge and Mary Jane Hurley, aged 21 years. JAMES.—At Ystradmynach Vicarage, the i-esiricncc of her son, Lemuel ,tohn, Margaret, widow of John James, Ystradyfodwg, and daughter of Morgan Rhys, Tynybedw, and Mary Lewis Hopfcin, his JAMES.AtGlannant, Penym^g, on Fehntary 1st, Elizabeth, wife of Daniel James, coal merchant. JEREMY.—On Janwary 25tb, at 60, Friern-road, i^ast Dulwich, London, S.R., Hvgazet, wife of the la!« R. T. Jeremy, Merttiyr Tydvil, aged 69. JO MS.—On the 26 tb nit., at Reaoiven V5Ha, Pen- rl'iwceiber, Benjamin Jones. JO:;HLtA .—On January 27th, at High-street,J?anty- fTyllon, Mary, widow of the late John Joahoa, tailor and draper, aged 77. LA WSON.—On ihe 23rd ult., soddezdy, at ArkMby Hall, Aapatria, Marv, widow of the late^Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Barorret, MJ* of Braytan-and Isel-, C*nn- I berland, aged 70 years. TL.KWiS._On January 28th, at 58, Tenby-street. Car- iliff, John, the beloved hnshond of Annie Lewis, late Ci'rtltrimmer with Ocean Coal Co., Cardiff. HATTHEWS.—On Sunday, Jannary 30th, at. 34, halisbury-toari, Maesteg, — Matthews, late of Giyn- -iirrwfr. M'; IIUILS.—On the 27th ult., John Martyn Merrite, of Taraiff. Solicitor, in his 60th year. JMOR'iAN.—Or the 30th January. 19HMsoddenJy), >>aac Morgan, 174, Liandaff-roari, Cardiff. MORGAN.—On the 27th ult., at Brynwell Farm, Leckwtth, John, the dearly-heloved husband of Miriam Morgan, aged 70 years, deeply regretted. MORGAN.—On Saturday, the 29th January, at Bournemouth, Susanna Morgan, aged 69. FOB.TON.—On December 22nd (drowned), William, th* beloved husband of Emily Norton, aged 37years. PAGE.—On the 28th alt., at 111, Cfive-ioad, Eliza- beth, dearly-beloved wife of Charles Page, aged 51 after a long and painful illness, patiently botne.209a PORTER.—On the 30th ult. snddenly, at 4, Dytrig- street Cardiff. Reuben Porter,aged 60 years. PROUT.—On January 28th, 1910, at 58, MTOteent- street, Cardiff, Mary, widow of late R.E. Front. Age 83. ifl.ATH IKL.—On Jannary 25th, at The Mardy, Pan- toed, Maand May, aged 24 years, the dearly beloved danghterof Mr and Mrs J. T, Salathiel. SMITH.—On 29th ult., at 20, George-street, Docks, Cardiff, Mary, the widow of the late William Smith, age 80 years. IAN5KR.—On-January 25th, Edward, aged 66 yeaa (for over 40 years with Solomon Andrews and Son), paawd peacefully away after a long and painful illness, at the residence of his daoghter Florrie, 26, Major-road Cardiff. flXOMAS.—Leyshon David Thomas, of Bromley Hon*, Pensnett, died January 28th, 1910, aged 68 years. 372 riOMAS.—Sflth January, at Church Farm, Monk- aash, soddeniy, Evan Thomas, aged 76. Deeply regretted. tBOMPeOH.—Ori Janttary 28th, at Portadown, I»e- laad, BMtta. behoved wife of James Thompson and daragptsr-Gf the late William and Mary Logan, of Cardiff. n WKMi,—On Wednesday. January 26&st 34, Lower Cathedral-road, Cardiff, Llewellyn Webb, aged 70 yean. VXXTS.—On the 26th ult., at 16, Cttarchflekl-read, Eating, London, Hester Mary, the widow of the Bor. wimam Farren White, SLA., late Vicar of akaaaboasb, Gloacestershire, aged 81. c642 WYATT.—On the 26th att at 77, Glenroy-stroet, «yw George Wiltiam Wyatt, stonemason, aged 40 yew.

1 Fae*iaffiofOTt*Omtx Packet. Archer's olden Returns Tbe'Perfection of.Pipe ToBacoo. CoaL, SWIST Tlie LONDON OFFICES of the Cardiff Times' tip lit 190, Fleet-street (two doors from Chancery- ii: e) where advertisements ar;- received and caries el the paper May be ebtaiued. \] iCHY 'Tbr those whosoffer (TRTjyh imR V "from GOUTandtta attendant txooblea TTICHY then is ne better CELESTTRS. "table water than a«t which comes TTICHY from the CMeafctas CKLESTTNS. f spring." mmummmug. Ctgi b« nse4 with light wtnes, spiritss. or ntflk. Sole Agents-far the STATE SPRINGS of VICHY. INGRAM and ROYU^Ltd^London, Liverpool, and OiallChenMats. Growers. Wlna Merchanta^Stowa, etc. GREAT WINTER SALE PAIR. OF LADIES' SHOBS GIVEN AWAY TO EVERY Pft&CH £ KEBEL As-an mdnceroenl ior yon Pte ua^ trial, and penwe for vowself the remarkaMe vate of ins Coa- tome Skirt, we will makn wrnty taferal purchaser a handnome preaeni of a wKf H pair of fatdiionahte Winter Shoea, raBR» u absolutely free fmminrtherchacBB or any conditions whattever. aEBBL^ e MOST BEMASXASKE VXCOS. Laoeor Button. Stetecaixect size. Perfect.to a stitch. This fashionable Coetame Slcirt, admitted to be the beat value in the world, is mad»«pe«ially to-each tea#- tomcr's own measosements, serveo goesa, raised seams (cut amply full), aad thorooghiy weO made in every respect trom good, dorahle whiter Serges, in Black, Navy, Grey, Green, Brown, or Wine. A"vadl yoaraelf af this opportamty Uv<iay,aayoa have no rblkwtlatewr. The many repeat orders and testimonials which we re- ceive daily are alone proof of valne hare-offered. Coa- tame Skirt and Shoea carefully packed in one panel and sent to any address for PosW Omhw -ralm .3& (Dept. &3) MCHMOin) A OO., flwu sliuit,Bradford. 4gr L Lep hol" Puritan Soap Better mmp dwe's none. An J" saving ymt wisppuu T .1 not free. I THOMAS, Bristol.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1910. THE ELECTION, AND AFTER. Though the final stages of the General Election are not yet, it is clear thai-tbe Progressive forces will have a inajoTity in the House of Commons of 124. It is a majority against the.Pem and fgor the Budget, though if we regarded too aertoasfy the specious azgrnnente and the juggling tricks with figures we should have to believe that a Liberal majority is not a majority. Though the whole result is, frankly, disappointing when the came of Progress is considered, there is a solid majority against the veto of the Lords, and the Food Taxes. In the the Celtic fringe has dode splendidly, Wales best of alL True, the "all-red position has been lost, bcrfc the majorities against Toryism, the lordly wreckers and the food taxers, have been immense. Ireland has done as nsoai, and Scotland better than before. The industrial cen- tres of the North and elsewhere have gone against Protection, and the strong- hold of Toryism is the English comity and the village, where feudalism is not yet dead, and where, if we are to accept the evidence of a cloud of witnesses, the landowner, the Church, and drink have dragooned the labourer to vote Tory after having first confused the issues and misrepresented political facts in a way that no previous experienoo has seen. The existing conditions of rural Wales and rural England stand as a striking contrast Wales, enlightened, progres- sive, and free, is a generation in advance, of the political and social stagnation of the English countryside. Fortbepast week the daily and weekly papers hawe been full of discussions on what Mr Asquith conkl, shoold, may, or may not do, and the order of his doing it, against the House of Lords and in passing the Budget, beet the Liberal party may rest assured that tbe Cabinet will take the best eourse presented by the situation. It should not be assumed that the forces of privilege will easily capitulate. The fight may be long or short, but it will be carried to a conclusion tffl representative government is a reality and not a farce, and until the reactionary and anti- Liberal House of Lords has had its powers of reaction and mischief restricted, if not entirely removed. The end sought, in the words of the Prime Minister, is the absolute control of the Commons over finance, and the effective limitation and I curtailment of the legislative powers of the House of Lords." That is the purpose or which the Liberals have been given a majority, in addition to seeing the principles contained in the Budget, and opposing the mischievous proposals of the Food-taxers.

Now shifting gales with milder in- fluence blow," says the poet in writing of February, and of a conscience any change from the weather of January will be wel. come. Whether the clim atic conditions of the mouth which we have just left behind were dne to the comet&-expected and unexpected-let those who claim to be an authority on the subject say, but the fact remains that January was a try- ing period, even leaving out of count the disastrous gales at sea, and the now his- toric floods of Paris, whereby that city has been changed, into a Venice by the rising of the river Seine. The month gave us nine days without a gleam of sunshine by way of introducing the new year, and in all provided 14 dull and soiriess days. It was not without sunshine and bright glimpses, for there were recorded about 37 hours of bright sunshine, nearly double the average amount. January stole the character of February and provided us with a fufl-dyke month. February, according to tradition, fills the dykes, and also by way of contrast gives us a week of sunshine. Let us hope that if the latter, particularly the February of 1910 will excel itself and more than satisfy the traditional conditions. There are already many signs of the return of Spring. The "birds in the lanes and on the verge of the towns have commenced their music, and in the parks the snowdrop has pushed its welcome leaves through the ground, displaying its delicate white bell. With the Valentines should come the crocus, and the alder tree flowers whilst the cat- kins of the hazel tremble in the breeze and the palm spreads its golden puffs over the hedge row. The farmer is com- mencing his work on the land, and there is.every sign-and sound of the return of Spring with the pleasing existence of the ^•brightening day. February is not a [ gloomy month, but a time of promise and cheering hope.

A proposal has been made in the North to raise a. Nationaltestimonial to Mr Lloyd George. It is a proposal that will be re- ceived with the keenest pleasure in the South, and we are sure that W-elshmen wherever they are to be found will be pleased to take part in reoognising the -work for Democracy which the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer has done. It is eonceivaite that many men who do not hold the Liberal principles of Mr Lloyd George would be wfilrag to share^in the testimonial to the abifity-ofthe-moond Minister of tbe Fjnpire who by his own unaided efforts and against cfif&co&iey has won his way right lip from the.,ob- scaxte Weigh village to tbe»CahHiet. For months past Mr Lloyd Qaoeg^has been the mast diHcaeaad man in. Europe and the most abased pofitkian in EngtasWi. Democrats the woaid over hacve been do- lighted to watch his fight, and Liberalism getteraByhas been encouraged by his eloquence, his practical statesmanship and his daring in defying prxvikge and power. A national tribute is aasrasd of success.

February, 293D, will be memorable in the annals of labour and social progress t,ml mg the beginning of ajjew era for :the working man. One of the greatest foih«lrancBB to social progress and well- -being itas been recognised to exist in the yhuge nmmber of men who axe-compelled "torefry for-existence rqjoai the uncertain- ties of casual labour. The unemployed question has become acute and a reed danger to peace, ft has thrown men into the arms of the teaehers and false prophets of Protection, men keying in their despair, "Let^s grwe Tariff Reform it can't be worse than it is now." These-men, Maided by their helplessness, overlook the obvious truth th^i M ft is dHfiradt to -exist when food is cheap, how much more fHffiyjrte it will be under Protection, when every- tbing is increased in prioe. The-iailaey of the for an" promise is not examined. It expresses a eomKfckm which is deszredvthoogh eccanxmstsknow only too #ell that It mAsma higher prices, a decreased demand, and consequently less work for jort the class of umakk-W nwn who grasp at Protec- tionist promises to help them. The Labour Exchanges which came into operation on the first of the present month under W ChurchOls Act-is the greatest hope of the unemptoyed that has appesied for a gencra*km. Itmstan& &w a scientifte attanptia>orgartiBe the- to bring work and the workiew tagedw, and in many ways-rt will, save the worker endless loss and misery in m.,ddw km for work only to find tbst the coveted job has been filfed long before his arrival. Mr CbovchilFft scheme of Labour Exchanges is based on German, French, and A models, but is framed to meet British and experience. Mr Cburchsfll has set up a national use for work and labour, with its Exchanges all over the country in close toooh with each other. And the LihegalGowirttirwnt haaiiMfapmrwpq in hand for supplementing the Labour Exchanges by Stete immraaaoe against unemploymmt in sickness, which will farther improve the lot of the working classes.

Can it be that the leaders of the. Women's Franchise Movement have realised at last that their "nnUva* tactics are doing the cause the greatest hann by disgusting the friends of the movement I Mrs PRn-has. declared a tram, and we can cmly hope that a return ril be made efforts and more practical methods. The dbeeCion of the forces of the nrifitaut band of suffragettes against Liberal candidates in the bye-okodow pEVViOM to the Geommi Election, the persistent attack on all liberal Minister a, and tb&&sturbazm of Liberal gatherings, has had the effect of convincing a large section of the IA-beeg Party that Scdfragiszn means Toryism,, and was only masquerading Tory ob- stroetkm. The methods have been so ooxrviiaciQg that it will require years to remove that impression rfom the minds of liberal who have- been supporters of the sutfrage to women, but j who are now antagonistic by reason of the reactionary methods of the leaders of the* movement; In the beginnmg'it-was recognised that the militant women had hit upon a brilliant scheme of ad- vertmement fim the movement-, but long before Mrs Pankhorst's announcement of the truce, it was realised that antagonism to Liberalism accounted for agooddeal of the obstruction. The W.S.P.U. has. changed many Liberal friends into enemies, or at least takewcann supporters of the WOmen Suffrage Movement.

t TRADE AND INVENTIONS EXHIlHTfON, A Trade and Inventions Exhibition is to be opened on Wednesday "next, the 9th inst., in the Park Hall, Cardiff. It will be seen by AAvm-tisement appearing in this-issue that there are to be a number of entertainments, chief amongst them The Celebrated Red Rose Orchestra," composed of Madam Moaton Myatt and her 8 sons and daughters. Mr C. F. BiDson, the manager, who has visited Cardiff periodically for the past 12 years, has always held most successful exhibitions, and this one ertainly promises to be no exception.

PARIS RESCUESCENES Extraordinary scenes attended the rising of the River Seine, which overflowed its banks to the-extent never before equalled. In official quarters the earlier estimate of the damage at £ 40,000,000, is now expected to be greatly exceeded. Some 40,000 are homeless, while 100^000 are out of work. The overflow extended to a.bout one-filth of the city. Most of the bridges across the Sif:ne have been closed, and throughout; a large part of the city traffic has been impossible. The immediate danger lies in the undermining of the build- ing by infiltration. The Chamber of Deputies, the Foreign Office, the law Courts, the Hotel de Ville, and Notro Dame have all been flooded to some extent, and gra-ve fears are felt for the foundations of these and other buildings. It is expected that many of the bridges and embankments will collapse. An epidemic of a grave naturte is aJso a contin- gency with which the Parisians are confronted I A VIEW FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER. At the GHtel Tower. At the Chamber of Deputies. Temporary Bridge at the Qua! 4'Ocsay*

Fifty Years Ago. FROM "CARWFF TIMES," FEB. 4,1860. The Cardiff Burial Board, after a long dis- cosskm, resotved to adopt the report of their •surveyor and expend £ 600 or £ 700 on the drainage-of the I?ew Oemetery. Parallel diain pipes were to be laid down from the higher to the lower portions and dykes dug all round to stop the water peecolatmg from the adjoining farads. The anxnxaJ meeting of the Cardiff and Morrmootihfthire Dispensary was Ijeld on Tues- day, the Mayor in the chair. The medical re- port showed that during 1859 2^22 patients had been treated. The subscriptions had fallen off since 1856. Tast year the income amounted to £1,856 4s 9d and the expenditure to 91,002 10s 9d, leasing a batanoe in favour of the institution of .f.853 Ms. After some con- sideration it was resolved to build a casual ward in ooiiseetion with the Dispensary. The erection of this casualty ward was the staartrag point of the Cardiff Infirmary. u At the meeting of the Cardiff Town Council on Monday eight tenders were received for the soagvepyrtg and watering of the streets of the town. The tender of Mr Ayres, Cardiff, for £ 2Jk25 was accepted. Mr Ayres-to find his own horses, oaarts, men, etc- The highest tender was £ 3^00. The cost. of this wodk now it -is done by the,, ocbeporation was in 1909 M788 5s Id. h,-tb, HooR" Commons on Tuesday the .vrepomf to estabtlsh-aOourbof Crtmoml Appeal by Mr M*Mahon was negatived without a. di9ision. AJong discossion was opened by Mr Mason at the meeting of the Board of Health on Friday concerning the heavy expense incurred in the admmistraiian of the affaas of theriown. The-cost for the previous year was aomesfching fiks £ 1J300 besides office expenses of gm for coal, gas, &c. At Swansea the totad cast-of the official (irpartrneni. was £ 618, and at Newport £ 406-6s. After a discussion laeting tisree hocirs a counnittee was appointed to fcteoe aDd modify the (jftamit official management in order to make it more efficient and also mace weccnanac." As the Sbaoday altermxici services at the Qteatre had been (tfecuuUuqed owing to the ob- jection of some erf the Bemdwite to hold Divine Sflrvice in such a. budding, a committee have engaged the Coloaeum, Bute-street (once a dancmg sairxmi, for the purpuet, and retigkras servsces-wfil He oondocited there every Sonday affaprotjcn, the different miuisfcuLa of the-town IwdDg undertaken to preach therein rofea- tian." AMfaft jnoatiug of The Wafedh Caamrittae, <m wme received for the snppiy ofrpo&oe ctotMng. etc. The tender of Mr Charfes Thoodey, Bristol, far-poiice hats at 7s 6d &e tender of Messrs Dotal and Co-^Lowkm, tor clothing, sergeaote> frock eaats at 35s, and constaWes' hock -coats atSSs, dress trousers at ITs fid, and undress trooaere 9s frock coats at33s, and dseaB^zoaseas atl^B." and Caeofcon District Market Bill was read time in the House of GoosmoaB on Tuesday, and ako theBloecon and Metttiy* Railway Bill and the Mid-Wales Rail- way BiB." On Wednesday all the hanks at Cftrdiff dosed at 1 o'clock for the ffest time. Many per- sons were disappointed on finding the banks cfeeed. It is noped that the large trades- men wm fofiow the cxampte of the banks." The depression in the iron trade continues in some piaces. The Ebbw Vate Works are stSl in. a very sad steto, and show no signs of improvement. The men empJoyed in the forge department oomplain bitteny of the reduction in their wages, and the inhabitants of the dis- trid-oomptain of the poverty a.U round. The lifctte town of Hirnmin is graduaUv becoming- desarted. Qooses ase being vacated every day, aDd poweebi is gnawing out the very life of thascwho remain in this once busy little com- munity. The infaabitaiits have, sent a memorial to Mr Wobam Crawshay to re-start the works, but they have not received any reply.

£ 116,000 WiJl SONS IN SOUTH WALES. I A fortune of £ U £ 954 was left-by Mr Thomas Appleby, of Ashftrfd House, flroalhuiii Dor- ham, and of Messrs Appfahy and Co., alnp- ownecs, who died in Wov ember at the age of Tu. Mr Appleby bequeathed ZW to his managing ckerk, Thomas Arrowsmith, if still in his ser- vice; £ 300 to his marine auuerin- tendent, John J. Baker £300 to Sarah Gray, the faithful servant and companion in his family for many yeam and £100 to each domertic servant of five years' service. The raadue is divided among his childsen. The late Mr Appleby has two sons in South Wales. One, Mr Thomas Appleby, was until recently engaged at the Cardiff Docb:96 lived at penwth, and is nowin business atPorthcawi and the other is still afeiCardiff Docks, and lives at Radyr.

KEEP DOWN YOUR WEIGHT. FATTY AMUXUldffTONS ARE TTN- SIGHTLY, UTTOOMPORTABUE, AND TEND TO PRODUCE DISEASE. T ie greatest danger that fat people eo. counter is with the heart. A fatty heart may cause death at any moment. Fatty liver is a very serious disorder, and notany-less danger- ous are fatty kidneys. In fact, fat., wherever it is found and ought not to be, is-a menace to life, and good health. Excessive deposits of fat. are, moreover, an indication ihat the blood is unhealthy and that the food is not property assimilated, so that people who are subject to corpulency should safeguard themselves against this encroaching disease, which we commonly call obesity. Instead of tiresomw exercise and dieting, a good way to reduce one's weight is to take the simple prescription which has been so success- fully employed everywhere in making fat people comfortably slender. As long as you take the preparation, which consists of three ingredients that can be had at any chemist's, yea will lose the superfluous fat, and as soon as you have brought yourself down to the weight and size that you desire—you stop and your weight and size will neither increase nor decrease. The prescription is as follows One half-ounce Marmola, one ounce fluid ex- tract of'Glycyrrhiza B.P., one ounce of Glyce- rine BJ* and Peppermint Water to make six ounces in all. The dose is two teaspoonfuls after meals.

While Swansesrrime generally is increasing, drunkenness is decreasing. Robberies last year show an increase of 118 the list of persons proceeded against for drunkenness indicates a decrease of 153. Sunday drunkenness has also gone down from 31 cases in 1908 to 27 in 1909.

Tragedy of a Garden. CARDIFFMAN FROZENTO-OEATH The Cardiff Coroner (Mr W. L. YorathlheJd an mqnest on Monday an Isaac Morgan (63^, re- tired commercial traveller, of 174, Lfetndaff- road, who was found dead-at the bottom of the back garden of his house early on Sunday morning. Mrs Margaret Morgan, widow, saacLber hus- band was as well as usual on-Satnzdsy. In the evening-he Wt by the back door to go and visit a sick friend. Running down the back garden was a tiled path, and it was very slippery at the time on account of the frost. Her husband did not say -sdhat time he wnuld be returning, and when he did not make his appearance, she though he must have stayed afl night with his friend. When looking out from the scullery door aboafc 7 o'clock in the maooing, however, she noticed some dark object lying in the garden. She found it was her husband, who was near the ash bin in a kneeling position. He was dead. Dr. Pearcfrstafeed that when he examined the body he fourui a wound on the temple on the left side, t wliidL bad bled. There was also blood on the clothes-line post, as though deceased hadatznek his head against it. The Coroner Hawing regard to the circum- stances, wbat in your opinion is the, cause of death? Witness I think he was frozen to death. When I examined the body it was still warm, although the hands, arms, and feet were quite cold. Had the blow on the bead been suffi- cient to cause death the body would hvo beea quite-cold. I think the Wow rendered him unconscious and that he lay there and froze to death. The jury returned a verdict of Death from exposure and oeld, deceased having acci- dentally becomevnoonscious," and extended sympathy to the widow and.relatives.

Drafcensboro Mine Blast. RfTV VfCTHBS FEARED. New York, W-A telegram bom Iiouisville, Kentucky,jrepcflrtsthat owing to the fall of the roof of asiste, nvina atdrakensbor". lazgenmnher of miners are entombed, and it is feared that the death rofl will exceed 50. So far 30 dead bodies have been brought to the stalace, and although a number afmen have been rescued affme, 35 are stffl missing. The work of rescue isi rendered. ex- ceediogty owing to the debris cawsed by the explosion, which was the actual came of the disaster.—Central News. Drakeaboro, Wednesday.—The expfoaian is believed to bom-p- been due-to a miner's tamp igniting gas that had accumulated in an un- used part of the mine. The forceof the explo- sion doubtless caused the instant death of all in the eastern wing. where it occurred, as the cars and even the heavy timbering were Mown to splinters.—Xteoter.

66 YEARS IN ONE HOUSE. One oLC&rdiff'sokk-steitimens possedautaw-on Thursday in the personof Mrs Efizabeth Green, of 50, Union-street. Mrs Green was born 91 years ago at Ely, but for the past €6 years-die had lived in Union-street at the house where MRS GREEN. she died. Mrs Green, who waa the widow of a shoemaker, for 58 years acted as a midwife. Up to the last she retained her senses, and many were her reminiscences of old Oardifl. She abored, for instance, going by the boat from Qpay-street to Bristol.

CARDIFF SEAMAN KILLED. A TempAstuoas Voyage- After a most eventful voyage the Liverpool steamer Restitution has arrived in Shields Harbour for extensive repairs. The Restitu- tion, which was from Havana, experienced terrible weather in the Atlantic and one of the seamen, H. W. Wehb, 47, Sapphue-street, Cardiff, was kitted. Deceased was employed with several others of the crew in d^ug the planks on No. 3 batch when a terrific sea broke aboard, knocking him down, breaking his right leg and otherwise injuring him. The Restitution was subsequently in coffinon with the Norwegian steamer Helene Lohden, off Yd waa-sobadly damaged that sher had to-be taken into Harwich for temporary efore proceeding "to the Ty-.

BEUUAN TITLE REVIVED. King Albert has. by royal cteeeee, conferred the title of Comte de Ftandre, previously borne by his bium, on his seoond gonv Pramp- Charles Theodore Henri.Antome-Meinrad, this title to does that of bjs elder brother vPrince Leopold, now Doc de-Brabant —the-fcitle of Prince de ReSgique. The title of Due de Brabant, for the eldest son or heir of the reigning monarch, was decreed by King Leopold I.

CHARWOMAN'S ALLEGED TIAUDS. At Colelord on Tuesday Kate Meek, char- woman (smgle), of Ellwood, near Coleford, was charged by Henry Edward Birt, grocer and draper, of Coleford, with obtaining goods by false pretences in October and December last, the total value of which was about JE5. The evidence showed that on three occasions pri- soner went to prosecutor's shop with a note, purported to have been written by Mrs EL Nash, of Marsh-lane, Coleford (which was not the case) ordering goods, with which prisoner was served. When arrested prisoner shouted, There's more in the mess besides me." Prisoner was committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.

GIRL STRANGLED. Crufll Monmouth Murder YOUNG TEACHER'S FATE. ALLEGED ASSAILANT Stands by the Victim. "I KILLED HER: I LOVED HER." The customary cahn of the ancient county town of Monmouth was rudely disturbed late on Thursday night by news of a sensational murder coanmifcted in its midst. Violet Pick, a young schooi teacher, was found by a police officer strangled near the Vauxhall Bridge over the Monnow, close to the racecourse. A young man named Victor Jones, who for the past two-or three years has been working in the district as an insurance agent, was arrested and charged with t- ting the crime. Just before lOo'ciockterrifymg screams were heard in the direction of the bridge which spans the river Monnow. The screams were heard by PXL Biston, who was in his house on the J3eeeford-road, and by a woman at-tlle Cemetery Lodge, the latter of whom states that she heard a shrill female voice exclaim, Oh, God, you are killing me P.C. Biston rushed off in the direction of the bridge, being joined on the way by Mr T. Addis, a flour merchant, and owner of the Monnow Mills, who took his lantern with him. A search eventually revealed the dead body of Miss Pick in a clumpof bushes near the bridge. The body lay with the feet towards the path-' way leading to-the-bridge. By .the. side of the body stood the young man, Victor-Jones, who on the arrival of the officer and Mr Addisinnmhled some words which seemed to be, Lock me up, rv': murdered Miss Pick. I

Victim's Antecedents. Mrs Violet Pick was a young lady who was well known and very pepoiax in and around Monmouth. She was about 20 years of age, and is described as a -fascinating girl, pretty and vivacious, and well-educated and of charm- ing manners. Her home was at Rock Lea, Whitebrook, near Monmouth, but anshe was engaged as a teacher a,t the Priory-street Boys' School at Monmouth she lodged in the town, and always went to spend her week-ends with her parents at Whitebrook. She was educated at Monmouth Girls' High School, where she won many prizes, and sub- sequently became-a teacher at the National Schools. Miss Pick had a very sweet voice, and had won priases for singing and elocution at local Eisteddfodau- She was a light-hearted, merry girl, and a general favourite, and as recently as Monday last-she was at a dance at the Rolls Hall, in ootmeetkm with the Dixtnn Parish Party, at which she-was seen chatting in the balcony with the prisoner, with whom she aJso danced. Deceased lodged at Agincourt oquare with Mr and Mrs Jenkm, and the latter states that Miss Pick left the house about 8 o'clock, stating she was going for a stroll. Mrs Jenkins added Xust after 10 o'clock Mr-Clayton came to. my house and told me Violet was dead." At this point Mrs Jenkins quite broke down, and..added-point.ing to a cup of coffee in the kitchen, a;nd with tears in her eyes—" there is the-oofiee waiting for heraupper." The deceased's full name was Violet Lilian Pick. It is stated that she was engaged to be married to a man in the. arwry-who is the son of a bandmaster. StepE; were taken last night to acquaint the gh-rr, parmts of the terrible fat,- which had- befaHen heir daughter. MISS VTOLET LILIAN PICK. (Pboto. byCL F. Harris, Monmouth.) ciitl,t MOTHER ARRrm. Mrs Pick, the girfs mother, was informed -of the tragedy early this morning, and imme- diately proceeded to Monmouth. With her husband, she has resided at the Rookery Parmi, Whibebeook, for many years. Mr Pick was too ill to leave his home. Violet was the youngest of four daughters, the other daughters being Mm Gertrude Raffia, Bargoed; Mrs Vaughan, Wbkrbrook and Mrs Hah, Castle Kerry, Cornwall-

The Accused. The prisoner, Victor Jones, is 22-year* of m, and is wefl-known about Monmouth. His moth- li- at tb* Great House on the Dixton-road. He resided tor some time at Mountain Ash. but returned subsequently to Monmouth., where be has been working. an insurance agent. He is fair-compAexioned and clean shaven., keenly interested in athletics, and a hequent competitor at running events local meetings. When taken to the police stastion prisoner appeared to be quite cool, and is said to have even inquired when the Assizes opened, and that he would be glad when it was all over. It was further alleged that pctoonerstated that be loved the girl, and it is befieved that- she discouraged his attentions.

"IS VfOLET DEADP" PRISONER DEEPLY MOVED. The n-mrder is the one topic of conversation to-day at Monmouth, groups otpeople discuss- ing the pros and cons, of the crime on the street cornen and at the scene of the tragedy there is a constant passage of spectators. On all hbnds there is but one opinion with regard to the murdered girl, that is that she was of a sweet disposition and very accomplished. The father of the accused has been dead some years, and the prisoner lives with his mother. Prior to becoming an insurance agent be worked at the Monmouth Electrical Lighting Works- Of bbte, howevwr, be had not been employed anywbere. Prisoner is reported not to lave slept ah last night, when the police visited him in his cell this morning be asked if his mother had been told where be was. Yes," was the reply. Then it will kill her," be said. He then asked. Is Violet dead ?" and on being told that. she was, he broke down com- pletely and gave way to tears. Oh, dear, dear," he moaeed, there will be three gone u WHaiFS MY BOY P" Later in the morning his mother caOed at the police station in a terribly distressed state.. I want to see my boy," she said, as the tears streamed down her face. But the police thought it best that mother aDd son should not, under the circumstances, meet just yet. Firmly, but in kindly tone, they reasoned with her that at pmewnt it was. impossible. The poor woman was led almost too overcome to walk.

ACCUSED IN COU RT. COHSTABLfS GalPmC NARRATIVE. Screams of "Murder!" The prisoner was braught up at the-poticc court yesterday, the magistrates present being the Mayor of Monmouth (Mr W. Sambrook), G. P. Tippins, G. R. Edwards, G. P. Coffens, and T. M. Skinner. Wearing a loose blue serge suit, in place of the clothes he bad on when arrested, the accused walked from the cell to the charge-room, where the proceedings were conducted, in a jaunty way, with hands thrust, deeply into his pockets. The only witness was Paiicc Constable Bis- ton, vrbo w as the fiest on the Beene, and who took the man into custody. He said ;-At 9.40 last night I stood at my back door. Suddenly I heard screams of "Murder, murder I" coming from the direction of the Monnow Mills. I ran into the house, put on my boots, coat, and cap, and dashed down the road as quickly aa I could go, until I came opposite the bndge» But I could see nobody, so I went to Mr Addis's back door and saw a light. I called Mr Addis out, and he came with a lamp. We searched round, but could see nothing for a bit. Let us go and look at the bridge," T sug- gested, and to the Vauxhall bridge we both went. When we got there Victor Jones came towards me and said— It is me, Mr Biston. I have done it. I have murdered the girl because I loved her."

SECOND EDITION I seized him by the two arms, and he c < claimed, Don't hurt me. I will come quietly." I asked, Who is the girl 1" to which Jones re- plied, Miss Pick." Mr Addis turned his lantern round, and there I saw her lying on her back a couple of yards from where the prisoner was standing. I said to Mr Addis to hold the prisoner tight, and I jumped to the side of the girl. I looked at the handkerchief round her neck and took it off. It was tied tightly round, and the encu were in the mouth. I lifted her up and put her head towards the bank. LIFE EXTINCT. I got hold of her two arms and tried to get life into her by working her arms and bpdj. I could see she was too far gone, and I said to Mr Adiss to stop by her while I went to the station to obtain assistance to get her from. there. At 12-30 this morning I charged the prisoner with unlawfully killing and slaying Violet Lilian Pick, and he replied, All right.' Superintendent Parker said that upon this evidence he would ask the Bench to remand the prisoner until Thursday next, at 11 o'clock. The Mayor asked P.C. Biston how soon he went down after hearing the screams. P.C. Biston About three or four minutes. I ran as quickly as I could. The Mayor And you are satisfied life was extinct ? Witness Yes. but the body was quite warm. It was so dark that I could not get there before. In reply to Mr Coffens. P.C. Biston said there was a little brook by the side of the spot where the body was found and the river was also near. Her head was in the briasrs. Prisoner was remanded until next Thursday.

Drinks Between Meals." a BISHOP OF LLANDAFF'S WARNIN6. Too Many Dirty Coffee Houses. An interesting discussion upon the temper- ance question was the leading feature of the annuaj conference of the laandaff Diocesan Church of England Temperance Society ab the Y.W.C.A., Cardiff, on Thursday. The Bishop of Llandaff prefaced a discumian on What steps should be taken to mn.-mtair> and extend the interest aroused by theCJLT A Forward Movement Missions?" by urging that the movement was intended above all things to be practical. They desired to promote habits of temperance. They were sometimes too apt to lose sight of very simple-and obvious ways of doing this. A great need of the moment was the provision of counter attractions. Some- tunes cotree houses were started with a great- flourish of trumpets and were titen left to the' mercy of managers till the cup handles got broken and the tablecloths became dirty. He (the Bishop) had for many years belonged to the first section of the three pledges-of the C.E.T.S., that was the total abstinence pledge bUt they must not forget that wbat-waa soma- times-called the semi-teetotal pledge had done excellent work, especially at the Universities and in clubs, for it stopped the habit of nip- ping -between meals. It was a pledge which., would be signed by many who were not pre- pared to go the whole hog." (Hear, hear.) Rev. H. H. Stewart (Barry) said he was not very keen about the semi-pledge for tbe work- ing man. The worst cases, the most tragw results of intemperance he had come across, in Barry were cases of two couples, both cursed' by ba.ving enough to live on without-having to, work. They did their drinking without ever going to the public-house. Enormous baarn might be done by increase in the bottle aad flagon trade. (Hear, hear.) In Barry-they had but few public houses. He did not mini to see more, but they must recognise the fact that legislation could not do everything in stopping excessive drink.and that if too many puhCc- houses were shut up they might get-trsweving public-booses instead. (Hear, bear..) Newport's Sobriety. Rev. D. H. Griffiths (Nemrport) said be much Struck by the fact that though te-waa about a great deal during the election at New-' port he did not see a single drunken person. Rev. W. A. Peters (Dingestow^, «aa^ that, some people had refused to join tha-fi R T fl, because tnev thought it was a society consist- ing of reformed drunkards. (Laughter.) He urged the need of making coffee houses more attractive. Mr A. B. Kimpton (Aberdsre), in a breezy speech, declared it was farcical to leaw a man after signing the pledge without-airymeans to keep on the right path. To merely- brvitehfin to a temperance meeting once a week to ask him to commit suicide. The pubhe-hooaa offered inducements and attractions-six in the week. and temperance refor mers must h, pr^pw red to do the same thing. (Hear, he ir.) He urged that they sbDoId they had founded an attractive and w^Lcoo- ouc"tnd coffee house in eivery P8ftøb in ibs dior^se. (Hear, hear.) Prior to the conference a rj»iinjmn^Slig was hold, when the annual reportand balance- sheet were adopted. The former was of a satisfactory character,showing that much good work had been done, but the bal 11 w i wi > 11 showed a deficiency of £ &5,

Lord Ninian's Heir. DEATH AT FALKLAND HOUSE Caught Cotd on Polling Day. It is with p eat regret that we learn of' the death of Rinjan. the son and heir of Lord Ninian Stuart, which occurred on Thursday Falkland House, Fife. A telegram from Capt. Slack, Lord Ifmian^s private secretary, was received to this effect at Cardiff tfri« nwwrng by Mr Reginald Harrison, who acted as Ijo3 Ninian's agent during the recent election. Everyone who saw the little boy. who dnyoa through the streeta of the city in a motor car with Lord and Lady Ninian Stuart-on the day of the election, will sympathise deeplv with his parents in their great bereavement. A bright, enriy-haired little fellow. he seemed to thoroughly enjoy the novelty of his surround- ings, and there was a look of pride in his happy face as he clasped in his hands a -bammwouip \-on which wae inscribed: Please vote far Daddy." Lord and Lady Ninian StnartJbsve nne other child—a baby daughter. We learn that the child caught-achOl whilst driving tatmd Cardiff on the day of the election, and that on his return hometz) Falk- land House he became subject to violent convulsions, and death took place in the early hours of this morning. The funeral will take place on Monday next.

GREATER CARDIFF SCHEME. Canon Buckley's Uttte Jot*. At the Tfondaff and Dinas Powis Rural, District Cuoncfl on Wednesday, Mr R. Forremk presiding, it was reported that a letter had been received from the town clerk of Cardiff stating that the Cardiff Corporation wen con- sidering the question of applying for a Parlia- mentary B31 with the object of extmding the city boundaries, to include Whitchurch, Llaa- daff and Ltamishen, and "rtrmr if theCouiMfl were prepared to meet them and CÜ8cœ8 the matter at an early date. The Rev. J. R. Buckley queried whether it was a modern version of "Will you walk into my parlour." daughter.) Still, there could be no harm in meeting the Cardiff Corporation and bearing what they had to say. (Hear, hear.) The letter was referred to the Coromlhfcee.

(IENEJIALS RULES FOR LOW UFE. General Booth, whose arfmmiBngnigp.wi is the admiration of everybody, keepe fit by living the simple life. He is a vegatMian, a teetotaler, and a non-smoker, but he "indnftges M in taa and a feather bed. His Ruin for Long Life are few'. They are: Eat little, drink water, take exercise, have a system, take pleasures wisely, avoid excess of all kinda aim high."

SOME COSTLY MISTAKES. Every day, people make oakum naahtkjBa which the experience of others sboaId have taught them to avoid. For instance, In the fool, with the gun that he 44 didnt know was loaded until it went off, and hurt some- body. There is the person who goes to find aD escape of gas with a naked light, and so canam an explosion. Again, there is—perhaps in your househom-sommebody who makes the everyday mistake of thinking that they can be well even though they cannot digest their food. Now* health and strength can be-obtained only from food well digested, and the first ap of Indigestion is a serious matter. Neuralgia* anaemia, and rheumatism result from Ladiges- tion as surely as pains in the chest, head, or back Such troubles arise from a dissedoaed stomach, and that condition you can remedy with the aid of the root and herb extract. Mother Seigel's Syrup, which tones and strengthens the stomach and stimulates the lirer and bowels. Mrs Bland^20, Park-place, Darlington,saya:— About ten years ago I was attacked by neu- ralgia. Day and night I suffered cruel tortoee. The usual remedies had no good effect. A friend pomtecLout that, as I had Inditest", and was in a weak, run-down condition, I could not hope for relief until I improved my genett! health by taking Mother SeigeTs Syrup. Indigestion was stealing away Mrs Bland's strength and vitality. Her food was not nourishing her, and so her starved nerves wera/ crying out. Thai is neuralgia. I bought a bottle of Mother SejgeT#| Syrup," adds Mrs Bland, and began to take it. Not only did the neuralgic pains leave mei but in a week I was stronger than I had been' for a long time. From that day I have been free from my troubles, and I don't think there are many women of my age, and who work 88 hard as I do, who enjoy better health." If you have stomach or liver troubles, if you have "nerves," or neuralgia, Mother SeigeTs Syrup will prove as good a friend to you as to Mrs Bland. The 2s 6d bottle of Syrup con- tains 3 times as much as the Is lid size.