The Cardiff Times

ROLLERMEN AND HELPERS DISAGREE. The third stoppage within a few weeks of mills at Messrs Gilbertson's Works at Pontardawe took place on Monday,owing again to a dispute amongst the men themselves and not with the employers. This is a repetition of what occurred a fortnight ago because of a dinerence.between rollermen and helpers, who setting at defiance an arrangement theii representatives had made for them as to the apportionment of duties and in direct opposi tion. to the direction of the Steel Smelters Union- to which they belong, stopped worl yesterday at eight milfs, which were- id throughout the day,notwithstanding efforts or the part of their organisers to get them to com- ply with the arrangement come to. A meeting of the rollermen was held last evening, when Mr John Edwards, member o the executive of the Steel Smelters' Associa tion, attended. It was decided that the roller men should not resume work unless tb. helpers would work both furnaces of singles.' Another meeting will be held to-night, whei Mr Tom Griffiths, secretary of the assoc lation will attend. Eight mills arc idle, affecting 200 men.

CRUSHED BY A TRAM. The Forest of Dean coroner (Dr. Macartney held an inquiry at Lydney oa Saturday int the cause of death of Edward Kear a pumpman at the Norchard Colliery, wh< resides in Lydney. Kear, who is a marriei man with four children, was proceeding to g down the collierv to the lower pumping hous when the pump boy, Kobb'ns, noticed that th tram lines jerked several times, and at th same time he saw the deceased's lamp extm guished. The boy shouted to Kear, bu received no reply. He afterwards discovere< the man lying in the full tram road deac Deceased, it appeared, was following an empt; tram, and he went to step over to the man hole when he was crushed by a full tram tha was ascending. The verdict was that deatl was due to abdominal injuries and shock, th result of being crushed.

i Welsh Schoolboy's Heroism. t It .1-4. 1, ':Ji:: On the leftl Teddy Williams, who has been awarded a certificate for bravely rescuing his schoolmate, David Evans (on the right) from drowning.

I I TREDEGAR WORTHY. 1 The late Mr THOMAS DAVIES, Tredepar, j whose death was reported cn Saturday.— (Photo by E. Meredith, Tredegar.)

Leaky Train-Ferry. THE DISASTER ON LAKE MICHIGAN. Ludington, Michigan. Saturday.—The car ferry boat of the Ilere Marquette Railroad, which sank in Lake Michigan yesterday with the loss of twenty-nine lives, was number eight- een. The cause of the disaster is unknown. The boat was found to be leaking aft on Friday morning at 4.20, and the captain ordered full steam ahead in an effort to rcac h Sheboygan. The pumps were working at maximum capa- city. Nine cars of coal werfe pitched overboard to lighten the vessel.but the water gained. At 7.20 suddenly before the eyes of the horrified people aboard the ferry car No. 17, the vessel sank st riWLrfloremost, drowning twenty-nine persons. Immediately ferry boat No. 17 lowered her boata, of which one was smashed, two ol the occupants perishing. Other boats res cued the remainder of the people aboard tc the number of eighteen.—Reuter.

NEWBRIDGE. A successful Eisteddfod organised by Zoar Wf'hh Congregational Church, Newbridge, was held on Monday. The morning proceedings were opened by and > tfce -afteraoon meeting by Mr Leolin Forestier- Walker. Awards :— I ..Oi,rls' solo, under 14 years-M. E. Webley violin solo Willie Rees, Newbridge; boy's solo (under 14 years), Master W. Rex Watson, Cardiff; pianoforte solo (under 13 years), Thomas Williams* Ebbw Vale recita- tion (under 15 years), Miss Mabel Fair, Pen- arth junior championship solo (under 16 years), divided between Master Rex Watson, Cardiff, and Miss Cassie Lewis, Penygraig; pianoforte solo (under 16 years), Miss Gata Nicholas, Swansea. Violin solo (open)—Master Willie Rees, New- bridge. Soprano solo-Afiss Phyllis Carew, Bristol. Bass solo-Mr Bert Carter, Cwmcam Recitation, own selection—Mrs Pickford, Penarth, and Miss Myfanwy Owen, Abertillery, divided. Champion solo, novices—Mr J. Jones, Ton Pentre. Tenor solo—Mr A. Richards, Cardiff. Open pianoforte solo—Mr Harry Reynolds, Ebbw Vale. Contralto solo-Miss G. Arthur, Newbridge, and Mrs Basham, Pontllanfraith, divided. Male voice choirs, six cntries-Abercarn. Chief choral —Machen.

MR LLOYD GEORGE. Great Ideals Outlined. MR STEAD & THE CHANCELLOR. The Character Sketch in this month's Review of Reviews is given to the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, and the title is Mr Lloyd George at Home." Mr Stead in the course of the article writes :— The old adage, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country," does not apply to Mr Lloyd George. On the morning I break- fasted with him on the stoep of his new house, the House of the Winds," he received a letter from a Welsh Highlander, one of the mountain men who expressed the delight with which he looked forward to meeting one who has done so much to trouble the descendants of our oppressois the Normans." In that* mountain-top it was evident that the Budget of last year was the long delayed retribution' which Wales was at last permitted to exact1 from her feudal conquerors. As the thoughts of a child are long, long thoughts, so the memories of Highlandmen are long, long memories. In these secluded valleys in the shade of the beetling crags the shephead broods over the wrongs of his for- bears until the days of the Edwards seem but as yesterday, and when he goes to the poll he makes his cross on the ballot paper with the stern delight of the avenger of crimes, all record of which has faded from the memory of the outside world. Mr Stead proceeds with an interview thus :— "Are you in favour of an Anglo- American s Zollverein ?" What is the use of talking of that when we cannot even get Free Trade within the British Empire ? But the freer the trade be- tween us and the United States the less risk of political friction." Armaments. The talk went on to armaments. We can- not, said the Chancellor, disarm in the midst- of an armed camp. Any remedy must be inter- national, and we are not merely willing but eagerly anxious for an international arrange- ment by which we could arrest this headlong race to destruction. But w-tien we have piped to other nations they would not dance to our music. Nay, they have even misconstrued our invitation to cover an insidious design to balk their legitimate desire for self-protection, or as an intimation that the pace was getting too hot for us, and that they had onlv to keep on to see us drop out of the race. This naturally makes us chary of making new overtures for any international agreement on the subject of armaments. And until soch an arrangement is arrived at we have no option but to go on sadly but with unflinching resolution to main- tain the comparative preponderance of naval. strength which for a hundred years has been recognised by friends and foes alike as the irreducible minimum of our national security. Even if we were not able, said the Chan- cellor, to create an international police force— as the four Powers have created a naval force in Crete, and all the great Powers created a military force in China for the relief of Pekin— the resources of civilisation would not neces- sarily be exhausted. The financial commercial and industrial interdependence of all nations is so great that it might not pass the wit of man to devise means of pressure quite as effective and much less barbarous than war. Friendly Rivalry of Peace. Why talk of war between two great friendly kindred nations ? I prefer much the friendly rivalry of peace. More and more do I perceive how milch we can learn from each other. At this moment I have special commissioners studying in France, Germany, America, and elsewhere the results of the social and legislative experi- ments made in these countries in the solution of the problems with which we are about to deal. Before I framed my Budget I personally visited four great German cities to study the working of their system of taxing the unearned increment of land. Before I introduce my proposals for the readjustment of Imperial and local taxation, or for insurance against unem- ployment, I hope to be able to publish a Blue Book summarising the results of foreign sys- tems, as I did in the case of the increment tax. When we come to deal with railways I shall have the reports of experts on the ex- perience of the German and American sys- tems, which stand at the opposite poles. ADd as far as possible I try to see the results of their working with my own eyes. I am just now about to start on a European tow, in which I hope to learn much." Have you ever visited the United States t" asked Mr Stead. Alas no," replied Mr George. I should very much like to go. But," he added, with a humorous twinkle, there are so many Welsh- men in the States, I fear I should have no time to see America But I venture to predict that it will not be long before Mr Lloyd George will find it neces- sary to visit that greatest of all laboratories for the making of political and social experiments that the world batt ever eeerrl >■

Mountain Ash Choir. ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK. CONCERT AT FAMOUS HOTEL. Mr Edward R. McGregor. of the Mountain Ash Male Voice Choir (Mr Glyndwr Richards, conductor) now on a concert tour in the United States, writes as follows from New York, under date September 1Here we are, safe and sound, after a delightful trip on the White Star liner Oceanic. Certainty the first two or three days we were bothered with fog, but our fellow passengers were a jôlly lot of people, and the time passed pleasantly. Our Welsh chcroses whilst berthing at Pier 60 brought our old friend Mr W. R. Hughes, and his wife into prominence, and there was mflch hat and handkerchief waving. The Custom authorities, who are much more strict than on oar previous visit, were promptly satisfied with Mr Hughee's assistance. Then, as on our previous visit, he took us in charge, and we were soon comfort- ably located at the New Mills Hotel, where our friend, Mr J. Lloyd Thomas,the manager, gave us a hearty welcome. Impromptu Gathering on Hotet Roof. A little impromptu gathering took place on the spacious roof of the hotel, where a grf nd view of New York unfolded itdelf. The meeting was made the occasion to present Messrs Hughes and Thomas with a little mfcmento from Hen Wlad," the presentation being made by Mr Cynoxj Evans and Mr Godfrey Price. The little tokens took the recipients by surprise, and graceful little speeches were made by them. No choir, said Mr Thomas, had sung its way into American hearts as the Mountam Ash Choir, for not only had they sung well, but the clean, manly lives of the choir had also doubly appealed to them. An adjournment was made to Mr Hughes's fine suite of offices in the Alpine Building, Broad- way and.33rd street, where he had assembled the heads of the Queensborough Corporation, in which he has an interest. A few of our new choruses had to be sung at the request of our host, and the room soon became crowded with the employees of the Corporation, who were generously given a few momenta* respite from busy New York hustling. No sooner had, the heads of the Corporation heard us than the phone was busy with an order to Oscar of New York's palatial hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, to provide a luncheon for the choir. There we soon repaired, accompanied by Mr Edward A. MacDougall, president Mr Frederick G. Randall, vice-president; Mr W. R. Hughes, contractor Mr H. P. Williams, assistant secretary, and Mr Elmer B. Brouard. secretary of the Queenaborough Improvement Company. Conctrt at the Waldorf Astoria. We gave some more music, The Blue Danube Waltz," by Strauss,, one of our new masterpieces, being heartily received. Godfrey. Cynon and Penar had to reepond to calls that could not be denied, and so the time flew pleasantly by. An agreeable surprise now came for the choir, as the word went round that Mr George C. Boldt, the proprietor, and his mans- ■ ger Oscar" were coming to listen to our music. The choir were now on the qui vive, for our success might mean an engagement in one of New York's great hotels, famous the world over. Those who accompanied us to the White i House on that memorable day, October 5th, 1908, will remember the enthusiasm with which I the choir went through their programme then. i The sarae spirit again actuated us, and I am sure our rendering of" The Martyrs of the Arena could hardly have been bettered. The s quartette brought out some very fine work by [ one of our new tenors, Mr Morgan J. Edwards, who will, I am sure, become a favourite. Tnis t was followed by The Blue Danube," and then ) we breathlessly awaited the verdict of the pro- I prietor. He was not long in showing his appre- ciation. The music, he said, was certainly a novelty, and he had never heard anything like it. It was a cause for regret that the time was f too short to permit of his booking the choir before their journey West, but on their return the choir could look forward to an engagement r. at his hotel. The manager then kindly showed the choir lover the hotel. The roof garden and the Mar- coni wireless department were first visited, and a photo was taken of the choir for appearance in the hotel newspaper. Then the famous Ball- room came under inspection, and finally the basement with its cigar and wine store. It takes the united efforts of 1,800 employees to run the hotel, so your readers can imagine its I 61 Hearty greetings to South Wales Daily News readers.

o ON A VISIT TO Ll WYDCOED. e I Lad Suffocated in a Fit. An inquest was held to-day at Llyncoed on t the body of James Watkin Williams (18),son 0f i Mr Jenkin Williams, Cwmtillery, who was on a I. visit to his aunt, at Moriah Place, Llwydcoed. y where he was found dead. Di1. Wilson said the i- deceased must have had a fit, in which he ,t turned round on his face and suffocated himself. t» A verdict of death from suffocation due < o io coma caused by a fit was returned.The Coron •" expressed deep sympathy with the family. expressed deep sympathy with the family.

Mft WILLOWS ACHIEVES HIS GREAT AMBITION. A view ot the Cardiff dirigible encircling St. Paul's Cathedral on Saturday.—(Commercial Photo.) —

NEWPORT VETERAN. Alfred Withers, a Crimean veteran, residing" at St. Marv's-street, Newport, died on Sunday at the ageof 75. Early in life he joined the 38th Foot," and was with them at Inkerman^Ahna, and Sebastopol. He was not in the actual Balaclava Charge, but was under fire at the time. He considered the battle of Inkerman Mr ALFRED WITHERS, Crimean Veteran, Newport, who died on Sunday. the hardest, of the campailtn. "We were 7,000 he used to say, and the Russians close on 45»000. It was charge after charge all day for about twelve hours." He was wounded in the leg at Sebastopol and invalided home. Later he joined the Bristol Police Force and subsequently the Newport River Police. He leaves one son. 1

VICAR OF CONWIL IN ELVET, Rev. Owen Jones, curate of St. David's. Carmarthen, who has been appointed vicar of Oonwil in Elvet in succession to the late Rev. D. Evans. D. Evans.

LATE MR ROBT. FISHER. The funeral of the late Mr Robt. Fisher, APlountant to the Glamorgan County C. tincil, will took place, on Monday at Strcatham Cemetery. t -(PL,oto by Haydn Hare.)

AltCHDRUID'S NEW SCEPTRE. This sceptre, which was pxespnted on Tui s lay to the Archdruid, has been given by the Hav. C. E. L. Wright. It was designed and executed after suggestions supplied by Mr T. R. Thomas (" Arlunydd Penygarn "), Herald Bard of the Gorsedd of Wales, and is based, as to general form, upon that seen in the cele- brated sculpture of a druid found at Autun, but with important enrichment of details. It consists of a richly gilt tapered baton. with circular moulded bosses, and finished at the lower end with an egg-shaped finial. It is surmounted by a large egg-shaped crystal—a I very rare specimen, being unusually pure, clear, and brilliant. The symbolism conveyed by the egg-shaped crystal will be understood by all students of Celtic antiquity and history. This mystic egg is secured in a chaplet com- posed of three beautifully modelled oak leaves, forming a cup converting the whole head into a huore acorn with its leaves, being the. chief syinbol of the Bardic Order. Near the top of the sceptre is engraved the t crest of the Rev. C. E. L. Wright, and the triple sign of the Gorsedd. Two inscriptions are upon the stem, cne in Welsh in the Bardic lettering reading "Cyfiwyndjg i Orsedd Beirdd Yny3 Prydain yng Ngolwyn Bay, Modi 13eg, 1910, gan y Parchg. C. E. L. Wright, M.A. (Carwr Cymru)," the other in English, Presented to the Gorsedd by the Bards of the Isle of Britain, at Colwyn Bay, on Sept. 13th, 1910, by the Rev. C. E. I/. Wright. M.A. (Carwr Cymru)," Lover of Wales," the bardic title of the donor. The sceptre is a magnificent specimen of the goldsmith's art, and is enclosed in a beautiful morocco case lined with satin and velvet.

Medals for South Walians HOW A MINER'S LIFE WAS SAVED. Mr B. H. Evans, M.E., manager of the -Bwllfa Colliery, has received the following Jetter from the Home Office :— Whitehall, 9th September. Sir,—I am directed by the Home Secretary to inform you that his Majesty has been pleased to award you the Albert Medal of the second class in recognition of your gallant conduct on the occasion of the acci- dent which occurred at the Bwllfa Dare Colliery, near Aberdare, on the 6th April last. The presentation ot the medal will probably be made by his Majesty, and a further communication will be addressed to you in due course. Mr H. H. EVANS. Mr PROTHEROE. (Photo by Harris.) Mr GOMER JONES. (Photo by Thomas.) I Similar letters have been received by Messrs W. R. Protheroe, Parkuchaf. Cwmdare, the under manager, and Gomer Jones, collier, 2, Holford-terrace, Cwmdare, who assisted on the same occasion. It will be recalled that John Isaacs went into the mine about 7.40 a.m. under a closely- timbered bridge about five yards in length in the return air-way. with the intention of in- specting it preparatory to packing "it, when the bridge suddenly collapsed, burying him beneath about 30 or 40 tons of debris. His assistant, Tom Jones, immediately ran for < help, and the three recipients of the medal at I once proceeded to the scene. It took 9! hours to release the unfortunate man., Isaacs scon recovered from the shock and has been at work since. The gallant deed was brought to the notice of his Majesty, and in June last Mr Trump, mines inspector, investigated the case, and it is understood that the medals are granted upon his recommendation.

Driver's Death. COLLISION ON DARK ROAD. The Swansea borough coroner on Saturday held an inquiry at Swansea Hospital on George Cuff (56), engine driver, Port Talbot, who died as the result of an accident under peculiar cir- cumstances. Mr Stedman watched the pro- ceedings on behalf of the family of deceased, while Mr Leyson appeared for Evan Morris, a building society secretary, of Neath, who was alleged while cycling to have collided with de- ceased. The principal witness was Henry Morris, an engine driver, of Briton Ferry, who said he met deceased on July 31st at the Work- ing Men's Club, when deceased had a pint of beer. They left at 9.30, and went to witness's house, and at 10.5 deceased started for home, witnefe accompanying him. At the top of Neath-road, near the iron bridge, where it is very dark, they heard a cycle bell ringing, and while witness went to the right deceased went against the wall to the left. Deceased was knocked down, and on being picked up ex- claimed, My eye is out; the handle of your bike went into my eye." The cyclist was going in the same direction as they were he rang his bell when 10 or 15 yards away, and had plenty of room to pass. In answer to Mr Leyson, witness denied that he and deceased were walking in the middle of the road when the bell rang, and would have been all right had they not turned into the cyclist's path. He heard the cyclist tell de- ceased it was all his own fault the accident oc- curred. He denied that he and deceased had been drinking considerably that evening, and that they stayed in the club till just before the accident occurred. He admitted that the cyclist was riding very gently, and did not allege any negligence on his part. He did not believe de- ceased in his fall struck a telephone oost. John Roberts, of Hoo-street. Briton Ferry, who arrived on the scene after the accident, said he heard deceased say to Evan Morris, the cyclist, "You are a nice to knock me down. See what you have done for me. If I have to lose my work for this I shall see you again." Morris replied that it Cuff's own fault, and gave his name and address. Evan-Morris, of Windsor-road, Neath, secre- tary to the Starr Bowkett Building Society, said before he overtook the two men he rang his bell, whereupon the men, who were walking on the tramline, darted across the road and ap- peared panic stricken. Witness had gone to his left, and when he saw deceased also going to the left it was too late to turn to the right, and his cycle struck him, and he fell forward against a telephone post. Deceased said noth- ing about the handle of the cycle penetrating his eye, and he was positive the handle did not touch him, because he had the grips in his bands all the time. In his opinion the injury was caused by something other than the cycle. He should say that both men were the worse or drink. Dr. Dunn, house physician at the hospital, said deceased was not admitted till nine days after the accident. Death was due to mening- itis. Deceased was a man who drank freely.1 The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death," and attributed no blame to either the cyclist or the deceased.

MARTYRS OF THE ARENA AS TEST. Senghenydd second annual Eisteddfod was held on Monday, under the presidency of Coun- cillor J. R. Lee Thomas, Nelson, and was a great success. Principal awards Brass bands, test piece, Old Favourites "— 1, Plymouth Workmen. Abercanaid (conductor Mr R. C. Smith) 2. Maesteg (conductor, Mr John Beard); 3, Ynyshir (conductor, Mr Wm. Day). A protest was lodged against Plymouth Workmen as they were not in attendance when their names were first called. Duet, tenor and bass—1, Mr A. Glyndwr Thomas and Mr James O. Llewellyn, Ynyshir. Contralto solo—Miss Maggie Davies, Ynyshir. Tenor solo—Mr J. O. Llewellyn, Ynyshir. Chair winuer-Mr Daniel Owen, Cardiff, prize poem Y Cerddor." Soprano solo—Miss L. Clatworthy, Barry. Baritone solo—Divided between Mr A. G. Thomas, Ynyshir, and Mr Ben Date, Nelson. Male voice competition. Test piece, "Martyrs of the Arena."—1, Treorky; 2, divided between Penywern, Dowlais, and Bargoed; 3. Maritime, Pontypridd. The adjudicator said choirs were singing this piece to death. He advised them to practice other pieces and leave this alone for a time. Mixed choralompetition-Cwmparc (con- ductor, Mr Wm. Butler). Champion solo, men-Tom BonneU, Pentre. Champion solo, women-Divided between Miss Davies, Ynyshir, and Miss L. Clatworthy, Barry.

Kandt's Band Furore. T STRANGE POSITION AT BRIDLINGTON. Resentment continues to increase at the action of the Property Committee of the Brid- lington Town Council in deciding to discontinue Mr Norfolk Mcgone's Municipal Orchestra of British Musicians and to replace it with a Ger- man band, the object being to provide a rival German band to that of Herr Julian Kandt, now playing at the New Spa, Bridlington, and well known to South Walians. A deputation was to have left for Berlin to select a hand, but so strong is the feeling against the proposal that the deputation did not go. For three seasons (a writer in the Yorkshire Post states) Bridlington has had a Munici- pal orchestra, a really first-class combination of highly-trained professional musicians, under Mr Norfolk Megone, who, by the way, is the conductor of the Meistersinger Orchestra in London. The Corporation appeared to be proud of it the people never tired of applaud- ing it. All went well until the advent of Julian Kandt and his merry little orchestra, who so fiddled themselves into populari ty that the New Spa enjoyed the somewhat unusual experience of a prosperous season, and the band became the talk of the town. While Mr Megone was playing immortal sym- phonies and concertos, with soloists of European reputation, Hcrr Kandt was setting the hearts of the people afire with the thrilling rythm of the sensuous waltz. Visitors flocked in thousands to the other side," for, like the Pied Piper of Hamelin,this picturesque Fiddler WJS irresistible and, at last, fearful of, a disastrous exodus from their Royal Prince's Parade to the New Spa, The Mayor and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation." The Parade Committee was hastily summoned, and it was resolved to inform Mr Megone that his services would not be required next season, as it was their desire to have a Continental band." Conductor Megone, selecting Ts: hai- kowsky's Pathetic Symphony for his final matinee contort last week, unconsciously played his own requiem.

Glyn Colliery Area. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT& It is reported that the transfer of the Glyn Colliery undertaking from the Park Estate, Pontypool, and the Ebbw Vale Company, to an influential company, of which "Mr John Paton, Pontypool, is the promoter and head, will be completed within the next fortnight or so. It will be recalled that the colliery came to a standstill at the time of the introduction of the Eight Hours Act, and as announced some time ago in our columns a movement has been on foot for some considerable time past for ac- quiring the interests of the Ebbw Vale Com- pany in the coal area in the Crumlin Valley, by a strong local company. Ever since the stop- page of the Glyn Colliery about 20 or 30 men have been employed for the purpose of keeping the water course in the pit open, and it is most probable that a powerful electric pumping installation will be fitted up at the colliery for the purpose of effectively coping with the accumulation of water in the old workings. It may also be expected that definite preliminary steps will be taken by the new company with a view to commencing oper- ations in connection with the new sinkings in the neighbourhood of Hafodyrynys.

AIRSHIP FOR PICNIC. The first, recorded instance of tho chartering of an airship is reported from Fr inkfort-on- Main. The vessel in question is the Zeppelin, which has recently been making public excur- [ sions from Baden, and the charterer is Baron t Rudolf Crokischmidt-Rothschild. He requires the airship for a picnic next Friday, and he < Iwill foe it, at the rate of 1100 for the first t two houl's d L50 for every additional hour. 0

By D. EMLYN EVANS. THE EISTEDDFOD AND THE FESTIVAL During the week that i3 now coming to end and that which is to follow Wales WMU. making further contributions to its musi history through the medium of two of its j important institutions, namely, the Eistedd and the Festival. The former happens to tø. at first place here, inasmuch as the event Colwyn Bay takes priority in the matter date. No doubt the old Eisteddfod can a look down the dim vista of the past fo* record which excceds that of the rniisi festival by a good many centuries. Which Q the two can lay claim to precedence on t question of utility and excellence, we will venture to decide. Let each individual his own opinions, and cherish his own vie For ourselves we are content to esteem to derive enjoyment and benefit from the teddfod equally with the festival. If we look oy, the programme of the Coiwyn Bay Eisteddl concerts and the Cardiff Festival it will found that the Welsh artists are almost \'fit out exception—if not. indeed, children of the Eisteddfod. Had it not rr for the attracting power and the the ancient institution, imperfect, though may be, it is pretty certain that only a e*a?j~ percentage of those artists would not be ing honourable, and, in some cases, leadiwj positions in the profession. That the Festi* should recognise these talents also is but » ting the popular Eisteddfod and the edecHr Festival thus marching on, if not hand-in-haO?| with the same ultimate object in view. course, neither at Cc/wyn nor at Cardiff ba the respective committees limited their sel tion of artists to those who claim walee j their fatherland. These are cosmopolite" times, and all that the Welsh musician, ni*' or female, composer or interpreter, can aS' a fair field and no favour. And these ditions are fairly recognised on the two occasions. At the National Eisteddfod it is bO ,j natural that Welsh artists should predominate ] and the most extreme nationalist can find room for fault-fracling in this direct" True, somebody's favourite may not be jØ"' eluded, but no list could possibly he made include all. And that which conta.J the names of Mes dames Edith Amy Evans, Laura Evans-Williams, 1))1. JQnes; Messrs Ben Davies, Lloyd Chan David Ellis, Gwilym Wigley, James Sauva4g David Hughes, Ivor Forster, and David should satisfy all reasonable demands on kb** point. We are not by any means ignoriJw such singers as Miss Perceval Allen, Mad*^j Ada Crossley, Madame Edna Thornton, one or two others (whose names are neW the writer, and their nationality unkno but the aspect of the question with which are now dealing has no connection with tbe^J Similarly at Cardiff, in addition to Perceval Allen, Mesdames Ada Crossley Kirkby Lunn, Messrs Walter Hyde. Carston, Herbert Brown, and Wilfrid DouthJ; Wales is represented in the persons of J Amy Evans, Miss Jennie Ellis, Mr Ben Mr David Hughes, Mr Ivor Foster, and.. «olo pia.niste. Miss Marie Novello, a nativ0 the Hen Bhozf," and Cardiff's very brilliaØ, pianoforte pupil. Although the Colwyn Bay committee not able to make arrangements for the Prt duction of new works, they are doing the n. best thing by performing the late lament^ Joseph Parry's Saul of Tarsus," and Jenkins's Psalm of Life," produced at a vious Cardiff festival, and in the opinion, some capable critics,this composer's most tive work in the cantata class. Mention be made, too, of Sir' Hubert Parry's Pair of Sirens," assuredly one of the beautiful and lofty compositions ever pen°* £ by an English musician bearing a Welsh name. Nor has Cardiff forgotten the claims of native composer, for it has to its credit the production of the two Welsh works me tioned above—Joseph Parry's Saul Jenkins's Psalm of Life "—and Harry Evan' Victory of St. Garmon," David EvaB. Coming of Arthur," to be followed now bf Dr. David Thomas's Bard." Other new will be Dr F. H. Cowen's The Veil," Sird C, Mackenzie's The Sim God's Return." &1\" Hamilton Harty's symphonic poem," With Wild Geese." These, with the other works ta will be performed, should make the Card Festival of 1910 a complete success in eveM sense.

Scientific Burglary. 1i ARRESTS ON REMARKABLE CHARSfc Three arrests have been made in Lond^ one on Friday night and two on Saturd morning, in connection with a sensational glary on August 22nd at the premises of Wright and Hodgkins, a large firm of jewel1 at Birmingham. The methods adopted by d thieves were of a most scientific character. & the door of a strong room in which were bar gold and other precious metaJs of a value of was broken open. to An Australian named Duncan was the to be arrested at Wandsworth, He appeared if be living in good style, and was regarded by b neighbours as a merchant in the City. A man named Volkes was next arr<?9^# at Kingaford-road, Stroud Green. It that a good deal of opposition offered to his arrest. The police °^"caj0 arrived at his house in the early bO of Saturday morning, and an attempt made to prevent them entering so that it became necessary for them to open a door in order to effect the arrest. Th was something in the nature of a struggle, 0 no one was hurt. A taxi-cab driver named Davis was 3: taken into custody. A fourth man was tained. but subsequently released. 0- Careful plans had been laid for carrying the robbery. Some days before the attemP coup two men, who represented them rø- be diamond merchants, took some vacant J* mises next door to Messrs Wright and g kins, and later a number of heavy boxes packages were delivered there. The tbie_11. bored a large hole through the party which was 18 inches thick, and made their to the strong room, to reach which they to break through two other walls. The pliances with which they were provided this task a comparatively easy one. On arriving at the strong room, which this task a comparatively easy one. On arriving at the strong room, which 0(1) sisted of eight inches of solid steel with asbestos lining, they proceeded to cut a holf it by means of an oxy-hydrogen gas bloWp*PJj They had accomplished this and only an inch of steel remained between them the £ 40,000 treasure, when, for some unkno. reason, they became alarmed and leaving all their costly apparatus behind, .yg. The thieves had installed a temporary phone and electric alarm to enable them keep in communication with the man on It is calculated that they had been at \'V at least 14 hours when they were disturo^ and the housebreaking appliances they left hind weighed more than a ton and have cost over £ 200. There were large scr^rj^ to prevent the glare of the blow pipe seen outside and gloves and masks operators had used to protect themselves the heat.

BURGLAR WITH A CANDLE- At Bridgend on Monday George Ilawkins Geqrge Henry Enbea were charged w committing a burglary at LJanbadfawr at Brynna, and at a house in Gilfacb-P'^( Tonyrefail. Miss Morfudd Griffiths, who vjfa with her father at a house mGilfach Tonyrefail, where the burglary took pl8-CgbØ July last, told of an exciting incident., said that she was sleeping alone, and middle of the night was awakened by thing cold being passed over her arm. ing up, she saw the prisoner Hawkins staiij over her with a lighted candle in his She screamed and he went out of the tb" and ran downstairs. She rushed t/>_ jjj window and saw him climbing over the front of the house. Hawkins was subseqii^j^, arrested at Bridgend on a charge of not ing himself under the Prevention of & Act as a convict out on licence, and edE was also taken into custody charged g0tb being concerned in the burglary. ,.ttb8 prisoners were committed for trial Assizes. Hawkins was further charged with b ø& ing and entering a house at LlantrissaJ» stealing a silver watch and other ar;, tbØ He pleaded guilty and was committed Assizes. He was also committed to the ceflCe on the charge of being a convict out on u and not reporting himself.

RATING OF CHAPELS. Interesting Point at Bridgend. ø An interesting point was dealt with In fot at Bridgend on Saturday. The °veTse^ac*< Bridgend summoned the Glamorgan tion Committee for rates upon the I us tit •<jg' Rooms of Hope English Baptist Chapel' ^<>1* end, which is being rented by tbe ^d Committee as a temporary school for 8" *<ao<* J. T. Howell represented the Mr Bullock, Cardiff, was for the trt1:5' Committee. Mr Bullock said that chapef rø.teØ • tees were exempt from the payment unless they made a profit. In this rooms were let for a profit. He also that as the trustees of the chapel had the use of the premises for night and n0t 'p services the Education Committee exclusive possession. The case wa5 di and the presiding magistrate (Mr Blosse, who presided in the place 0f William Llewellyn, who is a nienibei Education Committee) explained pr6 magistrates were not satisfied that \pP mises were in the exclusive pogeeaM" Education Committee. J