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EIRI & DEATHS SOUTHS. HELTON —AS Twynj Deri Aberavon, on Saturday, 22ud not., ths wife of Oliver FeltaD. of a son 975 BOW ELL.—On the 14th inst., at London House, Abei ulaia to Mr naii Mrs Li. D. Howell, a soil. flUNTEK.—On September 22nd, xt Wood View, Windsor ruad, I'eii&rLh, tiie wife of Jrmed Huutsr, of a aOil. 803 LONG —On Sept 22, at 35, Penci?ely-road, Cardiff, the wife of Mr T VY. Lor.a, jeweller, of oL (Unzhter. PF,R,NIAN.-On Ktp etnber igth, at 15 The Avenue Merfctiyr Tydfil, ine wife of A J. Petmau, a son. M.VKKIAG.'iS. ABBOTT—GARDNER Ou September 25th, t St. Catherine's, Cardiff, by the Kev. Joseph Baker, vicar, Jaaiea Edward, eldest son of Charles Edward Abbott, to Bosaie, second daagiiter of Edward Lennox Gardn. r. 86 CIIA i-C, -On September 2 th, ar Trtde- garrtlle BIIo, tiatCbspel, C&: diff, by the tier. James Baillie, K.rneit Yniiiam, Second son of the late Co: nelius Cb*rJ, to litioda Sophia (Rose), fifth dauaMer of Choice Brewer. 499 (I DA VIES -WILLIAMS.- September 20th, 11.11 New Bethel Conteiesatioual Church, Mynyddialwyn, by Bev. T. Maidy He-s, London (biother-in-law of brid--), as.xistjd J>y M. B, Owen, H A., B.D., st.an,i Rev, B. Llev,vliyn, William S. Davies, Ctnrd: Fa; i: Llacedft'ce, to Rosa, thil d dauubier of Mr «n;| Mtg Thymus Williams, Peu* rhiwfrane, Fotuii.ir.l.aiib. EOLBKOOK—ULUNT.-Ou September 20th. at Tredef;»rvil'e Bf**>ti«s Ch3pE. Cardiff, by tile Rev. James Belli# WSiiiara. J uoJbr(,k, fourtb so, of J. Holbiouk, Pf.ityoridd, to Minuio E. Blunt, daugiiter of J. Blunt, Cardiff 465 JSAAC — B\KNETT. — O.i Satnrdny, Sep'einoer 22ud, M Holy Tri. ity Church, Upper Tooting, London, y ;he Rev. W. B. Lii.desay, LL.D., Tiiomaa A.ui«tiii, fourtli son of John Isaac, Elm Grove, Di as puwis, t, Dorothy, yomiRsr dangbte: of RoberB Baiceio, 30, Cecil Mai'Sioiia, L .nclon, and grandiiaugtittr of ihe Rev. J. U IIOWRT, Vicar of Piiiiinu. At home, GreentLili. DiLsa Powis, Oct b<-r 8tH, I9iu, 20th. 857 ] JAMES—G> ESN.—Ou September Hlb, at the Tfbeti.acie v, elah ConatecationaJ Chnicb, i.iver- p. ol, y the I, ey. 0, L. Huberts and the Rev Oweu Tisiioiw, M. (uucie of the bride), tiae Rfc*. D, Ewm t Jam", B.A [ ivtrpool, son of W. H James, penvial, to Eleit- Marsaron Owen, B.A., Btcoiid dau(?ater of tiifc late Owen and granddauchtei of the lute Rev. Jr-hn Tbotnas, D D Liverpool. At liome 7, Ou-low-ioad, Liver- pool, November 6th-9th. 17 JONES JACOB.-At St. Mary's, A.beravon, en Wednesday, September 13ib, Vytbe Rev. 0. H. GriHittis, assisted by Lev. J. L. V/sUers. Hop kin B.T.Jones, eldest son of Mr and Mis Etnry Jones, Ciie-Di'twea, Aberavon, to Ma.:Jtl Eveline Jacob, rouDaest daiijiate:1 of Colontl and Mrs •Jaovl', Haseldene. Aberavoti IE ST EJ R H N DLE i .—On ttie 19th ir.trt., at the Pikiish Church cf SS. P»nr-r.ts. l^ocdon, by the Rtv. Douaid ijiiage, M.A .Edward Bavtield L- ster, second son i f the i&fe n\er litc-K r, J.P., of Car- matihfD to Mary, o:.lv daughter of CUarlea £ <lwu.td Hiiidley, J.F., r;t Ecrles, Laucafhire. At home at Carmarthen tixm the 7ih to the 14th of "or, mber. 446 September 13th, at Saiem Ba. net Cuupei, J'otih, by the R^^erenfl 0. Waldo JKUMS, D.D. sfath'r of lbe "tiùq. aaiis, ed by the Be*. J. K..MJU«3, Kvao Owen, Port T.ilt ot, eid. s. son of Mr Evan Cardiff, to St,dip Alice, yo\u*cest daughter of the Rhv. O. Waide..1,u1< D.D.. Potih. 519 PEKliiNS DAVlEte.-At Hope t'ap.'ift Chapel. Ca-diS. on uestity, the 18>ti September, by the Be*, i'f njitmiu J. Gibbon (c<-a.>iu of the briae), *afti8t'-<i Ly :toe Rev T. W. M dtiarst. tferbtro Fra:;lt PfikiiiS 10 Sa;ah Ja- e. ilanfliter of Mr Joii Davits. Hafso lhwel, I' aslnrton place. 243S SAMBHOOL —V. 1LLIA MS. On Sept. 22nd, at 1Ii\a. ey-voad C< njreeatior>al Charch. by the Rtlv. Beonk Jants, Al(>eft fcambritik, sou tl tlJ Jato Capt. s mOlo,.I" St, Dusuiaei'?. to Slal>el Alice V. iil.ams, yonnceat i.auglter of John Wiiliam. i, Glossi p-ronri. Ca; cliff. fc53 VAUGHAN- Mfl.TIN.—SepteTr,b»r 17th, at the bl,! -uycii. Urcnn re. co. Down bv Etev. W. 8. Morris, »ssbi!ed t>y Kev D. Williams, Bacnp, liacK-hesLer (l>i other in-law of the bridegi ocm) D. John Cr¡;n¡wt:i1 f-ouse Tred, izvi, Mon- m'uta to Kathleen yoan»er daughtar of Jcl ii E. Martin, .7 P Dn.more. 2473 aTKINS EVAN.->September 19ih, at Pandy Church, A'nei g*.»enny, l>> the tit-v. John bavit3, F.S.A., assisted oy tlae Rrr. Ceiilio Duvies, Aber- carD. Chatlea Erue>fc son of Mr and Mis Snmuel W atkii s, Abeisavency, to Rachel Anne (Ani.j.*), tht y. nustr'daauhter of Mr and Mrs Jon Eva. s, Ht!l-i;ro.e, Abrrgavenny. 384 D T B S, BHTCK. —On the 17 h met at 22, Frederici-street, af.er a long ai d painful liiiiess, Ada. Chick, wife of Turn Chicli, age 55. JDEaN.—On Sepiemoar 19eh at 7. Glamor«an slieet. Canton, Cardiff. Mark, beloved son of the late Joan and Arm Dean. EVANtj —Oji th»- 16tii inst nt Oak-villa. Llanishen, M»' y, tbe beiov. d wif- of Thomas Evans, ased 76. EVA-NS. — On the 2ht inst., at The Cottage, SB. Nicti, laa, '■Vi iiam Kvana, li,te (,f Brcadway Farm, StA Ni- 1 oias, iu bi* vear. SRU^ITHS,-On Honse, Tl- Paiade. Pont yut idd, Etli: h, yonngesi (istitzhter of the late Daniel Gtiffii-hs, Batter Msrchaat, P O t > p» bid. BAUCIS At the Old Virarepe. Llandilo, on Tues- da., Mrs Cat hen# H,itlia. formerly of Glan- mniiiifi oear L'.a'i.lllo, at the age of 76. EOvVi.-oa Septembci 19th, at 44 North Clive- strstot, Grsage, Wiliinm. the beloved husband of t_a;hei'ae tiawo, i«adiuc trimmer of Naval Cu. JO ES,-On ths 21st inst., mi E, Dvke-f treet, Mer- tayi*. Miry, tlie lu-luvel wifo of William Joaes, bidlder, in her fifth year, VONE?>.—OD at 15. Lcn^oross-street, It, atb, ( ardvff, Eev. Griffith Arthur Jones, late vi, ar of Sb. ;Our, Cardiff, in hi* 8C:h year. tEWlS. —On the 21s: inst. at his rt-suierjce, 30, Duffryn-i errac< New Tredegar, Mr Joseph luroer Lenis, *g?d 45 years. I.EYf-UON -Oi, S. piember 14th, 190B, at the romi- d» ui e "f her daughter, Mrs Viartvn, Sittingbontna Ken', Mhif, wiuow vt Davtd Leysimt, Graig Villa, P-,n' i pri(id. l^EtiG.—At Taft's Well, September 22od, Henry Less, butcher, sged 66. LUCAS.—On th> 18th inst., at IS Derw toad, Ponty- p iri i, Geoiee Ln< ss, f.,1 itka.I..<1 bailiff, aud I'.VKI husbsr.d of Ann Lnca. aaed 58 MATTHEvVrJ.- Co the lbth insi.Jobi. hialthews, of 2. iizirrie -.3treet. Cathays, Cardiff. MLLi.ARi).- (in the 2J iust., at 15 Manor-street, Fiedcrifk \lJllMd, 54. late suard T.V.K., son of Charles aui" Fanny Millard, and 811,1 widower of the late MIll Annie Millard. MORGAN.—Oo Set.-timber 21st, at Gilwern, Rev. .1o.'ni IJ^rgs/i, Baptist Minifter. NICHOLAS. At No i, Rhymney-terrace, Caerphilly on September 22nd, theRev. J. Nicholas, late ov Newbridge-oii-^ ye. O'LÍ<; vRY.-Oii the, 17th inst., at 46, Bedford-street, CaidiC. lkfter (L long and painful illness Johanna, relict of the late Cornelius O'Leary, B.I.I'. Deeply r- PEAKE.-Heplember 19tb, at 37, Arcot-str»et. Penartb, Geitrnde Mary (Gertie), beloved daughter of W' and M A. 1'eake PEMBHIDOE.-Oo th, 2,lrd I st., at Machen, AIberi pembiiilse, f reman sisnal fitter, itred 49. ri-ti LLI iS,-pt, n,b,,t 171 b, at bis resldsnce, Ih,d:'eua.('t', Clutch VaHo, John Pbliiips, Cou'.ractur, C ydaoh Vale, and also Kiln Park, Nnrbei th, aged 71 ya s. the 1.4cb,at the White >4,i r t, Biaenavop. Sasa i, ihe wife of of John Prii- cliitrrt (line of Nrw T'.fcdegaii ase 35. BICHAF.DS.—On September 14ch, at Pembroke C&:¡'II, Docks. Ca'diff, Utvid Cichaids, beioved h us;>aii'l of L Richards. SOLOMON'—Bt-iis the beloved wife cf Joe Salomon, ao 13 Cowbriiige-road, on Satu.day, 22nd inst. TH' MAS. -On th» 2Cih lest,, at 1>13 rtsideucf, 14, James-tureet, Treflesar, Samnel Thomas, aged 67, ietz;iol Lltstrii. rf Si oh Baptist Church, Tiedegar. THOMAS — Wednesday, SppUmber 19tb, at 7, Kjn- street, Petiarlh, AnaTtioniM. widow of the late John Thomas, after a ion* and paiulul illness, ^auVlA?"Ev»n James Thomas, hairdresser, :>i"i!1. iliad sudd nly »3ih inat.

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£ A 11-I'D A 1'. SEP ''E M BER 29, 1900, A WELSH PAGEANT. A aohetue has bec-u sturtc j iu Cardiff for a Welsb Pageant on national lints, which it is Loptd will be on a scale of maguiiicence. If anything is done to carry the proposal b!'yond the region of talk and aiubitious disctiBsioa, we trust that it will be adopted witknnaniaiity and thoroughness. It is a very simple raxtter for a few gathered fcoyetuer to talk 'j,bont SAtion^l gatherings and national aspira. C, tiocs.butinthe matter of organising a oatioual pageant worthy of Wale? and its picturesque and stirring story, it must be the work of a very large number of enthu- siasts and retain the interest of a very wide area. The movement has been started in the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society, taking up a suggestion made in ths Preils after the Warwick Pageant was proved a remarkabie success. Ail over England the historic pageant has caught the people's faticy, and the success at Warwick was only one of t very interesting aeries of pageants or historic displays Before a final decision i3 taken to under- take a Welsh national pageant, we trust that a very wide oircle of Welsli towns will be drawn into the movement. Tho Lord Mayor of Cardiff, at the initial meeting, expressed the hope that the movement would be entirely dissociated from amy local society and made a national effort. A provisional committee was ap- pointed as a result of the meeting and a decision arrived at to prepare a scheme or schemes for a pageant, to be held in Cardiff in 1908. At the present time Hampshire is engrossed in the prepara- tions for an historic pageant which will be held at Romsey in June of next year. The Master of the Pageant is Mr F. R. Benson, tho Shakespearian aotor-manager | who is m Cardiff this week presenting a series of Shakt speare's plays, and we gather that Mr Benson is completely en- grossed with the subject of Back to the Land," and is doing a good deal to make the country attractive for those who dwell in it by sending into the small towns and villages plays which revive interest in the history of England. In the Hampshire pageant, which Mr Benson is controlling, 800 persons will take part. It is the desire of the promoters that every scene will be historically accurate, and in this pageant the organisers are fortunate in having the Romsey Abbey records to draw npon. We mention this Hampshire pageant in order to show how important it is that anything done in Wales should have the active sympathy of a very representative circle behind it, for it mean3 the expenditure of a large amount of time and money and of sustained interest and enthusiasm before success can be counted upon.

—————————— The Colonial Secretary has declared for absolute religious freedom in Malta. There is to be equality and freedom for all sects, and if this liberty is interfered with the forces of the law will be nsed to enforce freedon and liberty. It will be renum- bered that the discussion arose out of a case of interference with a Scottish mis- Biouer by the Catholic Archbi^L-op. Mr McNeill held a mission 10 the theatre at Malta, and aftei one day the Governor- General thought it advisable to cut it short, and it was closed in deference to the Archbishop." The action of the Governor-General was questioned, and the whole subject raised in Scotland last May, when some pliun speaking was indulged in at a Protestant gathering, and the associa- tion ordered Mr McNeill to coutinne the mission in Malta at all costs. It was an amazing thing to find that in a British island religious liberty was not permitted, and quite unconsciously the interference of the Archbishop of Malta has done a ser- vice to religion and the freedom of wor- ship. The Colonial Secretary has issued a proclamation which will make it clear to the Roman Catholic Church that the liberty which they exercise must be ex. tended to all other teachers and represen- of religiou3 organisations. All are free to exercise their forms of religions worship, provided they are contented with a quiets aud peaceable enjoyment of the nme."

The tramp, and how to deal with him, is a serious problem in other Poor Law dis. tricts than those of Wales, and at a con ference held at Chester on Saturday Poor Law authorities and Guardians of the Poor debated the proposal of Sir William Chance, made in a paper on the treatment of vagrants, that the habitual tramp should be handed over to the police tor treatment, and that he should be detained for correctional and reformatory purposes. He supported the proposal that tramps should be provided with way-tickets, and that when they had been convicted as habitual vagrants they should be com- pelled to work for a period in labour colonies. In the discussion that followed the proposal to hand over the tramps to the police for control was stoutly opposed, but it was pointed out that the man wandering in search of work wenld fare better under the new system proposed than under the old, where no distinction was made and all were treated the same. The Clerk of the Ulverston Board said that remedial measures were needed, for all sttempts at repression bad signally failed. The majority were opposed to the Dohce dealing with the trflmp, and the cnfer. ence left the matter just where they found it. The tramp problem is one of the most hopeless pu7izles before the Guardians of the Poor in Wales as elsewhere..

For some time past the University Col- leges of Wales ha.ve been submitted to an abundance of criticism. The Colleges have been accused of lacking the real patriotic spirit, and extraordinary charges i have been made which, unless contra- dicted or explained, can have no other than an adverse effect on the three con- stituent Colleges of the University of Wales, Principal Reichel has offered a. reply to the critics in a general way by calling attention to the fact that the old and experienced enthusiasts who were responsible for the creation of the University and the Secondary Educa- tion scheme have passed away and a new generation of men has arisen, lacking in the experience that can only be gained in constructive work. The period of criticism is to be expected, and we have seen some of it, and as Principal Reichel observes in a letter to old students the vigour of criticism is not nnfrequently in direct proportion to the lack of knowledge behind it." He is hopeful that this critical phase is a passing one, but nevertheless, few can go on working in an atmosphere of vague disapproval without, to some extent, losing heart and energy."

The League for the taxation of Land Values should include in its membership all sorts and conditions of politicians of all parties and of none, as we believe it does. The Taxation of Land Values becomes a pressing act of justice to and relief for the taxpayer, especially in the towns, where the landowners receive huge I incomes from the increased value of the land consequent on the growth of industrial centres. What makes the iniquity of this unjust taxation, cr neglect to tax the few wealthy worse is the fact that the workers creating the eolianctd value of land are saddled with all the costs of local govern. meat and the development of the land whilst theowcer escapes free. The members | of the League dined the other night under the presidency of Mr Joiiah C. Wedgwood ia commemoration of the birthday of Mr Renry George, the author of Progress and Poverty and the proposer of the single tax. Mr George prophesied that I hi economic pioposal wouli come into English politics in tho form of the taxa tion oi ground values, and there 13 ground for commemorating his work for his policy has become a cardinal article of the Liberal programme, and men of all partiea favour the propoaal fot the taxation of ground values. i

MR CHAMBERLAIN. j j Engagements Cancelled. DISQUIETING NEWS, We arc officially informed that Mr Chambep- lain has decided, on th*- advice of his doctor, not to underiak" any public engagements this autumn, and will therefore, wiiti great regret, b" unable to attend the meeting of the Liberal Unionist Council at Nottingham, fixed for October 12tli. Lord Lansdowne, vice-president of the Liberal Unionist Council, has kindly consented to take the place of the president, and will deli- rer an address. Mr A us: en Chamberlain has promised to at'.end tiie evening meeting and also the con- ference in the af emoon, and wiil speak. Mr ( hamberlain was reported yesterday on inquiry at Highbury to have improved since his rei nrn from London. He i" able to take carnage exercise in the grounds, but he is far from weil The attack of goat from which the right bon. gentlerran is suffering has been unusually severe, though be i? slowly recovering and Mr Austen Chamberlain slat es that there is noth- rag in the condition of his father which need occasion his friends any anxiety. He will not attend Parliament during the coming autumn session, nor will he go to the Continent, as has been reported. It is his intention to take a long and complete rest from work of every kind, and this will be taken at Highbary. Eyesight Affected. I Tho "Birmingham Daily Post" of Wednesday says :—" So many rumours have been circulated of late with r,g,ird to the health of Mr Chamberlain that it is very satis. factory to be able to stale on the highest au horit y that t! e right hon. gert i-man is makina good progress towards recovery, and that lie has had uo rehpse Mr Chamberlain has suffered from the most -eve;e attack of gout he has ever experience i, but he is recover- ing He came home to Bmninghqm on Mon- day week, and he would have returned a wepk earlier but for the fact that gout then was not b's only trouble While waiking in his house i in Princes-gar iena lie slipped down and twisted hi* foot The injury was so painful that he was not able to walk in comfort, but af er resting the limb for some da\s he was in a position to travel lie bore the journey by Great. Western liailway very welt, and on arrival t Snow Elill S'.at'on lie was carried on an invalid etiairfiointlic train to his carri ige Inis method waa adopted by th- righi hon. gentleman's family as a measure of precaution. Mr Neville Charaberl iin, inlerviewed by a representative of the Birmingham Post" last evening, said nis father's injured limb was so much better that for some days he had been able to walk in the house and in the grounds It is true," Mr Neville said, that my father's eyes ght i? slightly affected, and that he ha? not been able to read much. but an improvement is now noticeable. It is not true tha his right arm is seriously contracted, but gout has resulled in his fingers being so cramped that he cannot write with comfort, and therefore he does not personally undertake his correspondence. Mr Neville ( hamberlain finally emphasised the lact that his lather had come to Highbury for complete rest, and that his progress towards recovery is very satisfactory. He is much better since hi" return," be said, and he is doing as well as we can expect. I think I can see an improvement in him every day." Mr Neville Ciiamlerlains;iid no plans had been formed by his father beyond cancelling the Nottingham engagement, but it was possible he might complete his recovery in more con- genial climates.

I AMENITIES OF DEBATE. HEATED DISCUSSION AT PONTYPOOl. Common Lodging-House Plans. 1 There was a iivpiy discussion at a meeting of the Pontypool Urban Council on VV'e.lnt-sday on a report of the streets and Sani,ary (om. mittee recommending riisanpioval of the plans presented by Councillor Major P. B Foid for the convetsion of the eld Iteboboth Presby- terian Chapel, Eliffh street, Pontypool, inio a commoa to; g ng house. Mr W H Hughes pro- prosed a r-solui'on that the plans be adopted when alterations had been made bringing them into conformance with the bye-laws. The Chairman (Al r J. J. Ila-nst one) thought that Mr Uughes should attend the meetings of the committee and takp hia share of the work, in- stead of trying to iipiet their work when it came before the Council -,Nlr Hughes: I think my attendance at the committee will compare with that of any other member.-The Chairman:! don't think so—Mr Hughes. I know that's a point above thinking. Mr E. Probyn remark. d that there was no means of access in case of fire.—Mr Ford: You mean egress —Mr Probyn: You knew what I me.in.t—-Mr Ford You have got an axe to grind—Mr Probyn (excitedly): Everyone his an axe to grind where Major Ford is concerned If a suggestion is made to deal with tbeeiectnc light as to effect. impiove- menls Mr Ford says "we have an axe to grind."—The Chairman and several members appealed lor ordor. A letter was read from the f tiuntees of the Wesleyan Chap< I, which is opposi e the proposed lodgiug house, pointing out that such a build ins; was undesirable in that spot, ai a lari-.e number 01 children would be Lrought into contact with tramps. Major Fo; II sltld that ii the lod ring house was to be bu-it anywhere near the Wesleyaii Chapel it would be ooposed by that most < expectable body. Mr G. Udell asked Mr Ford to withdraw a suggestion that he (Mr Udell) was the in- stigat >r of the 1,-ite-Mr Ford: I don't say so —Mr Udwll He did say so.-TheCtiair- man Order, please.— Mr E. Probyn He does not know what he says Mr Udell Then he is a fit subject for Abergavenny. (Uproar)— The Chairman endeavoured ti> restore peace, but. for a time ht-, was unsuccessful, Mr Ud, It insisting upon a withdrawal Mr W. T. Wooley seconded Mr Hughes's resolution, and eventually it Was decided to refer the plans back, Mr Ford remarking that in the meantime he would reconsider the whole question.

"THE BELLE OF MAYFAIR." j Miss Tide a May. who has been so long in The Belle ol Mayfair," at the Vaudeville Theatre, and who has severed her connection with the company, made a frank statement of the reason that had compelled her to take this step. Being the siar of the play. she resented the action of the management in pridting tier name in smaller type tiian the name of Miss Camilie 1 I | Clifford, the Oib3on Girl," who it to marry the Hon. Lvndhuist Bruce, Lord Aberdare's 1 he;r. She å..ls') complamed that she had not been given a new song to sing, all of which is a deadly all rnt to that dignity with which a lead in* lady should be hedged abnut. Miss Edna May was bo n in Syracuse, New York State, and made her first appearance as an actress at the age ot four in a boy's part, that of the child, Little Willie, in a dramatisation of Tenny- son# "^Dora," For some time she took children's parts in various pieces, until old enough to study at the Conservatoire. Then tnt obtained the small part ot ( lairette in the opera "Santa M .ria," at Hamerstein's, New Vork. She cams into prominence by creating the part ot V, olet Grev in TLe Btlle of New York," which was afterwards introduced to London.

MARRIED WITHOUT LEAVE. 1 Cardiff Workhouse Incident. At the Cardiff Guardians on Saturday the Workhouse Visiting Committee reported with reference to the marriage of Mr S. L. Needham, storekeeper, and Mr David Williams, porter who liecaine Benedicts without inlorming the board. The commit tee suggested that the ques- ti,,n of the steps to be taken in consequence ol thei r action be adjourned in orlcr that the mstter be lully considered by the members. Mr Ames s,\ hen is it adjourned to, and for what purpose ? The C Ishall put it on the agenda j next month unless otherwise instructed. I Mr Ames I understand the chairman of the Visiting Committee attends at the Work- bouse every day. and it issumrising to me that ne- ther of the weddings of these men leaked out. Mr Beavan s I was n<>fc asked to attend either o< them. Mr Amea &3 Mr Bevan has been making inquiries as to the marriages 1 think ''it wou! i be as well toget particulars by the next meeling as to how long these people have betm married, j and whether eit pet- iias g0 £ fgjjjj'y, The Chairman It is undeistood that the quest-on will cvme up a.t. tlw next. meeting of the Workhouse Visiting Committee. Mr tieavan That is so Mr Ames is alwavs picking holts in everything. The Chairman We want to make further inquiries. Mr Boavan Certainly it will come on next month, perhaps ear ier.

J The discovery as made on Sundiw morning in one of the lavatories of the Great Western Railway Central Station, Neath, of a young woman and her newly born child. The mother vras <)nu* of the staff at a refreshment room, where she was on duty as late as 6 o'ctoc on Saturday evening. The unhappy girl is said to be in poor circumstances, and altogether the I case is a pitiable one. r

The King In Scotland. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN ABERDEEN. The four days' celebration at Aberdeen of the four hundredth anniversary of its University commenced on Tuesday, the central point ol the festivities being the inauguration by his Majeslv the K og of a larze extension of the buildings of Mar.scbal College, the Alma Alai er "of Dugald Dalgetty aud Marshal Keilh. But the spacious range ol new lecture rooms and laboratoiies, and the imposing granite structure which it has taken 15 ytars and over £ 2^ 0,CO J to erect will not absorb the interest of the historian or the artist. This new build- ing, otauding in tbe midst of the ancient slums of the ci: y, represents a socisty some 13 years of age of whose original habitation there re- mains Dnly the stooe with the famous inscrip- tion, tuey have said. What say they ? Let them say "—the founder's dehant reply to those who condentned h.s spoliation of rei.gious houses which the Relurmation placed at his I mercy. But a mile away, in a quiet st-eet of 'I an ancient cathedral city stands a still older foundation, the King's College and University of Aberdeen, the gift to the North of Scotia d of its greatest and best b'shop, William lilphin- stone. who held the see of Aberdeen from 1483 to his death in 1514 For a hundred years King's College was the only seat of learning nor, h of 4t. Andrews. The foundation of Marischal College by George, fifth Earl MarLehal, in 1593, opened a period of rivalry which lasted for ovtr two centuries and a half and during the course of those yeqrs Aberdeen, like England, had 'wo lpniv(-rsities The younger inaitutiof. with meagre revenues and mean buildings, was ill-equipped for the long struggle with its richer neighbour, but it had behind it the rising mercantile town of Aberdeen, always jealou=> of the independenct- of the stnalf muntc'pali!y ot the Aulton," or O.d Aberdeen, within which King's College was Situated. One feature of the present exten- sions which shoui not be overlooked is that the large sum of mOQ. y which has been ex- pended on the buddings has been raised not solely by the munificence of weaiihy henefac- tors, but by the ertorts of a very large number of humble contributors connected with the 11 University or the city. MARISCHAL COLLEGE, ABERDEEN.

Non-Unionist Campaign. .0 PONTYPRIDD AND RHONDDA. Statement of the Position. The impending struggle with the non- Unionists in the Pont-pridi and Rhondda districts is noL expected to be either long or severe. In view 01 the decision to tender notices at all collieries in the two district, relerted to on the 1st of October whtre non Unionists are at present employed, strenuous efforts are L-e,ng made by the Federation lodge officials and committee men to whip up the reca.lcit rants, and the endeavours of he former are receiving the practical support of colliery owners by lacilities being afforded in the direc tion oi advancing subs to those men re- quiring this aid in order to enable I hem tc pay up their Federation lees. The non-Unionists have been in the proportion of 10 to 15 per cent. of the total number of men employed at many of the collieries, though the majority of ¡Lie non. Unionists w, ie men who bad (lecd to keep in compliance with the Federa t ion. The action of J'bf proprietors and management in ass:st\ig the Federationists to the extent indicated is construed as proving that lh$y are not, prepared to allow stoppages^* place for the sak^-of retaui ing a ceuclon of men comparatively very few in nun?oer. It is Confidently asserted that it will not be necessary to tender notices at some of the larger collieries in the Rhondda. At Ciydacb Vale, which is a, non-associated ^ilierv, emp oying about 3,000 men, it is ex- t)ected that by Thursday the last of the non- Unionists witi have joined the Federation. At the Oct-an Coaf Company's pits at Park. Dare (Tre"rky) Eastern and Maindy (Ton), where it is (.stimaed bllndr..ds of non-Unionists have been employed, the work of weed ng out the noii-Unionists is very effectively done, and their Lumber it, being rapidly diminished daily At Abergorky (Treorky). Messrs Burny at Brown end Co.. notices were tendered a few months back in protestation against non- UniocLstsj. and this element was at that time destroyed. The same step, and with the <*ame result, was talsf-n at Pent re ( Messrs Coiy Bros > in July last. About a monl II ago there were altogether about 400 non. Unioolsts employed at the Cvm mer Colliery, Forth (Messrs Insoles), out of about 2,500 men engaged. The number of non- UnIOnists here has now been reduced by three quarters, and the remaining 10,) which have been individually dealt with by the local lo ige commi i tee have promised to pay up on Saturday. The Naval Coliiery, Penyrai." is another non associated concern, where pro- bably no difficulty will be experienced, as prac ticady all thf- men were Federationists pr or to the nceptioti of the present united campaign. In the upnei- part of the Ithondda no difficulty is apprehended, except perhaps at Tydraw (Messrs Cory Lilog.). Only about 500 men are employed, but it is stated" that a consider ;ble per,centage of tbese are non- Union sts. In the M'd Rhondda., where the sole great concern is the Glamorgan Colliery, wh ch employs about 3,000 men, the! non Un on'sts are est-mated to n un ber 500 .Possibly notices will be tendered btre, but beforettieekt)iration of the month's not ce matter wouli probably have righted themselves an^d a stoppage be (itiv ated- In the lesser lihondda -t is reported that. at Mardy (Messrs Lockel's) &set, lement of the diffi- SL culty has P'iictically bpen effected. At Ferndale the non Unionists are being garnered in rapidiy, and the same remark applies to the same (O.np!iny's concerns at Tylorstown. At the Standard Colliery no troub-tieexpected. Attl.e Oc^eaa Coal Company's concern at Ynysybwl a ifght with the non-Unionists has only just bepn completed, when the pit was idle lor eigbti. days It will be unnecessary to wage the buttle over again on the present oci asion. tpver 300 have already paid up at Abercynt^n, but there remain a good num. ber outgidd. tile ranks. Uere it has been decided that;, notices shall be tendered on Satur- day, though even beie it is confidently hoped that the ;otlces wol' not be given effect to. Through apiparent indifference morehan any- th ng else. tttlere are about 70 non-Unionista at thcAtbton V^olheries, « llfynydd, but onlva small peret iptage of these have not hitherto been memb", 0f the Feneration 1 he weeding proceasisajgo beiiisz effectively conducted at the Great ^Vestprn 1 o 's colhet'ies, Pontvpridd. On the w.fcoie. therefore, the situation in the Pontypr;dd; jnd the Ithondda district is not regarded A'S serious. It should not- however, be ovei look.ed that a strong determination i3 expreQsed t 0 once and for all «' clear out the non- UnioniVtg. and it will be a great relief to the community if the threatened storm passes over. MR J. VILLIAMS AT FERNDALE. ) A meetingi of the miners of Ferndale was held at the Assem bly Rooms on Tuesday evening, when addressiee3 on the non-Unionist que-tion were delivert;(d by Mr W Abraham ( abon), M P and Mt\ jDhn Wijliaras, M P. for the Gow< r Division j^r Williams expressed sorrow that be bad cosme to Fe, ndaie to speak on a matter whichl bad given tbo Federation so much trouble a.l>nd vexation for years if he was anything was a fighter and they were not going to Mlo.)W I he non-Unionists to reap the benefits privileges which Mabon, the coinmander-in-c„hief of the Federation, himself, and others, had 1 fougbt for in ttle past. (Ap. plause.) The n_ieetiug could take it from :.im (Mr Williams) tyjat Mabon meant what he had said the previ^n. evening at Treherbe t, and thatdiastic St, rr,, would betaken in oi det- to leave the Pltsfc)r,ttle non-Unionists linies-itilev fell into line. (A, f pi iuse ) He would like the non-Unionists to ftnow that the last 5 per cent.. advance in t he m^ner^' wages was the result of a very hard r fight by the Federation. Mabon said their opP0Den^s complained of tho compulsion ;(Used by the Federation ia getting the norj.^joioaists into line. If com- pulsion was Ivron, it was not the Federation, thai commenced 'i £ ^p game, but the employers by compelling the^, Feilenitlon °* South Wales to sign i the new t grf-eraent for the the non- Unionists as we il as the Unionists Conse- quently they wer!): prfct!y justífird in com- pelling every nc^n-^nionist to pay his fair ahare towards tho« organisation, as the burdea of the expenses w.%nt towards carrying oattheif new agreement. :1 (Applause ) The lact was that by to-d-iy tù:.c oou-Umon men were not in such favour with the employers as t bey used to be because vf troubie they giive m s'op- p«gcs 01 collier,s. Nothing grieved him (Mubon) more tha n to compel 111s lellow men to terminate con'r>a<tP to make them act the manly pait. It « 'as reported that the Lodge Com at itt ee at the- Fen.dale Coll eries, which gave eint)ioynienl-, to .bout 3.000 men, hid un. suctessfi.lly Lnf3 jeavotired to eet the 200 non- Unionists at thcn, collieries into the Union, and that preparat o^ had been made for the ten. dering of NOTICE^ by the nuioBusts OD Saturday next. (

On Sunday named James Phillips, living at The3Qreeo> was returning from the garden when*' fe]i'down dead. Tho deceased was to have, .^ppeajed on Monday as applicant for a separa ^'jQQ or(jer against his wife.

-=-== Cardiff & Cammell, Laird LORD MAYOR'S SURPRISE-LETTER. Viscount Tredegar's Offer. At file flartiimc-nl ary Commitl ee of Cardiff Cily Council Lm Wednesday correspondence was nroduce, I by the town cieik showing that the I advantages of Cardiff as a site for the propo ed works in Souih Wales of lesrs CammE-il Laiid and Co of Sheffield, ha I been brought hefC\u be firm in March last by Messrs Juki Bovey and ( o of 32, Mount Stuart-sfuare, who bad brought the matter betori the Lord Vlayor, who In turn had beenif uommuniciiion with Sir William ;nas Lewis on behalf of Lord Bule. Thrre, so far as tha town i concerned, he ma\er rested, for Sir William Thomas Lmvi" sta ed that nei her Lord Buie nor the ff Railway Company had land to offer to the requirements of Messrs Cammell, Laird and Co. Mr Bovey. however, has opened up commu- nications with Viscount Tiedegar. and in a letter to the town clerk of Cardiff, dated the 21"t inst, rays the site is of 400 acres, lying be- tween the nl w South Dock and the Ruinney River, and describes it as an excellenl s te. The letter goes on In our opinion it only remains, as suggested in my letter to the Lord Mayor of the 8th March last. for the Cardiff Corporation to put forth supreme effoits with every chance of bringing Messrs Cammell. Laird and Co to Cardiff Reference was made to the sacriifces which the other towns were prepare I to make to secure this firm's in iustry, ano it, was suggested that a special meeting of the Pariiamentary Committee be called to con- sider the position. Aid. Ca¡ey said he did not want it to be re gardec a. a reflection upon the town c erk, for possibly there was an adequate explanation, but. it did seem to him to be strange that this was the first occasion tor this important mattt-r to be btought before the Parliamentary Com- mUtte. The Town Clerk Oh, no there can be no reflection upon tue in this matter The Lord Mayor has been conducting this himself. The first letter to me is dated tile lIst September. Aid Carey Ali. well it does seem extraor- dinary to me. Here's correspondence dated la-t March and now at the end of September we hear of it for the first time. Councillor Lewis Morgan If we can offer any inducement to 1 ig people to establish busi- nesses in Cardiff, we should do so but have we the power ? Perhaps the town clerk will tell as. The Town Clerk We have no power to do so. Alderman Carey: The Assessment Coin. mit te could refrain from asking for rates for a certain period 1 believe. < ouncillor F. J. Beavan The Assessment Committee may not put up a rate under special circumstances. I do not ar that they could refrain from asking for ra es alloge her. Alderman Miidon I rather think any body of ratepayers could successfully ob ect to our allowing any firm preference., I don't say they would in a case of this sort, but they could. j Councillor Beavan Yes, they can. j The Town Clerk 1 thmk so, too. After discussion it was agreed unanimously that the town cler k communicate with Viscount After discussion it was agreed unanimously that the town cler k communicate with Viscount Tredegar asking hIm to favour this Corpora- 1 tion by ollering all inducement uossible 10 Messrs Cammei, Laird and Co., ia order that if posslbe they may arrive at a favourable de- cision with regard to the site offered by his Lordship. In their letters Messrs John Bovey and Co. had cited the following unrivalled advantages possessed by Cardiff over other local ports Ore can he brought he-e from 3d to 6d per ton leas than to Port Talbot or Swansea, whiie out- wards the pro lucts of the works can be earned to every quarter of the worl i from ( aniiff at from Is to 2s a ton lower freights than from louai ports for the reason that tonnage is attracted to Cardiff by the certainty of out- j ward employment, consequent ly the dompeti- tion ia keener, and this all means ch aper carnage. The difference in land and wator carriage in and out of Cardiff, including materials, coal and coke, is alone a good divi- dend. j Statement by Mr Bovey. | Interviewed by one of our representatives, Mr Bovey staled that Messrs Cammell. Laird had not, so far, as he was aware, decided yet what sIte to take in South Wales The last ec'mmlinica ion lie reef-ived fi,ona them stated that the matter was si ill under considerat ion. He was at the outset prompted to take up the mal t-er by what he had seun in the Press con- j cerning the claims of Swansea, and in the first instance communicated With Sir William. Thomas Lewis and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff* Sir Wiliiam repiie,1 that he was afraid the Cardiff Ra lway Company would not be able to provide the necessary ground, which was stated to be about 200 acres. Mr Bovey sub- sequent ly approached Lord Tredegar's agent, and obis ined from him the offer of a magnificent site, extending over 400 acres, between the Bute property and the Rumney river Messrs Cammed, Laird were subsequently placed In more direct communica- tion with the representatives ot Lord Tredegar, and obtained all the necessary plans and terms. These were now receiving their cons deration, and he believed a meeting of the dir ctors of the great Sheffield firm would be held this week Mr Bovey would have preferred that the- action taken by Cardiff had remained secret, and leeretted the pubrcity of the matter given at Wednesday's meeting, his opinion being thft an important matter of this character, where claims of rival sites were under consideration, should be kept private till a decision had been arrived at- In any case Cr.,mmell, Laird were in full possession of all the necessary information concerning the suggested Cardiff site. Lord Mayor Explains. The Lord Mayor was not able to be present at the meel ing of the Parliamentary Com- inittee yestt-r ay, owing to his being in at- tendance at the iunerat of Father Jones, at Whose church he ba.s been worshipper for many years. His attention was subsequently diiected to report 01 the proceedings of the committee by one ot our icpresenlativeis and his LorUship said that be had had no correspundenct with anyone relative to any ap- plication by Cammell, Laird and Co since be. fore his illn. 9S He distinctly remembered a letter addressed to him by Mr Bovey, an I he acted on it at once He wailrd upon Sir Wm Thomas LeWIs, and was assured thaL there was no land suit able lor the purpose that Lord Bu e or the Cardiff Railway Company coul-i offer. He knew that the C -rporation had no site to offer,aad consequently he allowed the matter to drop. That was the only reason why he did not bring the question before his colleagues on the Council.

| Fivve licences, four tied housss and one free, [ were transferred at Newport on Wednesday, The periods for which the licenses bad been held ranged from 27 years to t ight months, A'

Welfare of the People. MR LLOYD GEORGE ON ECONOMICS. Drink Problem; Government to Wrestle With it. The Right Hon D. Lloyd George, speaking under the auspices of the Society for Social Service of the North Wales VVeslevans at Penrhyndeudraeth. Merioneth, on Tuesday night, said the responsibility lor tbe good or bad government 01 the people ot this kingdom rested in the main with members 01 the re- ligious organisations of tne tand It was well, therefore, thit the churches should bit tra nei to look steadlastly at the enormou« aggregate of indigence and human wretchedness lying unredeemed in a country the richest under the sun. lor the government ot which tney were primar Iy hable, We had become tuo accutomed to regard poverty as an inevitable social and economic symptom which was adequately dealt with and effectively treated by our poor law system. Christians thought their main duty discharged towards their unfortunate feliow beings lor the current half-year when they paid their poor rate. and they certainly thought that he charity they dispensed from time to time to the occasional suppliants ap- pearing beiore them to entreat their assistauce dealt exhaustively with the few odd cases that escaped the meshes of the poor law. We now knew i ha.> there were millions of our fellow workmen living in a condition of Chronic Destitution or privations which were not tempered in the least either by the organised action of the law or by the sporadic mtluenceoi personal charity. The careful investigations of men 'ike Mr Charles Booth and Mr Howntree conducted with scientific minuteness and precision, had revealed a state 01 things, more especially in the towns, which it would be difficult even lor the orators 01 discontent toexaggerate. There were ten millions In this country endur,ng year alter year the torture of living on. lacking a sutlicieney of the bare necessaries 01 life, and this amid a splendid plenty which poured into a land so wealthy that it cou d afford to lend out of its spare riches thousands of millions to less well-endowed landj 4) oiher parts 01 the world. What were some of the direct causes 01 poverty? There was the fact tllal a man's earnings were not adequate to maintain himself and family there was the inability to obtain employment for economic reasons thirdly, theie was the inability of men to pursue their a vocations owin 10 sickness. old age, or 10. herent lack of physical stamina or vitality, and then there was The Most Fertile Cause of all, a man's own improvident or imprudent hat .its, such as drink and gamblings This wa3 supposed to account for 60 per cent of the poverty in the land. It wa< indirectly respon- sible for more. Drink impoverished not only the md vidua!, but the race. It aiso directly contributeJ to unemp oyment by diverting earnings from those necessaries of life, the manufacture of which would give three times as much employment as the pro luction of drink. The drink problem was the most urgent problem of the hour, and surely the suppres- sion of this great social pest was not beyond the resources ol civilisation. It it was, then God help civilisation. Next year the Govern- ment meant to wrestle with it in earnest. It was not at all impos-ub'e, although he hoped it was unlikely, that ther6 might be religious organisations in this country who, because their pique against the Government had been roused for other rteasons, might join the drink mono- poly to h'nder and embarrass Ministers m the task they were undertaking for the emancipa- tion of their native land from the worst in fiiction that ever imperilled its welfare. But drink was by no means alone responsible for poverty There were many thousands of sober, clean-living men and women in this country who to-day suffered the privations of Unmerited Poverty. Why ? Britain was not 4 poor country; Jir the contrary there war more wealth per head of tue population here tnan m any other land in thf world. Shame upon rici. Britain that it -filould tolerate so much poverty among Its people. T ere was plenty of weall h in tillS country to provide for all and to spare. What was wanted was a fairer dlslrlbuiÎon. He d d not suggest that there should be a compulsory equal distribution of the wealth of this coun- try. What he did say was that the Jaw which protected wealthy property owners and em- ployers should first of all see that those whose labour alone produced their weallh should be amply protected from actual need where they were unable owinglo circumstances over which they had no control to earn enough to purchase the necessaries oi life. and that he meant, not that the property owners should be referred to the scanty and humiliating lare of the pauper, but that the spare wealth 01 this coun try should be forced as a condition of its enjoy- ment by its pos-essors to contribute first to waids the honourable maintenance of those who had ceased to be able to maintain them. selves.

OCTOGENARIAN ASSAULTED. Cowardly Cardiff Man. An octogenatian Jew presented a pitiable ap- pearance -it Card ill Police Court on Wednesday, when (before Aid. Caiey and A.d. E Thomas) he charged Wm. Taylor (301 with committing a violent assault upon him His head wa. swathed in bandages he had two black eyes, and he turned up oneol bis coat sleeves to .110N the magistrates a wouni on his arm. 'I Mr Sydney Jenkms appeared lor prosecutor, who he stated, kept a grocer's shop in Aling- ton-street, Grangetown, and was 55 yea-s of age. On the 24th inst. he was behind the counter, when prisoner came in and asked for a packet of Woodbines." Instead of tender- ing the penny, he threw it behind the counter. He then started teasing tbe old man, struck him twice in the face bis cap, and finally took up the seales and weights, which beaii. tempted to throw t1.t, him. Being prevented in this, be struck th., old mm With his fist, knock- ing him ddwn, kicked him in stomach, and beat him about the lace. Tbe prisoner allegid that he tendered six- pence for the cigarettes, and prosecutor re. fused to give him his change a thing, he said, he had done on former occasions. When he (prisoner) refused to leave the soop, prosecutor se zed him to ej" Ct him, and ad he did was in Bell-defence. He did not use his fists. Prosecutor's evidence was corroborated by a woman who was in the shop at the time, and the Bench committed Taylor to prison for two months with hard labour.

CAROl FFIAN'S APPOINTMENT. On Tuesday at the office. of the Cardiff Railway Company Mr David Hopkins, who has been appointed traffic superintendent of tie Clyde Bank Docks, under thu Clyde Trustees, was made the recipient of a very handsome present in the form of a beautifully designed silver epergne rom the office staff in token ot their good will and wishes lor bis success in his Dew sphre. Mr David Edmunds, who occupied the cluir at the gathering made the presentation. Mr Holloway and others spoke congratulating Mr Hopkins on his ap- pointment. Mr Hopkins, in acknowledging the gift, expiessed his thinks for this sigo of bis colleagues' appreciation of him, and his regret upon severing hos connection with them. On Tuesday evening Mr Hopkins who has been bandmaster of the ClfrdilI Military Band for about eight yenis, was presented by the members of the hand and a iew iriends with a handsome silver stand reading lamp with shade, at the Hope and Anchor inn. Bridge- street. The presentation was made by the Deputy Mayor (Councillor W. L Yorath), who was supp rted by Councillors J T. Richards and W, 11. D. Caple. The services rendered by Mr Hookins to the band were highly eulo- gised. and the best wishes the company, ere expressed lor his future success. A musical programme was gone through, and a very en- joyable evening was spent.

PULLED OUT OF THE CANAL Mary Ann Welsh (28), who had been reo m1 nded on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself in the Glamorgan- shire Canal, near the Hayes Bridge, was dis cha ged on Wednesday by Mr E. Milner Jones (deputy-stipendiary) with a caution. She said she was very sorry ithad happened, and that it would not occur again. It wid be remembered t ha she was rescued from the canal by a Pentre collier.

FILTERS FOR TAFP £ WELL SCHOOL. At a meeting of Caerphilly school managers on Tuesday afternoon, Mr S. Jones presiding, Mr Williams calltd attention to the water supply ot the Taff's Well School. He said that not only there, butthroughout the valley, there had been cases of lead poisoning, and at Ponty- prid 1 instructions had been issued to boil water intended for consumption The chil- dren of laff's Well School had no means of getting water other than from the pump He moved that the Education Committee be asked to supply filters and drinking vessels. The resolution was adopted.

A GOOD l-OOD MAKES A WOMAN OF 70 ONE IN 10,000." The widow of a most distinguished news. paper editor and a famous leader in politics in woman than you will find in 10 OOJ." and she credits her One physical condition to the use of Grape Nuts. Many years ago T had a terrible fall which permanently injured my stomach. Fur 14 years I lived on a preparation of corn starch and milk, b t it. grewso repugnant to me that I had to give it up Then I tried, one after another, a dozen different kinds of cereals, but the proce-s of digestion gave me great pain. It was not until I began to use Grape. Nuts food three years ago thit. I found rehef. It has proved, with the dear Lord's blessing, a great boon to me, It brought me health and I vigour such as I never expected again to enjoy, and in gratitude I never fail to sound its praises." Name given by Grape-Nuts Co., E6. Shoe-lane, E.C. You will feel very fit if you start the day with a dish of Grape-Nuts served direct from | the packet with cream or milk, J

Police Surgeonships- f VEXED QUESTION AT CARDIFF. \'Vatet. A special meeting of the Cardiff Committee was held on Wednesday to consider a report of the Head t (Mr W McKenz-e) on police surgeon- Lord Mayor presided. From Mr McK.eo nrfj port it appeared the present surceoIV,jot'" Buist. Pittard and Treh»rne—were.a*Tjo in February 1901, three months no 5. ejr tp* given on ei ther side to terminate I pointments. At the time their apPOln "iOOSI were made there were three police dl beØø but since then a fourth d vision h aJf.2Z formed, consisting of the headquarters „,jed all told. The Head Coustable recorn that the permanent fire brigade. nuon^_igioo* be added to these, and that a fourth di ^fD' surgeon be appointed for them. one of the divis ODal surgeons. Dr. • en- acted as chief surseon, but the stable was of opinion the chief surgeo I be separate and distinct from division fJji^ anrl recommended the appointment ot ^0ut<J surgeon. The dut ie« of a chi>;f be to examine all recruits for adm'ssion x(f force and the fire brigade examine :1e8 reo port upon cases of officers an 1 consta coø' commended for temporary pensions se juence of incapacity, when requesten^ so by the Watch Commitlee. In suspicious death, where a second 4^00$ opinion is reqnired, the chief surgeon jjja be called in. He should delver. tbB St. John Ambulance lectures II recruits, and instruct them in "rs boøld to the injured The chief surgeon's lees s Øt be according to the present !;cale. t fot McKenzie regretted to have to reDort 'j' some time past Or Treharne had not be« to discharge his duties in consequence fÅ troti' ness and had now lett Cardiff, and retiren^jgg practice. Dr. Treharne's duties were performed by Dr. Bigss actina tenens. If the committee decided to tern^ Dr Treha. ne's appointment it would c0r&' sary to give him three months' notice 8f tb8 ing to the terms of his agreement »na committee accepted the foregoing mendations it would be necessary to 8X3 the vacant appointments, viz surgeon for C or Roath, I ;vislon; di surgeon for D or headquarters and chief surgeon. He lurther recornrne tJ8 that the of the police surgeo appointed annually. ø4 Mr McKenzie also submitted a tb6 to approximate annual income of each present pobc-surgeons, ordered by resr„ai)$ of the Watch Committee 190d ;—Dr Bnist, A division and j gade. £ 73 2s 3d Dr Pittard. B .d,J #8 €24 6s lOd Dr Treharne, •' C division-^ 18s Ud. The above amounts cover the Prjjj* between the 31st day of March, 1904, 31st day of March. 1305. The Discussion. tíof The Chairman formally moved the adop of the report so that it might be discuss Answering Alderman Davd Jones, the tl1t¡ Constable said it was not really necessary IlJ a chief surgeon should be appointed. I oil" been suggested he bad made this re("()Ø1Ø1i tion in order to deprive one of the P surgeons of some portion of his income- Alderman Jones 1 have never said a to that effect. tB* Mr McKenzie You can take it has been said. He went on to say tha ing was further from his mind. If n,s W mendation was adopted be was prep atrP recommend that tfce surgeon for thJ regeO^ division should be the same man as at p The Cha rman We are discussing you port and un.ess there is a seconder it a case of as you were, and there wilt be no appointment. Tne Head Constable in his comended that the divisional surgeon sb be appointed annuallv Dr. Catit'lio" ./anted to. know ti fr.~ tbL recommendation, whicih he Councillor J. T. Richards said the 0 o0tb* were at present subject to three I notice bt ,,#I Councillor Walter Thomas grounds of expediency they should surgeons annually, and he received to man's permission fo move that the C (fi stable's report be adopted, except that | ot it creating a new division. ui« oroP^t The Chairman remarked that as P j gp* | tion to a lopt the wbole of the report { j been seconded, it fell to the ground 1icit.iØ i Councillor Mander seconded, ] that tbe Chief Constable was content fg0o&, that poi tion of his report in which ne mended the creation of a new division- be diJI Dr. Cant illon supported, except t bli ferj Dot appruve uf making the minable annually. No fixity of tenure ( culated to keep out good men Tlicb^vf After a clisru-sion. Councillor to movtd an amendment to the effect^ appointments be made annually.. te £ i *5 divisional surgeons should be al,P°'.Djje cb'eJ present, and that one of these should surgeon.—Councillor Stone seconded- ^ofri Alderman Dd. J«nm •tppport'fi njtll'iP^i ment because the proposal meant cation of officials and because he Dec^3' divisional surgton could do all that .as < aary. tbe Cbjt Reply ng to Councillor Richard* j,e p&~ Constable said the duties that w° efjy formed i>y a chief surgeon were torn1 0ft^. by Dr. Treharne. He did not know g0c0p Dr. Treharne was called in to g'v'e j opinion, but not very many times. r yotfv The amendment was then put andJ° tP. for it and five against and it was lost, .^gt proposition five voted and four the Chairman declared it earned. teT tt* The Chairman I hen said they had bev steps to advenise >he appointments (jj» usual way, and during a eooversati Qu/oP ensued it appeared the Chairman i«d 'P. cillor Courtis, who came in late had 0f tK the motion thinking it meant that (lOtØ" three divisional surgeous would be apt Chief. afect I Councillor Walter Thomas said th" e ø. ctJl the moti. n as he intended it was fcPj surgeon should be appointed apart divisional surueons. If one of tbedi Surgeons was appointed chief he would r, si his appointment as chief suree^wj#5 The Chairman Oh, no, I did not una that. Councillor Courtis said he certainly 0{ t^ for the motion thinking jl mnt on jpt^j divisional suraeons would also be aPL^ji chief and t hat there would be no appointment. ii It was suggested that the tested by a vote. Tue Chairman asid hO Ie pr I vo1 e a* on he first occasion, althoug ÇÇø.ltØ misunderstood the effect of Coune^ Thomas's motinn,ad unless CouncilH,* Jj W said he bad voted under a misaprebeD < matter could not be put again. A"OC#j Councillor Courtis repeated that be ba thinking one of the three {iiv sional S It,.t:d would also be appointed ch ef, and tn was then put to the vote again, wib ttJe; 4*^ that Counc llor Kichards's amendtn '!1 this time carried by five votes to ft>nr- For Councillor Richards 3 amendme^ • was carried, there voted Aldertoa rotffL# Alderman Mildon, Councillors Stooe« and Richards, and for the propositi*UP" Lord Mayor. Mr Walter Thomas, Dr. .t and Counc llor Mander. t ø..øt{ It was then decided to advertise cessor to Dr. Treharne and to give l, Hi d v)s onal surgeons three month*' now a" jjt engage ti em r1 they consented to ti.e new agreement, annual ones The Chairman intlØ11t pOiØt.lJ, when a divisional surgeon had been tbe chief surgeon would be se ected fro the three divisional surgeons.

TRUCKS RUN WilD. Boys' Destructive The novel but dangerous game of railway*nilulged in by six y°**F co"9' ei Pontypridd on Sunday last, caused ti*^ able damage to several coal trucks. j„e allowed to run wild down the inc the Penrbiwand Maritime Pits- C'0* if Jolin Hug es, D. Green, J Moore. • Charles Hendy, and W. Hesford, V° pridd, were prosecuted at Wednesday A court, and Mr Gerald Moraan Bruce, and Nicholas) f t damage to th** extent of £ 40 had. The siding was connected with the Railway, but fortunately the sa' rfc prevented the trucks dashing 00 -<} way. The trucks topoled over badly broken. The Great Weeterb,.rSe Company did not wish to press tiD 9t the boys were of tender ages. P/ 3QO that tbe tru ks ran wild tor a.b°,lwftys..#rs The bovs had been playing at ra» £ of them signalling al right »9 io jp0 c\, lifted thesprngs and the true «n?" one after the other. He:r y\aC Cleaves 5s and four strokes with tn thfc other defendants had to pay 1 to receive six strokes.

y BETTING AT ABERTILL^ At Ahertillery on Wednesday T-'cd^'9 maker, Aberbeeg, and Robert ^niblip^ rtfy> Llandavel, were summoned tor ass«| ei public place at Aberbaeg, on tor the purpose ol betting- Cur August charged with alike nee on cUted Mr Horace Lyne, Newport, P^°ag behalf of the police and Mr Dded- Brynmawr and EDbbw Vale. ovro oi Lyne sa d that Curtis was a well K 1&ee\vb maker, and Green was a codier ,0 i0 relief and not being enS**iVfL <>* be supplemented his income ny al^rLg. bookrnak ng On September 5lb. ira0s iCt' 20 minutes Curtis tiad six belt ng .jce He had managed to dodge the I in past two years, and if ho was u0 o11ghli ili making as in dodging the po • ip. make a fortune. When cliarg • wjtl) :^1< that Green bad nothing to _|et« Mr Hughes's defence was a coiui Jiad ve Curtis, ta the box. said that orking betted in bis life. Although in reC'P^is. to asthma and bronchitis, lie 6<5b ]0s a month for cleaning the cn and the women foUc ol the ceipt of other moneys —Bj ^Q0 a & never boasted he had mad^ fined £ 3 last year Defendan t &ss^ra° costs each. On Curtis gi future he would not do any bet. aspect withdrew tho summons »» crdv crdv