The Cardiff Times

gafflnfTrimming case. '———— •• THE 88. orrv unsATmN. I n^esterday, in the Court of Appeal, Sir Barnes and Lord Justices Moulton and b**Well had before them the case of the rf"Je Shipping Co.,Ltd., v. Patrick O'Donovan others, on the appeal of the defendant y, V°novan against the decision of the Di- Court. The plaintiff company, of (V^castle, brought the action in the Cardiff c^Ji^y Court against Patrick O'Donovan, a jv trimmer, and Messrs Krieger and Schlie- .Ltd., for breach of contract for the warning of a cargo of coal on the plaintiffs' ^lail^'P City, at Cardiff, in December, 1906. <t»f_ alleged that by reason of the ^.aclants failing to properly trim the Ws the cargo shifted and the vessel obliged to put back to Barry Roads for The County Court judge found Mlo ™\essra Krieger and Schliemann, Ltd., >tteYl'elfe agents for the charterers of the Were employed by the plaintiffs to trim to j^^o, and that they employed O'Donovan the work. His Honour further found trimming of the cargo was done negli- *4* V* and he gave judgment for the plain- *°r the amount claimed ( £ 85 16s 7d) as k^th defendants. Against this decision ^^defendants appealed to the Divisional Their Lordships there held that so Messrs Krieger and Schliemann, Ltd., concerned there was no contract between anc* the plaintiffs for the trimming of the and that therefore a clause in the Party relieving the charterers of lia- respect of the trimming of the cargo TV defence to the action against them. lj0 ^iyisional Court, however, affirmed his ton Ur s decision so far as O'Donovan was g?«-ned. \°novan now appealed. On his behalf it £ °ntended that he had committed no °f any duty owed by hith to the plain- ts connection with the trimming of the 6* that there was no evidence of any such Of and further that there was no evidence 4ti j eontraelural relationship between him *pv plaintiffs. <W 'r Lordships allowed the appeal With t<j J?' holding that O'Donovan owed no duty plaintiffs. O'j^Snaent was accordingly entered for onov with costs in this court and the m bekrw

TARIFF REFORMERS SUSPECTED. ft ———. ing at the Unionist Free Trade Club's meeting in London on Tuesday, on as president, Lord Cromer said he Unionists would not be too easily into security on the Home Rule ques- Even if a Unionist Government came t^P°wer after the next General Election, the would probably be more equally than at present, arjd he asked whether feel quite certain that the more Q^ftt Tariff Reformers would not yield to the captation of capturing the Irish vote by con- Vr°n9 which, if not fatal, might at all events ery damaging to the cause of unity. Brassey presided on Tuesday after- iw? at the annual meeting of the Worn en Is ac'e Union, held at fa, Park-lane. The rftad by Lady Bamford Slack described fay> one of unparalleled activity So the Protectionist proposals becoming acceptable to certain classes, the work of el^Jr^S&nda led members definitely to the con- that such proposals did not appeal to *pe jnasse* of consumers. Lord Brassey, *? on the report, said it was a pure de- that if we got rid of the foreigner we necesqarily get rid of competition in e and industry..

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I Salvation Army Reply. I", ;i" SWEATING REPUDIATED. "this week's War Cry will contain the fol- lowing official reply to the criticisms of the Salvation AnHy in certain Labour quarters :— Last winter, it will be remembered, the Hanbury-street Men's Elevator at White- t chapel was subjected to a series of partisan attacks on the alleged ground that, by means of the cheap labour employed, we were under- selling the trade, and thus depriving the decent, or Trade Union, worker of a living. If the attack had been confined to this one point there would not have been so much to complain of but the motive and purpose that led to the institu- tion of the elevator, the character and class of worker, the social, moral and spiritual re- formation which the elevator had been in- strumental in effecting, as well as the benefit and gain to the ratepayers have all been either ignored or held up to ridicule by our critics. We denied again and again as, of course we were in a position to do, the charge of sweat- ing, and up to the present our traducers have been unable to cite one contract that estab- lishes the charge. And they never will, for the substantial reason that the governing principle of the elevator is diametrically óp- posed to exploiting the labour of these poor workers in order to make profits by under- selling. Our opponents fasten upon the factthatwe take in broken-down joiners and carpenters, and, in order to help them to regain their physical and moral strength, provide them I with work to which they have been accustomed all their days. This is really the sin of sin in theireyes. These men arestranded. If everthey were Trade Unionists they have long since lost caste and place with jiheir Unions. They are nearly starved by want, or through misbe- haviour or sickness, or sume other class of misfortune. They have no friends and no prospects of work. Trade is slack, and the doors, of the Trade Unions are slammed in their faces. What are they to do ? In this dilemma they come to Its as a last ,resource before applying to the relieving officer or turning to the river or to the poison bottle and because, forsooth, we take them in and give them work, and pay them accord- ing to the value of their labour, and not according to the standard fixed by trade asso- ciations for the average able-bodied worker, as we do in our printing works. we are called sweaters and hypocrites, and the public is urged, as one Labour M.P. frankly put it, to wipe us off the face of the earth altogether 1 If there were not an element of the tragic in the circumstances, these tub-thumping critics wonld be best left to the humour and common- sense of the man in the street, who, after all, judges work by the logic of results, and not by critics who have some political or selfish axe to grind."

MERTHYR DWELLINGS. At Merthyr on Tuesday the Town Clerk, Mr T. Aneuryn Rees, appeared in support of sum- monses against owners of insanitary property. Sanitary-Inspector Thomas said that Nos. 28 to 30, Waterloo-street, were quite unfit for human habitation. The Stipendiary made an order upon Wm. Evans, Porthcawl, owner of the premises, prohibiting the use of them until they were put into a sanitary state. A closing order was made against Messrs Gwilym James, Charles, and Davies, in respect to Nos. 203 and 204, High-street, Gellifaelog. Morris Bryan, No. 11, Back of New Inn, Penydarren, was summoned for not vacating a house closed by order of the magistrates. Defendant's wife said that she had made every <*ffort to find a house, but had failed. The Town Clerk said that houses were very difficult to find. Defendant was paying no rent for the house. Defendant was given a month to vacate the premises.

REFUSED AMPUTATION. Mr W. Yorath (city coroner) held an inquest at Cardiff on Tuesday on the body of Saul Morgan, carter. Xion-street, Pontypridd, who had died in Cardiff Infirmary. Mr John Lewis (from the offices of Messrs Morgan, Bruce, and Nicholas) represented the relatives. It ap- peared from the evidence, of Mrs May, Doddineton-street, Newtown, Pontypridd, that deceased was taking a bag of corn from a shed I to the stables to feed the horses, and whiJe walking along a plank in the shed slipped and fell, and.putting out his hand to save himself, broke his thumb. He was immediately taken to Dr. Howard Davies, who advised, him to havie the thumb amputated hut he refused, and he was taken to the Cardiff Infirmary, where he died of lockjaw. A verdict of "Accidental death was returned.

AGAINST DOCTOR'S ADVICE. SWANSEA SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Office's Reply to Medical Complaint. At a meeting of the Swansea Schools Attendance Committee on Tuesday Dr. Farman complained that one of the attend ance officers had advised parents to send their children to school against his advice. One instance was where there were measles in the house, and another where there was cerebro- spinal meningitis. The oificer replied that he. often found doctors gave orders and never afterwards troubled, so if he had to depend on doctors he would hever get the children to school.

Old Age Pensions. TEXT OF THE BILL. Causes That Will Disqualify. Copies of the Old Age Pensions Bill brought in by Mr Asquith were issued on Tuesday. After stating that the pension at 70 years of age shall be at the rate of 58 a week for one person or 3s 9d a week for each of two persons living in the same house, the Bill provides that a person shall be disqualified while he is in receipt of such parochial or other relief as dis- qualifies for registration as a Parliamentary elector. He is also to be disqualified if he has habitually refused to work or habitually re- frained from working when he was physically able to work or if he has been brought into a position to apply for a pension through his own wilful act or misbehaviour." Dealing with the calculation of means, the Bill says" If it appears that any person has directly or indirectly deprived himself of any income or property in order to qualify himself for receipt of an old age pension under this Act that income or the yearly value of that property shall for purposes ofthissectionbe taken to be part of the means of that person." "As to determination of claims and ques tions," the decision of the local Pension Com- mittee on any claim or question which is not a referred to the central pension authority, and the decision of the central pension authority on any claim or question which is so re- ferred to them shall be final and conclusive. The central pension authority will be the Local Government Board, and pension officers will be appointed by the Treasury. The measure continues :—" If for purpose of obtaining an old age pension any person makes any false statement or false representation he shall be liable on summary conviction to im- prisonment for a term not exceeding six months with hard labour." Another provision is If it is found at any time that a person has been in receipt of an old age pension under this Act while the statutory conditions were not fulfilled in his case, or while he was disqualified for receiv ing the pension, he, or in case of his death, his personal representative, shall be liable to repay to the Treasury any sums paid to him in respect of the pension while the statutory conditions were not fulfilled or while he was disqualified for receiving the pension, and the amount of those sums may be re- covered as a debt due to the Crown." The receipt of pension will not deprive the pensioner of any franchise, right, or privilege, or subject him to any disability.

JUDGE OWEN AT. BARRY. Fight Over Wedding Presents. Judge Owen at Barry County Court on Tuesday heard a case in which Sarah Ann Shipp sought to recover furniture, from Percy Shipp, her husband, from whom she had been separated under an order of the Cardiff justices. Plaintiff said the furniture was given by her step-mother, and the other things were also presents at the wedding and other times. Defendant said a suite of furniture was given him by the step-mother, but the latter was called and said it was given the daughter, but defendant had a word in the selection.—Judge Owen You must give them back.—Defendant I have sold them, sir, to a man I met in the street. Judgment was given for £10, to be reduced to iC4 if defendant gave up the other articles enumerated m the claim. A Question of Vision. Alexander Blomberg sought, an award under the Workmen's Compensation Act, the re- spondent being C. A, Arkell, b^ick works, Cadoxton. From an accident on Julie-15th, 1907, applicant, who was a carpenter, injured his left eye, and at the Cardif fInfirmary it was removed. His earnings were 35s a week on An average, but applicant earned overtime, and said his earnings averaged £2. Dr. Ensor, one of the ophthalmic consulting surgeons at the Cardiff Infirmary, considered the man's distant vision was defec- tive, and so did Dr. Budge, Cadoxton., Dr. Thompson said he considered applicant's vision was normal. Ultimately His Honour awarded 5s a week, gave a declaration of liability, applicant to accept the employment, offered him, and he was allowed costs. Telephonic Trouble. The National Telephone Company brought an action against J. Knight, of Barry Island, to recover f.2 8s in Respect of rental of an instrument. Mr Hughes, for the defendant, said that the telephone wag, cut off on October 1st arid he was charged up to May 1st under the terms of the agreement. Eventually1 judg- ment was given for the amount with costs to be paid at the mitigated rate of 4s a month. Hint for Cardiff Guardians. Mr T. Preece Prichard, solicitor, applied for the payment of JE13 7s 6d now in court under a compensation'' award made in favour of a seaman named Alfred Alexan- der Aokland, who had now been dis- charged from the asylum, quite fit for work. His Honour pointed out that the guardians might claim for the man's maintenance, and instructed the Registrar to notify them of the fact that the money was in court, the man having gone to sea. Mr Lean (Messrs Moxbn and Lean) also applied that the compensation should .^ease from May 18th, the date of the man's discharge from the asyhim, and this application Tas granted.

RAILWAY TROUBLE. RENEWED STORM THREATENED In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr BELL (Lab., Leicester) asked the Presi- dent of the Board of Trade whether it was not incumbent on the Board of Trade to protect men from arbitrary dismissals by railway companies, chiefly on account of the positions they hold and who had been elected by their fellow workmen to represent their grievances to the directors or on the Conciliation Boards, under the agreement arrived at on the ter- mination of the railway dispute, on November 6th of last year whether his attention had been called to a number of men who had re- cently been dismissed under those circum- stances by the Midland Railway Company and whether be would hold an inquiry into the causes of such dismissals at which the men should have opportunities of meeting the com- pany's officials to prove their cases. Mr CHURCHILL: As to the particular instances of dismissal of the men on the Mid- land Railway, I may remind my hon. friend that in two of these to which he drew my attention, an explanation has been already furnished by the railway company. In the first case—that of Mr W. Charteris-they state the dismissal was with others rendered necessary solely by declining tariff and bad trade outlook. The notice Was issued to him before he had taken the action for which he is alleged to have been dismissed. In the second case, in which it was represented that an employee elected to a Conciliation Board (W. Carter) had been suspended, the company declare that their decision in the matter was taken in the interests of discipline. I under- stand it is suggested that these other men, whose names have been sent to me by my hon. friend, have been dismissed by the Mid- land Railway Company^ because of their connection with movements for improved conditions of' service. I am communicating with the company with regard to their cases, and will also for- ward to the railway company any observa- tions or criticisms which my hon. friend may desire to make on the facts as stated by them in regard to these or the two cases which I first mentioned. Speaking generally, however, the Board of Trade cannot undertake to secure immunity from dismissal on ordinary grounds of railway servants elected to Con- ciliation Boards in connection with the work- ing of the conciliation scheme settled in November last. If I were led to believe that men were systematically or deliberately dis- missed or reduced on account of their position as representatives of the employees I should be bound to take such action as might be open to me to protect the character of the Conciliation Boards. So serious a charge could not, however, be preferred without direct and material evidence. The general manager of the Midland Railway Company emphatically repudiates any suggestion of the kind. (Ironi- cal Labour cheers.) I will continue to watch carefully the general process of setting up the new Conciliation Boards, and will inquire specially into any personal cases which my hon. friend may bring to my notice, but I have not statutory power to enforce such an inquiry as be asks for, nor do I feel that I could usefully make a friendly proposal for one- at the present juncture'. Mr BELL; Is the right hon. gentleman aware that a member of another Conciliation Board of the Midland Railway Company has been discharged to-day for taking the chair at a meeting on Sunday last, and that the reply given by the general manager with regard tbj the man Charteris is inaccurate and not fully stated and for those reasons is the right hon. gentleman now prepared to hold an inquiry before which the men may have an oppor- tunity of stating their case ? Mr CHURCHILL If my hon. friend will put me in possession of any further facts I will give the matter immediate attention, but at present I do not see that I can add any- thihgtp the statement I have made. Mr BELL Is it not possible for the right hon. gentleman to invite the general manager and officials, whose names I will give him, to attend at his office, and at the same time give the men an opportunity of facing those officials ? (Labour cheers.) Mr CHURCHILL It is possible for me to invite representatives of either party to the Board of Trade it is not possible for me to ask them to meet members unless both parties are agreeable. That I cannot do. Mr BELL: This is a very serious matter. We hkve to choose between this and perhaps a general strike. The result of the last agitation was to avoid a strike. May I ask the right hon. gentleman whether he will invite the general manager of the Midland Railway Com- pany to appear at his office and also the Officials whose names I will give him, and thus give them the opportunity of declining to come. I will also give him names of the men who ought also to be invited. Mr CHURCHILL I am qtiifce certain that If I were to invite any Of thes*r0fficials to come to the Board of Trade at psvO&nX they would come, of course, as a matter of courtesy, but I should not like to issue such 5n Invitation as the result of a pledge given in the House of Commons that would add compulsion to what must necessarily be a voluntary operation. I am quite ready to consider very carefully what Immediate steps should be taken in regard to the matter, which I thoroughly agree is a question of high public importance.

RUNNING JUMP TO DEATH. DRAMATIC CARDIFF SUICIDE. A determined suicide took place on Wednesday in the Glamorganshire Canal, near the bridge at the upper end of James-street, Cardiff Docks. It appears that a man was walking along the bank, apparently in trouble, when suddenly, throwing off his hat, h'e took a run- ning jump into the canal. The scene WaS witnessed by several people, who rah to the water's edge, but the man had sunk, and did riot rise again. The police were quickly informed of the oc- currence, and after a few minutes' search the body was recovered with a boat hook. Both the Bute and. Dock pol-ce tried artifi- cial restoration for three-quarters of an hours but without success, and when Dr. Chave are rived on the scene he pronounced life to be ex- tinct. The body was removed to the mor- tuary, and there identified as that of Thomas Green (39), waiter, living in Clare-road, Grange- town. Mrs Green, when seen by our representa- tives, said her husband had been ill for some time. and on Sunday was seen professionally by Dr. England. He Was depressed in conse- quence of bad health, and was also worried because Work had been short. Beyond these two reasons she could not assign a cause for his acting in the rash way he had done. We never adarrelled," she added pathetically, and when he went out this morning he said he would be back in an hout." He had never threatened to take his life. He leaves one child, a baby only ten weeks old.

A DIRECTOR S LIABILITY. In the Chancery Division onWednesday the case of Furness, Withy and Co. v. Pickering came on for hearing by way of a procedure summons. This was an application by the defen- dant company, who carry on business at Mid lesbrough, Cardiff, Liverpool, and Swansea, tor leave to issue a third pajty notice against a person, from whom they claimed a contribu- tion in the event of the plaintiffs succeeding in a claim in the action. Mr Lewis Noad ap- peared for the defendants in support ot the application. Mr Hughes, K.C., and Mr Hodgo represented the plaintiffs, who opposed the making of the order. At the close of a long technical argument, Mr Justice Joye said the plaintiffs claimed against two directors of a company, that they might make good certain sums which they alleged had been applied to an item of expen- diture which, it Was said was illegal. The de- fendants said they were not the only direc- tors, but that there was another who was equally responsible with them for the payment, and that if plaintiffs succeeded in their action they were entitled to a contribution from this third person. As at present advised, he was of opinion that there was a prima facie case for a contribution against this third party, and in that state of things he must make the order asked for.

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Penarth Wounding Case. ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH A LIFE PRESERVER. Caretaker's Serious Injury. John Donovan, rigger, Arcot-street, Penarth, the man arrested in connection with the alleged wounding of George Millard, gate- keeper to the Penarth Cricket Club, on Satur- day night, was brought up before Mr John Lowdon and Mr J.H.Jose at Barry Police Court on Monday. Mr Harold Lloyd, solicitor, represented the prisoner. P.O. Hawkins said on Saturday evening, about 10-20, from information received from a little gitl that some man in the cricket field was shouting Police He went there and found Millard holding down prisoner on a seat. There was a woman seated on the bench a couple of feet away. Millard said, I want-to give this man into custody for wounding me. I went into the pavilion to fetch some-baskets," Millard con- tinued "and when I came out I saw this man and woman sitting on a bench. I told them they were there very late, and had better get out. Donovan then said, Who are you ?' and I replied I am the caretaker of the pavilion and grounds.' Millard further said This man struck me with something like a piece of leather with a lump of lead on the end of it, on the forehead." Millard was bleeding from a very large wound over the right eye, and was taken by two friends to Dr. Musgrove's surgery, while witness conveyed prisoner to the police station. Millard was afterwards conveyed to his home in a semi-conscious condition. When cautioned and charged with the offence prisoner said, I am always prepared to answer the charge in this case. The man was watching me from behind a hedge for about 26 minutes. I asked him what he was doing. He said, Nothing.' With that I went up to him and had a scuffle. I threw him over the seat. He had a basket in his hand." At witness's request prisoner took off a belt which he was wearing beneath his waistcoat high up on the body near the chest. Prisoner at first denied that he had a belt. Life Preserver Found. In consequence of what Millard told Dr. Musgrove witness on Sunday searched in the field, and within a yard of the seat found a life preserver—a long leather With a heavy lead knob at the end of it. Prisoner (on being shown this) said I know nothing about it, I never saw it before- Mr Harold Lloyd I propose to reserve my cross-examination until the next hearing. Dr. C. D. Musgrove said that at 10.45, when prosecutor was brought to his surgery, his head and face were covered with blood. He had a wound on the right side. of the forehead one and a quarter inches long,which was laid bare. The left eye was also completely closed up, and there was a further wound on the cheek, while prosecutor was bleeding profusely from inside the mouth. Millard was sent home, and next day ordered to Cardiff Infirmary, where an examination under the X-rays disclosed the same wounds as witness had already described. Millard was not out of danger, but was in no immediate danger, and would probably be able to attend in a week's time. Mr John Lowdon Is it possible, under favourable circumstances, that he will be here in a week ? U Witness It is just possible. The wound, he added, would be of such a nature as might have been expected from a blow with the life- preserver produced, the wound being bruised on the edges and would have been the result of contact with a blunt instrument. Prisoner was remanded until Wednesday. Mr Harold Lloyd, aoplying for bail, intimated that there was nothing known against his. client, who could get substantial bail if it were allowed. Mr John Lowdon This man is in a serious state, and I don't think we would be justified in allowing bail just now.

LITTLE GIRLS' CHARGES. Serious Case at Cardiff. Joseph Cocks (59), Corporation-road, Grangetown, wad charged before the Cardiff Stipendiary on Wednesday with an attempted criminal assault upon Sarah Ellen Mayer, age ten, and Agnes Raphael, age nine. Mr Harold Lloyd defended Cocke. The girl Mayer, who lives in Llanbradach- street, stated that she went to prisoner's shop on May 27th between 8 and 9 o'clock to buy some sticks. After putting these on the coun- ter prisoner, she alleged, acted improperly. He also told her not to tell anyone or he and she would be put away. Mrs Mayer, aunt of the last witness, said that in consequence of what she learned she went on the Thursday night, May 28th, to prisoner's shop and said, What have you done to Nellie ?" Nothing," he replied. She then informed him of what her niece had told her, whereupon he said, For God's sake, don't let my daughter hear it." Alfred Mayer, boilermaker, husband of the last witness, and who also interviewed the prisoner, gave evidence, and was followed by Dr. Pittard. When arrested by Inspector- Butler and charged prisoner said, "1 know nothing about it." The second charge in respect of Agnes Raphael was gone into. This girl, whose father is a fruiterer in Llanbradach-street. gave evidence, the facts being very similar to those in the previous case, except that she alleged that when she tried to get away from the barrel on which she was sitting prisoner got a strap and attempted to fasten her down. Mrs Raphael, the mother of the girl, said she went to see prisoner on Sunday morning last, and when she asked him about it, hq re- plied, For God's sake,have I not had enough of this ?" He also asked her to say nothing about it, for his daughter's sake, her reply being, "It is not the first, nor the second child, and I shall see the police about it." Dr. Pittard having given evidence, In- spector Butler said that when he charged Cocks h;s reply was, V It's false." Prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, and re- served his defence, was committed on both charges to the. Assizes, -bail .being allowed, himself in JE100 and one surety of jElOO, or two of £50.

U DERRICK ACCIDENT. Cardiff Man Precipitated Into Dock and Drowned. I The Cardiff Coroner held an inquest on Wed- nesday on the body of Harry Dowdall (30), dock labourer, 36, Treharris-street, who met his death on Monday afternoon while work- ing on a ship in the East Dock. Mr Edwards, inspector, appeared for the Home Office, and Mr Hope (Messrs G. David and Evans) was for the relatives, and Mr Donald Maclean, M.P., appeared for the owners of the ship, Messrs Thomas Dunlop and Sens, Glasgow. Evidence showed that the vessel had been discharging timber, and that deceased was taking the last chain off the derrick on which he was sitting when the accident occurred. Deceased was hauling the slack of the chain when it slipped from his hands and the jerk of the weight of the chain on the derrick caused the rope round the heel ofthe derrick to snap and deceased and the derfljek fell into the dock. -Every effort to save deceased failed and the body was not- recovered till some hours afterwards. Further evidence showed that the derrick had been fixed up in the usual way, and three wit- nesses declared that the rope which broke was strong enough for the purpose for which it was used, but that it was the jerk caused by the weight of the chain which broke it. The rope which broke and which belonged to the ship was not tested, but from handling it the conclusion was arrived at that it was strong enough. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death," and expressed the view that the rope was not of sufficient strength for the purpose for which it was used, but they imputed no culpable negligence to anyone.

The Snobbery" Charge COUNTY SCHOOL "ATMOSPHERE" Monmouthshire Controversy. ALDERMAN RAFFAN EXPLAINS. Alderman J. R. Jacob presided at a meeting of the Monmouthshire Education Authority at Newport, on Wednesday. The question of training pupil teachers at county secondary schools or pupil teacher centres Was again raised on a motion by Mr T. J. Price, Tredegar, that all previous resolutions in reference to providing accommodation for the instruction of pupil teachers be rescinded, and that a com- mittee be appointed to consider the whole question. A letter was read from the authorities of the Abertillery County School denying certain statements made at the last committee with respect to snobbery at county schools, and stating that 64 per cent. of the scholars were the children of working men. Mr T. J. Price said it was just the same at Tredegar. Umbrage had been caused by the reference to snobbery, but if his motion was adopted they would have all the facts before them. Alderman P. W. Raffan said that some people had entirely misconceived the meaning of his remarks at the last meeting. He wanted it to be clearly understood that he made no reflection on their secondary schools, on their administration, or on the staffs. (Hear, hear.) Mr Forestier Walker objected to the motion. He held strong views on this subject, and would never agree to pupil teacher centre^, Why refer it to a committee ? Let them have a fair and square vote at the major com- mittee. After further discussion Mr Price's motion was adopted without opposition. A large com- mittee was appointed. The Malpas Request. The Sites and Buildings Committee had considered the request of the Malpas parishioners for a- Council school for MalpaS and Bettws, and Mr John Moxon wrote that he thought the possibility of losing the Corder bequest accounted for a large number abstain- ing from voting at the meeting. The meeting understood that a moiety of the capital charges would fall on the parish. On the suggestion of Mr Foster Steadman, the question was deferred for a month, he in the meantime promising to get definite informa- tion as to whether the managers would carry out structural requirements to the existing school. On the List for Secondary Gtante. A letter was read from the Board of Educa- tion stating that, subject to satisfactory details as to the extensions contemplated being submitted to the Board, the Abertil- lery, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool, and Pontvwaun County Schools would be placed on thëHst of secondary schools recognised for grant. A similar letter was read wJth respect to the Abergavenny County School, where it is pro. posed to carry on a pupil teacher centre. A Blackwood Need. Mr J. T. Price, Tredegar, complained of delay in proceeding with the new schools at Blackwood. The children were huddled together in a temporary building. Alderman George Jones, Abercarn We Are doing all we can to proceed with the matter. Transatlantic Visitors. Viscount Tredegar, Sir H. Mather Jackson, Bart., Aldermen J. R. Jacob, S. N. Jones, Rev. T. G. James, and Mr C. Dauncey (secretary) were deputed to assist in giving a social welcome to the American and Canadian school teachers who will be visiting this country during the autumn and winter, in order to study school and college methods.

CREDITORS AND DEBTORS. WITH JUDGE OWEN AT CARDIFF. Will you tell his Honour how you manage it?" asked Mr L. Morgan at Cardiff County Court on Wednesday of a commercial traveller who said he was paid only on commission, and did not earn £2 a week, but lived in a house for which he paid £42 a year and rates and taxes, amounting altogether to about £00, and had a wife and two children dependent upon him. I borrow," was the debtor's explanation of how he managed it. He whs in a better posi- tion when the order was made, and it was re- duced to jEl a month. Breach of Promise Sequel. Mr Gordon Williams mentioned what he de- scribed as a sequel to a recent breach of promise case. The defendant, Robert Idris Holley, Bonvilstone, had to pay JE175 and the plain- tiff, Margaret Henn, had obtained judgment for that, amount.—His Honour What mbe ? —Mr Williams His excuse during the breach proceedings was that he could not afford to marry but I understand he is now floating a srteanisliip company with a capita.! ofjEl&.OOO. —His Honour made an order for payment by £3 a month. Who Should be Paid? An interpleader action arising out of the sale of a motor-car tyre by Mr Gibbon Brooks, to Dr. Musgrove, of Penarth, came before his Honour. The claimants were Messrs C. E. Dovey and G. G. Poppleton, trustees of Mr Gibbon Brooks, the plaintiffs the Michelin Tyre Company, and the interpleader Dr. Mus- grove. The real point at issue was whether Dr. Musgrove should pay the trustees of Mr Gib- bon Brooks for the tyre, or whether he should pay the Michelin Tyre Company direct, and the judgment turned upon whether Mr Brooks was a factor in the employ of the Tyre Com- pany or whether he was an ordinary trade agent. Mr Gibbon Brooks said had he made a bad debt over the transaction with Dr. Musgrove, he would have regarded himself as liable for the debt to the Michelin Co. for whom he sold tyres on the sale or return system. His Honour gave judgment for the claimants. Mr F. C. Shackel, who represented Dr. Musgrove, asked for the latter's costs against plaintiffs, and they were allowed. Making Passover Wine. His Honour had to adjudicate on a claim for wages for making Passover wine. Morris Weistock, Allerton-street, was plajntiff, and Harris Cooper, Stoughton-street, defendant. Defendant contended plaintiff only gave the recipe for the wine, and also that the wine did not turn out a success. The momentous ques- tion had been adjudicated upon by six arbi- trators appointed by the Jewish Board of Guardians, who decided defendant should give plaintiff 21 bottles of wine in settlement of the claim. Plaintiff, however, refused to accept that. Defendant bad paid 5s into court, and his Honour gave judgment for that amount, without costs. l' I

GLAMORGAN STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. DISSATISFIED POLICE. Captain Lionel Lindsay, the chief constable of Glamorgan, on Wednesday reported to the Standing Joint Police Committee (Mr O. H. Jones, who was re-elected, presid- ing) that the Government inspector had commented on the large number of resigna- tions taking place in the police force, and he (Captain Lindsay) pointed out that these fre- quent resignations seriously impaired the efficiency of the force. All the senior officers complained of the large percentage of inex- perienced young men in their districts, neces- sitating an immense amount of work and anxiety for the older hands. The public too complained of the want of proper supervision, and they unjustly blamed the senior officers for it. He had uo serious fatilt to find with the class of men joining the force nor with their conduct, but they could not retain the younger men, and they could not expect men to show devotion to duty when not satisfied. The men wanted higher wages in consequence of the high cost of living brought about by the present high scale of wages in the country, but the force was animated by an excellent feeling of esprit de corps and loyalty to the committee. Mr Godfrey Clark thought a committee should be appointed to consider the question of wages and find out whether the men had bona-fide grievances. Alderman Llewelyn seconded. The Chairman thought if the force generally had ajiy applica' ion to make to the committee they could make it. The matter was then referred to a sub-com- mittee. The "Curfew" Order. Col. Hy. Lewm strongly urged the Committee to pass the H Curfew" order with respect to dogs, for there were very grave complaints throughout the county of sheep worrying. The Chairman (Mr O. H. Jones) Why don't they shoot the dogs that worry sheep J—The Clerk (Mr Mansel Franklen) explained that the proper authority to pass the order was the County Council, and Colonel Hy. Lewis said he would certainly bring the matter before them, for people had no conception of the damage caused to farmers by stray dogs. Deputy Chief Retires. The Committee considered the resignation of Superintendent Giddings, Barry Dock,' the deputy chief constable, who also applied for his pension. Mr S. Thotnas, Penarth, moved that the acceptance of the resignation be deferred for 12 months, for Superintendent Giddings was an officer of much tact and ability, and it would be a great loss to the force if be retiml now. He was held in the highest esteem by all. ..r The Chief Constable said he had asked Superintendent Giddings to defer his resigna- tion until the 1st of September, but he refused to do so. Mr Blandy Jenkins thought he was some- what advanced in years, and it would be no advantage to the force to retain old men. The. Chairman (Mr O. H..Tones) agreed, and added that it would be no kindness to press the motion. The resignation was accepted and the pen- sion granted and the Chairman, Colonel Lindsav. and Colonel Henry Lewis spoke in eulogistic termsjof Superintendent Giddings. The Committee fixed upon Treharris as the headquarters of Hhe &" A Division, to be reo moved from Merthyr, which will in future l' have a separate force of its,own..

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PENSIONS AT SIXTEEN. PROVISION FOR ACCIDENTS IN THE SCHEME. The Melbourne correspondent of the "Chronicle" cables :—Mr Deakin to-night circulated the Bill to establish a Federal scheme of old age pensions. The measure provides for pensions of 108 week, payable fortnightly, to all Australian men aged sixty-five and women aged sixty, who have resided twenty-five years continu- ously in the Commonwealth. It alao institutes invalid*' pensions, to be payable to person* over 16 years of age who may become per- manently incapacitated by accident after five years' residence in Australia". The main scheme is to come into force frdtb a date to be fixed by proclamation, but the operation of the payment to women at the earlier age, and of the invalids' pensions, is to be deferred till a second proclamation in view of the possibility that the funds available in July of next year may only suffice for ordinary pensions at the age of 65. Aliens, Asiatics and aboriginals are excluded from the scope of the measure. Ion Pensioners may possess property, provided that the capital value of the same does not exceed £ 310. The local magistrates are to adjudicate upon all claims in open court. Drunkards are to lose their pensions if con- victed twice in one year. The money to provide the pensions is to be paid out of the consolidated revenue.

LLANDAFF DISTRICT COUNCIL Ely Bridge Question. At a meeting of the Llandaff and Dinaa Powis Rural District Council on Wednesday, Mr Oliver H. Jones presiding, a letter waft read from Mr A. Beaslev, on behalf of the Taff Vale Railway Company, stating that he had put the matter of the disputed footpath at Radyr before his directors, who, whQe not disposed to admit the right claimed, were not indisposed to offer facilities for the con- struction of a bridge across the river at the point. The clerk had replied to this, stating that he had instructed the surveyor to pre- pare plans. They were now waiting for the promised draft agreement from the T.V.Bt. Company. The Whitchurch Parish Council wrote askinè if the THstrict Council would undertake to water the main Cardiff and Whitchurch-road with calcium chloride, to prevent dust. The letter stated that they believed that the County Council and the'Bus Company would assist in defraying the cost, which would not exceed £ 36 per mile. The surveyor said th&t he believed the cost would not be less than JETS per mile. He understood also that cal- cium chloride was dangerous for people with weak throats. It was decided to reply that it was not within the province of the Rural District Council to do this on any mesa road. River Bridge at Ely. Mr Richard Williams called attention to tha dangerous condition of the Ely River Bridge* and it was resolved to write anbther letter tO the Cardiff Corporation, urging the importajlce of at once taking the matter in hand. Mr Williams said that the Cardiff Corporation had agreed with the Monmouthshire County Council to widen the bridge over the RumneV River, but the Ely River Bridge was far more dangerous. Especially was this the case with so many children going to and fro over the bridge to school, when there were eo maa.) motor-cars about.

OVERHANGING COAL Blaina Collier's Neglect. At Abertillery on Wednesday W. Gore, col- lier, Nantyglo, was summoned for a preach of special rule 83 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act by not spragging his working place at Messrs J. and W. Stone's colliery, Blaina, on May 20th; he was also summoned for neg- lecting to ensure the safety of Wm. Bond, a lad who was working with him on that date. Mr W. J. Everett prosecuted, and defendant pleaded guilty. It was stated that in defen- dant's stall a piece of coal was found by an assistant- examiner "overhanging for about 11 yards. There was only one sprag in position, but there had been four. Defendant expressed his regret, and as Mr Everett gave him a good character, he was fined only Ms 011 each charge, and ordered to pay two guineas costs.

NOISE AND UGLINESS. Are town dwellers becoming ugly A casual glance at the faces of people hurrying al6ng ul the crowded thoroughfares Icavesonp with the impression that the prevailing expression is a fixed look of irritation, which becomes intensi- fied into a positive scowl of exasperation what- ever the street noises are greatest. The result is fatal to good looks, for in a few years town dwellers are evolving into ugly and anxious types of beings, mainly through the clang and clatter of the streets which assails their jaded nerves unceasingly. So serious has this distress- ing evil become that petitions for its abate- ment, afi being strongly supported, though, all town life puts such afft additional strain upon the nervous system it would be more practical strengthen the nerves and make them a-blA to support the strain. That at any rate is easy of accomplishment, for we know of certain great personages who suffered acutely from nervous breakdown, but who speedily and permanently restored and increased their nerve forces with a course of Phosfertne. The remarkable energising properties of Phosferine Are thoroughly appreciated amongst our owto acquaintances, and it is our experience that whenever recourse is had to the famous nerve tonic a pleasing, amiable and self-reliant ex- pression, denoting stronger nerves, takes the place of the former Ugly, distressed and haggard looks which result from the wear and tear "of town life on the nerve system.