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SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1909. THE WORKER AND HIS OPPORTUNITIES. At a meeting of the Workers' Educa- tional Society, held at Newcastle, Sir Isambard Owen. who took ;j, prominent part in the creation of the University of Wales, delivered a hopeful speech on the possibilities of restoring to the people their birthright to education. At present the people have a narrow Jadder by means of which the boy or girl can reach higher education, but what he trusted to see wa* a broad high road which everyone who desired might traverse. The Dean of Durham regarded the position to-day as hopeful. The opportunities of the working man had changed for the better. He regarded the objects of the Universi- ties not to teach Greek and Latin and the ideas that belonged to the professions, but to teach men to become more manly, •• and create in their hearts the highest kind of patriotism, which was the patriot- ism of doing what was right among their brethren and feeing the best men they could be." Referring to the British people's disregard for foreign languages, he observed that it they studied European languages they would not be the victims of those miserable scares that took place now and again. Languages and travel are great educators and the popular excursions abroad do much to remove many of our insular prejudices which make us a source of amusement to the world during some scare such as the Tory papers raised recently purely for party gain. The general intelligence of the country should be above it, and would be witfi proper educational facilities within the reach of the people

THE LANDLORD AND THE TAXES. The Chancellor of the Exchequer put the Budget Bill in the hands of politicians before Whitsuntide, thus providing them with some form of entertainment for the holiday recess. It has really alarmed some of them by its practical proposals. Mr Lloyd George has actually had the audacity to so frame the regulations for taxing land that there is left no loophole of escape. That is just what happens to- day with the professional man or em- ployee who receives his income by means of a salary. He is taxed up to the full extent of his income, and therc is no means of escape. The rich landlords are angry because the Budget does not allow, the landowner to escape by any ruse or practice of valuation. The Duke of Devonshire, speaking at an agricultural sho# the other day, expressed his anger with the Budget, but surely landlords owning thousands of acres can afford to pay taxes, and should do it with the saple grace as do the men of small salaried By what right should Dukes and land magnates Escape whilst the men of small means are made to pay to the full ? The Duke bewailed the deplor- able ignorance of Ministers on the condition of agriculture, but they ap- parently know too much of the condition of land and landowning for the Duke. Church Rectors do not like the Govern- ment or the Budget any more than the landowners, for the rector of a Norfolk parish has published a strange screed on the wickedness of the Government. He announces to the world through the Parish Magarine that in consequence of the many sins of this Government, which would rob God and turn the churches into stables for horses," he will reduce his Christmas gifts to the poor: by half, and in consequence of rising rates and in- creased taxation his subscriptions will be reduced by that amount. As he blames the Government for introducing Old Age tensions, he recognises that the power f the village parson and hie gifts to the ,oor wiU jiot be so great, at all events e with the rfTipients of the pension/

The weather for the Whiteuntide fes- tival proved ideal, and thousands who watched the climatic conditions anxiously for "several days, preceding it were re- lieved to find the conditions favourable. There was no question about the promise of the day in South Wales, and, in conse- quence, the people were enabled to take full advantage of the opportunities for enjoyment which the public holiday offered. There were singing festivals and eisteddfodau, without which no holiday in Wales would be complete, but the, great attractions of the day were the numerous excursions to the towns, the country places, and the seaside. Hun- dreds of thousands of workers enjoyed a day's sunshine ill the country, and the yoiung made the most of the opportunities of the Sunday school treats. The sum of holiday happiness was made complex by the weather, for the sunsfrftie of the past weeks had made work in shop and faftory much more difficult and, in a sense, increased the anxieties for theholiday. It was a holiday remarkably free, locally, from those distressing accidents and incidents which so frequently mar a public holiday.

The worker is being taught many valuable lessons by means of Trade Unionism. A few years ago itwould have been difficult to get a Rhondda Valley miner to see that he had the slightest interest in the miners of France, Belgium, or Germany, or the conditions of work which prevail inithose countries. With some of the thoughtless it may be stil4 but the irack and file recognise the International character of trade or- ganisation and the interdependence of the workers of the world. The International Miners' Congress is one of the best organised bodies of an International character dealing with the interests of workmen, and its annual congresses are watched with considerable interest by workers w^o are not directly interested in mining. The Congress at Berlin, which was apeiied this week, has many important questions on its agenda in which Wales is intimately connected. In fact, the Continental miner is faced with precisely the same problems as the Welsh and the English miner. The topics for discussion before the International Con- gress include the Eight Hours question, safety in miner,, working-men inspector, old age pensions, the regulation of out- put, selHnir prices, annual ftoiulays—all, questions which might have been taken from the agenda of a meeting of miners' delegates in Cardiff.' Nor is this the only value of these congresses and conferences of an International character. More than anything else perhaps do these gatherings of representative working men from the leading nations make for International peace through the better understanding which they promote. The gatherings dispel International ignorance, mistrust, and hatred, and help the workers of all countries to see that their interests are identical though their nationalities are different and their forms of government.

The chief value of a holiday is change, and Mr Lloyd George found a complete change from the turmoil of Parliamentary life and responsibility for a Budget in re- turning to the village of his youth and i the companionship of schoolfellows, who found pleasure in honouring the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, by presenting to him a memento of his village and the years he spent there. Mr Lloyd George showed early signs of his genius when at the village school, and he has literally passed in his remarkably successful career from the village school to one of the highest offices of the State. He is a remarkable example of a prophet with honour in his own country and his village, and his con- sideration for the people is shown in a re- markable degree in his Budget proposals. He knows and understands the life and the struggles of the people, and he speaks in the House of Commons on social ques- tions with direct knowledge and from ex- perience strengthened by sympathy. His devotion to the people's cause is one of the most noticeable characteristics of his public life. In the strenuous life of a Chancellor of the Exchequer it must be a source of encouragement to know that he has the sympathies of his countrymen and that he has the regard and love of his schoolfellows and compatriots of his own village.

Fifty Yeans Ago. FROM" CARDIFF TIMES," JUNE4, 1859. At the mooting of the Board of Health on Friday the- surveyor reported that the practice of hanging clothes out to dry in the- ppblic streets was very objectionable, as itobstructed the traffic and impeded the ventilation of the street,. This practice prevailed in several streets of the town. A line stretched across with a linen prop in the centre. J-Ie also reported that the Town Hall vesti- tmle required colouring from bhe floor to the ceiling. One of the front doors was warped, and all of them required stopping and varnish- ing. A considerable portion of the woodwork required also cleaning and varnishing. The walls of the petty jury room give out an im- pure resinous matter, which is unpleasant, and is constantly oozing out. The skylights require puttying and painting, and some of the frame- work in the lobby ftght is quite decayed. The Judges' room requires to be repapered, and so does the hamsters' room. The walls in the witnesses' room, should be cleaned and coloured (No order was made). Superintendent Stoekdale, in his report say- I have to acknowledgc the honour of again having th? fire engines, ladders, and other apparatus confided to my care and manage- ment. After much labour I have got the fire 'engines into working order. I have had the hose repaired and all the connecting joints and scrows of the how for the two engines made alike, so,as to fit into each other, and prevent the mistake in the confusion which 'always takes plac; at night on a sudden outbreak .of firo." The letter carriers at Cardiff appeared for the first time in uniform. The walls of the town have been posted with bills announcing that the pleasure fair will be held as usual on Liandaff Green on Whrt-3iondoy. Mander's menagerie, the largest collection of wild animals in the world, will be among. the attractions. A pleasure Mr will also lie Jield in the Canton Cattle Market, which will be. thrown open free of charge, concluding with a dplay of fireworks. The advertisement, announces kjhat as the Market Tavern is not completed two booths for the sale of beer, &c., will be openedvon the, grounds. Sv. The Hibernian tiand have, arranged Jor a stcnmer to make a pleasur e excursion on .liit-lQ!ylay to. West on. The steamer, .owing to the tide, will leave the pier head at 4.30 a.m. There is a fine scuew steamer, the Robert Isaac, of London, at the docks. She is being loaded T. ith a cargo of 1.277 tons of coals for the Mediterranean. She is well worth a visit. The sailing ship Ebha. Brahie left the docks Avith 2,C00 tons of coal for the Mediterranean. She has a depth of nearly 20 feet", the largest draught of water of any vessel that has ever left the docks. Considerable excitement has prevailed at the docks during the past, few days in con- sequence of a curious looking personage being frequently seen hanging about them. He is a young man of American cast of counten- ance, accompanied by two large dogs of'the Culia bloodhound species. He walks with hs hanrls in his pockets, constantly holding two six-barrelled revolvers, which he declares are loaded. He is very civil and polite in his man- ners. and speaks a number of languages. There arc many conjectures respecting who he is, but the cjenera! belief is tha he is no less a per- sonage than Francis Joseph, the Imperial Emperc-r of Austria. I

AMERICAN TINPLATE TRADE. Reported Order to Strike. A telegram from New York on Wednesday states that in consequence of the Steel Trust allowing non-Unionists to work in their foun- dries and shops the tinplate workers' officials have ordered a strike from June 30th. Our tin- platc trade correspondent says it is quite pos- sible a strike will result at Trust tinplate works in the United States on Jun e 30th, but if it does it will be due to'causes arising at the Trust tinolate works as well as foundries, etc. During the last year the Trust mills were-idle for long periods, but for the last three months of this year the Trust mills have been driven to their utmost capacity. Reports have been circulated in the American Press that this would prove to be a record year for demand for tinplate. but accompanying this satisfactory state of tilings the tinplate millmen have been asked for a wage reduction of 10 per cent. I Lately the men's convention has been in sessior atDetroit. It was there agreed by them seek any advance of wages this year, ,l spoke strongly in favour of m>» wage scale as settled- la>* -T.0 .*? therefore seem that i ° arif, would be due to workmen .the Trust beins ,R £ for reduction. If this is tjK. the driving that has so unex- oeen going on at the Trust mills would i^cexplaint'd.for the 'frust must mw have heavy stocks, and would stand to gain much from en- hanced prices if ^strike took place. When the last great strike took place nt the Trust mills irf 1901 all but Romessen Mills were Union. That strike was over non-Union men at steel works, tinplate men coming out in sympathy, and ended disastrously to the men. The num- ber of non-Union mtlls has considerably in- creased since then. There is no doubt that the Trust finds itself pressed in many ways by the independent mills, which are now about to be II considerably increased in number.

UNITARIAN CONFERENCE. I Denomination's Progress. On Monday delegates from all parts of the count py and several foreign representatives assembled in London, when the eighty-fourth annual conference of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association was opened in Essex Hall under the presidency of Mr Jphn Harrison. ln,tlic annual report it is stated that during the (last five years, through the munificence of an anonymous subscriber of £1,000 a year and support which his generosity called forth an unprecedented amount of work at home and abrpad was undertaken by the association. The most important department, of the asso- ciation's activity was that described as home mission work. There were countless, oppor- tunities for Unitarian missionary work in and near London, and an agent (the Rv. J Arthur Pearson, had been appointed for the work. Reference was nipde 'to the progress of the work in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, an¡! Norway.

THE GIRL IN THE CITY. Much comment has been raised recently by the action of a certain Government Depart- ment which has issued a set of regulations to their female staff, advising the girls what to eat and what to wear. Employees who fail to comply with the new order arc threatened with dismissal, as the frequent absences and time lost through illness is traceable to the unsuit- able food and unsuitable clothing and careless- ness of health which most girl workers are prone to. Miss 1. M./ Morris, matron of the Y.W.C.A. Home, says Experience proves yoiun.^ girl clerks and teachers quickly recover their vitality after a course of Phosferine. and are able to continue their work with that renewed energy and efficiency so essential to their success in business hle- Y. .C.A. Home-, 2- Poplar Walk, Croydon.

Honoured in Native Place. PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS OPENS PWLLHELI GOLF LINKS. The [tight Hon. D. Lloyd George formally opened the extended seaside golf links at Pwllheli, yesterday, in lovely weather, in the presence of some hundreds of spectators. The Chancel!or, who was accompanied by 3frs Lloyd George, his little daughter Megan, and his brother, Mr William George, arrived by motor shortly after 11 o'clock. He was received by Mr A. Owen, president of the club; Mr R. Breen Turner, the captain, and Mr Caradoc Davies, the secretary. Mr Owen presented Mr Lloyd George with the seroli of life membership of the club enclosed in a small silver casket. Mr Owen said the scroll would entitle Mr Lloyd George to all the privileges of the club, except free whiskies—(laughter)—for the rest of his life. The Chancellor, in reply, said I beg to return my thanks for the honour you have thus conferred upon me. Mr Owen has admitted me to most of the privileges of the ctub, but he has exempted me from one or two. (Laughter.) Whiskies, for instance, are. a very serious deprivation -(laughter)-for I am told that some rascal up in London has put up the prices, and I think if you will catch him you will serve him as he deserves to be treated. (Laughter.) I have received the freedom of /towns and cities, and up to the present I have not been able to derive any advantage from that, but having been enrolled a, member oDf this club I assure you I can see in front of me the prospect of many advantages which I will derive from my membership. You have a beautiful course here. I am a great believer in golf. It is a healthy game and a very beneficial game, and the only people that I could not recommend to I)ress it upon the public are doctors. (Laughter.) It is not a good thing for their fee books, but for being good for the health and the temper of the community I am a great believei- in it. Afterwards, partnered by Mr Arthur Owen, the Chancellor engaged in a foursome with his brother, Mr William George, partnered by Mr Breen Turner. The two brothers drove off. and were loudly cheered as their drives carried clean over formidable bunkers below the tee. They halved the first hole. but afterwards the Chancellor and his partner got ahead, and were three up at the turn, and at the four- teenth hole. where the game was concluded for want of time, they were two up. Remark- able success marked Mr Lloyd George's efforts when his side were bunkered. His dex- terity in getting out of the bunker and sending the ball a good distance with his niblick forcibly reminded the large crowd whch fol- lowed his every movement of the resourceful- ness and completeness which be displayed in Parliamentary debates. The Luncheon. An adjournment was next made to the Tower Hotel, where a distinguished company sat viown to luncheon. Responding to the toast of his health, the Chancellor said the day's proceedings were a delichtful break in an arduous Session. There was no game that really tested a man uke golf. It tested all his qualities it tested his skill, it tested his temper, and above all it tested his language. (Laughter and applause.) He remarked on the delightful scenery secured from the links, and said the Pwllheli course reminded him of that of Biarritz. Although it was said that the test of a bad golfer was his proneness to talk about the beauty of the scenery, he must confess that he loved good scenery on a golf course, and', from that they might infer what sort of golfer he was. (Laughter.) He felt that they owed a debt of gratitude to distinguished statesmen who popularised golf and especially to Mr Balfbur. He felt that the country owed as deep a debt of gratitude to Mr Balfour for popularising golf as they owed him for some of his greatest achievements in statesmanship. Golf prolonged life, it threw away ill-health and all its associa- tions. (Applause.) Other speakers included Judge W. J. Evans and Mr W. R. More, hon. secretary of Royal St. David's, Harlech. The Chancellor and his party, accompanied by Mr Ellis Davies. M.P.. drove through the decorated streets of Pwllheli amid the cheers of a'groat crowd.

"Welcome Home." ADDRESS FROM OLD SCHOOLMATES. Crowds also lined the route all the way to Llanystumdwy Village seven miles away, and at the village of Abererch a child threw a bouquet into the car. Outside. Llanystumdwy the car was m?t bv the Presentation Committee, and the band of the Openshaw Boys' Brigade. Alighting from the car, the Chancellor walked through a blaze of decorations, and amid the cheers of a crowd of between two and three thousand on to the village green, where the ceremony had beenarranged to take place. The arch spanning the entrance to the green bore .the words. Croesaw Aref .(welcome home). Rev. Evan Evans,rector oi' Llansadwrn, a puf>i]; teacher in the Chancellor's schooldays, presided, an 1 Mr Robert 'Parry, auctioneer, a schoolmate,;<H>nducted on the platform. With the CllancellorV^jjarty we-fe Mr William Jones, M.P., Mr Ellis Dayies, M.P., Mr Osmond Williams, M.P., antT'Mr Crossley, M.P.. the latter being in the district with the Openshaw Boys' Brigade, who are ci'tcamped on the banks of the Dwyfor ]Riv,,r, clo--c to the villago. The proceedings openei&^with the Welsh National Anthem, sung by he children of Llanystumdwy school.. The Chairman, in a brief speech, sai4, it was a delight to b6 at a gather- ing of that nature — a. gathering assembled to do honour to a prophet in his own country. He had the privilege of teach- ing the Chancellor his first lessons in writing and arithmetic. His lessons had been fruitful in arithmetic. Mr Lloyd George had very re- cently shown them that he could cast up a big sum of money, and he was also proficient in the art of making people pay that sum. (Much laughter.) Regarding Lloyd George as a boy, one thing which struck him forcibly was his remarkable determination. No matter what the task set before him he would do it. and the same determination was seen in Lloyd George the man. (Cheers.) Speeches followed by a number of school- mates and by Mr William Jones, M.P.. Mr Ellis Davies, M.P., Mr Osmond Williams, M.P., Mr Crossley, M.P., the Rev. W. O. Jones, Liverpool, and others. The album having been handed over by Mr Morris Davies, Rotherhithe, an old schoolmate, the Chancellor rose to reply, amid a hurricane ot cheers. Mr Lloyd George, speaking with emotion, said to him the locality of Llanystum- dwy was full of memories, so full that he found it almost difficult task to speak at all. Yonder smithy (pointing) was his first Parliament, where night after night they discussed and decided all abstruse questions belonging to this world and the next in politics, in theology, in philosophy and science. (Laughter.) There was nothing too wide and comprehensivevfor them to discuss, and they settled them all a.mongs. themselves without the slightest misgiving He remembered the Franco-German war of 1870. and how the war was carried on in Llanystumdwy School. (Laughter.) Tht; boys divided themselves into two parties-, French and Prussians., The French entrenched themselves in the porch of the school, and (pointing to a schoolmate) there is Napo- leon. (Loud laughter.) Paying an eloquent tribute to his old schoolmaster, the late Mr Evan Evans, the Chancellor remarked that there was a tendency to forget one's debt to one's schoolmaster. Why,only that morning the boy who acted as his caddie at Pwllheli was a pulpil in the Intermediate school, and a boy who acted in a like capacity at Harlech only two years ago was now in Cambridge. (Cheers.) The advantages at present enjoyed by our youth were trans- figuring Wales. He could not but see the change when lie came down to Wales after having been wrangling in Parliament 9 over subjects — well, subjects which had iong before been settled in the village smithy, ( Laughter.) But to those who constantly lived there the effect was not so obvious. The pro- gress of the countrv went on as the grass grew, and was ripening into a fruitful harvest. Con- cluding, he said before the generation reared with him at the village school of Llanystum- dwy had died away he believed that it would impress itself deeply on the' history of the country, that it would take part in dethroning many an injustice which now obscured God's sunshine from the windows of the cottages of the masses. (Cheers.)

THE ADDRESS. The following is a free translation of the j address which was presented to Mr Lloyd George To the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P. As associates of your early days and schoolmates at Llanystumdwy we desire to present to, you this address as a sign of our sincere joy at your success and of our deep admiration of your character, your talents, and your work. You have climbed up every step of the way, leaving a path of silvery light behind you, and now we congratulate you most heartily at, your elevation to the high office of Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom. The Welsh nation re- joices in your ascent, and wishes you, the greatest of her sons, all honpur and admira- tion. So db we more than they all, inasmuch as we knew you first., and look upon you as one of Llanystumdwy's children, and neither are you asha med of your old home and early associates. Notwithstanding your great fame, your attachment to us. remains as brotherly and unassuming as though you were still one of us. The storv of your career will be an example and an inspiration to generations yet unborn, a l^amc and a glory to Wales and the Welsh nation. With this address you will find some pictures of personal interest to you. and hencefok-th, because of their con- nection with you, of national interest. One picture is that, of the cottage where you were bred. On this hearth was instilled the love which you bear towards your country, its language and religion. The second is the school where you learnt your first. lessons in history and arithmetic, knowledge which is of value to you now as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The third is the bridge in the village of Llanystumdwy. One day when you were yet a boy you carved your name on the stonework of its parapet. To-day the same name is engraven on the heart of Wales. and claims an honourable place amongst the names of the greatest in the kingdom. You will also see other pictures still more sacred. First, your beloved mother. Without doubt memory of her with you is warm and tender, and henceforth she will be called blessed amongst the mothers of Wales. Next comes your vener- able uncle Richard Lloyd. He likewise did nis part nobly towilrds. you, and we rejoice to see him so vigorous in the eventide of life and reaping so plentifu'ly of his; eaa?p. foc you. and bi3 Iaflfmr of love in your upbringing;, and lastly David Evans, your teacher fn the village school. And it is not often in those days a schoolmaster could be found more able and persevering. \Ve present to you also a small album containing the names of as many as remain of your schoolmates and others of your contemporaries in the parish. Most heartily do we wish you long life and every success and honour in the future, and may the Almighty lead you with His counsel and cast over you His protecting wing.—W. E. Williams, Ysguborhen (chairman), Wm. Roberts, Gwynd y (treasurer), W in. Pritchard, Penybryn (secretary),

,L' -.< r.M.(New Home. — «j £ *gjiUral Young Men's Christian Associa- which a new building is to be erected itr^fehe heart of the Metropolis, is the organisa- tion first formed by the late Sir George WU- liams and his fellow-Nvor kers hi the year 1844 in a small room in Saint Paul's Churchyard. This Association has, for upwards of 65 years, maintained an increasingly useful work in the best interests of the young men of London, seeking bv many agencies to promote their social, intellectual, physical, and spiritual wel- fare, and from it has grown the great associa- tion movement which ha/ now spread not only throughout the British Empire, but has become an active agency for good among the young manhood of all the nations of the world. The last returns show that there arc to-day 7,681 associations, with an enrolled membership of 820 643, carrying on work in buildings specially Qfec* el n.t a cost of £ 10.257,815. During recent years the Central Association in London has been hampered, and its' usefulness limited, through the lack of adequate accommodation. It has therefore -been decided, to erect a build- ing which, specially designed and equipped for the many departments of work maintained by the association, shall become a cerftre of bene- ficent activity among young men. The site is situate on the east side of Tottenham Court- road, and is bounded on the south, by Great Russell-street, on the, north by Bedford Avenue, and on the east by Caroline-street. It forms a self-contained block with froiftages on each side, and has a total area of 28,124 square feet. The building will contain a club for 10,000 young men, a business men's college, a residential home, a school of Bible study, gvm- nasium and swimming bath, as well as a junior section. The committee aud their friends have promised a -considerable sum of money towards the cost of this great and important under- taking, and they now appeal for the balance of ¡ E8,3,000 still required to complete and furnish the building. Newport's imports and exports for May exceeded those of any other month by a Sub- stantial margin. Coal shipments were over 20,000 tons, And general cargo shipments, in- cluding railroad iron and galvanised iron. ex- ceeded any previous records by about 30,000 tons. I John Martin (50). a tailor, was knocked down by a motor car on the Penywern-road, Neath, on Wednesday. He received a severe wound on the forehead, which bled profusely. P.S. John Davies rendered first aid and the injured man was afterwards treated by Or. D. L. Davies.

Woman Terribly Injured. SEQUEL TO ALLEGED LIAISON. MUMBLES ROAD SENSATION. What appears very like a case of attempted murder occurred on the Mumbles road late on Thursday night about 11 o'clock. Some people passing at a point near Sketty-road, about 2t miles from Swansea, saw a woman, since identified as MrsBevcn, living apart from her husband at the Strand, Swansea, run round the corner up Sketty-road and fall in a state of collapse. They found that she had a terrible wound in her throat. The motor ambulance was sent for, ahd she was conveyed to the Swansea Hospital where it was ascertained she had sustained terrible injuries to the throat and that her hands were cut in a manner which indicated that she had, in trying to save herself, seized hold of the knife or other weapon with which she was being attacked. The condition of the woman is regarded as critical. It appears that about 10.30 Inst night Mr and Mrs Thomas, who live at Ty Graham Lodge, at Singleton Park, situated on the left hand side up Sketty-road, heard a scream and then another scream. They were in bed at the time, and dressing they went out. In the dark- ness they found a woman rnshing (town still screaming and staggering. She fell just, oppo- site the lodge. When they came to her she said, I am murdered." They found a wound on the woman's throat, to hands were cut, and the head was also bahdlv cut. She was conscious at the time; but in an hysterical con- dition. Her rambling statement was to the efftct, that she was courting a man named Evans, when a man jumped over a will at a spot she indicated, which was about 112 paces up the Sketty-road, and attacked Evans, who fought with him as long as he could, and then the stranger attacked her,inflicting the injuries to her head. A man named Brown, coachman to Mr Graham Vivian, of Clyne Castle, cycled to Black Pill, and telephoned to the motor ambu- lance. When the woman was recaived at the hospital she was unconscious and pulseless. Her pulse recovered, but the doctors hold out not thc, slightest hope of her recovery. She has a wound four and a half inches long and several ghastly cuts on the face, and, indeed, is so disfigured that when Inspectors West and Lewis went to identify her they could only do so with difficulty. On an investigation being made of the scene, a pool of blood was found, and close to it a razor with a broken handle. The razor was taken possession of by Sergeant Davie's, of the county police.

DRAMATIC ARREST. At 1.45 this morning as P.C. Thompson was talking to Water Inspectors Croote and Dean in the Strarid a man named Benjamin Evans was seen approaching. The constable went to him and told him he was going to arrest him on suspicion of being concerned in an attempted murder. The man resisted arrest, whereupon the officer called upon Messrs Croote and Dean to assist him. Mr Dean caught hold of the prisoner by one arm, whilst the constable held him by the other, and Mr r Croote took the policeman's whistle and blew it. Several constables came in response to the call, and a desperate struggle ended in his being overpowered by five policemen, who eventually had to procure a strctcher to take him to the police station. s After the woman's statement the police had made an investigation of the scene, and it is understood that. from the absence of evidence bearing out her story of an attack by and struggle with a stranger, they were led to suspect Evans. Lodge-keeper Interviewed. Mr Thomas, the Singleton, lodge-keeper, who, with his wife, was the first to hear the screams and rushed out to the woman's assist- ance, in an interview said "I should sav it would be about 10.30, and I wasgoing off for th night when I heard a terrible scream. I heard it again, and then jumped out and rushed a few things on and got out. It was pitch dark, and we could see little for fl. while. But then the woman came running down the road, and fell just there (pointing to the pathway close to the entrance to the lodge). When she got there she said, I am mur- dered,' and then we could see that she was all cut about, and that there was a wound on her throat. She was in such a state that slic could not talk very. much. She said she was courting a man named Bennie Evans, and that a strange man jumped over the hedge and atticked Bennie. He held out as long as lie could, and after that the man attacked her. She did not say who the man was who had attacked them, and said she did not know him." It was noticed that the woman wore a wedding ring.

INJURED WOMAN'S DEPOSITION. The woman Bevan recovered consciousness ye^ter^ax^ m6rniM,K^n^,t^h« police.deeded to-j tafce'tier depositions. Accordingly they too^c the accused man, Beh Evan's, in a cab to the bosj pital, and there me.^Mi" Gordon, J.P., and the magistraks'cIel'k,-as well as Inspector Weekes and Detectives Roberts and Howard. The accused, who was handcuffed, seemed in a rather excited condition. The woman was in a very low state, and her statement was got with great difficulty; owing to her condition. Indeed, although it is only a short narrative, it occupied 40 minutes. It, Is noteworthy that, the statement she made is altogether different from the hysterical state- mc-nt, she is alleged to have made soon after" the at tack on .her. She then exonerated E v&ft' la her depositions Bevan said she ,-uhd, married woman living apart from her joii ving and that for some time she hadjae up her with Evans, She, however, ha,<?;o her lw, mind to leave Evans and re+'.vfiqt»w,ifl'to in- -io ifl?r to in- band. This annoyed E va^ sjprfT They met duce her to reconsider hfo j^pyMelin Public- vesterday evening-, at the theatre. On house, and arranger^p^i suggestion, they the way, .3jt^^alk*<ustead. They took deeid(^.4o.«y^kn<jv „n alighting proceeded team tg&U^road. On nearing the bottom of do at a point not far from the Mivnhles- i'OfwJ, they stopped and leaned over a-gate talk- mg. During the conversation Evans asked her what she, was going to do. She- intimated her firm determination to return to her husband. and the next thing she kneiv was that Evans drew a. sharp imt ill men t across her throat- She grasped the instrument, which proved to be a razor, and in the struggle broke it and threw away the pieces. She then ran ofT down the Tane, and that was all she remembered. The prisoner, who preserved a stolid demea- nour, was asked if he wished to put anv ques- tions to the woman, and lie said, I hare no questions to put, and I am not going to make anv Statement." The depositions were then signed by the woman. Accused Remanded. Subsequently the prisoner was formally brought up before Mr Gordon, J.P., and charged with the offence. Formal evidence of arrest having been taken prisoncrwas remanded till Wednesday next: The latest inquiries show that the woman's condition continues very grave, and, though recovery is possible, it is still very improbable.

"Duchess" for Nation 1 Lord Balcarres (chairman and Messrs Spiel- mann and Witt (hon. secretaries) of the National Art Collections Fund, write as fol- lows We have the pleasure to inform you that the National Art Collections Fund has suc- ceeded in its efforts to save Holbein's Duchess of Milan for the nation, and the picture will remain at the National Gallery. One contri- butor, whose identity we are not at liberty to disclose, has given no less a sum than £ 40,000, and had it not been for this unparalleled generosity tthe great masterpiece would assuredly have been lost to the country. Of the remaining E32,000 the Treasury are contributing £10,000. other contributors £ 15,5C0. and the Natioafil Art Collections Fund has taken upon itself the responsibility of rais- ing the balance of £ 6,500. The committee of the National Art Collections Fund appeal earn- estly to all those who share our deep sense of gratitude at the picture having been saved to contvibute according to their means to relieve, the society of their guarantee of £ 6,500, thus leaving it iree to carry, on its work in other directions." After refuting the allegations of inactivity on the part of the society, the statement con- tinues :— As regarJs the price, which is stated to be r p excessive, we must of course a Imit that it is very large, but in this case it was governed by the deman h though in point of fact it would have pai 1 Messrs Colnaghi better to have traruoferre 'the picture immediately on its pur- chase without giving, any option to the nation." 7-

LICENSING JUSTICES. The Cardiff Licensing justices met yesterday, Dr. Wm. Taylor presiding, and considered plans for alterations and improvements to a, number of houses, the justices themselves hav- ing required the alterations In most cases the plius were approved, and in others they were adjourned., Ir Geo. Chamberlain, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, Queen-street, asked per-, missionto convert a look-up shop into premises for an ofT-licen e bottle trade. It was shown in evidence that the lock-up shop at one time formed part of the licensed premises, and Mr Chamberlain assured the Bench that no liquor would be consumed on the premises. The application was granted. In the case of a transfer applied for in respc#t of the Lansdowne Hotel, Dr. Taylor said the Bench objected to the proposed agreement with the manager, who was to receive E2 10s per week and 10 per cent. commission on the net, profits. They would not, permit commis- sion to be given on the sale of spirits, though as much as the proprietors liked mÍ<l,ht be cciven on the sale of food. A temporary trans- fer was granted, so that another agreement might, be prepared when the permanent trans- ( for was asked for.

Sixty Men Buried Alive. TRAGIC SEQUEL TO FIGHT IN A, MINE- Lisbon, Thursday.—The Lisbon papers to- day publish details of an extraordinary tragedy which occurred in a mine at Arrada, in Spain, last night. It appears t.hat 60 miners belonging in almost equal numbers to two rival workmen's associations entered into a hot dispute with regard to labour questions, the quarrel speedily developing into a free fight. Whilst the struggle was in progress one of the combatants, who was a shot. firer, acci- dentally dropped a dynamite cartridge, which exploded with such violence that the roof and wails of the mine collapsed and buried the whole of the men. A rescue pat-tysucecoded in getting out five of the men alive, and ten dead bodies have been recovered. It is feared that the whole of the remainder have pcrishcd.-Ccntral News.

A STRANGE CARDIFF SUICfDE. MORTUARY ATTENDANT'S DISCOVERY. Mr W. Yorath (city coroner) held an inquest at Cardiff yesterday on the body of Frederick West (57), manager of the skating riijk in Andrew's Hall, Queen-street, where he was found dead on Wednesday evening. Deceased, it appeared, came to Cardiff in April, having prevously been with the same eompiny tkt Earl's Court, London. He was partially para-' • lysed. and could only walk with the aid of a stick. lie was a widower, and had uo trouble of any kind, as far as was known. His wages, were 35s per week and commission on the profits. He was riot worried about business at the rink, which was very successful, the after- noon prior to deceased's death being a record one for the takings. On the Tuesday deceased; complained of being weak and of having a, pain about the hjgart; but on Wednesday he. was very cheerful. He was temperate in his habits, Deceased was found lying dead on the floor of his office, t,he door of which had been forced.. Near P.C. Powell fouud a glass conttinings small quantity of water and a bottle of potas- sium cyanide, which is a deadly poison, an4 is largely used by photographers.. Dr. J. J. Buist said some potassium cyanide had been dissolved in the glass found in the office, and death was due to poisoning. The' attendant at the mortuary told witness some green peas had fallen out the deceased,s mouth. On the doctor examining the peas he found they were sulphate of iron crystals, which are an antidote to the potassium cyan- ide. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide."

HISTORY OF AN ASSAULT. I Edwin Smith, builder, of Cardiff, was sum- moned by ElizabethEvans at Cardiff yesterday for assault. The woman said the man struck her a violent blow while they were in Park-place. Mr Harold Lloyd, who appeared for the de-, fence, admitted the man struck the woman. What had happened, however, was that this man had instructed his firm to write a letter to tlus woman warning her not to molest him. On the day of the alleged assault they were both at his (Mr Lloyd's) office and they left together, the man leading. When they got into the street the woman went up behind the man and pulled his hat over his eves, she also struck him on the head. He then turned round ana struck the woman. Mr Lloyd thought that if the man was assaulted first he was thoroughly. justified in defending himself.. Whilst admitting that there had been very considerable provocation, Mr E. Milner Jones (t,h2 Deputy Stipendiary) did not think the man ought to have struck the woman as he did. He would have to pay a fine of 10s. Mr Lloyd asked for the woman to bi warned not to molest the man. Mr Milner Jones They have lived together and now he had left her. she is left on her own., Mr Llovd I suggest she had better consult someone. The man. at ahy rate, is entitled to' have peace.

WF' NATIONAL PAGEANT. A wire was received by Captain Vaughan at Pageant House on Thursday afternoon stating that Lady St. David's will take part in the pageant. Her Ladyship's part has not yet- been decided upon. A large body of singers has been got together to effectively render the music arranged for the pageant, but there are still many vacancies for tenors and basses, and the captain of the chorus, Mr Shaplanl Dobbs, will, be glad if men who have the requisite time and ability wj' be -tod enough to communicate with him- On either ac-thc Pageant House or 14, Dto fries-place. It has been founi n-cessax on change the venue for the first ruhes" been Tuesday next. and th" Park Halls. The engaged instead of the Y.M.C. A, It a in addi- Hallelujah Chorus will be rcir'have been tion.to trhe Welsh melodies whfcrd, and it iahn r A suitably harmonised bv Mr A'-choir shall highly essentia! tfiat'! t fmt in evt-r^'W&y; thoroughly capable ani

MEEflN63_lMPER0RS' Fridav.-There is a growine St. Petersb-T the approaching meeting of convictioja. Emperor William will have far- thc Czstfiiternational consequences. Besides rnaç.h;" on Buelow, Prince Von Schoen (secre- Pri-of State for Foreign Affairs. an A Minister •fMarine), will accompany the Emperor. M. tolypin (the ftussian Premier) will accom- pany the Czar. It has been arranged that the meeting shall take place on the 17th in3t. After the exchange of greetings there will be family lundi on board Russian Imperial yacht Stan dart. Banquets will be given on board the Standart on the 17th, and on the Hohenzollern on the 18th. The Emperor William will visit several ships of the Russian Squadron on the 18th inst, and will take lunch on one of the vessels. The emperors will lunch together on the 19th instant onboard the Russian Imperial yacht Polar Star, after which the German Emperor will depart.-Reutcr.

MR HALDANE'S SCHOOL DAYS: Edinburgh Academy was the scene of Mr Haldane's school days, and he recently (says a writer in the Strand Magaz-ne ") indulged in some amusing reminiscences when addressing the Cadet Corps of his old school. You are,' he said, a little more luxurious than we were. I am told that the e.oya sometimes spend two- pence and even t hreepence on their lunches.- We never ha<L more than .1, penny. I recall how we used to light for a, currant bun and iialf an Albert, across the I)ar in the jani- tor's window The only drinking water was in a trough under the swaying bodies of the mass of boys fighting,to get their lunches yotf dipped down as well as you could and got A jugful of water and crumbs, and slaked your thirst for the day."

ROATH DOCK MYSTERY. The Coroner's inquiry at Cardiff vesterdayJoB the body of the man found in Roath Dock on Wednesday did not throw- any' light upon the mystery, no evidence of identification being íorthoming. Deceased, apparently a seaman had 9s 4d in his pockets but no papers or let- ters of any sort to afford a clue as to his m identity. The body' was badlv decomposed, having been about six weeks in the water; The police have not b -eh notified that anyone answering to the description of the deceased iS missing. A verdict of "Found drowned was returned. f,

JJ' CARDIFF HOTEL MYSTERY. At 4 a.m. yesterday morning the Cardiff police found the back door of the Bridge IIotel, .• Bute-street, open, and they aroused the manager, who on coming downstairs found that the cash till, which w ighs about 2cwt., lying open in the cellar. Thirty pounds in gold and silver is stated to have been taken- JThe police have the matter in hand, Detectives Gret ton and Harris having made investigation?, but, thus far no clue likely to lead to an arrest has been obtained. ————

TROUBLE OVER ADOPTED SON. Mr Lyndon Cooper explained to the Newport magistrates yesterday that about, a month ago Richard Richards, Capel-street. for whom ile- appeared, was summoned for deserting h'S wife, Jane Richards. The case was adjourned f to give her a chance of going back to live with him and leaving another man. She decline to leave this men Mis Richards said that, since the list ctt90 was heard her husband had gone to th" floor and asked her whether she would go with She declined to leave her home, and he went to live with his son,' but later was "chucked out." Mr Cooper; Will you leave this maUt Macarty, who is living with you in the hoûsÇ f Mrs Richards (warmly) What do you mean by living with me ? H<- is my adopted son, an» I wi 11 not turn him out. III ;10, I will have 110 home. The Clerk Don't rave like that. Mrs Richards: It's enough to make one. been a brute to me, the scamp i Mr Cooper You will no-' leave this Otn«r man ? t Mrs Richards No never. Why should ? I will not live with him (pointing to her band) because he walks about arm-in-arm witB a woman and laughs at me. Mr COoper Don't be angry with me. I ca help it. Don't talk so much. I can't help, your troubles. Mrs itieliar4s You' are paid to talk- (Laughter.) On being told that the case would be o's missed and that she hid Is 6d costs Mr3 Richards again b came voluble and M T. Cordey (chairman) told her that her tongue was far too long. f As Mrs Richards left, the c(,urtintir.-ibcr IOf women made some uncomplimentary ivmnncs, and Mr L. Cooper remarked, You soaietinic* Wonder why I am a bachelor." (Laughter.)