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Poaching at Hopkinstown. At the Porth Police Court on Thursday—be- fore Mr Ivor A. Lewis and Mr Thomas Jonas— David Charles, Hopkinstown, was summoned fa. being in possession of game on Saturday. P S Evans stated that about four o'clock on iha day in question he saw the defendant com- ing from the direction of Bryngola Farm accom- panied by a. man, who ran away immediately he saw witness. He noticed something bulky under the defendant's "coat, and upon examining him found a live rabbit in his coat pocket. The rabbit had been bitten about the head, appar- ently by a ferret- He also found in bis clothing a dead rabbit, the hind and fore legs being tied. The Bench thought there was no doubt the defendant had been poaching, and a fine of £ 1 was imposed.

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MOUNTAIN ASH DISTRICT COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting of the Moun- tain Ash District Council was held at the Town Hall, Mountain Ash, on Monday. Mr John Powell, J-P., presided. The attendance inclu- ded Councillors D. W. Howell, William Little, F. N. Grey, James James, E. Morgan, Morgan Morgan, David Rogers, Thomas Edmunds, Wm. Phillips, W. Lewis, Evan Jones, Rees Price, William Evans, and T. Bevan, with the clerk, Mr H. P. Linton, and the surveyor, Mr John Williams.. The Clerk submitted his estimate of expendi- ture for the next six months, shewing the total chargeable to the rates to be £7,438 16s lOd. h the estimate appeared an item oi dE610 pro- posed to be spent on the waterworks. Mr Mor- gan Morgan desired to know if this amount could not be reduced, and the Surveyor was instructed to go into figures to see if this item could not be reduced. Mr Morgan also sugges- ted that an item of £ 129 for street improve- ments at Ynysybwl should be struck out of the present estimate, and the work deferred for six months. Mr David Rogers agreed to this, conditionally upon the other districts mak- ing similar sacrifices. Ultimately various sums, amounting to £ 259, provided for street im- provements, were struck out, and the work deferred. In reply to Mr Morgan Morgan, the Clerk stated that the rateable value of the district during the last six months was £ 123,000; this half-year, however, there was a decrease of ;cis,ooo. Inspector J. David reported having visited th lodging-houses in the district, and found them clean and free from overcrowding. The Surveyor, in his report, stated there was a substantial increase in the sale of gas as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. He submitted an estimate for light- ing Thomas street, Miskin, Oakland Place, and Cil Haul Terrace, Mountain Ash. Dr E. P. Evans, the medical officer, reported one case of membraneous croup at Oxford street, Mountain Ash, two cases of erysipelas at Knight street, and Cardiff road,. Mountain Ash. Mr G. R. Birch, butcher, Abercynon. applied for a piece of land for a garden near the Gas t Works, Penrhiwceiber, I Mr W. Little thought it was undesirable to let the istna, especially for the "paltry" sum of ten shillings a year. Tt was decided, on the casting vote of the Chairman, to let the land. The Clerk reported that he had carefully con- sidered the question as to whether the Council had any power to prevent ordinary street cries or noises, and had come to the conclusion that they had no such power. That power had been conferred upon the County Council, who had n.adc bye-laws to the effect that "no person shall continue to sound or play upon any musi- cal or noisy instrument, or sing, or without reasonable cause make any loud noise whatever in any street after being required to depart by any constable or inniate. A similar bye-law to this had been before the judges, and it had been decided by six judges that such a bye-law was good and reasonable, but he (the Clerk) thought it was only fair that he should inform the Council that the matter had been before five other judges who came to a totally different conclusion. (Laughter). They MulcT call the attention of the Cosnty Council to any objectionable noise, and it would be competent for the Council to take action if they thought fit. Mr James James said serious complaints had been made at Miskin on this matter, and a petition had been signed by 100 people. He, thought these noises should be prohibited, if there was any possibility, and he proposed that the County Council be written to, and also that the attention of the head of the police be called to the fact that the bye-law had been broken. A reply was received from Mr A. Beasley, saying that the road between the Canal Bridge and Taff Bridge, Abercynon, was a parish road and repairable by the local authority, by whom the fence should be erected. Some discussion ensued as to the advisability of the Council undertaking the work, and subsequently it was decided not to fence the road. A letter was received from the Rev R. D. Evans, the Vicar of Penrhiwceiber, saying he had been served with a notice respecting pri- vate improvements in Church street. He was apportioned to pay J618 15s 4d for the frontage of St. Winefred's Mission room. Inasmuch as the premises proposed to be charged for were used entirely for Sunday School purposes and religious meetings generally, he hoped the Board would exempt that portion of the Church buildings from their claim. The Clerk pointed out that the Mission Room was not rated to the poor, and that, therefore, they should not pay for private street works. The Vicarage was rated to the poor, and could be called upon to pay. On the motion of Mr W. Little, the Mis- sion Room was exempted. Mr David Rogers proposed that an additional lamp be erected in Penygraig Terrace, Ynysy- bwl, and that the lamps between Robertstown and Cribinddu street be re-arranged. The Surveyor was instructed to report on the matter. Tenders were received for the planting of trees at the Victoria Pleasure Ground, and that of Messrs Shaw, Abergavenny, of JE118 5s, was accepted. The tenders of Messrs Vipin and Co. at 10s 7d per ton, and Messrs Down and Co. at 10s per ton. were accepted for the supply of I coal.

PORTH COTTAGE HOSPITAL. A meeting of the Porth Cottage Hospital Committee was held on Thursday evening at the Hospital under the presidency of Alderman Dr Henry Naunton Davies, J.P. It was decided to increase the Management Committee to thirty, and the Ladies' Committee to fifteen. Thanks to donors were accorded, and special reference made to the generosity of Mrs Curre, one of the owners of the Bailey estate. The Hospital, which has been closed for a few months owing to Tack of funds, has now been re-opened. It has still a debt of about £ 70. Recent donations include:—Miss Clara Thomas of Llwynmadoc, Brecon, £100; Mrs Curre, Itton Court, Chepstow, E25, and an annual sub- sription of £ 25; Cambrian Collieries, Limited, £ 50; Mrs Ivor Griffiths, zClO ïÙs; Mrs Craw- shay Bailey, E5; Cambrian Colliery workmen, £6 6s; and Mr T. Griffiths, J.P., Cymmer, £ 2.

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PONTYPRIDD DISTRICT COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting of the Pontypridd District Council was held on Tuesday, Mr P. Gowan, J.P., presiding. There were also pre- sent: Councillors R. T. Richards (vice-chair man), F. G, Edwards, Watkin Williams, D. R. Evans, J. E. Spickett, W. Lewis, W. H. Gronow, H. Morgan, H. Bramwell, W. Jones- Powell, R. L. Phillips, H. Rowlands, and Ed. Williams, with the clerk, Mr M. H. Grover, and the surveyor, Mr Edward Rees. Mr Sadler, deputy-engineer of the Taff Vale Railway Company, wrote with reference to the condition of the wall supporting the railway at Gyfeillion, and stated that he would place the Council's communication on the matter before Mr Sibbering, the engineer, on his return to office. The Chairman: I think we ought to write telling them that we hold the Company respon- sible for any damage done. The Vice-chairman: Quite right. The Chairman: I move that be done.—This was seconded and agreed to. Dr Hamlen-Williams, J.P., Fairfield, wrote asking the Council to defer the consideration of the question of right of way along the road near his residence, as he was unable to be pre- sent at the meeting owing to the critical con- dition of his wife. The Chairman: I move that any discussion on this matter be adjourned until some future date to be arranged between ourselves and the doctor. At the same time, I think it is the duty of the Council to move a vote of sympathy with Or Williams in his present position. I called there this morning, and Mrs Williams' illness is critical. I don't think I should be doing my duty unless I move a vote of sym- pathy with Dr Williams, and that our clerk convey that vote to him. Councillor Edward Williams seconded, and the motion was agreed to. The Council next considered the closing of the passenger traffic on the Pontypridd, Caer- philly, and Newport railway, after the 31st De- cember. Mr Henshaw, the general manager of the Company, now wrote to the Council saying this decision had been come to by the Company after full consideration, A letter was also read from the Pontypridd Chamber of Trade asking the Council to do all in their power to retain this public convenience. The Chairman: What is our position in We matter? I think it is our duty, in the interest of the town, not to allow this railway to be closed if we can prevent it. Mr Jones-Powell: What power have we to prevent its closing? The Chairman: I think the proper course for us to adopt would Be to refer this matter to the clerk to see what power we have, and also write to thio Railway Commissioners. Mr D. R. Evans: I think we should use every possible means to keep the traffic open. Mr Jones-Powell: I move that'we refer the matter to the Clerk, and that Mr Grover be also instructed to write to the Railway Com- missioners on the matter.— The motion was adopted. The assistant overseer of the parish of Pont- ypridd wrote to the following effect: — "Dear Sir,—I am directed by the overseers to inform your Council that the Overseers waited upon the members of the Pontypridd Board of Guardians and of the ontypridd School Board in accordance with Che decision come to at the joint meeting of the Overseers, and the Finance Committee of your Council, and although the overseers were unable to obtain any decrease in the respective calls for the current half year, they have reason to believe that the represen- tations made by the overseers will have full con- sideration when the precepts will be issued for the ensuing half year, and when the effects of the strike will more seriously affect the rateable value. The overseers are glad to be able to state that no increase will be made in the poor rate in the current half year, as a rate of Is 4d in the £ is calculated to fully meet the expendi- ture for that period, notwithstanding that the loss in the rateable value on the collieries ex- ceeds ,OOO. The gross rental and rateable value respectively for i#ie purposes of the next rate will be L184,767 15s and L158,292 15s. I am, dear, sir, yours faithfully, Joseph David." The Chairman thought this was very satisfac- tory, and with this view the other councillors concurred. A circular was read from the local branch of the Typographical Society calling the attention of the Council to the printing offices in the town paying the Trades' Union rate of wages. and asking the Council to only patronise such printing offices. Mr F. G. Edwards: I move that we acknow- ledge the receipt of the circular, and exPress our readiness to fall in with the suggestion con- tained therein. I think you will find that it contains the whole of the printing offices of the town, and I believe most of the members of the Council agree entirely with the principles and sentiments contained in the circular.—Mr W. Jones-Powell seconded, and the motion was carried. While on this subject, the Chairman said ha thought he ougEt to mneCion a breach of eti- quette. He produced Two local papers, in one of which had appeared a report of a meeting of the PUblic Works Committee. There were, hj said, no reporters present at the meeting, and someone must have given a report of the proceedings. He did not blame anyone, be- cause he did not know whom to blame. He thought that a breach of etiquette had been com- mitted, and this was not the first occasion on which they had reason to complain of it. If the committee meetings were to be reported he preferred seeing the reporters present to report the proceedings. (Hear, hear). It was for the Council to decide whether the reporters shoald attend the meetings or not, and he con- sidered they should go so far as to pass a vote of censure upon the person or persons who had supplied the report to the Press. In response to several requests the Clerk read the reports complained of. They referred to the use of granolithic in the Avenue, and alleged that Mr F. G. Edwards had supported Mr Watkin Williams in having it laid down tbere. The Chairman: I want to know how those reports got into the Press. It is a mystery how they do get in. As I have said before, it is a breach of etiquette. Mr Watkin Williams: Was there any other person present besides the members of the com- mittee, Mr Chairman? The Chairman: Not that I am aware of. Mr Watkin Williams: Then it must be one of the members who were present who gave it to the Press. The Chairman: I am not in a position to lay the blame at the door of anyone, but I must say that there is blame somewhere. Mr W. Lewis: Look around to see who blushes, Mr Chairman. (Laughter). Mr Watkin Williams: It would be best for the person who supplied the information to got up and say he is sorry for what he has done. (Laughter). Mr Fred Edwards: This is the first I have heard of these reports, and as it refers to me I should say this: It is a most remarkable re- port—although perhaps considering the source it comes from it is not remarkable. It is re- markable in this respect, that where it refers to me supporting the proposition, it is well within the knowledge of the members present at the second meeting when the matter was finally discussed, Mr Edwards was not present at the meeting, so you see that in one particular —an important particular—as far as the report goes it is unfounded, and the suggestion based on it is unfounded also. The Chairman: I can bear out what Mr Ed- wards says. He came in when the discussion was all over. Mr H. Bramwell (ohairman of the Public Works Committee): That is so. It is not what a member says or has said for us to consider. Information supposed to be private becomes public. If it is to be made public it ought to be reported by a reporter. At the same time I think it is against the interest of the town to have the meetings of the Public Works Com- mittee reported in the Press. The Chairman: We must have it one way or the other. Have the reporters here or not. No proposition being forthcoming the matter was allowed to drop. A letter was read from Dr Jenkins, Gelli- wasiad road, expressing regret for not having reported a case of typhoid fever at Berw road to the Council's medical officer of health. He was away on his holidays at the time, and the case was attended to by his assistant. Mr F. G. Edwards: What about the other case it was said Dr Jenkins attended to at Pentrebach ? The Chairman: The Medical Officer is to re- port upon that. That is what we decided at the last meeting. I suppose we will accept Dr Jenkins' explanation for this one?—This was done. Mr A. O. Evans wrote resigning his appoint- ment as chief officer of the Pontypridd Fire Brigade, and he recommended Mr Tom Cule (second officer) for that appointment. He ten- dered his resignation with regret. Mr Eaward Williams said the brigade would be holding a meeting on Wednesday night, and would ask Mr A. O. Evans to continue holding his appointment. *He suggested that the resig- nation be not accepted until they heard the re- sult of that meeting. This suggestion was adopted. In accordance with notice, Mr W. Lewis pro- posed that the Surveyor prepare plans and esti- mates for a footbridge across the river at Cil. fynydd, and that the Mountain Ash Council be asked to contribute towards the cost of its con- struction. Mr T. B. Evans seconded, Mr Fred Edwards: I want to know the posi- tior. of the Council if the Mountain Ash Coun- cil refuse to contribute. Mr Jones-Powell: We don't bind ourselves at all If the Mountain Ash Council do not contri- bute. Mr Lewis: If the Mountain Ash Council will not contribute, I will again ask you to carry out th? work ourselves.—The motion was adopted. Mr Grande, who was recently fined for a fish frying nuisance at the Tramroad, wrote asking the Council to advise him as to what improve- ments were necessary to be carried out to his premises. Mr J. E. Spickett moved that a reply be sent pointing out to Mr Grande that this was a matter for himself 'only. Mr Bramwell: Yes; if he requires advice he had better go to a professional man. We can't advise him. Mr Spickett's suggestion was agreed to. A report on the right of way Rear the Malt- sters' Arms was referred to a committee for consideration. Mrs Bassett, Merthyr Road, wrote complain- ing of the council diverting a stream on the Com- mon to fill tanks, and which formerly flowed to her garden at the back of her house. She re- quired the water for domestic purposes. The matter was referred to the members of the Tra- llwn Ward for investigation. Mr Rees, the surveyor, reported having visi- ted Coedpenmaen road, and he found that it had been opened up in several places for the purpose of laying down gas mains, and the metalling had not been properly relaid. He suggested that the roadmen put these places in repair, and charge the expense to the Gas Com- mittee. The Council resolved to do the work and charge the cost to the Gas Committee. The Surveyor had also made enquiries re- specting the drain, complained of by Mr W. H. Key, at Coedpenmaen, and the allegation that prior to the Council laying the sewer along Foundry Place the road was efficiently and pro- perly drained. He found that a poriton of the drain which had been interfered with at the time had been properly relaid. This matter was referred to a committee for consideration. The report further stated that the members of the Cilfynydd ward had met Mr Evans, the owner of the property at the corner of Richard stieet and Cilfynydd road, with reference to the purchase of land required for improvements at this spot. Mr Evans was prepared to sell 141 square yards at 7s 6d per; yard, and 99* yards at 5s per yard, a total of £77 14s 8d. This matter was referred to a joint committee of the Council and representatives of the County Council. Sanitary Inspector Rowlands reported that not a single case of infectious disease had oc- curred in his district during the month. Inspector Johns reported five cases of scarla- tina. Mr W. Jones-Powell called the attention of the Council to the wretched way in which the vehicular traffic in Pontypridd was regulated. He moved that the police be asked to properly direct the traffic on the busy days of the week. —This was agreed_ tq. Mr R. L. Phillips complained of the manner in which persons were allowed to stand about the street pavements and comers on Sundays, thereBy causing great annoyance and inconven- ience to those who had to walk through the town.—It was decided to call the attention ot the police to the matter.

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The great dispute between the South Wales coal- 5 P<I 1 F RRI.. \R I »_ owners and their employees has recently assumed # ^PCCially Witll yOUr The little Welsh town or Llanfair Caerinion such serioug proportions that it has become a f health. The body iS tOO i > 8ltuated some nine miles Welshpool, matter of national interest. A correspondent f HAlioaf o$enjoys considerable popularity amongst anglers, & of the South Wales Argus was told a TOUCale W11.I1. i that Mrs Kowson. occupying a cottage in Waterg# t remarkable story by Mr. Joseph Weaver. 12, Ponds QS6 Olftly mftdi^ill^ that | street. finds employment in the angling season Row, Cwmcarn. one of the villages affected by the ( ) the making of the seductive fly. Mrs Bows<*»'' strike. A&.UV WII 1»U UI Oi labours Four years .go tbl, October," „id Mr. Weave, < *2" WaeJT f"? Z "I was taken ill with pains in the back, and £ T) her twelve-year-old daughter. suffered terribly. I consulted a doctor, and he sail WIL, L I A filS R^wson. The story of the mother as told to » I was suffering from lumbago and treated me for ffUfl J IVTT^ Wjf mA rePreseatatlveof tbe "Montgomery County Timei. that. I did not get better, however, and he then Jf j A m jrjr iji\ ^escr^es the case. said it was lumbago and rheumatism, but he did KHH ■■ mtBT ¥ I C jfc= PV A me no good whatever." I Hr- ——j. B Well, what did you do ?" inquired the reporter. Wpfl B= I [ I went to another doctor," replied Mr. Weaver, ARB ■» W| I LJ and he said there was no more rheumatism than 'CP F F ft in his finger nails. He treated me for a nervous i C* VJ 1L W complaint, but his medicise did not move the pains in my back in the slightest. I then tried a 4 ) 2tX*G not an experiment. S W third doctor, and he told me it was rheumatism. I Jl MMBIIL. spent pounds in medicine, but nothing seemed to j haVO CUFed tllOU- K JRH ff MfMfll do me any good. I was getting worse instead of SaildS Ot l)60ple in VOUX* <1 jfiH» ElSuB? better, when I thought I would try Dr. Williams' X I /UKfo ll mBWM Pink Pills for Pale People," and the pains almost J own neighbourhood and J MB if m m immediately left me. But I was not quite cured AlcAwhAPA A!AA thnf K KVW ll Wk 13m though, for some months after I again had a nasty 866 tliat yOU 11 HsK jj Wjk attack, I then sent for some more of Dr. Williams' # get them with the full # Pink Pills for Pale People, and continued to take W „ | them until I had used several boxes. I am glad to ( I nafflC) aS aDOVC SDOWB .| "My Sally," said Mrs Bowson, "began to W tell you that they completely cured me." 5 (9g\r» if- is 9n An* J shaky all over. She seemed to have a kind On being told that his testimony would be | — J paralysis, and screamed terribly all through tM published, he remarked that he was quite agreeable. < and 8 haZardOUS One, tO { night; for abont nine weeks I did not get and added further that too much could not be sain W in favour of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale I > » substitute). 2 8ohd sleeP wlth her" She suffered from St. pe0ple | | i itus Dance. She was always staggering, and Ji i IF YOU KNOW THAT { her muscles were twitching and swollen. All be' i 1 vnn wncrn ivrvi^iur £ right Side Was etching, and every joint in lOCilH) J body was enlarged. The poor little thing seemed to W # ask vour chemist fox* 11 sufferiQ £ ver? great pain, and wasted away to » S j j mere skeleton. The fingers of her right hand were | them. | clutched to such an extent that I had to put wad- l.O If yoll don't know ding! 0n,her hand to keep the finger nails i | | ) cutting into the flesh. I had her under a doctor* II whether you need them, and then got a recommendation for her for tbt |V'; 11 AfilC US. ( I Welshpool Dispensary. She was very weak, and Ay | t | ) the doctors adviaed me to wrap her up in flannetor M fj | DeSCribe exactly how I and give her cod liver oil, but her stomach woul' 1 vou suffer, and we will not stand ifc" 1 wa* almost de»p»iring of bet | S recovery when a friend recommended me to try Dr Mr. Weaver said that in consequence of the < tell yOU frankly, yOS OF ) Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, I sent for* strike, having to maintain a wife and five children. ( XkOm It IVOUldn't pay US i box' and in less tbal1 three days they drove tbe he had walked about 40 miles the previous ( > 9 ( ( swelling out of her joint*, and as I persevered, I day in search of work, going from Cwmcarn to 2 *°r POOplC tO take MMT• found they re,tored hefi aud gradually brougi,t Newport and thence to Llantrisant, Usk and i Williams' Pink PUIS and S her limbs to their proper condition. She is no* Pontypool, and that he felt the effects of the walk i k „ u T less than a walk to Abercarn during his illness, a 5 he CUred We dOnt # 1 e M wel1 »8 1 cou|d wish h«r to be. distance of one mile only. V 41 | F Sa ly is now a bright, intelligent looking gitb Before leaving, the interviewer asked if the ^Hllt any laxlUFeS* 11 still bearing some traces of the terrible illness neighbours knew of his cure and he replied that # Address-Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, i has gone through' but with a ^ppy 8mile aDd his case was well known, and that several people 0 T J z? 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Temperance Topics. + LIQUOR AND LUNACY. Temperance speakers are sometimes accused of using "intemperate language" when they say that drink is the cause of much, of the poverty which flUs our workhouses and of ",he insanity, which crowds our lunatic asylums. But the re- port of the Lunacy Commissioneni and of the Asylums Committee of the London County Council for last year supply adequate proof of the sad fact as far as regards lunacy. The Lunacy Commissioners say that the proportion of drink-caused lunacy is 21.6 per cent. amongst nales, and 8.9 amongst females. The Medical Superintendent of Banstead Asylum says:- "Drink, as a cause, is especially high this year, viz., 21 per cent, as against 16 per cent. in 1835, and 13 per cent. in 1895. Drink was the only cause assigned in 38 of the 107 drink cases." The Medical Superintendent of Hanwell writes: "As to drink as a factor in the production of ir sanity, the percentage of cases owing to this cause were 22 for the men, and 18 for the women, as compared with 20 and 10 respectively in 1896. It will be seen from this that 1891 has, so far as the women are concerned, much more to answer for than 1896, in which year the pro- portion of drink cases was about that usually observed in asylums. In estimating the full force of alcohol as a cause, we must not forget the share that it no doubt has in forming heredi- tary predisposition to insanity. Not only does the devotee to alcohol seriously damage his own system, but he bequeaths to his offspring a bane- ful Heritage, which may declare itself either as simple drink crave, sitnilar to that possessed by the transmitter, or as one of the various forms 0: nervous or mental disorders to be found in the hospital or asylum." TO IMPROVE THE INEBRIATES' ACT. Mr Grantham R. Dodd (London),read a paper on "The Inebriates Act," before the Incorpora- ted Law Society at Swansea last week, in which he made certain suggestions for the improve- ment of the Inebriates Act. After explaining the provisions of the present laws on the sub- ject, and those of the Act to come into opera- tion in January next, he submitted tnax a con- firmed inebriate, especially a wife—for it rested with her to make or mar a home-should be treated somewhat as a lunatic, similar forms being gone through for his or her removal to an asylum for the treatment of inebriates—the medical certificates of two doctors should be supplied, and the reception order made by a judge or magistrate, an?? his or her consent or signature should not be requisite to confinement in a home. INEBRIATE REFORMATORIES. The Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment has appointed a Departmental Committee to advise him as to the regulations which should be made with respect to both State and certified inebriates' reformatories under the Inebriates' Ac. of last session. The committee consists of Mr W. F. feyrne, of the Home Office; Dr Don- kin, one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Prisons: and Dr Braya, medical superintend- ent of Broadmoor Criminal Lunatif: Asylum. M- G. A. Aitken, of the Home Office, will be secretary to the committee. THE ARCHBISHOP A THE PUBLICANS The Archbishop of Canterbury has incurred the indignation of the "Morning Advertiser," the organ of the liquor party. He attended "an insignificant little teetotal meeting" in con- nection with the National Temperance League last week, ana in the course of his address he classed the trade with the opponents of the temperance movement. This was more than the Advertiser" could stand, and it was moved to take the Archbishop to task in the following I manner: -"But we should like to know why he holds up tnose engaged in the distribution of alcoholic beverages as the opponents of temper- ance, or, for the matter of that, of jtotal absti- nence. To the cause of temperance in any sense in which the Archbishop can describe it as the cause of God and of humanity, the trade are as earnest and loyal adherents as he is himself." It is evident that the tradition of "Beer and the Bible" is not extinct in the "Advertiser" office. But it is rather late in the day to contend that the trade to which so much of human misery has been traced is a trade that can in any sense be supposed to be conducive to the cause of God and humanity. IS THE REVENUE IN DANGER? The cry so frequently heard that the pro- hibition of the liquor traffic would endanger the revenue has some weight with short-sighted and timid souls; but nobody on reflection will suppose that the thirty millions that come to the revenue by way of Excise and other fees are paid by the brewers and publicans. The money, of course, comes from the pockets of the people and not from the makers and sellers of drink, who -simply collect it for the revenue. r", this form of collection one that should com- mend itself to enlightened statesmen? It is satisfactory to see that the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,- Secretary of State for the Colon- ies, has set his face against that form of rais- ing the revenue in Jamaica, where it was re- solved by the Legislative Council of the Island that Her Majesty should be advised to disallow the existing restrictive law and so permit a fur- ther encouragement of the sale and consumption of alcohol. A protest having been made against this by the moral and religious part of the population, Mr Chamberlain said that he felt it his duty to advise the Queen not to allow the repeal of the law, and It is disallowed accord- ingly. He goes on to say:—"I recognise the absolute necessity of increasing the sources of revenue at the present time; but legislation which can only effect this object by giving di- rect encouragement to increased consumption of alcohol, is opposed to the principles followed for some years past not only in this country, but throughout the Empire. Laws which relate to intoxicating liquors ore intended not to add to, but to diminish, inducements to drink." Wise words which might find an application to many people nearer home. THE PUBLICAN AND THE BREWER. The tied publican in the hands of his brewer is generally supposed" to Be a helpless and piti- able person; but the brewer at the mercy of the publican is a rarer spectacle. The adjourned licensing sessions at Cambridge just pro- vided such a case. A big brewing firm have acquired the freehold of a Cambridge public house. The lease-holder, however, is in occu- pation, an3 his lease has only a short time to run. He has declined to surrender l for than £ 2,000 which sum the brewers refuse pay. Whereupon the lease-holder h^t the licensing juices and inform g Thft he will not need a renewal ot tne nc „ „„t them a trans- brewers asked the Bench to g fer, tat. were ruled ™ 1<>c»s standi, and » the licence lap-- temper- ance party in Cambridge tave followed ,hls little publican and a good deal of amusement. A BISHOP ON SUNDAY CLOSING. Preaching in the Lincoln Cathedral recently, the Bishop of Glasgow (Rev Dr Harrison), said flint Sunday was "the "Bulwark of our national ri." "It had given ,o =■»> acter that sober seriousness which made the nation happier than the other nations of the world. More than forty years ago Scotchmen perceived that some of the greatest blessings of Sunday were frustrated by drinking, and got an Act passed prohibiting the sale of in- toxicating drinks on Sundays except to bonar fide travellers. That Act proved a universal blessing- It had blessed the publican and hiS wife and family, and it has blessed the man of weak will. And if any one to-day in Scotland was to propose that that Act should be repealed he ventured to say that nowhere would he meet with support. He was told that people if England were liJ.ety ..horf.ly w-mnewed- effort for the diminution of Sunday trading, and with all his heart he wished them God' speed. They would have to listen to many at- gurr;ents agai'hst it, but let them always re- member that there was one country that had tried the experiment and proved ít" AUTHORITATIVE TESTIMONY ON PROHIBITION. The publican party are so persistent in their assertions that prohibition has failed wherever it has been tried, and that it is necessary from time to time to produce testimony to the bene- ficial results of prohibition. James G. Blaina was one of the very ablest public men in the United States. He was not a prohibitionist, nor a vicrun of fanaticism, yet he bore the fol- lowing testimony to the success of prohibition in Maine: —"Inetmperance has steadily de- creased in the State since the first enactmeat of the prohibitory law, until now it can be said with truth that there is no equal number of people in the Anglo-Saxon world among whoJlJ so small an amount of intoxicating liquor iø consumed, as among the 6S0^TXX) inhabitants of Maine."

BREACHES OF THE FACTORY ACT. RHONDDA TRADESMEN PROSECUTED. On Thursday at the Porth Police Court (be- fore Dr Ivor Lewis and Mr Thomas Jones) Mr David Jones, carrying on a millinary business in Hannah street, Porth, was summoned for a breach of the Factory Act. Mr Augustus LeWls, chief inspector of the district, instructed by Mr Edwards, his deputy, prosecuted. On Satur- day, the 1st inst., Mr Edwards visited the de- fendant's millinery workroom bt 9.10 P-m-, after hours, and found a woman joMMd Esther Thomas working there. The defendant was not charged with permitting the woman to work overtime, but with not having given notice of th fact. Defendant, in reply, said it was a hard cam, bomoso the young lady had not worked more than one day during the strike. A fine of 58 and costs, amounting to 13s, was imposed. Mr James Jenkins, Hannah street, carrying on a similar trade, was also charged with a breach of the Act by permitting two younng women, under 18 years of age, to be working- at 20 minutes to 9 o'clock on the same date. A fine of log in each case and oostc was int- posed. Messrs Jones and Evans, Commerce House, Tonypandy, Rhondda, charged with an offence similar to that of the first case, had admitted the offence to the deputy inspector, but did not now appear. Dr Ivor Lewis remarked that the defendants had treated the whole affair with contempt. A fine of £ 2 and costs was imposed.

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