South Wales Daily News

THINGS ONE WOULD LIKE TO I KNOW. -4 fellow here, loolc I here who came to our department, without an appointment, and said he xcaated to know, you know." Tite Barnacle, junior. --0-- Wiiy, when Glamorgan can get a Three per Cent. stock taken up at 99%, the borough of Cardiff pays 3% per cent. and issues at only 106, not more than 96 being obtain- able for a suggested Three per Cent. Has the county smarter finance men than the borough ? -0-- Whether any attempt will be made to upset the Board of Trade sale of foreshore—1,211 acres —to the Marquis of Bute. The official witness before the Land Commissioners said they had "compromised" with the Marquis, by selling to him for L7,000, because ho claimed the foreshore under manorial rights. There is no manor this fact was settled in an action tried very loner and therefore the Board of Trade acted in ignor- ance or under misapprehension, the actual fact not having been laid before them. This foreshore is now wanted for the harbour trust. --o Apropos—Why does Bute interest always shirk a fight ? Corporation will fight them on the action entered in respect of river bed but Bute, who initiated legal proceedings, has stopped short, dead. The threatened action against Lang, boat-builder, in respect of old dock lodged on river side at Dumbails, never came off; and it was not Lang who caved in. --0-- How that Harbour Trust is going to pay, when started. Seven millions of capital at 31iz per cent. will give possession of only existing pro- perties so we have been told by the promoters. That will take a quarter of a million surplus income to keep going. Another million or two, wanted for the new dock that is needed and where are we of the Harbour Trust financially ? -0-- If it would not be possible to level up Ponty- pridd a bit; pitch the hills into the valleys and and make the streets go straight. Meanwhile, compel a Taff director to live in the town for a month, and so attain realisation of the discomfort and difficulties attendant upon the existence of the dirty old shed that does duty for a railway- station in this great centre of population. --0- When Newport gets its station open," how far Cardiff will be beliind or whether both will not be made free at the same time. I'll take odds they will. By the bye, is it permissible to bet on more a certainty ? -0- What Penarth people get for the L7,000 a year they pay Lord Windsor as ground-rent; and whether £100 per annum, charged for one of the finest sites lately let in the sad seaside suburb is not a very stiff figure. -0 How much Barry Island will net in ground- rents, and what will be the return on the L12,000 paid for it a few years ago. '0-- Should it be quite impracticable to run Cardiff tramcars at a greater speed than three miles an hour, whether we could not adopt the Parisian svs tem and have tram stations, not permitting stop- pages between these. Manager Goodyear might say if he disfavours this idea or if he prefers his horses to be pulled up every ten yards or so. --0- Are the Taibach people going to submit the Miners'Arms case to the Land Commission? Here is the story, as it is circulated: First land- lord, rent B20 per annum; second landlord (his son), rent advanced to L40 for same premises and a year ago landlord No. 2 required to abandon the old house to set up a building worth £ 3,COO on a plot bearing £ 30 ground-rent; and tlut, he having recently died, his widow yesterday had to clear out and make way for a brewer's nominee. -0 Why the Cardiff Festival Committee should fix the minimum guarantee at £ 2,500, and not insist on 24,000 as at Bristol. And whether this sum will be promised within two months, as antici- pated. -=

WHIMSICAL WALKER." AMUSING COUNTY-COURT CASE. I An amusing case was decided at the West- hiinsterCounty-court on Thursday, by his Honour Lumley Smith.—The plaintiff was E. J. Smith, theatrical costume maker, Artinu-street, and he claimed 35s from Whimsical Walker, the well-known clown.—Mr Craws Law, of Bow-street, appeared for the defendant. He said that 15; had been paid into court, his client, olthough a fool by profession, not seeing why ho should pay for his clothes double what they were worth.—Plain- tiff went into the witness-box, and said that just beroia Christmas he made defendant a white calico dress, ornamented with black cloth anchors.—Defendanc (holding up the dress): Miiali I put it on, your honour? (Laughter.)— 1 laintiff went on to explain that the trousers were the most expansive, as well as the most expen- sive, part of the dress. In fact, two women were occupied three days and one night in making them. (Laughter.) They were very expensive mdeed. The dress was made hurriedly, the defendant wanting to wear it at Wnlff's Circus.— His Honour asked to see the dress, and defendant heId up tha trousers.—His Honour (looking puzzled) Is that the trousers or the jacket ?— Defendant (seriously): Oh, these are the trousers. (Laughter.)—A witness was called who statd that she was at work for 13 hours on the body of the trousers. The anchors took a long time to fix on. —Mr Crawshaw: But there are no anchors on the body.—Witness 011, I was making the button-holes.—Defendant (excitedly): Why, there are only three button-holes and two arm holes. (Loud laughter.)—Mr Crawshaw said his client did not think the dress good enough, and had a sateen one made elsewhere at a cost of 31s.— Defendant said he had been trying to make people laugh for 30 years, but it: was no joke to pay an exorbitant price for an inferior dress.— Plaintiff Did yuu not come to mo when I was very busy and ask me, as a man in the same trade, to oblige you ?—Defendant (evidently on his dignity): In the same trade, man Why, I am a comedian, whIle you are only a dressmaker. (Roars of laughter.)—Ultimately the judge gave a verdict for the plaintiff, saying that the 15s paid into court was too little and he was not satisfied that the price claimed was too much.-Tho indescribable grimace made by the defendant when the decision was given caused much amuse- ment in court.

GOOD MORNING, MAllTHA DEAR/' Luke James Gillett, a small, middle-aged man, was charged at the North London Police-court with being drunk and disorderly in St. Andrew's Church, Stamford-hill. The previous night a constable was called to eject the prisoner becinse he had been disturbing the congregation. He was found to be drunk, and in possession of an empty beer bottle. The prisoner, who kept chattering somewhat incoherently, said he was not drunk, but he did not mind paying a small n fine. If the magistrates would not accept a small I fine he (prisoner) supposed he must go iuto tem- porary retirement. (Laughter.) The prisoner here called loudly for his wife to give evidence on his behalf, and on that lady making her appear- ance he exclaimed. Good morning, Martha dear."—Mr Bros Is he ail right in his lietd9 The Wife 011, yes, sir.Mr Bros I wilt put him back for inquiries.—The Prisoner Good morning, dear. I shall see you again.

INSURANCE OF SPINSTERS AGAINST NON-MARRIAGE. The possibility of the insurance of spinsters in this country has (says a writer in Woman) engaged my attention for the last two years. Since the spring of last year I have been making inquiries as to the working of somewhat similar provident systems in other countries. In our own empire .9. there is in India the well-known system by which an officer or civii servant pays so much a year to insure a pension on his death for his children, and by which, in the case of a daughter, the pension stops wheri she marries. In Denmark there i3 a more direct system of insuring girls against non-marriage. There appears to be no reason whatever why English parents, either through the medium of one or more of our large insurance companies—or, still better, of a State department-should not, by paying a certain sum per annum, to commence when a daughter is, say, five years of age or thereabouts, purchase her ati annuity payable (provided she is then unmarried) from the time when the father may be expected to be beyond the age of bread winning, and to cease on the marriage of the annuitant, a lump sum being then given her, equivalent to one or two years' payment of the axmuity, as a little dot.

STUDENTS AT PLAY. A few mornings ago the Naples students, on arriving at the University, found a notIce to the effect that the hours for the lectures of private tutors were limited to a great extent, which regulation entails a loss of one or more years to students wishing to go up for examination. The students at once proceeded to mvade the lecture halls and hinder the professors from lecturing. Benches, chairs, and even the doors and handrails from the staircases, were dragged into the court- yard and a bonfire lighted. Some students, having tried in vain to carry out one of the chairs from a hall under the library, set fire to it where it stood but tins peril to the valuable library was averted by the arrival of the firemen, who proceeded to extinguish all the fires. Police, carabineers, and bersagliere arrived, and as the students refused to disperse, the regular three blasts of trumpets were blown, and the police drove the students away with blows from the flat of their swords. The University is now closed until further notice.

THE GREAT CURE FOR CORNS.—Munday S Viridine-Stil1 further testimony. A Chemist writes Will you send me a bottle of your Viridine ? It is for my own use. I get plenty of corn cures of the saiue colour, but none of diem appear to equal yours. No one oughs t o say his corns are incurable until ne has use-I Viridine." Thousands imvc been cured, JUIlt of whom had suffered for over 50 ;ry.rs. Beware o imitations. Sold in bofctle3 Is, by pese Is 2d, by the Proprietor, J. Munday, Chemist 1 High-street Cardiff "nti all Chemists xVfS

SIR WILFRID LAWSON AND THE LOCAL VETO BILL. Spaaking on Thursday at Preston in support of a resolution approving of the Local Veto Bill, Sir Wilfrid Lawson said the United Kingdom Alli- ance were now determined that if they could they wouid get fair play for the temperance movement. 1 hey did not condemn moral suasion they said, Let moral suasion have fair play against the immoml Ruaioa of the drink sellers," (Hea- hear.) He did not revile the drink sellers thev were the seivauts of the. public; they bad the permission of tlie Government to carry on » devilish and destructive trade/3 Tbo4 were not his words; they were the words of a lord, and therefore must be respected. (Laugh- ter.) Ihey were the words of Lord Randolph Chuichiil. He (Sir Wilfrid) wanted to bring that home that everyone who supported a mem- ber of Tar,lament who supported this particular trade was himself supporting the trade. All that was wanted was that the public opinion in lavour o. sobriety and order, wherever lu existed, should not be outraged by a band of magistrates commg and declaring that the driukshops should exist whether the people wanted thorn or not. (Cheers.) The people were allowed to educate them- seives, wash themselves, to say whether they would have an efficient water supply or not, and even to bury themselves, but when it came to making men drunk it had all to be done by the magistrates for them. Now that was very ndicu- lous and under the Veto Bill the magistrates Z()uli have the means of knowing what the people really wished. The Bill put a besom into the hands of every district, and with that besom of destruction they could sweep away the publicans anct sinners. (Laughter.) It gave the minimum of disturbance with a chancs of the maximum of good. Hero the people were towards the end of the nineteenth century face to face with an evil which the Prime Minister himself had declared to be bringing upon them the accumulated evils of war, pestil- ence, find famme. Everybody was admitting it now. Here they had a Goverment in office which proposed to give the citizens of this country power to get nd of a, great curse. Here on one side they had the richest, the most powerful, and the mcst determined band of monopolists that tho world had ever seen, dictating, dominating, desolating, and ruining this country, and on the other side the people anxious to carry out the laws of right and morality. He asked, who wanted to grovel at the feet of those great monopolists or to see Eng- land sober and free—free because sober and sober because free ? They fought for the sanctity and honour of their homes, the honour and welfare of their nation, and for a brighter and a better future for the millions who would tread these shores long after the present generation had passed for ever from this scene. (Cheers.) The resolution was supported by Lady Henry Somerset, and adopted with acclamation.

ALLEGED flBUlLDING SOCIETY FRAUDS. TREASURY PRECAUTIONS. James Rowland Robert Fitt (61), of 80, King's Cross-road, and the Chestnuts, Wood Green, de- scrtbed as an instrument case maker, was charged at Cierkenwell yesterday, with falsifying the books of the North L'mdon Permanent Commercial Buikung Society with intent to defraud. Mr Lewis, who prosecuted for the Treasury, said he proposed to call evidence of specific instances of embezzlement, and then to ask for recurring re- mands pending a full investigation of the society's books, which were in such a chaotic state as to render investigation very difficult. Witnesses were then called to prove certain in- vestments in the society and to the regular receipt of interest on their investments, but it was asserted for the prosecution that these amounts iiad never found their way into the society's funds, though they had been so entered as to be available for interest. Prisoner's duty was to hand the money over to the chairman at periodical meetings, and this it was declared he had not done. Detective Scott, who arrested the accused, said he found in Pitt's possession a written statement declaring he alone was responsible and he alone had been conscious of the heavy. and increasing burdens which had been gathering over the society and himself for over a quarter of a century. He went on to declare lie night have made blunders, but had not defrauded, aud had invested all his money in the concern without receiving interest. He suggested the liquidation of the society to give security for £ 2.009 annually. He was sanguine that a fund could be rais"d which would pay the depositors ten shillings in the pound within two years. The defending solicitor m s-pplyihg for bail suggested that an investigation would show his client had, so far from defrauding the society, been financing it.—The magistrates remanded the I prisoner in cuitodv, decliiiii-, bail for the present.

INTERESTING CAVE DIS- COVERY, A correspondent at Mentone, writing under date January 28lh, gives some particulars con- cerning further discoveries made in a cave known as Lai ma Grande, in the Rochers Rouges, on the Italian frontier, near Mentone, where, two years ago, the skeletons of a presurn&biy prehistoric man—who must have stood over 8ft. in height—a woman, and a child were found lying side by side. Recently some quarrymen were at work in the cave, and came upon a skull and a leg bone. Mr Arthur Evans, keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, happened to be walking in the neigh- bourhood at the time, and, hearing of the dis- covery, he and a number of others arranged I for a careful and systematic uncovering to take place. On this being proceeded with several slabs of stone were found which seemed to have formed part of a dolmen, some being still over aporlion of the remains. The earth over and round about was full of bones of animals, broken evidently for the extraction of the marrow, and there were indications of a fire having been lighted close bj\ Several small pierced shells, cyclopa ncrilens, which had once formed a chanlet, and a row oi stag's tteth were near the head. The skeleton proved to be that of a man about 6ft. 2in. in height. It was lying on the back, slightly inclined to the left side, the leg stretched and crossed below the knee, the right arm extended, and bent backwards towards the head and the hand clenched. The left hand had been placed under the head, a position fre- quently observed in early neolithic burials. The toes of yet another skeleton have been observed close by, and a sharp unused flint chip has also been found. A fine crystal of carbonate of lime was at the side, and had probably been kept as a talisman. Further excavations in the cavern are revealing innumerable bones of various animals, and notably some fine vertebne of mammoth. Still another find is that of a flint implement, which, from its surroundings, would appear to be of the palaeolithic age.

FARMERS AND THE LAND. LETTER FROM MR CHAMBERLAIN. ¡. The Rev. J. Maclure, of P,rLda,stoivr),Aiitrin), has received the following letter from Mr Cham- berlain :— Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham. January 26, 18S3. Bear Sir,—-I have your letter of 23rd inst. In reply I hesitate somewhat to give advice in a case of which by the nature of thiiisrs 1 cannot be aeqamted with all the circumstanced. Thus, in the present instance, you do not say what alternative to land purchase is pre- sented to the farmers of Ulster as a policy which they could honcurably support. I think, much too well or them to believe that under any circumstances they would approve of a policy of simple confiscation, and if they are willing to pay either a fair rent or a fair price for freehold, it certainy appears to me that their interests wculd be in pressing the latter of these plans. The fairest form of rent would, I suppose, be fixed according to a siidiiig-scale but there are great difficulties and un- certain ies in the way, and no man will work as hard to improve the property of another as he would do to make the best of liis own. If such be the general opinion of Ulster Unionist farmers, I agree with you that they should do all in their power to piess their views upon the committee of inquiry. Unionists ill Parliament would, I believe, support any proposal extending purchase in Ireland, thereby increasing the number of holders of lands. We should know this not only because we believe it would be enormously to the advantage of the individual owner, but also because it- would have the effect of preventim; further discontent, and consolidating the institutions of the country.— Believe me, yours truly, J. CHAJIBERLAJX.

ow NEWSPAPERS AND OMNI- BUSES. PENNY-IN-THE-SLOT MACHINE. -1 "V In the Lord Mayor's Court, London, yesterday— before the Common Serjeant and a jury—Messrs Somerville and Co., commission agents, London, sued the executors of the late Col. Sowler, pro- prietor of the Manchester Courier, to recover ,o for the licence to use in Manchester, for a period of 12 years, a patent automatic newspaper seller, by means of which news- paper boys were enabled to supply persons on omnibuses with newspapers. The customer, after taking his paper from the holder, placed a penny ia the slct, which shot down into the hand or pocket of the seller. The claim was disputed on the ground of alleged fraudulent representation in that the machine was net automatic, but the Common Serjeant said he j could see no false representation, because the contrivance was explained to the defendant prior to the sale.—The jury found for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.

JUVENILE DEPREDATORS. Before the stipendiary and other maaistrates, at Cardiff Police-court, yesterday, two young- sters named Charles Kear and Frank Barnett.aged respectively 12 and 11, were charged with stealing one overcoat, value 8, from Metal-street school- room, the property of Maud Stock, on 23rd January one overcoat, value 5s, from Adams- down Board School, the property of Lydia Merrett. on 29th January one overcoat, value 6s, from Adanasdowu Board School, the property of Emily Hill, on 30th January; and one over- coat, value 12s, from Adamsdown Board School, the property of Sarah Parr, on 31st January. It appeared that the youngsters, who were very wilful, and refused to recognise parental autho- rity, had wandered from one school to another, committing the depredations named in the charge. They had then pawned the garments at neighbouring pawnshops. They were each ordered to receive six strokes with the birch rod, the stipendiary instructing the head-constable to take proceedings against the pawnbrokers in the case for having taken pledges from children apparently under the age of twelve.

HARRIS, Merthyr, is noted all over Wales for Oil Portraits and Photography. 1043

¡ THE TRADE OF SWANSEA IN 1893. INTERESTING REPORT. The general superintendent of the Swansea Harbour (Mr Law) has just issued the annual report of the trade of Swansea Harbour. He saysIn common with tMe principal ports, we show a shrinkage in the total trade of the har- bour, the exports having increased about 2,000 and the imports decreased to the extent of 69,000 tons, the copper trade being responsible for 23,500 tons, and iron ore for 25,000 tons. In the tonnago of vessels cleared there is an increase of 34.000 tons. The shipments of tmplates during the first few months of last year showed a con- siderable increase on the figures of the previous year, but during the closing months of the year the shipments dropped seriously. Notwithstand- in this, however, the year's exports are the best on record, exceeding any previous year by 22,404 tons. According to the Board of Trade returns, the total exports of tin- piates for the United Kingdom show a decrease of 4 per cent.. whilst our shipments have in- creased nearly 9 per cent., hence Swansea is more than maintaining her hold of this important trade. ONNN0 EX'P°rt of coal there is a trifling increase of is.000 tons, which can only be regarded as satisfactory when compared with the shipments of other Bristol Channel ports. There is no uouot that we must look very largely to coal tratli for any material increase in the business of the harbour, and I believe this increase will be e. c^ed., no small degree by the exten- T>?U J ^ur'ng the current year of the lthondda and Swansea Bay Railway to Swansea by a reduction in the coal nues charged by the Great Western Railway Company, and by the proposodJ extension of the irmce of vYales Dock. A pleasing feature in the year's business is an increase of 30 per cent in giain and other food supplies. The direct imports from South America and the Black Sea alone having increased upwards of 9,000 tons. Tlig gross traffic which passed over the railways of the tn,s'' :lvn°tuited to 1,928.578 tons, as against 1,944,974 tons in 1892, and 1,823,606 tons in 1831. Included in the report are some interesting tables which we shall deal with later on.

8IIIIQ1II: NEWPORT POLICE-COURT. FROM AFFLUENCE TO PENURY. Messrs Henry Phillips and J. S. Stone were the magistrates in attendance at the Newport Borough Police-court yesterday. A too free indulgence in the cup that cheers was tho principal cause of most of the cases that were down for hearing. The first defen- dant to come from the regions below court was Wm. John Andrews, a young fellow with a history. It was Mr Andrews's natal day on Thurs- day, aud he celebrated it in the old style, the result being that he was the centre of attraction in High-street later in the evening, and declined to accede to Officer Foster's request to go home. He was therefora lodged in the cells, and now had to pay the inevitable 5s, or seven days' imprison- ment. — It was revealed to the court that on Thursday evening :the burly fonn of Sergeant Williams might have been seen turn- Wf; tile corners leading to the police-office, struggling under the weight of a heavy load, the said load being one Edward Birch, a young man whom the otaoer found lying on his back in Com- mercial-street; helpless from the effects of drink, that he was conveyed to the station as described. Birch was now ordered to pay the drunkard's penalty.—The next to come up to the prisoners' dock was John Philip Smith, a civil engineer, who has seen better days. Inspector Winmill declared that Smith was found at nine o'clock on Thursday morning lying outside the Westgate Hotel drunk. Smith I declared at the time that ha was suffering from an epileptic tit but the police doctor, who was called it;, also declared, as the magistrates'' clerk now put It, that It was a "rum fit." Smith I protested that he had never previously been be- fore the magistrates, that on the morning in question he took 3d worth of runi in his coffee for breukfasfc, and that then one of his epilpntic fits came on. He had formerly held slii appointmeiit anci received £ 500 per annum as salary, with a gamca a day for exnenses. lie now had only 4%d in the world. One magistrate was for dismissing the case but the other thought the bench should not make fish of one and fowl of another," and so the justices decided on a 53 penalty. I After dealing with three children who made rocking-horses ot the shrubs in front of Dr. Andrew Davies's house, Kensington-place, Maindee, and remanding a youth named Richard Reardon on a charge of stealing old iron, the court rose, after sitting ior just under half-an-hour.

A POSITIVE CURE FOR CORPULENCE. Any remedy that can be suggested as a cure or alleviation for stoutness will be heartily wel- comed. We have recently recc-ived a well-written book, the author of which seems to know what be is talking about. It is entitled, Corpulency and the Curo,' and is a cheap issue (only 4d), pub- lished by Mr F. Russell, of Wcburn House, Store-street, Bedford-square, London. Our space will not do justice to this book send for it your- self. It appears that Mr Russell has submitted all kinds of proofs to the English Press. The editor of the Tablet, the Catholic organ, writes :— Mr Russell does not give us the slightest loophole for a doubt as to the value of his cure, for in the most straightforward and matter-of-fact manner lie submitted some hundreds of original and unsolicited testimonial letters fe-r our perusal, and offered us plenty more if required. To assist him to make this remedy known, we think we cannot do better than publish quotations ircin some cf the letters submitted. The first one. a mar- chioness, writes from -Nly son, Count has reduced his weight in 22 days 16 kilos.—i.e.. 34ib.' Another writes:—'So far (six weeks from commencement of following your system) I have lost fully 2st. in weight.' The next (a lady) writes I am just half the size.' A folirth I find it is successful in my case. I have lost Sib. in weight since I com- menced (two weeks).' Another writes A reduction of 181b. in a month is a great success.' A lady from Bournemouth writes :—' I feel much botter, have less difficulty in breathing, and can walk about.' Again a lady says :Yt reduced me considerably, not only in the body, but all over.' The author is very positive. He says tep Oil a weighing machine on Monday morn- ing and again on Tuesday, and I can guarantee that you have lost 2ib. in weight without the slightest harm, and vast improvement in health through ridding the system of unhealthy accumu- lations.— Cor!: Herald, August 27th, 1892- GOOD NEWS L,CIP STOUT PEOrLTI- of Woliurii House, Bedford-square, London, W.C., so that anyonecan see at a glance whether or no he is too stout. It is iiarvellous how this Pasteur" and "Koch "of English discoverers can actually reduce as much as 141bs in seven days with a simple herbal remedy. His book only costs 4d, and he is quite willing to afford all information to those sending as above. It is really well worth read inz. November 19, 1892.

COMMISSIONER HOWARD IN CARDIFF. A SALVATIONIST ARCHBISHOP. The Sal vation Army, whilst discarding eccle- siastical titles and adopting designations military, yet discover the necessity of appointing in- dividuals specifically to the discharge of duties similar to those allotted to ecclesiastical digni- taries and Commissioner Howard, who is to visit Cardiff on Monday and to call for aid to the funds of the local division, is to all intents and purposes an archbishop—and something more. He has oversight of the whole of the spiritual work in England and Wales and has decided to visit the Welsh Metropolis because the local division, which includes the Rhondda and adjoining neighbourhoods, has got £ 200 in arrear with its finances. There are 23 corps in the Cardiff division, having between 40 and 50 officers set apart for missionary work, and these hold meetings and otherwise fuitil their commission every day in the week. During the winter, in addition to strictly religious work, the officers of some of the corps have distributed soup and other food to the necessitous people in their neighbourhood and it is largely owing to the expense thus incurred that the deficit in finances has arisen. Monday's meeting will be held in Tredeirarville Baptist Chapel, the Cardiff corps having been obliged to give up the Stuart-hall after thirteen years' occupation, owing to demand of higher rent; and they are now on the look-out for a meeting-place elsewhere.

A KIDNAPPING CASE. Alice Redford, abas Clarke, and Thomas Revtlle, who were under remand, were again put forward on Thursday at Liverpool Police-court, on Id,1 the charge of stealing a male child, 11 months old, II the son of Thomas FairoJougb, from Hack lios- common-street, on the 18th of December.—Chief Detective-inspector Grubb said he feared the case could not go on then, as the child was ill with the measles, and the mother was not in a condition to come into court, beside which she had to remain at home to nurse the child.—Mr Stewart Are you going to make the child an exhibit ?— Mr Grubb We cannot well bring the mother into court.—Mr Stewart: The mother cannot convey measles in that way. It is only by contact with the sick person that measles can be communi- cated. You had better bring the mother here.— The prisoners were put back for some time, and on being brought forward again Mr Moss asked that they should be remanded.—The female was remanded in gaol for seven days, and Reville was remanded on bail for 14 days.

A WONDKUFUL INVENTION- is one which, whilst I being useful to the world, has hardly before been dreamt of by scientific men. Many astonishing pro- posals have frequently been made with reference to a revolution in our already rapid means of locomotion, but nothing practical has yet beea eifected..No doubt the time will come when a trio between London and New York will ^eeui like a. pleasant excursion of a few hours' duration. The ingenuity of man can accomplish wonders, and thpre is no telling when its limit will be reached. It will be difficult, however, to produce anything more wonderful than Hollo way's Plils and Ointment. As sterling remedies for all complaints nothing can equal them. NKW SHORT STOBV* EVKBT WEEK.—On Sarur. day next will he published in the Cardiff (t imes and Soitl/i iKites ceblt/ News a neiv short storv (complete) entitled, "An Anxious Time," by G. A. Uenty entitled, "An Anxious Time," by G. A. Uenty

'OJ 7 CORRESPONDENCE. OXF. OF THE PEOPLE.—It is absolutely essential t118,\ our correspondents should write on one tide of thi f ape'-only \0ur letter does not comply with this •wrir'n i, 0I?1 the question upon which vou b6en^.1'osed in these columns, both sides r> i f, *u*fc"iently heard. DAILY ILEADER.(I) Government Chronicle." puce od ;W.eUy), published by Messrs Knight and of your rA/eP?yek'-s> ,and probably the tenant, entitles v0U tt a ^rPam^Vt?aye^ Yourf treiho1* P Y°U, ™ <,hoo?oei>etV;en°then"ar franciuse- ^aiTanKetnent^was^haPjgii's sa*\ the goodwill, and the r 'S:-V,'U! be paid for to them, cannot be unv Ailf Shares for them t* recafve Ba"k not yet made no they are expected'YnTweeifor t wo. Tiie probability is that there will be a small dividend, as large sums have be^n snent on d-reiop mental works during the past half-year, and the prospects generally are considered ftoou although it must be remembered that the capital is excessive (3) The accounts are not yet made up j ast half. year the company lost The probabilities are that this holt-year they will have made up the deficiency, and there may be a small dividend (4) As to the iirei-named of these two companies' we have no information in reference to the second* there is no prospect of a dividend. (5) The company is sure to pay a dividend. The ex-divideuu quota- tion refers to the interim paid about a month since.

RE CARDIFF TOWN-HALL COM. PETITION. TO TliE EDITOR. I SiB,—We note from the concluding paragraph L, of your report of the meeting of the town-hall committee that several members of the com- mittee were in favour of employing an architect of known ability, as no eminent men would enter their competition." Tho last assertion s, in our opinion, as absurd as it is ridiculous, and entirely erroneous. The fact that the premiums are so substantial will be &ure to attract leading architects from all parts of the country and as a very large number of town-halis have been built from designs of eminent men selected in com- petition where the premiums have been con- siderably less than those now offered, there is no authority to make so unreasonable au assertion. It would be most unfair to select an architect of known ability, sine,} Cardiff architects would have to be passed over entirely, because no one amongst them, so far as we know, has ever bunt a town-hall ot any importance, and their ability in that direction is at present an unknown quantity, and therefore a selection from their ranks without competition would be too invidious :1 task for a fair-minded corporation to make. This outrageous suggestion would, therefore, mean the employment of an outsider whereas, if there be all open competition, with a fair field and no favour, the Cardiff architects will have a chance to distinguish themselves amongst men of known eminence and standing in our profession. It would be extremely narrow-minded fur local architects to wish to bar outsiders it wculd be excessively unfair of the corporation not to give local men a chance.—We are, &c.. yj G: SAIM i. Cardiff, February 1st, 1894.

SUSS TALBOT AND HER TENANTS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Under the above heading of yesterday's issue Truth appears to be in a solemn and pitiful mood, owing, I presume, to the appeal for permanent, reduction of rents being a failure. As for legislation for the poor farmers, I hart? not the least doubt that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of agriculturists; but I doubt whether it is in th e power of Mr Gladstone's Government, or any other, to legislate 111 a bene- ficial way for some of Miss Talbot's farmers," especially those in the upper part of the Dutfryn Valley. We admit there are excep- tions among the so-called "poor farmers," but, as to the above-mentioned, they are not worthy of being called farmers—cot even "poor farmers "— but rather hobblers, for they prefer starving the land and seeking odd jobs here and there and everywhere rather than manure and till the soil, and the consequence is that they go hunting for reduction of rents and compensation.for smoke damage. "Poor farmers" should be true to themselves first, and then to each other, which would be a blessing to the neighbourhood.—I Hm, &c., ANOTHER TRUTH.

INTERESTING QUERY FOR THE CYMMRODORiON SOCIETY. TO TEE EDITOR. SIR,—Will any member of that illustrious body, the Cymmrodorion Society, solve methe four full- sized figures of priests plated on page 126 of the third hundred of the 3rd vol. of Calvert's great dictionary of the Bibie ? The author here gives account of the colours of the vestments as worn by priest5 around and about Herculaneum," where thc-se figures were found a few centuries ago. He I mentions Jews and Gentiles of the eastern countries by their names, but he confesses be cannot make out the nation to whom these priests belonged. I should much like to know the catise of that disposition in great authors, like Calvert and Adam Clarke, to ignore the very vestments, colours worn by the sacred officials of that, established religion which was in vogue in Italy as well as in other countries some lew centuries anterior to any account we can have of Egyptian priests. The author says they were not Hebrew, much less Grecian. They were not Chaldee. All these wore white dresses, but the dresses of tbese figures are blue, and are iu good preservation. The first of the four, as well as the second, holds out in his right a golden vase, and in his left an asperseriimi of gold, and one of the two a smaller vase m the right and a knife in the left hand, botii of gold. No. 3 holds in his left! hand a vase and a trident, and in his right an aspersonum, ail of gold. No. 4 differs in colour of vestment, as it is amaranth. All of them have head-dresses and encircled with a gold band. The last figure carries with him a stand on which is a chasing-dish with many holes in it, in the middle of which is a vase with a long beak like that of a stork. Their features bear a great resemblance to those of the ancient Gomeritea, who undoubtedly peopled this country near or at the same time as they peopled the north and east coasts of the Euxme. I crave an answer from any historian versed in Druidism or otherwise. Will Rhys, of Oxford, or Dafyad Morgariwg answer me—I am, &c., ABRAHAM TIBBOTT. Ferndale.

CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD AND POOR CHILDREN. TO THE KDITOK. SIR,—It is undoubtedly a matter of the greatest moment to decide what the educationai authori- ties of Cardiff ought to do with respect to the neglected children of the town. I am quits willing to accord the school board my meed 01 praise for the manner they have provided for the decent, well-fed, and well-clothed population, but I cannot conceal the fact that there are, all(] that there have been for many years past, a large number of children for whom, apparently, no one cares, and for whom, as far as I can learn, no provision is made by the board. If I might b? allowed to say so, the Cardiff School Board keep themselves isolated from all charitable organisa- tions, organisations which, from their various sources of information, would be in a position tc materially assist them in getting the poorel classes of children to attend their schools mor, regularly. No one can deny that then are a very large number of children who are unabla from want of cloches to go to school, and it is also more than probable that in a large town like Cardiff there must be a considerable number of children who prefer the outside of a school to th« inside. I am speaking, sir, as an amateur, and I ask the board whether they ate really of opinion that it is not possible to take any further steps to discover how many children are in the habit of regularly absenting themselves from school. 1 noticed the other day that the chairman of the board announced that they had appointed an extra attendance offict-r last year. I ask in all ser- -iousness whether the chairman thinks that theboard is now more able to cope with the great increase in the ^population ? It wculd b9 interesting to learn when the board's attendance officers com- pleted a census of the town. 1 have noticed that some letters have appeared in your columns advocating the establishment of an industrial school and, hnving some little knowledge of such schools, I cannot help remarking that Cardiff, with its population of nearly 150,000, must be an exceptionally moral town if it is con- sidered—as I believe it is—that such a school is not wanted. Judging from the cases that have cropped up at the pjltce-eourt lately, it is apparent to a stranger that all the parents are not quite so good as they might be to their off- spring and I am bound to add that the town appears to me to have rather a larger number of street arabs than most towns I have visited.—J am, &c., » A CARDIFFIAN.

RIO TINTO SMOKE QUESTION (CWM. AVON). TO THE EDITOR. SIp,-Will you kindly allow me a>small spaoe to inform our fellow workmen and the inhabitants of the valley at large how matters stand at pre- sent concerning the above question ? As you are aware, wewere selected at the public meeting, he:(1 recently, to carry out the resolutions passed at the same. The committee have petitioned the valley of all persons from 16 years of age and upwards, and it has reached the enormous length of 62 feet, or about 3,200 signatures. The committee also decided to wait upon the Rev. B.tnkes Williams, and beg hun to present the petition to Miss Talbot on our behalf. We gare glad to say he readily consented, in consequence of which a letter was written to Miss Ta.lbot intimating to her our resolution, aud asking her kindly to receive the same. A reply came in a few days to this effect :-Tha.t Miss Talhot would receive Mr Bankes Williams and the petition, but on the con- dition that nothing was to be said on the subject. Another appeal was made to Miss Talbot to re- consider the decision, but we are sorry to state that it was not granted. We, therefore, have forwarded the same by post. We hope those interested will bear it patiently for a short time, pending the result, as we have been gi\'n to understand that the majority are anxious for further action. We promise faithfully that a public meeting shad be held shortly to maIm known all the transactions that have transpired on the subject, amongst which there are very serious documents in our possession, winch we deem it wise not to disclose at present.—I am, &c., on behalf of the committee, SAMUEL JAMES, 24, David's-row. Cwmavoa, Jan. 31,1894.

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