South Wales Weekly Post

POLICE MATRON ATTACKED. II I ASSAULT IN SY/ANSEA PRISON VAN. QUEER EXCUSE: FELL OYER HER." At the Swansea Police Court on Thursday Harriet Barrett (28), an unfortunate, was brought up on the charge of assaulting and beating the police matron, Miss M. J. Owen, in the prison van on April 15. The Matron stated that on the day in question the defendant was sentenced to one month's imprisonment,' and she, carry- ing out her duties, accompanied her in the prison van. When they got near Victoria Station the defendant began to mumble something about "You won't pay my lodg- ings, will you?" Witness told her to sit down, and defendant went further back in the van and then made A SUDDEN RUSH AT HER, taking hold of her hy the hair of her head with her two hands. She pulled out a quantity of hair, scratched her forehead and undernath her eye, and also damaged her umbrella, which was on her arm at the time defendant jumped at her. It was a few minutes before the van could be stopped, and then P.O. Price got into the van to her assistance. P.C. (32) Price, who was standing on the &tep outside the van, gave corroborative evidence. He said he had considerable diffi- culty in releasing defendant's hold. She held the matron down in such a way that it was impossible for her to release herself. Clerk Was the defendant in a passion at the time?—Oh, yes; she was quite ex- citecl U; 1, I The defendant's excuse was a-novel one. She said she got up to look out of the win- dow of the van, when she suddenly GOT GIDDY AND FELL OVER THE MATRON in order to save herself. "Each time I have been locked up I have been beaten black and blue," she said. "She hit me first. That's the truth, indeed." Supt. Roberts said that Barrett had been before the court. 43 times. On this occasion .she was sent to prison for riotous conduct, and only came out on Thursday morning. "We are bound to protect the matron," said Mr. Roberts; "otherwise goodness knows what might happen. She might have in- flicted serious injury before Price could have got into the van." Defendant was sent t4 prison for two months.

HAVOC AMONG THE HAKE. EXTINCT IN THE BRISTOL i CHANNEL. COMPLAINTS ABOUT FRENCH CRAB-POACHERS. Giving evidence before the Departmental Committee on Inshore Fisheries, Air. S. L. Francis, fishery ofifcer of the South Wales Local Fisheries Committee, said that inshore fishing locally had decreased of late years, He suggested the reason for this was that the trawlers caught the iisii before they got a chance to get as far as Oxwich or Swan- sea Bay. The trawlers were not allowed to come beyond the three-mile limit, but there was no police boat to enforce the bye-laws. Complaints had been received by the com- mittee that Frenchmen came crabbing within the three-mile limit. The number of boats fishing at Oxwich and Swansea Bay had decreased by one-half dur- ing recent years. He attributed this to the 'increase of isteanvtrawling. Twenty or thirty years ago, he said, there were only twenty boats fishing during a few months in the summer, and not one in the winter, but at the present time there were about 150 sailing trawlers working in the Bristol Chan- nel all the year round, and 60 or 70 steam trawlers. There used to be a large quan- tity of hake caught in the Bristol Channel, but they were now extinct. The cockle industry at Saundersfoot and Ferryside had been practically exhausted. He recommended that the latter places be re- stocked. The oyster fishery in Swansea was better How than it had been for thirty years. The Government cruiser Argus had paid several visits to the locality, but had not succeeded in capturing any of the French crabbers who came within the three-mile limit. About 10,000 tons of fish were landed annually at Swansea by the deep sea brawlers.

BURNS, buttle East Side Mite's Release from Agony. The death occurred at the Swansea Hospi- .a] on Wednesday night of Willie Jones, 61, Balaclava-street, the little 21-months-old tJ() who was badly burnt about the face and body on Tuesday last through his clothing catching fire. An inquest will be held.

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"CVJER" TO "UNDER." SWANSEA'S PHONE CHANGES. CARDIFF IN ONE MINUTE. E200,000 OUTLAY: CANDLE- STICK RECEIVERS. The first advanced step in the conversion of the Central Swansea town 'phones from overhead to underground may be said to have been started on Wedne. da I when the underground cables were laid in ind- irect. The 'phones developments both in town and district—involving altogether about £ 200,000—have been in progress for some time, and already considerable pro- gress has been made. As far as possible the 'phones in the cen- tre of the town will be underground, and preparations have already been made to divest the poles or overhead wires as far as possible. This is noticeable already from the rear of Salubrious passage, where one of the poles is very largely denuded; and as time goes on this process will be ex- tended. It is computed that IN TWELVE MONTHS TIME I there will be very few—comparatively speaking--in the centre of Swansea. There ,viJI always be some, and they will of course remain in the outer districts, where it would not be commercially possible to go to the increased cost of underground lines for scattered and few subscribers. Where pos- sible in the centre of the town the poles will oe dispensed with and removed. TO CARDIFF IN A MINUTE. I When the telephone extensions and im- provements have been completed—we have already given prominence to the fact that an automatic exchange will be provided at the Post Office in Wind-street, thus doing away with the present exchanges—Swansea will form an important link in a busy federated centre which will admit of getting through to Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, London, and elsewhere in much shorter time than at present. Apart from rushes the delay to Cardiff, for instance, should not be more than a minute. On top of the Post Office in Wind-street will be the new exchange, and though the work has not yet been commenced here it will be taken in hand very shortly. It is interesting to note that within the next few months the new candlestick pattern of1 re- ceiver will be installed throughout the town as far as possible. This may not be con- sidered quite so convenient as the present pattern with earpiece and mouthpiece in one, but ii will be more effective with the new system. The "candlestick" is a straight back arrangement into which one will speak, while holding a separate instrument to the ear. There will be a. similar type of instru- ment that will be fixed to walls. Scores of I present receiver patterns in force are now being scrapped. THE DOCKS EXCHANGE. I What, it will be asked, will become oi the present Docks Exchange? This is almost certain to be made into offices for the de- partment. The extensions of the 'phones to the Post Office building will, as indicated, necessitate another storey being put on that building. But other works are to be carried out at the Post Office, including the extension of the sorting-room and the provision of a new yard. Cottages at the rear in the Strand will be taken in, the cost of the entire work to be done at the Post Office involving about £ 11,000.

i  j BEHIND 1'H SCENES. JOVIAL NIGHT AT VALLEY HALL. I DROLL CASE AT NEATH COUNTY COURT. At Ne?th County Court on Wednesday, Harry Rogers, Hebrew comedy artiste, sued Jack Moms for L3 for damage done to a ladv's robe and hat at the Pontardawe Pavilion during a recent benefit performance at which plaintiff and his partner, Miss Kate Weston, performed. Mr. Arnold represented the plaintiff, who said that after the performance the articles were in perfect condition. Next night when he and Miss Weston arrived at the pavilion, the latter made the discovery that the robe and hat were spoiled. Plaintiff then produced his stage hat, which was "cut up." Mr. M. Da vies What did defendant say when you charged him with having commit- ted the damage? Plaintiff: He said, "Mr. Coutts will ex- onerate me from all blame." Mi&s Weston said she hung the dress which she wore on the pegs in the dressing- room before leasing the hall. It was then quite all right. Edward Ashmore, stage manager, said that at 11 o'clock on the night in question defendant, dressed in Miss Weston's gown, was 1 PARADING ABOUT THE PLATFORM. Mr. Arnold: What was he doing:—lie was trying to play the part of Napoleon— (laughter)—to paint another gentleman's face, and writing his name on the wall with grease paint. (Renewed laughter.) He told defendant to get off the stage and take the dress off, and he did so. I Cross-examined: There was a GOOD DEAL OF BEER on the premises for the artistes and staff, but he had only taken a bottle that evening. Jack Morris, accountant at the Bryn [ Works, Ynismeudw, denied plaintiff's and his witness's story in toto. Mr. Arnold You did write your name on I the wall "Y es. Did you write a,.iiything eLse?-Y,es. What?—Impersonator at the Cardiff Em- p ire. (Loud laughter). I did it for a bit of fun. You must understand it was a jovial convivial evening. I was doing Napoleon. (Hoars). Mr. Arnold: In a lady's gown?—No. 1 had my overcoat on. If I was wearing a lady's gown I might have been doing I Josephine. (Laughter.) Didn't you write: "With much I LOVE FROM JACK TO IVY" I Defendant (theatrically) Never, never! It I is the very first time for me even to hear the suggestion. (Renewed laughter.) T. Prosser, newspaper representative said that Morris was perfectly sober and cer- tainly did not put the robe on at any time. His Honour said that probably one or more of the forty or fifty people taking part in the convivial evening destroyed the robe and hat, but there was not sufficient evidence to connect Morris with the matter and there would be a, verdict for the defendant, with costs.

IE40,000 FOR REPAIRS. I I Swansea-Registered Boat's Collision. On Thursday the Court of Appeal varied a judgment of Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane in tho cross action for damages arising out of a collision in the River Mersey on May 23rd last year, between the Swansea regis- tered steamship Baharistan and the Italian steamship Phceteus. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane fuund that the Phceteus was to blame for a defective look-out, and that the Baha- ristan was blameworthy for not sounding a warning signal when turning in the river. It was understood that in the case of the Baharistan the damages were unusually heavy. the repairs bill amounting to nearly £40,000.

D ON'T judge" Black Cats" by the price. J Many higher-priced Virginia Cigarettes are inferior in all that goes to make a good smoke." Instead of pictures, coupons are given for Cigarette Cases, Match Boxes, Pipes, Razors and other useful articles. Bi 5 M ed *i u m ?C?ARETE

'OUGHT TO BE DEAD.' 4 -0 GLYN NEATH MANS ENDURANCE. SURVIVED AMAZING INJURIES. I Extraordinary Vital- ity. "This man is a wreck—is he not?" was I one of the questions Mr. Trevor Hunter asked of Dr. Willie Griffiths in a compensa- tion case at Neath on Thursday. The doc- tor did not assent, but it transpired that in January of last year Robert Erans, a G-iyn Neath haulier, the diminution of whose com- pensation was sought, met with an accident —he was knocked down and dragged by trams-at the Aberpergwm Colliery, pro- ducing results which the medical evidence admitted would have proved fatal in a sub- ject not possessed of EX 1R AORDIN ARY VITALITY and power of endurance. Mr. Villier Meager (instructed by Messrs. Gee and Edwards) represented the appli- cants and Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Mr. Matthew Arnold) appeared for the re- spondent. His right leg was fractured and ampu-1 tated, his ribs were fractured, his jawbone broken, his head cut about, his collar-bone dislocated, and he had lost an ear; and the particulars also vaguely suggested "other injuries. In his cross-examination, Mr. Hunter asked Dr. Griffiths the following question According to the injuries which this man had sustained he OUGHT TO BE DEAD? Y es, and if he had not been an extraordm- arv man he would have been too. The applicants in the case—the colliery company-asked for a diminution in the com- pensation of 15s. 8d.. per week, as from the 4th of March last, claiming that Evans had partially recovered, and stating that light work had been offered m the lamp-room. For the respondent it was contended that he could not do the work offered, neither could he walk the mile and a quarter over a rough and difficult road, and to climb over a gantry before getting to the lamp-room. Dr. Griffiths and Dr. Brook (Swansea) said the man had made a wonderful recov- ery and would be able to do the light work offered bim by the company. Dr. Griffiths added that the gantry did not present any real difficulties, for he had hopped all the way on one foot. Dr. McClure, who had attended Evans and operated upon him, said the inner end ox the collar-bone was still dislocated. Wit- j ness was of opinion that Evans was still un- fit for work. In addition to the physical injuries respondent had sufiered from septic poisoning and pneumonia. Dr. Elsworth (Swansea) agreed with the nrevious witness and said that Evans !j I WAS ALMOST PULPED by the accident. His Honour said he was extremely sorry for the lespondent, but the offer of the manager was reasonable and kind, and he thought Evans should try. He therefore found for applicants.

f.1,000 A YEAR. It is quite an ordinary remunera,tion for I a chef highly skilled in his art to receive £ 1,000 a year salary, and even more. They have studied a.nd mastered ail there is to be learnt about "oodstuff s and tbeir I -iises. One of the greatest developments m cookery brought about by the inghiv- paid chefs, is the frequent use of the Greek Currant. They quickly found out the marvellous nutritive power of the little fruit which is one mass of grape sugar, Nature's powerful and nourishing food. Countless ways of cooking the Currant have been evolved by these masters of the science of food and cookery. All these recipes are first-rate, and W'lIl worthy of the attention of the public, if i only by reason of the presence of Cur- rants. This is one of the many excellent recipes thought out by a chef of European. fame. APPLE AND CURRANT ROLY-POLY. 6 oz. of Currants, b Jarge cooking' apples, i lh. brown or castor sugar, the rind of a lemon ohonned finely, a little j nutmeg. Mc-thod.-Pare, core and cut i the annles into slices, put them into a i saucepan with the lemon rind and sugar, cook till soft, and add the nutmeg. Have ready a rather rich suet crust, roll it out thinly, spread the armies over the paste, sprinklo over the Currants, roll tho pud- ding up, closing the ends properly, tie in a floured cloth, and hoil for two hours. a.

WAS NO MIRACLE. I SCOTCH COUNCIL PENALISED I FOR FLOODING. In Edinburgh on Thursday Lord Dewar found for plaintiffs in two actions against the Corporation of Greenock by the Cale- donia Railway Company and the Glasgow South Western Railway Company for dam- age caused by flooding. His Lordship awarded tl, Caledonian Company £ 4,136, and the Glasgow South Western Company obtained a decree for an agreed sum of £ 900. Plaintiffs maintained that the flooding was due to defendants' interference with a stream which runs through Greenock. The defence was that the rainfall in its I imnrecedented intensity amounted to -JCU A "DIAMNUM FA TALE", I ? which could not reasonably be provided against. The shower which fell in August, 1912 was the heaviest. recorded in Greenock. The Judge held that did not make it a miracle.

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"DISMISSED." SWANSEA POLICE AND STREET BETTING. CURIOUS CASE FROM ST. THOMAS. CONSIGNMENT NOTES, NOT RACING SLIPS. A curious case came before the Swansea Bench on Thursday, when Frank Roberts (19), labourer, was brought up on the charge of loitering and frequeting Fabian-street for the purpose of receiving bets on May 13th. Mr. Laurence Richards appeared on behalf of the polioe. Detective Tucker's story was that he was on duty in Fabian-street, between 12.15 and 1.45. About 1.35 p.m. he saw the defendant come from the Prince of Wales Dock and stand in front of the Golden Griffin tavern. About 1.36 he saw a man go up to him and hand him a slip of white paper. About 1.37 another man went up to him and handed him a white piece of paper. Defendant put the papers in his left-hand trousers pocket. He then went to the dock and three minutes afterwards he returned, stood in front of the Golden Griffin, and then went away in the direction of the Red House. Witness later took him to the Guildhall Police-station, charged him, and in reply defendant said, "Let it go at that." When searched he found books and cards on defendant relat- ing to the Midland Railway Company, but no betting slips. Mr. Richards: Do you know what he is? -He is employed by the Midland Company. Defendant: Have you eveT seen me there before? Witness Yes. Defendant: No, never Mr. Richards At what time? Witness Dinner hour. The defendant went into the witness-box and swore that he was EMPLOYED BY THE MIDLAND CO. and left the cabin at the Jtrince of Wales Dock at 1.30 with consignment notes for the Fabian-street office. When he came out of the office he was arrested. The offioer asked him what bookmaker he worked for and he replied, No bookmaker. I never do any betting." Cross-examined, defendant denied that anybody had handed him slips by the Gol- den Griffin. James Dumphy, inspector, employed by the Midland Railway Co., deposed to. send- ing defendant with consignment notes and invoices to the Fabian-street office. De- fendant never left the dock from seven in the morning until six o'clock in the evening and he had dinner with him at the dock. Archie Caswell, Midland Railway clerk, accompanied defendant from the dock to the offioe. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT'S EVIDENCE. Mr. A. S. Aitken, the district traffic super- tendent of the Midland Railway Co., speak- ing on behalf of the defendant, said that he dlid not want to interfere with the carrying out of justice. He recognised that the police had a delicate and dif F?,llt duty to perform and he always assisted them when he could. He thought, however, in this case, it was due to the over-zeal of a young officer that- MR. RICHARDS OBJECTS. Mr. Richards I object to him making a speech of that sort. Proceeding, Mr. Aitken said that he had known the lad ever since he had been in Swansea, and was absolutely convinced that he never did anything of the sort alleged. He had made special inquiries and knew that he was a most respectable youth. CASE DISMISSED. Chairman (Mr. J. R. Leaver) We shaJJ dismiss this case. We don't think the evi- dence is sufficient.

COMMITTEE RESOLUTE. G.W.R. BILL AND HIGH- STREET STATION. An urgent meeting of the Swansea Parlia- mentary Committee was held on Thursday morning for the purpose of considering the High-street Station improvement scheme, comprised in the Great Western Railway Bill now before the House of Commons Com- mittee. Mr. David Matthews presided and the meeting was private. It is understood that the company are offering certain objections to the scheme, which involves the sotting back and rebuild- ing the High-street Station front on a more elaborate scale than at first proposed, and the chairman told the "Daily Post" repre- sentative, after the meeting, that the com- mittee were determined to INSIST UPON HAVING THE BEST POSSIBLE station improvement effected, having regard to the great importance of Swansea. The Mayor (Aid. Corker), the ex-Mayor (Councillor David Williams), the Town Clerk (Mr. Lang Coath) and the deputy-sur- i veyor (Mr. Swarbrick) are in London in con- nection with the Bill, and the committee's in- structions are being wired them.

CHAUFFEUR MURDERED. Extraordinary Motor-car Crime. An extraordinary crime, for which no mo- tive as yet has been discovered, is reported from Colmar, in Alsace, near where the Kaiser recently attended army manoeuvres (says the Standard's" Berlin correspon-1 dent). On Monday, it appears, two young men, who said that they came from Paris, entered a garage and hired a motor car to take them to Gerardmer, in France. They secured a car and left on their journey, driven by a young chauffeur named Kohler. When the next morning, the proprietor of the garage found that he was still minus car and chauffeur, he informed the police, who almost at the same moment received the news that a motor-car, stained with blood, had been found abandoned in a field near the Colmar Cemetery. In the vehicle was found a human ear. The police eventually came upon t,he body of the unfortunate chauffeur in a deep ra- vine. It appears that he had been shoti twioe and then thrown over the precipice..

FFORESTFACH'S AFFEC- TION. SERIES OF POPULAR PRESENTATIONS. DEPARTURE OF MR AND MRS. C. C. YIYIAN. A packed audience gathered at Calfaria Chapel, Fforestfach, on Tuesday evening on the occasion of the presentations which were made to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Vivian, and their two little daughters, the Missea Margaret May and Joyce Vivian, on their de- parture from Forest Hall for the Mumbles. Mr. C. C. Vivian, who is manager of the London City and Midland Bank at Swansea, has, during his residence at Fforestfach, en- deared himself to all classes of the commun- ity by his kindliness and ever-ready response in any cause which required his help. The i representative nature of the gathering testi- fied more amply than any words to the many directions in which the Squire of Forest Hall "had interested himself. Mr. Fred Richards (Sketty) presided over the meeting and was supported by Messrs. T. Morgan (Forest Hall), John James (secre- tary of the movement), Ben Jones (overseer), James Jones (district councillor), Rev. H. J. Stewart (vicar of Cockett), Rev. E. J. Hughes, Rev. J. J. Lewis (St. Peter's), Mr. T. E. Elliott, and Mr. W. F. Samuel. The Chairman remarked upon the long period he had known Mr. Vivian, and said that the longer the time the more he liked him. The movement which had been brought about that evening was purely a spontaneous one on the part of the resi- dents in which they wished to testify to the affection which they held for Mr. Vivian and family. One aspect in particular he had always admired in the gentleman they I had met to honour that evening was that! religion, politic-s, or anything else mattered nothing to him; when assistance was needed he was always responsive, and that quietly and cheerfully. He called upon District Councillor James Jones to present Mr. Viv- ian, on behalf of the residents of Ffbrestfach, with an illuminated address, suitably in- scribed (the work of Mr. Morgan Thomas, Swansea), with a photo of Forest Hall inset (taken by Mr. Needs, Ravenhill). Councillor Jones, in a few happy sen- tences, testified to the worth of Mr. C. C. Vivian and the great pleasure he had, en j behalf of Fforestfach inhabitants, in present- I ing him with the address as a I SMALL TOKEN OF AFFECTION for him. (Loud applause.) The Raven Glee Singers then contributed the chorus, Glory and love to men of old," under the baton of Mr. John Nicholas. The next presentation was that of a silver salver (supplied by Mr. David Thomas, jeweller) to Mrs. Vivian, which was followed by a solo by Mr. John Jenkins, the verses hav- ing been written for the occasion by Mr. D. T. Evans, Fforestfach. Mr. Ben Jones said the responsibility for leaving Fforestfach lay with Mr. Vivian and not with them. Having had an intimate ac- quaintance with Mr. Vivian he held that his experience was that C.C.'s" idea of life, as reflected by his deeds, was not selfish, but to succour the needy wherever he found them. Mr. Jones presented the Misses Margaret Mary Vivian .a.nd Joyce Vivian with a Bible each. I FROM THE CHOIR. The next presentation was made by Mr. John Nicholas, on behalf of the Ravenhill Mixed Choir, of which Mr. Vivian was pre- sident, of a large framed photo of the choir. Expressing regret at his departure the speaker testified to the recipient's ready re- sponse in anything connected with the choir, and hoped they would have him amongst them very often. Mr. William Lewis rendered "The Song of the Drum," to which he had to respond with "The Inchcape Bell" as an encore. The next speaker, the Rev. H. J. Stewart (vicar of Cockett) referred to the varied ways in which Mr. Vivian had interested himself during his stay in the neighbourhood. He could give many of the kindly deeds which he had performed, and he put it down that the good qualities of Mr. Vivian were largely due to the influence of his good helpmate, Mrs. Vivian. The Ravenhill Glee Party next Tendered Italian Salad. The Rev. E. J. Hughes testified to the kindness of both Mr. and Mrs. Vivian to help in any good cauae.—Mr. Gambold abo spoke. Mr. Vivian, on his and his wife's behaif, feelingly responded and thanked the inhabi- tants for their regard and hoped he would be often amongst them. He had only done his duty and he would considor him- self amply rewarded if he could only keep the friendship of his neighbours at Fforest- fach. Mr. Ben Jones moved a vote of thAnks to the chairman, choir and artistes, which Mr. John James seconded. The Ravenhill Glee Singers next rendered "Y Delyn Aur," and the meeting con- cluded with the singing of "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau."

I REMARKABLE SUCCESS I OF A NEW DISCOVERY. For t,wo years Mr. Erncsi, C-ook, 21 Silvermere Road, Catford, S.E., had his face thickly covered with bright red pimples, a rash that burned and itched till he was nearly frantic. He attended three hospitals, each for a long time. The doctors named the eruption Erythema, a dangerous kind of eczema. Gradually Mr. Cook's face became masked with a thick mass of itching, scarlet inflammation. After hos- pital and medical treatment had failed, he tried the new discovery Cad-urn. The itching and burning at once stopped. Cadum effected a perfect and lasting cure in two weeks. Cadum can be had from all Chem- ists at 7jd. It quickly cures pimples, blotches, ulcers, eruptions, scaly skin, rash chaiings, itching piles, etc. People who have itched and scratched for years find sleep and rest when Cadum ointment is applied.

BLOWN OVER. I SWANSEA DOCKS QUESTIONS SETTLED. Both the cranemen's disput-e at the Swan- sea docks and the millers' claims are prac- tically settled. In the case of the former there is a re- arrangement of the system of working and an advance on overtime. No reduction of hours was asked for. This becomes operative from May 1st last. The millers have been met by their em- ployers and the terms are to be accepted by the men next Sunday. The increase will be 2s. a week in some cases and half an-hour's work less a day. In the other cases it it understood the advance will be Is. a week.

I WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. I An excellent opportunity of a seagoing holiday in a large mail steamer is presented by the Orient Line, who will be despatch- ing their newest and largest vessel, the "Orama," on -iid inst. The "Orama" is a triple-screw steamer of 12,928 tons. The trip Provides a few days for visiting Morocco, Granada and the famous I Alhambra. Alternatively the voyage may i be extended to Toulon where one or two days will be available for visiting Cannes and Nice. The homeward journey will be made by the same Company's steamer, "Orentes." Full particulars will be- sent on application to the Orient Line, 5, Fenchurch Avenue, London. <

—————— = I Mr. S. H. Nicholls, the popular Cardiff; City chairman of directors, will be a strong candidate for the Walsh League presidency ji ? for next season. CY 1

£ 2,000 DAMAGE 1 11 j AT SWANSEA CORN MILL. I FIRE HAVOC IN EARLY MOHNING. A disastrous fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning, resulting in damage estimated between £1,500 and £ 2,000 to the grinding mill m Batii- street, Swansea, the property of Messrs. Thomas and Evans and John Dyer, Ltd., corn merchants. The police constable, whose beat in- l cluded Bath-street, was attracted by the flames, which issued irom the upper storeys about 2 a.m. The Swansea Firej Brigade, commanded by Inspector! Bounds, promptly replied to the alarm, and concentrated their attention on sav- ing the main buildings and offices. When the brigade arrived the fire had SECURED A GOOD GRIP or the two upper storeys and the building containing corn and grain. The roof soon fell in, and the uper floor was also burnt away after. 'I he! brigade strenuously fought the flames, and by seven, o'clock the last spark was extinguished. The bottom floor, which contained machinery, did not escape damage. The crusher was totally destroyed, and a large number of bags containing wheat, corn, grain, etc., were destroyed byi water. Of the upper part of the building there remain THE BARE WALLS ONLY. At first fears were entertained for the j buildings on the other side of the lane, which is extremely narrow, but these were allayed by the brigade's splendid work. The cause of the fire is not known. The premises were covered by insur- ance. MR. DYER'S ESTIMATE. Seen after the conflagration Mr. John Dyer said he estimated the damage to Qilnountto about £ 2,000. How the fire oc- euxred is a mystery. No workmen would be thrown out of employment as those who worked in the grinding mill were put on work in the warehouses. Mr. Dyer paid a warm tribute to the fire brigade for their smartness. The fire biroke out afresh on Th<ursdav afternoon, but the fire brigade I' men on hand soon got the smouldering sacks I of corn under control.

I CANAL'S COUNTER- II BLAST. — G.W.R. VALLEY SCHEME. I When the Parliamentary Committee re- sumed the consideration of the G. W.R. Bill at Westminster on Tuesday, Mr. Gascoigne, for the Canal Company, at the outset, inti- mated as a fact that the Canal Company in- tended to introduce modern methods of trac- tion, and contemplated laying down a rail- way on their canal towpath. They ron. sidered, in the circumstances, there would be no need for the proposed new line. The Commitee held that no details of a new scheme could be put. Mr. Roberts, mining engineer, ridicuied the idea that canal transport would be of practical utility for the conveyance of roal. It was absolutely out of date. He explained that in handling canal-borne coal it got knocked about, and much time and labour were lost. Mr. Potter, G.W.R. manager, spoke of the great inconvenience to traffic that existed at present and the desirability of the new line. The railway was not out to kill the canal or compete with it in any way. If the rail- way had taken away canal traffic in the past it was what had occurred all over the coun- try. "'IN THE HAPPY POSITION. Mr. William John Rees, F.S.I., agent for Sir John Llewelyn and Mr. Charles Llewelyn, said they were owners in the "happy position" of owning a wayleave on which the received tolls. If these railways j were constructed they would lose the re- cedpts from that wayleave but there would be such a development in the collieries and such an increase in the output that they would make up considerably more than they would lose by the loss of the wayleave. The proceedings were adjourned until Monday.

I uWHAT IS YOUR SECRET? I i 44 FLYING RAILWAY" IN YEN- I, TOR ATTACKED. I I M. Bachelet, the inventor of the 300- mile-an-hour "levitated railway," met with an adventure near the residence in Woking where he is staying. He had motored home, and was taking a stroll when a stranger approached him and got into conversation. They walked along together for possibly 200 yards, when the stranger clutched the inventor by tho throat, shouting" What is your secret? What is it?" M. Bachelet, who, despite his advanced years, is a man of powerful physique, managed to throw off his assailant, who thereupon took to his heels. "This is not the first time," M. Bachelet said, that I have been attacked, and though I am a dry-as-dust scientist, I can al- ^wrys manege somehow to hold my own."

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"STRANGERS AND STRANDED." COCKNEYS CHARGED AT NEA TH. At, Ne--ith on Wednesday two young men, who gave their addresses as Washington- street, Bromley. Bow, named Thomas Nash and Arthur WIlliam Hyslop, were charged with breaking into the buffet of th? Gnoll Picture Hall some time during Monday night or Tuesday morning, and stealingl chocolates, tea, coffee, cigarettes, Oxo, spoons, sugar, and knives, the property of John Henry Tucker, confectioner, and to the total value of L- 1 6s. 2d. P.C. Beer said he received the prisoners in custody from the county poiice at Ffor- estfach. When charged Nash replied, "I am guilty. I went in there to look for eake." Hyslop answered, "Yes, but I didn't take the knives. I broke one in try- ing to open the money-till." Prisoners, wiio told the justices they were strangers and stranded, were remanded in custody until Monday next.

MYSTERIOUS STOMACH TROUBLES. PRINCIPAL CAUSE REVEALED. A great deal of mystery is made about stomach troubles, and many people go in constant, dread of life-long inciDno. ty ur the horrors of the operating table just because they experience pain in the region of the stomach for which they cannot account. Instead of looking for the cause of the trouble, they seem only too ready to describe themselves as "martyrs to indi- gestion" or "chronic "dyspeptics. Excessive acidity i= said to be the direct cause of more than 90 per cent, of all stomach troubles, and, accord-ing to many eminent physicians, the occasional use of a reliable antacid, such as lralf-a-tefaspoonfnl of pure bisurated magnesia in a little water afler meals, will do more towards righting stomach derangements than all the patent foods and medicines ever invented, this geLs at the root of the trouble—stops fermentation of the food contents, and neutralises the a-c^ds which otV-'wire would irritate and inflame the stomach.

SLEW HIS DAUGHTER- INHUMAN FATHER HANGED AT WALTON GAOL. Joseph Spooner was executed at Walton Gaol, Liverpool, on Thursday for the murder of his little daughter, Elizabeth Alice. Spooner cut the child's throat while his wife, from whom he was living apart, was at the police court making application for a separation order.

EX-SWANSEA POLICE SERGEANT. The funeral of the late ex-Sergeant Howard will take place at Llansamlet on Saturday. The members of the Swansea police force will attend, and in all probability the band as well.

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I BY HIS DOG'S BARK. DYING CYNON MAN | DISCOVERED. I LYING ALL FIGHT IN A STATION. I At the Alexandra-road Chapel, Swansea, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. J. C. MOITis, the borough coroner, inquired into the death of Fredk. Patterson (49), 10, Percy- row, Cynon Valley, near Port Talbot, who died at the Swansea. Hospital on Tuesday. Mr. Strick (of Messrs. Strick and Belhf.g- ham, Swansea) represented the R. and S.b. Railway. Mrs. Maria Patter?on identified the body as that oi her husband, who was an under- ground labourer at the Cynon Colliery. He left home about 7 p.m. on Friday evening for Cymmer. When he was at the Swansea. Hospital he could only converse with witness in gasps; deceased being in great pain. From what she could gather her husband had been lying at the station from 10 p.m. that night until 5 a.m. the following morning, when he was brought home. George Morgan, a goods' guard in the em- ploy of t.he R. and S.B. Railway, said he was in charge of the train which arrived at Duffrvn Rhondda at 12.16 a.m. He was attracted by THE BARKING OF THE DECEASED'S DOG to the body, which was between the platform ) and the outer rail of the down rail. He j thought the man had gone underneath for shelter. Deceased replied to witness' ques- tions like a man just awakened from sleep. He said nothing as to how he got there. Witness thought the man had been walking down the line and gone underneath the plat- form for shelter from the rain. Dr. Chalmers said that death was due to rupture and shock. The jury returned a verdict of Death from natural causes," 'n accordance with medical evidence. There was no evidence offered as to how deceased came by his injuries.