The Cambria Daily Leader

I PONT ARDA W CUARDIANS-I I MR. H. J. POWELL RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN I FOR COMING YEAR. I The annual meeting of the Pontar-I I The annual of the Pontar- dawc Board of Guardians was held this j morning. Mr. J. G. Harries in the chair j (pro tern). On the motion of Mr. W. 1). Da vies, seconded by Mr. T. Williams, Mr. H. ,1. Powell, Ysstaiyfera, was unaniraouslyi re-elected chairman for th, year. i Mr. Powell, upon Laking v his seat, I thanked the members iiost; sincerely j for re-electing him to the chair, and said he would endeavour to carry out the duties as impartially as possible, and try to maintain order, as he had in the (past. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Joseph Thomas, Godre'rgraig. was re-elected first vice-chairman, and Mr. Williams Walter, Abercrave, was elected second vice-chairman. I I

■ I IIBIII IIHBWBBMWMBBBMWHBIWaiiUUJ'lJCWaSMBMEaBBM—gBI MAKING AN EFFORT. OLD OFFENDER GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE AT SWANSEA. Iter tie, Williams, a young man, was summoned at Swansea Police Court to- day. for wilfully breaking seven panes 01 glass, value 10s. at the house oi Maty Jane Thyer, Pteasant-rew. He was further summoned by Margaret O'Connors to find sureties of the peace. Mr: Thyer said defendant broke tho windows with stones, one of whicn just missed the baby's head. Defendant: Didn't you say 'there's a s(-ari,,p I to the woman who was with you ? Witness: No Margaret O'Connors alleged that Wil- liams came to her door with a knife iti his hand, and thieatened to "rip me open with it." Deputy Chief Constable Roberts statc-d defendant had been before the court 27 times. mostly for act» of vio- lence. but not since March, 1912. Since his last sentence of eighteen, months lie had been working regularly. Defendant appealed to the xaagis- trates not to send hipi to prison again, as he did not want to lose his work. Making an Effort. The Chan man (Dr. Kavliiigs): > on seem to have been making an effort to live a decent life. You are a hot- tempered fellow, and a little drop of drink will make you do all sort.s of things. Williams promised to give up tho drink. He was given another chance, and ordered to pay 10s. damages and costs, and was bound over in the sum of £ 12 to be of good behaviour for 12 montlis. Defendant: Thank you, sir.

KICKING A TIN CU. At Swansea Police Court to-day, Wm. Tbos. Davies (18), Stanley Bradley (17). Brinley Griffiths (20;, and John Morris ( l(i), were summoned for "playing football" in Neath-roa(I.- P.C. Clifford 6aict the youths were Licking tin cans about. Davies said they were simply kick- ing a tin can in front of them as they walked along. Tho officer told- them they were dis- turbing people at that early hour. Bradley Doe-s a traction engine make more noise than we kicking a tin? (Laughter). The Chairman: You were evidently doing something you ought not to, but we will dismiss the case on payment cf costs.

"SEPH (10) came home from school 0 with a sore head," says Mrs. L. Stanlpy. of 26, North St., West Kirby, nr. Liverpool. Scurfy patches grew into painful inttamed pores ¡ which caused his hair to E: bll away. "Home-made remediell only increased the soreness and irritation. diflease kept 8 pre a. din gnu t î 1 r used Zam-Buk. This rich balm 2 1-ped Seph*s itching. .¡J;:v f;ffm-Buk removed every sore and left, | 8eph's hea.d Bweet and c 1 e an. Tbe boy js at Bciiool agarn^thanlcs only Zam- 11 we }Itil.cinaE Soa'D t an ??tt;') _? <Mt'<'tM<'M<s?<nt?<t)-Mf:7t<?t? N nSljA. jHu, eCSema' r*n*worm' walp 80ru, wtd "l1¡r itc4i*g and inzme?

LLANDILO MASTER'S WIFE dhm. FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY DAVIES AT FF AWRf ACH. I The funeral took place yesterday at Tabernacle Chapel, Ffawrfach, of Mrs. Marv Davies, wife of the ReN-. William Davirs, Llandilo, and pastor of the Tabernacle, Ffawrfach. and New Chapel, Crescent-road. Llandilo. A short service was conducted in the house by the Revs. D. Richards, Mydd- fai, and J. Rogers, Pentrcy. The ser- vice at the chapel was conducted by the R.evs. Eurof Walters, M.A. B.D., Swan- jsea; R. Groylfi Roberts, Llanelly; D. ] Davies, Newcastle Emplyn; D. Lloyd Morgan, Pontardulais; and Evan Jen- kins, Swansea. At the graveside the Rev. Penar Grif. fiths, Pcntre Estyll; Rev. Jno. Wil- liams, Bryn, Lianelly; and Rev. D. E. Williams, Henllan.

CHIEF SCOUT'S VISIT. The Chief Scout, Lieut.-General Sir Robert Baden Powell, K.C.B., will speak at he Royal Institution, Swansea, on 1 Monday, 20th April, at 3 p.m., upon the subject of "Character Training," and the advantages of the Boy Scout movement in this direction, when the whole work of scouting for boys will be explained by him.

COME and hear MISS PAVLIN ALLBN Next Saturday at Cwm Concert, Bonym<Kn. THE Dramatic &>prano. 1

I LYING IN THE HAY. .00 UPPER LOIIGHOR FARMER'S GRIM DISCO EiV IN A LOFT. I INVEST STORY. Mr. F. H. Glynn Price, the County i Coroner, held an enquiry at Coed- brvdwen Farm, Upper Loughor, last evening, concerning the death of one Thornar, Griffiths, a wayfaring labourer, whose body ii-as discovered with a cut throat at the farm yesterday morning, as reported in the Leader." Lying in the Hay. I Mr. William David Clement, the occupier of the farm, said* that about 7 a.ixi that morning be went up the hay loft over the cow-house, a.ud there deceased's body lying in the hay. He observed that his throat was cut. but made no examination. He spo&r\ but received no answer. He did not think he had ever seen deceased before. He went and called P.C. Lewis, of Upper Loughor. Dr. H. J. Thomson, M.B., of Loughor, called, said the body wa* warm at 8 a.m. when he &aw it, an(i had been dead about one to*one and a half hours. He was a well-built man, about 52 years ot age. and well nourished. There was a:t incised wound in the throat 6-J inches long, extending from ear to ear. The wound was a deep one, penetrating on the left side to the muscles covering the front of the spine. The wound was caused hy the right hand, and must have necessitated some violence, even with a sharp razor. In my opinion death was almost instan- taneous. It was not due to shock, but j,to the brain being deprived of blood. Evidence of Identification. I P.C. William John Lewis, stationed at Upper Loughor, said he found in de- ceased's pocket two insurance cards, I issued at Neath, which showed that de- ceased last worked on the 14th ult. The addross on the card is "Thomas Grif- j fiths, c/o T. Edwards, Lodging House, Neath." He also found a way ticket, showing he arrived at Swansea Work- house on the 11th inst., and departed on the lltli inst., his destination being given a« Llanelly. An iden- tification ticket, issued on his leaving Swansea, giving his num- j her as 16.897, his daseripiion a In.bourer, and other particulars which agreed with the appearance of the body was found on him. The ticket is dated April 14th, and is signed by Mr. Morgan, the Swansea Workhouse Master. There was no money found upon the body, nor any- thing besides tho papers produced. The police made enquiries at Neath and Swansea, hut so far have been unsuc- cessful in gleaning any part-icularc con- cerning the de-ceased. The jury returned a verdict in accord- ance with the doctor's evidence, adding that there wa? no evidence to show the deceased's state of mind when commit- ting the act.

AN INVENTIVE FELLOW. I THE NEWPORT "GENIUS" FINED FOR FALSE PRETENCES. At Neu-port yesterday Williar George Cox.ve; alias George Caswell, young man w ho pos:>.l as ;1..1 invents who had patented a railway earring door leek, which a railway company was going to pay lum £HI,OOO for, was charged with obtaining food and lodgings to T the value ot t2 & from Elizabeth White, a widow, of S. Liver- pool-street, between JUarch 28 aii, April 9, by false pretences. He pleaded guilty. Mrs. White (the prosecutrix) com- plained that prisoner told hoi- the story that hy was working on a railway patent, and wanted a room to himeelf, so as to be quiet. He was also, he said, workiag at Messrs. Algiers, Newport, as an elec- trician. She belier«>d his story, and took him in u a lodger at 16s. per week. He paid for some few weeks. On March 28, when he bad no money, he said that he had patented a railway invention, and was going to get £ 17,000 for it from a. railway company. He was, he said, to get a deposit of JE200 on April 9, and the balance on June 6, which was to be obtained through the London and Provincial Mrs. White, believing his statement, kept him on as a lodger, and went behind with her own rent. On the morning that he was supposed to receive the £ 200 he absconded. Prisoner now told the magistrates that he was •; ery sorry for what, he had done, and if given a chance he Mould re-pay the money. Chief Constable Glower said pri.Toner was convicted at Glamorgan Assizes in 190 £ for housebreaking, a.nd had three months' imprisonment; in 1910 he was colivicted at Cardiff Assizes and given nine months for hou<*°>hre«.king, and in 1912 he was sentenced to six-months for j1 larceny at Cardiff. For a short time he i was a police constable. The Clerk: Is there any trirth in the statement that ii-e had patented an in- vention ? Chief Consta ble Gower: Well, there are a lot of designs and plsins here (handing them up), which may speak far themselves to an engineer. Mr. A. J. Stevens, the presiding magistrate, who is an engineer, looked M them and smiled. The Glùrk: They Icok lilie pictures of windows and dcors. The Bench fined Coxwell £ 10, or two months with hard labour.

STOP THAT CORN THROBBING AND SHOOTINC. The longer you it the worse it becomes, and the more difficult to cure. To relieve the throbbing pain and shooting, just get a Foot Shampoo Powder trom Rich, The Chemist, cost- ing 2 d.. and dissolve it in hot water, and eoak the feet for ten minutes. You will get immediate rellcf-you will for- get your corns, the aching and the burn- ing will cease and your feet will be happy. Try it to-day. Of course, to permanently cure a corn, you must get Rich's "Waukwell," Is. 1-Jd. bottle; it removes a corn roots and all. Equally good for hard or soft corns. Postage, lid. For Bunions use Rich's Bunion Comfort, 4s. 6d. For flat foot or foot strain use Rich's Arch Supports, 1)..<6<1.. 7s. 6d., and 12s. 6d. per pair; will last for ever. Feet examined and advice given free in my private room. Ask to seotmr. Rich, the Chemist, 30, High- street, Swansea (just below the Mack- worth, same side).

In a basement rifle range at the luead- quaxters of the local squadron of the Warwickshire Yeomanry at Coventry yesterday, Squadr o n-Sergea.nt~ faj or Gover, who returned from India only a fortnight ago after nine years' servict' with the 13th Hussars, was found shot dead. At the funeral on Tuesday at Cadox- ton (Neath) cf Mr. Evan Davies, of Barry, a member of the N.U.T. execu- tive since 1906, the Swansea. Associa- tion was represented by Mr. J. Celfyn Williams. r.

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1- FROM THE DISTRICTS. I Milford. I The rector (the Rev. R. Jackett) pre- sided. For St. ishmael's Major H. Warren -11. Wheeler were re-elected churchwardens. For Hasguard Messrs. B. W. Scale and W. Jones were elected churchwardens. Morriston. There was a good attendance at the church vestry, held last night at St. John's (Welsh) Church. Morriston, when the Vicar (Rev. David Williams) presided. The accounts, which showed a very satisfactory balance in hand, were adopted, and Messrs. J. Davies and D. H. Thomas were elected auditors for the ensuing year. Air. David Brazeil was nominated vicar's warden, and Mr. Walter Jones as people' s warden, whilst the sidesmen were re-elected en bloc. Cwmllynfell. The vicar (the Rev. E. Jenkins- Davies) presided. Mr. Thomas Jones was re-appointed vicar's warden, and Mr. Evan Lewis people's warden. Tho accounts showed record collections, with a substantial balance in hand. The vicar said the debt of £ 20 owing to the assistant curate fund had been wiped out. The Sunday school had broken all records, the communieaitts had in- creased, and the Church was most suc- cessful in every direction. He thanked his colleague, the Rev. E. T. Evans, for his untiring efforts. Skatty. At Skettv Church Club on Wednes- day evening, Mr. Harry Creher pre- sided, when medals were presented by J Mr. ichard-Iodgns (president) to the winners in the recent highest break bJliRÙI tonrnamHit. The re- cipients were Messrs. Bernie Thoro- 1 good in the first division, and W. Browne in the second. A third medal I for the largest number of games played during the tournament was won by Mr. W. Davies. A great deal of in- terest IW3'8 taken by Mr. Harry Creber I to ensure the success of the competi- tion, for which the medals were given; by Messrs. W. and Stan Hill, oon- tractors, Sketty. Gorseinon. Under the auspices of the Christian Endeavour Union of Wales meeting at Llanelly this week. a, public mooting was held at Bethel Congregational Church, Gorseinon, when there was a large congregation present, presided over by the Rev. M. E. Thomas. The speaker was the Rev. J. Vardre Jones, of Newbridge, Mon., who gave an ex- cellent address dealing with the Christian Endeavour movement, which was listened to with rapt attention. Mr. W. R. Evanti presided at a i lecture given at the Institute, Gors- einon, on Tuesday evening. The lecturer was Mr. T. Glyudwr Richards Mountain Ash, the well-known con- ductor. the subject of his lecture being "A trip to the Golden West." It was highly appreciated by the large audience. At the close Mr. James Richards proposed, and Mr. T. Bowen seconded ) a. vote of thanks to the lecturer for his interesting address. A I vote of thanks was also proposed to the ¡' chairman, Mr. W. R. Evans.

Sir Herbert Troe. having heard thai some person is using the name cf Tree and the address of His Majeety's Tl-.estre to obtain goods, wishes it to be understood that lie has no knowledge of tl)i- person and that them is no one named rr«e other than himself, con- nected with His Majesty's Thea;tre.

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SUBMARINE DISASTERS. I The Secretary of the Admiralty in- formed Mr. Nield yesterday evening in the House of C ommons that there have been nine disasters to submarines dur- ing the last ten years, involving the loss of ninety lives.

COLLIER SENT TO THE ASSIZES, I David Willia,m-, collier, IJwynglali, raan- frenrteiriie, was brought up on arrest a.t Carmarthen, on Wcclneisday, on a charge of assaulting: a girl, 15 years of age, at Banky- capel. Llandefeilog, on Good Friday.' Mr. H. Brunei White appeared to prosecute for the police, and Mr. W. J. Wallis Jones ap- peared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. The Bench oommitted him for trial at the Assizes, bail being fixed in his own recog- Illy,a,nceA of 1-50, and two other sureties of each.

NIGHT POACHING. 1 With a view to suppressing night i poaching, the Towy Board of Con- servators at Carmarthen, on Wednes- day, Col. Lloyd Harries (Llwyndewi) presiding, decided to pay a reward of £ 2 to anyone giving information lead- ing to the conviction of any person for- night poaching, otherwise than with rod and line. The executive committee's report showed that the amount received for license duties up to the 31st March last ?'? ?'1 17s., ?? amst ?260 10s? and ???0 188. in the two pr!ng years, and the total receipts £ 278 2s against £ 260 lOs. and £ 313 8s. There was a balance in favour of tho Board at the end of last year of LIW 3s. 4d., a -6 a-gainst jE424 Is. lid. and I £ 634 3s. Id.

Four Sea Scouts, with their oazriai> had n narrow escape it. Dcver Navui Harbour yestot-day afternoon. They we/e sailing in a stiff north-easter wher- their boat capsized. They were 1 rescued by the crew of barge. David Jenkins, Prospect-place, was -1i fined 10s. inclusive at Llanelly yoster- day for drunkenness on April 3rd a* T■ the Farmers' Arms,

TOLLS ON THE TOWY. MOTION TO REVISE CARMARTHEN CUSTOM AFTER FORTY YEARS. The question of re-establishing the custom of charging tolls on vessebT com- ing up the River Tow)" to discharge at the quay, camo up for consideration at the monthly tneeting of the Carmarthen Town Council, h. J. B. Arthur pre- siding. The Clerk (Mj\ H. B. -Whit) ex- plat ne(i that he had gathered that the. ski custom of chaining tolls had not been exercised tor the last forty years. Ho read a letter from Parliamentary agents stating that a provisional order to re-establish the custom could be got lot a cost of i.L-K)ut -TIOO. « The Chairman stated that the cm-tom would mcai a great revenue to the town. Mr. }M Samuel said an application should be iiiade to the Development (pooimissiouors for a grant to improve the River Towy. With the opening iLp of the coalfields in and around Tumble, lie 'Was sure there was a good future for the river. A notice of motion was given for the Oonsideration of the whole matter at the next meeting.

iSSTEEDAY'S RESULTS. Rugby. Cardiff. 1 goal 1 try; Leicester, 2 tries. Ferndale, 1 goal 7 tries; Islington College, t goal 2 tries. Ms.ffieg. 1 goal Mpts); Merthyr, nil. Blaina, 1 g.,al 1 try; Tri-deErar, 1 try. Mardy, nil; Llanei: i JtertbiT Town, 1. Exetir Cit). ft,

IWELL-KNOWN IN CARMARTHEN- ii The marriage was solemnised at St. Margaret's Church, Cardiff, .YN¡erday. i of Mr. Phillip J. Jones, ar?hitect? Pon-j typridd, and Miss Betty Morris, New-) I port and Cardiff. The bride was givc'ij away by her brother, Mr. Trevor Mor-! ris, while Mr. Stanley Joue?, soiieitcr, irontvpr-dd, acted as b?at man. The bride's parents are weD-known in (?ar- ma-rthenshir?. H?r father, the late Mr. D. T. Morris, W8 for many vears an; actioneer and land valuer in that county, a distinguished bard, and the author of Echoes from Wales." The brH? 7 ?'r''?:- is the nck'e of a former brij, ? s tiie. i,eice of .2 forinet- ?lqcd acuteaunt of C&rm&rthen?hiro.

SWANSEA Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CLUB. At the annual meeting of the Swan- sea Y.M.C.A.. Swimming Club, held last evening, the following officers were elected: Captain, Ken Jones; vice-cap- tain, W. 0 .Chapman; hon. secretary, R. S. Palmer, 8, Chaddesley-terrace. The prospects are brighter than they have been for several years. A good polo team is being formed, and Mr. W. Standish, the physical instructor, will arrange for a life-saving class. The club night will be Tuesday. Applica- tion for fixtures should be sent to the secretary.

CHEAP EVENINC TRIPS  I MUMBLES. ) It is interooting to learn that cheap I trips are being run to the Mumbles every evening by the Mumbles Haii?y I Company, The first-class return fare is 9, and the seccnd-class retum <nH l be 6d., and these tickets will bo issued on trains after 6 p.m. Now tha.t there are great attr.icc.ums at the Pier, it is expected that latge crowds will take advantage of the o» po- tunities thus afforded by the raiivvny company,

MEXICAN INSULTS. -.0 T AMPICO OUTRAGE NOT THE ONLY TROUBLE. AMERICAN ACTION. In addition to the despatch of a fleet to the Atlantic coast of Mexico, Presi- dent Wilson has also ordered a naval demonstration on the Pacific coast. Unless General Huerta gives way President Wilson intends to ask Con- gress to sanction as a lirst stovi the seizure of the Mexican ports ot Vera Cruz, the port of Mexico City, and Tampico. The genera l opinion in Washington (according to the Times correspon- dent) is that Mr. Lind's influence, rather than the tiag incident, has caused the change. Cumulative Insults. « • i • I A semi-official communique just issued I about the views of the Government reads as if it were written by Mr. Lind. The gist of the document is as follows "The Tampico incident does not stand alope. eor some time past the de facto Government of Mexico has seemed to thiuk that mere apoJogies are I sufficient when the rights ot American citizens and the dignity of the Ameri- I' can Government are involved. Imme- diately after the flag incident an orderly from one of the American ships lying off Tampico, who landed to go to the post olhce, was arrested and im- prisoned. He was subsequently re- leased, but it was significant that he of all other persons coming and going from other foreign ships was selected for the insult. "Most serious of all, an official dis- patch to the American Embassy in 1 Mexico City was held up for censorship, and only given up upon the emphatic ¡ protest of the Charge d' Affa.ires. It. is curious that such untoward incidents never occur to the representatives of other Governments." I LATEST WIRES. Brief Messages from Various Points. Washington.—Mr. Daniels, the Secre- tary of tiie Navy, has ordered the cruiser Cleveland to proceed immedi- ately to Maaatlan (on the pacific Coast). The cruiser Chattanooga is ex- pected to ioilow in about a fortnight.— j iieuter. There is intense feeling in the United States. In Mexico, it is said, panic: prevails. Secret arrangements are being made in Mexico City to guard foreigners from massacre in the event of the Mexicans getting out of hand. Vera Cruz and Tampico are the two, largest Mexican ports. Vera Crux is connected by four railway lines with the interior, and possesses large docks con- strucced by au English company. Tam- pico is Mexico's next important port. Surrounding it are vast oil fields, where over 400 well-drilling plants arc in operation, and where the average daily produci ion of crude oil was estimated ifour years ago to reach 65,000 barrels. The Standard Oil Company is estab- lishod there as well, as the Aguilar (Eagle) Oil Company, which is British, I W,isliington, Tltiirr-dav. General Huerta yesterday "submitted to the Seti- I ate the demands of the United State: i but its action in the matter is not known. Chihuahua. Thursday.— General Villa reports the Federals retreating from j Sail Pedro are now being cut to pieces, between two forces of rebels. General Vilia has started, for the scene, hoping) to land a crushing plow. j Washington. Wedner-day.—Some anti- American demonstrations at Vera Cruz I and other points are reported.