Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

COUNTY HIGH SHERIFF. I Presentation to Mr. J. Herbert Cory, J.P. A presentation to m.uk t 11(' R'l('I-'(,i,ftÜ I year -f u?K-e as High Sher?Bf ??'tho County of Glamorgan of Mr. J. Herbert Cory, .T.P., of the well known firm of Messrs. John Cory and Sons, <f Mount Stuart-sq., Cardiff, took place on Tues- day in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, the Exchange. Cardiff. The. prosentatijn, which was organised by a Committee, the chairman of which was Mr. Dan Had- clill'e, and the hon. see rotary and treasurer Mr. W. T. Symonds. took the form of a bronze hllit of Mr. J. II. Cory, and an illuminated album containing photographs of the Cardiff and Swansea ].lW Courts, and the names of the sub- scribers, numbering just; over 120, includ- ing his majjy friends of all shades cf political opinion. The bust is the work of Mr. D. Arthur Thomas, of Aberdare, and a student under Sir W. Goseombe John, K.A., and it is a lifelike representation. The chair at the presentation r-eremony was occupied by Mr. Darn Kadeliffe, who Was supported by the Lord Mavof (Aid. J. -T. ifichards) and Mr. J. Herbert Cory, oth^s present, including Sir John Courtis, )fr.tW FIf. D. Mewton, Mr. J. Miles, Mr. Trevor Jones, Commander Edward -R ki i, W. Nieholl, H.N.R., Mr. R. Arnold, Mr. W. R" Corfield, Alr. W. P. Annear, Mr. J. Frazer, Mr. M. Angell, Mr. W. H. Seager, Mr. J. W. Taylor, the Chief Constable (Mr. D. Williams), and Mr. W. T. Symonds (hon. secretary and treasurer).

William I/r*.o (38). of the 3rd Weigh Field Ambulance, whose home is Peter- street; Swansea, was charged at North- ampton on Monday with assaulting twin bisters, aged nine, on .December 5th. The evidence was t.he effect that de- fendant asked four little girls to accom- pany him round the churchyard near the hall where the Swansea Ambulance arc billeted. The twin sisters stated that he pnlled them down into the churchyard and kissed them. The mother of one of the girls stated that the defendant was pointed out to her in the. street. fie denied the complaints, but she gave him e clout. Sergeant Emery said defendant, when charged, said the woman bad made a mistake. On dismissing the defendant the Mayor said the magistrates did not discredit the stories of the girls. They hoped the ease. would be a warning to Lewis not to havo conversations with little girls in future. T,, —

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I LOCAL POLICE COURTS. _m_ I LLANDiLO. II SatlJrday,Before Co!. GW}'nne-Hug'hf\s, I Mr. W. Hopkins, and Mr. David Morgan. I Drunk and Incapable. George Palmer, Fiairfaeh, was charged with being druak and incapable.—P.C. Davies said that he saw defendant on LI audi lo Bridge drunk and quite in- I capable. He took him to the police station. .-Defendant: This is the first time l'have been charged here or anywhere else for 1 years.—He was fined Is. and costs. Bicycle Without Light. Frederick Goodier was charged with riding a bicycle without a light.—P.C. Richard Davies said that on the 14th ult. at ]0.15 p.m. he saw defendant riding a bicycle without a light in Nantgamlig village. He stopped him and asked him why he v. as without a light. Defendant said ho had lighted it at White Mill. The lamp was quite cold.—He was fined Is. and 6s. 6d. costs. Affiliation. Letitia Jones, Bankyberllan, summoned Daniel John Matthews, describtxl as a collier, to show cause, etc.—An order for •i £ per week was made, and tlie-usual ex- penses were allowed. Larceny. ( Thomas Cross, a navvy, was charged I with the theft of a bottle of cider, value 8|d.—Mrs. Maud Emily Evans, wife of the licensee of the Angel Hotel, Llandilo, said tha? on the afternoon of the 9th inst. de- fendant cattie to the bar and asked for a pint of beer. She refused to supply him, as she tkoHglft he had had enough, and requested him to leave. lie refused. Wit- ness then went leti-ijig defefidayif- in the bar alone. When she got outside the bar she saw defendant take a bottle of cider (produced) from a ea&e inside the bar. He emptied some of the liquid into a vessel, and put the flagon in his pocket. Witness went ont to him and took the bottle from his pocket, and told him that he had stolen it. She turned him out after a lot of trouble. Defendant did not offer to pay for the cider.—Replying to the Bench. Mrs. Evans said defendant was not very drunk, but she thought he had had enotigli.-The Chairman said she did a very wise thing. He wished all licensees did the same.—P.C. J. Thomas said he went in search of the pri-soner, and found him in another pu blic-house. Tie called defendant out and told him that he had received a complaint of his having stolen a flagon of cider from the Angel Hotel. Defendant made a voluntary statement. He said, 1 have coniinitted nivwl-" now. I don't know why I stole it. 'It wasn't worth v stealing. She refused to supply me." The following morning defendant was cautioned and charged by witness.— The Clerk: Why didn't you do it the pre- vious evening—-Witness: Because he was drunk, but I may say that I did caution him the previous evening, but did not charge him. In reply to the charge he said, I expect I did it in devilment. I never stole anything before in mv life. I don't expect I had any intention of keep- ing it. Defendant, who elected to be dealt with summarily, pleaded guilt v.— The Chairman said as he had not been brought up before, they would give him a chance. Defendant was bound over and ordered to pay the costs—7s.

I SWANSEA. Friday. Before Messrs. H. A. Chapman, J. Devonald, Dr. Nelson Jones, and Gwilym Morgan. I A Deserter. William Saunders (43), described as a trimmer, was charged with .deserting His Majesty's ship Wivod, of the trawler ?(?'tion at DeVODport on August 13th 1914.  When charged defendant replied: "Not the Vivid, sir, the Mona." Detective O'Brien said that he saw Saunders in Oystermouth-road on Thurs- day evening. Witney told him that he had a warrant for his atrest. and he re- plied: "I reported myself this morning at the Shipping Office." When charged at the Guildhall he re- plied "Only a kind of a ship." Supt. Robert's stated that the police had received a com muni cation from the authorities to ask the Bench to make an order that the defendant be sent back to I the chip. I An order was made accordingly. John Williams was summoned for al- l lowing his wife and three children to he- oome chargeable to the common fund of the Swansea T/nion. The case was adjourned until Tuesday. I SATURDAY.—Before Messrs. J. H. Rosser, S. L. Gregor, and J. E. fleot. I All Among the Barley. Richard McDonald, labourer, charged with stealing and receiving barley, value &S-, from the s.s Santa Rosalia, King's Dock, the property of the Isthmian Steam smp Co.. ?a? bound over under the First I Offenders' Ad. I Below Plimsoll Line. I Dd. Evans, Penllergaer, and John Riley, Gorseinon. were each fined 7s. 6d. for drunkenness. Bow-wow's Papers. I Evan Jor*A, Grove-send, summoned for I keeping a dog without a license, was or- dered to pay the costs. Monday.—Before Messrs. R. Martin, I James Wig-nail, Higam Goldberg, Wil- I liams, and R. W. Jones. Over Plimsoli Mark. ? Frederick Lloyd was I charged with being drunk and incapable in Waterloo-street, on December 12th.—He1 was cautioned and discharged. Morgan Williams (;;5), collier, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Oxford-street.— Fined 7s. 6d. or 7 days. Elizabeth Ann Austin, 36, married, waa charged with ;g dntnk whilst in charge of a child under the age of seven years, in CradOck-street, on December II 12 th.—Fined 10s. Police Saw It. I Mary Ellen Smith (21)). married, was charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking eleven panes of glass, value 18a. 3d., in the front window of No. 57, Carmarthen-road, the property of Mary Harvey, and in view of the police, on I December 13th.—Fined 20s. inclusive, or I I (lavs, I At Bazaar. Elizabeth Ann Brown U0), a married woman, was charged with stealing and receiving two lace collarettes, value Is., from the shop of Messrs. Woolworth and Co.. High-street, Swansea, on December! 12th. Another charge of stealing from Messrs. Woolworth's shop was heard against a second married woman, Margaret Davies, aged 25. who was charged with stealing and receiving three pairs of bahy's socks, one pair of baby's knickers, nine handkerchiefs. three lace collarettes, three pairs of laceg, one box of paiii^s, one neck tie, one toy lamp. one antimony box, one pulley, one box of hair pins, one- tablet of soap, one tin of boot polish, one nursery book, two skeines of wool, and two pipes, valued in all 9s. 10d., on Saturday. Mr. Frank Durbridge, the manager of the shop, said that an assistant made a complaint to him about Mrs. Davies. but he let her go after a few minutes. Later in the day, however, he returned, and witness kept her uuder observation, and saw her pick up some articles and walk away without paying for them. Both defendants were remanded for a week, bail being allowed. j To Reduce Temptations, The Chairman told Mr. Durbridge that the magistrates felt that it would be well to do something to reduce the tempta- tions Dealing with the policeman on duty, they thought it would be best to have the officer in uniform. That might possibly prevent thefts. The Bench also thought it would be advisable to erect screens on the stalls. Mr. Durbridge: Well, sir, we have' about 50,000 people passing tltrough the store every week, and it is only a certain class who do this sort of thing. The Chairman I have not been there myself, but I shall come some day. Mr. William Williams (to Mr. Dur- bridge): So keep a sharp look out. (Laughter). Dear Coal. Margaret Criddle (t2), married, was charged On remand with stealing and re- ceiving a quantity of (-oil, value !)d.. from the coal tip. North Dock, the pro- perty of the Great Western -Railway Com- pany. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted.— Fined 5e. I Alleged Attempted Suicide. Rose Lewis, who was brought to the Court in the motor ambulance, was charged tHt-h- attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor in the kitchen of 26, Peters-terrace. On the application of the police she was remanded and sent to the Workhouse. Tuesday.—Before Messrs. J. W. Jonee, T. P. Cook, and Dd. Meager. I Extensions Deferred. Mr. Ivor Evans applied for an extension of time for Christmas Day until 3 o'clock at the Cameron Hotel for a staff re-union. —The Chairman stated that no thought the application should be held over for one week as the Licensing Justices would he meeting on Thursday. Mr, Evans, however, stated that he had also another application for an extension until 3 o'clock on New Year's Eve at the Cameron Hotel, when a ball would be held Hi aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. If this is left over there will be no time to sell tickets. Tho Bench, however, considered that they could not grant the extension just before the meeting of the justices, eo that they advised Mr. Evans to hold ver both applications for one week as the decision might plaice a restriction on these I functions, including the sale and consump- tion of liauor. I Adjourned. Thomas Davies (38), labourer, was brought up in respect of arrears in the maintnance of his wife Ellen Davie- The case was adjourned for one week. I Fireman and the "Mack." Georpe, Palmer (45), a fireman, was charged on remand with stealing and (id.. from No. 23, Wind-Street, the pro- perty of the Outfitting Co., oil Decem- ber 7th. P.C. ((>1) Williams gave evidence of arrest. When charged, defendant re- plied, "I will not speak until to-morrow." Prisoner was committed for trial at the next Quarver Sessions in January. Moneylendirg Case. John Lewi s (43), aud Mary Jane Lewis >46), were summoned iot carrying on tlii business cf a moneylenders at No. G, Gdli-strecl, FIt. Thomas, did fail to re- gister themselves', contrary to the regnla- tions of the Mocpvtpndfrs' Act, between April 27th and May 25th. The case was further adjourned for four weeks. Family Chargeable. John Williams. of Prince of Wales- road. Swansea, was summoned for allow- ing his wife and three.children to become chargeable to the Swansea L'nion. The case was adjourned for a week to allow defendant to take his family out of the Workhouse. Poor Old Horse. William Banfield, coal dealer, was summoned for cfueTTy ill-treating a mare. Inspector Lindsay said that there was an old sore on the shoulders, and two old sores on the back. The mare was in a very emaciated condition. There were other old sores caused by the horse being unable to rise through weakness.-fie was fi 1)(1. Sergeant and Civilian. I Edward Harvey summoned Frederick Smith. Wa?nwcn-ro&d, who appeared in court in khaki, for aesauh. Compiainant's story was that Smith wanted to n?ht him for no cause. Witness refused to do so, and Smith rushed at him. Witness slipped and fell, and before he could get up. Smith pounced on him and punched and kicked him about the body and the face. Witness could give no reason for the assault. # Defendant, a sergeant, giving evidence on oath, said that Harvey came into his mother-in-law's house and refused to go out. He called defen.dant had names and they had a fight. Harvey said that he would make a casp of it and get the stripes off Smith. They fought fair and square, and Harvey wns beaten. He did not kirk Harn, at all. Defendant's wife also gave evidence. Both parties were bound over in the sum of £,j for twelve months. JUVENtLE CASES. I The two boys Thermae John Davies (1.5)1 and William John Skone (14), who were remanded last week on a charge of steal- ing and receiving cigarettes and tobacco, value 2s. 4id., from the shop Xo, 617, Neafh-road, the property of Elizabeth Davies, were again hrought up. The case was adjourned for six months to see how the lads would get on. I Street Trading. Reginald John Bennett (15), was sum- moned for street trading on Sunday, being under the age of Id years.—Fined Is. Wedinesday.-Beft.,re Messrs.' A. H. Thomas, J. H. Rosser, F. E. Beer, David Thomas, John Taylor and W. J. Lewis. Edward Foley (33), a labourer. was charged with bring drunk and disorderly in High-street. lie was fined 7s. 6d. or seven clays. 1- m .n- COUNTY CASES. William Cooper, haulier, Fforestfach, vas charged with being drunk and in- capable. He was discharged on promis- ing to sign the pledge. The Gipsy's Warning? Sophia Price, Llandilo-Talvbont. sum- moned Joseph Jones, a gipsy, of no fixed abode, for assault- Co^ipiainant stated that she met the de- fendant on the road. lie kicked her without provocation.—Fitted 10s. inclu- Gorsunon Widow. Alice Horton. widow. Gorseinon, was chai'ged with being (lrank and incapable in West-street, Gorseinon, on Tuesday.— The case was adjourned for one month. Heloina Beer Tax? If John Morgan ;.t9). labourer, Pontar- duiais, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Swansea-road, Pontar- dulais, on November 23rd. Defendant was brought to court on a warrant, having not appeared in answer to a suininons.-lic was lined 10s.

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Forty-two more non-commissioned ofiieers have been promoted second lieut- enants for service in the eld, states last night's "London Gazette." Prof. Pares, British official representa- tive with the Russian forces at the front has returned from Poland, and has now gone to Galicia. As regards food prices in Petrograd, one article moet seriously affected is lemons, which are now six- pence apiece, and shops will not sell more than two to any one customer.

BOROUGH SCHEME OPPOSED. A special private meeting of the Oyster- ) mouth Urban District Council was hffid on Tuesday night, Councillor Frank Boer pito, &iding. After the meeting: our representative v. 3.6 j informed that- t.he chief business was to confirm the minutes of the Parliamentary Committee, which included the following j resolution.Kesol\ed that the Oywter- rnouth Urban District Council be and ia hereby recommended to oppose the schemes of the S-,v3nsea Corporation for the indu- sion of Oyst-emiouth within the Borough of Swansea, and for the construction of a sewer a.nd outfall within the Council's district." Councillor John Harris proposed the adoption of the resolution, which waa seconded by Councillor Frank Beer, and unanimously carried. The, loll owing- resolution WM sloo paofed by the Council:—"This Council livring heard the draft of the Oystermouth Urban District Council's reply to the Swansea Oor- "poration'a memorial read by their solicitor, Mr. O. W. Sla-ter, it was decided to adopt eame and authorise the sealing thereof." In response to an invitation of the Town Clerk and Mayor of Swa-neea, euggest- iisg1 a conference of the both bodies, the Council not having altered its views in any way. decide to perpetuate their former attitude. '11íey were out to strenuot191,. oppose the K-bemes, and were of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served £ the bodies mt together. Mr. C W. Iater wa? enÑ to wt ;? solicitor for the Council, and Mr. Tyldeaief i.Tone,s, K.C.. who acted for the Council on a former occasion, was ait-o retained M counsel. Messre. Dii7gle and Holford, of I Westminster, were also engaged 36 eiM gineer experts in the matter. —.—

What the War has Cost. I Exchequer returns from April 1st to December l"2t,h:— Keeeipts /f] 10.434,3fV2 Expenditure £ 266,419,146 In the corresponding period of last year • the figure? wm:— Receipts £ 113,121,MS j Expenditure £ 126,374,599 The additional expenditure oti:i*OOO.OM ?repr??e-nts the cost of tbp war to dabt. j December 12th was the 129tb dav of the I war, so that the egtimat? that the Mwt to Great Britain would he slightly under a million a day has been exceeded.

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