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RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL i A meeting of this body was held Inter Mr. Wm. Williams presided. The Sewerage Scheme. h The Clerk brought before the Council a bill' which he had received from Mr. D. M. Evans, clerk to the Amman Valley Joint Sewerage Board, asking for £ 100 to meet their expenses, which was "based on the houses in various parishes and on 519 in Llandilo district.—Lord Dynevor asked what expenses were included in the £ 100.—The Clerk: They don't state in the letter.—Mr. Gomer Harries said the ex- penses wore incurred in working ap the Scheme.—Lord Dynevor: Is it part of our contribution towards the scheme or in addition to what they had agreed to pay? —Mr. Gomer Harries said it was not the "same thing.—Mr. R. Matthews: It will come upon tha parishes.—The Clerk said it would be apportioned by him in accord- ance with the principles adopted by the Joint Board for the parishes of Quarter Bach and Llandilo. Houses within the drainage area would be rated.—Mr. Gotner Harries proposeu, and Mr. D. W. f Lewis seconded, that the amount be- paid. —The Clerk said the figures were as fur- nished by their own surveyor, Mr. Evan Jones.—The motion was carried. Rhydymerdy Bridge. I The Clerk to the Rhydymerdy Joint Board wrote to state that Mr. James Evana had withdrawn his tender for the bridge.A committee was appointed to !re-let the tender. Financial Matters. I A bill from Messrs. Charles Thomas and Co. was under consideration.—Mr. J. Richards said that if they paid it, it would be contrary to their resolution at a previous meeting, when they declared that All bills must first come before the Finance Committee.—The Clerk pointed out that the committee would not meet until the middle of April.—Mr. J. Richards held that everyone should be treated alike.—Mr. R. Matthews proposed that the bill be paid because it had been 1 before the Council.—Mr. J. Richards asked if they were going to deal with bills l by instalment. He remembered Mr. ] Evan Davies drew attention to the point, ] and to the fact that bills were only to come before the Finance Committee meetings. They had a minute to that ( effect.—The Clerk: I think that most of 1 the members were under the impression that it was a Finance Committee that ( was concerned.—The Chairman asked if 1 wthey.. nsusant to rectify their resolution. ;lTe was prepared to pay bills as they twere brought on at the Council.—The 'Ck rk: This is a contract, and already j ('approved of in a way.—Mr. J. Richards j ,:aid other bills were approved of in the ,Ø8me way.—Mr. L. N. Powell thought a Contract was a different thing to a bill.— The Chairman said he would rule ac- cording to the advice of the clerk. It did lI;p'ot come in the category of the resolu- tion.—Tlie motion to pay the bill was carried, Mr. L. N. Powell secoiftding.- Mr. J. Richards asked that a note of his protest be taken in regard. to it. It wa3, h# held, contrary to the minutes of the J District Council.—Mr. Richards received .no support from other members. Amman Valley Train Facilities. I i Mr. Gomer Harries drew attention to the need of train facilities in the Amman Valley for children attending the County "jSchool. He had spen the chairman of fcthe governors and Mr. Rees, the super- intendent of the railway company, who mid that owing to tho war they could do nothiag.-It was decided to write gcain. i. Manure Heaps. I Discussion ensued with reference to re heaps on the roadsides. Some of the members held that farmers had plenty of place on their own fields to "it the Rtuff.-Mr. J. Bevan said that in his Imality they were a nuisance.— Mr. Qomet Hat-fiee thstt the durveyore be instructed to get the manure removed from the roadsides.—-Mr- .J.J, Thomas seconded.—The motion- was car- I ried by ten to five. < -Damage to District Roads.. The Clerk said that in reply to their request for payment by tha County Coun- oil for damage to the district roads hy the haulage of stores for the County Council, tii.it body. through their clerk, wrote declining to make such payment.— The County Council held, said Mr. L. N. Powell, that their District Councils damaged more of their (the county) roads than they did those of the District Councils. There would be no end of similar applications if it was entertained in this case, and the County Councils could rpraliate on the District Councils.— On tii,, nwti(vn of M-r. J. Richards, it was agreed that this Council should apply to Mr. Griffiths, surveyor, for parti- culars. Rhydycymerau, Qridg^. The Clerk stated that, along with Mr. Evan Davies. the chairman, he had at- tended a meeting at LlanybytTier of the Joint Committee of the above bridge, when it was decided to prepare plans and estimates. The bridge would cost £300, and the Coufity Council would contribute one-third, or not exceeding £ 7.90.—Mr. E. Jones (surveyor): Our contributions will be about the same.— Mr. David Davies: Are there any local contributions made by the inhabitants? —The Clerk replied in the negative. The farmers of the locality said tho bridge was not wanted so far as they were con- corned, and that it was wanted for motor cars—(laughter)—and so they thought there should be no local contribution. The Clerk added that it was a small brook, and they drove 'through it almost every day in the year, but motor cars had been held up there for lioii-,s.-A, Member: Have you been held up? (Renewed laughter.)—-The Clerk: I have to go round myself.—Mr. John Richards proposed the adoption of the -report.The further consideration of the matter was adjourned until the plans, etc., were obtained.

LOCAL POLITICAL CHANGES. The retirement is expected shortly of one of the Government Whips, Mr. W. Jones, and when this happens the Chan- cellor's brother, Mr. William George, will probably be a candidate for the vacancy in North Carnarvonshire. Mr. George is a prominent personage in the, constituency, having been chairman of the County Council, and he has had some thirty years' experience of muni- cipal and county politics. He has spoken occasionally in London pulpits, especi- ally on the subjects of landlordism, in- temperance, the House of Lords, the In- surance Act, and woman suffrage. A rumour, which is at present uncon- firmed, is that Sir David Brynmor Jones, K.C., will shortly resign the Cardiff Re- eordership, and there is a strong prob- ability of Mr. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P. (the present Recorder for Swansea) being appointed in his place. In that event Mr. Llewelyn Williams. will have to go to his constituents for re-election. The name of Mr. Ivor Bowen, K.C. is al-50 mentioned in connection with tho position of Recorder of Cardiff. It is thought probable that, should he not bo selected for the Cardiff Recordersliip, he will have the reversion of the Swansea Recorder ship, which Mr. Llewelyn Wil. liams would resign on being appointed I to Cardiff.

SURRENDERED TO POLICE I Barney McClung-, the young American who surrendered himself to the police at Burryport because he had not completed a term of eight years' impriaonment in Indiana for a charge of burglary, and after- wards found that one of his fellow-country- men, who was working with him on the neN powder works at Burryport, had informed the Superintendent of Police both at. Llan- elly qnd Swansea that he (McOIung) was wanted in Indiana for murder, was brought before the Llaijeily Police Court again un Saturday, when Inspector Morgan applied for a further remand until Wednesday. In applying for the remind, Inspector Morgan explained that nothing further had been hoard from the Commisaioner of Police in London, who thought the American C-c-usul, was inquiring whether McOIung was really wanted for murder. The application was granted. it appears that the American who made the statement to the police that McClung answered the description published broad- cast with his photograph in Indiana ha-ô now -one to sea. I

PONTARDAWE LICENSING SESSIONS I I The Pontardawe annual licensing ses- sions were held on Friday, Mr. H. N. Miers persiding. Supt. Leiheren rf-ported that there were 78 licensed premises in the district, serving a population of :if>,155, which gave an average of 502 to each Hcensed house. There were 113 persons proceeded against during the year for drunkenness, and 110 were convicted. This showed a decrease of 39, compared with the previous year. He had served" a notice of objection against MJfs. Davies, landlady of the Terrace Inn, Birchgrove, on the ground of a conviction in October last. The Chairman said the report was very g-ood, but he expected a bigger decrease in the number of drunkenness cases. Mr. Hy. Thompson applied for the re- newal of the license of the Terrace Inn, and referred to the fact that Mrs. Davies had kept the house for 30 years with only ane conviction.-The license was renewed.

SWANSEA GAMING RAID SEQUEL. I At Swansea on Monday, five men, Harris Hyman (.T4), a tailor's presser; Francis James Coakley (25\, a fish salos- nan; John Clarke (36), a machinist; Sîõ-I ley Williams (29), a bookmaker, and Maurice Jacobs (27), a tailor, were sum- nensd for frequenting No. 5, Dynevor- jiace for the purpose of unlawful jaming. on October 31st, 1914. It will be remembered that the oc- upier of the house, Isaac Silver, was convicted at the last Quarter Sessions or keeping the house for the purpose )f gaming. No evidence was offered, the defendants Ming bound over in the sum of tio.

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I LLANDILO LICENSES. I INTERESTING ANNUAL POLICE REPORT. The annual licensing sessions were held on Saturday before Mr. J. W. Gwjnno Hughes and Air. John Picton. Deputy Chief Constable's Report. Deputy Chief Constable Evans submitted his annual report for the Llandilo Petty Sessional Division. From this iL ap- peared that there are J9 public-houses in the division to a population of 9,062, or approximately one to every 185 of the population. In the Llandilo urban area there are 22 public-houses to a population of 1,932, or one to every 87.81 of the popu- lation (proportion for England and Wales one to every 320 of the population). Forty of the houses are licensed for seven days, and nine for six days. Thirty-four are tree houses, and 15 tied. There is one off license—a wine license held by Mr. J. H. Hughes. chemist, Llandilo. During the year ended the 31st December, 1914, one occasional and five transfers were granted. One proceeding against a licensed person for infringing the licensing law was pend- ing, as against one proceeding resulting in a dismissal. The police did not offer any objection to the renewal of the license. During the year Hi5 persons were proceeded against for drunkenness, 153 were convicted, and 12 dismissed under the Probation of Offenders' Act, as against 67 proceedings, resulting in 64 convictions, during the preceding year, showing an increase of 98 in the number of proceedings and 89 in the number of convictions. So far as the police were concerned they did not object to the re- newal of the majority of the licenses. He asked with respect to the Lhvyn part ridge Inn, which had been closed so far as the sale of intoxicating liquors was con- cerned for the last two years, and which was now, he believed, carried on as a shop, and in respect to which the Bench's cer- tificate was still in foroe, that it be ad- journed to sec if anyone would apply for a renewal. No applications had been made for new license, but he regretted to say that drunkenness had been on the in- crease, chiefly owing to those men who were employed on the Llanelly water- works. Since they had now shifted a little in the district, drunkenness had de- creased. 1. Licenses Renewed. Atier the ca,se against the Glan-v-Quay Inn had. been heard the license of that place was rMipwed. TLis means that all licenses were renewed. The license of the Square and Compass Inn, Trapp, was transferred from Benjamin Reea to Thos. Jenkins, of Liandobie. Drunks. 1 Richard Thomas, compositor, was charged with; being drunk and disorderly in -Carmarthen-street. He was, said the police, shouting at the top of his voice, an-4- when questioned as to his conduct, said lie was advertising a show. There were seven previous convictions, and of these six were last year.-Titf, Chairman: You s.em to have a bad record. You are fined 5s. and costs, and we advise you. to turn over a new leaf. We have power to .C,E,nd you to a home. You had better look out what you are doing in the future. William Cullen, no fixed abode, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Carmarthen-street, Llandilo. Fined 2s. ód. and costs. George Davies, Quay-street, Llandilo, was similarly charged. Fined 2s. 6d. and costs. Licensing Case. Henry Thomas, Glan-y-Quay Inn, was charged with permitting drunkenness on the premises. Mr. T. C. Hurley, Llandilo, appeared for the police, and Mr. Martin Richards, Llanelly, for the defendant. P.S. Britten said that on the evening of the 7th of November last. between 11 and 11.30, P.C. David Edwards and himself kept observation on the Glan-y-Quay Inn. When listening at the kitchen window they heard men talking inside, and the landlady asking them to go. One of the men said, c.. Wait a bit until Dai Lodwig comes, and let us have some more beer." The landlady then said, Where is the money then?" P.C. Edwards stood by the front door, while witness went to the back door and knocked. The landlady came to the door and asked who was there. Witness said, "Open the door." She did not do so for a minute or so. She again asked who was there, and he again asked her to open the door. He knocked a thi ixl time. She asked ;then, "Is it David Lodwig ? He said, Yes." She then opened the door. In the kitchen he found Henry Thcmae, Wm. Evans (Gar. nant), and Win. Jenkins (Glvnmoeh, Bet- tws). Evans and Jenkins were helplessly <k-unk. Evans was holding a bottle of Welsh ale half full in his right hand, and Jenkins had a bottle of ale half fall be- tween "his feet on the floor. Witness asked defendant to give an account of those two men being on Ms premises that time of the night,, when he stated, They ca.me here about nine o'clock. They are going to lodge here to-night. They have just had bread and. butter and tea." He then drew defendant's attention to the men's drunken state. He said, They have been to Tirpant sale." Cross-examined: Licensee's wife had since died. He heard all the taik whilst he was at the window. All he heard was the wi-fe, asking the men to go. They stayed th-ere the night, he suggested, be- cause P.C. Edwards and himself came there. He saw them in a room about 12 o'clock. Defendants had been at the sale. Mr. Martin Richards gaid he was in a difficulty because the wife of the tenant was dead. He did not dispute the police s(;rgeanes statement, but suggested thai these men had been to a sale as admitted by the police, and came to the house to look for another man who did not turn up, and so they decided to etay the night. This was the case so far M the landlord knew, and all that happened was that the men had one or two glasses of beer and another drink, which was to bo the last, before going to bed. It was beitter that they should remain the night than that they should be turned out. He asked the Bench to consider that in inflicting any punishment they would be inflicting it on a man who had already received a knock- down blow by the loss of his wife, and ao far as the rest was concerned they would simplv be punishing bricks and mortar. The landlady was of opinion that the men were not drunk. He mentioned that the man had served notice on Messrs. Buck- ley, and was going to leave the house. He suggested, that the case should be dismissed on payment of costs. The Bench said they considered the case proved, but they wouldot-al leniently with defendant having regard to the hard cir- cumstances he had gone through lately, but they bad their duty to do. D .a ant would have to pay the costs and advo- cate's fee. Alleged Poaching. I Morgan Morgan, Park Mill, Capol Isaac, was charged under Section 4 of the Game Licening Act, 1860, ?ad under Sec- tion 23 of the Game Act. 1831. Both arose from the same set of circtUBBtances. Mr. T. R. Ludford, Llanelly, defended. DI. Jones, Llwynyrinn, farm labourer, Capel Isaac, said that OIl the 3rd of December, about half-past four, ho was working at Crosnant. Later he,wae feed- ing tho colts on the field adjoining where defendant was. Defendant had a, gun, and was walking slowly. Witness subse- quently heard a shot, and saw "a cock pheasant flying after the shot. He went to the field and said, a I have caught you." Defendant made no reply. There was a lot of game on this land. He did not see defendant fire the shot.—The defence wrs an absolute 'detiial. Mr. Ludford said: there 1J£.Qr nQ attempts to hit diia man for one and the same thing. In respect to one of the summonses the sacred rights of gaming had been violated. In the next case Air. Lloyd George, it was alleged, had been done out of so iiiiAp.11 money, and be- cause of the combination two sum- monses had been issued against this man for one offence which he denied abso- lutely. The evidence of one man would be quite as good as the other, and in de- fendant's case there would be a witness to corroborate.—Morgan Morgan, Park Mill, Capel Isaac, the defendant, denied that he had a gun, neither did he shoot on the 3rd of December. It was not true that complainant had seen him that day. Two or three days before he saw com- plainant and told him not to put his foot on his land any more. There were words between them then, and witness's uncle heard them. He was hedging with his undo up to five o'clock or 5.30 on the day in question. There had been ill-feeling between witness's people and complain- ant's people some years ago over a bastardy case.—David Morgan, Park Mill, Capel Isaac, unele of the last witness, said his nephv-w WaA with him laying hedges on the day in question. Two or three days before he heard words between defendant and Jones. Witness had a gun, but it was cut of repa-ir. He had neve used it. It fell from the. table one day. and the stock was broken. His nephew never used a gun since he came to him.- The Bench said hey had listened to this case very carefully, and. had come to the conclusion that there was not sufficient. evidence bo convict, and the case would be dismissed.

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OWNERS CRITICISED. I Garngoch Pit Price List Trouble. I Chief among the subjects discussed ati tho monthly meeting of the Wrestern j Miners' Association, held on Saturday at I Swansea, was the question of fixing a! price list for Garngoch No. 1 Pit. Mr D Lloyd, Copper Pit, was in the chair, and Messrs. W. E. Morgan (agent and, secretary), and D. J. Williams (trea- ,surer), were also present. The agent and the local colliery delts. gates stated that negotiations had beep pending for a settlement of the price list question at Garngoch, but the owners had sent for a deputation of the men employed at the No. 2 and 3 Pits, and had put their version, of the case before them. They considered that this was an unwarranted interference. Mr. W. L- Morgan; said the action of the owners in this matter was quite a new departure. The owners had no right to make such an attempt to secure out- side interference in the fettling of the price list. Mr. Gwilyra Davies moved, and Mr. Elias Davies seconded, the following re- sol ittiou :That the District iresents very strongly the attempt on the part of the owners of the Garngoch Colliery to invoke the interference or assistance of outsiders not directly interested in the matter of settling the price list in ques- tion, and we agree that the matter be left entirely in tho hands of the agent and the men affected," The resolution was carried.

FOWLS' SUFFERING IN A BASKET. At Ammanford Police Court on Mon- day morning, Wm. Thomas, Aberlash, Ammanford, was charged at the in- stance of Inspector Batten, of tho N.S.P.C.A., with cruelly ill-treating 10 fowls by confining them in au insufficient space.—Defendant admitted the offence. Inspector Davies said that he went to Tirydail Railway Station on Dec. 30, and there saw a basket 2ft. 2in. by 15i., deep witti 10 grown-up hens inside. The fowls had suffered greatly from want of sufficient space, and were in poor condition. He released them, and then *\hey somewhat revived. Defendant was removing from Penrhiwcciber to Ammanford, and it was said that he himself packed the fowls. Defendant told the magistrates that he sent these fowls at the railway com- pany's risk, and thought the railway company would look after them. The Chairman, Mr. David Richards, eaid tho offente was a very serious one, and defendant was liable to a fine of £25. This time he would be let off on pay- ment of 10s. and costs.

EX-HIGH SHERIFF DEAD. I Alderman J. A. Jebb, J.P., former high sheriff of' Breconshire, a well-known public man in the town of Brecon, and with a long carrer of usefulness in the county, passed away Thursday. Mr. Jebb has resided in Brecon since 1864. His mother was a daughter of Mr. John Atcherley, of Stapirardine, Salop, a direct descendant of Sir Roger Atcherley, Lordj Mayor London in the 10th year of King Henry VIU;

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I RAILWAY WAGES. I NEGOTIATIONS RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES. I Negotiations between railway managers and representatives of the employes for an advance in wages have resulted in substantial concessions being obtained by the man. The negotiations terminated in London on Saturday, when an agree- ment was arrived at by which the follow- ing increases will be granted in tho form of a bonus to all men coming within the scope of the Conciliation Board scheme:— Men earning less than 30s., 3s. per week advance. Men earning upwards of 30s., 3s., ir- respective of overtime. Shop men will not participate in these increases. The men demanded 5s. increase, but a compromise was effected in accordance with the desire on both sides to preserve unity throughout the war. i Official Statement at Bristol. Mr. J. E. Williams, general secretary of the National Union of liailwaymen, speaking on Saturday at a meeting of the railway servants at Kingsley Hall, Bris- tol, explained the terms of the agree- ment. lie said this was the first time in history that a national settlement had been arreved at by negotiation between general managers and men. Increases of pay had been obtained, and these in- creases would take the form of a bonus to all employes coming within the scope 1 of the conciliation scheme, and who were, earning less than 30s. a week, would receive 3s. a week increase, and those earning upwards of 30s. would receive 2s. increase irrespective of overtime. Shop i men would not participate in these in- I creases, and the four main Scottish lines I were not included in the settlement. At i present no existing agreements would in- terfere with the new increases, and the arrangement was subject to review at the end of three months. Mr, Williams .added that they had accepted the present terms for the pur- pose of keeping their ranks closed up in readiness for the day when they could fight. A resolution was passed approving the action of the men's representatives and expressing the hope that the concessions would be extended to shop men.

INTERESTING STORY TOLD IN I I DIVORCE COURT. The hearing was resumed in the Divoreo Court on Friday of the case in which Mr. William Blake Scoble, com- mercial traveller, of Winchmore Hill, sought for a divorce from Mrs. Mabel Alice Scoble, alleging misconduct against her with Mr. Douglas R. Drummond, who is eighteen years of age, and who is described as a footballer. Misconduct was denied, and the wife made an allega- tion of cruelty against her husband, which he denied. Petitioner, recalled, denied that he had on one occasion abused his wife because a young man engaged to her sister called. He denied that he left his wife in tears on that occasion. Mrs. Spence, who carried on a tobac- conist's shop at Westcliff, said a dozen or more letters came there, addressecf to Mr. Drummond, in a lady's handwriting. Mrs. Scoble informed witness that Drum- mond was the phampion football player. Mr. George English, postmaster at Wickford, spoke to Mrs. Scoble making an arrangement to call for all her letters. Counsel for the respondent said that at the time respondent met co-respondent she was in great distress with regard to her husband, and she spoke to this young man about it. tie sympathised with her, and no doubt wrote her most stupid and silly, letters. But there was not anything incriminating in them. lie would be able to prove that, on two occasions when respondent and co-respondent were said to have been together under comprising circumstances, the co-respondent was else- where. Mrs. Scoble, giving evidence, said her married life was very unhappy. Soon after marriage, her husband wished to pass himself off as a single man. He would send her on in front with the perambulator, and walk behind. At North Finchley he went away, leaving her with the baby in a dying condition. She took police court proceedings against him. but they afterwards became recon- ciled. He said he would have his revenge for the police court proceedings, and would make her life "like a h/ll on earth." He boasted about the girls he had been- with. Asked by his lordship if she wanted a judicial separation, witness replied, "I only want my honour and my baby. I may have been foolish, but my husband drove me to anythng I did." On one oocasion she ran away from him when he was cruel in a neighbour's house, and a gentleman said to him, "You cur! Be a man and fight!" Witness described how she met the co-respondent at Wickford Station, through fthowing some footballers the way to an hotel. She saw the co-respond- ent seven times altogether, and denied that she had ever committed adultery with him. The President said he was not satisfied that adultery had been committed, and dismissed the petition. The counter charge of cruelty, he said, was not es- tablished.

SARON COLLIER'S OFFENCE. 'I At Amman ford Police Court on Mon- day, David Davies, collier, Saron, was summoned for committing a breach of the Coal Mines Act ajid Explosions Order through having more than 51b. of ex- plosives in his possession at the Blaina Colliery. The offence was admitted, and it was explained by Mr. Hy. Noyes, who repre- sented the colliery company, that the action was taken at the instigation of the mines inspector, who was convinced there had been a serious contravention of the regulations. Defendant had 81b. 15oz. in his possession. Mr. T. Randall, for defendant, ex- plained that the offence arose on account of the fact that it wao expected there would be another man working with de- fendant on the day in question. The magistrate fined defendant 5s., and costs, the chairman (Mr. W. Llewellyn) ex- pressing the hope that defendant would be very careful in future, and that the cue would be a lesson to him and others.

LATE MR. MICHAEL O'BRIEN. I I The inteirment took place at DanygTa-ig Cemetery, Swansea, on Sunday afternoon, of Mr. Michael O'Brien, late assistant secre- tary to the Swansea. Branch of the Dockers' Union, who died at the age of 38. The cortege was a large one, aand was headed. by a procession about 300 strong. The ser- vice was Roman Catholic, and the officiat- ing wa« Father Oonrath. The mourners includedIf.rfi. o. Men (wife), Mr. Patrick (YBrioU (brother), Mr. and Mrs. McGlynn, Miiss McCarthy, Mios O'Bri-en, Xr. M. J. O'Brien, Mr. Prank Thomas, MJBS A. Hayes, Miea Agnes Hayee, Mr. 0 O'Brien, Mr. W. Mufthy, Mr. Jamee Hayes, Mr. F. Mufthy, Mr. T. Mufthy. Amongst those pireeent at the funeral were:—Mr. James Wignell, J.P. (orgaaaiser), Mr. W. It. Kay (cashier), Aid. T. Merralls, J.P., Councilor T. Howells, Giierdiane W. H. Thomae end A. B. Ball, Mr. Jonah Oharlee, Mr. Jack Owen, Mr. W. Pugh, Mr. D. Bonhaffli, Mr. Tom Hughes, Mr. S. j4im2,m, Mr. D. Richards (Llanelly), Mr. George Hollet ^SWaneea), Mr. C. F. ClaThe, Mr. F. FfeTnrnett, Mr. J. Lewie, Councillor Wm. Owtsi, "d itrt Goo. Chwrains.

SNIPING TR8CKS. I I SNIPING.. TRICKS. I IBRITISH OFFICERS' REMARKABLEI EXPERIENCE AT DINNER. I The Press Bureau en Monday afternoon j issued a further narrative from "An Eye- witness" at General Headquarters, dated the 11th inst., and suppisnifcnting the narrative published on the 12th inst. 1 "ii.re-witneas" mentions that the activities J of the eneiny;.3 snipers on the British front ) have diminished of late owing to the marks- I manship of our sharpshooters. At one place j on Monday last, out of live German snipers 'I who had crawled ont in front of their trenches and were trying to annoy no three were promptly ohot dead. At another po ill t one of our marksmen recently accounted for six single-handed. At one or two points on the left of cur line on Tuesday the Germans displayed un- wonted fiqendliiiew by throwing cigarettes into our trenches. Our men smoked the cigarettes while continuing- to shoot at oer loopholes. Laat Wednesday was a. very bright, day with little wind, and the inte"e t centred on warfare above rather than "n the earth. A large number of a' ,rc-Lft cn both sides hovered over the battle-line, an 1 there were many encounters, in which our airmen maintained their usual superiority, The importance of this ouperi.i:'ity can Le imagined, for it means not only that the enemy finds it difficult to discover the dii) positions and movements going on behind our line, by.t also that his artillery is com- pelled to work entirely by the map instead of by direct observation. Hie gunners can, of course, tell by the map the exact di. tance of the target, but the range, to he given the gun is a factor which varies with the condition of the atmosphere and the wind, and therefore cannot be definitely ascertained without direct observation, and even after the, most careful calculations I have been made there is a possibility of error about this method which there is ro chance of correcting. There is also a dis- couraging seuse of uncertainty as to the effect produced. A party of our officers had an extraordin- ary escape on this day. They were on the point of sitting down to dinner in a dug- out when a bomb from a German trench mortar landed in their midst. When the smoke and duet of the explosion cleared away, the dinner had completely disap- peared, but not a single man was hurt. An incident recently occurred on the left which serves to show the nature of the present underground fighting. An old dis- used communication trench which led from cur trenches towards those of the enemy had been blocked by us with a barbed wire entanglement. One night a party of Ger- mans cut the entanglement. When this was discovered, our men repaired it, %nd on the next night lay in wait in the hope that the enemy "would come again. They were not disappointed. Six Germans came cautiously up the narrow trench to the entanglement, and wero all shot dead at point-blank range. The endeavour to get the better of the enemy in all sorts of little way's such as this makes up the daily life of the soldier. Letters on priioners continue to tell of the increasing strain of the war and of the hatred of England as well as of the delu- sions cherished in Germany. One letter, dated December 30, contained the following: I can well believe what you write about the Ersatz troops. The men are trained for scarcely four weeks, and then they go to the front. What can one learn in four weeks? I always think that is the reason for the heavy losses, as the men are still so helpless." Another letter, dated January 4th. contained these words: llermann,-lf you have no wood for your fires; burn Eng- lishmen's bodies." I

FALSE MARRIAGE ENTRY. I Charge Against Londoner Whose Bride ) Died in a Bath. I At Bow-street Police Court Goo. Smith (49), described as independent, of Rich- jnond-road, Shepherd's liush, was charged on remand with causing to be inserted m a marriage register at the Bath Registry Office a false entry relating to a marriage between himself, in the name of John Lloyd, and Margaret Elizabeth Lofty. It was stated at a previous hearing by Deotive-lnspector Neil that accused ad- mitted he was married to Margaret Eliza- beth Lofty, at Bath last December, and that she was found dead in a bath by "him at Highgate the following evening, bat denied at first that he was identical with George Smith, whose wife was discovered in a bath in similar circumstances in December, 1913, at Blackpool, a few weeks after their marriage. When pressed, the prisoner, it was added, subsequently ad- mit ted that his proper name was George Smith, and that his wife died at Blackpool, remarking: U What about it ? The entry iw the register is not correct. That is the only charge you can put against me. I must admit that the two deaths formed a phenomenal coincidence, but that is my hard 1-tick." The first witness to-day was Mr. Wil- liam Hayward, registrar of marriages for Bath. He said that on December 17th last year he was present when the marriage ceremony was performed between two persons, giving the names of John Lloyd and Margaret Elizabeth Lofty. Witness produced the register and license, and identified accused as the man, John Lloyd. Mr. Bodkin announced that that was as far as he proposed to carry the case at present, and he asked for a further remand. Mr. Davis, for the defence, suggested that if the case for the prosecution was closed, prisoner should be committed for trial that day. Mr. Bodkin said the prosecution was not closed The accused was further remanded for a week.

GALLANT SWANSEA TERRITORIAL. At Northampton Police Court on Mon- day, the Mayor presented a bronze medal of the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, and a cheque, to Gunner Bell, a Swansea Territorial, of the 1st Welsh Howitzer Brigade. Airs. Tew, Northampton, whose husband is at the front, put her little boy, aged sixteen months, to bed, leaving a lighted candle standing on an enamel saucer. Hanging over the candle was a cradle containing cotton wool, and it is believed that some of this fell on to the lighted candle. The fire was discovered by neighbours. Mrs. Tew, on being informed, rushed up- stairs into the bedroom to endeavour to save the child, but was overcome by the heat. Gunner Bell followed her upstairs, placed a handkerchief over his mouth and nose, and, crawling into the room, rescued Mrs. Tew and her child from serious in jury and probable death. Gunner Bell afterwards assisted to put the fire out. The Mayor said that Bell's courageous act was an example to the whole Army.

News has reached Queenstown from New York of the loss of the schooner Alice Lord on the Carolina coast during a hurricane, two of the crew being drowned. 11 The captain and the remaining six members of the crew lashed them- selves to the mast, and after several days' "buffeting by the sea, were rescued and landed at New York.

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"VICCY MONKS." JUDGE, PUZZLED IN MUSIC HALL ARTISTES' CASE. At the Old Bailey, the hearing of tho action brought against Miss Victoria JUOUKS, music hall artiste, by Mr. Edgar Masweil, and his wiie, Airs. Caroline Maxwell, who are also music hall artistes, was concluded in the ivmgJs Division yes- terday. l'iaintiff claimed damages for wrongful dismissal from defendant's employment, and wages due, and in the case of Mr. Maxwell damages for assault; and ialse imprisonment. The action arose out of a fracas at Miss MonkJs house in Tuise Hill early one morning on September 13th, after she had returned home from performing at the Hoi born Empire. Mies Monks denied any liability whatever. The evidence being concluded, Mr. Justice Bailhache summed up. He said the only difficulty in the case was to decide which side was speaking the truth in a case where probably neither side was telling the whole triith. It was for plaintiffs to satisfy the jury as to the truth of their story.. Dealing briefly with the narration of what his Lordship called a "rather dis- creditable row," he said the party evi- dently arrive at Tulse still in a condi- tion of friendliness, which later de- veloped into a quarrel As to the claims for assault and false imprisonment, his Lordship understood they were not to be pressed, so that the jury would not have to consider anything in connection with those claims. With regard to the claims for wrongful dismissal, arrears of salary, and detention of furniture those were questions for the jury alono. They wern merely questions j of fact, and the credibility of witn'eseea with which the jury only could deal. After a short deliberation the jury re, turned a verdict for plaintiffs for 915, and judgment was accordingly entered with costs, except on the issue of falaq imprisonment.

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO DEATH. The sentence of death was passed by Mr. Justice Harvey at Salop Assizer Friday on a mother and daughter, Mary Jones (57), and Lilian Jones (21). The prisoners had been found guilty of the murder of the newly-born child of Lilian Jones. On January 5 the child's body was found buried in a garden at the prisoner's home at Hengoed, near Oswestry. Round the infant's neck was- a piece of tape which had been tightly drawn; and medical evidence was to the effect that death was due to suffocation by strangula- tion. The younger prisoner was formerly in domestic service in Manchester. The trial aroused considerable interest in the district, and when the prisoners appeared in the dock the court was crowded. During the course of the evidence Lilian Jones sobbed bitterly, while her mother' from time to time leaned forward and swayed as though she was about to fall from her seat, and had to be assisted. During the judges summing up the prisoners recovered their composure, and on sentence being passed neither ef them appeared to be particularly impressed. They were quietly removed from the court by two wardresses. The Judge said that the jury had come j to the only decision which honest men 1 could in the discharge of their duty, and there was no alternative but to pass on the prisoners the sentence of death. The recommendation to mercy would be sent to the proper quarter.

BIGAMIST SENTENCED. An astounding story was told at the Hertford Assizes on Saturday when a man named Charles James Burton was sen- tenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for bigamously marrying Miss Clarice Rawkins. It was stated that Burton, who was married in 1908, met Miss Hawkins at Southend last September, and told her that he was single. He received £6 a week, he said, from a partnership with his father. He told her that he was a lay reader. and in support of the statement h7d? to her a lay reader's licence purporting to be signed by the Bishop of London. This document was stated to be a forgery. Bur- ton showed Miss Eawkins a cassock, hood, surplice, and girdle. He had been a chorister at a church in Hackney Wick," said counsel. and as such he iwas entitled to wear the cassock and surplice, but not the hood and girdle. » Counsel said that Burton sper' night before his marriage to i kins with his wife. The nex u he took Holy Communion with Miss Rain' kins, and afterwards went through a form of marriage with her at St. Panpras. Shortly before his arest he informed his wife that he had joined the Royal Flying Corps, and was ill in Cambridge Hospital. In this way he obtained money from her to maintain Miss Rawkins at their home at Cheshunt.

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