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DETECTED IN THE ACT.
DETECTED IN THE ACT. THEFT BY A BOER FROM MISS TERRY'S HOUSE. Paul Saunders toO), a Boer, described as a ship's tjrera-an. giving a common lodging- house arid rests, W8fj charged at Westminster vu Thursd-ay with stealing an antique Chinese bt-uae lower bowl, a, portion of a vase valued at 100 guineas, the property of Mr Ta.wMVi Owrtw, actor (the husband of Miss Ellen Terry;, of 215, Kicg's-road, Chelsea. .botLt nine o'clock on Wednesday night a ssryant in prosecutor's house noticed prisoner leave the from gardeo, in the centre of whioh stood the vase, the subject of the charge. At that, time prisoner was empty- handed. After a short interval the attention of che servant was again attracted by a noise, and, looking out. she sa.w the prisoner with the bowl of the vase on hie shoulder, its great weight somewhat retarding his movements. Mr. Carew was hurriedly called, and, rushing after the prisoner, overtook him 100 yards away, still carrying the bronze. Saunders, speaking English imperfectly, was understood to say that another man invited him to carry the vase. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but Mr. Francis declined to deal with him until inquiry had been made as to his antecedents. He was remanded in custody.
NEWPORT STABBING CHARGE.
NEWPORT STABBING CHARGE. Two of the orew of the steamship Urmston Grange having quarrelled on board the ship. one of them, it is alleged, stabbed the other through the hand with a. knife. The supposed assailant is in euet-ody. The victim was treated at the hospital, bnt was not detained.
MYNYDDISLWYN DISTRICT MEDICAL*…
MYNYDDISLWYN DISTRICT MEDICAL* OFFICES. 9 At a meeting of the Mynyddislwyn Council on Thursday night the sanction of the Local Government Board was received to the re-appointment of Dr. W. E. James as medical officer, but it was suggested that the council should join a neighbouring council for the appointment of a fall-time, medical officer. This suggestion was considered, but nothing definite decided upon.—Dr. James reported an excessive amount of eiobnes3 in the district.— A committee was appointed to visit Penmaio Ward with regard to the water supply.
DRISCOLL'S HOME-COMING.
DRISCOLL'S HOME-COMING. ? f??? ??? t?<m<.d the approach of the Gj*8a,t "W _e«tern a-"way Station at C?rdtfT on Thursday to welcome Jim D.?)t the fea,tber-w?i?ht champion, on his arrival from LOJldml- E« tl"3.vl!ad own in the Iri, amvrne at Cardiff at 4.39 aad was JnrmT   M'r. George MadUeau. t number of admirwe wew> <m "bO plitSra w^n the tr?n med In, a.nd c?T?Sa?? hand"b6.k&l w<Te ?how??er ??iS?'n who im-nMdM?y left the llt^tion ?ndw?SMi wT™ through t?<;h??er?  tbø Badminton Club, wim* a.oo??r re?oM*'???n<. awaaCtd him.
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The Man in the Street. -..&.
The Man in the Street. -&. There should be no getting away from the fact that a double reflection is cast upon the rich people of South Wales that institutions like the Cardiff Iufirmary and the University College should be allowed to remain hampered by huge debts. The one I have referred to fre- quently, and the present seems a fitting opportunity to talk for a few lines of the other. At the Court of Governors yes- terday it was emphasised that the over- draft is now close on £ 3o,000, and that an annual debt is being incurred of 1*2,500. In plainer terms, the Cardiff College is being run at a dead loss, and the authorities have to worry about ways and means instead of being able to get forward with their work. There is no doubt that South Wales is not being treated by the Treasury quite fairly, and here is where the Welsh Members should show their abilit-y to be useful in securing grajnts equal to those awarded in more fortunate parts of the United Kingdom. Mr. Peter Wright was on the track of the wealthy residents, whose consciences should rouse them to a sense of their common duty and responsibility. But Mr. W. P. Nicholas, of Pontypridd, went one better in not only there and then promising a subscription of £ 100, but undertaking, with Dr. Thomas, to secure increased support in the PJiondda, This capital example should be followed in other districts. In appointing their pathological chemist at the modest salary of L200 a year the Cardiff Mental Hospital Com- mittee have been exceedingly fortunate. The kind of man they required is not to be found in every hamlet, and it would net have been very surprising if the com- mittee had made their search in vain. However, in Dr. Stanford they have found all that they expected, if not more, for the members were overawed yester- day at the number of honours and dis- tinctions which have already fallen on the shoulders of this young man of 25. Most important of all, he is a man after Dr. Goodall's own heart, and, as he will have to work with the medical superin- tendent to achieve the success aimed at, all should go swimmingly. Moreover, Dr. Stanford is in love with research work, expects plenty of hard labour, and, better still, does not look upon the posi- tion as a temporary one. Few places can boast of a bigger variety of names than the House of Commons. Probably some of those who are now taking their seats in the "best club in London" could name off-hand the originator of that well-worn phrase. It is said that it was used for the first time in a novel long since fallen into un- deserved oblivion, "Friends of Bohemia, or Phasas of London Life," issued in the mid-Victorian era. The author, E. M. Whitty, knew the House of Commons better tham most men of his time. He was tho originator of the modern Parlia- mentary sketch, and one volume of his collected articles, "The Derbyites and the Coalition," was reprinted so recently as 1906. Whitty in the same novel (whioh was published in 1857) first gav the name of gondola of London to the hansom cab. Thirteen years later Disraeli used the same term in "Lotha-ir," and he has since been generally credited 1 with its invention. Possibly, the term Talking Shop" bas a more modern origin. Are you celebrating your birthday this month ? If so you are in very good com- pany. An unusually long list of distin- guished men and women were born in February. Hannah More was born on the 2nd, Swinburne on the 5th, Madame de Sevigne and Sir Henry Irving on the 6th, and Charles Dickens on the 7th. On the 8th John Ruskin was born, Charles Lamb on the 10th, and Charles Darwin on the 12th. The 19th claims Edgar Allan Poe, and the 21st Cardinal New man; James Russell Lowen "a born on February 22, and G. F. Watts on the 23rd Handel on the 24th, and Victor Hugo on the 26th while Long- fellow's birthday is the 27th. This list can be added to indefinitely by those who care to look up their Whitaker's Almanack, "Who's Who," and similar sources of information of this kind. Only the other day the men of Carmar- then were telling the world about the only spot on which life is worth preserv- ing. Yesterday it was the turn of Gla- motgan, whose sons made out a very good case for the most progressive county in the world. It would have been a good thing if the Postmaster-General and other big guns in power had been pre- sent, for they would then have been impre.5sed with the incomparable import- ance of South Wales, of the desirability of making Cardiff the headquarters of the new Welsh Postal division, with the need of more honest treatment of the Lniversity College, and a few other little matters concerning which it is to be hoped the Welsh members are not above taking a tip from Principal Griffiths and others. Glamorgan men are rightly proud of what has been accomplished in their county, and if they could only get justice, and were treated more like the agitating Irishmen, they would feel lees disc-on- tented. That Lord Tredegar presided was a guarantee of the utmost good humoiir, and here's to our next meeting, and may we have more upon wliich to oongra.tulate South Wales!
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£ 1,200 JEWEL ROBBERY.
£ 1,200 JEWEL ROBBERY. 9 PORTER'S STORY OF A MAN IN A CELLAR. The trial was resumed at the Old Bailey I on Thursday of the men Johu Wiltshire, of A lden ham ^street, fi-omers Town, and Edward Lucy, of Judd-etreet, King's C'roes, who have pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Edgar Samuel Edgar, jeweller, trJUling under the etyle of Saqui and Lawrence in the Strand. George Jfcisel, a porter, of Willtam?treet. Hampstea^ who ?as employed at the shop, ha.s pl 00. guilty to complicity in the rob- bery. The value of the stolen jewels, counsel stated, was £ 1,200, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to open a safe containing jewellery worth between £5,000 and £ 6,000. Percy Taylor, the manager of the shop, said Hasel had been employed there for seven yeai-s as a porter, and up to the time of this offence bore a thoroughly good character. The wife of Hasel said Wiltshire had occa- sionally called at the house of her husband a.nd g-one out with. him. Detectrve-insDeotor (rough said there was no breaking into the premises, aod it was evident that the thieve.5 were concealed in the cellar before the place was closed. The inspector added th-a-t neither of the prisoners was identified, and two other men who were arrested were liberated. Wiltshire had never been convicted. Hasel then gave evidence againat Wiltshire and Luicy, alleging thtalt the robbery was planned by a man named Michael, who was j secreted in the cellar. The witneee said that for the £ 1,200 worth of jewellery stolen they got £ 150, of which he had £25. Wiltshire, he said, did not ask him questions about the tehop, and the packet containing the money wa s sealed. The jury found both men guilty, adding that they belier-ed Easel's story, and would like the judge to "make it as easy for him as possible." Lucy was sentenced to fottr years' penal servitude, and Wiltshire and Hasel to three months' imprisonment in the second division.
ISWISS AND ENGLISH GIRL
SWISS AND ENGLISH GIRL TRAGEDY IN A LONDON BOARDING- HOUSE. At an inquest at Marylebon-o on Thursday on I the victims of the Blandford-square boarding- Loitse tragedy the jury found that Edwin Sturzengger, a Swiss, shot Eliza Hary Norris (21), cook. and then committed suicide with a revolver. Evidence was given that the couple were engaged. The landlady of the boarding-house said ehe understood they were going to be married. She thought they lived as man and wife, though they had separate apartments. The man had fallowed no regular employment recently, and presumably tired by betting. Frederick W. Norris, a clerk, of Be^enharn, said the girl was his sister. She was a, cook. I He laat saw her eleven months ago. He knew of no engagement between her and any man. She had denied there was any engage- ment, and of late ahe had rather avoided hun, and would not give him her confidence, and he had not been in communication with her. He knew nothing of the tragedy. She was not married. Certificates re lata ng to Stu rzengger had been found. but the names bad been cut out, and the Swiss Consulate could not say what they were. The man had been living recklessly for the past fortnight, and had borrowed money.
CENTENARIAN AND SMOKING
CENTENARIAN AND SMOKING The death h&g ocamrred at Lewisham In&r- ?Yr,ary.at the age of 100 yeaav, of Willia.m JIaber, who was born at Oolwell Ba.y..Me of Wight, in 1809. Maber entered the institu- tion in April last. Until recently he took a daily waJk, and was a. constant smoker, oonr gliming a quarter of a. pound of tobacco &1 week.
ITHE KING AND VACCINATION.I
THE KING AND VACCINATION. Lord Knollys, replying to an inquiry from the secretary of the National Anti-Vacilla- tion League, UYIi: In reply to your letter of the 8th inist., I beg to inform you that, the King hae not reoentLy been xemeoi- »aUe>d."
I Struck in the Chest_I
Struck in the Chest I FOREMAN'S FATAL MISHAP A surface foreman, named Thomas Pearce, met with an accident at the Ffaldau Colliery, which terminated fatally. The- inquest was held on Thursday by Mr. W. A. Williams, deputy-ooroner. John Davies, 19, Alexandra-road, collier, deposed that about two o'clock on Monday afternoon he was standing near the head of the Victoria Pit waiting to go down. Deceased had hold of the lever working the keps, a-nd was in the act of moving it when it flew back and struck him a severe blow in the stomach. Witness saw that he was seriously injured, and at once caught hold of him. Deceased wa3 then unconscious. In reply to Mr. Carey, inspector of minee, witness "aid there were empty trains at the time in the cage, which was a two-decker. He believed deceased mistook the decks. Dr. Robinson, assistant to Dr. Parry, said that deceased had been struck a heavy blow on the right side of the chest. His ribs were fractured and had pierced the lung. Charles Arthur Long, engineer, said he examined the keps immediately after the accident and found them in perfect working order. Guards were put up the next morn- ing. Deceased was an experienced man, and well acquainted with the working of the keps. A verdict of "Accidental death was I returned.
I MUSIC FOR THE BAND I
MUSIC FOR THE BAND A case interesting to music-thall proprietors and artistes was heard in the City of London Court on Thursday. Charles Dare, music- hall proprietor, of 26, Ivy-lane, London. E.C., sued Daniel O'Connor, comedian, of the Opera House, Dowlais, for 13 6s., money lent without interest in a friendly way. The dis- pute, plaintiff said, involved only 16. 6d., but the question was of importance to every mem- ber of the profession. It was for band I)arts that he had done for the defendant, who was a comedian performing for him. Defen- dant said he did not owe the 7s. 6d., as plain- tiff should supply the band parts for his own houses. Plaintiff declared that every artiste had to provide his own band parts or pay tor them. He engaged the defendant to sing a eoiig at a music-hall. Defendant: It was a song of my own, and he wailted me to sing it in his troupe. He told me to get the musical director to arrange the band parts, and it was done. Plaintiff added that in all his contracts with artistes they provided that the per- formers themselves should supply their own band parts. Defendant observed that there was nothing of that in his contracts. Plaintiff stated that,defendant had been singing for him for seventeen years. Defendant said he could call other profes- sional evidence in support of his assertion. Fred M'Lean, a muaic-hall artiste, said that the proprietors always paid for band parts. Plaintiff: This witness has always provided his own band parts. It is the custom of the profession. uus Daniels, another member of the pro- lession, testified that it was the rule for artistes to supply their own band parts if they were doing a. single turn, but if they were performing witth a troupe, then the bo.-is," or proprietor of the troupe, had to provide everything necessary for the show. Tha,t was if they were going on tour. He had been with the plaintiff's shows. Plain- tiff said the defendant only had a minor position, and did not sing a tang. Defendant said he did. He supplied his own band parts for an American version of Old Swanee River," because he had them. Plaintiff added that when the seventeen band parts in question were in the dressing-room of one of the music-halls where defendant was per- forming, defendant took the lot. Defendant: I went to his office to return them, and he turned me out. Judge Lumley Smith told defendant that as he took them away he mtuit pay for them. It showed he looked upon himself as the owner of them. Judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs.
IAGAINST COMPULSION,
AGAINST COMPULSION Members of the Cardiff Parliamentary Debating Society were engaged on Thursday evening in an inter-society debate with metnbers of the Bridgend Parlia.ment upon the subject of compulsory military service for the purposes of home defence. Mr. Ran- dall tBridgend). in a very able and interest- ing sipeech. argued that the present Terri- torial force was not capable of meeting a properly ti-aineil attacking f-oreign force, for the time devot-ed was not sufficient for the training of an armed force. Mr. R. J. Pugsley (Prime Minister, Cardiff) in leading the negative section, observed that as sure as we had compulsory home military service in this country we admitted the thin end of the wedge, viz., conscription. Mr. Dtipho Powell (Bridgend) advocated the compulsory system because other countries were ahead of England in their armies, and were forging ahead in the exten- sion of their navies. The opposition was strengthened by a speech by Mr. E. Crough (the leader of the Liberal party), who was followed by Mr. Edmunds (Cardiff). Mr. Glyn Griffiths (Car- diff), Mr. W. A. Howells (Cardiff), and 21 r. Edwards (Bridgend). The division resulted as follows:— For compulsory service 109 A, a i ns t. 122 Miajority against IS
JUDGE AND A DEBT.I
JUDGE AND A DEBT. I ACTION AGAINST MID-GLAMORGAN MOTOR COMPANY. I At Bloomebury County-court on Thurs- day Jnd-e Bacon had before him the case of Chipperfleld r. the Mid-Glamorgan Motor Company, of Port Talbot. The plaintiff, a butcher, of Lady j!argarot-street, London, nought to recover the sum of £69 due in respect of the payment of a debt In August last year the defendants were indabted to H. J. Chapman and Co., to the sum of L355. Judgment was given in the court for iE45, part thereof, in respect of a certain motor chara,boanc supplied to them by Chapman and Co., and they agreed to pay the same by instalments of JE:24 on that date, and L4 in each week. In Decern t>er the debt Was assigned by Chapman and Co. to the present plaintiff. Up to the 19th January there had been payments amounting to X50, leaving the balance now sued for. Mr. Sholto Ogilvie (barrister) appeared for the plaintiff. A representative appeared for the defen- dant company, and in reply to the judge said the compa.ny owed the I money. Judge Bacon: They must pay it. The Company's Representative: The reason why we have not paid is that we are not a,ble to get the monej to pay it. Mr. Ogilvie asked for judgment forthwith. Judge Bacon: The plaintiffs will take judg- ment and see what they can do with it. The Representative: We offer Mr. Ogilvie: We will take judgment forth- with. Judgment was entered accordingly.
I FALL OF-STONEWORK.I t ■■…
I FALL OF-STONEWORK. t ■■ ■ 1 1£75 DAMAGES FOR DAUGHTER'S! DEATH. Before Mr. Justice Grantham at Gloucester Assizes on Thursday the mother of the girl killed on the occasion of the King's visit to the Royal Agricultural Show last year sued the Gloucester Co-opera.tive Society for damages in respect of the death of her daughter. The girl was killed by a fall of stonework, which beoame detached from the society's building during the storm by a flag and rope which formed part of the decora- tione. The defence was a denial of liability or of negligence, it being contended that no reason- able person could have foreseen such an accident. The jury found for the plaintiff with £75 damages, and judgment waa entered accord- in g-l y, with costs.
LADY LAURIER FINED.'
LADY LAURIER FINED. NEW YORK, Thursday. A telegram from Ottawa states that the police yesterday held up an automobile con- taining Lady Laurier, the wife of the Cana- dian Premier, which was exceeding tie speed limit. Her ladyship was subsequently fined £ 8.—-Central News.
! COLLIERY RIOTERS ARRESTED.
COLLIERY RIOTERS ARRESTED. Seven men were arrested and remanded for a week at Casrtle Eden on Thursday in con- nection with tbe rrots at Hotden Colliery on the 26th and 21th of January. The arrests which were made by a strong force of police juet after the midnight hour on Thursday morning, were quietly carried out.
SUCCESS OF SWANSEA LABOUR…
SUCCESS OF SWANSEA LABOUR EXCHANGE. The officials of the Labour Exchange at Swansea state that the department has more than justified itself, several skilled men having been found situations whioh. for Sr long while thej have been seeking.
FRENCH REVERSE I
FRENCH REVERSE I Set-Back to Progress of Civilisation in Africa DR. KUMM ON ITS PROBABLE  EFFECT I Reufcer's repre&enfeatire has had a conver- ¡ ga,tion with Dr. Karl Kumm, who,-during his recent trans-Afrioan journey passed through the Shani-Chad Protectorate, where the French have just suffered a serious reverse. It was he who sent the first detailed account to this country of the fall of Wadai. When Dr. Kumm was traversing this region in August last there was a state of general unrest, and the French were following the chief of Wadai to the Darfur border. Dr. Kumm expressed the opinion that the disaster which has taken place will prove a very serious set-back to the French and to the advance of European civilisation in the Shari-Chad Protectora.te. Captain Fugen- schuoh, who was in command of the column which has been almost annihilated, was the otfioer who defeated the army of Wadai in July last, and, although wounded himself, remained on the battlefield, while Lieutenant Boumaud pursued the fugitive army and ca-ptured Abesher, the capital of Wada-i. with only 120 men, an exploit which seemed almost incredible. Owing to this latest reverse the French have lost some of their most brilliant officers. It will mean that the natives will once more gain confidence in. themselves, and the prestige of the white man will suffer. Dr. Kumm went on to say that had Darfur been occupied before now by Great Britain this reverse would not have happened, for the Sultan of Wadai would not then have fled in that direction. The important point for consideration is what effect this reverse will have upon Senussi. the great inde- peiident chief of Ndele, who rules over a country as large as France, and who must not be confounded with the religious leader of the Sensussist movement, who died some time ago.
Canada and Germany
Canada and Germany IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW TREATY I Lord Stratheona, the High Commissioner for Canada, discussed with a Central News representative'-on Thursday the new commer- cial convention which has just been con- cluded between Germany and Canada. Outlining the whole course of the new negotiations which have led up to the pre- sent agreement, his lordship said that, under the treaty of 1865, it was stipulated that German produce should not be subjected when imported into British Colonies or possessions to any higher duty than the pro- duce of the United Kingdom. The effect of that was to preclude any preferential treat- ment between Canada and the Mother Country, and on the 30th of July, 1897, the treaty was renounced and ceased to be operative on the 50th of July, 1898. German goods thereupon became liable to the general tariff rates in Canada. The German Government took exception to that action, and imposed her maximum tariff on imports from Canada. Canada followed by imposing a surtax of one third of the duty specified in the general tariff upon German imports. The result of that, added Lord Strathcona, was that much of the produce obtained from Germany at that time was afterwards got from this country, but the surtax and maximum tariff had now been removed, and it was impossible yet to say what benefit Canada would reap. Asked if Canada's latest commercial con- vention constituted a powerful argument for Tariff Reform in this country. Lord Strath- cona replied, I don't know party polities at all. I represent Canada, and, therefore, can- not speak for the Government of Great Britain." Mr. G. M. Rosworth, Vice-President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, now in London. made the following statement: —"The new treaty is simply a return to the conditions which were pre-existent. The new agreement reduces the pre&ent duties on German exports to Canada and on Canadian exports to Germany. Both the countries, therefore, are simply reverting to the old conditions, and that, naturally, will have some influence, I should say, in increasing trade,"
RAILWAY MYSTERY. I
RAILWAY MYSTERY. I CARDIFF ENGINE-DRIVER'S PLIGHT I AT NEWPORT. A singular accident has befallen William I Price, an engine-driver, of 3, De Croche-place, Riverside, Cardiff, in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company. De Croohe-place is the property of the company, and is adjacent to the engine sidings off Eldon-road. Between four and five on Thursday morning Price was found lying on the railway line near the East Usk Branch, about a mile and a half from Newport. He was badly injured on the head, and was conveyed to Newport Hospital, where he lies in a critical condition. He was in charge of the goods train from Cardiff to Taunton, and as he is unconscious and the fireman is out of town, the exact circumstances under which the injured man got on the line are not yet ascertainable. Price, who has a wife and family, left Cardiff at 2.40 a.m. on Thursday in charge of the goods train. The signal wa-s against his train at the Bast Usk Junction, and the driver, it is stated, went to the signaLbox to inquire the reason for the delay. It is believed that on returning to his engine he was knocked down by another goods train. It is stated that there is a serious injury to hie head, and he was bleeding at the mouth when picked up. The injured man's conditioif was unchanged on Thursday night, he being still uncon- scious. In justice to Old Moore, it is only fair to re-call his prophecy that during February a Welsh ra-ilway mystery will agitate Car- duff."
,SUFFRAGETTE POLICY. I
SUFFRAGETTE POLICY. MILITANT TRUCE WILL SOON BE OVER. The Lyceum Theatre at Newport was I crowded on Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. Pankhurst spoke on the subject of votes for women. A good many men were turned away at the beginning of the proceedings, as the meeting was intended to be for women only. Several women who were expected to be in favour of a "row" were also not admitted. Thus a quiet and attentive hear- ing was assured for the speakers. The chair was taken by Miss Barrett. Mrs. Pankhurst spoke with great feeling when dealing with the moral aspect of women's political and social work. It was intended, she said, to carry on a mission in all the large towns of the country during the next few weeks ;:> A large number of questions were asked. Mrs. Pankhurst explained that the suffra- gettes opposed the Liberals at the election because they were the party in power-the party who could give the vote if they wished. What the suffragettes hoped was that neither party would have a large majority in Parlia- ment. Thanks to some extent to the suffra- gettes, the Liberals now had only a majority that they could depend upon of two. The Government could not depend upon the Irish or the Labour party. ("Oh.") o; they could not depend upon either of those parties unless they gave them something—and if the Welsh party was sensible they would endea- vour to get something also. Unless the Government did something for the suffra- gettes, the militant truce would soon be over. A vote of thanks to Mrs. Pankhurst was carried, on the motion of Mrs. D. A. Thomas, I seconded by Mrs. Pilliner, of Llantarnam.
I LOCAL WEDDING.I
I LOCAL WEDDING. I I DAVIES-DAVIES. I A quiet wedding toos piaoe at Liancidewi- brefi Parish Church on Thursday. The con- tracting parties were the Rev. T. E. Meurig Davies, B.A., curate of Llandovery, and the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. David Davies, Tain- cwm, Gartheli, Cardiganshire, and Miss Maggie Davies, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Davies, Voow, blailgeitho, Cardigan- shire. The bride was given away by her father, and the nuptial knot was tied by the Rev. T. R. Davies, B.D., vicar of Llanddewi-' bre& (un<?e of the bride), aasi?ted by the Rev. D. Worthington, rector of Llangeitho (uncle I of the bridegroom).
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Colliery Engineer DEATH OF MR. JOHN OWEN, NANTYMOEL The dsaith occurred on Thursday of Mr. John Owen, of Nantymoel, 'after a trying illness of some months, in his seventy-ninth year. A natrve of Anglesey, he left home at an ea.rly age, and worked on the famous Menai Tubular Bridge. lie was engaged in other bridge-making and tunnelling works, and came to South Wales in connection with the sinking of the Dina.s Pit, one of the first steam collieries in South Wales. This col- liery wasi started by Mr. Walter Coffin, then M.P. for Cardiff, and a relative of Mr. Arthur J. Williams, of Coedymwstwr. Mr. Owen was also engaged in the sinking of Abergorki Pit and Cymmer Pit. At the latter he met Mr. Griffiths, father of Mr. T. Griffiths, general manager of Insole's Cymmer Collieries He was subsequently employed by the late Mr. David Da.vies, M.P. (Ocean Colliery Company), in sinking their first pit- Pare and Dare—in the Rhoudda, and was given the first, managership of the pit by Mr. Morgan Joseph, the then general manager. Ho continued in this position until he took charge of the Ocean Western Colliery, Nant- ymoel, in 1875. He acted as manager of the Paro and Dare, and superintended the sink- ing of the Ocean Western Pit at Nantymoel at the same time. When the coal was reached at Nantymoel, Mr. Owen accepted the managership, and carried it on until December, 1904, when he was appointed the company's agent for the Nantymoel and Blaengarw Ocean Collieries, ,ha,ving as his managers Mr. W. D. Williams at Nantymoel and Mr. T. E. Lewis at Blaen- garw, bOltih of whom had served under him at Nantymoel. His management was a great success, and the collieries under his care were particularly free from fatalities. He married as second wife Mrs. Hopkins, Nantymoel Hotel, who pre-deceas-ed him by some years. The issue of this marriage is Mrs. Thomas, wife of Dr. Morley Thomas, Maeste-g, and Mr. J. W. Owen, official at the Ocean Colliery, Nantymoel. Mr. Owen possessed a strong will and indomitable pluck, and was the architect of his own for- tune. He was a member of various publio bodies. Soon after his advent to Nantymoel he was elected a member of the Llandyfodwg School Board, and remained a member until the abolition of the board, being for many years its chairman. He also served 011 the old local board, and was. with Mr. J. Blandy Jenkins, one of the first members of the district council, retiring a. few years ago. He was also a member of the Llandyfodwg Burial Board from its commencement, acting as chairman, and his death creates a vacancy on that body. He was chairman of directors of the Ogmore Gas and Water Com- pany, and was interested in several other undertakings-
"The Diamond Maker."!
"The Diamond Maker." LEMOINE APPEALS AGAINST SENTENCE PARIS, Thursday. The hearing of the appeal of Lemoine, who was convicted of defrauding Sir Julius Wern- her by the pretence of being able to manu- facture diamonds, began this afternoon. Lemoine had been sentenced to six years' imprisonment and banishment for five years, or had been ordered to pay damages to Sir Julius Wernher. Sir Julius, who has recently undergone an operation, was not in court. M. Lemoine, who looked very pale, now has a full beard, and appears to have suffered considerably from the prison re-gime.-Reuter.
A DRUNKEN SPREE
A DRUNKEN SPREE Sarah Williams, a. refreshment-house keeper, of 218, Ynyseynon-road, Trealaw, was sum- moned at Port-h on Thursday for having, it was alleged, sold intoxic,ating liquors on Sun- day, January 16, without having a licence. Mr. A. T. James defended, and Deputy-chiefk>on- .-•tab'e Oole prosecuted. Police-constable Empson grave evidence to the effect that be watched the premit^es, and noticed a numher of men and women enter, and three men left in a, state of intoxication. Entering the place with Police-sergeant Griffiths and certain constables, he found a number of flagons a.nd spirit bottles, and some 4-gallon beer casks, some being empty and others partly full. Mr. James submitted that the beer and liquor were the property of the lodgers in the house. It was evident a drunken spree ha 1 taken place, and Hunt, one of the lodgers, had an abnormal thirst; in fact, he had been indulg- .ng that morning, otherwise they intended I putting him into the witness-box. (Laughter.) A fine of j:5 was imposed.
~I MOTORING EXCITEMENTI
I MOTORING EXCITEMENT I Edwin James Cartmell, chauffeur, Newport, was summoned at Abercarn on Thursday for I driving a, motor-car at a speed dangerous to the public at Cwmea,im on February 5, and wa,s I further summoned for driYing the car reck- lessly. Police-sergeant Smith stated that defendant droTe through a crowded street at. about eighteen or twenty miles an hour, and knocked a man down. He shouted to him to steady up. but defendant took no notice. John Crab-be, an ostler, esti- mated the speed of the car at about 20 or 25 miles an hour. Robert Addicott, timberman, stated that he was crossing the road, when I someone shouted, "Look out; there's a motor- oar coming." Before he could get out of the way the splash board struck him in the back, and knocked him down. The force of the impact injured his back, tore his coat, and he lost 27s. whilst lying down in the road. The Bench adjourned the case in order to ascertain defendant's connection with the car which was stated to have knocked the man Addicott. down.
" DR. COOK " DISCOVEREDI
DR. COOK DISCOVERED Before Sir Marchant Williams at AbercynoTI Police-oourt on Thursday a man was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the streets of Abercynon. A police-constable said that when asked his name the defen- dant declined to give it, and when asked for his address he replied, I have just come from the North Pole." The Stipendiary: Ah! This is Dr. Cook. (Laugthter.) He has been missing for a long time. (Laughter.) Addressing the defendant, Sir Marchant oontinued: "Dr. Cook, you will have to pay 10s. and costs for concealing your identity for such a long time." More laughter, and the defendant retired, much abashed.
NEWPORT HANGING STORY_I
NEWPORT HANGING STORY A story has been circulated at Newport that a man in t.he docks district was on Wednesday night found hanging with a rope round his neck from a hook in the wall, and that a St. John Ambulance Brigade member who was called in out him down. and, though the man was apparently dead, induced respiration, and saved his life. The police have had no such occurrence reported to them.
POWDER -WORKS EXPLOSION I
POWDER WORKS EXPLOSION OAKLANDS (CALIFORNIA). Thursday. An explosion took place to-day in the Trojan Powder Works at San Lorenzo, wreck- ing the plant and enveloping the building in flames. The town was seized with panic. Over a, score of employes are missing, and it is feared they have been killed.-Reuter.
FOUR WORKMEN KILLED i
FOUR WORKMEN KILLED LIEGE, Thursday. A landslip occurred last evening in the Oorbeau a Grace Berleur Coalmine, burying all the miners working there. It is believed that four men were killed and three severely injared.-Reuter.
AGRICULTURAL "SHOW
AGRICULTURAL "SHOW At a, meeting of the committee of the Fast Gla.morgan Agricultural Society held a,t the Park Hotel, Pontypridd, it was agreed tha.t, provided a suitable field is secured, this year's ghow will be held in August at, Pontypridd. Mr. D. Treharne, Danylan. was appointed chairman of the committee.
ELY VALLEY COLLIERY SINKINGS.
ELY VALLEY COLLIERY SINKINGS. The Welsh Navigation Steam Coal Com- pany at their sinkings in the Ely Valley have struck the Pentre Seam, 4ft. 6in. thick, of clean coal, at a depth of 530 yards. So far the sinking has proved six workable seams, of an aggregate thickness of 24ft. 6in. The upper steam coals are expected to be worn early in June.
COLD WAVE COMING.
COLD WAVE COMING. NEW YORK, Thursday. A severe cold wave is sweeping westward, and numerous reports have come to hand of villages snowed up and traffic delayed. In Oklahoma 1,500 cattle are reported to have been frozen to -death, and several people have perished from the cold. Over the greater part of Indianapolis there is nearly a foot of snow.—Central News.
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! Divorce Case Costs
Divorce Case Costs I TWO IMPORTANT APPEALS In the Court of Appeal on Thursday, com- posed of the Master of the Rolls and Lord Justices Moulton and Buckley, judgment was given in the Cardiff divorce case, Joseph Henry ixig-gins (appellant) v. the King's Proc- tor (respondent) and in the case of the King's Proctor (appellant) v. Hilda Carter (respond- ent), which raised an important point as to whether the King's Proctor was entitled to costs in cases where he had intervened unsuc- cessfally. Mr. Barnard, K.C., and Mr. Bayford (in- structed by Messrs. Smith, Rundell, and Dodds, agents for Mr. Evan Davies, solicitor, Cardiff) appeared for the appellant, and the Attorney-General (Sir William Robson, K.C., )f.P.), Mr. Gill, K.C., and Mr. Willis were for the King's Proctor. In the Higgins case it will be remembered that it wa-s an intervention by the King's Proctor showing cause why a decree nisi pronounced on March 14, 1908, should not be made absolute on the grounds that (1) Divers material facts were withheld from the knowledge of the court; (2) That the petitioner had been guilty of cruelty; and (3) That he had been guilty of misconduct between 1887 and 1893 with a woman named Hanbury and with other unknown women. The petitioner denied all these allegations. At the conclusion of the evidence the learned President came to the conclusion that, although the King's Proctor had ample grounds to justify the course he had taken, lie had, however, failed in his intervention, and the plea must, therefore, be dismissed. but without costs. In the Carter case, heard by Mr. Justice Bargi-ave Deane, there was a ro-amended peti- tion by tho wife for a dissolution of her marriage by reason of her husband's cruelty and P'isconduct. The respondent filed no answer to this re-amended petition, aitliough he had filed one to the original petition, which charged him with cruelty, desertion, and misconduct At the hearing of that peti- tion, however, the respondent did not defend, and a decree nisi was pronounced. The peti- tion, however, was allowed to remain on the file, and was amended and re-amended, and the King's Proctor again intervened, alleging in his plea— (1) That the petitioner and the respondent are or had been acting in collusion for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, contrary to the justice of the case. (2) That divers material facts concerning the conduct of the petitioner and respon- dent had not been brought before the court. (3) That the respondent had not been guilty of misconduct or cruelty, as alleged in the re-amended petition, or of desertion, as alleged in the original petition. M r. Justice Bargrave Deane said that he was satisfied that the man had been guilty of misconduct and cruelty, and granted a decree nisi on those grounds against the respondent. He found, however, that the petitioner was not guiity of collusion, and dismissed the King's Proctor's intervention, with costs. There were appeals in both cases. JUDGMENT OF THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. -1 The Master of the Rolls, in giving judg- ment, said:—These two appeals, which are presented by leave of the President and Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, relate only to costs, but they involve the construction of the posi- tion of the King's Proctor as an unsuocessfnl intenener in divorce proceedings, and the nature and extent of his duties and P ivi- leges. By the Act of 1878, Section 2, where the King's Proctor or any other person inter- venes or shows cause against a decree nisi, the court is authorised to make such order as to the costs of the King's Proctor, or of any other person who shall intervene or show cause, or of any party to the suit occa- sioned by such intervention or showing cause, as may seem just, and provision is made that "the Treasury may, if it thinks fit, order any costs, on which the King's Proctor shall, by order of the Court, pay to a party to the said suit, to be deemed part of the expenses of his office." Now, on the construction of this section, it is plain that there is juris- diction to order the King's Proctor to pay the costs of an unsuccessful intervention, 1 and there is nothing to indicate that he is placed in a different position from any other person except and so far as he has the public purse to fall back upon. It has been strenuously argued by the Attorney-General that, as the King's Proctor has a highly important and delicate duty cast upon him in the public interest, and as he act" reasonably upon such information as reaches him and under the direction of the Attorney-General, he ought not to be ordered to pay costs if intervention shall intimately fail. and that the party who obtains the decree nisi ought to regard the costs of resisting the intervention as part of the prioe of obtaining the decree absolute. The analogy of the wile s costs was relied upon. The analogy fails, for the liability to pay the wife's costs depends upon statute or upon rules having statutory effect, and there is no such provision with respect to the King's Proctor's costs. I am unable to assent to the contention of the Attorney- General. It seems to me that by the Act of 1878 the costs of every intervention order supported by the King's Proctor, or any other person, are in the discretion of the court, which is the meaning of the words "as may seem just," and that we ought not to assent to the sugglestion that the King's Proctor occupies a position of special advan- tage. The petitioner for a divorce has been obliged to incur heavy costs by reason of the intervention, which, though reasonably sup- ported, has been proved to be without justifica- tion. Common fairness requires, in the absence of some qualifying circumstances, that the petitioner should recover those costs from the intervener. If the intervener is a private person, he will be personally liable. If the intervener is the King's Proctor, the burden will not really fall upon him, but upon the public, whom he represents. Both the Presi- dent and Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane seem to have taken this view, but the President considered that he wa.s bound by the settled practice of the Divorce Court that the King's Proctor should never be ordered to pay costs unless he had acted unreasonably. It .seems to me that a statutory discretion given to the judge ought to be exercised with reference to the facts of the particular case before him, unfettered by any supposed settled practice, but I am satisfied that there is no such settled practice as is suggested. It only remains to deal with the particular cases. In Iliggins v. Higgins there is no such difficulty. The President, in his discretion, would have ordered the King's Proctor to pay the costs of this intervention but for the supposed settled practice. I feel no doubt that such an exercise of discretion would have been just. The appeal must be allowed, with costs. In Carter v. Carter, Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, in the exercise of his discretion, ordered the King's Proctor to pay the costs of the intervention, and I have no reason to doubt that his discretion was properly exercised. The petitioner-was condemned in the costs of the earlier inter- locution, in which the King's Proctor suc- ceeded, but this circumstance in no way jus- tifies the contention that the costs of the subsequent interlocution in which he failed should not be paid by him. I may add that the learned judge who saw the petitioner in the witness-box believed her testimony, and expressly exonerated her from moral blame. This appeal must be dismissed, with costs. The Lords Justices concurred. The appeal of Higgins was, therefore, allowed, with costs, and the appeal of the King's Proctor in the Carter case was dis- missed, with costs.
IRELIGIOUS FACTIONS.
RELIGIOUS FACTIONS. CHIEF-CONSTABLE'S TRIALS AT LIVERPOOL. Remarkable evidence was given at the Liverpool police inquiry on Thursday by Head- constable Dunning. In reply to cross-examina- tion, he said his life had been made a hell upon earth owing to the religious strife in the city, and if he had known what it was he would never have come to Liverpool. The additional cost of policing the city last year in consequence of these disturbances wasover £ 10.000.
THE LATE DOWAGER LADY KENSINGTON.I
THE LATE DOWAGER LADY KENSINGTON. The remains of the late Dowager La-dy Kensington are expected to arrive in London by the steamer City of Naples on or about March 5. The funeral will take place at St. Bride's, Pembrokeshire, soon after arrival. The date and time wiU be announced later.
I -DEATH OF FORMER M.P.
I DEATH OF FORMER M.P. At Newark on Thursday the death took place of Alderman Thomas Earp, M.P. for the borough from 1874 to 1885, when he was defeated for the county division by the present Earl Manvers. He was three times mayor, and was president of the Liberal Association at the time of his death. i
MAIL COACH OVERTURNED
MAIL COACH OVERTURNED MADRID, Thursday. According to a telegram from Santiago a mail coach running between Coruna and that place was overturned, and eighteen passengers were injured, three of them s erio u>-1 y .—Reuter.
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I Benefactors of College
I Benefactors of College GIFT BY MR. D. T. ALEXANDER I There was a large attendance at a meeting of the Court of Governors of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, held at the college, Cathays Park, Cardiff, on Thursday afternoon. Dr. W. T. Edwards (vice-preeident) was in the chair. Principal Griffiths was unable to be present owing to pressure of university work, which necessi- tated his absence from Cardiff. and Mr. Austin Jenkins (the registrar) also remarked that the principal was far from being well. The Chairman said the large and represen- tative character of the gathering was an indication of the widespread interest in the college. That was the second time that the ] Court of Governors had met at the new I college, and he thought it was impossible for them to come into contact with that building without receiving an educational impetus. (Hear, hear.) Nothing had tended to the development and the independence of t,he educational life of the ,people of Wales more than their beloved colleges; these had already produced an impression upon the community which they all hailed with the greatest thankfulness and satisfaction. Meetings like that of representatives from all parts of South Wales, including all the notable educationists of the district, should cominunicate fresh stimulus to those to whom they entrusted the detail work in the administration of the college. (Hear, hear.) itiree Benefactors The Chairman then proposed a resolution expressing profound sympathy with the rela- tives of the late Mr. John Cory, D.L., the late Sir John Henry Johnson, of the Drapers' Company, and the late Mr. Robert Forrest, D.L., and placing on record the governors' deep sense of the valuable services rendered by the deceased gentlemen to the college. The ntlme of Mr. John Cory (the Chairman said) had been prominent before them for half a century as a benefactor and as a public main of great Christian, nobility of character. He regarded the wealth he possessed as a stewardship. and the example he had given to the community would, no doubt, bring forth fruit in the future. Sir John Johnson was a member of the Drapers' Company, which had befriended the college to so large an extent that he thought he could say they were more indebted to them than to any single body which had been associated with the college in its whole history. The college had also I lost a good friend in the late Mr. Robert Forrest, who had occupied a prominent posi- tion in the public life of the county for a long period. The Rev. Alick Henderson (Cardiff), in seconding, remarked that he bad been a col- league of the late Mr. Cory on the Cardiff School Board for some years. He spoke of Mr. Cory as a great philanthropist and a great citizen. Supporting the motion, Sir John Duncan said Mr. John Cory had been one of their best friends at a time when the movement was in its infancy, and when help and support were doubly valuable. Mr. Robert Forrest had been a personal friend to almost every member of that court. Sir John Gunn followed with an eloquent tribute to the memory of the three deceased gentlemen. All Cardiff men, he said, not merely knew Mr. Cory, but respected him alike for his public spirit and for the admirable way in which he distributed his wealth. Mr. Robert Forrest was one of the most able, valuable, and genial friends that any man or any society could possess, and he was a generous supporter of that and other worthy movements, not only by tion- tributing from his own purse, but by induc- ing and influencing others to support them. The Chairman remarked that one of the last public donations given by the late Mr. Cory was a. cheque of £2,000 sent to the trea- surer of that college. The motion was passed sub silentio, all present standing. Bust of Napoleon The Registrar reported that Mr. D. T. Alexander had given to the college a beau- tiful bust of Napoleon, the work of Ganova, the great Italian sculptor. (Applause.) The bust was originally in the possession of Mr. Spence, it, well-known citizen of Liver- pool. who selected it as the form in which his Liverpool friends should express their good feeling towards him. Mr. Spenoe after- wards came to live in the neighbourhood of I Cardiff—at the foot of Castell Coch—and the bust passed into the possession of Mr. Alex- ander some years ago. The bust now stood in that college on a beautiful marble table, whioh Mr. Alexander presented to them about three monthe ago. This table, before Mr. Alexander had it, was in the possession of the late Dr. Carne, of St. Donat's Castle. Proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Alex- ander, Sir Marchant Williams said the bust must have cost a great deal of money, for it was of exquisite quality. These gift", of Mr. Alexander were quite spontaneous, and they thanked the donor for his past generosity, and also in anticipation of what was to follow. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. J. L. Wheatley (town-clerk of Cardiff), ) seconding, remarked that he was only sorry he had not been on the track of Mr. Alex-, andor, as the bunt might have gone to some, other building. (Laughter.) The resolution was passed with much cordiality. Lord Aberdare Vice-President Lord Aberdare and Sir John Duncan had been nominated for the office of vice-presi- dent of the court. Sir John proposed that the court unanimously elect Lord Aberdare as rice-president. No one amongst the original supporters of the college, he lxrinted out, could fail to re-call the magnificent, ser- vice which the first Lord Aberdare rendered. It was the report of Lord Aberdare that made the establishment of the college possible, and after it was settled in Cardiff his lordship was its president for the first five years. They also remembered how much Lady Aberdare had done for that college, and particularly in the work at Aberdare Hall, which was a standing- memorial to her. It was desirable, in view of what the late Lord Aberdare had done, that they should invite his son to be the vice-president. (Applause.) Mr. H. M. Thompson seconded, and appre- ciative references were made to the graceful way in which Sir John Duncan had with-! dra.wn. Lord Aberdare was unanimously elected. Miss M. A. Vivian, B.A. (Newport), was elected a member of the court in place of the late Sir John Henry Johnson, whose term of office would have expired in October, 1912. Mrs. Lester Jones (Cardiff) was. appointed to represent the court as one of the trustees of the Llandaff Deaf and Dumb School. Mr. O. H. Jones proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Edwards, and this was seconded by Dr. Gomer Lewis (Swansea), Sir Merchant Wil- liams and Mr. Tom John (Llwynypia) sup- porting.
FOOTBALL GROUND DISPUTEI
FOOTBALL GROUND DISPUTE An interesting case affecting the Merthyr Northern Dnlion Football Club was heard before Judge Bryn Roberts at Merthyr County-court on Friday, when John Benjamin Evans, 59, High-street, Merthyr, sued Evan Williams, 53, WTalter-street, Dowlais, for the recovery of a sum of C20 19s. Id. Mr. F. S. Simons appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. J. T. Vaughan for the defendant. In opening the case Mr. Simons stated that the plaintiff and the defendant, with five others, entered into a contract with Mr. Wil- liam Brown for levelling and fencing the Northern Union football ground at Rhydycar. I The contract came to £ 146 13s. 10d., the whole of which amount had been paid by the plaintiff, who now sought to recover from the defendant a seventh part. The plaintiff, in evidence, said that the defendant was one of those who signed the contract with Mr. Brown. After the work had been done Mr. Brown threatened pro- ceedings to obtain his money, and witness paid him by two cheques. In cross-examination, Mr. Evans said that the seven persons were all on the committee of the club. The contract was not entered into on behalf of the general body of mem- bers, but solely by. the seven members, who secured the ground and who had let it to the club at a rental to be agreed upon during the present year. He was the club treasurer, but this transaction was entirely separate. He had sued none of the other co-signatories to the contract because they had given him promissory notes. Mr. Vaughan argued that the contract was signed on behalf of the 25 members of the club, and that, therefore, they were all equally liable.—Judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs.
I FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION'
I FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION I At an inquest at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, on Thursday on George William Bug- den, pensioned artificer, who succumbed to injuries sustained from the boiler tube explo- sion aboard the Fisgard training ship for boy artificers at Portsmouth, a verdict of "Acci- dental death, but no evidence to show the oauee of the tube bursting," was returned. Engineer-lieutenant Oliver said one of the elements of the boiler was overheated owing to deficiency of water. He explained that the plug of lead which should have melted in case of overheating fart-led to act. The Coroner expressed the hope that in the further Admiralty inquiry this circumstance would receive attention. The jury concurred.
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I Swansea Divorce
I Swansea Divorce HUSBAND WHO WENT TO KLONDYKE I In the Divorce Division on Thursday even- ing the President had before him the un. j defended petition of Mrs. Mary Morgan, stated to be living in South Wales, for the dissolution of the marriage by reason of the desertion and misconduct of her husband, Mr. Isaac Morgan, said to be now living at Swansea. Counsel for the petitioner said that the parties were married on the 17th January, 1894, in Queensland. { Petitioner said that she and her husband J afterwards lived at various places in Aus- tralia. In 1896 the respondent went to Klon- dj ke, and before he went away he made arrangements to allow her ?2 a week. He gave her the Be?mes and addresses of his reia- tives at Swansea. One of these was Mr Richards, who had married the respondent's sister. She wrote to his relatives and asked them what had become of her husband, and they replied that they knew nothing about him. In 1909 she came to England to try and trace him. She had previously kept herself by various means in South Africa. Mr. Richards met her in London on her return. Subsequently she went to Swansea to try and see him. She heard that he was living there with another woman, and that they had two children, and that they passed as man and wife. Mr. Richards said that he married respon- I dent's sister. He knew Mr. Isaac Morgan and the petitioner in this case. He remem- bered Mr. Morgan coming to live in Swan sea. in 1909 with another woman, and they had two children. They passed as men and wife. From time to time they had been to his hotel, and the wo-man had ordered goods in Mr. Morgan's name. It was understood that Mr. Morgan's wife was dea-i and that he had married this woman in America. The President granted a decree nisi, with costs, subject to an affidavit verifying the Australian marriage.
IMACHINERY AND MEN
MACHINERY AND MEN The further hearing of the case of the Eleo trical Company (Limited) v. Messrs. Thomas, Son, and Co., owners of the Llynfi Coal Mine, near Bridgend, was resumed by the official referee, Mr. Pollock, in the Law Courts on. Thursday. Plaintiffs claimed a considerable sum for plant and material supplied to the mine, and the defendants counter-claimed for some £ 30,000 on the ground that the plant, and material suppiied were defective and caused loss a,nd damage. VL-. Abel Thomas, K.C., and Mr. Sankey, K.C. (instructed by Messrs. Michael Abrahams), were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C.. and Mr. Meager (instructed by Messrs. Collins and Wood) for the defendants. Mr. H. W. Thomas, late manager of the Llynft Mine, was further examined by Mr. Sankey, K.C.. for the plaintiff's. Witnefi15 was taken to the time when the Allan pumps arrived at the mine. He said he had had no experience with centrifugal pumps, but he ha.d had some experience with electrical machinery at the North's Navigation colliery. He admitted that the man in charge of the engine-house was formerly a labourer, but the man in charge at nigh-t had experience of electrical machinery. The man in charge of the pumps was paid about 3s. a day, with perc-entagffi He did not think any of the men had ha.d experience of centrifugal pumps. And these were the men in charge of the electrica-i maohinery?-Yes. And you expected it to run well?—Yee, as long as it had attention. Not skilled attention?—I do not think skilled attention was necessary. What attention do you think was neces- sa,ryl-Ordinary intelligent attention. Further cross-examined, witness said lie reckoned that there was about 400 gallons per minute of water that came into the mine. He had only provided for a 250 gallon pump to keep the water down, as at the time of the contract he thought the water would Le from 150 gallons to 200 gallons. For that reason he got two pumps to throw 250 gallons each. and one to be a stand-by. The 40j gallons would be the maximum of water. The hearing was adjourned.
CHINESE AND TIBET
CHINESE AND TIBET AIJjAHABAD, Thursday. The Pioneer," referring to Chinese pre- dominance in Tibet, says that a small army .-corns to have marched from Szet'huau in the direction of i,hacca, via Cliiando, levy- ing contributions on the Lamas' people and showing no respect for monasteries. The Tibetans bitterly resent the desecra- tions of their holy places, and considerable discontent prevails among the warlike olans of the Chiando country. According to latest reports, the garrison of the Tibetan ca.pital has been reinforced by 2.000 Chinese troops. The Tibetan Council will probably be called upon to abdicate, and the administration of Tibet will then be purely Chinese. Xeither tlie Dalai Lama nor the Ta-hi La-ma. can check this change, and popular revolt seems out of the ouestion, as the Tibetans are without leaders.—Reuter.
I BURIED WITH HIS MONEY
BURIED WITH HIS MONEY AGRAM (Hungary), Sunday. At Bosna-Brod died recently a. rich peasant. Nicodemus Valati, and he was buried in his best Sunday suit. A week afterwards his heirs found his will, which stated that Valati's money had been sewn up in the lining of this suit. After much trouble, the heirs induced the bishop of the diocese permit the body to be exhumed, and this was done in the presence of the local officials. The money, amounting to some 32,000 crowns ( £ 1,600) was found intact, but fresh dis- appointment awaited the heirs when it was seen that the greater part was in old bank- notes long since withdrawn from circulation and no longer valid. < —
I I WIFE AND CHAUFFEUR
WIFE AND CHAUFFEUR In the Divorce Court on Thursday. Com- mander Thomas Erskine Wardle, of Emsworth, near Portsmouth, was granted a decree nisi, with costs, on the ground of the misconduct of his wife, Gwendoline Gladys Margaret Baird Wardle, with a chauffeur, named Albert Edward Fox. The parties wcra married in 1902. In January, 1909, the peti- tioner was sent to a Mediterranean station. I In July the lady hired a motor-car at Ports- mouth, and Fox was the chauffeur. She can. ceived an infatuation for him, and the young man took up his quarters at her house and elept there. She had been seen taking t-Ca to him in the morning. A servant gave evidence as to Fox staying at the house and to his wearing Mrs. Wardle'd linen collars.
I NEWPORT POLICE FORCE
NEWPORT POLICE FORCE At a meeting of the Newport Wa.teh Com. mittee on Thursday, from among eight appli- cants Police-constable Fra.nk Athertou was appointed a sergeant in the borough police force to fill the vacancy caused hy the retirement of Police-sergeant David Thomas. The promotion oomes as a reward for twenty years' EeTViCe, Police- constable Atherton having joined the New- port force in 1890. Another promotion will shortly become necessary on account of the adoption of the system of one day's rest in seven for the police, which will entail the appointment of about half-a-dozen new con- stables and another sergeant.
INEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS
NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS The question of the desirability of having a secondary school at Ross has been under dis,cus.sion for some years past. Those WllO are in favour of a school for boys only are outnumbered by those who wish to have a school for boys and birls. The latest step in the matter is a petition, circulated in the town, to ascertain the views of the rate- payers generally, the proposal being the establishment of a school similar to that at Leominster, which is for both boys and girls. The petition has been numerously signed, and by all classes of the inhabitants.
I DEATH OF MR. JOHN HUGHES
I DEATH OF MR. JOHN HUGHES I One of the best known farmers in Mon- mouthshire, Mr. John Hughes, Llanrumney Farm, St. Mellon's. died on Thursday. Mr. Hughes had been unwell for some months. He farmed on an extensive scale, and his family had been agriculturists for genera- tions in the southern part of Gwent. He was the "father" of the flourishing St. Moon's District Farmers' Association. In politics he was a Conservative.
THE MULLAH'S FOLLOWERS
THE MULLAH'S FOLLOWERS ADEN, Thursday. News has reached here that a force of 2,503 of the Mullah's mounted Dervishes have attacked the Mijertan tribesmen. They cap- tured 14,000 camels, killed many people, and burned one town The MIIIlah'a followers lost 40 men and 90 horses.—Reuter.
I NO _ATTACK -ON -ATHENS-
I NO ATTACK ON ATHENS The Central News is informed that a. titeg-ram was received at the Greek Legation in London on Thursday- night from Athens stating that everything was quiet between. the Army a.nd Navy and the oivil authorities. and that all reports to the contrary were without foundation.
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