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PONTYPOOL. I COUNTY COURT, WEDNESDAY. I EXTRAORDINARY C'ASE.—Mrs. Davies, Osb.)rz)e. road, Pontypool, brought a claim against the Singer Sewing Machine Company for -E10 2a. 6d. for treapass and assault.—Mrs. Davies said that in February, 1899, an agent of the company hired a machine to her daughter, who was then under twenty-one years of age, without either witness's cousent or that of her husband. In February, 1900, her daughter was 16a. in arrears withjher payments. On the 16th of February six men came to her bouse, forced their way past her daughter, and took the machine away by force. In doing so they beat witness about the arms and hands, kicked her on the leg and struck her on the mouth. She was in bed for three weeks as a consequence of the assault.—Judge Owen said that a more unmanly proceeding it had never been his duty to try. It was a most unjustiSabIe, unmanly, and almost brutal assault upon two undefended women. He gave judgment for the .ElO 2g. 6d. claimed, and had it been twice as much he would have given it. It was to be hoped that the Company would take 6teps to prevent these cases happening again. MisT PAY Up.—Mr. L. E. Webb represented George Wheeler, farmer, Trevetbin, in a judgment UrDUlOnS for ;E9 5s. 6d. against David Daviep, Nantygollen Farm, Ttevethin. This sum was on account of damaged granted at the last Court for an assault by Davies upon Wheeler.—His Honour eaid he remembered the case and it was a most cruel and unprovoked assault. He ordered the defendant to pay it a month, and he warned him that if the money was not paid he would not commit him for 10 days, but for a longer pericd, CLAIM AGAINST A DisTRicT CouNciL.—William Rogers sued the Abersychan District Council for injuries to a horse, caused by the animal falling through Blewett's Bridge, Garndiffaith, whilst being led over it by the plaintiif.—Mr.ParBons, banister, Newport, represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Corner, barrister, Hereford, the Council. After considerable legal argument, from which it appeared, from the remarks made by the Jude, that the Counsel for the plaiutiS had not taken the proper legal procedure necessitated by the tircumatancea of the case. His Honour adjourned the case, ordering plaintiff to pay the costs, and to give notice within three weeks whether be intended to proceed. GoRED BY A Co\y,-)Irs. Bridget Elizabeth Tibbs, claimed .CIS 153., from Azariah Hoyd, butclfer, Pontnewydd, for damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff being gored by a cow.—Mr. Lyndon Moore, Newport, represented the plaintiff, <md Mr. Bowen the defendant.—Mrs. Tibbs said that on the 8th January she was coming from the Ebenezer Hall, at about 8.40 p.m., accompanied by he< sister and her two children. As they were going towards Upper Pontnewydd, she heard someone cry out behind her "Clear the road and accordingly ran into the hedge. She was there for a few moments, when a cow came and gored her in the back with ita horna three time?. Her dress was torn and she was hurt in three places. Witness wasi 11 for three weeks afterwards. She had to have a nurse, whom she paid 15s., and had also to get medical attendance. Her drrsa was ruined, and though she endeavoured to keep her 11.0" as cleaner to the Congregate jal Hafkfol which she got jEo a year, by engaging a substitute, she had eventually to give up the post.—-Dr. Haylea said he attended the pIaintiS and found three large contused wounds over the left hip. There were no punctured wounda, the woman's dreaa having saved her. She suffered severely from chock and be attended her regularly for three weeks. aud off and on until about three weeks ago. PlaintifE was :Still in a n<r?ous state, and could not be said to be altogether ] covered from the ahock. —Mr. F. Beese said that the cow charged him.- Lewiø, the driver, said that as it was datk ho did not actually see the cow gore Mre. Tibbe, but he went back to her afterwards. Witness admitted that one man had to jump over a fence out of the way of the cow.—Mr. Azariah Lloyd gave evidence as to buying the cow in Monmouth, and sending it by rail to Pontypool.road. He sent two cows and eevera! sheep to Pontnewydd, in charge o< two <nec.—Mr. H. L. Lloyd taid that he was in charge of the animals. They were allright until they came to Pontuewydd, when a dog ran at them and frightened them.—Lewis alao said that the cow was frightened by a dog.—Mr. Bowen submitted that 0 the claim was a very high one under the circumstances, but His Honour said that the case was practically undefended, and gave judgment for ;S18 15s., and all witnesses called. I POLICE COURT, SATURDAY. Before A. A. WiLLiAMS, Esq. (chairman), W. L. PRATT, Esq., W. P. JAMES, Esq., E. FOWLER, Esq.. and B. NicnoLAs, Esq. TiiK Ust'ALs.-f-Edward Smith waa summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Abersychan on the 4th July. P.O. Lee gave the facts. Fined lOa.—John AUcock was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Llanhilleth on the 18th June. P.O. Nurden proved the case. Fined 10s.—John Havau was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Abersychan 0:1 the 7th July. P.C. Lee gave evidence. Fined 10-4.-Artliur Groves was summoned for riotous behaviour at Cwm on the 8th July. P.C. Wilson gave the facts. Fined 7a. 6d.—John Williums was summoned for using profane language at Garndiffaith on the 1st July. P.C. Jones gave evidence. Fined 10s.—John L. Danter was summoned f 'r being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart at Llanhilleth on the 29th June. P.C. Nurden and P.C. Blunt gave evidence. Fined 10s.—Alice Whiting and Susannah Felvns were summoned for using profane language at Pjntuewynydd, on the 3rd July. Fined 5s.— Uriah Hale was summoned for indecency at Aberbeeg, on the 7th July. Fined 5s.-Jamed Pullman was summoned for assaulting Elizabeth Herbert, at Cwm on the 7.h July. Fined 20s.— Thomas Roberts was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Llanhilletb. Fined 10s. GAMixc wiTH CoiN-.—Jamea Whitcombe, Ed. Wiiliams, Heury Clarke, Charles Cox, and William Thomas, were summoned for gaming with coin at Abersychan on the 8th July.—Clarke and Cox diJ not appear.—After hearing the evidence of P.C. Shott, Whitcombe and Williams were nned 7s. 6d. each, Thomas was discharged, and Clarke and Cox's wife afterwards appeared and defendants were fined 7s. 6. each. FuRious DifiviXG.—Levic Miguacca was sum- moned for furious driving at Puntypool on the 9th July.—P.C. Pjrosser gave the facta.—Fined 5s. WITHOUT A LicENCE.—Joseph Rosser was fined I the costs (5?.) for keeping a dog without a licence at GriiRthstown, on the 2nd July.—P.O. MaxSeld gave evidence. ASTRAY.—George Proper, summoned for allowing a horse to stray at Talywain on the 8th July, was fined 5s. CHARGE or PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.—William Davies was summoned for being drunk at the Hanbury Hotel, Llanhilletb, and Harry Yendoll for permitting drunkenness.—Mr. L. E. Webb defended.—P.C. Cotterell said that at 10.15 p m., he found Davies on a seat in the taproom of the Hanbury Hotel very drunk. O'l the table was a pint of beer. John Wilce, the manager, said that Davies had just been supplied with beer in a bottle. There were other persons in the house under the influence of drink.—Cross-examined Davies was about two yards from the bote through which the beer was supplied to the taproom. He told Wi!ce that Davies was drunk. Davies was a noisy man when drunk, but waa not on this occasion. Dav!es was assisted home by John Williams. Slocum and David Davies were not in the same room as defendant. A man named Saunders was drunk in the house and was taken home by Slocum.—P.C. Sutnot corroborated.—Cross-examined Davies reeled against the doorposts as he went out and bad to stay to steady himself. This completed the case for the prosecution.—Mr. Webb then addressed the Bench, denying the ofEence.—John Wilce. manager, said that this wa9 the last day for Mr. YendaII, as he intended giving up the Hanbury Arms. When the police came in they did not say the man was drunk, but asked him to tell Davies to leave. Davies did not stagger nor fall, and he considered he was perfectly sober. The constable did not, whilst at the front door, again call his attention to the drunken condition of Davies.—Thomas Hill, a coltier, who assists at the house on Saturday?, John Williams, co!lier, Aberbeeg, David Davies, tipper, Aborbeeg, J. Cook, collier, Llauhilleth, Lucy Harry, waitress, aud Mr. L. Henry gave evidence. The charges were dismissed. A SERiora ASSAULT.—Caleb George and Isaac Ashman were summoned for assaulting James Gray, at Cwm, on the 8th July.—Defendants pleaded guilty.—Caleb George was further chatged with assaulting Levi Gray on the same date, and to this also he pleaded guilty.—Mr.T.G.Powell prosecuted.—James Gray said that George, who was his uncle, had shown a great deal of ill-will towards his family on account of his grand-father's witl. On the date in question he went to bring his brother Levi away. George struck him on the side of the face and the other also assaulted him. He had been under medical care for a week.—Levi Gray said that George and Ashman came into a neld near his house, accompanied by several other man. George came up as he was sitting on the fence and struck him. He nearly fell to the ground and Ashman and George both struck and kicked him when he was on the ground. His brother was subject to fits and George knew this. After the assault George shook his pocket and said he had the money to pay for it.—Dr. W. R. Beddy, assistant to Dr. Essex, said that he attended James Gray and found him suffenng from several bruises on the jaws, arms, and back. He had not been ablo to work since. George had been convicted five times before there was no previous con- viction against Ashman. George was Bned 40s. on each charge, and Ashman 40s. LiCExcB TRANSFER.—The licence of the Hanbury Arms, Aberbeeg, was transfered from Mr. H. Yendall to Mr. W. E. Jones, late of Dowlaia. PuGXAcious WoMEx.—Martha Jane Evans and Mary Jane Evans, 15, were summoned for assault- ing Elizabeth Berry at Crumlin on the 6th July.- Elizabeth Berry was also summoned for asaaul:ing Martha Jane Evans.—Mr. Webb lepresented Berry, and Mr. Powell appeared on the other side. After hearing evidence on both sides, Mrs. Evana and Berry were bound over to keep the pcace, and ordered to pay the costs (19j. 6d.) between them. SorAMLES.—Martha Jane Herbert and Alfred Hall, were summoned for threatening Jane Ashman, at Cwm, on the 10th Ju!y.—Mrs. Ashman having given evidence, Mrs. Herbert was bound over to keep the peace and to pay the costs (9s.).— By the time Hall was put in the box, Mrs. Ashman had disappeared and the case was struck out.—Mary Dunavou was summoned for threatening Emma Morris at Abersychan on the 2nd July. Both parties were bound to keep the peace and ordered to pay costs between them.- Mary Ann Sewell was summoned for using threats towards Cecilia Annie Jones, at Talywaip.—M S. Sewell was bound over and ordered to pay the costs. DAMAGE BY Bovs.—J. Williams (14), W. J. Perry (13), Samuel Tovey (13), A. Steven?, and James Smith (13), were summoned for malicious damage (E,5) to carboys and windows belonging to the Sulphuric Oxide Co., Talywain, on the 16th June.—Stevena did not appear. —Trevor Phillips said that the boys were around the Chemical works and broke 18 carboys, 20 panes of glas, and knocked one window in. The carboya were large glass jars for holding sulphuric acid. There was no watchman at the works, and this damage was done on Sunday when the workmen were away.— Ivor Jacobs (10), said that there were many boys throwing stones at the Chemical Work- The defendants were there, and broke the jars and windows,—P.C. Jones said that Perry and Smith told him that they did not do any damage. The others admitted it.—Williams and Tovey were fined 10s. each, Perry and Smith were dismissed, and a warrant was ordered to be issued for Stevena. AssAULT ON A LANDLORD.—Morris Alien and Jeremiah Murphy were summoned by Henry Godwin for being drunk and refusing to quit the Star Inn, Abersychau. Alien did not appear. Murphy was also charged with assaulting H. Godwin.—Mr. Webb prosecuted.—Godwin said that Alien and Murphy were in his house. Tber? was a bother between them, and he told them both to leave. Murphy jumped over the table and attuck Alien. They both refused to go. and he put Murphy out. P.C. Lee* put Alien out. W.tcesa went out afrerwMds, and as he was trying to prevent Murphy from re-entering, the latter threw him into the road knocking him senseless. Witness was in bed for four days, and suffered from internal bleeding for a week afterwards.— William Jones, Talywaio, and Mrs. Sarah Ana Godwin, also gave evidence.—For the defence Timothy Bryant said that Alien attempted to strike Murphy and he prevented him.—Thomas Jenkiaa said that Mr. Godwin had a sweeping brush in his hand, and as he tried to prevent Murphy coming into the house it got between his legs and threw him over.—Murphy was find lUa. for refusing to quit, and 40s. for assaulting the landiord, the latter to have 20s. RErcsixG To QuiT.—Robert Thayer, and Daniel Thomas were summoned by James Alien for being drunk and refusing to quit the Walpole Arms', Llanhilleth, on the 9h July.—Mr. L. E Webb prosecuted.—Thayer was represented by his father.—Fined 10" each. DiSMissEi).—W. M. Solway was charged with being in possession of game at Trevethin.—Mr. Webb defended —P.C. Shott said that he saw the defendant on Wednesday, at Trevethin, near Pegler's Farm. Witness asked him what he had in his pr-ckef. He said he had a rabbit which the dogs killed on Trevetbin-road.—Mr. \Vebh said there was no evidence to show that the defendant had been on land in search of game.—Solway, a coUier, living near the Gas Workp, Abersychan, said that whilst he was going for a walk. the hare jumped out of the hedge, and the dogs killed it. He put it in his pocket.—James Parry and John Gibbs gave evidence. The case was dismissed. STEAMN& FaLiT.—Harold Jones was charged with stealing strawberrie", the property of William Knight, on the 5th July.—Fined 10s.

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USK. PETTY SESStOXS. THURSDAY. Before R. EicKARDa, Esq., and H. A. ADDis. Esq. GAVE HnHELF Up.—Samuel Slocombe, a collier, of Newbridge, on Tuesday gave himself up as a deaerter from the Royal Monmouthshire Engineer Militia, and was brought before Mr. R. Rickards at an Occasional Police Court and remanded till to-day to await evidence of identification from the headquarters of the regiment. This was not yet forthcoming, and Slocombe was again remanded. DmxK AND DisonDERLY.—Jamea Rosser, blacksmith, Monkswood. was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at LIanbadoe on July 7tb.— Mrs. Rosser appeared, and stated that her husband worked at Abercarn and was too busy to be able to attend.—The Chairman said the Bench could not accept a vicarious appearance.—P.S. Sheddick having given evidence of the service of the summons, went on to state the facts of the case. At 11.5 p.m. on the date in question, he said, defendant with his wife and others were near the Britannia Inn, LIanbadoe. Rosser was drunk, and was shouting and using very bad language. Witness spoke to him and advised him to proceed home. He parleyed a good deal, and would not go until he was threatened that if he did not he would be locked up. There was a previous conviction against him.—The Chairman, in inSicting a 6ne of 10s. (14 days' hard labour in default), Faid if defendant had appeared he might have saved 5s. The Bench had laid it down as a rule that a person summoned must appear unless he sent a medical certificate or au excuse more valid than the one before them and another time a warrant would be issued.—Mrs. Ro&ser said her husband was generally a very quiet man. She asked fnr time to pay.—The Chairman said the Bench had nothing to do with that, the money must be paid or the alternative taken. No LiGHT.—Thomas Price, labourer, Monks- wood, was summoned for driving a donkey and cart without a light, after one hour after sunset on July 7th.-As defendant, who works at Abercarn, did not appear, P.S. Sheddick gave evidence of the service of the summons, and stated the facts. At 11.1-5 p.m. on the date in question, Price was driving his donkey and cart, which had no tight, at a good sharp trot on the road in the parish of LIanbadoe. Defendant', when spoken to, said he did not thinkit mattered as there was nobody about, and it was not very dark.—Fiaed 2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. costs. BREACH or THB PjBAcB.—Mary Ann Evans end Mary Nicholls, married women, were summoned for committing a breach of the peace by nghting in Four Ash-street, Usk, on the 10th July.—Mr. Evans pleaded not guilty, and Mrs. Nicholls said she acted only in self-defence.—P.S. Sheddick and P.O. Bullock gave evidence. They said that at 11.15 p.m. on the 10th inst., whilst on duty and going towards Four Ash-street, they heard a lot of squalling and shouting. On getting near defendants' houses, which adjoined one another and which were separated in front by a wall to the road, they saw defendants, one on either side of the wall, cursing and swearing and making a great disturbance. They were striking at each other across the wall. Mrs. Nicholls caught hold of Mrs. Evans by the hair, and Mr. Evuns retaliated by scratching Mrs. Nichollbl face. Just aa the row was at its height, Captain Stockley, from his bedroom window, asked the police to put an end to it, as he could get no quiet there. After their friends had put the defendants in they came out again, P.S. Sbeddick had then to get them inside their houses. Their conduct was disgraceful.—In cross-examination by Mrs. Evaii; the Sergeant said that defendant accused Mrs. Nicholls of being drunk, and called her very bad names. He did not say that she was drunk.. Mrs. Nicholls had murks all down her face, caused by Mrs. Evans.— Mrs. Evaus said the evidence given was untrue.— The Chairman said that was not the tirat experience the Bench hAd had of the defendants, and he should elect to take the Sergeant's word before Mrs. Evana'.—Subsequently the Chairman threatened Mrs. Evans that if she did not keep quiet she would be dealt with for contempt of Court. It appeared that John McCarthy had been subpoenaed as a witness by her, and on his appearing in the witness box he said he wanted to know who was going to pay him for his loss of work.—The Magistrates' Clerk Mrs. Evana must do that.—No offer of payment being forthcoming, McCarthy said, in reply to the Bench, that he would rather say nothing, and left the box.—Mrs. NichoUs said she should like to have peace as long as she lived near Mrs. Evsns.—Mra. Evaus averred that she did nothing to Mrs. Nicholls, who on going into her house poked out her tongue at her and started the row by pulling her hair, striking her several times, and calling her all the bad names she could think of.—Mrs. Nicholls said that as she was going into her hoae with her baby Mrs. Evans called out "There is the beauty," and used very nasty language towards her. She afterward? caught hold of her, threw her brooch into the road, tore off her coUarette, and scratched her. This kind of thing had been going on for a month.—The Chairman lectured the women, and advised them to live apart from each other. A 6ne of 12a. 6d. each wm imposed, and they were bound over in the sum of ;S5 to keep the peace for six months.—Both defendants asked for time in which to pay.

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CURRENT TOPICS. CHIXESB TACTICS. Admiral Lang, who has had many opportunities of observing the character of the Chinese says:— China has always believed that she could sow dissension among the Powers," and adds that when the failure of the policy is apparent, the movement will collapse. There is good reason to believe that this view is a correct one, and that whenever the Boxers and their allies of the "regular" army have attained a reverse, they have comforted themselves with the anticipation that the foreign devil" would soon be tearing each other to pieces. It is perhaps inevitable that the action of combined Powers should not be so prompt and effectual as that of one force of equal strength, under one resolute leader, b:¡t altogether the understanding between the Powers has been as satisfactory as we could expect, especially when we consider that common action for the enforcement of order in a semi-barharoua state has not reached very much beyond the stage of experiment. COMBINATION 01 POWERS. It would be difficult to find a parallel in the history of the world for such a combination of Powers as are now acting, or supposed to be acting together in the Far East. No such representative assembly of foreign war ships have ever joined forces before, and on land never has there been such a military combination. In Admiral Seymour's list of kilied and wounded, there were British, Americans, French, Germans, Russians, Italians, Japanese and Austrians. It is true the Ministers of seven Powers, viz., Austria, Spain, Britain, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, and Prus&ia signed the manifesto of March 13th, 1815. But only four rulers at nrst pledged themselves to enforce the decree, and neither at Waterloo, nor anywhere else, waa there such a combination of the most powerful States as that which has been seen iu the Far East. THE MOXEY LENDING BH.L. Many people will be glad to see that the House of Commons has facilitated the passage of the Money Lending Bilt, by transferring it to the Grand Committee on Law, which Mr. T. W. Ruspell explained was practically clear for work." The motion was passed by the significant majority of 228 to 6i, and it is tolerably safe to eay that the gentlemen who formed the majority, are not likely to have very much trouble with their constituencies on account of the votes which they gave. At the same time Mr. Balfour felt himself in a position to encourage the hope that the Bill may pass this session. THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE BRIBES. Lhepeopiewho give and take bribes in connection with the execution of Government contracts, must be amused vastly at the evidence which is tendered before the House of Commons Committee of Inquiry. The Committee are altogether on the wrong tack when they call the heads of departments, and when they examine into the conduct of great 8rms with a high reputation. If they go on as they have been doing, it would not be a bit surprising if they were to submit the enormously diverting report that bribery is non- existent. It is safe to say that there is practically no bribery of oEBcers. The ofSeer who is appointed to inspect certain goods generally kuowa as much about them aa he does of the domestic arrange- ments of the inhabitants of Mars. If anything goes wrong through somebody else being bribed it is the officer who gets into trouble, although he haa not been guilty of any moral turpitude, and it is only his knowledge that is at f&ult. He is simply in a false position. GENERAL GORDON'S STATUE. I An interesting decision which is open to no objection fro:n the people, who perhaps quite reasonably object to the phrase Gordon Avenged," haa been come to in relation to the vacant pedestal in Khartoum. It was the wish of Lord Kitchener that the pedestal should be occupied with a statue of Gurdon, and it has now been found practicable to accomplish hia wish. The Sgura will be a replica in bronze of the well- knowa afatue at Chatham, which represents Gordon on the back of a camel. It i the work of Mr. E. Onslow Ford, R.A., who made many visits to the Zoological Gardens in order to obtain an exact reproduction of the figure of a camel, and succeeded entirely in overcoming the objection that something cf grotesqueness must be inseparable from such a design. THH NEW HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINER. I As was expected, the new Hamburg-Ameiican Liner Deutschland has beaten all records on her maiden voyage to New York. With the Oceanic belonging to the White Star Liue she is one of the two largest vesaels in the world, and in speed beats all her rivals. She averaged 22 knots, for the w'i"lo voyage, which is a wonderful performance for a new vessel on her nrst trip. It would seem that after sixty years, the pride of place among the Atlantic greyhounds is to permanently pas< into the hands of Germany. It is juat sixty years ago since ;the Cunard Company began to run the iirat regular mail steamer from this country to America. That was the Britannia, a small wooden paddle steamer, 200 feet long, with a tonnage of 1155, and engines of 740 horse-power. She made the passage from Liverpool to Boaton in a little less than 15 days. The vessel consumed nearly 51bs of coal per indicated horse-power, whereas now, with modern engines, the same result is obtained from little more than lib of coal. New York waa not then thought of as a mail port for Europe, and the nrst contract of the Post Office with the Cunard Company, which was made in July, 1840, provided for two sailings a month, to Halifax and Boston in summer, and one sailing per month in winter. MSLBY SHOOTING. Seeing how much has been said of the importance of rifle shooting, it is some consolation to us in Britain to hear from the representhtive of another Power that his people have something to learn from us on this subject. Colonel Sanger, of the United States Volunteer Army, has been visiting the camp at Bisley, and he ta reported to have remarked that the United States have nothing which can be compared with the organi-ation of the National Rifle Association, for the encourage- ment of accurate shooting. This year the meeting at Bisley has lost some little of its interest owing to the absence of several of the best shots in South Africa, b'<t there can be no doubt that these annual contests furnish at all times a powerful incentive to the practice of shooting, and Colonel Sanger will probably report to hit Government that they would do well to follow upon similar Hues. MILtrtA MES.-) EXPENSES. } The parent of a Militia Officer draws attention to a subject which has rather wide mmincationa, so far as the nghting rervices are concerned. Owing to regulations which he regards as vexatious, he has had to pay X100 for his son's uniform, the hits including some expensive articles which are never likely to be worn. The writer also complains cf the mesa expenses, which are on an extravagant sca!e, and thinks it id scarcely a matter for wonder that, at a"y rate prior to the war, there shouli have been dinlculty in officering the Militia. This question of uniforms and m3ss expenses presents a difficulty to many parents, as it does also to many officers who are promoted from the ranks. The Duke of Cambridge, whilst Commander-in-Chief, issued some excellent orders on the subject of the reduction of mess expenses, but they do not seem to hive had altogether the eKect which H R.H. intended, and it is still practically impossible for a subaltern to live on his pay. VARIATIONS <F TEMPEUATURE. With a temperature of 125 in the sun, it is quite easy to believe the statement that the soldiers at Aldershot welcomed the new hot weather hat as a boon. It is scarcely possible to imagine anything less fitted to afford protection from the eun than the military caps ordinarily in use, and with men exercising in such a headdress, in tropical weather, it is hardly a matter for wonder that four dcatha from sunatfoke should have taken place. B t it is not alone the War Office who pay too little attention to the subject of dress aa affected by riciesitndcs of climate. Surprise hM frequency been expressed by people from other countries that we should make ao Jittle variation in our dress. In the summer men grumble at the heat, and in the winter at the cold. but they take very few measures to protect themselves against the extremes of the climate whose temperature has a range of more than a hundred degrees. I ON RHYMIXG. Many letters have appeared in a London paper on the subject of War and its rhyme," a title which originated in a complaint that Mr. Rudyard Kipling had been guilty of the enormity of setting "war" to rhyme with "afar." Although much has been written on the subject, yet it is difficult to imagine any excuse which can be offered for Mr. Kipling beyond the fact that many other poets have done the came, which is very much like saying that two blacks make a white. It must not, however, be supposed that all failurei in rhyme indicate faults on the part of the poet, a possible explanation being that the pronunciation of one of the words may have changed tince the poem was written. Thua it might appear that Pope erred when he wrote Here thou great Anna, whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea" but at the time when Pope wrote tea" did irli- m) with "obey." A similar explanation is orthcoming in reference to the remark of several correspondenta that Burns has associated words which do not rhyme, the fact being that they rhyme very well in Scotland. I I'Ot'R MOXTHS WAITING 1'OR TRIAL. I During the past few days several of Her Majesty'd Judges have had occasion to remark upon the injustice which is apparent at nearly every agsize, of keeping prisoners in gaol for months while they are awaiting their trial. For example there was a case at the Kent Assizes where a woman-who proved to be guilty, but might have been innocent—had been four months in prison before she was brought to trial. la such cases there seems to be a disposition on the patt of one or two Judges, to mark their sense of the anomaly by passing merely nominal sentences upon the prisoners who are convicted. This is a very unsatisfactory way of dealing with the matter, but perhaps it constitutes the only means of drawing attention to the injustice, and when it is a choice of two evils, it is very much better that a remedy should be secured by too lenient sentences than that innocent people should continue to be kept in gaol without an opportunity of trial. No doubt in the lesa serious cases, a simple remedy is provided by admitting the accused to bail. but it is only shifting the responsibility on to the heads of innocent people, and where a grave crime is charged such a course is altogether inapplicable.

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SOUTH WALES ELECTRIC POWER BiLL,—Itl the House of Common-! on Monday the SmtllWales Electrical Power Distribution Bill was considered, and, on the motion of Mr. CaldweH, the standing orders were suspended and the measure was read a third time. In connection with this Bill, Mr. J, M. Macleau (U., Cardiff) asked to be allowed to make a personal explanation. He understood that an amicable settlement had been arrived at satisfactory to all parties interested, and, therefore, he withdrew his motion for the rejection of the Dill. SIIOCKIXG DeATH o? A CmLD.—An inquest was held at the Police-court, Brynmawr, by Mr. R. II. A. Davies (coroner), touching the death of James Clifford Evans, the two-year-old child of Mr. G. Evans, collier.—The evidence showed that the child was left asleep in bed by the servant at 7.45 a.m. on Friday. About 8.15 she heard groans upstairs, and upon going up found the child's nightdress in names, the result of playing with matches. The child was badly burned about the lower parts of the body. A doctor was called, but the child died the same uight from shock.-—The verdict of Death from misadventure" was rctutned.

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SnoT BY HER Husm?rD.—Mary Gibbons, wife of a farm labourer at Dymoek, near Gloucester, died on Sund&y from a gun.shot wound. Her husband borrowed a gun from hia employer to scare birds. He did not know the weapon waa loaded, and on Sring a cap at his little sou's request, the charge struck Mrs. Gibbons in the back, ioilicting fatal injuries Before dying, the woman said, It was an accident. See they dontt a hang poor Charlie."

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Railway Time Table for July. I DOWN TRAINS. A.MA.MA.MPM.P.MP.M.P.M London — — 5 401037 — !l2 03 15 Rosa — dep. 7 0!8 15 1035'2 55 — '4 55 i(? KemeBridge —711.8271046.3C—?5 7"21 Lydbrook —l('i8321052312!40'bl3"30 SvmondsYat -"21.83710.-)9319'4(i520''3S Monmouth, MayH. S3 8 50 lll4'3 33?——?, 33 48 Monmouth,Troy738,9351245355'510'53585' Mnee?tow —"4C.94212524 4!5t7'—812 R?n —"549491259'4 12524'—819- Handenny —759.955.1 54M'530'—8?5* USK — —86.!02!l 12*4 27?38?-8 3:! Little MiH Juuct'n 8 17 1012 1 22? 40'5 40! — 8 44 Pontypool Rd., arr 8 2510181 H044855.—8 ".0 London -:1 15!4 10C30'.1115:1145.-330 Thursdays only, UP TRAINS. A. M A. M A.M A.M. P. M P.M. P M. P.M.- London — -? ?. ? go 9 o 1 15 g gf. PontypoolRd.,dep7 40 — J8 45 11 52 20; — G 15!8 15 LtttleMiUJunet'n744—849119?24?—61!)'81? t78K — ? 53 8 20 8 5S 1118 2 ;<! — 6 29'S 28 Lbicdenny ——827951127242!—640-— Ra?an- —. — 8 33 9 11 1133 2 48 — G 4G — Ihngestow —, *'8409161140255-C54 — Monmouth, Troy !7 35850930 1230.3 38 (!5'7 17815 M(Hn?'thMayHM'7 39 —— 9 34 1234 3 42 6 9:7 20'8 20. Symonds?at -f749 94GI246352621737833. jLydbroo): -.754 9531253,358G28743840<- Kernel.ndge —759 9581258'43C33750'845 Rot'— arr8 7 ?108! 8.412643'8085S London —220 22054o!830,1145'330330- Wednesdays only.

H o <j o H- o Q.¡ Ç;r;l Z 0- o H¡;¡ Ow Oz < Z w °A z ..q Z Z ti:I Ó ¡:Q <j A- o 1= HEREFORD, ABERGAVENNY, PONTYPOOL ROAD, NEWPORT, CARDIFF AND SWANSEA. SUN. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. I Hereford 3 53 7 15 — 19 15 9 52 12 0 12 8; 1^33 1 55 ,4 0 8 07 oO j Abergavenny juuct. 4 32 8 7\ — ilO 6| — — 1 22 — :4 57 8 45 — Abergavenny 8 12 S 2010111 — 1130 — 11 31 3 15 5 3 8 52 8 48 Penpergwm 8 18 9 27 — 1 — 1137; — 1 38 3 22 5 10 — 8 55 Nantyderry — 8 26 9 35 — I 1145 — — 1 49 — 3 30 5 21 — 9 5 Pontypool Road arr. 4 50 8 34 9 43 1027:1039115312501259 1 58 2 47 3 38 5 30 9 11 9 14 „ dep. 4 55 8 37 9 44 1030 1040 1157:1255 1 3 2 3 2 52 3 40 5 35 9 15 9 20 Pcntnewydd — 8 43 9 50j — — 12 3 — — j — — | — — j — | — Llantarnam — S 47'9 5511038 — i — — j — — — 3 59 — — 9 39 Ponthir — 8 52 9 59j — 1210 — — I— — ;4 3 i — Gaerleon — 8 55 10 3 1043 10571213 1 15 2 24 — 4 7 — 9 45 Newport 5 109 4 1012|l052! 1222 — 1 24 2 33 3 6/4 16 5 51 9 33*9 55 1 Cardiff arr. \5 38 9 25 1040 U27jlll812o2| — jl 44:2 58 3 27j4 54 6 16 9 55 1020 Pontypool Road, .dep.) j — I — 1050; 1050 — I — — |2 101 — j — — I — — Swansea .arr. |8 301055 — II 251 253 25! — 4 0,4 45 5 457 58 25 12 54 10 Itlgndays oniy.

A <.Q o ¡::¡ A SWANSEA, CARDIFF, NEWPORT, PONTYFOOL ROAD AKD HEREFORD. z 11 8UX. <1 o o o o ¡:¡ Eo-! Z o Po; 8 o p.; r;¡ Z ¡: 1-1 A -< o < rn Z -< rn A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Swansea dep.! — I — 7 0 7 45 8 30jll20 1245 — 2 40 3 10 5 10,5 45i — Pontypool lioad..arr. | — j — j — j 1010! — |1 50 — | — — 5 50 7 45j J Cardiff 6 33lo 42l — i — >10 5'1 8 2 25 2 40 4 12 5 3 6 18!7 40| — Newport.>dep. 0 06 8 59 51j — 1030 I 312 48 3 6 4 34 5 32 7 25 8 38 2 Caerleon 7 5:8 14 — 11039 1 40 — 3 14 — 5 40 7 35' — 8 11 Ponthir — 8 19. — I — I — 3 19 — 5 45 7 39| 8 16 Llantarnam — 18 23 — I — j — — — — — 5 49 7 43! 8 20 Pontnewydd 8 28 — H047 1 50 — 3 27 4 48 5 54 — i — Pontypool Road, arr. 7 298 37 10 8, 1056 2 2 3 8 3 374 576 58 38 22 S 42 „ „ dep. 7 34 8 42|l014:i040;i058!2 7|3 26 3 3-J 5 16 6 11 8 5i8f55i8 45 Nantyderry 7 46 8 50! — jlOnOll 6 2 18 — 3 47 — 6 22 8 15 9 o|8 55 Penpergwm 7 55 8 56! — 1057 1112j2 26 3 54 ■— 6 29 8 19 9 9;9 1 Abergavenny 8 4 9 2j — 111 81118 2 38 — 4 3 — 6 408 25 9 15 9 12 Abergavenny junct. 8 161 — I — jU16 — 2 48i — — — [6 49' — j — J — Hereford 9 loj '11*3 1213 |3 45 4 14 4 57 6 3|7 40 — } — 1015 f Express leaves Poutypool Road at 8.41, arrives at Hereford 9.27. Express leaves Pontypool Road also at 10.27, arrivpa Hereford 11.13,

For Printing of all Descriptions try the OSc& of this Paper. HunHMg Appo:nimen(s. MR. CLAY'S SUBSCRIPTION OTTER HOUNDS Will meet next week (water permitting) :— Monday. Penpel'gwlD Station.9 a.m. Fnday.Usk Bridge, Usk.io ?m. Cyclists, Light Up! Sun., July 22, 9 2 Thnrs., July 2C, 8 5C Mon., ) 23, 9 0 Fri., „ 27, 8 55 Tnes., „ 24. 8 59 Sat., „ 28, 8 53 Wed., „ 25, 8 58 (One hr. aft. S'set.) Pnn'ed anrl PuMMhed by THE CouxTY OBSEBYEn," NEWSPAPER and PBi!fTj[Na COMPANY, Limited, by JAMRS HENRY CLARK, at their Oftices, Bridge,- Stfeet. Usic, in the County of Monmouth, Saturday., July 21st, 1900-