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Our Note Book Quiet Confidence. Women Preparing Themselves for Political Responsibility.— What Every Thoughtful Weman Knows.—Serpent in Eden.—The Fight for Freedom r It is wonderful what quiet confi- 3ence maintains among progressive and thoughtful women as to the inevit- ability of the woman suftrage. At their meeting over and over again we sense that quiet note of coming re- POw.ibili tv. w h:cll demonstrates t, him who has ears to hear, and bravu-' ) understand, the fitness of a very large proportion of our women to employ political powers, and the conscientious- ness with which that power when secured will be exercised. :Ii< Women have come into politics already, and lor the good of politics. Votes for women, must come; if the ever-threatening world cataclysm which may drive back civilisation by a 1housand years-tlle human tragedy ligh tly and euphoniously aiiuded to as a European war—can be avoided, voices for women must come pretty soon,- for we have reached the stage in evolu- tion when it is essential to our pro- J gress. Every sensible woman w ho has at all considered1 the question knows this; hence their quiet confidence, tueir efforts to prepare themselves tor the discharge of a great responsibility. Indeed, the very presence and activity among us oi the misguided and bo called "militant" suffragists may, in fact be regarded as a sign of the near approach of the new era when men and women will work together for the wel- fare of the nation, L, oi- it is one of the fundamentals of experience tuat good ¡;ild evil go together. There is a hid- ing serpent m every Eden. it' is in the farthest ianas of earth that ill weeds grow apace and wild beasts lie in walt for their prey, Viewed thus, the re- trograde "Inllitant" may be for us an assurance that the new era of woman's helpfulness, even in politics, is dawn- ing. The brains have gone out of the anti-woman sulirage for a long while, so that now the annual meeting of the Swansea Woman's feutiiage Society which is held to-day in the tumor Albert hall. has a clear course. It is the re- s-Dense of the women of this country to ■ tne silly proceedings which are really an attack on the basic principle of votes for women"—a principle which however, rests on so stable a basis that no tug-wavers or window-smashers can possibly over-throw it. At^the H'omeut, of writing, a particularly good and profitable time for tne advocaces of woman's suffrage was confidently anti- cipated. Miss Barette, of the West of Eng- land federation, is an excellent speaker—one of the many excellent speakers and thinkers who maintain the cause of woman development tQ- day. Yet another was Mrs. Bonwick, j svho gave at the Central Hall on Tues- day evening one of the finest addresses Ever delivered in Swansea, in the course of which she strongly urged on the British Woman's Temperance Associa- tion the duties and responsibilities that would devolve upon them when we get the vote." In fini, the "militants" and the progressives in the woman suffrage movement are actually en- gaged in the "Armageddon" through which every great movement passes, and-the strongest will triumph! To day's Gossip. u, I Asked the plural ot doe, a little one at a Swansea, school replied, Pastry." An artiste at a local concert was Miss Savage. Her audience certainly were not. According to an offioial report, there were 1-J19.6 hours oi sunshine u Swansea, during 1912, and 57.31 inches of rainfall. We understand that the. &un intends to shine this year, also. "I saw you Brighton when I Hove into sight," said a lad to his lady-love. Only she was a perfect lady she'd have hit him in the eye,' as the saying goes. Stockholm, one of the centres of disinterested management," is stated to be one of the most drunken cities iu Europe. The Rev. W. G. Hardie, M.A., the Vicar of Holy Trinity, at the Cwmdon- kin Shelter annual meeting, excused himself from making a long speech on the ground that owing to the crowded condition of the Council Chamber he 1 was standing on the Mayor's fender, and didn't want to scratch it unduly. Had it been the Mayoress, he might have said lie did not wish to "offender." tv ■fr -Jr I ■V. M, how you wlo I can't understand how you WHO are so kind to animals, can go and wit- ness a bull fight 1" "It is because of my love for animals that I go; for all the proceeds of the Bull Eight are going to the Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals:" A story told by Mrs. Bonwick in illustration of the ad 11 of disinterested j management of the drink traffic. 'f;< The Swansea School. Attendance Sub-Committee held two long sue- cessive sittings in order to select a school ateudance officer from a hundred- and-lifty candidates. Onq member of the committee said that last week quite a hundred-and-fifty people called at his house "ih reIerence to appoint- ments now advertised by the Corpora- tion. A great hush fell on the Swansea Rural District Council. It was an-, nounced that Mr. W. J. Rees wished to see the Council. That gentleman was called in. "If I sit down, I shall require a fee," said he. But he sat down, and innocently inquired what the Council wanted. Then it tran- spired (as police court reporters say I that what Mr. Rees had really wanted was to see the District Surveyor. He saw him forthwith.

THE MISSING VICAR. I WHERE IS HE ?I I I GROWING SUSPICION OF A SECRET BANKING ACCOUNT. EXTRAORDINARY STORY. i a extraordin,-ry story of the Hie extraordinary story of the Hunslet vicar who was supposed to hnvo met his death at Flamboro' seems to become more involved every day. The latest suggestion is that Mr. and Mrs. Herbert King "-Sussex cognomens of Mr. Albert Knight and Miss Fanny Gi,inies-are not on the high seas at all, but are resting in quiet seclusion in this country. It is at any rate certain that lie and his I (\01l1p..qÙon have not, as was for a time supposed, sailed on the P. and O. boat Ball-m-at, which left London on Thurs- day, the 23rd. It is now further suggested that the, have gone out on the Miiburn liner Pori, Lincoln, which sailed from Graves end oa Tuesday, January 28th. Tin: beat's first call is at Cape Town, where she is due on February 19th, and she should be at Melbourne in about five weeks from now. .1 Among the passengers," says a re- presentative of the Miiburn Line, were A couple WHO registered as a lÜr: Herbert Kaig and las WHO Frances, i iie man's ago is given as 36, and he described himself as a farmer from hiistbouruo. Mrs. King' s, age is give,, as 27. They wero given a double- nerthed loom ait on the stai board quarter, the berths being numbered 513 aim el-A. passages were bookcu on January 23rd." Money Left Behind. I Sir John Tavcrnor, Ag.nt-General for Vt ictoria, stated on Wednesday that the man whom the authorities at the N ic- toria Government offices now suspected was Mr. Knight, left £ 300 in his iiaucu- to be forwarded to Melbou. V-- He left behind," said Sir John, speci- mens of his signature, which is custo- mary. The money, with the specimen signatures., iiill be forwarded by Friday's mails, and will be payable at the Treasury offices in Melbourne o t he application of the owner of the signature. Knight was not a, rich man. The living of Christ Church, Hunslet, is only worth £ 245 net, and, so far as can be gathered, Ji j had no pnvatr means. Neither his private banking account nor the bank-books connected with the church throw any light on the subject. Two days before his disap- pearance Knight withdrew jE.5 from his private account. Such a small su m would be quite inadequate for the con- templated flight, and there is a growing suspicion that the vicar had a secret banking account under another name. Mrs Knight is left with her little son in great distress and almost penniless. It is stated that financial efforts on her behalf are In contemplation. Miss Suffield, the young woman to whom Miss Grimes addressed her letters to Mr. Knght during the latter's week- end or more prolonged visits to Leeds. speaking as to Mr. Knight's relation- snip with Fanny Grimes, declared that she had been Fanny's friend and confi- dant for eight years, and she implicitly believed that there was nothing wrong between the vicar and her chum before the girl left Leeds. As His Wife. "They were a great deal in one ano- ther's company, 1 knew," she said, because I was very often with them. She seemed to think a great deal about him. but I don't believe she was in love with him. He treated me just as he treated her, and I was not in love with him, although I esteemed a.nd honoured him highly. She went to Bridlington on her doctor's orders. That is true. But after she went to Ashurst there was a change. I corresponded with her, and ad- dressed my letters to her M Mrs. King, c?re of  Hodges, Know i e Poultry care ol Mr. Hodges, Knowle Poultry Farm, Hcnthfield. I received many letters from her, and I know that he was living with her there as his wife."

THE RAILWAYS BILL. I SIR ALFRED MONO'S IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS. There was a meeting yesterday of the sub-committe.e of the Mansion House Association to deal with the Railways Bill, Sir Alfred Mond presiding. The Committee had a. long discussion with Mr. S. Buxton (President. of the Board of Trade) as to what alteration can be accepted, and now have strong hope of obtaining substantial conces- sions. Sir Alfred Mond has down a. number of amendments to the Bill. Among other things he seeks on the clause stating that increased expendi- ture due to the cost of improved labour conditions is to be treated as a valid justification of increased rates to limit the railway companies in computing the extra cost to such of the stafl who customary deal with traffic other than passenger traffic," and also to secure that the improvements- taken into ac- count shall be reasonable. Sir Alfred also proposes new clauses to provide that compiaints of undue preference shall be determined on their merits, that deductions in certain cases are to :'h? shown in a book of rates, that the Commissioners are to be empowered to reconsider any increase after a limited time, and that there shall be oppor- tunity for revision. Mr'. Wardle (for the railwaymen) has given notice to move a new clause to compel railway comj ar ies to make re- turns as to grades of employment and rates of pay. Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart has several amendments.

THE NEW PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. (" Leader Cartoon.) Now that the Commons have passed the Welsh Church Bill, a long-endured burden will fall from the shouldsrs of the long-suffering wayfarer.

FOUR LIVES LOST. I MOTOR SCHOONER SINKS ON I VOYAGE TO SWANSEA. I A Dover telegram states that shortly after leaving Dover yesterday evening for Swansea, the French motor schooner Lowinski, of Havre, suddenly sank. Four lives were lost, the captain only being saved. He was picked up by the tug Ostzec and landed Lt Dcver tnis morinng. He states that he cannot account for the -,lldden foundering of the vessel. She was a new boat, and carried a cargo of scrap-iron.

COMMONS SCENE. MORE OF THE SUFFRAGIST FOLLY. There was a remarkable scene while a division on the Scottish Temperance Bill was in progress in the House of Commons last night. A niai-i in evening dress in the Strangers' Gallery rose suddenly and, flinging his arms about, shouted, I protest against your dis- honourable treatment of women-you arc simply driving them to violence. Women were bi utruly assaulted in prison last week." Several attendants rushed to him and hauled him out, amid cries of "O!" and Bravo!" from occupants of the Gallery. Shortly afterwards another man was forcibly ejected for attempting to create a disturbance. The scene caused intense excitement in the House. The first man to cause the disturb- ance was Mr. Henry Devonish Ila-rben, of Newland Park, Chaifont St. Giles. The other was Mr. Charles Gray, of South Croydon.

BURGLAR AND BUTCHER. I Andre Cavalier, a burglar, who fell from a six-storey window in Paris, landed on a heap of sausage-meat which a pork butcher was in the act of chopping up, and escaped injury.

WOMEN NOT WANTED. I St. Petersburg, Thursday. The Council of Empire to-day rejected by 6+ votes to 66 a motion sent up from the Duma in favour of the admission of women to the Bar.-Ruter.

A PLUCKY PASTOR. I Dr. Ross McClements, a Presbyterian minister at Asbury Park, New Jersey, continues to preach from his puipit, al- though he has had to have both his legs and one arm amputated in con- sequence of a radway accident.

WAS IT FOUL PLAY? The police at Hyde, Cheshire, yester- day found on the highway the body of a woman bearing marks which sugges- ted foul pay. A man is detained on suspicion pend- ing inquiries.

Stella's Cottage, at the entrance to Moor Park, near Waverley Abbey, Farnham, so named from the fact that it was there that the woman lived whom Swift immortalised, was offered for sale by auction at Farnham yesterday, but no bid was made. Two rival trade union deputati-onil waited on Sir S "y yes- terday with reijnrd to vvnges for -amen and firemen <n the Great CV-vira? steamers. One ^p«4auni demard^d 36s. and the vtiier 3.5s the U-'U>z dte being ultimately ouceied.

r HOW TO SEE THE i AIRSHIP. I i — -o WHERE TO LOOK FOR IT. At the time of writing, it seems un- likely tha,t the airship will be about to- night. Still, you never can tell. Last I night's weather conditions were equally bad, but late in the evening those who had patience to look long enough had a magnificent view. There was a magnificent light in the s.outh-west-the searchlight perhaps of a German vessel of the air looking for the best place to drop bombs when the war corses. Anl-;res.it was travel- ling. And—yes—vvasn't there some buzzing sound to be heard! The son and heir, who had given orders to be called immediately the air- ship was sighted, was hastily aroused and carried to the window. Vare is it?" he asked excitedly. "There, over the Mumhles wayl" directed the proud father. The son and heir looked. "That light over there?" "Yes. He snorted contemptuously. "Welk" he said, "you must be a silly to fink that is an air-ship. That's Venus." "But, watch, boy—it's moving." "Y ou fizlk It's moving. Teacher told us in school to-day 'beut 'niag'nation and all bout stars. 1 want to go back to bed!" Terrible, but frequent, parental humiliation! Still the buzzing sound was to be heard. It was growing more distinct. It couldn't, surely, be a motor cyole. Was it all 'mag'nation? It must havo been, one decided this morning. For no country policeman, patrolling his lonely beat, has reported the aerial spectacle. No small bov o sma l l bov comes forward with a vivid tale. No one at Newport has sighted the airship at the moment it was spoted at Swan- sea. The appearance of the air-ship to- lht depcnds upon the weather. If the sky clears, watch the south-west sky after sunset. The astronomer tells us that Venus, "moving rapidly earth- wards, will nightly become more brilliant as its telescojpic phase approxi- mates to that of haif-moon,' and to a crescent at the end of the month, w hen rather less than half its illuminated hemisphere will be turned towards terrestrial observers."

THE CHURCH BILL. I In the division on the third reading o( the Bill for the Disestablishment of the Church in Wales on Woonesday night the majority of 349 (including tellers) in its favour was composed of 237 liberals, 36 Labour members, and 76 Nationalists. The ni ncrily of 242 composed of 241 Unionists and one Liberal (Sir Edward Beauchamp). Or the 34 members for Wales and Monmouthshire 31 voted for the third reading and three against.

I OAfiflAUES ASSESSED. I I As already reported in the "Leader," at Swansea yesterday the Under Sheriff, j Mr. H. Watkius, and a jury, concluded ) the hearing of a claim brought by Mrsi. I Barbara Gertrude Tennant, of Neath, the owner of the Tennant Canal, against the Great Western Railway Company, it1* + è::¡, J 4. tj'-er, to th «au- joining property. i>y tLc ■ line from 'p:1,r:g¡;n .hgu.d. which passes over thc-canal, Tha jury » s-r^se^ the damage: at £ 431.

——————— ——— = "A GENERAL IN ACTION." I MR. MCKENNA'S CONDUCT OF THE I WELSH CHURCH BILL. In an interview with a correspondent of a Cardiff contemporary at Merthyr last night with regard to Mr. McKenna's conduct of the Welsh Church Bill, Sir David B rynmor Jones, I K.C., M.P., chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Party, said :— I am indeed glad to have the oppor- tunity, while the cheers that greeted our splendid majoriay of 107 are still I, f ringing in my ears, of expressing mv j own gratitude and that of the Welsh Liberal members to Mr. McKenna for his masterful and tactful conduct of our Welsh Church Bill at every stage. To do justice in really proper'lan-uage to Mr. McKenna, as a genera] in action,' if I ma.y use the languago of the military historian, would require more time and { thought than the circumstances of our hurried interview permit. I fcui sure—though he has never told me so that he must have devoted in the most laborious way manv hours to the study of this Bill. I did not miss a sm^lo division that took place in con- nection with the Ell and have b?en in close attendance during all the debates. and as one who has been for 20 years in Parliament I may say that I do not recollect any Bill, except the Govern- ment of Ireland Bill of 1893 and of 1912 (our Welsh Church Bill of 1895 did not proceed far in Committee), which re- quired greater good all-round capacity in its conduct than the Welsh Bill which has just emerged successfully from the House of Commons. I ought to add that in all his work ho has ln most ably assisted bv ?1?- Ellis Griffith, and I need hardly add that the sympathy of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Lx- chequer has boon behind us throughou the prolonged proceedings."

PUBLIC EXECUTION. Constantinople. Thursday.—An A ra > j called Moussa, who murdered Lieuten ant Zekky Bey, the director of militarv bakeries, eighteen months ago, was hanged in the Bayazid Square in Stam- boul this morning.—Renter.

A ROYAL AUTHGR. A ROYAL AUTHCR. I According to the Morgen Post" ) the German Crown Priaee irlio began his career as an author last year with a work dealing with his hunting experi- ences, is about to publish another book entitled Cavalry Scenes from the Life of a Soldier."

WELSH INDUSTRIES. A gralld exhibition and sale of ttie Welsh Industries Association will be held at Seaford House (by kind per- mission of Lord and Ladv Howard de Waiden) on March 4th and 5th. Amongst the ladies on the committee are Ladv Mond, Lady Owen Philipps, and Lady Brynmor Jones. j

VICAR'S REFERENDUM. i I The vicar of St. Andrew's, West Kensington (the Rev. G. Douglas Castleden), is taking the views of his congegation on the subject of the ser- ricea he^d on Sunday mornings, it having been stated that they are too long and fatiguing. Referendum papers have been issued to the communicant and members of bhr. 're:2.

Mr. R. L. S:¡i. b ¡b'q11!OUF,. 18 local -.Youi-'g Liberal concert he Was K»Lh H»a;rman and oali-boy for the arti

THE TURKISH VIEW. WILD WORDS. ATTITUDE WHICH MAY STIR UP A DANGEROUS FANATICISM. ADRIAKOPLE'S POSITION. I j I (Press Association War Special). Constantinople, Thursday (by in- direct route ) .-An official account of the fighting at Kavak, near Gallipoli, makes it clear that a reverse was sus- tained, although details are lacking. The engagement was probably not very serious, because it was outside the lines of Bulair, where the principal forces are concentrated, but it was neverthe- less important, as showing that the new troops are not standing their baptism of fire very well. For some tune past the military authorities have been collecting a con- siderable force at Ismid and Penderinak which it is understood they plan to land either on the opposite coast of the Sea of Marmoru, not far from Radosto, or, according to another version, Midia. on the Black Sea. It is pro- posed to place En,-er bey in command of this column, which might be able to threaten the flank of the Bulgarian forces either confronting Gallipoli or Chatalja. Bulgars Prepared. I Apparently anticipating some such piaa, tne Bulgarians in rront of Chatai- iu have retired and wkc-n up & pucition some kilometres to the rear, near Scnorlu. It remains yet to be seen, however, whether the plan innicil calls for careful organisation as well as dash and daring, will be carried into execu- tion. The Committee of Union and Pro- gress, in its efforts to stir up the war- like enthusiasm of the people, is more likely to cause dangerous fanaticism by the publication in the Press of horrible stories of Christian atroci- ties in Macedonia, where it is alieged that nearly half a mill- ion Moslems have been massacred, and by daily sermons in mosques dwell- ing on the crusade character of the war I and thi danger threatening Islam in view of the composition of the Cabinet and its lack of itability, this agitation :s causing some disquietude even in diplomatic circles. Foreign warships which had left Con- stantinople are beginning to return. Adrianople. With regard to Adrianople, all the Turkish sources agree that the town is provided with food which will en- I able it to hold out some weeks longer. Horse and dog llesh has not yet been touched, and the Turks are confident of t ability of the garrison to resist capture by assault. It is generally felt that the tall of Adrianople would help to clear the situation. Notwith- standing the statements by prominent committee men -hat they would never agree to the cession of the fortress if Adrianople surrendered, the Porte would be willing to place itself unre- servedly in the Lands of the Powers for the adjustment of all questions with the Balkan Allies.

I TOO FCUCH FOR HIM. During a boxing contest at the Orion Hall, Hackney, on Wednesday night, a competitor received a severe blow in the face, and was Tendered unconscious. The mayor of the borough, Coun- cillor Davenport ,who was present, "as seen to turn pale, and a few moments later he collapsed on the floor. He was confined to bed yesterday."

5.30 EDITION. mmmmmi—ii BROKE JEVvEL CltE. Lenorii Couen, cl-, a wit-h breaking case in Jowci Room at the Tower of London, wa-a disc jarred, > rii4» y<sry /ad;r. to damages exceeded £ d. TREV ANION 1N I" IR Y. Joiner, the manservant, was re- called. and further examined about 'ho time of taking tne Air. S- < < < ¡:iJ: J The annual IIKL'.IU^ II LI e '<)JJ- f.ca District Nursing Assyria;i'ni held vo-day. b:0r;. Mits Dillwyn. and the Hen. Mrs. Oclo iv;on wcro added to the committee. The rules Eyarn Goldberg. l ut-j")Il o; -M r. were altered Mr. LIBEL ACTION. Elrie Hucffer. vifo of Mr. Ford Maddox Hueffer, was awarded £:300 damages 1U action lor libel a-gainst Illustrated Journal-. Ltd. ? to 4 .\Cr?sT? M. T to Hn.\cr. 6 to j jurrain, Eugenist, 3 to 1 I'kasurc Garden 10 to 1 Donnington. 100 to S others.

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