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Our Note Book1 o — Schoolboys and the Antartic I Tragedy—Mr. F. E. Smith M.P., as a Tired Tory.— Portents of an Early Spring —Appointments and the Canvassing Nuisance. — i Few people can form anything like j An adequate conception of the extent to which the romance of exploration appeals to the mInd 01 ttie British ticnooi boy. The terrible disaster which befel Captain Seotc and his little band of heroes has exercised al- an uncanny fascination tor the boys in thy top ei xs.-jcs of the fewan- bca. schools, accentuated undoubted • • by the circumstance that Petty Omctn "Evans was a local man. There. is no. literature more eageriy devoured in our schools to-day—as beiits the best traditions of the fighting mstinct of pur race—than but's deaLllg with; man's almost superhuman struggle Bgainst tiia forces oi Nature. A local, teachers says that he h;-s never kno" J1 his boys to bo so jdeepjy interested in 4iuv current event as this great. An tartic tragedy, and that its influence upon their impivssionble minds can scarcely be calculated. -i\. Mr, F. E. Smith, M.P., that rising hope oi the Tory party, appeared in quite. a new role at a I niomst demon- fw ration at on Satui- <!av last, viz., that of a tired Tory, the approaching great Liberal land ca D-i to be inaugurated by Mr. l.ioyd lioorge, with the full approval oi the Prime Minister and the other members of the Cabinet, has obviously convinced the wittv ind audacious member tor one tIt tho Liverpool divisions that his pai t> is in for a had time at the polls oi the, next general election, otherwise he, would not have put in such' a fine plea ior some measure of agreement between the two parties on the land question. It is all very well to say that the wages paid to labourers in ;omc parts of Eng- land is xihollv oi cur ci\'i lisa- tion; but wh o is responsible? e have Hot forgotten the lachrymose Dukes and the great Lloyd-George Budget. [ The one topic of talk among the gar- deners of the district is the forward- ness of the season, and in Swansea it- jscdf the Spring-like weather of this ha.s produced the perambulator parade- 111 the parks much eai her tha.n il;siiall. The appearance of some of the fowermg 'siirubs makes one think that if is April and not February. The crocus, the coltsfoot, and the celandille, âre. in bloom everyhere, and even the daffodils are showing the colour of their flower buds through the almost transparent sheath. Mint is exhibit- lag a saucy eagerness for the lamb lo t jdio, and the leaves of the wild rose wre unusually forward. The great tit *nd the blue tit have started to build, and although the cuckoo has not yet; been heard, its journey from the South rannot long be delayed. Plum and peur trees are almost bursting into flower, j with a premature enterprise which is making the utilitarian gardener look i jglum. Many members of the Swansea Cor- poration profess to be worried to death at the abnormal amount of canvassing which appears to be the natural accom- i>animent to every appointment which! has to be made. There is no doubt ,t the filling of vacancies is the bete nor of the liie of most public men. There are just a few, however, who are not averse to the patronage which the tilling ol" appointments bestows. Will the parsing of a definite resolution, or the attachment of a prohibitive clause, with penalties to the terms of an advertise- ment, altoget her stop canvassing? j More than one local authority in Wales i makes canvassing a disqualification—on paper of course—but it is a wretched farce. Canvassing can only be stopped every member exercising a mulish determination to set his face against it. 9, Clearly, fog is a matter not easily grasped." says a meteorologist. ? A 1 d. A young lady went into a shop at I the Mumbles for some condolence cards. We have not got any of them," said ¡ the lady behind the counter, but we have got plenty of comics and views." :1< Sitting in judgment on their I r.oble selves," Is the phrase which has II boou appheü to the impartial (?) tri- bunal that inquired into certain state- ments in the borough elective auditors' treport at Swansea on Wednesday. He won't go to school because they beat him so badly!" said a Swan- sea mother, summoned for not sending her son to school. Beat him the other end, and he will go then!" was the advice given her. :;{" Mrs. Eph Higgins did not receive An invite to the party given last week by Mrs. Iz Cjookins, and as a result Mrs. Hi ggings will give a swell party j :next week to which Mrs. Cook ins will be excluded. M>s. Riggings and Mrs. Gookins never did like each other very Well.—Bingville Bugle" (U.S.A.).

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¡OVV EVAtS WENT TO SEAs i .4 MOTHER'S STORY. ALWAYS WANTED TO JOIN THE NAVY. A. COOD SON. Less than a mile from West Pilton in the direction oi Jvhosilly, is the residence of Mrs. Jane Evans, mother of the late Mr. Edgar Evans. Mrs. Evans, who is 73 vears of age, is still hale and hearty, and had on Wed- neday an interview with our represen- tative, and had much to tell concern- ing the career of her sailor boy, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, who perished witn Captain Scott's party, of whom she was naturally always proud, and the in- telligence oi whose death came as a great shock. Ho was always a very venture- some boy," she said, but from the time he left me until he w ent away on the last occaston with the expedition 1 never heard a word of cmplamt pass his lips no matter what amount of hardships he had to endure. Me was also very SHU-wilied and dterIDiuoo. and once he had made up his mind to do a. thing he just aid it, and tllerc was n-ot nnicn good for anybody else to interfere. "He would have been altogether 22 years in the Navy on the otii of April next. Too Young to jam. I "1 remember when he joined as if it was yesterday. We were living in Swan- sea at the time. When he left the National School he went to work for Major Saunders at the Swansea Castle Hotel. Hi,) was under the impression that ho could join the Navy at fourteen, but when he went to make the applica- tion he found that he was too young, so he returned to Major Saunders again. il '1 am coming back to you,' he said, 'for another year, and then I am going into the Na\'y "1 was very reluctant to let him go. His father followed the sea for a great ma.ny years, and I told Edgar that to have one in the family away at sea was enough. His father, as you are no doubt j aware, met with an accident which de-, prived him of one of his legs, and was always fearful lest Edgar should meet with some mishap of a similar nature. "But his mind was made up. He used t<) tell me that if I didn't ailow him to go he would stowaway. 1 held out as long as 1 could, hut when T saw it was no use J told him that he might. go, but he said, .Mother, you won't let me join, the Navyr 1 replied, 'Ob, yes, J will, because you will he cared lor there.' He was fifteen in March of that year, and on t,ti4 oth oC April he went away to Bristol. On arrival there, he had, of course, to undergo a medical exam- ination. Ab the rssult of this, however, S it was found that he had one more de- cayed tooth than was permissible. "He had to send in a special appli- jj cation, I believe, but he got in in tho end, and was eventually drafted on to the Majestic. Met Captain Scott. I .It was hero he first IDee Capt. Scott, who was at that time a lieutenant. He asked rnv boy, oi whom he thought a great deal, to accompany him on his first expedItion on board the Discovery, and some time afterwards 1 received a I letter from Capt. Scott's niociicr, in l which- he spoke very highly of Edgar, and added tnat he knew that but for the assistance wliich he and others bad given, her son would not have got through what he did. My son, who at this period was sta- { tioned at Portsmouth, did not write to! me very often. Hefore he went away last with the Terra. Nova, he came down to Llangennec.h in the motor, and walked across from there to see his aunt and myself. He was unable to stay very long, because by this time he had been married, and was anxious to see his wife before sail- ing. He did, however, stay long enough to have dinner. During the short time he was here he chatted about the ex- pedition, and 1 know he was looking forward to the march to the Pole with very keen interest. He was a great a dmirer of Captain Scott, and I know that Captain tecott was an admirer of his. He liked 'Edgar' because he was iso intrepid. There was nothing he was afraid to do. He was always one of the best of sons. When he was away on the first occa- sion he used to send home t6 8s. 5d. every month; £ 3 was intended for us, the remaining C3 8s. od. I placed to his credit in the bank. By the time he arrived home the money in the bank had accumulated to the extent of £92, It was, indeed, with this that he got married. His Last Visit. On the occasion oi his last visit home 1 gave him some good advice, and told him to take care ot himself, and do the right thing by wife and children. I received several letters from him after he went away, the last being despatched from New Zealand, after the return of the Terra Nova. In these he spoke of the journey out, some parts of which were rather rough, but, rus I have said, there was not a single complaint in any one of them. lie was the youngest of twelve children, and we shall all miss him very much. I was always proud of my boy, and I am prouder than ever to know that he died the death of a hero." When the Leader representative arrived at the cottage where Mrs. Evans resides with an elder sister, Mr. Powell, the Old-Age I^ension Officer had just arrived.

At a Southwark inquest yesterday Dr. Waldo said that the mortuary was in such a dilapidated condition that he should not be surprised to find one of these days that the place had collapsed and that a body bad been buried with- out an inquest.

ON BOARD THE DISCOVERY. A Ptotograph taken on board the Discovery prior to Captain Scott's first dash for the South Pole (1900-4). Captain Scott is seen (in uniform) in the centre, and Petty-Officer Evans, Rhosilly, is indicated by a cross.

MAYOR AND MEMORIAL. I FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS i THE QUESTION ON FRIDAY. j I A Leader representative on 1 Thursday morning interviewed tuOj Mayor of Swansea' (Councillor David; Williams) regarding the initiation or a movement to commemorate the death of Petty Officer Edgar Evan.-> in the i of Offic(?r F,(.I _(:ii- v-zin, in tbe His Worship informed our repro- scntative that he our r(--Pl, munication from London asking him to open a fuud, and he was quite pre- pared to do )o. "I had intenfled bringing it before the joint committee .which met on Wednesday." said the Mayor, "but as it is I shall oubinit it to the Finance Committee on Friday, Unce we get all official recommendation we can go on with it." "Then YOll agree thbt :,om()thing ought to be (louo Most, certainly. Even front a j national point of yiew this is An occasion w hen the whole country v.ili take the matter up. But this has also i its local aspect, and, as you know, in movements of this kind Swansea has never been behind."

DETERMINED DUEL. NOT SKILFUL, BUT VERY MUCH IN I EARNEST Paris, 1 Wednesday.—A duel was I fought at the Pare des Princes to-day by M. Warnod and M. Pierre Millet, neither of whom knew anything about iencing. When the rapiers were placed in their hands one of them held his as if it were a light-ed taper, while the other looked as though he had never seen a rapier before. But what they lacked in experience (says the "Daily Mail") they made up for in ardour, and they rushed at each other in alarming fashion. The man in charge of the contest knew his busi- ness, and every time the light looked dangerous he knocked up the duellists' rapiers. When the fight had lasteel half an hour and three bouts had been fought, the principals were both so ex- hausted that a halt was called till they had recovered breath. Then they began aga.in. and M. Millet slightly wounded bis adversary in the chest. M. Warnod then took the offen- sive and brought the duel to an end by inflicting a flesh wound in M. Millet's forearm.

N T US BANDITS. French authorities in Indio-China are at last rid of the notorious agitator Detham, the bandit, and two of ins last supporters having been killed whilst an attempt was being made t-o arrest them.

I DUMA'S SECRET BILL. In a1 secret Bill which has been adopted by tho Duma Commission for the army and navy funds are provided for the completion of Russian national defence and for military supplies and artillery material.

,=: GENERAL BELGIAN STRIKE. As an expression of discontent with the Government's attitude towards the question of constitutional reform, the labour organisations of Belgium have decided to proclaim a general strike on April 14th, the day before the opening of the Ghent Exhibition.

PEACE CENTENARY. At a meeting ot the general commit- tee of the Canadian Peace Centenary an executive committee was appointed and arrangements were made for a gather- ing in April of the representatives of the British and American committees to agree upon concerted action.

Preparations are almost completed I for presenting to Mr. Asquith the free- I dom of Morley, his native place.

BRIGHTON FLAT CASE. ( HOW TO CET A FULL REPORT OF TO- J MORROW S INQUEST. 1 As previously announced in titel Leader." the second, inquiry into the I death of the late Mr. Hugh Eric Tre- vanion, from an overdose of veronar, m I a Bnnh?oM flat., will be resumed at the Hove To?n li4 a L noon tÜ-illürrow. I As ?o have Iiidl(-atecl,I some i-?m?rkahl? doveloprncnts are ex- I pected. and as we höT8 d speÓat stafF I of rejxirtcrs on the .spot our readers may be assured of the fullest report which can he obtained locally of the proceedings. A number of Swansea, people left for Brighton to-day, and will probably I be called in evidenca to-morrow. Mr. ivoe is still in London, w hence he willltYÙ for Brighton to-morrow. It is dot ye-t ecrtam whether the in- quest will be concluded to-morrow, but the "Leader" is in a position to state that if certain eventualities j occur, the inquiry will lie tc-rini iiated j definitely some time during the alter- i noon. I

SANTA CLAUS FUND. I I FINAL RETORT. I We are now able to give the exact In connection witii the fund for 1912. The amount of subscriptions received was £ 146 18s. 2d., to which must be added a balance in hand at the coni- j mencement, of L2 Os. lid. This makes i a total of tl48 19s. Id. I The expenditure was as follows :—- £ s. d. Toys 119 10 5 I Cakes, etc. 10 10 2 Sweets 5 14 0 Oranges 3 0 0 Trees 4 7 (j Sundry Distribution Ex- penses 2 17 0 Special Case of Distress on Day of Distribution 1 0 0 1461 1 1 leaving in hand a balajice or £ 2. All the expenses oi organisation were paid; by the "Cambria, Daily Loader. The paid vouchers have been handed i to the Borough Accountant. A special illustrated souvenir is in the j hands of the printers and copies will be sent to all members of the committee and to many helpers and subscribers. A copy will also be gladly sent to any person interested on applying at the "Leader" Office.

i NEATH AND THE RHONDDA. I I House of Commons, Thursday. The Neath Pural District Council have given notico (,f opposition to the Pontypridd and Khondda Joint Water Board Bill when before Select Com- mittee of the Commissioners. The time for coding petitions has now expired.

COUNCILLOR CWYNHE'S SON. Mr. Willie Gwynne, the eldest son of Councillor Ivor Gwynne, was this morn- ing operated on for appendicitis by Dr. Brooke, Swansea, at the residence of his parents, 16, Bryn-road. Dr. Alban Evans and Dr. Trevor Evans were also present. The operation was eminently! successful, and the patient is going on as well as can be expected. Young Mr. Gwynne, who is seventeen years of age, has been ill for the past two weeks, and his many friends ,ill be ¡ relieved to learn that his condition is l now most hopeful. I

While crossing Church-road, Hove, j yesterday afternoon, Gladys Mildred Page, aged five years, ran into a motor: car, and received such injuries that death was practically instantaneous. I Mr. Alfred Hollowav, of Floodgate- l street, Birmingham, was found dead at; the works yesterday, a flexible gaspipe; attached to a bracket on the wall being j beside him with the stas fully turned on.

ON OVERTON GUFFS. I PORT EYNON LIFEBOAT RESCUES I CREW I News was received this morning, about e leven o'clock by the "leader." that the Austrian steamship Epidauro has gone ashore on Overton (?i&s, Port Eynon. Four men of the crew were landed, and subsequently the Port Eynon hteboat went out t?? the rescue. The boat, which carries a crew of) about 2? was proceeding to Swansea I a.t. tbe time in order to !<md coal. S?v. i -liak, ?- 2,000 tonnage. Mr. T. P. Cook, the Austrian Consul, Swansea, has been notified of the mishap.

A SHOCkiNC TRAGEDY. I FATHER'S ALLEGED CONFESSION OF SONURDER. I A shocking tragedy was enacted at I Grimsby this morning, Fred Well burn, a wagon repairer, aged 20, being found murdered in the house whcr'e he lived i with his father, William Wellbum, a deal carrier, whilst the latter was lying near suffering from wounds in the throat. The young man had been stabbed in the throat and chc-st with a bjitcher's kn te, the jugular vein being severed. The Chief Consta ble said the father stated that he had first murdered his son and then attempted his own life. Weliburn's condition is critical.

¡ CHEESE AND APPEND!C:HS. I ■ Over indulgence in cheese was stated by doctors to be the cause of appendi- citis at a Philadelphia school. Sixteen boys were operated on in one day.

TOO SOON, REALLY J "Incompatigjlity of temper was the j plea which a South Shields man urged before the magistrates as a sufficient ground for a separation from his wife, to whom he had been married only nine months. The Bench said the excuse was too trivial.

IN CERMANYS PAY. A French non-commissioned officer named August Hoc-der was arrested yesterday for the attack on a sentry of the military a-viation camp at Nance. He confessed that he was in the pay of German espionage agents, and that he I had two accomplices.

REMARKABLE FEET. I The remarkable sight of an armless I old woman named Pearce eating with her feet wa.s witnessed at the annual dinner given by the RoyaJ and Ancient i Order of Buffaloes at Eastbourne Town Hall yesterday to the poor people of ¡ the towrn. She wore her wedding ring on one of her toes, and plied her knife and fork j with great dexterity.

I THE RAILWAY UNIONS. I I Proc('('ding: in cvuncdion with the I special c?nierenco iu London to consider the scheme tor amalgamates th? three railway trade unions are likely to last throughout the week, over 900 amend- ments to the draft rules having been submitted from A.S.R.S. branches alone.

OVERCOME BY FUMES. I Whilst cleaning out a benzol tank at a II motor omnibus garage in the Rue des Poissoniers, Paris, a workman named Belin was overcome by fumes. Trembleau, bis friend, twice went down W help him, but the ?cond time  was abo overpowered, and when a rescue party wearing respiratory appa- ratus went down they found the two men lying dead side by side in the tank. t

A WARNING TO GIRLS. -'l, I I i CRAVE DANCER. I WELL-DRESSED WOMEN AS WHITE SLAVERS' AGENTS. POLICE ACTION, I Indications are not lacking that [something akin to orgauispd "hit Slavery is casting its evil shadow over the street, of Swansea. From various quarters come grave stories which., are, to say the. least suspicious. Our representative has iuazle inquiries for some time amongst police oihciais and in other directions. The Chief Constable is naturally reticent on the subject, and the detectives' pians which have been laid to stamp out the evil are, of course, jealously guarded. The "Leader" is in a position to state, however, that they are of an exceed- Jy ingenious nature. Women Instead of Men. I It is understood that there exists a suspicion that since the advent of the White Slave BiU young girls and well- dresaod women asre substituting the men formerly engaged in the abomin- able traffic, who fear the inevitable flogging. What are the signs locally? A com- plaint which has been under the con- sideration of the police is that lodged by a young lady who, leaving a Swan- sea place of amusement, was stopped tiy a fashionably-dressed woman. De- spite denials of previous acquaintance. this person persisted in attempting to converse with her. An invitation to a walk was refused, and equally em- pha tically was one to partake of tea. Statements which proved to be in- accurate led to a report being made to the police. A Warning to Ciris. There are several other instances ot a similar character which could be cited. We give this matter publicity as a warning to young girls who may, in an unguarded moment, form an acquaintance which might lead to irretrievable disaster. It cannot be too strongly emphasised that girls, especi- ally in a town like Swansea, should not on any account speak to strangers in street or anywhere else, whether those stn'ing^is be male or female nor should they allow strangers to enter into con- versation with them. Mr. John Ruudle. who is well-known locally as a worker amongst fallen girls, interviewed by our representa- tive, stated that he was of the opinion that girls were being enticed to houses of ill-fame, but the great menace m Swansea was the type of men who lived on the immoral proceeds. There were a number of such men here. Sister's Views. Sister Spencer, the Police Court- missionarv, seen by a reporter, said that only a fortnight ago a girl appealed to her for protection from a man of a vile type. The Sister intimated that she was making certain investigations, but to her mind it was the man who was to be feared in Swansea, who exploited the unfortunate girls.

U.S. VOTINC, Five members of the Virginia. State Legislature have been arrest? on a ^rga of having received among them ?5??0? 00 to vote for one of the riva l can- ?<?e.s for the United State Senate

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