The Cambria Daily Leader

-=.=:= Jjord Claud Hamilton, M.P., intends to retire from the representation of South Kensington at the next general election it is believed that his suc- cessor will be either bord Duncannon or Lord Castlereagh. Mr. Robert Armitage, M.P. for Central Leeds, was operated on yes- terday for appendicitis. His con. dition is satisfactory. The Right Hon. C. P. Allen, M.P.. lor Stroud, is confined to his residence in London by an attack of influenza, and will not be able to resume his parliamentary duties until next week. A report presented at yesterday's meeting of the St. Pancras Borough Council shows that no lower than 596,326 people used the municipal baths during the twelve months ended March 31 Three men employed on the construc- tion of a new joad on the Storeton estate, Birkenhead, were seriously in- jured yesterday by the explosion of a canister (.f gunpowder, which wrecked Yh* cookie house in which the men

["BAILIFFE'S COMPLAINT." | M!SL?!NC STATEMENT "NAILED" ? BY THE REFEREE. THE TBUTH ABOUT SWANSEA TOWN- I LLANELLY MATCH. The paragraph which appeared in our local contemporary on Monday, and which was headed "Bailiffe's Com- plaint," has caused much comment in the town. The paragraph read as fol- lows :— "Very few members oi' the large crowd who witnessed the Welsh League encounter between Swansea Town and Llanelly at the Vetch Field on Satur- day were aware that the game very nearly came to an aorupt conclusion. it will be remembered that when Llanelly visited Swansea on Christ- mas morning, Bailiffe complained of having been struck with missiles thrown from the crowd behind the goal. Last Saturday the Llanelly captain complained again of being struck twice by stones. He com- plained to the referee, and threatened that if the act was repeated to lead his team off the field." ) Referee's Pronouncement. The Swansea Town directol-s have made many inquiries (S8Y.s "Cygnet"), and the secretary went so far as to write to Mr. Neale, Bristol, the referee, on the matter. In the meantime Mr. N pale had seen similar paragraphs in English papers, and as a result of the letter from Mr. Williams, he sent a communication which stated that Bailitfe was not struck by stones or any other missile, nor did he make any complaint to him (Mr. Neale), of the match last Saturday." "The very fact," continues Mr. Neale, "that the constable who was standing behind the net did not eject any person is proof of this." A y w Fixture. "Cygnet" ha,, been given to under- I stand tha.t a friendly match with Swau- sea Town and Cardiff City ha.s been ar- ranged to take place on the Vetch Field. Although the date has not been defi- nitely tixed, it is expected that the game will be brought off on the 30th inst. I Swans' Team for Cup Contest. The team to represent Swansea Town in their cup match at Cardiff on Satur- day will be: Fisher; Sutherland and iniicholas; Duffy, Hamilton and Jepp; Messer, Coleman, Ball, Grierson and Swarbrick. It will be seen that the team is precisely the same as that pre- dicted by "Cygnet" on Wednesday.

I QUARRY MAN'S DEATH. While working at Pistill-Lwyd Quarry, Garnant, on Wednesday afternoon, a man named Samuel Robinson, aged 54, married, of 1, Gwili-terrace, Hendy, Pontardulais, met with a fatal accident. Deceased, who was an experienced quarryman, was engaged in cutting stones for the new Council school now being erected at Garnant. While engaged in the act of charging a hole, the cartridge exploded, killing him instantly.

A memorial tablet to the musicians of the Titanic was unveiled at the en- trance to the Central Library at South- ampton yesterday. Mr. Richard Levitt, a London stock- broker, gave a recital of songs of his own composition at the Steinway Hall last night. Most of them were settings 01; lyrics by Tennyson and Longfellow. One man, Alexander Thompson, was killed, and six others were injured at Blackpool yesterday afternoon by the collapse of the skeleton roof of the Blackpool Central Picture Palace in Central-drive A oueen wa,sp was caught in a gar- den bv William Howell, aged eleven, of Bradford-crti-Avou* .Wiltshire,

THE POPE. I — I I GRAVE AMXfETV HiS HOLINESS IN I A WEAK STATE. -1 I REMARKABLE DREAM. I I Despite the fairly favourable bulletins issued from time to time. anxiety is increasing regarding the health of the Pope. His Holiness is in a very weak state. Reuter's Agency states that Signor Patriarca, the lawyer who drew up the will of Leo Xill, has been sum- moned to the Vactican, and the obvious inference is that he has been I roouiroo to do the same for Puis X. A correspondent of the "Standard" states that the Pope has had a re- markable dream, in which he believed that his dead sister Itosa appeared to him and said: "Fear nothing, thy hour has not yet come; thou must fimsh thy work." A bulletin issued last evening says: "Bis Holiness has passed the day Quietly and without fever. This evening his temperature is 98.6deg. Fahr. The bronchial catarrhal afrec- j tion is unchanged. To-day's telegrams state that the S Pope passed a good night, and his cough was bo-tterthis morning.

WH?E !S 'M? MA?T? ? ANOTHER BEVELGPMBT IN THE MILLIOkMNE MYSTERY. i Where is Mr. "Wilberforce Martin, the mill ion ario of Memphis, Tennessoo2 It is now stated that M r. N. H. Martin and Mr. H. M. i)uns<x>mbe, the missing millionaire's brother and nephew, who booked to sail on the Campania this mornmg, cancelled their passage just before the jiner sailed, and disappeared. Their sudden action was taken after the i-eceipt of a telegram from Memphis, the contents of which are unknown. It is thought that they have received information that Mr. Wilberforce Mar- tin is alive and has voluntarily disap- peared.

CENLS PRIMULA. -.c- SIR J. T. D. LLEWELYN PRESIDES AT CONFERENCE. Sir John T. D. Lleweiyn, Bart., pre- sided at a primula conference held at Lhe offices of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, yesterday. A large number of members attended to hear a series of papers read on this genus of plants. Sir John Llewelyn said that ihe last primula conference was held in 1886 under the auspices of the society, and now it had been feit that they knew very much more about the subject, and a new conference was 'desirable. No doubt many great dis- coveries had taken place in the species, especially :in Western China. Sir John hoped that the papers would stimulate their interest in the genus primula. Papers were read by members on European primulas, European hybrids in nature, and Himalayan primulas.

ANOTHER 70,000 BOXES. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ASKING FOR MORE. A Leader representative is in- formed that during the past few days inquiries have been made by the Stan- dard Oil Company, who are desirous of placing a second order fdr 70,000 boxes of tinplates at the same—or ap- proximotely the same—price as that agreed upon in the case of the order recently entrusted to a Swansea firm, and that manufacturers would not accept on the terms offered. It is stated that as a result of the recent floods the output of American works has been affected to the extent of at least three-quarter of million boxes. This may explain the Oil Company's in- quiry. inquiries for large quantities of plates are also reported to have been received i from the Far East.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. I < a .——— Thursday.—Before Messrs. W. Thomas, F. Edwards and Dr. Rawlings. David Hayes (17), Ed. Hayes (14), Willian, lti-cliford Price (17), and Wil- liam John Rees, were summoned for playing football III Mariner-street. Each was fined 2s. 6d. Refused to Stop. Walter Walker, Ystradgynlais, ior driving a motor-car to the danger of the public in Woodfield-street on March 25th. Mr. Laurence Richards prose- cuted, and the offence was admitted. Evidence was that the car was travelling in Morriston at twenty miles an hour, and defendant had refused to stop. De- fendant denied that he had refused to stop.—A line of £ 5 was imposed. I Adjournad. William Keift summoned William Hughes, a contractor, for assault on April 4th. Mr. Thompson defended. The complainant alleged that he had been struck to the ground and kicned in the eye. Mr. Tnompson suggested that the defendant had been attacked by the oouiplainajit with a stone m his hand. The case was adjourned for a fortnight. Amelia Hughes summoned Richard Arnold Keift, a haulier, for assault. The case was adjourned. I Jane Doiphin summoned Arnold Keift for assault. The (;¡1.6() was ad- journed. 1- Warrant Issued. A warrant was issued against W llliam I Steer, who will be charged with assault- ing Abe Freedman, on March 31st. Mr. David Selinc, made the application. I After Three Months. Margaret Dennis summoned her hus- band, Richard Dennis, for persistent cruelty. Complaioant said her husband had struck her on the head, and had beaten her. Defendant had started beating her three months after her mar- riage. Sister Spencer said she had seen the complainant on two or three occa- sions after she had been beaten. De- fendant said he had been beaten with a poker and complainant had thrown cups at him. This was denied.—Dennis was ordered to pay 12s. 6d. a week as a maintenance order. I Oxford-street Fight. William Brace and Harry Brace, for committing a breach of the peace by fighting in Oxford-street were bound over for twelve months.

I FISH SCARCEAT SWANSEA. There is still a fish at Swansea. Only one boat landed a catch at the South Dock Wharf to-day, when hake rea lised from L2 5s. to EL) 10s. perlevel.

I News & Views! A General Sameness. She: I suppos.e you say the same things to the girls every trip?" He: "The same things to the same girls, and they say Just about the same tilings to us The Button Season. A fashion expert declares that the smart lounge suit will only have one button this season. The Super-Nut: Heavens, man! You don't expect me to be seen out with you! You've got two buttons on your I coat. Homesteads for Women. I A movement is on foot for the grant- ing of Canadian homentead s to women. Eleven thousand electors, we learn from the Canadian Mail," have signed a petition to the Hon. Dr. Roche, Minister of the Interior, praying that a quarter section of land may be grant-ed to suit- able womell on the same terms as to men Nothing Doing. I In St. Asaph they are adopting the I Chinese system J:l t-tie rewarding of their doctors. When the medical otticer reported that no schools had been inter- fered with by sickness, and there were no cases in the isolation hospital, the council agreed with enthusiasm to the suggestion that he should be presented with white g loves. To Keep Away the Talker. I Paley, the theologian, had an Ín- genius method of warding off the time- waster. When thinking out a problem he betook himself to the river-bank with a fishing-rod. He never really fished, hut he found that people who thought nothing of disturbing his thoughts would keep at a distance so as not to disturb the fish. To give colour to the ruse he had his portrait painted with fishing-rod in hand Cadastres. The "cadasfral ÎneoDw" which makes the Belgian plural voter, to abolish which the workers of Belgium i are on strike, is income from landed property, and the phrase is a. reminder that the cadastral maps of the British Ordnance Survey owe their existence to the conference held at Brussels in 18.);), at the suggestion of the Belgian Government, to decide, a uniform scale for "cadastres," or national maps for! civil purposes. or national maps ior A British Invention. The idea of a general strike for j political purposes is a British lUren-j tion (says a gossip). The author was a certain William Bonbow-COl)blpr,. publisher, bookseller, and coffee-house keeper-who in 1831 wrote a pamphlet uUr the title" Grand National Holiday and Congress of the Pro- ductive Classes." As a tollower of Robert Owen. he advocated the stop- page of all work for the period of one month in order to teach the capitalist class an economic and political lesson. Enemies of the Bee. Few people realise how many foes the bee has, and to what extent they are compelled to wage a war of wits. Clinging to the side of the hive, the woodpecker will thrust his beak through the straw, hauling out one victim after another, while the tits (savs Mr. Albert E. Salmon) are glad to wait in the vicinity that they may pick up the remains which the larger bird leaves behind him. In fact, this strong-hilled bird has been known to break through a single board wooden hive 111 his eager search for the delicate I insect on which he loves to feed. What we can Live on. We have talked of record hunger strikes, but ivo must look away from all strikers to find the record in abstin- ence from food. Dr. Plot, in his "History of Stafford- shire," mentions the case of a girl, "very piously disposed, of the Church of England, and therefore the less likely to put a trick upon the world," who subsisted and remained healthy for years on a daily ration of a piece of bread about the iSioo of halt a crown and a spoonful of water or milk. In 1762, too, Ann Walsh, of Harro- gate, suddenly lost her appetite, and lived on a third of a pint of wine and water daily for a year, at the end of which she regained her normal health, and was none the worse for her fast.

PUBLIC MEDICAL SERVICE. DR. KNIGHT'S LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF SWANSEA. Dr. Knight has addressed the fol- lowing letter (already referred to in our columns) to the Mayor of Swansea. which explains itself:— Dear Mr. Mayor,—Thanks for your letter of April 12th. I agree with you that no good would result iroin the holding of a further conference. Nevertheless. I am glad that the conference was summoned, as I be- lieve that the frank and candid inter- change of opinions which then took place has cleared the air, and led to a better understanding between the doctors on the one hand, and Trades Unionists on the other. 1 am sure you will be HJad to hear that the Public Medical Service is succeeding beyond o?r most sanguine anticipations. When 1 called at the office this afternoon I found our secre- tary simply "snowed under" with ap- plications for membership. it now only remains ifr me, on be- half of my colleagues of the medical profession, to thank you for the in- terest you have taken in this ma.tter. Although no treaty has been signed, I I am sure that your efforts have not been in vain. I am, yours faithfully. F. Knight, I 23. Waiter-road, Swan?a.

I AT THE LEVEL CROSSINC. A little girl, aged four years, named Mary Davies, daughter of Daivd Davies, Church-row, Garnant, was passing over the level crossing by Garliant Station yesterday, when she was knocked down by a passing engine.- She was found to have sustained nasty injuries to the head, and was at- tended to by Dr. Hawkins.

-=: Y.W.C.A. IN WALES. The Divisional Council for Wales of the Young Women's Christian Associa- tion of Great Britain and Ireland, held its first meeting at Aberystwyth on Wednesday, under the presidency of Miss Davies, Treborth. In the evening a public meeting was held, with Mrs. T. F. Roberts in the chair. The speakers included Miss Davies, Treborth; the Hon. Mrs. Talbot Rice. Swansea (vice-president); Colonel Cooper, Penarth (treasurer); and Miss Hughes, St. Asaph (secretary).

Mr. Owen Davies, manager of thel Poniardawe Steelworks, who Was yester- day elected chairman of the Pontardawe Council, is a brother of Mr. J. C. Davies, manager of Messrs. Baldwin's, and a I broth(?r of Mr. Gladstone Davies, veter- Jj iuarv surzoon- ?wajEt&a.a? J

THE POL!CE. THE POLICE. WHY THEY ARE DISSATISFIED WITH PSti-SSEB PROMOTIONS. FURTHER ARGUMENTS. There is no great development to re- cord in connection with the dispute he- tween certain members o ithe Swansea police force and the Watch Committee, regarding certain promotions which! were taken exception to on the score of alleged unfairness. It WJII be remembered that at a meet- J ing of the Swansea County Council on Wednesday, the minute of the Watch Committee recommending promotions was withdrawn, and matters are at a standstill until the Watch Committee next meets. I Alleged Unfairness. I In the meantime, the feeling among the majority ot the force rules very strong, and the opinion is openly ex- i pressed that the promotions in ques- tjon are grossly unfair to men who are the seniors of those chosen. Regarding the suggested elevation of P.C. (85) E. J. Thorne, one of the motor ambulance drivers, to be acting-sergeant, P.C.V (102) Kennedy and (101; Evans, who also drive the ambulance, make a cer- tain statement which they are prepared to attest beore the Watch Onm mitt.pp They say that some time ago the Chief; Constable (Captain Colyuboun). in- i formed them, in company with P.C. Thornc, that he desired one of them to i be responsible tor the ambulance and motor fire-engine, hut that no extra rank or pay would attach. As Thorne was living at the Central Police Station, they agreed that he should be made re- sponsible, but on the distinct under- standing that it carried no preferment or increase of pay. It is also pointed ont that while the j three receive an allowance for driying the ambulance. Thorne receives an ex- tra allowance for inspecting taxi-cabs. Sergeants Object. I The Leader is also informed that the sergeants as a body take strong objection to the statement published yesterday that not one of them is suit- able to be put in charge of the Central Police Station. This they resent most strongly. "How can the Chief know I whether anyone is suitable until he is tried?'' is asked. You must, try a policeman at different duties before you know whether he is suitable or not." A further complaint of the men is that there are in the force men who have been driving express trains, who would be quite fitted to drive the am- bulance. The men recognise that the Council as a body does not control the police force, but is governed by the Watch Com- mittee as a statutory committee, but they, however, declare with unanimity that if the Watch Committee does not take the matter up they will press for a Home Office inquiry.

NEARLY BLIND. I EX-SERGUNT OF MILITIA MISSING II FROM SWANSEA. The police have been notified of the disappearance from his lodgings at 153, Liangyfelach-street, Swansea, of James Baggs, aged c52, who is an ex-sergeant of the militia. He had been missing since April 5th. He is 5ft. Sin. in height, and is nearly blind When last seen he was dressed in a serge coat, black cloth vest, dark tweed trousers, lace up boots, plaid cap, I and striped overcoat with patch on left I side.

EDUCATION EXPERT. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER'S VISIT TO SWANSEA. Dr. Eicholz, the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education, visited Swan- sea to-day for the purpose of making a personal investigation into the local education authorities' methods in regard to medical inspection and treatment of school children, the provision of meals, and other matters. During the morning he had interviews with Mr. A. W. Halden (Clerk), the Director of Education (Mr. T. J. Rees), the Chairman of the Education Com- mitte (Councillor Ivor H. Gwynne), the Chairman of the Provision of Meals Committee (Councillor W. H. Miles) and the Medical Officer of Health. He also visited a number of schools in company with the latter (Dr. Evans), and made inquiries regarding the work of the medical officers, the provision of open-air classes, and other matters. As a result of the visit of Dr. Eicholz, an exhaustive report will, it is expected, be presented to the Board of Education in due course.

CRUC-CLAS MEETING TO-NIGHT. I. ''In Defence Vf Christianity" is the subject of an address to be given at Crug GIas Chapei this (Thursday) even- ing by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The chair will be taken at 7.30 by the Mayor of Swansea. The Revs. W. E. Prytberch, Dr. Adams Rawlings and others-will take part, and the Ebenezer Male Voice Party will sing.

THE P.S BRIGHTON. Arrangements have been made by the Bristol Channel Steam Packet Co. to start the. running ot the P.S. Brighton early neTt month. The steamer, which is being thoroughly overhauled and renovated throughout, will make the opening trip of the sea- son from Swansea to Illraeombe on May 10th. The Mavis will not run this year from Swansea.

I SUN AND RAIN IN VICTORIA PARK. Last week, ending Tuesday, Swansea experienced 13 hours of sunshine and 2 inches of ra.in, against 28.5 hours of sun- shine and .14 inches of rain for the corresponding period last year. The fcunniest day was Sunday with 7.1 hours, and the wettest day Tuesday with 1.32 inches The highest temperature re- gistered in the sun was on Monday, when the thermometer read 114 deg. in the sun, and 52 deg. maximum in the shade. So far this year we have had 281.0 hours of sunshine against 237.0 for the corresponding period of 1912 and 19.21 inches of rain against 17.50.

COAL MIXING CON CESSION. It was reported at Cardiff yesterday that, the railway companies had agreed to a reduction of 25 per cent, in the charge for mixing coal in certain cn.«<«<>. The concession, to which little import- to C i l littill TYI 1) r) y- ance is attached, at Swansea, will accrue principally to those who ship careoes of not more than twg classes coaL

8 I ? h? Add ajHMlc I ? Add a MMe j !? S S ca i I s | to yo?r next rInk J 6r San I ■ W s    I LIKE THIS. I i I I ? Because O-T improves all drinks I Because 0- T improves all drinks I I like salt and sauces improve food. 1 ? like salt and sauces ?proM food. #- 1 A m AIDS DIGESTION g 1 IS GOOD FOR YOU 1 i I 1 V mm Jl QUENCHES THIRST ?. I Awards for Purity: The Pure Food and Health • tfEj Society of Great Britain, British Analytical Control. g p Highest Awards: Paris, 1909 London, 1911, &c. || 0- T costs nothing when included in your measure. ? |j Wi ? A small charge is made if added to full measures ? $ IH ? ? | | of wi-Ties or Splots-a so to beer an d minera l s. ? §; r Sold in all Hotels, Clubs. and Bars by the ? ru glass—Stores by the bottle (two sizes). || ? H Sole Mayyiifactitrers- Si  ? 0-T LIMITED, 35-38, Rushworth Street, Blackfriars, LONDON, S.E ^H us 27

IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE.! MONEY MARKET I London Stock Exchange. Bank Rate reduced to 4 2 per cent. I Money easy at 2J Discounts, 3 £ to 3 3-16; Bank Reserve, 47 per cent.; [ Silver, Spot, 27fd.; Calcutta Transfers, ncnangeu; Consols dull, Foreign quiet, Home Rails, good; Americans, better; Canada Pacifics, strong; South Afri- cans, steady. I Consols Account 75 I Irish Land Stock 75 Transvaal Guaranteed 30 Stock 891 Brighton Deferred 89 Caledonian Deferred 21 Chatham 0rdinary 211 11 Pref. 90 Great Eastern 60 Great Northern Deferred 541 Great Western 11ôt Great Central Deferred 17 Hull and Barnsley 64 Lancashire and Yorkshire 90 Metropolitan. 53 DistrIct. 40 Midland Deferred. 7H Preferred 57;t North British Ordinary Def. 30i iSorthEastern 1221 North Western 133 South Eastern Deferred 65g South Western Deferred 391 Chinese 5 p.c. Gold Loan, 1912 Egyptian UnliiLxl IOOJ Italian 5 per cent. 95 Japan 4 per cent. Loan 841 Mexican 5 per cent. Ext 87 Portuguese (N aw). 64 Peru. Preferred 561 Russian 4 per cent. 91 Spanish 4 per cent 89 £ Tur&s 4 p.c. Unified English Script 86 Uruguay 3? per cent. — I Atch,ison. 10.5? Baltimore Ohio Ordinary 1:) 2 -?1  Denver Pref. ?s? Enes 31? Uhnois 124 Louisvilles ii, Milwaukie 112^ Missouri Kansas 21 i New York Centrals 106 Norfolk Common IOUj Ontarios. 32J; Pennsylvania 08 1 Philadelphia and Reading. S-1t Southern Preference. 81 Southern Paciiies 104 Union Pacific Canada Pacific 2olj: Grand Trunt Ordinary 29 k h » Second 100 „ „ Third „ 62 Mexican Railway 2nd Pref. 97 Buenos Avres Great Southern 127 United States Steel Corp. Com. 64 hudowbay 12 7.16 Shell Transport & Trading Ord. 5 29-32 Spies Petroleum Shares 26/6 Malacca Rubber Ordinary Linggi Rubber I Marcoiu'a Wireless Telegraph Ord. 4t Amalgamated Copper 79 K10 Tmto Copper. 8:) Ana.conda Copper 7 A British South Africa. 24/0 Consolidated Gold Fields -L)ef 3 1 Crown Mines. 71 Do ik-ors Diamonds Deferred 21 3-16 Enterprise. 23/32 East Hands 2 i9-32 Giobe and Phoenix 1 15.32 3iigersfentein Deferred 71 I Johannesburg Investment. 22/6 Modderfontein 13 Mozambique 16i9 Premier Dtamond. 12 ?.i6 ¡ Ihnd Mwes 71 j ¡ Raudiontcm ? 17.32 South African Gold Trust 1 15-16 Tanganyika Concessions. 2 15-32 Iranivaai "ci 2 15-16 Great Boulders 11/3 Golden Horseshoe 3 3-16 Ivanhoa (New) 3 1-16 Waihis 1 17-32 Ashanti Gold Fields. GreaL Cobar 2 11-16 ———— —————. AUSTRALIAN STOCK. 22,000,004 Worth Offered. It is announced that the London County and Westminster Bank, Limited, are in-  structed by the Government of Western Australia to offer for subscription £ 2,000,000 worth of Stock, authorised by the Act of the Legislature of Western Aus- tralia, entitled the "Loan Act. 1912" (J George V., No. 31). The loan is to be raised for the redemption of Western Australia 4 per cent. Treasury Bills maturing 1st July, 1915, £ 650,000; the purchase of the Perth Electric Tramways, £ 475,000; additional electric plant, the construction of railways, harbour and river improvements, and other public works, and is secured upon the con- solidated revenues and assets of the State, subject to the prior charges for certain loans as specified in the Act of the Legis- lature of Western Australia, 54 Victoria, No 9. The Stock now offered will be in addition to and rank pari passu with the existing £ 1,000,000 Western Australia Gov- ernment 4 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 1942- 1962, and will be inscribed in accordance with the provisions of "The Colonial Stock Act, 1877," 40 and 41 net., cap. 59, in the books kept by the London County and Westminster Bank, Limited, and will be transferable without charge and free of stamp duty at that bank. either by the stockholders personally or by their attor- neys. The interest, at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, will be payable half- yearly on behalf of the Government of Wee-tern Australia at the London County and Westminster Bank. Limited. Lothbury, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year, by dividend warrants, which will be forwarded by post at the stockholder's risk. The principal will be payable at the same bank on the 1st January, 1962.. but the Government of Western Australia have tha option of redemption at par, in London, 00 or after the 1st January, 3942, on girioC six calendar months' notice by advertise- merit in the "London Gazette" and in the Times newspaper, or by post to the theit stockholders at their registered addreaeea. Applications en the form prescribed will be rooeived at the London County and I Westminster Bank, Limited. Lothbury, and must be for even hundreds of stock, and I bo:) accompanied by a, deposit of C5 per cent. on the nominal amount applied for. The list will be closed on or before Saturday the 19th April, 1915. Forms of application can be obtained at the London County and Westminster Bank, Limited, 41. Lothbury. E.G., or at any of the branches of tbt bank. and of Messrs. H. Niviaon and Co., Bank-buildings, Princes-street, E.C. RAILW A Y TRAFFICS. The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company's traffic receipts last week were £2.701. as against £1.066, an increase oj £ 1.635. Tiie aggregate increase is £ 8,713. Traffic receipts of the Port Ta.lbot Rial way and Docks Company last week werq £,256. R6 against £ 140. an increase of £ 3,136. The aggregate increase is £ 18,123. TO-DAY'S MARKETS. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE. Liverpool, Thuxaday.-Bacon, Cananiian, wilts 171s. to 175s.; 2 and 3. 70s. to 7^& long rib. 75s. to 80s.; Cumberland, 72s. to 78s.; Danish, wilts, 73s. to 76s.; hams, long, 84B. to 8Ss. Butter-FineL,t Irish, 110s. to 113s.; Danish, Kiel, 119s. to 123s.; Australian. 108s. to 112s.; New Zealand, 114s. to 316s.: Siberian. Ills, to 114s.; lard. tierces, 56s. 6d. to 57s.; pails. 58s. to 59s.; boxes, 56s. 9d. to 57s. Cheese. 61s. 6d. to 6Ss. CORK BUTTER MARKET. Cork. Thursday.—Supply, avera; rie- mand. pood. Weather, showery. Firsts, 104s.; seconds. 89s.; thirds, fines. 01.; A, 1078.; centrifusa? creamery. t n?a. to 10t&