Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-04-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DAMAGES.  CLLIM  Paton v. Frank.--The plaintiff, Mr Allan Paton, had let the premises. No. 31, Castlestreet, to the defendant, Mr Lawrence Frank, the latter agreeing to pay for all damage made during his tenancy. A window had been broken, and the plaintiff claimed £2 ss. on account thereof. The defendant did not appear, and the judgment was given for the plaintiff, the amount to be paid forthwith. Mr. H. Wilson Paton represented the plaintiff.  A conference of delegate to the Associated Charnbera of Commerce. w. held on Thursday afternoon at the Hotel Mete oriole, with reference to the Railway Rates Bill. The preceding, were private, but it is understood that the feeling against the bill was unanimous and strong. The understanding was arrived at that the 1 different trade districts should be left to make I their opposition to the measure ratherthan that, in the meantime at all events, any organised action should be taken by the Clambers of Commerce.  It is understood that a second battleship of the first class will be laid down at Pembroke Dockyard as soon as the Government measure for increasing the Navy has passed. This will , provide work for a full compliment of artizans and labourers until the middle of the year 1892, land will be an immense boon to the locality, lwhere employment for some time past has been 11 very scare.  A suicide wader very painful elreumstancee has just occurred at Niort. 31. Gustave Tardy, out of the fficials of the local library, had been deaf and almost dumb for many years. Of late his sight had also become affected, and the thought that Wtol blindness might supervene, cutting him off from all intercourse with his fellows, tormented him so grievously that at length be determined on destroyini, himself. After writing a letter to his relatives asking their punkt: for the sons.w heas about to inflict on them in putting en end to IL: life. he Iroceeded to the banks of the ties-re, and, leenir4 over a rifle, blew out his brains. Hil3 body was found in the water. This sad event ha.s cast quite a gloom over Niort. where M. Tardy wis well known and extremely popular. The impoatta Rubs:: Who swindled the Princo of Monaco, the Due de Broglie, and others, by representing himself in epistolary communications te bis victims as Cardinal Lavigerie—the model n Crussiclei-- has been condemned to a brief incarceration Inc the space of four months. Kuhn had adopted a rather Oh:Aire method of duping people, and his lett, r, were all garnished with Latin head:al:4.s and stamped with the Cardinalle arms: Hence. he had no difficulty in extracting bank-notes end banes from unsuspecting laymen, but the Bishops of Liege and Ghent were more astute, and sent the letters to the Anti-Slavery Association at Brussels, whero they were speedily recognised as stupid hands. Cardinal tavigene's representative in Paris was also communicated with. and Kuhn, who WU kerk to a gas cosapooy, woo arrested.  k  HIGHEST AWARD of M FRIT - ...Yerean," the leading organ of the Hifi World Sir r —"The Seed& rent oat byttris firm are beenLitany den .rd p " IttaiXn of ten beet varieties. Meillear=id. mid tree trims verrro., dirt, dom, f Jest, *I per lb. ,_• /lb& Is. &L Erp3l.l 'Arles Mtt 81. per lb. Every descriplion of reed al prim, INSFerIVOROURPi H )1,  . •—• for barks. Thrashes, etc.„ Rd. II Pot Btrd Sand. 'Ante' Eggs. Tilt-4.1 \Jr ...as.