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at 2 o'olook yesterday morning says the Kobe Herald of November 11. Columns of smoke and
flames rosa from the ventilating shafts and pits and the scene wa
When terrifying for some time.
the outbreak cocarred there wera
STUART'S DEATH
A Life Willingly Laid Down.
seventy miners in the pits and The human side of the war was galleries, but all except two brought home with tragic and managed to get out eafely. The poignant effect to South Wales cause of the fire is not known, last month by the sad news of the bat it is supposed to have been death in action of Lieut, Colonel Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart, due to a leakage of electricity,
M.P. for the United Boroughs of Cardif, Cowbridge, and Llantris- ant and commander of the Gih Welah Regiment.
The and new bought real grief to many a Swansea heart, for
he hd epoat many of his earlier veira in that city when his father used to be in residence in Cardiff Castle, and he often referred to the time when he and his brother, the Marquis, wore boys together taking fessons in the Welsh language at the Castle.
The House of Bate is closely associated, netenly with Scotland and England, but also with Wales and Ireland. Its descent can early be traced from the grandson of Robert Brace, the hero of American Prize for English
Bannockburn, through another
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branch Lord Ninian could claim descent from Grillith sp Llewelyn, The second decennial of $8,000 (£1,200), offered by the Trustees
Prince of North Wales, Through of Lake Forest University, Illinois,
his mother, the Dowager Mar- chioness of Bute, the oldest under the terms of a bequest short se Lord Ninian's eojourn guter of the first Lord Howard from the late William Bross, has in the town had been, he was an been awarded to the Rev. Thomas commander of the local Volunteer of Glossop, Lord Ninian Stuart James Thorburn, D.D., L,L.D., regiment, the emblem of the was directly descended from the St. Helen Dora Hastings, Eng. town's honour. In addition his Fitzalans, Bargao, and the land, for his book of Christian charming porsonality had endear-early Kings of Alban, Dalriada, apologetics entitled "The Mythed him to all whom he came in and Ireland. He was direct- ly descended on his father's ical Interpretation of the Gos contact. Lord Ninian was to a
mide from the Royal Stuarté, and pela: Critical Studies in the His peculiar degree the idol of hismen. torio Narratives." Forty-nine For three months the 8th Walsh as entitled therefore to wear the manuscripts were eabmitted, did duty at Glamorgan porta, Lord Royal Stuart farten. which came from all over the Ninian shared their hardships. world.
When the men went to France, in October, he was at their head, Tuberculosis Hospital for Kobe; and throughout the severity or
With regard to the proposed the winter he shared their pri-life for my country if it in ro establishment of a ta eroulons vations. The time came to enter hospital at Kobo it is stated that the tranches- time for which the Municipal authorities have be, in common with his man, had
Casualties decided to build it on the site at yearned. Tumeno where the crematorium and a little graveyard came stands st present. The into being behind crematorium will be shifted to lines. The men have stated that another pleas, and on 4,000 teabo Lord Ninian spent much of his of land that will be obtained by leisure in this God's more, and the removal the hospital will be that his grief at the loss of pay of built. Mr. Nakagawa, Director of his men was touching to a degree. the Sanitary Bureau of the Home Sympathy will be felt for his
It was known in the Volantear Office, has inspected the site and stricken wile. Lady Ninian had is said to have expressed his op- endeared herself to the people of days as the 3rd Glamorgan Begi- proval of the project. The cost of Swaanse by her very real interestment, and also as Dillwyn's Corps, the constraction is estimated at in the regiment. She is left with Y80,000-half the amount of three little ones-a son and two which will be defrayed by the daughters. Central Treasury-and it will be completed dating next year.-
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On leaving Swansea with bis regiment ho addressed them and aid: “I am prepared, as I am are you all are, to lay down my gaired." Inanother communication ince received from him be had testified to the ergerness with which the regiment looked for
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The 6th Welsh, of which Lord Ninian Stuart had been common- der frem 1912, was the oldest Swanses Volunteer corps, and was considered a orack, corps under the old Volunteer system.
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Although an aristocrat to his had done since they went to the To what is stated in the forefinger tips, he had no prejudices front last October. It may be said In many of the French reporte Stuart, H.P., was born on the going it is not necessary to add that prevented him from recognow that he was anxious to go of the fighting it has been siated 15th of May, 1883, st Damfries much in the way of detail. To nising each side of the case, and into solira service. More than that the rush of the German House, Ayrshire, the second can one who has watched Lord whilst he might be supposed to ones he made a special journey troops was stopped by a "curtain of the third Marquis of Bute, K.T.. Ninian's career for 30 years, the have a leaning towards "the from Swanson to London to press of fire." This curtain of fire or LL.D., and the brother of the news of his death comes as a other side" he always showed a the appeal of his Battalion bat "rafale"fire, as it is technically present Marquis, who is two sadness that, if anything, makea willingness to help on anything they should be sent out early, and known, is soknowledged to be years his senior, Educated at him all the more dear to one. that would niet the practical when his requests met with a Nor were the favourable answer, he was keen the best way of stopping an in-Barrow sad Oxford University, Right through, boy and man, be agriculturists. fantry rush. "Rafale" ia a French Lord Nician was intended for the showed through every phare of poorer sections of the community upon the fact that the Sixth Welsh word, meaning a squall or and Diplomatic Service, and visited his life and action, an inate without large share of real had been celooted so early from WELLS FARGO den storm, and that exactly des- Russia to continus bis linguistic Lovableness that made him a sympathy from him when any smorgat the numerous Territorial Osthe cribes the curtain of fire, for studies, but while there his health friend to all with whom he came thing affecting their welfare came Battalions in waiting. it is nothing more nor less then broke down, and he had to aban- into contact. There was with before him in the House of com- other hand, the writer has received lotters from men of the Battalion a shell storm. The abelle don diplomacy. On bis return him a freedom from restrains mons.
are fired at a high sogle, and are home he went up to Christ that at once put strangers who With truth has one writer said fall speaking in the warmest terma so timed to burat in mid-air above Church, Oxford. At college, approached him at their ease, of bim: He was populer with all of their commanding officer, who the advancing troops. The shells, as at school, his Lordship was and if he could do anything to parles in the House, sed was's was invariably described as a too, are fired on a system, so that exomediogly popular. A good all-help anyone he put his fine type of the modern style of soldier and a gentleman." sa ant 'Lord Ninian häe been out off in practically the whole area over round athlete bimself, he took back into the taak as if it the old aristocrsoy, The Laboar which the enemy is charging is keen interest in cricket and footswere the only thing he had to live men especially paid attention to comparative youth. He had had under a storm of Shrapnel, mak-ball, and in all forms of sport, for. As a politic'am he was still his spreches in the Honie of Com- neither the time nor the oppor ing it almost impossible for troops and it may here bore-called that young when the
wrest world mons, which werealways moderate tunity to show his full power in to get through. Every time the out of compliment to him the first tragedy through which we are and clear, devoid of rhetoric, and either of the spheres of motion to Germans have faced this curtain football ground secured by the now plasing salled him from Par-ever courteous to opponents. He which he had been balled. But he of fire they have suffered enor Cardiff City A.F.C. was oalled lament to another and wider spoke seldom, but always to the will be remembered as one who mous losses, and even their great Ninian Park,
field of nativity, Consequently, point, and was a throughly useful did him best in whatever he an- massed stroke bars been stopped On leaving Oxford in August, be had not much opportunity of member
himself in an unusual degres to s through is before the storm in 3rd (Militia) Battalion Queen's legislation was, But, he was re- His devotion to his duties as large number of people in many of the Gib grades of the social scale, Whole Own Cameron Highlanders, of ownised as one who was develop Commanding Officer at its height --Exchange.
which the honorary colonai at that | ing a shraved appreciation of po- Welsh is well-known. No man hearted, unprejudiced, obserial, time was the Mackintosh of Mag-litical-fagta, sad sircumstances could be more proud of his Bat- hating mything in the form of F you have lost your appetite kintoph, of the Cottrell, Cardiff. that would in time, bad he been talion than he was, and the last bither hypocrisy or huming, one of the big variety of Subsequently he served two years spared, have filled him for the letter the writer of this role gentlemanly, and considerate, he dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-as an offider in the Boots Guards. new pohool that wan realised received from him contained a will be remembered by all who BRA CAFE is sure to tempt Lord Ninian in those fave made by most people an the pre-passage expressing warm appro, regret the loss of an honest and
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