WESTERN MAIL THURSDAY DECEMBER 9. 1926.  No.310. CARDIFF RAILMAN'S DEATH. Alfred John MATTHEWS (62) 39, Talworth-street, Cardiff, a timber foreman on the Great Western Railway, was found on Thursday evening in a serious condition leaning against a wall in Adam-street, and was conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, where he died the same evening.   Medical evidence given at the inquest held by Mr. R. J. SMITH (the coroner) on Wednesday showed that MATTHEWS had suffered from cardiac and broncihal trouble and that his death was due to syncope.   The Coroner recorded a verdict accordingly. TANTALISED MAN-Wounds Cardiff Woman With Knife. Elias CASWELL (32), labourer, was sentenced to a months hard labour at Cardiff on Wednesday for wounding Cissie KINGSTON, with whom he had been living in Gough-street, with a table-knife.   The woman said she had been teasing CASWELL and he then cut her hand . She did not think he did it wilfully.   CASWELL said the woman tantalised him and struck her hand with a fork he was using for his dinner. PARENTS CRITICISED-Llanelly Girls Of 16 Late Night Dance. "This case sheds a very undesirable light upon what is happening in our town nowadays, when girls of sixteen years of age, armed with powder and reeking with scent, are allowed by their parents to go to these dancing-halls and to meet all sorts of people and to go on dancing until late at night. There is no wonder that that the sequel to all this matures in the police-court." said Mr. T. B. LUDFORD at Llanelly Police-court on Wednesday when Sally DAVIES, Heol Goffa, Llanelly, a girl of sixteen was summoned for stealing from the local dance-hall a hand-bag, contained amongst other things, an engagement ring valued at fifteen guineas. The whole contents of the bag were valued at £17.2s. The girl was also charged with receiving, and pleaded not guilty to both charges.   Mr. Ernest KANNERER prosecuted.   Sally BASSETT, North -parade, Aberystwyth, said that on November 2, after a dance in the Vauxhall Institute, she missed her handbag from the cloak-room.   Defendant said that the bag had been handed to her by another girl, who had gone to fetch her cloak from the cloak-room, and she had asked her to look after tha bag until the following day.    The girl referred to, Violet DONOGHUE, denied defendant's story.  The Bench found defendant guilty of larceny, and bound her over for twelve months. CARDIFF GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Frank PHILIP, of 22, Tin-street, Roath, Cardiff, celebrate their golden wedding to-day (Thursday). Mr. PHILIP is an ironmonger and furniture dealer and has been in business about 40 years. He came to Cardiff from Midhurst, Suusex. Mrs. PHILIP, a Miss Emma CHAPMAN, is a native of Porthcawl.   There are seven surviving children out of eleven, and fifteen grandchildren. WHITCHURCH MAN WEDS IN LONDON.   The wedding took place quietly at St. Jame's Church, Manchester-square, London on Wednesday of Mr. George Frederick LEWIS, O.B.E., and Miss Colleen Mary HOGAN.   The bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. William Stephens LEWIS, of Mayton, Whitchurch, Cardiff, and the bride, who is of Wallandool, New South Wales, Australia, is the daughter of Mrs. B. G. WEYLAND, of Sydney. She was attended by one bridemaid, Miss Meme GRIFFITHS.   The best man was Mr. Arthur H. LEWIS, of Whitchurch, brother of the bridegroom.   After the ceremony a reception took place in the Grand Hotel, Northumberland-avenue. DRIVER DRUNK IN 'BUS-Merthyr Salvation Army Officer's Surprise.   Frederick Timothy WEBB (24), the driver of a motor-bus that had conveyed the Merthyr Salvation Army Band to Abertillery, was summoned at Abertillery on Wednesday for having  been drunk in charge of the vehicle.   Police-constable GLADWIN said WEBB drove along in a zig-zag fashion. When he got down from the 'bus he staggered , and when told that he would be taken to the police-station he became violent. Witness had to seek the assistance of three mere constables.   Adjutant G. H. LEWIS said that defendant drove the band to a musical festival at Abertillery. After the festival was over witness found WEBB asleep in the 'bus. His conditition was such that witness telephoned to the proprietors of the motor-bus to send another driver.   WEBB was sent to prison for two months and his licence suspended for twelve months. CARDIFF WOMAN MOTORIST FINED.   Mrs. Dinah ZIGMOND, of Albany-road, was fined 20s. and costs at Cardiff on Wednesday  for negligently driving a motor-car in Albany-road. She was alleged to have jerked forward and collided with a pedal cyclist (a woman stated to be stone deaf) on November 23.   Mr. R. BOOTH prosecuted, and Mr. Barnett JANNER defended.   Defendant said the cyclist rode into the car. John Patrick