Western Mail Thursday June 3rd 1926. WELSH WEDDINGS. The wedding took place t St. John's Church, Canton, Cardiff, on Wednesday, of Mr. Hector Ernest SHADDICK, captain of the Cardiff Cosmos A.F.C., and younger son of Captain and Mrs. W.J. SHADDICK, Malefont-street, Cardiff, to Miss Olive MESSER, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.T. MESSER, Pen-y-Peel-road, Cardiff. The bride was attired in white georgette, underlined with pink crepe de chine, and veiled with orange blossom. The bridemaids were Miss Freda SHADDICK (sister of the bridegroom) and Miss Muriel MESSER (sister of the bride). The best man was Mr. Alex ARNOTT and the Groomsmen Mr. W.J. MESSER and Mr. Frank NORRIS. The Rev. John THOMAS (rector of St. John's Canton) officiated. Following a reception, Mr. and Mrs. SHADDICK left for Torquay, where the the honeymoon will be spent. Mr. Arthur EDWARDS, ex-president of the Welsh Bowling Association, and a well-known figure in Welsh legal circles, was married on Wednesday at Windsor-place Presbeyterian Church, Cardiff, to Mrs.Ethel C. HALL, of Albany-road, Cardiff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. MASTERS of Weymouth. The Rev. David ANDERSON officiated. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Arthur SECCOMBE, brother-in-law, was attired in at travelling costume. She was attended by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur SECCOMBE, as maid of honour. Mr. W.S. EDWARDS, nephew of the bridegroom, was best man. The honeymoon is being spent in Bournemouth. Photograph Page. The wedding took place at the Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Cardiff, on Tuesday of Mr. Thomas SALLIS, Penralltgoch, Boncath, Pem., to Miss Muriel Ceinwen JONES, daughter of Councillor Evan JONES, J.P., and Mrs. JONES, of Pendarren, Pengam (12 in photo no other details.- Photographer E. Donald FRASER). A photograph taken by Miss Clemence M. ACLAND, of 94, Cardiff-road, Llandaff, of a gull. Frederick Charles TAMES, Garden-street, Pengam, was at Bedwas on Wednesday committed to take his trial at the assizes on a charge of stealing a purse containing 3s.3d., and a brooch, valued together £13, the property of Maud TREASURE, of Maesycwmmer. Miss Treasure said she was walking near the mountain when she saw a man coming towards her. She became frightened, threw her purse, and shouted to him, "You can have that." The man picked up her purse and continued to follow her. Just as he was trying to seize her two men came to her assistance. James Gwilym THOMAS, Cwmfelinfach, said he chased TAMES for a distance of four miles before he caught him. He found the purse in accused's possession. Prosecuting a number of miners at Pontypool on Wednesday for making false statements for the purpose of obtaining relief, Mr. T.P. Holmes WATKINS, clerk to the guardians, pointed out that although the relief was given on loan it was still poor relief, and was recoverable by law if the recipients had the means to repay it. William ROYNON, Garndiffaith, who failed to disclose compensation of £1.8s.11d. a week,William HEENAN, Garndiffaith who did not declare compensation of 23s.9d. a week, and William EVANS, of Llanhilleth, who did not disclose 17s. a week National Health Insurance benefit, were fined 40s., or one month, and were allowed 28 days in which to find the money. Levi HARVEY, James DARE, Alfred LANE, and Arthur HOLMES, all of Llanhilleth and William JONES, and Rees MORGAN, of Abersychan, were each fined 20s. or fourteen days. In the last mentioned cases the defendants declared they had nothing whereas they were receiving a National Hesalth Insurance. The spectacle of a horse mounted on a two-seater motor-car was witnessed in Corn-street, Newport, on Wednesday. A Great Western Railway lorry, with a load of two-and-a-half tons, mounted the pavement and the horse was forced down the gradient. It crashed into a motor-car, which was pushed on a few yards and then stopped. Urged on by the pressure from behind, the horse leapt over the back of the car, and landed right on top of the vehicle. The body of the car was badly dented and the hood and windscreen was smashed. The horse sustained many cuts. Leonard H. JONES, Penarth, was fined £1. at Penarth on Wednesday for dangerous driving and cautioned for failing to exhibit his road fund licence. Mr. F.J.L. GRIBBLE defended. Ralph MARTIN, railway clerk, Cadoxton, was fined £5. or a month at Cardiff on Wednesday for fast driving in Newport-road. Jacob JACOBS, chauffeur to Mr. Henry SINCLAIR, of Maesteg, was fined 20s. at Cardiff on Wednesday for disobeying a police signal in Cathedral-road on April 18. Beatrice PRITCHARD 24, of Bryn-road, Gowertyon, was ordered to pay the costs at Swansea on Wednesday for driving a motor-cycle without a licence. There was a collision on Wednesday morning in Cathays at the point at which Dalton-street abuts into Crwys-road. A motor-lorry berlonging to the Welsh Bakery Supply, Cardiff, and being driven along Dalton-street by Arthur BATER 23, of 69, Lisvane-street, Cathays, skidded and crashed into a tramcar.  BATER sustained severe head wounds, and after treatment was taken home. John Patrick.