Western Mail Friday June 11th 1926. A crop of particularly daring burgarlies have been perpetrated in Newport during the past few days, and the police suspect them to be work of an experienced cracksman. At the house of Mr. H.H. TOLSON, an accountant, in Fields-road, the thief entered the bedrooms of both Mr. TOLSON and his uncle, Mr. William MAIRE, collected their clothing, went through their pockets and left them the poorer, Mr. TOLSON by £5 in cash, and Mr. MAIRE by more than £50 and a gold watch. He had descended the stairs again before he aroused Mr. TOLSON'S little girl who gave the alarm. Whilst in the house of Mr. A.C. MITCHELL in the Gold Tops, Newport, he had another narrow sqeak. He was in the drawing-room and knocked something over, arousing Miss MITCHELL. Altogether six houses have been entered. A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane" was returned at the inquest at Swansea on Jenkin Henry HOPKINS 25, of Station-road, Cockett, a collier, whose body was recovered from the old Cwmfach Pit on Monday afternoon after search parties had scoured the neighbourhood for him. Annie HOPKINS, the wife, said she last saw her husband alive on Saturday evening at the house, when he said he was going for a stroll. In January last he met with an accident at the Mynyddnewydd Colliery, sustaining an injury to his wrist, for which he had been attending the hospital, where he had been advised to have his hand amputated. He was very worried about it, and dreaded the idea of having his hand off. He complained that his hand was so painful that it nearly drove him silly. Dr. William McLEAN, house surgeon of the Swansea Hospital, said that when HOPKINS was admitted he was told it was much the safer thing to amputate, as if his hand was left on it would probably become septic, and in any event his hand would be useless. He had absolutely refused to have it amputated, although his arm was becoming septic. It subsequently became necessary to open the forearm. Eventually the arm healed up, although the fingers were crooked and there was very little movement. Whilst playing with other schoolboys in Pottery-terrace, Pill, on Thursday Leonard PYKE, aged 6, of 97, Baldwin-street, Newport, dashed from behind a milk van in front of an approaching Great Western Railway delivery van. He was knocked down and the rear wheel passed over his head. First-aid by William James PARSONS, the van attendant, and Thomas H. WALKER was rendered. PYKE was conveyed to the Royal Gwent Hospital, but died before admission. At Cardiff County-court on Thursday the compensation case of PARKER v. Calvert COLLINS (1923). Limited, of Goole, owners of the steamship Derville, was heard by his Honour Judge L.C. THOMAS, Mr. Morgan EVANS (instructed by Mr. James H. CROSS) appeared for the applicants, Joseph PARKER and his wife, Mary Ann PARKER, parents of Joseph PARKER, a ship's fireman, who was drowned by the loss, with all hands, of the Derville off St. John's Newfoundland, on October 15, 1925. Mr. Carey EVANS (instucted by Messrs. Donald MacLEAN and HAM) appeared for the respondents. His Honour said he found that the applicants suffered a loss, and he would award a sum later. Mr. GOODWIN, of 42, Burnaby-street, Cardiff, won second prize for long distance riding in the Raleigh motor-cyclist's rally at Monsal Dale, Derbyshire. Walter BAFFICO, aged four years, 18, Harrowby-street, was admitted to Cardiff Royal Infirmary on Thursday suffering from severe scalds on the back. On retiring after 34 years' service, Mr. George TYLER, Caerphilly's oldest postman, has been presented with the Imperial Service Medal. Dr. J. Lloyd DAVIES opened a fete in aid of Hatherleigh House, Newport. The Mayor (Councillor C.T. CLISSITT) presided. John Patrick