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TRADERS' OPPORTUNITY.
TRADERS' OPPORTUNITY. There SbcuM Be No Lack Of Work In Britain. Germany's great trade with other na- tions is liow-t paralysed, and while we sympathise with the hundreds of thous- ands of German families who must be on the verge of starvation in conse- quence, there is surely no- reason for Britishers to be similarly affected. A certain section of politicians have long been prating on the theme of the adverse effect of German competition en British trade. British traders have now an opportunity to recover the. trade which it is alleged they have lost ty that competition both <t home and -overseas. This view is verified by the editor of the "Boot and Shoe Trades Journal," who says "Practically tli,, wbolp of those articles which we have begp ac- customed to draw from Germany can be produced in these islands, if we have the confidence in ourselves and the cour- tage to go forward. "Millions which have gone abroad to our aggressive neighbours for various goods can in time be retained for the benefit of our own trades, and the size •of our own factories gradually and sys- tematically raised to such proportions as will enable them to produce on. the low- 1 est scale, and not only supply ourselves, but many of these markets which have been in the hands of our commercial j&nd naval ri vals. The Wholesale Textile Association meets every day to discuss the question, .and the National Patriotic Association are taking up the movement. In a letter to cotton manufacturers, :F. M. Walker and So., of Liverpool, point out the wisdom of accumulating stock. Already several trades have benefited. Urgent orders have been placed with Messrs. Thomas Adams, the Nottingham 'hosiery firm, for nearly two thousand Aoze,ns of hose.
MILFORD HAVEN DOCKS ABLAE.
MILFORD HAVEN DOCKS ABLAE. LOCAL TERRITORIALS ASSIST IN FIGHTING FLAMHS. Local Territorial encamped at Mil- ford rendered conspicuous service at a. disastrous fire at the Docks in the early hours of Sunday morniug. The outbreak was discovered by a sentry of H. Company Brecknock Regi- ment on duty on the docks, at 2.45 a.m., in the top loft of the stores be- longing to Mr David Pet tit, steam trawler owner. The alarm was given, and in a. short time, the docks fire ap- pliances were in operation, and the town fire brigade on the scene, to- gether with the company of the Breck- nock Territorials, under Lieutenant H. Wade Evans, Ystalyfera, who t ren- dered yeoman service in combatting the lfames. The building contained nets, ropes, tar. a tank of oils, and other inflammab'e material from trawlers which are heing used in con- nection with the war. It was apparent that the building could iiat he saved, but all the barrels of oil inside and out- side were removed, anil efforts con- centrated on saving the adjoining stores and and Workshops of the \V< Coast Engineering Company. This suc- cessfully accomplished. —————<@. —————
PONTARD-UTLAIS MAN SAFE
PONTARD-UTLAIS MAN SAFE I GERMAN LINER'S RUN TO PORT. Since the outbreak of the war anxiety has been felt among the family and friends of Mr Vavasor Morgan, young- est son of Dr. D. Lloyd Morgan, Pont- ardulais, who was known to be travel- ling home from Galveston (Texas) in a German liner. The fears have now been allayed by the reipt of a letter from Mr Morgan, written from Habana, (Cuba.), on August 3rd. In his letter Mr Morgan says:— "I have started on my journey home to Wales. I took the North German Lloyd ship Neckar, and left Galveston on July 29th. Soon after leaving we learned that a European war had broken out, and the captain, who re- ceived a wireless message, put in here to escape from British cruisers, which were in the vicinity. We had a cargo valued at two million dollars, and the captain said he could not afford to lose that. We have been held up here four days already, and we are only eight British among a crowd of Germans and Spaniards, but we are well able to hold our own. We have excellent accommo- dation, and are well looked after. The British Consul has promised all help we shall need." Mr Morgan further says he is long- ing to get back to Wales, and intends returing to the mainland on the first opportunity, and travel home via New York.
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The "London Gazette" of Tuesday night states that at an extraordinary general meeting of the Welsh Fuel Co., Ltd., recently held at 4, Bryn Road, Swansea, it was resolved and duly con- firmed that the Company be wound up B i r k iiis h aw, 4, voluntarily. Mr. P. Birkinshaw, 4, Bryn Road, Swansea, was appointed liquidator for the purpose of such wind- ing-up. Creditors of the Company are required before September 7th to send particulars of their debts or claims to "I 1- '.1 1 Air. J. jVIoy Evans, 15, xidclaiue Street, jj Swansea, solicitor, for the liquidation.
IDLE COLLIERS AT GLYN NEATH.
IDLE COLLIERS AT GLYN NEATH. A meeting of the employees of the collieries in Glyn Neath and district on stop owing to the war, convened by Councillor T. D. Thomas, checkwej;her, Aberpergwm Collieries, was held at the Church Hall, on Monday. Mr. Thomas Davies, Cwmgwrach, occupied the chair. A Labour Exchange representative stated that a mixed class of underground workmen was required at Merthyr Vale, Abearman, and Mountain Ash. A large number of men signed on to work at the places mentioned.
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National Discontent With Militarism.I
National Discontent With Militarism. I The internal danger which Germany has to fear from a rising of the millions of her own deople who form the adher- ents of the German Social Democratic Party is a growing one, and a situation is developing that is likely to have far- reaching results. The fact that Russia is one of the -warring powers against Germany rat her makes for complication, but it is -thought in many well-informed quarters that the first serious defeat of the Ger- man army rruvv be the .signal for an 01 t. ■treak within Germany's own borde's. Perhaps no one in this country knows mora of the movement of the Social De- mocrats in Germany that Mr. H. M. Hyndman, with whom a representative of "The Daily Citizen" had an inter- view yesterday. "There can be no doubt," said Mr. Hyndman, "that whatever may be the position now in Germany, from the very first our German Social Democratic Party has, at very considerable risk, in- volving the imprisonment of its leaders on many occasions, declared against war of all kinds. What has happened since martial law was proclaimed in various parts of Germany I know no better than anyone else. A PEACE MANIFESTO. "Travellers who have come back through Holland tell us that the short- age of food and other necessaries is very great. If Liebknecht has been shot, and I cannot help believing now that he has been killed, this will tend to exasperate feeling from one end of Germany to the other. "At the same time it is not an easy matter to carry out an organised rising under martial law until the army itself has received a serious defeat. For ex- ample, it was not until after Sedan that the French people were able to throw off the imperial government of Napoleon III. I do not believe, therefore, that anything very serious can occur until it is known in Germany that the German M Armies are not making the progress they anticipated.
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4õ;rnvTp {'11"'TTf:' T,1CREE I SITFFR AGETTS DECREE I The Wotnon's Social and Political XTnion announce they ardently desire that their country shall be victorious because they hoH that the existence of all small nationalities is at stake, and that the status of France and Great Britain is involved. Therefore, in view of th" European war, the I WS.P.U. has decided to suspend all 1 •hostilities and activities at once now that their women political prisoners are veVas-^l and ovorv mem l??- of t?p Vr: '• H
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A special meeting of the N ea t h nlral District Council will he held next Mon- day to consider what stepe can be taken to provide public work for the unemployed in the district. A la y<y<\ number of miners in the Council's area, which embraces the whole 0" the <1a1 11}^ aci „e cioLric?, have been thiu.tii | out of working owing to the war.
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——— 9ft .——— Now that the railways are under a measure of State control, travellers possessing season tickets are able to choose the route Ly which to ti-aleli without any extra payment.
LAUNDRY AS INTERME MATE SCHOOL.
LAUNDRY AS INTERME MATE SCHOOL. In last week's issue we stated that I the building operations in connection with the Amman Valley County School had ceased through the inability of the contractor to obtain the special materials for the superstructure of the building, this coming from the con- tinent. We also stated that temporary buildings had been taken, and the school would be opened on September 22nd. The Governors of the school met again this week when this question was under consideration. Ultimately it was decided to take over the Amman- ford Laundry as a temporary school, at a rental of El20 a year, the Laundry Co. agreeing to carry out all necess-I ary repairs to the roof and windows, lay on water and gas, also erect a temporary, building as a laboratory, and arrange the different classrooms, of which there will be eight in num- ber. It has been arranged by the Governors for Mr H. T. Davies, secre- tary of the Board of Education, to pay a visit to Ammanford during this week end for the purpose of approving the plans.
350,000 TONS OF COAL FOR POOR.
350,000 TONS OF COAL FOR POOR. Mr. Herbert Sarrtael, as presitteat of the Cabinet Committee for the preven- tion and relief of distress, has received from Messrs. Rickett, Smith and Co., Messrs. George J. Cockerell and Co., and Sir Arthur Markham, M.P., an offer to place at the disposal of the Gov- ernment 350,000 tons of coal, to be de- livered in London during the autumn and winter, at the price of 24s. a ton, north of the Thames, and 25s. south of thta Thames. This offer is subject to the proviso that Sir Arthur Markham's pits are able to work and that the rail- ways and other means of distribution are able to handle the coal. It is also stipulated that mot more than 10,000 tons will be required in any one week and not less than 5cwt. delivered to any one place. The Government have grate- fully accepted the offer and will avail fchfejnselves of it should circumstances require.
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Two well-known Welsh ministers are held up in Switzerland—the Rev. H. C. Mander, of the Mount Pleasant Bap- tist Chapel, Swansea, and the Rev. Grey Griffith, of Cardiff, son of Coun- cillor Griffith, of Swansea. They are at Lucerne, quite comforttable. but iliiXIOUo to get ilOiiiO ilo .s0011 J.<I. tics for travel can be provided.
IWAR NOTES AND NEWS
I WAR NOTES AND NEWS Sixteen members of the National Re- serve force, under the command of Major Morris and Sergeant-major Ruse, have left Blackwood to guard the via- duct at Hengoed and the Bryn Tunnel, between Pontllanfraith and Maesycym- mer. The National Union of Evangelical Churches in Wales has issued a mani- festo to the Churches urging them to continue to pray for deliverance and peace. Three Germans from Cardiff who were camping near Carmarthen were arrested on Thursday. The arrest was brought about by a Boy Scout, who ob- served one of the men near an important point. All blinds on the trains crossing the Kiel Canal must be drawn, otherwise the occupants will be bayoneted, says Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent. The discharge was begun on Thurs- day of the large cargo from the captured German liner Belgiar, now lying in the Alexandra Dock, Newport. In addition to a stock of provisions, the cargo in- cluded several alligators. Special constables were sworn in at Swansea on Thursday, toguard the local water works, Cockett tunnel, Lougher Bridge, and similar important works. Miss Oates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Oates, Newport, who has been in Germany since Christmas, speaks highly of the conduct of the Germans to her on her way home. A Caerau Territorial was granted a few hours' leave on Saturday. He pro- ceeded to Bridgend and "took unto him- self a wife. He went through the ceremony in his regimentals, and was back on duty at 5 o'clock. The Executive Committee of the South Monmouthshire district, Inde- pendent Order of Rechabites Friendly Society, have decided! to pay the contri- butions of all members called up for naval and military service. The issue of cheap tickets by the G. W.R. will be resumed on and from [Monday, and excursion tickets were issued on and from Thursday. It is interesting to note that those German prisoners who at Cardiff were handed over to the Poor Law authorities are aiT liberty to move about the coun- try. They must, of course, quit Glam- organ, which is a prohibited area, and on their entry to another county, they must produce their permits to the police. Under the flag of the Red Cross as under the banner of battle the Allies co-operating at Namur. On the line of probable fighting is gathered a band of British ladies skilled in the art of healing. At the head is Millicent Duchess of Sutherland, with whom are an English surgeon and eight trained nurses. The German horses are dying of starvation (says the "Etoile Beige," of Brussels. The Uhlan patrols ▼.ho over- ran the Belgian Limburg left many of their hcrses dead ky the roadside. Ex- amination of these showed that the stomachs were absolutely empty. Notices were published in the "Lon- don Gazette" that Mr. Percy Rosen- heim, of Loverpool, Mr. Felir Rosen- heim, J.P., of Liverpool, Mr. Michael Seignberg, of TTQlloway, Mr. Samuel Seigenberg, of Hollowray, and Mr. Alfred Schacht, of the Stock Exchange, have respectively changed their surnames from 1 Rosenheim to Rose, from Seigenberg to Curzon, and from Schacht to Dent. The students at the South Wales Wireless College met at the Carleton, Cardiff, to bid good-bye to successful studenta who had passed their examin- ation on the previous day and who had at 'fche request of the Admiralty taken up positions at Chatham Royal Naval Barracks. This college had more re- i .quests than they coukT carry out. j Exactly 43 years after tho close of the Seven Years' War (a correspondent of "The Times" points out) the high re- putation of the Prussian Army was J()S in one day on the fields of Jena and Auerstadt. Exactly 43 years after the close of the Franco-German War the superstition of German invincibility was shattered in three days By the Belgians at Liege. The Swansea firm of Ben Evan? and Co., Ltd., are to keep open the situations of all employees called on to flerve their country, and also to give their wives hdf-pay during their ab- sence, has received a well-deserved com- pliment from the Welfh National Infill- ance Commissioners. NEATH HORSE. At the rrque^t of the Mayor of Neath I (Mr. W. B. Trick), the Neath detach ment of the Welsh Horse Brigade, cam- prising 32 rewuits from the Neath. Port Talbot, a.nd Briton Ferry districts, paraded on Saturday outside the Gwyn Hall, Neath. They were addressed by the Mayor, who congratulated them upon their readiness in responding to the coll of t T- t hoped that they would all distinguish themselves when they were ?ent- to the front. BOY'S SAD FATE. I a (jvjriii; submarine, said a seven-year-old boy, William Mun- caster, as he threw a piece of wood into the Longreins Reservoir, Barrow. A moment or two later he pitched another piece of wood into the water, wilh the remark, There's a Dreadnought." Chasing it, the little fellow overbal- anced and fell into the water. He threw up his arms and tried to swim. Mis mother came running to the place with a piece of rope, which another lad threw to the struggling child. This proved futile, and the boy was drowned. SOUTH WALES GIRLS AND BELGIUM. There are many girls in South Wales who have an intimate acquaintance with the theatre of war in Belgium. A large number of Welsh girls have been educated at the celebrated Ursuline Con- vent at Thildouck, which is close to Louvain and Malines, and only an hour's run from Brussels. These convents, which are dotted all over Belgium, would make most excellent hospitals for wounded soldiers, as they are large, bright, airy, and quite up to date in all their internal arrangements. TRADES COUNCIL AND THE WAR. A number of members of the Newport Trades Council having demurred to the request of the defence committee to send representatives Mr. Peter Wright warmly reminded the members that this was not a war between capital and la- bour, but between democracy and auto- cracy. The German Emperor was the greatest autocrat in the world. It was in the end decided by twenty-nine votes to seven to be represented on the defence committee. GERMAN EMPEROR AND IRELAND Speaking at a Dublin meeting on be- half of the Prince of Wales's Fund, Lord Meath said that if any money could be spared it should be utilised to put up a monument to the Emperor William, who had done what no Govern- ment or party ever succeeded in doing, namely, uniting Irishmen of all classes and sections in one common cause. CZAR AND "MY BELOVED JEWS." The "Berliner Morgan post" states that the "Frankfurter Zeitung" has had information of a manifesto by the Czar to "my beloved Jews," printed in Rus- sian and Yiddish. In this the Czar ia alleged to remind Jews of the bene- fits they have received from Russia, and from the House of Romanoff in parti- cular, and his Majesty calls upon them to volunteer in the Russian army, as Jewish and Russian interests are one and the same. In return for this the Jews are to be permitted to live in dis- tricts hitherto forbidden to them. The Jews, the journal adds, are some- what backward in responding to this in- vitation. LABOUR FOR THE FARMS It has already been announced that the Board of Trade, through the Labour Exchanges, are takmg steps to deal with any stortage of labour for the har- vest. In order to avoid the necessity for establishing separate machinery to deal with persons volunteering their ser- vices for this work, the Board of Trade are issuing instructions to Labour Ex- change managers to register applica- tions from such volunteers. Any person wishing to offer hould, therefore, com- municate with the nearest Labour Ex- change, the address of which can be ob- tained from any post office. BRITISH PRISONERS AS HARVESTERS. News ia to hand that many English tourists of military age who have been detained in Germany siace the declara- tion of war are employed in getting in the German harvest. This information is communicated by Mr. M. F. Holds- worth, of Birmingham, who, with Mrs. Holds worth and many other foreign tourists, W38 at Wiesbaden on the night w hen war was declared. PLENTY OF APPLES FOR THE TROOPS. A hundred thousand larrels of apples will be given to the British troops ia the field by fruit-growers of British Columbia. JUMBO MOBOLISED. Three elephants at the White City Zoo have been commandeerad by the military authorities. Nobody appears, as yet, to know why. ELBE TO ENGLAND IN EIGHT DAYS. Eight days were spent by a special correspondent of the "Co-ope iii ti ve News," who escaped from Germauv Rf tpr the outbreak of war, in travelling from the Elbe (Germany) to England, vLi Copenhagen. (-MPTURFS FROM GERMANY. The value of the Gerirtr..n merchant steamers which have been seized &s prize* of war is said to be fullv •ToJ,000.900. German shipping on the rt u, outbreak of war wewth U»"!VESTERS IN A "HUSTLE" 1 1 a single day harvesters near ''hop Stortford..who wished to teke rdvantages of the present high prices, gathered in a whole wheat crop, afVr which it wAs threshed and ground and, the same night, sent as flower to Lon- don. -7,, I N P..) Riehsrdfoii. the fa-mous lilood- 1 1,) ;>r.d.T, left Charing Cross oi> Tuesday en rout-? the front four fine trained bloodhounds. Mgjor RichR-rdoon stated that th? dogs wPl h. 1)"'d for tracing v>ourd?d mcn who have been ri. --cI ln the Red workers. The d(,t vbrv successful in such :2' dur-ng the Rits?o-T noanese War. T?y v.j ? v. -c.s.r a, hIi.?.??I??J c?& marked with a Red Cross.