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The Industrial, Revolution. SEE PAGE 4-

The Conference and its Consequences. I MR. JAS. WINSTONE'S VI EWS. A ?LY TO CRITICS AND QUESTIONERS. I TO THK KDITOB. thtl observe by a report which appeared in th» < < w'Batern ??? on Saturday last that some i ? i?Q-"t.f?nds who favour this war have thought fit to /0111 *n a tirade against the decision of the nxajoj.,°f the delegates who were in attendance at the ??h Wa l es Con f erence held in the Oorv 3^1 Wales Conference held in the Cory If?ll 'Clardiff, on Tuesday, the 13th inst. > j all times welcome fair and reasonable cri- arft, Provided, of course, that I am given an r?ity to reply. tha '? *? that I dissent most strongly against the r]ew expressed in those reports, and I want t t) dlfblld if I ?? the right of the delegates to ?tjr? ? ?ir news. J"?? with great de f erence that they had a I'f' UiIlt wIth great deference' that they had a ?!-f ?Sht to receive or to reject the Report Hen Placed before them. They; of course, if tfcer without instructions,, are responsible for ??' actic6n to the members of their Lodge, I no one else. ??"? ?t to suggest that in a democratic organi- OD, the ?? that an Executive Council ac- %t f Van arrangement does not cai"ry with it 1 effect on the membeis of tha-t organ i- ?or does it preclude those members from e'Pt'illg or rejecting such an arrangement. ? he BtnTen strenuously since I have 000U- chair to maintain the unity of the ?rr? ? hope to continue to do so until the ?dr? ha,To kept silent for no other reason, when j?J to have spo k en. r?? ? ought to have spoken. ? ?)]]j??' I sometimes wonder whether anything hav'e been said if the vote had declared in N ?Pposite direction. t  ?sntion was made prior to the conference f tVW an that the information contained in the P'ort *1 hotild be given to the delegates, and t4,t lJ should carry it back to the men, in fp"t th4 Report was specincally printed in th? S,? lith a es Papers so as to enable the dele- Ritt,?, t 1) come to the conference with instruction. ro,' i, "'Lv'e no desire to be unfair to anyone, and !i? n ?? conclusion is that the leaders who be- liv5fe i111' and advocate the prosecution of the ?a.r t ?he bitter end are in a perfectly logical Pogjil- on ? their advocacy of the Comb-out," ??j"? ?PP?ciate and respect their point of view. Alt) 10U i ?v were not very flattermg to the ^telvof the delega,t<?, when they expected t W as ?? se?ms they did, not to see through T0rnrnent "Y?v??..uid Conquer Policy." My esteemed friend, Mabon, trots out the old <sir,tJ Severance from the Parent Body," {?f? i" ?he South Wales Miners' .Federation ? Of course, I don't agree with him that there all T necessity for either, neither do I think th(> 18 any danger, and lie might have gone 41 4c"l further and stated that in Northumber- lo,lid decision had been reached on the question of "eace or War and in favour of peace. TIllre has been no severence from the Parent 4I)d'?, nor has there been any split in the North- u Zb?Tland Miners' Union. Surely tbe Welsh ,s -ill be equally intelligent and maintain 1inity of the forces. j^ ?h?lild be well known to Mabon that in ?,. ? ?'Mdd in Britain there is a sharp divi- ?O?n?ong the workmen on -his question. TIt, he should have told his readers that the ^Ve BodJ at the miners' coBf Tence in Man- ?eo?*'? while voting at the Labour Party (?on- fe}- "Peace by Negotiation declined otq f  ?? ?* amendment containing the policy j, is  ?Sin*; ? to carry on the war until victory ?Tad. l¡4.a.this question the Parent Body remained ??? did not cast a vote. As I stated ? ? tl)? MTi iners' Federation Conference which was o? ? the Monday to consider the agenda, the ]I position to have taken after rejecting Uie !>QhcJ of "Peace by Negotiation was to a"Up ??? policy of "War until victory is I the policy of W ar until victory is l.. Oo  .?'??? Wales Miners have always opposed Ption. I have always been pleased to I [ °*ri>y L Out their mandate at the National Miners' f °r>rif  anyone say the Comb-out is not Con- ??MI ?? It is in my opinion, and Conscription ? tbnunfair and insiduous form. I?o?' ???h? at was my rock of offence at the con- t ?-? ?. I told the delegates the undeniable truth. ''P o.?g out that I spoke for myself alone, %nj ?i ?? Tnany of my colleagues did not agree ?if? ^e'" C took full responsibility, I would be In ar}<Ult Coward if I did not now in this crisis ?Pea]- S t e?i? ?? soul dictated. We are in the great-  ??d °^ ,our lives ? no one of age with a sound -well 4rd 'N'011-illfornied itiind can possibly fail to ap? 01eci tt,, ,the ?''lousness of the present situation, ?t can !le ?vade his responsibility or escape the C)n"(, qllene of his :?-tion. If t! '^•deration has determined, as it seems ? trie* have determined to carry on the war the I e determine d to carry on the war TV, "'Otiat- --?,d, and will not have Peace by ?egot?'' ??? tl)ere is bounden duty devolv- ?s;  t,h,3?se who snpport that policy to find ie 31) OY) 'tb' ?onev and the material. ^i'nied caiirn1 "?ust 1te organise d to become an :t'med can] must .e organised to become an I hope ealllp "()ilie of ns will be tried as by fire, ? hope we ?han ?ot b& found wanting. .i, oi-k A WOrk Hot essential to the prosecution of -?ii t1. to the pro,.?(-Tttt*oii of be 'toI)t)c-d. ?? tl'ich'st compul- :v i,ationing of tll people wrU become neces- ?y tll. d must. be ?'?'??? ? ? wdl become ncces? ?th as well as of ???ription Of ivt %-Itli is well as ofi i f e must of necessity obtain. the sands T WWorluilen to lllcle th«:ir heads Sto i comi^ T h,av,,? for months «« aH these foil™ m,, spoil he People, and there is mo*e foil(lw "ft'¡¡¡,rned them H' ???e warHc at S01,ie r-isk- to m.?' own I)-dt, -tt-i?. y w? ou. lTd t I  hwt f +t koTw7nonl ld d not Ieec. Ie truth is i lS ;p to +t^d ? ?? must of neces- ?v &?. ??r ? ? ?h?f ??- an we must 0 neces- ? ?, ? ??*? ?' ???11 help our people 1)tlt Ofth.gl.g or lternes will help our people Of in,pafe intVV!^ l'h they have been led b the Jrifiv[lHf. ?Iafes .?f this and everv countrv Slv in ?!'? ternole WT There 'is in mV ",rnent, 011?'" r' tit].. ^%rnennt t' wnv out, and ,t is through sound, sane and courageous statemanship; per- sonally. I stand for, and God helping me I will do no other, awaiting with fortitude whatever befalls, a just and honourable and lasting Peace I by Negotiation, as the only sane way out. As some of my colleagues and the last South Wales Miners' Conference have decided that the war shaii be continued, I have grave apprehen- sion that the white races in Europe will be de- stroyed before we see an end to the human slaughter. That, of eourse, is a matter for them. Lord Derby, speaking at Bolton on Sunday last said: We want more men—and we must have them. The country will have to make still greater sacrifices in the way of giving its man- hood." The "Morning Post," one of the .papers which strongly advocates the war, in its columns of the 16th inst., kstated:- As matters stand, Germany has a vast army, a great part of which is unbeaten, she owns a fleet, diminished indeed, but stiil in being, she occupies wide tracts of conquered territory, and her pirates are eating into the sea trade of her enemies. And she still owns a chance of victory." It will be seen that the outlook for an early peace is not overpromising, especially when we remember that on the Somme and Ancre, the British and French began on the first of July, 1916, the most tremendous as&ault ever heard of. The biggest guns, the biggest supplies of shells, the biggest armies, pounded and rushed, and in five months on a line of about 25 miles long an average advance was made of about five miles. The British; casualties alone were about 500,000 (including some casualties from other fronts). To this number must be added about 100,000 killed or cripples by disease. The total British losses were about 600,000. I make no pretence at being a prophet, but I opine, that when the workers of this country be- come as determined upon universal peace as they are upon getting higher wages the war will soon be brought to an end. The machinations of our secret diplomatists have led our young manhood into the shambles. The workers at home are being led into bondage. I trust the minority at Monday's conference will abide loyally by the decision exercising the right of every minority to transform it into a majority.- Yours fa ithfu lly, J. WLNSTONK. I [The views of Noah Tromans and A. Cook will I appear next week. ]

Merthyr Collier Hero. I I MINE GALL^NTR^ RECALLED BY STREET TRAGEDY. Another incident in the career of the late Evan Joseph Evans, the young Merthyr colliery haulier who s.acrificed his life in attempting to save a number of small children from a runaway horse and cart, has come to light. This happened about three years ago at No. 1 Fochriw Pit. Two men, Daniel Masters and Patrick Carthy, stepped into a cage which began ascending to the surface while a tram was hanging out over the end. The falling coal, it is stated, caused the other men working there to desert the knocker. Evans, who was at work near by, ran forward, jumped to the knocker, and signalled Stop! to the banksman above. Had the cage entered the top of the arch the rope woul d" have snapped and the cage crashed to the pit- bottom. The facts of the affair which resulted in Evans' death have been led before the trus- tees of the Carnegie Hero Fund, with a view to a grant being made to the young widow, who lives at Trevethick-street, Merthyr.

I Rail Away to Hull. I I DOWLAIS LAD'S ESCAPADE: HAULIERIS WAGES STOLEN FOR EXPENSES. An intelligent-looking youngster's temptation, fall, and flight to Hull with a Dowlais workman's wages was a story told at the Merthyr Juvenile Court on Tuesday. The workman, Walter Amos, a coal-haulier employed by Messrs. Guest, Keen and Nettle- folds (Ltd.) said that he was accustomed to com- mission the lad to draw his wages for him from the pay office, but on February 10th the boy ob- sconded with the money, which amounted to £2 5s. lOd. The youngster said that 30s. Af the money he spent in going to Hull, where his mother lived. He gave her 12s. 6d., saying he had come by it by working, and the remainder he spent on food and a sixpenny diary. Mr. J. A. Wilson (chief constable) said tila,t the lad was brought up at the Llwydcoed Homes and that the boy apparently had taken the money on the impulse of a moment. The woman with whom the lad had been staying m Dowlais was prepared to continue looking after him. The magistrates bound the boy over and or- dered him to be put on probation.

I REGRETS. Regret and life these are to me the same In nothing that I undertake or do, In joke, in play, in earnest purpose true, But comes that silent, stealing sense of shame For thwarted plans, called by the glorious name Of truth. Could we but multiply the few; Our father's heirloom frailtiers make anew, Bind up these feet; build up this ill-wrought frame, Wipe out the wretched past, my sires and mine! Then could we wind the stoney, thirsty road, Then should our forms and robust spirits shine, As wearily we near the blest abode. Then failing, shall our spirits not repine— The strength to fail is well in doing good. — A G. WALTERS. I Kinm&\ Park. -A. G. WALT"

Still Determined for Peace. 2,000 MERTHYR MINERS MANDATE 16 THEIR I DELEGATES. j PROLONGATION WITHOUT ANY USEFUL I PURPOSE. RESOLUTE STAND AGAINST LOCAL I EXAMINATION. One of the biggest mass meetings of Merthyr miners—consisting of quite 2,000 men at the Rink last Sunday-re-affirmed the district's opinion that the time has come for a vital at- tempt to be made to stop the war on the basis of an honourable peace by negotiations; not only re-affirmed, but proved that the iolea is something more than an abstract one by its de- termination to instruct its members not to ap- pear before any Colliery Medical Board until Conference had asserted itself on the questions raised. It is a noteworthy fact in face of the gross misrepresentation of the South Wales press, that the boys said to be responsible for the whole position were those who favoured a moderate course, and it was the elder- miners who, at the moment, had nothing to fear, who forced the issues to their logical conclusions. The business of the meeting was primarily to receive the report of the two district delegates at the previous week's conference in Cardiff; and mandate them with regard to the adjourned conference called for the following day. Mr. B. J. Williams occupied the chair, and was supported by the whole of the district offi- cials. In his opening remarke he expressed the district's obligation to the local I.L.P. officials and Mr. Clem Bundock, for having foregone the meeting which the latter gentleman should have addressed in order that the miners might have the Rink. He ridiculed the optimism which said that we had seen the darkest hour of the present gloomy times, and expressed the opinion that the darkest hour was still to come. As yet all the dark clouds had had some silver lining, but he was afraid that in the heavy gloom of the future the silver would be conspicuous by its absence. It was about time they began to look after their own interests, not only in the direc- tion of securing a living compatible with the in- creasing costs, but also in their industrial life, in which, 'unquestionably, they had been more favoured than other trades, partly because of the importance of the coal industry, and, partly, because of their own industrial organisation and solidarity. (Cheers.) But while they had pre- served their liberties to some extent, they had been steadily taken away from other industries, until he was somewhat ashamed that they had apathetically allowed tllOse liberties'to be filched. But now those in authority were going to in- fringe upon the few rights left to the miner, and by the same methods that had been used in other cases-that of splitting up the ranks into sections and playing one against another. Thdfc was the thing which they had to guard against. (Cheers.) There must be no splits in the ranks. (Cheers.) If there was to be a call, let it be a wholesale and not a piecemeal call—(Cheers)—and then let the men decide for themselves what they would do. (Cheers.) Unfortunately, the Execu- tive had lain dormant. It was true that, with a few exceptions, they had taken no active part in recruiting; but still they had lain dormant, and had recommended courses of which he for one was ashamed. (Cheers.) And, unless they of the rank and file were going to tell the Execu- tive what they should do, the Executive were going to go further than they had already gone, and advocate the acceptance. of Governmental proposals. (Cheers.) If the men of the Merthyr District were in sympathy with his sentiments, then be ?aske d them t-o ? el-wp ith his sentimen-t6, then he asked them to help disperse the dark clouds overhead. If we could have peace by negotiations, then why sacrifice hundreds of thou- sands of valuable lives? (Cheers.) Messrs. Wm. Williams and Thos. Williams, the delegates to last week's conference, gave in- teresting and comprehensive reports on the pro- ceedings there, and Mr. John Williams pointed out that the situation was more serious than most people imagined. They had not rejected the Executive's report for the fun of it, but there was no other course open after the ckairman had ruled that no amendments could be accepted to that report. Without that rejection there could have been no further conference and no discus- sion by the rank and file of these important ques- tions. Mr. T. J. Evans them moved the foHewing re- solution That this meeting of the Merthyr miners expresses its satisfaction and approval with the attitude of its delegates to last Tuesday's Conference, in voting for the rejection of the Executive Council's recommendation. It also expresses its belief that the presumed object of the war could be obtained by negotiation, and that its prolongation is without any con- ceivable purpose, other than causing the work- ing classes of this country unnecessary suffer- ing, and the further filching away of the work- men's liberty, which must of necessity become more intensified and acute the longer it lasts. It further instructs its delegates to to- l,t further iiastrtictl,; i t ?,, 'T. ?lvoiir of any morrow's conference to vote in favour of any steps that will lead to bring this terrible war to a speedy and honourable termination. Speaking to it lie said that he had been pleased when he learned of the result of last week's con- ference. It showed, at least, that the spirit of liberty and freedom was not altogether dead in South Wales. (Cheers.) To refuse to receive a report and recommendations of their own leaders was a very serious matter, and one of which he would be apprehensive in most cases, but on this occasion conference was perfectly justified in its attitude and actions. The Government had made a bargain by which the coal workers as a body were immune, and miners were nob to be inter- fered with. "We want coal, as much as you can produde," said the Government, which even went to the length of stopping voluntary recruit- ing from amongst colliery workers before the days of compulsory service. Now the Govern- ment said that they wanted 20,000 men who had entered tJ}J industry since 1914, and who were under 31 years of age; but, as had been pointed out, that was only a beginning. The bargain which had been made must be carried out. Pledges had been given to various bodies ef workers since the outbreak of war and ruthlessly broken. Pledges were made but only kept so long as it suited the convenience of the Govern- ment to keep them. The amazing thing was the easy way in which so many supposed trade-union leaders had acquiesced in this riding roughshod over the workers. (Cheers.) But it was not very amazing in some cases; but it was amazing that the Executive Council of the S.W.M.F. should now be acquiescing. (Shame.) Were they going to tolerate that? (No!) The resolution asked them to emphatically condemn that action, and he thought they were quite justified in doing that. Bu tquite apart from the breaking of a bargain there were other grounds of objection to that course. It is quite apparent that the War Council and the military men of the country had things in their own hands now. The War Office had made many blunders, and this was a blun- der if it was not a game to get the workers of this country under the domination of the mili- tary caste. (Cheers.) They would have done it sooner with the mines had they been sure of winning their little game. (Cheers.) They had hitherto been chary because the miners' organi- sation was strong, but now they were making an attempt on the small scale; the upshot of which would be that they would be at the beck and call of the militarist. (Cheers.) In the name of common sense and of Humanity let them do what they could to bring this war to an end by peace by negotiations. Mr W. J. Francis seconded in a fine speech in which he also expressed his pleasure at the attitude of last week's conference, and assailed the press for the dirty way in which it had ques- tioned the honesty of the delegates, though they vere duly mandated. Mr. J. Williams (agent) also thought that the darkfest days were still ahead. He did not say this to alarm anyone, but only because he thought it was the duty of any leader to tell his rank and file what he believed to lie ahead. There was no prospect of the awful calamity end- ing. Widows must be manuctured by the thou- sand and orphans by the tens of thousands, be- cause Kings and Kaisers and Czars and diplo- mats and politicians said so; because the pulpits said so—(shame)—because miners' leaders said EO. (Shame.) They were there to ask what did the rank and file say? (Cheers.) It was true it said something! (Cheers.) Twenty thousand men were needed from the collieries; no, that vas not correct, 70,000 were needed. The War Office had conveyed that message to the Home Office, and the Home Office had told the War Office to take a much smaller number lest there should be revolution in the coalfield. (Cheers.) for the moment the War Office would oe satis- fied with 20,000 men towards, which South Wales were asked to contribute its quota. He was very proud of the last conference de- cision. What had happened since.? The Execu- tive Committee had met in Cardiff on Saturday to draw up the Agenda for Monday, and was gratifying to be able to state that the stand which was made for peace by negotiation had made it possible that from two hours to 2.11 hours to be devoted to that subject on Monday (Cheers.) Another thing which had engendered a gueat discussion had been the rejection of the Executive's report, and after 2i hours discussion it was finally decided by 12 votes to five that the first thing the chairman had to do at the adjourned conference was to ask the conference 3to rtescind its previous resolution. (Shame.) That was where the platform was! (Shame.) And they would fight for all they were worth to ram that decision down the throats of the delegates. Dealing with local affairs, he said that on Mon-I. day about 200 of the Cyfarthfa men would be examined at Castle Pit by the Colliery Medical Board, and on Tuesday a similar number would! be examined of the Plymouth men. He had been appealed to for advice, but the position was so difficult and obscure that it was decided to lay the matter before the mass meeting for decision. It was no good telling these men not to go, un- less the general body of men were prepared to back them up. (Cheers.) He did not suppose that they could help themselves so far as examin- ations were concerned, since there they were dealing with effects, whereas they would have to get down to the cause before the effects would disappear. But whatever the conclusion, there must be no shirking. (Cheers.) Law or no law, Parliament or no Parliament, whatever the con- clusion or consequences, they must stick together like one man. (Cheers.) He understood that the district agent was to be consulted before these Boards made examinations, as to the con- venience an(ituitability of the examining room; but he had only received a formal notification that the Board was visiting Merthyr. He had immediately, written to the managements point- ing out that in his opinion the place was unsuit- able and inconvenient, and had later inter- viewed the Cyfarthfa manager, who held that they were helpless. But so far as the general situation was con- cerned their organisation must make its voiee and influence felt not only in their own defence, but also in defence of the workers, for it was the workers who were being attacked in this case. (Cheers.) At the same time it was not going to stop at the 20,000. At the Ooalowners' Association there had been scores of women clerks collecting all sorts of information from the Collieries for the Government. What was it for? They could partly guess the answer. (Cheers.) He was told that the Government demanded to know what percentage of the workers in the South Wales coalfield were between 18 and 25 years of age. This sort of thing was the thin edge of the wedge. (Cheers.) He had heard a man say that he was disgusted with the men who had entered the collieries since August, 1915. He was not! (Cheers.) They had as much right to be there as any other man. (Cheers.) They were human beings, and even if they felt that the war was wrong they had a right to go any- where where they could get shelter. Who were the miners to decide who should go to this con- flagration. Why did they not remove the bar- rier and say, "trhere shall be no discrimination between surface men and underground workers." (eere. But they knew what would have hap- pened had they attempted that—(Cheers)—and so they were playing the game of taking the weak first. The mean, unscrupulous lot. (Cheers.) On being put to the meeting the resolution was carried unanimously and enthusiastically. The meeting then turned to a discussion of the local medical examination question, in the course of which it was stated by the agent that he did not regard either of the two examination places as suitable or convenient, and had sug- gested that the examination should be made somewhere in town, and in the evening. Mir. Perkins then moved, that, the military authori- ties should be instructed that the meeting con- sidered that the places .were inconvenient and unsuitable, and that until suitable and conveni- ent places were found no examination should be submitted to by the men at the collieries. This was seconded on condition that the time was also objected to. It was proposed by a young man present that the present position be accepted, but there was no seconder to this resolution. Mr. J. R. Jones then moved as an amend- ment that the men be instructed not to present themselves at anf place of examination, pending the decision of Monday's conference, and Mr. S. Jennings, in seconding, referred to himself as one of the lice who was to be combed out." This course was opposed from the platform by one or two speakers on taetical grounds, but it was plain that the sentiment of the meeting was with it from the reception that was given by a speech in its support made by a, middle- aged man from the body of the hall, in which he contended that the resolution was the only one that could be adopted consistent with the previous resolution. As men, what had they to fear, he asked. They were only subsisting; only there to be made use of. (Cheese.) Their T-oice was the loudest in the land if they only made use of it. (Cheers.) Why not use it in the pre- sent. The amendment was carried by an overwhelm- ing majority, and the meeting then adjourned until Tuesday night. A report of Tuesday's adjourned meeting will appear in our next issue.

Metal as Rags. T.V.R. PROSECUTION AGAINST MERTHYR AND CARDIFF TRADESMEN. A further charge was preferred against Wm. Brown, a marine-store dealer, at Merthyr Police- court on Tuesday, when he was prosecuted by the Taff Vale Railway Company for making false statements as to the nature of consignments* sent by rail with the view to avoiding the pay- ment of the proper toll. The charge was a sequel to the series of charges of stealing and receiving brass and other metal, the result of which was the committal of Brown for trial at the next Assizes. Mr. C. R. Brown, solicitor, Cardiff, prose- cuting, said that in January Brown instructed his assistants to place some brass and other metal in the middle of some bales of rags which were going to be sent by train to G. J. Morris, marine-store dealer, Cardiff. These balee were taken to the T.V.R. Yard, Merthyr, and placed in a railway-van, and were described on the con- signment note handed in to the company's col- lector as rags only. The carriage for rags was a special rate of 5s. 2d. per ton, for quantities over two tons, whereas the rates for the ca lyiage of brass and lead was 10s. 6d. per ton. Detective-constable David Davies, Merthyr, said that there were twenty bales in the T.V.R. van and four of them had brass, gun-metal and lead hidden in them. D. Edwards, of the T.V.R., said that the weight of the metal was about 6 cwt. Mr. F. S. Simons, defendant's solicitor, said that the difference in the, carriage of the rag bales and the proper toll for the brass, etc., was only 2B. 2d. Defendant, in cross-examination, said he had never sent metal away except in bales of ragp and did not know there were different rates for metal and rags. I swear by Almighty Goil that I know nothing about it," he ejaculated, bringing his fist down heavily on the ledge oi the witness box. G. J. Morris, marine-store dealer, Cardiff, said that the goods were sent to him free, on rail M from Merthyr, and Brown would consequently have nothing to gain by falsification of the na- ture of the consignment. Giving his decision, Mr. R. A. Griffiths (stipendiary) said: We be- lieve the case has been made out, and there will be a penalty of Lio and costs. Brown was next charged with sending 9 cwt. of brass and metal by the T.V.R. to Cardiff con- signed as rags with the intent to avoid the pay- ment of the proper rates. George J. Morris, Atlas Works, Canton, Cardiff, the consignee, Wall charged with aiding and abetting. Mr. Brown (solicitor) said if these goods had been properly consigned the charges would have been 13s. 8d. instead of 10s. 4d., as invoiced. This consignment was delivered at Morris' works. A fine of L5 and costs was imposed upon eack defendant. A further charge of a similar nature against each man was withdrawn.

THE TEMPLE, TRAMROADSIDE NORTH. ON FEBRUARY 25th and 26th, the ANNI- VERSARY SERVICES will be held. Speaker: MRS. CHRISTIE, of Torquay. Ser- vices: Sunday, 11 and 6; Monday 7.30. Merthyr General Hospital. PORTER WANTED (Ineligible). PARTICULARS as to duties may be obtained JL from the Secretary. Wages 37s. ad. per week, witk uniform. Applications, with three recent testimonials, to be sent to E. BBWABBI (Secretary), 113, High Street, Merthyr, oi or before February 26tk, 1917.