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GROCERS' LICENSES I
GROCERS' LICENSES I OEHERAI OBJECTION RAISED AT SWANSEA SESbiUfjS. ¡ I I LESS DJUHKEHHESS I The Chief Constable of Swansea, in his1 annual report read at the Brewster Sessions to-day stated that there were 302 licenses in the town at present-232 ale- houses, 29 beerhouses, 18 beer off, two refreshment houses (to sell wines on and off), and 21 other licenses. The total was e^uivaient to one for 191.67 persons of the census of 1911, and the on licences gave a proportion of one per 43-5.97 of the population. This showed a decrease of eight, in the number of licensed houses in the borough during the year. The Compass Inn, Pentregethin-road, and the. Woolpack Inn, Waterloo-street. had been referred for compensation, but were still open for trade owing to the money not having been paid. Thirty-six licenses were transferred during thej year Less Drunkenness. The total number of persons proceeded against for drunkenness was 608—181 males and 124 females— giving an aver- fØ of 1.66 per day. Compared with the; previous year, there was a decrease of 55 persons proceeded against. During tho year five licensed persons were summoned for offences against the Intoxicating Liquor Laws, four of whom were convicted. He had caused notices of objections to be served upon tho licensees of the Black Lion, Orange- street; the Tredegar Arms. Bouney- etreet; and Red Cow Inn, Plasmarl. The police had paid 2,615 visits tAt licensed houses to see that the business was properly conducted, an increase of 690 visits on the previous year. There had been no convictions ior permitting drunkenness or selling drink to drunken persons. One person was convicted for selling drink to a child under l-t years of age in an unsealed vessel. I Automatic Machines. With regard to the use of automatic machinesj the Chief Constable observed that the majority of the houses had two or three on their counters, and he had sent cautions to the licflllSCfS and owners in each case asking them to remove tho machine. Iu his opinion, the Chief Constable proceeded, there were more seven-day licenses in the borough than were neces- sary, and some were situated in out-of- the-way places, notably the Waunwen! Inn, Carmarthen-road; Centre Hotel.; Somerset Place; and Tredegar Arms, liodney-street. Although many persons came over the H three-mile limit," it was, only for the purpose of obtaining drink,: and he suggested th£.') if the licenses of; the housel., mentioned were renewed tl licensees should be asked to take out cixi This would assist in pre-I venting undesirables visiting the town, and much relieve the police supervision. The conduct of the licensed houses generally, he Concluded, had been very prood, as compared with other cities and boroughs. OBJECTION TO GROCERS' LICENSES.! Mr. John Roberts presided at the Ses- Bions, and was accompanied on the Bench by the Mayor (Alderman Dan Jones), the ex-Mayor (Alderman T. T. Corker), Dr. i Nelson Jones, Mr. J. W. Jones, Mr. David Meager, Dr. J. A. Rawlings, Mr. Roger 1 Thomas, Mr. E. G. Protlieroe, Mr. Richard Lewis, Alderman Ben Jones, Mr. David Roberts, and Mr. Oakley Walters. Mr. Richard Watkins, representing the Temperance Party, had given notice of objection to eight" off" licenses. The first case was Messrs. Lipton's wine and spirit license at 13, Oxford-street. Mr. Watkins pointed out that in ca-ses where the licensee had not held the license since June 25th, 1902, the justices had absolutely unfettered discretion to refuse or renew. The tenant in the pre- sent case had not held the license for !hat period. He argued that the license was not necessary for the require- ments of the district. For years since grocers' licenses were first granted there had been considerable agitation for their removal on the ground —— Mr. Samson objected to Mr. Wa.tkins making general statements. The Chairman: I don't think you are entitled to generalise. Mr. Watkins: I think in the interests .f the women folk in particular it would be better if this license was not. granted. j "Surreptitious Drinking." By Dr. Nelson Jones: His objection was not to the character of the licensee. Mr. Watkins, speaking on his general i n,, on his ,enei,. l objection, said grocers' licenses led to surreptitious drinking, and were very unfair to the bona fide license holder. who had to pay more for his license and also contribute to the compensation fund. ■ Miss Elizabeth Parker, of the B.W.T.A., a temperann worker for 35 years, called by Mr. Watkins, said she considered Srrocers' licences had been th gre-a tes t curse. to the women of the nation. Sirs. Willoughbv, Tabernacle, Waun: Wen, also called, endorsed the remarks of tie two previous witnesses. After private deliberation, the Bench t ecided to defer consideration of the I licenses in question and the others nntil February 25th. A Cinema Music License. I On the application of Mr. Watkms, the application for the renewal of illes.srs.; Taylor and Co/s wine off 'menses at t. Castle-square, was adjourned, it e c b- jection being an informality in the notice, md another reason not disclosed. Mr. David Seline applied for the per- miment transfer of the music license of the Oxford Cinema, Union-street, from Mr. S. Price to Mr. Samuel Rubenstein, i 47, Walters-road, and the Bench con- eurred. The case of the Tredegar Arms, ob- i?tod to by the police was adjourned? Mr. Laurence Richards,, who appearedi {or the police, stating it was necessarvi b) amex\d the notice, The license of the Black Lion, Orange-' street, was next considered. Mr. Lau- rence Richards objected for the police,! and Mr. R. T. Leyson applied for the! renewal. Doputy Chief Constable Roberts and Detective EynoTi gave evid-j ence thait the house was not necessary for the retirements of the neighbour- for i-h-o r :-ttt r stating ther<? were ten? boo d th licensed bouses within 'a radius of '20 yards. There was also a conviction against the house for selling intoxicants on a Sunday. Bventually the Bench decided to renew the license. The- objection of the police was over- ruled in the case of the Red Cow, Plas- utarl Mr. L. Richards represented the police, and Mr. GyJSL Newcombe appeared for the licensee. An Objection Withdrawn. I Mr. Richard Watk-4ns had 10 objections In the list. The first objection was to i- ,ha license of the Heathfield Hotel, Port- land-street. Mr. J. H. Thorpe said the alterations suggested "by the chairman at the Quarter I Sessions had hoeja carried out. Mr. Richard Watkins said that last (Contended <tt fo«4, of next columa.) 1
rlss MAhY BRADBON______I
rlss MAhY BRADBON I Death of Author of Lady Audisy's Secret. Miss Mary Elizabeth (Maxwell) Braddon, the well known novelist, died to-day at her residence at Richmond, Surrey. I Deceased, who wae born in London in 1837, was the youngest daughter of Mr. Henry Braddon, of St. Kew, Cornwall, and the widow of Mr. John Maxwell, of Richmond. Miss Braddon has been devoted to literary work sincti 1840, among her principal novels being, Lady Audley's Secret/' Run to Earth," and "Thou Art the Man." About a fortnight ago, Miss Braddon's healt failed, and she was confined to I her house, but continued to get about until five days ago, when she had to take to her bed. She passed away this morning in the presence of her family,, including her son, Lieutenant W. B. Maxwell, himself a well-known novelist. I
MINERS RETURN TO WORK.I
MINERS RETURN TO WORK. I I The 1,O1}O men employed at the Loan- head Colliery, Mid-Lothian, who were idle yesterday, resolved to-day to return to work.
GENERAL UA'S ' lATEST.I
GENERAL UA'S lATEST. I El Pasa, Thursday .General Villa has proclaimed himself in charge of the presidency- of Mexico, and has appointed three ministers to take charge of the chief Government.
WOMAN'S BODY EXHUMED.I
WOMAN'S BODY EXHUMED. From enquiries made this morning, a Press Association representative learned that the exhumation took place at East Finch ley Cemetery, London, during last night of the body of Mrs. Margaret Llovd, wife of the man who, under the nameT of George Smith, is on remand on a charge of causing a false entry to be made in the marriage register at Bath on the occasion of their marriage on December 17th last. The exhumation was made by order of the Home Office on the application of the Public Prosecutor, and took place at a late hour last nig-ht in the presence of several police ofacers. The coffin was raised to the surface where it remained until about 7 o'clock this morning, when the police superin- tended its removal. It is understood that a post mortem examination will he madeb y Professor Pepper, Mr. W. H. Wilcox, tho Home Office expert, and Dr. Spilsbury.
NEATH GAS MANAGER RESIGNS
NEATH GAS MANAGER RESIGNS A meeting of the members of the Neath Town Council was held on Thursday, there being present the Mayor (Council- lor M. Arnold), Aldermen Hopkin Mor- gan and H. P. Charles, Messrs. John Ecies, John David, Dan Harry, L. Arnold, W. E. Roes, E. S. Phillips, John Morris, J. P. Jones, W. B. Trick, G. Challioombe, Aids rm an David Da vies. It was reported that Mr. R. A. Brown- ing, gas manager, had sent a letter to the Gas Committee tendering his resignation at the expiration of three months. The committee, at the close pf the meeting, considered,. in camera, what steps should be taken regarding the let- ter. Mr. Browning has been in the ser- vice of the Council .for 3-1 years. Lioenses for the storage of petrol were renewed to the Great Western Railway Co. and the British Petroleum Co., the latter subject to certain conditions. Mr. J. R. Jone6 asked the gas manager how the charges of various gas com- panies compared with prices charged m the borough. The Chairman of the committee said that the manager could not answer the question olf-hand.
IOFFIG'A' NEWSI
I OFFIG'A' NEWS I REPORTS FROM ALL QUARTERS. I PARIS, Wednesday, 11 p.m. To-night's official communique says: There is nothing to report except that in Champagne three German attacks were all repulsed—namely, to the west of Perthes, to the north of Mesnil-les- Hurlus, and to the north of Massiges. In the Argonne a fresh attack at Baga- telle was driven back by our troops during the night of February 2-3. RUSSIAN. PETROGRAD, Tuesday. The fohow-in communique from .the Headquarters f the Army is iMuad here: Conflicts with the enemy in the Mlawa district continue, and are always fav- ourable to our troops. On the left bank of the Vistula there was a battle on the Bolemow Road on Feb. 1 of considerable violence, in which a, large number of heavy and light bat- teries took a prominent part. A German attack on the morning of Feb. 1 in the region of Borzimow was re- pulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. A very determined battle was fought south of the village of Goumine (near Moghely), where we re-occupied the advanced trenches lost by us on Janu- ary 31, where there was a fight for a farm. South of the Pilitza, on the Dounaetz, the enemy has made his fire more severe, keeping it up day and night, but efforts by his forces to advance have been with- out success. In the Carpathians fighting continues. On January 31 and February 1 our troops, who advanced fighting along an extended front on the Dukla Pass, al- most in the interior, having traversed in the region of Laslish-Mesolabocz the principal height, then captured a battery of six guns, two howitzers, quickfirers, and many prisoners. In the same region an offensive movement at Ysotsks, south-east of the Uszok Pass, was repelled with enormous losses. German advices from the Carpathian front confirms that on February 1 a battalion of the 224th German Regi- ment was annihilated to the south-east of the Beskid Pass. The remainder, in- eluding a battalion and company com- manders and twenty men wen made prisoners.
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WAR OFFIDE MISTAKE; I
WAR OFFIDE MISTAKE; I ♦ LETTER FROM SWANSEA SOLDIER WHO WAS RnPORT-O iIEkO. "KEEP SMILING, MOTHlR: I Mrs. Thomas Williams, of 19, Lambert Cottages, King's Dock. Swansea, has a hit 01 good news to impart. In the opening days of the year she had I an intimation trom the War vllice that i her son Tom was killed in action on December 21. Fortunately, however, at about tne same time she heard from Tom, who was at Renham Downs, near Andover, Bampehire, alivo and well. Mrs. Williams has three sons in the Army. Tom, bth Welsh Regt., B Co., Ren- ham Downs; Albert, 1st Batt Devon! Rogt. and Teddy, who is with the Swan- j eea Battalion. Come to Life Again!" H Just a few lines/' wrote J om, hoping to find you in the best of health, as I am myself at present. Well, I am a dead man come to life again. It was a big mistake at the War Office. No doubt it gave you a bit of a start when you read the document. I have sent the paper back to Headquarters, so that the right parents. can hear the sad news of their son- i I hope and trust that Albert will come out of it all right; you say he is in the trenebag. As for mo, I cannot say when we are going. Albert is not in Kitchener's Army. He is in what they call the Special Reser-ve-tho old Milita. No doubt Lord Kitchener will be taking out his army some time. Well, the sooner tlx. better, as ifs nearly time to give our comrades a spell who have been fighting hard all, th time/' Hard Life in Trenches. On January 28th, a letter came also from Albert, who says: We are in the trenches, and I must say it is awful cold out here, but we are in the best of health.; Mother, keep smiling, it won't be' long before it's over, and then I will, never leave you again. It is freezing, hard now. I will write a long letter to you rhortly." Ho encloses in the letter a very nicej Christmas card sent Wy the Mayors of Exeter and Plymouth, ancf Lord :Forte(Scue I (Lord Lieutenant of Devon).
THE RELIC Of AN: ARMY. I
THE RELIC Of AN: ARMY. I AUSTHIiSS' PLIGHT. AUSTRIANS' rU?it).  I ENEMY'S TERRIBLE SACRIFICE IN CLOSE-I COLLit\JII ilii!UVLiVILNTS. 4 HOW THE :.U35iAiiS FIGHT I The Press Bureau this morning issued a communication received from Professor Pares, the authorised correspondent at the Russian Headquarters.. Writing under date Jan. 1st, Professor Pares says: At this staff, as at the Gen- eral Staff, life was very simple. There was plenty of news from other quarters of the Russian front, and the two things which stood out even more here than elsewhere were on the one hand, the im- mensity of the sacrifices which are being cheerfully made by Russia, and on thoj other tho sense of quiet confidence as to ill" ultimate result. From an attack of one German division on this side, 1,000 corpses were counted. The Germans and also Austrians advance in close column, which may give material support to the men but result in terrible- losses as compared with the more indi- vidualistic advances of groups of eight to eight to ten on the Russian side. In bayonet fights practically no quarter can be given, and sometimes the men can only use their rifles as clubs. The Persistent Russians. the Austrian Army is already no more than a relic of its former self, though it still makes some vigorous moves and covers every retreat with tremendous, cannonade often resulting in the capture of guns and men thus left behind. It must not be forgotten than Russia has had to deal with practically all the forces of two of three allies, Austria and Turkey, as well as with an ever increas- ing proportion of the forces of the third, Germany, but she is going steadily through with her work. Despite condi- tions of the weather and roads under which Russia has to press back the enemy, she never lets him alone, fcr she knows that on the persistent pressure de- pends the issue of the allied front. Washinq Dav at the Front- I Continuing his narrative, under date January 3rd, Professor Pares states yes- terday I walked out to the lines, which are about 4 miles from the town. The men of one battery were engaged in im- proving their underground shelters which were lined with straw, well heated and furnished with shelves for a few belong- ings, including even books, and anyhow provided refuge against frost and bullets. Water was near, and the soldiers' wash- ing was hanging out to dry. I made my way on through the village towards the broken bridge. A long line of high earthworks ran near to the stream, on the other side of which were Germans. The Germans shoot at almost any mark, or even on chance in the dark- ness. but very few are wounaed in this way. I Countess Ambulance Worker. I Everywhere one feels, the winning spirit after the last great battle on the Sans. The men went forward with a tremen- dons rush an the enemy's rifle pits were; filled with dead. No one can under-I stand why Germans challenge such enor- mous losses by their attacks in clO5ej' columns. Professor Pares mentions that he paidI, a visit on the evening of January 5th to a forward ambulance post attached to a famous fighting division. The party, consisted of two soldiers, a niece of Count Babrinsky, who took such a notable part in the Duma visit to Eng- land, and himself. The young Countess, who was enveloped in tarpaulins, is one of the hardest workers of the embulance. Halts in the Carpathians. Under date January 6th, Professor Pares gays: We are prewing the enemy! into the Carpathians, and there are halts in front of the difficult hill positions. The advance through a swamp of mud makes tremendous demands on men who have to be for days in rifle pit full of water. At times, a wen-chosen and well- entrenched position holds the Russians at bay at a distance of a few hundred: yards or less; in one case fifty. and yet they will not go back. Driving in the evening to town, I find groups of wounded, for whom there is no place on the carts, wandering forward in the; darkness. It is very wonderful, the self- denying patience of the Russian soldier, i and it is too big a thing that one should I get tired of speaking of it.
CGMMERCEOFTHE DAY.I
CGMMERCEOFTHE DAY. PBECIPAL STOCK EXCHANGE AND OTHER MKIXLT Ld:¡JÙ. r s. i SETTLEMENT DATES. Mining Contango .Feb. 8 Feb. 22 General Contango -Feb. 9 .— Feb. 23 Ticket Day -Feb. 10 Feb. 24 Pay Day -Feb. 11 Feb. 25 Consols Pay Day Feb. 3 Mar. 1 j BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Thursday. First, 9; second, 136; third, 0; fourth, 0; superfine, 0; fine, 0; mild, 0; choicest boxes, 0; choice, 0; fresh butter from 141. CATTLE MARKET. London, Thursday. The market was very poorly supplied, and business proceeded slowly, values being largely nominal. Total supplies: 100 beasts, 20 shoop, 5 cows, and 5 calves. Bristol, Thursday. Beef in fair supply; best SOs., secondary 74*. to 75s. cwt., moderate show. Sheep: i Best Downs 9-ad., light Wethers 9-id heavy 9d.; Ewes, 7fd. to 8d. lb., average supply. Pigs: Baooners lis. 6d., porkers lie. 9d. soore, 800. Store Cattle sold about late rat«6. Milch Cows from L15 up to ") each. I MEAT MARKET. 1 London, Thursday. Beef, qaiet; Scotch long 5s. to 5s. 2d., ■short 5s. 2d. to 5e. 4d.; Elgish, 4s. lOd. to 5s. Id.; Irish, including Birkenhead killed 4s. 9d. to 5s.; Argentine, hindquarters 4s. 8d. to 5s., fore 3s. lid. to 4s. 2d. Mutton. steady; Scotch tegs 5s. 6d. to 6s., Wethers 5s. to 5s. 4d., Ewoe '8. to 4s. 2d.; English tegs 5s. to 5s. f.d., Wethers 4s. 1M. to 5s. id., Ewes 4s. to 4s. 2d.; Dutch tegs 5s. to 5s. 4d. Veal, steadier. Pork, quiet. CORN MARKET. Bristol, Thursday. English wheat in fair supply, and from 3s. to 5s. dearer on the week, to-day's | quotations being 58s. to 59s. quarter. Foreign was 4e. to 5s. de&rer on the week. j Grinding Barley advanced 6d. to is. Maize, Is. 6d. to 26.; Oats, 6d. to 15.; while Flour was 2s. dearer, fines being quoted at 48s. per sack. METAL MARKET. I London, Thursday. Copper, dull; turnover, 700 tons; 62t to 62i cash; 621 to 621 three months. Tin, irregular, 1701 to 171 cash, 152i to 153 three months. English lead, 19i; foreign, 18-j to lSi. Spelter, 371 to 38}. Middles- bro' Iron, 56s. 6d. cash, 56e. lOd. month. SOUTH WALES FINANCE I REPORT. I Local markets continue quite cheerful, and business this week has been very brisk, but still mostly confined to Goal and Ship- ping shares. Brokers find it very difficult to secure Home fiaiiway Stocks within pre- sent quotations. In Local Rails Barry Preferred is better at 81, and the Deferred at 89. Rhymney Issues are inquired for, and Taff Vale Ord- inary' is in good demand, with business at £68 15s. There is a small inquiry for Alex- andra. "A" Preference. In Banks. Gas and Water. and Breweries there is no change to report. In Coal and Iron Shares, Albion Ordinary have improved to 5 bid, wifth aellers at -P5 10s., and the Pr-r-femnoes to Lil 15^ the im- yroveinent being the result of another 12 months' dividend being paid off the arrears of Preference. Blaenavon Ordinary are again harder, with buyers at 14s. Consoli- dated Cambrian Ordinary have been excep- tionally firm, with business done up to 23s. on the announcement of a 10 per cent. divi- dend for the last twelve months. The Pre- ference have further improved to 19s. D. Davis Ordinary are better, iwth buyers at 35a. 6d. Ebbw vale Ordinary have again been more active, with busienss talcing place between 17s. M. and 17s. 9cL The Pre- ferences keep firm, and changed hands several times at £ 4 15s. Great Western "B" have further improved to 8 buyers and no sellers. The New are not offering below £6 1fu;. Gwaun-cae-Gurwan Old have improved to 26s.; the New are unchanged at 12s. J n- aoles Ordinary are wanted at 18&, and the Preferences are offered at 19s. Internatiou- als are bid for at 5 cum dividend. Lambert Bros. Ordinary have further improved to 22s. buyers. North's Ordinary have received more attention, and the price ohows im- provement at 26s. Ocean and Wilsons have been a good market, with several transac- tions at, f9 15s. Powell Duffryn Ordinary close round 53s., after being done at 54s. 6d. Rhymney Iron Old and New are better at 10a. 9d. and 9s. 9d. respectively, and the Pro- ferencea 17s. 6d. to 17s. 9d. Tredegar "A" have improved to 20s. buyen. The "B" shares are wanted at 26s. 9d. A large busi- nes shas been done in United National Ord- inary at 66s., and Windsor Coal 10 per cent. Cumulative Preferences have been done at .£10 10s. In Miscellaneous, Cardiff Ice are offering at 11. Ooiiseums are firm at £3 17s. 6d. cum dividend. English Crown Spelters are bet- ter at 30s. to 32s. D. Jones Dickinson Ordin- ary are offering1 at 9a.. and R. E. Jones Pre- ferences at 20s. Moss Empire Ordinary have been done at 736. 6d. ex dir. Spillers and Bakers Ordinary have been in good demand, with business done at 49s. 6d. to 50s. Step- ney Spare Motor Wheels are inquired for at 17s. In Dock and Shipping, there are none of the local Dry Dock shares offering. A !;ood business has been done in Court Lines at round 21s. Field Lines have been a particu- larly good market, rising to 22s. 6d. Globe zi (10s. paid) shares are already at & pre- mium of Is., the market being 10s. 6d. to lis. 6d. Haibs ihave further improved to t-ta 15s. W. and 0. T. Jones are 17s. to 18s. Mer- cantile Ordinary are £ 8 7s. 6d. cum divi- dend, and Orders and Handfords haTe been done as high as 6. Redcroft Old are un- changed at 26s.—27e., and the New 24s.—25s. Tatems keep firm at 34s. 64. CURRENT QUOTATIONS. Nominal Nora Amt. Stock. Quotations Coxwala fiBi £100 Alexandra Dk. 4t p.e. A Pret 11-93 X103 Alez Dk and Ely 4J p.c. B Pref 81 —83 .Eloo Barry Railway Deferred Ord. 88-89 i:100 Barry 4 p.c. Prefe.-rect so -al £ 300 Great Western Railway Ord.- 111 —112 Lloo Midland Deferred Ordinary.- 67 -68 £ 10 Port Talbot Railway Ordinary 178-171 £10 Port laiboi lret bi- i £ 180 Rhymney K«uiiway Deferred 84-86 £ 108 Rhymney Preferred 80 —«2 £ 100 Taff Vale Railway Ordinary— 6B -69 £ 50 Lloyds Bank £8 pa.id, 26i—27J zia London & Prov Bank 45 paid 18-19 L-12 London City"& Mid. JE2; paid £60 National Prov. ( £ 12 paid) 36 —37 £ 10 Albion Ooal Ordinary. 4g 6i £ 10 Albion 00a.1 6 p.c. Cum Pref. 11J—113 £ 1 Blaenavon Ordinary 1310-14/0 £1 Burnyeai Brown Ordinary. 5516-56/6 £ 1 Cardiff Colliery ii-ii Zi Cambrian Consolidated Ord. 20,to-2iio £ 1 Cambrian Con 6 p.c. Cum Pref 13/6-19[6 £1 D. Davis and Sons Ordina.ry. 35/û-3ó/O .£1 D. Davis New Ordinaxy 3416-SW6 j51 Ebbw Vale Ordinary 17/3-17/9 £5 Ebbw Vale 6 BA Ouzo. Pret- 4j-4i 41 Elders  9jc 'O '1 ?1 t.rti?aJi Co??ry Ordinary 27 6—3C# ?t 1'nbdi 0>- 7 p.c. Cum Pref 19?D,-se Ll Gwaun-cae-GurwDu fully paid 25/0—27/0 El Gwaun-cae-Gurwen 10s. paid 11[6-12- £ 5 Great Western Colly fully pd. 7g—8 £ £5 Grsat Western Colly 1;3 paid 5 £ — 5j 15 International Coai 6 -5& Cl Insoles .—. 17/6—18/6 £1 Indoles 6 per t"ent Pref. 18/6-1911) Li Lambert Bros. Ordinary. Z2i6-Z.3í6 LL iAiubert S £ p.c. Cum Pref. 4i— e4 L6 Locket's Ordinary 4J— a £ 1 Newport Abercaru 76 p.c. IP Cum. Pre-Pref. 21/1)-9211 £ 1 Newport-Abercarn 7 p.c. Pref 18/0—19/0 zEl North's Colliery Ordinary 25/6—26/6 £ 5 Ocan Wilsons Ordinary 9 £ — 93 f £ 10 Penrikyber Ordinary .? H?—?2? £ 1 Powell Duffryn Ordinary. 5Z/()-5,)/O Ll Powell Duifryn New partly pd 29/0—30/0 £ 1 Rhymney Irpn Ord (L)id) 10/6—11/0 JE1 Rhymney Iron (New). 9/3— 9/9 Ll F,.iymney Iron 6 p.c. Cum Pf. 17/6—18/0 ?1 Tredegar A (14s. paid) i..?. 20/0—20/6 ?1 T.&d?gar B (fu,.?y lai d) 26/0—27/0 ?1 United National Ordinary. 55/6—56/6 £1 United National 6 p.c. cum Pf 21,6-Wb jEl Britonferry Chemical 32/6-35/- 4El Ben Evans Ordinary. 17/9—13/3 jElO Barry Graving Dock. 131—!5j .Cl John Bland Ordinary. 17,6 .8/6 £ 1. Coliseum Ordinary 3i— 4 El Coliseum Pref. 19/6-20/6 91 Channel Dry Dock Ordinary 18/0—19/0 Li English Crown Spelter 30/0—32/0 £1 Furness Withy 31, 0-3Z/O .£10 Rain Steamship Company 1.314 jEl Jones-Dickinson Ordinary TS/0— 9" £1 Jones, R.E. Ordinar: 40/0—42/. JE1 Jones, R. E. Preference 19/0—2Q/0 £ 10 Wm. Hancock def. ord. 7J—73 jCl R-ederoft S.N. Company. 25/6—25/6 t £ 1 Spillers and Bakers Ord. 49/0-50/0 t S,10 Spillers 6 per cent.PreL. 12§—128 £ 1 Stepney Spare WbeeL. 16[617í6 £ 1 Tatem S.S.- 34/0—35/3" ..£10 Weavers Ordinary 14a—^ £ 10 Weavers Preference UJ— 11 Ex &11. t Ex div. BOVRIL, LIMITED. I Largely Increased Profits. I The report of Bovril, Limited, for the year ended 31st December Last shows net profits amounting to £ 137,584 5e. lld. In- eluding the balance brought forward, the total available for appropriation is £ 143,221 98. lid. The debenture interest ¡ for the year and the interim dividends on the profon-nce and ordinary shares absorbed • £ 55,000. Alter the payment of the 51 per cent." dividend for the second half of the year on the preference shares and 9 per cent. for the second half year on the ordinary shares (making 7 per cent., for the year), the directors recom- mend a distribution of 6d. per share, free of income tax, on the-deferred shares and to place to reserve bringing that account up to =€267,500. The report states that the sales for the year, apart from, Government orders altogether, exceed all previous records. Notwithstanding the I high cost of raw materials and a reduo- tion of XIU,000 in the dividend received j on the ordinary shares of Estates Control, Limited, which for the period under I review was at the rate of 1,000 per cent., l as a?ain?t 3,000 per cent, for the preced- ing twelve months, the net profit shows a satisfactory improvement ak '£137,584 & lid., as compared wii? JE119?13 4s. 6d. for the previous year. The accounts of Virol, Limitad, indioate continued pro- gress during the last financml year-a dividend of ? per cent, having been paid for that period. I
WORK FOR OUR PAINTERS. I
WORK FOR OUR PAINTERS. I « Worker" writes us with regard to I the position of the Swansea painters. The uncertam duration of the war. and the greatly increased cost of materials mean, he says, that all contemplated operations in the building industry will be suspended until we return to normai time*; conse- quently yi the painters lose one „ of. their main sources of employments About 25 painters were engaged on the Corporation houses, but 1 this, work is almost completed, and the "bulk of the men have been discharged. Now we see a large number walking the streets, and those who are in work are working short time, while no eSorts are being made to put in hand additional ,work. Our correspondent suggests that the Guardians could, with advantage to their I a 'f s, an d that property, engage a few pointers, and that Rutland-street School is- -badly in need of re-painting. --I He alleges that th& radf ironwork at th3 Market demands, .instant attention as a protection against rusting, and he urges the committee's attention to this, else something more than mere painting may be required.
SWANSEA HEADS THE LIST.____.1
SWANSEA HEADS THE LIST. According to the census returns, an ex-I tract from which was read at the Cardiff Housing Committee meeting: on Wednesday, the percentage of population living ihore than two in a room was as foLIowe in the five chief South Wales towns:— Swansea' 10.7 Merthyr 10.5 I Aberdare 5.9 Rhondda. 6.6 I Cardiff 4.8
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The Canadian train service is demoral- ised, states a Reuter message from Toronto. A blizzard of hail is falling like fine sand, covering the railway tracks 2ft. or 3ft. deep. I
GROCERS' LICENSES I
year tho magistrates declined to renew the license, but on appeal to Quarter Sessions it was renewed It seemed there was no record of the alterations suggested by the Quarter Sessions. The Clerk: Yes; I have just put it in. Mr. Watkius said he knew for certain that one of the alterations had not been carried out. Mr. G. H. Newcombe (for the licensee): That is incorrect. Ultimately, Mr. Watkiw withdrew his objecion. The license of the Cross Keys was next taken. Mr. Watkins objected on the ground that tlle- house was in an unfit II state, and he and Mr. Harold Jenkins gave evidence to that effect. The Chairman said the license would be renewed on conditioTi that the owners did such repairs as were contemplated by l tho decision of the justices la&t ycM. I i #•