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RATS IN HOUSE. i
RATS IN HOUSE. i Did Thev Cause a Swansea Child's Death ? INQUEST DISCLOSURES. AL é.r inquest, held on the body of a four- weeks-old otriid, named Thomas Evans, 68, Dyfatty-street Swansea, who died between Sunday night and Monday morning Mrs. Maud Evans, t.he mother, said she went to fcleep with the child on her right arm, End •die woko up o- Sunday morning.. placing the child afterwards between herself and '.er husband. Later the child died. Asked bv the Coroner why she kept- the child between herself and her husband, she said she put it in the middle for safety, as rats infested the house. After Dr. Anderson had given medical evidence to the effect that, externally, dea/th was apparently due asphyxia, Williaan tfohn Evans, a fuel shipper, the father, who expressed a wish to give evi- dence, said the child did not die, in his opinion, of suffocation. He and his wife were awake and talking a little before five 'o'clock, and the child seemed to be putting its hand to its face. The Coroner asked him to account for the shaking and shivering of the infant, and he said that if he (the Coroner) slept in the hoiise he might be eaten by rats. Continuing, witness said when his wife was in confinement a large rat jumped at her. He had as much as he could do to beat off the rats from the door and away from his children at all times during the night. The Coroner said it was a pity that same- thing could not be done to exterminate the rate either by gas or otherwise. A verdict of "Accidental suffocation" was returned by the jury, who added a, rider that the house should be condemned.
INCOME-TAX WEEKLY. I -I
INCOME-TAX WEEKLY. Suggested Stamped Cards. Sir William Duun, a.n ex-Lord Mayor, of London, suggests that employers should deduct income-tax weekly from their em- ployees who are liable to pay the tax. The suggestion was made at the Guildhall, when Sir William dealt with over 60 cases of non- payment, the defendants being mostly people whose wages were and J66 a week. To a Press representative Sir William said "Such a deduction would be a great convenience to the workpeople and to the magistrates. When people have drawn their money and spent it, you cannot collect in- come tax. I know that the Revenue people provide a. card on which men may stick tax stamps ea.ch week, but the trouble is that the stamps are not aftixed. I see no reason why the employers should not put the stamps on each week, as they do the National Ib- surance stamps, and deduct the money from the wages.
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IRISH GIRL'S LIFE. Two Naval Husbands." i At Tower Bridge, ,Oliva Elinor Filsou. a 19-year-old Irish girl, was committed for trial on a- charge of stealing from Ufforio .treet. Lambeth, William .John Adams, two vears of age. 011 October 23rd. Mrs. Smith. of 13. Victoria-terrace. Dovercourt, said Filson and another girl ■ >ha red a room at iier house in July. Filson brought a naval officer to the house, who she said was her husband. Subsequently the gir! brought the child back with her, put..it to bed in the afternoon, and went out again, returning un two occasions the worse for drink. Witness had to tell her to leave. Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, of George-street, 11 arwich. said defendant engaged a roonJ for herself, her husband and the Jit tie boy. "Later in the evening she brought. a naval man to the iwuse, who rfie eaid was 'her husband. All three occupied O'JR bed. Witness: saw the advertisement regarding the loss of the boy. and gave information. Defendant askedJor bail, but the applica- tion was refused.
ITEAM TRANSFERRED. I
TEAM TRANSFERRED. I Football Sensation" at Leeds. Another football sensation has arisen I in Leeds. It is proposed to transfer the Hudders- field Second League cinb with all its I players and league privileges to Leeds. The final iii Leeds to-night. I
THE SCAPA SCUTTLE. 1
THE SCAPA SCUTTLE. 1 In the xlonse of Commons on Thurs- day Mr. W. Long said the Government had net accepted the responsibility for the sinkjug: of the ex-Germon ships at ■Scapa. Flow. The disposal of ships salved/is under thp consideration of the Supreme Council at Paris.
WAP SAVINGS HAUL.
WAP SAVINGS HAUL. The rrefs Associations, Portsmouth COl" re--poTidPnt telegraphs A you 1 w man oil Wednesday entered the sub post office in Somers-road, Southsea, kept by a. widow, and after being shown some writing pads which he a.-ked to see. left the shop. Returning a few minutes Sate. lie pre- sented what- is reported to have been a revolver at the young woman's head, seized over E790 worth of v,-ar savings certificates and £1.5 in cash, and made good his escape.
THOMAS—LE MASURTER : SWANSEA…
THOMAS—LE MASURTER SWANSEA WEDDING. The wedding -was solemnised on Thursday at. IIolv Trinity Church, of Frank. younger wa of Mr. and Mrs. S. Thomas, of Cenarth. Carl ton-terrace, to Edith, second ^aughter of Mrs. and the 'ate P. Le Masuner, Richard's place. The viear, E. O. bv the curate, Rev. FJr ones. officiated. The bride, who wore a costume of cream erge with hat to match, WAS given away by her cousin, Mr. C. Williams. There were two brides- maids, Misses Bertha Le Masurier and Olive Thomas. and they were attired in blue costumes, with picture hats of pan- velvet. The bridegroom's brother, Mr. Harry Thnmas, acted as best man. Mr. Frank Thomas was one of the Swansea boys who saw much service Th Egypt and Palestine with the 1-lst Welsh howitzers, ?ndwasnwar?ed the French Croix de ?"??- A?ter the ceremonv a reception was held at the ??se of the bridegroom's ?I, Ih ? ??sents were (.??tlv %nd numer- ous. Mr. aild Mrs. ?onins left later in t.he r? ? '? -?'?? ? Bath, where the honeyi-noot) "will be spent.
- LLANSAMLET RETIRED RAILWAY…
LLANSAMLET RETIRED RAIL- WAY OFFICIAL. Mr. D. Francis. for 40 years goods ?rt under the Mid?ud Railway Co rjan??t? Yho recently retire w? the reciP?nt o tw- testimonial in the PJough Vv Hansanllet. on '.Ved?d?' in the presence of a large con;. p i lj:lv. P&ny. Mr. Mw?d Cousins esid*d ?d asked Mr. Fr.ncis acceptance of t ? e P^Pes And » ^diking stick, on behalf of hlR old rt- at SixP't and Uansamlet, and Mr. Thom station-master Swan- sea Valley Junction, G.W R tenderer' h!n from his staff and's in the dis- +trrifpr-t + a wallet of Treasury notes Many 3ulogiBtic speeches "-e aade.
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At Pont3irdawe Public Institute on -kt j nesday night. Miw F. M. Rees, B.A., High School for Girls, spoke upon the recent pro- vision for ptbhc health and -Illud- Ifrsher Education Act, said one of the coun- r, greatest debts to Mr. Lloyd George was J jfiat he entrusted educational matters to a jo* who knew what education should U.
SWANSEA MURDER TRIAL., !
SWANSEA MURDER TRIAL. Companions and Deceased's Male Friends. VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. The Swansea and Cowerton sensa- tion, in which Nurse Beynon is in- dicted for the alleged causing of the death of Mrs. Esther Davies, a young married woman, who drove a motor- car on Government work whilst her husband was away in the Army, began at the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff on Thursday. Nurse Poulson, deceased's friend, in cross-examination, threw light upon the antecedents of the tragedy. She broke down during the course of her evidence. The jury found verdict of Not guilty," with which the judge said he entirely agreed. ¡ The accused was heartily congratu- I lated by many friends upon the result. I CARDIFF. Thursday, The Swansea murder charge, in which Mrs. Mary Laxinia Beynon, a certified midwife, and wife of Police Inspector I Beynon, Borough Police Force, was charged with having caused the death, by means of an alleged operation, I of ltfrs. Esther Davies, of the Ty Gwyn Stores, Gowerton, on or about July 27th i last, camc on before Mr. Justice Bailache at the Glamorgan Assikes t; Cardiff on i Thursday morning. Mr. Artemus Jones, K.C., and Mr. N. L. Thomas were for !the Crown (instructed by Mr. Rupert Lewis, Swansea), and Sir Ellis Griffith. K.C. and Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Mr. Heavy Thompson, Swansea) were j for the defence. The accused, when placed in the dock, looked paJe. but composed, and in a quiet voice pleaded Not cuiltv. CASE FOR, THE PROSECUTION. j Mr. A. Jones in opening .'aid Sirs. Eether Davies, the decayed, was 34 years of age, and was the wife of Mr. M. Davies, who was for three fxi- lorn1 years in the Army, and was away at the time of the alleged offence. De- ceased owned a motor-car and did voluntary work for the Ministiy of Munitions at Swan- sea. In July last, or the 14tu, in company with Nurec PcLls/jn. a trained nurse at Swan- sea, the deceased vi?it«d Birmingham for the purpose, it was said, of seeing some public- houses. Tliey roti'mo d together on the fol- lowing Friday, and afte?ward? went to Car- di!? tngetber ?' ibe fuUowin?' day. Evidence, wo?Id be given by i'W'&e Poul?t bbAt she and decked w ?)t to K?g Edward-iy>wd, where the accused, Mrs. Beynon, resided. Nurse Poulson remained outside. The next: day Mrs. Davies became very ill. and JC. cused was ?enf for. Mrs. Beynon, it was i HHc?ed. ??id to Nurse Poulon. "I know you J i I eb,'?I p? and not give me away." The jury, said counsel, niuet place their own in- ference as to what took place. The accused made an examination and the;; caia, will surely come off before the morning, and repeated tkl Nime Poulson, "You will not give me away." deceased became worse, and was conveyed to the Swiitic-ea Hospital, I where she died. Mrs. Thomas, mother of deceased, was the fir-st. witness, and in crofcs-exarmnation by Sir Ellis Griiffths • said that deceased's motor-oar was a four-seater, and at times was lather awkward to .start. Witness's daughter had many lady friends who called at the Ty-Gwyn Stores, I NURSE POULSON. I A Visit to the Queen's I Hotel, Birmingham. Winifred Mabel Poulson. trained nurse. of Cromwell-street, Swansea, was next en tied and examined by Mr. A. Jones and spoke of the alleged visit of the deceased to Mrs. Beynon's name. Witness said that when she waited outside two women, Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Lewis, came up and were talking when they were joined by Mrs. Davies. Did anything attract your attention when Mrs. Davies came up? Witness: She was very flushed and: was nearly crying, and looked ill. On the following Wednesday witness was 'phoned tor and she went to the Ty-Gwvn tores and saw Mrs. Davies. She (witness) took her temperature. She then wrote two notes, one to Mrs. Bird and the other to Mrs. Beynon. Mrs. Beynon came. Until that moment had you ever seen her before?—Never.. 'When she got in what did she tell you? r -She said Come along, you will be a I pal and won't give me away." Anything said about a doctor?—She said you had better send for the doctor I and tell him that she has been taking quinine pills. Cross-examined by teir Jiims Ijrrimtn: Until the last fortnight of her life you soent nearly every day with her?—Yes. AT THE BIRMINGHAM HOTEL. Further examined, witnes said they stopped at the Queen's Hotel in Bir- mingham. Mrs. Davies and witness signed their names in the register. Wit- ness did not see what name Mrs. Davies wrote. 1, Yon could not tell whether it was Ellen or Esther Davies? No. One day they went in a taxi and saw three public bouses, but witness cculd not name one of them. She (wit- ness) remained in the taxi when MRS. DAVIES AND A GENTLEMAN FRIEND entered a. public house. What was his name ? A Mr. Moss." "Does he live in Birmingham?" Answer: "Yes." Was that the only day von saw Mr. Mose?" No." We saw him every day for a short, time." As I understand it you saw nobody from South Wales?"—" Nobody." "Did you see Mr. Beeston there?"— No, we never saw him; he was never near Birmingham. Mr. Moss introduced them to two other gentlemen." Further crosr-examined the witness paid she was a surgical nurse at Swansea and that she had stayed three of four nights away with Mrs. Davies on other occasions. GENTLEMEN FRIENDS. I Were these gentlemen friends with I yoll ?"Yes. "How many—"Generally on- I -Once two, and other times one." "When two came where did you go to?" Brecon." "And were you away on the Saturday night and Sunday night?"—"Yes." < "Did you know Mrs. Davies was a married woman V' -"Yes." "Was one of the gentlemen a companion to you and the other a companion to Mrs. Davies?"—"Yes." WITNESS FAINT. I I I've Lost Everything; My Prac- I tice and my Home." At this stage the witness appeared I | faint, and aSKed for some water, which was given her. Further cro?s-examined, she said she slept in the same bed as Mrs. Davies at the Queen's Hotel, Bir- j mingham. j Did you sleep in the ordinary way, or did you sleep outside the bed?"—Wit- ness hesitated, and then said: J slept j on the top of the sheet and Mrs. Davies inside." "And did that also apply at Gower-I tou?-'—" Yes." J you have slept there dozens of times?" I AN INDIGNANT DENIAL. I Witness indignantly denied this, and said she had only slept with Mrs. Davies at Gowerton just before she died. Have you got a home?" Witness j here broke down. and in her sobs IHid: les, I have a home. I don't know what would happen to me if I had not. After Mr. Thompson taking my character away I have lost everything; my practice and my home." Counsel proceeded tu put to Nurse Poul sozi that Mrs. Beynon said when she called at, the Tv Gwyn Stores "r am sorrv to see Mr*. Davies so ill," and did not witness reply. "It is a bad business ? Witness Nothing of the kind. Witness further denied that Mrs. Beynon several lifaes urged that a doctor should be sent for. Did you. admit to the magistrates atsSwa-n- sea that you told a lie to the court?—I told one lie> j Lilian Lewis, B?yn road, and Mrs. Armie r. Bird deposed to seeing Mr.?, Davies .corrii'K' j from the directScai of MfS. jjftrn.on..s .house. Furt her evidence was gii-en bv dadtvalladr Davie?, the 14-year-old son of deceased Bartholomew Parker, tobrtcconLsf,. and Alsr- garet, Ann Be van. Farmers' Arm: Waun- arllwyd. j Nurse Poulion, recalled, said a miscarriage i had taken -place on the Fridav mnmincr -,¡ -0. MEDICAL EVIDENCE. Medical evidence was by Dr. McAlden. Dd Davies a.nd J. Jonfs. all of j Gowerton. and the cross-examination by Sir Ellis Griffith was directed to show that de ceased s condition was consistent with an ordinary muscarriaEe followed hv n^clecf DR. SLA DEN'S STATEMENT. Dr. Maden. pathologist k. Swansea Roo- pital, who had made the poet-morten exa- mination, said he attributed death to general I peritonitis and septicema. There were a variety of germs present. It was in his opinion one of these germs that caored blood poisoning. It had -b- ee ii introduced from the outside. There was no direct evi- dence of iHlyjrbstroment. Detective-Inspector Fox proved the arrest and said that prisoner denied the offence. This concluded the for the oroseru- tion. Mrs. Beynon, the accuscd. was put, into trie witness-box. She said that she was a cerhnej midwife who had carried on prac- tice at Swansea for many years. She had kuown deccused about a year, having made her acquaintance whilst nursing Miss Lewis, a friend of he». Mr. Trevor Hunter Now the suggestion: i" made that 4; he visited your house on Fri. i day, the 18t.h July, and vs gain on Tuesday, the 22nd?—Never in my house. Did you see her on eilher of these days?— No. sir. She remembered Arthur Davies, son of Mrs. Davies, calling and handing her a note which said: Can you come down and see me to-day? I am ill in bed. I have fiome- j Hhing particular to tell you." The note was signed E. Davies.V Accused went. down to Uowerton. and as she entered fr. Davies bedroom Nurse Poulson (whom she did not know) left the room. Accused expressed surprise at Mrs. I Davies' condition and told her not to wori-y. as that would do no good. She then asked who it was that had "left the room. Mrs. Davies replied that it was a. friend who had been staying with her. Accused then said "Why did she run out? Call her back." Mrs Davie-s caIJed "Winnie" several times, but no one came. and ac- cused went out and knocked the door of an adjoining room. She saw Nurse Pnnl son I for the. first time. and she was not. told she was a nurse. She told her of her •>ui prise at Mrs. Davies illness. a.nd Nurse Poulson replied: "It is a bad business." Accused said she pressed Mrs. Davies to call in a doctor, but the deceased demur- red. Asked by Counsel if she said to Nurse Poulson DON'T GIVE A PAL AWAY, accused replied, Nothing of the kind and explained that Mrs. Davies seemed anxious that witness should not tell her husband of her condition, as he was a police inspector. Witness asked what about her friend (Nurse Poulson), and Mrs. Davies said, She is a proper pal. She will never give me away. Accused spoke to examining Mrs. Davies,' pending the arrival of a doctor. Have you at any time performed an oper- ation on a woman? Never in my life. I ha-ve never been aslced to do such a thing. Have you at any time used instruments ? No, air. I "NOT GUILTY." Judge Entirely Agrees with the Verdict. In answer to one question accused said that ¡' Nurse Poulton was lying. Mr. Almus Joiles Why do you say -he j (C*AUnme a* foot of 4ext oqlum t
LINE FATALITYi — "i —.1 n
LINE FATALITY — "i —.1 n Swansea Man's Fatal Injuries Near Triton Ferry. A fatal accident occurred on the G. W.R. line, near Briton Ferry, on Wednesday night when a man named C. Stanbury, living at Bond-street, Swansea, a navvy in the employ of the National Oil Works Co., was knocked down by a G.W.R. engine. He sustained st-vere injuries, which were a fracture of both thighs, lacerated arm, and injuries to his legs. He was taken to the Swansea Hospital, where he was operated on, but he died some hours after admission.
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OVER £ 140. j Missing from a Swansea House. — j Burgb-rs are bmy m Swansea. Dun-in? the emaii hGurs of the monung No. 7, Dvnevor-plsce -?as visiœd, and property I belonging to Mr. Hyman Levi, of this ad- dress, was stolen, a £ 10 note, three J35 notes and 47 iiotes, and £ 4 in sUvcr, and a gold watch ;?d clialli. valued £80. In all the total Joss is over £140.
I SALARIES RAISED. .I -- I
SALARIES RAISED. Swansea Guardians and Their Employes. The Swansea Guardians Duties aud Salaries Committee met on Thursday, when they diecussed the following appli- cations from the following Unions, etc.: Application from the Dockers, etc.. Union for Fred Spiller (male nurse) to be paid LIOO. -No-.v paid L75, was bonus £ 7, £ S2; also emoluments, £,10. Charles Morgan (attendant on male imbeciles) to oe paid £ 75. Now paid £ 50, rising by £ 0 to 1:70; also emoluments, £2. Evan Roberts (caretaker) for extra 5s. per week. war bonus. plus £ 1 lis. war bonus, t2 I s per week, Application from Laundry Hands Ifisti- tution for 4s. per week eXTra. Now paid 4s. a day (24s. per week) work 48 hours. After discussing the applications, the following decisions were arrived at:- Fred Spiller, male nurse, to receive a salary of £ 93 per annum, plus £ 7 war bonus. | Charles Morj^an, attendant on male imbeciles, to receive £ 60, rising by £5, yearly to £ C\ l,ilus £ 7 war bonus. "Regarding ti?e caretaker, Roberts,. it^ was uanimously decided to gjwjit the! application. > The applicati on frgpi the laundry Hands Institutiftr defeigpfcrL^
—=————————j GLADYS SCHULTZ.…
—=———————— j GLADYS SCHULTZ. j Clue to Her Mother. Mr. H. n. Lowther. chemist. Mumbles, writes "Be your par. in last, night's "Pœt' re Gladys Schulze. her mother was aJ1 assistant at Ben Tv> nv.n and Co. about t hirty years ago. when she married Schultze—a | Miss Prot-her.) from Devynock, Brecon- shire.
! NEW SWANSEA HARBOUR j TRUSTEES.…
NEW SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUSTEES. The Hon. Odo Vivian. Messrs. W. i Neville, and George Rowe, took their seats for the first time at Swansea Har- bour Trust Executive meeting on Thurs- j day. ■ 1
. I LLANDILO TALYBONT PARISH…
LLANDILO TALYBONT PARISH | COUNCIL. At the monthly meeting of the Llandilo Talybont Paris)) Council. Mr. Isaac L. Davies presiding, it was decided after varjon, complaints had been received, to meet the directors of the Electric Light- ing Co. to bring about better lighting. The Company want the rost per lamp raised from £2 6s. :kl. to c3 lOs. per lamp. At other places lighting improve- ments were rerorted. Tt was reported to the Council that a telephone I public call office was not warranted at Groves- end. Mr. W. R. Evans (Gorseinon) and others spoke against the lack of nominees on the Gowerton School Managers Group, :md faihlre to consult the Council on the formation of comHnttees recently on profiteering, p-nsions, etc. A protest is to be made.
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On Wednesday afternoon the funeral took place of the late Itr. Edinund Sykes Schofield, of 13, Victoria-avenue, at the Oystermouth Cemetery. Deceased was 73 years of age. The death has taken place of one of Lla,nelly's oldest inhabitants in the person of Mr. Alfred Bowser, 13. Hall-street. Deceased was 811 years of age. Mr. 3m Conway Davies. I.A. (Llanellyh is conducting t he Shah of Persia en his tour to Manchester and Edinburgh.
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Armistice day is to be celebrated in the Swansea, schools by the holding of a session at which national subjects shall be pro- minent, together with cferences to the pro- gramme of the Lea.gue of Nations.
- SWANSEA'S NEWEST CINEMA.
SWANSEA'S NEWEST CINEMA. Swanseas' newest cinema, The Y.M.C.A. M will be seen by our advertis- ing columns, will be opened for the first time next Monday when a high class programme of films will be screened undvr the direction of Mr. Twm Jones (lat-e of the Shaitesburv), who will look after the comfort of patrons. The entrance is at the bottom of Page- street.
I I SELLING WAR BONDS
I I SELLING WAR BONDS I Swansea Guardians and Over- drawn Account. The saJe of 5.000 war bonds belonging to the Guardians was discussed at the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Swansea Board of Guardians. Mr. Bert Cronin in the chair, held on Thursday. The clerk &tated that. their bank balance had been considerably overdrawn, and that they would have to borrow to pay their share toward s the Drvmma Institution. Most of the other Unions, said the clerk. had raised the money P..iid were not going to borrow. He"fc*u obtained expert advice and the Borough treasurer. MI. *AshmoIe had expressed the opinion that the present was a desirable time for them to sell. The faci that if they sold now they would lose LISO was pointed out by the chairman, but there was six months in- terest. amounting to £125! was due, so the loss would be J325. This compared favour- ably with the position in the event. of their having to borrow. It was agreed to sell the bonds and pay Drymma. the balance being used to reduce the overdraft at the bank. The committee decided to allow JE1 to the Llandiindod Convalescent Home and £5 .5! to the Pontardulais Hospital. It was stated the hank balance had been overdrawn by £ 2.000.
I | MORRISTON PUBLIC-I HOUSE.…
I MORRISTON PUBLIC- HOUSE. Sold for £9,400 to Tenant. At tiw> Hotel Cameron on Thursday. At U}+' Hot! C a.melon on 'T-II ur,>da' I Messrs-. James and James' sale of licenced property amused considerable interest, and a lairge number of prospective buyers were pre- sent. The free double-licensed freehold public-liouse, the Midland Hotel. Morrison, with brew-houses, etc., in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Evans, was sold for £ 9.405 to the tenant, amidst. applause. £ 5.000 FOR STATION INN. LAN DORR, Freehold double-licensed free public-house, Station Inn, Landoie, was knocked down for £5,000 (with vacant possession) to -Air. Thomas. FVeehold dwelling-house. 6, Heathfield- w*thdranvii at £ 650. No. 9. The Promenade. Garden City, lease 99 yea r" from June 21-st, 1912. sold to Mr. Barron Pascoe for 27,
-:-_U-=.I : PRISONERS IN GERMANY.…
-U -=. PRISONERS IN GERMANY. "Remembering Those Who Died at Cologne. k £ h&s £ "tAHftve:?; the\78th • "Livbou ? Co.. with the Army on the Rhine, for wards us a copy oi the "Cologne Post." which contain" an account of a touching ceremony, which took place at the Sudfriedhaf. Col- ogne, on Saturday. November 1st, when a party of workers journeyed thither to place wreaths subscribed for by readers of the Cologne Post on the graves of our men who died while prisoners in German hands. Ou the grwe of each man belonging to the British Empire was placed a wreath of evergreens And whitf .fiowprs. ornamented with red. white, and blue ribbon. to which wa.s tied a card beting the "following inscription In loving memory of (name and regiment), from the British Army in Cologne. Nov. 1st. 1919. 'Tell England. y(- who pass our monument, men who died serving her rest hpAcconi-pt't. In additifti. there was a targe cross, sur- mounted by a wreath, and standing some 5ft. in height, which was reverently carried up ?nd placf d on tba?, portion of the ceme- I tery allocated to the ;<trm?nt r.f the British scidicrs who ha n p?ss? ?' bilc 1 ferviug with the Army on Rhine. < Our correspondent assures us that itmongsi I the thousands who rest in Peace i the Sud. friedhof, is well represented. i I
1 LIVING GOING UP.I I .
LIVING GOING UP. I I Engineers Secure Another j 5/- a Week. The cost of tiving continues to rise. On October 1st the genend level of detail prices of food and other items included in the official calculations was 120 per cent. above I the prp-w?r Ipvel. It is an?ctpat?d that th? "Labour Gazette figures for November 1st, which wiJI be published in a week or two, will s how ? further increase, and it is estimated that the pre;-?'it level is 130 per cent, higher than the pre-war figure. Attention is called in a forcible fashion to this upward movement of prices by the i award, issued on Wednesday by the Interim Court of Arbitration of a wage advance of 5s. a week, as from Deceniber 1st, to workers in the engineering and foundry trades.
EGYPT AND RUSSIA.I
EGYPT AND RUSSIA. I Press Association, dealing with the I military situation. says disturbances in l Egypt continue. So far. however, police I have been able to control the situation. In R.nsir the ?Msheviks are still pnshine forwaTd on General Yudenitchs extremè I right flank on the shore of Lake Peipus.
! -COSTLY EDUCATION.
COSTLY EDUCATION. In the remote isles of Orkney, says the Westminster Gazette." the cost of education is probo-biv heavier than in any part of the kingdom. The gross rental of the islands is £ 93.724 14s. 4d.; and the cost of education for 1919-20 was £ 46.000, being half the rental of the islands. In the sparsely populated dis- trict of R-aewick there are only three children at the school. and it will cost about £ 200 each to teach them In Orkney, as well as in the Highlands of Scotland, iht- locH I authorities are press- ing strongly for more generous grants in aid. f
'FIRE AT A COLLIERY LAMPROOM.…
'FIRE AT A COLLIERY LAMPROOM. £ 300 damage is estimated to have I caused by a fire in the Jamproom at Groves- end Colliery old pit on Thursday morning. The fire Wa5 ?rst noticed by a grocer, Mr. Williams, who lives opposite the building.
-I UNITED STATES STRIKE DEADLOCK,…
I UNITED STATES STRIKE DEADLOCK, t A deadlock has arisen in the United I States coal strike. The miners refuse to I resume work unless the injunction is re- moved. The Government refuses to iriter- vene until the men return to #
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J THE GNOLL. —— Neath Council and Its Future. I COUNCIL AND CONTROL. An interesting discussion took place at a meeting of the LNeat-h Council on Thursday, the Mayor. Mr. John Bees, J.P., presiding, in connection with the control of the Giioll Recreation Ground. Major Trick, M.B.E., J.P., in reply to Ald. Charley, said that negotiations with the variou* sections of sport in the town had been g(1; Ln for six months, and it had b'eu suSl sled that a ground should be con- Jled by a committee, which should in- clude five members of the Council to hold the balance of power between the different sectioxis. Ald. Charles said he did not quite under stand th2 position. Was the land to be left in charge cn any particular section? Major Trick: The control of the land was to be left ;n the hands of the committee. Aid. Charles Are we going to allow the land to be in the hands of a committee upon which we have only live members? Major Trick said the working of the scheme would fall upon the various sections which were responsible io the Corporation for £3ûO per jiinuin rent, and the balance would be worked out by the holding of sports, etc. K it were desirable that -'he j whole Council should sei-Ne on the comini. tee. I have no objection. I CORPORATION MAJORITY WANTED. -111-? I -Alct. L-rvvrles moved t,h.,t. the matter be | referred back to the Town Pianning Co-r; mittee for further consideration, with the | recommendation that the Corporation should have a majority of oipe over tlie other sec- tionis of the committee. In reply to Coun. D. G. Davies, Aid. Charles gave the proportional rents as fol- lows :—Football section, £ 180; cricket, £ 40; tennis, £ 20; hockev, £ 10: and bowls, ;Ø3O. Major Trick Th? Lotj) !Lj;lh" v of the comnl1.tiët:;s ?600 p?r annum..  Coun. D. A?600 Is it up to the Council to make up the deficit of £ 300? Major Trick It is up to the committee first of ail, and then to the Council. COUll. D. C. Davies And this committee will have power to organise- any system they like to make up the deficit:' Major Trick We discussed, for instance TE QCESTION OF HORSE-RACING, i and some .nembei'.s of the comrnitice ex- pressed themseives dead against if. In the course of t.he discussion. Alajor Trick p?tu?d out that the K?icrnp v..? brought up simply for the conideratiou of U;e Council, who could make such aoc?d- C(-ltincl!, N?. '],(, (.?o,,ifd iiiake s-,irli an)e!d- iretits -i, illey Couu. J R. J??. ? ? ?j,? ?? n?itpr cou' t? &<.m h 'with bv the ?daition to rhe comr j ? tl%e me m ie lof the Council. ?i Aiu. Cha? ?{d that such M) addition Would not give the Council the -contro:t? power, for ?hen lie Council would ha\ eon:)' 10 memb?ra agaaost 15 members rppre?nt- in.g the ?her ,sp<-tK)i].p. bjor Trick 1honght it right that the ? whole matter shouid bp re'er?d back and i v;,hol,e mat?-,?ei- sl)otildbe rejel-red ',?aek, and this cour?Ef.. -,N-as e,, c-,ituilly adolyted.
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I I PREFERRED ASSIZES. I Ex-Swansea Policy Sergt. I Charged at Aberavon. An ex-police sergeant of the Swansea Bor- ough Foree, named George Hulling, ft'ured with two other men in the Aberavon dock on Thursday charged with stealing a quantitv of brass and copper, the property of the Martsel Jinplate Works. Port Talbot. The other two men. named Willi?re Mortimer and David Cambridge, were jointly cha, in addition, with Stealing two hammers and two chisels, the property of Topha-m, Jones and i I t o n. Mr. Daniel Perkins, who defended, pointed j out that Huilms was an cx-i>waosea- police sergeant who had served conspicuously in the force, which he Jeft, in 1870. Sergeant John Thoma.s spoke to visitipo- the hou«e occupied by the prisoner, Canv bridge, where he found a quantity of copper and brass. In consequence of what Cam- bridge told him lie afterward? visited Morti- f mer's house, where he found him in the kit- chen. -After first denying that he had <d ven any brass Mortimer admitted giving him some that bad been lying about the house for years. While witness and the two prisoners went out into the varoi Hullrns entered the house, whereupon Mortimer went back and 1j spoke to him. Witness followed and heard him say to Hullins. There are two policemen in the backyard. Qeorge. They are after thaT stuff ) the one-ai med man took from here this morn- j iug. Go ont to them, but for God's sake say nothing." DefF-ndenf? denied the charge and elected to t&?e their tnai at the ?ssiz?"
STAGE SENSUALITY.
STAGE SENSUALITY. In a speech at Leeds Miss Lena Ashwcll said there was a triviality; a licentiousness a,nd a sensuality coiirect-c-d the stage to-day vvhich not the desire of the best ai-t-ist-F, and wa-o certainly not the desire of the majority of the .soldiers, who were nI- leged to have clamoured for tills t-ort, of thing. Her experience was tha.t all ranks of fighting men yearned for the very best in entertainment.
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SECRET WEDDING. IN itt, much secrecy, the Hon. diaries Hecilev Strutf, of Blunts Hall. Witham, Essex, who had long been regarded as a confirmed bachelor, was married at the ago of 70 to Mrs. Percy Brodrick Ber- nard, of Frcckpuim-m, Suffolk, at St. Catherine's, near Bath.
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A PARADISE OF PAPER. J. jiji ex-mumt-ion worker suminoned at Highgate for the non-payment of income- tax. said that for seve« months he iins in a false paradise. Ho then had more money than he had ever, had before. Now he was once again on earth. ;.J)(l the other day found it necessary to se a suit of clothes to live. An order for payment was made.
CONGESTION AT SWANSEA DOCKS.
CONGESTION AT SWANSEA DOCKS. Swansea Harbour Trust Executive on Thursday decided to request the Minis-, try of Transport to take prompt steps to relieve the congestion at the docks to both coal and tin pi ate traffic. i The resignation of Capt. Dd. Evans, R.N .R.. one of the King's Dock dock masters, w as accepted through ill- headtb-
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I  ? CENOTAPH. L. —— I Swansea s imemorial te A FaiSen. i Ife TO BE ERECTED OK THE PROMENADE. I I The Swansea War Memorial Camzrntte» met on Wednesday, t">e Mayor (Councilb W. -1 H. Miles) in the chair. I Mr. Ashmole, Hon. Treasurer, ;.<nd In had received find had promised sum; amounting to £ 5,689.' The Chairmaa sai, he had received designs from Mr. Waile: Webber and Mr. E. E. Morgan, Borougi Architect, with e.\pk; uatory notes and sug gestions, and proposed to read Mr. Webber', letter first. Mr. Webber said there were three form which the ii-iieniorlal cou-d take. First hi suggested some small structures could b< erected in difrereHtparts of the town v/itl the names inscribed of those who had fallei in the respective districts. The seconc could take the form of a more impressive structure, and a third could be an imposinj memorial of large dimensions which couh take the form of either the Albert or Qtiee; Victoria Memorials, London, which coul( be erected in some open space in thi Borough or in front of the proposed Civil Centre. 0 NO OPEN SPACES SUITABLE. Regarding the open -p-ace, he though there was net one in Swansea- suitable, an< the perks, were ouu of the question. Again the civic, centre scheme w-as oniv in. itc in itial stages and in his opinion the best plac: to erect the memorial was on Town Hil where it c.OuW. be Peell 10 a-dvaiitage in al parts of the borough. He thought th, memorial should include an illuminate* timepiece with a face of 10 to 12 feet, whicl would be plainly visible from a distance o l to two miles. The Mayor then read a letter frcm Mr. E E. Morgan, borough architect, which in eluded a design of a cenotaph. Mr. Morgai advocated the erection of a plain cenotapl on the Promenade, Brynmill, which would bi 011 the seaboard and having a sentimenta bearing 011 the Navy and Army. His sag gestion of the form of the cenotaph was a follows :— A cenotaph 011 the Promenade of Port land stone upon native stone. A roetruri rising from the centre of an elliptical cour f memory. Upon the exterior walls o his couil will be fixed tablets upon whicl ve' m.m's name who had made the su pmnd sacrifice would be inscribed. The committee, after due consideration decided to accept Mr. Morgan's design a' a cost not exceeding £ 3,000. Mr. Payne (Mumbles\ thought a tablet o a panel should be erected at the Mumble, in memory of the sixty men who paid thi supreme sacrifice before. the village canv under the borough's control. The Mayor thought similarly placed dis tricts would require the same privileges. | SOME KIND DONOR WANTED. I he matter then dropped, Mr. Payne hop ing some kind donor would fill the gap. Piegarding the money 'eft over it was dfl ci_ ded to make use of it in an educational di red inn by utilising it for the promo; ion o tif the fallei soldiers.
IMUSICAL PARTY.
MUSICAL PARTY. Diversion in An Aberavor Happy Evening. The story of an assault was ta'd at A avon on I hursda y, when David Svmons .DW n}(>j;d Edwa-rd Garratt. a discharged soldiei for awaujt. Conipig-mant said that last Saturday nigh he was engaged with the family in a musics party, when defendant cainevtothe door and without any provocation, knocked him dowl) Defendant now said \that lie returned r* cently from the Army, "tf here he served *fo four years, and d iscovered that his wife ha: Jiau a ciiild, which she judged complainan as the fruther. Complainant had been con tinually taunting him of the iact.-Defeud,m fined £1.
ON THE BRINK.
ON THE BRINK. A Balance Sheet of "Fictitious Assets. A statement on the peirl?, economic: an- social, confronting the world if the ''balance sheet of fictitious assets" i^ not quickly right was issued in New York or Wednesda; night by Mr. Pitil Warburg npon his retur from a two months' tour of Britain. Hollaaid France. Switzerland, and Germany. Mr. Warburg, whose brother is Max, of th Deutsche Bank. was the directing force 0 the Federal Reserve Board thrcvu|hout th greater part of the war.. He s-ces the world o: the brink of a precipice, on the verg-« of rui and bsnkruptcy, and declares that. the Mil struct of self-preservation imperatively de ma.nd s that the. United States shall extern ■the utmost financial assistance to the wat stricken countries.
AMERICAN TINPLATES.
AMERICAN TINPLATES. Former Swansea Valley Mai and Present Conditions. Mr. Hopkin Thomas, a tinplate worke at 'Cleveland, U.S.A., -rites:- I I was reared in the tinplate trade r Swansea Villey, and was persoii--tl acquainted with thousands of neopl encacced in the tinplate business in Sout (Wales: Ilêft South Wales in 1882. s jam very well acquainted with the star 'of the tinplate industry in America, [understand that a representation em r ployers and employees of the tinplat bpsines" in Wales nre coming: out t America to investigate the easiness here These are the conditions they will fini here to-day. The AmcricHnt believe mere in quaB tity than quality. They turn out 'over hundred boxes of black plates in eigli I hours. There are different prc cesses in the hot mills here, but the rtios common is this: They "ruff fou ^ingles and match them, then ddubl them. There is very little call for chai icoal tinplates in America to-dav. OLD STYLE OF TINNING.  Our ?ery best charcoal tinplates her would compare with the second charcoa that we used to make in Wales in the oh times, and the |eco id charcoal with tho best coke in Wales. The old style o tinning with palm oil ADd washing r,-iti a hemp brush will soon be a lost art to the old boys are dying out. and no one 1 learning the trade by the old process rue not mill rollers make oyer 2J etol)ars pp.3- day Of 8 hours, the dipper o tinner makes o.er 10 dolars per 'i' r a. 8 hours. There is no question iuthi writer's mind that the South Wales tin plate leaders could build up a good tradt in charcoal tinplate and extra-coatec terncplate tinned L-the palm oil process -plates that they covld guarantee.
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RAILWAYMEN'S £ V000 A YEAR POST 1-1 't T The conierence ot deiegat'r.s oi tile Nahon Union of Railwaymen was resumed a Unity House on Thursday morning. who; farther amendments to the new drtiftru. for the administration of the union and th. question of salary in'connection with thi general secretaryship were considered. 11 is fully expected the proposal for P,ODO i year will be adop44. I
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Contiued from preceding column.) is lying?—She ha« distorted everj^thing I said. Why?—I do not know. returned a verdict of Not guilty." There was applause in court, which was immediately suppressed. The Judge I have much- pleasure 'a y- iug that I entirely agree with the verdict. Turning to Mrs. Beynon he said I don't believe you had anything to do with it." Mrs. Beynon was heartily congratulated at the close by her friends*. At the conclusion of the accused's evidenoe his Lordship turned to the jury and said: Do you want to know anything more, gentlemen ?" After a brief deliberation the Foreman said they had heard enough and wta»bnouBl^ 1