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ii I NEWMARKET. W I Friday's Programme. Friday's Programme. I  :M!:LIO? WALTER HAXIMCAP <4 aDO ijiiwi, ona aad-a-quar- ter tuu€e cx teatxoik Shakes l/ourse?. Ml-ackwell 4 9 8 & Mise Mad'cay iilt. W, jL>'ixoii).Liiii<*i 4 'J 0 itain lfcoyai 4 o 1:; a Soyal Weisn (lx>rd Grianoty) ii-ariing o 812 Caitltegalt (Air. A. de Rotheohiiid) 4 8 11 W ateon 4 8 11 cistern (Mr R. Tilley). Leader 4 8 10 *> O^IIY(IROME (Mr. Bo'wu?er?.?r?&a ? O O ? Krkigewater (?ir W. C?oey) Canyon ? mHtaay!t€ (M.r. H. WwM?n) Wc.?tton 4 8 6 b?n?do 'L? .Anglesey; Leach 3 8 4 ■sBwcMiad ?T. ?. Cox.) lay-lor ? H 3 AAn()lC (Mr. Oazalet; 'iaylor a 8 ? Soars-lVot ti?i Uianelyi Barling o 8 ■> Beauoourt (Mr. H. ?urn?;PTnato 4 71 Hoa-Vlant (Sir R Ja.r<iine,ColUngr 3 t 10 "iouiij ij->ver (Mr. 1. thompeon) Coliing1 3 7 10 Ardv? ?rs. F. LflKSOmbe) ? ?  C. Waush 3 7 9 Re?? Mi?. ?. Xri^h! Jar vis 3 7 7 D?3s?<t ''M?. H. ?hit-w?rth) -VC, Butters 4 7 7 H s in ten Belie (Mr. W. Sm-,tll) a.xndell 3 7 2 Fairy Thorn (Mr. R, Swawwi-ck) J. puweon 3 7 2 Soisaute Quinze (Col. W. Story) J. Dawson 4 7 0 Soviet (Mrs. A. Jamse) Lambtcn 3 7 0 —— WATER BEACH IIANTMCAP cf 300 oom. Six furlongs. Wilton (Ld Anglesey J Laach 4 9 3 Soatwell (Ld Ulanely) Barlinjr 4 9 1 King SA ?ir. CunlHfe.O\Ven)£a.ho 5?2 tiV«dr#fiftt (31r. W. Dixon; limes 5 S1 Cutaway (Mr. fol Jc.elJ.Lcla.te:s 4 7 7 Q«a.d>ri-.lo (Mr. \V. feingcr) Taylor 4 7 5 \a.nt Dre?m (mg Mejjeety) ilareh 3 7 5 Mpasser (Ld Lilesmer«) J. Dawson 7 2 4it (Mr. \V. I>ixon) Lines 3 6 12 XewhY Oir. J. Sharp) Walters a. 610 -(ff i!? Niaiesty) %larffn4 64? MM?ta.h (Ld A.nglesey; Leach 3 6 4 ",æ,n fOapt. H 4,heri,,ood4 6 3 ¡ f C?ap.t. Wín tl 1 W ar (Mr. P. Nclke) — H^kpring 3 6 3 Wilkin Oilr. S. Ba^-ard* Ba.rr.ej 3 6 0 sKilla^Ocn (Mr. W. Hornaby) X. Scott a 6 0 PRIXCESS' PL.TE cf 500 sow. ,Five (urlones. "'zbn-e c (rr. I.. lk,b¡n.SW1).Per.e 9 8 Pally (Ld Glanoiyi Barling 9 5 .Lx?y Ph?be (Mr. J. P. Hornung) B. Jarvis 9 5 ■■.nStothtfreitia. fSir W. Jfelaon) MuU^n 8 12 Adopted ,M-aior juitim 8 12 %:(7umborland (j £ r. J. Harvie) i A.* B. -Sad'fcrr S 3 fmr. Lcrates 8 3 /vJJo^oa f (Sir D. Brouehton) V FarquharGon 8 f. Joy (His Majesty) Marsh 8 ?out?'&nt (Sir A. ?. R. Day 3 5 -ji"'T 'V (n. A J' .J R D .^ShrcT (Sir A. Bailey) .R. Da y 3 Palestine ;M: y. Ben son) Wertla ke 3 3 t'M?.j?.ickl?r ?r. W. Clark) Persse 8 3 ?f?r?ta. c (r, W. Clark). Porese 8 3 ga#te (M- Tavioi 8 3 -• ??tr't?UcoTi (Mr. A. 0>x) Taylor 8 3 ??c?rwort (Mr. CunHS?-Owen).I?-ath 8 .? -?.?ic.? (Mrs. CuniifFp-Oiven) Laa^h 8 3 TSe Vergukn- ILd D'Abemc-n) I.ø.mbt(;n 8 3 1.1#Wtt's Trace (TaI Dewar) Shenyd 8 3 3 £ erry 1)n (Mr. Gilpin? Gilpin 8 3 r,Ijw Street (Ld Ham?CD of De Jzd\ Peacock 8 3 •v&»fc.. !.n-lSir E. H,ulton> Wcotton 8 3 »f<€C.CrGet (&,r R. Jar-Jin*).T. 8 S .Rcee Lad (Sir J. KelVi W. Jarvfe* 8 3 -Heart. Free (Sir C. Meyer).Dewh-unat S 3 ,M0fctbbr (Ar. Tlunt 8 3 f::PaotaP.(.tD. (Sir K Paget) Gilpdai 8 3 ( TT^uick c (Ld Pennhyn) Green 8 3 (Mir. Perstc) I. 11 .Ipel,roe8S JPerico (Mr. A. de Rotbsohild) Watson 8.3 ,.ttm&lb? (Si- B. S'pfli:ld,Y\Httpr' p HMtKiNot'e (Lord Wilton) H. Lepder 8 0 -Cytnet's Tail (Lord Wilton! H. leader r 0 táined Glass (His Majesty) Marsh 8 0 Fari«as (Ifr. Acton): 3 () .Pickerinj? 3 n • Fr«3rai Blue (Sir A. Bailey) R. Day 8 f -.f-KJl^tte (Mr F. Bibby) Withington 8 0 Indenturo (Sir E. Ca»seV) H. Powney 8 0 Ciiariebelle (Mr H. Cunliffe) Braime 8 0 Oourtaeid (Mr W. Dixonj Lines 8 0 'i'receila (MT C. UariaQd) Colline 8 0 Skyiude (Lord Glanely) Barling 8 0 Wee Jietty Cdr y. Jotinsoji) Johrson 8 0 b'3-mond House (Mr F. Lar?leyi..Ward 8 0 Meriei (Lord 0 Datine (i.ta.ior O^UoriiR).- l>ewhui&t 8 0 I | Liiioige illr L. Robinson) Persfee 8 f Panoply (Lord Pearhyn). Green 6 0 FULBOUEITE STAKES of 25 GOVS ex;h.. witti ,¡;OIJ sovs added for two. i year-olds. Five furlongs and 340 yd< Orpheus (Mr Cunliffe-Oweij) Leach t, 5 Po.'itehmd (Sir Ü. ]\ot»le) Dewtsum ■) a B.eii\* De (r S, Beer) .Lvaeh 9 2 Muhny Moya (Lord Devrar).Sherw«x)d 8 12 Mazar (Major Cockburn. B. Jaryis £ 7 Cnttv Sark (Lord Glanely) Baker 8 7 Ckarlenlle (Mr F. Hardvi Hogg 8 7 Muscadin (Sir E. Hulton).F. Hartigan 8 V Winlfl,su E. Hultoii; Wootton 8 7 Royal Mount. (Sir R. Jardine).Waugh 8 7 Coli Steel (Sir R. Jardine).T. Waugh 8 7 Mammon (Lord Jersey) Sadler, jun 8 7 Pol:vact (Mr 801 Joeli loate-.87 Spioit Kop (Capt. G Ixxler) .Gilpm S 7 All Prince isir A. R. Day & 7 ¡ Tarrada-le fMr J. Buebanan> Gilpin 8 7 Kcabiense f (M. Calmane) Taylor 8 7 Paladin ilady Murray) Peruse 8 7 Buck (Mr J. A. de Rothschild) Pratt 8 7 Beayerbrook (Mr J. lA, .-1" Rothschild) Pratt 8 7 Misehrcxvm c fSiv S. Scott) Private 8 7 Greenshank (Lady S. Scott; Private 8 7 Osaka c (Mr W. Sir:ffc.r) Taylor H 7 PvuITiIle (Mmc Varipati; ..Butchers 8 7 Albazia c (Mr F. Willeyi Persse 8 7 Dutch Flirht (Lord Wilt-on).H, leader 8 7 Ecila. f 'His Majesty) .Marsh 8 4 Sunny Princess (His Mniesty) M?>.reh 8 4 Slovene (Mr Arkwright) R. Day 8 4 Pinprick (Major W. AJlr, Taylor 8 4 Lp-ivless (Sir A. Bailey) R. Day 8 4 Oakvale. f (Mr A. Barton).. Manser 8 4 Notir-a (Mr H. Beddington; Hunt 8 4 Lemrli 1. 4 Hullo America (Mr S. Beer) 'Leach 2 4 t Happily .(Major Brasscyl R. Day 8 • Felice c (2Ir Cazalet). Taylor 8 4 Polycirrua (Mr S. Dennis) Pickering 8 4 Anchor a f (Lord TiVrViv). Lamhtou 8 4 Queen'e Company (Lord iI, de Wal(l«n) v'Wtr,_gli 8 4 1jOwes"rfatcr (Lord T.<on?<lale) Sadler jun 8 <\ Verna (Mr F. Luscombe).C. Waugh 8 4 Un-sarny f (Lord Penrhvn) Green 8 -1 Lome-lie (Mr W. Baj>hael) Linton 8 4 Ri(?ette (Mrs G. Kcbin&on) li. Day 8 4 UlloiQe (Mr L. R.ohinl"onl. I'or?3e 8 4 Shy Princess (Lady Torrinjrt-on) Faulkner 8 4 Meriei itorrl Iiondonderry).civhurat 8 .4 Ji.cense (Lord Wilton) .D. b 4 Sweet Dorothy (Mr W. Richardson} Braime 8 4 ET.LEsMF.RE STAKES of 10 sovs GTCH for starter. with JOI) socs ndded. About ono mile and three fur- Jf-: tiers. Br Jincro (Mr W. dn PTedee).. Rhodes 5 9 31 T>an.-ellon (Sir H. Meux' Pers«e 5 9 4 ^ky-Rocket (Lord Glanely').Barling 4 8 5 Point fTord Wilton). H. T/eaiier 4 8 2 jO; TvifTwtl (Capt. 1 Skarer Rack (Mr .T, Farvie"):Sadler 4 7 6 Good Xisht (Mr W. Chr;?tie> SberwCKv! J 7 E Marilardo (Mr A .Coal. Taylor 3 7 5 Perion f'T?rd Penrhyn) Green- 3 7 1 6 OSerto (Mr A. Coy) Tnylor 3 7 0 Cfcftud (Bit" W. Nelson) Mullen 3 7 0 • FRIDAY ALL-AGED FET.LIXG of 2C0 &ox&. Five fnr'ong<». Wrecker rCat. G. C. Dnvy ■ B-f-atty 5 9 7 Jameson (Qert-rude,' Lady CetiiPs' W. Ja.rvis «. 9 7 Pflecial (Mr. F. PlinTKoe) Barling 4 9 7 Mountar.n Love (Itr. J. Donoliari J. Berwick 5 9 4 Prira^jte (Mrs. C. Tabor) Tabor. a 9 4 Arohit«aye 3 8 7 June Bride (Mr. Cunliffe-Owen) Bs-tho 3 8 7 Lady ChambeTlain c (Mr. J. Sli.ariJ) I Walter-H .2 6 11 I Angt'l f (Mr. G. Mar^h) Godfrey ? 6 11 Bomann. (Mr. G. F. Leader) F. Leader 2 6 11 Victory Speach (Mr. F. Benson) Hackett In 6 11 Mother Shipton (Mr. Arton) Pickering 2 6 8 La ?.eve (Mr. J. Carmen).J. Cannon 2 6 8 Oamna f (Mr. W. Walters') Walterp- 2 6 8
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OVER 50 YEARS' REPUTATION FOR YALUEB 1 WllllliailMWWWI Ml IIII LI "I 27, 28, 29, High StreeL | Messrs. LEWIS LEWI & Co. wish to draw the attention of their numerous 1 Customers and the Public in general to their 1 Annual. Summer Sale which commences on FRIDA Y, the 4th inst., and will continue for 14 days. An exceptional opportunity will be afforded I purchasers to take advantage of Generous | Reductions in all Departments. 1 Having made very large purchases under advantageous circumstances, we are deter- mined to make this I I Sale a Record Sale by- giving every advantage of, our foresight to I the purchasing 'public. 1 Yours faithfully, 1 Lewis Lewis & Co. I Lewis Lewis (Swansea), Ltd. I I
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ACROSS THE MYNYDDDU. I Some Old Time Tragedies, Recalled. By "BUTTS" (Brynamman For the third time we enter the Black Mountain arena, and face the Jilek John- son of the hiils. It is a day in May, that would not be a misfit if set. in mid-March. A strong easterly gale RweeNs o'er the grey, vast veldt, flippantly wbizaing from its mighty wings stinging,, icy_ pellets'! which never, ,f a il ,to locate the têndeiest and most sensitive billets eyen in -oii r, con- tracted physiognomies. Fiidciy, deep roses, which many a city, damsel would covet, soon burst into bloom on our pro- I nran rernind-ed of the wag,- attired in a real cheap, ..ready-made: suit, who was caught in a shower of hail on Gtraun-cae- Gurwen Common, and reached hi,* des- tina tlon, as PArforatf,,d -iii garment, as a riddle. W- ere the pips larg-e as these he would not have left on his person enough material to inakc a hole. A BRIEF ARMISTICE. During a few, minuses -armistice in the aerial musketry, we survey the heights to gain some idea as to how,, long the firmamental, snipers would be before ceas- ing their attack. The prospects are en- couraging. King Sol emanates from his chamber, and from the silvery verge of a cloud gives order to pease fire. But1 austere Martins, which, seems bent on pro- longing ..its evacuation of the c)imatic throne for gnv.aiid gentle Mains, roarck- fiantly. The roadside swards are bedecked and; the lark climbs, inertily i heavenwards over its musical aerial stairs, there is a-phenomenal contrast between these heralders of spring and the wintry ) and snil?n appearance cf the Garreg Lwyd in its tattered manHf) of snow, j which it oljstijiately divests despite the efforts of Yeiiurnnug to adjust the atmos- pherical chaos.. We arrive above the spot from .where a, hasty .retreat had to be made on 0\11" -<*ooind visit. T-ooking-over Cwm IMalfa Ddu. we sight two hills, one on the fonth and the orhpr on the north side of the valley in que-sf ion. "e lower mound is known as Twyn Gwyn, while.the upper is Twyn Pii. They steni to gliard, from over the Garw ] river the entrance to the, glen. Twyn! Gwyn (White Hillock); wears a crown of blackish stones,, whilp the Black Hillock has a'closely shaven, smooth cranium. NO BLACK STONES THEN. My guide, on being told that theirJ' names should be revered, maintained.? I that many years ago White Hill" had no black boulders on its summit, and older people asserted that the weather had of recent yeai-s beaten the Ipam from a bout the stones, thus making them visible. My vico- versa suggestion evaporated under iris interesting geological explanation. Having exhausted all objects of interest to the east for. the time being, we turn our backs to U His/ Majesty," and gaze westwards For here the hunch of Twyn y Derlwyn is lowered. In this aperture the brook which severs Brynamman into two parishes is horn. Nantymelyn seems like an innocent lamb in its cradle, but develops into a lion in flood before it reaches the Amman below, which, by the way, is the line of demarcation between Lower Brynamman (Glamorganshire) and Upper Brynamman (Carmarthenshire). We see "The Voel-" mountain looming large a little distance away; its western extremity overlooks Garnant. Proceeding further into the passage, we obtain a really clear view of the OLD ROMAN ROAD. 1 Fringed with coarse, long-drawn gra3, it lwks hoary and romantic. As w? fol- low its arrow-like course up Mid over the mountain's crest, we ?11 into a reminiscent mood, and visions of the rural folk of yore traversing the lonely,, barren expanse under their burdens of coal and farm produce are created in our retro- spective minds. 0ur ancestors presumably, believed in looplees short-cuts, for this primitive way is almost straight from point to point, or venue to venue. As is generally believed, it did not run down over Bridgend H m (as at present) in time past, but from Bryn Road through Bridgend Inn Garden, An out by the rear of the Public Hall. At the rear of Twyu Derlwyn we observe thp remains of what was supposed to be a. field enclosure. I am told that a certain Shon Forgan, in olden times, took upon himse!f to acquire a plot of land here,¡ which was eTCntuaIiy to b? th? site of a M bg e and garden. But the villajrets and neighbouring,. farmers T?5<'p???th.&. en- croachment, a.nd r?p&a?p3?v d?n'Mishe'd the rf?u? of h)? lúbur, The raiders did not conduct th?r fell- in? work <h'r)n? the night, hut nrl' .? polite as to apprise the encroac.her that I they would come to wreck the hedge at such and such a time in the day. The wreckers wotild have a-niple work to do to-day in that capacity^ Shon Forgan capitulated under the persistent resist- ances of his courteous obstructionists, leaving only the foundation to remain in memory -of the event. I. ANOTHER OLD ROAD. I Retracing or steps towards the main road, we cannot but observe, with a little shudder, a, black-capped peak of, Tin-cam range craning its inky neck OVCT the.back of the Voel, as if watching our movements on the plain below. We are now treading another old road which used to branch off-the one wo-hi v«. just reviewed. It runs oyer the banks of Nantymelyn, across the main, down the embankment over Oarw's bod, and up over Ibe western side of Carreg Lwyd. It passes so closely to Cwm Ddalfa I>du that it strengthens the coal storing theory previously applied to this gten. More- over, we are informed by two keen moun- taineers (a Brynamman diarist anii- a poet- literati), whom we have just met, that lumps of coal had been recently picked by them on the crest of the hills above. Focussing our visions on. a certain spot on the slopes of Carreg Lwyd, we perceive faint traces of -this primitive pa. I Amplifications of greater and deeper in- terest will be made later, relative to this weather-beaten road, which shall be known henceforth as the Garreg Lwyd road, while the one we have previously dealt with the Ciymllwyd, having its termination in the yard of a Gwynfe farm of that name. We are. onoe again on Jones Brynbrain way. Ix)oking down the Garw, we cannot but. notice that the brook here has made it • commendable attempt to carve some- body's initials in the turf. The surname is a bbreviated, and appears very much like this-Wms Another two hundred yards walk bring* us to a spot where a clammy sensation overcomes our feelings. On the left side of the road is a split silica boulder, with I an unkempt mound of peaty clods at its I base. TRAGEDIES RECALLED. I This is a grave-shaped landmark where a native sportsman was found dead on February 2nd, 185?. It appears that the unfortunate man, whose name was Wil- liam Joseph, accompanied by two friends, had crossed the mountain in the morning on a. hunting expedition. On their return they were caught in a blizzard of wind and snow, got bewildered by the blinding fleece, and were separated. His oom- panions managed to reach nomo safely, but Joseph was missing. His body was found, next morning stark and stiff, with one of his dogs lying prostrate over it. His other doc ran home, broke through the window of Joseph's home, and en- deavoured by gestures and signs to make the mistress understand that the master was in trouble. This remarkable story is quite authentic. Joseph probably suc- cumbed to exposure, although at the time his death was euspeeted to have been otherwise caused. The rugged memorial stone and mound referred to indicates the t where he was found lifeless. There are other signs of old-time tragedies nearer the zenith of the pass, which we will eventually reach and ex- plain. Meanwhile we are impressed by the majestic altitude of the "Garrec Fraith." Pyramid-shaped, it aspire am- bitiously sk.Twards. it.oan be literally translated as the Dappled Grey Peak, its body being covered with light bluish srtones interspersed with patches of fawn- hued ttass. It apneas from where we ? ? —■■■■—a—BM w——ian— stand higher than Carreg Lwyd (Grey Stone Peak), but it noods a good number of feet to be equivalent, to the .{\27 f{4i: of the monarch of the moors. A GLIMPSE OF THE MUMBLES. It.s, however, almost higher in tha estimation of valley mountaineers, beini £ the chief observation post of sightseers. Were the town folic motorists net too anxious to reach Gattoc-k's Lion's dou, alight at its base, and climb to its highr,t spur, they would* be compensated with the sweet satisfaction of seeing their beloved native r?Qr?, Mu?bic???Uyj?tuat.eti ?? the ci^vices "o?^Gow(^s''ToCKy pr?noutory, and the v?ss?a ?!idin? t? ?ad fro fJ-t:' the glimmering, brothy briny, and many otlier absorbing sights of world-farm ;-14 geographical objects, in the misty dis- tance. To enumerate them. as we will even., tually do. will probably, create dwbk^y Ül ¡ the minds of those who'have not cared to come and see for themselves. Once- you: givyr Abettawc will find yourselves -r-n^ the wheels again after .devouring the, sights from its summit, you will wish- ardently YQU "had bepn gifted with wings* to fly across the yawning gulf dividing ycrif and the snug little hostelry, The wingevj lion of Gwynfe," in the the vatp hf-hw. for your vitals crave for something to consume. Once the inner 11u\n" bo sat iatecl, I imagine to see you developing into a. gang of furore scribendis qycr the physical and optical fares you had pnjoyed. BACK TO THE SMOKY VALLEY. The sun which came to our rescue dtir- ing the morning's aerial attack has re- mained faithf-al all day. It now retires hI its. crimson chamber behind the arbesque. western hills, while descend to our w homes in the smoky, valley, to rccuporat« su?ciently for the ?ext expedition. Sil cl? "0 Txt-xt expe(-,i i <)Il. The next eontributi?t will pr?su?aMy be as interc-st,jrig,.tc,,siv the least, as the former articles, dealing as it .will with distant pa,norsi-nic scenes, tragedy, his- torical incidents of vore, with a rein of comedy intertwined. Carreg Fraith, Pen- drewen, Gwely Arthur, Gwynfe, Nant Gwyn, Lime Kilns, &c., will "be embraced.
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PERIL OF THE COAL-1 MINING INDUSTRY. (Continued from Page 5.) 8 forward in their own achcmo. It wa& quiteI g clear, therefore, that on that ground Mr ja Justice Saukey'o propose would give no I satisfaction to Labour—that was to Fay. jj that portion of Labou< whà followed the I" lead of Mr. SmiHie. 9 MR. JUSTICE SANKEY AND STRIKES)! I- I Another suggestion was that State 9 o-waoisiii]) would produce peace in the iadustry. The chairman had dealt with that. and so he would only make one ob- servation on it, and that was that if it were to product peace it was strange that every one of the Socialist members oi the Commi.58ion had made reservations in respect to the proposals put forward by I Mr. Justice Sankey, which on this par- ticular point seemed, fair, in order to secure peace under his scheme, if the nation ever assented to it, that there should at least be M possibility of. strike*. Mr, Justice >lankey proposed to exclude, the possibility of strikes I by inducing Labour to make' some I contract to that eftect. and the Labour I Party and the Socialist members cf the-, Commission, while accepting his report i in general, at once ruled out any sugges- a tion of that kind. It wai clear that the I experience in Auetra'lia and elsewhere j would be repeated in this country, and j if they were so foolish as to give in to J the threat cf the miners they w0ulà no- 9 secure the peace that some of them, I might be aiming at. There waG also the! j suggestion that the proposals with regard { to nationalisation, if agreed to, would in- j crease wagss and increase output. "Those -t-,bo," he said, "believe, as I do, that 'there can Le no true prosperity in any | country unless it is based on th-e pros- j p&rity of the workers in the country would be glad to see real w ages increased. But 1 attach no importance to money I L?ut I atfach u?-) to MOUEY F WAGES AND PRODUCTION. A It is what money wilL buy that counts, | I would like to see the amount which I our money huyy increased The only way 11 in which that can happen is by a general j | increase cf outputs in all industries." 11 .ow, what had been the actual experience •en during the war in regard to output?! (n 1913, they might remember, the output i-as 2S7,000,W)0 tons. That had decreased m 1914 to 2611,í.IIG.IiOO tons, thus showing; that the process was beginning before the war. It might be that that was affected i hv the advent of the war and the fact of taking men fn.-m thie, industry. At any rate, there to the reduction. In 1919 ¡ they had Mr. Justice Sankey in his report estimating an output on the basis of 11 250,000,000 tons. which showed that the; process was still downwards, and in hie second report he doubted whether evet,, 1 H that total of 250.000,000 would he realised, j g because he said, the alarming fall in j | the output has convinced me that at pre- j 8 <!ent everyone is not doing his best," and j i this in spite of hi" pathetic reliance on B the honour of the miners to do their best I po -,oon as he had presented them ,vith I C30.')00,000 or ?M.OOO.OOO of wages in his 6rst report. Well, Mr Justice Sankey was H not alone in that. Sir Arthur Duckham in | Ins report referred to the serious dcreascj and said: It is due partly to general ",laåenin of enort on the part of th-? workers." and the Ccal CoutroHpj in the:1 feport he produced, the figures before and afkr. the Snkey award, j bho?ed that the output per man, both pH w&ek and per shift, had decreased, that absenteeism had incraf:Ó. and that l the average number of days in which, the pits had raised coal had also decreased. Thus the tendency prevailed right j through the industry for ii iE- dee-reise i ?f output. It would ? 6een. thel'é'Íorp.! that V:th the mcrcased wa?e the .miners j rec?'vpd 'they did hot ne?d to work so j m u ch t, maintain th? t3ml1'd of com- j fort. Therefore, the increase in the wt1,i¡(1! naturallv tended to the reduction of out-! put., with the consequencss that they a.l j deplored. If it did that, it: wo11ld not I decrease cost. and. as they.knew,-the esti- j mated increase in the ccet to the eciintry j was reckoned, at 4«. 6d. per .ten"- in order j to provide for the increased wagi»3 and ) the decrca.-oi outout. I COUNTER-PROPAGANDA EFFORTS, j Before 6ifng down he wished to asso- ¡ ciate himseli: with the chairman in ask- ing (ILMU to take a.ll those matters iru-o their serious consideration. There had been a persistent propaganda on the part j of the miners for nationalismand it! was, in his judgan'eivt', ese^-ntiil -that tl-uty themsf-lves who thought otherwise -should j conduct a eount.er-propa3a.nda to ruees j the tii-gunT?nts put forward on the other, sid*. He' had in 'his hand a qtiotation from a speech by a well-known Labour j leadpr. a. 111eniber of Parliament, whoi used ,1'hese .-vVords: For years past d ivor(I s: l,or years pi-st miners and their leaders have been en- i ga.ged in a propaganda j and agitation for the purpose of ereating 1 an atmosphere in which anything like! cordial relations between tho workers and I owners would, be .impossible." If that was what was going kn Y. wan am rely up j to tham to combat that propaganda, and so he associated vhimself with the chair- j man in asking theni, each in their own ¡ circle, to conduct a. vigorotM propaganda w:th a view to placing before the country the facta- that the chuirman had gav«d them that afternoon, and any'other facts which thpy. couH reap oat of the volumi- nous reports of the Comanission, so that the country in coining to a th>fis-on should have befOI them the considered views of every member Ot',t3 community. v-i4ews of ev-ery iiielul herof,tf43 (-VIMMU n 'ity. The resolution was than c-arned ;UJl3ÚÎ. moueiy. ■ VOTES OF THANKS. ) The Chairman, in thanking the share-, holders fo?r t?eir aK.temi.a.noe., said that the ] board had iv<,eived .& great many letter*, j a,Ti-d, he was greatly obliged to tie writers j off them for backing up the board. He w like to ask them to, pass a cor#al,c:te of thanks to General Cocker ill for attending the meeting and addressee; tlieai tlmt ¡ aifternoon. Mr. H. Seymour Berry said he wvuM like I to congratulate the boapl of the Powell DufiFryn Company and the chairman on having called the shareholders together on that occasion. Personally, thought the chairman had cl-s-arly proved, not, 96 Mr. Justice Sankey had stated, that, the coal trade, as at present condiicted, efccod con- demned, but that the Commission itself I stcod oonrromned. The chairman had not said anything aboijt the wonderful rate ci interest that was to be allowed for all do- veloping properties at the present t'?e. j and, having regard to the importance ?m j increased output, he though4 the following I matter should be brought to the notice cl everybody. An Order had j not been issued that the amount of coal which WM to be allowed to be exported wa? to be Tei i,?,Z by about half a million tons a week. As tlii; Order came at a time when developing ¡ collieries were to be allowed the hand- some return cf 6 per cent, on a.11 money spent, it simply meant that the organisa- tion going on for the sinking of new pits would be s-topperl. and the whole coal trade would be placed in a serious position. The ahairmaai and General Oockerill were to be congratulated on the clear manner in which the issues before the country had been 1 placed before the ehareholdrs, and be would like to emppoi-t the chairman in his vote of thanks to General Oockerill, and would at the same time like *0 propose a hearty Tote of thanks to the chairman for his aible speech and the euoc-ees of the meet- ing. The vote was unanimously aooorded, and after a, brief acknowledgement from the Chairman the proceedings terminated.