The Cambria Daily Leader

I WORK RESUMED. I Resumption at Pritchard's, Crymlyn Burrows, After some months stoppage owing principally to the surplus stocks of acid, and the necessity of extensive repairs, a re-start of part of the machinery was made on Thursday at Pritchard's acid works, Crymlyn- Burrows. This will be welcome news to memy, especially at St. Thomas. The complete overhauling of one of the works is also 1 proceeding. r,

I I Labourer's Defence in Assault Case. When Benjamin Matthews, labourer, was summoned by William Cochring at the Swansea Police Court on Friday for assault on July 26th, he pleaded guilty but under provocation as a henpecked husband. It was alleged that on the mouning of July 26th defendant struck complainant without saying a word. The parties re- sided in the same house. Defendant said he wanted complainant to leave the house, but the man wotild not go, he holding the view that the con- tract of his residence there was made between himself and defendants wife. A fine of 20s. or 14 days was imposed.

? I PRISON FOR A SCAMP. I Swansea Labourer's Disgust- ing Conduct. An uncommon case occupied the atten- tion of the Swansea Bench on Friday, when a labourer named Patrick O'Shea (37) was charged with living on the earn- ings of one Queenie Blacki-aore, a woman of a certain class. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted. Queenie Blackmore aid she had known defendant since March last. He lodged m the next house to her residence on the Strand. Dfendant, who knew what she wwaJs. a. skt, ed Ih.er for money evary day, and sho gve him 26: or ?- 6d. per day. If she did not give .h?m the money he Would strike and threaten her. On one ooc? si,Dn he said to her: "If I get into any trouble don t let on that you hare been giving me luoney." Detective Wright said he had known defendant for about eight years. The man never worked, and was continually ia the company of unfortunates and tLieves. Witness bad S'tP defendant ceive money from the prh,n'" .'k" o,"1 ttit'^when arrested dete$'flanfc- said: She's a dirty —— girl and this is a dirty ch rge. I'd rather be taken in for robbery." There were eleven previous convictions against the man, this number including several for robbery with violence. Defendant, who had nothing to say. I was sent down for six months.

NOT GOING HOME. I Girl Refuses Her Father's Offer. I Strange 'Local Case. I Elizabeth Margaret Jones (164) was charged at Swansea on Friday with breaking and enterin g the dwelling- house or Pvan Jones, of Mynyddbach-y- glo, and stealing a luminous watch, MVO ladies' blouses, a felt white hat and -3. lOd in money, value in all E2 -5s. 41, the property of Evan Jones. P.C. (86) Edwards, Waunarlwycld, spoke to receiving a complaint and mark- ing inquiries Me spoke to defendant, who admitted stealing the goods. 6'le had told witness that she slept* • haystack the previous night, and mi seeing complainant, letive the house the next day entered by the front window. Defendant's father said he had had a lot of trouble with the girl, who wocM not do anything. She had been in seve- ral situations, but had left tliein. lie was willing to give her another chancy When asked if she would go home with her father, the girl refused, sayng that she was ashamed. The girl vel fused to go home a number of times. Defendant was remanded until Satur- day. I <

PRISON BREAKERS. I Warders Bound and Gagged I PARIS. Friday, A serious mutiny has broken out at th civil prison at Toulouse. The prisoners bound and gagged the warders, and, ga- ting possession of the keys, opened doors and made their escape. Three have been re-arrested. Ex. change.

STOLEN RABBtTS. I —— ——— I Peculiar Case BC(Jra Aber.1 avan Bench. At Aberavon on Thursday, Win. Brai* collier; John James McCambridge (1(; and Albert Mills (13), were charged \wit'i stelling five taane raibbits, value Slp the property of Griffith LleveljTi, Jpaglan Cot- tage Farm. t The two hoys sai cr they went out with Brain, wiho was shooting, and he sent them for the rajbbits. P.S. Swaffield spoke to finding some of the rabbits at McCambridge's house. Brain said his dog and fox killed so-e of the rabbits, and he ate them. The ser- geant said that on Brain's premises he found two 'dogs, a, live fox, fowls, arid ducklings. Brain denied stealing the rabbits, hut admitted receiving thenj: from the doe9- Supt. Eyans said t?atthc 'hoys ??t??. ??. Br?m b??'?n' 5 and .? OH r morning; they b d ?lept on th<9 &<?* '? his house on the Saturday night. Brain was ntenóM to thr?e BK?th?? hard !abour, McCambridge w&S fined  and Mills .21. I

NO BOOTS ON. I Aberavon Collier Mistakes I I. His House. There was a touch of comedy at Aber- avon Court on Thursday, when Edward Bennett (29), collier, of Dunraven-street, was charged with being found on en- closed premises late at night. John O'Donovan, a clerk, of Norman- street, spoke to finding defendant lying on the dividing wall of his garden. lIe jumped to the next yard and tried to put his boots on. He was very much under the influence of drink, and said he Wfta looking for his sister. Mr. C. Wehrle for the defendant said he had been to Cwmavon, and had got very drunk, coming home late by toe colliers' train, and knowing nothing of what happened after. His only possibly, explanation wae that he lived in a pln end house in Diinraven-st-reet, and O'Donovan's house was also a pine end house. In that congested part it was easy to mistake a street. As to his hav. ing his boots off he realised that he had been a bad boy, and wanted to get into the house without his wife knowing. Ihig was not the first time he had had re- course to taking his boobs off to avoid a row.. In ordering him to pay costs the Chair. man (Mr. S. H. Byass) warned the de- fendant about getting eo drunk. The defendant: I have realised that this week.

l TH E FINAL DRAFT. I 1 Wesleyan Appointments for Swan- ¡ sea and District, t The Iha-t-k- ?f I Tne fol1(wl!Jg n1inj!"ha."(' én I fh' :111 Y a P ",)()1l1 tr-d b: tbe 'i\ 1.1' (l\- r 1 :v, Confer^n^e tw «tfi».. (I ( Vv"af 11: i ?W?— '? Swansea Revs. E. JoilifFe (BrUttswick' ( Bnvid E. Griffiths Benn4Wcrth Clydach), W. L. Chainings, B.D., B.Sc Wesley V Neath.—:B«v«. R. Hatchinson {Neathi, J. Irwin (Briconferry). Lisnoily-—Revs. J. A. Dixon Err.«'i I W. Fitch (Carmarthen), J. B. ùw (Ammanford).

FELINDRE NEIGHBOURS. t At Aberavon on Thursday, Thorns Winter. Joseph-street. Felindre, sum- moned his neighbour, Samuel Kneath, for. using threats. Winter said that when he spoke to Kneath about doing damage to his pro- j perty Kneath threatened to do for him, even if he was in gaol for three years and had to send his wife and children to l the Union. Kneath said that Winter threatened to i settle him. and to get him out of the house. -Bound ever. r¡

  SUNDAY FLI HTS. j • • • ■- ( To the Editor. Sir,—" Inquisitorial" accuses both myself and demobilised soldier of be- longing to the class whor-ant everyone to be as we are. As for myself I cer- tainly nm one N""h<). will not gee or believfi anything I do not want to. There are, he says. people who only want a quipi j S?n?tay. Woll, !pt them have it by al!  means but in ail fairnpss don't try an? kr all others to a quiet Sanday hy ;1>1 ?'I?i?g the aid of tine C??ncll — Y ours. l eto,. Fred Potts, j ■■ .r t

RUSSIA. Rawlinson to Con- trol Withdrawal. The Government have decided that Gen-sral Sir H. S. Ra.wlinson, should pro- ceed a-t once to North Ruesit, to co- ordinate the difficult military operation of the withdrawal of the Archangel and Murmansk for. As a recognition of their valuable ser- vices in command of their respectives forces, his Majesty has conferred upon Generals Maynard and Ironside the dis- tinction of Knight of Comtnandership of the Bath. Sir Henry Rawlinson commanded the British Fourth Army in France, which can claim before any other of our i Armies that it broke the Hxndenburg I Line. I In August 1918 he, in co-operation with the French under General Debeney, won t the victory of Amiens, in which the Canadian", and Australians shattered the enemy forces confronting them, and his I troops fought on almost continuously until the arnrstice. General Rawlinson entered the war as Commander of the Seventh Division wbich covered the Belgian retreat on Antwerp. He commanded the Fourth Army Corps at Nenve Chapelle in 1915 I and was in command of the Fourth Aran ) in the battle of the Somme in the folldv;- j ing year. j

ANOTHER 3d. I Carmarthen Electricity to Go Up in Price. I Carmarthen Town Council on Thurs- day, the Mayor (Aid. Wm. Evans) ore- siaine, received a letter from the Car- marthen Electric Supply Co., Ltd., stat- ing that they had decided to apply to the Board of Trade to increase the maxi- muni charge for electric energy from 7d. to lOd. per unit. Aid. J. B. Arthur c-x- plained that the company were making the application to meet eventualities which might arise. Mr. D. J. Davies: What dividends are being paid by the company now ? The Mayor: Nothing. Aid J. B. Arthur said the Provisional Order prevented the company ooming to the Council to ask for an increase. The only course for the company to adopt was to go to the Board of Trade and then come back to the Council. Mr. Oliver Jones disagreed, and said be did not see why the Council should j be gibbed." It was decidd that the Council .should bEr rpr.oont at the inquiry to be he? at b£. Board of Trade.

HIOOEN IN HAYRICK. I Aberavon Youths, Sent to Quarter Sessions. At Aberavon on Thursday two brothers Thomas James Evans (U6) and William Joseph Evans (18) were charged with breaking and entering the shop of Ma.ry Jane Kerslak,e grocer, Olive-street, on the night of 24-25th and stealing two tins of tomatoes, five tins of salmon, and a quantity of sweets of the total value of 12s. David Daniel Rees, grocer, spoke of finding the articles in a hay-rick and P.C. Bryrimor Williams spoke to seeing the defendants go to the hay-rick late at I night. Both boys were comitted to the Quar- ert Sessions. FATHER REFUSES TO GIVE I EVIDENCE. Supt. EraM said there -was a first charge against one of them of stealing a fowl the property of their father. When the father, Edward Evans, went to the box he refused to give evidence, saying, I don't think it is right for me to say anything against my sdn." The boy and William Brain, collier, who was to be charged with receiving, were discharged. I

MERCHANT OF VENICE I Compton Comedy Company I in Shakespeare. The Compton Comedy Company came into their own at Swansea Grand Theatre on Thursday night, when a large and en- timsiastic nndienoo acclaimed their mas- terly performance of The Mercha-nt of Venioø The play was produced, as one would expect it to be produced by the Compton Company, with tMte and dis- cretion, and thé performance was just \11tlat we would expect of smichs company aeotbw *5»y of saying it was excellent. '¡ },11\ H. Worrall-llhoimpsoh's Shyleck I was always Vod, and- often really great. Mr. Thompson is a great actor. The Portia of Miss Nell Compton was the performance one would look for in the I talented daughter of a gifted family. Nor njust we,overlook the capable work of Mr. Murray Hatfiorn (Duke of Venice*. T Ward (Eassanio), Everard Vanderlip (Gratia no). Henry Crocker (Antonio), Alfred Brooks (Lorenzo), and of Miss Kath- leen Leigh as Jeosim, and Miae Rhoda Beresford as V l'ri. To-night the oompany produce The Rivals," and on Saturday they repeat The School for Scandal," which was so I brilliantly performed on Monday.

BURRY PORT HOLIDAY.  The whole of b. wOTk.' at Burry -rt! ¡ urin close dO.W n on Friday for the annual week's holiday. The meJland boys employed at- the A-shburnham Tinplate Works received 115s. and 7s. Sd. respectively, peace money I with their pay this week, A eimilar f amount was received Armistice Day."

-i I "THE DRAMA TOWN." I For the Welsh drama competitive fes- I tival to be. held at the Albert Hall, Swan- sea, for the week commencing October Î Oth. three entries will be from Pontar- I dulais, vin—Monday, Trinity, Asgre I Lan"; Thtrrsclay, Mr Dan Matthews' Society, Ephraim Harries ? Satur- day, Pontardu)nis. Maesycmniion." I P imta¡" 1");11d be christened "The Drama T; n.

OUR DAILY BREAD. ——— ra Curious Position at Swansea. Is there to be a strike of bakers 85 from Monday next? Things look danger- ously like it at present; in fact, the only gleam of hope (may be it is more than a gleam) i6 to be found in a reply of Mr. Wardle, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, to a question ir. the House of Commons by Mr. Hailwood, of Ardwick. He said the Ministry of Food made a communication to the em- ployers' secretary which appears likely to remove the difficulty. A further meet- ing of the parties to the dispute is being arranged. SWANSEA'S BREAD. The position in Swansea is curious. Enquiries of 'Several master bakers who employ operatives show that though there is a general feeling that local oper- atives will come out in sympathy with others, in fact, no notices have yet been tendered, and a contemporary's airy re- mark that strike notices terminate on Saturday may be put down as a flight of imagination. Strike or no strike, we shall not have in Swansea to face any desperate condition of affairs, for the number of small master men, and eYeD. bigger men, who are also themselves oper- atives, is so great that Swansea can carry on. We had a strike in Swansea last year, which lasted a week or two, and yet never went short of bread. In London and other large cities there is quite an- other tale to tell.

ALTERED A DRAFT. | i Demobbed Soldier' s At i at Morriston. i| A recently demobilised soldier named Daniel Williams (20), was charged on re- mand at the Swansea Police Court, on Friday, with un lawfully, by mean-s of fai6e pretences, obtaining the sum of £ fc j from one Rachel Evans, an assistant at f the Post Oflice, Morriston, the moneys of 1 H.M. Postmaster-General, on February i 13th. j Evidence was given to the effect that defendant received a draft of £1 0s. 5d. i from the Paymaster's Office at Shrews- i bury, and the j".resented at I the Morriston Post Office, was for S7 j Os. 5d. This amount was paid to him. I Defendant pleaded guilty, and &aid he i was wining to pay the money in weekl" y was wiKmg to pay the money in weekly j instalments. A fine of ?10 of two months was im. posed.

I SEAMAN FiNED. j  Prosecutions for i :g to j Go to Sea. j At the Swansea Police Court on Fri- day, John Thomas Hassell (49), a steward, was charged with failing to pro- ceed to sea in the Cardiff Castle after being lawfully engaged to do so on July 25th.—Mr. Crawford (Messrs. Ingledew, Sons and Crawford) prosecuted. It was alleged that the &hip was de- layed four hours owiug to defendant not turning up. Defendant said he had sent down a man to take his place, but he was not j accepted. TO N Sill TIS. I A fireman, Edward Leigh (39), was similarly charged in respect of the fish- ) ing boat "Onetos." It was alleged that Leigh drew an ad- vanced pay of 10s. on the plea that be and his wife were starving, and then failed to turn up, and a substitute had to be found, taken tx> the Mumbles by taxi, and from there in a boat, to the ,hip. which was lying off the Mumbles Head. Defendant pleaded that he was suffer- j ing from tonsilitis. ) OUGHT TO BE SENT TO PRISON. I A fine of 30s. in each case was imposed, the Chairman (Mr. Joseph Devonald) re- marking that they ought to be sent to prison. 1 -I--

NEIGHBOURS' ROW. Xettle Thrown Through a Window. At Swansea on Friday, Ann Petersen summoned Catherine Cullen (3d) for mali- ciously damaging a pane of glass, value 7s. 6d„ at No. 4.0, Brynmelyn-strest, the property of loomplainant, on July 6th. Mr. Henry Thompson appeared for Petersen. Catherine Cullen summoned Martin Petersen for assault on the same date. It was alleged that Irs. Cullen used abnsive language cowards the Petersens, she then struck Helen Petersen (danghter- in-law) in the face with a cup. On hear- ing a scream Martin Petrrsen rushetd out, and was also struck in the face with a cup. Mrs. Cullen then threw a kettle through complainant's window. The allegations were denied by Mrs. Cullen, who said the Peteisens carue out- I side her door with pokers and other articles. Mr. Cullen said it was he who broke the window. He threw a kettle over the garden wall, and it struck the window. The summons against Martin Petersen was dismissed. Mrs. Cull?n was ordered to pay the damage—7s. 6?., and bound over for 12 months in the sum of £,10.

t ABERAVON CLERKS. r Resc!ut!?n :n Favour of Direct _1. _1 Acticn. U ♦ ) rvi, a social meeting 01 tne An?ravon ) Branch of the Railway Clerks' Associa- tion, a resolution was passed "That bay- I I ing heard of the slow and unsatisfactorv progress in our negotiations with the Railway Executive Committee, we now consider that the time has come for direct action of the demands put forward j by our Executive Committee, jointly with the X.U.R., ate not granted IlY: August 9th, and asking that the officers i of the South Wales and Monmouthshire j Divisional Council be instructed to I'nn- I vene a special meeting at once for this purpose. We also protest strongly against the j statiomnasters, etc special bonus lwing agreed to by our Execul ive n><? before the other ""tcstiuns have been carried"

I G.W.R. MANAGER. I London. Friday.Mr. < AH; ton, C.B.E., was io-cli" 1 general manager of the Groat vr.. orn Railway. Mr. Aldington, wb o born at Tamworfh, Warwi-krliho, yours ago, has I • j posts in tue service oi in-' eon:i?aii:\ j including that of liao Aipjrin^ndcr.^ -whicli he held for just, undi-r nine years. During the illness of the late j Mr, Potter Mr. Aldington had been j acting general manager, ) I TO-DAY'S RACING, JnHiiiigr: 5 to 4 pean Bridge. Sir Douglas beat Chat Tor, Attention 1, White Sand: 2, Stars and Stripes and Trovators dead heat.-12 Daylight Saving 1, Lady Craigie 2, Moaning Minnie 3.4 ran. 4 to 1] i to,iniin.- Minnie ran, 4 to I, TO-DAY'S CRICKET. Surrey: 41 for 5 wkts. Yorkshire; 139 for 6 wMs, I

¡-TO-DA ¥'S- RACING. Fair Fields North and Soutn. GOODWOOD. I QO-NASSAU STAKES of 30 eovs each. i Vy Cne aud-a-qna.rter milei. uord Derby's KEYSOE. 3-10 Oarslake 1 xir Singer's FmlXG SPEAE. 9-8 C)bilris 2 Mr J. de EothSchild's KABOODLSs, 8-5 ilulme a Also ran: STonaghan (Fox). Odi-lisyue 18- DouoKhue). Off 1.34. Trainer: Lambtyn. Bettinc: 13 to 8 Keysoe lWld Flying Spear. 1 to 1 K a boodles. 100 to Ó Odalisque, 100 to 6 Afojiafrhan Neck; four lengths ? 1 ST-CHESTEHFIELD CUP (Haudi?-?' ?.. J U of 400 soys. added to a Sweepstakes of 16 soys each Mile and a oimrter. -;i" W. Nelson's TANG I EES 3 v-9 ..Fox 1 Oapt. Hanbury's THE VIZIER a S-8 Kultte 2 Mr Martin's AFRICAN STAR. 3 7-9 W. Batdine 3 .&L-,o mn: Planet (Chil,hi) Callendei- (Carp. lake), Tinsnear (Y. Smyth). Gay Lord (Shat. well). Off 2.18. Trainer Mullen. Bettmer: 4 to 1 Callender Tinspear and Atrioan Star. 5 to 1 The Vizier, 100 to 15 7 toO 1 Gay Lord 20 to 1 Planet. Leneth and a half: half. 9 A CJ—CHICHESTER) PLATE (Handican V of 250 BOTS second receives 3D sove. ) Five furlongs. Mr Cu Udell's LITTLE VIO. 4 7-8 Lester 1 Duke of Portland's DUMB WAITER. 5 6-2 H. mYth 2 Mr Sol Joel's PANDION 4 9-2 Carslake 3 Also ran: Pretty Missie i'W.^Griggs). Sun- j dial (Oonoehue), Sund'or (V Smyth). Vio- !on''ello (Hulme). Shoemaker ;W Balding). Double Dew (A. Baidiai;), Qyintuj (Huyiey). 3ï.'rân- Rhyme (Leach). Off 2.50. Trainer Busier, -F,-t-t-inz 2 to Pandkvn 11 to 2 Sundial < jtq and Little Vie. 10 to I Shoe- ittaker i nd Sunny Rhyme. 100 t*1 8 Prei-tv I Xissie feind'or and Dumb Waiter. lOO to 7 j Quietus 20 to I Double Dew Head: neck. j O 1 ?-OPTIONAL SELLING PLATE of 11 3.10 200 sovs, for two-year-olds only. Six furlongs Dord Derby's SPEAN BRIDGE F. 8-4 Oarsloke 1 Oapt Hanbnry'B BROME DAISY 8-4 Hulme ? Mr I'dTrweather's GOIriEN GAIN 7-6 Fox 5 CATTERICK BRIDGE. 1.30—SWALEDALE TWO-TEAR-OLD PLATE of 106 sovs. Five furlong-s. Mr Davidson's GLOEETTE 9-4 Wheatley 1 Xr Steele's LOVELY NIGHTIE 9-2 MeFa4de\ 2 Jlr White's BE PA MI. 9-0 Donnor 3 Also ran: Euphrates ibiillock), Sfidn?7. (Collins), George Crap (Drake), Poletrap (Flanagan). Flashaway (Parker) Bettinp: 2 to 1 Bepani 5 to 2 Glorette, 7 to 2 Lovely Nightie. 10 to 1 orhcj-? 2.0—COLBURN MAIDEN HANDICAP of ;06 sov-g One mile. Mr Guntrip'e THEODOSTUS. 5 B-12.Saxhy 1 "vfaior Foster's MARCATO 5 2 jlr Sunday's ALLIGAN 4 7-12..WheaTie.- a Also ran: Otami (Toooinci. Bay Tree ,on), Nuneate "Maid iRincrstead!, Pict-on (Cooper). 'l 1mn (Fii-t-on), Kacbeiors Port (Sunderlandi TJ0thh,: Maid (Burus; nz Queen (J Riley:. Atli?r:^ :.n (Flanacaa). Houplines Weston'i. Bettinc: 3 to 1 ea Imo and Marcato. 1 ti J''area.to, 4 to 1 Maxtor Pioton. 6 to 1 Tbeodo«it!« and Lothian Lad t to 1 -3ay Tree 10 to 1 others. Neck • three length*.

MR. G. E. AERON THOMAS According to Frida;. 's Times.ti e "?ag'empni. is announced, ,<n.d th? )uD r1' j?'e ?iU "Lordy ..R?? place, between QwU, younger 60n of Mr. and Mrs. Aevnn i'homas, of We-< (Viaiu., and t icily Mary, onlv d;i iliter of Mr and Mrs. I Uu.kec .To;¡ \1, "I1.

The "Cambria I Daily Leader" will NOT be, published on Monday Next.

A FIASCO. The Police Strike. SWANSEA ASPECT. LONDON, Friday. The Press Association was officially in formed this morning with regard to the 1 police strike that throughout the Metro- politan area 536 men had withdrawn their services. In some divisions there is not a single man on strike. The head officials, in- cluding Sir Nevil Macready, the Com- missioner, have been at work all night. At noon to-day a police notice will be ied dismissing the men who have come out on strike. PROVINCIAL SUPPORT PROMISED. Officials of the Union made a tour of the various police stations this morning with a view to persuading the men to join the strike. How far the dispute will extend is at present uncertain. It appears to be confined mainly, for the moment, to the outlying districts, particularly in the East end. A Union official stated that they had received communications from various provincial sections, and practically all the large industrial centre.s had inti- mated that they were out to support the Union. OJ 536 OUT. At Scotland Yard this morning an Ex- change Telegraph Co. correspondent was informed officially that at 9 o'clock the number of men who had gone on strike as a protest against the Government Police Bill was 536. At a meeting of the policemen on strike held at Tower Hill this morning the following telegram from the L. V branch of the union was read:- L. V. out solid; stopped docks ind fire brigade as well." Tiii 's announcement was received with loud cheering from the men. A FIASCO. In the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. Shortt stated that out of between 20,000 and 21,000 police officers in the Metropolitan area, 546 did not turn up for dutv. But it was not known how many of those had a proper explanation. SWANSEA POSITION. Asked whether the London police strike was likely to extend to Swansea, P C- Keep, secretary of the Swansea Branch of the Police Union, said:— I. The first I heard of it was from the papers this morning. It appears that a decision was come to by the executive of the union in Lonaon on Friday. The London police axe tal";ng t-h? initiative, asd .they seero to think themselves stivt. enough to fight it alone. That information I got from P.C Tovey, who returned last night from London, and is a. member of the execu- tive it has all been done so suddenly, and we have no information as to what action is expected from us. All (ur men are on duty. "What ib coming in the future? « I have no idea. I don't know whether the London nolice intend "0 figjit it themselves. They are more in touch with it than police in the pro- vinces. lC You don't thing police in the pro- vinces will come out ? N, I don't; you can go further than that and say that the executive commit- tee were informed it was very question- able whether the provinces Would sup- port them in any large degree. The provinces have not the grievances they have in London. They serve under let- ter conditions. Personally, I think that just as the first fight that was taken U r the Police Union took place in London, it is possible that the present fight, which decides the final issue, will also take place in London. The union was started m London, and the first. fight for the union having been in London, possibly now that the Government propose to demolish it .that ?ght will also t?ke place i nLondoQ. There may be isolated cases of provinra] support. WHAT THE FIGHT IS OVER. The fight is over the Police Bill pass- ing through Parliament, and now in its final stages, which, in its operation, will make it illegal for any poiico officer to remain the the Police Union. Their alternative is a federation on lines laid down by the Home Secretary. On.ce the Act is passed, it mu-t labolifili the present rtiion altogether. "The fight, then, is against Parlia- ment ? That's what it is. As I say, I don't think the provinces' will take it up. P.C. Keep said he had no objection to anything he said being repeated, lie had just given the simple facts.

LENIN'S WRATH. I i Bela Kun Bitterly I Assailed. PARIS, Friday. An intercepted wireless mesge con- tains the information that Lenin severely blame. Bela Kun for undertaking the offensive, and that relations are broken off behveen Moscow and Budapest. The high priest of Bolshevism is irritated because Bela Tvun'^ unfortunate initiative has brought to light the weak- ness of the Hungarian Communist orga- j nidation.—Exchange.

I BLIND MEN. II Painful Scene in the Commons. I A brief, painful scene occurred during Sir Laming Worthington-Evane' speech on pensions in the House of Commons on Thursday. He had just paid a tribute to Sir Arthur Pearson for his splendid and devoted work for blinded soldiers when a blind man in the Strangers' Gallery rose and called out, What about the blind?" The attendants sprang forward swiftly, but, seeing that he was blind, they hesi- tated. They used ro force, but ushered him out with gentle consideration. Before lie had paeosd through to the gal- lery exit, two other blind men began to address the House. One said, I protest strongly against the Government action in not helping the blind I" The other said, I have lost my sight serving my country, and I demand State aid. I protest against the terms of the Committee of the Blind not being carried out. They were quietly shepheeded out. Then an elderly man in the Distin- guished Stranger's Gallery rose timidly, and in a hesitating voice said, Mr. Speaker, I protest—" His departure was the end of the inci- dent. The Pensions Minister continued his speech during the scene.

t AMMAN VALLEY TRAINS. I I Arranging a Joint Railway I I Conference. xne Ammantord Council have received a communication from the G.W.R. Divi- sional Superintendent at Swansea, t'tat. ing that he is now in a Dosition to re- ceive a deputation as to the train facili- ties if the Council suggest place, date and time. As points relating to the L.N.W.R. Co. were likely to arise, he suggested that they also be represented. The Clerk said he had written to the L.N. W.R. Superintendent at Swansea to that effect. It was decided, on the motion of Mr. J. C. Shaw, to ask that the deputation be received in Ammanford, and that the Pantyffynon station-master (Mr. David Jones) be invited to attend. A tender of Harricr," ironrnongers, Ammanford, for a tvife, for the rate -,ol- lector's office, a.t £ -12 7s., has been ac- cepted by tl-ie Uriiiii-i Council, the uost to be jointly borne with the overseers. A contribution of £106 has been re- ceived from Lord Dynevor towards the cost of constructing Isccnnen-road. Ris lordship has also (riven permission to use stone from the River Amman free of charge.