The Cambria Daily Leader

S TDIK E' S 3 Cabinet's Firm Stand. MR. J. H. THOMAS Labour Leader and Men. Mr. Bonar Law, answering Lord Robert Cecil 'n the liouee of Commons on Tues- day, said any at'teiupt to force a decision en political questions which affect the whole community bv bringing about a general strike or similar action would, if it were successful, mean the end of demo- cratic and constitutional government in this country, and it was, therefore, un- necss-asii'v to suy that it would be the duty of ike Government to resist such an at- tempt with all the resources at their dis- posal. Mr. Rose: In view of the momentous issues involved and of the fact that the Labour Party h;?e chosen the role of Mr. Faoin-g-Both- ,*? ays, will the right wi.l1 the right lion. for discussing this question? I (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bonar Law: I raally do not think there is any doubt—1 should be sorry to ¡ believe there wa.s-as to the opinion of I the House on this subject. HOW THE STRIKES STAND. I Police..—T he police situation in .London and the other places where trouble oc- j currcd showed no change yesterday. The j total number of men who have left the j different forces is 2,360 for the whole j country. Of these 1,075 were Metropoli- tan men, 58 City of London, and 932 be- ) longed to the Liverpool Force. j Bakers.—People had to fetch their own bread. The employers meet the men's representatives in London to-day on the j demand for a £1 minijtium wage. The co-operative societies are said to have agreed to these terms. London and South-Western Railway.- Six hundred locomotive men are out in sympathy with the police strikers. London Tube Drivers.—A quarter of the I drivers on the City and South London Tube struck in sympathy with the police strikers. Liverpool Tramway men—The Liverpool tramway strike, which is distinct from the police strike, continues. Yorks Miners.—A sub-cu-ium-ittee of i the Joint Board of coalowners and men wili meet at Leeds to-day to consider minor points in the dispute affecting West Yorks.—enginemen's wages and hours of working. The South Yorks Joint Board meets to-day at Sheffield. This has raised hopes of an early settle- ment. "GRAVE MISTAKE." I Mr. J. 1"1. i nomas Deprecates Strike. Railway strike officials attended a meeting at Unity House, the head- quarters of the National Union of Rail- wayman, on Xuesday morning. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., general secretary of the National Union afterwards made the following statement:— I am submitting the whole matter or the railwaymen's attitude in connection with the police dispute to the Executive Committee, who are meeting to-mor- row. The action of certain men in si- ready stl iking is not only a grave mis- take, but one for which the union is not and cannot in any way be respon- sible. I have acquainted them exactly with the position, and they quite frankly I have informed me that they acted cn their own responsibility. I therefore desire to inform all mem- bers that the matter is one in which, under, no consideration, ought they to be influenced by local circumstances, passion, or prejudice, but to go cn with their work till tuey received the iusfc actions of their Executive Commit- tee."

THE METHODISTS. I The Sassiwn at Llandovery. I The sassiwn" of the Calvinistic Methodists of South Wales opene-d with religious sen-iocs on Monday evening. On Tuesday over 300 delegates arrived in the town from London and South Wales. During the day the Home Mission Com- mittee ffio",t at Tabernacle Chapel under the presidency of Mr. S. N. Jones, O.B.E. (Newport). Others present included the insurer (Mr. D. C. RCbe¡is, JVP- D.L.. CarÔg,m), ^d the &oor?tajy (Re\?' W. jRichards, Ammanford). Sums totalling £ 2,090 wore distributed to the weaker churches of South Wales under the juris- diction of the Corph." Other meetings d'scussed the new feustentation Fund to ministers and the stipends of old and iufirm pastors. Later the delegates were accorded a civic reception by the Mayor (Mr. D. L. Jo'K'S! anfl the Corporation, having been previously entertained to tea by the Major. Ac 7 p.m. a memorial service was held at which resolutions of sympathy were passed wtth the relatives of the boys con- nected with the denomina.tion in South Wales who had fallen on the field of battle. At the same gathering memorial table ts^.o the fallen and to the late pas- tor of l'ahE>rn:.¡cle (Dr. T. E. Thomas, late Bailyglas), were unveiled.

KILLED BY TRAM. Llanelly Child's Terrible Injuries. Whilst playing with his little sister on the main road between Lianeily and Swansea on Tuesday, William Jams* Sidney Jones, the Sl-rnonths-old son oi Wm. Jones, labourer, of Llwynhendy- terrace, near Llanelly, was run over by an electric car. As the car was approaching, the de- ceased went- on the tram-line. The driver immediately applied the emer- gency brake, hut failed to bring the car to a standstill before the child was knocked down. Death must have been instantaneous, as the body was tbrriblv mutilated' whilst the head was almost severed.

IN SWANSEA BAY. Exciting Rescue Scene at Mumbles. The Southend (Mumbles) shore of Swansea Bay, was the scene of an excit- ing episode on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that a group of young men, amongst whom were Frank Fuller, Glyn and S. Mainwaring, went bathing and swam out to a boat some way out. After reaching it the party, with the excep- tion of the three lads named, swam 1 had! Fuller and the Maipwarings fol- lowed some time later. Whep in the water, however. Fuller was seized with cramp, and began ta drift towards the Mumbles Pier. Hearing his cries for help, the Main- i warings swam to his assistance and kept him afloat until a pleasure boat with a Mr. J\ icholson aboard came up. They were then in a very exhausted condition. and on the point of collapse. With com- mendable promptitude Nicholson dived in to their assistance after having divested himself only of his coat. All four then got i.nto the boat, and reached shore without incident. The exciting incident was watched by a large crowd, and the Mamwarmgs and Mr. Nicholson came in for much com- mendation.

PUT BACK TO SEE. Swansea Bench Hope For Better Fish. When Wm. John Fish (44), hawker, was summoned at the Swansea Police Court on Wednesday for loitering in Dyfatty-street for the purpose of betting on July 29th, the magistrates adjourned the case for three months, to see how defendant would be have.

CUT WITH A MEASURE. ID. Woman's Bloodstained Appearance in Dock. A woman of a certain class, Mary Lennon (50), was charged at Swansea on Wednesday with being drunk and dis- orderly in Phillips-parade on August 5th. Defendant appeared in the. dock with a bandage over her left eye, and her blouso wa.s blood-stained. P.C. (132) Howells said defendant came to the police station on August 5th about 10 a.m. and complained of being assaulted. She was bleeding freely, and was taken I to the Hospital, where a cut on he: fa-oe was dressed.. Later witness found her I lying in a drunkeT: condition on the pave- ment in Philips-parade. Defendant denied being drunk, and stated that when she came out of the Hospital she fainted. She waJited a sum- mons against a woman who had cut her with a half-pint measure. The case was adjourned for three months to see how the defendant would behave.

ANOCE. I Clergyman's Appeal for I Railway Porter. A railway porter named Alfred J. Whittall (18% was charged at the Swan- sea County Police Court on Wednesday with stealing a suit of clothes, value R.5 12s. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted for the L. and N.W.R. Co., and Mr. Henry Thompson defended. The prosecution alleged that defen- dant had taken the suit of clothes from a cardboard box containing one blue c'nd one grey suit at Killay Station. Defendant pleaded guilty. iir. Thompson asked that defendant be dealt with as a first offender, and read a number of letters relating to de- fendant's previous good character. The Rev. Wm. Turner, of Knighton, spoke of defendant's good character, and offered to take him back to his home at Knighton, where he had obtained offers of employment for him. Defendant was bound over for twelve months in the sum of £ 20, and ordejed to pay ?3 35. costs.

AMMANFORD'S TRIUMPH. Memorable Scene. VICTORIOUS CHOIR S RETURN. I I (From Our Own Correspondent). CORWEN, Wednesday. Whait will be long remembered in eis- teddfodic circles, and is already knowh as the Ammanford incident, occurred too lato on Tuesday to permit of wiring in i time for the Leader." The story is an The ctory 16 aii interesting and excibing one. Six choirs had entered for the great* choral competition. j Ammanford, under the baton of Mr. E. Bow?n Jones, being the only represen-. l tative frm South Wales. Two choirs had entered from England—the Nottingham and II uddersfield choire, both well-known j figures in the eisteddfod arena. The other j three were North Wales chorre—one from » Shotton, near Chester. i I AMMANFORD ARRIVE LATE. < Tho order in which they had to sing i had been arranged beforehand, according to which Ammanford was to sing first; When, however, the competition wa? called, it waf intimated that Ammanford .'1 waG not ready, an 1 asked to be -&'Iized to sing later, other choirs htkiD_g pre.c dence on the platform. Thns request was t greeted with shouts of dissent. It was j then explained that the Ammanfor-d Choir had made arrangements for a I special train, which would have brought them to the eisteddfod in good time, but at the last moment the railway author u j ties had intimated they could not run tht,, special tram arranged for, and tba.t eon- j sevpientlv the choir roUclt travel by an- j other. Later in arriving the Ammnnford t Choir had not had time to res': after j journey which had occupied ne-arly the j whole day, and again begged as a special request to be allowed to postpone theiirj appearance on the platform until a latter nine. The crowd cheered this announce- ment, and it wzit understood the other choirs, with the exception of, Sh* ton, were prepared to consent. 11 SHOTTON'S ACTION. I Shotton, howevsr, in a very unsports- manlike spirit, insisted that the choirs must sing in the order announced on the programme, by which Ammanford stand j first and Shotton second. Under the cir- cumstances, the eisteddfod authorities. bound by their own rules had to yields an.d call upon Ammanford to sing in the: order arranged. To meet the ease, how- ever, they called for some literary and-: other adjudications, and the time was further whiled away by the vast audience 1 singing Webh hymn tun?. Sho?'?af? later consented to meet the wishes of j Ammanford, which was allowed to sing j fourth instead of the first. j I TREMENDOUS RECEPTION. J When it made its appearance it was: welcomed with loud cheers, and when after a great and memorable oompetition the prize was awarded to it, there was tumultuous applause. The adjudicators gave its rendering the highest praim. I understand the choir spent over X200 in attending the eisteddfod. The prize: was only < £ 75, so tha t they were a « £ 130 j out of pocket. Is net this a fine example of Welsh idealism'? Nottingham was awarded the second prize of J215. The conductor of one of the unsuccess- ful choirs was a veteran of over seventy years of age. WELCOME HOME. j I A fi reception awaited the Amman-, i ford Choir on its return on Wednesday morning. I A large crowd, with the Ammanford Band, turned out to meet, them at an 1 early hour, and flags and banners flew I from many of the, houses. As the train steamed into Tirydail Station, an hour I overdue, detonators were tired, and the band afterwards played See the con- quering hero comes." r CARRIED THROUGH STREETS. Mr. Bevan, the Tirydail stationmaster, proffered the conductor, Mr. Gwilym R. Jones, and the choir, the congratulations of himself and the station staff, and then I both conductor and the accompanist, Mr. George 1. Thomas, L.E.C.M., were car- ried shoulder high through the streets followed by the band, the chairman, and > members of the Urban Counc-H, mims- ¡ ters of religion, and the general PUbliC.¡ Speeches of congratulation were delivered by Mr. Evan Lewis, J.P., Coun. John ¡ Harries, Mr. Rhys Thomas, Rev. D. Bryniog Thomas, and Mr. Lewis Thomas, j and cheers were given for the victorious' choir, the conductor and the accoifipan tsti responding in pleasing speeches. j The participants were of course tired out as- a result of the ten hours' train j journey. j

SHEEP KILLING. I Gower and PencSawdd I Butchers Fined. At Swansea County Police Court on Wednesday, Phillip Davies (52), A ) butcher, of Llanmorlais, was summoned I for a breach of the Live Stock Sales i Order oil June 12th. Mr. Hy. Thompson prosecuted. The defendant, it was alleged slaugh. tered a sheep which had not beet bought and sold in a market 14 days prior to the slaughtering. Defendant stated that the sheep had caught a cold after shearing, eo he killed it. He had notified the authors ties at Cardiff. Thomas Henry Thomas (46), butcher, Penclawdd, was similarly summoned in I respect of the slaughter of three lambs and four eheep. THREATENED BY CUSTOMERS. I Defendant said he only had 16 lbs. of meat allowed him the week prior to the slaughtering, instead of his usual quota of 80 lbs. Consequently many people were without meat over the week-end, and some used threats towards him. He killed the animals so that all his cus- tomers could have a little meat. Davies was fined S5 and 2 guineas costs, and Thomas 97 7s. and 2 guineas coete.

USED GERMAN GUN., Distressing Tragedy at Mumbles. Quite a. sensation was created at Mumbles on Tuesday night when it be- came known that a shooting tragedy had taken place in the village. The re.sident.s and visitors staying at 8, The Parade were startled by the loud re- port of a rifles in the upper part of the house. When Police Constable Southall and Bevan entered the bedroom, they found a man named Thomas Lawton sitting in a chair with a German rifle between his knees and his right hand on the trigger. In the room were also found four German cartridges in a clip, and one empty cart- ridge in the rifle. The decea.sed man was about 39 years of age, and prior to tlte war followed the occupation of annealer in a tinplate works. He wa.s only recenl-Iy obili??ed, and Imd been wounded in the war. had been v?ounqed iii th?? wir.

LABOURERS CONFER! Annual Meeting of Dele- I gates Continued. 1, (By Our Trade Correspondent). The annual conference of the National Amalgamated Labourers' Union, at Swansea Library, was continued on Wednesday, Mr. J. H. Wilson again pi'-> siding. A letter was read from Mr. Robert Williams, honorary organiser of the union, regretting his inability to at- tend, reviewing the position of Labour and dwelling upon the need of unity ltici j solidarity. The general secretary (Mr. John Twotney) submitted his report, showing an increase in membership of 2,223 dur- ing the year, and 820 for the past miar- ter Swansea, 191; Newport, 192, Pem- broneshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardi- ganshire, 218 Cardiff, 219. Compen- sation cases and assistance to members in various matters wore also mentioned. The auditor's report was highly satis- factory, complimenting Mr. Twomey on the margin which the general office work was being carried on and congratulating the union upon its success financially. Mr. Geo. Roach, Milford Haven, was declai-ed to have been elected, by ballot votes, district secretary for the lower counties of West Wales. A resolution was passed congratulat- ing the officials of the National Trans- port Worker?,' Federation on the pro- gress made m raising the wages and., re- ducing the hours and the general eco- nomic improvement of the workers, and regretting the narrow definition of transport worker, which excludes all dry dock workers. Alterations of rules and resolutions dealing with the domestic a&airs of the district occupied much of the time of the conference, and, as the agenda was not gone through by the close of the afternoon sitting it was decided to con- tinue the conference to-morrow (Thurs- day).

TO DAY S WIRES, FRENCH STRiKE ENDING. Havre, Wednesday.—ine docKers re- sumed work yesterday, but strike i6 not I Ptttirfcly over.—Reuter. MR. BALFOUR'S REST. Paris, iuosday.—it is anticipated that Mr. Halfour, who is not very well, will take a fortnight's rest in England. — Press Association. CZECHO TROOPS MOVE. j Genera, Wednesday.—it is sta^ea that Cecho troops have started to march beyond the line of demarcation iv order to participate in the Entente occu- j pation of Budapest.—Exchange Special, I FERRETING OUT. Washington, Tueday.The President ha,s ordered the ferreting ou; of the food hoarding people and the profiteers, and the enforcement of Food Laws.-Reuter. MOSCOW INTERNEES RELEASED. i Copenhagen, Tuesday.—The Danish Red I Cross Delegation report the release of I many hundred foreigners interned in )f,oscow.-Iteut,e-r.. AUSTRALIA 5> TROUBLE. AUSTR_L_IA'$- TRO.UBE. Melbourne, Wednesday.—An Inter-Sate conference of Trade UruoM will probalbl?- I be convened to endeavour to settle the seamen's strike. The Seamen's Union demands re.oaee of Mr. Walsh, secretary, I imprisoned for incitement.—Reuter. AMERICA AND- PROFITEER-S. I Washington, Wednesday. President j Wilson ? ill recommend Congress to pas I the Food Control Act to reduce prices i and- to ensure adequate supplies. The Attorney-General will direct the national prosecutions of big and little profiteers j a« revealed by their income tax returns. -Exchange. I FOCH GOING TO U.S. ( ) I Pans, Vvednesday.Nl[ iNi.rect rlutro I in the "Echo de Paris" savs:—The various States of America, President Wilson, and the Government intend to invite Marshal Fooh to tbe United States. It is doubtful whether Presi- dent Poincare, whom President Wilson has also invited, will be able to go.— Exchange.

N BROKEN GLASS. I Echo of a Call at Cockett. Margaret Ann Mills, on behalf of Frances Rowlands, summoned Elsie New- ing (25), a dressmaker, at the Swansea Police Court on Wednesday, for mali- ciously damaging the fanlight of t?ii?e- front door at 1, Stepney-road, Cockett. the property of Frances Rowlands, damage being estimated at 7s. 6d. Mr. Edward Harris defended. Complainant alleged that defendant struck the fanlight with a stick and smashed it. Defendant said she called on com- plainant for money that was owing to her. Complainant used abusive language to- wards her and made allegations against her. Witness did not reply, and com- plainant slammed the door, and in doing so smashed the glass. Witness did not touch the glass with a stick. Eye-wit- nesses were called, proving that defendant did not break the glass. J The case was dismissed. )

TRIBUNALS FOR PROFITEERS. A New Bill. GOVERNMENT TO ACT PROMPTLY. LONDON, Wednesday. Sir Auckland Geddes told the Commit- tee on Profiteering to-day that the Gov- ernment proposed to give the Board of Trade special powers to introduce regu- lations regarding prices in trades in which profiteering has taken place, and to impose severe penalties for breaches of the regulations. The Government proposed to set up tribunals to deal with profiteering by retailers in uncontrolled articles in daily use. The courts would have power to inflict penalties up to 2200 or six months' imprisonment. Sir A. Geddes announced that the Government would introduce a Bill set- ting up the new food tribunals, and they intend passing it before Parliament ad- journed for the recess. He further added that the House of Commons would not adjourn until there was some power ir the hands of the Government to deal with the profiteer. Personally he never be- lieved that the House would adjourn on Friday week. Sir Auckland Geddes said that in view of the Government's decision tc deal with profiteers, he honestly did Tiot think that the committee could be of j any further service to the Government j

 £ 1,000,000 FOR THE WELSH CHURCH. 1 I ¡Second Readme To-day.? o t/ In connection with the Welsh Church (Temporalities) Bill which is down foi second reading in the House of Commons < on Wednesday, a grant of £ 1,000,000 is I proposed. A White Paper, issued on Tuesday night, explains that the object t of this grant is to enable the Welsh Commissioners to meet their obligations in respect of the Commutation of t li,- existing life interests under Section IS of the original Disestablishment Act of 1914. The circumstances under which i the grant is proposed are thus explained (1) Advance in septennial average value per S100 tithe rent-charge from I £ 109 3s. lid. in 1918 to S136 in 1920.j when disestablishment talres place. (2) Capital value of life interests treated as annuities raised from a basis of 3! per cent. interest, as in the Act, to 5 per cent., present estimate. » (3) Income rax on income of Commis- j sioners raised from Is. 2d. in 1913 bJ I 6s in the £ • It is argued that with the assistance I afforded by 'he grant of 21,000,000 the i Welsh Commissioners will be able to meet their obligations and to hand over I the transferred revenues to the county I councils, etc., free of debt in the year i 1950.

CORRESPONDENCE. I Ex-Soldier" (Swansea) writes with I reference to the money grants to Sir Douglas Haig and Sir David Beatty, and asks why they have been given that amount. He points out that men who have been broken in the war have not received sufficient compensation. Ex- Soldier does not blame the recipients, but blames the principle, and calls for more equitable compensation. GORSEINON CONTROVERSY. Mr. W ni. Grant, Llanerch, Gorseinon, I writes at length in reply to Mr. W. J ■ Richards's ccntention that he knew of I tinworkers within a stone's throw of I where he hved who earn £7 3s. in four turns ,aged 19 years. The writer con- tends that such money would only be I earned by a riser or behinder. and that those positions a,re not held by men of 19, except in exceptional cases. He a-sks for the name of the man or men j in question, or the works where they ?rc I engaged.. j

SABBATH SANCTITY. 1 To the Editor. Sir,I presume that everyone, who is in any sense of the word a student, studies the life and words, of Jecus Christ? Especially so in these dá vs of unrest and worse. It that is so, it explains why though I feel men everywhere are feeling after the brotherhood of man as the only hope for the troubles of to-day. The Master's supreme effort was apparently to get mer into, a right attitude toward one another. lie felt that the disease was caused by selfishness, whilst good health of a natter 'cfRttted by righteousness or taking others into account. An illustration of this selfishness is in the disturbance of all our religious sendees last Sunday by the noise of the engines of aeroplanes plying their trade on the Sabbath Day. It I; perhaps more than one can expect -to ag!c the company to forego their flights on Sundays, but has not the Mayor and Cor- poration the power to insist on righteous- ness or thoughts of others? I purposely say nothing of the views of all us church people regarding keeping the Sabbath Day holy. Even the Master was constrained, "for their sakes I sanctify Myself." In that sentence there is an answer to all crit- icism regarding this request of mine, and I may say so, the food for thought for all leaders of others in these trying days.— Yours, etc., Yours, etc., George Clarke, 48. Glanbrydan-avenue, Missioner. Swansea, Aug. 1st, 1919.

-;c- I MARRIED AT EALING. I The marriage was solemnised at St. j John's Church, Ealing, of Mr. Adrian Ernest Pritchard, third eon of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pritchard, Swansea. and grandson of Mrs. Carlyle, now of Ealing, and Miss Clan Allen, of Wal- lington, Surrey. Mr. Pritchard's family were well-known in Swansea, the Pritchards having been connected with the old chemical works at St. Thomas, while the Carlyles also had Swansea aesociations.

—. -8/1' MR. ASQUITH. The Press Association is authorised to Vtats that th&re is no truth in the report that Mr. Asquith will stand for the Pontefrftcl Division. j

TO-DAY'S RACINT. Aiao ran 3.30: Fior do Solur, Double Ik-ck. White Mark, Simon's Craft, ilTa-ligunde. BdtiJ1:.j to 2 Lady Uandy, 7 to 1 Promoter, 100 to S Cdmjj "Kicttle. 4.0--cnrotíc 3, Daniel 2. Latch 3, Also1 ran: Faraiabad. J I TO-DAY'S, CRICKET. Gloucegter: 185 all out. « < I i o (For To-day's Cricket and Sporting see Page 5.)

I- GOWER CENTENARIAN. I BE,3ntly Mrs. Ainge, of Oxwich, at- tained her hundredth year, and the affadr was dulycelobrated in the little Gow?r village- The old lady enjoys remarkably good health

THE SAILOR AND THE SHIP. I r- I James Banter signed to sail on the traw- ler Onetus out of Swansea on July 23rd. I lie failed to do 60, and it was alleged that m delay of seven and a half hours occurred as a consequence. At Swansea on Wed- nesday, he was fined 30s., protesting that he was too ill to join, and that the delay was not due to his defection.

CHILD RUN OVER. I Swansea Char-a-banc Accident. A little lad named Glyn Price, aged 5, of 73, Terrace-road, Swansea, met with a terrible accident on Wednesday morning at Swansea, being crushed under the wheel of a charabanc while in the act of running across the road. The accident occurred at about 11.30 a.m. The charabanc, belonging to Mr. Gough, of Mountain Ash, had pulled up opposite Hill's furnishing establishment, and just as it was about to restart to the Mumbles two little children ran across the front of the car. One got clear, but the other seems to hace come in contact with the left front guard. He stumbled, but escaped the front wheel, only to reel under the rear one, which passed over his chest. The driver made every effort to pull up at once, and speedily brought the car to a standstill. Meanwhile, a private car which Jiad come up at the rear stopped, and the driver took the poor little fellow to the Hospital, where he now lies in a ) critical condition.