The Cambria Daily Leader

SWANSEA I MERCANTILE Co. Ltd. of 18, Park Street, Swansea, Make Cash Advances rrom P.10 to £ 1,000 To Ger Uen3«n. Trades- men. Farmers. suxl BespecUkble I Boufieholdare on their own of Ha-no, stt a low raw of Int-eresU I Strictly Private. Confidential. For further pa.rt.ictiia.rs. a.pply- H. B. JONES, I 1S, Park Street, Swansea. i

Our Note Book. After Disestablishment Home Rule for Wales-Impressions of a Morriston Mectitig-Some ii Striking Speeches. The speeches delivered by Mr. David, ICe., Nix. Edward Ha.rris (Swansea), and Mr. D. J. Davies (Morriston), at Mor- Piston last night, ail pointed and tended to one direetion--that of Home Rule all round. In the case of Ireland, Mr. t)a,vid was not slow to show that the Present system of administration was the most expensive that could be de- vised, and involved methods of proce- dure which necessitated a perfect lyyuse- kss expenditure of hundreds of pounds per day, the bulk of whicit was swallowed IIP in lawyers' fat fees in London, and in bringing witnessc-s from Ireland who could, at far less expense, be examined On the spot witn greater advantage the cause at issue. to the cause at l??.suL,. Mr. HanÎs dpA)t with the absurd rat- ?g anomalies which prevail in tho ditrlct, and Mr. Vanes, louuwmg ii? ?hc ira?n ot the ?irst. ?peak?r, msmnccd the enormous expendnure in connection "nth the Swansea Corporation iiiil as a Caso in point which went to show that an eaj-ly date something wouid have ) to be done to bring such a state of affairs 0 an end. in tact, the. speeches through ^ut deiuon?mi.M?? one tn??— a t the peplc arc rapidly faking up to the fact that the ??t monopoiy of the Lon<lon bar in [p- I"Pf,Ct of these matters must come to an nd> and the &oouer the I&tt(?r. On t? account it should be Hie business ,• Waleb and Wdshmen to S(,f' to it that *>[ to se(- tf) it tj iac the next step after dtsestabhshment wilt be that of Home Rule, so thai the pureJv domestic, concerns 01 Wales may t? ettled in Wales, and by Welshmen who .are. quite caPa hie now of looking after tirv°.u' OWn atlairs and of dealing witii 1 Cmon the spot, rather than hund: cds of mi. les away from the Principality. jj :¡.: ?Pti, what aobut the w<Ühn:- Town ¡ ?''Cts arc apt to have very crude ldM on atmospheric and incteotoiogica? f on .pliei,ic thorn, more oiten haH net, the weather is e- ill °y'" h e d "rot?" or "wretched," rotten,' .T Vj'tv. In f?? of ecur?.a? ,?'?''y 101k know, wcnth\- is never at these. The writer h?!thc! P !rik.ge of having to waik ?'veial  evoy motnu? and evening in the 1 ^!1 C?Untry his v,ork a"d has vivM inembrance of the various mooch, as! wû may say, of the weather. For in- ^r%aft<M- ??-cl dry fi-OSt, ?A tP0lt.(!{snow, ?ow gratdul is the ?oft ■QUtii- west .Jrain-laden l rom~ i-iro f ?th?' ?? '?-?cn fr?-.? j t,,Ic, )'JU/Cr ? ''?Uy. JB the countrv. the ? ?t d3cugbtiu! period, at any rat? In (CUr t,(?rlpei-at., Its vacations a?? ? ?o?hum?. Hutspnng, vivacious pring, a? the so? i&?uM- oi summer -nnong thú roses ?"? the ???? s't''<'w? -int ? buTter?up ?k(? inosd<?v—what _f? ?t (au do justice to th?:? No ):o v- +i is never "nnscrab]<? though *??e pt?ple n?y be. ——— — .—————. To-day's Gossip j Itle cil'ot" of Llan-I samu* at this moment are idle spelter-j ^en n a* -nd muddy roads. ?*? ???'c "? 0a's«s for the con- sid^ratlon ? ?? Swansea magi?i-?tcs toj' 1 • he ruined if this goes on • gasped a wcD-kaown bolicitor. Though there are two total eclipses of the moon, and three partial eclipses of ti ° Sun during this year, not one of them is visible in this country. aske( I to tna? P?P'?'?r comedmn was asked to make a Joke. "?" what subject?' lsa id hL,. ?' the King." The Kinrr 1S not a subject," prompUy rephed he full expert. T1 S? wansea. Housing Committon "vrpro ???Mous in recommending the Com to I t t if, si l ir' v of All' t?n?to r mcrca«« the safarv of?fr. CoHH li ?"? coUcctor. One member of +1-,? committee said he would not do the ° for ??-' '??! ?'?s he cod- <i.ng c'Old ??rc's" prophetic pichirc ?a<1 "? an ??'- of skeieton? (!ead (Xk and ??-Y cats-bad dead C, f,'P|e Jl roPh(>t has trie d his omens-J u> has iried his t,<.? so  savs, "to find any gll'am of siinsi^ .?'? "? "'? <'nv g!ea? ?<?? sn?' -M 1-1? clouds look ?''?? ?h? ??1?" glVe iV ??h of r??i Most K°P ^jiist is passed and gone 'I{'  ?' Handel S. ?'?' ??1?'-? «WiationL ,?ceretary at J'ontypndd, a?dm?! ?? the ??'' .National y f the IA' cisli ationa Y.M CxwncU at Hereford, ?s ccm/?to ?'?? ?,? 1- thr<x- cr four 1J'ontlis ? t| ] ?? J. ?an Ùr-ifliths. wLo nV1,,g ? ??css, has to go a,yay fo/' a' chnng oi air. 1.r. 'li1l5 ?? ??f:?'?' f?? ?- ?. Miii. ?] ?hiob ha???' ?Sr.cuituraJ SodptT, "lu('h lin; meeting at the ??rey???'?'' at the effrey Arms (iia-v' ?.. in its way, an! Jdeal organisation tor business. T? ?ho kQ? < ? PracticaJ s?ricutturist? c-onstitu^,f t. Ji,^ pract:cal 2griculturists, ho know exactly what they want, and! 'tbey have a sC'r'('ta.rv in Mr- Anthonv. A happy comh^yto A ntliolly' Ii ],-novi, c' -"lc t, v boii «ct done!1 A ?,app.,?, s??- ia our cx- Usual one. s and societies, an un- of boards and an tln lisual one Our c°ntenip0, l, y s- attemptedj scoop ovcc thod? ? ?tempt?d at Las Palmas of the *1 lu 1<? arrival T ^otei 1/ flGld' a regular trader bctw?-?"?????' ?nd Swansea, was an i? ?"? NoJtoth  Journaiism, ?o doubt, buT„ ? failed to "get hom? {vfVnately ?"DpQcc was being given in +i 1 Pro" ? the "Post"  ?on?ruing the vessel, a consid''a Portion of the crew of which are ??'' ? men, the leader was .,i,V I Pnnt a special message a-nnoun?ing the ?fc arnva! of the steamer reca?' \'ho.Be safet.,)" ? "? \°1'° '? aB nXIOUS.

FROM CELLAR TO SALON. A Fine Picture. A Fine Picture. Discovery of Interest to Local Art Critics. I IS IT AN OLD MASTER? Sara di Solemne" is the title of a painting in oils which is attracting con- siderable attention in local 3,rt circles at present. The work adorns the wa'ls of the Roval Institution of South Wales at Swansea. Who was the master who painted so rare a work F' is the question asked on all hands. Critics disagree, but on one point are they unanimous—namely, that the picture is the work of a master. The painting, which is a portrait, de- picts a lady of the Fifteenth Century. The pose is n. graceful one, and the head is beautifully drawn. The whole colour- ing JS rich, the transparent ia?e and gnstening Jèwels reminding one of Van- dyke. o?-k(,. s igns that at one time tllf)l  picture has been reduced in size, tor I certain details in the background axe missing. The drapery, however, is not Vandyke at his ttest, if, indeed, the picturo is a Vandyke at all. I n Cellar Coid." The work, with others, has until re- cently reposed in the cellars of the In-j stitution. Here, in darkness, for many years, they had been stored, unknown and unappreciated. They were, when found by several members of the Coun- cil ot the Institution, black with age. "Who knows," said one, "but that among these paintings there may be some worth framing Tho works were restored and framed, and the Council have cause to be proud of their collection, which was presented to the Royal Institution by Miss Rotely. the (laughter of "Major Rotely." it was "Major Rotely,' really Lieutenant Rotely, who had formed the collection, and one of the pictures is a signed j artist's proof by Benjamin West, H.A. It depicts the death of INelson. At the Admiral's side is drawn Lieutenant Rotelv, and the artist has written in a margin, "To Lieut. Rotely, from Ben West." The .<;türy of how it came to pass that I this Swansea gentleman fought at J Nelson's side is interesting. It happened that Lord Nelson was on his way -to Pembrokeshire to visit Lord Hamilton. The coach stopped at, Swan- sea en mute, and Nelson stayed at the old Mackworth Hotel. He was on friendly terms with the ge iiiil niaiiagf, one Mr. Rotely, and noticing his son remarked. Say, Rotely, that's a smart lad of yours. What is h(" going to he?" The proud father replied that he had not decided upon a career. Would you like to make a Lieutenant ol him ?" he asked, and the young Rotely joincd the Navv. On Nelson's Ship. He was destined to command the Royal Marines on board the Victory, j on the death of his superior officer, Capt. Adair, at the Battle of Trafalgar, and later the story is told of how, see- ing Surgeon See ker about to throw- Lieutenant Lewis Roteby, drawn from II an old pastel. overboard a portion of the uniform of the mortally wounded Nelson, he too; possession of the garment, and pre- served it at his house at Townhill, Swansea, as a relic of heroism. An amateur actor of considerable pre- tensions, he often amused audiences at the Theatre Royal, then in 'Temple- street. Swansea. He lies buried in St. Mary's Church. There are several naval pictures in the collection at the Royal Institution, and there is also one illustrating the death cf Sir John Moore. Other works are of the Dutch School, but the most notable is the work already referred to, that of Sar-.i, di Soienme. Its authorship may never be determined, but at least a beautiful picture has i emerged from darkness. Note: A photograph of the picture Italeii by a Leader artist) is repro- duced elsewhere.

MORE MAO MILITANTS. Suffragists made a raid upon the pillar-boxes throughout Preston and district last night. A sticky substance was found to have been introduced into fourteen pillar- boxes, but the addresses on the letters were not defaced, and the majority were subsequently delivered.

The different counts in the charges of embezzement brought against Otto i Sattler, a Berlin banker, cover two thousand sheets of foolscap.

"SARA DI SOLEMNE" A description cf this picture appears elsewhere. It was discovered In a cellar at the Royal Institution.

PROPORTIONAL." Sir Alfred Mond's Amendment to Home Rule Bill. Th--> interest taken by Sir Alfred| M ond..Bart., M.P., in the principle of Proportional Representation is well i known. On Tuesday next another effort will bo made to engraft the principle on to the clause of the Home Rule Bill which deals with the composition ot the new { Irish House of Commons. It will be rc- ca.iied that the Government, while ac- C'cptin,g proportional representation for the Senate, couLl not see their way to adopt it in the case 01 the Lower House. To prevent the complete disfranchise- ment of the minority in the South of Ireland, Sir Alfred Mond has put down an amendment to Clause 9 in the fol- lowing terms:— l iie l i j-ctzi--  is Ir any constituency which returns threo or more members the elections shall be held on the principle of propor- tional' representation, and each elector shall have one trnskrable vote." The amendment applies only to the constituencies of Belfast (14 members). Dublin (11 members), Dublin County (G), and Cork City (4). Were tho amendment to be accepted :t is believed (says a well-informed poli- tical nTite", that tho minority in the: South would obtain six seats in the Irish House of Commons. From every point of view it is desirable that The South of Ireland minority should have its own direct representatives in the new Assembly. Sir Alfred Mond's pro- posal is certain to enlist extensive sup- port.

BRAKES FAILED TO ACT. I Colliery Foreman's Tragic Death in the Dulais Valley. "Accidental death" was the verdict of a coroner's jury at Neath on Satur- day morning, when an inquest was held on the hody of Thomas Howell, whose death took place in a tragic fashion on death t,-)() k i) l ac(? in January 1. Deceased, who was 45 years of age. resided at Penywern, near Neath, and was employed at the Dillwyn Colliery, in the Dulais Valley, as a surface fore- man. it happened that on New Year's Day 110 was about to sprag the. wheels of some trucks with a pinch-bar, and was dragged under the wheels and killed. David Griffiths, wagoner, said the bra kes on the trucks, which were with bricks, failed to act, and the trucks went down a rather steep gradient very fast. Deceased, who was at the bottom of the hill, shouted out, "Dai, go and f(-t.(-h help -i tness) got off the truck, he found deceased under the wheels, and a pinch-bar was broken in two. Dr. Edwards (Seven Sisters) said de- ceased had suffered from extensive in- juries to both thighs, and died about ) ten minutes after his arrival. He was' unconscious to the last, and never spoke I after the accident.

CARGO SEIZED. Swansea Trader in the Hands of the Turks. j The stA)fl1ll:;hiP 'JIa rs, whi('h wa s thrl'e I months overdue at Bristol and has just arrived from the Syrian coast, reports  rhat she was detained hy the Turks, and her cargo of barley seized. The Mars is well known at Swansea.

ASKING FOR rtiORE i I I i Sailors and Firemen Want, Higher Wages. I AWAITING THE SIGNAL. The Swansea officials of the Sailors' and Firemen' s Union are wondering what has become of the substantia] in- crease of wages promi&ed by the Ship- ping Federation on the 1st of January. The Executive of the men's organi-j sation are pressing for a joint confer- ence to deal with the formation of a [National Conciliation Board; the Federation, on the other hand, declares that it wiU have nothing to do with Mr. Havclock W ilson, the president of the Union. That is the position so far as these bodies are concerned. In Hull, Liverpool, Glasgow, and other places, several owners have already increased, or undertaken to increase, the wages of the men engaged on the monthly boats 10s. per month, and to give the weekly boat men an advance of Is. per Aveek. So far as Swansea is concerned the view of the Union officials is that tne weekly men are as much, if not more, entitled tD the larger advanco than the crews of the monthly boats inas- much as the former have to j>rov'do their own stores, which means prac- tically keeping two homes going. The demand for the lis. per month on monthly boats and 2s. 6d. per week on weekly vessels has been made at Swansea for two or three weeks past, and in every case it has been con- ceded, though not, it is stated, with- Ii out demur. The t. nion officials consider that if the Federation owners meant what they said, instructions for the volun- tary payment, of the extra money should have been given. The men, a Leader man was assured, are determined to get tho increase in the case of all boats trading to Swansea. If they do. well and good; if not—well, the Union will con- sider what steps should be taken to deal with the situation pending the "signal" to strike, whidl may be delayed until a ballot of the men has been taken.

WELSH SOLDIER'S DEATH. Fell Dead in the Riding-School. I At an inquest at Fulwood Barracks. J Preston, to-day, on the body of Albert j Edward Peace, a driver in the Jtoyyj 'Field Artillery (Special Reserve), evi- denco showed that deceased joined at Newport in October, passing severe test, being drafted to Preston, appar- ently in perfect hclath. On Wednesday afternoon his horse had negotiated a bar a foot high in the barracks riding-school. Pearce sud- denly leaned forward on the animal and fell to the ground dead. Major Lloyd said tho youth had. clean health sheer. Deceased had nr strenuous work en Wednesday, and death was due to heart failure, a smal1 aneurism probably having developed. i

THE WAR CLOUD. Grave Anxiety as to the Peace Conference. I It is feared that the prospects of a settlement of the Balkan dispute by the delegates to the Peace Conference are I gloomy, for yesterday the Allies pre- sentecl to Turkey y,-hat. amounts to an ultimatum, tailing a satisfactory I answer to whje h the extreme step will be taken. It is officially slated that the Am- bassadors will resume their conversa- tions at the Foreign Office to-day. A Crave Message. A later message from Renter states that the agency understands that at I the Conference this afternoon the Tur- kish delegates would refuse to give up Adrianople. In view of the position, it is feared that, unless the Great Powers intervene at the eleventh, hour, there must be a re- sumption of hostilities..

:? THE BEACH: BRIDGE. Position of Town Clerk Railway Company's Reply. With regard to our report of the PiltV ccedings of the Open Spaces Commit- too recently, at which criticism of the Town Clerk was made over the pro- posed beac h bridge, we are. given rc understand that at the close of the meeting, when the reporters had left the matter was brought up again, in- i formally, when one of the Town Clerk'* assistants attended (in the absence oÍ Mr. LanK Coath, who was engaged or other Corporation business), and ex- j plained to the members that several letters had been written to the rail- way company, and that everything that could have been done by the Town Clerk had been done. We are informed that the Town Clerk has now succeeded in obtaining a le- I ply from the company, and that this will be brought up 0 the next meeting I

I HEADS ON THE LINE I Viceroy's Brother Repeats a Remarkable Statement. Viscount Hardinge, brother of the Viceroy, in a lecture on the Delhi Dur- bar last evening, referred to a much- criticised statement which he main- tained was absolutely true. Whenever a iceroy travelled in India policemen were station ad along the railway line at intervais of a hundred yards. The policemen ofien became sleepy and then lay with their heads on the line to listen for the approach of the train. One one occasion no fewer than fiftv lost their heads. Lord Curzon asked him where he got that yarn from, and I' he replied, "I got it, from my brother, and I do not think he would tell me a cracker." A Router message from Delhi yester- day stated:- Lord Hardinge is making slew pro- gross. There was no fever yesterdav, but the constant aching of the wounds prevents sound rest. Much deafness jJ remains.

 A young footman vas found dead in I b<'d Y?st<'rdayattticto?nh<ju?c of i Prince Muenster. von Derneburg. who is I a great fricr,d of the Kaiser. Death is | believed to be due to poison. j

THE MARCH TO LONDON. 1 Illin ) An Absurd Idea. Men's Leader Declines to Countenance the Scheme. 1 "NEEDLESS SUFFERING.") 1 "As far as the march to London is concerned, I am bitterly and deadly op- posed to taking part in anything which would further add to the privations and sufferings of mon who are already out of Work, and in addition to that, I cannot see that any good purpose would be served by such a march." These v. ere the weighty words which Mr. James Wignal!, J.P. (organiser of the Dockers' Cmon), uttered this morn- ing with, reference to wha, ii e, been already described as rnc I of tho most extraordinary proposals ever made iu Sw^psea. An Absurd Statement. I It will be remembered that a few days ago our contemporary made a statement to the effect t lJ atoll Monday next "a march to Lolloon" upo the part of about 200 speltCJ men would take place. This march was said to have as its object the laying oi the speltermen's case before the Home Office in order that the Department might be made aware of the "dan- gerous" nature of the trade. lite Leader, however, was not slow to point out that aJroady, as the result ot representations mainly rrom Swan- sea, the trade in quesuon had been scheduled a.s an "unneaithy" one, with I the result that the proposal to "inarch" on Monday Mas aiM-red, and Tuesdav was then given as a date by our contem- porary, care being taken at the same- time to hint that even this date, was a tentative one, and liable to alteration at any moment. It is liable to alteration indeed, and for what will be seen—from the inter- view with M.r. Wignall-to be a verv good and substantial reason. x The Board of Trade. I Mr. ignall, who. as the organ iser 01 the DocKers I nion, has been identi- fied wnh the movement from the meu' j side, returned to Swansea last night. Trorn London, where he liaci Spellt some with the officials 01 the Hoard 01 Trade, before whom the case for the spelter workers was fully and carefull, I) tit. The men's leader was courteousiy received by the officials of the depart- ment, but he was informed thai, bavia" regard to the fact that all the iac-got 'a- tioiis up to the present had failed, and the employers having refused to consent to arbitranon, they could not see M the present moment how they could verv well int?riere with any hope of su¿- cess. At the same time, the Board offi- I cials intimated that they would be onlY too pleased to accede to any invitation if it came from the both sides, to offer services with a view of bringing about a settlement. In tlw meantime the Board also m.1 dicated that the matter would he kept I before them, and that it would be ^ivon every consideration and would not be j lost sight of. The March to London. I I Reverting to the suggestion of a ?n,ai-ch to the Metropolis, ?r. Wignall characterised it as without question one of the most utterly ridiculous sugges- tions which he had ever heard made, anc said whoever originated the idea inan have done so; and no doubt did so. with perfectly good intention, but evidently they had not given consideration to all that the carrying into effect of such a suggestion would invoivc. "PersonaUv I regard the suggestion." the docKc.-s- organiser went on to remark, "as toe I (Continued on Page 8.)

p  ¡' ( \1 ?KA??V?LLAU?. y, liavelock Wilson presided to- at meeting oi Executive .v-lior.a'i Saiiors' and i re men s ;> it J A called to tile de- collieivucf Ol ue'egutes ill London. Ihe Executive j. had been entru-i ■ 1 with the zi ii to llr I tile oiop.sod conciliation Bua' d and Nat oiiai standard, oi Ihe desirubiiiLy eonlerence with tile oiviir:> a.i > ssed but a national strike is not | ii,„i=ient. CON FERENCK A LDJOURX F.D. a f ternoon Renter s message riie Peace Conicrence l;as ,:11 '■eeii adjourned until Monday. I GOWER SHOW. Cower Agricultural Society met at Swansea to-day. Stated society s capital to date Sd. Next -eev Kilvrough v ill be held on Sop- Half-time: aiisea goals. Wrexham 0. Er.akmd 1 try. South Africans 1 try. inanolly nil. Cardiff nil., Hritouferry I; ii 1, Pouturdawe 1 con. goal; Treorchy nil Final Score: j.] a nelly 1 converted goal 15 point-): Cardiff nil. A HER A VON—Nil. SWANSEA—Nil. Seven ran. B.-ttitsgr; 6 t0 1 Grey Leg. Final Score: Ai'dans 9 England •> pts. Swansea. 3 goal" A\rvxnaui. nn.

Grand Theatre, SWANSEA. _m NEX T WEEK. MATINEE SATURDAY, at 2.30. Mr. Geo. Edwardes Company, in The Count of Luxembourg Box Office Now Open at Brader's, 17, Heathfield Street.