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PASSED. I I a U.S.A. TARIFF BILL SENT U? TO THE SENATE. i CURRENCY LAW. I (Reuter's Foreigit Special.) I Washington, May,8.-0n the resump- tion of the proceedings in the House of I Representatives at the afternoon sit- ti ng, ?be demand for the reading of the ti ng, ff Bill (a method of obstruction) was withdrawn, and the Bill was passed by 281 votes against 139. The Bill now goes to the Senate. Banking Reforms. I After a conference to-day at White House with President Wilson, tvhp urged that if possible the projected banking reforms should be got through in the of Congress, Mr. Underwood, the Democrat leader, art- nounced that the currency legislation would be taken up in the House of Re- presentatives about June 1. Mr. Underwood predicted that the House would adjourn for a recess of tlrree weeks while the banking currency com- mittee. was being organised.! lie ex- pressed the opinion that President Wilson would soon send a message to Congress urging the passage of a Cur- rency Law. President Wilson's idea, he .said,, was to pass the measure im- mediately it the Democrats were prac- tically unanimous regarding its form, but if differences developed these should be thrashed out now, preparatory to final action during the regular session next winter. The President's Opinion. I The significance of the above is that it shows that President Wilson believes that the Democrats of the Senate are practically unanimous in their support of the Democrat Tariff Bill in about the same form as it leaves the House of Re- presentatives, for act-con on currency reform has all along been understood to be conditional on the prompt passage (,f the Tariff Bill through both Houses.
IDUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.I
I DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. I The Press Association learns that the Duchess of Connaught has had a good niht, and her condition this morning is about the same. Seeing there has been no material ch ange to record since the issue of the last tw-o bulletins, it was not deemed I neecssary to issue an oJQxcial report this morning.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.I
ANOTHER OUTRAGE. I Early this. morning, "Oak Lea," an I empty mansion near Barrow, was de- stroyed by fire. Suffragette literature was found strewn around the building. Broad- arrow chalk marks were made on the stones of the house, which has been empty for some years and formerly was the residence of the late Mr. H. J. W. Schneider an ironmaster.
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Our Note Book! i I Church Party Active in the Quest of Concessions.—The Debate on the Woman's Suffrage Bill.-Measles in Gower and County Council Regulations.—Hints for the 1 Garden. I Tremendous efforts are being put for- irard by the Anglican Church Party, particularly in England, to obtain fur- ther concessions in regard to the Welsh Church Bill. Every string is being pulled to influence Liberal LMiiatbers- of English constituencies in that d,: ruction A very-much-sought-af("er young man at the present moment is Mr. AV. C. G. Gladstone, the young Squire of Hawar- den, who is being urged by thick-and- thin supporters of the Eta bPshment ti pursue his efforts to obtain further modifications. Besides being an ardent i Churchman, he is the bearer of a proud md honoured name in the history rf Liberalism, so that one can I well imagine the subtle a.nd mbterranean character of the in- fiuences at work. After all. absolute religious equality has been, is, and ever remain, one of the fundamental doctrines of Liberalism, and English Liberal Churchmen, despite their loyalty to their Church, let it be said to their credit, quite recognise this, # It is admitted on all sides that in the House of Commons debate on the Woman's Suffrage Bill, the weight of argument was on the side of those who advocated votes for women. The speech of the Member for Swansea, Sir Alfred Mond, was one of the best he has ever made, and easily ranks in the best half- dozen speeches delivered. From an oratorical point of view, the Premier's speech was the best of those delivered, although it was by no means well- weighted with argument. The senior Member for Blackburn, Mr. Phillip Snowden, who is developing into one of the iinest Parliamcnta t-ians in the House, made by far his most effective speech, it being so good as to prompt Mr. Asquith to butter it with a very tine eulogy. That votes for women are now well within the range of practical politics is freely admitted, the time when they will ultimately be granted depending almost wholly upon the. con- duct of the women themselves The outbreak of measles in epidemic form in the Gower Peninsula has led to a sharp different of opinion between Councillor Gordon and the Glamorgan County Council in regard to one of their regulations. It is the custom of that authority when schools are closed in one particular district to draft tha teachers to another district while the schools at which they are permanently employed are close. Looked at from any point of view, it is n most objec- tionable rule, and the fact that the out- break in Gower coincides with the ap- pearance of a- teacher from a measles- mfcded area is sufficient to shake any- one's confidence in the 'medical theory that this disease is not communicable through wearing apparel. Another ob- jectionable rule in the County is that teachers from disease-infected houses have to seek lodgings until the trouble is over—another excellent method of widening the area of disease. *• This is the right month of the year to transplant evergreen trees and shrubs of all kinds. The sooner, the better the main supports of sweet peas are put into position, for once the haulm gets strained as the result of the utiseason- ably powerful winds which are now blowing, it is most difficult to get the shoots to take the sticks with tueir ten- drils. All kinds of runners and French beans may now be <(fwn with safety. Precautions should now be taken to pre- vent the depredations of the rose maggot., which is most destructive both to foliage and young flowerbeds. Hand- picking is the safest policy, but it wiU he found that a spraying with qualsine will make the taste of leaves and buds so unpalatable that the offenders will keep off. All the dead frouds of out- door ferns should be removed, so as to provide am-"e room and light for the new frouds to develop. Keep the hoe going well to disturb the growth of weeds, which so much rain is encourag- ing. Those unfortunates who are starting their vacation early, are filled with dis- may at the weather. At a recent examination in ambu- lance, a student was asked, What is the back-bone; and replied, "the back- bone is the bone behind your back. Your head stands on one end of it, and you ut on the other." In a dialogue on the virtues of the girl guide movement at the display on Tuesd y, one actress observed to the other that she must be quite a heroine in a case of real accident. I don't know about being a heroine," was the reply, but if at any time I can use my knowledge to help my fellow creatures, I shall be glad to do so." After the funeral of the late Mr. Benjamin Evans, ten members of his staff, who are still with the firm of Messrs. Ben Evans and Co., Ltd., met at tea. and in the course of conversation I lw, subject of length of service with the firm was introduced, and it transpired that the aggregate of those present Amounted to no less than 281 years, an average of 28.1. Astronomy has its advantage—-it provides an easy opening for the would- be humorist. Two of the ideas suggested by Principal Owen's lecture at Argyle on Thursday were the intense heat of the •uii, and the scarcity of water on Mars. This was too tempting to be resisted. Consequently, in the proposal for thanks we had the observation that spoke of I the fact that we long for the sun, it wouldn't do to be too near him, and alga that the earth does not yet, at any rata. suffer from a scarcity of water. j
TOWN HILL TO N HilL HOUSES..
TOWN HILL TO N HilL HOUSES.. I LOAN WANTED. L.C.B. INSPECTOR'S OBSERVATIONS AS TO RENTS. NEED OF THE TOWN. ,<4; Mr. A. G. Di-a i-y, -II.Insilt.E. (toes( Government Board Inspector), and Mr. B. T. Kitchen, F.R.I.B.A. (Local Gov- enunent Board architect), held an in- quiry at the Guildhall on Friday morn- ing into the application of the Swansea Corporation ior sanction to borrow £ 24,000 for street works and works of sewerage in connection with the pro- posed scheme for the erection of working ciass dwellings at Town Hill under Part ill. cf the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890. A Pressing Need. The- Town Clerk (Mr. Lang Coath) said the application was a continuation for the necessary sanctions they had had to obtain from the Local Government Hoard in order to cany out the scheme for the acquisition of land on Town Hill. The purchase of the land was for the purpose of supplying a most pressing need for the erecticm of working class dwellings. Some time ago application was made for sanction to borrow L20,0,59 for the purchase of the land. He explained that the Corporation had decided to at once proceed with the erec- tion of fifty houses out of the total num- ber of ou which they had promised the Local Government Board they would I build in consideration of the loan being II granted. There was no opposition to the schcmc. The Extent of the Scheme. I I Mr. G. Bell (Borough Surveyor) said that on the instructions of the Town I Council, he in conjunction with Mr. Raymond Unwin, prepared a scheme for the laying out of land which they had j acquired on Town Hill. He submitted plans for laying out and constructing sewers and drains on a portion of the land, namely 50 acres, out of the 124 acres 'acquired. He estimated the cost at £ 24,000 The width of the maiu roads would be 50 feet with a carriage- way of 33 feet, and other roads would be 36 feet wide with a carriage way of < 24 feet. The number of streets con- cerned in the application was eight I streets 24 feet wide, five streets 36 feeL i wide, and two streets 50 feet wide. In reply to the Inspector, Mr. Dell j said he natl not latd out the land strictly uuder the Town Planning Act, but it was laid out on Town Planning lines and on Garden City lines. He explained it was proposed to lay a tramway up Mount Pleasant and along Penygraig- road, turning on the left past the reser- voir and down to Sketly. He was at the present time engaged in" the pre- parartion of plans, with Mr. Stephen Sellon, of Westminster, for the con- struction of a tramway up to this land, ¡and. the plans were the subject of an t-,o the Light Railway Com- missIOners for power to, lay down this tramway. Cost of Paving. I The Inspector: 1 see you propose to Iflag these footpaths. Clerk Yes. Is that absolutely necessary? Mr. Bell: No it is not absolutely necessary, but I put it to the committee of the Corporation in both ways, and they decided paving would be better, jI and make a more finished job of jt. irrespective of cost?—No, not irre- spective of cost. but the committee thought it wouid be a more permanent I' job. The Town Clerk, in reply to the In- spector, said he could not say what effect the laying out of the streets pro- posed would effect the rentals of the ¡ houses. He would let the Inspector have the information later. Class of Houses. ) Mr. Portsmouth, who had preparea the plans for the houses, explained to I the inspectors the class of house which it I was proposed to erect, and said they would consist of kitchen, scullery, and three bedrooms. The ten houses which it was proposed to erect in pairs would I cost L278 each, twenty houses in blocks of four he estimated at L290 each, and twenty in blocks of four would be L265 each. The Inspector: What will be the ren- tals of these houses ? Town Clerk: We have not fixed that. Does it not look as if your rents are going to be put at rather a high figure? ■—Yes, it does look like that. It is a 4s. or 5s. a week house that you want, I take it. Mr. Bell: People would be very glad to have 6s. 6d. houses. It is the intention of the Corpora- tion to develop some portion of the estate, on rather better lines than other portions ? Town Clerk: Yes, it was hoped some of the houses would make higher rentals than others, and that suggestion seemed to commend itself to the Board because it was thought that the houses with higher rentals would be able to pay the deficit that might be incurred on the lower rented houses. The Higher Rentals. Do you think you would go above a, rental of 10s. or 10s. 6d. a week on any part of the estate ?-I do not say that. I think it would be desirable that we should. The proposal is to erect twelve houses to the acre? Mr. Bell: Yes. The Inspector asked a few questions with regard to the bye-laws, and this concluded the evidence. The T-ns e-etors later in the day visited Town Hill.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.I
HOUSE OF COMMONS. I The House of Commons adjourned I yesterday until the 27th of this month. I
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On stating that he was not natural- ised, a juror was exempted from avr- I vice at Clerkenwell County Court yea- terdaj.
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When the Stormy Winds do Blow! "I » I A sketch made yesterday by one of our artists during the height of the gale, In which the crews of two ketches and a schooner were rescued by the Mumbles lifeboat. The latter is shown approaching the schooner.
TRAIN BLOWN UP.I
TRAIN BLOWN UP. I NEARLY 250 MEXICAN TROOPS REPORTED KILLED. (Renter's Foreign Special.) I New York, May 8.—According to a telegram from Nogales (Arizona) on the MexicajjL border, a report has reached there that the rebels have blown up with dynamite a troop train on the rail- way near the boundary of the States of Sonora and Sinaloa, killing most of the 250 Federal troops in it.
DUBLIN DELEGATES. I
DUBLIN DELEGATES. I LARGE SWANSEA PARTY ATTENDS I IRISH LEAGUE CONVENTION. The delegation and party of Irish people who went from High-street Station this morning to attend the great convention of the United Irish League in Dublin to-morrow (Saturday) is supposed to be the largest that have ever left Swansea. Tha delegation is larger than that for any other single branch of the U.I.L. in this country. The Swansea branch has during the past year made a record. It topped the list of branches in the whole of Wales and the West of England in subscrip- tions to the Home Rule Fund. This year 700 to 800 new members have been added, and now the O'Connell Branch has about 1,000 members. The Convention itself will number about 1,000, and the meetings are in the Mansion House, Dublin, the Convention opening about noon, under the presi- decy of Mr. T. P. O'Connor. The party return to Swansea next Wednesday.
LATE REG STRAR OF RHYL.
LATE REG STRAR OF RHYL. The death occurred at Chester yee- tesfiay of Mr. John Fenna, who was formerly district solicitor to the Lon- don and North Western Railway Co., in whose service he had b6en for over 40 years. On retirement he became registrar of Rhyl and St. Asaph County Gcraurt.
"THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN SMILE."
"THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN SMILE." CELEBRATED PUGILIST TRIED ON 45 CHARGES. "SPARRING PARTNERS." Chicago, Thursday.—The change in the pugilist Jack Johnson'^ fortunes was illustrated to-day, when a crowd at the Union Pacific Railroad station hissed him as he passed through en route to the court for the adjourned hearing of the charge against him under the NV-bit I si I the "White Stavery" Laws. The black fighter was dressed in a modest suit of blue, without the profusion of diamonds he wore when the case began, somebody evidently having given Ijim a hint that such a display .■o^lxi.ble m the circumstances. A White Slave. At the beginning of to-day's hear- ing the proprietress of a resort at Pitts- burg testified her dismissal of Belle Selirei r-a white; iuve-in the pre- sent case from her boase. The Govern- ment had hoped to sh.,w that this action was due to Schreiber' association with Johnson; but the Court sustained an objection of the defence to this line of examination. Belle Schreiber, a slight and rather pretty brunette, tesiiiied that she first met the accused when she was an in- mate of one of the lll&si I notorious re- sorts in Chicago. The Government Attorney attempted, to secure details, but the Judge ruled that inasmuch as the witness's relations with Johnson were admitted he would refrain from polluting the ea.rs of the jury with a recital of them.—Renter. "Sparring Partners." -^cording to the New York corres- pondent of the" Daily Mail," the maximum penalty in connection with the charges is forty years' imprison- ment and fines amounting to £ 18,000. Johnson declares that he is the victim of persecution. From the jury which is trying him all men have been barred who admit they have no objec- tion to the marriages of white women and black men. In opening the case for the prosecu- tion, the District Attorney alleged that Johnson frequently used his white women companions as sparring partners, with the result that they were sent to hospital with blackened eyes and bruised bodies."
TRAININC COLLECE MISHAP.
TRAININC COLLECE MISHAP. ENGINE URIVER SUCCUMBS TO INTERNAL INJURIES. While following his employment at the new Training College, Swansea, on Friday, Edward Moore, aged 40 years, of'5, Sea View-terrace, an engine driver in the employ of Messrs. LloJd Bros., builders, became involved in the machinery. He was extricated with some diffi- culty, and conveyed to the Hospital, where it was found that he bad sus- tained internal injuries. He was ad- mitted at 8 a.m. and died at 8.5. f I
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==:=' -=:=:=-==- :=. KING IN CAMP. HIS MAJESTY TO STUDY METHODS OF FLYINC. INFORMAL VISIT. I The King and Queen left town to-day for Aldelshot to begin what is now an annual fixture, the royal stay alllong the soldiers of the great military camp. The programme ol the visit is largely informa.1 as to its details, but on the present occasion it will include a pre- sentation of colours to the cadets of the Royal Military College, and in ex- aminahon of the new tlying wing of the army. It is likely that the King will see the first trip of the great Astra Torres airship wiiich has beeu acquired for the corps, and numerous flights will lg b" y ".bes t aviatsui s of the army. The normal dilly work of the soldiers will be carried out under the ordinary conditions, and the King will, as on previous occasions, go among them without formality and see them in all the phases of their training. I
I SCOTT DISASTER. I
I SCOTT DISASTER. I ———— 0 ———— LEADER OF RELIEF PARTY DECLINES Tu BE INTtKVItWtit. Mr. Cherry Garrard, who was the leader of the relief party in Captain Scott's Antartic Expedition, landed at Plymouth to-day from the liner 06ter- ley. He was accompanied by his mother and sisters, who joined him at Naples. Mr. Garrard declined to discuss the expedition in any way.
IETRUSCAN VASES. i
I ETRUSCAN VASES. i I ART TREASURES WHICH FEW I SWANSEA PEOPLE HAVE SEEN. Unknown to the majority of people, there are in the Swansea Guildhall four exquisite Etruscan vases. Two adorn the mantelpiece in the Council Chamber, and another pair enjoy the solitude and seclusion of the grand jury room. Here this beautiful Dillwyn ware re- mains unseen and unappreciated by the public. A suggestion has been made to the effect that the pair of vases in the grand jury room should be placed in the Swansea Art Gallery. This pair is more valuable than the pair in the Council Chamber. I The "Leader". understands that it I is highly probable that on the occasion of the visit of the Museum's Association they will be on exhibition at one or other of the Swansea Galleries
N- EW CHIEF -CONSTABLE.I
N- EW CHIEF CONSTABLE. I (Special to the Leader.") I Steady progress towards recovery is still being made by Captain Thomas each morning this week. The answer to inquirers at the Nottingham Hospi- tal has been that he is a little better. He is now spending restful nights, which is, of course, greatly in his favour, and is doing as well as can be expected. I
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CONFERENCE DECLINED. i "NO THANKS." MEDICAL SITUATION AS BAD AS BEFORE. DOCTORS' MANIFESTO. 11 The hope entertained of an amicable settlemx^st of the dispute between the Swansea doctors and tne friendly socie- ties and trade unions regarding the rate to be charged for attendance in the case of wives and families has been shattered by the decision arrived at at a meeting of the joint body last night. | The meeting of the society and trade union delegates was held last night to consider tlie invitaxion ot the Mayor to' a further conference. After soine dis- < cussion it was decided, while thanking the Mayor for his kindly interest m the niattei-, not to attend any further con- ference, several ot the speakers ex- pressing the opinion that, there was nothing to comer about. The secre- tary was instructed to write the Mayor to this effect, and also to forward an olliciai report to the Press. The Mayor, on being seen by a j j "Leader" representative, said he nad t communicated the decision of the societies to Dr. Knight, and added that! he was as anxious as ever to see the matter settled, and was quite ready to do anything and everything m his power to this end. The failure of the efforts put forward to secure a resumption of negotiations has occasioned much regret m the town. Everyone acknowledges the assidu?ty WiLh which Councillor David ?lVillia,ui.? has laboured in the cause of peace, and everyone deplores the failure of the negotiations at a tiyie when the prospects of an amicable settlement seemed so rosy. One of the doctors said that all that had been suggested so far was that two or three representatives oUt each side should meet and have an informal chat over the different points with a view of seeing whether a way out of the difficulty could be found. This would have committed no one, and no objection, he thought, would or could have been taken to the adoption of the course suggested. He was personally of opinion that a round-table talk of this kind would have cleared the air and paved the way for a permanent settlement of tl difficulty which was eminently deferr- able in the interests of everyone con- cerned. v DOCTORS' MANIFESTO. I Official Communication. I To the Editor. I Sir,—The differences of opinion existing I at, present between the Labour organisa- tions and friendly societies and the medical profession have attracted so much atten- tion in the press and in the public mind that itt may not be out of place to review the events that have led up to the present position of affairs, and pernaps at the same time to remove some misconceptions that have arisen The Government having only made medi- cal provision for persons coming under the scope of the Insurance Act, the local medi- cal practitioners considered it their duty to institute a scheme to provide for medi- cal attendance on the wives and children and other uninsured persons of the iudus- trial classes. With this end in view, the Swansea Pub- lic Medical Service was started on much the same lines as those formed in other large towns, such ae Norwich, Iieiceffter, and Southampton. It was recognised that the rates of pay- ment should be made as low as an efficient service would permit, and it was decided to charge 15s. a year for the wives aud families, or 8s. 8d. for any one member. The (Continued on Page 5.)
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——————————  II < I i EXPERIMENT OPPOSED. I j usca Housing Committee to-day r vd back schcmo tor Metric Ming of proposed Town Hill Uouscs | )1r. Prussmau to rocomsider his | nivjlo. Schcoio was projXKscd ae \pftfiiuerit. j -i bridge m by uiuo wickots. I SPOUTING- I I t I KEMFTON PARK. I J!'>r wac disqualified for crowing, and • V •. LDO placed third. Totting: 7 to 4 on Siller, 11 to 2 aPt Hosporia, 10 to 1 WBlTE MAN. 100 to t otV-ra, j VIZ-YAMA 1,- LtJXEMBOUKG Z, IhN U 3. > ran; i>haoca.bac, Pa-ra.vid, The Tjlt-, • -.v. FracL-r, Saint !Uc> I'rairie Fire, bea j T" rtnr, Wangara^ Lido, Golden Rock. ilur- Snow Serf. inning: 2 to 1 apt Golden Kock, 4 to 1 J | Z-VAMA, 8 to 1 Faravid, 100 to a Sbacr c. 100 to 7 others. UPON. VALE OF DOON 1. TRIPOLI 2, CATHAY 3. A;o ran: Chanteur, Star of Doon, Torch- Lt?-er, Marco BozzarM. Sublime, Derby Wbamun, Picardy, oRyal fining: J to 1 apt Sulphauine, 5 to 1 i' -ipoii, 8 to 1 Wharrajn and VALE OF rrON, 10 to 1 otbars,
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