The Cambrian

Col. Wiight it the Eaat 4e. The East Ward elecW 1v the n-linber of 400, on Thursday eve- at the Morrte- lane Schoolroom, had 0f hearing Colonel J R. Wright's vi*' an<J ai,attr;r feature of an enthusiastic tmO" wn a- racy speech by Mr. Via,: Le^L °who tiad aomethiBg to say about the sxttV menibcri a. Messrs. Martin, Tutton, re. and Co. Mr. William Walters YV'iii Um and Bachelar) presided. A LOCAL MAX. In opening, the Chairman extolled Col Wright am "a man we know and adrcir^'V aad one as a large ployer C'f lavollr in the district, was eminently fitted to t& present in Parliament an industrial <,entr<? iike Swansea. (Applause.) At the Last election the cry was "What has Sir John Llewelyn done for Swansea?" He it ho chairman) thought Sir John had one a ot lor Swansea but he believed they could as& the same question at t- pseaent time "What hae Sir George NewGels done for 8wanseal;" (Hear, bear, and a voice: "iSothmg.") TheJr njember had done v,-y little, though they were told at one tima that be wa* eonii-nS 10 buy up some works aad Craig-y-H^g Castle, so as to live near them, and he did not icnow what he was UQt. going do altogetiijCi- If they 'n Ireland, he supposed Sir (^'Cfge would 001 termed "an absentes'ja.ndlord and womd j have had the kickr^ |ong ago. (Hear, hear.) At any rate, lfe was an absentee member of Parliament. fae&r, hear.) >Vh»c he meant waa that in CouS^i' \y -i ;ht tl y had a gentleman who lived ^on^st thena- and one that ought to representthem. i-M" pi a use.) He (the chair man] b^ved i"e colonel would win, as he had been^teate suv- j prised at the numbci of his I'ad V(^s who said, "Wo hive had quite enorigj 0f Sur George Newnea, and we arc not goUJI t.o I voilfe for him agaia." :Seaj, acac.) TW meant he boped, that they would vote for Colonel Wright. (Applause.) FOR THE SAKE OF THE CAUSE. ■ Colonel Wright met with quite a flattering Tedijrtion, and said that if elected to Pariia- .1 tie would like to go as their representa tive with their good-will and the knowledge that they agreed with him in what he sired to go t,here for—and that was to lo what he could for tLe commerce of the coun- try. (Applause.; Chinese !abour question the candidate proceeded to ueu with, showing how native or Chinese laboar was absolutely necessary tor the develop • ment of the miuft, which cculd not possibly pay for white laboar underground even were the conditions favourable, Md how the, white skilled labour at tbe mills and stamps was larger in proportion tc the amount of j cheap labour that could be got to do the! wragh work in the mines. The Transvaal i States themselves asked for Chinese labour I to meet the insufSciency of native labour r formerly employed, and the British Govern- i ment had tiken e\ery possible precaution to protect both the Chinese and the white population. (Hear, uettr.) The so ca.lle I cry of "Chinese slavery" wa.s simply ilia-.e in order to catch their votes—(hear, iieari— for, unlike the ordinance of the Radical Government with regard to Guiana., which did allow slavery, the late Government had said, "We- will have no slavery." (Ap- ^plause.) The uirfoFtunate thing was that the try vrus dàJlgned to draw the red her- ring across the path of the far bigger ques- tion that their opponents did not want to I tackle—tariff raiorm. (Apolause.) They gave thd*1 a lot of clap-trap about Free Trade, hut he had not ween a single argu- ment y«t tron, them. (Hear, hear.) Cobdea was <lUite right in his day. At that time we had the world for our manufactures at ottr feot. And it was important that we should not continue to groan under a heavy tal on corn. Coud-en was therefore a bene- ¡ factor to his people, a-s our manufactures were going to ali parts of the world and ac. cepted freely. And it was thought that there would be universal Free Trade. That was what WAS wanted then and what was wanted now. We wanted co- day-exactly what Cobden wanted, but we rouid not get it because other nations uJ become manufacturers, and every country in the world now had tarifis against us, ani so prevented our manufactures going n' whereas we still allowed. under the system of Free Trade adopted 60 years ago, every manufacture of other nations to come 'n free. (Hear, hear.) A pvund of practice was worth a ton :,i theory, they ueen told. "Well, gentlemen," c a red <-hd col- onel, "I have had the practice. I tiave gone through it. I am not a theoretical man win writes a newspaper arti2le..1 am a busina^s man who has gone through the whole j; the matters that I am talking about. And what I say is this: I have seen the trade that built up the iron and$r-eei work-" of Soutn W ales, prosperous 2nd rally employed on I the manufacture of eieel rails, goLig to I Am erica. And I have een that trade van ish. Why? Because the American was astute enough to see that he had the factors 11 in his own country for the production f those stee! rails, and used them, and then put on a huge tariff which in ten years tool: the trade away from us. And I do not think that those steel works that ere em ployed 011 that work are sending an ounce of "steel rails to America at the present day." (Applause.) The loss of our tinpia'> trade with America L,nd the probability -f trance and Germany and ftier Continental markets followm • her example, and that J Itaiy by the Fame methods, was dwelt upon by Colonel W right, who then spoke of >ur increasing Colonial .rade and the vaet pos- sibilities^ that lay before us by a system of preferential tariffs the Colonies taking our manufactures and the mother country their produce. (Applause 1 It was a serious position—serious for tbe masters and serious for the men—and th time might again come when steel works i< this country would either be c'ased or sold for half their valuo. He wae there to ask them to assist him to provide work when our present markets were lost, and in our Colonies we had every iackr that Ameri had, whilst Mr. Chamberlain's taxes on foreign manufactures and foreign corn simply meant the shifting of the present taxation, for the duty on tea, sugar, coffee and other things was to be reduced, with the net tetuit that for every 5d. that was put on to our table 8d. would be taken off. (Applause.) By the damping of 202,000 tons oi steel bars into the South Wales ports, 3,545 cf our own men had lost em- pioyuient at £ >2 per week for a year, and ■was it not better,therefore,to do something tp-l t*T5 and tod work Wr ,V>*a unamployed ra-' ther than allow them to go about »e»cing (Hear, hear.) He could mt see his WdV to agree to the "back to the land" proposal, and did not think ihe cry would last long. (Hear, hear.) But he did see a chance of increasing our manufactures and that would go a long way to relieve the unemployed. (Aplause.) The coining etection was one for both the working men and the business men of the country, and he did not want to go into Parliament for himself but simply to carry out a poLicy that he wae absolutely convinced wae the right one for the nation, and. if returned, he promised them he would do all he cpuid for the good of Swansea. (Loud applause.) AN EMPHATIC CONTRADICTION. Mr. R. J. Richards emphatically contra- dicted a statement made by Mr. Tutton that there were more children attending Sunday Schools than our public day schools, and in regard to aaien immigration snowed how foreigners came ever here at the rate of five and six thousand a month, and how British labour was displaced, and yet, in opposing the Aliens' Act tae Unionist Gov- ernment had passed. Sir Henry Caii.pt.oli- Bannerman had said, "it was not necessary to interferA with the small numoer of un desirable aliens that came into our country." (Cries of "Shame. ') No questions were put the candidate, and the Chairman took it that the meeting could not dispute the plain facts Colonel ..right I had put before them. "WHAT HAS SIR GEORGE NEWNES DON Mr. Vinei- Leeder proposed a vote of con- fidence in Colonel Wright and said they were there that night to lay before them what he (Coionel ..right) could do. "But I should like to ask," Mr. Leeder went on, not only what Sir George Newnes has done «u-cc he represented Swansea, but what on carta can he do?" (Loud laughter and ap- plause-! lon^muat remember mis, gentle- men, 'ie !ia,sn t his heart in Swansea. iA plause.) ,Y ou, rnWlt remember tditS, gentle- men, 'ie !ia,sn t his heart in Swansea. iA voice: "Qu¡:e trult?,") His heart is in th- h|puse of Lord.*—the place that the rest of Vparty--t^t is, the rabid Rad-al-said Dl*tto h* v aW*y.Wlth- (Laughter.) rtl George \<-wnes now almost crv- ln-: spoi! cnild because he was not m 1'W V Year ,5 '-wt- (More laughter.) Wi u !^y that Yery Radical car didates sho*%come d ^rn 'TOD? and try to repre Weiah constituencies, and although thev ^Sgended ?° tlle Houce of Commons as to ■. :inosC House of Lords, yet the «taoaent t.^y ^,ad a bit of money and a «va(^Vor two was the very place they t0. I Laughter go to. 'r 11 "T and applause.) c-ontrajgjj^ .1, Leedsr put it to the working tneu of gt. T'">oraa!. that it was commensense for o in dustrial centre like S^vansea 51- have to represent them a maa who \t.; wrapt up in the industries of 8011\\ Wait- —a man who had put bus money int« their and was a large employer of labour. plause.) Swansea wanted .1 'o Hved amongst them and not only that, but on* woom they could talk. (Hear, hear.) "Aaa fair play to the colonel," added Mr. LeederJ "I ca,y° ne7er »en him refuse to listen to] any decent working lnan who has ever spoken to^nm or anybody else for the mat- ter 01 tha. He la a man you can get at- a geuul .f.ellow-and not a man who lives ^vcr nfc i>vnton. (Laughter and applause.) mail \viK> is amongst us—a man who to- daj:.wo can honebtiy call an adopted Swan- sea Nov/ they were being led aw.v. by the"Sriucatioij question, Mr. Leeder went cn, but there was not an intelligent work ing ,,an m Swan&cu but y.ho could teli them that -vhat the &u:er side were saying was all rot. (Hear, hear.} What bad the Radical party dft, at Sv.vnsea from a municipal point of ^ew•/ Kad iei" bene- fitted the town, or had they not? Con ader whiit the Radical members of Council had done and particularly aC^ve members? (Laughter.) He onlv wished h? had time to go through what the other men without political bias had done. "I ven- ture vo pit to vou." he declared, haT in Vine:* Leeder, David Da vies, and a 1' more you have had far more honest Rad: cab, mumcipaily, than any of them. (Ap- plause.) And I venture to put it the other way, that there are no bigger Conservatives in Swansea than Messrs. Martin and Tut- ton, because you know perfectly well that unless everybody agrees with them they (the people) are either fools or worse." (Lauhter and applause.) Why, a&ked MT. Leeder, should Swansea interfere with the schools at ail? If they (did, the rates would go up, for Mr. Martin had even admitted there were vested interests to be brought out. Therefore why should tho town bother itself with such nonsense. (Hear, hear.) Let them go to the real position and that was the question of developing British industries for the benefit of the working men. In this connection, Mr. Leeder detailed a conversation he had had with a German sales' agent in London, I who said the Germans didn't mind Cham- berlain's proposals as his company would a.t once bring their works over to London. That was just what the Briti^n wanted, as it would bring capital into this country and give employment to British working men. Foreigners might start it, but they could not oust the Britisher at home. (Applause.) They cou'd see the effect of that policy at Brunner Monds works at Clydach and the Manuesmann Tube Works "at Landore. America had been able by her tariffs to do the same thing. They wanted Colonel Wright to go there with his works. More- woods, of Llanellv, did actually open tin- works in America. All we said to the for- eigners was "If you are going to sell against as you must manufacture on British soil or pay a duty on your goods." (Applause.) (Applause.) Every working man that thought about it knew perfectly all that the talk about the Education Act was all moon- shine and designed to get behind the great question of Tariff Reform. (Hear, hear.) He considered tue late Unionist Government ought to be thanked for having passed among other things tbe Workmen's Com- pensation Act, and said that not only was the agrciultural labourer now included in it, but if the Unionists were again in power, "I'll bet any man in this room anything he likes that the Act, will be extended to every working man." (Laughter and ap- planse.) The Aliens' Act and the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act were two other measures that the workmen ought also to 'be particularly grateful for. (Hear, hear.) He denied that the Church and Roman Catholics benefitted by the change in our educational system. It was all humbug, and he 6aid "Do not swallow it. It has no more to do with the real question than the man in too moon." (Hear, hear, and laughter.) One honest Liberal in Carmar- thenshire, Mr. Lloyd Morgan. M.P.—had kicked over the traces and did not agree with Martin, Tutton, Lloyd-George and Co. kicked over the traces and did not agree with Martin, Tutton, Lloyd-George and Co. —(hear, hear)—and he (Mr. Leeder) asked his hearers to stick to their bread and hut- ) tfr and their children's benefit by returning I' Colonel Wright—-a business man who was on the spot and available to every elector in the town. (Applause.) I The motion having been seconded the re- solution was carried unanimously. Col. Wnght, who was again very cordially received returned thanks. This evening's meeting is at the Oxford- street National Schools.

Liberal Meeting- at Carmarthen- FOctu icuOOlrui/Ill. A meeting of Liberals in support Ai Sir George Nowues' candidature was held at Carmarthen-road Congregational _>cuool- room on Tnursday evening, — r. .uWln Jones presiding. About 350 persons were present. The Chairman said he was pleased to see êhe tone in which the right 1Il Swansea had been entered upou, and trusted that Liberals would do notning to lower thai to,.e. only bright spot in regard to poverty in this country was that food was compara- tively cheap, given good health, ;-nd fair proportion of work. Were they going to be bamboozled by Mr. Chamberlain—that 11,a.n. of many promises? The chairman said noth- ing on tl-e education question. Coun illor David Griffi hs proposed a vote of confidence in Sir George Newnas. iThe tinplite trade had. he said, never been better than now, and the workmen never earned better wages. Thai was became of improved machinery which had to be introduced to i meet th« McKinlev Tariff. He thought it I Wall. vcxy wrong of Mr Edwards to make the j etatement ho did on Tuesday Mr. Edwards j wanted to retaliate. He (Mr. Griffiths) would iike to know on what he would re- taliate. It couid only be by a tariff c-n food. We must remember that we were buying and not selling the largest amount Protec- tion would never pay us We row sent a quarter of our output of tinplates to America in spite of the tariffs. There was nothing but poverty to come if they went on with Protection. One out of every three persons in this country over 65 wore"receiv-} mg pariah relief. Their security was Free Trade, which had brought wealth to the! oountry. CoUll. Griffiths didn't mention education either. Mr. Aplin seconded, without even using' a word about the non-provided Professor Levi said they adhered to the: aacred principle of Free Trade because they thought it was right. He proceeded to ad- voeate land reform. Mr. R. L. Sails said he would repeat that Chinese labour was a great evil a.nd a dis- tinct breach of faith. The Government said that after the wa.r there would be a fine field for British labour. They did not say any- thing afcwui Chinese labour. White men were able to work in the mines, but it was impossible to get white labour a.t the price white men wanted. In conclusion, Mr. Sails alluded appreciatively to the unloà-, ing by force of character and ability of the | Ca.binet by a workingman—Mr. John Burn. What his views a.re on t j education ques- tion he didn't say Rev. John Phillips thought the Liberal party represented righteousness, and Mr. F Rees contended that the Liberals were the friends of Irirhmen. The resolution was carried. But not a word was spoken on the educa- tion question. Curious thing I

— Mr. Helme at the Mumbles. It was » wet night at the Mumb\ee on Thursday night, but it didn't prevent the best-attended political meeting in the vil- lage so far from filling the Oddfellows' Hail to the extent of between 250 and 300 people, who gave an attentive and often warmly- enthusiastic hearing to Mr. Ernest Helme. the Tariit Refor;n candidate for G^v :r Di- vision. Mr. Hoger Beck presided, being supported by the candidate, Mrs. Richard Helme, Mr. J. R. Leaver, J.P., Mr. Beddoss Nash (agent), Mr. J. Thompson (Porth), Mr. vV. Dyson (Durham), and among others pre sent were observed Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Peel, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ie Boulanger, Mr. and Mrs. Shaddick, Dr. Nunes, Mis. Paddon, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis, Mr. Chas. Richardson, etc. The Chairman said tu.t, like the rain that washed a.way the dirt from the gold, 80 he hoped the present election would wasn pWay tbe refuse around the present issue ;ngland was onoe pre-eminent in the indus- j1-*?6 had founded, and the present can- | Was going to elucidate how the trade tkpCOUntry Wa-S 10 be retained in the face ,tl,Pr^B*nt unfair competition. There nnl^f '^ra<k}> buc it was only "free" a* the foreigner. (Hear, hear ) v e 1 mi ted goods free into this country whicu ourworking people could make them- £ lves, ami our working people were the jHbest in '■,c ^orld. ^nd that product of ,^hne^t 1 or ing people in the world was /Hcappeu uQfair, prohibitive tariff it. him ive a Mumble inUiiC: ation. Take oysters. Sup- p06!n° bad twenty skiffs dredging for o_v s *,rs » si^y .inuing daily employment They, by IQod lu. k, catch 10,000 oysters among them. Supposing two of them pur- chased foreign <jy^teit allt1 placed thcni on the Mumbles fhev thrived, ^nd the other jifty-eigfct 1AI;s;shed. That was the simile he felt h^ had. -s n raanu- facturer, a right to 'Vbj.r h ■me.. (Cheers.) I It was not like a grea^ 3^ uig 4tack on topeign countries: they, had" i- -°°^ after themselves As to tbe C^iD€,yC labour; he out in the East himself, and seen o hve and save on waee tbat the Britieh workman could not li^ on. VVcre hey going to say in South -Africa thev were ?omg to send bad, every coolie ..t:K, w,, -kod -jtf the raw material? ("No.") yine would come when America would encroach r the new markets th:* country had bun' up by much stress. H<- could not stand publicly on the Conservative platform with Coi. Wright bee-anise he hsd declared after the Last election! t-bat no would not again, I but he was tn accord with him heart and soul, and working to his utmost on his committees. (Cheers.) He always 8Up- ported as I'" thought, a.nd that was why no was there supporting Lieut. Helme. (Loud applause.) The candidate, who was loudly choered, said he felt at home, and doubted if many who had posed as "Gower candidates" could "speak Gower," as he could. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Heljne dealt with the Aliens Act, and elicited loud cheers when he asked them, and received no adverse response, for a. negative "opinion. He dealt with the Chi- nese labour question, and emphasised that the Liberal party had ignored the Tact that the Kaffirs had previously done the work themselves without comment. In British Guiana, under a Radical indenture, the coolie labourer was bound for five years-in j6 Transvaal for three years. The pay wis 9d. a day in British Guiana and find them- selves in South Africa Is. 6d. a day was paid the coolies and everything found. As for "tree" Trade, "hey n-r- i>I S M?I<- in the eye from the foreigner, and they were going on having smacks in the eye. (Laugh- ter and cheers.) In London he had seen the unemployed demonstrations, and bad heard the cry, "We don't want charity; we want work." (Loud cheers.) What was it kept trade going? Our brothers and sisters across the seas—our Colonies. (Applause.; They v. ere spending £S 10s. per head on th-* old com try. and the foreigners only 4s. 6d. a head (Loul cheers.) Canada in itselt could supply all the wheat the old country wanted; why not dispense with the United States? Mr. Helme then explained, amid approving cheers, Mr. Chamberlain's Tariff Reform proposals, and said it was the duty of all to set party differences aside and face the great issue at stake. He came forward with this as his motto: "Imperialism, Tar- iff Reform, and a great self-supporting Em pire throughout the world." (Lond and lorig-continued applause.) Mr. J Thompson (Porth) said what tnj working men in Yorkshire were complaining of was the way the foreigners were filching their trade. Every British workingman was a ree Ttrader from his heart but he cot now see that he was doing all the Free Trad'5 and the other party was doing the other thing. (Hear, hear.) Times should alter methods to meet the altered state of things. What was the use of a big loaf if, as a Sheffield workingman friend of his put t. "if I hadn't the brass to buy it?" (Loud cheers and laughter.) The speaker turned on some telli: j Sheffield stories of the wiles and cunning of the foreign competitor n cutlery. He didn't blame the American; he blamed the Britisher. (Cheers.) Man i facturers in Bradford had their mills ir Philadelphia, in order to make their goodt fu,e of the tariff. ("Shame.") Let them say what they will, they must have 10. work for their artisans. Britisher though he was, the Britisher uadn't all the sense- the world, and Britain was at present alone —with Turkey- -(laughter)—in her Fr » • Trade prir pies. The Chairman said the foreign' 'po&s'un> would come down if the British rifleman raised his gun—Protection. (Cheers.) Mr. Dyson (Durham Colliers' Median;os Association) spoke on the extra-ca-st-of-whe ti fallacy In alluding to the tinplate worke-s, he remembered how 20 per cent, was taken off those men's wages. (A voice: "What are they earning now?") Mr. Dyson: "Are they earning the 20 per cent. more now?" (Loud laughter and arJ plause.) He appealed to brother Trades Unionists to support their brethren out r f employment, who were suffering under the resent unfair conditions. The Chairman called for questions. Councillor H. Davies 1skexl for the candi- date's cpinion on the Education Act. The candidate asked whether Mr. Davies was in favour of children receiving the re ligious education their parents wished them to. (Loud cheers.) After other questions had been satisfac- torily answered, Mr. Nathaniel Merrirn.an proposed a vote I lof confidence in the candidate. Mr. John Gwynne seconded. "Oh! carried triumphantly!" exclainiad the chairman amid resounding cheers. Mr. Holme acknowledged, and moved thauks to the cbairma.n. Mr. Peel seconded. The Chairman, responding, asked any op- ponents to carry the "germs" home and think them over. Loud cheers, and end of a most successful meeting.

Extraordinary Meeting at Sketty. About seventy Sketty electors were bom- barded with rhetoric on Thursday night by supporters of Mr. John Williams, Labour caadidate. Mr. Jonathan Davies was voted to -tie chair. Mr. Wilkes, who had been amounced for the petition, aft/rwards ar- rived, arid the duties were shared with amus- ing results ing results Mr Ivor Gwynne, secretary of the Tin and Sheet Mill men's Union, was denying that any serious attempt had been made by the country to provide proper education be- fore 1870, when he was interrupted with an I emphatic, "That's not true," and a little, by-play ensued, both chairmen asserting their authority, -ur. WTilkee shouted, "Keep order," and Mr. Davks meekly said, 11 am the chairman." Rev. T. W. George, Neath, said they were going to have a talk, and if they did not agree (Voice: "We'll turn you out.") No, they could not turn him out, but he I would say what he liked, and they could be- lieve what they liked. In his hand he held a short report from a paper he had bought; I it was always a favourite of his; it was the "South Wales Daily Pest." (Applaus-e.) They perhaps did not always agree, but it- was invariably fair; it hit very straight, but he did not think there was any malice in it. The paper reported Mr. Helme as j saying that he was going to tell his audience what tho Conservative Government hao done. But lo and behold, the only measure referred to was the Workmen's Compensa- tion Act. Mr. Helme spoke about Home Rule, and said it would mean tne death of them. What did they. think of that ? It would not make tbeni sick; it would kill them not a case of*paralysing, but of death Home Rule was a false issue, and the reason why it was raised was not honest or fair. He agreed with the gentleman1 y and Christian-like feelings of Mr. Helmo in re- gard to unemployment, but why should he fall foul of t'll- Henry Camp bell-Banner ma<n when he had oiiiy taken the shutters down about ton hours ? (Laughter.) Mr. Helme had touched upon the poor law question, but he (the speaker) had seen in a South W ales Workhouse the same food made for pauper and pig. ("i-harne," "Name," and "Non- sense.' ) The rev. gentleman darted to the Chinese question, and said there were thou- sands of Chinese herded together in such a. manner as they would not herd even pi^s in Skctty. f Derisive laughter.) South Afri- can partizans would have them believo that the Chinese had discovered Eden, that every- thing was salubrious and exqui.sitely ha^>py- If that was so, why had there been 1,735 convictions for desertions, and 21,205 caees of unlawful abscnce from work during the last eighteen months. Mr. Jonathan Davies (Ül the chair) leaned towards the speaker and gravely inquired, "What was the compound?" (Laughter and "Order.") Cries of "Hold fast" and "tJo home" next greeted Mr. George, as he pro- ceeded to a»k "And what is this for?"— Chairman (innocently interposing): Shair.e (Roars of laughter.) Bey, T. W. George: This abominable and unspeakable degradation upon our common human nature is allowed simply in the in- terests of dividend-earning German Je<ws- (An exasperated "Tut, tut" and "What a.bout our bread?") Frequent interruptions were occurring> such as "Don't talk such nonsense," "Sit down," and "What about John Williams'' A gentleman, whose voice had been promin- ent, walked to the front amid much com-j, motion, one of the chairmen saying, "Out with him." "Sit down." said Mr. Wilkes; but Mr. Jonathan Davies gave the man per- Lmet1(? to He (the opponent) said r u there on purpose to meet Mr. John W illiams, ane, as he was not present, he was not going to listen to such clap-trap. as the candidate's supporters were using. (Disorder continued, and Mr. Jonathan Da- vies, with one or two others, went out of the room).. The interrupter entered his prot»-t against •'the clap-trap, refused to sit down, and < talked out, the gentleman remaining in the chair calling out, "Ah, you scamp." j Mr. H. G. Solomon explained that Mr. John Wiiliams' alienee was due to his hold- ing a meeting at Cwmlynfell. A vote of confidence was passed with three dissentients. Mr. Tuskin said he was sorry Mr. Wil- liams hadn't appeared. The reason given was not satisfactory, and he felt they had a little grievance. Chairman, with some curtness, said Mr. Tuskin could address a meeting of his own, and, turning round to Mr. Williams' sup- porters, said, "We shall go." (Laughter.) Mr. Tuskin (decidedly) I think Mr. Wil- liams should have come as he advertised. Chairman: Will you ask your question? You are not paid for lecturing here. (Laugh- ter.) • Mr. Tuskin: I think our chairman is a little bit out of order—(laughter)—in more ways than one. (Renewed merriment.) Mr. Tuskin then spoke against the late Conser- vative Government. Chairman Oh, they've had ten years of holiday-making—spending their time at L!an- rhidian. (Laughter.) Mr. Martel', solicitor, asked if a pledge w./uld be given that Mr. Wi^'iams would visit them, and this was given. Mr. Martell Then I propose that we ad- journ untiPtie comes. (Laughter.) Mr. Richard Rogers asked what was the number of white men employed in South Africa beforo the Chinese were enrolled, and the number at present in employment. Rev. T. W. George I cannot tell you the figures, but before the war there were 30,000 Kaffirs Mr. Rogers My question was the num- ber of whites. Rev. T. W. George Allow me to answer you, sir. Mr. George made a long answer, raying his case was that the guaranteed pro- portionate increase of white to coloured la- bour had not been oose.rved. Mr. Rogers: We want the figures. Rev. T. W. George: I cannot give you more than that. The gathering shortly afterwards dis- dispersed. TWO GOWER LABOUR MEETINGS. Meetings in support of Mr. John Williams were held at RhiwfawT and Cwmlynfell, on Thursday night. At the former meeting, Il1 Rhiwfawr Chapel, Mr. Samuel levies pre- sided, suppoited by Messrs. John VV Jlia:s, Ben Davies, D. Watts Morgan, M. A. James (Cwmgorse), Rev. B..James, and Dr. Gomer Lewis. The second meeting, held at Cwm- lynfell Council Schools, was presided over by Rev. B. Jamos. The spacious room was crowded. Mr. John Williams spoke. Dr. Gomer Lewis said that Mr. J. Williams was a ma.n of great ability, sound principles and a warm heart.—Messrs. Bcn. Daviesand D Walts Morgan also spoke. The former stated that Mr. Aeron Thomas had said thst he held the s/tat only until the Federation cia,r"ed it. Now, however, he opposed the Fede 'ation candidate, his ex- cuse being that Mr. John Williams had not submitted his nar>e to t.he Liberal Associa- tion. Mr. Williams could not possibly do that; was he any the less capable on that account ?—Mr. John Evans proposed a vote of confidence in Mr. John Williams, seconded by Mr. Williams, and carried unanimously.

Carmarthen Boroughs Candidates Meetings in support of the candidature :1f Mr. Llewelyn Williams were held at Bethel Schoolroom and St. Paul g School, Llanelly, on mursday evening: At the conclusion of the Bethel meeting a question was asked the candidate as to his attitude on the question erf alien pilotage. -r. Williams stited that he had not giyan the matter his consideration, but would do so and give a reply at an early meeting. Hon Vere Ponsonby is making friends <n all directions At Carmarthen his chances are very rosy. and, if private expressions f opinion on the part of his opponents are cin indication of the course of e ents, Llanelly also is going to provide a surprise packet. larili Reform 16 gau>.ng amongst the workers, and the widely-ex- pressed desire of Llmellyitgs to again hear Mr. W. A. S. Hewins, secretary of the Tarijf Commission, will be met. Tile support of Lord Ridley is most oppor- tune, whilst at Carmarthen on Saturday night Sir Charles i obeli, C.B., and Mi. C. H. Morgan-Griimiis local gtntlemm ■ >t promise in politics), will occupy the ju^it- torm with Mr. Pon&o^by. SIR JOHN LLEWELYN AT NEW RADNOR. Sir John Llewelyn was one of the speakers at an opening meeting on behalf of his son, Mr. Venablas Llewelyn, who is the Unionist candioate for Radnorshire against Mr t Edwards. Sir John, who was warnily received, warn- ed the audience against catchwords and noneyed phrases of their opponents on the fiscal question, and emphasised that they would have to face the question of Home Rule. Referring to Disestablishment, be said he had just as strong a feeling for the rights of his Nonconformist brethren or anv onvr religious body in the country as he had for the Church, upon which they had built up through eighteen centuries all organa*- tion in opposition to sin and misery. ï the Church wa.s disestablished it would be a cruel blow to the State. Sir John was pleased to say that in Glamorganshire they were coming to a better understanding witn reg¡¡.rd to the schools, and, in conclusion, re- ferred to the respect abroad which we owed to the splendid foreign i'olicy of the late Government. A PRETTY PROSPECT FOR THE COUNTRY. The "Irish Times," commenting on Friday on Mr. Asquith's speech at Sheffield, says: ^fr. Asquith runs away from an obvious I situation. It the Prime Minister ie to be believed, Home Rule must occupy a very 'ar £ e part of the time of the nest Parli*. ment. If Mr. Asquith is to be believed there is to be n, Home Rille. Cheated Na- tionalists will use every art of obstruction to make aJ Parliamentary business impos- sible. "To such a prospect the Liberalt ihTite the country!"

Mr. T. J. Williams at Brynamman. The Brynamman Band played Mr. T. J. Williams, Liberal candidate for too Gow<^ Division, into the hamlet on Thursday even. i^g> when he addressed a meeting in tfy Banwen Council Schools. Mr. Jonah Evans (Gwaun-cae-gurweni who preceded over an audience of about 24q, that two of the candidates held the sam^ viewrs, and would vote for tlie/same meiy Surges, so that leaving the Tory caJididaty out of consideration, the fight was really one between two persons. He hoped tin* electors would vote for the man who wouldll render the greatest service. (Applause.) l Mr. T. J. Williams said Sir Henry Camp- beal-Bannerman had said with regard to the c.oal tax that it would be one of the first matters which would have to be taken into consideration by the new Government. (Applause.) If elected he ehould move in every possible way to g;i!t the tax removed off the coal of this country. (Applause.) the colliers wanted faiYpliy and no favour. Let us have an opportunity of dumping down our coal alongside the foreigner on his oWn ground. So long as we had the Is. tax. it would materially interfere with our. trade. (Hear, hear.) They had heard a good oeal from the Tories—evidently with the idea, of catching votes—that the Liberals were going to give Home Rule to Ireland. It was unfortunate it was called Home Rule. What the Liberals, were going to give Ire- land was more self-government; we wanted the same in Wales, and we would have it. Scotland wanted it, too, and eo did Eng- land. (Applause.) Speaking on our fiscal policy, Mr. Williams said during the time | the Germans were dumping a few thousand tons of bare here, our steel trade, so far as the open hearth and Bessemer trade was concerned, was better than ever--employ- ment and output was greater. If we had stopped those few kirs coming in, we might have stopped certain industries. The remedy i-s, we might nut up more works, and there was room in the Swansea Valley for another huge steel works, and unless Are had it we were bound to get supplier somewhere. (Ap- plause.) In conclusion, Mr. Willisana said nearly all the money he had he had put out in the employment of labour, and his father had done the same thing. Protection would suit him as ap employer, but not the people of the Principality. (Applause.) Rev. J. H. Parry (Llansamlet) and Mr. W. C. Jenkins also spoke. Mr. R. Hughes moved a vote of confideno im Mr. T. J. Williams, and Mr. D. Jones in seconding, said he supported Mr. T. J Williams because he was not a nincompoo] or waster. (Laughter.) Mr. H. Exley supported, and said Mr T. J. Williams was a worker. Mr. W. John having spoken, The motion was carried with eight dis sentients. SIR GEORGE ARRIVES WITH LADY NEWNES. Sir George and Lady Newnes arrived at High-street G.W.R. Station, Swansea, at 4.15 on Friday afternoon. They were met by Rev. Dr. Gomer Lewis and Mr. W. J. Crocker (agent). Dr. Gomer Lewis remarked to the candi- date, "Well, Sir George, we have made start, but we need the figure-head." Sir George replied, Really, I did not want to come until Monday." "Ah, but we want you badly," said the doctor Sir George and Lady Newnes then step- ped into a four-wheeler and drove to the Metropole Hotel.

Derby's Discredit. LIBERALS CONDEMN TACTICS OF DISTURBERS. A special representative of the Press As- sociation, who attended Mr Chamberlain's Derby meeting on Thursday, telegraphs on Friday morning that the scenes of disorder in the Drill Hall are locally the one topic of conversation. The paramount feeing is one of deep re- sentment at the treatment to which the right hon. gentleman was subjected. At the Liberal committee-rooms tho tac tict of the disturbers are repudiated, and eX, pressions of condemnation are warmest in quarters where least sympathy is felt for Mr. Chamberlain's propaganda. The threat given utterance to by an irresponsible per 8:)n, while the Drill Hall scene was at its height, that there should be no meeting for the President of the Local Government B..a.rd next week, appears to have oeen taken seriously at the Unionist headquar- ters, and it is understood there is an inten- tion to issue a poster on behalf of Captain Holford and Mr. E. Spender Churchill ask ing that a fair hearing may be given to Mr. Burns, as Captain Holford stated h. the Drill Hall platform it wa*> on tU8 u .m initiative that space was kept for Radicals, Labourmen and Conservatives, without dis- tinction, and not a few supporters oi Sir Thomas Roe and of Mr. Be]] are condoling with him on the failure of the experiment. The denunciation to which Sir Henry Bcnrose gave expression is generally ap- proved. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMKNT FOR THE TRANSVAAL. Mr. John Burns, in his election address, says in the past four years he has been ashamed of, as the nation is now disgusted with, the administrative blunders, depart- mental scandals, appailini waet?, and poun- cal evasion and dishonesty of the late Gov eminent. Over-officered, over-governed, costly, dominated bv a sordid, unpatriotic section of speculative slav e-owners. South Africa will have to be rescued from economic dis- solution and perhaps from disloyalty to the Empire by immediate, responsiole, and re- presentative Government, not jerryman- dered by mine speculators, who are as in- dilierent to the dictates of patriotism as mey are strangers to their duty to the smaller shareholder^ who e money they misuse. He stili believestha,t Chinese labour is unne es. ary tor Africa, especially in the en- ) slaved, indentured, abominaoiy-tieated form in which it now exists. Mr. Burns deals at length with the fisca. question, and says Mr. Chamberlain's new policy is as reckless and will be as costly as his new diplomacy, and both are as unreli- able as his newest figures for the renewal of the old and poverty-stricken Protection. As a candidate dealing with an immediate- question, Mr. Burns says he is in favour of such legislative independence for Ireland in Irish affairs as will enn&k- that country I to revive her industries, maintain her popu- lation, and stimulate its t-ocial and agrar- ian prosperity in accordance with Irish ideas, the imperial supremacy of the Federal British Parliament in imperial matters af- fecting all sections of the United Kingdom to remain inviolate. He favours an amendement to +1 Educa- tion Act, wider power? to local authorities to deal with the housing of the poor and the creation of fair rent courts iteration of the incidence of taxation, alteration of ex- isting poor law, and recognition of Trades U nions. LADY CANVASSERS AT WORK. All lad^s and gentlemen in favour of Col. Wright's candidature arc requested to call a.t the various committee-rooms for the pur- pose of taking up convassing books. A number of ladies have already volunteered and are rendering excellent service. CH HELPING HAND TO A SCOTTISH CANDIDATE. The following letter from Mr. Chamber- lain has been received by Dr. Rankine Daw- son, Unionist candidate for East Edinburgh "Highbury Moor Green Birmingham. "Dear My. Rankine Dawson,—- "1 heartily wish you success in the struggle you are making for Tariff Reform. It ought to be possible to bring homes to working- men how completely their interests depend upon the change of policy which should en- able them to meet changed conditions of our trade. "We are claiming for them equality of conditions with our foreign competitors, and striving to secure increased trade with our Colonies which will give them more em- ployment and better wages." LLANSAMLET VICAR'S RETORT TO LLOYD-GEORGE. The "Mail" is making an effort to discover testimony in favour of Mr. Lloyd-George s statement that the disestablishing fever has grown so rapidly within the Church ,at he expects a peaceful surrender before long. So far, the search for corroboration has feen a fruitless one. Rev. J. M. Griffiths, Vicar of Llansamlet. writes :—"In answer to your question I hlV-ø to state:- (1) That a vast majority of Church people, both lay and clerical, will most strenuously oppose any attempt at Disestablishment; "(2) The number of Welsh Church people in favour of Disestablishment is infinitesimal, made up mostly of (a) Clergy who are under the impression (delusion, as :<me think) that there would be greater freedom to carry on extreme jitual if the Church were disestablished (b) a few disappointed men; (c) a few who put politics before their Ctturch (d) a larger number who have but a confused notion of what Disestablishment ineans, this class vainly believing that Dis- Wablitihment can be carried out without Disendowment. "I have rarely ever met a Churchman who justified Disendowment. j "I venture to submit that the Presid^t of |the Board of Trade is about the last ;n^n justified Disendowment. I j "I venture to submit that the Presid^t of |the Board of Trade is about the last ;n^n Hwho is justifwyf in speaking on behalf i>. Jchnrchpeople." fcOLONEL WRIGHT AT SWANSEA POOR fcOLONEL WRIGHT AT SWANSEA POOR CHILDREN'S DINNER. I. Col. J. R. Wnght, Conservative candidate {or Swansea Borough, was present at Swan- children's dinner at the Market on Thursday. i "What do you think of it?" lie was asked jjby the inevitable "Daily Post" man. "Splendid! Splendid!" replied the col- piiftl enthusiastically. "I thought you would perhaps be making l speech ? suggested the reporter. "Oh, if I did, they would only say it was electioneering," replied the Tariff Reform Candidate 4f But he looked as if be had been filled up K ith matter for many speeches. The colonel passed around the tables, and tilw took a view of the whole scene from tho ttage on which the Post Office Band were entertaining. After that he paid a visit to the stall where Mrs. Perry and her shtf re busily fitting clothing to the ill-clad thildren. "This is the exchange room," MI'. Perry ^plained. Cxxlonel Wright expressed the highest SRI Wfaction both with the good that was beir.g done and the manner of doing itt/

e BRITTANY ROMANCE. • Sad Sequel to a Paris Society Scandal. Paris, Thursday iNight.—A lew evenings ago a carriage drew up before the dwelling of a woman residing at Folgoet, whose pr fessional services are in grea.t request at cer- tain interesting family events, and the occu- pants of the vehicle, a couple of ladies, ask- ed the woman to accompany them without a moment's delay, as the case was urgent. A few minutes afterwards the little par+y was on its way to a mansion situated at some distance, but the start had scarcely been effected when the ladies asked the worthy female whether she would object to a bandage being placed over her eyes, .i.s there was a melancholy secret in the laei"- ground. She complied with their request, and the bandage wa.s not removed until she had arrived at her destination. The wo- man remained in the house until the follow- ing evening, when she was conveyed back to her home with the same precautions, it not being considered expedient that she should travel in daylight. Somehow or other fjie outlines of the affair became known to the outside world, and now a newspaper of the district is publish- ing a letter signed "A Witness," saying that the heroine of this mysterious adventure s a young and beautiful heiress whose family was so horrified by the discovery of the scandal that it would have left the poor girl to her fate but for the intervention of mc writer, who, not daring to apply to a doc- tor, proceeded in quest of the professional woman. "I did not hesitate. e had splendid horses at our command. We start ed, and you know the rest," she continues, adding, more you will never know." The secret of an unhanpy girl. who was betrayed, and nearly died oi shame, will never leak out. "Do not try to find it out in the district. No trace of this family drama remains." But if the name of the young lady were known theTe would be general stupefaction, not only in Brittany, but throughout France, when it was learnt tha.t the most extraor- dinary intrigue e'er imagined bv a novelist had had its sequel within the tbick wr.lls "»f a Breton Manor house. As for the innocent little one. the writer concludes, its future is assured but it will never see its mother, nor have any idea of its noble o-igin.— "Daily Telegraph."

I Tea and Concert at Alltwen. I A public tea in connection with the parish of Kilybebyll, followed by a conversazione, was held at the New Schools, on Thursdav. Despite the inclement weather a large con course of people assembled. The clergy pre- sent were Revs. Prebendary Griffiths, Llan- guicke, J. Lloyd-Williams, and I. Morgan, Pontardawe M. Evans-Davies, rector, and j D. R. Williams, curate. The following ladies presided at the tables —The Misses Lloyd (Plas, Kilybebyll), Mrs. M. Evans Davies (rectory), Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Howells, Mrs, Williams, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Davies, Misses Powis and Rees, assisted bv the following band of willing helpers: — \lrs. Davies, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Bowen, Misses Tweedy, Williams, and Morgan. A very enjoyable musical evening followed when the following pr gram me, dra.vn up under the guidance of Mr. D. A. Thomas, was gone through:—Part I.—Duet, Misses Jenkins and Rees; violin solo, Mr D. A. Thomas; solo, Miss Mary Jenkins. During the interval, which now took place, a prize- drawing was made for a ten-guinea bicycle. Amid loud applause, the holder of the lucky number was declared to b"" -!iss Margaret Davies, Kilyhebyll. The second part of the programme was now proceeded with as fol Tows:—Pianoforte solo, Mr. Aneur n lteeB solo, M ss Vaughan sel rtions on the gi ana- phone, Mr. Bevan; solo, Mrs. Griffiths.; ,0010, Miss Hannah Jones, solo Mrs. PiiilLps solo, Miss Cynthia Morgan; duet, Mrs. Griffith and Miss Vaughan. Accompanists j for the evening, Miss Ethel Lloyd (Plas), and Mr. Aneurin Rees. The catering for the tea was put in the hands of Mrs. Morgan, Railway Bank, and was carried out in an efficient manner. Men- tion must also be made of the valuable ser vices of Mr. Evan Morgan, and Mr. Emlyn Jones. The whole function was formally ended with the singing of the Nationa1 I Anthem.

1 I Pont-Neath-Vaughan's Centen- arian: 101st Birthday. HER KEEN INTEREST IN FOOTBALL. Mrs. Evans, mother of Mrs. Jones, Angel Hotel, Pont Neath Vaughan, attained her lOlet birthday on Friday The old lady, whose portrait aud bio- graphy we pubiiRh d last year, when her centenary was oelebrated, is quite well, and during the past twelve montns has "bown no signs of mental a.r.d physical deg ner;.tion. She is bright and cheerful, and is able to thread a needle without the aid of glasses It is not at all singular that she tak s a deep interest in football, for her three grandchildren Bill. Howell and Idris are he BIOS, prominent players of tfe> Neath Club. She is never Ui^pier thai; when one of the grandchildren is reading her the acoints of local matches, and h T keen interest in the Wales and New Zealand match, and her delight t the victory of Wales were most pronounced. In the domestic affairs of the household the old lady takes an active interest, and morning alter morning she may be sr;en in the kitch'n of the Anfet Hotel, preparing the vegetables for the mid-day meal, Mrs. Evans enjoys a trlass of whisky every evening before she retires to rest.

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1- Pontardawe District Council. Pontardawe Council met on Thursday, Mr. J. Griffiths presiding. Tottenham Council sent a resolution with reference to the unemployed workmen, call- ing on the Government to undertake works of national necessity, such as re-afforesta- tion, reclamation of foreshores and waste land.—It was decided to support it. The Clerk had received a further com- plaint respecting tipping of refuse near Park-street, Ystalyfera. The Chairman said he had visited the plaoea few days ago and noticed a large quantity of old paper a.nd other refuse at the doors of houses. Some steps should be taken. The sanitary inspector is to see the con- tractor on the matter.

FATHER'S FUNNY LETTER TO A TEACHER. Fond parent's letter to a teacher, at> the "Schoolmaster" records it:—"Sir, will you please for the future give my boy sum easier somes to do a.t mgbt. I his is what he brought borne to or three mtos back If fore o-allins ot bere will fill thirty-to pint bottles, how many pint and a-half bottles will nine gaJlinlS 51? Wol, we tried, and could not make anything of it at all, and mv boy cried and said he didn t dare go back in the morn- ing without doin it, so I had to go and buy a nine gallin cask of bere, which I could ill afford to do, and then we went and borrowed a. lot of wine bottles, besides a few we had by us. Well, we emptied the cask into the bottles and then counted' them and there were nineteen, and mv boy put the number down for an answer. I don't know whether it is rite or not as we spilt sum while doing it. P.S.—Please let the next some be in water as I am not able to buy any more bere."

NEATH MARRIED WOMAN'S ILLE- GITIMATE CHILD. At Neatb on Monday, Emmanuel Cattle, Alltwen, admitted the paternity of the il- legitimate child of Phoebe Elizabeth Jone.?, married, No. 31, Ethel-street, who lives apart from her husband, and an ord^r of 3s. per week was w' I

SHIPWRECKED NEAR TENBY. Seaman's Story at Swansea. John Fletcher, one of the crew of the three-masted schooner, Anne Park, which was smashed to pieces on St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire, during the recent gale, told a "Daily Post" reporter on Friday how the captain and three hands lost their lives, and how he and another seaman named Robert Cook were saved. The Anne Park was bound from London to Lancaster with whiting, and carried six hands, including the skipper, Captain Higham, a native of St. Ann's. The wea- ther was heavy, and a. gale blew, but all went well till the Ijongships were reached, said Fletcher, a strong-looking young Lon- doner, who is now stayinL at Hall's board- ing-house in St. Mary-street. "And at the Longship^?" "Well, some of the canvas blew away, and we hove-to on Sunday night. Then we put up more canvas, and proceeded till eleven o'clock on Monday night, when we struck." "Where were you a.t this time?" "I was below, and I was called up. ft was a pitch-dark night and heavy sea., washed over us a.s the vessel lay on the rocks. The captain when we went ashore said, 'God help 00,' and he and the mate and two seamen hung on to the mizzen rig- ging. Me and Cook went to the bowsprit. The dark cliffs of the coast towered above us, and the seas washed completely over the vesral. One minute me and Cook were under water, and the next out of it. The captain and those with him I last caw about one o'clock on t.he Tuesday morning, when they must have been washed overboard in the terrible sea. At length Cook jumped off the bowsprit, and was washed ashore, but I held on for about five hours with only my shirt on, and th^n I dropped into the sea and was also washed on to the rocks. I "Cut about much?" "Oh, yes cut about the legs a good deal, but Cook. who was pretty well dressed, had his head split open, and his back ;njured, and is now in bed at Boscawen. I was be- numbed, but we both walked about m the dark and shout-ed for help as we could not climb the cliffs, and at last the coastguards hea.rd us, and by means of rope ladders got us to the top. We were taken to the coast- guard station and were soon well cared for." Fletcher added that this was his first ship- wreck, and he hoped he would be spared another such experience. With his lost mates, one of whom lodged at Swam-ea. he exDressed the deepest sympathy. MILFORD VESSEL'S LOSS: WELSH- MAN'S DEATH. An inquest was held at Fowey (Cornwall) on the body of Dd. Oriel Eynon, of Pem- broke, one of the crew of the brigantine Mary, of Milford, which wan wrecked with the loss of Uire„ hands last Sunday. Thos. F. Jones, l'embroke, said the Mary left London on December 1' for Swansea with scrap iron and obsolete guns. On the day betore the wreck it biew a. nurd cane, and the main boom-top was blown away. Part of her sails were in ribbons, and as it waa broad daylight, he thought soauone would have come to their assistance. A timely tow would have saved -em. The vessel was driven across the harbour and on St. Catherine's Point, lhe .vea wao mountains hign, and just before the Mary .,t 1" ek deceased, witness' brother, and a man JaS, Jon"s were washed away. Jury returned veruict of "Death by drowiuiig,' and thought that a boat near the vessei in time would havu saved lives.

-M' BURIED IN SWANSEA BAY. Fate of Hindoo Silk Merchant. On Friday morning the body of the Hm doo merchant, Chaterham, was conveyed to sea in the tugboat Reynard for burial .it sea. The only persons on board were Cap. Evans and his crew, Mr. Metcahe (of the Missions to Seamen), Mr. Giad^.owe L'ave-. Rev. El. J. Gibbs. the Hindoo friend of je- ceased, and two pressmen. Arrangements-were, in harjd*-»»{ Ms-. C. Metcalfe, reader for the Missions vo Seamens' Institute, Swansea. Mr. D. G. Phillips was the undertaker: It was blowing a gale when the required distance down cnannel was reached, and the tug rolled heavily. Steam was turned off. and a.1 gathered to the stern, wnere the body had lain in a white shelled coffin. The wind was high, and slight rain falling, and those unused to the sea clung to any- thing handy to steadj themeslves. All heeds were bared as the chaplain, Rev. H J. Gibbs began to read, "1 know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand in the latter day on the earth.' The service, much shortened owing to the storm, .vas similar to that ordinarily u.ed at the burial of the dead, except that when the cotiiu was pushed over the side the chapiain read, "We therefore commit nis body to the deep, to be turned into corrup- tion, looking for the resurrection of the body when the sea shali give up its dead." The scene at this moment was a particu larly solemn and striking one. The coffin, wnich bad been weighted kith 90ibs of iron, leaped up on the creRt of the waves again and again, with weird enect, until it was lost to view of the party on the tug behind a gigantic wave A few short/ prayers and the tug again headed tor prayers and the tug again headed tor Swansea. I Chateiham, A representative of Chainrai ji?nd Co., silk merchants, was a u«tjve of Hyderabad, 31 years of age, and leaves a widow, 19 years old Ho and Jemmot, the Indian who made the application m Swan- sea Police Court on Wednesday, had been associated together in business for two and a half yea.rs. They had travelled on the West Coast of Africa with silks and Orien- La) curies. FCK,1 Jemmot seemed much cut up at the loss of his friend, and though he went out in the tug, preferred not to be present on deck at the actual burial. One pathetic incident was the throwing overboard into the sea of a special length of wnite ^ilk, which had been wound round tho body. This was done by Jeramot on the return journey. Chaterham, it seems, had been for 12 years a Christian, but his reiatioes who were cab ed to, desired t ohave the body either burned or buried at sea.

How Patti Nurses Her Voice. Madame Patti believes that the pleasure of the table are not for the singer. For months she. follows the most severe regimen, taking only plainlv-cooked meat and toast- On ordinary days, when Patti has to sing in opera at night, she dines off beef and /potatoes and baked apples at about Be-ef is said to give force, and apples smooth- ness to the voice. After dinner the prima donna fasts until she sings, only taking, between the acts 01 the opera, homoeopathic doses of phosphorus and capsicum, both of which are oeneficial to the throat. If very tired a cup of bouil- lon. is prepared for her-

"■ —3 — = SOLDIER GETS JS550 COMPENSATION. In the Loughor railway smash on October 3 1904, Private Wall, travelling from P^_ broke tioek to R«*, sustained a broken leg, for which his solicitor, ^Mr J. B.Evans, Ross, has obtained from the Great Western Railway Company the sum of £ -3o0 as com- pensation. I

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MAYOR OF SWANSEA. Presentation from His Insurance Agents. Councillor Gwilym Morgan, Mayor of Swansea, waa at the Guildhall on F iday afternoon the recipient of a handsomely designed Ueetro-siiver plated tea and coffee service, the of the 6täiÍ of the Swajisea. and West W ales branches of the Liverpcol I Victoria ana Legal Friendly Socfety Lon- don, of which the Mayor is the esteemed district manager, a.ud the occasion of it was to mark his elevation to the office of chief magistrate. Tne Mayoress (Mrs. Gwilym Morgan) and several ether members of the 1 anjily were also present, and the -<f pre- Mnt nujnb-red over fifty district agents of the society The Mayor were his robes and chain ot office, and the Council Chamber, Ul which the presentation took place, was prettily set off with plants m bloom. Mr. David Evans (Swansea district) presided. The Sub Property Con nuUo- nciuding the leading members of tile Council, were sitting at the same time in another 00m and expressed a wish to witness the interfac- ing oeremony, and saw it accordiuslJ, being received with applause. The Chairman said they were there to cele- brate the elevation of their district manager and Mrs. Gwilyn Morgan to the high tion of Mayor and Mayoress. lie onl" wish- ed they could call them we Lord and Lady Mayoress—(hear, hear)—as Swansea was jutt. as much entitled to a city as Cardiff. The testimonial was really intended for the Mayoress, who deserved all the respect and sympathy they could show her, and who during the 23 years he had known the family I. had shown herself to be a dutiful wife and mother. (Applause.) Indeed, he thought the Mayor had to thank her in a great mea- sure for his present position. (Hear, hear.) I He trusted his Worship would look back with pride upon his ye&r of office, and that the work he would do would be a credit to himself, an honour to the town, and a glory to God. (Hear, hear.) The staff of the "Old Vic were proud that their district manager had been raised to his present high office, and (facetiously added Mr. Evans) he hoped it would be the means of doing a lot of good to their society. (Apprise.) Speeches of an equally complimentary character were made by Mr. T. Gill, Mr J. Jenkins, Mr. W. H. Trott (who had always found the Mayor to be a thorough gentle- man), Mr. David Richards (Llanelly), \1r. Davies (Carmarthen), Mr. Gwyther (Pern- broke Dock), Mr. Lodwig (Neafi\, and Mr. Gubbins (representing the chief office). The last named said it gave him great pleasure to take part in honouring a.n old friend, for they entered the service of the society within a month of each other. No other society had so many old servants, He congratulated the society and South Wales in particular upon Lhe honour that had been done it and the district manager upon his elevation to the high office af Mayor. (Applause.) Mr. Edward Lake (Manselton), the oldest collector present, handed over the gifts to the Mavor and Mayoress, and expressed the hope that God would bless them, and grant them a pleasant and prospero year of office, so that they and their children co-Id look back upon the time when they filled the offic for the grand old town of Swan- sea (Applause.) He hoped that the vear would be one of prosperity for the society. Let them think highly of th ir calling .Cind "don't worry" were pieces of advice that he left with hi.s young colleagues, and then made the presentation amid the hearty anpl-iuse of the company. The Mayor was cordially received ing to return thanks, and mentioned .n-.t 4 II u'iiber of those present had worked to- gether for the past quarter of a century. He iporeriated the good things they .c;"ti("{ of the Mayoress und was ape- y pb;(.1 to see gome of his Council colleagues r,resenf He hoped the staff would make hie. year 0: office a record one. When he joined the s^ietv 24 vears ago there were ordv two collectors, one of whom was now dead, and the other "1" E I ake with then- then. He thanke dthem warmly for their elejraa^ gift. f

SWANSEA'S INDUSTRIES IN 1805. Glance Around at Pit an i Factory. In taking a retrospective new cf the in- dustrial condition of trade in the Swansea ana adjacent districts foi tne past vear, it will be seen that on the whole it was one of the best since 1890 when the American tariff on tinplates wrought havoc with the stapie industry. i^iusive of the Midland Works, Morris- tvn (wnich were idle during the last six months of the year) there were twelve more tinplate mnls operating at the end of the yea. than at tHe opening. vi these, lour b-tl been put up at Cwmfelin on the gas- heating pnnciple. Neverthelets, it must be confessed tuat the year 19JO does not opsn as auspiciously as regards the tinpiate trade as did the corresponding period of 190o. Conspicuous steadiness prevailed through- out tne year in the pig-iron trade, anu the yield on the one blast furnace at work was an uninterrupted and also an average *ne. Rapid progress has been made with -.0 otner Furnace adjoining and several im- provements to economise cost of production have been carried out by Messrs. Baldwin and (Jo. In the steel trade things have been very flourishing, despite foreign Voinpeii- tion, and at times the demand for home toded tinbars exceeded the local supply. Additional stoel sme.ting furnaces were erected at Cwmfelin, Dyttryn and Pontar- dawe, and if "dumping" ceased altogether uiany more would undoubtedly have to be put up during the present year. In the production of vveiuiess tiibes the past year might rank as the best since the Mannesmann Works was established neie. The new year opened more favourably than was the case twelve months ago, and regular employment for the opening months ias as* sured the men. Owing to a serious breakage of machinery at Upper Bank Works, some threo months ago. the aggregate output of copper had to be registered as an average one, when it mignt have been a record. Indications, however, point to a prosperous period for some time forward. The activity of the spelter industry hag been phenomenal and the yield of metal has never been equalled. Several new furnaces were bunt bv Messrs. Williams and Foster at Upper Bank and the old zinc concern at Llarsamlet was con- verted into a spelter factory by the Glam- organ Spelter Company v 110 have already three furnaces in full swing there. The demand was co pressing that holidays for the workmen were most limited during the year. Messrs. Mond and Co.'s great enterprise at Clydach has been nearly doubled during the past twelve months. Work has been very regular, and what was qu. as essen- tial, peace between both employers and employes reigned throughout. Happy Cly- dach-on-Tawe! Around Morriston and Llansamlet the sulphuric and oxalic acid fac- tories have been H.ry quiet during the lattet* part oi the year just ended. There are hopes and indications "j brighter things in thte near future. Foundries, engineering shops, an f brLckv»rds have done fairly well on th' e. «At tiniw such wag the plea- sure that overtime had to be resorted to. In the coal +:ado the year 1905 will be remembered as one of the leanest for many years, k it safe to assert that many col- lieries in the semi-bituminous districts only managed bo average four days work per for ti e period Matters weie hut slightly better in the anthracite coalfield. The year has been eX- ceptionally free fronf strikes, lock-outs, and serious disputes and much of t.he concilia- tion spirit permeated both employers workmen, and it is snnce;<siy hoped tha will continue tili tho word 'strike oe- came a thing to be forgotten and ob 1 ated.

"FISHY" INsrT T TO At Manchester on Saturf •'<' named Hogg, was bound over 101 for having thrown a red iieremg. missed Mr. Balfour's f.-ce, on leaving tbe hall on Friday evening-