The Cambrian

"IT IS ALL OVER!" TREBOETH MAN'S DYING EJACULA- TION AT BRYNCOCH.. CRUSHED UNDER A FIFTEEN-FOOT FALL." Tie circumstances attend in p the fa.te of Thomas Thomas (35), assistant repairer at Bryncoch Colliery (No. 1 ma n pit), near Neath, who was hilled there on Tuesday evening by a "fail," were inquired into by Mr. F. H. Glynn Price, county coroner, on Thursday, at Jenkins' refreshment rooms, Treboeth. Mr. W. E. Morgan (miners' agent) Watched the case on behalf of the relatives and the Miners' Federation, and Air. J. T. Robeon (H.M. Inspector of Mines') was pre- test. David Rees (brofcher-in-law of deceased), of the "Morning Star," Treboeth, identified the body. Deceased resided at Morning Cottage, next ioor. Jno. Powell, Bryncoch (repairer), said deceased was working with witness on tiie 13th, setting' up timbers, but was ordered by the fireman to tro where an "arm" was broken, and ordered to put a new pair of timber in 'Baker's Heading." Witness de- scribed what he did. ma-king a new "arm to replace the broken one, and putting up a new pest to support the "collar." He put the new "arm" in, and just then, before the "g," the side and roof fell in, knock- ici oat both old and new tirnbers- LM- ceased was standing under the old paIr of timbers, holding the light. lieved that deosaaed's feet were knocked fc-om undar him by a stone from the si e. Had he not been knocked down, witness thought he would 11.a v(; had the same chance to eecane as witness bad. Deceased was found wita his foot pinned by the stone m qvm>tkm. Help was secured and ^me miu- tries elapsed before he was ertrioated. When under the- fall he ejaculated Oh dear, oh deir." and when assured that help was cci-irg. moaned "It is a11 orer • Deceased w&f- dead when help By the Coroner: I bey had falls occasion- all, ill pit. TBv Mr. Kobsou: It was a big fall, about- 15 fpst in length. Witness did not expect anv unusual danger on the job. Evan Pees. 20. James-street, Neath, fire- man at Bryncoch, spoke to instructing last witness to place a pair of timbers under the broken "a,rm" before removing it. v By the Coroner: Deceased had been there onlv a fortnight. Witness Powell said deceased had worked at T'rdonkin and Aberpergwm previously. Witness Rees did not think mote oouid have been done to prevent an accident than had been. Dr. Hufcert Thomas found no limbs or ribs fractured, but there was a depressed frac- ture of the vault of the skull. There were bruises at. the back of the head and back of the body, and the injuries were sufficient to cause ,eath. Coroner described it as a very sad case. Every precaution had been taken, and there had been no neglect in any way. had been no neglect in any way. Verdict: "Accidental d-afh."

MUST HAVE BEEN HIS DOUBLE. I CARDIFF MAN'S VOLUBLE DEFENCE AT CARMARTHEN. At Carmarthen on oaturdav, William Da vies, described as a jockey's valet, Soot.t- terrace, Cardiff, was charged with assault- ing Daniel DavLee, landlord of Tymelyn Hotel, Llanelly, and with interfering with passengers on the G.W.R. Mr. T. P. Ludford appeared for the G.W.R. !OO Daniel Davies, and Mr. Brunei White defended. It was stated that Daniel Davies was essaying to enter a compartment of a. train at Carmarthr 1 Junction when defendant aid others, who had just come from Carmar- thenshire Steeplechases, desired to enter the same compartment. It was alleged that Davies received a blow from defendant on the chest, was sent reeling to the platform, and on rising uas hit on the riglit cheek by one of the party with a stick, which cut open his face. The assault and interference were, it was stated, witnessed by a guard named Job 11 James Rogers, of the Llanelly docks, and Abraham Job, confectioner, Llaneily, and it was alleged that the party in the rul.n had played at cards, and tha-t it was evi- dent they wanted the compartment to them- selves. Defendant swore that be was known a every meeting in England and Wales, had attended the Carmarthen meetings for 21 years, was well-known to all who patronised the Steeplechases, that he was never ;ù a police-court in nis life before on any char go, and that he was entirely mnocent of ihese charges. His double must be the man who was wanted The Bench fined the defendant 23 10s. 5d. inclusive.

SWANSEA ODDFELLOWS. BRYNHYFRYD LODGE WINS CArxAIN BRADFORD'S SHIELD. The magnificent shield presented by Capt. Bradford, of Swansea, to the Oddfellows' lodges enrolling the mo6t members during the year, has this year been won by the Dr. Huixrt Hop^ Thomas' Lodge, Brynhyiryd. To celebrate the event, a smoking concert was held at the Plough and Harrow Inn on Saturday evening. Brother Edwin Jones presided, and handed over the shield. Bro. I Rees Rees, C.S., Swansea, presented Bro. David Jones with an emblem (supplied by Mr. J. V. Richard, Castle-street) for bring- ing i:i tie most members during the year four honorary and 53 ordinary members. Bio. J^ Lake then presented Bro.' George Jones, »\.G. of the lodge, with another em- bk-m. Brothers Turtle. Wni. Williams and lio'oerts also spoke.— Dr. Hubert Thomas offered as an inducement to lodges tj- pre- sent an emblem for the same obj-v.t as that of Mr. Richards.—Dr. Farina ri also spoke, and songs, etc., were rend-Ted by Messrs! Tom Jones. Sid Edwards. Arthur Bell, Robertson, W. Williams and W. Job-n.

THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. THER4PIOi^ Thi**»cce«,fula*d I «VS« popular remedy ueed t0 Contjnen t Hospitals uy tticorrt Hostam Jtobert, Velpta- al:d other*. gurptunes every- 'Mas hrltherte employed for imrpurlfcy of hiood rv«fta; Matches. pains an* of joint# «»#r*.n*r«nents of liverana Jaaweys, piles, grave] jukj :.):1 back, ge. rha-'Witi-tv e7sh,atie3t etc T'cree Ji- V, S 9 *• fjji, uoat free Tor P.O.. iroui 'in a- ifltrrson, -i8 Haifo-d Square, London. W.C. I: 4onbt as to numbe- ra<jui:-«d. -an;: dc?*.ii* o taing witt stamped addressed envt syr., f rwpy.

NEATH ABBEY COLLIERS SUE THE MASTERS. p 382 CASES OF ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. "BOXING" SYSTEM LEADING COUN- SEL ENGAGED. At Neath on Saturday mX^rki^n liery case was Heard m which r^j. had issued summonses against the liery Company, Ltd., of Neath Abbey. ■for £ 5 4s. 3d. each, loss of wages, an ct_ paoiy counter-claimed for breach of contract. Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., K.P-> liers Meager, Swansea (ins Meath) Messrs. Cnthbertscn Jw'lhoinM, (Abendare) was for the compan) r was argued on the claim of ODje Gf Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., Cross, 01« o the many plaintiffs, claimea 1, way of damages for the defendant company refusing to allow plaintiff and the ^her worki^ claim to work on December 19th, 1 • rp, was in respect of 18 days wag • gearrl) pute had reference to the D^mber( 1904,! where up to some time in mder the the workmen bad been emp [isd to "boxing" system, by win all up the pxck :ip the hewn, coal to the ooies and carr^ t but natur- trams. It was a to the men alV it was not so remuDeratrv u by SJling the t,a»« prlM system a day-wage on Saturday, list was, howler, _[9th the meo December l^h a^ Qew Ust. When went to work "13 however, the masters *3 «• 6fld' vou continue the boxing sys- the new l* £ J tc that, "We are will- t^m. The,mbut not under the boxing sys- mg to work- employers again contended tem but y• f roiaot that the bores were N" N" still to be US ntinued Mr. Evans, might The masters, to go down and agree have allowed tbe arbitrators, and to refer it a hac! they possessed fchcy would have (Laugh- comrnon sense J 4 Kp! Thomas They did so. Sr- Fvans proceeding, said the men did ntlv' "o to the arbitrators, who subs^UguPolemeiitaiy ^hich showed the intention of the men was right It was t discut-d that the men presented them- selves for work cn December _19th, and Mr Abel Thomae: 1 don't agree with t>\ They said tney would not work es- c^pt" under certain oonditions. S. T. Eva-its The workmen said they would go down pending investigations, but the mastexs said, "You must go doivil on this new list and do the boxmg." Mr. Evans, concluding, said if the masters had put an incorrect view on the price list and wrongly prevented the men going to work, then there was a breach of contract, and the men were entitled to damages. Mr. Abel Thomas said it would make the case clearer if lie explained the master: position. It was always the best wav. Mr. S. T. Evans: And is always done when two reasonable meu are against eacn other. (Laughter.) Mr. Toomas eontend>'xi that the arbitrat- ors had no power to decide anything except the question of prices, and in their consider ations they only took cognisance of the man- ner in which toe seam was already being worked. lht tyian had arranged on Decem- ber 12th to go to work on the 19th, but cn the latiei morning they told the manage- ment thoy wou'd not wotK unless they had not to use tiie "boxing;" secondly, they ob- jected to 'tramming' (drawing back empty trams); and thirdly, they would not work three in a headmg. The management, how ever, said they would :et the men go back to work under the eld arrangement and refer the list back to the arbitrators, and in this point existed the only difference, and he was sorry they were there at aii. Mr. S. T. Evans: The only question is, who is telling the truth? Lewis Thomas, an employe in the Vic- tori/i Seam of Bryncoch Colliery, was first called upon to giv-e evidence for the plain- tiff workmen, He said they told the man- agement they would not go down to work unless the decision insisting upon the box- ing system being continued was withdrawn. On Thursday, December 22nd, they again interviewed the management, and the mat- ter went back to the arbitrators. They re- sumed work on hearing from the men's re- presentatives that .tLe arbitrators had come to an agreement. In reply to Mr. Abel lhomas witness said be did not remember Mr. James, one of the managers, asking them noL to stop work. Did he not advi.se you to refer it to the arb Itratc)rs'Ile said we must use the boxes in the meantime. And that it would not prejudice your position in any way?-l don't know about that. Mr. S. T. Evans The managers made it essential that you should continue the box- ing system?—Witneie Yes, sir. Mr..W. E. Morgan, miners agent, also said the management's condition if the men went to work was that they use the boxing and trajnmmg system as heretofore. Mr. Price (manager) did say that their going to work would not p/ejudice their position. Mr. John Williams, M.P., miners' agent, said that if a contract WJS made for the cut- ting of coal at Is. 6d. ton, the colliers would not be required to <1,0 the lx xing. In repiy to Mr. Thomas Mr. Williams said this was the first instant* he had beard of boxing being made a price list system. This was the plaintiffs' case. Rhys Vaughan Price, one of rllIL- man- agers; gave evidence in regard to the arbi- trators' award. No evidence was taken with regard to boxing, tramming, or the number employed in each heading. Thii existing arrangement as to boxing was to have continued under the price list. In reply to Mr. S. T. Evans, witness said there was no boxing system used in the Cwrt Herbert Colliery, which was a con. tinuation of the btUne. seam. Mr. John Griffiths, one of the employers arbitrators, said the only question consider- ed when they made the award was about the prices. He had taken part in many price lists, but never interfered in any domestic arrangements, and boxing and other ques- I tione were purely domestic. Mr Abel lhomas, K.C., addressed the Bench and said all that lay in the power or the arbitrators was to say what prices should be paid under the esflisting arrange- ments as to working. His learned friend had exercised a very wise discretion in not calling the workmen's arbitrators—(laugh- ter) for they would have to admit that. Mr. Evans bad tried to show this boxing system was the only point at ist>ue, but his owr witnesses had given him away by say- ing they insisted upon three things. The arbitrators had decided in favour of the masters in respect of the tramming arrange- ments, and it was ciear the men had no right to insist as they did. Under that cir- cumstance the men's, plaint must fail. Mr. S. T. Evans said the whole case turn- ed on the question as to what construction their worships would place upon the con- tract. It was abundantly clear even from the evidence of Mr. Price himself that box- ine, tramming, etc., were not included in the contract, that the cutting price of coal wiis Is. 6d. a ton. subject to the ordinary customs which prevailed in the district, and the conditions the employers sought to im- pose were not existent. Therefore the com- pany must fail. Their Worships reserved decision, which will cover each of the 142 claims, to a fu- ture date. 240 OTHER CASES: EMPLOYERS' COUNTER-CLAIM. After luncheon the hearing wae com- menced of 240 summonses by workmen against the Game company for wrongful re- fusal of work. The company counter- claimed against each 18s. 6d. damages for absence from work between November 23, and November 26, 1904. Mr. Abel Thomas first pointed out that his friend must take the cases separately, as the circumstanccs differed. Mr. S. T. Evans: Very well. Call Lewis C. Thomas first, and we'll take the rest, of t.hr 240 to-morrow. (Laughter.) ltx. Abel Thomas That will he all right. ircionved laughter.) Mr. Evans said Thomas's claim was tor £ 1 3s. lljd., from November 23rd to No- vember 26th, 1904, inclusive, when he, with other plaintiffs, was prevented from "going down." Customers had complained that the coal was not clean, and the men were instructed to hole from the top and not from underneath the seam, which was far more difficult. The change should not have been brought about without serving the usual month's notice. When the men presented themselves at the shift on November 23rd the management insisted on the men holin? the management insisted on the men holing on the top, and all the employes, on con° ferring together, stopped work, rendering the colliery idle. Mr. Evans here read cor respondence, and one letter from Mr Jo^i Williams pointed out that the men had agreed to continue working on the old ar rangemente pending investigations so that the men had not caused the colliery to oe idle. The two questions to be decide? therefore, was wuether there was an attempt by the management to impoee a new system second y, whetb-r th/Tan.^ to allow the men to work under the ?o system. v lU to"h,n £ TlK"MS; fber8 WK Mr. S. T. Evans: Tho<ip arc structions, Mr. Thomas. j, y°Ur !lv MT. John Williams, M P ^A tW trouble arose because the manage^n foUht to introduce a new sv^t^ -,L l SOlVlt notice, in accordance, w4th ^vm& lth the governing For the other side Mr Pri« the boz and said tW Z, C Went 1Rto was issued, but it was ext"¡ that the men would work in t that lhe instructions of the official- rh tn,G ways been tile ca- and there was b,,Ia,,elv no alteration. tre was hours. mg las*ed over sik is ^iri?d £ 2,5S)d that am°unt inTO,ved

SWANSEA WIFE'S STORY OF VIOLENCE. STRAND CLOTHES DE\LER INFLICTS DBLADFUL TREATMENT. "}IY Mt°S'VlASN'T SOBEH: m At « WAS TIGHT." clothes 2T'"1 0T' Moada>' Joh« Hcrrigan, woundmcr t'61' .^tran<^> wa<s charged with Z*e; MARGAROT'CN LLARCB 12 CV.rmla-n 1 J Ce7 Srle'"ous bodily harm, tcmplamam sa,d on Friday night,' March to leav^ th8 house in con- Mnnd-i ° 'violence. Un Hie following Monday evening. she was m High-street! whet) prIsoner t.00k her by the wrtst and s. T to the Strand, where, inside eir. he locked tho door. Then he cougher by the hair, dragged her from the kitcnen mto the shop. Defendant: Tliafs a lie. continuing, said that he heat and (l u 1 OD t^le ST^ouToci. She screniried .tor help and two officers knocked at the; Lte:,d:mt opened the door, admit edtbe oaicers, who tried to make pe.ico. Ttto othcers said they would summon defendant, and then went cut. by defendant's orders, As soon a« the officers went out her husband again commenced kicking her. He dragged ner into the kitchen, where lie hit her in the eye; also took out a penknife and cut her in the side. After that he told her to take off her skirt, and go to b?d. Two men knocked at the door; defendant let them tn, 7 hile her husbaaa was etruggiing with them 6he got out. Defendant wa<s drunk In reply to defendant, complainant .^aid she had not "scrammed" ban in the face or bit his ringer. Defendant: For six weeks she hasn't been three weeks in the house! P-C. English took complainant to the hop- pi on an ambulance. Charged the follow- ing morning, prisoner replied, "All right. When arrested prisoner was too drunk to answer the charge, John Horrigan (10), son of defendant, sa;d tha,t he was in the house when his father and mother came in. Asked as to their condi- tion, the lad replied, "My mother wasn't sober, and my father was tight." Defendant: Didu t your mother start ou me- directly I came into the kItchen ?-No. CUT AND BITTEN: MASS OF BRUISES. Thomas Lerwell, dock -abonrer, said de- fendant rushed out of the house crying "I've done it!" Asked what he had done, he replied "Murder." Dr. Marks, Swansea Hospital, found on complainant "one tremendous bruise 111 the middle of the back," in the middle of the bruise a dean-cut wound half an inch long. Th-ere were other bruises about the body. The right eye was bruised, and he also found a cut over the left eyebrow. The left forefinger was rather jagged; she said it bad been bitten. She was a mass of bruises -those were the principal ones. Complain- ant was in a great deal of pain. The charge having been reduced to one of assault. Defendant said it was out of a public- house that he fetched his wife. She was drunk. She and the boy had made up a little plot. Sergt. Davies said defendant had been convicted fifteen tlmffi-nioo times for drunkenness. Both man and wife were ad- dicted to drink, and became very excitable when in drink; in fact, they didn't know what they were doing. It was a wonder to him they were not there lcr something worse. When they gave up the drink they llV happily together. Mr. Howel Wat kins said nothing could justify this eeriops assault. However bad a wife was, she must not be kicked. Defend- a.nt would go to prison for two months' hard labour.

THIRTY YEARS AT THE GRAIGOLA. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. JAS. BEYNON. The funeral of the late Mr. Jas. Beynon, 1, Burman-etreet, Swansea, for 30 vears an employe of the Graigola Fuel Works, took placc at Cockett on Satrudav. Messrs. Jno. Gray, Stephen Beor, Walter Harm, Walter Morse, W. Wheeler, Ivor Matthews, Jno. Neyland, and Llew. Davies, old employee of the firm, acted as bearers, and the chief mourners were Mrs. Beynon (widow), Messrs. J. W. Beynon and W. Beynon (sons). Miss T. Beynon and Mrs. R. Jenkins (Mughtørs), Messrs. R. Beynon and P. Bevnon (brothers). Mr. R. Jenkins (son-in-law), Mrs. W. Lloyd and Mrs. Brown (sisters). The managers and heat) officials were in private carnages, and Rer. J. Roderick officiated at the gTaveside and the church. Wreaths were sent b, the C)rraigola work- men. the officials, widow and children, a-id the rest of the relatives, wb11$t the funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. D. G. Phillips. J

SAID HE HAD BEEN FLEECED BY SHARPERS. LIVERPOOL MAN'S THEFT OF LEAD AT SWANSEA. At Swansea on Monday, Frank Bertram, lumber, was charged with stealing lead piping, value lb., from the uameron Hoted cetlar. Amos Slocombe, an employe of Mr. Studt, notaoed a back door of the Cameron ajar. Defendant came down the stairs wioh p, parcel, which he said contained toole, but it contained lead piping. P.C. Coombs arrested defendant, who made no reply. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, .wd he was a native of Liverpool, Mid on his way down to Swansea had been fleeced by a' party of card-players. party of card-players. Ho Wat; sent to prison for a month.-Th-ol magistrates recalled Mr. SJocombe, and thanked him for the help he had given. =

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SWANSEA DOCKS' BRISK WEEK. BUT VERY HEAVY STOCKS OF TINPLATES. REPORTS FROM POi.ii' TALBOT AND LLANELLY. (Special to the "Daily Post.") i>llonday.Xhe trade of the port j e week wus agaim satisfactory, and ° average, aitnough extremely bad -a, Prevai'ed. Ccmuared with the ccr- t nS Peri°d of i i.-t Teat the imports 2ail of nearly *t s* w:> some improvement e, ',rtPor^s> and tiie coal trade was ac- ti e- but the patent fuel shipments were again dull, and there was an absence of ac-iMtv in the titipla-te, and general trades. imports include France, 500 tons pitwood; Spa;n. 4.30 tone pitvic-cd, 700 tons blende °re, aO tons calamine; Belgium, 1,000 tons generai Germany, 280 tons general; Portu- gal, 1,250 tons pyrites; Greece, 2,700 tons iron ore; Chili, 790 tons copper produce; ew ï ork, 485 tone general. CoAl shipments.-Denmark, 970 tons; Ger- many, 6,630 tons; Helgium, 1,300 tons; I1 ranee, 22,365 tons; Spain, 2,280 tons; Italy 9,405 tons; Algeria, 1.620 tons; and home ports, 9,231 tons. Patent fuel. France, 2,645 tons; Spain, 200 tons; Itajy, 1,600 tons; Tunis, 1,100 tons; Greece, 2,600 > -AJgoria, 500 tons; and West coast of Africa, 560 tons. Imports 16,797 tons, exports 71,079 tons, n *,ra^e 87,376 ton.'?, compared with JO,265 torn the previous week, and 68,371 tens the oorrespciiding week last year. Shipments of coal. 54,921 tons; patent fueL 9,205 tons: and tinpiatcs and general goods, 6,953 tons. 1 he latter for GeJlrnany, 5^0 tons; Hollaed, 1.CC0 tons; Belgium. 900 tons; France, 690 tons; Spam, 150 tons; Italy and New York. 510 tons; and home ports. 2,17o tons. Shipment's of tin plate 46,:)23 boxes, and receipts from works 68,724 boxes t{)1k in the dock warehouses and vans lQ6,9t>0 boxes, compared with 181.5c2 boxes tnis day week, and 192,970 boxes at this date last year.. To load genera! cargo in the current week. —Minnesota (Philadelphia), Llandatf City and >'in!io (Lisbon and Oporto), Paris (Nantes and Bordeaux), Veghtstroam and Tull (Anisterdani), Tasso ^Antwerp), Juua (Rotterdam;, Hiiifeid (Co- penhagen and Stettin), Hilda (Newfair- water). Vessels in dock, Saturday. —StCADI 50, saii 48--tot.al 78. DECREASED POET TALBOT SHIP- MENIs. Although showing a decrease of 3,311 to on the previous week, the trade at Port Talbot Docks last week W; well up to th-3 average. Tb 2 mvports were fairly good, büil's 248 tons Is than the week previous The exports T(, fairly brisk, with the excep- of fihipments o{ coal for fGTfiqn oorte. cu- this is acountod for by the recent several cf iie South American traders not haying turned up. There ;,¡¡.s, however, a impro»<r-ment in fuel, The figures are as £ 0.hows Exports: coaJ (foreign ports), 18,632 tors: iuc^, 4,968 tons: coal (coastwire), 2,50b tons; tinplates, '535 tor. 6; copper, 4;.) tons; I geaerai, 16 tons. Totai, 26,497 tons. t:1:1ast 1,L'32 tOJ: pitwood. 1,617 tons: pitch, 433 tons; stones. 121 ten: copper ore, 114 tons; slates, 141 tons; general, 39 tons. Total, 3,517 t;11- Total shipments, 30,014 tons. LLANELLY'S MOD^ATE WEEK SHALLOW CHANNEL DIFFICULTY, A very indifferent report can Lx, given,of the trade of the port of Llanelly for the past j week. Shipments were only moderate, and comparatively small comparing the size of t-he< dcc-k and its near proximity to a busy coalfield. As it has -been before mentioned, j the ciiallownefis of the channel outeirie Llan- eliy is a big hindrance to an extensive trade being done. Only recently five 5,000 ton boats with deals irom Canada were preven- ted coming in owing to this difficulty. The coal trade has altered but Lttle, and the de- mand for most quantities is very much the same as last reported. Stocks are too heavy, and if they increase much more will have the effect of weakening prices. CoHieries, too, will be much inconvenienced by short- age of wagons. The pits for the most part are working about five days per week, but some of them, raising the inferior sorts, find it difficult to do more than three or four days. The quantity of coal sent ior shin. ment to foreign ports is far in ezc^s of t"!e corresponding pencd last year, and from present appearances there is every prospect of the year's exports to the foreign constituting a record. The quantity will be further increased in about six weeks' uI when the Baltic portt; wil] be opened "for traffic. The tinplate traac remains practi- callv unchanged, and the po-jtioc is one of exceeding ouilness. New business is slow in coming along, and orders for early de- livery are keenly competed for. The great unrest throughout Russia, to which country a very large portion of our tinplatas is ex- | orted, paitfy accounts for the depression, At the end of the month several works w.il go on a day-to-day contract. The Western Tinplate Works is still on stop.

TENDING SWANSEA'S SICK. NURSING ASSOCIATION'S FEBRUARY REPORT. Swansea^ District Nursing Association re- port for February i3 follows:—Patients on books, February 28th, 39 (of this the parish cases number 12), new cases nursed during month 21 (including parish cases 3); number of visits paid, 809 (114 of the-- being to parirh ecses). Gifts.—Boots, shoes, etc., Miss Bengex; old linen, Anon; baby clothes, Mns. Eb&n. Davies, Mrs. 11. Tunbridge, and W. Nicholls; garments, etc., Miss Homer. Subscriptions and donations.-Dr. and Mrs. Elsworth, £ 2 2s. Unitarian Church (ner Mrs. Rei-i), £ 1 16s. 6d.; Swansea 'lotal Abstinence Society, JBI 2s. Mrs. Lewis Lewis, £1 Is.; Mr. Joseph l homas, Li Is- i Mr. William Fulton. £ 1 Is.; Mrs. Eden, Penlan, L-1 is- Mr. Hubert Hanson, ;Cl is- f Dr. Nelson Jones, 10s. 6d.; Mrs. N eleon Jones, 10s. 6d. Mrs. Reid, 10s. 6d.; Mts. John Williams, 10s. 6d. Mrs. Murford, "Argyle-street, lQs. Miss Glascodine. 10s. Mr. Gunning, Wind-street (collecting box), 9s. Mrs. Philips, Rhondda-street, 76.; Miss Bevan, St. Helen's-road, 5s. Mrs. Eli Clarke, 5s. Mr. Montfield, Bennett-street, 5s.; Mrs Edmunds, Manselton, 3s. 6d. Mrs. Evans, Clarence-terrace, 3e>. 6d.; Miss Wills, 2s. 6d.

HOAD COLLAPSE AT YSTRAD- GYNLAIS. HAULIER'S PERIL: ALARMING SUBSIDENCE. A sabsidesioe occurred on the Neatb-road, "ietradgwynlais, late on Saturday, on the hillside about 400 yards from tbe Neath and Brecon Railway Station. The road gave way at this point, and a hole was created, measuring 18 feet in depth and 7 feet ID diameter. It appears that Mr. Lemuel Morgan. haulier, was passing just previously to the subsidence, and, indeed, actually felt the road giving way under his horse and cart. Ho was driving with a load of stones. He whipped up the animal and succeeded :n passing on safely. Throughout Sunday and Monday several" hauliers were engaged in filling up the hole. The subsidence is supposed to have been caused by old workings in an old disused coal level underneath the hill. There a.re some houses about 50 yerds away, but no damage is reported to them.

FOUND DEAD IN BED, INQUEST ON LLANELLY GREEN GROCER. An inquest was held on Thursdav at Llanelly on the tíOOY of Thomas Evans (60), greengrocer, 14. Inkerman-street, who was found dead in bed.—Lettuce Jones said she found deceased dead. He had been suffering from shortness of breath.—Dr. Harry Roberts attributed death to syncope, acd the jury returned a verdict accordingly.

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CAPTAIN MORGAN THOMAS. I GENIAL EX-SWAXSEA DEPUTY CHiEF LAID TO REST. MOURNFUL AND TOUCHING CERE- MONY AT BRECON. ice remains ci the late Captam W. Mor- all 1 nomas, ex-Deputy Chief Constable ior owaCiSea. wtio them twelve months ago wa.s appointed Chief Constable of Brecon- sh;rc, >'V(»re laid to res- in Brccon Cemetery } on Monday, j -,s iuneraj was a inoct tin- pressive ore._ T;,c CQriege ,t pc3ccrrig) j tue deceased s hotn-, shortly alter two o'clock. owansea Police Band headed the proces- cion, and then followed a detachment of w a r- pclice, unde; the conunand ot (>ap.ain C-jiquhoun; a detachment ot Bre- consh.re Con.ctab;iiarv, and representative* of the prison depct South Iiciacr-eii CR<L i?attal:or South Wales BOT- and 1st ,j.i. S,jUth Wales sk-rderers. Arter tiK-st1 came a?embers of the Br?ccr»- shire. County (..oynciJ, Brecon Town Councj:. representatives and magistrates So: cc-'inty and borough, ofiiciab, and a !a^e number of tiJ? inhabitants o* 'lie town. Jgh wart menibers of th; CKTO; | smrj? n-cte-d l^arere. -3| u.iC-en^ funeral Mnfrh" was impre&si\ejy p-a3 • "w bs~cii and as the cortege! wc:; .ed its way through the stivete of 13re- con it was nc-ctr^able that the pkocs cf bnsi- ncso were ciosed, while blinds were drawn everywhere. ^ue part, <>j {■<,<> fuueral service was nc.d at. tho Priory Church, where the Rev. k- TVan 'vicar) and Rev. F. J. Church Jor.es officiated, and anion- those present v.-ere Lord and Ladv Glanusk, Mr. J. Conway Uoyd (high-shentl), Major r\d- iv* Cwynne, Lieutenant JiCKiiiuijia vde.pot South Wales Coiderers}, L.apaiin D. Hughes Morgan, -Mr. H. C. Vi- vian (,¡ tG'ff), Mr. Edward Daniel (Sv.'aiv 1.), .!r. Lawrenoe Richards (Swansea), Dr. U. (Swansea), Dr. Hov.*eil T .lo.nas ^wsnwa), Mr, R. Jenkins (soiid- ■0il' r', Daniel (Swansea United Brew- /'v' ^"alla.-cmbe (Swansea), Mr. ,J'Ser I Mayor of Brecon). Mr. Ken- i.e^n V.n mblfl (inspector Board of Agricul- tiire),^ .-Aiocrman p0.v. Cobb, Mr. C. H. ae \V;¡:t;):1. C-olonel Yv. Jones Tliomas, A!- d.erC'i.îfl Wi!Iilms, and Mr. J. A. Jebb. xtte i>i.i,n.e commenced witn the singing 'Lead, k<rd!y Light," after waich the Vicar read the lesson. Then came tiie n Peace, 'ist pcaee." As the coffin was being t orne from the church ïr, H. T. H e,* Played the "Dead March" in S au 1 At the cemetery hundreds of townspeople joined in the ser*ice, and many cooiplctely failed to hd their grief. The band played with much feeling "Jesu, Lover of my Soni" at the conclusion of the Eer>ice. Tho (tier mourners were Captain and :-1 rs. Cildea (.sister and bro. her-ic-!aw). A la, ntuiibcr of exquisite ticral tributes were placed on the gTave. Swansea Police Band \3" in charge of Letective-tjerg^jjjjf P.oberts, in the absence 01 „(P01Jirta'2y» w'10 i^ indisposed. There were, 45 Swansea policemen altogther, in addition te, Capiam Colquhoun, Supt. Gill, dipt. Parker (Doc k Police), Inspector Nich- 01..5, Seigts. Hill and Northcote, ex-Supt. Thomas (County Police), and ex lr.spector David Davids ^Swansea).

FIVE LOCAL CONTRACTS IN HAND h-VILURE OF A WESTMINSTER FIRM OF CONTRACTORS. ilie public examination of Vernon Parlu-jr a.nd T. Tregellas, of Queen Victor?»- sAree., Westminster, trading under the fatv.'o o the PubHc Works Co., was, at the Loc. don Bankruptcy Court on Friday, adjourned to the £ 7th of April, to enable the account to be filed. t .;Ml!Vernon Parker had acted as aireut arrnaci" L '■ Efctingshail, Wotver- hampt-on, and was joined ill partnership by r Iregcllas in August, 1903. On -he of the failure the film had five con tracts in hand--two for the w'id- g ,.)f the Alomsten and Pontardawe read for £ 3o 500 (timsheo), two contracts for Oichta Bridge Vvorns, and the contract for the Sketiv- Bridge for £ 21,600. being completed .j sureties. Tho liabilities were re C-r?oL r°Ugh y at £ 13'°°°' v''tb assets mostly retention moneys on con- subject to adjustment. f »ttribut« tbeir failure to the loss' p f^'&OO m connection with "Tarmac a,nd contr^ts- «wl«g to underestimating figures. Mr. Boyle, assistant receiver,: appeared fer the Board of Trade. j

WEDDING OF CRAIG-Y-NOS CHEF, UP Thursday the weddin?; took plar* at Craig.y.Nos of Mr. FOO-sUt' (chef at Crai^- v-xNos) and Mi*s Moeurer. The wedding! took place in tao Roman Catholi,' Church, I ^c&n, Father GriiBthi officiating. Mr H m. Watkins. Ongur Farm, was best man, nnd Mlss Edith Morgan, Cerrigbaffes, wa? ^ndespaid. The bride, who was charming- '.V attired in a white cashmere drees, trim- tued with white silk, and orange blossoms and briaal veil, and carrying a beautiful soower bouquet, was given awav bv Mr. Miller, Tafernygarreg. J

DROPSY, BRIGHT'S DISEASE AND HEART WEAKNESS. UNABLE TO WORKER 32 WEEKS. CURED BY VENOS SEAWEED TONIC. Mr..John Mac Mill an, 15, Commercial- street, Bridgend, Perth, writes, June 30th, 195 -z A t t, the beginning of June, 1904, 1 got a Sievere chill on the kidneys, and after a long attendance of two doctors. I waa to id it. vat; Bright s disease. I had also great weakness of the heart, and suffered terribly from dropsy. When the first doctor stopped coming we. sent for another, but he had not been attending me long when he said there wa.s net much hope; so I stopped his treat- ment and took Veno's Seaweed Tonic. ThAt was in February last; since then it has done for me what two doctors did uot do in nearly a. year. I was off work 32 weeks, but I am now able to continue my work daily, and I am about as well a<s ever I was, except for a little swelling in the legs." V eno's Seaweed Tonic for purity and all- round potency has not its equal anywhere for kidney troubles, stomach, liver and blood diseases; it strengthens, regulates, and re- stores the body to a healthy and vigorous ) State. Especially good for 'chronic consti- pation, indigestion, and all kidney and heart II affections. Price k. l,d. and 2s. 9d., at Chemists everywhere.

GREAT COST OF SWANSEA STREETS. INCREASE PUZZLES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. BOROUGH RATE FOR THE COMING YEAR. At the Swansea Finance Committee on Monday discussion arose on the Streets Com- mittee estimates for the year ending March 1)7. These amounted to £(3,:5n, £ 976 7s. in advance of last year. Mr. DevonaJd couldn't understand how the estimate was increased, having regard to the fact that Oxford-Si-Get, Temple- stroet, and Wind-street, were now wood- paved. Mr. Dd. Harris thought it would be a good thing if the wbcf.e of the streets in Morriston were wood paved. The Chairman was with Slr. Dovotiald n the failure to understand. The Mayor explained that the excess was due to ic large demand for mr:,ro\Teineots in outlying street; that, had not been touched for yes re. But whether this wao absolutely needed he didn't know. The Chairman We arc r c., in the very worst position. Wo have the Cray commit on, and must cut our clotu according to the yard. Mr. MerreJls. chairman of the Streets Committee, then came in and said that the increase was due to necery and extra- 1 cvdinsrv items, one of £ 67< for paving. The ,-tim;1tes had been reduced on what they were originally. The item for paviag was in connection with the unemployed fund. They had one-third from London and provided t.he other two-thirds them- selves. It wae not quite correct that there was a less mileage of streets, as every' year streets that were private were made nnbn'c. The estimate was reduced to £ 28.000 net. and a di.-tritt rote of 4s 4d. for next veir was adopted, which i& the same as that .cr ir.st year. Mr. Hopt-on, borough accountant, report- ed '.hat he had purchased worth of irredeemable Corporation stock for cancella- tion at £ 104g. Messrs David Griffiths and Harris both commented -on the price, Mr. Griffiths remarking he had. seen the stock quoted last wffl, at £103. ir. Karris Did you consult anyone, Mr. Hopton? You are supposed to do so, yoa know. Mr. Hopton I spoke to Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin: Yes, yes Mr. Harris said that had Mr. Honton con- sulted some of Ll members it might have been to the advamage of the Corporation

CLYDACH CLUB'S ANNUAL RE-UNION. MR. J. JAY WILLIAMS' HINTS AT ANOTHER FIGHT. "Loyal Percy" Lodge of the 20th Century Equitable Fnenoiy Society held it-s annual dinner at the Vardre Hotel, Clydacr. on Saturday, Bro. J. P. Morgan in the chair, agisted by Messrs. J. Muiard, Sackerman. Richards, J. Ham, W. Bibbs, S. C. JODAJ, T, B, Gubb, D J. Stephens (treasurer' T. Price (secretary), A. MacTavish (assistant secretary}, and others. iYh. Harris opened the meeting with a pianoforte solo; and Mr. Millard gave the toast of the Lodge, which had now 145 members ajia was considered one of their best lodges by the General OClcc. He con- gratnlated ^ecretary Price upon his formance oi his duties, and referred to ths admirable order in which the books h-ui been kept. Bros. Evari Lloyd and Gnbb respen L-d, the former trusting that Old Age Pensions would consider tliose people ivhc, had triad to shelter themselves against otd ago. 1. The toast of the "Parent Society" was given by Bro. T. Price, Bros Millard, Sackerman, Harris, and Mainland replying, the latter referring to the advantages A centralising the funds m place of distribut- ing them over small lodges. With this society there v«a.s but one purse and 11" illil or poor lodges. This wa& a much better way. Sometimes on epidemic would break out, and that would drain a lodge rather heavily- Mr. J. Jay Williams, of London, replied to the toast of "Our Guests." He said he had promised to be a honorary member m a short time, and lie beard with muah satis- faction that two other friends of his. Mr. W. J Percy Player and Mr. T. J. Williams, of Maesygwernen, had already been made mora- bers. Referring to the recent election, Mr. Williams said that he had lost, but he had net been discouraged in any way, and the probabilities were that under favourable cir- cumstances he might fight again, and hoped that when such a day would come forward the same good feeiiog aod courtesy would i>t? shown again. Other toasts were :Sister Lodges," and "The Host and Hostess," submitted by the Chairman, and responded to by Brcs. 13iotas and lssrs, E. Lewis, Mitchell, Thomas, and Host Stephens. During the evening Mr. J. Jav Williams presented Bro. Gubb with a gokJ medal for hit services in bringing in new members, and acting as sick visitor. Songs were sung by Messrs. Wm. Lewis and Tom Stephens, and an enjoyable meeting closed with "Hen Wild fy Nhadau." Master David Williams (S>alem-terrace) who gave a beautiful piano- forte solo during the evening, and Mr. W. Harris (Morriston) efficiently accompanied,

SWANSEA TUG. LLANELLY HARBOUR TRUST'S DECISION. Llanelly Harbour Trust on Monday fur- ther considered the proposal to purchase the SwaJisea tug Falcon for pilotage pur- poses. Capt. Thomas put some questions as the accommodation, and pointed out that the boat was originally intended for towage and not pilotage. Mr. W. Stone said the price asked was too high. Mr. W. R. Edmunds said that the Trust had been so easily squeesed that the owxtere probably thought they wou'd have no diffi- culty with them. Chairman explained that the examination of the hull and engines was found to be satisfactory. Mr. Waters also commented upon the price aaked, which he considered was exces- sive. The matter was eventually left to a small committee.

"PREMIER LODGE IN THE I DISTRICT." ST. JOHN'S, MORRISTON, REMOVAL TO NEW QUARTERS. MR. GEO. ROWE AND SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST. To celebrate their removal to a more com- modious room at the Castle Inn, owing fo the closing of the TaJbot Inn, the inembers of the St. John's Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., held a dinner at the Castle Inn, Mor- riston, on Saturday evening. There was a large company present, including P.P.G.M. Jos. Davies, J.P., Glync-: lien (chairman), Messrs. George Howe, T. J. Dsvies, J.P., W. J. Lewis, J.P. D. J. Clarke., Councillors Howel Lewis, and W. Rees, P.P.G.M. (Treboeth), Dr. Edwards P.G. R. Buckland, P.G.'s John Meredith, J. N. Thomas, D. Rees, J. Roberts, W. Evans. Trevor E\ans. Messrs. D. John (Shepherds). N. C. Smith, T. N. Jones, W. Morris (Beaufort), D. J. and Syd Davies (Glyncoilen). W. Buckland. etz. An excel- lent repast had been provided by the host (Mr. W. Alf. James, Bonded Stores, Swan- sea. Dinner over- the Chairman submit- ted th? loyal toasts. Mr. J. Thomas then proposed "Our Kindred :ioc-ieties," and referred to the competition now taking place between kindred societies, which he described as I healthy so long ?s it appertained to the good of their fellow-man. Messrs. D. John and R. Buckland, of the A.O. Shepherds, rer-pondod briefly, refer- ing to the splendid conditions in which Friendly Society work was earned on in thpoe days. They appreciated the work done by the Manchester Unity in the past, and no doubt they were the leaders and pioneers of Friendly Societies. Mr. I. J. Davies, J.P.. had pleasure to] propose the toast of the "St. John's Lodge." During the seventy years it had been iu existence its work had been marvel- -as. He was positive that financially it wsi the premier lodge in the district, it was the mother of many a good citcaen. ana he strongly advised young men to join, as Friendly Society work gave nobility to character. As an inducement, he was pre- pared to pay the entrance fee of the first twenty members under 25 who joined dur- ing the next twelve months. This toast was responded to by Messrs. Trevor Evans. PJ.'s D. Davies, J. Rob- erts, and D. Edwards, the li.tte- being t/he old-cot member of the district. "The Morriston IMstrkt" was proposed by Mr. Lewis Morgan and responded to by Councillor W. Rees (Treboeth). Before submitting tire "Manchester Unity of Oddfellows," Mr. Rowe said lie had !<reat pleasure in ann-cv.scmg that tbeir 1 worthy chair.rv.n (not to be beaten by his 1 son) had intimated to him that he would be pie.x&ed to pay the entrance fees ef twenty young; members who joined during the next twelve months. Ho congratulated Mr. W. J. Lev is on having attained the proud post- tion of "Investigator of the Order. He (Mr. Rowe; had takci; an active part m Friendiy Society work ever since he was IB and therefore he 5hJ:¡i;j have lwd some ) knowledge of the work by now. A great deal dep?r.dedion having a real good secre I lory, and in that respect St. John's Lodge were greatly favoured ;n the person of Mr. W. J. Lewis, who had, :t was pleasing to find, teen .peeiallv favoured by the Head of tiie Ord^r. I Mr. W. J. Lewis responded and said that j the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows was 1 purely a en. Trie order j was increasing by leaps and bounds. Its numerical position on December 31, 1904, being i,021,474 members, and on the last valuation in the aggregate had a surplus of £33,340, and the total capita! being £12,52!1 ,635. Mr. Ihivid Roes. P.G., in proposing- "Our j Public Bodies," referred to the recent elec- tion of )11'. Geo. Rowe on the Harbour Trust. Mr. John Meredith (Guardian) respondod, xiso Mr. Rowe. who said with regard to the Harbour Trust meetings oeing closed to the press, it was fully justified, as they had gc:x1 reasons for acing so. Respecting the charges on coa-I. considerable reductions in rat s had already been mads on bunker coal. With the advent of tb, King's, Dock he prophesied a good future in store for the pert. Mr. Howe! Lewis said if we wanted im- provements we must pay for their,. He re- I ferred to the tramway extension*, the Cray Water Works (the white elephant), electric f lighting, telephone and dust destructor. All fche.se impr^vcmar.ts served a good purpose; far instance, tlJ-C uloohoce had redn.-ed the rates of the National; e ectnc lighting re- ..lut'd the gas rate and tlx, oust destructor 1 kept disease away from the tewa, the latter being aa important item to Friendly Socie- ties. Mr. Edward Harris (solicitor. Swansea, ar.d .-)waa-Fa District Council) also re- sponded. Other toasts were—"Our Visitors," "Tbe Press," "Chairman," and "Our Host" (tr. W. Alf. James). The following contributed te a musical programme:—Messrs. Evan Evans, Dan. Williams, Willie Row. W. J. Bowen, Dan Thomas, and James Watts. Mr. Harry C. Evr.ns accompanied.

MESSRS. WRIGHT, BUTLER AND;, CO. PRESENTATION TO MR. AUBREY j BUTLER. To mark the occasion of the marriage of Mr. Aubrey Butler, Pantteg, director of Messrs. Baldwins, Ltd. (Monmouthshire branch), thc- employes of the South .t alee branch of Baldwins' works prelected liixn 011 Saturday night with two solid silver can- delabra, each supporting five hghIF-a very hand-0:0e and useful present. The presenta- tion was made at a smoking concert at the Mackworth Hotel, Swansea, given by tie maruigament to celebrate the event. A pro- gramme of miscellaneous items was given first., and the many allueiojts to St. Patrick and "Ould Oireland" elicited lour cheers. Mr. J. C. Da-ies, who presided. 6aid no one had known the recipient 'or.^er than h?. Mr. Aubrey was making :ir-,i and clever use of the facilities given him for a sue- ceesful career. The mantle of his father's responsibilities was now gradually falling < upon him, and the relat ions hip between him and t.be employes was becoming more and r:¡or.e valuable. The speaker was glad of the op- porturity to introduce Mr. Butler, in order that the men should know that tie Mon- mouthehire branch of Baldwins had a father auds.on dire^iing the affaire, just as they had in South Wales in tbe peTtorss of Colonel and Major Wripht. (Cheers.) I Col. Wright said 112 was very pleased to I see the good reeling that existed, and re- j gretted that Mr. Aubrey Butler's father wa6 iiot present to witness the reception given his son. (Hear, hear).—Mr. A; kins and Mr. T. Barron ateo spoke. Responding, Mr. Butler said he found it impossible to thank them sufficiently for the honour don.; him. He accepted the hand- some present as a token of the good will | existing between those present and the old 11 firm of W right, Butler and Co., which ori- ) J cinaied the day he was born. (Cheers.) j| ° Mr. C. John (foreman of the melting shop) | tbajiked the management for the pleasaot S evening they had had there.—Mr. J. C. Da- j %-ies, responding, said nothing gave him j greater pWsure than to see all gathered to- t gether in such good spirit. (Cheers.) j Mr. Hubert Bo tier (brother of Mr. Aubrey i Butler) and Mr. Muinbead (of Messrs. Selby I Bigg and Co., electrical engineers) | spoke. ¡

COMPETITIVE MEETING AT MORRIS- TON. A competitive meeting was held at Car- mel Chapel, Morriston. The chairman was Mr. Benjamin John, Cwmbacb and adju- dieators—music, Mr. D. Jones, A.C. liter-| j ature, Mr. David Davies (Bathfah). Mr. Wm. Thomas, A.V.C.M., was accompanist, j Awards were:Solo for children: 1, May } Watts; 2, Brinlev Thomas. Recitation for j children: 1, Alice Lewis: 2, Katie Lewis, j Tenor solo: 1, Thomas Griffiths. Recit.a- | tion for adults: 1, Miss Mary Tliomas. Basf 1 solo, Robt. Richards. Duett (tenor and tion for adults: 1, Miss Mary Tliomas. Basf 1 solo, Robt. Richards. Duett (tenor and bass): T. Lewis and T. West Davies. I):.ei I choral Zion Choir, Morriston (conductor. Mr. Benjamin

FURNITURE CASE. I SETTLED ON LIBERAL TERMS. NT JUDGE BUCKNILL'S COMMENTS. In the King's Bench, on Monday, the case in which Miss Ellen and Miss Annie Jewell, boarding-house keepers, Eastbourne, &ought to recover damages against Mesrs. Oetz- mann and Co., furniture dealers, Hanip- stead-road, London, for alleged trespass ard wrongful detention or their goods, some cf I which were procured from defendant firm upon the hire system, was settled upon terms agreed between the parties. The terms were not mentioned m court, except that the compensation was liberal. Justice Backnill said he was glad this litigation had ended in the way it had. Messrs. Oetzmann could cot possioly have hoped to avoid a verdict against them on the events connected with the seizure of tie goods. With regud to the alleged fraud in bringing about the agreement, and ibe ;Dn alleged fraudulent conduct in connection with the settlement of the action wrought by Messrs Oetzmann against the Misses Jewell in June, 1804, and settled in the tal- lowing August, he understood that Messrs. Oetzinann still repudiated any idea that they ever intended to act or did act 4nv-du- le.nily in the matter. Therefore, it- re.»c*l :1' that way, and he was glad it should i05t- :r. that way. Without referring to tieiend.i'iits, lie hoped that those who were engaged in this would recollect that in db with persons like plaintiffs it was Df->¡Y that they should let them clearly underhand exactly what it we.s they were agreeing to, and the purport of the figures and papers it; which they put their hands. Counsel for plaintiffs informed 1 ne judge thn* the settlement applied to ail d ,'{ ns in th<' pr-vent case. His Lordship stated that the record id he withdrawn on the terms agreed le;v\en the parties, and that- was all that would be cmered.

MISCHIEF-MAKING MINISTRY. CHAMBERLAIN'S TERSl-l RETORT TO iR CHURCHILL. "PHARISAICAL rTI:r.ACES "THE MEREST HYPOCRISY." PROVOKING SF.P.K >l\S C .Nci.ICT WITH THE COLONIES. Mr. Chamberlain has addressed the fol- lowing letter to the Times" :— V. hen Mr. Winston Churchill first c-arue L ndcr-Secretarv of State for the Col- onies he explained to cn interested world that he had accepted tins 1 humble position' because it would give him üJl opportunity of keeping an eye upon Chamberlain, thus implying that the opportunity of criti- cising a political opponent was more im- port.1111 m his eyes than a share in the gov- ernment of the British Empire. I assume that, this seif-iirposed mission accounts for the rather impertinent letter to '.vnich you reiei- in your leading article. I am not seriously concerned with Mr. Churchill in his new character as a political Mr. Turveydrop and professor of Parliamentary ueportment, but, for the benefit cf his unknown correspondent. 1 ask you to a £ iOvv me to point out that the posi- tion of the Opposition in this matter is not as inconsistent as Mr Churchill supposes. Our \iew is that in pro-sent e editions no necessity exists for Imperial interlcrence, and that the occ.sticn ol Chinese iabour is one that may properly be left to the five and unfettered disc "t" Government which is to b? ultimately es- tablished in the Transvaal. The charge of slavery his been with- ers WE, and the mem be is of his Majesty s Government have so little faith in thp etC- cusations made during the election, to which j they owe their abnormal majority, tlr.t i:y ref use absolutely to institute an impartial and judicial inquiry into the facts which lias been asked for by the Opposition and by the rep:vrs?ntativei of the mining indus- try. Some of them, however, while shrink- ing from inve-tigation, strhe to satisfy their extreme supixjrters by declaring ilte system now in op-r^tion to be repugnant to rmir- ;t: and it has v became ne- cessary for the Opposition to point- out that those Pharisaical utterances, like the grosser charges made during the election, are the mere.st hypocrisy, since if they were sin- cerely pnt forward it ""I1]d be the duty of the Government, while thev arc. still directly r responsible for the government of the Tinr vaal. and at whatever cost in the w;" of compensation or io trkc imme- diate steps to bring an immoral pohcy to a close. His Majesty's Governu?t:;t, however, first decided to allow it to go on ar. fentr as the power to ston it. was in their own hands, but. to throw the ultimate responsibility of I continuing or abolishing it upon the new 1 ransvaal Government. Finding that this latest imitation of the decision of Pilate w.ie anncceptable to tbe piglail section of their party, they have now announced that, v hiie anncceptable to tbe piglail section of their party, they have now announced that, v hiie allowing the new Transvaal Government to decide against the immigration of Asiatcos, 1 they will actr-ei-v intervene to over-rule their decision if it should prove to be in favour of the existing system. It app'srj, therefore. t1;t the Imperial deinition of a self-governing Colony is a state whose responsible Government is ex- pected to c'.inimunicate its measures to the Colonial Otfke beforehand, and if. as is con- sidered probable by Mr. Churchill, these measures are in conflict with the moral ideas of the party administration then in Down- ing-street. they are to be ur.heflitatingiy vetoed. Of all possible solutions this is the worst. It is unconstitutional, inconsistent with declared Liberal principles, and in- sulting to t lie Colonic, and I do n,t hesi- tate to repeat that if this new assertion of Imperial authority is ever acted rpon. it inevitably provoke a eeriors conflict lie- p ro. tween tb- M ether Country- and any Colony that should be first made tbe snbiect of such an experiment."

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MR. KEIR HARDIE, M.P., AT SWANSEA. LABOUR REPRESENTATION MENT. DUTIES OF THE LOCAL LABOUR REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE- NECESSITY OF OUxSlDE SUPPORT FOR LABOUR .MEMBERS. An adjourned meeting of delegates from the Trades Coaacii and societies repr^aen'wed by it, together with repressnt-a-tives of the bociaiist Society, I.L.P., ete., gathsred e Working ivien s Club, Aiexandra-road, vvansea, on Saturday aiternoon, was i,en- derbu. sPec3aJty interesting bv the presence of Air. Keir Hardie, M.P. 'The object of Uie conference was to further eensider the question of Pariiamentary Labour represen- tation.. L Mr. Conyheare presided. The business portion of the meeting was conducted in private, bet the neporteis were to be admitted to hear Mr. Keir Ear- die's speech. Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., alluding to the flattenng remarks that had been made by Councillor Morris as to the work done bv the Labour Party in the House of Com- mons, said that was but an earnest of what was to be dorit. Whene-ver they had t&ken action it always been for the intenests of direct labour and social reform. They had not touched political questions. Their first bill was the feeding of hungry children. (Applause); then. a Trades Disputes Bill, and third, a CheckweigbeTs' Bill. There was a wide-spread impression, Mr. Hardie said, that the question in wnich they were most interested was that of payment of members. That was not so. If the mat- ter came be lore Parliament, they would vote it as a matter of prmcipie, but at pre- sent it had no place on their nrogramme. His impression was :13.t at present it. would be better that Labour organisations should pav their own members, because tnis would induce them te take a mere direct interest in their doings. Replying to a statement of Mabon, mace no doubt under a misapprehension as to the facta, the speaker observed that the poei- tion as between the Trades Union and Labour parties in the Hcuse was that if at any time the Trades Union and Liberal members waaited to join with the Labour party what they had to do was to notif y that fact to the Whips, and a joint meeting YoWd be ana-nged at. once. It only a matter of a few years before the whole of the J^a-bonr men would be 11: the L.R.C. The South \VaJ.es Miners' Fed- eration would probably be in this year or next. (Applause.) Thev would, be was sore, be only too delighted to come back to the place where their hearts were. (Ap- plause.) The real fight was vet to come. Up to the present Labour had been tolerated, but the moment it became known that the L.P«~C. meant encroachment upon prrvileee and mon- opolies, the fight against it would become ea.rne6". (App.) They wajrbed, not onlv to educate, but to org-aaise. Oc the question of finance he urged that 20 or 25 per cent. of the levy to the Nat.ional OommiWee should be reserved lor local uses. Flattering things had been said, the speaker concluded, a,bout himself when he was appointed leader cf the party*. He aø- sored them the position was Dot of his seek- ling; he thought he could claim, without undue egotism, that he had not slipped into a position earned by someone eise. (Ap- pfaiose,) A resolution in favour of tbe formation 05 a iocai oommittee. and pledging ti* meeting to do all in its power to advance its interests was unanimously adopted. In the coarse of his speech rr. Hardie observed the remarkable thing was 1 i at every one of the motions introduced oy the Labour party in Parliament bad been car- ried unanimously. In t.h old davs it was difficult to find anyone to rapport the Laboar party, now tbeir main difficulty was to find acvone to oppose them. (Laughter and ap- P*aijse.| Deaiing- with the duties of the Lafoow Representation Committee, he said its func- tion would be similar to that of a Liberal or Conservative association. This Commit- tee, be thought, ought to confine its opera- tions to Swansea. Let there be another committee for Swansea District, and for every other district round about. Arid fight, as many municipal and other local ealeo- tions a6 they could. (Applause.) It was educative, and a good training for the general election. He thought fbat after tbe preliminary meetings, the Trades Council might drop out, and the Gonmaittsee be affiliated with the National Council. One of tne big ques- tions would be that of finance. He didnt think at the present time there should be a compulsory levy. Let them all they ootild to obtain contributions from individucJs and from Trades Union funds. The Labour party was not a sectionai party, of which one division was Trades Unionist and the other Socialist. Some were Trades Union- ists, some were Socialists, roost of their members were both, but they were a united and homogenotts Labour party, working to.. gether for objects favourable to the Labowr movement. At one time, when he (the speaker) put. his hat on his head. the Labour party W88 oovered, but it had now !x>cDme great, and far-reaching. Then- must not iIruigW e that everything was to be done by the party ia Parliament. That would be "the failure of the movement. It was only the expression of the strength of the following outside that gave labour members t-beir power in Parlia- ment. and if those outside became ies. dili- gent, the party interests wonkt suffer.

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IN THE LINER S PATH. DERELICT SIGHTED IN THE ATLANTIC. The American liner St. Louis, which ar- rived at Plymouth 011 Saturday from New York reported thai early on Tuesday morn- ing she passed quite close to an abandoned steamer, telieved to be tbe derelict Dun- more. The was right in tbe tracts of tae St. Louis, but dear weather enabled ber to see the derelict in time to avoid it.

CONCEALING WRECKAGE. BURRY PORT AND PKMBREY CASES AT LLANELLY. At LLaneEy on = londay Morgan Prickett, Burry Port, was changed by the Board of Trade with concealing wreckage, including a matt, several Latches, and 48 planks. Mr. Strict, Swansea, prosecuted, and said defendant was liabl«e to a penalty of £100. William F. Llode, ooastguard, visited de- fendant s premises and found the property, which he stated were found on tuc baach four days pjaeviousiy. u i;h the exception of the most, which he said was given him. Further questioned, Prickett admitted he found the mast oa the beach. Defendant said he went down to the beach to get a bit of firewood. There was a similar case against John Evans. 33, Gwendraetn-terrace, Kilwelly. Frederick Rees, boa tin an, said he found 62 nieces of timber in defendant's back yard, together with a ship's hatch.—Soinuei Sbergo. boiitman. corroborated. — Alexander Graham, deputy receiver of wrecks, Pem- brey. said defendant had not given him anv notice. Prickett was ordered to pay £4. and Evans J38

ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF 180 MINERS. DUFFRYN RHONDDA COLLIER SMOKES UNDERGROUND. At Abei a von on Monday Hopkm Davies, collier, Duffryn Phondda Pit, was charged with smoking aJiderground. Under-manager McCarthy said defendant endangered tbe lives of 180 men. Defendant pleaded .guilty. The Pench, in inflicting the maximum penalty. 40s and costs, or one month, said that defendant had committed a verv b- cffence, W