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iwrnEASBD FINES FOR SUNDAY l" TRADERS. r^rcnRTANT RECOMMENDATIONS EY BI JOINT COMMITTEE. crrGGESTED EXEMPTION FOR TOBACCONISTS. TO THE JEWISH "CLAUSE" AN 1J UNFAIR uNE? The following :s an outline of some of the prifl^P^ r^omnneiidations of the joint commits of the two Houses of Parliament OI1 San day Trading, who on Thursday agreed upon their report and laid it in dum^ upon tal,'e °* both Houses. The Committee are understood to have found that although Sunday trading has in many localities increased of late years, the existing law is practically inoperative. Few prosecutions for its infringement have oc- curred. except in two pla-oes—Hull and gyansea either because the police and pjagistrates did not feel called upon to enforce It, or because they were not suffi- ciently supported by public opinion. The Committee are stated to recommend that the penalties should be increased, and that the -ocal authorities should have powers conferred ujxm them to mate bye-lavr* exempting certain trades or districts where there are special circumstances to justify exceptional tTeatment. In order further to meet the case ot the Jews it is suggested that persons whose religtous views and ohcervances require the closing of their shops, etc., early on Satur- days should be allowed to keep open their pktces Of business on Sunday until twelve noon- Provision is made for not tmduly curtailing the opportunity of using places of refreshment on Sundays, and it will also be suggested that, under proper conditions, tobacco shops might be allowed to remain open on Sundays for the eame hours as public bouses. The report, which has been subjected to considerable snocndrnent since it was origin- ally drafted, will be offictallv published in a few days. SWANSEA OPINION: "UNWORK- ABLE AND COMPLICATED." Tho recommendations are by no means welcomed in the ranks of the Sunday trad- ers of Swansea; the suggestion to increase the penalty alone would ensure that. But even the concession" offered to tobacco- nists is not generally approved of. Mrs. Kerr, of Ley, Kerr and Co., news- agents and tobacconists, High-street, who has paId £:400 in fines, said she hardly understood what the recommendations really meant. Of the proposal to allow jews to open until noon on Sunday she spoke unfavourably. As to the "tobacCO- nists' clause," she failed to understand it. "Will it ,allow me to sell papers as well cn Sunday. The reporter gave it "P; Mr. S. Crawcour, who owns qulte a number of tobacconists' stores in the town, 6aid he would prefer things being lett afl they were. The proposal to open tobacco- nist shops on Sundavs at the same hours as public-houses in England did not meet approval. "Why," he asked, "do yoa think our customers would wait about .n the streets for our shops to open?" A to the "clause" favouring the Jews, he strongly disapproved of it, although of the same persuation himself. "It is unfair, and would open the way for any amount of deceit under the cloak of religion. A man with an unremunerative shop would close it early on the Saturday, and open on the Sunday. No! it won't do. The whole of the recommendations appear to me to be unworkable and complicated." Mr. David Martin, of Heathfield-street, of course, expressed himself very forcibly. He wouldn't pay anv increased fine—not- a £5 one, anyhow. If the foreign ice-cream establishments closed he would close, too. Preferred it. Only took enough on a Sun- day in the shape of profit to pay the ISS. 6d. "Some of these .'ice-cream hops' ,seii as many ciga!"eUHon-aSUftda,¡.do" he asserted; "and I'd' tike to meet Dr. Rawlings on the subject." The "tobacconist, clause" he didn't ob- ject to at all; but a.s to the hours of open- ing being the same as those of public- houses in England "We haven't any public-houses open in Wales on a Sunday. How is that going to work? The rhote thing seems unworkable—what do you think?" The scribe, as observed higher up, gave it up once more. Captain Colquhou; is out of town at present, but a casual, ex-officio observation by an officer, does not reveal much enthu- siasm over the proposals. g_- '———L

COLLIER'S THREAT AT CARMARTHEN.…

LLANELLY IN A CORNER,

g-11—m PONTARDAWE DISTRICT…

rSANK INTO A CHAIR.

ROUGEMONT RIDES A TURTLE.

ORDERED THE "P. C." OUT.

"EOS GWALIA."

SWANSEA MINES INSPECTOR.

SWANSEA STAR THEATRE. ,

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SWANSEA BANKRUPTCY COURT.…

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NEW SWANSEA ASYLUM. -I

FOUR LLANDILO GIPSIES.

AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN WEDDED

SWANSEA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS.

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THE GOHSEDD CEREMONY AT SWANSEA.…

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O'NEILL'S WILD RIDE.

SKEWEN COLLIER AND THE FARM…

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--ACUTE DISTRESS AT LLANELLY

GLAMORGAN TEACHERS.

DUNDEE CONFLAGRTION. I

SERIOUS ASSAULT AT SWANSEA.

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STUCK TO HIS PIPE.

::==8 AT AN OTTER HUNT.

SERIOUS CYCLING ACCIDENT.

LATE MR. HIRAM JONES.

PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH.

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SWANSEA BANKRUPTCY COURT.…

THE GOHSEDD CEREMONY AT SWANSEA.…