The Cambrian

SWANSEA CLUB'S "ANNUAL." NOMINATIONS FOR COMMITTEE SEATS. The annual meeting of the Swansea Cricket and Football Ciub will be held at the Shaftesbury Hall on Friday next, when the balance sheet will be presented, and officers and committee elected. There are already four candidates for committee seats. They are Messrs. W. J. Morgan (hon. sec. Swansea Amateur Ath- letic Club), D. B. Jones (the Welsh Union referee), R. G. Jones and F. Ne-wccmbe. Mr. Morgan was a member of the com mit tee same seasons ago, and in the ballot Mr. D. B. Jones was only beaten by two votes last year. Nominations close on ^Monday night, by which time there will j • probably be further candidates. I j

STORES HAVOC IN AMERICA. j TWO HUNDRED KILLED: ENORMOUS DAMAGE. (Reuter Foreign Special.) Louisville (Kentucky), In day.—Tele- grams t>how that 114 persons were killed in the storm in the extreme Southern States and 60 m Tennessee. j Damage to property is enormous, ana en- ( tu-e villages were razed to the ground.

POETS DISAPPEARANCE. I MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY NEAR I PENZANCE. The body of a man dressed in woman's clothes and handcuffed and manacled, was I washed ashore near Penzance on Friday night. The object was first seen in the sea near the Mousehole by a lad who drew the coast- guard's attention to it. j The affair is a complete mystery, and speculation is rile as to whether the body 'is that of Mx. John Davidson, the missng poet, but no defunts information is obtain- able. Mr. son has oee<n sent tor to view the body.

PARTIAL DISENBOWMENT." I filR D. BRYNMOR JONES AT PORT t A ptjbjia meeting under the auspices of the Aberavon and Port Talbot Free Church I Council was hold at the Grove-place Cnapei, Port 1 aibot, on Fi-iday, Mr. Enoch Thomas presiding. ¡ Rev. James Evans moved a resolution welcoming the Du-estahlishmeiit Bill, and urging the Government to iaoilitato its passage through the House of Commons. Aid. Moees Thomas seconded. { i:iir D. Brynmor Jones, supported- He jsaid in substance and general outline the new Bill followed that oi 189o. Ibe hon. member said it provided for only the par- tird diaendowmeiit of the Church. The Church would retain the four Cathedrals and appurtenances, including the Bishops' Palaces, parish ehuriihes, rectories, ctc., as well as the personal and other property. used in Divine worship. He was sure that the Government were going to carry this | Bill through. He could answer for the Ministers doing all in t-hair power to pass the measure. He hoped that the Lords would think twice before they did anything rash They were not fighting against their follow religionists; they were seeking only religious equality. Mr. John Kampster (London) also and the resolution was unanimously car- ried. or-

ASHBURNHAM GOLF CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING BIG DEBIT BALANCE. The annual meeting of the Ashburnham Golf Club was 'ie!d at the Stepney Hotel, Llanojly, on Thursday evening, Mr. David John. Wash-yn, presiding. The hon. secretary, Mr. J, Hall Gale, pre- sented the annual report and baidnce-sheet. The club started the, year with a credit balance of £ 62. and cn-dod it with a debit balance of £107. This was attributed to extraordinary items of expenditure, includ- j ing £141.) spent in fendng the portion of the course which the olub now holds under a lease ot twelltyone yea<rs, and which they previously only tad playing rights over, ¥id £ 41 ïur alterations and repairs. The IT.port-, which was considered satisfactory, •was adopted. The Earl of Ashformham and Mr. Ernest TruDshaw, J.P., D-L., wore re-elected presi- dent and vice-president respectively. It was unanimously decided to appoint. Mr. Dd. John (Glasfryn) as captain. Mr. J. Hall Ga> was re-elected hon. secretary, ajid Mr. William Griffiths hon. treasurer. The new council will consist. of Messrs. W. W. j Brodie. A. A. Lewie, Llewellyn John, J. Gwynne Thorns, H. Soper, G. Garnons- W/iHiatus, and Thomas Jones, together with Mr. G. K- Bowen, the ex-captain, a.nd Mr. Harold E. Truhshaw, the gold medallist, as ex-otP.cio members. A vote of thanks was accorded the Earl of Ashburnham for his continued kindness j'J1 meeting the requirements of the club. The secretary and treasurer were also thanked for their services. .■«" c-c "ri'yggsg

Carmarthenshire Hunt Puppy Show was held on Friday- Prize-winners:—Dread-; nought. Mr. Lewis. Pendowyn Hector, Mr Willie LKynraod Lexicon. Mr. J. Ptiiinpf. Caerleon; Hapnocv Mr. Morris, Ystradwrallt; Dimple, Mr. Ihomas Caer- llogan, Mydrim; Dainty. Mr. Williams, Eithimdnon; Truelove, Mr. Williams, Maes- lan.

SWANSEA BAY REGATTA. ) Thp programme- of 'he Swansea. Bay and I Bristol Channel Yacht Club Regatta—to be held at Swansea on May 29th and 3Lst— ie now cut. On the first day there will be seven races, and on the Whit-Monday eight. The handioapper is Mr. B. HeckstaH Smith. I

A' welcome- was exl-ar.ded to Mr. A. W. Evans (the now sup.erir.ter.lent of the Evans (the now sup.erir.ter.lent of the Britannic Assurar.ce Co.), on Thursday, by I the Morri«lon ski If. when a dinner wast held at the Powell Arms, inspector T. J. Davits, SouWi Wales, presided. j

BLOW OF THE BUDGET. COUNTRY'S CONSTERNATION. WORKING MAN TO PAY. THE LINE OF OPPOSITION, Mr. Balfour will lead the attack on tho Budget as a whole from the front Opposi- tion bench. Mr. Austen Chamberlain pre- sided on Friday at a private meeting of Lnionists, the first of a series toO be held during the Budget debates. The, scheme will be opposed lock, stock, and barrel. j "0 1"(,,(x:Jgnise," pays one cl the prominent j members, "that the money must be raised, but it ought not to be screw i out of a single ) section of the people/' "IMPERIAL TOBACCO" RAISED. Meanwhile the Budget is aireauy having practical effect. A communication from the Imperial Tobacco Company to u meeting of Bristol retailers on Friday night stated thai the following prices -.— 8d. per lb. advance on all tobacco loose, m pr.ckets, roll, and weight eigaret-tes. Is. per 1,000 on Id. packets cigarettes. 2s. per 1,000 on 2Ld. packets cigarettes. I 2s. &d. per 1,000 on 5d. packets cigaiett-es. 6d. per 1,000 on Id. cigars. 9d. per 1.000 on 3d. cigars. I Is. per 1,000 on 3d. and better class cigars. Foreign cigaiss, the duty and 10 per cent. ) extra. DEATHBLOW FOR RAILWAY HOTELS, Mr. W. Towle, the manager of all the Midland Company's hotels and refreshment buffets, stated on Friday that the geneixd effect of the Budget would be to put a atop to all railway enterprise in providing rail- way hotel acc/oaunodation in provincial luanuiact-uring towns for the- tiavellers, t-ritdei's, and loreiguers who oonie to ouy f the Nvaavs of the respective districts. "If the propped duties are im.po^d tnese hot-els can no longor be run at a profit winch will allow of any extension or permit of eiponditure on improviiineuts. "At present wre pay £ 1,200 for liceas*s for the Midland hotels and vefresiimeiit rcoaat-. Under thia Budget, taking the most, favourabie view of i'b:; Chancellors pro- posals as ou.tli.ned in his speech, our licenses \i; coet 1£8 £ I2j000." "FREE HOUSE" KIT HARD. A prominent brcsw&r points out "that Mr. Lioyd-Goorge has dealt the most daoaging blow to the frco hoaae,' which hitherto has been always ftaunclil, championed by Liberal politicians. The 'free house' is docjned. No publican without a groat brew- iTlig industry nt his back will be aEle to survive tiie iiicieaeoci cost of his licensa The tenants of the tied houses will not be affected. The brewer and the working nxan will have to foot the bill." WHAT LAND TAXATION MEANS, The moat sweeping proposal in the Budget w that dealing with the land tax. It is explained by Mr. Joseph Wedg-w-oud, M.P., an authority on land taxation, tha.t there are three separate parts of the bcheirve. In the first pla<>e, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer proposed to value «!1 the land of the United Kingdom—the land, apart from tue impro-venients upon ib. This work will be done by the Inland Revenue Department, Win lever this land is sold subsequently or passts at death, one-fifth of any increase in value goes to the State. Secondly, the Chancellor proposes to pat a. tax of one halfpenny in the pound on all lands or minerak which are being hold out of the market; agricultural land will, how- ever, be exemiptod from this tax, which is limited to land worth more than J850 an acre. In the third place the (Th^meenor proposes ],on a -pevesrsiosi duty on building leases when they fall in. At present, at the end of a 99 years' koso, the groused landlord gete not only the land, but also the building which the tenant lias eroot.e(1 .on it at his own cost. Tina gnxind landlord gets what ie called a revArsion-—often of great value. Upon this rejaersion value a. tax of 10 per eent. is ta be instituted imder the Budget. In order i.o ha°-t«n valuation Mr. T.l'v-rl- (ItOrgli pmpoip.s to make use of t,ha valnef sent in by the I themftelvee; in ordea- to colloct the halfpenny tax made on unde- veloped land during tho firat year. LORD MILNEP,'S CASTIGATFON. The only speaker of any ,on Friday night was I»rd Milner. who gave an address at Ba.th. Tie declatetl -"I can see no principle in the Budget except a deter- mination to report to every eccentricity and contortion of taxation rather than lay hands upon any portion of those six hund;red and fifty millions of foreign imporfewl articles—j with one exception, artless they are of the kind which we ccwiP.ot produce at home. In that ease it is legitimate to place npon them most enormous taxation, like the 500 or 600 per cent. on tobacco. But if taxation of a foreign imported article can by any pos- nihility benefit a-ny British industiy, t}i«n tlsjat article is sacrosanct."

SWANSEA AND THE BUDGET. UP GOES THE PRICE OF SPIRITS REVISED CHARGES TAKE PLACE AT ONOE. As a result of the Budget and the conse, quent increased duty on spirits, the Swansea Licensee Victuallers' Association Executive | have decided tq raise prioes, details cf which will be found below. The Executive were called together on Friday- afternoon by wire, the proceedings j start'ng at 3.30, Mf- Owen Harris (the pre- sident) being in the chair. There was a I large and representative attendance. It was decided to raise the usual quarter gill of proprietary brands sold for 3d. on the premises tc 4d. the 4d. measures to be in- creased to 5d. and three star brandies and others of si in '.Jar quality to 6d. Six- pence per pint extra is to be charged on all bulk brandies, rum, whisky, and gin, and smaller quantities in proportion. All case good;- sold per bottle to be increased 6d. Beer is unaffected. These charges just meet the increased duty. The new taxes on the publican are calcu- lated to work out at 8s. a gallon. The increased charges just recoups the cost of duty, making no provision for the increased cost of the licenses. A special meeting of the trade is to be held at the Cameron Hotel on Monday at I 4 p.m. to formally confirm the Executive's action.

SWANSEA PUBLICANS AND THE BUDGET. SOME LOCAL LICENSE INCREASES. SMALLER HOUSES LIKELY TO GO TO THE WALL. As showing what the Budget means to Swansea publicans, the following table of approximate increases in the license duties alone is interesting: *Metropole Hotel, an approximate iii. crease of £ 660 "Cameron Hotel r> >, JR550 *Bm;h Hotel ,t" £ 195 Waterloo Hotel » >, £ 130 Adam and Eve >f -670 Adelphi Hotel „ J366 Alexandra Hotel £30 Harris's Hotel .BM. In tha caj?« of hetels reba-ter. can be claimed, as indicated in the Chancellor's speech. ¿ One large firm of wholesalers and retainers in Swansea estimate the inci-oa&od duty will mean a further:- charge to them of between .S250 and £ 275 a. year. In the case of t!]. Hqtel Metaopole the grc^s increase represents a 3 per cent. divi- dend. It is the general opinion that the :ni:re;used duties will mean a number of smaller houses going to tl*e wall Although th-e price of beer in Swans<% hae not baen raised, it is thought in some quar- ters that the price ,will have to be raised. The trade meeting at the Camera Hotel on j -vionciay will no Jottbi deckie tius pjillt. < I MR. W. TARR AND THE TRADE'S I i-O&ITiON. Mr. Tarr, ex-jwasklent of the Swan- sea Licensed Vrictuaiier3' Association, who attended a, trade meeting oi National Dextawe League in London on Friday, \1rntæ :— im]ueni utterances by members of his Majesty's Government have been made iroin tijiie to time since the ciefeat qî the- Licens- ing Bill, advocating, indeed threatening) that inci eiused burdens choiuJd ba jilaced on I the^ licensed trade. We cteclhwd to accept1 su^m dicta, as paY^aouncexpeuto cf the policy oi the ^GoveaTiiaoftt, and accepted tho &&m- ance- given by Sir. Lloyd-Geoi'ge, m a speech ucjivoi'txi hi the haM of the Law <jajiuaa-^y 29th, 1909, to the effect that if a Ciianceiiur of the Exchequer undertook the iraaiiiig of a Budget in retributive orvin- tfciotive spirit against any cia&s, party, or sectaon3 ].3 ■vvcRii'd be not. lueiedy tuaw-orthy ci his high otaes^, but would not be lit to appomtea exciseman m a country village.' "Yet we find in the Budget, as far as the Trado k concerned, t-be most amaaing pro- posals ever laid before tha House, notwith- standing a fail of no lasts th2,n 34 nnilion barrels, or nearly ore-tenth in tthe output of beer since 1899-1900, and in tns same pea'iod the consumption of spirits has de- creased by nearly 10 million gallons—a tail oi over ooe-iifth. "As the licensed h':JafJè is doing ished share of this diminishiaag "wrade, to I increase burdens on it and to leave its nva.i.s aione, must, as a na-turai sequieooJ, acceler- ate the diversion of trade from the taxed tc the untaxed channels, which are favoured I by inequalities oi treatment. The proposed g'i"aduatioui of license datdas will make it impossible for thousands of publicans to sur- vive the fresh impost. "I am certainly convinced that this is so., and that prior toO the viitro-ducticn of the Budget tha taxafcls capiacit-y of the Trade had iRust assuredly he»n reached. F"axt:i«r, as this trade by inegm of liquor and license duties enabled the Inland Revenue and Coo- toins aut-hocities to collect ahout- 30 per cent, of the total t-evcime of the ccvantrv, it at least deserve-d just and equitable treatment from the Chancellor ct the Exchequer r-auier than his vindk-tiveness. TOBACCO AND SPIRITS INCRKASEH- Licensed victua.Uei's of Stockton and Tiiornahy-on-Tees an Saturday deokied to fortliwi th advance the prioa cf vfhiaky aaKt ot-hor spirits by Id. psi' glasK, tobaeoo by -^d. per ounce, and 3.d. packets of eigarrf-tes I by ^<1. Retail to«l>aooonisk'. of the. Birrniitg- ham district on Sataaxiav raised the prica of p:1aket tobaoxifi Jd. psr ounce. Wholesale iimvs have no-tided advapoe ctf from 8d. to 10d. per pound on all tobaccos, and cigarettes ;Mid cigans in prr'^rt;o.n. f

MORE HENROOSTS,' BURGLAR'S VISITS IN OXFORD I STREEI. During the early hour;: 01 Saturday morning, a burglar erf acted an enfcrancu3 to the premises of Mr. Templar Malins, Mr. Hoare (photographer), and Messrs. John- J son Bros., Oxford-stiettt. He seems to have cleanly cqt a glass window ut the back of Mr. Malins' place and so entered. Though the interior of all the premises named had been ransacked, drawers and tills being Opened, etc., the actual haHi of ths burglar would appear to have been very slight. In a. drawer at Mr. Hoare's lay a ba.g contain- ing £6 Is. belonging to the Swansea Ama- teur Theatrical Co- this the intruder over- Idols ed, as also negatives of the operatic amateurs hi costume.

PCNTARDAWE POLIÇE COURT. j FRIDAY. (Before Messrs. lL N. Miers, E. Bai'ihaJLl, G. S-fiick and O. Morgan). j GUILTY, MY UAW, W. Grow ley and Jaanes Simmat, labourers, YstaJyi\j-,à ;WjiLi,,¡m Price, Ovren Davies, Griffith J. Williams, colliers; Dd. John j Price schc^O: umt^t^r j W. J. TJioimpoXiii, mechanic, and .JaIlloo Reece, weigher, Owm- Ilynfell, were satmnoaed for trespassing on the Midland Railway at Cwnitwrch. They pleaded guilty, and were fined £1 each inclusive. TRiiBANOS DOUBLER. John IJewelvn, doubler, Tiv-banos, was summoned for'cnielty to his wafe, Martha,. A. Hop-kin was for opimpiainant. She said they had been marriod ten yeai's, and there were fotur children. Her huaband always ti^vted her Iiad-ly, but had been awful since Christmas. On the day of Pon- tardawe Fair he kicked hC", ?jid also marked her a.nd the eldest daughter with tlie ]*.>kier. On the Friday following he struck her, and on the Saturday gave her a black eye- Complainant detailed other assaults.. Defendant, who was evidently under the influence of drinik, was ordwed to pay his wife 15o. a week. FATHERING THE BABIES. Raes collier, Lla.ngni<lrc, adnwUed tVie paiternity of the chud M<vigare>, Ann T>ewellyn. Brvaarnroa-.v had already paid her £2 5s. -A.;t order for the payment of ?>s. 6d. a vvosk w mctd-T- Robert' M.ioha.el. collier, (vai'nant, adt-nitted the paternity of Margaret Jenkins' child, a.nd ardes* for 3s. 6d. a week was made. DRUNKENNESS (USES, Fredk. Griffiths, labourer, \nisracdw, ivas fined 12s. inclusive for having been drpuk and disorderly. The following also were fined for drunken, ness;~Dd.' Thomas, mason. V.nismedw, 12s. 6d. Thomas Matthews, haoliar. Ynisrnodw, 10s. John Da-vies, oollior. Owm-Synfell, 12s. 6d. Dd. Lloyd, labourer, Trebaiios. 15s. A summons against Thomas Davies, ocl- her. Godregraag, wajs adjourned for a fort- night. MTSOELLA N EO US. Howai Bowen, collier, narnant, wa« fined Is. and costs for driving without two lights, and Joseph Matthews, grocer's Noath, Is. and costs for riding a bicycle without, lights. Leaving horse and cart unattended cast. W. Moffait 2.r. 6d. a.nd costs. I

WEST WALES MINERS, I BALLOT FOR REG-STRATION AGENT. On Saturday morning a meeting was held; at the Walnut Tree Hotel, Aberavon, of the group of the Miners' Federation, com- prising the Ogmore, Giifaoh, Maeeteg, Ganv, Swansea, Neath, and the whale of the western district, to appoint a registration agent. Aid. J|ohn Thomas (Garw) presided, and those present ware Messrs. Pavid nlorgan I (miners' agent,_ anthracite), W. Jenkins, j.P. (Cyminer), Tom Lue;vs (agent, Og- more), W. R. John (secretary of Glyncor- rwg), A. Tliomas (Maesteg). Caradog Jones (Western District), D. Grira^hs (Garw), T. Matthias (Ogmore) and J. Jones (anthra- cite). The result of the second ballot was :— cite). I Jolui J. James (Cwnigorse), 13,827; Moth Jones (Pontycymmer), 13,337 John Davies (GymJii, Neath), 5,096. it was decided that another ballot should be taken between James and Jones, the r<? sqlt to be in the hands of the secretary, Mr. W. R. Johns, by June 2nd next.

ALLEGED LLAMELLY ELOPEMENT MEd. 3d ORGAN NOW IN CUSTODY. A police officer left Llaiudlv on Saturday to receive into custody Mas. Ccilwyn Morgan, who will be handed over by the Metro- politan police, and charged jointly with George M. Roberts, now on remand, wiifi fCealing S50 and other articles, the property of her husband. Mr. Coiiw n Morgaii, Astoa'ia, Llanelly. The ci''cunist;«ices of the aiieged e%>e- ment have already been repart-ed iÐ the "Daily Post."

WELSH COALOWNERS' I DEMAND. 12 PER CENT REDUCTION ASKED FOR. MEN DECIDE TO RESIST THE I APPLICATION. A MEETING of THE South Wales Mii'eva' Federation WAR, held AT Cardiff on Satur- day, when the demand of the CUE.'owners I' for A reduction oi per cent. in the ii;M< rs' WAGES V.VTS CUN«IUET'ED ur private. "\Ve uiiuerstand that IT • WAS resolved to iciiI "ESIF-T the application, which will become before, d aieeting of the coici i, Board I on Monday week, and should no mutual arrangement be arrived at, the matfcei will I be referred to the independent chairman. About 150.003 MEN are involved in the matter, and the alteration, if any. will ccnie into force en June 1st. I

TINY IRISH CATHOLICS i DELIGHT A BIG GREETS RILI, AUDIENCE. St. Joseph's, Gl"e-e-n-hil1, Swansea, -«vas fiile-D on Tlnrrsday by a delighted audience that applauded at the clever MANNER in which the infant school-CHILDREN "WFE^JT through a programme of action songs, drills AND danctu. Particularly captivating wea-E the dances, 'TRII.H quadrilles" by eignt little boys AND girls, whilst THE babies in their "Morris dance" brought the HOUAE down. .Then uilti-ng we will go," by i.he FIV^- year-old girls, WAS wholly delightful. The children—all prettily GARBED—revelied in their work. An it-e-m evoking shrieks of laaghteir a¡.Ù ) unliimtsd applause was I I Joseph's Infants ) ardoty Band," which, undor uondxictor Joe SULLIVAN, created A PROFOUND IMPRCSIRIOIX. Then there was a "Maypole dance," done witli grace and inteiligor.ee by the six-year- old boys and girls, and A fairy cantata, "Tiie Fairies of the Seasons," conpladad TAA pro- gluiisine. The CI^RACTEI'S in this wore taken by JUiss Nora S. Sheeiian, -Masters T. West, M. J. Ryan, D. Condon and L. Crowley, whilst the seasons were IIEPR3:ENTED by the btabies, five and six-year-old g-irls and six- year-old boys. I To SISTERS Aloysdus, Perpeiua, Elizabeth, :Mary Antnoaiy and the teaeheris L>CLOI:^G the RAW aid of carafui tuition.

CHAIBEB OF COMMERCE I CILLCEET CLUB. WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE AT THE SWANSEA CAMERON. STIOUESIIUL whist- ORAXJ and dance in CCIINECT-ION witb the SWANSEA Chamber of COMMERCE QRIDJET Ciub was heid at the Hotel Cameron ON Friday evening. THE ■ Palm Court, whore THE tables were B". L. HAS! been beautu\IL!y decorated with choice flowers and ioiiage. Festoons of siQiiax were SV^PENDED fr-)ni the g-ai&oiieis, giving the room a delightfully tool appearance. The GAME were staa-ted at kali-past seven, and twenty PLJAYAU, terndiiiit-ing at ten o'clock. when tiie scores were declared aid PRIZES dliritributed as foiioivs — LANK. first prize, silver -CUU:nel purse (score 147), AhM; Jenuings; ladies' secona prise, pair silver photo frawias (score 147), Miss NellrLe Rogers ladies' third prize, silver and mother o' pea-rj taiJctte orna- MONKS (score 146), Miss F. Evans: gentie- > men's first prise, pair of SILVER bc.ckcd hw brushes (scon? 155), Mr. A- Audreys 2nd priae, silver cigarette case (score 148), Mr. A. Owen JOHN 3rd I-RI^, silver INKSTAND (score 146), Mr. Harry F^YE-ON. Mrs. SAILS presenicd the gimiJer-en's .prizes and Dr. P. J. MOFGAN (-Tiedical officer of health)-the j ladies' priaes. Jlj'. W. fbjy ear- riad out the DUTIES Qf =\f.C." for both the j whist DL'IVE AND dance, the cn;nir,ii,t-&e com- prising MESSRS. Kerry Griffiths. B. Jor.es. afid J. Owen. MR. Jack Jones' band played AJ pretty selection of dance music, and the catering was UNDERTAKEN by the c-A}>al>le R.I^NAGSR.IENT of the hot-el. Although some- wh-it IN the season it was A very en- înyahle function and dancing was kept up untiringly until 3 a,T:L There were about 120 rreserd-. The ladies' dresses—A charm- ing combination of colour—added EW*AT brilliancy to the scene. mTA."

THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND. MOTHER AND cnp,D DOING WELL. A bulletin from the Hague on Saturday states —The condition of the Queen and of the baby Pripcees is thoroughly satis- factory. The night was passed very quietly.

BRETON FERRY STEEL COMPANY j POWERS EXTENDED POSSIBLE SHIP OWNING. (Special to the "Daily Post.") MR. Justice Nevi'lle on Sa-turdav SANCTION- ED A-petition hy t-he Briton Ferry Company for a11,f>xteIJsinn of its memorandum of asso- dation. Mr. Gore Browne, K.C., hi stip,port, stated that the company hart <A.vried on a most sue- eessfui bu-sinesg at Briton Ferry for twenty years. In the course of their BUSINESS they had to PHIP very large quantities OF RAW ma- terial, and they DE^IROII power to possess their own ships and wharves. They also asked for powers to joi.n other associations for the Tvunvos-e of mutual insurance and .sim- ilar benefits, and *to contribute, to LOCAL charities and the like, as might he dieinca beneficial to the company. His Lordship sanctioned the alteration in the terms of resolutions that had been parsed.

.-———————— TWO BOYS FROM BORSTAL. YOUNG RUNAWAYS RECAPTURED, The two lads, Richards and Windl-ey, who escaped from Bo-ustai Prison on &"Lur(ia v 1 1 were captured by t.he police oai .Monday laoriung. The WANDERS and THE POLICE con- j I tinned their search of the woods, where the convicts were hiding during the nigiit. The fugitives, however, succeeded in leav- J iag thair piacp of concealment, <UH1 startc I ] IICUXUSS country, but their career was soon cut short, for a few hours later they fell into the arms of the police at the village of II BC-arsted.

THE WINCHESTER ESCAPADE. ¡ Johann Witea-, wlio ewcaped froin Win- j Chester Prison, was at Winches4>er OIN SAT- ( iirday committed for trial for the Mkhe.1- dever burglary, and remanded for a week charged with the attempted murder of WAIXISR WWGM and prison breaking. 1110 condition OF Wright is said to be 1 grave. "t ..i

1 PISS F0! ilQGN 11 We are always open to buy prime k quality pigs from 6sc. 101b. S ( to lOsc. 10!b. F| i Prices and Terms on application. w Killing-s every day- 1 Ckcgues Posted on (fay V ktlthts- H CHAS. &TH0S. ({ARRIS & Co., Id. I j Bacon Gurors, CALNE, Wilts, p j. J Buying Agents wonted where not already' »1

SKETTY'S NEW VICAR HAVERFORDWEST'S RECTOR. 'I e understand that the new near of SkeUy, iii ^i.vece £ £ ic>i.i to the Rev. C. C" L'. LihingSion, is the Rev. D. Ackrill Jones, who was for eleven yeax-s Rector of Preiidei- near Jiavt^ford .vcf t. CAREER OF THE NEW VICAR. The new vicar is tho son of itev. S. Row- land Jonos, vicai* of Glyntaf, Pontypridd, and was educated at Merion College, Oxford. From 189J to 1&92 he was curate of Canton Churcn, t ardiif iron; 1&92 to 1894 curate of Be Mark's, Newport; from 1893 to 1333 at St. Phriin's, K->n-iii^ion. In 18S8 ha was appointed to th-a living of prendergast, Haveriordw^st. lie .s repoited to b3 an eloquent preac-her.

ST. 'JAMES5 (SWANSEA) SALE OF l WOrIK IN AID OF THE FRIENDLY SOCIETY. St. JSEOS' Parish. Hall, Swansea., <m Thursday aftemocn presented ouir-e a pic- turesque appearaaioc, Rev. Mr Henry hav- ins iiad. his oifi)iat<ure "Whive City" eTcctcd tbene tor it saw* of wOlrk in cono-I Qsctioa witli 'tiie Girls' Friendly tk>eiety of tJt. ilary'a J>arish: ittv- T. Morris 'Cfydath) opened the sale and a brisk trade was done. Ike follovfir.? were tiie -;tall holders.— Fancy: Mrs Beynon, Miss liees and .Miss Gv.-yii. Flower stall: Vhe Misses Mattoy and Os*bourr*e. Fruit stall.- TJte Misses Jones and Pender. Penny stall and Sweets: .Members of the Girls' Friendly Society. Ee- fresarrafciits: Mrs Curran, Mrs Andrews, an:! .Irs Orchard, j'-lahi Work Stall: Mrs Janes, Mrs Blacknore aa<l Ni-s Bullin.

37 YEARS PASTORATE. I PRESENTATION TO GORSEINON MINISTER. At Brynteg. Gorseinor, Rew J. Stephens, c.-ongregat:onal micister, was presented with an illuminated address and a cheque for over £ 100. After a pastorato of 37 years' duration, Mr. Stephens resigned his charge la^t Jane. He has served on the Board of Guardians, acted as chairman of the Lcughor School Bc-ard, presided over the quarterly meeting of his denomination, a;:d is president of tie Gorseinon Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and a manager of the Gowerton group of schools. Mr. Morgan J. Thomas, Gianymor, pre- sided, and the gifts were handed over by 1\11'. Thomas I-ewis, Tynevydd, and 3Ir. T. Jones, Pr £ fewy'fa Tile address was drifted by Rey. J. Dayies, Cadle, Hid executed ny r- Aiorge.i ThGl11a-s, SW3.tiSOO..

The marriage took place en Thursday at I i'apcl Qomer, Swansea, of Mr. G. W. Bey- lon, cl-dssf- son of Mr. D. Beynon, Ynistawe, i.nd Mies Lizzie Lewis, daughfx;r of Mr. D. hi. Lewis ^Bwltfa). <The bride was given uva-y by her father, and Mr. W. Beynon, Brynlorgan. was best man. Rov" T. Fh'omis Ynistawe, officiated.

THE REPRESENTATION OF SWANSEA. THREE. COPPER ED EIGHT TO TAKE PLACE. THE "FIVE HUNDRED" SELECT MR- ALFRED MOND. ^Mr..Alfred Mos.d, iJ.P., whose- seal at is not legarded as at all safe, has been selecud as the Liberal candidate for' Swansea Town. Tht> selection took plac" at a meeting of tiie ld.berai Five Huncirod hc-td at Mount Pleasant Schoolroom on Frick:; evcnnig, but :t. i> ac; not quite unanunous. Indeed, it was the presence of Mr. Mona that saved the situation. He had t-i.x wodkb ago eddres&tid the Executive Comaut tee "f the AoS'jciatioa, and was now unani- mously recommended but a prop,;lLl0;, of tlw» "500'" had ocnie with the intention of upsetting tpe rec >mmendation on the grounu that- a candidate more m sympatiiy with Welsh and Noncoxifonrost aspiraticns was desirable. Mr. Mend was invited to address the meeting, and he seems to have impresssed a good many, though on his retiring tile Council for tha best part of an hour diecuss- ed the s.l'iation. diiggesUoms wesre made against Mr. Mond's nationality, and one i-peaker suggested that a Welsh Nonconform- ist should bo adot.t&d. Otheis thought a local man would be preferable to a stranger, and the name of Mr. T. J. Williams (Maesy- gwernen) was mentioned, tiiough it wa.s pretty well known that the young 'Squire would not contest a three-ccmered figat. An adjournment of the whole question and getting the opinion of the Liberal party as a wiioie were among other suggestions, but- t-he meeting, from the point of view of the leadens of the party, was practically cut and dried, and in the and Mr. Mono wes selected against two dissentients. The report of the meeting as contained in the Liberal cróall says that Mr. R. L. Sails, J.P., presided in the absence of Lord Glan- tawe, the president. A telegram of congratulation on his I "splendid Democratic Budget" was de- spatched to the CL.i:ellor of the Exche- quer. quer. Ik. C. H. Perkins. J.P., ciiairman of tiro Executive, then submitted the recommenda- tion that Mr. Mond be invited to stand. The Chairman suggested that. Mr. Alfred Mond, M.P., who was in the town, should be invited to delivea- to thorn an add:ess. Tliis was unanimously agreed to, and Mi. Mond soon after entered the room amid loud cheers. SPEECH BY MR. ALFRED MOND. Mr. Alfred Mond, M.P., who was well received, expressed his sense of the honour he ftslt at. being invited to address a meet- ing of Liberals in so and progres- sive a centre, and he was speed ally d<?-Ugnt«d in being able to be in Wales, because one of his first tutors in poiit-ics was a \ve;sh- man, his and their revered friend, Mr. Tom Ellis. (Cheers.) It was at, Mr. Ellis's re- quest that he firs: entered the political arena and fought his first political contest. These lore, as they poidd imagine, he was no stranger in spirit or in sentiment to those questions which yk ales ha-cl always put high in its programme cf ideals and aspirations, and lie was glad to think that this very oession, and not many days age, the Prime Muusioi, mfroduced in a spc £ C £ > of great Vvcigirt and great olotjueiice and great sin- cerity a \v elsh Ii'/t>v^tao3 ill. n- rt I>di. (Cheers.) This reform was many years over- duo. it was a question on which the voice of Wales had pronounced so ctien and with such unanimity that it was aimtst impos- sible to imagine tiwt any opposition or hos- tility would be encountered to the proposi- tion. v. hicii from ail vxjints Ov vieify was es- sential ty fair and just. (Ches-s.) Even if they did not succeed in getting it tai the statute-book, owing to the ofjposilion ü1 .11- other House, it would remain on record that the Bill had received the endorsement of the House of Commons. THE "WORn." Ci- THE GOVERN- MENT. j>ir. iiload wes« ou tu raier vo the work Oi U.C Covertmcnt, saying uiey had a ..L/s- lsuy iu intaiJigaafcS, energy sad ^Iniity sec-jnd to UJll< a party ansious, ii'yai, zeaiocs. i.JJ ene.-getic, ana tltey iifut ne^ucu them a vas«. resource u1 demo-ca-atic tinergy. i)_> t*ovt-:ruii>tnt iiad parsed the Traces L^s- pu e Act, eitoiKied the benehui 01 the \\crsi- ice 1 s CoEtpaniitiiou Act,Merchant Shipping and Patents Acts, -,a Termorial rnorm | stianne, and had made a genuine v: twing d.1: ptsple of this country back to tlxC wiieit. tney eugnt to b< (checus.) in the last Session they passed the Mines' Eight Hours' Act, the Cmldxen's Charter, the Old Age Pension Acf., which ior ^eneros- itv of ur<kit.;i.e.ac and comprehensiveness was not cquaned by u.a.t of any iiiei cpuutry in the whole world. (Ciieears.) ihen there were the measures passed by the House of Commons, but which had not become law. j X':6I* £ "Vi-clS Xhe uOlKici.1 ion <iSiili | awaiting seUleB^ent through no fault of the Liberals. How many endeavours had been uxa4e-! What compromiseis had tieeai of- fered- (A voice Too many.) The speaKer agreed, and added they would never ofkr tiTeui again- (Cheers.) He welcomed the Li- oenamg Bill on its first introduction, de- fended it on many platforms, and was ready- to support it when again given an oppor- tunity yet after being passed by an enor- mous majority hi the House of Ckunrnojis it was not oven given the courtesy of con- sider ation on second reading in ihe House of Lords- The House of Lords \vsas dø-, tbrotted, and Lansdowne House wa set up in its'place. That aid n<* look as though they wanted t.w,o Houses. (Hear, hear.) The ability an-d nterit of the llfmse of Lords had always been exaggerated, bat- that was immaterial to the questions they discussed, if the House of lords consisted of arch- aneeis he should still say that it the people I wishsad to govern themselves and believed Uey were a democratic- people it- was their representatives and their representatives -Jone. to whom ail gr^f- quesuons of Ic-gss- Huon should come (Cheers. The p-revious r;-ht the countTV haa placen let ore th-am mo* excellent and mas^rly sjpei ny a nrn" (1f \vhoni they profcabJv thought as highly as he did-M.. Hoyd-George- (••beer-)—a comprehensive review both of the political future and immediate needs. LLESOITRGES OF FREE TRADE." Tariff advocates were fond 03 saying the resources of Free Trade were exhausted, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer had shown them that the resources of Free Trade were as yet untapped. (Cheers.) It had always pulsed him to find that these peapJe who were loudest on the necessity for cxpendi- i are were ever the most, reluctant to pav. {Hear, hear.) While on the question of the Navv he held clear and definite views, he' wi sure most present were, Jike him, quite sa' isfied to leave that matter in the safe hands of the Government, but t.litre were Tories viio had been goir^ :und, shofut ing like: gramophones, and s,r .ag, We want c'str'hi Dreadnoughts." when they did not k-Tqw the difference between Dreadnoughts and penny steamers. (Laughter.) He agreed that DreadiKHighta were wanted, but if they had tliem they had to pay for them. This great Budget would remain true to the great Liberal traditions which all held to. The taxation oi land values VK. the b-iginning of a very large reform, for hi it would be opened oji. avenues far hz- ture advances- Too Jong individuals had been allowed to enrich thjenie&tees witlioui enterprise, save through *the work and energv of th^ir neiglicoiirs. The objeri of the Budget was not to provide for the need.; of the moment, but to open out sources cf taxation for the greater need of the fut-use. It would r.ot only kill the lie that the GOY. ernment could not finance the old age pul- sion scheme, but extinguish the falsshccd that if we did not tax food we could not sire port our poor—(cheers)—and demonstraic the absurdity of trying to change our fiscal system for one thai- warn uncertain, mil air vicious, unsound, and harmful. Tw hkC been informed the House of Lords would throw the Budget out. There were sore who thought the mission of their great pari was ended, that Liberalism hrd got old and cold, that its energy was wavering, that iLL

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SWANSEA POLICE COURT; SATURDAY.. (.Before \iessrs. W. Walters and A. H. Thomas.) IN bPiIE h-F THil BUDGET. Henry Pari, labour^ v.as fintd 10s. or seven days iar drunkenneas. He had 9'niy cqate oui. oi pfisoa cn Thursdaj after diung seven days m default cu a i)ne- ft toox four policemen to lack up C^iS*ie6 Alfred >.loss, wilü, however, haAmg been very drank, had 10 racciit*iaon of Wic oc- curveace. He was fined 78. Dd, or seven days. Elizabeth Tuornas (45 previous convic- tions) asked to be aliowssi i.<t go to the Worid'uus-o bs she had a situation to go to. Defendant was ordered ui find sureties for three months <x go t«> prison f<n- that, penod. Ann Edwards, wi:o had 35 pu'eviAas con- victions, was ako orciered to and sareues for three n>fnt,1s. Rose Evans an.4 lily Argent, cbargad with riotous bebaviour cn the Strand, we»re sent to prison for a month. DAVID JOHN'S DFFIAINOE OF TEE BIT>GET. David John Hopkins, latxnwer, was diarged with stealing a bot-ile 01 wtiisi.y from a wharf of the Prince 01 Walas Doc^ the pT«tpea! £ y of Mr. T. il Tucker. W. J- fihepheud, an empdrye, said tliat a cac<e of whisky Iiad been opemaa for in- j spection, whtJf detend&nt was there. a | bot-tle was afterwards missed. Defendant: i didn't- touch the_ wiLsky. ■ Detective-lnspactor I^ewis 1.w¡.d roceivr>d prisonea- in cm-to-ly at Neatli, and on tin ap^ilicai ion of ihe pr-ixce d&fejuiant was re ) manded nil; Mond^v 4 MI S*C IE 1.1 iANEOI S. Da > id Davies wv»s ord-ied to pay Is. bd., and W- Poctcr Is. a.week -awards the sup port oi their chiidien i.a the Indiusa-ial Scho-jl. j The license •a ths Bhip and Ca.s'Ue liui, | Jyough.ir, was i rauisftr/ed U> Mr. Ijevi Ber- nard Lriciwal!. rl H'K A LI EN ■ Iwlii l l rRAN T. | Mater Ydik Voinbrog, a Rossiar.. was j summoned for acting as a pedlar at fvprse- j inon v4thout having a certificate. Mr. D- Seiine, who defended, ohsarved that he was voJunti-rily reprinting a cr. religionist who had been driven out- of Ruboia ownng to per- secuticn. He i:uderstc»cd !-h.ct defendant i had on three occasions been refused a '& tificate by the police on the ground that he was not sufficiently acquainted with the English language. He ne.d be>en in Eng- j lana only six montlis. but had progressed well, and would soon be as good an Eng- lishman as he (Mr. Daytci Seiine). The summons was dismissed.

GRAIGFELIN COLLIERS. SETTLEMENT EFFECTED AT CL YDACfi. 1' epreisentativos oi the Gtai^felin liioi- liery Co., Olydacti, met Mr. W. E. »iov- erall. ininers' agant, Swansea, on Saturday, with the result that tl>€ price-list, has be0u settled upon. This means a substantial development cf the colliery, and the ultimate employment of probably a hundred collier".

SWANSEA BUILDING TRADE. PLASTERERS STOP WORK. RESOLUTION OF CARPENTER-S. The S-w^ipsa pla^t^rcrs popped work 011 Saturday, in accoidance with tiie notices given six montfis agu. They, together with the joiiitirs and iiricklayers, asking for an a-dvaijce of Id. per houi, which the em- ployers <k>c-ii«e to aeaade in present state of tue building trade in bwanr^a. In addi- tion the qua>tion of sub-contracting it raised. Both Sice.« are deteimined. About 120 pl&sterwrs work ill bf&eai. Unisr the rules of tiie joiners and briefc- iavers' societies the dispute must bs settled fcy «<i"ut»»tioii if an a-iaicaljie arrangement cannot be aniv-ed at. < At a mass meeting of the Swansea District- carpenters ajid joiners, held at the .Working Men's Club, it was l-esolved thai having failed to come to terms with the Employers' Association, the existing code of rales ro- main in operation pending the decision of the conciliation courts.

GL ALT 0 EG AN CClTKTY CRICKET PiSTTME iOCAT.LY I:; A BAD WAY. wrn:m.Å FAI, FROM MINOE COUNTY GiiAM PIC N EEIP It was the unanimous opinion at the annüa 1 general meeting of the Glamorgan County Ciub {it the Ang-il Eot-d. Cardifc Oil Friday tpresidad over by Mr F. R. Jo Lha-co, that t 11«' dtclinir;g interest in Koutt- Wales County cricket and the heavy financial less— £ 239—sustained last year wers entirely due to the prasssrjt system of the grouping of ths minor coun- ties. Glamorean l;c.d been runners-up in the final for the Minor Counties cham- pionship, but n. only result of this was an increased financial loss on the year. Mr J. H. BtEtin was certain in his ovB mind that unless this system was cbeiiged Glamorgan county cricket- would be a total failure. Thi: view was ahn taken by Mr Hugh M Iiigiedcw. her! treninrar, who proposed ihe foiipwing j-eecdutioa:—TSiat the Glaja- organ County Cricket Ciub ait-Er this eeasoB are uraMp 10 continue with the Minor Count;? eric set competition as ac present eanstitutcrl. Mr N V. H. Eiphes seconded, and tine proposition was Garrioed unani- mously. Tj.e Earl of Plymouth was re-eJacteS. pre aident. ana the vice-presidents were re- elect-d en bloc, vyitti tha addition of Messrs W. H. Brain and Itfeys Williams, Miskia 15anor. Othgr Q^aoei^ were at failows:— HŒ1. secretaries, Messrs. J. H. Brain and H. E. Letelier. The total indebtedness of the club was £:3G8, and with a vkw oi redae- ing this adverse balance the oSer cf Mr B. Williams, Merthyr. to bring the Ply- month-ilerth-jT team to Caidiil to play a match for tha county funde was ac^ptea, and it was a:K decided to write all the clr.br- connected with tie caunty club ask- ing- them to Eft aside ori £ match for the bonofit of the county funds.

Mr. David Hughes, R.A.M., Landore, and I Vir. Richard Thomas. T.htnedy. sa-at Tre- orecst at an eieeik^n: and largely attended oncert. held under the auspices of the Trt- o7-e.it M ile Vo.c? Party. "The Martyrs" j JLamvler). and ihe numbers allotted to j ho above two geotlemen. wepe splei.didiy j ■endered and greatly appreciated. j

TO LADIES—. trrogalariuds 4c, rejuo^ea by *c ontireiy mmur *d i absof^tt.'y certain mathtxi out fV/cctjcirta. JSTi. p;j'is. TTLirtitnes, or lieu-.eouA drugs 1-. take. Nc useieas I&msboqs. The. Qr*at*?*t oxevM/y 01 Medical ScfMce. • iiarmiess. 1 ¡ 15 p 'c. i:ve. safe. oenaia. and speedy. Does no. iLter/erc w»:h houaehnid datias. Ev^rycase guarar>tkoo. J'I(¡ IJOI eiperime-it with Tiaelass remedies. Seoil at cioe a stamped addMOBtd en-e.>i>e for fui. p&'ticaisrs and tesamanials Cua/«fitceu G&ntrfnm muter a i*&ncu £ y of £1,000 Mr's. Brooked iivlrs. Brookes, 69 Dept.) Ardgawan Read, hitkei (jreem, LONDON. {Established over 16 Veers.

[ GILWEN EXPLOSION. PROSECUTION OF INJURED COLLIERS At Pontamawe OR Friday D. J. Wi'liams í and Jankin J. Owen, Cwiail^'ofeJ] ooiiiar* were charged with a breach of colliery rules j at Giilwe^ Coihery by entering a pl^ce barr- ed off by ci-ass timbers. Mr. Kensboia (Neath) prosecutcd, and Mr. D. Randa'l is- Mndeti- J. H Williams said naked lights were used in the colli err. The old workings, had been abandoned eighteen months ago, apd were barrod off, gas being found there. It Wv stated that an tspmosioH topk plaoe :l;},d that both men wore burnt. Defendants wpre fined C2 oa-c-h iati<p2-v<6.

Tlve annual social meeting aad concert of St. Peter's Church. Pentrocr.wyth, vras lyid on T^ntwaday. Sdcte were given by M«prs. L. Evaiis and T. Maunder, Mrs B. Hflily; !ii''f?K"a.i stloctions, Mr H. Ikvell: viokn solo, Mr. R. Hovel! anø" Miss A. G. fithi- recited. iJr Boa y combe was accota- jiankt. lWv, J. G. Matthias presided.

OJ¡RI.M¡a:W¡'iT8 r :0 Cubebt n.a ir-iectiofis. N,) na,.s.«tt!ng eFec:, n-itii itc-se Capsules, Tv,p«siatls use lh\U, \»Ü4 i»i;h;pr»ai jppcess. B YtiLvO^, i9.0 UtBBga. fyfL 3/fc. -¡;¡; -7'-

COLLISION AT SWANSEA DOCKS 1 FRENCH SCHOONER GETS JIBBOOM SMASHED. The French schooner Paul, ox Lamiion, was proceeding to s-ea. loaded, from the South Dock, Swansea, on Saturday after- noon, with her off rope parted from the quay and she collided with the s.s. Kings- land, which was coming round from the Prince of Wales Dry Dock to the North Dock. The result of the impact was that the Paul's jiLboom was smashed and completely carried away, and onlookers stats that she was fo-rtunate to have thus escaped.

MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION AT SWANSEA. VISIT CF Mil HENDERSON, iLP. PROCE&ilON AND MEETING. The Swsutsea May Day i^aooa;- Dia»nosi- scrijA-ion tocsic |o on ;5a>i:iir.iay ajt-erijcoii, wii«p_the meiiibe4s oi sonw tliiity-tiirf-i societies mai-chtd in prooe^siiun through the LEADING THC-IXXU^MFARES, STAIIING FROM £ SAAU £ s&t-pi<»ca aiid tiiiiahiag up at tiie Albert Hail, I wieiio in u&e evening Mr. -\j*t;i-u.r HeaKiosson, M-P.. tdio chairman of the Lai^.w party, I Adcire^i; a nia^js meeting ci workei^s in isivupOit of q. l^soiatiou that will be moved LJy Mr. Jac. \Vignj21 (of the Dcckeis' L nioii), aii^ii seconded t?y tx>aii. colv»*ill, ano which will approve oi the policy of the- Laoour party, and call upon t"re members to jwetss forward the clainis of the unem- pioyed. Too following societies bduoted for poSJ- tioii-s hi the pro>ces&k>n, dockei^s (a.t tiie head with band aa-l banner) :—Fnendiy society of moulders, p'a&tern makers, co- operative soeidti-as, lakeri a.nd ooiifecaiooass, house decorators and painters, sU>ei uiiitdters, telegraph ciorjis, Weish arl-isitru-, taiiore' and isrerceai's union, plunibea^s, tin and sheet Willnien, national furnishing trades, gaswcki'ked's, J.L.P., wheelwrights, operative briekiai^ii, geti^jrai earpenteae and joiners, t^xig:ca.pliicai eoeiety, operative pif>tern's, woo4catting niachiniste' society, national amalgamated iabouj-ers, tailors, aniaJgainafed I socieiy of engineers, «?iiiK!ir», class toachoTs' federation, railway clerks, niuaciaiis' union, hairdressers, amalgamated railway scsrvante, opei-ahive stone masons, npholfiteiraiis. shop aasistantis, union, ishipwrighte, farriers, coopers, trade* councils, loco, engineers and fkemen, ajnalgaanated carpen- ters and joiners, bcilermakeis, Welsh society uf inoald'e-rs, postmen's federation. j The weather was hue, but cold and broe'zy, a'td the gusty wind made it not a litile diflicult foa." the men to hold liigh the I Labour bannea-s, of which there wore about half a doze.n. The procas&ioirists fell in at vaiious points in the vicinity of Soaners-et- pi&ee, and ti» route of the procession was: —Wind-street, Ca?Ti->strpet, High-stroat, I Alexaxidra-road, De-la-^Jeache-street. Mansel- streafc, Wr.lt-ei^-rcad, Duke-street, Phillip's- parade, Beach-street, Western-street, Xal- son-straet, Uiblon-stree-t, iQ the Albert Hall. The general ai-mngement-s wero cairir-d out by Mr- T. L. Jenkins, the f-ecret-ary or the S#a^iseei Labour Association, with which the above eocioties are affiHatcd. llie Sit. Joseph' &nJ headed the pro- cessnon, and &.J] the local Labour ieadere walked. The processionists nujnbEi'ed fiiihr 3.000. fHid made an Hijposing {{.rray. Iu- cluded a.mo.ngst them were a couple of e«rt- fuis of chiklren hearing bannei-ettes, A-.ixh the words ia^isi workers" and 'AVcrkers of all countries unite. Mr. Henderson during his Swansai stay is the guest of Coun. Livingston at St. James' Gardens.

Mil. ABEL THOMAS ON TOUR. I« THE GENERAL ELECTION IMMINENT? I AN l"NPLEASANT INTERRT'PTIO\ ATI THE CLOSE. According to many people the Dissolution is at band, because Mr. Abel Thomas K.C., M.P., 33 touring his oonstrtuerey. On Fri- da.y night he visited Adulam Chapel, Felin- foGL. At the tinio ;Mvertised to commence tha meeting thera was a round dozen pre- sent, but otliej'.s trickled in one by one, and eventually the audience advanced to the handcome nundiei- of sixty. :\1 r, Ac.ei Thomas, who was greatly ap- plarulod by the "elect," l«un<ii-ed rorth 'i-gainst the House of Lords and made lauda- tory references to the Government,. The Budget, of couioie, was haded as the poor Han's salvation. The Rev Towyn Jones spoke in Welsh, and was soon m a "hwyi' descantnig on Mr. Thomas's services to Liberalism, There was, however, a rift in the Juts i when one of those present stood up and flatly dÐdarod, that the Lalx>ur part y intend apposing Mr. Thomas at the next election. I

Pentrepoth Sunday Sohooi, Morriston held a social me-etjng on Thursday at Taber- aacle School. Mr. Idwo! E/ap^ Misses M. A. Phillips. S Mor-an, C. A. Roberta. H. Jane?, K. Parker, L. Shadrach, — Morgan, ■ Thoma-3, S. J- tlories and M. ^lorgan pro- sided a.t the tables. A programme wascon- Lribufed to by Miss May Watts, Mrs. D. r". ^dwaivfe, Messrs. J. Jones, A. R. Lewis! Hid Ivor Shadeach (violinist). Mrs. T J. I -.1-Vi. wl,.t ilrs. Enilyn loiies pwj £ ddfid. Plc'ssajit £ eilections were ?:ven by Mr. p. T. Davies on his maesive I n-amophone. Misses Anni-e ,1-nd K. J. Ed- wards made excellent arrangements.

WILLIE ARNOLD S SUCCESS. I GOOD AT BUSINESS AS AT FOOT- I BALL- I M1. Wii-He Arnold, the Swansea and Lla,nejly football player, has been successful in paseiag a stiff examination, witJi the result that he is now elocted a Fellow oi the Surveyors' Instil uic. Mr. Arnold, during the la^t twelve montlcs, has done exc.^lmgly well m 1m; profesaon. this heing the second examrna I tion for him to pass. He is one. of the [toat! of Mr. W. J. P>e.es, J.P., the Laurels.

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SWANSEA BOARD OF GUARDIANS ill;. JXO. MEREDITH ELECTED CHAJKiiAN. 1 HE NEW ASSESSMENT COlfAIITTEE. 1 he annual meeting of the Bwajises^ Guardians was hejd on Thursday. Mr. Da'-id Griffiths (retiring chairman) pwipoecd t!iat the chairsisn for the ensuing year be Mr. John Meredith, the tenior rice c sail-man. Mr. Grmit-ite said he was a man of eiperiente, tact aacl g-erdaiity.— Mr. W. Ov-11.11 SCCG;ld?d. Mj-. li- D, vviiliasis, Mr. U. E. donas, and R2t. E. Ü. Evar.t- fcupported, and the motion was carried unaniuioiisly. hr zler«ixth then took the chair araid loud app ause Mr. Griffiths hoping be would have hi pletuant 4 1 car of oifiee â,:5 he had The new Chairman returned thank", stat- ing he had .been placed in the chair by the genuine gaud wn-oe. of the members. He hctitid hu. ^».&uid be able to keep the dignity oi iiie chaw, and- t-hiir. U-ey wcuid not have causc to regret havmg placed him there. Mr Meredith then rr,ov*»(j a voLo of tbafdes to Mr t~iciiSihs, the retiring chair- man. who had conducted the business ot the: F-csrd wich crcdit to himself. He had been mM^-nised by the Board as a faithful and a bit: member. Mi. Glynn Price seconded end said that 5?r. Griffiths had ruled very efficiently. lo't. Idarry H&g&es also paiid a tribute to the serv-c.i of >r. Grsffiths. Tu« Ch§:raian tsked whether there were fuiilie-r observatacn&. Misft Diiiwyn ..sai.¿ they -were ail unani- mous. They had a long agenda to go through. 11 e. Owt-n said the remarks pi Miss DjJl- wyn were very unkind to Mr. Griffithi-. A" a member of the I abour party he was please 1 to be associated with Vhe vote. Rev. E. O. Evans alao spoke, and the vote of thariKs w^ caiThqd- Mr. Griffiths i-eturpad thanks. He uas proud of the Swansea Union, adding, "Sw ansea cannot get wrcaig the stone at some Lcndaii Unions." T»ir. H. G. 6ol.)mor, j>ecc-nd vice-diair- man. wa« unanimously appointed first vice- chaixman. and briefly reUjri«ed tbanks. The Board then proceeded to appoint eecond vice-chairmen. Mr. Morgan Ropkin as-kad tthether seni- ority guided them in the matter Chairman rep-lk d thai, was tha firiaiary facicr. Mr. T. William5 ilFneè, and Major Lewi? seconded that the Rev. E. n. Evans be apfjointeJ. Mr. H. C. Jeffreys rnoved. and Mr. V.'D- iiani Regs seconded, the name of Mr. -Jos. Dovpnald. Mr. H. Rqgers then nominated Mr. John Harvey, aad Mr. David Griffith? seconded, biU, Mr. Harvey withdrew. Following this, there was a discussion as to iiiicther they should recegni e seniority, but nothing came of Hie discussion. The name? of the Rev. E. 0. Evans and Mr. Devonaid, for the ofhee pf second vice- chairn.t n, wene then voted upon by htdiot. Pev. F. 0, Evans ws-s appointed by 25 j votE-S to 16. ard aJso rcdiirnvid thanks. j It do-cided to nieot on Thursday at ik same boiu as previoasJy The various committer were re-eiect^d en bloc. Chairman and vice-chairmen were ap pointed ex-offtake member of aii ooramit- iats. The follov.-ing representatives were ap- pointed 1—Swamsej Hospitai, Mr. J. Han- iin .Swan^-a District Nursing Institute. Mrs. Harris; Morriston branch, Queen Vic- toftd. Jubiicc institute ior Nurses.' Mi. J- j Meredith Gowerton and District Nursing Instiiation, Mr. David Jones; Swansea branch N.S.P.C.C-? Mrs. Hughes; Cwm- j donkin Shelter. Mrs. Harris: East bide' Nursing Institute, P-ey- J. D, Harries. The Chairman and the Rev. Dr. Gotrner Lewis were' appointed delegates to the Poor La: Conference at Lond<ai. Mr. Glynn Price, in moving the adoption of Ihe Assessment Committee report, hoped that 111 February of next year they would •have an efficient valuation of »]' heredita- ments in the Union. Major Lewis w$* eon-grat-uJated upon hit. ¡ appuiuvment as High Sheriff for Glamorgan. The following were appointed cn the As- sesmexit Comraattfie :—Mesisrs. George Eowe. David Griffiths, Giyun Price, J. H. Rosser, J. Oevorraid, J. W- Johnston, Dr. Gcmer Lew it,. J. Milks. Bev. E. 0, Evans. Titos. Drycen, M. R. Jones. ar.d H. Rogers. On the motion of Mir. J- Mihor. seconded by Mr. W. OBiii, it was decided to write l; the War Office with a view to secure financial assistance for :hû widow of a \o-i- putosr officer who died after having con- tacted a cold while at Portbcaw! camp.

1 —— — —^—■ SWANSEA BUFFALOES. I DIXNEIi AND PRESENTATIONS AT THE "ADELPHI." Members of the Shakespeare RA.O.B., galjiered in sltong force at the Adelphi Hotel, Swansea, on TTiorsdey, when an excellent dinner was served by Host Evans. Mr. G. Mayou presided. The company included Meas-s. S. Evans. F. Betteriuge, F. Dow man, Evan Roes, Douglas Daviee, E. Pooie, R. Jones, E. Cahard, Lidstone. IV. Amdrewartha, J. Winterhalter, D. Jam% (secretary). The Chairman proposed "The Order," and said fche R.A.O.B. was oae of the otd- ost ordors in the comitrr he believed the order ajid t-fte eii^eddiOdau dcOed from the same date. Buffakasm was increasing mar- ellousiy, and had come to stay. (Ap- plaoseh ;\Ir..J. GiifStht (St. Thomas:), in reply, said the order was greatly progressing. The Chairman, in presenting a gold jewel to Host Evans, spoke of that gentle- m.n'f; efforts, energy, and enthusiasm on behalf of Buffaloh-m. The Shakaspe&re Lodge was in a Nourishing condition, and reflected credit not only in Swansea., but South Wales. Mr. Eva.ns had introduced 19 candidates 011 the same evening, a re- cord he believed. 63 members hai been ee- rolied since October. (Applause). Mr. J. GrifhtliK and Mr. Andrewartha were presented with jewels, tie former for reading in the largest number jn one even- ing. and the latter for introducing the larg- est number of member. (Applaaae).— This recipients suitably respooded. I The fvUowing contributed to the muocal prog-ramme Mesprb. S. Lewis, Syd Jones, H. Devine, R. Jonee, Leaker, and Raddom. Mesftrs. S. Daviee and C. Boyd aecam- panied.

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LANDORE LODGES COWSO OF AGE. j LOYAL "MORFUDB GLANTAWE=S" j "TWENTY FIRST." The Lova1 Morlcdd Ghmtawe" Lpdce, Lo^al Order of Ancient Shepherds (M.C-), ceie>bi;*t.?d its coming of age at the Landore Raetauiant on Saturday ereuing about a hundred sitting down to an ap;>etisng re- past provided by Host Goodwin, the sub- sequent pjoceediiigs being presided over by P C S. Johns, supported by Past Chief Shepherd D. John, Aid. W. Wil- haas, Past Chief Sec. — Rowland^ P.C.S. Evans, etc. Chairman urged the fostering of the juvenile braeckes. P.P.C. Ben Jones proposed "The Order." Past Chief Shepherd D. John, in urging renewed effort for the order, quoted the case of a young man in Pontaxduiais. who had brought 127 members into his lodge "on his own." The Swansea United Bistfict had twice taken We premier honouss of the order, and this year they wepe in for the third time, and this through the P<Hifcar- dtila/is lodge. (Appiatiseh District Bee. R. Buckland proposed The Lodge," and gave some good advice, and exhorted ihe members to allow no laps- ing P.C.S. Evans do-aft with the imporuuioe of keepisg the juvoniie men.hership ap to full strength. The secretary (E. JtAnsb in raspoodiag, Siud too iodge bad never yet taiied to owt its obligations during its 21 years, and had t proved a trianaty society J in thp i«&aJiy T g..v3 some wterest- ing faets and figures evidencing the growth and inability of the lodge. P.C.S. Rowlands gave "The Vistom," and Aid. Wm, Wiiiiam* repponcied, remarking m ar Ing on the good do!M by friendly aopi^tiets in gen- eraL and t-he Loyal "Morfcdd Glantawe" in particular. He mentioned amid applaam that the lodge wafe named after Lady Wil- licms. An excellent prograanme of music was gone through during the evening.

CWMBACH FIBE. INCENDIARISM SUSPBCTED. The (hatch&d cottage, Ivy Castle, Owm- bach. Cadoxton. Neath, was burnt doim p. d*r mysterions ckcumstancas on Sunday. A pedestrian whpassed at 2 a.m. reports that everything appealed all right, but at fi či.m the,bce gutted. The house has h^u untenanted for the pa-st week, and the occupiers of houses dose by knew nothing of tie OGCUITenC2 until tney saw the ruins. Opinion is ejEpte.s&ed that it is a case of inc £ iKhari&m.

ideals were ^&wtiiig w<svked out. anci that | room should be made for a youngei-. fresher force. He was not of these he saw J one great road oi triumphant progress, of safe end s/-a:;d legislation. (Applause.) Mr. Mord w;-? thanked. 011 tfte ptopoad- t-on of. Mr. John -Roberts (of the free 1 C-jurch Co-uiiciij and seconded by Mr. Ruthgy.. Jlr. Livingston then moved ii'iat Mr, Mund he invited to become the prospective LiPerai pindidaie. Mr. David Griffiths, Aid. Martin, Ser. Johp Matthews, the chairman, and otters &up«xM-ted. ""Eventu.1Jly, said the Cardiff Dsiiv j News," the motion was put and earnea amid miucli entjiusiasrn, with only two dis.&ntients." Mr. Mond then lerarnod U» the meeiing and was informed of ihe decision arrived at. In fcply. 2,fr. Mond said the meeting, few of whom had aver seen kiwi before, had done him a very great honour. Aider mature consideration he had, jK>we*-er, decided, if the Liberals of Swamee were kind enough to have him, hd weald accept- their mvita- tion. (1.o..j ch'sore.) #>