Welsh Newspapers
Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles
37 articles on this Page
SPOILS CONSERVATIVE MEETING.
SPOILS CONSERVATIVE MEET- ING. DISORDERLY PROCEDURE. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at Carnarvon on Wednesday night, where the Conservatives held a ticket meeting in the Pavilion, with Lord Penrhyn and Mr. F. E. Smith, K.C., M.P., as chief speakers. Carnarvon is, of course, Mr. Lloyd- George's constituency, and Lioerals turned up in foroe. The streets ieading to the Pavilion were packed with people who failed to gain admission. Considerable opposition was anticipated, and a force of 400 stewards had been organ- ised, including 150 qua-rrymen, but despite all precautions the opposition were present in considerable numbers. When Lord Penrhyn rose to address the meeting he met with considerable interrup- tion, and cries of "Cheers for Lloyd-George." When order had been restored his lordship moved a resolution upholding the action of the House of Lorde and expressing unabated confidence in Mr. Balfour. Mr. F. E. Smith, who supported the reso- lution, was received with cheers and "boos." After having waited some minutes for quietude, during which time several peTSOTM were ejected, Mr. Smith said it had been complained of him in that constituency that some time ago he had used strong language. Hie reply was that another gentleman more distinguished than he had been allowed to use strong language. The resolution was carried with many dis- sentients. During the meeting about 400 supporters of Mr. Lloyd-George burst into a space of the pavilion which had been par- titioned cif, and the gathering finally ended in pandemonium.
FREE AREA IN EVERY PORT!
FREE AREA IN EVERY PORT! MR. BALFOUR'S IMPORTANT STATE- MENT. An important statement was made by Mr. F. E. Smith, M.P., in his speech at Llandudno on Wednesday night. Replying to a question, Mr. Smith sa.id a letter was received from Mr. BaJfour in Liverpool that morning stating that it was part of his policy that there should be a free area in every port for purposes of transhipment. (Cheers.) This will put all ports (including Swansea) in the same position as Hamburg and Ant- werp, which are also "free" in that a certain space is set apart where goods can be handled without delay with the Customs. Duty, of course, will be paid on the goods eligible for duty as at Hamburg. This ro- called "freedom" has been quoted in Free Trade speeches at Swansea. as an example of the development of foreign seaports under "Free Trade" conditions. BALFOUR'S DEFINITE PLEDGE. The "Liverpool Courier" says :—The fol- lowing is the text of Mr. Balfour's letter to Mr. Leslie Scott, Unionist candidate for the Exchange Division of Liverpool:— "I am in entire agreement with the principle underlying the resolution passed by the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Asso- ciation. Everything should be done that is necessary to facilitate transhipment trade, and there ought to be no difficulty in doing it."
.-NEXT MONDAY'S SWANSEA MEETINGS.
NEXT MONDAY'S SWANSEA MEETINGS. VISIT OF THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN AND MR. F. E. SMITH. The Earl of Dunraven and Mr. F. E. Smith, K.C., M.P., who speak at the Con- servative mass meetings at Swan- sea, next Monday, arrive on the morning of that, day, ajjd stay -with. J- .R- a VVrighj* the, Con«€fvative -esn- didate, at Llwvnderw, Blackpill. The two meetings—at the Grand Theatre and the Central Hall—a«re both "open" ones although electors only will be admitted to the former place. The only reserved seats are in the gallery of the Grand Theatre and balcony of the Central Hall. Ladies will be allowed in the Central Hall. Songs will be rendered from 7 to 8 p.m. Stewards will be admitted up to 6.30 p.m. at both places by special ticket, :100 mem- bers of the Primrose League wearing 00,d,ret; will be admitted to the balcony <=> of the Central Hall up to 6.30 p.m.
-=, I ;THE GOWER DIVISION.
-=, THE GOWER DIVISION. MR. JOHN WILLIAMS, M.P., AT LLANSAMLET. Mr. John Williams, M.P., addressed a meeting at Peniel Green, Hansamiet, on Wednesday night. Mr. John Richards pre- Aided. Mr. Williams delivered an address in Welsh and English on the political situa- tion, and referred to his work in Parlia. ment. He eulogised the Budget. 'v or Gwynng, general secretary 0{ the Tin and Shee^Millmen's Association combated the arguments of the Tariff Re: formers with respect to the effect of Pro- tection on the tinplate trade. Mr. Bibbings said he was glad to know that Mr. Den Tillett had decided to defer the decision with reference to Swansea. 'I own tc-r the time being, and was hopeful that Mr. Tillett would refuse at the eleventh hour to be made the catspaw of political opponents. 9 A vote of confidence in Mr. John Wil- liams was passed with enthusiasm. MR. PERCY SIMMER IN THE PONTAR- DAWE DISTRICT. Mr. Percy Simner, the Conservative and Tariff Reform candidate for the Gower Division, was at Trebanos and A Lit wen on Wednesday evening, when he addressed most successful meetings. At the mixed schools, Trebanos, Mr. Owen Davies presided, supported by Mr. Chas. Gilberteon, Mr. F. Beddoes Nash (agent), and others. Mr. Simner dealt exhaustively with Tariff Reform as an alternative to the Budigiesfc. He pointed out how Free Trade bad proved a failure, and how Free Traders themseJves were taxers of food. Dealing with ta.e: on tea. coffee, sugar, and cocoa, he taid, although those commodities could not be produced 1 in this country, what Tariff Re- formers proposed was to give preference to the Colonies for their importation. For no apparent reason the price of bread had risen from 4^d. to 6d. under the system of so- called Free Trade. Mr. B. Faraday followed, a.nd during 1 some discussion was able to make some effective points in regard to the increment duty proposed under the Budget. The meeting at the mixed schools, AlIt- wen, was very largely aibtended. Mr. Ohas. Gilberteon presided, and here Mr. Simner onoe more dealt fully with the advantages of Tariff Reform in comparison with the ridiculous free imparts system. Mr. S. LongviHe, Cardiff, also spoke as a trades unionist of the effects of Tariff Re- form upon the wages of the workers. The usual votes of thanks were paaeed.
- COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL'S .CAMPAIGN.
COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL'S CAMPAIGN. NEA TH MEETING: UNEARNED INCREMENT. Councillor Robert Campbell, the Qmær- vafcive working man Tariff Reform candi- date for^waneea District, addressed a well- attended meeting a.t the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Wednesday. Mr. Theodore Gibbina pre- sided. Mr. Campbell, who had a cordial recep- ieon, said it was stated that the Budget faxed the rich to the relief of the. poor. That was not so, as it was proposed to L place another six miUions on the industrial classes. (Cries of "No.") They ought to make the taxation fair, and tax the foreign ri-ch capitalist as well as their own. (Cheers.) If it was right to tax an owner of a motor-car to assist the country to main- tain the roads which they used, it was also right to tax the- importers of the car for I the upkeep and use of the market. (Cheers.) He wanted the unearned increment of land to go into the coffers of the loc<U authority who spent their money to create it, but if, on the other hand, a public authority crea-ted an improvement which depreciated the surrounding land, then, if legislation was to -be just, they must be prepared to compensate the owner f'or that decrement. {Hear, hear.) They should tax unearned in- crement all round, and not specialise land. Dealing with the House of Lords, he was prepared to admit that it stood in need of radical reform, on the lines of the report of Lord Eosebery's Committee, which would, have abolished the hereditary principle.
MERTHYR BOROUGHS.
MERTHYR BOROUGHS. CHAMBERLAIN'S LETTER TO UNIONIST CANDIDATE. The following letter from Mr. Chamber- lain has been received by Mr. Fox-Davies., Unionist candidate for Merthyr "Highbury, Birmingham, Do-. 27, 1909.— Dear Sir,—I am glad that you have been selected to fight Merthyr Tydfil on the Tariff Reform issue, and I cordially v.-Hi you success in what I know is a rather up- hill fight. I believe that in Tariff Reform we shall find a remedy for the unemploy- ment which is at present so great a dis- advantage, and I am glad that the matter should be put before South Wales, where I know there has been for a tong. time a considerable amount of unemployment, and where, I believe, the only remedy is to be found in our proposal. "Of course, it is obvious that our oppon- ents. will. in spits of our assurance, attack us for raising the price of articles to the working elasis, but not only does the ex- perience of Germany and America show that they are mistaken, but Mr. Balfour, as the leader of the Opposition, has already publicly said that he will take care in any proposal that he may make not to increa.se the budget of any working man.—J. Cham- berlain.
LLANDILO WEDDING.
LLANDILO WEDDING. MR. D. F. EMMANUEL (LONDON) AND MISS -AiNNE WILLIAMS. The wedding took place at Ebenezer Bap- tist Chap-el, Llandilo, on Wednesday, of Mr David Frederick Emmanuel, B.A., of Bat- tersea, London, and Miss Annie Williams, Railway Hotel. l>La-ndilo. The bride, who was charmingly attired, was given away by her father, Mr William Williams, of Carmarthen, and was attended by Miss Matti-e Williams and Miss Marg-retta I Willia.ms (sisters of the bride), Miss Michael, and Miss Gladys Jones, as bridesmaids, whilst Mr Willie Thomas, B.&c., of London, acted as best man. The ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. David James, pastor, aesisted by the Rev. Idris Jones, of Glaaiam- man. I The wediing breakfast was attended by 170 relatives and friends. The happy couple )eft later for IAaairrrindcd.
SWANSEA MISSION MEETINGS
SWANSEA MISSION MEETINGS VISIT OF THE REV. F. B. MEYER. What promises to be a. remarka-ble series of gatherings will be thosa conducted dur- ing next week by the Rev. F. B. Meyer, B.A., under the auspices of the Y.M.O.A Mr Meyer will address no less than three meet- ings daily, one x. midday talk to business men in the Hotel Metropole, afternoon Bible talk, an evening meeting for men in Mownt Pleasant Baptist Chapel, and four specjral meetings on Sunday, two cf which will be in the Grand Theatre. Mr Meyer will conduct these services upon the same lines and in- corporating the unique those gatherings hc''d by him in the principal ci- ties in the Far East. REV. F. B. MEYER. I Mr. Meyer writes as follows about his ¡ Swansea mission :—Long before there was any thought of a General Election, it was arranged that I should hold the Mission— j with the special object of helping my young j brothers to start right in life's great battle. I have not felt that we need forego the J mission. There is no incongmity between j earnest interest in politics and religion. For me the coming of Christ's Kingdom I through these great upheavals is part of through these great upheavals is part of (my religion. But of course in these meet- ings I shall confine myself to distinctly spiritual issues. Many of you wiil find re- freshment amid the agita-tion of that mo- mentous week; and the whole atmosphere of the town should be purer and sweeter because of our gatherings. Therefore please give me your, sympathy, your prayer, and your presence.
\ -"-HOW WALES - WON THE 'ENGLISH…
HOW WALES WON THE ENGLISH CROWN. HENRY TUDOR'S ARMY OF WELSH- ■' MEN. Sir S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., in the course of an interesting historical article in "Y Geninon," on Wales in Tudor tiroos, reminds as of the almost forgotten historical fact that Henry VII. owed his crown to a Weleh army, drawn from Carmarthenshire Breconshire, Cardiganshire and Pembroke- I oke- shire. Henry Tudor, on landing at Milford Haven in 1485, gathered his fellow-Welsh- men from the two last-named counties, while his friend,, Rhys ab Thomas, of Abermarlais, in Carmarthenshire, did the same with the fighting Welshmen of the two counties first named. The two Welsh armies converged and united at Shrews- bury, theaice on to the bloody Field of B'os- worth, where Richard HI. was to lose his crown and the Welshman, Hcairy Tudor, to | wear it. "The standard which was carried in the fight," says Sir S. T. Evans, "was the Red Dragon, worked on a ground of green and white, the Welsh National ooJoure. And, while it is Accepted that Richard the III' himself killed Sir E. Brandon, who bore the standard, it is a Welsh tradition that Rhys ab Thomas by his own hand gave the death-blow to the King." Henry Tudor's access to the throne led to the remedy of a great number of Welsh grievances. The Act of Union of 1536 gave complete Parliamentary representation to the 13 counties. For over 300 years before this no members were summoned to Parlia- ment from Wales. But from 1536 for the following 300 years, up to the Reform Bill, a knight was elected for eaoh of the 12 shires, and a burgess from every borough | being a shire town (exoept Merioneth). trH> may be added that they were to be paid members of Parliament, and to receive as their 'fees and wages' 4s. per day to I every knight of the shire, and 2s. to every borough member for every day Parliament sat, and for each day the members jour- neyed thereto. (35 Hy. 8 c "•■JY."
Advertising
I I With a box of Peps handy YNv. |L»b can defy the worst epidemic of Bg to influenza. Peps fortify thf; throat, bron- E| I pjg chial tubes, and lungs with a breathe- f|| I able medicine that goes direct to the of §§ affected parts, end destroys all in- f|| H fectious germs beyond the reach of If ras mere liquid medicioes. Cough mixtures H§ are worse taan useless, since they can || only be swallowed into the stomach, and S| ? clnnotpossiblypass through the breathing || j§| passages. A regular course of Peps, f| |fj which are free from opium and harmful H| P drugs, will strengthen lungs and bronchial jdj i tubes, stop germ attacks, and cure that | H nasty depressing "influenza cough." I ciiemis,s at 'Ii or 219.
I ■■' BEN TILLETTS PROTEST.
■■ BEN TILLETTS PROTEST. LABOUR PARTY'S "DEBACLE." "MUTUAL ARRANGEMENTS." DOWN TO A TAMMANY LEVEL! Mr. Ben Tillett, secretary of the Dockers' Union and Parliamentary Labour candidate for Swansea, writes to the "Times" as fol- lows :—' As one of the founders of the present Parliamentary Labour Party, I can only express my sincere regret and protest at the action of the party leaders in making arrangements with the Liberal Party, for electioneering purposes. The mutual ar- rangements is not only a surrender of principle, but is a betrayal of trust and authority. The present debacle began with the sur- render of the Leicester seat, followed all over the country, especially in Dundee, by a surrender to the Liberals. The present election is to be fought with an avowed alliance, its the party managers have dir- ected that where no Labour candidate is running,- the workers are to vote against the House of Lords. There is not even a breath uttered as to why or how, no de- claration of a principle or statement as to veto powers of the Upper House, and after the express declaration of Mr. Asquitli in the Albert Hall, that tlie Government did not intend to fight for the abolition of the House of Lords or for a Single Chamber. The party is pledged against all indirect taxation. The Budget infringes that prin- ciple, and yet the Labour Party are taking the same attitude as the Liberals, leaving little to distinguish them from the other party. Seats have been thrown away, local or- ganizations have been disrupted by the overweening anxiety of the politician Labour man to save his seat. In some cases it is poverty, but in the case of some that cannot count, ambition soaring to giddy heights, and the party principles to be abandoned for the Liberal Mess of Pot- tage." In every case where the Liberal is tage." In every case where the Liberal is not standing, there is an implied arrange- j mcnt. In one short Parliament the Labour Party have surrendered the most precious principles of independence, have indeed sunk to the level of a wire-pulling, Tammany and the leaders of the same only a few years ago denounced such conduct as "infamous" en the part, of the other Lib.-Labs. The great ci. est ion of unemployment ha? 6 0 been neglected by the Government. The Liberals have sought to impose repressive measures upon the people in the pla-ce of constructive reforms. It is probably-too late to stay the mad course of surrender toaî party. The election1 cries are as in:, sincere a& ever. There is no sincerity in the attack.on the Lords; in three months' time we shall ail be wondering about tho "much cry and little wool," and no child will have gamed a hical; but there will be the Labour Party in palsied condition, :n-j stead of having a real fighting force in the House. With class antagonisms so definite it is pitiable that so-called champions of Labour should "arrange" with the enemy. The business of the Labour Partv is to I fight for Labour (which they are not doing), instead of fighting for Liberalism. At least, as one who has been in the throes of the fight, I protest against the present alliance of Labour with Liberalism. "DOCKERS" AND THE GENERAL SECRETARY'S CANDIDATURE. Cwmbwrla and Cwanfelin branches of the Dockers' Union met at the Friendly Socie- ties' Hall, Cwmbwrla, to consider the de- cision of their general secretary, Mr Ben Tillett, to contest the Swansea seat at the forthcoming General Election. Mr. W. E. hrancis presided. The following resolution was passed — "Tnat this joint meeting of the Cwmbwrla and Cwmfeiin branches 1:> of the Dockers' Union stronglly disapproves of the proposed action of our general secretary, Mr. Ben Tillett, to stand as a candidate for Swansea. at the forthcoming General Election, which action is contrary to the wishes of the ma- joritv of our members, and in the circum- stances we appeal to him to withdraw his candidature." Messrs. James Wignall, Tom Merrells, W. Pugh, and T. W. Hughes, iocal officials of the Dockers' Union, were present in support of Mr. Tillett's candidature. Between forty and fifty were present at the meeting. Mr. Tillett is due to arrive in Swansea on Tuesday afternoon.
SWANSEA TRAWLERS IN THE STORM.
SWANSEA TRAWLERS IN THE STORM. UGLY RUMOUR SCOTCHED: NEWS FROM OPORTO. A mischievous rumour was scotched on Wednesday morning by 'the arrival of the Swansea trawler Zen a, Dare from the Por- I tuguese fishing grounds, as it had been per. sistently reported in local trawler circles that she had not only been lost in th.3 Oporto storm, but all hands—who ire Swan. l'ea men—with her. The Zena Dare was not in the storm zone at the time. A commuru-aaition has been received in Swansea to the effect that the trawler Gwy- neth, which was wrecked at Oporto, is t; 'h d with water, but thsat the Salome, lK-,long:ng to the same firm, Messrs Christie and CD. is making no water a.t. all, and that it is hoped to salve them both.
--L4NDEBIE MEN AND TEE SALMON...
L4NDEBIE MEN AND TEE SALMON. At Ammanford on Wednesday, George Ox- enbolme, Da-rid Williams, and Evan. Morg-ain, LLaaidebie, were summoned for poaching and destroying unclean and unseasonable salmon in the River MarLais. Sir M. Grif- fiths appeared for the prosecution and Mr H. Thompson, Swansea, defenfiied-—The Bench fined defendants 25s. and costs each. .Sixsmith. I
Advertising
WWI JWmfr V On*Q*afC ^Archer's Golden Return! Thm Pmrfoettom of Pipe ToHCflfc ymqiuyr. >
"TYPICAL FREE TRADERS."
"TYPICAL FREE TRADERS." BRUNNER MGND AND CO. "VERIFICATION" OF ORDERS. e; "John Bull, which is edited by a liberaL member of Parliament, coTitains, in the current issue, the following further re- ferences to Meissrs. Bi'uimei, Mond and Co. (of which firm Mr. Moritz Mond, M.P., the Liberal candidate for Swansea., is a leading member; as Free Traders—in theory and practice: We liave had a large number of letters relating to our article upos this company in our Js.ue of December 18th. Moat ot these letters thank us heartily for the way in which we have contrasted the iiscal opin- ions of the chairman of the company wiln its practice in dealing witft its customers. One oorraspondent tells us how be was nearly ruined by pressure being pu-c upon Austiian manufacturers to refuse to com- ) plete contracts they had entered into with him, and other correspondents, in thanking us tor our exposure, refer to w hart they con- sider harsh and.unjust treatment. There is only one letter which.traverses our state- ments. It is from Messrs. Luke and Bailey, of 33, Great Tower-street, E.C., and per- haps it is not out of place to mention that they are the leading agents of Messrs. Brunner, Mond asd Co. They write as be- low; Wre, as large distributors of alkali and chemical products generally, have raad with great interest your article upon Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co., Ltd. Without en- tering upon the political phase, which you probably have in view, we would like iO point out one or two errors, as we think in justice to the above-named firm it is our duty to do. In Clause 3, you say :—' That it is not to be sold to any firm to whom Brunner, Mond have supplied anything.' "In clausc 4 :—' That the customer s or- iginal order to the merchant must be sub- mitted to Brunner, Mond, and initialled be- fore they will supply the merchant. Now, we feel sure, in justice to all par- ties, you will allow u* to contradict, at least, these two clauses. The other part of tho article doea not come within our cognisance. As regsrds clause 3, we frequently supply soda ash to firms to whom M'essrs. Brunner, Mond are supplying other goods, and often by importing from the Continent are able to compete with them in articles they manu- facture, other than soda ash.. With regard to clause 4, the customers original order to tho merchant has to be submitted to Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co., Ltd., to be verified, which we look j upon as a great safeguard to us" and all dealers. Messrs. Brunner, Moncl and Co., Ltd., have in all cases protected the dealers, [ to their lull extent, by registering the na.mes i of the customers, hence the above clause ) enables the dealer or merchant to retain his customers, and prevents unfair competition between firms dealing in their articles, by cutting commissions and other such means. Therefore we think we may say on behalf of I the. trade, that such a clause is greatly to its benefit." It will be noticed that- Messrs. Luke and Bailey traverse oiiiy two' Of our statements. They ^That it is" not true to assert that Brunner, Mond and Co. make it a con- j dition that soda ash shall not be sold to any firm to whom- they have supplied any- thing." Novy. as to that.^e had no inten- tion, of suggesting that in the case of little tin-pot orders Brunner, Mond and Co. would trouble to object. What we meant was that I ec soda. ash in anything like large quantities must not be sold to firms to -whom Brunner, ,'¡', Mond and Co. have sold anything, and we shall be surprised to find Messrs. Luke and I Bei,ley disproving that. With regard to their second statement that we are in error in saying that the cus- tomer's original order to the'merchant must be submitted to Brunner, Mond and'Co. and initialled before they will supply the Qur statfe- j metit is absolutely-true,, but. in their letter given above Messrs, Luke aaad-Bailey speci- fic-illy.admit it to be true. Let uy put our own and their statement in juxtaposition "John Bull," Dec. Messrs. Luke and. 18, 1909. Bailey, Doc, 17, '09. "That the cits- The customer's j tomer's original or- order to the mer- der to the merchant chant lias to be sub- must be submitted to mitted to Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Brunner, Mond and Co., and initialled Co. to be verified, before they will which we look upon supply the mer- as a great safeguard I chant." to us and all dealers." j ,I Safeguard or not, our-statement has the absolute confirmation of Messrs. Luke and | Bailey,v who, in the earlier part of their letter,, charge lis with misrepresentation a,s to this particular point. j
I SERIOUS CHARGE AT YSTRAD\GYNLAIS.
SERIOUS CHARGE AT YSTRAD- GYNLAIS. LABOURER SENT TO THE SESSIONS. As Yetradgvnlais on Wednesday, J. W7. j G-ill, Peni'hos," Abercravc, labourer, and J. Ford, Pritehard Cottages, were charged with causing grievous bodily ha-rm to E. J. Sears, by kickipg him.—The charge .was reduced to common assa,ult, and both de-1 fendante received a month's hard labour. Edward Wells, Church-street, Ystradgvn- laii, was committed to the Quarter Scissions,' chwrged with Attempting to have carnal I knowledge of Janet Williams.
ISWANSEA YOUTH'S INJURY.
SWANSEA YOUTH'S INJURY. MISHAP DURING A RUN OF THE HARRIERS. While returning towards Glais after a run with the Llangyfolach Harriers on Monday afternoon, a serious accident befel Mr. Clifford Holmes (21), son of Mr. W. W. Holmes, Walter-road, Swanisea. Mr. Holmes was returning with :1r. S. Smith, I Eaton-crescent, and Mr. Glyn Evans, n Sketty, and when about two miles from I Glais Village :Mr. Holmes horse bolted, and owing to the fact that the rider had his gloves on, which were sodden with ram, í he could not gain the mastery. The animafl galloped into Glais, and when- turning a road over the bridge threw Mr. Holmes thirty feet into the river below. .Fortunately the horseman was swept by a current on to some stones which were in the centre, where two of the arches meet. Wm. Jones, Cefngwaith-road, Glais, see- ing the danger, jumped into the river off the bank, and breasting the current swam up to Mr. Holmes, who was in an uncon- scious condition and a perilous position. He stayed here until a ladder was procured, and by this means he was hoisted up. He was conveyed to Dr. Carl Langer's, Clydach) and was subsequently removed to' his home, where he is now suffering from a broken collar bone and other, injuries.
' BOUND FOR SWANSEA. ...........----...
BOUND FOR SWANSEA. LANGLAND LINK BOAT BREAKS DOWN. The tongtaind Line steamer Princess Helena, bound from Hull. Newcastle, and Southampton for Bri^ol, Cardiff and Swan- sea, was towed into Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon bv a Boulogne steam trawler, the Corfaire, which fell in with her in a dis- abled condition about nine o'clock on Tues- day morning between Start Point and th-e Eddystone. The vessel left Southampton on Monday afternoon, aad was carrying no passengers. A mishap to her propeller occurred, and by the time the French trawler arrived the captain h»d sot his available canrvas to keep j a steerage' way on. his ship. j
I MINER FOR SEVENTY YRAHS.…
MINER FOR SEVENTY YRAHS. Joseph Walton, of Swadlincote, Derby-- shire, the oMest miner in England, who has just retired,' .achieved the remarkable record of working at frtH time when he was 90 years of age. He'' has received from the ? King a message congratulating him 'upon having been a -miner for 70 years.
MAD WITH ITCHING.
MAD WITH ITCHING. "I sutfercd from eczema. for ever two years. It with a slight rash on my nec^gcd rapidly spread to other parts oi my body, it was on my neck, v under my arms and on my legs and abdo- [ durnen, At times it would burn as if 1 had been scalded, andi at other times the itching nearly drove-m^ mad. 1 wtu under the -are of my own ajodicai man for some time but got at) baiter..Then I tried several other remedies which were recommended to me but 1 gradually got worse. 1 have had to leave my family at meal times, and at other times too /and shut my&eif up in a room and walk about for an hour at a time. wish- ing I could iiide myself from everyone or that I were dead. "A friend advised me to go to a skin- hospital. This I (Ed for .some months, but I derived no benefit whatever. I was given up in despair.- One day I happened to read 01 a case A'/hich was very similar to my own and that had been completely cyred by the Cuticura .Remedies. I resolved tu give them a trial. I shall l>e thankful alii my life that I did so" as after using the Cuticura Soap,'Cuticura Ointment and Outi- ■oua-a Pills for six months' I am now entirely free tram this most horrible disease. Mrs. E. H. Read, -uison-st.roet, London Rd.. Liverpool, Dsc„ £ p>, ]008, and March 14. 1909."
LLOYD-GEORGE'S ABUSE.
LLOYD-GEORGE'S ABUSE. MORLEY'S TRIBUTE TO CURZON LLANELLY SPEECH COMPARED.! Among i-h-e most violent of the personal- ities yet mado uee of by Mr. Lloyd-George was his attack at the Market HaJJ, Llaneliy, j upon Lord Ourzon and Lo/d Mkldleton. His remarks on the great Indian adminis- traitor were particularly im.j netinabie, as may b3 seen by contract lVig them with a. recent utterance by Lord -N-lorley Mr. Lloyd-G^orge, at Llanelly :—"There was at ieasc- one advantage in the hereditary fcysfcem so far as Lord Middietoii was oon- carned. It enabled the man who used to be caJJeci Brodrick to call himself Middleton when ne wanted peope to forget that he was ever called Brodriok. Mr. Biodrick made such a liiees of the War Office that even the late lory Government could stand him no longer, eo th *,sdl-if,' him to the India Office ¡ to i>o;p Lord (Juawon to muddle the affairs i ot our Indian Empire. Each of them has just enough intediigience to know that the I other is a muddler—{cheers)—but neither of tneim lias quite enough to know how to do better. v.. ¡ Lord Mosrley, Feih. 22nd, 1909:—"You I will never sond'to Lndia, and you have never sent to India a Viceroy his superior, if, in- deed, his equal, in. force of mind, in un- .-N;,anng, remorseless uidusta-y, in paasionate and devoted interest iu ail that concerns the \yeh-being oi India; With an imagination feed by the grandeur oi the political prob- lem India presents, you never sent a man more eminently suooeissful than when you sent- Lord Curzon."
--j MYTHOPTFLE HUNGRY FORTIESI
j MYTHOPTFLE HUNGRY FORTIES PRICE OF WH EAT STOOD STILL I N ill/ 1875. PROGRESS AXU ^RUSPERITY WITH DEAR* "FOOD. An eSoctive reply is given." by Mr. D. Perkins, of Trefelyn, Letterston, to a speech delivered xece^itiy in Pembrokeshire Mi'W Johflj upon the conditions which prevailed in the fpi-ties of last century— under circtmistaiicM"which have now become utterly changed, John's speech, was re- produioed recently1 in*" a" local' contemporary— which..has not thought trt to notice the j reply- Mr. Perk-ini f^rite^ :— ) .1 should like to,fepiy" to what I con- sider an exa,g'gei'ated picture of 'The"Hungry.. Forties;' dl-awri. by tny old friend, Mr. W. Joimya,t a Eiberaf'TOeeting at'HaveriorS- west, lest it ^oiSid -mi^iead those" who are not so well informed as the author of this sad picture. 'Althoug'h. I. ani pot more than half Mr. John's age, I remeniiber the time when farm labourers in the Welsh-epeahing pajt of Petmbrokeehipe never ate any other than barley bread. Thai was from 30 to 40 years after the repeal of the Corn Laws. I would also like to. remind your readers that the price of wheat did not drop for at least 60 years after we had so-called Free Trade-- the price of wheat was higher in 1875 than in 1845-to that the great leap in the pro- gress and prosperity, of the country was made during, a pericd of dear bread. "Mr. John said' that the tax would not stop at 2.s. per quarter. That would be a question for the- workmen themselves to decide, because they are in such a vast majority," and no' Government, would, or could, impose a fAx against their wiii, or they would eocwi find themselves out of ethos. A high tai-iii on whea.t might be a good thing for a country like Germany that could produce all the wheat she requires for the consumption of her people, but would be bad policy for this country that only grow one-fourth of the wheat required, and u e.Ci -d could not under, any -circumstances grow I quite. enough. If Mr. John had st-udied this questio-n without bias he would have known that tho very principle of Tariff Reform is to levy a small duty on a large number ot articles, so as not to shut oat the articles taxed altogether and redtuce trade, but that tlie revenue might benefit by the tax. A high tariff will give protection but not revenue. Tariff Keformers advocate a low tariff which will give both, and in the case where an article taxed comes into com- petition with a home product will make the foreigner pay the tax. "I have heard a great many tales of 'The Hungry- Forties' which savour of secoixi childhood from men whose physique belie their statements. But I doubt if even then there were 13,000,000 on the verge of star- vation, or anything like the number of un- employed that we have in this country at the present time. "The only remedy for i unemployment is employment, and for the life of me I fail to sec how the Radical policy 'of driving the capital which pays for tha.t employment out of the country is going to produce employ- ment, or their policy of curtailment of ex- penditure on the Navy and naval stores, or their policy of free importation of ready- made atricles made by foreign workmen is going to produce more work for the un- employed of this country.' "Labour exchanges are use-less if there is not nearly enough- work to go round. Mr. John aLso drew a sad picture of poverty in Ireland in the 'forties.' The state of Ireland is none too rosv to-day, with her population reduced to half what it was in the 'forties.' There is not a week passing- buifc what I naw to turn away aeveral lri-sh and English labourers looking for a job. In conclusion, I should like to aek your working men readers which they would prefer—'Employ- ment, good wac*es, possibly dearer bread"; or 'Unemployment, no wages,Vand cheap bread. '.cr, —
[No title]
.8 Composed of male voices, a Welsh choir" from Ffestiniog, Merioneth, with Mr. Cad"- waladr Roberts aa conductor, left Water- loo on Wednesday to fulfil a number of en- gagements in America.
Advertising
WE MM W, kightnine COUGH CURE The pureo* and sorest remedy obtainable for ACUTM COLDS I INFLUENZA CHRONIC COUGHS I WHOOPING COUGH BRONCHITIS I NASAL CATARRH CHRONIC ASTFFMA ( WEAK LUNBS AXBKET SKITS. ESQ„ M.SJf?.Sc.. the celebrated Lond&fi artalvst says -.—"VENO'S LIQHTKINQ COUGH CDSE is composed of pure ingredients, and is a most.excellent remedy for bronchitis, asthma, and ail lung affections. Pri:a 9f<S», 1/11 and 2/9, of all Chemists.
. THE -VETERAN'S VOICE.
THE VETERAN'S VOICE. CHAMBERLAIN'S MANIFESTO. REVIEW OF THE ISSUES TIME RIPE FOR REFORM. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, on Wednesday night, issued his address to the electors of West Birmingham—for which he is stand- ing. though, as a matter of courtesy, there will be no opposition. In the course of bis address, Mr. Chamberlain .says: — The election will probably decide seve- ral questions. In the first place it will settle once *or all the fate of the Budget which has been presented to us bv the Government. I cannot think that this Budget will secure your support. It pro- fesses fa tax the rich more than ndoes the poor,-but/ it t&es anequ-ily men of equal means and throws the whole burden of taxation on our own people, without even' attempting to secure any contribution froxn tlie foreigners who use our market so largely while doing their best to exclude us I lorn their own. I believe that its ef- fect will be to lessen the amount of employ- ment and thereby to aggravate the distress which is already so bitterly felt. "Secondly the Budget is offered to 118, a.5 the Prime Minister says, as a substitute for Tariff Reform. Now, having studied the question, I believe that the time is ripe for a tariff based on other principles than those Cobdenite views which have prevailed during more than sixty years. If they were good for the time when we had a monopoly of production, they are certainly not good when that is no longer the case, and when the policy of free imports is repudiated by all foreign countries as well as by our own kinsmen across the seas. The time has come when, without inconsistency and without changing our aims, we may safely pursue a method more suited to our pre- sent circumstances. Thirdly, we have now an opportunity of securing more largely the trade of our Sister States. Our Colonies are willing to meet us if we consent to a reciprocal sys- tem equally alvantageous to them and to us. The present Government have shown themselves opposed to any concession, and for this reason, even if there were no others, I should still hold that they are incapable of governing us to our advantage. "The electors have twice declared that the Predominant Partner will have nothing to do with Home Rule. Yet Mr. Asqujth lias not hesitated to tell us that if be is placed again in power he will use the op- portunity to press forward what we believe to be the greatest danger to which the j United Kingdom has ever been exposed. This is done for the sake of the Irish Na- tionalist- vcrfe, and not, I believe, at the instigation of any English party. So greaA and so urgent is this danger that even if it stood alone every person wh<^ cares for the British name ought onoe more to render the ccnispiracy impossible. In my opinion it is beyond doubt that our preparation for defence, and especially for naval defence, is no longer adequate to our need, and there is .no Remedy but the relegation of the. present Gove-rnr-ient onoe for all to a.po&ition of less responsibility. "On these great, issues you have now to pronounce. You will decide whether you wish to be govdtned by 'one Chamber or by two; whether you wish to destroy the union of this kingdom or to maintain it: whether you wish our national defences strengthened or neglected whether you wish our agriculture and industry developed and employment extended, or capital and enterprise discouraged, unemployment ag- gravated, and distress increased. "Last, but not least, you will decide whether you will accept or reject the In- vitation of our kinsmen across the jeas to join with them in promoting our mutual trade" and cojjrmon. pQwe.r..i>y„tJie.ftdoptiosr. of a p6licy of .Imperial' Preference.
SKEWEN VICAR S PROTEST.,
SKEWEN VICAR S PROTEST. "STRONG LANGUAGE" IX AN ABERDARE NOTICE:' At Aberiare on Wednesday, Colonel Phil- [ lips, clerk to the .A.berdar-e District Coun- cil, applied for closing: orders in respect of 3 to 9, Incline-row, Omavon, houses be- longing to Mrs. Phillips, wife of Bev. T. C. Phillips, vicar -of Slrewen,' and Mrs Jones. I Towyn. Mrs Phillips was represented by her husband, and Mrs Jones by her son, Rev Mr Jones, Mountain Ash, Colonel Phillips said notices had. been served on Mrs Phillips ai»d Mrs Jones, but notftting had been done? r Sanitary Inspector Lewis aaiid he served the notic-ee. j Dr M. J. Bees, maiical officer, said the-, houses were bi diy in need of repair. The j masons were aA work last week thare. No- j tioes were given in July, pJJdnothing was done until September. Replying to Bev. T. C. Phillips, witness said the houses were very dangerous for Habita- tion, and were also uabealthy. Mr Phillips protested strongly against "the strong La.ftg-u.iige" which appc-aTei in the three clauses of the notice. The houses, he submitted, were not unhealthy. The Clerk paid that in aooordanoe with the law they had trs frame the clauses as in the notice. The Bench ordered that the houses should be closed until such time as the neecKsary alterations and improvements braid been oar- riedout.
!UNDER-BOOTS' TERRIBLE FALL
UNDER-BOOTS' TERRIBLE FALL THIRTY FEET THROUGH A SKY- LIGHT. PAINFUL OCCURRENCE AT A SWANSEA HOTEL. A painful sensation was created in the Central Hotel, High-street, Swansea, on Wednesday afternoon by an accident of a rather extraordinary nature which befel an under-boots named William Hurrell, aged about 19, and a native of London. How the aecider-- really happened is not quite clear, but tne marker in the billiard room heard a heavy bump overhead, to- gether with the crashing of glass, and,, with others, rushed upetairs to find Hurrell lying at the end of one of the bedroom corridors, having fallen from the flat roof through a skylight above—a distance e* through a skylight above—a distance "f fully "thirty feet. He had been beaming car- pets at the time when he slipped through, and when picked up feebly inquired "What have I done?" He was conscious, but lapsed into insensibility. He was carried into a bedroom, and Dr. Ed-giur Reid was quidrty in attendance, to- gether with P.G.'s Andrews and Kinsella. Afber examination the unfo^tunate young man, who was very highly spoken of by his employers, was found to be suffering from severe concussion of the brain, and conveyed in the motor ambulance to the Hospital. Hurrell had only been a. short period at the hotel, and had recently been indis- posed. Inquiries at the Hospital on admission showed that Hurrell was suffering severely from injuries to the head and back, and cm Thursday morning he was reported "in- a. serious condition."
ISWANSEA NEWLY BOBN BABE'S…
SWANSEA NEWLY BOBN BABE'S DEATH. I The Swansea. Coroner held an inquest at Brooklanda Hotel on Thursday on Mar- garet Ann Hellyer ,aged nine hours, daughter of WilKam HeJlyer, dock labourer, 71, Rodney-street, who died on Wednesday morning.—Nurse Saltern, Trafalgar-terrace, said .the child was bom prematurely and accidentally ielLt9 the flbõr "which caused the umbilical cord to break. Death was due to hemorrhage.— A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.
. CANADIAN MARKET THREATENED.
CANADIAN MARKET THREATENED. AMERICAN MENACE TO WELSH TIN PLA TES. MESSRS. RICHARD THOMAS AND CO'S PLEAS. STRIKING FIGURES: ACTION URGENTLY NEEDED. Messrs. Richard Thomas, and 00., Ltd., coJiery owners and steel and tinplate manu- facturers, who have extensive interests in Swansea. district, write:-—In the House of Commons a short time ago Mr. Llewelyn Williams asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he was aware that the anti-dumping clause in the Canadian tariff, which came into operation in May, 1908, was of great benefit to the Welsh tinplate trade with the Dominion that such withdrawal had been detrimental to the WelËh trade by enabling the American manufacturers to dump their surpilus make in Canada at less than cost price; and whether, under the cir- cumstances, he could not pee his way to ap- proach the Canadian Government with a view to retaining the clause, which, while not in any way inconsistent with the prin- ciples of Free Trade, enabled British ma.nu- facturers to compete on fail* terms with other manufacturers in the Canadian mar- ket. Mr. Tennant, who replied for the Gov- ernment, said "he was aware that the opera- tion of the anti-dumping clause of the Canadian Tariff Act 01 1907 had recently been suspended in regard to tinplates, but he was not in possession of information as to the reasons for the suspension." AMERICAN PLATES DUMPED INTO CANADA. Subsequently we had several interviews and some correspondence with the Board of Trade, which culminated in a final "letter from them, informing us that under the Canadian Finance Act the anti-dumping clause could only be made operative to pro- tect a Canadian industry, that it was brought into operation in May, 1908, as far as tan- plates were concerned, to protect a small tinplate works erected in Canada, and on that tinplate works being converted into a galvanised iron works the clause ceased to | operate, and that in order to make it pos- sible to reinforce it it would be necessary to erect a tinplate works in Canada. The American production having out- grown the demand for tinplates in the home market, American manuiact-urers. assisted by concessions in wages accepted by the workmen to promote this particular object, commenced dumping tinplates into Canada in 1904, hitherto a market entirely supplied by Great Britain. The export business de- veloped rapidly, and the United States ex- ported to Canada in 1906, 274,954;-wt. in 193Y, 205,315cwt. or an average for the two years totalling 35 per cent. of Canada's total imports, the remaining 65 per cent, being supplied by the United Kingdom. After the financial crisis at the end of 1937 America increased her share of tbe Canadian business, and dumped into Canada in the ] iive months from January to May, 1908, 214,665cwt. of tinplates, or over 69 per cent, cf the trade, whilst during this same period Canada imported from the United Kingdom onlonly 101.575cwt., the remainder, or about '32 per cent. In May, 1908, the anti-dumping clause in the Canadian tariff came into operation, and during the eleven mouths ending April 30, 1909, while the anti-dumping law was in 1 operation, Canada imported from the Unitad States of America, only 17.617cwt., kss than 4 per cent, of the imports of tinplates into Canada.. During the same period Canada im- ported from -tjie United Kingdom 483,464 cwt., or 96 per cent, of the total. BENEFIT FEOM A PROTECTIVE CLAUSE. The effect of this simple clauce in the Canadian Finance Act is a concrete example i of the benefit accruing to this country in one snofit year's working of a law BQt -epefsiailjrd de&igne^.to give ptreierence .to. t^ss. Mother Couatey, but iramed- to prevent ujaiair com- petition through tinplates or any other rhaA'u- 1 facture" being dumped at a price beiow that obtained in the home market of the country producing the goods. Since the anti-dumping clause has been withdrawn American exports of tinpfetes to Canada, have shown consider- aJble increase, and it is reported recently that a large order for about 80,000cwt. of tin- plates for Canada has been placed with American works at a price about 5s. per cwt. under the American domestic price, and 6d. per owl. under the price of British tinplates laid down in Canada. We may at any time revert to the condi- tion of things which obtained in the Canad- ian market during the first five months of 1908, when Canada purchased 96 per cent. of her requirements in tinplates from American manufacturers The average yearly imports of tin-plates into Canada for the last three years have amounted to 650.000cwt. This represents for the Welsh tinplaLe industry £ 80,(XX) to £90;000 per annum in wages- paid in the tin- plate miHs alone from the finished steel to the finished tinplate, and permanent, em- ployment for about 1,000 hands in the tin- plate mills it means the annual consump- tion of over 35,000 tons of coal in the tin- plate works, and 38.030 tons of steel, a.nd the wages and employment necessary to pro- duce the coal and steel, besides the consump- tion of the many minor artides necessary to the production of a finished tinplate, and we are informed that in order to safeguard-this trade for Wales, we must erect a factory in Canada, and transfer some of our employ- ment to that country, although we ca.n con- vert, tinplates from the steel to the finished tinplate more cheaply in Wales than in any country in the world. "SLOWLY STRANLED" BY OLD- FANGLED THEORY. And what safeguard have we against simi- lar unfair competition in other markets which are left to us, while it is announced in the American newspapers that the Steel Trust are erecting a sheet mill and tinplate plant at Gary at a cost of 4.5CO.OOO dollars, and it is stated in authoritative quarters that the Steel Corporation will spend £ 20.COO.000 this year in additions and alterations to their present plant? How much longer shall we continue to stake all on one theory, cling to the old- established order, so-called Free Trade, and allow our trade to be sùowiy strangled by that monster of unfair competition, "dlImp- ing"? Less than twenty years a.go Wales prided herself on making tinplates for all the world. Although. we continue to manufacture tin- piates of better quality and more cheaply than any other country in the world, to-day we make less than lialf the world's require- ments, and competition is rapidly growing all around us. In America, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, and other coun- tries tinplates are being made from the ore to the finished article and in increasing quan- titM6,.whBe we are asked to be content with the prospects of maintaining our exports, of "twenty years ago, and even this by the use of imported steel, which leaves the country poorer by all that-goes to make up its value.
THE "HUMP" AND MAY MARRIAGES.
THE "HUMP" AND MAY MARRIAGES. At last we know. why..May marriages are unlucky. It is all due to that condition ex- pressively described as the "bump." "Hump" is tbe effect of bad circulation, whitdi is at its worst in May, hence we get great depression and bad temper, other- wise the "hump" more acutely, with dis- astrous effects upon marriages contracted in the ill-omened month. To remedy, the "hump" the nerves must be strengthened to resume effective oootrol of the bodily functions, and by tfcus expelling the waste products from the Wood, re-establish, a good circulation. Wonderful results in re-creat- ing nerve force are achieved by the use* of Phosferine, whose influence in dispelling the "hump" is typically represented by the ex- periences of Mr. W. J. Potter, who says: "I used to suffer terribly from depression, lassitude, influenza, and neuralgia, sepeci- a-lly in the Spring, but since taking Phos- ferine these troubles do not now assail me." —149, Brooke Road.- Upper Clapton.
Advertising
Il READ next d&ya wmygrvTf*I 8MSfeJ|8a|p^ opportunity to the bear. bayw. lo atiditkoa^Hg g nv I I already excrete aly low KB m Br DfscmwiT J 'OLFD BROOCHES. L WLV'R- CRUETS /3/.3BACKXI- HM& 5/6 U".i- ERVSHFS S""LL) GOILI) 1^, J IM/ H. ^AMU-F.L'S OKr.IVAl. -I^cicy" k i Tl u« WEDDING RINGS. Sob'J 21-ct.. -v f KeT*es8 OrKT-nd- -g tl M Special WsodiM; Ring and Keeper, tjfr -"nan"- Ha 10« the t<o. m l-^&^l^fcsosooo Tesumonials. 1 Z/ sar FO'tK FgEE. EL SAMUEL'S SPECIAL YEAR" CW.LUY PARCZL. z -r*ici- A Bak-iidid Gi OF PHOTO tmw li-. FREE PRM 4 'VCR ILLL BUYERS! ASK MUn. Hit sliiiiiL wJ^^I PJW 265, OXFORD STREET I ■Andai 119. Hijk st.,Mcnhyr a CardiJ and Ke&pun i nmnin.ii. B i'M Ij h■■ ..»!/ f •■■■<' tu(f 'rar cafctome to Head Office— Wa»n«( Caw. A fQB M H. SA1UEL. jos Market Strert. Muxckester. »*>srd-Slvccrt Pai. ,(.
! r WELSH MINERS TO GIVE i…
WELSH MINERS TO GIVE NOTICE. AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE. I NT FAILURE OF CONCILIATION. Notices will be given on Saturday—the first day of the 2\ew Y car-w terminate toe present Conciliation Board agreement of the South Wales coal trade on the olst of March. That was the imal decision of the men's representatives on the Conciiia- tion Board, after a tilting lasting over eevea hours at Cardiff on W d-lnesday. That agreement has been in iorce fiBce January 1, 1906, and can only be brought to an end by either paity giving to the other three calendar mcntn& notice, and this is wnai will be done on Saturday. There was a I possibility of a crisis being precipitated by the worKmen giving their individual no- Vices to cease working at the end ol Janu- ary, and thus bring the whole coalfield to a tsiauditiil. but. the threat made to that I effect was withdrawn. Conciliation was carried almost to break- ing point by the owners in their endeavour to induce the workmen's representatives, to enter, into negotiations for a new agreement 1 without giving notice to terminate the prc- sent one, but it was all in vain. Mr. W. J. Heppell, who presided over the owners' side, went to eho length of offering to aban- I don any claim for damages against the men for not working.,the extra 6U iiours in the year after the expiration of the present agreement three months hence. But the men s leaders were adamantine in their determination to give notices unless. j the < £ iyners surrendered their wi*oJe rieht i'W claim the enormous amo,un^0ii^daBSag& fWhic-h Tfave accrued, (and are stlH accruing, from" tbe men's refupal to work one -extra, hour, in ths week. Of course, it was impos- sjble to meet .«ueh a demand, especially in face of the iact that the workmen".? repr- esentatives were agreeable to the test case: submitt.ed in the first irustarice to the learned stipendiary of the Rhondda. whose decision was afterwards upieid by the Court of Appeal.
= ! ¡FOUND BY THE BANK OF…
= FOUND BY THE BANK OF I NEATH RIVER CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODY OF A ¡ FEJi'AJxE CHILD. At Meliacryt-hfan on Tiiursday an irnjuast was heid cm the body of a female child, which was fouxnd o.n the bank of Neath ;"Ter on Weiccn^eday. Wm. Pai'scmi?, mason, No. 9, Cecil-streri .?aid he found the hody in a S?h frail, wrapped iip in a Scotch plaid blouse, near the cijismioiitl works qUë,Y. T.S. Michael said the frail bore the name of a Newport firm Dr Morris said the body was badly decom- posoi. There was lime inside the uOver!ug Dsath migln, have taken place any time up1 t.o three months a^o, but it was t-c siy accurately owing- to tlie presence- of lime He found no Figns of any injury I thought -that tlie child had not bad t r-e- parate existence. The bocy was that of a healthy child and if anyone had boen in 3.t.tend'a.nce at the birth there wae no ~e-ason why it shopl'i n<GJ- have lived. The jury returmed an open verdict.
SHOT DEAD BY A TWIN.
SHOT DEAD BY A TWIN. SAD MESSAGE AT MYERPOOL FCNERAL. A painful incident occurred at a funeral at Liverpool on Tuesday. One of the mourners. Mi's. Beary, received a telegram." at the cemetery stating that one of her ° win children hwd been accident-allv &hoit dead, The distressed woman at once left for her home at Chorley. Mrs. Berry's husband, a furniture broker. was also away from hohie a.t the time, nad the house had been locked up. Their twin i children, a boy and girl aged 14. gained entrance, however, and the lad picked up a roipty shot-gun. In raising the muzzle tbe boy oouched the trigger, and the content* of the gun were discharged in the face of hIs sister. She was instantly killed, half her face being shot away.
BOMBS IN INDIA.
BOMBS IN INDIA. COMMISSIONERS EMPLOYE m MAIMED. (Renter's Foreign Special). Lahore, Thursday.—A cowkeeper, em- ployed by the Deputy-Commissioner at Umballa, had his hand shattered on Tuas- day night by a bomb which he picked up at his master's gate. The bomb was in a tin wrapped in rags and paper, and was addressed to the Deputy- Commissioner. The man took the parcel to his own house, and was opening it when the explosion oc- cur rea.
MUSIC-HALL FINANCE.
MUSIC-HALL FINANCE. SIR GILEERT P AUK EE ON THE BUDGET LIOYDGEOBGE AS A PUBLIC ENTEiiTAINEE. Speaking at Spalding- Sir Gilbert Parker, M,P.. who recently addressed a nieeiuig -it tewansea, said that no Government battery eonJd galvanise the Buid<get into life. Like the taLl of a. ;;Ila.i'. it* vicious ooiis might wTigg-ie a Jittle after the head, was battered to a pilIp. but it was dead, and de- composition had set in No sensaiion 3ia* ever been more short-Lived than that sprung by the Buriiiet Leaguie, and no CbaiieeUor of the Exchequer ever carried to tihe coun- try so hopeless a record as the present oc- cupant of :.be oSioe Brilliant, buoyant, and biting, Mr l.loyd-Gecr^o s speecbee belonged rather "o the public entertainer than t ,) cne iv-ponsiblc for the scales of justice in the taxing-house of thf nation, ilusic-hadl f.na.nr?e, however, Dut *00 great a strain upon the resources of the most fray, versa.. tile, and vindictive mind. The world of fact was an exhasstleae treascryto which tne strong-minded oonld go for argument to almost eodiefi^ time, but the great finan- rial "humori-i had not time to work up new jibes fcr a, bitter tongue, and the result was that Mr 1.-lord-George's speeches now were mere imitations of his Limehouse political ■ I)oster, and when one plagiarised a. poster the limit of hitman interest bad been reached. With vast questions of finance, which mig-ht well tax a political Hercules to deal with, soberly and strenuously, the Ohancel- lor of tbe Exchequer was spending his time in drawing feeble contrasts between the taxation of the land occupied by a tailor's shop and the grounds of a ducal castle. If the Chisnceuor of the Exchequer did not like tbe rating, why did Ms Government not alter the system of rating-? If tbe new finanee was to be Luilt upon existing inequalities, then it had a rotten foundation. The cry of "D*»wn with the Itekes" bad no vitality. The slanders upon the House cf Lords might capture the least responsible portion of the community, but throughout the length and breadth of the land British, commonsens# would steady itself against a policy of chaos, vindictiveness, and injustice The gay end confident spirit had gone from the speeches of that astute politician. Mr Winston Churchill, and he had carefully cultivated sobriety, while the Chancellor of the Excile- quer was growing hourly more spectacular. It was impossible for the Liberal party, constituted ais it was at present, to present a coherent and consistent policy. The Po- cialists and tbe extreme Radical sect-ion- which were more fanatical by far than the ■Socialists—prevented a policy of safety and security for the Constitution, for defence through the Navy, for the union of the I Iringdom, and for Imperial union. It was | net alone finance and trade that were in- secure under the Liberal Government. They set themselves to undermine the very foun- dations of our national existence through rentiment,a,lism and through narrow-minded- ness. With a Unionist Government m 1 power the ration had always felt safe so J far as internal union and the Navy were concerned. For party purposes, and party I purposes alone, the Government now m 1 power were digging away the earth from the roots of the national tree. Were it not 1 for the Irish vote, would they ha.ve put for- I for tbe Irish vote, would they have put for- I v.ari Home Rule? Were it not to please the 1 jjeace-at-a-ny-price BadicaLs would they r."t | have carried on the Cawdor programme. l' which vovld have found us to-day in an rmaseajlable position with our Navy? Dragged at the wheels of a chaotic and rm- digested Socialism, the Libera! party were being carried captive into the camp of i landlordism, State ownership, and Ftate ty- j ranny. 1 I
Advertising
ALBERT HALL, Swansea, i TWICE DAILY, at 3 and 8. J Secure the HALF-PRICE COUPONS now In circulation. I Cut this Advertisement out and present at the Pay Box and you will be admitted Half-Price. KELLY HAS BEEN SEEN! WHERE? WHY AT WHEKE ? WHY, AT S I — COLOSSAL 1909 j MYRIORAMas AT THE ALBERT HALL. SPLENDID VARIETIES! ALL NEW BIOSCOPIC PRODUCTIONS i LOOK OUT FOR, POCLE'S LETTER-BOX. HURRY UP. MUST CLOSE SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th.