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Amy: "Jack has such a beautiful mouth !w Laura: "Yes; it impressed me the same way." "Krupp's is the biggest cannon ever made, isn't it "Yes, and the earth is the largest revolver." Guard: "No smoking allowed, sir." Passen- ger: "I'm not smoking aloud; I'm just having a cigar on tho quiet." What did Jinx say at the banquet last night?" "Nothing." Why,^ he told me he made a speech! "So he did." He married SiLs cook, did he?" "Yes." "Was it a love match?" "Oh, yee. You see, he fell in love with her salads." Grace: "He said I looked lovely in that gown, didn't he?" Helen: "Not exactly, jioar. Ila said that sown looked lovely on vc Wife: "if 1 thought a thing v.\ wicked Ijl die before I'd do it." Husband: would I- Wife: I think smoking cigars wicked waste—an impious defilement, in Hus- band: "Then you mustn't smoko.. md me a match, T)1-et5c." Old Flink: "I doubt if one man --it of twenty can recall to memory the language he used in proposing." Young Stewpid: "Probably not. But the girl can. Mine did. When the breach of promise suit came up, she was able to repeat my proposal word for word." Magistrate: "With what instrument or article did your wife inflict these wounds on your face and head?" Michael Mooney: Wid » motty. yer anner." Magistrate: "A wh^t?" Michael Mooney: "A motty—wan o' these frames wid 'Home. Sweet Home* in it."
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IR acst-eg iz Don't Forget Garw Y.M.C.A. Carnival, July 14th. Entries close July 12th. Condiol-once.-At a meeting of the Maesteg branch of the I.L.P., held at the Temperance- hall in Alfred-street on Tuesday evening, a vote of condolence was passed with the rela- tives of the victims in the Newport Dock dis- aster. Dance.—On> Monday evening a dance was held on the lawn in front of Canon Kelly's residence. Selections of music were played by the League of the Cross Brass Band. for, whose benefit the proceeds of the dance were devoted. Admission to the grounds was by ticket, and a large number of young people attended. Oalfaria Anniversary.—Anniversary ser- vices of Oalfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel, Cwm- felin, on Sunday and Monday were conducted by the Rev. W. Hill. The special preachers were the Rev. Aaron Morgan, Blaenffos (at one time pastor of Bethania Chapel, Maesteg) and the Rev. D. C. Jones, P'enygraig. There were large congregations at all the services, and the preaching was of a high order. I.L.P. Meeting.—The Rev. Ben F. Wilson, California, conducted a large open-air meet- ing under the auspices of the local I.L.P'. branch at the Town-hall Square on the 30th ult. The speaker dealt with Socialism and Religion, and also spoke on the subject of the coal crisis. A resolution protesting against the visit of the Czar of Russia to this country was carried with one dissentient. Church Picnic.—The annual picnic in con- nection with the Church of England was held on Wednesday afternoon, in the picturesque and romantic Castle Grounds at Llallgyn- wyd. An excellent spread was provided, and there were numerous attractions. Games 'and sports of various kinds took place, and dancing was indulged in to the accompani- ment of the League of the Cross Brass Band. The picnic was a financial success. .r" n Wesleyan Preaching Meetings.—un ounaay and Monday preaching services in connection with the Welsh Wesleyan cause were held at Tabor Chapel, kindly lent for the occasion, with the exception of that on Sunday after- noon. which was held at the old Tabor Chapel (Castle-street). The officiating ministers were the Rev. Hugh Thomas, Old Colwyn, and the Rev. E. Tegryd Davies, Tredegar, whose able and erudite discourses were evi- dently greatly appreciated. Choir Conductor.—-Mr. W. D. Thomas, the conductor of the Hayes Choral Society, has been appointe,d conductor of the Woodville- road Baptist Church Choir. Cardiff. Mr. Thomas is a. son of Mr. D. W. Thomas, Maes- teg, and nephew of Mr. Roderick Williams, conductor of the Cardiff Harmonic Society, and of Gwilym Taf, conductor of the Maesteg Male Voice Party. Previous to the forma- tion of the Hayes Choral Society, Mr. Thomas acted as conductor of the Wharton Choral Society. Sunday School Demonstration.-At Taber- nacle Vestry on Friday evening, under the presidency of Mr. John Williams, Morris- street, a committee meeting in connection with the annual Sunday School demonstra- tion was held. Delegates were present from Carmel, Bethania, Tabor, Zoar, Tabernacle, Congregational, Zion, and Canaan. The selection of a conductor for the united' sing- ing of the whole of the Sunday Schools was left to Tabor Sunday School, and the elec- tion of the grand marshalls to Bethania, and Carmel Sunday Schools. It was decided to take the usual route, and to adhere to the August Bank Holiday date. Degree of M.A. for Maesteg Minister.-Tlio large number of friends of the Rev. W. R. Watkyn, B.A., of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, will be glad to I.earn that he has sUoC- cessfully obtained the degree of M.A. of the University College of Wales. The examiners considered that the rev. gentleman had shown sufficient merit in his examination papers to render it unnecessary for him to appear per- sonally for a further oral examination, which is required in many cases. The church and congregation at Tabernacle Chapel on Sunday night passed a hearty vote of congratulation upon their pastor's success. The vote was proposed: by Mr. E. D. Joshua, and seconded by Mr. David Thomas, church deacons. It may be mentioned as a coincidence that Mr. Watkins commenced his 10th year as pastor of the church on Sunday. Fresh Honours for Maesteg Bands.—At the nineteenth annual contest of the South Wales and' Monmouthshire Brass Bands Association, held at the Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, on Saturday last, two Maesteg bands which com- peted were in great form. In Class B, the first prize was taken by Maesteg Hibernian, and the 3rd prize by Maesteg Volunteers, while in Class C, the 2nd prize was won by the Maesteg Hibernian. Mr. Wm. Halli- well, Wigan, was the adjudicator. The quality of the performances was high, and the the competitions were very keen, more especi- ally in Class B, where there was little to choose between the first, second, and third prize winners. The steady drizzle which fell during the afternoon militated against a large attendance, but in spite of this nearly two thousand spectators passed through the turnstiles. Maesteg Hibernian Band in thus bringing back the challenge shield, valued at thirty guineas, and nearly L20 in prize money, may justly claim to be the champions of Class B in South Wales. Free Church Council.—The annual meeting of the Maesteg Free Church Council was held at Carmel Vestry on Friday evening. Mr. W. Job presided, and there were representa- tives present from the various churches asso- ciated with the Council. The Chairman thanked the representatives for their support In. helping to carry out the duties of the Council during the year. They had dealt with matters of considerable importance, and in reviewing the work of the past twelve months, he found it very gratifying. He thanked them for their courtesy and amiable support, and he trusted that whoever might be elected chairman that evening would enjoy the same support and assistance as he had. The chief work of the meeting was the elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year. Nomi- nations were invited openly, and the election was decided by ballot. The Rev. W. R. Bowen, Carmel, who occupied the vice-chair for the past year, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. Mr. J. Silvan Evans, B.A., was re-elected secretary, while Mr. E. T. Davies, of the National Provincial Bank, was elected treasurer. An excellent com- mittee of seven members was also elected. Jerusalem, NTaiityff ylloii.-Tlic, Welsh CaT- vinistic Methodists of the above place held their quarterly Sunday School anniversary on Sunday, when large congregations assembled throughout the day. In the morning, the pastor, the Rev. Solva Thomas, spoke to the teachers and scholars, basing his remarks on Malachi ii. 6 and 7. The afternoon meeting was taken up by the children, when recita- tions and solos were given, and a chapter from the Mother's Gift" was catechised by the pastor. At the evening meeting the adults took the most prominent part, when a chapter from the Hyfforddwr" was cate- chised by Mr. Edward^ Hughes, and very able chised by Mr. Edward^ Hughes, and very able addresses were given by him and Mr. Richard Edmunds, the latter basing his remarks on The Bible as the book for our young people," and the former on., The Sunday School. A beautiful solo, entitled, An- wylaf Amen," the composer being the singing conductor, Mr. W. B. Evans, was beautifully rendered by Mi^s M. A. Evans, his daughter. Special mention must be made of Miss E. Daniel, the talented elocutionist, who. in ad- dition to being a double gold medallist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, this year again, at the London National, brought back the first prize. Miss Alice Evans, of Caerau, sang sweetly, as did also the Misses L. M. t Hughes and Cissie Thomas, and Mr. W. R. Stratton. who was in excellent form. A violin solo by Mr: D. Davies was much en- joyed, as were also recitations given by Miss Sampson. The sweet voices of the children, and the recitations throughout, were of high merit. The following took part: Misses Eunice Thomas, Maud Thomas, Edith Roberts, Gwyneth Jones, and Messrs. H. R. Hopkins, Eddy Hughes. Gwyn, Thomas, and Enoch Lewis Owen. Chapters were recitedl by Mrs. Owen and Miss Evans. The choir, was under the baton oftlie conductor, Mr. W. B. Evans, who, together with Miss Davies, Liverpool House, presided at the organ.
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Three thousand people witnessed the funeral at High Wyoombe of ex-Sergeant-instructor Brooks, who committed suicide in a dyke. Mili- tary honours were aceorded. For stealing and forging cheques, Charles Henry Harding, aged thirty-two, a clerk em- loyed at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester, was at Manchester Assizes sentenced to seven years' Denal servitude.
DEATH OF MR. J. H. THOMAS.…
DEATH OF MR. J. H. THOMAS. 0 PROMINENT RESIDENT OF MAESTEG PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY. LONG RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE. Quite a gloom was cast. over Maesteg on Sunday when it became known that Mr. J. H. Thomas, J.P., of Broad View, had passed away. Mr. Thomas had suffered from asthma. for a considerable time, and during the last two yea,rs his heart had been affected, his ill- ness frequently preventing him from fulfill- ing his public duties. Though in indifferent health, he had not been worse- than usual during the last few months, and he was able a short time ago to spend a holiday with his youngest daughter, Mrs. J. J. Morris, at Garnant, Carmarthenshire, returning home three weeks ago. The end came on Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, with almost tragic suddenness, and in the presence of all the members of his family. Mr. Thomas was standing by the table apparently labouring for breath when he fainted, and fell back in the arms of Mr. Morris, his son-in-law, ex- piring without regaining consciousness. It was only by accident that. Mr. and Mrs. Morris happened to be present, as they stid,- denly decided while out on a motor drive on Saturday afternoon to run up to Maesteg and spend Sunday there. The late Mr. Thomas was sixty-three years of age, and came of an old Maesteg family. His father was the late Mr. Thos. Thomas, grocer, of Commercial-street, and his grand- father also lived in the valley. His only sis- te-r died in infancy and his only brother was the late Dr. W. H. Thomas of Bronygarn, Maesteg, a well known and highly esteemed medical practitioner, whose death ten years ago occurred with similar tragic suddenness, the doctor fainting and expiring in the arms of his brother who has now passed away. The deceased was educated chiefly at Normal Col- lege, Swansea, under Dr. Evan Davies, and' intended- to enter the medical profession, studying in London and passing tAvo prelim- inary examinations. However, his father and other members of the family acquired a large interest in the Llwydarth Tinplate Com- pany, of Maesteg, and Mr. Thomas decided to forsake medicine for business and become ac- countant to the company. He was after- wards secretary and manager of the company, and remained actively associated with it until seventeen years ago, when he retired from business and devoted the greater portion of his time to public affairs, with which he had' already become familiar. He was elected a member of the old, Local Board of Health in 1876, and with the exception of a brief period he continued to serve on that body until the formation of the Urban District Council, of which lie had been a member since its incep- tion. His long connection with the manage- ment of local public affairs gave him a unique grasp of the business of the Council, and he had the finances of the Bc-aicl, at his fingers' ends. He was a ready debater, concise and1 lucid in his 'remarks, and one of the first pub- lic speakers of the valley. He invariably watched closely the interests of the rate- payers, studied economy, and served the dis- trict excellently. He was also an active spirit on the Buarial Board, of which he was the chairman, and for six years was a mem- ber of the Board of Guardians. As a county magistrate, he wa.s a familiar figure on the Bridgend Bench, and in this connection it may be mentioned that he was spoken of as the poor man's lawyer," many people who were in trouble and could not afford to con- sult a solicitor seeking his always ready ad- vice. He took an active interest in the movement for the erection of the Town-hall, and was the last of the four guarantors for the debt on the building. A strong Conser- vative, he took a prominent part locally in election campaigns, frequently presided at meetings, and rendered much service to his party. During periods of great depression in the coal and: iron industries in the '70s, lie did excellent work in connection with the organisation of relief committees, which did much to ameliorate the great distress then prevalent. He was treasurer for 25 years of the old English Church—now St. David's Welsh Church-and rendered great assistance in connection with the raising of funds for the erection of St. Michael's Church, towardis which he subscribed liberally. He was the owner of considerable business and cottage property in Maesteg. A thoroughly level- headed man, he possessed sound judgment, and his clearly expressed advice could usually be relied upon. The widow and three child- ren surivive—Mr. Stephen Thomas, Miss Katie Thomas, and Mrs. Morris, wife of Mr. J. J. Morris, M.E., agent for the Cawdor and Garnant Collieries Co.
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It must be clearly understood that we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents. Correspondents must write on one side of the paper only, and no letter will be published unless the writer sends real name and address, not neces- sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
MR. DAVID CLEGG, ORGANIST.
MR. DAVID CLEGG, ORGANIST. To the Editor. Sir,—Kindly grant me a little space to ex- plain that the press report of the sad scene of a Church organist of the name of Clegg fall- ing from the organ seat in an apoplectic fit during the service happens not to refer' to Mr. David Clegg, the famous concert organ- ist, who is so widely known in this district. As I have had many inquiries, I think that through the medium of your valuable paper I can explain to your readers, many of whom have heard Mr. Clegg, and also have made good friends with him, that Mr. Clegg himself contradicts the press report. He states by letter to me that he is quite well and very busy. I may point out that Mr. Clegg holds' no church appointment, having sufficient to do to fulfil his recitals. Thanking you, sir, in anticipation of your kind favour.—Yours, etc., HOWELL BEYNON. Mount Vernon, Brynmawr Place, Maesteg.
A DANGEROUS PLANT.
A DANGEROUS PLANT. A printed description has been widely dis- tributed in this country, says the Field, of a plant of very doubtful character. Botanists who have examined both flowering plants and seeds of it are certain of its identity with one of the commonest of all annual weeds, the fruits of which are not only disagreeable, but poisonous. We have received from several correspondents plants which they had raised from seeds of the wonderberry, and in every case they have proved to be Solanum nigrum. This plant is undoubtedly poisonous, chil- dren who have eaten the fruits having died soon after from the effects, which are very distressing vomiting, colic, convulsions, &c. The stated parentage of the wonderberry is a proof of its character, both S. guineensis and S. villosum being forms of S. nigrum. We believe many people in this country have been induced to purchase seeds of the wonderberry, and, notwithstanding what is said of it by the vendor, we warn them that ihe plant is dan- gerous.
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Sarah Ann Collier, a widow, was found dead at Burton-on-Trent on Saturday with a hand- kerchief tied tightly round her neck and a bottle of laudanum cloee by. It is stated that a warrant had beeb issued for the deceased woman's arrest.
MINERS' DEMONSTRATION.1 ♦
MINERS' DEMONSTRATION. 1 ♦ ANNUAL PARADE AND MEETING OF THE MAESTEG DISTRICT. MR. HARTSHORN EXPLAINS THE NEW AGREEMENT. SPEECH BY MR. KETR HARDIE, M.P. The annual demonstration of the Maesteg District of the Miners' Federation, held on Monday, was a thorough success. The prin- cipal speaker was Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P., who travelled to the district via the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. He was met at Caerau Station, where he arrived at 10.25 in the company of Councillor Harry Davies, of Cwmavon, by Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, miners' agent, the band of the local corps of the Sal- vation Army, and a large contingent of Fede- rationists. A parade took place through Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, and Garth, and subse- quently a mass meeting was held near the Federation Office. There was an attendance of about two thousand. Mr. Vernon Harts- horn presided, supported by Mr. J. Keir Hardia, Mr. Harry Davies, Mr. G. H. Bib- bings, Mr. E. E. Davies, several ladies, in- cluding Mrs. Hartshorn, and checkweighers and officials of lodges. NO NEED OF PANIC. In opening the meeting. Mr. Hartshorn gave a report on the terms of settlement which was effected on Saturday, and stated at the outset that he regarded the agreement as being as good as it was possible to expect. He asked those men who knew something about adverse proposals which were being made as to new methods of working to take things cool and not to loose their heads about them, as the end of the world had not arrived yet. While the Bill was being discussed in the House of Commons, the Coal Consumers' League and the colliery owners—whom, he supposed, were the same persons—created a stir in the country and tried to persuade people that if the Bill became law the mining industry would speedily go into bankruptcy. Now the Bill had become an Act of Parlia- ment, and they were beginning to set them- selves down to arrange methods of work under it, some of the men were becoming panic-striken. He had already reported what the owners proposed in the way of new methods. to work their collieries, and he understood some of the men were furious about them, but he might say that nothing had been proposed locally but what was tame in the extreme compared with what was pro- posed collectively. The proposals were not agreed to in the mass, and they would not be agreed, to locally. All he asked was that the men would content themselves by allow- ing things to settle down quietly, and not get into a stew about anything. All the night men would go to work that night, and all the day men the following day, in accord- ance with the resolution passed on Thursday. TERMS OF AGREEMENT. He would run over briefly the points which had been dealt with by the Conciliation, Board. The owners proposed that they should have the right to introduce the. double shift wherever they thought fit, and the men's representatives had declined to allow them to have that right (Hear, hear.)- The owners had no more riot to adopt the double shift than the men had; to oppose ite adop- tion. The men's leaders had' not got an undertaking that no double shift should be worked anywhere, neither had they agreed that it should be worked somewhere. So on that point neither side could claim a victory, and it could be called a draw. (Applause and. laughter.) In relation to the 60 hours ques- tion, the owners stated that they had a legal right to demand that the men should work nine hours a day on 60 days in the year, and the men's representatives replied, All right, make your demand in a legal form." The men would not work the extra hour, and the owners would enter a test case, and get the decision of the judge upon it. Whether they would have to work was a matter for the future to decide, and on this question, as on the double shift question, they now stood1 where they were at the commencement. Then the owners proposed that instead of paying six turns for five for night work, they should only pay for six turns where they were worked. On this point the owners had agreed to continue to pay six turns for five in the future in cases where they were being paid for before the Act came into operation. (Hear, hear.) The Act did .not touch the surface men. but the men's representatives sought the same terms for, them as for under- ground workers. So far as the men who were handling coal were concerned it had been the invariable practice of the coalfield: to treat them as belonging to the same shift as the underground men, starting and finish- ing at the same times. The owners said it was bad enough to have to concede all they were bound to under the terms of the Act, and they thought it preposterous that any suggestion should be made for a modification of the hours of the surface men. Ultimately they agreed that these workmen should com- mence fifteen minutes before the time of winding and finish fifteen minutes afterwards, or that they should work half an hour after the collier had finished. Another proposal was that the day wage men's rate of pay should be reduced in proportion to the de- crease of hours, but this was withdrawn, and there would be no reduction in the wages of the day men. (Hear, hear.) The arrange- ments as to whether hauliers should go down first or come up first or last would be con- tinued, as would also the extra. pay. The owners had also proposed that all payments made in respect of overtime should cease, as there could be no overtime under the Act, but the men's representatives pointed out that a lot of money was paid for. overtime which really belonged to the wages of the men. Certain classes of men who had agi- tated for increased wages had been- allowed turns as bonuses instead of having the stand- ards of pay raised, and amounts had been paid considerably in excess of the overtime actually worked. He pointed out that at North's Collieries there were riders and shacklers who had been paid three, four, five and six extra turns a fortnight. They had done some overtime, but not to the extent of six turns a fortnight, and' part of the pay- ment belonged to the men for their ordinary hours. How much the men were entitled to would be settled locally if possible, and, fail- ing agreement, the cases would be rcferre.(I, to the Conciliation Boards which would decide within two months. Meantime the men would be paid what they considered they were entitled to. Apart from the terms arranged! by the Conciliation Board, it was clear that the Act would, in the nature of things, create a number of difficulties, and these must be faced manfully, and it would be only by hearty co-operation between owners and men that it could be got into working order with- out friction. In the future it would work like butter. It must be understood that no afternoon turns were to be worked in accord- ance with the resolution of the mass meeting. (Hear, hear.) A MINISTER'S REMARKS. He wa.s told that one of the ministers of Maesteg addressed an audience on the previ- ous night on the peace settlement." He applaud Mabon sky-high, but said there were some men among the workmen's repre- sentatives who wanted a fight at any pi-I ce- (" Shame")—and who demanded a struggle re- gardless of the consequences and without pay- ing attention to the suffering that would be involved in the conflict. If such a statement were made, he (Mr. Hartshorn) wished to say it was an absolute libel upon every member of the Board. There was no man among the miners' representatives but was most anxious ,all through the proceedings to avoid a stop- page of the collieries, because they all fully realisedi the awful suffering which would be involved' in a prolonged' stoppage of the coal- field. It was equally true to say that Mabon, with the rest of them, was prepared for a fight rather than surrender on some points. Mabon would be the last man to accept the statement made by this minister, that there was a single man on their side who wanted a fight at any price, and it was not true to say there was one section for peace and another for war. They were all for peace, but they wanted fair play and justice, and were pre- pared to resist anything else. In conclusion Mr. Hartshorn said it might be necessary for the men to levy themselves in order that the Act might be put into force. The district was not bankrupt yet, and if it were necessary to spendi a few thousand pounds, the lodge land district funds would be available but he asked them all to go to work and do their best to co-operate with the officials. (Ap- plause.) I OMNIBUS RESOLUTION. The following resolution was moved and seconded in brief speeches by Mr. R. T. Hughes, of Abergwynfi, and Mr John Thomas, secretary of the Argoed Lodge —■ This meeting, while expressing its grati- fication with the adoption of an eight hours working day for miners, and rejoicing that an amicable settlement of the points of dif- ference between the owners and workmen have been arrived at, is still of opinion that the miners of the country are entitled to an eight hours day from bank to bank, and determines to continue the agitation until the present Act is amended in this direction. The meeting is also of opinion that work- men will never receive the full fruits of their labour as long as the mines of the country are held by private owners and worked for profit. We, therefore, urge that the mines should be nationalised and worked by the State for the benefit of the whole community. The meeting fully realises the necessity for a strong Trade Union, and for the exis- tence in the House of Commons of a power- ful Labovw Party, and pledges itself, indi- vidually and collectively to do all in its power to make these two branches of the Labour movement as efficient and effective as possible. The resolution was supported: by Mr. H. Davies, C.C., who spoke in Welsh. MR. KEIR HARDIE'S SPEECH. Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P., said there was an old proverb that it was better to run a mile than figlit a minute, but there were times when it was positively cowardly not to fight, and other times when it was foolish to fight. Under the terms of the settlement in South Wales, it would have been foolish to have carried on the dispute. He believed that one of the main factors in getting the dispute settled was the decision of the confer- ence of the Miners' Federation of Great Bri- tain to put Rule 20 into force if there were a. dispute in the Welsh Coalfield. He observed that some of the newspapers published in Wales had been endeavouring to make the Welsh miners believe that the miners of Eng- land and Scotland were fooling them by the terms of their resolution, but he spoke with some authority, though not an official of the Federation, in saying that their comrades in 'England and Scotland were never more sin- cere than when they declared that they would stand shoulder to shoulder with the Welsh miners if they were called upon to fight. He was glad to hear the lucid way in which Mr. Hartshorn explained the terms of the settle- ment. Nothing had been changed except the length of the working day, and would they remember that the Act did not compel them to work eight hours. What it did was to compel the employers to let them loose at the end of eight hours—a very different pro- posal. (Laughter.) He regretted that the 60 hours clause appeared' in the Act. (Hear, hear.) That clause was never meant to apply to the South Wales coalfield. He was on the Committee which passed the Bill, and moved an amendment that the clause be taken out, but Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary, in declining to accept the amendment said, There are certain house coal districts like the Forest of Dean where there is no demand in the summer and a big demand in the winter, and this clause is only intended to apply to house coal districts of that kind." (Hear, hear.) If the law courts decided that the clause did apply to the Welsh Coalfield, he hoped even then they would not consider themselves compelled1 to work the extra. hour each week. The matter would still be open for negotiation between the owners and the men. If it came to the worst, it would be their duty in the House of Commons to have the clause amended at the earliest possible moment. DIRECT LABOUR REPRESENTATION. If any of them were in doubt about the bene- fit of direct Labour representation, this Act supplied an argument which ought to con- vince the most stupid amongst them. (Hear, hear. Mr. Herbert Samuel was assistant under secretary at the Home Office when the Bill was framed and during its passage through Committee. He and Mr. Herbert Gladstone were responsible for the Bill. Now see what happened. Mr. Herbert Samuel had got a new job, and had to appear before his constituents for re-election. It so hap- pened that his constituents, the ironstone miners of Cleveland, were working less than 48 "hours per week, and the mine owners were making the men work longer hours. When Mr. Samuel appeared before the miners he was asked why he did not stop the clause go- ing into the Act which compelled them to work longer, and his reply was that he was astonished to find that the Act was going to injure them. He added that- if there had been anyone there who understood the condi- tions under- which the miners of Cleveland worked, the clause would not have been in the Bill. This man was elected by the Cleve- land miners to look after their interests, yet he now confessed he was so ignorant of the conditions under which the men worked that he actually put a clause in the Bill which in" jured them. But this was not the worst. When the Bill was going through its C-om- mittee stage he (Mr. Hardie), in the name of the Labour party, put down two amendments in order to protect. miners against the very difficulty which had arisen in the Cleveland district. They wanted everybody under- ground, including firemen, to come under the Act, and proposed that where the hours al- ready worked were less than those mentioned, in the Act, they should not be increased in consequence of the Act, but Mr. Herbert Samuel helped to defeat these amendments. The moral was that if the workers wanted1 their affairs attended to they should send men from among themselves to attend to them— men who would not go as Liberal-Labour or Tory-Labour, but who would go free and un- fettered by any ties except those which at- tached1 them to the working class. (Hear, hear.) NOT AN IDEAL DAY. He believed the Act to be the first of many similar Acts to follow. He did not regard; an eight hours day exclusive of winding as an ideal day for colliers. (hear, hear.) If there was to be a double shift, let there be two shifts of four hours each. (Laughter and applause.) That seemed preposterous, yet if they could see it through his eyes, they would not regard it as a joke. Let a. man work four hours underground and then let him have a part of his native land oil which he could spend the rest of his working day, not toiling away in the bowels of the earth shut away from Ged's sunshine, from the beautiful flowers, the sweet air, and the glorious hills. (Applause.) A man's work should be such that a large part of his time could be spent under conditions that would not depress him by gloom, but uplift and elevate him by the influence around him. This Act was not to be considered as an end it was only a be- ginning. It was the first time in the history of the British Parliament that an Act had been passed for regulating the hours of men. Acts had been passed previously for women and boys—and other helpless creatures— (laughter)—but an Act had never before been, passed for the regulation of the hours of labour for full grown men having votes. This f Act, therefore, marked a new departure. In America the 4th of J,uly was celebrated as In- dependence Day, the day upon which America, ceased to be a colony of Great Britain and started out on its career as an independent nation. In days to come the 1st of July would! be celebrated by the emancipated working classes of this country as. their inde- pendence day. Why had the House of Com- mons refused for 22 years to pass this Act and now had passed it? Because up to now Parliament had been in the hands exclusively of the monied classes, the landlords, the money lords, the war lords, and all that gang who lived by exploiting the common people and who opposed every reform intended to strengthen and benefit the common people. They had passed the Act this year because for the first time in British history the work- ing classes had cut themselves adrift from Toryism and Liberalism, and formed their own party to do its own fighting. (Hear, hear.) That party would go on winning free- dom for the class to which it belonged. People who lived among the hills like Scotchmen and Welshmen loved and always dreamed of freedom. They could not dwell amongst the everlasting hills, with their vastness and grandeur with- out having noble thoughts and holy aspira- tions stirred within them. They wanted more freedom, economic and industrial. LORD BUTE AND LORD TREDEGAR. Just now they were having a tremendous fight in the House of Commons over the Bud- get, which was being bitterly opposedi be- cause it proposed to put a small tax on land- lords. The landlord hithexix> had been one of the sacred animals, and it was considered sacrilege to lay the unblessed finger upon- him. This year the Budget proposed to put a tax of T^-d. in the £ on the vawue of all minerals and on some forms of landed property. What was the result? Almost every landlord in the country was up in arms, calling it revolu- tion (like Lord Rosebery, a Liberal by the way), spoliation, robbery, thievery, and all the harsh words that could be applied. He would tell them two things in South Wales which were not considered robbery but busi- ness, by these same landlords. In travelling by train from Newport to Cardiff one passed through Lord Tredegar's Golden Mile. This was a. tunnel through a hill belonging to Lord Tredegar, who a-llowed it to be bored1 on con- dition that he received tribute for every ton of mineral and for every passenger passing throiigli--id. per head for third class passen- gers, and Id. per head for first class. From 1876 to 1906 Lord Tredegar had pocketed zC310,000 from this source, and this was not called robbery but business. Take what had happened at the Bute Docks. The Taff Vale Railway Company proposed to relieve Lord Bute of the docks at Cardiff. They proposed to give him a million pounds over the full price, and after that Lord Bute was to re- ceive. according to the Bill now before the House of Commons, a royalty of £ d. per ton 0:1 all minerals shipped from Cardiff or brought into Cardiff for all time—so long as grass grew and water ran. Lord Bute was to receive in addition ten per cent. on all har- bour and wharfage dues paid by ship owners and shippers, and over and above that he was to receive 50 per cent. of what the company would receive for rent either for land or building on their property. Last year from these three sources the Marquis of Bute re- ceived C37,000, and this was to go on in- creasing, because if the Cardiff people built new docks the charges were to be levied on them no matter where they were. This was not robbery they would observe, but when the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to levy in the £ on the value of minerals ungot- ten Lord Bute called out" That. is robbery." COPY THE WOMEN FOLK. The money was wanted to build Dreadnoughts to protect the landlords' property and to pro- vide Old Age Pensions for the people they had despoiled. If they could, as please God, they would, nationalise the land, mines, rail- ways, and great public industries of the na- tion. they would no longer require to pay rent or interest. These two items alone drew t850,000,000 a year. These figures were beyond comprehension, but they would under- stand them when he explained that they re- presented zC20 per head of every man, woman and child. Were the landlords worth the money? (" No.") Would they not do better if the State owned the mines and the capi- tal and used1 them for the benefit of the people. This was what Socialists were work- ing for. He asked the men to take a leaf from the book of the womenfolk, who did not sit down and wait until a Liberal Government would give them the vote, but were prepared to fight for it. The vote was won by their fathers fifty years ago through demonstration and agitation, and going to prison and exile, and the working classes would get what they were strong enough to get for themselves. He advised them to strengthen the Federa- tion. They had an agent in that district of whom they had reason to be proud, a young man of far above average ability, courage, and honesty, one who could defend their rights when they were attacked and hold their end of the case against the employers and their agents. He advised them to strengthen Mr. Hartshorn's hands and let him feel he had their confidence. He would like to see the members of the Federation double their contributions to the funds. They had escaped a fight this time, but they did not know for how long, and they needed a big fighting fund. Last of all. let them or- ganist to win Mid-Glamorgan for Labour. (Applause.) The next House of Commons would contain a larger Labour Party than the present one. (Hear, hear.) The Mines Eight Hours Act and the Old Age Pensions Act were far from being perfect, and the rea- son was the smallness of the Labour party in the House of Commons. <<Give the Labour party more members, and they would give more reforms and of a better kind. (Loud applause.) OTHER SPEAKERS. Mr. G. H. Bibbings, B.A., in a characteris- tically humorous and incisive speech, said he was pleased to know they had an eight hours day. even if it were not an eight hours day. (Laughter.) When they got a day of eight hours, they would have time to think, and when they did that they would not be faced I with the miserable spectacle which had oc- curred not a million miles from that spot of a Co-operative Society refusing to allow its workers the privilege of an eight hours day which had been granted the miners. Fifty Labour men in the House of Commons had done well, but 500 would do better, and they were out to get them. (Ap- plause.) The resolution having been put and carried unanimously, I A vote of thanks was passed to the speakers on the motion of District Councillor T. Griffiths, seconded by Mr. Arthur Johns. Mr. Keir Hardie, in replying, proposed a vote of thanks and of confidence in the Chair- man, and this was seconded by Mr. Harry Davies, and carried.
MEN RETURN TO WORK.
MEN RETURN TO WORK. The men employed by Messrs. North's Com- pany returned to the collieries on Tuesday morning and presented themselves for work. A number were sent back and asked to return in the afternoon for a second shift. They refused to do this, and on Tuesday afternoon Mr. Hartshorn met Mr. J. P. Gibbon, the agent, to discuss the subject. Mr. Gibbon ,agreed to withdraw the double shift proposal, and all the men were at work on Wednesday.
WELSH CYCLISTS CAMP.
WELSH CYCLISTS CAMP. From Thursday until Saturday the main body of the Cyclists battalion in camp at Pontgarreg, was occupied with the ride to and from St. Bride's and the bivouac. It was a trier in many respects, and the men after the hard pull on the Thursday in the great heat were tired out. The list of casual- ties en route was by no means so great as was expected, the only comparatively serious case being that of a Swansea private who, through heart palpitation, was laid out near Narberth, and was taken back to Carmarthen by train that evening. At St. David's some barns and outhouses were found, and in these the men and offioers bivouaced for the night. On Fri- day morning the reveille sounded consider- ably later than usual, and the battalion after- wards went down to the sea, for bathing par- ade. The afternoon was spent in skirmishing drill. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm and hospitality of the folk all along the route of the battalion. At St. David's, where, as one of the inhabitants put it, They had^not seen the military for a very long time, it was practically open house for the men, while the schools had a general holiday. j bivouac camp was visited throughout the day by hundreds of people. The motor transport on Saturday arrived back at Carmarthen camp shortly after dinner time, and the cyc- lists started the return journey at 9.30 via the Fishguard-road to Haverfordwest. The ride was accomplished in the driving ram, and afforded a fine test of endurance. The head of the battalion thoroughly tired and wet but happy, arrived at Pontcarreg at 5.10 p.m. Stragglers kept coming in until 7.30, there being several smashes-up en route, but no serious injuries are reported. The whole trip, conducted as it was under, war condi- tions, was a big step towards efficiency. and the fine conduct of the men throughout was noteworthy. Sunday was fine, and was spent quietly after Saturday's hard experience. In the morning at the Carmarthen Park there was a drum head service of the whole bat- talion which was joined by other local bat- talions. At the close of the service Territorial effi- ciency medals were presented to Colour-Sergt. Foster, Cardiff A Company; Colour-Sergt. Collins. Swansea C Company; and Sergeant Owen, Cardiff B Company, the Mayor of Car- marthen performing the pleasing duty of pinning the medals on the men's breasts. Monday, despite the showers, was mainly devoted to manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of Llanstephan. At 9.30 a.m. the "A" Car- d'iff Company were sent out of camp to act as an invading force, which was supposed' to have landed in the direction of Llanstephan. The enemy were under the command of Capt. Cook. In an hour afterwards the main body left the camp in charge of Colonel Wilson with the object of locating the enemy and closing up the roads in the Carmarthen) and St. Clear's districts. Everything was done under service conditions, aiid -the main body (,. or defending force put out an advance guard in command of Lieutenant Plant, of Swansea. Each man was served with several rounds of blank ammunition. The main body arrived at Llanstephan without seeing the enemy, but after going a short distance the invaders were located between Llanstephan and Lian- ybri. Exchange firing took place, and the defending force took up strong positions at the Llangunnock, Smyrna, and other branch roads. The enemy were consequently unable to penetrate the defence, and the whole of the troops by arrangement afterwards met at Llangunnock and returned to comp. The manoeuvres, which were conducted mostly in) the rain, were very instructive. BRIDGEND CYCLIST INJURED. Whilst the Bridgend Company were return- ing along the Johnstown road Private Wat- kins collided with another cyclist, and falling heavily he s~ .cained a gash in the knee, which necessitated some stitches being put in by Lieut. Dr. Rogers. In consequence of the continuous rain. the battalion were on Tuesday handicapped iIII their programme. The men were early astir in preparation for a "surprise" visit byi General Lloyd, commander of the Welsh Ter- ritorial Forces, who on the previous night inspected the local Infantry and Royal En- fineers. The General, however, did not visit 'ontgarreg, and as there was a heavy rain*, Colonel Cecil Wilson gathered his men to- gether at the Young Men's Christian Associ- ation tent, and delivered an instructive ad- dress on scouting, which is the chief work of the battalion. In order to give practical effect to his lecture, reconnaisances Were made in the afternoon on various roads with- in a radius of six miles of Carmarthen by each company. The non-commissioned officers had to make reports to the Colonel regarding the chief features of the ride out. During their off-time the men played, football and cricket, and in the evening a battalion con- cert was held at the Young Men's ChristiaJJI Association tent. On Wednesday the men started in com- panies for two days' manoeuvring and bivouac camping. Some of them operated in the dis- trict of Haverfordwest; others reconnoitred in the neighbourhood of Carmarthen, whilst a thirdi section went as far as Tenby.
DISASTER AT NEWPORT. I-
DISASTER AT NEWPORT. LOSS OF NEARLY 40 LIVES. TIDE COVERS BURIED MEN. The total doath-roll resulting from the disaster at the Alexandra Dock Extension Works, Newport (Mon.) — where an un- finished dock collapsed on Friday afternoon and buried a number of workmen—is even larger than was originally estimated. The number of dead is now stated to be thirty- eight or thirty-nine. There was a widespread hope that. the death-roll would prove to be far lower than the twenty-four originally given as the official figures. It was also hoped and believed that many of those imprisoned in the lower depths —arched over by leaning timbers—would be reached and rescued. All hope of saving other lives is gone, how- ever, for the trench has been flooded. If under the mass of wreckage, therefore, there remained any still alive, they must have been DROWNED BY THE SLOWLY RISING TIDE in the early hours of Saturday morning. As a result of sifting information as to the men working and those who are known to have escaped, it was officially reported that there probably are thirty-two or thirty-three men still buried beneath the mass of timber, sand, clay, rails, cranes, and trucks, and as six of the twenty-one recovered from the pit were dead it is probable that the death-roll will reach thirty-eight or thirty-nine. THE WORK OF RESCUE. The work of rescue began immediately after the disaster at twenty minutes past five on Friday afternoon, and was continued without intermission till morning by the glare of the flare-lights. At three places it was known that living men were imprisoned. At every response to the hail of the rescuers additional efforts were put forward. In some instances BRANDY WAS LOWERED to the men imprisoned below the pieces of timber which had saved their lives by protect- ing them from the mass of earth above, and ambulance men made Bovril and boiled milk at a fire on the bank. Even when communication was set up the- situation was full of danger, for in removing a piece of timber to release a man pinned down a slip or settlement of the wreckage might have crushed the life out of him. At two o'clock in the morning a man, ter- ribly cut and bruised, and with a. fractured arm, was brought to the surface, and shortly afterwards there was tremendous excitement when another rescued man, in spite of a frac- tured shoulder, sturdily climbed the bank out of the pit. One man, whose legs and one arm were pinned, told the rescuers who a proached that he was GASPING FOR BREATH others begged for something to drink, and a lad named King, who was imprisoned by a baulk of timber which rested on his hand, begged for a cigarette and a box of matches. He smoked the cigarette and drank a cup of Bovril, but later in the night, so great was the agony of his imprisonment, he begged the rescuers to cut off his hand and release him. After hours of labour the timber which held him down was lifted, whereupon he dropped to unknown depths, and it was said that he had lost his life. Later, however, it was re- ported that he had been rescued alive. v A BOY'S HEROISM. During the night a man was found deep* down amid the wreckage, held down by beam. Through the interlacing timbers there" was a possibility of reaching him, but no man' could have squeezed his way through. Tom Lewis, a newspaper boy, fourteen years of age, volunteered to go to the rqpeue, how- ever, and he crept down. After two hours' work with saw and chisel the boy released the man's hands and feet. Then there was grinding of slipping timber and falling earth. The rescuers shouted to the boy to escape^ and, pale and trembling, he scrambled to the surface and fainted on the bank, while the imprisoned man cried, You are not going to- leave me? A man named Doughton was held down by great baulks of timber which had crushed both his legs, and for hours efforts to remove the weight were made. It was, however, found to be impossible, and, in desperation, it was determined to AMPUTATE HIS LEGS. Drs. Hamilton, Crinks, and Cook went down to him, administered an anaesthetic, and < amputated his legs at the thighs. The poor fellow was released, but died on the way to the hospital. TIDE SUBMERGES EVERYTHING. j The work was still going on when the water < from the rising tide began to pour in. The immediate flow was diverted into another j portion of the trench, but in the early morn- | ing, as the tide raced in from the Bristol f Channel and filled the broad estuary of the | Usk, the water rose in the trench till every man entombed, alive or dead, was submerged. During the whole of Sunday workmen were busy removing plant and preparing the j ground for making good the damage. No« effort has been made since Saturday to deal directly with the trench, and no ftirtlMT^JS search has been made for the dead. ~^l The scene was visited by the dock, officials yfj and engineers, and thousands of visitors cycled, drove, and walked to the docks, but were not allowed to approach the trench. ¡II- 'I
RIVER TRAGEDIES. -!
RIVER TRAGEDIES. PUNTER AND ANGLER DROWNED. | Two drowning fatalities occurred in the f river Thames at Reading on Saturday. In J. one case Mr. George E. Spicer, a well-known T local architect, lost his life whilst punting. :i In the other case Robert North, aged nine, ofi Russell-street, Reacting, fell into the river *i whilst fishing near Caversham Lock, and waa *} drowned, despite the gallantry of Harry I Walters, who twice iiito the waUii?, H and tried to rescue him. ,« BURNT TO DEATH ON A BARGE. g On the river Kennet on Saturday, near 3 Burghfield Mills, Reading, Albert Wilson, J aged fifteen, was burnt to death on the barge i Hants and Mersey, owned by his father. De- y ceased, ^ho had been instructed to light the engine-room fire, threw some paraffin oil upon it. The down draught caused the fire S to shoot out of the stoke-hole. The boy'«» clothing caught fire, and he died shortly ■ afterwards.. -ii!