South Wales Weekly Post

p- I SWANSEA GUARDIANS' BYE." MR. ALF. GEORGE ELECTED FOR VACANCY. There was little or no excitement in St. Helen's Ward on Monday evening, when the result of the polling for the vacancy on the Swansea Board of Guardians, caused by the retirement of Ccun. Geo. Hemmings, was declared. The candidates for the seat! were Mr. A If. George, 9, Langlahd-street, Brynmill; Mr. W. H. Brown, Central Hotel; Mr. D. L. Owen, St. Helen's- avenue, Swansea, and Mrs. Chalk. At 9.15 p.m., when the returning officer made his appearance at St. Gabriel's Hall to declare the result of the poll, there were only about 300 people awaiting the result. The INIl wa3 as follows Mr. Alf. George 482 Mr. D. L. Owen 467 Mrs. Chalk. 349 Mr. W. H. Brown 203 Mr. George's majority over Mr. Owen 15 The successful candidate received a hearty cheer from the crowd as he left the polling booth. The returning officer is Mr. Llewelyn Jenkins, but in his absence Mr. H. J. Ind, his deputy, declared the result of the pon. Guardian T. Alf. George. I

REFUSED DYING MAN SHELTER. Shocking Case of Roadside II Inhumanity. A sad stoay of inhumanity was told to the 1 coroner for East Siussex at an inquest at Havwards Heath. The deceased wa-s an employe of the Bast Sussex C-ount-y Council, named Percy Millen, and the evidence of Alfred Solomons, of BloomS/bury, showed that after directing the driver of a motor spirit lorry belonging to the British Petro- leum Company the way to Burgess Hill, de- ceased mounted the step of the lorry with- I out permission and rode to a part, where he desired to dismount. He was told not to geit off until the lorry slowed up. He dis- regarded the warning and was caught by a wheel and terribly orushed. Sclomons said he went and atskad a cot- tager near by to tetfce the man in, as he was dying, but the womafn refused to do so, and fm2n had to lie by the lo&dsid e half an hour before a doctor arrived. A lady and fcer nurse passed in a motor-car and stopped 6-nd looked at the deceased, but never of- fared to take him to Hay ward's Heatih Cot- t.i?- Hospital, about one and a half mile dis- tant. A juryman sa?d it was very inhuman to A ju 7 dying m:m shelter. The coroner (Mr. G. Vere Benson) said he ayjreed with the juryman, and if what Solomons had said was true he was ex- fcrameilv sorry to hear it. The ju.ry returned a verdict of death J:iv! K'sadventure. exoneTm;?in?g the dri?ieT of that ry from an blame.

EDGAR IV ANS. Memorial Tablet Unveiled on Tuesday. The memorial tablet erected to the memory of the late Patty Otficer Edgar Evans (who perished in the South Pole Expedition) by his widow, was unveiled on Tuesday in Rhos- silly Church.

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I WIN en POiTS. I e «-—————. FLY-WEIGHT BELT WON BY PERCY JONES IN LONDON. At the National Sporting Club on Monday evening the chief event of an interesting programme wr.s a 20-round ccnt-cst for E375 and the fly-weight championship and Lons- dale belt between Percy Jones, of Porth, and Bill Ladbury, of Greenwich. The match aroused considerable attention, for Jones, who has not yet tasted defeat, was recognised as being one of the cleverest lads at his weight seen for some time. In Ladbury he was opposed to a strong, rugged fighter with a hiiavy punch. Soon a?ter t?n o'clock Jones and Ladbury entered the ring, and shortly after twenty- five minutes past ten the nght began. J,. 'I had an advantage in height, and during the first round he was content to act chiefly on the defensive, being intent upon finding out tha strong and weak points of his opponent, j He landed a couple of lefts, but Ladbury, by reason of doing nearly all the leading wo k, took the round without in any way estab- lishing a real advantage in point of skill. At the second meeting Jones warmed to his work, while still preserving a splendid defence. He found his opponent's face time after time with a beautiful left. Jonas was extremely clever in his worlr, and seldom led unless he knew he was going to land. In this way he quickly cleared off the arrears and built up a lead himself. Ladbury was game and quick, but with all his speed he could not cope with the lovely lefts that Jones kept delivering with unerring accuracy to the Londoner's face. The third round proceeded in much the same way. Ladbury tried his hardest to j land with the right, but Jones was always too quick, and not only avoided the swings superbly, but usually managed to counter either with a stiff straight left or a heavy right. HEAVY PUNISHMENT. The fourth round saw Ladbury the recipi- ent of heavy punishment, and after Jones had placed the left heavily to the face several times he brought across hard to the jaw and Ladbury's legs went. He managed to stay, however, until the end of the round. In the next he came up very strong. At the outset of the fifth round Jones shot a stiff left to the face, but Ladbury boxed with great pluck and pertinacity, and forc- ing the boxing he had Jones worried, so that at the end of the round a hard left rwing shook the Welshman pp and left him a little weak. Ladbury followed up his good punch splen- didly in th^ .sixth round, and although; getting a number of hard straight lefts on his own face he succeeded in clipping Jones ou the jaw and kept him from landing a sufficiently hard punch to stop the Lon- doner from forcing matters. Ladbury again boxed well in the 8th round, but Jones was also very good. Jones did not take long in getting back his best form, and more than holding his own in the eighth round, he himself forced matters in the next. Three times he landed beautiful lefts flush to Ladbury's mouth, and then followed with a left hook and a fine right, only iust a little too high. The tenth was fairly level, with Ladbury trying hard to get home either oil the jaw or body with his right, but when the fight had gone half its distance Jones was a good leader on points. I LEVEL PEGGING." The next three rounds were most stub- bornly contested, and Jones, although often landing with the left, which had gained him so many points previously, could not weaken his opponent. I In the sixteenth Jones, who had been a little quiet, cut loose with seme splendid two-handed punching, nearly always .follow- ing up a left with a good right. He forced Ladbury round the ring, and all the latter's strength could not keep the Welshrhan away. WELSHMAN GOES DOWN. I In the nineteenth, however, thTefame I a.n une;pect d occurrence, fo;r Jones, while bcxin? well, left himself open, and Ladbury, bringing the right across, put the Welshman down for eight seconds. ) Jones rose very groggy, but Ladbury, ?, g y, bat Tad b tiry, though standing off, could not put him out. His obvious policy was to go in and fight his hardest, but he kept awav with the hope of getting in another right. After a left lead he had plenty of chances of forc- ing matters, for Jones was very weak, but he failed to take them, and Jones lasted out the round. VERDICT ON POINTS. I In the last round Jones was very careful tb avoid anything like a repetition of the previous round and kept well away. He held out to the end and gained a victory on points. There was some booing at the verdict, but. Jones's splendid work with his left all through tho fight entitled him to the de- cision.

MOTHER AND BABE. I SCENE ON ABE RAYON RAIL- I WAY BRIDGE. A sensation was caused at Aberavon on Monday night by a report that a young married woman had been arrested on a charge relating to the safe keeping of her child, whoce life, it was alleged, had been imperilled through her carelessness. The defendant, whose mlIne is given as Sa-rah Margaret Chapman, aged 23, who lives with her husband, a labourer, of Les- lie-street, Aberavon, was seen proceeding through Water-street towards the Aberavon I bridge, which crose-ee the High-street near i tho railway crossing. As she reached the J bridge, it is alleged, she raised the child i which she was carrying in her arms on to the coping of the parapet, and that the little one would have fallen over into the wawl: but for the prompt action of a passer-by, Martha Smith, of Croft-street, Aberavon, who jumped forward and caught the child. A crowd immediately collected. P.O. Charles Rogers took Mrs Chapman into custody. The child, which is about six months old, was uninjured.

LONDON WORK PARALYSED. I MASTERS AND MEN DETER- MINED TO FIGHT. The fi ve Trade Unions affected by the London strike are Carpenters and Joiners (15,000), Builders' Labourers (lO,CCO), Bricklayers (5,000), Plasterers (3,000), Masons (3,00)). In addition there are crane-drivers, smiths and fitters who have thrown in their lot with their fellow Trade Unionists. Work is consequently at a standstill on a.ll big Metropolitan works for which the Master Builders' Aesocia-tion members hold contracts. The Building Industries' Federations this (Monday) night decide the question of a general strike unless they signed an agree- ment to work with non-unionists or be pen- ment to work with non-u?ll;()IU .-ts or be pen- Alr. Haggerty, secretary of the Builders' Labourers' Union, declared that the men were very solid in the decision not to sign the agreement. A number of outside builders have signi- fied their intention of supporting the as- sociation by taking similar action with their men.

MORRISTON CLERGYMAN I Accepts Northern Living. The Rev. D. J. B. Lewis, M.A., eldest son of Mr. W. J. Lewis, J.P., of Morriston, has been offered and has accepted the living of St. Peter's, Allendale. Northumberland. Mr. Lewis has also been appointed private chaplain to Lord Allendale. After two years' ministerial work in Leeds, he was appointed senicr curate and succentor of Newcastle Cathedral, which post he has held since 1906.

66 Eftliu n BIFFIOOLIY." —I 'N THE TINPLATE POOL' ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED. The meeting at the Hotel Metropole on Monday afternoon was very representative, 432 mills being represented out of a total of 530, and many of those not able to be pre- sent had written expressing approval of the idea. Mr. H. Bond presided, the attendance in- cluding .uessrs. Gibbins (Neath), F. Gilbert- son, W. Morris, J. Williams, T. J. Davies, and Mr. Clement (secretary Tinplate Mak- ers' Association). Mr. Wcnham, accountant, Birmingham, laid a pooling scheme before the meeting, which, as previously stated, was on some- what similar lines to that framed for the gal- vanising trade two months ago. It provides for the contribution into the pool for work- ing above a certain allocated maximum, and those who work below or have idle mills will receive compensation from the pool. For an hour and a half the varlous points involved were discussed, and it was seen that there would be no difficulty in the work- ing arrangement of such a scheme on the basis indicated. It proposes to embrace the whole of the tinplate trade. Eventually it was decided to form an association which will be quite independent of the Tinplate Traders' Asso- ciation, details being left to the committee. Inquiries made subsequent to the meeting as to the position of those who would net acquiesce, elicited the reply that they would be very few and would be persuaded to join the association which it was agreed would prove of great benefit to the trade. The new arrangement proviocs that any differences arising as between the assock:- tion and an employe, were to be decided by an arbitrator. The opinions generally amongst these in- terested in the tinpla-te trade is that the nssodatiion should. prove of considerable benefit all round.

PRICES UNAFFECTED. THE SOUTH WALES TINPLATE POOL." In the South Wales tinplate pool" (on the lines of tiie Galvanised Sheet Makers' Association) no attempt is made to touch selling prices', which was contrary to the previous Gal vanised Association. The lat- ter was formed in 1935 when the minimum works selling price was fixed at illO 5s. The association broke up in 1S09 when the nominal price was i:12 10s. The arrangement in the tinplate trade partakes more of a conference than an as- sociation. T'here WILL BE NO SECRETARY, but there will be an assessor with power to call in others. Though details have yet to be arranged it is not proposed to pay into the pool the whole of the plus over the maximum make, but a proportion. Thus it will pay makers to make as much as their orders warrant.

95,000 FIRE. BIG PONTARDAWE BLAZE. CO-OPE RATI YE STORES COM- PLETELY GUTTED. One of the largest fires ever seen at Pon- tardawe broke out on Monday evening at thr head offices of the Pontardawe and Allt- wen Co-Operative Stores, resulting in the premises being totally destroyed. The fire was discovered shortly after 11 o'clock. When Mr. Walters, the manager, left an hour previously, everything was all right. It is thought that the outbreak originated in the cei'iar, where a large amount of oil was stocked. Immediately the alarm was given several people lushed to the scene, and the police, under the direction of Inspector David and P.S. Woods, soon .arrived and threw BUCKETS. OF^ WATER on the burning bunding. However, their services were of no use. The building, situated as it is on top of the hill, and ex- posed to the wind, scon became one burn- ing mass. The police then paid attention to some boxes lying around the building, and these wore removed. There were also a number of horses in the stable, but these were brought out i safet v. ?, 11 BUILDING GUTTED. At 1.j(J a.m. only four bare walls re- mained. The police, and the people were powerless to act en account of the lack of sufficient appliances. The fire at one period presented a wonderful spectacle, especially when the roof caught fire, the whole country- side being lighted up, and hundreds of Ileople-rushed to the sccne. All the society's books vrefe destroyed. The damage is estimated altogether at £ 5.000. It may be mentioned that the Swansea Fire Brigade were eommounicated with, but when they realised that there was no water available they recognised the futility of mak- ing the journey.

BLOWS AND BOTTLES. GREENHILL RIOTS. RINGLEADER AND CHUMS PUNISHED. The uproar at Gre-enhui a, few nights ago when the police took into custody a deser- ter from the South Wales Borderers, and a portion of the local populace tiew to arms m his defence, had its sequel at the Swan- sea Police Court on Monday when Richard Walsh, junr., was charged with assaulting P. C. iievan in the execution of his duty; David Thomas with assaulting P.C. (52) Cooper; Wm. Morrisey with asaulting P.S. (16) Williams, P.C. (123) Bevan, and P.C. (69) Jones; Wm. O'Connell with throwing stones in Llaagyfelach-fitreet—all on Jan. llth. Mr. L. M. Rianarde, for the police, said he was instructed to ask the Bench, if they considered the cases proved, to inflict such a sentence as would teach the good people of Greenhill that they were not to knock the police about. P.C. Bevan said that during the disturb- ance Walsh kicked him about, the legs. and tried to trip him up. P.C. Jones said he saw defendant "running about, pretty busy. The case was interrupted by shrieks from an Amazon in a green hat, who had to be summarily ejected. Thomas' case was next called amidst an uproar at the back of the court. P.C. Cooper said he was struck by, he believed, a bottle.P .C. Fitzgerald saw Thomas hurl a bottle which struck Cooper, rebounded, and hit witness. Thomas denied the charge and called a witneaa who said Thomas helped the police. Morrisey, in addition to blows, was said to have tried to incite the croxvd. He pleaded that he was very drunk at the time. He struck P.C. Bevan with a. flagon, kicked and struck out. P.C. Jones had a black eye and cut lip in blows from Morrisey's fist, besides just misring a bottle thrown by defendant. The officer was then tripped up and kicked as he went down. He is THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE WHOLE TROUBLE; there wouldn't have been any trouble if it had not been for that man there," repeated P.O. Jonee. Very drunk at the time," pleaded Morrisey. O'Conneil was seen stone throwing and hammering on an electric light standard | causing an "unearthly din. Walsh was fined 20r. or 14 days Thomas. 40s. or a month Morrisey got two months without the option; and O'Connell was fined L 20s. or 14 days.

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SEIZURE OF SWANSEA PIANO. CLAIM AGAINST BOOK-DEBT I BUYER. At the Swansea County Court on Monday, I before Judge Bryrt Roberts, Mrs. J. G. Mor- gan, of 22, Rosehill-Wrrp.ee, and her brother, Mr. Thomas Hinds, stated to be a director of a well-kn,,oNn London firm, claimed a piano- forte that had bø- seized by Mr. W. W. Curran, book debt buyer, etc., of Finsbury- terraoe, the execution creditor, to eatisfy a judgment debt incurred by Mrs. Morgan's husband to the Nelson Bakery Company. Damages wetre also claimed a,gainst Mr. Curran for an alleged illegal distraint. Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Messrs. Aeron Thomas and Co.) appeared for the, claimants, and Ml". T. R. Harris was for the execution creditor. Mr. Hunter opened that the claimants, brother and sister, were members of a very well-known Carmarthenshire family. In 1892 Mrs. Morgan married her present hus- band, who for some years was an ironmonger carrying 011 business in Carmarthen. The piano was given to Mrs. Morgan by her bro- ther as a wedding present, and proof that this and the other furniture was forthcom- ing when at a later date the whole of the husband's property was sold under a deed of assignment made to trustees for the beneft of his creditors. He and his wife separated, Mrs. Morgan leaving him in July, 1,911, since which time she and her nine children have boon kept by her brothers. Before husband and wife parted monies were ad- vanced by Mr. Hinds to meet debts con- tracted by the husband and in respect to which the wife had become a guarantor, but at length this was only done on Mrs. Morgan givir.g her brother a bill of sale an the fur- niture. This was duly registered in 1911, a-nd although Mr. Curran had obtained his judgment about this time he did nothing under it until the early part of 1913. He then went to see Mrs. Morgan at Rosehill- tcrrace, Swansea, about the debt, and she told him th-it she was I LI-VIING APART FROM HER HUSBAND 1 and was kept by her brothers, and that the bill of sale to her brother could be seen at the offioe of Messrs. Aeron Thomas and 00. Mr. Curran did nothing more until towards the end of the year, and then Mrs. Morgan had the mortification to have a distraint put in and the I PIANO WAS REMOVED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. J The sale of the instrument was stopped, and it was for the jury to now decide the owner- Ehl p. Counsel asked for exemplary damages in the circumstances. Mrs. Morgan, called, said that just before the seizure Mr. Curran asked her to get the monoay from her brother. She replied, "No, I will not do it." Ho then said he would see what he could do. Mr. Harris cross-examined and suggested that there was no proper consideration for the bill of sale. He also elicited that the pia,no was worth only £ 7 10s., and that the judgment debt was incurred for bread sup- plied when Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were liv- ing together. Mr. Thomas Hinds, merchant, London, deposed to the gift of the pia.no, and said that he had advanced, his sister hundreds of pounds. Mr. David Roberts, J.P., produced the records showing that Mr. Thomas Hinds paid the rent of 22, Rosehill-terraoe. No evidence was called for the execution creditor. L15 DAMAGES AND RETURN OF PIANO. The question resolvec itself practically in one of damages. The jury awarded £ 15. Judgment was given for the claimants for £ 15 and coots, and the piano ordered to be returned. The question resolved itself practically into one. of damages, and the jury awarded £15. Judgment was entered for claimant for JB15 ajid costs and the piano ordered to be returned.

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Five Scholars on Register. Only five children are on the register of Aughton School, seven miles from Lan- cashire, one of the smallest schools in England. Recently an inspector found but two children present.

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"SOME CONSPIRACY" ——— III!II ——— SWANSEA MAN'S GUN LONDON FIRM LOSE THEIR CASE. At the Swansea County Court on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge Bryn Roberts, a curlotis defence was set up in a case in which Mr. John Forester, of the Burrows Inn, Port Tennant, sued Messrs. Davies and Co., gunsmiths, of 26, Denmark Hill, London, for D2 19s. 6d., being a deposit for the pur- chase of a gun. Mr. T. R. Harris appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. David Seline de- fended. Plaintiff saw an advertisement in a Sun- day paper offering a hammerlees gun for £ 2 19s. 6d., with seven days' approval, the advertisers being Davies and Co., of 284, Brixton-road. He sent the money to this address and received the gun. Not being satisfied with the weapon, plaintiff returned the gun and asked for his money back. He got a reply from Denmark Hill saying there was no trace of the order and asking for particulars. Subsequently the gun came back from Denmark Hill, and was again re- turned to them. I Cross-examined, plaintiff said that he sent all his letters to Brixton-road, and got some of the replies from Denmark Hill. The defence was that defendants had re- ceived no order for any gun. Mr. Oswald Smith, managing clerk with Messrs. Davies and Co., of 26, Denmark Hill, deposed that no order was received and that the firm in Brixton-road was ab- solutely distinct. Mr. Harris: I put it to you that they are I one and the samo firm SIMPLY RIN<JL\<; THE CHANGES? I Witness They are absolutely distinct. His Honour elicited that the Davies and Co. of Denmark Hill was really Mr. J. A. I Davies and not any company at all. HIS HONOUR'S "OH!" His Honour Who is the otner. Witness I don't know I only know it is Mr. Sidney Davies* of Brixton-road. His Honour: Any relation?—A brother. His Honour Oh, a brother His Honour said he was perfectly satisfied there was some conspiracy—there was no mistake about it-and gave judgment for plaintiff, with costs.

MASSA' JOHNSON. ———- ——— SHALL HE BOX HERE? | SHÅLl lIE BOX IIERE? PROMOTER'S POSITION: £ 125 PAID." Shall Jack Johnson be allowed to give an exhibition at Swansea? The coloured boxer has been engaged for a date next month, and in view of the Swansea Watch Com- mittee's decision (reported in another ool- urnn) and the action taken elsewhere, the position is interesting. Aid. Miles thinks .Johnson should not give a display at Swansea under the eircum- stances. Mr. Watts Jones agrees with this view, and says he does not regard Jack Johnson's visit as clean sport. Mr. W. Coutts is of opinion the contest should not take place. Mr. J. T. Jones, manager for the Welsh syndicate, who is bringing Johnson to Swan- sea, told a Post reporter I have got Jack Johnson under a guar- antee of £ 250 to come down, and £ 126 has already been paid as a deposit ard the agree- ment signed. The position is that JOHNSON CAN FORCE MY HAND, i A Already 1! lave incurred considerable éX-1 pense. I have been over to Paris twice, and though I am willing to assist the Watch Committee in every way, my syndicate can- not lose the expenses tney have incurred. I will .see wnat arrangements can be made with Johnson, but my position is a serious one. Personally, I don't think the outcry is fair, and it is cruel to stop him from appearing." WATCH COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. Ald. D. Jones (chairman of the Swansea Watch Committee) said he was against Johnson appearing. EX-SWANSEA "CHIEF." Capt. Colquhoun (ex-Chief Constable), who favours boxing being taught in schools, declined to express an opinion, other than he did not believe, generally speaking, in white men meeting black. ?

i HDIAL UNDER- STANDING." SOLUTION OF WELSH CHURCH PROBLEM. Lord Dynevor presided on Monday evening at the Drill Hall, Llandilo, over the fifth meeting of the South Wales series addressed by the Bishop of St. "David's on the question of Welsh nationality and the Welsh Church Bill. Lord Dynevor con- gratulated the bishop on the magnificent fight he was waging. The Bishop took as his subject the bearing of his argument as a whole upon the attitude of reasonable Nonconformists. It was an essential part of his constructive ideal that reasonable religious equality meant equal liberty to Nonconformist denominations to bring their obselete trust deeds up to date, and to reform themselves generally; since Nonconformist witnesses before the Royal Commission had said that Nonconformist reform hke Church reform required an Act of Parliament. The Lambeth conference motto, "Not com- promise, but comprehension; not uniformity but unity" was a noble expression of far- sighted Christian statesmanship, which gave real hope of a better future for the Christian Church. The same method was the method of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910, and had likewise been for years the method of the Student j Volunteer movement, which, under its great leader, had done therebv invaluable ser- vice to the cause of missions. The signs of the times encouraged hope that Christian Churches were looking in the rirrht di-f;-n, -irl that the j ATTAINMENT OF THE FIRST STAGE OF REFORM, viz., cordial understanding from which all e l se wou l d in due cour. 1, else would in due course grow, was no vain hope for the Christian people of this genera- tion in the British Empire and America to cherish. The momentous question whether Wales was to share in that great hope, made it the clear and urgent duty of reason- able Nonconformists to look at the Bill in a new light, and to ask their consciences with the deepest possible seriousness and anxiety whether this Bill was at all the sort of measure which would help to bring the blessing of cordial understanding to the ChristiAn people of this generation in Wales. this generat i on in

I MRS. ANNIE BESANT. I Granted Stay of Execution of Recent Action. The Judicial Committee of the Privy I Council on Tuesday granted the application of Annie Besant, the President of the TheoSophical Society, for a stay of execu- tion of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Madras ordering the re&toration to Mr. Naraaiayiah, an Indian subject, of his two NIlLraalL,a vi?? education she had undertaken. Mr. Naranayiah had brought an action for the annulment of the deeds of guardianship aigainst Mrs. Resant on the ground of dis- I satisfaction with the moral training given to his sons by Mr. Teadbcatefr, a prominent member of the Theosophical Society.

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I I iORE POLICE! "CHIEF S REQUEST. FIFTY-EIGHT MORE MEN WANTED. Capt. A. Thomas, Chief Constable of Swansea, has submitted a long report to the members of the Watch Committee showing the necessity of augmentation of the force.. There reasons are:- (1) Sicklies., and annual leave. (2) The weekly rest day. (3) The necessity of forming into beats such areas as Brynmill, Sketty, Mansel- ton, Morriston, and St. Thomas, instead of veing worked as patrols. (4) Increased traffic in the town taking more men for point duties. (5) Swansea is under-policed compared with other towns. Swansea being a large seaport, a number of firemen and sailors are on "the convict and police supervision," and this means greater supervision necessary; there are sercreants doinsr Tv» uliVE HOURS AT A STRETCH (another sergeant would allow of eight hours' duties). Capt. Thoma: asks for an increase of 25 constables and Ü:lè sergeant for the town division; one inspector, two sergeants and nine constables for the W estern Division (Sergt. Price, at the Uplands, • works 24 hour and has to take rest as opportunity affords); oiie inspector, one sergeant, and four constables for the Eastern Division, and an increase of one inspector, fbltt Aetoeants, and nine constables for the INSPECTOR FOR MORRISTOX. It is Capt. Thomas' opinion that the Morriston station should be in charge of an inspector and made an inspector's station, and the time ir. fast approaching when this increasing portion of the boron ah: should be formed into :t division under the charge of a superintendent. The total in- crease of the force by the recommendations would be from 155 to 213 men.

I I 'COJ-ALIRR' WRECKED VETERAN CHANNEL TRADER. WELL-KNOWN BOAT GONE. About 2.50 on Wednesday morning, a steamer was observed ashore near llira- combe. The lifeboat proceeded to her as- sistance, and found she was the trading steamer Collier owned by Messrs. Pockett, of Swansea, and Bristol. The crew of seven were taken off and landed at Ilfracombe. The Collier is likely to become a total loss. 35 YEARS TRADING HERE. The s.s. Loliier is one of the oldest of Swansea traders, an.d has been associated with the port for a period of over 35 years. She was the oldest Pockett's vessel afloat. No Swansea men weie on board at the time, her crew being recruited from Bristol.

"I SWANSEA SETTLEMENT. Another Drapers and Union Agreement. The dispute over the question of living ie at Messrs. James Brothers, drapers, High- street, Swansea, and the Shop Assistants' Union has been settled, an agreement having been arrived at as follows One senior to live out by February 7th, 1914. Seven seniors to live out by March 7th, 1914. All juniors, irrespective of age, to live out by June 7th, 1914, with excep. tion of apprentices. No one, male or female, irrespective of age, to be engaged to live in after June 7th, 1914. No one to be vic- timised as a result of taking part in. thia dispute. The sum to be paid in lieu of board and lodgings to be 2s. 6d. per week, and 7S. 6d. per week to those engaged on the understanding to sleep out, but had dinner and tea in. The Shop Assistants' Union express their determination to get other establishments in the town to fall into line.

P———111 1^ There is po flavour like the 1 flavour of purity. This is why cakes and pastries made with I "Kardov" self-raising Flour 8 are so superior to shop-sold 9 confectionery. We use only the World's best wheaten flour in KARDOV SELF-RAISING FLOUR and the raising ingredients are 10 accurately balanced that unevenly raised cakes, pastries, etc., cannot possibly result. "Kardov" sim?hfies the whole art of baking. .tP'??? J?ar?ou" cannot .of. <?opp<Mnf yea.  There s Q No Flour Like Mi   KINGOV "9EEB? 1 TRADING CO.. I BWA?MA =d CAEDIFP. ? V