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I TO COST BETWEEN I 15-000

WHY YOU ARE WEAR-j ING YOURSELF…

MR. LLEWELYN WILLIAMS

IMYSTERY OF THE SEA.I

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I LABOUR CONGRESS VOTE.I

I! AS HIS FATHER DID.!

"UNDER THE CLOAK OF ! RELIGION."…

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NO MORE TWOPENNY" NIPS,"

SWANSEA ADVISORY ICOMMITTEE.…

COOLNESS OF THEI CAPTAIN.¡…

- n ¡ WOULD-BE PORTIA. !

■ 1 "NO CHANCE IN LIFE."|

I GIRL WHO TOOK THE WRONGII…

J ACIO SHORTAGE AT TINPLATE,…

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CABLES TO CWMBWRLA.

I "WOULD HAVE BEENI !STRUNG…

CRAY WATER FOR MUMBLES.-I

LLANCYFELACH WILL.-I

THE GALLIPOLI FEA.T1

! THE MEN TO BE I jHONOURED.

IAT OLD LANDORE i WORKS.-i

EATING WHAT YOU LIKE! -I

I PAINTER FROM BATH. !

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REQUEST REFUSED, -!

COMPLIMENT TO THE SERGEANT.

|HADN'T GOT IT.I

RESIGNATION IN ORDER. I

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MORE LIGHT WANTED.'

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MORE LIGHT WANTED. INQUIRY INTO PONTARDAWl FATALITY. SWANSEA JURY'S RECOMMElq. DATION. The Swansea Borough Coroner (Xr. J. C: Morris) held an inquest at Swansea, on Mon- day on the body of David Matthews, of 676, Neath-ro^d, J.lansaonlet, who met with an accident at Messrs. Works, POD. tardawe, and died Oil Saturday last at th. Swansea Hospital. Mr. ('. B. Jenkins ap- peared for Messrs. Gilbertson, and Mr. J. H, John was present for the Welsh Artisans' Union, Mr. J. Hilditch '(R.M. Inspector of Mines) also attended. J. R. T. Lock. 4, Holly-street, Poutardawe, shunter employed by Messrs. Gilbertson. said the accident to deceased happened at. 8 p.m. on Friday i".st. Witness was engaged, with a light engine, shunting four wagons. Thew were secured, the engine detached, and tho driver given the "Right away" signal. There was another engine on a set of lines con* verging towards those on which Witness's engine was. and he was looking ahead to see that they did not collide with the locomo- tive. when the driver called out, "There's something up," and getting down they dis- covered the man under their own engine. There was a white light on the engine, which was used to serve as a signal. Witness's hand- lamp could have blol clearly seen by anyone- There were rales fixed up in the works relat- ing to the shunting operations at, night, but in his four months' experience he ha.d not read a rule relating to the sufficiency of lights. .By the Coroner: Did you consider lights sufficient? Xo. sir, and I'vo often men- tioned the fact. to the traffic superintendent, whQ 89..id nothing either way. He knew of no ob jection to a more powerlullight ben-w used. The locomotive had practioally severed a foot just below the ankle. By Mr. Hilditch: There was no electrie arc i IamP near 'l:Y. and the only light calne from the furnaces, and this was very little. The whistle of the engine wa3 blown before start- ing. John Matthews, 663, Neatli-road, TJatisamlet. identified the body as that, of his father, who was doing a mason's labourer's work at the time of the accident. Bis hearing and sight were quite good. The driver of the engine, John Evans, T]IT&- derw-road, Pontardawe, stated that he had acted in thai capacity for 25 years. Coming down the incline the light was bad. Their paco did not exceed four miles per hour. R. did not consider it advisable to eularge the lights on the engine, but suggested more filed lights. The SPOT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ONE, but he had not  "Y accident hav?.- p°Tnngrth?reprfv?h?y. Elias Morgan, 10, Grove-road, Pontardawe, foreman bricklayer at Messrs. Gilbert- son's Works, said deceased was not engaged at his work at the time of the accident, hav- ing finished at 5,.)0 p.m. Evan Thorny, Swan sea-road, Tr-bt'iio*, night-ohargeman at the works, also gave evi- dence. Dr. Louden said that deceased was admitted to the hospital at midnight on Friday, suffer- ing from a badly crushed left leg from the knee down. Ho succumbed at 5.40 a.m. on Saturday from shock, due to loss of blood foll, tbp accident. Coroner said it wad clearly a It accide.at. What the deceased was doing there they had been unable to ascertain. There might or there ir,isjht not have been sufficient light at the 3pot. Bad there- been more light it might have prevented the accident. Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and recommended that mo"e 'ôg'ht be placed at the spot. No blame was attached to anyone.

: CHARGES AGAINST I. OFFICIALS.

SISTER DIDN'T RECOGNISE HIM.…

joHN BERLIN.-

, " TO BAD TEMPER—10«."

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