South Wales Weekly Post

? -=-' f NO EJECTMENT ORDER I IF OLD RENT IS PAID I PROPERLY. THE RENT AND MORTGAGE II INTEREST ACT. In reply to representations made to him I on [.he Rent. and Mortgage lotgiest Act, re- cently parsed, the Presideut of thu Local GrovernmeDt Bo<t.rd pcmt-) out that, the gene- ra,] effect of the Act a« regards rents is to Mider irrecoverable as frcm the 25th Novem- ber, and during the contmuance of the Act, the increase above the standJ:d rate of reat of any prenuses coining within the Act, not- withst.anding aDY <tgreemeut to the con- trary. Undfr pprt&irL conditions, howe'vfr. the ) !?ndiord raav inÙeoc the rent rither to ni:"t expenditure on impi'ovem?nu or struct:!i'a.I aJt?ratiTn of tup house (bvt not expendi- ture on decoration or repairs), or to cover &ny increa.se in local ratep which are ordi- car)!y chltrge.kble on thf occupier, if the landlord pays such rates. Such -ierea.4e, however, must be notined to the tenant. ajid doee not become due urttil the expiration of four week from the dste of notice. No order for recovery of the premises or ejectment therefrom of a. tenant, is i.o be made so lortg .? the tenant continups to pa.y proper rent perform the other condi- tions of his tenancy. This protection, however, will nut a.pply vch.ere, tho tenant ha.s cOJT\miH-('d waste, or bet"n gnilty of conduct which is a nuisance or annoyance to neighbouring o<'cupier< or x-hem the premises are required by the landlord f(,- f)octlpat.inl1 of him"f>]f Or smne person ir hi'< employ, cr of .some tenant, of hif!. or where "OTne otlwr ground is mown which is considered M.\ll"fa.ctory to the court which is asked to make the ),der.

ABERAVON SOLD!ERS' PLUCK. TWO RECOMMENDED FOR SAVING COMRADES. News wa<? received at Aberavon on Thurs- day morning tha.t two local men had been recommended for bravery on the 6e[d in France. Out' oorreopond?nt was able to looene the families of both men in Char- Jotte-str?et. Aberavon. They are Privates John Donovan and John O'Bnen. both of the Royal Irish MQes. It a.ppea.rs tha.L in a recent engagement, Pr;Ta.te Doncvaa and Private Nicholas. 'of Llanelly. with aome other comrades, made a bombing r&id on a German trench, and Were in bnng'tnc' hack a. number of prisoners. On the return journey a shcM burst almost in their midst, unfortuna.tely billing Priva-te Nicholas and womidins two other comrades. Private Donovan tooK hia pri&cnN-s into the British liue, and immedi- ateiv returned and brought in the body of N'ichotM and hi:' wounded comrade, being' greeted on his final return with the cheera of the British Tommies, and congratulated by his omoers. Ijater. the Oommanding <')B&oer &a.w DonovaJi, and took his name ajtd Dartioul&ra of hid action. &nd he waa in- formed that he would be recommended. Donova.n was formerly a dock-worker at Port. TaJbotolkcks. and joined the Army at the outbreak of iie wa. wounded in the hip at tha ba.ttle of Neuve Cha.pelle. and a-tter recovery m Englajid returned to the trenches. His brother was killed in th<" Mune battle. < Priva-te John 0 Bnen. of t..h,.e aame reg.-i!- ment, a,nd whose family live close by Private Donova.n'a. has merited his award through a gallant action in Flanders. After a heavy bombardment by the enemy, one of the Royal Iriah men wa:: wounded in an attack on the Germa.n 1'nes. OBrien volunteered to go out that night to look for hie missing comrade, and after creopmar through the wire fenoee, diacovered hia wmTade. At Krea.t rlsk, and amidst a hail of bullets, he carried t;,e wounded ma.n on tia bMk into the trenoh<Mt. 4 Both heroea have pI-eviouly diapl&yed mnch gaJIantry in previous actions.

NEARLY 114.000 SINGLES." ENUSTED &INCE RE-OPENING OF DERBY SCHEME. Mr. Arthar Henderson. President of the Bo&rd of Bduca.tion, at the British Labour Conference on Thursday, said: Shiue th*- closing of the Derby report on December 16th. up to the -end of last week there have been edLed. chippy by the thought of this (Compulsion) BHI. no fewer tha,n 11.>.9Wl single men. Twenty-iDight th<,u- &a.nd of them were for immediate enlistment. while 85.967 went into the groups, for the re- opening cf wh;r. I va.s responsible. Th&t shows theT-p were seme youns men in the 650,000 residue.' It was sta.tef' that a. proala.mation <.&Hing up four more grcupa wil!. be issi-,ed lIP;xt week. The groups are--10, 11. 12, and 13-ummarried men from twecty-s<-Yen to thirty yea-rs ago. The Government do not propose to make any ohange in the principle of "reserved es-couTatirms," a&id Mr. Rumcijma.n on T.'hura. day in the Houee of Commons, in reply tç) Sir Georare Tonlmin. Re added:— But for the system of reserved oceTipa- tiona. hamdredf of compa-nies and nrma would be a-getinst the national interest in the waging of the wa.r.

WASHED UP. BODY ON GOWER BEACH. An inquest v.as held a:, LIanmadoc on Thursday by the E-wn-naea deputy o&ujity ooroner (Mr. R- Boor) on the b&dy of an i<nkauwD. man found on the beach at hit- ford, Crowe! Phillip Gwynne, Chiton, Grower, gave vidence of iuMluig the bcdy on tlle be<ich. The nMn was then quite dead a.nd beyond trco&nition. reported the matter to the P.C G&mm<)n statfd that on Tuesday ]a.st he recei-vkd ijnformaLtion fron) tho previous wi'tnea&. Th'oy both Mooeeded to the aoene. MJ found the ,)ody lying about 20 fardf outstde high-water mark. The ma.n would he about 45 years of age and 6n. 7m. in heifht, Witness oon51de1'ed the body had been m t ,a.;er a.hout six weaks. The ltlîY Lfo';x']t. in a,erdict of "Found tLe&cL there beum no evideoce to show how M L- ?M?Ba mW& ?Bt?ib? ? L. J ?

THE GOEBEN. j HARD HIT IN RECENT I F1GHT. OVER HUNDRED CASUALTIES I REPORTED. (Pres, :<O Wa,r Specia.) I 11- 'IiI u) Jay (recei-yeJ Fridå,"). It is leai-Tieci en rehable authority tha-t after Uie en.gagernent on Jain.La.iy 8 between ?j R,,igs.I a r ip of t110 !uie a.nd the Goeben the latter retui-iied to Consta-ntmople dam- aged a.nd with 30 killed arpd 80 wounded. HOW THEY ESCAPED. I STORY OF THE GOEBEN AND 8RESLAU. PARIS, Thursday, Ja.n. 37. \f. Leon Boudouresque. the distm- guished French war coTrespondent. vouches for the authenticity of thp following story of the G()(>oben and Brasta.u. At the begimninig' of A ust, 1914, wh'en wa.s still n.outra.l, the two Genna.n ships, after having bombard.ed. Bone &,id Pint'i.ppe'viile, took refuge a.t Mæsina, where tbfy were in dagger of capture by the Anglo-French squadron close at hajid, or else. of being compelled to disarm in port. 1't was then tha.t M. Venizelos, a.t that time .Prime Mimster of Greece, believing I tha-t his country would HuLD TO HER TREATY WITH SERBIA, t,hought it expedient to ,¡ der AdmiraJ Con- douriotis to a,dd h.i.s ships to those of the French and British admira-Is, Mid, although hi' was to avoid &H risk or comba.t. he waB to k/'p a watch on the Germaji ships. Adm.iraJ Condourotis w as further in- atructed to send a wirelesa message to the Premier regaj-dinjg the eventuaj; direction taken by tho Breslau and Goeben. Admiral CO:'cdouriotis did not keep to the letter of his instructions. He did telegraph I to Athens, but be addressed his messag-o to the King, who kept the information to him- se lf. For his act ot dls&bedien,e Admiral Condouinotis was relieved of his command I' by th-e Greek Premier.—( Dnjiy Express. )

WOMEN OF LOCHS AND SKERR!ES. WAR-TIME IN HIGHLAND I HOMES. In towns and cities lt is possible to or- ganise some simple pleasures to relieve the anxious tedium of life for the wornen left behind (says the Times"). 3ut what 'aid can be gi".eii to the wiv&s 01 aailcrs and soldiers left on barren skerries, by lonely lochs, iu rock-girt co,, es. av/ay i:t [Im desolate glens of the cetera.! Iiigh- j lands? Bereft of their men, cut off frjm neighhours, m&ybe. bv mites of white-oapped seaB, by roaiing torrent or by lea,,rue.E of storm-swept moor, their loneliness i? a-t t'Í1nes¡1 pi::able. For wueks no f,sh face niM.y j phcer their sheilings. those rough dwellings cj nnsha.p°d boulders, thatched with heatl-?? giving to the r ? g w?nds a. blue thread <)' peat-reek. No revws comes from the out?r world for long periods together, &nd even that most dreaded of omcia.1 telegrams must awa.it the peace of the e]ementp. a peace which in mid-winter is rqrelv accorded. One cun offer little but heart-to-heart sym- p-ithy to such lonely wive.?. The womer: of our are, however, inured to long a bsences or dangerous service. Bvpjy hoar afloat brings the fisherman face to f&ce with grim Death, and tragedy is tho famil- iar of the woman who wait in tn9 tiny cota by the stone-built harbom's. < To our seafarers th? war has brought PtreniiotL- and dingerniii natinna.1 Now and again one reads of minP-FWeepers, I patrol-boats, wrecked by mines, foundered m tempest, sunk by pnemy gunnre or 'f'tr- pedo. Rut w hd.t of the women, to whom the victims of Ruch tragedies are deadest? Marooned on rocky islets, on the edge of wild moors, who has thought much of them? Quiet, thrifty, independent, they have neither n<*ed nor desire for nnancial nid, nor yet, think they—with a shudder to- wards the trenches of Flanders filled with ga,Pn:lpone,d dead—for special pity. t A 13T7,Sy WOV I ? _?,A I The lonely woman may be a very busy one indeed. Her tiny croft in summer com-j mands all her labours'. A smpJl crop of o.a.s I and potatoes is raiaed, and a few tiny stacks of hay dried for winter fodder for j cows ar.d sheep. On!y the utmost patience and skill can wre,,t a fruitful yield from such a stretch of gravel. The peats for winter ¡ fup!. t<x\ !'a.ve to he cut. and dried on the moor. perhaps a mite or t-o away, smd transported in a creel on the capable "horl- ders to her cottage. Nor is she less bu'!y in' winter, part.icularlv if near th,' !'Ihore, FT'' the:. wiM ;,torms tear thp wped From the sea flo,)r, and here. in. thl3 brown swathf"< and banks, is bnth food and medicine. Tbr! ooibl-e dulfte may come up side I'.y side with the iodine-bearing sear-wT&k and both must! be coliected and dried. Ifatcr on, when an. outdoor furnace becomes possible, the sea-. wrack will be reduced into rough kelp. from! which, in these war days. cur chemists are etract.ing one of the mopt 'valuable aids in the hosuitaj service. lodire was formerly monopoly of the enemy i r? d tl-te beft day of In the long evenings—nnd the best day of Januaj-y is but a glimmer of s;x hours—sha is e'nployed with the wool shorn from her I t;n' flock. This is to be carded and spun, then wover by handloom into cloth or knitted into stockings or sweater". The dyes are made from the lichens which grow on the ora.gs overlooking the sea, and rough, sometimes dangerous, is the work of collection.

"VERY FAIR AND I STRAtGHTFORWARD/' j AFFAIRS OF EX-SWANSEA PUBLICAN. I At the Swansea Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before thd Registrar, Mr. F. P. Cliarte.s. The nrst public exajnina-tion w&s held of Frederick George Scrine, of 34, King Ed- waj'd-road. journeyman wason and formerly a nshmon,g<er. Debtor w<M asked by the CMiicial Reaver Peei;) how be :(.< COll, L",d fur Ms dfnciency uf £227. ''Through ttart-ing the nsh busineM with- out ca.pit.tl." -Nva, the reply. I Debtor saLd tha-t previous bo tha.t I)u.IL, -tg he in March, 1&C5. bought the lü-a. short one—ot the Robin Hood Hnvel, for which he paid LIV4. About JB36 of thip h'? found, f?nd th? T?st he borrowed from ?tr. Lodwig. The OT??nese wa? s<? s'c"€9siut th??. '? paid on the loa.n of £150 in two years. hc,rt)y after, the lp&&e ran out and he became a: tenant of the, owner.' the S\anAea United j Brewery Cump&ny. The husme:>s ultimately proved a losa. The OSci?tT. ReoM"ft': How do you a<'coL'nt for that? Debtor: Le?:sia.tion wa;; one cause, and ajiothor w&s the heavy ta,xa,tton. The C'hiMrf*a'R Act debtor p.T.rMcuJMiy j named, &nd said that he ga.ve up the Robin Hood in 1911. when he started the fish bu&inees. At that ti'r'j he owed about .690. ajit! he mad.3 no profit in the fi¡;1t business. La."t, ypa.r he icst two net" o' Swm)f:ea beach tht'ongh bad weather, .md thsa re pre- sented .B100; ir}(.Jl1di'!g C'ost of pJacing thpm Uiere. In reply to Mr. Bull (Messr-A. Edwards and BuH), who appeared for the debtor, the latter sad tJuÜ he had A wife .'nd six chil- dren. A Heavy Bwoen. Debtor, m a-nswer to the Oiticml Receiver s&id that the furniture belonged to his wife. The reason he had none wa.< that h!* Wfis m the g'loiinns pcit;on hpfoTp he wag nMr- rLMi of having to support a widowed mother a,nd nlle children. The R.egistrar I don 'T knoT- about I!Iori. ous. tyiit it is creditable if you did it. Debtor I did it for Mven ypa.rs. The examination WM clM"d: the Regisirar remarking that debtor set-med to MYe criven a very fair ati-aig).tforward qtatement of his aSaiu. r,

SIX DAYS OVERDUE.) 200 PASSENGERS ON I HER. I The Pres- Ajssociation's Liverpcol eor- I i-espondni telephon-es thai, the Etder Dmp8te¡, Imer ADpain, Is reported mLas- ing. She '3.8 due at P!\Tn<yuth Kix da.y' E.gi. The afe 200 p:engers oo board. There haa beer: heavy weather in the AUaJitic receutly. OMINOUS FIND. I Lifeboat with Bows Knocked Out. I A LLoyd p .Hull message, da.tcid January 26th, says that the ",tamer 1'reganUe, from. Ptierbo Ulbigado, which amved oil Fnd&y, r,Apoi-t,s that ou jMtHii-y 16th, ia,t.. 30.24- u<N-th, long. 14.32 west., they passed a Ufe- ,bo,it v.-tth t.he na..me ''s.s. Appaju, of Liver- pool, pair:ted oil ühe stem. It had afbout hvo feet of bow krhocked awa<y, had two wtMt.eT-b'rp.a.k.ers, &rtd one liff:m?7 c'n beaa-d. The Appaj.. from W'e&t Attica., hojne- ward bcmnd, left Daka.r on J<)jma.ry llth.

PLOUGHMEN OF THE I PEN!NSULA. 27th ANNUAL MEETING AT I PARKMILi.. The twenty-8&venth a.nm:Al ploughing match I at Southga.te Farm, near Gc\er (Mr. F. E. Brown\, en Thursday, W[d held undt>r ideal weather conditions for furrcw I making, a.ud was considered to be one of the beet held under the auspices of the Gower tJnioc District Ploughing Society. Notwith- standing that war wa.9 on, there were 18 entries. At the (firmer held at the Gower Inn, P&rkinill, later in the evening. Mr. George Morris, the htMt, provided a, rseau in bia bcsn stJl. a.nd ?'')'. Arthur Griffith lIIighwa\1 chairman of the society &Qd who acted as I the following prize- winners: CHAMPION CLASS. Prize divided bet';Vf'{"ll WiUiam Jones, Lrm- non, ParkmiíU, and T. Day. iM. The ploughing was very keen. as shown by the results, tile secoDd, third ar:d fourth prizes hillg a.iao divided bct/ween D. Harry (KiH- bia-n). D. Beynon (Peaniaen), and M<<,r;s<l Davie.9 (Three Crossfaj. CLASS II. Open to ploughm. u in the district who had not previou-siy won a first prise. 1, Edward Tucker (Highway). ULAS8 III. Upen w ooys ]H the tustrjh't. -1, Charles Elliot (Wind:r.ci1l Woodh 2, ahar18 Porter (Bryninom. SPECIAL PRIZE. SUver' cui). prese"ited by Mr. Williams. Jewdlu, Chstle-s'rc'et. Swan:;ea, to the best plougohmaTl oompcticsr. Won by mpnsel va-vies (Three Crot-ses). A prize for the ne&teat a.nd team a.ud turn-out, giveu by the RaUs,b1c Miner. Watr Co., was wc-B by Sfjtyn Rich- a.n:s (Kite. 11111). and second prize by W. Jones (Wt-rn Fawr. KiUay). D. Han-y (Xilibia.n) securpd the first -phze for the best brood ma,re. c.

ONE OF CANADA'S SONS. COLONIAL OFFICER INTERREDI AT SWANSEA. Tile urinary fujiora.i tc-ok place at Swak ) sea en Friday of the late LieuL R. IVilbt-r- t foice-Eeii. 33tth Battah,Hl CUJadiilu nieiit, who died at tbt) W&]ter road Xursms Intitutof', ;:I,t the <ige of 28, :iad who hadl4-,d from Saska.t¿hÆ'WA' The cortege, headed by a Sri-ng pai'ty of t.he Breoknocka, under Capt&hi Th.omas; leit the Institute, with t.b.R Police Baud (Btuid- i ITla.e.t.er Sha<okleiord) pla,y;ug funertJ ma.rchCf. The 73rd amtingent of the Swan- .-ea V.A.D. (Cc-mn).!Mi.danb A. K. Andrews a.rn'! A.&.ust!lJ1t QL.rt""J'matl' Pm,vel1) rnareh- ed ?nth the prr?esaion. !M did a mimber <'f nuit?i/ o?')t'?)'s <M)d the locaj G.P.O. Ba.nd. The eG-itin unpOlh{jd ()ak, with I bra.ss fittinK" covered by thp. Uni'on J a.k arid the offic;(M''f cap and bflt. The chief mourners wM'p W'Iber- ftxrce-Bell (Queer's Royat West K?nt Regt.) a brot.h6r of decea.sed, ajid the mother, M.r¡.¡, I WilberfoTce-BelL fro,n pi-i-t V.'rcdth.? w?rf s'?n.t 'from "Father aJtd Mcther." "An Atuit," M)d C'a.pta.jn "¡¡her, force- BeU. The ftlneril atTaJtgpm<*nts w&ro ca.na.b!y carried out by Msn, D. C. Son,

SAW SWANSEA'S GREAT. GROWTH. VETERAN CHEMIST AND I DRUGGIST DEAD. Th<- wui ba felt at tJ-Le de4t,h, which twk -,l-iac- at his private resi- dance, No. 1, Devon-t<'rra.ce, on Thursda,y night. of Mr. J. T. Davies, the weU-Lincwn Swaneca chemist a,nd dj-uggiat. The do- ceased, gentjenia-n, w-tio WM b4 YoM;!>S of age, was ba.kert iU from neuritis seYera:l m ot ago, which timf; h3 kaii con&ned to his houef. Con'Lpiica.tioThs ensued, and, the very best attention and nursing, he passed away, as sta.tpd, ir: the Pl'ooence of his children, wham he loved so weU. Born n.e<jbT LLa.n.dovery, in Oarma-rthpn- ahire, th? tate Mr. J. T. Da.vies in Ntrly life went to London and joined the fu-m of j Squires, chemist to the King, so that Jitf.Je wondar that with such a sta.rt he beca-me the leading pha.nn:iceutica,' eaem;" ;,t. and d.rugo-iat in Sw&Jispa, a-n d \Vc<'t V7 ales, Coming direct frùm londoii he opened btl-d- at S,.va,zisea ju.st foTt-y yea.r ago. AI. Uia.t time it was the only shop in '\V<{.Ji..er- road. Sinue them he not only =:tw Swansea's grMtt grav.t.h to the west and retlised its impurta.nüe by opening the tine C plan& e- .3hnent, but alac, upan the death of the late 'Ir. N. M. Grosse a few y<)'.Ts r'go, purchased the budThe-¡; at 8, Temple-s:t.r..ev, with its 120 years' reputa-tion as t-be prc- mier dispe'MPE establisiiirent in Swa-nse-a,. Dewe:optng the Bns.n<sss. About, this ttme i,heb'jsmess, ?'r.]ch wata no? very muoh enlaced, w?,s termed into a. limitMl lia.biiity ?om- p?my undar the style o.t "J. T. Davies (Chemist&) Ltd. and att-t.cbed to it M a hi,rli-cla-s fancy goods aud ¡;tationel'Y depcrt- ment. The dcceused was th.c maj.nguig du-ector, a.nd the other directors aj-e Mr. J. F. Sa-ujiders, the head of the UpLajids c-a- tabhshn'L'ent, and Mr. J. Thomas, tht. head oi the Tempie-sta-eet bra.nch, upon both of whom has devolved the ma.imgcment of this mod import-Mit fh'm daring .\h'. Davjes' long iLne&s. Both ar, h:gh)y qu&116fd chemists. Tu'enty-two yeax- ago the fame of Mr. Davits a, a chemist and druggist WM ho well-known, that tha had to be 2xe:)dd, a.nd in November, of 1914, I-here w.& a :f].rthe-r extensi<m, at tlie &ajne ,(1e a,-) tha Wait-,r-i-oad stir)-Po-it Emd Te.ieers.ph ofticf. whioa WR<B a.ttached to tIie eihop, was also enlaced. The late Mr. Davies wa., the sub-postmaster, and hi-Ld mied thi-< position for very mny yeu.m, be- ing very highly i.n poat district. To- d<.y the busiuss of J. T Da.vw j (Chemists), Ltd., is one of the thief dis- pcming est.a¡bhhment> outride London. Noted I)iSPOrising Establíshment. }'>.ery JT..an in th<; town is on the {irm's list, wh:Js,t. pre&criptions are frequently f&ceived from ajf part's of thf kingdom. f The decease.' gentleman owed thLa Kucr-es.s to the i-act. nia.t he not only employed iuIJy j tJ'a;in€d iud q tiaJlfied. assistants, but tha,t he gave the closMt. a;nd most caretuJ a,t.tention to the se* i-ootiou of the dru.g& which -e was vfry oft?M pt'urd bu rejrzril z w&re uj\vu,ys of the vc. y' Lt"t, had qmte a. rput'ation for the of the dispensing, and aiw.ays insisted upon tÍ12 utmost courtesy being shown to i.iany customef?. In pT-iva-te life thf late Mr. Davj-eg was a perfect ge.i'Jemaj3—quiet amd unostentatious. kipd and con&id''r?'. His wife pr,le(',ea.sed I him ? bout ten y?rs a ?'?—?a. hf-rp&v?mer't th?t r?. k?n!v fett—and ?n<? Hint timp he devoted j¡;.1lliieJf t.o hm four chiidr&n, who ai,,6 Enid. Jack. MoUy fUtd Glyn. The iast- najned, it wili be rpcal!le(t, ga:.npd H. rcm.ark- ablfJ success a,s a choristel, a.ud it iray be obaer\'ed that del'.e.a8cd hiin&e]f wa-s Y'ery fond of r,!qisic. The (,td(-r .<)on is in the! bu.sÍJ.1&>. NTT. Da.vie.- -,vas a Libem.1 a.nd a I and j by a v<u'y Large circic' !ji' friends, ajtd par- jti<;ula)']y,by the c'nldr'ea, brothsr directors, ¡¡p,d the st&Sj, _#" '¡- .#.

LABOUR AND THE I COALITION. ENDORSEMENT AT CONFERENCE. At the Labour Party Conference on Fri- j day an animated debate took place on two; resolutions. The iirst confirmed tne action of the Executive Mid Labour members PtU-linment m allowing the Labour party represent.a.tiTc," to enter i.he Coaliticn Gov-' t-rnment. This was approved by 1,674,000 i-u-,es against 269,000. The se'ond motion: had reference to future action and was moved ?y Mr. Harry Gosling, president of ihe P&r- ?ia.menta.ry Committee of the Trade Urnon Congress. It expressed the opinion thdt the best interests of the nation would be served by the Labour ptrty represent.a.tives rema-in- ing in the Coalition Government. In th,' course of the debate Mr. Arthur Headeraon replied to .tcousa-tiona by Mr. W&Hhead (MancheBter}. The card o wa.s: For the resolution. 1,622,000 Against. 495,000 .? I Ihe resolution was camect amidst cneers. In his statement made before the division wa? ta.ken, Mr- H?ndeTson repelled the charge of Mr. Wallhead that h. and his col- leagues in the Government were prepared to desert the Labour movement. He (Mr. Henderson) HAD TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION, and th;,t was not withdrawn until a- previous decision of the part-y was reversed. Rt, and his colleagues were prcp.a.œd to accept the decision of the conference, to which they appealed.

MARRIED IN'THE SEVENTIES. WELSHWOMAN'S DIVORCE COURT PETITION. HUSBAND'S ALLEGED BIGAMY I' AT LLANELLY. On Friday in the Divorce Court, before Mr. J'a.m<*s BargTa-ve DeaHp, Mrs. Ehza Danef., oi Bunnybank-8trt. Aberdarc, petition pd for a divorce from her husband, Thoa. Da.Yies, a coUier, or the gmund of his deaertion, a.dultpry. and BIGAMY Wire ANTST REE3 AT DT.ANEIjJjY. There WM no defence. I Petitioner stated tha,t -lie W6.a laM-rted ut 1876, a.nd her husband subsequently left her I in 1913. She discovered his whereabouts, a.T)fl ka.med that he had gone through a. form off marnagt' a,t Lla-nelly in 19M with Ajm Ree-i, and had a child by her. She was prefect when J.6 wa.a TRIED AT CiP-MARTHEN ASKIEES for bigamy, but .he wa,s acquitted on the I ground.3 that be neb seen his wife for OYer seven y€R,r3. H1<> ba-d oHahwd a Repara,- tioa croer a,ga.inst him in February, 1913, (n the ground of (h;sertion and an order for 7a 6d. a. week. but ho had never pajd a,ny- thins to her. Evidence was gi,en that rec<D01-.dnt necf Ann E&es in tiie na.m€ of Da.nicj[ Da,vifa. .His jbordahjip ad,j6-timied the ca-se for furth..r evidejice of jder'ti*T.<at!ou of the T<i'pondenv. '*°**———————————————

REJECTED AND A RE- EXAM!NAT!ON. I MEN HAD BETTER TRY I AGAIN. Men who ha,ve beefn rejected under the Derby group system and hold white certin- catpf arc iu doubt a.s to whether they have to on'fr thpmsph'ps again or whether they are exempt from service. M?jor Ander?on. the cMt'.f recruituig od- ? T?r ?t Swa?i-sea. stated on Friday m()r*n? ttiat evm'y thing depended upon what. f"ruH6 had been rejed,ed for, and when ? ?h?y had bean rejected. It w.T.s pofgiblf that men who wp.ra f.pm i pora,'nly unnt ft cnuple .)f rrtontha ago ma.y no'v be fit for .ajij that )ther, unfit for active &ej'vic<' wou,'ld bp called up for other <lut-i<*s. Men reject.ed througn organic r.a'uspp wm1,1 get, the armlet, and theilr ramea would N- bt- rpcorded on t.ha regiet&rB, ,hiJst !'ecru'¡t. rejected for causes othp. thin <'<rga.mc could be c,%llei upon f'u'th€j' examination. =— ? ———— ———— ——

WARRANT FOR ARREST.! SKETTY DRAYMAN'S FAILURE. ACTION BY BANKRUPTCY I i OFFICIALS. At Hw Swansea Bankruptcy Court on Friday, lw.Ll'{:; he (.Mr. F. P. Oh.a.1"b£;), the l'a.8 of Waiter jama. Wur- àaller, tiairytnajt, la,t<aly 01 11, Westbofujne- grove. Snet'ty, was menti(xred by the Giii- cMi Rocei'vt-t' ?tr. Hy. ReetsL v.'iM ea.id H. debtor \'la.s n.üt preafnt. Tne reooiving u-,der wa.s iua.de on Deceniber 51, 1915, arid the uauaj. notices for his atteM<iainoe left),re him M)d in CO'ITt. The letters, huwev'e<r, bud been rehir.ne-d through the post, and he f tli e, Otficial Reciver) a-pplicd for a warfa-nt ior tlio de'htor' 3 a,rlt, because no ca.uae luid been. &hown for !ua non-a;tte'n/iaj'ica for hia pmblic €xa.m'aa;tion. Th a I:.cgi¡gtrl;J. 1 tinhk thjs i8 the ca..se in which th&e was an order made on a petitio.n under an ordai' for substituted ser- vice? The Official P,xeiver: Tha.t is ao. Their <: wd,s (;V:iOi(:'11.Oe that the dabtor was ke(..pjiig out of tJhe way to a<void servicp?— Th<).<t rn.y be I am not aware of the fact's of too petiticn. Ajid th<: receiving otder wa,s made in de- fault :A his a.ppeara.nce?—Ye.s, sir. ? A warrant the de!j-tor's appl'IØhe.nsion ? wa? ordered to be i&sued.

LICENSING RESTRtC- T!ONS. MAY BE REPEALED: INCREASED CONSUMPTION! INCREASED ONS,UMPTION! A statement c:zggestiin-1, that some of the t rtrict")Il3 impo&ed under the L\ef<:nc of the Realm Act are to be repealed was mwe by Mr. Will Thorne, M.P., on Thur&d?y, at the L')bonj' party conference at Bristol. ? Ha-d it ?en known," said Mr. Thorne, thiat the Liquor Control Boajd w<nild go us i'&r a'; Ü had got)e, it would not have been granted its pnpHent powo-s. It h&s a.dcpted seme of the rno, ioclish ruJes and regulatiot)s e\'ei- iraaie, a.n.d there has been a l<).rg€ iincreasp ht cc-asumption. Owing to th pi'o"\i.sion:h.a.t sm<)JI qn&n- 'tie5 may not be taken away from the fJllhlic house, Eome are buying larger qua.n- titie". We M-e paying i-ight mto the h{m<is of tho., pubHcs-!i, a.1:1 it would be better if thai part of th? Act w?re rap?aied. ?M. Ll?yd Gporgp himse!f believea that ?n some pou!</s the Act mu?t be rep??cd." ¡

WtTH M!UTARY HONOURS. FUNERAL OF MELINCRYTHAN SERGEANT. The ierr,a I "i' vi the. Late Sergeant William Johns, R.G.A.. 01 Mf-'inc'rythan, Nea.th, were interr&d with milit<.i.lj honours at Llantwit on Thui'fday. An imposing cortege included the ba.nd of the V.T.C., which p!a,yed Chopin' FuncMl March," No 4. Com- pany of the V.T.C. (under Com:nB.ndant W. Trl k, J.P.), a detachment of the V.A.D. a, Red C?'osp party, tht Mayor (Councillor Thomas Jonea), members of the Corp-oratia'i end of other public bod ies, t.he gfnei-al pub!ic and a detachment of the Brenkn<.ck?. which prov]dcd the nring p.al.ty. The last ntes '.veTe performed by th.- Ré:tor cf Near.h (the! Rev. A. F. Evans, M.A.). a&sisted by the!! P?v. D. D. Richards. M.A. Su)?'nt John wn,g g?tionef? i'l India fo)-? 8 ye?rs f?d went through t.he South African w;"r. 1? rejomed tap colours a,t th? cut i '?rc? of the pr?ent camp&ign and was on acti? s??'J?e in the Da.rda.T'?n?. hn-?ided act"ve !)E" ? the.mHitary hospitf? ?, h e, wa- tvlioi) hospifal? iLl i?e-N-oupor" w h ere iie, tiied on -Nlonday?

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. K!NG'S WORDS TO HIS PEOPLE. A historic session in the history of Par- li&ment en me to* and end on Thursday, and Parliament stands prorogued until ,ili pr(?i*?'Ue d. tir i i'l February 15th, when l.he new Session will begin. The Royal Assent. wa.s given by Commission to a num ber oi measures, the one overshadowing aL the others being the Milita.ry Service (N 2) Dill, caUing to the colours all unmarried men between the 9-gcs of H.) and il. Shortly after 5.80 a RoyaT Commission, consisting of the Lord Chanc<;nor, t]i.e Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Lin- colnshire, -t.Ile Earl of Ch.esterueJd. and Lord inem"ton, sat in the House of Lords and summoned the House of Commons to he.pr the King's Speech read proroguing Parliament. No Ministers from the Commons attended. The King's Speech was as follows: MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,— f or eighteen months my l\a.vy and Army have been engaged in concert with brave and steadfast Allies in defending our common liberties and the public law of Europe against the un- provoked encroachments of the enemy. i afn austamed by tha d9ti7rmination of my people at home and overseas to carry ou<- Hag to fmat and decisive v!ctory. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.— I thank you for the ungrudging liberality with which you have made provision for the heavy demands of the war. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,— m thts struggte, forced uon u5 hy those who hotd In light esteem 'lh-e liberties and oovenarts wh:sh we regard as sacred, we shall net !ay down our arms until we have vindicated the cause which carries with it the future of ctviHsation. [ i-Riy with ponf'donce upon the loyal and unit<xi efforts of all my subjects, which ha.ve never failed me, ajid I pray that Almighty God may g've u.s His blessing.

MESMEFNSED BY MARGAR!NE. MORE OLEAGtNEOUS ORATORY. SWANSEA GUARDIANS TALK IT OVER AGAIN. Guardians met oil t'htirsday, nnder the presidpncy of Mr. G. S. Micbeli. Arising out of the report of the General Purpose? Committee with rpt'a,rd to the use ff ma.rg'arine at Tawe Lr)d?e." Sir John Llewelyn s3,ir1 he did not thijm that the use FholJld be extended to the Cottage Hori:e« on aocoimt of the dt.iica.tR stomachs of the little childreii. Sir John F-id that he had tried ma.rga.ri.ue at his hoju,, aid iound it to he a wholeaonoe substitute for butter. The Chaima.n €xpUiae<i tba,t thpt inatt(,r would be conaidered full THonth'a tria.1 was f'cmpletcd. Rav. E. 0. Evfuis said he still !emained an opponent to margarinp for the nao of the in- mates at the preaeat time. SENTIMENT ? 'Mr. Harry Williams said that tbc advo- cates of margarine claimed that the same was a pure. good, and wholesome article. To those who opposed the uae of margarjne at the institution. he said their opposition \va.a ba.sed on Bentiment. NTo one dat"f'd to sugge-;t that there was a,ny ingredient in margarine t.ha.t should not be there. He d-,Ied the Rev. E. 0. Evans to say straight out that mar- garine wa,9 not of good quality. The stat(- mpnta of the opposit.ion wpre not baspd ot! faJCts, nor hieked by PH"of. 1t. seemed to him that there was an entire absence of desire to apk the true .fa.cts. I At these re.Tnarl'a the 'R< E. 0. Evana laughed, and Mr. \Vilhams remarked: "You may l&ugh. I have a lot more for you yet." Mr. Wiltjqmo, oontinuing. said it had been ?ta,ted there WELS a great deal of difference b< tween butter and margarine, but one of the) Gu&rdtans, who claim-d himse' to be an I pert tapfpr. prcc!sim,pd the irai-p-,qrjno they were giving the innjatcs to be butter!- a,nd very good hutter at that. (faligi-Iter.) At this poiut Mrs. C. Kelly rcmd.rked. ".Rot- ten. iau't it?'' Mr. Williams: What is rotten? Mrs. KeIIy; All these facts. Mr. Williams then went on to explain the composition of the margarine, and Raid that the same consisted of 82 per cent. of pure far.. of which 10 per 'cent was butter tat. 15 per cent. of water. 5 per cent. of prese, rwa- fives, l.a per cent. of aalt, and 1 per cent. of curds. With regard' to the exten&ton of the gubsijt.ntion to the Cottage Homes. Mr. Wil- liams said that he wa.s told the ch;ldrcn should have margarine. There were cer- tainly no in it. Mrs. Kelly a."kerl if there was no difference in butter and margarine, why wa.s there such a lare differenœ in the prjcp? SWANSEA EATS 20 TONS A WEEK.. Mr. Hy. WiUiama no\v pointed out t!ja,t m Swansea, alone 20 tons of margarine were con- sumed weekly. Mr. Meredith ap'pea.Ied to Mr. Evati.- to Kh-e hia reasons for objecting- to giving marRarine to tilo inma.te.s. He bad as much regard for the ooor as the rev. gentleman, and whether at efectjon time be was bea-ten. he wae goiMg to tight for inmga,rine to Uie finif>h. The Rev. E. 0. }3van" rose to give hia reasons, when sevci'a! membera objecced on a point of order. Mr. J. H. Rosaer pomted out that sin&e Mr. Evana would not move an amendment. he w.M* certainly out of order. Mr. Evane: I h&ve been asked to give my reasons —— The rev. gentlc-m&n, however, got no fur- ther. as the c.ha.irma.n ruled him out of order. and subaequently the minutes of the General Purposes Committee, recommending' the <'on- tinu.a.nce of marg-arine at Tawe Lnds'c, were a-dopted. The controversy, however, is not yet at an end, M the report of the Master and the Medical Officer on the fnll month's trial ha.q yet to be considered, the former report only being an interim one. WIHJther .margarine will be extended to the CotTage Homes or not will be decided when the final report is submitted.

VICAR AN HIS SEAT. COMEDY OF CWMAMMAN COUNCIL. 'ENTITLED TO VOTE: THEN LIABLE TO FINE Another epi.sodc 111 the Cwma-von a.b&entee- ism comedy w:tc H:61C;1ed on Wednesday J11,g.ht. When the vicar put. in <Mi it ppea.rancf at the mect.?ng of the local counci l a mont-h ago his light uo vote on an appointment w&s disputed ui view of iims <!d having att.euded for the liist six months. The w.s a.g<un raised at the CQun- c.il mM .Vednesclu.y night by Mr. Thomas Mon is. wlio d.pMi'cd to k!io'v whether the viciM" was &till a. member. The Cleik stud 1'c \\a.s a fully qualified membe! and a.s such would have bcea en- titled to ca.8t iii, vate at the previous meet- iDg, allhough he reÙ'aÚted from douig so Mr. Morris contended that under c section of the Act the vicn.i' if he had. voted would h&ve rendered himself lia.Uc to a fme of .620. The Clerk M.id that wn.s so, but still, as the seat hn.d Hot been declared ya.c.u,nt, he wa. a mernbe'' of the CO..lncil. Mr. Morris el'cibed that the vicar ha<d itot figncd hia declaration of á<Yepbmèe of offict), and -as ?t!i a,.umtz',ous oric, They were given to cnderstand that Uie vic;M- wasootit.led to vote, a.nd yet if he had done 'wj he would have laid himself open to a fkne. Alter further dii'cug¡:n .T, resoiution WHS parsed tlia.t the m. questio)-). he asked to fuj-nish the reasons for his absence, and provided the same were not va]id, tli:tt the declared va<aj)t.

SEIZURE AT MO.RR:STON WORKS. An inqne'lt wa-F Hi'lŒ fH Á\iOrTlstoo Oll Thnr9tta,y on the body of Jor)a.tba.n Pprkins. Bryn View Cottage. Rock-terrace. David Perkins (sou) said hia fathpr waa 63 years of ag?. Wm A* h<i.rl a aeiKtjre at the Beaufort W,,rki, and (iifd 8ho)-t!y nftprwards theye. <)' KernD .tttribtite(i d,? th 10 hpart failure. The jury returned ilverd;ct accordiasly.

ANNUAL MEETING f AND ADDRESSES ) ( ?,AT SWANSEA CHAMBER I  'I OF COMMERCE. The annual meeting of tho S",nsea Chambai:' of C-ommcrce 11 was held on F fid's, y aftemoou. Mi. T. P. Cook (l'tt'Ïi:'íng ¡mö"i. cent) in the chair. New Members. I The toUowi.ng ne'.v rtiembers were elected Messrs. P. H. C&puR (S. Wii]i.amts .t.nd C<), D. Costa. (Co3ta. ana Co.). H. Lycn (. L". I An1.,hJ'aáte Co., Lt-d.), J. \Y. :M(J]'g;n (W. Perch ajid Co.) D. D- Su<w,t.l't (nic-ta broker) and E. Youjm' (RouMer H.J'o?.). Ffnanciat Statement. i i'llt'. H. boidberg '(tJ.easurel') submitted the njTancia! stat-e.,Iient, whLch showed &ub- 8cript.ioJls, etc.. JE755, arnd total inccune £820. Tot-al a bala.nce of £1,42:). £236 had been speiit out of his for the furtLishing of the iK'w tLxchajigc. The report \"<;8 a. very satis- factory one..BL291 litvin,, b&pn brought forward at the beginning "f the past year. Pfestdent's Address. hi proposing t.he aúcptivill oi the report, tha President, who was coi-diaJiy received, said that the report wag a record of excep- ti-)il;il ùl the part of th", Chamber .and a record of useful work done. Their deliberations during the year had been by the unique cireum.stamces a.ris- mg out ot the continuance of the war. Un- fortmta.tely, pface had not hen yet attained, and they were there that day in the throe-s of that t'errible con0icL. and iM tl)c,4it that no inwi would be rash enough to predict, even a.iter eighteen nMritha of v''ar, when the end waa Hkely to be. Business genera.Uy owing to the war had been ca.rried on %I"-h a gTeat deal of difficulty, many anxieties, and a. good deal of strain, ajid the mar\€-l of it to his mi'n'f: was, enga-ged as thev were in the greatest conni ct known to his u'ry, tha-t &ny bmuiess au all had been possible. (Hea.)', hear.) That, it had been possi.ble was due to their spkudid Navy—(applause)—which had maintained the &eas a'- an open highway to commerce tor their shipp, and had made ;t po..sib!e for these islands to carry o-'t c<. jnagiuScent trade in spite of the w; He sa'td "magnHiccnt trade" <,d\iaed.]y, fot- the total Value was JE1,517,000,000 ste,Iing. Only a few jears ago tlWY '.Yero cong'ratni.atitig thcmf>e.hes at ha.vcng reached i!l.000.000.000 ste'rHng, and it waJ;i now a rerrarkitl)i fjiing that last year they should have r&ach<;d oyer ODO. The dii'quiciing fact nbout it was that the yaJue of the imports exceeded exports by a ery large amount. He believed the dtffeT- enco wB.s no ;-es: than £370,0:)0.000, and of course that ha.d necMsi'tated a .large a,nioLLiit of g-oM b<'jng .s.tt out of the country, which had given fise to anx-ely in hnancial circles and ;;ome measure*; bei-ng taken to limit or Locally, the t-adc ct Sw3,n'-ea had shown 'ality which was An elasl,;city and v<ts!ity which was ) surprising under the circumstances. Ah<j t'ota} experts of cu.l and patent fitc., came approximat.?ly to /1,500,000 tuns, pra.ctJcaJIy the t-ame a.:i 1914, and nearly cue miilirni tons less than ,J. !t was more than probable, however. tha.t .a good deal of the shortao-e of the .exports ILad been made up to locau. colliery proprietors by the Jitcrea.ped home consumption. With regard to un- portp, iron ore, timber, gra.in. ci.c. reached 850.0CO t<ms, a. reduction <.f. 150,000 tons on 1914. Mid of 250.000 tons on 1915. The total trade of Swansea, in and out. was 5,875,000 tons. a.nd they could t<)kf courage from that fact for it sho??d th.ei?' trade wa.s good :md so! id a.t th.- bottom. They M- echoed the propo?s c? the Cardiff Cham- ber of Commerce with a vi<v of securing a. reduction of freights. (App!ausp.) Tt" was riangemuSo that fright8 .hou!d rf.na<n a.t tho prfsent ra-t-es—a d.-mge)' to the bt)':) J'e&s comYr.unJty, t,.¡ the sup"enlfl' ot' our carryirtp; powfi- '')f thp world. and d;].ngerC:1J bOil' the poirt c.t' ,'i" of nnr Aiiip! who were ff:'ding resentment at thf enormons freights they had to It < natiotud nnessity that before t)w Wflr funded they "hould c{)nidpr plans for trade ) aft°r the wa.r. f Applaud.) And they shontd .tppro?ch fh?t tnattor Without a.ny previous disposition of bias. Fair a.nd frGo traders mut, agree to tx. guided by wha.t wa.s good for the' country with';m to any cherished form of fi.sca.) thpories. Things couM jio<. remain )n the future as they were befoi'c. and onr countrv shouM not in the fntui-c be a free and un- lettered market for our enemas trade, and the n.efaj-iou;) a,nd compctitioH to which we had been subjected m the past must be eurt.a,iled, and very considera.b ty too. (Applause.) He looked 'forward to see a good worka,bte scheme ev-oh-cd whereby we Mnid co oj-dina.tc our a-hns and desire with those of our Atlies and our Domllliolls. so they couM a!) wo'k toother for the corn mon gcbid .nd weld thcmsclvcs into ;tii in- !<!issolub!etie. (Appiausp.) In,condusi..n Mr. Cook paid a high compliment to the work of Mr. H. Marshall (tlie secretar'y) and touched upon the vadon'" forms m which members' and firm: ,generosity hac! b('en molested for the benefit, of others. Certain geutlpmen aj-ki firms v.'ei'c conspicuous in weli'domg. aj)d they now looked forwat.d to seeing the &inH'. gCllGro;¡ity extended to their Red Cro&s wing for the supp!y of necessaries for the Red Cross hospitals. And m his remarks he cculd not he!p but refer to the vaJuabje <ud given ))y the CoHect.or .of Cus- (Mr. Dawson). JMr. Dawson Jmd been i described a.s a perfect specimen of í)he Civil Servant, but he wouid rathpr say Mr. Da,w- son was é10 specimen of the perfect Civil iSer- -ajit. (Applause.) Mr. R. h SaH? seconded --Carried. Mr. W. T. Farr. in proposing the adop- tion of the sta-temMit of accounts, spoke of the satisfactory position in which they stood, the increased mem.bet'ship, and their Mourishmg condition ge-nem-ily. Mr. C'. Cleeves seco-nded. Carried. The New President. :'oIl', A. Moit'at,t proposed the ejection of Mr. H. Goldberg a.s the new presiNent, who had sat on the council of the chamber so fair ba-ck as 1885. iff was brought up in a shipbroking ouice and rose to own ships. He had a ]a.rge and varied experience of trade and it would bear him in good stead. As regards tua financial .ibiHtics. they recog- juscd his value some Y'&bfS ago when they elected him treasurer. In seconding, Mr. Jenreys also s>?üke of Mr. Goldberg 3 long association with the ch ajnbcr. The resolution was carried with acclama- ttion. ¡ Mr. Goldberg then took the chair amid i'uiLhet- applaust). and, in returnjng th¡:¡,n.ks, he o'bK?r\'ed that he was present wnen the ')s made f'v mcornorating the chamber, n.d th-cy were then very prcnci that they had nearly 100 m: mbers. Touch' ino- upon the war, said he was confident ag to the ultimate result of the ooniuot. and that the w.u' was now J itsdM very much into a struggle of hnan- <M.atl :md economic endurance. The admir- PR-le .N,Bv ui which th-e una.nces of the coun- trv had bec!!i ha.ndkd and the extraordinary i trade of the nrjch t.o allay the fears and inspire confide'nce in the ability of tl-i: country to withstand the present strain. (Hear, hear). The presi- dent then proposed :< vote of thanks to the retirirg president, and said that it was diQicuIt to find '.vords to adequately convey to Mr. Cook their opinion of tlic- able mancer in wtuch he had discharged the onerous duties of president.. (Hear, hear.) He had d)s- playefi such conspicuous ability tha/t. had, pever been surpassed by any of his prp- d{:>,ce.sors-8nd they could count on majiy extremely ab!f men who had set a very high standard of wo'-k at the ClYamberJ. (Hea! hear.) Mr. E. P. Jones, the senior vice-presi- dent seconded, and said there would be a concensus of opinion that Mr. Cook had achieved a conspicuous success. He had passed through the most strenuous year the Chamber bad ever ;een or was HkeJy to sec. and he had --uc<;epdcd by force of character. He hd .secured a high posiuon, not ooJy in r!]eh- esteem, but their affections, which \\ould prove both enduring- and constant. (Applause.) Mr. W. Turpin (president of the ship- ping section) supported, and said that j Mr. Cook had a)I the qualities a president h iju' d ? h ave. ( H ear, hea.r. ) 1 h:J,¡S: aP;: ;;xt Column.?

MAKING UP ITS MIND ON THE MILITARY SERVICE BtLL. LABOUR PROTEST—AND ACQUIESCENCE. The Labour Conference a.t Bristol onj ? Thursday debated two resolutions on whtth its dl'Í1nes its attitude-. Two test resolutions were selected for tho debate. The first, moved on behalf of tha Leicester Labour party by Alderm&n Banton. was :— That 'this tiU.tion.d Lubcur pa.i'ty pro-. te.<ts emphatica.lly against the adoption o< conscription iu any i&rm, as it is <gainst the spirit of P-'itish domocra.cy and fuii oj danger to the liberties of the people. After brief discussion a -vote was tal,-en. It resulted as follows Per th3 resolution 1,796,000 Agamst 219,000 Majority for 1,577,000 A more SlbntIcant issue was reached wheq Dr. M<u-icn Philiips of the Women's Labour League. moved- That thi conference declares its opposi- te to the Military Service (No. 2) Bi'I, and U). the event cf it jbecoming law, de. cides to agitate for its repeal. Miss Philips asserted that t.ho Bill in- N,olved induBtriaJ conscription, and had been brought a.bout by trickery. This was seconded by Mr. Bellamy of tha R?ilwaymen. Two vot?s were taken on th,e resolution. ?That on the first half of the resolution— Tins conference decJ&res it-s oppoaibion to the Bill' '-l'eswted as follows:— -For 1,716,000 Against 360,000 Majority for 1,356,000 The votinjo- on the second half" and m the event, of its .becoming ta,w, -Iecidea to agit,atp for ita repeat "-was:- Against 649,100 For 614,000 Majority agatnst 35,100 Sa-thical cheers greeted t.he second set of fig'ures. 'I was a rebet a'Kim:t t.he Insuranoo BiU. I :tm not a rebel against this Bil1,"huuted Mr. Wi!l Thorite. Mr. Arthur Hejiderson said:- "N o Government ever expanded its pro- p;ramm of war for the fun of the thing. It is forgotten by those who argue the conti-m'al demattds ,for more men tha.t the expansion !s beca-ii.e, the enemy' hus befn preparing tor lorry year: and new enemiGH—Turkey a'ld Billiz.,Iri-q-have come in. Despite aU our voh:.nt.(ry efforts, we have not, even now, the men we need in the vaj'ic'na urea.s of wAr." rr, ltob,:rt Smillie, the m)ne)'.< pre.si. dent. tallowed He said that the nun'era were not in & position to vott for the second half of the resolution, although they sup- ported t.he nrst half. "We have not yet dpcided wh¡¡t will be done. now that the BiU is becoming tetw." sajid Mr. SnuIIie. cwn conference will settle t.ha.t "\Y(, dqn't ohjpcr tn thic; BiJI bec'ause wa fear indust.ria! lOIl::wriptiùJ1. e are strong enough to fight that. and totd .Mr. Asqmth so. Our meo :),re starred Rut we are righting the <-a.se of weakpr bretht'en. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., support.d tho arguments at the Lon{ion confci'ence th.tt conscription wa,s ]iow (.-a.!l€d tor not to win the war. but for its own na.ke. A Dead!y Stmite. the debate. <?<'iH.ing that he tl,)f "f!, s ¡:.jei<Jll to ('111' Y"lI of il1n" h" s;¡id. "and -'<(d in- d Loyal Raiiwaymen. No. 4 Branch of the National Ujtion of Railwaynieii ha& parsed the follow- ing In mptnory oMiK' t.hollSal1r)' ".ho hu-VR fa,li,-ii for tttcir countt-y's caugp, ant) in sympathy wth [Jif, 1 eiIg- litv tlimt,,i;3iid N.U.R.nMnspj'v i.ng then'KinjB; and coun- try, wp qll,tiOll tltp ri)ht. of \Jr. Thongs. M.P.. to suv t,lict Hli )'aii\iynMn wi!) t.hp MUitiiry Spt-Yicp FilJJ, and we further declare our t, sul)l)oi.t nlea,,UTA which the GoN-eviiin-rit aftpr fttJi considera- tion, think np<)€??ry it? older speedily to i",(-.n, th i,n4k speedilv to r.r]L%ll ti le, of innocent women ?' aiic l

FROM SEN EVANS'S. CONCERT PARTY'S VISIT TO DANYCOED. A talented concert party from the staff of Me&s)' Ben f<Yall" and Co.. Ltd., visited D.<nycoed Red Cros.s on Thursday evening, and give a delightful entcrta.mment. The Hj-tL-ites were: Baritone, Mr. R. Thomas; tenor, Mr. H. Morris; boy come- i d1<11l, Master Cyri.t Devinc; soprano, Miea Selina Ori-ii-n ba-ritoji4, Mr. Foster; e.ioeu< i tl0oi8t, Miss Loosemorp; tenor, Afr. Gray; comedia.n, Mr. B. Burge; soprano, Misa Rita, Edwards; coniedj:.ii), Mr. J. Unnon;' ¡baritone, Mr. T. Jones; aecompanists, .M,e.:osrs. \V. E. B'rd and Cliff Murphy. The programme was voted a thorough. success, every item being enœred, 1Iis!9 Sal'itrba, Ornm espfdaUy coming in for an ovation. The H.rrangeinpnts were carried: out by Mr. Thomas Watson, who also dia- tributed a pientnui supply of dgarettea subsori.bed for by the staff. Mr. Furneaux occupied the chariI'. Mr. Hinds brought the concert to a close with the WeJsh Nationa61 Anthem.

(Continued from Preceding Column.) The resolution was carried with enthusiasm. Mr. Cock bneay returned thanks. 1; Mr. W. G. Foy proposed the CounCJl' ncmination (Mr. A. E. Wynne) for thot vacant position of junior vice-president, and, in doing so, said that Mr. Wynne was (>n4 of the most popular members of the ChtmM b&r, and righMy so. Mr. Cann seconded and said that Mr", Wynne's wide e:'perience had been of mucli ".ervice to the Chamber. The resolution was carried unammousty. injury to OMrAmes. Mr. Wynne, m returnipg thanks, said th&<r the Cardiff Chamber deserved thanks fOJ!; the energetic manner in which they ha4 taken up the subject of freights. Som4( effort, should be taken in the matter so aa t<<1 allay the growing feeling of discontent, bui! the British were not to 1.-e blamed for th high freights, as the bulk of the tonnage be4] longed to the neutral. If the G<>vemment.1 however, had a few committees from Soiitli I: Wales they could, he felt sure. make tha. present tonnage go twice as far, and that? ?ou!d no doubt pn'ect a ?gre&t economy tha<? would be of \'al ue to the nation. ?7nle-i' something were done in the matter the neu-'? tra!s would be sacking the vitality of th? Aliies and our own country. (Hear, hear.) The loHowing were elected on the Council I of the Chamber:—' G. Ba.rbier, *G. E..i Cook. T. K. Couch, *C. E. Hajidygide. T. H. Hend&taon. *R. C. M. Ingram, t. Herschelt Jones, nnd *F. Le Bari-. i'Qld membei's,) Mr. HerscheU Jones proposed the election) of Mr. C. V. Cra-bbe as honorary treasurer. Mr. In,gra.m seoond&d:—Carried Mr. 1). Roberts wag elected hon. auditor, Mr. T- P. Cook brought up the qntion ot1 the anthracite exports to Sweden a.nd neu- 'i ago they bj<< urged the G' vernmcnt to take a certain. but Mw onr Allies' requirementa were qtJsned and Ute question was shoutd they move as a Cha.niher in order to supply neutr<:]s requirements It wn.s dpcid'-d to refer the ma.tter to th<t Councit c! the Ch!unber. 'h. T. P. Cook wa..<; nominat'-d a<' a mem* be!' of the Executive Council of the Associa,. t'hon of Chambers of Commerce,