The Cambria Daily Leader

REPLACING LOST LIMBS I ——— ——— Offer to Maimed Swansea Soldiers. The first soldier returning to Swansea having lost an arm or leg will be able to j obtain an artificial limb from Mr. Thomas Page, 70, Wheatfield-terrace, Carmarthen- road, Swansea, and that free of charge. 4 Mr. Page says there are gentlemen in Swansea wearing artificial aids made by him twelve, years ago. lie shows the pho- tograph of a Carmarthenshire gentleman for whom he made two artificial legs a year ago. which he is still wearing, and ] he has other similar satisfactory cases j on his lists. ]

HIS "TOO KIND FRIENDS." Soldier at Landore Threatens to Bayonet Everybody." You have, up to now, bore an excel- lent character, and have done good work for your country. I have no doubt you were brought to that state through the fault of your too kind friends." These words were addressed by Mr. Abraham H. Thomas, the chairman of the Swansea Bejich, to a soldier named Thomas Jones, who was charged on Wed- nesday with being drunk and disorderly on the G.W. Railway Station at Landore,, and also with wilfully damaging a' carriage window valued s. 6<1. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted, and In. spector Hughes said that defendant came out of the train and was very disorderly, threatening to shoot and bayonet every- body. He deliberately broke one or the carriage windows as the train was going out. Jones now expressed his regret. I have been to the front since August 13th, and I am home on 0 days5 leave, sir," he said. "I had a drop of drink, and it went to my head." The Chairman, in making use of the re- mark quoted above, adjourned the case ¡ for three months, telling Jones that if he did not repeat the offence, he would not I ■hear anything more about the matter.

COMMISSION FOR FOOTBALLER. I Private W. J. Hopkins, one of the Pentardawe Rugby three-quarters, who has been attached to the 13th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Win- chester, has just been granted a com- mission in the 9th Reserve Ba-ttalion Off the East Yorkshire Regiment, and is due at Manchester on Tuesday next-to under- go instruction in the Oiffcers' Training Corps. Lieutenant Hopkins is a native of Gradgcefnparc. and was engaged as teacher at the Pootaxdawe Boys' School before joining the Colours. He is very popular in the Swansea Valley, and has pla.yed football with T'ontardawe, Swan- sea, and Neath.

EISTEDDFOD AT COLBREN. Mr. J. E. Moore Gwyn; of Dyffrvn, near Neath, presided at a successful eistedd- fod held at Colbren. There was a large attendance. This was followed by a com- petitive concert over which Mr. Rhys Davies, Abercrave, presided in the ab- sence of Councillor Thomas Williams, Ystradgynlais. The awards were:— Boys' solo: 1, Ivor Jones, Colbren; 2, Philip Davies, Godre'r Graig. Children under 10: 1, David John Coombes, Glyn-neath; 2, Ethel Maud Francis, Llansamlet; 3, Sally Jones, Aber- crave. Girls under 15: Irene James, Llansam- let.. Children's recitation: 1, Ethel M. Fruncis, Liansaniliet; 2, Ethel Thomas, Trebanos. Pianoforte solo: 1. Willie D. Jones, On- Uwyn; 2, Laura Rawlings, Swansea. Contralto: Ethel Jones, Onllwyn. Sopranos Madame Richards, Birchgrove Tenor: John Walters, Ystradgynlais. Bass: David Jones, Abercrave. Adult recitation: TJ. C. Thomas, Clydach Dam Adroddiadol: Gwilym Cynlais* Ye- tradgynlais; Teifi Rees", Cardiff. Ladies' choir: Llandilofan. (conductor. D. Phillips). Chief choral: Ystradgynlais (conductor,! E. O. Morgan). At. tme competitive concert- Xr. GwiIYm J opj's, of Ystradgynlais, won the cha,ul- nion: eolo. The ope n, Tecitation was divided between Miss Lizzie Evans" Aber- crave, and ML M. J. Frafacis, Ynis- meudw. The amateur solo was won by Mr. David Thomas ,Sennybridge. YT TY 'I 'I

The Kignr it on. nenrv rtonaouae, speaking at a county meeting held at ,t i d that local auth- Taunton yesterday, said that local auth- orities would have to retrench, but they r-fre hammered between the anvil of the Government and the anvil of the rate- payers. 1

-c. CAUCHT IN THE COCS a UNFENCED MACHINERY AID BOY- I WORKER'S LOST ARM. SWANSEA FIRM FINED A prosecution under the Factory Act was heard at the Swansea. County Police Court on Wednesday, when Inspector J. J! ilditch, the Swansea Factories inspector, summoned Messrs. the Swansea Fuel Co., King's Dock, for failing to fence in cer- tain dangerous machinery, oil June 18th. Mr. D. Yilliers Meager appeared for tho company, and Mr. Vaughan Edwards was for the relatives of Albert Edward Webb, concerned in the case. Inspector Hilditch said that on the day in question a boy. Albert Edward Webb, wa-3 working in a very confined space, cleaning out the shute near the ekvator where the fuel was carried away. Reaching out for his shovel, the boy un- fortunately got his hand caught in be- l tween oogs, and he was drawn in up to 1 the arm, which afterwards had to be amputated. It appeared that the machinery had since been fenced iii. The boy, who gave his. age as 15, e^id .be was watching the shute and reaching to, a shovel at the sam-s time. At times, the shute became choked; and he was clearing it. Steam in the shute began to get thick, and before he had time to get bis hand away it waacaught between the chain and the cog-v-heel. ? I tried to pull it out, sir, and I caught my elbow. That fell off, and the a I ran out." Elbow Fell Off." I The Chairman (to Mr. Hilditch): Does hi mean his elbow fell off ? Mr. Hilditcli- Yes, sir. (To the boy); Turn round, my boy. and show the 134neh your arm. The boy showed his arm, which was off from above the elbow Witness added that be did not know what bad hen done in the matter of compensation. Mr. Meager: Do you know that my I fiiend (indicating Mr. Vaughan Edwards) has taken up the case, and ip claiming U,500?-?No. sir Mr. Hilditch: But the question of com- pensation does not arise now. The Defence. I Mi. Meager, in defence, put in a sketch to scale, and submitted that the boy could not have reached the danger point of the cog at the top in his ordinary work, and it was rather difficult to understand how the accident happened when the boy was searching for the shovel. The wheel had only been placed on the spot two days before, and tlh' boy was sent down there with the shovel owing to the newness of the machinery. Since the accident no one had been in the spot. It was only a temporary matter, and thus the machinery did not need fencing. Thorns Augustus Goskar, the manager of the works, corroborated this statement. They did not dispute the boy's right to compensation, and they had made an offer under the Workmen's Compensation Act, but the offer had been refused. The Bench retired to consider the evid- ence. and upon their return the Chairman announced that they found the case proved, and inflicted a fine of £10 and witness allowance.

WAR SCRIP VOUCHERS J ———— New Arrangements for Post Office Sales. The existing arrangements for the sale of War Stock through the Post Office will h» modified after the 31st inst. Scrip vouchers will continue to be sold ns at present. Applications for stock on the existing basis will not be received, but for the benefit of persons desirng to invest t,5 or a multiple of £ 5 a new scrip certificate of the value of S5 will be placed on sale on August 3. The scrip certificate for 9.5 will be ex- changeable at any money order office be- tween the 1st and loth December., 191.5, for the same amoun t of 41 per cent. War Stock or Bonds (1925—45), bearing in- terest as from December 1, 1915. Inter- est will be paid upon the certificate at the rate of 5 per cent. per annnm from the first day of the month following the month of issue to Nov. 30, 1915, together with a payment by way of bonus of, ls. The interest and bonus to Nov. 30, 1915, will be paid in cash when the certificate jq handed in at the Post Office. The C.5 Scrip Certificates may be sold at any time through the Post Office at their market value, but they must not be presented for exchange into Stock or iftonds before December 1, 1915. The total amount of Scrip Certificates and Scrip ;>:ichers receivable from any one sub- FCTiber as subscriptions to the Loan will h? limited to £200. Arrangements will however h. mad « e- ceptionally for employers and others wishing to purchase blocks of stock for sub-division among their workpeople to obtain the stock they require at par un- til August 31 on application to the Post Office Savings Bank, West Kensington, London W.

FOR OUR SOLDIERS. I We are indebted to Mr. Geen—wto is asked to .forward us his address in oader that it should be 6ent to tho recipient— l for a mouth-organ for the Swansea boys at the front. More arc wanted. There are many in use still in Swansea—who will forward us a few lnoje ? These musical instruments are welcomed with great joy by the boys at the front.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. I Wednesday.—Before Messrs. Abraham H. Thomas (in the chair), J. H. FAmwr, Dr. Joseph Davies, and Rees Harris. Otto 01 sen, a yeung Norwegian firema-m. was fined 5s. or five days for drunkenness near the Xorth Dock bridge. William Ousted, also a Norwegian, was fined 7s. 6d. or seven., days for being drunk and disorderly in Thomas4Oreet St. Thomas. James Jones, a gunner, was reminded for an escort when. brought Yip for bting, an absentee from the 1st Welsh 3r4 £ ade Royal Field Artillery since July Ilth. County Cases. < Thomas W. Da-?es was summoned f' J ?bsCracHnar?n o?c? of the <?W"E.?Mr? I ICup'eirt LeWii. wfyo p»oset?utec^ ^said ha:rd on th<=> jail way company to :ffila; R :Mr sexVaniV obstructed ■whet^ivvay 4a lot the service for the Aijoy"-Davies ^vaa'iujv&^Os: 20^ for being" dr=k ;and disorderly in- •Tuyay. ,I John Rowe; Swansea; was «ummoneq.~foi' being on the premises of the Comm^rciaf *j Inn, Kill-iy, during prohibited hours.- He was fined 20s. Eddie James was summoned for u<?nc ■ abusive lan?cage at Tr?boeth.—yined 10s. ] William Howells was summoned for being drunk and refusing to quit the London and North-Western Hotel, Gower- I k ton.—Fined 15s.

OPEN AIR TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. The Swansea Band of Hope Total Ab- etinence Union are carrying on vigorous propaganda work in tho town and dis- trict, mainly by means of open-air meetings. On Tuesday night a successful meeting was held i. Recorder-street ■^wansea. when several hundred people listened to the excellent musical pro- gramiae and thepeeches. Mr. R. H. Tollick, who presided, explained the ob- jects of the meeting, and announced another to be held on the Sands next Tuesday. Mr. Gittings delivered an ap- propriate address, and the following con- tributed to the programme, which was arranged by Mr. A. E. Featherstone (St. Phillips):—Misses Laura Melville and party. Annie Cole, Eva Jones, and M: Richard Bey on. Miss Violet Lux ton was the accompanist.

I DRAFT AGREEMENT I' FINAL TOUCHES TO SOUTH WALES SETTLEMENT. TO-DAY'S MEETING. (By Our Mining Correspondent). I Although the south Wales coal strika is definitely over, and the men have shown splendid spirit in returning to work and vigorously throwing themselves into their allotted tasks since tho resumption of work at the collieries, the final touches to the- settlement have yet to be given. (Jertain points, it will be remembered, j were referred to arbitration and inquiry. i The Conciliation Board invited Lord St. f Aldwyn to act as independent chairman under- the new agreement, and appointed a sub-committee to dea: with the draft agreement and prepare the points for sub- mission. As a matter of fact there is a draft' agreement already in existence, but it requires modification to meet the decision arrived at when Mr. Lloyd George brought the tangled ends together at Cardiff, last) week. Conference in London. rrn •ine sub-committee so elected-a joint?} eub-oommittee of the Conciliation Board —met this (Wednesday) morning at eleven o'clock at the Hotel Metropole, London,. to proceed with the business. Those present wc-re:Reprosenting the eoalowners: Messrs. F. L. Davis (chair- man). A. C. Grey, Thomas Griffiths, W. Stewart, A. H. Tallis, H. T. Wales, Evan! Williams, Hugh Bramwell, Charles Koos-, hole (solicitor), and W. Gascoyne Dalziel (secretary); representing the workmen: Messrs. James Winstone (chairman), T. Richards, M.P. (secretary), A. Onions,: George Barker, Enoch Morrell, J. D. Mor-' gan, Walter Lewis, David Lewis, Vernoni, Hartshorn, and W. P. Nicholas (solicitor). It had been arranged t'hat the meeting 1 was to be held at Cardiff, but, owing to; the necessity for proceeding to London to. arrange-for the oonference re hurrying up: the supply of coal and munitions, to be, held in London on Thursday, the coal- owners' representatives suggested that th9\ two sections meet together iA London, and,j the suggestion was adopted. The Final Settlement. Of course, the business was etrictlyj private, and details will not be made- known until the sub-committee meet the- Conciliation Board, and report upon their work, but there is every indication of a, vigorous attempt to square up all remain- ing difficulties and to arrange so that' there shall be neither hitch nor delay. Arrangements have already been made-, that, although tho workmen's pay this week will be on the old standards and the basis of the expired agreement, there will b; a speeding-up with the final settle-, ment, and the extra pay, where due, will; be made retrospective to the date of thej endorsement, of the Government terms by; the recent Cardiff delegate conference. A Nattonat Meeting. I uver :àUU delegates, representing miners or eoalowners, have applied for tickets for, the national meeting of the mining in-J austry to be held in the London Opera. House on Thursday. The meeting will be presided over by Sir John Simon (Home Secretary), and; will be addressed by Mr. Lloyd George and the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Robert Smillie (president of thft, Miners' Federation of Great Britain) will', move, and Mr. A. F. Pea.se (president of) the M,.ng Association of Great Britai,n^ win ««ond, the itoll^wiug rwolgtiwi 1— >1 That in the opinion of this meeting^' representative of the coal mining in-» dustry of Great Britain, every effort should be made by owners and workmen; alike to secure the greatest possible out- put of coal dn the interest of the nation during the period of war. Mr. Adam Nimmo (a. representative of the eoalowners on the Coal Mining Organisation Committee) will move, and Mr. Stephen Walsh, M.P. (miners), will second fj, vote of thanks. It will not be possible to admit mem-i bers of the general public.

I STORM FATALITIES I London Workman Killed in a Drain. During the violent rainstorm in London 1 on Tuesday morning, a number of mea j were working in drains under the K-en-, nington-road. They were separated, and, one was killed while trying to get out. He attempted to make his escape by way of a manhole in the road, and his cries attracted a passer-by, ivho tried to wrench off the top of the man-hole. When hei succeeded the man had disappeared. Later! his dead body was found wedged in bend of the drain. During a fierce thunderstorm a.t South- end-on-Sea, Trinity Church was struck by lightning. The flooring of the organ chamber caught lire. A young man who was walking hatlesst over a mojr during a thunderstorm in the Killearn district, Stirlingshire, had his.- hair singed by lightning. Since the beginning of July the London; district has had 31 inches of rain. Tha average amount is 21 inches for the whole month. Tim legendary promise of St. Swithin has, in many places, been ful- j filled, and since July 15 every day haA seen rain.

I SHIPOWNErS-GIFT OF ilO.OOO I 1 Liverpool University has received a siina of = £ 10,000 from Mr. Heath Harrison, the shipowner, for the endowment of the chair of organic chemistry recently est»l>- lished by the council and filled" bv the a,ppointment of Professor R. Robi-nson, of the University of Sydney. Mr. Harrison, his brother, the late Mr. Frederick Harrison, and Mr. J. W. Hughes gave the university the Harrison- Hughes engineering laboratories.

I BRECON COLLEGE'S WAR RECORD. Speech Day was celebrated at Christ Coir lege, Brecon, on Tuesday, and the prizes were distributed by the Bishop of Llandnff in the presence of a large gathering. Amongst those present was Lieutenant W. T. Wootton, 2nd Welsh Regiment, who was' wounded in the battle of the Ajøn. He is an old Christ College boy, and received i n ovation on entering the hall. The Headmaster (the Rev. R. H. Chambers, M-A.), who presided. said five old boys a ad ) given their lives for their country, six had been wounded, two were prisoners of ar; five had been mentioned in despatches^ ('.ne had obtaiced the D.S.O.; and one the m'!? ta.ry cr068. (AppL^use.) There were 10? serving as officers, and in other ranks 8,3-4 making a total of 187. (Cheers.) Of the vovw erning body there were serving Capt. COlb way Lloyd, Capt. Hughes Morgan, Capt. J. 1 D. D. Evans, the Bishop of Swansea, a7-41 I Lord Glanusk. j In regard to the Oxford and CambrirJ ( examination results, he did not remember f6 time when the proportion of successes wal* so hijrh. l. The Bishop of Llandaff congratulated th8 [ headmaster p.nd the, staff upon the adIWi able results they had obtaiaaf

.I" ,,roo SWANSEA LADIES WHO SOLD HOSEUP; A group of Swansea Ladies who rendered valuable assistance on Saturday when roses were sold for the benefit of the Swansea Hospital, nearly S,900 being realised.

lORD GLANTAWE NURSES HIS GRANDSON r (Photo by Chapman). j A studio portrait of the late Lord Glantawe with his daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Daniell, and her son. J

COAL TIP TROUBLE OVER On inquiry this morning, a "Leader" representative was informed that the coal tips at Swansea docks were working satis- factorily. Tiie railway contractors for the Iihundda and Swansea Bay tip had their own men hack again. It is uncer- tain whether any further trouble will arise. So far, the inconvenience occa- sioned has not been serious.

ODDFELLOWS' DISTRICT SECRETARY On 11-oliiesday afternoon the Indepen- dent Oraer of Oddfellows held half- yearly meetings at the Gorseinon Insti- tute. The chief interest during the morning session centred around the pre- sentation of a gold watch and chain to Mr. Rees Roe«, of 11. Morley-terrace, Mount Pleasant, Swansea, who has loi" the past twenty years occupied the position 01 district secretary. He has tarried out his duties with the greatest success, the flourishing condition of tho district being the strongest testimony to his work. The gifts were handed over by Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart.

For the first time for 12 months the 'ioyal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough will close its doors on Saturday and on Tuesday the 4,000 employees will return work. During a violent thunderstorm at •>>uthend yesterday lightning struck Trinity Church, doing considerable ilamage to the tower. The flooring of the 'organ chamber caught fire.

i MANSELTOfJ BROTHERS IN ARMS I Messrs. Arthur, Fred and George Bate up, are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. Patcup, Robert-street, Majiselton. Messrs. Arthur and Fred (the two standing) are with the Royal Field Artillery in France; George is in the Schools' Corps of the Welsh Fusiliers, and is now at Winchester.

SOUTH AFRICAN SCOTTISH I j^hajDpesburg was éon. fete Oil Sandayr fc-alccSmiiy;. the Return t of th« tregiiui-iits Eponj SoutJjrWest Ai rica, which is no Iftiget designated Gerjuan Sotiih-Wesfe Afjara. The Rand Light Ixwfanfry and Bte Baifd, Ri&es were entertained by th FTaflderers, %and ?ha ;seêO;D' T 5?tt-ts? ib? U^evtJnaonist ?t?t ?M.ayo'? ??b. t?6 æitncllQr ?«t- èrèd t? ^e'a^ an- address, of welco=y CJoIonel Dalry^p-ple, who ^addressed, the &ocrt«r4saii thatj^ie Caledonian^ .srxieties. tifcrougb<JU± the Union purposed "initiating,. a stitenie, and hoped to. send two bat.talians;, to be named U The South African. Scottish," with the Oversea Force.

Zurich, Tuesday.—Tie Austrian Home I Dftice report adinits 987 eases of cholera I in varidui àown lands, chiefly m Galicia.

WELSH FACULTY OF MEDIGIHL ] The Medical Pxete aad Ciroular:" in it-s, current issue, says:— T4 Uhivor^itfy of Wales has decided upPU establishment of ê). Jrill facility loi ,medit?fn. rereaTe ojjeady Professors in Anatomy* P.bysdol<My, Ma?eria Medjoa, M?HJ?t?oYogy? bu?"6?s? ?.rQ ww to be remíorcedw a full aW c;f teaeE ej? XD. all the subjects of tbe med-" C:=Ti- u?unL? ,Ey?ry office in the sohool ajp?, %xapiqbersliipi of -avery authority cbhsti^ TuAed in connection with the. school Jje open to women <squall3#vWth ineq^ JIeVe is another channel of relief for tjie con- gestion at the Royal Free. Welsh students in search of a university degree in merli- cine used always to go to Scotland. Of late years they have favoured Manchester. It is quite time they had the necessary facilities in the Principality, and it is quite right that these facilities should be open to both seXes on e<&ual terms.

-0 FOUR SONS IN THE SAME REGIMENT Mr. and Mrs. W. Dyer, Derlwyn, Gendros, near Swansea, have four sons serv- 1ng with the Colours. They are all in the 13th Worcesters. Their names are: Top row (left to right) Pte. R. Dyer, Pte. Albert Dyer; bottom row, Sergt.-Instructor S. Dyer, Corporal Tom Dyer.

HORRIFYING GERMAN DEED. I Petrograd, Tuesday.—A Special coni-l mittee of enquiry with M Krintsoff, mem- beT of the Senate, as president, to-day examined the evidenctqf the wife of the hospital attendant, Avankumorf, whose nose and ears were cut off by the, Ger- j jeans, and who was afterwards disem- i liowolled in thpresenoe of his wife, whoip. they b?d bound be=?w he refused to j ^jjealc Gernaa a language of which he j d4 no ?now?ge. J

In the Pembroke jural area the coun- cillors themselves are voluntarily under- taking the work in connection with the National Registration Act. At Pembroke Dock Petty Sessions yes- terday, Gilbert Thomas, Lamphey Park, Lamphey, was fined tl for selling milk j ten per cent. deficient in butter fat on J June lth.,