The Cambria Daily Leader

SUNDAY SERVICES. I Preachers in Swansea To-morrow. Eighth Sunday After Trinity. BAPTIST. MOunt. Zion Church.—Il- a.m. and 6.301 p.m. Preacher: Rev. E. Worthing, j Sunday Sohtitil & Bible Classes 2.45. —Church Jubilee Celebrations, Sept. 13th to 23rd. St. Helens Church, Mado-c-,stteot.-Il a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. J. W. Causton. Sunday School at 2.45. Pantygvjydf, Church.—11 and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. Degwell Thomas (Neath). Sunday School at 2.45. Tabernacle Chapel.-11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. R. J. Willoughby. 2.45, Sunday School and Bible Classes. Memorial Church, Walter-roa(I.-Il a.m. and 6.30 p.m., Preacher: Rev. F. C. White, B.D. Sunday School at 2.45. Mount Pleasant Chapel, SWansea,-Il a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. R. C. ¡ Mander (Pastor). Mount Calvary, Manselton.—Preacher at 11 & 6.30: Rev. W. F. Knight (Pastor) CONGREGATIONAL. Manselton English Church, Manseltorkrd. -11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. T. Bowden, Harris-st., Somerset., Sunday School & Bible Classes at 2.30. Plhyddings Church (top of Finsbury-ter.). 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev: T. George (of Tredegar). Sunday School and Bible Classes 3 p.m. St. Paul's Church.—11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. G. Lewie, B.A. (Gor- seinon) J St. Holen's-road Church.-Il a.m. and 6.30 p-fiii Preacher: Rev. Tlioe. Sinclair Evans (Pastorl. GALVINISTIC METHODIST. Arfyle Chapel.—Services at 11 and 6.3D. Preacher: Mr. E. Osborn Samuel, B.A. (Swansea). School at 2.45. Alekandra-road ttiitoel.-Il a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Bfceacbtft': Rev. J. H. Owen (Pastor). Sunday School at 2.30 ri.in. Rhyddings Park Chapel, Rhyddings Part. road.—ll A.m. and \30 p.m. Pratcher: Rev. E. P. Hughes (Pastot). CHRISTADELPHIAN. Chfista,dglohiah Meeting Room, St. Helen's road.—6.30 p.m. Subject: H The Milleaium," by Mr. H. Evans. PRESBYTERIAN. St. Andrew's Church, St. Helen's-road.— 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. ¡ R. Greenshielda, M.A., B.D. (Pastor). THE FORWARD MOVEMENT. Central Halli Orchard Street.-ll a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. Jx B. Thomp- lion (Clydach). School at 2.45 p.m. UNITED METHODIST.* Oxford Street Church.—11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Mr. A. Potter, B.A. Visitors Heartily Invited. WELSH BAPTIST. Bethesda, Abertawc.-II: Parch. W. James (Ebehezef); 6.30: Parch. D. Price (Gweinidog). 2.30, lgól Sul. Cape! Comer.—11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. R. S. Rogers, B.A. (Pastor). Sunday School at 2.45. WESLEYAN. Wesley Chapel, College-street.—Motning at 11: Mr. W. J. Jones; Evening at 6.90: Rev. A. W. Wardle. WELSH CONGREGATIONAL. thool Hentietta.-Oedfaon 11 a 6.30. Pce- gethwr. Parch. D. Eurof Walters, M.A., B.D. (Gweinidog). Ysgo] 2.4. —Ysgol yr Uplands 2.45. Gwahoddir plant Cymry. Y Tabernaicl, Treforis.—Am U a 6. Pregethwr: Parch. J. J. Williams (Gweinidog). Yegolion am 2. I OTHER SERVICES. Albert Wall, Swatisea.—Service's at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. Seth Joshua. Gospel Hall, George. street.-(D. V.) a Gospel Meeting will be held at 6.30 p.m. All are Invited. BROTHERHOODS. Manselton. At 3 Sharp. Speaker, Dr. J. A. h'aw lings. Subject, The Liquor. Problem and Temperance Reform. Soloists, Miss Dffrothy Phillips and Mf. W. Tanner. Chairman, Rev. W. F. Knight (President). Men fcnd Women are Invited.—Sunday, August 5, at 2.4&, Grand Musical Programme; Skttty (Utidectariah), Wesley Chapd.- I 3 p.m. Spenker, Rev. —. Langford. Hubject, Universal Peace is Coming. How Can We Advance It?" Chair- man, Mr. Tob Janles. Soloist, Mrs. Phillips. Organist, Mr. St. Ervan John, F.R.C.O. Men and Women Welcome. Wesley.—At-3 tm. speaker: Pte. Fred. Osbofne, R.D.C. (Organising Secretary Cornwall tfiiicfh Brotherhoods). Chair- man, C. Fifchley, Esd. All are Cor- dially Ifivited. Pell Street and Y.M.C.A.—3 to 4. Chair- man, Tl* President. Speaker, Mr. G. E. Codd. YM.C.A. Members Please Note. OPEN-AIR MEETING. Y. M .C.A¡-J.jnha hee to Victoria Park. 8.30 p.m. Subject, Inspiration." Ques- tions Invited. Soloist, Miss Philipps and others.

BETHEL C.M. CHAPEL, MANSELTON. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Will be held on SUNDAY and MONDAY, JULY 29th and 30th, 1917, when Prof RICHARD MORRIS, M.A., B.D. (Bala), will Preach. Sunday at 11, 2.&0, and 6; Monday Even- ing at 7.30. CollactiotM in Aid of Church Funds. Cordial Invitation to All. PHmitive Methodist Church, Pell-street. To-morrow (Sunday), July 29th, Morning at 11: Oorpl. R. B. Witts. Evening at 6.30: Mr. D. J. Rosser. Annual CAMP MEETING in VICTORIA PARK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th. Preliminary Announcement. The Rev. R. B. JONES (Yhishir) (The Evangelist), Will Preach on SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, At the SKETTY BAPTIST CHAPEL (SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY). SUNDAY SERVICES. I Carmarthen Road Congrega- tional Church. THE FORTY-SECOND ANN IVERSARY Will be held on SUNDAY, JULY 29th, 1917. Morning at 11. Evening at 6.M: Preachers.— at 6 .30- Rev. Gwynne Thomas (Britonferry)* Afternoon at 2.45: Rev. Geo. McLuckie, B.A. Special Hymns & Anthems by the Choir. Collections in Aid of Church Funds. On MONDAY EVENING, JULY 30th, Rev. H. C. MANDER Will LECTURE on His Experiences at the Front. Doors Open at 7. To commence at 7.30. ¡ Chairman—John R. Davies, Esq. ADMISSION — — SIXPENCE. Walter Road Congregational Church. To-morrow (Sunday), July 29th, Preacher: Ilev. George McLuckie, B.A. Evening Subject: "GOD THE INVISIBLE KING" (by H. G. Wells). Serving at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Visitors Welcome. ,Sun Rises 5.33, Sun Sets 9.9. Lighting-up TiMe, 9.39. Subdue Lights visible from the Sea- Swansea 9.39, Llanelly 9.40,2-3, Aberavon 9.39, Pembroke 9.43J.. Subdue other Lights- Swansea 11.9, Llanelly 11.10 2-3, Amman- ford 11.10, Aberavon 11.9, Neath 11.9, Carmarthen 11.11, Pembroke 11.121. High Water, Ó.S9 a.m., 1.0 p.m. King's Dock, 32ft. 3in. a.m. To-morrow, 1.5 a.m., 1.42 p.m.

DISOWNED. As far as Swansea is concerned, iN-o know where we, stand about Sunday 's bogus conference. In the first place responsible Labour ur- ganisations and the most trusted Labour leaders have denounced the efforts of the pacifists to drag the ilame of the soldiers into their nero rihe attempt to found, a Workers' and Soldiers' Council in this coun- try is made by men who have no interest in the successful prosecu- tion of the war; they have done their utmost to handicap us in the struggle. In the second place re- sponsible leaders in Swansea, the then entitled to speak in the name of the workers, repudiate the claim of the conference to itepreseiit Labour, and the local organisation of men who have been in the war. and know exactly what it is, has spoken its mind Ireeiy and frankly. When the Bit Badge men-- whose views* must be received with the respect due to men who have seen active service—pass a resolu- tion against the conference j when Councillor Ivor Gwynne, speaking for the tiuplaters, declaiecs that Whatever may be the expression of opinion on Sunday it will not be the opinion of labour, and should not be taken as voicing the ideas and opinions of* the labour move. ment"; when Councillor Powles- land, of the Labourers' Union, stiys that, of seven branches of that union, only two are in favour of sending delegates; when Councillor M errells sayS that the dockers are n'ot sending representatives—we may ask, as far Its the town is con- cerned, in whose name those who will be present will claim to sp £ ak! The statentthat a delegate of the Russian Council will be present —and let us emphasise that which"' we said earlier in the week, the Russian Council has committed n.- self to a peace imposed on the foe,' .end not by negotiation on the lilies of British paeil-rrn-raises a curious problem The four delegates came across from Russia with Mr. Arthur Henderson; and as far as we can understand their mission,. they made the journey in order to consult with the Labour Party with regard to the international confer- ence to be held at Stockholm on of about August 15th. Invitations have been sent from the head- quarters of the British Labour Parties of all the Allied countries to send delegates to a conference to be held in London on August 8 and 9, under the chairmanship of Mr. Arthur Hendersbn. The decisions of this conference will be reported to a special meeting of the Party to be held on August 10, and the question of accepting the Russian invitations *to the Stockhkolm meet- ings" Will then be considered. Under the circumstances, it is an extra- ordinary procedure on the part of the people responsible for Sunday's conference to exploit these visitors from Russia, who belong to an or- ganisation with vastly different views to their own. Once, however, the people of this country realise the unimport- ance of these Cranks' Conference, and their unpatriotic nature, it will be a great mistake to harp too mucih upon their doings. The stiiig is out of their words when it is known that they are the word: of men who have always done tkeir utmost to thwart our aims and can claim to speak for none but them- sel ves. i The danger is that some distorted version of the meeting should get across to Germany, a version which will magnify their importance and ignore tneir unrepresentative char- acter. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking of the pacifist orators who held forth in the House of Commons on Thursday, said that in my most sincere and honest belief the one thing which is more certain than any other to delay the peace which these hon. gentlemen look forward "to and long for, the one thing which is more certain to do that than any other, is to give the enemy the idea that we -are faltering in our pur- pose." The country is not falter- ing, and its views will stand. But there was a significant passage in Mr. Law's speech. "I read an account of the feeling in Germany which was sent to us by one of those who supply us with informa- tion," he said. "He pointed out that the condition in Germany was bad, was known to be bad, but he said this:—'A party of generals dreams of a military dictatorship, and still aims at annexation —and this is the point—' Generals argue that war is a question of nerves, that the nerves of the Entente will be weakened, and that "sooner or later the latter wil lay down their arms.' That, added Mr. Bonar Law, is largely true. The stage which the war hag reached now mefms a question of staying power. I am not afraid of the soldiers, either ours or those of any of our Allies. The nerves of these people leave stood the strain in the past. They will stand it now." Swansea Chamber of Commerce yesterday took up a question that is of greater importance than appears at first sight, i.e., whether naval redruits enrolled at Swansea should be entered in the official returns of Cardiff, or whether Swansea should get fair credit for what she has done in this and other matters con- nected. with the war. The speakers paid a well-deserved tribute to Lieut. John Hodgens for the volun- tary work that he has carried so assiduously for the past two or three years, and allusion was made to the fact that one of the results of his labours is that Swansea bears the blue ribbon for the contribution it has made to the Naval Service. But the question goes further than that. We look forward to the time when there will be a real greater Swanseagreater in imperial and international recognition as a com- mercial centre, greater in civic status, greater 'in the part that it plays in national concerns, and greater in its recognition as one of the constituents of the Principality. There is no reason why there should hot be, in the neat future, a further division of the port de- nominations of the Bristol Channel, when, in addition to the Port of Bristol and t the Port erf Cardiff, there will be also a Port of Swan- sea embracing the seaboard from Port Talbot to Cqrinartl-ien Buy. That ideal can be reached only by attention lo details, and to that end the Chamber of Commerce is acting wisely when it decides tip n an attempt to rectify arrangements that tend to minimise the contribu- ion that the town is making to the national and imperial weal.

PINNED UNDER MOTOR VAN. Two Burryport Girls More Fright-I ened Than Hurt. I On Friday night while two young ladies employed by Mr. Howes, baker and Con- fectioner, Buttyport, ivere delivering bread in a motor car, tiear the Ashburn- ham Hotel, the back tyre burst, with the result that the car ran against the wall zitid turned a complete somersault. The yoUfag ladies were pinned under the car and when extricated were found to be Buffering from sheck, and fortunately, were more frightened than hurt.

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCE. Fmir Llanelly Workkmen lo I Trouble. lour workers, John Bevan, foreman, 67, High-street; John Stiow, traffic as- sistant superintendent, tipper Froh-ter- vace; Thomas Rees, time-keeper, 29, New- i-otid; antt John Too. Flannigan, wages clerk, Id, W&lter's-WJad, all of Llanelly, were chafed at Llanelly Police Court on Friday with obtaining £ 2 lOe. from James Barr, chief cashier at a Pembrey factory, by false prenc. Inspector W. Allen said he arrested Eees the previous day as he was leaving the Swansea Hospital. After hearing the warrant read over, Rees said: "Oh dear, I shall say tiothing. What I have to say trill be said in the morning. I suppose I shall have to suffer for it all, but before this charge my character was golden." Special Constable Owen Richards said he arrested the three other defendants on the warrants produced. Bevan said: I am surprised at this. I do not know the man," while Snow and FlAnnigan said they had nothing to say. On the application of Inspector Alien defendants were remanded until Wednes- day, bail being allowed.

SKEWEN MILK CASE. Warranty Plea Fails at Neath Police Court. At Neath County Sessions on 1 nday— before the Mayor (Ald. H. P. Charles) John Harris Evans, milk vendor, S?ewen, was summoned for selling milk alleged to cont&ih 15 P& Cent, of added water. 14??O Edward Powell prosecuted, and Mr. Evan Rowlands (Swansea) defended. Supt. Sen Evafis said that when he pur- chaeed a sample from a servant of de. fondant, the latter made a statement that two churns of milk were obtained from a certain farm that morning at eight o'oiock, and that he had taken it to the dairy, where it wae divided by Evans, the defendant. Inspector Gill said that when he served Evans with the Summons the defendant remarked, Thank God the milk never cam* on my premises. 1 bought it from Jonee, Drymma Farm, and obtained a warranty for it." For the defence Mr. Rowlands said he relied on the warranty, and called defen- dant. who asserted that the milk as supplied by Jones had not been tampered with, but sold in the same state and con- dition as received. Diefendant Wiis fincd C5. the Mayor re- marking: that defendant had failed lamentably to prove that the milk was sold a,3 it caulC from the oow,

LABOUR UNITY. NEW WACE AGREEMENT AT MOND WORK. MR. MATT ClLES INTERVIEWED I I' AN AUTOMATIC WORKiNG I ARRANGEMENT I (By Our Trade Correepondentl.. I Mr. Matt. Giles, the divisional organi&er of ftjh; e S5 out;h Wales and West of England district oi the Workers' Union, visited bwansea on Thursday to meet some of Wt9 local leaders of that organisation. Hej? a well-known figure in the labour Mro]? ot Swa4?ea and West Wal, having w? Iiio epurs as a leader and official in the clistrit where he was formerly the local organiser. The Workers' Union has 780 branches in Great Britain and Ireland and the country ic divided by that body into ten divisions or districts, and when Mr. Giles was promoted to the central o.-tee of the Western and South Wales i dIvision, at Bristol, he was succeeded locally by Mr. Evan James, formerly of Dowlais, who is now the organiser tor Swansea district and Dowlais combined. As the organisation has thousands of members in these districts, and the work of officials and locai works committees has become particularly onerous and impor- tant since the war began (for, as I happen to know, the membership is strong in munition centres like Woolwich), I thought it would be well to s £ ok an inter- view with Mr. Matt Gileo, &spEciaHy in view of the report just issued by the Commissions appointed by the Govern- ment to consider the question of "Labour Unrest." FACE-TO-FACE NEGOTIATIONS. My own view," said Mr. Giles, is that it is better not to have too much Gov- ernment intervention in these matters, but that it is preferable that the manage- ment of works and the representatives 01 the workmen should meet and dtccuas matters concerning these great industries without oufeide or Government inter* ference at all. Some of the grievances which we have had to deal with recently have led to local friction simply through* delays caused by centralisation—not that there was any unwillingness on the part of Government Departments and officials to go into questions, but that red-tape n and the pressure of war-work on the De- partments concerned made delays inevit- able. MOND WORKS FOR EXAMPLE. t Take the Mond Works, for example. There was some difficulty, a few months ago, over certain grievances there, and there id no doubt those difficulties were attributable to what I have alluded to. We had no quarrel with the proprietors in the ordinary sense of a trade dispute, and now that we have arrived at a settle- ment, the agreement entered into on July 2nd puts the wage question on an auto- matic four-monthly revision, with direct dealings between us, as officials, and the works committee, ou the one hand, and the directors on the other. Provision is made in that agreement that, evet-y four months, questions 01 wages and working conditions can lie dis cussed between the representatives of the union and the board of "directors in London. BASED ON COST OF LIVING.. In regard to the vagus, the very im- portant point iRa that, during the war, and for six months afterward. we are to be guided by the uf returns. It is calculated Uilit Uw cost of living is 70 per cent, above what it was before the war, in n tfnrkitig man's household. It is therefore upon the basis of an advance of 1.2 upon the wages of pre-war days. A labourer's wage per boHr Wih 6(L  Seventy per cent. on that, or 4.?, now makes it 10.2d. We shall be meeting the dim-tors again in October, and it will theh be just a question of what the figure may stand at iA the Board of Trade returns-—not for food only, but the whole cost of livitill- as to what the wage-rate at. that date shall be and for four months longer. GRIEVANCES AND SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS. And it is the, desire of the manage- ment as well as ourselves that 't there are suggestions that can be made for im- proved methods, they should be submit- ted, on either side, and discussed. Every opportunity will be given to bring for- ward and mutually discuss grievances and suggestions. In the interim of four months no doubt Juany matters will arise, and possibly some grievancell. The men will have this alternative: They caii report any matter to their fore- man, or, if they prefer, report it to their works committee—consisting of representa- tives of the workmen of various works and departments under the company—and if the works committee are of opinion that they can deal with the manager, they can do so. The local manager investigates and replies to them in writing, in the event of the reply not being satisfactory, they refer to us—Mr. Evan James or :ny- iself-and we see the manager as to what can be done. Failing then to get satis- faction, it is agreed that the matter will be brought before the full boahi at the four-monthly meeting. FREE CHOICE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES. It is left to us and the men to decide as to what representation we take to 1 .on- don. We have always done that. At thev conference which resulted in this agree-. ment there were present, Mr. Cbaa. Jen- kins, Mr. Kelly, four representatives of the men. and myself and Mr. Evan James. < As I said before, the difficulties with Government headquarters officials were got over. The delays were- not deliberate. It is impossible for them to deal with these mattets centrally. That is why I weilcome the Reconstruction Committee's interim report that joint committees of employers and employed should be set up. They are on the spot. They know the local conditions, and time saved in deal- ing with questipng arising would always tend to prevent misunderstandiiigs and grievances developing into disputes.

I, A WEST WALES CALL. Mr. G. Jones, Bristol College, has ac- cepted a call to the pastorates of Keeston and Notion Haven Congregational Churches, Pembrokeshire.

LONDON RAID CASUALTIES. The Pregs Bureau says: The latest re- ports show the following revised list of casualties which resulted from the air raid of July 7th :-Kmed-liHn 42, wumea 9, children 8, total killed, 5,9; injured- men 98, women 45. children 50, totaJ in- jured 193. These figures include all casualties of every nature.

At the recent examination in connection with the Loiidon College of Music, held at Swansea, Misfl Hannah Bendle, 9, ('r- donnel-road, SfceWen, was I!Jt1(.c!>9Sftll in obtaining an Honours certificate of the College for- pianoforte playing (inter- mediate section). This is the third time she has been successful, although she is Aww only lut years of age.