South Wales Weekly Post

FATHER AND TWO SONS. DISTRESSING EVIDENCE AT PORTHCAWL INQUEST. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas held an inquiry at Portbcawl on Wednesday on three bodies washed lIP from the sea. believed to have been unfortunate men from the Jane Knox. wrecked off the F-carweather. Captain W. E. John. of Swansea, identified one of the bodies as that of his brother's son. Lawrence John, a 19-year-old able seaman. and a verdict of "Death from drowning" was returned. It was remarked that the late Captain John B second son, William. 17 years of age, must also have gone down with the wreck. and the Coroner referred, in sympathetic terms to the extremely Bad circumstances of I a father and two sons mectine their dea-ths at the same time.

I LETTER-BAG WITH £ 3,000. WELSH POST-GIRL'S I ALLEGED THEFT. A 17-year-old girl's alleged theft 4of a Post i Office registered letter-bac. containing: at I least £ 3.000. was investiprated at Milford Haven on Wednesday. Prisoner was Eliza- beth Orchard, who was engaged as a past- woman. and it was alleged that she opened 1 the hae. and absconded with the contents. On September 24th two packets, each con- < taininc LI.500 in £1 Treasury notes, were! i)osteO. in Lombard-street, London, to the London and Provincial Bank. Milford Haven.; The bag:. it was known, also contained some other registered letters. To cover her flight the girl left her tunic boots, and hat. with a note Suggesting she had committed suicide. by the side of Milford Dock. Four days later obe was traced tq Plymouth. On being: i arrested she admitted, it waa stated, taking the money. She liad kepitbe £ 3.000. but burnt the other letters. The police recovered LI,7,876 at her lodgings. Prisoner was committed for trial.

==-=: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. The Early Closing Association recom- mend a three days' closing at Christmas, viz., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, December 25th, 26tb, and 2ith, for the j fchopkeeping community, •>

FRANCE. BAD WEATHER. ——— .00 ——— MORE RAIN IN FLANDERS. ENEMY ARTILLERY BUSY. I BRITISH GENERAL HEAD- QUARTERS, FRANCE, Thursday, 10.9 a.m. Heavy rain fell again last night. The enemy's artillery showed con- siderable activity during the night to the wost of Passchentfaele. Otherwise there is nothing of special interest to report. ENEMY FIGHTING SHY. NO MORE COUNTER-ATTACKS ATTEMPTED. BRITISH FRONT IN FLANDERS. Thursday Afternoon. The Press Association, special correspon- dent in France wirea that, with the excep- tion of artillery activity, all has been quiet along the Flanders battlefroiit since yester- day morning. The tlermanf are apparently only too will- in,5' t#leave us alone; they have found that counter-attacking is a very costly business: It is becoming increasingly clear t,hat the enemy troops have no taste for coming into the open against up, and that their leaders have grounds to doubt whether it is wise to force them into doing so unles.s absolutely necessarv. i Appalling Conditions. Prof. Wegener and Max Osbore draw most appalling pictures of the conditions which the German army has to face and the ter- rible losses it has suffered. BRITISH GENERAL HEAD- QUARTERS, FRANCE. Wednesday, 9.42 p.m. In the course of the day hostile attacks -igainst our new positions in the neigh- bourhood of the Ypres-Sladen railway led to local fighting. • Without effecting any material ohange in the situation. No further counter-attacks have been made by the enemy, and our troops on the battiefront ,have been actively en- gaged in organising the positions cap- tured by them yesterday in spite of great difficulties Arising from the state of the ground. Artillery activity has continued on both sides. The number of prisoners taken by us yesterday and so far reported is 2,038, includirig29 officers. This number includes 400 taken by the French. IN-e also captured a few field guns and a number of machinc-guns and trench mortars. r V FRENCH REPORT. (Press Association W ar Special.) PARIS, Wednesday. 11 p.m. In Belgium there was no infantry' action. Otjr troops arc organising, the positions captured. The number of prisoners taken" ince yest-erday morning exceeds 400. I BERLIN NOT MUCH TO SAY. (Admiralty, per Wireless Press.) BERLIN, Wednesday night. In Flanders there was artillery activity of variable intensity. I" WAR TO THE DEATH." REICHSTAG ATTACK ON GREAT BRITAIN. AMSTERDAM, Wednesday (received Thursday). At to-day's meeting of the Reichstag Herr Handsmann declared that President Wilson was mainly responsible for the prolongation of the war: the second culprit being Mr. Lloyd George, whose "knock-out" speech was the turning point iiithe-war. Grea.t Britain's adoption of the Alsace- Lorraine war aim meant war to the death against Germany. j 1 ■ ■ — ■

iii TIME TAKEN UP IN I POLITICS." SEAMEN WITHDRAW FROM SWANSEA L.A. The Swansea branch of the National Sailorr,' and Firemen's Union have passed i resolution instructing the secretary to with- draw the affiliation of the branch from the Swansea Labour Association as a protest against the association for their action dur- ing the war, "also seeing, fshat most of the time of the Trades Council is taken up with political propaganda to the detriment of the vital i.,iies of Trades Unionism." The feeling of the meeting was very strong against, any peace proposals at the present time and it was the unanimous view that German militarism must be brought to its knees.

"K0, NEVER!" I LIO, NEVER I I GERMAN DEFIANCE TO FRANCE. a WILL NOT RETURN I ALSACE-LORRAINE. I I 1-1 (Reuter's War Service.) i. AMSTERDAM, Tuesday. At to-day's plenary sitting of the Reich- stag, the Imperial Chancellor said that on the day the Peace resolution was adopted (July 19th) he had, with the Reichstag's approval,  W e described Germany's aims, namely, "We must continue to persevere until the German I E-,iipii-e, on the Continent and overseas, es- tablishes her position. We must further strive to attain that. th« aarrned alliance of our enemies does not grow into an economic offensive alliance. I "As long as our enemies confront us with demands which appear Unacceptable to every single German, as loi)g as our opponents want to interfere with our frontier poste, as long as they de- I mand that we shall yield a. piece of German I soil, as long as they pursue the idea, of driv- j ing a wedge between the people and its Em- peror, so long shall we, with folded arms, refuse the hand of peace. "We wait, and can wait. Time is work- iug for us. (Applause.) Until our enemies I perceive, they must reduce their claims, so long must the cannon speak and the U-boats I do their work. Our peace will yet come." (Applause.) I I ONLY ONE REPLY, I YON KUHLMANN ON ALSACE-! j LORRAINE. j I /Admiralty, per Wireless Press.) I | PRESS BUREAU, Wednesday. News from Berlin sent through the wire- less stations of the German Government gives the following version o,f Von Kall- mann' s reference to the French demand for the returu of Alsace-lorraine: -Ili answer to the question, Can Germany make any allowances whatever in connection with Alsace-Lorraine?" we have only one reply, "No, no, never." -^sac?J^orraiiie i8.,Cfei^mny?a..shield-r:the symbol soi German unity. I am sure that 'every man, from Left to Right, is of this opinion. Apart from the French desires for Alsace- j Lorraine, there are no absolute obstacles to ¡ peace, no quc?tiona which cannot be solved I' by a con f erence. ¡by a' cOflferencf:

I POTATOES FOR BREAD. SWANSEA BAKERS CAN'T !I SPARE THE TIME. Inquiries amongst Swansea bakers go to show that the mixture of potatoes in the manufacture of bread may not be very gen- erallv carried out. Under the variation of the Flour and Potato Orders it, is optional j and not compulsory upon the trade to ao it, and what the master bakers say is that, what with shortage of labour and the great amount of time ta-ken up in packing and re- packing bread in order to comply with the twelve, hours' sale limit, there is little or no time left to bother ?bout potatoes, which have to be Cleaned, boiled, strained, and allowed t-o cool before they can be put into the flour. | Having regard to the moister and more palatable bread that results from a mixture of potatoes, most people re,gard it as a pity. if the change cannot be undertaken. This apart from the economy of wheat that must ensue.

I PETROL CHEAPER. As and from Wednesday motor spirit is induced in price$d. per gallon retail. The Petroleum Board in announcing the reduction explains that it is due to the reduction in the war risk insurance upon vessels and their cargoes by the Govern- ment. Paraffin will be reduced Id. per gallon wholesale as from to-day..

I "WELCOME HOME" AT BONYMAEN. Private W. Jones, R.A.M.C.. who has been in France 15 mnnths. and who is now home on furloueh. was given a welcome home concert at St. Margaret's Church. He was presented with the usual gift from the, reception fund by Mrs. Alf. Williams. A miscellaneous programme had been arranged, to which the following contributedSongs i by Messrs. D. i. Jeffz-eys. Sam Thomas, J. Thomas. Miss A, M. Owens and Miss Essie Griffiths; recitations by Mr. R. Hooper, and violin solos by Master Ivor Thomas, A.V.C. The accompanist was Mr. J. Walters, and the chairman Mr. Wm. Evans.

COMINC PATRIOTIC MEETING AT SWANSEA. j Under the auspices of the, British Workers' League a watriotks meeting will be held next Tuesday evening (the 16th). at 7 o'clock. at fhe Albert Minor Hall, Swansea, when the! prfncipal speakers will be Mr. J. A. Seddon (London). Mr. W. Brownr^rtr (Bristol), Mr; Geo. Gunninz (Swansea), and others, 'whilst the chairman will be Councillor Ivor Gwynne. The primary object of the Y-eague is the support of the Government in; the prosecution of the war to a suoceslÛul issue.

SINGLE WOMAN'S TWO CHILDREN. At Swansea Ponce Court on Thursday. the case of Beatrice Bert (27). single, who was charged with neglecting to maintain her two children and allowing them to become chargeable to the Swansea Union, was ad- journed fcr a week in order for her to re- journed for a week in order for her to re- move the children.

RHOSSiLLI BEACH MYSTERY. An unknown body was washed up -by the t tide near Rhosilli on Wednesday. An in- quest will be held.

"GREAT fUTURE." i IMI DR. FISHER ON SWANSEA. PEVELOPMENT OF I TECHNICAL COLLEGE. I -—— Inspiring Speech on ( Education. I i The Right Hon. H. A. L. tisiiOt-. M.P.. President. of the Board cf Education. in connection with Ifis tour of the country, j addressed a great public meeting at the Swansea Albert Hail on Tuesday evening on the subject of "Education." Every avail- able seat from floor to ceiling was occupied and hundreds of people failed to obtain ad- miioll-a demonstration once more of the need of a larger ha-ii in the town. Prior to the meeting there was an organ recital by Mr. J. F. Pricker, which was much app" reciated. The arrival ,of Dr. Fisher and the other, speakers was the signal for enthusiasm. The-chair was taken by the Deputy-Mayor (Ald. P -,e 11 Jones), who was 1 supported on the pl4&form by Dr. and Mrs. Fisher, the Right Hon. Sir Alfred and Lady Mond. Sir Herbert Lewis, M.P., Mr. T. J. Wiiliams. M.P.. Mr. John Williams. M.P., Mr. Alfred T. Dav'eK V-elqh De- partment, Board of Education), :1r; Ben Jones. Mr. Oates (Dr.' Fisher'? private sec- retary), the Town Clerk and Mrs. Lang Coath, Dr. Yarley (nnncipal, Technical Col- lege), Principal Ti-tvor (hven grammar School). Mr. T. J. Pees (director of educa- tion), Coun. Ivor Gwynn" (chairman, Educa- tion Committee), Councillor David Mat- thews (vice-chairman, Education Commit- tee), Mr. E. P. Jone*'(president, Chamber of Commerce). Mr. A.. W. E. Wynne, Col. .1, R. Wright. Mr.vr of Llanelly (Aid. j Davies), Town Clerk (Mr. Spowart), Colonel j Svmonds-Tavlor. Aid. Hd. Martin. AIJ. M- j Tutton, Mr. A. R. Dawson (H.M. Customs), Mr. and -Nirs. Ac,,o-.i:i,t?liomas, Aid. Merreils. 1 Mr and Mrs. Ac"on  Mrs. Morgan B. W iljiams. Mr" W. J. Ree- j.Pv, Aid. Daniel Jones, Mr. Stanley Cook. j Mrs. Morris Robert?.;■Mr>. H. D. illiams,: Mr. J. H. Rosser. J P Lieut. Hodgens, Mr. Victor Morgan, Aid. Miles, Ald. George Col- will Coun W. W. H»lntes, Col. A. Sinclalr, Coun. T. j- Wilson. Coun. David Williams, Coun. T. W. Howell, Mr. J* V. Esmond, j Dr. Nelson Jones, Mr. John A\ illiams Di-. ?-N-elsoil Jonei;, A-ir. John William." Davies (Terrace-road), Mh A?.ley bajnuel. ? Mr J Mallin, Dr. T..Evans (borough m^l:- i cal officer of R.. (?. Lewis (Hen ?alomcer Of health)..?. E.. ?. Lewis (Ben Eva? and Cu.), M?.Beu ?tton?lcy, and The Lord Bishop o?' St. 1)tljc i?L of Jersey, ?dy How,rd, Sir <??bh ??J c homa. and others sent apologies. Tho Chairman said: the great attend,an.e augured well for Mr, Fisher s first visit to Swansea. He wishetl to apologise to the Swansea teachers for withholding -],at 'beoendue' to them fo^*» liing a timet I could have wished to have improved their position long before this, but the long. i awaited had come at last. (Applause.) At Swansea they had allotted .every penny of the grant, and the Education Authority had. not kept a single penny for the rates. The chairman paid tributes b the excellent work of the local teachers, mentioning by name Mr. T. J. Rees (director of education), wh?c ?rvice.? were proving very valuable. (Ap* pIa use.) So iar as Swansea's Technical Coi- lege was concerned, and towards which. L70,000 had been raised, they hdped to have one second to none in the kingdom. He could not refer to the matter without me], tioning the name cf the Mayor (Aid. Davjo Davies), who had done so much for the Pro-'? motion of the scheme, and he (the speal?er) had little doubt they would raise £l00,oct1! for the college. DR. FISHER. Mr. Fisher, who was heartily received, re- j ferred at the outset to the Mayor's illness and expressed his deep sympathy with the town in the illness of his Worship, largely due to overwork and the over-zealous dis- charge of his public duties. He could only wish him speedy recovery. Proceeding, the right hon. gentleman said Swansea, had a great commercial and industrial future be- fore it, and although they had a great port and a great many precious minerals, their success as a great industrial centre would de- pend upon the extent to which they were able to apply science to the development of their industries. For that reason he wel- corned from the bottom of his heart what was now far advanced, the development of a great! Technical College at Swansea. From his experience he knew how valuable I those colleges were in tho regions in which they were situated. Industry was becoming more and more technical and de- pendent upfin scientific processes and an- alyscs, and that community was likely to win the largest shar6 of industrial success which had the widest and most unreserved faith in science as applied to industry. it they were to have a Technical College work- ing in a perfect condition it must work in a double atmosphere. There must be a wide atmosphere of general^ culture, and there muSt be an atmosphere of business exper- iencc; they must have scientific men and i business men. The more one studied the careers of great scientific men the more pro- found was the conclusion that their success was due to the fact that they had been operating with a largo number of ideas drawn from different parts of the field of knowledge. If Swansea's Technical College was to do what it should do, not only -for the industries of the town, but for the progress of the world, they must build it on wide lines and they must get the best men they could afford tor teaching..(Applause.) Great in- stitutions grew round great brains, and there was no worse economy in the field of educa- tion than not to pay an adequate price for the brains they required. (Applause.) Remuneration, of Teachers. That led him to the subject of popular edu- cation. He believed they were all inter- ested in the development of popular educa- tion, and in his view, and the view of the Government, the first stop towards the im- provement oi popular education in this coun- try was to secure for the teaching profession adequate remuneration and due respect from the community at large. (Hear, hear.) There was at present a great amount of edu- cational waste in the country; they were losing brains and bodies day by day. And if they desired a national reconstruction after the war they should begin by the re- construction of education. (Hear, hear.) Holi was told by some people that he was weaken-! ing parental responsibility, but they were generally those parents who sent their off- spring to boarding schools and put the par- j ental responsibility upon somebody else. (Laughter.) Then he was told that ("duea' tion would make people discontented. Well, there were many causes of discontent, among them ignorance—(applause)—and thev might depend upon it that for one man who was made discontented by know- ledge there were ten thousand who were, made, discontented by ignorance and stupid- ity. 'Hear, hf-ar.; The education they had in view was not merely bookworm edu- cation but the education of the whole m1 —spiritual, moral and physical—and he would undertake to say that it the Education Bill passed into law there was no act, how- ever humble, which would not be refined and strengthened by the mere process of its oper- ation. (Hear, hear.) The working men ot the country saw that unless they cot proper education they would. as u na- tion, not be able to hold their own in the competition of the world. Necessity Before Popularity. He believed the Bill would be popular with the thinking part. of the British community. "But I don't care," said Dr. Fisher, "whe- ther it is popular or not; I did not introduce this Bill because I thought it was popular: I introduced it because I knew it was neces- sary. 'Loud applause./ Proceeding, the righi. hon. gentleman r.11Àlal>j!>ed..j.rt after the war we should still have a fighly cul- i-he w a 4hli- u -1 tured and none the less envious.- German nation right in the centre of Europe', and we could only be successful in competition if we gave to every boy and girl- the opportunity oi developing liis or her aptitude to the highest possible degree. (Applause.) Deal- in with a few aspects of the new Education Bill, he said it studiously avoided raising the old denominational question. (Hear, hear.) It was also a progressive scheme of odnc tion, and although the measure as a whole j would constitute a igreat revolution, yot every part of it bad-lvcii successfully ti-im and tested in the school of experience in tliis country. (Hear, hear.) The abljshment of nursery schools and play centres as pro- mised in the, Bill was touched upon. Dr. Fisher observing in connection with the lat- ter that very much of the education done'iri the school wits undone in the street dtmng school age. He was therefore glad to know- that a play centre was being established in Swansea. He hoped there would be manv play centres, as they were powerful instru- ments for the promotion o; the health, mor- ality, and the intellectual development of the children. (Hear, hear.) But after all (he went on) what was the principal defect of our present system of elementary educa- Úon? It. was, briefly, the complete cessation of education for the vast majoritv of the children in this country a.t the early age of 14. (Hear, hear.) That meant a great liOUTce i of national waste; fur, having expended twenty millions of money ulron elementary e ducation up to 14, they then closed the education gate and .-aid to the children. "Gb out into the streets and fend for your- selves." The proposal to make attendance at continuation classes compulsory after the age of 14 and to provide for physical and technical education wa-s dwelt upon, the right hon. ,-vnitleman observing that, it would prove one of the greatest assets of the country in the future. (Hear. hear, i In conclusion. Dr. Fisher said the Educa- tion Bili war, tljc bridge separating the low- Iving valley: of the' present from the higher plateau? of the future and over which the younger generations would pass. (Ap- plause.) Councillor Ivor Gwynntr spoke of tlw Pvmpathy that Swansea had always received from the Welsh Department in London. The salaries that the education authorities would be able to pay in future *sould attract the best brains, and he hoped- it would be the -forerunner of others in th*- future. rJBbe ,fj. :it: A. l(\nd. :\1.P.: RaJ !t W.s à. grcat relief to knu'" that education was in such capable bunds: they had before them a stately pa!ace of educational reform in place of the disjointed order of the psst. The war had awakened onr feeling of nationa! unity and national progress the greatest aid to happiness was knowledge to enjoy and ap- preciate the world as God had made it. Sir Alfred welcomed the new education scheme and said he was glad to live in the age of democracy he was not afraid of democrac.y, pi whose good sense he had every faith, but there was only one thing he was afraid ot —ignorance. The world looked forward to greater output, higher wages and more lei- sure in the future, and the only way in which those ideals could be obtained was not by taking away from those who produced and giving to those who could not produce something, but by bringing about greater ability and knowledge, producing scien- tifically, with less effort, by working shorter hcurs, more of the commodities which the world wanted. Let there be an end of class feelings and prejudice in the^sense of a greater and nobler brotherhood m which the war was knitting them, and do not let them throw this great brotherhood, which { had been brought about, by blood and sacri-! fice, into the gutter, with the revival again after the war of miserable class jealousies. Member for the District. Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P., in proposing thanks to Mr. Fisher. said the land of song had been honoured by his visit. There was no country where so many working men's sons had matriculated under the Welsh Intermedi- ate Act as in Wales. Mr. Fisher's Bill. in the words of Mr. Dyke Acland, marked the greates t advance in education since ltf70. (Hear. hear.) They trusted Mr. Fisher and they all felt that education would make a t ,? h ey a greater Empire. and a nobler people, and who knew but what it might be the foot- stool of everlasting peace in Europe. (Hear, hear.) In seconding, Mr. John Williams, M.P., said that he believed Mr. Fisher one of the most capable men in the country to remedy the defects in the present system of education. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried by acclamation. In acknowledgment Dr. Fisher sa.id he felt ereat encouragement from the atmosphere' of the meeting, but they could not reform their system of national education single- handed they required the aid of the I"al Education Authorities, the teachers and the ratepayers. (Hear, hear.) Hon. Herbert Lewis. The Hon. Herbert Lewis, in proposing a vote of thanks to the Deputy-Mayor, con- gratulated Swansea on having decided to apply the whole of the Fishee grant to the salaries of teachers, explaining that the re- sult of this action of the Swansea Education Authority would be that instead of getting E18,000 as they had got this year, they would next year receive no less than £ 50,000, and it would increase in future years. He went on to point out that Wales would benefit greatly, and that the grants offered to Wales would not he in accord- ance with population, for while on that basis Wales was only entitled to one-sixteenth of the total grant for the kingdom, she would get one-eleventh ■ not L200,000, but .£300,000, for the first year, and that would increase, he said, if the local education au- thorities of Wales were wise enough to ioi. low the example of Swansea. The Mayor of Llanelly (Mr. D. James, Davies) seconded, and made a feeling refer- ence to the illness of the Mayor. The resolution wm carried by acclamation and the proceedings terminated by the ping- aii d tile 'pr ing of the National Anthems '(English and Welsh). PLEASED WITH HIS VISIT. I Dr. Fisher, Mr*, risher, and Sir Herbert Lewis left Swansea, on Wednesday morning by the 10.50 train for Cardiff, and to the Deputy Mayor (Aid. Ben Jones), who saw them off, the President of the Board of Edu- cation again expressed pleasure at his SWan- sea visit and the satisfactuyi felt at the efforts beiiii; made to promote technical edu- cation in our midst. Sir kifi-ed and Lady Mond left for London by earlier train.

1 —, "GO AWAY." 1 SWANSEA DISCHARGED SOLDIERS. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST I I DOCKERS' UNION. There were many auiating afld grave alio- gation,« made by two or three members re- garding the treatment of discharged soldiers employed at, Swansea Doek. against t i) (I Swansea Dockers' Union, at a meeting of the Swansea "Bit Badge" League held at. Albion Hall. Orange-street, o.n Wednesday evening when Mr. I), E. Jones presided. The story of one discharged soldier was re- markable. He said at the present time it was almost imp [e for any man just re- j turned from the ictf to obtain work (,, II the docks owing to tHe" regulations of the I Docken\" Lnion. A man must first of all have been a member of the Cnion in 1914 to obtain -t button," which is supplied to members and enables them to obtain work i whn they ge to the docks. If a man was a soldier and before, joining up had not been I a member in 1914, and could n ~t therefore obtain a "button," went to the docks to work he was promptly told by the otfiev workmen that he must go away because they would :not let blacklegs work." There were twelve men employed on a com boat, aU (or most of them) being dis- charged soldiers. One of them hud sustained thirty shrapnel wounds. An official of the Dockers' Union vaine along and asked him for the number of his button." Of course, he never had one, although ht had joined i the Dockers' Union after coming home from the Army, because lie was a, member in 1914. Consequently he removed part ot his clothing and showed the Union, official his wounds, saying, This is my badge 1 "II "d t' num ber. "HoweTe: continue d the speaker, there were two or three other gangs" lor button^' mer:} "working on the same wharf who had worked their boats. which brought them in JoS or i;g. Thong!' they had finished end the discharged men were to start their boat on the Monday an1 I official of the Dockers' l'uion came along and routed us out, from it and put the butto.n' men on. (" Shame. "') Kveryone oi up then had to clear out, including the man wH-h the thirty wounds. They were told to get out of it you are not wanted here we-have men -vit,h so get out of the way.' II This ¡¡ItWhat We Went to France For." This was only one of the instances where I this particular man (he is married w th two j children) was oupt,,ed c-it, ol" job to raaKe room for other workmefi i" eligible, m ud you' he said), simply because they possessed ''buttons" and were therefore entitled to go on a job first. "This is what w-c have looeti to France foi-, he said bitterly. "We have gone ont to fight for this sort of thiml." He rt, leted how on three successive jobs (In a fuel works) workmen put on their coats and ,nt away, refusing to work with him because he was not a "button" man. (Cries -jf "Shame! ) person next described hiw hp v,-etit before the Ivtbaoir the Dockers' Union to a pplykr "button. After cicseh' qu<Mtionin? hhn he was re- quested to retire a.nd the Board would con- s'der h'? case. "One of tbcntnben, by the way." be said, "was a man in Class A, and an I.LtP-ite, who was against giving me a button." After waiting about an hour he returned to the room and asked them about his caee. He was told that they "had *?,* forgotten aH li,-nlf Three other members instanced simitar cases of boycotting, two of them having been stopped on one job with the last speaker. The feeling of the meeting was roused by this recital of the methods adopted by the local union. Bond one of the ttoycotted men got up and paid I)itterlv "It's the same all over: there -.rc- between 230 and 300 eligible men oh the Swansea Docks supposed to be protected from military service by this but- ton. whilst we who have done, our bit can't be allowed to get work there to support our families." Strong Resolution Passed. The following resolution Wag pasaed "That, this League of dis- gust and emphatically protests against the treatment meted out to discharged fioldierii seeking employment oil the Swansea Docks by the Dockers' Union." It was pointed out, that these were not the only cases where ex- Foldiers were being boycotted in the town, and the opinion was expressed that this sort oi thing should be brought to the notice of the public. Mjihy members cf the Dockers Union were referred to as being eligible for military service, who were biassed against the discharged soldier for no other reason apparently than that he had done his duty towards his country. DOCKERS' DISTRICT SECRETARY TO REPLY. The foreeroing roport has been placed before Aid. T. Merreils, the district secretary of tile Dockers' Union, and we understand that it is his intention to reply fuliy in due course.

1- THE DAILY TOLL I EX-SWANSEA DOCTOR'S SON KILLED. Infcnnation has just been rcoi vod1 ?that Odo. elder son of Dr. and Mrs. G.l Herbert Hopkins, of Brisbane. hRs been killed in France by n. shell whilst serving with the Australian Imperial Force. Dr. Hopkins is a brother-in-law of Dr. Arthur Davies. Sketty, and was formerly house surgeon at Swansea Hospital before leaving for Australia. The only other non. Lieut, j Paul Hopkins, is serving with the same force. Former Sketty Footballer. I News has been received by his parents iu London that Signaller J H. Dcnham, famil- iarly known as Bert Dunham, who formerly resided in De-la-Reehe-terrace, Sketty, a-id i was well known in iikettv football circJe. j has been killed. Lieutenant Verncn. writ- ing to his parents, says that he was always bright, trustworthy and thoroughly capable. I One of Three Brothers. I Pte. William John Hose, of the R.W.F., second .son of Mr. William and the late Mrs. Sarah Ann Rose, of 4, Burrows Cottages. Port Tennaat, has been,killed in France. He had only recently recovered from wounds in both legs, and joined up at 17. He had two ot,htfr brothers serving in the Aimy and one on transport work. i Swansea Motor Driver. I Mrs. Burns, Dyfatty-street, Swansea, has received news that her 'husband. Private Fred John Burns has been Killed in action. Deceased had served in Salonika and was invalided home through fever, afterwards be- ing drait-ed to France. He was employed by Mr. Walter -Tonet, High-street, a? motor drivpr, to fnii-ting. D^ca^ed left tvo i children. j '#

NAVAL | FEWER Vt" ATTACKED. ————— WEEK'S "U" BOAT WORK. SLIGHT INCREASE IN SINKINGS. The Admiralty on Wednesday issued the usual weekly return relating to losses due to Germany's unrestricted use of submarines against Allied and neutral shipping. The figures given week ended 0 tolu-t- 3 p.m.. ancl they show the proportion of British losses compared with the number oi vèssds of all nationalities entering and leaving I British ports during that period. This week's statistics 61iow that 14 large vessels have been sunk, as against 11 last week t Arrivals and sailings. ] Merchant verse's of all nationalities I tyjver 100 tons net. ) arriving at and sail- ing from United Kingdom ports (exclu- tioln of fishing and loc';l craft) (a) Arrivals .;) HJ I (b) Sailings I Losses. I British merchant vessels ny mine or submarine: (a) 1.600 tons (gross) or over. 1,t..¡ (h) Under l.tiOO tons (gross). 2t I (c) Unsuocessful Attacks. I British merchant vessels unsuc- cessfully attacked by l'ull- niarinc,l 5+, Includes one .sunk during the week ending September 30. + Includes one sunk during the week ending September 30. ft jnehidc? one attacked d?nug tho I ? ?(?pk ending S?ptem?'' ?3 Rnd two ? nttac kcd during te week ending s(,ptem.¡ ber JjU.. Last Week's Figuret. j A' l'fl' ] c ') .O  I .un I S.n i ling :l, i 42 Looses: 1,600 tons gr&ss or over, 11;!  itider i.6W tons gross, 2; ashing vessels sunk, .0. 1-iisiiecessful H5. I I FEWER U BOAT%? I — — — t Reason for Fewer Ships Being Attacked. I '1'1 I The average number for the week vi vef I gels which escaped is much lower the naval oorresjiondent nf the limes ). while the nercentage of escape? to vessels attacked remains aboiH the ,-aine. This indicates that the1 total rTuimber of vessels attacked is also lower, and the figures filiow that in t,he months of August and September fewer shine were attacked .than in any of the earlier months. It is generally believed that t.b8 ¡ reason whv fewer ships are now sunk is that tha U boats arc concentrating on the larger vessels. It is not. however, certain that thw) is the case. The decline may be due to fewer submarines operating, a matter perhaps ,not • altogether unconnected with the disctplin- arv troubles which are causing such a -Air ill | Germany. There can be no question also it-bat all the anti-siibitariiie devices end niet- cures are surely Justifying their use. and- tfcst ffrore bar been a grev.t^r ^oveleprnwrt- j end greater effectiveness iu the machines tor j rombnting the U boats. 0 I I "ELEVEN FOR CERTAIN." I Italian Toil of Enemy Submarines. I (Press Association War Special.) I ROML, Wednesday (received Thursday*. ¡ A semi-official Italian naval statement says that up-to-date eteven enemy sub- I} k. I } marines have been sunk with certainty, eN eIii-.ive cf numbers of others of which the ioss is not absolutely sure.

NEATH AND THE I.L.P. I I I COUNCIL STILL DISCOUNTEN- ANCE MEETINGS. I At Neath Town Council on Thursday. tlio usual breeae occurred in connection with the application of the Socialist Society for the use of the Gwyn Hall on Monday next. Mr. J. R. Jones (Labour) wanted to know whv the h,Jl bad been let for a war ajm  meeting on the san? dnte when the Socia!- Mts' apptcation wa- pat in at an e?r?cr date. "Why." he asked, "are the worlun61 classeg ta bon Alr. John Morris (indignantly) The 'working classes are not. They arc not in the same category as the Socialists and the 1. 11. P. Ihe Mayor Let's get I,n with 'he rest business, Mr. Chaliacombe (Labour): 1 that the Socialists' application be c,rai;ttd. The motion was lost, only the two Labour members voting for it.

FOR TAE WINTER EVENINGS. I ANOTHER 44 DAILY POST" I WHIST DRIVE ARRANGED. 1 Councillor Hill presided over a well- attended meeting at the "Daily Post" offices on Wednesday evening called together to discuss the advisability of holding whist drives durng the conting season. Mr. L..Hayward proposed that a whist drive be arranged for the Prisoners of War I Fund for thrnight. from the dates sug- gested were November 6th. 7th and 8th.- This was agreed to. I Councillor Hill was appointed chairman of the committee meetings, and Mr. Merri- man vice-chairman, with Mr. J. Jopes as secretary, and Mr. G. Payne assistant secre- tarv. The price of the tickets was fixed at 6s. for the three evenings or 2s. 6d. single. A short dance is beiii; arranged for the last ovening.. will be, lie,d The .1t¡ committee meeting will be held at Thomas' Cafe next Tuesday at 7 p.m.

SWANSEA MASTER AND MATRON'S I PRESENTATION. ltv. and Mrs. Rees Price, master and matron at Tawe J," were at Eetliania C M Church. Carmarthen, prcft^nteii with a beautiful entree dish by the membcre and friends as an appreciation of their social work in the town. Mr. Hees was a deacon- at the chattel, and ttev. J. O..TOIK-S wialied them God speed" in their new at Swansea-. —

ABERAVON LICENSING PROSECUTION At Aberavon on Wednesday, Marv Ann Woodruff, licensee of the Walnut Tree Hotel, was fined £]0 for selling a bottle of rum dur- ing prohibited hours. Alice Rogers, bar- maid, was fined £ 5, J'nd Charles Smith. [ cab-driver. for aiding and abetting. I

AERIAL. TROOP TRAIN HIT. AIRMEN DEFY WEATHER. COMING ANGLO- AMERICAN SKY FLEET. BRITISH GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, FRANCE, Wednesday Night. On the Sth inst, little Hying took place except on the battiefront, where a great deal of work was done, in spite of a strong gale and thick clouds. The enemy 's new gun positions and other suitable targets were reported by our aero- planes to our artillery, which then dealt with them. Touch wa:, kept with our. infantry 311 day, and the Enemy's troops were harassed by macbirrtffcun lire at every opportunity. A ton of bombs was dropped at Staden during the day. and at night two tons ivere dropped or., Courtrai, Menin and Ledeghem Stations. A direct hit was obtained on a hostile train, causing a number of explosions. In air lightliig.foi-ii- German machines mvtr4 brought down, and two others were cli,I;vels out of "Control. Two of our machines are nnssiPg- ALLIES' FLYING ARMY. U.S. SPEEDING UP HUGE AIR FLEET. Mr. Page, 'the U.S.A..Ambassador, speaiai ins at Leeds on Wednesday night, said :— "The submarine could not starve Ellg- land. It had done incidental and very sea* our injury to the' world's general shipping, bat it had not- dealt a capital blow to tit. economic strength of England or of America, There were 20.000 lir machines now undef contract for the American Amy, and 24 ireat air caml) s had been formed where ii-,i ing men were in training. The plans for a* unprecedented sky fleet- weiie to be carried out with the greatest speed. Add tliest machines to the greativ increased Britislt production of aeroplanes, and they would see such a Hying army as no man could have foreseen even halt a year ago. Flying onthupiasts told then-, that the war will won in the air. WeJl, there was no doubt then who would wi," it. (Cheers.) He thought it would be won quick ly after the augmented squadrons of Britain ant  began Owír  (Cr.) Amerk? began th?r work." (Cheers. ) "INTERESTS OF HUMANITY." NEATH MAN OBJECTS TO REPRISALS. BUT COUNCIL PASS THEIR RESOLUTION. At Neath Council, the following resoluti- relating to air reprisals was tnoved by the Mayor (Alderman Charles) :— "That the Government ')e urged to m¡:¡k4 ft strong and determined aerial attack Cierman cities and towns as a deterrent to tire outrages and wanton destruction of ].« and pro?rty by German Airmen. 7? In UM\;ng the resolution, Alderman ?('harle,?, ,,id he c?nMdcred the Covcrnnent wanted hacking upon the matter. The only way to deal with blackguards and murdercis was to punish them as severely as possible.—* Mr. John Morris seconded. Mr. Chaliacombe could not associate him- self with the motion. A iNieiiiber A pity Mr. Chaliacombe (Labour) proceeded t. speak of the interest ? of humanity" Mr. Matthew Arnold You would talk a lot about the interests of humanity i' you had one dose of it in London. (Hear, hear.) '111e motion v ns adopted amid applause.

t =. ■ "THIEVES NOT WANTED.' DEFENDANT WHO WISHED TO JOIN ARMY. i RECORDER'S COMMENT AT SESSIONS. At Swansea Borough Sessions on Thursday, before Colonel Ivor Bowen, K.C.. Albert Redvers Rees (17). labourer, was indicted for breaking and entering the lock-up shop of the Swansea and District Co-operative Society, Ltd., and stealing and receiving a quantity of tobacco and cigarettes, valued at £ 6 13s. 7d. Two younger boys ha dbeen dealt with by the justices in connection with the sanio offence. Detective Francis said the accused, who pleaded rTuilty, was the son of very respect- a.ble parents, who had done everything pos- sible for him. He had been previously con- victed. There were three other charges of breaking and entering, and in reply to the Recorder. Accused said he wished them to be taken together. IN admitted them. Detective Francis explained that in one case accused stole an opera glass, in another £ 5 10s. and a cake, and in the third L5, with which he and another boy went to Lon- don. and were arrested on return. Accused said he would li,.e to join the Army. The Recorder: The Ariii-r! Why, the Army consists of respectable men and honest men. There are some who are not. but very few. They do not want thieves in the Army, but Brave, honest men. The Recorder told the jury it was one rt the most difficult kind.o! >-ase.s lie had had to deal \vi?. Binding over had been no good. His father was ?r( d of him, and r?nte l'iht'l too. The only th'ne that would cure bim was a sound thrashing, but (lie law did iiot aliow it- Sentence was deterred. I

LEFT TO THE COLLIERS. Ballot for Combing-out in Mines. The Council of the South Wa ps Federation decided at Cardiff on Thursday to ballot on November 1st and 2nd on 1 ¡.t question of supporting the (Government s sclieme for the combm# out of jolliers who went to the mines after August., 1314. About- 140.000 colliers will ballot.

SWANSEA CURATE COINC TO FRANCE. Rev. W. Scudamore, curatc-in-tUanfe of St Gabriel's Church. Swar.ea. hss boon ap- pointed chaplain to X.V. Forccs in Franco, and will he leaving shortly tCl take up h.* new dn.ties'. v