South Wales Weekly Post

TO BE T& lED. Kaiser and Crown Prince's Fate. IRST INDEMMTY FOR E.ELGIUM. ° o.. It is understood that on the question (i frontiers, and probably alio on the miH- tary, naval, and aif terma, no negotiation by the Germans will be permitted, discus- SIGH bcmg iiiniteiir. to ivparation aud tinancc generally. l or reparation and the cost of war peu- sions and separation allowances a total ol nearly £ll,OOü.(YD,OQG will be demanded. Out of the first, payment cf Xl,UOO,OOO,OOJ Belgium will probably i-eceive iiii inuncdi- A,t, indemnity of some L600,00i),C,00, and 1! remainder will be divided among the Allies, France receiving 55 per cent. The extradition the Kaiser and the Crowri Pnact: will be asked from Holland, and that the\f will be brought, to trial be- _;ht, to Lrial be- ioi'4 an international tribunal consisting of T1 representative of each of the Great lowers. MAY 10TH. It-jn now stuted that tne (jerman delegates will be told to be prepared to higH the Peace Treaty on May 10, the anniversary of the feigning oi the Frankfort Treaty iu 1871. In the meantime they will ha\c been given a period cf grace—probably *about eight days. Mr. Lloyd. George, according to a Paris newspaper, has insisted that Germany mast enter into an engagement to meet the entire cost of reparation, war damages, and pen- Eions. The transit to Poland of the Polish troops ;n 1-ranee began yeMerday, when the first | ooot-ingent Parted" by train through Ger- many. Apri! 21st. is the date named in the formal mviti.hon to ersailles to the German Pea? ti to the Germaii Pe?l,?

WILD WOMEN —— .———. Create Scene in House of Commons. Vu Tuesday evening, while a. private mber's motion on pensions was being ^ussed in the House of Commons, there ■wq'is a scene in the Strangers' Gallery, where men and women now sit together. A woman sitting in the front row shouted out, You aje J pa-cling the people into another war." She and a companion who joined in the demonstration were seized by attendants and led from the Gallery. They offered no resistance, but one con- tinued shouting, H You have not settled the last war, and you aro leading the workers into another. You are a gang of murderers. Thev had no sooner been removed thau R third woman rose on the opposite aide 01 the gallery aud said 1tJ a matter-of-fact way, "We want Soviets." She did not wait to be removed, but qsuietiy walked qut.

WHAT DO THEY MEAN? Local Copperworkers' Peace Resolution. < At Swansea Council on Wednesday, the folillm- tog resoiution frota the Dockers' Union was read: We, the "-f" the copper Worker Branch of the Dockers' Union, respectfully ask the Council not to make any preparations for peacc celebrations at Swansea unless the Paris peace is a world's pcace, we pledging ourselves not to we part iu any peace celebrations unless it be a world's peace." The motion was received without commait, and allowed to lie on the table.

CARDIFF CITY TEAM. Strong Side to Meet Swansea Town. The Cardiff City tfam to oppose the Swans at the Vetch Field on Good Friday is as follows ;—. W. G. Hewitt; Britton and Walton; Jenkins, Firstbiouk and Kcç;o; Bear, Grimshaw, West, JCash, ^ad Clarke. It will be notkcd 1ba 1 seven of the 1914 players are included in the side, while Nash is the Aston Villa inside right, and Keelo has been playing continually for Breutford during the present asason- This should be a sufficient answer (write5 Planet ") to the allegation which appears on tpother page that the City's first team will be playing at Coventry. As a matter of fact, Coventry will be engaged in a League match, and Cardiff City are sending up their second team to -lay Coventry Reserves.

IDENTIFIED BY CHILDREN. I Swansea Labourer Gets Nine I Months. I Will iron Davies (43). labourer, was the de- fendant in three cases of alleged indecent assault and exposure on childreu on different, oatee between February 14 and March 25. A lad of six was giving evidence when de fendant interrupted, "The boy must have been put up to it," and further'stated he had i iCver seen the boy. The boy's mother said she reported the matter at once. Defendant had been identified by all the children. <0 In answer to the charge defendant said he cfiew nothing at all about it. Defendant pleaded not guilty and stated that for the last two years he had gone straight and bad been in the Army during the war, after serving eight vear.s' pen a! ser- Titude. He alleged that. he had been pointed cut to the children for the identification. The Bench sentenced defendant to nine months hard labour in all. .¡.

MORRISTON WELCOME HOME. .&. 11 .I. L nOIUe U preselltatjou meeti. ng was held at Libanus Hall, Mor- rist111, on Tuesday evening, when all the allci sailors -who had left the s&pel were the u ccipients of presenta- §-hs- The Rev. W Dyiudw? D:)T?s pre- ceded. and paid a g!o? iu? tribute to tbe pan played by the yo"'ig n?n, t hree of whom had made the .supreme sacrifice. j' During the evening an enjoyable musical programme Mas gone. through, the following contributing:—Misses Ray Brazell. K Francis, May Bra-zell, Messrs E. Bodycombc. M. Hopkins and D. -Da-vie,s.

STEEL BARS UP. At a. meeting of the South Wales Siemens' Steel Association, at k..«'tllM;a. nn Tuesday the price of stce-1 ters was nu.-r-d from £12 5.' tc -113 10s. a jon from the 1st prox.

WILL BE NO DELAY." I Germans to Sign Peace Treaty on 25th. I SOMETHING DEFINITE AT LAST. President Wilson announces, on behalf of the Council of Four, that it has been decided to summon the German Peace delegates to Vec-sailies on April 25th, in order that the terras oi the treaty may be communicated to them. j This means that the main lines oi pea-cc have been agreed upon by the AL-es. The principal outstanding question is that of the Adriatic, and >fr. Wilson announces that the Council is concentrating upon its speedy settlement. GERMANY WILL ACCEPT." i It is suggested in some quarters t.hat the general eJkut oi the terms ha* bee" made known to Berlin, and that an ancc has been received thai they will be I sccvptcd, and that there twll be no delay in signing. t |

ALL'S WELL. I Mr. Lloyd George in Cheerful Mood. Mr. Lloyd George arrived in London at 8.15 on Monday night and will address the House of Commons on Wednesday. Before leaving Paris he declarect that, to.. gether with M. Clemenceau, he was emin- ently satisfied with what, has been achieved at Lie, Conference. All has gone well," he said, "and still goes well. He looked in the happiest of spirits. It is anticipated that the Draft Treaty will be submitted to the Germans on April 25th, perhaps earlier. The first provisional restitution payment by Germany is placed at which 55 per cent. is to go to France. Cost of v French pensions amounting to £ 160,000,000 a year is to be levied on Ger- many. In some quarters the Indemnity total is expected to reach £ 10,000,000,000. It is proposed that for 15 years France shall gu„.d the left bank oi the Rhine, There shall be a neutral zone on the right bank extending 50 kilometres. Following the principle of the German occupation C) t France in 1870, the French troops will fail back in echelons as the, Germans meet their financial obligations under the Peace Treaty. PRELIMINARY PEACE ON MAY 10TH. 1 PARIS, Monday night. The Temps to-night mentions that the idea is gaining favour in Conference circles J that" tfeyg^awpreaferfai'iiriw will bt, signed on May 10, the anniversary of the signature of the Peace of Frin k fort.(" Daily Mail correspondent). GERMANY COOLS DOWN A LITTLE. Both ip Bavaria and Brunswick the at- tempts of Extremists to form Soviet republics seem doomed to failure. By a military coup at .Munich the author- itv of the old Government, has been restored. and the mad politicians have been arrested or are in flight. Strikes alid unrest continue in Western Germany, but the strong action of thn Berlin Government is having effect, and for the moment, at any rate, they appear to h Moment, at ajiy rate, 'be storm.

| MEETING THE HUNS. ———. The Probable Course of Events. SWALLOWING CLAUSES EN BLOC. (Press Association's Special Correspondent.) PARIS, Monday. A Peace Conference meeting will be held to-morrow of the Foni- Ministers and a Japanese delegate, in order to discuss many question# dealing with the drafting of the treaty, the future of Morocco, the Near E-ist. etc.. The Commission to decide all the frontiers of Jugo-Slavia.. except in dispute with Italy, met to-day, and ex- pects to fincsh its work to-morrow. The German delegates will be boused in the annexe of the Hotel deS Reservoirs, and the conferences between the Allied and German delegates will take place at the Trianon PaLave Hotel. It is stated in French diplomatic circles that a,s soon as the terms of the Peace Trea,ty have been settled by representatives of the GreaA Powers they will, certainly be communicated at once to the other States principally con- cerned, vi»., Belgium, Poland, and Czecho- Slovakia. In French diplomatic Circles it is further I'taf.ed that when the Germans are informed of the terms of the treaty they. presumably, mill not be allowed to discuss the territorial and military terms, which they will have to. accept as they are en bloc, but that they may perhaps be permitted to offer sujf- freations r<g;-q-d\ng "f'lys 3.d" meany of J carrying" out t'1"1 anaKcu!" terms. BY THE MIDDLE OF MAY. The view is generally entertained the conversations' a,t Versailles wiM not be of long duration, but that the Germans will have the right to send emissaries to their Government to communicate the text of the It is a.lsn probable, according to French diplomatic quarters, that, as in the case,of the conclusion of the armistice, the G"nans wall be given eight days' grace or some such time before they must sign the treaty. In these'circumstsnte. xigna.tures might be attaohed to the treaty about tbe middle of Mav, unless. WHICH IS CONSIDERED IM- PROBABLE, the enemy delegates refuse to sign.

WITNESS-BOX TANGLE 1Hard Nut for the Swansea i. Bench. Under the House Fuei and Lighting Order, D. L. Owen, coal dealer, iswanse^, was sum- moned on Tuesday at Swansea Police Cyurt with selling cool to u Mrs. Ace at a price exceeding the maximum price; also wita. selling one cwt. of coal to Mrs. Ace at 2s. 5d, per cwt., the same being a price greater than that marked on tbe metai tablet attached to his vehicle; also with altering, delating, and removing the price per cwt. on the metat tablet in a p!ace other than the place of loading. Mr. Wooles, assistant fuel overseer for Swansea, stated that at the South Dock on March 22nd he saw defendant's cart come ) the yard, and he noticed on the cart a tablet bearing the price of the coal as 2s. 5d. per cwt. He followed the cart through Harbour- road. where defendant delivered some coal, and the tablet was stih displayed with the price of the coal at 2s. Sd. per cwt. Watch- ing defendant, he saw him take an article from his pocket and do something to the tablet, when he discovered that defendant I, had altered the 2s. 5d to Sis. 3d. Cross-examined by Mr Rowlands, he de- nied seeing defendant U8! H screwdriver and reverse the tabiet. A tablet W25 produced with 2s. 3d. on one side and 2s. 5d. on the other. Confusing! Mrs. Ace. of Victony -buildings,,stated she. received one cwt. of coal from defendant and paid then for the coal she received the week before at the coe-t of 2s. 5d.. and paid for the delivery on the day in question a week hence, for which she paid 2s. 3d. | Mr. Rowlands requested t,ht the .witness; be treated as hostile, for t'he was making; statements eutirelv different to his instrue-I tions. Mr. Woole.- (recalled) stated he called the house five minutes after tbe delivery, and a.-ked Mrs. Ace what she paid. and. she t.?e ci-istorn to pa?- replied 2s. 5d. Knowing the custom to pay a week behind for coal, he a.-keci .*f she owed Mr. Owen anythT ng, and she denied owing anvtbing. Mrs. Ace. in the box. stated tbii.t "wibh. out thinking" she said she owed Mr. Owen no monev. Mr. Edward Harris, for the defence, aid defendant loaded his vehicle and proceeded down the Harbour-road, and finding his, tablet, announced his coa.l was for sale at 2s. Scl. He Went into Mr. Luff's promises and borrowed a. screw-driver and reversed the tablet,, which displayed the price as 2s. 3d. per cwt. Another delivery was made at the Rural Council Othces, and if the prosecution waited another summons, I why did not they obt-iiii evident from the offièe Mr. Owen BrLid tpe cal he had was a J' third-cJa^s, and consequently he cfbarged 2s. 3d. per owt. for it, and delivered a hun- dred-weight to Mrs. Ace, a.ucl at the same time collected 2s. 5d., money owing {'\J1" the coal of the week before. He also delivered I a hundred-weight at the Rurai District Food Offices. Mr. Thomas Luff stated he loaned a screw-driver to Mr. Owen and watched lam reverse his tablet. The Bench decided to convict, in the 1 charge of deliver! :JL, coal atbove the maxi- mum to Mrs. Ace, and fined defendant 40b. The other cba>cges were dftsmasfiod.

i THE NEW RATE. -1 iTigln Increase from 7s. to 12s. Sd. i at Swansea. — -1 £ 138,000 MORE IN PAY. The Swansea Borough Treasurer (Mr. W. H. Ashmole^, in his eighth annual budget, states that the following additional amount, as compared with last year, will require to be ra i ze d for be raised for 1919-20 ;Borough rate (general), increase £¡4,376; do. (Education), increase £ 29,5S9 general district raite, in- crease £ 93,467; total increase, P,157,402 This large increase (ho says) is almost wholly due t^ increased wages and mater- ia ls. The wages and .salaries items aione, a« compared with, the prev ious budget, have increased by £ 138,00(1 for salaries teachers), but it ,v I It be borne I,, iiiirid tb,lt Li:; includes, not only the amount by which the Nk-ages htn-c increased, but also the increased staff due to the ex- tension of the borough and the return of men from H-M. Forces. It should also be' remembered, especially in the case oi.t-,duca- tion, that a large portion of this is recover- able in the form of additional grants. j lbs loan charges, he points out, actually show a reduction from 4/5.07d. in the £ I levied mthe old borough in 1918-19 to ?/11.79d. in the new borough for the ensuing i .i 11.79d. ill L;i(7? r)ew I- .;orougi- fi,i t li,cnstii.c the eneet of the borough extension. The average l ate for alj puiposes (inuudingi poor rate) required is 12112.63cl., but bearing; in mind the differential rating clauses in the! extension order, the total rates in the £ iu: each are, tor the year will be :CJa.5e 7:; Penderrv, 7s. Gd- Llansamlet, 7s. 10d. old borough and Cockett. 12s 9d. (since red uc-ed to 32s. Sd.); O^'stermouth, 9s. ;uid Brynau,! 7s 9d. ■]

HEROIC CYCLISTS. Cardiff Suggestion of Recog- nition. A writer in tbe "Western Mail," Cardiff, on Wednesday says — "Allusion is made to the heroic gallantry i of the llth Corps Cyclist Battalion in stem- ruing the onrush of the Huns on that mem- or able day, the llth of April, 1918. Had it I irot been for the timely gallantly thus dis- pla,, ed by out, bo, played by 'our boys,' many of whom have now returned a,fter being prisoners of war for many months, no one can lell what the con- j sequences might have been. Surely such an aci of heroism deserves mo-re than a passing allusion. Could not a special re<:o;;mf:.>?Tl of this heroic event be. made by way of presenting to each of the survivors a suitable badge recording the! event or in some other more substantial I way. and Wales ]ad. -Pil course, played a conspicuous part in this unit, under the ooawnatwi of Major D. Percy

-=-=====:=-====.= ?SWAM?FA'S f?WN '?TVfM?iji??tj ?vvr). Memorable ge-Union of Battalion. •■■■ U iufpii— I BATTLES FOUGHT O'ER I 1 AGAIN. j It. if only those who ('writes* One of Them have served^, the Forces, can realise .md fully appre6atc the joy of meet-  ing unexpected!y a p.?st pal, whom you had almost forgotten, fc-jit at one time had ) ,i t it one tinie had s hared with YCIJ the~ALIN.,ERJ! bard^hj*»s of -,var. J Such welcome re-uai</«s were frequent at Mond Buildings on Tuesday night, when all clemobbecl" nten—a id there must -have been quite 300 presenteef the Swansea Bat- j talion met to-make arrangements for the holding of a his; re-un.on yf all local men 1 who had sorted in '"Swansea's Own." Hearty handshakes i-c and ex-officers. N.C.O. 's and men alike joined in the real camaradarie which exisied, One could hear aJ1 night such expressions as How did you f:d. n n After you copped it at Mamets?" or That was a beauty Jerry gave you at Armentieres," and" Why, Jim t-oid me Fritz put you to sleep in the High Wood stunt." There was no ending to these queries, and j surprise followed surprise, and one met those he never expected to see again. It was a, fitt,ing suggestion that made | S^ ergf.-Major Griffiths ocrupy the chair, for thesp fpHows have the vocal powers and* dis- cipline to maintain order over any meeting, and. what's more, the sergeant-major knew i most oil the men present, and the task was considerably eased as a consequence. In fart. one w?s considered Ypry luckv jf his name was not on the S -M. '? ??k; Atr. Mil bourne Williams (late, major of the battalion', in the .absence of Col. Dyson I | Williams (in commanô). who is still in branee, explained the object of the meeting, f-hat the men should form some sort of an association, not, in competition to the other soldier associations in the town, but to keen all members of the battalion together in peace as they had in war. Thp. names of all the men who had served in Swansea"? Own were at the Guildhall, he said. and the association could easily be formed. Steps wr-re also being made, he said, to write The history of the Battalion, as the public of Swansea hardly appreciated the work the battalion had done in the 4J, years of war. W ith regard to the. proposed re-union, be said the suggestion had been made that it coincide with the Peace celebrations. This was not altogether a favourable view, j adding, We have had enough marching." (A Yoice "If it was oaly during the journey from Winchester toO Southampton. ") The laughter had not died dovn when another reminded the men 0" Hie route marches ovpr the other s ide. "JlÍv consoling the ser- tmrd; with their only another kilo to zn. boys." Then the major struck a note which j changed the men into rbore serious moon. I Another proposal has been made." he said, that we hold this re-union on Jnlv 30th. three years after the battalion's heroic but costly deeds at Mametz Wood." It, was felt, however, that as July 10th fell on a Thursday it, would be practically impossible for a large number of men to hav I the day off, and it was then decided to hold the re-union on July 12th, the anniversary 1 | of the Maraets! battle. Disenssion then ensued as to what form the re-union shonid tpke, ?nd the suggestions made included a dinner and concert either at the Albert Hal! or the Dri? HaH. and a poris meeting to b" fol!vd by a "'m?cr." "In any cwe," lfr. yHbowne Williams went on. we 3,: going b have the day for ourselves. Eventually this question w?< ?cft to com- mittee of twelve wfcich was a poo in ted. with Colonel Dvson IVilliinis5 as chairman, and i :\fainr Williams as s,cret;jri,. Rugby Team Suggested. One of the mem her? t hrew out the sug- gestion that the battalion should form a foot- h?? team to ta?c part in charity matches to afid the widows and dependent s cf-tll f?Hpn members of the battalion, and also to assist the disabled. Rugby or Soccer?" somebody asked, and there was a general response of Rugby. Can't we play the ."58th Division?" ven- tured another man. :må this promptecf Major WHHams to remind fh? meeting of the record of the Welsh Diviion. who had on?y lost one match since their formation. "But the team bnsist of nearly a!! Swan?a men." added somebody else. However, this, matter was also left to the committee, who will C;i.1 a. furtherful1 meet- ing when they have made their arrange- ments.

I NEATH 44 RURAL." Major Trick Re-elected I Chairman. I An except, ion ally largely-attended annual meeting was held by Neath Rural I Council oil Wednesday, when Mr. S. Shipton (Neath) proposed the re-election as chairman of Coun. Major W. B. Trick, j J.P., and Mr. Ben j>iivies (Skowcn) se- J conded. Mr. John Davies (Cimla) pro- posed as an amendment that Mr. T. D. Thomas (Glyn-Neath) be appointed chair- man. There had been reasons, said Mr. Davies. for the re-eloction of ihp chair- man in pas.t- years, but during the last twelve months there had been a growing tendency of the Labour- movement throughout the country. They should have some c-onsiderat-ion for it. Mr. ¡I Richard Williams seconded the amend- I ment. Mr. Trick was elected by 20 votes agaiubt 13. As vice-chairman Mr. Oglc-y David, iskewen, was returned bv 17 votes against 15 for Mr. T. D. Thomas.

I PORT TENNANT FIGHTERS. I A social evening 10 a I I large number of young: tncu belonsnhn to the I church and coug.-eg.nl ,u ,,f pf,rt Tennant-road \ud Burrows Foi-wird Movement Ha Ih. Tbe pastor. Rev. W. Meredith, presided, and extended a hearty, welcome to ihosc present; Mr. J. R. Primer feelingly spoke of those who had made the supreme sacrifice. A capital musical pro- gramme, arranged iv Messrs. Dan Davies and j Chas. Badge. was provided by well-known art-istos, the thief item beinar the ereditahle fir<t appear- ancc of the newly-formed St. Tli«-n»».s Wale Voice Party, under lT, Tom Owen. The iarge company then sal down to a l--nife and fork tea, excellently prepared by the Ladies' Committee, under the I presidency of Sister Church. During the evening j several of the returned boys ere prciented with Treasury notes as a sliglst token of fellowship. The church makes a custom of presentn«» each one j on his return with A Tre-a^orv Note. j'. nO' "11'1.

II' In conneetioti with the recent ftmerai r»f the iatc j Mcs Mary Sinis, Swansea, it sh»a:d have been | I • tated tll;,t deceased lady died at Jwrr own sesi- j <iooce at Lc Jkeos-avc:nuc.

r TERMS TO BE Until Placed Before Germans Next Week. 1 PREMIER REPLIES TO CRITICS. No Negotiations with Bolshevism. ■ ■ 1 v i (SPECIAL TO THE "DAILY POST.") LONDON, Wednesday. f The House of Condons was crowded when Mr. Lloyd George made his anxiously awaited statement on the Peace delibera- tions. Amongst those present was the Prince of Wales. The Prime Minister on- tered the Chamber at half-past twelve, and was received with general cheering. [ Rising to speak at 12.45, he saiu he was aware that there was a great deal of impa* tience throughout the world, but the task of the Conference was not an easy one, and for any blunder humanity would have to pay. j Incidentally, he remarked tne Question of indemnities was not an easy one-not one to be settled by telegrams. They were justified in t-aking ¡' time for deliberation. } They would have been justified in taking I more time but for the fact they were set- ting up ma.chinery capable of adjusting and correcting mistakes instead of the League ol I correcting mistakes instead of the Lea.gue o¡ I Xations wasting time. The journey, he con- tinued, is not yet at an end, and was Still full of peril for this country and for Europe. Men who were doing their best should be left alone in PC-4,ce or others should be sent in their place. Speaking of Russia, Mr. Lloyd George i :aid some people were urging them to make war, and others to make peace. It was not so easy a problem as that. There was no de jure or de facto government in Russia— only a Vast country in a state of chaos. anarchy and contusion. There was no question of recognition <f RolF !leViH and it hnd not. been discussed. Intervention in Russia would be a gigantic and cosHy ent prUw. 2,n1 h? wou1d rather  ?-<<y R?-? ?-?h?-?-  bankrupt-I< the surest road to Botsh?vi&m in Great Britain." Intervention would be the most stupid a/l. any Government could com-; mit. But we could not desert those Allies! who fcad, at oar request, amed against Bolshevism. They were being as- j isted by munitions, not men. Tho Powers [ were erecting a barrier against- the menace of Bolshevist invasion. Bolshevism on the Wane. He did not deapair ot d solution of the Russian problem. Tlif-re were &igns that I whilst the Bolshevist masses wera app<trcnt.Iy t growing m strength Bolshevism itself was rapi Jl?r on the wane. It was broken down I before tl)p rpi&nt?s pressure of economic I fact. We must have pa-tience. 1 i.- No Bolshevik Approaches. j in reply t, a question oy ,\ir. C:viies, Mr.) Lloyd Georg,; said that tl.e British, delegation had received no approaches i'rsr,r the Bol- shevik Government and none h^ij been be- fore the conference. Passing 011. Mr. Lloyd .said i-.Iizi t j complete understanding had been arrived at between the Poles and the g: cat quc?- tions affecting thcni. He hoped that nt:xt week the terms would be. presented to Germany, -t?o deprecated anything that, wouid have own dLc?erhsfou between t?c Powers. It wa-s uatrue, he ,,¿vel, that Europe and America, had been at, variance. Their dis- cussions had, in fact, been unanimous. They had, however, come unanimously to the I conclusion I- Not to disclose the terms bGioretneyw?redc?pitched to the enemy. That w<m!d be a first-cJaM political blun- der. Tiiis secrecy, he continued, might ?6ave an opening for 2t?tack, but, sa-:d Mr. I Lloyd George I would ratjie; hj\-e a good pesce than a good press. (Laughter.) With regard to his election pledges, lie did not come to ask release from anv ot As tor the reliable a'.ithoriiy put. for- them.. hon. ward in a teiegr«wn addresseti him from hon. membMH he would .? g<.?n t,r?t. a grass- hopper. All the pledges he-and 1-il u (I "I had given were incorporated in the terms which would be put forward. (T- i(t an. plause.) The world wanted to get haö; qu-:ckiy to work, a.nd under letter couditions than the bf()re the war. A quick peace was necessary. It. would not be a vindictive one, but. a stern and just peace. In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd George ap- pealed for the confidence of Parliament on His retarn to Paris. ALL IS OVER." France is Pleased with Developments. (Exchipge Special Service.) PARIS, Wednesday. M. Marcel Hmin relates in the "Echo de 'Paris'" a conversation he has had with one ot the most, highly important persona-ge^ of I the French capita:, His informant said, ",yr d d rt We must record our deepest gratitude to President Wilson. France Ips been given full satisfaction. "We are at ?ue both on the AdriRt.M and European questions. On the Rhine the condition of the Fiench Government has been accepted with complete accord as to! the duration of our occupation. I "In a word we are agreed on everyt hing, I, .•Vlj.-jfl. reached our goa! I

EASTER EGG! ,G I Nearly Eight Millions Back Pay FOR MINERS THIS WEEK. Sankey Report Unanimously Accepted. Arrangements have been completed be- tween the Government. and the coalowners to pay the big wage advance granted under the Sankey Award as from January 9 laist to- morrow (Thursday) at the colliery pay offices throughout the country. The amount will in the a?gre'?ate tot.?1 betwccn R€v?)' and eight million sterling. The details of the ar- r?ng&ment were a.?recd between a. ^ub-com- mitt-ee of the )li}ng A.?sociatinp of Great Britain and the Coal Controller, Sir Evan Jones, Bart., M.P., to whom the task was ¡ delegated by the Government. The miners I will tind it "cash on delivery.!r Foi!?wing upon the result of t)?e m i"ners' ballot, the Coal Controller has written 40 several of the colliery companies in Wales iritimatiner that the J Retrospective pay of 2s. a day t to the miners should be paid this week. The Government promised that if their oflel" based on the recommendations of the Sankev [ Report, was accepted, the advance of 2s. per (jay would be made retrospective to January I '3th. This means that 13 weeks' deterred pav is clue to the miners on Saturday next, which at 2s, per day amounts to ;67 16s. per man and £ 3 18s. to pvery boy under 16 years, Some colliery companies will thus be mlled to pay thousands of pounds ovea- and above their usual wages. The intimation to pay has come suddenly, and -t statement has been circulated that it is physically impossible to comply with it this week, oil the wage sheets have to be made up and the money obtained for Thurs- day. SWEEPING MAJORITY. [Complete Ballot Figures on II Sankey Report. A conierence of delegates of the Miners' F^ ederation of Great Britain v/a* held in Southport on Wednesday to receive the result of the voting in the ballot on the Sankey Report. The miners ballot showed the following results For Sankey Report 693,084 •Against 76,992 Majority for acceptance 616,092 1 I Resolution on. Conscription. I ihe* conference decided unanimousiv to a/ccept the Government's terms, aiid was discussing a resolution on conscription when it adjourned for 1 unch. Nationalisation Next. I Mr. milhe presided onr the conferenc.e, 1 which wa? private, but he is understood to J he declared that the next task would be to fight hard '\Pr nationalisation with joint vonnivl :.nd impnwed housing for miners. The acceptance .of the Sankey report did not ntean satisfaction with the terms, bat loyalty to dtek leaden.

| CAIRO HORRORS. CAIRRRORSó I j I Massacre of Helpless Armenians. '1 MEN BATTERED TO PIECES. flip Press Association correspondent at Cairo sends a narrative of the shock ing scenes tl-,(, recent nuts. I he erevd *co upon tho numerous Armen?ns in the cit\ Hnd many of them were murdered. In some cases iiatiN-(,l policc took part ;n thcutrocitifs.and one A--rri(?titpn i-:1-olatect bv I poHc-oman ?ni iter brother murdered wi,(t itf,r tnui-d o re d Another woman found her son dead, ?-ithh-?h hands nit of; Another Ar- menian )\ as bat-to red to pieces with pav-) lUg stone". let another as hunted by a crowd into a Greek pharmacy, llritish troops aqd police cnine up and drove the crowd j awUiy, but left the fugitive in the pharmacy. "When the troops departed the rioters returned, pulled out the Armenian, and battered him bevond re- cognition, dancing on the lifeless body.

SWANSEA AND APPOINTMENTS BOARD. The first meeting oi the District Selective Committee of the Welsh branch of the Ap- pointments Department was held at Londou on Tuesday. Mr. H. Stanley Cook was pre- sent from Swansea. It was explained that i district interviewing boards would be elected tt different centres, who would see and ex- i amine candidates for training and recom- mend what grants should be made. The maximum grant was £ 175 a year; a, married would get £ 24 a year for each child up to four. It was suggested that in some cases men's ability had so much developed on ser- vice that tbey would not require so long a pupilage as hitherto. An interviewing board is to be elected for Swansea.

I The jate Mr. Evan Jones, who died at his residence at Pontargotiie. Naiit^ajecii,r. leaves a family of ten chiidrcn. of which five axe now living in iSwansea. viz. Nur--e M. Davies, Brynmill ex-Coun. James Jones, Ffc»resi.faoh; Mr. David Joues. i^rvuiuebn Stores; Mr. J. H. Jones, commercial travel- ler: and ex-Conn. Evan Jones, Brvrihvfryd. The.- funeral is to Lake place to-morrow (Thursday) at Ebenezer Chapel. Abergvvili. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved, family. _m-

At the annual meeting of the South VV;i'es branch of the Surveyors' Institution at Car- diff on Thursday, Ald. Dttyd Thomas (Car- dhl) WpS appointed succe'?or to ?'?. E. H. Le-ede? (Sv'nnse?t) as chairman, and Co 1. Dudley Williams Drummond (Carmarthen> was elected vice-chairman. For Sik-,Irlsei, -Ife.ssrs. Leeder, H. T. Wales and T, ( ..Hews j were elected on the working committee an-1 for Carmarthen Messrs. J. Fraacis and Ed- I wyjq liuKhoi6 I

1 I I' 26 HOURS I I Mentioned for Atlantic Flight. | WEATHER STILL BAD. IVEATHER STILL BAD. (Exchange Te?e?raph Co.) HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Tuesday Night. Meteorological reports from the Atlaatio Ocean and England are so unfavourable thai, Mr. Hawker has abandoned his flight for to-day. (Reuter's Special Service.) ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Tuesday Night. Mr. Raynham, who consented to talk yes- terday, declared that the Martinsyde could flv for tweatv-five hours at a. rate of 100 milew an hour, and it is expected that the pilot wfli- make a Scoline for the West Coast of Ireland and proceed thence to Brooklands; complet- ing the journey in twenty hours. He added ¡! that the failure to provide personal safe- guards was due to the faff that he proposed "to cross the Atlantic, not fall into it Major Nlorg.!m, Ilr. Raynham's navigator, will lay the course, using the sextant on the stars by night and the sun by day. I The Sopwiih airmen have I Found a piece of ground at Mountpearl w!uch is f;utlint1y firm to justify them ir? taking their cha??ce, in view of the vigorous competition of the Martha I svde machine. tI I ARRANGEMENTS ON THIS SIDE. Or. this side a sharp Jook-cut will be Kept by Government tugs the moment news is received that one of the competitors has left N cV.1oundland. t Fermoy (County Gorki a R.A.F. squadron is ready to leave set- wards to escort the 1ransatlantic airmaa to a, landing place there or, if he decides to make for Brooklands, to pilot him a part of the way. The Royal Irish Automobile Club have leceived ilistruct-ions to make arranl-emente all along the western coast for the reception of the airman. AIR MINISTRY'S REPORT. The Air Ministry announces:— April 16th, four a.m. On the south coast the upper wind cur- rent is N.W., reaching 50 miles per hour at 2,000 feet, and 60 riviies per hour or over at 5,000 feet. South-west of Ire- land the wind is north at 23 miles per hcur at 2,000 feet. No reports have been received from other parts of the British isles. The wind off our western coasts is likely to moderate temporarily during the day, but there are indications of ap- proaching fresh disturbances and un- favourable conditions are anticipated for the next few days.

WHOLESALE." I Swansea Bench and Milk Deal. The question as to whether a sale of milk was retail or wholesale confronted the Swansea Bench on Wednesday, when Thomas Davies (30), milk-vendor, was summoned for selling milk above the maximum price on February 19tn. Defendant sold ten gallons of milk to a N-rs. Thomas in Neath-rcld Hafod, for 30s., which worked out at 3s. per gallon, the maximum price being 2.s.. Bd. per gallon. The defence submitted the sale n4m whode- I isaiv-. anc! that therefore he was aitowed "to r j charge 3s. for milk up to eicht gallons. The other two gallons were spared Mrs. Thomas at her request for the morning following. Ihe Bench decided the transaction was w holesale and dismissed the case, with costs.

BREWERS' CLERKS. Messrs. Hancock's Swansea Staff on Strike. 1 The clerical staff of Messrs. Hancock and Co.. brewers, Little Wind-street, Swansea, came out on strike on Wednesday morning owing to alleged delay in dealing with a claim bv the N. U .C. on the Union scale. and matters have been further complicated by, three clerks who joined since the outbreak of war having received notice-these con- tending that the reason is their joining the- N.U.C. lne rest of the staff (including travellers) I gave notice that unless the notices were withdrawn in 48 hours they would cease work, and this not being dOlle they came out, as stated. Hauliers, etc., employed by tha firm are ."i.turally affected to some extent Mr. Ben Griffiths, the Welsh organiser, met t.he men at 3 p.m., and the situation was discussed. It was decided to take no further action pending a public meeting at the Elysium this (Wednesday) evening at seven o'clock. Copper Works Staffs. 1 A propaganda meeting t-o increase the A r)ropagaiid t meetiiig to in crease the I N.U.C. membership among the staffs of r copper works, etc., was held at the Dockers' Hall, Swansea, on Tuesday evening. I ORGANISER AS PARLIAMEN- TARY CANDIDATE. Mr. ben Griffiths, the Welsh organiser of I the N, U.C., who hails from Llanellv, has been selected as one of three for a Parlia- mentary vacancy. The other two are the general sskretary (Mr. Elvin) and the as- sistant (Mr. Hughes). The selection was made by a ballot of the Union.

BISHOP OF SWANSEA AND Y.M.C.A. Commission's Report on Charges Made. Lord Askwitfc, Sir Richard Vass.tr Smith, and Mr F. Gore Browne, K..C have issr.ed an in- terim report on the charges mad. by the Bishop of Swansea against the Y.M.C.A. in a letter to the Times." They lind that financial statements are audited and published that none of the funfis subscribed for war purposes have been applied tb other pur- poses, and that there is no probability that money now subscribed will be used to pay past liabilities, A; to enormous profits on sales, the gross pro- fits were less than 3G per cent of the cost of the materials, and the act profits were relatively smali.

SWANSEA I.O.R. DOES WELL. A public meeting for the presentation of prizes and League oi Honour Certificates of Swansea Juvenile district I.O.R. will be held at the Central Hall, Swansea, on Thursday. Dr. J. A. Bawliiigs will preside. The re- cruiting campaign in 1918 showed that Swan- sea, with an increase of 1,245, came an easy second throughout the country. Swansea District, No. 56 came in the 3rd section ir. the challenge shield and bannerettes: and j h, Hafod Tent, with an increase of 186 per cent., was third in the tent competition for block and gaveL Swansea's .member&hip c?f 4.C10 i the fifth strongest in the country.

PENTRE PIT AGAIN IDLE. Fcntrc CoHicry, Laud orwhich was icile only a few weeks ago, was again on stop on Wednesday owing to a dispnte iunong the hauliers, who struck work during the nmrniivw-