South Wales Weekly Post

WATCH THE SKIES. Given fir.. weather there ia the possibil- ity of an early meteoric display. One rtream, associated with "Haljey^ comet, is doe next week, when several brilliant meteors will probably be seen about 2.30 aan. Towards the end of the month another I ntream us due, Mr. Denning, the Bristol as- tronomer, forecasting May 24 as the date of a probable good display. j

I SWANSEA TAXI MEN'S DISCLAIMER. .1. _1 111 -a6 regards Lne complaints of extra taxi I th ges, the taxi men at the G.}V.R. High- Itreet Station, Swansea, wish it to be under- wood that the charges do not applv to them, is they are employed on station hiring work. ,And their charges are definite. They are eoElmed to this work. <

BUTCHERED IN TRAIN. Egyptian Rising Atrocities. HOW BRITISH PERISHED. During the rece.nt Egyptian rising, one of the grimmest incidents was the murder of I!f:n"[ :ma,rmed BritIsh soldiers who were tra- velling in a in Southern Fgypt. Frp,nzled crowds mobbed the coaches at various places, and two of the men were murdeieii. When the train reached a place called Deir Mav:a=. another infuriated crow.d awaited the passage of the train and, having been duly notified of what had already oc- curred, proceeded to stone the British. Two descended and fought it way to the engine, where they tried to assist the driver to get the train going again. Their efforts were in vain, however, and the man fled for his life when part of the crowd started to attack the engine. The two were overpowered and their, heads battered in. A little later t.he three remaining men also left the carriage and succeeded in reaching the engine. They were immediately attacked by the mob. and ij'ter' resisting desperately with whatever they could lav their hands on they were likewise overpowered, dragged to the platform, haU. ed with hoes and sticks, and jumped on until their bodies were beyond recognition. Every conceivable brutality was com- mitted on them. It is stated that one had initt-e d on them. It i? his leg cut off, and some assailants in their frenzy drank his liiood. Another was hung up, whilst those lying on the ground were spat on and had filth t-nrown 011 them. And all the while the crowd watched. SCREAMING 11 S- DELIGHT. The bodies were then plundered, stripped, I and thrown into the van with the reft, and thus ended this terrible unequal battle in thf train. The manner in which progressively the- crowds at various points went from com- paratively pacific demonstrations to hos- tile acts, culminating in thus exhibition of savagery, leaves no doubt whatever that the whole thing was organised by agents who went up and down the line egging on the people to greater excesses (says the Times correspondent.) While it lasted the struggle on the train against overwhelming odds must have been A prolonged agony for the hapless victims, who are com- puted to have resisted i for over two hours. One can picture' in imagination the desperation with which this gallant band defended themselves without arms of any description against the furious onslaught of the mob. maddened bv lust of blood and armed with murderous weapons, the hope that sprang up in their breasts when they say the polico arrive at Deimt mid Deir Nlawas. their despair when they found that they ren- dered zi& assistance, the desperate rush to the engine with the faint hope of being able to get the train moving and thus escape the fury pt the mob. finally the! awful struggle under the blows of hoo and stick, and the final trampiing to death under the feet of the mob-a ter- rible and tragic conclusion to a happy holiday trip. for they were all. except one Bey. returning from leave in Upper Egypt hence the reason for their being unarmed.

-=- TEN MILLIONSI [Treasury Provision for Newj Roads. Mr. Arthur Stanley, vice-president, pre- sided at the annual meeting of the Roads Improvement Association, held in London on j Tuesday- The report stated that with peace the con- ditions for road improvement all over the country were bound to improve. Already the Treasury had promised a grant of £ 10,000,000 for road works, which, it was hoped, would result in ail actual expenditure of bet ween £ 30,000.000 and £ 40^000,000 upon the improvement of the highways. A number of schemes had already been brought forward. Mr. H. P. Bcniing; submitted a proposal from the Council for the revision of the a-rticles of association. Under the new Wa-vs and Communications Bill there would be much scope for Work. They needed to widen the scope of their membership and to bring in commercial motor users and manu- facturers. I The Council's proposal was accepted. j GAVE LIFE FOR SERVANT. Morriston Officer's Heroism Recognised. ?' TL- I me a-vio-i or ide Koyai Unmans isonety in awarding a k-ertifi(-aieI i recognition of t.he gallant conduct of the late Lieutenant I J- C. G:, Da vice, K-KA. (son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Davies, Tao-yr-aiit. Morriston; re- calls how, on January 6th, 1918, he lost his life whiist attempting to save that of his servant, Gunner P. Wesson, from a i,iner, m Palestine. A fu!! report of the occurrence appeared jT; the Dailv post* of Fcbiuarv 14th, 1918.

UNWARRANTED/' Mr. Ben Tillett on the cbeer Snortage. Mr. Ben Tillett. M.P. for North SaIford, has sent to )11. G. H. Roberts, the tood Controller, a letter he has received from residents in his constituency 'complaining of the difficulty getting alcoholic retresfe- merit, with meat or otherwise. Mr. Tillett added :The handicap oi the lack of decent beer is unwarranted; it is an additional grievance, wilier should be removed, as I leel sure ali other union ofifcials will confirm. Why the restriction upou hrewing should continue [4a.s-es att comprpuension. The war has end,-d and the Peace practically secured. Why should the workman still be denied his glass 01 good beer at a reasonable ptice? To a large number of the sections of workmen in my union, who perform laborious work. good beer is a necessity, and my executive trust it production will not be further | hindered."

INQUIRIES INTO SWANSEA DEATHS. An inquiry will be held at Swansea or Thursday into the death of Brinley » Browen (26), an ex-private in the 6Jl Welsh Regiment, who died at the Swan- sea Hospital on the 28th inst., from alleged tubercular knee. 4 Au inquiry will be held at Tawe Lodge on the same date into the death of au aged man nam AT] GOO. Roberts, who died at the above institution aft-ci his re- moval from a common lodging house on Monday.

I UNCOLLECTED NEATH FINES. It, was reported at Neath Education Com- mittee on Tuesday that several fines imposed by the local justices upon parent* for failing to school their children had not been col- lec.fe d the. l The Clerk (Sir Arthur Evans; said the Board of Education regarded 0. as an im- portant principle to take legal steps to en- force attendance. But it was IU"4-1fs- If, the committee's arlion,was not backod up by the police. It was decided to refer the matter to the chief Constable.

SWANSEA DISTRICT WATER I TROUBLES. .r Air. I Ja,vid Davies, PeuUergaer. at the S^ wansea Rural Cmndi on Tuesday, raised the question of the Penliergaer water, erapply, and said t-hat only recently there was no water between ni ne o'clock and four o'clock, with the result that people saved watea- on Saturday in order to silpply Sun- day's wants.—Mr. GJrênfeUgpoke of simiLi difficulty at the Gowerton Garden Village. -M-r. io&epb Daviee said the matter would have to be fared at once in order to be pre- paired for the proposed housing gohemeis.- It was eventuaJ.lv decided to ask the en- gineer to prepare reports of schemes, with cost, etc., to increase the sofiply. <

TYNE OFF. 1 I Successful Salvage Operations. hOAT DOCKED AT SW^iSbEA. Off the grey cliffs and brown furze of Rolnerslade oti 1 Ujt.ua> evening, tnoiuy I fore six o'clock, once more a round in the everlasting struggle between the man and the t .t,u,1, 9 le be, elements, was about to take place. Loukiiig down from the cliffs, one saw the tugs Challenger and Recovery, which had linked j themselves up wIth the stern oi the stranded R.M.S.P. Tyne by ,?ttei hawaers. The little knots of spectators dispersed about the rocks watched the mosemeuts 01 tnese little vessels who were to extricate their big sister from her perilous position with deep interest, wait- ing for the moment which would spell success or :faulure for the salvors. A shrill whistle irom the syren :of the sari- I vage tug cut the air and echoed and re, echoed against the cliffs; another shriek; everyone drew a deep breath and then the hawsers tightened—the critical moment had an-ived: The propeljor. of the vessel thrashed the water, sending up a wave of creamy foam the tugs strained and heaved at the hawsers. A shudder passed through the Tyne, and, almost imperceptibly at first, but gaining momentum every second, she slid backwards Into deep water—and safety. The spectators herd ed a deep sigh of relief and broke into a cheer, a. guided by the tugs, which had now fastened on to her bow, the Tyne moved slowly through the path of safety marked out by the little red flags, and was soon bound across Swansea Hay for the s-afetv of the harbour. Grimsby Firm's Successful Stroke. ine salvage operations were carri e d out I by the Charlton Salvage Company, Grimsby, and among those on board the vessel as she was freed from the rocks were Mr. Henry Key, 47, Mount Stuart-square, Cardiff (re- presenting the London Salvage Association), who superintended thi operations; Captains Down, Magg, and Butler, representing the Royal Mail Company Captain Owen, master of the Tyne; and Mr. T. H. Couch, the Swansea agent. The pumps had to be kept going continu- any whilst crossing the Bay. Eventually the Tyne was placed in a safe position on the I mUd at the Prince of Wales Dock Jetty. The Tyne approaches E200,000 in value, nnd the salvage operations were of a "kill or cure" nature; The amount due to ),he saJvage oompany will probabty be. settled by arbitration. The Tyne. it will be recalled, took the rocks ill a fog on the irorning-of Saturday week, after colliding with and sinking a French vessel.' She had a cargo of cement. I —

THE DOLES. OLES. I Labour Minister on Their Defence. LITTLE ABUSE. j P arliament reassembled on Tuesday after the Easter recess. In the Houfge of Comnion-, on the Vote for the of Labour, Sir Robert Horite defended the policy and oonduct of "bis Department, os- pecialiy in regard to the ouit-cxf-work dona- tion. He contended that the abuses of the scheme ha.d been exaggerated, but he also iannounced that the Government proposed to set up a committee of inquiry into the administration of the benefit. The oo?n- mi'ttee, lie said; would consist of, four re- prese utAtives of t House oi Oonunorts (one drawn from the Labour Party) and two re- presentatives eswsh of fahft Treasury, and. the Labour Department, with a peer as ahaiiv man. 'rhis announcement blunted the -point of nmeh. ol the critio.ism which was. to have IfivSlli'd agnxnttt t,he so-called bonus (in idleness." i;.i)d the debate which followed the Minster' s speech was rather dull. Of the totai 'V*ote of £ 38,000.000, £ 25.000,000 represented the oost of the unemployment gi'aut. The füd.tõ and arguments by whooh the Minister sought t.o justify this outlay may be summarised as follows:- I Little Definite 'Abuse. I To keep munition workers employed in- maxing shells when they knew the work was useless would be ino-re demoralising I than any dole. I- io aiscrammate m the dist-nbuteon of benefit between war workers and oMinlSrv* civil workers was impracticable. The donation wa.s instituted, necessarily in a.-b-,in-v last November. By Februafy t was plain that the' aiftbunt wa<s such as to induce some people to reniain idle rather I thin look with great- assiduity for \vork. The ajnount was therefore reduced (from 29s. to 20B. and from 25s. to 15s. reepec- tively foi- men and women), and after May 26th nobody, excerpt ex-Service men, will draw the higher ra,te. Out of the million recipients of donations to-day, 350,000 are ex-members of t-he J-Vce?. More than 100.000 (including 40.000 women) have served tihe country well in the engineering trades. About 100,000 are cotton operatives wno arc idle because the blockade is roain- tamed. F ew definit mmes of alleged abuse have OCRO notified to the Departmetvt, and the c ises whoch have been report.ed and investi- gated have proved to be based largely on 'j p gossip. The Court of Referees, which arbitrates on claims, has dealt wtith over 100,000 01e. of which 66.768 were disallowed. Eanployers have not suitkietttly helped the Exchanges e- tJier by replying to neces- sary inquiries ov by notifying vacancies. Nor, generally, are tire w.igee offered rea- j sonable. A firfn recently asked f"r 200 ta'JcvroaRes at 14s. ai week.. Tile Government wou-id not allow tie dorba-,t-on to be used to reduce the proper level of wia^es. I

BODY IN DOCKS. I Briton Ferry Widow's Tragic1 End. The body of Man Ann Price, widow (71), who lived with one of .,er ch-,Idien at No. 1, Lowther-street, Briton Ferry, vvas recovered from the Briton Ferry Dock on Tuesday evening, where it was seen floating by a stee: worker, Mr. Phillip WaJsh, who lives in the same street. The old lady had been in a very depressed state for the last few v,- r, k s. ,I. She left home early in the'morning and was not seen alive again. FOURTH DEATH. Hue-and-Cry for Forest Gate Suspect. Walter Cornish, uncle of Henry Beckett, the latter of whom is wanted by the police in connection with the Forest Gate murders, died in hospital at Stratford on Wednesdav morning. This makes the fourth death as a re- sult of'the tragedy. The police are actively continuing the search for Beckett. The wanted man is Private Henry Beckett, alias Perry, and his description is given as follows:—Number 320903 Army Veterinary Corps, aged 38. height 5ft (.Hiii., fresh complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, heavy dark waxed moustache, dressed in khaki uniform with spurs, black leggings and boots no overcoat; belongs to the Suffolk ment. Beckett was formerly a prisoner of war I in Turkey.

ON THE RIGHT ROAD. I bmce the armistice the cost of living has gone down from 135 to 113. In 1- fo ril, 1917, the index figure was 94. j

1870 1919a The German Delegation j at Versailles. TREATY AT THE END Of THE WEEK. Most of the German peace delegates have assexnuied at Versailles, and the weaty will be put belore them on Friday or Saturday. Ine aeiegatea, looking mure cheerful than might have been expected, left Berlin -in a rainstorm, lhey indicated that they were prepa.red to admit Uernaany s deieat, but would not- sign a treaty that would be Ger- many's death sentence. There was none of the ui aster that has been apparent in some recent Ministerial statements. A hairdresser and thirty women travelled with, the tirst batch of Germans to reach Versailles. They were detrained at a small station before Versailles in order to escape public attention, and driven to their lodg- ings in motor-cum. THE GttJ.AN COLONIES. i-rress Association War special;. JvAiti6, luesaay. The Temps says the clauses inserted in the preliminary ecace Treaty detunteiy settle the question of the eventual return of Gerxnau overseas possessions. The first clause consists of the renunciation by, Ger- many pure and simple of ail her rights and titles to uer possessions overseas in favour of the United States, France, Great Bnuun, Italy and Japan. One of the succeeding clauses stipulates that the Government which is to exercise authority, over each of the former German territories may take all steps t may judge necessary, either for the repatriation of German nationals or for the liquidati i of German private interests. It follows from this text that the definite attri- bution of the territories and definition of the Colonial mandate will not be settled by the preliminaries, as Germany is not concerned with these two questions. ORLANDO'S SPEECH TO I ITALIAN CHAMBER. I St?aor Oriahdo made his address to me I I"Iian Parliament on Tuesday, ana said thatI whilst Great Britain and France wished to stand by the Pact of London, they desired I Fiume to be declared an independent and I free city. I But, he asked, what would this amount to if Fiume had not the right to express her will to be united to Italy?" So long as dis- sensions continued, Peace could not be con- cluded. The Peace should be general, or it would not be Peace. The Chamber approved the statement of Signor Orlando, and affirmed con- fidence in the Government. I KIAO CHAU. I Basis for Agreement Signed." PARIS, Wednesday. The three Premiers this morning discussed the Kia,o Chau problem. The announcement of a definite settlement was premature, though the basis fop an agreement has been found. f The afternoon sitting was concerned with Belgium's claims in the matter of finance. M. Huvmans asked that 2.500 million francs be pair) to he! His argument appeared to make a _-reat impression on the Council o! Four. Another Ilaris message mentions a possi- bility that Belgium will not sign the treaty if her indemnity ciSims are Dot granted CHINESE IDEA OF A COM- PROMISE. PARI, Tuesday. The China-Japanese situation seemed somewhat clearer to-dupon the Chinese indicating an acceptable compromise. Broaod-ly, they axe willing to concede Tsing- Tau to Japan for one year, after which it will he returned to China, who will repay to Japan the cost of the military operations which ied to its capture, the sum to be fixed by an International Commission.

r PRINCE OF WALES. i Interesting Rumour Anent Skewen. hi connection with the visit to Skewen next Thursday of the Rt. Hon. W. H. Long, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the purpose of laying the foundation-stone of the Anglo- Persl;.i,ii Oil Company's refinery, it is rumoured that a member of the Royal iajnUy, possibly the Prince of Wales, may also be present. It is as yet only in the rumour sta ge.

,=-=: :7: :=. TWO MORE I Swailsea Nvorr-e Citations I Served. í Two more Swansea diveroe cases ar6 pending. They have been entered in the lists and citations served. It is expected that the ca £ <5s will come on at an early date. It is understood the parties do not occupy 1 prominent positions.

I I EXEMPTED BOYS. .? Neath Education Committee I Problem. I At Neath Education Committee on Tuesday, Mr. Dan Harry, J. P., presid- ing, it was decided to prosecute a number of parents for not sending their children to school. A report from Mr. Philip Thomas, headmaster of the GnoII Boys' School, said that in one week out of a total num-I ber of 1.074 pupils only 469 attendrd. wh'tst 274 were absent for the whole week. Replying to the Chairman. Mr. i Thomas said the influenza epidemic was the primary cause of this slump. It was improving, and the average during last week was nearly 90 per cent. Person- ally, he feSt that the committee's exemp- tions to boys agod 13t during the war had had a bad effect. Boys of that age regarded it as a custom and he had lost sight of a good many at that age. ThA attendance ofifcer was instructed to look into the matter. 0

[ SWANSEA FU;ORKER'S ? I I- FiNE. _1 l 9mm. m vnargeci at owansea on iuesdav with stealing coal value 3s., the property of the Rhondda and Swansea. Bay Railway Co. on 22nd March, John Foley (41) fuel worker, was fined C.5, the Bench say- ing they considered it a very bad case in view of the shortage of coal.

(BATTLEFIELD DISEASES AT j LLANELLY. With the return of the soldiers from active service, the repiorta of medical officers con- tain the notification of infectious cases that were practically unknown in South WaJes prior to the war. Amongst the ooinpi&in? notified in Llanelly. acoord' to.tbe report of Dr. Francis for ]a?t month, were dysen- try, -&I-ia, and trench fever.

  CWMAVON MAN'S FATE. l Ernest George Hill (32), of Meadow- street. Cwmavon, was killed bv a fall of    ?- ? P? of ? 'Dy&yr! C?tery, Fort TMbot, on Toeaday.

| MOTHER AND SON. I MOTHER_AND SON. I w Mysterious Tragedy in West Wales. A sensationaJ shooting affair was dis- covered on Tuesday morning at Clawddmoel Farm, near Lampeter, when the dead bodies of Mary Evans and her son, Samuel Evans, were found in the farmhouse. All the appearances point to their having! | been shot, but beyond that the tragic affair is wrapped in complete mystery, and from no source is the slightest explanation forth- coming. It appe< that during the morning Samuel Evans went to Felinfach for manure, and his younger brother, James, went to Lampeter. On the latter's return, later in the day, he was shocked to find his brother Samuel lying dead by the kitchen entrance, while, by the fireplace in the kitchen, where she had apparently been sitting, be found also the dead body of his mother. -9amael only returned about three- months ago from Germany, where he had been a prisoner of war. The neighbours describe the family as having been a happy one. and the whole affair is regarded as inexplicable Mrs. Evans was about 47 years of age. She was left a widow early in life with five young children whom she reared in a credit- able manner. Two sons bad served in the i Army, and the eldest is still in Egypt. j

WILSON'S CASE. I Fiume An International Port." VAIN EFFORT TO CON- VERT ITALIANS. The United States Committee on Public Informa-tioa on Wednesday supplied the Press Association with a copy of the memor- andum presented by President Wilson to the Italian delegation qn April 14th concerning the question of Italian claims on the Adri- atic. The President says "I am quite willing that Italy should be accorded along the whole length of her northern frontier, and wherever she comes into contact with Austrian territory, all that was accorded her in the so-called Pact of London. But I am of the clear opinion that the Pact of London can no longer, apply to the settiement of her eastern boundaries. The line drawn in the Paoct of London was conserved for the purpose of establish- ing an absolutely adequate frontier of safety for Italy against any possible hostility or other aggression on the'pan of Austria-Hun- gary. But Austria-Hungary no longer ex- ii". These eastern frontiers will touch coun- tries stripped of the military and naval power <A Austria, set up in entire indepen- dence of Austria, and organised for the pur- pose of satisfying legitimate national aspira- tions and so-cajled States not hostile to the new European order, but arising out of it, interested in its maintenance, dependent upon the cultivation of friendships, and bound to a common policy of peace and ac- commodation by the Covenants of the League of Nations. It is with these facts in mind that I have approached the Adriatic question. It is commonly agreed, and I very hea.rtily adhere to the agreement, that the ports of Trieste and Pola, and with them the greater part of the Istrian Peninsula, should be ceded to ItaJy. There would be no justification, in my-judgment, in includ- ing Fiume, or any part of the coast lying to the south of Fiume within the boundaries of the Italian kingdom. Fiume is by situ- ation and by all the circumstances of its de- velopment WOT an Italian but International port, serving the countries to the Eaat and North of the Gnlf of Fiume, "Just use it is an international port and cannot with justice be subordinated to it is my clear judgment that it should enjoy a very considerable de- gree of genuine autonomy, and that, while it should be included, no doubt, within the customs system of the new Jugo-Slavic State, it should nevertheless be. left. free in its own interest and in the interests of the States lying about it to devote itself to the service of the commerce which nattfrally and inevit- a..b1y foeeks an outlet or inlet its port." ably see k s an outlet or inlet at its port.

I RENTS GOING UP. I I What Landlords Should I I.. Charge, i I The Swansea borough treasurer (Mr. W. i H. Ashmole) has estimated the extent to 1 which landlords ca.n incaease the, rents in the old borough on account of increase in rates for period ending 30th September, 1919. Weekly ren, Ratable Rent now pre-war. value. ohargeable. 2s. d. 36. 6d. 5 0 0 3s. lCUd. 4P. 0d 5 15 0 4s. 5d. 48. 6d 6 10 0 4s. lUd. 5s. Od. 7 5 0 5s. 6-jd. ,5s. 6cL 8 0 0 6s. Id. 6s. Od 815 0 6s. 74d. 6s. 6d 9 5 0 7s. 2d. 7s. Od. 10 0 0 7s. 84d. 7s. 6tL 11 5 0 8s. 4id. 8s. Od. 12 0 0 as. lid. 8s. 6d. 12 15 0 9s, 6d, 9s. 04. 13 10 0 10s. ld. 9s.- 6d. 14 10 0 10s. 9d. 10s. Od. 15 0 0 lis. 4d. 10s. 6d. 15 15 0. 118. loid. lis- 0d 16 10 0 12s. 5d lis. 6d. 17 6 0 13s. Dd. 12s 0d. 18 d 0 13s. 7d 13s. 0d 19 10 0 14t: aid. 14s. 0(1 21 15 0 15s. lOAd. I Notes. I i ne increased rent is only chargeahla where the ratable value is that shown, and where the pre-war rent, was that sljown. I The increase ghown is calculated upon the basis of 22 weeks from April 28th. If the increase is not made till a later date, it should be correspondingly greater. This scale is only effectiv-e for existing ten- ants, and for the present half-year to Sap- tember 30th next.

I CENTRALABERDEEN. I Third Defeat for a Coalition I Candidate. The result of tlie -(, e!ec-j ,ent-ra l Abordmn elee- I etion was declared sbortJy after noon on Wednesday as follows:— Wood (Lib.). 4.960 I Davidson tC.U.) 4,764 Duncan (Lab.) 31482; 1 Liberal maj. over Coalition. 186 I DU. co ns nr-es the third defeat—although • a verv narrow one this time- of a. Coalition Candidave since the general election.

ONE WIRE TO IRELAND. RE-LAND. I I Havoc of the Recent Snow- storm, The Post Office authorities were aoable on Tuesday to give an eat-ate of the time which would be taken in repairing the damage to telegraph and telephone wires caused by Sundays snowstorm. The whole of Great Britain, from the North of Scotland to Devonshire, was a1- Jected. London alone had 11,735 telephone wires down; 2,000 were repa,ired on Monday. On Tuesday only three telegraph wires were working between England and France. Telegraphic communication between Lon-! don Mid Ireland was maintained by a soli- tary wire, not by the direct route, but by way of Scotland.

ABERAVON HOUSING QUESTION. At the cocipmnentary ba-nquet to the two soldier councillors at Aberavon on Monday night the Mayor, Mr. S. H. Byaas, said that the greatest question that the council would have to deal with at once was that of hous- ing. The council, he said, was fortunate in having ? surveyor fully qualified to deal tz? the question, .md he felt acre that tho scheme would be » SOOOMB ,¡.

BELGIUM'S APPEAL -=-;¡..> Immediate and Full Compen- sation. GENEVA SNUB KEENLY FELT. (Press Association Foreign Special.) BRUSSELS, Tuesday. In the course of a speech to the Senate to-day, to which the members listened standing, the President of the Senate, Baron de Favereau, said the Senate is keenly disappointed to learn that the Peace Conference has chosen Geneva as tihe seat of the League of Nations. Belgians axe too proud to ask for reasons of this decision, or to utter any recriminations. All that re- mains for Ih3 now js to demand the recon- sifcruclion of our devastated country. I propose to you that we should --end the fol- lowing appeal to the Parliaments of tihe Allies. The Belgian Senate, profoundly affected by the -vote of the Paris Peace Conference and its refusal to recognise the claims of Brussels to become the seat of the League of Nations; seriously disturbed by the lamentable situation to which this frightful wax has reduced its country, and convinced that the numberless ru i ns which cover its territory cannot be repaired by natural re- sources alone, addresses itself in its keen anxiety to the Peace Conference, and begs it to intervene with the utmost possible energy, so that a complete and speedy restoration may be carried out in the spirit of large-hearted equity a.nd generous rom- Pa-ion,which dictated them. Trusting to the sentiments of solidarity wihioli unite all civulised nations and the sincere proofs of sympathy which your assembly has so kindly shown to Belgium, the Senate feels assured it may rely upon your powerful support and intervention to uphold Bel- gium's legitimate and indispensable olacms for the restorattion of her country.. The Premier, M. Delacroix, said it is not sufficient that we should be repaid in thirty years time. We require immediate satis- faction of aur claims, and in regard" to this ma-tter nothing has yet been settled. M. Braiun (Liberal) said the whole Senate. supported the motion, and added that the fate of Belgium is now at stake. They have taken from us everything bat owr honour, and we hope the Allies, who solemnly recognised this fact, will not now forget it. M. Coppieters (Socialist) said when the time comes for reparation we shall all stand together to enforce our legitimaete claims, and to demand complete restoration, which is OUT right. AID WHERE DO WE COME IN ? As divided at present Frame is to re- ceive just over a half (Treat Britain just over one-fifth; and Belgium just over one- tenth of the indemnities to be wrung from Germany. Of the first payment of 3.000 millions, I nearly haif will be needed to pay for feeding Germany and the upkeep of the armies of occupation, so that the Belgian share will I be totally in-adequate to enable her to re- gain her prosperity. Belgium desires 1,000 diiWions in immedi- ate credits.

PIONEERED THE HEARSE. Aberavon Man of Many I Ideas. iMr. and Mrs. David Jouos, of Prospect- House, Portheawl, and formerly of AbeT- avon, celebrated their golden wedding on Wednesday Mr. Jones is a native of Aber- avon. bein £ a sou of the lat-e Mr. and Jones, of Tymawr House, Aberavon. and a grand-oephew of the late Sir Alfrnd Jones, v -;tv ot Livfer$6d!. ■•• Mr. JottM ww apprenticed &s a f-iiernist t and carried on business at the premises ad- joining the Walnut Tree Motel, ttb, dnelna aud in olden days a public-house. He later opened a business as chemist at Bridgend and London, and after marriage he and h. Jones took over the license of the Victoria Hotel, Aberavon, and afterwards of the Bed Lion Hotel, A beravon, where he remained until be rezirpd a few years ago- A Locat Pioneer. .Mr..Jones was the first. prrsor to intro- duce the hearse for funerals into the Aber- avon district, an innovation whit-h at first wa. keenly resented. One of his first orders was from a local main. Asked what da-, it was require.! the inquirer replied. "Oh.the man isn't dead yet, but he is goinr, home fast." Mr. Jones was also one of the pioneers of a market at. Aberavon and the first/per;*>ti to open a looal nlaee of mtCIP. Trkent in Aberavon. wHere he built the Nev Theatre in Clarence-street, of which he is still the proprietor. He a-leo introduced a service of brakes from the townto the beach. He was invited to contest, a, on the Council on. many occasions, hm preferred remaining oiitside pnblic service on local authorities.

j PROFITEERING. I Cases in Point at Swansea.! kU Swansea Food Committee on Tuesday, cdaes were reported where traders were seil- ing fish and fruit at maximum pric?s, al- though the supplies were plentiful. This wa-ft p-wtieularlv the caM m the former, and the Executive Officer said although there was a fteh a few weeks ago it was being sold at high prices in Swansea. The Mayor thought that the remedy was to lower the maximum paid and not to de- control. The Executive Officer said it was scandal OllA. ajid the etame prices were being charged whether fish was plentiful or scarce. It was decided to write to the Food Con- troller recommending that the maximum prices bA lowered where such caws arose.

WESTCROSS PROPERTY AT AUCTION. At tne sale of property conducted bv Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas at the Hotel Ietropole, Swansea, on Tuesday, the pemi-detached re- wdences known as 1 and 2, Bay View Villas, j Westcross, together with the ground rents of "Glan Alan," "Elmscote" and "Lans- downe," xt, L7 10s. per annum each, and "Sorrento," "Glyn Garth." "Pendine" a.nd "St. Julians." held at a ground rent of .£..2.- plus a freehold ground rent, of were withdrawn a.t £ 5,100. Offered separately, 1 and 2. By View Villas, were withdrawn at £ 2.960; also the gronnd rents secured bv Olan Alan," "E'msoote," and "Lams- downe," at, £ 187 10s. £ 160 and £ 187 10s. naepectiveJy; and for the gronnd rent nf E32 per Annath secured by "Sorrento," "Glvn Garth, "Pendine" tnd "St. Julians," there were no bids. The freehold ground rent of -per annuin secured by a detached resi- dence and horticultural ground of 3 roods 14 perches, ww sold to '4r- C. W. Slater for bl j jB7oo. -,u-

CHANGING HANDS. inree prominent licensed houses at Swan- sea are fhortly likely to change hands. Pre- parations to that effect, it is stated. are already being made.

SWANSEA'S BAD SMALL BOYS they stole the letters, tore them up, and threw them down a gratiii. -u,as the storv told by A sDJaJl boy at Swansea, whell changed with two others with ste.aling letters from a box at Messrs. Taylors' .AVjnd street. Two of the boys were also charged with steading 13 sticks of treacle toffee and six- pence in coppers, value in all Is. 7d from a shop in High-tr,Pet.-Tbe boys put on probation for 12 months in <hc sum of R,5 F'vp other small ?y« were Mch nned 10??' for damage to the extent of 7s. 6(1- to signal wires and pulleys at? Morriston, the property tj wires and pulleys ad Morriston, the property

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MR. ASQUITH. Interesting Rumour in London. A sudden and positive revival is (rays the London correspondent of the "Birming- ham Daily Post") to be noted of a report which has been heard in London society for weeks that Mr. Asquith is to succeed Lord Heading as British Ambassador to the United States. Nothing absolute is to be heard in official circles on the subject, but there is an absence of positive contradiction which in such matters always leads to the continu- ance and development of the rumour. Even those who have most strongly criti- cised Mr. Asquith's policy as Prime Minis- ter in regard to the vigorous prosecution of the war during the later period of the Pre- miership. and who are opposed to certain of his views on domestic affairs, have long felt that it is a distinct loss to the country that HIS great public talents should not in some marked and effective way be ENGAGED in the service of the State.

KAISER'S TRIAL. Provision Made in Peace Treaty. REQUEST FOR EXTRADI- TION. It is understood t,bat articles have been prepared for insertion in the Peace Treaty in which the Allies will "pubiicly arraign" the ex-Kaiser for a supreme offence" against "iuternational morality and the sanctti-ty of treaties. It will. be remem- bered t-h«U the Commission appointed to examine the question of responsibility for the war recommended that there should be no prosecution of the authors of the war and the violators of Belgian neutralitv. The Allies will request the Netherlands irovernment to surrender the ex-Kaiser The tribunal before which he will appear IF to consist of representatives of the United States. Great Britain, France. itaiv. and Japan.

i £ 50 A YEAR." Swansea Ex-Soldiers' War Bonus Idea. Swansea branch of the Comrades of th< Otis at War has amotion on the ayemln uf tix lhvisional Counci at Cardiff for Saturday expressing the opinion that the gratiutie? rendered for services in the Great War art "quite inadequate." and appealing to the Government "to consider the proposal <>'■ granting thp -;tin of iJSO to each man for evciv vcHi'f service, w hether at home or abroad, but not including conscientious ob- jectors. with the exception of those who sub- sequently voluntari ly tr.UI. ter RED to a fight- iiig ujiit., the grant to them be payable from the date of transfer; in tHe CASE Vof orphans 81;ch grant to be utilised in an educationa l interest on their behalf."

THE NEXT THING. Metal Trades and Settled Conditions. With the lifting nf Government control mnd the withdrawal of subsidies, on Wednes- day, the iron and steel ;rados will once mors BE placed on a competitive basis. It is gen orally expected in the trade that the recent steel prices fixed will be raised by at least another L'i a ton at an early date. Ba.r iron makers have advanced their prices L. 2 15s. a ton. PENDING the settling down of the trade business is very largely restricted, and no makers are selling cx<-ept at prices ruling at the time of delivery.

SOLDIER'S ORPHANS Large-Hearted Swansea Aid. The SWANSEA branch of the Comradee 01 the Great War has been successful in ob- taining THE removal of the three children of the:r:Iot.e Lance-Corporal W. Morris, R. W. F., who WM killed in action in FRANCE, in August, 1916, from Tawe Lodge to the Orphan Homes, thns relieving the children 01 the stigma, of pauperism. The mother was tnried a.t ( oekett on Tuesday at the expeaaee of the Comrades," who wish to expreea their thanks to Mr. R. G. Lewis, MANAGJUG director of Messrs. Ben Evane, who gener- ously provided the children with mourning clothes.

WELL-KNOWN COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. The death took place on Tuesday after. noon of Mr. Edwin M. Johns, of Mangwyne, St. Clears, for 25 years a traveller in employ of the Swansea Old Brewery Coy. The deceased, who was aged 55. previousiy LIVED at Brunswick-street, Swansea. He had been ill about a fortnight, and was well- known throughout (RI;\morgan and Carmar- thenshire. He leaves rt widow and a large family, including Mr. Redvers Buller Johns, a son, who is in the Navy. His eldest daughter was a. nurse throughout the war, and was invalided home from Egypt. RiI. brother is a stationmjuster at Morriston.

BdTH "IN THE SOUP. Swansea rood Ooramittee on Tuesday dis- cussed a case in which a man bought, salmon above the maximum price, inasmuch as he paid 5s. for a. pound, whereas the maximum I price was 3S. 8 £ d. The committee decided to prosecute both buyer and seller.

_n. LOYD GEORGE A TRUE- BLUE CELT. Lecturing at the Koyal Institution, Lon- don. on Tuesday evening ou the origin of the Welsh people, Professor Arthur Keith said the prevailing type of Welshman to-day was th.-I t, known i;, the river-bod type. The iy),, type was prevalent 1) t- England, and dated BOCK to from three to four thousand ytears ago. It WAS also found in Limousin, i: the district. of the Rhine. Describing the various Welsh types in detail, Professor K f'ithi !IuA"a."<>:J his rema.ri.-F; riv pictures fJ nm "THE Life of MJ-. Lloyd George, •"A hose heii-I iw regarded-AS ESSENTIALLY Celtic. His char KTERISTKI?, HE sai-J, were drawn almost entire!V from his mother. TINE oyeg WERE DEEPLY SUNKEN, vhieh vras esseiit4aay a Celtic peculiarity. The type was A vear wicierrti one iir