South Wales Weekly Post

THE POST BAG. I Your pictures will cost you more. Swan- sea cinema prices go up as from to-day. Swgar wift. be dearer. Not s sweet out- lopk- for the. kiddies, is it? A L-laneily man complains that a neighbour goes in extensively for Sunday boot-repair- ing. He "object 'more to the noise than the wor;; on. the Lord's Day." I Mountain DBW" and Have Another, as the titles of films at a Swansea picture house, effectively dispose of any suggestion (,of Pussyfoot proijagandiat event. j I It is quite a com m on thing at Neath just now to see peaisons wearing smoked" glasses* at night. The intense glare of the local gas in the causo. -Who be you calling a human yelled one Devonshire man at the other on the Strand. F.bain't no more human being than you be." 11". little excitement t, OCim Engendered by the local elections, but the gentleman who described hiis opponent as "a sewer-rat" was evidently askin(r for 1\ ♦ f** A paradox quaint the elections reveai, When each candidate strives for the goal; | Reversing- the methods of everyday life, The sascst- are wtil iir) th pdl 'ATTICXTS. A>ioui?r st-niie seitied. The Neath and Briton Fexry War i-'ensioi^ Comniittee. after an effectual prote&t, against the Ministry's unwarrantable delay in approvingjftts estknates. have come out on top and wiube soon busy again. 1' Old Soldier is feeling confident of a forward place in the Neath Municipal stakes. I'll show 'em a thing or two over the sticks on the first," he said to Hotspur." But all the candidates are thinking (or hop- ing) just the same thing. There was a great run on the family candle- box on IVichy night, but t.be time-hallowed apple and candle" eeems to have de- generated into an excn&e for the putting ] away of as much fruit iiz the exchequer wiQfl y at- tn.iit. the cxchpquer wiM run to. Each candidate ior the municipal stakes at Neath is burning (in his address) to cure all the ills the good [.eople of Castellnedd j are suffering from But the pilis to cUte. the ills aro ail coated with gold, and 'viic will pay for the covering J We pass this eion-g to the local Prouteer- jing Ccrnmiwee Seeing" (-writas "Patchy") "that the trade £ inan asked me (halt-a-crown for the job, and eventually agreed to accept eight fenpence, how much was I overcharged ?" A Swansea lady, who wand-ered dowu to the South Dock basin on Fridav to see the fishing fleet getting re,adyfor sea, remarked What bad language some of these men are usnjig." Yes. mum." replied the 'long- shoreman; -i, good sign, mum!" i .¡t. It wais the passing oi a. funeral cortege down Wind-street,-Swansea—not a very im- pressive ore. several well-tlressed men were apparently afraid of catching colds by noticing it. It was left to an unkempt man. with the most ragged of attire, to revereptly doff h;L-, raz ed cap. One notices these little items of lire. MtlCeS littie it('Tnq of l i -,e. One of the candidates seeking election j locally is a bit of a humourist. lD his ad- dress to the electorate of Oysterraouth he | says :—<s I am not making a house-to-house j call to kiss the baby, and knowing that bf- fore reaching the polling station you have decided whom to support, I shall not meet and t-lit- en I, .e¡" ,{,):l, I A dreadful threat ha-s been, made in a s-ituated in a humble street not far from the Gas Works. Both occupiers -husband and wife) possess a vote, and they bcid divided opinions. "See here. Dai," .said the lady, I tell you if you vote for to-day, ifa no dinner f will cc?k for I you to-moITtJw.SO there I JII A'  j "A familiar ngure pas5&; from Swansea' docks life with t.he death of Mr. G. V. I Perry, one of t<h<?e personalities who com- (bined with shrewd business capacity a geniality that it, ib pleasing to recall. His youngest wn-ho had three with the Colours -ga,ve his life for his country. a.nd we' are not forge-tinl" (writes "Docksman"). t ♦ o I In a rich Trig-q brogue, Mr. Wm. LeNAis. J..P. (Morriiton), in inviting the South Wales grocers to hold tboJr council meetings at Swansea, said: "Colue in the evening«or come. in the morning,, Come when expected or crone without) warning; thousand welcomes ye'H find here before ve Th' of tenor ye come tho more we'll adore thee. J 1'1' ) A hitherto unreported incident in connec- I tion wit.h the municipal election campaign at Neath comes froqj "Hot-spur." It run* meeting. Speech by the candidaet, who savs he cannot do better than reaa his address to the electors.. He reads with difficulty. Five minutes pass. Then, like the crack of a rifle, -comes a voice fr-om the rear Here, steady on. mate; you are stealing my thunder. That's rfiy ad- dress,—not yours.' That gas again." There is a rooie-catcher in West Wales who has hunted the elusive burrcwer for some 30 years, and has made a by no means meagre living out of the vocation. Many profession; menwollld not be averse to receiving his lees. During the war the price of the skin has reached a .very high figure. Not the least important part of the work is the skin- ning of the i ehetty littie animal. The man referred, to hAS made for his wife a beautiful moleskin-hat, which would fetch a handsome sum in Paris or Bond-street. Ni-iilcie Bard; the cleanest and, according to good judges, the brainiest of our music- hall comedians, has had a very remarkable experience in New York. On the opening night at the Now Palace he had a mixed reception. b::t c,n his second attempt he maoe a complete conquest oi the house. He has been displaying some of that repartee for which ina is famous, which makes it apropos to recall the occasion when a body of roy- stercrs in a box g-ave him trouble". "Here we are," said Wilkie T>ard, pointing to them, a box of sardines, and judging by their ma»nners—-well oiled." A fiery gas-stoker was dead set against one of the candidate^ sotalllding far his ward, and well his "batty" knew this. and de- termined to have a joke. Representing him- self to he a canvasser, he called at his house in the dark and knocked at the door, which was opened by the good wife. "Tell your. husband, Mrs. J- that he must vote for So-and-So." What's that?" shouted the sto ;er who was in the middle of washing upstairs. You stop there a minute and the next moment up went the window and out came a bucket of soapy water. Now don't speak. The year is dying: but dying gloriously, i ighting to the last ditch. Only the other evening the transformation scene in the west was a magnilcent sight, horses and chariots giants and gnomes, mountains and lakes. A novinji nanorama, such as no human brain o'11d call into being. In the woods and or- ■birds not a leaf stnred no voice disturbed Mie silence of the leaf-strewn aisles--a.rii, i "Ler, the moon came out, and the ever- varying shapes floated slowly across, its phinx-like face, whil,, ilic little stream, with I tiny waterfalls, supplied the orchestra' "ffectt num bers well chosen, whispering-of of Bwbler.

I I A GREAT REFORMER. -— I Presentation to Mr. Arthur Eien at Swansea. ■■ ■>» ■ i.i my TOWN'S MUNICIPAL 'GOLDEN AGE' RECALLED. On Friday afternoon, in the Victoria Hall of the Hots; Cameron, before a large and re presentative gathering of Swansea Unionists, advantage was taken of the presence, on a short visit to the town, of Mr. Arthur Eden to present him with a beautifully-illuminated address, as a mark of the wiixta esteem in which he is hejid in local Unionist circles. Mr. Eden, on the grounds of health. was compelled to leave the district soma twelve months ago, and is now resident at Hart- field, Susjcx. The Swansea Unionise since then have been eager to demonstrate bheu'?! gTeat regarci for him, and would have sent on the address long ago, but it was a genera, wish that it should be a personal pressiite- tion, and now the opportunity came. We need hardly recall Mr. Btleii's gi-C-p, services to the Unionist cause in Swansea to. verv many years-how he so ably filled iht chair of the Unionist Association and de livered inspiring and patriotic addresses and how he carried on the great fight he m successfully put up for the retention of thi National Schools. But, outside politics, h( is held in the ve-,y esteem for hi verv fine adjuLiie-tralj ve Alviiitie& as chair- i mail of the Swansea Corporation Finance J Committee and chairman of thq SwaR^ea War Pensions Committee. Indeed, he is regarded by the town in general as a gentleman possessing business qualities of a very high order and a man of the very highest integrity. A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING. The proceedings took the form of a recep- tion, and those present included Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, Bart., who wa4 accom- panied by Miss Llewelyn, Col. Morgan^ Mr. Joseph Ilall, J.P., ex-Aid. and Mrs. Dd. Davits, Major Fred Bradford. Mr. T. R. Robinson (chairman of the association), ex-AJd. J. Hillard (ex-chairman), Col. A. Sinclair (Mayor-elect) and Miss Sinclair, Mrs. Fred Bradford, Mrs. T R Robinson, the Secretary and Mrs. Ben Bottomley, Mrs. Fred Waddington, Mfc. G. Hemmings, Mrs. G- Model. Mr. and Mrs. J. A: Chap- Pell, Mrs. W. J. Harris. Mr. J. D. Davies, Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Millward, and many or-hers. Dunng the reception, Mr. d, C. Cooper played puiuoferte aelectioiis. I,In Eien, who was aceorapsircd by Mrs. Eden, greeted his old friends most affably, and old times were talked over with Sir John, CoJ. LI. Morgan, ex-Ala Dd. Dalies (editor and managing director of the "Darty Post "), Major Fred Bradford, Col. Sinclair, Mr. J. R. Davies, ex-Aid. J. Hillard, -r. T. R. Robinson, Mr. Joseph Hall, J.P., Mr. A. Abbott, and others. SIR JOHN LLEWELYN'S TRIBUTE. In opening the presentation ceremony, Sir John Llewelyn was most cordially received. He said all felt gralined at seeing Mr. Eden looking so well. He was an old cot league of theirs for a. great number of years, and a. most useful member of the Association, and the illuminated addre,« was signed by many of the leaders, und numbered in all about 60 signatories. He was quite sure the gift would prove to Mr. Eden an inter- esting memento of the nW)lY years when he "vas of such ur-efu! service' to t-he borough and the dear old town of Swansea. (Hear, hear.) It was also in many other capacities that he was of immense service. (Hear, hear.) The address particularly, referred to the pride with which they looked bftck upon hie municipal work, his grand work in defence of the Church, and his reorganisa- tion of the financial affairs of tife! töwn. (Hear, hear.) That ih?p.t'ed-him (?ir .3oh?n) \mth the hope and trujst tb?Jus-.u?M ?x- MQp}€ v?onid b& -?-i ken aki;e:. en t. i.iuke in the most dangerona pt?itton, ci Hterwh<?? .?airs of the 'oouritry. (H?ai?, hear.) It was a very great pleasure to him to welcome Mr. Eden once more amongst them. (Ap- plause.) TRIBUTES FROM ABSENT FRIEXDS. At iiiig Mr. Beii • Bottomley (the secretary! an?oun?ed apc;ogi.? from C?t. J. R. Wri?ht. Rear ?drnin'! H?r)e<,?&, Lady ? Lyo'who is k'-?ving *e district, A 1 DulejLe Vivian, Col. and Mrs. Chas. Wright. Col. Hon. Odo Vivian, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilbertson. Col. -Ernest Helrne, I'.lajor and W. F. Brook, Mr. and Mrs. John Gla8hr\.)<.)k, Mr. and Mre. Fied Glasbroük, Mr. Fred Waddington. C-aot. and F. S. Morgan, Miss E. M. Richards, Miss K. M. Doran, Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill. Mr. and Mrs. Peel, ,Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mayhew, Mi and Mrs. Beynon Winsor, Mr. and Mrs. D. H-. Lewis, Ccufi. Mac-donnell, and Aid. G. Hem- mingt- Mr. Eden, who has done so much for the cause, wrote Colonel J. R. Wright, "de- serves so well any honour that can be given him." Frad Wtddingf,on Mr. Fred Waddington, who is in London, wrote: No words of anyone cf us can ado- l quatdy expi-e, our gratitude for his mag- nificent work. His services to the Umovugt Party in Swansea were inestimable, and the great, part he played in the public life of the town, coupled with his seli'-saorifice and splendid character, have endeared him to all scctiüusoi the Col.)imunit,.), I In his apology, Aid. Hemmings mentioned the fitet that the Ma.yor knowing Mr. Edeu Avas on a visit entertained him as his guest at the luncheon to the Insurance Societies, thus showing the love and es- teem which Mr. Eden is held by all sections, of the communitv." A GREAT MUNICIPAL REFORMER. I '•— Alderman David Davies said it would I have been a more joyous gathering if ui- stead of welcoming Mr. Eden for a fugitive visit, thw were welcoming him back again tG Swamca. (Hear, hear.) They sorely 'nis?t ? him and there never a tim. when the need was so great, for capable, conscien- tious men of the type of Eden in iheir public work. (Hear, hear.) They all knew ot his great work in connection with the Unionist party, and the Church people knew how he championed the National Schools— how he was a pillar of strength to thecaus.e of the Church. (Hear, hear.) He wanted to refer more particularly, however, to the enormous value of his services to Swansea. as a town. (Hear, hear.) He was one of the people who, induced Mr. Eden to come into municipal work, and looking back to t,b.?t ?-?f 1908 ho was ?atisiied thai, the Mnniicpal Reform movement W(1, a most fruitful one. (Hear, hear.) It produced fruits the benefits of which were accruing to Swansea to-day. And to him one of the | best things they ever did on that occasion was to persuade Mr Eden to enter public life. He thought thtt, people in the years to come would reeard that period ;>« absolutely the! best for Swansea in the municipal senr2. [ Thev had many of the best men in Swan- 1 sea in the Council at that time, and gradu- ally, through their influence' thev .iicceeded- in breaking own all the barriers of pmty. > They got the three parties in the Council united and trying to do their best for the town. It was a period more free from faction feeling than a,ny other period that he knew of. and in a measure that was due to the influence of Mr. -Arthur Eden. (Hear, hear.) He remembered Mr. E-den,. then eo new member, passed round a word of advice which was disregarded by a large number of members of the. Council because they sus- pected it, but he (Y Eden) had not been or the. Council a year before his advice was imnlictly followed.. (Hear, hear.) And as chairman of the Finance Committee Mr. ;ifcleii did a work for the finances of tho town th-if. ""■> one outside the Council had uny adequate idea of. A SOUtfD FINANCIAL SYSTEM. Luckily' they had in Mr. Ashmold a splen- did borough treasurer, and he and Mr. Eden ^Ave to the town what it had never had be- ?ore—a pcrlect1y sound financial system, and by it tliay had caved thousands of pounds and were to-day deriving the benefit of it. (Hear, heaor.) To him (Mr. Davies) it was a, personal grief that Mr. Eden had Qoft Swansea. It was a great arsenal loss to lose a man whose, ukíance wa-5 bD valuable: f and whose cheery disposition always made ite so ready, (Hear, ilea r.) The golaen per- i iod of municipal life in Swansea was when J Mr. Eden was on the Council with the Hon. Odo Vivian. Dr. Latimer, Mr. Laugharne Morgan, Mr. T. T. Corker and Mr. Willie Holme- who had since disappeared from it. They did succeed in making the Council a good business body in the interests of the town. (Hear, hear.) He was not engaged in throwing bouquets—that was not exactlv his function—but he wanted to teli ■! ► them with all sincerity he had q never met a man In public 'ife'who was' ?,?illierior to Mr. Eden. (Hear, henr.) I To him Mr. Eden was the one man he 'coked for sound advice. (Hear, hear.) There was an election to-morrow in Swansea istinguished by its complete public apathy, 'nd yet the administration of tho town>'s affairs tailed for the ablest men in the com- munity Income out. but if they did, they vere not sure that they would be returned, The outlook was very depressing-, and thit vas the reason why it was a loss to the I low75. to the community, and to the country v/her, through illtiass or any oth el" cause, the services of men like Mr. Arthur Eden were to a town. (Hear, hear.) In con- clusion. Mr. Davies said he knew he was voiakincr for those present, and certainly for himself, when he said how delighted he was to "see Eden, who ""Mild always h, — p]- I some in Swansea, for hi,, memorv would be I an inspiring one in municipal work for many years to come. (Ann]a.us0. ) Mr. J. R. Davies declared that Mr. Eden's -ler,art.,u- was a serious loss to Swansea, but he trusted that he would soon be back I agn amongst thm. (Hear, hear > I THE MAYOR-ELECT. I Colonel Sinclair (Mayor-Elect) expressed his personal delight at seeing Mr. Eden again and referred to his great organising aoi^ity. He could only" re-echo what Mr. David Davies had said, and agreed that Mr. Eden's advice was eagerly looked forward to even amongst those" who had' fought against him in tho year previously. He (Colonel Sinclair) considered himself highly honoured to be associated with others in having his n&mo v e(i uo Vhe teotimoMa? in such a worthy cause and as an expres-icn oi their good wishes and good will tor Mr. Eden. (Applau,-t.) Ex-Alderman T. Hillard also spoke of the splendid qualities of Mr. EJen, whom he wished a long and happy life. Mr. T. R. Robinson (the present chairman of the Association) said he could only en- dorse every wcrd the other speakers had said. (Hesl-. hear. I THE ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION. i I -1 oir John Laeweiyn then rose to mane the presentation of the address, which was in album form and beautifully illuminated, r ?f;f .address was as follow? Dear Sjr.Your removai to another district I;ive your friends in Swansea. an opportunity of placing on record their deep feeling ct" personal rr.jfaxd to j-ourseaf a nil their recognition of the grejt work you have- done for all in gcjjera!. and the Conservative and Unionist cam in particu- lar. in the borough. During the years of your connection with the SW3t1, Conservative nncl Uaioaisi A5>citijn. as ch.Vrman or hon. treasurer, youj energy and determ'natiop kept the old flag flying, and eve;) in the darkest hours you were neither disilt>3.t- ened yourself, nor suffered others to lose cour- age. but was ever confidant that ia the end our cxiusi would triumph. fh. good .work done by y^u in the pa^t. is aow hearing fruit, aad we believe tha-t you will ehorniy see a satisfaotorj' result. your niany fr:iads iii Swansea. outsde- the Association, as well, as in ,its ranks, look with -gr,C&- prtdt On the Excellent work you have d&ne in the municipal life of the borough, whether it be in your grand detence 01 thCharçh Schools, the r,;o;iin ct,' t?e hnanpia) a??rs of the £ owc;'xbr, more recently, in yom untlnlí(abou.rs &ii heha'f-of p^tr-M"'c ftid cKaritab'e ,(å{:ln1s. All nit in Mrs. tden' pos-fb e happiness" add a re-babiHtatidn 6f your he-1 ti> -nd. 011 b^hail- of the Association, w, re- quest your acceptance of this illuminated album as a s:ight tc.1-cn of.'oitr afferliou attd esteem, I We are, Sir, faithfully: S'r J. T. T>. .L!ewe!ya (presi??t). James Hilard ?chair- mat). Th'o_ R' Roh:n?oia vice-cua'nu?.n>. 'RoRer Beck, .??frcd ?tbott (chaimMn of Fin- I j ;.nc Comm i ttee). Becj. Bottomley (secretary)" and Exeeut'^e Committee (wnose signatures are aiao attached to the addi-es-sl And now, Mr. Eden." said Sir John. after he had finished reading it, I present to -ou this as a token of ?nr esteem and! aSectio?., and hope with aU the sneakers who nave p-ooken before hat you may en- j6v many happy years tr/li..e and to rrrielpi- be. this day in Swan.-ea." (Loud app'ause.) l'iï 11. A. F. [iJEN. I I K??-g REPLY. I }fIt. }inEN"S REPLY. Mr. Eden, who was enthusiastic-ally re I ceivod, said it was difHcult to find wor ds to adequately express ht thanks for the pre- .ventaticn of tha.t most beautifully illumi- nated album, .which he would always trea- sure as a personal ihemento of his past plea- sa.nt connections with the Swansea Conserva- tive and Unionist Association: The altogether tco kind references "to him for hisI services to the association were embarrassing and he felt to a great extent underserved. IV1 ANY PLEASANT MEMORIES. It was always a pleasure to be associated with the workers and the Executive Com- to and looking bad, upon his t years meant many plecsant memories. He was glad to see so marry V- his old friends there that day, but one face be missed was his old fri-.nd. the hon. tvf:asurer (Mr. Roger Beck, who is in Canada), who was a tower of I strength when help was wanted, ana on whose advice they always reiied. (Hear, hear.) Sir John Lif-welvn—(applaiwe)—their pre- sident, bad fought many battles for their cause, long before hie (Mr. Eden's) connection with the afraii s of the Asaociation, and it was indeed a pleasure to see him still presiding over the organisation. (Hear, hear.) They had gone through strenu- ous times and after rainy elections. they were still- as hopeful and, he trusted, as enthusiastic as e--er. (Hear, hear.) If any- one a-sked why this was he reply that we believe a our principtcs—that we think i we Are right in our pohtic&I views. Our 1 ba^ic principles are largely our King and Constitution, and our ideals are in the best ense Impertai." (App?aus?.? They fjar?/ of I coarse, to adjust themselvcc t? the changed times, but their principles remained the same (Hear. Hear.) For many years past thev had en joyed heodom in their fonn of government, whi<?t ?as perhaps the nu?ij tl'U 1 y "dcmocr;'Jhc in tho world. I EV'ry kmd of government had &ct?!c draw- 11, but t?ey must be prepared to fight •fcitH* determinatian.. They could not, for j that q. Govern- ] merit of this .country should be a too (Continue at foot oi itext. ooliuna«)

26 LABOUR GAINS. ————. Features of South Wales 0 Elections. I EX-SERVICE MEN'S SUCCESS. Labour secured conspicuous gains in the municipal elections in South Wales on Sntur- dav-tha first municipal oonteets since 1915. In all, Labour gained frcm other parties no :'ec-*ev tlian 26 seats, ip addition to holding their own in most of the cases in which their own men were, at the retiring members, csekuig re-election to their respective coun- cils. At Cardiff only one of the old members secured re-election, and seven went to the poll. The following table summarises the Labour, cains from other paxties C,,i r cl ?i Merthy 2 I i [ Neath 2 Pembro k e ¥ 2 L!a.ne!!y 3 Newport. 4 Carmarthen 2 A'? r?vcm 3 Brecon 1 ;i\ 2 The second outstanding feature of t! e re- sults is the great success of the ex-Service candidates. At Cardiff they returned three men, and at Tenby two ex-Ser-vice candidates led the field. Evidently the Comrades' kin- dred organisations are already a force in local politics. Their gains on Saturday are sum- marised in the follov.-ms table;- Card-,IT 3 Haverfordwest X L-laneily 1 Cariiiarth-,n 1 Merthyr 1 Tenby 2 labour's Success. Mr. Hyndman, the veteran Socialist leader, stated on Monday that he re- garded the triumph of Labour candidates at the municipal elections as a very Significant sign of the feelings of people. It was quite clear the Labour differences must have been sunk at the ballot box. )

U.K.C.T. EISTEDDFOD. Results of Successful Swansea Contests. A very successful semi-nationai eisteddfod was held at the Albert Hall, Swansea, on Sa-tmnlay, under the auspices of tlie U.K. I Commercial Travellers' Association (Swansea No. 1 branch), in support of the various charities of the organisation. The principil competition was for male voice parties, Sir J lirèd Mond, the president, having offered a pi-,iz-, of This elicited 'three entries. fi;e winning choir the Tredegar Orpheus Farty. In the absence oi Sir Alfred Mond, M.P through indisposition, the chair was taken by the vicar (the Rev. Harrington Lees). Results :—Children's choir., test piecee, I Ddiau'r Dolvdd" and "Autunin Days"— winner, Nantyffyllon Juvenile Choir. So- prano solo—winner. Miss Betty Bowen, Penygraig. Rhonddu. Baritone solo--Mr. William Jones, Ystradgynlais. Contralto solo—Miss Mollie Davies, Three Cresses. Champ-on recitation—Mr. Llewellyn Morgan, Cymmer, Rhondda. Tenor solo—Mr. Johu Thomas, Dunvant. Male voice clic,rn,- pieces, Invictus (Dr. Dati Protbero) and "Y 'Cariad Gollwyd (Dr. Vaughan Thomas) 1, Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Party 2, Swansea and District Choir; 3, Maesteg Male Voi ce Choir. Champion solo (Ray voiM) —Mr. John Thomas, Dunvant.

BATTLE 0 £ THE TOWY." Bailiffs Worsted with Fists and Law. A curious case was heard at Carmar- thenshire Assizes-on Saturday, when, on the direction of the judge, the jury found lhomas Rogers (51) and John Rogers (21), not guilty of assault upon two water bailiffs, and taking triiiiclieon, notebook and warrant from them. It appeared that the bailiffs seized a coracle belongi 19 to the defendants. It was not, numbered, which was against the law, and the judge, in his review of the case, said the bailiffs had no power to confiscate a coracle that was being used for an improper purpose, and there was no suggestion of that m this case. "I If you hnd a man taking away your property you have a perfect right to stop him." said the judge, "but peace- ably, if you can. It was not possible -In this case to stop the coracle being taken away peaceably. There were two bailiffs there, and when Rogers attempted to stop them there was a free light. There being a free fightt apcused could not be found guilty of thIS cnme. "With regard to the charge of steal- ing, it was true they took the two truncheons, but that, of course, was not with the idea of stealing them. They took them away as trophies of war. (Laughter). They had had the hesl. of the fight, and they took them away, as in a battle you may take away the enemy's flag." Some amusement was caused in court by a witness being asked in English, if he could understand counsel for the prosecution. The witness replied in Vi-el,h "Dit)i oii(J. Cviiiraeg (he only understood Welsh).

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M ELECTIONS. Labour S cores in South I Wales. WEST WALES MUNICI- PAL RESULTS. Labour hA been prominent in the South Wales municpai elections, no less than 26 seats having been captured from other pec- ties. Cardiff and Newport each gained four, Aberavon and Llanelly three each, Ne-ath and KidweHy two each, and Swansea, one. Tbe. Sw--tsc-a Labour gain was in the Landore Ward, where Mr. Adam Pole- man -it the retiring councillor, Mr. Abra- ham Bowen, by a very substantial majority. Locally, as elsewhere, the total poli wa-s small. The electorate for the seven S^ wan- 8ea wards totalled 95,531, and the poll num- bered 13.214 or 51.7. ELECTIONS (intrn to come) l!-t edc y. SWANSEA. I Labour Captures Landore Seat. .Signifie old members. COCKLTT WARD (1,969). D it. (Lab.) 658 Thorta-s Hopkins (Ind.) 116 Majority 542 LANDORE WARD (4,278). V W. A. Poleman (L.) 1250 A. Bowen .w. (IM.) 752 Mâjority 498 MUMBLES (3,144). E. G. Bevan (Ind.) 568 C. P. Beli tlnd.) 488 Odo Chapman 52 Majority. 80 ST. THOMAS (4,511). *David Williams (Lab.) 1731 Mrs. Seldon (Ind.) 917 Majority 814 CASTLE WARD (3,243). •H. Thomas (Lab.) 957 Abe Freedman lInd.) 814 Majority. 143 MORRISTON (4,540).. J. B r, 1518 \J. Brvn Edwards ISlS j. Martin 1467 Majohty 51 BRYNMELIN WARD (3,848). Sheehan (Lab.) 1564 W. Samuel. (lud.) 694 Majority 870 I NEATH. I Three Old. Members Rjbcted. I Three o? the old memoer? who sougnt re- election at Neath, on Saturdav. w?re re- jected, the only retiring councillor again re- turnel being Mr. Matthew Arnold for-the South Wsyrd. There- were five candidates for two seats in the North Ward, and four candidates for a like "number in the South Ward. In the South Ward Mr Richard Jenkins, an engine driver, di*pla £ nl Mr. Dan Harry, J. P., a Labour member of more moderate views, and in the North Ward Mr. D. G. Davies, a Liberal, gained a seat a.t the expense of another Liberal, while Mr. George Bowen, another railwayman, secured a seat for Labour. Capt. Walter E, Rees lost his seat, and neither Mr. Wm. Barry nor Mr. Rees Rees, nominees of the local branch of the Sailors and Soldiörf", Federa- tion, were auccessful, although Mr. Rees polled very well. The nett result, as affecting the composi- tion of the Council, is a Labour Rain of one seat; but Labour on the Council will be now represented by four councillors of ad- \'anced views and one of moderate opinion, whereas, prior to Saturday, there were two Socialists and two Moderates. The results were declared late on Saturday night, as follows: — NORTH WARD (2 seate). Elected: D. G. Dayi"s (Lib.) 680 G. Boweu (Lab.) 616 Non-elected .John Morris (Lib.) 504 W. Barry (S. and 394 •Capt. W. E. Rees (Con.) 348 SOUTH WARD (2 seats). Elected Richard Jenkin. (Lab.) 1026 *Matthew Arnold (Lib.) 671 Non-elected Rees Rees (S. and S.F.) 638 *Dan Harry, J.P (Lab.) 627 I ABERAVON. I LABOUR PARTY'S CLEAN SWEEP. I Labour made a clean sweep at Aberavon, capturing the four seats on j good poll. A remarkable feature was the big percentage of votes recorded by the women electors: and tne Labour candidates ewe their succr.-ss to the splendid support oi the women. The two retiring candidates in the North Ward, Messrs. Percy Jacob and Tom Goslin, are both ex-Mayors of the borough. The latter aho received the support of the Discharged Soldiers, as he was an old soldier who served in the South African war. One of the retiring candidates in the South AVard, Mr. Jenkin Morgan, did not seek re-election, but the other. Mr. J, Nash, headed the poll. The results will increase the Labour mem- bers on the Council to seven. NORTH WARD (2 feate). Elected G,. Bowdler (Lab.) 667 Ben Hargett (Lab.) 526 Non-elected 'Percy Jacob .(coiiierY Foprietor) 512 n\ S. Goolm (b&ker) 4?0 Edgar Thomas (licensed vie ua!ier) 138 SOUTH WARD (2 seats) Elected (Lab.) 999 9 Charles Ilatthew tLab.) 725 j NOn-elecd E. 'M. Jenkins (merchant) 586 Alf. Thomas (dis. soldier) 541 Mark Sharp (pilot) 213 LLANELLY. I I CONTESTS IN EACH OF THREE I WARDS. 1 Ttw resale Hi two of the thre6, w :1 t I Llanelly were declued !?te oo S?tu?iay i ovaum& Th4. ? ?he W m*mbwa in

S30 FINES. i East Side Public House Prosecuted. < i VERY BAD CASE": AN APPEAL. John Henry Phillips, landlord of the Umcn Inn, St. Thomas, was summoned at Swansea on Monday .vith overcharging in the sale of a tot of Johnny Walkes whisky to the extent of 2d. Mr. Watt (temporary inspector of the Food Control Mee) said he called for a tot < f Johuny Walker whisky and was (barged 8d. instead of 6d. Witness called to Mr. Cummings, food inspector, who called for another whisky and was charged 8d.. tigain. and on disclosing his identity the barmaid said she had made a mistake and gave an extra 2d. change, making the charge for the second whisky 6d. Mr Horatio Watkms, for the defences-said he likened the manner in which the Food Control officers went about their prosecution es a conspiracy, and wished it known that the way in which the Food Office carried out their business was discreditable and dis- gusting. Mr. Cummings, in the box, snid he. was bo well known that in the interests of the public he had to send Watt in. In the evidence for the defence it waa stated and corroborated that the charge for the first whisky was 6d. and not 3d., but mistake, which was eventually rectified. was made in Le charge for the second whisky.' There were previous convictions. The Bench thoilsht it a very bad case and imDosed a fine of L25 against. Mr. Phillips and a fine of £ 5 on Miss Gwen Davies for aiding and abetting. Mr. Watkins g-ave notice of appeal.. IN MUMBLES CASE. The licensee of the Osborre Hotel. Mum- bles, Mr. Henry May, was summoned fat selling rum at a penny over-charge, and also -with not exhibiting a price list, on September 10th. Me, Henry Tliompron appeared for defendant and said the 3efendant was under the impression he could sell proprietary brands at 6d. per l-5th gill, the same as pro- prietary whisky, but on reading the regula- tions found fl-, applied to proprietary brands of whisky only. i Defendant '"i8 fuied L5 for the ftrgt cliarge and 20s. on the second SWINDLING THE PUBLIC. For sellmg a goose at 8s. 4d. above tha controlled price and for offering to sell ona over the controlled price on the 18th ult., Sarah Jane Moore was at Swansea on Monday fined £ 10 in each case. Tlie Bench thought it a, very bad caee of swindling the public to an awful extf nt: Deftmda.nt pleaded guilty and in mitigation said she had had an Met. dent tiie right before gnd had to go to mar-* ket to jell her produce whilst she was not fit to do so. Tsnpenoe Excess, For selling, whiskey at 2s. 6d. per gw instead of Is. Sd. the licensee of tho Marine Hotel, MumlnEs, was on Monday fined £ 10. A t2 fine was imposed for aiding and abetting. t

Contiued from preceding column.) well organised minority of any class. POWER IN PEOPLE'S HANDS. The franchise had placed the power in the hands of the people of tfce country (men arid women), and they must abide by the de- cision of the majority aii shown at the polls. t he views of the people must prevail through their representative# in Parliament, and they must see that no laws were passed tha.t in any way crippled that power or allow the existence of any Government that had lost its support ci the people of tbe country. (Hear, uear.) So failing their duty tc take an interest in the right government of the country way to fail in their primary duty .1. citizens.. fRear, botr.), Although he had dropped oat of the ranks of the workers, he still tcok a great per- sonal uicesest in the welfare of ibc w -)cia- tion. "Yon have given me gre-at pleasure to-day in, presenting me %-ith this token of your appreciation," Mr. Eden said iii clos- ing, "and I .shall lecjve Swa.nc<;a more than ever convinced that our association has a useful Jlace o fill among the workers of the town, and, that in the end w shall secure victory for our cause..if we do what we are out to do without fear or favour. (Loud applause.) TH NKS TO SIR JOHN. Mr. A. Abbott proposed a vote of thanks to Sir John Llewelyn for presiding, and said that it was the great affection the chairman had for Mr. Eden that induced hiir to be present that day. eu they knew that Sir J ahn had recently met with an accident, and it was something of an effort for him to get, about. They wanted men like Sir John a-al Mr. Eden to carry on the work ef the asso- ciation, and he trusted that both would live many y!ar:: to look back upon the good work thev hfid so nobly done. (Applause.) Mr. Joseph Hail, J.P.. seconded and also expressed the hope that Sir John would be spared fo- many years to help them in the great and good cause he had always under. taien- ppla'cre ) The vote was carried by acclamation. The Chairman in returning thanks said it was always a pic^sr-e to him to come there, be onl)- I-e --iad tnort: ability in him in-order to d more for the Conservative a Unionist Association than he bad done, hear.). Afternoon tea was then taker awi Jj joyabla afternoon apeafc,

W.srd M. caused no great surprise. It watf not. however, anticipated that. Councillor J. Walter Thomas would have polled so badly. Mr. W. T. Morris, the tradesmen's nominee in Ward II., also secured a -mailer rum her of votes than anticipated. The heavy rate, due to the costly unsuccessful Parliamen- tary bill, caused the ratepayers to be dis- satisfied with the old Council, anJ there -:a. a feeling generally that there should be a. clean sweep. It waa a big triumph for Labour. The result of the polling at Ward I., Lla& elly, was announced on Monday morning :— WARD L Elected: Evan Roberts (Lab.) 1056 Martin Richards (Ind.) 970 i Non-elected > i Frank Rees ndm iDavid William {tnb. 7M- J. Martin (Tradesmen's Assoc't'n ) ,4011 Joseph Llewellyn (Ind.) 405 Mrs. Phillips (Women'* Party) 321 WARD ll. Elected Tom Charles (Lab.) 1779 Capt. Jack Evans, M.C. (Fed.) 1497 Non-elected Tom Davies (Lab.) 1264 W. T. Morris (Tradesmen's Asso.) 667 WARD m. Elected Owen Jones (Lao.) 873 Steve Davies (Lab.) 781 Non-elected "Coun. W. Davies 685 *Coun. J. W. Thomas 258 CARMARTHEN. At Carmarthen Labour wob two seats and an ex-Service men's candidate also won 9 place. —wn EASTERN WARD (3 seats). *D. King Morgan*. 1147 E. F. Bigood (ex-Servioe) 854 Olivei- Jones 779 Thomas H Morgan ..(Lab.) 6at *J. W. Williams 606 Samuel Jones .(Lab.) WESTERN WARD (2 seats). *H. S. Holmes 700 W. T. Jefferies .L.(Lab) 633 Richard Howell (Lab.) 599 •Thomas Davies 589 >A. A. Baskerville 560 *E J. Collier 553 KIDWELLV. At Kidwelly Labour secured two of th4 seats, but the ex-service men were at, the bottom of the poll. Elected. D. Phillips .(Deputy-Mayor) 474 Griffith Evans .(La.b.) 471 J. Morgan (Mayor) 432 S. Gravell (Lab.). 4.)3 Non-Elected: W. L. Williams .(Lab.) 280 E. J. Gower .(grocer) 275 W. Evans (Lab.) 271 D Rowlands (ex-alderman^ 249 .#T. Davies .(farmer) 246 D. J. Howells (ex-Service) 229 D. J. Hughes .(exService) '475 BRECON. The following are the results of the fjfrecon municipal election. There were eight can- didate for four seats Elected. .C. W. Best (rAon.) 862 *Cnpt. J. B. W. Evans .(Con.) 719 W. J. Devan, .(Lab.) 706 *J. W. Hedger .(Con.) 673 Non-Elected: ..W. Morgan (Lab.) 652 F. Jones .(Lab:! |642 E. Keane (Lab.) 4M 1 W. J. Knight (Ind.i? 2SI LLANDOVERY. At Llandovery tVp old members were do! fted. v Elected. Jame< Price 379 i •Daniel Lewis 394 •' •Henrv Havard .w. 261 David John Thomas 251 Non-Elected •Benjamin Jackson 9" •David Jones 215 Morgan Jones 172 David Edgar Jones 123 RESULTS IN THE COUNTRY. Uniy a tew towns in the country failed to show Labour gains, though in many cases they were small. As a general rule only h comparatively small proportion of the elec- torate voted. Labour's principal gains in the country wefe:T-en each in Bradford, Liverpool (including, two police strikers),1 and Swindort nine each at Gateshead and1 Plymouth eight, at Derby; seven each at. Nottingham and Coventry: and six each at Worcester, Manchester, Preston, Bristol, Btonley, and Bootla Seven London boroughs have been captured by Labour; 3d women have been ^Scted in Loodcm uf: 25 defeated.