Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

ALLEGED PERJURY. ACCUSED SENT FOR TRIAL. When the case of Clement R. Trueman against Brinley Richards, draper, for alleged perjury, was resumed at Nfcath on Friday rhorning, the presiding magistrate (Mr. E. L. Evan Thomas), addressing, the court, said they had reached an important j part of the inquiry, and he wished to point out to the witnesses present on subpeena what they had' to do.. They were to give reasonable answèr8.J áll ,¡ reasonable questions, as decided by the court. If you beat about the bush," con- tinued the Chairman, "or ehowi any un-, willingness to give evidence, it is within the discretion of the Court to allow you to be crO&S-eAamind. I alio wish to re- mind you that this enquiry is hot a t-Tial; it • is an enquiry to see whether this case should go-before a jury or-not. Neither you or the Court have anything to do with motives at this stage, and 'f witnesses I-)cat, about the bush they are not hindering the prosecutor, but hinder- ing th6 Court." JMr. Stuart Thomson, mtnager of the London City Bank, Neath, then went into Ihe box, and was instructed by. the. Chair- man to confine himself to Brinlfey Richards' accounts.' Wheu witness produced a huge bundle of accounts, Mr. Trueman. asked whether copies of the exhibits could. be supplied to prosecution on the usual charges.. Mr. Trevor Hunter: There-will be no difficulty about that. Mr. Thos. Henry Goodyear, chartered accountant. Cheapgid. London. trustee,of the, bankruptcy, wAs then called. Jfê: pro- duced a copy of the statement of affairs which he prepared after an inventory of defendant's "stock had been taken. The value of the stock was estimated at .£1,166 7s.- 7d. ■ Money Lending BuSmess Agreement. Examined by Mr. Trueman, Mr. Good- year said he had paid Mr. Edmund Law a dividendof £ 132 10s. 2d., which repre- sented three debts. Mr. Law had taken over.. ■ Producing a copy of the agreement of the. money lending business, he eaid it came into his possession from the prin- cipal creditors. Mr. Trevor'Hunter raised an objection to its being handed in) pointing out that it was not the original copy of the agree- i ment. but a substituted copy by Mr. Ed- mund Law. Mr. Trueman: Surely justice is not go- ing to be defeated in this way. I have dolie my hAAt to trace the original. In reply to the chairman. witness said that as far as he could remember he ob- tained the document through the post some time after the first public examin- ation in bankruptcy. Mr. Trueman: Perhaps the court will see. that the docuxrient is traced to its original source. The Chairman asked Mr. Trueman to proceed, adding that the document could not be put in. Mr. Trueman (to witneiss) "Will ,you give the court an undertaking'to produce the letter which- accompanied the docu-' mentP Witness: I do not remember whether a letter accompanied it. Mr. Trevor Hunter: I submit that this is rather an abuse on the pirosecutor's part to get witnesses into the box, and v/wte the time of the court,by trying to I kv trying to lind out what evidence can be obtained against somebody else. j The Chairman: You must really go on watii the case Mr. Trueman. We are not going to have perpetual subpoenas issued and different people coming here. We shall be here for a month if we allow huch latitude. You must have known this would arise. Therp spA-lus to be a great mystery about this document, and it is un. abuse of the privilege cf the court to come here and issue fresh tjubptends. Proceeding, witness said he sold'the tate of the bankrupt to a Mr. Tom 3rown, of Tonna, | Replying-to the Chairman, witness said the final hills had been paid and the estate hadvbe:en wound'up. A Pctint Drobped. Questioned as to the shares which, de-I ?'ndant'had in BrinWs, Ltd., London, witness s.)Ki the number stated was 63 e b ordinary sharbs of vifa each.' Mr. Trueman? after '?earc.hip? in vain among his papT:sfor wh?'t, he c.a.U?d the corn Scale *of in66rporatibh of Brinley?s. Ltd.. produced a oopy of the offifcial" re- turn for August, 19H. which s howed that defendant had 7,3 shares and not 63., Witness said his attention was drawn to that by the debtor on the 9th of;M&y, and he prodhced the letter, in which de- fendant stated' that ten f hares bad been presented to him in addition to the 63 shares, for his services in tlie formation of the company. Tbe Chairman: Is that your allegation that ho bad 73 shares, and he said "he had 63' Mr. Trueman Yes. your worships, but I hadn't seen that letter. The Chairman Then you had better drop that, point. Mr. Trueman Most certainly. Proceeding, witness was examined ue to the money-lending business, the Moun- tain Ash business, and the statement, of the defendant that a sum of £18(), had been embezzl-ed by a collector. Mr. Trueman: Did you find' ayty ac- count of that embezzled mm ? Witness: I haven't'searr-hed for it. Examined as to the loans from debtor's wife, witness said he was satisfied .with his investigation. Cross-examined by Mr. Trevor Hunter J witness said a dividend of 5s. 8d, in the' £ had been paid. tAi. a meeting 'oF the creditors defendant offered a composition !=. in the 2, but that was frustrated: by Mr. Edmund Law. Mr. Trueman. who cross-examined debtor at his bank- ruptcy examination, was admitted, not as an assigned, but a direct creditor. The. debt, £5 lis. was disputed by debtor. Mr. Trueman's Speech. Resuming after the luncheon hour. Mr. Trueman, addressing the Court, sa'id that he had gathered from Mr. Goody ear's ex- ftmination that defendant classified hie debts as good, had an5 doubtful, And lie was going to satisfy the court- that the debts pointed out as bad debts were tood and recoverable. There was for instance the debt: against Mr. Forbes, of Swansea, a man who,bo-dltl buy Mr. Richards and him,self twice over- Tbe Chairman: But that is n. årgu- ment. Mr. Brown bought the debts whether good or bad. i Mr. Trevor Hunter pointed out that the debt was a disputed one. At this stage Mr. W. B. Trick asked to be released from attendance that day, and the Bench agreeing, fixed Saturday 101 the day of his examination. Mr. Alfred Vizard, Florence-street,

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A GAME OF CHANCE. In I h, King's Bench .Divisional Court, before the Lord Chiei Justice and Justices Ridley and Scrutton. the case of Bracchi Bros. v. Rees, came up on appeal from the magistrates et Mountain Ash. Glamorgan. Mr. 'R. Bankes, K.C., eaid it was an ap- peal on a case stated under the Summary Jurisdiction Act. 1879, and was in connec- tion with a conviction under the Refresh- men Houses Act, of 1860. Appellants kept a refreshment house at Mountain Ash, and in March there was a conviction for suffering an alleged illegal game to be played on the premise., Ap- pellants had a E-Iot. machine on th* counter, and the object was. after placing a penny in the slot, to catch a. ball which. was released in a cup. Success entitled the player to goods value 3d. One con- stable was successful at the sixth at- tempt, while another failed on five occa- sions. Appellants called a boy aged 1-i, who succeeded before the magistrates five times out of eleven. The magistrates found it was a game of chance and im- posed a fine of 20s. and costs. It was for the Court to say if the conviction was right. Mr. Bankes said a case in 19»5 found that a practically identical machine constituted a game of skill. There was no more chance about. it than-in catching a cricket ball. The appeal was dismissed.

WELSH COALFIELDS. I WILL COMPULSORY ARBITRATION RESULT FROM CRISIS? (By Our Mininq Correspondent). I In my notes during the paet few weeks I hiive repeatedly pointed out that the jouth Wales Coalowners seemed to be I uiaking tin? stand which they did because they courtcd Government intervention and its inevitable sequel—arbitration. Yesterday's proceeding* of the Concilia- tion Board strongly c-otifir-mfd my convic- tion that my surmise was correct. Briefly, the Coalowners agreed to co- operate with the workmen provided (0 there shall be no stoppage of any kind during the war—which meaus that all matters in dispute must be arbitrated tlpnn; and (2) on condition that the exist- ing wage agreement shall remain in force, piOs the 171 per ceht. war bonus, during the war. And, a,; the miners cannot, and will not, agree to this, t]) c tendency of the condition laid down is to invite Govern- ment intervention and arbitration. To-day, the Executive of the Miners' federation meets in London to con- sider the situation caused by the South Wales deadlock, plus the transport workers' and railwayman's plea for national arbitration. In the past, the miners, as I have previously mentioned, have strenuously opposed compulsory ar- bitration, and yet they are now face to face with the proposal that it c-hall 'i-w eetablished-at any rate for the period of the war. Mr. Lloyd George has invited the miners' leaders as well as the other labour men to meet him at his new ofifces to-morrow in order that the miners alintild "fit in" with the scheme for munition labour. They will accept th: invitation. Mr. W. Brace, M.P., will be present, not a6 a labour representativ-e, but as under-secretary for Home Affairs. Even Mr. Robert. Smillie has been in consultation with the Welsh Minister for International Munitions, and that is why the Federation Executive meets to-day. Mr. D. A. Thomas, "the Welsh Co--il King," as the Americans call him. has not only been in consulta- tion with Mr. Lloyd George—about various matters no doubt—but is going to the T. nited States and Canada to organise the. making and purchasing of shells and munwons. Mr. Leonard Llewellyn is at the Munitions Office in London. They are all in it, and I have no doubt the Soui-.h Wal es coal trade deadlock will be endptj by a Government scheme of compulsory arbitration. The coalowners actually agTeed to a joint audit of the selling prices of coal, which will obviously be the basis of one important factor in the arbit.ration when tcomes. That- is the position in a nutshell. Text of the Official Report. In the meantime, it would be as well to give the official report furnished yec- terday by Mi-. T. Richards, M.P. (the secretary), Mr. James Winstone (the act- ing president), and -Nfr.' A. Onions (tre,as-,irp-r), of the South Wales Miners' Federation. It wa. to this eSect: "A meeting of the Conciliation Board for South Wales and Monmouthshire was held at Cardiff to-day (Monday), Mr. F. L. Davis presiding on the owners' side. and Mr. J. Winstone on the side of the workmen's representat i ve*. The meeting had been called to reeejve the reply of the employers to proposals made by the workmen's representatives to avoid any stonpage of the collieries arising out of the non-unionist question, and the reouest of the workmen's repre- sentatives for a joint audit of the sell- inff prices of coal. « The owners, in reply to the first ques- tion, said that if we could agree to a mode,.or method, of dealing with the non- unionist question at the collieries, they were prepared to co-operate with us in this matter, conditionally (1) That we will guarantee that there shall he no stoppage of any kind at the collieries during the period of the war: (2) That tle present agreement shall sontinue. plus the 17.\ per cent, bonus, during the period of the war. The Chairman, on behalf of the work- men, replied that the conditions were etich that the workmen could not accept, and urged that' the non-unionist question was altogether apart from the question of a new agreement, and should be dealt with as such; and they again strongly urged, the CoiJowiiers representatives to enter into negotiations with the work- men's representatives with a view to a c»w agreement being entered into be fore the end of this month, as it was well- known to them that, unless an arrange- ment was made before the erd of the month. th" contract' of the workmen automatica 11 v teiminated- No New AOreement. Notwithstanding this, the owners abso- l ip ownp-rs a b -r-()- lutely refused to enter into negotiations for a ww agreement. With regard to the question of a joint mdit of selling prices, after 60Me dis- .-Uflsirm. the owners agreed to the ap- pointment of a qualified chartered ac- countant to accompany their auditor to .j,udif the books for the period extending from July. 1911, to the present time, on the same terms of, reference as in the 1)8.Ft L This constituted the official report, and in reply to a question which T put to hi in, Mr. Richards added that the automatic termination fiT contracts on the date of the expiration of the wage regulating agreement was a condition in which the present agreement differed *rom preceding agreements. .n_

DEATH OF A KIDWELLY J.P. The death has occurred of Aldermr.n Richard William Stephens. J.P.. of Coedybrain, Kidwelly, at the age of 71 vears. The deceased wa-s a well-known figure in Carmarthenshire, and had been a member of the County Council since its inception, and an alderman for the last ten year*. Although he had been an invalid for the past 52 years, lie devoted a jrrpat deal of time to the-public service, and wa5 a re?lar a?ndaT't at t? County Council mtins, df?p?tf th? fact that he was not a?? ? walk, being conveyed to the mp?tcg?. iu a carria?. About ? y<?r ago, he '?as mad? a .?u?i?e ot th4, Pe?ce the county. A keen agriculturist, be was. chairman of the ommittcf* of the Llandefeilog Agricultural Society. He was a well- known musician, a'-id had won a larg.* r umber M prizes at ei>f eddfodau. He j was an ardent Liberal. A brother of the <L -^fcd. who r,ao i\ bachelor, is Mr. Stephens, The Grove. Llanstephan.

A POPULAR POSTAL OFFICIAL. I With Ihe object of giving all sub- scribers and other friends an opportu- nity of seeing tfae drawing room cabinet pr ?s,-nf4?d hr Pof presented by Post Office official* to Mr. John Howells. on his departure from I Swansea to take up his new appointment as Postmaster of Weston-super-Mare, this delectable article is now being dis- played in a window of Mr. William Ed- wards., bouse furnisher and draper, Oxford-st reet. It is an exquisite Chippendale. Cabinet, with highly finished mahogany panels, polished glass shelves, and fitted with serpentine glass cover?. The cabinet bears the inscription: Prf?spnted t,, Mr..I. Fowells. with other gifts, by the staff of the Swansea ) Post Office, sub-postmaster?, and other I official friends, on bis promotion to the I pnsirnastership -.i I'Vt-st4)n-siiDcr-Mare." This. luxe pie4. of furniture has been rngnuiV-trrer) and supplied by Mr. Wil- Laftl Edwards. house-furnisher and draper. Oxford-street- s

BREAK IN MONOTONY. "EYE-WITNESS" RELATES ACTION TO WEST OF LA BASSEE. Or. Tuesday, the I5th, there was a break I in the monotony of the recent inactivity on our front, and we reassumed tbe offensive from certain portions of our line, acting in ¡ co-operation with- the French, who were applying pressure about Arras. I The ttccne of action on this day was, gener- ally speaking, nea" that of the fighting in May, to the west of La BasFee, our troops advancing from our old front line to the tiouth of Pestubert, and ou the east of that, place from the new* line sained by ue a month ago and since consolidated. After a moderately prolonged bombard. ment. of the enem"& position our infantry assaul'.ed'at. 6 p.m., a.nd at once gained the German first line of trenches over the greater part of the front attacked—about a mile in length, taking a. few prisoners. The direction in which they broke through was generally 7-owardo Itue d'Ouvert on the north and C-hapelle'St. Roch On the south. After rushing the German first line of de- fences with greet, dab on the right and I left they penetrated well behind it, in eome plaooa bombing their way laterally along the trenches of the second line. During the evening the enemy brought a hot artillery fire to bear on this area. Fight- ing continued throughout the night, strong counter-attacks being made by bombing rp,rl-os along the mare of trenches, and our Uoops were iinahle to hold the ground gained. They withdrew to our original hue. the last units to fail back being *hose on oar left between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on V ednesriiy. On the left., where the distance separating the front linca waa greater than on tl'e Tighii. our infantry took longer to cross "Nó itaii's Land"; and at one point, as soon a& cur artillery tire. ceased, the Germany had time to get back into the mine of their first defences and open fire on onr infantry rfill running and stumbling across the ground in front pitted with craters and encumbered with the debris of wjre entanglement, in spite of the olouds of smoke and dust hang- ing over the enemy's position, however, an artillery observation officer luckily faw what was happening; and eo soon as the Germans exposed themselves to shoot from their parapet they were greeted with ¿,n unexpected outburst of shrapnel and Mgh- explosive sell-fire from our field-guns, which caused heavy lose. 01: Wcdncsdav. after a further bombard- ment, our troops during the ^ufternooii again rushed forward to the east cf Fe3tuKert and recaptured some of the points from which they had been driven on the previous night a.ii,i early that morning. Fighting at close range continued through the afternoon iiid light. Meanwhile, on our left, in the TPfes neigh- bourhood, we bad on Wednesday taken an- other bite cut of the enemy s territory. By the morning of Thursday, the 17th, in the Ftstubert region, after counter-attacks uiiide by the cneoiv during the night, the net gain in ground which remained to u." wa.> an advance from our original position of about 100 yards in depth and thrice that j distance in frontage; but during the two days and nights fighting severe loss had beer inflicted on tho enemy. One officer captured in front of the Belle- Na .ard, Lake expressed himself as greatly disgusted by our effective artillery fire. He t stated somewhat bitterly that the German troops in that. arei had been told that they could do what they liked with us, as we ha I few guns and no ammunition, and re- marked that if what, he had been through were a fair sample cf what the British could do without ammunition he had no desire i experience anything that, they might re- gard as a bombardment when fully sup- plied. I The Threat of War Demonstrated. t An Eye-witness present with the General Headquarters, in the course of a lengthy report issued on Tuesday by the Preens Bureau, gives ?ome interesting particulars regarding the manner in which the trotps actuaUy,, enter the country in which they are to operate. He says: Occasionally three large 'ves- sels may be moored alongside tbe quay, all unloading at the same time, and to all observer the scene there appears chaotic, being a was, of moving men, horses, and transport. Through sheik in different directions are pressing the disetnbarktvl troops on their,, way to and from thm* forming-up place. The train itc-elflis :I- teresting, being composed oiL roiling stock of a typ £ unfamiliar to British eyes. For the officers there are- ordinary passenger coaches, hut the larger portion of the trains are composed oi covered-m goods ,-ans. ■The latter bring home to the BriÜh mind bow real a thing .the threat of wa. lias h?n to Continental nations for yea:'?. for on each is ^tehcilcld in paint, th&t. is in some cas?s years old, the number ot men and horM's that can be carried oh mobilisation. Th same notice is seen :n occasional specimens of German rolling stock now at the service of the Allies. But the chaos is more apparent than real, for everyone-knows what to do and does it. Every unit whether" it be a battalion, a battery, an ammunition column, a company of engineers, or oR field mbulance, is in its place of waiting, with guns or wagons packed, horses watered and gfed, men under shelter wherever possiole. resting until the order to move is received. Sometimes-troops arc entrained at one* j for the front as 6oon as they land; iiii other ca'-es they may remain at the coast for a short period. Whatever the hour of departure the men will find a coffee shop, or, if it be far from the station, a coffee stall, with ladies ready to serve refresh- ments. A troop train has been known to em- bark a whole battalion and move off within four minutes of having drawn up. Troops marching up to camp are con- voyed by guides So risk is run of men losing their way in a strange town. At night the ecene of disembarkation is impressive. Sentries and the few officials on duty are the only living souls about, and the whole harbour is in dark- ness e^ve for lights at the pier heads. Even wheu troops L'egin to land, practi- cally the only noise is the rattle of their boots on the .-tone quay. And almost eerie is the march of the long column of infantry a* it follows the swinging lantern of the guide on its way up to camp. Occasioally the blind is drawn aside as an inhabitant gazes on the last arrivals of the never ending in- vasion of Britons, but otherwise' there is no excitement. The total number of men kept tempo- rarily at the bases amount, at any time to several thousands, and everything ios i done, to render their stay comfortable. At I the disposal of the troops in camps are recreation rooms, and canteens where they can purchase groceries and unobtainable locally, shooting and cine- ma exhibitions run by the Cavendish Club, the Chtfrcb Army, and the Y.M.C.A. also providing recreation and reading huts or tents where concerts are occasionally held. At one place troops for some time had the benefit of a string orchestra. It must not be imagined, however, that- life in a depot camp consists entirely or even chiefly of recreation and mueic, for the men do not lead an idle life during their stay at the base. They are marched and drilled and kept in condition. The dratte are swelled in number by soldiers discharged from hospital as fit for duty.

The adjourned meeting of the Swail. sea Parliamentary and General Purposes Committee to consider the position ;of the borough extension was held on Tues- day. The I'T%.s wen-o excluded, and the following official roport was issued:— The committee considered the ques- tion of the misundertanding with the R-ira.1 District Council on the question of the financial adjustments, and the matter was left in the hands of the Mayor and the chairman to make certain ,.arangements with Qat "tbority." J ✓ ■

DOCK MYSTERY. j DECEASED "UNIKEY TO  ATTEMPT HIS LIFE." j ■ "My wife and I have been talking it | over, 6ir, and we simply can't believe he would attempt to take his life. He was 60 affectionate and bad absolutely no canee to do anything of the sort." This statement was made by William Toft at the- inquest at Swansea on Tues- day oi his brother-in-law, Albert George Lewis (36), of 66, Danygraig-terrace, whose body was found in the King's Dock on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Toft said deceased was a fitter by trade, but latterly worked as a skilled labourer at Cohen's Shipbreaking yard. He was a single man and worked regularly. On Friday, June lith, he came home as usual, and afterwards went, out, never to return..He had lieen heard to say that he would like to serve the country in- munition making. Witness did. not know anyone that was likely to do harm to j deceased. When he left the. house. he had only a. shilling in his pocket. He had always been a cheerful man. but very re- served and not communicative. The story of the recovery of the I)oii 'v was told by P.C. Wm. Alfred Mock, wbo said he received information, and re- j covered the body .from between the Ship-I breaking Yard and the Rhondda a nJ Swansea Bay Coal Tips. Deceased was fully dressed except for a cap, and biaf clothes gave no appearance of a struggle having taken place. Both legs were bound together by a piece or" rope, just such a piece as may be seeu lying about the dock. Where he I was found it would be difficult to get without a pass, as a sentry would chal- lengt a person going there. Decea&ed, however, had two passes. The l?dy wa& taken to the mortuary and searched. There were a pocket handkerchief, a knife, two dock passes, and eightpence in money. Dr. Thomas John said he examined the body at the mortuary, but found no marks at all. The body was in a bad state of decomposition, and it was evident that death was due to drowning. Witness saw the legs tied, and said that there was a slip knot in the front, such as a man could tie himself. The Coroner said that it appeared that deceased had not turned up at his work on the Saturday. There was an absence of evidence to show how deceased got into the water, or whether there was a struggle or not- The jury returned a verdict of found drowned and expressed their sympathy with the relatives of the deceased.

81 R JOHFRENCWLETTER TO LABOUR LEADER. I Mr. Ben Tillett has appeared in many I rol, but none so popular as that which he is tilling this week at the Palladium. Recently back from thH ngbting line, Mr. TiUett, in a lecture on The Case for the Ajmy.'? speaks in burning words of the horrors which he has seen at the 1 front. Monday was his first appearance, l and his praise of the British troops, his eloquent appeal for the backing of the nation, and hisimpassiotlPd denunciation of the horrors perpetuated-by the Ger. mans made a profound impression. Oiir men in the trenches with rifle and bayonet, he ^aid,have had to do work which the Germans, were not allowed to do bp.cause. it was better done by their high (,xiilosives. I,tc-l" you that our unpreparedness has • Ibsit us. thou- sands of valuable lives, and I want to | speak out for these men who are ready and willing to give their lives. We ought not to lose them. We at home ought to help them." (Cheers.) Mf. Tillett then read amid cheers the following.letter from Sir John ,French Dear Mr. Tillett,—I sincerely trust your visit to the front and experiences have been helpful and convincing. Our Armies are doing .spje.ndid work, and more men aud more materials must bo immediately.forthcoming to back up the zeal and courage of our fighting forces. Our men.in the field arc lookijig to the nation to back them up vigorously. Energetic measures and a concentra- tion of all our natIonal resources to secure greater .efficieBcy..will lesten the IOSP of life'by limiting the duration of the war. Every' big piece of ordi?an?e, con- cluded, Mr. TtHctt, "wa?ts o(W Shells every day" livery soldier wants ample high explosives. \?3'hold inlv 35 mile* of battle front as against more than 300 I miles held by'the French. But those 35 miles are -the (,.i-ix, of -In the name of the men who offered their lives • to-protect yus, "and who in destroy- ing the German forces destroyed' them- selves—in the names of the dead, heroes 1 ask every man who c-an to shoulder hi8 gun-for a country forth fighting for,'with traditions worth fjhtint, for." (Cheers.) F.

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I THE PIRATES' HAUL, I The. Admiralty's weekly return shows that seven British merchant vessels were sunk last week, while 1,147 overseas steamers of all nationalities arrii-+,d a.t and I departed from United Kingdom ports- ¡ Five British fishing rebels were, sunk or captured by vessels of all classes. In the week ended June 9th 9 merchant I ships were sunk by submarines and thirty fishing vessels were sunk or captured. Since the beginning of the submarine j blockade" on February 18th, seven t,y- I three British merchant tklhips have been sunk by submarines.

USEFUL HOLIDAYS. SUGGESTED PARTIES FOR WORK ON FARMS. Mr. Hubert Alexander, secretary of Gla- morgan Chamber of Agriculture, attended a meeting of Cardiff Cham!)er of Trade on Monday night and urged the members to take up the question of holiday labour on farms for shop assistants and others in order that the harvest may be gathered in. Mr. G. H. Clarrv presided. Mr. Alexander said 150,000 skilled agri- cultural labourers had joined the colours. Figures were not available as far as casual labour w:.s concerned, but there was certain to be a serious shortage, and the harvest would be interfered with to a great extent. It was hoped to partly meet the shortage by enlisting the support of holiday parties, and the Chamber of J Trade could assist in this direction by bringing the matter before shop assis- tants. Replying to a question,. Mr. Alexander said the demand was principally for male labour. Strange to say, there was a pre- judice against female labour in this- dis- trict, and uutil there was absolutely no male labour available, he did not think the local farmers would take kindly to the ladws. A member suggested that employers should set an example to employes by registering themselves; The Chairman, in reply to a remark, said he did not think it was intended to pay holiday parties remuneration for their work. They would receive board and lodgings in return for their labour. Mr. Alexander said the chool teachers were paying their own railway fares to the farms. Mr. W. H. Vaughan: It is a question whether we shall not be helping the farmers more than the country. A member: I think the farmers throughout the country have done very well out of the war. On the proposition of Mr. Jabez Jones, it was decided to give every practical en- couragement to the principle <?f organis- ing traders and assistants as helpers on farms during the holidays.

A PONTARDULAIS SPORTSMAN. News has just reached Pontardu- ilais that Private Joe Smith, of the 1st Somerset Light Infantry, has been killed in ac- tion- Prior to en- listment he was employed at the Duiais Tinplate Works. He was the well-known back, and one of the founders of the Pontardulais United A.F.C.

CLYDACH LADY'S DEATH. utlilrr),, iiis iaueii Place at N'ai-clrt, House, Clvdaeh. on Tuesday evening, of Mrs. Brooke-Little, daughter of Mrs. Hill, of Vardre House. The deceased, who was only 31 years of age, proceeded to Van- couver, in Canada, nearly two years ago. where she was married. A few months ago slip retiirne(I to this country with her husband, who had decided to offer Lis services as an engineer to the country during the war. Thn", weeks ago. how- ever, she gave hirth to a daughter, and for 10 or 12 days she appeared to be doing very.well. Last Wednesday a relapse set in. and although attended by Dr. Lan- caster of Swansea, and Dr. J. Havard Jones, of Clydaoh, shs passed away us stated. --+-+ In Clydaeh and distriet she was very ")I, ras held in the highest 'esteem by all. Prior to leaving for I Canada. deceased, who was ox a very 'kind and charitable disposition, asso- ciated herself with many charitable or- ganisations in ?wausfa and the VaHey for the good of the community. She has one sister. Mrs. Foster, in Cartada, and a brother, Lieut. W. D. Hill, in the Army. The deepest sympathy is being extended to the family in their bereavement.

A SWANSEA DOMBARDIER. Bombardier Her- bfrt BcheU, who has been Mlifd in aation in Fiance. He was i formerly resident at 21, Beach Street, Swansea, and was e m p 1 o y e d a? a j s h it n t r at the.i King's Dock. His brother, Ite. E.icbd. B0bdl. was the first to don the uniform ) 0: the Swansea Bat- I talion.

GWAUN-CAE-GURWEN HOfVIE CLASS. l The Gwauii-eae-Gurwen Dome Nursing Class, which has been most successful in the recent examinations held under [ the 0Usiorsa& Education Cottee and St. John Ambulance. Tbg instructor-P Pr. J. iiees,-who deserves every praiee. Neath, was called, and gave evidence as I to a. borrowing transaction between him 1 and Mr. Howell Jenkins in 1919. Unregistered Partners. I Mr. Edward Harris, solicitor. Swansea, called, said he acted on behalf of Vizard in proceedings taken against Howell Jenkins for alleged wrongful seizure in respect of a bill of sale. He produced correspondence relating to the transac- tion between Mr. Je-styn Jeffries, solicitor, and himself. Cross-examined by Mr. Trevor Hunter. witness said that as a result of that Mtionhe discovered that Howell Jenkins alone was registered as a money-lender, and that Mr. Brinlev Richards and Mr. W. B. Trick were unregistered partners. I The Bill of Sale. Mr. Daniel-Perkins, solicitor. Port Tal- bot, formerly articled clerk with Mr. A. Jestyn Jeffreys, solicitor, Neath, eaid he prepared the bill of 6ale, which was read over,to Vizard, in the presence of Howel (Jenkins, and duly executed. Witness said he was under the impression that on that occasion-a cheque passed from Jenkins to Vizard. It was several months after- wards that witness first knew of the ex- istence of a partnership. Witness went I to Swansea with the money provided by Howel Jenkins, and settled with Mr. Ed- ward Harris. Cross-examined by Mr. Trevor Hunter. witness said be had never, seen Mr. Brlnlt-y Richards in connection with the bill of sale transaction. Mr. Jestyn Jeffreys was then called, and examined by prosecutor said that no bill of costs had been delivered in the Vizard action. There was a record of the work done in his books. Mr. Trueman: Uare you any objection to produce them? I "In Preserved Waters." Mr. Trevor Hunter: How can this affect defendant? I'p to the present there has not been a single word to connect the de- fendant criminally with the matter. The Chairman (to Mr. Trueman): You may have, a strong idea yourself about these things, but you have to fix him with criminal responsibility. Mr. Trevor Hunter: Mr. Trueman is j fishing in preserved waters.- (Laughter.) -Air. Trueman (to witness): Did you re- ceive a cheque from Mr Brinley Richards? Witness: No. 1 The Clerk: There was a payment of £ 15 16s. Mr. Trueman: What, was that for? Mr. Trevor Hunter: Now, I am going to insist against the defendant's solicitor committing a breach of privilege. Mr. Trueman: I dare say, and I am going to do my best to put the rope around his iieck. Lllugh ter). The Clerk: Now, Mr. Trueman, let us get on. Bench on "Waste of Time." I Mr. Edward Powell (of the firm of Cuthbertson and Powell), solicitor, Neath, said he bad never acted in the dissolution of the partnership of Trick, Richards and Jenkins, but on behalf of Mr. W. B. Trick he banded over the script for some shares toO Mr. Kempthorne in respect of the Gnoll Picture Variety Company. Mr. Walter Trick, dentist, London-road. Neath, said lie was a director of the GnóJl I Hall Company, in which he had 18 no shares. In July 1912, defendant purchased shares in the company to the value of gloo, and a year later he purchased thefti from Mr. Brinley Itiebards-for 1:103. Mr. Trueman: What is the qualification of a director? Mr. Trevor Hunter: Don't answer it. The Chairman: As far as I can see Mr. Walter' Trick'* evidence bar- been a waste of time about this Clnoll Hall business. Mr. Trueman, in the course of fhrther argument, said he was g-poing to rely upon I the evidence of Lewis Kempthorne with regard to the transfer of the shares. Mr, Trueman and Witnesses' Expenses. The Clerk: Don't rely, upon him too I i mupli I can assure you now he will claim privilege. I The Chairman: And if he asked me I should advise him to claim privilege. It would not be fair to his clients Mr. Trueman: Then that ends the Gnoll I Hall. The Chairman: On allegations we can- not enter into other people's affairs. We have heard your principal witness in the matter, and 'we are not at all impressed there is a case. Mr. Tr filà11 Mv princical witness is Mr. W. B. Trick. Asked :f he wished to call any further witness* Mr. Trueman tfaul he did not think an;, more were present, when Mr. Morgan Jenkins, Porthcawl, came for- ward and said he had been in Court two days, and wanted to kuow what was re- quired of him. T have been subpoenaed by Mr. Trueman." he a(i-IM, Iand I want to ],-now, who is going to pay my openees. The Clerk: The man who subpeenaed you is liable., (Laughter). Mr. Truemai*: And as I represent his Majesty the King. if you let me have your bill I will end it on to him. (Be- newed laaghter). The Chairman (t,) Triif-mzi,n* Tf we find that the prosecution has not t-pen made, in good faith we can make you pay the whole of the eosts. Mr. Trueman: Then I must hope, for the best and prepare for the worst. The Court adjourned until Saturday. I SATURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. When the case of Clement R. Trueman v. Brinley Richards, for alleged perj ury, was resumed at Neath on Saturday, no witnesses were present, and Mr. Trueman addressing the Bench, said that since the defendants' day book was put in the pre- vious day certain information had come into his possession. As a matter of faot he had a witness in attendance who was at Harlesden, and who would say that he posted details from the day book into a ledger which had not been handed over to the Official Receiver or trustee. He (Mr. Trueman) ventured to say that if the assignment of perjury had not been sufficiently set out in his particulars, he would ask them to be allowed to say that if defendant falsely swore he handed over all books to the trustee that was in itself grave perjury. < The ChairmanXMr. E. L. Evan Thomas) This has arisen from a. ,statement made by Mr. Goodyear,"the trustee, that there was no other books. An Objection Upheld. Mr. Trevor" Hunter: Then the perjury comes from Mr. Goodyear? Mr. Trueman: I say lie has not disclosed the true state of his affairs. The Chairman ] asked the trustee whether there were any other bookts, and he said No." Mr. Trevor Hunter objected, adding that during the course Of the inquiry, Mr. Trueman had been trying front different documents put in to find some- thing op which he could launch a further charge. He objected to an f-rpeh matter being raised, on the ground that-no notice had been, given, and, also there no foundation that witnesses could say it had been posted in another book. That was not enough; the prosecution would have to prove that such book was not handed over to the Official Receiver or the Tras- tee The Bench upheld the objection, and Mr. W. B. Trick appearing in court, t.ho Chairman directed Mr. Trueman to call him at once, and to confine his examina- tion at the pre-sent stage entirely with the money-lending business. Mr. Trick in the Box. Mr. W. B. Trick then went into tho box, and admitted that lie. entered in-i an agreement with Brinley Richardi in 1 Howel Jenk'ns iu connection with tho money-lending business. He could Dot produce tie. itgreewa-nt, because he did not have it in his possession, and as i. matter of fact be took no active part in the business. Mr. Trueman On the 12th of January, 1911, or shortly after, did you receir-& from Mr. Howel Jenkins furniture be- longing to Vizard for sale? Witness: No. 1 think net. Mr. Trueman: When was the first in- timation you had that Vizard's furniture had been removed ? Witness: Between the time it had been removed and the time the bailiff was given instructions for sale. Further questioned witness said- he knew nothing about the bill of sale. Mr. Richards was not. home at the settlement of the action, but we talked the matter on-fr willi him after his return. Questioned by Mr. Trueman as to bis examination by Mr. Gerald DobsHh, under Section 2i of the Bankruptcy Act, witness said he remembered it, but Mr. Trevor Hunter objected to the notes being handed ill as evidellce. A 253 Investment. Continuing, witness said he put 9.50 into the money lending business Witness was then questioned regarding a certain tarnsaction with Luther Jonas, in order to show'that, defendant took an active pail- in the money-lending- busi- ness, but the court held that,it-, was aot relevant. Luther Jones, Llandilo, formerly of Cefnvser Farm. Neath, was then culled, and -.i.(Idregsing the Bench he said he did not know-why he was mixed up in the business. He did not want his name mentioned in the matter. The Chairman: You answer the ques- tions put to you; we will watch your :n- terests. Questioned by Mr. Trueman, witness said he left the farm in September. 190P, and signed a bill of sale for J2I09 inMr. Trick's office. Mr. Trueman: When you signed thflt. did you owe Mr. Trick some money for stock? Witness: Indeed. I don't remember. Continuing, witness said he signed th, bill of E-ale for Cloo,. and obtained a cheque for 9.1.. Mr. Trevor Hunter: I suppose the to) was for costs? Mr. Trueman: You must not suppose anything.. At mid-day the case for the prosecu- :.11 came to an abrupt termination. In response with a request to the Bench an adjournment of three quarter of ,an hour was granted to enable Mr. Trevor Hunter to prepare evidence, with refer. ence to the money-lending business. I Commited for Trial. The magistratœ finally decide th?h the caf-c -%7?6 a proper one i-. o go before a the case was a proper one to go before a When charged, defendant pleaded M'; guilty, and he was bound orer to appear at the next Assizes.

Striking features marked a reernih- g march of the 4th Royal Scots in Edin- burgh on Saturday. It was preceded l y J30 little girls, whose fathers or brothe:s are with the colours, carrying banners bearing suck inscriptions ao- "Mv bzvtblur- is out. Is jours? I