Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

NEATH AND DISTRICT, BILL-POSTING CO. 1 ADVERTISING CONTRACTORS. Owners of all the Principal Hoardings in NEATH and District. For Terms, etc., etpply:- I MANAGER, 45, LONDON ROAD, NEATH.

»A SOLDIER I t < writing from the j trenches says:— "THE • HERALD OF WALES t} 1 iS A WEEKLY COMFORT."

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NEATH LICENSEE. Landlady of Hope and Anchor Fined 95. A series of summonses under the Liquor Control Order were heard by the Xeath magistrates on Monday. Elizabeth Jacobs, licensee of the Hope and Anchor Irm, was charged with supplying liquor during pro- hibited hours, and also with permitting liquor to be consumed. James Phillips. The Green, and Rees Emanuel, Mayfield- stfeet, Port Talbot, were charged with consuming the liquor. Mr. Edward Powell prosecuted all behalf of the police, and Mr. J ustyn Jeffries defended. .S. Davies said that on Monday night last, at 9.20, he made a call, accompanied by P.C. Phillips, nt the Hope and Anchor Inn. After live minutes'' con- tinuous knocking he was admitted, and in the kitchen he saw the two male defen- dants. Phillips had a glass of fresh!y- drawn beer under him, and under Emanuel's seat a full bottle of beer and two empties." The landlady was the worse for drink and quarrelsome. When her attention was drawn to the subject of the charge, she replied, You didn't see tho beer in their bands. After consultation with his clients, Mr. Jeffreys said he was prepared to idinit the salient facts, but pointed out that the beer was not supplied with the knowledge of the landlady. The men found in the house were lodgers. Phillips, who lived net door, was the handy man of the house, and was a great help to the land- lady since her husband and sons had left to join the Colours. Mr. Jeffreys said Mrs. Jacob would be leaving the Hope and Anchor in a fort- night's time, a previous conviction having been registered. The Mayor slid the Bench regarded the case as a bad one, and did not consider Mrs. Jacobs a fit person to hold the license. Were it not for the fact that she was leaving, the penalty would be more severe. She would he fined JSS rrnd ordered to pay the costs, :ii,il both male dfe, dants would have to pay 20s. each.

NO MORE iHDfGESTiON. tCH REMARKABLE RESULTS ACHIEVED BY USE OF MAGNESIA THAT CHEMISTS NOW SUPPLY tWDi- GUARANTEE SATISFAC- TION OR MONEY BACK." Soon we may hear no more of indiges- tion, dyspepsia, heartburn, fiatuler.ee, wind, or similar forms of digaetive and] stomach troubles, for truly wonderful re- sults are bein« obtained from the use of a simple antacid known as bisurated mag- nesia. Many-remarkable cures have al- ready been reported, and it is regarded as c?rtam that the old unsatisfactory methods of treatment, 611Ch as dieting and drugging, will become obsolete fur whereas drugs merely alleviate the symp- toms, bisurated magnesia removes the calise of all the trouble. That if. to say, it neutralises the harmful acid in the stomach, stops the food fermenting, riispeLs wind, and soothes and healg the jniiamed stomach lining. To accomplish these desirable results it is only necessary to take half-a-teaspoonful of the bisuratea magnesia in a little water after.meals—no alteration in diet need be made. It is important, though, that sufferers should ask the chemist very distinctly for "bisu- iated" magnesia, as, of course, the re- sults rueutioned could not be expected from ordinary forms of magnesia such as the acetates or citrates, or from crnt!e mixtures of bismuth and magnesia. .Therefore insist upon having the genuine bisurated ina,nesia-it ig stocked by all high-class chemists—take it regularly in accordance with the simple directions, tt:):] you will he well pleased with the re- sults Should it fail for any reason the ,lr 1 al will cost you nothing at all, for every package is accompanied by a coupon which guarantees absolute satisfaction or money back.

AFRAID TO GO DOWN. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas held an inquest on Thursday on Pte. Thomas Williams (59), 16, Mabel-street. Aberavon, a mem- her of the Royal Defence Corps, who was round dead at the bottom of the stairs early on Wednesday morning. His 1-1- year-old daughter, Esta Williams, said >,bec father was sle-eping in bed, dreseed, at 1! O'clock when she and her girl friend retired. Shortly after they heard him jret u- l), and fall downstairs. It was very >j dark and she was afraid to go and see what was the matter. She could hear him snoring and thought that he was sleeping. tlwl sat o. the bedside till it becamc light. Then she called Mrs. Conroy, a neighbour. Her father was lying at the foot of the stairs. Dr. Frederick said death was due to a fractured skull, and a verdict oi acci- dental death was returned. Ciipt. S. A. Lewis and Lieut. S. Bullin expressed with the relatives the sympathy or the oiffcers and men of the company. Th<i deceased had borne an exemplary -liiracter, and was one of the finest sol- diers in the company.

GENEROUS MR. ECCLES. A meeting has been held at the English Congregational Church, Ritson-rtreet, Brit- onferry, to celebrate the success of a special effort to reduce the debt upon the buildings by £ 300 This was undertaken in responso to a, generous challenge offer made by Mr. Herbert Eccles. J.P., of the Britonferry Steelworks, to subscribe £ 150 towards that object on condition that the church raised the reu-iainin^ half of the amount aimed at This was more than accomplished. A pastor's day in the vestry, and subsequent contribution* by members of the church an J fricnds outside brought the church's share, of th- effort up to £ 155. making a total of £35 Just before the initiatio-n of ti¡;" effort a sum (,f £ 25 bad been paid off :h'J debt. through the generosity of one of :h; deacons. Altogether the church has .;tisr-d tin? spring, for special purposes in crrrectio » v.ith the cause, o-.cr £ 370 A restlutio of appreciation of Mr. Eccles' far. •eeing lead was adopted.

I MANAGER'S HONOUR. [ William Lewis, manager of Carway Col- liery, Trimsaran, brought an action for dander at Carmarthen Assizes, on Friday, against J. W. Thomas, collier, Pontyates. Mr. Rowland Thomas (instructed by Mr. Leslie Williams, Llanelly). on lie-half of defendant, said some sort of an allegation had been made against plaintiff by the de- fendant. Defendant said he never uttered th\Je word. never ;=u?e?t.ed, and did not suggest now, that p1a1ntiff had acted dis- t'?i,t i,laintiff had acted cl is- Mr. Marlay Samson (instructed by Mr. T. R. Ludford, Llanelly) for plaintiff said the action was brought simply to clear plaintiff's character from an imputation made in a public place that he had stolen the colliers' money. He was manager of Carway Colliery, and it was vital to him to clear himself from the accusation made against him. He had no desire in any way to recover damages from defendant if a public withdrawal of the accusation was made. i t!i d on defendant The action was withdrawn on defendant apologising and paving £ 5. The parties were congratulated by the Judge on that very happy terminVlion of the case.

I STRIPPED TO THE WAIST. i(!:iy, Scott. coiLi?r,GIyn-Neath,was before the Neath County justices on Fri? day, charged with <!runkcnnM on Whit-1 Monday, and assaulting P.C. Merley, j •Scott, with others, was told to go home quetlv, when he rushed at the constable and struck him down with a violent blow on the face. P.S. Morgan said defendant was brought to the station stripped to the waist, and very violent, whilst the con- stable was bleeding profusely from cuts on the face. Defendant, who was described as being violent when drunk, was lined EG.

I BOTH EYES BLACKENED. With both eyes discoloured, and her body said to be "black and blue," Margaret Reed, Regent-street, Briton- ferry, summoned Jennet O'Shea, Giant's Grave, tor assault, on the 28th May. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that they met on the canal bank, and Mrs. O'Shea struck her in the i face, knocked her down, and kicked her.— Mrs. O'Shea declared that complainant was drunk, and that she fell over the bank. She has been too friendly with my husband." said Mrs. O'Shea, and I have had heaps of quarrels. The Clerk: But I thought you were strangers ? Mrs. O'Shea: We are. (Laughter).—A fine of 20s. was imposed-

BRITON FERRY WATER. The monthly meeting of the Briton- ferry District Council was held on Thurs- day evening. Councillor George Davies, J.P., presiding. Among the members; present was íjte. W. B. Williams, of the R.A.M.C., who was home on leave. The v.'ater engineer reported that the water in the reservoir bad never been so low as at present since it was built, the nearest ap- proach being in 1?09, when it was two feet higher than at present.—It was decided by the Housing Committee that an a p. peal be made to the Government to give hotter facilities after the war for housing and town planning puri-scs.-It was also decided that the Council prepare for a further housing scheme, and the stir- j veyor. Mr II. A. Clarke, is to urrange plans.—It w« arranged for an official in-j ejection of the reservoir to take place

The Swansea Grammar School cricket team visited Neath on Saturday to play County School. The visitor? j the scores being: Swansea Grammar I School. 70; Neath Countv School. 48. )

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OO?MOM LAMM. j Cûi'v1 r.¡sON LAN DS. t Mr. E. U. David, who Dresided at a meeting ut lie Glamorgan Chamber of Agriculture at Cardiff on Saturday, re- ferred to a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Chamber at Swansea. He said that he had since found that the Government had no power to put the Enclosure Acts into force. He proposed, therefore, that the resolution should be amended to read as foHowfJ:- That in the opinion of this Chamber the attention of the Board of Agricul- ture should be called to the desirability of putting the Enclosure Acts into opera- tion in this county so that suitable waste and common lands in the vicinity of large industrial centres may be brought into cultivation to increase the food supply." Replying to the question, the chairman said that under the Defence of the Realm Act the Government had power to ppt T any common under cultivation. Mr. Claud Thompson said he under- stood that commons could not be touched. The chairman: Not under the Defence of the Realm Act? Mr. Claud ThoinjKson: No, Mr. R. Templeton: I am eurpristed to hear that. I thought under the Defence of the Realm Act they could almost take the coat off your back. (Laughter). I think it a very fine opportunity for the local authorities to take over common land, plough it up, and hand it back to the commoners when the war is over. The resolution as amended was carried Mr. Edward Akers raised the question o' the proposed redistribution of seats, and proposed that a committee should be appointed to consider if it were possible to fix an area in Glamorgan which would enable agriculturists to stand a chance of getting a direct representative of agri- culture sent to the House of Commons At present they were swamped by the votes oi miners and the representatives of other industries. Alderman llltyd Thomas, who seconded, suggested that it would be a good thing if the Government used its powers under the Defence oi the Realm Act to dissolve all political parties—(laughter)—and thus give everyone a chance of calmly recon- sidering his viewc to meet the altered circumstances of the times. The resolution was carried.

AVON VALLEY MINERS. The monthly meetitng of the Avon Val- ley district of miners was held on Satur- day at the I)i,)ckers' tiall. Port Talbot. Mr. W. F. Hopkins, Cymiuer, presiding. ltr. Wm. Jenkins, J.P. (agent), submitted a ren- t dealing with L A new rules for the Federation, and advised all tht, lodges in the district to accept the rules as drafted by the Executive Coun- cil through thoir solicitor. The change of government, said Mr. Jenkins, would re- sult disastrously to the interests of the members generally, and would have a very bad effect upon the organisation in general. It was reported that individual work- men at the Oakwood Colliery had received notices to terminate contracts, and it was decided to support thesa men and to raise the matter at the next meeting of the Joint Board.

The Marchioness of Bute gave birth j to a Mn at Cardiff Castle on Tuesday morning. This is the seventh child and I the tuth Boa. <

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I MANSLAUGHTER. I Verdict in Pembrey Baby I Case. The trial was resumed at Carmarthen Assizes of Walter Elms (37) and Lvdia Elms (39), his wife,, who were charged with the murder of an unknown female child at Pembrey between the 1st and 31st January last, the allegation being that they had wilfully neglected the child, which had Ixyeu entrusted to their care. Mr. Ivor Bowen, K.C., and Mr. Rowland Thomas (.instructed by Mr. T. R. Ludford, Llanelly) prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr. Marlav Samson and Mr. Stanley Evans (instructed by Mr. Leslie Williams, Llan- elly) defended. For the defence. Mr. Marlay Samson called Dr. D. J. Williams (Llanelly), who said that he had read Dr. Owen Williams' report of the post-mortem examination, and was of the opinion that death was due to acute double pneumonia, and not to starvation. He was of opinion that the j6tate of emaciation preceded the state of pneumonia. The child was very weak I from mal-nssimilation, and pneumonia i.s,,iperveiie(l. That was vefy common with infants cndcr 2 year-? old. Predisposing causes were an inherited condition of tuberculosis or pre-natal i!l->llth of the mother, and in such cases human skilJ very rarely saved the child. Mr. Marlay Samson then addressed the jury for the defence. He said that the fact that the male prisoner assisted the police to recover the body showed that he and his wife had been guilty of no criminal act. The medical evidence, counsel said, was the essence of the case, and he asked them to conclude that the cause of death was due to the child's in- herited inability to digest food. He sub- mitted that the prisoner's failure to call m-'dical aid was one of those errors of judgment that people were capable of. His Lordship, summing up. aid he thought the taking in of nursed children was an occupation that should be con- I tinued only under strict supervision. He asked the jury not to attach too much importance to ths fact that there was r.o food in the child'6 body, for in the last stages ot pneumonia very little or no nourishment were taken. They did not &eem to be strong evidence of the crime (f .,e-em (,) be v,,( I ei,,(!e of tl'ie cri_lu?, cf The jury found both prisoners guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced them to five years' penal servitude. the Judge remarking that he regarded ;t as a very dangerous and serious offence.

I ANTHRACITE MIHERS I THE JOUlT DEPUTATION CUhSTlD,1! I (By Our Mining Correspcndsnt.) A bpecial meeting of delegated reprc-\ senting the workmen of the Anthracite istrict of the?outh Wales Miners' L?deratiun was held at tite Dockers' Hall, Swansea, .'n Tuesday, aia? Jy to consider &nd discuss the new draft rules which arc to submitted to a general conference of I the men of the South Wales coalfield at a conference to be held at Cardiff on tne 12tli inst. Mr. T. Davies, of Dillwyn Colliery (the j [district chairman), presided; Councillor D Daniel Davies occupied the vice-chair, oi.nu, uesides delegates representing about 1-1,(100 men, there were present, among others. Messrs. J. D. Morgan and J. James (agents), David Morgan (district secretary), J. D. Morgan, Gwaun-cae-Gur- wca (treasurer); W. Davies (cngincmen's a?ent), and Meth Jones (registration agent ?i the miners of the West Wales area). The stoppage of the South Wales Anthracite Co.'s Collieries, owing to war conditions, was reported, and Mr. J. D. Morgan explained that the re- ¡ turn of the manager was be- Lau awaited in order to discuss the proposal that a joint deputation h- presenting owners and workmen to wait upon the Government Controller of Alines, with a view to seeing wnatlr-r aiiy- Uiiri'j can l e done V, enable the company to restart the colliery. Of the 780 men j employed there until last Saturday, it was stated, a large number had already left thi district to seek work elsewhere, but us it is a very sori'ms matter for til, sur- rounding neighbourhood, hopes were enter- tained that a permanent stoppage inight still be averted. I The discussion upon the new rules and numerous amendments (some of them considered to be not by any means im- provements) was continued throughout the by, ancl a very definite attitude was tak&n up by the delegates on ceitni?n pro-I pus?is which had )?een put forward by a certain Syndicalism s&cbicn of men from other districts. 11 ■

| COCKLES—AND DOGS. The Gower Rural District Council met on Tuesday, Mr. J. H. Jenkins (Swansea) :n the chair. With regard to the Corn Isaac water supply, over which there has been a long standing dispute, the Chair- [ man said the matter had been satisfac- torily settled. Mr. G. E. Gordon raised the question of the danger caused by leakage, and in hot weather the water drying up, with the result that the stench became unbear- able. Another member 6aid that at Penclawdd the waste of water was tremendous. Women there washed cockles and used a tremendous quantity of water, allowing the water to overnow from tho taps. It was insanitary and dangerous to the public health. The Clerk read an anonymous letter from a Penclawdd ratepayer complaining about the cockle nuisance and the super- abundance of uncontrolled dogs. Other alleged offonces drew forcible remarks from :\11. English, who faid that Pen- clawdd is nut a model city. Several mem- bers protested against a resolution of the Council which proposed notices prohibit- 'ng the use of the water for other than strictly domestic purposes. in the event of these notices being carried into being, cattle, etc., could net be watered. Cockle washing would also come within the cate- gory. Dr. Morton (medical officer) said it was essential that plenty of water be used. Mr. Jones (surveyor) suggested that a water meter he installed, for which cattl-e users should pay for the water that was used. j Ultimately the matter was referred to the Water Committee. ,(,h matter ot the Swansea Borough Extension Scheme came up for considera- tion in relation to a proposed road from Penelawdd to Gov.prion, and after discus- sion the matter wa-, referred to the special oommittes which originally dealt with it. A resolution from the Wrexham Coun- c'! suggested that in view of the present ?ucumstancos variou6 rivers throughout the country be left open to the public. and that the Board of Agriculture and < Fisheries be asked to withdraw their res- trictions. The matter wag given the sup- port of the council. Another resolution was received from the Anti-Vaccination League, expressing amazement at the action of the President of the Local Government Board in mak- ing vaccination compulsory in ca6es of contact with infectious diseases On the suggestion of the chairman the 11 matter was left on the table. Councillor Davies being the only dissentient. Overlooked at the last annual meeting, Messrs. J. A. Jenkins and Dd. Williams 1 were- elected for the Hospital Committee Dr. Morton said there were 45 births and 21 deaths in the quarter ending March 31. There were 5 deaths of children under one year old. He reported cases of over- I crowding in tho district. There were 13 11 people in one tour-roomed house. On the suggestion of the chairman it was sue- xcsted to serve statutory notices on the landlords. Councillor David Davies op-, posed the suggestion, and pointed out that it would be a pretty state of affairs if these people had to go to the Work- i house if the men were at the front.

TYCROES EISTEDDFOD. l: An eisteddfod was held at the Council Schools, Tyeroes. The adjudicators were Messrs. Isaac Lloyd, Evan Richards and D. R. Griffiths. Awards: Solo for girls under 12: Maggie Jones, Ammanford. Solo for boys under Hi: Hubert Walters, Glan- amman. Recitation for children under 12- Cranogwen Thomas. Glanamman, and David Thomas Bowen, Garnant. Solo for children under !K: Jessie Price, Glan- am man, and Edith Hnghes, BC'ttw.: Recitation for children: Lottie Rees, D. T. R?ven and Grano?wen Thomas. Solo for boys tnder 12; Hubert Walters. Special recitation: Tom Williams, Cwmfferws. Soprano oolo: -11. Hopkins, Aberystwyth. Contralto solo: Cassie Rees. Open recita- tion: Oliver Morgan. Tenor solo divided between Arthur Morgan and Willie I Thomas. Bass solo: Brinley Jones. Tycroes. Essay (confined to the pupils of Tyeroes Schools): Brynmor Jones Council School Ch: I

LATE NEATH JUSTICE. Reference to the death of Mr. Thomas Teague, J.P.. was made by the Mayor (Aid. H. P. Charlls) at Neath Police Court on Monday. As a magistrate." said the Mayor, he did his duty faith- fully. He lived to a good age, but re- mained useful to the closing stages of his life, and they would miss him. Mr Edward Powell, on behalf of the legal profession, associated himself with the presiding magistrate's remarks.