Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

GOAL FOR ITALY. In tke King's Division on \V< dnes- tlay, before Mr. Justice Rowlatt. C'ecves' | Westx rn Valleys Anthracite Collieries Lt(I., of Swansea and Cardiff, were sued I hv the Soeiete Generate de Cliemeiis da j For Ik-onomiques. of Paris, for damages tor alleged breach of contract by defend- ants to strpply 4.00(i) tons of Hood s Mcr- tityr Steam Coal for shipment from Cardiff to Savona. Mr. Mackinnon, K.C., for pinintitfe, said the coal was required for use oil on? of plaintiffs' light railways in Italy. There was no question that no coal had !>eon delivered. The coal was to be supplied by defendants as ineichants for another colliery, hut eventually the j steamer was required by the Admiralty, and later the defendants repudiated the i contract. Mr. Leek, K.C., for defendants, said his clients wore protected by a clause in I'Sie cfiiitrat'f pfovKfiSg shipment^ ofilr* if 1h,> v'nlli»,ioll of the Government was |obtaintd. The Admiralty, however, re- quireti all the coal from this particular iiiitil a year afterwards, and nevc-r would give permission for shipment of the coal. Evidence was heard on both sides.

NUDE WOW EN .iT DOCKS. This is a disgrace! ul ease, when these women are tound aboard in tills cou- idition," said the chairman of the Swan- eea Bench on Thursday with regard to Elizabeth James and Katie (illusion, charged with being found at the docks j without a pass. i P.C. (16) Webber. Harbour Police, said lie hoarded an English vessel where he i found the women nude in the firemen s ■ quarters. Police Sister Davits said the younger Igirl, anxious to lead a better life, hut was oraggrd down hy her surroundings. Supt. Roberts said James had appeared before, but this was Gunston's first ap- pea ranee. James was sent dow n for one month land Guns to n '6 case was adjourned 101 three months.

S WAN SEA 1)) L D ¡ E R SWAN!SF-A .,DLDIER In Station Accident at Liverpool. On Monday. Private Seth James. :"1 IOJJly son (If 1r. Hy. James, Scyl><>rfach- i street, Swansea, and who is in one ot tlu IN-el-iii Regiments, was on a Liverpool platform awaiting a train to come home oi leave. S >meho\. or other 11" slip,1 and was caught between the platform and ;a train which just then arrived. The un- fortunate man was taken to a Liverpool hospi' where he was attended to. James had been in the Army seven weeks.

U.S. AIR FLEET PLANS. Washington, Wednesday (received Thursday).—The War Department has iltrz,nsiiiitt(?d a draft of the Govern nient'? 'Aviation Bill to the House of Representa- I tin's' Military Committee. It provides for the immediate construction of 22,82.1 aeroplanes, for which a vote of (,;i9.0Iln.0(1( dollars is asked.—Press Association "at Ci al.

A PAINFUL CASE. There was a remarkable defence at the Swansea Police C-ourt on Thursday in the case of Reginald Harden, charged with exposure on June 7':b. Mr. Henry Thompson, conducting the defence, said it was a cap of mental aberntion on the part of bis client. Pri- soner had been to South Africa and had suffered sevarel y from !introlQ :inri malarial fever. This had affected hi, brain and he had become morose and morbid. His wife had undergone a serious operation, and this so preyed on his mind that he temporarily lost his mental balance. Dr. Rawlings said defendant would be bound over to be of good behaviou for 12 months in .£25.

A collision occurred on 1 hursday morn- ing on the North Eastern Railway High Level Bridge crossing on the Tyne, between New -astle and Gateshead. Till trains involved wer a passenger train to Dunst-an and a:, emptv one. The rear end of the former was smashed and tli. luggage van thrown off the rails, but cont of the passenger were injured.

1 Heard's Stands Pre-ems newt FOR FLRST-CLASS FRUIT, VEGETABLES, and CONFECTIONERY. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HEARD'S STORES, 17, Station Road, PORT TALBOT, 67, High Street, ABERAVON, 10, Parade, NEATH, 18, Windsor Road, NEATH.

Picture Palace, Pontybevem. NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK. Usual EXCELLENT SHOW of PICTURES. POPULAR PRICES: i d.. 6d., and Qd. Thursday. Doors Open at 6.45, to com- mence at 7. Saturday, Doors Open 6.3n, to commence at 6. 4a and 8.45 MATINEE Thursdays at 4 o'clock. Id., 2d., and 3d.

NODION AR BYRGIAU YR WYTHNOS. ——————- — (GAN AWSTIN.) I/Iirydd ianus tuhwnt i hob disgwyliad ydoedd Gwyl ('y h-oddi Eisteddfod Genedlaetkol Casiellnedd dydd lan. Daeth miloedd o twbl i'r dref o bob cyf- tiriad, a chyn i'r beirdd, y cerddorion, a'r swyddogion a ffurlient yr orymdaitk gyrhaedd rnaes barddol y Maen llog, yr opdd tyrfa aruthrol yn y gerddi yn barod t i weled. clywed, a chymeradwyo. Ond gan fy mod wedi cael gofod lled hehlAll, dydd Gwener, i roddi adroddiad Seisnig, gyda phigion û'r anerchiadau a draddod- wyd, gallaf arbed peth amser drwy be-idio fjned i mwn i'r idar)ilion yn awr. Felly, gyda datganiad o livfrrdivh j calonog, a llongyfarchiad i swyddogion yr Oreedd, y pwyllgor JJeol, a phawb a gymerodd ran, fel Cymro neu Gvmrr.eis yn y dathliad-a hwnw vn ddathliad a gyfleai addewid fendigedig am lwyddiant yr eisteddfod yn Nghastellnedd yn 1918- hoddlonwn ar yckydig yn yckwaneg o ddiferion yr Awen yn y golofn am yr wythno* hon. Gwydderig" oedd un o deetynau Penar ar y Maen Llog. a dyma fel y ,anodd: Brenin yr Englyn yng Nghymru A giliodd i gysgod yr hwyr; M:ae' ergyd port", hyw, wedi pallu, A'r golled, hen Gymru a'i gwyr I Niae torf y cydeeiniaid yn synnu .Na ddeuai'r hen law" at y tant; A'r glee 'gwyddai Cymru am dani Yn wylo yn fud yn y pant Mae Aman yn murmur y golled 0 gefnu hen fardd oedd mor fwyn— Yn aros am ewn araf gerdded Ei phlentyn, o dalar i dwyn. Mae conglau aelwydydd ei ardal Yn edrycb yn syn at y drws, 1 ddisgwyl yr ergyd diliafal. A'r glee wnai yr cnglyn yn dlws. iFe groesodd y bardd at ei gwmni Ddisgwvliai ei ddod drwv y glYll, Mi wn iddo weled yn gwenu- Yn gwenu o bell—Watcyn Wyn. Mae'r ddau wedi peidio a'u peswcli A'r mogiant" ei hun, ma's o wynt"; Dim gofyn bytli mwy." A oes heddweh? Ond canti, a chanu fel cynt. Y'Ngorsedd Castellnedd, 1917. Penar. Tysteb Gwili" ydyw pwnc llythyr pwrpasol a dderbyniais dydd Llun o i Khydaman:—" Bydd yn dda gan lu edmygwyr Gwili ddeall iod Dyffryn Aman bellach wcdi symud i gydnabod gwasan- aetli gwerthfawr yr athro, ar ei ymadaw- 1 iad 6r fro am Brif Ysgol Caerdydd. Bu f yn darian i'n heniaith, yn brofiwyd tan- 11yd vtdres i vN, nydd y ddrycin, ac nid oes nemor bwlpud na fu traethu ei genadwri rymus ynddo yn ;\7 ardaloedd. FfurfMyd pwyllgor o brif ddineewyr Rhydaman nos Wener ddi- ^eddaf, a phenderfynivyd yn unfryd fod tysteb i'w chyflwyno iddo. Er rhoddi cyfle i'w edmygwyr i gefnogi y mudiad gohiriwyd y cwrdd hyd y Sadwrn neeaf, Gorft'enaf y 7ied. Estynnir gwahoddiad cynnes i'r eawl a garo amean y mudiad i ddod i'r cwrdd hwn yn Ebenezer, Bhyd- aman, erbyn 7 o'r gloch. Hawlia Gwili ein goreu, a charem wneud y dysteb yn deilwug o'i urddas.- Y r eiddoch, etc., E. D. Bassett, D. 11. Griffiths, Ysgrifen- yddion." Oddiwrth Alfa, dan y penawd pryd- ferth Wrth yr Allor." daeth y canlynol i law ar uno Mr. Richard Jeffreys, y cantor, Clydach, a Miss Blodwen Francis. A bercl,ydach — Blodyn hardd yw'r Blodwen hon—a'i henw Yn a.nwy1 gan feirddion; Di»nodd a'i hyfryd hinon Y llawen frawd o Llwyn Fron Oes o hir ddydd hwylus i'r ddau—ac oea Yn llawn can a'i breintiau; I'r aelwyd doetl caroJan, Enyn a hwyl i'w mwynhau. Cyhoeddi yr Wyl Fawr yng Xghastdl- nedd ydyw teetyn arall yr un bardd:— l'a tywyll nawr Gastellnedd !—fe ddaw -1 Fe ddaw gwin tangnefedd; [gwawr, 1 Daw Eos yn y diwedd A haf fy Kaf i fin Nedd. I wydd dolydd daw heulwen—a llu can Castell cerdd ac awen: A thros y Gnoll daw Olwen A derw Y, "lad i'r wyl ken. Purion fydd nodi fod cynliadledd gyntaf Adran Gorllewin Morganwg o Undeb Cenedlaetkol y Cyllitleitlia-au Cymraeg i gael ei chynal dydd Sadwrn liesaf yu y Tabernael Newydd, Port Tallxit, i ystyried y moddion goreu er Rwrthweithio dylanwad y llii'eiriant ixig ar iaitli a nodweddion ei n cenedl. Swyddogion pwyllgor y gynhadledd ydynt: Cadeirydd, Mr. Abraham H. Thomas, Y-11. (Ci-viiilyil), Llaniiamlet; is-ga(k'irydd, Mr. Lewis Da viez, Cymmer, Port Talbot; trysorydd, Mr. John Mere- dith, Ynistawe; ysgrifenydd, Mr. D. Mor- lais Samuel. 10, The Promenade, Aber- tawe. Y pwj-llgor lleol: Cadeirydd, Parch. D. Marlais Samuel, B.A., Cwm- afan. Port Talbot; ysgrifenydd, Mie;, H. Mildred Williams, B.A., Yegol y Gir. Port Talbot. Gwahoddir yn arbenig i'r gynhadledd (a) cynrychiolwyr o bob i-glwys Gymvaeg Fng Ngorllewin Morganwg; (b) afchrawon athrawesau Y.fgolion Sul a hob dydd irng Ngorllewin Morganwg; (e) Cynrych- íoIwyr o boh Cynideithas Gymraeg rlv.vng » !\fon Nedd ac A foil Ogwr. Yn y gynhad- iedd. am haner awr wedi dau, llvwydda Vfr. Lewis Davies. Cymmer. Cynygir penderfyniad —" EfFeithinu niweidiol y <ytyf Sap-sn? ar ein HYó'gohon Sabotho). i'r modd i'w wrthweithio -gan y Parch Vf. H. Jones, B.A., Ton Pentre. Bydd -bydd-ymddiddan ar y mater; a chyda 'haglen ddiddorol eir ynilaen at ber.der- rniad arfill-" Cytaddnptfr 1 lenyddiaetl) iymraeg ar gyfer angkenion yr oess --a ynygir gan y Parch. R. S. Rogers. B.A.. kb^rtawe. ar ba un y gwahoddir rhytid- mddiddan. Yn yr dan lywyddiaetb yr jlenadr J. Jordan, Llansamlet, cynelir yfarfod eykoeddus, N-131 mka un y tradd- •dir anerckiad gan yr Athro Joseph ,oneE, M.A., B.D., Aberhonddu. (Vutir janeuon gwlndgarol gan amryw jerddgar. a disgwylir cyrddau cynes a jboblcgaidd.

The two' compact "nn!l fr-eh.ild liold- "gS known as Penvraun I a and Lena, luate li miles frvn Gv, a.uncaegurwen, 're sold at Swanw. on Thursday by Mr. ibn M. T-e^ler for 150 to illr. iniiiet, J wards, agent for tie Gwauucae.s'uiwen i :>llierv Co A,

LATEST WAR JEWS Ii THURSDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL, i South-west of HolleueKt; \vu have I advaneed our line slightly on a;1 front uf 600 yards. Last night we carried out success- ful raids in the vicinity of Wiel- tje and Xieuport. During the course of these operations wejj captured several prisoners. I S WEDNESDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. (: Wednesday, 9.25 p.;n.—Early this morn- j, ing the enemy raided one of our posts 1 of Lens. One of our men is miss- Ii; ing. As the result of anotker raid attempted j by the enemy eitst of Loos four wounded I prisoners were left in our hands. Enemy artillery has been active during the day north of the Sc-arpe and- in the neighbourhood of Ypre.s and Me-ssines. j The enemy's aerial activity still con- j tinues. j In air fighting yesterday tliree enemy! machines were brought down and five • others driven down out of control. An-j other hostile machine was shot down by j our anti-aircraft giins. One of oar aeroplanes failed to return. i THE GREAT FAILURE. Paris, Tkursday.—Tke French Expert Commentator, writing last night, says:—j The Germans again during the ni-in tempted an operation on a large scale against our positions on the Cheinin 1)(.'5 Da.mes. There were furious and repeated assaults throughout the nigltt .over a front of twenty kilometres. The attacking forces put out every effort to break through our lines, but their check was complete. The oncoming masses were literally deci- mated by our barrage fire, and at some point, where they succeeded in reaching our lines they were driven right back. Thus it is that the French communique is able to record simply, but not without pride ,that not a yard of our terrain was occupied by the enemy.

THURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFI CIAL. I; mere was rather considerable artil- lery activity on both sides in the region of Moronvillers, Primary, re(, i oii of Prllnar5- and Hill oOo. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front. An enemy aeroplane hit by our machine gun fire, fell to the north-west of Moronvillers. 0

THURSDAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICAL. To the east of Brze/anv the enemy attacked our advanced post, but. was comjrifecl io- ¡;.pt.iJ;to.¡. east of Oipitza-Bolnaia.. The enemy twice attacked our posi- tions, but he was repulsed on both occasions. Caucasian Front.—After our occu- pation of I'anjvin the enemy retired to the heights to the west ailti south of Panjvin. Baltic Sea.—On July 3rd, nine ene- my aeroplanes dropped bombs on the batteries, hangers, and build- ings over the southern extremity of the Island of Opel. There is no loss of life nor damage. i WEDNESDAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. I'ETKOG KAD, Wednesday. 300 officers, 18,000 soldiers. 29 guns, and 33 machine-guns were captured during the fighting on July 1st and 2nd —Admiralty, per Wireless Press. ————-

BELGIAN OFFICIAL. Wednesday night's Belgian official re- j/ort says:— Last night an enemy aero- plane was brought down in a tight with one of ours. It fell within the enemy's lines fcouth of Dixmude —————. e —————

A MONTH'S BRITISH LOSSES. The following are the details of the losses given under thp principal headings in the War Office casualty lists issued from June 1 to June 30. The lists include casualties reported from all points at which our armies are engaged :— N.O.O.'s & Killed Died of wounds -10 4.158 Died 75 859 Accidentally Killed 7 129 Wounded 2,546 .j;Ui8:2 Drowned no Wounded and mining 10 543 Miwng,Believed Killed or Drowned 29 737 Missing ■••••••••; 174 13,453 Prisoners of War 3 48 Missing, Believed Wounded 2 —— Wounded and Prisoners of War 24 Died as Prisoners of War —— 3 From these must be deducted the follow- ing:- First reported killed, wounded, or missing. afterwards report «i not killed, wounded. missing 13 611 This leaves the total as follows:— Of lieNs :.tiOI Men 11.5,2 79 The figures for February. March, April, and M;>y respectively were:— Officers 1,21(5 I I (, ii 16,277 Officers 1,7(55 Men 28,709 Officers 4,381 Men 31,619 Officers. 5,991 Men 107,105

DESTROYER STRIKES A MINE Admiralty, Wedne-day.—One of his I 'yerc- of an old type struck mine in t'iie N-orth Sea and has sunk. There were 18 survivors. The next-of-kin of thos? who were lost have been informed. i

AID RAID ON HARWICH. Press Bureau, We(I lie latest police report show the casualties in to- iir raid are 11 killed and 36 injured. ) TWO RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN. I P?p?s H'u'??u. Wf?npsdav.—Thp V ice- I A iu?al at Dover reports that naval air- 'raft from Dunkirk intercepted tlw lws- ile squadron returning from England after :he attack on Harwich this morning. An engagement ensued at a considerable listance from the Belgian coast. -Two of the hostile machines were nought down in flames and a third was ten to be damaged Several other nachines were attacked with indecisive -esults. All our machines returned safely. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes j -be following announcement:- During the night of the Srd-lth. bomb- ing was carried out by the R.-N.A.S. machines on the aerodromes at Ghistelles Ind Nieumunster, and also on the Ustend -eapiane sheds and on a train at Ziri-.(-,n Several toti-s of bombs were dropped. All jur machines returned iafely. --Join, message.

A WEEK'S PIRACY. But for the fact that 11 fishing vessels have been sunk (after two weeks in which theee craft were untouched), the list of sinkings issued last night for the week ending Sunday, July 1st. 3 p.m., is one of the moft satisfactory since the statements have been published in their present form. Fifteell large ships were sunk, and only twice has the iigure been lower than this. In addition, live small ships have I)een sunk. The number of vessels attacked is below 50 (even before correction), and the in and out traffic remains at a high figure. Details: IN AND OUT TRAFFIC. Merchant Ships (over 100 tons). All Nationalities. This Last. Prev. Week. Week. Week. Arrivals 2,715 ,8ï¡i 2,897 Sailings 2,816 2,923 2,993 5.591 5,799 5.S90 Tli above figures do not include fishing and local craft. BRITISH MERCHANT SHiPS SUNK. Mine or Submarine. This Last. Prev. Week. Week. Week. 1,600 tons (or over) 15 21 27 7 5 Fisking Yessels 11 0 0 31 28 32 The number of vessels unsuccessfully atLcked was 16, of which 2 belonged to last wed;, and 3 to a fortnight ago, the corrected list being: This Last. Prev. Week. Week. Week. Unsuccessfully attacked 11 24 34 The number of vessels attacked was 17 (after correct ion).

ALL lED CONFERENCE. the Allied conference on ihe subject of war aims will probably be held in Lon- don, and that America will be represented. It is hoped that M. Kerensky, the War Mini-ter, in addition to M. Tercstchenko, tke Foreign Minister, and f-ome of tke Socialist members of the Government, will bj able to attend. Everything, how- ever, depends on the way in which 1 he situation here develops now that the offensive has started.—" Daily Express.

ANOTHER CAVELL CRIME. Amsterdam. Wedn?da.v.—The "Ech, Bci?" states:—Th?. universal reproba- hun wkick '?as aroused throughout the civilised world by the murders of Kur?e Cavell and Capta:n Fr.yatt has apparent! f taught the Germans nothing. Two fres h names must now be insi ri!>ed in the Book of Martyrs, namely, those of Mdle. Grand- prez and her brother, both of Stavelot, in tli- district of Vervier^. who have been shot ar Liege for having served their country too well.—Pross Association War Special.

AT WELSH NETLEY. Through the offices of Lady Mond, verandahs have been added to five of the wards at the Welsh Hospital, Netley, and Mrs. Lloyd George has consented to visit the hospital on Friday afternoon to de- c lare them open. I

SIR A. MOrD AND MARTYRS. In the House of C(lIon on Wednes- day Mr. Lynch asked Sir Alfred Mond I whdher he would consider the advisa- bility of removing from the principal street of London and of Ireland all statues of deceased kings, and put in their places those of great leaders of thought. groat men of science, great poets, and great martyrs for national causes. Sir Alfred Mond said he did not propose to interfere in regard to London, and had nothing to do with what happened in Ireland.

I NEGLECTFUL FATHER. Albert Edward llann was summoned for neglecting his five children. Mr. Dd. Clarke prosecuted. Inspector Jones N.S.P.C.C.,saiddefcn dant would not work, and the house nvas in a dirty conditio l L'he children were obviously jKiorlv nournished. Ilann's wife said when the man was supposed to he ill lie played tip cat" with boys. lie rarely gave her any iiionev The Chairman: Hann, you are a lazy hound. We shall send you to a place where you will not be aide to play" tip- Cal, wi:tli school boys You will go down for three months

M.M. AND COMMISSION. Private Brinley Davies, of Cecil-street, Manselton. has written home to tell his parents that he has been awarded the Military Medal and promoted to lieutenant on the field of battle. Previous to joining the Army lie was employed as a clerk at the office of Messrs. Cleeves and Co., coal exporters, and was well knoln] in local junior sporting circles. He is the son of Mr. W P. Davies. who for a number of years was conductor of the choir at St. Luke's Church, Cwm- bwrla.

WARSUiMARY. i FRIDAY. I Early last night we captured more ground. Wc attacked and captured the enemy's forward positions on a front of about 2,000 yards south-west of I Oppy. British troops continue to gain ground on a wide front south-west of Souchez Kiver, and have entered Avion. During last night the "npnj? ?hu?tfi great' activity on the A isne fron t, where violent bombardments v.cre followed by ll%-elv attac,'?s iii the region of lively attacks in the region of (J?rny. { All these were broken. SATURDAY. We have made an important advance on a four mile front to a depth of over half a mile. i As a result of the British intfack a series of strongly organised defensive systems OIl both sides of the Souchez River covering the town of f-ens have been captured. Our troops have gained tilt whole of their objectives with slight loss while inflict- ing considerable casualties on the enemy. There have fallen into our hands po-i- t ions of great strength as well alS of tactical and strategic importance. The Expeditionary Force in Egypt has Iwen ta ken comllland of bv Sir E. 11. II. Allenby, who replaces Sir Archibald Murray. Greece is returning to the path of national honour. A German declaration of war is expected at any moment. MOPJJAV. | Fu; ther British progress,towards Lens is; a feature of the neek-er.jti -official news. Fierce attacks on the Freueh brought the euemy heavy losses, but only slight ter- ] ri to rial gain. During -June we took 8,63:') German pri- soners on the Western front. There is news from enemy of a Russian offensi ve, but our Ally reports only intense artillery activity. The de- struction of an enemy train in the Car- J pathians. and battles in the Caucasus; are reported. '.YndMot-co!)?s"n Dusseldorf and Buda- pest are reported. TUESDAY. Successful raids have beep carried cut by us west of Havrincoui't and and north of Nieuport. \Ve captured some pri Miners south of the Coejeul River. GrM'ce ih expected to iu;i.c a dL tion of war upon Germany at any minute. Fresh attacks by the Germans on the Ai 1 les-1 'aissy-road and around flill wer-> repulsed. The Russian j have canturcd another 8,500 prisoners, bringing the total to 18,500, and more are coming in. Our Eastern Ally, in t!12 spknùjd new offensive, has taken m?? c'S and offe'!?ive, L,?is ip tr,* i i., ?iiid rWE&ME?DA?. '•c"" German submarines irftacked United States transports in force during their pa&sa? to France. American escur?nt; destroyers engaged them. and it is- le- liei-e(i tlaat o? the U-hoatsv?re sunk. The transport* arrived safely. | Considerable artillery activity has I een i taking place along the "British riont. Otherwise there is nothing to report, During the night of ( he 2nd-3rd inst. b>mbing raids were carried out on Bruges docks and munition depots by British Naval Air Se-vice machines. Early this morning German aeroplanes raided Lssex, killing eight and injur- ing 22. THURSDAY. i We have advanced our line slightly on a front of 600 yards south-west of llolli- [ beke. i Last night we carried out succwsfiil raids in the vicinity of Wieltje and Nieu- port, taking some prisoners. During the night of the 3rd-4tli bombing was carried out by R.N.A.S. machines on the Cstend seaplane sheds.onatrain at Zarren, and on aerodromes at Ghis- telles and Nieumunster.

LUNGS PUNCTURED. Birchgrove Miner's Fatal Injury in the Pit. I Mr. J. C. Morris, borough coroner, held an inquiry at the Coroner's Court, Swan- sea, on Tuesday, into tho circumstances attending the death of James William Morris (29), residing nt Church Villas, Birchgrove, who died at the Swansea Hospi talon June 29th as a result of having met with an accident at the Birch- grove Colliery on June 20th. Mr. D. J. Williams, miners' agent, and Col. Pear- son, H.M. Inspector of Mines, were pre- sent. A brother of the deceased, David Wm. Morris, collier, identified the body. Benjamin Lay. Smith's-road, Birch-1 grove, a collier employed at tke Birck-1 grove Colliery, said lie was tilling some trucks, and deceased was pulling rubbish down. lie was going to fill the coal when u face slip, which was very deceiving, fell and hit the deceased on the hip. Dr. Jones said deceased had a fractured rib, and that had injured the lung, caus- ing a leakage of air frOID the lung into the tissue beneath the skin. His kidneys were also injured. I Dr. Wood said deceased was dying when admitted to the hospital. A verdict ot death from injuries sustained whilst following his eni ploy iiieiit" ivas returned.

EX-SOLDIER SENTENCED. At Swansea Polic" Court' on Thursday. | Four cliarge.s of theft were heard against Jno. Jones. The first was of stealing from Ada Chapman Is. lOd. in cash and a bank boo!, on June 20th; stealing a coat and vest value £ 1 10s. from Gustay Holberg in' St. Mary-street, on June 21st, and obtains ing by false pretences from Eliza Cole- man, at Port Tennant-road, the sum of 8s. 3d. and food and lodging to the value of 18s. between June 11th and 18th; and; obtaining by false pretences from Mary' Lilley, at Neath-road, Swansea, food and lodging value 15s., between 21st and 25th. i Chapman said she went out for' walks with the defendant, and on the evening specified he stole the articles and ran away. When she attempted to follow him ho struck her and got away. The evidence in the false pretence charges was to the effect that he left with- out paying. Defendant said he had been wounded twice and gassed in the present war. He lost his eye while serving in the engineers. He was sent to prison for three months.

Official news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Bryn-terrace. Gors- eizion. I-liat their Jolin Alor-I gan, attached to the Australian Forces. | has heen wounded hy gun-shot in the lett aim, and is now lying at a kospital it) Leicester.

CAUSES Of UIBEST Bearing of Dear Food on Labour Troubles. The Commission into Welsh J.-abour Unrest which has been sitting at Swansea since Monday closed on Wednesday night after having heard evidence from over to witnesses. The evidence adduced lias been of a very important character. The gentlemen ap- pearing before the Commission were repre- sentative of the essential industrial con- t erns. The oiffcial reports presented to the. Press, although meagre, have con- \cypd some idea of the general trend of j tlif, ti-ideiielk The question of high food prices received partic liar attention from the representative- of labour, and it was urged that the demands of the men for increased wages—ofteu the main catu-e 't disjuit.es—were consequent upon tke soar- ing prices of comuioiities The statement ot Major Harries, which has already been published, was one of the! important contributions to the evidence, and his reference to the machinery a' work to facilitate amicable wot king at the Docks, created au impression. What has j occurrcd with tke Harbour Trust and their employes presents infinite possibi- Uties. I When tke report of the Commission ic published tlat portion dealing with Swan- sea will it is expe.-ted. make inleresting reading. The evidence generally has em- phasised the importance ot the port, and especia l reference has been made to the number ot industrial curcirns i.j the dis- trict. M r F. W. Gilbertson, of Pontar dawe. gave evidence on Wed tie? day on th* i po-sifion of the \'alley, while representa- tives from Port Talbot have dealt wit), the industries in iliat district..

MINORITY'S VIEWS. The House ot Commons on Wednesday went into Committee on the franchise Bill, Mr. Whitley in the chair. Un Clause ]5, Mr. Montagu Barlow moved to omit Sub-Section 1, which says that in a con- stituency returning three or more mem- bers any election of lhe lull number of members shall be according to the principle of proportional rcpiescntatioa, each elector having one transituabit vote as defined by the Act. Mr. Asquith supported proportional re- presentation. ()t late year. he spoke- qLU'L?oiLpa?sionmcly, there Lad been a (ju??'Lt, (ii --I)?issioiial el?' iiidi(-iiti,?ii ail tti?u was slowly but steadily forcing its way lulu the domain of practical politics. It had been adopted and workeo out in very to lucal coii- ditions, in countries like Denmark and Sweden, in some of our uwn Colonies, ^ncl the Cantons in Switzei land, and the j.Byitisji ktoliaiiu-O* or three ?'?M./ .tt" ?'"? .-t?!?'C.i?M'?t????P'L.?.M t?,e ?ion? k"tllf. Alui Mr. J. Devlin: You would try it on the dog. (Loud laughter). y Mr. Asquith said lie would give three familiar iliu-strations aficctmg parties. In Wales the Unionist minority had hardly any representation in that House. In the case of Ireland the considerable Unionist minority in the South and West had never returned a member with- in his experience. In Birmingham the very consideral.de Liberal and Laboui minority was practically without repre- jsentation. Iliac was not a satisfactory state of things. I ir A. Monti said. 1 hat proportional re- presentation, where it had been adopted, had worked well, improved political lire, removed the bitterness between parties, and steadied Governments. The alarmist theories o f Sir T. Whittaker were en- tirely beside the mark. The party sys- tem "had broken (loin it under the stress of war, and lie was certain that neither the tHoufenorthe country would desire to revert to if alter the war.

ABERAVON SENSATION. A great sensaturn was caused in Aber- avon on Tuesday nig 11 t by all alleged) atlelllptrd lllurclrr and suicide, in connec- tion with which a man named Joseph Jones. age,, jO, a foreman labourer, resid- ing at Wakr-street, Aber/. von, and Annie Peg ram, with whom he lived, are both lying at the lowl hospital in a serious condition, the woman with a large gash on her breast, which required 20 stitches, and the man with his throat cut, which also required numerous stitches. The latter injury was caused by the cutting of the windpipe, and! makes the man's condition very doubtful. The parties lived al Water-street. Aberavon. The man left (Ill Saturday for Newport, but returned suddenly on Tuesday night. The aliop on the ground floor of the room occupied by the parties is used by Mr. Fursland, who rushed up- stairs, to find the woman and man bleed- ing profusely. Dr. Frederick and Sergt. Jones arrived. To the latter the man made a statement.

LADY LYONS' SON MARRIED. The wedding took place at St AId helm's, Branksome, Bourncnioutk, on Wednesday of Alexina, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. MacEwen. of Reedley, Branksome Park. Bournemouth, and Mr. Thomas Lyons, his Majesty's Diplomatic Service, elder son of the late Admiral of tho Fleet Sir Algernon Lyon;, G.C.B., and Lady Lyons, of Kilvrough, Gower. The bride was dressed in white satin bcaute, with a veil of white tulle edged with Brussels hue, and carried a bouquet of lilies and blue delphiniums. She was given away by her father, and was at- tended by four little 01 idesmaids-the Misses Joyce and Rosemary Kirk and the Misses Barbara and Ursula Reiss (nieces), who carried Iwuquets of blue delphin- iums. The best man was Mr. Gerald Villiers, of the Foreign Office. There were festivities oil the' Kilvrough estate, Gower, in boaour of the occasion.

CAEBRYN DISPUTE SETTLED. Mr. J. D. Morgan and Mr. John James, minors' .tgen t s with t.he Workmen's Com- mittee, met Mr. W. N. Jones (representing the ownerr,! and Mr. James, manager, of the Caebryn Collieries, Ammanford, cis- trict, on Wednesday, witk the result that a satisfactory settlement of the dispute his been arrived at. The trouble has lasted a month. Repairers will go down on Thursday, and work will, it is hoped, b? in full swing on Monday. Some 450 me have been directly affected.

Tn his annual report for last year, the Ammanford Medical Officer (Dr. D. R. Price) states the births to ho 16.5. and the cleat: 67. The infantile mortality was 84.8 oer 1,000 births.

I :-I ill In p i A C-li, I iiO'c.^L Ui COMMONS. Thursday. (I to make any represent-jfioii'S to neutral cotnitri.a with retnee io the byiug vi 11Jil" in yjs far i eju-i-ed trouj the scene of Will" and which it was alleged had been laid i)., < 1- be- ii-.ii u. inral flags, and that damage to th • \alue of am s'iip and cargo suiik bv -11 .1, mines would oe c l aimed co.J ;.r. which cou i d?& )11:'ld t)";I: \ii; 1',i¡Ù:l.l:¡,' to have it.- ports. Sir i.y. I. x k 1 astvc. l w h cfiier tin- Prime ;\1;11\ j' had ..a y iir.wrmat i l"1 t IJ si; ¡ ;ving the exact time anJ place chosen hy the enemy foe recent air l'olhr.ved in,'vma^ion supplied by I P¡1,'Jl1'y agc'ilb ill U:¡" UJuutry. Mr. Bona: Law Ac >;ding to our in- I tlle :s ill tii,, ir 1!y Dafzifl ask'-d whet tier It was tile ca.:c dat (1]1 tjle l)tLa.(1Ji ei ;i:e neat attack upon I.ahio ho <-o:d: attack were much more lavouru.i.e tnani tkey v, ouitl I:jvo he-. immediately. ?r. Bw'1' La .wI the GO\nlm.'Jlt ¡ ha-.i .iie-iueu Ui perm-i i lie orewing oaring, the quarter-enciing September oOtii an ad- I ditional amount of beer not exceeding i three and c-iie tliii (I t h e amount already! allowed. J'lii.- permit., 'on would given OIl ce;lC1ill CülHlltlu1l6 tel' e,cunll"; (1 re- dretion in gravity of^a certain amount of i the total brewed, and securing supplies j for agricultural districts and jllUalthLt aieas. The provisions would r contalIl.J in the or d er which wo i\l be ir?.zue(i (.i!?j!;?)d approved b\ tke Food C"utrulkr.! Mr. B??ar Law said the Government did not at present propose to take cOH- trol oi the liquor trailc. Mr. Bonar Law stated that the debate on the MesopotReuvtrL I,ll t<tke piece on Thursday u.l. He added that the GarernmeTif are considering the re-, port, but he uas not certain thai, tneir in-I :Ull:u:\ ccuki be ann oncetl before th" dc- ate.

r r.: C VV J-! i« S 1- I nlLUll.io. Aid. Dan Jones presided over the sitting j at Sv, an._ta i_>jri.egh i'ribanai at "Ile 11 Guildhall on Thursday. Represented by Mr. Hv Thompson, a general clearer, u l, mtfi iK J. > ii-, as granted three month? conditionally on his undertaking wor±i ot national importance. Applicant nt- com..ience<i LI lee iiiesfi t.tx years a"o after, iiaving contracted lead poisoning in a local works. A local l uci WuiAi. re i^o.-entc d Mr. S. L. Gregor, appealed for eleven (Mass A j ,"ell, loaders, most ut whom were married. Mr. onjov said t'no work was of nat-1 icnal importance, and required youth and Htiengtb. Formerly there were M men in! tho department where there were now onlv 56^ L'hfs --irf- 750. TS&r To '111 f VJe tiv,,) youlig lit fri-dina-ii, v> h;. he. w as ashamed to ce<» out of the Army, who. after working a lilU while, lell to go to another work». hev were supplying 350.000 tons to the | Allies. | Mr. S. 1 j. Gregor said with regard to the munitions area department that one de- partment was working against another. He argued that that department was absolutely incapable, in reply to Captain Williams, the military representative. The whole tiling is frightfully com- plic-atcd, and we have been inundated j with l'oriiis," said -Nir. Gilegor. The de- partment was in a position to do infinite jj |. damage. j After further discussion the tribunal re- tired. 1)11 returning, the chairman said: Mr. Gregor, in view of the instructions f'fom ithc Local Government Board on the 18th [ June, numbered H13'{. the Tribunal re-) lu-ses the applications and refers them to the Munitions Area Dilutions Officer." Mr. Gilbert H. Joties (chairman ot the Bit Badge League) represented an ap- who ap- pealed for exemptio-i. The man was j classed C2 atter eight months' service in the artillery. Mr. Jones asked Capf. Williams: Why are lads who have done their bit and dis- charged without pension called up again for service? The chairman, intervening, said he did not think it a fair question However, tke man in question would be granted, three months' exemption. Mr. Jones represented another I)i- badge man, married, and Clas<" A, who had also seen service, and who joined in September, Hill. J ld. Dan Jones complimented Mr. Jones or his prcsentatkm of the case, but said the Tribunal could not accede to tbe re- quest.

"ROPY" BREAD. Hope disease in bread has broken out in every district of London," said Mr. A. oyes at a meeting oi the South Essex Association of Master Bakers. Forty-seven cases have been reported from the Wes: End, representing a waste of 12! tons of bread One trader who formerl y had a business of 160 sacks of fiour a week has had it reduced hy the diseas? to ninety-fonr. To the small man it means ruin." Another member of the association stated that not only werevcustomers com- plaining of sickness caused by eating bread made from Government regulation nour, but children were breaking out in sores. Ile added:- Anything and everything—including monkey nuts--is being mixed in the flour. The Food Controller announces that a reserve of imported wheat is being accu- mulated throughout the country in eleva- tors. The home crop is not suitable for this form of storage. The Food Controller announces that applicants for sugar for preserving home- grown fruit who are not bona-tide growers will render tkemselves liable to prosecu- tion.

SKETTY WEDDING. A wedding was solemnised at Sketty: Church on Thursday morning, the con-, tractii j parties being Mis Annie Gwen-1 doline Davies, second daughter of Mr. ■ Richard Davies (Swansea Post Office) and jn", Davies, of Penrheol, Sketty, neice of the Rev. Latimer Davies, vicar of Waver- tree, Liverpool, and Lieut. J. F. C. Kirk, j of Victoria, B.C.. of the Canadian Scot- Lish.. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Jones,. Dunvant. The bride was given away by her father. The bride has been for some years past cashier at | the Post Office Telephone Department, [ Druslyn. i

REDISTRIBUTION O How Glamorgan Will Fare Under the Scheme. The following is tile outline of tke ikrtiii dary Commissioners' scheme of redistribu- tion for tke Parliameutaiy County of Glamorgan, wkich it i5 proposed should have seven spats in Parliament. They are:- 11) Aberavon Division to consist of tht- part cf the rural district of Neath which consists of the civil parishc- of BaSlau Higher. Ba?lan Lower C-cedfranc, Michr?i- ston liisriier and Lowcr tb< part d the rural district of Penybont which cc>_usirL? of the civil parishes of Kemi^, Pj le. oker, ly- thegr.ton Higher an J Lower, the tnunicipri borough of Aberavon and tin urhall di. tricts of Britonferry. Giyncorrwg. Margau and Porthcawl. 2) The Eastern Division consisting cf the urban districts of Caerphilly and Gelligacr. t;) The Llandaff Divisior. corsi.-tinz of tin- rural division ot Llandaff and Tinas lowi. antl the urban district of Barry (4; The ilirt Di\ isi-m corsisiinp t^f so much cf the rural district of Penybont as is net comurissed in the proposed A !>ei a v< ;i Division, and the urban district of Bride- end Maostec*. and Ogmore and (lar.v consist me of he rural di-itric-l of Poiitaiclawt,. t, mioh 01 the rural district of Neath as not torn prised in the proposed Aoci rvon Division, and the municipal borough of Neath (5J The Pontypridd Division, consisting of the rural districi ot Cowbridge and I.lan- tri=sr\nt and Llantwit Fardre i lie rmmiei- pai borough of C(-whridsre. un! the urban district oi Pontypridd. (7) The Western or Gower Division con- sisting of the rural districts of (Jower and Swansea and the urban district of Oyster- mouth JJ'he foregoing d nor cov; r the b ■:• > i .i constituencies. Thc.-e m a ^-c-od posit.on to ]?(?f think Glamorgan-hire's ''?? "l he ;>ti- mate tor the 1 orotigh h: Cardift'three, Swansea two. Mcrthyr two, and o!:ondda two, with po-sil>i> an a<idi- ti(..r:)!:?!?.)rr in <T.e of t h ese coustiHi- eneies.

ANTON LANG CALLED UP. ) Anton Lang the Christ of the Oberam- morgan Passion Play, has been called to I the colours, according to an Augsburg (Bavaria) d.e.spatch to. the Berlin Tage- I\¡latt" He had previously lieen reported as killed in Champague and serving witli « Iski c.orps in the Vo^ges.