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Annealer's Death. — SHOCKING FATALITY AT THE SOUTH WALES WOItKS. Mr. W. W. Brodie conducted an in- quest at Capel Als on Thursday concern- ing the death of Alfred Davies (35), 39,1 High street, which took place at the Hos- pital on the previous Tuesday as the re- sult of an accident at the South Wales Tinplate Works. Mr. T. J. Randell, of Messrs. Randell and Saunders, appeared for the relatives of the deceased, and Mr. A. G. Pullen represented the Company, while Mr. Edwards, H.M. Inspector of Factories, also attended. Dr. Walter Murphy said he saw de- ceased at the works in a state of collapse, and he came to the conclusion that the man was suffering from hemorrhage of the lungs. Witness directed the man's removal to the Hospital where he died the same day, the cause of death being I hemorrhage due to internal injury. How the accident occurred. I Wm. Junes, 15, Hick street, a gantry- man at the South Wales Tinworks, said that on Tuesday he was conveying two annea ling pots from the white pickling department to the black pickling depart- ment—a distance of about 80 yards. The average weight of a new pot was 9 cwts., and it was about 36 inches in height and 24 inches in width. One was first fasten- ed to the gantry by the lugs, the other being placed on top and fastened by the bottom lugs. The pots were travelling about 12 to 14 feet above the ground, and after reaching their destination he had to lower them to cover a pack of plates. The deceased was assisting him by guiding the pots, and after lowering them four- teen inches one of the lugs of the bottom gave way. The Coroner: What was the result of that ?-The top pot fell on the deceased. Did you do everything proper ?-¥es. The accident was not due in any way to a sudden jerk of the gantry or any- thing of that sort ?—No sir. Two pots at a lima. I How many pots do you generally take at a time ?—When we have a long way to go we take two, but when the distance is short we only take one. Do you think it is quite safe to take I two "-Yes; I have been two years in the Richard Thomas' Mills and it has always been the custom there to take two pots for long distances. Have, you ever known an accident to happen before i,-hon you have taken two ? —No sir, never. How was the deceased guiding the pot? j —With both his hands. Was it anything that he did that caused the !"?: to gno way ?—No s ir. Mr. Edwards You would not go so far as to say that it is equally safe to take two pots as it is to take one ?-Oh, no sir. In view of the danger do you propose to carry two pots in the future ?—Unless we do so wo can never cover the work in a day. Mr. Randell: Do you know whether lugs are renewed when they become thin? -Tho whole pot is put aside then. Witness, in answer to Mr. Pullen, said that the pot was hitched on to the chain of the gantry by a workman, who did so as the result of an arrangement between him and the deceased. It \8 the duty of the deceased to load up and also to see that the lugs were in order. A pickler said that he hitched the two pots on to the chain of the gantry. The work was done properly so that they were quite effectively hitched. lie had done the work before several times. The lugs were examined and they appeared to be quite all right. Che Coroner: Was it the custom to re- move two pots at a time ?—I cannot say exactly. Do you mean to say bv that. that you saw one pot heing removed at a time as ,often fts two '-Yclg. Have yon h-d nirr experience in another tinplato wet k s ?—h«o. I Mr. Randell: Do you know the average life of a pot ,-No. Replying to Mr. Pullen, witness said it was not his custom to hitch up, but he had often done so. On this particular occasion he did it at the request of the gantryman. The Coroner: Have you ever loaded up at the request of the deceased ?—Yes sir. The Senior Annealer. I Thomas Wm. Pearce, 4, Biddulph st., senior annealer, said the deceased was his assistant, and had been so employed for seven years. In his opinion the deceased was thoroughly capable and reliable. Wit- ness did not see the journey start, but it was correct that the pickler should hitch the pots at the request of the gantryman as he was quite conversant with the work. Witness examined the pots after the accident and he could not account for the lug giving way. The lower pot was six months old. It was witness' duty to examine the pots. A man reported to him, and if on inspection witness found them faulty he gave instructions to his assistant to put them aside. The Coroner: How do you guard against any omission on the part of the man re- porting to you ?—He could not pick up the pot without seeing whether it was faulty or not, and it was the duty of the deceased to pick this particular pot up. in view of your experience, do you think it is safe to take two pots on the journey ?—Yes. I "I 'va stopped it now." Do you feel justified in view of what has happened to go on carrying two ?—- No, I've stopped it now. How long has the custom of carrying two been going on ?-It has been con- stantly done since the works started seven years ago. Mr. Randell: The accident must have happened because the lug was too weak ? —Quite possible, but I cannot say. Did you notice whether the lug was worn?—It was worn very slightly. If it had worn down to half an inch do you think that would have been strong enough ?-I have known it to hold with less than that. Daniel Thomas, 4, Trinity terrace, and R. J. Jones, 37, Stepney place, also gave evidence. A verdict of accidental death was re- turned.

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Parcels Delivery To the Editor of the "Star." Sir, The public are greatly indebted to the "Star" for its protest against the action of the G.W.R. Co. in regard to tho delivery f parcels. This is the sort of thing in which official stupidity is seen in all its glory. What happened, so one hears, is that some months ago a yory. important official of the G.W.R. Co.— in a little brief authority, descended upon Llanelly with a wonderful scheme of economy. The worthy gentleman made an insepction of the parcel office, inquired as to the amount of traffic handled in this department, and then issued his fiat—one delivery cart less; no parcels to be delivered outside the business part of the town. And so it has been ordained. It is no secret that the local officials are dead against the new arrangement. They know from experience what the require- ments of the town are, and some of them it is understood;, protested against any re- duction in the facilities offered to the pub- lie. I hope that the matter will now be II taken up by the Corporation and a strong resolving protest passed by them and sent on to Paddingjkm. TYRFRAN. Llanelly, 1917. October 18th, 1817. I

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I Intermediate School. I A meeting of the Governors of the In- termediate School was held on Thursday, Mr. W. Greville presiding. An application was received from the caretaker of the ground who some time ago was given an advance of 1/6 a week. Rev. Trevor Jones said that they had a good man and he deserved more. It was decided to give a war bonus of 5s. a week. The Headmistress. I The Headmistress (Miss Davies) ap- plied for 60 folding desks, etc., at an estimated cost of £ 62 4s. Gd., and Mrs. Nevill supported the application, the lat- stating that the school at present was terribly overcrowded, and she was really ashamed to be a governor of a school with such poor accommodation. The Mayor suggested that they should hire chairs until after the war when they might be cheaper. Mrs. Nevill said she did not anticipate a reduction for years. I Additional Teachers. The Headmistress reported an increase of G3 in the attendance, and pointed out the need of additional teachers. ft was agreed to have three additional teachers. Mrs. Nevill said the school was so crowded that she did not think that any more students should he admitted. The Headmaster (Mr. G. Thomas) said there were 40 scholars in the hoys depart- ment in excess of tho highest number, and it was agreed to engage two extra teachers. A suggestion was also made by the Headmaster that they should endeavour to get better accommodation. At the present time the laboratory was used ia-m a class-room and they should endeavour to prevail on the county to have addi- tional class-rooms.

"TGWYN" AND TEMPERANCE REFORM. i To the Editor cf the "Star." Sir, As there seems to be considerable mis- apprehension concerning tho attitude I took up at Llandrindod on the vexed question of Temperance Reform in Wales, I shall be glad if you will allow me to make my position, which is quite clear to me, clear to others also. I have consistently supported the effort to secure prohibition for the period of the war, and for six months after. But War-time Prohibition, even if practicable would not be a permanent solution of the drink problem. 1 am extremely anxious to secure if 1 [ possible some permanent contribution to | the solution of a problem which has baffled ell our efforts in the past. In my opinion, State Purchase and Local Option as suggested by the Prime Minister would be such a contribution. And is it not the one and only proposal which stands the slightest chance of being approved by Parliament. l In my mind to reject Mr Lloyd George's suggestion is to postpone effective Tem- perance Legislation for a very long time. I have maintained for the last thirty years at Temperance gatherings in the Principality that Temperance Reformers in the past by asking for too much failed to secure any reform. It is to be hoped that' at this critical I juncture m the history cf the movement wisdom will prevail in the Tempcrance ranks. I am, etc., J. TOWYN JONES. House of Commons, London, October 17th, 1917. I

IN MEMORIAM. In loy i ng memory of Sarah, the beloved wife of Walter D. Beynon, Russell .tre.t, who died October 23rd, 191-5. A light is from the household gone, A voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home, A plioc, is vican'Ll in otir hoin, From Dad and Lil.

Ambitious Scheme. y TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR LLANELLY. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. I A scheme involving the conversion of the Higher Elementary School at Llanelly into a Junior Technical School forthwith and later on the erection of a Technical I College was propounded by the Mayor (Aid. D. James Davies) at a meeting of the Education Authority on Wednesday evening when the Chairman (Councillor J. Walter Thomas) presided. After some references to the report submitted by Principal Coles on Technical Education in Llanelly, the Mayor inci- dentally mentioned that he had met the Secretary of the Welsh Department of the Beard of Education in Swansea, and he I was anxious that Llanelly should take steps towards providing greater facilities for technical education. After the investi- gations they had made the right thing to do was to convert the Higher Elementary I School into a Junior Technical at once. The cost of fitting up ono of the class- rooms for another chemistry and ph-sics laboratory and providing apparatus for practical handiwork it was estimated would not be more than jEoOO. The ques- tion would arise as to who was to guide this Junior Technical School. It was intended that it should fol- low the schedule of the Board of Education and to teach subjects which would he suitable for Llanelly and district. The school would be open to part-time scholars as well as day and evening scholars. Under whose guiding hand should it be ? Personally he did not think a Junior Technical School would be sufficient, and that they should proceed with a scheme for the erection of a Technical College in the town. He sug- gested that a director of technical educa- tion for Llanelly should be appointed I forthwith, and that such a salary be offered as would attract the very best ¡ brains. Furthermore he suggested that I this gentleman should be the guiding t..l J. ,1.1.. L e- Co. }' b L" ..L.=, I hand of the Junior Technical School with the present staff of course working under him, and he would ultimately be the Principal cf Llanelly's Technical Col- lege. Regarding the Technical College, he thought this was a rare opportunity of enlisting the sympathy of all the manufacturers. lie wanted to see the school as highly endowed as possible, and he was informed, whether rightly or wrongly, that employers of controlled establishments could contribute substan- I t ,'+', ,r. t tial sums out 01 their excess profits to- wards sucn oojeets as tins. It tillS was so it was imperative that they should commence collecting donations at once towards endowing the Technical College, and not only to collect subscriptions but to secure a suitable site and have the! necessary plans prepared. "Personally," said the Mayor, "I have a vision of a future for Llanelly which I hope you will all live to see materialize. You know that in Cardiff they have all their public buildings in one Park. We have a plan under which we hope to see the whole of Spring Gardens razed to the ground and a public hall, a public library and other buildings of that character extending to Yaughan street from the Town Hall. My idea on the question of a site for a Technical College was to ask the Borough Council to take the necessary steps to seek powers to erect the building in the People's Park which would offer great ad- vantages, and besides being an ideal site it would not cost us anything. I propose that we submit this scheme in detail to Mr. Coles who has written an exhaustive report on the matter, and that we ask him whether he thinks we are proceeding on the right lines having regard to the peculiar needs of the town and district. I Our whole industrial existence depends l 1 v L l1.i.u d t! (.,1 t:¿'.1.J l.Æ.ll, t\lJ" .u.l0 I on our doing the right thing at the pro- per moment which I submit is now." It was ultimately decided that the )t<jjt.edule be submitted to ?.!r. Coles for Jais observations. It was further agreed ? hold a sp»'-ial n?.??ug on Ved.K?Ja,' I and to jvi the ;so of l'p;s!¡- I tives from all the works, together with the executive of the Chamber of Com- I merce and the Labour Council. I

I Fear of Overlapping I w I INTERMEDIATE GOVERNORS AND II THE SCHEME. At the meeting of the School Managers I of the County Schools on Thursday, Mr. Greville in the chair, the Mayor referred to the new scheme for technical education which the local authority had under con- sideration. It was proposed to convert the Higher Elementary School into a Technical School. The Headmaster: It may knock the bottom out of this school. The Mayor suggested that the head- master should attend the meeting which was to be held on AVednesday next, ix-bieli was going to be more or less of an open I character. The Headmaster expressed the opinion that the Governors should have been con- sulted to a certain extent or he feared there would be serious oveidappings. I The Mayor said he did not believe so. Technical education would have to be ex- tended, and it was not advisable to wait until the war was over. The Master stated that it was very necessary that the interests of the school should be safeguarded as much as possible The Mayor observed that they would require premises double the size of the present County Schools. It would mean building on all space at present available. It was necessary to move in the matter at once if Llanelly was going to maintain its industrial character. Mrs. Nevill stated that there was a technical college at Cardiff. The Mayor stated that. there was going to be a better one at Swansea. The loca l Education Committee had consulted ex- perts and were taking their opinion. The Chairman stated that the County Committee had better leave the matter for the present. The Headmaster observed that the position may be a serious one for the school. It might undermine their pros- pects to a great extent. Mrs. N evill said that in face of what was stated .they could hardly expect the County Authority to extend the premises. The Headmaster said he did not expect ) that they would. It was decided to ask the Headmaster and Headmistress to attend the con- ference. ) The Headmaster stated that if neces- sary they should be empowered to call a j special meeting of the Governors.

BOROUGH OF LLANELLY. rfflHE Corporation invite TENDERS for the supply of COAL for the ensuing- three or six months. TENDERS, endorsed "Coal," to be addressed so as to reach the undersigned en or before Saturday, the 27th October, 1<' ,J> v., ,C ,c." -')' 1917. I By Older, HENRY W. -SPOWART, I HE.XH'T'r.-SPo\rAn.T, Town Han, ¡ 16th October, 1017.

Lady Malcolm of Poltalloch is lending her estate at Haverhill, Suffolk, rent free to the Y.M.C.A. for 10 years to be run. as a farm.

Bertie Whiteway, an underwriter at Lloyd's, residing at Walton-on-Thames, was fined £ 10 at Kingston yesterday for having more sugar in his possession than required for ordinary use in his household, contrary to the Food Hoard- ing Order.

In hi; quarterly report tl, Chief Con- stable of Carmarthenshire (Mr. W. Picton Philipps) stated that criminal and ether cfFences dealt with by the magis- trates showed a lfecroaso cf 353 as crr.- pared with the corresponding quarter of 1 t year, the figures 1 :=C;,3 ç again-t 1,161.

I Squabble on a Steamer I I ——- FIREMAN CHARGED WITH WOUNDING. I A fireman named John McKensie, of s.s. Chloris, who is a native of Leigh, was charged at the Police Court yesterday ii-itli feloniously ii-ouncling another fire- man named Thomas Conway, a native of South Shields, on the 17th inst. Det.-Sergt. T. Davies who proved the arrest, said that defendant when charged replied "It has been done right enough but I wont say anything now. T was drunk." Donald Paterson, second engineer on the s.s. Choris, said that about 11 p.m. on the 17th inst., he heard the two fire- men including the defendant, coming on board. They were quarrelling, and he went on deck where the defendant and Conway were in each other's grip. They were fighting and he separated them after which he ordered them to go away. While witness was returning to the cabin the men restarted fighting and defendant I had other a spoon or a soup ladle in his hand with which he struck Conway about the face. Witness then went for the captain, after which prisoner went to the I galley and Conway to the forecastle. Halfan hour 'later witness went to the forecastle where he saw loth the firemen. "V\ itness saw that Conway's arm and face were cut, the latter bleeding profusely. Conway was attended to by two of the crew, and the next morning he was ex- amined by Dr. Brookes w ho ordered his 1. I 1. remova l to the Hospital* Thomas Massie, captain, said he was called from the cabin to the deck where he saw the two firemen, who appeared to have been fighting. They were swearing at each other and Conway's left eye was disfigured while his face was bleeding. Witness advised them to be quiet, and Conway went to the forecastle while de- fendant remained in the after deck. Both were under the influence of drink, and later witness was called to the forecastle where he saw the firemen, who were stripped to the waist, looking as if they had been fighting again. He ordered Mc II Kensie to bed and he went quite quietly. Witness noticed a cut on Conway's arm and Conway accused the defendant of having used a razor, at the same tfme pointing to his arm. Conway could not attend to his duties the next morning so witness sent for a doctor. The Magistrate (Capt. Morton Evans) remanded the defendant until Wednes- day.

Joia ths Volunteers, 1 v v=:u <;À I i ¡ MEN CAN ENROL AT THE 3 DRILL HALL BETWEEN THE i I HOURS OF 7.30 AND 9 O'CLOCK t CN TUESDAY AND FRIDAY I EV EN I NCS.

Volunteer Battalion, I „ -V — Battalion Orders by Lieut.-Col. W. N. Jones, commanding 1st Battalion, Car- marthenshire Volunteer Regiment.—Drill Monday, Class. Tuesday, 7.25 p.m.. Platoon drill. Wednesday. 7.:2; p,m.. Musketry, Thursday. Company drill. Dress.—Plain clothes; Armlets to be worn. Armlets.—N.C.O.'s and men in posses- isicn of Armlets will return same to store at the Drill Hall, Murray street. 1,lL' l.11< -LI. .tu. I Sections A, B and C.—Enrolled mem- bers can enter Sections A. B and C ([1: eligible) by signing Army Form V. 1010, on any of the above drill nights or during the day-time at the temporary offices of the Battalion. (Sirred) ,,0\. G. Tiers as, Major, Ar-ting Adjutant 1st Bah Carm. Yn1 ng

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I ?  j Obviously False. I U. 't: r, y C"'Í "e c. ¡ t;) STRONG REMARKS OF SCHOOL GOVERNORS. A meeting of the managers of the County Schools was held on Thursday at the School. Mr. Greville in the chair. The list of applications for bursaries was gone into. The Mayor suggested that the con- sideration of all applications in which the return of wages was not given should be deferred. He did not believe for a moment that the returns given from some of the farms were correct. Mr. Thomas Thomas stated that even the income tax people did not take charity into consideration. The Mayor said it was not charity for sons who were not living at home tu con- tribute towards the support of the heme. Mrs. Jtevill remarked that a great many sons got out of paying towards the sup- port of their parents. They knew that from reports of the Board of Guardians meetings. One farmer with eleven children stated that he only earned 30s. a week. The Mayor: If he lias the lab.our of eleven children it ought to be nearer a. thousand a year. Another application was from a Baptist minister, and the Mayor seated that the salary paid was much toe low, ami the Rev. Trevor Jones should negotiate for an increase for the man. Rev. Trevor Jones agr eel that the salary was low. During the discussion oi another hur- sarv application, the income was given as 15s. a week fer the maintenance of t h ree persons. The Mayor stated that seme oi the rp- turns before them were o bviously f: 1 .-u The Clerk expressed the opinion that the press should give publh-ity to these cases. The Mayor snnl he -took up exactly the same last year. A bursary was granted a man from Pontardulais in suite cf the fact that tho I.. (\ t 1 t ( 1'- 1,) }- y- income g"mg iiit? the hot;a v. a- in ex- ce--soithesca?e.thed''cl?:'n?"n?ar- ii,i-??,l at by the casting vote of the (-hair- man The Mayor said if they went er in that way he did not ;ee the lae I,i. a scale. Rev. Trevor Totes stated that eeelier in the meeting two similar appl cations were declined and should be le-epenoh The Chairman declined to agree to re- con -ider those cases at that meeting. Ti, the:: he enly had an income of 3%. a week. He would like to test the accu- racy of the figures. M,-e. Nevill stated that they had a'a ays taken farmers on trust. T{ev. Trevor Jones said farmer- -ere now individually earning a lot of money. The application was declined.

Miss Nina Boyle, at a Free- dm League meeting, said that s h e lad it on sound authority that it was intc"d,ed to press the enfranchisement of women through at the earliest possible date so as to-go to the eouTitry with a now agis- ter before the summer.

By e ina^exiS^ of 8,O;O th*, of -he Amalgamated Society of C:iriir>&ter& u ].)" vote-1 "■ 12Y'- 1 to increase the union fund,