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THE NEW MAP.
THE NEW MAP. FUTURE OF CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE. PARIS, Monday. The Commission entrusted with the l creation of a new map of Central Eastern Europe is assiduously at work. The city of Persburg is going to the Czechs. The Hungarian district will be handed over to Urania, and Tenexvav will pro- bably go to Serbia. It seems probable that the whole Bulgarian part of Thrace will return to Hellenism. Finally, it may be taken that Smyrna and Hinperland will belong to Greece.—Exchange Special.
DOCKS EXPLOSION.
DOCKS EXPLOSION. DECK OF SCMER BLOWN UP I An explosion, believed to have been I brought about by the presence of coal gas, occurred on board the schooner Julia, of Padstow, skippered by George Keron, and now lying at the London !> "Wharf, North Dock, Swansea, on Mon- day morning, the decks and part' of the H'o'eastle being blown up. Fortunately the master and crew, with the exception of the cook, named Jones M, atify (1.5), escaped uninjured, Mansy being burnt about the face, bead and hands. He was taken to the Swansea Hospital and there detained. The damage incurred has not yet been estimated.
IVALLEY D.C.MI
I VALLEY D.C.M I Pte, W. J. Bartlett, of Ynismeudw, has just returned to his home after serving in the Army since August, 1914. He has been twice wounded and gassed on one occasion. He has also won the D.C.M. He worked aCTarreni prior to being called up.
MR. EVAN ROWLANDS.I
MR. EVAN ROWLANDS. I < Mr J. Evan Rowlands, solicitor, Fisher- r street. Swansea coal controller of a large South Wales area, is one of the influenza I r victims. He has been down for a month, [ but a fortnight ago came to Swansea es- f peciallv in a taxi-cab to take a case at the i Swansea- Police Court. i This caused a relapce, but the latest Fiiews on Monday morning is that Mr. Rowlands is much better. Mrs. Row- lands and their little girl, aged 6. are also victims.
WELSH STEELWORKERS,I
WELSH STEELWORKERS, I A conference of delegates representing 10,000 South Wales steel workers at Car- diff on Saturday decided to take a ballot of the men on the question of tendering t notices to determine the present- agree- ment. It was also decided to appeal to the Ministry of Labour to consider a 50 per cent. advance on gross earnings; to intervene with a view to eliminating clauses 3 and 9 of the present agreement; and to institute an inquiry into the con- ditions of. and selling prices and profits in, the steel industry.
I OFFICIALS AND THEIRI SALARIES.
I OFFICIALS AND THEIR I SALARIES. -1. To the Editor. < I nir,-it is about xime mat a puouc pro- test was made by the ratepayers of Swan- sea against the demands of the various officials of the town for unreasonable in- creases of salary. Where are we to find ourselves at the end of say, three years? I expect that the result will be at least 15s. in the £ 9 I think I voice the feeling of a very ( large number of the ratepayers when I .suggest that these officials lie informed t that if they are not satisfied with their present salaries, they had better look out for similar positions in other towns, where the ratepayers are more likely to accede to their requests. A large public meeting should be at onoo arranged to carry out 'more effec- tively this protest.—Yours, etc., Citizen. I
THE WELCOME HOME.I
THE WELCOME HOME. I At Alexandra-road Chapel-, Swansea, on Sunday evening, the Rev." J. H. Owen held a specia l thanksgiving service for the return home after their war days of very many members of the church and Sunday school. Some 38 members went into active service, and out of these there have been two deaths. The young men were welcomed home hy the church at a special function held last week, when they were the guests of the body of members. The Rev. J. H. Owen presided, and speechc* of greeting were made by Messrs. « £ D. Williams and D. M. f Williams. I The programme was contributed to by the Misses Olwen Davies B. Morris, and Jldith Evans, and Mr. Ben Davies (who has just returned from service, all being delighted to find that his beautiful tenor voice is clearer and more effective than ever). Miss R ufh Workman gave a num- r of excellent recitations, The aran~-I"ents were in the efficient hands of Mr. WiHiam Edwards (whose TviN' t,) the soldiers wn- adoouately re- cngni.sed) and Mr. David Williams,the chn,r and TAr. T)a,id Irilliams, the
THE LATE MRS. CUTCLIFFE, I
THE LATE MRS. CUTCLIFFE, I At the Albert Hall. Swansea., on Sun- day evening, the Rev. Basil Snelling made reference to the death during the week of one of the oldest members of the con- Kregat'on, Mrs. Harriet Cutcliffe of Fair yiew. Tprrnrp-roar!. Mrs. Cutcliffe had "pen a member of the Albert Hall con- Ration for over 45 years, and sbe was hel,i in the highest esteem and regard hj v the members, who knew from ex- perience her great goodness. The funera| was at Skettv Chapel grave- ynrd, the Revs. Basil Snelling and J. T-T. Owen officiating. There were present Mr. JTenrv Cutcliffe. Mr jfarrv CutcMffc, Mr. FranV Dane, Mr. William Bowden, Mr Tom Martin, Mr. Philip Thomas, Mr. razeE (G.W.R.), Mr. J. W. Jones, and Mr. Herbert Mevler. The bearers were Messrs. J Howell. J. Lloyd, Ben "Lewis, and Tom Powell (of the staff of the Royal V" Wreaths were from Father and Girls, Harry, Katie, and family," Essie and Frank," Will and Teresa." Mr. Dix and family. Mr. Matthews and stnff. of the Pova! Livpr, and Mrs Saunders and staff <cf the Brynliyfryd Infants' SclyytL -1..
HUNGER STRIKING.
HUNGER STRIKING. GLEMENCEAU'S WOULD- BE ASSASSIN. PARIS, Monday. The Anarchist recently arrested after investigation into the attempt on M. Clemeneeau's lifte has gone on hunger strike in order to be regarded as a political prisoner. He has taken no food for the past four days.-Exchange. I
PGLIINC TO-DAY.I
PGLIINC TO-DAY. THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS Polling opened very quietly in the Val-1 ley County Council elections on Monday moming. Up to noon only a small per- centage of the electors had recorded their votes. Things 'improved, however, during the dinner hour. At the Pontardawe polling booth the ladies were very much in cvi- dence, and judging by the colours, Mr. F. R. Phillips, J.P., had quite a band of sup- porters. Air. David Daniel Davies, one of the other candidates, is laid up with pneu- monia since Wednesday last. The counting of the Pontardawe Divi- sion vote,) will take place at the Pontar- dawe Chamber to-morrow (Tuesday) morn- ing at 10 o'clock, together with the votes for the Swansea Valley Division. The counting of the votes for the Ystal- yfera Division will take place this (Mon- day) evening at Wern Council School, Mr. Wyndham Lewis being the deputy return- ing officer for the district.
NO ROUGH PLAY. I-
NO ROUGH PLAY. I LlanelSy Schoolboy's Death. Mr. W. W. Brodie conducted an in- quest at Llanelly on Saturday on David Charles Lewis, a pupil of Llanelly County School, who died at the hospital the pre- vious day after receiving an injury in a Rugby match between Llanelly County School and Gowerton County School on the lattor's ground on February 13th. II, G. TTngoed, Brynea, a pupil at the Llanelly Intermediate School, captain of the team, did not see the deceased sus- tain any injury, and deceased made no complaint to him after the match, which was played in a good spirit. Ernest Gee, Mavfield, Gowerton. who acted as referee, said there was no stop- pages. G. J. Thomas, M.A., headmaster of the Llanelly County School, said that on the Friday following the match the deceased acted as referee in the school hockey match. Deceased played in the match entirely of his own frer will, and as to the relationship between the Llanelly and Gowerton Schools, it had always been friendly. The Coroner said such an injury a.6 the deceased sustained could be done accidentally without any roujfli ph.y at all. A verdict of Accidental de;ith was returned.
THE DEPARTING VICAR. !
THE DEPARTING VICAR. __0_ Farewell sermons were preached on Sunday at St. Mary's Church, Swansea, Canon the Hon. W. Talbot Rice, M.A. He will be inducted to his new charge in London on Thursday by the Lord Bishop of Kensington. ¿
LIEUT. TREVOR WIGNALL.
LIEUT. TREVOR WIGNALL. .l, irevor Wignall has returned to Swansea after some years of service to xace a great sorrow and a great joy. Since this promising young writer. who is making his mark in fiction, enlisted for cervice and left home, his brother, Mr. .T M. Wignall, sub-editor of the v Leader," has died, and his father has become a member of Parliament for the Forest of Dean. Lieut. Wignall is now home on a long furlough.
TIN PLATE TRADE WAGES.
TIN PLATE TRADE WAGES. To the Editor. Sir,—We as millmen contend that the bonus conceded to us at the last Con- ciliation Board is inadequate to meet the- present high prices of commodities. The wages quoted by "Looker-On" as earned in the mills, viz., < £ 6 10s. per week, arc not earned in an ordinary tinplate mill (it would njean a make of about 458 boxes per week for a rollerman), so I don't think we need d-iscuss that. On a wage of < £ 3 or = £ 3 lfts per week, which is an average for an ordinary mill, the bonus would be 85 per cent. and 80 per cent., or X2 lis. and X9- 16s. respectively, or a total wage of X,5 lls. jmd Æ6 6s. The purchasing value of our earnings are from 50 to 55 per cent. lees than in pre-war times. The price the manufac- turer gets for a finished box of tinplates has gone up from 2.50 to 300 per cent.— Yours, etc., Hendy. Millman.
LATE MISS EDITH WHITE.
LATE MISS EDITH WHITE. The funeral tcok place at St. Teilo's Churchyard, pontardulais, of the late Miss Edith C. White, Cardiff, daughter of the late Mr. Isaac White, first head- master of Llandilo-Talybont Schools. She was a most popular figure in Cardiff. At the house the Revs. J. Baker, M.A., Vicar of St. Catherine's, and Davies, B.A. (Dewi Sant), officiated. The route from Wood-street School to the station was lined by the boys and girls- from the two departments, each bearing daffodils, as a tribute to the one who had worked so hard to make the St. David's Day concert a success. The Girl Guides stood at the salute, and presented a beau- tiful draplet of daffodils. Mr. D. Ivor Davies, B.Sc., journeyed to Pontardulais as the representative of Wood-street Schools, and Mr. Gunn represented the Western Division of the Red Cross Society. The chief mourners were Mr.G. H- L White. London (brother), Misses A. Alice and Quetta (sisters). Mr. and Mise J. V. Evans (brother-in-law and niece), Mr and Mrs. 1. Vaughan Evans, inspector of schools. Cardiff • (brother-in-law ajid sister). The aged mother and Mrs. Victor Evans were unable to attend through ill- ness. Officiating ministers were:—At Pontardulais- Revs. Wm. Morgan, B.A (Vicar). J. Richards. L.D. (curate), D. Lloyd Morgan. PI). and Geo. Williams. Mr. Joseph Thomas, G. and L.. presided at the organ, and there was a full choir.
[MEN WHO STAYED AT I HOME
[MEN WHO STAYED AT HOME UNFULFILLED PROMISES TO OUR SOLDIERS Lieut .-Col. Dyson Williams, 14th Welsh (Swansea) Battalion, made an intensely humorous speech at the meeting of the Swansea Branch of the National Federa- tion of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers at Mond Buildings on Saturday evening. The gallant officer spoke of the efforts made in the past three weeks to raise a fund for the benefit of the families of fallen men of the battalion, and said they had done fairly well, though not so well as they had expected to when they re- membered the voluminous promises made to the men when they were appealed to to join up in the early days of the war. He was going back to France, and he hoped to be home again within a few months, and then the -A(lafmtr and Swan- sea town would be asked to fulfil their promises, and they expected that Swan- sea people, in honour bound, would fulfil them to the very letter. I POETIC JUSTICE. I Lieut.-Coi. Wllliams spoke wtth eoorii of the people who hod stayed at home simply for the purpose of amassing huge fortunes, and he said it would be poetic j ustioo-tmd. indeed, he believed some stich steps would be taken-if the Government determined to find methods of taxing men of all the undue profits they had made during the period of the war. He was going back to the battalion in France. He claimed no credit for it, but henceforth the interests of the men were his interests, and their welfare was his welfare.
IDIVORCE PENDING. I
DIVORCE PENDING. I The Swansea Bench on Monday dis- missed the summons of desertion brought against James Ray- (32), labourer, by his wife, Lily Maud Hayse, of Llansamlet. Mr. Vaughan Edwards, who appeared for defendant, efcated that divorce pro- ceedings were pending.
IRAGGED SCHOOL CONCERT.I
RAGGED SCHOOL CONCERT. I A splendid concert was held at the Ragged School, on St. David's Day, at which an excellent address was given by the Rev. James Davies, B.A., Mynydd- bach. A programme was rendered by Miss Miriam Morgan (silver medallist), Miss Margaret Edwards, Mr. Ben Jones, Mr. Evan Jones, Master Robert Williams and. Miss Katie Morgan. Mias Rachel Rees, R.A.M. (Treboeth), was the accom. panist. The programme was arranged by Mr. Hubert Matthews
IMISSING POSTAL DRAFT..__I
I MISSING POSTAL DRAFT.. I At Swansea on Monday Elizabeth Ellen Holmes, married, waf charged with steal- ing a postal draft for = £ 5 Is. 6d., the pro- perty of Mary Brooks, of Princess-strept. ¡ Swansea, ,on Noventber 7th, 1918.-Mr Rupert Lewis prosecuted. Mary Brooks said that for some thÚv letters £ ere still sent to her old address in* Spring-terrace. An otficial letter con- taining a postal draft for Y,5 Is. 6d. wati sent to Spring-terrace, and the letter brought to Mrs. Brooks, who noticed that the envelope appeared to have been opened and re-closed. There was no postal draft enclosed. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and judgment was reserved for a week.
I WHAT KILLAY WANTS..I
I WHAT KILLAY WANTS. I I To the Editor. I M$,— lour increasingly poweriui jour- nal is full of references lately to the fur- ther extension of the borough on the east- ern side. Will you kindly give a little space for a, voice from the western side to be heard too? The present boundary now cuts right through the middle of Killav, creating strange anomalies, when with just a little readjustment the whole of thic; little beauty spot would come under the beneficient sway of the Bor- ough Council. We want water and gas in Upper Killay, with a prospect of the tram service (improved), reaching the open spaces of Fairwood Common. A line from Dunvant Station through Wernfawr Farm to Pwll Mawr. and thence back to Henbarc Lane, to Mayals and Norton,* would give the borough a most valuable suburban area. And we want to get in. Will the Town Council move towards us? I-Yours, etc.. Killay. I
I LATE CAPT. F. T. WILLIAMS.…
I LATE CAPT. F. T. WILLIAMS. I I There were eome beautiful wreaths sent from relatives and friends of the late Capt F. T. Williams, son of Ifr. David Williams! chief usher of the Soiitli Wales Assize Court. who passed away with such alarming suddenness at Lowestoft last week Amongst the floral tributes were those from So?f?wing wi?-; sorrowing- -4»Jthev, mother and sister; W. Taaji?r. Eddie and Gertie; father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sjsh>r-in-Ia; Uncle Ernest, aunt Nellie and cousins; Aunt EtTiel and Uncle Henry, Woolwich; Colonel and Mrs. Croker, Major Lloyd Griffiths, Captain Bridges, brother oiffcers, Miss V. Sale, Lowestoft; Mrs. Jones, Landore; Mr. and Mrs. Phillips; Mr, and Mrs. Abrahams; Major Bradford; Mr. H. Richardson; Sergt. Baledon and family; A. Rosser and Sons; W. E. Fuller and Co.; Billy Doherty; Miss Roes and Cleaeee; Lillian and Gwen; W. Dowdall and H. Lovell; Mr. Davies. Miers-street; Mrs. Harris, Miers-street.
I -THE WELSH PARTY. I
I THE WELSH PARTY. I To the Editor. I Sir,—Mr. J. Meredith makes it known that the provisions in the Ministry of Health Bill obliterates entirely the Welsh Insurance Commission, and proceeds to say that it is beyond his understanding how a Government recently formed to protect small nationalities- should have ,struck such a barefaced blow at Welsh nothing strange in this to anyone who know-, anything at all of how the Wel&h members represent-or, more correctly, or how they do not repre- sent—Wales in the House. If this bare- faced, as Mr. Meredith terms it-if this barefaced neglect of Welsh Nationalism doesn't wake the electors to the necessity of clearing out the duds from the Welsh party,. then nothing else will. The Welsh members think of them- selves first and Welsh affairs afterwards, if they devote any thought to Welsh affairs at all. Let the electorate see to it that the tables are turned—that they shall be mad" to fear the electorate more than the party whip.—Yours, etc., l Ifforestfach," D. G. Williams. | Fforeetfach. I
BIT-BADGE MEN I
BIT-BADGE MEN I IS SWANSEA GRATEFUL? I COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAINING CENTRE The Swansea Branch of the N.F.D. and D.S. and S. did not allow St. David's Day to pass without showing their apprecia- tion of Welsh national sentiment, and they made the afternoon the occasion for a procession through the town and a pub- lic meeting, one of the objects being to call the attention of the townspeople to the objects of the Federation iynd the urgent necessity for supporting the ex- nervice men in their campaign for the future welfare of the widows and depen- dents of the men who have fallen. The procession, which consisted of about 25G ex-service men, left the Guildhall at 3.30 p.m., headed by the Federation Band, under its conductor (Mr. B. Ventris). They paraded the principal streets, in- cluding High-street, Alexandra-road, St. Helen's-road, and Oxford-street, and finally came to a halt at Mond Buildings, the headquarters of the Federation. There were one or two disappointments at the meeting in the evening, for the president of the branch (Mr. Illtyd Thomas) was debarred by doctor's orders from taking the night air, Mr. T. W. Hughes, chairman of the Disablement Committee of the Swansea War Pen- sions Committee, had a prior en- gagement to take part in a welcome home to local lads at Landore; Councillor Harry Griffiths was prevented from attendance by business; and Councillor Percy Molyn- eux. vice-president, also wrotp regretting ability to attend. IS SWANSEA APPRECIATIVE? I As to the attendance, Swansea people are not to be congratulated upon the scant sympathy they gave to the discharged sailors and soldier" of the town. It would have been thought that the event would have drawn a large gathering of people anxious to ahow their sympathy and re- gard for the men, but instead the attend- ance wa-s not at all good, and the dis- charged men who spoke expressed con- siderable sense of disappointment, and hoped that the siPR <aff the audience was not the measure of the regard in which they were held. Mr. S. Zausmar was in the ohair, and the prinoipal speakers were Lieut.-Colonel Dyson Williams (whose speech is reported in another column) and Mr. J. Vaughan Edwards, The latter made a passionate appeal that the interests of the discharged soldiers and sailors should be studded be- fore the interests of any special class in the country. He had not a word to say against the miners. He was not there to adjudicate upon the merit.s of their case, but this he would say, that if the miners had a good caoq. they had not such a good caae for preferential treat- ment as the men who had fought and suffered for their country. These men should come first in any schemes of re- construction. Mr. Edwards instanced several directions in which there was need of reform, and pressed upon the men the need of unity, so that when they pre- sented demands for fair treatment they would be so 6trong that they would bo heard. THE TRAINING CENTRE. < j During the evening a good deal was said with regard to the inadequacy 01 the training centre at the-Technical College. Reference was made to the limited amount of room to the limited means ot instruction, and to the conditions under which the men were trained Mr. J. D. Williams inquired why, if these things were so, no ett-ort had been m,ade by the men to obtain publicity for their complaints, for it only needed the demand of public opinion to put these things right almost instantly. He was quite sure that he oould speak, not only for his own paper, but in this matter also for the other Swansea journal, when he said that the newspapers were only anxious to do their part in remedying any grievance suffered by-ihe soldiers. There were references, too, to special hard cases in the way of pensions, and Mrs. Holland (hon. sec. of the women'* section of the branch), instanced an alle- gation of harsh treatment by a public official of a soldier's widow, and said th- official in question was to be called upon to apologise. Mr. W. O. Malyn, D.C.M., The Rev. J Caron Rees (Vicar of Kilvey), Mr. G. R. Daniel, Mr. W. J Francis, solicitor (chairman of the branch), Mr. Dick Wil- liams, and Mr. W. F. Francis (secretary), were also among the speakers. A strong resolution was passed on the training question, to be forwarded to the Labour Ministry and the Ministry of Petitions.
IA CLYDACH DANGER.I
A CLYDACH DANGER. I To the Editor. I Sir,-Mny I, through the medium of your journal, complain of the dangerous state of a disused quarry, situate off Lone- road, Clydach? It is only about 20 yards from the main road, and scores of child- ren play on their way to and from school on the brink of this precipice, which is about 40 feet deep. with no protection whatever to prevent the little ones fall- ing over. Several minor accidents have happened but a few days ago a little boy fell, re- wiving severe injuries; so serious, in- deed, was the accident, that the little lad was taken to the Swansea Hospital and detained there. True, some kind of a fence was put up some years ago, but owing to its flimsy construction and the. action of rain caus- ing land slides, the whole affair was soon at the bottom of the quarry.Yi)iirg. etc., Lone-road. Clydach. J. E. Thomas, I
PLOT -REVEALED |
PLOT REVEALED | MILITARY MENAGE TO THE ALLIES PARIS, Monday. According to the New York Herald" a German Bolshevik has been discovered by the American Secret Service. A plot which is said to cailse a eerious military menace to the Allies is believed to have been concealed under the guise of opera- tions on the Polish frontier, and as a con- sequence of its discovery the advisability of making t he terms of the armistice more severe is said to he under consideration.
"NO QUARREL WITH THE i GERMANS."
"NO QUARREL WITH THE i GERMANS." COL. JOSIAH WEDGWOOD ON CONSCRIPTION. At the Elysium, Swansea, on Sunday, under the auspices of the Labour Associa- tion, Colonel Josiah Wedgwood, M.P., spoke on No Conscription." He said that the Government, at the election, had promised no conscription," but the Army which was now in occupation ot Germany was a Conscript Army. Con- scription was passed for one object, and that object had now been achieved. So tha necessity had passed away. The politicians and the big busings men were in favour of conscription, and they wanted to introduce any system which would dis- tract the attention of th-e working classes from their own worries. j "NO QUARREL WITH GERMANS." After all, he added, there was not much difference between the people of one nation and another..Now that the war was over, he had no quarrel with -the Germans.' (Applause. ) A horrible thought had struck him that tho boys in the Army of Occupation might find the Germans not so bad after all, that they were very much like people elsewhere! (Laughter.) Referring to Russ:a, he said that all the- atrocities were not on the Bolshevik side, although Russia supplied the political dope to-day. A resolution against conscription was carried.
GOING TO ANTWERP.
GOING TO ANTWERP. Docks Presentation to Mr. Van Hemelrypk. A presentation took place at the Ex- change Restaurant on the occasion of the departure for Antwerp of 'Mr. Alphonse Van Hemelryck; who for the past two years has represented a well known Con- tinental firm at the Swansea Docks. Mr. Alphonse Van Hemelryck was a familiar figure at the Docks, where he was highly esteemed by a large circle of business friends. The presentation took the form of a beautiful gold lever watch, suitably in- scribed, and congratulatory speeches were made wishing him and Madame Van Hemolrvck every happiness aud success.
NEWS IN BRIEF. I
NEWS IN BRIEF. I At Horeb, Morriston, on Sunday, an organ recital was given by Mr. Horace Samuel. L.R.A.M.. assisted by Miss Selina Cook and Mr. Tom I/( wis. Mr. D.» O. Thomas, B.A.. presided. Mr. D. J. Lloyd, L.T.C.L., accompanied. There is at present a serious shortage of London County Council tramoars for running, states the Highways Committee. The number of cars out of service for repairs exceeds 600. approximately 40 per cent. of the total number owned by the Council- Under the auspices of the Sailors' and Soldiers' Widows and Orphans Fund, the usual' weekly entertainment took place at the Brighton Hall. Gorseinon, on Satur- day evening. The performance was thor- oughlv appreciated by a crowded house. as it was Sam Hay's "Kon'ee Kullered Koons who were the artistes. tjocial and concert were fttTd at Moriah Chapel, Loughor, on Saturday, under the auspices of the Moriah Sailors' and Soldiers' Fund, and which proved a great success. Mr. Morgan J. Thomas presided. The secretary was Miss C. Z. Morgan, and the artistes Miss Carrie Haged-orn, Miss Lizzie J. '.Toll!'s (Hendy), Mr. Thos. J. Jones (Pontardulais), Mr. Rees Walters (Loughor), Mr. W. j. Hughes (Waunar- lwydd), Mr. J. A. Jones (Gorseinon). and accompanists, Miss Gladys Rees and Miss G. Harries (Loughor).
ST. THOMAS WEDDING.
ST. THOMAS WEDDING. At St. Thomas Church the mar- riage took place between Albert Quirk, second son of the late Albert" Quirk and Mrs. Quirk, of 11, Bay View, St. Thomas, to Lizzie Phillips, youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. Phillips, of 76, Pentreguinea-road, St. Thomas. The bride was given away by her father, and Mr. Sam Rickard, of the Central-Dry Dock. and the uncle of the bridegroom acted as best mah. The honeymoon was spent in Lon(1,1 81:(1, Brighton.
-.- - - _ - PONTLLIW BUFFALOES.'
PONTLLIW BUFFALOES. On Saturday evening Bro. John Simr., C.P., was raised to the degree of knight- hood at the Llíw Lodge, of the R.A.O.B. Sir John Stephen-Jones. Pontardulais, I was tb,installing officer. Bro. T. Wilde, K.O.M.. Gorseinon. was the M.C.; bearers j of jewel and insignia of peace respectively Bros. W. Lewie, K.O.M., Gonseinon, and Tom Williams. K.O.M., Morriston; spon- sors. Bros. Bon Mayne. C. P., and 1. L. Davies, C.P. Regalia visits were made by the Arthur Davies (Swansea), and Traff- ord Mitchell. Gorseinon. Lodges:' and there were over 100 brethren present, in- cluding grand lodge officers, and a strong] mueter of the Knights Chauter..
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BROKEN OFF. Segotiatfons Between Poles and I Ukrainians. Paris, Sunday (received Monday).— A Lemberg telegram states tfhat, not- withstanding all efforts of the Inter- Allied Commission fey persuade the Ukrainians to agree to an armistice with the Poles, nothing can be done, and negotiations have been broken off. Hostilities were resumed at 4.30 to- day (Sunday). According to reports received from the Polish-German. frontier the Germans renewed their attack all along the line. I TO-DAY'S RACING. I 3.15—Square Dance 1, Svetoi 2, Tha Tmrk S. AJao ran: Fargne, Succubue, Ben Becch, Roman. 2 to 1 winner. 3.45—Typdcal 1, Nadine 2, W.W. 3. Also ran: Prickly, White Boy, Llan Lucre, West, Dunalistair. I »
ITO-NICHT'S EVENTS.
I TO-NICHT'S EVENTS. Mr. W. H, Squire, Lily Fairney. and Marie Novello at Empire, 6.30 and 8.30. "The HanffiiiK Judsce at Elysium 2.30 to I 10.30. Children's Home Musical Entertainment at I Albert Hall. 7.30. Half-yearly meeting at Capel Gomer, 7.0. TO MORROW. Mr. W. H. Squire. Lily Fairney. and Marie Novello at Empire, 6.30.and 8.30. "The Hanging Judge" at Elysium, 2.30 to 10.30 Mr. J. Barron Pascoe's Property Sale at Metropole. 3 p.m. Messrs. James and Jamas' Sale of Cattle and Sheep at Gower Auction Mart. 11.0 a.m. Business Men'c Meeting Exchange, 3.30. .IL-zerniiy armt Child Welfare Committee, Guildhall. 2.45. Highways Committee 2.4:i. Joint Art Galleries and Arts and Crafts at Glvnn Vivian Gallery. 3.0. X THE WEATHER. I General lnteren-ce.-Tiie depression on tne north of Scotland i, roovipfr north- eastward. but secondaries will form over the United Kingdom, catisi-ig chowery weather {)ut-b Wales.—Fresh S.W. wind strong in saualls: changeable, showerv; mild.
I TRADE OF THE PORT.
I TRADE OF THE PORT. I Swansea, Monday.—Although the im- port trade continues without movement. in othar directions the trade of the har- bour is returning to pre-war conditions in a satisfactory manner. In the past week, for instance, the tinplates shipped were no less than 61,000 boxes, roughly of £ 97,000 in value. The patent fuel exports in the week were e-mail, but coal ship- ments were about the average, and the clearances of general cargo very large. Compared with the corresponding week last year an increase is shown in the total of 6,000 tons. The shipments of coal and patent fuel were 63,966 tons. Imports 3,458 tons, exports 75,974 tons, and total trade 7.,132 tons; compared with 81,079 tons the preceding week, and 73,523 tons the corresponding week last year. Shipments of coal 53,681 tons, patent fuel 10.285 tons. and tinplates. iron, steel. etc., 12.008 tons the latter for Norway, France, Spain, Sealed orders, and home porta. Shipments of tinplate 61,090 boxe?. and receipts from works 61,960 boxes. Stocks in the dock warehouses and vans 182,30." boxes, compared with 175,435 boxes the preceding week, and 155,79;' boxes at this I date la-st year.
INQUIRY BEGINS,
INQUIRY BEGINS, FIRST SITTING OF GOAL COMMISSION. LONDON, Monday. The Coal Industries Commission, ot which Mr. Justice Sankev is chairman, entered upon its task to-day, when the preliminary meeting was held at the offices in Queen Anne's Buildings, for the settlement of procedure. The actual inquiry is not expected to open until to-morrow or Wednesday. The commission has a wide field to traverse, and daily sittings may be neces- sary, and possible Late sittings, in order to speed up the inquiry and expedite the preparation of the report. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. The following have been appointed to he the members of the Royal Commission appointed under the Coal Industry Com- mi«€l_,n Act:— I he Hon. Mr. Justice Sankey, G.B.E. (chairman). Mr. Arthur Balfour, J.P. Mr. R. W. Cooper. Sir Arthur Duckham, K.C.B. Mr. J. T. Forgic. Mr. Frank Hodges. Sir Leo Chiozza Money. Sir Thomas Royden, Bart. Mr. Robert Smillie, J.P. Mr. Herbert Smith. Mr. R. H. Tawney. Mr. Sidney Webb Mr. Evan Williams. The Commission will have the assist, ance of Sir Richard Redmayne, K.C.B. (Chief Inspector of Mines and Technical Adviser to the Controller of Coal Mines). Mr. S. T. Chapman C.B.E. (General Eco- nomic Department, Board of Trade), and Mr. H. J. Wilson, G.B.E. (Ministry of labour). The secretary of the Commssion is Mr. Arnold D. McNair. C.B.E., of the Coal Mines Department. SOUTH WALES MEMBERS. Of the two members connected with South Wales who have been appointed, it may be pointed out that while Mr. Frank Hodges as, until recently a mners' agent in the Garw Valley, has had experience .of the Welsh coalfield, he is now the whole time permanent secretary of th Miners' Federation of Great Britain. Mr. Evan Williams, of Llangennech the coal owners' representative, is, how- ever, not only in close touch with the Anthracite district of West Wales, where he is a colliery proprietor, but he is also the chairman of the Monmouthshire aDd South Wales Coal Conciliation Bol
WOLVERHAMPTON,-
WOLVERHAMPTON, Pocr Sport on Opening Day. ■i A DUDI.tY SELH?C HURDLE RACF 1.40 PLATE of 70 soss. T?o milee i->KAGEH RACK 1. PRIVATE TKKN i'ON 2. BED REST 3' Also ran: Kate's Brother. Tame Bird, Avilling. Betting: 2 to 1 on Bed Rest. 3 to 1 Skacer Rack. 10 to 1 Kate's Brother. 100 to 6 others. Four lengths; three-parts n -j STAVETjEY selling hatdicar ?.iC! STEEPLECHASE of ? sov*5. Three ml JOHNSON 1. STAG'S HEAD 2.) Also ran: Warbine. kiPPeen, Rcjyal Visit. Betting: 7 to 4 Warbine. 3 to 1 Un i! V;sit and Johnson, 6 to 1 Kippeeu a Stag's JUad. Sixteen Ienffths. Only two nuished. Ivippecn fell. o A r—HIMLEY HURD} HANDWAP of Z.-LJ 120 sovs. Two mlle, APPLETON 1, KAFFIR KING 2. Also ran: Beauopurt. Betting: 5 to 4 on Appl^ton, 5 to 4 Kaffir King, 8 to 1 Beaufort. Tw.) 7iengthe; only two finised.
LANDORE WARD VACANCY.
LANDORE WARD VACANCY. To the Editor. Sir,-Re the letter ot Mr. Joshua Hughes in your issue of Saturday last. I am glad to know that he bears personal testimony to my remarks concerning the attitude of Labour on the representation or the ward. His first sentence iff acquie>sence that Labour is well represented, and again I state. Enough is as good as a feast." Mr. Hughes cannot run with the fox and hunt with the hounds. He knew that the Labour candidate was in the field, and was certainly opposed to Labour having the three seats. If Mr. Joshua Hughes, intends, as he admitf. to contest the seat at a future date, against whom is he com- ing out if not Labour? He withdraws this time knowing that the Labour candi- date was a certain runner. There are no other conclusions to arrive at than. as I said in my first letter:—(1) That Mr. Abraham Bowen is the candi- date he -withdrew in favour of; (2) That Labour is well represented in the ward: (3) That the seat is looked upon as a Plfts- marl Progressive scot; (4) That t h o Labour Party would have shown them- selves above party politics if they had tended common courtesy to ex-Councillor Evan to occupy the sent for the short period of eight months, and also have saved the ratepayers unnecessary expense of a bye-election wlli-ell-witlaniit being overhigh in estimating that the pleetinn will cost the Gouncil£6Ó to tSO, —Y ours, etc.. Plasmarl Man.
I COMMERCE OF THE DAY.
COMMERCE OF THE DAY. MEAT MARKET. Central Market. Monday.—Beef.—Fair quautitv allotted at revised prices: Scotch long and short. English, and Iri<=h. includ- ing Birkenhead killed all 8f=. 4d.; imported frozen. 7s. -Od. to 8, 4d. Mutton.—Liberal quantity of imported allotted-: cotch. Ensr- lisli. and imported tegs, wethers, and ewes, all 8s. lOd. Lamb—English Sc.ot-jh. Tii and imported, all S. 10d. ctI non'inrl English. 6s. 10(1. Pork eparirplv offered Fngli-sh. 9s '6d. and imported and hi • 98 5d.
I-,-ITO'DAY'S ALLOTMENT HIM
ITO'DAY'S ALLOTMENT HIM One of the most profitable rais, on the allotment is the leek. Sepds ghoul." bo sown in boxe> about thre? inches dee; The bottom of the box should be covere 1 with old hotbed manure or decayed leaves, Cover this with a mixture of loam and docayed leaves. Make firm, and cover with fine river eand. This will enable t!v- sower to distribute the leek seed more evenly, and not in clumps or cluster;. Press the f'<ÐE'd hut firmly into the 6oil. Afterwards cover the surface with eonp finely pitted soil, so that the seeds are about a quarter of an inch deep. and water, with a fine rosed can. Place the box in a sunny window indoors. While the seed ie germinating give very little water.- About the end of April the plants will have progressed sufficiently for plStcilfg in the open. Choose a patch of ground "that was well manured for a previous "crop, and make holes with a dibbler. Drop the young plants into them, allowing a little soil to -fall over the fibrous roots.
IGOWER AND THE C.C.-I
GOWER AND THE C.C. I To the Editor, I Sir,—In reply to Schoolmaster re the Gower County Council election, I would likt to say that while agreeing with his suggestion for an alderman and a councillor to represent our very big diviision, it is only fair to point out that the first offer for an arrangement should come from the sitting member; otherwise we in this-part of the division will go stronger than ever for the new candidate, to see if we can get reforms we have wanted for a long time, but in vain. Not only in educational matters would Mr. W. H. Davies be a good member; on the Gower District Council and Guardians he has for yea rs been a very live member.— Yours, etc.. Democrat. 1
"LEADER" BUREAU.
"LEADER" BUREAU. We are sorry that the Expert engaged in dealing with the Service Queries for the Learler" Bureau is unable to reply, to-day, to the numerous letters received. so before the rec('Í\'ed. close of t]¡p wk,