The Cambria Daily Leader

PARLIAMENT I BILL FOR HEQiSIRATION OF I I HUHES. I HOUSE OF COMMOXS. Fridav. Sir Arthur Boscawen presented a iiiii to make further provision fur the acquisi- tion of land for the purpose of email holding reclamation and drainage, to amend the enactments relating to small holdings and allotments, and otherwise tofacilitate land settlement, and it was I read a first time. NURSES' REGISTRATION. I Capt. Barnett, in moving the secollll" I reading of the .Nurses' Registration Bill, saiu the principle of the measure, which was based OIl the recommendations of the Select Committee appointed in 1905, had already been affirmed by the House. The Bill proposed the establishment of a general nursing council, to be elected by registered trained nurses of the United Kingdom. A provisional or initial coun- cil would. be formed, to hold office for the first two years, to draw up rules and regulations governing the profession of nursing, and to compile a register. Divisional boards would be set up to I examine .applications, for the Registra- I tion Bill did not make registration com- pulsory. NU UtMAND ON PUBLIC PURSE; I mere would bo supplementary regis- t-ars for male nurses and meatal nurses. The Hill made no demand on the public nurses. It was estimated that 50,000 trained nurses would register in the first tyar at a fee of two guineas, and it was believed that these fees, invested, would provide sufficient income, with new fee* I ?omin? in, and with examination fees of hom one to three guineas, to carry out I all the purposes of the Bill.

ARMENIAN MASSACRES. ATHENS, Thursday (received Friday). It is learned that at the recent i massacre of Armenians at Hallp, ;8 people were killed and 261 wounded. 111 badly, and 50 are missing. Troops who were in the barracks at the time atrived on the spot tome hours later. Two hundred were arrested, and will lv tried before a court, martial com- posed of two Englishmen, one Frenchman, and two Armenians.—Exchange.

MOUNT PLEASANT DISPLAY. Concerts and Boy Scout displays we have had in the past, but not one of them, numerous though they be, could equal the concert and display given at Mount Pleasant Chapel Schoolrcom, Swansea, on Thursday evening, in aid of the funds of the 3rd Swaneea B.P. Boy Scouts (Mount Pleasant Troop). The chair was taken by the Rev H. C. Mander (pastor). Th« programme was a long and varied one, including three displays by the Boy Scouts. The artistes were Mr. Gwenta, Miss Nesta Davies, Miss Haidee Davies, Mr. George James. Miss Gillaway, and the Sunday School Choir.

FIG H TIN G SOCSAL DISEASES. I Dr. Tlioma/S Evans, the Swnnsea medical officer of health, and Dr. Arnold, of Lon- don, representing the National Society for the combating of yenereal disease, I were the chief speakers at the Working- men's Club. Alexandra-road, Swansea, on Thursday, at a -neet'ng promoted by the Society. 3fr. Clement, a member of the executive of the society, took the chair. There was not a very big attendance. Councillor Miller and Inspector Nener I also spoke. Arrangements had been made for Dr. Arnold to address a meeting of workmen at the Dyffryn Tmplute Works, Mf rriston, on Friday afternoon I

I A SWANSEA VICTORY. I Swansea Food Control met on Friday afternoon, Mr. A. Sincleir presiding. The Chairman reported on an interview with Sir John Miller, assistant (secretary to the Minister of Food, on the question of the I Executive Officer's salary. Since lhn a letter had been written by the Ministry of Food to the Commi-eioner. After sending a wire. he received a letter from the Com- missioner stating that the Ministry were of opinion that the action of the com- mittee was justified. It appeared that the total expenses at Swansea, wore not eX'jessive. It worked out to £ 25 per thousand of the population, which was leee than the average in lol\rge towns throughout the country. The salary I of X350 was not considered esceesive, and I they were prepared to authorise it M from January J,.)t, 1918. Mr. David Matthews: That means that we have gained our point. The Chairman: Exactly. It means we were justified in the position we took up, and we must look upon it 8G a eati-sfa-ctory 'I ending to the controversy. A resolution of thanks to the chairm-ati WM pii&scd. J

POOLING OF WAGGONS lANCER TO ANTHRACITE GOAL TRADE. NEW BilL CRITICISED The most imporant matter before the Swansea Chamber of Commerce at it6 meeting on Friday a Iter 110011 was t [it,, Ways and Communications i)iil now 1),e- fore Parliament, which, apart from its general interest to the buisiness com- munity, has, of course, a direct bearing on the harbour's future. Mr. Arthur E. Andrews (President) was the chairman. Messrs. Fred Bavtleu and W. F. Wliyatt wfM elected members. NOT ON THE AGENDA." Mr. W. G. Foy and Mr. Alfx: Moffatt bo-tli objected to a resolution having been passed in opposition to mine nation- alisation on the ground that the matter was not on the agenda, and the former moved that the reeolution in questipn be | expunged. The President, Major Geo. S. Harries and others opposed the resolution as against the business interests of the Chamber. Mr. Sam Stephens pointed out that tncre were dangers in discussing matters not on the agenda. Eventually Mr. Foy withdrew his reso- lution, and ultimately it was agreed to post up in the building notice ,'f any sub- ject that arose out of the agenda which was sent out, and to alter the rules ac- i.-urdingly. Eventually it was agreed to refer the rules to tho Council for revision. IN FAVOUR OF COMPETITION. Tlw President reported upon tb.(\. !IQSi-1 tion of the Ways and Com>n mication- Bill, and the Parliamentary CfDtnittci had sent a resolution to ihe Assoc ated Chambers and the local m-?'je's <t t ar- i'ament vowing the propo??. ?JU) ilarm, and holding that the mea:n transient I should be competitive. Since U:ut meet- ing of the Parliamentary Committee, Mr Cleeves had written Xfr. Mic- iail ask- j intf that the Committee -hould consider (he restricting of the Bill, an I th" taking of measures to ensure the private owner- s-hip of wagons. He felt, too, that the rates should not he sabject to revision at :,he dictates of one Minister. Canals, too, should be run on competitive lines. The. President said he did not know if they could not improve on the resolution alteady sent forward DANGER OF POOLING WAGONS. Major Harries thought that frolh the I standpoint of the Anthracite district they should object to tho pooling of wagons. 4!13, contamination of bituminous and other coals was fatal to it. The use of II anthracite for gas purposes was due to it.. absolute freedom from bit unr lous matter. Apart from that there was no real objection to pooling,, but in the of anthracite it would be a disaster. Anthraeiie was used in the important manufacture of beer, and any mixture would render it unlit for the c.apaciens t?a?' of the coU?r or the n exporter. |J (Laughter.)  END OF LOCAL POWER. ] Mr. W. T. Farr said that Ü the con- 1 trol was taken out oi the hands of the I trustees they would not agree to any inc-rMse of rates which would put Swan- sea in a worse position than any other port in the Channel. It the Bill pass-ed, tL would take all power out of the hanU6 of the local authorities. The President: Then we could look I with confidence to the tTrHst. but the danger would be the Minister, and the Trustees would bo powerless. Mr. W. G. i-oy thought they should iwl commit themselves at present, .but that j w different phases should ho referred to the various sections of the Chamber. Let them oonsider what they were doing be iore committing themselves. i Mr. A. W. E. Wynne: And in the mean- time the Bill will bo passed. ) The Bill was referred back to the Par- liamentary Committee for further coD- j si deration. ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIA I T)ON. j The following were requested to attend the annual meeting of the Association oi | Chambers of Commerce: the President, Mr. T. P. Cook, and the t>ecje;ar'v (Mr. H. J. Marshall. CALL FO R CALL FOR PROPAGANDA. j Included in the agenda for the associa- I tion meeting is one from Swansea, in I view ot industrial unrest, calling for a I c-ampaign of publicity and propaganda to show the dangers in which commerce stands. TIME OF MEETING. I It was decided that in future the Coun. ) cil meeting l>e llUd on the hr?t Wednes- day in the month, and the monthly iiicol?I mg of the Chamber to the third Wednes- day in the month, and that meetings in future be at 3 p.m. instead of p.m. The President eaid there was a difficulty ill getting a full attendance on Fridays, j as members were frequently out of town lor the week-end. The additonal haU- hour would give them more time for j getting through the agenda without scamping it at the end. Mr. lL JI. Moorliead, late AmericiLD., Consul, wrote thanking the Chambtf tor I its kindness during hi3 stay, and his thanks for their good wishes when he I left, from Major A, A. Perking thanking I the Chamber for their assistance in carrying out the D.O.R.A. regujationi during his oiiice as commander 01 troops I at Swansea, and trom Mr. 11. F. Lovcy, j t ,lie new Midland Railway goods general I manager thanking them for their con- j gratulations. The Pre?id?nt reported upon the poei- j tion of the tippers and trimers, particu- lars of which have already ap?arcd.

—— OUT-AND BACK. I Derbyshire miners, who are on strike, held a mass meeting at Chesterfield to- day and pastel a resolution to the effect thait, "Having heard a review of the I Sankey Report and flie decision of he Miners' Federation to take ballot, NTe Ii agree to return to work on Monday lllrn- ing." More pite are idle to-day, and the de- ficiency in conl-raieing is estimated at I 100,000 tons per day.

FOR BLINDED SOLDIERS. I In aid of St. Duns ton's Hostel for Blinded Soldiers, Swansea. shop assistants held a successful whist drive and) dance in the Albert Hall on Thursday evening. There wore about 200 people present, and the )f.C!s were Ir. Peter Smith and Mr. Roberts (local secretary, .U.C.). Prizes were given by Messrs. Ganz, Broughfon, Purser's, and Williams (High-street), and I a very enjoyable programme lasted till midnight. 1 SURRENDERED SHIPS. The large steamer Pretoria, making the sixth of the surrendered C-erman merchant slips, arrived at Cowes this morning from .Hamburg. Two mora are expected within nexi few days. REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE. I Press Bureau '(received Frklay).—. Following statement, whic-li f not to be described as official, is •ptffced at the disposal of the Press:—Further details regarding withdrawal of Allied troop* from Shank rusk on nieht of Janmirv Jj-21th she* that move s'lcoc'rs- fully carried out with no b:" of etorogj cr material, except one IS-poundcr gun. Reinforcements have now ar- rived' from Mujimo nsk. COLLIERS RETURNING. I Press Association says work was re- sumed in most Black Country col. lieries to-day. COLLIERY OFFICIALS' THREAT. j Exchange Telegraph Co. states that South Wales ColLiery Official"3 Union I has threatened to strike. The Miners II Federation office at Cardiff, at five o'clock, state that they have heard nothing of the threat. Mr. Gibson* secretary of the Coal- owners' A^ociatr on,, states they have received notices from 17 eolVcries in South Wales ;to terminate to-morrow, andamont them from Ne w Cwm- gorse, North Amman (non-a^oc;ate-d), Gwaun-cae-Gurwen (18 noc:ces\ Graig- ola-Merthyr (25 out of 2S). Matter will be brought up at Coal II wners. Association, to-morrow. Associat-on has advised members not. to recog- nise Union 'n question. LIVERPOOL MEETING. I Betting (4.45): 11 to 8 Galician and Silver Bridge, 9 to 2 Poseini. Füf," Report on Swansea University College see Page Five.

TO-tHCHT'S EVENTS. Iiirt Drive and Dance at Dockers' Hall, 6-30. Mr. Trevor Evans' Property Sale at Joiners' Arias, fiorestfach. 7.0. Mr. W. Morgan James at Mend Buildings at 3.U. •• • Stunts at the Empire 6.30 and 8.30. j "Mystic Hour" at Mvsiuni Christ us at Gwyn Hail Neath. TO MORROW. risheries Committee. Gr.iiahall..1.30. Football: Swaisf: Sw.tiFfa Town v. Llanelly; Llanelly v. R..N.D (Kugbv). ■ A!:uua! Meeting cf Hospital Governors, Working ilen's Club, 4,. Mr..F. V. Gilbertoon it Library. 7 4o. The Mayor at Raged Soboot 7.30. THE WEATHER. General Inference.—A depression which now lies over the North Sea v.iil move aw a; eastward, and t!ie fresh winds to gales fion betwee;i W and N. will moderate grradu>aliy tov.ards cveningr. Changeable weather, with SQOlle showers at ti rst. is n rob able over the whole country. To-day's Forecast —Wales ■ Stronc N.W. windR. moderating towards evening. Changeable, fajr ii, lervitli some shower? at t'.rst. Hail showers at times. Rather cold.

ETERNAL TRIANGLE. Naval Officer's Wire Who, i Loved Arinther. J/OXDOX, Friday. Ill the Divorce Court to-day, I..ieut. loiey (i era Id Premiers* Yereker, R.X., I petitioned for a. divorce. fJ.'üm his wife, Annette .Tirlia Hiehmond Virrkor, on the uroui id of her mi'-conduct with Captain Francis Charles Towushend, of the Koyal A if rorcp. The Nt.? wis undefended, .Ithough both the re&pondort and the co- respondent had tiled an airnvor denying the cha re-. Petitioner's evidence by affidavit stated that he was at present in the Baltic. lie married respondent • in November, 1914. Later unhappinefiS ros-e lxKssuse the peti- tioner thought his wife was seeing too much of co-ros]»ondiMt. l'bo -latter said lie loved petitioner's wife, and did not in- tend to give her up. Kos>pcndent left him once, but he forgave her, and she came back. He be>liev?d who was s>e«ing co- respondent again, howevoi eo lie wn>te and told her she must, give co-respondent up. She replied, 1 afraid I must cle- cide again;#, you. It is on your own head." Agaiy> she wrote, I shall never givo up Mike, lie may give me up. Toils; of love." JUDGE AND FALSE. ENTRIES. The hotel book was produced in which respondent had signed Mrs. Town- shend," and Justice Roh(' said it would be a good th-ing to pros?eute people who went to hotels for the purpose of adul- tery and gave false names. He granted petitioner a decree nisi, and awarded him the agreed damages of filT-V

A SWANSEA SOCIAL. I In connection with the Swansea James- stree: H ill children's weelcly gathering a delightful programme of recitations, songs. and dnces was given on Thursday evening before a crowded audience. Tho chair was taken by Mrs. Tucker, who had organised the programme. Amongst thofe who assisted in tho opening's amusement were: Misses Letty Thomas, Agnes Thomas, Doris Tnoinas, Heat rive Carter. Lily Mitchell, Koee O'Brien, Katlilyn Grey. tvenie Sm^th. Johanna Begley, Ma.ggi« Tobus and Lily Hardow and Mr. Arthur Williams and Scoulniaster King. J. i

TO-DAY S WIRES" I PLOT THAT FAILED. Copenhagen, March 22 (received Friday). —A Berlin Communist Party's agitation for a unprecedented general strike to gtai r yesterday foiled. The workers understand the senselessness of political strikes at the present moment. I VENICE EXPLOSION. Rome, Friday.—At the port of Venice this morning an explosion took place of over four tons of r. apt ha on board the packet boat Spiridionne. Seventy persons were killed by the explosion and many injured.—Exchange. I ALLEGED PLOTTERS SHOT. Stockholm, Thursday (received Friday). —An alleged Royalist anti-Bolshevik con- spiracy has been discovered at Pemn in ftast European Eussia, in which the 1301- shevik missionary, Suchlkina, was impli- I cated, atvd he and 20 others have been shot.—Exchange. I 20 GUINEAS DAMAGES. I Mr. Justice Darling and a special jury, in the King's Bench on Friday, concluded the hearing of the action of Air. F. I<amond, the celebrated pianist, against Me&srs. E. Hulton and Co.. Ltd., in re- spect of a paragraph published in the Daily Sketch hooded" Obliged to Be- come a German." The jury awarded the plaintiff twenty guineas damages. Judg- ment accordingly. I LORD GALWAY APOLOGISES. I ? In the Jvnig s t5.encli to-oay. sir -LLIXar(I Carson mentioned an action by Sir Charles Waleton against Lord Galway, asking damages for slander. The. slander 1; alleged to have been uttered at CI a ridge's Hotel on August 1st last, when the defendant referred to the plaintiff as a German. An apolog-yhas been granted by Lord Galway, who expressed willingness to pay 100 guineas to any charity named by Sir Charles. FOOD LIGHTERS PLUNDERED. Copenhagen, 4-iiursaay (received IriooT). —A telegram from Magdeburg of date states that the Sportacists in Tan- germueude, Saxony, recently seized and plundered a number of lighters carrying provisions for the frontier army. Troops, which were brought up, were fired on, and in turn used their arms. Both sides i suffered losses in dead and wounded. The troops, however, finally succeeded in clear- ing the harbour district on the Elba River front.

GRAND NATIONAL. I Favourite Wins for Lady- I Owner. I The second and most spectacular of the bic iSrriner bandiesms—the Grand N atiollal — »\as decided at Aintree this afternoon. Snow and hail were frUmor over the course, and the light was very bad. The animals p- l ,0 the iK-at in. very feood ti". In tr Vchev arrived at the Tioet five minutes' !:>cfore time, and were recalled to the paddocK. I'oethlyn was a very strong order on the course, and ifrs. Peel's candidate justified I the confidence shown by wirlning by eight lensths. thus completing the "double" for lady owners. stable was in ereat form, throe. of the six events on the card going to the I .NcwmariLct trafeier. j -j *>—Hl'IyTON HANDICAP of 300 save, .) One mile. Lord Derby's CROSSTREE. 6 7-9 Donosrhue 1 Mr Clark's OFF THE WHITE. 4 7-6 J. Kelly 2 I Mr SaviU's TUNWORTH 4 7-5 G. Lester 3 Also ran: Diaz (V. myth), j Trained by bambton. Beftinjr: 6 to 4 Orosstree, 3 to 1 Tunworth. 4 to 1 Diaz. 5 to 1 Off the White. Half; two. I fv—EHIDGEMA\ STAKES (Handicani of 150 sovs. Six furlongs Lord Derby's MBS JAWLEl FORD. 4 7.1 Coliint; 1 Mr Caldicott's PENNANT, a 8-4.Smythe 2 ,ir D, Broupbton's MER\'ILLE. 5 7-11 Whalley 3 AJeo ran: Dark EyesHWing). Armageddon iFox). Trovatore (Clajrtont. | Off 2.1. Trained tiv Lambton. t Eetting: 2 to 1 Pennant. 7 t,) 2 Mrs Jawley- I ford. 4 to 1 Dark Eyes and Merville. 10 to 1 others. Head: lencth. Grand National. Q ? — HRAD ?ATIO?AL. STEEl'i.? 3,.O CHASE (Handicap) of 4.MC so<s. in- <,(udinsr a rropiiv value 12,) sovs; for five- year-olds and UDwards. Grand National Course (about 4 miles 856 yards). The trained of the wir.nc: will receive a cup ndnc 5? ??ovs. and the rider of the win- nsr wiH re,eie a cup value 2:) so?s. Mrs Peel's POKfHLYK. J K-7.S. riMott S j Mr Johnstone's BALLYBOUGAK. 8 11-30 W. Heap 3 Mr Dugdale's POLLEN 10 11-4.AV Escott. 3 Also ran: Aboll Ban Adhem (A Stubbs), Pay Only (T Hulmc). Ally eloper (l An- thony). Kuaun Spadah (.tt Morgan), hubin- stein (W Payne), Vermouth (ù. Parfrement) SeiKcant Murpliy (S. Walkinston). Loch Al- len (J Kelly). Picture Saint (irCabe). Bal- Iincarroona (Owner)) All White (Williams.), Schoolmoney (F. Cullen) Sunloch (Driscoll). Fargue (W. SinithL Chang (J. Reardon). irish Dragoon (H. Eletsoe). The Tiuk ll. (Mr Roberts), Charlbury (P. Woodland), bvetoi (A. Saxby). Off 3.6. Trained by Escott. Starting Prices: 11 to 4 Poethlyn 7 to 1 ¡ Charlbury. 9 to 1 Eailybogpan, 100 to 7 i oil en and Pay Only. 100 to 6 Ally Sloper. 20 to 1 Ballincarroona and Vernsouth. 25 to 1 Sunloch and Serjeant Mu.rphy. 33 to 1 Sebcolmcney, Loch Allen. and fhaun Scaviah 40 to 1 Svetoi. 50 to 1 Rubinstein, Chang, a.nd l-'arcue, 66 to 1 All White. 100 to I others. Place betting: 11 to 8 Poethlyn. Otheru in proportion. Ercht lengths; six. Loch Allen was fourth. The following also completed the course bairn Snadah. Serpeant Murphy. Loch Allen. Fargue. All White (who wa-s remounted), Ally Sloper. Pay Only Chane. Bubinetein reached the last ump. and collapsed. Q XA-THUR^BY TWO YEAR OLD SELL- 0.<3U IXG PLATE of 200 8OYS. Five fur- lonKfi. Mr Dennis's SORGHUM 9-10 Carelake 1 Mr C. Franklin's BILLBEGK. 8-10.Cooper 2 Oil 5.50. Trained by Pickering Bottinj7: 6 to 1 on Sorghum Six lensths. 4 OiU A—BICKERSTAFFE STAKES of ?03 4.1.?" sovs. for three-year-olds only. One Lord Derby's B^RESINA. 9-3.Dono £ chufl 1 Mr Sol Joel's RACKET 9-10 J. Childs 2 1ta.ior M'Calmont s ARCH GIFT 8-10 Carslake 3 AIM ran: Royal Diamond (Wins), Horrible (halley). Trained bv Lambton. Bettine: 11 1* 8 Beresina. 3 to 1 Arch Gift. 4 to 1 Racket. 8 to 1 Koyai Diamond, 10 to 1 Horrible. length: two 4 4 X— KNOWSLEY PLATE of 150 SOH. "t.?J Mile and a. quarter. Mr Walker' ROSINI 4 9-0 Donoghue 1 Nir WalkerS'q 'ilVEP. BRIDGE. 4 8 11 Carstake 2 I Maior Clayton's GALTCTAN. 4 9-7.Childa 3 Off 4.45. Trained by Rogers. I "LEADER" AND GRAND NATIONAL. I As usual, the TW.,er crave wansea, the first news of the result of the Grand Na- I tional this afternoon. We were out at least five minutes before any other Swansea paper—thus completing th-i double." fesv we won on the result of the Lincoln Handi- I cap by a good ten minuter.

I A meeting of the Advisory Committee t of the Welsh Farm Colony of Discharged Soldiers and SailoTt at Pembrey was held I on Thursday to consider the appointment of a director. Decision was postponed for a week to allow of other candidates being interviewed.

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  w N A am U A SETTLED.  I L??. t   i! I Critical Situation Over. M.F.G.B. MANIFESTO. For the present, at any rate, as an- nounoed in the greater part of our 6.30! edition of yesterday, the nationa I strike menace is at an end. The delegate meeting of the National Union of Hcilwaymen. on Thursday, by a sub- stantial majority, decided to aco Jt the terms offered by the Government. Following, as it does, the decision of the miners* delegate conference to take i a ballot of their members on the Execu- tive's recommendation to accept the offer I of the Government on the Sinkov Report, the danger of a Triple Alliance joint strike is practically beyond the range oi possibility. SOUTH WALES PROTESTORS. srtriko of- %nif,? 01,, The hide and seek H strike of some of the miners in South Wales is causing in- convenience and loss-gomo returnIng to work, others coming out, f,<ne passing a ¡ t'wlutiol1 to resume work and then, next morning, refusing to go down the pits— is not regarded very seriously in other Coalfields, and the trouble caused by irreeponsibies" in the absence of thr leaders (who were at the conference in London) is likely to be ended by the South Wales delegate conference to be held at h Cardiff to-morrow (Saturday). I ■ "MOST CRITICAL IN COUNTRY'S I HISTORY. In am interview with a press representa- tive well-known in South Wales, on Wed- I nesday evening, Mr. J. H. Thomas said: There could be no doubt that not only a dangerous, but perhaps the most criti- cal moment in the history of the country has been passed. There is no doubt as to what would have happened if an indre- trial dispute had taken place. Happily I ? it has been averted, but not without K ?i great battle. !) r The men have obtained solid and sub- tttontial improvements. There are many things yet left to be done, but the posi- tion of the country generally is such that it requires all our efforts towards restor- ing what four years' of war losses hae waited. Fersonally, I believe the danger spot lias now been passed. Given an early \J peace we ou?ht to settle down to a nor- J t. ami state of th?g?. < [ APPEAL TO THE N.U.R. I I  "I beg the members of the National I I I Union of Railwaymen to realise aH th'' ? di&cultiM in our way, and I say to thousand s:— I Do not by spasmodic or sectional 1.+ strikes ruin what so mucii labour and t&Gt t hag acocvn\pli»i»ed. We cannot rec- tifv the wrongs of- a century in five i minutes. We cannot recover from the f loss of four years war in a day, but we r can all u-nite to make the best of a very delicate and difficult situation." I M.F.G.B. MANIFESTO. I I The Executive of the Miners' Federa- I tion of Great Britain on Thursday night issued a lengthy manifesto to the mem- bers of that body, urging the acceptance of the Government terms, and stating that the delegate conference in London ;-ecolumended it, on their advice, because it was sincerely felt that the positive ad- vantages gained thus far without a strike t outweighed the doubtful improvements Y that might have been obtained by means of a strike. Moreover, they say that the door has now been opened to enable the miners to pass through to an improved standard of life socially and industrially in ordered fashion without recourse to arbitrament of industrial strife. The miners have already achieved by public presentation of their ca.se the moi-t defi- nite Rteps forward in their history. After pointing out what has been achieved in hours and in increased wages and eteps forward upon nationalisation and better housing, the manifesto urges that the choice is now between definite and systematic progress and the danger? of social disorder. <t A fal-e etop now might not only wreck our federation, but f would also spoil our dir.nces of making any further progress through the medium of the Coal Industry Commission. Por^hese reasons we strongly urge the men to continue working until otherwise instructed, a-d to accept the terms f ready offered by the Government, leoviu" it to the justice of our claims and the power of our organisation to accomplish in the future what we have in view.1" COALOWNERS ON COMMIS- I f SION. I I Will They Still Act? I A Vmdon correspondent gives currency to a rumour that the oonlowncrs on the 'S'n!?pT CO11 Inquiry Comm"?;ion may d?- fline to ta?e part ?n any further pro- no t<)ta l?e, part in any fui-tlier l?-0- 1 give the rfport," he adds. with all reserve, as confirmation or otherwise is 1 obtainable to-night, but it is alleged bv the eoalowners that they were not shown either the report of the Govprn- Ttl:mt nominees on the Commission or that of the representatives of the Miners* Fede- ration before they were published ,and I iim told that at a meeting of coilowners to discus the matter, the coal-mining rep- resentatives on the Commission were tcld lb" some of their fellows at the meeting that they should have walked out and i,'ft the Commit on." v, WEST WALES COLLIERIES. The colliers and other workmen em- ployed at the Mountain Colliery, num- bering about 8.r/0, refused to work to-day & a protest against the refusal of the Government to grant the full demands of the miners. It was also resolved to hold e mass meeting in the evening to further discuss what action thev will take. A mass meeting of the Main Collieries workmen wa..V held on Thursday evening at the Ebene/fr Schoolroom, Neath Abbey, Mr. David Abraham presiding. It was- decided that the pits (Bryncoch and Nos. 3 and i (New Pits), which were idle on Thursday, should resume on Friday, pcnd-i ing result of Cardiff conference on Satur- day. Later.—Bryncoch decided this morning a,P.in not to work. rom Neath comes the news that the T L^.Sten at No. 4 Main CoIIipri?s res-nracct nork thi morning, but the miners at several small pits i t are idle- Meetings are being held in the district to- tlay with a view of clearing up the mis- ( r understanding which has arisen in con- nection with the national demand. I'; NO CHANGE" IN AFAN VALLEY. i Port Talbot, Friday.—The position in the Afau Valley is about the same to- day. Between Skewen and Abergwynfi about 4,000 miners a're working and 2,000 idle, and in the Afan Valley proper about 2,000 working and 2,000 idle. All the pits in Glyncorrwg, Cynuyer, and Aborgwynli are working, but those between Cyminer and Aberavon are idle. At the rna,s meeting at Cwmavou last night, it was decided not to resume work until after the conference on Saturday. This affects all the collieries between Cymmer and Aberavon. The position re- garding house coal is serious. Mr. Boon, .secretary of the. Coal Merchants' Associa- tion, told our representative that there is not enough supply to carry them over Sunday. "MISUNDERSTANDING." Mr. Hodges Considers Coal Outlook Hopeful. I The situation regarding the cessation of work by the miners is not only more hope- ful, but is becoming entirely satisfactory. Mr. F. Hodges, secretary of the Miners" Federation, was interviewed by an Ex- change representative this morning. The cessation of work," said Mr. Hodges. was due entirely to an unavoid- able misunderstanding, and not to any hostility on the part of the miners to the Federation leaders. .4)utJ i Wa l e. Yorl-?- The opinion in South Wales, York- shire, Northumberland, and Durham is that the advice of the Executive to accept the Sankey report will be accepted by an overw helming majority."—JSxdianjre. BACK TO WORK. I 30,000 Welsh Colliers Return. I The Press Association$;ys that over I 30,000 South Wales miners have i-eturned I to work Attempts are being made by the extreme section of the South Wales miners to force the delegates' conference at Cardiff to declare a general strike throughout the South Wales coalfield. RESUMPTION IN STAFFORDSHIRE. I The 5,000 North Staffordshire miners 1 who struck yesterday resumed work to- day, and operations are now proceeding I normally throughout the ooolfield. I ———— 0 THE LEADER LEADS Miners' Misuncierstanciing Explanation. Yesterday and on the previous day every newspaper in South Wales and Monmouthshire flared the colliery stoppages as a protest against the Sankey report. Yesterday our Mining Correspon- dent pointed out that, in many instances, the cessation of work in South and West Wales pits was due to a misunderstand- ing as to whether the day-to-day working arrangement extended beyond last Wed- nesday. lie got into touch with several of the miners' leading officials, who pointed out that the men should have worked until they received further instructions, and, further, that the London conference ex- pressly directed them to work until after the next national conference, when the result of the ballot is to be made known. This morning the London Daily News" took the cue, and in a hold head- line quoted the misunderstanding'' theory. Later in the day two of the principal London newspaper agencies wired the misunderstanding statement all over the country, and one of them interviewed Mr. Frank Hodges, the general secretory of the M.F.G.B., who adopts the same view, and declares that the stoppages arc not due to anything else.

BETTING SLIPS. SWANSEA MEN FINED AT AM MAN FORD. Two Swansea men, Edward Thomas James, Tudor House, Rhondda-street, and Clauae Bate, o7, Glanmoivcresoen:, were brought up before the Ammanford magis- trates on Friday afternoon,, charged with Lrequentuig streets and places in Llan-I dcbie, for the purpose of paying. receiv- ing, and .-?ettlio? ets. Ür. S. Griffith prosecuted on behalf of the Deputy Chief Constable. He sa'd the defendants came up to LJan- debie on Monday presumably for betting purposes, only they were closely watched by Police-Sergeant Morgan and Police- Constable Iliggin, who display^ extra- ordinary stnartne? in round'ng them up. They were seen coming into contact wi.h several men and receiving slips and money. When arrested, paying sMps i-e- ferring to Wednesday and Thursday's races were found in possession of each defendant, also sporting papers and bet- ting terms cards The betting ranged from 2s. to 20s.. James had .£9 9s. id., and Bate tlb 16s. 9d. Mr. Griffith urged upon the magistrates the importance of infiicoing filies that would end the visit. of men of this type, who reduced young men from the paths of iecti- u(te James said he admitted it. I leave it to you; I have not been en the game long, and 1 shail give it up. A friend from Llandebie asked me to come up from Swansea. I have been unlucky, and have paid a good many out, and still have more to pay" Bate :otvd, "We are pals; do your best for us." Defendants admitted the charges/and told the magistrates i. was their first attempt < t receiving bets, and would give up. The men were only recently discharged from the Army. James was a clerk, and Bate was in the merchant service. The Bench imposed h|>rs of £ 4 each, and warned defendants net to visit Llr.ndebie a^a' i1. Thev ordered .h2 betting slips to be conivcatcd. V 1

MARCH ON VIENNA LENIN'S MESSAGE TO HUNGARIANS, 9 BERLIN, Thursday. The Spartacists planned a rising for to- day, and intended to arm several thou- sand Russians from Ruhleben Prison. Americans, however, rushed the Russians on board trains last night, and scattered them. It is believed that this armed action has been nipped in the bud. A telegram from Hudapetit says that Lenin has sent a wireless message tb the Hungarians urging them to march against Vienna, and promising to finance them to the extent of a hundred nlillion kronen. Exchange. "TO SAVE THE COUNTRY." I BUDAPEST, Wednesday (received I Friday). A torrent of orders continue to polir from the Serbian Government. All motor cars have been requisitioned. Houses of neutrals are inviolable except by special order of the Foreign Minister. Count Karoly, in an interview, repeated his declaration that the Imperialism ot the Entente is to be blamed for clit- trend of events. "I will continue my work," he aid, for the sake of th& sacred cau?e to 6ave the country."—Ex- change.

I NOT REPEALED. I Mr. Vaughan Edwards and I War Wage Act. I A claim by a carpenter and joiner for a week's wages in lieu of notice was heard at the West Wales Munitions Court on Friday. The Chairman (Mr. J. Vaughan Edwards) said he was afraid that em- ployers at the munition and controlled works were under the impression that because the armistice had been signed they were entitled to revert back to old conditions as to wages and notice. This, in his opinion, was a mistaken notion, as the War Temporary Wages Act of 1918 did not repeal; the War Act of 1916, which necessitated a week's notice.

I MITAU EVACUATED. I Bolshevik Retirement to olai. I STOCKHOLM. Friday. Telegrams from Libau report that Bausk was occupied on March 22nd, the Bol- shevists suffering heavy losses and 350 pri- soners being taken, including a German regimental staff. North of Mitau the Bolshevists have retired to Olai, half-wav to Riga. When evacuating Mitau the Bolsheviats dragged a,way about a thousand male citi- zens, of wham about 700 are Germans aiili aoo Letts, as well as women and children. During the Bolshevist occupation several hundred inhabitants of the town were killed.

i .— SWANSEA HAULAGE. I 92.000 Saving on Original I Tenders. So, after all, this Committee is not the dud J Committee it was supposed to be! We have saved the town £2,000 in a wk," Mr. John Lewis (chairman) re- marked at a special meeting of the Stores Committee of Swansea Council on Thurs- day. The meeting was called to consider the position of the haulage question, and the] Surveyor (Mr. Heath) reported that in consequence of the high price tendered of aos. per horse and cart per man per (lay, a sub-committee had waited upon the president (Mr. Franlq Taylor) and secretary (Mr. H. I-. Hood) of the Swau- sea Road Transport Association, and were told that the figure could not pos- sibly be reduced or the carters would lose money. Tenders had now been received at 27s. (id. and 265. Hd.; he recommended the ac- ceptance of those at the latter figure re- ceived. He had, with Mr. Bevan, pur- chased two horses and hired a third at 22s. 6d. per week, the idea being to fill the stables as far as possible and be in- dependent. I A letter was now read from Mr. Hood withdrawing the original tender. The master hauliers would send individual tenders. I The Surveyor remarked that most of those who tendered at 2fis. 6d. were mem- bers of the Association, and the accept- ance of these would mean a saving of :2.00n on the Association's tender of 30s. —The recommendations were adopted. j I

THE RAID ON HIGH COMMAND. Brilliant Swansea Story. In to-morrow's "Sporting News' will be published from the pen of Lieut. V. Garetl' Gundrey, M.C. (with Bar), a vivid starv of the Swansea Battalion's great achieve- ment in the raid on High Com- mand. This is one of the greatest of local war stories, and will live IL Swansea; history. Lieut. Gundrey tells the story at great length, and the interest never flags from the first line to the last. It will be published in Saturday evening's Sporting News."

SWANSEA COLLISION. I Norwegian Steamer Alone to Blame. LONDON, Friday. In the Admiralty Court. to-day Mr. Justice illll, while intimating that he would give his reasons for so doing on Monday, pronounced the Norwegian sleamshi'p Wendla alone to blame for the collision with the Swansea steamship Tir- ydail in Swanea Harbour on March 16th, I last year. Mr. Lajng, K.C., and Mr. Hugh Dumas were counsel for the plaintiff (instructed by Messrs. Vaughan and Roach, Cardiff; London agents, Messrs. Botterill and Roach),, and for the defendants Mr. Batoson R.C., and Mr. D. Stephens (in- structed by Messrs. Ingledew, Sons and Crawfordy Swansea; London agents, Messrs. Williamson, Hill and Co.), ap- peared. Mr. Bate«ons K.C., in arguing the Wendla's caee, contended that the evi- dence showed that there was in Swansea a custom overriding the narrow channel rule by which custom vessels, leaving or approaching the King's Dock, were re- quired to keep to their own port side in- stead of the starboard side of the channel. The reason was that it wAs not safe and practicable for a vessel coming out hav- ing to keep to the starboard side. The safe working of ship's in and out required that a laden ship should have the benefit of the deep water.

MUMBLES MEMORIAL. There is a movement on foot at Mumbles the object of which is to erect a substantial war memorial to tlie Munlbk>s soldiers and sailo%\s who have fallen in ')?attle. It i? fallen in, battle. It is felt that, although Mumhles is now a part of Greater SWIll- sea, the oyster village should have a memorial of its own, A meeting will shorify be held to dis- cuss and arrange matters.