The Cambria Daily Leader

MONTH'S NOTICE. 1 f. Scheme to Stop Lightning Strikes. There will be no more lightning rail- In a statement in the House of Com- mons on Monday on the present position of the negotiations between the Govern- ment and the railwaymen, Sir Eric Geddes mad3 the important announce- ment that the two unions concerned— the National Union of Railwaymen and tho 'Associated Society of Locomotive Kcgineers and Firemen—had agreed that no. stride shall take place in future until one month after its reference to a rational AV, agcs Board whi^ is to be set UD. COMPOSITIO OF BOARD. I This National Wages Board will be. composed of four railway managers, four railway workers or their representatives, and four users of railway, one each nominated by the Trade Onion Congress, (,'o-operative Union, Federation of Fe d erat i on of British Industries, and Associated Chamber of Comerce; with an indepen- dent. chairman appointed by the Govern- ment. RAILWAY EXECUTIVE TO CEASE. The other announcement was wiui re- gard to the management of railways. Tlife Railway Executive, said the Minis- ter, will soon cease as such, probably on the 1st January, and will be substituted bv an Advisory Committee consistin g of 12 general railway managers and four representatives of the men. Sir Auckland Geddes, in reply to ques- tions. admitted that the estimate of Mr. Justice Sankey and those of his col- leagues who signed the interim report on the Coal Commission as to the average coal profits for the last five years was slightly inaccurate, and that the antici- pations and assumptions of that as to output, profits and prices had not so far been verified. The Sankey figures, he added, had been accepted bv the Gov- ernment, and formed the basis upon Vhioh the whole of the finance of the coal industry had bee- carried out.

GOODS MANAGER. Mr. W. J. James Returning to Swansea. The vacancy of G.W.R. district goods manager at Swansea, caused by the im- portant promotion of Mr. Charles Rol)- erts to a new office, with headquarters at Cardiff, is b be filled by Mr. W. J. James, who was assistant district goods man- ager at Swansea until moved to Plymouth as district goods manager five or six months ago. A POPULAR OFFICIAL. 1: A vcrv popular oificuu. 3lr. oaiues was before his previous appointment at Swan- sea as chief clerk to the assistant district goods manager at Swansea from April, 1914, to December, 1916. He is expected to take up his new appointment soon.

L5,009 A YEAR? I Trawlar. Skippers' Alleged I Earnings. The fabulous earnings of deep-sea fishermen were mentioned when Biqhard a trawler skipper, wrts 'slim- moned at Grimshy on Monday for fishing in prohibited mined are-as. His trawler was seen leaving a danger- ous mined area near the Heligoland Bight, and refused to stop when ordered by a naval vessel unti 1 a blank shot had been fired across her bows. u For the defence it was stated that Fros- dick had been serving in the minesweepers -for four years for a paltry 10s. fid. a day while other skippers were earning £100 n week, NAMES CAN BE GIVEN. I "£5,rOll a year? asked the Magistrate. | Yes, sir, and morc I can give you the names of skippers who are earning £ 7,000 a year, replied the solicitor for the de- -fence. It was further stated that Tro^dick was ■captured during the German attack on Scarliorough, but his vessel was released when British warships were sighted. Fines amounting to £ 75 were imposed. the Magistrate saying the skippers had no right to imperil the lives of their crews in order to make huge profits.

DICKINSON—THOMAS. Pretty Wedding at Holy Trinity. In a pretty wedding at Holy Trinity Church. Swansea, on Tuesday morning, the contracting parties were Mr. Henry Dic kinson, elder son of Mr. and r rs. T. Dickinson, ot Dublin, and Miss Eleanor (Nellie^ Thomas, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomas, of 33. King ¡tjdw'ird:.road. Swansea. The Rev. E. I). Henry (vicar) officiated. Given away by her father, the bride was dre.^ed in ivory er?pe de chine with veil a,nd orange blossoms and pearls. The bridesmaids were Misses Hilda Dickinson (sister of the bri(Ig-erooni), Beatrice Rees (cousin of the bride), and Myra Thomas (niece of the bride*, the f. heing in powder blue taffeta, and the latter in ,iie p:nk crepe de chino. The best man was Mr. Bert Thomas (brother of the bride), and others present included the mothers of bride and bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs. S. Thomas and Master Kenneth Thomas (ilorriston). Mr. Clifford Thomas. Mrii. H. L. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas (Llansnmlet) Miss A. Llewelyn. The breakfast was at the Grosvenor Hotel, and the honeymoon is being spent in Ireland.

Charles Lewis (27), electrician, of I Bevan-street, Sandtields, was fined S2 at Abcravon on Monday for stealing a piece or brattice cloth, value 5s., and tools, the property of the Cynon Colliery Co. At the meeting of the Pontardawe Managers on Monday an application was received for the holding of a concert in one of the schools in the district. The applicant mentioned that he did not care to hold the concert in a church or chapel, a it was too comic. (Laughter.) The application was granted.

TO-DAY'S LIST. ) I s. d. William Edwards, Esq., J.P. (second donation). 35 0 0 John Oliver Watkins, Esq., Auctioneer, St. Helen's-road. ,5 5 0; Mr. and Mrs. Itees Thomas, Manse'-terrace 0 10 S Meesrs. Jenkins and Co., Iron- ) mongers, OxinoKl-street (per Mrs. Stephens). 5 5 0 Swansea Shipwrights A 5 0 Rhyddings Park C.M. Church I (retiring collection) 2 ti 4 127" 1. 0 5 0) Well Wisher 2 2 0 A Sympathiser 0 10 0 Charles Gustavus, Esq., Castle j Buildings. 3 3 0 John S. Harvey, Esq.,Glenview 2 2 0 T. R. Williams, Esq., Draper, Uplands 2 2 0 Thomas Jones, Esq., J.P 20, Uplands Crescent 3 3 0 C. H. Eden. Esq., Glyn Deraven, Blackpill 5 5 0 Albert Widgery, Esq., Toy Merchant, Oxford-street 2 2 0 Nancy 0 5 0 J. S. Arnold, Broker, Castle- street 110 W. R. Arnold, 7. Oxford-street 110 STAFF COLLECTIONS Staff of William Edwards, Esq., J.P., Oxford-street. 30 0 0 Staff of Richard Lewis, Esq., High-street S 10 6 Staff of Lewis, Lewis and Co. 2 10 0 Staff of D. C. Jcnes and Son 4 0 0 Staff of Morgan Jenkins and Sbn, Wholesale Warehouse- I men 2 10 0 I CHAMBER OF COM- I MERCE LIST. 1 .Ð d I A s. d. Mr. T. P. Rose Richardr 105 0 0 ¡ Mr. W. Turpin 165 0 0 Mr. Trevor Bowen 105 0 0 Messrs. Harries Bros., and Co.. Shipowners, Pembroke Build- ings 105 0 0 Well Wisher" 100 0 0 Another Well Wisher" 100 0 0 Major G. S. Ha.rries  100 0 0 Farr, Wynne and Co., td 100 0 C Letricheux and David. Ltd. 100 0 0 C. E. Cleeves. Esq., J.P. 100 0 0 Ingram and Co.. Ltd. 52 10 0 W T. Farr, Esq., J.P. 50 0 0 Pwllbach Colliery Co., Ltd. 50 t 0 J. R. Davies 50 0 0 I W. A. Jenkins and Co. 50 0 0 Mills, English and Co.. Ltd. 50 0 0 Phoenix Fuel Agency. Ltd. 26 5 0 J. Aeron Thomas, Esq., J.P. 26 5 0 Livingstone and C-o 25 0 0 Ocean Dry Dock. Ltd, 21 0 0 A. Mitchelson and Co. (per E. Liicocq) 21 0 0 T. P. Cook. F,-xl 30 0 0 A. W. E. Wynne. Esq. 10 10 < j E.?re-rnve. E6q. 1. 10 0 0 IW. English, E6q 10 10 01 George E. C-,ook, f,sq 10 10 0 I Arthur Andrews, Esq. 10 10 0 P?l Cwks. E. 10 in 0 C. B. Handyside, E. 10 10 0 H.WiUiaTM. Esq. 10 18 0 H. S. L. Cook, Eq. 10 10 t? Victor Grey, E. 18 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Andrew* ? 10 0 W. K. KcHph?r, E?q. 10 10 0 A. E. Roe, JsQ. It 10 0 Len David, Esq 10 10 0 T. H. Hendar5ün, Ltd. 10 0 0: Anonymous. H.R. 10 0 0 Wilfred 10 0 0 Monsieur IJcs Fils Charret 5 5 0 William Morgan, Esq 5 5 0 Judd, Budd and Son 5 5 0 Cann and Glass 5 5 0 \.T.A!?iu< Ltd. 5 5 0 J. Montgomery Willianw, Esq. 5 5 0 I A. Capel and Co 5 5 0 Goldberg. Ltd 5 5 6 Hanson Bros, 5 5 0 ¡ Docksman 5 0 0 T. If. Hcndersen. Esq 5 0 ft W. T. Farr, Esq. (junr.) 5 0 0 Percy Rowlands, E. 5 0 () I E. S. Isaac, I?q. 5 0 0 I J. Bnrney, Ertl 5 0 0 Ernest Jenkins. Raq. 3 3 0 !f.MaMhan. EM}. 2 2 0 ¡ L. G. Jeffreys, r?sq 2 2 01 R Hughes, Esq 2 2 0 C.Fuo?, Fsq 2 2 0 W. T. Füy. E?t. 2 2 0 Griff. Rees, Esq. 2 2 0 Samuel Stephens, ESfJ. 2 2 0 W. Walter Hughes, Eq. 2 2 0 I J. R. Samuel, Esq 2 2 0 D. T. Ladd, Esq, 2 2 oj W. M. Andersen, Esq. 110 G. 13arl)ifi,, Esq 110 A. MofTatt, Esq. 110 [ Mrs. K. P. Farr 1 t 0 I T. Ivor Jones, Esq 1 t 0 Reginald Hopgood, Esq. 1 1 Ol l Phil. Birkenshaw, Esq, 110 J. Owen. sq 110 Mr. R. P. Lewis 52 10 0 i Graigola Merthyr Co., Ltd. 210 0 0 P. IT. Coward and Sons 52 10 0 I Geo. E. Thomas, Esq, 20 0 0 Burgess and Co., l,td 20 0 0 Evans and Rogers 12 12 0 E. P. Jones, Esq., Glan-y-mor Coal Co, 10 10 0 Stock wood, Rees and Co. 10 10 0 E. ?farcrof? Esq. 10 0 0 Cha?. C. Vivian, Esq 10 10 0 Pent re Collieries & Brickworks 10 10 0 Morgan Wnkley and Co., Ltd. 10 0 0 Staff of T. R. W. Maeon and Co. 9 9 0 ?. L. Grpgor. Es?. 1010 0 R. L. Morgan, Esq. 1010 ol Lewi« Stephens Shipping 5 5 Oj T. R. Farr 5 0 0 Redr,T:lye and ('0. 5 5 0 j David James. Esq 5 5 0 W. W. Holmes and Co. 550 l. J, ]vans. Esq. 5 5 0 Horry Davies and Co 5 5 0 1). Emlyn Rees, Esq. ,L. 5 0 0, P. Marrow, -r&q 2 2 Oj Mr;=, Ernest Jenkins 2 2 0 fr., Eliz. Jenkins 1 1 0 Rhys Davies, Esq 110 F. Le Bars, Esq 110 Chas. rp Borgne fils 2 2 0 Sydney D. Reynolds 110 Mumbles 1 1 0 Ja; Thomas and Co 110 R. H. Aldridge 1 1 0 P. W. Philips. 2 2 0 Hubert E. Lewis 110 Frank S. Davies 110 J. G. Greotrex and Co. 2 2 0 D. C. Davies 1 1 0 Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Vine 3 3 0 Charles Standish 1 1 0 A Owen John 1 1 0 Yost T,-Irpewri ter Co. 110 T. E. Mendus 1 1 0 rf Anon" 2 2 0 EN,ail Bcran 5 5 0

WORKERS FOR THE FUND 1 Mr. Stanley Cook, Mr. Mercior (architect), and Mr. P S. Thomas, snapped at Llangcrmitk.

GENERAL LIST. I £ s. d. Swansea. Branch of the British Red Cross Society, per Mrs. C. H. Eden, the Lady Chairman) 262 10 0 "Cambria Daily Leader" 105 0 0 Messrs R. E. Jones, Ltd. 100 0 0 Proprietors of the Castle Cinema, Swansea 52 10 0 Edwards Mills. Esq., Lomey, Langland Bay 25 0 0 Mr. Harry G. Thomas Brynheulog, Blackpili 20 0,0 Sir Charlee and Lady Euthen 10 10 0 Mr. John S. Brown, Ox- ford-street 10 10 0 Mr. C. D. Delaney (per Mr. H. S. L. Cook) 10 10 0 Mr. J. B. Edwards, Penant, Sketty 10 10 0 Sidney Palmer, Esq., North- wood, Eaton Grove 10 10 0' David Matthews, Esq., M.P., Windsor Lodge, Swansea 10 10 0 William Moffat, Esq., 9, Heathfield, Swansea 10 0 0 The London Joint City and Midland B-ink, l,td 10 10 0 Joseph Hall, Esq., Grosvenor House. 10 10 0! "Sympathiser" I 10 0 01 Frederick Holt, Esq., 5, Was- sail Sq uare 10 0 0 Miss Dulcie Vivian, 7, Bel- grave-square, S.W. 1 10 0 0 Dr. Thomas Evans (Medical Officer of I Health) 10 0 0 St. Helen's Girls' School (per Miss Tamar Wil- liam 10 0 0 Miss E. A. Dillwyn 10 0 0 Messrs. Fulton and Co., Swansea. 10 0 0 M. F. Worrell, Esq 7 10 6 Scholars and Staff. Rutland- street Boys' School (per Mr. Gm. 6 G 0 Mr. Glendenning Moxham, Ar- chitect and Surveyor, Castle- street 5 5 0 Swansea Working Men's Club and Institute. 5 5 0 Messrs. Davies and Cann, South Dock .— 5 5 0 Messrs. Thomas Owen & Co., Ely Pnper Mills, CardiS. 560 E. Fletcher, Esq., 221, Oxford- street 5 5 0 John Adams Rawlings, Esq., Bryn Awe!. Sk tty 6 5 0 i Lovell's Boys 5 5 0 "In loving memory of Joel" 5 5 0 Messrs. Lovell Bros. (per Miss Patterson) 5 5 0 Lieut.-Col. IT. V»\ Benson, Fairy Hill, Reynoldstone 5 5 0 ¡ Mr. J. Guppy, 1, Ivy- place, High-street 5 0 0 Nonentity" 5 0 0 Swansea Junior Liberal League 5 0 0 "F. B." 5 0 0 Messrs. James Sanders and Co., Exchange Buildings.. 5 0 0 Captain R .S. Palmer 5 5 0 Lieut. L. W. Palmer 5 5 0 Capt. F. C .Palmer, M.C. 5 5 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Morris (solicitor) 5 0 0 Mrs. C. E. Handyside, Pant Gwyn, Sketty .5 0 0 T. W. Richards, Esq.. Union-st 5 0 0 Messrs. Ernest Davies and Co., Ltd. 5 0 0 Mr. K. L. Jones, Gwalia," Constitutional Hill 0 10 0 I 1. U. N. P. E. D. R. 0 10 0 Mr. Jackie Thomas, Kilvey- terrace, Swansea 0 10 0 Standard VI.. Waunwen Boys' School (per Master E. Llew- elyn) 0 4 0 Mr. G. Dudley, Evans, Swansea 1 1 0 ¡ Mr. T. Roberts, saddler, 57, Woodfield-stteet, Morriston 0 10 6 Window Cleaner. 0 2 6 Mrs. M. B. Williams, Killay House, Sketty 1 0 0 ¡ Mrs. B. Goldberg, 2, St. James's I Gardens, Swansea 10 0 Mr. A. J. Chappell, 10, Uplands- crescent, Swansea 010 6 Mr. W. J. Evans, 67, Argvle- street .1. 1 1 0 Biddle Boys," per D. O. Thomas (1st donation) 17 6 Gellionen Sheep Dog Trials Committee, per Mr. Will Hopkin. Herbort-chambere, Pontardawe 5 0 0; Anonymous. 0 5 0 S E. A. W. and M. R 10 F. J. Parker, Plymouth-street 2 2 0 Miss Milly Rowland Davies, j 91. Walter-road 0 10 0 j A. Johnston, Esq., florist, 227, j Oxford-street f 3 j 0 Demobilised Tommy 0 5 0 j Master Billy Newall 0 5 0 j Per Mr. C. P. Bell and Awstin 4 4 0 Lcadqr Mechanical Staff 3 12 0 Combined Staffs: Office, Platform, Cartage and Yard at High-street Goods Station 3 1 0 Mr. Fred Jenkins, 34, Hawthorne-avenue 2 2 0 Mr. Harold Jenkins 2 2 0 Tho Five Juniors 2 2 0 Capt J. Hubert Roberts, R.E., Bryntirion, Eaton-grove 2 2 0 ?\1r, Trevor Evans, Pen- Ian. Morriston 2 2 0 Thankful 2 2 0 The Commercial and Publishing Staff of the Cambria Daiiy 0 0 Loader" 2 0 0 Suhs and reporters of Leader" staff 1 15 0 Collection at the Blind Institution 1 10 0 Haydn Lang Jenkins, 34, Hawthorne-avenue 110 j' S. J, Hill, Cwmdwr, Clydach. 1 1 0 Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fischer, Disgwvlfaj 2, Middle-road, Fforest- fach, Swansea. 1 1 0 Skipper" J 1 0 Miss Maary Salmon. 1 1 0 I Mr. John Evans, Gower- street 1 1 0 Mr. T. Gilbert Jones, 13, Sketty-road 1 1 0 Mr. M. Mendlesou, 21, Fabian-st., St, Thomas 1 1 0 P. Mendleson, 20, Rus- sell-street. 1 0 0 The Staff of Messrs. Dd. Robert"? ami Snn 1 0 0 A Swansea Friends 0*12 0 Mr. J. Davies, Bleak House, Fforestfach 0 10 6 ir. J, W. uray, news- agent and Tobac- conist, Uplands 0 10 0 Form 5a. County School, Ystalvfera (per Miss I). f. Webb) 0 10 0 In Memory of Will 0 10 0 rM. Owen Enoch, Alex- andra. Arcade 0 10 0 From Lee, Frank and Rosa Taylor, Mirador- cxes(,(,nt 0 10 0 Gahtians vi., 10; Psalms 41, 1 0 5 0 Master Owajn Lewis J one, 60, Bryn-road 0 5 01 Mrs. Hjchflrd, 31, Graig- terrace, Swansea 0 5 0 Miss Fish, General Hos- pital, Swansea- 0 5 0 Luke vi. 38 (first clause), Matt. vi. 3 (last clause) 0 5 0 lion 0 5 Oi Standard V. Waunwen ¡ Boys' School. 0 3 4 I" Anonyrnous" 0 3 0 Group of Friends (per Mr. S. W. Harries)— | a collection over the morning coffee:- Mr. W. E. Harries 2 2 0 Mr. Stanley Harvey 2 2 01 Mr. Stanley A. Young. 2 2 0 Mr. George Martin 2 2 0 I Mr. W-. R. Crab be 2 2 0 Mr. Edwin Davies 2 2 0 Mr. Sidney W. Harries 2 2 0 Mr. C. H. Harvey 2 2 0 Mr. H. A. Enoch 2 2 0 Mr. W. E. M. Galbra.ith 2 2 0 Anonymous. 2 2 0 Mr. Kirklamd. 1 1 0 Mr J. Vaughan Edwards 5 5 0 Mr. Robert F. Gee .5 5 0 j Mr. E. L. Enoch 21 0 0 B.H." l o 0 E.N,f. D. I I 0 10 0 C. H. Blewit Jenkins, Esq., Tilehurst, Sketty-rcad 2 2 0 Tom Cross and Co., 8, Heathfield-street 2 2 0 Cross Bros., Castle-street. 2 2 0 W. J. Bendall, Esq., 16, Bi-ooklan(Is-teri-ace 2 2 0 Gwilyrn Morgan, Esq., 4, Cradock-street 110 Two Friends. 2 2 0 Active Worker" 0 6 II W. W." 0 5 0 From Lovell's Staff at 28, Castle-street 1 5 0 Stuart Nice, Esq., 3, Up- lands-crescent 110 James Jenkins, Esq., Gore Ter- race, Swansea 3 3 0 J. C. Morgan. Esq., Boot Shop, College-street 2 2 0 Miss Molly Williams, 14, Mont- pelier Terrace 0 5 0 Biddies' Boys," per D. O. Thomas (2nd doration) 0 I t S Friend 0 5 0 Miss E. Cole, St. Helen's In- fant School 1 0 0 Miss Dunbar 0 10 0 R Dd. Burnie, Esq., Mumbles 110 I. Blain, Esq., 67, Mansel-street 110 1). M. Davies, Esq., Ca<er-«treet 110 A. B. Davies, Esq., Victoria- chambers. Oxford-street 3 3 0 I^ I. Allen Thomas, Esq. (Richd. Lewis) 1 1 0 From. Y.W.C.A. Boarders, per Mrg. F. Jones (supt.) 0 15 Oj The London Joint City and Hopkin L. 'it, Esq., Pcnmaen  3 3 01 Mrs. Evan Lewis, Be!- grave," Walter-road I 1 01 Standard IV., Skctty Coun- cil School 0 15 0 A Demobilised Tommy iJ;) 0 — DRAPERS1 L,iS T. Mr. Rd. Lewis. J.p. M10 0 Mr. R. G. Lewis, j.p. (on Ile- half oL Messrs, Ben. Evans and Co.) 52 10 0 Mesars. Dd. Evans and Co., Ltd., Swansea 52 10 0 •Masters and Co., Ltd., C;13tlc-strcet DO 0 0 Messrs. Lewis Lewis and Co. 26 5 0 Messrs. Thomas Lewis and Co. 26 5 0 Mr. William Edwards, J.P., Draper, Oxford- street 35 0 0 Mr. Sidney Heath. Col- IC6c-street 26 5 0 j l Mr. E. Theophilus, Ox- I ford-street. 26 5 0 Mr. H. S. Alabaster. 45, Castle Bailey street. 10 10 0 Th.? Staff of Mr. Sidney 1 Heath. College-street 12 0 Messrs. D. J. Mcyler. Ltd. 10 0 0 Mr. Ernest Jones (Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son) 5 5 n Mr.Tudor Davies, Oxford-street 5 5 0 Mr. Hatfield, St. Helen's-road 1 1 0 Messrs. Dann and Co., 15-23, Wind-street, Swansea 3 3 0 I Messrs. Hodges and Sons (clotliiers), High-street (per Mr. J. Cole Morgan, director) 5 5 0 Mr. J. Coie Morgan (individual donation) 2 2 0 J. W. Evans, Draper. Castle- 2 0 street 2:? 0 D L. Davies. Esq., The Bon 6 0 0 J. C. Rees, Draper, High-street 2 2 0 Councillor John Lew is, High-street 3 3 0 Staff Emlyn Lewis and Co., | Rutland Chambers 3 3 0

TO GET RID OF THAT COUGH. There is only one way, and that is to du-solve away the ph?e?m that causes the ccm?b. '?Ftcmettis" when hk0Il in 1'arill w:.tcr dit,wh'es the phlegm as ea';ik as thA snn melts the snow. Try t it. Price 1". 3d. and 3s. (by post ,1d.. extra), I Rich, The Chemist, Ltd., 30, High-street, Swansea.

TRUNCHEON USED. I Blaengwynfi Row Over an Arrest. Seven Blaengwynfi men were brought before the Aberavon magistrates on Mon- day on charges of assaulting the police and obstructing them. Frank Morris (25), haulier; Willia-Til Williams collior; William T. Grimstead (34). rider; Owen Evans (34); haulier; Willin/n Edwards (il), haulier; Evan Morris (:)9), labourer; and Enos Hill (collier), were charged with assaulting Police-Scrgt. Davies, Blaen- gwynfi, and all the defendants except Hill were charged with assaulting P.C. Brown. Evans and Frank Morris -were further 1 charged with obstructing the police, and Hill was charged with being an Army deserter. Mr. Lewis M. Thomias prosecuted, and Mr. Dan Perkins represented all de- fendants except Hill. ASA TRADE UNIONIST. I Mr. Lewis Thomas said that on Nov. 15th the police officers discovered Hill, for whom they had teen looking for several days, at the Tunnel Hotel, Blaen- gwynfi, and when P.S. Davies was about to arrest him Hill admitted that lie was a deserter, but turned round and called to those present: Now, you discharged soldiers, don't allow them to take me." Sorgt. Davies took hold of Hill, and a struggle followed. There was a big crowd there, and a number of them. including the defendants, interfered and held Hill. Evan Morris shouted: As a trade unionist I will take charge of this man (Hill). Leave him go; you are not Yo 1-1 -e 1140"? goimg to take a trade iit-iioti m I TRUNCHEON USEt). In a subsequent struggle Hill got away, and when the sergeant got up he saw the defendant!; attack P.C. Brown. He drew his truncheon, and struck Evan Morris and another man, whom he did not know, on the head, and this closed the proceed- ings. P.S. Davies had several bruises on tho body and legs, and P.C. Brown bruises on the face. I'olice-Sergt. Davies bore out the open- ing statement. Mr. Dan Perkins: Have you a single independent witness? P.S. DavieU: You don't live in Blaen- I gwynn. otherwise you would know the people there. All seven were fineJ £ 5 each for assault- ing P.S. Davies; six were fined £ 3 each for assaulting P.C. Brown. The two Mor- rises were fined ;Ll 10s. each for obstruct- ing, and an advocate's fee of £ 3 3s. was allowed. The total fines came to £ 59 3s.

CAUGHT IN SHAFT. Engineer's Accident at Local Flour Mills. An alarming accident occurred at Messrs. Weaver's lfour mills. Swansea, oa Tuesday morning, when a man named A. Gear (56), of 28, Waunwen-terrace, Swan- sea, an engineer, got caught in the shaft of a machine there. lie was immediately taken to the Hos- pital, where it was found that he had sus- tained injuries to his ribs and left leg. He was detained.

1ST. THOMAS GRIEVANCE Correspondent's Plea for a Post Office. To the Editor, Sir.-For many yearf, the inbabitantg- snd especially the butMiieus people—of fit. Thâma., have been hoping for a fuJlv equipped and up-to-dato Post Office in the dist/ict. Wo are no better off to-day than we were SO or 35 years ago, amd the same room has to servo a large and ever ffrowiiifj population, and to eiy that it is inadequate is piHtinjr the case very mildly. In addition to this small room lin.Ting to serve the wlioie portai business, it is aiM a gbop and a stationer's E,!L)P, Other districts, such as Sketty and Mor- riston, have proper sub-offices, where all postal business can be transacted, even to j the delivery of teiesr'ms, and I thJhk Ifc ii i-igh time that St. Thoraa.*—which hae a much li-.rger population—should be put on tVic same footing. In addition to the inhabitaaits, a very large number of foreign seamen come hero. Their first business on landing it-, naturally, to look for the P.t Office, and it is pitiful to witner s their efforts to find it. You try to explain, sometimes in dumb-motion, that it is a jeweller's shop or a stationer's ahop, but that only adds to their confusion. This confusion is aggravated on Thursdays when tlie siiop is closed, and you tell them they must go to town for a stamp. W earo sure the Postmaster only needs his attention drawn to this matter to realise the disadvantageous position we are In. and, if he would use his influence to give us the same facilities that other dis- tress enjoy, he would be conferring a boon on the inhabitants, and benefitting the Post Office.Your;1, etc., East Sider.

CARTER'S THEFT OF BOOTS. At Neath on Monday, Andrew Smith (Varter), Water-street, was charged with [ stealing a pair of hoots, value 19s., the property of the G. W.R. Co.—Mr. Rupert Lewis, who prosocntod. said defendant was employed by the Company's carting n gents. Inspector Mountjoy, G. W.,rx.. a.id tbnt in company with P.S. M.chael, he searched defendants premises, and his wife handed witness the lxwts, and later defend not admitted stealing them. Mr. Matthew Arnold said defendant served all through the war, was gassed, I and was d,. prt-d with an excellent character. This was his first lay^c. lie was fined .€<■ rmd oosh<s.

I BAND OF HOPE FINAL. The winner of the recitation for girls 13-1 (S in competition of the Band of Hope Union in the Central llall on Saturday, was I.ouie Norris, Tabernacle. Her nixmu was given in the report as Mar;