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TRANSPORT CHAOS. | I
TRANSPORT CHAOS. | I Official Report of Premiel sReply II Cause of Congestion. As will be remembered, last week u deputation. representing South Wales 1 tuaders waited upon Mr. LloytJ George to urge that fomething be done to re- jaove the traffic congestion in South Wales, wnieh has attained menacing proportions. "ø published a summary of the Pre- miorlt-reply at the time, but we are now able to give, fropi the official report, some portions of the Prime Minister's reply previously nnpublished. The Prime Minister pointed out that Mr. Gibbins, in his statement rather im- plied that the Government were respon- sible for the cbaos in tra nsport of South "W ales; but he could assure them there was less ground for this than for almost Any complaint. The Government had not interfered in the least except iu .assisting with locomotives and wagons. TJie Ministry of Transport neyer came into existence till September 23rd, and Sir Evic Geddes took charge on that date, a day or two before the strike. He vns engaged on that very troublesome j busineRs, and did not begin the opera- "'tions of' the Ministry until well on in October, while he understood the con- -gestion bad been a very crying evil for some months. LOCOS. AND WAGONS. Regarding the real causes of the con- j gestion. the Prime Minister said toe Great Western Railway Company con- structed four years before the war 10.000 •wagons. They were able to construct during the war only 1,500. In addi- tion, they were quite unable to keep up rcpatrp. In the case of locomotives they were down in numbers. They had sent locomotive* tn France, and many of them were worn out; many of them knocked out. THE EIGWT-H0UR DAY. j There was another unfortunate cir- cumstance which undoubtedly had d- laved things—the moulders' strike, in consequence of which they were actually j stripping locomotives of parts in order t to be able to repair others. The 1; day "had been responsible for a \tOod dr nll cf the delay. If the r?i?aynx'n Cf?:]d work overtime during the present strain, I in order to get over the difficulties, he Sloped they would do so in order to relieve the pressure. The eight-hour day involved 30 per cent:. wore locomotive men alone on the rail- ways- They could not get them, but if they did it took some time to train them. There had never been an order from the railway companies that they were not fO be paid overtime in the type of case quoted Sometimes, although five minutes would enable them to complete the ionrnov, he was told that they had. de- clined to do it. He trusted there would flé a little mor espirit of cooperation ard j helpfulness ip a case of that kind, until were able to settle down into some- iiiing like normal condiÜo]1s. The cause of dlnv also was the di-tcn- j tion of wagons, which was 50 per cent, j Jnore than last year; 73 per cent, (f the demurrage had been in the South Wales arpa. SEVERN TUNNEL BOTTLE NECK. The most important, and most serious element of all was the diversion of traffic .from sea to i-ail. PPfoiie the frar 61 per (cent. 6f tholantbrac,,ite was carried about. *«n .average of 23 miles by rail. Now 61 v carried an average of 20M v Ynll8. and to a certain extent that ap- plied alv. to tinplotea That had involved an increase in the Severn Tunnel from 16,600 freight trains during 'the first 11 months of 1913 to 22,000 freight trains in the first 11 months of this year, an increase of 31 per cent. That was very jw/ious hecauso, owing to the construction of the Severn Tunnel, it took about twenty minutes' block to gel: their train through. They could not run them for reason* safety more expeditiously. The management were under the impression efol' the war that they reached almost the maximum capacity of the tunnel. They had now had to stretch it np to this point, but they could not go beyond, and they were running traffic through a bottle neck and trains up to I/mdon with com- modities, with material, which formerly went by sea. SWANSEA'S MILEAGE. 0 In SONSWJUENCE. the mileage increase <> the G.W.R. during the first half of the present year, compared with the pre-war period; was 1,200.000 miles. lh Swansea district alone the mileage hod. increased by H per cent. during the hist M months He had no doubt that that was due tc the fact that the #ea freights had increased enormously, whereas lnnd traffic wns on I)tP-Irar rates. They could nOt possibly keep them At pre-war rate* and one (I" the fimt steps which would have to lie taken,by the Ministry of Transport would "be to bring in a new scale of charges for land traffic. LABOUR CONDITIONS. There were causes stick as those ferred to by Mr. Wignall which were I verv dangerous to refer to in the inflam- mable conditions which prevailed, where there was a congestion at the ports due 1 to a re-arrangement of the hours bf labour. There he was trusting to leaders like Mr. Tillett and Mr. Wignall to see I whether oroeth in eouId not he done. The Minister of Shipping told him 11 at undoubtedly something could be done in that direction, because the increase in freights was due very largply to the fact that ships were kept idle ior a very long time, Mtd therefore in order to cover the c harges they had to.put up th<? ire?ht?. tJnless something ?as done in that d)re<? 11 less -otn,th in rr ??-a,? kionc,, in tliit not cope with the increased traHic. They wore (!cahng with heavier traf&c n.nd a long-distance tratSc. The raUwav sys- tern of South Wale? was not a.dapt?d tc that demand. RESTORE SHORT SEA TRADE? He was going to have a meeting im- ed, t 1 f [ 1 '-C .mg IIn- mediately of all the Departments con- c??ed. He wanted them to meet, again and appoint a cOP1miHee rcprea?nt.?tn'c of the great trades and industries of South "Wales to meet representatives of the railway companies—if necessary there would be representatives of the various Government Departments which were directly concerned—to see whether something Conld not be done to make ar- rangements in South Wales for once more resorting the short sea trade. It did involve an apportionment somehow or other of the loss amongst themselves -of the difference between the freight- rkge by sea aDd frerehMRe V Uind. It arWred for thd moment as if they were adnantage by tlit, ?ettrng CM, sort or advantage by the loer rates, re,,illy ? o:?l.nc. they -re really ?in, more by ?hat was ? apparent <iJ.anta? I than the? were gaining. Gradually things would re'U' "aI. hut if the? were able to mat ke fann ^n^ment^y for 12 months, by which | b«t sea trade could be r%toted. it ¡ teeant a 4i1frèn('e. .'?'r?..? mil- Eon* of trn?, tort, of hundreds of tho..?d. of ton? in "the- pressure upon I ? ra?-a?of ?u?' Wales and it "«<ant ?t ?. far more important, H?t. th? normal run of railway management was Te-tored. He fuegpsted that they h(1)1d consi.d.er J *lso the 'uuestion of getting rid of the i —— trucks a little more quickly than thej j were doing. APPEAL TO LABOUR. Hf suggested La your thould be repie- j Sented on this Committee because he knew they were prepared to do tiieir best to assist. He made a special appeal wr Labour to see whether they could not make an effort, without j n the least com- promising the advantages they had nad Ii in the concessions which had been mode, during the next 12 months to relieve the I congestion.
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GRUESOME FIND. I -
GRUESOME FIND. Man' s Body in Canal at Landore. Shortly after three OIl Sunday after- itwii the police received intimation that. a body had been observed in the canal near the Mor fa Inn, Landore. On arrival at the pot tlier found the body of Joseph Wellington, of Taibach- street, Taibaeh. in the watur. An inqae<t willh" held (k -—
CHURCH SECRETARY.
CHURCH SECRETARY. Clydach Gentleman's Death, 1 as death took piace on !^aturu-3y 01 jHr. David Olyiiaoh. Deceased, who was 59 years of age, wae much e«rteoined in the neighbourhood, hn.vinsr been eecretariv of Carrael rgr the part three years, and prior to that was iit Capaier for 25 years. Before marriage he was a member and organist at Calfarla. Be.pti.tt Church, after wllicli lie became A member of Hebron Congrega- tional Church, and later ,one cf the founders of Carmel, being secretary of the building fund. He was present at the Carmel induction Service last Monday afternoon, but Was taken seriously in on Wednesday.
I DUNVANT WOMANS DEATH
DUNVANT WOMANS DEATH JaM Cb ifer (58), of 2, Garden-row, Dun. rant, died Suddenly on Sunday. Her husband, Frank Orsifey, was awakened from sleep by his wife ni about 6.30 on Sunday morning. She was gasping for breath. He went for hot platae, and shortly after hi* return his wife expired. Dii. Perkins fiid deceased had influenza in Ma,reh Uust, and since then had sufFem: from heart, trouble. THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION, TJnder the auspice* of the Swansea. Metal Etchange and the Swansea Chamber of Commerce. Profer-for Arnold, t).f>it., of Bangor University, will address a meeting of commercial men in the Metal Exchange on TtieSdAv afternoon at 2.30. His subject will be "The industrial Situation," and the chair will be taken by Mr. Arthur Andrews, president of the Swansea Chamber of Commerce. All ouitJM men are invited, i 1
MR. J. CELFYN WILLIAMS.I
MR. J. CELFYN WILLIAMS. I Nominated 4cr N. U. T. Executive I At .the annual meetings of the N.IT.T. Assoelaticn at Merthyr, Rhondda, Qellisaer, Mid-Glamorga.n, And Swansea, Mr. J. Celfyn .WilUem?, Swansea., received nominations for the X.U.T. Executive election at Easter.
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The French ketch Julienne, which stranded on the Goodwin Sands the other morning with all h.»nd3 .missing, had on several occasions sa ibi to Swansea with cargoes, of cement. A ?cia! H'T,jce was h?d at the (*mJS Sunday ?h?I c? S?ay aftcr?con. when a tiblet, conta.ini? the r?mM of tie 42 n1nlbn of the ?hMl who had r<J1ld<l to the oall was nDTM?d by Mrs. J -L w?- Hams. The Kcv. J J, William* presided.
IBUNKUM! !
I BUNKUM! No Need for Alarm on Wednesday. Groundless End-of- World" Scare. The "Daily Mali is able to announce on. the authority of the Astronomer-Royal Sir Frank Dyson, thac the world will not come to an pad on \Vediifcsdav. This will doubtless come as very great comfort to the numerous correspondent; who have apprehensively written to Sir Frank and to this newspaper on the dread subject. j I H Interviewed yesterday, Sir Frank said: The idea (ha; the world is coming to an end this wvek is ridiculous rubbish. It is ab=-urd that people, can seriously thirtk .Hich a thing I don't. I have had a good many letters froll) frightened people. There may be a sun- spot. There may not. There may he hurricanes and bad weather. There may • not. But it is nonsense for people "to get into a panic. The excitement a n with rather amused d'scussion and Iirs- ■since risen to somethi ig in the natiu-a of a seri- ous scare, h? conic about by fhe prophecy m?f by an AmpriMn astronomer, Prote?. Mr Albert E. Porta, on November, 23rd. I WHAT THE PROFESSOR SAIO. I Protesur Porcn, did not fi.ny that the world would come to an end on December 17. What he did say was this: The sunspot. will bis a vast wound in thft side of the sun. It will be a gigantic explosion of ga«»s. leaping hundreds Of thousands of miles into H Disturbances without precedent or parallel will "occur. There will be hurri- canes, .lightning, colossal rains gigaiitie lava emotion*. o say nothing or tlood and fearful colds, and the earth will reel uiub'-r t hi.-hock It will be wt^ek# bet ore j the etrth regains i's normal condition." This is almost as bad as one or those terrifying; prophecies which theProphet' Baxter used to utter from time to time, But wherens1 Mr Bastftr alv,rayf foretold the end of Ibr world. Professor Porta has been earefui not to do so. He has only promised n state of affairs th??. ?houtd it comH nbout promises to bn tht,,i- it miiip o bc? "IT IS BOSH." I Sir Oliver Lodge also discussed the pad of the world prophecy with a Daily :\11111 reporter. There is nothing in it," he declared "The world is very often supposed to be Counting to an end. It was coming to an end in 18S1. The position of th" planer, as they will be on Wociic. day next, happens about oilce a century. So we need not worry about all the horrible things that "have prophesied for flint day 'r" ho was asked. I' is hofdi." he em[)luitic.illy replied Mr. K. W. Maunder Lite snpcrintcndcnl of M10 Solar Department nt Greenwich Ob- servatory, was not alarmed at the pros- lwd P( l bigger scare, when tbp p?anf?. ?frc in "tA'?tha!! 40 years ago,them ?n?a the «am« posiion:' he said. You need not worry about it* After thps? d{'ntifk op'ni'.n? yen tan j go to bed with an easv mind to-morrow night—and vou rH:d not hppRd all your J money before-hand..
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BLED TO DEATH. \I
BLED TO DEATH. I Last week it was reported-in the papers, of a woman w lio bled to death through the. bursting of a varicose vein. An elas- tic seamless Stocking tiia.de in cither thread or silk is the best support 10 use I for varicose Veins and neglect to v.ear such a stocking in the eatly stages ii'ay i have serious results. Ask for a free book- let about Varicose Veins at Rich, the Chemist (Ltd.), 30, High-street, Swan-sea. Stockings from 6s. 9d.
ISWANSEA CAPTAIN.I
I SWANSEA CAPTAIN. I I Body Brought Heme for Burial. t The body of Capt. Hieharc}j(oll who was drowned at Blythe, Hull, arrived in SWan sea on Monday morning, and flas con- veyed to his residence, 22, Windsof"terr.. Swansea. The interment takes pbice at Dany- gr'aig Cemetery "0.1 Tuesday afternoon. There will be a short, service fit St. jah- riel's Church, conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. N. H. L. Williams. T'hr funeral arrangements arc bring carried out hy M«sr<s. D, G. PinU')? and Sons, DLnwyn-?tro<'t.
ISEION PASTOR. -.I
SEION PASTOR. I Official Welcome at Morrlston. I At the Scion Chapel, Mornston, ;on J Saturday evening, a reception tpa. was I held, when an official welcome was ex- tended to the new pastor, .the Kev. T..1; Hughes. The Rev. T..1. Hughes comes from Capel Rlios, Mountain Ash, where he oflieiated for two and a half year?, prior to which he had five years at Caerau, Maesteg. Following the tea, a meeting was held ¡ in the chapel, Mr. Henry Howells ure- I siding- Mr. Robert Evans, on behalf tf the church, extended an official welcome, and Messrs. David Fjvans,- Kathaniel Davies. and Griffith John ats<^ epoke. Mrs. P, Ori filth". the oldfst' member of the church presented Mrs. Hughes with a b0t?iet6fftow!-&. A musical nro-gramme was given by the following: Mrs. R. Evans, M?s AgDes follo-.virg -\irs. L-vans, Stephens, Lewis Y?wi?. Kobe:C Ey?ns and Trevor L. Lewis. Miss Di!ys Da?-1p? national winner) accompanied.
IMUZZLES dFF. !
I MUZZLES dFF. 1 Thursday a Red Le tr Day for Dogs. Relief eomes «t Inst to the poor i Thf' ml\7.1.1i'f'l>! ord"t w111 cra'p t. be in fore in the Petty Ses&ion k Dirision of i Gower and Sfe-aiv eo, and Hie.County Boromrh of Swan-sea. front Thursday next J
SWANSEA CLERGYMAN.! I - -....…
SWANSEA CLERGYMAN. Rev, E, C. Hanson Going to Folkestone. ,.0, The Rér. E. C. Hanson; son of Mr. and Mrs- Hanson, of Manselton, is, in the New Year. going to take up work at the Parish Cl) urcit or FolkeiStono, under Canon 1 indall. Mr. Hanson has been from his youth a member of SL John's Church, i Ha tod. He was educated at the Secon- dary School, Swansea, and at Selwrn Col- lege, Cambridge. lfi, tirst charge was in I Stepney, London, and then he worked under Canon ColUns at Lvdd, Kc-nt. ?ft?j- wards he became Chaplain to the Tank Corps, and he has only just been d?UMbi- (?orps, ?fiid i?,? Glily iut?t, I*en Mr. Hanson takes up his new work with } the best wishes of it very large number of people in Swansea, who appreciate his charm uf -manner and earnest disposition
I : BLINU JNS-UTIGN.
I BLINU JNS-UTIGN. I presentation 10 ihe Matron, I There v.as a gathering of the Cian at the institution for the Blind, Swansea, on i'riday evening last, when past and present members ot the Staff, PupiJs and employes met to do honour to the Matron, Highmore, by presenting iicr -niUi a beautiful Chiming Clock, oti her resignation after il;) y<i»r»* service as L'cachct- and Matron respectively. Prior t,, the short concert and presentation the company, were entertained to tea. Mt. Joseph Hail, Hon. Secretary, who presided spoke of the !fmg SefTk'e of the Matron at t!? Institution, and 011 behalf ot :?m- e1t and the Committee bore. excellent testimony to her WlJrfi nd of lier uev.ii-to.n I to the interests of the children, and rfated I that the Committee and the matron had always worked harmoniously. He also read letters from ex-pupils, wlio were un- able to be present, all oi whom expressed their appreciation of many kindnesses they had received from the Matron. Miss Bessie Thomas, one of the assistant teach- ers and a former pupil at the school, on behalf of the subscribers, made the pre- sentation in a choice little speech. She hoped that when the clock ticked out the minutes atld chimed the quarters, Matron would always be reminded of the many happy years of service at the Institution. Miss Highmore, who suitably re- sponded. thanked them all very sincerely for their beautiful present. Air. G. Gould, foreman of workshops, and Mr. David T. Rees, one of the assis- tant teachers and a former pupil, also spoko, in appreciative terms of Miss High- more. > The following was the programme arranged by Miss OWll. music teacher at the Institution: Pianoforte solo. Mr. W. Hill; duet, h's. Lewis and Mr. C. Ward: ] Christmas playlet, infant scholars; song, Mr. Joseph Hall: song. Miss Rosie Joses; playlet. Miss Balchin's Class; song, Mr. Tom Harris; recitation. Master Haydn Morgan: snng. Miss Owen: Auld Lang Syne and the National Anthem.
BURRYPORT DOCKS. ! 1
BURRYPORT DOCKS. Shipment* of coal a.t the Burryport Docks for November are again very brisk. The exports a.mounted to !?,431 tons. The rhip-I lnents for November, 1S13 were 2.935 t-ons. The shipments for this month (December) sp fa.r constitute a record. There are three stpa,mers loaded every day. .—— <
WELCOME HOME.I,
WELCOME HOME. I, Ou Saturday erpTung 8." reception tea W I hJd to welcome the return ,f t'h? and soldiers of YniA?rpan Subd?y School. a, branoh of Tabernacle. Only thirteen served with the Colours, but in proportion to the membership the contribution wag an excellent* one. Following the tee a. presentation rueetinx was held, the Rev, J. J. William* presiding, r when Mrs. J. J. Williams unveiled a tablet containing-the names of all those who had served. Mrs. David Gething, The Lan, presented each with a rolid gold medal, and Captain .T. Sidney Davies responded: and the Rev. J. j. \<'tU?)J)? on h?hxtf of the )'<-tnr?d i-o?iict? presented Mch ot the IUebe¡ of the Sunday School' t??hiK cla? \nth a needlework c?? in r&oo?fiitto? ? of their l wodt during the war. D, J/ Hopkins responded i
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?I K Mr J. H. THOMAS, M.P.
?I K Mr J. H. THOMAS, M.P. The Railway Position I Explained. 4,1 Meeting at Swansea. An important statement on the posi- tion and prospects ot the rail way men's negotiations was made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., at a meeting ot raifwav- men held at tho Dockers' lInll Swan- sea, on Sunday. Mj,. Pmberi^J^U.R,. i. pi'fiSfdedT d I r r STRIKE RIGHT RESERVED. In the course of his address, Mr. J. H. Thomas surveyed the situation at some length, and pointed out tha; as a result of the strike they started to dis- cuss the relationsbip ot the railways for the future, and in that connection, he laid down one clear and definite pol-icy, tvhjeji lie .had .^re.itjeyated pi-tyn,, zndi 0' t ï }' 1 i! w}|ie|, ilesir^4 thfe riij\raiytfitn to clearly and definitely understand, viz., whatever might be said about the evils of strike (ami no one rècogniseJ the evils f mora than h1mse!O, no Government, no j stat?smaa. and no machinery ?@t devised would ever prevent t h J Iyorkiug classes j of this country reserving to themselves! the free and absolute right tq withhold 1 their labour at any time. It was the only bargaining po.ver they possessed, the only vrearton that had enabled them, after years of struggle, to enjoy the con- ditions the.? enjoy*>l As u matter of: 'c«mnv>rt it was only the power, to: strike that-^v^r com-' pelied the railway companies or thej Government to reco.<rn;'ri the justice of I the workmen's demands. WHAT IT IMPLIES. I But holding these views strongly as he j held them, he equally lay down smother } proposition, and it was this—power carried with it responsibility, and nothing was utore tia.tiger,,)iis, iiotliing more fatal to the best interests or thé and ..nothing, would in his judgment,,make the power ot j the strike &o ineffective as to simply as- sume that this great power caujl be used indiscriminately find that i £ was the only jiowcr the workers possessed. He believed it óught. to be Always the last resort, it must always he the power in re- serve. In the conduct of any industry there ought to be machinery that, instead of waiting for a strike to take place before either side knew how to deal with it. the opportunity might he given of ei-ery means for reexamining and deciding on the thing, and that, in his jxdgmpnt, n-oulil make a strike far less likely to happen < ,than to-day. They, had neve, discussed in any 'sort or shape of form the riyht to give up the power of the strike. What they had done was—they had made a genuine effort to e«ttiblish in the railway system of the country some machinery that enabled both local and every-day matters to be conducted, negotiated, and adjusted totally, and, they had set up a national hoard to deal with national t ciuestioru. j ON HIGH ROAD TO SETTLEMENT. j Even these difficulties had be'n nothihg 1 comparable with the fixing of the stan* dard of wages, which they were fixing for all tb,Lso grades on a basis which would lis tha standard for all time; nnd with r*- gfcrd to this, on Saturday morning before he left London he received an offer from the Government, which would have to be submitted to the nitii through iho,AnnLiit meeting for acceptance in the course of a few days.. He did not want either to prejudge the situation or to strike too optimistic a I tone, hut he did say that. having nyurd to all the difficulties be had explained, ) having regard to the factor* that had to he considered, he believed that the ofler that was now before them would place them on the road to a settlement. I PRESENTATIONS. j I After,his speech Mr. Thomas presented j a cheque and a case of pipes to Mr. (in WiHi&ms. J.P., chairman of the Swansea H?pital Board of Maaagement. UPOQ his retirem?Bt after 56 years'" service ,'n th6 Midland Railway. 45 y?ara of which uHe l been feryed as a driver, five as a tiren^m, and the -rfmaia?cr in otb?r capai.?-. fl Presentations o f. em blem S 1M ..en'l-:t'S rendered to the ?tnoc were also tN?nf <c l Messrs. Hall, Perry, Adatns and David Evans. Mr. To WilliaT" replied.
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'THE NEW SALE ROOM, -No. 7, GOAT STREET, SWANSEA. Important Clear-Out Sale of a Large Quantity of Household Furniture and Effects .including a Hull-Sized Hilliard Table. MESSRS. James and James, F.A.I. Arc favoured with instructions ftonf the # various owners to SELL by PUBLIC ACTION, on the premises as above, on MONDAY, i'KCEMHLi; .'2ml, 1919, the whole of the foregoing Furniture and Effects, Including a imjobsr of Mattresses, Fea- ther Beds, Ornaments, Loo Tables, and a First-Class FULL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLE bv THURSTON & CO., LOX- yoN. ,f flick principal items Bedsteads, 5 Leather Beds; I Chairs, i Dozen Fenders, 1") Tables (1 Mahogany) Overmantel, 3 Hall Stands, 2 Couches, 1 Tallies, i Dozen Clocks, 2 Dressing Tables and Washstands, Corner Cuphoard. Chests of Drawers, Gent. 's Bicycle, and a quantity of Books and other Oddments too numerous to iiartieularise. Goods on View Morning of Sale. Sale to commence Terms—Cash. As H i Othces, 7, Swansea
COUNTi' BOROUGH OF SWANSEA.*
COUNTi' BOROUGH OF SWANSEA.* Mr. Joseph Harris Has been favoured with instruction* from the Owner, to offer tor SALE bv PUBLIC AUCT!ON,vat the DlLLWiN AUCllON MAHT, Nos. 10 and 11, ST. HELEN'S- KOAD, SWANSEA, on THURSDAY, DECEifBER. 18th, 1919 (subject to such Conditions of Sale a* shall then and there be produced), the. following Yalu- v Leasehold Properties, viz.; Lot 1.-(). STREET, HAFOD, SWANSEA, now let at a pre-war rental of (is. id. per weeK. HAFOD. SWANSEA, let at a pre-var rentnl of tis. id. jier week. Held for a terra of 99 years from Julie 24th, 18»5, and subject to a Ground Rent of £ nfc*. per annum for the two houses. ? Lot 3.—No. 16, GRAHAM STREET, HAFOD, SWANSEA, adjoining the last. Lot, and now let at a pre-war rental of tís. 4d. per -w"k. Lot J.-No, 17, GRAHAM STREET, HAFOD, SWANSEA, now Ic at a pre- war rental of tis. td .pN' we^k. Held for a brlll of vears from Maerli 25th. 1973, and subject to a Ground Rent of £ 2 12s. td. per atmtim tor the two houses. Lot 5.No. 75. SVMMONS S'lREET, just off Carmarthen Road, how let a pre-war rental of 6s. 2d. per week. Lot 6.0. 7ii, SYMMONS 1"REET, now let at a pre-war' rental of tI.718. per week. Lot 7.-No. 77 SYMMOXS STREET, now let at a pre-war rental, of 6s. M. per week. Lot 8.-No. 78, SYMMONS STREET, now let at a pre-war tontal of 6s. 2d. per •week. Lots 5, 6, 7 and S are held for a. ferin of 75 years (less ten days) from Septem- her 29th. 1874. subjec t to a Groand Rent of t,) Pee annum in respect of Lots 5 and 6. and fe-i 5s per annum in respect of Lots 7 and S. I Tlie Mines and Minerals are Reserved. Sale to commence promptly -at 3.30 p.m. For further particulars, apply to C. H. Xewcomhe .Esq., Solicitor, 41, Wind- street, Swansea, or to *he Auctioneer, at his Offices, 1, George-street, Swansea. Tel. No. 469 Docks.
.TREBOETH POSTMISTRESS,
TREBOETH POSTMISTRESS, The death occurred on Sunday looming, after a short illness, of Mrs. Kargaret Evans, wife of Mr. Daniel Evans (late of the Swansea Post \Dffic«), and youngest daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. David Roberts (newsagent), Post Office. Treboeth. Mrs. Evans was, comparatively, a young wowan. and was highly respected for her geniality. kindneSiS and courtesy, in the course of her duties at Treboetb. Sho was an ardent member of the Tre- boeth Sunday School, and a faithful wor- slypper and diligent member and worker at Mynvddbach Chapel, Ax-liere btr father is one of the senior deacons. Deep sym- pathy is felt for the husband, and agoil firther and mother I
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I At. Swansea on Monday, .Serali yÚri. t an old lady of 76 yea re, 7, DanJTrraig Fokrm. St. Thomas, was ifned M* tor adulterated milk. ,{-,
.,-=1 STATION TRAGEDY.! !…
-= STATION TRAGEDY. ■ I Man's Terrible Injuries at Britonferry. A terrible fate betel a single man named James Moisev, aged 22, lodging at 011 Satur- day evening, the 5.30 Swansea to Padding- ton express train knocking him down and smashing him to pieces. It appeers 'deceased, with two Irish friends, named Shea and Sweeney, had booked at the Great Western Railway, Britoflferry. for Swansea, and were cross- ing the line to catcll the 5.23 train, which was late They did not notice the up ex- press. ]Shea and Sweeney just crossed in t tine, lint Moise.v was caught and carried 2J yards before tucing picked up. The body was in a terrible condition. Dr. Campbell was in attendance toon after the accident. There is a subway under the railway at Brifcoiiferrv for passengers going by the down train, but the crossing is often when passengers are late in catching & train. The deceased 'had only recently ()m from h(lbh!l hw,q1, :1\ Hrit(ml\'rry
THROAT CUT.
THROAT CUT. Elderly Llanelly Man's Tragic End. j raglc n.' The body of Charles Griffiths, an j elderly man, residing at 70, Ann-street, Llanelly, was discovered in a greenhouse u) the hack garden on Sunday morning, i with a terrible gash in the throat. j The illan had heen dead for some time, and close to the body was a blood-stained J razor. Deceased had been in ill-heafth for borne time, and was previously em- i ployed as a bar cutter with the South Wales Works. Owing to hife inability to find employment he had since Friday become \'cry depressed. j Tie left his bed in the middle of the | niglU on Saturday, saying he wag uot very well. When called next morning he did not answer. A search { was then made, and his body discovered. He was fiij years of age, and had been j attended for a considerable time by Dr.) Dick.
IBLIND LADY'S END.
I BLIND LADY'S END. Fecund Dead on the Landing by Her Husband. A tragic discovery was made at Gower-^ ton on Saturday, when an old lady of 6fi, named Ellen Williams, was found dead on the landing by her husband. 1 It appears that the old lady, who WM i totally blind, went upstairs by herself, and atter some time her husband went up- stairs to look ior her, and then made the discovery. An irquest will fie hfdd. )  — 
. I THE UNITARIANS. !
I THE UNITARIANS. Induction of New Pastor Lt j Swansea. Induction services of the llev. Arthnr Sidney Hum, M.A., D.Litt. CParis), the new minister of Swansea Unitarian Church, were held 011 Sunday morning and evening, when sormon# weVe preached by the Rev. J. Estlin Carpenter, M.A., D.D., late principal of Manchester Col- i lege, Oxiord. His morning subject wa.8 The Church of the l,iviiL,- Co(l," and Coming to the Hour," was the evening subject. It was thought, he said, that the effect ■ of^th&jrar. wouldjbtt .to overcame class in- Tef?stF, to "wipe out ancient wrong, estao- lish general confidence and good will; but the re ill position Was different. No* civill- /a'tion, the preacher held, can continue to exist without, a moral foundation of trust, j I Miss Stratton was the organist, and the evening service included the anthem. Blessing, Glory and Wisdom."