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BARRY UNITED DISTRICT j SCHOOL BOARD. —-— An ordinary mofitiily Eseetiug of the above Board was held en Monday ;m the' Board-room, Holton Schools. Mr. -S"ttiwdea presided, there being also present Mr..Mha Rees (vice-chairman), Dr. "Lloyd Edwards, Dr. Living- stone, Rev. J. Price, Mr.rfl. H. Lewis (clerk), and Mr. Treharne Ilees (assistant clerk). The minutes of the ieet ordinary and the special meeting were ecnnrmed. THE BFE-LJ £ *FS C03I3HTTEE. The minutes of the s Committee were. on the proposition of Mr. John Rees; seconded by Dr. Livingstone, -eaxried unanimously, and with the addition that a paragraph should be 4 ndded to the ripest -that the partition in the Oadoxton Girls' =chooJ. should be altered so as to work in the saime manner as the other partitions. Mr. Rees stated that the partition was very hard to move. being .warped, and one of the teachers in opening it «- £ ew days since had injured her hand. Mr. Rees proposed-lfcai a gallery be erected in the class-room of the 'Ca^exton Girls'School, which he thought would be a valuable acquisition to the teachers, and also that an umbrella-stand be erected in the lavatory c-f theeame school. Dr. Edwards seconded, and the proposition was carried unanioaossly, the Clerk being instrn-oted to get tenders for the work from the Board's trades- men, the work to be carried out during the holi- days. THE SCHOOL rk- C, COMMITTEE. Dr. O'Donnell the adoption • of -the minutes of the School Management Committee, as follows :-At the Sohoo). Management Committee meeting held at the -Board Room, Holton-roacl Schools, on Monday, May 15th. 1893, at .2 p.m., there were present,'Dr.t:P. J. O'Donnell (in the chair), the Rev. -J..Pri&e, Captain R. Davies. Dr. Livingstone, Dr. W..Lloyd Edwards, and Mr.* B. Lewis! The application of Mr. J. E. Rees, Barry Boys' School, was further, considered, and it was resolved that the cocamittee recommend .that a Pamphengos magic "lantern be obtained for Barry Boys' and Cadoxtca iBoys'- .Schools. Requisitions for books, apparatus, a«.d- stationery for the fol- lowing depart!ncnts -ware considered Holton- road Girls' School. HoUsii-road Infants- School, Barry Boys' Scho<d. Barry G irls' School. Resolved that the item for a tellurian: for Barry Boys' School be referred to the Visiting Committee, and report thereon. A letter was read from Miss A. M. Wood, Barry Girls'Schcol. asking the Board to exempt her school from the Scripture Examination this year, and after a eLiscussion-it^as resolved that the Barry Girls' School be examined in Scripture in the same way as the other schools. Dr. Lloyd-Edwaesk -aeccades.. Dr. O'Donnell said before the minutes were passed he should like to know if anything had been done in the master of the telluriam. The Clerk said thte .matter ;.had been referred to the Visiting Committee. The Chairman promised to see-into the matter. The minutes were ;tjhon passed, THE FOI-tilATI.GJf ,OF -WSBS3 CLASSES. The advisability of granting the application; of the Rev. W. Williams for the use of a class-room at the Holton Schools for the purpose: of holding a,, Welsh class was next considered. The Chairman said the only difficulty he could -see was the awkward precedent t.hey. would make. They would be practically leading, one of their class-rooms for the purpose of being uaed by a private individual for a private schcfcL- Of course, it was for the Board to Fay -whether-Ithey would do it or not. He had no obj faction to impersonally and he would point out that perhaps-same other ratepayer would come -with a similar -request, which they might find it difficult to deeJl. with. Dr. O'Donnell thought the take each case on its own merits. The Chairman said it wag a question aether .the Board ought not to take up this subset, (the teaching of Welsh) themselves. The Boajd.,might take the matter up, if Mr. Williams,, was a properly qualified teacher tihey might eagagehhim to teach the Board's classes. Mr. John Rees said Mr. Williams was nfvlready teaes-ing a class of infants., and upon the^pplica- tioncf a considerable number of Boaiid, who in view of the resolution pas3<&i>some- time ago, thinking it possible that the i'Bgard wouk put it in operation, and in order to qualify themselves for the position of teachers hatL-gpne into this matter with the inten&lon of learning She Weld*. language. It was at their earnest solicita- tion.that Mr. Williams had consented to teaoh-the language, and not done for the purpose of malting apeo«i5ary profit. Quite 77 percent, of the class were teachers under the Board. Mr. Rees naxt sketched the plan of work Mr. Williams proposed to carry out, and remarked that af5 Io the qualifica- tioni: of Mr. Williams to teach. Professor Powell had consented to examine the elass, and grant certificates to those who succeeded. The fleet examination weald probably take place in Decem- ber. Since the Board had passed the resolution advocating,the teaching of Welsh as a specific subject, it must- naturally follow t&at they must get teachers capable of teaching the language, lience the desire of the teachers Ls learn the language, and qualify themselves to tsach it. As a Welshman, he th.o.:ight he would be doing an in- justice his countrymen did he not advocate the teaching of their own language in their country, and he hoped to live long enough to see the desire for this grow and .multiply until the language was not only taught .R, a specific but a class sub- ject in their schools. L-e felt great interest in this matter, and he was p^ared to do what he could to further it. He begged to propose that per- mission be .grantedfMr,<William3 to use the class- room reqi-ivpgd. The Chairman suggest 2d to Mr. Rees that he should amend hi? resp^i tion that the Board grant the use of the,class-^com for three racaths," to give the; Board an opportunity of seeing whether they would take the subject up tlaem- selves. Dr. Edwards-suggested ths. this course sliowld be followed, and that, at the same time, ste'¥s should be taken, to; find out whether they could get Mr. WilliatGE as their te.a<&er. According to the new Code, anyone could be appointed the teacher of theav^iUng classes ;.tad more than that, persons over the age of 21 years inig-ht be able to earn the graait. -fie thought ihey might grant Mr. Williams' class isto the e.vfeaing classes, and the advantage t-henlyll-lould be. that they would be employing Mr. Wil^iains, and,at the same time earning the grant. Mr. Rees consented to alter his proposition as suggested. He might mention that, .-as far as Mr. Williamswasconcernsd, he wasnet taking any fixed fees' for tuition. The Rev. J. Price proposed that the .question be adjourned to a full Board meeting. Itjbvas a very important matter. per cert. of the class was other than tfceir teachers..s.nd they would have a class for tes-ehing Welsk thrust upon them. He could not agree with the manner in which the matter had been:fehr,ust upon, them. Dr. O'Donnell said they had had this matter before them at the previous meeting, and h. was down on the agenda for the present meeting. No member, therefore, could oon1.plaint,4at he had cot had proper notice of it. When matter w £ .s before the Board at the previous .meeting he sup- ported it. and he had much pleasure ig. supporting Mr. Re.es' motion now. On beina: put, Mr. Rees, Dr. Cpoanell, Dr. Livingstone voted for Mr. W. liees' mchica, which was therefore carried. »THE PAVX>TCi- IN- FRO XT OF HC>TOX SCSOOL. Tenders iGy the laying of paving hi front of the Holton schools were opened from Mr. David jLove at £ 105. and MI". James Fido at £103. Dr. O'Donnell proposed that the tas.der of M,f. Fido be accepted. Mr. Fido had been the foreman for Mr. George Ratter, who had done a large amount of the paving work for the Local Board, which had been done very satisfactorily, Mr. John Rees seconded, remarking that Mr. Fido was a very most respectable working man. The motion was carried. APPLICATIONS" FROM THE CLEns. The Clerk made application for an increase of salary. Daring the last twelvemonth the work of the Board had more than doubled itself, new schools had been built, committees fotraed, &c. HQ HAD, CQMMIECL SQTRC statistic? WHICH hç begged to submit to the -Board, shewing- the clerks of j "] other School Board's remuneration and the size of their schools :— Arats. of No. » £ Salarv. Schook. Depts. Teachers. Att. Chiswick £ .150" 8 1C 67 2,647 Shrewsbury 165 5 13 62 1,787 Haworth 110 6 10 84 2,962 i Hartlepool 100 3 8 44 3,279 i Connock 180 6 12 85 2,771 j Barry 50 3 9 70 2,390 The Clerk and assistant clerk retired during the discusion which followed. It was felt by all the members that the salary was quite inadequate to the work done, but it was felt that the rate- payers would view with suspicion any large advanca in the salary of the clerk. Dr. Edwards thought they should not think u whether people would like what they aid, but should pay the Clerk a fair salary for the work he did. Dr. O'Donnell proposed that the Clerk's salary be increased to ;per year. Since the new Board had come into existence they had more than doubled the clerk's work. They had no reason to find fault with the work of the clerk. At the onset he had opposed Mr. Lewis's appointment as t clerk, because he had thought' that anyone not residing there could &ot"do-the work satisfactorily. He was glad to see -his -idea had not been borne out in Mr. Lewis's labours. Dr. Edwards seconded, and the proposition was" carried unanimously. IXCBEA.S.E-Cr SALARIES. Applications for increases of salaries were re- ceived from Miss James and Miss Jefferys, and as they were entitled to them the Board acceded to the applications. MISCELLANEOUS. The seal of the Board ■was affixed to the contract, for the erection of the Romilly-road School, and also to the mortgage for £ 3,090 of the same to the Public Works Loan Commissioners. A discussion took place on the present method of Slojd teaching, and ultimately the matter was i C', referred to the Sehoo-1 Management Committee. The appointment of <es-P.T.'s as follows was confirmed :—Miss Phce-be Griffiths to the Cadoxton School 'Miss Rachel Lewis to the Holton-road School and Miss Agnes Evans to the Barry In- fants' School. The tosr-porary appointment of Miss Bessie Thomas was also agreed to. Miss Sarah Evans wrctn resigning her appoint- ment at the Barry Deck- Schools. The same was accepted. A letter was read from; Mr. J. Arthur Hughes clerk to the Barry Serial Board, thanking the School Board on behalf -of his Board for granting the use of the Board-room: for their meetings. An application from Mr. David O. Davies for the loan of the Barry School .f or holding Ambulance Brigade meetings was gra-nted. A communication was read from the Teachers' Association with regard to the Sunday School treats, and a report from the architects, Messrs. -Seward and Thomas, as GO the consumption of water. The Chairman said that, one very remarkable thing in the report was theswater consumed. From Whit-Monday, the 22nd May, to the 25th, 1,750 gallons of water were used a.t the Barry Schools. On May 25th only 40 gallons were used, whilst for the next 48 hours 480 gallons were consumed, and for the next 48 hours-1-60 gallons. He had questioned Mr. Rees, who -could not account for such a difference in the ptioii, and who said no water was wasted, and he iiad come to the con- clusion that the water meter faust be wrong. Dr. O'Donnell said they had met with the same trouble at the Catholic Schools. Their bill had jumped up from 18s. 9d. te<;over £ 3. It was decided to ask the Water Company to change the meter.
PENARTH POLICE COURT.
PENARTH POLICE COURT. fore Mr. LI. Wood and Mr. T. R. Thompson. EXTENSION OF TIME. Mr, William Barnett, landlord ofcthe Cross Keys Ipn. Dinas Powis, was granted an extension of one lumron Monday next on the occasion of an Odd- fellows club feast. ASSAULTING THE MISSOB. v>Mrs; Jane Macarthy, of 9, Mor-el-street, Barry Dock, made an application for a summons against Martin McGrath, of 7. Morel-street, Barry Deck. .Applicant said that up to Saturday last McGrath i, had lodged at her house. On Satssaay night he -came, home and beat her very severely because she vwattld not fetch him some beer. Dr. Livingstone i,Uad attended her and advised her to set a summons. -A, .summons was granted, to be heard at the fBarry,Dock Police Court on Thursday. IHE LATE DINA9 POWIS HIGHWAY SQARD SURVEYOR. Police-constable Alfred Ed ward Peaccek atended the. court, and informed the Bench that he had -served a distress warrant upon Mr. Edw&rd Ray- morid Lewis. He found there were no effects to ;ie-Yy..a distress.upon, and Mr. Lewis had £ 5 4s. on ^aoCjcfcunt. The "Bench decided to adjourn the further Jiear- ting .of the case so that Mr. Lewis might have an -opportunity of paying the remainder of the money 4s.),. and thus avert any further action. 'ag DRUNK AN"I> FIGHTING. -Re,ar,Y-Sitiby -was charged with being drunk W. Pui--street, Cogan, and pleaded guilty. Pefendant was fined 5s. and costs, or seven days. E&warti^Ieen was charged with being drunk on the 26 th nit, in Glebe-street, Penarth. PsHea.'consta.ble Henry Header said defendant was very d-siif'.k and fighting with a sailor. Def^danfcsaid he did not remember anything about i-t. and therefore he would not contradict witness. -It .¥ £ 23 bad enough to be out of work and locking faj; it* buttook the cake." A long reeord of convictions having been proved against defonant he was sentenced to 10 day's imprisonmnent with hard labour. BESSiETING HIS COLOURS. Thomas Eieharjlzon was charged on remani with i deserting from the.-Gordon Highlanders, stationed at Dublin. Sergeant Sanson?., said defendant came to him in Glebe-stf»et on <the 24th ult.and gave him- self up. Defendant said he -had deserted once before, and jfca had nine months service. Defendant was remanded pending the arrival of as. escort.
!BARRY DOeK AND RAILWAYS.
BARRY DOeK AND RAIL- WAYS. MEETING OF DIRECTORS. The members of the directorate of the Barry I Dock anLQ Railways met at their monthly meeting. at the Bssrd-room, General Offices, Barry Dock, on FridLij, The Right Hon. Lord Windsor (chair- man of tfes company) presided. As usual, the proceeding.s &vere conducted in .camera, but we have o believe that the subjects of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway .a.!J',d a through passenger serrice from Barry to Pontypridd received serious consideration. At the conclusion of business iiuieh was provided by Messrs. Culley end Company, affeer which a visit of :iaspection sv^s made round tfe.e dock works.
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M-NGLOSS' VISIT TO P K■ MUSIC…
M-NGLOSS' VISIT TO P K MUSIC HALL. [Specially contributed to the Star. 1 One day, a short while ago, whilst seated at my norning repast, I was disturbed by the announce- nent that a stranger wanted to see me. Upon my firing iny permissible "Show him in," a young nan made his appearance. I asked him to take a ieat, which he immediately did—upon the edge of y 11 jhe table -there being no other available seat in ;he room, and he at once entered upon the object )f his visit. I have been sent here, said he, by the sditor of the Barry Dock Night Lvjlit to see whether it is possible for you to pay a visit to-night to the P--k Music Hall, and obtain a full des- cription of the hall, together with a full report of the evening's performance, for insertion in one of our issues. We want you to go to-night, said he, as there is a special programme prepared. After a little meditation, I consented to go, and at 6.30 I found myself comfortably seated inside the only cab that the Barry district can boast of oi route for the music hall. Soon-after seven the driver informed me that we were entering the quaint old-fashioned village. I gave him instructions to pull up at the first hostelry. This, also, proved to be an old-fashioned house, and on entering the kitchen the first object I discerned was a large high back settle, such as can be seen only in old-fashioned public-houses and farmhouses,which are dispersed here and there in 0urrural districts. They are reverenced for their age and their ancestral history. On the other side of the fireplace was the Old Armchair," efficiently filled by the landlord. Here and there along the room were a few rustic benches, an occasional chair, and a few three-legged round tables. Indeed, to me this was > A TYPICAL MEMENTO OF MY RURAL HOME uvudst the "Hills of wild Wales," and re-called to ny mind the sunny hours of fifty years ago." Surely, said I to myself, this can never be a .'eality, and so near go-ahead Barry Can they lave a modern music-hall in such a place ? Whilst ;truggling to master the thoughts of my being a nefcim to an optical delusion, I was startled from ny reverie by the landlord, who asked me if I was foing to witness the play. This brought me to my lenses once more, and, swiftly swallowing my brandy and soda," I consulted my watch, and "ound it was time for me to seek the field of my ;veiiing's researches. I had but little trouble in finding the hall, as :he people were flocking there from all directions. [ was soon lost among the surging crowd, which naterially helped me to ascend the eight or ten stone steps in front of the entrance door. There it struck me that this rural populace was far in ad- vance of Londoners in their architecture of music balls. The entrance was well guarded in case of a Treat crush from the possibility of anyone being squeezed to death, as once it was very nigh my lot bo be, outside a London music-hall. On reaching the ticket office I tendered a shilling for my ticket, and, moving inwards, I im- mediately scanned the already erowded condition of the hall, when I suddenly detected a hand on my shoulder. I turned my head, and, to my horror, found that it belonged to a man who was iressed in a blue suit,' adorned with rows of bright buttons, A bad shilling, again, I thought. Your change, Sir," said he. "O, what a sur- prise Admission, sixpence only, and that into the pit stalls. I was dumbfounded at the moment; but, ah I understand it now. My gentlemanly appearance, dress suit, white tie, and opera hat did that. Here also I noticed A MARKED IMPROVEMENT upon .the London custom, for there the vilest characters, sharpers, and silk-nippers, coster- mongers, crossing sweepers, and dock labourers can find a seat alongside honest, respectable, well- dressed persons if they have the price of a ticket about them. But here money was no object; all respectable people were conducted into a front seat, whilst those of an inferior social standing had to make the., best of their way into a back seat, though the admission to all parts was the same. I was very fortunate in having secured a new threepenny tie, and a borrowed hat for the occasion. I teok my seat exactly at 7.30, the appointed time, but the stage-manager very wisely allowed us an extra .twenty minutes to view the com- modious building, the magnificent decorations, and the gorgeous scenes which surrounded us. The lofty building in which I could stand upright with but little fear of stiiking my head against the roof, was painted in beautiful white—it may be whitewash-and the projecting principals, rafters, and battens which supported the roof, bore evident traces ofUle skilful designs of.ancient architecture. The windows, which were very small, showed very good taste, should it be desirable to produce a midnight scene upon the stag'e. -The pit stalls, which consisted of portable chains, were excellent, especially for me-a thirsty quill -driver. They were so easily movable when 'anyone -wanted to go out for a drink. In the majority of music halls which I fhave attended in my tims it is an easy matter for every noisy ruffian, by the aid of a few coppers, tocreep up to the gods isa the gallery but not so here, ithe only aecessible means being by the aid of a few empty boxes, piled on each other, and once there the officials had them entirely under their control, as they had no means of escape when the boxes had been shifted. The seating accommodation of the gallery was also very,limited. The lighting of the building was also a special feature. The light v/aa given out by a number of paraffin lamps, fixeEl at equal distance front each other upon the wall. Each lamp had a double burner, and coald give out .A VOLUME OF LIGHT EQUAL TO TWO CANDLE PG'WJSR. Che globe of the lamp was made of glass, painted in a transparent colour, and had a large silver— may be tin -reflector fixed behind it to augment the volume of light. When it was necessary to darken the house for the production of a tragical incident upon the stage a man had been appointed at each lamp to turn down the lights by means of a double-acting screw. This gives employment to many, which is very desirable when labour, as at present, is so stagnant. The footlights consisted of four lamps similar to those on the wall, placed upon a rudely-constructed bench in front of the stage. The drop scene comprised one shawl, two bed curtains, and two drawing-room hangings, elabo- rately decorated, especially the bed curtains, with flowers of all shades and colours, worked out in silk. The.drop scene did not act upon rollers, as is the rule in most of our music-halls, but was drawn back by means of a card. It was worked upon the same principle as the sliding doors of large warehouses. When all was rea-dy to draw back the drop scene at the commencement of each act, the stage manager would sound a bell similar to the one in the possession of our local oil man, which could be heard from every roow. in the neighbouring ps-blic-house. At the farthest-end of the stage were two paint- ings by the celebrated artists, Peek Frean and Co., one of them being their magnificent produc- tion, A Winter's Scene in Norway," and it would be nothing less thauouperfluity in me to praise that work of art. I ought to have mentioned before that the walls of the whole building were covered with pictures by the same artists. At ten minutes to eight exactly the Tillage Glee Party," augmented by a few stars from the district, including fehe Nightingale of tho Vale," made their appearance before the foot- lights, and rendered an excellent glee in an i-r manner and as soon as they had resumed their seats the stage bell was rung, and the first act of that (n)avergreen operetta, THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE," was produced upon the stage by the school chil- dren. The earnestness and zeal with which the children undertook the old school game," Orange or Lemon," was really excellent, and instantly carried me back to a little country village in Pem- brokeshir.e, where, in the early forties, I used to be a ring-leader among my old schoolmates in that favourite ine. Sweet, sacred hours, but now for ever past, though memory, quickened by the settle before me, bade me live them over once again. But to return to the music hall. The children at play, and the appearance of the old schooolmaster upon the scene, broom in hand, can be batter imagined than described. What a moment ago was a scene of noisy, merry, mirthful, playful children, in rm .nstant was transformed into peaceful silenee. rhis was by far the best effect of the whole even- ing's performance, though the acting of the School Board Officer," Exactly bo," and the 1 Chairman of the School Board was very good. Simple things please simple minds," and those who could appreciate the children's performance that evening were really to be envied. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and so did the majority of those present, although a small party who drove in after ¡ me, judging by their facial expressions, they would prefer a feed of lemons and vinegar, so sour were their looks, especially the young men, and the young ladies were not much better. The perfor- mance, which lasted over an hour and a quarter, was full of light comedy throughout and very laughable. At times the whole audience were moved to a high pitch, some laughing, others cry- ing, shouting, screaming, howling, cheering, whistling, feet-stamping, and encoring. The next thing on the programme was a song by a well-known artist in the district, and the natural expectancy of the crowd was for some- thing of the same nature as the previous perfor- mance, light and merry but they were doomed to disappointment. An attempt was made to bring them to a Better Land," but all in vain their hearts already overflowed with good things quite in harmony with their desires, so that they had no room for better things, and a "Better Land" was really out of place in a music hall, as the elaes of people who frequent such places cannot, as a rule, aspire to those lofty regions, neither can they appreciate the harmony of those places. This was followed by the appearance of "Two Blind Beggars" on the stage, who performed in character. Both were musicians one played on the banjo, whilst the other succeeded in creating unearthly noises by blowing into an old cornet. The quarrelling, fighting, shouting, screaming— something after the style of singing—by these two WM sida-snlittincr and brought forth continual rounds of applause from the. appreciative audience, and their final display in eard-play-ittg stewed a { marvellous degree of dexterity. To give my own candid opinion (and let it be understood that I have been in such company, and have even played with men of every rank and file in the kingdom, from members of theR family to the inveterate j unprincipled card-sharpers who haunt our railway carriage). I must admit that yet I have never come across such adepts and exptrts in the art of shuffling, handling, and dealing a pack of cards as these Two Blind Beggars" on the stage of our local music hall. How they have acquired this art remains to me a mystery, and in all pro- Liability will remain so. This grand performance over, all heartily joined in rendering the National Anthem, which was done effectively, and once more I was lost amongst the surging crowd in their exit from this Palace of Varieties," and quickly ordering my cab at twenty minutes past ten, I was gratified by the realization of being "Homeward bound" from this scene of excitement. When I had reached beyond the din and clamour of the noisy orowd I lay myself down in a position reclining to meditate upon the events of the evening for future use. I was glad when I saw the welcome light of my own rooms once more, but the unearthly sounds of that cornet soloist still linger in the cars of PANGLOSS.
THE EARLY CLOSING LEAGUE AT…
THE EARLY CLOSING LEAGUE AT BARRY. —^ INFLUENTIAL MEETING OF SHOP ASSISTANTS AND OTHERS. THE CHAMBER OF TRADE AND TRADES' COUNCIL TO BE APPEALED TO. One of the best attended and influential meet- ings in connection with the newly-formed organi- sation of shop assistants, the Early Closing League, was held on Tuesday evening last, at the Clarence Temperance Hotel, Holton-road, Barry Dock, the chair being ooccupied by Mr. W. Jones-Davies, the president of the league. There were also amongst those present, the Rev. Christmas Lewis. Rev. H. Graham Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Garnett, Messrs. E. Molineaux, E. Hutchings, T. Morgan, E. Found, T. S. Williams, E. Jones (Evans and Co.), — Williams (sec.), R. J. Davies, &e. The Chairman having suitably opened the pro- ceedings, the Rev. Christmas Lewis delivered a powerful address on THE ADVANTAGES OF A SYSTEM OF THE EARLIER CLOSING of places of ousiness in the district. He advocated a determined position of unity and agitation, and said only those who agitated with persistence and co-operation could hope to gain the purposes which they had in view. (Cheers.) He considered ten o'clock was a late hour at which to close places of business on Saturday night, and the .system of keeping shops open as at present till i midnight militated seriously against the success of attendances at Divine worship on the Lord's sDay. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the assistants ..would succeed in obtaining the concession of closing shops oil ordinary week nights at eight o'clock, and afterwards they could agitate for closing at seven o'clook, with ten o'clock on Satur- day,plight. (Cheers.) The Chairman remarked that this was the best meeting of shop assistants ever held in the dis- trict..(Hear, hear.) He was glad the law was bsipg set in motion in different parts of the .country ,for the protection of young ladies .employed in shops, and said in one Case recently the proprietor of a certain establishment was fined ;fno Jor, employing females an inordinate number -of hours. Mr. Davies also commended the noble purpose of Sir John Subback's Bill in relation to ,&Iao .P assistants, and suggested that the shop assistants of the Barry district would get up petitions,iii favour of the measure for presentation to Parliament. (Cheers.) Mr. F. Williams (the secretary) explained the objects of the league, and earnestly exhorted the members to be united and determined. He also annojsaeed, amid applause, that the next meeting of the league would be presided over by Mr. Six- smith. The Rey.Graham Payne was the next speaker, and said, being an old shop assistant himself, he heartily sympathised with the objects of the League. He hoped the shop assistants would stick together; and BRING REASONABLE PRESSES TO BEAR upon the shopkeepers, with a view of securing a satisfactory system of early closing. (Cheers.) It was also desirable to promote a healthy public opinion in their favour, and concluded by saying any assistance he could render would -at all times be at the disposal of the shop assistants. (Cheers.) Mr. E. Jones (Evans and Co.) said plaees of worship on Sunday morning would bs better attended if shop assistants obtained facilities of closing earlier on Saturday night. The assistants must, however, agitate unitedly. They already had the majority of the shopkeepers on their side, and, by co-operation, they hoped to secure all. (Cheers.) .Mr. Molineux was in full sympathy with the objects of the League, and said the greatest amount of trade done after midnight on Saturday was by shopkeepers who sold beer. (Shame.) He hoped local managers would close the shops under their charge at the proper time. (Hear, hear.) Mr. E.'Hutchins next spoke as one of the oldest- advocates of early closing amongst the tradesmen of the district. He failed to see why all shops could not be closed at ten o'clock on Saturday Eight. (Cheers.) Mr. G. Garnett followed in a similar strain, aad recommended that the League should en- deavour to obtain the assistance of the Trades' Council in the matter. (Applause.) After a remark from Mr. T. S. Williams, votes of thanks were accorded the different speakers for their addresses, followed by a vote of thanks to the ladies and Press representatives in attendance. Mr. J. R. Llewelllyn, in reply, suggested that the question of early closing should be brought before the Chamber of Trade at its next meeting. (Cheers.) Messrs. Lewis, Crown Stores, Cadoxton, and J. M. Davies, Barry, were appointed additional mem- bers of the committee, and on the motion of the Chairman, it was resolved to send a deputation to the Chamber and Trades Council, asking their co-operation, the deputation conr: prising the Chair- man, Mr. Jones (Evans and Co.). and the Secretary The re naiader of the business consisted of the eVtioa of new members.
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