Papurau Newydd Cymru
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TINPLATE CHANGES.
TINPLATE CHANGES. THE DEMAND FOR B ir., A Pli SHEETS. AMERICAN EXPORTS EXPANDING. A trade correspondent writes :—The war has effected great changes in the Welsh tinplate industry. The export business, upon which formerly it ohieflv depended, has diminished, whilst the home trade has very largely increased. This is a state of things satisfactory as far as it goes, but the "fly in the ointment" is that the home trade for military purposes will alter with the proclamation of peace, and the foreign trade may perhaps be lost. Stocks of tinplate in all countries will, however, no doubt be low, and with .cheaper tinplates efforts will be made to replenish stocks. For January, 1915, when our tin- plate exports were not effected by the war. there was a total exported of 46,260 tons of tin plates and 6.208 tons blackplate—a total of 52,208 tons. During the month of January of this year we exported only 26,271 tons of tin plates, but }7,572 tons of black- plate, showing a reduction of export on the month compared of 9,149 tons. It will, however, be noticed that the reduction in tinplates amounted to 19,539 tons, and L that there was an increa&ed export of no less than 11,364 tons of blackplate. On the face of things this indicates that tinplates are being substituted bv blackplate. No doubt this is true to a large ex- tent, which has more than doubled during the war. Blackplate, which are steel sheets of the same substance as tinplate, are cheaper because not coated wi th tin. and these are now used on account of lower price in the making of scores of articles formerly made of tinplate, and are painted and varnished as a protection from rust. AMERICAN GAINS. The Americans do not show separ- ately their exports of blackplates, but their export table of tinplates is one that should eb carefully noted, indi- cating as it does that tinplate markets formerly exclusively Welsh are being fa.st taken over. The latest official figures show that whilst in November, 1914, they o.nly evxported 4,837 tons, in November of last year, 1915, they exported 15,538 tons. Taking the 11 months of 1914 they exported 55,572 tons, but in the 11 months ending November of last they exported no less than 137,589 tons. The most marked increase has been to Mexico, Cuba, Ar- gentina, Brazil, China, British India, Hong Kong and Japan. CANADA'S POSITION. It is notable that there has been a considerable decrease of exports of tinplates to Canada. during the war. In the 1 months ending November, 1913, the Americans exported 42,015 tons to Canada, but in the 11 months ending November last they exported to CaCnada only 30,635 tons. Canad- ian tinplate consuming industries seem to be considerably affected during the war, for our exports for the 11 months ending 1913 amounted to 9,494 tons, but for the 11 months of last year the total was only 2,577 tons. At present there are about 480 out of our 581 sheet. And tinplate mills at work. At all the plants work is car- rier on under difficulties. The most important of the materials used has more than doubled in prices, and the supply of the necassary sulphuric acid is the scarcity of labour of all kinds. As tinplate is a necessity it has been declared as a "reserved" trade. Yet the riser in the tinhouse, who stands in the same relation to the tinman as the behinder to the rollerman, is not "reserved," and can only be released by appeals at the tribunals. Tinplates continue to be quoted at about 25s. 6d. per box, a record price. The price of American tinplates has advanced, but is now only 16s. 8d. per box.
FARMERS AND LABOUR. I
FARMERS AND LABOUR. MR PROTHERO ASKS FOR A FAIR j TRIAL FOR WOMEN WORKERS. "A I D A paper on "Agricu l ture in Devas- i tated Districts of France and Bel- gium" was read by Mr C. Adeane (hon treasurer of the Agricultural Relief  of Al!iea' Fund), at the meeting of the FarmejB' Club at tho Surveyors' Institution on Monday. In the discussion that followed, Mr R. E. Proth?-o, M.P., said that Frenchwomen were now ploughing the fields on which German sheHs were ■till failing. The labour shortage here he added, was very great, and wou ld inc rease rather than diminish in the •ourse of the next. few months, unless they could tap some new source of supply. Tli* only available source that he could see was women's labour. Of course, it was quite ansurd to expect from the unskilled, inexper- ienced English-woman the same ser- vice that the skilled Frenchwoman j could render, for she had been on the land all her life. The conditions were different. The Frenchwoman worked like a tigress on her own land: she did not hiro herself out on somebodv el se's land. But if Englishwomen offered themselves, they had got the right stuff in them, and thev could learn. Before farmers decided that they must reduce their production he hoped they would give women a sym- pathetic trial.
BACK FROM SERBIA.
BACK FROM SERBIA. ADVENTURES OF A BAR GOED NURSE. Miss Rose Smith, daughter of Mrs. Smith, Gilfach-street, Bargoed a British nurse who went out to Serbia early in September, has just returned home. Miss Smith, who was formerly a nurse at the Gelligaer Council's Isolation Hospital, underwent thrill- ing experiences. She and other nurses reaohed Kraugujevtza on October 11, where they remained nursing wounded Serbians until November 10, when they were obliged to retire, owing to the invasion, to Kruchevatz. They continued to minister to the Serbians there until December 28, when the Germans captured the place. The Germans made a triumphal entry into the town. Headed by a strong force of the Prussian Guard, they sang their victory song after hoisting the German flag. The scene was most impressive, and when an officer of the Prussian Guard heard from the nurses that they were English he re- marked sarcastically, "lam pleased to meet you as my prisoners," and Baluted. The Serbians did not give the I nurses a too cordial reception, because apparently they felt they had come to their assistance too late. The feeling changed to one of affection, however, when they saw the fortitude with which the British nurses endured the hardships and danger during the ter- rible bombardment which preceded the occupat: n of the town. After the town had been occupied by th. enemy the British nursing staff was dismissed, and the nursing arrangements taken over by the Germans. The British nurses were then sent to Hungary, passing through Belgrade, which was in ruins. On January 20 they reached Budapest, and the follow- ing day Vienna, where they were told they would be interned in consequence of the arrest of Consuls by the Allies in Salonika. Through the American Minister they obtained money and ac- commodation. The party were then sent to Weidhofen, where they were interned for a month. Miss Smith said the Austrians were kind to them. particularly the women, but the German soldiers were rude and insulting.
1NOTICES TENDERED.I
NOTICES TENDERED. I 3,000 MEN AFFECTED IN MERTHYR DISTRICT. I The miners of the Merthyr District of the South Wales Federation on Monday tendered fourteen days' notice to terminate work on the non-Unionist question. This will affect between 3,000 and 4,000 men employed at the Plymouth a.nd Cyfarthfa Collieries. A week ago fourteen days' notice was tendered by the miners of Dowlais district over a similar grievance.
CLICKER IN BOOT FACTORY WHO…
CLICKER IN BOOT FACTORY WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRE. Mr John George Sears, who died at Collingtree Grange Northamptonshire last week, at the age of forty-six, had a remarkable career. He started his business life as a clicker in a. shoe factory, earning about 30s. a week and he died a millionaire. He started as a manufacturer of boots and shoes in a very small factory at Northampton at the age of twenty- one, and even in those days &aid he would become a millionaire some day. This was the beginning of the great firm of J. G. Sears, and Co., better known as the True-Form Boot Com- pany, which possesses retail shops in every large centre of the kingdom. Owing to Mr Sears' indomitable energy and great ability his business grew by leaps and bounds, until in 1913, when it was turned into a limited liability company, he and his brother received C350,000 as the purchase price of the concern. Mr Sears, who was appointed managing director, received !'4 û83 in cash and £ 156,000 in £ 1 Ordinary shares, which to-day stand at a premium of a.bout 14s. The True-Form Factory at North- ampton is one of the largest and best equipped in the country, and last year the firm made a profit of £80,000. For tho last two years the shareholders have received 17 per cent. When the war broke out Mr Sears threw himself with much energy into the manufacture of boots for the Army and the strain aggravated a long- standing affection of the heart, due to his years of almost superhuman activities. Ho took six months' com- plete rest by doctor's orders, but it failed to benefit him.
MOTHER SENT TO PRISON FOR…
MOTHER SENT TO PRISON FOR SHIELDING HER SON. For harbouring her soldier son after he had deserted, Mary Ja.ne Stockdale was e&nt to prison for one month with hard labour at Lancaster. The soldier had evaded the authorities four times, and when the police went to the house with a search warrant the woman denied that her son was in the house. He was found between the rafters and the ceiling. A few days ago a girl was sent to prison for harbouring her sweetheart.
WITH THE WELSH.
WITH THE WELSH. CORPS SECRETARY'S EX- PERIENCES. I NIGHTS IN THE FIRING LINE I Mr Owen Owen, secretary to the Welsh Army Corps, has just returned from a visit to the front, and on Tues- I day night recited some of his most interesting experiences to a London correspondent. Mr Owen spent most of his time amongst the Welsh troops, and said it was remarked on high authority that the Welsh Division "is I as good as the best." j Mr Owen said:—"Almost all the men I spoke to appreciated the way they are being clothed and fed. They all looked healthy and in the best of condition, and they told me that they do not want to come home till they have given a good account of them- selves. It was strang e to see the men frying steaks and making stews in the front trenches within a few yards of the Germans, appearing unconcerned and evidently used to the experience. A visit of a day or so to the trenches conveys but a minute idea of the life the men lead in them. One has to be for days alongside them the trenches to gain a true appreciation of their lives there, where there is constant danger. The trenches, too, until re- cently were dirty and full of water. for days alongside them in the trenches can be traversed with as little diffi- culty as the Strand, except for shell and rifle fire." Mr Owen accompanied a War Office party, which included, amongst others, Mr Peter Wright, of Newport, and Mr J. Havelock Wilson. OFFICERS' GRAVES. "It can be said, without any hesita- tion," said Mr Owen, "that the Welsh troops were as comfortable and buoyant as it is possible for men to be, placed as they were. In the centre of one trench was a grave, and on the cross erected I read: In memory of an un- known British soldier, believed to be David Davies, 1st Battalion, S.W.B.' The grave is being carefully guarded by the Welsh troops to-day. Not far off here was the grave of Lieutenant Trevor Thomas, son of Brigadier- General Owen Thomas, and it is marked by a cross placed by the Grave Registration Committee. "The R.A.M.C. arrangements for the sick and wounded in the Welsh Army appear to be as perfect as it is possible to make them. I met Colonel Mills Roberts, Colonel Davies, and Colonel Simmonds, all of the R.A.M.C who were in splendid condition. The sanitary arrangements for the whole of the camps a.nd billets for the Welsh troops are looked after by Dr. Llew- ellyn Williams, of the National Health Insurance of Wales." Mr Owen said he met and spoke to scores of Welsh Army Corps troops, and in no single instance did he hear a word of complaint, and though the conditions under which they live are difficult and dangerous they are as happy as it is possible for them to be. Mr Owen states that he was billeted amongst the officers sometimes in the firing line and sometimes behind. He did not enjoy the nights spent within the firing line. Throughout the night hours big guns were firing, snipers were shooting and shells bursting round and about the house, and so far as he was concerned there was little or no sleep for him. Some shells repeatedly • fell within a hundred yards or so of his quarters. THE COLONEL'S ADVENTURE. In conclusion. Mr Owen repeats a story told by a well-known Welsh. colonel who must be nameless. The colonel is a sportsman, and obtained permis-gon to shoot the rabbits on some preserves which he discovered one day. When he went he found pheasants there, and he sent home for his gun. The birds were very strong and wild, and he could do nothing with them, but he bagged a few hares and rabbits. Then a. fine deer crossed his path, and ho immediately shot it, and he had visions of venison, dhid the deer till dusk. He had hardly done this, however, when he was met by a French gendarme, who confiscated his gun. and he was in imminent danger of being arrested for poaching. He knew lie was breaking milit-ary rules a,nd regulations, and had visions of civil courts and court martials. How- ever, after negotiations with the authorities the colonel was let off with a fine of 150 francs, but, adds the colonel, "The French authorities had no idea that our mess had venison for two or three nights for dinner." No one outside the unit knows anything of this incident. '———-
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From the Mesopotamian theatre of war to drapers' shops seems a far cry. Yet a manufacture supplies the link. Mosul, whithcT the third Turkish army has at- tempted to retreat after the Russian successes. at Ezerum and elsewhere in the neighbourhood, gave its name in the Middle Ages to the fabric known as mousseline or muslin. At that time it was a prosperous industrial citv. Now it is a distributing cenre for Western goods and its chief native export is gall-nuts from the Kurdish mountains. Mosul, how- ever, has another claim to remembrance. It on the Tigris, opposite to the ruins of ancient Nineveh.
I COALFIELD MATTERS.
I COALFIELD MATTERS. I Conciliation Effort. FAILURE TO REAClI AGREE MENT. The Conciliation Board for the coal trade of Monmouthshire and South Wales, which met at Cardiff on Mon- day, failed to reach agreement on three important matters, namely (1) the workmen's claim for a six hours shift or overtime for Sunday night work (2) payment of a bonus turn to ostlers (3) a revision of the rates for surface craftsmen. Other disputes, mostly of a minor character, were satisfactorily disposed of. A further effort was made to ar- range for the settlement of the Gelli Colliery trouble, which is now six years old, with a view to a resumption of work. THE CONFERENCE. Mr F. L. Davis presided over the owners' representatives and Mr Jas. Winstone over the workmen's repre- sentatives. The Right Hon. W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), was also among those present. > The dispute relative to the Sunday night shift, which recently became acute, arose originally at the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd, where the men on the Sunday night shift who had been used to work six hours on Sunday night, and v \o regarded it as optional were ask work eight hours. They refused 1is unless paid over- time, and were proceeded against be- fore the Pontypridd Stipendiary who decided against the workmen. Since then the owners at ot.her collieries have been insisting upon an eight hours Sunday night shift. The inno- vation is being strongly resisted by the workmen generally, and the Feder- ation has already intimated that the men's resistance will be fully sup- ported, as the innovation is regarded as a breach of custom and of the spirit of the 1915 agreement. This view was laid before the owners but they replied that the agreement was clear upon the point, and that the decision of the Stipendiary being in their favour they mu.< inskt upon the full eight hours being worked as one turn. Clause 19 of the agreement provides that "where Sunday night shifts are worked they shall be eight hours shifts. In cases where it is now the practice to work shifts of less than eight hours that practice shall continue." The Board failed to reach agree- ment. THE CASE OF THE OSTLERS. The ostlers' demand for the bonus turn was a claim for the payment of the six turns for five under Clause 13 of the agreement. The ostlers, who number about 1,500, work part of two shifts, and because they do not work one full shift the owners contend that they are not entitled to the bonus. The workmen's representatives pointed out that the ostlers were more inconvenienced than those who had to work the full shift, and should be en- titled to consideration. The owners maintained that they were quite within their right i, re- fusing the demand altogether, for these ostlers worked neither a full afternoon nor a full night shift. They were, however, prepared to meet the diffi- culty by offering-half a turn extra. Clause 13 states that "workmen on the afternoon and night shifts (other than enginemen, pumpmen, the mechanical staff, stokers; banksmen, ,and officials) shall be paid six turns for five worked. At collieries where the conditions of payment of after- noon a.nd night men have been more favourable than those set out above these conditions shall continue." SURFACE CRAFTSMEN. 1 The third general dispute was that relative to the demand of the surface craftsmen for a higher rate of pay. This matter was somewhat complica- ted, because the owners have already signed an agreement with the Engine- men and Stokers' Association fixing the rates of this class of workmen. The Miners' Federation, however, hold that the rates thus agreed upon are too iaw for skilled craftsmen in view of the fact that the lowest-paid sur- facemen receive a standard rate of 5s. a day. Enginemen and craftsmen who are members of the Miners' Federation, therefore, claimed a higher rate than that agreed upon between the owners and the Engine- men a,nd Stokers' Association. The owners maintained that as the rates had already been decided by the new agreement as late P-,4 last August and that a fmr-eommittfv hud given It full considerati m the owners could not re-open the matter. —————
DEARER STRAW HATS.
DEARER STRAW HATS. Those men who a-re, not in khaki this summer, and who make their customary purchase of a striv* hat, must be pre- pared to pay at leatt 6d. more for it. The straw plait,, which comes mainly from Japan, is dearth, whilst the cost of pro- duction has ad vanced. Makers are economising in material, hence the ribbon will be slightly narrow- er than in previous yeans. The average hat will have a three inch crown, with brim two and a quarter rtohes Aide.
TINPLATE INDUSTRY STARRING-I-
TINPLATE INDUSTRY STARRING- SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH." Appeal to Lord Kitchener. An important statement with regard to the tinplate industry was made at a meeting of the Llanelly Incorporated Chamber of Commerce by Mr H C. Bond, a director of Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co., Ltd., the well-known tinplate manufacturers. Mr Bond said that to his mind nothing mattered to-day except the finishing of the war, and he was glad to think that he was so closely con- nected and so much interested in a town which felt as he felt on this question. If other industrial centres had behaved and had acted as Llan- elly had, we should be far nearer the end of the war than were were to-day. Messrs Richard Thomas and Company felt so strongly about it that at their annual meeting in London last week they unanimously passed a resolution, which was moved by Mr Ikaumont Thomas, the chairman of directors, seconded by himself, that letters be forwarded to Lord Kitchener and Lord Derby intimating that the shareholders of the company were of the opinion that in the interests of the Army and of the nation, the starring of men em- ployed in the tinplate industry should be done done away with, and each case dealt with on its merits. j It was (continued Mr Bond) no use making large profits; it was no use to think of anything else just now ex- cept the finishing of the war. If the war was to continue interminably the people of the country were going to suffer more than he or anyone else oculd tell. He felt quite sure that our Allies had the power and resources to bring the war to a successful end, but he was also sure that the main burden of it was going to fall upon this country, and we had to put every other consideration on one side. The constant drainage of labour, he knew, must be serious to many works in South Wales. This was bound to go on, for the country had to get the men and the sooner they were provided the better it would be for all. x; TRADE AFTER THE WAR. Next to that question certainlv was the question of how we could best miti- gate the evils which were bound to be the result of this war after it was over. There was bound to be a great deal of unemployment. Such ques- tions would be very difficult to settle. About 15 months had elapsed since last he had the privilege of speaking to the members of the Llanelly Cham- ber of Commerce, and he felt quite confident then, and his confidence had been quite justified, that so far as tin- plates were concerned there would be plenty of demand for all the manu- facturers could make, and he was equally confident to-day that the de- mand for tinplates so long as the war continued would be greater than they would be able to supply. Mr Bond then dealt with the trade- after-the-war programme of the As- sociation of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. The Llanelly delegates to the a&- sociation meetings were given a free hand to vote upon the respective questions. ———— ————.
SIZE OF NEWSPAPERS TO BE REDUCED.
SIZE OF NEWSPAPERS TO BE REDUCED. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTION OF PAPER. A meeting of weekly newspaper pro- prietors and managers of West Wales, convened at the request of the South Wales Newspaper Association has been held at the offices of the "Carmarthen Journal," Carmarthen, to discuss the re- strictions which are to be placed upon the paper supply by the Government. Mr. A. P. Higham (general manager of the "Cambria Daily Leader") presided, and there were also present, Messrs. D. J. Davies (uSouth Wales Press"), Llewel- yn Jones ("Llanelly Mercury"), David Williams (''Welshman"), Burge s ("Nar- berth News"), Woodliffe ("Amman Val- ley Chronicle"), W. L. Lawrence ("Car- marthen Weekly Reporter"), W. M. Evans ("Seren Cymru"), F. W. Lewis ("Haverfordwest Telegraph"), Hammond ("Pembroke County Guardian"), J. Bart- lett ("Llan"), and Lewis Giles ("Carmar- then Journal"), hon. secretary of the South Wales Newspaper Association. Let- ters regretting their inability io atU?nd were received from Messrs. Harrison ("Cambrian News"), G. E. Soyce ("Brecon and Radnor Express"), Mr. J. Leach ("Tenby and County News"), Mr. R. L. C. Morrison ("Tenby Ob erver"), and Mr. D. J. Rees ("The Labour Voice"). After the Chairman had announced that the Government had agreed to alter the intended restriction on paper supply from 50 per cent. to 33-1 per cent. it was re- solved among other things that weekly newspapers be reduced at least one- fou.rth of their present sizes as soon as possible, that the allowance to agents for unsold copies be reduced to a maximum of 5 per cent., and that .charges be made for the insertion of all kinds of subscrip- tion lists. It was decided to hold a fur- ther meeting at Swa,naea early in May.
HOW A ZEPPELIN WAS DESTROYED-
HOW A ZEPPELIN WAS DESTROYED- I A MID-AIR FURNACE. A French correspondent sends the following, description of UMiMrful fate of a Zeppelin which w ^H pbroyed in France on Monday last. A least two Zeppelins MMp signalled at 8.25 p.m. by an i officer in a listening post in first-line trenches in the Argon t. The night was clear, with a te wind. and the officer could lOt: he hard- ships, but he distinefcMHmrd the noise of their engine. eplioned a warning back to his batten -base, and from there the news was on to the headquarters of an army eorps not far from Sainte Menehould. All the batteries in the district were on the alert, and five minutes later the beams of searchlights were explor- ing the heavens in all directions. The Zeppelins were first caught sight of by the officer commanding a battery of 75's and he opened fire. The first Zepellin was then about two miles distanct, about 5.000ft. high, and rising rapidly. The second was following, three miles behid. The officer failed to obtain the elevation necessary to hit the foremost airship, but was able to signal its exact posi- tion to the operators of the search- lights. From that moment till it was brought down, about 9.10 p.m., the first Zeppelin was never lost sight of. The searchlights made a luminous network round it, and it was impossible for it to escape from the merciless white circle. The Zeppelin did not seem to be travelling fast. THE MOTOR GUNNERS. I As soon as the warning reached Re- vigny, on the road to Chalons, five motor-cars, mounted with searchlights and quick-firers worked by naval men, started in pursuit. There were five men in each car. The anti-aircraft guns are specially designed for the work they accomplished. The guns are mounted on swivels, and the barrel can be moved to practically any angle. The gunners, all trained men, crouch on the floor of the car, and when the gun is in a perpendicular position they lie flat on their backs. The weapon throws a small shell ex- pressly designed for exploding on eon- r ct with the aluminium covering of the Zeppelin and bursting into flame orice inside the Zeppelin. As the motor-cars rushed aJong the rough roads an officer standing behind each gun regulating the range shouted directions for practically every shot, as the pursued Zeppelin and the motor- 1 car were constantly changing positions. Several shells had been fired before one well-aimed shot got home, striking the Zeppelin square in the body about 75ft. from the stern. There was a shout of triumph from the Frenchmen, and a moment later two other shells went through the rear of the car, bad- ly damaging the steering and eleva^- ting apparatus. For an instant nothing seemed to happen. Then a thin red line stole out along the alu- minium shell of the airsli4, which shone with a bright, ruddy glow. Flames kuickly licked the top of the Zeppelin and spread along the gasbag. The wind, which was a head one, fanned the flames a-id forced them back towards the stem, and streamers of blue and violet light shot out be- hind the doomed dirigible. Its crew 'I did not drop a single bomb. THE FINAL CRASH. I Five minutes after the first shell struck the Zeppeln the huge airship was an incandescent furnace swaying to and fro in agonising convulsions. The motors had been stopped and the j dirigible was headed for the ground. Eye-witnesses were surprised at the time she took to come down. Long be- fore the flaming shell reached the ground its crew of thirty to thirty-five men must have been burned to death. As each successive hallonet caught fire and the Zeppelin gradually broke up pieces of the envelope and red-hot scraps of steel and a-uminium fell to the ground. Finally the great shape- less mass, resembling a monstrous fan- tastic torch, turned iound completely three times and then crashed into a field near Brabant-Ie-Roi, ten miles from Bar-le-Duc. Four loud reports were heard as the Zeppelin's bombs, really intended for Parisians, exploded. TVagments of the car were hurled 700 Nards away, and the remainder of the huge framework collapsed on the under-oar. The wreckage burned for several hours. LZ was one of the latest naval diri- gibles. She carried four machine guns and had a crew of more than thirty men. The second Zeppelin, on seeing the fate of her companion, turned tail and flid back to the "rman lines. ji-iajjiji
SALVATION ARMY WAR GIFTS.
SALVATION ARMY WAR GIFTS. General Booth at the London Guild- hall dedicated five. Salvation Army motor-ambulances, given by Canada for use by Russia. Mr C. Nabokoff, in returning thanks for the Russian Ambassador, remarked that Russia knew what the British Empire had done in the common cause. Five new ambulance cars are to be to those already worked by the Salvation Army, and General Booth handr-d to Mr W. H. Gosch en, for the Red Cross, a cheque for £2,000 to provide them.
Miners for the Front.
Miners for the Front. STATE WANTS 10,000 VOLUNTEERS I Mr. Robert Smilie, president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, announced at Larkhill that the War Of- fice stated that they special work for miners at the fmnt-that of tunnelling for the laying of mines. There was a con- siderable number of miners already en- gaged in that work, but the Government wanted 10.000 skilled miners within the next twelve months. These men, however, would be enrolled as vo lnteerg. -40 —————
MR STANTON DENOUNCES THE I…
MR STANTON DENOUNCES THE I L P "LACKING IN LOYALTY." A large crowd of miners employed at the Dyllas Collieries, Llwydcoed, attend- ed a meeting which Mr. C. B. Stanton, M.P., addressed under the Auspices of the Ministry of Munitions. Referring to the adherents of the I.L.P., Mr. Stanton said the; loyalty was not above poisoning the mine- of the workers by telling them that they would be better off under Ger- man rule. He knew something about the lot of the miner in Germany where Trade Union- ism was a mere sham as contrasted with what it was in this country owing to the iron-like grip with which the Teutonic Government held the masses. It was a pity that means were not available for the transportation of the I.L.P. 'ers to Kaiser land, for they were not worthy of a place among the rank and file of the Welsh miners. He waa indeed a low specimen of humanity who found fault with him because he visited the pit-tops to convey to the collier the gratitude of those in power for what they were doing in this, the most serious crisis in the history of our country. That was just what the members of the I.L.P. had done in the Aberdare district. But their mean tactics were well known through- out the land. They talked, in their at. tempt to hlind and gull the masses, about the existence of an international diplo- macy. They were inhaling the atmosphere of diplomacy, as their doctrine was no other than that of daring intrusion into quarters where they hoped to pick up something capable of being converted against the interests of the country to which they were supposed to pay alle- giance as citizens. They were opposed to the volun- tary system, and yet they were deadly antagonistic to compulsion. Therefore, they had only one motive-that of doing their utmost to let the Germans in. He had, however, every confidence in the loyalty of the Welsh miners vo wa.-h their hands of a motive fo cowardly. The I L.P. people had even insinuated that he and other speakers were add-ressing meetings of the kind with the veiled intension of plumbing the feeling of the miners upon the question of compulsion. The innuendo was literally on all fours with I.L.P. slanders, and would be regarded as such by the rank and lie.
1.DOCTORS OF MILITARY AGE.
1. DOCTORS OF MILITARY AGE. EVERY MAN WHO CAN BE SPARED NEEDED BY THE ARMY. It is officially announced that the Local Government Board has addressed a circular-to county and metropolitan borough councils, sanitary authorities, joint hospital boards and committees, and jointt committees for appointing medical officers of health dealing with the need for doctors with the forces. The circular states that it has be- come necessary to make provisonal ar- rangements far emabling every medical man of suitable age (45 and under) who can be spared from civil employ- ment without aerious injury to the civil population to place himself at the disposal of the authorities, and to be prepared, if required, to take a com- mission in the Army or Nary in the near future. ——————
COAL FROM JAPAN.
COAL FROM JAPAN. 28,000 TONS FOR THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT. The Alexandra correepondent of the "Pall Mall Gazette" says:— It appears that the coal trouble out here is being somewhat alleviated. It is reported that the Egyptian Govern, ment is expecting 28,000 tons of coal from Japan, and this, added to the stock of 62,000 tons, will no doubt raiionaii»e Llvu pnc*j for the con- sumers. Egypt will no doubt become a regular customer of Japan, seeing that her freight charges and insurance | rates are leas than those of England or t11f< United States, the freight of the latter staziding at 115s. ————— —————
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Messrs. Lyonfl and Co. are posting up in their faervice rooms and their factories for the benefit of the staff a reminder ihe need for economy. "To waste," says the notice, "is to be pro-German so it you can't fisht yourself contribute your 'bit' b exer- cising eoonomy and avoiding waste in ever'*ything, in Irasinete a.nd in private life."