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MINERS' DISTRICT MEET- I t…
MINERS' DISTRICT MEET- t INGS. AVON VALLEY. THe monthly meeting of the Avon Valley District of Miners was held at Port Talbot on Saturday, Mr John Thomas (Duffryn Rhondda) presiding. The agent (MT William Jenkins) again complained of the delay in securing a mere equal distribotion of the coal trade m South Wales. Recently there had been an enormous decrease in coal shipments from Port Talbot and Swansea. At Port Talbot there were better facilities for loading coal than any other port in the Channel, and he failed to SEie why these districts should have to suffer through the lack of orgnaisation between the Shipping and Coal Controllers. Unless some- steps were taken to immediately re- lieve the present situation he was of opinion that the miners throughout the country would he compelled to adopt a five days a week policy. A great deal of restlessness prevailed thr-ought the entire coalfield owing to this continued depression m various parts, and especially in view of the lack of food supplies and the exorbit- ant prices chaTged. He appealed to the men, however, not to adopt any sectional action, but to await for united support. The district protest- ed gainst the delay of the Food Con- troller in taking steps to secure a better distribution of food suplliies. The district also discussed the ques- tion of increased Parliamentary re- presentation by the miners, and were of opinion that a greater number of seats should be contested by the Federation, and they instructed their delegates at the M.F.G.B. Conference to urge upon the National Federation to increase the representation for South .Wales. Messrs Wm. Jenkins, J.P., and Jojhn Thomas, Pomtrhydyfen, were unanimously re-elected secretary and treasurer of the district respectively. It was decided to give a donation of £ >o. to the Swaasm. Wapital. OGMORE AND DISTRICT The official report of a meeting of the Ogmore and Gitfach district of miners held on Saturday states that Mr James Harrison presided, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing yearChairman, Mr J. 0. Jenkins; secretary, Mr David Bonner; treasurer, Mr Lewis Lewis; auditor, Mr William Bowen, Glynogwr. The food question was discussed, and a re- solution was passed calling upon the Government to institute immediately a system of compulsory rationing. A further resolution was passed asking the executive to approach the coal- owners with a view to getting a house coal supply for the widows of soldiers who had been miners and been killed in action. ANTHRACITE DISTRICT At a meeting of the Anthracite Miners' Association, held on Satur- day a.t Swansea, under the presidency of Mr T. Davies, Messrs. J. D. Mor- gan and John James, the agent, were unanimously re-elected members of the South Wales Miners' Federation Executive. Mr J. D. Morgan, Cw. gorse. was re-eleoted treasurer. WESTERN DISTRICT. The Western miners held a meeting on Saturday at Swansea under the presidency of Mr S. Jones, Bryn, Llanelly. It was decided that the Executive be instructed to agitate with a view to an arnendment of the C-heckweighers Act. The meeting protested against the statements made by Mr Clement Edwards, M.P., as to pacifist gold in South Wales, and called upon the Federation Coun- cil to press the Government to de- mand from Mr Edwards proof of the statements or an unreserved apology.
CLYDACH FLYING OFFICER BURIED.
CLYDACH FLYING OFFICER BURIED. The burial took place in England on Saturday 0f the Intc Captain R. H. P. Miers (Royal Flying Corps), eldest son of Mr. Henry K. Miers, J.P., of Ynys- pcnllwch, Clydach, Swansea Valley, who was killed in a flying accident last week. A burial service! was also conducted at St. Marv's Church, Cly- dach. ou Saturday af?rnoon. The de- ceased, who was well over military age, joined up from Clydach at the com- mencement of the war as an officer in the Glamorgan Yeomanrv, and after some months' service in England, was eventually drafted out to Eirypt, where he performed some excellent work for which lie was mentioned in dispatches. In civil life he was civil and mining engineer and an estate age nt, and was also a justice of the peace for the county of Glamorgan He leaves a widow and thr cluldren.
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SWANSEA M.R. 45TATIONM ASTER TO RETIRE. a A Mr. W. Cox, who is retiring from his position of atatkmmaater at the St. Thomas (Midland) Station, Swansea, lias witnessed in the past thirty-five years the oomplete transformation of the Swansea Valley. In the days when he was stationmaster at Clydach-on. Tawe, Brynamman, and Ystalyfera the great industries of the valley were in their infancy and the commercial traf- fie was insignificant. Then the rich seams of anthracite coal were dis- covered and developed and the tin and steel works built and extended, until to-day the line has become an immense feeder of the port of Swansea from the mines and mills which are now employ- ing many thousands of workers. No- where in South Wales has the indus- trial development been more swift or more thorough.
I STIFF PUNISHMENT FOR FOODI…
STIFF PUNISHMENT FOR FOOD I HOARDER. Under the Food Hoarding Order, John Thomas was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of J550 at Walsall. Notice of appeal was given, the defence being, that he was storing the goods for tHe necessitous poor, and had informed people, in- cluding the Rev. Father Maqdonnell of his intentions. Goods found athis heuse and now ordered to be confiscated included:- 4221b. tea, 1751b. lfour, 1331b. biscuits, 3111b. ham, bacon, 121b. lard, 231b. sugar, 381b. cheese, 1241b. treacle, 160 lb. nuts, 4491b. peas, beans, oats, 127 tins tomatoes and fruit, 96 tins con- densed milk, 36 bottles and some tinned fruit, 120 bottles ale; 150 bottles port and other wine. 10 bottle champagne, 14 bottles whisky. Some of the goods were found on shelves concealed by a false wall in a oeller, and other articles were behind curtains in the kitchen.
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For three hundred years the in- habitants of Jerusalem have cherished a prophecy and a. hope that their city would be taken by a friendly and benign Power; that it would fall with- out bloodshed; that the oonqueror would enter it on foot and that his name would signify Allah and his pro- phet. That prophecy has been fulfilled. General Allenby entered the Joppa Gate on foot. There was no blood- shed, and he entered as a friend. Then his name is significant. "Alio" is obviously Allah, and nby" in the Arabic stands for something very nearly equivalent to prophet or seer.
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I Until tlii,, war Britain had never placed 50.000 men on ,anyone battie- Ikld. Until French went out with the immortal Seven Divisions, no British commander of our time had led more than 20,000 men in the field. But old wars were fought army against army now it is nation against-and Germany began with J2.000.000 niaks between 15 and 60 years of age.
: YSTRAIGYNLAIS PlUCE ; covit…
YSTRAIGYNLAIS PlUCE covit Tuesday.—Before Messrs. G. H. Strict (presiding), C. F. Gilbertsou, Owen .Vowell, Alorgan Price, and Khys j. Davies. ALLEGED CRUELTY TO WIFE. Mary Edward summoned her hut- band, Edward Edward, Wind-roaii, i stradgyniais, for persistent cruelty. Mr. vN j ones- V\ illiams was for tin: complainant, and Mr. Hy. Thompson, Swansea, was for the defence. Com- plainant alleged her husband had pei- sistently beaten her and had been cruel to her. She had left him on previous occasions, going to live with h«; mother. On November 2oth he abuseti her and she left him in consequence. Defendant had a habit of pinching he;¡.- in front of other people, and he hat! struck her on several occasions. H; was a sober man, was much attached to his child, and gave complainant his wagea. Ln answer to Mr. Thompson com- plainant said she could not live wittt ner husband again. She would not give him a trial. Mr. Thompson: Do you mean to say that you have finished with the man of your choice at 23 years of age or after three years of mifrried life ?—1 have. W Is it a fact that you have been going to the cinema rather too frequently?- No, I did not go often. Have you been reading a lot of silly trash or paper covered novels that have put such silly notions into your head ?—No. Haven't you been stuffing up your head wit-h these magazines -that you will believe almost anyt-hing?-No, eir. Complainant also denied that her husband had had porseplay with her. He had been cruel to her. She also alleged that her husband, although fond of his child, had been cruel to it on more than one occasion. Complainant was most emphatic, that she would not live with her hus- band again. Mr. StriZ* at this stage said that the magistrates proposed fce adjourn the caae for six weeks to enable the parties to try and settle. There was temper on both sides, and also tho parents were certainly to blame to some extent, and he thought they "should try to live together without interference. They were not the first to have trouble of this kind, and not the first to decide, and wisely too, to make a fresh start. They were young, and for the sake of the child they thought, as magistrates, that an effort should be made to live together. At this stage defendant solemnly de- clared to do his best if his wife agreed to do likewise. THE ANCIENT BRITON. A protection order was granted Morgan R. Morgan for the temporary transfer of the An cient Briton Hotelm Abercrave. DRUNK ON LICENESED PREMISES Minnie Pike, lstradgynlais, was charged with being drunk on licensed premises on December 6th. Inspector Williams said that on December 6tb at 5.30 in the evening, he visited the Star inn in consequence of a complaint made to him by the landlady and there saw the defendant in the smoke room. The landlady's daughter was trying to get Mrft. Pike to leave the preniiser., and the Inspector succeeded in getting her to leave. Ho escorted her home, and told her she wouxld be reported. Defendant did not appear, but wrote stating that she was very sorry, and it would not happen again. She plead- ed guilty. The maximum penalty of 10s. was inflicted.
ILLANELLY MINISTER ATTACKS…
LLANELLY MINISTER ATTACKS THE CINEMA. At a conference of the West Wales Federation of Free Church Councils at Carmarthen, the president, Rev. W. D. Rowlands, Carmarthen, in the ohair supported by the secretary, Rev. E. Uiigoed rhonias, reference was made to a resol ution urging local authorities to adopt the Birmingham resolutiwii with regard to cinema film censorship. The Rev. W. Trevor Jones, Llanelly, said he was an uncompromising oppo- nent of the cinema, and he always preached against it as zealously as he did against the public-house. His honest conviction was that the cinema was damning to religion and the spirituali- ty of the Church. He knew of no re- ligious leader in Llanelly who did net believe that the cinema was a groat hindrance to true religion. This "new delusion" had a bad effect on charac- ter, and was one of the chief enemies of the Church. Rev. Evan Jones, of. Skcwen, said it was not right to con- demn the whole thing because a fev, films were not what they ought to be. The cinema, carried on on the right iines, was a power for good, and for which they ought to he thankful. The resolution as -Adopted.
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[PONTAIDAWE POLICE COURT I Friday.—Before Messrs. G. H. Strick (presiding), J. H. P. Lloyd, F. R. Phillips, Samuel Jenkins, H. J. Powell, D. T. Yv illiams, and Daniel I T. Jones. I THE LATE CAPT. RD. MIERS, J.P. iieiore the business of the court was proceeded with Air. G. H. Strick said 1 he wished to refer to the loss they as a bench had sustained in. the death of Captain Richard Miers, J.P., son of their chairman, Mr. H. N. Miers, J.P., Ynispenllwch. Captain Miers had only been.a member of the bench for a short time before he was called to higher duties at the outbreak of the war. He went to Egypt with the Yeomanry and was mentioned in dispatches, after which he joined the Air Service. Al- though he had met .his untimely end in this country he had fallen in the field. He wished their sympathy to be con- veyed to the widow, children, and parents of deceased in their sad be- reavement. Mr. J. H. P. Lloyd also associated himself with the chairman's remarks, and said he felt that he had lost a personal friend. Mr J. W Thorpe (clerk) spoke identifying himself with the chairman's remarks, and also Mr. Morgan Davie-s (solicitor), who spoke for the legal profession practising at the court. I FOOD CONTROL ORDER PROSECU- TION. William Merryfield, Clydach, who was represented by his wife, was charged with a contravention of the Food Control Order. Mr Morgan Davies (who prosecuted for the Council) said that the defendant had violated the Order by not having the month in whieh the packet was made, and gross and nett weight on a packet of peas. Mr. A. E. Edmunds (inspector) said he was admitted to the premises on the- 21st November last. Witness asked for a packet of peas and a young girl, who served him, said she had been author- ised to do so. Witness sent the girl for her mother, but an elder girl said it was all right, and the inspector paid for the packet and said he would have to weigh the peas. He paid 6 £ d., and the date and weight were not printed on the package. The mother then came in and said the packet was not for sale. The packet, which should have con- tained 10ioz. of peas contained under 8oand there was therefore an over- charge of 2d. The mother then came in and said she sold the peas by the lb. Mrs. Merryfield said she was upstairs at the time the inspector called. She saw the packet being weighed and said it was not for sale. Defendant said she used to sell the peas by weight by emptying the packets. Mr. Morgan Davies said the Council did not wish to press the case as it was the first. Mr. Lloyd said to defendant that she was liable to a fine of RIIOO and six months imprisonment, and she would have to be very careful. A fine of 20s. in each of the two cases would be inflicted. WIFE DESERTION CASE. Wm. Thomas, Clydach, was charged with deserting his wife. Mr. Morgan Davies was for defendant. It was stated that defendant left his wife 30 years ago, when he went to America, he came back, and although she had three ohildren, he went to Africa, afterwards returning. He only .sent small sums of money on a few occasions, but on the whole he had done nothing. He last left her on March 30th and had only given 23 15s. to her since that time, they lived with a daughter. Mrs. Thomas said her husband had left of his own accord. There were no small children. Her husband had gone to stay at Wright's huts. Thos. Thomas (son of defendant and complainant) also gave evidence. He said his father had refused to contribute towards his mother's maintenance. He had done everything to bring them together so as to prevent the hearing of the case in court. Defendant said his wife would not come to live with him, and he would not stay with her while she was with her daughter. He had offered to keep her in a home of their own, and had given her some money, but he could not give more as the work stopped, and he went away. He had tried to send £ 2 to iler but could not, as it was a Bank Holiday. Defendant said his wife had told him to go. He had offered to keep her on several occasions, and had never beat-en her. He had given her JE2 a week, and was now earning 8s. 6d a day, short hours. He was not heavily addicted to drink. Mrs. Thomas said ltr husband had offered her a home, out he had sold all the furniture and wanted her to bring her mother's furniture with her. "But I'll walk the road first," she said, "before I'll go." The bench ordered a payment of 18s. a week. Mr. Davies applied for costs, which were granted, and said he had done all he could to bring the case to an amicable settlement. I YOUTHFUL CWMLLYNFELL SHOP- BREAKER. I At the Juvenile Court a Cwmllynfell « lad was charged with stealing a quan- j tity of goods from the lock-up shop of j I Mr. J. Llewelyn Jenkins ironmonger, Cwmllynfell. J. Llewelyn Jenkins, ironmonger, Cwmllynfell, said he found on the day in question that the shop had been broken into and an electric torch, value 10s. 6d., another, 8s. 6d., Imd two others valued at 6s.6d. and 7s.6d. and a pocket knife taken away. The matter was reported to* the police. P.C. Onions said he received informa- tion from the last witness, and in con- sequence examined the premises and f01d they had been broken into by a window, which had been smashed. He traced the defendant and the boy de- nied the offence. One of the boys who had received the goods gave witness a torch, which had been broken, and a watch with a broken glass. Other boys returned the other goods. The property was.afterwards identified by J. Llew. Jenkins. The boy was. arrested and charged at Ystalyfera, when he replied, "The first time I went was on a Sun- day, about a month ago. I took one large electric torch, one pocket knife, and 4s. in money." He also said that he had given some of the things to the boys, and that he had been there again taking 48., and again on a Thurs- day, when he took 6s., and on another Thursday when he took a torch, one watch without a glass, and one new watch. The till would not open on this occasion. # The father pleaded guilty for the boy, and said he had been told that other boys were in the conspiracy. It had happened on a Band of Hope night. The father described how the boys had entered the premises. He also said he worked away. P.C. Onions said the boys alleged to be implicated were in a billiard room that night and defendant when charged had said he was alone. Mr. J. H. P. Lloyd advised the lad's father to give him a thrashing. Mr. Jenkins said the father was very re- spectacle and had reared a large family and he did not wish to press the charge. A fine of 40s. was inflicted. COKE THEFT. I Three Godre'rgraig girls were charged by P.C. Hall with stealing coke from the Tarreni Colliery, Godre'rgraig. The children, when they saw the constable, ran away. He saw them at the Bryn Works. Mr Bert Holbrook, ail account- ant, in the employ of the company, identified the, coal. The parents expressed their sorrow, and Inspector David remarked that they were all respectable. Mr. Lloyd said the parents should exercise control over their children, and he thought the present generation was brought up badly both in regard to manners and morals. The parents knew that the coal was stolen. A fine of J31 was inflicted in each case, the mother of one of the girls saying, "There goes our Xmas dinner CLYDACH MAN AND HIS WIFE'S I UPKEEP. Annie Wright summoned her hus- band, Albert Wright, for failing to contribute to her upkeep. The case had been adjourned from the last court to enable defendant to prepare his case. Mr. A. Jestyn Jeffreys, Neath; was for the complainant, and Mr. Ed. Harries, Swansea, appeared for defendant. Mr. Jeffreys said prosecutrix was a hut-keeper, and a widow 20 years ago. They lived happily together, moving from plaoo to place. At Buckingham shire complainant was a liut-keepei whilst her husband was employed as a labourer, when he quarrelled with a foreman, and from that day onward, 13 years ago, he had not contributed to his wife's maintenance; but had lived on her earnings. When they moved from place to place he assisted in pulling down the huts and re-erect- ing_them. OA one occasion when a fire burned one of the huts down he drew the insurance. There were six children of the marriage, two of whom were now in the "army. Complainant had supported them all and had given them a good education. Charges had been made by defendant alleging mis conduct, but these would not be made in court. When a hut had been sold defendant had a share of it. Mr. Jef- freys, accordingly, asked for an order of maintenance or separation. Mrs. Wright, in the box, corroborat- ed her advocate's statements, and said that with the exception of assisting at removals defendant had done nothing till complainant left him. He then commenced to iot)rk Cross-examined Mrs. Wright denied she had turned hel" husband out, but she had told him i) go. Complainant denied that her husl >nd had helped to keep the lodging-houses in order. De- fendant had received the money by acting as complainant's agent. Defend- ant had drawn insurance money be- cause the policy was in his name. She had given him money to keep peace. Complainant said she had left her I husband at the huts and had gone to I live at Clydach, and she had refused to I allow him to oome to live with her. j Mr. Harries submitted that he had I no case to answer, but the bench ruled otherwise. Mr. Harries said it was necessary for a man to attend at such huts as the defendant and complainant kept, and submitted that it was a joint partner- ship until the complainant sold the huts on her own and went to live at a home of her own. He had worked since October and only started working at the Mond when the joint partner- ship ceased. The man was willing to live with his wife and children. Defendant bore out Mr. Harries's statements and said he had built huts at his own expense. His wife had sold the hut and poultry, pigs, etc., with- out his permission. He had not refused to keep his wife nor children. Cross-examined, defendant said his wife had left him when be went to the house. Defendant: I was turned out by my son through her. 'Mr. Jeffreys: No, it was through the door. Further examined, defendant said his wife had a hut and money when they married. He admitted he had net given his wife money for 18 months when he was working 14 years ago. His wife had been able to carry the busi- ness on jpithout him, as he waø- work- ing. He denied he was a "hangor-on." His wife never complained of being short of money. Defendant further add- ed he had no money in the bank; it was all in the War Loan. He had about L30. Mr. Harries: Where is the rest! Defendant: I have 910 in my pocket. Mr. Jeffreys: I'm sure my friend was not aware of that before. (Laughter.) I After retiring, the Chairman said they had gone thoroughly into the case and by a majority had decided to dis- miss the case.