South Wales Weekly Post

TPC VTED IT AS JOKE.  T ALLEY COILTT?Y WHICH I ? WAS CLOSED. OWNI:71 AW/RDED DAMAGES -1. AGAF "T 60 MEN. I The magistrates of the Pontardawe Police "Court were occupied for wereraj houa-a on Friday in the hearing of proceedings, taken by the management of the Ymeamman Col- Workmen for breach of contract. Damages to the extent of LS were claimed from each ?.t?e defendants. Mr. Morgan Davies pro'ecat? ?? and Mr. T. -Randall wM for the defenm ??vid Jeffreys, manager. M?d the men, on *arch 9th. 8?CK -?ORK AS A PROTEST '8«iMt & Areman. ? Witne" rubwuently 1",Ot & deputation of the men. and told 'them that if work WM not reeMMd >he Brynamman, &?'nst sixty of t?JMhter ;rould be closed indefinitely. lofy SPPeaiwd to treat the matter M a jok.. ?e coIHery was now at a standstill. and it 'Id 0084 a ooMiderable sum to put it m ,?per workintf order again. liifter hearing further evidence, the m??ns- gates found for the Company. The appor- ti O'nm4ynt of the damagm was left in theI nds of the solioitom

^NTARDAWE'S PROGRESS. I ]Big Incresae In the Rateable I Value. ???*"?we Guardian at their meeting Thursday received the report of the A.- "BMent Committee for the year ending )4" 31. 1914. Supplemental valuation "3'6tg -ore received from each parish in Sep- ?Mr, 1913, and again in March, 1914, :lcb included in the aggregate ratings of '304 dweIHng-housef and 45 other new pro. P?t'M, The mtab!e value of the Union was ? ?160.786, whilst the rat&Me value at the ::cement. of the year was ?155.3?9. Itlikin &n ipcreaM of 26,429. Dunng the j eaT Ur Ernest Leeder had made a revalua-  'of  *? elec?-ie light works, brick *ork ofundries, landnes. e., by which i .n ?P??es were increased in the aggte. ) eat from ?1,799 .to £ 3.310. ?htre was a reoommendation that the clerk .1i'kld &,sum of ?140 for services rendered, ? ?- was carried.

DIDN'T LIKE THE ACT. ( lrl4ley Cinema Proprietor and the Irsiuance Cards. t Pontqrdawe ? Friday, F. H. NeviHe. I t?. proprietor of the Pi,uredrome, Gw un- 4"-Gurwe ?? prc"eded against by the Wbj.i, ^rano° Commissioners for faitin? ?<0 '?tMap the cards of thr?e of his employ. oes. ? n Joma. prosecuted, said *?"?''?° ?"?' ??? p-ottecut?d. Faid t,ii,at six lette's were written, and two calls Ull\d3 n tbe defendant. but ? ignored the b¡ t el'completely. To the requests of the  hie antagon. ? ? l?? ?'? ? ???- A fine of XI Wsm imposed, And an order

I BOTH TO SALUTE. I I â ——- MEXICAN CRISIS BLOWS OVER. APOLOGY & ACKNOW- LEDGMENT. The Mexican situation is touch easier, and a Washington telegram states that the crisis is regarded as being over. Senor iiuerta has agreed to saiuie the United States flag, but he stipulates that the U.S. warships shall fire a gal ate in acKiiowiedgment. President Wilson has consented to ac- knowledgment of the salute being made, but be insists that this shall not be construed into recognition of Huarte. So far the date and plaoe of the salute have not been fixed. The C. S. fleet will continue on ite way to Tampi-, and it is probable that after Huerta has apolosif^d the American war- ships remaining in Mexican waters will be considerably increased.

"SOMETHING FOR NOTHING." IMITATION CANARIES" IN LLANELLY CASE. At Llanelly on Wednesday, S. Martin, 34, Court House, liroouisgrovt-sti-eet, Birming- haal, was charged wito false prttenoes. Edwin Andis Lee, Ontaiio House, Llan. elly, operator in a cinema, stated that be had aetfn an advertisement in "Cage Birds," and ordered a pair ot common canaries and a cage, wnieh were advertised at 2s. bd. by I the aefendant. He received in return a I small parcel by post containing a small cage with two imitation buds, which he returned. Inside tie cage was a price list of live canaries. Witness added that he received a letter later saying, You wanted SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. I You have gotoit. Do you think anyone with any coltllnunøense would expect two ,ixies and a breeding-cage, worth 3s. 6d., for half-a-crown?" Since taking these proceed- iugs the. postal order he had sent had been returned. I Defendant said it was unreasonable for! any man to expect a 4. 9d. cage and two live canaries for 2s. 6d. He would very much like to get canarico himself at that price.. I m A fine of 10s. was impoeed. I

KILLED ON THE LINE. INQUEST ON BURRY PORT FATALITY. The Llanelly Coroner. Mr. W. W. Brodie, on Thursday, resumed the inquiry respect- ing the death of George Albert L;vans o labourer, Burry Port, who" was killed on the G. W.R. line on the 6th inst. At the previous hearing evidence was given by the driver of an empty train of express coaches that rap through from Llan- elly to FishgTiaird, to the effect that on ar- rival at Fishguard he found evidence on the engine to the effeot that someone must, have been run over. P.C. Hatley proved the finding of the body of the deceased on the line at Pwll. Wm. Smith deposed that deceased worked as a labourer at the steel works. On the day of the accident they left work at 5 p.m. They both had a drink and* some bread and cheese. Evanti remained twenty minutes and then said he was soinpr to take the oar to Pwll and would walk the remainder of the journey. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. I

SUFFHAGETTES AGAIN. PIER PAVILION GUTTED AT I YARMOUTH. The handsome pavilion on the Britannia Pier at Yarmouth was completely c.t>o„.v by fire on Friday morning. A ni^ man discovered flames in the new tea-room being erected at the rear of the r^vijf'on find bv t!ie time he could give the alarm the pavilion, which was built four years ago at a cost of £ 9,000, was ablaze from one end to the other. How the outbreak occurred is not known. but the watchman states he heard « lo--cl report like a gitn prior to seeing the flames. A postcard was picked up on e V- marked cm one side. "Votes for women," and on the other printed in ea- 1\enna has nearly kilkd Mrs. Pankhurst We cannot minw ,iv rrerrv until women are nfranchised." This card was quite clean ,J,nd bore no traces of i3r,- or rmoVe. A watchman who discovered the out- break savs thero were no strangers on pier at the time as he had a dog with him I

I "LE PETIT CHIEN." LAUGHTER ^ATH POLICE COURT. The N>ath CVunty Police Court was kept in r^are of lnugnter for some time on Pri- (IlLY in connection with a dog lie nfe case in vhic two Frenchwomen a?u?d. Mrs. I> cler g. of ?lan?mlet. and Mrs. Le Clare, of J?a, dore. The 'onnel" husband, Jske w?a the do, fendant. and the opse bad been adjourned ¥\ itb i,lhe object -,f establishing the owner. shirs of the animal. Xeit'ier woman conid ta'k English intell-C. ihly. and, of course, they were very vo!ub?e. Re ween thera they got t^e Bench, the Clerk, and Supt. Ben Fvans into such a t,ft"gle as to ithe "Ie p>tit chien," "vicb Ie," taii Mr. Tje Clare, "just a lit4le PiTim. brown and vite" that apparently the iusti es were reMeved when they were able to dismiss the case. )

AT LAMBERT'S COTTAGES. I Areged Blow from Fender. I At Swansea Police Court on Saturday, I Henry Albert Rendle (27), a spelter worker, was charged with assaulting and wounding I George Sheldon (his brother-in-law, with whom he lodged at zy. Lambert's Cottages), with intent to do arrievous bodiiy harm. Prosecutor, whose head was heavily band- aged, said they were sitting 10 the kitchen, defendant being drunk. Prosecutor had to go out and beard defendant raake an in. sulting remark to his wife. Defendant, in the house, denied he used the expression ai.d then said, "I'll kill you- He picked up the fender and struck Sheldon on the head with it. At this stage S?upt. Roberts applied tor « remand to Wednesday n-ext for further evi- dence, and this was granted. No objection was offered to bail, in £ 10.

MIXED SCHOOL WANTED. Ystalyfera Ratepayers Up In Arms. I The Pontardawe (5roup of School Mana- gers having appro\ed of a site for the erection of a new boys' school in the vicin- ity of the present Wern Council Schools, stalyfera. the ratepayers and the Guard- ians are up in arms. For some time the latter have agitated for the erection of a mixed school at Ynysy- darren, which would meet the requirements of the growing population of that distrct. A representatiee meeting of ratepayers was held on Thursday evening at the -illirch Hall, when another resolution in favour of the mixed school was passed with acclamation. Ex-Councillor John Griffiths, a member of ).) Group of Managers, and Mr. T. SamTiol, an ex-manager, addressed the meeting. oounsellin gthe ratepayers to prosecute the oampaign with undiminished vigour. 11m Vi'.ar (Bev. J. S. Jones) presided.

1 25,000DAMAGE. BIG BRITON FERRY BLAZE. LARGE STOCK OF TINPLATES RUINED. Damage to the extent of about £ 5,0C0 w as caused by a fire which broke out at mid- night on Friday at the sorting room of the Villiers Tinplatt WnrklS. Briton Ferry. The prompt eiforts (,f the Briton Ferry t ire Bri- gade, under the command of Captain Jones,, was instrumental in saving the wash- house which adjoined the burnt-out bu-ld- ing. The sorting house had a big stock of tin- plates ail reada, for shipping, together with LARGE QUANTITIES OF PLATES ivady to be bvTed and sorted, and tliese were spoilt entirely. Fortunately the high wind was blowing out to see. at the time away from the works. Had it been in the other direction two other worka would have been in danger. The cause is assumed to be one of fusing of electric wires. The damage is covered by insuranoe.

FAMILY WIPED OUT. MADMAN'S CRIME. FOUR LIYES TAKEN. A terrible tragedy occurred on Saturday morning at Ballinaraullin, near Omagh, as the result 01 which a family has been wiped out with the exception of the youngest child. A man, nained Owen McAller, who had been for some time in Omagh Asylnm, at- tacked his wife with a pair of tongs, and the, neighbours sent word to the police, who on arrival found Mrs. McAller and two children tying dead with terrible injuries. The baby was unharmed and was sleeping peacefully On search being made the dead body of in its cot. McAller was found in a quarry-hole 500 yards away, where he had committed suicide by drowning. The tragedy caused conster- nation in the district. LONDON GIRL MURDERED. ilathleen Butler, the sixteen-year-old girl who was shot in the back on Thursday night in the Borough, London, died in Guy's Ho?- pital late on Friday night M the refutt of her injuries. I !-t

CASE FROM A CAR. I DRAPER'S ASSISTANT COMMITTED. I An alleged impudent theft was hwesti- I g&ted by the Neath Borough justices on Saturday, when J<ajmas Cotigdon, a draper's Assistant, of no fixed abode, was dbarged on remand with stealing a. suit caee and con- tfuits, value Lao, from a motor-oar outside the Castle Hotel, Neath, on Mojidav last. The case and contents are the property of James M. Lmton, so-Ucibor, Llaixdaff, and be toti the court that when he arrived home on Monday evening he missed the case from the car, aoid coromunjoated with the police. P.C. Watkin Jones cani-e aoross the pri- soner a.nd the oise at the Pnilce of Welling- too Hotel. Prisoner was d-l'inldl"!z brer and the oa&e was in tbe hotel nassage b-v his side. Witness asked Contgdoo about the case aod he replied "It is mine. I came from Paddington this morning." The offi- cer said he hardly credited the stafemen* and arrested the prisoner, taking him and the oase to the local Police Station. There he charged him with t-V> theft and the reply: That's r- You will find ,oz h t. You will fl-id the sroods at No. 29. W^ter-street at Thomns' lodging house." Witness found it was eo. Defendant was cotn.rr,i -f--i for faist.

DIFFERENT MEN i ENTIRELY! SOME SPECIMENS OF LOUGHOR ENGLISH. Wm. Edwards, who appeared at Swan- sea County Corut on Saturday on a charge of using indecent language at Loughor, denied it, and was discharged with a caution. But not before he had worked off some curious language. Speak- ing in a high-pitched voice of intensely dramatic tone, he questioned P.C. Lewis, who had given evidence, as to whether the latter had asked him if he wasn't "Bill Edwards." The officer denied do- ing so. Then it's another man who is in the box from him what saw me that even- ing!" declared defendant. Didn't you call me a ——— and me about?" continued the de- fendant. The constable denied any rhiffling." Then I'm another man from what vou spoke to that evening," avowed defen- dant. He went on to describe the u. shifFling." He admitted my tongue went a little bit temper," but afterwards that the officer might have left the mark of his fivers ( angers) on his body. The Bench, as stated, gave him a chance. David Thos. Hughes, on a similar charge, was fined 10s.

2-7 KEEN GYMNASTS. Sketty and Dunvant Compete for Turberirille Cup. TIUIV fourth annual gymnastic competi- I tion between Sketty C.L.B. and Dunvant 1 t. Mai-tin's Church) for the Turbervill cuiallenge cup, took plaoe in SUetty Church Hall on Thursday evening in the presence of a large company. Mr. R. Hcdgtns pre. sided, and Mr. W. H. Rutley, director of physical culture to the GLamorgan Educa- tion Authority, adjudicated. Chairman siad that the cup had been won once by Sketty and twice in succession by Duuvant. That night both teares were equally determined. The competition resulted in Sketty pull- ing off the victory by 8G21 points to their opponents' 794.4, tne marks being made up (U tollows:- Sketty.—Gwyn Davies (individmal cham- pion), 113; Rev. Norman Parcell, 111; Cuthbert Daviea, 102; Olemecit Tweedale, 99; Fred Thorogood, 98; Arthur Mears, 93i Fred Whitford, 94; Percy Morris, ihinvant.—N. F. Frost, 109A; H. Walse- ley, 105; W. Cole and T. Edwards, 99i aaoh R. Lake, 96, A. Walseley, 961, A. Tbomae, 941; W. MiU?H-d, 95?. Th? pos- eAle a?gre?a-be marks were 960, and in- dividl 120. Mrs. Odo Vivian, who was accompanied by the Hon- Odo Vivian, then prvwnted the challenge cup, ndmOOe some commen- datory remarks. Mr. Rutley complimented the teauns and I' gave sound advice, and also commended the respective instructors, Rev. Nornun Paroell and Mr. J. Frost. Votes of thanks all round followed.

I __n- I THREE GIRLS. I Swansea Yalley Company Fined I for Them. At the Pontardawe Police Conrt on Fri- day, the West Glamorgan Gannister Co.. cd, Clydach, were summoned for a breach of the Factory Act. Mr. J. HiUditoh (H.M. Inspector of Fac- tories), who proeeouted, said the company had engaged three girls for seveial months before certillcatee of fitness bad been Msued. The company's manager, Mr. David John. admitted the oBence. A fin* of 15s., and. costs, in each case, WM I indicted.

I IDIED IN HER ARMS.! I NEATH MOTHER'S PAIN- FUL ORDEAL. SHOWMAN'S LITTLE ONE AND ¡I PATENT FOOD." j At Neath on Friday Mr. Howel Cuthbert- j aon held an inquiry on the baby ot Leonaid liooth, aged 7 mouths, Non of John BoUh, a showman at present at the Nea,b Fair held. The child, it will be remembered, died in its mother's n-rms m the ati-ectun VV ednesaav atternoon. Exlen Booth, the mother, said the child waa "ized with illness when she wa? carry- ing it in a shawl. She hurried to a chemist, wno advised her to go to a doctor. She fed the child on AUeobury'a food, a?d it had I jalways been well and strong. Dr. Hastings Smyth, acting for Dr. Flynn, said the motner brought the child to him. It was dead. The Coroner: Was it well nourished?- No, poorly nourished. It was in an emaciat- ed condition, probably due to teething. Coroner: I he chad was fed on patent fowl-Yes, but it is one of the best of the patent foods. The jury returned a verdict that the child died from convulsions due to teething.

712 LANDORE NONCON- FORMISTS SIGN ANTI-DISSIi DOWMENT PETITION. I St. Paul s Church (LandorA) Easter' I vestry meeting was held on Thursday even- j ing, the V icar presiding. The Vicar re-appointed Mr. George B. I Jones as his warden, and Mr. A. Adams i was elected people's warden. Thirty aidea-I men were also appointed for the parish church and twelve for the Treboeth mis- sion. Mr. R. Emanuel was appointed trea- surer and Mr. Thomas Daviee secretary. The church wardens' account showed re- oeipts of 2266 15s. 4d.. with a deSciency of ?7; and ?f rec?ipt? "f the Treboeth mis- man 936, showing a balance in hand of £ 4. It was pointed out that the Easter offerings amounted to L32 10s. 7d. The sum of B200 had been collected in the parish, which had been given to the vicarage fund. The Vicar extended thanks to the collec- tors and also to all who contributed. A strong resolution of protest against the Dis- establishment Bill was unanimously passed on the motion of Mr. O. B. Jones, and seconded by Mr. Adam6. I The vestrv also expressed its appreciation J of the sense of justice shown by the 712 Nonconformists in the narish who itim-neei the protest against disendow merit of the rh'ifrch and obtaining the mane* which had been given for religious purposes. I YALLEY NONCONS." Whole-hearted Support of Church Protest. The vicar, the Rev. J. Secunous Jor.cs, B.A., pj»sided at the annual vestry meptirg B-A tp'C- Church Hall, Y?Iyfara.. Coun. J. Wade Evans was selected vicar's warden, and Mr. T. C. Arnold the people's. The vicar expressed his gratitude to the local Nonconformists who bad so cordially re- ceived the petitioners and so readily signed the petition against the Disestablishment of the Church in Wales. These totalled 513, and the vicar felt assured that there were scores of other Nonconformists in the district who appreciated and sympathised with the position of the Church. A resolution pro- testing strongly against the Welsh Church Bill was carried unanimously, on the propo- sition of Coun. T. Wade Evans, seconded by Mr. T. C. Arnold. A discussion also took plaoe on the Diocesan Finance scheme, but final decision was postponed until next week, when a further meeting will be held to dis- cuss the matter. ST. PETER'S, PONTARDAWE. At the annual vestry meeting held in con- nection with St. Peter's Chuich, Pontar- dawe, the vicar, Rev. Jcel Davies. presidirg, Mr. Gwilym Lewis submitted a statement of accounts for the past year, which showed a deficiency of £ 400. This was attributed to the installation of the organ. It was de- cided to hold special services to liquidate the debt. Mr. C. G. Gilbartson was re-elected vicar's warden, and Mr. John Williams as I peopie's warden. The sidesmen recommend- ed by the wardens were elected en blcc. In the course of a brief address the vicar paid a glowing tribute to his predecessor, Rev. Canon Grirtiths, and said that when be (the speaker) came to the parish seme months ago he found everything in excellent working order. He thanked the clergy and laymen for their excellent support. At the close a resolution was passed plotesting against the Welsh DisestablLhment Bill.

NATURAL .1 CAUSES. Verdict at Inquest on Fforestfach I Residant. A verdict of Death from Natural Causes was returned on Thursday at the inquest on Mrs. Margaret Ann liariie. (31), Tyrhelig-terrace, Fforest- facn, nhs died suddenly on Wednesday aftevroon. E'^ence was given by Benjamin Hairits, colliery repairer (deceased's husl agd), Edith Smith, RosehiU Cottage, and 0». Greehy, to the effect that de- ceased Lad been confined the previous Su Hay, but had seemed quite well and chcl tui. While Mrs. Smith, who had beo n attending to her, was downstairs for a tew minutes on Wednesday afternoon she hearu a noise, and called out to the doeoaseel, who was sitting iu a chair in her bedroom. Receiving no reply she went upstairs, and found deceased had fallen on the floor and was unable to speak. The medical evidence was to the effect that ooath was due to heart trouble, and a ■ ordict was returned as stated. j

LADY SPEAKER AT 14 SMOKER." Successful Innovation at Port I Talbot Club. A new departure was made in the Lsual | routine of the Port Talbot Constitutional Club smoking concerts en Thursday night, when for the first time in the history of the club & lady—Miss Foxley? M.A., of the Women's Suffrage League—addressed Lbe members. Mr. J. R. Cadman occupied the cha.ir. Miss Foxley gave a vary interesting and logicaj address on the reason why women wanted the vote, pointing out that the tac- tics adopted by their League were non-party and non-militant. The Port Talbot branch, she said, was alreadv a lusty infant, and was making ra-pid progress. At the conclusion of her speech, she was I accorded quite an ovation by the membs. A splendid musical programme was gone through during the evening, in which the newly-formed Conservative Male Voice Choir ngured prominently.

MACHINE SMASHED. I Motor-Cycle Accident at the I Mumbles. Mr. Charles Evans, junior of Mr Cfcas. Evans, the well-known Swai.,ea ne; was passing through Mumbles yesterday afternoon 00 hn mot r cycle. &coompampd by his bro' her, in a side-car. when they met two vehicle, and in attempting to pass be. j tween. Mr. Evanq collided with one of the car s, and was thrown off uis machine For- tunately. no b nes were broken, but he was b: dly brui?ed and shaken, and the machine was smas ed T e "A A." pqtrol man rendered fint-ajd. until the arrival of a doctor. and later in the afterno-n Mr. Wren Harri s conveyed tha i jured man home in his side-car. His bro. ther, fortunately, escaped injury.

I STOP TALKING, 'AMERICA'S LAST WORD. i HUERTA'S DANGEROUS BLUFF. WASHINGTON, Saturday. The American Government yesterday warned General iiuerta no mrther argument as to the salute will be tolerated. Twenty-one guns must be fared or serious consequences will follow. Bati/leyaipe te^giapaed to by wireless oti the South Florida coast are proceeding to Mexico. NEW YORK, Saturday. A New York" Times" message says: General Hi-crta is reported not to aave abandoned his determination to nminta-in the honour and dignity of Mexi co. The transport Hancock, with 960 marines aboard has an-ived at Tampico.

"SAUCY JOHN" AND MUTTON CUTLETS." MIRTH IN NEATH BETTING I CHARGE. Some amusing evidence was given in a betting charge at Neath on Friday, when David Williams, a railwayman, of Veraon- »treet, Briton Ferry, was charged with taking bets on the 13th inst. The evidence for the police was to the effect that defendant was seen to receive a slip near the Working Men's Club, and when about to be arrested threw it .way. 94 4s. 3d. was found cn him, ^and si ps bearing the names of horses running that day-Tip-top, Hashlen, and others; wbil,4t. another slip bore tinj nirnm of Saucy John and Mutton Cutlets. (Laughter.) There was more mirth when it was stated defen- dant wu watched from the Graig, where Mr. Lewis Jenkins, one of the presiding magistrates, resided. The defence denied an allegation that de- fendant was connected with Joe Campbll1, a well-known local bookmaker, and said that he did betting upon his own, and on the occasion in Qn-esticn had undertaken to 'phone bets through for other men. John Jones, a clerk with Campbell, bore this] out. The Bench, in dismissing the case, said I that it was full of suspicion, but did not warrant a conviction. I

A MUG'S GAME." MEN FROM THE RACES IN TROUELE. f ) Albert Williams (26), hairdresser, and Frank Williams (38), commercial traveller, were chaiged at Swansea on Saturday with travelling on the G. W.R. respectively from Carmarthen to Landore and Llanelly to Lan- dore without having paid their fare, with intent to defraud. Mr. Rupert Lewis, who prosecuted for the company, said defendants were seen to get off the train at Landore and denied having come by train. On Williams, however, was found a penny platform ticket of admission to Carmarthen Station, and Frank Williams had been "exce-med" at Llanelly. Ticket Collector David Thomas and De- tective Inspector Morris gave evidence. Al- beit Williams, he said, tiirew half a sover- eign down, and said, "Take it out of that. I have come from Carmarthen. I am drunk." Frank Williams, when asked for name ajid address, said "Frank Williams. I don't know where I came from." Albert Wil,iams was under the influence of drink but not drunk. They had been to races at Carmar- then. Albert Williams, a Haverfordwest man, it was statsd, had been 36 times convicted for various offences Frank Williams, a Swansea man, had been up eight times before. "Both ar. not a bit of use lo them.elves or to the community," the Bench were told by Sergt.

"THE HOUSE AFIRE." SWANSEA DEFENDANT'S ALLEGORY." I raw one end of the house was on fire and thought the other end might be also," was the cryptic explanation )ffered it Swansea Police Court on Friday by John Flynn (33), labourer, drunk and rowdy in liryi.ymor road. "That's n lie," commented an acrid fe- male voice from the back of the court. What the allusion to the fir* sign.Sed was a. mystery not cleared up. The case it-self was one more of liquid than of fiery element. Flynn was fined 7s. 6d. or 7 days.

I REFUSED TO QUIT. Crynant Colliers Fined at Neath. At Neath on Friday Evan Aces Davies, Daniel Davies, and Amos Dudson, three Crynant colliers, were charged with having been disordei ly and refusing to quit the Red Lion puclic-house on Saturday nignt last. P.C. Salter said two of the men wtre fighting; all were ejected. The Bench fined Evan Rees Davies 25s. and costs, Daniel La vies and Amos Dudson (who did not appear) each 15s. and costs. I

CLYDACH COUNCIL. I Annual Meeting: Election of Chair- I man and Committees. At the annual meeting of the, Clydach Par- ish Council on Thursday everring, Coun,(il. lors R. Thomas and Daniel Jones respectiv- ely presiding, Mr; Daniel Jonas (Heoldu) wps unani- mou Ily elected chairman for the ensuirg > year, and Mr. Joseph Daviee (Clydach) vi'e- chairman. Messrs. Evan Uoyd. Joseph Davies (C-yd-ch Ward), Will'am Jenkins and Will am Bowen (G-ellyonen Ward) were re- arp tn'e(i overSeer3 for the parah. Tb foil wing we e ele ted to oonstrtu*e tve vari us committeesChar'ty: Meters. B. D- vies. F. W. Lilley, W. Jenkins, and 'he c ai man; Footpiihs: Mes>rs. W. Jenk r s D. J. Davies. W. Bowen (Ge'lyonsn Wrrd). L. Hopkin, R. A. Jon s F. W. Lilley (Clydach Ward), and the chairman; Finance: Me sra. L'ew. J. Davies, D. J Daviea. R, A. Jones, and the chairm,n; Fire Brigade: M s rs. Jos. Davies, IJew. J. Davies, D. The ma3. B. Davies, T. Morgan, and the chairman; Open Spaces: Messrs. R. A. Jonef, E. Lloyd, Llew. J Davies, W. Jenkins, Jos Davies. T. Mor- gan, R. Thomas, and pbe chairman.

COST £ 73 ODD. John Davies, a Neath laborer was at Spath on Friday charged with neglecting to maintain hi ;two children, who had become cl-rc-able to the local Guardians. Mr. Windsor Wil-iams said the man's chil- dren-had cost the Guardians altogether JB73 10s. Payment e-f LIS was sought under this warrant. Defendant said he had been ill, been in the hospital, and in t"e workhouse. v The Benoi adjourned the case for a. month, to srive the defendant a chance to NOrk, and P-,iy something for hie children.

I, islt" AT THE MUMBLES PIER. iierr Simon Wurm's Hungarian Band still continues to attract at Mumbles Pier and on Thursday night a very large audienco thoroughly enjoyed the splendid piogramme, .which was mainlv oomposed of descriptive pieces. On Friday evening all the items performed will be by special request of the many admirers of the band, and on Saturday evening the celebrated overture 1812 (Tschaikowsky) will bo given, with firework effects. j

At Pontardawe Coum-il on Thursday, ar.' appeal was received .from Sir John Williams, Aberystwyth, for funds on behalf of the Welsh National Library. No action was taken.

j "CHAOS" i .10- 1 IN THE "F.C.C." UNEASINESS AT SWAN- SEA MEETING. That Protest. j The Nonconfoimist petition agaenst the I Welsh Church Bill greatly troubled the! Swansea Free Churchmen who attended the annual meeting of the Swansea Free Church j Council at St. Paul's Schoolroom on Friday ) evening, the retiring president {.he" Gilbert | Rees) in the chair, supported by the Rev. Cynon Lewis (secretary). But there were some other matters that must first be recorded. In the first place exactly a dozen members were present when the meeting started, and eyentualiy this number swelled to about 7;0. Over .MN members had been notified of the (meetinor. The minutes of the last meeting referred to a "long and lively "discussion on dis- interested management of public-bouses, j No decision was come to and the President put it as to whether the adjourned debate should be resusned that evening or left over for a special meeting. Mr. Oliver Luff; If you cannot get an au- dienoe to discuss it it is not wortn discuss- ing. < The meeting agreed and decided to wait for some more members to turn up. The Treasurer's statement having been re- ceived. Mr. John Roberts (Uplands) Mked if there was a report by the secretary. There was not, and in justification for such remissness the Rev. Cynon Lewis read a re- port on the minute book in reference to a meeting of a few years back which said the dasoussion was conceived In bilious melancholia, received in lugubrious disuust ana so cicely approximating the truth as to be quite unfit for publication." (Laughter.) "I think, said the secretary, "lie would be a brave man who would venture a report after"that." The President hoped the reporters would not take a note of that; it was an eld re- port. The Secretary added that after all the secretary's "report" was simply a re-hash of the minutes, and (pointing to the minute book) if a little "atmosphere" was mtro- [ duced in it they saw the result. Dr. J. A. Rawlings If it is a re-ha.sh I think it would be interesting to have it. The Secretary promised to bear it in mind ) another '11" I Dr. Rawlings' Venture." | iJr. i ..ropoKcfu i«r tne presi- j dency for the ensuing year, but having re- gard to the responsibility of the office dur- i"? what he regarded as probably the most crucial year in the historv of the Council— everybodv believed tbe Welsh Disestablish- ment Bill would be passed—he was very reo luctant to tike it as he felt he was not strong enough physically. "However, 1'1 t venture," he added. and the resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. A. M. Squire was re-elected treasurer, manitestiv against his repeated wish to re- tire, and the secretary was also re-elected. Next came the reading of long corres- pondence on the proposal of the Rev. Meyer, secretary of the National ree Church Council, to form a new Welsh execu- tive under the aegis of tffie national organisa- tion, and this savoured of the view that in the event of the Welsh Bill being palssed- the tone of the meeting throughout was that it was all over bar shooting-the, Ish Free Churchmen are to receive the coup de grace for their valuable assistance. Any- how in a covering letter from the Rev. Jas. Evans (who sent on & "solemn protest" signed by the leaders of the NVelsh -roe Chprc,hes) the Council were asked to "pass a ,strong J'(>t,1 tioA against Mr. Meyer's i H Officious impertlnenoe." The Secrt>«ary said mat t..e position at present was all chaos. Dr. Rawlings said he did not believe that they wanted to break away from the Na- tional Council, and that be thought Mr. Mever had been unfairly dealt with. The matter was referred to the executive committee. [ Mr. Griffith Jones carried a resolution in favour of Welsh Disestablishment and Dis- endowment, and arising therefrom the twv. Evan Evans, Rev. E Hughes and others referred to the Nonconformist petition, al- leging that undue pressure was being brought to heir to obtain si-rat-ir". Ministers who Signed the Protest, iur. it Ui. j.nomas (.unu titi „ he did not want to sound a discordant note, I but at the same time he might sav U,j. the names of ministers of the gospel were on the petition, and he tok it that no pressure could have been brought to bear upon them. He thought that now was the time to show charity towards those who would be dises- tablished and disendowed. | I A resolution was carried protesting ??nst the alleged unfair methods of ge?ng up the petition. It was now about te" o'clock and members v.ere so interested in the question of • dis- interested management" that they left, with- out attemoMne to diwniss it.

"THE GOOD SHEPHERD." LATE CANON GAUNTLETT, SWANSEA. STAINED GLASS MEMORIAL AT HOLY TRINITY. At Holy Trinity Cnurch, Swansea, on Friday afternoon, the interestmg ceremony was performed of unveiling a stained glass window in memory of the late Canon Gauntlett, who was for smeen years the vicar of that parish. The c remony was pefformed by the Rev. A. A. Matthews, vicar of &t. Paw's, Newport, who was formerly curate under ti? late Canon. Amongst &.)se present were the Rev. W. G. Hardie (the present vicar), Mrs. Gaunt- let t, Mr. Joseph Hall, J.P., ^uis. T P. Richards, Messrs. Payne and Highniore, (Royal Institution of the Blind), Mrs. Ken-, dall, Mise Svmonds, and many of the old friends of the Canon who attended the church when he was the vicar. The stained glass window, whiVh was designed by Massrs. Ward and Hughes, London, was of the subject of "The Good Shepherd," and bore the following inscrip- tion:- ,rr% 1'1 1 • rs-J J 1 • -710 006 glory Vi Ur<xi ana in toviug memory of the Rev. J. G. Gaun lett (Pre- bendary of St. David's, and for sixteen years the faithful vicar of the parish). Also in loving memory of his beloved daughter, Frances Mar" y, the wife of M. H. M. Mon- tague White, R.I.P. This window is given bv a loving wife and mother, children and j grandchildren." Rev. A. A. Matthews, in the oourse of An eloquent sermon, said the church of Holy Trinity- was FULL OF MANY SACRED MEMORIES I to him, and therein he spent ten of the happiest yrs of his life. Referring to the late Cajjori, he said he was ordained deacon in ioo., and was at the ou:s t of his mm,try appointed to the curacy of that parish, j where he r?main?d until 1869. He then succeeded his old and valued friend, Mr. Welby, as the morning lecturer at St. James's, where he laboured faith full v for l eight years, after which he succ eded hi5 old vicar, the late Dr. Cook, as the vica- of that church. During his vicariate h" trans-' forrne,cl t'-e. interior of tbe "l1r"h !'nd made it the bea-tiful one they found it that diy., He was aiso iiu-.trrrental in the erection of the school"o">m in Al°xandra-road, afld St Catherine's on the hill, al"I 1" fonn'-W I the work on Strand which began under I a railway arch.

| GAME UP. I THE GREAT EX. POSURE. TRUTH OUT ABOUT ULSTER PLOT. Base Treachery. RADICAL PRESS ALARM. Lord Londonderry and Sir Edward Cat bvti noid jjui trtsir names to a suite" ntewtt idjinti 1.14. me W(Hhèl p.at agiunst biaitir. irreir story is plain and complete. It supplies tne rnt¡rI.!J unit in the revtittfuons wnmn caused tne recent baciinci Army crisis. It tens an tuii wnat bit A. faget, iuoinmancw,in- bmet in freiana, ioiu me gtMiarats when he returned from Lonaon airer tatting his orders trom Coionei Seely. History contains fewer baser instances of trcacuery on the pail- of i Government than tins astounding storv of the intended -Q.oiii, as told in the document issutd at Belfast on a mgnt by tne Ulster Pro- visional Government. Of ail tne damning details in this indict,. ment of the authors of the pogrom, per- haps the worse is the disclosure that 8ir Arthur Paget told the officers of one regi- ment of the 3rd Cavalry tingadethat when they had located the enemy a disturb- anoe would be arranged in Cork, and the regiment would be detached south to sup- press it. The details of the naval and military operations that were projected against the U lster Volunteers, and the proposal to send an army of 25,000 men to the north of I re- land have already been told in the" Ex- press." POLICE TO START THE TROUBLE. According to the statement, tiir Arthur Paget told his officers that it was not in- tended that the Army should begin the fight- ing. The Belfast police were to be ordered to seize some concealed depots of arms be- longing to the volunteers, and take fomblo [ issioo. of the Old Town Hall. It was expected that the volunteers would then attack the police. This would give the troops and the naval force the opportunity to interfere to restore order. Sir Arthur Paget also stated that during the first battle, when the troops had suffered some casualties he would go for ward to the enemy under a flag of true* and demand their surrender. If they did not surrender he would order an assault on their position. The details given in the Ulster Provi- sional Government's statement are thosa which Mr. Asquith. Mr. Church; Cot-,n(tl Seely, Mr. McKenna. Lord Morley, and Lord H aidane have concealed in a cloud of niis- representation. FROM WHOSE BRAIN! The public will dentand to know -w who devised the plot. the details of which Sir Arthur Paget unfolded to his officers, and, above all, from whose brain emanated the plan to arrange a mock disturbance in Cork. and send troops there, so as to give a colour of impartialitv to the affair. There must, of oourse, be another scape- goat now. Who will ho be? « IF." Alarm of the Press. "LET US HASTEN TO SAY," ETC. "Let us hasten to say that if the Govern- ment had taken or were to take the stftps to suppress the volunteer organisation which it. is alleged to have contemplated, it would have been acting strictly within its Icg-J rights. The raising of an armed force to overawe Parliament, and the Crown is. of course, in law as well as in politics one of the gravest of criminal offences. Policy may suggest that such a conspiracy should be suffered for a time, but as soon as the Exetu- e aeiei mines that sufferance has endured long enough, it is entitled and it is bound to suppress tbe conspiracy with all requisite force."—("Daily News and Leader.") "PREPARED FOR THE WORST." Ulster Not to be Trifled with any Longer. The military correspondent of the "Times," telegraphing from Belfast, Eays., in Saturday's issue: "The effect of the communique which has been issued bv the Ulster Unionist Council will probablv be considerable. Ulster Protestants are firmly convinced that they were the intended vic- tims of a plot three weeks ago and the proofs now published will all the more firmly con- vince them that they are right. They .ok that it was not want of will but want of power to coerce that carsed the plan to mis- carry, and in every corner of Ulster energetic measures are being taken to resist any fresh adventure of the same character. "Such a stupid speech aa that of Mr. Hobhouse, showing that coercion is still in th6 minds of some members of the Govern- ment, keeps resentment alive and causes rlster to lose all faith in the King's Minis- ters and to prepare for the worst. Late last night, after leaving Derrv by road, at the conclusion of the* Limavady parade, I thought the people would have had enough of soldiery for the day, but all n the road I found the drill halls lit up and the young farmers, workmen, and labourers flocking in from all sides to take part in th. drills. They are becoming more confident as they learn their work and as their arma- rient and organisation improve. Arms are not yet issued to individuals, but AT ONE PARADE RECENTLY every man of 600 in the battalion had his rifle-and no difficulty was found when the rifles were withdrawn at the close of the parade. At the same time we mrst not suppose that Ulster can endure all things for ever. The evidence which accumulates of the plot. the prevarications, evasions, and deceptions of Ministers, and the reported attacks upon Volunteers by Nationalist cor- nerboya are running up a long score which will sooner or later have to be settled. "These Ulster Volunteers have shown themselves to be well-disciplined and their patience h"-8 been exemnlarv, but they DO NOT PROPOSE TO BE PLAYED WITH by politicians much longer, and the spirit which has been aroused has its dangerou side.

i ISKIPPER'.R PURSE OF GOLD. OLD TALE FROM THE i STRAND. I' Gwendo1ine Twker f3?, desribed M M unfortunate, was rsmand? to Saturday ?t Swansea Police Court on Friday on a ?harg$ of stealing and receiving a purse contrdn- iiiiz J312 in gold, a 100 franc (P,41 rlote. and a 20 franc (16s. 8d. I niece, from the person of Louis Even, a French skipper, on the Strand on Wednesday. Defendant was arrested at Padlev's Yard in consequence of a complaint made bv the ] skinper to the police. She said at first, 'Not me, and, whei* charred at the police j station, Yes, that's right

The many Neath friends of the Rev W. Jenkins, curate rf St Thomas Church, will ¡":Hn with pleasure that he i* now on the road to re^ovory. arirl i? eto to r l"ndrmdod IVells to thnr^i grhlv r-lenl)erate. I'lie rev. ?pr't?'?an underwent 9T, oper^ti'M for appendi.*i'i« at a private bospitad at Swansea ten weeks .tgo.