The Cambria Daily Leader

,JJQ-ffilll I THE "Cambria Daiiy Leader" Has a Guaranteed Circulation Larger than that of any other paper published In the district of | SWANSEA & SOUTH-WEST WALES

The Corner Column -——— ne Kaiser iti fifty-five to-day. "I wasn't drunk. Something over- came me, quoth a man at the Swansea Police Court. He was fined neverthe- less. The stage effect of a desert wind at the Grand Theatre last night was so re"-t-ic that IllalIN- people imagined t,hc-.v could ieel a. draught from the Jfctage. Two prisoners, who said tiiey came "to Llanelly in search of work, were told by the LJanelly Bencli that they should have stayed at Swansea, where they were lJlore likely, to get employment. longingly Cockett ratepayers are longingly public meetings re the proposed sewerage scheme and the jrr<;nti.ng oi urban power; Thero wi). *)e uij need of boxing gloves though. n<j need <'f boxing though. -ft" V -,V At the Swansea Police Court: Any ,qtlp,sti* ,ons "No, sir," replied the de- fendant. "Speak up, roared a feminine voice from the well of the court. She e,idclltly did not want to miss any of it. -iI: I know you wern't asked the ques- jOTl by myself or by my friend. This "I my friend (indicating Mr. Laurence Richards), though you wouldn't think to, he is.—Mr. Henry Thompson at he Police Court. Pigot, the French boxer, who was •hocked out by Bombardier WelLs at Cardiff, says that he did not under- hand the count. The referee explains that he counted in French. Perhaps lhat was why. t: ■* Swansea is supposed to be a, wet Place, but :UiM LXass, the Hindu lady "ho spoke la,st evening at Trinity V'lta.pe]5 made it quite, clear that we r&imct compete with the Indian plains In the rainy reason. Mr. T. G. Martin threw back his and shut his eyes when he was lec- turiagr to the Swansea Junior Im- ^»;Jti.sts on Monday night. Perhaps in Juat way he was better able to imagine that he was addressing a va,st multitude Lnstead ot about a dozen people. CommEinder Evans, of Antarctic anle. has succeeded in learning French, It is stated, in fifteen days. If he will explain to his countrymen exactly w it is done he would give the entente ?ordiale the most effective boom which It has ever received. i Apropos of this week's match be- leen Swansea Town and Queen's Park |> Angers, the London "Star" &ays:- If the Ranger is blessed With a. fair share of luck, Iher, Swansea's swank swan-song May end in a duck! & ? # man ?i- l io ii?a, ? ? ?spectably dre&sed man who w as r)QI xT\ 1 j ,a ??d?P poHce court Vt?ter- ?-.????en found at 12.45 a.m. sing- ir, ? t?P of his voice with his a:ms ronnd a lamp-post.. Mr. Hedder- wvi/cT k. Wh?t was be singing? Con- "tabje: lou made me Jove you." (Loud laughter). the a? i -t- "I shot an arrow into the air," ?'Ppsars in "Parody Pie" as I stuck a t? into a c-liai;and "I threw an eSg into the air. The climax is Long, Ion? afterwards, squashed out flat, 1 found the egg on a curate's hat; A nd the pin, through its pointed end, Was unexpectedly found by a friend. *= Miss Bass, the Hindu lady, who e at Trinity Chapel on Monday, lad considerable linguistic experience. J. he meeting almost throughout was í"Qndueted in Welsh. but when M.iss turn came, she deemed it advis' able to speak in English, rather than add variety to the. proceedmgs by Peaking in her Asiatic tongue. At a local wax works show the figure of a miner was being pathetically to by a little maiden who said: "Don't go down the mine to-day, J^-addy." A few days afterwards that ogure was lying on the ground with ,'Lll e-mpw stout bottle in his hand, while standing over him was a policeman. ■Evidently daddy did not go down the thine. dfe :¥;. Port Talbot has it.s Buckingham alace, which is a recognised postal ad- dress. It is a wee single-storey thatched pottage situated in the isolation of the beautiful Brombil Valley, between the Margam mountain ranges. An amusing Practical joke. was plaved some time 1 ago on some visitors who were taken to see Buckingham Palace,. Port Talbot. It is still inliabited. This is the second visit to Swansea f Miss Dass, the Hindu ladv of Sylhet, Benga:1. Aid. lien Jones recalls that 20 years ago Miss Dass addressed the Sunday School ai Trinity. "Twenty year ago she said," he remarked dubiously, "if she hadn't said it, I Wouldn't have thought she was more than 25 now." If Tommy came home from school "'cry morose. "\Vc>JI, my son," oh- fcarved his father cheerfully, "how did you get on gi-t scliool to-day?" Tommy i,aid that he had been whipped and kept in. "H wa? because you toJd ?'p the wrong answer." hA udded. C( 1,3.s-t night I asked you how much was II, million shillings, and you said it was « deuce of a lot.' That isn't the right | answer. :¥.: ;it: I & & & TO-DAY'S STORY. An amusing story is told by a Scot- tish paper about a Highland minister of exceedingly ample and rotund propor- tions. One day, preaching on the Re- surrection, he delivered himself thus:— Brethren, I have been giving this sub- ject a great deal of consideration through the week, and J have come to the con- elusion" (and here he became porten- tously deliberate) "that the Resurrec- tion body, when we reach that happy state, will be spherical."

I HERS' lAST EFFORTS. I SENCKEKYDD. WHAT RESCUE PARTY LEARNED IN ILL-FATEii rlT ) RESUMED INQUIRY ?? C-* 4wd'f?-, Offic(l i Tuesday.—The Hoacie Office t !uqfU"I into the circumstances of tiioi colliery disaster which occurred at Sen- ghenydd on October 14th, and resulted in the loss of 439 lives, was resumed to- day in the Nisi Prius Court, Cardiff. The Commissioner (Mr. Redmayne, C.B.), was accompanied by his two as- sessors, Mr. R. Evan Williams (chair- man of the Coalowners' Association or South Wales), and Mr. Robert Smillie (representing the Miners' Federation of Great Britain). The various interests concerned were legally represented as at the Coroner's inquiry. In accordance with an arrangement made at the last sitting, which pre- ceded the adjournment, books were now put in from the colliery. There jn- cluded firemen's reports. Mr. Trevor Lewis, representing the colliery mana- ger, remarked on the fact that there had been an arbitration to decide as to the persons on whom "responsible duties" were imposed as to ventilia- tion.' The Commissioner: It is an arguable point whether those "responsible duties" as to ventilation are imposed on firemen. Mr. Lewis; I do not think any record ha.s been kept there. Commissioner: No, but the point was brought forward by the men's represen- tatives that a record should have been kept. Mr. Lewis: I understood you took the opposite view. Commissioner: No. I have not ex- pressed any view up to the moment. Certain persons are responsible for making the record; if they are re- sponsible for the ventilation that is the whole point. Manager Recalled. Mr. Iifdward Shaw, the inanager and agent at Sanghenydd was re-called, and gave .some evidence as to the sys- tem of arching adopted in the mine, and secondly as to the blowers of gas which, lie sa.id, were not exceptional ra a steam coal colliery. The Commissioner handed to the wit- ness a printed circular dated August 28th, 19i2, and asked him if he had re- ceived a copy. Mr. Shaw replied tha.t he had. The Commissioner said it had been sugge,sted that the Home Office had not made up its mind about taking ac- tion in respect to electric signalling ap- paratus, but this circular, signed by Dr. Atkinson, tho divisional Inspector for South Wales, was issued by the Secre- tary of State. It reported an explo- sion of fire damp at a Welsh coilierv, wh.ch resulted in twelve men bemg burned, three fatally. That exoiosxon was caused, beyond reasonable doubt, by sparking from an electrical signal- ling beil, which ignited an accumula- tion 01 gas. It was afterwards proved experimentally that the sparks were produced by a battery of 111 volts. There had also been sparking of a sig- nalling wire with Q)1iy 4 volts.. On these facts, the Secretary of State asked for a strict observance of the special rule: Analysis of Cas. I Replying to Mr. Williams, witness I described the result of the analysis of gas as bin. in the "main return'' and on tne west side of the mine. The,, analysis made had never yielded as much as 1 per cent., so he did not think the air in the return was so fouled ats to produce an explosive niisture. Ignition was caused by gas given off in some other way. In answer to the Commissioner, Mr. Shaw said he was satisfied that the indi- cat.ons or force were preponderatingiy favourable to his own theory that tho ignition was comparatively near the ehaft, and that the blast was inwards, and noc onwards from the workings. The Commissioner: At the time of my inspection, I drew attention, did 1 not, to quantities of coat dust accumu- lated at a point known as Jenkins' Dip ? Witnes.s: ) do not think I was pre- sent at the time. The Commissioner: There were some falls there ? Yes. And those did not exist prior to the explosion i' No. Dead Bodies fn. Croups. j' art !i°r examined. Jslr. Shaw said I numbers of men were found dead at the facings in the Ladysin-th district. In other portions of the mine bodies were discovered a slight distance from the face. Some of the men were able to walk sixty yards before they succumbed. Numbers of the dead were in large groups, showing that they had at- tempted to move out together. Mr. Brace (South Wales Miners' Federation): Would I be right in saying! with regard to the indication of force, that there is as much ev idence of force coming out of Mocking hard heading, as of force going inwards.. Witness: Yes. I think there is. Then the caiise of the explosion may be taken as problematical Yes. At the bsst. it can oniy bp a theory, based on the balance of evidence which) mav be adduced. Yes. t 1 ^Contmwv* m Page p. ir

RALLY OF SCOUTS THE CHIEF TO HOLD AH INSPECTION AT SWANSEA. I CAMP FOR 5,000. I As recently indicated in our columns, a great ralJy of Boy Scouts will be held locally in the course of a. few months. Tho Chief Scout (Sir Robert Baden- Poweil) has promised to inspect the West Glamorgan Scouts, and it has now been arranged that he will hold an in- spection in the coming spring, lasting for several days. The final decision as to dates will be reached in a few days. There are about 5,000 Scouts in the Wesir Glamorgan district (writes our Scouts correspondent), and a. large camp will be formed for their accommo- dation dining a period of several days, and for tins purpose an open space will be required. It i-s not unlikely that Sir Robert Morris will be asked -to 1-. ■. Sketty Park for the purpose. When Sir Robert Baden-Powell at- tended the great rally in Birmingham recently, the Scouts gave come very in- teresting demonstrationincluding the e»tablisliment of a wireless teiegraphy station and the production of a camp newspaper. In Swansea we have a. troop of Sea Scouts, so that Sir Robert will be able to inspect the work of the labe-st hranch cf the great lads' movement which he initiated.

I ENGLISH SHAREHOLDERS, I ALLEGED CONSPIRACY !? CA?AB!AM ALLEGED CONSPIRACY IN CANADIAN I ?SSURA?t GO. Toronto, Tuesday.—One arrest has been made and several warrants issued on charge of eon.spir.acy to defraud in connectIon with the union Life Assur- ance Co., following an investigation of affairs by the Attorney-General. Most of the shareholders reside in England.

INTERNAL DISSENSION. I A NEW CABINET BEING FORMED IN I LISBON. Lisbon, Tuesday.—A semi-official I Note states that,the Cabinet resigned on Saturday owing to internal dis- I tention. The formation of a new Ca,binet is pi-ogressiiig.Peuter. Bomb Explosion. I Lisbon, Monday.—I en people were I injured here to-day by a bomb explosion while a procession in sympathy with the Premier was passing Rua Carmo. al arrests were made.—Reuter. Sever arr.ests wel:J:teuter.

I i, L I i'1. PLIGHT, M.C.C. PLAYERS TO BE REPORTED, Bloemfontein, Monday, Jan. 26.—It is understood that the local cricket union intends to place before the M.C.C. board the question of the be- haviour of the M.C.C. team on its ar- rival here. it is stated that no explanation ac- companied the apology which was made by Mr.. Douglas. The feeling prevailing here is that Bloemfontein has been publicly insulted and that. a private apology is insuffi- cient.—Reuter Special.

THOUGHTS WANDERED. INQUEST fiN EDDY OF LONDON TAX AS6„SS0ii At the inquest at Lambeth to-day on Major Thomas Gharies Walls, the City of .London tax assessor, who dis- appeared on December 22nd, and whose body was reeovcr-ed from the Thames at VauxhaU yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of sijicde whilst temporarily insane. Deceased had complained of pains in his head, and said that his thoughts wandered. He had left a letter recom- mending that his confidential clerk should be employed as his successor. It was stated, deceased'& books were absolutely correct.

PAID THE FINE. I Colonel Arthur Hare Vincent, of Pleasaunce Court, Dormans Park, near L.ngneJd. and Portman-square, London, who, at Oxted last week, was mulcted in penalties amounting to £8 10s. for the non-payment of the Insurance con- tributions of two of his servants, paid the money this morning. After his conviction at the previous hearing, the defendant obtained a week's adjournment to consult his solicitor.

ACTOR SHOT BY A WOMAN. I The Place de la Concorde was the! scene early yesterday morning of a. startling shooting dnuua. the victim being a well-known Paris aotol- M. Paul Guide, of the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, who was struck by three bul- lets fired by his sweetheart, Mile. Lisa Laurent. He took part in the play at the theatre where Sirhp. Bernhardt is play- ing "Jeanne Dore." It appears (says the Paris correspon- dent of the "Daily Chronicde") that while he was on the stage Mile. Laurent, who was in his room at the theatre, discovered a letter which she considered to be proof that she .had a rival in the actor's affections.

NEW MEXWÀ PLOT. I New York, Tuesday.—A message from Mexico City states that the police have overthrown a fresh conspiracy by I arresting Colonel Vito Robles and oth e -I tei-.

VSGT82IAN DEFENCE. I Melbourne, Tuesday.—Mr. Cook, the Federal Premier, at an exhibition here, defl?red that in no conceivable circum- stances would the Governmetn attempt to make the defence preparations one whit less than they were to-day.- Reuteso

A SKCOMO 8 C E I E. R bH???S?? ?bM!b?Mt?C EXPLOSION ON CUN'BDER DOES TERRIBLE DAklAGE. FOUR MEN KILLED An explosion took place last night in the engine-room of the Cunard liner Mauretania, which is undergoing her annual overhauling in the Canada Graving Dock at Liverpool. At first," a good deal of difficulty seemed to be experienced iu obtaining details of the affair, but message-s now to hand state that lour men were killed and sev-eai orders injured. At ten minutes past nine on Monday night there was a ueaiening explosion, the vibration of which was t.t tnrough- out the ship. George riennossy, master-at-arms on 1 the vessel, immediately went below, as- suming a smoke h-elmet, as a precaution. In tho starboard engme-rooni he en- countered the body ol a man lying face (i(rwnw,trds. Cause of Explosion, xLennessy then examined the engine- room, and the cause of the explosion became apparent. Strewn about the floor were fragments of a gas bottle or cylinder of iron which had been blown to bits. This cylinder, between three and four feet long and eight i?iches in diameter, originally contained com- pressed gas, which is used in brazing the turbines. This cylinder had ex- pJoded, with the result stated. There were twelve men in the engine-room when the explosion occurred, and it is regarded as miraculous that few lives were lost. Six oi the injured men were conveyed to Stanley Hospital, and one of the dead men to the mortuary adjoining. His name is Goeffrey Thomas. it was found necessary to operate on onc:ot the injured men, named Burns. Another Death. Later.—One of the injured men, named Mcqee, died this I-riol bringing the number of deaths up to four. CUNARD COMPANY'S RECRET. Expression of Sympathy with Relatives of Dead. The C&mbria Daily Leader" has received the following official statement froni the Cunard Company:- I It is with deep regret that the Cunard Comnanv confirm the news con- tamed in thj>s morning's papers to the effect that the bnrsting of gas cylinder which was being used in comiection with the overhauling and repairs of the tur- bines of the Mauretania, has result.ed in the death of four men and injuries to six others. The Cur 1 Company wish to publicly express their deep sympathy with the men who have unfortunately lost their lives or suffered injury while perform- ing their duties. The damage to the Mauretania is con- fined to the blading in the starboard high pressure turbine, and is not serious.

ART HE SURES, i i I FAMOUS STATUARY 0 BE LOANED TO SwAiiSEA By the courtesy cf the Mioses David Davies of Llandinam, an exhibition of the work by the great French sculptor, M. Roden will shortly be held at Swan- sea. j The Misses Davies possess a number j of rare examples of this sculptor, in addition to several rare paintings by well-known artistes. These, LC)O, Ivill be loaned to the town.

ON LICENSEDPREMISES. 60VS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTE.i BOVS NaT ALLOWED TO ENTEI At the Swansea J uvenile Police Court to-day, fourteen boys were summoned for entering various licensed houses ror the purpose of trading. Patrick Grant (15), Charles Smith (U), Vviliuxm Jones (14), VVniiam Booker (4,1), Harry Davies (15), John Parsons (tb), Edward Thomas (i3), Joseph Begley (14), Grif- fith Williams (11), Richard Beddoe (12), and Edward Gallagher (12) answered when their names were Called. Two boys, Joseph and Iteginald Smith, did not put in an appearance. It was stated that tne boys were seen I to enter public-houses with newspapers and matches. Mr. Jenkin Jones stated that the parents weite liable to fines of 20s. each. Mr. J. W. J ones: ,You see, you parents, it states on the license, that the boys are not allowed to go into public-houses, theatres or music-halls to sell. You parents are, therefore, all liable to a fine of 20s. each. Now, you boys, do you promise not! to do this'^xainr' We'll send you to aj school away from Swansea if you mis- behave yourselves again. So you can tell your mates that." All the youngsters then held up their t hands as a sign of their sincerity in promising not to commit the offence again. Cautioned and discharged.

MANY ALLEGED CRlffES. \1 No less than fifteen murders, ten attempted murders, and ten cases of arson is the sum. of ofteiices charged against a school teacher, W'agner, of Degorioch (Germany), whose attempt to annihilate a whole parish was the sensation of last Sept "ti ber. Wagner will stand his trial before the Grand Jury at Heilbronn.

LORD PLYMOUTH'S HEIR. Lord Windsor, heir of Lord Plymouth, is mentioned as a possible successor to j. Mr. Austen Chamberlain in East Wor- cestershire. in the event of the latter accepting the invitation to stand for West Birmingham, his father'^ seat, at tho general elect-ion.

r SEGHET BARGAINS 3 j LABOOR PARTY'S ALLEGATIONS AUAiHST m. NiACDOHALD. I TO-DAY'S CONFERENCE. A special conference on the Electoral and Parliamentary policy of the Labour Party was opened in Glasgow to-day. Four hundred delegates attended, re- II presenting roughly two million mom- bers. Mr. Ranwiav Maedonrjd, in moving the adoption of the Parliamentary re- port for last year, dwelt on the criti- cism which lywi been diroct-ed agaiiie6 the pai-ty ui Parliament for .not taking action which might result in a Govern- ment defeat. Why, he asked, turp. out Tweedledum in oi'der that Tweedle- I deo might reign. An animated debate followed. Marconi Committee. Much criticism wa-s directed towards the labour member on the Marconi Com- mittee- for not issuing a separate report on a subject which was declared to be unworthy, of the British Parliament. A labour member of Parliament wero charged with doing the "grapd" and apeing dukes intead of doing ora,iagu box" work outside. Sscret Bargains Alleged. < r, Was also charged against jMr. McDonald that he made secret bargains with Libernl Party behind Labour Party's backs. That charge Mr. McDonald denied with vehemence.

SIR EDWARD KEY — ABLE TO ATTEND CABINET MEEnNG ra-avc V 'i Sir Edward Grey, who met with a mishap recently, failing and spraining his ankle, returned to town this morn- His ankle is still painful and swolVm, but attended the Cabinet Council this afternoon.

ATLANTIC RATE WAR WHAT THE ENGLISH COMPANIES iNiEHD ul-'jNu. In future, the Han burg-America boats will call at Southamptoi; instead of Queenstown. Reduced rates on the White Star and Cunard Lines will, it is officially stated, come into furce on February 1st. The Canadian Pacific Line have not made any reduction vet., and, inquiries in London show that the Allan Line have not yet come to any decision. They ara considering the matter.

THREE MEN DROWSED. -—— s GUERNSEY SDr.GOKEfi SUNK IN I CGLL&iU^ At about eleven o'clock this morning' the seaoon^r Restless, of Guerusej, laden with Portland stone for London, was sunk in collision with Port of iLon- doti steamer Lord Desborough, when off Three of the crew s? into the ship's SJwehury buoy. --rcw ff 14t, but were sucked down as the schooner foundered* and drowned. The remainder of the crew were saved by the Lcrd Deshorough's boat, and were landed at Southend pier head.

BAHCERS OF DUST. I ——.—— e SPECIAL_COMMITTEE'S FIFTH REPB,%T I 10 iogil ScOittl r\ii it The Explosions in Mines Committee have submitted to the Home Secretary their fittil report on the results of their experimental work at Eskeats Station, in which they make recommendations as to means for preventing coal dust igni- tions. li oine Se?eretar-.v, in. an official The Home Secretary ? in an official communication, states it will be neces- sary to embody the recommendations in statutory regulations under the Coal Mines Act. He points out that the committee have not recommended the adoption of stone dusting to the ex- i clusion of watering, but adds it is generally recognised any system of watering which did not render inert the dust, not only on the floor, but on supports and sides, would pot be eaui- valent to the system of stone dusung recommended by the committee.

WIND RHGS EELLS I GALE ANJ FLDOD CAlL E EXCITE- 1 MENT in BttSSi/Ui CliApell I St. Petersburg, Tuesday.—Great fears of general flooding were experienced to- day, when the Neva rose six and a half. feet. Six inches more, and the river I would have poured into the city. A north-westerly gale developed last night, and when the ice broke up, the lower quarters of the town were! flooded. Warning guns were fired from 1 the fortress and lights displayed on the Admiralty tower. A wooden bridge adjoining the Winter Palace was seriously affected, and the authorities expected the worst. The wi'nd wrenched off shop signs, knocked over pedestrians, and rang the church hells.

JEWELLESY THEFT. I M?AC U.'EOOF EE?GCOMCER?EO I i? L3?SM 8?E A sequel to the recent £6,000 jewellery theft from Messrs. Dobson and Sons, Silversmiths, New BOlld- street, London, was the appearance to-j day at Marlborough-street Police Court of Victor Hugh Whitlock. charged with being concerned with a man named Taylor, for whom an arrest warrant —as issued for stealing and re- ceiving the property* It was stated Taylor, who had been employed by the firm for many years, had absconded. The accused, a.. relative of Taylor, wa.s alleged to have pledged the ar- ticles in different names, making specious explanations a-s to ownership. Ho was remanded.

MEN RETURN TO worixo 11 ¡i' LONDON STRIKE. IMPORTANT DECISION ARRIVED AT bY CUALvORKdtS. I PRESENT SITUATION. The position of the London labour war ha<s undergone a change for the better, owing to the decision arrived at this morning by the coal workers, who met at Clerkenwell Green to discuss the situation. situation. j A resolution was pa.ssw, pledging the men to return to work to-morrow with those firms who had conceded the demand of Id. per ton. Those men who return to work will be levied Is. in case of carmen, and 2«. in the case of loaders. At present the following five indus- tries are affected: Coa!, Buksing, Electric Light and Power, J Shipping, Transport. < Last night the executive committee of the .London Building Industries' Federation decided to call out ail mem- bers working on jobs or shops from which the oi '(jOO carpenters, joiners, plasterers, bricklayers, masons, and labourers were discharged on Saturday. Members working on sub-contractors' works, including country jous where work is being done for the firms con- cerned, are mciuued. In Sympathy. I The London eiecn\cai workers, 3,000 strong, are alootltroat-elling to strike in sympathy with the builders' men. Tile electrical workers include- the engineers at the London generating stations. A general strike of electrical workers would have a grave effect on I the electrical light and power of Lon- I Joan. Shipping. I A shipping stLke lor better wage- is threatened by marine engineers lli ail cargo vessels and trouble is brewing on the eighth our issue in the Boiler- makers Shipwrights' Society. 'I hree trade unions are directly involved in the (shipping dispute—the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, the Steam Engine Makers' Association, and the Marine Engineers' Assoc-ation. A dispute ha.s arisen at Barrow b-e- tween Messrs. Vickers, Limited, and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. The men have demanded an increase of I wages or 6s. per week, and the firm's offer- of 2s. has been refused. Sir G. Askwith's Offer. Sir George Askwith, Chief Industrial Commissioner of ttie Board of Trade, yesterday offered his services as concili- ator in the coal dispute. The men's unmu are discussing the offer. The present position is:- Coal Stftfcs.—Ol the 1,300 ccal porters and carmen on strike, in Ull effort toi obtain Id. per ton extra for handling ooal, those employed by the employers who I have conceded ihe demands will return to work to-morrow, and will then contribute to the support of their comrades. Men refuse arbitration, and merchants are largely employing free labour. Building Trade Lack-out.-57,000 building employes have been locked out because' they refused to sig-u an agreement to work with non-union men under a penalty of a' il ne. The trade is partly dislocated. Yesterday the coal merchants an-i nounced that they "cannot give way one iota" from their concession of' al minimum wage of 25s. a' .week and an ) offer of arbitration. Hospital CoaS Permits. 1 me coal strike leaders yesterday do-j cided to remove their embargo On the! supply of fuel to hospitals and charit- able institutions. I ———— <

BIPLANE FATALITY. I ——————— AEROPLANE MAKES A SJDOEH DIVEi 'v TO Ehft i r;. The tragic death of Mr. Lee, Temple, j the aviator, who was killed at Hendon Aerodrome, has been quickly followed by another aviation tragedy. It occurred on the Hying ground at Larkhili, Salisbury Plain, last evening. Mr. Gibbs, a Faraborough pilot, and Mr. F. Merriam, of Brookiands, were; flying together, in a monoplane with! dual controls, when the machine side- I slipped, and crashed to the ground. The I fall was only a distance of about forty i feet, and the aeroplane was little j damaged. Both pilots were picked up uncûn- scious. but Mr. Gibbs was in a critical ) condition, and he died shortly after ad-, mission to hospital.

BLUSHING CrFiMED. A "transient hvperoemia is how a: medical witness described a blush in Mr. Justice Scrutton's court yesterday.

SECRET MEETING E PARIS. I It is reported that, meeting in secret, tho Municipal Council of Paris on Saturday voted £ 16,000^ towards the I provision by the military authorities of a permanent stock of about 10,000 tons or flour for use in the city in time of war.

EMPLOYES. I Mr. Franc^ Peekitt, J.P., (senior partner in Messrs. K-eckitt and Sons, iluU, has given £ 20.000 for the exten- sion, of social work in connection with the employes at their factories. The gift will al -a be used in the erection of an institute

BRYXMILL MISHAP REWARDS. Swansea. Watch Committee recom- mended the following rewards: Eiias Lewis and Win. Williams, Fforest- faeh, J. E. llosser, Cockett, and Gco. Collins, Sketyy, all oolliers, £ 1 each, for heroic services rendered on tli> occasion of Brynmill drainage mishao, and Percy Nelson (JO), 9, Waierlao- placo, lCt., for presence of mind fetching police. .JACK JOHNSON'S YISIT. a meeting of Swansea. Watch Committee this afternoon a let.cr was rc^-d from Mr. Milbourne 11,1- liams drawing attention to the noarnneo of Jack Johnson, tho coloured pugilist in Swansea in the near future, and urgidg the commit- tee to take immediate frtops to pie- < vent his appearance. The Committee, after discussion, decided to approach the promoter in order to, if possible, prevent Jack Johnson's appearance. Final Scores LLANELLY—10 goals. MABDY—1 goal. X tcorers in second half: Groves (2), Vau^han, Curtis (2), and Norris. G-jnc-lctona runners: Claretoi, Biaoca. Eciiinj: 11 to 8 Lttcusu, 11 to 4 Daccit, 4 t? 1 Clsr&?i, 6 to 1 OIosewood Beck, 10 to 1 Cl,a?-c?,-oi, 6 t<) I ()Ior?ewi?bd Beek, 1, 0 t?) 4 t Swansea Mercantile Cj., Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, MAKil CASH ADVANCES DAILY from £10 to £ 1,000. No Charge Unless Business Done. Bills Discounted. Strictly Private and Confi- dential. For further particulars, apply H. B. JONES, Managing Director.

MRS. BESAt,T'S AP. EAL -e. — PRIVY iOjNCIL ltRAi11 S uTAY OF L,,LL-i. iuN The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to-day granted an application of Airs. Annie i>esant, President of Xhecioph.cal Society, for a stay of e:xeJ' cutiou of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Madras, ordering the restora- tion to Mr. Isaranayiah, all Indian sub- ject, of his two sons \'hQse education he had undertaken. Mr. -varanayiah had brought an action for the anxiulment of a deed of guardianship ag?inst Mrs. Besant on the ground of dissatisfaction with the moral training given to his son by Mr. Leadbeater, a prominent member 01 Theosophical Soc.ety.

A STAGE ENGAGEMENT. KiSSATKEN SEYLER'SASSOCIATIOII ttiTH SWAHSEK. The engagement is announced of Miss Athene Seyler, the well-known actress, and Mr. J. B. Steriidale-liennett. Miss Seyior, who has had a highly- successful stage career, is a sister ot Mr. C. A. Seyier, tne Swansea Borough Analyst, and has frequently been to Swansea, on visits to her brother, bul has never appeared here professionally, Miss Seyler made a big hit as th< original Sophie Pilling k: Mr. Alfred Tutro's clever play, "The Perplexec Husband." Her last performance was on tour as Janet, the artist's wife, in Mr. Arnold Bennett's play "The Great Adventure. Miss Seyler has a brother on the stage, Mr. Clifford Seyler, who was last seen in Swransea as Sir James Mac- gregor in "The Dollar Princess" last > February, when he was also stage majia-ger to the company. Unlike his sister he has appeared in Swansea on four occasions. The bridegroom-elect is a brother of the famous composer and musician of that name.

GERMAN PHILOSOPHER'S DEATH. I Vienna, Jan. 26.—Professor Frederic Jodl, of Vienna University, died yester- day. aged 65. He was one of the lead ing German philosophers.

LAWYERS ON STRIKE. The Roman newspapers announce & strike of lawyers in several towns in Apulia as a protest against the short- age in the number of judges in that regioa