The Cambria Daily Leader

| BORN AT 9XWICH. j <«!»- SWANSEA LADY'S SEATH AT AGE OF i NiNETi. I Mrs. Mary Phillips, of Hanover- street, Swansea, who passed away on Sunday morning, would, had she lived l till May, have reached the age of 90. She was born in Oxwich, her parents living in Penrice Castle Lodge. Her husband, Me. John Phillips, was cal'e-I taker first for the Glamorgan and ?, I terwards the Capital and Counties Bank. It was there that he died, 18 years ago, and his son and widow took on the work. It is only some five years back that she gave up these duties, and she had since lived in quiet retirement. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, Swansea. She leaves one son, Mr. John Pihllips. I

ACCOUNTANT'S WORK. A lecture will be given at the Hotel Mttropole, Wind-Street, Swansea, on Friday next, January 30th, at 7 p.m., by Mr. Wm. Claridge, M.A., J.P., F.S.A.A. (of Bradford), Mamber of the Council of the Society of I: Incorporated Accountants and Auditors. Ilia subject will be, How Business Benefits from the Work of Accountants." The chair will be occupied by Mr. W. T. FaIT, presi- dent of the Swa. Chajabd of Commerce.

A SUBSIDY. i < I TOWN Hill TRAMS EUWw?nELL SaW?O I SCHEME. ?utEs-§w!L. I SWANSEA RATEPAYERS TO MAKE ?j3 A?? UE???t?if. COLD STORAGE PLANS. A further rise in the price of meat was foreshadowed at the annual ban- quet in connection with the Swansea olitchei. s' and Cattle .Dealers' Associa- tion, which took place at the Hotel Cameron, on Monday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. William i/awson, who was supported by a j large company including Air. W. Payne (secretary of the Meat Trades Federa- tion), Councillor Percy Moiyneux, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison, Mrs. and Miss Lawson. Mr. Aeron Thomas, Junr., Mr. and Mrs. A. Barry, Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds, Mr. A. Puddicombe, Miss Puddicombe, Mr. and Mrs. H. ilussell, Mr. R. Yeo, Mr. J. AV. Davies (Market Manager), Air. John Benson, Mr Thomas Benson, Mr. Alf Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Mr. David Davies (Borough Stores), Mr. J. Braggin (L. and N.W. Railway), Mr. T. Wood- ward, Mr. Jchn Y/hcel (Midland Rail- way), Mr. J. Gaddon, Mr. W. Cox (Mid- land Railway) Mr. F. J. Rae (Sansinena and Co.), Mr. F. A. Smith (Swift and and Co. ) I r F. A. Co.), Mr. D. A. Rees (G.W.R.), Mr. J. 1 Williams (Nelson and Co.), Mr. James Webberu, Mr. C. Brooks, Mr. J. Max- well, Mr. W7. M. Williams, Mr. M. D. Stevens, Mr. J. Downing, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. T. Maybee, Mr. T. A. Brown, etc. During the evening the chairman gave the loyal toasts, which were enthusi- astically drunk. Mr. James Webbern in proposing The Meat Industry," said the trade was passing through a very critical time, and that there was no man in the room who had ever been called upon to consider more carefully how he could succe-,s f u l ly. Tiiev best run his business successfully. They had during the last two or three years to face prices which had been steadily going up. and it had been a great pro- blem to know how to deal with them, to say nothing of the onerous obligations imposed upon them by the Legislature and other things which cropped up from time to time. Corporation Defeated. I Mr. Payne, wno responded, con- j gratulated the Association upon the amicable relations which existed be- tween. the trade and the Corporatiou of I Swansea. In Swansea, he was told, they had no trouble at all, but it was far different in other parts of the coun- try. He urged them to go in tor direct representation on the borough councils, and asked, how they could expect men who knew nothing about the trade to understand the conditions under which they had to conduct their business. He gave particulars of several cases in which the grievances of meat traders had been rectified with the aid of the Federation, and mentioned the pro- posal put forward in one of their Bills by the Swansea Corporation some years ago for the establishment of a clearing house for meat. They as practical men, knew that their commodities had to have the least possible hand- ling. and had the Corporation established a clearing house through which every piece of meat had. to pass before it could be offered to their customers the effect would have been to make it practically impossible for them to cari- v on their business, especially during the summer. He believed the local association had approached the Corporation and made every effort to come to an amicable understanding. but without avail. When, however, the Bill came before Parliament counsel opposed on behalf of the Federation, with the result that although they were told the Corpora- tion would stand or fall by it, the ob- icctiona Me clause was deleted from the measure without counsel for the Cor- poration being called upon to reply. They did not exist for the purpose of raising prices—unfortunately the in- exorable law of supply and demand did that-and they were always willing to work in unison with the local authori-' ties in the interests of the pubJie health, Yet unfortunately at one time on many occasions when corporate bodies dealt with matters which vitally concerned them they were never consulted. He was happy to say the reverse was the case to-day, and he hoped it would al- ways be so. Compensation Claim. Mr. Payne expressed the opinion that it was very unfair that a man who had purchased an animal for the purpose of his business, which had every appearance of being sound and I healthy, .should, when it was found toi be unsound, have it confiscated without compensation, and said the Federation | doing all it possibly could ill I making urgent repres.¿ntat;üns to bring I a-bout a better state of affairs, so that) cattle confiscated in the interests of public htlt should be paid for out of I I Imperial funds. The compul- sory qualification* or meat in- spectors was next urged by the speaker who considered it a perfect farce that while inspection was made in the towns, in the country there was no inspection at all, with the result than; butchers in the towns were often severely handicapped by men coming in from the country and bidding for meat the town butchers would .be afraid to buy. Mr. Payne had also something to say about wha.t he de- scribed a,s< the ctanks" who inter- fered with them by going round rto their customers behind their backs and sua?e?in? that t'?y should in:?&t upon "a certain kind of cattle killer being used. and said that when these people f produced an implement of slaughter as effective as the pole-axe, and which did not involve danger to the life' and limb of the workmen, the Federation would be prepared to consider it, but to go to their customers behind their backs was l treating them like a lot of naughty little schoolboys. (Hear, hear). Unique Port.. Mi*. Rae in csubmittnio; "The Town and Trade," spoke of Swansea as a port which was unique in itself, and possessed facilities for dealing with a huge trade in which there was plenty of scope. With regard to the meat industry, the greatest trade was the imported trade, and anything those en- gaged in it could do t-o help that trade and the English trade in the i^t ore sits of tile community would be done. He I wa.s bound to say, however, that the railway facilities in the district were very bad, and that whereas in the ca.se of other depots they had their deliveries before seven o'cLock in the morning, it Swansea tillS ws not the case, It was necessary for them to have their supplies early, and uness the railway companies helped them by providing proper transit facilities they could not be expected to do their business satis- factorily. (Hear, hear). He did not think the butchers got sufficient for their work. They _hr>d to pay their bills, and if they did not get a legiti- mate profit they could not do it. They had been giving something for nothing, and that ought not to be so. Councillor Moiyneux, in response, pointed. out that difficulties were ex- perienced not only in the meat trade, but in all produce trades, and remarked that if the Corporation was not stand- ing up for them as weill as they thought, it was really their own fault as rate- payers, for'they got whatever men they sent there. If they wanted to make any great progress in Swansea as a large commercial centre they must build houses for the working classes. He did not suggest that the lack of houses was the predominant factor in inducing the Mannesman Company to erect their new works elsewhere, but it must occur to them that if a large works were put up in Swansea which would provide employment for two or three thousand men the housing ques- tion would be an important factor to consider. What real use, for instance, would it be buildingowoi-ks and bringing men to the town unless they had decent and proper houses to put them in? The matter was one which was causing the Corporation very serious anxiety. They must proceed with their housing scheme, and lie. was afraid they would have to make it rate-aided- That was in his opinion the only solution of the I difficulty. Town H m Tr"s CuaranteedL The Corporation intended to build tramways up to the top of Mount Pleasant, and they had made an ar-I rangement with the Tramways Com- pany that in the event of the proceeds of the line not coming up to the ex- penditure the deficiency had to be made up out of the rates. In his opinion the houses would not be self-supporting if they were let at a rental to meet the class they were intended for. The pay- ment to the Tramways Company would be pract cally a subsidy.- But it was alson an insurance premium, for unless the housing problem was solved, they could not expect to see the improve- ment in the health of the working classes of the community they would all like. (Applause.) Dealing with the proposed cold ,storage scheme at the docks, Mr. Molyneux asked if such a thing was wanted. His own impression, he said, was that they had works on the Strand equal to dealing with any quantity of chilled or frozen stuff brought into Swansea. He believed the consumption at Cardiff per annum was about 6,500 tons, and at Britol some- thing like 7,000 tons. There was ac- commodation on the Strand for 7,000 tons, and he suggested if the Harbour Trust wished to try direct importation there was no reason why they should involve themselves in any large outlay I of capital. Let them get a cargo or two first and see whether Swansea could he made a distributing centre or not. He was only warning them to be extremely careful. Other speeches followed.

?!T?M ARMY. MtBs?.E.!? ft??'Et)) ii" B. T, C. MASTON SPEAKS TO A SMALL AiiaiLJiUt. Mr. T. G." Martiiij of the National Service League, gave a. lecture at the headquarters of the Junior .Imperial League, Castio Buildings, on Monday night on the subject of Compulsory Military Training. Mr. A. Abbott was announced to take the chair at 8 o'clock prompt, but as there were only two or three ncopie in the room at that tune it was tnought advisable to wait, it is dreary work waiting fur an audi- ence, and fully half an hour had expired beiore another half-dozen young Im- perialists had dribbled in. it was said | rijey preierred a dance to a lecture. Eventually a move was made into a smaller room, and Mr. Martin pro- eeeded to point out the advantages of | compulsory military service to less than a dozen people, which number, how- over, increased to nearly twenty as time went oil, and then diminished again before he had fini^-id. At the outset Mr. Martin said that although the National Service League lad drafted a scheme there were two things that mattered. First of all. the obligation for compulsory military training must be, universal, and the young men trained must be as nearly a,s possible the same age, and secondly there must be a continuous term of every day training. Shooting, he said, was a very minor part of what a man had to "do. A regiment of soldiers was efficient in proportion to its marching powers. The great test was to carry a weight forty or fifty pounds on one's back. If a man could walk thirty miles in nine hours and carry forty pounds on his back, then he was an efficient defender of his country. Referring to the age of fighting men, he said no doubt they had read in that estimable paper, the Leader," a dis- pute which occurred at Clydach, where he was lecturing for the Navy Service League. The thing was perfectly simple. In every national country where fighting was to be done it should be done by men before they had taken up busi- ness or domestic responsibilities. Lastly Mr. Martin iSaid that no country had ever succeeded in forming a citizen army on the voluntary principle.

FROM THE DISTRICTS. Glyn-Neath. Mr. li. J. Rhys (coroner) conducted an inquest at Pontwalby on Monday concerning the death of John Kenneally (26), a collier, who was fatally injured at the British-Rhondda Colliery, Glyn- Neath, on the 21st inst. The evidence of John Morganjr the deceased man's mate, was that Kenneally was engaged in removing some props from underneath the top coal in his working place, when coal weighing about two tons fell on his leg, with the result that an artery was severed. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." LlanwrtYd Wells. Mr. Thomas Davies (Vronoleu) pre- sided over a meeting of the Builth Board of Guardians on Monday, when Dr. ^eter R. Tarbett, Llanwrtyd Wells, was ap- pointed medical officer for the llanwrtyd j sub-district in the place of Dr. J. A. Morgan, who recently tendered his rosig- j nation owing to indifferent health.

WOMEN AS EXPLORERS. I Professor Felix Kocnig, the leader of the Austrian Antarctic Lxpedition, left Vienna yesterday for Christiania. There he will settle all the preparations for the expedition. An Eskimo iamily and )me Eskimo women, who are the tit-,st I skin sewers, ar e to accompany the crew.

ZI,000 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION I FOR BOYS AND CIRLS. There smoulders in the heart of every boy and girl the ambition to do things—to get on, to please their parents by their successes, to attain' a position that will en- able them to give their parents every con- venience and comfort in old age. Unfortu- nately, lack of opportunities and absence of encouragement more often tUan not, stifle such ambitions, and it is -because of this the Daily Sketch" is out to alter condi- tions. It is out to make ambitious boyp and girls feel they have behind them a kindly guardian who will say Go on: do your best; the means are hero to give you a line education; there is no lack of oppor- tunity; go in and win!" The Daily Sketch" bplieve3 it will render a service to child, parents, and State in offering S,1,000 for Scholarships to these boys and girls who, in competitive examination, open to all the United Kingdom, prove it would be well worth while money being spent on "1:0 completion of their educations. See "Daily Sketch" on Saturday, the 31st. which will, contain complete details.

Sir Thomas Dewar left Mombasa, yes- terday "a for England by the liner Ga'ka. aftpr a shooting tour in British East Africa. S ;id to have sold butter which was 100 per cent. margarine as "pure coun- try butter," Arthur Cross of Passfiphl, near Liphook (Hants), was fined £ 20 and costs. -=

Sio,ooo DAMAGE OAUSED BY FIRE AT ALLTWEN. (" Leader" Piiotograpn. A phftograph of the ecene after the fire at the Alltwen and Foutardawc Co-operative Society Stores, last night, j when damage amounting to nearly JE6,000 was done. (

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i All WHITES' HEXT TEST.! ——  -——- KO.v THEY ViliL BE R-PRESENTED AGAINST LEiSESTar. J IMPOST CRITICS APPRECIATION' There will be a big counter-attraction to the English Cup game at the Vetch field on Saturday in the ehape of a Rugby match between Swansea and Leicester. The clash- iug of interests is to be regretted, because the majority of the sporting public would like to see both. Swansea did themselves good by beating Newport so badly. In the Timers they will have a good drawing card. The selected All Whites are:— Back, J. Bancroft; three-quarters (from), Howel Lewis, Owen Jenkins, Alf Thomas, Bryn Lewis, and Dai Williams; half-backs, ) I  W. J. Rapeey and B. Beynon; forwards (from), D. J. Thomas, Edgar Morgan, Tom Parker, Tom Williams, Tom Morgan, Phil Evans, B. Hollingdale, D. Huxtable. and Alt John. The HurriHiatian of Newport. I Writing in the Newport "Argus" about I Swansea's big win over Newport, "Dromio" j |says "Apparently weak teams have done weill for Newport ere now. and we hoped for a good display and a close game. Y/e had it 1 for half the match; then Swansea were greatly the better side, and Newport were completely beaten. They were inferior to Swansea in all positions, but notably for- ward and full-back, and the great play of the home pack and the superb defensive and aggressive kicking of Bancroft gavo the rest of the team a good start on the road to eucccss. it ia true Swansea played Tom Williams, the Hying forward, at centre three-quarter, in the absence of Owen Jen- kins, but it is a curious thing that Swansea forwards playing in that position against Newport are often more deadly than regu- lar centres, and Williams played a very correct as well as a very resolute game. Apart from his quick and clever dropped goal at the end of three millU\.es' oiay ) (which gave Swansea a comforting lead), he played a really fine game, and till presence at centre was probably a strength- ening of the eide. However, comparisons in such a case are futile—Williams played a fine game. and his play was one cf the factors in the striking victory which Swan- sea deservedly obtained. On the day's play they were all 17 points better rhan Newport." INTERNATIONAL. I WELSH ASSOCIATION SCHOOLBOYS TO PLAi AT SWANSEA. Great encouragement has been given to the Swansea Schools Association League by the decision of the Welsh Schools' Union to play the international match with England at the Vetch Field. The secretary of the Union has been in communication with the Swansea Town directors with regard to the uuse of the Vetch Field. We understand that the directors are offering the field on March 7th. Should this date prove suitable, the Swan- sea League* will undertake all arrangements in connection with the match. The Swansea League has becu invited to pick three boys for the trial match at Pen- arth on February 7th. For the purpose cf choosing the best three, it has been öe;:Ülwl to postpone next Saturday's games, and play a trial match. The teams will be as follow East.-Goal, Winstono (M.S.S.); backs. Norman (Rutland) and Gooding (Dyfatty): half-backs, Gammon (Kufcland). West (M.S.S.), and Burman (Dyfatty); forwards.. j Elsey (Rutland), Mclverney (M.S.S.), Reeves (Dyfatty), Stonehouse (M.S.S.), and Younn (M.S.S.). Reserves-George (Rutland). Ptrl-- man (M.S.S.), JQues (M.S.S.), Jones, and Connors West,-Goal, Rees (Sketty): backs, n. T. Jones (St. Helen's) and Holt (Brynmill); half-backs, Charles (Sketty), Hamilton 'St. Helen's), and Morley (Sketty); forwards, Japp (Sketty),%J. Rees (St. Helen's), J. Mor- gan, Sykes, and ,I. Morgan (Brynmilif. Re- serve—Barton (St. s) Referee—Mr, D. J. Williams (Mun. Sec.). Kick-off 10.30 sharp. I CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. I Sam Langford, the light heavy-weight boxing champion of the world. He will be the chief attraction at the tourna- ment to he held at the Swansea. Drill Hall next Saturday evening, when he will give exhibition bouts.

TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. ¡ 'lhcrc was a splendid gathering at the New Ragged School on Saturday evening, when the programme was provided by Mr. T. Harvey Edwards, ct Waunarlwydd. Mr. T. If. Ed wards presided, and the fol- lowing. contributed to a tine musical pro- gramme Pianoforte duet, Mr. Rd. Morgans pjui. Masters E. Davies; solos. Miseee Char- lotte Beynon and Maggie, G. /Richards, and M' £ i;srG. Tom Kneath and John Kneath; racita.Lion, Mr. Sidney Bidder; quartet, Mr. Gladstone Davies and party. An address wae given by Rev. A. E. Turtle, VTaunar- Iwydd.

For the development of the German Navy a German artist named Vaki Dick i lias beaueathed £ 2o,000 to the Kaiser.

BOILERMAKER'S CLAIM. r SHOWMAN'S TRACTION ENGINE WHICH NfEDd) HErAIRS. At the Swansea County Court dB kl,- u d a Monday, before his Honour Judge Bryn K-oberts, David Hughos, a bilermaker, of Landore, sued J. Danter, a travelling showman, lor the sum of L20 10s. lUd., balance on an account for repairing dc- iendant's traction engine. Mr. 1. R. Harris was ior the plaintiff, and Mr. h ioyd for the defendant. According to plaintiff's evidence, the defendant came to him in February, 1912, and requested him to carry out some repairs to the boiler of defen- dant's traction engine. Defendant's own men propped up the engine in order that the wheels might be taken off. Just as the plaintiff had finished the repairs the engine fell on to its side, as it had not been properly fixed by the defendant's men, and plaintiff had to carry out further repairs. In cross-examination plaintiff denied that he put the engine on the blocks himself in order to take off the wheels. His men had been working on the engine a couple of days before it fell over. The Court adjourned till Tuesday. To-day's Hearing. This morning Mr. Floyd, addressing his Honour, submitted that the work had not been done according to con- tract. His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for £ 3, each party to pay their own costs.

FALLING HAm MEANS DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE. Save Your Hair! Get a 1s. ijd. Bottle of Danderine. Thin, brittle, colourless and ecraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected .scalp; of dandruff—that awful scurf. Tnere is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of its lustre, its strength and its very life, eventually producing a feverishneas and itching of the sealp, which if not remedied, causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die-then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine to- night—now—any time—will .save your hair. Get a Is. ld. bottle of Knowlton's Danclerine from any Chemist, and after the iirst application your hair will take on that life, lustre and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance of abundance, an incomparable glos.s and softness, but what will plete you mokt will be after just a. few w.cek.s' use, when you will actually oo a lot of fine down hair—new hair—growing all over tiit sealp.

WOKAK IN TEARS. STOLE COAL BECAUSE SHE WAS DESTITU rEI. At the Swansea Police Court to-day. Annie Breeze, married, was summoned lor Gtealing a quantity of coal, value 10. PO property of the Rhonada and iSwansea Bay Railway Co.—Mr. Btrick prosecuted.—P.C. Hancock, of the Harbour Police, gave evi- dence. Defendant, yho elected to be tried sum- marily, burst into tears and sobbing, said tflat she only picked the coal from the ground. She was destitute, having paid a iine of 20s. for a similar offence the day he- fore. She had four children to keep. Mr. J. W. Jones: Mrs. Breeze, it's not a bit of use going on in this way. Didn't we tell you just the day before that the next time you came here you would be sent to prison without the option of a fijie." Defendant: Yes, sir; but please God you won't 6tic was fined 30s. or 21 days.

HOW I RUBBED AWAY A STONE OF FAT FtfQirt MY HiPS AND ABDOMEN iH TWO WEEKS TIME. For years I tried every possible means to hide the exce'S&ive tat on my hips and. abdomen, it seemed as if it b;d accumu- lated on just the two places that it would be the most noticeable. Every- thing that I tried failed to make me any thinner. But thanks to a lady friend wh& had studied herboristerie, L learned the isecret of a harmless plan which en- abled me to,rub away with ease a stone of useless fat in only two weeks. The plan is -so simple and some or my friends seem so glad to know of it that I think there may bo ..sister readers oi the" Cambria Daily Deader" whu have perhaps been longing for this very advice, h irst, get from any good chemist 1 dram of quassia chips and ounces of cirola. bark extract. Tilke them home and after putting the quassia chips in a pan pour over it a teacupful of boiling water. When this has. stood for about a minute, strain through a cloth and add the cirola bark extract. Then pour the mixture into a bottle and apply it every night and morning with your hands for about ten minutes, using a circular movement. Each time you can almost see some of the fat riielt away. At first J. thought it must be a dream, but when I measured there was. no longer any doubt. I sooo grew to .slender for my clothes and had to have them taken in, but it was a pleasure to do it, and I shall feel eternally grateful to the lady who shevred me how easy it was to regain my youthful figure. E. L. A.

A train from San Sebastian to Pampe- iuna collided on Sunday evening with some ballast trucks, says Reuter. Two workmen were killed and several injured. The members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers have demandod from Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., an in- crease in wnges of 6s. oer week, and the employ el's offer 2.. The firm's pro* posal has been rejected i-.v the men.

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