MUMBLES FIRE STATION.I|1914-03-25|The Cambria Daily Leader

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TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT. THE USE OF TROOPS DURING LABOilli DISPUTES. I SIR A. PACET'S INSTRUCTIONS. • mm ■ ■ (SPECIAL TO THE "LEADER.") I House of Commons, Wednesday. I There was again a very full atitond- I ance of members, and the public gal- leries were crowded. Insubordination in Navy. I Mr. Churchill, answering Mr. Middle- more, said the report regarding cer- tain regrettable occurrences on board H.M.S. Zealaadia was only received on Monday, and it was not possible to j make any statement on the subject at j present. No report of insubordination on board Chatham had been I received. Some cases of insubordina- tion had occurred among the stokers on H.M.S. Newcastle. Five men were j punished. It was considered that the; First Lieutenant was to blame for his treatment of the stoker;? as a whok*, And he was removed from the ship. ) A General Election. I Mr. Douglas Hall asked whether, in view of the possibility of a Ueuertil ■ Election, the Secretary tor W ar would take steps to see that troops were not reiiioved Woyii one COM- etituency to another in such a way as i to make it impossible or difficult lor soldiers to vote. Mr. Harold Baker, replying in the absence of Colonel Seely. said tne Se.cre- tary for "War could not undertake to modify the customary arrangements in order to meet circumstances that I could not always be foreseen. Miliary and Labour Disputes. Mr. Kellaway asKed on how many Occasions military had been called out in i connection with labour disputes during the past seven ye-ai- and whether any oiheer resigned in connec- tion therewith. Mr. Harold Baker said there were approximately twelve snch occasions, he wa-s not aware that any officer had resigned. (Ministerial and Labour cheers ) Mr. Page-Croft: Will be say how often military were called out by the tast Unionist administration ? Mr. Baker asked ior notice of the question. (Opposition cries of "Not I once." ) Sir Arthur Paget's Instructions. Mr. Joynson-Hickis asked tne Prime Minister whether the instructions given to General Sir A. Paegt prior to his interview with the officers of the Cavalry Brigade in Dublin were sub- mitted to him. h: Asquith: Tho answer is in the negative. sir Gilbert Parker: Are we to as- sume that memoranda of the conversa- tions and instructions, or orders given orally were not preserved, Mr. Asquith: That will be dealt with in the discussion to-day. Mr. Butcher: Were these instructions submitted to the Army Council before they were issued? Mr. Asquith: As far HIS I know, they were n-ot. (More to follow.)

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£ 100 CLAIMED. I MR. COUTTS ATTRIBUTES MISHAP TO I "ACT OF GOO." (Continued from Page 1.) Mr. Coutts' Defence. I Mr. Coutts addressed the jury. He expressed his sympathy with the mother and the little girl. If sympathy anj personal help could havo met the o.'A a it would never have )('en brought into court. He submitted that he could not be held legally liable. There was no lack of superintendence; the police have to answer for that. There had been no lack of care on his own part, because when the canvas truck proved inadequate, be had a timber truck made; Further, a big heavy stone had been placed in the bottom of the truck, making j, absolutely safe so far as any ordinary accident was con- cerned. He suggested that the acci- dent was caused by what is legally known as "an act -if God" and that neither he nor his servant could be held liable for it. Concluding. Mr. Coutts said that when the little girl was in hospital he did his best to alleviate any trouble or suffering in the home. He sent his general manager up to give a Sttle as- sistance. Here Mr. Edwards interposed, and His Honour informed Mr. Coutts that he must confine himself. in his address to the jury, to the evidence that had been offered. Mr. Coutts thereupon reviewed the evidence that had been given about the Hospital in his motor car, which he said was likely, though kindly meant. to convey a wrong im- pression. The case would not have come into court but for the straightened circumstances in which he had recently found himself. Summing Up. His Honour, in gumming up, said that if the jury considered the construction of the truck was such that it could have gone over in ordinary weather, or even in an ordinary storm, that would be negligence. If conditions were ab- normal, that, of course would lie an- other matter. If they decided that there had been negligence, then the only question left was that of damages. The jury retired to consider their verdict. E25 Damages. After nearly hair an hours retirement the jury found for plaintiff with L25I damages.

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BREVITIES. -460- LOCAL. Judgment for Plaintiff. Yesterriay, in the Swansea County Court case, G. V. Perry against \V. Moel C. Morgan, judgment wa« entered for plaintiff on the claim aud counter- claim. Extensive Improvements. Lord St. Davids intends making ex- tensive improvements to a road adjoin- ing his Tirahad estate in Breconshire. A Broken Leg. At the Mountain Colliery, Gorseinon. this morning, a collier named A. Gough, of Loughor, sustained a broken leg. After treatment by Dr. Thompson ho was removed to Swansea Hospital. A Clever Little Artist. At the Swansea Empire last night, little Irene Doherty appeared as a deputy, and with a clever little rag- time number brought the house down. Irene has piwed herself a horn artiste. Dog Show Successes. At Manchester championship dog show yesterday. Mr. K. Cullen, of Well- strePt. Swansea, was successful in winning a championship and three firsts with hi-s Welsh terrier bitch, Peggy Pride; also a reserve championship, three firsts, and two seconds with 1116 l-ish terner puppy bitch, Honar the Brave. GENERAL. I A Drawn Came. Cairo, Tuesday.—The second cricket ma:t-ch between an AM Egypt team and ..I ZiDari P-ndied to-dili in a draw-

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A TEST CASE. .———— W- ———— THE IMPORTATION OF ARMS INTO IRELAND. v COUNSEL'S CRITICISM. Belfast, Wednesday. The question of tho legality or other- wise of the action of the Government in seizing and detaining arms and ammuni- tion at Belfast came before Mr. Justice Boyd and a special jury at the Assize Court here to-day. The plaintiffs in what is a test case are Messrs. Adam Hunter and William Hunter, trading as gunsmiths, in Bel- fast as Hunter and Son, and the de- fendant, is Mr. R. H. Coleman, Collector of Customs in this city. The plaintiff's claim is for the return of eight packages at arms which they allege were wrongfully seized, and £ 250 damages for trover and con- version. In the clternative they claim that they suffered damage by reason of the defendant converting to his own use and wrongfully depriving the prin- cipals of the use ot the goods. In his defence the Customs Collector, after traversing the alleged cause of action, pleads that, in December last a Proclamation in Council was issued by the King, prohibiting the importation of arms into Ireland, aA(i otlrat, the de- fendant actsti in contravention of such proclamation, hence the forfeiture of the goods. Mr. Stephen Ronan, K.C., for the plaintiffs, said that in the ordinary course of business towards the end of last year his clients ordered some cases of guns from Hamburg. While the goods were on the way the two pro- clamations wpre mad e by the King in Council, one of which prohibited the importation of arms into Ireland. The point for the judge to decide would be whether there was power to make a, sp^pial limited proclamation applying to Ireland only. Jf his Lordship decided in favour of the plaintiffs, then the jury would merely have to assess the damages—the value of the guns at 7s. 6d. each. If the conduct of the de- fendants could be upheld, it meant that the Government of the day could at any time stop the import trade into any port they liked-cott.on into Liverpool, tea into London, and so on. Counsel matte a lengthy speech in support of his contention. An Amusing Episode. I The Irish Attorney-General caused much laughter, when a juryman asked to see a certain document, hy remark- ing that the jury had nothing to do with it. When Mr. Ronan took him up he replied, You have said so your- self!" (Laughter). Later on an altercation took place between counsel, whereupon Mr. Ronan said he could understand his learned friend being a little sore in this great case. The Attorney-General: It is not a great case. It is a farce from beginning to end-a political farce before a. Bel- fast jury. Why did they not bring it on in Dublin? (Laughter). (Proceeding).

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RISK TO PATIENTS. MR. BROOK'S WARNING TO SWANSEA HOSPITAL MANAGERS. At the monthly meeting of the Swan- sea Hospital Board of Management on Wednesday, Mr. F. W. Brook referred to a minute relating to the question of the status and privileges of anaestha- tists and drew attention to the serious s.tate or affairs in the hospital, saying that for two months they had been without an anaesthetic at all. He pointed out that the resident surgeons had to spend more time in the opera- ting theatre than before, and the board was asking for trouble in not getting the anaesthetists appointed at once. It was a scandal if patients could not be treated when they ought to be treated. Colonel Morgan said the Chairman of the Board would be back on Wednes- day, and a special meeting would be called to consider the matter; Mr. Brook asked why they should in- cur risk for another week. Mr. Goldberg: We are not in a worse position than we were before, if we ad- journ it for a week. Mr. Brook: But you are. There are more hours spent now in the operating theatre than before and resident surgeons are being kept out of their wards and the casualty wards to a greater extent than ever. A case may crop up to-day or to- morrow, and what reason is there for waiting to carry out what the Board has already fiecided to do? After further discussion, Mr C. Tuck- field pointed out that the minutes had been passed before Mr. Brook came into the board-room, and that he was out of order. Mr. Brook said he agreed that he was out of order, but if a scandal cropped up between them and the time the anaethetist-s were apDointfd, the Board would be responsible. He had given them warning. Col. Morgan (chairman): I will in- form the chairman of this Board that it is the pleasure of this meeting that a special meeting shsjild be summoned for next Wednesday to consider this question.

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