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MAY BE lOjd. .——— OW ———. ..111" Milk Price Outlook for December. 'I SWANSEA DAIRYMEN'S I VOTE. The strike of dairy farmers, who are withholding their milk supplies to the factories, continued on Monday, when members of the National Facmers^ Union, to which the producers belong, I ilgai-a acted as pickets at the various de_ livery stands in order to see that the j decision to hold up milk to the fac- tors was loyally carried out. j A deputation from the Farmers' Union proceeded to London to-day (Tuesday) to meet the authorities and representatives of the milk factors. Mr. Daniel Johns, secretary to the Carmarthenshire branch of the National Farmers' Union, told the Press on Mon- day that it was not a fight between the producer and the consumer but between the producer and the middlemen, that ie the Wet Wales factories. 0 SWANSEA MEETING. A meetIng, ot bwansea dairymen was held on Monday nieht at Thomas's Cafe to consider whether it was nos- sjble to sell at lid. per quare, instead of the Is. control price, and very divided 'opinions were evident, the stumbling block being the fact that the trad" --tien have to pay the full maximum price themselves. One section of the meeting expressed their intention of selling at lid., until Saturday, when it was hoT)Pd the find- I inll of the Commission now Fitting would r- available, and the others con- tended that it was impossible to sell nnder Is. and produce a margin of profit. The question was put to the vote, eventually, with the result that there was a majority in favour of the Is., but so narrow that it cannot be regarded as decisive, and it is fairly certain th, most people, will not be called to pay more than lid. for this week at ( least. I In fact," said one prominent dairy- man, it is QuHe on the cards that it will be l(?d. before many more days." The local Food Control Committee? will, it is understood, recommend this figure for December. As to supplies there were ample; in fact more than sufficient, so that the II strike has no effect in Swansea and environs whatever. ■ il m
,SOCIALS' SUCCESS. I
SOCIALS' SUCCESS. I 3,000 People at Ten Swansea I Unionist Gatherings. I 4 The social evenings in connection with the J Swansea. Conservative and Unionist Associa- I tion are the "talk of t town." So far, the I attendance has been phenomenal, and it is confidently anticipated that by the time they I are completed there will have been e com- bined attendance of 3,000 people at the ten socials. The largest one is expected to be the Ffynone Ward event, to be held to-morrow I (Wednesday) in the large Albert Hall. Danc- ing and a whist drive will be taking place at the same time, so that both sets of en- thusiasts will get a full evening's enjoyment for the nominal charge of two shillings. Mr. Charles Davies' Orchestra has been engaged for the occasion, and in the whist drive some capital prizes have been given. On Thursday evening the Alexandra and Brvnmelin Ward Committee hold their joint social evening at Trinity Schoolroom, Alex- andra-road, when the charge for admission, including whist, dancing and refreshments, I ^yrill be one shilling and sixpence only.
- THE LAME DOGS. I
THE LAME DOGS. I Steps to Help Struggling I Collieries. In the House oi Commons on Tuesday, Sir J Auckland (-;eddes stated that there were colliery owners who weile financially em* barrassed to such a degree that even before the reduction in the price of coal they were unable to carry on their mines without rinan- rial assistance. It had been stated by some of the owners that in ?w 0; the extra difficulties due to the r?u 1 i in ppice they proposed to ive notice to their men that they would close their mines. He was informed that notices to that effect pMl 'been posted in some of the Somerset collieries, and steps had been tàrken to \provide funds to meet the financial difficulties resulting from the reduction in prices. The Coal Controller was in commu- ideation with the colliery owners in question. — I
XMAS RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS,…
XMAS RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS, j Although no excursions or cheap tares are contemplated, the railway arrangements for Christm;. 8 are to be on a more generous scale. Railway companies are planning to deal "with a heavy traffic. No restrictions have been imposed on the services by the Railway Executive Committee, which is leaving each company to make its own in- dividual arrangements in accordance with the ^facilities available. The Christmas timeAables are now be;ng drawn up. and detailed parMcuia-rM should be in the ig4da of the public by next week.
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IFALSE PRETENCES.
I FALSE PRETENCES. Remarkable Case from. Aberavon. I I FRAUDS AT .SWANSEA. Thos. Jno. Harris, alias Donald Fraser, was charged at Aberavon on Monday ,with obtaining tood and lodgings by false pre- tences from Messrs. Comley's restaurant, Port Talbot, to the value of £ 2 7s. 5d. Supt. Ben Evans said that on the after- noon of October 31st, prisoner walked into the restaurant and represented himself to be one of Messrs. Wolsey's motor car travellers. He said he had met with an accident to his car and it was being re- paired at a local garage, and he did rifct know whether he would book a bed for one night or a week. On the 5th day, how- ever, prisoner disappeared and was eventu- ally arrested at Gloucester. There were numerous other charges aga-inst prisoner from Swansea, Barry, and other towns, but the police at these centres had asked that the Port Talbot bench should, take them all into consideration. Evidence was given by Minnie Hooper, waitress, and Wyndham Comiey, pro- prietor. h anic, Patrtck CaUaghan, motor-mechanic.! employed at a. hJc.d garage, said prisoner called and told him he had met with an accident to' his car at Skewen and that it would shortly, be coming along to be over- hauled. No car, however, came. P.C. Clarke deposed to receiving prisoner at Gloucester, and when, charged he ad- mitted offiences at Barry, Bristol, and Swansea,, and in the course of a long state- ment added: I also owe Mr. Ted James, butcher, Swansea. L5,, for which I gave him an I.O.U., and I also had a guinea from Mr. Wakefield, of the Juvenile Employment Committee at Swansea. Supt. Evans said prisoner came FROM A HIGHLY RESPECTABLE FAMILY in the Mountain Ash district, and had te- ceived a good e ducation. He had ap- parently set out to look for work as a clerk and had complained to him that advertisers had merely filed his applications and that he could get nothing to start. Prisoner expressed his sorrow and said he had committed the frauds to pay his way from town to town. He was sentenced to three months im- plisonment.
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co £30 CLAIM. i Butcher Sues Local Com- mission Agent. REFERENCES TO CLYNE VALLEY. At the Swansea County Court on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge Rowland Row- lands. John Kell v. butcher, sued Harry Mosford, turf commission agent, for £ 30, money said to have been lent in three sum. in 1914. There a further claim for 97 9s. 3d., meat supplied. Defendant, in the box, said plaintiff's story was concoction fram beginning to end.Afr..)d. Seline appeared f(-Ir the plain- tiff, and Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Messrs. Andrew and Thompson) defended Plaintiff said the money was lent to" dQ- fendant personally at hm (piaint-iff's) busi- ness' premises in Argyle-street. whilst the meat WBS supplied t-o defendant's house in King Edward-road. During the hearing there were references to bets at ('h-ue' Y",lle\' rac('t', a.ad his Honour told defendant he was inclined to think that at Clyne Valisy plaintiff won, and that he had welshed him of the money. Wm. Kid well, defendant's clerk, was called, and he spoke to receiving bets from plaintiff, as his account, he alleged, was not squared." Mr. Trevor Hunter said that, it seemed to him that plaintiff believed he had been welshed," and that lie tried to get his money back by saying he had lent Mossford money. His Honour said he was impressed by the entries in plaintiff's books, and the fact that he was unshaken in -a close cross-examina- tion, whil&t he was satisfied that Mossford was a grossful untruthful person. The meat account was not proved, and there would be judgment for the plainfiff for the money lent.
VEGETABLE PRICES I
VEGETABLE PRICES I Fixed by Local Food Com-I mittee. I We are informed by the Local Food Com- j w-ittee that the prices fixed for vegetables are namely Cabbages and savoys. 2d. Ib. sprouts. Ogd. lb. Brussell sprouts, 5d. lb, parsnips and carrots, ld. lb. swedes and turnips, ld. lb. and potatoes, eight pounds for a Is.—have received the sanction of the Controller. I Nuts.are also fixed at prices ranging from 5d. per lb. to Is. 6d. per lb.
,II FRENCH TINPLATES. I
I FRENCH TINPLATES. Works About to be Erected II at Bordeaux. I On the ..Swansea Metal Exchange on Tuesday it was reported that there was a little less doing in Welsh tinplates, 1 but that the prices remained steady I round 46s. for the .basis box. I-,
SKEWEN LANCE-CORPORAL'S DEATH.I
SKEWEN LANCE-CORPORAL'S DEATH. I Mr. L). Jobn Thomas, late lance-corporal Welsh Regiment, died suddenly at Oid-road, Skewen. on Tuesday morning, at the age of 34. He was the son of Mrs. Griffiths, Ty- Bryn{ Neath Abbey, iotjnerly of Melincry- than, Neath. He had been ailing for a con- siderable time, and leaves a widow, a native of Kent. and one child, to whom deep sym- pathy is felt. V
CASE -OF CHEWING GUI.I
CASE OF CHEWING GUI. At Vtbe Swansea County Court on Wed- nesday, T. D. Williams, yeast merchant, of Belle Vne-street. sued P. W. Morgan, pro- vision merchant. Union-street, for P,28, 'the value of a case of chicelets (a chewing gum), said to have been supplied to defendant.— Mr. Dd. Seline appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Stanley Williams was for the de- fence.—The plaintiff's case A-as that two oases were delivered, but defendant said that he only got one.—The evidence was of a very conflicting character, and at length Honour ordered an adjournment .for. pro- I dtK?iR)? pi evidence froaa P<Btbr?e Dwk. j
! FIRE SEQUEL. II
FIRE SEQUEL. I I Another Death Follows Swan- sea Blaze. I FATAL HESITANCY. I Mrs. Rosser. the wife of Mr. Geo. Ro&ser/ No. 100, Lowe" Oxford-street, Swansea, suc- cumbed to her injuries at the Swansea Hospital on Monday night, and this makes the second victim of the fire at this address on the morning of the 19th ult. It, will be recalled an old lady named Miss Elizabeth Phillips was burnt to death, and Mrs. Rosser, who with her husband kept a grocery business at No. 100, Oxford-street, escaped, Mr. Rosser by means of the front door. Mrs. Rosser, the deceased, endea- voured to follow her husband, but hesitated and retraced her steps, returning to the bed- room for some money which s he had left to pay a traveller. I Finding her escape cut off, Mrs. Rosser jumped through the back window to the yard below and broke one of her thfghs, besides having her feet burned in the house. An. inquest is to be held on Wednesday.
I" STEALING BY FINDING."
I" STEALING BY FINDING." Ammanford Youth's Theft and Squandering. At Ammanford on Monday, Jasper Davies, a youth, of 79, Pantyffynnon-road, Amman- ford, was charged with stealing, by finding, a, wallet containing Treasury notes valued at JB20 10s. Prisoner, when arrested, told P.S. Britton he had spent most of the money and had only 7s. 6d. left. He paid L4 for rent, pro- vided boots for t fie»*r children, bought his sister a new hat and coat for C5 17s. tor food he paid E2 19s. 6d., and for an outing to Llanelly and Pontardulais E5. Iris Jones, the well-known Ammanford player, said the wallet belonged to him. Whilst taking part in a game on the Recrea- tion Ground he gave his coat to his cousin to take caiye of. He was injured during the game, and never missed the wallet until he changed at the Y.M.C. A. The magistrates sent prisoner down for a month.
THIRTY-TWO TRUCKS. i-I
THIRTY-TWO TRUCKS. I Wagon Hire Case at Swansea. At the Swansea County Court on Mon- day. before Judge Rowland Rowlands, David Hinds, proprietor of the Llamnor- lais Colliery, sued the Brynamman Col- lieries, Ltd., for £98 in respect of the hire of 32 wagons from May, 1918 to May of the present year. Defendants counterclaimed for E100 damages tor the alleged loss of use of the w-agons whilst under repair.. Mr. Walters Samuel (in- stwirted by Mr. E. J. was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Villiers inteagel- (in- structed by Messrs. Andrews and Thomp- son) was 1-vr the defence. Includedxin the claim was the carriage paid on the wagons. The wagons were hired at 10s. 6d. per-week, but subse- quently the Ministry of Munitions re- duced the charge to 7s. 3d. per week for 10-ton wagons and 6s. L per week for 8-ton wagons. A point in the case was as to the liability cf creasing the wagons. Defendants alleged that during the time the wagons .rere hired there were many stoppages for airs, -and it was stated that the cause for this was that the wagons were not properly greased, with the result that the axle- boxes became hot and the wagons, ren- dered out of use. His Honour expressed the opinion that there was little in the defence, but on the point of wh#> was responsible for the greas- ing. Jfvvidenrc was given by W E. Cun- Mf{e,*<Tohn Mcya-Bftara, a.nd David Jones on this point. Eventually the case was adjourned for a month to enable a new action to be com- menoed, in respect of the cost of repairing wagons caused through the negligence of defendants in not greasing, and for the re-j gistrar to make mquiries as to what wagons I were stopped for general repairs.
I SWANSEA PITCH CANCER COMPENSATION.
I SWANSEA PITCH CANCER COMPENSATION. I At Swansea County Court on Tues- day, his Honour Judge Rowland Row- lands gave P, long judgment in the Workmen's Compensation case of Robt. Hill (Alexandra-terrace, Brynmill) again.-t the Graigola Merthyr Company. The claim was made in respect of a re- currence of pitch cancer, although ap- plicant had left the respoiideiit em- ploy and was now working for the Swansea Harbour Trust.-—His Honour, in effect held there-was no intervening "'accident' within the section of the Act, since applicant had left the Graigola Company's employ. -The dis- ablement of Hill in 1919 was due to his working on the pitch before he left the Graigola Company's employ, and, ac- cordingly, he was entitled, until another I accident, possibly in some other works, to compensation for recurrenceBof the j "disease: The award would therefore .e 'in favour of applicant, with the usual coshs.—In reply to Mr. Samuel (tor ap- plicant) his Honour decided to allow the question of declaration of liabil't.v to stand over.-—Mr. Meager (for de- fendants) asked for a stay of execution, and his Honour, consenting to write out his judgment bafore, signing the award, remarked that he thought it was a case where plaintiff was morally en. titled to compensation, if ever there, was one.
| NEATH LICENSING CASES. I
| NEATH LICENSING CASES. I .William Hugh-Richards, landlord of the Queen's Hotel. Neath, 1;teaded- guilt-,7 at the local court on Monday to permitting and supplying, and Amelia Dummer. of Gre-en- way-road, was summoned for taking the liquor away during; prohibited houls-at. 9.40 p.m. on the 19th ult.Atr. Edward Powell, who defended, said the offenceis were committed through ignorance. Rich,ari- was fined 40s. in each of the two offences, and Ar-ieiia Dummer was fined 20s. S' ila, offence- were alleged against John Rees. of the Grown Inn. Neath, and Evan -Neatb an d EvaTi I Wafkins and Thos» Davies. of Wind-street. --The landlord was fined 40s. in each case, I and Watkins and Davies each 20s. I-
FIRE -AT THE CORNISH MOUNT.…
FIRE AT THE CORNISH MOUNT. I The bwansea Fire Brigade were called to a fire which broke out in the bar of the Cor- nish Mount public-house, Strand. Swansea, early on Sunday morning. The police dis- covered the flooring bo???s in the bar alight, and the work of extinguishing the szioi-il?er- in? woodwork wae oay?.ed o?t in a short I time..
-F -.P.l SWANSEA'S NEW J.P/S.
F P l  SWANSEA'S NEW J.P/S. At Swansea on Monday a number of I gentlemen who were recently added to ilIa Commission of the Peace for the County Borough of Swansea were duly sworn in by the Mayor (Aid. A. Sin- clair) who complimented the new jus- tices on the high office tlwt had been be: stowed upon them. He felt sure that they would be fulfilled to the best of their ability.
' I'RIN-'CF,OFWAI',MA4jAlN.I…
I'RIN-'CF, OF WAI' ,M A4jAlN. I PRINCE OF WALES HOME I The mn<?e ot Wales, 091 board the Renown, arm-cd at Portsmouth on, Mondav III101.n.ing. Thirty thousand people gave him a vociferous wecome. The Prince said he hoped often to be in Canada, and ho should pay another visit to the United States at the first opportunity.
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! £34,000 MORE.
£34,000 MORE. 111 —— > Swansea Teachers' Salaries Recommendation. ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. I A revision of mI.Mries in the Swansea teaching staffs was decided upon at a meeting of th<- Edu- cation Staffing ("emmittee on .Monday, AW. D. Matthews, M.P., in. the chair. An equal miniisum for certificated teachers was adopted X175 for two year- colk-ge-trained teacher-s., 7nen to receive an annual inerement of I £12. to L350 lici annum, and v,'DmC,i increments of £10, to reach f?So per annum. With regard to bad- tc«cher". it wss Icided that on promotion increments should be A25 and £ 20 per annum for men and- women respeetively. The maximum scales f?,T head teachers WIZ? in- creased by £ 50 f°r each grade fox men tnd £ 40 for each gwde for women. These scales are to be cperatile on January 1st, 192(1 These revisions mean an addition of about £ 34,000 in the finances, three-fifths of which would come from the Goveriimeiit by way of grant, and two-fifths from the rates.
I COMPENSATION ,-CLAIMS.]
COMPENSATION CLAIMS. Series of Cases at Lla nelly County Court. A scries of compensation cases were dealt with at the Llanelly County Court on Monday. An award of £ 300 was made by con- j sent against the Old Castle Co. in re- j spect of the death ,of a man named Pritehard.-His Honour ordered the pay-1 ment out, of court of £ 10, and 12B. 6d. a week for the support of the children. jerkin Jones v. Old Castle, and Thomas v. O!d Lodge were botti ad-i jonrned. Mrs. Jame». a widow from Cross Hands, asked for the payment out of court of the compensation awarded her in connection with the death of her husband, for the purpose of carrying on a business, and his Honour consented. Elizabeth Ann Williams, Loughor. asked for the payment out of court of j685 of her compensation money in order to buy a house, -the balance being lent by her brother.—The application was acceded to. ) David Evans, formerly employed at a Llanelly munition factory, made a claim for the loss of a ifnger.—Mr. Clarke Williams, instructed by Mr. D, Jen- nings, appeared for the applicant.— Evans said he had only worked a fort- night before the accident. He was earn- ing a week. During the 12 weeks he was idle they paid him compensation. j His Honottr said Evans did nót. suffer any incapacity, and was able to do la- bourer's work. There would be an award for the respondents with a.' de- claration of liability.
SWANSEA'S UNEM-I - PLOYED.I…
SWANSEA'S UNEM- I PLOYED. A Few Policies Cancelled. I At the last meeting ot the Swansea and District Employment Committee, at the Guildhall,*Mr. L. J. Williams in the chair, it was reported that from October 27 to Novemjjcr 22 two. civilian out-of-work i policies had been cancelled PYid 388 gre.rt.ect 92 extended policies had been granted; and ]€8 ex-Service men's pensions had been granted or continued provisionally. In connection with the employment of dis- abled ex-Service men, 422 employers had been bitten to, 238 had replied, 36 actual undertakings had been given, and -17 va- cancies notified. The secretary reported an interview with Mr. W. Navies, secretary of the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association, intimating that the association will. discuss th- employment of disabled men as cinema attendants and box clerks at their next meeting. Mr. L. J. Williams, acting chairman, re- feri,ed the transfer iof the secretary from Swansea back to Wrexham for domestic rea- sons. and read a communication received from Mr1. J. Vughan Edwards, the chair- man, stating that the committee would "Share the regret that we are losing the services of Mr. Roberts, wllo is leaving Swansea. His work, a.? secretary, has been highly .-yfitisf&ctory." Mr. D. D. Davies, of the Miners' Fedej-etion. and Mr.. W. F. Francis, secretary of the National Federa- tion of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, praised the work Mr. Roberts had per- performed. A resolution of appreciation was unanimously carried. Mr. E. J. Thomas, manager of the Wrex- ham Employment Exchange, will be taking up the new duties as manager in a few days. It was decided to hold the next meeting on December 22, 1919. 1— t- -<:oUl!
A SWANSEA CALL. I
A SWANSEA CALL. I The Rev. Edward Jones, M.A., B.D., for- merly of Do-viais, and foi the last ten years pastor of Christ Church (English Congrega- tional), Rhyl, has been invited to succeed tfhif Rev. W. James as pastor ot Efoecuezer cW..I Ohpr<&, Swansea.
1875-1919.I
1875-1919. I Romantic History of St. Joseph's, Swansea. EARLY STRUGGLES OF II THE PRIESTS. What roseate thoughts are passing now through the mind of the venerable Canon J. W. Richards, O.S.B., when he sees the consummation this week-end of all his hopes and ambitions by see- ing his beloved church of St. Joseph's, Greenhill, Swansea, at last freed from debt, thanks to the devoted self- sacrifice of .his former flock and the indomitable perseverance and 'enthusi- asm of the present rector, Dr. xia:'> rington. In a deeply interesting brochure on his early days in Swansea, dedicated to the brave fallen, Canon Richards describes the romantic rise of Irish Catholicism in Swansea to the present prosperous and powerful community. When he first came to Swansea in 1875 it was to take charge of the parish of St. David's where Canon Price was laid low and Father Bede Cummins was ifr the early stages of consumption., St. Joseph's then had a church, convent and school, but no presbytery, and Canon Richards' first abode when he took up the Greenhill curacy later was a four-roomed working man's house ,Il Llangyfelach-road. He found in the1 parish a community of U dozen Ursu- llnes, partly Irish, partly Breton, from Nantes, introduced by Bishop Brown with the idea that their language, French-Welsh, could bring about the conversion of Wales. The Canon found in Greenhill an absence of bigotry amongst Welsh people, and an under- standing which, to the present day, he says, is characteristic of Swansea, tint, he adds, in the early days of the Irish immigration it was not so and he was told that when the MARTYR TO THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC, Father Cavanna.gh, ,.came to first take charge of St. David's, he had to have a bodyguard to protect him from insult or injury. At. his death, however, the Mayor and Corporation attended his i-aagniheeitt. funeral. Succeeding him was Father Lewis, scion of an old Welsh family. Describing his first Sunday in Greenhill, Canon Richards says:— The approach to the church was. over heaps of. refuse, the accumulation >f years, which had been brought to fill n a pond once for cattle, occupying the very site where now stands St.. Joseph's Church. The rains had partly i uri* d the western wall of the church with silt from the hillside, and on that SutvKy flooded the altar itself, so that the priest could approach it only on blanks. The church was but very partially benched. At the early Mass the women folk chiefly came. Old grannies were therf-, their venerable but haggard faces en- cased in ancestral shawls, which, at later Masses, did duty for mother and daughter. Bonnets were at that day comparatively little worn. Children were there, WITH NAKED FEET more frequently than sliod. At the second Mass the church was filled with a. splendid body of stalwart, Irishmen. most of whom could only find standing room. It was an inspiring and touch ing moment when, standing upon a box which raised me above their heads, but with nothing to hold to, I. rose to preach my first discourse to my Green- hill fiock." The early days of the Irish Colony in Swansea were hard ones, in 1878 and 1879 especially so. "But," adds the' Canon, King William and Jamea Jones and others gave groceries; Ben Evans twice sent a cartload of clothes, twice Sir'John Morris, of Sketty. sent a whole deer from his park, "and for weeks, owing to the kindness of the townspeople and the good offices of the sisterhood, there was no poor child but found a substantial breakfast ready for him when he came to school." Canon Richards recalls with zest the early election fights for Catholic repre- sentation and refers to the coming in 1877 of Father O'flarc,. Wltat Father Julian was to the Greenhill Mission it is superfluous to record. It is written in the hearts of every man, woman and child amongst whom he is awaiting, in suffering, in patience and hope, the close of a life spent with one sole put- pose—the lifting up the hearts of his people and bringing them to God." There is an allusion to the coining of Cardinal banning in the early 80's and his lecture on temperance in the Albert Hall. The Cardinal said Mass a.t St. Joseph's. Canon Richard deals with the struggles .of the schools, and then describes how by six cottages ad- joining the presbytery being in the market it. was possible to start the erec- tion of the present stately edifice, de- spite the opposition of a section of the Swansea public. Pugiu's design was ob- jected- to as being too pretentious. Canon Richards' an'wer was:—"Fori the very reason that, Greenhill is a sor- did spot, with streets and homes where one. seeks in vain for the faintest trace of the beautiful, let us build a church that will lift its people's thoughts and hearts heavenwards." In subsequent records there is re- counted the coming of a succession of I devoted;priests—Fathers Kershaw. Tun- ney. Morgan, Bede Cox. Van Volcbsom, Tunnicliffe and Clifford, and the ulti- mate building of the new church, start- ing with £5,000, and with the CANON HIMSELF AS BUILDER I and Mr. Pugin's agent as superinten- j dent, thus saving builder's profits. I CHURCH THAT COST Clo,()oti. I When half of the church was com-I pleted, and a reluctant old lady., owner of property required to finish the edifice was induced to part, it was "Necessary to borrow another £ 4,GOO, the whole costing £ 10,000. The church took two years to com- plete and in 1888 its opening -was at- tended by the Mayor and Corporation. Lord Petre. had presented the noble Woborn crgan. In 1892 Canon Richards left Swansea, succeeded by Father O'Hdre, and m what appears to be his valedictory he says:— At the foot of the memorial to St. Joseph's heroes who freely fought and bravely fell at duty's call, I would lay, my .tribute of reverence and my meed of prayer." Dr. Harrington then carries on the ,history of the parish and.gives a racy, account of how Father O'Hare set him- self out to disperse rowdies (who had given Greenhill a bad name) with his stick and his tongue. The various improvements the devoted priest brought about are faithfully recounted, and the coming of Fathers Almond, Geary and Fulton, culminating with the succession, of Father Fitzgerald to Father O'Hare in 1904 and-the former's continuance of the good work. During Father Campbell's rectorate -(following Father Fitzgerald's lamented demire) Father Harrington was sent to America and collected S:1,500 for the schools fund. On June 8th, 1914, the new hoys' school, built at a cost of E6,000, had its foundation stone laid, and when opened in August, 1915, all the money had been ,^>aid. In four years, too, the overdraft of £4.500 (arranged by Father O'Hare in 1889) was wiped out. thanks to the Na- tional Bank of Cardiff which accepted ail kinds of instalments. In preparation for the final Dedica- tion of the Church much money has been expended. The baptistery, has been beautifully decorated and wrought iron gates supplied, Whilst the. organ has been taken down and rebuilt with additions, including an electric blower. £ 300 has been- spejrt renQVAtfcg the
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FOR A STRIKE. FOR A .sTRIKE..1 Small Majority Announced.! FINAL BALLOT FIGURES. r The result of the ballot for a strike in the South Wales Coalfield to make the Government raise the income-tax limit to L2.50 was announced at a general meeting of the South Wales Miners' Federation at Cardiff, on Monday, as Federation -,if, Ctrdiff, on ,N loiirl ay, ai Forastnhe  73,307 Against a strike 72,837 Majority for a strike. 470
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SUING THEMSELVES. SUING THEMSELVES.' Possible Gilbertian Position i at Swansea. j How can we expect to bring pres- sure to hear on private, property-owners j when Wf, as a Corporation, leave things in such a disgraceful state?" was Councillor Delve's remark at the Swan- sea Health Committee on Tuesday with reference to a nuisance existing on some Corporation property at Sketty. Councillor Delve said he had en- deavoured to improve the matter pri- vately, but had failed hopelessly, and he felt he was quite justified in bring- ing it before, the open committee. In discussion, it transpired that it was the work of the Estate Office to clear the nuisance. The Chairman: And they must be made to do it and if they don't we must proceed against, them as if they were private owners. Mr. W. Oweiusaid the same condi- tions prevailed wn over the town. Th. Chairman said it was up to the Corporation to carry out their own m- strllctions or the public would think they were the "sinners of the law." Jt- was ultimately decided to give in- sf-ructions to- the responsible qiiartewu. to carry out the work of removal, and in the event of the failure of this re- quest to institute proceedings under i the Health Act. Mr. Delve said it was his intention ¡ to bring the matter tip before the Es- tates Committee. The Chairman: Let us fight them out from this, committee.
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I SELFISH CARDIFF. i I Lord Mayor's Denunciation. There art at leapt t.\feuy persons in Cardiff who could sign cheques for lialf-a- n-iiteioil pounds almost without missing it | from their banking accounts," so said the I Lord Mayor of Ca.rdiff, Mr. C '>F. Forsdike, who w-m the guest of t.he Cardiff Rotary I Ciuib on Monday: He referred to the constant appeals he was receiving for st-ipport for charitable causes, and complained that rising wealtlhy men who had deri ved their wealth from Cardiff lived seltish lives and forgot the duties and responsibilities which we.alth brought with it. He thought it possible to create .a fund of half-a-million which would avoid constant' begging.
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SWANSEA WEDDING. I An interesting wedding took place at St. j Mary's. Swansea, on Monday morning, wheu the contracting parties were Mr. ] Joseph Aubrey James, son of Mr and Mrs. 1 John James. Market-street, Morriston. and Mias Catherine Aveeton Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, Rooehill-ter- race. Swansea. The bride, who wa.s given away by her father, looked charming in ;t putty coloured garbardine costume and a hat of pink velour, The bridesmaids were Miss P. Coie, (friend of the bride), A'i«s L. James (sister of the bridegroom). and iiiiss Barbara Smith (tIle bride's little sister), whilst the best man was Mr. H. Powell. The Rev. Watkin Davies. vicar designate of St. Jude's. officiated, and Mr. Arthur Hays presided at the organ. The bride- groom, who held a commission in the B.W. Fusiliers, is now employed in the borough treasurer's office, where during the war the bride was engaged on war work. The honey- moon is being spent in London.
I SWANSEA FIRE BRIGADEI COMPLIMENTED.
I SWANSEA FIRE BRIGADE I COMPLIMENTED. ) A resident of KirJg Edward-road has J written to the Chief Constable of Swan- sea complimenting the Fire Brigade IV their work at the fire in a motor garage at the rear of his residence, No. 38; King Edward-road a few Sundays ago. The brigade was given the alarm at 1.3 a.m. and arrived at 1.15 a.m. The. brigade (says the 'writer) carried out their work with precision and in a busi- nesslike manner which reflected great credit on the inspector in charge and ,those under his command, who showed great promptitude and intelligence and they deserve commendation. The writer also compliments g young girl j named Elsie Scrines, who alafnmed the residents. — —- L j ——— = — a
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I BIT BADGE UNIFORMS 40 Order Placed with a Swansei I Tradesman. REPLIES TO MR. A. TENNENS. | With regard to Mr. A. Tennens letter og the Swansea Bit-Badge men's uniforms, the following correspondence explain* the position. We reproduce Mr. Tennens letter in order to make the position per- fectly clear. Mr. Alfred Tennens, 5, Cradcck-street. Swansea, writes:— Û I am wondering why the Bit Badge Band's uniforms were not made in Swansea. There is not a tailor in Swansea that could not cut and make those uniforms. In my letter of protest I sent Sir Alfred Mond I said that I did not mind to whom they gavf the order, as long as they gave it to a tailo. in" Swansea, and not elsewhere. When then treasurer approached me, and took my de. signs. I assured him that they would be cut and made as smartly as any London arm could possibly make them. It is a pity fhat the tradesmen of Swansea are not mort patronised by people who depeud upojq Swansea. From the National Federation of Dis- charged and Demobilised Sailers and Soldiers. Mond Buildings, Union-street, Swansea, 27th November, 1919. To the Editofr of the Daily Post." Dear sir,—I should be very glad if yoll would kindly insert this letter in you* valuable paper as a reply to the letter ol Mr. A. Tennens, with regard tc Bit- Badge Uniforms." The lowest tender was accepted, and the order was placed with a Swansea trades- man, a Welshman, a.nd a. member of tha Federation who has rendered most excel- lent services to this branch at all times at great sacrifices to himself. We ara quite satished that the nniforrm NJ Wre made by British labour at full trade union rates of wages," atty* as it is a matter which only concerns the Federation, we fail to understand wnat Sir Alfred Mond has to do with the transaction, and why reference has been made to his name by Mr. Tennens.—Y ours foithfullv. | w: F. FRANCIS. I General secretary? 18, Union-eet., Swansea, 27th November, 1913. To the Edifor of the "Daily Post." Dear sir,—Will you please allow me to reply to the letter of Mr. Tennens re Bit- Badge uniforms, published in your paper on Wednesday. No one should know better than Mr. Tennens himself the abnormal rush of business that all first-class tailors have to contend with, partly due to demobilisation and partly to the great shortage of ex. perienced labour. My extensive work- rooms at 18, Union-street, have been, ani are still overwhelmed with work, in b-pita of the fact that I employ a full staff of experienced Brftish tailors. After the acceptance of my tender for the uniforms (which was- considerably the lowest) I advertised in the principal British and Irish papers, so that I could do the work on my own premises, but this was without result, and I was therefore/ reluctantly compelled to get the uniforms made out of town, so that they may be completed in time for the Mayor's procession. Perhaps Mr. Tennens is also wondering why tb. uniforms for the Police, Tramwaymeu and Specials, etc., are also made out of town.- Yours faithfully, FREDK. IVOR EVANS. 1 20, Wind-street, Swansea, November 27th, 1919. I have examined the transactions of Jr. Frederick Ivor Eva.ns relating to tha cost of the 44 Bandsmen's Uniforms sup- plied by him to the National Union of Dis- charged Soldiers and Sailors, and certify the cost of the making to be E215 6s. 6d. (Two hundred and fifteen pounds, six shillings and sixpence), which amount was I charged the Federation. The uniforms having been supplied" ali cost price, Mr. Evans receives no profit on the transaction. I I -J. LAKE, A.S.J-.A*
I , II I A WOMAN'S DELUSIONS.
I I A WOMAN'S DELUSIONS. At an inquest held at the eg. ifa County Asylum, on the rodv of Mary I Rogers (59), the wife of a Wolveihairp- ton blacksmith, a verdict was recorded that death was due to shock consequent on extensive scalds which had been self- inflicted. The Medical Superintendent j (Dr. Shaw) said Mrs. Roberts was suffer- ing from delusional insanity; otherwise she was all right. Her delusion wero that she had earwigs in her ,ead, and that there was an adder ide her. She had asked him to give her milk, so that she could put it by. the side of the bed, and then the adder might come out in the night and drink 1, and thus she would ¡ get rid of it.
! -f SWANSEA -HOTEL -RAIDED.
f SWANSEA HOTEL RAIDED. The bwansea arolice made an extensiv. ra,id on a Swansea, hotel on Saturday night. and the sequel is to be heat d, at the local Police Court this week. Thr ¡,r,t.el wa- practicaliy sunounded and S>,e'ëj Anw and addre,-is,-s v.ere taken. I r •i — j j
r INDECENT SONG 1OUTSIDE -CRCRCH.
r INDECENT SONG OUTSIDE CRCRCH. Three collier boys, named 1""L.in Con»sh? J. Shepherd, and T. J. Griffiths, were ed fined JS1 at Aberavon on Monday far sixrgv ing a tf-ong of an, indecent mature butsi4m jgft, Theodora's Church, Port Talbot v» Sa&JWy night, 1
I .,-fiEDUSEl) BUTTKR RATIONS.
I fiEDUSEl) BUTTKR RATIONS. lhe r ood Cont.roller announces that as < I'sult of his umhiltty ?- ?U.rcb.a stlppbes of butter ?ram certain •wraee ?n ,whloh he I baW counted ne ba» d<!<'u!? ? !'eduœ tha I butter ration as from L-»ccj^ber 15. until further vuxr-invp. i-aw 0?% I kmd ør woelL.
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1_ContinM !P¡ preceding column.) I (C6iit-iniied 'fTo the sacristry, includ- ing a vesting table includ- I THE WAR MEMORIAL. Thi War Memorial, commemorating the supreme sacrifice of 120 of the flock, is in the form of a Celtic Cross, stand- ing 18 feet high, with the names of the dead inscribed on the four sides of the base. They include that of one woman bWVn up in a, munition factory explo- sion. The etioss stands in front of the church doors, at the top of the steps, whieh form a new main entrance to the church from Convent-atrept. ? The co?t of the ?ho?e-cross, ?tes, j piers.-??'jt, a tri?e over ESW, prac- tically the wbo]e ofwhkb s been  t aubgcii'D»d by.