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Family Notices
BJRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS, Bt RTHS. BEVAJf.—On the 16th at T.vrfran/' Rev- noldaton. to Mr. and Mrs. hansel Bevan, v#on. GklkFITHS.-To Lieut, and Mrs. W. F. Griffiths tnee J. M, Huntley), 25, Windaor- At4;t. a dead-boru son. DEATHS. MT)DER.-On IOth just. at 14. Peisbryn-ter- race. Bryntnill. after a short and painful illness, Charles Bidder, BEYNON.—On October 13th. at heT resid- ence, Horton. after a long and painful patiently borne Elizabeth, doarly- fceloved wife of Philip Beynon, Horton. D-A-VIE,S.-On Tuesday evening the 9th, at the Nursing: Institute. Swansea, Arthur Whitta Davies. of 92. Llansyfelaoh-road, Erynhyfryd. I)REW.-On October 15th at b Mackworth- j 't,errace. St, Thomas, after a short illness, •Alary Ann, beloved wife of William Philip J1rew. G-OWEX.—On October the Lth, at 9. West- bourne-place, MuniNJes, fearan. the relict ,of the late James Gowen. j ItCiPKlN.—On the 10th in St.. at 66, King £ d ward-road. Swaireea Mary llo&'ki11, n. idow of the lata Daniel ilODkin, of Lam- bert's Works, and daushter of the iate Roger Thomas. contractor. JirtSEYS.—On October 8th. at Llwi. nfron Uiydach. after a lonw illneae patienUy borne, Catherine, wife of William Jeffreys. J?:?SINS.—On the 9th inst.. PhiUp OswaM .y?kins eldest son of the ?t<- Air. Phl!iu Jenkins, Draper. Gaatle-sauare, Swansea. Aged 45 years. JENKINS.—On October 14th. at FenIan. „Penclawdd, Wm, Jenkins after a linger. ins illness. L-OLY.On Wednesday. October K'th at 20, 1 Maxleel-street, John Lulv aged 76. MOHTON.-On October 6th. at t. Miers- street. Elsie, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morton. O c o b e PEXHALE.—On October 10ih. 1917, at his son a residence. 100, Manse-lton-read, Mvansea, Richard Penhale. aged 83 years. PHJLLIPS.—On October 32th. at Aroofa < icu>riarroad, Waunarhv.vdd, niter a IOI; illness patiently borne. Anne, wile cf Walter Phillips. THOMAS.—On October 12th. at Smuiy- ha.nk." Newton, Mumbles. William j Thomas.
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 SALES BY AUCTION, RED LION YARD, LLAD,EBIE. Important Sale of 22 of Cattle, 31 Sheey, Market Trap Sat of j) Trap Harness, &c. Messrs. J. DAVJES & Co. XT AVE been favoured with instrllctioùs from Jacob Davies, Esq., tuul otiicis, to .>LLL BY AUCTION, at the niace on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1M7, the! following LIVE STOCK, viz. 22 HOKSi-S.—1 tour-year-oid Collier <ie;ding, good worker; 1 four-year-old Collier Geldiiyr, 13.3 h.h., good worker; 1 iour-year-old Bay Collier Gelding, good ( .vorker; 1 four-year-old Bay Ccllie Geld- ing, 14.2 ii.E., warranted good worker; li lire-year-old Dark Grey Cart Mara, good! vorkcr, 1 five-year old Collier Mare. 13.3 j la.bL., good worker; 1 three-year-old Collier HOl", good in all gears; 1 ihr&a-y ear-old Hor;?e, go&,d in al,L geari; I six-year-old Cob Mare, quiet to ride or drive; 1 thoroughbred Mare, aged, guar- anteed in all harness; I Hackney Maw, £ Ciiid worker in all gears; 1 two-year-old 'Cot;; 1 two-yaar-old Cob; 3 Yearling Col- lier Cvltb; 4 Yearling Fillies; 2 Collier §iicklinge. OF CATTLE.—1 Cow with Calf at Red; 1 Shorthorn Haifor with Calf at Heel; 1 Roan Gow, due to calve before date of sale; 1 Cow d'.1e to calva in ¡ January; 1 Cow due to calve early in ¡ IMS; 10 two-year-old Shorthorn and Cross- ¡ Brtsi in-calf Heifers; 8 Y-eariins Shorthorn KeEiers (running w-ith. the Bull during the summer); 15 two-year-old Bullocks, mps.t are fit for the butcher; 6 Yearling Bullocks in forward condition; 3 Prime Fat Cows; 1 two-year-old Siiorthom Bull: 1 ditto; 1 Yearling Slioirthorn Bull; >. Yearling Hereford Bull. 3-l- SHEEP—25 Oosebred Breeding Ewes, 6 Ewe Lambs. Also 1 Market Set of Trap Harness, equal to Sale to commence at 12.30 P..La. Mt -Allotionee,.sl Offices—Llangadock, Lian- Jo\"ery, Llandilo, and Llanwrtyd Welh. — PUBLIC NOTICES. u' 'I yiON CHAPEL, QWMAVON. OHAIE EISTEDDFOD, SA TURD AT DECEMBER 8th, 1917. Adjudicators—Music: Messrs. T. Hopkin Evans MU3 Bm. (Oxon). N,eatb, and D. A-fait Thomas, Cvrmavon; Literature: Rev. Wm. Evans, B.A. (" Wil lfau""), CaidifF. Chief Choral (not under 50 vqijeos). own selection. 10 ztiineae and Hand- some Chair. Children's Choir, I Sinsr Be- I Love to Sine-" (Pinauti) 3 sruineas ait'Silver Cup. Action Sens: for Children own selection, 3 gruineaf and Sepia Photo j Eijlarffement. framed complete. Pryddest tp f dros 150 llincll' Hunanab;>rth: ermi a.chadair. Soios. Recitations, Dueta, t elg. Profrracxmes Id. (by DGSt 1rU from DT. Jenkins 4. Victoria-terrace. Cwm- awft. Proceeds for Corpl Thomas Davies, a ^Disabled Soldier. SA I L I N GS.  South & East Africa. URWM-' ROYAL MAIL ROUTE. OBTLE The Cape, Natal,  T Transvaal. Rhodesia, I S&E ??? African Ports, LInL Mauritius, &c. For Sailings and Other Information, apply to the Head Office, 3 and 4, Fen- church-street, London, E.G.3, or in Swan- fta to T. R. W. Mason and Co., or Bertie Perkins and Co. WHITE STAR LINE. Liverpool to Australia. CALLING AT CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA). Fares: To Åll8tra.lia, £23 to £ 34; to Cape Town, 915 15.9. to C24 3s. Tbeee steamers are twin screw, titted with bilge keels, and have been specially constructed for the Colonial trade. The accommodation comprises Smoking, Read- t ing, and Dining Rooms. Surgeon and Stewardesses earned. For further particulars apply to the Local Agents: WHITE STAR LINE, Liverpool; 1, Cockspur-atreet, S. W. 1, and 3S, LeadeiihaH-street, B.C. 3, London. MONEY. THE SWANSEA MERCANTILE CO. (Ltd.) 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, Make Cash Advances Daily, from £ 10 to £ 1 ,000. No Charge unless Business done. Strictly Private and Confidential. Tor farther particulars, apply v H. B. JONES, Manager. X MISCELLANEOUS. depth of last winter 14 Leghorn pullets Ji" 'which had Karswood Poultry Spice laid owes 300 egss per month for three months. Kane wood did it.-T. Evans. Royal Stores, Lioxidilo. Aifl-20 NOTE Eoooomy. Karswood Spice cor.,ain. ingr srround insects. 2d. packet supplies j !^he?te one weeLi.-L-vi James. Hone Kons Storeg. Neath. 85Ai 0-20 RATION THE EATS with Rodine," and JH' save the foodstuffs. Rodine is the ex. I terminator that makes the final rat ration. It never fails. 6d.. Is.. 2a.. 3e.. Ss. Post 3d. | Kasley.. Chemist, Perth. Agents:-E. H. Griffiths (Bridgend), T. J Rees (Skewen) R. D. Morgan (Ma-ceiteg). SCORN the fùrein ?-oik." Use Km- wood ;p?fsuasi?3 S?icc. which doubles egg output; 2d., 6d. le— Hutchice. S Queen- street. Kcath. ?A?201
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. The news from Russia is some- what more favourable, and al though the Island of Oesel is fully in the pos-se-ssion of the enemy, in the Dvma the Russian guns have been playing havoc with bridges attempted to be thrown across the river by the Germans. Winter will soon be felt on the Russian fronts, and its advent renders improbable any great extension of the move- ment which has begun with the capture of Oesel. The danger in that quarter arises rather from the weakness of our Allies than the. strength of the enemy. The Ger mans employed small forces. The Ku-ssiari Ministry of Marine credits their attacking fleet with only one squadron of Dreadnoughts—a battle strength with which the Russian' Baltic Fleet would under normal conditions have been quite capable of coping. It would seem likely from the data available that the landing force which conquered the island did not n-luelij if at all, ex- ceed 10,000 men. These facts may be interpreted in opposite •vhv<. On the one hand they sug- gest that the enemy's spare re sources are now inconsiderable; on the ether hand, their success indi- cates that the Russian power of re distance has also fallen to a very low ebb. Here as ejsewhere much will turn on the weather. Last year, while the rain in the West stopped the battle of the Somme, there Vias fine weather in Eastern Europe, which enabled Field-Marshal van Mkenen to carry his Rumanian campaign to a -successful conclu- sion. Such a perversity of fortune might, of course, recur; but we must all hope that it may not. We remember many an October meetmg of the Swansea Borough Council, but we wonder at which, prior to the suspension of municipal elections necessitated by t.he war, I my councillor would have dared to move a resolution under the ¡ terms of which officials receiving £ 400 and over would obtain a five per cent. bonus upon their salaries 1 No, we cannot imagine any such absurdity. The shadow of Novem- ber the First would have marked the rash and foolish man who en- tertained the idea. The thunderbolts of municipal reform would have fallen upon him. But, so far we are from the chastening influence of the electors' judgment, so removed in spirit from that pre-ivar discipline of the polls, that the thing was I done at Wednesday's meeting— and not only done, but agreed to, at anv rate for a reianth. ———— ——— The old Mayor intimates his in- II tention of resigning his seat. Yery sincerely we express our sorrow at the circumstances under which Aid. Davies had to relinquish his useful work. It is a. municipal tragedy that a mayoralty of such promise could not be completed, and we join with the- Council in its tribute to its effectiveness and In its hope that the Mayor will make it good recovery from his illness. On Wednesday, the Council in committee decided to invite Aid. Ben Jones to follow Aid. Davies m the office of chief magistrate. We are sure that the town will thoroughly endorse the choice. As Deputy Mayor, he had a difficult task to accomplish, one requiring the exercise of great tact and shrewdness. His conduct in the chair has been everything that could be desired, and the Council did a popular thing in electing him to the Mayoralty in his own right. In another column we give an esti- mate of the Mayor-elect from a pen which is able to discriminate, and with the sentiments of the writer we desire to associate ourselves. We do not desire to say much about the letter of Mr. Roger Beck ill which he withdrew his applica- tion regarding the new site for the Orphan Home, which he is endow- ing with £ 10,000. It would have been far better had the Town Clerk kept the letter for perusal in com- mittee. Nothing was gained by its open reading; on the contrary issues were raised that will pain every cha.ritably-minded person. Mr. BeeS, as more than one member said, is a reasonable kind of man, and the little misunderstanding was capable of adjustment without being' made the subject of a full- drawk Council debate. That, how- ever, was inevitable after the pub- lic reading- of the letter—a course of conduct which in our opinion was most indiscreet under the ciucum- stances. We are sure that Mr. Beck and the committee will come together again and clear up the differences that now stand in the way. Mr. Tutton is standing for no trifling point, and we hope that there will be an early answer to the question upon which he says he cannot get a fair reply from those in authority." It is an in credible assertion that children at the Orphan Home have to conform' to the Church of England rites, and with the utmost confidence we look forward to a contradiction of it. As we have said, it is a thousand pities tha-t occasion was ever given to raise this issue; but we trust that Mr. Beck will see that the affair can be satisfactorily cleared and that he will renew his application to the Council for a site. The town will not willingly agree to the great-hearted squire of LangLand, at the man Hon of whose name every face lights up, going elsewhere for such a site. That the Quarter Sessions still maintain some of their antiquated methods was shown at Swansea on Tuesday. One item on the agenda paper was the election of represen- tativs to the Standing Joint Com-, mitte-e, and for the Gower district the contest was between Mr. Glas- brook and Mr. J. H. Rosser. The voting was by show of hand, and the first vote gave Mr. Rosser a majority of one. That was chal- lenged, and Mr. Rosser again had a slight lead, which was challenged. The third count gave Mr. Glas- brook a majority of one. The hugger-mugger methods of the good old days" led to the Quarter Sessions being deprived Cof a lot of their powers, and to the creation of the County Councils. It seems hardly in keeping with modem ideas when votes taken and declared are open to repeal and challenge. There is no reason why the third vote in the case mentioned should not have been challenged also, and the game kept on for a. week. Some bc-tter method of election to in)" portant positions ought to be pos- sible, and any alteration made should give the magistrates of local petty sessional divisions an oppor- tunity to have a determining voice A ir. Rosser la their representatives. Mr. Rosser is diligent in his duties as a county magistrate, has a liking for, and enough time to pay proper attention to the work. It is a pity that hi-, assistance is lost.
LIVING TN A SHED. I
LIVING TN A SHED. I At thr, mooting of the Health Com- 1 mittee of the Llanelly Borough Council the sanitary inspector reported that the t,i;ed at the back of Stanley-road was still occupied by a woman and two of her daughters. Co an. M. R. Richards: The six younger children are not thsre. of course? The sanitary inspector: No. they have, been removed to the Cottage Homes, hut there are two daughters living in the filter) with her mother, and they are over 16 years of age. The chairman said the family were ejected from a house, and there are some facts that we cannot very well dwell upon Conn. Richards explained that the N.S.P.C.C. had tilcen the younger child reD away from the wt-man. Coun. E. Roberts, And she is paving 25&. a week towards her children at the Cot- tage Homes. It was decided to proceed agsiaet the owner of the stable.
-I JOINT HOSPITAL. I
JOINT HOSPITAL. A joint meeting of representatives ei tb° Llanelly Boroujh Council, Fiurrypori Urban Council, and the Llanelly Ruml Council was held on Monday for the pur- pose of considering the question cf erect- ing a joint isolation hospital. The Mayer (Aid, D. James levies) presided. The Town Clerk explained that the matter proceeded as far as an application being made to the Lcc-al Government Board to fend d-oi-, ii Mr. Fish er, who wnr- prepared to recommend that the scheme. should go forward The inquiry w;:$ held in April, 1915, and the Local Gov- ernment Board approved of the idea of :v Joint Board heing constituted, and the Board also suggested that they might on with their preliminaries, although, o.' course, they could not hope to begin build- ing the hospital during the ccxntinuanc- of war. After discussion, the Mayor said hf thought the only outcome of the meetln: could be that they should re-submit the-' ■pro-vigion-s to their respective co-une.-I, for their adoption. It war, decided to adopt the MayorV suggesticm.
THEFT OF BRASS.I
THEFT OF BRASS. I Dd. Evans, labourer, Wm. Jones, tube inspector, and Wilfred Williams, lab- ourer, were charged at Swansea on Thurs- day with stealing and receiving a quan- tity of brass and phospher bronze, valued as £ 22, the property of the British Man- nesman:! Tube Co., Ltd., Landore, on or about October 6th. Mr. Hy. Thompson prosecuted for the company; Mr. W. A. Thomas defended Williams and Evans; and Mr. Ed. Harris represented Jones. Mr. Thompson eaid it was with great reluctance that the company prosecuted Evans, as ha had been in their emplov for 17 years. The nature of the theft, how- ever, rendered it imperative that pro ceedings should li £ taken. Jones should have been immune from such temptation as he was earning S4 a week. P.C. (29) Hill said that on the morning of Octobcr 6th he saw Erans driving a cart aloug the road at Bonymaen. The~i' were eomo parcels on the wagon. As the result of inquiries the officer elicited from Evans a statement that Williams had stolen the metal and taken to a house oc- cupied by Wm. Jones Detective Tacker said he interviewed Jones, who said It's quite right. It does not belong to me. I know the man who put it there, and the same man is sup- Xxvsed to fetch it this morning." Witness said that Williams came to the police station and gave himself up, say- ing: I stole it, not Jones. I came here this morning to give myself up for steal- ing the brass I fetched from .Toners house/ In aitswer to the charge, the men made no reply. Detective Tucker admitted that Jones and Evans assisted the police materially. When charged, Evane pleaded not guilty. JonM admitted having it m the house, and Williams pleaded guilty to stealing the metal. Mr. W. A. Thomas submitted that there was no cae against Evans, as he had told them he was acting on instruc- tions from his manager's foreman, Chas. Newcombe by name Mr. Thompson eubmittod that it was strange that at 6 a.m. he should fetch parcels from a private house. Evans replied that when the paresis were uncovered he opened his eyes." After consideration, the Bench agreed that there was no case against Evans, and he was discharged. Testimonials were produced on behalf of Jones and Williams. Mr. Thomas said that Williams, who had recently come from Canada, joined the Army im- mediately war was declared. He was ulti- mately invalided out. He was a man of excellent character. With regard to Jonw, Mr. Harris said, he was a dupe of the other men. By com- ing to the station to remove his guilt Williams had removed Jon<« from the false position he was in. Jones was a married man with children. Testimonials were handed in fsom min- iFrtGrs and other local gentleman. The Chair-man said he was sorry to see young men in 'their position, but they would impose a substantial fine to act as a deterrent to others. Defendants wer* fined islO or two months eaoh, a week I being allowed to find the money.
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Lieut..Col. W. Murray-Thsiepland, D.S.O., is gazetted to command the Welsh Guards and Regimental District (tempo- rarily), and to be temporary colonel while so employed. Four thousand miners were thrown idle in Leicestershire through a strike of col- liery engicemen, firemen, and mechanics, members of the National Amalgamated Union who complain that Sir George Ask with had not fulfilled his promise to fore? the' award of a eommiS'fion whereby t'bo Notts- and Derby Ermine men's Union «-er» not to form branches is Leicester- «hi re.
SWANSEA'S NEXT MAYORI i i———
SWANSEA'S NEXT MAYORI i i ——— AN APPRECIATION OF ALD. HER Mil I Sitting in committee on Wednesday, the Swansea Town Council, by a unani- mous rote, decided to support the nomina- tion of Alderman Ben Jones (Deputy- Mayor) for the Mayoralty An Appreciation. I The Mayor oi' Llanelly predicted a few days &go that Swansea's new Mayor would be a Carmarthenshire man, a county which has given to Wales a very large proportion of its most eminent men. This year no other choice was pos- sible. Swansea, like other large cities, is greatly indebted to the small country villages. Tli-eiiw have come many of its most successful business men and of its most useful citizens. Their lineage can be traced back to the unrcmantic corners of Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Cardigan. The strength of a nation is its village life, and its bulwark is its country Bethel. Aid. Jones is one of Swansea's dyaion d'od." There is an element in the life of industrial Wale^ to-day which in foreign to its genius and history. Our Mayor came to Swansea steeped in the tradition and the discipline of the old Calvinism. Theologically, Calvinism may be dead, but in practice it has never failed to produce an uncompromising ..thic, As a hoy in Llanddowror he felt the tug of the distances and the lure of the large cities. He 4; a direct descendant of Griffith Jones, to whom Wales has not iully realised her debt. This, possibly, was one of the hidden forces that made l him yield to the urge of adventure, for he arrived at Merthyr in 1872. There he attached, himself to the Methodist Church at Pontmorlais, which iiourished greatly at the time under the ministry of the eminent Dr. Thomas Ilees. Four years later he moved to Swansea, whose; interests he has unfiincLungly served, and who-se respect he has invariably com- manded. He will bring to bear upon the I duties of his new office an industry and an application which have brought him a yreat measure of business success. No adequate reference can be made to the deep interest the Mayor has always taken in the life of Swansea. It is gener- ally recognised that he possesses a shrewd and an independent mind and that his judgment is cautious and safe. He knows that most questions can be looked upon from more than one angle, and he seeks i 0 know all the facts before passing a verdict. The Mayor-elect is not new to his duties He has been Deputy-Mayor ?or the ht year, and since the tragic ill- 's of Aid/David. Davies has performed the duties of chief citizen with a tact and a resourcefulness that augur well for the .toming war. He has been active in "arluèls other ways. He is a Justice of ,he Peace and a past president of the Cymrodorion Society. But amidst all his business and social setiviies he has always remembered that the Lord loveth the gates of Zion more j :hUt all the dwellings .of Jacob." He has ■riven his life's best to the church at Trinity, and neither Dr. Saunders nor Mr. Prydderch had a more faithful mem- her or a more valuable church officer. "Whatever the measure of his services in ther ways, his chapel and his religion have been .the inspiration of all his acti- vities. However many Committee meet- ings he attends, he never neglects the aek-uight prayer meeting. He has re- ceived many honours, but has never sac- rificed a virtue in order to obtain them. We has been the secretary of Trinity Church for thirty years, a deacon for twenty-five, and Missionary Treasurer •if the Wept Glamorgan Monthly Presbytery for eleven years. He :s the President of tl.e local monthly meet- 'ug. Although tt good Methodist, as his rord indicates, his sympathies are not circumscribed by denominational in- h'Tests, and it affords unmixed pleasure to a Baptist to appreciate his wide sym- pathies and his generous spirit. The new Mayor has always applied his religious convictions to his municipal activities and is universally respected. His home is brimful cf sunshine and of the sunshine metaphorically and song liter;;My. He never seeks to deny that Mrs. -Tones is the "better" half. She is a Swansea lady, but her forbears hailed from Tregaron, for innate charm and ease of manner will be of great help to her husband to carry the burden of mayoralty, the heavier end of which will tali upon her own houl.-Iers They have four chil- dren, two sons and two daughters. One of the boys is a lieutenant in France, whilst the other, Hr. Watts Jones*, is one of Swansea's best known tradesmen. Sijph, in brief, is the man upon whom ¡ Swansea ha.s bestowed its highest honour— a man who carries all honours unostenta- tiously and unobtrusively. His year of office will be full of tremendous possi- bilities for the town and the Empire. We ezpect llleA of all the doom of the Kaiser and the end of the war. R. S. ROGERS. We understand on reliable authority that Councillor Percy Molyneux will be the Deputy-Mayor.
MAJOR DAVID DAVIES, M.P. I
MAJOR DAVID DAVIES, M.P. I Major David Davies, M.P., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been awarded by the Russian Government, for distin- guished war services, the Order of St. Stanislas, second class (with swords). The distinction was announced in Wed- nefcday night's London Gazette."
NEATH GUARDIANS. I
NEATH GUARDIANS. I The Neath Board of Guardians on Wed- nesday discussed a circular resolution prote^ing against the Ministry of Health scheme on the grounds that it took away power from Guardians in infant life pro- tection and other matters. Mr. W. B. Trick, in moving the resolution, said it was the thin end of the wedge. The Rev. Henry Hughes seconded. Mr. John Thomas urged the Guardians not to be too hasty less they apply the brake upon pro- gressive force". He asked the Council to defer the matter to the next meeting. Mr. Trick withdrew his motion. Mr. Trick announced that Flag Day col- lections for local war hospital comforts amounted to <£138.
MUMBLES WOMAN FINED. I
MUMBLES WOMAN FINED. I Ada Thomas, married. Mumbles, was fined 20s., at Swansea, on Saturday, for being drunk and disorderly at the Mumbles on October 9th. Special Constable Rees and Sergeant Williams said they found the woman on the roadside with her face covered with blood and mire. She struggled violently and used very bad language, with the result that sh e had to be practically car- ried to the police station. Inspector Davies paid the woman came of most respectable people but her aged father had had to appeal to the pel ice for protection. men taken to the cells she almost had her hand severed in the door through struggling. The bench warned her that if she came again she would be dealt with severely. Defendant burst into tears.
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News has been received bv Mr. and Mrs. j J. A. McKay, of No. 7, St. John's-road, Maneelton, of the death in action of their sen, Corpl. Hubert A. McKay. He lost his life as the result of the. explosion of I a shell on the western front. The deceased iras formerly emnloyed at the Mannee- mantt-
SWANSEA COUNCIL i -I
SWANSEA COUNCIL i MORE ABOUT THE "PATTI" PAVILIOP. The Deputy Mayor (Aid. Ben Jones) presided at the monthly meeting of the Swaneea Town Council on Wednesday. The Deputy Mayor reported that Bar- oness Cederstrom had offend the Corpora- tion a large steel pavilion, one that would make an ideal concert hall or winter gar- den. He (the Deputy Mayor) moved that the thanks of the Council be conveyed to the Baroness for this gift. Councillor J. H. lee (chairman of the Parks Committee) seconded the resolution. Two gentlemen, he said, Mr. Howells and his partner, visited Craig-y-Noe, and they were informed that the building had been offered to the Swansea Corporation. He (Mr. Lee) saw the Town Clerk at once, who then had no knowledge of the matter. The agent orCraig-y-Xos visited the Town Clerk's office and made a firm offer on the part of the Baroness. The building would make an excellent winter garden. Councillor Holmes said he thought the chairman of the Parks Committee should bj congratulated upon the manner in which he had carried on the negotiations. Councillor Owen asked when the erection of the building would be proceeded with. he hoped it would be eoon. Councillor Lee said they had to consider the convenience of the Baroness, and in March next year, when she visited the premises, the removal of the structure—• which would take about a fortnight— would immediately be proceeded with. The resolution of thanks was carried. The Deputy Mayor moved the sincere oongratui&tio?e of the Council to ),Iajor? the Hon. Odo Vivian upon his securing the D.S.O. He was for some years a very respected member of the Council. Col. Sinclair seconded, and this was carried. It was decided to celebrate Nelson Day— a recommendation having been received from the I\ a,vyLeague-i:.Ill October 21st instead of the 22nd, as the latter date fell on a Sunday.
MAYOR RESIGNS.!
MAYOR RESIGNS. At Wednesday's meeting of the Sifan sea Town Council, Ald. Ben Jones (Deputy Mayor) presiding, the following letter was read born the Mayor (Aid. D. Davies) The Bryn, Llandudno, 14/10/17. Dear Alderman Jones.I am deferring j the formal act of resignation until 9th Nov amber so as to avert any possible in- convenience to the Council, but I wish you and my other colleagues to know that it is my intention to give up my seat on that date. It is a decision induced by impera- tive medical advice and my own reasoned conviction. I need hardly say how rAn cerely I regret the necessity for this step, especially now on the eve of great hap- penings in Swansea, and to discontinue dose association with so many good friends. In on3 respect, however, the time is not inopportune for my retire- ment, for I leave after obtaining as Mayor the most cordial co-operation of every- seetion, member and official of the Cor- poration. If our collective efforts were not in every regard completely successful, we have a,t least the satisfaction of realis- ing that the foundations have been, firmly laid for a greater Swansea. The great war, which has so many estrange- ments, has also brought peoples closer together, and I am glad to think that after a loi? and sometime stormy experience of public life I am able to end it feeling there is not a single member cf the Coun- cil that I cannot greet as a friend. I ;1.111 very sensible of the great IiinCiiief, rhieji you, Mrs. Jones, and the members and officials of the Council have manifested during recent months, particularly in assisting my wife in discharging duties rendered more exacting by my enforced absence. 1 wish you all to accept my and her eincere thanks for sympathy, forbear- ance and kindness. In my pixifessional capacity I hope still to be of some uee to the town of my adoption. With cordial. greetings, I remain, faithfully yours. (Signed) DAVID DAVI ES. The Deputy Mayor paid a high tribute to- the good work carried out by the Mayor during the period he enjoyed good health, and said that it was 0 to the general regret o' the Council that Ald. David Davies had been unable to iill the Mayoral Chair for the whole of the term. It was hoped that Aid. Daries would be able to occupy the chair at the next Council meeting, on November 9th. (Hear, hear). He felt sure they would be glad to see him.
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?- i?? MATCHES IN THE FACTORY. Throe workmen were prosecuted at, LLan. elly on Wednetd." y for having matches in their possession in a. certain factory. They were: Wm. Herbert Ray, Noddfa, Pwll. road; Tom Gwyther. 9, Kins-square; and Peter Hunter, Morlais Bungalow, Burry- pcč.t, A fine of £ 5 was imposed in c-ich case.
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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. I With regard to the National Council of Education for Wales, it was decided by the Swansea Council, on Wednesday, to defer the matter, on the motion of Mr. David Matt-hews. H promised that it should have every and careful considera- tion by the committee.
THE LAND OF PLENTY. I
THE LAND OF PLENTY. I The members of Clase Council need not run Short of potatoes whilst they have Councillor James Phillips, Ynistawe, in their midst. Mr. Phillips produced from 31 cwt. of seed potatoes 65 cwt., and from one perch he had 275 1b3. The chairman of the Clase Council (Mr. David Boweu) has made arrange- ments for Mr. Phillips to address a 6eries of meetings on the cultivation of I potatoes, under the Food Campaign Com- mittee.
COPPER PIT DISPUTE. I
COPPER PIT DISPUTE. I A deputation, consisting of Meesrs. George Barker, Vernon Hartshorn, and D. R. Gren- feil, saw the Coal Controller in London on Wednesday with reference to proceedings pending against the checkweigher at the Copper Pit Colliery, Swansea The deputa- tion urged that the Controller should agree that the summonses be suspended for a fortnight to enable him to hear the full facts of the case with a view to an amic- able settlement. The Coal Controller, though expressing great reluctance in interfering with the ordinary course of proceedings, agreed to the request, the management to suspend the summonses for a fortnight to enable hi i to institute an inquiry not only as to the facts in that particular case but also as to the relationships existing at tha colliery atd the matters which appear to have led I to the present position. At Swansea, on Thursday, Thomas S. Evans, checkwciglier, was summoned for unlawfully interfering with certain work- men employed at the Copper Pit Collieries, and unlawfully interfering with the man. agement of the mine. The hearing was adjourned for a fortnight as the result of correspondence with the Coal Controller.
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News has been received by his wife, who reeid-ec- at 26, Old Orchard-street, Swansea, that Pte. G. E. Stevens, of the Welsh Regiment, ha6 been gassed, and is now in h-ospital in England. He was employed at the Graigola Fuel Works. King's Dock. Mrs. Upton, of 94. Pentre Estyll, Bryn- hyfryd. Swansea, has been notified that her husband. Private William Upton, of the Lancashire Futiihers, iis lying in bos- pital in France wounded in the leg. Prior to enlistment. Pte. Upton was manager ot a butchw's shop at the ifafod.
I NEATH "NATIONAL"
I NEATH "NATIONAL" SWANSEA COUCtl AND QUESTION OR SUPPORT At the Swansea Council meeting on Wednesday, A communication was received from the committee of the National Eistedd- fod of Wales to be held at Neath nest year asking the council to support financially the undertaking. Councillor Molyneux moved that it be referred to the Parliamentary Com- mittee. Councillor David Matthews said it was i.,zi important matter, and should not be treated in that way. Councillor Ivor Gwynne agreed, and pointed out that the Eisteddfod was a Welsh National Institution, and as the' Corporation was the corporation of the largest town in Wales he did not think ,-L,ey should allow it to slip by in this way. Councillor Molynuex said it was not in any spirit of levity that he had moved the resolution to refer it to committee, but because matters of that kind had ln dealt with by committees. Councillor Matthews said that in order test the feeling of the Council he de- sired to move that the Corporation become guarantors for iloo. Mr. Ivor Gwynne seconded. Mr. Jehu Lewis moved what he termed a direct negative," i.e., that the Corpo- ration. subscribe Eloo. After all, this was a national (juesiion, and Swansea ought to ehow it's loyalty. Aid. Dan Jones, in view of that fact, said lie weuld support the proposition in favour of ceferfing the matter to com- mittee. Ald. Morgan Tutton: What was done in former cases? The Town Clerk: Nothing in the last six years. Councillor Matthews: It seems to me that the whole Council is anxious to evade the whole question. Cries of No, no. Mr. Matthews: That is why I want to put it to the test. Ald. Merrells asked whether it was com- pett-nt for anyone to move the provision of an amount of money without giving notice of motion. Councillor Matthews: It has been done thousands of times. Aid. Merrells: It doee not matter about that- Councillor Matthews: It has been done in Mr. Merrells' mayoralty. A Id. Merrells: That does not matter. (Laughter). The Town Clerk ruled that technically Mr. Matthews was not in order. The letter was thereupon referred to the Parliamentary Committee.
ABERAVON'S NEW VICAR.I
ABERAVON'S NEW VICAR. I The new Vicar of Aberavon, the Rev. D. W. Davies, B.A., of Llwynypia, was in- ducted on Wednesday afternoon by the Ven. Archdeacon of Llandaff, The service was intoned by the Rev. D. C. K. Chris- topher (curate), the new Vicar reading the lesson. The Yen. Archdeacon, referring to the good men who had worked in the parish, said that the new Vicar had been selected by the trustees as one who had been tried in other spheres of labour and found successful. lie came full of in- tentions of promoting the spiritual wel- fare of the parishioners. They had need o workers more than ever if the new Act became law, and what greatly encouraged him at the recent convention in Cardiff at the beginning of the war.—Yours sin- whic-h was manifested there.
ABERAVON COUNCIL.I
ABERAVON COUNCIL. I At Aberavon Town Council on Wed- nesday, the Mayor (Councillor T. S. Goslin) presiding, complaints regarding the lack of postal facilities and insani- tary Post Office conditions were con- sidered, in the presence of the Post- master. It was decided to ask that the Arcade Post Office be opened six days a week for stamps, postal orders, and parcels, and that stamp agencies be opened in other places. It was decided to place gaswork em- ployes and other Corporation workers on the same footing as the Margam Coun- cil employes, who have recently received increases, these increases to be retro- spective. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that during the month he had destroyed I a side of bacon, a rabbit and 242 Ibs. of cheose, unfit 'for consumption. The Mayor stated that slaughtermen at the public abattoir were paid ridiculously low wages by the butchers. A commit- tee was appointed to go into the matter.
MORE BEER TO BE BREWED.
MORE BEER TO BE BREWED. The Food Controller has made an In- j toxicating Liquor (Output and Delivery) Order, NTo. 3, which permits under specified conditions during the current quarter the brewing by acceptcd brewers of 20 per cent, increase standard barrelage over the bar- ) rel age otherwise permitted under the In- I toxicating Liquor (Output and Delivery) I Order dated 29th March last, and permits a fnither 15 1-3 per cent. increase for alloca- tion by the Food Controller to brewers sup- plying necessitous munition areas. Another Order fixes the maximum price of certain qualities of beer. Beer of an original gravity less than 1,036 deg. must not be told in a. public bar at more than 4,1. per imperial pint, and that of an ori- einal gravity not exceeding 1.042 deg., and at more thar? 5d. pe,- not less than 1,036 rleg. at more than 5d. per imperial pint. Barrels or casks, before leavyjg a brewery must have plainly and durably marked on the head the figures 4d. and 5d. as the casp. may be.
COLLIERY AFFAIRS. I
COLLIERY AFFAIRS. I A Working Miner on the Down Tools 11 Policy. Mr. Robert Thomas writes us on the Ammanford dispute, but, as the matter if now closed, wa think it better for all con- cerned that the issue should not be re- opened Mr. J. I.. Rees, Trebanos, draws atten- tion to further stoppages of collieries in the Swansea area owing to lack of trans- port facilities," and suggerts that, taking their line from the report of the Com- miscdoners on Labour Unrest, employers and workmen should make a combined effort to investigate the facts and lay them before the Coal Controller. It iiS, he points out, important to Swansea as a town, as well as to miners and coalowners, Mr. David Jones, 5, Sarva Cottages, Ponvcae, Port Talbot, writes: As a work- ing miner cf 25 years' standing, allow me to express my views on a down tools" policy at this hour of peril to our country. It can only be described or treachery to the land of our birth. I hope my fellow men will vote whd (in the corning ballot to see us through this clash of arms." He describes as cowards certain men who are a willing to shelter themselves in collieries and steel work- and, as starred men, will- ing by their oonduct to help the Kaiser and his assassins/'
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News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. j Wm. Frost, High-street, Llandovery, that their son, Pte. D. H. Frost, is wounded and is in hospital in Franoe. A younger brother, Gunner Ivor Frost, w&s killed sarly 1ll the war. Yill- new Victoria Crosses as announced in the "Tordo-n Gazette" on Wednesday, have been awarded for magnificent bravery and devotion to duty in the field. Two of the decorations are posthumous, a gallant subaltern and a Canadian having succumbed to the wounds sustained in the actions which won for them the coveted •lie {iriciion«. i
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] THE ORPHAN HOME IIdt ROGER BECK'S GIFT & SITE IJUESTIIi I. The question of the Orphan Home site I in connection with Mr. Roger Beekk, £ 10,000 gift, was discussed at length by the Swansea Town Council on Wednes- d av, Aid. Ben Jones (Deputy Mayor) pre- siding. The Town Clerk read the following letter from Mr. Roger Beck.— Dear Mr. Town Clerk,—I have ascer- tained that children are being received at the Orphan Home by an Inspection Com- mittee of Ladies, five of whom are con- stant monthly atte-nders, and are Non- conformists. Also that there are no re- strictions as to place of worship, and the children attend St. Mary's Church in the morning and St. James' Church in the afternoon because it is convenient to take them in a body. No protest has ever been raised by anyone connected vith a child. As the element has been introduced, and I feel that my personal action might lead to a breach in the harmony that haa hitherto prevailed throughout the Insti- tution, I withdraw my application to the Council, as if I submitted the apparently suggested qualification of the Council's gift I feel sure the Committee of Manage ment would have the same fear, an« would not accept the gift with the cor- diality I would desire. The income from the deposit T have made will amply support the want of the annual bazaar, and perhaps at some future date another site may be found that will satisfy the desired object. H I regret to have occasioned so much of your Estate Committee's time unsuc- ooosfully Yours faithfully, Roger Beck. Alderman Merrelle wanted to know what the objections were. Ald. Tutton, on behalf of the Estates i Commi ttoo, aid he was not prepared to bear that letter read to-day. He thought it would be read at the next meeting of I the Estates Committee. There are very strong and serious objections to the pro- posal, which came before the committee on the last occasion. He suggested the whole matter be referred to the Estates Committee. In further disucesion Aid. Dan Jones said he was of opinion that if the matter were taken before the ratepayers of Swan. sea to-day 90 per cent. would give the land. Aid. Tutton: Application was made to Mr. B-oger Beck to state the constitution i) the body to which you are going to give your land for 999 years. He was in favour of the endowment property being granted for one section as for another. All the children in the town, he eaid, f!I !hould be treated alike. Mr. Laugharnp Morgan: So they are. Every child is being treated alike. Aid. Tutton: I happen to kndw better. Coun. Owen explained that it had been decided to make a present of the land to Mr. Roger Beck, seeing that he was so anxious to do something for those who were not able to do anything for them- selves. The home now was not a credit to the town. Mr. Beck, with hig usual generosity, considered that it was not !l{!Od enough and that an improvement should be made. In view of the fact that Mr. Beck had set aside -Plo.ooo he thought that to complete the gift the land should be Riven. He (Mr. Owen) had specially made inquiries, and had found that dp., nominational ism did not enter into tha matter. Children were admitted irre- spective of the rEIlgiotif4 opinion of their relatives. There was no compulsion upon the child to visit either St. James* or St. Mary's. He wanted to help Mr. Beck j" lehis matter. He suggested the matter be referred back to the next Estates Com- mittee, -so that the little misunderstand- ing—it amounted to no more than that-— ecould be cleared up. Aid. Merrells: May f suggest that Mr. Beck be asked to reconsider his decision? Coun. Owen: I have no objection. Mr. Beck. he emphasised, had not withdrawn Lhe £ 10.000. Ald. Merrells: He ie a better ma.n than that. i Coun. Owen: Everyone knows Mr. Beck's reasonableness. This is but a misunder- standing, and a few minutes' conversation J would clear it ur. Aid. Merrells said he felt strongly in th.. matter. In his opinion the committee had not given the matter the consideration which, he believed, it deserved. He de- precated the entering of religion into the matter of pure charity. If they knew there was no religion among the homes, then it was all the more reason for taking such cases up. Here was a man well en- dowed with this worM's good things, and ha wanted to make the best possible use or it. (Hear, hear). Did anyone imagine that an individual was going to benefit, This was a charitable institution, and should be treated as such. If the Government decided to take over this and similar institutions there would be no question of sect or any- thing. It was not a denominational in- stitution. It was the greatest of religious hodies-for receiving the destitute and the poor. He hoped they would do the right thing. Aid. Tutton said the question he wanted to ask: was whether it was incumbers upon every child entering the institution to go through the formula of confirmation. Ald. Merrells had talked all round the matter as to the religious question. Coun- cillor Owen said he had made certain in- quiries. Had he asked a question on that Councillor Owen I did not. T 'lid not think it was necessary after what I eaw and hqard. Aid. Tutton: We have not got a plain answer to a plain and fair question yet. Proceeding, Aid. Tutton said. he wanted to know if a child would be kept in that in-st-itutioa if it did not on admittance f confirm to the Church of England rites. Councillor Laug-harne Morgan: Yes. Ald. Tutton: No. Councillor Laugharne Morgan: I think so. Ald. Tutton: You may think m. Councillor L. Morgan: I don't think; 1 know. Aid Tutton: Then why is it we can't get a fair answer from those in authority ? (To Mr. L. Morgan: I don't know whether you 3rc an authority or not.) (Laughter'. Ald. Merrells asked who the "we" were to whom Mr. Tutton referred. Aid. T-utton was understood to say that he meant the Estates Committee. Aid. Da.n Jones: Not when I was there. After further discussion, the matter was referred to committee. FISH IN THE TOWY. 1 At a meeting of the Towy Fishery Board at Carmarthen on Wednesday Mr. Herbert Peel (Taliaris) said there were more salmon and sewin going up tlio Towy this year than he had ever eeen in his 40 years' experience. If they ware protected more carefully this winter it would very greatly improve the fishery- The number of water bailiffs should bo increased. Aid. Wm. Evans said the reason for so many salmon and sewin going up to the upper reaches of the river was the con- tinuous floods of the past two months. The board decided to increase the number of water bailiffs employed from three to four-
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I tried to &top a shell and got off o-nd So wrote Pte. Ivor George Hopkins, of the Grenadier Guards, to .is father, Mr. George Hopkins. of AJfr- street, Neath The same post brought- letter from the chaplain, saying that his son had been severely wounded, and .as being sent to Queen Mary's Hospual, Yorkshire. This is the third time for t uet Hui'iiJivs lj be placed hors de eonsbat. )