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NEATH DOG SHOW. !

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THE SCROLL OF FAME

I WOUNDED.'I

I MISSING.

:IN GERMAN HANDS. I

ROBBED THE TROOPS. \

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ROBBED THE TROOPS. For two hours the Swansea Bench on I Wednesday listened to the defence of a number of men who were charged, two l with stealing and the others with receiv- ing certain property of the Great Western Railway Company. The case for the prosecution had bf'2n heard at a previous hearing, when the chief witness was Det.- Inspector Morris, of the G.W.R. Accord- ing to this witness the goods alleged to have been stolen were consigned to the troops in the distant theatres of war. Edward John Leigh (2S), a soldier now on munitions, and Auber Fermandel (3S), i spelter worker, were charged with steal- ing and receiving these goods, which in- cluded hams, woollen clothing, etc. The?e were defended by Mr. Henry Thompson, who pleaded guilty on behalf of Leigh, and not guilty on behalf of Fer- nandel. In the care of Leigh it was stated that he had served abroad, and had been twice wounded. On his release for muni- tions he was hard pressed by a firm of local furnishers for arrears on goods bought, and just before the theft he had received a letter stating that if the money owing was not forthcoming, the goods would be removed by the firm. Ferman- del's defence was a complete denial. I Wm. Henry (51), coal trimmer, charged with receiving, was defended by Mr. J. Evans Rowlands, who contended that his client had no knowledge that the goods had been stolen. Henry Deans (47), fuel work-s foreman, Joseph Crompton (52), and Peter Fern (45), fuel workers, who were defended by Mr. Edward Harris, also pleaded that they did not know the property was stolen. After a brief retirement the chairman (Mr. A. H. Thomas) said the Bench were I convinced of the guilt of the men. el. referred to the theft as a mean and de- spicable one, which was especially grave in this case, as Leigh was himself a soldier and knew the value of these much needed goods. For stealing the clothing Leigh would i go to prison for six months. On the charge of stealing the biscuits, he would have three months, and for stealing the hams he would receive another three months, the sentences to run concurrently. Fermandel was sentenced to three I months hard labour. < Wm. Henry was firied £ 10 or two j months; and Deans. Crompton and Ferix were fined .£.5 each or one month.

,A TIME OF PERIL.

TEACHERS' STRIKE. --

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