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Our Note Book., The Minimum Wage Act and1 South 'W ales Miners—Sir! Alfred Mond Speaks to the Peace Envoys—Medical Die Hards" and Mr Lloyd George —Dr. Russei Wallace's Eulogy on the Chancellor. w hen the Minimum "Wage Act W':¡, passed by the Liberal Government quite u number or irreconcilable. Socialists amongst the miners of South Wales de- nounced it as a worthless expedient, deigned not to give any bubstàntial benefit to the miners but to bring to all end a disastrous strike. It is now irrefutably established that the Act re- presents an increase in wages to the r. South Wales miners aione of cornet In ng like balf-a-miBion of money. Even Mr. j Vernon Hartshorn now admits that if ?l all the essence possible be extracted from the Act its benefits would be enor- mous. A similar condition of things exists in regard to the Insurance Act. That belligeient Socialist, Mr. Hynd- man says that it was deliberately iramed by Messrs. Asquith and George to enslave the workers. Anybody making that statement two years hence will be an object of derision. As an evidence of how closely poEti- cal events in this c-.itititiy are watched in other parts of the world, one has oiny to point out that some of the dele- gates of the Allies expressed a wish to hear something of the principles and methods of application ot the Taxation of Land Values. This gave the Parlia- mentary Committee of the Land Values Group an opportunity of inviting the Peace Envoys, to dinner under the pre- sidency 01 C. Price, M.P. The Borough member, Sir Alfred Mond, in proposing the health of His Majesty's i Government made one of his char- acteristically lucid and illuminating speeches on Land Val ues, which was cfoscly fo:lowed by the delegates. The .Bulgarian representatives in respond- ing exhibited the very closest acquaint- ance with British politics, and the jiames of prominent British politicians. The day is not far off when Land Values win engage the attention of the whole world. The grossly intemperate language used by some of the speakers at the Queen's Hall meeting of London medi- cal I)ie-Hirds is a very clear mani- festation of the motives actuating some of the doctors in their opposition to the Insurance Act. As weil befitted an occasion w hen so many bellicose Torie.s "were assembled the strident strains of Rule Britannia! was an appropriate introductory and benediction. Had the table (,n the platform been arrayed in the Cnkm Jack and sundry small flags placed prominently in the Hall, the usual, imperial paraphernalia of all orthodox Tory meeting would have been present. Tho language used was a per- feet treasury of good taste. Mr. Lloyd George was described as a moral leper," a ruffian of the Bill Sykes type," a malign comet," and an in- dividual of the canting, cunning type of Uriah He?p." By way of contrast to such an amazing outburst of hysterical in- vective it is interesting to quote the opinion of that grand oid man of (science. Dr. Russet Wallace, the con- temporary of Darwin and co-discoverer with him of the theory of natural selec- tion. This intellectual giant, who has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday, in a recent interview pronounced this extraordinary eulogy upon Mr. Lloyd George: A wonderful man—a w:zard. I look upon him as the hope of the country; and I wonder that such a man as the Premier, who is very con- servative in his nature, has allowed him to go so far. 1 hope to see Lloyd George Prime Minister of England, or what would be even better-to see him playing the rolo of Chancellor of the Exchequer for the next. three years!" And so say all of us! To-day's Gossip Birds arc nesting despite the bitter winds. .The industrial training of the Mayor of Swansea (Councillor Dd. Williams) in serving him in good stead in mediat- ing on trade disputes. If large and appreciative audienoes are a criterion, musical comedy is cer- tainly a popular form of theatrical en- tertainment in Swansea Coffe()J" said a wise man. stimu- lates the brain. It certainly does not have the effect mauy other beverages have on ole. I With the increasing nambpr of huge signs which 2J'e going up in Ox- tor-street,. one will hardly be able to see any shop frontage at all, soon! j "Never buy things when you want' them," was the sage advice once given •>v a keen commercialist. That's why should now buy winter j clothing, when tho shops are all selling off "regard less of coat." A character in Ilie Count of Luxembourg" is an artist in search of the nearest approach to the immortal Venus. He carr ies a tape measure to ensure cori-oct proportions, and insists on applying it to every lady he meets. Mr. Turner Thomas, the conductor of the Ebenezer Mission Male Voice Choir, Swansea, has been engagsd to adiudicate at the annual eisteddfod to be held t Cwmfelizi Monach, near Whit- land, Pem., on March 13. To judge by the plethora of sites that are being suggested for the pro- posed new CIN-ic Centre, almost, any square in Swansea would do. A favoured exclamation is that the now Castle-street which is rising would have been the very spot. From our office window, looking to the back of Worcester-place, can be seen a green hedge and the tiniest strip of green, grass, the last relic of the days when the Strand was a de- lightful promenade alongside the old rivQK, which is now the North Dock, j
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L11 A, el?;K- ?f"t ?? rt%i s FIREa !? Revival Scenes at Cwmtwrch. j LARGE GATHERINGS. I i Congregations Mainly Com- i posed of Women and Children I!i The revival services which are being held at Cwmtwrch have awakened in- tense interest in all parts of the district, and developments are being eagerly watched in the belief that scenes similar to those witnessed during the revival conducted by Evan Roberts some years ago will be repeated. There is, however, a strong feeling abroad that attempts to force a revival should be deprecated. A correspondent st'iould be t2( i in the course of a letter urges the churches to be patient. A revival, he points out, is beyond the power of man to control, and will not come merely at j the behest vi any individual. In Swansea the churches are celebrat- ing the annual week of prayer, and ser- vices are being held each night at j sW"crl places of worship. Although I much fervour is shown, there are no indications of revival as yet. Our representative visited Cwm- twrch last night. With the memory of the last revival still vivid, his comments of the present services wil he read with interest. He speclaHy relllarks upon the fact that women and children form the hulk of the congregations, and he is also of the opinion that the gatherings are  fire. are lacking fire. SCENES DESCRIBED. Spontaneous Singing and Speaking j at Tror Glien. j The revival meetings at Tror Glien Mission Hall, Cwmtwrch, have not reached the same standard as the meet- ings held during the great elsh revival of eight years ago. There is not the same warmth in the proceedings, and although about seventy have been converted since Christmas Day, there is not that desire amongst the congrega- tion to connect themselves with the movement. As one who had followed the Welsh, revival very closely, the writer pro- ceeded to Tror Glien last night, and the j above are briefly the conclusions arrived at. Tror Glien Hail is a corrugated iron structure Oil top of L steep hank be- tween Cwmtwrch and Gwys, and when the writer arrived shortly after seven o'clock, it was a hard proposition to effect an entrance through tho crowd who were wedged together in the lobby. All that could be heard was the singing of "0 na b'awn ni fel Fife," by the con- gregation. Entrance was effected, how- ever, through a. side door leading to a small platform. The congregation con- si sted chiefiy of old i,Tid young women I and children, and the men were by far in the minority. The Misskmers. I The first to get up to speak was Air. William Griffiths, of Caerau, Masteg, j who is conducting the singing. He is a young man of fine physique. He read a few verses of scripture as his text, and then dwelt on the conversion of great men like Newton, Bunyan, and ] hold. His remarks were punctuated with shouts of "Hallelujah" and "Amen," and just as he sat down a young girl in the front seat broke into the singing of "Bless His Beautiful Name." Mr. Stephen Jeffries, of Maesteg, who conducted trie first meeting uu Christmas Day next started the audi- ence with the singing of "Gwaed y Groes." He then made some remarks to the effect that Christ was present to save all sinners that night, aud he re- joiced that Christ had showed him the right way to live for some years. "Diolch Iddo" and "Praise the Lord.") They must not think that because they were Baptists of Methodists that it would take them to heaven. The only way to get there was by being right with God. He (Mr. Jeffreys) had come face to face with God at the time of tho Welsh rc- vival eight years ago, and be never re- i gretted it. ("Diolch Iddo.") "Dead Souls." I It was very often the case that they saw 50,000 people on the football field. They were there as dead souts Why did they go there ? Was it not because the chapels and churches were keeping When he was a drunkard he remembered a Commission in London to consider the drink traffic deciding to black list all people who were fined so many times in a year for drunkenness. The best Com- mission, however, against the drink I traffic was the one sent by God a few I I years ago, when the football field and j the theatres became nearly empty. ("Diolch iddo" and "Amen.") Testimonials. I Mr. Griffiths thereupon sang, "Dear, dear mother," very touchingly, and im- mediately after this a young woman got up to give her testimony. She thought that night a. most splendid opportunity to catch hold of Christ. Since she had done so it had been the most happy time of her life. Several other men and women fol- lowed one woman declared that she had only enjoyed three years' happiness since she had been married—and that was 30 years. f Another stated that Christ came face to face with her five years ago, and she j had been happy ever since. Jesus was real and her heart was aflame on account. ) of it. lOne man well on in years said he had j followed Christianity for 40 years, but he had not realised what it was until a fortnight ago. I The meeting went on in this strain until nine o'clock, but no fresh converts were announced. It should be stated that no meetings have been held later than nine o'clock from the start. CCOnUnued on Page 5). j w
A RIDE FOR A BRIDE., :
A RIDE FOR A BRIDE., (I'hoto by Newspaper Illustrations, Lid.) A romance in real life, with the merit of being a true one and with the parties in dead earnest, resulted yester- day in a race across country between cow boys, with the agreed prize a bride. The contestants arc two cowboys at ,read prize a bride. The contestarts are two cowbiys at present in this country from Australia, to show their prowsss in all the wild scenes of their bush life to the British public. The lady they have both fallen in love with is Miss Bonita Dressier, a pretty girl of their company, who is wonderfully expert with the rifle. Billy Lee and Frank Joy, to give them their names, were both contestants fcr the lady's hand in marriage, and In true cowboy styie, decided, as their overturss were received with equal favour, to fight it out in the manner described. Miss Dressier consented, and the winner of the race was to be the bridegroom and the loser best man. Billy Lee, who won the race and the lady, is seen on the lift of the group.
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ELEVEN LOST 1 I Booth Liner In Collision at! the Mouth of the Mersey, I SUDDEN CRASH. Lloyd's agent telegraphed from Blundell, Lanes., on Thursday evening the news that the Booth Line steamer Ambrose had been in collision off the Bell Buay, at the mouth of the Mersey, with the s.s. Beta, which had sunk. The liner, however, was in no danger of sinking. The Ambrose was bound from Manaos and Fishguard to Liverpool. Early this morning one of the crew of the Ambrose, interviewed, stated she- was proceeding slowly up channel t'o- wards Liverpool, when the Beta ahead of them indicated by her whistle that she was going astern, apparently to avoid collision with the Fleet wing, which was tacking across her bows. Captain Pooler, of the Ambrose, at once ordered the liner' s engines to be reversed, but it was too late to prevent the crash. The liner's emergency boats were promptly lowered, and four men were picked up. Three were ex- hausted, and the fourth was dead when taken aboard. The survivors were transferred to a coasting vessel mak- ing for Liverpool, where they came ashore. The whole alfair tok place 1ll threat minutes. Eleven men, including Cap- tain Griffiths, of the Beta., and a boy, are. stated to have been drowend. All belonged to Liverpool.
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WOMAN SHOT. I Chinese Governor Determined to I Suppress Opium-Smoking. Shanghai, Thursday.—A message from Chaugsha says that the TutLra (Governor) ordered a woman who per- sisted in smoking opium to be shot. Tho execution took place this after- noon in tho presence of large crowds.— Heuter. The Canton authorities are seizing Chinese-owned raw opium and certi- fied Indiail opium in transit, and are also enforcing the penal laws against possessors oi' thic drnp; and dealers.
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f'"777' I THE ROYAL PATIENT. J Latest Bulletin About the Duchess of Conaaught. (Reiiler's Foreign Spccuii.) -? Montreal, fneiav.— While jtf is ad- mitted that the Duchess of Conjiaught's (condition causes anxiety to the Duke and household, her case is not con- sidered critical, and there 's no indica- tion yet that an operation will be necessary. A bulletin issued at midnight stated that the royal patient was Jesting comfortably, her strength was wed maintained and she was sleeping. I The Duke and Princess Patricia visited her bedside [several times during the evening.
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I A CARNIVAL. I We are given to understand that the I Swansea Carnival Committee are mov- ing in the matter of organising a car- j nival for 1913. So many events have taken phte, during the past two years that the j committee deemed it advisable to sus-1 pend theirs. It is probable that the forthcoming carnival will be the best vet held. I
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Nothing is known 'in. official circles in Paris regarding a, report emanating from Bordeaux, that King A!fon.'? c?n- frojii Boi- deiii.,c, t?liat .K ing Alfom,?;o c,()n- tcmpla.t?s paying a v'?it to the French camtal on January 20.
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"REAL RESISTER" I SEIZE 1 I 1 BAILIFFS' SUCCEED. I Entry Effected and Coal Taken Away. What has been described as the "Real Resistors' Scige at Swansea came to an end on Thursday, when bailiffs succeeded in removing irom the house of. the Rev. Ballard Phillips, 37, St. George's-terracc, Swansea, a quan- tity of coal, value 29s., in settlement for a claim of 16s. id. in respect of the education portion of the poor rate. The story, as told to a "Leader" re- porter by Mr. Phillips, is a surprising one. It appears that on Wednesday morning one ton, two cwt.. 1 quarter of coal was delivered at the house, and the man employed by the company pro- ceeded to pus it into the coal-hole, en- trance to which is effected by means of a trap Ivneath the front steps. Bailiffs in Vicinity. I Mr. Jt 1111 hps was aware that bauitis | were in the vicinity, and lie alleges that, having completed the work, the coal man descended into the hole, and trimmed the coal tlat, as it would other- wise have been piled up to the trap. They, says Mr. Phillips, the coal man got into the cellar, which communicates with the ccal-hole by a door, and, being met by the housekeeper, was taken out of the house by the back way. Subsequently, it is alleged, a boy, descended into the coal-hoie. What happened then is not known with any certainty, but no further action was taken that day. On going down to the cellar that night, however, Mr. Phillips found that the door he- tWe-eh the coal-hole and the cellar, which had been firmly secured, that morning, was lying oil the floor, having been burst in, frame-work and all. The Coal Removed. On the next morning (Thursday) the bailiffs again appeared, the boy descend- ing into the hole, and gaining access to the cellar, opened it window which is slightly beneath the level of the front lawn. By means of this open window the bailiffs got into the cellar and began throwing on to the lawn a lot of rubbish which was being stored there. After a while they stopped this and began to remove the coal, pu tiy through a win- dow, and partly through the coal-hok*, i h.ing done this the rubbish was thrown hack into the cellar, and, wheu Mr. Phillips descended LLter he found th?t the broken door had been pliwed41 back in position. Unsigned Document. I ?h'.PhiJJips. du;u? thc.-c open- ¡ tion&, was standing ?t the front window wiHitMO ot her gentlemen, when a bailiff showed him through the glass a II paper, which he afterwards pushed through the letter box. This document, which is garnished with the Royal Arms runs as follows :To Mr. B. Phillips, :37, St. George's-terraco, Swansea. I, the undersigned, have this day, by virtue of two warrants under the hands and seals of one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the division of the Borough of Swansea. is ttw County of Glamorgan, to me directed, distrained upon the under- I mentioned goods and chattels for the I sum of 15s. Id. due from you for a I portion of the poor rates and water I rent and costs for the Borough of Swansea; and which sa,id ?M)ds and ('htteJs I have impounded for 5 days, and which will be sold at the expira- tion of 5 days from this day unless the I sum with the cor;ts of this distress ne sooner paid. Date-d this 8th day or Jan., 1913. Inventory, a quantity of coal." There is no signature, and further down the paper appears the I following:—"Costs persons in pos- ISE'Si'ion p<?r diem2-?.?d., ievy fee 3s.; total Js. 6d." tot. I s (Continued an Page 5.)
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FOR THE YOUNG Choice of Employment on ] Leaving School. j SWANSEA CONFERENCE. The first meeting of the Sub-Commit- tee oi the County Borough of Swansea in connection with the Choice of Em- ployment Act, was held at the Board of Trade Labour Exchange on Wednesday afternoon. Those present wctc Couu- j cilior Morgan Tutton (chairman), Coun- j callor G. H. ColwilL (vice-chairman), Councillors David Matthews. J. Devon- akl, T. W. Ho wells, John Lew-js, W. H. Miles, P. Moh neux and J. Powlesland. representing the Council; Mr. D. J. Charles (Assistant Divisional Officer for Waies), Mr. E. A..Johns (Swansea) re- presenting the Board of Trade Mr. W. i Edwards dL1. Inspector of Schools^ k-epresaMiing tho Education Depart- ment; Air. il. Clements (Royal Jubilee Metal Exchange.), Mr. W. Howell (Chamber of Commerce Miss M J WHMams and Mr. F. C. -Vi'ay (Head Teachers .Lociation), Miss .11. A. Frood and Mr. T. It. Davie* (Certifi-! oatecl Class Teachers' Association), Mr. A. W. Halden (Clerk to the Education Authority), Mr: T. J. 1W. B.A. (Sapenntendont of Education), and Mr. H. Rowland Wakefield (Special juvenile Employment Officer.) Great Responsibilities. ine L.ttairma.n emphasised the great responsibilities and possibilities of the committee, and Mr. D. J. Charles gave a most interesting address on the work to be carried out. It was pointed out that it was the duty of the committee to arrange for suitable intormation and advice with regard to the choice of em- ployment to be given to boys and girls, directly or through their parents, be- fore and after leaving school; %o co- operate with the Labour Exchange in registering applications of bovs and girls for employment, and in selecting applicants for suitable vacancies. In carrying out such duties the sub- committee would take every oppor- tunity of encouraging boys and girls to continue their education alter leav- ing the elementary schools; would study the conditions and prospects of the various employments, and the needs and facilities for continued education, the Labour Exchange furnishing all in- formation with regard to the prospects' and conditions of employment. The use and advantages of apprenticeship committees, and care and after-care committees were also touched upon. When Leaving School. Mr. T. J. Rees Supcrmtendont of Education) commented upon tho fact of nearly two thousand boys and girls leaving Swansea schools every year, the majority of whom had not the advice or guidance ;s to either the best suited or best available occupations. The Juvenile Employment Sub-Committee would remedy this, and with tho co- operation of employes* of labour the greatest good could be done. "NI r H. Clements and Mr. W. Howell promi the full co-operation of the important bodies they represented, while other speakers were Mrs. H. D. Williams and Messrs. W. Edward s, ColwiJl, Powlesland, Molyneux, D. Matthews, J. L;wi3, and F. 0. Way There was a concensus of opinion that Mr. Wakefield, the newly-appointed special oiffcer, should V-;Fl"t the nnncipal towns, where the work Ir.a alreadv properly organised, and a special report is to be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee.
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At St. Margaret Pattens Church, Eastcheap, probably the only church in London possessing vestments, banners, and altar fronta1 consecrated to King Charles the Martyr, the Patten makers' Company attended .oerrice vesterday. A service was always heJd bv the late rector on January 2Mb in memory of the King. ¡
LIFE SJUERESTS.
LIFE SJUERESTS. Amendment to the Welsh Bill. I s IMPORTANT FIGURES. "— I Mr. McKennaand the Church's j Endowments. I ) HOUSE OK COMMONS. Friday.  The Speaker took the chair at eleven o'clock. The House at once went into com- mittee. on the Established (Wafef) Bill, and proceeded to the consideration of Cjause 14 which contains provisions as to existing interests. I Mr. Gladstone moved an amendment enabling the insertion of words later in the Clause providing that a beneficed clergyman in Wales may, alter Dises- tablishment, commute for a c-iip, t.11, the value of his life interest-. He ex- plained that the Irish Church Act em- braced from the first a scheme ci com- mutation, if anything, more generous than that embodied in the amendment, and no one had yet accused the author of that measure (Mr. Gladstone's grand- father), of disloyalty to. or deviation irom, the principles of Disestablishment or Disendowmcnt. Commutation had proved very successful in Ireland, and | like facilities would, he understood, be I | welcomed In the li-inciptiilv. j To 'aliovv administration of these life j interests by County Councils would i only prolong ihe bitterness caused !<;« was a. matter which should be ieft 10 the Church ;o control, I Sir A. Giiffith-Boscawen second(X), I the amendment, J The Home Secretary. I Mr. McKenna agreed that the amendment was one oi the greatest import lace. It was question V1 financial arrangement, and if accepted would necessitate alteration of the J3ill in regard to many material ,\>im:s. Commutation was not contained in the Bill for two very good reasons; the Government provided for the transfer of incumbents from one benefice to an- other without loss of life interest, which, was not done in the Irish i.-asw, and whereas the Irish Church was de- pendent with only £ 17,500 a year, t, presenting the value of private bene- factors the Welsh Church wohld be left with an income of £ 102.000 a year for endowments. (Ministerial cheers). In spite of these facts he would have been prepared to introduce commuta- tmn into the Bill. but he could not dis- guise from himself that every proposal ¡ Dut forward from the Liberal side of the House was met with suspicion from the other side, and he had to recog- nise that. the proposal for commutation must in any form introduce the ele- ment of compulsion. He suggested an alternative to the scheme in an amend- ment iinfl,,r which individual iucum- bents would be able to make their own commutation arrangements with the i representative l>ody. He believed the life interests would be found to be worth two millions on the basis of twelve years' purchase at 81 per cent. IE203,000 a Year. The representative body would re- ceive an interest income of £ 70.000 a year, and adding other sums receiv- able bv them, the total income of the Church from endowments would be £ 203,000 a year. The present endow- ments only yielded £ 2t>0.000 a yaar. ]f the committee agreed to the prin- ciple of the amendment he would intro- duoe on the report stage a commuta- tion proposal which wouirl carry out the principles he had outlined. (Cheers). (Continued on Page 5).
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