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-0 Welsh Church Bill Clauses. COMMONS DEBATE. How j^fales will be Placed Under the Act. As briefly reported in our 6.30 edition yesterday, the House of Commons again went into Committee on the Established Church (Wales) Bill. On Clause 19, which provides that first fruits, in respect of any appoint- ment io any ecclesiastical office after Disestablishment, and tenths in respect of any such office., shall cease to be pay- able, subject to the continued liability ■ or life of the present holders. Mr. Hoare (C., Chelsea) moved an amendment providing that the Welsh Commissioners should pay to Queen Anne's Bounty 11 times the annual va-iue of the tenths and first fruits. Ho said he thought these tenths and first fruits sriouict be regarded as a permanent charge on the beneiices and other oihees on which they were pay- able, and A hen the proceeds of the bene- tices ere transferred to the secular auth orities the obligation for these payments shoaid continue with the j transfer. He maintained that they were a charge on property, and that the County Councils and the University should be under the obligation to con- tinue to pay t'item, i-ii ti-ii-, form of a lump sum, as suggested in the amend- ment. He was nformed that the sum in question wo-lid amount to about i'7,UUJ, Charge of National Property. Mr. McXeiuia said that under the Bill they took the whole of the ancient endowments, treating them as national property. The Queen Anne's Bounty hund was derived exclusively from a charge on these ancient endowments, and it seemed to follow as a matter of course that the tenths which had been subsequently extracted from those en- dowments must cieariy go witn the or- iginal property. Mr. fiouio had con- tended that first fruits and tenths should lie treated as private benefac- tions, but the Government said they were a charge on national property, and they could not therefore accept the amendment. liOrd R. Cecil (C.) said the clause amounted to legislative petty larceny. He urged the Home Secretary to give way and not to be afraid of the Welsh Radical members, who were a perfectly negligible quantity. (Laughter.) j Greater Than His Descendants. .11r. Llewelyn Williams (1,.) said it was quite true that, as head of the Church, Henry VIII. did take away the tenths for a time, but they all know that in Queen Mary's reign they were restored to the clergy. Then the blessed and glorious revolution took place when Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, and Sir William Cecil, who was, he be- lieved, the greatest of the Cecils, and who was a fine DirsBstablisher and Dis- endower—(Ministerial cheers)—and be- lieved he could disestablish an old faith and disendow it. (Ministerial cheers.) He decided that if he was going to do it he would do it thoroughly, and in the first year of Queen Elizabeth the Act of Uniformity was passed. He insisted upon the clergy paying the tenths and first-fruits, and that they should go to the Civil Lost of the Sovereign. For 150 years they were paid in that way. If they were to assume, as Sir William Cecil did, that Parliament had the right to alter the character, doc- trines, and government of the Church, and to alter also the beneficiaries of the money paid to it, it was uerfeccly logical for Parliament to take away the first fruits and pay them to any person or institution it liked. Hear, hear.) Queen Annie had been spoken of in con- nection with this matter, but Queen Anne had lost her children, and she thought that was a visitation of God. She mentioned the matter to the Arch- bishop and, being pious, she decided to make the best of both worlds—(laugh- ter)—and to return to the Church the tenths and first fruits, whilo at the same time her privy purse would not be depleted. The amendment was defeated by 260 to 125—Government majority, 135. Another division was challenged that the clause stand part of the Bill, with the result that the clause was carried by 262 to 123—majority, 139. Vacant Bishoprics. On Clause 20, which provides for the filling up of vacancies during the sus- pensory period between the passing of the Act and the date of Disestablish- ment, Mr. Balfour (C.) asked for an ex- planation of sub-section one, which says that his Majesty the King may in the case of a vacant bishopric on the peti- tion of the Archbishop of Canberb try or of any three Welsh bishops, nominate a person to fill the vacancy, but any bishop so nominated shall not be sum- moned to or qualified to sit in the House of Lords. He said if the Prime Minis- ter was to continue the adviser of the Crown in regard to filling up the Welsh dioceses, what was the meaning of the last sentence disqualifying any bishop so appointed from taking his place in the House of Lords while the Church was still established That was unconm.? stitutional. Mr. C. Hobhouse said the King need not fill up any vacancy in the bishoprics unless he got a petition from the Arch- bishop or from three Welsh bishops. The Prime Minister would continue to advise the Crown, and the Government thought it beter any bishop appointed in the terregnum should not be a mem- ber of the House of Lords. Sir D. Brymor Jones (L.) explained that the clause was inserted solely in the interests of the Welsh Church. At 7 o'clock the guillotine fell, and the clause was carried by 275 to 155. Clause 21 ,which transfers trust pro- perty held by ecclesiastical corporations to the Welsh Commissioners, was car- ried hy 277 to 159. THE MARRIAGE LAW. Amendment which was Withdrawn. I Clause 22 which says that j vW&ing in the Act shall affect the law ph respoct to marriage in Wales or v%nmouth, %r. Malcolmn (C.) moved am amend- Sent providing that after the passing the Act the Deceased Wife Sisters' j Carriage Act, 1907, shall be repealed Wales a,nd Monmouthshire. He "cl that the disestablished Church sessgnt to have complete spiritual free- don; in this respect. jir. McKenna said the effect of the clause was that the disestablished Church would retain the use of the parish churches subject to the right of ) Parishioners to be married in the ftarisb church, but this right was limited to cases in which one or both parties was 31 member of the Church of England. If the governing authority of the cis- j iestablished Church laid it down as a j rule of the Church that no clergyman should administer the communion to a person who had married his .lecetied j wife's sister the clergyman wouid be bouni by that rule. 'I Lord Hugh Cecil (C.) disagreed with the Home Secretary's views, a.nd con- tended that if the civil rights of parishioners were retained in the churches it was inconsistent- with the principle of Disestablishment. I The Welsh Leader. I 'I Sir D. Brynmor Jones (L.) said if I the clause were struck out be Church ¡ I of England in Wales would alter Dls- ) establishment be in exactly the same position as the Nonconformist bodies. Did the noble lord desire that, Lord Hugh Cecil: Yes. I Sir D. Brynmor Jones: Then we I ought, holding the principles we do, to I assent to that. Supposing the proviso j is left out? I Lord Hugh Cecil: We will omit the I whole clause. I Sir D. Brynmor Jones: So much the better from our point of view. If the noble Lord wiil move to leave out the  clause I am willing. Mr. Balfour expressed no opinion on the question whether the clause should j be omiitted, but suggested that the I Government should insert works mak- j uig it clear that a clergyman who re- j vus-ed the communion to persons whom he considered to be living in an im- moral relation should not be liable to I an actiou at common law. Mr. McKenna said this clause was niit into the Bill under the viiew that ;t I was-io the advantage vf the church. If j be was assured upon + he report stage that it was the genoral desire of the 'I representatives of the Church that the clause should be left out, he was willing I to omit it, and in place of it propose a short clause extending the law as it was laid down in the Nonconformist Marriage Act to the disestablished Church in Wales. Mr. Booth (L.) believed that if the Disestablished Church were put under. the Nonconformist Marriages Act which would require the attendance of a registrar at the marriage ceremonies I the result would not be satisfactory to Church people in Wales, who now had the advantage of being married cheaply. The amendment was withdrawn. I THE DIVORCE QUESTION. I Mr. Hoare moved to omit the prnvi. I sion that nothing JH tho Act should affect tho law with respect to marriage in Wales and Monmouthshire. He wished to obtain further information m regard to the rights of parishioners as to marriage after the Bill had become law. Would a clergyman be able to refuse the use of Ins church for the marriage of divorced persons ? Mr. Ellis Griffith (lor the Govern- ment) said the position of Wales differed from t13 position of Ireland, because in Wales there was only one privileged Church with regard to the law of marriage, but in Ireland there were two or three Churches which had the same statutory status. Then, iXgain the law of mixed marriages was much more important, in Ireland than it was in Wales The hon. Member (Mr. Hoare) had said the Bishops and clergy were th; real authorities on matters of doctrine. That was not the attitude of the sup porters of the Bill. They contemkx that the views of representative lay- men ought to be taken into considera- tion. Their contention was that th? Church, when disestablished and dis I 'j]dow('("l, shoud have the right to torn its own constitution in regard to it; spiritual, domestic ami economic Me, free from the control of Parliament oi anyone else. They were anxious thai the Church should have self-govern- ment and self-control, and they did not desire that Parliament should impos any rules upon it in rega.rd to its spiritual affairs.. Mr. Cave (C., Kingston) said he wa- afraid the result of the Bill would be to throw the whole marriage law in Wales into confusion. The Same as at Present. Mr. McKenna said that after the passing of the Act the marriage law in Wales would be exactly the same as it was to-day. They had consulted the best possible authority—the Registrar- General. The Government was quite willing to put the Disestablished Church in exactly the same position as every free church in Wales, and he would re- peat his undertaking to move to omit this clause on report, and bring up an- other clause carrying out this principle. Lord Robert Cecil supported the amendment, and was subjected to some interruption, which drew from him the observation that the J. interrupter ap- peared to devote his talents to becom- ing the buffoon of the House. Mr. King (L, N. Somerset), jumping to his feet amid Unionist laughter and cries of "The cap fits," asked whether such language was in order. The Chairman: I did not see where the interruption came from, but if the noble lord was mistaken I am sure he will apologise. (Laughter.) Mr. King: May I. remind the noble lord and the Committee that I made no interruption. Lord Robert Cecil: If the hon. gentle- man assures me he made no interruption I congratulate him on his almost unique self-control. (Opposition laughter and cheers.) Opprobrious." I Mr. King: Will the noble lord with- draw his opprobrious epithet? Lord R. Cecil: I am ready to with- draw if the hon. Member thinks it offen- sive to be called the buffoon of the House, but I thought that was his object. (Opposition laughter.) The amendment was defeated by 261 to 153—majority 108. The was agreed to, and progress was reported.
THE NEW CHAIRMANI
THE NEW CHAIRMAN I As reported on Saturday, at the meet- i ing of the Anthracite Miners held at the Royal Hotel, Swansea, Mr. Llewelyn j Jones, of the Pont Henry Colliery, was appointed to fill the vacancy for the coming year caused by the retiring of Mr. Thomas D. Thomas, Glyn-Neath, who was Chairman for the past year.
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It was reported at. yesterday's meet- ing of the council of Armstrong Col- lege, Newcastle, that Lady John Joicey Cecil had presented to the college the boat in which Grace Darling and hpr father went to the assistance of the crew of the wrecked Forfarshire on Faroe Iolaaid in September 1638.
T?YNG TO SETTLE THE DOCK"…
T?YNG TO SETTLE THE DOCK" BIF^f^LTY. I .A. ;:) 1.4 1. Jl. "¡ .i.L.r 1. H -.I.&i.. (" Leader" Photograph.) A photograph taken near the Swansea Harbour Trust this morning, prior to the departure of the Docks Con- ference (reported elsewhere). On the right of the picture is Major Harries, next him Mr. T. P. Cook. Next come Mr. Potter and Mr. L. C. Jeffreys. On the left of the picture are Messrs. Win. Law and R. L. Sails, with one of the C. W. R. officials.
MR. FRANK POTTER. o
MR. FRANK POTTER. o The General Manager of the Great Western Railway, I Mr. Potter was educate at cran-I ford Hall School, near Hounslow, where he received a sound practical and com- mercial education. In 1869 -he entered the service of the G.W.R. Co., in the goods department at Paddington, where he was associated with the accounts and warehouse sections of the Goods' Super- intendent's office. In 1877 he was pro- moted to the General Manager's office, whe.re he obtained an insight into man- agerial methods which, as events sub- sequently proved, was to be of the greatest advantage to him. In 1881, being persuaded that a more extended acquaintance with outdoor railway operating methods was desirable, he was transferred, at his own request, to the Traffic Department at Windsor. Subsequently he became stationmaster at Shrivenham," Castle Hill (now West —— I Ealing), and West Drayton. In the year 1888 he was selected for the post of chief clerk in the office of the London Divisional Superintendent, and in that capacity he not only took a prominent part in connection with the working of the railway, but was for a time, actually, though not nominally, in charge of the London Division. In this way he became thoroughly conversant wi'th the details of railway manipula- tion and operation, and not only familiarised himself with the principles of signalling and block telegraph work- ing, but, in the revisions of the systems and regulations which took place dur- ng a period of several years, became an authority on signal-box working. In 1894 considerable changes took place consequent upon the retirement of Mir. N. J. Burlinson, and th esuc- cession of Mr. T. J. Allen (who had been Assistant General Manager) to the position of Superintendent of the Line, in consequences of which Mr. Potter again found himself a member of the personal staff of the General Manager. Sir Joseph Wtilkmson's appointment as General Manager in 1896 secured further advancement for te subject of our notice while shortly after Sir James Inglis\s appointment Mr. Potter succeeded Mr. T. H. Rendell as Chief Assistant to the General Manager, which position lie has now vacated to became the Principal Execu- tive Officer to the Company. I In another column will be found a reference to Mr. Potter's visit to Swan- sea to-day.
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SWANSEA NURSING ASSOCIATION, i Report for December. -1 Number of cases on books on December 31" 79. 31;i lMe the parish cases number 31. New cases during month. 43. Number of visits paid, 1,598. Of these to parish patients, 398. Mrs. llyam Goldberg gratefully acknow- ledges the following subscriptions and donations to the Swansea District Nursing Association, received in December:- Collected by Mrs. H. Tun bridge £ 11 8 6 Subscriptions refunded by South Wales Nursing" Institute 9 1 0 Collected by Misa Thompson 2 6 0 Unitarian Church per Mrs Reid (The Gnoll .— 1 3 7 M'JGF1\¿n" 1 h Mr. C. A. Andrews 110 Mrs. D. Glasbrook 10 0 Mr. J. B. Ed ward.9 0 10 Mrs. Bertie Perkina 0 10 6 Dr. Daniel Evans 0 10 0 Mra. Molyneux 0 10 6 Mrs. W. P. Smith 0 10 ts Dr. Blagdon Bicharda. 0 10 6 Mrs. Fred Bradford 0 5 0 Mr. F. C. Eddershaw 0 5 0
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Leon Carvalho having lost in a game of chess with his brother Pascual at Oviedo, Spain, paid the pre-arranged penalty of exchanging his mother-in- law for the winner's, and taking the latter to live with him. There was a good attendance at the Unitarian Schoolroom, Swansea, on Monday night, when a further lecture en Theosophy was delivered by Mr. W. Sutherland. The latter dealt in a very interesting and explicit manner with the subject he had chosen, i.e., "F" nrina, aft- the Law oi Cause and Egect. *4
THE INYINCIBLES.I
THE INYINCIBLES. I I Ten Internationals in Newport Side Y. Swansea, A SUPREME TEST. Ten internationals will, all being well, 1,1 figure in the Newport aide to oppose Swall- sea at Newport next Saturday (writes "Pen- dragon "). The chances of the record sur- viving such a supreme test seem none too bright, yet there is some consolation to be derived from the knowledge that NeNsporii3 ituoia to the A, eiii side 01 last week aid oauly. The men will have to play a great Weal better than they did agauist bllglallu ii victory is to be theirs. P. iieen may rl be detained at U?ioid. if he turns out for 1 NewpDrt it will probably be in We 4?LnL??(. Das* wie Swansea played at ?ewporL they ?ou close on time by a dropped ?On.i trom the boot of W. J. 1/ewie, who played ai inside half, it was a miserable day, out Swansea were the better side, and deserved kiieir win, if only on account ot the way in which they adapted thamsclvea to the conditions. Trow was the outside half that, I day. Tliis time he will be in the ceutre. I Swansea have plenty 01 players aiiable. 1 The continued absence of Willie Da-vies ici, however, a matter for regret, because, on his showing before his suspension, he is Wales's most consistent centre. The two :eams for Saturday are:— inKWPOIiT.—Back, ii. Wreford; three- quarters (from), U. L. Hirst, J. Wetter, i1. Yvr. Birt, W. P. Geen, and it. U. S. Plummer; half-backs, T. il. Vile and W. J. Martin (< apt.): lorwarcis Urora), H. Uzzell, iu! teener, P. Jones, rl. DHJJJle, :1in1 Williams. A. R. Williams, A. Bell, Dr. Anderson, It. Summers, and J. Beames. SWANSEA.—Back, L'ai Williams; three- quarters (irom), jjtowel Lewis, Tom Wil- liams, W. J. Trew (eapt.), Bryn Lewis, Frank 1, iuiams, and A. Thomas; half-backs, S. Jerram and Gswcld Jenkins; forwards from;, D. J. Thomas, Tom Morgan, E. Morgan, Rev. Alban Dawes, B. iioliingdale, B. Williams, G. liaywai-d, George Evans, and Tom Parker. I om', CHOSEN OF THE SECONDS. w nue tHe tewanssa premiers are at New port the Seconds will be entertaining Xstalyxera. The Seconds will rely upon the following (khk off at three o'clock):- Back, Ken Jones (or U. Burchell); three- quarters, J. John, T. Bavies, B. Edwards, and A. Roberts; half-backs, "Dodger" Owen and ^W7-. J. Lewis; forwards (from), Alf John, J. Eva.ns, B. Cuuiley, S. Webber, S. Parker, B. Huxtable, R. Shefford, W. Harris, P
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I Ciydach. The funeral took place on Monday after- noon of the late Mrs. Mary Emily Jeffreys, wife of Mr. J. E. Jeffreys, of Uapel-road, Giydaeh, who passed away at her residence ou Ihursday morning last after an illness extending over some months. Deceased, who was only 22 years of age, was well known and esteemed in the Swansea Valley vil- lage. The funeral was attended by a very large number of relatives and friends. The cortege left the residence oi the deceased shortly after 3.30 p.m., and slowly wended its way to the loc#i St. John s Churchyard, iviierain the interment took place. At a meeting of the Ciydach Branch of the A.S. Engil-ieer6 a resolution was passed in support of formiiig a iicdical Aid Asso- ciation for the Ciydaoh district. j Skettv. At Sitty last evening a general meeting of the members of the Natioaul Deposit Society was held to consider report of dele- gates on a recent interview with the doctors concerning the wives and families of in- sured persons. A unanimous decision was arrived at to the effect that the doctors' terms are considered excessive, and decided to offer 8s. 8d. per year, being the old rate, instead of los., as asked by the doctors. iurtiier, it was decided not to support the idea of single men having to pay, as it i6 ftut that they are already provided for by the capitation grant. The Sketty Fire Brigade net being in- sured against accident by the District Council, a movement was put on foot, and a local committee formed to meet the diffi- culty. This commit.-ee met members of the Hngade on Saturday evening at headquar- ters, and were ably to report successfully on their appeal for support towards an a-c- dÜent fund. A sufficient sum had been collected to insure the whole of the mem- bers, and which it was resolved to do.-lt was also decided to add one member of the Brigade (V ice-Capt. J. Benallick). as well as officials, to the permanent committee. The following are member of the committee:- Kev. D. Akrill Jones tchairman), Capt. W. it. Jenkins (secretary of committee), Mr. Kiohard Hodgens (treasurer of committee), Mr .H. Creber, Mr. Tom Morris (secretary of Brigade), and Mr. R. F. Browne (president of Brigade). Much credit is due to the committee and general public for the spon- taneous support to the appeal for an im- portant asset to the village. A successful "social" was held in the Ciiurch hall. Sketty. on Moncjay evening, i,1 connection 'I'I'iib the Church Bible Olaoo. There was a good attendance, and the various items were much appreciated.
HOLIDAY REMINISCENCES.I
HOLIDAY REMINISCENCES. It is interestin,g to have in one's possesion a series of views illustrating the district in which one's houday hà 1;??en spent, and to recall the pleasant times spent in the various centres. Those of our readers who may have been spending their holidays in North or Central Wales, the English Lake District, Bonnie .Scotland the Isle of Man, Shakespeare's country, or the South Ireland, should write to the Advertising Department of the London and North Western Railway Company, Euston Station, tor their list of hne art engravings of the scenery in these parts.
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Mr. T. J. Condon, M.P. for East Tipperary, was married yesterday at 1 the Roman Catholic Church, Brank- some, Dorset, to Miss Jenny Maloney, daughter of the late Mr. Jeremy MaloneV; of Hill Park. Labashelda, Co. [Clare, (
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I TKEW TCTICIAN I | -0 i Interesting Echo of Swansea's win Over Springboks Some interesting comments of the luftonc victory gained by Swansea over the Springboks on BOXdJg Day are con tained in a copy of the Cape Times/ which has just com" to hand. The special correspondent of that p.aP2; said of tho game:—" The Swansea for- wards played an exceptionally tine game for twenty minutes, but they failed to sustain this form. The territorial supremacy gained by the South Africans should have ensured them i.,gainst defeat, but their inability to adapt themselves to the prevailing conditions prevented them breaking the impiegnable record of which Swan- sea is so proud. In the last ten minut-es of the game, with the Swansea men battling despeiately on their own line, the crowd nearly went lrantic with excitement. I "The Swansea backs, even when sternly pressed, scajcely ever mulled, ? T'ew and WÜliamz played well, Tre? "being the corner-stone of the defence. His tactics were inimitable, and he disclosed three different schemes in ten minutes, each boing of the most effec- tive character. The crowd was most antagonistic, and it was impossible t-o distinguish friend from foe at the conclusion of a game that should not have been played, ns a largo furrow was cut across t?;e field in an endeavour to drain too water a
I I 11 SOMEWHAT PECULIAR"
I I 11 SOMEWHAT PECULIAR" Llansadwrn Charge Reduced to I Unlawful bounding At Carmarthen Assizes on Monday, Thomas Morgan, Llansad wrn, surren- dered to his nail on a cluu-ge of mali- cousiy, feloniously, and unlawfully shooting at Llewellyn Thomas with in- tent to harm, at Llansadwrn, in Novem- ber, 1912. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and wa.s defde-d by Mr. A. T. James, Cardiff. MjS. Wilfred Lewis appeared for the I Crown, and described the case as somewhat, peculiar." in November last, he said, Llewellyn Thomas and a I man name d Jones, who was commonly known as Peg Leg," on account of his one leg. went into the Square and Com- pass Hotel, Llansadwrn, and had a drink. Ultimately prisoner went in, and the three remained together for some time. At 10 o'clock they left, and they walked together towards their homes. The prisoner, during the course I of con --rsation, referred to three ruined cottages near his house. He laid claim to the dwellings, and he was chaffed about it. Prisoner appreciated the remarks, and said he would slêep in one of the cottages that night. The men Thomas and Jones put a chain on the door after he had entered, and also put a cart in a certain position against the window. Prisoner later come out, and the three men talked together again. He went into the cottage a second time, and no sooner had he got inside, for some rea.son or other, he lost his temper and threw bottles in the direction of the two men through a hole in the roof. Prisoner's wife ultimately let her hus- band into the cottage, and prisoner immediately went home, and despite his wife's appeals he picked up his gun, went to the garden gate, and shot Mr. Thomas, who was standing just round the corner. Llewellyn Thomas said the window was not blocked up to keep the prisoner in the hut there was no intention of that. As soon as the prisoner came out of the hut the second time, he said to his wife, "They want a cartridge." Dr. Richard Hopkins, Llangadock, said he attended Thomas, who had a quantity of biood on his left shoulder. There were 25 marks made apparentiy by Pell-ets. Air. A. T. James said he had advised the prisoner to plead guilty to unlawful wounding only, and he will place him- self at the mercy of the court. On this the jury reduced the charge to one of unlawful wounding. His Lordship deferred sentence until Tues- morning. j
LATE MR. WILLIAM BEYNON.|
LATE MR. WILLIAM BEYNON. Amid manifestations 01 deep sorrow, the funeral of Mr.\V illiam Ley a on, 3, Castle-square, Mumbles, whose death occurred. 011 \\ednesda.y last, took place at the Mumbles Cemetery on Sat- urday last. The dec-cased, who was the eldest son of the late Mr. William Bey- non, Newton, and had been ailing for over twelve months, was well-known and very popular among the young men of the vinage, and was a very faithful and active memher of Paraclete Con- gregational Church, Newton. He leaves a widow and one child, with whom the deepest sympathy is felt. The Rev. D. Rees, Newton, officiated at the graveside.
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The first prize for oil paintings at an exhibition m i he Lep-ds district havs been awarded to a deaf and dumb bricklayer, and the second to a collier. Both are pupils of Police Sergeant Jones, who is the Leeds civic mace-bearer^
DRIYEN ASHORE
DRIYEN ASHORE Exciting Scenes off Aberavon Sands. CJREW ALL SAVED. Leaving Port Talbot Dock by the evening tide on Monday, the s.s. Brod- and, of the London Blue Star Line of teamers, of 1,949 ton register, laden • ith 2,300 tons of coal for Bonta irenos, Straits of Megalkm, was by an ('cumulation of unfortunate circum- tances thrown on to the Aberavon each, and is likely to become a total I' e c i- The boat had on board a crew of 42 persons, the captain (Mr. Vernon, 01 ,Güdon), and orlecrs being Bnush sea- nen, and the remainder, H3 in number, hmese. The steamer had safely pro- ceeded well outside the dock entrance in low of the Pert Talhot lUg Emily Char- otte, when she met with a squall of nch a sudden and forcible character c'lat the tow rope parted, and at the time gave the boat such a terrific wrench as to disarrange her steering~- "ar In addition to the squall, there was ioO a heavy sea running, and before j the ntishap could be adjusted she was carried with terrific force on to the sandy A-, beravon beach, where she t^ounaed, about 200 yards west of the north pier, and about a similar distance from the shore, almost about the same spot which the ill-fated steamer Ethel- walda was-driven ashore in a gale in March of last year. Prompt Assistance. me position of the boat became quickly known, and the Port JaJbot Life-saving Brigade ,with their rocket equipment, was upon the spot with commendable promptitude, but the position of the vessel from the shore and North Pier was of such a dist?ncf as to render any immediate a??mnce co the crew impossible. In a verv short time many hundreds of poople had accumulated' aJong the shore and North Pier, and the life- saving brigade, under the command of Captail1 Humphrey Jones, was suppli- vaeiited by a number of ready assistants •r tne police force and boatmen eni- ployed at the dock, but with the strolg ground-sea which prevailed all vere powerless of assistance. In the early moments of the disaster the crew could be seen huddled together on the water-swept deck and bridge whilst some of the more heroic ot the stranded mariners were observed at great risk to be proceeding fore and alt to procure lifebelts, which thev sue ceeaed in distributing to eyery member of the crew. Soon a system of flashlight and mcta- ;)hone communication was established oet-Roon members of the rescue party and those on board, and assurance of ,qfety was sent across the stomi swept space. I Rocket Warnings. Lined up along the beach were the members, of the Life-Saving Brigade, police and boatmen, and close on eiglrt 0 ciock, when the tice had receded to withm striking distance of the vessel the brigade sent out signal rockets. Then amidst great excitement the line- attached rocket was placed in its sheath and manipulfced by young i o Lard, flashect thr ough the dswhrxyss with faultless aim, failing right across t.lle stranded steamer. In a few minutes all were bufy with the lines— brigade men, police officers, and helpers -vv a^Jing waist deep in water to render assistance. In a few minutes a great cheer rent the air, and the crowd forced around, and the first of the rescued, a wenxi, shivering, sodden Chinaman was littd [rom the cradle and assisted to the Jersev Beach Hotel hard by, where preparations of fires, warm soup and clothing had been prepared by the landlady, Miss Jeanes and members of the family and staff. Qste afier an- other the rescued seamen were brought ashore and assisted away to the hotel comforts. The captain and officers were the last to leave the stranded vessel, and thev stuck to the boat until the tide had receded sufficienly to permit them to walk ashore. j Not a Single Accident. So well was the rescue work carried out that there was not a single acci- dent over the landing of the 45 crew, | and in a short time the whole of them 1 were smiling and comfortable in dry clothes in the Jersey Beach Hotel, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark and staff, in the Litter hostelry having made prompt and adequate preparation for the reception of the rescued ones. Previous to the rescues being efltec- t-d. Mr. David Jenkins (Messr. D. Jenkins and Sons, ship brokers. Port Talbot), the local representative of tile' r Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, was 011 the spot busily preparing for the rescued, and all the necessities of com- fort such as new clothing, blankets. beddingt etc., were in readiness. Admirable police as.sistance was ren- dered in getting the men ashore by Inspector J. Jones (Port Talbot), In- spector Morris (Britonferry), Sergeant Hale (Aberavon), Sergeant Bryce (Tai- bach), Sergeant Phillips (Docks), and some dozen local officers, several of whom waded out in full uniform breast- deep in the surging breakwater to assist the men ashore along the lifeline. At the conclusion of the rescue Cap- tain Hu-nphrey Jones and the officers and men of the brigade came in for an ovation for their admirable conduct, all being spent and saturated to the neck after their heroic efforts. i Local Man's Baptism. The only local man on board as a member of the crew was Mr. F. L. James, of Tydraw-street. Port Talbot, the ship's carpenter, whose first sea trip it w as. Captain Yernon (who was the last perpon to leave the steamer) stated that the boat was under steam, but that the steering-gear gave way and this, in con- junction with the parting of the tug's tow-rope, rendered the position hope- less under the conditions of heavy sea and wind. Eapected Tota! Wreck. At 10 o'clock last night the stranded steamer was left high and dry, but her position with an ugly list to port, em- bedded position of some 15 feet in the sand, and severe damage to her port side, renders it highly improbable that she will be ever floated off, even under the most favourable conditions, and the prevailing opinion in shipping circles ia that she will become a total wreck. Bottle Message. A corked pickle bottle was picked trp on the beach containing the following j message-—"All's well Pick up your line and go home." A telephomc communication was re- ceived from the Mum bles lifeboat offer- ing their assistance, but the reply sent was that it would not be necessary.
THE RURAL COUNCIL !
THE RURAL COUNCIL A Reply :to a Recent Criticism To the Editor. I Sir.-Permit me in reference to the criticism oi the Swansea Rural District, Council in a letter on Saturday's issue to state that after eome inquiring I have failed to discover that a very large see- tion of the ihabita-nts'' within the Cockett ,1 area, have much to grumbie about the < d-oingrs of the eaid Council. It is known s that the Council have refused to carry out, some measures urg-erl upon them, and have j thereby acted in the interests cf the rate- ptyerc. The rates for 1912-15 are lis. 2d. in the £ they are burdensome. But it is to the credit of the Council that they have lately endeavoured to prevent the rates i higher by adopting suggestions from 5 any Tom or Barry. There are persons with 8 well-filled pockets, doubly well-filled, with- 1 out undergoing the hardships and r-jeke of jj the ordinary working man, and these per- |I sons are often fruitful in suggestions to be carried out at eomebody else's expense, but I their ardour would Quickly cool down if » they had to share the burden of the oofct jj as rat epayem. Such a large body of intelligent men at 1 the District Council, who come into in- tiraate contact with the circumstances of f1 daily life of the great ma-ss of the people" are better judges of what should and what 1 snoulri not be done than any isolated in- a dividual person. It ia not Üw Erst time that the Toice of f I,abour has been dubbed "brawling"; and as for changing the time of meetings, the duties of the Council are too serious and important to b" dealt with in the evening i in a state of physical exhaustion, mental and bodily. It would be bad policy to in- ij convenience the great majority of member8 for the sake of a few.—Yours, etc. I ILA-NUAL. i
I PRETTY MUtiBLES WEDDINC.
I PRETTY MUtiBLES WEDDINC. A wedding in which a good deal of interest wa.s taken was celebrated at All Saint' Parish Church, Oyster- mouth, on Monday morning. The con- j tracting parties were Mr. George Buckmsster, son of Mr. George Buckmast.er. florist, of West Cross, and Miss Flossie Wilcox Jenkins, of Ciydach. The service which was choral was conducted by the Rev. Latimer Da vies. The bride, who was charmingly at- tired. was given away by her brother, Mr. Jenkins. of Ciydach. She was at- tended by Miss Jenkins (sister), Miss Elsie Williams, Miss Phyllis Beynon, and Miss Amy George, whilst the duties of best man were efficiently carried out b.v Mr. Osmond Hughes (British Columbia). "Mendeksohn'f Wedding March" was magnificently rendered on the organ by Mr. W. J. Watson. F.R.C.O. O After the ceremony a reception and breakfast was held at 34. Ca.stleton (kindly lent for the occasion by Mrs Moore), after which Mr. and Mrs. Buckmaster left for Hereford and Car- diff. v. here the honeymoon will 1: spent. The bride's going-awhy costume was of cinnamon cloth, and a black hat trimmed with white lancer plumes. The presents were both numerous and costly.
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The Marylebone Borough Council has received permission from the London County Council to borrow £ 40,000 to purchase from Viscount Portman a free- hold site near the Royal Academy of Music, Maryleboue-road, on which to erect a new town hall.
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