The Cambria Daily Leader

CUNARD LINE. LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK. Royal George .Sat. Mar. 15 Ordurm Sat Mar. 22 Caroma* .Sat. Mar. 29 LIVERPOOL TO BOSTON. Particulars of Sailings later. LONDON T') NEW YORK Oanfa (freight only) .Fri. Mar. 14 LONDON TO BOSTON Particulars of Sailings later. LONDON TO (•fTLANI) Me. Particulars of Sailings later. ,■ BfWSTUL TO NKW YOttK 7 Particulars of Sailings later. BRISTOL TO BOSTON Particulars of Sailings later. BRISTOL TO PHILA DELPHI A. Particulars of Sailing; later. BRISTOL T-> PORTION f) Me. Particulars of Railings later All Canadian Sailings connect with Cana- dian National Railways General Passenger Agents for- TOYO RISEN KAJSllA to Japan and China. For Rates of Passage and Purther Par. ticiilars. apply Cunard Line Liverpool 51. Bifchopsgate. London. E.O 2; 29-51. (lock. spur-street. Txindon. S.W. 1; 65. Baldwin- street, Bristol: 13a. High-street, Cardiff: 117 New-street. Birmingham; or to Local Agents. Swansea Liberal Association WEST DIVISION. LIBERALS of the above are invited to Attend A MEETING At MOND BUILDINGS, 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 18th, 1919. Business— TO REVISE RULES, Copies of which may be seen at Mond Buildings before the Meeting. FOR HIRE, ONE TON MOTOR LORRY Apply— L. J. WILLIAMS, Norton Saw Mills, West Cross. TENDERS for BAKING BREAD at Cardiff, Barry, Neath, Rhoose, v Swansea, Penarth, Aberavon, Newport, Port Talbot. Bridgend, Llangammarch Brecon, Wells, Bwlch, Talgarth, for the period 1st April. 1919, to 30th September, 1919, will be received at the undermentioned Office until 12 noon Wednesday, 19th March, 1919. Forms of Tender may be obtained on application to the Officer Commanding Royal Army Service Corps, 12, Dumfries- place, Cardiff. IF YOU REQUIRE A CASH ADVANCE APPLY GEORGE THOMAS, MAN- AGER, ST. MARY'S CHAMBERS, SWANSEA. PRIVATE AND CONF.'OBNITAL. MR. SYDNEY CHARLES 14, Prineesg- atreet. Llanelly. who it will be re- membered won 1st, Prize in the Tenor Solo at the National Eisteddfod in 1916, ha? now been demobilised after serving over 4 years J with the Colours. He is now prepared tó í receive engagements for concerts etc. i

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Bi RTH. MORGAN.-Oik March 8th at 3. Heathfielfuv; •; • road. to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Morgau. a daughter (prematurely born). MiAS-lU^ DfcAlHS. TT HIDCKINC,On Sunday. 9th at 141. Westerns street, Albert the beloved husband of • Annie Hocking, and son of John and f51izai;.< beth Hocking. 132, Western-street Swan-?,- beth Ilocking. Thursday next. 2.30' Dan.vK.. •* beth Hocking. Thursday next. 2.50 Dan??. -? graig. 191A3-12 JA?IES.—March 10th at th? Fountain Inn. Carmarthen-road Elizabeth James. late of 158, Kobert-street, Manseltoti. aged 65 years. Funeral on Friday. leaving the house at ? o'clock for Cadoxton Neath 191A3-13"' BEAD—Daisy Winifred n?.e Evans (youm?? est daughter of the late John Ivor EvaneT of Swansea), wife of Edward H. Read ot- Johannesburg, died Jan. 29th. 1919. 190Am « HAERJ.SON.—At Cwm-road. Bonymaen, W, Harrison, senior deacon. Cwm Chapell «.«• aoo 87. Funeral Thursday next, at 4 30'  ?'m Burial Ground. Deeply regret,1  19lA3-Ù STEVENS.—On Sunday. March 9th May tive beloved daughter of Fred and Nellie Steveos, of 6. Pentre Mawr-road. Funeral Saturday, 3.15 for Cwmselly Cemetery. • l9lA3-15 | V IKS.—At 98. Norfolk-street, on the :? Henry Davies Caretaker of Terrace-road School, died of pneumonia Funeral on Thursday. 15th, at 2.30 for Oockett Church. yard..I 19DA3-1?' WILLIAMS.—On March 10th. at Myrtle ° Villas Salem-road. Landore (Johnnie the beloved husband of Mary Hannah Wit;- liams (nee Davies). Manager of Adams' w Oastle Stores. Landore. Funeral Thursday- .» n-ext. at 4 p.m. for Cwmgelly Cemetery .< (Centlemen only). Deeply rpsretted. CHJ; GAKDNEK.—On the 9th imst.. at the resi- dence of her parents. Margaret Irene, v-ife of R. L Gardner, and only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Colquhoun, Wood. bury Villas. Uplands Swansea. 190A3-12 ABRAHAM.—On Sunday March 9th. Ellen the beloved wife of William Lewis Abr? ham, 22. New Orchard-street Pu!bUe funeral on Thursday. Maroh 13th at 2 30. for Danygraig (men only. No flowers by reQueet. IMAH2 STEPHEN.-March 9th. at 19. St. Albans. road, Swansea. David Rhys Stephen, aged «* 75 the beloved husband of Mrs. E. S Stephen. Funeral Wedneedoy. the 12tn,. leaving; above address at ll a.m. for Oystermoutb Cemetery. Friends please accept thia the only intimation. 190A3-12' W ILLIAMS.On March 5th. at 29, Trafalgar- terrace, from pneumonia. David WiUiams." cnemist. Private funeral. No flowers by -■<*» request 3 89A 3-1 If- THANKS rOR SYMPATHY. RICHARDS—Mrs. Richards and family of 8/1; ?. Taplow-terrace Pentrechwyth wi?h to thank all friends for their kind extres. sions of sympathy in their sad bpreave-i .r.. ment also for floral tributes. 190A3-11 IN MEMORIAM. 2 EVANS.—In loving memory ol Pte. William John. the beloved and only son of John 1.f. and Margaret Evans. killed in France « March 12th 1915. Sadly m?aed by Father Mother and Sisters. 191A3-U

1 JhbAlHi>. HULiUUbTS etc. by KIT LEYS, the SEP01AL1STS in FloraJ Kf Wesiaru Oxford st Swansea. After ? 0.111. iol 3a1 Central. A LI^VEK JOHNSTO?WREATH? J-L BOLQUhTH. in tba Latent London Style. 227 Oxford-street Tel.: 667 t;eiit th TOO LA T£ FOR CLASSI- »* FICATION. Øt • — —— i-j IPliY this Herbal Simple for Your Hair.- .tt. J. Henna liosemary. Bitteir Ash Verbena, w Vitalises, beautihea and brings out the p: nuturai tones of the hair. One la. ¡;a{)kt.I# uiakos pint of hair toLJ c superior to a.U, mineral preparations.—Deakiu. Herbalist'" Altjxndra-road. 191A3-1i ErP Fruit (;,Drdials and Syrups.-Lime • T. Juice, Cherry. Ilort. haspberry, iiiack Currant, etc. Sypnons of Soda Wate!" a Speciality. Manufacturers. Einanuef i'hoiuas and Son, Swansea,. G itocklus, Oonfootiollers.-j;itërërë:='" Something for you all. Give us a call —ivmauuei Thomas and Son, Providers, j Swansea. 191A3-11. IlOR SALE, House in Edward-street, let at t 10s. weekly. Price £ 150—Apply 13. N elson -street. J91A3-lj 11".0& SALE bit: for X45. Also one L19. Sitting Room Suite. Bla-ck Carved Oak Sideboara, Chest ofDrawers.—Apply 13. !\eltõ<m.trce-t. 191A3.12 LOST, string of Mother of Pearl and -L? Purple Bead on Sunday night be?wfu. Walter-road and Sketty-road.— Finder re- warded.—Williams 13. BeriiarC.-S,. 191AJ-33 C'-OMFÖ'R'.rABIÆ Lod?in?- suit two young V men, near East Dock Station.—Apply Cartref. 15, Mackworth-terrace, St. Thomas. 191A3-10 w A.N'U,ED, Sharo Lad just left sciu)ol. for Motor Van and aesist generally. Wages to begin, 10s. per week-D. E, Evans, Watson's Stores. 19JA3-17 rpo Tobacconists Confectioners, etc.— V irginin Cigarettes for Sale in any (it,, anti- ,N-Ipply Williams, Tobacconist* ^0J, High-street, Swansea 191A3-17 YTTANTED. Sirons Lad for Motor Oar to I" help with delivery—Apply James Jones and Son, Goat-street. 191A3-13 ATERNITY Home. 57 Tudor-road. Car- -L'JL diff.-Patients received pending: pri- vate. inexpensive. Tel. 4365. 191A3-24 EEFINED Young Ladv in business, 24. tired of lodgings would like to meet a Gentleman in similar position with view to matrimony.—Address "Maisie, c/o 'Daily Leader,' Swansea. 191A3-13 WANTED. Marble EIsbs.-Reply. giving fullest particulars to "Eric," "Leader" Office. Swansea. 191A3-13 .I ÉP AIR-;úr own Boots. labou?is more scarce than material: utilise your spare time and buy your Leather. Rivets, etc., from the English Leather Stores Corner Shop 104. High-street. Swan- sea. 196a 3-11 MARE. 14.2, in foal; also Trap and Har- 1.1. ness; lot £ 38.— Hopkins. Henparc Cot- tace. Killay. 190A.U7 IfiOR SALE 9 Glass Partitions, size 54 x 34 inches: also 2 Glass Panel Doors. 81 x 34 inches, with Match Boarding Uprights and Grorsbars.-Palmer. 12 Caetle-street 190A3-15 "tORSALE-:two young Goals due to kid m .I; April.-Appb Williams, ¡JWYD.onn. Fforestf ach. :91A?1 B. :'ÚÙÚiS.=Competcnt ämalH'nd t? Bquired.-Agvly Reed 24, St. Helen's. road. 191.A13 TL?bB SALE at Morriaton. a Freehold Si? Fin main thorouB'hfar? suitable for ?' Shops or Garage. Write BOIL ffl.'Cam'hri,a, Daily Leader," Swansea. C347 \\7 ANTED a full-time Secretary to the yY. South Wales and Monmouth&hire 1 Master Printers' Alliance. Preference criveh to applicant with thorough knowledge of j MP Costiug System. Apply by letter with fullest particulars to Mr S. J. Baker 14, Duke-street, Cardiff. 191A3-12 FOR SALE, Gent's Cycle, three-speed JL Gear good as new; bargain. X6 13s.- Apply Box S6 "Leader" Office. 191A3-17 REES WILLIAMS (Mason) Stop-watch iLt, Competition. Wieners. 1. 8—0—0; 8—0—10.—E J. Evans. hon. sec 191A.3-11 ?.?rANTEb. small Fish and Fruit tam?. wout complete. Also portable hed suitable for stable. Full particulars and price to BOIsg "Leader" Office. 191A5-17 WANTED 3 Unfurnished Rooms with TV conveniences: over shop no objection. Write Box S4, "Leader" Office. 199A3-1A CLERK, in Shipping and Exporting, desires situation. Excellent references.—Si "Leader" Office Swansea. 190A3.1V LOST on Monday night, a Lady's Fur (Skunk), between Dunne Station ana top of Dunns Lane. Finder on rettirdins same to 30, Oakland-road. Mumbles will be rewarded. < 191A 3-13 THESE Columns are Nightly Reao hv JL Many Thousands Have vou a Want to Advertise Twenty words, one shilling PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. N. du Barry Hennessy take this opportunity of thanking their numer.. ous friends for telegram? and letters of congratulation, to which they will rennet* personally at the earliest possible moment. "I tho undersigned, wish to expr<«?8 my sincere thanks to all my many friends, too numerous to answer individually fos their hearty congratulations upon the result of a recent action against Your3 faithfully. C. K. Andrews, Upland^ Garage Swansea. — ■■■ .jB.li < ■ \mmi SWANSEA TOWN A.F.C. THE TOWN CLUB INVITES ANT LOCd^ SOCCER PLAYERS desirons of Playinsr for- the Reserve Team. now being orga,ni- especially those recently demobilised—-to send thei" names AT ONCE to MR. S. 8V WILLIAMS 130. KING EDWARD-B,OAN, with particulars of Clubs previously ipla for. and positions. Players desiring a Trial with the Swaaa are also ? to oommunicate with Ha \V mia.m

THE MINERS' M IND. A CHEGKWEICHEfl AND HIS CRITICS. Mr. John Thomas, the checkweigher at the Jvicw Diamond Colliery, Yetradgyn- lais, sends us two letters replying to criticisms. With the best will in the worlci, we cannot spare him the two columns of space his letters would occupy, and below we seek to convey nis points, with many deletions. We be- lieve, however, that we have retained his principal contentions. I. To the Editor. Sir,—If your expert and trained 8fcononust, Mr. Gough, hud tried to analyse criticaliy the points of my letter, 111 tea, 1 of hopelessly trying to diagnose toy frame of mind and dismissing it with the cheap phrases—" overdone a and hysterical ocreeching "-i!t would have IÐ.vèd his asking those three simple ques- tions which dignify his reply. (1).—Why I am angry at Mr. Gough's Calling the cjai-cousumer the real em- ployer of the ooal-imner ? if Mr. Gough wishes to dub as angry ail ,Wlio oppose his views on rational ur strict scientific and economic giounus, then 1 am sorry for the ocean of angiv inaves 2(1-1'. Gough (by 118 eeivies 01 articles; hat Lrougut about him. I wish to emphasise again that Mi. Gough is beiogging the issue by ue.ng the term coai-consumcr as equivalent to ihe Joiner's employer. If Mr. Gough is right in using coal consumer as equivalent to employer, then "Ike are reduced to an absurdity, that the miner himself, because lie us a coal con- sumer is his own employer. It matters nought to me that Mr. J. M. Bees, in a moment of weakness has shifted from his sound economic position and yielded to Mr. Gougn, that lie is tht"OretcalJY right. The only I t, heory I can, and will, uphold id the cue that squares with practice;" with the facte of industrial life. (-)—'Who would employ the colliers in the New Diamond Colliery if all the I>eoplo who now buy the coal ceased to bll,y it and no others took their places ? If it ever came about that there would be no ooal consumers to purchase the coal from the present employers, namely, the Xe-w Diamond i'oiberr Co.. judging froih parallel cases, e.g.. the case of de- mand for shells and othor munitions, the present employers would start sacking the colliers, unless they would transfer their capital from coal-getting for house coal turning, and keep on producing coal for chemical purposes to provide dyes, or the thousand and one by-products of coal. But eVen assume that Mr. Gough presses the Point that no use at all is found for coal, I aud there will be no oonsumcrs of the by- products of coal, then I still say that the Aew Diamond Colliery Co., before they Vould dissolve partnership and lose their chance of profits would. before sacking the colliers, perhaps decide to convert the industry into a briekwoiks and use up the duff and ugly small coal tips as raw Material to make bricks, and in this way lemove an eyesore from the now hideoue Coal-tipped area of Ystrad, and at the fame time provide raw material to build the much needed houses in this neigh- bourhood. (3)-Frankly and exactly, what would I do with the royalty takers? 4 wouid noi annihilate tlieia, nor ask them to join a suicide club. I would just Ask them to take a strong dose of the medicine they are always ready to ram dawn the poor miner's throat—some work. Having found work for the royalty takers (and they are not many, just a t'oble few), perhaps I bad better fore- Btall Mr. Gough by telling him what could be done with the coal royalties. I suggest the following:— (a) Share it as a rebate or reduction on the selling price to relieve Mr. Go ugh's coal consumers. (b) Share it amongst the producing colliers by adding it to their present wage; or (c) Let the State take it, to benefit the colliers and coal consumers gener- ally by expending it on my classes on economics, or housing, etc. II. Lest the one who signs himself A Shareholder would take my silence as a score for himself, perhaps you will publish the following brief replies to his: I. 1 am sorry that H Shareholder s sense of property has even narrowed his vision of the various senses in which one can quite grammatically use the harmless pronoun my It need not convey ownership. Surely I can talk of my itative town, Aberdare, without being such ft simpleton as to presume ownership. 2. A Shareholder haa yet to learn the distinction and difference between capital and the legal owners of capital, which I called idle capitalists." The capital invested in the New Diamond Colliery is not idle, only when the labour power of the colli-ei-s is withdrawn from it. i.e., when the colliery is not .working. I am glad to know, on Shareholder's Eklitliority, that there really are in Swan- sea Valley some ideal ") (note I modify "idle") capitalists eo benevolent as to Rive their capital for 15 years free of in- terest, without having received a single penny in dividends. Really we are in (sight of the millenium. Let me just ask A Shareholder to state- (a) What fees have been paid the direc- tors of the two companies that have run the concern in the last 15 years? (b) What interest has been paid on debenture shares since the opening of the colliery ? (c) What amounts have been paid to debenture (shareholders retrospectively out of allowances granted by the Government Coal Controller? 3. Will "A Shareholder" tell your readers what interest to the present direc- tors has been paid on their fresh capital Unvested out of patriotic duty) from the araounts paid by the Coal Controller from the Government funds? If they have re- ceived no interest, then I admire them as ideal idle capitalists. 4. May I humbly beg to point out to A Shareholder" that his information regarding my connection with the coal trade (or, to correct him. the coal industry) does not date from my recent appointment as chock weigher at the New Diamond Collic-i N It dates back to the days of my boyhood, when I worked as a oolliex's boy at Scuborwen 5. As the controversy between Mr. Gough and myself arose out of the ques- tion of the miners' demands, may I just ^i-wlss this last question of "Share.. Welder about my views with regard .to the Army as sheer impertinence, and a bit of irrelevance introduced to have an op- portunity to slincr mud about. My views with regard to the Army have no more to do with this problem raised by Mr. article than the question of the colour of A Shareholder's hair or his views on, say, the Salvation Army. If A Shareholder is seriously nnxious for my views regarding the Army, I can refer him to the competent military authorities re- S'.irding my views on the Army, if he will he ocmrBgeous enough to send me his full J name and address.

I 44 HOURS' WEEK. I DEMANDS OF TRANSPORT WORKERS- The National Transport Worke-r-e Fede- ration may not be over-modest in their demands, but they have a pretty clear conception of what they want. Their case i.4 set out in a handbill calling on the dock and waterside section to prepare for action. And this is the programme:— A 44 hours' week with wages M Iiigh as those received for the present working iveek; A 20 per cent. increase on all piece- work; and A settlement upon a national basis. The circular sets it forth that the appli- cation has been delayed for urgent national reasons, but must now proceed. It is a demand for a real change of status, culling for adequate human con- ditions for our members, who in the old days were looked upon as food for ship- owners' profits, and were picked out from day to day for a few hours' work like cattle from a pen." It is added that the members may be called upon in the next few weeks to take definite and drastic action, but that this will only be done as a last resort. The reason for the insistence upon a national settlement is that the Federation has too long been willing to accept settlements port hy port, and district by district, allowing the employers to use their power of diverting traffic to make the workerf of on" port instruments of defeating those in another. It is added that the Federation is con- sulting with other large organisation* with a view to using their collective strength for their fair and reasonable de mands. The appeal to the men ie to trust the officials, the unions, and the Federa- tion Among those on the negotiating oom- mittee are Messrs. John Twomey and Robert Williams. 44 HOUR WEEK. I We eought the opinion of Mr. John Twomey, one of that body, and was in- formed that the employers' committee, through their chairman, Sir A. Booth, agreed to the forty-four hour week, but details have to be worked out locally. It k expected that the employers and workmen for the South Wales area will meet in Cardiff on Thursday afternoon next, but no agreement will be arrived at until the question is reported to the lie,adquai-ters of the Federation, and Anally approved o-f by the Triple Indus- trial Alliance.

QUICK CHANGE ACT. I Girl's Ingenious Theft From Waiting Room. The ingenuity displayed by this young woman was truly remarkable," remarked Mr. Henry Thompson, who prosecuted in the case at Swansea on Tuesday when Muriel Selina Evans, a girl of 16, was charged with stealing a black cabin trunk containing articles of clothing value £ 28, from the Rhondda and Swan- sea Bay Railway Station,* Swansea, and her mother, Ellen Annie Treloar, was charged with receiving same, well know- ing it to have been stolen. Both defendants wept bitterly while Mr. Thompson outlined the case, which he described was a remarkable and inter- esting one. The trunk belonged to a Miss Mary Howelle, of Gwaun-cae-Gur- wen, who, on breaking her journey at Swansea on August 24th, 1918, left her trunk in the waiting-room on the gtat?i.hon. WEARING THE CLOTHES. .1 Evidence would be given to the effect that the younger defendant took the trunk to the Midland Ilailway Station. She took some things out of it, and later went into a lovatory and came out attired in the articles from the trunk. Afterwards she started to sell the articles and retained some which were found at her mother's house. Mr. Thompson strongly urged the seri- ousness of the offence against the mother. If the mothers were not dishonest there would not be eo much dishonesty in the children," he stated Both pleaded guilty, and both had nothing to say but that they were very sorry. MOTHER SENT TO PRISON. __I Mr. J W. Jones, the chairman, told the elder defendant that her conduct, as a mother, was most discreditable, and that it was evident that she was partly responsible for the girl's downfall. She would be sent to prison for six week6. To the girl the Chairman said she had been before the Swansea and Neath courts before, and was even now bound over for 12 months from Neath when she was not sent to the Borstal Institution owing to her health. She would be remanded in custody for a week eo that she could be medically examined.

DOCK GATEMAN HONOURED. I At the Cleveland Hotel, Llanelly, Dook- gateman John George Lewis was pre- sented with the certificate and gratuity of the Royal Humane Society for the gal- lant rescue of Mrs. Ellen Davies Jenkins from drowning \n the G.W.R. dock in October last. Mr. Charles Roberts presided over a large gathering of railwayman. The Mayor of Llanelly (Mr. Daniel Williams) carried out the presentation.

SAW KEY IN DOOR I A Preach fireman, named Fedele Jean j Alpe (19), waa charged at Swansea on I Tuesday with stealing various articles, value £ 20, from the S.S. Specca II. at the I Prince of Wales Dock on 25th February, and also articles "trained « £ -5 on the 36th February from the ratno sliip- Detective O'Brien sa.;ù the prisoner told j him he took the sextant from the chart- room of the ship at midnight, when he found the key in the door. Alpe pleaded gu;ity, and expressed his sorrow. He was sent to prison for two months

TINPLATE BONUSES. I THE RECENT "IRREGULAR MEETING" By LOOKER-ON-" I The illogical assumption of Mr. Philip 1 Waseell in a recent issue necessitates a I brief reply. It i6 very evident that the champions, like the other sheet raillmen who gathered at th,. recent irregular meeting, the in- terest of the high wage earners; and their interest only. lie says that for 16 years he has championed the cam of the bot- tom dog. His letter proves that in the 17th year he shouts for the top dog." The real point at issue is whether the high-wage earner should be granted the same bonus as the low-paid man. In my previous letter I said no, because the bonuses were applied for, and granted, to meet the increased cost in the necessaries of life. [ Now Mr Wassell unwittingly agrees, and admitb he wab deputed from the un. official meeting to plead at the Concilia- tion Board meeting for a certain percent- age to those earn: ng up to .£5. This is what he says: What we wanted was that men earning over X5 per week should be paid 65 per oent. on the .£5, and then drop to 50 per OOIlt. on all wages earned above thht; the 65 per cent. to remain on the .£5, irrespective of how much a man earned above that sum." If the amount claimed on earnings of .£5 were paid, then even Mr Wassell agreed that those earn-. ing over that amount should be reduced to 50 pei cent. This is simply what both employers' and workmen's representatives have aimed at since the Huns disturbed the world. Then what on earth is he and his I irregular friends grumbling about! The delegates at the unofficial meeting i claim an extraordinary perspicacity when they road" the discovery that the wages of workmen were in some sense reduced by working on Fridays and Saturdays. Why? The highest percentage is on wages of 30s. It afterwards gradually lowers, biit the captains of industry, and the k-oen and successful employers, who were parties to the arrangement, were blind to this fact. I would suggest that at the nerl- Conciliation Board the two appointed delegates be found seats to the rght and left of the president, in order to safeguard the assembled delegates from a'nnilar errors And what of the workmen's representa- tives, the majority of whom would be working under the arrangement they were parties to? Evidently they also lacked the far-sightedness essential to perceive thaft- the higher the wage the lower the: bonus they bargained for. Mr. Wassell says that workmen are satisfied with S3 per week and the bonus. As I am very interested in tinplate mat- ters, would your correspondent, for my further edification, point out where these satisfied millmen are existent; or, perhaps. he will let me know what millmen or tinhousemen are to-day content on 36 to 40 boxes per shift, or 25 to 30 cwts. in sheet mills, becpiise that is what is represented, as near as possible, in the sum men- tioned above. He questions the justice of paying a workman 9s. 6d. for producing a ton on Monday and 7s. 1. for the same quantity on Friday. But does it not appeal to him as being as just as paying 65 per cent. On earnings of X5, and 50 per cent. on {"aiti- ings above that sum—the very point he was deputod to press at the Board! He prates about justice," but even his conception of justice cries "stop" at earnings of £ 5 per week. ( His reference relative to the short shirt and clog is beside the point, and I dismiss it in Tommy's lingo—N«h Poo.

65 YEARS A DEACON. Llansamlet Veteran's Won- derful Record. ,) There has just passed away at Llan- samlet, in the person of Mr. W. Harrison, Cwm. Bonymnen, an old gentleman who may be regarded as an institution in the parish and a pillar of Welsh Methodism in South Wales and more especially in West Glamorgan. Mr. Harrison, who had reached the ripe age of 87, had enjoyed wonderful health during his long life, but had a seizure a few days ago, and parsed away on Monday. He leaves two sons and four daughters. Practically all his life Mr. Harrieon had been interested in local collieries, and for uiany years carried on tlio Llanerch Colliery. In the religious world his record would be difficult to equal and almost impoissible to excel. He had been a deacon at Salem (Cal-y. •Cwn) C.M. Chapel for 65 years, super- intendent of the Sunday School for over 50 years, treasurer of the church for 52 years, while he had attended the H plygain," or early Christmas morning service, uninterruptedly for 84 years, having first been taken there when three years old. He was an ex-Moderator of the West Glamorgan Monthly Meeting.

V.A.D. REVELS. Gay Scene at the Albert Hall Last Night. The Albert Hail, Swansea, was brilliant on Monday evening; the V.A.D. ball proved a great success. Khaki and Royal blue mingled with the dainty uniform of the Red Croos, with very occasional even- ing dresses. The whole affair was dis- tinguished for its sociability and cheerful- ness. -■ For the deooratione, • Major Geoffrey Moss, of the Cuenadier Guards, was re- sponsible, and the painting of a Red Cross nurse telephoning to staff officer on the other side of the platform was his own artistry. GAY SCENE. The Red Cross was everywhere, and it is worthy of note that the floor decorations were made entirely of hospital sheets, remnants, etc., and erected by voluntary work of V.A.D. and offieere. Higher up, all round the balcony, were big ooloured balloons from London, and some of these, falling accidentally and otherwise among the danoers, caused a lot of merriment, and several startling, but quite innocuous explosions. At the conclusion of the ball, these balloons were distributed among the guests. Against the roof was strung a we-alth of tiny streamers, all of which, with the light, the mufiic, the colour, and the move- ment, imparted an atmosphere of car- nival to the old hall. Music was provided by Hulley's band, and the programme included raises, one steps. Fox Trots, and Lancers. The dainty programmes had been designed by Mr. Todd, of the R.A.S.C. Refreshments were provided by Mr. G. Matthews, of Walter- road. THE GUESTS. u Among others present were Mr. ana Mrs. Lang Coath, Dr. McDonald, Mrs. Razelton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perkins, Dr. Mary Ritchings, Comma.nder and Mrs. Kirk- ham. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moxham, Major raac. Mr. and Mrs. Stobo Andrews, PROMOTERS' GRIEVANCE. -1 We understand that the promoters of the event are grieved at the action of the local magisterial bench in refusing to grant them extension until a later hour than 1 a.m. They point out that it is the first event held under the auspices of the V.A.D., and they claim that after the ser- vices they have rendered eome more con- sideration is due to them.

AT THE DOCKS. Arrivals and Sailings of Vessels. KING'S DOCK Arrivals.—P.Tj.M. 10 s 1907 St. Nasai. rA: Rossette 8 1.3-07. London: Bcval s 1036, Loil. don. d<S«ilinRS.—Fedelma. 6 279. Treport; Uan- elly Trader 6 2%Boue 0til ti DOCK. Arrivals.—McKinstry s 1198 Rouen. gailinp,&-Alpha s 76. llihbridge; Agra a 62, Bristol PRINCE OF WALES „ DOCK. Arrival?.—Kinpsley s 342 Guernsey; Spica n. s 583 Rouen; 01 en RN\<1 s 994. Fecamp. Sailings.—Lady Anstruther 207, St. Malo: T. G. Huttou s 423. SOUTH DOCK, Arriv.%I,Triie Love 19. eea fish; Prin. cessp l'rje Jose 63. sea fish. Sailiilg,s.-Aniia-u- 48i Belfast; Northern <v>a«t 1070. Ltfffpool.

I WAR CRIMINALS ■■ REPORTED FINDING OF THE COMMISSION (From the Press Association's Special Correspondent.) PARIS, March. 10th (received Tuesday). It is understood that the report of the Commission on Responsibilities and; Crimes amounts, as regards the two first main oounts, namely, responsibility for launching the war upon the world and for the violation of treaties as in the case of Belgium, to a recognition that, under the existing principles of international law, the Kaiser and his advisers oould not be brought to trial, however clear their guilt may be. This finding is, of course, based on purely judicial considerations. The Commission concludes its examina- tion of these two questions by suggesting that, in the circumstances, the conference has the right to create a tribunal for the trial of those responsible for beginning the war, and for the violation of inter- national obligations, even if such a tribunal were an innovation in inter- national law. NO OBSTACLE TO TRIAL. I On the third count as to whether indi- viduals guilty of criminal acts in the conduct of the war can be made to amawer lor their offences, the Commission finds that there is no obstacle in international law in the way of the trial and punish- ment of tlueh offenders.—Renter's Special Service.

BISHOP. SUED. Swansea Witness in Landaff Case. An unusually interesting case came be- fore Mr. Justice Salter and a special jury at Glamorgan Assizes on Monday, when Mr. James Bell Pettigrew I'inUiy, of Bryn-Nant, St. Martin's, CaErphilly, and his daughter Freda, aged 15, sued the Very Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lian- (laff and Mr. T. Mansel Franklen, on be- half of themselves and all other governors of Howell's School. Llandaff, for damages for breach of contract made 'by the de- fendants for the board, lodging, and edu- cation of his daughter, the female plain- tiff. She claimed damages tor breach by the defendants of theii duty, suitably and adequately to feed and nourish her. The defence was a total denial of tiie allega- tions. Among the witnesses who gave evidence was Rachel Evans, daughter of Mr. Victor Evans (Swansea Food Controller) who appeared under eubpeena, and said she was at the School from Septem- ber, 1914, to December, 1517. She said the bread was sour and doughy," and the margarine was spread thinly. She often did not gel enough to eat, and fre- quently had a big appetite. The wa4. adjourned until to-day (Tuesday)/

UNFINISHED VOYAGE. I Swansea Firm's Successful I Claim. In the King's Bench Div s on on Mon- day Mr. Justice Bailhache resumed the hearing of the action in which the Societe Anonvme Lea fils Charvet, or Swansea, claimed from the defendants, Messrs. Lewis, Bull and Co., Mi 1 ners-chambers, Buie Docks, Cardiff, damages for alleged breach of charter party, dated August 17, 1917, by which the defendants chartered the sailing ship liose for a voyage from Barry to Fecamp, North France, with a cargo of coals. The vessel put into Fal- mouth, where the cargo was discharged, and the question arose whether she was in an unseaworthy condition when ahe started on the voyage, or whether she was compeUed to put into Falmouth by stress of weather. The defendants counter- claimed for damages for alleged breach of another charter party for carriage by the same ship of seven consecutive cargoes. Judgment was given for plaintiffs, with oo&ts. The counter-claim was dismissed, with costs.

THE IDEAL ARTIFICIAL LEG FOR HARD WEAR IS THE RENOWNED KENNEY." Don't be put off with rany other kind, the Kenney is as superior to the ordinary old-fashioned wooden legs as electric light ÍIS to candle light. Come and see it for yourself. No springs, no wires. So simple, yet so effective. Talk it over with Rich, The Chemist, any day between 11.0 to 6.0., or write privately, I ftO. High-street, Swansea.

George Tticbards (71), of 9, Pentre- I gcthin-road, Cwmbwrla, dk*d suddenly at his home on Saturdav last An inauest will be held. l