Papurau Newydd Cymru
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BIGGEST DAY.
BIGGEST DAY. Singleton Sale So Far Realises £ 22,412. The total proceed6 of Friday's sale at Singleton, when he collection of pictures, Ote., came under the hammer, amounted to 48,467, and the prices for the prin- cipal items were considered excellent. This is the highest, day's total to date, but the sale wil" be continued next Men- ) day and Tuesday, when it will conclude. For the five days of this week the total, realised is £ 22,412. )
6th WELSH H.Q.
6th WELSH H. Q. Definitely Return- ing to Swansea. RESULT OF 'LEADER' ACTION. The Leader is in a position to state dennitely that the headquarters of the 6th Welsh Regiment will return to Swan- sea, and it is expected that in the course of a few days an interesting announce- ment will be made as to the new com- manding officer. Several names have been mentioned in this connection, but we understand that there is every likelihood of the command being given to an officer of the battalion -ho was with them from the beginning W the war, and who is exceedingly popu- tAar with all ranks. It will be remembered that the Leadery" initiated the agitation against tie removal of the depot of the battalion Cardiff, and the ventilation of the watter has borne fruit. MAYOR'S INTERVIEW. The Mayor of Swansea (Mr. W. II. Wiles) had an interview on Friday after- noon with the secretary of the Glamor- an Territorial Association, and was as- ured by him that Swansea will again be the 6th Welsh depot, and will continue to e so if the regiment is retained in tho reconstruction of battalions now under Construction. It follows, therefore, that the town is tnre of its obvious right to be the resting lIlace of the colours.
MR. W. P. RODERICK
MR. W. P. RODERICK Corporation Chief Clerk HI- It will be learned with feelings cf deep regret by his numerous friends that Mr. W. P. Roderick, the chief clerk in the Swansea Town Clerk's Department, is suffering from a somewhat serious in- disposition, and is confined to his room. For some months past Mr. Roderick's task in dealing with the duties pertain- ing to his office has been far from a light one. A few weeks ago he went to Bournemouth for a brief holiday, return- ing somewhat better for the vacation. He put in an appearance at the office a few dr-s this week, but was compelled to give up through a serious breakdown. GENIAL AND POPULAR. Mr. Roderick is one of the most genial and popular employes in the Corporation clerical department, and his many friends will join with us in wishing him a speedy recovery to robust health. I
SIR ALFRED MOND. I
SIR ALFRED MOND. I Speaking in Swansea on I November 1st. I Sir Alfred Mond, M.P.. has written to ) Mr. S. E. Quicke, Ashleigh, Argyle-strcet, secretary of the Commercial Tra%Tellers' J Eisteddfod, to say that he will preside at their eisteddfod on November 1st in the Albert Hall. In his presidential address, he intends to deal with the economic and industrial situation. He will be supported by Mf. David Matthews, M.P., and the Mayor of Swan- I lJea has also intimated his intention to be present.
-—I 1914 STAR READY.
— I 1914 STAR READY. Where Demobilised Men Should Apply. It is announced by the War Office that I the u 1914 tar" is now ready for i%ue I to all units of the Army,, including the military nursing services. I "Officers (or nurses) and others ranks not- I now serving who have not yet received I their stars should apply in the former I case to the Secretary. War Office (A.G. 10), 27, Pilgrim-street, E.CA, and in the latter case to the officer in charge of records concerned. In the case of deceased officers, nurses, and other ranks, applications from their legatees or next-of-kin should be similarly addressed.
MARRIAGE ENCOURAGED.I
MARRIAGE ENCOURAGED. I To encourage marriage is a charitable | 4Pt, said Mr. Justice Peterson, in the (;'hancery Division on Friday, holding I that a bequest to provide marriage I portion for poor and deserving Jewish I Oirls was valid in law. « I
'FERRY TRAIN SCENE.I
'FERRY TRAIN SCENE. I ? Edward Daniels, Marsh-street, Sand- A i?lds, Aberavon, a rdlipr, was charged at j^th on Friday by the Great We6tern ]?ailwav Co. with behaving in n riotous -?.?ner in a railway carriage between Îa:tth and Briton Ferry, on August 30th 14r Rupert Lewis said defendaBt had fi been drinking, and \nmtNi  t?! ht everyone in the compartment. q ? Women pulled the communication cord, the train stopped, and so frightened were the women that thev got out on to the line. The Beneh-Mr. F. W. Gihbins, J.P., and Mr. Ll. 0. Howell-imposed the. maximum penalty, 406. or 28 days.
ARAB CHIEFS.I
ARAB CHIEFS. I I  omlng IS It to Swan- sea. I As the guests of Ili-s Majesty's Govern- ment, two deputations, headed by Arab chiefs, are now visiting this country. Their Special mission i? to congratulate the King on the victorious cutcom of the war. They fought as our Allies in Turkic territory. Among other giftgl, they will pro- II sent to His Alajesty a valuable and his- torically interesting sword. One of the deputations is headed by I Faiaal, second son of lbn Saud, ruler of Centra! Arabia, and other by Ahmad Ion .1-abir, nephew and heir cf tfie Sheik of I Kuwait, on the Persian Gulf. Later, the chicfoi are visiting Swansea, on I their way to Ireland.
STATION BROKEN INTO. ————-0-…
STATION BROKEN INTO. ———— -0- I Pontardawe Robbery. Th9 Pontardawe Station has again been broken into! This took place on Thurs- day night, and on this occasion the bur- glars concentrated their attention on the booking office, where a great deal of damage was done two months ago by means of a crow-bar, found near the office door. I Entrance was effected this time by re- moving the slates on the roof, and drop- ping on to the counter through the venti- lator. I N attempt seems to have been made jo open the drawers or the cupboards where the ta.e was kept, b(ut much energy seems to have been used in opening par- cels stored in the room and addressed to local tradesmen. The contents or these were found in great disorder. Up to the present the police have no clue to the visitors.
I G.C.G. )
I G.C.G. ) Early Re-start Probable. j (By Our Mining Correspondent. I The result the ballot of tho iTaerdy Pit workmen. Gwauncaegurwen, on the question of the acceptance of the Coal Controller's recommendations had been I communicated to the general secretary, the Rt. Hon. T. Richards, M.P., on Friday. That gentleman then wired to Mr. R. L. Soils, as representing the OlrectrJrate of the colliery company, stating the fact of the men's acceptance, and asking when representatives of the workmen could meet the employers' representatives to arrange for the re- starting of operations at Macrdy pit. Mr. Sails replied suggesting Monday. leaving time and place to be suggested by Mr. Richards. There seems to be every prospect of a settlement and a re-start of the main portions, if not the whole of the colliery. Nearly 700 men are affected.
LOST TRAIN. I I
LOST TRAIN. I Indignant Swansea Valley- ites. f" One hundred and fifty residents of the Swansea Valley were in an indignant ISood oft one o'clock Oil Saturday upon I the extraordinary et i. n of the Harbour Trust authorities in keeping the North Dock bridge open during train time. The bridge was opened about 12.35—at a time when valley shoppers and business men were making their way towards the station. The gates were against them until one o'clock, or rather a few min- utes after the departure of the train up the valley, and yet there is supposed to be some sort of an agreement that gates are not to he opened 15 minutes before train time. -SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN. I Saturday's victims are taking a seri- ous view of the matter, and scores of protests may be expected at the Harbour Trust during the next .week.
--,-I STREET ACCIDENT. I
STREET ACCIDENT. I A little girl named Maize, with her mother, was crossing Dillwyn-street. Swansea, on Saturday afternoon^ when a private car came along and che W8S in danger of being knocked down by it when, fortunately a young man named Horry Harris, Baldwins' crescent, see- ing the danger the little one was in, dashed over an i saved the child, but in doing so he received a bruise on the leg by the on-coming car.
MUMBLES LAY-UP ! I
MUMBLES LAY-UP I u I | Prospect of Something j I Being Done. Ald. J Jordan presided on Saturday looming at a meeting of South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee at Swansea Guildhall There was an important an- nouncement on the Mumbles lay-up pro- ject. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, acknowledging the commit- tee's application for an application passed on from the Treasury for a Roads and Development Board grant of I £ 2,71X1 towards the cost of a lay-up at the Mumbles, an officei of the Board would b-P :;k?nt to investigate the I possibilities of the position. ( GOOD PROSPECT. I The Clerk said no had urged on the Board the importance of an early de- cis?on because a bad winter would be liable to damafJ\ Mumbles boat5, a,ndj permission was ?'ven to visit Swansea' nr?t in a toUT 01 Great Britain in con- nection with o:h< similar applications. The Chafirmar remarked that there was now a prospect of something being done. I The application to the Board wae read by the Clerk. It pointed out that while I 285 fishing boats were in existence at Mumbles in 188. there were now only nine. Appledore was the place to which boats were now sent for repair. It was estimated that 200 persons at least could I earn a sea livelihood in the dr. strict* and that by means of the expenditure asked 120,000 oysters could be landed annually j at Mumbles alone.—It was decided flat the local members of the committer; meet the Board's officer when he risi the town. u BIRDS ON WORM'S HEAD. I Arising cut. of correspondence, it was I stated that the.o will soon be quite a decent little fishery at Porthcawi. ) Mr. C. Bevan (Goweil said the County Council had en-ewed the Order for the I' protection of birds on Worm's Head, suspended during the war. He thought the protection wrong in view of the ¡ quantities of fish the birds ate. The Clerk said the scientists could not I agree whether the birds were harmful.— The matter drooped. PORT EYNON OYSTER FISHERIES. I Mr. Bevan urged that steps De taken I to re-establish, what was formerly a flourishing oyster fishery at Port Eyuon. —A member remarked that Mumbles I fishermen we.~e tishng there.
MASTER COACH BUILDER. i---
MASTER COACH BUILDER. i- Sudden Death of Mr. J. W. jackett. Swansea, through the sudden death 0 Mr. John Wesley Jackett, of Wassai. square, loses a genial and attractive per- sonality. He had been in rather indifferen health for the past few months, thoug: not seriously ill, but on Friday abov, I mid-day, while on the promisee of Mr. 1, Holt, wholesale confectioner, over th way, and in the company of Mr. Sil: Solomon and Air. Fred Holt, ho wcu- seized with an apoplectic fit. He neves regained consciousness, but passed at his residence, Ivor Villa, St. Helen'e- road, about S p.m. Dr. Cameron hat. been in attendance. OLDEST MASTER COACHBUILDER. JMr. Jackett was senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Jackett, and the oldeei master coachbuilder in Swansea. The other partners in the firm are his brothers, Messrs. J. R. Jackett and S. R Jackett, and his eldest son, Mr. Stanley Jackott. Mr. Jackett was ono of the beat-known tradesmen in the town. A native of Wadebridge, Cornwall, he came to Swan- 6ea about 40 years ago, and worked with Mr. Ward, the well-known coachbuilder, II establishing the Wassail-equare business I In 1881. lie was of genial disposition and I had a most honourable reputation in the I trade. A member of the M86tfr Wheel- j wrights' and Coachbuilders? Association j (Swansea branch) he never-sought official I honours, but devoted all energies to busi- ness and the care of his family. Some few years ago he had the misfortune to lose his leg through hip disease. i A CHRISTADELPHIAN. j A me-long follower of the Chriatadel- j phians, even, there he took no prominent ■ part, but was content to be just a faith- ful member. He leaves a widow and eight children, five of them grown up ¡ The funeral has been arranged to take place on Tuesday at 3.0 p.m., for Dany- graig. ) I
OYSTERMOUTH WARD.
OYSTERMOUTH WARD. Mr. Aeron Thomas Not Seeking Re-election. Mr. J. Aeron Thomas has decided not to seek re-election for the Oyetermouth Ward on November 1st. The candidates now in the field are Messrs. C. P. Bell and Edmund Bevan.
FELL INTO A BATH.
FELL INTO A BATH. Treboeth Child Dies of Scalds A S of -tv i years, nair,, Jena Tuclox- Re,F, son of John Willia-m Rs, a collier, of 12l, New-road, Treboeth, who died at the Swansea Hospital, was the ( i i c ,c ] subject of an inquest conducted by the Deputv Coroner, Mr. Dd. Clarke, on i Saturday. The father said that he came home from work on Tuesday last, boiled some water, and poured it in a tub near the fire ready for a bath. The boy was then outside somewhere, and witness went out to get some cold water. When he got back his wife had taken the boy from the water. I In answer to the Coroner, witnen said he did not think about it being dangerous to leave the boiling water there as the boy was not about. i Mrs. Rees told how she heard a scream and rushed downstairs to find the child- in the water. Medical evidence was given to the effect that the child died at the Hospital on the following evening from shock fol- lowing upon severe scalds on the back. j right arm and right thigh. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.
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10 j i I AUSTRIA AND PEACE. I Tht Austrian National Assembly wilE J ratify the Peace Treaty. I BASUTO CHIEFS ARRIVE. Basuto chid's, who are coming to congratulate tlw King (¡n the Alliocf victory, arrived at Southampton ibifJ morning. The party numbered bc-t-ween twenty and thirl J' I MINERS' CANDIDATES. Western District Miners have en- | dorsed candidature of Messrs Richard Matthew? and Daniel Evans foo* Swansea Council. Meeting dan<lM reinstatement of police dismissed during strike. Meeting also depre- cated members who were also Town Coiincillors sho-ali not attend cere- mony of Freedom of Borough to Prpmipr as protest against Russian action. ALD. GWYNNE SAILS, Aid. Ivor H. Gwynne left SolÜh. wmpton to-day en ior Amcrie* to attend the Trade's Labour Confer ence at Washington. cTie of clrle Of liamentary Committee of 'he Tradtw Con.;ress. Half-time Score; ENGLAND-J goal. WALES—Nil. TO-DAY'S RACING. Betting 2.50: 10 to 1 Maroia Blanche, 5 to 2 Palomides, 6 to 1 Lord Qnas. 3.20—Sudden Fancy 1, Drapa. f 2, Helenoourt. 3. Also ran: Some. Sciibc, Gallivant. I f JL-i-lLL t < ■ ■■ » i ■ ii ■■
MURDER CAES. —-——..
MURDER CAES. —-—— Chief Executed at Liile Freddy Albert, the South African soldier who was executed in the moat of ,he Citadel at Lille, was 22 years of age, j. native of the Cape, and the son of a rhite woman. At the beginning of this year (aaye vueter) he formed in Flanders a formid- tble band which devoted iteelf to plunder- ings and to committing murders, of which he motive was theft. Albort and his cooniplicee, named Little David, Big David, Harris, Devries and Stevens, mur lered in all seven persons, of whom three vere v *V-en who had come to look for the graves GJ relatives killed on the field of \iattle. Little David, Big David, ftndHarri. wre all executed tn Belgium, whilst jevries was sentenced to 15 yearw" penal servitude. During the whole of the niglik before .is execution, of which he had been pre- "iously warned, Albert continued to sing o the accompaniment of his bango. and ie went to the place of execution with a tirm step.
TRIAL TEAMS.*
TRIAL TEAMS. Schoolboy Soccer. After the Martin Shield games on Sat- urday morning, the selection committee ,f t he S.S.A.L. (Town Division) met and selected teams to play a trial match at Victoria Park on Saturday morning icxt. Several t?ams will be engaged ir a gL,?( i ii-? he first round for the I?nnard Cup. and he trial teams are selected from the ides which have a bye in that round The selection was as follows:— A" Team.-Shallook (National); Price (National) and Thomas (Dany- ,i,aig) Thomas (Hafod), Sketty), and Craig (eapt.) (D -atty" Griffiths (Sketty) Elsey (Rutland-street), J'urnival (Sketty), Landick (Hafod), ami Phillips (Cwm). B" Team.—Stroud (Waunwen) leynon (Waunwen) and Buruess (Rut- and); Williams (Terrace-road), Holler St. Joseph's) and Charles (Sketty); Stevens (Hafod), Hughes (Dyfatty). Simons (Terrace-road), Sullivan and teUv (St. Joseph's). Reserves: Griffiths (Cwm), Lane (St. Joseph's), Dalling (Terrace-road), and Piper (Danyraig).
ALPHONSO'S VISIT.
ALPHONSO'S VISIT. PARIS. Saturday. The King of Spain, who will arrive in Paris on Monday, will leave on Thurs- day at 11 a.m. by special trair, for Lon- don. He will I)C accompanied by the Queen, and they will visif Her Majesty's mvrents in England.—Exchange,
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LAST SKETTY CAR. ———
LAST SKETTY CAR. ——— ¡ Police Court Sequel to Drunken Scene. As the result of a disturbance in a Sketty tramcar shortly after 10 on Friday r.ight, two men appeared at the Swansea Police Court on Saturday, one of them, Evan Hugh Jones (21), a disabled soldier, being charged with being drunk and dis- I orderly in Gwydr-square on October 17th, and the other man, Joseph Ellis (24), a collier, being charged with resisting P.S. (8) Reos in the execution of his duty. P.S. (8) Rees said that he was called to a tramcar in Gwydr-square, Uplands, and asked to remove defendant Jones, who was drunk and creating a distur- bance there. With some difficulty Jones was brought to the road, where he be- came very violent and used obscene language, and as a result was taken into custody. When near the Uplands Police Station the other defendant came up and endeavoured to wrest Jones from witness. Civilian assistance had to be obtained, and both defendants were locked up. Supt. Roberts said that the conduct of young men in the last Sketty cars was getting very bad, particularly over the week end. .Tones was fined and Ellis 60s,
WAR -RESPONSIBILITY.
WAR RESPONSIBILITY. I Paris, Friday.—Count Bernstorff will I be heard as the first witness at the initial se-ssion of the Commission of In- I vestigation of the National Assembly on I Responsibility for the war.—Exchange I Special.. I
i"FELL WITH A CRY."
"FELL WITH A CRY." Mysterious Death in a Stables. Mr. D. Clarke, the deputy borough coroner, held an inquest on Saturday on Frederick Charles Walker, a driver of 16 years of age, who died suddenly in Messrs. Thomas Bros. stables, Lower Oxford-street, Swansea, on Thursday morninz. The deceased was employed by Mr. W. J John. fruiterer, Alexandra-road, and he was attending to a mare. when he fell backwards and died almost immediately. Mr. Henry Thompson represented the widow, and Mr. Gee (Messrs. Gee and Edwards) represented the employer. The widow said her husband had an attack of influenza some time ago, but hk was not subject to fits or seizures. Francis Wild told how the deceased was attending to the horse, when he fell back- wards with a cry. In answer to questions by Mr. Henry Thompson, witness said that he,did not know whether deceased had tripped over, but bo himself had several timea fallen oyer the cobbles in the stable, which were very nasty. The step down to the stable was very greasy, and witness had on times slipped right over on it. DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE. I Dr. Trevor Evans gave the result of a post-mortem. Deceased had sustained a fracture at the base of the skull, which was 'the cause of death. It was possible that giddiness might have been caused by a slight trouble deceased had in the kid- I neys, but witness, from the evidence, was of opinion that the man slipped and fell, I as there was nothing to indicate that he had had a seizure. The jury returned a verdict of acci- dental death. Mr. John and the jury expressed their I sympathy with the widow. ,w "■ —
I LORD ALLENBY.___I
I LORD ALLENBY. I High Commissioner for Egypt. I I It is officially announcod that the King I has been pleased to approve the appoint- ment of Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., as his Majesty's High: Commissioner for Fgvpt and the Sudan, j ir. succession to General Sir Reginald Wingate, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., G.B.E. I I It will be remembered that when the Egyptian disturbances broke out early I ;n the year, General Wingate was home on leave. Lord Allenby was hurriedly II summoned to the Peace Confei-enco in Paris, and was afterwards sent to Egypt as Special High Commissioner. His eup- i I preasion of the revolt was tOO complete, I and he made himself eo popular in tbe country that he has now been pei I ) manentlv appointed. I iii I
GOWER HERO'S MEMORY.__I
GOWER HERO'S MEMORY. I Harvest Festival services were con- ducted at Rhocsili Parish Church on I Thursday, when the Rev Lat.imer Davies, M.A., of Oxwich. preached both morning and evening. I At the evening service, a Memorial Tablet, erected by the parishioners to the late Signaller Wm. Gibbs. of the Welsh Regt., wat unveiled by Colonel Helme, of HUlend, Llangenniith. The Colonel spoke feelingly and in the highest terms of the heroism and faithfulness of Signaller Gibb. t duty. The Rev D, T. Griffiths, Congrega- tional minister of Pilton Green, and Rev. Lewiis Hughes, M.A. (rectorl, also took part. A solo was rendered by Mr. Geo. Tanner, of Cheriton Mr. George Thomas I was at the organ ifc usual.
I N.U. POACHERS.
N.U. POACHERS. Angling For Swansea Three-quarter. The Northern Union agents have been making their vesence felt in Swansea and district once more, and we under-" stand that a prominent member of tho Swansea tnreo-quarter line, who recent]; i repudiated offers from one of the lead I ing clubs, has again been approached and offered a tempting sum with good ran toed. We are p:tad to state, how- ever. that the negotiations have met with no success. In connection with the recent allega- tions by the "AthWic News" uneut the recent visit of certain South Wales I players to Wtgan for a trial game, it if interesting to learn from a dependable source thht Wigan v-as not the onlv dub that played a secret trial of Welsh players, but that Oldham, it has been suggested, was another venue. A recent article in the "Sporting News exposed the methods of the N. u organisations, who employ scouts In Welsh towns to report and recommend talent, and in this connection it would be> diverting to know the identity of one of the N.U. representatives who ap- proached Albert Jenkins, of Llanellv, weeks ago.
I NEW ARCHBISHOP.
I NEW ARCHBISHOP. I Bishop of St. Asaph Probable. The W f stern Mail in an article iealmg with the proposed creation of an Archbishopric for Wales, says that it is popularly imagined that St. David's is the premier and the mother see of Wales, and there is ground for the belief. It naturally follows that it has also been freely imag- ined that the selection as the first arch- bishop of Wales will fall upon the Bishop of St. David's But the services of the Bishop of St. Asaph-who is the senior bishop on the bench in the whole of Eng- land and Wales—have been so great and conspicuous that in all probability the great honour and distinction of being selected the first archbishop of the new province will fall to his lot. He was, by unanimous vote, elected as first president of the Governing Body and as first chair- man of the Representative Body of the I Church in Wales, and it is within the knowledge of the Church lenders that the Bishop of St. David's has openly asserted that he WOULD NOT ACCEPT. I the exalted position as long as his brother I of St. Asaph was on the episcopal bench. i There is, therefore, no reason to doubt that I the election of the Bishop of St. Asaph as wil" tr-ke pla<- 3f "nJn t1, proper er,clegiastical sanction for tho crea- tion of a Welsh 1'rovince has been re- ceived in the very near future. This does not, however, mean that the I archbishopric will be always tied to the See of St. Asn.ph. It is a popular fallacy that the archiepiscopal dignity must I al ways be restricted to one see. The I Church in Wales might well adopt the title of Archbishop of Wales for its head, and not that of Archbishop of St. Asaph or of St, David's.
HIGHER EDUCATION.I
HIGHER EDUCATION. I Coming Conferences in Wales I In arranging a 6eries of four conferences I at Cardiff, Hhyl, Carmarthen and Swan- sea, the Departmental Committee on Se- condary Education in Wales is adopting I quite a new procedure of inquiry. The orthodox committee method is to sit in I London, and hear the evidence of wit- nesses. That will, no doubt, also be done in this case. But in the opinion of the Committee it i6 not enough. To these conferences will be invited not only educational experts, but all who are likely to contribute usefully to the fash- ioning of the best possible system. The Committee feel that in this way they should be able to lav the foundations of r,econdar..Yeducation on an enduring basis for it will enable the full weight of en- lightened public opinion to exercise its II influence in the fashioning of the scehem and bring into the open points of view I and practical suggestions that otherwise might not be disclosed.
AN EXPERIMENT, I
AN EXPERIMENT, I London Symphony Orches- tra's Tour. I bear (says the London representative of the Western Mail ") that the London Symphony Orchestra ha< brf- '??gag<?! • thMe wh'» are nomobD,- t.h ..?e? ?neme of musical festivals in Wales M! a challenge to the Eif?eddfod. There seems to be a pocl deal of mystery about the movement, but the plans are suffi- ciently developed to enable i-t to be an- ) nounced that the new festival will come into being on Whit-Monday of next year. It is to be inaugurated at Mountain Ash, where there will be two days of compe- titions, with evening concerts in which prize choirs and prize take part, followVd the next day by an orches- tral and choral concert at Swansea, another at Cardiff, and another at New- port on 6uccesive day. In London musical circles great interes-t has been aroused ;n the experiment, and ncrt a little curiosity as to who are behind it. We are told that the syllabus is to be drafted on the lines of the Biriii--ngliaiii Festival, wit1 the exception that the j familiar clnsr-ics will be cut out.
U HiAWATHA" AT NEATH. !
U HiAWATHA" AT NEATH. A great audience listened with enjoy-' ment at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Thurs- day night, when the Britonferry Choral Society (winners of the chief choral at Neath National Eisteddfod) performed Coleridge Taylor's Hiawatha." It was a triumph for the choir, its conductor. Mr. Evan Morris, of Neath, the prin- cipals, and for Mr. W. F. Hulley's per- J fectly trained orchestra. The soloists were: Miss Blodwen Lloyd (soprano), Mr. Tudor Davies (tenor), Captain Herbert Heyner (baritone). Mr. Glaslyn Jones, A.R.C.O., presided at the organ. So delighted were the Neath people with the performance that there will pro- I bawy. hp, a,, repeat" in the near future.
ANTHRACITE MINERS. j
ANTHRACITE MINERS. Delegate Meeting at Swansea (By Our Mining Correspondent.) The monthly meeting of delegates re- presenting the Anthracite District of the South Wales Miners' Federation was held on Saturday at the Dockers' Tfall, Swan- sea, when over 14,000 meml>?rs were represented. Mr. John S. Morgan, Aoer- crave, presided, Mr. W. Bevan. Caerhryn, ( was in the vice-chair, and among t Illw present were Mr. J. D. Morgan and Mr. J. James (agents), Mr. David Morgan i (secretary), Mr. W. Davies (Enginemen), Mr. W. J. Davies (treasurer), and other?. A vote of sympathy with the family of the late Mr. Wm. Morgan, Pontyberem, i ei-chairman of the district, was passed, on the motion of- Mr. James, seconded by t Mr. J. D. Morgan. t H WAR WAGE. ftir, Jamq, in bis repirt, exp rned fNe | position of tile question of the payment of the war wage due to the workmen in respect of stoppages caused by the railway strike. He also reported upon the Gwaui*- cae-Gurwen workmen's acceptance, by a second ballot, of the Coal Controller's re- comendations, and stated that the general secretary (Mr. T. Richards, M.P.) had communicated with the directors of the (Iwaun-cae-Gurwen Company, and hojied to meet them in a few days to negotiate for the early restart of the Maerdy Pit. Mr. R. G. James, of the Central Y.M.C.A.. Cardiff, addresed the delegates I to appeal for co-operation and financial support, and it was decided that he be invited to address lodge meetings on the subj ect. The situation at Ammanford, where rotices to draw out some of the men had been served by the managoment, was considered, and the matter was referred to the E.C. at Cardiff, with a view to averting the contingency if possible. The necessaTy explanations were given regarding the position of surfacemen and their duties, their hours to b?, in so far as coal can be supplied then:, Itii hours per week, or 7-J hours per day.
* KAISER INTRIGUES.!
KAISER INTRIGUES. PARIS, Saturday. According to Le Matin," Royal in- 1 tr'gues are taking place in the entourage or the ex-Kaiser and the e-, Croirn Prince in Holland. Numerous suspected persons have lately pa.id visits fo Amemrongen, and an impression has 1; en made f-hat the Dutch Government relaxing its surveillance. According io the Petit j Journal, the ex-Kaiser and ex-Crown Prince have become rec,)uclled.-Em- 1