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Sinking Allowance. Gilfach Goch Celebration. Police Court Sequel, I A t Porth Police Court on Thursday, Mrs. Elizabeth Davie-s, licensee of the Glamorgan Hotel, Gilfach Goch, was sum- moned for permitting drunkkenness and supplying drunken persons. Mr. Ernest Roberts, Pontypridd, appeared for the defendant. P.S. Webber said that at 10.30 p.m. on Monday night, the 2nd inst.. he, in com pany with P.C. Davies (249), were stand- ing outside the Glamorgan Hotel, Gilfach Goch, for about 1.5 minutes, when they j heard a lot ot disorder inside, after which I they entered the hotel. Witness and 1).C. Davies went into the lap-room J where thev saw two men. named Thomas, Peters and Morgan Jones, sinkers, among many others. Peters had his coat off, and was challenging anybody to fight, Both men had beer before them, and they were in a state of intoxication. When asked why the men were allowed on the premises in that condition, and why they had been supplied, the landlady made no reply regarding Peters, but said she did not know Jones, and that he had only had a few pints there. Witness told Peters and Jones to go home, and whilst Peters remained in the same attitude, Jones started his way out towards the front door, and staggered in the passage. Jones then became disorderly, and had to be taken into custody. After locking him up, witness went back to the hotel, and he saw Peters being taken home by two friends. He told the landlady that she would be reported, and she said, referring j to Jones: "It's the likes of him that! brings us into trouble as well as himself." Cross-examined, witness said there were about 25 men on the premises at the time, all of them, with the exception of about three, being under the influence of drink. Mi. Ernest Roberts: Does Jones limp when walking ? Witness: Wei], lie has a slouching gait. P.C. Davies corroborated. P.C. Chas. Unsell said he was on duty in High Street, Gilfach Goch, at about 4.30 p.m. on the day in question. He saw three or four men leave the hotel, all of them under the influence of drink. Witness drew the barmaid's attention to them. Peters, who was amongst them, Avent back into the hotel, but left in very little time, and went back again after a lapse of about ten minutes. Witness warned the barmaid against supplying men in that condition. Mr. Roberts, for the defence. sai(I a total denial would be put forward to the statement that the men were drunk, and also that they were served. The defendant, Mrs. Elizabeth Davies, said she had held the license of this hotel for two years, and had kept the license of a house previously for 12 years. When the police entered the liouse she was pre- paring to take supper with her husband. The two constables came to the kitchen together. Sergt. Webber said he Avanted to know the name of a man in the com- merci a l room, and also of a man in the' smoke-room. "Witness asked her husband to accompany the officers, and she went back into the kitchen. She was certain that she had not served either Jones or Peters on the night in question, nor did she see Jones go out. She turned Peters out herself at stop-tap. but he (Peters) was quite sober. lie had been there during the daytime, as an allowance was being given to the sinkers, Dr. Morgan having given £ 1 Is. toAvards celebrating the finding of a new seam of coal. When the summonses Avere served upon her, P.S. Webber remarked: "It seemed to be a lot, but there does not seem to be much in it." W itness. proceeding, said that her ser- vant—not a barmaid—had sole charge of the bar lrOln 10 o'clock until stop-tap.. In reply to the Stipendiary, witness said that her servant did not report to her at all that she had been warned by the police regarding the condition ot some men. John Davies. husband or the last wit- ness, corroborated. Annie.tonkins, the servant, said that she believed Peters had been on the pre- mises from 10 o'clock iii) to stop-tap, and Jones had been there about three-quarters of an hour before the police entered. Witi. Daniels, a carpenter, said he went to the hotel about 9 o'clock on the night in question, and remained there until stop-tap. As far as he could recollect, it was about 10.30 p.m. when Peters and Jones entered. Jones.sat down imme- diately. and Peters stood by the counter and asked the girl for allowance, but she told him to come in the morning for it Half the alloAvanee was given that morn- ing. and the other hall was to be given nexit morning. Witness, proceeding witli his evidence, said he would give it as his decided opinion that the men were far from being intoxicated. He did not hear anyone say j he would fight Peters. He Avas too Avell known (laughter). Peters was not led home by two men. He went home him- self, and bade Good night to them all on the road. The Stipendiary, after remarking that he was satisfied that the case for the police had been fully made out. went on to say that the only extenuating feature was that upon this occasion a seam of coal had been struck, there was general rejoicing, and an allowance made for drink. He-, however, deprecated that custom, as it was a source of demoralisa- tion, and he thought that it sliould be given up. He hoped that no man having interest in his workmen would do any- tilifig of the kind in the future. Should I they be disposed to do anything in this w ay, he hoped it would be something productive of good and not- evil. The husband of the licensee had not taken the part he should have taken in this work. and the fact that the girl Annie Jenkins was in charge of the bar during the time mentioned did not SIIOAV that i there was sufficient supervision of the I premises. The Bench in this case would • inflict a fine wthmn jeopardising the j license, as it was not- a case involving the need of a change. The case of supplying would be dismissed, but for permitting drunkenness they would inflict a fine of £10 inclusive. EA-entually. Peters was fined los. for being drunk on the premises.

Porth Police I Count. Thursday.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas). Messrs. T. P. Jen- kins, Dd. Thomas. Wiii- Evans, Drs. E. N. Davies and T. W. Parry. PAY TICKET'S ASSISTANCE. Hugh Harries, Tylorstown, was charged with an indecent act. and ordered to pay a fine of 15s. Evidence was given hy PC. Evans that defendant gave his name as Hugh Jones, and took a par ticket from his pocket, which lie handed to witness, who found that his real name was Hugh Harries. The Chairman (Mr. T. P. Jenkins) humorously remarked to the defendant that he supposed lie had to carry a pay ticket with him in order to refresh his mind and electrify his memory (laughter). BILLINGSGATE. John Morgan, Ferndale, was sum- moned for using filthy language. Inspector T. Williams informed the Bench that the defendant had not ap- peared. In these cases, added the Inspec- tor. the defendants very seldom appeared. There were now nine convictions recorded against Morgan. A fine of 10s. was imposed. WOUNDS AND SORES. John Thomas, haulier. Pontypridd, was summoned for working a horse in an un- fit state, and his employer. Mr. T. Ban- field, aerated water manufacturer, was summoned for allowing the animal to be worked. P.O. Evans deposed to seeing a bay horse, apparently in groat pain, attached to a cart in Porth at about i p.m. on Friday, the 6th iust. He approached the animal, and on examination found several wounds all over the body" which were ■- full of matter and blood. On the left shoulder he found three sore wounds of various sizes, whilst on the right shoulder was a wound the size of an egg. Under- neath the saddle there were two other wounds, and there was also a wound on the fetlock. Witness added that all the wounds were old ones, with the facings rubbed off. On being asked why he worked the horse in that condition, Thomas said that he had been out of work, and 110 took the horse in question out in mis- take. Having ascertained who the owner was, witness communicated with P.C. Downes at Pontypridd, who made it his business to see Mr. Banfield. P.C. Downes said he approached Ban- field, who said that the horse had been out on grass for some time, and was posi- tive there were no wounds on it, although there might be some sores. Witness went to the stables later and saw the horse, and could confirm the statements of P.C. Evans with regard to the wounds. He thought that all the wounds could have been caused that morning. There was a lump the size of his fist on the horse's breast beneath the collar. The defendant John Thomas said he did not think they were old wounds, and he thought the horse was all right when he took it out that morning. He knew now that he had used the w rong collar for the horse. Mr. Banfield said that Thomas came to work late on the morning in question, and his horse had been taken out by an- other haulier. In the result, the Stipendiary remarked that the difficulty was whether Thomas was now trying to shield his employer in order to be kept on in his employment. The horse was in a very bad state, and Thomas would be fined 10s. and Banfield C2. "CAUGHT AT LAST." Griffith John Parry, single, a collier, of Blaenclvdach, was charged with steal- ing two fowls, value 7s., the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, IG, Forest Houses, Blaenclvdach. Mrs. Morris said that when she retired to bed on the previous night, she saw all her fowls safe, but on the following morn- ing she fOUlHI that the padlock of the coop had beeu forced off, and two fowls were missing. P.C. Weaver said that. at 2.30 a.m. that morning he saw the prisoner coming from a lane in Blaenclvdach with "a white fowl in his possession. As soon as he observed witness, prisoner dropped the fowl and ran away. Witness gave chase, and caught him after a run of about 400 yards, the defendant having fallen to the ground, and cryliig, I I I am caught at last." The prisoner then took a padlock (produced) from his pocket, and handed it to witness. It was intimated to the Stipendiary that prisoner had borne a good character. and he was remanded in custody until the following day at Pontypridd. ] IN THE TRAMCAR, George Fox, collier, Wattstown, was summoned at the instance of the Rhondda Tramway Company for refusing to pay his fare and assaulting Richard Williams, a. conductor in the employ of the Tram- way Company. Air. Geo. Roddy, traffie superintendent, prosecuted on behalf of the company. Richard Williams, the conductor, said that on the 7th inst. he was in charge of car 23, running up and down Rhondda Fach. The defendant boarded the car at Wattstown, a.nd wanted to travel to Porth for a penny. Witness tokl him that he could not do so, and that he would have to pay twopence. He caught witness by the throat, and said that he would not pay witness or the company a cent more. The defendant also used very bad language. Thos. John Jones, a collier, of Watts- town, who was a. passenger on the car on the day ill question, corroborated. Mr. Roddy told the Bench that it was quite impossible for the company to give proper protection to their passengers unless the Bench rendered assistance when cases were brought before them. In fining the defendant 20s for refusing to pay his fare and using bad language, and 30s. for assaulting the conductor, Mr. T. P. Jenkins (the chairman) said the Bench were fully aware of the' efforts made by the company to study the public, and warned disorderly passengers that they would in future be severely dealt with. For similar offences, Charles TVilliam Knight, 24, Eric Street. Tylorstown, was fined 20s. Henry Keen. 26, Furnace Row, Pontygwaith, 4Q:s. and Maurice Colville, Tylorstown, 30s.

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Pentre Colliery Dispute. Settlement said to be at Hand. Miner's Agent and his Sympathisers It is believed that a settlement is in sight of the dispute in legard to the price list of one of the seams at the Pentre Colliery (Messrs. Cory Bros.). A jdeputation of the men. accompanied by Mr. Ben Davies (twiners' agent), met Mr. jW. D. Wight (the company's agent) last- I week, and Alr. E. Hiil (the sub-agent), and though the interview did not result in an agreement between the parties. there is now hope that if a slight modi- fication is made in the demands of the men a settlement will be effected. Mr. Ben Davies (the miners' agent) subsequently addressed a mass meeting of the men. and after explaining the stage which had been reached in the nego- tiations with the management, he referred to the present crisis in the South Wales coal trade. Speaking in support of the demand for a minimum wage. Mr. Davies explained I ii e;iiit by that term a wage which ought to be. and must of necessity be. paid to every man so long he iN-a., em- ployed by a colliery company. There were some who stated that they were not out. for a minimum wage to those who were not prepared to render a fair ser- vice for their wages. But who were to be the judges? Who would test the fair- ness or ot herwise of the serATices ren- dered? A man might work, and work hard. under adverse conditions and not be able to earn sufficient money to reach the minimum on the price Jist. The fault for his failure to do so would' in- variably be imputed to the man, who would be charged with being a malingerer. Hence a minimum subject to f>uch condi- tions would leave the Avorkmen very much in the same position as they were pre- viously. It was no minimum if it were subject to being red uced in this way. Some of the South Wales leaders were talking about Weary Willies." He was sorry that any of the Avorkmen should be so termed. As far as he was concerned. he was out. for an absolutely irreducible minimum. As long as a company em- ployed a man, whatever might be his capacity or inclination to work. then he should be paid the minimum wage (ap- plause). A resolution endorsing the agent's views was unanimously passed, and a. further resolution expressing the hope that Mr. Davies would again be returned as a member of the Executive Council was enthusiastically carried. Mr. Davies. in reply, said he wished to refer to the efforts which were now being made to supplant the older leaders. and he remarked that some of those who had sympathised with him in his recent ill- ness were at that time endeavouring to dig his grave and were ready to jump into his shoes. Had he died, they would have been pleased to erect a. monument, on his resting place at Treorchy Cemetery -daughter)-but now that he had sur- vived his serious illness there was con- sternation in the camp of those who coveted his position (laughter and ap- plause). He was quite prepared t-o meet his traducers; he defied them to show that he had ever done a single act which would be calculated to forfeit the confi- dence of his felloAv-Avorkmen (applause).

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