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OUR FIGHTERS IN THE TRENCHES.…
OUR FIGHTERS IN THE TRENCHES. I THE NEED OF PURE WATER. WHAT THE BELGIANS ARE DOING. A laregly attended and a most entnu- siastic meeting was held on Thursday in last week at the Liberal Club, Tirphil, to hear an address from Mr. J. Jacobs, formerly a shipbroker of Antwerp, but now residing at Cardiff. The Club had undertaken to collect subscriptions to- wards the Belgian movement for provid- ing portable water tanks for use amongst the allied soldiers. The club has long been recognised for its wholehearted sup- port of movements of any deserving cause, and have already contributed largely to the local fund for distress, the Prince of Wales' Fund, and other insti- tutions. In connection with the present campaign it is gratifying to note and com- plimentary to the members and officials of the Club that the sum of 15 has been forwarded to Mr. Jacobs. The chair was occupied by Councillor Albert Thomas, Miners' Agent, who, in opening the meeting, said that although they had not yet driven the Germans off t Belgium soil he was pleased to say they had finished their industrial battle. He would like to make it plain that the stop- page was in no way due to the miners, who did everything that was possible to avoid a stoppage in the coalfield. He thought that before many days were over the public opinion against the Welsh miner would have been changed, and the blame put upon the right shoulders of those who had precipitated the struggle. (Hear, hear.) In connection with that Liberal Club he was pleased to under- stand that there had now been formed a Glee Society. He asked everyone who could sing or understand music to join the society. Mr. Jacobs, with many of his countrymen, was now practically a stranger in a strange land. He was very pleased to learn that at Cardiff they had raised on the previous Saturday £ 200 to- wards the object Mr. Jacobs had in view, and he was sure that the members of the Liberal Club at Tirphil would respond to the call. They had done nobly in the past by having subscribed over t50 to- wards various charities organised during the war. They had also sent £ 20 worth of cigarettes and tobacco to the boys who were fighting in the trenches, and he was 1mre they would not be backward in the present appeal. (Cheers.) Mr. Jacobs, who received a hearty ova- tion on rising, said this was not the first time for him to visit Great Britain. Some years ago he was called on business be- fore the Parliamentary Commission of the Lords in London. His English friends told him then that he should feel proud of such a distinction, and being humans he must admit he appreciated the hon- I our. He felt proud to be at Tirphil be- cause he well remembered the hearty re- ception which was accorded him on his previous visit in February last, when as to-night, he had the pleasure of march- ing behind their splendid band. Why he should receive such a hearty welcome he did not know. He was speaking that night as though to old friends. He came there on a mission of charity, a mission of humanity. He was sure that they would respond to the appeal lie was about to make. War, he declared, was monstrous, barbarous and wicked. They all had their difficulties in life and they overcame them. Those who had faith believed that this life would he followed by a better one. Those who had no faith sometimes thought that life was not worth living. They must all act upon that principle of trying to do better. When another man attempted to take what, was not his own they must stand up to defend themselves, and a fight became inevitable. Some of them complained of the duration of the war. But they must have confidence in their soldiers and sailors, and victory would be theirs and a lasting peace as- sured and become a blessing not only to the present, but to future generations. While the war lasted they must think not I Only of themselves, but those who were fighting for them. Sometimes he could scarcely imagine in a place like Cardiff that all the places of amusement are full, cafes full, and many leading a luxurious life, and yet, only a few hundred miles away, thousands of men were fighting day after day. They must think about those boys who were without comforts fighting for the welfare of the nation. In England they could not comprehend what all this fighting meant. The Belgians knew the German people. The German was capable of anything to serve his pur- pose. The speaker then described the flat nature of the country in Flanders and the difficulties experienced even by the peasants in normal times to have pure water. The troops now would not touch water from the wells because of the danger of being poisoned. The Germans poisoned the waters wherever they could, and it was to provide portable barrels to convey water to the trenches for the sold- iers, not only the Belgians, but all the allied troops. They had all got relatives or friends now in the fighting line, and in contributing to this scheme they were making it possible to give those friends some additional comforts. (Cheers.) On the motion of the Chairman, sec- onded by Mr. J. Tillott, and supported by Mr. W. J. James, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Jacobs, which was duly acknowledged.
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IOPENING OF NEW BILLIARD ROOM…
I OPENING OF NEW BILLIARD ROOM AT PONTLOTTYN. I BARGOED PLAYER'S FINE STAND. Yesterday (Thursday) evening a large extension consisting of a billiard room (five tables) and lec- ture room, etc., was opened by Mr. D. W. Jones, schoolmaster, the secretary of the Library Com- mittee. Mr. D. T. Williams (Chairman of the Committee) presided. In declaring the building open, Mr. Jones said that the Pontlottyn Library had a very interest- ing history, a record of steady growth and de- velopment which had already culminated in the present building and the new extensions opened that afternoon. In the past they were to a great extent prevented from realising their ambitions owing to matters of a financial nature, but with increased support on the part of the workmen and others, they were now able to open that excellent addition to the original building. The Commit- tee had also required the old Board Schools which had been converted into a, cinema, and had built two new cottages. They hoped in future to util- ise the unoccuied portion of the Old Schools for providing a gymnasium and swimming baths. (Applause.) Mr. E. Daviee, Ald. W. Williams, J.P., Rev. J. R. Salmon, and Mr. J. Rees also spoke. Mr. H. Roderick (Aberdare), who represented his father (Mr. Roderick, arcnitect) presented Mr. D. W. Jones with a gold key suitably inscribed, as a memento of the occasion. After the meeting, Messrs. J. Arthur Llewellyn (Cardiff) and D. Carpenter (Bargoed) played an exhibition game of 500 up, Mr. Llewelyn conced- ing his opponent 75. At the interval the score stood Llewellyn 300, Carpenter 262. Final score Llewellyn 500, Carpenter 430. Mr. Llew- ellyn made a break of 114, while Mr. Carpenter also did well. The new extensions consist of a billiard room, full equipped with five tables and all accesories, supplied by Messrs. Orme & Sons, with seating accommodation for 200, a large committee or lec- ture room to hold 350 persons, offices and lavat- ories the whole work carried out by Mr. J. T. Jones, Penydarren, at a cost of XI,142, under the supervision of Mr. T. Roderick, architect, of Aberdare.
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SHOCKING FATALITY NEAR I RHYMNEY.…
SHOCKING FATALITY NEAR I RHYMNEY. I CHILDREN'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL. A SOLDIER'S WIFE MUTILATED. I How an Abertysswg soldier s wife met with an instantaneous death whilst tak- ing a short cut to Pontlottyn on Satur- day was the subject of a Coroner's en- quiry at Abertysswg on Tuesday, when Mr. J. B. Walford conducted an inquest on the body of Mrs. Ethel Susannah Bachelor (29), the wife of Pte. Frederick George Bachelor, of the 2nd Mons., now stationed at Bedford. Mr. P. Lewis, from the office of Mr. Frank Lewis, Newport, appeared on be- half of the National Union of Railway- men; Inspector Sparks and Mr. W. W. Morgan, for the Brecon and Merthyr Railway Co.; and Mr. W. H. Trump, of Rhymney, for the Rhymney Iron Co. Mr. P. Price being the foreman of the jury. The husband of deceased, who gave evidence of identification, stated he was now stationed at Bedford. The last time he saw his wife alive was three weeks after Christmas. They lived at Alex- andra Terrace, Abertysswg. His wife had been in indifferent health for a long time, suffering from bad hands, but was very much improved of late. Amy Elizabeth Lloyd, a bright child, 13 years of age, living at 33, Alexandra Terrace, stated that on Saturday last she went out with Mrs. Bachelor. They left Abertysswg with the intention of going to Pontlottyn to do some shopping. When near the Pwlluchaf Station, they left the road to take the short cut over the rail- way and the tips. Deceased walked on a yard or so in front of witness and pro- ceeded between the outer rail of the permanent way and the wall. Having gone a few yards, witness shouted to Mrs. Bachelor to "Take care of yourself be- cause there's a train coming." The train was coming up behind them and proceed- ing in the direction of the Mardy. In answer to the warning, deceased said, "I must hurry up or I shall miss the quarter to three train for Bath." Deceased had her back to the engine, and witness, who was only three paces away, saw her be- ing knocked down by the front part of the engine. The whistle was blowing all the time. After being struck down, the engine passed over her and she lay as though senseless; then she crawled up and appeared to make an attempt to get out between the travelling coal wagons, and in doing so her hand was cut off, Then she tried to push her body through but was caught and run over by the other wagons. Wm. Henry Jones (14), of 4, Picton Court, Pontlottyn, who was visibly aff- ected in giving his narrative, said he was on the opposite side of where deceased was, and going in the direction from whence the train came. He saw the woman between the outer rail and the wall. He saw deceased get on to the rails as the train approached. He then shouted and whistled to warn her, but she evidently did not hear him. He also shouted to the stoker, but he did not think the man heard, as the engine was whistling and making considerable noise with the steam. The train travelled about 100 yards before stopping. He saw the woman being knocked down, and afterwards saw her try to get up when the coupling .chain of the second wagon knocked her down. He went into a stoop- ing position and saw the wheel of another wagon go clean over her. The train was not going very fast. After he shouted he saw the woman turn around and look at we tram. Thimas H. Powell, the driver of the train, said the train consisted of seven wagons of coal and the brake van. They were travelling stack first. They were going at the rate of about four miles an hour, having only recently started. He received a signal from the guard in the van to stop, and pulled up at once. The guard was on the van. He went back along the footway and saw the woman, who was quite dead. The head and shoulders were outside the rails, and the trunk inside. He inspected the engine and found no marks there whatever. He was accustomed to this route, having travelled over it for ten years. He was, at the time of the accident, whistling to enable the flagman at the level crossing to give a signal and in doing so was not on the look-out. It was a habit to whistle at this particular place. Witness main- tained that they kept a sharp look-out at all places where people were crossing. The whistling would act as a warning to the people crossing the line as well as the flagman. The Coroner, in summing up, said the jury had to consider whether this was a pure accident or whether someone was guilty of neglect. If the latter, then the only person responsible was the driver of the train. In regard to the deceased: the woman may have been careless in go- ing on to this siding and he did not know whether Inspector Sparks would regard her as a trespasser. Inspector Sparks: It was beyond our boundary, and on the property of the Rhymney Iron Co. However, continued the Coroner, whether it was a trespass or not, it was evidently one of many similar cases which they had in the colliery districts where the owners tacitly acquiesced in the use of the siding, as it was quite clear the people were allowed to use this siding. But even this did not absolve the people from taking care of themselves, or the company exercising due precautions. They had heard the evidence given by the little girl and boy, each of whom gave a clear story of the warning. The driver, too, had given his evidence in a clear manner, and if they thought that he had exercised all reasonable care, they should exonerate him. The Coroner was here informed that the deceased was slightly deaf, and com- menting upon this, he said that this new fact put an entirely different complexion upon the accident. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. The Coroder, on behalf of the driver, the officials of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway Co., and the jury ex- pressed their deepest sympathy with the husband and family, especially at the present time, whan he was doing his best for his country. }
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. I
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. I THE MINERS' NEW AGREEMENT. I Sir,—As one of the delegates of the Bargoed Steam Lodgo who attended the whole of the con- ferences held at Cardiff re the negotiations for the New Agreement for the South Wales coalfield, I find that a great amount of controversy is tak- ing place amongst the miners of the Bargoed district as to what are the conditions they are now working under, and undoubtedly a great deal of misunderstanding exists as a result of the varied reports that the miners are subject to. Now, in my opinion, the cause of this state of affairs is cue to the fact that the delegates have not bejn given sufficient time to thoroughly explain the terms of settlement made by the Government and accepted by the conference of delegates that was held at Cardiff on July 21st. The workmen of Bargoed and District had to rely upon the kind- ness and generosity of Mr. A. J. Withers, of the New Hall, Bargoed to accommodate a mass meet- ing of the various colliery workmen. The lim- ited time was insufficient for each delegate to ex- plain in detail all the points that were necessary to bring about a clear understanding. So through the columns of our valuable local "Journal" I shall try to clear up some of the items which have not been fully explained, and in so doing, I shall take each clause separately. CLAUSE 1. SURFACEMEN.—All workmen on the pit top who have been receiving less than 3/4 per day on the 1879 standard, are now to re- ceive 5/- per day plus 10 per cent., making a. minimum day wage of 5/6. They cannot go below that figure. CLAUSE 2. NIGHTMEN Six TURNS FOR FIVE. —The meaning of this Clause is as follows :— That all workmen working nights will start their week on Monday night, and finish their week on Saturday morning, when they will have worked five shifts, for which they will receive an extra turn's pay known as a "bonus turn." But should a workman lose a turn on his own ac- count he will not be paid the "bonus turn," hence he will lose two turns. But should the colliery be idle, or should the workman after pre- senting himself for work at the pit top be told to return home, he will be paid a turn and one- fifth for each turn worked. Also, if a workman meets with an accident while at work on any one of the five shifts that he works, he will re- ceive his "benus turn." I would like to remind all nightmen' that they should consult their local committees or agents before participating in work- ing any overtime, i.e., Saturday or Sunday nights, as local arrangements will have to be made be- tween the colliery management and the District Executive as to the payment for overtime. Ar- rangements will also have to be made in regard to colliers working double shifts. This is a most important matter that must be seen into. CLAUSE 3. THE NEW STANDARD FOR EFEL.— This means that all underground workmen receiv- ing 3/4 per day or less will now receive on the 1915 Standard, 5/- per day plus 10 per cent., making a minimum of 5/6 per day. They can- not go below that figure. But all underground workmen receiving more than 3/4 per day, and all pieceworkers claiming their minimum wage, have got to work five-sixths time as stated in the Minimum Wage Award. The abolition of this clause will be the question our Executive will dis- cuss with the coalowners, with Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, as Independent Chairman. In regard to the pieceworkers, coll- iers, etc., it is here that a good deal of the con- troversy is found. At the outset let me state that all the present Price Lists on the various seams throughout the coalfield will have to be revised that is, each colliery committee will have to take the matter in hand and revise every Price List by adding 50 per cent. to the different rates found in each Price List. Example :—A workman now receiving 4/7 per shift will, under the 1915 Stand- ard, receive 6/10, per shift, plus percentage. A collier cutting coal now at 1/7 per ton will re- ceive 2/4J per ton plus percentage; or for a pair of timber that he now receives iyi, he will receive 1/71 and percentage. Ripping top for 2/- per yard at present, he will receive 3/- per yard—and so on. I should like to point out that up to the present this will not make a difference in wages, as we did not fight so much for an increase in wages as we did to abolish the old Standards of 1879 and 1877, which had become pre-historic and obsolete. The only workmen that have gained an increase in wages are the surfacemen and nightmen, and those workmen earning less than 3/4 per shift. CLAUSE 4. THE FEDERATIONISTS.-The per- sons who will benefit under these terms are the workmen employed at the collieries owned by the South Wales and Monmouthshire Coalowners, and who are at present members, or those who may become members of the South Wales Miners' Federation. It is patent to every workman who wishes to participate in these benefits that he should immediately join the above Federation. CLAUSE 5. DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT.— This Agreement shall continue to bo in force for six months after the war, with three months' no- tice that may be given by either, party to termi- nate it. This Clause has caused a great deal of comment, but seeing that we could not get a three years' agreement, we have taken what may be called a sporting chance, and we must not be too pessimistic of the future. There is a Clause in the constitution of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain which states, "That where in any district or section of the M.F.G.B. the workmen are on strike or locked out for defending wages or conditions that they have previously fought for and won, they will have the moral support of the whole power of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain." But I will advise all Federationists to organise and see to it that all persons receiving the benefits are members of the Federation, and not on any account should there be slackers. The percentage on the New Standard at present is 18J, this being the equivalent of 77,. But we are given to understand that a demand for an increase will be made in the near future after the points in dispute have been cleared up between the Coalowners and our Executive.—I am, fellow workmen, GEORGE WALTERS. Cardiff Conference. (General Treasurer, Bargoed Steam Coal Lodges, aad Member of the Rhymney Val- ley District Executive.) P.S.—If any points that I have omitted should require some explanation I shall be pleased to answer, if possible. Printed and Published by G. J. Jacobs ft Co., at their Offices, Victoria Buildings, Rhymney 221 Commercial Street, Tredegar Commercial Strtet, New Tredegar, in the County of Mon- mouth 12, CrOll Street, Bargoed, to tkt Coairiy of Glamorgan; AVMA Ob, Itll.
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