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YORKSHIRE STRIKE
YORKSHIRE STRIKE l'ha W;,Pole CoaSfieid fi die oti Thursday. The general nature of the discontent is instanced by the following eiirciliary:- 20,000 engineers and electrical workers are on stride in J/ondon. 40,000 men and boys at various collieries in 1 orKskirti ar, locked out, and it is ex- pected that 150,000 will be idle to-day. Thousands of mcu engaged in ship re- pairing yards on the north-cast coast arc out. An unotlicial general strike to enforce a iO-liour week is threatened throughout. Scotland. Delegates representing about 100 branches of the National Union of Rail- way men at a conference in London have agreed to call a general strike if an eight- jiour day and the national programme ate not immediately conceded. THE YORKSHIRE DISPUTE. BARNSLE Y, Thursday. The whole of the pits in Yorkshire are low idle. Work ceased at six o'clock this norning on the termination of the nigh. ,hlit, and from no pit is any coai bûin, tvithdrar.ii. If no settlement be arriveo U between now and Saturday ail the machinery will be at a change Tel. Co. The reference to the possible stoppage of ) joachincry is one that will be well knr, v i ;0 our mining readers. It is usual in the jarly stagos of a dispute, while there are jtill hopes of a speedy settlement, to keep the engines for ventilation'and pumping .unning, so that when the trouble ends a II prompt re-start is practicable. One, tilings reach a serious pass, however, the I horses are brought up, all machinery stopped, and the pits rapidly fall into a condition that renders some time nccos-I sary before work can be resumed. j THE ENGINEERING TROUBLE. f During tho week-end and next week the < srades unions affiliated to the engineer- ing and shipbuildings federation intend folding meetings in London from which the leaders expect to form a plan of campaign. In South Wales the boiler-makers and ship repairers have come out. As to the mines a conference is to be held atCardifi to-morrow, and both sides hope to make a settlement.—Exchange Tel. Co. IN THE SHIPPING TRADE. I LONDON, Thursday, I Nothing was settled at the Conference j. At the Shipping Federation offices in Lon- I ion on Thursday morning. The prospects are, however, brt?hter. jj The Conference meets again in the after- uoon.-Exchange Special. t THE ELECTRICAL TRADE. I LONDON, Thursday. ¡ There was to sipn this morning at the .ffie-ps of the London Electrical Trades; Union, and of the London District of tho, Amalgamated Society of Engineers, that any settlement of the dispute with re- j gard to the" minutes of grace" at I docking-on-time, and rhe allowance of a I raornin-r 3iWreahment interval at the workshops, was in immediate view. Much I depends d meetings during the week-end t iy the Electricians' Union as to whether goneral strike will be called, and should the employers not give way a mooting of the Executive Council will be held, when I it is anticipated tha.t some drastic action I will ba taken. ————— —————
WAR BOND TRIUMPH. I
WAR BOND TRIUMPH. I Total Subscribed Exceeds < £ 1,600,000,000. I Tt was officially announced last night II that subscriptions to National War Bonds passed a totel of sixteen hundr: d millions I before their close on Saturday last. The Bank of England figures are: I FINAL WEEK OF ISSUE. Applications 95.914 i Amount applied for BANK OF ENGLAND TOTAL Applications Amount applied for i:i,<>49,605.815 ) To this has to be added jCd0.985,2.|0 sub- scribed through the Post Office up to January 11 the latest date to whic-h figures are yet available. The nut, therefore, so fax realised by National War BondjS is £ ■ 1,600,591,0.35, and even ttis must be increased when tiie figures of sales through the Post Office during the final week, and auy outstand- ing applications which may not yet have been noticed to the Bank of England can be included.
PRISON NEXT T i M E.
PRISON NEXT T i M E. Mary Ann Radford (married), Cornwall- i etrcst, A bora ran, pleaded guilty at the looal court on Thursday to stealing coal, -t-a,Lt:e, L:s from « coal train en the K. and G.B. Railway on Tuesday.—P.S. Swafacld and P.C Wil'uc.ms concealed themselves in plain clothes, and immediately the train arrived a, number of children and adults swarmed on the line ard tooL some coi.l. Thev caught doiendant, who said it wrvs her first time. P.S. Swaffield eaid that only < tlir, time ago the de- fondant's boy was inj ured while at tue L411 !III gil 11 r. ri iii, r Deere prose- ''? d ??. ?"? ?" cutcd --D?t<ndant Ie, i: ne1 .2. and ti:" choinnPri i /• ■ ?t):' •! >-iid lhat next tim'' they w.(tud ha ve to impose imprisonment..
fA GREAT BATTLE I
fA GREAT BATTLE i -00 ¡ Epic of the 7th Scyth WaSes I Borderers. The dispatch covering the Lwl phase j of the Salonika campaign is a record 01 i heroic deeds and splendid endurance re- warded by the decisive defeat of the i Duigarian army In September last, ane full recognition is given to the great ser- vices rendered by officers and men. During the greater part of the period re- viewed General Milno continued to lx ( responsible for the eastern sector of the balkan front. Dealing with the great assault tha. virtually ended the campaign, the Genera. -,ays:-In the centre Hellenic and Welsh troops together assaulted the network <.n hills and trenches between the P liidge and Grand Couronne, and peiie- trated to a dopth of about one mile. Severe loss was inflicted on the enemy, who offered a desperate resistance, eup- ported by a heavy niachinc-gun lire from immensely strong emplacements blasteu in the E-olid rock, In spite of this the lower slopes of Grand Couronne were. reached. But the lack of success on the P Ridge made it impossible to retai u the ground so hardly won, and the bat- ■ talions gradually iell bad to their formel lines, the last to leave being the sur- vivors oi the 7th Battalion South Wales i Borderers—19 unwounded men and one wounded officer. It may be added that there were man, local lads in the. 7th Borderers. General Milne discloses the interesting fact that, after Bulgaria's surrender, an 1 Allied army, under his command, wa. j formed for an advance on Constantinople. This force was on the point of seizing Adrianople when the conclusion of the armistice with Turkey put an end to the operations.. —
THE RAILWAYMEW, j
THE RAILWAYMEW, Attitude of Sir Albert Stanley; Criticised. The following resolution unani- mously adopted at a meeting of the coun- cil of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (South Wales Branch) That this meeting of the South Wales and Monmouth District Council of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engin- eers and Fireman view with apprehension the attempt on the part of Sir Albert Stanley to side-track the application made by our E.C. on behalf of the footplate workers for the introduction of our national programme, to a Government Committee to be eet up. "Wo instruct our E.C. to immediately j inform Sir A. Stanley that, unless the national programme is conceded within one month from tÏlÍG date, they (the E.C.) will use any method which may be. neces- eary to enforce oiir claiiii."
TIRED STATESMEN.I
TIRED STATESMEN. 10 Lord Curzon on the Life of a j Cabinet Minister. Speaking at a dinner at the Eccentric Club, Lord Curzon said that was his! first night off for ive months. Hr. referred to the Press representation of politicians as self-seeking persons con- • sidering their own interests rather than the country's, and out for purposes Qf, personal advantage and gain. "I can truthfully say." continued hisi lordship, from my experience, that the last thing that enters into the considers tion of these men is the pecuniary re- j suits. They are supposed to be idle, sur- rounded by cecretaiies and female typists, i lounging through the day, but a Mini-' Ster's life is something like the follow- ing:— He starts with his correspondence and the usual newspaper denunciations, lie meets his secretaries, goes to the Cabinet nearly every day. That tak him until 2 o'clock. He has a hurried lunch, and from 3 to 8 presides over committees, at-j tends conferences, and interviews per-. eons, etc. He snatches a hal"ty dinner,, and I myself have not been in bed till, past 2 o'clock for five months. ne never gets away and never gets a holiday. Yet he is regarded ú;5 an idle laggard. There is now a new strain of criti- ij c!5m. Those who served in the previous Government ar- described as the old ging. old fogies, quite out of touch with the mode.rn democratic spirit. A man over: 60 is looked upon as quite useless, and a futile rvolitieifra. It is eziid they should be swept out for young blood." Lord Curzon referred to M. Clemencpau. Marshal Foeh, Mr. Balfour, and other s men of years engaged in the Peace Con- ferenee, and said that there was sttll i ruliis- in experience, and that, a man of 6(1 was not wholly played out. A [1<"111- tician. too. might be conceived to he -incere. patriotic, and sinrjJe-xninded. t
"IN KITCHEN IN THE DARK. '…
"IN KITCHEN IN THE DARK. j Respondent in Divorce Case Denies Allegation. The hearing was continued in the1 Divorpe Court, on Thursday of a petition lirought by Lance-Corpl. Louis illiam ( Walter Welton. of the Royal Marino j Labour Corps, and a licensed victualler, for a divorce from his wife, on the ground of her alle ged misconduct with the m-! respondent, a man named Benjamin Loosely. Respondent,, who denied the charge, aid she had only 12 months to lire. Respondent, recalled, denied thaf she was ever in the kitchen with a in the dark. This allegation was a lie. Witness once cprned a to her hus- hand frsira a girl named Florrie, thanking him for flowers sent to her in hospital, and said she was longing to see him. She went to see the girl Florrie, and suggested to tlinl- of her- self coming lre''v< cn husband and wile. and the girl replied that -d e iu?iifi:-d i1(12 the eircnm^tanc-eF. Her husband j had declared he loved the srirl. 1
! WILSON'S PLAN
WILSON'S PLAN I The Allied Powers and Russia. the following official communique was icceived from Paris on Wednesday night: The President of the United States oi America and the Primo Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the Allied Powers aJld the Japanese .Representatives met from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. and approved the proposal of President Wilson (on the Russian question), which runs as follows: The single object the representatives of the Associated Powers have had ii; mind in their discussions of the course they should pursue with regard to Russia has been to help the Russian people, not to hinder them, or to interfere in any manner with their right to settle theii [Own affairs in tiieir own way. They re- j gard the Russian people as their friends, not their enemies, and are willing to help them in any way they are willing to be helped. It is clear to them that the trouble and distresses of the Russian people will steadily increase, hunger and privation j of every land become more and more acute, more and more widespread, and more and more impossible to relieve, un- lc,c;s order is restored, and normal con- ditioDs of labour, trade, and transporta. tion are once more created; and they are seeking some way in which to assist the Russian people to establish order. They recognise the absolute right oi the Russian people to direct their own affairs without dictation or direction of any kind from outside they do not wish to exploit or make use of Russia in a.ny way. They recognise the Revolution with. out reservation, and will in no way and I in no circumstances aid or give counten- ance to ay attempt at a counter-Revolu- tion. It is. not their wish or purpose to favour or assist any one of the organisei groups now contending for the leadership and guidance of Russia as against the others. Their ;olQ and sincere purpose is I to do what they* can to bring Russia peace and an opportunity to find her way out of her present troubles. The Associated Powers are now engaged I in the solemn and responsible work of establishing the peace of Europe and o? the world, and they are keenly alive to the fact that Europe and the world can- not be at peace if Russia is not. They recognise and accept it as their duty. therefore, to serve Russia in this great matter as generously, as unselfishly, as thoughtfully, and ungrudgingly as they I would serre every other friend and ally, j and they arc ready to render this servicc in the way that is most acceptable to the Russian people. In this spir-t and with this purpose they havo taken the following action. They invite every organised group that is now exercising or attempting to exer- cise political authority or military con- trol anywhere in Siberia, or within the boumhu'iee .o^fcuropean Russia, M t'uev stood before tne war just concluded (ex- i eept in Finland), to send representatives, not exceeding three representatives for each group, to the Princes Islands, Sea of Marmora, where they will be met by j representatives of the Associated Powers, provided in the meantime there is a truce I of arms among the parties invited, and that all armed forces anywhere sent or I directed against any people or territory outside the boundaries of European FuUssia as they stood before the war or against ) Finland or against any people 0:' terri- tory whose autonomous action is in eon-I templation in the Fourteen Articles upon which the present Peace negotiations are I based, 4iiall ba meanwhile withdrawn and aggressive military action cease. I These representatives are invited to con- fer with the representatives of the Aswciated Ilowel-i in the freest and frankest way with a view to ascertain- ing the wishes of all sections of the Rus- sian people and bringing about if pos- sible some understanding and agreement by which Russia may work out nor own plrpogé and happy co-operative rela- tions be established between her people I' and the other peoples of the world. A prompt reply to this invitation h* requested. Every facility for the journey of tiie representatives, including transport across the Black Sea, will be given by the AIlie?, and all parties concerned are ex- pected to give the .?ame facilities. The icpresentative? will be expected at the place appointed by the 15th of February, < 1010. The proposal will be sent to-night by j whip's? to ?he interested parties, j Thf mating then decided to summon a session of the Plenary Conference on Saturday at 3 p.m.. when the subject of the League of Nations on the basis 40" proposals Tr.3de by Mr. Lloyd George will be discussed. Other questions were discussed with a view to their being brought before the next plenarv meeting of the Conference.
ABERCREGGAN BURNING. I
ABERCREGGAN BURNING. I A verdict of accidental death was -c,- tui at an inquest at Cvmmer on Wednesday on Henry Richard Williams I (four and a half), son of Henry Richard Williams, coal hewer, Pressors-terrace, Abercreggan, who died on Monday trom the result of burns received on January j 6th. It appears that, on the morning in ¡ question, while the mother was out fetch- ing a loaf, the child took a candle from a and lit it in the fire. His shirt I, caught lire, and he was severely burnt about the face and body.
" WITHOUT INTENT." -j
WITHOUT INTENT." j Verdict and Sentence in Llandiio Wounding Case. At the Carmarthenshire Assises, at Car- mart hen. on Wednesday'b('fQr' Mr. Justice i-1 an key—the rase was resumed in which Dd. John Evans (28), coiliery pumpman, WaJ-; ters-road, Ammanford, was charged with wounding with intent Sergt, John Johnson, who was N.C.O. in charge of Llanacbic prisoners of war camp Mr. Rowland Thoraa6 (instructed by Mr U. C. Porter, Llandiio) was for the prosecution, and Mr. Jlarlay Samcon (instructed by Mr. T. C. Hurley, Llandiio) defended It was alleged by the prosecution that; following acme trouble in the New Inr. Llandiio, on Saturday night, June 28th. 1918. accused waited for the sergeant in th< etreet. and struck him a blow in the face, which caused him to fall against the kerb- stone, with the result that, he was rendered unconscious, suffered from ooncuesioa oi the brain, and had to be removed to Neath Military Hospital. The defence was that while accused wa- fighting outside with a man whom he alleged had insulted him someone hit him on the shoulder. Accused gave him a push with his left hand, and afterwards he saw the sergeant on the floor. He did not strike him. Tha jury fc-md him (ruilty of unlawful wour.dlnp ZVvhout intent. Deyaty-Cliief Constable Evans said the man's character was good. The Judge said the verdict was a proper one and he did not believe accused meant to inflict such terrible injuries on the sea*- peant. lie believed the real crime was more in the nature of a common assault, and the sentence be would give was the same as would have been given at a police conrt. Accused was sentenced to one month's hard labour.
BRING YOUR OWN MUGS. !
BRING YOUR OWN MUGS. Owing to the theiu- oi his pots am. glasses by customers, a Sunderland pub ;icna ret uses to serve drink to anyone -lio does not bring his own pot. A dealer near tiie public-house it- doin; a brisk trade m pint pots, which he lena- oo customers on depositing 8d., Gd. of which is returiK-d d¡¡>n the pot is given j oack to hirq. — ———————
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SOME LOCAL ASPECTS.
SOME LOCAL ASPECTS. PENTRE PJT IDLE. ) Enginemen and Surface Craftsmen Strike. I Owing, so it is alleged, to the dismissal I at one of the workmen at Pcntre Colliery, j the enginemen and surface craftsmen J struck work on Thursday morning. f Consequently, the co.Uicry is at a stand- I still. All the colliers went to their work I a& usual, but had to return home. LOCAL BOILERMAKERS OUT. I Swansea boilermakers are on strike, in j common with those of other Bristol j Channel ports, on the question of a recent wage award. The men contend that an j increase agreed upon in December has not I been paid to them, and that the em- I ployers are attempting to cut down I wages. Negotiations for a settlement are now proceeding, but meantime there is a general cessation of work-a regrettable I fact at a time when there is every sign j of a boom. SWANSEA SHIPYARDS, TOO. I Work also ceased at midnight on Wed. I nesday at the local, dry docks and ship- repairing yards. The trouble here, like that among the boilermakers, is not a purely local, hut a Channel matter.
WEALTHY SHIPOWNER. ■
WEALTHY SHIPOWNER. ■ Director of Prince of Waies Dry Dock laaves 183.000. Mr. William Watkin Jones, of Badyr Chain, Radyr, head of Evan Jones and Co., shipowners, ("ardsil, chairman of the j Field Line. Cardiff, and a director of the Prince of Wales Dry Docks Co.. Swti.n.ea, j tho Port Talbot Graving and Shipbuild-j ing Co., and the British Steamship Owners' Association, chairman of the Cardiff Pilotage Board, w ho died on Sep- fomber 19th, has ldt a fortune of of;><j.2U 18; including pereonaltv of the value 01 jbTi>,G2<) 12s. .1(1. )
- - - - - I ARMY POLICY
I ARMY POLICY -0- I ilew Proposals Before Witr* Cabinet. I mo secretary of the War uaice issued the following statement on Wednesday I night:— Viii-ioti., reports have appeared in the newspapers in regard to the Governmen. sclieme for deeding with the Army during the time when the occupation of the 1 German territory is necessary. It is obvious that large decisions of policy arc required and discussions have been going on in the War Office and between depai trnents. The whole subject: has now reached-aj! point where a prompt settlement is pof- sibl. At the same time, no formal de- colons have yet lipkn taken by th- Cabinet. All statements in regard to the War Office proposa 1. and particularly state- menis iu regard to the pay of the troops, aio pure surmise. It is to be hoped that this will be borne in mind by all. It would only cause disappointment to the troops and mar the effect of Governmerd action if extravagant cxpec?.tion-; of in- CN'a<;e in the rate of T?y were festered. In a very short time a clear policy, covering the whole of the Army, and sale- guarding properly the interests of thir country, wjrll he announced. ( In the meantime, the number of men demobilised in a sixjlo dny readied 30,000 on the 20th inst. It is understood that the Admiralty have requested representatives of tlli ratings to lay suggestions before Admiral Jerram's committee, and. among the pro. j posals, was one by representatives of the j Grand Fleet, in which the. increases prae- ticolly trebled the present rates. It has been semi-officiallv stated that the Admiralty contemplated almost immediate" action in regard to an in- 1 terim increase. The belief exists in well. informed naval circles that tbif. increase will amount to doubling the pay of the lower paid ratings. It is possible that petty officers and superior ratings will receive an extra 2s. a day. A temporary increase will also be paid ¡: to officers.
RAT IN THE AIR. !
RAT IN THE AIR. ———— -0 ———— Drop Into Space From Aeroplane. D-olhi (by inAil).-A new danger to long- distance travoi by aeroplane is that of the stowaway rat. One of these vermin boarded the military aeroplane which flew from Egypt to India. It is supposed to have got on to the machine at Uhobar (Arabia), probably attracted by the food supplies. 5.èon: after leaving the place it was heard by the occupants of the aeroplane to be gnawing at something. At Karachi, the next stopping placc, the guard protecting the aeroplane heard it still at its nil)bling- The :at could not be located or caught, however. j After leaving Karachi its activities went f on, and, as it was feared it might gnawing some important part of the aero- plane it was decided to sea if cold would have any effect on its energies. The machine was accordingly taken to over lO.fiOO feet. This was too much for a rat nurtured in the balmy warmth of the Persian Gulf, and, frozen or numbed with ;• cold, it apparently could hold on no longer, and dropped off into space.
THEFT IN MARKET. I
THEFT IN MARKET. ■ I II. Wife of eXgPrisnner of War Fined at Neath Police Court.' At Neath, on Thursday, Ali, ce Davi. cs (28), wife of Edward Davies, 5. Avon- street, Glynnearh, was charged with steal- ing a pair of woks, a miniature taiil- money bcx, etc., value 58. 4d., the pro- perty of Arthur Shufflebotham, from a a stall at the Neath Market- on Wednes- J day afteri.oon.—Fanny Shufflebotham said defendant called at her stall and ackcd the price of some suspenders. P.C. Deverer.x (Neath)'said he was on plain clothes duty in the Market, and saw defendant going from stall to stalL: and when at prosecu tor's stall, whilst the assistants were busy, he saw her slip th;. tank money-box into a handbag, and then put the socks into her coat pocket. IU i took her intfJ custody, and in reply to the charge, she said: I only had the socks in my imnd- Defendant denied stealing the money- i box. Her husband, who said he had been a prisoner ox war for four years appealed i for leniency, as they had two small child- ren. Defender* wa? fined 20s. or U days.
FATHER OF SIX.!
FATHER OF SIX. News is now to hand of the death in action in France on Ortcber ISth, 191ft, of Pte. Thonins Nuncurris, of the Munster Fusiliers Deceased had served in Salon- ika, Egypt and Palestine. Pte. Nuncur- I ris, win. was 42 years of age, leaves a | widow and ;ix children. Ffe wr.s 't Swan>ea man, and was pre- vionsly employed at the Gmigola Fiiel Works, Swansea.
-! PONTARDAWH -BOY'S-DEATH.…
PONTARDAWH -BOY'S-DEATH. il At the inquest at ?wansfa on Thursday on tiH: bo' Ru?sfH Francis (15), Canal I Bank. Pcntarcawc. a verdict of dN\th grom shock and )?mhora?c wa? r?turn?d. The Jad. employed at M?sM. Gilbortsons* j a< a helper, was knocked down hy an ?n- ?inf. and di?t on Tue?dny at the Swansea Hospital. Tho evidence showed that at ( the time he was krocked drown deceased was standing near a wall. having crossed the road for nersonal reasons. Mr. Hilditch (II.M. Inspector of Fac- tories) paid a tribute to the smart ser- ?of of the SW3n<a ambulance car, which I vra? on thf -s?!-? v?rr ?nM'dib'.
OUT OF BED AT LAST. ;
OUT OF BED AT LAST. The notorious Mary Ann Toon is out of bod at h-?t. ShA is the wife ft a DU-t?a- on-tho-H:'il (I?ip?stcrshir?') farm ia?.urpr and for over three years she has lain in bed, though there was nothing the matter with her. Once the husband got her In for a hri-f interval by throwing a bnckei or water over her, and the magistrate ad- vised him to try jt again. The house 1:1". came in such a filthy condition that the Sanitary Authority took action, and as a So fine was not paid nor tho house clean the magistrate issuod a warrant ior the woman's apprehension. The police wnit in the early morning, Mrs. Toon was got. out of tied, and she was removed in a motor car to Birming- ham orison for one month.
SEBBS BURNT ALIVE. !
SEBBS BURNT ALIVE. LONDON, Thursday. Router's Agency learns from Serbian othcial source? that according to telegrams dated the 17th inst., the Commission of Inquiry into Bulgarian outrage on Serb- ians is bringing to light appalling details of the extent of the atrocities, and also gives the names of the Bulgarian oiUccro actually responsible. Aa oihcial memorandum has been found in which a Bulgarian officer specifically names Sub-Lieutenant Pelkso as having murdered, hanged, and burnt people alive. In this district, Vlasotinci. it has been ascertained that the Bulgars conim tted 140 murders. There were a'-kj 235 cages of flogging, 51 of torture, 2-4 of rape, 187 ot blackmail, and 31tf of arson. In the Pozarevats country, women were tortured in order to induce them to hand over sums of money. Their flesh was torn off with pincers, by order of I Atanas M urtr-"v, in command of the Stli Mountain Section, under the immediate j supervision of Sergt. Vasil. By ordr of L?ut. Stcinnov, command- j| ing in Bii-buahnirsa, with the complied'- of Sub-Prefect Dtcho Evansov, 51)(1 men, women, and chilcirt-n from that district ?ere mascacred with knives and bayonet?. j The place of the massacre is marked by j bones and skulls.
' AUSTRIA'S DEBT
AUSTRIA'S DEBT Huge Buroento de Borne b I Oid iViDiarchy. I (I'ioiii the Press a. era lion's -oj. I Correspondent.) ViLNNA, Thursday. me v.»trixian-A ubtiidn i-iuanciai corn mission, appointed to ascertain tlL amount ot national obligations on tii. j former states ot Austria-ijLungaiv, esu mates the total national debt oi the Oi. Monarchy on Uctober ISiib, a I i27,983,000,000 crowns, the total miL iuiy expenditure of Austria a. crowns, ana that 01 iluugaj. at J;j,UJl,lJvV,OUO crowns. Aduing to tlics sums the pre-war national debt oi Austri: •>i 12,yUJ,OUO,(toO crowns, and of Hunger of crowns, besiues other On standing liabilities, the total debt of tu two stales amounted at the end of la- October to 81,092,000,000 crowns fo. Austria and crowns lor Hun- gary. share of these liabi; ties, assuming the etlier states of th-. ionner jionarchy assume their tmi pre portioaate shares, .will amount to abou twfcnty-nve milliard of crowns. Ho. German-Austria can possibly meet suci mormons obligations is ditbcult to per ceive. The latest ohicial estimates of th. budget of the new state givo a tota revenue from direct and indirect taxer, customs duties, anti other sources, at < rmiliaj-d crowns, whilst the payment ú civil employes alone will absorb tl93 ill.: lion crowns, leaving only seven niillioi crowns to meet ail other expenses.-I'rff.- Association's War Special. L'; ote.-The Austrian crown is wort: lOd., therefore the total indebtedness o Austria would be, roughly, abou < £ 3,500,000,000, that of Hungary abou Jfcl,830,000,000, and that c: German-Austri. about 11,040,000,000. A milliard is, oi course, a thousand millions.
LOUGHOR DRAiMAGS.
LOUGHOR DRAiMAGS. Scheme Accepted by District Council. At a meeting of the Water and Sewer. Committee of the Swansea Rural District Council, Mr. Harding in the chair, The Surveyor (Mr. T. Trevor Williams) submitted a scheme for the drainage o. the Loughor district, wheh was discursori The estimate of tho cost had been £10,0(,( —before the war—but he was iniormct. that pipes had gone up 150 per cent. It was decided to accept the tentative scheme, and the surveyor was instructcr: to prepare pl.U13 and bring in an esti- mate. Mr. M. Griffiths asked if the Fewer were working satisfactorily. { The Smveyor replied that they wen j not, and that they would have trouble all over the district of choking through th* sowers rot being- properly rooked a. iL v r. This matter is to be at thc. I ru-xt meeting. )
STRANDED ON GOWER COAST |
STRANDED ON GOWER COAST | Salvors Abardon Effort to Float i 8.S, Nanset. The Norwegian steamer Nanset, which stranded en tho Gower coast some weeks-, ago, is now lying deeply in the sand. The salvors, having worked upon it for some day, have now abandoned their efforif, ) stating that the salving of the steamer i lD"p05Si b!e. ) ———
FELL OVER DOOR-STEP.:
FELL OVER DOOR-STEP. At Neath on Wednesday Mr. L. M Thomas held an inquest upon the body oi Mrs. Ann Johnson (76), widow of the late Mr. Henry James Johnson, accountant. Neath. The evidence of Mi&s May Eva Johnson daughter, was to the effect that deceased who had resided with her for 13 years at Dynevor-uvenue, fell over the doorstep on December 2ith. and died on January 20th Dr. U. Lewis gave the cause of deatJ. as shock from the fall, and a verdict waF in accordant:- the rvklence.
BOYS -AND THE LAW.-
BOYS AND THE LAW. A nove! suggestion was made by Mr Justice Atkin in an acldress to the boy- of his old school. Friars, Bangor. He thought that in the higher classes of schools like Friars, a certain modicun of law mleht be taught. A good man;> laymen thought the lawyers practise*: black art and con-ultod them in tear an, trembling. This distrust of lawyers wa largely due to ignorance of the law. I was impossible to get a truly correct view of English history without k;-tr)wink some- thing about the law. A service would be rendered to education if someone wrote primer fcr schools dealing wi'.h the ordi- nary elements oi Lnglich law.
MADAME LEBAUDI
MADAME LEBAUDI Released oy ine Grand uury. • New lork, Wednvsouv, January zl- The action 01 tn-j .\aaini County Gran Jury in acquitting .u.iuc. Lt-bauay of tii. ■ murder 01 nor hu&iuind, witJiout a pubi, trial i.i>iyj ji.r. J. tv. L'. iu tL "D?ny i?.prc.s? '? (?(:ii:& a ne. 111?etti-LAI f,l)?' tili-l, Cua7-,Ir?, (-,I ct'usuuonai murder UiHt& witu'? a?-jU?t?.. ??alcr?cimc'unctusioi;. granu jury consisting oi 17 liieti bci-s nearu a leaume oi lu^ v i^once th j v.ouid be presented it tiie case had gon fc) public Wial, aiid by it< rciusai to biiii. | uii iiKiiciiuvii, il ut iut 'i.ili.Y..1.L j¡(1" thn, IJO"7.1 s P;lL1 nie UT.}.\ viury <ktaiic> oi tiio cuse, njaUame an- uer J3-y(-ar-v>id daughter, Jacxuelim 6xved trom liuimluuing cross-rMtinin^ k")nti TRYING ORDEAL OVER. Mine, i.ebaudy received ti.e nt.».s whil- a* II i ^i vixlCIll t. Lie county gaoi. Tha oneriu teksphonts. the jury'b uecision to his wife, and Mxt ceauiun ?il'jrm?d iu.mb. Jxsnaudy. Sh clung to Seaman, ioboiug und c i ai?ii? ?i h e v.a? sure tiiat J aujUfi Lr :a:: 1'it\]!e!I:l'1]¡ t: helped her through her trying ordeal. Madame Lebaudy held a brier reoeptkn i l/i tii^ ycioi uiiiU-ii-^ tLciO iulu-lutin her being Mrs. Michael William*, whos. husoand, the chiei Nassau County detec- tive, had produced the revoiver bpiOA the grand jury with which Madame hao shot i-ie i- husband. Madama wanted t. Mpend the night with Mrs. Seaman, but! was persuaded to go heme, though only skater Jacqueline had been brought to th. ;aol to greet her mother. Madame lA baudy ieceive;! the reporters, and thanked 1 them for the kindness shown her, but re-, fuiJd to be interviewed. Sue expects t leave shortly ior a loag hello..y, but v. II- r.ot return to France,
PROOF OF GUILT. ; —■■■■^o…
PROOF OF GUILT. —■ o — ■ Ex-Kaiser's Rsspostssbility to: Atrocities. I'aris, Januaiy 19.—The following letter.. iixiug for ?\(t' the Kai?er'o rcfppQstbnit;' the terrible atrocities of the war, j. quoted in an official report by Fivnc1: jurif-ts on liability for trial. It wat written by him to tne late Lmporor n; Austria in the early days of the war. If is as Vol lows :— My soul is torn, but everything inns' be pnt to Jirè and sword. women, children, and old men must O( slaughtered, and not a tree iiouse be left standing. j With these methods of terrorism. ai, a. oT)e capable of affecting: r people as de.jou-vate ;.s tho French, th wnr will be over in two months, whereas if 1 admit humanitarian c<isidcrations  re- it will Invi ycnr/. tn spite, n? IllY' re- pT?naaee. i have thcr?torc bcpn ohh?'' fo choose the former system. It i. difficult, the report conc)nd?s, in view of the German public b«r touching -:)ie ?'i-crs ?f 'he Emp"H\ ?nd ?.t'hr 'Ij: n'!ar:lti0. in the letter, to maintain that I he L taper or has not in- curred perioral penal responsibility, L is added the civil responsibility or the German Umpire itself.—Renter. ■ I Iiiwww—
GERMAN ELECTIONS. :
GERMAN ELECTIONS. Majority Sociaiists Win 169 Seats. COPENHAGEN, Ihuisday. A Berlin wire to the Social Demo- Jiiraton ea,\s:—In the final result tli, German Majority Socialists won 161 t and the Independents 2S. There are 4:1 seats in all, and most likely the SocialL-i j and Liberal parties will combine. The Assembly will be convened for Feb ;Ht instead oi i cb. fit li.-L"x cl-iange Special.
£ 15,00C,0G0 ESTATE. :
£ 15,00C,0G0 ESTATE. It is understood tuat the estate of the; late Lord Michcihani will amount b: the exception ji legacies to servants, one or two of which are considerable, the fortune ia left to i Lady Micheiham and her two sons, the new Lord Micheiham and the HOll, Jack Stern. Lord Michelham gave large sums to j chanty during hit lifetime, iiietudilig funds.
MANUEL FRfERS ENGLAND. I
MANUEL FRfERS ENGLAND. Ex-King Manuel discussed with a • .'riend on Tuesday the monarchist rising i-ii Portugal, which has as irs object 1100, return to the throne, and his attitude tu- wards it. He said he did not desire to re- i turn to Portugal as king. For some years, said Doni Manuel, i 1 have enjoyed the peaceful life of at. ) English gentleman, ana have made a 1106 K irienas ill the land of my adoption. i have outlived any resentment I may hav, felt towards those who have styled tnem- selves my enemies. j 1 ohould be reiuvtant to exchange my prG?e?t smr?undin? i-.u the turmoil or j .?Hitpcrai:, and. a? to intrigue, the mer? and, as to ilitr?,gue, t,)ie nier4- clinations. ] In relinquishing the throne of Po: cugal I was in no sense influenced by any iear for my personal safety, and iii" course of action was dictated entirely by a desire to avert the disastrous con--t-- quences of political strife and internal disruption. At the same time 1 am deeply &en- sible of tho loyalty and devotion of my adherents, v; note sincerity is beyonu question, and this kll,}\"iedg" has sus- iained and conuoitta me in my exile. The true interests of my people iiiik „ however, continue to transcend all other. considerations, and any ambitions or as- pirations 1 may have formed when 1 wore the crown are now banished from my mind. "The present situation den not arise irom instigation on my pan and my fer- vent hope is that Portugal be g ran ten the opportunity to fulfil her destiny and preserve her great traditions."
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 Prince ?i??t-'?i I'uin/.ni: younger son ot the King, and now 15 years of age. !eft London on Wednesday Tor Eton Col- oti V-,t,-dne?da?- I:tcii Coi- .?gp. j
TOWN TALK.
TOWN TALK. A well-known Sketty resident has hau 1S1 eggs from nine tow ls m 21 days. Some layers! o: There is a proposal to do away v. open fireplaces iu England. Oh, G ra Britain! -'0- Local tailors are --aid to be very b L just now making suits of clothes ior c. mobilised soldiers ana sailors. —:o — A conundrum, from the front: 1. oread is the staff of lift, what is the in f the ,tali?," Answer: '"One long loaf. —Rev. E (?. Thomas at Skewen — :o.— Instead of New Zealand, Pveo-olveu wu. open the football seasoja atneatli. "Quit • sensible," adds itover," who knows the capabilities of the Valley team. — :0 u— Some of the lliust corpulent Port Taibot people found that thejy would need violent physical exercise bexore they could in- spect the interior 01 the submarine. — :o:— Current topic—Thi_> complaint given b. some women for changing shops for pro- curing their provisions is that they can- not get currants and other dried frmi -0- Major Moss, at the Chamber of Com- merce banquet OlD. Wednesday night, 'poke on the question of saluting as a matter of discipline. The difference be- tween a horde and an army was discipline, -he said. 0: Postcards have just reached Swansea vhich had been eent by a local lad while he was interned as a prisoner of war in Germany. They arrived at their destina- tion nearly two months after the soldier returned home. — :0:— A happy compromise between the claims of Aberavon and Port Talbot was made during the visit of the German sub- marine. She lay at the Old Locks so that one end was in Aberavon Parish and the other in Margam. — :0:— A Swansea soldier has a grievance. This time in 1915 people were asking him why he wasn't in khaki; now, home on leave, everybody wants to know why tie isn't in "civvies." Some people, hp thinks, are never satished. —: o: — Even Mai-or Moss, of the Grenadier Guards, could not resist n skit on generals at the banquet last night. Walk down Whitehall and you meet generals every yard. I don't know what they command porh&ps it is Army forms." Laughter' — .0:— According to Mr. loilinson. the bo roup!; engineer, Swansea consumes nearly twice is much water as Cardiff, which proves, as our pet humorist says, that Abertaw? i-. the most sober of the two plal"1;-(- e uise we use more water v. itii i)1 f. overages! —:o- — John," exclaimed the norvoiii worn-l-.v < I believe there is a burglar in tL: houss. I haven't time to fool with nRf" ry," was the sleepy response. IV" spent the entire day fighting r{":¡! fighting r e r i >r oh tee rs." — :0:— In introducing Aberavon and Margin: cottncillors to Commander Brooks, who ic in charge of F Boat m. at Port Talbot, Mr. Edward Ijowther. J.P., said that the Old Locks where the boat lay was 70 or SO vears ago one of the biggest in the Brist-d Channel. The Swansea Water Committee feel tha: the time has arrived when the waterwork> ,"ppartmrnt should have a light lorry or .:yAor car to deal with sudden emer- gencies promptly. As he puts it, Swan- sea is a big town, and not a village. And so we shall have to get that car quickly: -:0:- A Swansea man who has been suffering of late from indigestion puts the cause town to the whifce bread. He says that all the time he was eating war bread he was as fit as the proverbial fiddle, but since the re-appearance of the whiter variety he has been a martyr to stomach trouble. o: Who says the lot of a policeman is a happy one? Judging from the reports of the various forces thoughout the length and breadth of England and Wales, Robert has a lot to do besides maintam- illg law and order; he is up against a tall proposition to keep himself, his wife and the other little Roberts. — :0:— At the Mabinogion meeting held to celebrate the 71st birthday of "Gwyr- osydd," a goodly number of poetical effu- sions were read. One poet sent a letter in which he stated that he had not seen "Gwyrosydd" in the flesh, but knew him by repute from reading his works. But we wonder whether this poet knew "Gwyrosydd" in the spirit, as the date appended to hi& letter was January 12th. 19171 — :0:— The oyster industry in the Mumbles it still in existence, but not in such a Nourishing state as it should be. Yes- terday tour skiffs oalno in from their dredging expedition with a good supply of the luscious edible, but the demand is greater than the supply.. The value of ho oyte,-r as food has been recognised from very early time, and British oysters, history informs us, were highly prized bv the Romans. — :o Judge Parry is one of those legal Mithoiities who condemn imprisonment oi debtors. He says that, whilst it has been abolished in other countries. we keep it alive in the interests of money-lenders, -ftllv-drapers, travelling jewellers, and -treet touts, all of V vim iive upon fos- ering improvident "V3 extravagant tastes." The judge also sayt. it favour- che giving by trauesmen of needless ere nr.. — .O One of the most acceptable and ii,- spiring lecturers to the unifs in France during the war was Capt. Henry Davies, well-known in Glamorgan as the County Coiinci 1 mining lecturer. The Ipctur" :.pcn Germany before the Vi ar.' in which Mr. Davies told his audiences of what he had seen of the vast preparations ik- r W:, in Berlin and other great cities, wrs "■specially telling "—Rev. Mr. Thomas, Hebden Bridge, at Skewen. Sampling out the denominations is i lways a matter of difficulty in the Army. One Sundav morning, while a battalion of the Welsh Regiment was being pre- pared for church parade, a man, a native of Cardiganshire, in the hope of getting out of the parade, stood alone, far away trom Church of England, Nonconformist, and Roman Catholic adherents. Well," said a non-commissioned offi- cor, and what it. your religion ? Private (confidentially): Welsh Independent, sir. The Non-Com. (iratply): There i6 no chaplain here for Welsh Internationals. You are dismissed