The Cambria Daily Leader

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. DEATHS. CrRIFFITHS.—December 24th. at 319, Neath- road, William Edward, the beloved ihuaijand of A. E. GiiSiths, aged 47 Friends please aeccpt this tho only inti- matiou. Funeral Tuesday, 3.0 p.m. OWQl- crelly. IN HEKGFtiAH. MELVILLE,-In lojiqg memory of George Keivilie Ba&'Jins, tiie famous actor, who died Decemacr 2Sth, 1.843. In this world of care and pain Liord thou would'st no lonjj'.u- leave him, To tho euiuiy hea.verily plain thou doet now with joy receive him. Fondly remembered by his loving daughter, Aljoo.

| BALL'? OPpi"fUNIs¥ I I in. I,, » aERTHYR BEATtii friIl MmUTES FROM TIME !MOREPOiiiTS FOR THE SWANS.I! i I Swansea Town 1, Merthyr Town love. i iivo minutes from the close of Satar-" day's Southern League match between Swansea town and AierthyrJ .ball GCOIOU a goal alter oievariy mctiiceuvrmg lor a position. That was the deciding tactor in a game ritmaricabie not only for the numoer of opportunities lost, but also ior the ii-ecluelacy with which players got hurt, the shooting on both aides was inclined to be' weak. Particularly was this so in the case of Ben Beynon, who twice in the second half had the goal at his mercy. Apart from the lack of power and direction which distinguished his shooting Beynon was good. As was tho case against Leicester Fosse he bustled | the opposing centre-half a lot and made many of those fiIlO bursts associated with his career as a Hug by player. He will undoubtedly improve with experience. tir-o%vh Misses a Penalty. A quarter of an hour after the start, Beynon was injured so badly that he had to retire for five or ten minutes. In con- naction with the accident, a penalty was given. It was taiv.en by Brcwu, and for' c-nco in a way this clever player failed 1 his side. For instead of driving the ball to the corner of the net he sent it over the cross-bar. Drown must have foli like: kicking himself I was pleased to see a .uar1>ed improvement in the play of Head. 1 He did not dilly-delly with the ball in that irritating fashion which has dis-1 tinguic,hod F' of his recent perform- ances. By tho way, how many of the seven thousand spectators who looked on were aware that Read sustained a painful injury to the mouth, the flesh being badly torn ? Lloyd, on left, was full (-f energy -^nd resource, but the whole line, and aiso that of the opposition, suffered be- II fause of the heaviness of the ground. A Good Goalie. Mertbyr had a good goalkeeper in the person ot GibT.0T1. Mntiv of the abots i w th vb i which ho had to however, vent (straight to his hands. In the second half,: Swan pea changed their tactics. Thus wei saw JBulcock, Lock, and Anderson break- ing awav on their own, and putting in much valuable indivir'nal work. Merthyr r.r>iTrj]f* p-f hacks in .Joh^n and frHddon, •wn very good onfxide, forwards. They workfyl well to,.refhpr as 11 tpam, lmt were greaflv troubled 'hv th: ^nery turf and mud-hemieared balL I *ey tnav. perhans. set their revenue t'o- 'r. nnTM to hn nlrTp to t?p ?? ?.??T?.;? ?? pnpT.? dnnT? fpe smme. IT" eon tinned to play, and did a nean of dr>fending. "T' Teams. The teams were:— 1 sea To-TTnrqt; TTewitt and u cock: Duffy, Read, Brown. Ben Beynon, Ball, and V prl:b Town,-Gibbon; Johnson and (jliHdon^ Yarwood, Chi vers, and We. IT'Vl'' ^opr^R» Clay, Stoodley, Girby, and Rem. tieferee, Mr. W. E. Russen. Swindon. Pondragon. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Er.r,rlish lcquc.-Divlson r. Aston Villa 2. Blackburn Rovers 1. Liverpool 1. RoJton Wanderers 0. 11 West Bromwich Albion 2. Bnrnley ft. Bradford 1. Oldham Athletic 1. j) Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0. j< Everton I. Bradford City 1- i Middlesbrough 1. Notts County 0. !< Sunderland 5, Newcastle United t. !< Shcifield Wednesday 3, Tottenham R. 2 1 English League.—Division II. j" Clapton Orient 2, Biriningha«* 1. M O rim-by Town 4, G?s?nT) 0. i] 1--illjl (74 nun Ci'- 5, I,eicester Fosse 1. Lincoln City 3, Notts Forest 2. L St'oc?port County 0. Bury 0. '? T?s Citv 3, BarnR?y 2. i Brif-tol City 3, Wolverhampton W. 1. ij The Arsenal 4, Preston North End 1. 11 Derby County 2, Blackpool 2. Southsrn League.-Divislon Gillingham 3, Norwich City 3. Brighton & Hove A. 0. West Ham U. 0. Plymouth 2, Cardiff City 0. Watford 1, Exeter City 1. Luton Town 1, Northampton Town 1. Southampton 1, Portsmouth 0. Beading 2. Swindon Town 2. Queen's Park Rangers J, Bristol R. 1. I Millwall 0, Crystal Palace 0. Southend United v. Croydon Commonj —abandoned owing to fog. Southern League.—Division 11. Swansea Town 1, Merthyr Towm 0. i Staly bridge 2, Llanelly 0. Ton Pentre 2, Mid-Phondda L Barry 4, Pontypridd 2. South Wales Association Cup?. !j Bargoed Town 2, Gilfach 2. II Friendly. III Swansea Reserves 2, Cardiff Reserves 1. j The Home Office has given Mr. David I Nutt, publisher, special permission to trade with the enemy in respRct of the • k'suc of the "AImanncL dc Gotha," the j German ?ide to the royalty and nobility 11j of the world, t ? John Edward Quinnell, spMial con- I stable, Wilson-street, Winchmore Hill, lost his life, according to evidence at the I inquost, through fainting when crossing i f tvn ^protected bridge over the New River l J i±- B&rrow--»-ell frreen Stataoa. M "60 -7

CARLTON CINEMA. rrr. • unier amongst souie ^pxendKi picvni*es at the Garlton for Monday will be Gijiey Love," a two-part hithat will be sure to stir the best emotions of all who see it. There ure two exceedingly cdever leading ladies in it, one of whom, bliss JacMe Sanders, recently made herself a warDl favourite at the Carlton as A Will oJ the Wisp"; the other, Miss Harriet Jensen, who plays the part of a gipsy girl, hat not, (1."1 far as we know, yet bean seen on a local screen. The production is from the studios of the Balboa Co., and is unique in many ways. Harold MacGn&th's famous animal pictures and H The Adven- ,un"" of Kathleen n arc always welcome, the one to be shown on Monday being en- titled <. 'l'he \V ar rior Maid"; it is Ul fÜ- ling in the extreme. Colonel Heo&a Liar, Explorer," and Pigs is Pigs." featuring John Btinny, provide the lighter fare. The latest news from the front will be pourtrayed on The War Gazeitte" and The Animated War Map." Far Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, H Sacri- ficial E' r" a Japanese love tragedy, will be screened. |

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f~" BEATJ"ACAjM' BEATN i\[AH -Q- LLANELLY GO UNDEB BEFORE STALYBSIBCE I caiio i GROUND TOO HEAVY. I There was only a fair attendance at .liailway on Oiiristiaas Day, when ju i an- felly entertained Stalybridge ta a Southern League encounter. The h-omosters heldfei practically the erame team m th-at wiucii dedeated (Jaeraa Wjft Saturday by 3-0 in the first round lor the boutli Walæ and Aionmouthshire Cup. In the opening vsbag-os Lkinexly cmuigad deden-sive move- into attack with a rapidity that thiiileu the Cixiwil, but the most Gxciting moment in the first iiltcon minute3 was that when Llanolly's goal was assailed, &av--i a stinging shot, but it 1 looked though titalyhridge wouki hieve their object before the Llanelly goalie oould recovor himself. Fortunately -Bliiin ooved tho situation when one of I the visiting centre forwards, who had pre- viouaiy tested Bailiff, was in a position to score once more. Staly bridge after this persevered tor a while, only to find the Reds successfully reiiell'mg their attacks., Fcr a time play 'deteriorated, both" sides being somewhat listleas. Eventually th"* visitors gained the ascendancy, Jones, the inside light, scoring from a corirar. Tu thio th^ Heds replied with a series of at- tacks, but nothing came of their two iximers. and then Staly bridge changed the venue O!1n more. Things continued to be dull and uniaterestiag until the interval arrived, when the visitors wexe still in the home territory. ii alf-time Score: Goal. I LLAXLLLYNi1. With the wind in their favour, Llanelly showed up to better advantage after tho i interval, but luck seemed to be against j them. Freeman failed to beat tJie visiting goalie, who, liowever, gave Edwards ,1 rare chance to tip it in, but to his chagrin the ball struck the post and slid away. Immediate-!v after this Stalybrid^e wprcng a surprise upon their opponents. Takin/j the ball from mid-field, Banka-" who showed splendid speed, completely bafited Bailiff with a neat skot. These two inei- denrts following one another as quickly as if was possible, served to stir up a little enthnsiaF.m in the spectators, who had be- conll, rather despondent. not »<> much be- cause the Ketls were in arrear, -as the low standard of the play. In fairness to the player, howover. it should be explained that the ground, after the thaw, was in a wrf-thed condition, and on at least two occasions the play had to be «topped for the purpose of extracting mud from thr the Morris severely tested the visiting go a.li e. (;1,t r!J0 latter fi.«te(i our, aDd a second m <"o httr t'?vpd another shd. The Bedc. j uud?uotcd. pemisted in their arta?.ks, and Ixt-email, in particular, wa? unfortunate hi not r&Kist<'rir? a pw? for El.-i When the final wMstle was so'cinded. &:J:rbrdge were still leading by h.c ?o?ls K) m?—a victory whwh they thoroughly deserved, as they showed I better eomfcination and execution tmtr their opiwnenjts. The ga-tile takevn as a whole, however, WM very tame, and the apeetators were relieved wh,&n no-side w;u;. declared. [ Finn.? Scor<? ¡ PTA.Y?RT:DGH-2 Goals Ll,,A,-N jEI,LY-Nil. The teams wero IlaneHv.—Bailiff; Blaiu Norrir. • Taylor, Martin, and ILawke«l+>y; Morris. Edward*. IVoenran, llarno. and Ncove. S,jrI.™ — Nfafon Baixion and Brookes; Wilkinson, Guy, and I/ockett; II mv>l,ell, J-ones, MrÆeley, Pike, and Benkt*. -——-——-

A GREAT HRAIKIA Mr. Walter Howard's new romantic 1 ay, ''The Story of the Rotary is the rrraction at the Grand Theatre for Box-1 Day and next week. It is a melo- 1 1 ralLa of the bt type, ond hae been ■ ceiled very favourably by the critics j nth in London and the provinces. It; '.as had an extraordinary run of success 1 tho provinces since it was etaged in rdlldlester on September 17th, 1913. and 11 six weeks it was witnessed by 114,743 persons. Few new plaYI) in the provinces have ever had ciich a run. The Story of the ItcsarY -If, not a dram.s*i?etj version of the novel, but a romantic play -it a p v baaed on the story of the famous 5Ong. It eonc*rn.B the love of a young ofriNL,r who marries his sweetheart in tho little con- vent church the night before his regi- ment marches to war. and leaves her at the chu.rch door in the care of a wmr- able priest. As a talsman, 6ho places her own rosary round her lover's neck a3 he leaves her. After many months of ,y mo7l ths of sorrow and perseoution, of hope in- ferred, and resignation to the fact of hi* death, the young: officer returns on the night his sweetheart is about to take the final vows as a nun. lle returns the rotary to her. and there if) a happy re- union in the old prie»ts'e. garden. Suea iTi brief is the story of the plav, which will be produced by Mr. Howard's com- pany from the Princes Theatre. London, where it was played over 200 tiroes. There will be matinees on Boxing Day. the following Monday and Saturday.

New Zealand has sent, a further £ 12,386 for tho Prince of Wales's Fund and f, 14,794 for the Belgian Relief Fund, !i making a total to date of E49,100 sent from New Zealand exclusive of value of food and clothing. Mr. Harconrt has tele- graphed to Lord Liverpool osisreesion j Df the high arpredati'tfln of his Mttftortsf's Grovorameat, j p .11 .0. 1.

EVER FOeWARO. 11 I E'?il "L IPk r H n n « I i ■| OFFICIAL KCTIFlCATiOM OF AILIES" SUOGLSS. I j VISTULA VICTORY. 1"- PAJRIS, Friday. The following has been ofiicially com- municatad:- j IN BELGIUM. I 3.0 p.m. There have been intermittmt artillery duels. 1: torn the Lys to the Oise.—We reached on the evening of the £ ira the bilurca- tion of the railways from Loos to the Kutoir, a ad from Loos to Venuelles. 'i'o the north-east of Albert we captured a part of the village of La Xioisseile, situ- aLed to the south-west of the church, and an advanced troneh to the south of the village. North of Roye, at Lihu. near j Lihons, we also made some progress. These different attacks were conducted with g-real spirit. Everywhere N-,c have ccnserved the ground we captured. To the south of the Oiso our artillery over- threw sronie defensive works of the enemy in the region of Baiily and on the piateau of Nouvron. 1 in the Aisne and in the Champagne.— There have been artillery fights. Several German attacks were repulsed to tho north of Sapigneul (near Berry-au-Bac). In one case in particular a slight advance of our troops was followed by a strong counter-attack by the enemy, which ■ completely failed. in the region of J Perthes and of MeBnil le Hurlus our progress of the previous days was fol- lowed and consolidated. To the north of Mensil we ca? red a wood strongly occupied by the enemy to the east of th? trenches captured by us on tha 25th. To the north-west of Mesnil and to the ea.*t of Perthes we drove the enemy out of ?4. sactio?a of trencbd which they still I occupied, and we have remained masters of all the first line of defence. In the Argonne.—In the wood of La i Crurie, at Bagatelle, at Fontaine Madame, and at St. Hubert we repulsed five attacks and maintained our front. Between the Argonne and the lifeUSO.- We progressed in spite of the snow and fog. On the front Bourevilles—Vanquois, in the region of Cuissy, and the wood of Forges, our heavy artillery, by mastering the batteries and mitrailleuses of the enemy, allowed our infantry to ;!Jake a forward msh. On th(? Ki?bt Bank of the Mensa —The C-ermans bombarded the corner south of til. wood of Consenvoye, where we est ".Wished ourselves. In the wood of Ailly and in the Forest of Apremont onr artillery forced the enemy to evacuate several trenches. In the Lower Yosges.—We advanced as far as 1,500 metres from Cirey-sur- I' Vesouze. Thursday, 11.0 p.m. Tsorth of the T,vs.-Tho enemy bom- barded anpraachea to the road from Ypres to Comines aud those from Large- marcke. but no actual attack was developed. ;-eroro La Boisnel'o. north-east of Albert, our troops made a slight progress. Last night, a Carman attack on the wood of £ <•. Mard, east of Tracy le Val was ] repulsed. We are organising trenches carried the day before yesterday near Puisaleine. The! ground taken in tho Ban de Sapt, near' Lmrjois, north of St. Die. has been re- tained and organised RUSSIA. On the left hank of the Vistula the Gerraana have been thrown back from one of the points which they occupied on the n?ht bank of the lower Bzura, and have been reinforced at the other point, TJwy have continued their attacks on Schacww and attempted to debouch from Bolimow. To tho cast of Skirmwice their right nttaok has been repulsed, and has cost 1 them heavy losses. They have developf-d Ki»v-r:>l unsuccessful attacks to the west of the B-awka, and they vigorously resist the Russian offensive on tho northerni, bank of the Pilitsa. Neither in Eastern Prussia, fn tuej neighbourhood of Przemysl, nor on the I Carpathian front, are any essential modi-j iications reported. I SUSSIAN (CAUCASUS). P'*trograd, Friday.—A communique; issued by the General Staff of the Army in the Caucasus says the enemy attempted to take the offensive in several directions in the district of Dutah, but were r pulsed, and had to retire. On the ether. fronts there is no change, _d- _=, I /■ s-N-x-r-

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I GREETINGS ■■ 1 I j ROYAL MESSAGES TO THE SR?tSH J 1?-GPS. —— THEIR MAJESTIES' CHRISTMAS CARDS. i The King has sent the following telo gray-a to all his Majesty's s1. ips and bases at home and abroad:— The Queen and I send the officers and I men of the Navy our hearty good wishec- for Christmas and the New Year. The following reply has been reoeived from the Commander-in-Cliivrf, Grand Fleet:— All ships, officers, and men of tee. Fie-f;t with humbie duty beg,to thank their Majesties for their gracious Christ- mas message, which all ranks respect- fully and loyally reciprocate.—Jeih-coe. Yesterday morning every British and Indian soldier ai the tvont, as well z,.s every sailor, reccdved from the King and Queen a Christmas card L,?-arma their Majesties' pho'.??rapbs and a seasonable greeting, with this added wish. I May Goo. pro-tec-t you and bring you home safe. All tho men who are in the military hospitals recovering from their wounds aiso received a similar card, with the in- bcnptioa: — May you soon be restored to health. _n_

jUSEKPlOYMEifi A lOW PESGZHTASE ) The Board of Trade announce that in the trades compv.lsoriiy insured against unemployment tho percentage of unem- ployment* on December IS was 3.26, as OOID- pared with 3A1 a w&"k ago, 3.77 a m-unth :i..go, and 4.32 a year ago. As regards uninsured trades the number of men and women on the registers of the Labour Exchanges on December 18 showed a decrease on the figure a week ago, beadg ■12,634 aa compared with

MMMW FOREMAN'S FALL An inquest was held at the Lamb Inn. Cwmtwrch. on Thursday, touching the death of George Ivor Jaraes (24), a fore- man engaged under Messrs. Hoborough, contractors for the Bryamoi-gan Bridges, who was found dea-d alongside a stream at Ynistredeg, Upper- Cwmtwrch, on Wed- nesday. From the evidence, it appeiared that de- ceased muot have fallen over a wall 2ft. Sin. high into tlie straaaa, a distance of about IS feet, whilst on the way to his lodgings on Tuesday night. Dr. Matheson attributed death to frac- ture of the base of the skull. The jury returned a verdict of acci- dentttl death," and brought in a recom- mendation tha.t the Midland Railway Co. be aeked to raise the wall, as it was dangerous.

SUCDEN DEATH AT PORT TtNtJrl The "Borough Coroner held an inquest, on Thursday afternoon, at Port Tennant, on the body of James Wilcox, of Hoo- street, who ddecl suddenly on Wednesday morning. Leceasod's son, Edward Wilcox, stated that deceased had been in indifferent health for some time. Dr. Fellows stated that he conducted a post-mortem, and found that deeoaged had been suffering from rheumatic v-alvular disease of the heart, and this was UD- doubtedly the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes, and in accordance with the medical evidence.

FOOTBALL rOil CIGARETTES. I A Rugby benefit match was played at Ystalyfera on Chri^.tncias afternoon boi tween teams selected by Mr. l) M. j Evans, of Ystalyfera, and Mr. Dai Mor- gan, of Pontardawo. Howell Lewis, of Swansea, and Lieut. Hoskings, < '"w-ford University. turned out for the •^•mcr's team. In the first half there was little to choose between the teams. Considering j the state of the ground, and the fact that all the boys were out of training, the exhibition was a good one. Pontardawe I the first to score, D. Jenkins going over; with a try. Fred Vanghan failed to convert. Just before the sounding of the final whistle the homesters, made n j iangerous rush, and carried the ball! 3ver the visitors' line, with tho result; that Tom Morpran touched down. The! Irick at goal failed. The proceeds will be devoted to the j purchase of cigarettes and tobacco for, the Swansea Valley boys with the: Brcconshire Territorials now stationed; in Aden. | i.:[. -v,l8&'1Ø8.

I BEN. E VA NS' [J Holiday Notice I The Premises will be CLOSED TO-DAY (Satur- day) and MONDAY, I | Special Arrangements are ? made for dealing with ? F"'N-"AL ORDERS. i ll,:f" Un ¡;,n.. Instruct Ions may be given I by Telephone at any hour of ? the day or night, or left at 5 No. 14, The Promenade. f I | Telegrams: Evana, Swansea. | | Telephone: 1015. | Ben Evans & Co., Swansea. i— — I 1 P<r '1 I SUNDAY SERVICES. AJfSELTON ENGLISH CONtfilE-GA- i. TIONAL OHUiiCU. idanselton-rd. TO-MOEHOW (€TJNI>A.Y), DEdESCBBH. Z7t.h. Preachera.—Morning aft 11: REV. R. J. WJLLOUOKBY. 1 Aftemoo-u at 2.30: I j^ QAKOL ^EETICi ?JL  k3 Will be held. Artistes: Sopra.no Miss MAY ROBERTS, C)!Jt¡-alt.o Mies 3iA<iGlE DAViEis. Tenor Mx. EMLYN THOlMA^. E^oti-ut-ioafat Mr. D. CLYDAOB. THOALAS. Piaacforto Ihiet by GERTIE TiiOiLAS and ,M,r. IVOR QWEX. "riotmaA-, C>a^ois and aypropriaiie choruses will be rendered L-y the Choir. Conductor Atr. ivo-r Owen. • Acoompanist _M.iss Gertie Thomae. Oiiairinan—vi. JL JOisLd, Esq., Swansea. Evening e.t 6.M: Rev. GKn-TITH. J. EVAKiS, B.A. (Pastoi-). boioi#«—Sr. i<aiiyu Thomas. j jgaCIii&WiOK EsiiJEYAX QliAPLL, ■ ST. lii-V'S-KOAD. TO-MO&ROW At 6.30 p.m.. SPECIAL MUSiCAL SERVICE i_B Cj.Ua ilig I AN'iTLLEiri", CAiSOLto AND SOLOS. W. '.EA-N -N YR and Mr. Ji, iiAWltLNtMS Ooix-ge of Musk, j Prea-cher R Ov. A. W. WAFSDLE. Preach-ar-—U.oO a ra.: Rev. J. ETCMSLL3. A Uea-r?y Nv to AI?- A Hearty VV ehx>me to AH. S pSlitlTIVE QHUacn, ? I'ELL?TREET. TO-MORROW' (SUNDAY). D?BMBER 27th. ¡  ?OtfBmg a? 11Mr. T. I?AWSO.X. | Ev?tiJtg at 6.30: Mr. 1'. B. D VIES. iM L; N'S E ETIXG AT 3. Chairman- Mr. I SED DOWN. Speaker: MR. HY. -HODGES (President). I Dnettists-—iilr. aud Mib, D. 1'. PiiiLLii'S (i'&aoi'.y). —A Hearty to A.lL- OXPOKXW3TEEET UNITED METHODIST CHUHCH. TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DEQEiiBLE 27th, Preachor«j.—ifoming &i 11: | REV- F. SPA!ir'ow- ? R?- K SPARROW. E??Blne' at 6.?: Bc?. G. W, mK8. Bi.bi-& Ciaes at 2,«), V.re3c<jme to All. THURSDAY NEXT, DEC. 31st, j ] TEA, CHURCH SOCIAL, AND WATCH NIGHT SERVICE. Beafty Wf.loome to Vi-dtc-ss. QT. NLCNAIIA.S CSEAil-KN'S) CUTJSJQE. I j G i X>UC-E £ TxiB- £ >lA.C £ rUSICAL SERVICE 7 1 b { TOJCOBBOW vSU^DAY), DECEMBEB 27th. | At 3-0 },MD. | Solois-ia: Hies KATE EATON ajad Mr. GEO PARXBS. i CAROLS aiwl .^cl'nEiLS by OIiOiR. arg,%n ia: Kiss A. LOXTON-, O.EAJ1. Q A PEL GOMEB, SWANSEA, TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DECBMBEB 27th. Pi^eacher: DBV. T. H. Jj^OIMxAN" CAberavon). Cervices: Morning a-t U. Evening at 6.30. Sunday School at 2.30. gOOlETY OF j^-BlEXDS, iCD, High-fttreot. bins DAT. ] 9.15 am.: Adult School. 31 am.: Meatiiifc for 3 p.m.: Sunday School. 6.30 p.m.: Evaitgelistio Meeting. WEDNESDAY.— Th^i Meeting liouss is open for Rest, Quiet and Worwhip from 2 to 4 o'clock; 7.30, Meeiing for Vforahip. Free Ministry. All axe weloome. ALBEET ALL, SWANSEA. AL».« HA LL, SWANSEA. f THE R F, V. OSCAR SNELLING i Will Preach (D.V.) NEXT SUNDAY in the ALBERT ;LABGE) BALL. At 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Seats All Free. "VfCUNT ZION BAPTIST CHUROH. 1j itA It^MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DEGKMBEB mi. | REV. E. WORTH-TNG (Pastor), ftorvioes: ifonring- at V., Evening at 6.30. Evening Collection Pund. ¡WESLEY BROTriEfhiUOil | I TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DECEMEEB. 27, h, A MUSICAL SERVICE at 3 ocioc.c. | Artisttw:—Soprano, Miss Muriel Pritchard; I Cimt.ralto, Mi.fs }lBi Ph,illips; Tenor,MJ- W. Wiloox; Baritone, Ivlr. R 111. Dorringtoji. ) Selectiono by Brotherhood Male Voice Party. Chairman—Rev. A. W. WARDLE (Oh&pi&in to the i-'xnrces at Swansea). j HEN~BLETTA.-ST. W EJjSII. OO>:G. CHAPEL, SWANSEA. I TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), CtE"EMBEB 27th. I Preachers: [ Morning at 11: Rev. WM. JAMES (Ebea>e«er) Evening « £ 6.30: Rev. D. EUBOP WALTERS, MA., Bunday School e,t, 2.45. 'I ST. PAUL'S CONG BEG ATI ON AL CHUBCH, SWANSEA (near the Ho6pit&i). I TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DQOE^LBEB 27th, P reachers R EES (pastor), REV' J Q-ILBEj[iT j^EES (Putw) Servioee: Morning at 11, Evening &t 6.30. Sunday School and Bible Claeaea, q-45. YORK PLACE BAPTIST C-KAPEL. TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DBOBaiBEB 27th. Preacher: llEV. YY QASNOL YN PLUTS (Paator) Services: Moming at 11, Evening at 6.30. School and B-ble Olaases a-t A5. CARMAETBEN-KOAD CONGBEGATIONAL I CliURCii. I TO-MOBBOW (SUN D-AY), DMCMLELPR 27th. Preacher: II TpEV. TKO. piOLLIPS (Pastor). Senricum Marning &t H, Evening afi. 6.3S, J t SUNDAY SERVICES. !?pAB;ERNAGLN T?NGUaB jgAPTZflCT E- CHAPEL. Skinner-«treat, WLuMgga. TO-MOB2iOW (SUNDAY), DBGE3CBEB WSk. At 6.30, A CANTATA, "THE NIGHT OF GLORY" BY THE CHOIR. (0000 uctor-M r. A. WiNWAY14 Services at 11 and O). Preacher-Morning Servioa. Rev. GRIFFITH EVANS, B..A. MONDAY EVENING, A CANTATA, "The BUiHie of Slicks,,f Presented by JUVENILE FRiZE CHOIR. (Cond uct-or—jlr. A. CO a WAY). j | Chair taken by GWILYM MORGAN, Esti., J_P. Tickets Sixpence Each. Caauacnoo at 7.30. "WESLEY CHAPEL, j L E Y C HAP E L. TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DECEMBER 27th. { Preacher.—Morning at 11: Rev. T. WHEATLEY. j Evening at 6.30: Rev. R. W. GREEN. iSKETTY BROTHERHOOD i (UXb.E0T.u:NJ. TO-MOBBOW aii, 3 p.r0., Speakei— IV?R, T. H. JONES. j Chairman—Dr. fiAWLINGS. Organist—Mr. C. ft. Enaa .r<xnn«, A.B.C.O, ALL MY-If Wil,IK*'NiR. ¡ Y. 1. C. | TO^ORBOW (SUNDAY). pOam FELLCWSHiP GATHERING. R H 0 0 0 Cl-izll-,TMAS CAROL SERVICE. j Programme arranged by Mx. AliTiiUR DAYiLS, F.S.C.O^ A.B.C.M. ( All MEN Welcomed. I -tJ MOr KT ^ALVXEY BAP'rlBr QliUxJCtT. MANSELTON. | TOolOKHO-W (SUNDAY), DBCKfcLBEB 27th. && 1:al 6.-30: 1 Mr. W, D. PROTIFY<2iOF>. JRTIW^ON wil pre^txh. I THE MANSELTON BROTHERHOOD" Whi. meet, ct. the Cimrcli from 3 to 4. Speaker Mr. OUBTI6, Swanteii. Solofet-—J £ i<» KTjftlE IfATTHKWo. Hafod. Acoompauist—l,i}^ GBA'J'E BOWELLS, OerV R.A.M. ) j rlU). EV AX. Marwdton. j^rEMOBiAIi BAPT?T Oii-CB.??, WAL'IEB 1..1 l!P SWAKSEA. | rC,-iIOItBA)W (SUNDAY), DBOEMBEB 1110l\R,OW U';(f.NDA.Y I, DFXÆM.,BJ<;& Zit.h I R"Y. H J JZ. B A-EJ)- Ha.D?<?U?n. &&rvioes: Bcnur^ 11, £vning at 6,30. ?' 11, Bv?cin? &t 6.30. j Hearty Invitation to All. Free Seats, iÙCKT pLEASAKT CHAPEL S'W ÅSRA. i l TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), DIXTM13EL 27tK j Preacher: REV. H. c. ivIANDER (Pastor). Services: Morning &.t 11. Evening jtt '.AI." E-UOAD cic cuvitm TOMORROW 11 and 6..)0 Pre aimer: REV, W. W. LKWlS (Pa-star), School and Bible Cl&aaee at E.45 p.m. Prayer Meeting Every Week-day Monrin* a.t 7.30 to 8 o'clock. Will Yon Oome? OT. RRLE?'S BAms-T CHAPEL (MA?ee. el.r?3t). TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DECSMJBER 27th. Preacher— R BV, J. W. CiC5TOS (PaatIol't Services: Morning at 11. at 6 30. School and Bible Classes at- 2.45- BOAD CON G B EGATIOXAL CHUBQB. TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DECEMBER 27th. Preacher: REv. E VAN J^VK:rNS (Pafitorl. Services a.t H a. m. end 6.30 p m Sunday School at 2.46. Pastor's BilJI. CSaa*. CENTRAL HAlTlT NEXT SUNDAY. ATKlN ^yiLLIAMa Everybody Made At-h«tne. EHYDDINGS PARK C.M. CHAPEL ? BEYDDINGS PABK-BOAD. TO-MOBBOW (BUN DAY), DKCEMBEE 27th. Preachar: REV. E. P. T-TUGIIM fPastort, Servioes: Morning at 11, Evening at 6.30. Prayer Meeting at 10.35 am. A LEXAJSTDBA (O.M.) piIUBCSB SWANSEA. I TOMOBBOW (SUNDAY', DBCEMBBB Mll-k. Preachers: Tti EV. E V..L E V Á (P<u»t«fS Sevriceis: Moming at 11, Evening at 6,38. Sunday School at 2-30. Alt So-ia Free. ST. RELB.l's.ROAD CONGB.EGÁ'flOlU..I ciiui E-CM TO-MOBROW (SUNDAY), DiXIEMBEB t7tkL preacher; REV. POS. ^lNOIAIB EVANS Servioes: Morning at 1J, Evening at 6.30. R flfb DINGS CON G K EGATkTN AJ CiiUEOH. Finsbury-terraee. TO-MOBBOW (SUNDAY), DEGEML'EB 27th. U a.m.—Public Worship. Prcucher: J) EV. J. rr. R,liYS (Paetor). 3 p.m.: Sunday School and Bible ClasBee. 6.31-LANTEBN SEBYICB: "THE LIFE Of OUI LOBD. Special Soloa. ii>3n.nfi and Atreborn*. A Cordial Welcome to LIL