The Cambria Daily Leader

^■i^———————gmt STAGE AND STALLS. PROGRAMMES AT LOCAL THEATRES AND HALLS. Grand Theatre. a Long Way to Tipperary," a domestic and military drama, by Mies Henrietta Schrier and Mr. Lodge-Percy, is the attraction at the Grand Theatre i this week, the authors having evolved aj melodrama of the usual conventional type. The play opens well, and has an interesting and pathetic denouement, but in between there is a good deal of busi- ness that fails to carry conviction. There is no lack of excitement, however, and the unmasking of two German spies by a sharp-witted American girl, Ratty Mayne, is a theme of piquant interest. There is a pietureaque tableau after Act 3, the setting of which is a barn on the Belgian frontier. The company give a creditable present- ment of the piece. Miss Clare liuntley is very smart and natural in her acting as Hatty Mayne. Mr. Austin Dean makes a dashing lieutenant as Dennis Bathmore, and others who are deserving of special mention are Mr. Theo. JBalfour (the Rev. Patrick O'Bri&n), Mr. Frederick W. Freeman, and Miss Molly Hayden (as the German spies), Miss Christine Cooper (Cynthia O'Hrian), and Tom Howard as Tom Tresidder, Mr. Russell Norrie as Hugh Chancellor. I The Empire. Revues have been staged for some time past at the Swansea Empire, and often j success has not come on account of lack of talent, not on the part of the author of the book, but in members of the caste. This cannot be said of Venus, Ltd., the gorgeous production produced this week by Ernest C. Rolls. From the opening overture to the grand finale there is not a dull moment. And, in passing, it is a pleasure to refer to the excellent per- formance of the orchestra under the baton of A. W. Leggett. The singing reached a high standard, and the individual singers were considerably above the general average of revue artistes. In the caste were some of Swansea's old favourites, wlio were all acclaimed heartily. There was Jennie Benson and Hardy Russ-ell, the -lat-er of "Step This Way" fame; Eric Randolph, the brilliant tenor, and Harry Thurston, who made a decided hit. He, together with Miss Jennie Benson, in their delightful dialogues kept the house roaring with unrestrained laughter. The latter's song co Territorials" has just that haunting roiraiu that ensures its success. In addition to the revue Ray Wallace, a charming entertainer at the piano, and Fred Kelton, comedian, made up the programme. Picture House. I H 11.59. a.m." tops the bill at the Pic- ture House for the commencement of this week. The film is an adaptation of the famous American drama, Three of Us." Miss Mabel Taliaferro in the leading role, played her part to perfection, and she was ably supported. Among the many excit- ing scenes are an explosion and a realistic -fist ficrht. U The Stroke of Fate," a clever drama by Lubin, and Peggy of the Fifth Avenue," completed the dra- matic side of the programme. U Shot Gun That Kicks," a Keystone screamer, featuring Roscoe Arbuckle, Spiritual Elopement (Edison), and The Capitu- lation of the Major (Vitagraph) are all very funny. Pat he's Gazette" com- pleted a very strong programme of pic- tures. The feature film for the latter half of the weak will be Henry Arthur Jones' The Dancing Girl," by the Famous Players Co. The Castle. I It is a particularly strong alkround programme that the Castle Cinema man- agement presents for the opening half of the week. The Bomb-Throwers deals very realistically with life in lower New York, and there is a tragic interest in the plot throughout. One of the Kalem Com- pany's sensational films of railroad life is The Wild Engine." How a plucky girl employe deals with what might have been a terrible oollision of expresses, and in doing GO drops with a motor cycle into a river from a bridge that is being lifted, is cleverly shown, and there are plenty of thrills. The amazing pranks of a little actor named Baby Langley, and the general discomfiture they cause, are shown in Hilda's Busy Day," and Wild Blood has a strong plot. Other entertaining films are Pimple's Art of Mystery" and When the Iceman Came." Charlie Chaplin and a Vitagraph star picture, From Headquarters," aT e I among the attractions for the latter half of the week. The Carlton. I Regenerating Love" is. the ti tIe of a Remarkable picture shown at the Carlton Cinema, Oxford-street, this week. It is a ttory of attempted villainy, imposture, RUBceptibility and the consequences, and fives one cause for thought. Another good film screened is The Primitve Instinct." This is in truth an extraordinary produc- tion and the scena includes modern domesticity a&d the fights for existence of the ancients of the Stone Age. On the lighter side the programme has Dixie's Day Off," featuring a clever ourang- ontang, who causes diversity on his es- A V cape from a tra"elling show. A "rn- ing to Flirters" is run on the lines be- ware of the final embarrassment." Other pictures include The Guttersnipe," by Vitagraph, with Lelian Walker as the feature. Scenes in Tonkin," one of the beautiful Oriental coloured films," Pathe's Gazette/' and Carlton Film News." I The Elysium. In I Large audiences witnessed a choice pro- gramme at the Elysium on Monday even- ing. The star film, The Man from Mexico," proved a great attraction, and played by The Famous Players' Co. the acting throughout, is perfect. H Gau- monl's Graphic" this week gives a view of some of the Hun prisoners having a. bathe under the supervision of our sol- diers. The great intercession service at St. Paul's Cathedral on the anniversary of the outbreak of war is also shown, and the King and Queen can be seen very plainly on the way to the service. For the latter half the great draw will be Chas. Chaplin in "Charlie by the Sea." Mr. Watson, the manager of the Elysium, always finds some new surprise to spring upon his many patrons, and he now announces the coming shortly to the Ball of the male voice choir of the Swansea Battalion. The choir number 28, and will be on a farewell visit before leaving for On Mumbles Pier. The fare provided hy the management at the Mumbles Pier Concert Pavilion this week is of the very best. On Mon- day the famous concert party, The Chocs gave a most up-to-date and de- lightful entertainment before a large and enthusiastic audience. The party con- sists of seven performers, each of whom has an extensive and varied repertoire. Miss Ivy Popham is a very charming and vivacious comedienne, and Miss Edith St George, a soprano vocalist of no mean ability. Miss Marion Dawson charmed the audience with two quaint old songs. Mr. George Horrocks is a splendid bari- tone artiste. The purveyors of fun, jollity, and mirth are Messrs. Bobbie I Dunn and George Hardcastle. who kept the house in a merry mood. Mr. Norman Long is the pianist and violinist.

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FOR SORE, TIRED FEET, CORNS AND ALL FOOT TROUBLES. WHAT SOLDIERS DO WHEN FEET ACHE, BURN, SMART, AND PERSPIRE Many readers of the Cambria Daily Leader may be interested to know how I permanently cured the extremely pain- ful foot troubles resulting from my first few days of route marching. After numerous powders and ointments had only increased the torture I consulted my medical man, and he explained that corns, callouses, bunions, and blisters are simply indications of injured tissues, but that there is really no need of enduring any form of foot misery a single moment. They can all be instantly relieved and permanently cured by simply resting the feet for about ten minutes in a warm foot bath containing a tablespoonful of ordinary Beudel Bath Saltrates. This softens even the worst corns so they come out root and all at the first touch, and all calloused places, soreness, and aching will quickly disappear. The feet being the farthest point from the heart to which blood must be forced, foot troubles are often due to shoe pressure and de- fective circulation in these extremities. By treating the feet as ahove directed you will stimulate the blood circulation, clear out sebaceous matter from the clogged pores, render the skin active, healthy, and free from offensive odour or in- jurious effects of acid perspiration, and thus banish foot troubles for all time. All chemists keep Reudel Bath Saltrates ready put up in convenient packets, one of which will prove more than sufficient to permanently end all foot misery. A friend to whom I mentioned theee salt- rates even tried the treatment for chronic gout and rheumatism with astonishingly good results. Try it after coming in foot- sore from a long walk. You will soon feel like dancing with joy.—H.G.C.

KAISER'S PIANIST I Famous Musician Expelled From England. It was stated on Monday, on the authority of a news agency, that Maria Cecilia Natalie Janotha, the Kaiser's favourite pianist, was arrested in London on Sunday by two Scotland Yard officers. and has been expelled from the country. Mme. Janotha's address is given as Grosvenor-street, W., but the police found her in a big house at Holland Park- avenue. She was given no time to pack up, but was taken away in a cab within two minutes of the arrival of the detectives. Mme. lanotha was born at Czestochawa, near Warsaw, and after ^completing he* musical studies under Joachim, Brahms, and Mmo. Schumann, was appointed Court pianist to the Emperor William. After his death she was a frequent, visitor to this country. As a musician she pro., bably holds more diplomas and decora- tions than any other living performer. At various times interesting stories have been current as to her black cat Prince White Heather, which was always accorded a place of honour when she was attending public functions.

WANTED THE MATTER CLEARED UP f A middle-aged man in a suit of corduroy I entered the witness-box at Kings ton-on- i Thames Police Court and asked that he i might be arrested, adding: I have been ? accused of murder and I want the matter cleared up." The Clerk (to applicant): But bo | charge has been made against you, and the Bench cannot ips-qe a warrant for ? your arrest. Applicant: I wisji to go for trial. The Clerk: But no charge has been pre- jf ferred against you, so I am afraid we' | cannot oblige you. | Applicant, looking very disappointed, I left the court, but minute later he re, turned and remarked to the Bench: I 1 wiah to appeal against your decision. |?] (Laughter). Applicant was politelv led to the exit | door, aft- again being informed that the ? Court could do nothing for him. ?

| Miss Violet Asquith is making satisfac- « torv though slow progress, arid isl still con- f fined to her bedroom. As soon as her condition permits, she -will leave town. Private Frederick Martin, of the East J Surrey Regime-nt, died in Willesden Hos- I pital on Monday from the effects of in- t juries received by being knocked fi(?, b. a Mil?, ZWaWt4M on &I, f iUj.

A COUNCIL STORNI," CHAIRMAN'S KEEP COOL" WARNING FALLS ON DEAF EARS. LLANDOVERY TOLLS Loss There was a somewhat stormy discus- sion at the meeting of the Llandovery Town Council on Monday over tho ques- tion of losf, of tolls. Alderman T. Wat- kins (the deputy Mayor) presided. He said the subject, formed the contentious part of the agenda, and he hoped mem-I b&r? would keep cool during the discus- siou. Mr. W. J. Esmond, the mover of the re- solution, reviewed the circumstances which led up to the presentsituatin. At t'u June meeting a motion was carried granting the application of Messrs. .Bos lock and AVonibwell to occupy the Ctreeri Ledge ground with their niena,Lori°. The acceptance of that rent by the Council assumed the Council's right to sub-letting. It was not his intention to e;icnu«2 or justify the repudiation of any agreement, but lie did submit that if any irregularity occurred, it occurred two years ago, and the whole of the Council were equally liable. They had merely followed a precedent which had not been challenged or questioned. The present situation had been brought ftbout through no desire on the part of the Council to ignore agreements, but through the alleged action of one gentle- man who. in order to imixxse his will on the rest of the Council, went behind their backs, so it was eaid, and communicated with the landlord. The Chairman: You must not indulge in personalities. Creating Difficulties." Mr. Esmond (warmly): I accept full responsibility for what I say, and, as a representative of the people I claim the right to say what I conceive, sir, to be my duty to say. I shall hurt the suscepti- bilities oÏ.,no one. J shall say nothipg of the manliness, the uprightness, and the ethics of the action which has hecnken by the gentleman referred to. I am content to leave that to a tribunal of public opinion, but aside from that action there was. in my judgment, a deliberate attempt to create difficulties detrimental to the interests of the borough, and, that being so. it deserves the strongest con- demnation of this Council. It was in my judgment a direct invitation to the land- lord to interfere, and to put the Council in an impossible position. He moved that the council enquire into the circumstances of the resolution relat- ing to the sub-letting of the Green Lodge ground, and that the Town Clerk be re- quested to communicate with Ald. C. P. Lewis asking him to deny the report that be communicated with the landlord or his agent, and if unable to do that, that he furish the council with a copy of his letter, or if the information was given orally, then to e-end to the council the substance of his conversation. Mr. Richard Thomas seconded, and the motion was carried.

TWICE WOUNDED I Ystalyfera Soldier's Meeting With Rescued Canadian. (Passed by Censor). Private W. J. Davies, of Ystalyfera, whose thrilling rescue of a wounded Canadian from poison gas and fire was described in the Leader n recently, gave us a call on Saturday prior to rejoining his regiment after seven days' furlough. He has an ugly bayonet sear on the left arm which he received in a charge. Time did not permit of this being properly dressed until two days later, and in the meantime Private Davies was again wounded. It happened that while rais- ing his bandaged arm slightly to ease it, an alert sniper caught him, a bullet pene- trating near the bayonet cut. It was at an Exeter hospital, whither he was sent, that Private Da vies met Private Cann, the Canadian, whose life he had undoubtedly saved. The deed has not passed unnoticed.

RIFLES FOR DE WET Fresh Evidence of German Intrigue in South Africa. Evidence continues to accumulate about the great German intrigue in South Africa. We learn from an authoritative source that one of the last discoveries made by the victorious Union troops in German territory was that of some 27,006 rifles, all ready packed in cases, as well as cases containing parts of a large num- ber of machine guns and an enormous quantity of ammunition. These had been landed a few week-, before the outbreak of warp-. and they were, of course, greatly in excess of any possible requirements of the garrison at that time. In the course of his trial De Wet admitted that he was marching to the German border to obtain ammunition. The inference is tolerably clear. ..a.

Temporary Lieutenant Prince Leopold A. L. of Battemberg, the v King's Royal Rifles, was last night gazetted a lieu- tenant. A thirteen-year-old boy named Johnston was killed. while handling the rifle-of a sentry guarding a bridge at Ballinasloe, Ireland. The Duke of Norfolk, who underwent an operation in Sir Berkeley Moynihan's nursing home at Leeds last week, is reported to be steadily improving.

Kendalls take as much care with repairs as in making new I umbrellas, for each mend is !| K an effort to win a constant jp|' customer. For fifty years ? • irect to the public at Unt??r&ULafs. ?  been sold direct to the public at ? of our eoon?ouspurchaaos of materials. ? prices which give them the advantage Castfe S, I Swansea. | t | A So l d i er' s Letter "One bottle of Hall'sWine | I has put new life into me | 1 and has built tip my nerves. I | When I go back to the I I Front a bottle of Hall I s | Wine goes with me in my f I haversack." (Drivet"o,21979) A S.C Hall's Wine has put new | life into thousands of sick, | | wounded, nerve shattered | 'Tommies'; we have their | own letters to prove it. | If you have a friend among our | invalided fighters send him a bottle | | or two of Hall's Wine now, to | | strengthen him in nerve and body. | N othillg can do it so swiftly or so well. Ilalls Ijne 5 THE SUPREME WAR TONIC j ? GUARANTEE-*Buy a bottle to-day. if. after 3 taínç half, you i-I no benefit, return us the half- v empty bottl and we will at once refund outlay. S Large 3J6; smaller 2i- Everywhere J ? STEPHEN SMITH ? Co. LTD.. Bow. LoNDoN ? 4 S 43t i  We can give delivery this week- 1 Ford Van £ 120 at Works. 1 Touring Car (5 seater) £125 at Works, i 2 Runabouts (2 seaters) -9115 at Works. Easy Payments 2% Extra. COMMERCIAL CARRIER 00 LIMITED, 59-62, ST. HELEN'S ROAD, SWANSEA. Telegrams: Garage, Swansea.N Telephone: Central 776. lira Vl-WMinr- in l'4 nmfc Appetite Keen Bowels Regular You can relish your meals without fesil upsetting your liver or 3tomach j f you will put your faith in Carter's Little M r Liver Pills. Foul accumulations ?A?fE? that poison CARTE are expelled from ???????? ?)Ht ITTLE the boweis and..? IWV E R headache, PILLS., dhiezzaindeass c?hned.????? ? ?. JSf!?  ?.??laSMBN Small Pijl-Small Dose-Small Price. GENUINE must beaT signature mammmmmmmmmmmmm ROBIN STARCH is a powder starch—easy to mix-easy to use, and sure to give satisfaction, if used according to directions. Try it for your Table Linen-it will make it just as you like it.

ROADSIDE CRIES OF "MURDER," I Penygroes Woman of 88 and Her Son-in-Law. An old lady of 88, named Margaret Wil- liams, of Bankyffynon, Penygroes, sum- moned her eon-in-law, Drl. Rees, at Ammanford Police Court on Monday for a.seault. M rs. Williams said she had gone a little down the road from her house, when Rees came along, and without any provocation used insulting language to- wards her. and eventually struck her down with a stick. She was unconscious, and the first thing she remembered was her daughter (defendant's wife) raising her up and dragging her to the house.v Defendant denied the allegation. He said he saw the old lady, and she called after him Old Dai, old thief, old hangman! J haven't hanged anybody yet though," explained the defendant, amid laughter. He asked her if he had done anything wrong, and she said, You have robbed me altojethar." She dropped to her knees, and began shouting Murder." The Chairman (Mr. Hy. Herbert): Why should she shout if you had not touched hesrf—J don't know, but she could shout well. The Bench bound over the defendant, and said if they had been clear on the point as to whether he had struck her, they would have fined him very heavily.

il FOR A PENNY. I On a charge of stealing apples, valued Ld., from the orchard of Mr. David Rich- ards, J.P-, Ammanford, a young man named Matthew James, was at Amman, ford Police Court on Monday fined iEl.

SWANSEA BOY'S ACCIDENT. I A six-yea,rold boy named Jack Thomas, of 53, Swansea, was knocked iown on Monday night by a 'hue belonging bo the South Wales Transport Oompany. The unhappy lad was takeai to Dr Powell's surgery, where it was found he had a nasty I cut on his bead. No blame is attached to the driver.

An engineer who was summoned a? Wil- lesden on Monday for non-payment of rates pleaded .that he was out of work. He said that he bad seen Mr. Lloyd [ George abou,t munitions-making, but I without result. He added: Yes, I did l actually see Mr. Lloyd George himaalf f r fully ten minutes."

IN MARMORA AGAIN BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS A TURKISH MAW-WAR. i A 10,000-TON VESSEL Amsterdam, Aug. 9.—A Turkish official communique st-ates that the Turkish | battleship Haireddin Barbarosse has been sunk by an enemy submarine. The com- munique isays:- "An enemy submarine this morning sank the battleship Hairredin Barbar- j osse. The greater part of the crew was saved. The loss of the Barbarosse, how- ever regrettable in itself, does not affect us excessively beyond the fact that it places the strength of our ships as com- pared to tho-se of the enemy in the ratio of one to ten."—Renter. Amsterdam, Monday.—A message from Berlin states the battleship was sunk in the Sea of Marmora by a British sub- marine, part of the crew being saved. The loss is seated to be heavy for the Turkish Fleet. Details of the Lost Warship. Following are details concerning the Haireddin Barbarosse.- I Completed, 1891. Displacement, 10,060 tons. Speed, 17 knots. Coal capacity, 680 tons. Armament, six 11 inch, eight 4.1 inch, eight 3.4 inch, and 16 smaller guns. One torpiJdo tube. Armour, 15 inch belt, 12 inch barbettes, 5 inch turrets, 12 inch conning tower. Cost, £ 750,000. Complement, 568. The Haireddin Barbarosse and her sis- ter ship, the Torgad Reis, were the Ger- man battleships Kurfurst Freidrich Wil- helm and Weissenburg. They were sold to Turkey in 1910. The vessels were never considered successful by the Germans, who were glad enough to cell them to the Turks at a price not far below their orig- inal cost. Although not fit to lie in the line against modern vessels, she was no doubt very useful to her owners in har- assing troops ashore, against whom her slow-firing guns could do great execution. Her loss will be keenly felt by the Turks. —Exchange War Service.

I BLAENGWYNFi SENSATION I I I Stationmaster Again Re- manded on Serious Charge. I At Aberavon, on Monday, John Evans, sta- tion-master, 3, Graig-terraoce, Blaengwynfi, appeared on a remanded charge for the alleged embezzlement of JB196 J.4s. Id., the property of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company. Mr. Arthur Deere, for the railway com- pany, aiid that the case was a very com- plicated one, and therefore asked for an adjournment until Thursday. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, on behalf of ac- cused, said the amount involved was a large one, and he thought that an adjournment until Thursday would not be sufficient. Mr. Deere: I promise to provide Mr. Thomas with the details of the case during the day which was acceptable to the de- fence. The case was adjourned until Thursday next, accused being again admitted to bail, himself in IEZOO and two sureties of S,100 each.

A MOTHER AT 15 I Pathetic Port Talbot Pater- nity Case. At the Aberavon County Police Court. on Monday, a girl of quite childish appearance, named Elizabeth Ann Rosser, alias David, the adopted daughter of Hannah David, Mayfield-street, Port Talbot, summoned Gunner Wm. Walker, serving with the R.F.A. at Winchester, and lately a railway fireman at Port Talbot, to show cause, etc. I Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, for complainant, said that a telegram had been received that morning from defendant .stating he could not appear, but admitted paternity. The baby, a girl, was born on June 21st. De- fendant had lodged with complainant's fos- ter mother, and it was a pathetic fact that intimacy took place when the girl was just over 14 years of age, and the cld was born when she was just over 15 When defendant knew of the girl's condition, he joined the Army. In the circumstance he asked for the maximum order of 5s. per week. Complainant bore out advocate's state- ment, and an order of 5s. a. week for 16 years, with oosta, was made.

SOUP-NOT SOAP 1 Despised Articles Utilised for Food in Budapest. Paris, 2 fond ay. —T h ere is a dearth af soap in Budapest. The fact is undername and the explanation curious. The price of soap has risen 130 per cent. The soap manufacturers la.y the blame on the public. The public eats soap," they say. The explanation is this: the public mow consumes the raw material of soap. There was a time when no one thought of eating suet in the Hungarian capital. Now it is iri such demand that the price has quin- trupled. There is a sharp competition for all the odds and ends that usually go to make up a sausage, and for the brown grease which is skimmed off the *i ± er in which ham has been boiled. This fat, despised of the public before the war, was sold to the soap manufacturers at IA-d. or l jd. a lb. Its price at present is Is. Sd. per lb. Vegetable fats are out of the question as a substitute. Coco oil, for instance, has quadrupled in price, and is scarcely to be had at that. The Budapest, soap ni-o,nufa.cturer-s-havo now turned to the oil of a Scandinavian fish which c%n be trans- formed into a white and solid fat. But it is feared that the public will now dis- cover this also!

POLICE OUTFLANK TAIBAGH POACHERS. 1, At the Aberavon County Police Court on Monday, three Taibacli collicrs—Thomas George Moore, Charles Moore, and Thomas Rees—were charged with trespassing in pur- suit of game on Eglwysminydd Fa*m, Mar- pm Estate, on the 25th. ult. Defendants plaaded cuiliv. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas (prosecuting) said defendants had no aiterr*<Uve but to plead guilty, as they were caught by P.S. Pincott and P.C. Evans, and they ha.d three grey- hounds and a whippoet working the ground. P.S. Pincott eaid he saw the dogs chase rabbits or liaros. He went towards them and drove them into the axmo of P.O. Evans,, who was in hiding. Both defendants Moore nad previous convictions. Thomas George Moore was fined 40s.; Charles Moore ,L,os, and frees 10s.

Sir Joseph WaltoD, Bart., M.P., of Rushpool Hall, Saltburn, has intimated his intention of utilising his flower gardens for the cultivation of vegetables. He holds it is the duty of all -who can do m t. assist fet the prtduefcion of iood.

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SAVINGS BANK FUNDS HOW WAR LOAN HAS AFFECTED SWANSEA INVESTMENTS. NEARLY zCI4,000 SUBSCRIBED The half-yearly meeting of the trustees and managers of. the Swansea Savings. Bank « a«i held on Monday efternoon at the bank, Sir J. T. n. Llewelyn presiding. The summary prepared by the actuary, }1r. C. Henry Corby, 6howed that invest- ments; in the War Loan amounted to £ 13.940. In the Government Department. £ 38,424 had been received, as compared with C49,448 in I ahe corresponding period of last year, whilst ) been paid, as compared with j £ 46,158 in 1914. The total funds now amoiuited to £ 357,498; in 1914 they were £ 367,839. In the investment department, £ 6,294 had been received, a decrease of £ 4,761; whilst £4,474 had been paid; a drop of £ 2.953. The total funds were rom-ewhalt in cldvance of last year' being "3,868, as compared with S,31,736 in 1914. Comparatively Small Decrease. I In moving1 the adoption of the report and J accounts, the Chairman, said that the figures did not require much comment. The decrease in the amount in the bank was very small compared with what might have been expected. Since last May there had, no doubt, been A, considerable decrease caused by investments in the War Loan. Up to last month over X13,000 had been ;n- vested in War Loan, but that would only be about four per- cent. of their funds. Jn other baiks the percentage would be larger than that. Mr. Corby had recently visited Manchester to attend a meeting to discuss the situation, and he had been able to gauge. whalt the position should be in Swansea. He told him the result of his enquiries, and he (Sir John) had expected the bank to be affected to the extent of about £ 20,000. He was glad to think that the money taken out had been employed for perfectly national transac- tions. Late Lord Glarrtawe. I Sir John went on to refer in terms of ) regret -to the loss they had sustained through the dearth of Lord Glantawe, who had been connected with them for forty- four years. During that period the bank had progressed in noteworthy fashion. Mr. Simpson proposed a vote of condolence with the family of the late baron and Dr. Stephen^ seconded. The vote was carried in silence. The accounts were adopted.

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Corporal Bomb' Thrower Syd Smith, of the Liverpool Scottish, who won his D.C.M. at Hooge for killing a machine gun team of thirty Germans and capturing the gnn, was formerly diver at Southport Pier, and while in rthe employ of a cinema firm a few years ago he dived into the Thames from London Bridge. He was at Christ Church, Southport, a few days ago at a memorial service to a oomra,de who had been killed in aoction.

PURE BARLEY WATER. The most simple and easy way of making pure Barley Water is to pour one pint of boiling water upon two tablespoonfula of Brown's Barley Kernels, stir, and allow to settle and oooL Jf desired, add lemon and sugar to taste. In addition to making the Purest. Barley Water, Bjown's Barley Kernels are celebrated for making deliciotia creamy puddings. Sold only in branded boxes. 4d., toy Grocers, etc. W. & G. BROWN, Cereal Food Specialists, Derby. A Newcastle resident has received a Letter from a friend in Brussels, who writes: uWe are always glad when we hear that Dutch papers have been seized on the frontier, because we know then that there is good news about." A report from Vienna states that 79 per cent. of the students in the technical department of the university there have joined the Austrian army, and those who j remain behind are all working for the military authorities. I

'TEACHERS' HOLIDAY SACRIFICE Local Volunteers for National Register Work. The monthly meeting of the Swansea Group of School Managers was held on Monday evening, Ald. Jordan in the chair. The chairman said he was pleased to state that teachers under their manage- ment had volunteered to distribute the registration forms in epnnection with the- National Register during their (the teachers') holidays. It was very good of them. The total number of teachers giving their services was about 50. (Hear. hear). With regard to the tenders for coal. the committee resolved that the period ten- dered for should be the quarter ending Decem lwr, instead of tendering for th." usual half-year. The resignation of Miss Alice Williams, Llangyfelaeh, was received and accepted.

SUMMER DIET MISTAKES I in summer many people lose appetite,, aud from this draw conclusions that are not medically sound. Some say that in summer the body docs not require so many meals; but this is wrong. Certainly the body does not require- many elements that create heat, but it; cioes require as many energy-giving ele- ments, and cannot find these in the in- substantial meals usually partaken of with the idea of keeping cool." Then the common mistake of taking too many cold H gassy n and acid drinks also bets up trouble. They distend tt>e stomach, dilute its digestive juioee and provide no help for making rich blood; exhaustion, lack of appetite and indiges- tion are bound to follow. Your stomach needs new blood summer or winter, and the best method of renewing the blood and strengthening the stomach and diges- tion is by taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. These pills combat the poisons in the blood and create new blood. By this natural process you re- medy your debility and restore your appe- tite, the system being toned up and the overworked nerves invigorated. Dealers in your own locality sell these Dr. Williams' Pink Pills; accept them only. Be guided by the simple rules men- tioned in What to Eat," a diet book sent FKEE to any reader from Offer Dept., 46, Holborn Viaduct, London, on receipt of a postcard request.

NO COMPENSATION Fatal Finger-Cut of Which No Notice Was Given. An important judgment was delivered at the Llanelly County Court on Monday by Judge Lloyd Morgaa in a compen^ tion case in which the parties wer-a.-JB^efe v. The Loughor Colliery Company. On March 23rd deceased returned from w6rk with a slight cut on his finger, ajidj! after different treatment died in Swansea" Hospital on April 2nd. The Judge found* that death was due to septic poisoning,* which was caused by the cut, and he was- of opinion that the fair inference to draw, was that the injury was caused by au^ accident arising out of, and in the;, course of, his employment." The failure to give immediate notice of the accident was not a bar to recovery oK compensation if it was found that the? employer was not prejudiced in his? defence. In this case it was only after" the workman wa-s dead and the inquest: was about to be held that a police con- stable called on the colliery manager to give him notice to attend. He (thee judge) wag, -therefore, of opinion that no evidence was given in which he could find: that the respondents were not prejudiced by want of notice, and he was bound to I ijiake his award for the respondent with,; costs on Scale C. t His Honour, in conclusion, emphasised the necessity of employes giving notice of any accident, however rliglit.. "The failure In give notice in this case," he said, has caused the applicant to lose the compensation which she wimld otter- wiAA have been entitled to, and which is a regrettable circumstance.

A proposal is before the French Oorem ment for the creation of a, Miniefcer of Sup. plies with the special object of preMIltpttr a monopoly in articles of food or an undue rise in prices. The «.ppointmemt of sttob a Minister would be & first step towftrde th* parliamentary control of all war activity* Anglers will be interested to learn tboa the first V.O. awarded in the present, -wax was won by an euclar--CorP-al Charles A. Jarvie, who is a member of the Waltbew- stow Brothers Augling Society and the Loft- ion Anglers' Association. He blew up a bridge under heavy fire at Jenappee.

iRegi Trade d,.=' "THE VERY FINEST :< PRO£ UM?E Mega*». MADE BY CADBURY The Medxal Maga=e.