The Cambria Daily Leader

SEA GIVES UP ITS DEAD of ti)(, M "s. 1 11..bacon, widow of tiie late secretary of the Hampshire County 4 ric-ket Club. has received notification from tho Admiralty that her husband's b./dy ha;; b en washed ashore Mr. Bacon met his death by accidental drowning wiirtet serving as assistant Jiaymaster in the Xavy a few months ago. ■His body will in all piolvability be I brought buck to Southampton. for inter- Jnent.

THE SGOVESTOH GÕURTj MARTIAL 1 I MR. LliWaYS WILLIAMS OPENS fOR THE DLfcltCE The fourth day of tho Scrweston eowt- .martial opened on Tuesday with the call- ing for tho defeiice of Company-Quarter- master Sergeant Edgar Evaiis. Witness -:1-iii that he eaw Major Janos leave sergeants' dajioe at 11.10 to go towards his tent. Accused wafi then per- fectly eobat Mr. Llewelyn Williams, addressing the Court, said that after hearing the evid- ence ho was amazed at. the character of the charges brought against Major Jones. It was inconceivable a man should travel down from London to _\oy land ooo night, keep up till four o'clock, carry on his dutios for the day alter two hoiirs sleep, go to a dance, and a.fr t.hat behavo aa alleged. No i-nali could act like. litis un- let; he 'Ial all iron c^nslitution. Tho evidence for the prosecution was COll- fused and c'{)ntn1-dictory. Dealing with ik>ail'fc evidence, he paid • that he should a. a later stage have to comment strongly on his conduct. He had proved a clever and venomous witness under crotes-examination, and the "ftdy be fenced showed he was an ^nrcliablo wit- ness. The fact that Pre sum fixed the date first at September 2nd and after- v.arde at August 26th was a suspicious oilcumsianee, but. it was an extraordi- nary coincidence that Capt. W. T. Da-vies first fi.xe-d the cIa te at September 2nd also. Prosecutor replied, and the judge- advocate trammed up. Prosecutor, i nhis rpply, said that if the witnesses for prosecutors were not to b^ believed the defence should fflave given some reason for eonsjdering that there had been a concoction, but this was not done. Another Charge. The Court closed ior three-quarters of an hour, ilud the President announced that the third charge against Major Jones, .t Jzi j or Joue6, ot insobriety on November 8 at Hearston Camp, would be proceeded with. Lieut. P. B. Davies, 3Nth Welsh, said that at three o'clock on the morning in j question he was awakened by lourl knock- ing at the door. When the door was opened accusd and several officers came in. They pulld the bedclothes off him, and carried him in his pyjamas to the room of another officer. Accused offered hira a drink, which lie refused. Accused said that he should not go back to hed until he lia(i a drink. Witness then drank some whiskey. Ac- cused was drunic. (Proceeding.)

I CURIOUS ABDUCTION STORY I Girl's Journey from Birken- head to Hutidersfield. A remarkable story of alleged abduction was relatodi 0 the Birkenhead magistrates on Monday, but, after hearing evidence the charge was withdrawn and the accused discharged. W illiam Bennett (17)' was charged on remand with the abduction of a girl named Josephine, McCormack H), from the posseiflion of hor guardian. The girl stated that on December 28.th, in company of the accused, she left by terry and ^rocoeded by car to Knotty Ash, whence tehey walked to St. Helens. She wanted to return home, but; the youth said, What is the use of turn- ing back now we have started' They then t ramped to Warrington, and later, being helped by a travelling show com- pany, arrived at Oldham From there tlwiy got a lift on a lorry to Hudderslield, whoro they spent the night in the Workhouse. Under the pretenee of ?ing hro?h?r and siatir, they then t?par?t.?d and H?od in dile?Clit the girl going to work im a mill, and al- t hough f,he had had no previous experi- ence she received lis. (A. as wages. They went to Halifax last Friday. Mrs. Power, the girl's guardian, said the accused had lodged with her and had borne a good character. Police evidence eorroborafted the state- ment that while away from Birkenhead the young couple lived in separate houses Winn accused was charged on Satur"- day, be said he did not lrmw why fie took the girl away. When they reached Oldham, he sngg'ested turning back, hu' the girl said they might as -weU go on to Halifax. The Chairman, in ditnhargrng the ac- cused, severely admonished Iiiii), and said he had just escaped heing sent for trial. His youth compelled the Bouch to give him another cJianoe.

CWMAVONTTE'S ANNUAL LAPSES. At the Aberavon County Police Court on Monday, Francis Jones, C'wmavon, was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly.—P.C. Cole said that defendant was very drank in Jersey-road, and was shouting and vsing very bad laagnage.— Supt. Ben Evans: Defendant has been before the covrt 16 times einoe 1901, chiefly for being drunk. Defendant had kept the offencas up yearly from 1961 to 1514.—Fined 30s.

A small PaTtial eclipse of tie moon, ginning at 7.55 a.m., will tak-B place on Thursday n«xt. As the moon sets m Lofwion almost immediately afterwards, tl)O eclipse will be visible for only a very abort-tin*. j

CARMARTHEN ASSIZES JUDCE GONGBATULATES COUNTY ON I A, LIGHT CALENDAR I ONLY ONE SENTENCE I Carmarthenshire Winter Assizea '9MT held at the Shire Hall, Carmarthen, on Tuesday, before Mr. Jiustice Atkin. j There were only three cases in the ) calendar, two of which were remitted from Quartor Sessions. Addressing the Grand Jury, the Judge congratulated the county on the light calendar, and said lie was glad to see the same there as in other counties, lie hoped the county would be relieved ot serious criiae during the period of the war. A Very Mean Offence. jj Wm. Henry liiehards (32). trammer, 1 Acliddu Colliery, Burryport, was charged with t.ealing .t 1, belonging to Richard; Evans, a workman. Mr. Marlay Samson (instructed by Messrs. Roderick,, Richards, and Co., Llanelly) a[.tj1 cared for- the prose-intion. Counsel said the case was of a some- what unusual character. Both naen were employed u.- trammers—one on the day, shiit and one on the night shaft. It was tli(, custom for the money earned by the men to be put ipoto cme* envelope, and it was the duty of the man who received tlie eivetope to iw.ncl tho j other uian the wages due to him. Evans's earnings for the week ending December 31 amounttxl to ILI ts. Id., and when he went to the office for it he found it had- already been paid over to prisoner, who had re- ceived the envelope. Evans then went to prisoner, who told him he had not received the money. W. T. Williams, pay clerk at The col- liery, said he counted into tho envelope the sum of ZI 6s. 8d., of which JC3 4s. Id. belonged to Evans. Accused, giving evidence, said the ejive- lopo contained only el 7a. 5d., which was the sunt diie to him. The jury found prisoner guilty. The Judgo said such an offence was a very mean ODe. and Fntenced accused to three months' hard Ibonr. Young Munition Worker's Folly. j Joseph Kieffe (17). munition worker, was chargcd with obtainiug, with indent, to defraud, from Robert John Gocl,.&Iard the sum of Sl 3s. on. November 13th. Mr. Marlay Samson (instrncted by Mr. TL E. Ludford, Llanelly) appeared for the prosecution. It was stated that accaised had ahi>ectod himself from work, and at the end of the week there was on-lv (1110 to h:im. ajid in order not to show his mother that he had lost any work he alteredtbe nanuts on the pay-ticket to t?iat of Goddard, and also the sum from 15?. to 236- The Judge ajcl he had done a very foolish thing. His mother would have preferred to know i' liat he had lost time I at the works than thai, he had com nutted a criminal offence. Ho was boim»? over I in the sum of t5 to be of good beliavioutj j for twelve months. Wounding Charge Fails. j Edward Scott (39), labourer, pleaded not | guilty to a charge of wounding Clarence i Osborne on January 16t.-M-r. Mervyn ) Howell (instructed by Mr. L"'Elîe Wil. liams. Llanellv^ appeared to prosocrute. Counsel said that prisoner and prec- entor and several others were at the Bell Inn, Kidwelly, when a discussion took place about wages. Accused lost his tem- per, and aimed a blow at Osborne. Prcxse- cutor attempted to leave the house, where- upon prisoner struck him a violent blow on the head with a beer bottle. I Osborne, giving evidence, aid accused attempted to strike him, and he struck him in self-defence- Accused then rushed at him. and struck him on the head with a beer bott le. Dr. Thomas, Kidwelly, said Osborne had an incised wound on the head two inches long, and there was slight concussion. It was a serious wound- Prisoner, giving evidence, shid Osborne struck him, and, in self-defence, he (the I accused) hit him back on the head with a bottle. The Judge said it wa.s not an unnatural moans of self-defence under the circum- stances, but it was for the jury to decide whether accused went too far or rot. The jury found prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged.

WHO FIRED THE SIGNALS ? 1 Port Eynon Captain and Board of Trade Inquiry. In the courso of the evidence -iN-on at I the inquest upon the body of Wm. Eyrton, I the Port Eynon lifeboatman (reported on Page 6), Captain George EYnon, replying to tho foreman of the jury, who a.skeci, Do you think it wrong that those on board tlw vessel did not- respond to your ■call?" replied, "I think it was a cowardly act not to have answered us. The Coroner: This does not affect the death of deceived, Who was drowned 45 minutes after leaving t.ho veseel. A Juror: If the v%;sel did not want Toe why were you eallod out? Witness: The question is- who fired the signals of distress—the vessel or the eoast- ,g-tiarde." Some one is responsible for this loss of life. and the circumstances should demand a Board of Trade inquiry. A Juror: I quite agree.

I NON-ATTESTED MAN CAUSES STRIKE An example of a Derby scheme difficulty I wa,i given at Northampton on Monday. In the workroom of Messrs. Sears' boot factory one man would not nrol. Otber men refused to work with him. The fore- man tried persuasion ineffectively and gave the man a week's notice. Hit> fellow employes threatened to strike if he did not go and so ])0 was dismissed, and he 81mlllloned the firm at the Northampton Police Court, for a weed's wagee. IVfenuant's solicitor, Mr. Stops, said i(. was not; a question of could not pay. This aroused much laughter, as the firm# balance-sheet- (issued last week) showed over £ 80,000 net profit. The firm did not want to be hard on the man. I The wages were paid and the case with- drawn.

I LlANsAMufiiANoMAsnRs MEMORIAL I At a public meeting at Llansamlet on I Saturday arrangements were made with regard to raising a public memorial to l the 1:1.1'8 bandmaster, Mr. Tom Griffiths. The Rev. J. Martin Griffiths was ap- pointed chairman; Alderman John Jordan, ParcyderL, treasurer, and Mr. John Jenkins, Cantral Store!?, honorary secretary• A committee was formed, reo- I presenting S kcwen Band, IJanfamlet Barul, and local works. Donations for tho memorial will be solicited, the Rev. J. Martin-Griffiths. Alderman John Jordan, and Mrs. Jenkins, Travellers' Rest, head- ing the list with two guineas eacli. A l vote of .t hanks, was passed to the Skewen and Clydach Bauds for their sympathy and at-tandottce- at the iuneral.

THE KAISER'S WAR ROLE 1 l [CAPACITY AS AN AM I PROBABLE EFFECT OF THE I UiiPER(!t!S DEATH I Jaince ihhe death of King Edward there 43an bar-cliy be anybody left in England who is in a position An know the essential faetb oouceruing tie Genaaa Emperor and iiis real character (says Air. Sydney Whiv .¡na,j au itbe Daily Dispatch. "). At least I ihave never soetL auytimig in print, or i hoard aught in conversation, which would. | leati me 10. any oi uer concLitv-tiion. tet suua -Ls needed if we are to arrive at a reliiible. estiiu-a/wj of prooaJki-e die(L of his UHUXJx on the course of the w-ar. W e ought also d.o be in a position to apj.>oi-'atJU kis shaie. in the miU'iary <^K-tationti, as well as to form some klea, of his miiu- j «iioe«Mie»4U> a.u irresponsible autocrat dis- posirtg of the resources of a mighty j>a;pire according to his own free volition in peace as weld as in war. (. lUortmuiteiy, we are reduced to guess- work in this matter; iru:&mu<di RS a veil hits been cast over the War Lord's niovo- | .uieoits auiue. hostilities started. And as for the information, which used to i-each us .through the Press regarding his peace- ful activities, verily it was scu-i-oeiy oi a nature to help us to-day to arrive u-t a well weighed impartial juidgnient. Ii, in spite of these drawbacks, I venture to express an opinion on this most hypo- th«tix-.al cpieitiUon it is because l have had exceptional opportunities in 1 ]K past for, forming some vague conioctures as regards the present, if not the .immediate future. Kaiser's War Role. For instance, it ib possible to establish the fact that, ab regards the conduct of war, as in everything else, the Empeix>r's role, the part he lias playe-d-for Ave muoi, invariably employ the terms of the theatre j in dealing with hilu-ha6 been a tpeo tacular one. His father, as well as his grandfather, were often is the thick of a tight, i hey led in battle, and botli ua.d occasionally to be restrained by their entourage from ex- poking theaneclve6 recklessly to tlie j enemy's tire. The Kaiser's action—tfcU> at least is known—has been mainly that of flitting backwards and forwards from east to west in a bomb-proof motor-car, always keeping away at a respectful distance from danger; inspecting regiments, joking with liis generals, being interviewed by German jo-urnal^ts, talking, to French prisoners, riegraphing to his relations, the foremost of (ht-se Tino, of Hellcnic fame!" and distributing Iron Crosses, Such are the functions, as we are credibly informed, which have rilled up his days ever since the manslaughtering began. All this, a.s will Jw readily admitted, does not point to 'the Emperor having j much to do with the strategic leadership of the German armies in the field. And srndry evidenee, oven though of an in- direct circumstantial character, tendiS to I rapport the new that whatever .suooess has l>=vt>n oiitained by the Gorman armies is due to the dispositions of what the j (iermans term die General etat, the staff which. in deaJing ,ith the Kaiser, haci probably exercised that kind of collective j pressure familiar to uo under the name of j a round-robin." for instance, as far lxL-ek as twenty years ago. the invasion of Pol a nil and the taking of Warsaw by the combined armies of Germany and Anstria-Huagary, in spite of Bismark's warning to avoid a con- flict with Russia, used to be openlu dis- cus&ed by Prussian Staff officers. Neither the Emperor of Austria, nor the emperor Williaiu were to have any directing power in the matter. The latter would be in the hands ot the Prussian Headquarter Staff, which would manage everything. The Ktiiser would have nix zu eeggem This was the slang term used. Emperor and People. Thus. it any reliance ntay be placed on those gratuitous obiter dicta of men in the vncy favourable position to know the ( ropeE/' it i& only fair to assume the proba- hility that thi restless gButlcman nas been rendered powerJ3SS for miscjiief by reiider(tcl for ief the same ptrmgent c<mdiU-on6 limiting bis )?crsf)Dal initiative would, in the eveDt of h? death, ;nnÙt and be iorod upon "His successor, the Crown Ilrince. What the attitude of <? G?rm?n re?I'? might be in such an eventuality it is im- possible to forecast in view of t.he fact that their present alfnormal frame of mind has given the lie to the expectations of every- one who thought he knew somewhat about prevaiding currents of German feeling, and opinion, my humble telf included. Amid &o much uncertainty, however, 1 there is one fact to be noted concerning which there fan be little doubt and in which a gleam of hope for peace might be detected. I As long as the present Emperor was in nominal control oi the Prussian man-slay- ing machine his capacity as a great actor before the world has enabled Itim not only to bluff his own people, but a large section of the outer world besides. His dpath would immediately deprive the German I State machine of a first-cla-ss histrionic artist. This in. itself i-s no mean asset for, according to the testimony of his foxy ¡ ally, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, an effi- cient ruler must, above all things, be a born actor. ¡ The Man with the Grin. I Now it is admitted on all hands that as an actor the Crm Prince is a failure. EVt-n as XICVIds stage properties this is evidently tile case. Per whereas the lather has appealed, beforo us in several hundred kaleidoscopic attitudes, in sevefal hundred different, uniforms, the son is only known to ;he -public, in Ms everlasting Death's Head Hussar uniform, with that typical grin evw -on, his lantern-jaw face. Both of which have become as Lord Byron said of Tom Moore's collar, decidedly mono- tonous." A in-an so devoid of the histrionic i instincts would in all probability be in- capable of keeping up the stupendous do- j ception on the old lÏl1esi OWiJ rd" h i.c: I) \11 people as well as towards the outer world. H might prate about. Germany being attk, e,bout her claims to the freedom I of the seas; he might appeal to the Deity with the same effrontery as his father; but I it is #otmost, certain that he W07LICI not meet with the same credulity on the part of a gullible world. Without the histrionic t.alent to de- ceive, to bluff, to hypnotise, and u gnz, his audience, the son would lack that prestige which the father, in spite of everything which nuiv be said to his dis- advantage, has ir. con testa})' v posflfcss-ed. It would also be difficult for him to maintain his authority in military mat- I ters among his generals, who, as we may well surmise from the published records v;-P.ll c-urmise froiii tlit,, I)ubli, I le( i of previous wars, are only too priiio to dissension, jealousy, and intrigue against each otlter. This might bring about a serious loosening of the discipline of the army, and hence a breach in t1}o< uni- foimity of operations. Germany's ?iviliau I pOpl.J1, h?')? held pdl-boU!d by a tragi-comedian of hi?h dgrne a?d XCojitinufid at tbe bottoo-nasi column.)

IN PARUA^EHT IMTAiil AOVAHCE BY RELIEF mm I TURKISH APPOEREKSIOU i HOUSE OF COMMOS. Monday. New -wisis were ordered to be ii^sued i tor -election In Central BradioTri and tiie Mile End Djvisons to fill the I vacancies caused by the death of Sir G., Scott Roi>ei-tsc>n and the (succession to th I peerage of tho Ron. Harry Lawson re- spectivelv. Germany and Constantinople. Sir Edwin Cornwall asked whether the! Foreign Secretary httd received any in- formation. indicating German aims with regard to the future position oi Con- titaiLUnople, ajMj as to the gr-evwii^ 3J>- pi^iension of Turkish people at the real obj-ects of <Germany. Lord Robert Cecil said the Fo-reign Office had no authentic information as thft f-cjeling in (.k>nfitantijic->ple. but uiaemucn as the. repult or war so far had been to place Germany's adlios in a position or military dependence upon her, it. would not 1)<\ Rurprjsir)" if Turkey were not without apprehension. MeMpotamtsn Campaign. Mr. Chamberlain, answering Kir E. j Cornwall, ,s3id (? far as he was ?varp. [ Sir .?'hn Ni?on w&& etin in command in j Mesopotamia pending tit? arn?-&t <?f Sir I Percy Lake, which should bp very shortly 11 New Derby Recrurts. if Mr. King a.sk< o how many men had e-rk eeled uinl-r-j' the group system since eniisLn>eii.t in this form was re-ul)eTk,A on January Mr. Teniiajit: Quite a coniderable namber. More Sritish Successes in Mesopotamia. Ilir Edwin <uil\ed theV rime j Minister whether tbe campaign in Muso-! potamia had beiMi fully coa-sdered in all its bearings by the British War Council j in conjunction with th-e AW-C6; whether the decisions arrived at wwe oensidered j by tlxv Cabinet; and if 00, at what da; i and wbethea', in view of the growing ini-j jKjrtnnce. of tbe campaign, he would in- form the, Hoi*se of the policy deeided! upon, together with tbe stz-yte whidi bad already [K:eri taken, or are in ntemlJla- tion to carry it out. 1 Mr. Chamberlain replied. He isaid the j rccent op+>ratK>n,s in MesopotamiA were] considered and approved by the War;1 CounciL It would not be is rive public interest to make any statement as to the scope 01 the military operations now ;n i progress. Information of that kind under the present circumstances would be much more valuable to the errenay than to the | members of the Hooea. (Hear, hear).! He might, however, take advantage of the information he gave the! House as to the operations that iiiid alxpady taken pl a", ( Cheer¡¡;) On the 11th inst. he mentioned that the had retirexl to the Eu4»in position, six ;1ile.s cast of Kut.-el-Amara. H" how- ever, app?3rADtly advanc-4,tl on the 12th to vhat VM caldd in tb,? t??K-rarns the Wa-ddi position. infe then t?i?Tu'mf? had been received from <t<'?era? Town-1 woddi P06jt morning of the 15th, aM! had fr,i-n c<jmma?diT?g .hen,c up to morning of the j tilp niornilig of tile 16th. General Kerob?H? column ?c th? j rj?ht hank was holding the Turkish divi-j ?Mn in froni, wh?le G<-B?ral Aylm?r was pressing back two divisions on the left I bank, Tbere was continuous on the 13th. in that neighliourhood, and on t he morning of the 11th General Aylmer reported that the enemy was again retir- ing. and that he himself was removing his headquarters and motor transport to tho mon th of the Waddi. On the 1'ith he reported the whole of the Waddi position had been captured and tb: enemy's rearguard had taken up another position at Ess^n. '•poera! Ayl- mer s pursuit was seriously hampered by the weather throughout, and he was sorry to sa v the weather was still reported to he bad. All the wounded had been sent down the river. ^Cheers.) j

THEJEAR S RAINFALL I Interesting Statistics From I Welsh Centres. Mr. Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc., Director of ?hc B'lU?h ?ainfnH A&so?iatMTi 4-on ) <?f llie !? The Tinn? a ?tatt?K'nt (i? I ti?O rnfaU of the ccnut?t-y, and (x;illri- sons. The local figure arc as 1 1915 1W5 I Av. DiS. ? & StatMT?S ?l?.?r.'), from ""IS •" 19œ Arg.? ? Wales. Cardiff A7 42.2?— 1.81 Ystalyfera (io.09 Carmarthen 45.61 48^0— :1.19 .:{ P.'olaucothy 2.49 104 Haverfordwest 49.27 46.81-f- 2.-Hi 105 ¡ GogerddaTi, Card. -15.27 4>5.ifi— ,J9 100 Rhayader, Tyr- raynydd 65.31 R.2-5 ltla Bala, P?!c 5j.M f 7 1 ?-? 119 Tany1>wk;h,?tler.i- |j oneth$8.92 6-67 111 i Llandudno 55.20 HI j Holyhead -'ri.(t') ,'ti .It.'— ,(:;2 100 [ The total rainfall in inclies ?or 1915 is I given in the first column, followed by the I average at the same stati on for 35 years, this figure- being partly computed in a few cases where the record was not com- plete for the whole period. The third column gives the difference from the average in inches, and the fourth ex- presses Lite rainfall of 1915 as a ratio to tho average at the station in question taken as 100. In this column every figure greater than TOO showt a rainfall above the average, every figure less than 100 ill- dicates a rainfall 1}(1().. the average. General Rainfall in 1915 as a Percentage of the Average 1875-1909. old t/ -1 II 1 i si J! E Ç. January 14S ion 115 J27 February 190 18S 176 1811' M.I!"r'h 79 ? 5$ I A 7? J:! :T, April 78 129 9-> 96 May 101 4.1 -t± June 57 47 7;} f-9 July tj»5 153 j^8 August 75 69 83 75 Pt;mJX'r .V) 72 60 '? O?t-r?x'r ..?. ? 60 US 7?! November 82 ? 97 S3 j, Dec??m?- .?. ?? T? !? 169 )

LLAHBOYE?.YMINE ACCIDENT I Whilst following his employment at the ¡ Lead MLines, Llandovery, Dd. Jam-es Phil- lips, aged 15 yearv, caught bi6 arm in the cogs. He was taken to the Swansea. i Hospital, wlte.re it. was found hiV. arm I was badly crushed. He was detained. !$!:

I IS HE A SLIFiru%SBY ? FRESH DOUBTS CAST 01 LITTLE TEDUrS PAftEtiTACE The Slingsbv appeal c&se was resumed on Tuesday. Sir Edward Carson, for th I appellants, referred ta the voluminous de- po&tbons relating io the inquiry c:ún-I ducted by Dr. Snow Hi San Francisco re- garding Lhe .sItcraUon in the birth eertih- ea,te of the child. He a4:ti k?a-,?e to Teíer to certain a.8ida'jt? exhibited ill Up df-, íiti(;ItS. but the ucmrt upheld thf ?b??- ion of counsel for the respondent to the reading of tlxeni. Sir bdward Oait^on next dealt with an affidavit WMll by Mns. Slingsby, in which: sits said that -so much of the testimony of Dr. Primer, Lilian Anderson, and Hattie Blain as suggested that she (Mrs. Sbngsby) made or allowed to be made any efforts to obtain a haby for adoption or lor the purpose of pa"j Jlg the same off- Ns tb« lawf ul issuo of hpr?ii and C. H. R- Shngsby was faLe. that she had no kno?- ledge of any chUd bfing born to I?har) ?nd?TM?u. a!Ki ti;!? «kc iti'??r (:au d an i advertisement, ]o" a baby boy to be in- j ser?ed in tlw &ai .Frs?-isc? Examiner. Did the Judge Take Notice? ( On that aittdavif she was rrco,s- I examined and she admitted that she put j an advertisement in tlle paper. In the court below, proceeded Sir Edward, the judge paid little or no j (Pl'Î1Y'¡ j I

I IS A DOli A NECESSITY ? I I Novel, Point for Judge to I Decide. Is a Pekingese a neces.-ary oi life in the legal aeceptanoe uf the phriise ? This was one of the c;iH*rs-ti: uis arising in an action brought by a of solicitors, Messttj. Bird and Eldrklges, in West- uainster County Court yesterday against <jw<sn<loline Scott Williams. The sum of t' was claimed. Mr. E. H. Cannot, for the IIJtiff. said tltat. under ,.he will of the late wpta.in Derbyshire defendant became entitled to & of i.it)tH; when flif, attained 18 "ears of age. On the trtjsto&'fi refusal h pay over fbe b-g<te,k, on the grootd that the girl was under age., the ob- tained an order in the High Court for payment of the legacy, tbe plaintiff firm doing the work. When the defendant got the money she did not pay hr, eoli- citong., wlw had advanced sums of £15 and 4-10. "I am Rather Extafvagaaf I I Mr- E. H. EJdrn? sa-?d that thp legacy TO in 0<?wil'? 'n'??'h wcp pra- tically unsaleable, owing to the vaj?, and rhey were <iealt. with bit. by bit. It was litafcod that oho el the loans had b&:v\ partly used for the purch ase ol a Pekingese, and the judge remarked.. You would not 6(T that a Pekingese dog ":5 a necessity." t Willi Mas -denied £ hct when fio i asked for an advance of £ji if i wa& to buy lx«'is or clothes for her j daughter. Witney, who adn-litbed t her iiK\">iae was £ 800 a year, said, witH^a sigll. I am 4frai¿ I aza ra,fhe^ ejetrava- I gant. Mr. Beasslry submitted that the r,]aim! did Dot refer to seces-anfts." and, there- fore, wa- not reasonable. Mr. Cannot ol served, amid laughter, that it might be that the defendant, after coming into her £ 3.000, might have boen. justified in thinking that a Pekingese, dog was a necessary for the purpc>ses of com- ) panionsjiip. Judge Woodfail said he would reserve I his decision on the CjUestion of necet>- saj-ies." •— 1

WORK AFTER THE WAR I How England Must Change] Her Methods. I I Mr. H. E. Morgan, who is connected j ?nth the Ministry of Munitions, has coa- j txibuted an intpnv-ti.ng article to the cur- I rent ism" cf the E??nbur?b Review, entitled "? Nation of Workerf." iu j which he eft? <?t to pr?f that tlie prob-! ?cms of the r-3,i t ?,cmf between tb4? '?<o'k?'. j the maniif-vcturer, and the Government l after tho war are inter-dependent. I We f-uaU be iI!eH:usab," h? &I\ j ?if v? ?.K' not pp<lY'ed. for p<?ce a:nd ¡ the qn?dMns which <iri? <?ut of it; for. j whether it come in ei? wb, six months or six y'RT-s. T?a?? i4? 8.S jMVitah a? j suB)'tM or full moon. Mr. M-or?a? deals ?itb Uw pTnbahJ8 need tor developing our ovpw?-. ?radc in the teeth oi uaparai!?l<? 'ccmpp-t:t?B, aDd says that more <?t-op€ra.tMD ?nd g-rea Ier sympathy between employer and worker are absolutely essentiai, not. merely for j the progress, but even for 1b., pre.serv a- j tion, of our country as a commercial j Power. i Precedent Must Go. I H W must hook for a complete revolu- j tion in methods on the part of the British j business man. The keynote must be en- ) tire abandonment of precedent rnd con- vevntion. except in so far as concerns the I' hosBcly principles cf honesty, punctuality and good value. "An aggressive organisation is rieaded wlach will ferce existing openings and oj)portun;tios upon even the laggards, will fdt?at? and pn?rg-is? th<?p ?0-w of thought aDd ",ton. aDd do its utmost to create frftsli opx>ortunities for trade ex- pans-ion. Above all. this organisation or national trade agency should hare at its head .? mar: T?ho i? ro*' a ?li't?'ia' but such a D?a? as the whole nation is loo?- ? ing for tc-day, a man himself StH.t:fUlI' in bu?h?ss w?o can put apon h" sta?, and throirgh it upon the commerce oV the country, the impres6 of his own I dominaut personality.

SWA?A I?SuRAY? I Through a coach being derailed just outside tbe iligh-srreet (G.W.Ii.) Station on Monday afternoon, considerable, delay was caused to traffic. The 5.35 Padding- ton express was over an hour Jate in starting, and other trains were oorro spondingly delayed.

FREE LIQUEURS ON "ll NERS The- darectoi-^oi the now Dutch shipping I b'1' h t'¡: hi' II combine, .to -The establishment of which. I alluded a short vinlf back, are evidently bent Dot on?' on o?.ptm'ing th? cream oi the ocrou pa-ssenger traffic cu the Central and South Amerb.in trade routes, new and old, while the German merchant fleet is laid up in harbour and the Allies are short of tonnage owiug to their Admiralty re- quisitions, but on making competition, after the war as difficult as posrible. On the nJOi-t luxurious Dutch liners of the Holland-Amerika Line, Royal HrvJui.d i Lloyd, and West. Indian mail service, vino j and beer had been supplied at nieals or some time past without, extra charge. Now, however, there has b-ten added sdnc-e ihe wot choice of free liqueur. including the finest brands.

Three more casualties in the Hth. I (Swansea) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, are notified on Mondav. They j WOUNDED. 17? .T. Boswell. 17?9 i>. I j ugrhos. 17221 D. J- E?oa. [

COiiERCEOFTHE I DAY. PRINCIPAL STOCK EXCHAttCE AND OTHEO MARKET BEPQBTS. SETTLEMENT DATES. JLiotd?: Contango Jan. 1D Jan. 24 General Garitajmo Jan, 11 Jan. 25 Ticket De.y Jan. 12 tea. Pay Day.Ja.n. 13 jam. 2i Coneoia Pay Day Jain, a Fab. J BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Tw-sdav.—Third 1)0, fresh butter 133. METAL MARKET. London, Tuesday. Ctvpper -steady, tarnowr 225 tons, to St; cash. 85; -to 8j} three months. Tin months. English le8d" 30; foreign. ail to 29-L Spelter, 88 to 74. Middlesbru iron, 79s. bd. cash; Sf:s.. Id. month. SWANSEA BCCKS. Tuet-lay.-— T*lrene waR a gc-rici ,a.t,t-en0..a.noo on. 'Ohaxyre a-nd sc-L-Ac antcnut. of buetnerw was transactssi. The. » if in the AflUirach<e coaj jiTioee. la liIlm ccxS/ifc there is an improvement shown all 1'01111.1. Swansea so .— Havre, Sd., 1.400 Witt., prompt -Wcrmfi' and 00. Trej>oT-r, S3e.. 600 lions. January 20 (Ily. D. Erario and J. The following were approximately tho cl-oein.r i.,notE"iofj.s:— A STUB XCIIj, COAL:— s. d. s. d. Mal>tÙ1g b< .).) 0 to 34 40 Nutbr«c,klns large 50 0 to 31 0 Swansea Ya.l!ey grades-. 29 0 to 30 < Red Vein large 2o 6 to T7 < Machine-mode cobbles 43 0 to 45 0 French nuts .— 46 0 to 47 0 Stove 44 0 to 46 0 Beans 52 0 to 54 0 Peas 19 6 to 21 0 Rubbly culm 6 0 to 6 Duff 2 0 to 2 6 STEAM GOAL:— Best large 23 0 to 25 0 Seconds 3D 6 to 22 9 Bunkees Û 0 to 19 0 Smalls £ x> to 9 6 BITUMINOUS COAL:— Large 25 6 to 25 6 Small. 15 6 to 19 0 PATENT FUEL 24 0 to 2S C íJoaJ quotations are all Lo.b.net cash 5f days. SOUTH WALES FINANCE Business wae ac&in curing tbe past- week. iocal marliets very fcra. OOHJt shares of.intiiiued in p-c-od o«mand owic^ toi the near a-]>y>ro«c.it oi eoaae of ctivideod^. Dry Bock sfca res were in -eC-UQW.. tshijipiri ? shar-x, ciain»id exist «,Keti unm, vuh eoma 6h«3.T«^ dit&cn-t to obtain. A iaxg* bueitteea t.vanss,jietl in rubtoeor «lie.res. EAiljfc.—Tbeee lac-re st-rons: with a jpocdi d-ssaaiid for <J the Ordinaries, harry .i>ciei-2>ad iiB3>^v«ci to 7i<-77. Fort iaJi>*>a Ordin<ir:>' oJ:arjped hands at £ 14 Kte. JS!ii'onad«. Orcumarr ware waa-ted at 10. Ehymney I'leftrred and DeEermd were wanted with nc,rie otorabif. Taff Vaia Ordinary improved to i,57 10s. to i-SS lw. YatLe of l'J la™ or pan wa-s ottered at 00, audi Alexandra B at 74. OOaL AND ] ti.O!\ .Al [¡:ion OTdÍDa im- proved to £.J>.£6 :s.. vhe Preferejjce :1.11 !I). to 35s. Bl«anavcn Ordinary wei-e 12s. 6d. to f3. Or<nsoJida t-eci Oamb-riaa Ordinary were in good demand and rotse 101 3Ss. to 28. 6d. The Preierenoe were j £ e. to Ga.rdiE Ooiliories Ordinary weuei off-ered M 3Ss. 6d. Celtio*# wei-e 146. 9d. hid. Cynon Ordin-ary were go-od a-t 20s. m> 21e. D. Davis Ordinary were 55s. to .55s 9<i. Ebbw 6d. to ISs. 3d., and the F'refeT'e.noe ..A 76. 6d. to £ A 106. Fbl-nhill <0' :>!> Ordinary Wil-il, to 31s.. «.&d tile Preference changing a-t, 11^. Orahacai were idle at L5 jfu; (¡- Western Ooiljerj- "E" iq>proved to i-3 hs. fed. G,¡',(j tJie Preference to W-e bid f'jl\ at 24s. 6d. inttoiea Ordinary changed handa at 2!&. Intvernationalc. were Lb 12b. 6d. to i:i lie. I«unbertc> Ordinary were offered Fr, 26s. 3d. backets were jAte -at £ 6 to 5s. Newport Abercoro Ordinary wenc S-i, bid, ar-ji the }"(>'Pl"efe:retJtO& 21«. bnyoftS. The Pref&reTice were j(Ji.e At Iffcs. to :9ts. 6d. Norths were 25s. to 2b. Ooeau and. Witeona were active n l £ 9 l(k. to ~:9 las. Powell; DurCryna v-ere firm at 64". to 56s. It-hymney Iron Old were 14a. 6d. to 1. and the N«w\ 9s. 6d. to lGLr. Tredegar "A" wene firm a* 7. t.o 21&. 6d. Un-ited N«.tk-n;iie were « gocki a- 5 & goftti awk-et. a: 55s. Wind-so;- Iesue.s wittre 1111 de^nand, the C>rcinary at £ 3 lite., the FirsU Preiergnoe. £ 15 fo £ 15 1.. and the Secûn1 Pret?rMit? at. £9. j :?]?KL.LA:H<'rs. ?T<'hc Bm?tg ('.ha,ní 1 hands at Z1. Britonferrr Cheatioale were 51s. &d. to n. (>a.rdfff lût" were W nted: ax 4-9 OaJidfum Orrtui«-r>- were in de- j inaari at £ 4. Jorjes Bickinsong were fcs. ict -| Thi.mat, Owen Preference were dn.TIoO &t 13s. Si-ilters «n:t Baker» Ordinary were 47a, to 478. 6<:]. Status Irvest-urei),L Trudsa wer-3 f»oliier« at 2,Ze 6d. x.d. tk&pn&y WheeLs. were iis. 6d. Woftvws i'refereooe were offered at i, lo) 12s. ód. DOCi AN 1) &R} PPiN G.—B a. hamptora were enquired for 81. 24s. to 25s. BritainS were firmer aa. £ 16 to 10<0.. Barry Grav- ji we?<e firm 24s. fed. to 25s. t-d. Oairn Li nee w*»re 39s. Cambria-n Steam Naviga^ioii were bet- ter 2t 10 bid. Cartiiea-r.^ were 2Ss. V> 29s. Cre.-eir.suras were ,è. 6d. t- 27s. 6d. Court! Linee wp;e 28e. to 2fli. 6d. De-n-es. were 16, ?. 6 c Dt,?its were 16A, 6d. to 17*9. 6d. 7>n3cia s.s. shares were 27s, 6d. to 28s. 6d. Field I>iner, were wanted! at 51s. Globes were firm a-t, 15s. 9d. to 1.:N.. 3d. Griffith Iiewis were f.rm a.t 6. bid. W. and C. T Jones were 35s. 6J. to 366. 6tl. x.d. Sains were £ lo 15s. to £ 19 5s. x.d. K-LF tells were 65 to 70. London American liari. t.imœ were 2Ss. to 29e. Mordey Garueys were ferm at 10*. to 10s. 6d. Mcvuntetuart Dry Dock Deferred were wanted at £7 18s. >1. Orders c r'd Hand^rds were offered at -Zia 5s. Port TaJbct Graving were ofEered at 3. Tost-las were t-o Z-D5.. Hedciof-te -WeTe 37s. 6d. to 38q. 6d. 'l'own to £,8, Soarisbricfes wer-e 27s. to 29s. Tempu* were £ 17 to £ 17 lCs. Totems wei-e firm at 471" 6d. Stellas were 20e. fcl. to -& 00. Maindy were 25s. to Zfoi, 6d. Haentcns wwe 23s. t o 24s. Bazeiwood& wei-e 51s. 6d. 10 326. 6d. MITCH ELS ON AND 00, A. Castle BUILDINGS, AI? CJnmn B'ld' bs, cWANSEA. Plcncrv Hallf i Cardiff. London. Telephones— Te-iegraasja— 628 Cent. Swansea (2 Lines;. Mitohetsor., Swanem. 'I 2594 CRTdiS (5 Lines). Mitobeleoc, Cirdiff.^ j 7680 London WaIl (2 Lines* Chelsonrril, London." ACTIVITY IN COLLIERY SHABES. The Goal Share market shows marKed edgn* of ? revival of interest, in anticipation of ths forthco-xnmif Oompeny reports for 191 c. Among att-rac jve preh. at Ulüm.nt ,Z,ay I),- mentioned FERXIflLL COLI.IEBiF.i. LTD. £ 1 Ordinary Shares at 30s. t-y ils. per cieret, The. dividend record » ei."eile,et, the aver-ara of the Company's tLiee completed being- 14 per cent. Last yiar 16 per cent, was paid, and t-ber* is no doubt the Company continues to d" very well. At 50s. to 31s. the yieid on l^aieis of Iftsi year's dividend i§ about 10J per cent., asd we rega-rd the shares -as an excellent pur ch-ase in view of tne very favourable crit look f- t The price ilia b-een of hirh oa ibotat and there, ahoul-d be e good ria»

LADIES! LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR f)andfri.ie Makes Hair Thick, Glossy and Wavy. Removes All Dandruff, Stops Itching Scalp arid FaHing Hair. I To bp post-essed 0f a of heavy, beatiJihtl hair; v*oi't, lustrous, fluffy, wavy tirirl tree from dandruff ió, merely a matter of TJtsiT»<» u I it fie Dande-rine. H is and inexpensive to have soft hair and lots of it. Just get a shilling bottle of Know-ton's Danderine i;o\v ap ply a little as directed, and Within ten minutes there trill Le an ap- pea; nee oL' aHui'.dtuico. freshness, and t'rivhues«. fluiimest. and all incomparable and lustre, and try an you will you cannot filid a tract- of dandruff or falling hair; hut your real surprise will lie after two works' use, when you Mil] 8ft Mow hair—line and dowr.y at first—yes— but really now hair—sprouting out all over your ;>ealp. Danderinc i"s we believe, the only sure hair grower, destroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy «ra!p, and it never tails to «top tailing hair ai OTiCo. lillg ]la:Ir 11 (-, T) 0, derine. le. lid. ar.d 2;. 3d. a bottle..N0 ilic-reaso in price. IV you want to prove how pretty and roft your hair really is, moisten a cloth wit!; little Di.rderinf and carefully draw ii through. > "-ur T) one small strand at a Your hair will be. soli. ;-lo$'y and beautiful in just a few moments— a riel'.»i)tful surprise awaits everyone who tries this,

n CASUALISES Gigantic Total of Losses on ail Fronts, Amsterdam, Tu vsrmy.Aceordiug to the *???v Hot1p"("J1J'dlP C?ur?n?, the ?!")?j- 1<" 't Jo:5t.'S' S: J);'J" to .Ù9 in- c'rude 28,32* k. lied, wounded, and mining. The ictal nunibpr of casual!ie* is now '!■),-iVO, ivh.tiot- ;ji") H uvt ember pan, Bavarian. 2:1 Saxi.n, and til naval lists. There are also some Us's concerning Ger- ofi:"cr.f> and :ion-commissioned officers i) the Turkish Army.

JiESnH A TIONS AT HOBBISTON Jdeunard W. M?rl?.? Bu?kland. ?st. ^elsh K.I .A.. was the recipient of «er- j eral presentti f¡'vm the men <?f his regi-1 ment on tho occasion of his departure fori foreign servicK'. He is one of the most popular ofifcers in the regiment, and be leaves England with thevbast wishes of his comrade^. I.ieutenant. Buekland wais the recioirnt of a silver match-box, a silver cigarette, holder, a fdlve-r-moirnted pipe, cigarettes and tobaf-o. -He is the son of Mr. end Mra. William Bifkland, mid nephew of Gouncilkw Richard Bw)t- land. Morriston.

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I MR. BARRY PA.N S LITTLE SUP I And a Tait; About Chestnuts —With a Moral. f Mr. Barry Pain told some good stories of sh )rt story writers in a luncheon )M:ture at the Troeadero on Monday, Magazine readers, he said, were wonder- fully ioipr?nt. They will read of th? most impossible rhinos witLonL mnkinK any pro- test. He recounted an incident against hilllPlf apropos of a story he was writing, in which he told of a wonderful inven- tion which reduced the cost of electricity 100 per cent. No roadftr, aid Mr. Barry, t'nin, ventured to write him on the sub- ject, and the matter passed through the editorV hands, the proof reader, as well as himself. No one seemed to realise that this wonderful invention rrdue->d the cost of elee'rieity to nothing at all. It was not until the book was reviewed by a financial paper that attention was drawn to the impoisibilitv. Why the Dove Left? i Who is the aulbor of all the humorous stories which are told amongst frieuds? Nobody seems to know the origin of a ?tory ?h?r?at'n'2: it. In support of this, ??r. Barry Pain instanced the ca?e of tho newest member of the club ?.? had kept the smoking-room engaged, against, its wish, for some considerable time retailing sundry anecdotas of indifferent character. In concluding, the youngest member re- marked that he would like to know who was responsible for all the humorous short stories, and wondered where those he had just related emanated from. I I know," said the oldest member out of the Ark -and that is why the dove eventually never came, back."

n capaity, might, begin to ask awkward questions, and. what is more" to insist ¡ U}\()1J a s^.tistac:tory answer! All this shcn?d t?nd towards a great change coming over the Mtnatioa, and I thus increase the chances Dt tb? only < p?Ace th'? AUi<*s ?ill ?v(?r be incli?? to accept—-namely, one implying the final I renunciation of German's insane Itui- bilious i