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DECLINING BIRTHS. f
DECLINING BIRTHS. f N.S.P.C.C. 's Effort to Check I Infantile Mortality. At the annual meeting of the Swansea 1 At tIw ann1t.a.l m'OO'ting of the SW8nBea Branch of the N.S.P.C.C., held in the Guildhall on Friday afternoon, Ald. W. H. Miles presided- Among those who ac- cepted invitations were Lady Lyons, Miss Vivian, Miss Lindsay, Mrs. Morgan B. Williams, Father Mackay, Xrs. (ilendin- ning Moxham, Mias Simpson, Mcs. Naef, Mi66 Janet M. James, Mrs. Dd. Meager, i rs. D(t. Moa?r, Mrs. and Miss Kuthen, Mr. and MIll. Jen- kins (Eden-avenue), Mr. Egerton Fores- ter, Mrs. Jaiaee (Pontardawe), MTS. Dd- Seliae, Rev. and Mrs. Beynon Phillips, 11[. Lambinet, Mrs. Summerhaye (Civ- dach), Mrs, A. Whittles (Clydach), Mi..<¡s Ev& M. Davies, Father Ca,?roll Baillie, Mrs. HerscheU Jones, Dr. Morris, Rev. E. D. Henry, and Rev. D. Basil Jones. Mr. Joeeph Hall (hon. sec.) read letters of apology from Lieut.-General Sir James Hillfi-Johnes, the Rev. the Hon. W. rai- i hot and Mrs. Rice, CoL Ll. Morgan, Col. and Mrs. Charles Wright, Mrs. Picton Turberville, Mr. Lltyd Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilberteon, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. T. W. Jainee, Dr. and Mrs. Begg, Mrs. m. J. Rees, Mrs. A- Evans, Mrs. Hyam Goldberg, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. H. Roberts, Father Egerton, Mn". E. Phillips, Mrs. R. Jenkins, Mrs. D. Griffiths, Mrs. Ind, Dr. J. A. Rawlings, Miss Brock, Mr. Milbourne Williams, Mrs. E. Rice Daniel, Mrs. T. T. Corker, Mrs. E. Gibbon (Cly- dach), Mrs. W. Williams, Mrs. H. F. Bul- man, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Egerton Reid, Miss Llewellyn, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Rev. F. C. White, Mrs. H. J. Stewart (Sketty), Mrs. Morgan (Pontardawe), Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Williams, Mrs. Skirrow. Mrs. Bertie Per- kins, and Mrs. Thomas Morris (Clydach). Mr. Joseph Hall also read the financial statement (which, together with the annual report), appeared in the Leader on Friday. NATION'S GREATEST ASSET. l'he Chairman said that the report meant a great deal of useful and solid work. It was work not much seen at the time, but it bore fruit in numerous ways. He was sure that everyone who took an interest in national welfare, and believed that after all the children were the greatest a&set of the nation, must recog- nise that their infantile mortality was a disgrace to the community. Dealing with the question of street trading, Mr. Miles said it was a serious thing that young people were deprived of the joys of child- hood. Mrs. M. B. Williams proposed the re- appointment of the General Committee, with the addition of Lady Lyons, Miss Benson and Mrs. Webber. Mise Vivian seconded, Mr. David Grey supported, and the resolution was adopted. Sir J. T. D. Llewellyn was elected Presi- dent, and Sir Alfred Mond (Bart.), Lady Swansea and Miss Vivian were elected ] vice-presidents. j Value of Child Life. Mies A??hner, representing the parent eoaety, gave a rousing addre??, in which she stated that with our birth-vate at the lowest, and our death-rate on the batH<" field, there was more need than ever to save child-life. More could be done, and j more must be done, to save the children She pointed out that the death-rate 0: legitimate children was 103; that of the. illegitima 213. They could do something' to alter that. Their text was Children are dying, and the children should live.' If they had spent on the children what they were now spending in one day on the war, many more would be living. Father Carrol Bailey, moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, said he lived in a poor district of the town, and having many children to look after, the Society had given him unrivalled help. The Society officers were helpful because they were discreet. They showed training and knowledge in dealing with these CMf'S. He urged co-operation between the Aft^r-Caro Committee and the Society. The Rev. Beynon Phillips seconded, re- ferring particularly to the society's object. the prevention of cruelty.
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SCHOOL LIBEL CASE. Interesting West Wales Action. An interesting libel action was aid on Friday at the Pembrokeshire Aseizes. when the plaintiff was Mrs. Lena Morgan, wife of a collier residing at Stepaside, and the delondants William Lewis, a school teacher, and his wife, Mary Ann Lewis, who also reside at Stepaside. Mr. Mar lay Sainton appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. VillWs Meager for the defendants The alleged libel complained of was contained in an anonymous letter sent on March 21st, 1915, to Mr. Brenig; Jones. the headmaster of the Stepaside Council School. where Mr. Lewis was then en- gaged as an assistant. Amongst other things, the letter contained the following: I suppose you can't spend enough time with that old Lena Morgan, unknowing to your wife." On May 17th Mr. Jonrs received a letter from M;-s. ing her husband's absence from school, and noticed a similarity in the hand- writing, as a result of which he c harged her with writing the anonymous letter, which she denied. Evidence was given by Mrs. Morgan. Mr. Jones, and Mr. G. F. Gurrin. handwriting expert, the latter stating that he had examined the two letters, and to the best of his belief thev had both been written by the same person. The jury found that Mrs. lywis wrote the letters and damages.
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HONOURED IN GLAIS. — Presentation to Lieut. D. Ivor Evans. Second-Lieutenant D. Ivor Evans, of the Royal Engineers, who is home at Glai-, on a few davs' leave, was honoured at St. Paul's schoolroom, Glais, on Thursday. IJtght. Mr. Evans, it will be remembered, took over the business of Messrs. Morgan Davids and Partners, mining and civil engineers at Swau?jj? several years ago, and in addition to himself, his whole staff of eleven assistants are all in the Army. Mr. Evans was,the secretary of the local Coalowners' Association, and is j extremely popular throughout West Wales. There was a good attendance at Thursday night's meeting, over which Councillor Morgan E. David presided. Congratulatory add.resses were delivered by Messrs. R. A. Jones, R. Gwilym, Dan M. Thomas, M.E. (Alltwen), and the Rev. J. J. Davies (curate of Glais), whilst poetical effusions were given by Messrs. David Roderick and Daniel Harding. On behalf of the inhabitants of Glais i and friends, the chairman presented Lieutenant Evans with a sword (suitably inscribed) and a pur6e of gold, whilst! Mrs. D. PT?illips (Mains' Arms) pre- Mnted him with binoculars. Mrs. Phil- dps is the mother of Captain Fred Phi;- lips, ?<n old pupil of Lieut. Evans. Lieut. Evans suitably responded. A good mi. elIanoou-s programme was gone through. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr. Evan Lewis. M.E., Graigypol. The secretary of the movement was Mr. Ilopkin J. Lewis.
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I HATURE AND BELIEF j
I HATURE AND BELIEF j A FEW WORDS ABOUT A WILD 8ft I (Special to the Leader.") I A bee eaone into my office this morning. He was a big, fat-looking chap, with his body covered with what baby would call fur "—afll dark and velvety, vrith patches of saffron that made him look quite a dajidy. One of the windows was open. He eaine right in without waiting to be asked; came in at one window, went straight to another (which was shut), and tried to get out. There he stayed buzzing up and down one pane after another, rubbing his head against the glass and getting no farther on, jtst like a lot of humans who make a great deal of fuss and expend a lot of energy, but do nothing of anv real value. And as the bee kept on with his noise, like the fag-end of a gramophone record, in came a blue bottle fly, and a butterfly iluttered by outeide. But it is the bee that I want to talk to you about first, because he is such an instructive creature. You guessed when I told you that he was covered with what baby calls fur that he was not the sort of bee that we g-row in our gardens and that make honey. No; he was of the brand boys and girls call dumbledores, and that other people call humble bees; but others call him Bombus Terrestris." If you look at some dictionaries you will find Bombus, a genus of insect." That will not help you very much, will it? But you shall learn all about the word ter- restris presently. I have laughed in church during service time only twice. Once it was on a beauti- ful sunny morning, when bees and otner insects were singing in their way just as gladly as we school children were singing the hymns and Psalms. In one window of the okl parish church, a spider had been allowed to make a large web, into which a bee sauntered. Of course, when he found what sort of a place he had got into he tried to shake off his fetters. That sent a telegraphic message to Mr. Spider, who came out of his parlour in the corner with a very warlike air, and at once be- gan to tackle the bee. For a few seconds there was a terrific struggle, but all at once the spider shot back to his corner like a streak of greased lightning. He's been sLung! I thought; and I got repri- manded by the teacher for forgetting that I was in ohurch. She wouldn't let me tell her what I was laughing at. but called me a very wicked little boy; so I felt angry with the spider and was glad when the bee got free and tried to break through the window—no doubt he thought he was in one of the wicked places that the parson talked about in his sermon just after- wards. There are some people who tell me that I am just as wicked and silly as on that Sunday morning when I laughed in church, and they do so simply because I tell them that a lot of the things they say to us is half nonsense. When they tell me that some of the things in the Bible A bee's thigh, magnified many thou- j sands of times, showing where the honey: is packed for carriage Ilome. are not irus, that God made some one thing or other and left it to take care of itself, and that being so left it changed about until it became all sorts of other things, my answer is that I don't believe I them. On the contrary I like to feel that the First Chapter of Genesis is the most wonderful story ever written, and that vcrs by verse what it teHs us is true. Some day, perhaps, I will tell you some of the things that we ln frcm the rocks, j all of which show us how th'ose indelible j records bear out the written wc(,,rd of Genesis I- And one of the things that mo kes me sav I do not believe those people iiist referred to—they call themselves by high-sotinding names, such as evolutionists —is that in every branch of nature that "oes to nr/ke up this mysterious world in which we are placed, is an amazing wealth cf detail and variety, and everv detail and every variety is just as wonderful as, the mysterious whole world. Well, I began to talk about the bh' bee that sauntered into my office this morning without knocking at the door or waiting for me to say, Come in! So let's get on, and have a chat about the way in which he and tome of his friends differ from other insects—say that noisy old blue-bottle that followed his saucy example, or the butterfly that stayed il. the sun outsi de. If you compare the hind legs of the. bee and the blu^-bottle fly. you will notice very great differences. The fly is equipped for walking, and is very adroit and quick on his legs; in fact, lie is more nimble than the proverbial French dancing master. The bee is not so active, and is e?uipp?d for other work. Watch one when it is bu?y amongst the petals of a flower, and see his hind legs moving up and down. His thigh is broad, and dented into a pocket (.marked A in the picture up above). The tiny bristles on the edge (right hand side) form a sort of scraper, and with it the bee scrapes the pollen until it is gathered in a lump in the pocket referred to. In the next place, the wings are dif- ferent, so is the head and its equipment, so are the legs and toes. You will notice at once, of course, that the whole body of the bee differs from that of the fly, but the details just noticed might escape ycur eye until you pay particular attention to them. The hody of each is arranged en a plan suited to the mode of life and the work done. The bee has a sting, and for the purpose of using it lie has in his I "(I v first a set of muscles with which to juui out the sting and then a set of muscles and tubes and glands with which to s 'td the poison that causes so much pain i mi- ning- down the sting when it has pene- trated your finger or your nose. But ali that belongs to what the schoolmaster calls physiology, and we will not talk nbout that at present, because we should hardly know where to leave off once we started on it. There is a lot more to be said about bees, but there is not room enough to tell yon more about them to-day. Next week, if the editor of the Cambria Daily Leader will let me. we will have some more to say about them. I H. I I
LLANDOVERY BODIES. ,
LLANDOVERY BODIES. A Breeze at the Council I Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Llandovery Rural District Council was held on Fri- day, presided over by Mr. Isaac Williams, Llandrt-, C-aio. Consideration w,-ts given to the report of the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Morgan) particularly in respect to an adequate supply of water to different schools in some of the parishes in the union. Reports showed that in a. number of schools supplies would be provided forthwith. In the case of Llansad wrn I and Llangadock the question was referred to the parish meetings. A Slight Breeze. With reference to haulage for the repair of roads in Handdeustmt, the Surveyor reported that the farmers were unwilling for the labour to be supplied by their ser- vants or their sons during the present crisis, and the suggestion was made that the carts and two-horse teams only should be supplied by the farmers at 10s. a day the Council to provide the workmen. The discussion revealed that the farmers were afraid of the consequences which might follow from the military if they allowed their eons or servants to attend to tt-? haulage. Amid a certain amount of uproar. Mr. Wm. Thomas, one of the members for Caio, said the farmers were under quite a wrong impression in regard to the mili- tary. who, he declared, would far sooner see the farmers' sons carting to the roads than idling away their time at home. He zemembered the time when farmer* were glad to do the work a.t 8s. per day and to fight each other for the contracts, and he attributed their present indiffer- ence to the prosperity they were enjoying -It was agree d to hire the teams. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At the meeting of the Board of Guar- dians, presided over by Mr. Dd. DavicR. Rhyblid, a hearty welcome was extended to Mr. 'William Morris. Caerhyn. wbo has succeeded the late Mr. E. P. Llovd as one of the members for Llangadock. Mr. Morris is a member of the well-known firm of auctioneers. Messrs. J. Davies and Co. Mr. Rd. Thomas, Mafcking Villa, pro- sentpd a report on his attendanoe at the meeting of the West Wales Vagrancy Committee- lie directed special attention to the need of providing baths for the use of tramps. Casuals and Insurance Act. I The Master called the attention of the Board to the number of persons admitted to the House entitled to insurance bene- fits, and the difficulty he experienced in obtaining payment for their maintenance after they had been discharged owing to many having no fixed abode and the others who remained in the district being out of reach to give them a personal caJl without incurring expense. Applications for pav- ment by post proved fruitless. Besides, insurance companies would not pay sick benefit to any person while an inmate of ¡ the House. The ma.tter was referred to the officials, including the master, to con- sider. Mrs. Lloyd, The Vicarage, St. Mary's- on-the-Hill, C'ynghordy, was appointed lady v-isifor for the Bron Valley.
CHILD COLLECTORS.I
CHILD COLLECTORS. I Pembroke Authority Puts Its Foot Down. I At a meeting of the Pembroke Educa- tion Committee, at Haverfordwest on Fri- day, Mr. J. B. Sketch, Pembroke Dock, was re-elected chairman, and Mr. Jas. Whic-her. Milford Haven, vice-chairman. Mr. Sketch mentioned that he had for tl years been connected with public life in Pembrokeshire. Archdeaccai Ililbers. Chairman of the Finance Committee, stated that the County Council, upon the recommenda- tion cf the County Finance Committee, had resolved to reduce the elementary edu- cation rate to Is. bid. in the £ He re- gretted the reduction, but did not think it necessary to emphasise his dissent by resigning his position. There would have to be a much heavier rate to make up for it next year. It was resolved to rescind a motion pre- venting any allowance being made to any teacher or other official of the Education Committee, who enlists after Nov. 30th. 1915, and notice was given by Mr. W. T. Davies that at the next meeting he would move a resolution dealing with the pay- ment of part of their salaries to teachers who were serving in the Army, whether they enlisted voluntarily or were called up under the Military Service Act. COLLECTIONS BY CHILDREN. A lengthy discussion took place on allowing collections to be made by chool- children, and the practice was condemned by most of the members. Archdeacon i Hilbers thought the practice very bad for the children. Mr. W. T. Davies said he had always objected to children being sent round to collect for churches and ebalw-L-, and missions. He had seen how it had led to Cii,,IioneFt v. Rev. H. Evans objected to children being asked to take money or eggs to school. Farm labourers could not afford to give their children money, and it placed them in a most invidious position. A resolution was passed that no collec-, tion whatever be made, except collections approved by the managers for the pur- poses of the school, and that head teachers be circularised to this effect. Drink Bowen's Sarso. Sold everywhere at 2d, per bottle.
_._-.::=:-:-I "THiNGS I SUFFERED."…
_=: "THiNGS I SUFFERED." I H I cannot look back on certain times without a* shudder," writes the Rev. R. J. Campbell in the course of a remarkablo article written for next Sunday's issue of the Illustrated Sunday Heraid." Deal- ■ ing with episodes of-his life, Mr. Camp- bell says The wonder to me is that I was able to survive them at all. I say to myself, ITOW did I ever stand it? How did I i: come through it alive and unbroken?' My chiefest surprise is that I if was able to keep on to the end without giving in. I don't know how I did it. and ahove all, I don't want to have to do it again." There is also a very interest- ing account of a visit to an East Coa&t base, giving many important facts con- cerning the measures taken for the pro. tection of our coasts.
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MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO. Two Welsh-American couples have just been celebrating their fiftieth wedding annviersary. By their children and grand- children, to the number of 35, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dennis were honoured on the event at their home, Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. Coming from South Wales together, Mr. Dennis worked at the tinplate trade for 62 years, and is at present employed as analyser for the Carnalian Sheet Steel Company, of Canton. The half-century of wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones was celebrated at their residence, Brown- avenue, Turtle Creek, when quite a family host was present. They were married at Blaenavon, and went to the States in 1869. A number of valuable gifts were1 received by them. i
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WAR PENSIONS SCHEME.
WAR PENSIONS SCHEME. A spccial meeting of the Swansea. Cor- poration will be held on Wednesday to appoint a local committer in accordance with the scheme framed by the Town Council and approved by the Statutory Committee under the Naval and Military War Pensions Act. The question of ad- ministrative expenses will also be con- sidered.
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! STAGE AND STALLS. I
STAGE AND STALLS. That old favourite play of our younger I days, Uncle Tom's Cabin." will occupy I the boards of the Grand Theatre next week. Ln its longevity it runs a good second to Charley's Aunt." Who is not familiar with the old story which .illus- trates in such a vivid manner the iniqui- ties and inhumanites of the slave trade on the cotton plantations of the Southern Sta-+es? It has been presented to number- less audiences, who have laughed and cried at the alternations of humour ajid pathos with which the play abounds. Many tears have been stealthily shed over the deathbed scene of Little Eva. The secret of the evergreen life of Uncle Tom's Cabin" lies in its strong human appeal, and though the days of slavery legalised by so-called civilised States have long passed into history, the play has an un- dying realism in it which commends it to the sympathy of all audiences. On this latest visit Uncle Tom's Cabin will be produced by Mr. Chas. Harrington's original black and white combination, in- cluding real negroes and a full chorus. In Act 4, Scene 3, the unique grand planta- tion festival will be enacted. The lead- ing characters are in capable hands, and the east generally indicates that the old traditions of the play will be fulLy main- tained Irish and Proud Of It." the revue which has scored such marked success, | will be seen at the Swansea Empire next week. The show is magnificently mounted and staged, and the dresses, be it said. are wonderful. Father and daughter are appearing in the revue. They are Joa O'Gorman, Ireland's representative comedian, and Miss Nora. The O'Gor- man family are all associated with th" entertainment world, in which they hold popular positions. The 0'Gorman Bros, are sons of the jocular Joe, whose native wit and merry loquacuty have been liber ally translated to his offsprings. AlisiR Nora is a charming feature of Irish and Proud Of It." The cast also includes those popular Irish oomediaris, Williams and \V arden, who keep their audiences I alive with laughter. Bert Errol, who en- joys an enviable reputation among female impersonators and is credited with a Tett razini voice, will fnd considerable favour from all parts of the house. Mr. Err oil's splendid Parisian gowns are sure to be the envy of the ladies. Will Collinson, the Cockney comedian, provides plenty of fuo in his latest, burlesque, Papering a House," while Florence and Lilian, the versatile players of many instruments.. and the uatest topical and war films com- plete an excellent programme. Two capital programmes will be screened at the Picture Hou. High-street, ikaxt week. Among tl?e attractions for th-: first half is The Diamond from the Sky," which i6 described as the m?t womlerful of all serial films. It did not æt the fashion for aerials-it has æt the standard, and would be difncult to exceed ) in real heart-interest and intensity of rjp. There are 30 instalments of this extraordinary phpto play. Sweet Alyseum. a child of destiny," is a Red Seal masterpiece adapted from the populai novel by Charios Major. It is a thrilling story developed on bold lines. Charlie Chaplin will make a welcome re-appeai- an-oe in all amusing picture. For the) veek-and The Had Lad of the Family. adapted from Charles Hoyt's comedy, A Black Sneep," which makes four reels of roaring, rollicking fun; the second instal- meat of Stingaree." a ctudio escapade, and other first-class pictures, will bo screened. At the Castle Cinema, Swansea, during the early part of the we. the popular star, Miss Blanche Sweet, will IJ") featured in a picturisation of The Caso of Bsx-.ky." This remarkable drama, which is iu four parte. illustrates the problem of dual personality, and suggests the analogous case of Jekyll and Hyde. Slw i Dorothy, a sweet, docile, and innocent little girl one moment, and then changes into a Becky, a romping, vicious creature, whose penchant for mischief makes her a terror to everybody. Theodore l!*>berts gives a powerful representation of Bal- zamo, the hypnotist, whilst Carlyle Black well and James Neil, as rescuers of Becky from her thraldom, are wonder- fully consistent and convincing. Other dramas include Tomboy Mine." a brisk and unusually well played Pathe Western drama in two parts, and The Brave Little Sentinel," an episode of the Italian War of Freedom, 185U. Mr. Sidney Drew is featured in a splendid Yitagraph comedy, "A Telegraphic Tangle." Another humorous subject. Joey's Liar Meter.' and Pathe's Animated Gazette, complete a varied and lengthy programme. The star picture for Thursday is a thrilling Nordisk drama in three parts, A Dancer's Strange Dream An American's Home" comes on Monday to the Carlton. It is produced in the most lavish fashion, the sconce on Broadway, Coney Island, and the business and pleasure resorts of New York by day and by night being absolutely startling. A battleship fight in New York Harbour is thrilling and realistic. The Exploits j of Elaine, No. 33 (" The Life Chain") will be presented on Monday instead of I Thursday. Elaine will resume her usual place in the Thursday programme on June j stli. A kupitai Keystone Komik, "The I,i 1 tie Teacher," featuring Fatty and Mabel. Normand, is also included. An American's Homo" comes for a who1 week, and on Thursday the programme will also include the Girl of Lose Island." No. 3, ".The Failure," and another K.B.K. entitled Those College Girls." First-class programmes have again been arranged by Mr. Jack Watson for the Elysium, High-street, next week. The feature film for Monday, Tnosday, o.iul Wednesday will !>:> Tlio Pretemicis," o. storv of absorbing in terrst admirably told, while the star for the letter half of the j week will be "Torrents of Mercy," a powerful and moving tlrama. The con- tinuation of that thrilling serial, "Greed,' will also be shown during the week-end The artiste engaged for the week is Mr. • David Morris Evans, the talented Mcr- riston baritone. Mr. Geoffrey Pyke, the only English correspondent who has entered left I' Germany during the war, will lecture at the Mumbles Pier Pavilion on Sundav enrdng on his experiences, particularly j. in the internment camp at Ruhloben, and v. ill tell how ho escaped from tlit, country.
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