The Cambria Daily Leader

MCTSR'S TRACiC 11 FATE. I I ,I i i THE GA)0 SENSA nON I ¡I IR!AL OF ALLEGED MUMEHER AI ? CARMARIHEMSHtRE ASSIES i PRfSOMER'S PLEA OF "KO II ]j FORETHOUGHT." I (By Our Own Reporter.) 11 CARMARTHEN, Monday. In the Assize Court at Carmarthen this morning one of the most remarkable J murder trials in the history of the country ]: was entered upon. It was that in which I David Daviee (32), a farmer, of Caio, was indicted for the murder of Dr. David J!: Thomas Glyn Jones, at Caio, on July 15th 1&-3t. and when the pi'Monor was brought t t into the dock precisely at 11 o'clock every ? available c?pace in court, including the ifclra??' gallery, was occupied. The case ?was trit-d before Justice Lush. Amongst ? thoae present was Ijieut.-General Sir ? Jamee IIUlB-Johnes, V.C., G.C.B. ? The accused was quite c&im as he utepped into the dock between two 3; warders, and in answer to the charge sa.id, :111 '? I had no forethought of injuring him.'? ? ? Never mind about forethought,? inter- S: polated the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, the ?! Icar.u?l Clerk of A?size. Are you guilty ? ? or not?" "lie js a perfect stranger to 5. mp/* repjicd tho prisoner, who was attired ?j in a dark green suit and who listened S atten-invely to tLo opening speeches of the I couns?l? ? 3 The counsel for the prosecution were ? Mr. Ivor Bowen, K.C., and Mr. Lincoln ? Rfud (on the instruction of Mr. T. H. PoweII, Handilo).?and Mr. W. Llewelyn W 41iams, K.C.. M.P., and Mr. D. Row- 3 land TIiomas (instructed by Mr. J. Lewif :t Phillips, Llanelly) d.ef ended. 3 STORY OF THE CR)ME. I 3 It was on the Saturday evening of July 1 15th last, related Mr. Ivor Bowcn, t "t I l;e deceased, a. wen-known pni-ctitioner in ? the County, was called from his house at ? Llansawel to the Bla?nrhysglog, Ca.io, and ?-hpn he got there he was attacked and S f)ot'e to ckath in the most brutal manner h by the man who is taking his trial to-day. h The accused, he proceeded, lived on the ? farm for severaJ yea.r3 with his father and na<),tht-r, and pointed out that when the ri doctor got to the farm in answer to the telegram which the prisoner's mother had hi) despatched to him, he appeared to have r, been met oataide in the nckyard by the fi acctMed, who was e&rrying a shot-g-un. He C s-:t upon the doctor and wounded him in ,j the head severa.1 times. Dr. Glyn !1 Jonef! also sustained serious shot ft wounds ij) the stomach and as a ? reault died eoon afterwards. The de- ? cpae?d's head wa<; battered in, and then ? the priponer ran away from the hoiTse. A n! ? hue and cry was raised, and about four ? days after the prisoner was seen by a ? police ofEcer in a wood near the farm. .? Davi? again ran away, and was not seen !j until July 2Mh, this was in wild country, ? on the borders of Breconshire, having ? been trarod by two police omoere, wito r seem to have done fheir duty in an in- p telligent and brave manner. They hid p themselves, and the accused came alon? ? to the pla<-e in which they were hiding. ? TTiey sprang out, and after a desperate J:i struggle, arrested the accused, when ? Davies made frantic efforts to get hold oi -)rts to g4et hold of 'J a carving-knife he was carrying in his f? pocket. ? P STATEMENT BY THE ACCUSED. ii In a statement which Jie afterwards ? ? made the prisoner said: ? I attacked the S doctor, and took from his trousers and waistcoat pockets coins and two leather j eaaes and one purse. I left them ? behind a etone on the mountain hill." ? Thig was subsequently found to be true. The prisoner added: I then made for Aberystwyth, but didn't get there. I re- 3 turned home, and found the police there. n I then ran away over the mountain. S Haven't you a revolver in your posses- n sion? he said to the policeman who ar- p- rested him, and when the omcer answered in the negative, the prisoner continued: 31 If I had seen you coming towards me n in time one o.f you would have gone' You g" could not blame me doing it, for I would not give in. I had sharpened the knife for the purpose." ? Concluding, Mr. Bowen pointed out that the testimony of the medical omcer of the ga<ol showed tliat the accused was 'pi not in a sane state of mind when the i!J erune was eomniitted. t!1 THE MOTHER'S EVIDENCE. ? Ja.na Daviee, mother of the accused, fi w?ts the nrst witness. She recalled the K! fateful eveuing when her husband was ? lying ill in bed, and when she dispatched ? a telegram to Dr. Jon<?. Later she was n in the bedroom and heard rine shots ft outside the house. She saw her eon fi struggling with Dr. Jcuee, and shouted )p* out, Boy, what are you doing?-" Both ? iDon had hold of the gun. She dashed H dowpjstairs and attempted to separate M the men, but failed, and the desperate G struggle continued. Witness saw fne doctor fall unconscious to the ground i Her son then exclaimed: I am going n away now as I did before, you shall jS never eee me again." § "TO POtSON THEM." ? Witness added thai her husband died l on the fateful day. Accused wa? for a tt-rm an a?ricu'ltural student at Aberyst- 3 j wyth College. -Prior to joining the Yeo- ? manry he was '? cheerful, talkative and hni'd-working"—a thoroughly good son. ? When he left he was subject to nts. Pnior ? to the day of the tragedy accused had ? never aeeji dcoeas?'d. Accused sometimes took a gun to hia bedroom ?-ith, he said, d! the intention of ? stopping people coming tj to the house to poison them." On his re- &? turn after hi? Urst departure he looked a ? ? perfect tramp." He wa? very queer in 5 his way. "? Thomas Williamg, Ty Hwyd, a .nei?h- n bouiing faj'mer, said that since Chri?t- fi mas. 1914, the accused had never spoken 11 to him, but they frequently spoke before S accused disappeared. ? Dr. Hy. GrimtTis, Lampeter, spoke of n nnding tl'e doctor's body covered with a !n rug and ehoct. He noti<:ed there was miss- Fi ing a peice of cloth on the lower left side C of the waistcoat, and the edges of the trou- ? sers were thin. There was a wound on the ? stomach, the left eye was blackened, and f1 there were two lacerated wounds above f1 the right eye. The skull was smashed in. E" The wound in the stomach would have ? been aunicient to cause death. It earned fj ¡ that the wounds in the head were caused ? by a blunt instrument, such as the stock S of a gun. E THE ARREST. !C How the arrest was ejected S* was told by P.C. John Thomas, Llanwrds), ? who Scdd that he and P.C. Rees walbed 50 miles in eearch of accused. Da-vies 'made h! :1, degperate struggle to get away, <md took -roi-n his pocket a carving knife. With S considerabic difficulty bo wos overcome ? t and handcuffed. r- ACCUSED'S STATEMENT. fi Charged subsequently with the murder, ?* accused made a signed .stttteTnent, in which he said ItlJat when he went to meet Ft the doctor he told Mm to go back, as his hi father was better, adding, "There are K plenty of vagabonds like you gwng about Ej; the country poisoning people." The doctor p -ame forwards sharper than before, the a..—————————————— Jt LCQU"Ued at bottom of next column.)

AUSTRAlIN METALS I SWAHSEA AND THE P. ROSPECTlVE IREAI- mCFMES. THE AGENTS-GENERAL VISIT. ) An important development of Swaneea-6 staple industries, particularly the metal trad&s, may probably ensue from the visit this week of the party of Agents-General of Australia, who are coming to inspect the facilities offered by the works in tho district and the docks for the treatment of Australian ores and oilier products of the Commonwealth. The distinguished visitors will be Major the Hon. Sir Thos. 13- Robinson, K.C.M.G., Agent-General for Queen&la.nd; the Hon. Sir Peter MeBride, Agent-General for Victoria.; the Hon. F. W. Young, Agent-General for South Australia; and the Hon. M. L. Moss, K.C., acting Agent-General for V\-et,1tern Australia. They will arrive at Swansea on Monday evening, and will be the guests of Col. and Mrs. J. R. Wright at Hendrefoilan. The visit will extend tillW p.dno6dRy evening. The Agsnts-GeueraI will this. evening be entertained at dinner by the Mayor (Aid. T. MerrelLs). at the Hotel Mecropole. On Tuesday they will bo entertained at lun- cheon. by the President of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Hyam Goldbcrg), after that they propo&e visiting the docks, re- turning to the Metropole for an inter- change of views with busine&s men at an informal gathering. At half past five they will attend on 'Change, and in the ovenitjg will be -ntertaiii.cl at dinner by I Mr. Roger Beck on behalf of the Harbour Trust.

r TRtNtTY CHAPEL. I Wetsh Methodists Hctd Their I Anniversary. The anniversary services of Trinity I C.M. Chapel. Swansea, were held on Saturday evening and Sunday, the Rev. J. H. Williams, Portmadoc, being the preacher. In each meeting the Rev. W. E. Prydderch introduced the sermon, the I choir sinking was enthusiastic, and the congregation was in a no Collections were made at each service, the whole of which are to be given to a sister church at Gwaun-cae-Gurwen. On Sunday afternoon an English sermon was de- livered by the Rev. James Owen, and Mrs. Watts Jones rendered s<)los. On Sunday evening, during the delivery of his sermon on Divine Providence," one was taken back to a stalwart ngure of the last century—Ruskin. In Sesame and Lilies there is a chapter devoted to the reading of a canto by Milton, and as we read the lecture we are taken to the meaning of each of the words that cMint in that wonderful canto. So were the congregation led on Sunday by the preacher through a hymn by the latt) David Charles, Carmarthen, on Divine Providence. The hymn is well known, commencing: Rhagluniaeth fawr y nef, Mor rhyfedd yw! How just is the Creation" wa<< a theme largely dwelt upon by the speaker, who, associating his thought with the war now devastating Europe, said: "There is a stamp of justice on God's Creation. Germany will be punished for what she did to Belgium. I won?t say that England will be use-d by God to do this. but I will say that even if En?.nd lost the day a.nd even if she were put for ever out of sight by this war. God will see that Germany is punished. In the long run this wonderful Creation is just, very just!

THE MARUN SHiELD. POUR SCHOOLBOY GAMES UMBER ASSOCIATION RULES. SEARCH FOR IALEMI Four further games for the Ma.rtin Shield were played by the Swansea, Schools Soc- cerites on the Victoria, Park on Saturday morning. The onlciala were on the look-out for talent preparatory to chooeing a town team which is shortly to meet Mertbyr in the Welsh Schools' Shield competition BRYNHYFRYD v. DYFATTY. Brynhyfryd rushed early, Williams and Arnold bringing off an effective clearance. Charlie Hughea put in a good mn, and the shot went just wide. Keen mid-neld play followed, every inch of ground being eagerly fought for. Brynhyfryd playe'l a robut game, and a mis-kick by \Viltiamson nearly let them in. C-raig and 0. Hughos made a splendid run, the latter sending in a perfect centre, Thomas failing with bis ehot. At the other end Marsden well saved a hot shot from Bradley, but a moment later Stan Lewis scored for Brynhyfryd. Half-time: Brynhyfryd, 1 goal; Dyfatty, nil. Dyfatty rushed, and 0. Thomas again failed to take his chance Bradley again ran well, but Williamson played a worrying defensive game. Gabriel narrowly missed converting a centre from Williams, and Dy- fatty experienced hard luck The Reds bombarded the opposing goal, the Bryn goalie being in irresistible form. Frank Jones saved a penalty from iiughee and several hot shots from Williams. Final score:— Brynhyfryd—1 goal. Dyfatty—NU. MCTNICIPAL SECONDARY v. SKETTY. Bell and Williams were early prominent for Mun. Sec., the former scoring from a melee in the goal-mouth. Sketty now rushed mat'ters, B. Jbelyn and Douglas Jones combining effectively. Ford cleared. Bert George and Jones again ran strongly, but the Mun. Sec. backs proved sound. Wil- liams and Bell again combined beautifully, and the Sketty goalie brought off a masterly aave. Mun. Sec. forced a corner, and a Sketty player got his nose to the ball in saving. Half-time: Mun. Sec, 1 goal; Sketty, nU. Rees put in some useful kicking, and Mun. Sec., well served by German, Bell, and Wil- liams, again took up the attack. Hutchinga Joslyn, and Jones defended dourly, their head-work being particularly eS'ective. Sketty then rushed, and George sent in the equaliser. The School were easily superior in comomation, but the Sketty defence waa great. Eventually Aneurin Williams scored a very soft E'oal for Mun. Soc. PinaJ:— Municipal Secondary—2 -oadG. 8ketty—l goal. MA-NSEI,TON v. WAUNW:N. 1 Ma/nselton made & prominent start, George, Day, a.nd Qrist being fully extended to deiend. Clement played trickily, and Waunwen were &ain hard pressed. Waun- won now -wa.nN'ed to their work, a,nd Charl,eis eent in a long dropping shot for the &r&t. goal. A moment .lai<'r, a. penalty for "hands" saw Day soore the second. Waun- wen were now all over their oppo-nonta, but their shooting proved wild. Clement played very pretty football for Manselton, but there was no support. A rush by Mana&lton just on the interval proved fruitless. Half- time:—Waun-wen, 2 go&js; Ma.nselton, nil. Wa-Tinwen jsat up a hot bombardmen't, but Ma.naelton rallied. Subsequently Day 'was injured, but soon pluckily resumed. A tricky combined eifort by Waunwen saw demen-t gain the third goaJ, and a mo- ment later. Day secured the fourth. A splendid centre from Day waa met by Tom WiUiania, who sent in the nfth. Fina.1: Waunwen—5 goals. Man6e1 ton-.N il. BBYNMILL Y. CWMBWRLA. Owmbwrla. fielded two reserves, and etarted spiritedly. A mis-ki-,k by Halfpenny nearly let in BrynmiLl, who now attacked hotly. Pihna.n and Laaac. however, made a- good burst, and took the leather to t&e! oth'er and, where Jones brought timeJy re- lief to Brynoiill, who a.gadn took up the oSeitjsive. Neither side up to now had been conspicuous for bram work-kick.nd-riigh being the ofrder. Owmbwrla., however, held a territoriM advantage, but their shooting lacked j ndgment. Pilman, Iæ.ac, and Thomas jn&de a. good attempt prior to the intervaJ. Ha-lf-time: Cwmbwria, nil; Bryn- miU, nil. On resuming, Owmbwrla again a,ttacked, but the West End ba,cks were aound, ajid by lengthy kicktng sent play to the oppo- site end., where Pilm.ui brought on' a timely save. Ijamont contributed a tricky run, and a hot shot by Ijatham was well cleaned by Brown. Pilman ozein eet the new team on the move, but Iaaa< fumbled in the goaJ-mouth. Lament was the beat lad in the BrynmUl front line, and his rune were strong' and tricky. Fintd: Owmbwrla—Nil. BrynTniJI—Ni.l. SCHOOLBOY RUGBY. Mun. Sec. Beat Depleted Danygraig Side. Danygraig, who were only able to neld 12 men had to include three Haiod boys. They kicked off against a very strong wind. The Municipal Secondary at- tacked, and kept the Eastsiders in their own half until a free-kick relieved aome of the pressure. Danygraig were again driven back to their own quarters, when Ragione. who was playing a good game, succeeded, after a scrummage, in getting over their line. The score was die- allowed, Ragione being oS-side. Half- time: Danygraig, nil; Mun. Sec., nil. After the interval mid-field play took place until Coker, of Mun. Sec. led his team down the neld and came very near scoring. Jarvis, of Danygraig, got the ball, and had only two men to pass, but Jones very trickily pulled him down. In the la<st couple of minutes of the game Lane (Mun. Sec.) scored a try, but the kick for goal went widie owinp to the muddy state of the ground. Dany- graig tried hard to equalise, but failed. Fina) Score: Municipal Secondary—1 try. Danygraig—Nil. HAFOD v. INDUSTRIAL. The match between Hafod and the In- dustrial School was put off owing to the Bonymaen boys not putting in an appear- ance through the bad weather.

OUR NEW GAINS IMPORTANT POSITIONS ON 80MME WON. [.!?))) FIRE ACAtKSI FREXCH BRITISH OFFtCtAL. Sunday, 9.55 p.m.—We made a iurthe< advance this mornuig n<H'th-ea<st of Lee Hoeufs, and captured another enemy trench. The enetny shelled heavily various parti! of our front south of the Ancre. Elsewhere beyond in-termittent shelling and trench- mortar activity there is nothing to report. Yesterday, in epite of a strong adverse wind, much useful reconnaissance work was done by our aeroplanes. One of our machines is misaing. Sir D. Haig reported earlier that the pri- soners taken in Saturday's advance north- east of Les Bceufs total two onicers and 138 c,tb(,r ranks. Our troops captured several important German trenches. The French have made some progress at Sailly and have taken some prisoners. FRENCH OFFICIAL. Sunday, 11.0 p.m.—South of the Somme. after a violent bombardment, the Germans at 3.0 p.m. attacked our positions to the north and south of La Maisonette, using infiammable liquid. Our curtain and machine-gun fire broke up all the enemy attempts, and drove him hack in the trenches from which he had started. To the north of Verdun the artillery nghting continues briskly in the sector of Haudremont and Douaumont. There was no infantry action. On the rest of the front the day wat quiet. Sunday afternoon's French ofEcia! <.r)mp in the region of Sailly-Saillise! and Biachee. where pri- soners were taken.

COMMERCE OF THE DAY. e BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Monday.—Firsts. l73a.; eecomde. NBa< fresh butter, 180s. A MITCHEL80N AND CO.. A. Also CASTLE BUILDINGS. JLleo <Jolum B'ld'ga. SWANSEA. Pinner's HaJL Cardiif. London. TelephoBea— '1'el¡"&ma- 828 Cent. 6wanseg6 (2 Lines). "Mitchetaon. Swa.nøea. Z594 Cardiff (6 Linee). "Mitcheiaon. Oardiff, !b80 Loiation Wa.lt (2 Lmet) Chetsnnmit. London. WE HAVE BUYERS OF- jEl 000 Swansea Harbour M46 ttt 67; .E5<M ditto A" at 65; 240 Boidwins Ordy. 40&; 250 Cai-go Fleet, 21s.: 500 Stepneys, ZJa.: 50 Batha.mpton S.8.. Zls 6d.: 200 Haenton S.B.; 500 Maindy S-S.: 5<K) Gwaun-cae-Gurwen NoWt TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. DEATHS BEVAN.—On Saturday. Mr. J. B. Bevaji. eldest yn of Mr. and Mrs. D. Btyan, 130, ,Qil_h-terra,ce, Treharne-road, Lande-re. r'uTdic funeral 'Phurfday. at 5 o'cJock 'sharp, from above address, for Cwrngelly Cemetery. Cll-1 ? ? A UOOD French Polisher Wanted at ooce. I for Pianoforte wcrk: inclipble for II H:M. ForcM.—Apply Godfrey and Co.. Ltd.. 22. St. Helet1'road. Swansea. 146A11-4 Penhates Mourning Departm&nt. < Y ADIES' Costumes and Gentlemen's Saits. JU Black Ser?e of Vicuna, from Ms.: &H goods made on premises. Orders executed in eight hours where necessary. Y?rE R?vaye hold a Chc? sêlectiol1 «t t T La?t'es' and. cents' Black and Dark Grev Overcoats, from SOe.: Boys' Youths'. Men's ",uits; also LadietS' Costumea alwaye in stock.—Penbale. ZJ2. mgh-etreet. Swan- .ea..w6.U1-1

FOR WAR PR!SOMERS. I ————— ————— Boxing Tournament at the Swansea Empire. A boxing tournament promoted in the interest of the Swansea War Prisoners' Fund by Mr. L. Hayward attracted a large attendance at the Swansea Empire on Sat- urday afternoon. The principal event, a match between Louis Ruddick, of Leeds, and Billy Beynon, the ex-bajitam-weight champion, was of exceptional interest in vie-w of the Hebrew lad's all-important match with the famous Jimmy Wilde at Liverpool next week. The referee was Mr. Dunning (London), and the time- keeper Mr. W. Doherty. The nrst contest was one of ten 2-minute rounds between Idris Jones, of Amman- ford, and Billy James, the Britonferry boxer, who lost last week to Billy Beynon. After a vigorous contest Jones was adjudi- cated the winner on points. A WEIGHING-IN HITCH, t It transpired when the preliminaries I for the big bout between Riily Beynon and Ruddick were in progress that the Hebrew ]ad had not turned up early enough in the morning to weigh-in, and had as a consequence to pay forfeit to his opponent. It was announced that Beynon, who had weighed-in under 8st. Mb., had agreed to carry out his promise to box. at which there was much applause. At the end of the twelfth round Beynon. who was evidently suifering from the disparity of weight, gave in, the verdict accordingly going to Ruddick. It was an- nounced that Beynon was prepared to meet Ruddick at any time at 8st. 61b. Up to the tenth round the Taibach man did splendidly. Afterwards he showed signs of wear. There was an abrasion beneath the eye. DOYLE BEATS BROOKS. I Kid Doyle (Newcastle), who last week d(-fe-,ited Eddie Beattie, of Scotland, met Will Hrooks (Aberavon) in a bout of fifteen 2-minute rounds. This was the best match of the afternoon. Doyle showed wonderful agility and was full value for his win, well though his op- ponent shaped.

I NEATH LIGHTING OFFENCES. H We expect the people of Neath to be loyal in carrying out .the Restricted Light- ing Order;" said the presiding magistrate (Mr. Matthew Arnold) at the local police court on Monday, when ten oSonces under the Order were dealt with. Those who answered the summons personally were lined 4e., and those who stayed away 7&. 6d. We wish it to be clearly understood," continued the chairman, that we take a serious view ot tb,e.<>e offences, but len- iency is shown because they are the n.rst to come before

MBRWAY AMS EERMAKY I CRtSiS OVER D-BOA T ACTION SAID TO BE I tmm. Berne, Saturday.—The latest news from Berlin regatrding the relations between Germany and Norway is of a grave ch.arac- ter. A crisis is imminent. The violent attack of the Junker newspapers continue. On the Copenhagen Exchange on Satur- day there were alarming rumoura about Norway ajid Germany. The Politikcn Christiania oorrespon- dent states that on the Christiania Ex. change the slump in shippuig shares con- tinues. One security dropped 40 points. Although the slump oontmues, there is no panic. Public opinion in Christiajua is still calm and confident.—Exchange.

AT THE POLICE COURTS. -——— ?.——— SWAMSEA Monday—Before Messrs. Richard Martin (in the chair), Fred Rocke, and R. W. Jones. DRUNKENNESS. Drunken ajid disorderly conduct on the Strand on Saturday cost Jno. Henry Blackburn, seaman, 10s. ARMY ABSENTEE. Charged with being an absents from a WeLsh Mgiment:, Daniel David Thomas was remanded to await an escort. Defen- dant &aid that he had only been absent eleven hours. ABUStVE LANGUAGE. Elizabeth Jones summoned John George Bennett, labourer, for abusive language in Pentrepoeth-road, oil Saturday, Oct. 21. Sarah .Bennett, defGndant's wdfe, simi- larly summoned Elizabeth Jones. The parties were bound over in the bum of J:5 each to be of good behaviour for twelve months. A WtFE'S APPL)CAT)ON. Louisa Brown applied for a-n increase in the maintenance order made a.gainst her husband three years ago. The case was adjourned to give applicant time to make inquiries as to her huaba-nd's earn- ings. LIGHTING CASES. Eighteen aummons&s for having- insuNi- ciently obscured lights were heard. In nfteen ca.sea 6nes of 15s. were imposed. In the other three there were mitigating circumstances, and the nnes were reduced to 5s. each. ALLEGED BREACH OF DRtNK ORDER. Charles May, licensee of the Brittania Inn, I'oweU-street, was summoned for that he did by his agent (his wife) eell pr supply to Lazzde Bone four bottles of stout for consumption on' the said licensed premises at 8.30 p.m. on Oct. Mth, con- trary to the Central Control Board Order." C. May, wife of the licensee was summoned for supplying the four bottles of stout. Lizzie Bone, t:he girl, was pro- ceeded against for unlawfully taking the shut from May's premises. Mr King (on behalf of Mr Marlay Sam- son, for the defence) applied for Die case to be adjourned for a fortnight, as Mr. Samson is detained at Ca.rmaTthenshj.re Arizes. The application was granted. AMMANFORD. Saturday.—Before Messrs. H. Herbert, presiding, and J. Le\Ls. VERY GIDDY, SOMEHOW." Eliz. Farrow (alias Higgs), 25, Wemoleu- Toad, HopkinstowTl, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Hall-street, Ammanford, the previous night. She denied having had much to drink, but ad- mitted being very giddy, somehow. P.C. Edwards found her lying on the road, and when he picked her up chc be- came disorderly, using bad language and kicking and biting. At the police station a nagon of beer with a glass marked "Telegraph Hotel, Ammanford,' was found in her possession. Defendant stated a woman gave her the glass at the Telegraph Hotel the previous night. The police did not press the theft chajge, but the woman was said to be giving them a lot of trouble. She was fined 156., and a man named Higgs came forward, saying he would pay the fine on condition that she would not touch the drink again. Defendant promised to 'Sign the pledge, although, she said, it was really only a UtHe drop she had had, and the nne was paid. PEMBROKE. I SATURDAY.—Before Mr. T. Brown a.nd cBber magietra-t/es. UGHTIN.G PROSECUTIONS. A l&rpe number of shop-keepers, Jicenr ceaa. and hoTtBeJioIders wem summoned for breaohoea of 't.he new lighting Tegulation on va-rioTM do'tea, and in eaoh ca.% a fine of 7s. 6d. wa<a inflioted. A soldier's wife in- ddgn&ntjy declared that she would not pay the &me, but would go to pYTaon inete&d. A SINGUI..u\R <J.A£tE. I A rather pecuMaf oaao was that in whiob a farnMT was oummon,-d for allowing a. tra;p to remain in Pier-road with a lamp on it which waa Tisible) at sea. It was gta,ted that if a trap W118 left stationary it m'u'st have & light on it, trot a-n ()1renoo vaa oonunitted if the light was viaiblte from ttie sea.. Thia waa the nrst oase of the kind before them, and the magistrwte6 dBsnuea&d it with a. oa,ut.ion CARMARTHEN. LTOENCEE'S RAILWAY TICKET. I G-eorg-e SaJt, Uoeacce cf No. 31," King- street, was sninmoned for tra<veNiBg' on the Grec,t Weetern RaUwa-y from F€.rryaide to 06irmarthen without paying his f&pe. Mr. T. R. Ludford, aolicibor. Ltla.n'eUy, prosecnting', ea.id defendant travelled with a, ticket widoh he had uaed for the tMHne journey- on the day. Mj-. H. Brunei White, for. the dff;endamt, pleads guilty. aiad a, &Q@ of .10s .wa-s im- poeed.

I OYSTERMOUTH HOSPtTAL. Election of Chairman and Vice- I Chairman. A meeting of the Gower and Oyster- mouth Hospital Committee was held oa Monday, at the Guildhall, Swansea. Mr. J. A. Jenkins (Gowfr), was appointed chairma.n for the ensui-ng year, and Mr. J. Cumming Evans A, as elected as vice- chairmaji. The clerk said that in view of the high prices of bread the hospital staff were now doing their own baking. It is hoped that this will effect a saving. !THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF AN AMBULANCE. A letter was read from the Clerk of the Glamorgan County Council, statmg that I with reference to 'the application for a loan for purchase of an ambulance, ?which has been refused by the Local Government B?urd, the County Council have decided that inasmuch as it would be unfairly oppressive on the district to I purchase the ambulance out of the cur- rent revenue, even if it were immediately obtainable, they were prepared for the present to accept the cost of hiring am- bulances to bring patients to the hospi- tal as an 'establishment expejnee. Ordi- narily, the conveyance of patients is ciassined as an expense to be paid for by tJ!oe Authority sending the patients. Monthly bills amounting to 1;4,5 15s. 7d. 1'I'21'e passed for payment.

BRAVERY OF A SWANSEA SOLDIER. Military Medat Awarded and Prcmotion Gained. Mr M. Seftcn, Mcond-hand furniture dealer. George-street, has receive from his soi, Corpl. Ijew. Scfton, the welcome inti- mation that he has been awa-rded a Mili- tary MMlal and ribbon, and been promoted to be ccrporaJ. The medal waa obtained for rescTiing 10 men of the Northumberland Fusilie:-s, who had been out for five days in No Man's Land," and carrying rations up past: the lines." The promotion to corporal wt-, honourably gained by digging up eomr men under heavy shell nre. Corpl. Sefton mentions that another Yid dish boy from Leeds received the meda.1 ft the same time. They were pinned on by the T)ivisiotLal-General. He sends also some Egyptian and Ger- man coins aud a German two-mark note.

DISTRICT TRIBUNAL. Unique Application by Local Business Man. The Swansea. Rural District Tribunal met I 'ÛTI Mr. M. E. David presidH?. A colltery pay clerk made an appeal on peraorMi groundf, and his appeal wae sup- ported by the coMiery comp.ani. The was adjourned for the mi.Iita.ry representa- tive (Ca,pt- Williams) to confer with the chairman of the CoUiery Court. NO SUBSTITUTE OBTAtNABLE. A dental practitioner appealed for an additiona.1 exemption on domestic and hardship grounds. Jt webs impose Lble to get a. substitute in theae days. The appel- lant hadtbr brothers in the Army. on< was rejected, one discharged from the Na-ry had Binco died. S<n&e the a-ppeal wae Jodged. one of hie two brothers who were in France was killed, a.ud the other woun- ded. The appellant had a wife, child, and widowed mother dependent on him. A Member: There are five dentists in Goraeino'n. and thM man .makes six. The Cha-irman: ThiB is a wea-Kneee of Gorseinon. and not PontarduLa-ia. Mr. Jame<? Jones: It's a matter to bring up after the business of tha Tribunal ia OTer. Three months' exemption was gr&nte<L DECISION REVERSED. The military reprnta.tive appealed against an exemption granted a butcher and The man was a Ai man. He claimed that he killed oattle for three othfr butchers. The claim for ex- emption w&s once eupporbed by a ce-rtifloate which &aid the man w&s tubercuious, t'tit on examination by a speciaJiet, this was diepo&ed of as beinc invalid. Tlie Tribuna.! acceded to the milita.ry a.p- pea.L and reversed their decision. SINGLE MAN'S FUT)LE CLAtM. A single man with rt.b.re.e br<yther& in the Army and Navy was refused e.tcmption on domestic grounds. THE ONLY MAN. A ehosing gmith was the object of M.pp<&.t by hie employer, a plumber nnd genera-t smith. The man appealed for was the only ma.n employed in the forge. The owner of the forge w&s employed aa a wa<terman by the (Ioundl, and spent very little time iu the forge. Mr. Thompson put. in: & claim that the man was in -a. certined o<icupatio'n. The appellant admitted that he had not tried to replace the ma,n. He wae. himee)Lf a. blacksmith, and he had not tried to get A plumber. The Cl-erk (Mr. Harriea) a&ked the a,ppel. lant: If the Council appointed your so-n ae wa.te'rma.n, could y(m tlien a-ttepd to yom fo.rg,&?-Ye.s. On this the Tribunal granted one montih nnally. I AN UNUSUAL APPLICATION. An unusual application for leave 10 ..po peal was made by Mr. Hy. Thompeon on behalf of a. young man who had'a large businesa. The grounds of the application were that he had endeavoured to dispose of hiti buoiness, but without success. The fresh fa-cts of the caee were tha.t he had met a. lady who was M.pa,bLe of looking after his business. He had become engaged to her, and the marriage wa& to ta,ke place immedi.a.tely. ¿-6sOOn as possible the l&dy would take cha.rge of the buaine6.s. He was a.nxiou& to go to the Army. emd only wanted: time to aettle his bueineef! a-nd matrimoniaj a,Sa.ir6. and inasmuch as the man wae classed B 2, there was not the <Mnme ur. gency The car, was unique, and the TribTma-! dealt with it at o.noe, granting two monthe* exemption..

FALL OF SLATES IN HIGH-STREET, An accident which might have had eeri. IOUs results oc-clirred jn ll/igh-Btreet on Mcnd&y. A strong wind was bl<ywing, Mid Borne slatei wnich bad become Icxjaened fe.11 from the roof of & building opposite the .3,lysi-im into the street. A .La<dy and Bentleman Ba-rrowiy escaped injury from the sla-bes.

statement added. His head was for-! ward and his hands dropped at his side. My impree&ion was that he was going to rush at me. On the impulse I msut have raised the gun and nrcd. Afterwards I saw he was ialiot in the lower part of the body. I bant down to evamine him as eoon as I found that he was shot, and I I -Kae gating up without any further in't'e.n- tion of doing harm, when he gripped me, and we both ie!! backwards. We struggled! on the ground, and I uscceeded in getting free. €x.<-ept onu foot, and another shot went <If accidentally. As he still gn'TiggIed. and having the gun in my IlAnLl, I struck out blindly." Witness repeated that on the way to the police station prisoner enquired if he ha<d a revolver. When answered in the neag- tive, he eaid: "If I had seen you coming towards me any time, one of you would hf<.ve gone. I have sharpened a knife for til At purpose." Lprogeeding).