The Cambria Daily Leader

I ECONOMY IEED NOT BE IRKSOME. It all depends on bow you try to save. It is no hardship, for example, to carry your old Umbrella AFTER it has been re-corered like new for a few shillings by KENDALLS, Umbrella Experts, 26, Castle Buildings, Castle Street (opposite Woolworth"s). Swansea.

ANOTHER RAID OVER LONDON. two Machines Get Through Barrage 11 KILLED: 46 INJURED. — German aviators again directed their attention to London on Thurs- day night. Seven or eight machines made an attempt to get through, only two succeeding, however, in'dodging (he barrage. The latest news is contained in the following report:— LONDON, Friday. iford French reports:— Last night's air id appears to have been carried out by seven or Ipght enemy 'planes, two of which reached and bombed London. The first two raiders approached the Isle of Thanet about 10}15 p.m., and proceeded up the Thames estuary. These were turned back before reaching London. Meanwhile a third raider came across the Essex coast at 11.20 p.Ifl., and steered west. At 11.45 p.m., ;t was reported over the Ea..t of London, and a few minutes later dropped bombs in the south-wes- tern district and north-western district. At 11.50 p.m. a fourth aeroplane wfiicli also came iji across Es- sex, dropped bombs to the north of London, and then proceeded south across the capital, dropping- the remaining bombs in the northern district between 11.20 and 12.30 a.m. The remaining enemy machines, all of which came in across the t Essex coast, were turned back before they reached London. A certain amount of damage was caused to residetnial property m London,, several houses having been demolished. Reports of casualties will be issued later. 12.30 p.m. Latest police reports state that in last night's aeroplane raid the casualties were:— Killed 11 Injured 46 It is feared that in addition to the above, six bodies are still buried under the wreckage of houses. All these casualties occurred in London.

COST OF THE WAR. MR. LAW'S CHEERFULSTATEMENT POSITIOHITTHE WEST Mr. Bomvr Law, moving the vote of credit for 2600,000,000 in the House of ,Coinniong on Thursday, said it was the 1 largest single vote ever taken in the House. The daily war expenditure was ti:6,750,000, and the new vote will last tu ythe end of June. The total average ex- Ipenditure from the beginning of the Iiinancial year up to February 9 last was £ 6,557,000, or a daily reduction compared i-with his last figures of £ 129,000. During ,the same period the total excess over the ,Budg,et estimate was 275,250,0(10. THE NATIONAL DEBT. I The operations in Palestine and Meso- t potamia caused an excess expenditure ( £ 121.000,000, and supplies to the' army •wan# responsible for nearly £ (>0<00(),Oltr Inore. The navy cost 213,000,000 over estimates, and the subsidised loaf cost I £ 17,000,000. It was estimated that the National Debt would not exceed k5,900,000,000 at the end of the financial year, and of that £ 1,660,000,000 was loans to Allies and iDominions. GERMAN PLAN ABANDONED. I Rumania's tragic position elicited a NvarM expression of sympathy and regret that circumstances beyond our control prevented our going to their assista nee. Germany had abandoned the prepura- Hons for turning us out of Mesopotamia, and there was known to be great discon- tent in Turkey, whom the Central Powers ■were unable to help. The importance of the army at Salonika -though now stationary was that it had I saved Greeee and Greek ports trom fall- ing into the power of the Central Em- pires, when it would have become im- possible to maintain our communications iP the East. The position, however, may yet become dangerous. CONFIDENCE ON THE WEST. I The situation on the Western front .had been completely altered by the col- lapee of Russia. We had a slight superi- ority of man-power, but it was possible more men. including Austrians, would be brought against us. Thirty enemy divisions had already been transferred from Russia. Taking all the Allied forces from the Channel to the Adriatic, whatever the enemy's strength, the balance must re- J main in our favour. Germany will :1t gain much from the capture of Ru.sian guns, the use of which depended largely on the air forces of both sides.. In that respect it was undoubted that from the .point of view of fighting efficiency we had all overwhelming superiority which would gp far to neutralise any advantage from a larger number of guns. (Cheers.) Our superiority in the air was not due 60 much to the superiority of organisation and flying machines, but to the men. (Cheers.) SCEPTICAL. I The much-advertised German offensive ought to be coming soon, but he wus a little sceptical about it. If they made a big attempt and failed, nothing that had ,happened in the war would be so decisive. A member of the Government* had told him that while our Headquarters expected the attack the soldiers themselves were 60 confident of their superiority that they did not believe the Germans would dare to attack. In what he had said he had not taken America into account, whose enormous resources depended upon the success Of1 oar operations at sea.

SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST. According to the statement of compar- ative revenue and expenditure of the Swansea Harbour Trust, for the years 1917 and 1916, to be submitted to the an- nual meeting an Monday, the revenue for January of this year as .£25,200 19s. 3d.; corresponding month in 1917, t24,000 5a. lid.; and the expenditure, in one month of each year. relatively compared: £ 8,146 140. 4d.; <67,206 19s. lid. This dhows the losses that have been to December. 1917: ASS,473 lis. lOd.: aind an addition in Jantmry, 1918, of < £ 8.145 14s. 4d.; making ft .total of £ 96,619 6s. 2-d. A < "S

(CONTRACTOR'S DEATH. Swansea Man Found Hang- ing With Throat Cut. A sad discovery was made about half past four on Thursday afternoon, when the body of ,Mr. Arthur Samuel, a well- known Swansea haulage contrac- tor, was found hanging by a rope from one of the stalk of the stable at the rear of his residence, 71. Manse 1-street. De- ceased, when lie idt the house at 9.30 in the morning, appeared to be in fairly ,oad spirits, and his wife, who was the last to csoo him aiive, had no suspicion of the tragedy that was to follow. At 4.30 an employe named Herbert Price returned to the stahle at the end of his day's work, and on entering the place was horrified to find the body of his em- ployer hanging in. one of the stalls. TIe I immediately summoned assistance and Dr. Lancaster, who resides near, was called, but could only pronounce life ex- tinct. A deep gash was also found in his throat, apparently inflicted by a knife, which was later discovered on the led- of the stall. The body was removed to the bouse. where it awaits the coroner's inquiry, which will be held at 11 o'clock on Satur- jl day morning. I A WELL KNOWN FIGURE. The deceased was for several years i prominent member of the Swansea Horse Show and the Swansea Tradesmen's May- Day Show, in which events :n past years he exhibited the liveliest interest. He was a haulage contractor for the Swansea Gas- works Co., and had done haulage work for a number of years. He was a well- known rigure in local circles, and his death will be regretted by a large circle of friends. Much sympathy is felt for his widow. Two sons are at present on active service.

POLICE BAND CONCERT Big Audience and a Powerful Programme. The annual Swansea Police Band con- cert, held at the Albert Hall on Thursday evening was a great success. Lojig before the concert commenced the hall was full. The artistes were all. sta.rs, while the Police Band, conduete.d by Mr A. Shackle- ford, R.M.S.M., gave a creditable per- formance. Miss Dora Labett, who is a young singer who has already gain«xl hug* success in London, is a genius. She has a soprano voice of superb quality, and her singing was delightful to hear. fjstj Astra Desmrad, contralto (of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Royal Albert and Queen's Halls, etc.) displayed a rich, full voice of charming quality. She sang with infinite tenderness, and her subject suited her talent admirably. The sweet tenor voice of Mr. Alfred Heather was heard to great advantage in On With the Motley (1 Pagliacci), "0 Mistress Mine," 0 Blow, Blow, Thou I Winter Wind (Roger Quilter), and "The Willow." The prologue from U I Pag- liacei," Big Steamers" (Edward Ger- man), and Floral Dance (Katie Moss), as rendered by Mr. Dd. Brazell, were charming. He has a magnificent baritone voice, robust and powerful. The Police Band members can also con- gratulate themselves on their excellent performance, which added to the enjoy- ment of a superb programme. They played some very difficult music in splen- did fashion, and P.C. Mullius again gave evidence of his oapabilites as a cornetist of quality.

ESCAPED AVIATORS. Paris. Thursday.—The aviators Garros and Marchal. who escaped from Germany, were welcomed at the Aero Club this evening, and were handed the insignias of the Legion of Honour by M. Dumeenel.

G.P.O. CLEANER CHARGED. At the Swansea Police Court on Friday David Kenna (61), cleaner, G.P.O., was charged with stealing and receiving, a bottle of virol and a tin of virolaee, value •"is., from the Swansea Post Office on Thursday. The case was adjourned for a week for inquiries.

PLANS HELD UP 1 -40 JAPANESE INTERVENTION POSTPONED I ATTITUDE Of CHINA Washington, Thursday.—The Japanese Embassy declares that the plans proposed for intervention are evidently held up, at least temporarily, but adds, "Japan's Course now rests almost entirely with England."—Exchange. CHINA TO THE RESCUE. I" Shanghai, Monday.—The "Xorlk China j Daily News" states that owing to a report that 2,000 German prisoners in Eastern Siberia have been armed and are helping the bolsheviks, all Chinese troops at liar- bin have left for the Maiichuiian border to give assistance to Siurionoit, the leader of the Cossacks opposing the Bolsheviks. I SOVIET TROOPS. -1 Victories Claimed Over Remnant of Kaiedin Army. 1 etrograa, lmirsuay luoriung (received to-day).-To-duy's war news credits the Soviet deputy army with a series of new victories in the southern district over the remnant of the so-called Kaiedin Army. Partisan detachments of Cossacks are re- ported to be advancing towards Tdttitsyn. Detachments have occupied several sta- tions in the vicinity, and reinforcements are expected. Strong fighting is also reported to be going on near Konotow and Kiefr, between Soviet forces and the Army of General Petuinia. German detachments are tak- ing no pa.rt in this fighting. USELESS TREATIES. t Hljm, Thursday (received (to-day).— The "Corriere de Italiano" publishes a igDititant commuivcatiou issued by the Russian Legation attached to the Holy See, the Minister for Russia with the Holy See, in view of the fact that they do not: recognise the persons who are for the moment in j>ower in Petrograd, consider the Acts and Treaties w'gncd by them with the Central Powers null and void. PETROGRAD EVACUATED, Petrograd, Thur -day.—The evacuation of Petrograd continues uninterruptedly. Numerous hotels and houses in Moscow wc,rt- yesterday requisitioned to house the State Departments from Petrograd.

RUMANIA AND PEACE. I Allies Understand Torms to be imposed. Reuter's Agency learns in welI-in- formed Rumanian quarters thai no com- munication has so far been received froiy Jassy as to th" tfrim of peace. Generally speaking, however, the version given in these terms conforms in principle tü what was believod to he the conditions im- posed by the Central Powers. The con- dition regarding the transport of enemy troops to Odessa, however, came as a complete surprise. It should Iw borne in mind that what- ever terms, may be agreed to now. nnder conditions which are well understood by the Entente Powers, they will necessarily be dependent on the final settlement of the Peace Conference at the conclusion of the war.

KEYS TO THE WORLD. Mr. Asquith. speaking to lvs constituents at Culpar oti Thursday* said the keys to the world position—the command of the seas and the command of the Western front—st;l! remained in the hands of the Allies. The submarine danger did not fill us with apprehension, and only full confidence was required in our leaders.

NEAtH COUNCIL. I Municipal Soup Kitchen Widening 1 its Scope I At the monthly meeting of (lie-Neath Town Council, held on Thursday, under the presidency of the-Mayor (Aid. llopkin Morgan, C.B.B., J.P.), applications were received from trade union organisations and the local Working Men's Club, seek- ing increased Labour "representation on I the local Food Control Committee. The applications wero" referred to that com- II mittee. frile Council decided to extend the scope and usefulness of the muni- cipal soup kitchen, and a branch will be opened at the Melyn polling station. For that purpose the granting of a subsidy of f30 was agreed. Upon an application from the Y.M.C.A., the Council. resolved to place four seats for the use of wounded soldiers outside the Gwyn HaH. The Mayor, Councillor Tric;k, and--Messrs. J. Brookes Taylor and Richard Owen, were re-appointed overseers.

W«!T^TIME PROHIBITION. 1 Does The Country Want It? I The Rev. J. T. Khys addressed th'e Lon- don Welshwomen's Temperance Union at Chelsea on Wednesday. Sir. Rhys said that the reports presented at many of the Brewsters Sessions this spring were very disquieting. Grave a-s were the results of drinking on man. the -results on woman were graver still. Now that women had votes, it was of the first importance that they studied this problem seriously and for themselves. Personally, he was in favour of Pro- hibition, not simply for the period of the war. but for all time. But there was no prospect of our ?ting even war-time pro- hibition. It was absurd to &ay that the people of this countfry wanted prohibition. If they did, they could have it •by simply refmiinr.ng from drinking. Temperance p'x)p)e blamed the Government for that. But if the Temperance people, who were lining the Govcrnmpnt, were to s?nf) f!.ei: energy i? educating the people in the evil? of intemperance, the prospects might' be considerably brighter. Britain needed Prohibition, but Britons did not want it. The merit of State Purchase was that- there were better prospects of getting it, and, as the Carlisle experiment showed, it could be made to contribute very sulv stantially to Temperance.

PHOTOGRAPHERS PRESIDENT. I Mr. A. II. L. Chapman, the well-known Swansea photographer, who wilI be in- stalled on Friday evening as president of the Professional Photographers' As- sociation of Great Britain, is closely fol- lowing the footstepfe of his father. The late Mr. H. A. Chapman was president in 1908. It is gratifying to Swansea to find that the oldest firm of photographers in Wales shoulr be found worthy of this honour for the second time. I

A STIFF TASK. .0 H. M.S. Swansea. IS THE TOWN GOING TO BUILD IT P When the majority of readers see this issue of the Leader" there will be practically sneaking, but one day left before they can complete the building of H.M.S. Swansea. A very stiff task i6 he- iore them, for the honour of the town and its past reputation are to be main- tained. The cruiser costs £ 400,000, and at 11 o'clock on Friday morning the actual amount .subscribed towards the war bond campaign was £ 240,000. Thus it will be seen that Swansea be- tween now and Saturday night must find 1160,000.

A WORD WITH YOU. Friday Morning. We trust, evel'y citizen of Swansea will give heed to the following letter addressed us by Mr. Ashmole, the lion. sec. of the War Savings committee: "SWANSEA CRUISER WEEK." Will you permit me to make a final appeal to the psopis of Swansea to I do their lumsist tc enable tiio tnvn to reach the target c-t Un- less t)?e citizens ef the tawn mako a I, special e?crt t?ers is ovcr? tn?ica- j I tion that ?2 shah fail ta chieve J ""I t:c iicsir" resuit, Swansea has re.-cr yet failed to I fiiifi, the requirements of the Gov- c.rn,nent in t,iis wai-, whether in men, munitions or maney, and I therefore csrture to hope tliat all business hawso-s and private indi- viduals to wfeom tiio rspntatic-n and honour of the tawn is a personal and I precious possession, will make that collective eftart which spoils "Suo- cess." Mo contribution is t.-a small, PO m?Mtment .8 tea j.?r?e. Between the ?/8 War Savings &.?t!f.=a!es and the unl,mltoj Mnounts of MaUJt'ai War B?nds, e?f?ryene can ?nd a suit- able investment. I A central offiao in Wind-street, ad- jaining the Cenerat ilost Offico, has lazsn ta?on tt the Wøt, for tha j issue of War Savings Certificates, j ?.j Nominative SBn?s and Kstiona) War Bnd5J an? as the Local Cam- ) paign clscs on Saturday, and the time is short, and the amount to b31 ij larz?, invc-Irs will da tieir bitt, u t d e I a.?. L'

1 iie Mayor Doioitgk Treasurer- itiave exhausted every means opell to tli(,ii t'zir ;ti big e,tal)lisliiiieiits,()f the town are concerned, and it now rests with the general public to we that by the time the week's results are closed the full amount has been subscribed. I JUBILANT "TANK WEEK. During the Tank weeic we were jublant over the figure we got ill comparison with Cardiff. But even it we omit two million which was put in in a lump sum in the Cardiff fund, Cardiff is well ahead of us* indeed, the chairman of the Cardiff Com- mittee said yesterday afternoon that the city's aggregate subscriptions for the week would approximate to three mil- lion pounds. it is the bo linden duty of everyone to do everything more possible now" This cruiser must he built. Is Swansea to be behind? Is Swansea to t'tlii to do what other tovrii, are doing"? We do not be- lieve it. is the critical hour. The be-st appreciation of that. the best con- tribution to the urgent needs of the hour, is to get those plates of ll.M.S. Swansea lilled. NEW APPEAL. I Mr. Sutton, of the National War Sav- ings Committee, ha. sent the following telegram to Mr. Ashmole" Thanks for splendid support for business men's week. Attach great importance to last two days' efforts, and would gieatly appreciate any help.—Sutton BRISK BUSINESS TO-DAY. I Brisk busineos lias been done in the sale ot bonds this morning, and as time oes on subscriptions, we are glad to say. are roiling in. The largest amount so far taken in one amount to-day, up to noon. was £ 600. As many certrticate6 were sold on Thursday as were sold on the corres- ponding day in Tank week. Llaneliy has invested, sct far, cer £ 2H7,421. Now, is Swansea; uf ail places, going to let Llan- ell v beat it? If Llaneliy can do that, then surely this town is going to march 1, street^ ahead SMALL IMVSSTMENTS. I The > closing tii: e for investments in the Swansea cruiser is 8 o'clock on Satur- day night. There continues to-d«%- & steady flow of small amounts, and certifi- cates are telling splendidly, One old genteman walked into the bank and said: 1 want a bit of everything." He bad it tooi lie bought bonds, nominative bonds and certificates. Had there been half a dozen other varieties of invest- ment he woul d have plunged again. That's the spirit! London's GrandTotal for Four I Days. The total amount subscribed through banks and tanks in London on Thursday was £ 17,11^,000, making a grand total of over forty-five and three-quarter millions for the four days. ■ j

IN LIEU OF NOTICE. I Workman Who Was Discharged I Because He Complained. At the W/jst \» ales Munition Court at Swansea Mr. J. Vaughan Edwards pre- siding, a platelarer eng-ug-ed in a con- trolled works was charged with having been absent from work for several days in December and in January. Defendant now said he suffered from rheumatism in the legs, and his case was adjourned, by his consent, for an examination by the medical assessor A workman from a local fitting shop made a claim for compensation in lieu of a week's notice. He stated that the com- pany had altered the termination of the week from Thursday to Wednesday with- out consulting the workmen. He made a courteous complaint, and the next day he received a notice stating that they could dispense with his services. His average earnings were jEi 5s. per week. Judgment was given for complainant awarding him a Week,s w-agee.

NO INDICATION OF PUNS GEHANSILEK TWENTY ENEMY AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. General Headquarters, France, 9.50 a.m. The enemy's artillery was active last night in the neighbourhood of Ribecourt and in the Scarpe. Valley. Considerable artillery activity has. developed also on both sides in the Ypres sector-and between the Meurin Road and Houthoulst Forest. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. There was considerable artillery activity in front or La Pompelle and in the A vocourt region. In Lorraine we repulsed a strong eneinv surprise attack at Moned. The assailants, who sustained heavy losses, left- about 10 pri- soners, including one officer in our hands. The night was calm on the rest of the front. Paris, Friday.—The French expert com- mentator.. \vr?tm? last night, savs:— The Allies and enemy communiques alike continue to report only s?ondary operations. Hardly a'nv event of impor- tance i. noted on tho French front, save cannonading &nd raids at various points. Such operations have taken plnee give no indication concerning the German plans, supposing that an attack is going to come from their side. There is noth- ing to do, therefore, but to wait patiently and confidently. LAST NIGHTS OFFICIAL. The following report was received from British Headquarters in France on Thursday ii,.glit:- The enemy's artillery activity this morning in the Neuve Chapelle sector was followed by attacks by hostile raid- ing parties under cover of a thick fog against certain of our advanced posts north-west of La Bassee. Some of our men are missing from one post into which the enemy succeeded in forcing an entrance. At other points his raiding parties were reptilsed, leaving prisoners in our hands. I Hostile artillery has been active during the day couth of Oambrai, at a number of points between Vermelles and Armen- tiercs, and north-east of Ypres. AVIATOR'S SUCCESS. The fine weather on the titU inst. led to grewt- aerial activity on both sides. Our aeroplanes reconnoitred all parts of the front. and took a good many photo- graphs of the enemy's forward and back areas. Over 400 bombs were dropped on hostile billets and railway sidings, and several thousand rounds were fired from the air with effect from machine-guns at parties of German infantry, hostile batteries in action, and transport on the roack. Continuous fighting took place I between our scouts and the enemy's machines, which persistently attacked our bombing and artillery machines. Ten German aeroplanes were brought down and ten others driven down out of control. Three of our machines are missing. After dark a thic-k mist developed and prevented much flying being done. A few bombs were dropped, however, on a Ger- man aerodrome at Meti. All our machines returned.

PREMIER'S PROMISE. May Attend Neath Nationali Eisteddfod. The Prime Minister has promised to visit Neath during the National Eistedd- fo4 on Cymanfa day, and he has him- self selected some of the hylltn tunes. Be- sides the tunes submitted by him, a chant composed by the Mayor of Neath (Aid. Hopkin Morgan) will be included in the programme. For many years the Mayor has held the position of choir conductor at Gnoll-road Congregational Church, ¡ Neath

SCROLL OF FAME. PRESUMED LOST. I Official news has len receiv from the Admiralty that Leading Seaman J. B. Williams is now presumed to have lcust bj, life. He was previously reported missing. Hj was the only son cl. Af-c. D. R. Williams, tin house superintendent at the Mardy Works, Gorseinon, and a grandson' of Mr. J. Williams, watch- maker and jeweller. Pontardawe. He was only 22 years of age. SERIOUSLY ILL. I Pte..Tack Morgan, Banktainewydd, j l ontyberem, is seriously ill with fever in I a military hospital in Egypt. FONTYBEREM FAMILY'S ANXIETY. News has been received that Wiroles-s Operator Wm. D. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Jones, Bryn-terrace, Pontyberem. been toypedoed. His relatives ar& very anxious as to his safety. REfRFT RPRVtnP Willie Devonald, Llwynhendy, formerly of Talbot-street, Llwynhendy, who is f-erving in the Navy, has been awarded the D.S.M. Writing home, he says:—" I cannot give you any inforiiiation as to how I g the D.S.M. I hav<; "been on the secret service business for over two years.

TWO AVIATORS KILLED. I Lieut. Manlev, R.F.C., and Lieut. Mont- gomery, an American flying ofifcer, were killed whilst flying in Last Kent on Thurs- day. Lient". Manley, the pilot, fell out of Lis seat when the aeroplane was 1.0noa. high. The machine then got out of con- trol and crashed to the earth.

COSTLY IGNORANCE. At Aberavon on Thursday,- Howell Ten- kins. engine driver, 5, St. Mary's-place, and James Adams, Castle-street, gasman, were charged with failing to keep a register of aliens and failing to notify the police of the arrival of aliens at their house. P.S. Daniel Jones spoke to finding American music-hall artistes staying there. Both pleaded ignorance of the regulations. Fined Xi.

QG5.000. Swansea's Total To-day. Tlio Swansea cruiser figures pp to tte time of gouj^ to press fop thia edition a.rc £ 303.000* One item of i h66 been subscribed, ud at j¡¡l:'t three gums" Lara beea contributed. TALES THE TURKS TELL. Turkish. Official, Thursday (re- ceived r-Tida-y).-ral-eeino Front: To the oaet.of Warnage the Enghsh made an attempt to approach our tranches but were compelled to withdnwÙ1 a Jié.anoom 1,00 metres. In Anatolia an enemy force advanced iow&rda AriUnbtinrn., Our artillery drone them out immediately. Some luix ware obser«"J.—Admiralty, pc Wire. lest Frwei j j ;<. COMMERCE OF THE DAY. BUTTEH MARKET. Cork, Friday.— Firsts and seconds, —; no ffi.1 prices fre-sh butter.

li-PAYS ALLOTMENT HINT. I have received through the courtesy of the Editor a copy of the Royal Horticul- tural Society's ilti7irl of Expert Garden Advisers. This parce lwas set up in 1916, for the purpose of rendering expert assis- tance on thoroughly practical iines to those wishing to grow their own vegeta ble food, but who were without real know- ledge of the subject. The members work voluntarily, but the societies whom they assist nre expected to meet th* o'it-of- pocket expenses unavoidably incurred. I have looked through the hot, and find that there are only two members of the Panel who reside in this district. Mr. Crane, of Penric-e Cattle Gardens, and Mr. Swell, of Brynhyfryd Gardens, Neath. The meeting of allotment holders on Wednesday evening was not so well at- tended as anticipated, and if the proposed show is to be. a success it must have the whole-hearted support of every individual. Societies should give their early attention to it, as the season is getting on for mak- ing preparations, and there will be a con- siderable amount of organiz'ng work to | be done. Cultivator,

SAID HE WAS SORRY. I Simon Rogenskv, a Russian traveller, was charged at Swansea on Friday with having changed his address from College- street. Swansea, to Church-street, Mcr- t)ivr, ,n(i failing t,) nntify the Swansea aliens authorities. Defendant, who said he was sorry, was fined 2fte.

ICHABOD! LSangyfelach Fair of To-day. There was a time when Llangyfelach Fair attracted sellers and buyers from all parts of West Wales. But it has decayed and now the war has struck it a cruel blow. OIl Tuesday, eays a correspondent, there were offered for eale th(-re:- Three cows. One pony. No flannel-and alas, no pigs! The glory has departed.

MOND NICKEL WORKERS. On Thursday a deputation from workers of the Mond Nickel Co.. IJtd were before the Committee on Produc- ion claiming 12' per cent, on present rates nf pay. The claim was put forwaro bv the Workers' Union, represented by Mr. Enlll .Tam The company was rfl- presented by Mr. Owen Evans (secre- tary). who did not oppose the applica- tion. The Committee promised Jto make known their award in a few days.

21 YEARS OLD. The first meeting of the series arranged to celebrate the 21st anniversary of tie formation of the Swansea and District Band of Hope took place at Wesley Chapel, Sketty. on Thursday night, when the Rev. Elifis Jo,ph nr(--zide(i. Admirable speeches were made by the Rev. A. Wynne Thomas and Mr. T. J. Williams, and a musical programme was provided by Misses Blodwen Roes, Gladys Clifford. E. Norman, and S. F. Jones and party. The arrangements were made by Messrs. Idris Vaughan, F. J. Manley and R. H. Tollick. r

I TO-DAYS WAR. RESUME I O # ice, P.m. Office, 4.50 p.m. I, Another raid over England vac eficcted by German aviators last night. Seven or eight machines made an attempt to get through to London, but on1; two succeeded in dodging the barrage. Lord French reports this afternoon that the casualties in the raid on London to far as had been ascertained, were 11 killed and !(i inj ured. A certain amount 01 damage was done to residential property 111 London several houses being demolished. The Japanese Embassy declares, accord- ing to a Washington message th. t the plans for Japan's intervention are evi- dently hdd up, at least temporarily. Haig reports artillery activity on the part of the enemy last night in the neighbourhood of Kibecourt and in -the Scarpe Valley. Artillery activity has also developed on both sides in the Ypres sector and he- tween the Meurin Road and Houthoulst Forest.

HEALTH OF VALLEY. co An Epidemic of Eruptive Fevers. At Ystradgynlais Council on Thursday, Mr. Lewis Thomas, J.P., presiding, the term4 and conditions submitted by the trustees of Sardis Chapel. Ystradgynlais, tor the demolition of the Writer-street houses were accepted.—It was decided to take land at .Gurnos and Glanrhyd for allotment purposes. Mr. Ten. Williams moved that the re- solution suspending the collection of refuse be rescinded. He pointed out that the health of the public was more important than the saving of ar few pounds. Mr. J. W. Morgan urged that it would be most expensive, and would tend to in- crease the rates by a Is. in the E. The colliers were only working half-time at present, and they were already down ,R!.M,O in the rateable value. It was decided to postpone the matter until Budget Day. Dr. Walsh, medical officer of health, re- ported an epidemic of eruptive fevers, in- cluding measles, scarlet fever, and senr- letina in tli(, districts.

COMBED OUT. Col. Pearson Agrees With Miners' Federation. A sitting of the West Wales Mining Tribunal was held at the Rural District Council Offices Swansea, on Friday. Col. Pearson presided; Mr. D. R. Grenfell, Western miners' agent represented the workmen; and Capt. Harold Williams was the representative of the Ministry uf National Service. A young man who had been apprentice\d to the trade of a bricklayer, had worked -in a colliery bought and afterwards sold, by his father. He now sought ex- emption as a miner, but the chairman (Col. Pearson) in rejecting the claim, said it was a clear case of a young fellow who was not a bona tirle miner asking for exemption, when he really was a bona tide bricklayer, and by doing that te would be taking the place of one of the bona fide miners who had gone to the trenches to fight for his country. It was one of the cases of men whom the Miners' Federation wanted to comb out before bona fide miners were called up, and he J (the Colonel) quite agreed with the Federation. The applicant: But no one had gone to the army from that colliery. Capt. Hnrold Williams: So much the worse for you.

STOLEN SEEDS. Benj. Har^, haulier Skewen, war at Neath on Friday charged with stealing a bag of seed potatoes value 10s., from the Neath Abbey Railway siding.-Mi-. Rupert Lewis prosecuted, and said the potatoes belonged to the DjifTryn Clydach Parish Council, and wus part of a con- signment of seed potatoes for the allot- ment holders.—P.S. Quarterly, who found the potatoes concealed in a stable .said that when he charged defendant with the theft, he replied: "I found the bag under a truck and thought they would come handy for seed." Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s.

DYNAMITE IN THE RIVER. At Neath County Sessions on Friday, Thomas Edwards (collier*,#and John Wil- | liams (baulit-r). both cf Glyn-Neath, were jointly charged with illegally using dyna- mite for the purpose of catching fish. Mr. Windsor Williams (from the office of Mr. Edward Powell) prosecuted, and Mr. M. Arnold defended, pleading not guilty, -I-fvson Dwdd, farmer, Pont-Nk-rtl'- Vaughan. said he heard an explosion in the rirpr. and running to the spot, saw both defendants on the bfnk. Witness said, "I diave now caught you," and Ed- wards remarked, "The man ran that way." P.S. Morgan spoke to visiting the poo! shortly after the explosion, and finding a lot of dead fish floating in th? river. Both defendants denied the charges, but the Bench believed the story for the pros. cution, and imposed a fine of C5 each. —— —

I ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Col Sinclair presided over a meeting of the Electricity Committee on Thursday. Mr. Burr, the electrical engineer, re- ported that the following increases have taken place in the cost of production s1 ■ c the war^—Wages, 80 per oent.; coal, 81 per cent.; and that, therefore, .lie in- creased wage-s and war bonus >n tl e j rc- sent basis would amount tn £ 4,000 for the year ending Marcn, '11. He thought that the Committee wor! be well advised to arm at raising w(, I l a d v i .,o, ma-tely tlr's sum during the next financial year, and would suggest that n. war cnnrgir of 12 per cent. be made on all accounts This extra charge wwild not bare the effect of bringing the total sum paid by the private consumer up to the pre-wa- figure, on account of the saving that had been effected owing to the Summer Time b, n eff e,,(. .\d, and to a general economy in the use of the light. The Committee decided upon this extra dharjjp It was also decided to recommend that Mr. Rees, deputy engineer, be govern an increase in salary to .£300 per annum with- out w?r bonu. The tender of the New Switch Gear Con- struction Co. was accepted for th? supply and delivery of switch gear for the tur- bine plant. The tender of the Stanton Iron Works Co., Ltd., Nottingham, was ¡ accepted for the supply of 36-inch (di- ameter) cast-iron circular pipework, Mr. F. Abent to carry out the work.