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CONDaTIONS INSlpE AUSTRIA.
CONDaTIONS INSlpE AUSTRIA. liainours reached this country during the week-end, via Madrid— which has preserved for centuries a close connection with Austria-that tt-Lo .Dual Monarcijy within the next few I days. We hasè. been expecting the ram-shackle emp:ir-. of Carl to break up for so long a time that v/e are now, and naturally, extremely sceptical regarding predictions of this sort. Three years ago, the prophets were confident that Aus- tria-Hungary would not weather th-j storm ci a war which -was con- ^stantly going against it, but the em- ipire survived the úffensiye¡; oÍ Russia and Italy, and now, iu what I appear to be, superficially con- sidered, brighter days, the assump- tion must be that' revolution k im- probable. The growing exaspera-1 tion of the country, or its non-Ger- man populations, at the domineer- ing spirit of Germany, showing it- self in measures which practically mean Teutonic control of its eco- nomic life may end in disorders threatening the existence of the alli- ance, but against this must be placed the thorough-going way in which Germany has bound Austria into her service. And, from a mili- tary point of view, much will de- pend upon the outcome of the new offensive which has been started all along the mountain line. Let it and all the suppressed feeling of the country may come to a head. Fortunately, we have before \lB' to-day exact information as to the state of things within the Dual Monarchy. This confirms the im- preseion that matters have gone from bad to worse. The Emperor is confronted, in the political neid, with new problems crpated by the domination of the German influ- ence. We may properly conceive- the situation ii we imagined Great Britain faced by a dozen intensified Irish questions 1 One instance. On May 25th, a large group of deputa- I tions representing German interests in tho southern territories of the monarchy demanded and obtained an audience of tbe Emperor, for the purpose of presenting addresses re- quiring the suppression of the! South Slav Sta, te agitation* if necessary in distegard of th views of the Parliament. The Emperor WitS cnmpelled to listen to the most outspoken addresses. It would take too long to explain the. intricate race problem behind the petitions of the deputation. A rough parallel would be an English agitation against the growing power of the Celtic elements within the United Kingdom. But ao inkling of the state into which national dis- unity has fallen ma.y be obtained in the following extracts from the address of a burgomaster from Lower Styria to the Emperor. Your Majesty! [he said] The in- creasing exasperation, of our people constitutes a grave danger. Your expected help from Parliament, but in vain. Now our people have 6ellt us to beg from your Majesty a wor(I tf might, promising that an immediate end shall be put to these intrigues, which are corroding tho nnity of the Monarchy. Your Majesty! We have nothing too hope from Parliament, since it is a house of everlasting turmoil. The Emperor made replies as | guarded as his answers to political deputations usually are. But they have been followed by wild and threatening meetings. Meantime Austria-Hungary is being slowly reduced to the last pit of despair. We know a little in Swansea to-day of country folk's contravention of the food orders. It is said to be quite common for mar- ket gardeners to drive their cart, into the Vienna market and then, when the police will not allow the produce to be sold in unrestricted trade, to drive them out again i What would happen to the market gardeners v/ho tried to do this in Swansea? We need to be guards d in our impression of the conse- quences likely to follow the parlous state into which the country has descended, but a moderate conclu- sion as to the present .position, ar- rived at by a competent authority, may be offered, for the accepta-noe of our readers— The country is rotting slowl^o pieces, materially, morally, and physically, and her only hope of ealvatkm is in winning a signal victory for h-rsolf on her own front, independently of Ger- many, a feat rendered doubly difficult by the disaffection and unreliability -of a large proportion of her troops. What chances Austria has of win- ning this signaJ victory for herself the next few days will reveal fully. The news -to hand as we write re- garding the Austrian abtack is highly encouraging. As far As we can see, the Italians a.re holding their own as successfully as did the British Division, which four enemy divisions could not break. The Austriaus had made immense pre,, paratiens. On the Asiago front aJQne they had massed 1,500 ctuns We shall not be able to say with certainty how the new offensive is going for som.e days; but at any rate, the start lias been bad. If the Italians hold firm, internal event. in Austria may precipitate a situa- tion for which Germany doas not i(l, q f or w i i
The London Week
The London Week The Cabinet Problem. SIR MARTIN CONWAY'S VISIT. -i Mr. Aaquith who for the firjit time visited the Alclwyca <-mb—which has proved so useful a platform for important public utterances—delivered a timely epesch, which again proves that he is firot, &ad foremost a great patriot. However much some of his followers may be on the alert to secure nettv party gains, Mr. Asquith Ivhnself must bo ac- quitted of any auch intention. His re- ception was almost as unique as that R0- corded foAhR 'J-Iiime Minister last week. The gathtfripg save Mr. Asquith a par- ticular rece,pbm into which must be read not merely approval of his public spirit, but condemnation of the ba-se attacks made against hila in recent proceedings in the I-aw Courts. A DOMESTIC CABINET. The tall: this week of a Domestic Cabi- net is by no means new. It has been felt" from the early stages of the present ad- ministration that some such delegation of work by the War Cabinet was necessary. As a matter of fact, tie practice hans bpen the appointment of small commit- tees of one member cf the War Cabinet -and two or three other Ministers, to deal with "any particular point requiring speci al examination. This haa not been altogether unsuccessful. The difficulty, however, has arisen that the appointment of these committees don-, not meet the situation when its decision is questioned by a Minister, ft then fr- quontly occurs that this Minister sends a liLmornndum to the.War Cabinet, which, although, probably confirming the decision of the committee, has perforce, to con- sider the whole matter on its merits. Thus, time is oceupi-!ri despite the ap- pointment of the committee. WHAT IS WANTED. What is required, undoubtedly, is a Domestic Cabinet of all tliosa Ministers who. under the old system of Cabinet for- mation, would have been members, ex- 'ceptiug, of caurae,, those at present in the War Cabinet. This Domestic Cabinet would be the final authority in the mat-, tors put before it. This would 'save all necessity for referr- ing domestic questions to t-lie War Cabi- net, and would also give a certain, statug to those Ministers who have hitherto felt that, whilst they are responsible in the public eye for Cabi-- net decisions, they had no voice in their making. I understand that a definite statement will be made during the coming weeir on this matter, but I fear that the Govern- ment itself is not ready to accept the better plan to which I have referred.. S!R MARTIN 'CONWAY. I had an interesting chat with Sir Martin Conway, the g$at explorer, who tells me he is visiting Swansea in con- nection wit.4 the Wn.r Museum Exhibi- tion to 1>9 held in that town next W"k. Sir Martin is the Director-General of the Imperial War Museum, and a man of remarkable energy. What he doesn't know of mountain climbing—and indeed 0': everything, praeticalixj—ie Lardly worth knowing. He has ascended Acon- cagua in the Bolivian Andes, explored the gi of Terra Del UiK-go, done everything in tile Alps, has been a Slade professor of Fine Arts at Cambridge, written books on the woodcutbers of the Netherlands, and on hi:; experiences in climbing, and he is a great authority on' port. He is the son of a Canon of Westmin- ster, and one of the charms of his con- v^rsation i* bis reminiscences of his early boyhood spent round and about West- minster. TRADE AFTER THE WAR. Trade aftej the war, and the use of tho economic weapon, has again come before the public in the valuable reports issued iUii week by the 'various departmental c-.jjomxttees. It is certainly to be .hoped, and with this view I tinci general agreement, even amongst the most stalwart free traders,: that an agreement to use the economic weapon agaijyst our enemies—who can be relied upon to treat U3 in the same way, if he has the power—will be come to be- fore the war emls. The Ailiee muet use fore t l i, war eatls. this weapon jointly and effectively, and not allow it to become merely a series of irritating pip prides. 'I The object of the economic weapon nnlDt be to end c-cojigiaic wi;r. This cannot be too strongly emphasised. Those who vainly believe that the economic wparon is to be used in the same way that Tariff Reform was proposed to be adopted, are living in a fool's paradise." After this war we eihall be sick oi wars, and shall only countenance an economic war as an undesirable neces- sity to complete our destruction of Pras^ sian militarism. AT THE FRONT. ) I hear on. all sides that the situation at the front is much easier. The German reserves have been exhausted, and our reserves are practically fresh. The fa ilure of the elaei-OT to reach Compxegne has been complete. Ho may mow endeavour to make another move- ment towards Amiens, but I find opinions very confident that he will fail. lith June. The Gossip. I
TRADE OF THE PORT. I -I
TRADE OF THE PORT. I Swansea, Monday .—The returns of the trade of the Harbour last week were lee| j favourable, showing a lars-e decrease against the preceding week, and 20,000 tons compared with the corresponding period laet year. The import trade was slightly better, and the exports of pat%nt fuel larger. The general exports we up to the average, although shipments of tiiiplats wene very Limited, but the re- ceipts from tlia works much larger. Shipments of coal and patent fuel were 61.099 tone; imports, 6,375 tons; exports, 63,656 tons; and total trade, 72,031 tons, compared with 119,348 tons the preceding week, and 92.111 one the corresponding week laot year. Shipments of coal, 45,213 tons; patent fuel. 15.886 tone, and tin- plates, iron, steel, etc., 4,557 tons. Shipments oi tinplate, 225 box^a, and receipts from works 37,418 boxes. Stocks in the dock warehouses and vans, 138,670 boxes, compared with 101.477 boxets t'he Preceding week, and 98,658 boxes at this date last year.
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Tottenham disputes Glasgow's claim tù I be first with the new electoral register. Tottenham i-egie..ter 75,000 vote" was com- plete Utst Wfldneeday. I Wigan traa?oar drivers, ignoring an ar*ti-strik« telegram from their union headquarters, took aU t?e cars to the de- pots at a time w?en thoalld6 of mmc-r? and co?on operative wer? lH'in work f?' hume. L
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AMUSEMENTS. J 6.15. TO-NIGHT! 8.30. 'Phone: Central 92. TUCKER, v The Sinzing Violinist. VERA WOOTTQN, ¡ The Irresistible Comedienne, in her I Latest Successes. ) EDWARD CROSSLAND presents I THE MELODY filAKERS1 In "THE BfRGLAR'S. DREAM." < o 1 Latest* News and War Pictures. Latest. News and War Pictures, I W A\:]d'l :.ER, I OLGA SYDNEY, pitild Impressionist of Music Hall Songs. VERA CAINE, The British Athlctic Girl. R I C H I-J, A Y E S l'iio Lazy Clown." j G R ik N 'i'H E A 1 REI MONDAY. JUNE 171 h, 191 s, j at 2.30. MATINEE SATURDAY at 2.30. j S. Uangfiers Company "1 tho ramous and 1 Brilliant Mi. Comedy— FLORODORA. Next Wcek.-W^fie Greatest of all Dramatic ji Pla:-s-THS SILVER KING. -u_ THE PICTURE HOUSE. Tiie House cf Goad Pictures and Music. t TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. BABY MARIE OSBORNE, WHEN BABY FORGOT, A Pathe Gold Rooster, THE FIGHTING TRAIL (No. 4). The Other Half." W. S. HART, FATE'S CROSS ROADS, I A R-eal H&rL" Triangle Drama. A GRAVE UNDERTAKING, Triangle Keystone. CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining "Leader" Office.) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, THE ROSE Of BLOOD, Featuring THEDA BARA. A Remarkable Picture in Six Parte. AMERICA IS HERE! An Inspiring Admiralty Eilm. I 00 CHILDREN COUNT? Ths First of a Series of Delightful 1, Pictures. A GRAVE UNDERTAKING, Two-Part Comedy. -W S. HART. ex t • CARLTON CINEMA I The House with an Orchestra. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. MA.,RY PICKFORD, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm By the Pickford Corporation. FATTY in A COUNTRY HERO. LOVE NEVER DIES, J■- A Bluebird Masterpiece. Thursdav Next—CHARLES RAY and ] BROTHER OFFICERS. ELYS! U M,j From 2.30 till 10.30. I Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, { The lau A, rHfi lsONS Sft. Selig Wild Animal Film with Beautiful iPhotography and Amazing Scenic Effect. Ex-Ambassador J. W. Gerard's MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY (Episode 4.) ,IhQ Martyrdom of Belgium. HER TORPEDOED LOVE (Triangle Keystone). THE RED ACE (Episode S)—The Lair of the Beast. r, A R T. ID Ns. TOPICAL BUDGET. Thursday, ext-THE THOROUGHBRED 2,10.-R 0 Y A L .-10.30. rtifay;Tuesday, Wednesday. GLADYS HULETTE in THE CIGARETTE GIRL, Drama, Five Reels. yivian Martin and Sessue Hayakawa in FQR^IDDE^ PATHS, Drama, Five Reels. 5th Episode A LASS OF THE tUMBER- LANDS, Drama Two Reels. 'JERRY'S DOUBLE HEADER, Comedy. EDUCATIONAL. SCHOOLS, td. THE DE BEAR SCHOOLS, Ltd. CASTLE BUILDINGS, SWANSEA. Shorthand, Typewriting, Book-keeping, English, French, Business Methods, etc, DAY AND EVENING. Prospectus and particulars free on application. Tel. Central 587. Swansea BUSINESS COLLEGE A.ie*an. 'J dra-rd Day and Eveniner Instruction fn all Business -Subjects Languages. Ma-thema* Sim. anrl M .chine Drawing ProsDeotus Free. A- -Z- MONEY. iÀ. WABNI?G TO TEE PFRMC—Dn?t l?L borrow until you h?re seen our Free P!'OøVtw, Why pay heavy interest to <M)EcyMQders ?Hett you «s borrow from ? .B!C to ?SS.CCG en your own Note of V, 976 to -P,25.cef, .-ii vc>tir c?ivri ?%)tpof r" 3Mtho<! ? ab.?tnt?!? ?<!?oid of !] t?.. ?'iwctto?h? Jeatures oi s tDcr?Thndcr V* tr* c?pr?s?? cct?hh?bcd .md r?i?- j| tter?) :iir.3naTj*)f Parliament I?T!); )  iant oy —Th«» British Pin I r -iotil or ?reet, British Tc?r'bcr.? i 44. SALES BY AUCTION. COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA. SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. Joipn M. Leader and Son í A RE instructed by the Owner to offer for SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION (subject to Conditions of Sale to be then, and there produced) at the HOTEL METRUPOLE, SWANSEA, on THURS- DAY, WIS, at 3 o'clock p.m., valuable Freehold and Leasehold I Properties: Lot L—Al^ that commodious and well- built Freehold Residence and ?"?i??s know a ? No. 2. GLANMOK-TERRACE. UPLANDS, SWANSEA, having a front, a? of 40ft. cr th?r?bouta, and readily convertible into one or more business pre- mises. The jji-operty is in hajid and will. I*. sold with vacaait possession. Lot FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and PREMISES, situate and being No. 76, MANSEL-TERRACE, SWANSEA, let on lease to 111'. W. E. Twenty for a term of It years from the 2JKh September, at the yearly rent or £:33. Lot 3.—AH that vu! a able Leasehold j Dwelling House anc] Garden known as No. 1:5, EODXSY-STRLET, SWANSE^X, let at :18. per week, LANDLORD paying rates. The premises are held for a term of years from ioih March, 1867. at a ground rent 6d. per annum. j' Further particulars and Conditions of Sale may he obtained R. aftd C. P. Jenkins and Lloyd, Solicitors, 4, I Fisker-^tre^t, Swansea; or from Auctioneers at their Offices, 46, Waterloc- street, Swansea. CHRYSTAL HOUSE," 2, GvVYDR.CRESCENT, SWANSEA. MESSRS. John M. Leeder and Son T| AVE 1),-n instructed, by Mr. C. A. — iiorris, who is leaving the town, to • SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, coj FRI- i DAY, J L'NE 31st, liS, Suiplug hourehold Furniture AND EFFECTS. Further particulars will appear in, later advertisements. Auctioneers' Offices, tfl, Waterloo-street, Swansea. Sale Subject to the Home Grown Tjmber Prices Order, 191% (Board of Trade). GARTH. BRECONSHIRE. TO TIMiillR MERCUANTS, COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND OTTILIA. SALE of VALUABLE STANDING 1 •TJ.MBO. comprising approximately 2,142 OAK, 352 SCOTCH, ? SPRUCE, SO ASH, ?i2 L1HCH,an about 13 ACRES i oi ALDER and a QUANTITY of small PITWOOD all on the GARTH ESTATE, GARTH, in the County of Breeonshire. Mr., Arthur S. T. Lucas HAS been instmcted by the Owners of the Garth Estate tjg SELL by PUB- LIC AUCTION (in 4. L{); at the UARfH HOTEL, GARTH, on WEDNESDAY, tbe 19th day of JUNE, 19JS, the above f, i, sound Timier. THE SALE- TO COMMENCE at 2.15 O'CLPCfv IN THE AFTERNOON PRE- CISELY. The Lots are situated near good roads convenient for removal, and are within 1* miles of tilt Garth Railway S' tion the main lirrt of the London and North Wes- tern Railway from the Midlands to Swan- sea. Intending purchasers who wish to view the Timber must ap to Air. Wil- liam Lennard, Garth Lodge, G^vth, Brecon shire;- or-for particulars and Con- ditions-of -Sale-and further information to Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas, Auctioneer and Valuer (bud Agent to the Garth Es- tate), 6, Rutland-street, Swansea,tcfwid at j Mumbles Estbd. 1S85. Tel. Swansea Central 230. (No. 16i2). GARTH, BRECONSHIRE. S-U,L Or TWO FREEHOLD COTTAGES AND LAND IN ONE LOT. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas TJAS been instructed by the Owners to I offer for SALE by. PUBLIC AUC- TION, at the GARTH HOTEL, GARTH (subject to Conditions of Sale), on WED- 1 NESDAY, the iDth d?y of JUNE, IMS, NE:. :a o:i:B. I Known as Penybont Cottages, standing on I a portion of a plot of land fronting the Baiilah-road of about 249ft., and the road! from Garth to Llanga:amarch Wolla and Treilys-lane of about 300ft., and a depth at the widest part of about 160ft. The cot- tages are situated near the Garth Bridge. crossing the Dulaie Crook and about vOOyls. from the Garth Sale to commence at 3.30 for 4 O'clock in I the afternoon precisely. For particulars and Conditions of Stile apply to Arthur S. T. Lucas, Auctioneer and Agent to the Garth Estate, 6, Rutland- street, Swansea, and at Mumbles. Est. 188.5. Tel. Central 210: or to Mossrs. Lewis or to Tewis? Jones and Co., Solicitors. 33, Victoria- street, llerthyr Tydfil. Tel. P.O. 20 (1643). ALBEJRT HALL, CRADOCK-STREET, SWANSEA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th, 1918. Mr. Joseph Harris XIAS b?en favoured with instruction to J L SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the above Hall the goods will have been removed for convenience of Sale), a. Large Quantity of Superior Household Furniture, tho chief items comprising MAGNIHCKNT INLAID SHERATON BEDROOM SUITE, Dark Wbut ditto, HANDSOME SOLID MAHOGANY 6ft. WARDROBE, Beautifully Carnd Ebon- ized Mahogany China Cabinet, ESUIS- ITE 6ft. INLAID CHINA CABINET, French Inlaid Card Table, Drawing-room 'Suite in Silk Tapestry, Excellent Dining- room Suite, Gilt-frarflcd Pier es,i Handsome Carved Walnut Sideboard with mirror back, Mahogany and Walnut Tek scope Dining Tables, Walnut Octagonal Table, Splendid Spring fiocktv, ALL- BRASS BEDSTEAD, Bra?s and Black ¡ ditto, Wire Mattresses, Wool Overlays, i Two ExcdtEnt Chests o? Сawcn, Mahog- any ChefloMer, Dinner and Tc? Services,( Kitchen Tables and Chairs, together with tlw usual Culinary U?-;usHs, Two Full- Compassed lion-Framed PIANOFORTES, 8 AMERICAN ORGAN with 11 Stops (in j splendid condition?. ExceUont PIANOLA, Kitchen Dresser, MAHOGANY GEXT.? 1 WARDROBE, 0,J WHaut ditto, Largo Cheval Glass, a "CLINO'' 6 E.P. MOTOR ) CYCLE with Coach-imilt Side Car, GRANDFATHERS CLOCK in Oak Caee, j and other articles too numerous to par ticularitse. Goods on View Morning of Sale from 9 o'clock. Salo to commence promptly at 11 o'clock a.m. Terms—Casii. Auctioneer's Offices: 1, Gecrgo-sfcreet, SV.-M. Tel. No. 469 Docks. LLANGYF £ L^CH MART. TUESDAY, JUNE 18th, 1913. L" I' TOr>\ ?11) ? graded ad a llo- "ated 'u :?'cord:u.ce ?tth the Re?u- lation?. j E.?ICE AND SO. 1uctioneers. j SALES BY AUCTION. In the Matter of Morgan L. Jone." and Co., Ltd. (in Liquidation}. 47 Victoria-street. London. Mr. David Roberts, ^.AJ. SSLL h? PUKLXG AUCTION at the D)'Su Dcstrnutoi* V/orks AJston- tO'd, Tootnu- oil the -1st day of JUNE. 1918. at 12 o'clock noon a Quantity of Valu- able P?t a?id ?ach?er? Includii? Horizontal Gas E?n'i.?, Tangyc l'umn ^lydrauiio presses. Hand Pump. Dy- nam.o. Puiieys and Belting. Cast-iron Stan- dards and Columns. Wooden Barrels. Car- boys containing Cfieinicals. 24 White Porce- lain Baths. 6 Porcelain Vats, 6 Euagyel Baths, Wooden Vats Wheelbarrows J:nd Trolleys. Quantity Metal CUDS. Pail Handles, about 35 tons of Iron Scrap, Portable Wood Worivibcp <0ft. x Open Shed 21ft x 12ft,. quantity of Y) tre Galvanised HMdle", Tools, Iron Waftr Tank 4 Concrete Vats, about 15 tons of old Empty Tins and Scroti Iron, Cutting Machine, small quantity of Timber, etc.. etc. Sale to f.ommenco at 12 o'clock noon. TEEMS—CASH. i Further Parficnlartj and C'a talogues may be ohtftined from tlw Auet.on«"*>r at ijis Offices. j9 Heatbueiu-hi^eet Svansea. ELMSLEIH H." 79, MANSEL STRExJ i. SWANSEA. Edward Roberts and Son I WILL SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION on I WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 11)15, Part of the Furnishings of tho above residence, chiefly comprising: Valuable ANTIQUE OAK and,MAHOGANY Furniture, Two Very Fine Antique Oak Coffere, a number of Exceptionally Fine Mahog- any Bureau Bookcases, TWO IIA-YOG. AN Y BOOKCASES, Choffonier, Mahogany Pedesfal Defile, Mahogany Office Table,. Hall Stand, Overmantels, Gas Fires, Deed Gliest, RICHLY CARVED OAK BOOK- CASE, Rosewood Music Canterbury, Mahogany Dir.uer Wagon, Oak Bureau. Bedsteads, Blankets and Bedding, Cheats of Drawers, Mahogany Wardrobe, Kiteheu Dressers, Large Kitchen Tables, Meat Safe, Cycle Shed, also a numb-er of PRINTS and ENGRAVINGS, including Sis Prints of Old Swansea by Baxter, UilS; a160 a Large Number of BOOKS. Goods on view morning ot fal(1 from 9. to commwee 3t 11. Ca'-aloguos, Sd. each, from the AiM-  Estate '?d Sur- tioneers at their Auction, Estate -iiid Sur- vey OfSces—Llanfair B'likHnjs, St. Mary- street, Swansea.. 5, PARKWeiN ROAD, SWANSEA. 4y Instructions from the Owner. A-tley Samuel, F.A.I. "TILL SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION on TUESDAY, ISth JUNE, 1918, Houshohl Furniture The principal items being;—ROSEWOOD CASilD PIANOFORTE' (by SeweU and Sewell), MASSIVE MAHOGANY SIDE-. BOARD, Carpets, Rugs, Fender, Fire Iror? EXCEPTIONALLY FINE SOLID MIrAonHs, OGANY TABLE, VERY MAb?IVE MARBLE CLOCK and ORNAMENTS, Overmantel Curtains, Valuable Oil Paint- ings, Morocco Leather-seated Arm Chair, Mahogany Dining Chairs, Angora, Table Cloth, Beautiful Pillared Bow-fronted Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Oak Tanta- lus, Walnbt Stationery Cabinet, meter, Japanese Solid Oak ClolLes Chc$t-, el steadj ALittpess -Ororiay, Two Very Fine Antique Mahogany Sofas in splendid con- dition, Combined NVash:itanO, and Chest, Stair Carpet and Ro ds, Oak Safe, Dinner and Tea Ware, Kitchen Utonsils, etc., etc.. Goods on view Morning of Sale. Terms Cash. Sale to commence at It o'clock. Auctioneer's Offices: King's Chambers, Swansea. GOWER AUCTION MART, Gowcrton. TUESDAY, JUNE 18th, 1918. I FAr STOCK will be Graded and Ajlo- e,-tt,Bd in aeedtdanoe with the Regu- latiöus." • Store Cattle, 6 Cows and Calves, 40 Storers' and Porkers, will be Sold by Auction. JAMES JAMES, F.A.I., Auctioneers. PUBLIC NOTICES. LOOK OUT FOR PONTARDAWE E 1ST E D D F O D NEXT SAfURDAV,, JUNE 22nd. NUMEROUS E N T R I E S, Trains and 'Buses from All Parts. GET READY FOR A GREAT DAY. I ITALIAN RED C80SSDAY JUNE 22nd. HELPERS URGENTLY N E E D ED., Please Communicate -with WARD PRESIDENTS or J. SANDERS, Hon. Seo.. 38, Castle Street. *■ i "'1 '■ "'I, — ■» Deffett Frajsscis Art Gallery,' ALEXANDRA ROAD, SWANSEA, A SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION o* WAR TROPHIES, etc., From t&e Imperial War Museum, London, Will be on View at the Deffett Francis Art Gallery, SWANSEA, Froan Thursday, June 20th, to Sat. urday, July 6th (inclusive). Open Daily from 10 a.m. to 9 P.M., The Opening Ceremony will take place on THURSDAY, JUNE 20th, at 3 p.m. Chairman, HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR ¡ (Alderman Ben. Jonos, J.P.) Principal Speakers— The Rt. Hon. Sir ALFRED MOND] ?.P. -.d Sir MARTIN CO'; \-JAY (Dil"ectJrl¡ General of Imperial. War Museum). ADMISSION — FREE. ¡ I iate & Teclinical Edu?a-tioii HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, WALTER ROAn, ENTRANCE EXANIINATION. < .1 fA N EXAMINATION for PuniJ^ desir- oiu of Entering the High School for GirLs in September next wW be held at the School on MOJH Y. 24th JCXE, 1918. commencing at 9 a.m. Admission Forms can '? obtained on A(Iin,.??-tt)n at the School. T. J. REES. Director vi Education. ¡ 5th June. 19IS. J • PUBLIC NOTICES. The South Wales Branch of the Agricultural ouar:at;on Society. rpHE RT. HON., F. D. A £ LAND, M.P. (Late Parliamentary Secretary Board of Agriculture), Chairman Allotments Committee ot the A.O.S., will Address a 'I PUBLIC MEETING of ALLOTMENT HALL, BRIDG- END, on SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd. Meeting to commence at Six p.m. Chsirmau: W. J. Percy Player, Esq., J.P. All Interested in the Allotment Move- ment and Food Production are Welcome to Attend. WALTER. WILLIAMS, Brecon. Secretary. MlftilSTSY OF FOOD. j TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. ¡ SUPPLY OF MEAT AND BUTTER FCR MEN EN(,¡;\GEU IN SHEEP SHEARING AND HARVEST WORK. USDBR tho Shec-p (Sales) Order, 1918, u a Farmer may Slaughter for con- sumption in his own household, a Sheep owned by him. provided that notice of such Slaughter is given within seven days thereafter to the Food Control Commit- tee for the district in which the Farmer resides. This enables a l'araer to obtain if he eo desires a supply of meat for per- sons employed by him in shearing and harvest work A produoer may also use Butter of his own production to feed pa-sons and de- pendants of persons employed by him on agricultural work if it has been the cus- tom to supply food to those- persons here- tofore. R. J. RH YS, Divisional Commissioner. Divisional Offices. Cardiff. "LEADER" CLASSIFIED ADVTS. MISCELLANEOUS SITUATIONS VACANT. -¡-?Q ilADB by £ 5.—Fc ful particulars EWOO as to how ..JIU;I.| $mo.uts of money œ1Y be protlt:1,ly employed ti gini- larije m-otita. apply to (Jrab.iui. Maish, and Co.. 340. High Molbovn. London^ WANTED, 100 i'ouuis bciwieu the ages of 1.5J and 174 to till the Vacancies at our Collese caused by recti: ipoomtinente. (,ioo(L nel,iail)ent situanons wiitintf —A^ply WimesB Training College, Ud. St. Mary- street., Cardiff, or C&eile-stmt, Swansea. 'Phono: 3003 Ca rd ¡ J: Men and YoUthi. ?H?i?:I??PE\r?Reauire(i''???Bru? ?.' v.i?k "wcsicyan Cbapei. St BeJen s- lijad, Swansea; lis per wæl. with House, Coal, aud Light; suit pensioner.Writ T. R Harrison, ?3, O?kwood-c?&d. Swan.'sea.. 277A6-? TUNIOR Reouired?for ChM'te'ed Accouot- < J ant's Oa?e: Shorthand :nd Typewrit- ing .Vfritl3 Box M 8," Leida- Office. 274A6-1? XT 4 VVlES Wanted; ineligiblt for Araiy lid. per hour.—Apply Jopnee Co., co Korth's Navigation Collieries. TdJdu, Glam, OTP ??_ _?_?_?TO I)OH.'rER-ÂJÆ/MAN constat emnio? -? ment— Bovan and C?mt'?ny, Ltd.. Furnishers, 260. Osford-street. Swansea. — 273A6-17 Navvies (i.eligible l m Army) for Excavating, etc.—Apply Wxttdm and Johns. Glantaw&treet Mor- riston. Co-19 Women end Giril '\ifAN'rlDill;nediatelŸLCalendaî' y I Hand for the Laundry-Apply Ma- tron. tSwausea (jenferai HOiJ¡¡,it.l. Z76Aó-1E WANTED at on-oe. Experipced Ledger Keeper (Lady).—-Apply, with refer- ences. salary require' to T Tus- tian and Domestic Servant QEEVAST Giri Wanted for farm; zicei4, o tomed to inilk: near Swnsea.-—Write L ?' Leader OfBce. 277A6-? ;V-XKTir)-¡-R5lJOOtäbl:)l r<er;afd or Xurse-Greaeral.—Apply '9. Victoria- avenue Mumbles • ?76Ab-18 ??''AN?D?'' Respectable icral Servant Yt r IVP?L(', home.—Ai?yJ C. Kees, HÜ:h.,treel. Swansea. 276A6-18 'TA1'\Ti:D.¡mî;df;t;To9.id for V ? the Convalescent Hctt—Apt?y Ma tron, ('Lncral Hcuntal. Swa 276A6-13 Boys, Girls," Apprent-^s, &c. OFFICjG Boy Wanted in eftate, Agents' Office; previous expense not essen- tia).—Apply. stating age. wjues rec.uir-ed, to Urgent." c/o Daily Laadei C6-21 HOUSES AND SHOPS FIR SALE AND TO LET. 'tT'XCHANGE.—Tcr?t'?? a R?use oon. -f? tuiniH? four rooms, ritb all conveoi- :d a good bad! Sfdea in Maneel. ion (rent T-. weekly), woultlike to Exchange for 1óther house in tow?or good jocaJity —Wr.itc"TNU!.at." Leade ONi'e. v.angea. ..6-17 L t .}' 1 n ,) HOUSE to Let. ce?r AI'F? H?.n. ? receo ii, tion, 6 bedrooms Jah;1'OO1- all usoal o3ices; rent, ?5'): p?se?on ?uu? 2!th.— Apply Edward Roberts m S?;D. LJ.-mfair Buildings. 8 2/6 Weekly v/ill y-nrchas u, £ ^50 a louse ■ any di-'trict.—Write Tlo«s» Leader. Swaiiseft APARTMENTS & LQJGINGS TO LET AND WAiTED. ¡'i'WO HuomK, Gas. ad Coal, to Married .t Connie, or Widov ?or to?ki?g after ho?se and geutleman.'Apply G." Leader Office, Neath. C6-19 TTSrANTED, for AuKSt. Sitting-room aud i » Two Ketfrcotns with attend a .nee. at Mumbles; adjacent o bays.—Reply Box M U," Daily_Jje2de^ Svvansea. 27&A6-18 forsale. 'f?OH'?-;Am"New ?! Fit'ewood su't?bia 1 for ?pfi?in? inubundles.— Apply 'Fire wood. Leader Ofttc S'<I SAFKS. Steam Waons. Sin. Windin En- )? gines, 7hi. ?ttm Pump. for Sale — Birt. 47a. Sfa-and. Swansea- 06-27 iP}!"AJ )UAUriU A PAIR; to Cleat to Boot R?- :) p?ers etc. ?my Boot?. 50 paiif, £3 lOa. eh with order, fieo on rail.-Welton. Colractor I'ratton-i-oad. yortamouth. 274A6-16 MUSICAL NSTRUMENTS (GODFREY and Ltd, are o; ofT?rt?? J a Large V){ of Pia?ofort-p? and Or. gans (New and Sond-hand) fit the Lowest Cash Prices, or on the Easiest Terms. Gramophones fr«3 eruinaae cash: Re-c and ftegal: com- plete iil-ts. CHil 'id inspect our .tock or send for Catalog!.—Godfrey and Co.. 22. St. HelùlÚ-rot Swansea. 2ZA6-6 IAN OFC)RTE-j3v D'Almaine 06 cum eat, JL Chappell 4 £ &uineas: Wilson aDd Go 35 cuineas; Peefess Organ 9 guineas: 10. stop Itaraioniiu- 8 guinea^: M^ison and Hamlin Organ.3 giinei,4, Monthly pay. ments accepted thompsoii and Shackell Ltd.. 59. Castle-yect. Swansea. ?HOMFSO?" SHACK ELL Ltd.. Music X Warebousc59 Cast le-s??reet, Swansea. for Music and ecords Giamopbones from £ 3 »a. LOS AN6 FOUND, L- -ÕS'Í'iû.n.c"ird-Pafr-üt-P1uce-net-iõ epectacleise.—V ilt finder please re- turn to "3. ?"? Leadpt OS?? TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS. T)UY your Jewellery now -it bullock I' JD Bros, a, save the Luxury Tax 2r79Ab-21 ,??i;rjces gi,Cu by me Jl: for SecOKha.nd Furnhur^ and ArUoua Furniture oktiy desrcription Drop me a postcard, orali.—Wm James 8 Pabif.n- gt 'Dm'is. OTC ICE CreairPowder: ro milk, sugar or, rcdrcd; is absolutely pure. and,, wiii coiifoi'c.vi'ij the requirements of the Food i^fBcePrices ou application to the ?'<n A?crttR. S. Williams 90 MnnF;d :;tr;x1t w¡1;{'a. 27i)Á.6.1 _I' or/D();¡-,me,TabI3 and &)d Bail GuiSe t ? -The urrent igGu of thi? oopu?r I'iiiilicatiors on Sam .11, all Railway Bouk. stalls and adins; Newsagents. Nearly 600 pases it (JIS with over S.000 Railway Sta- tions At ipenae i: is tbe best and cheap- est Eaii<vaGuide ev,r publifched. 41SCELLAN EDUS. T OTwË>cTim-Contraetor;etp, '1¡: -i? Hireon g{od main xKid?. Sis-ton Sentiiiel sam Wagon all found.—Apply tin- Lotio Welsh Steamship Company, •ltd.. E xc'nge Biiildiiigs.lSivaitseL. 275A6-17 n_- ~rANT), few Sewin? Machines (Hn"rl l' or eadle), any condition, broken or or ali:v f-o .;ta?R pnœ ?nd t iw kers. ?t.o "? 14." UWY jjeadcr. ?'Y'?'  279A6-18 t Sun Rises 4.53, Sun Sets 9.32. Lighting-up Time, 10.2. High Watar, 0.51 a.m., 0 p.m. King's Rock 32ft. 2in. a.m. To-morrow, 1.13 a.m., 1.48 p.m.
TOWN TALK.
TOWN TALK. Did- Casteil Xedd hear the victorious notes sounded on the Port Talbot sirens OIL Saturday night? They meant £ 354,363. Journal ists reporting the Tank visit had to be caretul to hold the balance betweon. Port Talbot and Aberavon. Won't there be a tussle when the christening cere- mony comes! —: O: — The earliest use of potatoes in Wales appears to have been in or about 176;).: Before tho introduction of the potétot scurvy grass.and scuivy wort were Î8 great request. -:0'- Woodman v. the Pwllbach Colliery C4. —on again in the London courts to-day- is developing into the Welsh Jarndyce T. .Tarndyce. To tell its legal history would tajK up u.ore spacc- thai; we can spare ia these dapf. Pert Talbot investors feverishly opened the little envelopes given them at the Tank; one man had triple luck. He drew a coupon each time, but most people had to be content with the advice to Jeep on investing." — -o.-— One is glatl to see that the H flow gMfc den in Victoria Park has not all bee* devoted to beans this year. There is, off course, a goodly portion allotted to the dvarfs. but quif., a. respectable corner has bcc-u r«er\J for flowers. —r :0:— A very comfortable Swansea mweting might have ,"ecn held in Eondoa last Friday, what between the professional tnl-nt spending the day in the Lord Chan- cellor's Court and the municipal lumin. ari es who busied themselves Whitehall way — :o r— In thas-ame class at the Bojrs* School, Pontardulais, were Capt- Tal G. White, M.C. fwounded and prisoner of war), A.B. Harold F. John, D.S.M., and Carpi. Edgar Oavies, R.E., And some one is ac- cordingly proud. -:0:- The happiest maji in Gorseinon just now is Mr. D. Harries Bo wen, solicitor, the hon. sec. to the committee which ala4e tho locad Tii.nl,- Day effort a national record. Mr. Bowen worked like a Trojan throughout the whole campaign. Two Swansea men were talking together in Oxford-street on Saturday nig jit. Said one: What do you think of the round- up?'" H How many eligibles did they 'gt?" asked the othr. Oh," came the reply, "it was not the military this time, it was Victor's' little army!" — *>— Two batches of bills are in for coun- cillors' visits of inspection to the aeylunis — £ 17 13s. Three other lots due. Well, it may be worth it, but we expect the will be the usual Council discussion about the need of eponomiaing,-and that if will result in the usual indecisive-way. -;0:- That the popularity of Swansea as a holiday resort is increasing year by yeax is evident to everybody. If present in- dications are any criterion, however, all records are likely to be broken this year, for already quite a number of visitors are in our midst, especially in, the west c-nd of the town. o:— In the Juvenile Court. Mr. Ftireland, the Sunday School representative, Was asked to look after a boy, and then Mr. A. E. Featherstone, the probation officer, had the reason explained to him. Quite enthusiastically, Mr. Eeatherstone replied that it was all right; Mr. yurelemd and I are chums." "0:- f Welsh speaking in Swansea is not eQft. ilined to working men and visitors. It is the househcJd" language of many of the tradespeople, professional men and the well-to-do. A lady and gentleman, occupying a high position locally were heard conversing in excellent Welph on their way home in the Mumbles train few nights aao. 0: Tradition has' it that the man who steals a goose from the common suffers im. pri ^r.^nt, while the man who steals the common from the goose gets off witk impunity. Brvnamman people are put- ling the old spying into practice with rare spirit and confidence, and are emclos- common land o- the code of the Cwav- Uynfell road r-ithout let or hindrance. -:0 I Visiting an English asylum—in the way j of business, of course, and not person- ally conducted" Messrs. Miles and fjctwells saw a number of patients who appeared to be able to look after them- ^ivos." Maybe eo, but we remember the tale of an asylum inmato who favourably impressed one visitor with his canity, and then, at parting, gave him a 61y bok vicious kick. Nothing mnch has appeared in the Welsh pre8 about the Welsh night in the Kou>a of Commons on Thursday. Mr. Walter lioche and Mr. John Hinds poured upon tho somewhat thin Housa the woes of the farmers ofmbrokeshirA and Cnrmarthenshire in the matter of the calling-up of their labourers. But Mr. Beck, although sympathetic, was obdu. rate. The men are wanted more urgently at the front. was the leif motif of hi4 rLv, -:0- Such has been the measure of th* success of the allotment movement that it is pretty generally acknowledged thati for years to come not much of the avail*' able land surrounding our towns and cities will be allowed to remain untilled. It is only natural, therefore, that some cf the Swansea plotters should be talking of running a candidate for the Council when tnunicipal elections again become one of our annual excitements. J31e<s» tricity and cabbages should provide some interesting discussions. -,> —10. With all respect to the Council, WO suggest that the fifty-page agenda for the June meeting could be eojjsiderably shortened without any loss. Any Swansea sub-editor could do it easily. There are pages of quite unnecessary stuff. and hundreds of superfluous lines. NV]Ien everyone else has had to economise in paper, the Council could show a b-atter example to the town. Here is an instance -,one of many we could quote of the nt,cessary:- 846.-Librarian'5 Monthly Report- Central and Branches. The Librarian presented his report on the working of- the Central and Branch Libraries durinsr May, and the earn* was ap- proved. But the worst of the whole business ia that. in the fifty pages. tMre are no fewer than 21 blank pages. In these days of paper shortage, this is inexcusable. —: o- -*• Under for Swanj'a, an offend that will be created will be without permission to do the fol- lo, ins. Delivering, tittering, or reading any public: :-e.. prayer, Scrip- ture, ser^1011- °'r <ddross of any kind or drirti{',n whatever^ or singing any sa- cred ?' ?'r ? g, or ent?rin? into ?ny ^publ\ ic d]i_scussion, or holding or c^&snig to, or takiu? vt, in any pulgia aattpmbly. These regulations rather stiff, surely? Will they prevent, if the Council feels so IT*- ^ed, the informal C"t'-l'>ring'S of tsbe Sands during these summer evenjngs? In London, where all sorts and fcn.-l^fncns of men seeln have liberty to ",S-Pont in the park,. they a-ppoar to have different views its ta fret- speech and the rights of the public to deliver themselves. The bye-law may be necessary as a measure of precaution, but we trust it will he very carefully and difl- err uied, and hv men fully UcsBiaiated with our British h'